This story takes place alongside episode 14 of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. This story possibly contains spoilers, references etc. All cards used in my story are from the Trading Card Game (so you might notice a slight difference from the anime).
I hope you will enjoy the story and please let me know what you think about it. Get your game on!
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System Down
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I woke up late this morning and found out most of my fellow students ready to leave the academy. I went to see my best friend Greg Houston.
"What's up Greg?" I asked.
"Shouldn't you be packing your stuff Mime, eh?" He answered.
"For what?" I was confused.
"The winter vacation, you forgot that, eh?" He put his duel disk into a bag. "But you better hurry up then."
"Well, I'm staying here at academy." I said instead of replying to his question.
"Eh? I didn't know that. If you told me earlier I would have stayed too."
"I know Greg. But I'll go grab some breakfast. See you by the boat."
After eating a late breakfast I was ready and in the mood for dueling. Too bad most of the students were leaving today.
I overheard Dr. Crowler talking to himself when I passed him on my way down to the harbor where the boat would sail most of the students away from Duel Academy.
"That little…" Dr. Crowler muttered to himself. "…where did he go?"
"Hello, Dr. Crowler, looking for something?" I asked.
"Oh nothing, nothing." He said and started talking to himself again. "That Belowski…I must find him."
I left him and went down to the harbor, where Greg and his older sister Alice were waiting for me.
The boat was about to leave the island and I just arrived in time to say goodbye.
"Alice!" I shouted out loud. "I'm going to miss you!"
"Oh please, shut it." She said, but I saw her smile.
She turned around and walked onto the boat. Greg was shaking his head, but he was laughing.
"You two are strange, you know?" He said. Now it was my turn to laugh.
"By the way," I remembered the card in my pocket. "I have a card for you."
"Thanks man," He took a closer look at that card "that's a pretty good card, eh?"
I gave him a high-five. Greg walked onto the boat, raised his hand and…
An anxious cry came from an Obelisk Blue student. He ran away from the ship in fear, like he had seen a ghost or something. I recognized him, it was a guy named Torrey. I did not know much about him but I've heard that he was really into duel monster spirits and that stuff.
"Wonder what that was about." I wondered.
"You look more blank than usual" Said Alice.
The boat took off. I waved goodbye to Greg and Alice.
"See you soon."
On the way back to the academy I walked by the Slifer Red Dorm (oh, by the way I'm a Ra Yellow). I saw Jaden Yuki with some friends. I had heard he beat Dr. Crowler in the entry exam. I would have asked him for a duel, but suddenly I had the feeling that someone was watching me. I turned around and I could have sworn that I saw a face covered in a metallic masklike thing and with piercing eyes behind a pair of red goggles. But there was nothing there.
I returned (just a bit scared) to my dorm where I realized that I forgot to challenge Jaden to a duel.
"I might go back later then." I walked down the hallway to my room, but on the way I met another student. He was wearing a blue, worn-out coat and looked kind of lost.
"Hey dude…" He said and looked at me with hooded eyes.
"Are you lost or something? Looking for the Blue dorm?"
"I was just stretching my legs." The guy had a relaxed, almost sleepy aura around him.
"But since you here why don't we duel?" I had a strange feeling about this guy, but I was in the mood for at duel.
"Man…I'm tired you know, but okay."
"Awesome." Strangely enough I felt tired too, but now was not the time to sleep. I had a duel.
The hallway was covered in sunlight and the sun seemed to sing a lullaby while shining through the windows to the Ra Yellow dorm.
"Alright, let's duel." I was ready.
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Mime: 4000 LP
5 CIH
Unknown Student: 4000 LP
5 CIH
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"Chill man. I go first," He drew a card "and I'll play my Happy Lover in defense mode and a face-down."
My legs felt really heavy and it was like there was a fog over my mind.
"I draw. I'll play Mother Grizzly in attack mode." I yawned. "Now attack his Happy Lover!"
The little fairy monster was sent to the graveyard.
"Dude, you activate my trap card." He revealed his face-down. "My Human-Wave Tactics, this one lets me summon my Mokey Mokey from my deck because you took out my Happy Lover."
"I'll end my turn then." I said.
"Feel the chill, man, I draw." And he did. "And I play Mokey Mokey Smackdown and another Happy Lover…I'm done."
And so was I. My eyes closed and the last thing I saw was that the still unknown Obelisk Blue boy sat down saying something I could not hear. Then I fell asleep.
I woke up in my own, dizzy and my head felt heavy.
"Hmm, weird, I was in a duel, wasn't I?" I rubbed my eyes, but when I lowered my hands, I was looking into a pair of red glowing eyes. I flinched. But there was nothing (could be my imagination?). Then I realized that the lights were out.
"When did that happen?" I thought out loud. Outside my window, the daylight was almost gone too. I caught a glimpse of a red light outside my window.
