Well this is something different... yup! It's my first attempt at a YuGiOh Story that actually has a good plot! I believe I uploaded one a year ago that was meant more as a joke, but this is an actual legit story attempt.

A few things to keep in mind. This takes place in an alternate universe, so cards and deck types used by other characters will be present. Also, since this borrows A LOT from Arc-V such as the Duel Pads they use for dueling and certain cards used, I have categorized this as an Arc-V story.

Anything that you find wrong or think should be improved on, please leave in a review. Also keep in mind chapters are subject to being revised in terms of bad wording/bad design, so if this chapter sucks now, I might revise it and re-upload it.

That being said, enjoy!

It was a quiet day in the city, nothing too eventful going on other than the normal hustle of the city life as people moved from one location to the next on their day. A bus stop was in the middle of the city, loading up with teenagers wearing all sorts of different outfits. Only one thing was common between them all, they had a deck box somewhere on them with cards.

"All applicants for the dueling tryouts being held at Union Duel School please board now."

The teens were slowly getting on, each one talking amongst themselves about what would await them. Finally, the last teen got on and the bus doors closed, and the driver sat down and put the bus back into gear.

"WAIT!"

Another teen was running rapidly down the street, his purple hair flying wildly behind him as he sprinted, his golden eyes for nothing but the bus. His grey hoodie with a red undershirt were being wrinkled as the wind pushed into him, but it either didn't seem to slow him down or he was just moving that fast. His black shoes hit the pavement as his dark blue jeans moved rapidly, almost like a blur. The bus had just began moving when the teen jumped up and grabbed the back of the bus, holding on for dear life as it began picking up speed.

The driver gasped as he finally noticed the teen, looking back in shock. Another student got up and opened the emergency door in the back, pulling the grey hoodie boy into the bus. He hit the ground, gasping for air from his sprint down the city.

"I… made… it." He pained.

"That was reckless!" A women wearing a black top with a black skirt scolded him. "You should know better than to do something like that."

"Oh come on teach." The purple haired kid said, now combing his hair with his hands so it lay flat (though it was all spiked and messy anyway). "I only wanted to make it on time, and hey if that driver looked behind him before taking off I would've gotten on the normal way."

The women glared at him for a few seconds, but then sighed. "Name?"

"Yuga! Yuga Suzuki!"

The women nodded. "Please take your seat. Now, as you all know, you are the final group of applicants trying out for Union Duel School. You've already taken your written exam, and now all that's left is deck evaluation and an entry duel against a testing deck of our choice. Fair warning to you all, there will be no punches pulled in the entry duel."

Yuga gulped. He didn't do well on the written exam at all. Though he wasn't as worried as she should've been, after all, he did have his deck, and as long as he trusted his cards, he was bound to be okay.

As the women went on about the Union school, Yuga overheard two kids behind him.

"Did you hear the rumor about the kid who got the lowest grade in the entrance exam?" A girl's voice said from behind him.

Lowest grade? Yuga thought, listening closely.

"Yeah." Another girl replied. "Rumor has it that someone trying out from this semester's applicants got the lowest grade ever recorded in history in this exam!"

Yuga began sweating. Not from his previous sprint, but from nerves. What if that was HIM!?

"An upper classman overheard the teachers talking about it. Apparently, it's so low, the kid is probably going to be failed no matter what!"

Yuga's eyes went wide. He then turned around and put his head over the seat to see the blonde haired girl and the blue haired girl. "Excuse me? By any chance, did you hear the name of the kid?"

The blonde haired girl shook her head. "They didn't say the name of the applicant."

Yuga let out a small sigh. The blue haired girl spoke next. "Though there's a rumor that said applicant is applying today." Yuga's face fell a little.

The blonde haired girl leaned forward. "You're worried it's you?"

"No no no, not at all!" Yuga nervously replied, "It's just… I got friends here."

The blue haired girl nodded. "I hear you. We're all worried it could be us, or our friends. This school is the hardest one to get into in Fortune City after all."

Yuga nodded, before sliding back down to face forward. It could have been him, and he wouldn't even know it till he got that failing mark. His nerves were pounding on his stomach… or was it because he ran that fast?

About twenty minutes passed before the bus rounded a corner and they passed through an arch with an open gate. The top of the black arch read "Union Duel School", and was surrounded by a stone wall. Yuga looked out the window to see they were on Union Campus, building after building of stone, with courtyards where some kids were talking amongst themselves. The bus finally stopped in front of the biggest building on campus, shooting high into the air with a giant clock tower coming out of the highest point in the center.

