A/N: In the original version of the tag duel, there were a few errors with card effects. This slight rewrite acknowledges and corrects those errors. My apologies to the readers who are sticklers for proper card effects.
Last Time
"Its over with this. The draw of destiny!" Jaden drew his card. "I summon White Ninja in attack mode. (1500/800) Now Paladin of White Dragon crush his face down." His white paladin flew forward on his dragon and stabbed its sword into the face down Sea Serpent Warrior of Darkness. It was almost fitting in a way that Kenji's final monster card should be a warrior of "darkness".
Kenji stammered backwards.
"White Ninja you know what to do." The White Ninja leapt into the air and pulled out 3 shuriken flinging the tiny star shaped blades at Kenji they pierced his body as he let out one final cry in pain before falling down and out.
"I win!" Jaden said as the monsters faded. "And since your out. I'll just take your medals, not that you'll be needing them." Jaden said grabbing all 46 medals and adding them into his collection... "Ahh I have quite the collection now" Jaden said looking upon his medals.
End Flashback
"Jay I'm so proud of you…" Alexis said joyfully with happy tears in her eyes.
"Huh?" Jaden said turning around to see Alexis. "Uh chill Lex, it was just one duel." Jaden said a little nervous by her reaction, simply because he was so caught off-guard by it.
"You almost lost! Don't cut it so close next time...please?"
"Relax; the white light saw me through to my victory, in the end." Jaden said. "I was safe and will always be safe, under the glorious white light" Jaden added, looking at her with gentle regard.
"You...just had me afraid..." She whispered.
Jaden looked down beginning to feel sorry for how he had been acting towards Alexis. "Sorry Lex, I'll be more careful for you." He walked up to his friend smiling sincerely towards her.
"Thanks Jay...can I ask you a question?" She asked, her voice getting shy.
"Sure Lex, anything." Jaden asked, placing his hand gently on her shoulder, before quickly pulling it back, realizing what he was doing.
"Why did you resist me so?" She asked, both concerned and curious.
"Resist? What do you mean?" Jaden queried.
"I mean, you wouldn't see the Light till I beat you." She explained.
"That was the old me. I was shrouded in darkness, blind to the truth. I required you, your white ice deck and the power of the white light to save me from the darkness and open my eyes, my mind to the truth and show me the glorious white light." He explained.
"But have I truly saved you?" She asked.
"What do you mean? Huh? Do you believe darkness to still exist within me?" He asked arching his eyebrow.
"Well...kind of." She answered, with a sweatdrop.
"Alexis, in the past I was naive to the world. All I cared about was dueling, and being the best winning. I always looked upon every defeated opponent and said cheer up. I told them, they had put on a great match. The truth is though; I never meant it for me. To me winning was everything. That was who I was. The best and I believed myself to be unstoppable. But now I have changed, thanks to you those desires I spoke of no longer exist." He said.
Though that last part wasn't true not entirely true at least. He still felt a desire, even if only a subtle one in the desire to win and not be upstaged. It still remained and it was clear through his actions in that duel, what with him ignoring Alexis.
"So what exists in their place, Jay?" She asked, purely curious.
"...white the desire to wear white, the desire to act in a more pure manner and the desire to serve and obey Saiou. Do what destiny asks of me in order to destroy the darkness in this world." He said partially lying about a few of those desires, and leaving out his desire to someday perhaps become closer to Alexis.
She bit her lip, slightly turning away from him, feeling hurt that he didn't mention her.
"Lex, what's wrong?" He asked worried a little as he began moving his hand near her shoulder stopping himself before touching her shoulder his hand remaining a few inches from her shoulder.
"Don't you have any desires with me?" She whispered, hurt.
Jaden pulled his hand back to his side "Of course!" he said quickly. "I want us to be really good friends. Best friends even!" Jaden added
"How can I believe that? You didn't acknowledge me hardly at all in the duel..."
"I...I..." He stuttered thinking back to the duel. She was right he had kind of ignored her. Especially after she had been so worried about him, he had just blown her off.
"You're right Alexis. I didn't acknowledge you. Even with all of your support. I blew you off, and I can't explain exactly why. But..." A frown upon his face, he turned her to face him. "I shouldn't have ignored you. After all, you're the reason I'm even here right now. I owe a lot to you Alexis. And I promise to be a better friend from now. I mean it." He hugged her. "The last thing I wanna do is hurt you, ever again."
