This is my second Fanfic, but my first Yu-Gi-Oh one! Huzzah!

(Number) is the number of cards in the player's hand. This wasn't my idea and I take no credit for it.

R.E.R please!

Mike was late. He rushed out of his front door and ran down the road and round the corner. There was a huge building facing him. It was a green building with a huge glass dome on the top. "Wow!" gasped Mike as he saw where he had to go. He dashed through the double doors and asked the receptionist where Duel Area 5 was. She pointed at a large door at the end of a corridor. Mike smoothed down his ruffled coat and jeans and walked in. He registered his name (just in time!) and sat down.

He was watching a Dark Magician blast a Cyber Dragon, when he heard, "Would Mike Truesdale please report to Arena 2 for his entrance exam?" Mike did as he was told and reached the arena. A tall man with flame red hair and large muscles stood at the other end of the field. "I am Duel Proctor Blaze. I will be testing you today." He said.

"Thanks," Mike replied "Hope you're ready!"

"I sure am, little buddy!" Mike picked up a duel disc and inserted his deck. Blaze did the same. "Flame on!" shouted Blaze.

'Well, that's a new one.' thought Mike.

Mike and Blaze both drew 5 cards. "Challengers first." Said Blaze.

Mike: 4000 Blaze: 4000

"My draw!" shouted Mike. (6) "I summon Dark Blade (5) in attack mode, set a card (4) and end my turn."

Mike: 4000 Blaze: 4000

"A good opening move… But not good enough!" Blaze taunted as he drew a card. (6) "I play Different Dimension Capsule! (5) Surely, you know what that does?"

"Of course," Mike replied "In two turns, you get a chosen card from your deck! Everyone knows that!"

"You'd be surprised," muttered Blaze " I activate my Blaze Accelerator! (4) I then send my Volcanic Scattershot (3) to the graveyard to destroy your Dark Blade! Ha ha ha!" The man with the black cloak and armour got hit by, what seemed to be a flaming bullet! Then he blew up! "What happened to my lifepoints?!" exclaimed Mike.

"When I use Volcanic Scattershot for my Blaze Accelerator, I can send another two to the graveyard to!" Blaze explained.

"And what does that have to do with my lifepoints?!"

"When Volcanic Scattershot is sent to the graveyard, 500 points of damage are inflicted to your lifepoints. 3 times 500 makes a grand total of 1500!" Blaze laughed. "Then I summon Tenkabito Shien (2) and end my turn!"

Mike: 2500 Blaze: 4000

"My draw." Mike growled as he picked up his card. (5) Then he smiled. "You're done for now! Oh boy! You may as well give up now!" Mike laughed. "I play Smashing Ground!" (4) Suddenly, a huge fist flew down and crushed the man on a horse! "Now I summon Little Winguard (3) and equip him with Lightning Blade!" (2) A small warrior with blue armour appeared on Mike's side of the field. His sword disappeared and was replaced with one that crackled with energy. "Now Winguard, attack!" The man jumped forward and slashed at Blaze. "I end my turn."

Mike: 2500 Blaze: 1800

"Ow! You got me that time, but you won't again! Draw!" (3) Blaze sneered. "I tribute my Blaze Accelerator for my Tri-Blaze Accelerator!" (2) The small machine disappeared, only to be replaced by a larger machine with 3 turrets on it. "Now I set a monster (1) and end my turn."

"Fine! I draw! (3) I activate Dian Keto the Cure Master (2), giving me 1000 extra lifepoints," Mike smiled "Then I activate The Warrior Returning Alive (1) to bring Dark Blade (2) back to my hand! I then summon Dark Blade!(1)" The man with the black armour appeared again. "I attack your face down with Little Winguard!" A flaming wood monster appeared for a second, but then shattered. "Then I attack you directly with Dark Blade, finishing the duel!"

Mike: 3500 Blaze: 0

"What? No!" Blaze cried as he slumped to the floor.

"That's the game!" Mike said excitedly. He then walked off to tell the Clerk.

On the way home, Mike thought about his duel with Blaze. He had only won by a little bit and Blaze surely had a great card in his Different Dimension Capsule. He liked his deck, but if he was going to Duel Academy, he needed to beef it up! He decided that he would change it with the help of his teachers and fellow students when he got there. He noticed a cold breeze and rushed into his house, not realising the strange man watching from a cross the road…

Please RER! By the way, the card in Blaze's DDC was… Volcanic Doomfire!! Mike would have been screwed if Blaze got that out! Thanks for the help and thanks to Bad Player for the inspiration! I'll add a chapter a week… hopefully!