The teens began unloading from the bus and following the women from before into the building. They walked right into the main lobby where the woman stopped and turned to them, waiting for them all to come in and quiet down before she spoke again.

"Now like I said before, you are the final group of applicants we got this year… however, there is another group that was here before you still testing. We are going to call you one at a time to take your duel exam on the dueling fields. The few remaining applicants should just be finishing up now."

She then turned and began leading them away from the lobby down some hallways. Finally, they reached a large room with bleachers surrounding nine duel fields. On five of them were duelists, each engaged in combat with a duel pad. However, one of them that caught Yuga's eye.

She was standing there firmly with a serious expression on her face, her shoulder length aqua green hair glistened a little in the light, her hazel eyes focused on her opponent. She wore a light blue hoodie with a yellow undershirt, and black pants, extending down to her light blue shoes. A yellow duel pad with a green energy blade was on her left arm. She then turned her head slightly and caught his eye, the two looking at each other in curiosity for a while as Yuga walked by.

"Applicant! Pay attention!" Her opponent shouted.

"Yes, sir!" She replied, snapping her eyes back to the duel.

Yuga pushed his way to the front of the line to the women leading them to the bleachers. "Who's that applicant with the green hair?"

The women looked back at him. "We are not to disclose personal information like that."

Yuga pouted, looking back at her. Some time passed after they reached the bleachers, the green haired girl winning her duel and leaving the area, making Yuga a little disappointed. Some more time passed, and one by one, his group started to get called onto the dueling fields. When his group was about half the size it was before, as duelists that were finished with their duels were sent somewhere to wait for their results, he heard his name get called.

Yuga stood up, pulling his blue duel pad out from his large pocket on his outer thigh, placing it onto his left arm, a black clamp attaching it to his arm. He walked onto the center most field where a young man, about 30 in age from the looks of him, was standing there with a black duel pad. He wore a red suit with the school's badge on his suit's left breast, a golden U with silver wings coming out of it.

"Yuga Suzuki, correct?" He asked, and when Yuga nodded he continued. "I am Professor Takada, and I will be testing you today."

"Hey, teach?" Yuga asked. "When do I find out if I get in and how I did on my written exam?"

Takada frowned a little. "You'll know after this duel, for afterwards I evaluate the duel progress and how you dueled against me. That is combined with your written exam grade and then we will evaluate if you got in from there."

Ah, great. Yuga thought, but he needed to now focus on the duel. A red energy blade appeared on his duel pad, where a white energy blade appeared from Takada's. The two faced each other for a few seconds, drawing five cards from their decks.

"Duel!"

Yuga Suzuki: 4000 vs Professor Takada: 4000

"My move first!" Yuga declared. "I activate the spell card, Summoner's Art!" He slid the spell card into a slot on the back on his Duel Pad, the spell appearing on the screen. "With it, I can add one Level 5 or higher normal type monster from my deck to my hand! I choose Dragonpit Magician!" Suddenly, a card popped out from the middle of Yuga's deck. He grabbed it and put it into his hand instantly. "Next, I place the scale 2 Oafdragon Magician and the scale 8 Dragonpit Magician into my Pendulum Zones!"

Yuga placed the two cards on the far end of his duel disk blade. The two monsters then appeared in blue columns of light on either side of the field, hovering in the air.

A pendulum summoner? Takada thought to himself.

"This allows me to simultaneously summon monsters level 3 to 7! Pendulum Summon, come forth! Level 3, Noble Dragon Magician! (700/1400)"

A circle of light appeared between the two columns, and a beam of red light shot out of it. From it, a young magician girl appeared, couching over her card in defense mode.

"I place one card facedown and end my turn." Yuga declared, placing a facedown card into the slot on his duel pad, it appearing on the screen.

"I must admit that I am a bit impressed." Takada spoke. "It isn't often we get an applicant who knows at least one of the advanced summoning methods. However, that just means I got to test you harder! My turn, I draw! I play Dark Hole!" Yuga gasped, knowing what this meant. Takada continued, "This card destroys all monsters on the field. Vanish!"

A huge storm suddenly appeared. Yuga had to cover his face with both arms to shield himself. Noble Dragon Magician screamed in pain before vanishing on Yuga's field.

"Pendulum Monsters destroyed are sent face up into the Extra Deck instead of the graveyard!" Yuga said, moving the card into a slot on the left side of the pad."

Takada smirked knowingly. "I am aware of the Pendulum Monster rule, no need to tell me young one. Now, I summon Dragunity Militum (1700/1200) in attack mode!" A humanoid warrior with wings shot out from the ground on Takada's side of the field, holding a silver sword. "Battle! I attack you directly with Dragunity Militum!"

