Alrighty, a little note I need to get out. For these two Neo-Spacians debuting, I'm doing a gender change since I felt only five of them were guys and only Glow Moss being a girl was uneven for this.
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 21: The Power of Neos!
A shooting star passed through the night sky, catching Jaden and Claudio's attention. But nearly like the last time, it turned out to be a blast of light that hit the far side of the volcano.
"What the heck was that all about?" Jaden asked.
"I don't know, it was pretty strange," Claudio replied.
"Jaden, Claudio, we need you!"
They both gasped as they heard several voices in their heads calling out to them.
"Did you hear something?" Claudio asked.
"Yeah, it came from that light over there." Jaden said as the both of them ran towards the source. "If someone's calling us, we need to find out."
"Something tells me it may not be pretty if we have to go near a volcano." The J-Hero duelist noted with worry.
Minutes later, the reach where the light hit the volcano. They discovered a hole inside and went in to see inside, only to find themselves in a cave filled with the volcano's magma.
"Man, I baking in here." Claudio said, wiping the sweat from his brow. "What are we looking for anyway?"
"The means to restore the balance of the world," Two female voices answered.
Suddenly, the magma rose up to a pillar and unleashed a life-form from it. It was a large scarab with the body covered by black, insectoid armor, with her helmet extending into a long horn and gossamer wings visible under the slightly-open wing cases on its back.
Then next, a gust of wind blew from the top and landed next to the insect. It was another humanoid covered in red feathers, with the head of a hummingbird. From the voices, they had to be female, especially the hummingbird's curvy figure.
"Okay, this is different." Claudio said.
"We've been waiting for you, Jaden." The scarab spoke.
"Really?" The Slifer asked. "Do I know you guys?"
"We are Neo-Spacians like Aquos," The hummingbird replied.
"I figured all of you were dolphins," Jaden admitted. "Guess I was wrong."
"Jaden, who are these guys?" Claudio asked, feeling left out of the loop.
"I am a Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab." The scarab stated.
"And I would be called a Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird." The hummingbird added.
"Got it," Jaden said. "So you two came here in that light?"
They both nodded.
"The time has come to face the enemy!" They both declared as they vanished into red and green lights and zoomed inside Jaden's deck.
"So you got two more to the deck, huh?" Claudio asked.
"Looks like it," Jaden smiled. "I guess we need to get more of your Ironheade cards, huh?"
"Yeah, but how?"
On cue, a red orb appeared in front of them and zoomed out of the volcano.
"Guess that's my sign." Claudio shrugged as he ran after it.
"Wait up!" Jaden said as he ran after him.
The orb zoomed through woods and finally stopped at certain point. When Claudio and Jaden reached their destination, the light expanded and went into two forms. One was a tall, blonde man wearing a brown vest with nothing underneath to conceal his tattoo covered arms and torso. He also wore dark blue jeans, black boots and carried a large broadsword and scabbard. The other however was one, Claudio knew well.
"Lita?"
"Nice to see you, kid." The woman replied. "Glad to see you're back safely."
"Even after you knocked me out?" Claudio asked slyly.
"Don't push it..." She growled.
"I was just kidding." The J-Hero duelist said, raising his hands in defense.
"Okay, it's time you introduce me to your new friends." Jaden said, patting the Ra on the shoulder.
"Well, I only know Lita," Claudio pointed to the blonde woman and then looked to the blonde man. "But I haven't met you, yet."
"My name is Lars Halford," The man spoke with a noble voice, also bowing. "I must thank you for helping Ophelia and my sister for defeating Lionwhyte once and for all."
"No problem," The Ra smiled. "So I guess you're from Bladehenge as well?"
"That is correct," Lars replied. "Lita and I also came here to help you defeat your enemy that also uses the sinister light. It is the least we can do after the liberation from Lionwhyte."
"So don't screw up this time around," Lita added as she and Lars vanished into brown and blue lights before they dove into Claudio's deck.
"Now we got six monsters between the two of us, ready to kick butt!" Jaden cheered.
"Yeah, but..." Claudio sighed.
"What's up?"
Claudio picked up the only blank card in his deck. "I can see all of my cards except one, and that's Coheed Cambria."
Jaden sighed as he picked up a blank card as well. "Yeah, I can't see Winged Kuriboh either."
"Kuri..."
"I hope you're not giving up on us..."
Both boys gasped.
"Did you?" Jaden said.
"I did. Come on." Claudio replied.
Both of them ran further into the woods until they came across an exit among it. They saw a rainbow – colored light rising up to the sky and from it came two familiar figures. One was a small, furred brown monster with black pupils, four green limbs and two small white wings. The other was a man with brown hair reaching down to his shoulders appeared holding a red double-neck guitar. He wore black shirt with a symbol of blue triangle with three big circles and four smaller circles in a formation, along with black jeans and shoes.
"Winged Kuriboh!"
"Coheed Cambria!"
Both spirits floated down to their respective duelists.
"Miss us?" Coheed asked with a smiled.
"You have no idea." Claudio replied. "Lost a best friend during that long period."
"Yeah, it's good have you back, too Kuriboh!" Jaden added.
The small spirit smiled as he and Coheed Cambria vanished into the blank cards, showing off their artwork and stats.
Claudio looked up from his card and grinned. "And that's not all we got back! Look there!"
Jaden looked up where his friend was pointing at and saw another incredible sight.
Duel Academy!
"We made it!" They shouted as they gave each other high-fives and ran towards the building.
At the Slifer Dorm, everyone was in the common room, ready for Jachin to tell his story.
"Alright," The Persona duelist said. "You guys ready to hear it."
"All ears," Spencer added.
Jachin took a deep breath as he started.
"It all started 10 years ago..."
(Flashback)
The scene displayed a 7-year old Jachin at a school being picked on by bullies.
"I was always the outcast among the kids and for that I was constantly being picked on." Jachin started. "I got subjected to every torment they threw at me, especially in Duel Monsters."
(You're such a loser!)
(No wonder you're always by yourself!)
(No one wants to be your friend!)
"Then one day, some men came by with some duel disks and let us play around with them outside. They were trying to find child prodigy duelists among us." Jachin sighed. "I played against one of the bullies who kept hammering me down with his taunts. That's where it all went down; this deck I had, I couldn't use it properly and nearly got beaten for it. Of course I became the butt of the bully's taunts again."
(Face it, wimp! No matter how much you play, you can't win because you're a freak!)
"Something set me off then, I started to grow more vindictive and angrier. The next thing I knew, the next proper move I did involved a really dark monster and I could feel it
(Attack and shut him up!)
"I could feel the monster feeding off my anger and it tackled the bully's monster. Then, the worst happened, it kept going and hit the bully head on and sent him flying into the wall, knocking him out! It was no surprise that everyone became afraid of me afterwards, including the teachers."
(End Flashback)
"What happened to you after that?" Allyson asked.
"A lot of families wanted me out of that school, and I had to be home schooled by my mother." The Persona duelist shrugged. "Also, because of those things, my father left and I pretty much swore off dueling, especially how I was aware of everything that happened and did nothing to stop it."
"That's harsh," Alister said.
