Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Legacy of Lynn Final Mix

The game of Duel Monsters has become a way of life throughout the world. The search for a new King of Games has begun. The current King of Games, Yugi Moto, has been trying to find a duelist powerful enough to defeat him. Students and adults alike have been going to various schools to learn Duel Monsters and have strived to reach Yugi's level. This story is about one of those schools and one of its new students, who wishes to fill her mother's lifelong dream of defeating Yugi and becoming the Duel Monsters world champion…

But first, she has to get into the school…

Chapter One: A New Legend Begins

Flying high in the sky above the country of Japan is a glistening white chopper, the side of it bearing the mark of three glistening triangles. Inside this chopper is a sixteen-year old girl with shoulder length white-blond hair and ocean blue eyes. She is wearing a violet T-shirt, black leather jacket, designer blue jeans that are secured by a black leather belt, a triangle-shaped amulet set with a ruby, an emerald and a sapphire all triangular, white socks and a pair of white tennis shoes. On the back of her left hand was a birthmark in the shape of three triangles arranged to form a bigger triangle. At the present time, it was concealed beneath a heavy brown leather gauntlet that covered the girl's hand and half of her left forearm.

"Your Highness, we're approaching the Domino Duel Dome," Came the pilot's voice. The girl nodded as she fastened her seat belt.

"Bring us down," She commanded as she reached into a deck box on her belt. She pulled out a deck of cards and looked at them. The backs of the cards were crimson in color with gold edging. A black spot in the center were the last defining element of the cards. She turned them over and looked at the cards. Some held images of creatures; some were of spells and some depicted traps being activated. One card in particular caught her interest: A picture of an orange-haired mage in green armor. The monster in question appeared at her side, a spirit visible to only her.

"So it begins Mistress?" The monster asked.

"Yes Valkyria. This is it. The written exams are over and once we win the entry duel, we can enter Duel Academy," The girl told her as she slipped the medallion underneath her shirt. Valkyria nodded in agreement before fading. The chopper approached the helipad at the back of a large blue, domed stadium. With a loud thump, the chopper landed and the pilot climbed out to open the door for the girl.

"Princess Lynn, this is where we depart but I wish you the best of luck," The pilot said as he helped Lynn down. The pilot gave her a suitcase and a backpack and with a salute, climbed back into the chopper and left. Lynn then turned towards the dome and preceded to the entrance, where a man in a black suit waited. Lynn handed him a white envelope. After glancing at its contents, the man wordlessly led her to the stadium, which had been sectioned off into four different dueling fields. Inside those fields, other students were facing off with teachers in duels, using Kaiser-blade-like devices on their arms. Using these duel disks, duelists could summon holographic versions of the cards they played to the field to wage battle with enemies.

"This way Miss Hero. You're in duel field #4," the man in black instructed as he led her to one of the fields. Inside, Lynn could see a sleek young man in white dueling one of the proctors. The teacher had two stone monsters and the young man had a muscular beast bearing a mighty axe. Behind that monster was a facedown spell card.

Bastion Misawa, the duel prodigy… Lynn thought, having seen the boy before in the news.

Proctor's LP: 1500

Bastion's LP: 3200

"So young duelist. You have two monsters staring you down. Do you either: A. Give up, B. Beg for mercy, or C. Cry for mommy?" The proctor taunted. Bastion seemed unfazed at the taunting as he reached for the switch to activate his facedown card.

"How about: D. None of the above? I activate my trap card, Ring of Destruction. It will destroy my monster and then we both take damage equal to the destroyed monster's attack points," Bastion explained as a ring of explosives wrapped itself around his monster. In a fiery explosion, the creature vanished and both duelists lost 1900 life points, ending the duel in Bastion's favor.

"Very clever. Welcome to the academy," the proctor frowned. Bastion bowed in respect as the holograms vanished.

"Thank you, oh wise proctor," Bastion replied as he stepped off the field.

"That was amazing. He used his monster to blow through the defense of his opponent. I'll have to remember thattrick," Lynn said to herself as she was escorted onto the field. As she took her place on the field, she noticed the proctor reach into his pocket for another deck, and after shuffling it thoroughly, he slotted it into the duel disk.

