RDF1: Well, this is unexpected. YuGiOhFreak54 won't be joining us this time.

Dx: Aw man. Oh well, can't help it. Anyways, this seems like a good chapter to me.

Jenny: Me too, I'm looking forward to the Christmas Holidays.

RDF1: Good, cause I just got another idea that I can put into play next chapter.

Dx: You and your ideas. You get like a dozen AS you are writing them, and then they hardly work out, unless it's original enough to get the viewers attention.

RDF1: Whatever. And now, our Guests for the chapter…

Voice: This is so totally cool!

Voice2: I've seen better, and I include your room in that.

Christopher sweatdropped.

Chris: I don't know whether to take that as a compliment, or an insult, Lillian.

Lillian: Considering how much time I've spent with my sister these last six months, fic wise, I'd say it's both, thanks to her.

Dx: Great, as if Cornelia pretending to be Lillian as a 23-year-old wasn't bad enough…

Jenny: Be nice. It's great to have you over.

RDF1: Okay, great meeting you. Let's keep moving…

This Chapter is part 2 of the School Duel, and rounding out the semester where I feel it would work.

Let's begin.

Disclaimer: RDF1 doesn't own YuGiOh Gx, or W.I.T.C.H.. This is a fanfic based retelling and nothing more. All OCs owned by RDF1 have been mentioned before, please see earlier chapters for other parts of disclaimer.

(Chapter Begin)

(Recap)

"Now, I'll take my turn," said Jaden, "I summon Wroughtweiler in defense mode, throw down a facedown, and pass it to you."

"Thanks, I now get to destroy three of your monsters in one go," said Chazz, "I discard Armed Dragon Level 3 from my hand, and destroy all your monsters with 1200 or less attack points."

"That is one incredible special ability," said Zane, feeling impressed by this deck, which he didn't duel against last year.

"You're telling me," said Jenny, fearing her next duel with Chazz. With that deck, he could just beat her in a few moves.

Armed Dragon annihilated all three monsters on Jaden's field, leaving Jaden Defenseless.

"THERE'S STILL A CHANCE YOU CAN WIN THIS!" yelled Shepard, in a futile effort, "JADEN IT UP!"

CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!

"Not so fast, Chazz," said Jaden, adding Burstinatrix and Polymerization to his hand, "Even though Wroughtweiler went to the grave, he's a good boy by bringing back Polymerization and an elemental hero to my hand."

"It won't matter!" declared Chazz, "Cause this duel's over! Attack! DRAGON TALON TERROR!"

Armed Dragon brought back his arm, ready to tear through Jaden, and his life points.

(Recap End)

Jaden: 1600

Chazz: 3600

Jaden looked on as the claw came ever closer.

"JADEN! IF YOU EVER WANTED TO LOSE MY RESPECT FOR YOU AS A DUELIST, THEN DON'T COUNTER THIS ATTACK!" shouted Jenny.

"Who says I won't!" called back Jaden, revealing his facedown, "I PLAY 'HERO SPIRIT'!"

Hero Spirit

Type: Normal Trap

Effect: When one or more 'Elemental Heroes' on your side of the field are sent to the graveyard, reduce the battle damage of one attack by an opponent's monster to zero.

"Thanks to this card, I'm not done yet!" continued Jaden, "So, anything else you'd like to play?"

"Oh please, like one turn is going to matter," said Chazz, finishing his turn, "It won't matter what card you play, I'll still get at your life points sooner or later, and you will finally taste defeat!"

"Really," countered Jaden, "Cause, from what I know, is that one good draw will lead to another one, and start a combo that can turn defeat into victory!"

Jaden drew his card, and Jenny felt a surge of duel energy.

'This is interesting,' thought Jenny, 'Only time I remember feeling this was when Belowski was dueling.'

Thankfully, no headaches, but the duel spirit energy was strong with Jaden.

(AN1)

"I summon out 'Winged Kuriboh'!" said Jaden, bringing out his Spirit Friend, "And he's going in Defense mode."

"Hmm, so you bought one more turn, big deal," scoffed Chazz, "That fuzzball's not a threat."

"WOO!" shouted Winged Kuriboh angrily, "I'll show you 'not a threat!'"

"Aw, did I hurt his feelings!" said Chazz in mock apology.

Jenny got the same feeling again, except this time it was from Chazz.

"Say Chazz, when did you pick up your friend?" asked Jaden.

"What friend?" asked Alexis, thinking Jaden might be starting to lose it, along with the duel, "Is Jaden seeing things?"

"If he is, then I am too," said Jenny, confiding in her friend, "I'll have to tell you the whole story later, but right now: concentrate on the duel itself."

"It's none of your business!" denied Chazz, trying to change the subject, "What else you got?"

