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"I'm tired of the Slifers, Kane. I want to move up immediately," Cal groaned as the two brothers waltzed through the halls of the main building.

"That's why we're going to the chancellor's office. Crowler and Bonaparte are looking for stars and who better to be stars than us, the Cybeast Brothers," Kane grinned as they entered the office. Inside, the two chancellors were discussing paperwork and noticed the two boys.

"Something we can help you with boys?" Crowler asked.

"Why bother? Their dorm's going down the toilette anyway," Bonaparte replied.

"Now wait just a minute! We heard you wanted stars for the school and we just happen to be what you're looking for!" Kane explained, "There isn't a single student out there who hasn't heard of us. We're the best tag team duo you'll find here at Duel Academy."

"But you're Slifers! If we have any stars, they certainly won't be Slifers!" Bonaparte corrected.

"Now hold on a second Bonaparte. These boys don't have to be Slifers now do they?" Crowler wondered.

"You lost me."

"These boys deserve credit for being so bold as to ask about becoming our school's next stars. And it is true that you both boast great skill in tag dueling… I'll tell you what. We'll arrange a tag duel contest and if you defeat our toughest tag duo, we'll promote you as the icons of Duel Academy."

"And just who will be their opponents Chancellor?" Bonaparte asked.

"Why Bastion Misawa and Lucia Stratton of course! Amongst our other students, there isn't anyone stronger in tag dueling than those two."

"Those geniuses from Ra? This'll be easy then!" Cal grinned, "I heard they're all brains and no brawn!"

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"Now we'll sacrifice our three monsters to summon…"

"Cybeast Falzar (ATK: 2500)!" Cal grinned.

"And Cybeast Gregar (ATK: 2500)!" Kane smirked. The two Ra students braced themselves as fierce winds tore through the battlefield as two hulking figures appeared on the field, one in the shape of a red bird and the other a blue wolf.

"Dear me!" Bastion gasped.

"This is going to get ugly!" Lucia frowned.

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"With our Cybeasts out, you Ra rejects are finished!" Cal pointed out. The two brothers began to laugh as Bastion and Lucia frowned in anger, contemplating how they would get out of this mess.

CHAPTER EIGHT: THE CYBEAST BROTHERS PART TWO

"We're far from finished," Lucia warned, "I activate my facedown card, Mercenary Training! Since you destroyed my general, I can summon Ike the Ranger (ATK: 1000) and Mist the Cleric (ATK: 0) to take his place." The two brothers frowned, unimpressed as a younger Ike and a brown-haired girl in a yellow sundress, carrying a white staff, appeared.

"Your monsters can't do a thing to us!" Kane pointed out, "Their attack points are of no concern to us." Bastion and Lucia both drew and glanced at one another. Nodding simultaneously, Lucia slotted in Pot of Greed, drawing two more cards as a green dragon appeared on Bastion's field.

"I call to the field my Oxygeddon (ATK: 1800) and then I play the spell card Premature Burial! Now by paying 800 life points, I can special summon one Hydrogeddon (ATK: 1600) from my graveyard," Bastion (LP: 1500 – 800) declared as one of his two creatures returned.

"And then I'll play the spell card Ancestry! By sending Ike the Ranger and 1000 of my life points to the graveyard, I can bring Ike the General (ATK: 2300) back for another go around," Lucia (LP: 2850 – 1000) grinned as her general returned, "Then Bastion and I will both throw down a facedown each and end our turn."

"It doesn't matter what you try. You still won't win," Cal grinned as he and Kane drew a card, "Not with our Cybeasts in play! Falzar, take out the boy genius' monsters with triple quill cascade!"

"And Gregar, incinerate Mist with your beast breath!" Kane added. Lucia and Bastion's frowns deepened as they were bombarded with red feathers and fire. However, a wall of marble pillars appeared on Bastion's field, shielding him from the feathers and five official-looking soldiers knocked the feathers back with shields.

"Now what happened?" Cal groaned.

"Yeah, what gives?" Kane demanded.

"I activated my trap card, Amorphic Barrier! Since I have three monsters out, I was able to end the battle before it began," Bastion explained as the marble faded.

