Truth and Prophecy

Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.

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"Welcome, my Lord...," Alexis waved a hand in the direction of the Society of Light dorm, "Come, you must meet our leader, Sartorius. He is expecting you,".

Jake stiffly rose from his spot on the dirt, his visible eye closed and a white blazer in his hands. Silently, he draped the blazer over his shoulders and nodded.

Alexis smiled, then started to lead the group of white-coats through the forest. Chazz walked alongside Jake, glaring hard at him. Jake opened his eye and glanced at Chazz, "May I help you with something, brother?" he asked quietly.

"No. But," Chazz stepped in his path, "Listen to me right now, Shoju, and listen well. You may be the Lord of Light, but I'm Master Sartorius right hand man and you sho-,"

SLAP!

Chazz fell to the ground, one side of his face burning. He glared at Jake who glared back at him, his visible eye filled with anger.

"Don't you dare use that tone of voice with me, Princeton. If you consider me to be your Lord, don't you dare treat me with such disrespect, or I'll see to it that Master Sartorius will punish you severely!" he leaned down to his level, "Do I make myself clear, Chazz?"

Chazz looked to Alexis, who smiled slightly and walked off, leading the rest of the members back to the dorm.

"Well?"

"...I understand...,"

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"Dude, this bites,"

Syrus and Hassleberry nodded as Jaden slumped down into his chair. It had been a few days since Jake's conversion to the Society of Light, and they were taking it kinda bad. They had lost a friend...a Slifer, even, one who the Society usually didn't care about! What they couldn't figure out was why him? Jaden could understand the Society coming after him, but Jiku?

"Looks like we're short another squadmate," Hassleberry propped his head on his hand, "We're losing more men than those people in Normandy on D-Day,"

Syrus stared at him schocked, "You couldn't have picked a worse example, Hassleberry?"

"What?"

"Nevermind...," Syrus turned to Jaden, "If we're feeling this bad, imagine how bad the others are taking it...,"

"I know!" Jaden leaned back in his seat, "Ever since they found out, the others have been avoiding us like the plague...,"

Hassleberry nodded, "Roger that, soldier...I can't even get Edachi to duel me anymore. Something's definitely up,"

"Like what?"

"Hell I dunno, if I knew that, I wouldn't be here thinking about it!" Hassleberry snapped.

Syrus was about to yell something back, when Jaden's PDA started beeping. The Slifer pulled the device out and pushed the button to see Daizuji's face on screen.

"Speak of the devil...,"

"Jaden. With what has happened to our friend recently, has made the rest of the group think. We need you, Syrus, and Hassleberry to come by my dorm room in the substitute Obelisk Blue Dorm. Be quick, this cannot wait,"

The message ended and the three duelists looked at each other, bewildered looks on their faces.

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Knock knock knock

"Enter...,"

The door to the dorm room opened slowly, revealing the room was dimly lit and four figures sat against the wall in chairs, each one having a leg across the other, arms crossed.

"Does any get the feeling that this is like that episode of One Piece with CP9 at Water 7?" Syrus whispered to his friends. Hassleberry shrugged, "Never saw that episode...,".

Jaden walked into the room, his friends following close behind him.

"Close the door," one of the figures hissed sharply, "Turn on the light if you wish,"

Syrus nodded and quickly shut the door, then flipped the light switch. The new light illuminated the room and the three roommates saw that the four figures in chairs sitting against the wall were Soniya, Daizuji, Yuraku and Kasai. Each one of them had a somber look on their faces.

"Uh...what's up, guys?"

Daizuji sighed, "Jaden, Syrus, Hassleberry. Ever since our friend became a White-Coat, we've been discussing our next move,"

"Next move?" Hassleberry asked.

Kasai nodded, "Yes. This wasn't a part of the plan, so now we must do what we can to save our brother,"

"Plan?" Jaden blinked.

"Brother?" Syrus added.

"But in order to pull off the rescue, we need your help. But before we can accept any of your help, we must tell you this,"

Daizuji looked at Kasai.

He nodded.

Daizuji looked at Soniya.

She nodded.

Daizuji looked at Yuraku.

He too, nodded.

Then he looked at the trio, "First off. We are not who we say we are. We are refugees who have come here to Duel Academy under the instruction of our teachers...our Sensei's," he began.

"Sensei's...refugees...what are you guys talking about?" Jaden scratched his head, "And what do you mean by 'we are not who we say we are' ?"

