1Hello and nice to meet you. Just for reference, I am Lonely Ghost666, but Lonely Ghost will do. This is my first Yugioh/GX story and am hoping for any advice available. The story will have original cards and possibly some screw ups on attacks or effects, so please don't send an angry comment, just calmly point out errors. Also, while there will be some supernatural occurrences in this story, the main villainy will be something that is possible in today's world. One last thing, this is like an alternate universe to GX, so no Jaden, no Shadow Riders/Society of Light/ etc., no Duel Academy. This is a whole new island academy, but the basis of it is the same. I do not own Yugioh/GX, Jump does.
The Shinobi Called Shawn
"Shawn! Time to get up dear!" a woman in her thirties with brown hair and green eyes shouted up a flight of stairs before returning to her baking. After a few minutes she looked behind her to see if the boy named Shawn had come down... he didn't. Sighing, the woman left her baking and walked up the flight of stairs and up to a door with a sign saying 'Permission to enter required'. She opened the door to look into a dark room with various items thrown about it. Her eyes eventually landed on a figure under a comforter that stirred a little but did nothing more. "You forced me to do this" the woman said before walking up to some dark blue curtains and opening them to let in a powerful blast of sunlight that hit the figure making it hiss and dig deeper into the comforter.
"The light! It burns!" the figure shouted.
"Get up Shawn. It's already 11:00 A.M. and you need to be at the exams by 1:00 P.M." the woman said.
"Right, right. I'll get right on it... wait a tick. The exams!" the figure shouted, springing out of the bed. The figure was a boy of about fifteen with brown hair in short spikes that went back and green eyes like the woman. "It's already 11:00!? Why didn't you wake me up earlier!?" the boy asked.
"I did Shawn, but you just kept going back to sleep" the woman said.
"Aaah! I've got to hurry! I need to dress, eat breakfast, eat lunch, get on the sub, grab a snack, and take all the exams!" the boy shouted.
"It's taken care of son. I got the clothes you wanted set out, made you brunch so you wouldn't have to eat two separate meals, called a cab, and packed you a snack. You're so lucky you have me" the woman said.
"Thanks mom. I don't think I could live without you" Shawn said.
"Well when you move to the university you'll have to take care of yourself. Now lets hurry up son, you don't have much time left" Shawn's mother said.
One Hour Later
After eating his food and taking some time to study, Shawn was in the cab to his exams. Shawn was now wearing jeans, black sneakers, and a red t-shirt with a shuriken on it. "Man, I'm lucky mom woke me up. I would have been late for the exams" Shawn said.
The cab driver, an elderly and kind man with a top hat and glasses that constantly reflected the sun said "I suppose you're taking those exams all the other kids are".
"Yeah. It's tough because you have to take a written test and then give an example of your abilities to a proctor" Shawn said.
"Yes, yes. I know the procedure. Despite my current occupation I'm actually quite skilled in that field" the man said.
"Really? That's cool. So you know where I want to go?" Shawn asked.
"Of course sonny. I've been taking kids there all day. Unfortunately, traffic is a bit up but I think we'll make the deadline" the man said.
"Alright, thanks. Since you know where to go I'll just take a nap. I didn't sleep so well last night because of the exams" Shawn said.
"Sure sonny, I'll wake you up when we're there" the man said.
University of Dueling Entrance Exams
After fighting through traffic, the man had finally arrived at the exams and woke Shawn up. "Sonny, we're here" the man said shaking the boy.
"Huh? What?... Oh right! Thanks man. How much do I owe you?" Shawn asked.
"You can pay me by passing" the man said.
"Nice. You're probably the coolest old guy I've ever met. Besides the one that faked Alzheimer's and went into a restaurant without pants" Shawn said making the man give him a questioning look.
"Riiiight. Before you go take this, it's good luck" the man said handing Shawn a card.
"Thanks, nice card, it goes with my deck actually and looks kind of familiar, don't know why. I'll use this sometime. I've got to go though, can't wait to enter the university" Shawn said hopping out of the cab and ran into the building.
