The sun was just rising on the island of Duel Academy and was currently castings its red rays on the Slifer Red dorm where the students were currently eating their breakfast. Optimus Prime was there due to having spent the night there after Dimitri had returned the king of game's deck to the display case which had left DA for the American capital Washington D.C.
He was eating with Syrus Truesdale and Chumley Huffington when Professor Banner walked in.
"If I could please have everyone's attention? Eyes forward everyone. CHUMLEY STOP CHEWING WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN!" Banner said, yelling the last part which made the bigger red blush.
Optimus looked up at his former headmaster as he then smiled as everyone looked at him.
"Excellent, now please join me in welcoming our new transfer student, Blair Flannigan." Banner said with a smile as he stepped to the side.
A boy with a large hat wearing the Slifer uniform and gray baggy pants with the red sneakers on walked forward, looked at the class before looking back down at the ground.
Chumley looked disgusted as he looked at the new student.
"I had to stop my chewing for a transfer? Totally not lishus." Chumley grumbled.
Syrus had other views on the new duelist.
"Aw, man. He is shorter then me, dresses funnier then me…my sidekick gig is up." Syrus said in a depressed tone.
Optimus, on the other hand, chuckled before standing up and looked the newbie down.
"Be nice guys. I'll go introduce myself to him." Optimus said he walked forward.
Blair noticed that Optimus was walking toward him and he stiffened as the taller boy knelt down to his level.
"Hey there. Welcome to Slifer Red. It's a pretty neat dorm once you get to know everyone. And at least we aren't like those snobby blues who looks down on everyone. Oh, before I forget, my name's Jaden…Jaden Yuki." Optimus said with a serene smile.
Blair looked at Optimus's smiling face before he looked away with faint red dusting his face. Banner smiled at the way Optimus presented himself and then spoke up again.
"Optimus, Blair won't be staying here for long. He scored nearly perfect on his exams and therefore will be placed in Ra Yellow by this month's end." Banner said.
Optimus looked at the teacher then back down at Blair.
"Oh, so you're going to be a Yellow soon huh? Well, let me be the first to welcome you to that dorm." Optimus said as he held out his hand.
"Blair, Jaden is a Ra Yellow too but he talked to the Chancellor and has resided here so that he didn't leave a good friend behind." Banner explained when he noticed Blair's confused look.
"Professor, I think he would have extra space if he crashed in my old dorm room. What do you think?" Optimus asked realizing that there wasn't enough space in the other dorm rooms.
"I agree. Blair, please say hi to your two new roommates, Syrus and Chumley."
Said boys stood up knowing that when Optimus spoke to the kid, they would be roped into the ordeal.
Blair looked at the short boy and the kola-looking boy and smiled slightly if uneasily.
"Hello." Blair said gently.
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Later-during 3rd block class
The first three hours of school had gone by fast. To the new student Blair, it was overwhelming at first by he got used to it. He, along most of the student body, were standing in front of a large TV Screen when Chancellor Sheppard's face showed up.
"Settle down everyone, attention please…CHUMLEY STOP CHEWING WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN!" Sheppard roared making everyone from the reds to blues laugh at the portly kid.
Optimus glared at the students before returning his attention to his uncle who had just cleared his throat to continue his announcement.
Megatron and his gang stood off from the rest of the students, slightly glaring at everything and everyone. Blair noticed this and began to wonder who the black/browned haired teen was and why he was glaring at everyone. He also wondered what dorm he belonged to; his staring didn't go unnoticed, however, by Syrus who was going to tell Blair about Megatron when Sheppard spoke again.
"Good. Now our big duel with our rival, North Academy, is coming soon. For those who remember last year, our student rep, Zane, whooped them pretty good. And I aim to win again this year."
Blair looked at Zane with admiration in his eyes, which Syrus caught as well.
"Hey, Blair? Did you know that Zane is my older brother?" Syrus asked with a smile.
"Really?" Blair asked surprised.
"Yep, although, Mom says I got the looks of the family." Syrus said with a shrug.
Sheppard resumed his speaking after letting the news sink in.
