Ch.2 Yuya's Intent

The duel between Yuya and the new girl, Annie, has just gotten more exciting since she has shown the skill to XYZ summon. She currently only controls her Ghostrick Socuteboss (Rank 2 ATK/DEF 1400/1200) and two face-down spell or trap cards. Yuya only controls his Permapal Skeeter Skimmer (LV 4 ATK/DEF 400/1600) with no face-downs. Zuzu is still watching over the game to make sure that Yuya is still going easy on Annie.

Turn 3 Annie: LP 4000 Continued

Annie looks at the cards in her hand, and has no idea what to do. She nervously begins mumbling.

"I…uh…I…"

Zuzu decides to walk over to Annie and help her out. Yuya decides to sit on the ground since he realizes that this is going to take a second or two. Zuzu, very calmly, asks her new classmate with a smile.

"Annie, does your monster have a special ability?"

The young girl then snaps her fingers and replies.

"Oh yeah, she does…thank mis..Uh, Zuzu."

Zuzu then gives a thumb up and retreats to her original post. Annie then announces, as Yuya stands back ready for her move.

"I use my monster's special ability…"

Ghostrick Socuteboss

While you control another "Ghostrick" monster, your opponent cannot target this card for attacks. Once per turn; you can detatch 1 XYZ material from this card, then target 1 face-up monster on the field, with ATK less than or equal to the combined ATK of all "Ghostrick" monsters on the field; destroy it, and if you do, that monster card zone cannot be used as long as you control a "Ghostrick" monster. can detatch 1 XYZ material from this card, then target 1 face-up monster on the field, with ATK less than or equal to the combined ATK of all "Ghostrick" monsters on the field; destroy it, and if you do, that monster card zone cannot be used as long as you control a "Ghostrick" monster.

"By…um..What was it again?...Oh, by detaching one overlay unit, I can destroy your monster instantly."

Annie's monster, the ever-sleepy Socuteboss, rubs her eye with her left with her hand, yawns, puts down her pillow (see artwork), snaps her fingers with her now free hand, and Yuya's monster is struck by an invisible force and then shatters into particles. Then, an x appears on Yuya's duel disk where his Skimmer card was. This surprises him as he calls out.

"Hey, what's with my duel disk!?"

Annie explains, softly, about her monster's full ability.

"When my Socuteboss uses her ability,…she seals off the card zone where it was."

With no monsters to protect Yuya's life points, Annie now declares her monster to directly.

"Socuteboss, attack Yuya directly, please."

Socuteboss yawns again, and Yuya prepares for whatever she will unleash. To his surprise, and disappointment, the monster simply floats over to him, and mildly slaps him across the face and leaves a handprint on his cheek.

Yuya LP 4000-2600

Yuya rubs his face and is just plain confused about that.

"What kind of monster attack was that!?"

Everyone who witnessed the attack fell over in place out of surprise from the lackluster display. Annie bashfully taps her fingers again with a mildly embarrassed blush as she explains.

"Well, I did say that she's the laziest of all ghosts."

With everything done, Annie ends her turn

Turn 4 Yuya: 2600 LP

Yuya decides to move things into a faster pace since the duel has been going very slow up until now. He decides to play his trump card with the thinking that Annie will be able to protect herself with her two face-down cards.

"I'll use Stargazer Magician and Timegazer Magician to the set the pendulum scale; I'm taking control of this duel, starting now!"

Zuzu has a shocked expression and rushes over to smack Yuya on the head with her fan to give a bump to match the mark on his face. But she changes her mind once she looks at Annie, who appears to be dazzled by the lights created by Yuya's pendulums. Upon seeing that girl's face, Zuzu decides to let it go, for now. Yuya then continues his calls as the sky lights up with the pendulum.

"Swing far pendulum; carve the arc of victory!..My monster's are ready TO SWING INTO ACTION!"

Yuya then summons the three monsters in his hand in attack mode.

"Crack to it, Whip Snake (LV 4 ATK/DEF 1700/900)…Slice and dice, Sword Fish (LV 2 ATK/DEF 600/600)…Turn up the heat, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon (LV 7 ATK/DEF 2500/2000)!"

Yuya's three monsters have taken the stage, and while it is dazzling, Zuzu is taking issue with his move. Yuya then thinks to himself.

"Come one, kid, have something to protect yourself, or else Zuzu is club me again."

Yuya looks at Zuzu as he is hesitant to announce his attack. But Annie simply announces with more energy than she's shown thus far, and with stars in her eyes.

"Attack, I want to see these cool monsters in action."

Yuya smiles as he calls for his attacks.

"Okay, I use sword fishes ability to make your monster lose 600 ATK and DEF points Socuteboss ATK: 1400-800 DEF 1200-600, and Yuya announces.

"Okay, Performapal Whip Snake, attack her monster!"

As Whip Snake Attacks, Socuteboss watches with a big shocked look as she is whipped and bursts into particles.

Annie LP: 4000-3100

Annie looks excited as she asks for more. Yuya, a little guilty, still calls for is other two monsters to attack his opponent for game as Odd-Eyes and Sword Fish attack for an exact total of 3100 LP.

Annie LP:3100-0000

Annie simply claps at the view of Yuya's monsters as they disappear with the duel ending. Zuzu runs up to Yuya and smacks him over the head with a paper fan as she yells at him.

