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Chapter 4- Drake's Duel

"Nice, Keith." Said Drake.

"Thanks. Too bad for her… I love that Michizuri." Keith said.

"Coincidentally, what were your other two face-downs?" said Flynn.

"Oh." Said Keith, and pulled two cards out of his pocket. "Call of the Haunted and Good Goblin Housekeeping. Just in case… I could've exchange a card or brought back a La Jinn. I had a couple of nasties coming up, I think."

"Will Mr. Drake Sitzen report to Duel Field Number 2 immediately." Came over the P.A.

"Okay, here I go!" said Drake. "Wish me luck."

"Luck is for chumps." Said Flynn. "Just go and beat the tar out of the proctor."

"Okaaaaaaaaay, whatever." Drake walked down the stairs and onto the dueling field. The woman was gone and had been replaced by a tall man with a very mean look about him. He wore blue, not white. "Who are you?"

"I'm one of the top professors at Duel Academy. Since you are the regional champ, I thought I'd give you a bit of a challenge. Heh heh…"

"Why do I not like this guy?" Keith said.

"Probably because he looks evil. He's giving me the chills." Flynn said.

"Doesn't matter." Said Drake. "I gotta duel this guy."

"Yes, you do. And since you are dueling me, it is highly likely that you will not get in to the Academy. So you had better be on your game." Said the evil-looking man. "Now without further ado…"

"Let's duel!" they both said.

Evil-looking Professor: 4000

Drake: 4000

"You go first." Said the professor.

"Fine… I draw!" Drake drew his card. "Okay… I summon my Mystical Elf (Light/Spellcaster, 800/2000) in defense mode, and add a face down. That's all."

"My turn." The professor drew his card. "I summon… Goblin Elite Attack Force! (Earth/Warrior/Effect, 2200/1500) In attack mode, of course! Now, they'll destroy your monster!"

"Not quite. I activate my face-down, Waboku! Now you won't destroy my monster!"

"Grrr…"

"And now, since your battle phase is over, the Goblins go into defense mode!"

"Curses… I'll add a face down card. That's it."

"Right…" Drake drew a card. "I summon Dark Blade (Dark/Warrior, 1800/1500), in attack mode. Then, I'll attack and destroy the Goblin Elite!"

"No… I activate my Castle Walls trap card. With it, my Elite gains 500 defense points."

"Rats."

Evil-Looking Professor: 4000

Drake: 3800

"I'll place two cards face-down and call it a turn."

"You'll need them… I sacrifice my Goblin Elite to summon Millennium Scorpion (Earth/Insect/Effect, 2000/1500) in attack mode!"

"Why would he sacrifice a stronger monster for that?" Keith asked.

"Because it's not weaker… well, right now it is." Flynn admitted. "But for one thing, it won't go to defense mode when it attacks. And that thing has a nasty special ability…"

"Eat Dark Blade!"

Evil-Looking Professor: 4000

Drake: 3600

"And now, since Millennium Scorpion destroyed a monster, it gains five hundred attack points!"

"Hmm." Said Drake. "That leaves it with 2500… not bad."

"I set one card face-down and-"

"I activate my trap, Dust Tornado! That card is gone!" said Drake.

"Grr… fine. I'm done."

"Alright." Drake drew a card. "I play… Skilled Dark Magician (Dark/Spellcaster/Effect, 1900/1700) in defense mode! That's it."

"Fine." The professor drew a card. "Destroy the elf!"

"Good thing I left it defense mode. That way I don't lose life points."

"Either way, my Scorpion gains 500 more attack points. Your turn."

"Hmm." Drake drew a card. "I summon Skilled White Magician (Light/Spellcaster/Effect, 1700/1900) in defense mode! Then I play Swords of Revealing Light! Now you can't attack for three turns. I'm done."

"In any case I can add a monster. I remove my Goblin Elite from the graveyard to summon Gigantes (Earth/Rock/Effect, 1900/1700) in attack mode! That's all."

"I draw… and that's all."