"But you duel now," Alex spoke up. "What's up with that?"
"It revolves around the next two people I came across." Jachin replied, "They came by my house and told my mother they could help me control my powers. Since she was so grateful to find people to trust, she naturally accepted and had me go over to their facility to help me out." He then shook his head. "But of course, it was too good to be true since all they did was force me to use my powers on numerous dummy robot duelists and they kept goading me to it. And I was so naïve at the time, I kept listening and obeyed. Pretty soon, I let that destructive part of me took over and destroyed all of their machines to their delight."
"Sounds like hard cases to me," Spencer said. "I mean, why would they have you do such a thing?"
"For a plan of complete world domination," Jachin replied.
The second-year students gasped as they heard that.
"Wait a second," Alexis interrupted. "That's sounds familiar, who were the ones that took you in?"
"Chazz's older brothers, Slade and Jagger Princeton." Jachin answered.
Syrus, Melody, Jethro, Kenji, Alexis and Bastion all gasped.
"We know those jerks!" Melody said.
"Yeah, it was back at the school duel against North Academy." Syrus added.
"After Chazz lost, they basically disowned their brother for it." Alexis said.
"And they even tried to shut down Duel Academy by setting up Chazz in a duel with only weak monsters." Jethro said.
"Luckily, Chazz still won with the Ojama monsters." Kenji concluded. "Surprisingly, all the Monsters he had were 0 ATK cards."
"I know," Jachin replied. "It is how I came to be here."
(Flashback)
After Chazz's lost, they called me into Princeton Corporation's main building and told me about it.
"Alright Jachin, listen up!" Slade said. "Apparently, Chazz is a lost cause!"
"So I guess you didn't buy out Duel Academy?" I asked him.
"Don't get smart!" Jagger growled. "As of right now, we're pulling all on efforts on you! When the next school year comes around, you're going to Duel Academy!"
"And while you're there, make sure Chazz knows he's on hot water with us." Slade added. "Give him a reason to come crawling back to us for help."
(End Flashback)
"Simple-minded fools," Lyra stated.
"My thoughts exactly," Jachin chuckled at her statement.
"But how did you cope with all that?" Bastion asked. "Surely, Chazz's brothers made you suffer much."
Jachin smiled and pulled out his deck. "That's where these guys came in."
(Flashback)
After a few months of training with them and that deck I received from those people at my old school, I really sunk into anger and depression that time around. I even got sick of seeing and dealing with Duel Monster cards. When I got home, I received a package from an unknown sender and it said:
"This is the key to your balance."
Figuring what the heck, I took the package up to my room and opened to reveal a Duel Monster deck. But it was different from my old deck and it felt more... inviting. When I picked it up, I felt a cold voice from inside me telling me to get rid of the cards.
Next thing I know, I'm about to throw those new cards into the ocean of the beach when another, friendlier, voice spoke to me.
"Whoa hold on there, pal!"
That's when I met Phaeton for the first time and he stopped me from throwing away the deck.
"You shouldn't throw these cards!" He told me.
"And why not?" I asked him.
"You don't remember that note saying that this deck is the key to your balance?"
He reminded me of the note and quickly snapped me out of following through to what that other voice told me. Ever since then, it's been smooth sailing on my part.
(End Flashback)
"Of course, Slade and Jagger kept pressuring me to use my other deck because I'm more destructive that way, so I had my Personas to follow through on destroying whatever crap I had to." The Persona duelist continued. "At least, when they had me battle Chazz I had to suppress my powers a bit so I wouldn't disrupt their plan."
"Well, I guess you're not following through with their World Domination plan." Erika noted.
"No way! It's really stupid." The Persona duelist scoffed, "If anything, thanks to the deck I wield now, I don't have to worry about harming innocents anymore."
"I'm happy for you on that," Spencer said with a smile.
Suddenly, a voice message came from his DP and he looked at. The look on his face told the kids he wasn't pleased.
"What's up, Headmaster?" Alister asked.
"Apparently, Jachin's display of real monsters didn't do the trick of stopping Bonaparte's rampage on this dorm and he arranged an all or nothing duel at midnight." Spencer replied. "And he's getting hired help outside."
Erika sighed. "Figures, he'll try to go outside for help after what happened earlier."
"And whoever he's got for his side, I'm guessing I need to choose one of you to face his duelist." Spencer added. "So everybody, grab your decks and duel disks."
"Then that's fine with me," Alexis said with a frown. "I may be an Obelisk, but my heart belongs to the Red dorm."
"That's really touching Private Lexi," Hassleberry said, tears coming to his eyes.
"I know we can beat down whoever Bonaparte throws at us," Kenji agreed.
"Though I am partial as to why, they want a duel at midnight." Bastion wondered.
"Let's find that out now, it's almost time to go." Lily stated.
"Good, I want to see the look on Bonaparte's face when his guy loses it for him!" Jeremy added.
Later on, everyone grabbed their dueling gear and headed over to the main building and arena.
But as they left, they failed to notice Jason appearing around the Slifer Dorm and turning on his duel disk.
"Time to weed out the weak and keep the strong for my master," He said as he faced the unoccupied dorm with an evil smirk.
Approaching the docks was a white yacht. And from it came Aster Phoenix!
(Flashback)
Aster walked himself back to Sartorius' white room after being called in.
"Thanks for coming on such short notice," The tarot-reading duelist said.
"Sure, I'm done with my matches for today," Aster replied. "What's up?"
"I actually booked you a last minute match before you turn in," Sartorius stated. "Your yacht is ready for you to head on to Duel Academy."
"You're making me go back to that place?" The Pro Duelist asked with a frown. "If you need something done there, why not Masaki?"
"He's done his part for now, but it's in your best interest to go. Haven't we've been through this before?" the tarot reader smirked.
"But what about my schedule? Aren't I'm booked for the next two years?" Aster protested.
Sartorius turned around to face him with a smiled. "Leave that to me."
"But I don't see how this is good for my career? It's a step backwards."
"You got to have more faith in the cards. And you'll receive a call from the faculty explaining why you should go...
(End Flashback)
He stepped off his yacht and headed over to the main building. The D-Hero duelist now had a determined look on his face. Along the way, he had received a phone call from Bonaparte explaining why he should participate in his duel. Not only they were offering him and Sartorius payment upfront, but if Aster won, they would talk to certain people that could lead him to his father's murderer. Having the best lead his whole life, he walked towards Duel Academy's main building where he was met with Chazz Princeton leaning on the side of the entrance.
"Hey Aster!" He greeted.
"Uh, hi, do I know you?" Aster asked.
"No, but since we're in the same club as Jason and Masaki, I figured I'd introduce myself." The white coat Slifer replied with a smirk.
"My fan club? Masaki's not even in that close circle." The Pro Duelist scoffed.
"No, I meant the Society of Light!"
"Sorry, doesn't ring a bell." Aster said, confusingly.
Chazz sighed as he walked up to him.
"You're kidding right? I know Sartorius sent you here right? To kick Jaden's butt again?"
"No, I'm here for duel though, just with someone else." Aster replied. "Didn't say who, but Jaden's not even here I last heard."
