Hey guys! So, some of you pointed out that I made some mistakes with the God Cards and their abilities. Needless to say, I feel pretty stupid about that. So, I got a full list of all their abilities now and I went back and changed the duels where Jaden used Obelisk vs Triss and Alexis and Slifer vs Kat. Really sorry about the fuckup, it won't happen again with the God Cards now that I actually put the time in to research them properly. Obviously, I'm using their anime effects, not their TCG effects. Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter!

Chapter 8: Triss vs Chazz

"That's all for today class, you are dismissed." Crowler said in an irritable tone

The teenagers gathered their things and started shuffling out of the room one by one during intermission period. Jaden, who was already prepared for leaving his least favorite class, decided to wait for his friends Syrus and Bastion.

'Haven't gotten to talk to Bastion much lately, would be nice to catch up with him on the way to Banner's.' Jaden thought

"Mr. Yuki, come here please. I have something to ask of you" Crowler said as he was grading papers

Jaden sighed and walked to the front of Crowler's desk

'This can't be good…'

'Maybe he's going to tell you your opponents for Friday?' Yubel asked

'Doubtful. He said he had something to ask, not tell. Besides, it's literally only Monday morning. No chance he's already found his picks... they just sentenced me yesterday' Jaden replied

"Yes, Dr. Crowler?" Jaden tried to seem happy about this conversation

"I realize Ms. Rhodes is in the infirmary for the next few days due to her leg. While I sympathize, I also want her to do her school work. I want you to take these to her when you have time today." Crowler handed Jaden some papers without looking at him

"Oh. Sure, I can do that."

'That's… way better than I thought it was going to be!' Jaden thought

"That is all. You may go." Crowler said irritably

Jaden turned to tell Bastion and Syrus he would catch up with them in Banner's class

"Sounds good!" Bastion and Syrus beamed as they packed up their things

Jaden walked to the infirmary as quickly as he could without it being considered running

'Someone's excited.' Yubel said smugly

'Well, I haven't seen her since Sunday morning. She probably doesn't even know about Friday's match yet. I want to see how she's doing.' Jaden replied back happily

'Mhm. And just see her in general' Yubel giggled

'Blame me?'

'No, of course not. Figured I'd try to tease you a bit, but it seems you're not too affected by it. Kay, time for my nap. Bye Felicia' Yubel laughed as she slumped back into the unknown parts of Jaden's mind

A few minutes later

"Morning!" Jaden was smiling as he walked up to Alexis

"Oh my god! Didn't expect to see anyone until later! Hi!" Alexis smiled back and waved to Jaden as he approached her hospital bed

"What're you doing here, Jaden? Shouldn't you be going to class?"

"Well actually, Crowler asked me to bring you your school work. Here" Jaden handed Alexis the bundle of papers Crowler had given him

"Gee, thanks. Dunno what I would do without you" Alexis huffed

"Probably still be locked in a coffin" Jaden joked

"True. Thanks, by the way" Alexis smiled at Jaden

"Oh, here's my notes by the way… in case you need them. How's the leg?" Jaden handed her his notebook, which she thanked him for

"It's really not that bad. I can go to the bathroom and stuff, but Ms. Fontaine says I can't walk around on it too much or the wound will reopen. She said I will be out of here by Wednesday" Alexis stared off into space as she spoke

"By the way… what happened? You left with those people early in the morning and I didn't see you again yesterday. Yugi Muto came to talk to me and he had me moved to my dorm, and later to here. How'd that go with Sheppard?" Alexis looked slightly worried

"Hmmm. Well, a lot of people were there. Long story short, I'm the only one in trouble. Sheppard and the others know what happened for the most part. I'm going to have an expulsion match on Friday. If I win, I stay here and don't suffer any consequences. If I lose, well… you know." Jaden said calmly

"Wait, expulsion? Holy shit… I'm so sorry Jaden! I got you into this! You could be expelled because of me!" Alexis closed her eyes and slammed her head back on her pillow.

'I feel so bad… he doesn't deserve this' Alexis thoughts were interrupted by Jaden talking

"You didn't get me into anything. Me and Marik were going in there regardless. Besides, I'm not gonna lose!" Jaden said with a smile, trying to calm Alexis down

"Ok… so who's your opponent, then?"

"Opponents. Two of them." Jaden said indifferently

"A tag-team duel? Who's your partner, Triss? Wait, but you said you're the only one in trouble…" Alexis trailed off and began thinking

"Not a tag-team duel. The same kind that I had with you and Triss" Jaden replied

"That's totally not fair! Who suggested that! This is bullshit!" Alexis was yelling which made Jaden laugh a bit

"I suggested it. I was uh… in a bit of a mood when I did. But I'm not worried" Jaden said confidently

"So, you don't know who your opponents are? Who's picking them for you, Sheppard?"