"That's all this round," said Jaden, passing it on to Chazz.

"Good, cause that furball's history!" declared Chazz, "ATTACK! Dragon Talon Terror!"

Winged Kuriboh did his job, and that was to protect Jaden, even if it cost him his life this duel.

"Hey wait, no special ability this turn?" asked Syrus.

"Would it matter?" countered Bastion, "Chazz did the smart thing and saved a monster card in his hand from just being thrown away."

"Good ol' Winged Kuriboh!" added Jenny, smiling again, "That's a trooper!"

"My turn, and thanks to Kuriboh, I got another card ready to go! I play Pot of Greed!" said Jaden, drawing two more cards, and smiling a bigger smile than Jenny just did, "Nice! Time to turn this duel around; and around; and around!"

"Mind explaining it in simpler terms, Mr. Riddle-me-this!" demanded Chazz.

"I don't have too, but I will anyways," said Jaden, discarding Hero Kid to the graveyard, "By discarding one card from my hand, I can play 'Special Hurricane' to destroy all monsters that were special summoned! As in, by an effect, not a tribute! AND YOUR DRAGON'S AT THE TOP OF THE LIST!"

Armed Dragon Level 7 was destroyed, leaving Chazz defenseless.

"And I'm not through yet," said Jaden, slapping another card on his disk, "I summon 'Wildheart'! Now, attack him directly!"

Chazz: 2100


"Looks like the duel's going to be in my favor!" taunted Shepard.

"The duel isn't over yet," said Foster, before calling out "CHAZZ GET UP!"

CHAZZ GET UP! CHAZZ GET UP! CHAZZ GET UP!

Feeling the support of his school, Chazz gets up, though he was slightly winded, and drew his next card.

"I'm still in this, Jaden!" said Chazz, playing his next card, "I play 'Graveyard in the forth Dimension'! See, this card allows me to bring two monsters of a certain type back to my deck, namely Armed Dragons Level 3 and Level 7. Next, my last Armed Dragon Level 3 will be defending my life points this turn."

CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!

"And I'll add in this facedown, and end my turn," finished Chazz.

Chazz looked frustrated that his brothers HAD to show up, and HAD to remind him he needed to become the next King of Games, and this duel was one step closer to that position. Jaden also looked over at Slade and Jagger, and could understand that having family pressure you into something was hard to deal with.

(AN2)

'Wonder what Jaden's thinking about?' thought Jenny.

'Don't know,' said Will, 'But whatever it is, it doesn't seem like a happy thought.'

"Okay, Chazz," said Jaden, "Time to turn my game up, and get the REAL duel starting!"

'Okay, he's losing it,' thought Chazz, but couldn't help but respect Jaden for giving him such a good duel.

"I'll start by destroying that Armed Dragon!" declared Jaden, sending in Wildheart.

"Thanks for that," said Chazz, as Armed Dragon was sent to the Graveyard AGAIN, "Now I can play: The Grave of Enkindling!"

The Grave of Enkindling

Type: Normal

Effect: You can only activate this card when a monster on your side of the field is destroyed as a result of battle and sent to the Graveyard. You and your opponent each select 1 monster from your respective Graveyards and Special Summon them in Defense Position. Neither monster Special Summoned by this card's effect can change its Battle Position while it is face-up on the field, except with a card effect.

"Now, I get to bring back Armed Dragon Level 5 to the field," said Chazz, bringing his monster back.

Armed Dragon LV5

Def: 1700

CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!

"That was a little cheap," said Syrus, "I mean, he brings back his Level 5 Dragon just like that. Now he can easily destroy a monster on Jaden's field by discarding one card."

"Correct, but the drawback is he can't be moved to attack mode, and he can't activate his other special ability unless he's destroyed one monster of Jaden's," replied Bastion.

"It won't make a difference," said Jenny, thinking about the cards around a Level Deck, "Chazz can still summon back Level Seven next turn if he has a different card he can use."

"Come on, Jaden," said Chazz, getting annoyed with Jaden's hesitation (or lack there of), "Resurrect, bring out a monster to the field already!"

"Uh, monster?" countered Jaden, as if he mocking Chazz, which wasn't the case, "I believe you mean: Monsters!"

"My trap only brings back one!" informed Chazz.

"What card is so special that it's not alone in its summoning?" asked Bastion.

"And I never said IT didn't," replied Jaden, "I bring back: HERO KID! I discarded him to play Special Hurricane. Now, since he's being special summoned himself, I can bring out his brothers to the field from my deck!"

Hero Kid(x3)

Level: 2

Atk: 300

Def: 600

Effect: When this card is special summoned, you and special summon up to two 'Hero Kid's from your deck.

