Alrighty folks! Time for the first of two flashback chapters! Starring YugiNAtem117's OC, Melody Hikarii! Let's take a look back!

Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-OH! GX or the rest of the franchise. I own Claudio, YugiNAtem117 owns Melody, AzureKite4 owns Kenji and Jethro is owned by Rocket Knight 777.

Flashback Chapter: Melody Hikarii


My name is Melody Hikarii, a spellcaster duelist and one of the few girls of the Ra Yellow Dorm. Usually, you'd see all the girls enrolled at the Academy shoot straight up to Obelisk Blue, but not me... Oops, kinda getting ahead of myself here! (giggles) Let me get you to where dueling all began for me, and you'll see where I came from...


(10 years ago-Domino City)

My first time I got into dueling was sometime during the Battle City tournament. My dad's works studio production for a TV studio that filmed the promotion and many of the Battle City duels around that time. From my house with my mom, or just going outside and experiencing them first hand, I've seen a lot of duels. Seeing all the duels made me so happy, but I really didn't see any monsters that I liked.

But one day, my mom woke me up from my room and told me to get dressed. Never to question anything urgent my mom says, I got on some clothes and followed her all the way to the plaza. And to my surprise, I saw them! Two of the greatest duelists ever dueling nearby... Yugi Moto and Joey Wheeler! It was so incredible, I could hardly contain my excitement! But it all came together after seeing two monsters that would change my life... The Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl! I don't how many times I thanked my mother that day, but after that I got into dueling on my own.


(Fast Forward to the Entrance Exams)

Between that duel and up to the exams, I start collecting Duel Monster cards and every time a spellcaster monster was picked up, I added them to my deck along with any good spells and trap cards I could use along with them. But my happiest moment came in the form of the Dark Magician Girl! It's never left my deck when I always had to reconstruct it. Still, I always had bad luck on the original Dark Magician, but I found a substitute for all the cards that went along with it. A little mage that looked so similar to the Dark Magician, just smaller and you couldn't see his face... But it still fit my deck well, as I made it to the Kaiba Corp. Dorm where the entrance exams. I already passed my written exams, with flying colors of course, and got my Duel Disk as a final gift from my dad before heading off. I remembered I had to go in my school uniform, since I didn't want to be late.

As soon as I got there I was actually one of the first, and had my name registered for the dueling tests and had my deck checked for illegal cards. Good thing none of them were illegal, as I was showed to the duel field where all of us applicant students where hanging around. Most of the kids I noticed were wearing red, yellow or blue blazers; the academy students. Of course, I had a hard time trying to approach most of the kids around here, being shy and all, so I was waiting on my turn and going through my cards when...

"Attention. Will Melody Hikarii please report to Dueling Field #3," A voice over the PA announced. "I repeat, Melody Hikarii to Dueling Field 3."

"Here I go..." I said, going down the stairs were the fields were. Some ladies in white and yellow uniforms helped me on to the platform. As it elevated to the dueling field, I was met with a proctor with purple blazer.

"Okay, applicant..." He said in an authoritative tone. "Your name..."

"Uh... Melody Hikarii..." I greeted, thinking I was lucky to be loud enough.

"Well, it's time earn your place Miss Hikarii." The proctor stated as he cut on his duel disk, signaling me to do the same.

"DUEL!" Both players drew their opening hand.

Proctor: 4000

Melody: 4000

"I have the first move." I started, drawing her sixth card. "And I start with Summoner Monk!" A blue skinned old man in blue and white robes appeared, sitting in a lotus position. (800/1600) "Once summoned, he moves into defense mode. But he's already done that, so I'll activate his next effect..." I discarded one card from my hand. "By sending a spell card from hand to the graveyard, I can special summon Rapid-Fire Magician in Defense mode!" A male magician in purple suit, hat and cape appeared, carrying two silver scepters with white orbs in them. (1600/1200) "And I end my turn!"

"Okay, my move!" The proctor drew his card. "First, I start with Smashing Ground to take out your Monk!" A giant fist came out of the sky and smashed the monk to the grave. Despite all that, I smirked.

"Sorry, but playing a normal spell card while my Rapid-Fire Magician's out costs you 400 points!" The mage launched the orb in one of his scepters that turned red and launched it at the proctor.

Proctor: 3600

Melody: 4000

"Then, I'll stop him with my Mad Sword Beast!" A dinosaur on all fours with a tough green hide appeared. "And it can do piercing damage to a monster in defense mode, so I can get your life points!" The proctor had his dinosaur charge magician, ramming it off the field.