"Yuya, I told you to go easy on her! What's wrong with you!?"

Yuya gets defensive as he futilely explains himself to the angered Zuzu. This is stopped when Annie approaches Yuya and extends her hand and says with a big smile.

"I had fun, so good game."

Yuya then shakes to young girl's hand and says with a similar grin.

"Yeah, let's duel again sometime."

Zuzu let's go of her frustration, and then asks with slight wonder.

"Annie, what did you set on the field?"

Annie hasn't taken her cards off the duel disk just yet and she pulls out her two face down cards and shows them to Zuzu, who looks surprised as she explains.

"Annie, you could have stopped those attacks with either of these two cards."

Yuya gets curious himself and sees that Annie's two face down cards are Quaking Mirror Force and Ghostrick break. Annie's hand also reveals Ghostrick Mary, Ghostrick Jackfrost, and Ghostrick Lantern. Yuya adds with confusion.

"Seriously, these are some great cards you could have stopped me with. Why didn't you use any of them?"

Annie adds with a slightly sad look.

"I don't know why. I guess I just didn't think of it."

Zuzu puts her hand on the young girl's shoulder and says.

"Well, that's why you're here with us. We'll teach you how to use your cards better. Isn't that right, dad?"

Zuzu looks up at the booth and Skip announces.

"You bet! We'll make you a pro in no time here at You Show."

Annie smiles as she feels welcome at this school and feels like she'll make friends in no time.

Leo Institute

Students are sitting in class that has recently started called Advanced Trap Tactics. Among the students are Dipper O'rion and Julia Krystal. They're here because they needed to earn some grades in a trap class and they heard this is good class, but they've heard weird things about the new professor that was recently hired in this position. They also hear their classmates gossip about the professor.

"I heard this professor is a loon."

"I heard she fails everybody."

"I heard she has habit of snapping at students for no reason."

Then, a woman enters the room. She has short maroon hair, blue jeans with rider boots, and a brown fancy shirt with a white ascot. She has green eyes, and has is tall for a woman. She immediately walks to a computer and immediately pulls up an image on a projector, and immediately asks.

"Class, tell what this card is called."

Julia raises her hand as the answer is obvious. She simply answers upon being called on.

"It's Trap Hole, Professor."

The woman stands up and shouts with energy.

"That is correct, Miss…."

The professor pulls up her class roster and looks for Julia's image and gives her full praise.

"Julia Krystal, and let me say that this probably the single most important trap card in the game!"

The professor then pulls out a purple sharpie and writes her name on a white board and properly introduces herself to her class.

"I am Artina Reynard, or Professor Reynard, or even Rey for all I care, and this is my class on trap cards, the most important type of card in this game!"

The class is overwhelmed at this woman's energy as she stands and continues her rant.

"Why, I ask, would one want to use Raigeki when Torrential Tribute is just as fine, why use Harpy's Feather Duster when Malevolent Catastrophe is more reasonable, why use Monster Reborn when Call of the Haunted is more efficient!?"

Dipper responds with his hand raised.

"Um, because those cards have more drawbacks to them."

Professor Reynard slams her hand on her desk and announces.

"That is beside the point, Mr...(checks roster) Dipper O'rien!"

Dipper gets a little uneasy as he explains.

"But I don't really use that many trap cards anyway, so I don't see the point in using most of those cards anyway, except for call of the haunted."

That sentence rings in Professor Reynards ears as she snaps.

"You…don't….use….many trap….cards!?"

She approaches the student and says in a slightly angry tone.

"Fine, Mr. Orien, I challenge you to a duel."

Everyone in the classroom is shocked at this. Not even the first day is over, and she has challenged a student to a duel. She even makes him an offer.

"If you manage to beat me and my trap cards, then I'll give you an automatic A+ in my class."

Dipper smiles as he would like an A+, so he accepts with a smile. In a matter of moments, the students are all sitting in the stands, and the two duelists are standing in an arena waiting for the field to come one. Even Declan Akaba is watching from his room. His assistant is watching as well and asks.

"Mr. Akaba, why did you want this woman for our school? I'm at a loss, her teaching ethic has always been questioned by other institutes."

Declan, in his chair, answers in his calm manner.

"Because, this woman may be of great use as a lancer. She has a great win record, and she is rather eccentric, but that is exactly why she is here."

The action field has been chosen as the Forest of Insects and Carnivorous Plants. The field is transformed into a large forest covered in trap holes created by insects, giant spider webs, and many carnivorous plants. The action cards are dispersed. Dipper is confident in his ability and gives the first turn his professor.

"Go ahead, Professor, you can go first."

Rey, as she'll be called from now own, takes her first turn

Turn 1 Rey LP:4000

Rey smiles as she draws her first card. She giggles a little as she explains.

"Well class, I suppose there are many useful spell cards in the game. Like this one…I play the spell card Graceful Charity!"

Graceful Charity allows Rey to draw three new cards as long as she discards two. She does this and announces.

"I summon Traptrix Myrmeleo (LV 4 ATK/DEF 1600/1200) in attack mode…now the "raises finger to the sky) Pop quiz!

The professor apparently has more than a simple duel in mind for her class to witness.