"And I'll throw down a facedown, and call it a turn!" finished Jaden.


Jenny was impressed. Not only did Jaden bolster his defense, he also set up a combo that would win him the duel.

"It's over," said Jenny, confusing the others.

"What do you mean?" asked Alexis.

"Jaden's won. And that facedown is what it's all about," said Jenny, leaning back to watch the show.


Chazz: 2100

Jaden: 1600

"My go!" said Chazz, "And I don't need to get rid of three-four cards to destroy your monsters; all I need is playing the right ONE! I play 'Level Up'!"

"'Level up'?" asked Shepard, "I haven't heard of that card!"

"Guess it goes to show that even with years of duel experience and research," said Chazz, disrespecting, yet truthfully pointing out the flaws of, Shepard, "You can't know everything! This card allows me to bypass the effect of Armed Dragons 5 AND 7, to allow me to special summon THE ARMED DRAGON LEVEL 7 ONCE MORE!"

Armed Dragon LV7

Atk: 2800

CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!


"Looks like your wrong, Jenny," said Zane, "Chazz can now destroy all of Jaden's monsters again."

"Keep watching," replied Jenny, whose look never changed one bit at the reappearance of Armed Dragon Level 7.


CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!

"Next, I'll add in 'Armed Changer'," continued Chazz from where he left off, "And now that I have discarded an Equip Spell Card, I can destroy your monster, and get another monster from my graveyard back to my hand that's weaker than Armed Dragon."

"Now he can destroy all the Kids, and not wasting another card in his hand to do it too," said Bastion.

"JADEN! NO!" cried out a worried Syrus, worried for his friend.

(AN3)

"Attack with Dragon Driller!" declared Chazz, as Armed Dragon destroyed Wildheart.

Jaden: 300

Chazz: 2100

"And thanks to Armed Changer, I can add Masked Dragon to my hand. But it won't be there for long,' continued Chazz, "I'll now discard Masked Dragon to destroy all those kids. They're grounded!"


"Uh oh, looks like da kid's in trouble," said Joey.

"I wouldn't worry," replied Yugi.

"Yeah, look at his field. His facedown is raring to go," added Duke.

"This kid IS good," complimented Mai.

"I want to duel him!" shouted the kids in unison.

The adults couldn't help but chuckle at the kids' enthusiasm.

"Maybe one day, you will," replied Yugi, as they continued to watch the rest of the match.


"Jaden, you have to keep going!" said Shepard, almost desperately.

"That's the plan," said Jaden, getting up, happy that his plan was now in play, "Time to end this duel. Thanks Chazz, it was real fun dueling you again, especially at this level of competition. However, next time, you might want to double check your plan for fallbacks!"

Jaden drew his next card, and put in right into action.

"I play, Warrior Returning Alive!" said Jaden, "This allows me to bring back Avian from my graveyard. I'll add in Burstinatrix and Polymerization that Wroughtweiler brought back to form: ELEMENT HERO FLAME WINGMAN!"

Elemental Hero: Flame Wingman

Level: 6

Atk: 2100

Def: 1200

Effect: Deliver damage equal to the attack of a monster this card destroys in battle.

"You've got to be kidding me," said Chazz, "That's all you got? He doesn't even have enough attack points!"

"You're right about one thing, I'm not kidding," replied Jaden, "But my kids ARE. I'm bringing them back to 'kid' around with your Attack Points. I play 'Miracle Kids'! This card allows me to lower the points of one monster on my opponent's field by 400 for every kid I have in the graveyard."

Armed Dragon LV7

Atk: 2800-1600

"Now, my combo is done. Attack with Infernal Rage!"

Chazz: 1600


"I guess you were right, Jenny," admitted Zane, "It's over, especially with Wingman's ability activating next."

"Come on guys," said Jenny, getting up, "We got one more thing to do here."

Jenny led the way down as Chazz's Life points hit zero. They noticed Slade and Jagger making their way down as well.

Jaden: 300

Chazz: 0

Seeing as she wasn't going to get there in time, she ran over to Jaden, and slapped Will's Guardian Card on the Monster Zone, allowing her to appear.

"You Loser; you DOG!" said Jagger, "You are a disgrace!"

"You are no brother of ours!" added Slade, before lightning (Quintessence) sparked around them, forcing them back.

"I think I've heard enough from you two," said Jenny, as she and Jaden walked up to them.

"This doesn't concern you, little girl!" said Jagger, "This is a family matter!"

"I think it does!" replied Jenny, "I do NOT tolerate bullies!"

"Jenny," said Chazz, stunned that she would stand up for HIM of all people, considering how much of a jerk he's been.

"He lost! And we gave him the best cards money can buy!" said Slade, "But he didn't use them. That's why he lost!"