"Oh I get it." Chazz smiled. "You celebrity types need to keep your secrets. But you can trust me, since I'm one of you! I've seen the Light!"
"Yeah... I have to go now, I can't be late..." Aster said as he made his way inside the building.
"Just go in there and make those slackers see the Light!" Chazz shouted as he left as well.
"I sure get my share of weird fans," Aster thought out loud.
At the main arena, the Slifer Dorm gang sat down in the stands while Alexis was standing at the duel platform.
On the opposite side were Crowler and Bonaparte.
"Well, well," Bonaparte said. "Looks like the whole gang made it to the soiree."
"Let's just get on with this," Alexis glared. "The Red dorm is not going anywhere!"
The vice-chancellor grinned. "You haven't met your opponent..."
"Hey dudes, long time no duel."
Everyone gasped as they saw Aster Phoenix come out to the arena.
"Aster Phoenix!?" The students said.
"Yeah, expecting someone else?" The Pro Duelist asked.
Even Crowler was surprised and leaned in towards Bonaparte to whisper.
"How did you get him out here? He was booked solid for the next 2 years!"
"Well, since the Slifer Dorm's about to be torn down, I took the liberty of taking the money from its budget to pay off Sartorius." The Vice-Chancellor stated.
The Chancellor growled. "Are you out of your mind!"
"Like you haven't done anything productive! So I had to resort to extreme measures! Besides, this duel will be totally worth it." Bonaparte smirked. "Besides, I also told him about some people that could help him find the person responsible for killing his father."
Crowler gasped. "Do you actually know that person?"
"Such as person doesn't exist..." the Vice-Chancellor grinned.
Down below, Aster and Alexis prepped up their duel disks. But Alexis had more on her mind...
'Beating a Pro like Aster, won't be easy,' She thought with worry.
"Attention," Bonaparte stood up. "Should Alexis lose this duel, it's 'Au revoiur, Red Dorm!'"
"Not going to happen!" Alexis shouted.
"Then get your game on!" Aster challenged.
But as they were about to start...
"That's my line!"
"You should get copyright laws for it..."
Everyone stopped and turned to another part of the arena.
From there emerged Jaden and Claudio! Albeit a little tired from their run from the forest to the Academy, but still in the flesh...
"Jaden! Claudio!" Everyone exclaimed.
"Miss us?" Claudio asked as he saw Melody run up to him and gave him a crushing hug.
"Only a whole lot and more, you big jerk!" She replied and then planted big kiss on her boyfriend's lips causing him to deepen it a bit before they stopped.
"Oh yeah, they missed each other," Alister grinned.
"No surprise," Erika smiled at the reunion.
"Welcome back, guys!" Alexis greeted.
"Yeah, where have you guys been?" Syrus asked them.
"Funny you should ask that," Jaden replied. "I've actually gone where no man has gone before!"
"You couldn't have stayed there?" Aster said.
"No way, they didn't have cable!" The Slifer replied. "I went to outer space and talked with this alien dolphin who gave me these awesome cards for my deck! And even met up with two more aliens on Earth!"
"And I thought dueling Professor Sartyr with that bag on his head was weird," Vincent muttered.
Suddenly, Jeremy jumped down from his seat and landed in front of Jaden.
"So aliens do exist in outer space!?" He asked with hope in his voice.
"Actually, I think it's called Neo Space." Jaden replied.
"YES! I knew it!" The alien duelist cheered as he jumped up and down "I told you guys there was life on other planets!"
"It is official, Jeremy's off the planet and into his own." Alex said.
"Cut him some slack, Alex," Lily added. "He's been telling us that aliens exist ever since he came around. Now he's actually got concrete proof..."
"I never thought it would be in the form of animals on this planet." Jethro stated.
"You should see his other two aliens," Claudio noted. "A hummingbird and a scarab."
"And where exactly did you go?" Jeremy asked with glee. "Another planet, perhaps?"
"No, at least I think I don't since it was inhabited by humans." The music lover shrugged.
"Aw..."
"Actually, I was on a world where it was ruled by heavy metal!" Claudio exclaimed.
Now it was everyone's turn to stare at Claudio with puzzled looks.
"Okay, I think you got hit on the head in that forest, Claudio." Melody groaned.
"I did, but it was by my own new cards who thought I was part of a rebellion." Claudio said, rubbing his forehead.
"I think both of you need to lie down," Bastion stated.
"No way," Jaden exclaimed. "Now that I got my deck back, I need to get back in the game!" He then turned to Aster. "Hey Aster, how would you like having the honor of being the first duelist to lose to my new deck?"
"Will you listen to yourself?" The Pro Duelist stated. "There's not a hero on Earth that can stand up to my Destiny Heroes!"
"Weren't you listening? My heroes are not from Earth!" Jaden then turned to Alexis. "Let me take your place, you won't regret it."
"No fair!" Bonaparte yelled.
"Very fair," Spencer stated. "Since Jaden is a true representative of the Slifer Dorm, he has more of a right to defend it than majority of my dorm." He then looked to the Chancellor. "Crowler, you have the authority. What do you say?"
"Very well!" Crowler nodded, to the horror of the Vice-Chancellor. "The press will eat this up! A rematch of hero duelists!"
"You're letting those fools walk over you again!" Bonaparte stated.
"Good luck," Alexis said, giving Jaden her duel disk.
"No prob!" He replied as he stood opposite Aster.
"Just be ready to become a two-time loser," Aster taunted as both players inserted their decks into the disks and drew their opening hands.
"GAME ON!"
Jaden: 8000
Aster: 8000
"I'll kick things off," Aster announced as he drew his sixth card. "And who better to start with than Destiny Hero – Dunker in attack mode!" In flash of darkness, a tanned man with black dreadlocks wearing sliver armor appeared. (4/1200/1700)
"At least he's opting for all Destiny Heroes this time." Masaki said.
"Then, I use his special ability, by discarding another Destiny Hero, like my Disk Commander, Dunker deals 500 points of damage to you!" Aster continued, discarding one Monster Card from his hand.
Dunker created a dim yellow orb and smacked it against Jaden, making him stagger back.
Jaden: 7500
Aster: 8000
"Looks like Aster, gets first blood." Claudio muttered.
"And after that a facedown card," Aster concluded as a reversed card appeared at his feet. "That's it for me. Now let's see your new cards."
"Gladly!" Jaden smiled as he drew his sixth card. "Time for you to meet with one of the new heroes in my deck and he's guaranteed to make a splash!" He placed the card onto his disk and announced, "Come on out, Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin!"
In a giant wave of water, the humanoid dolphin from Neo-Space appeared. (3/600/800)
"Huh?" Aster said.
"Told you my new monsters were out of this world," The Slifer grinned.
"It's true," Bastion gasped. "There are aliens!"
"I knew it!" Jeremy cheered. "Never thought of a dolphin alien, but I'm not complaining!"
"Next, I activate Double Summon to bring out Elemental Hero Sparkman!" Jaden continued, inserting his Spell Card into his disk, prompting him to play the blue and gold armored hero of lightning. (4/1600/1200) "Now, I can use Aqua Dolphin's effect, but first I need to discard one of my cards."