When I went outside the weather was unusually cloudy.
"Here comes the rain." I said, just as a lightning tore the sky apart followed by the rain.
When I was about to turn around and go back into my dorm again, I recognized a shady character underneath a nearby tree. I walked over there to see if it was just my imagination playing games with me. But there was a weird silhouette and I followed it for a bit. I ended up nearby the power plant. I walked closer. It was like there was…a strange presence here. I felt the thrill as I walked into the power plant area. I heard my heartbeat, when I stood in the middle of the power plant. Something had to happen. And it did. A lightning struck the power plant and it struck me…
I was rolling around on the ground my muscles cramped and my whole body was uncontrollable.
"You're not the soul I seek…" An evil whisper rose from the darkness around me. I saw a pair of red goggles materialize.
"W…who are you?" I stuttered.
"You can see me? That is interesting." A mouth covered by a masklike device laughed. My muscles were no longer cramped and I stood up, shivering. I could see that Jinzo stood right in front of me.
"You...you're real?" I took a step back.
"And so is my friend here." He said with an ominous tone. A smaller version of Jinzo jumped out from the darkness. "Meet your opponent. You must duel him…or else he'll haunt you for the rest of your life." Jinzo laughed again and disappeared.
This was getting a bit too weird. Seeing duel monsters and talking to them. I saw the opportunity to make a run for it, I would do it. And so I did.
I rushed back to the Ra Yellow dorm, locked the door, sat down on the bed and closed my eyes. Outside someone screamed and I heard an evil laughter. Scared, I looked through the windows. I saw Jinzo, standing with a Blue Obelisk student over his shoulder.
"Just one more, then I'll be ALIVE." Jinzo's evil laughter returned. "Now go in there and get your soul." The weird much smaller version of Jinzo jumped right through the window into my room.
Frightened I dropped down from the bed, tried to get up and out of the door, but the miniature Jinzo was standing there with a wicked grin (I remembered that its name was Jinzo - Returner).
"We duel now!" The voice was shrieking and the sound went right through you.
It seemed like there was no other option.
"Alright, let's duel." I stood up and drew my cards.
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Mime: 4000 LP
5 CIH
J - R: 4000 LP
5 CIH
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"Me first! I play a monster in defense! Your move!" While talking the imp-looking creature was shaking his head rapidly.
"I draw." This was not the kind of duel I asked for this morning. "I play the field spell A Legendary Ocean. This boosts all water monsters with 200 points. Now I'll summon Mother Grizzly."
The small Jinzo-Returner shrieked and his moved wildly around.
"Attack his monster!" I said loudly.
The shrieks turned from high-pitched noises to a shrieking laughter.
"You activate effect!" The imp made another strange noise. "Big Eye! I take 5 top cards from deck. Put them back in any order I like."
"I end my turn then." I was worried about the effect of Big Eye.
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Mime: 4000 LP
Mother Grizzly (in attack)
A Legendary Ocean
4 CIH
J - R: 4000 LP
5 CIH
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"My turn! I take a card and play Dark King of the Abyss. I equip him with this, Sword of the Deep-Seated." The miniature Jinzo shrieked again. "1700 attack! Take out his Mother Grizzly!"
My monster was sent to the graveyard and its effect activated.
"When my grizzly is destroyed, I can summon a monster from my deck with 1500 attack or less." I searched my deck. "Special summoning Freezing Beast and thanks to my field spell its attack is equal to your monster."
"End turn! End turn!" The imp shrieked.
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Mime: 3900 LP
Freezing Beast (in attack)
A Legendary Ocean
4 CIH
J - R: 4000 LP
Dark King of the Abyss (in attack)
Sword of the Deep-Seated (equipped to Dark King of the Abyss)
4 CIH
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I really needed a good draw (and I got it).
"I summon Star Boy. With his effect my water monsters gets a 500 attack bonus. So now I'll destroy your King of the Abyss with my beast" His monster shattered to pieces and disappeared. "And Star Boy attack directly."
"Now equip card returns to the top of my deck!" Jinzo - Returner said with a high-pitched laughter. "Now I draw! Play a monster in defense. And a face-down!"
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Mime: 3900 LP
Freezing Beast (in attack)
Star Boy (in attack)
A Legendary Ocean
4 CIH
J - R: 2250 LP
1 defense monster
1 set card
3 CIH
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"I draw." I was worried about his face-down, but I wanted to end this as fast as possible now. "And then Freezing Beast attacks your defense monster."
"I use trap! Sakuretsu Armor! Your beast go bye bye!" And the small imp was excited, when my monster exploded and turned into dust.
"But now my Star Boy attacks your monster."
The card flipped and Spirit Caller appeared from the card. Then my beast destroyed the monster.
"Effect! Effect!" Shrieking sounds followed the imp's words. "I can summon my Dark King from the grave!"
