Hi, Everyone I'm just making a new fanfic that came to me from out of, pretty much, nowhere. I hope you enjoy and know that I don't own anything.
"Speech"
"Thought or flashback"
(Domino City)
It was a beautiful day outside and the people were going about their daily business like they normally do.
Until...
"S'cuse me! Sorry! Comin' through! Pardon me!" A boy shouted as he ran through a street full of people. He was wearing a black trenchcoat with a red interior. It's sleeves were rolled up to his elbows and his left hand had two rings on his pointer and ring finger. One had a blue rose etched onto it and the other had a symbol of a sword. He wore a red vest under the trenchcoat with a unique zipper and a hood sticking out of the trenchcoat and he wore black partial leather pants with black boots. Around his neck was a pair of black ear-covering headsets. His right forearm was covered by a blue and white cast and his hand had a red glove with black fingers while a black duel disc with red trimming was nestled on his left forearm. His facial features included dark brown hair with an orange tint and piercing, yet laid back brown eyes. His physique was lean and muscular at the same time.
When he cleared through the crowd, he sprinted toward a large red, yellow, and blue flagged building. The flags were white with a red colored "D" and a blue "A" and in between them was a small yellow star.
"Alright! I got my deck! I got my gear! And I got about two minutes to get to the Duel Academy entrance exams before they start. Oh well, at least, since i'm not a student, yet, they can't throw me in detention hall for being late. Haha!" He chuckled and took a sharp turn through an alley. He stopped, immediately at the sight in front of him. There were over a dozen creatures in front of him. Each was made of a cloth sack full of some kind of gas. They each had a large executioner's blade attached to their right arms.
"Scarecrows. I don't have time for this." He thought distainfully. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a small box. He flipped the lid and it ejected a Marlboro cigarette in between his lips. He pulled out a match and struck it on the wall to light it and ignite the tip of his cig. He breathed in the smoke and immediately jumped into the fray.
(Duel Academy Entrance Examination Building)
"All applicants that have completed their duels victoriously, please report to the Blazer booth to recieve your ranks. Repeat; All applicants that have completed their duels victoriously, please report to the Blazer booth to recieve your ranks. Those that have failed their application duels, better luck next year." A bored voice droned on the intercom.
"And good luck in Duel Monsters community college." A blonde haired man wearing a fashionable blue blazer and lipstick thought as he glared at the duelists on the floor below him. His name was Dr. Vellian Crowler, Head of the Obelisk Blue dorm of Duel Academy.
"Aaah!" A short boy with spiky sky-blue hair and glasses screamed as he was struck by an attack that knocked his life points down to 1000. "Aw man! I can't concentrate with all of these people staring at me, judging me. What I wouldn't give to already be a student."
(In the Alley)
The young man stomped on a scarecrow's head and sucker-punched one that tried to swipe him from his right side. He grabbed the hilt of the blade on the Scarecrow under him and yanked it out of it's socket. He slashed and dodged the attacking blades while making his way to the other end of the alley. Once he made it, the final scarecrow exploded in a cloud of black smoke. He threw the borrowed blade into a dumpster and sprinted towards the building, his burned out cigarette was spat into a dumpster before he was too far away from the alley.
"Bastard demons made me late!" He exclaimed. He failed to stop himself before he accidentally collided with someone. With a grunt, he fell on his rear and his cards scattered on the ground. "Oh no, my cards! My most sincere apologies, but i'm really late!" He apologized and began gathering up his cards.
"You're a duelist, aren't you?" The man he bumped into asked.
"Yes, I'm on my way to try out at the academy." He explained and stood, only to freeze and gawk at the man in front of him. The man was about his height with spiky, multicolored hair and piercing purple eyes. The man held a card out to him.
"Why don't you take this? Something tells me that it belongs to you." He placed the card in his hand.
"Wow! For real? Uh, thank you! I'll make you proud." He said with a bow.
Yugi Moto, the reigning King of Games gave him a thumbs up before he continued walking.
The boy sighed and looked at the card given to him. It was Winged Kuriboh.
"Oooo!" A squeak echoed in his mind.
"Hmm? Who said that?" He said and looked around. He then shook his head and took off running again, realizing that he was late. "Gotta hurry! I can't be the next 'King of Games' if i'm late to the games." He chuckled before he leapt up a wall and jumped along the rooftops to the building.
