CHAPTER TEN: THE SCHOOL DUEL
The day had finally arrived. Later today the students from North Academy would arrive and the School Duel could finally commence. Dai was extremely excited for this to happen. He was in one of the small duel arenas with his deck, he was looking through some of the cards, while adding in two cards that Alexis had given him while on their way back from Domino City.
Flashback:
Dai was looking through his deck, having decided which one to use in the School Duel. While he was looking through the cards he felt a presence behind him, turning around he saw Alexis. "Hey Alexis." He said before looking back at his cards.
"Hey Dai, I just wanted to tell you I'm glad you brought me along with you." She said with a slight blush on her face. Walking up next to him she handed him a small envelope. "I got these while we were in the city. I think that they will help you in your in the School Duel." Alexis said.
Dai opened up the envelope and looked at the cards inside. His mouth split into a large grin as he looked over the rare cards. Turning back towards the attractive blond he grabbed her and pulled her in for a kiss. Alexis was stunned for a moment before returning the kiss. The two teens deepened the kiss before the need for air overwhelmed them.
"Thank you Alexis, I couldn't have asked for a better gift." Dai said, still grinning at her.
Flashback end:
Dai grinned at the memory before putting the cards back into his deck.
"Hey Dai!" Came Syrus' voice. Turning towards the voice Dai saw his teal haired friend running up to him. "There you are, come on everyone's waiting for you." He said.
"For me? What for?" Dai asked.
"For the meet and greet. North Academy just showed, your opponent is here." Syrus explained.
"Alright then, lets go." Dai said as the two took off.
Arriving at the docks they saw a large submarine with an older man with a white headband, wire frame glasses, and wearing a yellow jacket. Sheppard was shaking his hand. "Foster, it's been far too long. How've you been?" Sheppard asked his friend and rival.
"I've been well, ever since I got over the defeat you handed us in last years School Duel." He said with a smile.
"Oh it was a close match." Sheppard said.
"Not really." Foster deadpanned. "But this year I have a feeling it will be."
"Yes I'm sure it will. To a spirited duel between our two schools." Sheppard said.
Dai walked up to the pair of chancellors. "Welcome to Duel Academy Chancellor Foster." Dai said politely. "Now that all of the greetings are out of the way, who will my opponent be?"
"Yes Daisuke we were just getting to that part." Sheppard said. Dai just nodded politely.
"Daisuke Higarashi? So you're Duel Academy's phenom?" Foster asked.
"I don't know if that's the best title for me sir." Dai said. "Anyway when do I get to meet my opponent?" He asked.
"Right now slacker." Came a voice from the submarine.
"Who said that?" Dai asked, looking towards the submersible.
"It's me." Coming up from the inside of the sub, was none other than Chazz.
Dai just smirked; glad to see his old rival back again. "So you're my opponent Chazz?" He asked, already knowing the answer. "When did you transfer?" Dai asked jokingly.
"Since I stopped getting the respect I deserved here." Came Chazz's reply.
"Yeah." Said two students standing in front of Chazz.
"And now it's payback time. You won't give him respect so now he'll take it." Said an older student with a think Russian accent.
"He'll Chazz you up." Said a boy with wild green hair.
Any further banter between the two was interrupted by a huge gust of wind. Looking up, they saw a pair of helicopters descending.
"What the hell?" Dai asked while looking up at the two choppers.
Looking out of one of the helicopters were two older men wearing business suits. "Hi Chazz." Said the one with close-cropped hair.
"What's going on little brother? Mind if we drop in?" Asked the one with longer hair and a goatee.
"Slade? Jagger? Why are you two here?" Chazz asked his older brothers.
"Why else? To celebrate your big dueling victory." Slade said as the helicopters landed. "You are going to win. Right you Chazz?" He asked rhetorically.
"That's it. Beautiful, now just act natural." Said a man from what appeared to be a television network.
"Alright here we go. Okay we're all set with camera two." Said another TV person.
"Uh, what's going on here?" Asked Foster.
"What's going on? I think you mean when are you going on? And the answer is Prime Time baby. This School Duel is gonna be broadcast worldwide." He explained.
"You set it up didn't you? This broadcast?" Chazz asked his brothers a while later as they were sitting in the locker room.
