Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX or the rest of the franchise or any music in this story. I own Claudio Osbourne and the Jukebox Hero Archetype, aside from a select few made by all the authors/readers who submitted them. And all other OCs and cards submitted © original creators.
S2: Chapter 10: Heading to Stardom
"Hey, did you hear about Jaden and Claudio?"
"Yeah, they can't duel anymore!"
"You think they'll get kicked out?"
A bunch of Slifers and Ras gathered around the infirmary door, talking among themselves; apparently word got out about Hero duelists' condition about them.
"Outta the way!"
"Yeah, let's us through!"
Syrus and Jeremy pushed themselves into the crowd trying to get the infirmary. But that's when the doors slid open, causing the entire group to fall in a big pile with the new Ras on the bottom.
"What do you all want!?"
The group looked up to see Chazz looming over them.
"This is getting heavy," Syrus groaned underneath the pile of students.
"Yeah, a little breathing room could do it for me," Jeremy added with a grunt.
The entire group, save for Syrus and Jeremy, jumped up and left in a hurry. Once they got up, they saw Jaden being checked out by the school nurse, Ms. Fontaine and Claudio leaning against the wall. With them were Alexis, Allyson, Bastion, Hassleberry, Kenji and Melody.
"Hey guys, it isn't true, right?" Syrus asked.
"Yeah, those guys outside said Jaden and Claudio can't duel anymore." Jeremy said.
"Too bad, it's true." Chazz said as he reached in his coat pocket and handed Syrus Jaden's deck. "Jaden said he couldn't see any of his cards. They all looked like blank paper to him."
"Claudio was saying the same thing when Bastion and I walked him here." Melody added, handing Claudio's deck to Jeremy. When both Ras skimmed them, they all had their artwork on them. "Not to mention both of them can't hear the spirits' voices."
"These cards are fine. Jeremy said.
"Jaden's too." Syrus added.
"There's no problem physically," Ms. Fontaine stated as she finished checking Jaden, "Something must have happened to the boys during their last duels that made it traumatic for them."
"Are you messing with us?" The vehicroid duelist asked them.
Jaden laughed a bit. "Not this time..."
"Yeah, sucks to be us," Claudio said, with the same sad smile as the both of them took their decks back.
"Where are you guys going?" Melody asked.
"We need to chill by ourselves for a moment, Mel." Claudio said as he and Jaden left with his friends worried for them.
Back at the new room Chazz set up, he and the rest of the gang at the infirmary sat down, mulling over what just happened.
"It's so horrible!" Ojama Yellow cried as he popped out near his partner. "Jaden and Claudio can't talk to their cards anymore! I would hate if it happened to you, boss!" Chazz's reply was to swat the little monster away.
"I hate to say this, but they might take down this dorm without Jaden." Bastion stated, "Without the Slifer's key player, it gives them an incentive."
"He's right guys, we're doomed." Syrus added.
"Yeah, looks like Professor Sojourner being here doesn't make a difference to Bonaparte." Kenji said.
"Our headquarters... gone..." Hassleberry muttered.
"And Claudio can't help us." Melody added, solemnly. "Not in the state he's in..."
"Yeah, he could've helped out." Jeremy added.
As the room hit an all-time low, the person who started to pep them up was the last person they suspected...
"Don't despair, everyone!" Chazz shouted. "You still got the Chazz with you!"
"Here, here!" Bastion praised.
"You said it!" Kenji said.
"I'm in!" Melody said.
"Count me in!" Allyson said.
"I'll stand by as well!" Syrus said.
"Looks like we're all in agreement!" Jeremy concluded.
"Yeah, I like to see them tear down this dorm with all of us, standing together!" Hassleberry declared.
"Exactly!" Alexis replied. "All for one, right guys?"
"Does anyone hear singing?" Chazz interrupted again.
Everybody ran out of the dorm room, to see a tall, brown-haired teen wearing a Hawaiian shirt and khaki shorts, on a boat playing on an ukulele.
"Hey, sis!"
"Atticus?" Alexis wondered.
"Who's that!?" Hassleberry said.
"He's one of the elder students here," Kenji explained to the new Ra. "Also, he's Alexis' older brother."
Minutes Later, Atticus met the group on the hill near the Slifer Dorm.
"So, what brings you to this side of the campus?" Alexis asked her brother.
"Come on, you know." Atticus said with a frown. "Crowler's plan! I came to take you back to the Blue Dorm."
"Oh no." Melody slapped her forehead. "Not this again..."
"You must be joking!" Alexis protested.
"He sounds pretty serious to me!" A voice called out from the cliff. And everyone saw a familiar someone in a black wetsuit with a snorkeling mask over his forehead climbing on top of the cliff with the boat strapped to his back.
"Chancellor Crowler?"
"Nice day for snorkeling, isn't it?" He greeted, trying to keep his balance with the load on his back. "By the way Alexis, have you and Miss Hikarii come to your senses?"
"Our senses!?" Alexis crossed her arms. "I'm not the one in a wetsuit with a boat strapped to my back!"
"Come on, sis." Atticus protested while Crowler was a having a fight with the boat, causing him to fall and drop it. "Give this idea a chance, please? What's wrong with becoming loved by the whole school?"
"What idea?" Syrus asked Melody.
"Remember the reason, Claudio, Alexis and I came to the Slifer Dorm?" She asked.
"Oh yeah, that pop idol group not even Claudio wanted to do." Kenji remembered.
