The Golden Bond Season 1: Redemption
Chapter 1: Compromise
John looked at himself in the mirror. He saw a failure. John had never liked looking into mirrors; never liked remembering who he was. John had brown hair and blue eyes. John's mother had died when John was only 4 and his father had died recently. In John's entire life, he had only 1 friend. John had met this friend when he was 7 years old. The two of them treated each other like brothers. However, all that changed one day. John was 12 on that day. He saw as his friend, Zack, had gotten beat up behind the cafeteria. John was hiding behind a car but he didn't stop staring at his friend. As Zack was getting beat up, Zack saw that John was staring at him. The two of them stared at each other for 5 minutes as Zack was getting covered in more bruises and blood. Those were the longest 5 minutes of John's life. The two of them never spoke again. John was wondering why, this morning, he was thinking of Zack. John remembered that Zack had always dreamed of become a professional Yugioh player. John never played himself but always watched as Zack played. John never knew why he didn't save Zack that day. Maybe it was because John was a coward. Maybe it was because John had never really cared about anyone, including himself. But John knew the reason…he had always been jealous of Zack. The closer he got to Zack, the more he learned about his life. Zack was always got A's and all the girls adored him. He was a lot better at Yugioh than any of the other boys at the school and his parents were perfect. John had always had failing grades and girls despised him. The few times John tried to play Yugioh, he failed miserably and he and his father didn't really talk much. Everyone loved Zack but it was usually John who got into the fights and it was usually he who had been beaten up every day. When John saw as Zack was getting beaten up, a sick sense of relief filled through his body. However, John had found out a few months later that the reason Zack had gotten into that fight was because he stood up for John. From that day forth, John could not look into his own eyes. He had stayed away from Yugioh because of the memories of his only friend. He started fighting back the people who beat him up and they were usually covered in blood when he was done. He had even started smoking. He got kicked out of 3 schools, the most recent one being last year. When teachers started shouting at him, John shouted back. No schools would even accept John now. The memories of Zack started to upset John. He got a cigarette out and was about to smoke it when he remembered his promise. 2 months ago John was sitting with his father. John kept apologizing to his father because he was a bad son, but his father stopped him. He said his mother would be proud regardless of who he was but his father was worried about John. He told him if he just gave up on life, John would never find happiness. John's father said he had never asked before but this would be his last chance, so he asked him about Zack. John told him the truth and John's father told him there was still a way to redeem himself. John's father was good friends with the principle of Gold High and, against all odds, he was able to get John accepted into the school. However, if John made any mistakes he would be expelled immediately. John's father wanted John to promise him that he would try his hardest to be happy and try to become a better person and finally, John agreed. John's father was the last person John cared about and now he was dead. John dropped the Cigarette on the floor and stomped on it with his foot. He would not be smoking another one for awhile. He was 15 years old and he would be starting his 10th grade this morning. John walked out of his house feeling something he had never felt before in his life: optimism.
The Golden Bond
Created
by: Matthew D. [Zedarkness/Dragonballftfire]
A story about
Redemption, friendship, and hope. Created solely for all my friends
in my school and right here on ****** and ****. From the same creator
and writer of Yu-Gi-Oh! Pro League and Duel Legacy. Rated PG-13 for
use of Narcotics, slight blood and violence, slight sexual content,
and perhaps a small amount of inappropriate language. I unfortnauntly
do not own Konami or Yu-Gi-Oh!, but it would be friggen awesome if I
did. I do not write this story for myself, it is written for you
Yu-Gi-Oh! fans who are too lazy to do it yourself.