"Of course we did. We need the whole world to see that you're on your way to becoming Duel Monsters best. It's all part of the plan." Slade said.
"Yeah, yeah." Chazz replied.
"Look world domination is ours for the taking, if we all do our part Chazz." Jagger said condescendingly.
"And we have. Now it's your turn bro, to conquer the world of Duels Monsters, to be the best." Slade said.
"And to not give up. Did you really think that you could get away from your duties? Get away from us by dropping out of Duel Academy?" Jagger asked angrily.
"I-I uh." Chazz Stammered.
"Don't deny it! You have always been the slacker of this family." Jagger yelled.
"It doesn't matter, the point is Chazz you can still turn it around. You can still show that we're supreme." Slade said, calming his angry brother.
"That's right, and the dueling cards in this briefcase are gonna help you do just that." Jagger said, holding up a metal briefcase. "They're the most expensive out there, so you have no excuse to lose." He finished setting the case down on the bench. "Don't let us down Chazz. Don't let the Princeton name down, it's all on you."
Dai was heading towards the duel arena a few minutes later when he heard a voice coming from the bathroom. "Man up Chazz." Looking in the direction of the voice, Dai saw Chazz standing in front of the bathroom mirror yelling at himself. "Man up! Come on. Show them that Chazz Princeton is no slacker, that you're worthy of the Princeton name. That you can win, and that you can keep winning, over and over, that you're the best. You've got to do your part Chazz; you've got to show them that you're supreme. It's your duty. It's the plan." Chazz said as he silently cried to himself.
'Damn Chazz, I didn't realize that you were under this much pressure. Never the less, I can't just let you win. If you want to be the best, you have to fight for it.' Dai thought.
"Now go and win. Go and win. Go and win." Chazz said to psyche himself up for the duel.
The entire student bodies for both schools were currently sitting in the stands of the main duel arena cheering their hearts out. "That's it everyone, lots of energy, remember the whole world is watching this thing live." Said the TV guy through a megaphone. "Now lets cheer these duelists on."
"Same bet as usual, right Sheppard?" Foster asked his fellow chancellor from their seat in the stands. "You do remember don't you?"
"Absolutely, after all old friend, it's what makes this all worth while." Replied the bald chancellor, causing both men to begin laughing.
"Alright Dai here we go, the match against your dueling rival, your arch nemesis. How do you feel?" Syrus asked his friend.
"I'm okay." Replied Dai.
"Just okay?" Syrus asked.
"Don't you mean awesome or something?" Chumley asked.
"No I feel good, it's just I saw Chazz in the bathroom earlier, and I feel bad that one of us has to lose. Chazz has a lot of pressure on him, and I think I'm starting to understand where he's coming from, and it's not an easy place." Dai explained.
"Attention students, welcome to the School Duel." Sheppard said.
"And now let this year's competition finally begin." Both Sheppard and Foster said together.
"Dr. Crowler, introduce the duelists." Sheppard ordered the effeminate teacher.
"With pleasure Chancellor Sheppard. After all, these are two duelists that I know personally, and personally I just adore them. Now first from Duel Academy, I introduce Daisuke Higarashi!" Crowler said to roaring applause from the Duel Academy students. "And his opponent…" Crowler began only to get interrupted by Chazz.
"Get off the stage. I'll introduce myself you scrub." Chazz said arrogantly.
"I beg your pardon? Scrubs don't have PhD's in dueling." Crowler said while waiving the microphone around, tangling the cord in his legs. This caused the teacher to begin tripping and finally fall off the stage.
Dai tried to hide his smile at the misfortune of his least favorite teacher, but couldn't resist commenting. "Maybe you oughtta go cordless next time."
"Maybe you should just shut the hell up, cause it's Chazz Princeton's turn now. But then again, I don't really need an introduction. Everyone here knows who I am. Or do you? You see Chazz Princeton has changed. Sure I used to be a classmate of yours, but when I left here, I left my old self as well. Now you're looking at the new ad improved Chazz, the North Academy Chazz and I'm here to…" Chazz began.
"CHAZZ IT UP!" Yelled the entire North Academy student body.
"That's right, say it again." He commanded.
"CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!" They all yelled together. "NO MERCY CHAZZ!"
"Got that right." Chazz responded. "Okay, go time. Let's see what you've got Dai."
