It was an average day in an average city. In this city, a youth was running through the streets. The youth's name was Oliver. He was your average fifteen year old. He was tall, tanned, and had a mop of brownish hair.

The reason why the youth was in a hurry was because he was going to be late for his application exam. But this wasn't any ordinary application exam. This application exam would determine whether or not he would enter the famous Duel Academy!

Yes, Oliver was an up-and-coming duelist with hopes of going to Duel Academy. He also had a twin sister who was also taking her application exam today. She was smart enough to go half-hour earlier. Oliver swore at himself as he ran through the streets, bumping into people, and gently shoving them out of the way. The building where the exams were being held was almost in the direct center of the city. So therefore, it was hard to get to.

Oliver made it to the building just in time. He signed a couple papers he was handed at a table outside the building quickly. He ran inside the building, and handed the papers to a woman, who then gave him a five page test.

"You'd better hurry." said the woman, "You only have seven minutes to complete the test." Oliver dashed to a near by table, and jotted down the answers as fast as he could. He finished the test, and turned it in with seconds to spare. He then ran into the main lobby of the building where the test results were posted. His sister Alexandra was waiting for him. She was your average teenage girl. She was the same height as Oliver, she long brown hair, and she was in a wheelchair.

"What took you Oliver?" she asked, leaning forward in her wheelchair.

"I….just….made….it!" huffed Oliver. He looked up at the score board to see his written test results. Out of 20 points, he got a 17, which wasn't bad. Besides, it really didn't matter what you got on the test. What was really important was the dueling test.

"How did you do on your test Alexandra?" asked Oliver.

"I got a 20!" she said happily. Oliver had been expecting that. Alexandra was a smart, and very good duelist. "I've also passed my dueling test as well."

"Will Mr. Oliver Hirano please report to arena D please?" someone said over the public address system. Oliver dashed to the auditorium. The duel examiner was waiting for him.

He was a tall, muscular man. He was wearing blue jeans, a blue trench coat, and black sunglasses.

"Good afternoon maggot." said the duel examiner rudely, "My name is Professor Higema. I will mop the floor with you today."

"Confident, aren't you." said Oliver, unaffected by Professor Higema's taunts. "Can we just get on with the duel?"

"Your funeral, maggot." said Professor Higema. They both drew five cards, and the duel began. Professor Higema went first. He drew a card.

"I'll summon Gear Golem the Moving Fortress in defense mode (800/2200). Then, I'll set one card facedown, and end my turn." Professor Higema.

Oliver drew a card. "I'll summon Marauding Captain in attack mode (1200/400). Now I'll activate Marauding Captain's effect. This effect allows me to special a level 4, or lower monster form my hand. I'll special summon Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke (1800/1000). Then I'll activate Mystical Space Typhoon, to destroy your facedown." A large gust of wind blew away Higema's facedown. "Now, Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke will attack your Gear Golem the Moving Fortress, and because of his effect, I can destroy your monster without taking battle damage." Sasuke ran forward, and destroyed Gear Golem the Moving Fortress. "Now, Marauding Captain will attack your life points directly!" Marauding Captain ran forward, and slashed Professor Higema. His life points dropped from 4000-2800. "I'll place one card facedown, and end my turn." finished Oliver.

"Good strategy, maggot." complemented Higema. He drew a card. "I'll summon Vorse Raider in attack mode (1900/1200). Then I'll activate the field spell No Trap Zone. This card makes it so you can't use trap cards!" Flashing lines appeared, and ran under Oliver's facedown card, witch was a Negate Attack. "Vorse Raider, destroy his Marauding Captain!" shouted Higema. Vorse Raider ran towards Marauding Captain, and destroyed it. Oliver's life points dropped from 4000-3300. "I'll place one card facedown, and end my turn." said Higema.

Oliver Drew a card. "I'll activate Reinforcement of the Army. This allows me to take a level 4 or lower warrior monster from my deck." He took out his deck, chose a card, shuffled his deck, and returned it to the deck slot. "Now, I'll summon Exiled Force in attack mode."

"I activate Trap Hole. This card will destroy your monster." said Higema. A large hole appeared under Exiled Force, and they fell into it.

"D'oh!" said Oliver, slapping himself in the head. "Anyway, I'll equip my Ninja Grandmaster Saskue will Divine Sword – Phoenix Blade. This will increase my monster's attack points by 300." Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke's attack points went from 1800-2100. "Sasuke will destroy your Vorse Raider!" Sasuke jumped forward, and destroyed Vorse Raider. Higema's life points dropped from 2800-2600. "I'll end my turn." finished Oliver.

Higema drew a card. "Since I'm not paying 500 life points, my No Trap Zone is destroyed. Now I'll activate Monster Reborn to bring back Vorse Raider." Vorse Raider appeared on the field. "Now I'll sacrifice him to summon Jinzo in attack mode (2400/1500). Jinzo will now destroy your Sasuke." Jinzo shot a ball of energy at Sasuke, and he was destroyed. "I'll end my turn." continued Higema.

Oliver drew a card. "I'll summon Elemental Hero Clayman in defense mode (800/2000). Then I end my turn."

Higema drew a card. "I'll summon Chainsaw Insect in attack mode (2400/0). Chainsaw Insect will destroy Clayman." Chainsaw Insect destroyed Clayman. "Due to Chainsaw Insect's effect, you can draw one card." Oliver drew a card. "Next Jinzo will attack your life points directly." Jinzo shot a ball of energy at Oliver, and his life points dropped from 3300-900. "I end my turn." said Higema.

Oliver drew a card. "I'll activate Pot of Greed, which allows me to draw two cards." Oliver drew two cards. "I'll activate Light Vortex. If I discard one card, I can destroy all of your face up monsters." Lighting blots rained from the sky and destroyed all of Higema's monsters. "Next I'll summon Mataza the Zapper in attack mode (1300/800). He will now attack you directly!" Mataza ran towards Higema, and slashed him. His life points dropped from 2600-1300. "Now, I'll activate Mataza's effect, which allows him to attack again!"

"What!?" shouted Higema.

"You heard me!" Oliver shouted back. "He can attack twice in a battle phase. So Mataza will attack you again!" Mataza ran towards Higema, and slashed him. Higema was knocked over and his life points dropped to 0.

"I win." Oliver said simply.

"Good duel, maggot." said Higema as he got up. "I don't think I need to say you passed, because it is pretty obvious. So I'll just say this. Welcome to duel Academy!"

Oliver smiled happily.

Up in the higher stands, four shadowy figures watched the applicants being tested.

"So why are we here again?" asked one of the figures.

"Simple." replied another figure, who appeared to be the leader, "we are scouting out for new recruits."

"So why haven't we done this before?" the first figure argued.

"Because," replied one of the other figures, "that one guy was here."

"Oh, you mean…." started the first figure.

"Shut up!" shouted the one who was the leader. "I said never mention his name again!"

The fourth figure, who was a woman, put her hand on the leader's shoulder. "Calm down master." She whispered.

"Right." said the leader. "Let's just sit back, and watch the show."

No one in the group said anything more.

Oh yeah. This is my second fanfiction!
No Trap Zone

type: Field spell

Image:a large roped off area with a sign saying "no traps"

Effect: As long as this card is face up on the field, your opponent can't activate any traps. During your stand-by phase, you must pay 500 life to keep this card in play. If you do not, this card is destroyed.