Me: Update time! Sorry about the wait. Please don't hurt me. I bruise easily…Rua! Ruka!

Rua and Ruka: What will it be? What will it be? This is what we have for this chapter! *An Elemental Hero was picked*

Rua: Oh! It's Bladedge! This will totally rock!

Ruka: I hope no one gets hurt…

Me: Oi!

Spring is the time of romance. Yet for Duel Academy, that romance is pushed out of the way for something more important; The Annual School Duel. Rua and Ruka held tightly to the ladder Yamamoto stood upon as he pinned a banner to the pier's warehouses with Jack, Ryohei, and Hassleberry while they were held by the respected teams of Yusei and Jin, Tsuna and the girls Haru and Kyoko, and Syrus and Jaden. The four got down from the ladders with Ryohei the only one who jumped off and into the water and everyone looked at the banner. It was a bit worn from the years, but the words still read 'Welcome to Central Duel Academy, North Academy!'

"Aw man…This is going to be sweet!" Jaden cheered, "I can't wait to get my game on with the guy I'll be dueling!"

"Don't get overconfident," Reborn said as he kicked Jaden in the face.

"Jaden! Oh, Jaden!"

"No fair! It's my turn!"

"No way! Mine!"

Everyone turned to see a small fight cloud approaching. The cloud dispersed as Shining Flare Wingman, Terra Firma, and Bladedge separated the three in the cloud. Each of them resembled each other. All three wore strange red and white spacesuits and red masks. Each one also had violet hair and their gold eyes glared at each other through their struggles with the one restraining them.

"Hiten, Roku, Kiddo, what's going on?" Tsuna asked.

"Boss! I came here…"

"No! I came here…"

"Boss, we just saw something headed this way with Ocean-niisan!" the third one explained, "Ocean-niisan went out to see what it was."

"Jaden-san, I believe your opponent from North Academy is headed this way via submarine," Ocean said as he got out of the water, freaking out almost everyone.

"Did someone scare you guys?" Rua asked.

"Tsuna's scared~! Tsuna's scared~!" Lambo chanted with a laugh.

'Sometimes I think those two are lucky they can't see Duel Spirits…' Tsuna thought.

"Jaden, you sure you have your deck ready?" Alexis asked before holding up her Cyber Blader, "You can always swap out with my Cyber Blader…"

"No! My Ojama-idiots," Chazz interrupted before his three cards bended away from Jaden and to Chazz, "Crap…"

"My Power Tool Dragon can help," the Morphtronic Duelist offered.

"Actually…Tsuna and I did a bit of trading a few days ago, so I made my deck already," Jaden chuckled, making Tsuna recall something.

"By the way, why did you trade me for a bed, Jaden-kun?"

"Eh? You were the one who took my bed? And you traded it for a measly card?" Chazz growled as he began to try to strangle the poor Slifer Student.

"I needed it for a good card!" the brunet replied in fright as he hid behind Gokudera and Ryohei, currently in a glaring contest with one another.

"You slacker! That bed was made of Egyptian cotton! It took me a month to find, dammit!" Chazz roared as Jin held the black-wearing teen away from Jaden.

"Incoming submarine," Bubbleman said as he poked his head out of the water, startling the Duel Spirit-seers again, after Aki and Yusei uncovered Rua and Ruka's ears, "ETA five minutes."

"Another Duel Spirit scare you guys again?" Rua sighed while the startled ones nodded their heads, "Lucky…"

The next five minutes were grueling for Jaden. It started as a simple impatient frown and a tapping foot as the remaining faculty and students approached the dock. Slowly, it developed to him starting to pace around in a circle with the Duel Spirit Triplets imitating him, earning a chuckle or giggle from the Duel Spirit-seers. By the time a submarine parted the calm ocean waters near the shore, Jaden was actually in a three foot circular pit.

"I've never seen someone do that so quick…" Aki awed as Yusei and Jack helped Jaden out.

"I have…" Kyoko and Tsuna muttered while glancing at a roaring Ryohei and the Duel Academy Boxing Team.

