Serena, who appeared before the Lancers, suddenly betrays them and captures Yuzu while Yuya is forced to fight Captain Solo. Caught between useless cards and Solo's lock deck, things seem hopeless when more allies suddenly arrive.
Yuya and co board a ship to Duel Academy when Dennis catches up to them, aiming to defeat Yusho once and for all. A still vengeful Kaito meets Dennis's challenge as the two unleash their greatest monsters.
Gongenzaka and Sawatari fight against the mysterious Kaito, who believes them to be agents of Academia. As he summons his fearsome Galaxy Eyes Cipher Dragon, Yuto notes that something has changed in Kaito.
Yuya reaches a new place - Heartland City, the hometown of Yuto and Shay in the Xyz Dimension along with Sylvio and Gong. There they meet Duel Academy soldiers and an independent warrior from that dimension.
The Friendship Cup may be over, but trouble sure isn't! Roget is planning to take Zuzu to Duel Academy!
With the City on the edge of their seats, a new champion is about to be crowned! But who will sit in the winner's circle: Yuya or Jack?
Jack pushes Yuya to his limits in the Friendship Cup finale! Does Yuya have the dueltaining skills to dethrone the Master of Faster, or will Jack's rule reign supreme?
The Friendship Cup finale is finally here! Jack and Yuya square off to see who will become New Domino City's newest champion!
Roget declares himself leader of New Domino City! Can the Lancers overthrow this madman, or will Roget's Sector Security end any chances they have?
Hunter Pace, under the disguise of Shira, Duels Yusei Fudo in the Fortune Cup, using a Deck he's designed to use against Jack Atlas.
Luna and Dexter try to cheer up Leo after his loss to Greiger. They approach Yusei, who tells him the experience he got from losing should prove useful later on. Leo encourages Yusei to win, just before Akiza passes them. She glares intensely at Yusei as she passes. The other three quickly step out of her way. Leo wonders what her problem is.
The Fortune Cup has now begun. The first Duel is Luna vs. Greiger. But since Luna doesn't want to participate, Leo disguises himself and Duels in her place.
Yusei Fudo decides to enter the Fortune Cup, after Lazar blackmailed him to do so, if he wants to see his friends at Satellite alive. On his way, he meets up with his old friends from the Facility, Bolt Tanner and Yanagi and his new friend, Leo at the Daimon Area. Leo and his friend Dexter went to the Daimon Area in order to challenge the mysterious Black Rose.
Yusei Fudo is left unconscious after his harsh Duel with Trudge. The twins Leo and Luna rescue him. After Yusei regains consciousness, Leo demands a Duel with him. Meanwhile, Trudge waits outside in the hopes of capturing Yusei.
Das Duell steht kurz vor der fünften Runde. Marik, der Bakura kontrolliert, scheint zu ahnen, dass Yugi die Götterkarten ziehen will und fasst einen Plan: Der Böse Geist soll Bakuras Körper verlassen. Bakura bricht daraufhin in der Arena zusammen. Marik rechnet jedoch nicht mit dem eigenen Willen des Bösen Geists.
Das Duell zwischen Bakura und Yugi ist in vollem Gange. Da Yugi in jeder Runde nur einen Zug machen darf, ist natürlich Bakura im Vorteil. Zusätzlich setzt ihn Bakura mit der Schicksalstafel unter Druck. Doch mit Monsterreanimation schafft es Yugi, Bakura einen Strich durch die Rechung zu machen.
Yami-Yugi macht sich Sorgen um seine Freunde und begibt sich auf die Suche nach ihnen. Die Raritätenjäger können ihn abfangen und zu einem Duell herausfordern.
Obwohl Slifer, der Himmelsdrache, immer mächtiger wird, zieht Yugi noch ein Ass aus dem Ärmel. Er fängt Slifer in einer Endlosschleife und kann dadurch so lange neue Karten ziehen wie er will.
Strings alias Marik schafft es endlich, seine ägyptische Götterkarte auszuspielen. Für Yugi scheint die Situation damit endgültig aussichtslos.
Can Jack Atlas best Sergey, when Sergey combines the best of man and machine?