G: Well, here goes nothing. I do not own any of the original Yu-Gi-Oh characters or monsters, although I do own my originals (of which you will see.) Also, please go easy on the spelling errors, my spell check is fried.

Luna City Central High

Garrett was sweating bullets as he made his way to the classroom noted on his schedule. Oh man, this is it. New school, new class... Focus Garrett! Just don't say anything stupid and you'll be fine... His hand shook like it was in the middle of an earthquake as he grabbed the door handle and turned. As the door opened, Garrett was temporarily blinded by the morning light blaring through the windows. As his eyes adjusted, he noticed the entire class was staring at him as he stood shielding his eyes.

Garrett quickly snapped his arm back to his side, blushing readily as the teacher turned to him. "Yes? Can I help you?" "Erm, yes, my name is Garret hart... I'm a new student transfer..." Garrett got a better look at his teacher. She was an attractve woman, likely somewhere in her thirties, with shoulder length brown hair and a pair of half-moon spectacles. "Ah yes, we've been expecting you. I'm Mrs. Gardner. Class-" She turned to the class. "This is Garrett Hart, our new student. I expect you all to make him welcome here. Garrett, why don't you tell us something about yourself?"

Garrett swallowed hard and took a stand in front of the class, all staring at him with varying levels of interest. A few people caught his eye. First and foremost, sitting in the middle rows, was a kid with the most ridiculous haircut garret had ever seen. It was spike hugely and then went into smaller curls in the front. "My Name is Garrett Hart..." There was a girl in the back row that looked positively bored. She was... very well endowed... She caught Garrett's glance at her cleavage and gave him a look that could only translate into instant death. He quickly averted his gaze. "I'm here from Terra City..." A spectacled kid in the fifth row fidgeted with an odd and large pendant around his neck. "Do you have any hobbies?" Mrs. Gardener asked. Garrett thought for a moment. "Well, I play Duel Monsters..."

Suddenly, all eyes where focused on him, double time. The Blonde in the back row dropped her glare for a second and sized him up. So did the kid with the haircut... So did...well, everybody. Ms. Gardner nodded. "Thank You Garrett. You may have a seat next to Yoshino." She motioned over to the kid with the big hair. He grinned as Garrett sat down. "Hey, Garrett, right? I'm Yoshino Moto, nice to meecha!"

The name Moto rang in the back of Garrett's head as he shook Yoshino's hand, but it didn't connect right away. It wasn't until Mrs. Gardener had started the lesson that it fell into place. The hair- he had seen it on the intercontinental Champion, the "Legendary Duelist"... Yugi Moto! MOTO! And that meant... Garrett cast a glance over to the spiky haired youth sitting next to him... The son of a legend.

The Day dragged on, new classes, new faces. But the fact that he was in a Moto's class...that just blew him out of the water... As the last bell rang and Garrett stepped outside to relish the cool evening air, Garrett relaxed. Now all he had to do was walk back home... As he made for the exit, a voice suddenly called out behind him. "Hey you! Oi! Pervert!" Garrett stopped and mentally kicked himself in the balls. Roving eyes get ripped out, you idiot... he thought to himself as he turned, and, sure enough, the blonde from first period was staring him down, her arms crossed and a rather severe expression on her face. She strode over until she was inches away from Garrett's face.

"Usually, I'd just follow a pervert like you and pulp you the moment that you went down a dark alley. But, seeing as how you duel..." She held a grin for a moment. "I think we can solve this in a more... civilized manner. Whadda ya say? Play the game, or I can just kick your ass here and now..."

Some choice. But garret grinned in spite of this. "Ok, You're on." He dropped his backpack and fished out the essential piece of dueling hardware: The duel disk.

"You're Funeral, buddy." She was grinning. Already, people where gathering around, some where even settling in. Garrett clipped on his duel disk and inserted his cards. Well, here goes nothing... His opponent did the same.

"Standard Rules, eight thousand LP each good for you?"

"Fine."

His opponent fished in her jeans for a minute, then looked though the crowd. "Anyone got a quarter?"

Suddenly, an older boy that Garrett recognized form his math class pushed his way though the crowd. He had dusty blonde hair and a somewhat sleepy demeanor to him. "Damnit Mira, cant you not fight people for a whole week? What did this poor guy do, may I ask?"