Proctor: 3600

Melody: 3800

"I finish my turn with one card facedown." A facedown card appeared at the proctor's feet. "Your move, applicant."

"Okay, draw!" I drew my next card. "First, I play Mystical Space Typhoon!" A mini-tornado struck the proctor's facedown card. "And with that out the way, I summon Gemini Elf!" Twin elves appeared; a blonde one with a blue dress down to her mid-thighs, and a red head in a purple dress with slits on both sides, showing off her legs. (1900/900) "Attack Mad Sword Beast!" Both elves raised a hand and shot of a magical orb that struck the dinosaur on the head.

Proctor: 3100

Melody: 3800

"Now I finish with one card facedown!" I set a card to end my turn.

"Impressive move, applicant." The proctor praised as he drew his card. "Let's see you keep up! I summon Soul Tiger in Defense mode!" A blue flamed tiger appeared and crouched on the ground. (0/2100) "Your move..."

"Thanks!" I said as I drew. I had this in the bag, now. "Now I activate my facedown, Magical Dimension!" A golden and black coffin appeared. "By sacrificing my elves, I can bring out another Spellcaster monster." The coffin drew in the elves and closed. "Now I bring out my Chaos Command Magician!" The coffin re-opened itself showing a blue-skinned spellcaster. The monster wore dark green robes and hood with a scepter of the same color with a red spherical jewel. (2400/1900) "Now, my spell can do something else: take out your only monster!" The coffin shot off a blast that grab the tiger and pulled it in to the graveyard. "And since I haven't normal summoned I'll bring out Magician's Valkyria!" A female magician, similar to the Dark Magician Girl appeared, except the skirt was purple and the scepter was large and looked like giant hook with magic jewels. (1600/1800) "Now both of my monsters attack!" Both mages crossed scepters and charged up their magical energies and struck the proctor dead on...

Proctor: 0

Melody: 3800, Winner

"A great finishing move!" The proctor smiled. "Welcome to the Academy."

"Thank you, sir!" I bowed as her platform lowered. And as soon as I left the stadium... "I'm in! I'm in! I'm in!" I jumped for joy and ran home to tell my parents...

Yup! That's how I got in! And I was so happy that I didn't bother to see other duels, I just went home and told my parents the good news!


(Forward to Duel Academy Opening Day)

After three days, I packed up most of my things and got on the next helicopter to Duel Academy. Straight after the ride, I had to get changed into the uniform. With my high grades, I thought I was a definite Obelisk Blue until...

"Miss Hikari, here's your uniform." The attendant said handing me a blouse and a yellow miniskirt. One part of me was angry at the dress code, couldn't they have made the skirts a bit longer? But the other part was disappointed at the dorm I'd ended up in; Ra Yellow. I heard from several faculty members that if some of the Ras that applied went to a Prep School or had connections, they would've been in Obelisk Blue. I never went, but I just had to make the best of it.

After the opening ceremonies, I walked up to the Ra Yellow Dorm, a coed dorm. But I felt better once they said my room was at the higher floors while the boys' rooms were at the bottom. Once I got settled in, I headed for the welcome dinner; there was a lot of food, but I found out that not many girls were in the same dorm that I was so I felt a little shy joining up with the boys at a different table.


For a few days, I hardly talked to anyone but still maintained high grades. Then, one day I decided I should stop being afraid of what the next person might say to me and make some friends! That's what brought me to my first friend at the Academy...

"Hey Ra Reject! I've got a bone to pick with you!" I turned at the sound of an arrogant tone, but found that it wasn't directed at her, it was directed at another Ra Yellow. He had black hair styled in dreadlocks and was staring down a blue-haired Obelisk. And remembering that line, the Obelisk had the arrogant tone and the 'Ra Reject' comment was referred to the male Ra. I eavesdropped on the conversation, seeing where it was going.

"Didn't I leave you lying on the ground last time?" The Ra yellow duelist asked, casually. "Do you and your machines wanna get recycled, again?"

My eyes bugged out. 'Wow! Somebody from my dorm beat an Obelisk!" I was real impressed.

"Hah, that was a practice deck to throw you off!" The Obelisk boasted as he held up his duel disk. "Now I'll show you my real skills, with my real deck!"

"I could but, I don't have my duel disk on me so..."

"Well, I guess I'll fight you the old fashioned way!" Torimaki interrupted, assuming a boxer's stance.

'Alright, time to get in there...' I walked over to the boys and told the Obelisk off, "You do that and the Disciplinary committee will come down hard you..." Both boys turned to look at me.

"Who the heck are you?" The Obelisk spoke to me, not even a hint a respect in his voice.

