As the sun shone down upon the city of Domino, a girl ran through the streets. Her blonde hair flowed in the wind like ribbons over her blue t-shirt and white skirt. Her icy-blue eyes held a look of despair and determination.

"I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!" she said in desperation, "Gotta get to Duel Academy, I'm late, I'm late, I'm LATE!"

Her name was Alice Yuudai, an aspiring female Duelist who wants to enter Duel Academy. And soon, she'll become the focus of a series of unusual events, in her quest to become the first "Queen of Games."

"Attention, DUELISTS!" a voice sounded through the speakers of the Duel Dome in which Duel Academy was enlisting students, "My Hair has found a Dark Magician Girl card, and it has been placed under my Hair's protection until its owner comes to claim it."

Almost immediately, people who weren't dueling began speaking up.

"Oh, that's mine."

"No, it's not! It's MINE!"

"Are you kidding? I lost mine earlier!"

"Well, it appears no one else is going to enter," a random attendant noted, "Shall we begin shutting it down?"

"Agreed," another attendant replied.

"NO, WAIT!" a voice sounded out.

"What the?" both of the attendants notices a blonde girl round the corner.

"I apologize for my lack of promptness!" Alice replied, "I have come to enlist into Duel Academy, as Alice Yuudai!"

"Good for you," one of the attendants replied.

"Face it, kid!" one of the Duel Testers yelled at his opponent, a lanky teenage boy wearing a green jacket and matching top-hat, "With my Voorse Raider and Chthonian Soldier ready for combat, You've got no chance of winning! Why don't you go back to your pet rabbit and mouse and have a little tea party?"

TESTER LP: 1000

"Let me ask you a riddle," the boy replied, "What kind of ring blows up like a bomb without anybody wearing it?"

APPLICANT LP: 1200

"Destruction Ring," the Tester replied, "Inflicts 1000 damage to each opponent. With that, You'll probably win the duel. But it's a good thing it's not on the field."

"Beg to differ," the boy replied, "Trap Card Activate! Destruction Ring!"

"AH, C'MON!"

KA-BOOM!!!

TESTER LP: 0
APPLICANT LP: 200

"Not bad at all," Alice commented.

A girl with snow-white hair with two spikes coming out like bunny-ears turned to her and asked, "Who're you?"

"Alice," Alice replied, "Alice Yuudai."

"Bunny," the girl replied.

"Never heard of a girl having a name like that," Alice replied.

"Family name," Bunny explained.

Then the boy in the top-hat walked by. Alice turned to him and saw his face. His eyes were a deep green, and his hair was as black as a Red-Eyes Black Dragon.

"Very interesting duel," Alice said, "What's your name?"

"Henry Madigan," the boy replied.

"I thought it was Hatter Madigan," some guy replied.

"Shuddup."

"My name is Alice Yuudai," Alice introduced herself.

"Well, nice to meet you, Alice," Henry replied.

"Attention Duelists!" The loudspeaker sounded again, "Will Miss Yuudai please report to Duel Field 5? Also, has anybody seen my hair? I've been looking for it everywhere!"

"Guess I'm up," Alice replied, "It's Game Time."

"Good luck," Bunny added.

Alice entered the Duel Field and noticed that the Tester wasn't wearing the same uniform as the others. Rather, his uniform was bright red and unbuttoned. Also, he had brown hair with an orange highlight.

"Hello, Miss Yuudai," the Tester welcomed her, "Here are the rules for the Exam Duel. One, You must duel your best, but you don't have to win necessarily."

"And?" Alice asked.

"Well, there aren't very many rules," the Tester replied, "Shall we begin?"

"Very well then," Alice replied, "It's Game Time!"

"So, we're beginning, huh?" the Tester smirked, "Fine. Get your Game on!"

ALICE LP: 4000
TESTER LP: 4000

"I'll start," the Tester smiled, making his first draw, "To start off, I'll place two cards face down, then summon Elemental Hero Avian in attack mode! (1000/1000) I'll end my turn with that."

As a man that looked like the American's idea of a hero appeared before the Tester, Alice nodded, then drew a card.

"For my first turn," Alice stated, "I'll summon White Pawn Crusader in attack mode! (1300/1200)"

A giant chesspiece appeared before her, then shifted into a human wearing some white variety of armor that looked relatively weak, armed with a pair of swords.

"Next, I'll take down Avian!" Alice stated, "White Pawn Crusader, attack Avian!"

the warrior nodded, then charged at Avian.

"I activate the Trap Card, Hero Barrier!" the Tester replied, "Negating the attack!"

Crusader struck an invisible barrier around Avian, then retreated.

"If that's the case, I'll set one card face down and end it with that," Alice replied.

"My turn," the Tester replied, "I'll summon Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (1200/800) to the field!"

A long-haired woman with pale skin and red markings covering most of that skin emitted from the ground, then turned to Avian. Avian nodded in acknowledgment.

"Next, I'll play Polymerization to bring forth another ally of theirs!" the Tester added, as the outlines of the two heroes blurred into a single shape, "So come on out, Elemental Hero Flame Wingman! (2100/1200)"

The shape fully formed, to reveal another hero, with elements of a dragon on him.

"Now, I'll use it to attack White Pawn Crusader-"

"That's what you think! Trap Card - Mirror Maze!" Alice smirked, as a labyrinth made of mirrors bursted out of the ground, "This allows our monsters to switch sides and conduct the battle phase normally!"

Suddenly, Flame Wingman and White Pawn Crusader appeared on alternate sides of the field. Flame Wingman scratched the Pawn, shattering it into a million pieces.

TESTER LP: 3200

"And, according the effect of Flame Wingman, you take damage equal to the attack power of the White Pawn Crusader!" Alice smirked, as Flame Wingman fired a jet of flame from the dragon head on his left arm into the tester's face.

TESTER LP: 1900

"My turn!" Alice drew a card, "I'll attack with Flame Wingman!"

Flame Wingman nodded, then fired a fireball from the dragon head at the Tester. It hit, ending the Duel.

TESTER LP: 0

"The game has been ended," Alice smiled, "Guess I'm a shoe-in for Duel Academy!"

"Well, good job," the Tester replied, "Welcome to Duel Academy."

"Thank you, Mr..." Alice frowned, "Never got that name."

"Yuki," the Tester replied, "Jaden Yuki."

"Thanks, Mr. Yuki," Alice replied, then went up to join her fellow students.

This kid has potential, Jaden thought to himself.

Indeed, Yubel replied, Indeed.

TO BE CONTINUED...

CARDS PREMIERED:

White Pawn Crusader
Light/Warrior/3/1300/1200
A warrior clad in white armor. They serve as the bulk of the White Chessboard Nation.

Mirror Maze
Trap/Counter
Activate only when an opponent's monster declares an attack on one of your monsters. Switch control of both monsters and conduct the battle phase normally. Those monsters cannot change their battle positions for the rest of this turn.

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