Silver: Well, all, it's a new year, and after almost a month of nothing being uploaded on this channel (partly due to laziness), I'm back with a new fanfic. But this time I'm not alone. Sempai, would you care to introduce yourself to the good people?

KKD: Ohaiyo, Konichiwa, Konbanwa, or whatever time of day it is for ya, hello to you all, minna-san. ...What'd you think of my new opening catchphrase, kouhai?

Silver: *shrugs* Okay, I guess. A bit long. Anyways, you may recognize this guy as Kamen Keyblade Duelist/KKD Silver/Sempai, and seeing as I have done a collab with him already on his profile, it's now my turn! So, Sempai, what do you think of the Yu-Gi-Oh card game franchise?

KKD: Pretty cool. I played it myself for a while, but it got a bit too complex for me. You know, with all the extra rules they add in and all that.

Silver: I guess so. Though, I personally really like Synchro and Xyz Monsters, which will show up in this fanfic, of course. I remember watching GX as a kid and how nostalgic it was for me. Jaden was honestly a character I could relate to, seeing as I acted similar to how he did. Anyways, I thought of this idea back last year, and I'm finally putting it into fruition with a little help. Thanks, by the way, Sempai.

KKD: No problem. I mean, I attempted a Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's crossover at one point with my group known as Team Toku Sonic, but we lost inspiration for a while, so this might help me get my Yu-Gi-Oh! fix again. And for those of you following MvC 5D's, I'm not sure when I'll get back to it.

Silver: Anyways, let's get this thing started right from the get-go. Usual Disclaimers apply… you ready, Sempai?

KKD: You know it. It's time to Get Your Game On!

"Um… Let's see… is this thing on? Oh, good. Well, this is the first of my video journals that I will record every week or so… so, to anyone who will watch this besides me, the name's Kai Yuuto! Though, most people in the dueling community call me Ace. I hail from New Domino City, and in this city, the card game of Duel Monsters is King!"

The room this kid Kai was in was painted in a shade of green, but there were posters of all sorts of cards with various monsters on them. Also, the pride and joy of this kid were the three posters in the center of the wall behind him, each being of modern Dueling history's greatest duelists: Yugi Moto, Seto Kaiba, and Jaden/Yuki . Each poster had their signature monster behind them, Yugi had Dark Magician, Kaiba had Blue Eyes White Dragon, and Jaden had Elemental Hero Neos. Kai himself wore a grey t-shirt and jeans. His hair stuck out wildly and was red with a gold streak in it, which matched his orange eyes very well.

"Today I'm going to Duel Academy! I'm so excited, I can barely contain myself! I'm sure I'll meet a lot of new friends, and there will be so many new people to duel! I can't even believe I got accepted… I would think Kasumi would be the only one to get the acceptance letter… but, it seemed after I met this guy at one of the local dueling arenas in the city…"

Kai looked around as he ran through the streets of New Domino City. Strapped to his wrist was an old-school device that had a circular portion with a screen to show some numbers while it had some sharp edged tray, split in two, with blue "zones" each with a red triangle in them. Multiple buildings could be seen in the distance, many of them even reaching the sky. But the one he was most interested in was the domed building at the center, where a lot of people in New Domino fought in Duels.

"Get ready, people, because Ace is coming at ya!" he yelled, as he ran into the building. However, he felt a thud as he hit a man in front of him, causing him to fall to the ground and his cards to scatter around him.

"Oof! Sorry about that, sir…" Kai apologized, trying to pick his cards off the ground.

"Huh, Déjà vu. You a duelist?" the man asked Kai.

"Yeah, I am. I want to become one of the best duelists in the world! Hey, you look familiar…"

"I do? Interesting. You know, I've heard about you from other duelists… Kai, right? You sound like you got potential," the man noted.

"You think I have potential?" Kai asked, "I'm not that special. My twin sister is the real genius. She's the one who got accepted into Duel Academy…"

"I see," the man replied, reaching into his bag and pulling an envelope out along with a card. "Here. Take these. You'll find great uses for them, I'm sure."

