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In an island located in the middle of nowhere, a new story was about to unfold. At this very day, the island was buzzing with excitement as many young people gathered in front of a large building that had a dome on top of it. This is Duel Academy. It is a place where many young duelists gather to learn the ways of a duelist and a good place for friendships to be made through duels. It was also the very same place where events had unfolded in which the fate of the world hung in the balance. It was here that a young Jaden Yuki had dueled against the fearsome Shadow Riders, the treacherous Society of Light, and other challenges. It was also in this very island that he had fought against Nightshroud, a terrifying evil spirit that threatened to consume the world in darkness. With the help of his deck, he was able to defeat it and thus, he saved the world.

However, this isn't his story now. The legendary duelist has long since passed, his deck being handed down to his descendants. Many years have gone by as the world was once again saved by a hero in the form of the Turbo Duelist Yusei Fudo. He had saved the world from a terrible future at the hands of the group known as Yliaster. And yet, this isn't his story either. A decade has passed since those faithful events and a new threat has arisen in the form of the Number cards. However, all was not lost as a hero was brought to tackle this challenge. His name was Tsukumo Yuma.

But this isn't his story. The story that is about to unravel takes place in Duel Academy Island, the very island where Jaden Yuki had once gone to school in. While the Numbers pose a problem in Heartland City, our story begins with the opening ceremony of Duel Academy Island's 70th Anniversary. And in this ceremony, the story of a young duelist named Ace Konami shall begin.

Part 1: Beginning

Chapter 1

The Opening Ceremony

As the Sun began to rise, many parts of the island slowly began to awaken from its slumber. Students had already begun to rise up from their beds and had started to head towards the showers. While most of the students were already getting dressed and getting out of their dorms, there was but one student who was still snoring on his bed. He was slowly beginning to toss and turn as a recurring dream began to form in his sleep.

In his dream, he was standing in front of an icy prison. Behind the frozen bars were glowing red eyes that seemed to glare at him. He stood with his eyes widening as he knew what was about to happen next. At once, the ground began to shake violently, causing him to stumble and fall onto the ground. The creature behind the bars had then let out a frightening roar as a bright light illuminated the cavern. As the young duelist opened his eyes, he found himself facing a bright figure that resembled a dragon. The golden creature then let out a piercing shriek as the cavern began to collapse. With nowhere to go, the young duelist could only watch as the dragon began to let out an aura of flames that began to surround him.

"The darkness is slowly approaching. Time is running out! You must find the chosen ones before they do." said the dragon before it let out a blinding light that caused the young duelist to bolt awake in his bed.

Finding himself covered in sweat, he got up and wiped himself clean with a towel. Suddenly, there was a loud knock on his door before it opened up and a figure stood on the doorway.

"Get your butt moving, Ace! The opening ceremony's about to start soon!" yelled the figure which turned out to be a young lady who looked to be about Ace's age. She wore a Ra Yellow vest which was opened up to reveal a white shirt inside. She wore a white skirt that reached just above her knees. Her long blue hair was combed in a slick manner with a few bits sticking out from the sides.

"Whatever, Misa!" said Ace, who then pulled out a Slifer Red jacket from his closet and put it on. He had already been wearing black pants and a white shirt. He had no other clothes to put on as the rest of his clothes were in the laundry to be washed, especially the ones he had on when he dove into the water the other night to retrieve his prized possession: a red cap with the initials DA written in front of it. He then put on his shoes and cap and placed his deck onto his deck holder before grabbing his duel disk and heading out after Misa, who was already waiting for him outside his room.

"Darn! We only have five minutes before the ceremony begins! We have to hurry!" said Misa, who then proceeded to run towards the center of the island where the main school building stood erect. Ace then hurried after her.

Meanwhile, as many of the students were all waiting patiently in their seats, a silent figure began to approach the center of the auditorium. Wearing a crimson coat with a white dress shirt and a purple tie, he stood with a presence that seemed to cause everyone to fall silent. As he surveyed the crowd with a look that seemed to pierce right through their souls, his eyes soon reached two empty spots somewhere around the areas at the back of the auditorium. Letting out a sigh of frustration, he cleared out his throat.