"Crowler, actually" Jaden replied quickly

"Oh my god. Jaden, he hates you! He'll find the best duelists ever to try to expel you! They'll beat you and it'll be my fault you were expelled! You must hate me!" Alexis was about to cry

"Hate you? How could I hate you?" Jaden was taken aback by her words

"I was stupid and went to the dorm! I got kidnapped and you had to come save me because I couldn't save myself. I literally led you straight into trouble. You had to duel some creepy guy to save me, and then CARRY ME forever while I was dead weight in your arms! And now you could get expelled because of me. How could you not hate me? I've been a shit friend" Alexis wasn't quite crying or hyperventilating, but it was sort of in between

Jaden's heart almost broke after hearing that and just walked up and hugged her

"Holy shit…" was all he managed to say at that moment

They hugged for almost a minute before Jaden backed up and began talking again

"Take a breath, girl." Jaden said which made her start laughing uncontrollably

"Sorry…" Alexis whispered shyly

"Don't be sorry, for anything. You're not a shit friend, you're a great friend. Don't ever think that. If I had to do it all again, I would. Though… I do need a new jacket" Jaden said while smiling which made Alexis start laughing again

"Honestly though, don't worry about it. You're my friend, I'd do anything for you. Especially beat off some creep" Jaden had planned on continuing but stopped mid-sentence as Alexis raised one eyebrow and they both started laughing

"Poor choice of words" Jaden said while still laughing

"I couldn't let it go, it was too funny!" Alexis said while laughing along

"I got to get to class before Banner skins me. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. Get some rest so you can come back to class." Jaden got up and started towards the door as he waved to Alexis, who was waving back and still laughing

"I'll drop by again later. See ya" Jaden said as he exited the infirmary and headed towards Banner's room

5 minutes later as Jaden entered Professor Banner's room

"Ah… Jaden. Nice of you to join us. Where were you?" Banner smiled to Jaden, letting him know he wasn't in trouble

"Dr. Crowler asked me to give Alexis her work for today from his class, so I dropped by the infirmary. Figured you wouldn't care too much" Jaden said as he sat down in his seat

"Yes, that is fine, especially since your group is already done for the day. You 4 may talk or… whatever, so long as it's quiet. Now, let's continue" Banner said as he continued explaining today's alchemical formula

"Dropping by to check in on the girlfriend, eh?" Kat whispered in Jaden's ear which made him laugh quietly

"Funny" Jaden replied quietly which made Kat snicker

"So… I've already done today's work for our group so that we could talk. What happened with Alexis?" Bastion asked

"Long story… want all the details or just the important bits?" Jaden sighed

"Tell me everything, we've got plenty of time" Bastion said with a smile

Jaden recounted his adventure with Marik and everything that happened during and after it, doing his best to not leave anything out. Again, Kat filled in the holes that Jaden missed in the story

"Wow… that's a lot to take in at once" Bastion said as he looked off into space, deep in thought

"Seems I missed a lot" Bastion finally said after a few minutes of silence

"Yeah, no kidding. Where were you, by the way?" Kat asked

"Ah. This time I get to tell you guys something that you don't know" Bastion said with a smile

Jaden and Kat leaned in towards Bastion in anticipation

"After the duel you two had, I moved to Obelisk. This much you guys probably know already. This has given me access to more people to make friends with" Bastion explained

"One of those being Zane" He said smugly

"Chummy with the Kaiser, eh?" Kat asked while grinning

"Indeed. He and I have been spending much time talking about dueling and formulating strategy. He's very good and extremely knowledgeable about the game as a whole" Bastion continued

"We've dueled a few times and we go over the mistakes that each other made. I like to think I'm a good duelist and calculate almost everything, but I know I'm not perfect. He feels the same, so it works."

"I of course have lost all of the games, but they've been close. I haven't lost this much since I first started, but it's exciting in a way. I've learned more this past weekend than I have in the past year, and he says I've showed him different combinations and strategies he never even thought of" Bastion finally finished

"Wow… so you and Zane are like… two geniuses sharing their ideas with each other" Kat said seriously

"You flatter me. I guess you could say that. He says I'm one of the best players in Obelisk, but I'm not stuck up and I'm willing to learn, so he wanted to be friends and duel partners. He said he had different strategies he wanted to try but never felt like dueling the other people because they're snobs. With me, we can both strategize and improve quickly." Bastion replied happily

"Best way to improve quickly is train with another really good duelist, which you both are doing. Guess I'll have lots of competition to keep me on my feet!" Jaden said excitedly

"Indeed! There are lots of good freshman here this year. You, Kat, Alexis, Triss. I'd even say Chazz is quite good, though I don't like him. I also think Syrus shows good potential, if he just outgrew his confidence issues" Bastion admitted

"Chazz is pretty good. If he wasn't such an asshole, I would actually be friends with him" Kat laughed

"Agreed. I could tell he was good during our duel, but it's hard to get along with someone like that" Jaden said

"Anyways, I aim to be the best in our class this year. That means I have some steep competition to overcome, so I'll stay busy finding ways to beat all of you" Bastion smirked

"With your stupid equations?" Kat said as they all started laughing

"So… do you think I could meet with your friends, Jaden?" Bastion asked as they all died down from their laughter

"Hmm? My friends?" Jaden asked, confused

"Yugi. Kaiba. Marik, especially" Bastion explained

"Yeah, sure. I don't know what Kaiba is doing… he's probably busy while he's here. But I'll introduce you to Yugi and Marik today" Jaden replied happily

Later, at the end of Banner's class period

"Ok students, you are dismissed. Jaden, will you take these to Alexis in the infirmary please?" Banner handed Jaden the papers

