Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 026

=Summary= Yugi, Mai, and Joey have enough star chips to enter Pegasus' Castle, but Kemo the guard will not allow Tea, Tristan, or Bakura in because they are not even Duelists. However, while Mai distracts him, they sneak in. They head onto the main balcony, where they meet up with Bandit Keith. Croquet comes in and greets the Duelists, telling them there will be an exhibition match for them between Seto Kaiba and Maximillion Pegasus. Seto wants Pegasus to Duel with his Duel Disks, but Pegasus says if they use them, Mokuba will operate his for him. Seto, not wanting to the Duel his brother, decides to Duel in a normal arena instead. The Duel starts with Pegasus toying with Seto, allowing him to destroy his first few monsters. He then uses Prophecy to take his Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Negative Energy to stop him from using his Crush Card. Can Seto defeat Pegasus and rescue Mokuba, or will he end up just like his brother with his soul taken away?

=Featured Duel: Seto Kaiba vs. Maximillion Pegasus - Part 1=

Maximillion Pegasus's Turn

 * Pegasus Sets 1 card then a monster.

Seto Kaiba's Turn

 * Kaiba Sets 1 card then Normal Summons "Rude Kaiser" in Attack Position (1800 ATK / 1600 DEF). "Rude Kaiser" attacks then destroys Pegasus's Set monster: ("Toon Alligator") (800 ATK / 1600 DEF).

Maximillion Pegasus's Turn

 * Pegasus Normal Summons "Parrot Dragon" in Attack Position (2000 ATK / 1300 DEF). "Parrot Dragon" attacks "Rude Kaiser", but Kaiba activates Magic Card "Mesmeric Control" (illegal move) to reduce its ATK by 800 ("Parrot Dragon": 2000 → 1200 ATK). "Rude Kaiser" destroys "Parrot Dragon" (Pegasus: 2000 → 1400 Life Points).

Seto Kaiba's Turn

 * Seto tries to Normal Summon "Blue-Eyes White Dragon", but Pegasus activates Quick-Play Magic Card "Prophecy"; letting him predict if the ATK of his card is more or less than 2000. He guesses right, so it goes into his hand now. Kaiba switches "Rude Kaiser" to Defense Position.

Maximillion Pegasus's Turn
Pegasus Sets 1 card then a monster.

Seto Kaiba's Turn
Kaiba Normal Summons "Saggi the Dark Clown" in Attack Position (600 ATK / 1500 DEF) then infects it with Trap Card "Crush Card" (illegal move).

Maximillion Pegasus's Turn
Pegasus activates Magic Card "Negative Energy" to the ATK of every Dark monster ("Saggi the Dark Clown": 600 → 1200 ATK); making him an illegal Tribute for the "Crush Card". Then, Pegasus Normal Summons "Dark Rabbit" in Attack Position (1100 ATK / 1500 DEF), whose ATK doubles due to "Negative Energy's" effect ("Dark Rabbit": 1100 → 2200 ATK). "Dark Rabbit" attacks then destroys "Saggi the Dark Clown" (Kaiba: 2000 → 1000 Life Points).

Duel concludes next episode.