The submarine made its way to the docks and parallel-parked beside them. The side released a hiss of smoke before a door opened on the side of it. A few Ra and Obelisk Students moved out of the way as a walkway emerged from the opening. Slowly, the students of North Academy, headed by Ichinose, emerged from the submarine. Ichinose and Chancellor Sheppard walked up to one another with a smile.

"Ah, you've finally arrived, Principle Ichinose," Sheppard spoke as he and Ichinose shook hands.

"Thank you for taking care of our bad pupils for a little while."

"No, I should thank you. Hibari has been looking for more students to teach lessons to."

'Ulp…' everyone else in Duel Academy thought with a heavy pale.

"By the way…Is Tome-san doing well?" Ichinose asked.

"Of course. Tome-san is a person without which this Interschool Match could not be held."

"Chancellor Sheppard, that's enough greeting!" Jaden grinned, "Hurry and introduce me to my opponent!"

"You can wait," a certain Arcobaleno replied as he kicked Jaden in the head, "Ciaossu, Ichinose."

"Ah. Reborn-san, a pleasure to meet my superior in person," Ichinose shook Reborn's small hand.

"Eh?" The brunet Mafioso-to-be gasped.

"Ichinose is in charge of North Academy, where a few of the tougher Vongola children attend," Reborn explained, "He is one of my subordinates who only responds to either me or Seto Kaiba, the latter for fear of North Academy being closed."

'Not another Mafia member!' Tsuna whined in his head.

"Still, I just want to hurry and see who I'm facing," Jaden spoke as he got up, rubbing the small red indent on his left cheek.

"Is that right?" Ichinose asked, "So, you're the rumored Jaden-kun, are you?"

"Pleased to meet ya!" Jaden replied as he turned to face Ichinose, a big grin on his face, "Ossan, are you the Mr. Principle from the North Academy?"

"Cut it out, idiot," Reborn said as Ichinose face faulted.

"So, who is it? Who's the guy I'm facing?" Jaden asked as Ichinose got up.

"That would be…" Ichinose began before tackling Jaden down.

"Huh?" Jaden gasped.

A roar was heard in the submarine. Everyone looked to see a light emanating from the entrance. The submarine rumbled as something was headed for the entrance. Everyone ducked just as a black cycle shot out of the entrance. The sides of the vehicle spread out like wings, revealing the orange wing-like tips to them. The vehicle glided over everyone and landed near the Signers. The Mark-Bearers, Jin, Yanagi, and Rua gasped as the figure stepped off the cycle and removed his helmet.

"Crow?" Jack asked, "I don't believe this…"

"Oi, what do you mean by that, Jack?" Crow demanded as the two got into each other's face, "You ran off from Neo Domino City and never gave me a warning!"

"…They know each other?" Ichinose asked.

"Sadly yes," the Bearer of the Head replied as he pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to suppress the rising headache.

"Yusei!" Crow called as he ran over, "The Clown-Baka sent me to find you and Jack!"

"…Did he finally figure out the fine print I asked Mina to hide in one of the papers he had to sign to renew my D-Wheel license?" Yusei asked.

"You planned it?" the carrot-top gawked.

"Crow, who came up with that escape plans when we were nearly caught by Sector Security when the two of us nearly got caught with our Duel Disks back in the Satellite?"

"…You did…"

"Who was it who helped you plan out the repairs to your D-Wheel?"

"…You did…"

"Who slept with your mom?" Jin asked with a smirk.

"You di-Wait a minute!" Crow snarled as he faced the laughing blue-haired man, "No one done talks about my mom like that-even though I didn't know her-and gets away with it without a black eye!"

"Honestly, Jin…" Yanagi sighed as Jack and Yusei held Crow back from the cackling Jin until a tonfa slugged Crow and Jin into the water.

"No fighting outside of duels are allowed," Hibari spoke, void of any emotion except annoyance, before walking away.

"…That guy was Hibari, wasn't he?" one of the students of North Academy asked.

"Yes," the Duel Academy students and faculty replied in unison, fear evident in their tones.

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the Interschool Duel!" MC declared, "I, the Master of Ceremonies, will be your host on this live event taking place on TVs all across the country!"

"Wha? A television broadcast?" Aki gasped.

"Oh, that's so cool!" Yamamoto laughed.

"Bullet! Bullet! Bullet!"