-Gold High-
Lenord had always been told he had the potential to
become a dueling genius. He also has been given many opportunities to
become a pro but he declined them all. Lenord's two best friends
since childhood, Angel and Champ, both had dueling levels far
superior to his true dueling skills. Instead, Lenord waited patiently
and helped his friends become stronger. Lenord did not want to become
a pro unless he was with his friends. Lenord only was truly happy
when he was with his friends, which was why he was grinning while the
three of them sat at the table they usually sat at. The two of them
had gotten stronger over the summer, especially Champ. Lenord dueled
him and Champ was actually able to fight back. In the end Champ lost
but he still did a very good job. John had gotten to the school
fairly early. He needed to try extra hard if he wanted to fulfill his
promise to his father. John looked around and saw that many of the
tables were full, even though there was still 30 minutes until class
started. The only table open was one of three students who were
playing Yugioh. John had tried to avoid Yugioh for the past 3 years
but his legs were tired and he wanted to do good so he approached the
table.
"Hey, can I sit here?" John asked, trying to appear
friendly.
"Sure, I don't see any problem with it." One of
the duelists said. "My name is Lenord.
"My name is John Azumi.
Today is my first day at Gold High." John said.
"My name is
Angel and the guy sitting next to you is Champ. Do you play Yugioh?"
Angel asked.
"I used to play when I was really young so I know
the rules, but I haven't played in over 3 years." John
said.
"Well right now I'm bored and I don't think I am a
match for Champ or Lenord. I even brought a cool deck my brother let
me borrow. Would you want to duel?" Angel asked as he
smiled.
"Yugioh brings back bad memories. I would rather not
play." John said.
"Oh come on. We still have 30 minutes until
class starts. It won't hurt you to play one game. However, if
you're afraid of losing then just say so. It's just one duel. If
you don't like it, then never play again." Angel said.
"Hey
Angel, if the guy doesn't like dueling then don't push it."
Lenord said.
"Fine, if it's just once I'll do it. I'm not
afraid of anything." John said as he took the deck out of Angel's
hand.
"Let's duel!" Both of them shouted.
John
Versus Angel
J=8000 A=8000
"I'll go first!" John
shouted as he drew his hand. "I will set 1 monster face down, along
with a spell or trap."
"I draw! I will start by playing my
Level Limit Area B. It switches all monsters who are level 4 or
higher to defense. Now I summon my Starboy. Atk=550. He increases the
attack of all water monsters by 500, including himself, so he has
1050. Now I play my Wetlands! It increases the attack of all Lv.2
aqua/water monsters by 1200 attack. Unfortunately for you, nearly all
monsters in my deck are qualified for this card. My Starboy had 1050
so now he has 2250! He attacks your facedown monster! Your Quillbolt
Hedgehog is destroyed. Ill end my turn from there." Angel said.
"I
draw. With that Level Limit Area B, he has nearly locked down my
whole deck. I summon my Junk Synchron in defense. When he is normal
summoned, I can special summon a Level 2 or lower monster in my grave
in defense position with its effect negated, so Quillbolt comes back
in DEF. Ill end my turn there." John said.
"I draw! I shall
summon another Starboy! Since both increase their attacks by 500
each, they both have 2750. The first shall destroy your Synchron and
the second will destroy your Quillbolt. Ill set a face down s/t and
end there." Angel said.
"I draw! Ugh…If I don't start
fighting back, he will get me next turn. I summon my Marauding
Captain! Atk=1200. When he is normal summoned, I can special summon a
level 4 or lower monster from my hand. I bring out my Psychic
Commander! Atk=1400. Now I play my Instant Fusion! By paying 1000
life points, I can special summon a Level 5 or lower Fusion monster
from my extra deck. I bring out my Flame Swordsman!" John shouted
as Angel interrupted.
"When you do that, I chain my own card!
The card is called Ceasefire and it inflicts 500 to you for each
effect monster on the field. Flame Swordsman does not have an effect
so you take 2000 because the other 4 do." Angel said.
"Ugh…I
can't give up. I play my Enemy Controller! I tribute my Marauding
Captain to take control of one of your Starboys! Wetland is a field
spell and it works for both sides of the field so my Starboy has as
much attack as yours. My Starboy attacks yours so both are destroyed!