(Duel Academy Entrance Examination Building)
"Well then, Applicant. Multiple choice, You've got two monsters staring you down, Do you A: Throw in the towel B: Cry and beg for mercy? Or C: Run home to mama?" The duel proctor exclaimed to an applicant with grayish-white clothing and raven hair. His name was Bastion Misawa, the smartest applicant of the year.
"I choose D: None of the above!" He retorted and flipped his facedown card over to reveal Ring of Destruction. It equipped itself to his Vorse Raider and detonated, taking 1900 life points out of their meters. The proctor's hit zero while he still had 2300 life points left.
"Congratulations, Applicant! Welcome to Duel Academy!" The proctor praised.
"Thank you, Oh wise Proctor." Bastion bowed politely to him.
(Up in the stands)
"That's Bastion Misawa, He's scored the highest of this year's applicants." A boy with blue hair and glasses nasally stated.
"He's a brainiac, Don't ya think, Chazz?" A boy with brown spiky hair asked the boy above him.
The boy behind him had long, spikey black hair with pale skin and his posture emanated arrogance and belittlement to those he deemed unworthy.
"I think that he's gonna learn things the hard way, that Chazz Princeton way." He smirked.
"Mama, where unca?" A baby girl, no older than one, wrapped in a red blanket, with brown hair and eyes asked her mother. The woman had a darker shade of brown hair than her daughter's and it was held back in a ponytail. Her eyes were chocolate brown, the same as her daughter's. She was very attractive with a pretty face and an hourglass frame and her white sundress accentuated her curves, you wouldn't think she was actually in her early thirties. Her name was Kyrie Yuki and her daughter's was Kaitlyn Yuki.
Many guys contemplated hitting on her but the sight of the child was a quick turn-off.
"I don't know, Katie. Uncle Jaden might've gotten held up by monsters on his way here. He'll beat them up and probably be just a bit late." She said with a wink.
Kaitlyn giggled. She, then, looked up at the two people who were watching the duels.
One was a young man with dark blue hair and teal blue eyes had a stern glare on the applicants below. He was Zane Truesdale, the top duelist at Duel Academy. He wore a white blazer with blue trimming and blue jeans with tennis shoes.
A girl with sandy blonde hair and gray-colored eyes stood next to Zane. She wore a white sleeveless top that was tight and didn't leave her figure to the imagination, a small skirt that showed off her legs and blue high-heeled boots. Her name was Alexis Rhodes, top female duelist of Duel Academy. She glanced at the woman and her little girl. "What a little cutie!" She mused and smiled at the girl, who smiled back and waved at her before burying her face in her mom's arm.
(Outside)
"Alright, Ladies! That's it! Mark all the "no shows" no shows." The judge ordered the two girls manning the sign-in desk.
"WAIT!" A voice yelled. They all were startled by the yell and turned to the railing where a hand with two rings pulled up a boy. "You can... count Jaden Yuki as "Present", thank you! So long as I don't lose my grip. Can I get some help, here? I only got one good arm!" He exclaimed and began slipping. The three rushed over and helped him get on the balcony.
(Inside, a bit later)
"Holy Shit! I didn't think I would make it." Jaden sighed. He looked down at the duel arenas and saw Bastion's final move against his proctor. He glanced to his right and saw a short kid with blue hair looking admirably at the genius.
"Sweet duel, huh?" Jaden said to him. The boy looked at him.
"Yeah, he's Bastion Misawa. He scored the highest on the practical exam out of all us applicants." He stated.
"Really? I barely passed mine." Jaden muttered.
"Same here! My name's Syrus, by the way. I also just barely won my application duel." Syrus introduced.
"I'm Jaden, I've just gotta take mine and then I'm set."
"Wait! You haven't dueled yet?" Syrus asked. Jaden shook his head no and lit himself another cig by striking the match on the rail. "Then you might have a problem, that was supposed to be the last duel." Jaden began coughing when he heard that.
"Quite an excellent crop this year." A judge commented.
"I suppose." Crowler droned
"Excuse me? There's an applicant that hasn't dueled yet, Mr. Crowler." The proctor from the outside stall informed.
"What did you call me?" Crowler growled out.
"I'm sorry, is it Miss or Mrs.?" He questioned.
"I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE A Phd IN DUELING AND HAVE EARNED THE TITLE OF DOCTOR!" He shouted to the startled proctor. "As for the applicant, tell him to come back next year." He sneered.
"Oh come on, Doctor. We've got enough time for one more. He was just a little bit late." One juge argued.
"Rules are rules! And I have no time for slackers who have no sense of punctuality." Crowler shouted. A different judge came up to him with a cell phone in his hand with the other held over the speaker.