"Now we still haven't decided who the rep will be this year, so if you keep hitting the books and dueling hard you may just be the who gets the honor. That is all!" Sheppard said as the screen went back to the DA symbol.
"Heh, I wonder if it'll be me this year…" Optimus mused aloud.
"Hey, for all we know it could be me Prime! But I think it'll be Zane again this year." Syrus stated with his arms crossing his chest.
"Oh, why's that?" Optimus asked.
Blair at this time was looking at Zane standing with a cold indifference.
"Because he's awesome." Blair said dreamily.
"Uh-oh…I just thought of something…Megatron." Syrus said with fear in his voice.
"Oh Primus. I forgot! If we have equal chances, so does he." Optimus muttered.
"Megatron? Who's he?" Blair asked.
"Someone mention me?" Came the cold voice behind the group.
Blair whipped around to see the black/brown haired youth glaring at the group, but when he saw those ruby red eyes stare at him, he had the urge to run; however, something was causing him to stand absolutely still for fear of being struck down. Megatron looked down at the new red and scowled.
"Whose this twerp?" Megatron growled.
"Blair Flannigan, a transfer, brother." Optimus snarled at his twin.
Megatron glared at the smaller boy before scowling.
"Great, just what this school needs…more fodder." Megatron snarled disgusted.
"Hey you take that back!" Blair hissed.
"Or what? Unlike you, kid, I don't fear anyone or anything! I am Megatron, Leader of the Decepticon gang. And you best stay out of my way before I reveal your secret to the school board." Megatron snarled making Blair freeze at the telling of the implied secret.
The Decepticon leader smirked as turned around and walked away. Blair looked down before he felt Optimus's hand on his shoulder.
"Just ignore him…Megatron is always looking down on others." Optimus said reassuringly.
Blair gave a small smile at the kind gesture before getting ready to put his plan into action.
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Outside
"I can't believe my brother doing that to Blair…poor guy. I've never seen anyone shake like that before." Optimus said as he walked outside.
"I know. I thought Megatron was heartless but that was a new low. It still made me a bit mad that he did that." Syrus stated.
"Not lishus on your bro's part." Chumley stated.
The group conversation was interrupted by the sight of Blair running off somewhere.
"Huh? What is Blair up to?" Optimus asked aloud.
The other two didn't answer, just watched as the mini-red ran off into the woods. Optimus scowled as he recognized the direction to the Boys' Blue dorm. He ran after the new red before yelling back at Syrus and Chumley.
"Gonna check something out guys!" Optimus yelled as he ran in the same direction of the Blue dorm.
He didn't noticed Laserbeak above recording the ordeal. The hawk cried out once before banking in the air to report to Soundwave and Megatron.
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Boys' Blue Dorm
Optimus arrived at the blue dorm just in time to see Blair leap from a branch onto a balcony of a blue's room. Optimus scowled as he watched on.
Something doesn't add up…first, Blair made that comment about Zane, Megatron then said something about a secret that spooked Blair out and now he's sneaking into the blue dorm. I better go check on this. Optimus thought as he ran over to the tree.
The Autobot gang member climbed up the tree before grabbing the second branch and then climbing up onto the branch that was over the balcony. After landing, like a ninja onto the balcony, he glanced around before moving forward. He glanced inside and saw Blair grabbing a deck case and opening it. The boy took out three cards and looked at them. Optimus's eyes narrowed as the boy looked at the cards.
"Just what is he doing with that deck…huh!" Optimus asked himself before gasping in shock as something dawned on him when he saw Blair hold the cards in a hug.
Blair is a girl! How could I not notice! The way she acted around the other guys back at the red dorm, the comment on Zane. Megatron threatening her! Man, Bro saw through her façade and I didn't! I really need to retrain myself in looking underneath the underneath. Optimus thought before he over heard something.
"Hey, Zane you mind if we hang upstairs with you?" A voice asked.
Optimus spun around and looked down on the ground; he spotted three first-year blues with…
"Zane! Oh slag this is not good! I've got to get Blair out of here right now or she'll get in trouble!" Optimus hissed as he ran inside.
"Blair! You've got to get out of here or else you're going to be booted out of the school for trespassing!" Optimus shouted as he ran in.
