(I have fixed some typos in the chapters, as well as fixed a few other things...though I don't know when I actually will get back to this)

Here is my first chapter of my Yu Gi Oh Zexal fanfiction. hope you enjoy.

This story takes place shortly after the World Duel Carnival

I don't own Yu Gi Oh Zexal, but I do own the O.C.s (Original Characters) in this.

Ch.1 An Unfortunate Duel

One day Yuma, Tori, and Bronk were walking through a forest. The forest was filled with trees and was very dark and foggy in the forest. Astral was with them as well.

"Yuma why are we walking through this dark forest? It's giving me the creeps." Tori said.

"Oh come oh Tori, where's your sense of adventure?" Yuma asked as he continued walking through the forest, walking in front of his friends leading the way.

"Hey Yuma, why are we even here?" Bronk asked.

Yuma stopped walking and turned around to face his friends, "Ok so I heard that there is an old abandoned building somewhere in this forest, no one knows where the building came from but some people say it's haunted."

"So Why are you taking us with you to an old spooky building?" Tori asked, feeling a little scared.

"Because I want to explore it with my friends." Yuma said as he gave a smile. "Come on let's go." Yuma started running farther into the forest.

"Hey wait up Yuma." Bronk called as he ran after Yuma.

"Hey! Don't leave me here all alone!" Tori shouted as she ran to catch up with Yuma and Bronk.

A little while later they came to a clearing in the forest.

"Whoa. Look at that." Yuma said.

In front of them was a huge, round, grey, metal building. There were no window on the building, only to doors in the front of the building. There were vines and moss growing all over the building.

"Doesn't that place look cool?" Yuma asked excitedly.

Tori shook her head "No it doesn't, it's creepy."

"I think it looks cool Yuma." Bronk said.

"Yuma..." Astral said as he floated besides Yuma, "I have a feeling that something is not right in that building."

"Astral it's just an abandon building, there isn't anything wrong with it." Yuma said.

"Still...I'm not sure..." Astral trailed off.

"Hey Bronk, Tori, let's go inside now." Yuma said as he ran to the doors.

When Yuma was at the doors he opened them and step inside. Yuma was surprised when he stepped inside. It was in great condition. There was no moss or vines growing anywhere and there was lights on. Tori and Bronk stepped inside and also stared at the inside of the building.

"Whoa..look how cool this place looks!" Yuma exclaimed, "Come on guys let's go explore."

"Hey Yuma wait up." Tori said.

Tori and Bronk caught up with Yuma who was in a large, round room. The ceiling was extremely high and there was a huge white circle line drawn on the floor, with 4 white rectangles drawn on the inside of the circle. It kinda looked like a compass. A north rectangle, a south one, and a east and west one.

"Isn't this place awesome?!" Yuma said as he looked around the room with excitement.

"Ok now that you know what's on the inside, can we go now?" Tori asked, "This place is even creepier on the inside."

Yuma turned around to face Tori, "Tori, I don't want to leave yet, I just started exploring this place."

"You're right Yuma, there's so much more to explore." A voice said from behind Yuma.

Yuma turned around to see a young man, he looked like he was in his 20s. He had brown hair, he had his hair shorter in the front than in the back, but his hair wasn't too long. It ended about halfway down his neck. He was wearing a green t-shirt, slightly baggy black pants, and brown sandals. He was smiling a little creepily.

"Who are you?" Yuma asked.

"I am Hiroto, and I am honored to meet you Yuma, the World Duel Carnival champion." He once again gave a creepy smile as he stared right at Yuma, making Yuma nervous.

"I do not like the look of this guy." Astral said.

"Yuma, can we leave now?" Tori asked.

"Y-yeah, let's go." Yuma said as he started to turn around to leave.

"Now hold on a second Yuma," Hiroto said, "I'd like to challenge you to a duel to see how much of a duelist you are."

Tori and Bronk were already heading towards the door.

"Hey Yuma, come on." Bronk said.

"No I'm not leaving yet." Yuma said.

Tori and Bronk looked at him a little confused.

"What? Why not Yuma?" Tori asked.

Yuma walked over to Tori and Bronk, and said, "You know me, I'd never back down from a duel."

"But Yuma, I don't like the look of this guy, I wouldn't duel him if I were you." Tori said.

"Well I going to duel." Yuma said as he turned around to face Hiroto, "Alright I'll duel you Hiroto."

"Very good, now follow me." He said as he led Yuma to the south rectangle, "Stand inside the rectangle line."

"Why?" Yuma asked.

"You'll see." Hiroto said.

He walked to the north rectangle and stood inside the line and faced Yuma. Then he took out a small metal rectangle with a button and he pressed it. Immediately the ground started shaking beneath them, and then the floor started to open up. The floor opened up all the way to the white circle line, then it stopped. Yuma looked down to see that the area below him was a huge drop.

