Jaden vs Chazz: Redux

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

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"You're kidding me...,"

"Nope. He ran from here straight to the bathroom and hasn't come out yet,"

"...hehehe,"

Alexis looked away from the Arena and towards Syrus and Christina, the latter's face turning red as she held back laughter. Syrus frowned, "Don't laugh, Christina, he could be really sick!". The Slifer girl nodded and waved him away, "I know...I know...I'm sorry. It's just that it's so funny...anyone go and check on him since he went in?" she gasped between giggles.

Syrus shrugged, "I saw a few teachers go in, but they left a few moments later because of some kinda smell...I think he should've taken some air freshener with him," he commented. Christina nodded rapidly, "Yep!"

Her fellow Slifer looked to the side, to Jordan, "So who's this? I saw you guys duel...you almost had him, Chrissy,". Christina glared at him, "Don't call me that...anyhoo, this is Jordan Rhodes, Alexis' cousin,".

"Wow...didn't know Alexis had a cousin...,"

Jordan put his arms behind his head, "Well now ya do, so now what?"

Syrus pointed to the arena, "We watch Jaden duel I guess...Siho can handle himself, hopefully...,"

"Knowing him, he'll be fine until the toilet paper runs low...,"

Alexis made room as Jordan walked up to her side, his arms on the railing, "Seems like you made a new friend on the dueling field, Jordan,". He shrugged, "Not sure about a new friend, but hey, new dueling rival,".

"Rival, friend...the line can be blurred sometimes...,"

"If you say so, Cuz,"

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"Say what?!" Jaden blinked, "I'm dueling an Obelisk and it's Chazz?!".

Crowler smirked as he walked between Jaden and Chazz, "That's right Jaden. Since you talk such a big game, I've pulled some strings for you to give you the challenge you deserve. So congratulations! You'll be dueling one of the top duelists in the Academy...what an honor! I do hope you managed to snag a lot of today's rare cards to make sure your deck is up to snuff,"

"But...I...uh...,"

"What's wrong, Jaden? Aren't you even going to thank me?"

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Syrus gulped as he and the others watched the event unfold I got a bad feeling about this...

He wasn't the only one with these thoughts. Bastion was thinking similar things at the same time, This is clearly a trap. Only a cavalier fool would accept the challenge

"I'll do it!"

Christina squealed and wrapped her arms around Syrus' neck, "GO JADEN! KICK HIS ASS AND SHOW HIM WHAT SLIFERS ARE MADE OF!" she screamed. Jordan, Bastion, and Alexis stared at her like she was a mental patient.

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"Alright Chazz...get your game on! We're gonna finish what we started at Obelisk Arena!" Jaden declared, putting his deck into his disk. Crowler rolled his eyes, "Indeed...in front of the whole student body so everyone can watch...," he murmured.

Chazz grinned wickedly, "Yeah...watch you get slammed by me,".

"DUEL!"

J: 4000
C: 4000

"No excuses this time, Chazz!"

"Bring it, Slifer Slacker!"

"Oh it is brought!" Jaden drew his card and immediately heard a soft cooing sound. He glanced at it and smiled, "Well well...if it isn't my favorite furry friend!". He looked at Chazz with a grin, Kuriboh, you're in for a treat, because we're about to bring down some serious hurt on Chazz!

Jaden placed a card onto his field, "You remember this guy, doncha Chazz? From our first duel? Elemental Hero Clayman (800/2000)!".

The large, rounded Hero appeared on the field, kneeling and arms crossed. Everyone, the kids in the stand, and Crowler with Sheppard in the large viewing box looked hard, hoping to see what would happen next.

"...and he'd like to get reacquainted,"

"Hehehhe...," Chazz chuckled, "Not after he sees what I got for him. Don't think that oversized pile of pebbles stands a chance against me, Jaden...or against this," he drew his next card and looked at it, Thanks for the rare card, Crowler...

"Fresh off the presses, Slifer Slacker! Magical Mallet!"

Jaden blinked a few times as a strange card hologram appeared on the field, "Uh...what's that?"

"It's a redo, Slacker. All the cards in my hand I don't want, I put back in my deck. Then I shuffle and redraw...pretty cool, don't ya think?"

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Syrus' eyes went wide, "No way! A rare card on the first turn?". Bastion frowned, "And a very dangerous one at that, Syrus. With Magical Mallet, Chazz can virtually pick which cards go into his hand...,"

Christina glanced at the two and looked back at Jaden C'mon Jaden...make our God proud! she pleaded mentally.

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"I didn't even get to the best part yet!" Chazz snickered as he held up a card he had drawn from his deck. Jaden couldn't believe it. It was Magical Mallet again! Chazz inserted the Spell Card into his disk, "Looks I just drew Magical Mallet, so that means I can use it's effect again and again...and that comes in handy...know why?"