"Man, I bet you don't have a girlfriend." The Ra guy retorted. "Be nice to the girl; or is it because she's a Ra, as well."

"It's okay," I said. "I'm Melody Hikarii, and from over hearing the conversation between you two, I'd like to step in for my fellow Ra..."

"Claudio."

I smiled, knowing he was a lot nicer. "... Nice to meet you." I greeted and turned back to the Obelisk. "I'll duel you in Claudio's place."

"Fine by me, as long as get to stomp a Ra!" He declared activating his duel disk. I complied by activating mine.

"Let's duel!" They shouted, drawing their opening hands.

I couldn't be how easy it was to beat that guy! If he was an Obelisk, then I'm definitely asking for a dorm check for who's the highest ranked! Even during the duel, Claudio cheered for me despite just meeting him.

"At least you handled yourself, nice job Mel!" Claudio said, cheerfully.

"Uh, thanks." I remembered almost heading back to my shy demeanor as I hid a blush.

"Whoa, now I'm definitely seeing another side of you..." Claudio noted. "I mean, first you knock around an Obelisk like a pro, then you start feeling shy around a friendly guy?"

"Well... I don't like it when people are talking about others like that." I told him. "It really ticks me off... And, it's tough making some friends around here."

"Hey join the club!" Claudio exclaimed, patting me on the shoulder. "I mean, I never liked how the Slifers were treated; and they haze them the most. But with duelists like Hero Boy, they should think twice about that! Also us Ra Yellows, they forgot who's next in line to become Obelisks, if I got there I'm not joining the 'elitist attitude' committee." He then took his guitar off his back and played a few notes. "Besides, I wouldn't have time for playing rock n' roll."

I found his comment funny. "I glad you're not like them to begin with!"

"You know, how about we go over to the meal hall and talk about ourselves a bit more?" Claudio offered. "Got finished studying for the promotion exams, and I got a new friend to talk to."

"You mean me?" I asked pointing to myself.

"Of course!" Claudio said.

"I'd like that." I smiled as we walked over to Yellow dorm.

And just like that, we became fast friends.

With him and a bunch of our other friends, we had plenty of fun... like that time I knocked Claudio out of bed...


Claudio was snoozing in his bed, not knowing that the sun came up; but he was about to get a rude awakening...

"Blast Magician, Exploding Spell!"

A red cloaked magician with a scepter that doubled as a scythe, flung a red orb under Claudio's bed and...

*BOOM!!*

"Aaahh!!!" Claudio screamed as he was knocked off his bed, and hid under his desk. "Run to the Hills! We're under attack!" He then heard two people laughing; a girl and a boy. When Claudio, peeked out of his desk, he saw Melody laughing her head off and Bastion giving one of those amusing laughs, unlike Melody's. "That was so, freaking wrong you two!"

"It was Bastion's idea!" Melody protested and hid behind the intellectual duelist.

"But clearly it was Melody's monster." Bastion pointed out to the magician that vanished.

"Melody..."

"You weren't waking up after your alarm started playing this song 'Hurtkiller' or something." She said.

"It's 'Painkiller' and don't you forget it." Claudio told her.

"Sor-ry, but we don't wanna be late for the exams, so get dressed." Melody said, walking out the door.

Beating Chazz for throwing Bastion's card in the ocean...


"In a hurry to lose?" Chazz said, drawing his sixth card. "I play Cost Down!" He discarded a card to his graveyard. "And then, I'll summon Helpoemer!" A blue, decaying fiend attached to a stone slab appeared. (2000/1400) "I end my turn! And it's not like you'll beat me anyway!"

"After what you did!" Melody shouted, practically ripping the top card from her deck. "I'll take down that monster and you in one turn!"

"One turn?" Claudio asked. 'Chazz man, you're in for it!'

"If you have Exodia, I'd believe you." Chazz laughed. "But I bet you don't have that!"

"I have something better, I play Magician's Valkyria in Attack mode!" A female magician, similar to the Dark Magician Girl appeared, except the skirt was purple and the scepter was large and looked like giant hook with magic jewels. (1600/1800)

"Oh please!" Chazz said.

"Next, I play Magical Dimension, sacrificing her and summoning my Dark Magician Girl!" Valkyria disappeared into the coffin and Melody's favorite monster appeared in a flurry of hearts. (2000/1700)

"I'll take that card after I beat you!" Chazz said. Dark Magician Girl just scowled and stuck her tongue out at him.

"I don't think she likes you, pal!" Claudio joked.

