Yugioh! Zexal: Eternal Chosen
Chapter 53- Committee Members

So, since I changed this to a few years after Zexal, I just did, I have special guests today. Also, I forgot the theme for last chapter. Oops. Enjoy!


Last Time...

Mr. Thompson decided to help Keenan out after finding out he wasn't himself by letting him duel a very good duelist from Heartland High.


I feel the sunshine, lighting up the sky
The sea, the horizon, feeling so alive
Yes, I have never felt this way before

The stars in the sky are glowing just for me
The wind, that I've been waiting, is here and I believe
Now is the time and I will fly, I see the "Go" sign

Take a chance, Yes? No?
I can see my hopes and dreams
I'll fight until the end
Just believe, you will see
It's time to show the fire burning in me

Fly away, fly far away
Blasting rockets to the sky
We will soar our way up high
(Let's go together!)

Catch my star yes I can
It's the moment of our lives
Our pasion burning blazing right
Never giving up , I trust my heart, now I believe

(Yes we can reach our dreams)

Together we'll create new miracles
A beautiful world, now is the time , we are ready to fight
What are you waiting for?
WE ARE DREAM SHOOTER's


It was a Saturday, so no school. Mr. Thompson was at his house, on the phone. Sticking to what he said to Keenan, he was calling big shot duelists' managers to see if they could help. Unfortunately, a lot of them said no, not wanting to waste the duelists' time dueling a weakling, even though Mr. Thompson had high regards for Keenan. Mr. Thompson even called the Paradox Brothers' manager and asked him. But the manager said no. Mr. Thompson fell back on the couch and took a breath. "Hmm…there has to be someone to duel Keenan."

Mr. Thompson sat back up and pulled out from the under the table a notebook. He opened it and it had pictures of famous duelists. It had Jaden Yuki, Syrus Truesdale, Zane Truesdale, the Paradox Brothers, Howard X Miller, Chazz Princeton, just to name a few. He kept turning the pages; and it was like he would never get to the end. But, he did end up on a page that interested him. There was a duelist that Mr. Thompson thought would be a good challenge for him. So he got on the phone with his manager.

"Hello. May I speak with Nistro?"

"To whom am I speaking to?" A female voice asked.

"Mr. Thompson. I'm a teacher here at Heartland High School."

"Mr. Thompson? I know who you are. You've managed quite a lot of duelists."

"Yes ma'am. I was wondering if Nistro was up for a duel."

"Well. He's in a tournament right now…"

"Oh…"

"But I will see if we can arrange for him to meet with you."

"Thank you Dextra."

"You know who I am!?"

"Heck ya. You're Nistro's manager. Anyways, I'll talk to you later." Mr. Thompson hung up the phone and took a sigh.


A young Keenan was with his mother out on a field. They began putting down a blanket, followed by plates and the food. "Mommy! Mommy! Let's eat! Let's eat!" An energetic Keenan yelled out.

Keenan's mother laughed. "Okay, okay. Just a minute sweetie. I brought your favorite; chocolate cake." Young Keenan was skeptical of that, but his face lit up when he saw his mother pull out the cake. "Yay! Cake! Cake!"

"Yeah. But we have to eat our lunch first, okay?"

"Okay mommy…" Keenan's mother fixed Keenan's plate for him, which he quickly started gobbling down.

"Honey, slow down." She said with a laugh. Keenan did so and Keenan's mother pulled out a plate of chicken wings, which Keenan made a disgusting face at. "Mommy…"

"Yes?"

"You always bring wings to our picnics."

"Haha. I guess I do huh? Well, I love chicken wings."

"Eww…they're gross."

"You'll learn to like them someday sweetie." The two continued eating in silence, enjoying the clear blue sky. Young Keenan rested his head on his mom's shoulder. Keenan's mother smiled and started brushing Keenan's hair with her hand, saying seconds later, "It's a nice day today, isn't it sweetie?"

"Hm-hm. Yep." Young Keenan continued eating his food, ultimately trying to get to the chocolate cake. Keenan's mother laughed and let him eat like a wild animal. Near the field they were in, there was a pond and ducks and geese were out on the water, the ducklings and goslings behind their mothers. Young Keenan asked if he could feed them and his mother gave him some pieces of bread to feed them with. As Keenan was feeding the animals, the scream of Keenan's mother mad he whip around to see his mother being held captive by a mysterious figure. "Mommy!"

"Keenan, run! Run!"

"Let my mommy go! You bully!"

"Keenan, please go! Run away!"

