Hii~! Ikky here, or Ikusa1107, whichever you prefer! This! ah, yes, this. This is a joint venture project that my partner and cowriter, megaman220x is helping me with. So, this is a GX story, with my and his OC included. There WILL be changes made to the canon timeline and there will be things that we do that didn't happen in the show. ON that note, we are actually using the 4kids dub of the show as the timeline we follow. Very strange, I know, but, it's the one we are most familiar with. We are also gonna do this chapter {chapter 1} and chapter 2 as a test run to see which style of writing you guys like. So, if you could give some feedback, it would be HUGELY appreciated! Also, chapter 1 will be written solely by me, and chapter 2 solely written by megaman220X. ALright, sorry for the longwinded intro. Here is chapter 1. Enjoy owo~!
Chapter 1: Dipped in Silver
In the Kaiba Corporation Duel Dome there's a multitude of duels happening on each duel field. Monsters being summoned, Spells being played, Traps being triggered, it is a veritable madhouse. Why, you ask? It is the day of the entrance of exams, of course! For where? Duel Academy! And today we begin our adventure along the tailwind of one Lorelai Amrita, a young duelist thirsty for the title of Duel Queen! That's me! Let's begin, shall we?
Lorelai sat on the bleachers, watching the duels unfold before her. Her excitement was matched only with her dread. She twiddled with her hair, draped over the right side of her face. Single strands of silvery hair flowed as she nervously twisted it between her fingers Her eyes were a nervous blue, reflecting only her calm panic as she tried to keep her wits about. She had done very well on her written exams, but, the real challenge was the field test. This was when the proctors would test your skills in a real one on one duel. Your performance could make or drastically break away your chances of entering the academy. Her eyes began to explore the vicinity before her, spotting duelist after duelist sulking on the sidelines, obviously having lost their duel.
"Oh great, well that's not depressing." she joked inwardly. "When is my duel anyway?" She continued, looking at her watch.
"I'd imagine it is near the end of the day." A voice said behind her.
"Good god!" She exclaimed, jumping up at the sudden response. "Who the heck are you?!"
A tall teen stood before her, dressed in an all white school uniform, bordered with black lace, buttoned up to the very top. "My apologies. My name is Bastion Misawa. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
"Oh god, you are so posh.."
"Excuse me?"
"Nothing nothing!" She said, quickly flashing a small smile at him. "Uhm, anyway, why would my test be at the end of the day?"
"Well, see, my own test has been scheduled as the final duel. Saving the best for last, I suppose." He adjusted his collar and leaned back against the wall as he continued. "Since you haven't dueled, your duel will most likely be scheduled before mine, near the end of the day. It's quite simple, really. A process of elimination-why are you looking at me like that?..." He said, his thought process now stopped by the glare he was receiving.
"Oh." She said, still fixated on the teen. Her glare softened as she finished her analysis. "No reason." She then turned away and sat down, grabbing her deck and duel disk from her bag. As she strapped it on, the boy walked closer.
"My my, you seem quite prepared." Bastion said, eyeing her duel disk. "I didn't get your name."
Standing up, she turned to him and smiled smugly. "Well, Baskin, you happen to be looking at the next Duel Queen! My name? Its-"
"Will Lorelai Amrita please report to Duel Field 3! Your exam begins in 3 minutes!"
"-Oh, that's me!" She said, excitedly. "I guess I was next anyway, eh?"
Bastion, stunned by the timing of the announcement, let out a chuckle. "I see, indeed you were. Uh. Lorelai was it? Good luck with your-"
"Won't need it, I'm pretty awesome. But, thanks, anyway, Basston." She said, rushing off.
"I-it's...Bastion." He said, suddenly at a loss for words. "What just happened?"
Lorelai rushed down and stepped out onto the duel field. Her own excitement was now outweighing the dread she had previously been flooded by in the bleachers. She let out an excited giggle as she looked across the field, seeing a female proctor across from her. She wore a salmon pink shirt with a white outer jacket with blue accented lines across the collar and tailcoat. She was tall and slender, a figure of good health. Her hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail, with only a single bang pushed forward.
"Hello, Miss Amrita. I am Fonda Fontaine. I will be your opponent for today." The woman said, readying her duel disk. "Are you ready?"
Her excitement reached its peak as she readied her duel disk. "Oh. Oh, yes." As she said this, her eyes went from soft to focused, and her expression became much less innocent. "Ready when you are, Miss Fontaine."
"Good, then let's begin!"
"Duel!"
"Duel!"
Fonda Fontaine: 4000
Lorelai Amrita: 4000
Fonda took the first move. "I'll start us off. I draw!" Upon drawing her card she looked through her hand and nodded to herself. "Here we go. First, I place 2 cards face down. Then, I will summon Darklord Nurse Reficule!"
Darklord Nurse Reficule
Dark
Level 4
Fairy
Atk:1400
Def:600
Any effect that would make your opponent gain LP inflicts the same amount of damage to them, instead.
"Now that my Darklord is out, I will play this spell! Swords of Revealing Light!"
