A/N: Heyyy everyone! I thought I'd just write some fanfiction again. XDD Although, I'll admit, I'm more of an artist.

The characters don't represent me or how I feel, so if my character makes fun of someone, it doesn't mean I don't like that person. Also, this first chapter will only introduce the Raynes Siblings. Jaden and the rest will appear later, along with the rest of my OCs.

On another note, I'd just like to say, thanks for wanting to read my fanfic. I said wanting, cause you didn't read it yet. 'anime sweat drop' Anyway, thanks.

Disclaimer: I (Emerald Hearts) do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX in any way whatsoever.

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Chapter One

Bittersweet Arrival - Introducing the Raynes Siblings!

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The onyx-colored helicopters flew above the marvelous sea, carrying the new students of Duel Academy. All the freshmen in the helicopter were all happy and excited to get there. They were checking their decks, looking through the window, and some were trying not hurl.

There was one boy who was looking out the window at the sea, and next to him was his sister. There names were Richie and Terri Raynes.

"Hey, Richie!" Terri said happily, "Guess what?"

"What?" Richie asked dully.

"Since we're not in Duel Academy yet, I can still talk to you!" Terri replied.

"Yipee." Richie said, and then added sarcastically, "Oh we're great friends now."

Terri put on a worried face and said, "Are you still bummed because I'm not going to talk to you when we get there?"

"Oh please. You don't talk to me ever. There's no difference. Why can't you anyway?"

"Because if I did talk to you, I wouldn't be popular, duh!" Terri said playfully, but Richie didn't have much care.

Richie was quiet boy, who only talked when necessary, or when he was in his brave mode. He always had a cold stare on, but he never acted as anyone's superior. He wasn't really shy or anything, he just didn't talk to anyone, and never made friends much. Richie was very smart though, and always got straight As. Unfortunately, he was up all night tutoring his sister Terri, so the lack of sleep put him into the Slifer Dorms.

Terri was like the complete opposite of Richie. She had about a billion friends in her last school, not to mention a billion boyfriends too. She was very stylish, and very beautiful. But of course, she wasn't perfect. She was utterly stupid in anything above the 4th grade level, and almost never won her duels. So before the day of the entrance exams, Richie tutored her so she could get into Duel Academy, and she did. Just barely though. She got the exact lowest passing score on the written exam, and won her duel with the proctor by a mere 500 LP difference. Richie called it a "lucky break".

"Why do you care so much about what people see in you?" Richie asked.

Terri was a little surprised at the question, and really couldn't think of an answer. She put her finger to her lips and leaned back on her seat, thinking.

Satisfied that she had no answer, Richie looked out the window and saw a huge island a bit far off. That must be Duel Academy. He thought. "Hey Tair, we're her-" he said, but noticed her seat was empty. He leaned outward, and looked at some seats in the front. There she was, talking to some other duelists.

One, two, three, four…Four. She's not even at the Academy yet and she's already made four friends. Great. Richie thought. He slid back next to the window and waited until they got there. He smiled for a little while, and then went back to staring out the window with his hard stare.

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When the helicopters landed, all the new students flooded onto the island, and were shuffled off into a big room with a huge screen. The screen turned on and Chancellor Crowler appeared on the screen.

"Hello all you duelists, and welcome to Duel Academy! I am your chancellor, and you will address me as Chancellor Crowler." He said. The duelists stood there, staring at the screen like a bunch of well-trained soldiers. Crowler liked the attention. "Now, since it's your first day here, you might want to take a look at your dorms. You'll find them… uh, comfy…"

Richie didn't pay much attention to rest of his speech and checked out all the other duelists. In a boy to girl ratio, ¾ of the duelists were made up of men. It didn't surprise Richie at all. Girls didn't take much likeliness in dueling. Terri only joined Duel Academy because their mother didn't want them in two different schools. She said it was too much of a hassle, although Richie couldn't see it.

Terri wasn't paying attention either, and was checking out the rest of the duelists too. She was counting how many hot guys were in the room.

Unfortunately for them, wandering eyes didn't escape Crowler's. As soon as he noticed that they weren't listening, he stopped his speech and said, "Excuse me, do you mind?" he stared down Terri and Richie.

As if Crowler eyes were real darts, they both winced and turned to the screen. Crowler smiled and said, "I see we have some slackers. It's the first day and you're already getting into to trouble?"

"Well actually, I was hoping we could see our dorms now." Richie said.

"Boy, you will wait until I'm done."

"So… are you done now?"

"NO!"

"I was just asking…" Richie mumbled to himself as he shuffled around.

Oh that's it, he's expelled alright. Nobody talks to me like that. Crowler thought. But then again, that other kid was always annoying too, and I'll admit he turned out to be an astonishing duelist... What was his name again...? Oh well, let's see if this Richie boy is the same…

"So I'm boring you am I? Well, boy, what's your name?" Crowler asked.

"My name's Richie. Richie Raynes." Richie replied.

"And you, young miss?" the chancellor asked Terri.

"You may call me Terri, Chancellor Crowler." She said, hoping her charm could sway him too.

