First off, this is my first TRUE GX fanfiction, but it's just basically a story at Duel Academy with new characters. I hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yu-Gi-Oh GX, Duel Academy, and some of the cards here. Or New Jersey and Apple Jacks for that matter. But I did make up all of the characters and some of the cards.
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Chapter One: Going Through the Gateway
"MOM!!!!!"
Usually in New Jersey, that is not the first thing one hears at 5 AM. Heck, one's lucky to even hear an alarm go off. But as startled neighbors shook of the noise as only a cry from a nightmare and went back to sleep, one messy-haired girl quickly rushed around her room, attempting to find some suitable clothes while keeping the room neat (which was nearly impossible, by the way. The girl was not a very neat person). "Mom! Why didn't you wake me up!?"
A voice came from the kitchen. "Sorry Lisa! I thought you would already be awake!"
"If I was awake, we would already be in the car by now!" Lisa quickly found some pants and threw them on. Stopping only to grab a bag hanging on the doorknob, she jumped down the steps and managed to grab a bowl, a half-gallon of milk, and some cereal before sitting down in a chair.
Sitting down next to her daughter, Mrs. Long sighed. "To be honest, I don't see why you even want to attend this 'Duel Academy'. Isn't it enough just to get a good education, study at a good college, and get a decent job?"
Managing to talk through a mouthful of Apple Jacks, Lisa said, "Dueling these days is a highly-paid profession if you have the skills."
Watching Lisa put on her backpack and head towards the doorway, her mom sighed again. "Well, I just hope she doesn't slack off at this school then…"
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After a two-hour drive, the mother and daughter looked at the complex that was holding the entrance duels for the dueling school.
Lisa whistled. "If this place is only holding the entrance duels, I'm afraid of how the size of the school itself."
Seeing her mom already heading towards the main entrance, she quickly followed.
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After confirming her ID and entering the arena, the aspiring duelist sat down in own of the seats. Man these things are comfy…
Noticing a boy next to her, Lisa automatically knew who it was and preceded to tap him on the shoulder. "Hi Beau! It's been a while, hasn't it?"
Looking surprised, the messy-haired brunette looked at the raven-haired girl. "Oh, hey Lisa! Never thought I'll meet you here!"
Smiling, Lisa gave the long-lost friend a hug. "Me either! So, how's the deck?"
"Pretty nice! I did pretty well against my proctor. Did you duel yet?"
"Seeing as I just got here, no."
At this time, the loud speaker blared over the chatter of the other duelists. "Attention please, attention please. Would duelist number 9169508 report to duel arena number seven? Repeat, would duelist number 9169508 report to duel arena seven? Over."
Looking back at his friend, Beau noticed that Lisa was gone, replaced by a small cloud of dust. "Man, that girl has gotten a lot faster since I've last seen her…"
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Panting and out of breath, Lisa sat down on the floor when a large person stood in front of her. "So, you want to be a duelist, eh?" Lisa nodded, unable to speak. "Well, then, you're going to have to get through me first."
Having recovered enough to stand up and breathe properly, Lisa said, "Well, then, can we begin? I'm awfully impatient."
Smiling, the duel proctor turned his duel disk on. "Well, I hate to keep you waiting then."
Both of the players yelled, "DUEL!" in perfect unison.
DPLP: 8000
LLP: 8000
Carrying five cards in his hand, the proctor gestured towards the student. "You go first."
Lisa drew saying, "Draw!" Looking at the cards in her hand, she added, "I'll play Big Shield Gardna in defense mode!" The warrior with a large shield appeared, putting his shield in front of him. (ATK/100 DEF/2600) "I'll also set one card face down. Turn end."
The proctor began his turn by drawing. Adding the card to his hand, the proctor exclaimed, "I'll play the field spell Hunting Grounds!" A clearing surrounded by a forest appeared, complete with a full moon in the sky. "Now I'll summon Gazelle, King of Mythical Beasts in attack mode!" The red monster appeared out of the forest, growling and snarling its teeth at the defending monster. (ATK/1500 DEF/1200) "Now Hunting Ground's effect activates, meaning I can now summon a monster with less attack points than the one just summoned! So come out, Wolf!" The rather plain animal also came into the clearing. (ATK/1200 DEF/800) "Now attack Big Shield Gardna my Wolf!" The animal obeyed, leaping into the air in order to strike the warrior. This resulted however, in Big Shield Gardna to repel Wolf like it was nothing, sending the animal back to the proctor's shield of the field.
DPLP: 6600
"And now because a monster attacked it, your Big Shield Gardna now has to change into attack position!"
The warrior put down his shield looking absolutely frightened, that being no surprise because of the snarling Gazelle staring at him.
"Now attack that defense Gazelle! Claw Fury!"
The poor monster was ripped into shreds by the mythical beast's attack, sending debris flying over at Lisa, who grunted in response.
LLP: 6600
Then the proctor added, "Hunting Grounds also adds half of your monster's highest stat to my life points!" A healthy green glow surrounded the older duelist as his life points increased.
DPLP: 7900
Looking quite smug, the proctor said, "I'll end my turn here. Let's see what you can do."
"Draw!" Lisa said, signifying the start of her turn. Looking at her cards, she said, "I'll activate my face down, Forced Murder! That means I send monsters from my hand or deck to the Graveyard, and for each monster I discard, I gain 200 life points!" Holding up two more Big Shield Gardnas, three Gold Defenders, two Steel Defenders, and one Diamond Defender, she discarded the six cards. "Because I discarded eight cards, I gain 1600 life points!"
LLP: 8200
"Now I play from my hand the field spell Warzone!" Lisa then added, plopping a card into her field card zone.
