A/N: The characters from the original that will duel will be the same age as they were at the end of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! I don't care if you flamers disagree. It would make a better match if they were near the same age. Anyways enough of my rambling, enjoy the chappie!
Last Time
Jaden laughed a bit at this. "Hey Zane?" He asked.
"Yeah, Jay?" Zane replied.
"If we duel, I'm looking forward to a sweet rematch!" He said as the limo arrived at the Kaibadome.
"And so am I, Jaden." He replied.
And the 4 hopefuls along with the 1 already Pro got out ready to face whoever fate slated them to duel against..
End Flashback
As the group walked inside they gasped in excitement at the sheer sight of the building.
It was huge, and still in terrific shape over the years.
Jaden smiled, as he saw a familiar group of faces.
"Jesse, Axel it's so good to see you 2 again! Oh and you too Jim, Aster and Adrian." He said cheerfully.
The North Academy champs smiled and greeted the group with high-fives and smiles.
Zane looked over and saw a Kaibadome employee post a small clipboard up on the wall.
It showed who the group would be dueling against.
Zane gasped when he saw who he would be dueling following his brother and Jaden.
Zane would duel Seto Kaiba!
He smirked at the prospect of facing Kaiba's mighty Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
Jaden looked over at the list as well and smiled blushing a little as he would duel Alexis.
The clipboard had each of their names, their deck names and individual stars underneath their own which Syrus assumed represented dueling level.
Alongside their names was a photo of them
On the opposite side was the same for their opponents.
The clipboard had the following duel order:
1st: Syrus Truesdale VS Rafael
2nd: Jaden Yuki VS Alexis Rhodes
3rd: Zane Truesdale VS Seto Kaiba
The list stopped there. Alexis and Jaden were rated 5 stars along with Zane and Kaiba while Syrus and Rafael were rated 4 stars.
Jaden probably figured they could only have 3 duels, then a short break.
Syrus looked up the list for his name and his eyes widened.
He had to duel first!
"Aww man I have to duel first?" He asked getting a bit nervous.
Zane took him by the side, "You'll do fine little brother. Remember you have part of my deck in yours."
Syrus smiled. "Thanks Zane."
Jaden gave a big grin. "All right, Sy gets to duel first!" He cheered.
"But who am I dueling?" Sy wondered.
Then a Kaibadome employee came over and spoke to Sy.
"Mr. Truesdale, your duel will begin in a half-hour. Please take this time to prepare your deck." He said, his voice firm but kind.
"Y-Yes, sir." Sy replied.
"Do you need anything?" The man asked.
"Do you perhaps have any information on my opponent?" Sy asked, looking hopeful.
"Ah, yes." The man replied handing Sy what looked like a small brochure.
It listed the same info as the clipboard had on the inside along with some personal data that Sy had just briefly skimmed.
He went to the locker room and pulled out his deck, adding and removing cards as he saw fit.
Soon, 25 minutes had passed and the Kaibadome employee from before came into the locker room.
"Mr. Truesdale, your duel is scheduled to begin in 5 minutes. Please report to the dueling arena entrance which is just at the end of the locker room door."
Syrus nodded looking confident.
"Oh yes, and about your friends, they will be in the stands watching. Best of luck, Mr. Truesdale." The man replied, leaving.
Syrus slowly made his way through the locker room, and on to the dueling arena.
His opponent, however wasn't there yet.
Sy wondered if his opponent had gotten stuck on the way here, but that theory was quickly shot down as a tall, muscular man about 6 feet stepped on to the arena and smirked.
His light blue eyes twinkled, it seemed.
"The name's Rafael." He said. His voice was deep and gravely.
Sy guessed he was about 25 years old or more/
"I-I'm Syrus." He shakily said.
Rafael chuckled softly. "Don't worry, kid. Let me give you some advice. To survive in the pros you must show no fear."
Sy nodded, looking confident once more.
Rafael smiled and shook the smaller boy's hand.
Sy winced slightly as Rafael was very strong.
He could have sworn he felt a few bones in his hand being broken by Rafael's strong grip, but he dismissed it as pre-duel nerves.
"Best of luck, kid. But I don't plan on going easy on you." Rafael replied with a wink.
"Same with me, Rafael."
They walked back to their corners of the arena and activated their duel disks.
Sy noticed Rafael's looked different but it was probably just a different model.
"This is it." Sy thought
"Time to duel!" The 2 shouted, their life points preset at 8000.
Will Syrus overcome Rafael's powerful Guardian deck?
Find out in "Guardians VS Vehicles!" in Pro League Adventures!