Jaden discarded his Hero Kid.
"Now, I can check your hand and see if you have a monster card in your hand! Sonar Wave!"
The space dolphin sent out a clear wave that revealed Aster's hand: Destiny Hero – Captain Tenacious, Ring of Magnetism and Graceful Charity.
"Looks like only Captain Tenacious," Jaden declared. "Now if I have a monster on my side of the field that's stronger than the selected monster, I can destroy it and deal 500 points of damage to you! Take it away, Sparkman!" Sparkman zapped the card out of the Pro's hand, causing him to discard it.
Jaden: 7500
Aster: 7500
"Not bad, huh?" the Slifer grinned, as he inserted two more cards into his disk, "Now I'll set two cards and end my turn!"
"He's not going after his Dunker?" Lily wondered. "Sparkman was way stronger!"
"Maybe it's that facedown card," Alexis pointed out on Aster's field.
"Let's see if it's the right moves though," Kenji added.
"My turn then," Aster announced, drawing his next card. "First, I'll use Graceful Charity to draw three cards and get rid of two!" After he drew his two cards, he discarded Ring of Magnetism and Destiny Hero – Doom Lord. "Now, I activate the Field Spell card, Mausoleum of the Emperor!"
The entire arena was replaced by the ancient mausoleum with many statues below the bridge, connecting the duelists.
"Now instead of using our monsters for sacrifices, we can give up our Life Points in increments of 1000 to summon a high-level monster." Aster explained. "So I'll give up 2000 Life Points to summon a monster you know all too well, Destiny Hero – Dreadmaster!"
Two of the statues below vanished letting out the iron masked Destiny Hero that defeated Jaden last time! (8/?/?)
Jaden: 7500
Aster: 5500
"Oh great, it's the monster that beat Jaden." Allyson said with worry.
"That thing?" Claudio asked.
"Don't worry, since it wasn't summoned by my Clock Tower Prison, he can't protect my other Destiny Heroes like before or bring out the ones in my graveyard." Aster stated, but revealed his Set card "But with my facedown card Dread Destiny, I can use the latter effect!"
The Spell card showed Dreadmaster escaping the Clock Tower Prison with Doom Lord and Diamond Dude.
"Now I can bring out Destiny Hero - Captain Tenacious and Destiny Hero - Disk Commander in defense mode!" Aster announced, retrieving two Monster Cards from his discard slot.
First, the orange haired Destiny Hero appeared with his two armguards defending him. (3/800/800) Then, a blue suited hero appeared with two giant disks on his back as wings and two on his wrists that he uses as shields. (1/300/300)
"If you remember last time, Dreadmaster's ATK and DEF is equal to the combined ATK of the other Destiny Heroes!" He stated as Dreadmaster roared as he flexed out his power. (8/?-2300/?-2300) "Also, since Disk Commander was summoned from the graveyard, I can draw two cards!" He then drew his next two cards.
"He's really got the major lineup to face Jaden's field," Alex noted. "I can see why he's a Pro Duelist."
"Now, Dolphin Boy let's see what kind of tricks you can do!" Aster said as he pointed to said Neo-Spacian. "Dreadmaster, strike him down!" The muscled Destiny Hero jumped into the air, ready to slam the Neo-Spacian.
"Hold on, Muscle-Head!" Jaden said as he activated his facedown card. "I activate Negate Attack, stopping your attack and the Battle Phase!"
A red spiral vortex appeared in front of Jaden's monsters, sending Dreadmaster flying back.
"Better luck next time, pal!" Jaden smirked.
"I'm not your pal!" Aster snapped as he set a card and signaled the end of his turn.
"This kid needs to chill out," Hassleberry said.
"He needs to be in a freezer," Allen added.
"Oh well, my draw!" Jaden announced, drawing his next card. "Thanks for the Field Spell, Aster! I'll pay 2000 life points to summon my Elemental Hero Neos!"
"What?" Aster gasped, not believing what his ears heard. "There's no Elemental Hero with that name!"
But then he saw the white bodysuit wearing hero drop down to the field and that instantly shut him up. (7/2500/2000)
Jaden: 5500
Aster: 5500
"And guess what else Aster, my Neo-Spacians can fuse with Neos to form a new hero!" Jaden exclaimed. "And all I need to do is shuffle them back into my deck for little ability called Contact Fusion!" He turned to his new monsters. "Okay guys, fuse!"
A small galaxy appeared in the sky as both Neos and Aqua-Dolphin jumped inside, creating a bright light.
"There's no such thing!" The D-Hero duelist protested. "Where's Polymerization!?"
"It's totally legit with these guys! And I won't need it!" Jaden added. "Now here comes Elemental Hero Aqua Neos!"
The new hero that appeared resembled Neos except it had the traits of Aquos with its cobalt blue armor and the fins on its back and its forearms. (7/2500/2000)
"Did Jaden really go to outer space?" Alexis wondered.
"Sure seems like it," Syrus replied.
"Of course he did!" Jeremy exclaimed. "This is going to be sweet!"
"There's nothing special about him," Aster shook his head. "He has the same ATK as the original Neos."
"Wanna bet?" Jaden asked. "I'll discard another card like my Necroshade to activate Aqua Neos' special ability to destroy any card in your hand!" Aqua Neos created a blue water arrow and threw it at one of the pro's cards, making him discard it. "Next, I use my facedown card R-Righteous Justice! Since I have two E-Heroes on the field, I can use it to destroy your facedown card and the Field Spell!"
The yellow R came out of the card and struck the facedown D-Shield and obliterated the entire Field Spell, bringing the scenery back to the main arena.
"Now it's time to show some moves, Sparkman attack Captain Tenacious with Static Shockwave!" Jaden commanded.
Sparkman created a blue bolt of lightning, zapping the orange-haired hero to pixels.
"Great, now Aster can't summon back a Destiny Hero after Jaden knocks one off!" Kenji cheered.
"Also, Dreadmaster loses 800 ATK/DEF since he needs the others to get stronger!" Alex added.
Dreadmaster growled at Sparkman for defeating his comrade. (8/2300-1500/2300-1500)
"Now Aqua Neos, destroy Dreadmaster with Sonic Zoom!" Jaden continued.
Glowing cosmic energy surrounded Jaden's monster as it fired a stream of crystal water at giant, masked hero destroying him.
Jaden: 5500
Aster: 4500
"Alright, he dismissed his highest ranking officer!" Hassleberry cheered.
"And if he keeps this up, the Slifer Dorm will be safe in no time!" Melody added.
"It's not like it will happen, at this rate." Lyra stated.
"It shouldn't have happed in the first place," Masaki added with a frown. "I didn't Aster would stoop this low."
"My Dreadmaster... blown to pieces..." Aster muttered as he was shaking with fury. "Your Martian mutants are nothing next to my Destiny Heroes!"
"Really?" Jaden smiled. "Cause it looks like..." He was interrupted by a rainbow colored light enveloping Aqua Neos as it sucked him right back into Jaden's deck. "Huh? Neos, where'd you go?" He gasped.
"Where did he go?" Jethro asked.