"I doubt he could win ANYTHING with you guys breathing down his neck," said Jaden, "I mean, seriously, World Domination based on Dueling! Maybe in Ancient Egypt, but today? Get real!"

"Those 'rare cards' of yours would NOT have helped him in any way!" said Jenny, "He's a great duelist who's done one thing right today; and that's dueling with his own deck, his own cards. Sure, he lost, but that doesn't mean anything if he had fun in this duel. Not to mention, giving it his all."

"She's right," said Chazz, "I did give it my all."

"So did I, and that's why this duel was a lot of fun, even more so than our last duel," added Jaden.

"So," said Jenny, speaking loud enough for EVERYONE to hear, "I think I speak for this entire crowd when I say, 'CHAZZ IT UP!' and mean it. You did every duelist here proud Chazz."

(AN4)

"EVERYONE!" said Jaden, "CHAZZ IT UP!"

CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!

The cries were deafening to the Princeton Brothers, and Chazz was amazed that even his former classmates and teachers were supporting him for what he chose to do.

"Thank you," said Chazz realizing that his classmates didn't REALLY abandon him that easily after all. They were just poking fun, something he did every day himself, or at least did until now, 'And that's why, I've got to stay here. I've learned everything I could at North Academy, but Duel Academy is still full of great duelists. I can't leave knowing that.'


As the North Academy students were about to leave in their sub, Chazz turns to Jaden.

"Hey man, it was great having you visit. Don't forget about us up there," started Jaden, before Chazz cut him off.

"No Jaden, I'm not going to forget about anyone here, because I'm staying here," said Chazz.

"But you're our best duelist Chazz," said the current second best student with a Russian accent.

"And that's why I can't go back with you. I've learned everything North Academy has to offer, so I need to stay around strong duelists in order to get stronger myself."

"Good call, Chazz," said Jenny, giving him a smile, "It'd be nice to duel you again."

"Oh, don't worry," replied Chazz, smirking, "I'm not going to lose to that OTK again. You can count on that!"

"Looking forward to it," said Jenny, smirking right back.

"You're attention please," announced Crowler, from the stage behind them, "It's time to announce this year's Miss Duel Academy! Who will give the reward to the winning School's Chancellor!"

Miss Duel Academy rose up from beneath the stage… to reveal Miss Dorothy!

"AAGGHH!" shouted Jenny, falling back.

Others had similar reactions, given that Miss Dorothy was NOT who they were expecting.

"Will the winning Chancellor approach the stage," added Crowler, as Shepard walked up, and got a kiss from Dorothy/Miss Duel Academy.

Foster started bawling, causing Chazz to slowly back away from his now former Chancellor, obviously wondering if he should take some therapy for this.

"I'LL RETURN NEXT YEAR! AND I WILL WIN YOU BACK!" cried Foster as he ran back to his sub in tears.

"That's a chick!" wondered Chazz.

"I want to say I'm disappointed," said Jenny, as she got up and joined him, "But for some reason, I'm not."

"Probably for that same reason, I agree with you," replied Chazz.

(AN5)


After the sub left with one final cry of 'CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!' Shepard got Chazz's attention.

"There is one thing," said Shepard, "Banner…"

"Since you left Duel Academy and now have transferred back, you must begin anew at Slifer Red," informed Banner, to Chazz's horror.

"WHAT!" exclaimed Chazz, turning back to the sub, "WAIT! GET BACK HERE! DON'T LEAVE ME AT SLIFER!"

"Are you kidding me!" said Jaden, "We got the best dorm on campus. If you don't mind the roaches."

"And the occasion rat," added Syrus.

"Why not give the Slifer Cheer guys?" suggested Jaden, to which everyone to great joy, and humor, in doing.

S! L! I! F! E!

"Can't we just have 'Chazz it up!'" asked Chazz.

"Or 'Slifer it up!'" joked Jaden, to which he actually got a few laughs from the crowd.

(AN6)

After most of the crowd left, Chancellor Shepard, Chazz, Jenny, Jaden, and Professor Banner remained at the dock for a few moments more.

"Looking forward to an excellent semester with you in Slifer," said Jaden, "See ya in class tomorrow!"

"Oh, one more thing," said Banner, getting Chazz's attention once more, "Since Finals are next week, you will be excused from taking them."

"Don't get used to it," added Shepard, "This is only because you will not be able to catch up on the material in one weeks time, despite being a former Obelisk Blue."

After they left, Jenny started walking with Chazz, given that she felt the need give one last joke to Chazz before the day was over.

"Ya know," said Jenny, getting Chazz's attention as they walked, "It's funny. A little ironic, but actually apropos because of what's happened."