"Such a nice boy" the man said. The man's cell phone then rang and he answered it. "Hello?... Oh hello miss!... Yes I got him here on time... Yes he's ready to take the exam... Wait a second, what exam?... You mean he was supposed to go to the University of Mixed Combat?... Oh dear, I brought him to the University of Dueling exams... I think it's to late miss... I apologize... After he fails I'll give him a ride home... I deeply apologize, but I've been told to bring so many kids to these exams today... Okay, thank you for understanding... Good bye" the man said and looked at looked at the building.
Front Desk
"Hello, my name is Shawn Nicholas and I would like to take the exams" Shawn said to the lady at the desk.
"Okay, I just need you to fill out some forms and we'll get you into the next exam room" the lady said handing him some papers.
"Alright, thank you" Shawn said taking the papers. He seated himself next to a girl with dark skin, silky black hair that flowed down to her mid-back and over her shoulders, and light brown eyes that was wearing sandals, jeans, and a white blouse and began filling the papers out. Halfway through he noticed the girl staring over his should and said "Can I help you?".
"Oh! Sorry, I just wanted to see if I was filling this out right" the girl apologized.
"It's alright, I was just surprised. I'm so nervous I think I'm not noticing a lot of things around me. I'm hoping I do well" Shawn said.
"I'm sure you will" the girl assured.
"Thanks... Crap! I feel so stupid! My name is Shawn Nicholas" Shawn said extending his hand.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Jewels Goldd" the girl said taking his hand.
"Jewels Goldd huh? I guess you're a very precious person" Shawn joked.
"Only to friends and family, but if I pass this exam then I'm going to leave them both behind" Jewels said a little depressed.
"Well that's no good. How about this? You and me be friends and pass this exam together. This way we'll both have someone we know at the university" Shawn suggested.
"I don't know. Only if you promise you'll pass" Jewels said.
"I swear I'll pass the exams" Shawn said placing his right hand over his heart and raising his left.
"Then it's a deal... Oh! Just to warn you, I heard they changed the written exam this year. It's on your basic maths, sciences, and history. This is to make sure you're smart enough as a person for the university" Jewels warned.
"Really? Thanks then. I would be taken by complete surprise... well I'm done with this, I'll just give this and take the exam" Shawn said.
"I'm done to. Hopefully we'll get put in the same room" Jewels said. After both had turned in their forms the were led to a small room where others were waiting to receive their tests. They were all handed a small packet and told they were to complete it within an allotted time. The questions on the test weren't hard and many finished within the first half of the given time. When the time was up all packets were collected, finished or not, and they were led to a large gymnasium with a few walls set up.
One of the proctors approached them and said "Listen well folks because I'll only tell you once. When your name is called you will be sent to one of the many testing sectors and complete the exam. When you are finished you may sit in the stands and watch those still taking the exams. Until then you will not watch as you may use what you watch to cheat. Now lets begin!". The proctor said some names and ended with Jewels.
"Good luck Jewels" Shawn said.
"Thanks Shawn, I'll watch your exam when it's time" Jewels said.
While Jewels went off to start her duel, another one was just finishing.
"Mick Micheals, failed" a man about thirty said as his duel disk deactivated while a boy across from him fell to the ground weeping. The man was tall, about six feet six inches, dark gray hair that was shoulder length and slicked back with a strand in next to his left eye that went down to his chin. The man was wearing a black long-tailed jacket with gold trimmings, black pants, and dark grey boots.
"Sir, don't you believe you are being to hard on the students? These are students applying for their first year and you're using the second year transfer deck" a proctor asked.
"I'm not being to hard. I made an agreement with the principal stating I could use any deck I want and decide whether or not a student is allowed in, even if they lose" the man said.
"Very well sir. Should I send in the next on the list?" the proctor asked.
"No. I'm going to switch decks first. This one is to boring so I'm going to switch to my own deck. I'll make it so that if the next student, who will be the last for today, does even a point of damage to me then they'll be given automatic admittance. Of course I'll still continue the duel for the fun of it" the man said.
"Alright sir, I'll just get the next one ready though" the proctor said.
"Do as you please" the man said before leaving.
"Pray to god I choose a good one to face him. Noone has even damaged him with the proctor deck today, for him to use his own deck means he's tired of the no shows and wants to quit for today" the proctor said a loud.