"I think there may be a side effect for his Neos not to use Polymerization on his fusions this time around." Claudio figured. "And that's what caused him to return to Jaden's Fusion Deck."
"Well I think, Jaden needed to learn about his new deck before he started the duel." Bastion added.
"That could explain it." Jachin said.
"And Aster will capitalize to the fullest extent," Masaki said, looking at the smirk on the pro's face.
"Since you're fresh out moves, I'll assume you're done!" Aster stated as he drew his next card. "First, I'll use the spell Destiny Draw!"
A spell card appeared showing a person in tailored suit drawing cards.
"I'll discard Destiny Hero – Malicious to draw two cards!" He stated as he discarded the named monster and then drawing twice. "Now since Malicious is in the graveyard, I can remove it from play to summon another from my deck!"
Flying out of the D-Hero duelist's deck was a black demon looking warrior with wings and a sharp, whip-like tail. (6/800/800)
"Next, I'll sacrifice my Disk Commander to summon Destiny Hero – Dasher!" He announced as Disk Commander vanished as next D-Hero appeared. Its entire body was garbed in thick black armor and a black helmet covered its head. On his hands and feet were black tires. (6/2100/1000) "Want more? Then here comes Fiend's Sanctuary to summon a Metal Fiend Token!"
The sliver marbled fiend appeared. (1/0/0)
"Now I use Dasher's special ability to sacrifice it to give him 1000 ATK!"
The fiend exploded into darkness, enveloping Dasher. (6/2100-3100/1000)
"Jaden's about to get hit hard in the worst way." Syrus moaned with worry.
"Now Dasher, destroy his Sparkman!" Aster commanded.
Getting on his hands and feet, Dasher morphed into a black vehicle that ran over the E-Hero before it shattered.
Jaden: 4000
Aster: 4500
"Now, Destiny Hero – Dunker and Malicious, direct attack!"
Dunker rushed up and jumped into the sky. When he came down, it was like he was doing a slam dunk as he struck Jaden down with his right hand. It was quickly followed by a flying tackle by Malicious who knocked Jaden on his back.
Jaden: 2000
Aster: 4500
"And finally, I'll discard my last card, Destiny Hero – Departed, for Dunker's effect, dealing another 500 points to you!" Aster discarded his Monster as Dunker unleashed another orange blast of energy was thrown at Jaden while he was still on the ground.
Jaden: 1500
Aster: 4500
"Soon you'll lose your Life Points, and then you'll lose your dorm!" The pro taunted.
"What's the rush, Phoenix?" Jaden asked, as he got back to his feet. "I'm just warming up!" He then took a deep breath. 'But talk about a landslide, my Neos Fusion monster only lasts for one turn. If I knew that, I wouldn't be behind.'
'All I have left are the Destiny Heroes that my father left behind,' Aster thought. 'I owe it to him to defeat everyone that stands in my way.'
"Jaden's going to have to mount a big comeback to get the best of Aster now." Claudio said.
"Do you know what else he has that could do it?" Melody asked him.
"I know of two more monsters he has," He answered. "But if they are as weak as Aqua Dolphin, he'll need some powerful combos along with it."
"I'll end my turn, meaning Dasher now has to go into defense mode!" Aster concluded as the black armored hero knelt down and crossed his arms.
"Okay, time for some action!" Jaden announced, drawing his lone card. He showed off his card, revealing to be a monster. "Since Elemental Hero Bubbleman is the only card in my hand now, I get to Special Summon him to the field!"
The water themed Elemental Hero appeared, raising his right arm to aim his gun (4/800/1200)
"And since he's alone on the field, I draw two cards!" He drew two more cards and grinned at one. "Alright, I got Spellbook Inside the Pot letting us both draw three cards!" Both players drew three times. "Sweet, I use Bubble Blaster giving him 800 extra ATK!" The giant water cannon appeared in Bubbleman's arms. (4/800-1600/1200) "Next, making her debut on planet Earth is Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird!"
A green light zoomed from the card and unleashed the red-feathered, humanoid hummingbird. (3/800/600)
"An alien hummingbird, nice," Jeremy smiled.
"This is certainly Jeremy's night." Syrus said.
"Hey, he did tell us about life on other planets." Jethro shrugged. "I figured they'd be like his cards though."
"Pretty sweet threads, don't you think?" Jaden asked Aster. "Or should I say feathers?"
"Let us win this, Jaden!" The hummingbird said.
Jaden nodded. "Now Hummingbird, activate Honey Suck!"
A green aura illuminated the Neo-Spacian as she flew to the skies. Suddenly, Aster's three card hand lit up and giant flowers sprouted out from it, letting Air Hummingbird extract the nectar from it.
"With this effect, I gain 500 life points from each of the cards from your hand!" Jaden explained as a green aura surrounded Jaden, restoring his life points.
Jaden: 3000
Aster: 4500
"It's going to take more than that," Aster challenged.
"I know which is why I'm giving her the Neos Energy Equip Spell, letting her gain 800 ATK!" Jaden replied, inserting his Equip Spell. A white aura surrounded the hummingbird, giving her power. (3/800-1600/600) "Now, Bubbleman attack Dunker with Bombarding Bubble Barrage!"
Taking aim, Bubbleman launched a high powered water blast, wiping Dunker from the field.
Jaden: 3000
Aster: 4100
"Now Air Hummingbird, attack Dasher with Slaughtering Swoop!"
Once again, the Neo-Spacian took to the skies and stabbed the defensive monster with her beak.
"Now, I place this down and give you a shot!" A reversed card appeared in front of Jaden as he signaled the end of his turn.
"What a comeback," Alexis praised. "Jaden almost lost that one and now he has the field advantage!"
"He certainly has a flair for the dramatics." Bastion stated.
"Still, Jaden needs to keep it up!" Syrus cheered.
"Well played, Sarge!" Hassleberry added.
"My move," Aster announced, drawing his next card. "On my Standby Phase, I get to bring back Destiny Hero – Departed back from the graveyard. And since I'm a nice guy, he gets to hang with you!"
Jaden was started as an undead-looking man with purple hair and wearing a grey tailored suit, carrying a skull cane appeared on his field. (2/1000/0)
"Why me?" He asked.
"I'll get to that later," The pro replied. "Right now, I play Destiny Hero – Fear Monger!" The dark green armored Destiny Hero appeared. (4/1000/1000) "Then I activate the field spell card Dark City!"
The arena was once again changed, but this time into a night time city with completely black buildings surrounding the players.
"A dark, silent city," Lyra noted. "My kind of place."
"We're supposed to be cheering for Jaden," Allyson said.
"It's alright," Alister said. "She's just admiring the cards."
"She's not openly rooting for the other side that's trying to destroy the Slifer Dorm." Erika added.
"Now with this card in play, when a Destiny Hero attacks a stronger monster, it gains 1000 ATK!" Aster declared. "And we don't want you getting any more life points, so bye-bye birdie!"
Fear Monger raised its arms and fired rounds at the Hummingbird. (4/1000-2000/1000) She didn't have a chance as Fear Monger shot her down to pixels.