"When did you get here!" Blair asked shocked.
Optimus didn't answer as he grabbed Blair's hand and yanked her toward the window. Her large hat fell off along with a bronze hair clip. Optimus didn't look back to confirm his suspicions; he just got Blair to the branch and watched her jump down onto the ground. The gang leader spun around to face the four that were coming.
"Hey! Take a wrong turn on the way to detention?" A blue asked as he spotted Optimus standing at attention.
"Hey Zane look we found hanging in your room." Another blue stated as the Kaiser of DA walked in. The king of DA looked down along with the third member and saw the cards scattered about.
"Not just hanging out, but looking through your cards too. Looks like we'll have to teach this slacker a lesson about messing with other people's decks." The third member stated as he cracked his knuckles.
Optimus didn't say anything except slide into his Muay Thai stance. The three smirked thinking that numbers would overpower the lone Autobot member. The trio rushed him with their fists raised ready to punch some sense into Optimus; they got a big shock as he dodged the first punch, grabbed the second one with is hand and raised his knee to block the third punch. The three blues were shocked that the slacker in front of them had blocked all of their hits, but their biggest shock came when Optimus started to move in a flurry.
He jumped about a foot in air before delivering a punch to the middle Blue who caught the fist in his face. He was sent flying back onto the ground out cold. Optimus then spun in mid-air and delivered a kick to the blue's neck on the left. He didn't see the blue fly back into the couch that was placed there because he was focusing on the final blue. After he had landed on the ground, he spun around with his right leg out and knocked the final blue's feet from out from under him. The blue landed on the ground still in a shocked stated at being beaten by an underclassman. Optimus stood up listening to the groans that were coming from the three that had tried to attack him.
He walked over to where Zane stood and picked up the hair clip that had dropped from Blair.
"Sorry about intruding, Zane. A transfer student snuck in and I was trying to get her out…well, she came disguised as a boy but when I shoved her out her hat fell off along with this." Optimus explained as he looked at the jeweled piece.
"So you were just trying to prevent her from entering my room?" Zane asked in a monotone.
"Pretty much, yeah. Chances are she's going to challenge me to a duel to keep this quiet…could you inform Elita to be over at the red dorm later on tonight?" Optimus asked.
Zane looked at Autobot gang leader with a bored look and nodded. Optimus gave a small smile at the third year before he departed from the blue dorm.
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Red Dorm-Night time
"Alright, Optimus, the outhouse is all yours." Syrus said as he entered his room.
The tiny red, however, noticed that the Ra Yellow student was no where to be found. Chumley got up from the bunk and looked down at Syrus.
"I thought they were with you, Sy." Chumley stated.
"I hope not! I was in the shower!" Syrus said in embarrassment.
"This isn't good. I hope those two are alright." Chumley said worriedly.
What the two didn't know was that Optimus and Blair were talking near the atoll of the red dorm.
"Listen, Jaden, the fact that I'm a girl must remain a secret." Blair said harshly.
The gang leader looked at the young girl confused.
"But why, Blair?" Optimus asked.
The young girl didn't say a thing except lightly groan. Optimus cocked his head the side before his eyes widened in surprise. He smiled lightly and chuckled.
"Whoever the lucky guy is, I'm sure he'll learn to like you Blair." Optimus said while keeping on eye on her body language.
The younger female's head snapped up to stare at Optimus with shock on her face. Optimus smirked as he brought out his disk.
"Unless you want me to tell him, I suggest that we duel. If you win, I keep quiet about the entire deal. If I win, well, I'll find out more about you in the duel so if I win you'll have to tell the guy." Optimus said as he handed her a disk.
"A duel? Alright! You're on!" Blair said.
Up on the top of the cliff, Chumley and Syrus watched the two.
"Well, we found them. But what are they talking about? It looks serious." Chumley stated confused.
Syrus, acting as he usually does, jumped to conclusions.
"I knew it! Optimus has found a new guy to pal around with!" Syrus wailed.
"That's not it Syrus." A monotone voice said behind the two reds.