"Bring it." Dai said as he pulled up his hood.
"Duel!" They both said.
Dai {4000LP}
Chazz {4000LP}
Chazz drew first. "For my first move I'm going to summon a monster with some fight. Go Masked Dragon." Chazz said as his monster appeared. It was a red dragon with pieces of bone armor on its face forming a mask, as well as down it's chest and on it's wings {1100DP}. "That'll do for now." He said as he ended his turn.
"Not bad Chazz, but you'll have to do better, I summon Alchemist of Black Spells in attack mode." Dai said as his own monster appeared. It had on black robes with gold runic lines all over it and carried a green book {1200AP}. "Now take out that dragon with Alchemic Explosion." Dai commanded as his monster shot an orb of green energy with a rune inscribed pyramid at Masked Dragon destroying it.
"Awesome Dai's taken the lead." Syrus cheered.
"No he's taken the bait. I activate my Masked Dragon's ability, when this card is destroyed in battle, I can summon a dragon type monster with fifteen hundred or fewer attack points from my deck, and I have just the one, see for yourself. Come out Armed Dragon LV3." Chazz said as his new monster appeared. It was a dragon that stood on it's back legs and had orange scaled with grey trim, it also had spikes coming out from its shoulders, elbows, knees and finally a row of spikes going down its stomach {1200AP}.
"Um Level?" Syrus asked.
"Yeah and three is the lowest, if Chazz plays this right that dragon will get a lot bigger." Alexis explained.
"Indeed, I just wonder where Chazz got such a powerful card." Bastion said.
Sheppard was shocked. "Why isn't that one of your schools top cards? Oh Foster you didn't?" He asked his friend.
"I did what I had to do. I told you Sheppard, I want that prize, and I'm going to get it." He said with a smirk on his face.
"Not if I have anything to say about it my old friend. Let's go Daisuke!" Sheppard yelled at the Slifer Red.
"Nice card Chazz, I can see you definitely stepped up your game. I can't wait to see what else you have." Dai complimented his rival.
"Don't worry you'll have a front row seat." Chazz assured him.
"Until then I'll drop one facedown and end my turn." Dai said as he placed his card.
"Great now I can start ending you." Chazz said as he drew. "You see Dai, during my standby phase, my Armed Dragon's special ability activates. So by sending one card to the graveyard and sacrificing his level three form, I can summon Armed Dragon LV5 directly to the field."
"Holy shit." Dai said.
"This isn't good." Syrus commented.
"Now the let's get to it shall we? Armed Dragon LV5 rise." Chazz said as a pillar of light surrounded his monster and his new monster took the field. It was a larger version of the last dragon with red and black scales and far more spikes coming off its body {2400AP}.
"Be careful Dai, by leveling up Armed Dragon's power has substantially increased, and he was plenty powerful before." Bastion warned.
"Wow Chazz, that things badass, but then so is my trap Mage Armor, and I'll equip it to my Alchemist." Dai said, as his trap became a set of magical armor over his monster. "With this trap card out your monsters can't attack the monster equipped with this trap card. Them's the breaks." Dai said.
Chazz just started laughing. "You want breaks? I'll give you breaks Dai. Because even with that Mage Armor trap card out my Armed Dragon LV5 is going to crush your creature. With Armed Dragon's special ability, by sending one monster to the graveyard I can destroy a monster of yours. As longs as it's attack points are equal or less than the monster I discard." He explained.
"So that means…" Dai said, realizing what was about to happen.
"If Flying Kamakiri #1 goes to the graveyard…" Chazz began.
"Then Dai's Alchemist will be in big trouble." Syrus finished.
"He has less attack points." Chumley said.
"Go Armed Dragon LV5, Shrapnel Blast." Chazz commanded, his monster roared and all the spikes on its body shot out like small missiles and struck Dai's monster, destroying it. "And that was just his special ability, now of his direct attack. Go Inferno Roar." Chazz commanded. His monster reached our and struck Dai with both his arms, which were coated in red energy, throwing the Slifer to the edge of the duel platform.
Dai {1600LP}
Chazz {4000LP}
"So that's Duel Academy's best?" Chazz asked mockingly.
Dai rolled over and did a kip-up and dusted himself off. "Nice shot Chazz." He complimented.