"And what's that!" asked Chazz, not liking where this was going.

"You said that you would never be a Ra Yellow Student before you left," informed Jenny, before smirking, "And even now, you AREN'T a Ra Yellow, but a Slifer Red. Now THAT'S Funny."

"I don't know whether to be angry that you're making such a joke," replied Chazz, looking a little put out, "Or glad that you didn't share it with the others."

"You earned my respect today Chazz," said Jenny, "And believe me, I had the hardest time respecting you of all people. But, I can't really blame you after seeing how your brothers treat you. You never really learned otherwise."

"Thanks, I think," said Chazz.

"See ya in class tomorrow," said Jenny, taking the path to the Female Obelisk Blue Dorm at the crossroads, "Otherwise, going to another Academy will be the LEAST of the distance needed to travel to prevent us from getting you back here.

"Just keep that in mind," finished Jenny, before hurrying along the path out of sight from Chazz.

"Hmm," said Chazz, "I never thought I'd ever find someone who actually wants to be a real friend with me. I'll have to keep that in mind for next semester."


The next few days weren't as awkward as it might have been, given that Chazz had returned and was now apparently sitting with the other Slifers in the Classrooms. That weekend, Jenny received an email that she would be able to select her opponent for the Finals of the semester. She thought long and hard over the next two days, before finally deciding her opponent.

"It's time for our rematch Bastion," said Jenny, as she sent in her response to the Faculty Board.


The day before the finals, everyone learned who would be dueling whom, and Bastion was interested to see that he would be having his rematch with Jenny finally. He had worked on his deck a little more to prepare himself for the duel, but he wasn't just quite ready.


That night, Bastion was reviewing all the combos he's seen, or heard about, Jenny using, and was at a loss for accurately countering EVERY combo of hers.

"It would seem to be a combination of Card Effects and Spell Cards, with an occasion trap card here and there. I have Imperial Order to deal with the spell cards, and a few Life Point recovery cards to deal with the cost of the card."

However, he couldn't find that one card that would disable all abilities. He had searched for over a month, before it hit him. The card he was looking for may very well be not released yet. SO, looking through the database of unreleased cards, he found what he was looking for. It was a Trap Card known as Tyrant's Tirade, and it wasn't scheduled to be release to the public until next spring.

"Hmm," pondered Bastion, "With the right phrasing to Pegasus, I might be able to borrow a prototype of that card to use against Jenny. Better make sure it gets here by tomorrow afternoon, or I'm sunk."

With that, he worked on an email to Pegasus, and sent it just before getting ready for bed. If all goes well, Jenny would be in for a BIG surprise.

(AN7)


The morning of the exams, Jenny spent a few minutes in quiet meditation, if only to converse with her duel spirits. Something she picked up from Belowski. She had to admit, he had a point. They have some good conversations. While she didn't do this very often, it was very relaxing when she did. Today, she checked up on Chris and Lillian, to see if she's forgiven him yet for the 'Marriage' incident. She could have done better, but some things just couldn't be helped. Turns out, they were doing better, as long as the incident was never mentioned again, so she wisely left them to it. She went over and visited Cobalt Blue to see how the rehearsals were going and found the W.I.T.C.H. girls doing a song and dance number with them. Seeing no one else, she decided to let them be and return to her body. She opened her eyes to see that only ten minutes had passed, which was good, because she didn't have any extra time left over to get ready for school.


Bastion was excited. Pegasus had sent a reply, saying that he could test out the new card against Jenny, but would need to return it before the day was out. In between written exams, Bastion headed over to the card shop where the card was sent, and Dorothy's assistant gave him his package. He added the card to his deck and made his way to the next class, knowing that even with this card, he would still need to be extra careful, because he still lost to Jaden even after sealing away his fusion monsters.


After the written finals were over, everyone had break for lunch before meeting up at the designated arenas for their Practical Exams. Jenny was watching as Alexis dueled and defeated another Obelisk Blue, despite being a second year student.

'Well, she IS the Queen of Obelisk Blue," spoke up Will.

'You'd think I'd be the Queen,' replied Jenny, 'Since I beat her and all.'

'It just feels right that she be queen, ya know?' responded Will, before disappearing, 'What with Jaden being the best first year on campus and all.'

Jenny couldn't help but chuckle at the truth of the statement. Despite neither losing a duel yet, Jaden had a greater record given the two dozen+ duels that Jaden won during the suspension Jenny was going through.

"Bastion Misawa, please report to arena 5 for your duel," was announced over the intercom, giving Jenny the cue to head out as well.


"Oh wow," said Jaden, as he got to his seat alongside Alexis, Syrus, Chumley, and Zane, "Jenny and Bastion are dueling? That's awesome!"

