Chapter 2-Illegal boarding equals Piracy!?
"This is your grand scheme," a voice hissed over my shoulder.
"I didn't hear you coming up with anything," I whispered back.
"Well I'm sure I could've though of a better Idea," the voice hissed at me again, "anything would be better than breaking onto the school ship."
"Look it's about as big as a cruise liner add to that that there's hundreds of people milling about and we have the perfect place to blend," I shot back, "and could you please lose the attitude."
"Maybe I could if you actually thought this through," snarled the voice.
"Look we can sit here arguing or move," I said preparing the grappling gun, "look Eclipse I've waited for the opportunity to claim what is mine for a long time I'm not going to pass up this chance."
"Look Antonio I know you desire the three but I'm just asking you to be careful," Eclipse hissed at me genuine worry in its eyes.
"Your worry is noted but I've got a job to do," I growled, "so disappear we don't know who can see you."
With that Eclipse disappeared leaving me alone for the first time in a while. This wasn't the first time I've broken into someplace controlled by Kaiba Corp. but this was the first time I've known that what I'm searching for is there. I sought what was mine, they had chosen me, they called to me, and I would answer that call with all might. Few know that I am one of the few true shadow duelists left in this world but that did not deter me from my goals. I knew that there had to be defenses around what I sought but I would do whatever I could to circumnavigate its defenses. As I approached the side of the ship I readied the grappling gun for I knew that when it was fired I would have only seconds to board the ship before security showed up to investigate. If I missed or was too slow I would be going to jail. I fired the grapple and sighed when I heard it strike the rail. I then activated the mechanism to pull me up to the railing. As I was pulled up I could hear the running feet of the security officers and I couldn't help but smile as I knew what all that they would find there was a group of firecrackers, some of them set off, and that was all I needed to get away from the guards for all they would see is firecrackers and automatically assume that some kids were having fun. As I landed on the deck near some of the outer cabins I heard people approaching my position so I did the only thing that I could think of at the moment I broke into one of the cabins praying to god that there was a way out inside.
-Switch perspective to Johnny Lumar-
I was walking towards the area where I heard the sound expecting to find Antonio there as I knew full well that he planning on breaking onto the ship. He didn't have to tell me what he was planning but I knew he had a family full of thieves and skilled duelists. As I approached I saw nothing out of the ordinary but I could have sworn I saw someone near the railing. I leaned against the railing and let out a sigh knowing that he was somewhere on this ship and hopefully he was staying out of trouble.
"Hey Johnny," A voice called out to me, "You're out kind of late aren't you."
I turned to see Jaden and Syrus walking towards me.
"I just can't rest," I told them, "there's just too much going on."
"Yeah, I know," Syrus sighed, "I can't believe their not letting your friend into the academy."
"I was really looking forward to dueling him," Jaden sighed.
"Don't worry," I reassured them, "If I know him he has something up his sleeve."
"What do you mean by that?" Syrus questioned me a strange gleam in his eye, "What is he going to do."
"Nothing you need to worry your little blue head about," I answered quickly, I wasn't as adept at Antonio at talking my way out of bad situations.
"Ok now I'm interested," Jaden told me the excitement building in his voice, "What's he planning?"
"I don't know," I told them truthfully, "but you two should mind your own business or you might get caught in the backlash."
"What backlash?" Syrus asked paling, "Could we get thrown out?"
"If you keep asking questions," I told them, "So run off I've got stuff to do."
"Yeah, we should get out of here right Jaden," Syrus said turning to leave.
"Let us help," Jaden offered much to my surprise.
"Jaden you can't be serious," Syrus wailed, "I barely made it into duel academy they'll throw me out without a second thought."
"Oh come on Syrus, where's your sense of adventure?" Jaden asked.
"Well if you're sure you want to help me," I told them, "we'd better get moving, the man were tracking is highly skilled at evading detection, and he won't be easily lured out."