"Welcome. I'm sure you know the stakes of our duel. If you win, you get to come to the most prestigious Duel Monsters academy in the world, but if you lose, you're out," The proctor explained as Lynn pulled a duel disk from her backpack and slotted her deck into it, "By the way, my name is Professor Shields and I teach defense tactics at Duel Academy. I hope you're up to the task of defense, because this isn't a friendly duel! I'm being paid to take you down!" Lynn frowned as the life point counters on both duel disks reset to 4000. Both challengers drew five cards from their decks.

"Let's duel!"

Shields' LP: 4000

Lynn's LP: 4000

"I'll start things off by activating the spell card Ancient Rules," The professor explained, "I can special summon the Millennium Shield in defense mode!" A gold-edged shield with red plating and an eye symbol appeared in front of the professor (DEF: 3000).

"When you said you were a professor of defense tactics, you weren't kidding," Lynn commented.

"Yes, there's much I can teach you but first I'll end my turn with this facedown," The professor concluded.

"Then let the magic begin! I summon Magician's Valkyria in attack mode. Then I'll place two cards facedown and end my turn," Lynn said, summoning her green-clad sorceress (ATK: 1600) and two facedown cards, "Now let's see if you have any offense to go with your defense." The professor drew his card and grinned at it.

"Your choice of words was a bad one Miss Hero. I'll start by playing the spell card Infernal Reckless Summon! This spell card allows us to each summon all duplicates of the monsters we have out on the field from our decks to the field. This means I can call two more Millennium Shields to the field in attack mode," The professor explained, calling out two more shield monsters (ATK: 0 / DEF: 3000).

"Unfortunately, I have only one Magician's Valkyria card so I can't take advantage," Lynn said.

"That's too bad for you because I'm going to switch my first shield into attack mode and play the Shield and Sword spell card," The professor announced, slotting in the card, "As I'm sure you're aware, this swaps the attack and defense points of all monsters on the field until the end phase."

Millennium Shield X 3 (ATK: 0-3000 / DEF: 3000-0)

Magician's Valkyria (ATK: 1600-1800 / DEF: 1800-1600)

"Uh oh, I see where this is going," Lynn frowned as the monsters' points changed, "Now you've got three monsters with 3000 attack points…"

"Which will be enough to wipe you out unless you can stop me! Millennium Shields! End this duel!" Professor Shields ordered. The eye symbol on the left-hand shield began to glow brightly. Up in the stands, Bastion frowned at Lynn's predicament as did several other applicants who were watching. Two in particular had their eyes on her duel, a blue-haired man wearing an Obelisk Blue blazer. The male had piercing blue eyes and was eyeing the potential applicant. His blazer however had pointed tails in the rear and his face showed he was displeased with something. With him was a blond, brown-eyed girl, also wearing a sleeveless white top with blue trim, indicating she was an Obelisk Blue. She also wore white shorts and high boots that almost went to her knees.

"Looks like the new girl's going to get schooled," The girl frowned.

"Professor Shields never was very good at holding back Alexis," The boy frowned. Both of their eyes moved to Lynn's facedown cards.

"But something tells me she's not finished yet Zane," Alexis said.

"Sorry to disappoint you but I'm not done yet! I reveal my trap card, Magician's Circle!" Lynn replied, pulling out her deck to search, "This trap allows us to both summon a spellcaster from our decks with 2000 attack points or less when one of my spellcasters comes under attack."

"Interesting move, but I don't have any spellcasters in my deck," Shields replied.

"Well I do! Say hello to Lost Legend Nabooru!" Lynn introduced. A beam of orange light shot out of Lynn's field and a dark-skinned woman emerged with long red hair in a ponytail and piercing gold eyes. Clad in a white top and pink harem-style pants and slippers, she stood proudly with her arms crossed (ATK: 900).

"You have the ability to summon a monster with up to 2000 attack points and you resort to a monster with only 900? I'm not sure I follow your logic," The professor frowned.

"You will once I activate her ability. When she's summoned successfully, she can copy the special ability of one warrior or spellcaster type monster on the field," Lynn explained as Nabooru whipped out a green staff that matched the one Valkyria possessed. The two mages stood together and a lattice of light and magic formed across Lynn's field, which swiftly blocked all three of the Millennium Shields' attacks.

"Clever move. Without another Valkyria, all she had to was create another one," Bastion praised, "Such a tactic could only come from an experienced duelist…"

"How was that? Since Valkyria is the only spellcaster you can attack, I turned my sage into another one, thus creating a lockdown you can't take advantage of," Lynn pointed out.