The two reds looked behind them and nearly jumped out of their skins at Zane standing there along with Elita One.
"Zane? What are you talking about?" Syrus asked.
"Because Blair isn't a guy…she's a girl. Obelisk Security cameras caught her sneaking into my room…" Zane stated.
"But they don't explain why she was in your brother's room Syrus." Elita finished the third year's explanation
"I wonder how Prime's gonna figure that one out." Chumley said when two voices cried out from below them.
"Duel!" Blair and Optimus shouted.
"Guess that answers that." Elita said with a smirk.
Blair: 4000/Optimus (Jaden): 4000
"Alright, get ready…!" Blair shouted as she drew.
The young girl looked at the card she drew and then checked her hand. She smirked when she saw what she had before placing a card onto her MZ.
"…to fall in love! I play Maiden in love in attack mode!"
(Maiden in Love-LV/2, Attribute/Light, ATK/400, DEF/300, Type/Spellcaster/Effect. This face-up Attack Position card cannot be destroyed by battle. If this card battles an opponent's monster, place 1 Maiden Counter on that monster at the end of the Damage Step.)
A young female monster appeared on the field with a yellow dress. The girl opened her eyes and smiled cutely which made Syrus blush.
"She's cute!" Syrus exclaimed.
Chumley glared at the tiny red before returning his gaze at the duel.
"That's it for me. Your move, Jaden!"
"Alright, it's my turn!" Optimus shouted as he drew his card.
The gang leader looked at the card he drew and then at his hand. He sighed at the small amount of monsters he had.
"Not a lot of choices but no matter! I play Hot Shot in attack mode!"
(Hot Shot-LV/4, Attribute/Fire, ATK/1600, DEF/1600, Type/Machine/Effect. When this card is summoned successfully, add 1Machine-Type monster from your deck to your hand.)
The familiar yellow race car drove onto the field; however, he was different from before. Unlike from the Armada deck, he was the same height as Red Alert and he didn't have Jolt next to him. There was a orb on his left shoulder which held the Autobot insignia within.
"Thanks to Hot Shot's effect I can add one Machine-type monster from my hand to the deck."
A card slid out of Optimus's deck and was moved to his hand. The gang leader smirked as he pointed at the single monster on Blair's field.
"Go! Attack the Maiden with Firestorm Blast!"
At the sound of the attack, Syrus got depressed.
"My poor, helpless Maiden…" Syrus mumbled.
Chumley glared at the tiny red again and growled.
"Hey who said that she was yours, Syrus!" Chumley griped.
Elita sighed and shook her head.
"How about we leave the monsters to the fighting?" Elita asked.
Several guns appeared in Hot Shot's arms and fired at the single attack monster. Red explosions consumed the field while a cry of pain came from Blair.
Blair: 2800/Optimus (Jaden): 4000
"You may have broken my Maiden's heart but she lives to love another day thanks to her effect! You see as long as she remains in attack mode, she can't be destroyed as a result of battle!"
Optimus was confused when he felt a tingle go down his spine. He turned around and saw a large red robot shaped eerily like Hot Rod from his G1 deck.
"Rodimus? What are you doing out of the deck?" Optimus asked.
"Jaden…you better take a look at this." Rodimus stated with a pointed finger.
The gang leader looked as the background seemed to change to a rainbow hue and gain bubbles. Optimus's eyes widened when he saw Hot Shot bow down to the younger girl.
"My lady, are you alright?" Hot shot asked.
"Maybe…maybe not." The female monster said in Spira.
"What in the name of Primacron? Hot Shot, you're supposed to be in attack mode not in love!"
"In love? What is Prime seeing?" Elita wondered to herself.
"Looks like you and me got some competition, Chumley." Syrus said not hearing Elita's musings.
"Ah, can it get any worse?" Optimus asked aloud.
At the asked question, Blair smirked and then giggled.
"Yes it can actually. The monster that attacked her gains a Maiden counter!" Blair exclaimed.
"A Maiden counter? This is not good at all!" Optimus hissed knowing what counters could do to a monster.
The maiden monster blew a kiss at the robot warrior which then became a heart on his chassis. Optimus glared but sighed.