"Well you two, if it's so boring, why don't you be the entertainment? You two must duel each other right here right now!"

"What!" they both shouted.

"Um, Chancellor… well, we didn't mean to upset you or anything…and well…" Terri started, but then just stopped. She glared at Richie and in her head shouted: You stupid idiot! If I don't win, I'll seem like a total loser!

Richie noticed the glare, but put a thumbs-up and said, "Let's get dueling, Terri."

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"Okay, now let's see how our new generation of duelists duel!" Chancellor Crowler said on the big screen.

"Let's duel!" they shouted in unison, but Terri's was a little less enthusiastic.

(Richie LP: 4000)

(Terri LP: 4000)

"Ladies first." Richie said to Terri in his regular, not happy voice.

Terri drew a card from her deck, and checked out her hand.

"You can do this Terri… he's only the best duelist you know…" Terri said to herself. After she calmed down somehow, she put out a monster facedown. "I'll play one monster facedown and end my turn."

Hmm. Bad move. You should never leave your monster on the field without any trap cards to back it up. Crowler thought.

Richie drew a card, and said, "I activate my spell card, Stop Defense! It switches one monster on your side of the field into attack position. And, I choose your facedown!"

The giant card flipped face up, and revealed Eria the Water Charmer. She was a spellcaster with long blue hair, and a big beige coat, similar to Chazz, or Seto Kaiba.

(Eria ATK: 500, DEF: 1500)

"Eria the Water Charmer, eh? Well, normally when Eria is flipped, she's able to take one of my Water-Attribute monsters, but there's no water monster on my side of the field, so it renders useless." Richie explained.

"It's just the beginning of the duel! Stop acting like a smartass!" Terri shouted at him.

If they start cursing a lot more, I'll have to end the duel. Crowler thought with sigh. Kids these days with their foul language...

Richie looked completely annoyed at that comment, but continued his turn without verbal retaliation. "Now I play Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei in attack mode!" A giant, muscular, half-beast half-human man appeared on the battlefield. He had dark teal gloves, and purple armor.

(IFLL ATK: 2300, DEF: 0)

"And now, Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei, attack Eria!"

The huge monster rushed over to the spellcaster and slammed his fists into her. She broke into a million digital pieces, and it took a chunk off Terri's Life Points.

(Richie LP: 4000) (IFLL ATK: 2300, DEF: 0)

(Terri LP: 2200)

"Oh, you meanie!" Terri shouted.

"Don't worry yourself. Lei Lei shifts into defense mode at the end of my turn." Richie replied as his monster kneeled down. "Your move."

"Let's go, girl!" a female duelist shouted.

"Yeah, step up your game!" another girl cried out loud.

Terri looked at the girls and nodded. If she made it close, they might not hate her so much when she loses.

"Richie, I'm gonna take you apart!" she shouted with much bravado.

Richie sighed, and then rolled his eyes.

Terri drew a card, ignoring that last remark. "Now I play, Nanobreaker in attack mode!" she said as she summoned a brunette lady in light purple armor, with a big sliver sword.

(Nanobreaker ATK: 1600, DEF: 1800)

"Now, get rid of that fiend!" she commanded as Nanobreaker impaled Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei. "Now I end."

Richie drew, and said, "Indomitable Fighter Lei Lei isn't a fiend type, it's a beast-warrior type."

"Well it's dead anyway." Terri replied sharply.

"It's not dead, it's in the graveyard! Get it right!" Richie retorted, and Terri felt like exploding.

Richie looked at the card he just drew. Aussa the Earth Charmer appeared by his side and asked, "Are you going to play me this turn?"

Richie nodded and replied, "And don't worry, I won't let Nanobreaker hurt you."

Aussa smiled as Richie played a field card.

"Now, I play Chorus of Sanctuary!" he said. The room turned into giant field with floating angels and tons of flowers.

Terri looked around the field and then shouted, "Umm-?"

"Yeah, this field card's girly, but it sure helps in my strategy. It raises all of my monster's defense points by 500. Now I play a facedown monster and end."

Interesting… Crowler thought. Whatever that facedown is, he must not want it to be sent to the graveyard. That's why he played that field card, to protect it. It's a little obvious, but this Terri girl...

"My draw!" Terri said as she drew a card. "Now I attack that facedown with Nanobreaker!"

Nanobreaker's sword glowed red as she was about to strike the facedown, but Aussa the Earth Charmer came out and used her staff to block the attack.

(Richie LP: 4000) (Aussa ATK: 500, DEF: 2000)

(Terri LP: 1800) (Nanobreaker ATK: 1600, DEF: 1800)

"What the hell? Nanobreaker should've destroyed it! Aussa has 1500 DEF points!" Terri shouted.

Aussa waved her finger left to right as Richie replied, "Wrong. Thanks to the girly-as-hell field card, my monster gains 500 defense points. Didn't I explain that already?"

"Oh you're so mean, picking on a defenseless girl!"

"You aren't a defenseless girl." Richie said, "Oh, and Aussa's special effect comes into play when she's flipped face up. I can take one Earth monster from you, and that would be Nanobreaker. Hey, what do you know? You are defenseless."