I ended my turn, but I had a bad feeling about this. Jinzo - Returner had a monster, which he could tribute and now I knew what his Big Eye's effect were used for now.
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Mime: 3900 LP
Star Boy (in attack)
A Legendary Ocean
5 CIH
J - R: 2250 LP
Dark King of the Abyss (in attack)
3 CIH
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My worst fear was confirmed. When the imp drew a card, I could see his evil grin.
"I play this by sacrificing my Dark King of the Abyss." He shrieked happily. "Come master Jinzo! And I give him this! Sword of the Deep-Seated! Now attack!"
The threatening monster appeared and I felt my body tremble when it attacked. My poor Star Boy got destroyed and my life points dropped.
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Mime: 2250 LP
A Legendary Ocean
5 CIH
J - R: 2250 LP
Jinzo (in attack)
Sword of the Deep-Seated (equipped to Jinzo)
2 CIH
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I was really in big trouble. I tried to think of a way to beat him.
"I draw a card" Unfortunately I could not destroy his Jinzo right now. "I'll play my Fire Kraken in defense mode and end my turn."
The imp drew a card and grinned.
"Jinzo attack!" Again the imp made some strange noises.
As my Fire Kraken got fried (I felt sorry for it), a plan started to grow in my head. Maybe I could win; if just I could draw that monster from my deck.
"A face-down and end!" The wicked imp said.
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Mime: 2250 LP
A Legendary Ocean
1 set card
5 CIH
J - R: 2250 LP
Jinzo (in attack)
Sword of the Deep-Seated (equipped to Jinzo)
1 set card
3 CIH
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My turn started and this draw could be my last.
"I draw." I felt relieved I knew that my cards were with me. And my draw did not disappoint me. "Now I'll remove from my graveyard, Fire Kraken, Mother Grizzly and Freezing Beast to call forth one of my strongest monsters." I played that card.
"What's thiiiiiiis?" The imp was scared and shrieked in fear.
"Meet Frost and Flame Dragon!" I smiled victorious. "His ability let's me toss out a card from my hand to destroy one monster on the field. So your Jinzo is gone! And my dragon can attack you directly!"
"I use Enemy Controller. Your monster goes to defense! And don't forget. My equip goes back to top of my deck."
I cursed silently (that little lucky jerk!).
"I set a card and end my turn them."
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Mime: 2250 LP
Frost and Flame Dragon (in defense)
A Legendary Ocean
1 set cards
3 CIH
J - R: 2250 LP
2 CIH
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The miniature Jinzo growled and drew a card.
"Play Tribute to the Doomed, I discard myself from hand, then my effect activates!" I saw him discard Jinzo - Returner from his hand. "But first your monster is destroyed!"
"This is bad." I said.
"Then come back master Jinzo!" The imp raised his hands and Jinzo reappeared on the field. "He's here one turn. But that's all I need!"
"Not so fast! I activate a quick-spell: Book of Moon." I said loudly. Jinzo flipped face-down and I was safe…for now.
"Grrragggh. I end my turn." When he said it, Jinzo disappeared and returned to the grave.
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Mime: 2250 LP
A Legendary Ocean
1 set card
3 CIH
J - R: 2250 LP
1 CIH
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I drew a card (this card could be my ticket to victory). And I believed in my cards.
"Great! I'll summon a Don Turtle in attack mode. Then his special ability kicks in. When I play him, I get to summon any other Don Turtle that I might have in my hand." Victory was mine. I smiled. "And guess what. I got another one right here. So come forth my second Don Turtle."
The imp shrieked in frustration.
"And since you don't have any monsters both of my Don Turtles will attack you directly!"
My Don Turtles attacked Jinzo - Returner fiercely with the attack boost from my field spell. The little imp screamed and exploded like a flash grenade. My sight was blinded. It took some time before my eyes went back to normal, but when they did, I was confused but happy. I won the duel.
"This was kind of scary." I looked out of my window. The sky was turning more red, as if the dark clouds were about to disappear. I went outside my dorm and saw Jaden Yuki with his friends, professor Banner and three Obelisk Blue students (one of them were Torrey, the guy who ran away from the boat this morning).
"Need some help?" I said loudly and ran over to see if I could help with anything.
"J-Jaden just dueled Jinzo" Said the smallest friend of Jaden (I think his name is Syrus).
"And?" I said curiosly.
"He won." Said professor Banner. "Look at the sky." The dark and scary cloud were gone and a more natural sky was back.
"Weird, I dueled a Jinzo - Returner." I said.
"You must be pretty good at dueling." Said Jaden. "Let's have a duel someday."
"Sure!" I was happy (maybe I could get a duel with Jaden then).
We all went to the Nurse's Office and afterwards I said goodbye to the others and returned to my dorm to get some sleep. It had been an eventful day.