"What's so bad about that?" Crowler asked. "I get free publicity and you and Alexis get free dresses! A win-win situation!"
Suddenly, Chazz got that image of Alexis in that red dress she showed when she first got to the Slifer Dorm. He then blushed and had hearts for eyes as he shouted, "Yeah!"
"That's not a good idea!" Alexis glared at the black coat Slifer.
"Yeah, Chazz! You know she can't carry a tune!" Bastion joked. "Not to mention, Alexis is far on the border when it comes to age!"
*WHAP!*
Unfortunately, Alexis didn't find it funny when she slapped him to the ground.
"You deserved it." Allyson said.
"You gotta know when to hold it, soldier." Hassleberry added.
"I was just being helpful," Bastion mumbled as he sported a red hand mark on his right cheek. "Girls... so complex..."
"Don't make me give you a matching mark!" Melody warned with a scowl, shutting him up.
"Hey, if you don't like the first outfits, why not these!?" Atticus pulled out some cutouts of Alexis and Melody wearing another set of short, sleeveless red dresses along with pink scarves around their necks.
"You just don't get it!" Alexis yelled.
"How 'bout these!" The next set had the girls wearing orange and red overall dresses.
"Give it up, Atticus!" Melody glared. "We're staying!"
"You two are stubborn." The elder Rhodes stated with a shake of his head. "Hey Chazz, try to knock some sense into them..."
"Me!?" The Slifer asked.
"Yeah, we could take the pop charts by storm! And Alexis would be adored by many fans!"
"And I'd be your groupie!?" Chazz asked, hopefully.
"Chazz, we got more important things than this!" Kenji interrupted.
"Kenji's right," Alexis agreed. "We need to save our dorm!"
"I-I was getting to that." Chazz stammered.
"Don't listen to her, Chazz!"
"Tell him, Chazz!"
"Tell him/her!"
Being in the middle of the siblings' spat broke up the youngest Princeton's mind-making as he shouted. "I can't take it! I can't choose between you two! The pressure too much!" Then he broke down on his knees.
"Conflicted allegiance!" Hassleberry scoffed.
"Yeah, so much for our pact of keeping the dorm safe." Jeremy said with a frown.
"Looks like we have to settle this, the old-fashioned way," Atticus stated. "Our feelings run parallel to one another. Like train tracks, they'll never meet."
Alexis saw where this was headed and said, "A duel right? You win, I'll sing. I win, you drop this whole thing!"
"You're on; I mean we can take the stage by ourselves other than Claudio and Melody!" Atticus accepted.
Everyone except Crowler groaned...
Later that day...
"Thank you for coming today, to see the Academy's Got Talent Duel." A female announcer's voice over the intercom announced, "Please wait for the duel to begin." Sure enough, everyone was filling up the arena floor and even a section of girls took up cheering section for Atticus.
In the audience, Syrus and Melody sat near their friends.
"No Jaden or Claudio?" Bastion asked them.
They shook their heads.
"Jaden never misses a duel." Syrus said with a frown. "This is the first time he's ever refused to watch one..."
"And Claudio still feels like the life was sucked out of him." Melody added.
Suddenly, the lights cut off, bringing their attention to the arena.
In another part of the crowd, Bonaparte was grumbling as he sat down near Crowler who had a microphone.
"Out of all of your plans, this one takes the cake." He said. "Students who refuse to do as they are told must be expelled on the spot!"
Crowler then stood up and spoke into the mic again and shouted, ""Ladies and Gentlemen, it's show duel time! So give it up for our first star! Atticus Rhodes!"
Hanging from bungee cords was Atticus wearing the same outfit from the first concert into Duel Academy. The audience cheered as he starts to fly around the arena, even blowing kisses to the special fan club which had Jasmine and Mindy as members, as well as many Obelisk Blue girls.
"Guy knows how to make an entrance." Hassleberry said.
"Sure, if you can ignore how stupid he looks in that outfit." Melody added. "He tried to get Claudio in those ridiculous clothes!"
"Now that I think about, he could've just opted for his Hawaiian getup." Allen shrugged.
As Atticus took off the cords, he announced, "I dedicate this duel to the ladies!" Soon most of the girls started cheering.
"I don't want any part of this." Allyson scoffed.
"Please shut him up." Lyra added. "This is why I hate those superficial boy bands and pop idols..."
"Now for his opponent, and sister, Alexis Rhodes!"
Fog came out of the other side of the arena as Alexis proceeded to the duel. Except instead of walking, she was on a swan wagon. And from the look on her face, she was embarrassed, annoyed or a mixture of the two.
Then suddenly, Chazz pops out wearing some pink jacket and started to cheer, "L to the E to the X to I! Lexi rules and that's no lie!"
"Shut up and sit down!" Kenji yelled.
Jachin sighed. "Dude, you're embarrassing yourself and us..."
Once Alexis met her brother on the duel platform.
"Before you know it, we'll have a platinum album, be on every teen magazine and have our own reality show!" Atticus said. "And we could even have Claudio and Melody join up with us or even better; have a challenge in the biz!"
"Slow down hot shot, you have to win first!" Alexis said. "And when I win, I'm going back to the Red Dorm!"
"I even named our band in the event it's just us," Atticus continued, ignoring his sister's outburst. "We're called Bro-Bro and Sissy!"
"What kind of stupid names are those!?" Lyra scoffed.
"I was going to ask the same thing." Alex said.
