Good whatever time it is. Before we get the show on the road, some rules. People will duel with 4000 life points. Why? I don't play the game, but I do watch the show so I'm more used to duels with 4000 life points and duels with 8000 lp tend to get dragged out long. Xyz monsters and Synchro monsters will both appear.

I'll also use the term Xyz in order to stay loyal to the OCG. Number monsters are NOT the fragments of a spirit's memory from another realm in this story so they will be used, but without their Number. So Number 17: Leviathan Dragon will simply be called Leviathan Dragon. Otherwise, I would only be limited in which monsters I could use.

In the same aspect, I don't use a definite banlist. But I'll try to avoid broken cards. For instance, I'm not planning on using Dark Armed Dragon, but Mass Driver can be used. Cards that are only broken in OTK's, but that are fair in other situations will appear, but not in the aforementioned OTK's. Other cards, like Exodia and its pieces, will only be used in 1s. You'll see eventually which cards.

Overall, I'll mostly use TCG names, except when they are so utterly rediculous that using them would be an insult to the cards. I mean, Destiny HERO Captain Tenacious? That sounds like some bad brand of glue!

In favor of the terms 'Tribute', 'Tribute Summon', and 'Remove from Play' I'll use 'Release', 'Advance Summon', and 'Banish'. I like these terms better.

If I use a card that has not been released in the TCG, I'll list it at the end of the chapter. OCG only and anime/manga cards will only be listed in the chapter of their debut or, in case I changed its effect since its last appearance, at the end of each chapter used. Custom cards are listed at the end of each chapter they're used. This is for the people who are short of memory LOL.

If there are any questions, just ask them in your review. Please, review... The English used might not be as good as in other stories, but English is not my native language and, in school, I've only had three years of English education, so bare with me. Oh, and I don't own anything used, except for some cards used and the characters. Yu-Gi-Oh! and all other installments are property of Kazuki Takahashi-san. Yes, I just used an honorific... On with the show!

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Search of a Son
Chapter 1
Amazoness Scouts

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A Street in Neo Domino

"Aw man, he's late!" A tall teen with strawberry blonde hair under a skating helmet said. He wore a black button up shirt and jeans, and carried a small backpack on his back. The boy's name was Cornwall 'Corny' Creek and he was waiting for his best friend to arrive at the street where they would meet up, so they could head to the entrance exams of the Neo Domino University of Dueling and Entertainment. The exam was divided in three parts: A written exam to test common knowledge on the topics of History, Science, Maths, and Language; A duel against a Duel Proctor; And performing a small monologue or any other type of art. None of this was on the mind of Corny, however, as his friend was very late.

"WATCH OUT!" A certain voice shouted behind Corny. As Corny turned around to see the source of the panic, he could barely jump to the side on time to dodge the lavender haired teen that crashed into a trash can a moment later.

"TRUNKS, WHY ARE YOU SO LATE AND WHY DID YOU ALMOST MURDER ME!" shouted Corny at the boy, who was lying on the ground covered in trash and half-eaten sandwiches.

"Sorry dude, I just didn't sleep very good last night and I overslept this morning. As for why I almost murdered you, I'm still a bit sleepy, so I forgot how I had to stop a skateboard," answered Trunks, while trying to get some chewing gum out of his lavender undercut. "Man, I hate chewing gum."

Corny sighed. For some reason, Trunks was really unlucky with trash cans and chewing gum most of the time. "Wait," he started, "I have some peanut butter with me, so stop making it worse and then I will give it to you," he ended as he reached inside his backpack and took a brown pot out of it.

Later in a Street in Neo Domino

"Well, that was nice and refreshing," said Trunks as he brushed his hand thru his hair.

"You mean that this always happens, when you crash into a trash can, which, by the way, happens all the time," retorted Corny.

"Touché."

"Can we just go to the entrance exam?"

"Okidoki!"

"You're impossible."

"I know," said Trunks, as they skated of to their destination.

Entrance Exam Hall

'O my God, why is this taking so long,' a brown haired girl with multicoloured highlights and a black blouse thought. Her name was Elizabeth Gullies and she was waiting for her entrance duel.