Jaden: 2600
Aster: 4100
"Now, Malicious attack Bubbleman with Dark Claw Rush!"
Malicious flew into the sky feeling a rush of power. (6/800-1800/800) He then swooped down and smashed the blaster right out of Bubbleman's hands. (4/1600-800/1200)
"Sorry, but the Blaster goes instead of Bubbleman," Jaden noted.
"Well, I'll place a facedown and end my turn," Aster concluded.
"My turn then!" Jaden exclaimed, drawing his next card. "I equip Bubbleman with Bubble Rod, giving him back his 800 ATK!" A blue rod appeared in the water E-Hero's hands. (4/800-1600/1200) "And I'll have him destroy your Fear Monger!"
Bubbleman raised his new weapon over his head, collecting the moisture in the air. Then, he launched the water at Fear Monger blasting him down.
Jaden: 2600
Aster: 3500
"And now, I can use your Destiny Hero – Departed to destroy your Malicious!" The undead hero floated to the demon hero and smacked him down with his cane.
Jaden: 2600
Aster: 3300
"And I'll call it a turn." Jaden concluded.
"Almost there," Spencer said.
"My move," Aster announced, drawing his next card. "And thanks for destroying my Fear Monger! When he's destroyed, I can summon a Destiny Hero from the graveyard and I pick my Destiny Hero – Disk Commander!"
The disk wielding hero reappeared. (1/300/300)
"And with revived from the grave, I draw two cards!" He drew two more cards and played one. "Now I'll sacrifice him to summon Destiny Hero – Double Dude!" Disk Commander vanished once again letting a man in a black suit, top hat and a black cane appear. (6/1000/1000) "Now I add the Equip Spell Card, Fighting Spirit, giving him 300 ATK for each of your monsters!"
A yellow aura appeared around Double Dude. (6/1000-1600/1000)
"I think that's the reason he wanted Departed on the field," Melody noted.
"Now, attack Departed!" Aster commanded. The Destiny Hero twirled his cane around before charging towards his fellow Destiny Hero, and destroyed him on the spot. (6/1600-1300/1000)
Jaden: 2000
Aster: 3300
"Now, Double Dude's effect lets him attack twice, so I'll destroy Bubbleman with Dark City's effect!"
Suddenly, the black suit hero went under a startling transformation that ripped through his clothes. (6/1300-2300/1000) He was now taller and muscular, showing off an angry look before he slammed Bubbleman into the ground.
Jaden: 1300
Aster: 3300
"Since Bubbleman was destroyed with Bubble Rod, I can draw one card!" Jaden declared as he drew his next card, he then revealed his facedown card. "Then, I activate the trap, Rookie Fight!" His trap showed a hero about to fight a Battle Ox. "Since you destroyed one of my monsters, I can summon a level 3 or below Elemental Hero from my deck." A card slipped out of his deck. "I bring out Elemental Hero Burstinatrix!"
The female E-Hero in red appeared. (3/1200/800)
"I think that's enough for now." Aster concluded.
"You're funeral!" Jaden stated as he drew his next card. "I activate Legacy of the Hero, letting me draw three cards since I have at least two Elemental Heroes in my graveyard that's at least level 4!" He drew three times. "And now I activate the Continuous Spell card, Common Soul!"
A spell card showed Elemental Hero Neos gathering energy from the cosmos.
"Thanks to this, I can summon Neo-Spacian Flare Scarab!"
The Neo-Spacian of fire appeared from the spell. (3/500/500)
"Another one of your alien friends," Aster asked sarcastically.
"Sure is!" Jaden grinned. "And they were the ones that found me, how cool is that?"
"You're nuts!" The D-Hero duelist argued. "Stop living in your fantasy world and grow up! I duel with the power of destiny and fight for justice!"
"Really, Aster?"
Everyone turned Masaki.
"Of course, do have to explain it to you one more time!" the D-Hero Duelist shouted.
"I'm just saying; you say you're fighting justice, but if you win this duel you'll be just as crooked as the criminals out there!" The S-Hero duelist shouted. "You'll be responsible for forcing students home without a good reason all because of your misplaced anger! If you were a true hero, you'd stop this along with us since you're enrolled as a student!"
"Plus," Jaden turned the attention back to him. "Your dad wouldn't want you to use the cards he designed to hurt innocent people right?"
That line made Aster think back to when his father created the very first Destiny Hero and showed it to him.
'They're right,' He thought sadly. 'What would he think of me now, using the Destiny Heroes to cause pain? Maybe that's what's wrong with me...'
"Hey you!" Bonaparte shouted. "Stop interrupting the duel!"
"And you're the worst criminal out there," Masaki glared at the Vice-Chancellor. "The Slifers have done nothing wrong but come to this Academy to improve themselves and you try to kick them out because of being the low ranked!? Let them improve, for God's sake!"
"I said, be quiet!" The Vice-Chancellor yelled. "Once this duel is over, that Red Dorm is going down."
"Okay, back to the duel," Jaden said, returning the attention to the arena. "Now let me clue you in on Flare Scarab's effect, for every Spell and Trap card you have on the field, she gains 400 ATK for each one!"
Three fireballs ignited from Aster's facedown card, Dark City and Fighting Spirit, fueling her power. (3/500-1700/500)
"And thanks to Common Soul, she can share her power with another monster on my field, like Burstinatrix!"
Common Soul unleashed small comets from itself, merging with Burstinatrix. The E-Hero of fire's power skyrocketed as she unleashed a flame more than twice her size! (3/1200-2900/800)
"Now that's power!" Spencer gasped.
"Burstinatrix, attack Double Dude with Flare Storm!" Jaden announced.
Burstinatrix used that large flame and started enveloping Aster's hero, destroying the aura around him. (6/1300-1000/1000)
But it also, weakened Flare Scarab and Burstinatrix due to the loss of Fighting Spirit. (3/1700-1300/500), (3/2900-2500/800)
Jaden: 1300
Aster: 1700
"Now, Flare Scarab, finish the job!"
The fire Neo-Spacian launched fire darts at Double Dude next, reducing him to ashes.
Jaden: 1300
Aster: 1400
"I'll activate my trap, Destiny Signal!" Aster countered, revealing his facedown card. A spotlight shone from Aster's trap, unleashing the symbol of the D-Heroes. "Now I can summon to the field, Destiny Hero – Defender from my deck!"
Rising from the ground, came a giant brick solider with massive defense power! (4/100/2700)
"That's a whole lot of defense points!" Jaden exclaimed. "I'll end my turn."
"Lucky for you, Defender will let you draw a card during your Standby Phase if it's still on the field," Aster explained as he drew his next card. "But on my Standby Phase, after Double Dude was destroyed in battle, I can summon two Double Dude Tokens!"
Suddenly, two copies of Double Dude appeared in his black suit. (4/1000/1000) x2
"Next, I use Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Common Soul and kick your space monster off the field!"
A harsh windstorm ripped apart the spell card, causing Flare Scarab to vanished back into Jaden's hand and reducing Burstinatrix's power. (3/2500-1200/800)
"Now, I'll use Gift of the Martyr to sacrifice one of my tokens and give them to my other one!" Aster continued as one of the tokens shattered into gold particles and flew into the other one. (4/1000-2000/1000) "Now token, attack Burstinatrix!"