"Dr. Crowler, There's a call for you. He says it's urgent."
Crowler took the phone harshly and held it to his ear. "Who is this? It'd better be important for you to interrupt me like you-"
"It's Sheppard." The voice on the other end droned.
"Ah, Chancellor Sheppard." Crowler began.
"I just wanted to make sure that everything was running smoothly. Not like last year when you cut out a third of our applicants for some ridiculous reason. What was it? Calling you Mr. or Ms.? Whatever! Just make sure that everyone gets a fair shot." He ordered before hanging up.
"Pompous windbag." "Doesn't he realize that there are enough talentless losers at this school? But, still, he's the boss." Crowler stood up and walked down the steps, ignoring his colleagues questions.
Bastion sat down and sighed in relief that the ordeal was over.
"Tight duel, Bastion." Jaden complimented, his marlboro dangling on the left side of his mouth.
Bastion scrunched his nose due to the cigarette smell but managed a grateful nod.
"If I had to guess, I'd have to say that you're the second best duelist here." Jaden smirked.
"Would Jaden Yuki please report to Duel field three. Repeat: Jaden Yuki to Duel field three." The intercom system droned.
"That's my cue." Jaden exclaimed and crouched down.
"Wait, if i'm the second best, who's the first?" Bastion asked.
Jaden smirked and pointed his thumb at himself. "Yours truly." He said before spitting his cigarette into a trashcan and jumping onto the duel field where the intercom told him to go.
"Wow, He's so sure of himself! Do you really think he's that good?" Syrus whispered to Bastion.
"Let's hope he is. Look who he's facing. And, though it may not be relevant to his dueling skills, how the hell did he jump all the way down there?" Bastion pointed down to Crowler, who stood opposite of Jaden with his duel vest donned.
"Well then, son. What's your name?" Crowler said forced-politely.
"Name's Jaden Yuki. I believe it's safe to assume that you're my opponent." He said.
"You assume correct. I'm Dr. Vellian Crowler, Department Chair of Techniques here at Duel Academy." He introduced with a dramatic flair.
"Wow! A department chair? From the way you dressed, I just figured that you were a weirdass academy mascot; like a majorette or a cheerleader." He chuckled while Crowler sweatdropped and growled.
"Oh no. Please don't piss anyone off this early, Little brother." Kyrie mentally begged and palmed her face while Kaitlyn giggled when everyone laughed.
"You know, now that he mentions it..." Blue hair and glasses began.
"This kid's got some lip, huh Chazz?" Spiky hair asked Chazz.
"Hmm.." Chazz murmured.
"Duel vest ON." Crowler exclaimed and pressed a button to activate his duel vest.
Jaden pressed a button on his own disc using his nose to shut it on.
"Will you even be able to draw cards with that broken arm?" Crowler asked.
Jaden smirked and rolled his coat away from his right side with his shoulder. "Two things: One, the arm's not broken. And two:...hah!" He shouted and, with his left foot, kicked his deck holster. The cards flew out in a straight line while he threw a cigarette in the air along with them. He took a match out of his pocket and struck it on the sole of his boot. He caught the cig in his mouth and lit it. He puffed the smoke out as the cards perfectly flew into the deck slot of his duel disc. With a flick of his arm, five cards flew out and into his hand. "...Never underestimate me. Time to get your game on!" He exclaimed.
"V-v-very well!" Crowler stammered and pulled out five cards.
"DUEL!"
"DUEL!"
(Jaden: 4000 Crowler: 4000)
"I'll go first!" Jaden exclaimed. He flicked his arm and a single card flew out and he caught it. He smirked and tossed a single card above. He held out his duel disc and the card landed horizontally in the monster card zone. "I summon the Elemental Hero Avian in defense mode." He declared. The space in front of him glowed and from it emerged a man with angel's wings, a green furred body, and a bird's talon on his right forearm. Avian kneeled and crossed his arms in front of his chest.
(Elemental Hero Avian-ATK: 1000 DEF: 1000)
"Now I'll throw down a facedown and end my turn." Jaden threw another card and it landed in the spell/trap zone.
"Interesting. Elemental Heroes aren't used by many duelists these days." Crowler stated while rubbing his chin.
Jaden smiled bashfully. "My niece likes them and I got no problem with using them."