Kenji and Jachin sweatdropped when Chazz held up a banner with the name of Atticus' and Alexis' 'new' band with the latter's stage name being in more colorful and bigger letters.
Atticus and Alexis activated their duel disks and drew their opening hands.
"GAME ON!"
Alexis: 8000
Atticus: 8000
"Alright sis, I'll go first!" Atticus announced as drew his sixth card. "I summon Panther Warrior in attack mode!" Once he played his card, it unleashed a purple bipedal panther decked out in armor. It carried a shield fashioned out of the same material as the armor and a curved sword. (4/2000/1600)
He then inserted a Continuous Spell, showing a rock start with a spotlight shining on him. "And then I'll use the spell Spotlight, raising his ATK by 300 points!" A spotlight shined on Panther Warrior. (4/2000-2300/1600)
"I then place one card facedown and give the mic to you!" He concluded as a reversed card appeared near his feet.
"It's my turn now," Alexis announced as he drew his next card, "First, I'll summon Command Knight in attack mode!" Her first card brought out a female warrior wearing red armor with a black cape and holding a longsword on the field. (4/1200/1900) "And with her effect, all Warrior-type monsters on my side of the field gain 400 ATK, including herself." The female knight felt a rush of power, letting out a battle cry. (4/1200-1600/1900)
"Next, I play the Spell Card Double Summon!" She continued, activating her Spell card. "With this, I can make a second Normal Summon this turn! And I'll use it set a monster facedown." A Set Monster appeared next to Command Knight. "And as long as I have one other monster on my field, Command Knight can't be attacked!" She concluded.
"A good opening move." Bastion praised. "Now Atticus will have to attack the facedown monster which will keep Command Knight safe."
"Very smart!" Lily noted. "It's probably a Searcher-type Monster to keep Panther Warrior away from her Knight, even if the monster's destroyed."
"And if I know Alexis, she'll probably have something else waiting in the wings that'll keep Atticus away from her knight." Kenji added.
"I see what you're doing, sis," Atticus said as he drew his next card, "But it ain't gonna work!" He then activated his Spell card, "First, I'll use the Quick-Play Spell Scapegoat creating Four Sheep tokens on my field!" In a puff of smoke, four different colored sheep appeared, unaware of their surroundings. (1/0/0) x4 "Next, I'll bust out the Equip Spell Card Path to Destiny! It allows a Beast-Warrior to attack directly!"
"Oh no!" Alexis gasped as Panther Warrior gained a blue aura.
"Now due to Panther Warrior's effect, I have to sacrifice a monster in order for him to attack." The elder brother stated. "But like in the showbiz, when that light hits you, everything behind is sacrificed to the shadows!" A Sheep Token vanished into a light that went into Panther Warrior. "This is where I teach you the entertainment's savagery! Panther Warrior, attack directly!"
The beast-warrior dashed by the knight and Set Monster, slashing across Alexis' stomach, making her stagger.
Alexis: 5700
Atticus: 8000
"Leave Sissy alone!" Chazz cried out.
"Oh man." Jachin sighed as he tried to hide himself from embarrassment.
Take-Mikazuchi appeared in spirit form. 'Does this strange individual trouble you, my Lord?'
'Don't worry, it's not hurting me... it's just annoying... it'll pass, I'm sure...' Jachin groaned
"I gotta admit," Hassleberry said. "Atticus may be strange, but he's got great tactics."
"And if you think about it," Bastion added. "With Zane's graduation, Atticus is our top duelist at this point. He was one of the only duelists to rival him."
"Really?" Melody asked.
"My brother was replaced by some two-bit lounge singer!?" Syrus groaned.
"Crazy, I know," Alex said as he shook his head, "But Bastion speaks the truth; I respect him in his duels."
"And I'll end this right here," Atticus concluded.
"Okay, my draw!" Alexis announced as she drew her next card, "I'll flip-summon my monster, Warrior Lady of the Wasteland!" The Set card turned vertical and revealed the warrior lady clad in green as she drew her sword. (4/1100-1500/1200) "Next, I'll send both of my girls to attack two of your Scapegoats!" Both ladies charged into the fray and sliced down on two of docile goats, destroying them. "I'll finish with one card facedown." Alexis concluded.
"Now that she revealed her monster, Atticus will have more of a choice to attack directly." Lyra stated.
"Too bad you didn't have another monster on the field," Atticus said as he drew his next card. "Otherwise you'd stop this next attack!"
The final scapegoat vanished as Panther Warrior charged in for the strike...
"I will, with Spirit Barrier!" Alexis announced as she activated her Continuous Trap card. It made a clear barrier powered by her monsters' aura. Once Panther Warrior slashed, it bounced off the barrier back to Atticus' field. "As long as I have monsters on the field, you can't strike my monsters!" The younger Rhodes smirked.
"I guess this facedown monster will have you change your tune," The elder Obelisk concluded as a Set monster appeared next to Panther Warrior.
"We'll see about that." Alexis said as she drew her next card. She smiled as she announced, "Now meet a new monster in my deck, Street Fighter Schoolgirl!"
A teenage girl with short, brown hair appeared. Like the name implied, she wore the typical Japanese school uniform for girls: short-skirted sailor fuku with the collar popped and also sported some red boxing gloves, and a white headband. (4/1700-2100/1000)
"A Street Fighter?" Alex asked. "Cool!"