Kat looked at Jaden and grinned, which made Jaden glare at her

"Uh… sure. I can do that." Jaden said happily

"We'll come with" Kat said to Jaden as Bastion nodded

"Alright, sounds good. Then we gotta go to lunch after, I'm starving!" Jaden said and the others agreed

Later in the infirmary

"LEXI!" Kat yelled as she jumped in bed with Alexis as they laughed

"Hi! Hey Bastion!" Alexis said while smiling

"Hello, Alexis. I heard what happened, how's the leg?" Bastion asked seriously

"It's fine. Oh, hey Jaden" Alexis said as she noticed Jaden in the room too

"Hey. Brought you your papers" Jaden handed Alexis the material from class

"Oh…. Greeeeeat. Thanks." Alexis rolled her eyes

"I mean, I can leave if you'd prefer" Jaden joked

"Please stay. I'm so bored" Alexis pouted which made Kat giggle

Just then, Triss entered the infirmary

"Bestie!" Triss squealed as she ran to hug Alexis

"Triss! Yay!" Alexis cheered as the two hugged

Jaden smiled as the three girls all giggled and started gossiping

"Alright Bastion let's go. I'm starving, and we'll find Marik and Yugi" Jaden said as the two boys left the infirmary and waved to Alexis

With Alexis

"So… nice of him to come see you this morning…" Kat teased and Triss giggled

Alexis didn't notice what she was getting at and just took it at face value

"Yeah, he's sweet. He brought me my shit from Crowler which was… less sweet, but oh well" Alexis laughed as she continued

"He told me about the council though…" Alexis stopped and frowned slightly

"Yeah that sucks. He doesn't deserve that" Kat said seriously

"If anyone can win that match, it's Jaden." Triss said as the other two nodded

"True. He shouldn't have to though" Alexis replied

"Worried about him?" Kat said while grinning. This time Alexis caught on

"Ya… he's a friend…" Alexis said as she squinted her eyes

"Rip. Friend zoned" Kat said which made Triss bust out laughing and Alexis giggle a bit

"Savage. Friend zoning all the boys, even the cute and nice ones. Classic Alexis" Triss said

"I'm an equal opportunist friend-zoner. I don't discriminate, not even against the cute and nice ones" Alexis smiled and laughed with her friends

"Ohhh, so Jaden's cute now?" Kat poked Alexis

"I'm not looking for a relationship right now. That doesn't mean I'm blind. I still look, I just don't want anything other than to look" Alexis replied

"I get that. I gotta go though, hungry as hell. Bye!" Kat waved

"I'm hungry too. See ya later, ok?" Triss waved and followed Kat out the door

With Jaden and Bastion

"Marik!" Jaden called out to his friend

Marik turned around slowly

"What… could you possibly want, Jaden?" Marik said with a smile

"Infinite power. The girl of my dreams. To be the King of Games. For Crowler to go somewhere I'll never see him. To win my match on Friday. But for now… to introduce you to my friend, Bastion" Jaden said

Bastion and Marik shook hands as Bastion grinned

"Marik Ishtar. Shadow Games expert, playboy, and one of the best duelists you'll ever meet." Marik said as he bowed

"Bastion Misawa. Pleasure to meet you" Bastion said happily

"I would hang out and talk, but I have somewhere I need to be. Good meeting you, Bastion. We'll talk more this week." Marik said as he turned and left

"Sorry. He stays busy. But I'll bring you with me next time he wants to talk" Jaden said to his friend

"Sounds great! Let's go eat though" Bastion said as his stomach grumbled

In the cafeteria

Jaden and all his friends, minus Alexis and Zane, were eating at a table and having fun when Chazz approached the table

Jaden and Chazz just stared at each other as it grew silent at the table

"What do you want, Chazz?" Jaden said simply

"A rematch, slacker. But not today" Chazz said simply, seeming to dismiss Jaden altogether

"Sure. Whenever you're ready, then." Jaden smiled

"So then what are you here for, Chazz?" Triss asked

"Actually… I was wondering if I could talk to you for a minute" Chazz said as he scratched the back of his head

"Oh… yeah, sure." Triss said as she got up and went with Chazz to another table to talk

"That's… not what I was expecting." Kat said as she looked at everyone else

"No kidding" Chumley commented as he stuffed his face with food

With Triss and Chazz

"So… what did you want to talk about?" Triss asked as they both sat down across from each other, away from anyone else

"Well… I was wondering if you wanted to go on a date… with me" Chazz said shyly

"Oh…" Triss said as she blushed

"If you don't want to, I would understand… just uh… figured there was no harm in asking" Chazz said quietly which made Triss giggle

"You're right, no harm in asking. I'm not completely opposed to the idea of a date with you, but I don't want to go on a date with someone that's a jerk. You were a jerk to Jaden in your duel with him." Triss explained

"Right. Sorry for bothering you…" Chazz felt crushed as he stood up to walk away

"I wasn't finished!" Triss said as she pulled Chazz back to his seat, much to his surprise

"Prove to me you can be nice and respectful to EVERYONE, not just me, and I'll happily go on a date with you" Triss said as she looked at Chazz

Chazz's face lit up with a smile

"Cool… cool." Chazz said quietly as he started to get up and Triss giggled again

Chazz turned to leave but then turned back around and looked at Triss, who had gotten up