"Niece?" Crowler raised a brow. Jaden merely pointed to the stands and Crowler followed his finger to a woman holding a baby. "A cute little thing but anyway, it's my turn." Crowler drew a card and planned a strategy. "After all, since I'm using my own personal deck, there's no way for this little dropout to get in this school. I'll have him sent home in no time." He snidely thought. He placed two cards in the spell/trap zone. "I place two cards facedown and now I activate the spell card, Heavy Storm, this spell card destroys every other spell and trap card on the field." He explained as a huge gust of wind blew away Jaden's facedown Draining Shield and his own two Statue of the Wicked trap cards.
"Whoopsie! Did you forget that you had two facedowns on the field, yourself?" Jaden boasted. Crowler merely chuckled.
"Now now, You mustn't speak out of turn, Young Scholar." Crowler chided. The area around them turned dark and foggy. Two golden serpentine-like creatures with four red eyes appeared.
"The hell are these fugly things?" Jaden wondered.
"Um, does someone wanna fill me in here?" Syrus said.
"The two trap cards Crowler had on the field were both Statue of the Wicked. It's a trap card that creates a vicious token monster when destroyed. That's why he played Heavy storm." Bastion explained.
"A card that strong couldn't be in one of the test decks. I guess Crowler's using his own." The blue-haired flunky deduced.
"Then this is over, no applicant can defeat the deck of an expert like Dr. Crowler. Don't you think, Chazz?"
"I think I'm gonna enjoy watching Dr. Crowler wipe the floor with that little slacker. I just wish that he'd treated all the other second rate duelists that way." Chazz arrogantly stated.
"Arrogant little brat. I hope Jaden takes all that pride and shoves it down his throat." Kyrie thought with a smirk.
"Go Unca!" Kaitlyn squealed.
(With Zane and Alexis)
"What an elitist snob! Bullying some amateur with his very best cards." Alexis sneered at her teacher's attitude.
"You're too soft, Alexis. I only hope that he's able to bring out that legendary rare monster that he's had stashed away in his deck." Zane stated coldly.
Jaden smiled when he heard Kaitlyn cheer for him but he was pulled out of his moment by Crowler's next words.
"Now I play the spell card, Confiscation! This card allows me to pay 1000 life points to take a peek at your hand and send one card to the graveyard." He exclaimed and holographic images appeared before him. "Ah yes, I remember some of these from back when I was a naive rookie. Now which one shall I banish? Monster Reborn to the graveyard." He exclaimed and Jaden discarded it.
(Jaden LP:4000 Crowler LP: 3000)
"And now I sacrifice my two Wicked Fiend tokens to summon my Ancient Gear Golem!" He shouted and a colossal machine made of gears and metal plates appeared behind him.
(Ancient Gear Golem-ATK: 3000 DEF: 3000)
"That is one big sumbitch!" Jaden muttered. He pulled his cigarette out of his mouth and blew out the last puff of smoke before tossing it into a nearby trashcan.
"There it is, the legendary rare monster!" Alexis exclaimed.
"I guess we're about to find out just what makes it so legendary." Zane stated.
"Now now, I hope you're not too scared of my Ancient Gear Golem." Crowler said with false concern.
Jaden chuckled. "Nah, I've always wanted to take one on." He enthusiastically said.
The entire audience gasped at his enthusiastic attitude.
"Either Jaden's brave or he's nuts!" Syrus exclaimed.
"He's staring down that legendary rare like he doesn't have a care in the world. I guess youth and inexperience have their benefits after all, huh Alexis?" Zane asked.
Alexis rolled her eyes. "Give it a rest, Zane. At least the kid's showing some backbone."
"Not gonna be much left when this is over." He stated.
"Now, Ancient Gear Golem attack Elemental Hero Avian with Mechanized melee." Crowler shouted. The golem's single red eye glowed and it pulled it's right arm back. With tremendous force, it punched Jaden's hero and he shattered into little pieces.
"Aw man. Jaden's monster didn't stand a chance. It's defense points were way too low." Syrus exclaimed.
"And it's about to get a lot worse. When Dr. Crowler's Ancient Gear Golem destroys a monster in defense mode, the difference between Gear golem's attack points and the defending monster's defense points get dealt to the opponent as damage." Bastion informed.
"That would mean that...Jaden's life points are about to take a hit." Syrus exclaimed.
Jaden held his arms up to protect himself from the transparent fist heading his way.
"Well, so much for him." He muttered.
(Jaden LP:2000 Crowler LP: 3000)
"My turn." He exclaimed and flipped his arm to draw his card.
"Ooooo!" A squeak came from the airbourne card.