"Yes, a clever move indeed, but my move is not done yet. I reveal my trap card! This is Zero Gravity and switches all our monsters into defense mode. With that, I'll end my turn and since my turn is over, our monsters' points go back to normal," The professor concluded as all the monsters on the field either crouched down in defense or simply remained floating in place.

Millennium Shield X 3 (ATK: 3000-0 / DEF: 0-3000)

Magician's Valkyria (ATK: 1800-1600 / DEF: 1600-1800)

Nabooru, Sage of Spirit (ATK: 900 / DEF: 900)

"Then it's my move and it's a big one," Lynn announced, drawing a card, "Because I'm releasing both of my monsters to advance summon this card! Endymion the Master Magician!" Pillars of light swallowed Lynn's monsters and from them came a male magician in ornate black armor with a purple cape. A purple-jeweled staff was gripped in his hand as a fearsome dark aura emanated from the sorcerer's body (ATK: 2700).

"An impressive monster, but it alone will not cripple my Millennium Shields," Shields warned.

"Not necessarily. I use my monster's special ability! Once per turn, I can discard a spell card to destroy one card on your field," Lynn explained as she discarded a card, "So I'll discard this and destroy one of your shields." The magician leveled its staff at the right-hand shield and fired a barrage of dark magic that shattered it.

"And don't think I'll stop there! I activate the equip spell card Black Pendant! This gives my magician 500 attack points," Lynn said as an ebony gemstone necklace appeared around the sorcerer's neck.

Endymion the Master Magician (ATK: 2700-3200)

"Which is enough for it destroy your second shield in battle!" Lynn concluded. Channeling its new power, Endymion drew back its arm and launched a stream of red-black magic that shattered the left-hand shield.

"Now you're down to one monster," Lynn grinned as she ended her turn, "On my next turn, I'll destroy your last shield and go for your life points." Professor Shields looked at the girl with both confusion and pride. The girl before him showed great skill and instinct. She didn't show any signs of overconfidence or lack of focus. The professor couldn't help but be pleased with this applicant. Unfortunately, his next card would truly test her.

"Not a bad play," The professor admitted, "but unfortunately, your magician will not be staying around to cripple my final shield. I play the spell card Smashing Ground. This card allows me to destroy the monster on the field with the highest attack points so your magician will have to disappear." Lynn balked as the ground opened up beneath her monster and swallowed it.

"OK, that's not good," Lynn winced, "But my Black Pendant's other effect activates. When it's destroyed, you lose 500 life points." A black aura briefly surrounded the professor as the pendant's curse drained his life points.

Shields' LP: 4000-3500

"That damage doesn't mean much, especially since I have the Shield Attack spell card in my hand. This will add my monster's defense to its attack points until the end phase," Professor Shields continued as his shield powered up again, "And now I'll switch my shield to attack mode and have it attack you directly." The shield's eye glowed brightly as it powered up again.

Millennium Shield (ATK: 0-3000)

Lynn raised her duel disk in defense as the shield launched a beam of light that bounced off. Despite it being a hologram, Lynn's feet skidded against the floor below as she struggled to stay standing.

Lynn's LP: 4000-1000

"And now I'll place a facedown and end my turn," Professor Shields concluded and his monster's strength returned to normal.

Millennium Shield (ATK: 3000-0)

"This is it. Your last chance to show you belong here. Use it well," The professor warned. Lynn nodded as she gazed at the one card in her hand, then the lone set card she possessed. Neither alone would be enough to win.

"OK, here goes. I draw!" Lynn announced, drawing her card, "And I drew Pot of Greed which I'll use now to draw two cards." Adding the cards to her hand, her hopes rose.

"Now I summon Lost Legend Saria in attack mode," Lynn continued, summoning a child-like human that was garbed in a green sweater, green pants, and green boots to the field. Her green hair and eyes complemented her attire as she kneeled down in defense (ATK: 1500).

"And check out her special ability. When normal summoned, I draw one card and if that card is a level four monster, I can special summon it to the field," Lynn continued, drawing a card, "And I just drew Breaker the Magical Warrior!" The sage conjured a green spell circle and from it was a red armored magician. Carrying a shield and sword, he stood proudly ready for battle (ATK: 1600).