Swords of Revealing Light
Spell
After this card's activation, it remains on the field, but destroy it during the End Phase of your opponent's 3rd turn. When this card is activated: If your opponent controls a face-down monster, flip all monsters they control face-up. While this card is face-up on the field, your opponent's monsters cannot declare an attack.
"Hah I see what you're going for, Miss Fontaine. You're planning on burning through my points with some effect damage, huh?"
Fonda smiled and nodded, "You have a sharp eye, young one. But, if you want to beat me, knowing my strategy is only half the battle. You still have to counter it." She then rested her posture and said, "I'll end my turn there."
"Hmm. Then, I'll take the next move, teach!" Lorelai said, drawing her first card. She looked to her hand, as well as the card she drew. She held a Pot of Greed, Monster Reborn, Alexandrite Dragon, Polymerization, and Dragon Shrine. She had also drawn Dark Factory of Mass Production.
"Alright, let's begin! I play a spell! Dragon Shrine!"
Dragon Shrine
Spell Card
Send 1 Dragon-Type Monster from your deck to the graveyard, then, if that monster in your Graveyard is a Dragon-Type Normal Monster, you can send 1 more Dragon-Type monster from your deck to the Graveyard. You can only activate 1 "Dragon Shrine" per turn.
"Now, thanks to Dragon Shrine, I can send one dragon from my deck to the grave! I send WattailDragon!"
WattailDragon
Light
Level 6
Dragon
Atk:2500
Def:1000
Capable of indefinite flight. Attacks by wrapping its body with electricity and ramming into opponents.
IMPORTANT: Capturing the "Wattaildragon" is forbidden by the Ancient Rules and is a Level 6 offense, the minimum sentence for which is imprisonment for no less than 2500 heliocycles
"Since WattailDragon is a normal monster, I can send another dragon type, because of Dragon Shrine! So, here's another one!" After sending the second WattailDragon, she played her next card. "Now, go, Pot of Greed!"
Pot of Greed
Spell Card
Draw 2 cards.
"Now I will be drawing two cards from my deck!" Upon drawing her next two cards she smirked and continued her move. "I will now normal summon one of my favorite monsters! Come on out, Alexandrite Dragon!"
Alexandrite Dragon
Light
Level 4
Dragon
Atk: 2000
Def: 100
Many of the czars' lost jewels can be found in the scales of this priceless dragon. Its creator remains a mystery, along with how they acquired the imperial treasures. But whosoever finds this dragon has hit the jackpot... whether they know it or not.
"Quite the monster, Miss Amrita. I am impressed." Fonda said, smiling as the monster roared into existence.
"Then you are gonna love this, teach." She said, grabbing her next card. "I play Dark Factory of Mass Production."
Dark Factory of Mass Production
Spell Card
Target 2 Normal Monsters in your Graveyard; add those targets to your hand.
"With this, I will add both of my WattailDragon cards to my hand!" As the cards were added she played her next spell. "Now I play Polymerization!"
Polymerization
Spell Card
Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Material.
Fonda was caught off guard by the sudden development. She had not expected a first turn fusion. She smiled as Lorelai continued.
"I fuse my two WattailDragons in order to fusion summon the Legendary First of The Dragons fusion monster card!" as she said this, a massive Dragon flew down and landed on the field, his scales were onyx black, with his horns shining in a pristine white color. His two wings folded as his long, serpentine body surrounded Lorelai, almost as a dog to his master.
First of The Dragons
Dark
Level 9
Dragon
Atk: 2700
Def: 2000
2 Normal Monsters
Must be Fusion Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. You can only control 1 "First of the Dragons". This card cannot be destroyed by battle, except by battle with a Normal Monster, and is unaffected by other monsters' effects.
Fonda clapped as the monster was summoned. "Bravo, young scholar. But, how will you penetrate the defense of my spell? A powerful monster is nothing if it can't attack."
"Maybe not, teach, but, I never said I was done." She said as she separated her next card. " I have another spell to play, thanks to Pot of Greed."
Hearing this, the lone proctor grew curious of her next move. "Oh? Is that so?"
"It is! I play Heavy Storm!" She shouted triumphantly, causing huge gusts of wind to blow across the field.
Heavy Storm
Spell
Destroy all Spell and Trap Cards on the field
Fonda, seeing the spells activation, immediately responded. "Hmph, not bad, but I will be triggering my trap, Gift Card!"
Gift Card
Trap
Your opponent gains 3000 Life Points
"Now, due to Reficule's effect, you will take 3000 points of damage instead! I will also activate my Emergency Provisions spell card! I will be sending my Gift Card and my Swords Of Revealing Light!" Fonda continued.
Emergency Provisions
Spell
Send any number of other Spell/Trap Cards you control to the Graveyard; gain 1000 LP for each card sent to the Graveyard this way.
This prompted an inward scoff from Lorelai, "Darn it..now she's going to gain even more life points while I take damage.."
As the damage set in, a small yelp escaped Lorelai's lips. Meanwhile Fonda seemed to be soothed as her life points increased immensely.
