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*Niagara Falls Academy, Central Garden, 2:04 P.M. LST*
The Sky had darkened with sudden appearance of storm Clouds. No rain or lightning yet, but the wind started to pick up. Colin was running out of the building in a desperate hurry. He was being Followed by Trinity, Summer, Jeremy and Haru who was helping aid Ace with them.
Trinity: Colin Wait! We still have Class!
Colin: That can wait! We have to find Starlette before the Teachers do!
Ace: Why is it so important to find her?
Colin: Because!
Jeremy: Colin, is this about-
Colin: Yes, it is About!
Summer: About what?
Haru: Something Personal?
Colin: Yeah and we're leaving it at that!
That wasn't the Answer the group wanted, but it would have to do. Colin stopped just outside the garden and looked around.
Colin: Where the hell could she be?
Will: Try Rainbow Bridge, I saw her heading that way.
Colin turned and saw Will (Age 17) a Tall and Skinny Slifer with eyebrow length hair. He Wore Jeans and an I 3 New York T-shirt under his Slifer jacket.
Will: You're looking for that Obelisk girl right? She was Heading to the Rainbow bridge.
Colin: Thanks we're heading there now!
Colin then ran off in that direction and the others followed. Will just scoffed and went back to do his business.
Starlette sat on the edge of the bridge, holding on to the protective railing, watching the water below her feet going over the falls. The Mist rises up to her face and felt gentle against her delicate skin.
Starlette: Why does this always happen...
(Flashback)
Stephanie finally awoke. She was in an unfamiliar bed and there was a strange women looking down at her.
Stephanie: Where am I?
Lady: The Orphanage.
Stephanie didn't understand at first...but then she remembered. The Grisly image of her parents slaughtered like Animals. The staff that helped her family had employed were all killed and piled up, as if to add insult to Injury. The Memory proved too heavy for Stephanie and she huddled under the beds covers and Cried. On the Bed Stand sat her duel monsters deck. The Spirits could hear her cries.
Later, the other kids were dueling under the outdoor summer sun when Stephanie finally got the strength to walk outside. They saw her and felt sorry for her.
Kid: Hey Stephanie, you wanna duel with us?
Stephanie just ignored them and walked away from them. The kids never gave her a second glance. Stephanie then made her way to an old, scary-looking oak tree. She sat down next to it and started to scan her deck of cards.
?: What are you doing?
Stephanie, believing it was another kid speaking to her, turned to yell at the kid to leave her alone, but there was nobody there.
Stephanie: Who said that?
?: It's me... Dark Valkyria.
Stephanie looked at the top card of her deck, which was her Dark Valkyria card.
Stephanie: You're talking to me?
Dark Valkyria: That's right, Starlette. We all heard your cries.
Stephanie: Who's "we"? And why are you calling me Starlette?
DV: "We" refers to all of the spirits in your deck. And you are Starlette because we wish to help you start anew. We just want to see you happy again.
Stephanie wasn't sure why, but she felt she could trust the words of Dark Valkyria and smiled with her new friend.
(End Flashback)
Starlette continued to look down at the falls. The Dark Clouds in the sky reflected her soul at this moment. The spirit of Dark Valkyria appeared next to her.
DV: It's not your fault, Starlette. They just don't understand you. They don't want to understand you.
Starlette: You're right. But why won't they accept me?
DV: They fear you. If only they would get to know they would know that there's nothing to fear. You are-
Colin: There you are!
Dark Valkyria was interrupted by Colin yelling out toward them. Trinity and the Others had showed up with him.
Colin: Phew, we found you. Maybe we could talk some sense into the chancellor. You know he's going to send you off to the Arcadia Movement?
Starlette: So...why do you care?
Colin: Um...because that's bad? I just want to do what I can to help you.
Starlette: LIAR!
Starlette stood up and she had blind rage in her eyes.
Starlette: You Condemn what you do not understand! You Fear what you do not Know! YOU ARE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE!
Colin: ...damn...you don't even know me.
Starlette: I know enough...about ALL of you! I am not going to listen to you!
Colin: Then How about a Duel? ! If I win, you come back with us, if you win you can do whatever the hell you want!
Summer: That's not a good Idea, She's a psychic duelist! The damage you feel will be real.
Colin: I can handle it!
Trinity: But Colin-
Ace: He can handle it.
Trinity looked at Ace who seemed confident about the situation and she just looked down.