"Hey wait! Maybe… you wanna duel?" Chazz asked

"Duel? I'm not going to just go out with you if you win, you know" Triss said as she put her hands on her hips

"No, I know. Not like that… just a duel. For fun" Chazz said while smiling, which made Triss smile too

"Hmm. Sure! Let me grab my stuff and I'll head to the Obelisk Arena. Meet you there in 15 minutes?" Triss said excitedly. Chazz nodded and left excited

'Well that was… interesting.' Triss thought as she smiled and went back to the table with her friends

Triss sat down and could feel all her friends looking at her, waiting for an explanation

"So…" Bastion said

"So?" Triss asked while smiling

"So, what the fuck was that?" Kat asked while grinning which made Jaden almost spit his drink out

Triss covered her mouth and laughed

"That was… well, interesting. He wants to duel me in a few minutes in the Arena, and I said yes" Triss said

"Wait… that's it? He had to pull you away for that?" Syrus asked

"That's not all he had to say, but that's all that's important for now. So, anyone want to come watch?" Triss asked as everyone nodded their heads excitedly and they all left together

Triss led the way, several yards ahead of the rest of the gang. Kat ran up to get next to her

"So…" Kat said quietly

"So?" Triss asked while smiling

"So, what the fuck was that?" Kat laughed as she repeated her question, which made Triss laugh

"I already told you!" Triss replied

"You didn't tell me shit and you know it" Kat said back while grinning

Triss sighed and smiled at Kat

"He wanted to know if I'd go on a date with him" Triss said as she looked at the ground

"Oh shit! A date? With Chazz? THE Chazz? THE CHAZZ PRINCETON?" Kat teased

"What'd you say?" Kat asked

"Well… I told him that he was kind of a jerk" Triss began

"Oof… ouch. Not even nice enough to be like Alexis and use the friend zone. Just straight up shot his ass out of the sky with a rocket" Kat laughed as Triss shook her head

"Wow. Just like Chazz, you didn't let me finish" Triss said

"I told him if he could prove to me that he could be nice and respectful to everyone then I would go on a date with him" Triss finally finished

"So, what's the duel got to do with it?" Kat asked, confused

"Nothing. He just wanted a duel" Triss said simply

"Oh. Alrighty then. Sounds good" Kat said as they entered the Arena

"K, gotta go duel now. Don't tell anyone that, please." Triss said as she went up to the Arena while Kat and her other friends went into the stands to watch

"This should be good" Bastion said

"Can't wait to see Chazz lose to her" Syrus said while laughing

"I just want to see her deck again. And maybe that big card she has" Jaden said as they all sat down

In the Arena

"Ladies first" Chazz said while smiling

"Thanks!" Triss smiled back

"DUEL!"

Triss' Turn:

4000 LP

"Draw!"

Hand Size: 6

"Alright, lets kick things off with Vesemir, in Attack mode!" Atk: 1500 / Def: 1300

An older looking man with shoulder-length grey hair appeared on the field. He had chainmail armor on with leather over it and two swords on his back. He had cat eyes and a large nose.

"What… is that?" Chazz asked

"That is a monster" Triss said, knowing that wasn't the answer that Chazz was looking for

"I meant… I've never seen that card before" Chazz said

"I know, just teasing. My deck is made up of cards that only I have. There's only one copy of this deck in the world, and I have it. Pegasus made it for me after I won a card drawing contest with my designs." Triss explained

"I'll make sure to explain things as I use them, so you know what you're up against" Triss said politely

"Thanks!" Chazz beamed

"First of all, Vesemir here is a type of card known as a "Witcher." Other cards in my deck synergize with "Witcher" cards. Just think of it as a warrior-type creature for example, just with a different name. Also, if I have two other "Witcher" cards on the field at the same time as Vesemir, it allows me to add a card called "Geralt of Rivia" to my hand from my deck. I'll get to him later, should that arise." Triss explained

"Now, I'll lay one card facedown and end my turn" Triss said

"Interesting. An entire new type of monster… and one that can help get others of its type out as well. It also synergizes with other cards in her deck, presumably spells and traps. Her deck will be a hard one to crack" Bastion was thinking out loud

Chazz's Turn:

4000 LP

"Draw!"

Hand Size: 6

"Alright. I summon V-Tiger Jet in attack mode!" Atk: 1600 / Def: 1800

A gold and turquoise jet appeared. Instead of a cockpit, it had a Tiger's head, and instead of rockets underneath it, it had claws.

"Now, attack Vesemir and destroy him!"

"Nope! I activate my facedown card, Negate Attack! This allows me to stop your monsters' attack and end your battle phase!" Triss exclaimed

"So, your deck isn't entirely different cards, you still have some normal cards mixed in" Chazz smiled

"Yep! I usually switch them up a bit to keep it fresh while I keep the core of the deck intact" Triss said

"Alright. I'll put one card face down and end my turn"

Triss' Turn:

4000 LP

"Draw!"