"Next I'll play the spell card Spell Power Grasp! This allows me to place a spell counter on any card I choose that can have one and then I can add another Spell Power Grasp from my deck to my hand. I'll give the spell counter to Breaker and then use it to trigger his ability!" Lynn explained as her magician's sword glowed, "By removing his spell counter, I can destroy one spell or trap on your field!" With that, her monster fired off an energy blast that consumed the professor's Negate Attack trap card.

"With that trap out of my way, I can now finish this duel with my facedown trap card, Rising Energy!" Lynn announced, unveiling her card, "By discarding Spell Power Grasp from my hand, I can power up a monster's attack points on my field by 1500 until the end phase. I'll power up my sage of the forest!" A powerful aura of light engulfed her monster as the trap took effect.

Lost Legend Saria (ATK: 1500-3000)

"And since your shield is still in attack mode and has no attack points, you're done! Breaker, dismantle that shield!" Lynn commanded. Her monster complied, charging forward and breaking the shield with a powerful slash. The shockwave from the blast knocked the professor back slightly as his life points took the hit.

Shields' LP: 3500-1900

"And now Saria! Finish this duel!" Lynn concluded, pointing at the professor. Saria smiled as she conjured four spell circles around her. Vines magically emerged from them and swiftly struck the professor with enough power to knock him off his feet. Professor Shields grunted in acknowledgement at his defeat.

Shields' LP: 1900-0

The holograms vanished as the professor picked himself up off the floor. All around her, potential applicants and students who had come to watch were cheering for Lynn. Smiling, Lynn waved to her peers. The professor came over to her and shook her hand.

"Congratulations Miss Hero. Welcome to Duel Academy!" The man acknowledged. A few minutes later at the registration desk, Lynn was brought to the proctors who were watching over the test duels.

"Ah, Lynn Hero. Congratulations on passing your field test! That was a most excellent display," one of the proctors praised.

"Based on your performance in both the written exam and the test duel, I'm proud to have you accepted into Duel Academy. Obelisk Blue is where you belong," the proctor noted.

"Thank you. I'm glad to be here," Lynn nodded as a man with a long blond ponytail, purple lips, wearing frilly blue robes and high white boots walked over. Or at least she thought he was a man.

"Ah just in time! Lynn, this is Dr. Crowler, the head of the male Obelisk Blue dorm," The proctor introduced. Lynn shook his hand as Crowler's eyes scanned her. Lynn felt slightly exposed under the man's scrutinizing gaze.

"Doctor, Lynn passed her field test with flying colors," the proctor informed the teacher. Crowler grinned.

"I saw that. That combination with your Valkyria card was most impressive. I have no doubt that you will make a fine Obelisk," Crowler smirked, "Now I suggest you go back out to the stadium and get acquainted with your fellow students."

"OK, I will, but what about my luggage?" Lynn asked.

"We'll handle your luggage Lynn. All I need you to do is take this Duel Pilot. It's proof of your rank here at Duel Academy," The proctor replied, handing Lynn a PDA with Duel Academy's emblem on it. Not surprisingly, it was blue in color. Lynn stuck it in a storage case the proctor handed her and took off.

"Well, at least there are some good applicants this year. Even without her 'connections', she'd still be an excellent candidate for Obelisk Blue," Crowler commented.

"Speaking of applicants, one more has just appeared. He's a little late but we have time to spare. I thought about sending out Dr. Stratton to duel him, but I haven't seen him around…" The proctor recalled.

"Don't worry about it. I'll deal with this truant myself." Crowler declared as he walked down the stairs.

"I'll tell the guys to prepare an exam deck for you," The proctor acknowledged, reaching for his PDA.

"Oh you don't have to. I have one with me." Crowler grinned as he headed to the test area, only I'm going to show this little truant that I don't appreciate his lateness. After winning her exam duel, Lynn decided to follow Crowler's advice and began to roam the upper levels of the stadium when her gaze settled on Alexis and Zane. Taking the initiative, Lynn went up to them and rested her arms on the rail. Noticing Lynn, the boy and the girl turned to face her.

"Hey, aren't you that girl who put the cards to Professor Shields?" Alexis asked. Lynn turned to her and nodded.

"Yeah, I am," Lynn grinned, "For a dueling proctor who was supposed to hold back, he put up quite a fight." The boy raised an eyebrow then smiled slightly.

"Yes, but you knew how to use your cards properly," The boy stated, no trace of emotion in his voice. Lynn frowned.

"Don't mind Zane: He's always like this," The girl replied, "I'm Alexis Rhodes, first year." Lynn took her outstretched hand and shook.

