Metal Hero GX

by Exiakaiser

Metal Heroes, those severely overlooked heroes compared to kamen riders and super sentai. Armed with a deck and a quest for justice, Kurogane Reppuu and his friends set out to be the best as they face trials and duels with your favorite characters from the series Yugioh Gx. WARNING: Not to be confused with Kamen Rider GX. Different set with a more unique story. Hope you enjoy.

1. Chapter 1

Metal Hero GX

Hello, fans. This is the ever cool-headed Exiakaiser with a trip into the Yu-Gi-Oh GX world. But before we begin, there is something that needs to be said about continuity errors. First off, this is not in the same continuity as the currently running "Kamen Rider GX" series by Fennikusumaru. His work is awesome. Mine is not. All this is, if anything is another universe entirely. No Kurogasa, no Orpheus, and no Rider War. There are now 3 main characters. They will be introduced shortly. First off, thanks go to Fen-kun for his story. Without it, I would have never gotten the idea for a story of this caliber. It was inspiration for this story.

Second, this does have Kamen Rider, and Super Sentai cards. However, they are not the only ones to be in this series. The Entirety of my knowledge of tokusatsu is imprinted in this deck. This includes the often looked over Metal Heroes and Ultraman series, as well as the "Generation Kikaider" Ishinomori heroes. Together with my second-in-command Card Golem, this story will also do the same thing as Fen-san in terms of original characters. If you want to add one, ask, and we will take a look. And now a few words from Card Golem.

Card Golem: Thanks buddy. I would just like to say for those reading this: thank you for giving us a chance. Anyway, I'm pretty much just the help for Kaiser in terms of editing, card ideas, character ideas, and minor things like that. I'm the Wild-Fang to his Fennikusumaru, to make a comparison. My knowledge adding to this will be about this Dot Hack games, the main yu-gi-oh canon, and just other minor things. Back to our host.

Well spoke, Aibou (1). Also any words and or phases italicized and followed by a number will be explained at the end of the story. But first a brief history lesson on a few of the things in this story.

Metal Heroes: A Brief History Lesson

Metal Heroes were the third of Toei's Tokusatsu trio of series with superheroes that did well. And once again, it started with an Ishinomori series. This one was called "Android Kikaider" and it was considered to be the first of the metal heroes. It was about Jiro, an android who was created to be a soldier for peace and justice when his creator was killed by the evil Doctor Gills. It was later followed by a sequel series called "Kikaider 01" about his brother Ichiro, who fought against the forces of the rogue robot Hakaider. Then came the series that became synonymous with the series. Space Sheriff Gavan began the golden age of the metal heroes. It was shortly followed by two more space sheriff series and then it went into a new character each series. Then, during the 1990's Saban Brands picked up three of the series and created the poorly done VR Troopers, a spin-off of their power rangers series. Then later that decade, they tried again, this time using the B-Fighter series to create the Beetleborgs series. While a lot of people were not really fond of it, many people loved it for their characters.

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: A brief history lesson

This series need little introduction as it is still popular to this day. The series follows the adventures of Jaden Yuki, a young man aspiring to become the next King of Games. However, to do so, he must rise to the top of the Duel Academy, where playing cards is not just part of everyday life, but also the curriculum.

And the rest will be explained at a later time.

Now it is time for main character profiles. Bear in mind that not a lot of you know of my work. So, let me say this one more time for those who have not read my work. THIS IS NOT A WORK BY FENNIKUSUMARU. This is my own story. I am just doing a yu-gi-oh GX story of my own to entertain. Also new is that the characters get profiles before each chapter. However, the first three original characters will be featured here in the first chapter. Starting with this story's Tokusatsu user, Kurogane Reppuu.

Main Character 1

Name: Kurogane Reppuu

Alias: Steel Wolf Gale

Initial Deck: Metal Hero Deck 1

Chazz Name (Will explain that later): "Metal Meddler" at first.

Reason for going to Duel Academy: Father's deck was a prototype for a special deck made up of Metal Heroes. However, before it could be mass produced, Kuro's father was murdered by a figure wearing all black. We will get into that later. He wants to become the King of Duels to find his target to bring him to justice.

Main Character 2

Name: Lan Data

Alias: LAN Master

Initial Deck: Dot Hack Monsters

Chazz Name: "Dot Slacker"
Reason for going to Duel Academy: Lan only wants two things from his time a Duel Academy: Find a good set of friends, and gain the knowledge of the Duel Monster to make new cards for Pegasus and his company, while testing a deck he was granted from winning a tournament.

Main Character 3

Name: Ryu Akuma

Alias Street-smart Samurai

Initial Deck: Street Fighter II V

Chazz Name: Street Slacker

Reason for entering Duel Academy: All he wants is to beat the best.