Hand Size: 5

"I play the spell card Witcher's Contract! By paying 1000 of my lifepoints, I can special summon one "Witcher" card from my deck directly to the field. I choose Lambert, in Attack mode!" Atk: 1300 / Def: 1500

A man that appeared to be in his 30's landed on the field. He had two swords on his back and cat eyes. He wore light leather armor and had a full beard

"Now I'll summon Eskel in Attack mode!" Atk: 1400 / Def: 1400

A man that appeared to be in his 40's landed on the field. He, like his witcher brothers, had two swords on his back and cat eyes. Eskel had a large scar that made It look like he had been sliced 4 times on the right side of his face. He wore red and black leather armor that was studded

"Since I have 3 of my Witcher's on the field, I can now put the witcher 'Geralt of Rivia' into my hand!" Triss said happily as she fished the card from her deck and shuffled it

"Now I'll place one card face down and end my turn" Triss said, happy with her turn

Chazz's Turn:

4000 LP

"Draw!"

Hand Size: 5

"I summon W-Wing Catapult in Attack mode!" Atk: 1300 / Def: 1500

A large, blue block with wings on it appeared. It had two large silos with rockets in them.

"Next, I'll activate my Catapult's special ability! If I have V-Tiger Jet on my field, they can combine to create VW-Tiger Catapult!" Atk: 2000 / Def: 2100

The V-Tiger Jet floated up into the air and landed on top of the Catapult. The two locked together to create the new monster

"These are some very strong cards Chazz has. If he has the full set, it could mean real trouble for Triss" Bastion said

"Now, destroy Lambert!" Chazz yelled

VW-Tiger Catapult fired rockets at Lambert, who exploded

"I'll place one card facedown and end my turn" Chazz said with a smirk

Triss' Turn:

3000 LP

"Not bad, Chazz. My Draw!"

Hand Size: 4

"Alright, time to heat things up! I sacrifice Vesemir and Eskel to summon Geralt of Rivia, in attack mode!" Atk: 2500 / Def: 2000

A middle-aged man with white hair appeared on the field. He wore chain armor and had two swords on his back. He had a scar that over his left eye and had cat eyes.

"Hellooooo Sexy!" Kat said in the audience

"Alright, Chazz. You can call this my Ace monster, he's the focal point of my deck. He's not that special by himself, but many of my cards interact specifically with Geralt of Rivia. For example…" Triss selected a card from her hand

"The spell card, Sign: Igni!"

Geralt of Rivia's hands glew red as a ball of fire appeared in them

"In my deck are 5 spell cards called "signs." Each of them can only be equipped to Geralt of Rivia, and each of them do something different. This one, Igni, makes it so Geralt deals 1000 points of damage to you every time he destroys a monster!" Triss exclaimed

"But I'm not done yet! I play the spell card, Feline School Armor!"

Geralt of Rivia flashed and all you could see was his silhouette. Once he reappeared, he had on completely different armor. The armor was light and appeared to be leather. It was dark blue with brown studs and bracers.

"I assume this does something other than make him look super cool?" Chazz smiled

"Correct! So, in my deck are 4 spell cards that are "armor" and they can all be equipped to any Witcher monster. Each one belongs to a different school, this one happens to be Feline. Feline armor gives its wearer an additional 800 attack and defense points!" Triss said

Geralt of Rivia Atk: 3300 / Def: 2800

"Wow! Signs AND armor cards? She has enough equip cards to handle anything!" Syrus said

"That does appear to be the case. Very versatile, though it does rely on having these monsters on the field. Surely there is more to her deck than just the Witcher's and their equip cards" Bastion said

"We'll have to wait and see" Jaden replied

"Go my champion! Destroy VW-Tiger Catapult!" Triss roared cutely

Geralt of Rivia drew one of his swords. It was steel and had runes carved in it that were glowing red. He then dashed forward and slashed through the blue catapult part of the monster in one quick stroke. He then turned to Chazz and shot a stream of fire out of his hand.

"Wow! Did you see that? That looked so cool!" Syrus jumped up and down

"When VW-Tiger Catapult would be destroyed, it instead just destroys the Catapult and leaves my V-Tiger Jet" Chazz said after he recovered from his shock

"Nice effect. I end my turn" Triss said

Chazz's Turn:

1700 LP

"Draw!"

Hand Size: 4

'If I don't think of something soon, I'm going to lose this duel' Chazz thought to himself, troubled

Just then, Yugi, Marik, Kaiba, and Téa entered the Arena while they were discussing something

"Hey! What's going on in here?" Yugi said excitedly

"We're ogling over Triss' fancy deck! Hey Dad!" Kat yelled from the stands while waving

"Fancy deck, huh? I want to see!" Téa exclaimed

"Miss Merigold! Lovely to see you, as always" Marik bowed before looking to Chazz

"And you are…?"

"Chazz. Chazz Princeton." Chazz said happily

"Hello 'Chazz Princeton.' I'm Marik Ishtar, this is Seto Kaiba, that's Yugi Muto, and this is our friend Téa Gardner. Care if we spectate?" Marik asked politely

"The King of Games and his friends want to watch my duel?" Chazz said out loud which made Triss laugh

"Yes, of course you can spectate!" Triss said happily

"Great! Come on" Yugi said as he led his friends to the stands to sit with the others in the audience

Everyone said hello and did their introductions to each other. Bastion was especially excited to meet Yugi and Kaiba. Yugi sat to the right of Syrus with Téa right of him while Kaiba sat next to Kat and Marik sat next to Bastion

"Right… let's continue!" Chazz said as he snapped out of his trance

As Chazz looked over his options, Bastion explained to everyone how the duel had been going and what Triss' deck did.