"Lynn Hero, nice to meet you," Lynn smiled when some action on the stadium floor caught her attention. Several of the proctors were shouting at someone on the floor.

"What's going on down there?" Lynn wondered.

"It appears Crowler is about to duel," came Bastion's voice. Lynn looked down into the stands where Bastion sat, a black briefcase in his lap.

"Is that a problem?" Lynn asked.

"Apparently, it is considering he's not using an exam deck. By the way, I saw your duel. Most impressive," Bastion replied. Lynn smiled again.

"Yeah I know. Your moves were awesome too. I'm Lynn Hero," Lynn said, "And you are?"

"I'm Bastion," Bastion replied, "Charmed to meet you." Lynn then noticed a young kid with light-green hair with blue eyes was listening. He wore glasses and wore a dark blue school uniform.

"And you are? What's your name?" Lynn asked. The boy looked up, a troubling look on his face.

"Oh hi… I… I'm Syrus and I'm not very good at dueling. I barely won my match," the young boy stammered, "And now I gotta watch my new friend duel an expert."

"New friend?" Lynn wondered. She followed his gaze to the stadium where Crowler, wearing a customized duel disk harness, was about to duel a young man with brown hair and eyes. From the charcoal gray uniform, red T-shirt and sneakers, Lynn guessed he was local.

"Alright, test time!" Crowler declared, "So son, your name?"

"Uh, Jaden, Jaden Yuki," The boy replied.

"Well, Jaden Yuki, I'm Dr. Vellian Crowler, department chair of techniques here at Duel Academy," Crowler introduced.

"Wow, a department chair. I had no idea, from the way you were dressed, I figured you were some kind of weird academy mascot," Jaden chuckled. The doctor winced slightly at the comment, insulted. Valkyria appeared at Lynn's side, unseen from everyone around her.

"Duel vest on!" Crowler commanded, pushing the on switch. Cards popped into his hand as Jaden drew five of his own from his duel disk.

"Hey, that's pretty sweet Teach. How do I get one of those spiffy duel blazers?" Jaden asked as Crowler added gazed at the cards in his hand.

"Oh, a lot of hard work and extremely high marks, but of course you have to get into the academy first," Crowler replied, mumbling the last part, And I'm going to make sure that doesn't happen. Even from a distance, Lynn could sense the cruelty in him.

"Here goes! I'm gonna summon Elemental Hero Avian in defense mode. Then I'm gonna throw down a facedown," Jaden declared, summoning a human-like creature to the field. This creature had white wings and was garbed in a green bodysuit (DEF: 1000).

"Alright, get your game on!" Jaden said, giving Crowler the signal to go.

"Yes, very good, don't tell me what to do. Of course, since I'm using my own personal deck instead of one of those test decks, I will be calling all the shots. I'll fail this little brat and send him home in no time. Crowler thought as he drew a card and looked at his hand.

"I think for this first move, I'll start off nice and easy by playing the spell card, Confiscation," Crowler announced.

"OK, what does that card do?" Jaden asked.

"Oh it's a very useful card. What it does is allow me to pay 1000 life points for the chance to peek at your hand and toss one of your cards into the graveyard," Crowler explained. Hologram versions of Jaden's cards appeared on the field.

Crowler's LP: 4000-3000

"I remember a couple of these when I was a novice… Now which to get rid of…? I choose your Monster Reborn!" Crowler announced and Jaden reluctantly discarded the card.

"Next I'll lay two cards facedown on the field, and then I'll play my Heavy Storm spell card. This spell card destroys every other spell and trap card on the field," Crowler continued. Jaden shielded his eyes as a fierce wind blew across the stadium, destroying Crowler's two facedown cards and Jaden's trap card, Mirror Force.

"Whoops! Did you forget that you had two cards facedown on the field yourself?" Jaden asked, not fazed at all by Crowler's move.

"Now, now, you mustn't speak out of turn young scholar. My two trap cards activated when they were destroyed," Crowler replied as two yellow, snake-like monsters emerged onto Crowler's side of the field.

"Huh, Crowler laid two traps then destroyed them to summon two token monsters. Pretty sneaky," Lynn commented.

"Could someone please fill me in?" Syrus asked.

"The two trap cards Dr. Crowler had on the field were called Statue of the Wicked. When they're destroyed, vicious token monsters are summoned," Bastion replied.