"Uh...no, not really," Jaden admitted, not sure of what to expect.

"It comes in handy when I'm looking for this! V-Tiger Jet (1600/1800), sharpen your claws for Attack Mode!"

A metallic tiger, one that would be called similar to something from Voltron or Gundam appeared on the field, looking as though it were ready to pounce.

"And there's a lot more where that came from!" Chazz declared, inserting another card into his disk, "It's called Frontline Base! It lets me summon another Level 4 or lower monster to the field this turn, and I have just the one! W-Wing Catapult (1300/1500) in Attack Mode! Gentlemen, start your engines!"

Beside the metal tiger jet, a large blue metal craft appeared, only this one didn't seem to have any head or body parts like it's companion.

"Now merge!" Chazz ordered. The two Machine-type monsters soared high into the air and seemed to change shape before their very eyes. Chazz grinned as the two Machines came together and formed a tank with the Tiger on top, and the Catapult underneath it, "Alright! VW-Tiger Catapult (2000/2100)! But that's not all...he still has his special ability!"

"That's not good...," Jaden muttered, backing away slightly.

"By sending one of my cards to the Graveyard, I can force one of your monsters into attack mode!"

Jaden could only watch in stunned silence as his Clayman was brought out of his defensive stance into an attack position. Chazz grinned wider, "So now after the Heat-Seeker Blitz from my Tiger Catapult, your Life Points are toast!"

The Clayman exploded as the mortar blasts from the Tiger Catapult went off all around it. Groans echoed around the arena as Jaden's Life Points went down.

J: 2800
C: 4000

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"My goodness! Looks like Jaden can't play with the big boys after all," Crowler observed, secretly happy that his plan was working flawlessly, "I guess he's not as good as everyone thinks he is...,"

Chancellor Sheppard didn't reply. He only watched the duel continue on in silence, not really listening to a word Crowler said.

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"I'll finish up with one card facedown...,"

Jaden shrugged, "Yeah yeah...you finish up, Chazz, 'cause I'm just getting warmed up," he said as he drew a card, "Speaking of heating things up, here's a guy who knows how to do just that...Elemental Hero Sparkman (1600/1400) in defense mode, followed by one card facedown!"

Everyone in the audience watched as the electrified Hero appeared on the field, arms crossed and on one knee, just like Clayman had before.

"I'll end my turn with that,"

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"Oh you gotta be kidding me! He's gotta be able to do something else!"

Bastion looked at Christina who was hopping up and down in her place and looked back at the duel, "Not much he can do, right now. What with all the new, rare cards Chazz seems to have in his possession,"

"It's not fair!" Syrus added. Christina nodded and pulled him in to tight hug, "I know! It's so sad!"

Alexis frowned deeply, This is a complete mismatch! How can Jaden fight back if he doesn't know what he's fighting against?!

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"Ready for Round 2, Slifer Slime?" Chazz taunted as he drew another card, "Well X-Head Cannon (1800/1500) is, and thanks to Frontline Base, so is Z-Metal Tank (1500/1300!". Jaden groaned as two more Machine monsters appeared on the field next to VW-Tiger Catapult.

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"X and Z? That can only mean one thing!" Syrus cried.

Christina looked at him, "What does it mean?" she asked. Syrus looked to Bastion and Alexis, who both nodded in silent agreement.Christina shooked them slightly, "Oi...what does that mean? What's gonna happen?"

"Just watch and see," Jordan said quietly, eyes focused on the duel.

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"Next, I'll play my face-down Trap Card, Call of the Haunted!" Chazz glared at Jaden, "In case you missed that class, Slifer Slacker, this allows me to bring back one monster back from my Graveyard and summon it to the field! And I choose my Y-Dragon Head (1500/1600)!"

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"It's him!" Syrus shouted.

Bastion leaned forward, "He has it!"

"Has what?! WHAT IS THAT?!" Christina shook Jordan, "SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THAT IS!". The Ra pushed her away and glared, "That monster is a powerful part of a Union monster! If it combines with all the right parts, it becomes extremely powerful!" he snapped.

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"Now, I combine all three, X, Y, and Z monsters to create the all powerful XYZ-Dragon Cannon (2800/2600)!" Chazz declared, as all three Machines converged into an almighty assault vehicle, "But wait, Jaden, there's more...well less. Sure, they say two is better than one, but in this case I have to disagree, especially when it involves the ultimate! I converge these two great and powerful monsters to create the VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon (3000/2800)!"

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Christina gasped as the two monsters merged together to become a tall look-alike to one of the robots from the old animes she used to watch with her father, "HOLY CRAP IN A FRICKIN' BUCKET OF CRAP! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?!" she screamed, pointing at the monster.