"I lay once card facedown and end my turn." Chazz said.
"He's finally acting like a Princeton." Slade said.
"That's true, I just hope he doesn't win too fast." Jagger said, much to his brother's confusion. "Hey the longer he thrashes this kid the more we make in commercial revenues." He explained to his confused brother, causing both of them to laugh.
"My go." Dai said as he drew. "I play Pot of Greed, so now I get to draw two more cards." He said as he drew. "Now I'm going to play one of them Ancient Rules. With this card, I can summon one level five or above monster without a sacrifice, so I choose to bring out Endymion the Master Magician." Dai said as the black robed mage took the field {2700AP}.
"Alright Dai, you've got him now." Syrus cheered.
"With magic boy there?" Chazz scoffed.
"You bet your ass, and he gives a new definition to the term spell power, go Chain Lightning." Dai said, his monster raised its staff and shot out a burst of blue lightning, destroying Chazz's dragon.
Dai {1600LP}
Chazz {3700LP}
"Thanks for that, it let's me play my trap Call of the Haunted. Do you believe in ghosts? Well your about to, because this card lets me bring back any monster from my graveyard, and I bet you can guess which one I'm going to pick. Armed Dragon LV5 rise." Chazz said, as his monster reappeared with a mighty roar {2400AP}.
"CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! SHOW NO MERCY!" Yelled all the North Academy students.
"I'll lay one facedown." Dai said as he ended his turn.
'Go ahead, because with what I have for you, even your best wont be enough.' Chazz thought. "Get ready for me to mop this low rent Duel Academy floor with you Daisuke." Chazz said as he drew. "Cause now I'm using Armed Dragon's special ability. I'm discarding Despair from the Dark from my hand to the graveyard, and since it has twenty-eight hundred attack points I'm sending you little magic man to the ether. Now Armed Dragon destroy Endymion with Shrapnel Blast." Chazz said as again all the spikes on his monster shot out.
"Not so fast, I play my trap, Dimension Door." Dai said as a portal appeared and Endymion vanished through it, avoiding the blast.
"What happened?" Chazz asked.
"My trap. Dimension Door lets me return a monster on my field to my deck, and in return, I get to summon out weaker monsters straight from my deck whose total levels equal to that of the monster I returned, so I'm bringing out my level two Apprentice Magician, level one Crystal Seer, and finally my level four Mystical Beast Cerberus." Dai said as his three monsters appeared in defense mode.
"Talk about close." Syrus said.
"Yeah I know, he barely saved himself." Chumley agreed.
"Whatever, my Armed Dragon still has his attack to use." Chazz said confidently. "And now I'm going to use it, go Inferno Roar." He commanded as his monster destroyed Dai's Mystical Beast Cerberus. "And now to take this duel to the next level Dai, to the highest level. It's time to upgrade my Armed Dragon LV5 to LV7. Now Dai won't you join me in welcoming the ultimate and the all powerful, Armed Dragon LV7." Chazz said as his new monster appeared in a vortex of red energy. It was a huge version of the last monster, with darker red and more angular facial features, and even more spikes on its body {2800AP}.
"YEAH CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!" The North Academy students yelled.
"Okay so he's big, but who knows, he could be friendly." Dai said jokingly.
"That's strange, that card wasn't in the briefcase I gave Chazz." Jagger said, getting a look of shock from his brother.
Foster was currently grinning like a madman, while Sheppard was looking grim. "Come on Daisuke we're all with you." He yelled getting boos from the North Academy students.
"Aw what's wrong, you not so talkative anymore? You don't have anything to say Dai?" Chazz asked sarcastically.
"Yeah I have something to say, that is one badass monster Chazz." Dai said with a smile.
"What's wrong with you? You should be scared of him, not admiring him." Chazz yelled.
"But how can I not? He's an incredible monster and this has been an incredible duel. How can anyone not be excited? I mean this is as good as it gets I am totally stoked. This is what dueling is all about, thanks Chazz." Dai said, his grin threatening to split his face in two.
"Thanks? You're pitiful Daisuke, look at yourself. Grinning like an idiot, never taking anything seriously that's why you'll never be a champion. You see it takes discipline to win. You need to have a sense of duty; you need to have some kind of plan. And I have a plan, and I have a sense of duty, and that's why I'm going to beat you Dai. That's why I'll beat anyone in my way. I can conquer anyone. You got that? I'm going to conquer the whole world." Chazz ranted.