Her eyes still showed hurt. "Prove it to me..."
He released her from his hug.
"I…alrighty. What if we duel? You and me vs. 2 opponents. And I'll prove myself a worthy partner and show you that I do care." Jaden offered, sighing. It was lame, but the best thing he could come up with.
Alexis grinned. "I like that plan…"
He let out a sigh of relief. "Then it's settled I'll show you my trust through a partner duel. Tomorrow after all our meetings are over." He said confidently.
"I look forward to it." She replied.
"Me too, I will show you that I can be trusted. I'll prove my worth to you Alexis." He said
The day went by as usual and soon night came. Jaden was fiddling with his deck, when he noticed a card lying on the floor. Polymerization it read. "Hmm..." he picked the card up eyeing it for a few seconds before adding it into his deck.
Back in her room in the White Dorm, Alexis' mind shifted to Jaden. 'Should I trust him after how he acted in the last duel...wait why am I doubting myself, I brought him into the Light!' She thought while picking up a Fusion Gate card and adding it to her deck.
The next morning came. Jaden awoke rested and ready to tackle the day ahead, determined to prove himself to Alexis. After that last duel, he was so frustrated with his actions. He berated losing himself in the duel not to mention ignoring her support. Today would be different today he was going to need her support to help him win this duel.
He showered himself and got dressed in his white attire. He met up with Alexis at the meeting Saiou was holding for the Society of Light. After the meeting Jaden confronted Alexis. "Hey Lex, if your ready, I'm ready to find 2 opponents to duel."
"Excellent." Alexis answered with a sinister smile.
"So that's a yes. Alrighty I was thinkin maybe we should fight some useful opponents. You know 2 opponents that can help us and the society."
"Yes but they should also be a bit...inexperienced."
"Agreed." He paused to think of who would fit the bill. "Ah ha, Lex were you perhaps alluding to Jasmine and Mindy your former friends?" He asked
"That's exactly who I meant." She replied, smiling wickedly.
A wicked smile crept on his face as he eagerly agreed with her plan. "It's a perfect chance for us to bring in more members." He said walking away with Alexis. "Now we just need to find them." Jaden said mostly to himself.
"Come on Jay, have you forgotten how ditzy they are? Their probably right out in the open."
"Yeah of course." Jaden said with a quiet laugh.
Meanwhile Jasmine and Mindy had just finished having lunch. They had made note of Chazz bragging to Syrus and Hassleberry about his last 7 victories he had gained over white students. The two were now walking around together, when they were spotted by Jaden.
"Dead ahead, looks like they are really ditzy hang out in the open practically asking for someone to challenge them to a duel. Unfortunately for them, we will be their opponents." Jaden said as they headed near Mindy and Jasmine.
"I love the way you think, Jaden." She giggled.
Jasmine and Mindy quickly spotted the two.
"Mindy look it's them" Jasmine whispered urgently to her.
Mindy quickly turned and spotted the two. "Ohh great Alexis and Jaden. Just what we don't need…" Mindy said.
"Hello Jasmine, Mindy…" Jaden said coolly.
Alexis chuckled darkly, her cold amber eyes full of power-hungry lust it seemed.
"Look we don't want any trouble, so if you don't mind..." Jasmine said
"Actually we do." Jaden said cutting her off.
"You see we have decided to bring you two into the Society of Light. We promise you will find it to be most enjoyable, however should you refuse we are prepared to duel." Jaden added sinisterly.
"Forget it; we don't wanna join your group." Jasmine said
"Yeah!" Mindy added rather forcefully.
"Are you afraid of losing to us, fearful of your own weakness? If I remember correctly, it was Alexis who told you two to protect your own pride. If you back out you'll only be further belittling yourselves!" Jaden said confidently, an evil glint in his eyes.
"Look we said..." Mindy started but was suddenly cut off by Jasmine.
"Fine, actually we accept. You two seem to think your gods, well your not. Alexis always believed in us saw our potential and now is the time we unleash it. Come on Mindy don't let those white losers push us around." Jasmine urged her friend.