"We'll see what Bastion has in store for her," said Zane, actually interested in this duel, which was a rare sight.

"Jenny's gonna win," said Syrus, "She's not an Obelisk for nothing."

"I wouldn't count Bastion out," added Alexis, "He's dueled her before, and he's been working on a better deck since then."

"No matter the outcome," said Chumley, "This will be one lischus duel."


"Ready?" asked Jenny, activating her duel disk.

Jenny: 4000

Bastion: 4000

"And waiting," replied Bastion, doing the same and drawing his first cards, "I'll start off with Carboneddon in defense mode, and set two cards facedown. I'll pass it to you."


"That's new," said Jaden, "Bastion allowed me to destroy Carboneddon in our duel. What's he up to?"

"We'll see," replied Zane, "Right now, it's Jenny's turn."


"My go," said Jenny, before summoning her first monster, "I summon 'Average Teenager – Will Vandom' in attack mode. And I'll activate her ability to summon 'Average Teenager – Irma Lair' in attack mode as well."

Average Teenager – Will Vandom

Level: 4

Atk: 1500

Def: 1300

Effect: Once per turn, special summon 'Average Teenager' from your hand to the field in attack mode.

Average Teenager – Irma Lair

Level: 4

Atk: 1200

Def: 1900

Effect: Once per turn, can survive one battle that would destroy her.

"Irma, take that carbon based dino down! Hydro strike!" called out Jenny.

"Time to dissolve this guy," said Irma, shooting a stream of water at Carboneddon, destroying him.

"Next up, Will," added Jenny, "Quintessence burst!"

"Not so fast!" countered Bastion, revealing a facedown, "I play my trap: Periodic Table Cycle!"

Periodic Table Cycle

Type: Counter Trap

Effect: When an 'eddon' monster on your field is destroyed by battle, you can special summon a different 'eddon' from your deck to the field. That monster's ability is negated.

"I now summon 'Oxygeddon' to the field in attack mode."

Oxygeddon

Level: 4

Atk: 1800

Def: 800

"Aw man," complained Will, as her attack died down, "This is lame."

"You'll get your chance," said Jenny, "I'll set a card facedown and pass it to you."

"Then it's my turn. I summon Hydrogeddon to the field in attack mode!" started Bastion, "I attack with Hydrogeddon and destroy Will!"

Jenny: 3900

"Next I can summon a second Hydrogeddon," continued Bastion, "And I attack with my second Hydrogeddon!"

"Irma can survive one battle per turn," reminded Jenny.

Jenny: 3500

"But my assault's not done yet," said Bastion, "My Oxygeddon attacks now, and destroys Irma!"

"I reveal my facedown!" said Jenny, "Draining Shield! Now I gain life points equal to Oxygeddon's attack points!"

Jenny: 5300

"I now activate 'Bonding H2O'," finished Bastion, "To summon the 'Water Dragon!"

Water Dragon

Level: 8

Atk: 2800

Def: 2600


"This isn't good," said Syrus.

"Yeah," agreed Alexis, "Not only does Bastion have his star monster out, he also has a facedown for whatever surprises Jenny may still have."

"Jenny's fine," replied Jaden, "She's still got TONS of monsters. Not to mention spells and traps to bring them out."


"I'll set one more card facedown and end my turn," finished Bastion.

"My draw," said Jenny, and looking at her card, her options were thin, "I summon Cornelia to the field in attack mode."

Average Teenager – Cornelia Hale

Level: 4

Atk: 1800

Def: 1700

Effect: Once per turn, can destroy one monster on your opponent's side of the field.

"And I will activate her effect, allowing me to destroy that Water Dragon of yours," said Jenny.

"I don't think so," said Bastion, "I reveal: Solemn Judgement!"

Bastion: 2000

"Not that card!" exclaimed Jenny, as Cornelia was destroyed.

"Yes, and now that Cornelia's gone, you have no other way to attack this turn," said Bastion.

"I switch Irma into defense mode and end my turn," finished Jenny.

"My turn," followed Bastion, "I play the spell card Pot of Greed, which adds two more cards to my hand. Next I'll add in 'Graceful Charity', I draw three new cards, and discard two. Now that I have ten cards on Carboneddon, I remove him from play to special summon 'Hyozanryu' from my deck!"

Hyozanryu

Level: 7

Atk: 2100

Def: 2800

"I now play the spell: Stop Defense. This allows me to force Irma into attack mode. I now attack with both my monsters, destroying her!"

Jenny: 5300-3700-2800

"I'll set one more card facedown and end my turn," finished Bastion.

Bastion's hand: 1 cards.

Jenny's hand: 3 cards.