"Okay? Well if you don't mind can I take my turn first?" Dai asked.
"Make it quick." Chazz snapped.
"Alright, I play one monster facedown in defense mode, and I'll lay a facedown. How's that for quick?" He asked.
"Not bad, but downright sluggish compared to how quick my Dragon's going to take out all your monsters." Chazz said as he drew. "Watch this, I'm using my Armed Dragon's special ability, now by discarding one card from my hand, I can destroy all your monsters with equal or fewer attack points." Chazz explained.
"That's not good." Dai said.
"Oh no." Alexis gasped.
"That is one impressive special power." Zane commented.
"I discard Armed Dragon LV3 to the graveyard, so all your monster with twelve hundred or less attack points will be completely wiped out. Go Serrated Sonic Disk." Chazz commanded as his monsters stomach glowed blue and three energy disks shot out and destroyed all of Dai's monsters.
"It's okay, you can still come back." Sheppard yelled.
"Well before my facedown Magician of Faith leaves, she lets me return one spell card from my graveyard to my hand." Dai said as he returned the magic card.
"As if it'll matter you Duel Academy stooge. This duel's over, its time for you… to go bye bye." Chazz said. "Armed Dragon LV7 attack Dai directly with Dragon Talon Terror." He said as his monster raised its right arm to strike.
"Not so fast Chazz, I play the trap Waboku. With this trap all your battle damage goes to zero, zip, zilch, nada." Dai said as three women in blue robes blocked the attack.
"Great you can use a Thesaurus, but it'll take a lot more than words to beat my Armed Dragon, and a lot more than any pathetic monster you have." Chazz said with a chuckle. "Face it Dai, you're toast."
"Gotta get something started." Dai said as he drew. "I play Pot of Greed. It's the card I took back when you destroyed my Magician of Faith." He said as he drew two more cards. "Alright, This card should turn the duel around, I play Raigeki, and with this, all your monsters are destroyed." Dai said as a lightning bolt struck Chazz's dragon and destroyed it.
"No way, it can't be." Chazz said in disbelief.
"Oh it be, an now you are in serious trouble." Dai said.
"That's so licious. Totally what I would've done. You know if I had those cards, and Dai was walking me through it step by step." Chumley said.
"That's all? Maybe he should hold your hand as well?" Bastion asked sarcastically.
"Way to play, now follow through and take it to Chazz's life points Dai." Syrus cheered.
"I summon Breaker the Magical Warrior, and since he was normal summoned he gets a spell counter and three hundred more attack points." Dai said as the red armored mage appeared and a silver counter appeared above him {1900AP}. "Now attack Chazz Directly." Dai commanded as his monster attacked Chazz with a slash of its sword, knocking the teen backwards and onto the ground.
Dai {1600LP}
Chazz {1800LP}
This move caused Sheppard to start laughing. "The prize is so mine, after all it looks like your boys down for the count. Sorry." He said to his friend.
"Oh no he's not, Chazz get up!" Foster yelled.
"CHAZZ GET UP! CHAZZ GET UP! CHAZZ GET UP!" The North Academy students yelled.
"Jagger what doe Chazz think he's doing? We gave him the best cards in the world but he's not using them." Slade ranted to his brother.
"Its… my… turn." Chazz said as he slowly got back up. "I play a spell card, Graveyard in the Fourth Dimension. This card lets me take two monsters from my graveyard, and shuffle them right into my deck. Sure they have to be a special kind of monster, but they're just the kind I need, my Armed Dragons. And I just so happen to have another one in my hand, I summon the Armed Dragon LV3." Chazz said as his small orange and grey dragon appeared {900DP}.
"CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!" Came the yell from North Academy.
'I have to win this, I can't let my brothers down.' Chazz thought as he felt their angry stares on him. He could practically hear their voices. 'World domination is ours for the taking.' He heard the voice of Jagger. 'You need to become Duel Monsters best.' Came the disembodied voice of Slade. "I'm trying." Chazz said out loud while looking towards his brothers.