Kai looked at the card, which had an orange background of an effect monster on it. The monster on the picture was one that looked similar to Elemental Hero Neos, only smaller. He looked at the description to see Gemini written in the type description, which was the monster type he loved so much.

"You're giving me this?" Kai asked.

"Sure. That monster reminds me of one of my favorites. I know you'll use it well…"

Kai then looked at the envelope, opening it to find a Duel Academy symbol on it. It was an acceptance letter to Duel Academy!

"This… you're letting me join Duel Academy?!" Kai gasped, hardly believing his eyes.

"Well, there are some positives to being the Chancellor at Duel Academy," the man replied with a wink.

Kai then gasped as he suddenly realized who this person was. "You're the legendary Duelist, Jaden Yuki!"

"You got it, kid. Despite what the records say of you, you'll make a great duelist. Trust me, I was in a position similar to yours before I joined Duel Academy," Jaden confirmed, his brown eyes and warm smirk under the familiar head of brown hair making Kai smile like he never had before.

"I won't let you down, Mr. Yuki!" Kai stated, smiling up at the man.

"… I mean, meeting the legendary Jaden Yuki was lucky enough, but getting an acceptance letter from him to go to one of the greatest dueling schools in the world?! That's…"

"Kai, we gotta go! The plane to Duel Academy leaves in an hour, and we need to be at the airport before then!" a female voice shouted from downstairs.

Kai sighed, then yelled back. "Coming, Nee-san! Well, guess that's my log for this week. This is Kai Yuuto, signing off for now. Let's rock!"

Kai sat down in the plane seat, anxiously waiting for the flight to land. He could see in the distance the far island that was Duel Academy. He looked over to his side, where a seat that his sister was sitting in was empty.

"How long is she gonna take in there?" Kai groaned, "Is the women's bathroom on this plane really that fancy?!"

He looked down at his clothes, which were the same except for he was now wearing a red jacket that had white along the collarbone, which signified Kai as a part of the Slifer Red Dorm. Most of the students start out here, and rank up to the Ra Yellow or Obelisk Blue if they prove their dueling skills. Kai didn't really care, considering how Jaden was a Slifer all throughout his time at Duel Academy, and made a name for the rank and dorm.

Finally, the bathroom door opened, revealing a blond haired female teen the same age as Kai, who had cyan highlights in her hair, wearing a white sleeveless shirt similar in design to Kai's uniform, with blue trim where Kai's was white, and a blue miniskirt and royal blue boots. The girl also wore blue glasses that gave her a more intelligent look, as if she could tell what you were thinking just by looking at you.

"So, what do you think?" the girl asked, twirling in a circle.

"Kassie, you took 20 minutes in the bathroom to change into that?" Kai sighed.

"Whatever…" the girl, Kasumi, rolled her eyes, sitting down next to Kai and pulling out her laptop.

"Man, I wonder what kind of Duelists we're going to meet at the Academy…" Kai wondered, trying to contain his excitement.

"Probably really powerful ones. Though, with my deck strategies and knowledge of all things dueling, I should ace the grades easily," Kasumi bragged.

"You're too full of yourself, Nee-san."

"Hey, is it not I who got into the Obelisk Blue dorm by my pre-academy Duel Test alone?"

"Honestly, I didn't really understand why I had to do that. I still won."

"Barely. Didn't you have 100 life points left or something?"

"Hey, a win is a win, and that's all I need."

As they were walking down, they noticed someone else walking by, specifically it was a girl in a Slifer red uniform, which consisted of a red sleeveless jacket, similar to Kai's, but it was more or less like a vest in that sense as she had a blue t-shirt underneath, and black jeans with red and white sneakers. Her blue hair with red highlights was styled up in a ponytail to show off her emerald green eyes.

"Well, you're quite the spirited type, aren't you?" the girl chuckled, smiling at Kai.

"Uh…" Kai stuttered, somewhat dazed by the Slifer Red Student's beauty.

Kasumi sighed and rolled her eyes. "Please ignore my moronic brother. Hi, I'm Kasumi, but you can call me Kassie, and this is Kai…"

"Nice to meet you both. Name's Hana. Seems your brother's in Slifer Red, huh?" the girl figured, "You a returning student?"