Mindy nodded her head, convincing herself to duel as well.
"Fine then a tag duel you 2 white losers VS us "Jasmine said.
"Agreed lets find a spot for this duel." Jaden said and scanned the area and pointed to a place in the woods.
The four arrived at said spot. The group agreed to decide the order by a coin toss. If it landed as heads Mindy and Jasmine chose, if it came up tails then Jaden and Alexis chose.
Jaden flipped it and the coin landed on tails. "Alright Alexis lets do it this way. You, Jasmine, me and then Mindy sound good?" Jaden asked her.
"Sure." Alexis agreed.
"DUEL!" They all shouted.
Jaden/Alexis: 8000
Jasmine/Mindy: 8000
"I place one card facedown on the field. Now I summon Snow Sprite in attack mode." She said as the wickedly beautiful ice fairy came to her side, chuckling.
"How do you 2 dorks like that one. No magic cards can be used, for now at least." Jaden taunted as the two non-Society girls appeared frustrated.
"Now to add to your misery, I play White Blizzard! That ends my turn."
"Grr..." Jasmine drew her card. "I set 2 cards face down, then I summon Cyber Harpie Lady in attack mode." A Harpie Lady with long purplish/red hair and what looked to be long dark-green wings appeared on the field with her signature call. (1800/1300) "Now that ends my turn." Jasmine said.
"Harpies?! Since when did that loser get those?!" Alexis wondered, shocked, that Jasmine and likely Mindy were using some of Mai Valentine's signature cards.
"You look surprised Alexis. I guess your little pep talk did more than you expected. We've been fixing up our decks a bit." Jasmine said.
Jaden turned towards Jasmine. "Harpie Lady or not you still don't stand a chance against the power of our white decks. My turn!" Jaden drew his card. "I'll start with this card. Hammer Shot!" He announced as a large wooden hammer came down smashing Cyber Harpie Lady to bits.
"Not so fast, my Harpie may be gone, but I use this card Jar of Greed to draw 1 card." Jasmine announced revealing her face down.
"Big deal, one pathetic card won't save you…" Alexis sneered.
Jaden sighed, growing frustrated before grinning wickedly as he thought of something he'd nearly forgotten to do. "I'm not done, just yet. Next I'll use Alexis' Snow Sprite to attack you 2 losers directly, that is, if you'll let me, Lex."
Alexis grinned. "Sure Jay, I'll gladly allow that." She answered, grinning wickedly.
Jaden nodded. "Snow Sprite, attack them directly!" He commanded.
The icy fairy leapt into the air, launching a beam of ice at Jasmine, causing her side's life points to fall by 1100, though she didn't look very concerned.
Jaden/Alexis: 8000
Jasmine/Mindy: 6900
"I'm gonna set 1 monster face down and end my turn." Jaden replied, pleased with himself.
"I'm up." Mindy said as she drew. "I'm gonna start with this card Dunames Dark Witch in attack mode" (1800/1050) A young fairy female appeared with long white wings. "Next I'll set 2 cards face down and have my Dunames crush your Snow Sprite. Attack!"
Dunames flew towards Snow Sprite and slashed the Sprite into pieces, dropping their life points to 7300.
"Now I end my turn" Mindy said proudly as Jasmine turned to her. "Nice shot!"
"My Sprite! How dare you!" Alexis snarled.
"Aww too bad Alexis, looks like your not as tough as I had thought." Jasmine teased.
"I summon Blizzard Dragon in attack mode!" She called as an ice dragon arose with a frosty roar. (1800/1000)
"Now I use Snatch Steal so your Witch is mine!" She announced as the Witch's eyes glazed over, floating over to the whitened student's side, giving her former team an evil grin.
Jaden smiled proudly.
"No my witch!" Mindy cried out.
Alexis smiled evilly as she pulled one of her favorite cards from her hand. "Now I use your worst nightmare..."
"Ahh no!" Mindy said in a scared tone.
"It can't be!" Jasmine said worried.
She laughed wickedly. "Activate the all-seeing all-powerful White Veil!!"
The two girls began to shake in fear.
"I equip it on to my Dragon. Jay?"
"Sure Lex that sounds good." Jaden said.
"Mind if I reveal your monster?"