"Next, I activate the spell card Fighting Spirit to my fighter," Alexis continued, playing her next Equip Spell, "It'll give her 300 ATK for every monster you have on the field!" The new girl gave a sharp grin as she felt her power grow. (4/2100-2700/1000)
"She's really putting it together, and without using the Cyber Girls this early!" Bastion praised.
"Maybe it's a good thing that I helped her out with her deck." Kenji said.
Everyone looked to the ninja duelist.
"When was this?" Jethro asked.
"After first day of class, we were going over each other's decks and talked about upgrading them with all the new cards coming out." Kenji explained. "I talked about how she needed to include more monsters that are non-ritual related and pretty soon she found these monsters."
"You two are getting a lot helpful of each other." Allyson smiled.
"Along with Zane, we were a pretty close-knit group of friends." The ninja duelist said. "We all are rivals, so that what makes us strive to make our decks better."
"I know that feeling," Melody said, but sighed as the thoughts turned to Claudio. "Claudio and I made our decks better the night after he helped find me a Dark Magician card..."
"I knew I should've helped her," Chazz growled until he went back to cheering on Alexis with his banners with a lot more zeal.
"Now Street Fighter Schoolgirl, attack his Panther Warrior!" Alexis commanded as thee young girl rushed towards the Panther.
"I activate the trap card, Cursed Ring!" Atticus countered as the trap revealed, placing a skull ring on the unsuspecting fighter. When Schoolgirl gave an uppercut to the panther, it stood strong! Seeing this, the girl kept trying to knock her opponent down with no avail.
"What?" Alexis gasped
"Sorry, sis!" Atticus grinned. "With Cursed Ring, I can equip it onto one of your monsters and that monster can't destroy any monsters in battle!"
"Yeah, but there's one problem with your plan." Alexis smirked. "Your life points still go down!"
Schoolgirl turned her attention to the elder Rhodes and decked him with a right hand.
Alexis: 5700
Atticus: 7600
"No, he's too cute to lose!" Mindy whined.
"Don't worry girls! With your support, I'll never lose hope!" Atticus exclaimed as he turned to his fan club, who all swooned over his words.
"Hey bro, over here!" Alexis shouted, gaining her brother's attention. "Command Knight, attack his facedown monster!"
The knight slashed down on the facedown monster, revealing a blacksmith wearing a green hat and cloak before it was destroyed. (2/500/500)
"That was Iron Blacksmith Kotetsu, letting me bring 1 equip spell card to my hand from my deck." Atticus explained as a card slipped out of his deck, letting him retrieve it.
"I end my turn." Alexis concluded as her Schoolgirl powered down after taking out one of her opponents. (4/2700-2400/1000)
"Then let's get to the next show!" Atticus said as he drew his next card, "I play Spellbook Inside the Pot!" Both players drew three cards, letting him set two of them. "I'll play two cards facedown and end my turn."
"My move!" Alexis announced as drew her next card, "Street Fighter Schoolgirl, attack Panther Warrior again!" She announced as the Street Fighter ran across the field once more...
"I'll now activate Skill Successor," Atticus countered, revealing his Trap Card, "It'll add 400 ATK to my monster! Which is enough to stop your new girl!"
Panther Warrior gained a red aura from the trap card. (4/2300-2700/1600) It then used its shield to knock the schoolgirl back to Alexis who lost her own power. (4/2400-2100/1000)
"Lucky you don't lose any points, but your monster can be destroyed now!" The elder Rhodes pointed out.
"But unless you destroy my Spirit Barrier, you can't damage me until I lose all of my monsters." Alexis returned.
"And with the way Alexis has setup her field, she's not making it easy for Atticus to get at them." Melody said.
"I place a facedown, and let you go." Alexis concluded as a Set card appeared by his feet.
"Good," Atticus nodded as he drew another card and then played one, "Now, I play Stray Lambs to summon two more Tokens to the field, but I can't summon any monsters this turn!" Two more Sheep Tokens appeared by the Panther Warrior once more. (1/0/0) x2
"Now he's got more ammunition to fight with," Hassleberry stated.
"Yeah, but with only Panther Warrior it'll still take time to get Alexis' Life Points down." Alex added.
"I then use the spell card Impact Set I got from Kotetsu," Atticus announced, "And equip it to one of my tokens!" The spell image showed a Harpie Lady that struck a monster into a facedown card. It appeared behind one of the sheep tokens. "This lets me flip one monster facedown, like your Command Knight!"
The knight was replaced by a facedown card, leaving Alexis' other two monsters weaker. (4/2100-1700/1000), (4/1500-1100/1200)
"Now, I'll sacrifice that same token to strike your schoolgirl!"
The equipped token vanished along with the Equip Spell letting the panther come in to strike...
"I didn't think you'd forget this card!" Alexis shouted as she started to reveal one of her known traps...
"Doble Passé!" Atticus gasped and then slapped his forehead. "How I could I forget that!?"
"That's right, meaning Panther Warrior has to attack me instead!" Alexis smirked. "And then the monster you were trying to attack will hit you directly!"
Passing by the schoolgirl, Panther Warrior struck the Spirit Barrier that protected the Obelisk girl. Then, the Schoolgirl gave a roundhouse kick to the idol seeker and left him staggering.
Alexis: 5700
Atticus: 5900
"Yeah, she caught up!" Allyson cheered.
"And she used a great combo that really helped protect herself from the direct attack!" Erika added.
"Alexis is known for taking damage and paying them back with more," Kenji smiled as he nodded. "It's how she's one of the best duelist in Obelisk!"