"Is their something on your mind, Liz?" The girl next to her asked. She had short, brown hair and her dark skin tone indicated Latino heritage. She wore a pink tank top and a white skirt.

"No Tabby, I just think that this is taking too long. I mean, we have been waiting here for half an hour and neither of us has had their turn yet, so yeah…"

"Would Elizabeth Gullies please report to duel stadium 3b."

"Scrap what I just said," said Elizabeth, as she started to walk to the stadium.

"Good luck!"

"I don't need luck."

I know, but you can't blame me for being nice!"

Stadium 3b

"Hello, I'm professor Ralph Zouga. Are you Elizabeth Gullies?" A man with a blue bob and big earrings said.

"The one and only. Can we get started?" said Elizabeth, while preparing her Duel Disk. (ELP: 4000)

"Sure, Level 2, huh?" said Zouga. (ZLP: 4000)

"Of course, level 1 would only be boring. You can start off." Elizabeth said looking at her hand.

Zouga drew his first card. "I activate A Legendary Ocean!" The man yelled as a huge ruin of a great temple appeared and the field was flooded with holographic water.

"Seriously? I thought that level 2 would be a challenge, but instead I get an ALO-deck! Does that deck even contain Coelacanth?" sighed Elizabeth.

"Well no, bu-"

"Wow, the University is cheap this year."

"Well, I don't like your tone young lady. And to prove that this deck is good, I'll now summon the Spined Gillman!" he said before a blue, amphibian man with numerous spikes on his back shot out of the water holding his big pike in the air. (Lv: 3-2 / ATK 1300-1900)

"Turn end."

"Impressive, you managed to summon a level 2 monster with 1900 ATK. Too bad it won't stay on the field for all that long," said Elizabeth with a smirk as she drew her card.

"What do you mean?" said Zouga in slight panic.

"I play Sealed Mantra!" the girl said as an old, wooden box appeared in front of her. Then the box opened to reveal a scroll covered in ancient writings. "Then I summon Sealed Beast Nunurao!" The creature that appeared was lackluster to say the least. It was a small, limbless, reptilian creature with rocky armour on its head, torso and tail. (Lv: 2 / ATK: 500)

"And before you go and whine about the fact it's weak, I'll release it to advance summon Sealed Beast Momaw Saibon!" The little critter's armour expanded over the rest of its body and grew to the size of a cow. It burst open to reveal what could be best described as a snake with a ruby on its head and strong legs holding it of the ground. (Lv: 6 / ATK: 2000)

"I think someone has to read the rules regarding Advance Summoning again. You cannot Normal Summon twice in one turn and Advance Summoning is considered a form of Normal Summoning," lectured Zouga.

"Yeah, that's nice and all, but if you're referring to the summoning of Nunurao, that was a Special Summon. And now, Momaw Saibon devour his Gillman!" The beast shot out in excitement as it swallowed the amphibian creature whole.

"Not that I'm complaining, but why didn't my Life Points go down?" asked Zouga in amazement.

"This wasn't even its real attack. That will be now! Go, Cobra Striker!" At Elizabeth's command, the neck of the Reptile shot out like that of a cobra, started glowing with dark energy, and released a powerful blast, which shot the duel proctor to the ground, nine feet behind where he stood just a second ago. (ZLP: 4000-2000)

"Aww, that was painful. And, by the way, those Sealed Beasts of yours are broken. Free Special Summoning and destroying monsters without any cost! Gimme a break," ranted Zouga as he tried to stand up.

"I was wondering when you would start about that. You see, Sealed Beasts are treated as vanillas if Sealed Mantra isn't on the field. If it is, however, they gain their effects," retorted Elizabeth.

"Well, that's just nice for you," the proctor said with poison in his voice. "However, I do now know the weak spot in your tactic."

"You wouldn't believe how many people have said that to me. Not that it ever matters, I always beat them in the end. Set 3 cards. End turn." The girl answered in a grim tone as three face-downs appeared next to the Sealed Mantra.

A Random Square

"Face it, we're lost," said Corny.

"No, we're not lost. We've just been going around in circles without knowing where we are," retorted Trunks.