Pretty soon a blood-soaked, barren land replaced the wilderness. Many arrows and fallen weapons pierced the surface of the soil, and countless bodies laid on the ground.
"Warzone allows us to summon up to seven monsters on my field! And following that, I'll play Failed Alchemist, allowing me to special summon all six of the cards I just discarded! So give a warm welcome to my Gold Defenders, Steel Defenders, and Diamond Defender!" Six warriors with shields on their backs arose. GD: (ATK/1400 DEF/1800), SD: (ATK/2200 DEF/2750), DD: (ATK/2900 DEF/3500). At this, the proctor looked a lot less smug. Then Lisa continued with, "Attack! Diamond Defender, take down that Wolf! Steel Defender, finish off Gazelle!" The to beast were quickly made into mincemeat by the two powerful monsters.
DPLP: 5500
Smiling, Lisa said, "And thanks to Warzone, half of the two monster's attack come out of your life points!"
Several arrows flew through the air, piercing the proctor in several areas.
DPLP: 4150
Sliding a card into the spell/trap card slot in her duel disk, she also said, "Now I'll play Smelting Fusion! That means I'll remove my Defenders from play…" The six warriors disappeared, only to be replaced with the giant shadow of a large figure with a humongous shield on its back. "To summon my best card, Universal Defender!" The large armor-wearing creature spun its shield around like a sword, stopping it in a defensive position. (ATK/4000 DEF/8000)
Looking at the large figure, the instructor nearly fainted, and did for real when Lisa announced her next move. "Now, I'll equip Shield Attack to my Universal Defender, meaning his attack and defense points swap! (ATK/4000 DEF/8000 ATK/8000 DEF/4000)
Pointing her index and middle finger at the unconscious proctor, she declared, " Universal Defender, attack him directly! Shield Crusher!" The large warrior obeyed, slamming the large shield into the unlucky instructor. Lucky for him it was a hologram; otherwise he would have suffered major injuries to all areas.
DPLP: -3850
LLP: 8200
Everyone watching the duel, which was nearly everyone, whistled or muttered, "Wow" and stuff along those lines as they saw a freshman defeating her proctor within three turns.
As Lisa walked back to her unofficial seat, Beau greeted her by hugging her like a stress ball.
After a minute of lack of oxygen, Beau finally let go and rubbed his head apologetically. "Sorry about nearly choking you, but that duel was awesome! You beat that guy in three turns with over full life points! Congrats on a duel well done!" Then the brunette remembered something from an online conversation. "Wait a second…you said a few days ago that you had four decks, and the Defender one was the weakest one, right?" Lisa nodded. "Then…what's your strongest one Lisa?"
Smiling secretly, she winked at her friend. "I'm not gonna tell you, but I can give you a clue. The chief card of my strongest deck is a special friend of mine." With that, she was off.
Only then did a sky-blue serpent with one wing and one arm come out, floating over Lisa's shoulder. Turning towards her, the small dragon said, "Mee-mee-mee-mee-meee?" How was the duel?
Sitting down against a wall, Lisa smiled at the duel spirit. "Pretty good Meeko! I defeated the proctor in three turns!"
Sitting on her shoulder, Meeko joined his partner with leaning against the wall. "Mee-mee-mee-mee-mee-mee? Mee-mee-mee!" So you made it into Duel Academy? Congratulations!
Taking out a brochure from her backpack, Lisa opened it, revealing a school taking up on an entire island. "Thanks, and if what I hear from the websites are true…" Closing the brochure, Lisa laid down on the floor, smiling. "Then this is going to be a lot more interesting than regular school."
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New Card Explanations:
Gold Defender
EARTH-attribute
4 Stars
[Rock/Effect
You may special summon this monster from your hand if there's a monster on your opponent's side of the field. For every Rock and Warrior type in your Graveyard, increase this card's ATK by 100 and DEF by 200.
ATK/1400 DEF/1800
Steel Defender
EARTRH-attribute
6 Stars
[Rock/Effect
You may special summon this monster from your hand if one "Gold Defender" is in your Graveyard. For every Rock and Warrior type in your Graveyard, increase this card's ATK by 150 and DEF by 300
ATK/2200 DEF/2750
Diamond Defender
Earth-attribute
9 Stars
[Rock/Effect
You may special summon this monster from your hand if two "Steel Defender" are in your Graveyard. For every Rock and Warrior type in your Graveyard, increase this card's ATK by 200 and DEF by 400.
ATK/2950 DEF/3500
Universal Defender
Earth-attribute
11 Stars
[Rock/Effect
This card may only be special summoned by the effect of "Smelting Fusion". For each Rock and Warrior type in your Graveyard, increase this card's ATK by 500 and DEF by 1000.
Atk/???? Def/????
Forced Murder
[Spell Card
Send cards from your hand and/or Deck to your Graveyard. Gain 200 life points for each monster discarded.
Smelting Fusion
[Spell Card
Remove three "Gold Defender", two "Steel Defender", and one "Diamond Defender" on your field from play. Special summon one "Universal Defender" from your hand.
Warzone
[Field Spell
Each player can summon up to seven monsters. When a monster is destroyed, deal half of that monster's ATK to the owner of the destroyed monster's life points.
Hunting Grounds
[Field Spell
When a Beast-type is summoned onto the field, special summon one Beast-type with equal or less attack points than the monster summoned. When a monster is destroyed, the player who destroyed the monster gains life points equal to the destroyed monster's highest stat.
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Well, first chappy's done! Don't expect too many updates though. I'll try to update this as much as my schoolwork and laziness will let me. Review with compliments (I love those), tips (just as good as compliments), and ways to improve.
Well, until next time!
Meeko-the-One-Armed-Dragon (or just MtOAD for short)