"We're twins. I'm just in Obelisk Blue because of my high Duel scores," Kasumi bragged.

"Wow! Talk about lucky. Most first-years start at either Slifer or Ra if they're skilled enough, and then they have to work their way up to the higher ranked dorms like Obelisk," Hana noted.

"And yet I've beaten you in a duel more often than not, Kassie," Kai stated, sticking his tongue at his twin.

"Oh, grow up, Kai! It was only twice," Kasumi retorted.

"Will you both just keep quiet!" a fourth voice snapped as a male student in an outfit like Kai's approached them.

The difference between this guy and Kai was, first off, he was taller than Kai for one, and he also had some sort of fedora over his cobalt blue hair while his eyes were covered by a pair of sunglasses, and his left hand had a black glove covering it for some reason.

"Geez, some students argue over everything when it comes to dorms. Does it really matter? It's just a place to stay while on the island, it's not like it's a life or death scenario," the male student groaned, slightly adjusting his fedora.

"Hey, we were arguing about who was the better duelist, not Dorms…" Kai responded.

"Well, there's no need to argue over who's better by talking. Save it for the actual duels!" the male growled.

Hana sighed, as he walked in front of the male. "Please excuse my brother. He can get a bit grumpy at times," she stated, sticking her tongue at him.

"You're not helping my mood right now, sis," the male sighed, removing his sunglasses for a bit revealing emerald green eyes. "I was just trying to relax when I heard these two arguing like they were."

"Sorry to disturb you, dude. I'm Kai! Nice to meet you," Kai stated, holding out his hand to the male.

"Takeshi," the male replied, simply slapping it like it was a sort of high-five before quickly removing his fedora to wipe the sweat from his brow, shortly revealing red highlights in it before putting it back on along with his sunglasses.

"I'm Kasumi, but you can call me Kassie. So, what kind of cards do you run, Takeshi?" Kasumi asked.

Takeshi only shrugged before pulling out one card from his deck box on his belt and showing the back of it to his fellow first-years.

"You really want to see it?" he asked. "You'll have to duel me first."

"Oh yeah! I can't wait!" Kai shouted, "I'll show you the power that my cards hold within them!"

This brought a smirk to Takeshi's face.

"Now that's what I like to hear from a duelist, no need for words, just action… too bad we have to land first."

"Well, wait no more, guys, because here we are!" Kasumi exclaimed as she pointed out the window. The island was closer than ever now, and a large domed building could be seen in the center of the island.

"There it is! Duel Academy!" Kai shouted, nearly jumping out of his seat. However, just as he shouted out, the plane began to dip, causing his head to knock into the ceiling.

"Attention, new students, we are making our descent onto Duel Academy," the intercom suddenly blared, "Please fasten your seat belts."

Kai fell back into his seat, his eyes seeing stars and Winged Kuribohs all over the place.

"Oh, brother…" Kasumi sighed, strapping her brother in for the descent.

Takeshi and Hana were in their seats very quick and fastened themselves up just as quick as the plane began to land.

Kai looked around, wondering what was going on. What he saw in front of him looked like outer space… but not space. Kai then looked in surprise as he realized he wasn't suffocating here.

"Is this a dream?" he asked himself, looking into the distance. There was a small planet, which looked somewhat similar to Earth. Kai tried to fly closer, but the planet suddenly exploded around him. Just then, a strange dark creature lunged out at him. Kai tried to shield himself from the attack with his arms, but a white figure suddenly intercepted and knocked the monster away. Kai looked at his savior, which was a silver-looking warrior with red and blue on his armor. He was around Kai's size, and reminded him a lot of the card he obtained from Jaden.

"Neos Alius?" he wondered aloud. Just then, the dark warrior returned, but Neos Alius retaliated, charging at the warrior and creating a blinding light. As Kai's eyes recovered, he saw a warrior similar to Neos Alius, but much taller and holding a shield

More dark creatures rushed from the remains of the planet. The armed warrior nodded to Kai, then rushed off to face the creatures.