"Hmm?" Jaden hummed as he caught the card. He flipped it over to reveal Winged Kuriboh. "Oh, it's you." He muttered.
"Why don't you take this? Something just tells me that it belongs with you." Yugi Moto's voice emanated in his head.
He could've sworn Kuriboh winked at him with another squeak.
"I'm gonna take that as a sign to play you. Yeah, definitely." He thought with a peek at his hand. "I summon Winged Kuriboh in defense mode. Then i'll throwdown a facedown and end my turn." He exclaimed as he threw two cards into the air and one fell horizontally into the monster zone while the other landed in the spell/trap slot. The spot, previously occupied by Elemental Hero Avian, lit up again and a ball of brown fur with two small angel wings and four green paws appeared from the light, it's large eyes scanning the room until they landed on the golem.
(Winged Kuriboh: ATK-300 DEF-200)
Jaden chuckled as some of the women in the audience squealed at how cute his Kuriboh was and then smirk when he heard Katie squeal out 'Fuff-ball'. He would enjoy summoning his new friend out to play with his niece.
"How do you like that, teach?" Jaden barked out to Crowler.
"Not bad, but I must say that 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. It's a textbook mistake, don't feel bad." Crowler said with false sincerity. He held his hand in front of his deck and a card shot out into his hand. "With the legendary Ancient Gear Golem, attack that Kuriboh with Mechanized melee!" He shouted. The Golem raised it's arm back and punched Kuriboh into a thousand pieces.
"Sorry, Winged Kuriboh." Jaden mentally apologized.
Crowler scowled, "Hmm! Check your gear, your lifepoints didn't change." He ordered.
Jaden chuckled, "My gears fine. On the turn Winged Kuriboh's destroyed, I take zero damage."
"Geaah!" Crowler seethed once hearing this information.
"How about that, a technique the good doctor didn't know." Alexis commented.
"No one can be expected to know every technique, Alexis. Especially one as obscure as that." Zane heatedly said.
"Well, that kid sure knew." She quipped.
With a sigh, Jaden flipped his Winged Kuriboh out of the monster card zone and it flew into the graveyard.
"Fine, fine. I guess your lame little monster saved you there." Crowler snidely said.
"Whoa, slow down there, Teach. You may've beat him but that doesn't give you the right to call him 'lame'." Jaden angrily yelled.
"Oh yes, I forget how you new duelists get attached to your cards, i'm sorry."
"Yeah? Well you should be! Since you destroyed my Kuriboh, I can set off a trap card. One of my favorites, too, Hero signal." He exclaimed. His facedown flipped up to reveal his trap. From it, a skylight shined up to the ceiling and on it was a large red 'H'.
"With this card I can call out my second Elemental Hero, Burstinatrix." He shouted and flipped his arm to slide a card out of his deck and it landed vertically on the monster card zone. The space in front of him glowed and a woman wearing a red spandex bodysuit with pale skin and black hair under a golden headpiece, emerged from it with a battle cry.
"My turn. Hah!" Jaden shouted as he drew a card. He glanced at his hand and smirked, "Alright, Winged Kuriboh this next one's gonna be for you." "I play the spell card, The warrior returning alive to bring back Avian to my hand. Now i'm gonna summon him to the field." He shouted and slipped a card into the magic/trap zone. His graveyard slot glowed only for his Avian's card to fly out and land in attack position on the monster zone. The Avian appeared right next to Burstinatrix and they both glared at the golem before them.
"Ah, yes another amateurish mistake. But this is good, this is good. Now, does anyone want to tell me what our little friend did wrong here?" Crowler shouted.
"Actually, I wasn't quite done. See, I know that my heroes aren't very powerful by themselves. But if I can form them together, it's another story. And I have just the card to unite them." Jaden exclaimed and threw a card into the air. The card landed in the magic/trap zone and it revealed itself to be... "Polymerization! Fuse Avian and Burstinatrix together." He yelled and the two monsters took to the sky. Their bodies welded together and from the union was a humanoid creature with a green, black, and red body. It's right arm had a serpent or dragon-head hand and on it's left shoulderblade was a single angel's wing and below it was a dragon's tail attached to it's tailbone.
"There he is! The Elemental hero Flame Wingman. I hope your Gear Golem's ready for a clash of the titans." Jaden shouted.
(Elemental Hero Flame Wingman: ATK-2100 DEF-1200)
"You're doing excellent, Jaden. Especially considering you're not even using your most powerful monsters. Now just finish this he/she off." Kyrie mentally cheered.
"So, what do you think, Teach?" Jaden blurted.
