A month has flown by pretty quickly at Duel Academy. Now the school was in testing time. All classes were having promotion exams. The promotional exams are broken up into two parts, a written and a practical exam. The written exam is on everything the students had learned in the first month of the school year. While the practical exam is where students from the same dorm rank, are pitted against each other in a duel.
To try and help students with their practical exams, the school bought rare cards that were to be sold to students. These rare cards were going to be sold at the Card Shack after all the written exams were complete. Once the news broke about the rare cards, word spread through the campus like wildfire. Everyone was excited to get hold of some of the rare cards to improve their decks. These cards were so sought out that fleet of naval vessels were delivering the cards to Duel Academy.
While the vessels where still a few hours out of the island; it was still early morning. Most students were either preparing their decks to be at their best for the practical exam, or doing some last minute studying for the written exam. Although at the Slifer Dorm, none of that was happening. The Slifers didn't feel any extra motivation about these exams being promotional; they were going to blow it off just like any other.
In Jaden's room he and Chumley were passed out on the triple bunk bed, and Syrus who hadn't left his desk, pulled an all-nighter. This all-nighter wasn't to adjust his deck or study concepts learned in class, but to preform what seemed like a ritual to Slifer the Sky Dragon. Syrus had Monster Reborn cards tied up around his head and another two in front of candles he placed on both sides of Slifer's poster that was placed directly over top his desk. "Please, please, please help me ace my exams; or I will be stuck wearing this red uniform forever. Not that red is bad, but I really want to be a part of Ra Yellow. Come on, please Slifer give me a sign you will help."
Suddenly a loud ringing went off, scaring Syrus. When he turned around Syrus saw that none of his roommates were fazed by the sound. Jaden didn't even wake up, to the sound of the clock that was going off beside him. "Oh it's Jaden's alarm. I don't know how you can be so calm with so much at stack in these two tests." Syrus walked over to his friend to try and wake him up. "Come on Jaden we have to go to our exams, we are already late as it is. Jaden wake up!" Syrus said trying to get his friend up from his sleep.
"Syrus what are you doing? You shouldn't be walking him up. After our written test we have our practical test, and it would be better for both of us if he slept right through it. Do you get what I'm saying?" Chumley was looking down at the blue haired Slifer from the top bunk.
"Chumley I never get anything you say, how would it be any different now."
"Duh Syrus, in the practical test they force students from the same dorm against each other in a duel. I don't know about you but I don't want to go against the guy who beat Dr. Crowler. So if we let our competition sleep in, we are better off."
"Now I'm starting to get it, and I'm also starting to get why you've been held back two years." Syrus said with anger evident in his voice. "Come on Jaden get out of bed we're late. I'm going to save you a seat." Syrus was putting on his shoes, before heading straight out the door and sprinting to Duel Academy.
"Well plan skip it, it is then." Chumley said under his breath. "Jaden wake up I'm cooking breakfast!"
This got the Jaden out of his sleep. "Aw, thanks Chumley. You're the best roommate a guy can have."
By the time Jaden was finished eating everything Chumley put in front of him, everyone at school had started writing their written exam.
"Man Chumley you can really cook, that was amazing but I have to go, the exams have started." Jaden got up from his seat at the table and started heading off on the dirt path that leads to the school. While running along the path he noticed a bigger lady having trouble moving a van that had broken down. At first Jaden just ran by her without any thought to his actions.
"I can be a gentleman or I can just pass the exam? Well since I barely pass might as well." Then he turned around and went behind the truck and started to push it with the lady. "Don't worry I can help you out." Jaden said to the lady who turned around seeing the boy who was helping her.
"You must be from the auto club." The lady said to Jaden as they were at a standstill with the van.
"Don't let the red jacket fool you; I'm just here to help."
"Well isn't that nice of you." The lady said with a smile.
"What would be nice is if I push a little more."
"Thank you."
"Hey it's my pleasure." Jaden said as he and the lady kept pushing the van until they got it to a spot near the Academy.
"Thanks again for your help, we can stop right here. You're a sweet boy; I will remember this." The lady said her thanks before Jaden and her went down different directions. Thankfully the Academy was near where he left the van; because Jaden still had time to get to his exam, even though it was well on its way.
When Jaden went inside the Academy it seemed like no one was there; no one was wandering the halls and the halls were silent. This was until Jaden started to run to Professor Banner's class where he was supposed to be writing his exam. The classroom may have been on the other side of the school, but Jaden made his way their fairly quickly with no one in his way.