Kai's eyes suddenly shot wide open. He looked around to see that he was back on the plane. He looked out the window to see Duel Academy right outside and the plane door open. As he was about to get up out of his seat, though, a card fell out of his lap and onto the floor. Kai slowly picked the card up, which had a picture of the armed warrior he had seen in his dream. The border of the card around the picture was purple, symbolizing the card as a Fusion Monster.

"Elemental Hero Neos Knight…" Kai said aloud.

"Kai!" shouted Kasumi from outside, ""Hurry up and get out here so you guys can duel!"

"Coming!" Kai replied, grabbing his new Duel Academy Duel Disk from underneath his seat and rushing out of the plane and onto the dock. Outside stood Kasumi, Hana, and Takeshi, who had his Duel Disk ready and strapped to his arm.

"Hope you're ready to get schooled, kid," Takeshi smirked, activating his Duel Disk, causing the trap to form one solid piece.

"You know it! Bring it on!" Kai replied, activating his Duel Disk as well.

"DUEL!" they shouted as they each drew five cards, ready to begin.

Kai (K) LP: 4000

Kai's Hand: 5

Takeshi (T) LP: 4000

Takeshi's Hand: 5

"To keep the suspense up a bit longer, and since I'm such a good guy, I'll let you go first," Takeshi told Kai.

"Alright! Let's do it!" Kai replied, drawing a card from the deck slot along with the five cards in his hand. "I'll start off by playing the spell card Double Summon, allowing me an additional summon this turn. Then, I summon Blazewing Butterfly in attack mode!" he then placed a card on the monster zone, summoning out a giant butterfly with wings of fire.

Blazewing Butterfly: Insect/Gemini Monster, Fire Attribute, 1500 ATK, 1500 DEF

"A butterfly? Is that all you got? I've seen better looking monsters from the Battle City Tournament reruns," Takeshi scoffed.

"I've never seen that kind of card before…" Hana stated.

"It's a Gemini Monster. They're Kai's specialty," Kassie informed, adjusting her glasses and smiling.

"I then summon Gemini Scorpion, and with his effect, I summon one level 4 or lower Gemini Monster from my hand, and I choose Evocator Chevalier!" Kai shouted, summoning two more monsters, one was two warriors in scorpion-like armor with red and blond hair, and the other was a warrior in red armor and a mask.

Gemini Scorpion: Warrior/Effect Monster, Earth Attribute, 1600 ATK, 400 DEF

Evocator Chevalier: Warrior/Gemini Monster, Fire Attribute, 1900 ATK, 900 DEF

"I set two cards face-down, and end my turn," he stated, before two cards facing toward the floor.

K LP: 4000

K Hand: 1

T LP: 4000

T Hand: 5

"So, three monsters out on the field, huh? Big whoop," Takeshi scoffed, drawing his sixth card. "Well, I suppose I'll pull a page from your book and use my own Double Summon. And I'll use it to summon Hieratic Dragon of Nuit along with Alexandrite Dragon!"

With that, Takeshi summoned a dragon that had a near humanoid appearance, but the skin was more like it was made of blue light, and on top of that were pieces of golden armor. Next to it was a dragon with scales that, when reflecting the light, looked almost like a rainbow, and had a white underbelly.

Hieratic Dragon of Nuit: Dragon/Effect Monster, Light Attribute, 1700 ATK, 900 DEF

Alexandrite Dragon: Dragon Monster, Light Attribute, 2000 ATK, 100 DEF

"And with that, I'll place two cards face-down, and I'll end my turn," Takeshi replied as two cards appeared, similarly to how Kai's did.

K LP: 4000

K Hand: 1

T LP: 4000

T Hand: 2

"What, no attacks? Fine. I'm just getting warmed up, and your Hieratic Dragons are going down!" Kai shouted, drawing a card.

"Oh, you have no idea what you're dealing with, Kai…" Hana chuckled.

"What do you mean by that?" Kasumi asked Hana.

"Oh, you'll see," Hana smirked.

"I play the spell card Foolish Burial, sending one monster card to my graveyard. Which one? You'll have to find out," Kai smirked, as he searched his deck and placed a card in his graveyard, "Then, I use up my normal summon in order to Gemini Summon Blazewing, activating its effect! Gemini Mode, Activate!"