"I think you're doing very well for an amateur. But next time you might want to summon out something that's stronger than what's already on the field." Crowler lectured.
Jaden merely raised an eyebrow.
"What's he mean?" Syrus asked.
"He means that Jaden's Wingman's still no match for Crowler's Ancient Gear Golem. Shame too, since whenever Wingman destroys a monster, that monster's attack points get dealt as damage to his opponent." Bastion explained.
"Really? They're deducted right out of his life points? That would've been a great way for him to turn things around." Syrus exclaimed.
Bastin smiled, "Well, if your friend's as good as he says he is, he might find a way."
Syrus blushed bashfully, "Wow, did we really seem like friends?"
"Well, Youngster. I don't mean to rush but I am a busy man. Are you done yet?" Crowler growled.
Jaden laughed, "Of course I ain't done. And of course I knew that my Wingman's attack points were less than your Gear Golem's. That's why I'm activating the field spell, Skyscraper. Time to kick it up to the next level!" He shouted. He threw another card in the air and it landed in the field spell zone that opened on it's own. Almost instantly, buildings shot up from the ground and the ceiling turned into the midnight sky complete with stars and a full moon. Standing in the center of it was Crowler's Ancient Gear Golem and on a spire in front of it was Jaden's Flame wingman, whose sillhouette was illuminated by the moon behind it. "Go Flame Wingman! Attack with Skydive Scorcher." Jaden shouted. The Hero dove from his perch towardsthe golem and ingnited himself.
"Fine by me, bring him on. This silly little Skyscraper field spell hasn't lowered my Ancient Gear Golem's attack level by one point." Crowler cackled.
Jaden smirked and pulled a cylindrical tube from his pocket. Opening it, he pulled out a cigar and put it between his lips. "Nothing better than Cuban cigars to celebrate a great duel." "You know what, Teach, you're right. My Skyscraper hasn't lowered your monster's attack points. What it's done is raise my Hero Wingman's by a grand total of 1000!" He shouted and lit a match on his boot.
(Elemental Hero Flame Wingman: ATK-3100 DEF-1200)
(Ancient Gear Golem-ATK: 3000 DEF: 3000)
"Wait, time out!" Crowler screamed. Jaden merely lit his victory cigar.
"ALPHA! MIKE! FOXTROT!" Jaden suddenly shouted. Everyone, Crowler included, looked at him in confusion.
"A.M.F.! In other words, ADIOS! MOTHER! FU-!" Jaden's yell was drowned out by the explosion of Wingman igniting itself and smashing into the Gear Golem.
Everyone was stunned at what just transpired. A teacher and dueling veteran had been beaten by a mere academy applicant.
"This can't be! He was my very best card." Crowler was silenced by a chunk of his monster slamming on his skull.
"And one more thing. Whenever my Wingman destroys a monster, it's attack points get dealt to you as damage. So you might want to move your ass." He advised. Wingman landed next to Jaden to watch the upcoming spectacle. As soon as he gave his advise, the remains of the golem collapsed on Crowler.
(Jaden LP:2000 Crowler LP: 0)
The holograms faded away to reveal Crowler laid out on his stomach with a look of pure disbelief.
"How can this be happening? There's no way this delinquent could beat me." Crowler seethed.
Chazz and his cronies were wide-eyed. "It must be dumb luck! No way this slacker beat Crowler through sheer skill." Chazz growled as he glared at Jaden.
"That kid's got a future here, Wow!" Alexis praised.
Zane merely walked away.
"You did it, Little Brother. You made the Academy." Kyrie cheered with Kaitlyn squealing in happiness.
Jaden smiled and waved at her before a card flew out of his graveyard slot. He caught it and it was his Winged Kuriboh. "We both made the Academy. And from here on out, you and I will be partners." He thought. As if reading his mind, the little picture winked and cooed at him. He puffed his cigar and was about to go to his sister and niece but his cast-covered forearm began glowing a light blue. "No, not here!"
"WHAT THE DEVIL IS THIS! GET IT OFF!" Crowler suddenly screeched. Jaden turned to look at him and saw that some kind of red/black blob had attached itself to his duel vest. Crowler yanked the vest off and crawled away. The blob slithered around the blazer and wrapped itself around the duel disc. The center of the blob opened to reveal a sickly yellow eyeball with a demonic slit in the center.
"A parasite?" Jaden mentally wondered.
The parasite was a demon that was capable of possessing soulless objects, like vehicles. Tanks and weaponized helicopters or jets were a favorite of theirs.