"Trying to what? Hello earth to Chazz?" Dai asked his rival. Following Chazz line of sight he saw his older brothers sitting in the crowd looking disapproving. 'His brothers.' Dai thought, remembering when he saw Chazz before the duel beating himself up about needing to be the best. 'So that's why Chazz was flipping his shit earlier, cause of his dickhead brothers putting that kind of pressure on him. Damn that sucks, he's gotta realize that the only thing worth dueling for is whatever you want, not what others expect of you. I have to win this duel now, I have to show Chazz that he should be dueling for his own ambition, not his brothers.' "Let's duel Chazz." He said.
"What do you think we've been doing?" Chazz asked sarcastically, getting a laugh from the North Academy section.
"GO CHAZZ IT UP! BEAT HIM!" They yelled encouragingly.
"Oh yeah, well beat this. Breaker attack that Armed Dragon with Phantasmal Force." Dai commanded, his monster raised its sword and shot a beam of blue energy in the form of a phantom that destroyed Chazz's monster.
"Thanks for that, now I can play my trap, it's called The Grave on Enkindling, and since a monster was destroyed in battle, we can both take a monster from our graveyard and summon it to the field in defense mode, and I choose another Armed Dragon, and he's LV5." Chazz said as the red and black dragon reappeared on the field {1700DP}.
"Grave of Enkindling made that way to easy, it's practically unfair. Isn't there any drawback to using it?" Syrus asked.
"If I recall correctly, by rule the resurrected monster must remain in defense mode. Of course that's really a moot point. After all with Armed Dragon LV5's special ability, by discarding one monster from his hand to the graveyard Chazz can destroy on of Dai's monsters whose attack points are less than or equal to the attack points of the monster he discarded." Bastion explained.
"What are you waiting for? Resurrect, take a monster from your graveyard, but let me tell you, it's gonna be a round trip." Chazz assured.
"Monster? I think you mean monsters." Dai countered. "I bring back Apprentice Magician from the grave, then I play the spell card Mirror Image. Now I choose one level two lower monster on my field, and then I can summon every other copy of that card from my deck, so come on out boys." Dai said, as his three monsters appeared {800DP}. "Finally I drop one facedown and call it a turn."
"I see, by playing three monsters, you think I'll have discard three cards to destroy them right?" Chazz asked rhetorically. "You wish, I don't have to discard three cards, I just have to play one."
"This isn't good." Syrus said.
"Play one? I don't like the sound of this one bit." Sheppard said.
"Here goes." Chazz said as he drew. "Alright, I activate the spell card Level Up."
"What's level up do?" Sheppard asked.
"Wow I guess it's true, those who can't duel teach." Chazz said condescendingly. "What it does it let me level up a monster and I choose my Armed Dragon, now LV7." Chazz finished with a maniacal laugh as his strongest monster reappeared on the field {2800AP}.
"Yes." Slade said with a grin.
"Yes." Foster said.
"No." Zane said. "With that Chazz can destroy all of Dai's monsters again."
"CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!" The North Academy students yelled.
"I've been waiting a long time to tell you this Dai. So listen up, I got my game on, and I'm about to turn yours off." He said.
"That's it baby, the whole world's watching you shine." Said the TV guy with the megaphone.
"Then keep it rolling, cause you aint seen nothing yet. I throw the equip spell Armed Changer, so by discarding another equip spell from my hand I can activate this baby, and equip it to my dragon." Chazz said as his monster received a large gauntlet with three drills on the knuckles. Now Armed Dragon attack, Dragon Driller." Chazz commanded, his monster spun its arm with the gauntlet and hit Dai's Breaker, obliterating it.
Dai {900LP}
Chazz {1800LP}
"And now Armed Changer's effect activates, see whenever he takes down a monster in battle, I'm allowed to bring back a monster from my grave to my hand, as long as that monster doesn't have more attack points than the monster I destroyed. And I think I'll bring back Masked Dragon, but he won't be around for long, because I'm going to use Armed Dragon LV7's special ability." Chazz said as he returned the monster he just got back to the grave.
"Oh man." Syrus said.
"This should be good." Slade said grinning.
"That ability will send Masked Dragon to the graveyard, and then crush any beast with less attack points." Zane said.