"Mommy!" Lightning and thunder then suddenly struck, with large black storm clouds rushing in. It then started raining. The mysterious figure then caused a large hand, far bigger than any human, to appear. The large hand grabbed Keenan's mother and squeezed her so hard that blood scattered everywhere; on the picnic, on the water, the animals and even Keenan.

"Mommy!" Keenan screamed as he rose out of bed, panting hard and such. Just then, Keenan's dad came rushing in. "Son! Are you okay?! I heard you scream!"

"Yeah…no, I don't know. I had a dream about mom…She was…"

"Oh…you okay?"

"Yeah. I'm alright. What time is it?" Keenan asked that, even though there was a clock right next to him. But he was too tired to even turn his head. So, his dad said, "6:30."

Keenan sighed and fall back into his bed. He wiped the sweat off his face, took a deep breath and got out of bed.

"Maybe you need to stay home today."

"No, I'm fine dad. Thanks." Jonathon looked at Keenan worried but then trusted his son and walked out.


At school, in class, Harper noticed an upset Keenan and asked what was wrong. Keenan said nothing was, but Harper knew something was wrong. "Keenan, are you sure nothing's wrong?"

"Yeah…"

"But Keenan…"

"It's okay Harper. I'm fine."

"No you're not. I can tell something-"

"Harper! I said nothing's wrong! So shut-up!" Keenan screamed. Harper looked shocked while the rest of the class looked confused.

"Keenan?" Harper said, tearing.

"Mr. Serpentine! What is the meaning of your outburst?!" Mr. Boone yelled out.

"I…nothing."

"Don't make a scene again or I'll send you to Principal Zanders' office! Understand?"

"Yes sir…" Mr. Boone continued on with his lesson with Keenan. A few minutes later, Keenan looked over to Harper. "Harper…"

"Hmph! Don't talk to me!"

"I…Why?"

"You screamed at me! I was just trying to help!"

"I'm sorry."

"Hmph…whatever." Harper puffed and crossed her arms. Keenan knew she was mad at him. And he knew he couldn't do anything to fix this right now. Keenan just continued listening to the lesson.


Later that day at lunch, Keenan got his food and sat with Trixie, Yamato and Harper. But as soon as he sat down, Harper got up. "Harper, I'm sorry."

"If you don't want my help, then don't ask me for it!" Harper stomped off and sat at another table. "What's going on with Harper?" Trixie asked. She had a pinch of anger in her tone.

"I…I screamed at her in class earlier."

"Keenan! Why did you do that!?"

"I'm sorry…"

"I'm going to try to cheer her up." Trixie got up and walked over to Harper.

"Did I do wrong Yamato?" Though, there was no answer; Yamato was up and dueling against a kid. Keenan just shook his head in disbelief.


Later that day, driving on the road was a limousine. Inside were two Pro duelists; a man and a woman. The man asked, "Why are we coming back to Heartland City Dextra?"

"Do you know a Mr. Thompson?" The woman asked.

"Mr. Thompson? Oh, yeah. He manages Pro duelists."

"Right. He asked for you to duel a student of his."

"A duel? Come on Dextra, really now? Some kid?"

"If you don't, then your reputation will go down. Do you want that?"

"Ack…fine, okay Dextra. So who is this kid anyways?"

"I am not sure. We'll find out when we get there."

"Eh…this might be fun Dextra." The man pulled out his Duel Monsters deck and started looking through it. It wasn't long until the two arrived at Heartland High School and Mr. Thompson was waiting for them with a smile.

"Hello. Dextra and Nistro, welcome."

"Hello sir. Nistro accepts your challenge."

"Wonderful. Well, let's have the duel after school. I'll bring Keenan."

"Sounds good sir. We'll see you then." Dextra bowed and the two adults headed back to the limo and drove off. Mr. Thompson smiled and walked off.


Later that day, Mr. Thompson told Keenan to head to school, to a new building the board allowed to be created. It was specifically used for duels. Keenan arrived with Yamato. Minutes later, Trixie showed up. "Hey Trixie. Is…is Harper with you?"

"She's very mad at you. She doesn't want to see you right now."

"Oh…"

"So why are we here Keenan?" Yamato asked.

"Not sure. Mr. Thompson asked me to come here." As if a sign, Mr. Thompson walked in with Dextra and Nistro, causing Trixie and Yamato to gasp in shock. "No way…that's Dextra and Nistro!" Trixie yelped.

"You mean the Pro duelists?!" Keenan asked, surprised.

"Welcome Keenan." Mr. Thompson said. "I'm guessing you are wondering why these two are here, right?"