"I end my turn."
"Good, moving on." Blair said as she drew a card.
The newbie looked at the card she drew and then at her hand. she grabbed another card and slid it into her spell/trap card zone.
"I play the equip spell card, Cupid's Kiss!"
(Cupid's Kiss-Type/Spell/Equip. If the equipped monster battles an opponent's monster with a "Maiden Counter" and you take Battle Damage from that battle, take control of that monster at the end of the Damage Step.)
A small fairy pulled himself out of the card and kissed the girl on the cheek. Optimus got a pit in his stomach about the card. Blair smirked as she brought her hand out.
"And now I'll have her attack your Hot Shot!"
The background changed again revealing the female monster running toward the Autobot with a smile on her face.
"Oh mister Hot Shot, sir. Come out come out wherever you are! I want to give you a hug!" Maiden said with a giggle.
Hot Shot blushed before stepping off to the side making the monster fall onto the ground. The girl looked up at the Autobot with tears in her eyes.
"Why did you do that? You're so mean!" The monster blubbered out.
Hot Shot quickly knelt down next to the crying monster.
"My Lady forgive me please." The robot said.
"Well…alright." The monster said before kissing her fingers and placing them on Hot Shot's cheek.
The Autobot blushed deeply much to Optimus displeasure.
"Give me a break…I really wish I didn't have the ability to see spirits." Optimus grumbled.
"Now, how about doing me a little favor mister Hot Shot?"
"Anything."
"Wonderful! See him? Take him down!" The Maiden said while pointing at Optimus.
"Done!" Hot Shot shouted as he readied his weapons at the gang leader.
"What? Oh Slag!" Optimus shouted in shock.
Blast of red blazed out of the Autobot's weapons and struck Optimus head on. The leader groaned as his life points plummeted.
"Hot shot! Snap out of it! That monster is only using you!" Optimus shouted.
"She can use me anytime!" Syrus exclaimed with a twinkle in his eye.
I've never felt this way before without a grill cheese around. Chumley thought to himself.
"Sorry, Jaden. But when a monster is equipped with Cupid's kiss and if that monster should attack a monster that has a Maiden counter that card becomes mine. Sure, it took a bit out of me but I activate the spell card, Dian Keto the cure Master."
Blair: 2800-1200=1600+1000=2600/Optimus (Jaden): 2800
Optimus glared as Blair smirked at taking control of his monster. She grabbed another two cards and then placed them in her spell/trap card zone.
"I set two cards facedown and end my turn."
"Alright, its my move!" Optimus shouted as he drew.
Hot Shot's fallen for that Maiden and I'm falling behind. Optimus thought before looking at the card he drew.
His eyes widened when he saw that he had drawn his signature card. he looked at his hand and smirked when he saw the card he needed was in his hand.
"Alright, you ready for this! I play the field spell card, Cybertron!"
Towers of steel and metal arose around the two duelists which made Optimus smirk.
"Thanks to this spell, I can normal summon a level 5 or above Machine-type monster without a sacrifice. So I now play my star card, Optimus Prime!"
(Optimus Prime-LV/7, Attribute/Light, ATK/3000, DEF/2500, Type/Machine/Effect. When this card is successfully Summoned, Special Summon, "Fire-1", "Copter-2", "Digger-3" and "Sub-4" to the field in any open Monster Zones.)
"Now that I've summon Optimus Prime from the Energon arc I can summon to the field, the Prime Force! Fire-1 roll out!" Optimus roared as he placed a card onto his MZ.
(Fire-1-LV/1, Attribute/Fire, ATK/100, DEF/100, Type/Machine/Effect. This card can negate the effect of 1 Spell or Trap card and destroy it.)
A orange fire truck roared on to the field its siren blaring and stopped on the right side of Optimus Prime. Jaden smirked as another card was placed onto his MZ.
"Copter-2, take to the skies and hit her monsters high!"
(Copter-2-LV/1, Attribute/Wind, ATK/100, DEF/100, Type/Machine/Effect. This card can return 1 Set Spell or Trap card on the field.)
A helicopter flew onto the field and landed on the left side of Optimus. A third card was placed onto the far left MZ.