"And with only a 200 Life Point gap, she can close in and win the duel." Alister said.
"Okay, both of us get to draw a card since Impact Set was sent to the grave." Atticus explained as he and Alexis drew a card. "And then, while I can't summon because of Stray Lambs, I can still sacrifice my last token to set a facedown monster!" The Token vanished as a Set Monster card appeared in its place. "To finish, a card behind it!" He concluded as a reversed card appeared behind his Set monster.
"Now she has to contend with a possible strong level 5 or 6 monster." Spencer said. "A smart move to exploit from his card."
"Okay," Alexis said as she her drew next card. Looking over her cards, she thought, 'I can't be sure about the DEF of the monster he Tribute Summoned, I'll just settle on taking out Panther Warrior...'
She then took the card she drew and played it.
"I play Cyber Petit Angel!" She announced as a small, machine appeared as a pink angel with blue wings and a halo. (2/300/200) "When my angel is summoned, I can take the Machine Angel Ritual card from my deck to my hand." She declared, adding the named card from her deck into her hand. "Now, I'll play it!"
Suddenly, the whole room became encased in metal.
"She's about to summon her Cyber Angels!" Bastion said with a grin.
"I now sacrifice my angel and my schoolgirl to summon Cyber Angel Bishamonten!" She announced as both of the mentioned monsters vanished along with the metal room. Appearing was a black-haired woman clad in heavy armor and wielding an equally heavy-looking sword. (6/1700/1400)
"All that flash just to summon her?" Atticus asked. "Talk about a letdown, sis! You've shown that you have lower level monsters with that kind of power. When are you going to learn, Sissy?"
"Stop calling me that!" Alexis shouted. "When she's summoned Bishamonten can let me search for an Equip Spell in my deck and add it to my hand!" A card slipped out of her deck, letting her reveal it. "And I choose this: Ritual Weapon, letting my Cyber Angel gain 1500 ATK and DEF!" Bishamonten's sword changed into a lighter yet more powerful silver blade. (6/1700-3200/1400-2900)
"Whoa, her strength almost doubled!" Atticus gasped.
"Now watch what she can do with it!" His sister declared as Bishamonten slashed down with her sword, sending a giant blast destroying the Panther Warrior.
Alexis: 5700
Atticus: 5000
"Okay, I'll activate the trap card, Miracle Moment!" Atticus countered, revealing a Trap Card showed Panther Warrior's spirit with a broken sword. "When a monster equipped with Path to Destiny is destroyed, I can summon Bronze Warrior to the field in defense mode!" A bald warrior appeared handling two short blades as he defended within his cape. (4/500/1800) "And Spotlight's still on the field making his ATK 300 points higher!" The spotlight shined on Bronze Warrior. (4/500-800/1800)
"Your move, bro!" Alexis concluded.
"Thanks!" Atticus said as he drew his next card. "First, my Bronze Warrior's effect can move a Beast-Warrior from my deck to my hand! And I choose my Beast King Barbaros!" The named card slipped out of Atticus' deck. "Next, I Flip Summon my monster, Manticore of Darkness!"
Rising out the facedown card was a giant chimera monster with the head of lion, tail of a scorpion and the black wings of a vulture who let out a powerful roar. (6/2300/1000)
"Then I summon the Beast King Barbaros in attack mode!" He continued as a beast warrior with a four-legged body, half on the bottom and a muscular lion on top, carried a lance and blue shield. (8/3000/1200)
"Hey, that's not fair!" Chazz whined. "How can he summon a monster that powerful against my poor Lexi!"
"You're even more pathetic than I am!" Syrus yelled.
"To answer your question," Jachin sighed as stepped in between the two. "He can summon it without a sacrifice, only its ATK becomes 1900." As he said, Barbaros' power was restrained by a blue aura (8/3000-1900/1200)
"And with Bronze Warrior on the field and I switch him to attack mode, all my Beast-Warriors get 400 ATK!" Atticus continued as switched his Warrior-Type's mode, letting Barbaros and Manticore gather more power from him. (8/1900-2300/1200), (6/2300-2700/1000) "But, I'll also use my facedown spell card Forbidden Chalice to negate the effect of Barbaros and give him 400 more ATK!"
"That means Barbaros' original ATK will go back to 3000!" Allen shouted.
"Then it'll gain more power afterwards!" Alex added.
The beast-warrior drank from the chalice, feeling its power return and then some! (8/2300-3800/1200)
"Finally, Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Spirit Barrier!" Atticus smirked. Alexis gasped as her trap card shattered. "Now take it away, Barbaros!"
Barbaros charged at Bishamonten striking her with his lance, shattering her into pixels.
Alexis: 5100
Atticus: 5000
"Manticore, attack Warrior Lady of the Wasteland with Powerful Roar!" He continued as the chimera let out a loud roar that the warrior lady couldn't take, making her shatter as well.
Alexis: 3500
Atticus: 5000
"I activate the effect of my Warrior Lady letting me bring out an EARTH Warrior monster with 1500 ATK or less!" Alexis announced as a card slipped out of her deck, letting her summon it to the field. "And I choose another Warrior Lady!" A second Warrior Lady of the Wasteland appeared. (4/1100/1200)
"It still won't stop Bronze Warrior!" Atticus grinned. "Remember Skill Successor in my graveyard? I can remove it from play to give him 800 ATK until the end of the turn!" Bronze Warrior roared triumphantly for his boost. (4/800-1600/1800) "Now attack her!" Spinning his small blades, Bronze Warrior slashed the second Warrior Lady into pixels as well.