Starlette: Fine, But after this you need to Leave me Alone!
Colin: Deal.
The Two took up dueling positions on the bridge ready to duel. As they did, the Wind started to pick up, and the dark clouds were rolling over.
Colin (LP 4000): I'll go first! *Draws* I Set this card face down defense position and set 2 cards face down to end my turn!
Starlette (LP 4000): *Draws* I activate the Field Spell Mausoleum of the Emperor!
The Area behind Starlette turned into a Ancient Sacrificial Chamber.
Starlette: Now instead of Sacrificing Monsters I can pay life points to summon them. I pay 2000 lifepoints so I can summon Darklord Asmodeus (Lv.8 3000/2500). I'll use his effect to send 1 fairy monster from my deck to my graveyard. *Sends card to graveyard* Now Asmodeus will attack your face down.
Colin: I activate my Trap Negate Attack! This stops your attack and ends the Battle Phase!
Starlette: I'll place one card face-down and end my turn!
Colin: *draws* I now sacrifice my face-down Gear Golem the Moving Fortress (Lv.4 800/2200) to Tribute Summon Jinzo (Lv.6 2400/1500)! And I'll equip him with the Amplifier Equip Spell! That will end my turn!
Summer: Well, that was a waste of a turn.
Haru: You'd think so, wouldn't you? Think of it: Jinzo negates ALL Traps, but when equipped with Ampilifier, the controller can still activate his Traps. Colin still has a face-down, most likely a Trap and he's trying to bait her into attacking.
Summer: Aww, that's cute.
Summer then pats Haru on the head like a puppy dog.
Summer: Little Haru doing some dueling analysis! How adorable!
Haru: Don't call me little! And I am not a puppy dog!
Starlette: *draws* I summon Dark Valkyria (Lv.4 1800/1050)!
A series of dark, twisting streams appeared in front of Starlette and out of them appeared Dark Valkyria.
Dark Valkyria (telepathically to Starlette): Shall we finish this duel up?
Starlette: Yes, let's do it... my friend.
Colin: Um, who are you talking to?
Starlette: To Dark Valkyria.
Colin: … Oh, I see! Jinzo, go get me a cup of tea, chop chop! *claps hands twice*
A sweat drop appeared on Jinzo's face, but Starlette didn't find Colin's joke funny and seathed with anger.
Starlette: Are you making fun of me? ! This is exactly what I've been saying! This is why my only friends are the cards in my Deck! You people insult and ridicule me for talking to my cards! But they are all I have left!
Colin: All you have left?
Starlette: And I duel for them and they duel for me! And we don't need anybody else!
Colin: Well, hey, I'm sorry.
Starlette: Well, you will be! 'Cause I'm activating a Spell Card! Monster Reborn to bring back the Darklord Zerato (Lv.8 2800/2300) I sent to the Graveyard using Asmodeus' effect! Now, Asmodeus will attack your Jinzo!
Colin: Go, Trap Card! A Hero Emerges! You select a card in my hand and if it's a monster, I can summon it! I got two in my hand! Pick one!
Starlette: The one on your left!
Colin: Are you sure?
Starlette: Of course I'm sure! That's why I picked it!
Colin: All right, then I can summon the Spare Part Machine (Lv.3 100/1500) in defense mode!
A robotic box with three legs, an eye in the middle and every repair tool imaginable in it appeared on Colin's side of the field.
Starlette: Asmodeus will still destroy your Jinzo!
Asmodeus concentrated a light into his right fist and it shot light beams into several parts of Jinzo's body and Colin lost 600 Life Points, but Jinzo was still on the field.
Colin (LP 3400): Because of Spare Part Machine, Jinzo can't be destroyed by one attack, but he loses 1000 attack points!
Spare Part Machine filled Jinzo's wounds with a nailgun and Jinzo lost 1000 attack points.
Starlette: Zerato, attack Jinzo!
Zerato slashes Jinzo and destroys him, and the shockwave from the attack made Colin fall on his ass and lose 1400 Life Points.
Starlette: And now Dark Valkyria will destroy your Spare Part Machine!
Dark Valkyria charged up dark magic in her hands and blasted that energy at SparePart Machine, destroying it.
Starlette: Before I end my turn, I'll activate the Foolish Burial Spell to send a monster from my Deck to the Graveyard! *sends card to Graveyard* Then I activate my face-down Call of the Haunted to bring it back! Return to me, Darklord Superbia (Lv.8 2900/2400)! I end my turn!