-Perspective Switch to Antonio-
The one thought going through my head was how and the hell did I get here. I had decided to evade detection by breaking into someone's room and to my dismay the occupant was already in there.
"Who the hell are you!?" The woman I was looking at me screeched, "What the hell are you doing in here?"
"Um…" I began trying to think of an excuse but I was drawing up a blank.
"Better yet tell me why I shouldn't call security?" She snarled.
"Please," I begged, yes I'm not above begging to get out of a spot of trouble, "one of the instructors at the entrance exams refused to allow me into the academy."
"Why should I believe you?" She inquired distrust showing clearly in her eyes.
"Well…um…you really don't have a reason," I answered.
"Well how do you propose we solve this then?" She questioned.
"That's simple," I answered feeling a slight hope bloom in my chest, "Why not a duel, if I win you let me go, if I lose throw me overboard, or whatever you feel like doing."
"Fine," She answered, "meet me in the cargo hold in an hour, no one will be there, and we can duel without the fear of security finding us."
"Agreed," I told her, "Um…do you know where I can hide till then?"
"Use the vents," she answered, "There rarely checked."
"Thanks," I answered.
This girl was smart, pretty, and seemed to have a slight criminal side to her…I liked her. I approached the vent and entered it making sure to move away from her room and silently move towards the cargo hold. I knew she wouldn't rat me out to the security officers I had seen the interest in her eyes. She was intrigued by my actions and if I was really willing to risk this all on a duel. I was going to enjoy this
-1 hour later-
-Perspective change to Johnny-
"This is the last place we've got to look," I sighed knowing he was somewhere on the ship, "Where else could he be?"
"I don't know," Syrus laughed nervously, "So Jaden how about we leave before we get caught?"
"Hey I think I heard something over there," Jaden whispered to me.
"I heard it too," I said a small grin on my face, "Let's go check it out."
As we approached the area I saw a woman of oriental decent, with long black hair, and a blue jacket. She seemed to be waiting for someone and the purpose was quite clear due to the fact that she had an academy dual disk strapped to her wrist. As we approached I heard something crash behind me.
"Who's there," She shouted turning towards us.
"Sorry," Syrus whispered to me.
"There's no point in hiding anymore," I said standing up, "Where looking for a friend of mine."
"Well there's no one but me here," She stated calmly, "So why don't you leave…NOW!"
"Kasumi, what are you doing here?" Someone asked from behind us.
I turned to see Zane and Alexis walking towards us.
"Zane," Kasumi said paling slightly, "I'm awaiting a skilled duelist here."
"Oh and who would that be?" Zane questioned frowning slightly.
"Me," Someone called down from a stack of crates above us and as I looked up I saw him the man we were looking for in his black clothing.
-Perspective Switch to Antonio-
"So I didn't know that we'd have an audience for this duel?" I laughed, "But like they say the more the merrier."
Zane looked up at me wonder in his eyes.
"What are you doing here?" He asked me.
"I'm here to claim the spot at the academy I earned," I answered truthfully, "and though I'm enjoying this view, I've a duel to fight."
"And I'm ready to thrash you," She snarled activating her duel disk.
"Fine then," I laughed jumping down from my perch activating my older duel disk, "Let's get this show underway."
"Duel," We both yelled.
Antonio Kasumi
4000 4000
"I'll go first," Kasumi told me drawing, "I'll play a card face down, then I'll play Gateway of the Six, Temple of the Six, and Shien's Smoke Signal."
She proceeded to search her deck for the monster she wished to add to her hand. She then shuffled her deck.
"I'll now summon Six Samurai, Kamon in attack position," Kasumi growled.
Kamon appears on the field Atk-1500 Def-1000
When she summoned Kamon a light lit up on the temple and two lights lit up on the gate and this made me uneasy they had to mean something but what.
"It's your turn," She told me with a smirk.
"I know that," I snarled drawing, "and I'll summon Jain, Lightsworn Paladin in attack position."