Now I can pay 500 LP to increase my Psychic Commander's attack by
500 so he has 1900. He has 3 stars so he in unaffected by Level Limit
Area B. He attacks you directly! -1900. During my main phase 2 I will
Synchro my Flame Swordsman and my Psychic Commander to bring out
Stardust Dragon! Def=2000. Ill end there." John said.
J=4500 A=6100
"Wow. Even though Angel's deck usually locks down
ones like what John is using, he is still fighting back." Champ
said as he grinned.
"It'll be interesting to see who wins."
Lenord said as he payed close attention to the duel.
"I draw!
Usually players go to defense when they see my decks capabilities,
but I made the deck to exploit that defense! I summon my Unifrog!
Atk=1600 with wetlands. What's even better is, he can attack your
life points directly! Unifrog fly's over your Stardust and strikes
directly. -1600. Ill end my turn there." Angel said as he
smiled.
J=2900 A=6100
"Ugh…I can't strike him and
he can strike over my monsters. I need to pull a lucky card now or
it's over for me. I know I have been a failure all my life and I
deserve it less than anyone but…please, give me strength heart of
the cards." John thought.
"I draw!" John shouted as he drew
and looked at his card. "The heavens have blessed me…this is my
only chance! I play Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Level
limit Area B. I play my Foolish Burial! I send another Quillbolt
Hedgehog from my deck to my grave. Now I switch my Stardust to
attack! Atk=2500. I summon my Counselor Lily! Atk=400. She's is a
tuner. Now then, I special summon two Quill bolt Hedgehogs from my
graveyard thanks to their own effect when a Tuner is on my field.
However, after they use this effect and they are removed from the
field, they are removed from the game. Stardust Dragon runs over your
Unifrog! -900. Now my other 3 monsters all attack you directly for
2000! Ill end my turn there, with no cards in my hand." John
said.
J=2900 A=3200
"Wow! John was somehow able to
pull himself out of that one." Champ shouted as he was excited.
"He's been in a corner nearly the entire game and now he's
fighting back."
"Yeah, it is impressive. However, it does
look like Angel got better as well. He still has Wetlands and a
pretty big hand; this duel could go either way." Lenord said.
"I
draw! I summon my Starboy and play my Monster Reborn! I bring back
another Starboy! Both have 2750! My first Starboy destroys your
Stardust! -250. Now my second Starboy goes after your Councilor Lilly
because that's the monster with the least attack. -2250. Ill end my
turn with that." Angel said.
"This is it…my final draw. I
draw! This is it…I summon my Junk Synchron! I shall Synchronize one
of my Quill bolt Hedgehog's with Junk Synchron to form Junk
Warrior! Atk=2300. When he is synchro summoned, he gains attack equal
to the attack of all Level 2 monsters on my field. Since my Hedgehog
has 800, my Junk Warrior's attack becomes 3100! He rams one of your
Starboys! -450. Ill switch my Hedgehog to defense and end my turn."
John said.
J=400 A=2750
"Ugh…because one of my
Starboys was destroyed, my remaining one has 2250. I draw! I play my
Book of Moon to switch your Junk Warrior into defense! Def=1300. I
summon my posion Draw Frog! Atk=1800 with Wetlands and Starboy. My
Starboy runs over your Junk Warrior and my Poison Drawruns over your
Hedgehog. Ill end my turn there." Angel said.
"I draw! I play
my Pot of Avarice. By returning 5 monster to my grave: 2 Junk
Synchron, Marauding Captian, Councselor Lily, and Stardust back to
the Extra Deck, I can draw 2 cards! I special summon my Cyber Dragon
because there are no monsters on my field and some on yours.
Atk=2100. Now I summon my Junk Synchron and fuse both of them to
create Collosal Fighter! Atk=2800. He gains 100 for each warrior, so
he has 3000 for both Junk Warrior and Flame Swordsman. He destroys
your Poison Draw Frog. -1200. Ill end my turn there." John said.