"Good morning students! Welcome to a year of adventure and excitement! This year, you all will be taking part in educating yourselves to become better duelists in the future. I am Chancellor Konami, the headmaster of this whole academy. As you all know, Duel Academy Island was the very same school that the world-famous duelist, Jaden Yuki, had been in and we all know that many of you students are aspiring to be just like him. I only have one advice for you all. To become a great duelist like Jaden, you need to show your talents and make sure to always 'get your game on!'" said the chancellor with his fingers making the quote sign while saying the last few bits of the speech. Upon hearing those words, the crowd let out a loud cheer of excitement. They then quieted down when the Chancellor cleared his throat.

"Now, I would like to introduce you all to the teaching staff. But before that, I would like to inform you all that Duel Academy Island now has two additional dorms. The Slifer Red and the Ra Yellow dorms will now be having a new dorm each for the girls. Since we have finally added those two dorms, we will now be having two new dorm heads for them both. So without further ado, I shall now introduce you to the teaching staff of Duel Academy Island." Upon saying this, ten adults entered the stage with a presence that seemed to awe most of the new students there.

"First up, we have Mr. Sabo Kishi!" At the mentioning of his name, the spiky green-haired teacher stepped forward to acknowledge his presence. He wore a slightly darker variation of the Slifer Red uniform with a duel disk strapped to his left arm that had a red thunderbolt design on it. "Mr. Kishi here will be the dorm head of the Slifer Red boys' dorm. He will also be your instructor in the subject of Duel History."

"Next up, we have Ms. Winda Mcnair!" A beautiful young lady stepped forward, causing the masculine part of the crowd to cheer loudly with excitement while most of them had drool coming out of their mouths. The green-haired lady wore a brown coat over the white version of the Slifer Red girls' blouse uniform, complete with gladiator sandals and a skirt that seemed to reach just a few inches above her knee. She glanced at the crowd of boys and gave them a wink, causing them all to let out a loud cheer. The chancellor cleared his throat and waited for the crowd to quiet down before continuing. "Ms. Mcnair here will be the dorm head of the Slifer Red girls' dorm and she will also be your Geography teacher."

"Moving on, we have Mr. Ranma Tseko." A hulking bulk of a man stepped forward, causing everyone to stare at the muscles that seemed to bulge out from his body. He wore a sleeveless Ra Yellow Uniform and black pants with steel-toed boots. The bald man also wore one huge gauntlet on his left arm. "Mr. Tseko will be the dorm head of the Ra Yellow boys' dorm and your instructor for Foods class."

"Now we have Ms. Ayumi Yuki." Another young lady stepped forward. The brown-haired lady wore a white version of the Ra Yellow open vest with a very revealing yellow shirt inside. Her brown hair was just a few inches below her shoulders. A golden duel disk was attached to her arm.

"Isn't she the great granddaughter of the legendary Jaden Yuki?" asked one Slifer Red student to another.

"She is. She used to study in this school and now that she's graduated Dueling University, she must have joined this academy." replied Misa, who had managed to join the students a few minutes after the chancellor's opening remarks. Ace sat beside her with his hair blown away and his cap in disarray since he had to use a secret passageway in order to sneak past the instructors who were stationed outside to look out for late students.

"She sure is pretty." said the blonde duelist.

"She's out of your league, Hans!" remarked Ace, earning him a punch from the student.

"Hmph!" grunted Hans, who glanced at Ms. Mcnair.

"Don't even think about it, Hans! Ms. Mcnair is most definitely way out of your league!" said an Obelisk Blue girl who sat behind them.

"Tsk! Why must you always ruin my mood, Cheska?" Hans asked while glaring daggers at the redhead who smirked at his discomfort. They soon quieted down as the Obelisk Blue boys' dorm head was being introduced.

"For the Obelisk Blue boys' dorm, you shall be under the care of Mr. Ian Truesdale." A blue-haired man with an Obelisk Blue coat stepped forward. The calm look on his face seemed to make the mood in the atmosphere tense. "Mr. Truesdale will also be your instructor of Dueling Techniques."

"That must be the great grandson of the Cyberoid duelist, Syrus Truesdale! He looks so cool!" said Hans.

