And here we are for the next chapter. Now, we're on the island and picking up pace.

Michael: Wolf doesn't own anything related Yu-gi-oh GX, she just owns her OC's and any cards she makes up.

Chapter 2: Welcome to Duel Academy

A few days after the entrance exams, the students that passed the exams were on a plane in route to their new school. They were all excited about the new people they would get to meet and duel.

Bella was reading a book in the seat next to Syrus, who was staring out the window. Azura was sitting next to Bastion near the middle of the plane, both were also reading. Jaden was sitting by himself near the back of the plane, dozing in his seat.

"Attention passengers, this is your captain speaking," Said a voice over the intercom. "If you look out your window you'll your new home away from home."

Most of the students did just that and got a good look at the island. It was mainly green due to all the forest areas and there was even a dormant volcano. But the main attraction was the main building near the center of the island. It was silver, with four gold spires surrounding it. Looking closely, you could see three roofs, blue, yellow, and red, in that order, coming off the main building.

"Quite a site, isn't it. Okay, please fasten your seatbelts and set your seats in an upright position. Next stop, Academy Island!"

Some time later

After they got to the island, everyone separated to change into their uniforms. Bella, Syrus, and Jaden were wearing red uniforms, Azura and Bastion were wearing yellow uniforms, and Bianca and Eric were wearing blue uniforms. Bella and Eric's uniforms were standard, Bianca's was standard with black tights and white parts of the uniform dyed black, and Azura had the standard top with black jeans and the white parts dyed black.

They were all soon standing in a large classroom, like you would find at a university. Everyone was standing by color of their uniforms.

Seconds later, a man in his mid to late forties appeared on a giant screen in front of them. He was bald with a goatee and wore a red blazer darker than the others over a shirt and tie

"Good morning and welcome my students," He said in a pleasant tone. "I'm Chancellor Sheppard, the headmaster here at Duel Academy, and you are the best and and brightest duelists in the world. Now please get yourselves settled in to your assigned dorms. I hope you find them quite comfortable, depending on how you ranked of course."

The students then walked out of the main building and headed off toward their dorm room assignments. Jaden walked outside looking through his Duel Pilot, a silver PDA they give to all the students.

"Looks like I'm in the red dorm." Jaden said to himself, looking through the information. He looked around, hoping he didn't see anyone from one of his old schools.

Jaden had lost count of how many boarding schools his parents had shipped him off to. It wasn't as though he was a problem child, it's just that he wasn't… normal. And his parents just didn't want to deal with him.

Since Jaden was so busy with his depressing thoughts, he didn't see the person in front of him until he bumped into them. He looked and saw it was those guys he met at the entrance exams, Bastion, Syrus, Azura, and Bella.

"Sorry." He said, looking elsewhere.

"It's alright." Bastion assured him.

"So, Jay, you're in Slifer, too?" Bella asked him.

"Uh, yeah." He answered, feeling shy around these people.

"Then come on!" Bella urged, getting up from where she was sitting on one of the statues. "I wanna go check out our dorm!"

Jaden wasn't sure how to respond to that. He was headed that way anyway, but he was kinda hoping to be alone. Since he didn't have an excuse to avoid them, he nodded. "Okay."

"Alright!" Bella cheered, walking on ahead.

"Hey, wait up!" Syrus called, trying to catch up.

"You guys in another dorm?" He asked the remaining two off hand.

"Yup," Azura nodded. "Our dorm's in the other direction."

Jaden nodded before walking away.

"See ya around, Jay!" Azura called after him.

He just waved as a sign of acknowledgment.

Slifer Dorm

The three newly made Slifer reds found the dorm building. But the place hardly seemed like a dorm, it was more like an old motel with two floors and peeling paint.

Syrus had very different opinion about it. "This isn't a dorm, it's an outhouse with a deck!"

But Bella loved it, leaning against the railing to look at the ocean. "This place is great! Check out the view!"

Jaden was a mixed opinion. Sure the view was great, but the dorm looked like it was about to collapse.

Bella then moved away from the railing to find their rooms. "This one's yours. Mine's next door."

The room had a long, two-seater desk along the left wall, a window right across the room from the door, a three-person bunk bed along the right wall, and a small stove for cooking.

"The dorm's co-ed?" Syrus asked surprised.

"I'm rooming with someone?" Jaden added.

"Looks like it!" Bella nodded. "Well, I'm gonna go check out my room."