Jain, Lightsworn Paladin appears on the field Atk-1800 Def-1200
"Well your monster loses a hundred attack points for every bushido counter on my temple," She snickered.
Jain, Lightsworn Paladin new states Atk-1700 Def-1200
"Hmph do you really think that will stop me," I hissed placing three cards facedown, "I still have enough power to destroy your samurai."
Jain attacks Kamon.
"I'm afraid that your monster is a little tied up at the moment," She snickered, "I activate my trap card Fiendish Chain which binds your monster so it can't attack and its effect is negated."
"You're only delaying the inevitable," I growled.
-Perspective switch to Crowd-
"She's actually stopped his assault," Johnny stated dumbfounded.
"That's bad isn't it?" Syrus inquired.
"Yes, it is," Johnny sighed, "Antonio's deck is built to launch a vicious assault but if the assault is halted he have very little to defend himself with so if she can get a powerful monster out this duel will spiral out of his control."
"So his deck is capable of extreme violence," Zane stated, "but if it should somehow be put on the defensive it loses most of its power."
"Exactly," Johnny told him.
"Is there anything he can do to regain control of this duel?" Jaden asked.
"He hasn't lost control yet," I answered him, "He still has a monster on the field and even though it can't attack and its effect is negated it still holds value."
"It's Kasumi's turn now," Alexis muttered and everyone returned their attention to the duel.
-Perspective switch to Antonio-
"Well it looks like it's my turn," She laughed, "I'll summon Shien's Footsoldier in face up attack position."
"If that's it it's my turn," I hissed drawing, "and I plan to end this duel now."
"Oh and how do you plan to do that?" She snickered.
"I'll summon Shire, Lightsworn spirit in attack position," I hissed.
Shire, Lightsworn spirit Atk-400 Def-1400
Shire, Lightsworn spirit new states Atk-300 Def-1400
"I'll also activate the Trap card D. Tribe," I sneered, "which turns all of my face up monsters into dragons for this turn."
As my monsters took on more draconic features I decided that I would show no mercy in this duel.
"I'll now activate my trap card Dragon's Rebirth," I roared, "which by banishing my Jain who is now a dragon allows me to special summon from my hand my Blue Eyes White Dragon."
Blue Eyes White Dragon appears on the field Atk-3000 Def-2500
Blue Eyes White Dragon's new states Atk-2900 Def-2500
"How do you have a Blue Eyes?" She inquired panicking.
"Pegasus has begun printing copies of cards like that," I hissed, "and I acquired one hot off of the press."
"Why would Pegasus give you one?" She questioned.
"Well you see he didn't give it to me," I growled, "He gave it to my father who in turn gave it to me."
"But that does-," She began.
"Look we've a duel to finish," I snarled, "So my Blue Eyes will attack your Kamon."
Blue Eyes attacks Kamon.
Kasumi loses 1400 Life Points.
Kasumi
2600
"So I end my turn," I growled, "which triggers my Shire's ability which forces me to discard the top two cards of my deck."
The two cards I discard are Gragonith, Lightsworn Dragon and the Field spell Chaos Zone.
"And since one of the cards was a Lightsworn monster my Shire gains three hundred extra attack points."
Shire's new states Atk-600 Def-1400
"So it's your turn now," I hissed.
"Fine then," She barked back, "I draw. I'll summon a monster in facedown defense position and switch Shien's Footsoldier to defense position."
"If that's it I'll take my turn now," I snarled at her drawing a card, "and I'll start off by activating my facedown card Charge of the Light Brigade. Which by discarding the top three cards of my deck allows me to add a level four or lower Lightsworn monster from my deck to my hand and I chose Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress. And I'll also activate from my graveyard the Effect of Wulf, Lightsworn Beast which allows me to special summon him from my graveyard in face up attack position. Add to that that I discarded Ryko, Lightsworn hunter and that's another three hundred points added to Shire's attack."