Trinity: Colin's in a tough spot.
Jeremy: Yeah, he's done for.
Colin (LP 2000): O_O Thanks, asshole!
Jeremy: That's what I'm here for.
Ace: Come on, Jeremy. You don't think Colin's done for yet, do you?
Everyone just looked at Ace who popped a sucker into his mouth.
Ace: I think he's about to make his big move.
Colin: You're right. I think it's time to use my secret weapon!
An air of curiosity surrounded everyone.
Starlette: A s-secret weapon? Dark Valkyria, what is he talking about?
DV (teleS): I do not know.
A fierce wind blew so hard, the girls had to keep their skirts down. Colin raised his right hand and the air's intensity grew.
Haru: Jeremy, what's he doing?
Jeremy: I don't know, but I get the feeling it's going to be big.
Colin placed his right hand on his duel disk and yelled...
Colin: BANKAI!
The wind died down and the intensity in the air was replaced by disappointment and faces that said WTF.
Starlette: Bankai?
Colin: Damn, I was actually hoping that would work.
Haru: *sarcastically* Yeah, Ace, that was a really good move.
Ace: *with sucker in mouth* Okay, I was wrong. He's a dead duck.
Trinity: You're wrong! He's gonna pull this out, I promise you!
Colin: *draws* I activate the Spell Plentiful Bounty! This allows me to draw until I have 6 cards in my hand and then discard my whole hand during the End Phase! *draws 5 cards* I'll set four cards face-down and end my turn! *discards 2 cards to Graveyard*
Starlette: *draws*
Colin: I activate the Trap Thunder of Ruler! This prevents you from declaring an attack this turn!
Starlette: I end my turn then!
Colin: Good. *draws* 'Cause I now activate my Trap Gift of the Mystical Elf, which increases my Life Points by 300 for each monster on the field!
The Mystical Elf appeared and showered Colin with light, increasing his Life Points by 1200.
Colin: I now activate my other face-down, the Graverobber Trap! This allows me to take a Spell Card from your Graveyard and add it into my hand! I think I'll take your Monster Reborn!
Graverobber took Monster Reborn from Starlette's Graveyard and added it to Colin's hand.
Colin: And then I'll use it to bring back my Barrel Dragon (Lv.7 2600/2200)!
Starlette: Right now, his bark is worse than his bite! *gasps* *thinks: Oh no, he's going to Dark Valkyria!*
Colin (LP 1200): I had to take 2000 points of damage since I used the Spell, but it won't matter after I activate my face-down Spell! Megamorph!
Starlette: Megamorph? ! I see, so he discarded it when he used Plentiful Bounty.
Colin: And since my Life Points are lower than yours, he gains the nicest power boost you'll ever see!
Barrel Dragon's size and attack doubled.
Colin: And I'll use Barrel Dragon's ability to attack you three times! But I'll just attack Asmodeus and Zerato!
Barrel Dragon charged up two of its guns and blasted them at Asmodeus and Zerato, destroying them and reducing Starlette's Life Points to 0. Starlette fell to her knees as her powers died down. She watched in tears as Dark Valkyria disappeared from the field.
Starlette: I'm sorry...I...I let you down...I'm sorry...
Starlette looked down, but as she did, Colin came up to her and kneeled down to her.
Colin: Are you alright?
Starlette looked up at him. She was angry at him, but she felt something more...
Starlette: Why...why not Attack Dark Valkyria? She was weaker and if I had a trap she could've-
Colin: You said she was your friend. I don't attack others' friends.
Starlette was surprised by that response.
Starlette: You...you don't believe that...
Colin: It doesn't matter what I believe. YOU are the one who talks with her. And If you talk with her, that's good enough for me.
Starlette: ...Why did you do all this? I'm just a Psychic Duelist who's a Danger to everyone. I'm A monster!
Colin: I don't believe that! If I believe that about you, I'll have to believe that about my own Brother.
Starlette: Your own brother?
Colin: Yeah, My younger brother is a Psychic duelist. The Arcadia Movement wanted him, but instead we sent him a Local Private school for training. We keep in touch.
Starlette: But..why help me?
Colin: It seems to me that you have a hard time making friends, outside of your deck. So let me be the first.