The warrior bird hybrid charged forward and slashed at Yuga with his sword. Yuga cried out as he took the 1700 attack and fell onto one knee, getting up as his grit his teeth together (Yuga: 4000 - 2300).

"I place two cards facedown. Turn end." Takada said, frowning. "Applicant, you need to do better than that to beat me."

Yuga glared a little. "My name is Yuga! Yuga Suzuki! I am going to be the greatest duelist known!"

Takada smirked. "With that dueling you display so far, and your deck's lack of balance, you have far from being a duelist." He then narrowed his eyes and frowned. "So far, I am not impressed enough. If I am able to do this much damage to you this early, how do you hope to impress me?"

Yuga smirked. "You just wait! My turn, I draw!" Yuga drew his card, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, It's here! Yuga thought. "Using the already set Pendulum Cards, I conduct a Pendulum Summon! Come forth, from the Extra Deck, Noble Dragon Magician (700/1400), and from my hand, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! (2500/2000) Both in attack mode!"

Noble Dragon Magician appeared once again, but this time she was joined. The dragon that emerged was covered in red scales, with a whitish armor like material covering its belly with a blue orb in the middle. Two large spikes shot out from it to its back, the left one with a red orb and the right one with a green orb. The dragon also had two horns shooting out of its head with a blue orb on the forehead. His right eye was red and his left eye was green.

"Pendulum… Dragon!?" Takada muttered to himself in shock, shaking his head. "I activate my set card, Book of Moon! I now choose a monster on your side of the field and flip it to facedown defense position. I choose Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!"

Yuga growled a little as he moved Odd-Eyes card on his duel pad's energy blade. Odd-Eyes vanished and instead was replaced with the image of a facedown sideways card.

"I end my turn." Yuga hissed, anger clear in his voice.

"I admit, I am impressed you got such a rare and powerful card in your deck, but do you know how to use it?" Takada asked, offending Yuga. "My turn! I activate Cards of Consonance! By sending one dragon type tuner in my hand with 1000 or less attack points, I can draw two cards. I send Dragunity Brandistock to the grave, and draw two cards. Next, I activate Dragon Mastery! Every monster I control that is equipped with a Dragunity monster gains 500 attack points!"

Yuga was shocked, "What? You can equip monsters to other monsters?"

Takada nodded, "That is one of this deck's many powers. Farther more, once per turn, I can select one face up monster I control and equip it with a Dragunity monster from my hand. I choose Dragunity Militum, and equip my second Dragunity Brandistock from my hand to him!"

Takada slid the monster into the spell and trap slot. Sure enough, an image of the card joined the one of Dragon Mastery, and Dragunity Militum gained power.

"When Dragunity Brandistock is equipped onto a monster, that monster can attack twice in one battle phase. Farther more, since Dragunity Militum is now equipped with a Dragunity monster, its attack is increased by 500 due to the power of Dragon Mastery! (Dragunity Militum: 1700/1200 - 2200/1200) Battle! You were foolish to summon your mage in attack mode, for now she is attacked by my powerful warrior!"

Dragunity Militum flew over and slashed Noble Dragon Magician, destroying her and damaging Yuga's life points, who was gritting his teeth and shielding himself from the shock waves (Yuga: 2300 - 800).

"Farther more, since Dragunity Militum can attack twice, I have him attack your face down Odd-Eyes!" The warrior flew over again, slashing the face down Odd-Eyes, splitting the hard in half and destroying the card image.

"Pendulum Monsters are sent to the Extra Deck when destroyed in battle." Yuga muttered.

"I end my turn." Takada said. "Now, how are you going to come back from this one, Yuga?"

Yuga grit his teeth again. "I'll find a way to win! I don't give up, no matter what the odds maybe! A duel isn't over till the last card is played!"

Takada smirked, "Then prove it to me! Show me how you will win from this situation!"

Yuga nodded. "My turn, draw! This time, it was you who was foolish and left your monster in attack position! Pendulum Monsters are sent to the Extra Deck, so I can just resummon them! Come forth, from the extra deck, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon in attack mode, Noble Dragon Magician in defense mode, and now joining them from my hand, Timegazer Magician (1200/600) in defense mode!"

Takada smiled a little. "Excellent, seems like you learned not to leave your weaker monsters in attack mode."