"It doesn't matter who faces him with what deck for either side, Professor Pluto will crush them" a boy in his late teens said, shocking the proctor in surprise of the sudden appearance. The boy had shoulder length, stringy black hair that hung around his face, coal black eyes with deep bags under them, and was about six feet tall but seemed to hunch over so he could meet people eye to eye. The boy wore an odd white jacket that had sleeves that went half a foot past his hands and stopped at the top of his abdomen, in return, his bright blue pants went so high up that they went into his jacket, and to top it off, wore no shoes or socks.
"Edward! You scared the hell out of me!" the proctor exclaimed.
"Shouldn't you show me more respect? I am of higher rank than you" Edward said.
"Being a teacher and an assistant headmaster does not make you to good for your elders to speak to you like I do" the proctor said.
"So be it, but back to the matter at hand. Noone can win against Professor Pluto, not even the principal" Edward declared.
"Isn't that going a bit far? I know you have high respect for the man but that doesn't mean you have to worship him" the proctor said.
"I'm tired of you. Let me choose the next victim" Edward said taking the board out of the proctor's hands. "Eeny, meeny, miny, this one" Edward said pointing to a random name.
"Don't do that!" the proctor shouted taking his board back. "But I guess it doesn't matter who Pluto faces" the proctor said.
"Professor Pluto" Edward corrected.
"Whatever. Shawn Nicholas! Please report to Sector E!" the proctor shouted. Soon enough, Shawn jogged over to the sector. "Welcome Mr. Nicholas, and might I congratulate you on passing your first exam as said here" the proctor said pointing to the chart, indicating his score. "Now I want to warn you that your examiner is one of our headmasters and may be a tough exam for you. I'm willing to give you the option to choose another proctor" the proctor said.
"No thanks, I'm ready for anything" Shawn said making Edward chuckle.
"Have you chosen my opponent yet? Oh, Edward. I thought the principal told you to stay at the university" Pluto said having come back.
"I convinced him to let me come sir. So Shawn, are you ready to duel Professor Pluto?" Edward asked.
"Duel? You mean like a fight?" Shawn asked.
"No, like a match played between two Duelist" Edward said.
"What!? You mean this isn't the exam to the University of Mixed Combat!?" Shawn shouted in surprise.
"I'm afraid not. You mean to tell me that you've been here the entire time and not figure out what university you were attempting to attend?" Pluto asked.
"Truthfully, no" Shawn said.
"Fair enough. Lucky for you I've attended the University of Mixed Combat before. I'll allow you to duck out of this exam and arrange for you to take a late exam there" Pluto said.
"Really? Thank you! You don't know how important this is to me!" Shawn said bowing to Pluto.
"No sweat kid. It'd be pointless to duel someone who has no reason to enter our university in the first place" Pluto said.
"Yeah. I mean I duel and enjoy it, but I don't have any reason to attend your university" Shawn said.
"Shawn!" a voice yelled out. Looking into the stands, Shawn saw Jewels sitting there, watching him. "I'm rooting for you! Do your best!" Jewels shouted.
"Do you know that girl?" Pluto asked.
"Not really. I just met her today... I promised her we'd go to the university together" Shawn said.
"To bad she doesn't know you never had the intentions to join" Pluto said.
"...no. Wait a minute. I would like to take the exam" Shawn said.
"Are you sure? If you take it than I can't make the arrangement for you to take the other exam" Pluto asked.
"I'm sure sir. I may not have meant to take this exam, but now I have to try to move on" Shawn said.
Pluto stared at Shawn for a few seconds before saying "Give the boy a Duel Disk. We'll begin now" and took his position.
The proctor gave Shawn a Duel Disk and after he put it on and his deck in it said "I declare this an official Exam Duel. Begin".
Shawn's LP: 8000 Pluto's LP: 8000
"I'll let you start" Pluto said drawing his hand
"Thanks" Shawn said getting his hand and turn's draw. "Hmmm, this could be better but it could be worse. Not to mention I'm facing off against a guy whose an apparent professor in dueling. I guess I'll play it safe for now" Shawn thought as he observed his hand. "I'll summon Neo-Ninja of Taijutsu!" Shawn announced. As he laid the card down, a muscular man with short, dark brown hair and brown eyes only wearing baggy green pants and orange arm and shin warmers with opened toed blue shoes jumped down from the ceiling (Attack: 2000 Defense: 1000). "And I'll end with a card face down, your move".