Jaden entered the room quickly and quietly. "Children, you have 50 minutes left to complete your exam, 50 minutes." Banner said to tell his students time was going by quickly. Jaden looked for a seat; he found an empty one, where in the seat beside him he found his blue haired friend passed out with his head on the desk. He was muttering some stuff in his sleep.
"You know Syrus this isn't an oral exam. Next time sleep will be a lot better for you than an all-night Slifer praise party." Jaden said waking up Syrus.
"Jaden you're finally here." Syrus said happy his friend wouldn't out right fail due to incompletion of the exam.
"Can you two Slifer Slackers keep it down? Just because you two can't pass, don't affect the rest of us that plan on passing it." Chazz a few seats above yelled at Jaden and Syrus's noise.
"Hey I always plan on passing; it just doesn't always work out that way." Jaden said in response to the Obelisk.
"Jaden" a voice behind him yelled out to him "why don't you come down here and get your exam." Jaden turned around to see Professor Banner waving a test in the air.
"Yep, be there in a sec." Jaden said as he maneuvered to the stairs that lead to the front of the room.
As Jaden made his way to and from his seat, people were starting to worry about the Slifer. 'Jaden you better be there in a second, we are over 40 minutes into this exam, you will be lucky to finish it. I hope you know what you're doing Jaden' Alexis though as she watched Jaden quickly make his way to Banner's desk, before giving her attention back to her exam. 'Look at him, if only he applied himself would he be a great duelist.' Bastion thought as he started to remember the defeat he handed to Crowler.
Not before long were both Jaden and Syrus asleep at their seats. Time was about to expire on the written exam and Jaden nor Syrus had written a single word on their tests. With just a few minutes remaining a head popped through the doors to witness the sleeping Slifer's "You may be able to dream your way through the written exam, but Jaden come the practical I shall make it your living nightmare." Crowler was laughing, before setting up for his plan that he thought would for sure embarrass Jaden in front of all his peers.
Meanwhile, the new rare cards have finally landed on the island. Protected by a mini army armed with beating sticks they set off to the Academy. They went on the grey concrete path that lead straight to the Academy. Once they came close to the 75 feet of the building, they heard a loud bell.
To the students inside the Academy the bell signified the end of the written exams, and a mad dash to the Card Shack to be the first in line for the rare cards. Within a minute of the bell there was a sea of blue, yellow and red in front of the metal barrier that separated the students and the entrance way to the Card Shack.
But when the mini army showed up they made a path for man with a briefcase, which inside contained the rare cards the students all desired. "You kids looking, for these!" the man said as he walked by the students holding up the briefcase high in the air for them all to see. As he lifted the metal barrier the man quickly entered the Card Shack. Once the briefcase was safely inside the little army stopped restraining the kids and started to leave the Academy.
It felt like it was a long wait for the metal barrier to open for the students. But when it did what they saw was the exact opposite of what they came for. The briefcase that no more than a minute ago contained rare cards was completely empty, and a man in a violet overcoat and hat that covered his face was hovering over the briefcase.
"Hey where are all the rare cards!?" the students shouted in anger.
"You all know the rules first come first served." A lady who worked at the Card Shack said to the students to explain the absence of the cards.
"Yes and I was first so I took all of them" the man in the overcoat explained.
This caused the group of gathered students to get upset and voice their anger towards the man. But they quickly left, all of them knew they would have to adjust their decks to make due.
While all this commotion was going on Syrus and Jaden had just found out from Bastion that the rare cards were being sold. Knowing if they want any shot at getting a rare card or two, they knew they had to book it to the Card Shack. But just like the group of students before them, they found out all the rare cards were gone.
"Jaden they must have already sold out for no one to be here, let's just go." Syrus said as he saw no one in sight.
But Jaden was still optimistic that he and Syrus could get some cards. "Well Sy, why don't we just ask the lady behind the counter if there are any cards left?"
"Yeah, no harm in asking" Syrus said with a chuckle as they walked up to the lady behind the counter.
"Hey miss, please tell me you still have cards left." Jaden asked to the lady praying the answer was a yes.
"Of course we still have cards left. Just we only have regular packs left though." She said as she pulled out a package of cards.
"Do you have any more than this?" Jaden asked to the girl.
"I'm afraid not" she said in reply.