"Does that mean that he's a Machine user too?" asked Cheska.

"Most probably." replied Misa.

"Finally, the dorm head of the Obelisk Blue girls' dorm is Mrs. McGillen." A lady with black hair stepped forward. She wore the standard Obelisk Blue uniform with the exception of a black collar on her neck. Her duel disk was pure black in color and shaped into a demon's wing, causing many students to whisper about questions regarding her duel disk. "She will be your teacher in Mathematics."

"Hmm… So she hasn't changed much, has she?" asked Ace.

"Guess not. Still as showy as ever!" replied Misa, earning them both a look from Cheska and Hans.

"You know her?" asked Hans.

"Yup!" replied Ace.

"She used to live around our neighborhood in New Domino City. She moved out while we were in the fifth grade." said Misa.

"Is she scary?" asked Hans.

"Only if you come to her class late! She is pretty cool once you get to know her." said Ace.

As Chancellor Konami continued to introduce the remaining members of the staff, Ace soon began to lose interest and his mind drifted into his own thoughts. However, as he was thinking about Mrs. McGillen's son, he was interrupted by a loud applause by the crowd, causing him to snap out of it and see what was causing the commotion. On the stage was the Chancellor who had the janitor bring in a huge table on the stage. On the table were many envelopes that were placed in six different baskets. Seeing that the envelopes were colored in terms of the dorm arrangements, he also began to get excited.

"Without further ado, we will now start calling out the names of each student to pick up their envelopes with their keys inside."

Later that afternoon, as the students were now making their way towards their respective dorms, Ace and Hans had excused themselves from their friends and were now making their way to their rooms. As they neared the Slifer Red dorm, they found that there was an outdoor party being set up outside their dorm. Mr. Kishi was ordering some students to help him set up the tables outside while he wheeled in the grill set.

"Cool! We're having an outdoor party!" said Hans, who started to look around back and forth.

"What're you looking for?" asked Ace as he was trying to glance at whatever his best friend was trying to look for.

"I'm looking for the chicks, man!" said Hans, causing Ace to facepalm. "Every outdoor party needs some chicks after all!"

"Unfortunately for you, Mr. Schneider, there won't be any 'chicks' arriving any time soon." said a voice from behind them that caused Hans to turn around in shock. Mr. Kishi stood in front of him with a smile on his face. "Ms. Mcnair had asked me to set up the party while she has the girls help prepare the food we are going to cook with the grill set."

"Aww… That's no fun." said Hans, who suddenly looked down-stricken. Mr. Kishi raised an eyebrow while Ace glanced around to find some of the Slifer Red girls giggling and chatting while bringing out the meat to be cooked.

"Maybe you could bother the girls over there. Maybe they could probably use your help." said Ace, causing Hans to stand upright and plaster a huge smile on his face. Smiling to himself, Ace quickly gathered his bag and proceeded to walk to his room.

As he approached the door of his room, two Slifer Red students approached him with a grin on their faces.

"Hey you!" yelled the student who was the largest of the duo. He slammed his palm on the door while his smaller companion moved over to Ace's back. "You have something that belongs to us!" he said.

"What're you talking about? I don't have anything that belongs to you." replied Ace. The smaller Slifer goon snickered as the bigger student lowered his head to Ace's eye level.

"Don't play dumb with me! I know you have the key to this room! I want that key and I'll do whatever it takes to get it!" said the big student, who then signaled to his smaller companion to retrieve the key. But before he could even retrieve the key, Ace had delivered a kick to the smaller student's stomach before ducking as the bigger student swung his fist, which connected to the face of his smaller companion. The smaller student was knocked out of the fight as Ace rolled away from the big student.

"Is that the best you've got?" asked Ace as the huge brute suddenly got angrier. He then dodged the fist that was aimed for his face before moving out of the way as the student had swung his fist towards him once more. Realizing that trying to hit the skilled student was futile, he activated his Duel Disk.

"If you aren't going to fight like a man, I'll make sure that I beat you like one! I challenge you to a duel! If I win, I'll take your key!" said the huge brute.

"And if I win, you're going to owe me a favor! Do we have a deal?" asked Ace, who had proceeded to activate his own Duel Disk.