"Neo-Ninjas? I've heard of those somewhere but I can't seem to remember where" Pluto said drawing his card. "First, I'll play D.D. Borderline. With this out, neither of us may conduct a Battle Phase as long as I do not have a spell card in my graveyard. Then I'll set one monster and end my turn" Pluto said.
After drawing another card, Shawn said "Alright then, I summon Neo-Ninja of Kayakujutsu and end my turn". Once more, a man jumped down from the ceiling. This time, he had spiky red hair, wore black goggles, a skin-tight, black body suit with a red gloves, boots, and vest with multiple pockets (Attack: 1000 Defense: 1000).
"Intriguing, but irrelevant. I'll start off by flipping up my face down, Skelengel. When flip summoned or flipped face up, I can draw one card" Pluto said drawing an extra card as a set of feet, wings, hands, a crown, and bow and arrow appeared and smirked at the card he got. "I've got one of them already, shouldn't take much longer to get the others. It'll take a little while because I won't use spells but I can work around it" Pluto thought to himself. "Next, I'll activate Infinite Cards, removing the limit on the number of cards we can have in our hands. Then I'll summon 3-Hump Lacooda and end my turn" Pluto said as a rather exhausted looking camel with three humps and bandages on it appeared.. As Shawn drew his next card, Neo-Ninja of Kayakujutsu pulled out two fairly large firecrackers, lit them, and threw them at Pluto, exploding before they hit him.
Shawn's LP: 8000 Pluto's LP: 7400
"Sorry about that, but at each of my Standby Phases Neo-Ninja of Kayakujutsu deals 300 points of damage to my opponent for each Neo-Ninja on my side of the field. And now, I'll activate the spell card, Loyal Companion!" Shawn announced. A giant card appeared on the field with the picture of rottweiler standing in front of a man as a large ogre swung it's club down on them. "This card allows me to special summon one Beast-type from my deck if I have a Warrior-type monster on the field, which I have two of" Shawn explained as he searched through his deck before pulling out a card. "And I've chosen Kiba, Dog of Undying Loyalty!" Shawn said as a fairly large German Shepard with a glossy coat and deep scar over it's muzzle trotted onto the field (Attack: 1400 Defense: 1450). "When Kiba is on the field you are not allowed to target Warrior-types for attack or affect of a card" Shawn explained.
"Very nice but I don't see how that's going to help you now" Pluto pointed out.
"True, but I have to be prepared for anything you throw at me. Anyways, I'll normal summon Neo-Ninja of Choho and end my turn" Shawn said. Surprisingly, no monster suddenly appeared, although the attack and defense did (Attack: 800 Defense: 1300).
"Well that was a waste of a turn" Pluto said as he drew a new card. As he placed the card in his hand, five giant version of the cards appeared on the field for Shawn to see. "What's this? What is going on here?" Pluto asked.
"This is the effect of my Neo-Ninja of Choho" Shawn said pointing to a man hanging from the ceiling in the average black ninja garb but with occasional glowing blue lines and a set of night vision goggles. "During your Standby Phase I'm allowed to see your hand, and it's good that I did" Shawn said staring at one card in particular.
As the cards disappeared Pluto chuckled and said "Very good. You now know what I plan on doing, but the question is what are you going to do? You can only damage me with your Kayakujutsu user and by the time it starts getting close I will have summoned him. Exodia! I may only have the his right arm now but it won't be alone for long"
"It's true I'm not in a good position here, but I have a few tricks up my sleeve like any good ninja should" Shawn said.
"Very well. I'll continue by turn by summoning another 3-Hump Lacooda and set a card face down. End turn" Pluto said.
"Alright, one new card for me and 900 points of damage for you" Shawn said as he added a new card to his hand.
Shawn's LP: 8000 Pluto's LP: 6500
"Not much I can do so I'll end my turn" Shawn said. Pluto drew once more and the cards appeared again for the second time. "Left Leg of the Forbidden One. It looks like I'm losing time" Shawn said.