She left to the room next door, leaving Jaden and Syrus to see their room. Jaden, not liking the awkward silence, walked over to the curtains, letting the light stream in. "Let's get some light in here."

"Hey! Those were closed for a reason." Came an angry voice from the top bunk.

"Sorry." Syrus said.

"Yeah, we didn't see you up there." Jaden added.

"Well can you see me now?!" The covers pulled back revealing an angry, heavy-set boy with a face and hair that made him look like a koala.

Syrus suddenly screamed in fear at the sight of the other boy. He clung to Jaden, knocking him over since he was in shock. "Will you stop your screaming?! Who are you and what are you doing in my room?!"

"What's going on?" Bella reentered the room, probably because she heard the screaming.

Chumley looked at Bella and was surprised to see a girl in Slifer Red. "Oh, hi, I-I'm Chumley." He stuttered a bit, trying to get over his surprise.

"Nice to meet you, Chumley. I'm Bella Rose, you can call me by either name." She introduced herself.

"I'm Jaden." The hero duelist said, pushing Syrus off of him as he got up.

"And I'm Syrus. Jaden and I are your new roommates."

"Oh, okay. Since you're new here, lemme tell you some things." Chumley said.

"Like when parents visit is?" Syrus asked.

"Duh, like how the whole color thing works. That's more important than anything," The older boy began to explain. "There are three kinds of students here. There's the Obelisk Blue students, the Ra Yellow students, and the Slifer Red students. Now, the Obelisk Blue students are the highest ranking students. Most through grades, others through connections. Ra Yellow students are really gifted kids with lots of potential. And then, there's us, the Red Wonders…"

"The Wonders," Syrus murmured. "That doesn't sound so bad."

Chumley just continued. "As in 'I wonder how reject like us ever got this far'. Sorry, but a lot of people look down on us because we're the lowest rank."

"You sure color's that big of a deal? I managed to beat Crowler in one turn and I'm in red." Jaden asked a matter of fact way.

"You beat Dr. Crowler?!" Chumley nearly shouted.

"Yeah." Jaden replied, not getting why Chumley was freaking out.

"Uh, Jaden, was it? Believe me when I say, Crowler is not an enemy you want to have! Especially if you're a Slifer!" Chumley said, now slightly panicked.

Jaden just blinked, either still not getting it or just not caring.

"Anyway, if you're done, Chumley, I was going to ask Syrus and Jaden if they wanted to explore the school with me. Since you seem to be a third year, mind being our guide?" Bella asked.

Chumley was stunned, but shook it off. "Okay, I guess."

Main Building

The made their way to the main building. As they walked, Bella saw a familiar Ra girl heading toward the building.

"Hey, Azura!" She called out causing the boys to look in the direction she called to.

Azura had been heading towards the main building to look around, when she heard a very familiar voice. She turned around to see her cousin, along with Jaden and Bella, and a boy who reminded her of a koala.

"What's up?" She asked.

"I'm just wondering if you want to look around the school with us?" Bella asked.

Azura shrugged. "Sure, why not, I was heading that way anyway."

"Great, let's go take a look inside!" Bella said, leading the way.

"You and Bastion are complete opposites aren't you?" Azura asked.

"Yeah," Bella nodded. "Bastion thinks with his head and I think more with my heart."

The walked the halls, just picking random directions to go. Chumley every once in awhile pointed out where they were and what was in the different rooms. The group soon came upon a large room, realizing it was an arena. The place was huge, with stands all around the walls, and a dueling platform in the middle with wires coming out of the base.

"Wow, this is awesome!" Bella said, jumping up onto the platform.

"Yeah, totally state of the art." Syrus was looking at the field technology.

"Yeah, but it doesn't matter where you duel thanks to these duel disks." Azura noted.

"Is this the main duel arena?" Jaden asked Chumley, noticing that the koala boy was looking anxious about something.

"Yeah, but we really should get out of here!" Chumley said, his voice shaking slightly.

"Why?" Bella asked. "We're students here and this is our campus."

"Wrong, this is the Obelisk Blue's campus. No Slifer Slackers or Ra Rejects allowed!" Came a very snide voice.

They all turned to see two guys in Obelisk blazers. They were same guys who were hanging out with Chazz; Taiyou and Raizou.

"Oh, really?" Azura said, not liking these guys at all.