"My draw. I play my own 'Pot of Greed', giving me two more cards. Next I summon Hay Lin to the field in attack mode. I'll now add in 'Double Summon' and 'Cost Down'. By discarding one card in my hand," said Jenny as she discarded Taranee, "I summon out 'Queen Elyon' to the field in attack mode. Next, with her ability, I get to summon out 'Prince Phobos' to the field in attack mode!"

Queen of Meridian – Elyon

Level: 7

Atk: 2000

Def: 2800

Effect: Once per turn, you can special summon one monster from your deck, hand, or graveyard.

Prince of Meridian – Phobos

Level: 8

Atk: 3000

Def: 1000


"There's a turn around," said Alexis.

"That's a totally lischus combo," said Chumley.

"But will it be enough?" asked Jaden, who was now starting to get worried about her friend, even if only a little.


"Phobos, attack Water Dragon, Dark Element blast!" ordered Jenny.

Bastion: 1800

"Thanks for that," replied Bastion, "Because now I get my 2 Hydrogeddons back as well as my Oxygeddon."

"I can still attack with Queen Elyon!" continued Jenny.

"Not really," replied Bastion, "I activate Amorphous Barrier. This negates her attack and ends the battle phase."

"I'll set one card facedown and end my turn," finished Jenny, as she sighed.

"My draw," said Bastion, "And it's time to end this duel! I play 'Card of Sanctity'! Now we both have 6 cards in our hands again."

"Thanks," replied Jenny, who got a good look at her hand before Bastion continued his move.

"I also play my last facedown 'Tyrant's Tirade'!" continued Bastion, confusing the heck out of everyone there, "Don't know what it does? Not surprising, because I had to make a special request from Pegasus himself to use this prototype in today's duel!"

Tyrant's Tirade

Type: Continuous Trap

Effect: Sacrifice two monsters. Your opponent cannot activate special abilities on the field or in their hand.

(AN8)

Jenny WAS impressed. That card all but locked down her deck. It was the perfect counter for her monsters, which allowed her to devastate her opponents depending on which group of monsters was out at one time. Luckily, she has a good card that can counter it, or another card she believes Bastion has as well.

"Next, I'll add in 'Ritual of Lithmus'," added Bastion, "I sacrifice my two remaining monsters in order to summon 'Lithmus Doom Swordsman'! You remember him, don't you Jenny?"

Lithmus Doom Swordsman

Level: 8

Atk: 0-3000

Def: 0-3000

Effect: This card can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell Card, "Ritual of Lithmus". This card cannot be destroyed by battle and is unaffected by the effects of Trap Cards. While there is a face-up Trap Card on the field, this card's ATK and DEF become 3000.

"Yeah," sighed Jenny, realizing what this meant, "I remember."

"Attack and destroy Phobos," declared Bastion, as his swordsman destroyed Phobos without being destroyed himself, "And I'll end off with 'Back to Square One'. I'll discard a card to send Elyon back to the top of your deck."


"No!" said Syrus, concerned about Jenny.

If this was any other duelist, they might have been cheering for Bastion, but since it was Jenny, they didn't wanted her to lose this easily. And Jaden realized what he could do to get her back. However, before he could speak out, someone else beat him to it.

"JENNY!" said Chazz, who had entered the arena just two minutes ago, "Don't lose to this guy! Just because I lost to him doesn't mean you're allowed to do so as well! Show everyone here why your one of the top Obelisk Blue students around!"

Jenny was stunned, but not surprised. She felt a smile coming on, remembering their talk that night before parting.

"Thanks Chazz," replied Jenny, before turning to Bastion, "You hear that? I can't lose now! My go!"

Jenny drew back Elyon, but it didn't matter. She already had the card combination she needed ready to go.

"I start by playing this spell card: Soul Release!" continued Jenny, "I now remove my 'Average Teenagers' from the graveyard from play."

"I don't think so!" countered Bastion, "I activate my trap card: Imperial Order! Now your spell is cancelled!"

"Take another look!" said Jenny, activating her last facedown as well, "I activate 'Trap Jammer'! Now your trap is cancelled! Allowing me to continue my combo!"


"That's what I'm talking about!" cheered Jaden.

"And she's not done yet," added Alexis.

"Totally Lischus," included Chumley.

"Way to combo, Jen," said Syrus.

"She gets stronger with every duel, just like you Jaden," informed Zane, who wasn't easily impressed, yet was by Jenny.

'Sweet,' thought Jaden.

'WOO!' added Winged Kuriboh, "Don't miss this part, Jaden!"


Bastion: 1800

Jenny: 2800

"I'll now activate 'Trap Booster'! I discard one card from my hand to play a trap card from my hand! I discard Elyon to play the trap: RETURN FROM THE DIFFERENT DIMENSION!"