"And especially after I destroy Helpoemer with my spell cards second effect!" The coffin reopened, sucking in the fiend monster and dragging it to the grave. "Then I'll equip her with Magic Formula giving her 700 points!" (2700/1700) "And finally, I play Premature Burial, paying 800 points to get Valkryia back!" The first female magician made her comeback. (1600/1800)

"A one turn kill!" Claudio said, never actually seeing one so early in the duel.

"No way!" Chazz yelled. "I can't be defeated by a Ra!"

"Should have thought of that before dumping Bastion's cards, expecting to get ahead!" Melody said, anger evident in her voice. "Now girls, Double Mystic Scepter Blast!" The Magician girls combined their magic staffs, and create a pinkish-blue blast that knocked Chazz on his butt.


Even had some real major accomplishments, like beating the deck Yugi had by figuring out that he used too many spells were his weakness!

Let me tell you something," She explained. "Yugi may have not had a weakness exploited openly, but I found one that no one thought of!"

Everyone gasped. "Is she serious?" Syrus gasped.

"Yugi's deck doesn't have any major weaknesses I know about." Bastion was just as confused.

"What's she planning?" Claudio asked.

"It'll all become clear after this... I play my own Card of Sanctity!" Both Players drew up to six cards. Melody smiled at her cards. "First, I play De-Spell, followed by Tailor of the Fickle to activate a chain!"

"Why's she's doing that?" Chumley thought, "Tailor of the Fickle makes an equip spell on the field change owners but since it's the only one on the field, De-Spell would take it out."

"Yeah, what gives?" Jaden added.

"This!" Melody held up a monster card. "I summon Winged Kuriboh Level 9!!"

"Level 9!?" Dimitri and the spectators were shocked as a Winged Kuriboh took the field. But instead of looking what it'd be after Transcendent Wings, it had wings that weren't as big as the Level 10 version and had red armor. (?/?)

"Undetermined?" Dimitri wondered.

"Now this is what I was talking about earlier about Yugi's weakness." Melody explained. "Winged Kuriboh Level 9 gains 500 ATK and DEF points for every spell card in your graveyard. So tell me how many there are..."

"I never realized it either." Syrus wondered. "How many did he send there?"

"I think it's..." Chumley was counting his fingers before...

"10 spell cards!" Bastion interrupted.

"And with 500 for every card, that's 5000!" Claudio shouted. The Kuriboh hooted loudly as it was surrounded by a huge green aura. (5000/5000)

"Whoa, that's incredible!" Jaden said, staring at the powered up Kuriboh.

"And even though it's not really anything, my spells still need to resolve..." Melody referred to Tailor of the Fickle switching Fairy Meteor Crush from Maha Vailo to Buster Blader and De-Spell destroying the equip spell. MV(1550/1400) "With that out of the way, Kuriboh attack with Spell Power Strike!"

'Cooooooooooooooo!!!!' The Kuriboh charged in with a determined face, taking out the Luster Soldier and tackling him into Dimitri and destroying his life points.


And tag-team with Claudio to beat North Academy's team...

"Game over, boys!" A dark portal opened up behind her. "I remove Element Magician and my Illusion Magician from the game...' The two magicians appeared and then disappeared into the portal.

"She has an envoy!?" Bastion thought.

"Oh yeah, it's over for those two!" Jaden shouted.

"... And I'll summon the Chaos Sorcerer!" From the portal was another mage with purple skin, wearing all black clothing consisting of a hat with two red horns on the side of his head, a black shoulder cloak, armbands that went from his elbow to his wrists that were black as well, and finally wore a pair of black leather pants. He cackled, staring at the Silent Magician. (2300/2000)

"That's different..." Jaden muttered.

"Do you know what that is?" Solana asked the Slifer.

"No clue..."

"It's similar to the envoys, but as you can tell by the stats, it's weaker." Alexis said.

"How's it similar?" Chumley asked.

"Watch..." Kenji said.

"Now, I activate my Sorcerer's special ability!" Melody declared. The sorcerer's hands ignited with purple and red flames. As he laughed, Chaos Sorcerer shot the swordsman's feet, making him disappear.

"No way!" The North duo gasped.

"Yup, one monster removed from play!" The Ra girl said cheerfully. "Now to end this, by sacrificing him and summon my Dark Magician Girl!" The sorcerer disappeared paving the way for the Dark Magician's apprentice. (2000/1700) "Dark Burning Attack!" DMG flew over to the opposing duo and blasted both of them with pink orbs.


My first year at the Academy's been great so far! But it's not over yet so, I plan on finishing this year and the one's in the future to show I'll be the best Spellcaster duelist ever!!

And with that only one more person to talk about before we head on back to the main story.

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