Jaden narrowed his eyes. He didn't like being with people, but he didn't like guys like them even more. He had had a lot of experience dealing with guys like them and it never ended well for either party, especially him.

"That's right," Raizou pointed behind them. "Check out the crest!"

They turned to see a large symbol in the shape of Obelisk the Tormentor's head above the entrance to the duel arena.

"This is Blue territory. No Reds or Yellows allowed!" Taiyou sneered.

"Oh, sorry, we didn't know, but we'll go now, right guys?" Syrus said, sounding nervous, while Chumley looked about ready to sneak out and get away from the situation.

"No, we don't," Jaden said, moving to stand beside Azura. "Who wants to bet that if I call campus security about it, they'll ask these two to take it down."

The Obelisks just glared at him for that. He returned the glare twice as hard, which caused the Obelisks to get uneasy.

Then, the one with glasses got another look at Jaden. "Hey, you're that kid!"

Before anyone could say anything, the brown haired snob turned to someone up in the stands. "Hey, Chazz! The applicant who beat Dr. Crowler is here!"

The gang turned to see a taller boy in blue with spiky black hair and cold gray eyes staring down at them, specifically at Jaden.

Bella stared back at the boy for a few moments then waved at him. "Hi, I'm Bella and your name is uh … Chuzz was it?" She asked, looking at the Obelisk snobs.

Chazz wasn't amused and growled a bit.

"He's Chazz Princeton and he was the number one duelist back at Duelist Prep School, so you be sure to pay him the proper respect!" The blue haired teen snapped.

Bella cringed, she didn't like bullies or being snapped at. When Jaden saw it, it made him angry and he wasn't sure why.

His friend nodded. "He's gonna be the next King of Games, the best duelist in the world!".

Jaden scoffed and crossed his arms over his chest. "Yeah, in Prep School."

"Say what?" Raizou asked confused.

"There's always someone better than you. Getting knocked flat on your back's a good way to learn that." Jaden explained.

The Obelisk boys stared them before laughing at what they heard, but for a not so nice reason.

"Oh, here we go…" Azura muttered.

The two boys then stopped laughing and then glared at Jaden. "You saying you're better than Chazz, Slifer slacker? Yeah, right!"

It was taking all of Jaden's willpower and restraint not to do something to the two in front of him.

"Can it, you two!" A cold voice snapped. Chazz walked down the ramp a bit to get into their view some more. "Maybe the new kid has a point."

"Uh, whatcha mean Chazz?" Taiyou asked, confused.

"He did beat Crowler after all … and that legendary monster of his. I suppose that takes some skill."

"Um, thanks?" Jaden said, confused at the compliment.

"Or was it luck? I say we figure that right now." Chazz said in a cocky tone.

"You read my mind." Jaden said, with a very serious tone in his voice.

"Well, this certainly is a motley crew." said a new voice.

They all turned to see three more Obelisks walking towards. Two girls and a boy. It was Alexis, Bianca, and Eric.

"Who are they?" Syrus asked.

"No idea." Bella answered and Azura shrugged.

Chazz smirked. "Hey, Alexis, Eirc, Bianca. You come to watch me mop the floor with my new friend, Jaden? I promise it'll be a short match, but an entertaining one."

Eric just glared. "And here I thought you were above picking on girls." He said, taking note of the females in the room.

Chazz blushed and Azura smiled.

Alexis crossed her arms and lightly glared at him. "We came to remind you guys about the Obelisk's Welcome Dinner, you're late."

"Oh, yeah, come on guys." Chazz muttered and walked off with his lackeys in tow.

Alexis turned to the group. "Sorry if Chazz rubbed you the wrong way, not all of us Obelisks are like that. He's just a jerk, especially with Slifers."

"It's okay!" Alexis was startled by Bella's words, along with the others. "Types like them don't bother me much anymore. The best way to deal with bullies is to ignore them. Besides, I bet I could take him down in one turn!"

"We need to work on that overconfidence." Syrus pointed out.

Chumley just stared at her.

The Obelisks, Azura, and Jaden stared at her too, then Alexis, Eric, and Azura just started laughing and Jaden and Bianca actually cracked smiles.

"What's so funny?" Bella asked, confused.

"Anyway," Eric spoke once he got over his giggle fit. "I suppose we should introduce ourselves. I'm Eric Rhodes and this is my cousin Alexis."

Azura nodded. "Nice to meet you. I'm Azura, and this is my cousin Syrus, and his roommates Jaden and Chumley."