"Yeah sure Lex it's all yours."
"Thanks Jay. I flip summon his monster, White Ninja! (1500/800) Now Blizzard Dragon attack!"
"Hold on their girl I'm gonna activate a card before you attack I activate Mystical Space Typhoon and destroy your White Veil!" Mindy said triumphantly.
"My sacred White Veil...How dare you do that to it!" Alexis screamed angrily.
"Grr she will pay..." Jaden mumbled, also very mad.
"Yeah go ahead attack us, are spells and traps are safe at least." Mindy said.
The dragon let out a burst of cold ice...
Mindy and Jasmine were struck by the ice. Then a White Ninja flung several shuriken at them, followed by a witch crashing into them.
Alexis laughed as she watched them lose over half their life points…
Alexis/Jaden: 7300
Jasmine/Mindy: 2900
The two girls fell to their knees. "Are you done?!" Jasmine barked.
"My turn's done." Alexis teased.
"Finally!" Jasmine said drawing her card as her side's life points rose to 3900 due to the effect of Alexis' Snatch Steal. "I'm gonna summon Birdface in attack mode. (1600/1600) Then I'll play my own little Snatch Steal to take Blizzard Dragon. "A bird creature appeared on the field and Blizzard Dragon came to her field. "Now Blizzard Dragon attacks your Witch" The two monsters collided exploding into pixels.
"Oh no! You little bastards..." She hissed.
"Now Birdface attack White Ninja!" Jasmine said as the bird swooped down clawing White Ninja into a mess of pixels. Their life points fell to 7200
"My turn. Draw" Jaden drew his card then a smirk began appearing on his face a sudden gleam in his eye. "Alexis do you trust me?" Jaden asked.
"Of course Jaden sweetie." She purred softly.
"Umm yeah you didn't seem to after that last duel." He said to her then faced forward.
"Anyways. I'm gonna play the spell card Heaven's End!" Suddenly a sharp pain hit Jaden and Alexis as their life points dropped to 3600.
Alexis groaned in pain, holding her side. "Ahh...Jay what was that?"
"Now my spell card activates every player can discard 1 monster from their hand to search their deck for another monster of the same attribute reveal the chosen card to their opponent and add it into their hand." He said proudly as he revealed the monster he was tossing out Magician of Faith.
Calmly she tossed out Aquarian Alessa and searched out Blue-Ice White Night Dragon.
Jaden picked up his Battousai, of the Sacred Light. Mindy tossed out her Dunames the Dark Angel to get out Airknight Parshath. Jasmine dropped Flying Kamakiri #1 and got Roc from the Valley of Haze.
The players revealed the cards with Mindy and Jasmine frustrated at how much weaker their monsters were.
"Alright we add the cards into are hand and then that's that for the card." Jaden answered.
"Now I play this card Sacred Light of Boundless Power allowing me to remove 2 light monsters from my graveyard, so out goes Magician of Faith and White Ninja to summon my Battousai of the Sacred Light in attack mode!" He said proudly.
"Ohh and it's a shame my monster was special summoned otherwise your trap hole might have worked." Jaden said mockingly.
"What how did--?" Mindy said being cut off by Jaden.
"Excuse me; I believe Alexis can answer this one for me." Jaden said
Alexis laughed darkly. "The power of the white light shows us all! You can't hide anything from us, dorks!"
The two girls started shaking, very scared. But their fear heightened further as a black figure in bag clothes appeared. The blackness fading to reveal a samurai clothed in a white kimono with black sleeves and a white hakama. At his side rested a katana sword in a black sheath. But what was truly scary and odd was his face the young man had short silver hair, the hair covering his forehead. His eyes shut, but his lips curved upward in a happy smile, a smile that was so happy it was scary. That smile it would freak anyone out who saw it, to see such a smile, such a scary creepy smile. The samurai reached for his sword pulling it out of its sheath. "Attack!" Jaden said and within a few seconds the Samurai brought his sword forward pointing it straight at Birdface and with that the katana did the craziest thing. It shot forward stretching outward heading right for Birdface it pierced right through the birds chest as the bird exploded in pixels.
The girls life points dropped down to 3000 as they shielded their eyes from the explosion. The katana retracted back into its normal length and the samurai sheathed his sword then the girls shivered as the effect of White Blizzard activated, further draining their life points to 2400.