"Digger-3, tunnel below!"
(Digger-3-LV/1, Attribute/Earth, ATK/100, DEF/100, Type/Machine/Effect. This card can attack the opponent directly. When this card inflicts battle damage, the controller of this card can add 1 Machine-Type monster from their deck to their hand.)
The earth rumbled and then shifted as a large digging machine broke out of the earth. Finally, Jaden grabbed another card from his deck and placed it on his final MZ.
"Sub-4, prepare to strike from the sea!"
(Sub-4-LV/1, Attribute/Water, ATK/100, DEF/100, Type/Machine/Effect. Once per turn, the controller of this card can draw two cards. If this effect is used, this card cannot attack.)
The water's edge foamed and bubbled as a submarine broke the water and landed next to the digger. Jaden smiled as he brought his hand into the air.
"If you think I'm going to attack with each monster then your wrong! I send Optimus Prime and the Prime Force to the graveyard in order to form…Optimus Prime, Super Mode!"
(Optimus Prime/Super Mode-LV/9, Attribute/Light, ATK/4500 +500=5000, DEF/3000+500=3500, Type/Machine/Fusion/Effect. "Optimus Prime" + "Fire-1" + "Copter-2" + "Digger-3" + "Sub-4". This card cannot be summoned except by sending the above cards to the graveyard. (You do not need to use "Polymerization".) This card can attack twice per battle phase and gains 500 attack points during the damage step. If "Energon Star" is equipped to this card, you can send one card to the graveyard to destroy all monsters whose ATK is equal to or less then this card's DEF.)
The five monsters rose into the air; once there, Optimus's hands pulled in and his feet folded up. Fire-1 attached to his left arm while Copter-2 attached to his right arm. Both of them became new arms and hands. Digger-3 became attached to Optimus's left leg while Sub-4 became attached to his right. Both brought their fronts up into new feet and legs. The robot leader's chest opened up revealing a chamber where his spark was and his radio transmitter became a helmet. The now larger monster descended to the ground and brought out a white gun. He pointed it at the ground while looking at Hot Shot.
"Alright, sorry to do this Hot Shot but you are either with or against me! Super Optimus, attack Hot Shot with Supreme Hailfire!"
The large leader brought its single gun to attention and aimed it at Hot Shot. Jaden smirked as several red streams of light went from Optimus body and sailed toward the young warrior. His smirk vanished, however, when Blair spoke.
"I activate the trap card, Defense Maiden! Now the attack goes to my Maiden. But don't think I'm going to stop there! I activate the spell card, Shrink!"
(Defense Maiden-Type/Trap/Normal. While you control a face-up "Maiden in Love", your opponent must select that monster as an attack target.)
The female monster moved in front of Hot Shot as an aura surrounded Optimus weakening him greatly.
Optimus Prime/Super Mode-ATK/2500
Blair: 650/Optimus (Jaden): 2800
"A pity you won't get Optimus next turn…" Jaden stated.
"Why's that?" Blair asked confused.
"Because even though Prime may have a Maiden counter, he can attack a second time! Go, Supreme Hailfire!"
The Autobot leader struck out once more with his lasers. Blair, on the other hand, slid a card into her graveyard.
"I activate the effect of my Beautiful Maiden! Thanks to it's effect, any damage I would take from battle is reduced to zero for three battle phases and all my monsters stick around."
(Beautiful Maiden-LV/4, Attribute/Light, ATK/1000, DEF/1000, Type/Spellcaster/Effect. You can activate this card during either player's turn. By discarding this card when an opponent targets a "Maiden in Love" as an attack target you can reduce the battle damage to 0 and all cards are not destroyed as a result of battle. This effect remains active for three of your end phases.)
Jaden could only groan as the attack hit but no damage was dealt nor was the monster destroyed. The young gang leader looked at his hand and placed a card facedown onto the field.
"I can't do anything else except end."
Optimus Prime/Super Mode-ATK/5000
"Good, then its my turn." Blair said as she drew her card.
The girl's eyes widened with glee at the card she had managed to draw. Jaden felt the pit in his stomach return again as the girl brought the card into the air.