Alexis: 3000
Atticus: 5000
"Now I use that Warrior Lady's effect, to summon Cyber Gymnast!" Alexis countered as a new woman, one in tight dark clothes, long blonde hair, and a white mask appeared on the field. (4/800/1800)
"I'll end my turn here." Atticus stated as Beast King Barbaros' power dropped down. (8/3800-2300/1200) "It's a long way to the top, Asuryn! Can you keep up with Bucky?"
"Enough, Atticus." Alexis muttered as she drew her next. "Now I activate Cyber Gymnast's effect, by discarding one of my cards I can destroy one of your Attack position monsters, and I choose Bronze Warrior!" As Alexis discarded, Bronze Warrior shattered after a swift kick from the Gymnast. "And without him, your monsters lose their attack points!"
Barbaros and the Manticore growled as they lost their power boost. (8/2300-1900/1200), (6/2700-2300/1000)
"But because of Spotlight, I have to choose another monster like Manticore of Darkness!" Atticus explained as the spotlight shined on the chimera. (6/2300-2600/1000)
"Alright, I equip my Gymnast with Heart of Clear Water and switch her to defense mode!" Alexis continued as a teardrop shaped jewel necklace appeared around the cyber girl's neck as she took a knee and guarded with her strong arms.
"Now she can keep her monster and destroy Atticus' frontline everyone!" Hassleberry praised.
"Then, I place one card facedown and end my turn!" Alexis concluded.
"Yeah! Take him down, Alexis!" Chazz shouted.
"Will you shut up!?" Kenji said, pushing the black coat Slifer back down to his seat. "How many times are you gonna do this?"
"I'm just showing support to the woman l love." Chazz said, smugly.
"Then you're doing a bad job of it," The ninja duelist said, shaking his head. "You can give her support without the yells and the stupid signs. And lay off the love-struck mess, she only views you as a friend."
"Oh, I know what you're doing," Chazz growled, getting in the ninja's face. "You want me to back out so you can have her to yourself!"
Kenji looked at him strangely. "You gotta be kidding me..."
"Don't play dumb! I noticed how you look at her whenever you two talk alone." The Slifer pressed. "Since Zane's gone, you're trying to move in as the only guy she talks to at that lighthouse!"
"Tch," Kenji scoffed. "Whatever..."
"What's with you guys?" Jeremy asked.
Both Kenji and Chazz didn't reply.
Back down to the duel, Atticus drew his next card for his turn. "Alright! I play Enraged Battle Ox!" He announced as he brought out a bipedal ox in red armor and carried a sharp double-bladed axe. (4/1700/1000) "I can't destroy your monster right now, but I can sure damage her since my new band member allows all my Beast-Warrior monsters to pierce through your defenses! So Manticore, go get her!"
The chimera clawed at the gymnast who stood her ground, yet the excess damage made it to Alexis as a red aura translated the damage around her.
Alexis: 2200
Atticus: 5000
"Next, Beast King Barbaros attacks her!" The centaur beast rushed the field and stabbed the Gymnast with its lance.
Alexis: 2100
Atticus: 5000
"It's getting bleak for her," Jeremy said.
"Yeah, but at least she can keep Cyber Gymnast on the field." Kenji said. "That way if she has cards to spare, she can sacrifice them and destroy Atticus' monsters."
"I'll place this facedown and let you have a shot!" Atticus declared.
Alexis drew her next card for her turn and announced, "Time for a change of scenery with the field spell, Ritual Sanctuary!"
When the Spell was inserted into the field slot, the arena was changed into the inside of a church.
"She played that for me!" Chazz blushed. "My Alexis..."
"Chazz, stop yelling my name!" The Obelisk girl shouted.
"Get used to it sis!" Atticus stated. "That's what being a pop idol is all about! Fans cheering your name, after mine of course! Not to mention being a bride is the dream of all idol girls!"
"Forget it, Atticus." Alexis sighed as she shook her head. "And this move will help, I can discard one of my spells to retrieve a Ritual Spell card from my graveyard!" She discarded Ritual Weapon and added Machine Angel Ritual to her hand. "Next, I'll replay it again!"
The church soon got a metallic sheen to it. "Now I can send Cyber Prima from my hand to the graveyard to summon Cyber Angel Idaten!" The form of Cyber Prima vanished as another Cyber Angel appeared. This magenta-haired angel had purple skin and was clad in a black bikini with a clear veil on her hips and magenta boots. (6/1600/2000)
"And when she's special summoned, I can take any spell card from my graveyard and add it to my hand... and I choose Ritual Weapon!" The spell she discarded slid out of Alexis' graveyard, letting her retrieve it once more. "Now I equip it to Idaten, and you know what that means!" Idaten gained a sparkling purple aura as her stats rose. (6/1600-3100/3500)
"3100 ATK!?" Atticus gasped
"And every point aimed at you, but first, I'll discard another card to activate Cyber Gymnast's effect to destroy Manticore of Darkness!" As Alexis discarded her Polymerization card, Gymnast held the Manticore by the scorpion tail and swung it to the ground, breaking it to pixels.
"Then, I'll put Beast King Barbaros in the Spotlight!" Atticus stated as the spotlight shined on the Beast King. (8/1900-2200/1200)
"Next, I'll have Idaten attack Enraged Battle Ox!" Alexis announced as Idaten stormed down the aisle and gave the ox a swift double uppercut, destroying it.