Wulf, Lightsworn Beast appears Atk-2100 Def-300
Wulf, Lightsworn Beast new states Atk-2000 Def-300
Shire, Lightsworn Spirit New states Atk-900 Def-1400
"I'll now summon Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress to the Field in attack position,"
Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress appears on the field Atk-1700 Def-200
Lyla, Lightsworn Sorceress new states Atk-1600 Def-200
-Perspective switch to Crowd-
"That's the kind of high power play he's known for," Johnny said with a smirk.
"But it's only luck that allowed those cards to come up," Alexis stated.
"It's more than luck," Johnny told them, "his deck is built to give him these kinds of chances."
"How is his deck built to give him these chances?" Syrus asked.
"Syrus if you look at the duels he's fought his deck has shown that it burns itself to get powerful cards out without sacrificing or to destroy multiple cards with a single effect," Jaden explained, "His deck is meant to control the duel field and dominate his opponent."
"Simple but effective," Johnny chimed in.
"He's going in for the kill," Zane said.
-Perspective switch to Antonio-
"Shire will destroy your Footsoldier," I said as my monster destroyed her ape.
"When you destroyed Shien's Footsoldier you triggered his effect," She said frowning, "Allowing me to special summon Six Samurai Yaichi which also adds bushido counters."
Six Samurai Yaichi appears on field Atk-1300 Def-800
Wulf- Atk-1900 Def-300
Shire- Atk-800 Def-1400
Lyla- Atk-1500 Def-200
BEWD- Atk-2800 Def-2500
"It still doesn't matter," I snarled severely annoyed by her petty resistance, "My Wulf will eliminate your Samurai."
As Wulf lunged at Yaichi he buried his weapon into the samurai and dispatched him with brutal efficiency.
Kasumi
2000
"Now my Lyla will destroy your face down monster," I snarled as Lyla destroyed the monster which was revealed to be a Sasuke Samurai #4, "and now I'll end this duel by attacking you directly with my Dragon."
And with that my Blue Eyes launched its attack bringing her life points down to zero.
"Looks like I win," I snickered, "and that means you must keep up your end of the bargain."
"Looks like I lost," She sighed, "You're a skilled duelist and whoever denied you your spot at duel academy is a fool."
"What was that," a voice screeched from behind a stack of crates.
"Crap," I muttered recognizing the voice in an instant.
From behind the crates stepped Professor Crowler and a pale kid with black hair and a blue long coat.
"See professor," the boy sneered, "I told you I heard something down here."
"Yes Good work Mister Princeton," Crowler told him, "I see we have a stowaway on board."
"Who me?" I questioned mockingly, "are you sure because I remember quite clearly trouncing you in a duel."
"That duel did not count," Crowler roared, "and you shall be taken to the brig for your crimes."
"As long as I don't get a cell with you," I insulted him, "due to your crimes against fashion."
"Why you little worm," Crowler roared looking like he was about to strike me, "what makes you think you could get to duel academy by illegally boarding this ship."
"Simple," I told him as I was being led away by the arriving security, "I'm not as emotional as my dear father and they are destined to be mine."
"Give me your duel disk and deck," Crowler snarled at me.
"Fine," I said handing them over to him, "but know that if any of my cards go missing you will know what it means for your life to become a living hell."
With that I turned away and allowed myself to be escorted to the brig and I hope no one could see the smile on my face as the first part of my plan has gone perfectly.
-Perspective Switch to Johnny-
"What did he mean he's not as emotional as his father?" Syrus questioned turning towards me.
"His father attempted to board this ship," I told them, "but a small child fell off of the docks and Antonio's father dove off of the ship to save him."
"So he was a hero?" Syrus questioned.
"Not exactly," I told them, "He broke onto the ship to steal something important."
"So he's in jail?" Syrus questioned.
"Yes," I answered simply, "and what he sought are now at duel academy which is why Antonio wanted to get to duel academy."
"So all he is, is a thief?" Kasumi asked shocked.