"Worse boy. I activate Jar of Greed, allowing me to draw a new card" Pluto said taking a new card and adding it to his hand. "Now, I'll summon my last 3-Hump Lacooda, but he won't be here for long. I now offer him and another one to draw three cards" Pluto said as two of the camels disappeared and he added three more cards to his hand. "Heh, it looks like you're one step from your demise. Literally" Pluto said giving Shawn a peek at his hand even though he didn't need to. He had Left Leg, Right Arm, and Left Arm of the Forbidden one and Exodia himself, and a three other cards that were obscured. "But lets see how you react when I give you an opening, but nothing to use in it" Pluto said as he showed one of the other cards was Lightning Vortex, discarded one of the other cards, and destroyed only Kiba, but the addition of Lightning Vortex to his graveyard nullified D.D. Borderline's effect. "Right, forgot the dog made the others unaffected by my cards. It matters not, I'll use my last spare card, Toll. Now you can't attack unless you pay 500 Life Points each attack" Pluto said as the card appeared on the field.
"This doesn't look good. If I don't get something this turn then he may have me next time. Please, God, spirits, supernatural forces. Let me have what I need" Shawn prayed as he drew what could have been his last card.
Shawn's LP: 8000 Pluto's LP: 5600
Shawn looked at the card he drew and his face broke out in a huge grin. "This is insane! That old guys card is going to win it for me!" Shawn shouted.
"What could you have possibly drawn that would let you win?" Pluto asked.
"This!" Shawn declared as he slammed the card onto the Duel Disk. There was a flash of light and suddenly a boy was kneeling before Shawn. The man actually looked just like Shawn but had on a brown tunic, brown pants, and brown shoes and was holding what appeared to be the handle to a sword but was completely missing the blade (Attack:? Defense:?).
"What is this? A card form of you?" Pluto asked.
"Does he really look like me? I thought he looked familiar but I didn't know we looked a like. Anyways, this is the Rookie of a Thousand Destinies. Truth is I just got him but by name and effect alone I can already tell you the story behind him. Obviously, he's just starting on his quest but hasn't really decided what he'll be. That's where his affect comes in. Despite being a Warrior-type from the get-go, his effect makes his type whatever is primarily on my field, which is still Warrior-types. Next, he gets attack equal to the attack of all monsters that he shares a type with now on my side of the field, same goes for defense" Shawn explained. As if to demonstrate, all the Neo-Ninja's approached the Rookie and handed him something that they use, arm warmer, fire cracker, and a telescope, and at the same time the handle he was holding grew a blade (Attack: 3800 Defense: 3300). "Now here comes the final effect that is both good and bad. If I choose to attack with him, I can only attack with the Rookie of a Thousand Destinies but get to attack with him for as many of the same type of monsters that are on the field and, including himself, that makes four" Shawn explained.
"Doesn't that seem a little broken?" Pluto asked.
"It does, but this is where the bad effect comes in. At the end of the turn I attacked with him, I take damage equal to all monsters with the same type as him and they'd be destroyed, but thankfully we won't even go to that part of the duel. Rookie of a Thousand Destinies! Finish him with Warrior's Barrage!" Shawn declared. The Rookie charged forward and bashed 3-Hump Lacooda over the head with the telescope, shattering the camel.
Shawn's LP: 7500 Pluto's LP: 5600
Then he took the firecrackers and threw them at Skelengel after lighting them, incinerating the semi-angelic monster.
Shawn's LP: 7000 Pluto's LP: 5600
Then he punched Pluto in the gut, who took it with only a minor flinch.
Shawn's LP: 6500 Pluto's LP: 1800
Finally, he raised his sword, looked Pluto in the eye, and swung the blade down on the professor.
Shawn's LP: 6000 Pluto's LP: 0000
Jewels had started running down to him when she saw he was going to win an jumped on his back. "You did it! You won!" Jewels shouted in his ear.
"That's nice Jewels... could you get down?... I'm going to fall over" Shawn said before falling forward.
"I do not weigh that much" Jewels said crossing her arms in annoyance but still had the glow of joy around her.