"And I'm Bella Rose," Bella waved. "You can call me by either name."

Bianca was just watching and making signs with her hands.

Jaden noticed this. "Nice to meet you, Bianca."

"You know sign language?" Eric asked, noticing what she was doing.

Jaden nodded.

Bianca started signing again while he translated. "She says her name's Bianca Princeton and she apologizes for having the displeasure of meeting her brother and his lackeys."

"If she doesn't mind me asking, how come she signs? Is she deaf?" Azura asked.

Bianca shook her head and signed, "No, she's mute. She talks through sign language or by writing things out. She also has a computer type device that talks for her, but she doesn't like how robotic it sounds."

Azura nodded before turning to go. "Well, since the dinners are starting, I better head back to my dorm. See ya."

"See ya later, Azura!" Bella waved after her.

Alexis then remembered something. "Oh, the Slifer Welcoming Dinner is starting too."

"Well then, we better get there before the food's gone." Bella said before running down the exit tunnel.

"Hey, wait up!" Syrus called as he ran after her.

Chumley was right behind them, muttering something about never understanding girls. Jaden brought up the rear.

Bianca stared after Jaden as he left. 'I do hope we can be friends, Jaden. The Egyptian Gods know we could use them.'

Later That Night

Dinner had been surprisingly good. Jaden didn't realize how hungry he was until food was actually placed in front of him. That's what you get when you skip breakfast just because you don't want to deal with your parents.

After dinner was over, he snuck out to take a walk around the island. He has had enough of people for a while and wanted some alone time. He had found a few good secret spots to keep in mind, right now he was in a small cove near the lighthouse.

He was sitting on one of the large rocks, watching the waves come and go. He also had his shoes off, kicking his feet in the water while he watched the stars.

He was more relaxed than he had been all day. He kept looking at the other students for people he recognized. The last thing he needed was a scene being made of what a freak he was.

That thought made Jaden sigh. He didn't hear any whispering now, but he knew it was only a matter of time. Plus, there was that whole thing with Chazz. He didn't strike Jaden as the kind of guy to take an "insult" lying down.

Jaden heard a 'coo' sound. Winged Kuriboh appeared a few minutes later. "What is it, Winged Kuriboh?"

The little creature pointed over to the docks. "Where?"

Jaden moved to get a better look and saw a figure standing by the lighthouse. They were male and on the tall side. He had shoulder length dark blue hair and was wearing a third year Obelisk uniform. He wasn't doing anything, he was just standing there, watching the night.

"Who's that?" Jaden wondered.

Suddenly, a beeping-ringing sound went off, making Jaden jump and nearly fall off his rock. When he calmed down, he realized it was his Duel Pilot signaling he had a video message. Turning it on, it turned out to be a video message from Chazz.

"Hey, Slifer slacker, don't think you're off the hook. Tonight at midnight, it's on. Oh, and why don't we make things interesting? Whoever wins gets the other guy's best card."

"I had a feeling Chazz was going to do something," Jaden muttered, getting down off the rock. "Chazz's asking for it."

Kuriboh hooted, concerned. "Don't worry, Kuriboh. He's not getting my cards, over my dead body."

Thankfully, he already had his duel disk with him, for… protection. After getting his shoes on, he strapped it on and stood up. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then started to fade like he was a hologram until he was completely gone.

This act didn't go unnoticed by the young man at the docks. Nor, by Bianca who was passing through.

She had also overheard the message and knew who to call.

Obelisk Arena

"Who would have thought I would finally find a use for one of my powers?" Jaden said to himself as walked through the halls.

Teleportation was one of the abilities he had. He couldn't use it when he was running late for the exams because in order for it to work he has to see and know where he's going. He'd never been to the dome before.

Jaden reached the arena and found Chazz and his flunkies on the other side of the arena. "Well, well, well. He shows."

"I was still up and had nothing better to do." Jaden walked over to the platform and climbed on.

"Time to find out if you beating Dr. Crowler was a fluke or a fact." Chazz said.

"Yeah, whatever," Jaden responded. "Let's see if you have the skill to backup your talk and rank."

"Yeah, yeah. Just make sure to have your best card ready to hand over when you lose." Chazz sneered.

"I didn't agree to the stacks," Jaden said. "I just wanted to shut you up."

Both duel disks were now on and their opening hands had been drawn. "Duel!"