"That's the meaning of 'being lost', Terence Brivon!" fumed Corny.

"Really, we're using whole names now, heh."

"Whatever, can we just ask someone where we have to go?" said a very angry Corny as they skated around a corner.

"Found it," said Trunks as he pointed to a huge building with 'Neo Domino University of Dueling and Entertainment' above the main entrance.

"Well that's convenient."

Stadium 6b

"Okay, now you're gonna get it. I summon Warrior of Atlantis!" The new monster looked more humanoid than Gillman, but it still carried a large pike. (Lv: 4-3 / ATK: 1900-2100) "I activate Moray of Greed by returning Levia-Dragon Daedalus and Deep Sea Diva!" A large Pot of Greed appeared and a big, blue leviathan swam into it together with a singing mermaid. Then, out of the pot, three cards appeared that levitated into Zouga's hand.

'Awesome! I have Gravity Bind, Spiritual Water Art – Aoi, Torrential Tribute, and Prohibition. Now, all I have to do is destroy her Momaw Saibon with Warrior of Atlantis, set Gravity Bind, Torrential Tribute and Aoi, and on her turn, she will lose her drawn card by the effect of Aoi, and will have to pass.'

"Now my warrior, strike her beast with Atlantean Pike!" On command, the aquatic soldier hurled his pike towards the serpent, but the strike was absorbed into a big, magic cylinder and hurled back by an exact copy of the cylinder striking the man in the chest. (ZLP: 2000-0) (ELP: WINS)

"Don't you just love Magic Cylinder?" Elizabeth asked sarcastically.

"Welcome to the University. We hope that you will enjoy your stay and study here. You will receive your books later today," the fuming professor said in a tone that would scare even Obelisk the Tormentor.

Elizabeth, however, simply smirked and said, "It was a true pleasure to meet your acquaintance sir," while walking of the stage, towards her next exam.

University Main Hall

"Uhh, hello we're Cornwall Creek and Terence Brivon. We're here for the Entrance Exam," said Trunks to a very uninterested young lady behind a counter.

"Yeah whatever, go thru the left door. There are the written exams located. Then if you're done, you can go to the stadiums. There you will have to wait until your duel starts. And if you are finished, you will have to perform something that will be given to you then. Any questions?" She said while typing the boys' names and specifications out on her computer.

"Yeah, you wanna go on a date with me?" said Trunks seductively.

"Sorry, but I don't date Dragonball rip-offs.

"Who smell like peanut butter," she added as she sniffed the air.

"Hey it was either this, or chewing gum in my hair!" exclaimed an insulted Trunks.

"C'mon, let's just take that written exam," said Corny, while trying to drag a flailing Trunks with him.

"Fine, but it's your loss if you don't want to date me!" the lavender haired teen yelled.

"I'll see you later, Trunks Brief!" the girl said laughing.

"My last name is BRIVON!" yelled Trunks who was at the point of going Super Saiyan.

"C'mon, man. People are staring at us," said Corny in a last effort to prevent a massacre.

Entrance Exam Hall

"Would Tabitha Kennedy please report to duel stadium 3a?

"And could someone bring some sedatives to the main hall? We have a… situation there."

'A situation? Ahh well, better get to my duel,' thought Tabby as she stood up and walked to the stairs… Where she got hit by team of doctors who were dragging a lavender haired boy tied to a brancard.

'Ouch, that hurt.'

Stadium 3a

When she got to the stadium, she was met by a crimson haired woman. "Hello, I take it that you are Tabitha Kennedy? I'm professor Sarah Tosurus and I'll be your duelling proctor today," said the woman.

"Okay, let's get started," said Tabby activating her Duel Disk. (TaLP: 4000)

"Sounds good, and since you are technically the challenger, I can start." (ToLP: 4000)

"Sure, I'll win no matter what!" said Tabby in confidence.

"Well, at least you have fate in your abilities. You'll need them after all as I activate Jurassic World!" yelled Tosurus as numerous palm trees and ferns grew around the two duelists.

"Pretty Field Spell you got out," said Tabby.