Fonda Fontaine: 6000
Lorelai Amrita: 1000
"Ugh, well now that I have that done. Battle! I will attack your Reficule with my First of The Dragons!" As she said this, the massive dragon lunged at Fonda's small bandaged angel, destroying it immediately. A small groan sounded from the teacher as her life points fell.
Fonda Fontaine: 4700
"And now, Alexandrite Dragon! Direct attack!" She continued.
The innately gemmed dragon roared as it charged at Fonda, slamming her for 2000 points of damage. She winced as the damage set in, with her smile renewed.
Fonda Fontaine: 2700
"Very impressive. For someone so young, you seem to have quite a powerful deck." She straightened her stance. "But that wasn't enough to bring me to zero. A fair and admirable effort. Now, if that is all-"
"Once more, teach, I gotta say." She said, waving one of her fingers from left to right. "I never said I was done."
"What?!"
"I drew two cards remember?"
"But, what could you possibly do now, young scholar?"
"I'll show you! I play the quick-play spell, De-Fusion!"
De-Fusion
Spell
Target 1 Fusion Monster on the field; return that target to the Extra Deck, then, if all the Fusion Materials that were used for its Fusion Summon are in your GY, you can Special Summon all of them.
"Thanks to this, I can return my Fusion monster to resurrect its material monsters! In this case, my two WattailDragons!" As she said this, the gigantic fusion monster lit up, splitting into two beams of light. As the light faded, two WattailDragon monsters stood in its place, each with more than enough power to end the duel. "Ready for the next move, teach?"
Fonda smiled softly, despite the situation. "Very good, Miss Amrita. Allow me to be the first to say, 'Welcome to Duel Academy.'" She bowed her head slightly. "Please proceed."
Lorelai let out a victorious cheer as she turned to her attention back to Miss Fonda. "Alright, you two! Finish this duel!"
The two twin dragons lit up the air around them with two massive balls of electrical energy. As the two dragons shot their attack, Miss Fonda remained in place. The attack shined in great brilliance as the life points counted down.
Fonda Fontaine: 0000
Lorelai Amrita: 1000
The win goes to Lorelai Amrita!
Lorelai began to cheer loudly as the holograms faded and the final life point faded.
"Yes! I made it! Oh!" She ran straight to Fonda and began to shake her hand quickly. "Thanks for testing me, teach. Really, I appreciate it! I can't believe I made it! This is so cool!"
Fonda simply smiled and nodded as Lorelai continued to freak out and talk her ears off. As the girl began to reach the climax of her excitement, Fonda placed her free hand on the youth's shoulder.
"Alright, Miss Amrita. Congratulations. I look forward to teaching you for the next three years. I will personally recommend you to the Obelisk Blue Dorm once I return to the Isla-oh!" She was suddenly cut off by Lorelai's sudden hug.
"Ohmygawd yes!" She squealed loudly. "I can't wait! Thank you thank you thank you!"
"Ah, Miss Amrita, come now. Calm yourself" Fonda said, chuckling.
"Oh! Right, sorry!" She said, letting go and stepping back. She then bowed her head and smiled. "Thank you, Miss Fontaine."
With that, she ran off, back to the bleachers. When she walked up to the spot she was previously occupying, she saw Bastion, once again leaning against the wall. As he turned his head to her, she waved an enthusiastic hello.
"Hi, Ashton!" She said, happily.
"Bastion."
"That's what I said."
"Quite." He said, sighing inwardly. "That was awfully quick. Judging by your expression, I would say you won, yes?"
"You could say that. Heck, you should say that. 'Cuz you'd be right!" She said, still pumped up from her recent victory. "Oh, I did it in one move!" She continued.
Bastion seemed rather taken by the sudden fact. "One turn? Surely, you must be joking."
Lorelai shook her head, smiling still. "Nope. I did it all in one move!"
"That's..hmm. You may end up being quite the contender." He said, his tone shifting from shock to confidence.
"A contender?" She said, confused.
"Yes. Since I plan to become the number one Duelist at Duel Academy." He responded, raising his index finger.
She let out a small giggle and nodded. "I see. Well, before you declare war against the future Duel Queen, you may want to pass your entrance exam first." She said, her eyes now glaring straight into his.
Bastion returned her glare with his own confident gaze. "Oh that? Believe me, I shall!" He responded, grinning smugly.
Across the way, two figures stood, watching the two teens continue their bickering and huff contest. The first was a tall, slender girl with long blonde hair, dressed in an Obelisk Blue uniform and blue high top boots. The second, a young man with long dark blue-green hair, wearing an Obelisk Blue Coat with inverted color placement, being white with blue accented borderlines. Both of them seemed to be focused on Lorelai, watching as she flailed about, swaggering around Bastion.
"Hmm. If I didn't see it myself, I wouldn't believe that she beat Miss Fontaine in one move." The boy said, turning to the girl.
"She certainly is animated, isn't she?" The girl said, chuckling at the sight. She looked back to the boy, who seemed to be focused solely on Lorelai once more. "Zane? Zane? What's on your mind?"
After a moment's pause, Zane blinked, returning his mind to the present. "Sorry, about that, Alexis. I was just thinking. She's pretty interesting."