"Yeah…"

"Remember when I said I could get some people here to help you? Well, here they are. Nistro here will duel you."

"Hey Dextra, why don't you duel with me?"

"What!?" Keenan, Mr. Thompson and even Dextra gasped out.

"Yeah, a 2 VS 1 duel."

"What?!" Keenan gasped.

"That's not fair Nistro and you know that."

"Hey, Yuma dueled both of us, remember? If this kid is as strong as him, there won't be a problem."

"….."

"That is actually a good idea Nistro," Mr. Thompson said.

"It is?!" Keenan and Dextra asked shocked.

"If you want to grow stronger Keenan, you have to face unfair odds."

"I…I guess…"

"So, are you up for it Ms. Dextra?"

"…..Yeah. It might be fun." Dextra, Nistro and Keenan, worried, all took their spots. Then…

"Hold on! I'll duel with him!" Everyone turned and saw Yamato taking his spot, with a smile. "Who gets to duel Pro duelists like this? This is going to be awesome!"

"Who is this kid?" Nistro asked. "Whatever, let's just duel." The four duelists activated their Duel Disks and donned their Duel Tattoos and Duel Gazers. Mr. Thompson and Trixie did the same. The Augmented Reality was activated. "Augmented Reality Vision Link Established."

"DUEL!" The four yelled.

Nistro/Dextra: 8000
Yamato/Keenan: 8000

"Time to kick things off! Let's go!" Nistro yelled as he drew a card. "Alright! I Normal Summon Heroic Challenger- Night Watchman in Attack Position." A man in heavy armor wearing a blue cape and carrying a sword and a lantern appeared. (ATK: 1200)

"I end my turn."

"Yes! Let's duel! I draw! I summon Red-Eyes Wyvern in Attack Position. I set 1 card and end my turn." A younger Red-Eyes Black Dragon appeared and taunted the opponents with a roar. Then a face-down appeared behind it.

"Nistro, let's be careful." Dextra said. Nistro rolled his eyes and said, "These are just some kids. No worries."

Dextra growled and drew a card. "I activate Butterfly Ballet. By revealing "Butterspy" monsters in my hand to you, my opponent loses 300 Life Points." Dextra shocked Keenan and Yamato by revealing 3 monsters. A swarm of butterflies emerged from the spell card and attacked Yamato and Keenan.

Yamato/Keenan: 7100

"I set 1 monster face-down along with a face-down. I end my turn." 1 monster and 1 Spell/Trap card appeared. Keenan instantly took his turn, drew, but took a minute to decide a play. His hand contained Raging Knight, Garnet Jack, Destruct Raise, Stone Chorus, Wave Illusion and Fire Shield.

"I summon Garnet Jack in Attack Position. I set 4 cards and end my turn." Garnet Jack appeared and then 4 cards appeared. Nistro chuckled and drew a card. "I summon Heroic Challenger- Spartan in Attack Position." A warrior donned in a gold gladiator outfit carrying a sword and a shield appeared. (ATK: 1600)

"Oh no…now Nistro has two level 4 monsters!" Trixie cried out.

"Yamato, he's about to Xyz Summon!" Keenan warned his friend. But to the three friends' surprise, Nistro did not Xyz Summon. "Spartan, attack Garnet Jack!"

"You're not going to Xyz Summon!?"

"Why do I need to? Attack!" Spartan ran up to Garnet Jack, with his sword high in the sky. But then, a dark purple colored wave appeared, stopping Spartan.

"What?!"

"I activated Wave Illusion. I can stop any attack from one of you. Also, I can stop a second attack later." The dark purple wave turned to a light purple color. Nistro just chuckled. "I activate Heroic Ally."

Heroic Ally
Normal Spell

If this card is used in a Tag-Team duel, your partner can Xyz Summon a monster from the Extra deck, regardless of Summoning conditions. Your partner can then Set 1 Spell/Trap card from her hand.

Dextra called out Photon Papilloperative, set a card and Nistro ended his turn with a face-down. Yamato drew a card and smiled. Wyvern disappeared and an emerald jeweled dragon appeared and roared to taunt the opponent. Emerald Dragon's roar was louder. (ATK: 2400)

"Emerald Dragon, attack Night Watchman!" Emerald Dragon let out a stream of fire at the latter, but Nistro smiled. He activated his Trap card. "I activate Heroic Advance! When one of my "Heroic" monsters is attacked, the attack target is switched to another monster I control; Spartan."