Alexis: 2100
Atticus: 3600
"I'll end my turn." Alexis concluded.
"Hold on, sis!" Atticus interjected. "My Manticore of Darkness' effect comes into play! I can send another Beast-Warrior to the graveyard, in order to bring him back and put the Spotlight back on him!" Barbaros vanished letting the chimera return. (6/2300-2600/1000)
"Then, I use Call of the Haunted to bring back Bronze Warrior!" He continued as the bald, tan-skinned warrior returned for the dead as well (4/500/1800) With his presence, he powered up Manticore of Darkness. (6/2600-3000/1000) "Now to draw!" Atticus drew his next card. "And with Bronze Warrior, I can move Akz, the Pumer to my hand!" He collected the desired card from his deck. "Now, by removing Panther Warrior and Enraged Battle Ox from the grave and summon him!"
Akz, the Pumer was a humanoid snow leopard dressed in a red cape and tan tights under his sliver wrap around skirt. He also carried a double bladed axe with a lion grafted onto it. (6/1500-1900/1000)
"Then, I use Card of Demise!" He continued as he drew the full five cards from his hand. "Time to win this! I use Double Cyclone to destroy Spotlight and Heart of Clear Water!"
A yellow cyclone took out Spotlight, weakening his Manticore. (6/3000-2700/1000)
Then a red cyclone took the necklace off Cyber Gymnast, making her stagger back.
"Also, I got another card for the occasion!" Atticus exclaimed as he turned to the audience and shouted. "Are you people ready for a Field Spell!?"
"YEAH!"
"I can't hear you!"
"YEAH!"
During the cheers, Ritual Sanctuary was demolished as somehow Bronze Warrior came out wearing a giant butterfly-looking costume as he stood on a platform.
"What the heck is that?" Chazz asked.
"This is the Ultimate Stage Costume, giving Bronze Warrior a 3000 ATK and DEF point boost!" Atticus said with grin. (4/500-3500/1800-4800)
"No way!" Alexis said.
"Finally, I'll discard a Beast-Warrior like Vorse Raider to double Akz's ATK!" He added as Akz roared as his power soared. (6/1900-3800/1000) "Time for the grand finale! Manticore, Akz, attack her Gymnast and facedown monster!"
Manticore of Darkness charged at Cyber Gymnast, destroying her with a massive pounce. Akz sliced his axe onto the forgotten Command Knight. (4/1200-1600/1900) She let out a cry before she shattered into pixels.
"Encore time! My glitzed out Bronze Warrior attacks you directly!" Atticus cheered.
Bronze Warrior roared, but Alexis paid it no mind.
"NO!" Chazz cried. "I can't watch! I'm sorry Alexis! I couldn't support you with my love!"
*POW!*
Kenji delivered a back hand to the black coat Slifer.
"Thank you for shutting him up." Lyra said.
"You're welcome." Kenji replied as he dusted off his hands.
"And he shouldn't be whining anyway," Alister said. "It's not over..."
Everyone saw that the Bronze Warrior was having trouble to move his upper body with that outfit on.
"The outfit's too big." Syrus sighed as the warrior slipped out of his outfit. (4/3500-500/4800-1800)
"I forgot the stats are normal when the he attacks," Atticus said sheepishly. "My bad folks!"
The audience fell out of their seats as Bronze Warrior slapped Alexis on the head.
"OW! What's your problem!" She shouted.
Alexis: 1600
Atticus: 3600
"I wouldn't want to attacked dressed like that either." Hassleberry said.
"So the only thing that card is good for is to scare people." Alex scoffed. "That's just lame!"
"I'm with you!" Jeremy added.
"Me three!" Lily said.
Atticus just laughed as Bronze Warrior went back into the costume. (4/500-3500/1800-4800) Also Akz, the Pumer's power returned to 1900 as well.
"Laugh it up bro!" Alexis said as she drew her next card. "But I'm about to have the last laugh! First, I play Pot of Greed!" She her drew two cards. "Next, I play Preparation of Rites to bring Machine Angel Ritual from the graveyard and Cyber Angel Benten from my deck and add them to my hand!" Both mentioned cards were added to Alexis' hand. "Now I play Fulfillment of the Contract to pay 800 life points and bring back Idaten!"
In a flash, Idaten returned to the field and flexed her muscles. (6/1600/2000)
Alexis: 800
Atticus: 3600
"And her effect brings back Ritual Weapon again!" Alexis countered as her equip card returned from her discard slot as well.
"Looks like she knows how to recycle her cards." Spencer nodded. "Very good."
"Now Machine Angel Ritual will sacrifice Idaten for Cyber Angel Benten!" the Obelis girl announced as the metal sheen covered the Field Spell. Idaten vanished as another Cyber Angel descended. She wore a tight suit, red and white colors mixed in while a golden tiara adorned her head. Her glowing green eyes staring straight at her opposition as she spun her chained nunchaku around before coming to a halt, the ends of the weapons spreading out into a fan. (6/1800/1500) "Then Ritual Weapon gives her 1500 ATK and DEF!"
Benten had the same purple sparkled aura around her. (6/1800-3300/1500-3000)
"Finally, the Spells Shrink to cut Akz the Pumer's ATK in half and Angel Wing equipped to my Cyber Angel!" She said as Benten sprouted a pair of beautiful white wings while Akz shrunk to half his size. (6/1500-750/1000) "Now attack Akz, the Pumer!"