"Oh? A new student finally caught your eye, then?" She joked, nudging softly against Zane's shoulder.
"Yes. But, only just. I look forward to seeing what she can bring to Duel Academy." he said, before letting out a soft sigh. "Other than her ridiculous swaggering, that is."
Alexis looked back down to where Lorelai and Bastion stood. Lorelai and Bastion were now circling each other spouting all forms of madness while their foreheads were locked against each other, like their glare, both of them pushing each other with each step. Alexis let out another small chuckle before speaking. "Hah. I think it's kind of endearing. Don't you?"
"Hardly." He said dryly.
Back with Lorelai and Bastion, the two of them were still locked in their argument when the intercom flickered to life.
"Bastion Misawa, please report to Duel Field 2. Your exam begins in 3 minutes. To all Academy applicants who have passed their Duel Entrance Exam, please proceed to registration."
Bastion grinned as he backed up, adjusting his collar. "Oh, seems it is finally my turn."
Lorelai smiled smugly to herself. "Oh yeah, guess all the real duelists have finished." She teased. "That just leaves you.
Bastion laughed heartily, "Mmm, yes. 'Real Duelists'." He said, playing along. "I will be back soon enough." He took a breath before starting to walk forward. "Ta for now, Miss Amrita."
Still smiling, Lorelai nodded and stepped aside, letting Bastion pass by her and head down toward the duel arena. As she took her seat she began to look around once again, watching the remainder of the duels. The intercom sounded off once more as she looked around.
"Once again, to all Academy applicants who have already passed their Duel Entrance Exam, please proceed to Registration. For those who have failed, better luck next year."
"Huh, I guess his duel really was the last one for today." She said to herself. Seeing as the test day was nearly over, she began to pack up her deck and take off her duel disk. While doing so, she let out a small yawn.
"Last call for all Academy Applicants, if you have not checked in for your exam, please do so now."
'Or maybe not?' she thought to herself. 'Then again, I don't see anyone else here. I better get to Registration.'
Once her deck was packed, she began to walk toward the Counter at the edge of the Duel Dome. Directly above the counter was a group of older men, seemingly teachers and one rather eccentric-looking person. He had blond hair cut in a bowl cut shape with the rest held back in a long ponytail. He wore a Obelisk Blue Duel Coat, except it had a multitude of pink frills protruding from the shoulders, neckline, and sleeves. He seemed to be shouting at the other men.
'Whoa, is that one of the teachers?' she thought to herself. 'He seems..intense.'
As she reached the counter, she saw that it was manned by two women, both wearing Obelisk Blue school uniforms. She took a breath before finally reaching the counter. "Here we go." she told herself under her breath. "Hi, my name is-"
"LATE is RUDE!" a voice sounded off from above. "I've no time for slackers!"
"Oh, dear..He sounds like a barrel of laughs." Lorelai said, after hearing the eccentric man shout and continue to shout in the platform above.
"Oh yes, that is Professor Vellian Crowler. Don't mind him, though, he means well, I've heard." The first woman said from behind the counter.
"That is..eh, comforting. Anyway, I am here for registration." She said, reaching into her jacket for her exam ID. "I am Lorelai Amrita." she said, handing the ID over.
"Ah, yes, Miss Amrita, one moment please," The woman said, taking the card and inputting the information into the laptop she had before her. "Says here you dueled Proctor Fonda Fontaine and won. Congratulations, Miss. Let me print your new ID, it will only take a moment."
"Thank you very much." Lorelai said, bowing her head slightly. She could hardly contain herself. It was finally happening. Not only did she make it to the Field Tests, but, she won and would be attending Duel Academy in just a few short days. She was still trying to control her excitement when the intercom turned back on.
"Jaden Yuki, Please report to Exam field 4"
"Oh, I guess Bazton wasn't the last one." Lorelai said aloud. She turned back to the two women behind the counter to collect her ID. Once she had, she bowed and thanked the two women and walked back to the bleachers, where Bastion and the other students were waiting.
"Ah, Lorelai, you're back." Bastion said, raising his hand in greeting to her.
"Yep, I just finished my registration. So, who is this Jaden guy? I thought you were the last duel for today, Baskin." She asked.
"Bastion"
"That's what I said."
"Quite." He said, ignoring her seemingly purposeful jab at his name. "Anyway, I also believed I would be the last duel. Turns out I was wrong. He must be a special case."
"Why's that?" She asked.
"He is dueling a department chair, Professor Vellian Crowler." He responded to her.
"Apparently he is a big deal, at least, that's what Bastion says." A small boy with spiky blue hair said from behind Bastion.
"Ah!" Lorelai exclaimed, jumping back a few inches at the sudden sound. "What is with you guys and sneaking up on me?!"
The boy looked to Bastion in confusion.
Bastion sighed and spoke, "She does this, I'm not sure why."
"R-right." The blue haired boy said, looking back to the shocked Lorelai. "My name is Syrus Truesdale. I actually met Jaden right before he got called down. He seems pretty sure of himself."
"Mm, yes. So sure, that he claims I would only be the second best duelist at the academy." Bastion added."He called himself the first."