Just then, Blazewing Butterfly's fiery wings expanded to twice their length, and the insect seemed more menacing than before.

"Gemini Summon?!" Takeshi gasped, unable to believe what was happening.

"Yep. Gemini Monsters have a special effect where they can use a normal summon to activate their hidden abilities. I now activate Blazewing's effect! By tributing my Butterfly, I can special summon one monster from my Graveyard, and I'm choosing the one I got rid of before…" Kai shouted, as Blazewing Butterfly suddenly wrapped itself in its wings, creating a fiery tornado that swirled in the insect's spot.

"Rise from the Ashes! Come forth, Phoenix Gearfried!" As the fire died down, a larger warrior compared to Evocator Chevalier appeared on the battlefield, wielding a giant sword and shield.

Phoenix Gearfried: Warrior/Gemini Monster, Fire Attribute, 2800 ATK, 2200 DEF

"N-Nani?!" Takeshi gasped.

"Oh, he's in for it now. Phoenix is one of Kai's best cards," Kasumi remarked, smiling at her brother.

"I've never seen a warrior monster like that…" Hana gasped, amazed by the mighty appearance of Phoenix Gearfried.

"I then equip the spell card Lightning Blade to Phoenix Gearfried, increasing his attack points by 800! Phoenix, attack his Alexandrite Dragon!" Kai shouted, attacking the sparkly dragon on Takeshi's side of the field.

"Not so fast! I activate the Trap Card Mirror Force!" Takeshi shouted as one of his face-downs flipped up, creating a mirror-like barrier before Phoenix Gearfried.

"You think that will destroy my Monsters?" Kai smirked, as the lightning sword disappeared in Phoenix Gearfried's hands as he drew his other sword to slash through the mirror-like barrier, "When Phoenix was summoned thanks to Blazewing's effect, it also activated his Gemini Mode, and when a Spell or Trap card is activated, I can destroy one Equip card to negate the effect! Attack!" Phoenix Gearfried then swung straight at Alexandrite Dragon, causing the luminescent dragon to turn to sparkly blue dust. As well, the number on Takeshi's Duel Disk decreased from 4000.

K LP: 4000

K Hand: 0

T LP: 3200

T Hand: 2

"I was kinda hoping you'd do something like that. Without that sword of his, I don't take as much damage," Takeshi smirked.

"Don't forget, I have two more monsters on the field. Evocator, take out his Hieratic Dragon!" Kai shouted, the warrior then drawing his sword to slash at Takeshi's other dragon.

"Not so fast, WABOKU!" Takeshi shouted, activating a spell to end the attack.

"Wait… why didn't you activate that the first time?" Kai wondered aloud.

"Timing, kid; I have to wait for the opportune moment," Takeshi replied, removing his glasses.

"Well, it won't save your monster for long. Considering my hand is a bit low, I'll activate one of my Face-Downs, Gemini Spark! I can tribute a Gemini Monster to destroy one card on the field, then draw a card." Kai replied, as Evocator suddenly ran forth, bursting into flames in front of Takeshi's Hieratic Dragon, destroying them both.

Kai then drew a card as he saw Takeshi look at him in disbelief. "How do you like that? My Gemini Monsters can beat any kind of cards any day! I'll end my turn here."

K LP: 4000

K Hand: 1

T LP: 3200

T Hand: 2

Takeshi seemed to scowl, but then Kai noticed something off… instead of growling in irritance… Takeshi was… laughing?

"Huh? What's Takeshi laughing about?" Kasumi asked.

"You really think my Hieratic Dragons are my main monsters?!" Takeshi responded, tossing his fedora to his sister before drawing his next card, "Gloves off, kid, 'cause now it's time I bring forth one of my favorites! First, I'll summon Kaibaman!"

Much to Kai's and Kasumi's surprise, a figure similar to the famous Seto Kaiba, but with long flowing red hair and a helmet like a certain dragon appeared with Kaiba's signature smirk.

Kaibaman: Warrior/Effect Monster, Light Attribute, 200 ATK, 700 DEF

"Wait… Kaibaman?! But that means…" Kai and Kasumi gasped.