"I remember hearing about this from Pegasus. He said he made a special deck for a girl with hair like fire. I didn't believe him because… well, frankly, he's full of shit most of the time." Kaiba said which made everyone laugh

"She does have hair like fire, though" Téa commented

Back at the duel

"Alright, time for me to take this duel back! I summon Y-Dragon Head in Defense mode!" Atk: 1500 / Def: 1600

A large, red mechanical dragon appeared on the field with its wings shielding it

"Next, I place two cards facedown"

"And now, I'll play my last card, Card of Sanctity! This allows both of us to draw until we're each holding 6 cards!" Chazz exclaimed

"Kind of you" Triss smiled as she drew

"I'll place one more card facedown and end my turn" Chazz said

Triss' Turn:

3000 LP

"Draw!"

Hand Size: 7

'Those face downs will probably keep me from destroying his field this turn. So maybe I should focus on developing mine' Triss thought as she looked at the field

"You uh… might not like this" Triss giggled

"It can't be much worse than Geralt" Chazz replied

"No I mean… might not like the way this monster looks" Triss smiled

Chazz just shrugged his shoulders

"I summon The Weavess in Attack mode!" Atk: 1400 / Def: 1400

A beautiful woman appeared on the field. She had brunette hair and just barely enough clothes on to cover her private areas

"Whoa!" Kat said, looking at the woman

"She's… modest" Téa said sarcastically which made everyone laugh

"Uh… why would I not like that?" Chazz said while blushing a bit

Triss giggled "You'll see"

"So, this is a special monster type called a "Crone." There are 3 of these, and they all have the same stats and effects. Each one allows me to special summon the other two from my deck or hand for 1000 LP. If all 3 are on the field, they all gain 500 attack and defense points. I also can't attack with any of them the turn I use this effect" Triss explained

"So, without further ado, I summon The Brewess and The Whispess from my deck!"

Two more beautiful scantily-clad women appeared on the field. The Brewess was taller than the others and had a dark red hair, while the Whispess was shorter than the others and had blonde hair.

Crone's Atk: 1900 / Def: 1900

"That's a lot of firepower on Triss' field" Yugi said

"Turns out Miss Merigold is more than just a pretty face" Marik said loudly enough so that Triss could hear him and she blushed. Chazz noticed this and felt jealous

"Now Geralt! Destroy V-Tiger Jet!"

"I activate my facedown card, Negate Attack! You're familiar with how this works" Chazz said smugly as Triss sighed

"Fine. Rain on my parade. I place two cards facedown and end my turn." Triss pouted

Chazz's Turn:

1700 LP

"Draw!"

Hand Size: 6

"First, I summon X-Head Cannon to the field in attack mode!" Atk: 1800 / Def: 1500

What looked like a torso with howitzer cannons for shoulders floating on top of a large ball appeared in front of Chazz

"Next, I play the spell card, Double Summon! This allows me to normal summon a second time this turn!" Chazz exclaimed

"With it, I'll summon Z-Metal Tank in attack mode!" Atk: 1500 / Def: 1300

A yellow tank appeared on the field

"He has all three components!" Bastion gasped

"And now, I'll combine them together to create XYZ-Dragon Cannon!" Atk: 2800 / Def: 2600

Y-Dragon Head flew up and landed on top of Z-Metal Tank and they locked together. X-Head Cannon then floated up and locked in above Y-Dragon to create the monster

"But I'm not done!" Chazz yelled, shocking everyone

"I play the spell card Monster Reborn! Now I can bring back my W-Wing Catapult from the graveyard and combine it with my V-Tiger Jet to form VW-Tiger Catapult!" Atk: 2000 / Def: 2100

"Now I combine my VW-Tiger Catapult and XYZ-Dragon Cannon to form the one… the only… the ultimate! VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon!" Atk: 3000 / Def: 2800

What basically could be described as a transformer or Megazord from Power Rangers appeared on the field, looking badass

"And now I activate it's special ability! I can destroy any card on your side of the field, and I choose Geralt of Rivia!" Chazz was very excited to get rid of Triss' Ace monster

VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon shocked Geralt of Rivia with electricity until he simply vanished

"Now, destroy The Brewess!" Chazz ordered

Chazz's ultimate monster prepared to unleash hell on The Brewess

"AH! WHAT THE FUCK!?" Chazz yelled and jumped back

The Crones had all changed from their beautiful forms to horrible monstrosities. The Brewess was large and overweight. Her beautiful face and hair had been replaced by… a basket for a face. Presumably to hide whatever it was that was underneath it. She wore tattered rags for clothes and her skin was bloody and gross. The Weavess had an eye missing and had bugs flying around her as she twitched. She was hunched over and had several extra legs in front of her. The Whispess had on a bee keepers mask to cover her face and had a necklace that hung low and was made out of human ears

"TRISS!? WHAT THE FUCK ARE THOSE!?" Jaden yelled in disgust

"PUT THEM AWAY!" Téa screamed as she shielded her eyes

"My my Miss Merigold… such a pretty young lady has such… horrifying creatures in her deck. Not to offend the lady but I must side with my friends on this one… WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK ARE THOSE!?" Marik yelled after sounding calm with most of his thought, which made everyone laugh