The girl scowled. "He got a nice log stare at me. Damn pervert..." The blonde sighed. "I can't exactly blame him sis, I mean, you don't exactly hide them..." 'Mira's' temper flared. "Damnit Jake, who's side are you on?"

Even the older boy was cowed. "Yours, sis." he glanced over at Garrett. "You did agree to this, right?" Garret, who had been watching the exchange in almost awe, nodded mutely. "Alright buddy. Your funeral. My sis is no newbie, after all..." With that, he handed Mira a quarter and retreated into the crowd, next to Yoshino and began talking with him. The crowd was growing impatient. "Start already!" was the rallying cry, and almost everyone was shouting his or her agreement.

Mira flipped the coin. "Call it!" "Heads!" She glanced the coin as it fell. "Oh, too bad. Tails. I go first."

The crowd grew silent as the classic call echoed across the schoolyard. "LET'S DUEL!"

Mira drew her five cards as the crowd started up again. " For my first move, I'll summon Harpy Lady #1!" At her words, a beautiful winged woman appeared with a bird-like shriek. (ATK/ 1300, DEF/1400) "And my Harpy Lady's Special ability increases all winged beast's attack power by 300 points!" The Harpy lady blew Garrett a kiss as her attack stat grew from 1300 to 1600. "Then I'll lay these two cards face down, and end my turn."

Quite the first move. Garrett stalled for a moment. After all, it had been a while since he had dueled in earnest. Back in Terra Town, he was skilled enough to take down almost anyone, and the game wasn't really wasn't that big there, meanwhile here in Luna, almost everyone had duel disks strapped on their arms as they watched. He shook his thoughts from his mind and looked at his hand. Garrett grinned. "I summon Strike Ninja in attack mode!" As he set the card down, a powerfully muscled ninja appeared in a flash in front of him and drew his paired kunai knives. (ATK/ 1700, DEF/ 1200) "I then set this card face down, and then attack!"

The strike ninja rushed in with his kunai, almost faster than the eye could see. Suddenly, he was behind the harpy, who screeched in shock as it shattered to pieces from a dual kunai strike. Mira grimaced as she took a measly 100 points of damage, bringing her life points to 7900. "Your turn."

"Seems you've got stones, after all. But your little ninja isn't gonna be around much longer." She drew another card, smiled, and activated it. "Field card! Harpy's Hunting ground!" There was suddenly a rushing of wind, as the arena became windswept and empty seeming... perfect for an aerial strike. "Then I summon Cyber Harpy!" Another harpy appeared, much like the last, but encased in glistening cybernetic armor. (ATK/1800, DEF/ 1600) "But that's not all! The hunting ground gives my Harpy a 200 attack point boost! That makes her a 2000 attacker! Chew on that! Now, I activate Pot of Greed!" A large, evilly grinning green pot appeared and spat out two cards to Mira. She laughed a megalomaniacal laugh at her cards, and then turned a cruel grin on Garrett, who suddenly felt even more nervous than he had in first period.

"It was only a matter of time... now, meet your maker! I activate elegant egotist!" Shining beams of light struck all around the cyber harpy. Garret and his Ninja watched in shock as the harpy laughed right along with its controller as it split thrice. Then, as sudden as it had come, the light ceased... and Garrett was faced with a squad of four harpies. "Meet my Harpy Lady Sisters!" The three newcomers all grinned, winked and laughed their screeching laughs down at Garrett. (ATK/1950, Def/ 2200- with Hunting Ground, ATK/2150) "Now my harpy sisters, destroy his puny ninja!" The harpies screeched and shot downward. The Strike Ninja Valiantly tried to defend himself, but was ripped to shreds under their assault. A slight blast of aftershock reminded Garrett that he had just had his life points decreased to 7550.

"But that's not it! Cyber harpy, show this pervert what happens when he pisses off a lady!" Garrett barely saw the Cyber Harpy launch down from the heavens, but he felt the impact. Even though it was just feedback the slashing fury of the harpy sent him sprawling, much to the gasps of the crowd. He had forgotten how much feedback hurts... His life points where dropping, stopping at 5550... Mira laughed tauntingly. "Had enough?"

Garrett contemplated giving up... Then remembered that promise, that he had made so long ago... Dusting himself off, he stood. "Hardly. I'm just getting started."

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Whoo, there we go, a shape of things to come. Tune in next time for the conclusion to the duel… What can Garrett do to turn the tides? Find out in the next exiting installment of Yu-Gi-Oh: Legacy of the Cards!