"Battle!" Yuga shouted, "I attack your powered up Dragunity Militum with Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! Farther more, thanks to his effect, when Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon battles a monster, any damage my opponent receives is doubled! Go, destroy his Dragunity Militum!" Odd-Eyes roared and sent out a red blast of light at the winged warrior, destroying it instantly. (Takada: 4000 - 3400)

"I activate Call of the Haunted! I can revive a monster from my graveyard in attack mode! Come forth, Dragunity Brandistock! (600/400)"

Yuga narrowed his eyes. He knew he could do that without that monster being destroyed since my other two monsters are in defense mode. "I end my turn."

Takada nodded. "Not bad… but now, my turn!" He drew his card. "I summon Dragunity Dux (1500/1000) from my hand!" Another winged humanoid warrior appeared. "Dux gains 200 attack points for every Dragunity monster I control, and since I got two on my field right now, he gains 400 attack points! (Dragunity Dux: 1500/1000 - 1900/1000) Next, I activate his other effect. When he is normal summoned to my side of the field, I can target one level 3 or lower Dragunity monster in my graveyard and equip it to him! Come, Dragunity Brandistock! And since another Dragunity monster is on my field, he gains 200 attack. But that's not all, thanks to Dragon Mastery, he gains 500 attack points because he is equipped with a Dragunity monster! (Dragunity Dux: 1900/1000 - 2100/1000 - 2600/1000)"

Yuga gasped. "He even gains attack when a Dragunity monster is in the spell zone!"

"Battle!" Takada shouted. "Dragunity Dux, attack Odd-Eyes!" The monster ran forward and slashed Odd-Eyes, destroying it. (Yuga: 800 - 700) "I'm not done, he gets a second attack thanks to Dragunity Brandistock! Attack Timegazer Magician!" All of Yuga's monsters were destroyed instantly except for Noble Dragon Magician. "I end my turn here. Now, be wise here. I have still left my Dragunity Brandistock on the field in attack mode. What is your next move? I am aware you can resummon your monsters, yes, but what is your plan to get out of this mess?"

He's got me down to 700 life points. Yuga thought, All I can do now is stall for time, till I can think of a way to win! "My turn, draw! I Pendulum Summon, from the extra deck, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, Timegazer Magician, and from my hand, Wisdom-Eye Magician (1500/1500) in Defense Mode! I'll end my turn there."

Takada narrowed his eyes. "Foolish…"

Yuga was stunned, "Why was it foolish? You would've destroyed my monsters then?"

Takada shook his head, "You're forgetting something. My Dux gains attack points for every Dragunity Monster on my field. If you destroyed Dragunity Brandistock, you would've lowered his attack points, allowing Odd-Eyes to destroy him."

Yuga gasped. How could he be so stupid? He wasn't thinking right due to the pressure he was under currently.

"But it is too late to do that now! And sadly, now that you made that mistake I must enact punishment! I draw!" Takada drew his card, and smiled at it. "I activate the field spell, Dragon's Ravine! Using its effect, by discarding one card I can add a monster from my deck to my hand with Dragunity in the name, as long as it is level 4 or lower. I add the level 3 Dragunity Legionnaire (1200/800) to my hand by discarding a card, and then summon him to the fiend in attack mode! Next, I tune Dragunity Brandistock to Dragunity Dux and Dragunity Legionnaire!"

Yuga gasped again, "Dragunity Brandistock is a tuner?"

Takada closed his eyes as Dragunity Brandistock turned into a ring of green energy. Dux and Legionnaire flew up and became seven orbs of light. "Dragon of the ravine, light your light shine across this land and bring hope! Synchro Summon! Come forth, level 8, Dragunity Knight Barcha! (2000/1200)"

A green dragon emerged from the light, roaring loudly and sending shockwaves around the area. Yuga growled, "Just perfect… I didn't know testers were allowed to Synchro… let alone have decks this powerful…"

"Normally, a test deck wouldn't Synchro, but like I said before, you made a mistake in not attacking before, therefore you should be punished. Barcha's effect now activates! When he is successfully summoned, I can choose a Dragunity monster from my graveyard and equip him with it. I choose Dragunity Brandistock, granting him two attacks. Farther more, his attack points increase by 300 for every Dragunity monster equipped to him. On top of that, my Dragon Mastery magic card is still in effect, granting him 500 additional attack. (Dragunity Knight Barcha: 2000/1200 - 2800/1200) Battle! Dragunity Knight Barcha, attack Odd-Eyes and Wisdom-Eye Magician!"

The green dragon sent out a green ball of light, then another. The two balls raced across the fiend, slamming into the defense position Odd-Eyes and Wisdom-Eye. Yuga felt the shock waves again, this time they lifted him off his feet a little and he went flying back, landing on his rear end a few feet away.