"And there's only one reason why he would do that - He called them out to sacrifice them," Lynn realized.

"What a bullying snob, trashing some amateur with his very best cards," Alexis commented. Lynn nodded.

"You're too soft Alexis. I just hope we get to see that legendary rare monster Crowler's had stashed in that deck of his," Zane replied, unmoved by Jaden's precarious situation.

"I'd say the good doctor isn't the only snob around here," Valkyria huffed, looking over at Zane.

"Easy Valkyria," Lynn mumbled, glancing back at the duel spirit.

"Ready for your next lesson?" Crowler asked.

"You bet! I can't remember the last time learning was this much fun!" Jaden laughed. Crowler smirked.

"Yes well, I happen to be an excellent teacher, thank you. Now I sacrifice my two wicked tokens to summon the Ancient Gear Golem!" Crowler shouted as his two tokens vanished in a flash of flames. Rising out of the smoke though was a hulking giant soldier made up of rusting gray metal and green gears (ATK: 3000).

"There it is! The legendary rare card!" Alexis gasped.

"And we're about to see what makes this card so legendary," Zane replied.

"Golem attack! Mechanized melee!" Crowler commanded. Jaden gasped as his Avian was hit by the golem's metal fist and was destroyed.

"Aw man! Jaden's monster didn't stand a chance. Its defense was way too low," Syrus commented, "This isn't looking good."

"And it's about to get worse. When that Ancient Gear Golem destroys a monster in defense mode, the difference between Golem's attack points and the destroyed monster's defense points are dealt to the opponent as damage," Bastion explained.

"That means Jaden will lose half of his life points!" Lynn gasped, having overheard Bastion. Down below, Jaden stumbled as the fist continued forward and hit him, reducing his life points. The boy fell to one knee as the damage set in.

Jaden's LP: 4000-2000

"Don't feel too bad. This is the top dueling school in the country. Some people aren't cut out…" Crowler began when he noticed Jaden was laughing. He climbed back to his feet, seemingly unaffected by the attack that had been directed at him.

"Boy, I really want to come to the school now. You really know your stuff Teach," Jaden laughed. Crowler frowned in anger.

Can't he take a hint? He will not be allowed to pass this exam! And he certainly won't be allowed to make a mockery of my deck! Crowler fumed, trembling with anger.

Just look at him tremble… I must really impress him. Jaden thought as he reached for his top card. He drew it and for a moment, stared at it, like he was holding a silent conversation with it.

That card Jaden drew must be really special. I wonder what it is? Lynn wondered as Jaden snapped out of his reverie.

"OK! I summon Winged Kuriboh in defense mode!" Jaden declared, summoning a brown fur ball monster. Its cute blue eyes, short white wings, and green paws made it look cute and cuddly (DEF: 200).

"And I'll place one card facedown. Not bad huh Teach?" Jaden asked, a reversed card appearing on his field.

"No not bad, but you must understand that I'm a master tactician. A Kuriboh to me is rather pedestrian. Even with wings, its defense points are still no match for my Ancient Gear Golem. It's a textbook mistake. Don't feel bad. Now let's proceed," Crowler replied confidently as he drew a card, "With the legendary Ancient Gear Golem! Attack that Kuriboh with mechanized melee!" To Jaden's horror, Kuriboh was easily destroyed by the golem's mighty fist.

Sorry Winged Kuriboh. Jaden apologized. Crowler frowned however as Jaden's life points were unaffected.

"Hm… Something's not right. Check your gear boy, your life points haven't changed," Crowler commanded. Jaden merely chuckled as he kept his gaze on Crowler.

"Oh nothing's wrong. On the turn Winged Kuriboh is destroyed, my life points take no damage," Jaden explained. Crowler gasped in astonishment.

"Heh, what do you know: A technique the good doctor didn't know," Alexis smirked.

"No duelist can be expected to remember every technique there is Alexis, especially one that obscure," Zane replied, still not satisfied.

"Well Jaden certainly knew it," Lynn added, "and surviving this attack gives him another chance to fight back."

"Well, I guess your lame little monster saved you there," Crowler taunted. This time it was Jaden's turn to get angry.

"Hey slow down there Teach! You may have beat him, but that doesn't give you the right to call him lame!" Jaden argued.

"Right, I forget how attached you amateurs get to your cards. I apologize," Crowler smirked, not sounding sorry in the least.