"It's still destroyed and you lose damage! Attack!" Nistro remained silent as the fire breath struck Spartan. But the warrior deflected the attack with his shield and jumped into the air, slashing Emerald Dragon, though it wasn't destroyed.

Nistro/Dextra: 8000
Yamato/Keenan: 6300

"Heroic Advance's other effect doubles Spartan's ATK for this turn. Luckily for you, your monster isn't destroyed."

"Aw man…sorry Keenan."

"No sweat. We'll get them." Keenan encouraged.

"Hey, I need a sacrifice."

"Huh?"

"I activate my face-down, Burst Breath." Yamato's Trap rose and Trixie's face lit up. "Alright! Now Nistro's monsters are destroyed!"

"Oh, that's what you mean." Keenan realized. But Nistro laughed, getting the two friends' attention. "You just destroyed your partner's monster too."

"Actually, he didn't. I activate Fire Shield." Keenan's Trap rose and a dome of fire surrounded Garnet Jack.

Fire Shield
Normal Trap

During the turn you activate this card, monsters you control cannot be destroyed by card effects. Then Inflict 500 points of damage to your opponent.

"Not only is Garnet Jack safe, but you lose 500 Life Points as a bonus." Some of the sparks from the dome struck Nistro. "Arg!"

Nistro/Dextra: 7500

Emerald Dragon then breathed fire all over the field, destroying itself and all of Nistro's monsters.

"I end my turn."

"Alright! My turn again! Draw!" Yamato drew a card. (Yamato's Hand: 5)

"Sweetness! I send Axe Dragonute, Sapphire Dragon and Diamond Dragon to the graveyard to Special Summon Montage Dragon!" Yamato discarded 3 cards and played another one. Then, a large, blue-skinned, 3-headed dragon appeared. It roared, showing its power.

"The three monsters I discarded help Montage Dragon. Montage Dragon gains 300 ATK x the total levels of the monsters I send. So, since the levels equal 15, Montage Dragon gains 4500 ATK." Montage Dragon roared so loud, Nistro and Dextra stepped back in shock at the dragon's prowess.

"N-no way! 4500 ATK!?" Nistro gasped out.

"That's so amazing Yamato!" Keenan said with a smile.

"Thanks. I try. Next, I attack Photon Papilloperative!" Montage Dragon let out a stream of fire at the latter. But Nistro looked at Dextra, who nodded and activated one of her face-downs. "Not so fast! I activate Butterspy Protection." The trap rose and a wall of butterflies appeared and surrounded Montage Dragon, causing it to switch to Defense Position. (DEF: 0)

"Montage!"

"You can't expect to beat us like that," Nistro boasted. Keenan took that boast and hung his arms. "Maybe he's right."

"No he's not!" Trixie said. "You two can beat those two! You have to!"

"Trixie's right," Yamato said. "This is too much fun to lose! We're kicking butt!"

"But…" Keenan turned around and noticed Harper wasn't there. "Harper's not even here…why even try?" Mr. Thompson smiled and quietly walked off. Trixie noticed but didn't seem to worry.

Dextra drew a card. "I use Butterfly Ballet's effect again to reveal 2 "Butterspy" monsters." Dextra did so and the two friends were attacked again. "Argh!"

Yamato/Keenan: 5700

"Then I summon Morpho Butterspy and Flip Summon Moonlit Papillon." A humanoid butterfly with large different blue-colored wings with leaf cutter-like weapons appeared. Then a butterfly-like creature with a single eye appeared. (ATK: 1200) (ATK: 1200)

"Now, I build the Overlay Network!"

"Oh no…" Keenan said. A portal appeared and

"Then I rebuild the Overlay Network and Overlay my Morpho Butterspy and my Moonlit Papillon to Xyz Summon Photon Alexandra Queen." The two monsters disappeared into the appeared portal and from it appeared a woman with large multi-colored butterfly wings wearing an orange and white outfit with a bee-like stinger. Two orbs of light started to float around her. (ATK: 2400) (OLU: 2)

"Then I use Berserk Scales. Photon Alexander Queen gains 1000 ATK for the rest of the turn. Alexandra, attack Garnet Jack!" Alexander started flapping her wings and a mist emerged from them. The mist surrounded Garnet Jack, but he suddenly turned to stone, preventing him from getting destroyed. Though, Keenan was still hit.

Yamato/Keenan: 5600

"I activated Stone Chorus. Now Garnet Jack cannot be destroyed by battle this turn. Also, I gained some Life Points."

"You'll need them. I still have Photon Papilloperative. Attack Garnet Jack!" Papilloperative threw her weapons at Garnet Jack, and though he was not destroyed, Keenan was still hit. "Ack!"