"Now for Kaibaman's ability! By tributing this monster, I can Special Summon a very special monster from my hand," Takeshi smirked as Kaibaman's suddenly turned into a pillar of white and blue light. "BEHOLD! THE BLUE-EYES WHITE DRAGON!"

As the light faded, a massive dragon with sliverish-blue scales appeared upon the battlefield, its mighty roar menacing.

"Blue-Eyes?!" Kai exclaimed, his eyes widening, "That's amazing! That card is so rare, and you're using the card used by the Legendary Seto Kaiba?!"

"Yep. I was one of the first to receive the new Blue-Eyes Kaiba himself distributed," Takeshi confirmed, "Not only that, but I obtained two more as well."

"Whoa… Blue-Eyes is so rare, even if it's become more popular and more cards have been produced of it since Kaiba first used it…" Kasumi stated, in awe at the strength of the mighty Blue-Eyes White Dragon.

"Maybe, and Kaiba told me himself he even wanted his three Blue-Eyes to be the only ones in the world, but he told me that I was worthy to use these cards. Now enough talk, I activate this beauty: Burst Stream of Destruction!"

Suddenly, all the monsters on Kai's side of the field exploded, leaving his field wide open.

"Unfortunately, Blue-Eyes can't attack this turn, but I'll have two more Blue-Eyes on the way soon. This is your final turn, Kai!"

K LP: 4000

K Hand: 1

T LP: 3200

T Hand: 0

"Well, I must admit, that was pretty impressive, but…" Kai started, "It's not gonna help much! Draw!" he then drew out his card, revealing the monster card Jaden gave him, Elemental Hero Neos Alius. He smiled, as he finally understood what to do.

"First, I'll activate the spell card Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw 2 cards! I then activate another, drawing two more cards!" Kai shouted, drawing out two cards, then two more. "Next, it's time I summon a card a certain someone gave me. Let's go, Neos Alius!" Kai then placed down a familiar silver and white hero that posed on the battlefield, ready to strike.

Elemental Hero Neos Alius: Warrior/Gemini Monster, Light Attribute, 1900 ATK, 1300 DEF

"You kidding me? You're not gonna beat my Blue-Eyes with THAT shrimp!" Takeshi scoffed.

Kai smirked, wagging his finger at Takeshi. "Oh, he won't be beating Blue-Eyes. I activate The Warrior Returning Alive, bringing Phoenix Gearfried back to my hand. I then activate the Equip card Supervise, allowing Neos Alius to activate his effect!" Neos Alius then began to transform, growing taller and stronger as he grew to resemble a familiar card of Jaden Yuki's.

"B-BAKANA! How's that possible?!" Takeshi gasped.

"Oh, it's possible alright! Even though Neos Alius keeps his attack and defense the same, he is treated as Elemental Hero Neos! And that's not all…" Kai smirked, placing down a spell card that had an orange vortex on it, "I activate Polymerization! I fuse Neos Alius with the Phoenix Gearfried in my hand!"

Suddenly, Phoenix Gearfried appeared on the field, as the two jumped into the air before a vortex appeared between them, sucking them in before spitting out a new warrior.

"Come forth, Neos Knight!" Kai shouted, motioning toward the warrior wielding a sword and shield similar to Phoenix Gearfried, "But, that's not all… the effect of Supervise activates when it's sent to the graveyard. I can special summon a Gemini Monster from my grave to the field, and I bet you know who's coming…" A column of fire suddenly appeared on the ground as Phoenix Gearfried rose up yet again.

Elemental Hero Neos Knight: Warrior/Fusion Monster, Light Attribute, 2500 ATK, 1000 DEF

"Curse that Phoenix!" Takeshi growled.

"Now, Neos Knight gains half the attack points of Phoenix, meaning he's almost 4000!" Kai shouted, "That's just enough to take out Blue-Eyes and plenty to spare. Neos Knight, attack his Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

"NO!" Takeshi gasped as the knight lunged forward and then stabbed Blue-Eyes before it exploded into bits, taking off 900 of Takeshi's lifepoints.