"There's no telling what'll happen with one possessing a duel disc." He muttered. The parasite shifted it's gaze to him and it gave off a horrid screech of hatred. "So you know who I am, huh?" Jaden smirked and reached inside his coat. The parasite seemed to be chuckling at him when the duel disc suddenly glowed. The area behind the parasite glowed and from it, emerged the Ancient Gear Golem that was just struck down. It looked no different than from when Jaden dueled it except for it's eye, it was glowing yellow with a black slit in the center.
"Shit! A possessed duel disc would probably create real monsters. Meaning the damage they cause is real." "EVERYONE GET OUTTA HERE!" He screamed to the audience, which began to panic. He pulled his hand out of his coat to reveal a silver revolver with twin barrels. Above the trigger guard was an etching of a blue rose, hence the name. He pointed it at the parasite and squeezed the trigger. The gun fired two bullets, nearly simultaneously at the Parasite's eyeball. The demon hissed and four smaller creatures similar in appearance to the Ancient Gear Golem appeared, each wielding a machinegun-like contraption. Each one had a glowing eye similar to the golem's. One of them blocked the bullets without flinching or moving at all.
"My Ancient Gear Soldiers! This monster's using my deck to cause havoc!" Crowler exclamed.
"No dip, Sherlock. Now get the hell outta here." Jaden yelled. He turned back to the machines, only to meet the sight of Ancient Gear Golem's fist in front of him.
"Oh motherfoh!" He was hammered by the golem's fist and sent flying into the wall above the stands. "Gonna be sore in the morning." He muttered before sliding out of the wall and falling on his face. "Ow." He grumbled.
"Are you okay!" A girl's voice worriedly asked.
Jaden lifted his head to see a pair of kind gray eyes locking with his own.
"I think I'm good. Wait..." He looked down and saw that his cigar had been crushed by the Golem's fist. "Son of a bitch! That was my last cigar. I'm gonna tear that eyeball outta your head!" He yelled viciously.
"Are you crazy? We've gotta get outta here." She shouted.
Jaden smirked, " You crazy? Demon-hunting is my specialty. You hear that, Shitstain? I hunt slimeballs like you for a living!" He yelled to the possessed machine.
The Golem responded by reeling it's arm back and sending it's fist towards him.
Jaden quickly holstered Blue Rose and wrapped his arm around her. He raised his cast-covered right arm to take the hit.
When Ancient Gear Golem's metal fist hit Jaden's cast, a huge shockwave flew outward, shredding the cast and throwing stray pebbles up into the air while snapping the hand rails out of their hinges. When Alexis opened her eyes, she saw that instead of a human arm, Jaden's right arm was completely different. The palm of the hand and fingers, which looked like claws, seemed to glow light blue. Over the forearm, back of the hand, and a spike from the elbow, was a red substance, that had a crack going up the inner and outer arm, while the back of the hand had an hole the size of a baseball, all of which showed the same underskin as the fingers. The visible bit of his bicep seemed to have been normal skin, only it was a dark purple.
"Are you hurt?" Jaden asked. She shook her head 'no'.
"Get to safety. I gotta kill this thing." He suggested before shoving the Golem back and it fell to the ground.
"JADEN!" Kyrie shouted. Jaden looked at the entrance to see his elder sister dragging a long black case into the building. He quickly grabbed Alexis' hand and ran over to Kyrie.
"Where's Kaitlyn?" He asked as he grabbed the handle of the case.
"Don't worry, she's safe. Hurry up and take this thing down so we can go home." She demanded.
"Girl, go with my sister. You'll be safe." He said and opened the case. He immediately began assembling something inside. After a minute, he held up a long sword that made Alexis think of a motorcycle. The hilt looked like a bike handle, while the handguard was a brake switch that would be found on a motorcycle handle.
"You brought her here for me?" He asked as he twisted the handle, revving it and making the blade roar and glow red.
"Of course. She yearned for your touch." Kyrie chuckled.
"Thanks. The Red Queen's the best battle partner a swordsman could ask for. Now get outta here." He yelled before leaping down on the field to deal with the possessed golem.
"Come on, miss. He'll be fine." Kyrie grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the building.
Jaden stood before the golem and the soldiers with Red Queen propped on his shoulder. "Now that they're out of harm's way, let's have some fun, metal head." He said. The four Ancient Gear Soldiers charged him with their guns drawn. He smirked and sprinted towards them with Red Queen dragging along the ground, making sparks as he ran.