"I like those odds! Deal!" said the huge brute.

Ace's LP: 8000

Perrin's LP: 8000

"Let's duel!" said both duelists at the same time. They both stood in the corridor as a crowd began to gather to watch the duel. Among them was Hans who had his Duel Gazer activated. Seeing his best friend's opponent, Han's eyes widened in shock. That guy's Perrin Archer! Why is Ace dueling with him?

Meanwhile, the two duelists were flipping a coin to see who would get the first turn.

"I call heads!" said Perrin as he flicked the coin upwards. As it landed on the ground, his lips formed a smile as he won the coin flip. He then drew a card, his hand now having six cards.

"I normal summon my Destroyer Golem in Attack mode!" yelled Perrin. The ground suddenly burst open as a huge golem entered the field. The creature's right arm was bulkier than its left. It let out a loud battle cry as it went into a fighting stance.

Destroyer Golem: (Lv4/Atk: 1500/Def: 1000)

"I now set one card facedown and end my turn. Your move!" said Perrin, who smirked as Ace drew his card.

"I now summon my Abyss Soldier!" said Ace as water gushed out from the hole that the Destroyer Golem had created during its entrance. A few seconds later, a bizarre-looking creature leapt out of the hole onto the field. It brandished a golden trident.

Abyss Soldier: (Lv.4/Atk: 1800/Def: 1300)

"By discarding 1 of my WATER monsters from my hand, I will now activate its effect!" said Ace. The bigger student's eyes suddenly widened as the aquatic creature slammed the butt of its weapon onto the ground, causing pillars of water to gush out from the cracks that were coming closer to his facedown card. The card was then sent back to Perrin's hand as the water had pushed it off the field.

"Damn it!" said Perrin as his plan was foiled. However, Ace wasn't done yet.

"I now activate the effect of my Warrior of Atlantis from my hand! This card allows me to discard it in order to add a Field Spell that I'd like to call A Legendary Ocean to my hand!" After he sent his monster card from his hand to the graveyard, he then took his deck and pulled out his Field Spell before having his Duel Disk shuffle his deck. "I now play my field spell!"

The scenery suddenly began to change as the dorm transformed into an underwater realm with fort-like sceneries scattered around the vicinity. Most of the onlookers were astounded to see the beautiful underwater kingdom giving out a beautiful glow. Hans smirked at seeing his best friend's entertainment for the audience. His gaze then shifted towards the bigger student who seemed to be staring daggers at his opponent. He then looked at Abyss Soldier, the creature suddenly bathing in an aquamarine glow.

Abyss Soldier: (Lv.4/Atk: 2000/Def: 1500)

"Now attack his Destroyer Golem" commanded Ace towards his monster. The creature suddenly burst forward at a speed that seemed to mock that of a torpedo. It then slammed towards the golem, which didn't stand a chance against the piercing power of the creature's weapon. The creature burst into smaller pieces, with a smaller portion of it hitting Perrin in the face.

Perrin's LP: 7500

"I now place one card facedown and end my turn!" said Ace as one card materialized behind his creature.

"My draw!" said Perrin as he yanked out a card from his Duel Disk. Seeing the card that he drew, he smirked. "I normal summon my Goggle Golem in Attack mode!" A muscular golem suddenly dove in from above the ocean and smashed downwards onto the ground. "I now activate a Spell Card known as Double Summon. I can now summon another monster from my hand and I choose X-Saber Pashuul!" An armor-clad warrior with Mohawk-styled hair appeared onto the scene.

"That's a Tuner monster!" said Hans with his eyes wide open. He suddenly knew what was coming as Perrin smiled and let out a sinister laugh.

"Now I'll show you not to underestimate me!" said the bigger student as his warrior monster transformed into two orbs of light. "I now tune my Level 4 Goggle Golem with my Level 2 X-Saber Pashuul!" The orbs of light enveloped the muscular golem, causing it to transform upon becoming transparent.

"I call forth the power lurking within my deck. Show us your might! I Synchro Summon!"

"That doesn't look good." stated Ace as the glowing golem began to change shape.