"Well you should be because when you destroyed Kuriboh, you set off my trap card: Hero Signal!" Jaden grinned, a bright light shining from his card with an 'H' mark in the spotlight.

"This trap lets me summon my second Elemental Hero, Burstinatrix!" Jaden announced as a pillar of fire erupted from the floor and in the center of it was a female monster in a red bodysuit. Her face was painted with red and white markings and she wore a yellow hat with her gray hair sticking out of it like a cape (ATK: 1200).

"My turn," Jaden declared, drawing a card.

"Hm… Burstinatrix isn't a very powerful monster. If he wants to win, he needs to destroy that golem now," Lynn thought as he looked at his hand. After a few moments, he pulled a card from his hand.

"I play the spell card, The Warrior Returning Alive! It allows me to bring Avian back from the graveyard and into my hand. Then I'll use Polymerization to fuse my two heroes together!" Jaden declared, retrieving his winged warrior. Burstinatrix and Avian then disappeared into a swirling vortex before reemerging as a monster clad in black with red and green markings. Its right hand was actually the mouth of a beast and along its backside were a white wing and a spiked tail.

"There he is, the Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (ATK: 2100)! I hope your Gear Golem is ready for a clash of the titans! So what do you think?" Jaden warned as he reached for his last card.

"I think you're doing very well for an amateur, but next time, try summoning a monster with more attack points," Crowler replied, not worried in the least.

"What's he mean?" Syrus wondered.

"The Flame Wingman only has 2100 attack points Syrus," Zane said from his perch, "It's a shame too. If Wingman were to destroy a monster in battle, the attack points of the destroyed monster would come right out of Crowler's life points."

"And since the golem has 3000 attack points, it would be enough for Jaden to win the duel," Bastion added.

"All right young scholar, I don't intend to rush you, but I'm a busy man. Are you done yet?" Crowler inquired impatiently.

"Of course I'm not done yet. And I knew that my Wingman wasn't strong enough to beat your golem, so I'm playing this field spell card, Skyscraper!" Jaden replied, slotting the card into the end slot of his duel disk. Everyone gasped as the battlefield changed from the inside of a stadium to the middle of a big city in the middle of the night. Illuminated by the moonlight Jaden's monster crossed its arms in an intimidating pose from the top of the tallest skyscraper.

"Oh, this is going to be good," Lynn grinned.

"Go Wingman! Show those heroics and attack that Ancient Gear Golem!" Jaden commanded. Wingman leapt from one of the skyscrapers and flew towards Crowler's machine.

"Fine with me! Bring it on! This silly Skyscraper field spell card hasn't lowered my golem's attack strength by one point!" Crowler pointed out as Wingman hit the ground before leaping up to attack.

"You're right! This field spell hasn't lowered your monster's strength. What it's done is raised my monster's strength by a total of 1000!" Jaden replied. Crowler began to panic as Wingman set itself ablaze.

Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (ATK: 2100-3100).

"Wait! Time out!" Crowler called in vain.

"Go Wingman! Attack with skydive scorcher!" Jaden commanded. To the surprise of everyone, Wingman set the golem ablaze before breaking it apart and lowering Crowler's life points.

Crowler's LP: 3000-2900

"This can't be! He was my very best card!" Crowler contemplated as pieces of his golem began to break off. To his surprise, one even nailed him on the head as the rest of the golem began to wobble.

"And because of Wingman's super power, the attack points of that golem are dealt straight to your life points. Sweet huh?" Jaden asked as the golem fell and landed on top of Crowler. The holograms vanished as the crowd erupted into cheers.

Crowler's LP: 2900-0

"That's game! I guessed I passed the test huh Teach?" Jaden asked, a broad smile on his face.

"This isn't possible. How could he possibly beat me?" Crowler groaned, completely ignoring the victor.

"That guy's got a future here," Alexis smiled, clapping for him with the rest of the spectators.

"Yeah, there's no question this guy's good. I wonder if he'll be an Obelisk Blue too…?" Lynn wondered. Zane merely sniffed in disgust and walked off.

"What's his problem?" Valkyria wondered as she and Alexis continued to clap for the young duelist.

"Yeah, alright Jaden!" Syrus cheered.

Good, I could use a little competition. Bastion thought hopefully as Jaden danced around the field in victory. Lynn looked back at her duel spirit and grinned.

At last, a chance to be normal. At least for a little while, Lynn reflected quietly.