Yamato/Keenan: 5000

"I set 1 card and end my turn." An unknown card appeared. (Dextra's Hand: 1)

Keenan took his turn and drew. (Keenan's Hand: 2)

"I summon Raging Knight in Defense Position and set a card and end my turn." Raging Knight appeared and kneeled and a face-down appeared. (DEF: 1500)


Harper was walking around the school's track. Her walk and posture told you she was upset. "Stupid jerk…how could he scream at me like that? I was just trying to help and that's what I get? Hmph…" Harper pulled out a Duel Monsters card from her pocket. It was a Monster card; Harpie Girl. Keenan had given this to her when they were very young; after her parents died. She stared at it for a few seconds. But then she threw it in the trashcan nearby and continued walking. "I hate that stupid jerk…"

As she was walking, she was coming up to the bleachers and noticed Mr. Thompson sitting there. "Mr. Thompson? What are you doing here?"

"Trying to find you. You know, Keenan's dueling right now."

"So what?"

"Really? You don't care?"

"Not if he doesn't care about my feelings."

"What happened?"

"He screamed at me!"

"Ah…hmm, I see."

"I didn't do anything to him. I was just trying to see what was wrong. If that's the way he treats his friends, then he can forget about being mine!"

"Come on Harper, isn't that a little harsh?" Harper didn't respond and continued walking. But Mr. Thompson called her back and motioned for her to sit. She did.

"Listen…you know Keenan isn't himself lately. Yeah, that's not really an excuse to take it out on you, but you have to give him a break and let him return to his old self. Am I wrong?"

"….."

"Well, Keenan needs you right now."

"Well, I don't need a jerk like him!"

"…..very well. If you change your mind, the duel's in the Duel Building." Mr. Thompson waved goodbye and took off. Harper looked in the direction of the Duel building but then puffed and walked off in the other direction.


Back at the duel, Yamato said, "Sorry Keenan. I end my turn."

"It's okay."

"Looks like it's my turn again. I say, I am impressed you took out my monsters boy," Nistro said, directed at Yamato. "But it's just going to get tougher from here on."

"It will?"

"Oh yes. I draw." Nistro drew a card. (Nistro's Hand: 5)

"I summon a second Heroic Challenger- Spartan in Attack Position. Then, I activate Heroic Slash. If I control a "Heroic Challenger" monster, I can destroy a face-up card on the field." A second Spartan appeared and he slashed Keenan's Wave Illusion Trap, destroying it. "Next, I activate Heroic Chance. This doubles Spartan's ATK this turn. Attack Garnet Jack!" Spartan reappeared and ran right at Garnet Jack. Stronger, Spartan slashed the latter and destroyed him, knocking Keenan back. "Argh!"

Heroic Slash
Normal Spell

Only activate if you control a "Heroic Challenger" monster. Destroy 1 face-up card on the field.

Nistro/Dextra: 7500
Yamato/Keenan: 3300

"Keenan! Are you alright bro!?" Yamato asked.

"Yeah….thanks for that Nistro." Keenan said with a smile.

"What!?"

"You just activated my face-down; Destruct Raise. When a monster I control is destroyed, its summoned right back. Then I activate Summon Force afterwards. When a monster is Special Summoned to my side, I can destroy a monster on the field. Like your Spartan!" Garnet Jack reappeared and a large red dragon with two mouths appeared and shot a stream of energy at Spartan, destroying him.

"Eh…I end my turn."

"Yamato…" Keenan said with seriousness in his tone; usually something that's absent.

"Yeah?"

"We have to try and win. They're beating us."

"Yeah. But this is so awesome! This is why we duel right?"

"I don't know. I just don't want to lose again. I'm tired of being weak. I never want to think about my friends being the ones to save me. I want to be the one to save you all." Keenan looked back but didn't see Harper. "….."

"She'll be here bro."

"Yeah right."

"Trust me. But we need to win. This duel's too awesome to lose! And it's my turn now! Ready to win Keenan?"

"….."

"Here, I'll show you. I draw!" Yamato drew a card.


Author's Note: So how was it? I was thinking of the Paradox Brothers, but that was going to be too complicated, with me having to rhyme everything. So, I hope Nistro and Dextra are alright. Anyways, I'll see you all next chapter.

Keenan and Yamato continue their duel with Pro duelists, Nistro and Dextra. And the latter two really show their skills, so Keenan and Yamato might be in trouble. Next Time: Committee Members Part 2