"I
draw! I play another Book of Moon to once again switch Collosal
Fighter to face down Defense! Now I summon my Morphing Jar in attack
mode! Atk=700. My Starboy will destroy your face down Collosal
Fighter and my Morphing Jar will attack you directly for game!"
Angel shouted as he smiled.
"Remember, these are supposed to be
your cards. Your Sangan cannot attack me directly yet because when
Collosal Fighter is destroyed by battle, I can special summon a
Warrior from my grave. Come out Junk Warrior! Atk=2300."
"Ugh…I'm
forced to end my turn." Angel said as he sighed.
J=400 A=1550
"I draw! I summon my Breaker the Magical Warrior! Atk=1900. I can remove the spell counter on him, putting him back to 1600, in order to destroy 1 spell or trap on your side of the field. I use the counter to destroy Wetlands! Now your Starboy is back to 1050. My Breaker destroys your Morphing Jar! -900. And now my Junk Warrior smashes your Starboy for game! -1250." John shouted.
J=400 A=0
"Wow…You're really really good." Angel said. "That
deck was just a modified Starter deck. You really have some talent;
you should start dueling more often."
"No, I don't think I
will." John said. "I said I would only duel once and that was it.
Now if you excuse me, I have to get to class."
"Come on! You
can't tell me you didn't have any fun at all!" Angel shouted at
the top of his lungs but John was now so far away he couldn't even
hear him.
-That Night-
John was exhausted from his
first day of school. All the classes were really complicated and it
was harder than any school John had ever been to in his life. He
really wanted to keep his promise but it would be really hard. John
was walking upstairs until he finally reached the floor to his dorm.
He took out his keys and inserted one into the door knob.
"Ugh…I
don't think I am going to be able to pass. I really want to
but…this just seems too hard." John said as he entered his
room.
John looked at his dorm. It had a bunk bed and a desk. But
the thing that was most out of place was that Lenord was sitting in a
chair, reading, when John came in. Lenord stood up when he saw John
entered the room.
"So you're my roommate. It seems like
destiny." Lenord said as he grinned.
"Look, for the last time,
I said I would never duel again. If you're going to be my roommate,
then you're going to have to get used to it." John said as he put
his books down.
"I saw your duel with Angel and I have to tell
you…you have some real talent. You could even become a pro soon if
you started practicing." Lenord said.
"I do NOT like dueling!
Period." John tried to convince Lenord.
"That's a flat out
lie. You were really into the duel. It looked like you were praying
whenever you were in a bad position. You were really enjoying
yourself and you made a connection with the cards. Look, I have
something you want and I want you to duel. We can come up with a
compromise." Lenord said.
"A compromise? Look, there's
nothing I want from you." John said.
"I believe there is. I
have not said it until now but I know you. I transferred from a high
school in the beginning of the year and went to Gold. That high
school was Blitz high, the same high school you went to. I remember
you. You were the guy who always smoked and who always got into
fights every day. I don't know what you're doing in a school like
Gold High or why you want to get good grades so badly but I'm sure
it's personal. I would be willing to tutor you and help you out
with school if you started dueling and eventually joined our dueling
team when we make one." Lenord said.
"You want to tutor me?
What grades do you get?" John asked.
"All A's." Lenord
said as he grinned.
Just like Zack. Would John really be willing
to start playing the game that the best friend he betrayed loved so
much? John's father was the one person who loved John but John
always failed him. John never wanted to disappoint his father again.
John's father asked him for one last thing and John would not
fail.
"Ok fine, I will agree to your deal." John said after
thinking.
"Fine, but there's one more part to the deal. If we
are going to be dueling side by side, then we are going to have to be
friends. Do you agree?" Lenord asked as he offered his hand.
"I
agree." John said as he smiled and shook Lenord's hand.
And
thus, The Golden Bond was born…
Chapter End.