Hiroto gave a small chuckle, "I've set this room up in a special way, once we start dueling, you'll see what I mean."

"Astral, do you think this guy has a number card?" Yuma asked whispering to Astral.

"I can not tell." Astral said.

"We'll I guess the only way to find out is to duel him." Yuma said with determined look in his face.

"Let's begin the duel." Hiroto said as he pulled out his duel gazer and put it on, It was a black duel gazer with a gray line, it wasn't that interesting. He's duel disk, (D-pad) was the same, black with a gray line.

"Duel disk go!" Yuma said as he put on his duel disk, "Duel gazer, let's roll." Yuma then put on his duel gazer.

Tori and Bronk also put on their duel gazers.

The duel began

Yuma: 4000 LP

Hiroto: 4000 LP

Yuma said, "I'll go first." He drew a card and looked at his hand and smile, "It looks like we are off to a go start." He said to Astral. "I summon Zubaba Knight in attack mode. Then I place one card facedown and end my turn."

Zubaba Knight: Atk: 1600 Def: 300 Lv: 3

"Now it's my turn," Hiroto drew a card and then looked at his hand, "I summon Shadow Knight in attack mode."

Shadow Knight: Atk: 2800 Def: 1400 Lv: 4

Shadow Knight looks like a knight in black metal armor. It's eyes glow red and it carries a black sword.

"Shadow Knight has a few special abilities, and one of them is that it can attack on the turn it's summoned, now Shadow Knight attack Zubaba Knight"

"I play my trap…." Yuma started to say, but then Hiroto cut him off.

"Not so fast, Shadow Knight has another ability, it can't be affected by trap cards or magic cards, so that facedown card of your's is worthless."

Shadow Knight swung its sword at Zubaba Knight and destroyed causing a small explosion, that knocked Yuma back.

Yuma: 2800 LP

Yuma started to get up when the platform he was on started shaking causing Yuma to fall back again.

"What's happening?!" Yuma asked.

"Look below you and you'll see." Hiroto Said.

Yuma look over the edge of the platform and was shocked at what he saw. There was lava below the platforms.

"I've made this room especially for duels, once we put on our duel gazers, it simulates lava below us, and for the platform, every time a monster is destroyed a blast of lava will shoot up under the platform of the duelist who lost that monster, and start to destroy the platform. Now let's return to the duel. I place a card face down and end my turn." Hiroto said.

"Yuma, you must be careful." Astral said.

"I'll try" Yuma said to Astral as he was standing up.

"Yuma! Look behind you!" Tori shouted from behind him.

Yuma turned around to see the platform behind him was being disintegrated by lava, Yuma jumped back a little, only to almost fall off the platform, but he leaned forward and didn't fall. But now Yuma was on a small space of platform, he couldn't take a step anywhere or he'd fall off.

"You know right now you remind me of a young girl I dueled not that long ago." Hiroto said.

"What do you mean?" Yuma asked.

"She lost some life points and was standing on barely any platform, just like you are. Now are you going to take your turn?"

Yuma glared at Hiroto and said, "Fine I'll go now," Yuma drew a card and smiled, "Now I'm feeling the flow! I summon Gogogo Golem in attack mode,"

Gogogo Golem: Atk: 1800 Def: 1500 Lv: 4

"Then I summon Gagaga Magician, also in attack mode."

Gagaga Magician: Atk: 1500 Def: 1000 Lv: 4

"Now I overlay Gogogo Golem and Gagaga Magician,and open the overlay network to XYZ summon Number 39 Utopia. I end my turn."

Number 39 Utopia: Atk: 2500 Def: 2000 Lv: 4

"Yuma summoned Utopia, this is good." Tori said to Bronk.

"Yeah, but Utopia has less attack points then Shadow Knight." Bronk said.

"Now," Hiroto said, "I play the magic card Aiding Strength, which gives my Shadow Knight 1200 extra attack points."

Shadow Knight: Atk: 4000

"Now Shadow Knight attack Utopia."

"Oh no!" Yuma said.

Shadow Knight destroyed Utopia.

Yuma: 1300 LP

Yuma was knocked back and almost fell over the edge, then suddenly a burst of lava burst up behind Yuma, and he jumped forward startled, and he almost jumped off the edge. He was on the edge of the platform, trying to regain his balance, but he leaned too far forward and started to fall down to the lava.

"Yuma!" Tori, Bronk, and Astral shouted.

"Ahh!" Yuma screamed as he fell down to the lava, then he fell into the lava, and was gone.

Hiroto stood there chuckling, Tori and Bronk stood still for a minute, then ran out the door. Hiroto took off his duel gazer and took out the button out of his pocket again and clicked it, closed the floor. Then he started walking away.

"I have Yuma, now I only need 2 more." Hiroto said to himself.

After Hiroto left the room Astral was still there, frozen in shock from what had just happen. Yuma was gone.

Well that was chapter one.

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