"Thanks, but that isn't all I'm gonna do this turn, I'll also summon Hydrogeddon!" A big mass of brown water spouted out of the ground and formed into a reptilian shape with four legs. (Lv: 4 / ATK: 1600 – 1900)

"I'll throw down a face-down and end my turn," said Tosurus with a smile.

"Okay, watch out, I draw! I'll set a monster on the defense and two face-downs. You can go now miss Tosurus," said Tabby.

"Well, that was a little less then I thought that you would do. But a good defense is often the best offense, so I'll need to watch out when I summon Black Veloci!" This monster looked more like a dinosaur then the monster she had summoned before. It was a black velociraptor with small purple feathers and yellow claws and spikes covering its body. (Lv: 4 / ATK: 1800-2100)

"Hydrogeddon, attack with Spiral Surge!" A blast of brown water washed away the four winged angel that appeared. (Lv: 4 / DEF: 800)

"I'll use Shining Angel's effect to summon… Shining Angel!" Another four winged angel appeared in attack mode. (Lv: 4 / ATK: 1400) It wasn't the only monster that appeared. One Hydrogeddon took its place beside its carbon copy. (Lv: 4 / ATK: 1600-1900)

"Now my Hydrogeddon, attack the Shining Angel opposite of you with Spiral Surge!" After the huge wave of brown water had past, another seraph had taken his kin's place opposite of the newest Hydrogeddon. (TaLP: 4000-3500) (Lv: 4 / ATK: 1400) (Lv: 4 / ATK: 1600-1900)

"Okay, this is starting to get really annoying," said Tosurus as a torrent of water graced the field for the third time that turn, slamming into the four winged fellow. (TaLP: 3500-3000)

"Well, look at the bright side," started Tabby, "Jurassic World now gets properly watered. Oh, and I use Angel's effect to summon Phantom Beast Cross-Wing!" This monster also had four, golden wings, but they were connected to the eagle's body on the shoulders and hips. The beast-warrior lacked legs. (Lv: 4 / ATK: 1300)

"Okay, first you bump out fairies and now you come with a beast-warrior. Your deck really goes all over the place," said Tosurus. "Regardless, my Veloci will now shred it with Serrated Slash!" The velociraptor shot forward in excitement and bit the eagle clean out off the air, after which it simply swallowed the poor, avian creature. (ATK: 2100-2500) (TaLP: 3000-1800)

"Turn end. Show me something girl," taunted Tosurus.

"So you wanna see something? I'll show you something! I activate my face down Call of the Haunted to bring back my Cross-Wing and chain the Inferno Reckless Summon I set last turn to bring out two more Cross-Wings!" yelled Tabby as three of the golden eagles flew over in formation and started to circle high above the two duelists. Of course, another roaring Black Veloci emerged from the woods causing the other velociraptor to roar as well. (Lv: 4 / ATK: 1300)X3 (Lv: 4 / ATK: 1800-2100)

"I Release all three my Cross-Wings to Advance Summon Beast King Barbaros with his effect to destroy all cards you control!" The forest the two duelist stood in started to shake heavily as the three circling eagles turned into one big, round portal of light. From it, a tornado of sand shot down to the ground. Inside, a BIG, centaur-shaped shadow could be seen. The being roared and the sand shot outwards, striking and eroding the forest and the twin velociraptors. The Hydrogeddons, however, were simply evaporated, leaving Tosurus with nothing that could protect her from the behemoth's wrath... (Lv: 8 / ATK: 3000)

"I'm somewhat sorry to do this, but attack her directly with Rage of the Beast King! And please go a little easy on her." The Beast King brought his lance down and poked the duel proctor with it. (ToLP: 4000-1000)

"Well that was gentle," said Tabby in amazement. "You can go now."

"Thanks for going easy on me," said Tosurus. "But that won't mean I'm going to quit. I throw down a face down and summon Tyranno Infinity!" The dinosaur that appeared this time looked rather normal for a dinosaur, but it had two curved horns on his head. (Lv: 4 / ATK: ?-0)

"I end my turn" said Tosurus. 'This will decide if Tabby is smart and resourceful enough to pass this test.'