The Cyber Angel used her fans and smacked down the beast-warrior, slapping him down for good.
Alexis: 800
Atticus: 1050
"And since I've done battle damage, you lose and extra 300 points!" Benten hit Atticus with her new wings.
Alexis: 800
Atticus: 750
"And finally, when Benten destroys a monster in battle, lose life points equal to the DEF of the destroyed monster!"
Atticus gasped, "But wait, Akz had 1000 DEF, so that means..."
"Shows over!" Alexis smiled as she finished her brother's sentence.
Then, a sparkly light enveloped Atticus as his Life Points were reduced to nothing.
Alexis: 800, Winner
Atticus: 0
"We could've been a hit!" The elder Obelisk dropped to his knees.
"We still love you!" Atticus' fan club shouted.
The audience cheered when the holograms disappeared.
"Alright, Alexis!" Kenji cheered.
"Good going!" Lily added.
"Uh... what did I miss...?" Chazz finally got back up. When he saw the end of the duel, he gasped. "I missed it!" He turned to Kenji. "You made me miss it!"
"I told you to tone it down, but you never listen." The ninja duelist said.
"Well who won?" He asked.
"Don't worry about it, Alexis won." Jachin said.
"But my record deal!" Crowler whined.
"Oh well," Spencer shrugged, "Besides, it's her choice for her future..."
Soon everyone else left the arena until it was only Alexis, Atticus and the rest of the gang.
"That was a great duel, Sissy!" Atticus praised.
"Thanks, but stop calling me 'Sissy.'" Alexis replied.
"Fair enough," the older brother sighed, "Anyway, I did all of this because I thought it was best for you. After all, you're my little sis and I want people to love you."
"And that's where I come in!" Chazz exclaimed as he jumped up. "I'll love her until death do us part!"
"And that's why we're doing this!" Kenji and Jachin shouted as he picked up the black coat Slifer and took him away from the conversation.
"I know you're trying to look out for me," Alexis stated. "But belong here with my friends..."
Atticus looked over to the group. Despite the number, he felt something was missing...
"Speaking of friends, you're two heads short," He said. "Oh yeah, what happened to Jaden and Claudio?"
That's when the group stopped the cheery mood...
"Long story..."
I know there was another scene about Jaden saying he was leaving Duel Academy, but he didn't leave until the next episode, so I stopped here. Also since I noticed mostly Beast-Warriors in Atticus' deck, why not make it that?
Spotlight
Continuous Spell
Select 1 monster you control. It gains 300 ATK. If the selected monster is removed from the field, you must select 1 other face-up monster you control.
Path to Destiny
Equip Spell
Equip only to a Beast-Warrior-Type monster. It can attack your opponent directly.
Cursed Ring
Normal Trap
Activate only when your opponent declares an attack. Equip this card to the attacking monster. It cannot destroy a monster by battle.
Miracle Moment
Normal Trap
Activate only when a Beast-Warrior-Type monster you control equipped with "Path to Destiny" is destroyed. Special Summon 1 Bronze Warrior from your hand or Deck.
Bronze Warrior
EARTH
Level 4
500/1800
Once per turn, you can add 1 Beast-Warrior-Type monster from your Deck to your hand. While this face-up card is in Attack Position, all Beast-Warrior-Type monsters gain 400 ATK.
Ultimate Stage Costume
Field Spell
When you activate this card, select 1 face-up monster you control. It gains 3000 ATK and DEF. If that monster attacks, its ATK and DEF become their original values during the Damage Step only. If that monster is removed from the field, select 1 face-up monster you control and apply this card's effects to it.
(The above 7 cards were used by Atticus Rhodes in the GX episode: Pop Goes the Duel, all rights go to the creators.)
Cyber Angel Idaten
EARTH
Level 6
1600/2000
Fairy/Ritual/Effect
This card can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell Card "Machine Angel Ritual". When this card is Special Summoned, you can add 1 Spell Card from your graveyard to your hand.
(Used by Alexis Rhodes in the GX episode: Pop Goes the Duel. All rights go to the creators)
Double Cyclone
Quick-Play Spell
Destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card you control. Destroy 1 Spell or Trap Card your opponent controls.
(Used by Yusei in the 5D's episode: Yusei Fudo: 100% Chance of Defeat! All rights to the creators)
Impact Set
Equip Spell
Once per turn, you can flip 1 face-up monster your opponent controls face-down. (Flip Effects are not activated at this time). If you do, the equipped monster cannot declare an attack during this turn. When the equipped monster destroys an opponent's monster by battle, send the top card of your opponent's Deck to the Graveyard. When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard, both players draw 1 card.
(Created by me and based off the effects of the spell Impact Flip.)
Cyber Angel Bishamonten (Based off the Seven Lucky Gods as are the rest of the Cyber Angel Set)
EARTH
Level 6
1700/1400
Fairy/Ritual/Effect
This card can only be Ritual Summoned with the Ritual Spell Card "Machine Angel Ritual". When this card is Special Summoned, you can add 1 Equip Spell Card from your Deck to your hand.
Street Fighter Schoolgirl (Based off of Sakura from Street Fighter series)
EARTH
Level 4
1700/1000
Warrior
Text: A schoolgirl who took up fighting after watching a street fighting tournament. A little clumsy, but she still becomes a powerful fighter.
(The above two cards were created by me. All creative rights reserved to me.)
Next time: Chazz is fed up with all the attention Alexis gives to Kenji, and he decides to do something about it...
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