Colin held out his hand before Starlette and she stared at it, for a Moment...but with a smile, she held out her hand and took his. The Dark Clouds in the sky started to Break and the sun started to shine through.
Starlette: Thank you...my friend...
Starlette hugged Colin close. She was tearing up in joy with her new friend.
Trinity: Ok THATS ENOUGH!
Trinity got in between Colin and Starlette and separated them.
Trinity: HI! I'M Trinity! A Pleasure to Meeet you! Hehheh! ^_^
Trinity had a nervous, Fake, look as she talked to Starlette.
Starlette: Um...ok?
Colin: *Thinks: What's wrong with that Girl?*
Prof. Springfield: Look, they're over there!
Colin Looked over and saw Prof. Springfield, Along with Chancellor Ngai approaching the group.
Ngai: There you are. Starlette we need to talk!
Colin: Forget it! We're not letting you send her to the Arcadia Movement!
Colin Stood up in front of Starlette to defend against the Board of Education.
Colin: She is not a Danger, She's a Person! You can expel Me if you want but I'm not gonna let you do this to her!
The Others Stepped in front of Starlette to show their support.
Trinity: Same goes for me!
Summer: Me too!
Ace: If you take her, you're going to need to expel all of us.
Ngai: Well this is unexpected. Professor Springfield, what do you have to say about all this?
Prof. Springfield: I don't care, Expel them if you want. No one will miss them.
Colin: O_O YOU SUCK!
Ngai: Then It is decided. Stephanie "Starlette" Doci will be allowed to stay on the condition she keeps her psychic powers under control.
Starlette: Thank you sir!
The Group all smiled at a job well Done. Colin Felt good about himself for doing good.
Colin: This Sucks!
For Skipping Class, the students were all forced to clean the Floors of the Slifer Dorm. Colin was on his hands and Knees Scrubbing while Prof. Springfield sat in his lounge chair, with his feet up on Colin as if he were a foot stool.
Prof. Springfield: Keep Scrubbing Kid.
Trinity: T_T I'm never skipping class again.
In a Dark lab set up with Monitors set up around the Room. Dr. Siegfried was watching a recording of the duel between Colin and Starlette.
Dr. Siegfried: List Starlette as possible candidate. Data collector sent to Kennat was destroyed, need to re-start research but will keep a close eye on him. As of right now our most promising Candidate is Recuk Revajik. He seems to be the most promising for the Project.
Colin's Cards
Spare Part Machine
Machine/Tuner (ATK 100 DEF 1500)
Level 3/LIGHT
If there is one other Machine-type monster on your side of the field, this card cannot be targeted by attacks or card effects. As long as this card remains face-up on the field, if a Machine-type monster would be destroyed, it is not destroyed and loses 1000 ATK. This effect can only be used once per monster.
Plentiful Bounty
Spell
Draw until you have 6 cards in your hand. During the End Phase, send your hand to the Graveyard.
Preveiw
Colin: Two Schools and a Rivalry! The Duel Team needs Recruits! Animosity is Sewed! AN ASTONISHING TRUTH IS REVEALED!
Starlette: Oh wow, sounds really intense.
Colin: In ancient Egypt, priests plucked EVERY hair from their bodies, including their eyebrows and eyelashes.
Starlette: o_o...I didn't need to know that.
Colin: Next Time on Niagara Falls Academy, The Niagara War! PREARE FOR BATTLE!
Starlette: Are we being Invaded? By who?
Colin: CANADA! Who Else? Their surprised attack should Come Any Day now!
Starlette: -_-...you're a dumb ass...
Niagara Falls Extra
Colin was in the Halls talking with Draco.
Draco: Did you make Bleach Reference in todays Chapter?
Colin: Yeah, so?
Draco: Bleach is so stupid man! The story is weak, it drags on, and the Characters are so unlikeable! Especially that Byakuya Kuchiki character.
Colin: You hate Byakuya?
Draco: Yeah the Guy is so smug and arrogant I just want to tell him off!
Colin: Well Tell him then. He's right here.
As if out of nowhere, Byakuya Kuchiki appeared right behind the two. He looked down on Draco as he drew his Zanpakutō and held it upward in front of him.
Byakuya: Scatter, Senbonzakura.
Draco: O_O...oh shit!
(Bleach and its characters are the works of Tite Kubo)
(Isao: And be sure to check out the new story "Time waits for no one", only in the Bleach section of Anime/Manga on FanFiction!)