"I draw!" said Tabby as she looked at her hand. Book of Moon, Emergency Provisions, Phantom Beast Wild-Horn, and Skill Drain. 'Strange, why did she summon a monster that relies on banished monsters for his power if she doesn't have any. Maybe that face-down will banish them when I attack. Oh, I know!' "I summon Phantom Beast Wild-Horn!" she said as a humanoid, tribal-looking moose with a horn shaped scimitar appeared. (Lv: 4 / ATK: 1700-2600)

" Cross-Wings are deemed so beautiful by the other Phantom Beasts that even their spirits inspire the other Phantom Beasts to fight their hardest. In game terms, they grant the Phantom Beasts on the field 300 ATK while in the Graveyard. Now, I'll set one card and use Emergency Provisions to send Call of the Haunted and my face down to the grave to get almost back at the starting amount." A face down appeared at her feet and started to turn into a cookie together with the useless Call of the Haunted. They floated into Tabby's hand, who ate them. (TaLP: 1800-3800)

"Ugh, one of them tasted like it had been buried underground and the other just didn't have any taste. Now Wild-Horn, attack Tyranno Infinity with Big Strike!" The moose shot towards the dinosaur holding its scimitar high in the air.

"I activate my face-down Survival Instinct and banish all four dinos in my Graveyard to gain 1600 Life Points and to let my Tyranno gain 4000 ATK!"

"Not if I flip Tyranno Infinity face-down with my Book of Moon!" reacted Tabby as Tyranno Infinity was clamped inside the Book of Moon, which turned into a face-down.

"NOOOOO!," yelled Tosurus whose Life Points got a useless boost. (ToLP: 1000-2600)

Wild Horn, who had reached the face-down Tyranno Infinity, easily cut the card in half and proceeded to the crimson haired female only to burp in her face. (ToLP: 2600-0) (TaLP: WINS)

"In case you're wondering, Wild-Horn inflicts piercing damage," said Tabby to a puzzled Tosurus.

"Welcome to the University. We hope that you will enjoy your stay and study here. You will receive your books later today," said Tosurus, who had calmed down a little bit.

"Okay," said a psyched Tabby to her new favourite teacher while walking of the stage.

Infirmary

"Finally, you woke up," said an annoyed Corny to waking up Trunks, who was tied to a bed, before leaving the room.

"Can you untie me, please."

A man in a suit walked in. "No, he can't Terence. In fact, we shouldn't even let you take the Entrance Exam. But, since you're technically not even in the University, I'll give you one chance to get in, but you will have to duel me, with my real deck, no test decks, no going easy."

Trunks sighed in relief. "Thank you very much, but even though I don't wanna be buzzkill, I have to ask: Who are you?"

"I am Chancellor Ben Gullies. I run the school and I'm the person who is responsible for everything that happens. I'll be expecting you to duel me in two hours in the main stadium," the man said before leaving the room.

Trunks smirked. "Well, this is gonna be fun... AND COULD SOMEONE PLEASE UNTIE ME!"

University Main Hall

'Man, they have some great coffee here,' thought Corny as he sipped his drink. 'Wait a minute, is that who I think it is!'

As Corny walked up to the teen, he saw that he was right. The teen was in fact Pryce Konami. After all, the red mohawk and the green eyes concealed by those small, jade glasses couldn't belong to anyone else. "Hey Pryce, how are you?"

As the green dressed boy turned around, a big smile and a small blush appeared on his face. "Hey Corny! I'm great. I just had my written exam and I think I did pretty well on it. Honestly though, I'm not even allowed to be here. I should be waiting for my turn to take the duel. I just sneaked past the guards to get some coffee."

"Well, I didn't expect you to do something like that," said Corny with a friendly punch to Pryce's shoulder.

"That isn't the only thing that you wouldn't expect to come from me," the red haired teen said as the small blush on his face became bigger.

"Yeah, I have the same problem."

"So..."

"Yeah..."

"Would Pryce Konami please report to duel stadium 2a"

"Oh, that's my cue! Wish me good luck!" the red head duelist said as he ran of to the stadium.

"Good luck," said Corny. 'I'm such an idiot.'