"Now Armed Dragon, trounce those triplets with Serrated Sonic Disk." Chazz commanded as again the blue disks of energy destroyed Dai's monsters. "Looks like your Apprentice Magicians should have studied more." Chazz said while laughing. "Tell you what, surrender now and I promise not to embarrass you on global TV, oh wait I already have." He said as he continued laughing maniacally.
"Hey it's not that funny." Syrus said.
"Daisuke keep fighting, don't give up." Sheppard begged his student.
"Who's giving up?" Dai asked. "I'm having way too good a time to just give up. After all that's what dueling is all about to me. Win or lose, if I'm having fun then I win every time."
"Gag me." Chazz said.
"It's true, and if I can have this much fun losing, shouldn't you be able to have fun winning? It's seriously not that hard. Despite what your brothers may tell you." Dai said.
"What? What do you know about my brothers?" Chazz asked angrily.
"Well for starters I know there the ones you're dueling for, and the ones putting all this pressure on you. Come on Chazz, don't you remember when you dueled for you? For the excitement of it?" Dai asked.
"I duel to win." Chazz replied.
"Well we'll see where that gets you." Dai said as he drew. "I lay one card facedown and play the spell card Reload. With this card, I take the cards in my hand and shuffle them back into my deck, then I redraw the same number of cards." Dai said as he shuffled his deck and drew three new cards. "I know you like level monsters Chazz, but you're not the only one with them." Dai said, confusing Chazz.
"What are you talking about?" He asked angrily.
"This, I summon Silent Magician LV4." Dai said as his new monster appeared. It was a child like mage in white robes with blue trim, carrying a white scepter with a blue gem on the top {1000AP}.
Alexis smiled widely seeing Dai play one of the cards she had given him.
"So what if you do have a LV monster. You can't bring out the higher-level version without meeting the special requirements. So your monster is useless." Chazz said.
"That's what you think Chazz, I play Double Spell. So by discarding one spell card from my hand, I can take one out of your graveyard and play it." Dai said, causing Chazz's eyes to widen since he was positive he knew which card Dai would choose. "That's right Chazz, I choose Level Up, and you already know what this spell does. So say goodbye to Silent Magician LV4 and say hello to Silent Magician LV8." Dai said as his new monster appeared in a pillar of light. It was an adult version of the first one. It had the same kind of white mage robes with light teal trim and carried the same white scepter {3500AP}. "Now Silent Magician LV8, take out that Armed Dragon LV7 with Arcane Blast." Dai commanded, his monster raised its scepter above its head and shot a large orb of blue energy into the air, the orb arced and fell upon Chazz's Armed Dragon like a meteor.
Dai {900LP}
Chazz {1100LP}
"It's not over yet, I reveal my trap Enlightenment. With this trap, if a spellcaster type monster destroys one of your monsters in battle, it can attack you again. So get ready for round two Chazz. Silent Magician LV8 direct attack." Dai commanded, and the monster repeated the action from before shooting its orb of energy into the air.
"Chazz is gonna lose." Yelled the TV guy. "Cut the transmission, cut it right now." He said as across the world the TV's of people watching the duel went to blank screens.
Dai {900LP}
Chazz {0LP}
"No!" Chazz yelled as his life points went to zero, and he fell to his knees.
"Game over." Dai said as he pulled down his hood and his monster disappeared.
"You loser, you dog. You've disgraced yourself, you've disgraced the Princeton name." Slade berated his younger brother.
"You are no brother of ours anymore." Jagger said angrily.
"Just give me… another chance." Chazz asked.
"Another chance? Do you know how much we spent on this duel?" Jagger yelled.
"The cameras, the rare cards. None of which you used I might add." Slade screamed.
"Sorry, I thought I could win this by myself." Chazz apologized.
"By yourself?" Jagger asked as he picked the boy up by his shirt and held him off the ground.
"When could you do anything by yourself Chazz?" Slade asked as he reared back his fist.
"Let him go." Dai commanded. "Sure he lost, but how could he not with you two assholes breathing down his neck." Dai said, causing Chazz's brothers to look in his direction.
"Assholes? Do you know who we are? We could have you crushed kid." Jagger said arrogantly.
"Bring it bitch." Dai countered.
"Oh my they could have Daisuke crushed? Maybe these two aren't so bad after all." Crowler said.
"Why defend Chazz anyhow? He's a nobody now. Disowned by us, and the whole world. I mean the cameras caught enough of it, he got schooled, he got mopped up." Slade ranted.