"Well then I'm done for" Syrus said "I slept through the written test, and now I will fail the practical cause I couldn't upgrade my deck."
"Then you know what Sy, take the pack." Jaden said to his concerned friend.
"Really Jaden, you would give me the last pack that they have." Syrus questioned
"Yeah, it's all good."
"But Jaden, what about you; you slept through the written test too. I mean what happens if you were to… fail." Syrus said in a sad expression.
"Nah Sy, I may fluck the written work now and then, but when it comes to a duel I have yet to fail." Jaden said to bring up the spirits of Syrus.
"Hey auto club" a familiar voice to Jaden called out. It came from behind the counter.
"You never said you worked here." Jaden said to the lady he had helped earlier.
"That's because I don't work here, I own here. Pretty cool huh?"
"You're totally right, that is cool." Jaden said impressed with what he heard.
"Jaden how do you know her?" Syrus asked since he has never seen this lady before.
But the lady answered that for Jaden. "I have something for you Jaden, just call it a thank you for helping me out earlier."
Meanwhile the man who bought all the cards was now wandering the halls, thinking about what he was to do next. But he was interrupted by someone talking a level under him "…then this guy showed up and took all the new cards. Hey it was that guy up there."
The man looked down to see 3 boys in Obelisk blue uniforms; noticing one to be Chazz Princeton. 'Perfect' the man thought as he went half way down the stairs in front of him to get closer to the group.
"Who are you?" Chazz asked anger evident in his voice.
"I'm just someone who suspects you despise Jaden Yuki as much as I do." The man said not looking any of the boys in the eye. He started to chuckle before he continued. "What is the matter Chazz do you not recognize me?" the man they took off his overcoat to reveal his true identity, Dr. Crowler.
"Man, Crowler you looked way better all covered up." Chazz said to his teacher.
"Yes, anyhow I have a plan that will make us look better and Jaden to look like the cut rate duelist he really is. Chazz I want you to duel him in the upcoming practical exam using all these rare cards to beat him" Opening up the overcoat to reveal the rare cards.
"But I can't duel Jaden, we aren't in the same dorm so they won't let me be his test opponent."
"They, I am they, I will make it happen. Just make sure to use all these rare cards to put Jaden in his place in front of the whole Academy."
"If you can make it work Crowler I will accept, now hand over those rare cards so I can prepare to slaughter that Slifer." Chazz said as he walked up to Crowler, to retrieve the cards he would use for his next duel.
"Your duel will be the last, so you have time to get use to your cards and so everyone will witness Jaden's humiliating defeat. Now hurry along the testing is going to start soon." Crowler said as he headed for the other part of the school.
The testing had been going on for a few hours now, and there were few more duels left. Currently all the fields were full and Crowler made sure he was to start the last duel until they all were empty. Thankfully the duels were starting to end, only leaving one more to go before Chazz and Jaden.
This duel was to pit two Obelisks against each other, both second years: Luca Ace and Alice Hiller. "You ready Alice?"
"Born ready, now duel!" as she drew her 5 cards with Luca following her lead.
Alice: 4000
Luca: 4000
"Ladies first. Draw" Alice said as she drew her 6th card. "First I will summon Warrior Dai Grepher in Attack Mode." A large bulky warrior appeared onto the field with a light blue bladed sword. Warrior Dai Grepher (Atk: 1700 Def: 1600) "Then equip him with the Legendary Sword to my Warrior and set a card face down to end my turn." The warrior lost his blue sword of a larger sword. Warrior Dai Grepher (Atk: 2000 Def: 1900)
The duel was partially interrupted by an announcement over the P.A system. "May Chazz Princeton and Jaden Yuki, please start to make their way to field 4."
'That could be fun to watch, better end this now.' Luca thought as he drew his card. His hand consisted of Wattkey, Ancient Rules, Wattaildragon, Wattwoodpecker, Mystical Space Typhoon, and Wattkid.
"First I will play the spell Mystical Space Typhoon, to destroy your face down." A gust of wind shredded through the set card on the field. "Next I Summon Wattwoodpecker in Attack Mode." A black, yellow, and red woodpecker with electricity exiting its body appeared onto the field. Wattwoodpecker (Atk: 1000 Def: 100) "Now I play the spell card Ancient Rules, this spell allows me to special summon a level 5 or higher Normal Monster from my hand to the field. So I special summon Wattaildragon in Attack Mode." A light blue dragon shot onto the field, it had navy wings and a tail of electricity. Wattaildragon (Atk: 2500 Def: 1000). "Last I play the spell known as Wattkey, this spell allows all my Watt monsters to attack you directly this turn. So now attack Wattaildragon with Electro Pulse."