Jaden: 4000
Chazz: 4000

"All right, Slacker," Chazz drew his card and looked over his hand. "For my first move, I'll summon Reborn Zombie in defense mode."

Appearing was a decaying zombie wearing a tattered cloak with gray hair and no eyes. Also, the bones on his right hand and foot visible (1000/1600).

"And I'll also place one card face down." A facedown card appeared behind the zombie.

"I'm up!" Jaden said. He drew his card and looked over his hand.

As he did, he heard a familiar coo sound and looked to see that his Kuriboh card had moved a little as if peeking out from hiding. 'Hey, good to see you Winged Kuriboh. I'm going to think that drawing you my first turn was a good omen. Hopefully, I can end this quickly...'

He took a card from his hand. "I use Polymerization, fusing Elemental Heroes Avian and Burstinatrix!"

The hero duelist held up the cards of the two aforementioned heroes before they appeared in a flash of light. They then jumped into the air and started to glow.

"Now, appearing to defend those in need, here is Elemental Hero Flame Wingman!" After a bright flash, in the place where the last two heroes stood, stood the monster from Jaden's first duel (2100/1200).

"Let's go!" Wingman called.

"I don't usually go on the offensive first, but there's a first time for everything."

Chazz just smirked. "I was hoping you'd do that…"

"Why's that?" Jaden asked, not liking the sound of that at all.

"Because the card I played face down was a trap card, Slacker, that you set off!" Chazz gloated.

Jaden growled, he hated being outfoxed.

"Chthonian Polymer, do your stuff!" The face down rose up to show a picture of a man wrapped in flames.

"Wow, Bianca called it!" Jaden glanced back and saw Azura, Alexis, Eric, Syrus, Bella, and Bianca walking in, Azura being the one who spoke.

"What's Chthonian Polymer's stuff?" Syrus asked.

"Chthonian Polymer is a nasty trap. It allows you to take control of an opponent's fusion monster by sacrificing one of your own creatures." Alexis explained.

"Oh no, Jaden just summoned a fusion monster!" Bella realized.

"I sacrifice Reborn Zombie to gain control of your Wingman!" Chazz said, smugly.

His monster burst in a flash of light. Then Jaden's favorite hero disappeared in a smaller light flash and reappeared on Chazz's side of the field. Only it's colors were darker and it had a dark raging aura around him.

"Uh, my monster!" Jaden grunted. 'Okay, screw control, he's toast!'

"Guess Chazz did his homework, for once." Eric said, Alexis snickering at that.

"Still, since that Wingman was a special summon, that means I'm allowed to summon another monster during my turn." Jaden countered, looking back at his hand. 'Not that anything in my hand is a match for the Wingman…'

Chazz was smirking up a storm. He had the monster responsible for Crowler's defeat on his side of the field and he was enjoying every minute of it.

'Go on, you Slifer slacker, play another monster. After all, I haven't forgotten the Flame Wingman's superpower!' He thought deviously as he watched Jaden choose a card from the three left in his hand.

"All right, I summon Elemental Hero Ice Edge in defense mode!" Jaden declared as he summoned a child-like hero in a blue bodysuit with white gauntlets, a spiky white headdress, spiky white shoulder plates, white boots, and green eyes (800/900).

"Okay, I'm confused. Why's Flame Wingman on the other side of the field?" Ice Edge asked curiously.

'Trap.' Jaden stated in his head.

"Oh."

"Then, I place one card face down," Jaden finished. "There…all set."

Chazz drew his next card. "Yeah, setup to get knocked down! Rise, Chthonian Soldier!"

A man in dark armor with a large sword appeared next to the stolen Wingman (1200/1400).

"And now, Flame Wingman, attack with Skydive Scorcher!" The winged hero jumped into the air, flames covering its body, and dived down at the little hero.

"I activate my trap, Negate Attack! This ends the battle right here!" Jaden said.

Chazz sneered, but kept his composure. "I set a card facedown and end my turn."

Jaden drew his card. "First, I play Card of Sanctity! Now we both draw until we have six cards!"

Both players drew their cards.

"Then, I summon Elemental Hero Sparkman!" This hero appeared human wearing a blue and gold suit with a curved blue helmet (1600/1400).

"Next, I'll switch Ice Edge to attack mode and activate his special ability. By discarding one card, he can attack you directly." Ice Edge dashed forward and punched Chazz in the gut.