The Double Dude token jumped towards the fire E-Hero and struck her down with its cane.
Jaden: 500
Aster: 1400
"And I'll leave it at that." Aster concluded.
"Then it's my draw!" Jaden announced, drawing his next card. "And thanks to your Defender's effect, I can draw again!" He drew once more. "Now I bring out Flare Scarab again!" The fire Neo-Spacian returned to the field. (3/500-900/500)
"Next, I use Monster Reborn to revive Hero Kid in defense mode!" A little boy in a space suit, wearing a red mask and high-tech looking gear flipped onto the field (2/300/600) "And thanks to his effect, I can summon two more to the field from my deck!" As soon as he said those words, two other boys, identical to the first one, leapt out of the deck slot and landed alongside the first, crouching. (300/600) x2
"Then, I place two cards facedown and end my turn!"
"Guess you couldn't get a lot out of that one!" Aster smirked, drawing his next card. "First, I use Pot of Greed to draw two cards!" He drew two more. "Next, I summon Destiny Hero – Diamond Dude!" The diamond embedded warrior appeared. (4/1400/1600) "But that's not all, since he's going to the graveyard along with Defender and my token!"
All three heroes erupted into pillars of light.
"Now meet Destiny Hero – Dogma!"
The pillars combined to one, unleashing a tall, dark armored hero with wings. From his arms, two sharp blades were unleashed. (8/3400/2400)
"Now that's what I call a monster," Jaden gasped, stepping back.
"Oh man, if he attacks Flare Scarab it's over," Claudio gasped.
"Dogma, destroy Flare Scarab and end this!" Aste commanded as the new D-Hero gathered up immense darkness and fired it at the Neo-Spacian.
"Sorry, I activate Kid Guard!" Jaden countered, revealing his Trap Card, taking a defensive stance. "With this, I can sacrifice one of my Hero Kids to cancel your attack and add an Elemental Hero to my hand!"
One of the Hero Kids flew up in front of Flare Scarab and emitted a shield that blocked the darkness, but made him vanish in the process. All the while, Jaden collected Elemental Hero Neos from his deck.
"I won't let your sacrifice be in vain..." The Fire Neo-Spacian said and then turned her head to Jaden. "We must now use the power of Neos!"
"I place this card facedown and end my turn!" Aster concluded as a reversed card appeared at Aster's feet. (3/900-1300/500)
"My draw!" Jaden announced, drawing his next card.
"Hold on, now I activate Dogma's effect! During the Standby Phase after the turn he's summoned, I can take half of your Life Points away!"
Everyone didn't get the message until they saw a dark purple light erupt from under Jaden and then zapped into Dogma's body.
Jaden: 250
Aster: 1400
"He's almost out of points!" Syrus gasped.
"I hope he's got a big move ready," Melody said.
"If he can properly use his Neos card right, he will." Spencer stated.
"Just one more attack, and I'll rid the Slifers from the Academy for good!" Bonaparte cheered.
"It's still a long shot," Crowler said.
"Not bad," Jaden smiled. "But I still can move on!"
"Please, none of your heroes can beat my Dogma!" Aster stated.
"Not in my old deck, but in my new deck it's a different story!" Jaden smiled, "And I'll show by using my field spell Neo Space!"
Jaden's Field Spell slot opened up as he set the card in. Dark City started to crack up and shattered as he and Aster were transported to a world with multicolored lights surrounding them.
"Next, since I have Necroshade in my graveyard, I can summon Elemental Hero Neos without a sacrifice!" Neos returned to the field. (7/2500/2000) "And thanks to Neo Space, he gains 500 ATK!" The light of the field spell enveloped the E-Hero. (7/2500-3000/2000)
"It's still not enough, though," Lyra stated.
"Oh it will be, since I'll do another Contact Fusion with my Flare Scarab!"
Both monsters fused themselves with each other and in a bright light came Neos now in Flare Scarab's armor and bringing out flames as he landed. (7/2500/2000)
"Meet Elemental Hero Flare Neos," Jaden introduced, "And not only he gains 500 ATK from Neo-Space, but he gains an additional 400 ATK for every Spell and Trap card on the field!"
"And with two on Jaden's and one on Aster's, he gains 1700 ATK with Neo Space!" Claudio calculated. Flare Neos was now enveloped in a flaming aura, amplifying his power. (7/2500-4200/2000)
"That's enough to beat Dogma!" Aster gasped.
"That's the whole point! Flare Neos attack!" Jaden shouted as Neos gathered a giant fireball in his hands and stormed it down on Dogma.
"He's not going anywhere," Aster activated his facedown card. "I activate the Trap, Soul Anchor to keep Dogma grounded!"
A red aura surrounded Dogma as he braced himself for the fire that enveloped him next. Luckily, he was able to stay on the field, but barely.
Jaden: 250
Aster: 400
"Darn," Erika said. "If Dogma was gone, Jaden could've had a chance to finish this afterwards!"
"I wouldn't worry about it, Jaden still got this won," Alister assured her.
"I end my turn," Jaden declared.
"I guess your Field Spell keeps your fusion monster on the field right?" Aster asked as he drew his next card. Jaden nodded. "Well it won't be here for long, I use Cyclone Blade and equip it to Dogma!" One of Dogma's blades was replaced with a triple-bladed sword that spun like a pinwheel.
"You just made Flare Neos 400 points stronger!" Jaden declared as Flare Neos' aura got stronger. (7/4200-4600/2000)
"Well fine, because I'm not after him!" Aster smirked. "Dogma, destroy one of those Hero Kids with your Cyclone Blade!"
Dogma flew up into the sky and started to spin his new blade, creating a giant tornado sweeping up the young hero in its wake and destroying him.
"And when a Destiny Hero attacks with Cyclone Blade, I can destroy one spell or trap card, like Neo Space!"
The tornado moved to the middle of the field, which served to blow away the field spell from existence. (7/4600-3700/2000)
"Without that, Jaden will lose his hero!" Lily stated.
"And without another strong hero, Jaden will lose the duel!" Allyson added.
"And now I end my turn, meaning you hero has to go away!" Aster smiled as the rainbow aura started to form around Jaden's hero.
"No way, I use my facedown card!" Jaden quickly said as he activated it. "The Quick-Play Spell, Contact Out!" The spell showed Elemental Hero Neos in a puff of smoke with six other monsters jumping away. "With this card, I can put Flare Neos back in my Fusion Deck!" Flare Neos vanished.
"Then, if I have the monsters that made him in my deck, I can Special Summon them to the field!"
Neos and Flare Scarab returned to the field. (7/2500/2000), (3/500-900/500)
"No way!" Aster gasped.
"Alright!" Claudio cheered. "Now Jaden can re-fuse them and take him out!"
"That was a nice move!" Kenji grinned.
"My draw!" Jaden announced, drawing his next card. "Now Neos and Flare Scarab, use Contact Fusion again!"
Both monsters combined to recreate Elemental Hero Flare Neos. (7/2500-2900/2000)
"He's not as strong as before," Aster stated.