"Turn end. Regret not calming down long enough to think?" Takada asked. "Dragunity Knight Barcha is now on my field, and you could've prevented him from coming with one simple calculation. Now… you're facing a high leveled 2800 attack point monster. Think, how can you destroy him and take me out?"

Yuga glared. I know something in my deck can help me, but the issue is drawing the right card.

"My turn!" Yuga said, "I draw! I then Pendulum Summon back the monsters you destroyed, and a second Noble Dragon Magician that I drew. I end my turn there."

"Is that all!?" Takada shouted, drawing another card, "My turn!" He then looked at the field for a few moments, before sighing, "I end my turn." When Yuga looked at him in shock, he explained, "It is pointless to attack your monsters now. You will just Pendulum Summon them back to the field. Until I got the strength to destroy them all, I will bide my time."

"My turn!" Yuga said, drawing, "I pass…"

Takada frowned, "You sound discouraged. Just because a duel isn't going your way doesn't mean it will stay that way. You need to press forth and strive for victory, even in the face of total defeat. You must remain strong, and let your inner dueling fire burn!" Yuga didn't seem to happy still, so Takada growled, "Fine, if you won't show me your inner fire, I will draw it out myself! I draw! Even though I said I wouldn't attack your monsters, to relight your inner fire, I'll make you watch my dragon destroy your precious monsters till you get your fire back! Dragunity Knight Barcha, destroy both Noble Dragon and Timegazer Magicians!"

Dragunity Knight Barcha once again shot two energy blasts down the field, destroying the two magicians in question. Another great shockwave occurred, but the time Yuga stood strong and wasn't blown back.

"I end my turn." Takada declared, "Now, let your inner fire burn!"

Yuga sighed, He's right… I have to draw the right card, and I am sure I will do it. I just need to believe. "My turn then… I draw!" Yuga drew, then looked at his card, smiling as he saw it. "I activate my second Summoner's Art! This card allows me to take one level 5 or higher monster from my deck and add it to my hand, as long as it is a normal type monster! I choose Metaphize Armed Dragon! Next, I switch all my monsters to attack mode!"

Takada was stunned. "What? Why?"

Yuga smirked. "Because, I now can defeat you! I Pendulum Summon the Timegazer Magician from my extra deck, and from my hand, Metaphize Armed Dragon! (2800/1000)"

Takada flinched. "He has a 2800 attack point monster!?"

"This is the end!" Yuga shouted. "I attack Dragunity Knight Barcha with Metaphize Armed Dragon! Because both dragons have 2800 attack points, they will destroy each other!"

A jet of white light shot out of Yuga's dragon, while the green energy shot out of Dragunity Knight Barcha. They met in midair and exploded, with both dragons vanishing once the collision was finished.

Takada smiled. He's destroyed my monster. More than that, I am defenseless. I didn't get my Negate Attack down on the field in over confidence… I didn't think he could destroy Dragunity Knight Barcha that quickly.

"Now, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon, direct attack (Takada: 3400 - 900)! Wisdom-Eye Magician, direct attack and end this duel (Takada: 900 - 0)!"

Winner: Yuga

Takada smiled and approached Yuga. "Very good, I will say that I am impressed with how that duel went. Now, if you will follow me to my office."

Yuga nodded, his mind racing. He won! He achieved victory in the duel! But was it enough to get him into the school, even if he failed the written part of the exam? Takada did have some criticism of his dueling during the exam, so could it be he achieved victory, but didn't impress his teacher?

After what seemed like hours of walking, Yuga found himself in Takada's office, sitting across from the teacher as he filled out a form. Occasionally, Takada would glance at his computer, read something form it, and write some more. Other times he would look through Yuga's deck, then write. Finally, he put his pen down, and looked at Yuga.

"Yuga… you didn't pass the written exam." Upon seeing Yuga's fallen face, Takada smiled. "No, you didn't do the worst of the entire school's history and automatically fail as a result. I know that is a rumor going around right now that is freaking the students out. You did very well in our duel, one of the best in school history, given your deck's lack of extra deck… you passed and are admitted into the school, congratulations!"

Yuga couldn't believe his ears. "I passed?"

Tadaka nodded, "Therefore, I present you with our school's badge! It doubles as your ID, so just allow me to upload your student information to the chip in it and…"

"I PASSED!" Yuga screamed happily, jumping around the office. Tadaka was stunned, but then smiled. Your dueling is what won me over, Yuga. I know you'll make a great duelist someday.