Alexis rolled her eyes and moved a few inches away from her, "It's one of the most powerful monsters in the card game...some say that not only does it rival the power of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, they say that Seto Kaiba himself had some of these cards himself...,"

"Wow...dude...Jaden's in trouble...,"

Syrus looked at her, "I thought you were rooting for him?!"

"Well I was until Mecha-Godzilla over there made an appearance!"

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"Sort of makes your Sparkman look like a spark plug huh?" Chazz asked as the Sparkman disappeared in a blurry spin, "Or at least it did...,"

"My Sparkman!"

Chazz snickered, "Did I forget to mention this monster's ability? He allows me to remove one of your cards from the field once per turn! Hehehehehe...and if you think that's impressive, wait until you see his attack!" Chazz pointed at Jaden, "An attack that will hit your Life Points directly!"

"Don't think so, Chazz!" Jaden cried, pushing a button on his disk, "I activate a Trap! A Hero Emerges!"

"A Hero what?"

"Emerges, Chazz! Because you now get to randomly select one card from my hand and if it's a monster, I get to play it! So go ahead and choose!"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever!" Chazz glared hard at his opponent's hand and pointed at one, "There! The far right!" he declared. Jaden scanned his hand and smiled, "Sweet! Elemental Hero Burstinatrix (1200/800) in Defense Mode!"

Chazz shook his head as the female Hero in red appeared on the field, "It won't matter, Slacker! When Dragon Catapult Cannon attacks, I can choose the position of your monster, and I choose Attack Mode, which means, not only will she be zapped...,"

Jaden braced himself as beams of energy shot forward from the guns of the Cannon Catapult and obliterated his Heroine.

"...so does your Life Points!"

J: 1000
C: 4000

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"Jaden!"

"C'mon! Kick his ass, Jaden! Make a comeback!" Christina shouted, clapping her hands together, "Rock him like a hurricane!". Jordan looked at her, eyebrow raised, "Rock him...like a hurricane?" he asked slowly, "That could be taken to be wrong in so many ways, Christina...,"

"Bite me, Rhodes, I said what I said!"

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Jaden slowly climbed to his feet, still recovering from the attack while Chazz folded his arms across his chest, looking down upon him.

"Aww...what's wrong, Jaden? Test anxiety? Don't worry...it'll all be over very soon," he taunted. The Slifer snorted, "No way, Chazz! I got a whole army of vicious monsters in my deck just waiting to get at you! This isn't over...it's just barely starting!"

He drew his next card and stared at it, "Huh...?"

-Flashback-

"Heeheehee...I know I said we were out of cards, but I did manage to save a few, for nice, polite young students who help out with car trouble!" Dorothy, the short plump woman of the card shop handed Jaden a booster pack she had taken from her pocket, "Maybe you could put them to good use,"

"AW THAT'S BULLCRAP MAN!" Siho was being held back by Christina, "What about us?!"

"Down boy! Heel! Heel!"

-End Flashback-

"What do you think, Winged Kuriboh?" Jaden whispered, looking at his furry monster. A soft hooting sound reached his ears and he knew what he had to do in order to win this, "Well alright..if you say so. I summon Winged Kuriboh (300/200) in Defense Mode!"

As soon as the little puffball with wings showed up, all the girls in the audience 'awwed' at it's adorable appearance. Even Christina fell victim to it's cuteness. She even tried to leap off the balcony to get to it, but was quickly restrained by both Alexis and Jordan.

"And then I'll end my turn with a facedown," Jaden finished, placing a card into a seperate slot.

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"That's it? All he's been doing is playing Defense!" Syrus moaned, covering his eyes, "I can't watch this...,"

I hope you know what you're doing, Jaden... Alexis thought as she pulled Christina back from the edge.

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"All done huh? Good!" Chazz drew his card, "Now I cook that Kuriboh and I like mine well done! There's about to be a fried furball on the field, you loser!"

"You don't scare me, Chazz!" Jaden shot back. Chazz shrugged, "No big deal, that's his job!" he jerked a thumb to his huge monster, "Dragon Catapult Cannon, attack!" he ordered. Once again, bursts of powerful energy shot forth from the mechanized monster and soared towards Kuriboh.

Alright...secret weapon time Jaden thought as he placed two cards into his Graveyard, "Not so fast, Chazz! By sending two cards to my Graveyard, I can activate this! Transcendant Wings!"

Everyone watched stunned, or in Chazz's case, horror as a huge pair of angelic wings appeard on Kuriboh and deflected the blast at he last second.

"No! It can't be!"

"Oh it be, Chazz," Jaden said with a grin, "Transcendant Wings transforms Winged Kuriboh into a Level 10 monster! Not only that, but by sacrificing himself, Winged Kuriboh LVL 10 (300/200) can destroy all Attack Position monsters on the field and direct their attack back at you directly! Kuriboh, go and show him how it works!"