"Congratulations. You have officially earned your spot in the university. Quite a surprise since you never had any intentions to attend our establishment" Pluto said as he approached Shawn, clapping.
"Never had any intentions? What does he mean Shawn?" Jewels asked.
"It's a long story and I'll tell you later" Shawn said.
"I look forward to teaching you. But be warned, I may have lost this time but I have more than one strategy. While a teacher should never hold a grudge against a student, I do wish to give you a better understanding of my deck" Pluto said.
"Yes sir!" Shawn said, saluting as he got up.
"Good, now report to the front desk and give them this sheet. From there they'll give you your supplies and such. Hopefully you'll be in my dorm" Pluto said handing Shawn a sheet of paper before leaving him to enjoy his victory with his new friend. As he made his way to leave the building, Edward jumped in his way.
"What happened there sir!? How did he cheat!? There's no way somebody who wasn't even planning to duel today could have passed without cheating!" Edward started rambling.
"Calm yourself Edward. I lost fair and square. A man has to accept his defeats with dignity and work to be better. In the end I'll end up a stronger person" Pluto said before leaving Edward.
"That may be, but when you lose because your opponent cheated then you can't be better. You're already the best and I'll make sure fakers never move on" Edward said as he turned to watch Shawn laugh with Jewels. "Shawn Nicholas... you will pay".
Original Cards:
Neo-Ninja of Taijutsu / Earth/ 4 / 2000 / 1000 / Warrior: This warrior has been modified by science to the point where is fist will break metal which is why he fights barehanded.
A muscular man with short brown hair and brown eyes that only wears baggy green pants and orange arm and shin warmers, and open toed blue shoes.
Neo-Ninja of Kayakujutsu / Fire / 3 / 1000 / 1000 / Warrior / Effect: During your Standby Phase, deal damage to your opponent by the number of 'Neo-Ninjas' monsters on your field times 300.
A man with spiky red hair wearing black goggles and skin-tight body suit, and red gloves, boots, and vest with multiple pockets holding various explosives and scrolls.
Neo-Ninja of Choho / Dark / 2 / 800 / 1300 / Warrior / Effect: During your opponent's Standby Phase, you may look at your opponents hand.
A man wearing average, all black ninja garb that from time to time has going blue lines on it, and advanced, night vision goggles.
Loyal Companion / Spell: This card can only be played if you have a Warrior-type monster on the field.
A Rottweiler standing in front of a man as a large ogre swing a club down on them
Kiba, Dog of Undying Loyalty / Earth / 4 / 1400 / 1450 / Beast / Effect: As long as this monster is face up on the field, all Warrior-type monsters on your side of the field cannot be attacked or affected by an opponents spell, trap, or monster effect.
A large German Shepard with a glossy coat and scars on it's muzzle that gives off a sense of loyalty
Rookie of a Thousand Destinies / Light / 1 / ? / ? / Warrior / Effect: This monster's type is the same as the type that your field primarily holds. This monster's attack is equal to all monsters' attack of the same type on your side of the field. This monster's defense is equal to all monsters' defense of the same type on your side of the field. If you choose to attack with this monster then you cannot attack with any other monster. This monster can attack equal to the number of monsters on you field with the same type as it, including itself. At the end of a turn where you declared an attack with this monster all monsters on your side of the field are destroyed and their total attack is inflicted to your Life Points.
A boy wearing a brown tunic, pants, and shoes holding a blade less handle. Depending on his type, he will receive various objects from other monsters and the handle he holds will transform.
Author's Note: That was pretty long compared to what I usually write. I hope this is good enough guys. If this has a somewhat familiar feel to it, it's probably because I'm taking some bits from Call To The Dragons by Kaze-Kami-Ha, Duelist Twilight by Vyser Dragoon, and Seal of the Orichalcos: The Next Generation by MichaelDJ54. Those are three of the greatest stories on this website and I'm trying to take a page from the but I'm still far away. One last note, I can make deck designs and cards alright but am hoping you the viewers might send in your own character, card, or deck so we can liven this story up. If you do this, which I would really appreciate but am not depending on, then you can send it to me through a review or probably better, send a message. If you do send a message then you should also send a review saying you sent a message as I don't often get messages and don't check often enough. Thank you for reading.