"Oh? I like this guy already." She said.
"Oh, don't you start." Bastion said quickly. "Anyhow, he is starting his duel now. You arrived right on time."
"Oh-ho-ho? How exciting! Scoot, scoot, Basspin." she said, shoving Bastion aside with her hips.
"It's Bastion-hey!" He protested as he was moved an entire seat over.
"That's what I said, right?"
"Ugh. Quite." He said dejectedly, crossing his arms and turning his focus to the duel.
Jaden Yuki: 4000
Vellian Crowler: 4000
"Here goes!" Jaden exclaimed, drawing his first card. He looked through his hand, taking only a moment to choose his strategy. "Sweet! I'm gonna summon Elemental HERO Avian, in Defense Mode!"
Elemental HERO Avian
Wind
Level 3
Warrior
Atk:1000
Def:1000
A winged Elemental HERO who wheels through the sky and manipulates the wind. His signature move, Featherbreak, gives villainy a blow from sky-high.
"I'll also throw down a facedown!" He continued, as a card appeared behind his Avian. "Alright! Get your game on!" he said, finishing his turn.
Crowler reached his up with his hand as he responded. "Hmm, yes, very good. Don't tell me what to do." A light lined up with his deck turned on as his top card was pushed out, landing gracefully into between his index and middle finger. He looked through his starting hand and took a few seconds to choose his move. Looking up to Jaden, he seemed to smirk as he continued.
"All right, for this first move, I think I'll start nice and easy. I choose to play the spell card Confiscation!" He said revealing the spell to Jaden.
Vellian Crowler: 3000
Confiscation
Spell
Pay 1000 Life Points. Look at your opponent's hand, select 1 card in it and discard that card.
"Okay, so what's it do?" Jaden asked nervously.
Crowler sneered as he explained. "What it does is allow me to pay 1,000 life points for the chance to peak at your hand and toss one of your cards into the graveyard!"
Just then, multiple images appeared before Crowler, each one depicting one of Jaden's cards in hand. He continued to smirk to himself as he examined the cards. "Oh, yes, I remember some of these cards from back when I was a naive rookie!"
Jaden watched on as Crowler came to his decision. He let out a slight grunt of frustration at the good doctor's words.
"Hmm, now which one shall I banish?" He hummed aloud. Before long, he pointed forward, highlighting one card. "Monster Reborn to the graveyard!"
The hologram shattered and Jaden let out a another grunt as his graveyard lit up at the freshly devoured Monster Reborn.
"Next, I'll lay two cards facedown on the field. And last, but not least, I'll play Heavy Storm!" He said aloud. "This Spell card destroys every other Spell and Trap card that's out on the field!"
Heavy Storm
Spell
Destroy all Spell and Trap cards on the field.
As soon as the activation was confirmed, heavy gusts consumed the field, revealing and destroying Jaden's trap as well as Crowler's two facedown cards. Jaden let out a small groan as he shielded his eyes from the gale force winds around him, shattering his Draining Shield Trap card. But, as the other two cards were destroyed, Jaden smiled to himself.
"Whoopsie!" He said, catching the Professor's attention. "Did you forget that you had two trap cards out on the field yourself?" he said with a bright smile on his face.
A chuckle exited Crowler's lips, followed closely by the end of the storm. "Now, now. You mustn't speak out of turn, young scholar!" He warned. Almost as if on cue, the field became consumed by a shadowy fog. Jaden looked around, clearly confused.
"Wha? What's happening?!" He asked as the fog thickened.
Crowler smirked and raised his hand toward his field. "Nothing. Not yet!" As his words were spoken, two golden monsters rose out of the fog. Each one bore its shining fangs and roared ferociously. "But that's about to change." He said, prompting a gasp from everyone in the stadium.
Syrus was the only one who didn't let out a surprised gasp, since he was unable to follow the chain of events that just occured. "Uh, could somebody tell me what's going on?" He asked aloud, causing both Lorelai and Bastion to look at each other, then to Syrus.
"The two Trap cards that Dr. Crowler had on the field were called Statue of the Wicked." Bastion began.
"It's a special trap that, when destroyed, creates a 'vicious token' monster." Lorelai added.
"That was why he played Heavy Storm." Bastion said, finishing the explanation.
Eyes beginning to widen, Syrus let out a surprised "Oh!", finally understanding the situation Jaden was in.
"What's odd is that a card like that shouldn't be in an exam deck, though." Lorelai speculated. "That kind of card is too niche to be used for entry level applicants. On top of that, it is also a high level card. I doubt they would waste it on entry level duels."
Bastion nodded. "Indeed. It would seem that Jaden really is a special case."
Syrus, once again, was confused. "Wait, I don't get it. Why?"
"He is dueling Professor Crowler, and it looks like Professor Crowler is-" Lorelai said.
"-Bullying some amateur with his very best cards?" Alexis said from across the way.
"You're too soft, Alexis." Zane said, clearly opposed to her words. "I just hope we get to see that Legendary Rare monster Crowler had stashed away in that deck of his."