Chazz: 3200
Jaden: 4000

Chazz coughed a little from having the air knocked out of him. 'That was pretty realistic for a hologram.'

"Also, when Ice Edge inflicts damage from a direct attack, I can destroy one of your facedowns." Jaden added.

Chazz growled as his facedown was destroyed.

"Alright, Sparkman! Attack with Static Shockwave!" The new hero shot a bolt of electricity at the dark armor monster and destroyed it.

Chazz: 2800
Jaden: 4000

As the smoke cleared, the soldier's sword rose above them and flew straight at Jaden, hitting him in the stomach. Jaden almost doubled over from the pain, but managed to stay on his feet.

"Surprise, slacker! When Chthonian Soldier is destroyed, you take the same amount of damage to your life points that I did."

Chazz: 2800
Jaden: 3600

"You're still in this, Jay!" Bella encouraged.

"Shake it off, Hero Boy!" Eric said, also giving motivational support.

"This isn't over Chazz!" Jaden mentioned. "I set one card face down and end my turn!"

"Play what you want!" Chazz said, drawing another card.

"Go, Flame Wingman!" Flame Wingman's body began to be covered in flames again.

Jaden smirked. "I don't think so! I activate my trap!"

"A trap?" Chazz said incredulously.

"It's Mirror Gate!" Syrus said in awe.

"Than Jaden's still in this duel after all." Alexis deduced Jaden's strategy. "Mirror Gate makes two monsters in a battle switch which side they're on. So that Wingman is back with Jaden."

"Alright!" Bella cheered.

As she was talking, Ice Edge appeared on Chazz's side of the field and Flame Wingman appeared on Jaden's side. The two heroes leapt at each other and grappled in the air, with sparks of both their powers flying. It didn't take long for Ice Edge to succumb to defeat and be destroyed.

"NOOOO!" Chazz cried as he lost his advantage and some life points.

Chazz: 1500
Jaden: 3600

"And don't forget my Wingman's super power! You take damage equal to the attack points of your destroyed monster!" Jaden reminded him as Wingman sent remains of Ice Edge's power back at Chazz, who yelled in pain as his life points dropped.

Chazz: 700
Jaden: 3600

"Alright!" Syrus and Bella cheered.

"Guess Chazz isn't as good as he thinks he is." Azura mused.

"Nice moves, Jaden." Alexis praised and Eric nodded in agreement.

Bianca kept an impassive expression, but inside she was concerned. Her brother wasn't the type to get dramatic during a duel, it looked like he was actual pain.

"More like lucky moves if you ask me, you Slifer school scum." Chazz retorted, glaring daggers at Jaden as he played his next card.

"Alright, I activate Chthonian Blast! Since you destroyed one of my monsters I get to destroy one of yours and you take damage equal to half of it's attack points." A tornado formed around Flame Wingman and then he burst into pixels.

Chazz: 700
Jaden: 2550

"Flame Wingman!" Jaden gritted as his monster was destroyed.

"Now, I activate the trap card Call of the Haunted!" Chazz continued as his second face down popped up revealing a haunted graveyard.

"It lets me select on monster that's in my graveyard and summon it back to the field in attack mode. Rise Chthonian Soldier!" The dark armored warrior reappeared on the field (1200/1400).

"But he won't be staying on the field for long, because I'm going to sacrifice him to summon Mefist the Infernal General!" Chthonian Soldier burst into pixels and then a dark armored, mounted horseman with a giant ax appeared (1800/1700).

"Now, attack his Sparkman!" His general charged forward and swung his axe, cutting Sparkman in half.

Chazz: 700
Jaden: 2350

"And because my general inflicted damage, you have to discard a card from your hand." Chazz added and Jaden discarded a card. "I'll end my turn with that."

"Not bad." Jaden commented, looking at the mounted horseman in front of him.

"Not bad?" Chazz looked at him before continuing. "You're something else, you know that, slacker? Acting all confident, but your lousy monsters won't get you out of this jam."

"Wanna bet?" Jaden asked, drawing a card.

He looked at his cards and heard Winged Kuriboh call out to him, telling him to play him.

"Are you sure?" Kuriboh called an affirmative.

"Alright, I summon Winged Kuriboh in defense mode and end my turn." The winged furball came to the field (300/200).

Chazz drew his card. "I summon another Chthonian Soldier to the field in attack mode."

Another dark armored warrior appeared on the field (1200/1400).