"Like my newest monster Lex?"
"Yes I do Jay, very much."
"Thanks just a little gift from Saiou. So anyways Mindy I end my turn you're up"
Mindy drew her card determined to not be afraid of his card. "I may not have any way of summoning a monster, but I can stop your monster and I will! Hammer shot!" The card was revealed and a large hammer came crashing onto his monster destroying it.
"Damn you!" Jaden said growling as his new card was destroyed easily.
"I end my turn." She said.
"Turn end..." Alexis muttered, having nothing to play.
"What no move?" Jasmine said mockingly "Your Samurai is dead and now with this next move I'll make sure to put us in the lead!" Jasmine said drawing her card.
She smiled evilly. "This move is gonna hurt. First I play Premature Burial!" Her life points dropped to 1600.
"Now I bring back Cyber Harpie Lady and finally thanks to my Birdface's previous effect I was able to add a Harpie to my hand while you idiots were gloating. So I bring out Harpie Lady 2 onto the field from my hand. Now I hit with both my Harpies!" The two spread apart with Cyber Harpie Lady striking Alexis and Harpie Lady 2 striking Jaden.
Alexis yelled out in pain.
Jaden screamed as well falling to his knees panting heavily. Their life points dropped to a mere 500. "Grr…damn how did they get this good?" Jaden said "How..."
The two girls smiled. "Now look at the Society of Light." Jasmine said.
"Yeah if you 2 represent the best of the society, then I'd hate to see the worst." Mindy added.
"Just two sad losers who are shadows of their former selves." Jasmine said, the two feeling confident and excited.
"You ready, to get out of that awful white blazer and into your Obelisk Blue blazer?" Mindy asked tauntingly.
"Shut up, you bitches!" Alexis screamed.
Jaden stood up. "My turn draw!" he said loudly. "Damn it, they have us beat. Their is nothing I can do. Nothing, but set this monster...all Mindy needs is to draw a monster of her own and she can win this duel." He said in his mind. He looked over at Alexis sadly. How could I fail her, how could I fail like this? "I set 1 monster face down and end--"
"Hold it right there. Activate Trap!" Alexis yelled.
"Huh??" Jaden said shocked and surprised, looking at Alexis.
"I activate Power of White Light."
Jaden's eyes widen. Jasmine and Mindy were speechless.
"I throw out 2 cards and sacrifice Jaden's monster. Now...come forth Blue-Ice White Night's Dragon!!!" She called, laughing evilly.
The mighty dragon of pure ice was forged from a massive explosion of ice, roaring with a loud triumphant roar.
"Game on…" Jaden said gazing at the dragon then at Alexis. "But I think this dragon is missing something." He pulled from his hand and revealed his White Veil card. "I play White Veil!" He shouted, the white aura shot up around the dragon. "Now that's much better and if I remember correctly I can attack with her Blue-Ice White Night's Dragon. That is Lex if you don't mind?"
"Nope not at all."
"Alrighty normally I would attack but I'll be merciful and spare you for one more turn, so make your final move, so me and Queen Alexis can finish you once and for all. I end my turn." Jaden taunted, grinning wickedly.
Mindy drew her card slowly becoming scared and afraid as the card she drew could not save her. She looked over at Jasmine who like her was shivering from the icy blast. "I end my turn." Mindy said sadly, as Jasmine looked on in despair, having nothing to save them either.
"Now Lex it's your chance to finish this!" Jaden encouraged.
"Now my dragon, destroy them! Freeze their very cores white!" Alexis shouted, laughing an evil, victorious laugh.
The dragon brought its head back once again drawing forth its power then launched its head forward unleashing a stream of cold wind and ice shards upon the two as it annihilated their weaker Harpie, smashing through the hologram and coming for them as the effect of White Blizzard triggered, sending more freezing cold their way....
Mindy and Jasmine watched in horror as the blast came towards them, finally smacking on to their body freezing them icy cold.
The figures of two women laid flat on the ground.
It was Jasmine and Mindy.
The dragon faded as the duel was over.
Jasmine and Mindy were the next frozen-hearted victims of the Society of Light…
To be continued…