"And my Peace Treaty trap declares that Gregar can't attack any of my monsters this round," Lucia added, "But to make sure the peace doesn't last, we all draw two cards apiece." The brothers frowned as everybody snapped off two cards. Gregar let out a fierce roar as its points grew from the battle (ATK: 3000 + 500).

"We end our turn," Cal finished.

"Very well then," Bastion replied as he and Lucia drew, "Excellent, it's time for chemistry! I play the spell card Bonding H20!"

"What does that do?"

"It's simple mathematics. By subtracting two Hydrogeddons and one Oxygeddon from my field, add Water Dragon (ATK: 2800) and the end result is a battle your Falzar can't win!" Bastion explained as his three creatures formed into a serpent-like monster made completely of blue water.

"And Bastion's not the only one with a chemical formula for your demise," Lucia grinned, "Because I activate Ragnell's Reckoning! By activating it, I can sacrifice my general for my ultimate monster – Ike the Legendary Mercenary (ATK: 3000)! And no mercenary walks into battle without the proper gear so I equip him with the Sacred Sword of Ragnell which gives my warrior an additional 1000 attack points (ATK: 3000 + 1000)!" Lucia's newest monster was clad in the uniform of a high-ranking officer. An orange cape that matched the blade of his sword completed his ensemble.

"Water Dragon attack Falzar with tidal blast!"

"Ike, bury your sword into Gregar!" Cal (LP: 3700 – 300) was sent flying as his bird was drenched in water before exploding and Kane (LP: 1950 – 500) was knocked off his feet as Ike drove his blade into Gregar's face.

"And I've got great news boys! When a monster equipped with Sacred Sword does damage to your life points in battle, those points get transferred to Bastion (LP: 700 + 500)!" Lucia added as she and Bastion each placed a facedown.

"Thank you Lucia. I appreciate the boost!" Bastion grinned.

"Of course!"

"Hey! You mind if we join in on all the praise?" Kane asked.

"What are you going on about now?" Lucia sighed.

"You think that destroying our Cybeasts has allowed you to win this duel, but you'd be wrong! We have more tricks up our sleeves!" Kane replied, his sinister grin slowly returning.

"You lads may have substantial hands and life points but we're still in it so show us what you have!" Bastion challenged.

"You asked for it! I activate Premature Burial! By trading in 800 life points, I can summon one monster back from my graveyard and I choose my Cybeast Falzar (ATK: 2500)!" Cal began (LP: 3400 – 800), his crimson taking to the sky again, "And then I'll activate Polymerization to fuse Falzar with Net Navi Megaman to bust out the ultimate fusion monster!"

"Ultimate fusion?" Lucia stammered as a blue armored Navi took to the field. The duelists watched as Megaman took to the air and fused himself with the bird, granting him a set of crimson wings and armor to match. His hands and feet became claws and talons as it began to glow with a red aura.

"Say hello to Falzar Over Megaman (ATK: 4000)!" Cal announced.

"4000 attack points?" Bastion gasped.

"Yeah but that's not your only problem! I also play Premature Burial to bring Cybeast Gregar (ATK: 2500) back for another round of battle!" Kane (LP: 1450 – 800) added as his blue Cybeast returned, "Then I'll use Polymerization as well to fuse my Megaman card with my Gregar to form Gregar Cross Megaman (ATK: 3000)!"

"Another Megaman fusion?" Lucia growled as the blue Navi returned and combined with Gregar, granting him his own variation of Gregar-like armor.

"Yeah but now that our beasts are fused with our Navis, you no longer have any hope of winning this duel!" Cal laughed, "Once I attack Water Dragon, it's over!"

"Hold on!" Kane exclaimed, "If you attack Water Dragon, I'll be open to Ike's attack and I'll lose!"

"Don't worry bro! I can finish them without you now!"

"What? You're just going to leave me hanging?"

"I'll still win it for us! Now Falzar Megaman, attack Water Dragon with aerial quill crush!" Letting out a cry like that of a bird, the crimson Navi took to the air and prepared to dive bomb the dragon. At the moment, the two geniuses of Ra Yellow glanced at each other and grinned.

"We're not finished yet!" Bastion warned, "I activate Staunch Defender!"

"A trap card?"

"Yes and with it activated, you can only attack Lucia's mercenary this round!" The boy genius explained.