"Rise, Mighty Warrior!" yelled Perrin as the light enveloping the glowing golem suddenly vanished to reveal a colossal warrior that took its place. The new warrior had blue armor with a metallic arm that creaked with the movement of its fingers. Seeing the abyssal creature, it went into a fighting stance. "Now smash that hideous creature! Mighty Knuckle!" The warrior then charged towards the abyssal creature with its fist about to smack it when Ace revealed his Trap card, causing a barrier to form around his creature.

"I activated Negate Attack! This card allows me to cancel your attack and end the Battle Phase." said Ace. Perrin then swore under his breath before setting a card facedown.

"I end my turn!" said Perrin. Ace then looked at Mighty Warrior and then studied his hand before pulling a card from his deck. Seeing the card in his hand, he then smiled.

"I normal summon Terrorking Salmon! And because of Legendary Ocean's effect, it can be summoned without any tributes." A huge salmon suddenly emerged from behind the walls of the underwater kingdom.

Terrorking Salmon: (Lv.4/Atk: 2600/Def: 1200)

"Next I play my Natural Tune spell card! This card allows me to convert one of my Normal monsters into a Tuner monster. And since Terrorking Salmon is my only Normal monster on the field, he gets to be converted into a Tuner monster." A green light then enveloped the huge salmon, causing four orbs to appear within it.

"He's gonna do it!" said Hans excitedly.

"Don't tell me you're going to-!"

"That's right! I now tune my Level 3 Abyss Soldier with my Level 4 Terrorking Salmon!" The huge salmon transformed into four orbs of light before moving towards the Abyss Soldier, causing it to become transparent before becoming enveloped in a blue light.

"The second seal is broken! A new hope awakens from within! I Synchro Summon! Awaken from your slumber, Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier!"

A loud roar was suddenly heard as the whole field began to freeze. The crowd began to shiver from the cold atmosphere that enveloped the battlefield. However, it was only Hans and Ace that were unaffected by this event. As a matter of fact, Ace had proceeded to discard his last remaining card to the graveyard, causing his opponent to widen his eyes in wonder.

"Why did you discard that card? You don't have any monsters on the field that could activate that effect!" exclaimed the bigger duelist.

"Wanna' bet?" asked Ace, who flashed a confident grin at his opponent. Suddenly, Perrin found his Mighty Warrior slowly becoming encased into a block of ice.

"What's going on?" asked Perrin as he watched his precious warrior freeze into a solid block of ice. All of a sudden, a huge dragon burst out from below the frozen warrior, shattering him into millions of pieces. The dragon gave out a loud roar which caused several icicles to form around the kingdom. It then flew over to Ace's side of the field before facing Perrin and glaring at him.

Gungnir, Dragon of the Ice Barrier: (Lv.7/Atk: 2700/Def: 1900)

"Now I'll attack with Gungnir! Go, Frozen Stream!" Perrin's eyes widened at the fearsome sight of the icy dragon flying towards him. It stopped just a few inches before him and unleashed a consistent stream of icy breath at the big duelist. Perrin shielded his face from the cold hurricane that pelted him with shards of broken ice, his life points now depleting from the attack and his facedown card rendered meaningless because of his monster's destruction.

Perrin's LP: 4800

"I end my turn!" said Ace smiling. Perrin was slowly losing hope as he stared at the fearsome dragon. Pulling his card out from his deck, he could only do nothing as he set the monster that he pulled facedown before ending his turn.

Upon drawing his new card, Ace let out a nice smile that caused the girls among the crowd to scream loudly. Hans' sweat dropped at the reaction of the girls. How does he do it?

"I Normal Summon my Atlantean Marksman!" A blue fish-like creature appeared from one of the buildings surrounding them. It held a crossbow made out of bones with a harpoon as its ammo.

"Now Gungnir attacks! Frozen Stream!" The dragon immediately flew towards the facedown monster and released another stream of its frozen breath at the monster, which turned out to be a Dice Jar.

"I activate Dice Jar's effect!" said Perrin, causing one dice to materialize on the field. "Now we both take turns rolling the dice and whoever receives the lower result takes damage equal to the result of the winner's roll times 500!" He then grabbed the dice and rolled it. He began to mumble a few silent words as the dice landed onto the ground and continued to roll until it finally stopped. A screen on the dueling field then revealed the result to be 5. Yes! thought Perrin. At this rate, he'll need dumb luck to beat that!