Alice: 1500
Luca: 4000
"Now Wattwoodpecker it's your turn attack with shocking peck." The woodpecker jumped up and with its beck taped Alice's duel disk. "And with Wattwoodpecker's special ability it can attack again this turn. Good Game Alice." The woodpecker again hit Alice's duel disk.
Alice: 0
Luca: 4000 (Winner)
Everyone was amazed at how quickly Luca defeated Alice. They almost forgot to cheer at the impressive duel. Luca wasn't at all fazed by this; he knew the best duel of this exam was going to be the last one. Making his way up into the stands he passed Jaden. "Jaden remember your promise, go show them all." Luca didn't even look back to see if the Slifer heard him or not, he just wanted to find a spot to watch what he knew would be an exciting duel.
When Jaden made it to field 4, he saw Chazz and Crowler waiting for him. Jaden was shocked to see them both on the field he was to duel at. "So I'm dueling an Obelisk and its Chazz!?"
"Yes Jaden. You are always talking a big game, so I decided to give you the challenge you deserve. So congratulations to you Jaden, you will now duel one of the top ranked students in the school. What an honor. What's wrong Jaden, you should be thanking me." Crowler said to Jaden as he soaked in the news.
'Something is giving me a bad feeling about this.' Syrus thought as he looked down at the field his friend was on. 'This is obviously some sort of trap only a true fool would agree to this' Bastion thought as he looked on as well.
"I'll do it. Chazz get your game on, so we can finish what we started at Obelisk Arena." This response took everyone by surprise, no one ever thought and Obelisk would face a Slifer in a test like this.
"Ah yes and in front of the whole school too where everyone will be watching." Crowler said as he left the field.
"That's right; they are going to watch me whip the floor with you Jaden."
"Duel" the two said in unison "No excuses this time Chazz."
"Bring it on Slacker."
Jaden: 4000
Chazz: 4000
"I'm going to start things off Chazz." Jaden drew his card so that he had 6 in his hand. "You might remember this guy from our first match; I summon out Elemental HERO Clayman, in Defence Mode and end my turn." The brown clay hero appeared in front of Jaden. Clayman (Atk: 800 Def: 2000)
"Don't think for a second that that oversized pebble will have a chance against me Jaden." Chazz drew his card and saw it was one that Crowler gave him. "Here's a new one for you Jaden, Magical Mallet"
"What is that?" Jaden asked
"What it is, is a redo. All the cards in my hand that I don't want right now, I place into my deck and shuffle, than I draw the same amount of cards I put in. Pretty cool don't you think."
"Whoa, he drew a rare card on the first draw." Syrus exclaimed as he watched Chazz shuffle his cards from his cards effect.
"Yes and a very dangerous card for sure, essentially Chazz gets to pick the cards he wants." Bastion informed Syrus.
"Oh and Jaden I forgot the best part, I can shuffle Magical Mallet into my deck too; so if I draw it again, like I just did I can play it again like right now." Chazz quickly shuffled his deck again and drew his cards. "That effect really came in handy cause I was looking for this guy, V-Tiger Jet." It was a mechanical yellow tiger with green jets in its wings. V-Tiger Jet (Atk: 1600 Def: 1800) "Now I play the spell Frontline Base, this spell allows me to once a turn special summon a union monster from my hand to the field. So I use its effect to summon W-Wing Catapult in Attack Mode. A flat blue catapult with jets at the back appeared to the field. W-Wing Catapult (Atk: 1300 Def: 1500) "But now I merge them together to become the VW- Tiger Catapult." The Tiger went on top of the Catapult and they locked themselves in place to form the Tiger Catapult. VW- Tiger Catapult (Atk: 2000 Def: 2100).
"And if you think I was done your sadly mistaken. Because my Catapult still has its special ability. By sending a card from my hand to the graveyard I can switch the position of one monster on my opponent's side of the field. So by discarding this card" Chazz placed a card into the grave "your Clayman goes into Attack Mode." Clayman started to stand once the Catapults ability was activated. "Now attack that Clayman with Heat Secker Blitz." Missile from the Catapult started to fire and were aimed right towards the area of Clayman, blowing up on contact and destroying him.