Return from the Different Dimension

Type: Normal Trap

Effect: Pay Half your Life Points. Special summon up to five monsters removed from play. During the end phase, remove those same monsters from play.

Jenny: 1400

"So, welcome back 'Average Teenagers'!" continued Jenny, as W.I.T.C.H. returned to the field, "And I'll add in 'Heart of Kandrakar', to bring out the 'W.I.T.C.H.' Guardians!"

Guardian of the Veil – Will

Level: 7

Atk: 2500

Def: 2200

Effect: When all 'Guardian of the Veil' monsters are on the field, destroy one monster on opponent's side of the field and opponent takes damage equal to destroyed monster's attack points.

Guardian of the Veil – Irma

Level: 7

Atk: 2200

Def: 2600

Effect: Once per turn, one battle is negated.

Guardian of the Veil – Taranee

Level: 7

Atk: 2600

Def: 2300

Effect: Once per turn, one 'Guardian of the Veil' monster gains 500 attack points until the end phase.

Guardian of the Veil – Cornelia

Level: 7

Atk: 2800

Def: 2000

Effect: Sacrifice 1000 life points to destroy all monsters on your opponent's side of the field.

Guardian of the Veil – Hay Lin

Level: 7

Atk: 2300

Def: 2800

Effect: Sacrifice 500 points to destroy all spell and trap cards on the field.

"True," replied Bastion, "But none of them have enough attack points. Nor can they activate their special abilities!"

"You think I don't know that!" questioned Jenny, "I know very well that I can't win if I attack right now. But I still got a card to play!"

"If you're thinking 'Heatherfield' is going to save you, only two monsters will be stronger than mine with that card," challenged Bastion.

"Well it's a good thing that 'Heatherfield' ISN'T the card I'm playing then," said Jenny, placing her last card in the Field Spell slot, "I play 'Kandrakar'!"

Kandrakar

Effect: Increase all 'Guardian of the Veil' and 'Former Guardian of the Infinite Dimensions' monsters' attack by 1000 points.

"Now, I have ALL my monsters with higher attack points than your Swordsman. Even with being immortal in battle, I can still win," said Jenny, "And I'll let Will sit this one out, since she got to have the spotlight plenty of times before. So, ELEMENT BURST!"

Bastion: 1800-1000-700-500-0

Jenny: 1400

Bastion was stunned, but smiled. It was a great duel, no matter how many times the advantage changed hands.

"Great duel, Bastion," said Jenny, "I have to say, I had my work cut out for me."

"Why do I doubt that?" replied Bastion, as they shook hands.

"No, I did have my work cut out for me," countered Jenny, as they moved towards the stands together, where their friends were, "If it weren't for your 'Card of Sanctity', I might have lost."

"We'll never know, will we?" smirked Bastion; glad to know his friend was being honest.


The next day, the students were packing for Christmas break, or any other holiday they celebrated. Everyone met at the docks before heading to their rooms. It was going to be a long month away from Duel Academy, but it was well earned.

(Chapter End)

Sorry for the shortness, needed to end somewhere, so I can have a transition chapter next time.

Dx: I WILL be in the next chapter, right?
Jenny: We'll see.

Dx: Jenny!

RDF1: Relax, just be patient.

Okay guys, I think that's all, other than ANs.

Author Notes:
AN1: Unintentional reference to Star Wars FTW! But really, Jaden has an incredible bond with his duel cards.

AN2: Jaden was forced to send Yubel on the notion that he didn't know better. Too bad it ended up being worse than usual.

AN3: Seriously, he's like a whiney kid at that statement. That being said, there is NO YAOI in my fics!

AN4: Yep, Chazz dueled using his own cards, and that means a lot to true duelists. I dare say even Yugi would be proud of him making that decision.

AN5: Kind of like Iron Man 2, with the Ex-Wife. I mean… it's Hammer-tech. Not to mention he forgot what the dude actually said. It busts the bunker under the already busted bunker, not the first bunker. LOL. That being said, you can't be disappointed in something that's that sad to begin with.

AN6: I know in the anime, everyone said that, but I felt that Jaden needed to make that joke alone.

AN7: If you peaked down before reading on, then I'll spoil it for you, it's a card that wasn't released until 5Ds era. However, it's the closest thing to a lockdown for Jenny's deck that I could find.

AN8: Again, tweaked card description to work in favor of one person. The only duelist who would truly benefit from is Belowski, because he has no effect monster that I've seen yet.

I think that's all. I've gotten my tenth review on my latest chapter in my Digimon fic, so look out for that in the next week or so. I need time to get it worked out.

Dx: We better get going on that Digimon chapter before people start sending you PMs about it.

He's right. Until then…

Later,

RDF1