(Richie LP: 4000) (Aussa ATK: 500, DEF: 2000) (Nanobreaker ATK: 1600, DEF: 2300)

(Terri LP: 1800)

"It wouldn't be fair if I just attacked you with your own monster, so I won't. Now, I send both Aussa and Nanobreaker to the Graveyard, to summon Familiar-Possessed – Aussa from my deck!" Richie said as Aussa and Nanobreaker broke into pieces and the new monster formed.

(Richie LP: 4000) (FP/Aussa ATK: 1850, DEF: 2000)

(Terri LP: 1800)

Aussa stuck out her tongue at Terri, as if to say, "Nice duel. See ya later, loser."

"Sorry Terri, but this duel's done. Aussa, show her the power of earth!" Richie said. Aussa twirled her staff around and then pointed it directly at Terri. Then, the dirt from underneath the fields sprung up into the air and flew at her, covering her whole body, and then seeping right back into the floor.

Winner: (Richie LP: 4000) (FP/Aussa ATK: 1850, DEF: 2000)

Loser: (Terri LP: 0)

"I win." Richie said.

Terri was embarrassed that she lost so badly in front of so many people. It's a good thing she never blushed once in her whole life. Her cards dropped to the floor, but she didn't pick them up.

Crowler clapped his hands on the big screen. "Well done, Raynes." Crowler said to Richie, "Now if you could learn some respect, maybe you could make it into the pro-leagues… Or maybe it's just your opponent who wasn't as good as she could be," Crowler looked at Terri. "That was the most disgraceful loss I've ever seen! You call yourself a duelist? I really wonder how you made it through the entrance exams! If we had a Slifer Girls' Dorm, I'd shove you right in it!"

Terri felt absolutely horrible. Suddenly, she didn't want to go to Duel Academy anymore. She knew going to this Academy meant she had to kick her game up a notch, but she didn't think it had to be so soon. The next time I duel, I will not, must not lose. She vowed in her head.

Crowler wondered if Richie could be the new star, to replace Aster Phoenix, since he never showed up. But, then again, Richie wasn't Crowler favorite student. He wasn't a very presentable duelist either. That messy hair and hard look on his face wasn't fangirl-worthy.

"I guess I'll just have to find someone else." Chancellor Crowler said as he shut off the screen.

In the room, when the screen shut off, all the teachers led the duelists outside. Terri didn't move one inch, and didn't even turn off her duel disk. Richie went up to her, concerned for his only sister.

"Sorry for the big loss. I expected you to play a trap card or something, and if I held back it wouldn't be right." He said kindly to her.

Terri looked at her brother and smiled. "I didn't think I would fail that quickly. I mean, I just got here."

Richie smiled back. "I'm going to go check out my dorm now. You should go to yours, and work that charm to get some attention like you always do."

Terri rolled her eyes. "Oh you'll never understand."

"I think I do." Richie replied. He bent down and picked up her cards and then said, "But to understand your destiny, you'll need these."

"Destiny? Okay, lay off the video games for awhile." Terri took her cards from him as he chuckled, and noticed two other cards. She stared at them for awhile, and then read the first card's name aloud. "Elemental Mistress Doriado?"

"Yup. And the one behind it is Doriado's Blessing."

"But… what good can this card do? 1200 attack points? What the hell can I do with this?" Terri said, twirling the card and whatnot, trying to find its use.

Richie laughed quietly to himself and said, "Hey, you're Terri Raynes. You'll think of something." He smiled one last time, turned around, and headed out the door into the bright sunlight. "See ya."

Terri blinked, grinned, and waved to Richie, even though he didn't see her. I'll do better for you, Richie. By the end of the year… I swear I'll beat you.

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In the next chapter of Justice Prevails! The Story of the Second Year...

Hiiii!! It's Terri, everyone! In the next chapter, some of the students here think they're all hot shots and are starting to treat me like dirt! Ugh! What's up with that? So I lost once, big deal! And the most ANNOYING one would be this shorty girl! Who is she anyway?

... What? Ghosts? Where? ... Wait a second, you're just trying to pick on me because I lost, right? I ain't buying it! Go to hell, you bitch!

Next time, in Chapter 2: A Forgotten Boy and a Damsel in Distress …Wait, am I the damsel in distress?? No way!

Catch me in the next chaper guys! I'll be just as awesome as ever!

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Alright, my first chapter is done! Now here are some things I have to say before you go.

One, the duel was very short because it's supposed to look like Terri sucks. Since it was so short, it might've been a little boring. The next time I put up a duel, it'll be longer and more exciting... if I even put up a duel. I'm not sure, since those duels take a long time to create... hmm...

Two, I wanted this first chapter to show how Terri and Richie were, and what their decks had (which might not have been clear). Terri has a deck based on only three of the Elemental Charmers: Wynn, Hiita, and Eria. Richie deck is based on Aussa the Earth Charmer, and is an earth deck.

Three, When I bold the monster stats, (EX: (Aussa ATK: 500, DEF: 2000)) It means that certain stat was increased, or decreased.

And Four, thank you for reading my fanfic, and please review!