Jaden: 2800
Chazz: 4000
"And to finish up I place this card face down."
"Well I'm glad you did Chazz," Jaden said as he drew his card "because now, I can summon to the field the Elemental HERO Sparkman in Defense Mode." Now Jaden's blue hero with gold armor took to the field and rested on his knee. "Last, I throw down a face down before sending it over to you Chazz."
As Chazz drew his next card Chazz was already raring to go "Ready for round two you Slifer Slacker, because I know my X-Head Cannon is, and with the power of Frontline Base so is Z-Metal Tank." The two said monsters appeared onto the field. X-Head Cannon was blue and yellow; it had two barrel cannons for shoulders, with a spiked ball as its legs. Z-Metal Tank is an all yellow tank. X-Head Cannon (Atk: 1800 Def: 1500) X-Metal Tank (Atk: 1500 Def: 1300) "Now I play my trap card Call of the Haunted. Now just in case you'd slept through this cards class too, it allows me to revive a monster in my grave. So I choose the Y-Dragon Head I discarded last turn." A mechanical red dragon appeared onto the field. Y-Dragon Head (Atk: 1500 Def: 1600). "Now I combine all three to form XYZ-Dragon Cannon." The three monsters he summoned that turn formed into one; X-Head Cannon went onto of Y-Dragon head, and Y-Dragon head went onto of Z-Metal Tank, they locked themselves into place and the monster was complete. XYZ-Dragon Cannon (Atk: 2800 Def: 2600)
"Oh but Jaden there is even more! Now you know how they say 'two is better than one' well in this case I'm going to disagree, you want to know why. Well I'm going to tell you, because I'm going to meagre my VW-Tiger Catapult and XYZ-Dragon Cannon to form the ultimate, the one and only VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon!" Now all the parts of the Cannon and Catapult disassembled and reassembled into one. The head was that of V-Tiger Jet, with the body X-Head Cannon, the arms where a combination of X-Head Cannon and Z-Metal Tank, the torso was Y-Dragon Head without the wings, the legs were W-Wing Catapult's with feet the claws of V-Tiger Jet and on the creatures back were an enlarged form of Y-Dragon Heads wings. VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon (Atk: 3000 Def: 2800)
Everyone was astonished at the creature Chazz had summoned to the field. Luca was watching from afar knowing very well that there was now no HERO in the deck that could save Jaden from Chazz's Cannon. But he knew someway Jaden could turn it around.
"My Cannon makes your Sparkman look like nothing Jaden, or at least it did." Jaden's Sparkman disappeared.
"Chazz what happened to my Sparkman?"
"VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon's special ability happened Slacker. Once per turn it can remove a card from play. And now with your life points wide open I'm going to attack. Go V to Z-Dragon Catapult Cannon, finish that Slacker."
"Not quite Chazz, you aren't the only one who can play a trap. So I play A Hero Emerges."
"A hero what?" Chazz said confused.
"A Hero Emerges, as in emerges onto the field. So now you have to pick a card in my hand and if it is a monster I get to play it. So go ahead Chazz take your pick."
"Whatever I pick the card on my far right card."
"Great pick Chazz, at least for me, because now I get to summon Elemental HERO Burstinatrix in Defence Mode." Jaden's red female hero took a knee on Jaden's side of the field. Burstinatrix (Atk: 1200 Def: 800)
"Yeah you can summon her, but she won't be in Defence Mode for long. Because when my Dragon Catapult Cannon attacks I pick the monster it is attacking's mode. So now I choose Attack Mode." The red hero started to stand. "So not only will she be zapped, but so will your life points." The Cannon shot multiple beams of blue light onto Jaden's side of the field destroying Burstinatrix and hitting Jaden's life points.
Jaden: 1000
Chazz: 4000
Chazz started to laugh "Don't worry Jaden this test will be over soon enough. But not before I embarrass you some more in front of the entire school."
"No way Chazz, not as long as I got monsters in my deck: and guess what they are all waiting to get at you. So this is not yet over, just started. Now I draw." Transcendent Wings the newest card to Jaden's deck. This was part of the thank you gift Mrs. Dorothy gave his for helping moving her van. "See Chazz far from over, I summon Winged Kuriboh in Defence Mode. Then I place a card face down and end my turn."
"All done, good because now I can cook that Kuriboh and I like mine well done. It is time to fry that fur ball you loser."