"Next, I activate Monster Reborn and bring Reborn Zombie back from the grave in attack mode." A familiar decaying zombie reappeared on the field (1000/1600).

"Now, Chthonian Soldier, attack that furball!" Chazz ordered and his warrior attacked, destroying the smaller monster.

"Reborn Zombie and Mefist the Infernal General, attack Jaden directly!" He finished and his monsters went at Jaden.

Just as their attacks were about to hit, a gold shield appeared around Jaden and the attacks bounced off. "What the?! Why didn't my attacks go through?!"

"It's Winged Kuriboh's special ability," Jaden explained. "On the turn he's destroyed, I take no damage."

Chazz scoffed. "So, you last one more turn. It won't help you."

Jaden looked at the last two cards in his hand, before hearing Winged Kuriboh call out from the graveyard. 'I know he's wrong Winged Kuriboh, because you, me, and the rest of my monsters share a bond that Chazz can't hope to understand.'

He drew his next card and smiled slightly. 'And speaking of bonds…'

Before Jaden could make his move, Alexis turned to the entrance, thinking she had heard footsteps.

"What's up, Lex?" Eric asked his cousin.

When she confirmed she had she turned back to the group with wide eyes. "Uh, Guys! We've got company! Campus Security! If they find us all in here we'll get seriously busted!"

"What?" Syrus yelped.

"Why?" Bella asked, looking back at her. "I mean, we're all students here."

Alexis huffed and pulled out her PDA. "The rules say no off hour arena duels! Chazz knows that but lemme guess he didn't tell?"

Said Obelisk blushed at being found out.

"Why am I not surprised you're up to no good again?" Eric glared at Chazz, who returned it fully.

"C'mon, let's go!" The blue haired Obelisk leaned forward from he was watching, the other one looking scared at the thought of getting caught.

"Well, well, slacker, looks like you lucked out this time." Chazz said, turning to leave.

"This isn't over, Chazz." Jaden said seriously, turning off his duel disk.

"You're right, it's not." Chazz then hopped off the platform and walked out the arena.

Jaden wanted to say something else, but he didn't get the chance.

"Jaden, we gotta get out of here!" Bella called.

"Yeah, she's right." Alexis agreed, looking ready to bolt.

"Come on, let's go." Syrus urged even more.

"Yeah, I don't wanna get busted on the first day!" Azura added. "Heck, it isn't even the first day yet!"

"Alright, alright, I get it, we're going!" Jaden barked. "No one's going to get caught, so calm your butts down!"

With that Jaden got off the platform, following the others, turning the lights off on the way out. They were soon outside the main entrance.

"You certainly have a temper, Jaden." Alexis commented.

"Only when people freak over something that hasn't or won't happen." Jaden grumbled.

"Thanks for showing us the back way out, Alexis." Syrus said.

"Sure, I'm sorry you didn't get to finish your match with Chazz." The Obelisk female smiled.

"It's fine, I would have won anyway." Jaden replied casually.

"Really?" Alexis asked, Jaden turning to look at her. "No offense but from my point of view, it looked like it could have gone either way between you and Chazz before you guys stopped."

"Not after I drew this." Jaden showed her the card he had drawn before they had to make a run for it. It was the spell card Monster Reborn.

Alexis gasped and Jaden smirked. He would have summoned Flame Wingman back to the field and destroyed Mefist, taking Chazz out with it.

"Anyway, how'd you guys know I was here?"

"Bianca," Eric gestured to the silent Obelisk. "She saw you down by the water and heard the message Chazz sent you."

Jaden's heart almost went into his throat. If she had seen and heard that, then she also saw how he left.

"Don't worry, Jaden. Your secret's safe with me." Came a feminine voice in his head.

He glanced over at Bianca, who gave a discreet smile. 'How'd she know I can hear people's thoughts?'

"Thanks. See ya." Jaden said, barely audible, and started walking back to the dorms.

"Hey, wait for us!" Syrus called, he and Bella trying to keep up.

"Next time, I'll duel Chazz and cast a hex on him!" Azura smirked. "Until then, bed time!"

After Azura left back to her dorm, Bianca bowed and started making her way back to the girl's dorm.

The cousins watched them all leave, smiling slightly.

"Zane came up with some good candidates for the new dorm." Eric said.

"This is going to be an interesting year." Alexis nodded.

And there's chapter two!

Crystal: Wow, two updates in two days.

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