"Don't let him hear you calling him that," I laughed, "He prefers to think he is much more sophisticated than a common thief."
"I hope he's going to be O.K.," Syrus said.
"He's made of sterner stuff than most would give him credit for," I sighed turning to leave the hold.
"We should turn in for the night," Kasumi said striding out of the hold.
"I agree with her," I said quickly following her out to head back to my room muttering to myself, "He'll be alright he's much more cunning than people give him credit for."
-Perspective Switch to Antonio-
"You planned this," a voice hissed just behind me, "you wanted to get caught."
"Yes I did Eclipse," I told my duel spirit, "I knew I would be caught as soon as I stepped off of the boat so I decided to give up a pointless struggle."
"You'll be arrested once we reach the port," Eclipse told me.
"Crowler's pride will not allow him to just have me arrested," I explained to Eclipse, "He will want me made a fool of so he can prove I'm not such a skilled duelist."
"You plan on making a deal don't you?" Eclipse inquired.
"Yes, I do," I told him, "either I win and attend the academy or I lose and go to jail."
"It's a large risk," Eclipse warned.
"Life's a gamble," I told him, "and if you don't play you don't win."
"It's your life," Eclipse sighed, "I won't interfere but be careful."
And with that Eclipse faded leaving me alone with my thoughts until I sunk into sleep as the ship glided soundlessly through the water. The last thought I had was of my father and his descion to abandon the mission to save a child. I hope he's all right.
Chapter 2 is over thank you for all of those who've read so far. Yu-gi-oh GX is owned by Funimation. And please don't just read but review also…please…also if you like this story please check out my other stories as only one of them has gotten any real attention. Thank you for your time.
New Characters-
Kasumi Kisagara-An obelisk blue student, she specializes in the use of Six Samurai monsters. She is in her second year at the academy and is often considered aloof because she rarely talks to anyone. She prefers to study rather than spend time with other people but she is a skilled duelist who has rarely known defeat. She shows respect to strong duelists regardless of their rank. She is one of the top students at the academy in both academics and dueling.
Signature Card-Shadow of the Six Samurai – Shien
Main Deck Composition
Normal/Effect Monsters
Level 1
Shien's Squire
Armed Ninja
Level 2
Shien's Footsoldier x2
Jutte Fighter
Level 3
The Six Samurai - Kamon x2
Achacha Chanbara
Legendary Six Samurai - Kageki
The Immortal Bushi
The Six Samurai – Yariza
Chamberlain of the Six Samurai
Spirit of the Six Samurai
Hand of the Six Samurai
Elder of the Six Samurai
The Six Samurai – Yaichi
Level 4
Legendary Six Samurai – Kizan
The Six Samurai – Zanji
Shien's Advisor
Sasuke Samurai #4
The Six Samurai – Irou
The Six Samurai – Nisashi
Future Samurai
Kunoichi
Legendary Six Samurai – Enishi
Shien's Daredevil
Samurai Sword Baron
Level 5
Grandmaster of the Six Samurai x2
Level 6
Senior Silver Ninja
Enishi, Shien's Chancellor
Level 7
Great Shogun Shien x2
Level 8
None
Level 9
None
Level 10
None
Spells
Reinforcement of the army
Shien's Spy
Dark Hole
Shien's Smoke Signal
Six Samurai United
Warrior Returning Alive
Cunning of the Six Samurai x2
The A. Forces
Gateway of the Six
Temple of the Six
Shien's Dojo
Traps
Reinforcements
Six Strike – Thunder Blast
Xing Zhen Hu
Fiendish Chain
Six Style – Dual Wield
Fuh-Rin-Ka-Zan x2
Copy Knight
Rivalry of Warlords
Return of the Six Samurai
Shien's Scheme
Musakani Magatama
Double-Edged Sword Technique
Breakthrough!
Backs To The Wall
Syncro
Legendary Six Samurai – Shi En
XYZ
Shadow of the Six Samurai- Shien
Does not possess side deck