Now for the villains of the story. While the Shadow Riders, the Princeton Brothers, the Society of Light, the fiend Yubel, and the Villain Nightshroud are still gonna be the villains of the series, they are no longer the only ones. There is the Z-Council, a nefarious order behind a few of the things going on in the Duel Monsters world in this universe. They are shrouded in mystery, but from time to time, they will show up to cause trouble for everyone in the story.

Now on to the disclaimer: Neither I, Exiakaiser, nor Card Golem, own any of the characters from any of the series in this story. Yu-Gi-Oh! GX is owned by 4Kids Entertainment, now Saban Brands. While any Tokusatsu references and characters are owned by their respected creators and companies. The only things we take credit for are our original characters and the like. This is a work of fan made fiction. None of this really happened. Now, sit back, grab some snacks, and a drink. It is time to get this duel started at light speed.

Chapter 1: Exam, Exam, Exam!

(How Many more of These Exams Must We Take?)

Domino City is the home of some legends of the card game Duel Monsters. It is home to the Kaiba Corp., a high-level company that specializes in advanced technologies. It is home to the Battle City Tournament, a Duel Monsters tournament where the entire city becomes the battle ground. It is also home to the current King of Games, Yugi Moto, and the second runner-up, Joey Wheeler. However, a lot of buzz was happening at the Kaiba Dome, which was holding the entrance exams for those who wish to go to Duel Academy, a very prestigious school where they teach Duel Monsters as well as other studies. And so it begins…..

A bicycle is parked at the front of the dome, and locked to the railing. It isn't a city bicycle with slim wheels for street riding, nor does it have fat street tires. It is a green trail bike, made for a more rugged lifestyle. It had a headlight and a tail light as well as reflectors for riding at night, and a back rack with a large emergency pack, with all the essentials for repairing, replacing, and fixing tires. It also had a pump attached to the lower chassis. Its rider was wearing a helmet, which he took off. His hair was short and spiky, like an older version of Vegeta's. He wore a brown leather jacket that was zipped up to the collar, and brown leather fingerless gloves. Over his eyes, he had on a pair of wire-rim shades. As he walked over to the reception, he looked at his watch, which he wore on his left wrist. He was running early, so he decided to wait. 15 minutes later, two more motor scooters showed up, and a pair of 16 year old men walked over to the other.

The first to arrive, spoke with a steely voice, "Sorry about beating you both here. I was already out on an errand."

The second to arrive, a tall and brawny-looking man, wearing a white, torn-sleeve shirt, and a red bandanna around his head spoke with a mellowed voice, "I was wondering about that. How do you get around Domino so well, Kuro?"

The first to arrive, Kurogane Reppuu, replied very succinctly, "I had a map in my apartment. I plan all my routes on it. I have had time to study every to the game shops, the grocery stores, and the Kaiba Dome."

The third, Lan, was just standing there, laughing to himself. Lan wore an orange vest, green clothes, and sandals. On his head was an orange cap, like the one Kite wore in the Dot Hack Games. "Well, shall we go?"

The other two responded with vigor. "Let's go for it."

As the other two walked in, Kuro walked slower that the rest and looked at his right hand. He has on his right hand a crest that is shaped like a gray wolf's head. In the eye socket of the crest is a green gem. Not even he knows how it got there. While he walked up to the reception desk, he said to himself, "Everyone ready?"

In a voice only he could hear, there came the voice of a man about 30 years old, "Yosh, Ikuzo(10)!"

Kuro got in line of the reception. In front of him was Lan, and in front of him was his other friend, Ryu Akuma. However in front of him was a young man who also got there late. As Lan finished with his, Kuro walked up to the desk.

"Name?" asked the receptionist operating the desk.

"Kurogane Reppuu here to take the exam," Kuro replied with confidence.

The receptionist looked through her papers for the name, till she found it "Ah. There you are, Kurogane Reppuu. Just head in and they will cal you when they are ready."

"Thank you," said Kuro, and he headed into the Kaiba Dome. It was a sight to behold. A lot of young duelists were on the field, being tested by proctors to see if they were worthy to become a student at Duel Academy. However, first, Kuro went to the written exam room, where he had to take the written exam. He made sure he wrote all the correct answers to each of the questions without using any means to cheat. He had a reputation of being a good tester. After he had finished, he handed his test in and left when they called time. Then he went and watched the duel exams to see what he was up against. As he watched, Ryu defeated a proctor using his best monster, a Dark attribute Warrior monster called "Akuma- the Demon". However, a large amount of people were gathered around a duel that was just getting under way. Lan was up, and ready to take on his duel exam. And he had brought his duel visor with him.