"TURN THEM BACK! TURN THEM BACK!" Syrus yelled, but it quickly turned into a chant from everyone in the room, minus Kaiba

"TURN THEM BACK! TURN THEM BACK! TURN THEM BACK!" Everyone chanted

Triss was laughing so hard she was about to cry

"I can't! They're in battle mode! This is what they actually look like, they just have the beautiful form when they're passive!" Triss tried her best to explain to her friends

"Someone get rid of them or end the duel! Please!" Kat yelled as she was close to vomiting

"GLADLY!" Chazz yelled as his monster rained hell down on The Brewess, which exploded

"I end my turn. Quickly. Please sacrifice those other two, Triss!" Chazz begged which made her laugh

Triss' Turn:

900 LP

"Sure! Draw!"

Hand Size: 5

"I'm gonna oblige you, Chazz" Triss giggled

"Thank God" he replied as he let out the air he didn't know he had held in

"But first… I'm gonna play Monster Reborn and summon back The Brewess!"

"NO!" came from almost everyone in the audience, which made Triss laugh as The Brewess appeared in front of her

"Alright, now… I sacrifice all three Crones!" Triss yelled as the horrors vanished

"This… is a mouthful. You've been warned" Triss giggled as she got serious

"Heiress to the throne of Cintra! Heiress to Inis Ard Skellig and Inis An Skellig! Princess of Brugge, Duchess of Sodden, and Suzerain of Attre and Abb Yara! Please help me in this fight! I summon the lady of space and time! CIRILLA FIONA ELEN RIANNON in attack mode!" Atk: 4000 / Def: 4000

A shapely girl with ashen hair appeared out of a portal. She had a single sword on her back and a scar on her left cheek. Her clothes were slightly tattered and made from cloth and leather.

"This… is my strongest monster. Just call her Ciri." Triss said as Marik whistled from the audience

"What's she do, exactly?" Chazz asked curiously

"Well, she can't be targeted or equipped with anything. Outside of that, she's got big stats and a unique ability. It allows her to attack a second time per turn by sacrificing 1000 of her attack and defense points." Triss explained

Chazz gulped

"That means…"

"Yep! This duel is over!" Triss roared

"Get him girl!" Kat yelled

"Ciri! Destroy that transformer thing!" Triss ordered

Ciri drew her sword and stood completely still. She closed her eyes and breathed in and out slowly. When she was ready, she blinked right through Chazz's monster with her sword out to the side. There was no movement, just a quick teleport. Chazz's monster crumbled to pieces all at once

"Whoa!" Syrus exclaimed

"Totally lishus! I want to see it again!" Chumley said while still eating

"Now I activate her special ability! By sacrificing 1000 attack and defense points, Ciri can attack again this turn! Now end this duel, Ciri!"

Ciri walked up to Chazz and looked at him. Chazz looked into Ciri's eyes and was afraid of what was about to happen, despite her being a hologram. Ciri smiled, then all at once plunged her sword into Chazz and disappeared

"That's game!" Triss danced in spot

"Well played" Chazz admitted while smiling

"Thanks! You too!" Triss said excitedly

"That deck… is very interesting" Yugi said

"Agreed" Bastion chimed in

"Wonderful duel, Triss" Marik smiled at Triss, who smiled back. The two had formed a close friendship ever since the events at the abandoned dorm

Jaden and all of his friends huddled together to gossip and talk. Kaiba excused himself from the group and left quickly, saying he had "business" to take care of, and Kat decided to go with him. Chazz began to leave until Triss stopped him. No one was paying attention to either because they were so busy talking about how ugly the crones were.

"Where are you going?" Triss asked

"Just figured I'd head to my room" Chazz said as he turned to Triss

"Hang out with us. We don't bite. Besides… we gotta talk about that date later" Triss giggled as Chazz got very excited over that. The two walked over to everyone else and they all congratulated Chazz on a good duel.

'Maybe I can be friends with these people' Chazz thought as he was happy for once in quite a while

"I have somewhere I gotta go, guys. I'll catch up with you later though!" Jaden waved to everyone as he left

Later at the infirmary

*Knock knock*

The door was already open, but Jaden just wanted to get Alexis' attention

"Jay!" Alexis beamed

Jaden smiled and walked over to Alexis

"What's cooking good looking?" Jaden asked jokingly

The two stared at each other but couldn't keep straight faces for very long as they both busted out laughing

"That… was so corny" Alexis managed to say in between laughing

"I know. But it was so good" Jaden replied

"I suppose. What brings you here?" she asked, now over her fit of laughter

"Just wanted to drop by and say hi… Hi" Jaden said as the two started laughing again

"Hi" Alexis said back

"So… you missed quite the duel today" Jaden finally said as he sat down on the bed across from Alexis

"Who'd you beat?" She smiled

"Not me. It was Triss against Chazz" Jaden replied

"Oh wow! How did that happen?" Alexis was shocked

"Dunno. He just came to us at lunch, asked to talk to her in private. She came back a few minutes later saying they were going to duel. So we all went to the Arena to watch. About halfway through, Yugi, Marik, Kaiba, and Téa all showed up to watch too. So it was quite the crowd"