"Chazz you don't scare me one bit."
"That is no big deal to me Jaden, I don't have to because that's VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon's job. Now attack my Cannon."
"Not quite Chazz, I discard two cards to activate my face down Transcendent Wings!" The Winged Kuriboh transformed before the crowds' eyes, the winds grew larger than Chazz's Cannon, and over top of Kuriboh's head was a gold dragon. But it was covered in blue light from Chazz's ongoing attack.
"No it can't be!" Chazz was astonished by the spell card Jaden never had before.
"Oh Chazz it be. Transcendent Wings has now transformed my Winged Kuriboh into a Level 10 Monster. Oh and Chazz it gets better too, by sacrificing itself Kuriboh can destroy all monsters in Attack Mode, and their attack points are dealt as damage to you Chazz. Now Chazz you get to learn firsthand how it works, go Kuriboh!"
The attack Chazz just shot at the Kuriboh had been absorbed, and now the Kuriboh shot it right back, destroying the VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon.
Jaden: 1000
Chazz: 1000
Everyone was astonished by the turn of events Jaden just pulled with his Kuriboh. Luca knew he had it in him, just never knew that a Kuriboh could be the cause.
"You are one lucky punk Jaden." Chazz exclaimed in hatred.
"Lucky, no I just got a soft spot for old ladies, but not for you Chazz and that is too bad because with only 1000 life points left and no cards to defend you, this draw could very well decide our duel."
"Yeah, yeah I play a facedown and call it a turn." Chazz said 'And with this trap it doesn't matter what you draw, or if you attack with a monster with the points to beat me, I will win."
Jaden drew his card; Elemental HERO Bubbleman. "I use the effect of my Bubbleman; while I control no cards in my hand and on my field I can special summon him to the field." A man in a blue mask and blue metal suit that was blue and had pipes extending to both of his wrists appeared on the field. Bubbleman (Atk: 800 Def: 1200) "Now I use his second effect, while he is the only card on my field I can draw 2 cards." He drew his two it was Feather Shot and the grey monster from their first duel. "And now Chazz here is the card that was going to beat you last duel, and the card that will finish you off now. Because Bubbleman was a special summon I can still sacrifice him for a tribute. So now Chazz meet my newest hero, I summon True HERO Gusty Grey."
Bubbleman vanished as a light appeared onto the field, from that light a tornado appeared and went around the field destroying all spell and trap cards Chazz had out. Then the light dimed and from it appeared to be a man in a grey bodysuit that showed off his toned body, he also had grey eyes and black hair. True HERO Gusty Grey (Atk: 1900 Def: 1200). Luca was impressed "Jaden you finally summoned it."
Jaden when looking at the light heard a voice he had heard once before, "Jaden impressive duel." But he had no time to deal with that he had a duel to finish.
"What happened to all my spells and traps?" Chazz yelled at Jaden.
"What happened was my True Hero's special effect. When he is summoned he destroys all spell and traps my opponent out on the field. And look who is completely open for an attack Chazz. That is right, you! Now Gusty Grey, attack Chazz directly with Twisting Uppercut."
The grey monster charged at Chazz with a mini tornado forming around his fist, before sending Chazz flying backwards with an uppercut. "That's game Chazz; unless you want to duel again."
"Oh we will" Chazz from the in complete rage replied.
Jaden: 1000 (Winner)
Chazz: 0
Everyone was cheering at the comeback and upset Jaden just pulled off on Chazz. No one ever though a Slifer would ever beat an Obelisk, especially one with all those rare cards. "Jaden you did it!" Syrus's scream could have been heard over everyone else's.
"No this is absolutely impossible, how could he lose with all those rare cards!" Crowler said as he had witnessed the whole duel from a room that overlooked all the fields. Crowler although said it oblivious to Chancellor Sheppard being right there. "Crowler what are you talking about?"
"Ugh, I'm going to go mark some papers." Crowler said in anger; causing Sheppard to laugh.
Jaden hadn't moved a muscle as he saw two of his friends coming down to the field to congratulate him. "Hey Jaden" he could hear Syrus call out before Sheppard's voice was over the PA. "That was well played Jaden, never in school history has a Slifer ever versed an Obelisk during an exam. Jaden not only did you hold your own, you won. You had the courage to fight even with the staggering odds against you. So it gives me pride to tell you that you are granted promotion into Ra Yellow. Great job once again." Everyone cheered for Jaden's promotion.