-Lan's Duel-

START

Lan: 4000 Life Points

Proctor: 4000 Life Points

Lan spoke with assurance that was one of a heroic battler. "I will start. I draw." As he drew, a smile cracked when he saw the card he got. "I place 2 cards face down, and summon Black Rose in attack mode." Three rings appeared on the field as a young woman with a big sword appeared on the field. After the rings disappeared, her eyes opened and she drew her sword out. "Black Rose, Logged in," said Lan.

"Very interesting," said the proctor, "another set of cards I have yet to see. However, as it is my turn, I draw." The proctor drew, and immediately placed three cards face down. Then he played the spell card "Oozaki", which dealt 800 damage to Lan's Life Points.

Lan: 3200 Life Points

Proctor: 4000 Life Points

Lan shrugged it off, drawing as soon as it was his turn. "Well, let's see what you do next. I play summon the monster "Piros" to the field. Now, Piros, Logging In!"

As soon as the card hit the field, three rings appeared and Piros, a green-colored knight descended to the field. "Attention all players, Piros, one of the strongest and bravest knights in the World, has arrived to save you!"

However, Lan was far from done, activating the spell card "Call in Reinforcements". "I special summon "Kite" to the field. Kite, Logging In!" As soon as that was said, like Piros, Kite appeared on the field. Then, Lan attacked the set monster on the field. "Piros, destroy the hidden beast in front of you. Golden Crusher!"

Piros struck at the set monster card, revealing it to be a simple bug monster. Then Lan attacked with Kite. The attack hit the proctor square in the chest, dealing 1500 damage. "Not so fast, bub," exclaimed the proctor. "I activate the trap card "Waboku". I take no damage for the rest of the turn.

Lan gritted his teeth and ended his turn. The Proctor drew and grinned when he saw the card he just drew. "I summon the monster Vorse Raider to the field. Next, I equip him with the spell card "Beast Jaws". This gives my Vorse Raider a nice boost. Now, Vorse Raider, Destroy his Kite."

Lan grinned, and exclaimed "Not so fast! Activate the trap card "Negate Attack". This allows me to end the battle phase without taking any damage, and Kite stays logged in this turn." As he activated the attack, a warp hole appeared and absorbed the attack.

Now it was Lan's turn, and he drew his next card. He grinned even wider as he got the card that would end this duel quickly. "I tribute "Piros" and "Kite" to special summon my best creature. Before I tell you what it is, a quick question. Have you ever heard of the poem "The Epitaph of Twilight"?"

The proctor shrugged in confusion and replied, "No, I have not. Why do you ask?"

"Then Let me tell you a little about the Cursed Waves. There are 8 different phases, each having a different aspect of a very powerful monster. And the first is the Terror of Death. So come on out, Cursed Wave, Phase 1: Skeith- The Terror of Death. Come on out, SKEEEEEEEEEEITH!"

As Lan said this, the area around the field went black as night. A hole appeared in the field as a strange white humanoid with a red cross staff appeared on the field. This was Skeith, a monster from the Dot Hack series games, and the first phase of the Cursed Waves. His form menaced the field.

"Very tough," said the proctor, "But it makes not difference, because I activate my trap: Trap H-"

Lan cut him off, "You will activate nothing, because of Skeith's special ability. You may not activate any face-down cards the turn this monster is brought to the field. So, no trap hole for you." Skeith waved his staff across the field, and all the spells and traps on the proctor's side of the field were frozen in a block of ice. Lan smiled, "Now, I activate a quick spell card "Data Drain". This allows me to send your Vorse Raider back to your deck and special summon another 4 star or lower monster to your side of the field." He picked a level 3 "Sagi the Dark Clown" and summoned it on the proctor's side of the field.

Lan now knew it was time to finish this, as he had only one last card in his hand. "I activate Black Rose's special ability. By discarding one card from my hand, she gains 500 attack points." With that, Lan discarded the card "Haseo- First Form". When that happened, "Black Rose" gained 500 attack points. "Now, it's time to end this. Go Black Rose, show that Clown your might. Great Sword Crush!"

Black Rose looked at the Clown with rage in her eyes, and brought her sword down. The Clown was crushed by the sheer force of the blow. The proctor received about 1000 damage.

Lan: 3200 Life points

Proctor: 3000 Life points

Lan, however, wasn't done. "Now, Skeith, attack his life points directly. DOUBLE CROSS SLASH!" Skeith rushed in front of The Proctor quickly striking him twice with his staff. The Proctor took the full force of the attack and was pushed back a bit. However, the damage was done.

Lan: 3200 Life points

Proctor: 0 Life points

Result: Lan Win

The proctor stood up and brushed himself off, "I have it that you have passed both parts of the exam. Welcome to Duel academy." Lan took off his visor, and gave Ryu and Kuro a thumbs up.

