Ok, here goes. I LOVE Sweeney Todd, so I thought I'd try to do a crossover between that and Yu-gi-oh gx. Hopefully, it'll work. Basic summary: Jaden and the gang get caught in 19th century London, where they meet Mrs. Lovett, Judge Turpin, Beadle Bamford, Toby, Pirelli, Anthony, Johanna, and Sweeney Todd himself. Who will return to duel academy and who will be made into a delicious meat pie?

Yes, I know i'm mean. i apologize in advance if i kill off your favorite character. there won't be any killing in the first few chapters, but later on, most of the characters will die. And yes, I realize this is kinda weird, and Zane is still at the academy, even though this story is set in season two. but he hasn't gone emo yet ok? he's just at DA visiting or something.

I don't own Yu-gi-oh gx or Sweeney Todd. D: btw, Sweeney Todd spoilers in this story if you haven't seen the musical. don't say i didnt warn you! rating will go up later.

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Jaden collapsed in a heap on his bed after a hard day of school, which involved sleeping and eating for the most part. He sighed contentedly, knowing that the weeked was here at last, and there would be no school work for at least a few days. Only dueling, dueling, and...well... more dueling. He turned on his side, stretching a bit as a few warm rays of sun glanced over his face, lighting up his bright brown eyes. Winged Kuriboh appeared next to him, looking a bit nervous.

"Kuriboh? Is everything ok?" Jaden asked the duel spirit.

The little furry creature shook it's head, chirping some more. Jaden frowned. Kuriboh only acted like this when there was something really wrong going on. He jumped up, and followed the duel spirit as it led him out of the dorm room. As he ran down the stairs, he noticed Syrus and Hassleberry coming up.

"Hey Jay, where are you going?" asked Syrus.

"No time to talk now guys, something's wrong," replied Jaden, continuing to run after Kuriboh. Both Syrus and Hassleberry shrugged, figuring it would just be another let's-save-the-world-from-evil adventure. Or maybe it was just someone lost in the woods. Either way, they ran after Jaden into the forest, and eventually, the three ended up by the Obelisk Blue dorms. Alexis ran up to them with Atticus and Zane following closely behind.

"Jaden? Is everything ok? Why are you guys running?" she asked.

"Kuriboh says there's something weird going on. So, I've been following him to see what's the matter," Jaden replied, a little out of breath from running.

"Do you believe everything that little hairball says?" a voice asked from the woods. Chazz jumped down from a nearby tree branch, a mocking smirk placed on his lips.

"Well, yeah," said Jaden. "Kuriboh's never wrong about these sorts of things."

Chazz's duel spirit, Ojama Yellow, appeared over the black-clad duelist's shoulder. "Yeah boss! Something doesn't feel right here. Maybe we should follow Jaden," suggested the spirit, beaming brightly at Chazz, who scowled back.

"No one cares what you think!" he yelled, swatting at the little yellow creature. After a few attempts at hitting the spirit, Chazz eventually made the poor thing disappear.

"...Well, what are we waiting for?" Hassleberry said, breaking the awkward moment for those who couldn't see the duel spirit Chazz was swatting at. "Let's go!"

The rest of the gang nodded, following Jaden as he took off again after Kuriboh. In a matter of minutes, they came to a remote place in the woods. The canopy above was dense, allowing little sunlight to shine through. Kuriboh stopped, signaling that this was where something was wrong.

Everyone stayed silent.

Jaden turned around constantly, looking for something that was unordinary, but muteness was the only response. He stepped forward a few inches, when something green glowed from one of the bushes. Jaden jumped back a little, surprised at finally finding something.

"Did you guys see that?" said Jaden, as his adrenaline rushed through his body.

"Yeah, what was it?" asked Atticus.

"I dunno. Let's check it out," said Jaden. He moved forward again, and the object glowed green. The brunette pushed aside a few branches and twigs, revealing a small, bracelet, which glowed bright in his hand. "What do you think it is?" he asked.

Chazz took a step toward the bracelet, examining it. "Probably just a piece of jewelry," he scoffed.

"Maybe Bastion knows what it is. He's the smart one after all," said Jaden, pulling his communicator out of his pocket. He flipped over the screen and pressed a few buttons. Bastion appeared on the small screen in a matter of seconds.

"Jaden? What is it?" the genius asked.

"Can you come take a look at this? We found this bracelet, but it's like, glowing. And Kuriboh senses there's something bad about it," Jaden said plainly.

"Ok, I'll be there in a few minutes. I'll see if I can figure out what it is," Bastion replied. He disappeared from the screen.

Jaden looked up to the rest of the gang, "He'll be here in a minute. I'm sure if anyone can figure out what it is, it's Bastion." The group nodded in agreement, knowing that Bastion was a true genius and could figure out ANYTHING. Well, that is, except figuring out how to beat Jaden in a duel.

"Jaden, can I see the bracelet?" asked Alexis.

"Sure thing 'Lex," Jaden said, placing the glowing bracelet in her hand. As it touched her, it began to glow blue instead of green.

Alexis's eyes widened as she watched the bracelet change color. "That's strange," she said. "Here, Atticus, you try holding it." She passed the bracelet to her brother. As it touched his hand, it turned orange.

"That's just crazy!" said Atticus. "I wonder what's so bad about it..."

Before he could continue, Bastion appeared out of the forest, but he wasn't alone. Aster followed closely behind Bastion as they approached the group.

"Ok," Bastion began. "Where is this bracelet?"

Without hesitation, Atticus handed the glowing object to Bastion. The bracelet glowed purple as it landed gently in the genius's hand.

After several minutes of silence, Aster spoke. "So, uh, what exactly is it?"

"I'm...not sure," Bastion finally said. "But it appears to have some strange chemical properties that allow it to glow different colors depending on who touches it."

Suddenly, the bracelet glowed more powerfully. The color drained out of it as it turned white. The light grew, consuming the forest and the group of students with it. Before long, the students were unconscious.

After what seemed several hours, Jaden opened his eyes slowly. He sat up, dizzy, and looked around. The dark and dank city held no promise of hope or happiness as smoke polluted the gray sky. The dilapitdated buildings and mysterious alleyways surrounded the group as Jaden looked farther on. People walked by, paying no heed to Jaden or any of the other students. The simply glanced over their shoulder and walked on. Jaden noticed that their clothing was worn and old, torn from years of hardship and labor. Slowly, the others woke up, observing their surroundings as well. Jaden got to his feet, hoping to find some sign of duel academy, but found only more and more broken windows and rotting buildings.

He turned to the group, and saw that each of them were just as confused and shocked as he was. In silence, they watched as the people walked past. Finally, Jaden dared to say something.

"Guys...where are we?"

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Ha. It's kinda cheesy and weird, but i had to find some way to get them to the right setting! lol. so yeah. it'll get better in the later chapteres. review please?