Jaden felt a hand on his shoulder, so he turned around to see Bastion who had his hand extended out to him. "Let me be the first to welcome you to Ra Yellow Dorm Jaden. That was a great duel." As Jaden shock hands with Bastion he felt someone throw their hands around his stomach, "Ra Yellow, Jaden you're the best." It was Syrus's voice.
"Sy, I do what I can." Jaden waved to everyone before heading back up into the stands.
'I knew Jaden was too good to be a Slifer, and that he would leave quickly. I just hope we could still be friends.' Syrus thought as he followed Jaden and Bastion.
Although on the way up Jaden was stopped by Luca. "You sure did keep your promise Jaden."
"Not really, Chazz is good but he isn't the best this school has. But I did prove that Slifers aren't weak. Oh and by the way that was a sweet duel you had." Jaden said as he looked at the Obelisk.
"Jaden soon enough when you're an Obelisk maybe you will be able to have a duel with me."
"I think we should have one right now; your Watt monsters vs my Hero's."
"In due time Jaden; I think maybe you should head off to your new dorm."
"Just remember Luca, the longer you put off our duel the stronger I will get. Anyway later I'm going to get food, that duel had made me work up an appetite." Jaden said as he headed out for the Cafeteria.
Although Jaden went alone, neither Syrus nor Bastion had followed him. Unknowing to Jaden, Syrus was going to the red dorm to inform the news to Chumley. Jaden was thinking about what had transpired, he had been given an opportunity to move up in the Academy, but at what cost. He could loss a friend in Syrus, because Syrus wasn't given the same opportunity as him. Plus expectations would be much higher, and he would actually have to show up to class to meet them. Then there was his promise to show that Red was just as dominate as the other dorms. As Jaden ate his fried shrimp he contemplated the decision some more, before ultimately deciding on what he was to do.
After eating, he made his way to the Chancellor's office, to inform Chancellor Sheppard of his decision. Jaden also decided to meet up with Luca to inform him of his decision as well, believing he should know as well. Each visit only took a few minutes; he ultimately wanted to rest after the long day of testing.
After his interaction with Luca he was heading back to the Slifer dorm, but during the walk Jaden came across a familiar group of Obelisks. Once in ear shoot he started to hear their conversation, "Jasmine how did you get that as your answer?" The black haired girl said as she looked at the red haired one.
"Mindy, I hope you realise she got the answer correct." Alexis said to the black hair girl.
"I have to cheek my notes, because I got a different answer." Mindy said in what seemed like a pissed off tone.
"Oh hey Jaden, that was on amazing duel you and Chazz had today." Alexis said with a smile.
"Thanks Alexis, I caught your duel too. Glad Cyber Blader won you the duel the way it couldn't when we did." Jaden said jokingly to Alexis. He had a huge smile on his face as he remembered the duel on the boats.
Alexis started to get a little blush on her cheeks before she responded "Yeah yeah Jaden, at least now I lost to a Ra Yellow instead of a Slifer Red. Congratulations on that promotion by the way."
"Thanks, and by the way I never told anyone about our duel."
"Thanks Jaden, you're a really good friend. Any way we will talk later Jaden." Alexis then headed off with her friends down the path that lead to the girls' dorm.
After his conversation with Alexis, Jaden finally had made his way back to the Slifer Dorm. He went up the stairs he went up every day since he had been to Duel Academy. Then entered the room he had slept in every night since day one. He walked in like nothing had changed over the last day. "Hey guys, what have you been doing while I've been gone?"
"JADEN!" Syrus yelled as he saw his friend walk through the door. "Why are you here?"
"I wanted to say well done today during your exam; I didn't bother saying it before. Oh and if you forgotten, I LIVE HERE." Jaden put an emphasis on his last words. "Yeah Ra is a higher rank, with great food, a clean building, and cool blazers. But Syrus without you, Ra wouldn't feel like my home."
"Really Jaden" Syrus said starting to tear up as he hugged Jaden.
"Sy stop, you're getting my jacket soaked" Jaden said as he tried to push Syrus's head away from his jacket.
"We thought… that we lost you forever." Syrus said over his tears.
"Chill out Sy."
"Oh come on just a few more hugs."
"It's not the hugs it is the tears. At least red doesn't stain as easy as yellow does." Jaden said as he started to laugh.