"I play the spell card, Happy Marriage!"
(Happy Marriage-Type/Spell/Equip. Equip only to "Maiden in Love". Select 1 opponent's monster you control. The equipped monster gains ATK equal to that monster's ATK.)
"Thanks to this spell card, Maiden in love gains attack points equal to a monster I control; however, thanks to my beautiful Maiden I wouldn't be able to take control your monster…at least not in the normal way."
"You mean with Cupid's kiss?" Jaden asked the young girl.
"Yes, so I'll play the spell card, Cupid's Arrow!"
(Cupid's Arrow-Type/Spell/Continuous. This card can only be played if there is a "Maiden in Love" in play. Take control of a monster that has 1 or more Maiden counters on it. This card's effect can only be used once per turn.)
"Thanks to this continuous spell, I can take control of a monster that has a Maiden Counter. So I'll take that Optimus Prime of yours Jaden."
The same fairy that had kissed the Maiden popped out of the card before pointing his arrow at Optimus Prime. The tiny monster fired the arrow in its bow and struck Optimus in the area where Maiden counter was. The giant robot walked over in a trance before turning around to face Jaden. The young leader grimaced as he looked at the three monsters.
"You see, Jaden? You can't beat me because I'm dueling in the name of love!" Blair shouted.
"Shouldn't she had said 'dueling with love'?" Zane asked confused.
Elita gasped as she put together what Blair had said and her actions.
"Zane, she is dueling in love." Elita said.
"What?" Zane asked the Queen of Blue.
"Think of it…she sneaks onto our school in disguise, goes into your dorm and is currently dueling so Optimus won't reveal something that she doesn't want revealed." Elita said.
Syrus and Chumley got shocked looks on their faces as they put the pieces together.
"She's in love with you, bro!" Syrus said in a panicked tone.
The group's attention was turned back to the duel as Blair squealed with excitement.
"Now I'll have your Optimus Prime attack you directly and win this duel! Optimus, attack Jaden with Supreme Hailfire!"
The robot leader brought forth its weapons and aimed them at Jaden. The Ra Yellow student grimaced as the weapons began to power up. Zane sighed and shook his head.
"He was a fool to summon that card…it'll be his undoing." The third year muttered.
Elita whipped her head around and sent the older boy a glare that spoke of high hell for the ones that dissed her boyfriend.
"Don't ever underestimate him. Jaden is a lot stronger then anyone can comprehend." Elita spat out with venom.
Whatever retort Zane had died in his mouth when he heard Jaden's shout.
"I activate the trap card, Negate attack! Thanks to this counter trap card, I can stop the attack and end the battle step."
"Huh, you've only delayed your defeat Jaden. I end my turn."
"My draw then." Jaden said as he drew his card.
The Autobot leader looked at the card he drew and his eyes widened in shock.
Elita one! Of course! It was a big mistake of mine to send 'male' bots at this girl when I should've used 'female' bots like Arcee, Moonracer or Elita. But this more then makes up for it…oh slag! I forgot. Her Beautiful Maiden's effect is still in play; however, it just protects her from battle damage not effect! Meaning I've got this game good and won! Optimus thought with glee.
"Alright, I summon Elita One to the field in attack mode!"
(Elita One-LV/4, Attribute/Earth, ATK/1500, DEF/1600, Type/Machine/Effect. When this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned or Special Summoned, add 1 "Moonracer" OR "Arcee" from the deck to your hand.)
A pink and White female robot appeared onto the field. Her blue optics looked at the scene in front of her and she brought her face into a scowl.
"Uh-oh, it's Elita One!" Hot Shot said in fear.
Optimus finally spoke up as he eyed his robotic girlfriend.
"Elita, I know this looks bad but…" Optimus said before he was cut off.
"Save it! You two are really pathetic! You can't even beat a little girl and her weak monsters!" Elita shouted at the two males.
"You go get them Elita. And now I can summon Moonracer who I added to my hand via Elita's effect." Jaden said as he placed another monster on his MZ.