"But that'll change, thanks to this card Elemental Sword!" The E-Hero duelist smiled, activating his Equip Spell. Flare Neos held a black sword handle. (7/2900-3300/2000)
"Now, I'll get ready to attack!"
"What are you doing, Jaden!?" Alex yelled. "Your monster's 100 ATK short from winning!"
"It's all good," The Slifer assured him. "When a monster with Elemental Sword battles another monster with a different attribute, he gains 800 ATK!"
A black light erupted from the Elemental Sword. (7/3300-4100/2000)
Aster gasped. 'That means Jaden wins! But Sartorius said I was destined to win this duel... Is Jaden more powerful than destiny?'
In Sartorius' room, he turned over a card and it revealed to be the Wheel of Fortune in reverse.
"Flare Neos, attack with Elemental Sword!" Jaden commanded.
The E-Hero dashed across the field and slashed his sword across Dogma, who survived the hit but the excess damage, carried over to Aster.
Jaden: 250, Winner
Aster: 0
"That's game!" Jaden said, giving his two-finger salute. "And a sweet one, too!"
"He won!" Syrus and Hassleberry cheered and hugged each other. Until a second later, they noticed who they were hugging and let go.
"Nothing like the power of extraterrestrials, huh guys?" Jeremy grinned.
"We get it, partner," Jethro said.
"And the Slifer Red Dorm stays!" Spencer declared.
"At least, I got to see Aster duel with his real cards," Masaki declared. "Win or lose, meaning he's coming out with his true ability."
"Speaking of matches," Claudio said. "How about we have a rematch in the morning?"
"Why not now?" Melody asked.
"I'm tired, plus I need to be in a soft bed." Her boyfriend replied.
"Fair enough," The S-Hero duelist said. "Besides, I owe you for what happened to you after our previous duel."
Down at the arena, Aster walked up to Jaden.
"Jaden, I don't say this often, but I'm impressed." He stated. "But don't think I'll lose to you next time."
"Well thanks, I think," Jaden replied. "Especially since we're 1-1 against each other since we don't count the duel before opening day."
"I plan to break that tie in the future," The D-Hero duelist declared as walked off the duel platform.
In the stands, Crowler and Bonaparte were astonished at Aster's defeat.
"A professional who can't beat a slacker," The Vice-Chancellor gaped.
"At least he's not staying around, despite his enrollment," The Chancellor shrugged.
"Hey guys."
Both heads of the school freaked out when they saw Aster near them all of a sudden.
"I'll be sticking around, if you don't mind." He said. "But no morning classes..."
"We wouldn't dream of it!" Bonaparte nervously chuckled.
"Welcome aboard!" Crowler added also in a nervous tone.
Later outside the main building, Aster tried to call his manager but ended up getting voice that said it wasn't listed.
"He's not there, is he?"
The pro turned to see Masaki walk up to him.
"How did you know?"
"Because, when I saw you coming in, I called him to see why you were here." Masaki replied. "Only to get an invalid number."
"I'm thinking we're being duped about this whole thing," Aster said. "I came here because Sartorius said there was a threat around here. Also, did you ever really think why he's interested in Jaden and Claudio?"
"I have wondered, but I just thought he was going to seek to manage and mentor them like he did us." The S-Hero duelist replied.
"I don't think so now. Have you met this kid named Chazz?"
"Yeah, he's a little wacky these days. Kept talking about this Society of Light after Jaden and Claudio went missing,"
"Yeah, I ran into him on the way here. And get this, he said Sartorius was his leader."
Masaki gasped.
"I know we don't see eye to eye mostly," Aster confessed. "But I now know for certain he's been keeping secrets from us!"
"Oh man and I bet whatever threat he was talking is Jaden and Claudio, right?"
Aster nodded. "Yeah, and they're probably a threat to him and not us."
"So what should we do?" Masaki asked. "Me and Claudio agreed on a rematch in the morning."
"Then do it, but keep this conversation between us." The pro declared as he left for his yacht.
"Alright," He said.
*BEEP!* *BEEP!*
Masaki pulled out his Duel Pilot and played the message.
"It's Jason! Something's happened to the Red Dorm! Get over here now!"
The S-Hero gasped as he wasted no time as he ran towards the direction of the Red Dorm.
Once Masaki got there, he was met with a horrible sight...
The Slifer Red Dorm was torn down. There was nothing left standing. The pieces of wood that held it together were all broken.
"No..."
He then saw Jason kneeling down in front of the shattered dorm, looking like he was about to tear up.
"What happened!? Who tore down the dorm!?" He asked Jason.
"I don't know," Jason replied. "I panicked when I heard the sound of the dorm being demolished. I just ran out the dorm and kept going!"
The S-Hero duelist growled as he looked at the shambles of the dorm.
"I know who did, and I can't believe Bonaparte would go so far as to set us up!"
"Masaki!"
The S-Hero duelist didn't need to turn around to know that Jaden and the gang showed up. And he even heard the collective horrified gasps that were directed at the sight of the shattered dorm.
"They tore it down!" Jaden said.
"And right where everyone was out watching the duel." Bastion stated.
"So they launched a sneak attack while no one was left to watch the dorm." Hassleberry scowled.
"Exactly."
Everyone looked to Spencer who had a blank expression on his face when he replied.
"Professor Sojourner, are you okay?" Allyson asked.
He took a deep breath before he answered. On the inside, he was burning with anger. But he didn't want to scare the students.
"No... and yes..." He replied.
"'No and yes'?" Alexis asked.
"No, because Bonaparte wouldn't follow his word... it always angered me that he'd target the Slifer Dorm for his selfish reason that he'd lead us away." The Headmaster said. "But..."
He turned to see numerous boats approaching the island and had a shadow of a smile.
"At least I had the foresight of wanting to rebuild the Slifer Dorm to make your lives easier."
"You mean..."
"That's right, Syrus. None of you are going home... unless you're graduating if I have my way..." He said to the small Ra. "But for now, let's go see Sartyr and see if he's got spare bedrooms or can at least have you bunk with our Ra friends."
As everyone left for the Ra Dorm, Jachin stared at the retreating form of Jason.
'I'm not convinced it was Bonaparte...' He thought as he followed the group.
Just when you thought it was a good when Jaden defeated Aster, the Slifer Red Dorm still got trashed! But fret not friends, next chapter will hopefully bring smiles to your faces.
The idea of the Slifer Dorm being demolished was Colossal Figher GX's idea, since Spencer did stated he wanted to rebuild it anyway.
Dread Destiny
Quick-Play Spell
Image: Destiny Hero – Dreadmaster escaping the Clock Tower Prison with Doom Lord and Diamond Dude.
Activate only when you summon a 'Destiny Hero – Dreadmaster' without the use of Clock Tower Prison. Special summon up to 2 'Destiny Heroes' from your graveyard in defense mode.
(This card is my own invention. Creative rights go to me)
Next Time: With Spencer's plan of trying to rebuild the Slifer Dorm underway, to liven up the spirits, Claudio and Masaki have their rematch! Can our J-Hero duelist win now he's got back up from the Bladehenge cards?
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