Alexis seemed to sigh inwardly at his words, but she also seemed to agree. She looked back down to the duel in silence. "Hmm…"
Returning to the duel, Crowler was now visibly amused, sneering he spoke. "Ready for your next lesson?"
To Crowler's dismay, Jaden only seemed to smile even brighter than before, firing back in stride. "Ha ha! You bet! I can't remember the last time learning was this much fun!"
A growl sounded from Crowler as he realized the boy was nowhere near discouraged. "Hm. Yes well, I'm quite the excellent teacher, thank you." He then turned his attention to his field and continued his turn. "And now, I sacrifice my two wicked tokens! And summon Ancient Gear Golem!"
Ancient Gear Golem
Earth
Level 8
Atk: 3000
Def: 3000
Cannot be Special Summoned. If this card attacks, your opponent cannot activate any Spell/Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step. If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing damage.
"There it is! The Legendary Rare Card!" Alexis said in shock.
"I'd say we're about to find out just what makes it so legendary." Zane said, trying to hide his own amazement.
The spectators in the stands collectively gasped in awe of the mechanical monster, while Bastion, Lorelai and Syrus were squarely focused on Jaden. Jaden, himself, trembled at the sight of the monster, causing a grin to grow across Crowler's face. He scoffed as he continued.
"Now now, I hope you are not too scared of my Legendary Ancient Gear Golem!" He teased, seemingly looking down on Jaden.
It was then that Jaden flashed the same smile he had been wearing for the whole duel. He stared down the Professor, still trembling in excitement. "Aw, no way!" He said confidently. "I've always wanted to take one on!"
Back in the stands, Bastion and Syrus gasped almost completely in sync.
"Either Jaden's brave or he's nuts!" Syrus said, clearly concerned for his newfound friend.
Lorelai, instead, was silent, since she was beginning to feel rather impressed by Jaden's calm and even challenging demeanor. Up in the breezeway, however, Zane was all but impressed. He seemed slightly annoyed, even.
"He's staring down that legendary rare monster like he doesn't have a care in the world." He said, his arms now crossed. "I guess that youth and inexperience have their benefits after all, huh, Alexis?"
Not sharing her compatriots sentiment, she fired back at him. "Come on, give it a rest, Zane. At least the kid's showing some backbone."
"There won't be much left to show after this." Zane responded, ending the conversation.
Crowler was now laughing heartily as he motion forward, yelling, "Golem, attack! Mechanized Melee!" The gigantic robot monster's gears began to spin and grind as it reared its massive fist back. Before Jaden could even react, the Golem was smashing into Avian with its right hand. As Avian's image shattered out of existence, Jaden let out a small grunt.
"Aw, Jaden's monster didn't stand a chance!" Syrus said from the stands, still planted between Lorelai and Bastion. "His defense points were way too low! This isn't looking good.."
"And it's about to look a lot worst." Bastion said, causing Syrus to look up at him. "When that Ancient Gear Golem attacks a monster in defense mode-" He began to explain.
"-It inflicts piercing damage." Lorelai said, frowning slightly as she finished his explanation. "Meaning the difference in its own attack points and the monster's defense points is taken from Jaden's life points."
Syrus, realizing what this meant, widened his eyes. "But, that would mean...Jaden's life points are gonna take a hit!"
"And it's a massive one at that." Lorelai said, darkly. As she finished her sentence, the Golem's fist enlarged and flew straight into Jaden, pushing him back a bit. Jaden let out a surprised grunt as the damage set in.
Jaden Yuki: 2000
Seemingly defeated, Jaden began to laugh softly, with his laugh sounding almost like soft sobs. This caught the Professor's attention, causing him to chuckle loudly, teasingly almost.
"Don't feel bad, This is the top dueling school in the country!" it was here that he began to realize that Jaden's 'sobs' were laughs. This caused him to trail off in his next sentence. "Some people aren't cut out….for.."
Jaden was still smiling, in fact, it was downright blinding how brightly he smiled now. "Boy, I really want to come to this school now. You really know your stuff, teach!"
Crowler, now visibly rattled and annoyed, gritted his teeth as he glared at Jaden. His anger seemed to boil to the surface as he began to tremble and growl behind his teeth. Jaden only smiled back as he positioned his hand over his deck to take his turn. After a brief pause, he drew his card. At the same time, Lorelai seemed to hear a odd sound.
"Did you hear that?" She asked, looking around.
"Hear what?" Syrus asked, not having heard a thing.
"I never heard a thing." Bastion said. "Well, unless we count the duel, of course."
Lorelai began to scratch the top of her head. "Wha? I swear I heard something.."
"Ok, I summon Winged Kuriboh! In defense mode!" Jaden announced, before a furry, winged imp creature appeared on his field.
Winged Kuriboh
Light
Level 1
Fairy
Atk: 300
Def: 200
If this card on the field is destroyed and sent to the Graveyard: For the rest of the turn, you take no battle damage.
"And I'll place one card facedown!" He said as a card appeared behind his Kuriboh. "Not bad, huh, Teach?" He said, finishing his turn.