K LP: 4000

K Hand: 0

T LP: 2100

T Hand: 0

"And now, Phoenix, strike the final blow against his life points! Burning Phoenix Slash!" Kai shouted, as Phoenix Gearfried made one massive attack at Takeshi, slashing right through him as he lost the last of his life points.

K LP: 4000

K Hand: 0

T LP: 0

T Hand: 0

In disbelief, Takeshi fell to his knees.

"I can't believe it… I lost…" Takeshi gawked.

"...Relax bro, it's not the first time you lost," Hana stated.

"But I never lost with Blue-Eyes before now… I feel ashamed of myself… like I let Kaiba down," Takeshi sighed. He then looked up to see Kai's hand reaching down to help him up.

"That was a really great game. I must admit, your deck is really strong, Takeshi. You really gave me a run for my money," Kai stated, smiling at the youth.

"...I guess so.." Takeshi nodded, getting back to his feet as Hana handed him back his fedora, which he dusted off. "Thanks kid… no… Kai, right?"

"Yeah, that's me! Kai Yuuto, Slifer Red student and master of the Gemini clan. You almost got me after wiping my field clean, Take-chan," Kai smiled, before handing Takeshi a card with a black dragon on it, "I want you to have this card, as a reminder of our duel here today…"

"Darkstorm Dragon?" Takeshi stated the card's name aloud, curious to what it was. "...I guess it's fitting for the Master of the Gemini clan to give this to a dragon fan such as myself. Just so you remember, my name's Takeshi Narumi, also a Slifer Red student and the successor of the Blue-Eyes Master. And please… don't call me Take-chan."

"Sorry about that… friend," Kai stated, holding out his open hand to Takeshi.

"...It's okay… pal," Takeshi smiled, properly shaking Kai's hand.

"Well, I hate to break up this heartwarming friendship moment, but we need to hurry and get to orientation!" Kasumi stated, pointing over toward the main building in the distance.

"Right. Let's go!," Takeshi replied, putting his sunglasses back on and joining his sister to head towards the building in question.

"Wait up, dude!" Kai shouted, trying to catch up to him while Kasumi followed behind.

"...This is gonna be a fun year… even if I'm not in the same dorm as them," Kasumi admitted, as the four began their adventures at Duel Academy.

Silver: So, I would say that is the start of an exciting new story, don't you agree, Sempai?

KKD: Yep, I'd certainly agree with you there.

Silver: Though, you did seem a little lost with all the rules and mechanics that were going on, especially when it came to the Gemini Monsters, weren't you?

KKD: Yea, they hardly used them in the show, and I can never seem to get it right in using them in the card game.

Silver: Well… the thing is they never used Gemini Monsters in the show at all… either way, Gemini Monsters have a special place in my heart, because I used to play with them as my main deck before I stopped playing Yu-Gi-Oh physically and started playing on DevPro, and still they are a major deck I use.

KKD: I see… in any case, it could take a while still for me to get used to that. But regardless, I admit, I was tempted to make a sort of crossover deck for Takeshi, as in use another franchise for his cards, but then, enter the Blue-Eyes suggested by my Kouhai, and I got sucked in.

Silver: Sorry, Sempai, but I got the idea back when I first thought of this fanfic, and I really wanted to stick with that idea. Plus, Blue-Eyes is just so freakin' Awesome! ^^

KKD: Can't argue with that. And also, thanks to some childhood history with another dragon (a certain purple one named Spyro back in the PS1 days) I've been a huge fan of dragons, and that aspect carries on into Takeshi… but… just don't expect Takeshi to understand how to use Darkstorm Dragon either.

Silver: Sorry… well, the reason why I have Darkstorm there is because I used it in my Blue-Eyes deck that I have on DevPro, and I thought it would work well for Takeshi to use. Anyways, we've drawn this out long enough, so we'll end it off here. First, though, let us know what kind of Archetypes of Monsters you want to see in this fanfic, and it may appear here used by one of the minor characters. Anyways, shall we end this off?

KKD: Yep. Until next time readers, this is KKD Silver…

Silver: And Silveraria Maximum, signing out.

KKD: Jaa ne.

Silver: Stand up the Vanguard!