"Fine… I draw, then activate Gaia Power! This gives all my Earth monsters 500 attack points! Then I summon Neo Bug (Earth/Insect, 1800/1700) in attack mode! Your turn."

"Okay…this isn't good." Drake drew a card. "Hmm."

"Out of defensive monsters already? Terrible, terrible. You'll never get in that way."

"I'm not done yet! I summon Getsu Fuhma (Dark/Warrior/Effect, 1700/1200) in defense mode. I'm done."

"You do realize that this will be the last turn you're protected by the Swords? I'll Sabersaurus (Earth/Dinosaur,1900/500) in Attack Mode! That's all." The Swords of Light that had been holding back the Proctor's monsters vanished. "Your turn."

"Very well!" Drake drew his card and let his arm drop to his side.

"Too scared to face your fate?" the professor taunted.

"No. I like to feed off of the dramatic tension." Drake said. His voice rose to a fevered pitch as he looked at the card in his hand, then to the cards in his hand. "I PLAY… POLYMERIZATION!!!!"

"NO!"

"Oh, YES! With it, I fuse DARK MAGICIAN and BUSTER BLADER in order to form the mighty DARK PALADIN, THE ULTIMATE MAGICAL SWORDSMAN!(Dark/Fusion/Spellcaster/Effect, 2900/2400)"

The proctor stood there dumbfounded for a moment, then burst out laughing. "So? You can't beat my best, Millennium Scorpion! Next turn, I'll wipe him off the board and wipe you out!"

"I'm not done yet! I'll activate my Pot of Greed! Now I'll draw two extra cards."

"So?"

"I sacrifice my Skilled Dark Magician and his three Spell Counters to revive my Dark Magician!"

"Yet again, so?"

"I reveal my face-down card, Knight's Title! With it, I can sacrifice my Dark Magician to Special Summon my Dark Magician Knight(Dark/Warrior/Effect, 2500/2100)! And when he's summoned, I'm allowed to automatically destroy one card on the field! Destroy the Millennium Scorpion!"

"No!"

"Yes! Now I'll sacrifice my White Magician to Special Summon my Buster Blader from the Graveyard! I switch my Gemini Elf and Getsu Fuhma to attack mode, as well as summoning Familiar-Possessed – Hiita! (Fire/Spellcaster/Effect, 1850/1500)"

"Hang on a moment… how many monsters did he just play in one turn?" Keith asked.

"Let's see… Dark Paladin, Dark Magician, DM Knight, Buster Blader, and FP Hiita. So he just summoned 5 monsters in one turn… wow. This kid is good." Said Flynn.

"Dark Paladin! Cut down his Gigantes!"

Evil-looking Professor- 3500

Drake- 3600

"Now, Buster Blader, cut down Neo Bug!"

Evil-looking Professor: 2700

Drake: 3600

"Dark Magician Knight, destroy his Sabersaurus!"

Evil-looking Professor: 2600

Drake: 3600

"Now, Getsu Fuhma and Hiita! FINISH HIM!"

Evil- looking Professor: 0

Drake: 3600

Cheers erupted from the crowd as the professor's life points hit zero. Drake smiled, then walked off the field.

"Wait!" said the professor from behind him. His face had softened from the evil look it had worn earlier.

"What? I already beat you."

"No, it's nothing like that. I just wanted to congratulate you." The professor walked up to him. "It's been nearly six years since I lost a duel. I am… impressed beyond belief. Congratulations on making Duel Academy. I'm the leading teacher there… Professor Bentz. I look forward to watching you become even better."

"Nice to meet you, Prof." Said Drake. They shook hands briefly and Drake walked up the stairs.

"Nice one, Drake." Said Keith. "That was impressive."

"I agree." Said Flynn. "Summoning five monsters in one turn… very good. And under that much pressure, too, against the best professor in the academy!"

"Thanks, guys."

The P.A. blared to life. "That concl- huh?" The P.A. didn't turn off, and the students could hear some barely intelligible chatter in the background. "What? Who's here late? Him? He didn't sign up! Oh, never mind!" The voice came back on the speaker at full volume. "Excuse me, that does not end the duels. There is one more for those who would like to watch."