"That's right and worst of all, he got beat." Jagger said, still holding onto Chazz's shirt.
"You're wrong there's one fight he did win, the fight against you two. Sure Chazz may not have won the duel, but at least he fought it on his own terms. Its like he said, he used his cards, and not the ones your money could buy." Dai said angrily.
"Right on Daisuke… I mean you no good Slifer Slacker." Crowler said.
Jagger finally dropped Chazz.
"Tight duel Chazz, and I know it sounds cheesy but we both won today." Dai said to his rival.
"You're just saying that. I mean come on, nobody else believes that." Chazz said, looking at the floor.
Suddenly there was cheering coming from the gathered students from both schools, along with several shouts of encouragement for Chazz.
"CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!" Came shouts from all the students in the arena.
"I don't have time for this garbage." Slade said to his brother, and both of them promptly left.
Later on Chazz watched his brother's twin helicopters leave. 'Guess now there's just one last matter to settle.' He thought as he headed for the docks.
As all the North Academy students boarded their submarine for the trip home Chazz and Dai were standing on the dock. "Well Chazz I guess this is goodbye." Dai said as he held out his hand to the boy he was starting to consider a friend.
"Dai, I'm not going back." Chazz said, much to the confusion of the North Academy students. "Look guys I don't belong with you." He said.
"But where do you belong?" Asked the large Russian student.
"Right here. Duel Academy was always my home." Chazz explained.
"But you're our best duelist Chazz, you sure?" He asked
"I am, if Chancellor Sheppard will have me back that is." Chazz asked the bald chancellor.
"Well Chazz you were one of the best students we had. How can I say no?" Sheppard answered.
"Guess I'll be going." Foster said.
"May I have your attention please? Now to present the prize for this years contest between North Academy and our esteemed university, I give you the most beautiful woman on the island. Miss Duel Academy!" Crowler said, his voice amplified by loudspeakers.
"Sounds hot." Dai said with a smile at Alexis to let her know he was joking.
"Dai be my wingman okay?" Syrus asked.
"And here she is." Crowler said as someone was raised from beneath the stage. As she raised her head, everyone saw that it was Dorothy, the woman who owned the Card Shack.
"Dorothy's Miss Duel Academy?" Dai asked.
"Will the winning Chancellor please approach the stage?" Crowler said as Sheppard swaggered up next to Dorothy, who promptly placed a kiss on his cheek.
"A kiss? That's the prize? Doesn't sound too bad, as long as it's coming from the right person." Dai said, giving Alexis a suggestive look, which she returned. Walking over towards her Dai grabbed her hand and pulled her off to the side. The two of them went on a little walk before she gave Dai a kiss, which he eagerly returned.
Back with the rest of the students Sheppard took Chazz off to the side. "Well now there's only one last thing to discuss Chazz." He said to the young student.
"What's that Chancellor?" Chazz asked.
"Well since you dropped out of Duel Academy and are now coming back, you're technically a new transfer, which means you have to start at the bottom in Slifer Red." Sheppard explained.
Chazz was completely gob smacked. "Me a Slifer Red?" He asked in horror.
END CHAPTER TEN:
Authors Note: Well the School Duel is done, hope you all enjoy it. Now some people have said that I have just been re-telling the basic canon story line. I have been to an extent but for a reason. The duels up to this point have been done the way they have to set up for the second half of the first season. Jaden wouldn't have gotten a Spirit Gate Key if he hadn't won the duels he did, and for Dai it's the same way. Plus if you don't like what I've written, don't read it. Now that my little rant is over with, the unique cards for this chapter were Mage Armor, Dimension Door, and Mirror Image. Hope you all liked them and don't think their overpowering. I do not own D&D, although god knows I wish I did, cause then the abomination known as 4th edition would have never been created.
Poll for Shadow Riders:
Nightshroud {Spellcaster 2/ Fiend 0}
Camula {Spellcaster 0/ Fiend 2}
Tania {Spellcaster 0/ Fiend 2}
Abidos {Spellcaster 2/ Fiend 0}
Amnael {Spellcaster 2/ Fiend 0}
Thanks to everyone who has been reviewing my story, those reviews and suggestions have really kept me going.