"Sounds fun!" Alexis smiled

"Something was missing" Jaden smiled back. This made Alexis blush

"You're sweet" she said

"I know" Jaden said as he started laughing and Alexis threw a pillow at him

"So who won?" Alexis asked while still giggling

"Triss did. That deck of hers… something else" Jaden was reminiscing over all the monsters in it

"Yeah, she's good, and so is her deck. Though… there's this one part" Alexis began

"The crones?" Jaden asked as he started laughing again

"Uh huh. So, you've seen them" Alexis started laughing again too

"Dude… they're so bad. They're actually so bad" Jaden said as the two started laughing uncontrollably

Jaden managed to get his laughter under control to take a moment to appreciate the girl in front of him, who was still laughing so hard she was oblivious to him.

'I hope she catches you' Yubel teased as she noticed Jaden staring

'She will eventually' He replied while smiling

'Her laugh is contagious' Jaden said

'I can tell. Though, I think its her in general, not just her laugh. She tends to put you in a good mood' Yubel smiled as she saw Jaden smile at Alexis, still laughing

Alexis finally managed to stop laughing after complaining that "her chest hurt" from laughing so much

"Lexi… there's something I've been meaning to ask you about all day today, but I didn't know how to bring it up." Jaden stuttered a bit, since he was a little uncomfortable. He didn't want to make Alexis emotional or anything

"Yeah?" Alexis said, noticing the worry on Jaden's face

"The dorm… and… well, the events that happened there. I just wanted to make sure that you're ok. Something like that can be… really traumatizing. I just wanted to know if you're ok" Jaden said, concerned

"Jay… I'm fine. Sure, being tied up in a coffin isn't great, but I was unconscious for most of it. The first thing I saw when I woke up was you giggling above me as you joked and got me out." Alexis blushed a bit

"Good… Just wanted to make sure. I was worried about you, ya know?" Jaden had that stupid smile that he always had, the one that everyone liked so much

"That's sweet of you. But really, I'm fine. Don't worry about me. Anyways… wouldn't you rather be doing something other than hanging out with me? I'm kinda boring" Alexis joked. She didn't want him to go but she didn't want him to feel pressured to stay either

"Boring? How are you boring? Since I've met you, I've snuck around the school at night, dueling after hours, dueled in a 2v1 match, gotten fake love letters, saved you from bad guys, carried you like a superhero, hid you from the authorities, and smuggled you across campus with the help of my friends." Jaden beamed

"When you put it like that… I guess I'm a pain in the ass!" Alexis and Jaden both laughed at that as Jaden got comfortable in the bed across from her

The two sat and talked for the next 4 hours about anything and everything until finally someone else showed up

"Hey you two!" Triss said as she jumped in the bed with Alexis

"Hi Triss!" Jaden and Alexis both said at the same time

"Did you tell her about the duel?" Triss asked

"I did" Jaden nodded and smiled

"Good job, girl! Represent!" Alexis high fived Triss and the two giggled

"Thanks!" Triss blushed at the praise she was getting and turned to Jaden

"Wait… hang on. How long have you been here, Jaden?" Triss asked seriously

"Uh… what time is it, now?" He asked

"6:30" Triss replied

"little over 4 hours then" Jaden said back

"Holy shit!" Triss replied

"Yeah… I should probably go. Gotta get ready for the next day. See ya, girls!" Jaden said as he got up and left while waving

Triss turned to Alexis

"4 hours… wow" Triss said

"I know. I tried to get him to leave earlier when he first came in" Alexis said

"Damn, you wanted to get rid of him?" Triss asked seriously

Alexis turned wide-eyed to Triss and started laughing

"No! I wanted him to stay! But I told him I'm poor company. He stayed anyways, probably in pity to keep me company" Alexis said

"Awh! He's cute" Triss said as she smiled

"Yeah, yeah. Tell me about Chazz. No way that duel was all there was to it" Alexis quickly changed the topic on Triss

Triss blushed a bright red as she thought about how to word her thoughts

"Well… he kinda… asked me on a date" Triss stuttered out and Alexis gasped and started giggling

"A date!? With Chazz!? Holy shit! Did you say yes?" Alexis asked quickly

"Not at first. After the duel, I told him I'd go on the date with him" Triss was blushing the color of her hair

"My best friend going on her first date! So cute! When are ya'll going? And where? GIVE ME ALL THE DETAILS!" Alexis and Triss started laughing and talking about Triss' date ideas with Chazz

End of Chapter 8

Alright guys, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It was something extra I wanted to throw in while I worked on the next one. I wanted to show off more of Triss' deck and give Chazz some more spotlight and bring him into the fold. Also, Jaden x Alexis fluff! Also, Chazz being friends with everyone will seriously change the plot of future events, which I'm excited for. Next chapter will be Jaden vs Zane, who do you think will win? Also, a couple questions. Do you guys want to see the Paradox brother's vs Jaden or would you rather I bring in some other duelists to change it up? Also, do you want to see Jaden use the god cards in his expulsion match or do you want to see what he can do without them? Let me know! Also, since im borrowing the ideas for Triss' deck from actual characters in the Witcher games, you can google their names to see pictures of them to get an idea of what they look like, should you be curious.