Infirmary

'C'mon, there has got to be a law against this!' thought a struggling Trunks as he tried to loosen the belts that kept him down. 'And besides, I'm not even violent! At least as long as people don't compare me to Trunks Brief. So what if I have the same hair colour! I know dozens of blonde people and none of them ever get compared to Naruto. So what if I have the same hairstyle as him! Trunks Brief has it grown out from time to time and the only reason I have it this way is that I like the cool breeze underneath it.

'Wait, I'm losing the feeling in my butt!'

Duel Stadium 2a

"Hello sir," said Pryce to a man with spiky, green hair.

"Hello sonny, there you are. Pryce Konami I assume? I'm Xander Pridestone, your duel proctor for this duel. Level 1, right?"

"Yeah, I don't want to make it to hard on myself. My main reason for coming here are the great acting teachers anyway," said a blushing Pryce. (PryLP: 4000)

"Really? I feel flattered, sonny, cuz I happen to be one of the acting teachers," said a smiling Pridestone. (PriLP: 4000)

"DUEL!" they shouted in unison.

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FAKE CARDS:

SEALED BEAST NUNURAO
Type: Reptile/Effect
Attribute: Dark
Level: 2
ATK: 500
DEF: 800
Card Description: This card is considered a Normal Monster when in the Graveyard, on the field, or in your hand when you do not control a "Sealed Mantra". If you control at least 1 "Sealed Mantra", it is treated as an Effect Monster with the following effect:
* You may Special Summon this card from your hand.
This monster first appeared in the GX manga used by Amon. Rights go to the creators of the manga. The idea of a gemini styled usage of the Sealed Beasts was the idea of Cyber Commander.

SEALED BEAST MOMAW SAIBON
Type: Reptile/Effect
Attribute: Dark
Level: 6
ATK: 2,000
DEF: 1,900
Card Description: This card is considered a Normal Monster when in the Graveyard or on the field when you do not control a "Sealed Mantra". If you control at least 1 "Sealed Mantra", it is treated as an Effect Monster with the following effect:
* Once per turn, during your turn, you may destroy 1 face-up Monster.
This monster has been made by Cyber Commander. It appeared in his story Schadowchasers: Torment. All rights for it go to him.

SEALED MANTRA
Continuous Spell
Image: A scroll spilling out of an old-fashioned scroll case.
Card Description: Increase the ATK of all Monsters you control by 0 points.
This spell first appeared in the GX manga used by Amon. Rights go to the creators of the manga.

A/N (again): Special thanks to Metal Overlord 2.0 for test reading the concept chap and giving me some advice as to improve what was already there. He was right, the first version of Tabby's duel was bad... well, not really bad, but not as good as this version... :)

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Pryce: Seriously, you end it when it is starting to get good, huh?

Growing Pinecone: Hey, I have to break it of somewhere! Besides, people that are tired of reading can start next chap with new energy and can cheer you on full out.

Tabby: Pinecone does have a point in that. And he told me that he now has time to rework your deck. Space Fighters don't really fit you anyway.

Trunks: How long will I be tied up?

Growing Pinecone: At least next chapter.

Trunks: Aww.

Growing Pinecone: I'm not gonna get you untied faster if you go all pitiful.

Corny: *Crouches in a corner rubbing the floor with his finger with a dark aura hovering above his head* I'm such an idiot...

Elizabeth: Yeah, whatever... Can I do the preview?

Tabby: Only if you act a bit nicer to others.

Growing Pinecone: I agree with Tabby.

Elizabeth: Oh, hush it! YOU were the one who designed me.

Tabby: Okay you are not doing the preview! I choose Pryce.

Growing Pinecone: Wait! Don't I get a say in this?

Tabby: No... Okay, Pryce, take it away!

Pryce: Will Pryce's small fish from the sea and sky be capable of besting the big dinos that rule the land and can Corny handle the complex strategy of a 60 card deck that he didn't even build on his own? See it next time on...

All: Yu-Gi-Oh! Search of a Son!

Elizabeth: You'll have to pay extra if you want me to say that again... And did Pryce just tell the readers what deck he uses?

Pryce: Whoops.

Growing Pinecone: Pryce, don't worry I don't think the readers get the reference. But I'd love to see them try... *challenge!*