Winged Kuriboh gave a loud hoot as it shot the energy blast back at the Dragon Catapult Cannon, obliterating it and severly damaging Chazz.

J: 1000
C: 1000

Chazz lowered his arms after the blast, "Lucky shot...," he hissed.

"Lucky? Nah, I just happen to have a soft spot for old ladies," Jaden said with a shrug, "But not for you, Chazz, and that's too bad, because at 1000 Life Points apiece and my turn coming up, all I need is the right monster and you're finished!"

Jaden drew his next card and nodded, "Bingo! Come on out, Elemental Hero Avian (1000/1000)!" he ordered, slapping the card down. Chazz's eye twitched as the familiar green-winged Hero appeared on the field.

"Attack Chazz now!"

Before he could do anything, Chazz watched in horror as Avian raked it's claws right down the middle as it soared past him.

J: 1000
C: 0

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"Jaden did it!" Syrus shouted, throwing his hands in the air. Christina whooped, "SLIFERS RULE!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. Jordan clapped his hands and glanced at Alexis, "So...looks like lover-boys got some skills, Cuz,".

Alexis blushed and whopped him over the head, "Be quiet! He is not my loverboy! Where did you hear that?!" she hissed. Jordan rubbed the large bump on his head, "From your friends...owie...,"

"Just ignore what they say, ok?"

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Crowler pounded the glass window, furious, "IMPOSSIBLE! This simply can't be, not with all the rare cards I gave to Chazz!" he screeched. Chancellor Sheppard looked at his colleague, "Rare cards? What on earth are you talking about, Crowler?" he asked.

"Oh! Uh...nothing,"

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"That's game...unless you wanna duel again?"

Chazz looked up from the floor, glaring at Jaden with intense hate boiling in him, "Oh...we will, Slacker...you can count on that," he growled.

"Jaden!"

"Dude!"

Jaden turned around to see Syrus, Bastion and Christina run up to him. "Great job kicking Chazz's ass, Jaden!" Christina praised. Bastion nodded in agreement while Syrus leapt at him, "Way to play!"

"Yes, well played, Jaden," Sheppard's voice boomed over the loudspeakers, "Never in the history of our revered school as a Slifer dueled an Obelisk during these exams. Jaden, not only did you hold your own, you won! With your outstanding courage against overwhelming odds is...inspiring. With that, I'm honored to promote you to Ra Yellow. Good job, son!"

Christina's jaw hit the floor, "You get a rank promotion? Aw man, Siho's gonna flip out...,". Syrus hugged Jaden, "You're the best Jaden!"

"Uh...hehehe, I do what I can...," Jaden laughed, grinning from ear to ear. Bastion walked up to him, "Congratulations, Jaden. Allow me to be the first one to officially welcome you into Ra Yellow,"

"Thanks, Bastion...,"

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"Are you effin' kiddin' me, Chrissy?!"

"Nope, Siho, my old friend, I ain't kidding you. If I'm lyin' I'm dyin',"

Siho slumped back into the chair he was sitting in and tugged at his hair, "God dammit! I missed a great duel all because of Chumley's lousy cooking!". Chumley glared at him and tossed a pillow, "Don't blame my cooking, blame your stomach! It must not be used to eating different kinds of food!"

"I already had grilled cheese!!" Siho roared, catching the pillow, "Thanks to you, I missed the duel and my own! I failed the dueling part of the exam because of you! I'll be lucky if my mom don't find out!"

Christina shook her head and sighed, "Bakas...," she looked to Syrus, who was slumped over one of the desks in the room. She walked over and placed her hand on his shoulder, "You ok, little guy?" she asked softly.

Syrus sighed quietly, "Yeah...I just thought Jaden would say goodbye to us at least...,"

"Hey, who's talking about saying goodbyes?"

All four Slifers turned to the side to see Jaden leaning against the open doorway of the dorm. Syrus jumped up, knocking Christina away, "Jaden?! What are you doing here?!".

"I wanted to say congrats on passing your field test. Also, in case you've forgotten," he placed his hands on his hips, "I live here!"

"What?!"

"What da hell?!"

"You're staying?!"

Jaden shrugged, "Sure, Ra Yellow has nice, clean sheets, lack of cockroaches, and those spiffy blazers, without you, Siho, Chumley or Christina, it's not my home, Syrus," he explained. Syrus sniffed and dove at him, tears falling from his eyes like a waterfall.

His roommate squirmed, "Hey! Easy, Syrus, you're getting my jacket soaked!". Syrus looked up, tears still going, "I thought...I thought I lost you forever! Now I'm never letting go!". Jaden sweatdropped, "Just chill out, Syrus! Come on, get off!".

Christina smiled and leaned her head against Siho's shoulder, "Kinda sweet when ya think about it. Only one problem I see here,"

"And what's that, Chrissy?"

"...Chances are that Syrus is gonna be Jaden's future stalker...,"