"Man, those guys sure like to chant Crow's nickname," Yusei chuckled, "That sure brings back memories of the Satellite."

"And some bad ones as well," Jack added, "Like that one time when he was seven and brought in that…that…"

"Frog?"

"…You're scared of frogs?" Ruka asked.

"I got over that…" Jack growled.

"Oh yeah, now you're the former Riding Duel King who can only duel and perform tricks on his D-Wheel," Hiten said.

"And can't keep a job for more than two minutes," Roku added.

"They obviously did not know the true value of a king that will work, that's all," Jack scoffed.

"You got fired for lighting the water in a pool on fire that you just cleaned," Ruka said.

"Yeah, and it was the one at our house," Rua added, earning a laugh from the Duel Spirit triplets.

"Be quiet," The now-irritated blond scowled at the human twins and the Duel Spirit triplets as the two Chancellors talked with one another nearby.

"Whoever wins this year gets the usual prize?" Ichinose asked.

"Of course," Sheppard replied with a nod, "But…Reborn has added something, but he won't tell anyone."

"Jaden-niisan, you can take it easy today!" Rua grinned.

"I dunno about that…" Jaden replied as he looked down.

"You can't second-guess things now, Jaden-sonny," Yanagi advised, "Duel to your best and no one will think else about you."

"I will," Jin scoffed.

"Now, Jin…" the old man began to scold.

"Yosh. You'll do great, Jaden-kun," Tsuna nodded, "Trust in your cards like always and you'll never lose."

"It is time! Now we need the okay from our two Chancellors, so give it a big hand for Duel Academy Central's Chancellor and North Academy's Chancellor, Sheppard and Ichinose!" MC called from his booth while the two mentioned rose.

"We declare the start of the Interschool Duel Match!" both decreed as Yanagi, Rua, and Jin went to their seats.

"Dr. Crowler, introduce the students!" Sheppard ordered.

"I do not believe this-no ne!" Crowler called from the booth, wearing a microphone headset and shaking like a leaf, "To think I am being broadcast all over the country…W-Well, this is…"

"You want me to do it?" MC asked.

"Yes."

"Alright then! Ladies and gentlemen, let's give it a big hand for the Slifer Shooter, the Red Ragger, the Hero of the Elements, Duel Academy Central's own Jaden Yuki!" the Master of Ceremonies declared as Jaden ran onto the Duel Field, waving with his happy-go-luck grin, "And his opponent, all the way from Neo Domino City's Satellite and North Academy, the Messenger of Winning, the Ace of the Flock, the Blackwing Master himself, Crow 'The Bullet' Hogan!"

"Go get them, Jaden-niisan!" Rua cheered.

"Ready for this, Jaden?" Crow asked as he activated his Duel Disk.

"Oh man, this is gonna rock!" Jaden grinned as his Duel Disk roared to life.

"Duel!"

Crow: 4000

Jaden: 4000

"Alright! Time for me to make the first move! Ore no turn, draw!" Crow called as he drew, "I summon Blackwing-Fane the Steel Chain!"

A caw from Crow's side of the field was heard before a figure landed in front of him. The figure rose and revealed to be a tall humanoid raven in a black and red ninja outfit. Two long silver strands emerged from the back of its masked head and ended with kunai. He had a small dark-green plume of feathers emerging from the back of its head along with two long black bands. It glared at Jaden before shifting into a Taijutsu stance with its wings ruffled.

Blackwing-Fane the Steel Chain: 500/500/2

"Now, since I have a Blackwing out, say hello to Blackwing-Bora the Spear! Next I end my turn with a face down," Crow continued as a facedown materialized before him while Bora flapped down to stand beside his fellow Winged-Beast.

Blackwing-Bora the Spear: 1700/800/4

"Let's go! My draw!" Jaden called as he drew, "Now then, I summon my Elemental Hero Sparkman in ATK Mode!"

"Prepare yourselves, you dark winged fiends!" Sparkman declared as he emerged from a swirl of lightning, "For I shall end you here and now!"

Sparkman: 1600/1400/4

"Now I equip him with my Spark Blaster!" Jaden continued as Sparkman took out a high-tech lightning-themed blaster than shot wires out to connect to Sparkman's arm, "With this on him, I can change the battle position of any monster on the field. Sparkman, aim and fire at Bora the Spear and attack him with Shining Surge Flare!"