Crowler began to laugh mockingly before he responded. "No, not bad. But, you must understand, I'm a master technician! A Kuriboh to me is rather pedestrian...Even one with wings, you see, it's defense points are still no match for my Ancient Gear Golem." He lifted his head, looking down even harder at the young boy. "It's a textbook mistake, don't feel bad. Now let's proceed."
As his words left his lips, he lifted his two fingers back up to his duel vest, catching his draw card and beginning his turn. "With the Legendary Ancient Gear Golem! Attack that Kuriboh with Mechanized Melee!" The Golem attacked again, this time smashing into the Kuriboh. Afterwards, Crowler seemed slightly annoyed.
"Hm. Check your gear, your life points haven't changed." He said, awaiting the life point deduction.
Jaden smiled again, "My gear's fine- On the turn that WInged Kuriboh is destroyed, I take Zero Damage."
Crowler's face dropped, rising back up only to show the shock he was feeling. He gasped as he realized that Jaden was right. He had overlooked Kuriboh's effect, despite being so useful.
Lorelai laughed to herself in the stands. "Well, well, looks like Crowler's the one getting schooled now."
Bastion nodded. "Indeed. Who would've thought that there was such a powerful effect on such a weak monster."
Lorelai nodded as well. "Yeh, such an obscure effect got over the good doctor's radar."
"Well, no one can be expected to know every single effect, Lorelai."
"Well, he did." Lorelai said, crossing her arms and looking confidently at Bastion.
Returning to the duel, Crowler's glare was now replaced with his sinister grin. "Fine, fine, I guess your lame little monster saved you there."
Jaden, hearing this, shot back at the teacher. "Hey, slow down there, teach! You may have beat 'im, but, that doesn't give you the right to call him lame!"
Crowler sneered as continued his move.. "Oh, yes, I forget how attached you new duelists get to your monsters. I'm sorry."
Jaden responded rather quickly. "Yeah, well, you should be,because by attacking my Winged Kuriboh, you set off a trap card! One of my favorites, too- Hero Signal!"
Hero Signal
Trap
When a monster you control is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard: Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "Elemental HERO" monster from your hand or Deck.
"And that brings out my second Elemental HERO monster! Burstinatrix!" As he said this, a female monster with long black hair appeared in a plume of flames. As the flame faded, she looked down on Crowler.
Elemental HERO Burstinatrix
Fire
Level 3
Warrior
Atk:1200
Def:800
A flame manipulator who was the first Elemental HERO woman. Her Burstfire burns away villainy.
"My turn!" Jaden said, drawing his card. "Alright, Winged Kuriboh, this next one's for you! Here goes nothin'!" He said, pulling one card from his hand aside and playing it. "First off, I'm gonna bring back Avian with the spell card The Warrior Returning Alive!"
The Warrior Returning Alive
Spell
Target 1 Warrior-Type monster in your Graveyard: add that target to your hand.
"And now I am gonna summon him to the field!" He said, immediately playing Avian next to his Burstinatrix.
"Oh, ok. Another amateurish mistake… But, this is good, this is good. Now would anyone like to tell us what our little friend did wrong here-" he began to say before Jaden cut him off.
"Yeah, actually, I wasn't done yet!" He said, smirking as he lifted another card from his hand. "See, I know my two heroes aren't very powerful by themselves. But, if I can form them together, it's another story!" he revealed the final card in his hand, Polymerization. "And I have just the card to unite them! Polymerization! Join Avian and Burstinatrix!"
A grimace formed on Crowler's face as the spell was played.
"Fusion Summon! There he is! The Elemental HERO Flame Wingman!" He said as his new monster appeared, a dragon man with a ferocious dragon head for his right hand. "I hope your Gear Golem is ready for a clash of the titans!"
Elemental HERO Flame Wingman
Wind
Level 6
Warrior
Atk: 2100
Def: 1200
Elemental HERO Avian + Elemental HERO Burstinatrix
When this card destroys a monster and sends it to the Graveyard as a result of battle, inflict damage to your opponent's Life Points equal to the ATK of the destroyed monster.
"So, teach, what do you think?!" Jaden asked, smiling once more.
"I think you're dueling very well for an amatuer. But, next time, try playing a monster that has more attack points than what's already out." Crowler said, matter-of-factly.
Syrus, once more lost, asked Bastion and Lorelai, "What's he mean?"
Lorelai looked over and raised her index finger. "What he means is that, despite being so powerful, the Flame Wingman only has 2,100 attack points."
Syrus gasped, gripping the cloth on his pants. "But, that means…"
"It's a shame, really." Bastion continued. "When the Wingman destroys a monster, the destroyed monster's attack points are taken straight out of the opponent's life points."
"Aw man, that would've been a great way for Jaden to turn things around!" Syrus said, lowering his head in sadness.
Bastion smiled and continued. "Well, if your friend down there is as good as he thinks, I'm sure he will find a way."
"Oh, did we really look like friends?" Syrus asked, laughing sheepishly.
"Alright, young scholar, I don't mean to rush you, but, I am a busy man." Crowler said, clearly unamused at the current situation. "Are you done yet?" He said impatiently.