(Moonracer-LV/4, Attribute/Light, ATK/1500, DEF/1000, Type/Machine/Effect. If "Elita One" is in play you can special summon this card from your hand. If this card is Normal Summoned, Flip Summoned or Special Summoned you return two monsters on the field to the hand.)
A light green and white female robot appeared next to Elita. the female looked at Hot Shot and Optimus and sighed.
"Let me guess, they fell from a cute little monster?" Moonracer asked.
"Yep. Honestly, how can my big hunk of a bot be taken down by a teeny tiny girl?" Elita moaned.
"Blame Pegasus. He made the stupid thing." Moonracer pointed out.
"Alright, ladies enough. You want revenge? Well, you'll get it. But first, I'll use Moonracer's effect and return Optimus and Hot Shot to my hand. Trust me guys you'll thank me for it." Jaden said as the duo machines were warped away from the field.
Jaden could distinctly hear the two talk as they were added to his hand/Fusion Deck.
"Guy pact! This never happened and will never be mentioned to the rest of the deck!"
The statement caused Optimus to snicker lightly before getting serious.
"I now return Elita One and Moonracer to my deck in order to summon…Elita One/Powerlink Mode!"
(Elita One/Powerlink Mode-LV/7, Attribute/Earth, ATK/2900, DEF/2000, Type/Machine/Fusion/Effect. "Elita One" + 1 other Machine-type monster. This card cannot be summoned except by returning "Elita One" and 1 other machine-type monster to the deck. Once per turn you can discard 1 card in your hand to activate 1 of the following effects:
● Inflict Damage equal to half of this monster's ATK.
● Destroy 1 monster on the field.
● Your opponent cannot conduct their battle phase next turn.)
Moonracer transformed herself into a pair of legs while Elita One changed herself into a torso with arms. Her head popped right out of the top and combined to Moonracer's legs. The new warrior landed and glared at the tiny girl. Jaden smirked as he brought his hand up.
"I figured out how to beat you Blair. You see, your monster only protects you from battle damage but not from effect damage. And with only six hundred and fifty life points, you lose. I discard a card from my hand to the grave in order to activate Elita's first effect which inflicts damage to you equal to half of her attack points!"
"But that means…" Blair said in shock.
"That you lose…go Elita. Power Storm Barrage!"
"With pleasure!" the female bot said as she began to swing her torso around and around causing a gale force wind to erupt.
Blair and the Maiden whimpered as the wind blew off her hat and bandanna revealing long hair. She groaned as the wind felt like it was slashing through her and her life points.
Blair: 0/Optimus (Jaden): 2800
"I lost…guess I'll have to you my secret then…" Blair said with sorrow in her voice.
"Not really. I kinda figured out the why back when you snuck into Zane's room. This duel was to help our spectators figure it out." Optimus said as he pointed at the group who were now joining them.
"You bet we did Prime. Didn't we Zane?" Elita asked.
The boy looked at Elita and frowned. Blair blushed lightly as he looked at the boy of her dreams. Zane saw the look and sighed knowing that this would break her heart but he had to do it.
"Look Blair, I'm flattered that you like me. But I'm afraid I have to decline." Zane said.
"W-what?" Blair asked shocked.
"I'm saying it just won't work out. Sorry. Oh, and you best be getting of the island. Since you're still in the fifth grade you can't be here. Good-bye and I hoe you find someone soon." Zane said as he walked away.
"Sheesh, talk about being harsh…" Elita muttered.
"That's okay…I think I need to hear that anyways…bye everyone. I'll come back next year you can count on it!" Blair said as she ran off for the docks.
The four remaining students waved good-bye to the young girl unaware of her thoughts.
I'll especially come back for you…Jaden. Blair thought as she ran off.
Okay, glad that's over. Now the reason for the fifth-grade thing is this…in the canon she's a second-grader but how in the hell did she get so tall in the English dub of the second season? A second grader becoming sixteen is totally impossible! Thanks 4kids for slaughtering the show! Okay, my rant is done. Please R&R…oh! I nearly forgot. Everyone, updates will be every three weeks if not longer due to me starting at a community college on Jan 11th, which is next week in my time zone. So I apologize and I'll work on the chapters during my off days.