Sparkman cocked the gun before aiming at Bora. A white bolt of lightning shot out of the blaster and hit the tengu, which cawed in pain before kneeling over with its spear in a slanted position over its form and turned blue. Sparkman jumped into the air as his left arm was coated in lightning. He threw a lightning-made fist at Bora…only for the lightning to be absorbed into a vortex.

"Nice try, kid!" Crow laughed, "But you activated my Negate Attack, so your Sparkman's fizzled out."

"Ohh…Let me at him…" Sparkman growled as his mask turned red.

"I guess I'll have to throw down two facedowns and zap Sparkman with his blaster," Jaden said as the lightning E-Hero shot himself and knelt down, turning blue in the process. "I end my turn."

"My draw! Get ready, 'cause I play Black-Winged Strafe! I discard Blackwing - Vayu the Emblem of Honor and now he'll take out your Sparkman!"

"Say what?" Jaden gasped.

A white-feathered bird appeared. It had a plume of red feathers and wore wooden sandals. It crossed its wing over its black gakuran before it took flight. It charged at Sparkman, cawing as it was engulfed in crimson flames. Sparkman cried out as Vayu pierced his form and the two turned to ashes from the flames.

"Next I play the Continuous Spell Card Black Whirlwind! Now I'll sacrifice Fane and summon Blackwing - Sirocco the Dawn!" Crow declared as Fane turned into an energy orb and then into Sirocco, "Now Black Whirlwind let's me add another Bora the Spear to my hand for a little Special Summoning."

Blackwing-Sirocco the Dawn: 2000/900

"Oh man…" Ruka gasped.

"Crow's not letting up on Jaden," Yusei noted.

"Of course. A king and his servants should always give it their all," Jack smirked.

"Oi…" Gokudera scoffed.

"What was that?" the blond Turbo Duelist growled.

"Now get him, you guys!" the Bullet ordered.

"Hold on! I play my facedown; a Hero Emerges!" Jaden countered, "Now listen up Crow, because this card lets you pick a card, any card, from my hand. If it's a monster, I get to summon it. Now pick."

"Ha! I'll go with the middle one!"

"Sweet. I summon Elemental Hero Bladedge!" the Elemental Hero Duelist called as his gold-armored bladed warrior appeared.

Elemental Hero Bladedge: 2600/1800

"Damn…" Crow growled, "Then I call off my attack. I end my turn."

"Alright! My draw!" Jaden grinned before he drew, "I'll play a monster in DEF Mode and have Bladedge attack! Noble Blade!"

"Have at thee, foul demon!" Bladedge roared as he sliced Sirocco in half.

Crow: 2400

'Okay…Time to try this card out,' Jaden thought, "I'll play a facedown and call it a turn."

"Ore no turn. Draw!" Crow called as he drew, "I'll just switch my monsters to DEF Mode and end…"

"Oh no, you're not!" the Slifer Student countered, "Time to pluck a few feathers and use one of my new cards. Trap Card, activate! Battle Mania!"

"Battle Mania?" Kyoko repeated.

"Sonny used that card in the Facility!" Yanangi exclaimed.

"It forces Crow's monsters to all attack this turn," Jin added, turning away from the battle. "Anyone expecting fried chicken?"

"Oh no!" Crow gasped as his Blackwings charged at Bladedge, "Hold on you guys, wait!"

The two Winged-Beasts charged onwards towards the Elemental Hero. They reeled their claws back as Bladedge crossed his arms. The three swung their attacks in an instant, the two birds landed just behind the golden Hero. A moment passed, nothing moved, time stood still…when suddenly…

"…Begone, beings of Darkness," the gold Elemental Hero spoke.

The Blackwings coughed up a bit of blood as everyone saw their spears become sliced to ribbons. Both let out an agonized caw before their feathers were sliced off. They each gave one last agonized cry before their forms shattered just as their lower bodies were separated from their upper bodies.

Crow: 800

"This isn't over until the last card is drawn, Crow," Jaden declared, "Now get your game on!"

Me: Well here's part one of the School Duel.