"Of course I'm not done yet!" Jaden said, lifting his duel disk vertically. "And of course I knew that my Wingman had less attack points than your Golem!" He then revealed the final card in his hand. "That's why I have this! Skyscraper! Go!"
Skyscraper
Spell
When an "Elemental HERO" monster attacks, if its ATK is lower than the ATK of the attack target, the attacking monster gains 1000 ATK during damage calculation only
Once the card sparked into play, an entire city scape formed around the two duelists. Crowler and the crowded collectively gasped at the beautiful scenery unfolding before them. However, with the former slightly more annoyed than the latter.
Once all was in place, Flame Wingman perched himself high above the rest of the city. He was poised and posing on the titular Skyscraper tower, ready to attack. Jaden then continued his move, speaking in full volume and confidence.
"Alright, Flame Wingman! Go show those heroics and attack that Ancient Gear Golem!"
Following his command, the hero let out a growl of approval and began to fly towards the colossal creature. Just then, Crowler interjected.
"Fine with me, bring him on! This silly Skyscraper field spell hasn't lowered my Golem's attack level by one point!"
Just then, Flame Wingman sped up, seemingly vanishing. He reappeared mere inches from the Golem, landing right in front of it. Bouncing himself up off the ground, he shot upwards at high speed.
"You know what, teach, you're right! This Skyscraper Field hasn't lowered Golem's attack points." Jaden said, as Crowler stared on. "What it's done is raise my Elemental HERO Wingman's by a grand total of...1,000!"
Crowler was stunned, panicked even as he shouted back. "Wait! Time out!" He screamed frantically.
"Go! Skydive Scorcher!"
The Wingman became engulfed in flames as he began to nosedive at the Golem. Crowler was practically pulling his hair out as the monster drew closer. As the attack finally connected, the crowd went silent. Immediately, the silence was broken by the ensuing explosion.
"It can't be! He was my very best card!" Crowler said, watching his beast begin to crumble, even getting smacked by a bit of the debris.
Vellian Crowler: 2900
"And now, thanks to my Wingman's super power, the attack points of that Golem are dealt straight to your life points." He said, giving the teacher a nonchalant send off salute. "Pretty sweet, huh?"
Now the Golem's lifeless body began to crumble under its weight, causing Crowler to panic even more. He tried to run out of the danger zone, but, for some reason, couldn't. He screamed as the monster fell atop him, draining the rest of his points, straight to zero.
Vellian Crowler: 0000
Jaden Yuki: 2000
The win goes to Jaden Yuki!
"That's game!" Jaden said, flashing his victory hand sign at the fallen teacher. "So I guess I pass then, huh. Teach?"
The crowd went absolutely insane with excitement. Everyone was cheering for Jaden, for beating the odds. Lorelai was even in on it, clapping her hands while smiling to herself. As the rest of the interaction happened between Jaden and Crowler, she focused her eyes on his deck. 'Hm. Pretty impressive, this guy. I may have to worry about more than just Baskulin this year.' Once more she heard the strange sound. She looked around, but couldn't find the source. Then, she noticed Jaden looking at one of his cards. 'Huh..could that be the source?' She wondered.
"Did you hear anything, guys?" She asked the others, but, they were too involved in the cheering to notice. "Huh. Nevermind." She said to herself. She then stood up, looking down at Jaden from the bleachers. A smirk grew across her face as she turned around, heading for the exit. "I'll see you guys, later." She said to Bastion and Syrus.
Syrus looked to her and cocked his head to the left, "You're not gonna stay? Why not?"
"I have to say, Syrus is right. I'm looking forward to conversing with this Jaden." He stood and began to walk to her. "Come come, we'll all meet up with him."
Lorelai raised her hand, smiling at the two boys. "Nah, its fine. I'll meet him for real the right way one of these days. Just not today. See ya around, Barrison. Syrus."
"Bastion"
"That's what I said."
"Quite.."
With that, she turned away again and waved goodbye to the other two. Once she was outside, she leaned on the wall, catching her breath. She looked around to see if she was alone. Once she knew she was, she let out a breath of relief. She looked down at her hands. They were shaking. A smirk decorated her lips.
"There's a lot of competition here for top spot. This could be pretty fun huh?" She said aloud, clenching her fists.
Just then, a small mist leaked out of her bag, forming into a silhouette. The silhouette took on the shape of a tall woman with a black and red headpiece in her bright white hair. She towered over Lorelai, standing at nearly 7 feet tall. Crouching down, she brought her hands over Lorelai's, smiling. She let out a small laugh. Her voice was soft and soothing, despite her devil-like attire. Lorelai felt her hands lay still as the apparition spoke.
"Oh, yes. I look forward to it." the apparition said. "Did you hear that other spirit?"
"Yes." Lorelai said, looking up, straight into the apparition's silvery eyes.
The apparition leaned closer, almost hugging Lorelai, consuming her in her presence. "Oh, I can't wait to meet it's master and bring him to-" she said, looking down at Lorelai, waiting for her to finish her sentence.
"-Ruin?"
Alrighty then! So that was chapter 1. Uhm yeh haha. Not much else to say, other than thanks again for stopping by~! I look forward to hearing from you guys!