"My turn!" said Ace as he threw the dice upwards. The crowd tensed up as they watched the dice descend while it was still rolling mid-air. The dice made a few small jumps before it rolled on the ground and finally stopped. The moment Perrin and the crowd saw the results of his throw, they all stood in silence as the rest of Perrin's life got blown away by Dice Jar's effect.

Perrin's LP: 0

Ace (WINNER)

"Huh? How did I win?" asked Ace, causing everyone to fall in shock of his unawareness.

"As you can see, Mr. Konami, you won because you received 6 as a result. Thanks to Dice Jar's other special effect, whoever rolls and receives the result of 6 inflicts 6000 points of damage to the loser. That's how you won." replied Mr. Kishi in a calm matter.

"Ah… I see!" said Ace. He then saw his opponent on his knees with a bewildered look on his face. Feeling sad for him, he walked towards his fallen opponent.

"How… How could I… lose to a slacker?" asked Perrin as he stared at the cards that were scattered all over the floor. "I just wanted to beat him so I could get his key."

"You mean this key?" asked Ace as he held up the key in front of the big duelist's face. The big duelist's eyes widened as Ace handed him the key.

"Why would you give this to me?" asked Perrin. Ace just smiled and turned around.

"I know how much you were willing to go through just so that you can get the keys to this room. Especially since the late Jaden Yuki had stayed in this room during his years in Duel Academy. So take it."

Perrin looked at the capped duelist and with teary eyes, he took the key and hugged Ace, causing Ace to gasp for air as the big duelist was choking him.

"Thank you! Thank you so much!" said Perrin as he leapt in joy, which looked weird on him due to his outer appearance. You still owe me a favor though! said Ace in his thoughts.

After he dusted off his jacket and began to walk away, Mr. Kishi then placed a hand on his shoulder. As Ace turned his head around, he saw the dorm head's eyes gleaming. The dorm head was also smiling a sinister smile, causing him to get uneasy.

"Y-yes Mr. Kishi? C-can I h-help you?" asked the Slifer student.

"Why yes, Mr. Konami! Since you've just given your room away, I'll have to give you a new room. However, you're just giving me more paperwork to fill up." said the dorm head with a mischievous smile on his face. "I'm making you wake up early tomorrow morning to finish all that paperwork before the classes begin. Do I make myself clear?"

"Y-yes!" stammered Ace. Mr. Kishi seemed unimpressed however.

"I can't hear you, Mr. Konami. Can you please repeat that?" asked the dorm head.

"I'll wake up early tomorrow to fill up your paperwork." said Ace quickly.

"Very good, Mr. Konami! Now get out there and enjoy the night!" said the dorm head, the gleam in his eyes finally gone. Ace then quickly dashed out of his sight and joined up with Hans, who was in the company of a pink-haired Slifer Red girl.

"Hey Ace! The party's finally getting started!" said Hans, his arm on the shoulder of the girl. The table was finally set and the torches were lit as the sun had finally set in the aftermath of the duel.

"It sure is." replied Ace as he looked around the vicinity. There were many Slifer Reds hanging around with their friends. There were some who were dueling with each other while others were introducing themselves to new people. Ace smiled and turned around to find Hans and his new "friend" sneaking off from the party and heading towards his room. Shaking his head in disbelief, Ace headed towards the food table. Same old Hans.

"I see that only four of us have managed to make it to this school." said a tall figure to three other people.

"The other four have yet to show themselves." stated a lady figure, her back against the classroom wall.

"We won't have to worry about them. The plan will go on as expected. Come next week, we shall begin phase one of our plans and nobody shall be in our way!" said another manly figure in a sinister sort of way. The other three began to laugh evilly just as the full moon was covered by the night clouds.

A/N: In the next chapter of Yu-Gi-Oh! DA, the story continues with the arrival of a new student in Duel Academy. Plus, Ace is challenged to a duel. Will he accept the challenge? Find out next time on Yu-Gi-Oh! DA.

Chapter 2: Meeting a New Rival

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