"So you sacrificed your partner to save yourself? Pathetic!" Cal shouted, "Our monsters will be destroyed and then my bro can destroy your Water Dragon and inevitability finish you and your girlfriend off!"

"I beg to differ on that," Lucia (LP: 1850 – 1000) smiled, "I activate my facedown card, Heroic Heart! Now when my warrior destroys a monster in battle, that monster's attack points are deducted out of your life points!" Cal cried out in surprise as the blue-haired warrior leapt up and clashed its sword with Falzar Megaman's talons, causing a loud explosion and smoke and fire to spread out in all directions.

"It's over!" Bastion smiled as Ike flew back down to Lucia's side.

"No! That's impossible!" Cal barked (LP: 0).

"You were blinded by your hatred and greed that you forgot my mercenary's super power – He can't be destroyed by monsters and speaking of monsters, I believe your Gregar Megaman was about to attack me?" Lucia grinned. Letting out a fierce roar, the Navi got down on four legs and launched itself at Ike but was quickly cut down. The resulting explosion shook the brothers badly and they were launched backwards from the force. Kane's life points dropped as the holograms faded.

"Take it from us!" Lucia warned.

"You're not Ra material!" Bastion declared.

"Abandoning your partner just so you can survive…"

"Totally uncalled for! If you left your partner without regrets, then you're certainly not welcome among us!"

"Trés magnifique! Congratulations! Now you have earned the right to advance to Obelisk Blue!" Bonaparte announced. The two geniuses glanced at each and frowned.

"No, we decline your offer Vice-Chancellor. Beating two Slifers, albeit the best tag duelists of the freshmen class, we feel does not make us qualified to advance to the next dorm," Bastion replied, and you're still trying to destroy the Slifer Red dorm. We're not going to fall for your ploy.

You just want us to leave the Slifer dorm so you can tear it down. Lucia thought as she and Bastion walked off the stage and out of the arena.

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"Lynn… Lynn… Are you OK…? Please wake up…"

"Jaden… Come on kid… Snap out of it…" Opening her eyes, Lynn found she was laying on a cot in a tent, her mother at her side.

"Ugh, what happened?" Lynn groaned.

"You're awake! Thank goodness. I thought you were a goner," Saria admitted.

"What gave you that idea?"

"You don't remember? There was a giant asteroid that collided with the ruins I asked you to look at. I burst into the room and found you and Jaden lying on the ground."

"Jaden?" Lynn glanced off as her mother stepped aside, revealing the Slifer Red student lying on a cot nearby, "How did he end up here?"

"I surmise he was on the asteroid. The duel spirits he had with him said he had just returned from Neo Space and was supposed to face the Society of Light, whatever that means," Saria replied.

"Society of Light? Neo Space? I'm afraid I don't follow," Lynn admitted as she grabbed her deck box from the bedside table. She popped it open and glanced at her cards. To Lynn's amazement, the Transcendthan cards were still in her deck.

"So it wasn't a dream… I really did go to another world…" Lynn mumbled.

"What was that?"

"It's a long story." And Lynn explained what happened in Transcendtha including her new task.

"So this Society of Light is trying to seize control of our world?"

"That's right. I don't know if I believe or not but…" Lynn didn't finish as she glanced at her new monsters.

"You feel a need to repay that girl for giving you this new power don't you?" Saria asked. Lynn nodded as she glanced at the Slifer.

"So what's his story?" Lynn asked, referring to Jaden.

"I'll let him explain when he wakes up but right now, you should rest." Lynn nodded as she rest her head back on her pillow and nodded off.

I don't know what Fate has in store for Lynn but I have a bad feeling that there will many dangers ahead. Be strong, both of you.

CHAPTER PREVIEW:

Kai: I'm getting really sick of the pointless bickering of Syrus and the Sarge!

Tyranno: Oh really? What can you do about it?

Syrus: We'll decide it with a three-way duel!

Kai: Fine but you're gonna regret it!

Syrus: Next time on Yu-Gi-Oh GX Legacy of Lynn: Battle of Brotherhood!

Tyranno: Time for combat! Now forward march!

Kai: Tear 'em apart my dragons!

Syrus: You're all gonna see that I'm Jaden's best friend!