Daizuji rose from his chair, "My real name is Damien Edachi,"

Kasai rose as well, "My name is Jett Kenichi,"

Yuraku rose too, "My name is Erik Ikari,"

Finally, Soniya rose, "My name is Sonja Edachi,"

Damien sat back down, followed by the other three, "Before you ask questions, let us speak of our troubles. The three of us," he pointed to Erik, Jett and himself, "Along with our friend, who is really called Jake Revastan, came here for our personal safety. Sonja," he nodded to his sister, "Came here for a different reason,"

Jaden blinked, "I'm...totally lost,"

Jett cleared his throat, "Back in Domino City, we were just a group of friends who used to play video games online, or cosplay for the fun of it. Then one day, we were selected to be students of the great players of Duel Monsters,"

"You mean...the sensei's you mentioned were...?" Syrus trailed off.

Damien nodded, "I was taught under Seto Kaiba himself,"

Jett held up a hand, "My teacher was Yugi Motou, the King of Games himself,"

Erik shifted in his seat, "I was taught by Ryou Bakura, and Jake was taught by Joey Wheeler. Through the weeks of training with our respective mentors, we not only learned how to duel well, but we came close to their level...although we never really beat them before,"

"However, along with the skills and lessons of our sensei's, we also inherited the hatred of their enemies. Have any of you ever heard of the Card Sharks?" Jett inquired.

Hassleberry nodded, "Yeah, I have. They're supposed to be like a new gang of card thieves...like a better version of the gang of hunters that terrorized Battle City those years back,"

"Well, they were interested in the decks and rare cards that our sensei's had in their possession, so they repeatedly began to buy those cards at high prices," Jett continued, "After a long enough time, they became violent and came after us. That was both good and bad. The good side was that our teachers were able to escape into seclusion, while the bad side was that we were the next best thing. In case something like this should happen...," he glanced at Damien.

"They had a plan to send us to a safe place with their most treasured cards until the Card Sharks were either brought down by the law, or the heat on them died down," he reached behind his chair and pulled out a metal briefcase and popped it open, "I trust you know these?"

Syrus, Jaden and Hassleberry leaned forward and their jaws dropped at the sight.

"NO WAY!"

"IT CAN'T BE!"

"DUDE!"

Jett chuckled, "Here you see my sensei's cards: Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl, Dark Magician of Chaos and Black Luster Soldier,"

Erik shifted again, "Destiny Board and Dark Necrofear,"

Damien tapped the briefcase, "All three Blue-Eyes White Dragon, the Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon," he pointed to a different section, "Jake's sensei's cards are here as well: Gearfried, Gearfried the Sword Master, Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and Jinzo,"

Jett looked hard at the trio, "Now that we've told you why we are here...,"

Erik turned to them, "...there are two questions we must ask you,"

Sonja leaned foward, "Can we trust you to keep this a complete secret?"

Damien closed the briefcase, "And will you help us get our brother back from those freaks?"

Syrus, Jaden, and Hassleberry stood there for what seemed like an eternity, looked at another, and nodded, then turned back.

"We swear,"

"Count us in, you guys. We'll help in anyway we can!"

"Sargeant Tyranno Hassleberry, reporting for duty!"

Damien nodded, smiling, "Good...now let's think of a plan and kick that cult's ass for taking a member of our family,"

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Sartorius stood at his window while Alexis, Chazz, and Jake stood behind him. His purple pupils scanned the academy grounds and settled on a building where only one room was lit up.

Jacob has given me incredible insight on his fellow Horsemen. Their connections to the Duelists of Legends allows them to possess great skill. With their skill at our side, nothing can stop us...not even Jaden Yuki!

"Master Sartorius,"

The tall man turned, "Yes...Jiku?" he asked. While he knew the truth behind Jake and his friends, he didn't let the others know about it.

"Which of the Horsemen shall we convert next?"

Alexis nodded, "There are three left,"

Chazz smirked, "Shouldn't be too hard,"

"Don't be so sure of yourself, Chazz," Sartorius scolded lightly, turning back to the window, hands behind his back, "These boys have a great advantage and we must proceed with caution. The Tarot Cards have interpreted what Fate has in store for us...,"

Alexis glanced at the card table, "What did they say, Master?"

"They've told me that in the near future, four beings will be involved in a great battle ahead. Three of the the Horsemen, one of them...the night sky,"

Chazz blinked, "Say what?"

"The sky will be set ablaze, and the earth shall be flooded,"

Jake nodded, "The end of the world...,"

Both Chazz and Alexis looked at him, then at their leader, very confused.

"My children," Sartorius glanced over his shoulder, "This event will be coming during the tournament that our esteemed Chancellor Shephard has created will be intertwined. With his return, he has brought upon this apocalyptic battle that will decide the fate of this realm,".

"What is the name of this battle, sir?" Alexis asked anxiously.

"...Ragnarok,"