(Outside)
"Thank you for taking care of her." Kyrie said to the little blue-haired boy.
"S-s-she w-wasn't a p-p-problem." Syrus stuttered as he handed the infant back.
"Are you sure he'll be alright?" Alexis asked as she worriedly glanced back at the building.
"He'll be fine. He's actually dealt with bigger demons. What i'd like to know is why you're so worried. No offense, but you barely know my little brother." Kyrie asked.
Alexis seemed confused as though she didn't know the answer to the question. "I guess that it's because he saved my life. I want him to stay alive so I can thank him and return the favor." She said.
Kyrie seemed skeptic but let it go. "Well, you don't have to worry. My brother's dealt with Parasites before. They've possessed tanks and copters and they've still fallen at his hands." She smiled.
(With Jaden)
"Come on! Is that all you got!" He shouted as he sliced the final soldier's machine-gun in half. He whirled around and cut off it's legs. He finished it by grabbing it's head with his Devil Bringer and crushing it. He smiled evilly at the Parasite that was cowering behind the Ancient Gear Golem. "Just this big guy, then you're all mine." He declared as he pointed at the demon.
The Parasite screeched and the Golem moved to stomp on him. With his smirk still on his face, he revved the Red Queen to ignite the propulsion system.
He jumped and slashed the incoming foot before using it as leverage to go higher. He raised the glowing sword above his head and brought it down. The giant head of the golem was split in two, followed by the torso and the pelvic part of it's body.
The parasite leapt off the duel vest and tried to slither away once it realized that the golem had fallen to Jaden, but the boy appeared in it's path with Red Queen propped over his shoulder.
"Nice try." He stated with a grin. Without another word, he thrusted his blade into the demon's eye before revving and cleaving it in half. The demon screeched as it dissolved into a black ash before being blown away by an imaginary wind.
Jaden grumbled and lit himself another cigarette after disassembling the Red Queen. "Now I gotta go buy some more cuban cigars. Bastard!" He mentally cursed. He raised his demonic pointer finger and pressed it to the tip of his cigarette. The cig lit up and the tip was burning blue instead of the regular orange.
He made his way outside but not before he rolled down his right sleeve to cover his Devil Bringer and pulling his hood up.
(Outside)
Kyrie had just finished strapping in Kaitlyn when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"You're late." She chirped without turning around.
"So you were expecting me?" A stranger's voice perversely asked.
Kyrie's eyes widened and she turned around to see two boys wearing Obelisk blue uniforms standing and leaning on Jaden's black Ferarri.
"So, Hot stuff, what're you doin' for the rest of the day?" The blonde haired leader flirtingly asked.
"I'll be celebrating my brother's victory. At home." She said sternly while reaching for the passenger-side door handle.
"Are you sure you wouldn't rather be going home with us to celebrate?" The dark-haired boy that was leaning on the car smirked.
"I'm pretty sure that she'd rather have me kill all of you. And I'm also pretty sure that you'd best be backing away from my car." A new voice interjected. The harassers all turned around to see Jaden Yuki glaring at them with his hood casting a shadow over his eyes.
The blonde sneered at him. "So you're the slimeball that somehow beat Dr. Crowler. You don't look like much." He motioned for his buddy to move behind Jaden.
Jaden glanced at the one attempting to sneak behind him and puffed his cigarette casually. "Yes, I am. You wanna do something about it? I'll gladly take both of you with one arm behind my back." He challenged and kicked Red Queen's case towards Kyrie. He placed his right arm behind his back and curled his finger in a "come here" guesture.
The dark-haired boy attempted to hammer both of his fists on the back of Jaden's head but the hybrid executed a front flip and slammed his heel into the attacker's chin, sending him down on his back. The blonde tried to right hook him but Jaden knocked his arm away with his elbow and smashed his skull onto the guys nose, making a loud cracking noise. The guy went down, yelling and holding his bloody nose in pain. He was silenced by Jaden stomping on his chest and holding his cigarette an inch above in between his eyes. "You go near my sister again, and there won't be any questions asked, I'll kill you and it'll look like an accident." He swore and stepped on the guy's chest as he made his way to the car.
"Will you put that thing out, brother?" Kyrie asked, pointing at his cigarette. Jaden sighed but spat his cig out.
"You're on your way to accomplishing your dream." She stated as he started the car.
"Yeah. I am." He shifted the gear and they made their way to their home.
I hope you enjoyed the second in my Hybrid's trilogy. The third installment will be put up once I complete it.