As Kurogane watched, a voice came over the intercom: Kurogane Reppuu, Please report to the duel field marked D to face your proctor. Repeat, Kurogane Reppuu, please report to duel field D. Kurogane knew it was time to Get down to it.

From a balcony overlooking the duel field, a group of duel academy students were watching the exams with interest. One of these was Alexis Rhodes and she saw one of the hopefuls heading to field D. "Hey, look at that one, Zane. Doesn't He look a bit like the son of Kaiser Reppuu?" She asked another student.

Zane was a man of few words, but a lot of duels under his belt. He was the Kaiser, the master of duels at Duel Academy. But he saw Kurogane and immediately spoke, "Yes. I wonder why he is up for exam? I heard he aced his written exam before the others were done."

Two others were watching the Field as Kuro walked up to the proctor to shuffle each other's decks. One was Jaden Yuki, who had just passed his exam against a professor from Duel Academy named Crowler. "Hey Sy, You think that guy will make it?"

The other was a light-blue-haired kid. "Not sure, Jaden. If his skills are anything like his friends, then he will, but I doubt it."

Another group of students were looking at the field. Chazz Princeton was one of them. "Yo, Chazz! Looks like one of the weaklings is the child of the Gale Duelist. You think he will make it?"

"Not caring. He doesn't know what he is getting into. Let him duel it out with the rest of those pathetic losers," said Chazz, looking down on the field.

Then, as if in response, Kurogane looked up right at Chazz with a smirk on his face. "So, that is Chazz Princeton, huh? Well, Let's see how he thinks of me now," Kurogane thought to himself as he retrieved his deck and went to his side of the field.

The proctor announced, "Let the Duel Exam for Kurogane Reppuu begin. You have the first move."

Kurogane nodded in confirmation. "I hope you are ready to duel at light speed, mister proctor, because I am. Jouchaku (4), Duel Disk!" As this was said, the duel disk transformed into active mode. It took 1 second.

Duel Begin:

Kurogane Vs Proctor

Kurogane: 4000 Life points

Proctor: 4000 Life Points.

Kurogane was first, so he drew six cards instead of five. He placed one card face down, and placed his field spell. "Here we go. I place one card face down, and activate the field spell "Heroes Battlefield". This allows my monsters a 500 attack and defense point bonus. Now to bring out my monster. I activate the spell card "Juukou (3)!" from my hand."

The proctor looked at the spell card in confusion, "Juukou? What does that do?"

Kurogane smiled and said, "It is the battle cry of the Heavy Armor Squad called the B-Fighters. This spell card allows me to special summon from my hand one of the B-Fighters from the series. So, com on out, B-Fighter Blue Beet!"

-BGM-: Juukou B-Fighter theme

A lone figure stood on the field with a beetle-shaped device in his hand. The figure cried out "Juukou!" and pressed a button on the bottom of the device and swung it in an arc towards the other side of his body. As he did this, a swirl of energy surrounded the figure as his body was surrounded in a blue, metallic armor. This was the de-facto leader of the Japan branch B-Fighter Base's B-Fighter squad: Blue Beet (Earth Attribute/ Level 4/ Warrior/Attack: 1500/Defense 100).

Chazz, in confusion, laughed and jeered at the field, "Why did you bring a Beetleborg to the field, Loser?"

Kurogane just responded with a jeer of his own, "Actually, Mr. Knows-nothing-on-the-subject, I prefer you call him a B-Fighter. He is a member of a set of forgotten heroes called the Metal Heroes. And they are smarter than you, dummy." When this was said, Chazz just walked away, angry.

You are too kind, sir. I am only a humble fighter for justice. Blue Beet said.

Kurogane looked at Blue Beet and said, "Nothing really. Just putting a troll in his place."

Jaden looked at this display and exclaimed in surprise, "So that guy can see the spirits, too. Amazing."

"Now, as I was gonna say, Blue Beet's special ability let's me search my deck for a copy of one of his friends to summon to the field. So join the party, G-Stag!"

Another armored character entered the field. Unlike Blue Beet, this one was green and had two horns, while Beet had only one. This was the genius of the team, G-Stag (Earth Attribute/ Level 4/ Warrior/Attack: 1500/Defense 100).

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Ready to assist.

Kurogane then said, "Next, I will place two cards face-down, and end my turn."

The proctor said, "My turn, now. New series must be another prototype. I draw, place two cards face down, and end my turn."

Kurogane's turn: "I draw." With that, he grins. "I normal summon the other member of the B-Fighters, Reddle (Earth Attribute/ Level 4/ Warrior/Attack: 1500/Defense 100). With that, the team is complete, and their effects kick in. Blue Beet's effect is that I can search for 3 equip cards and add them to the field. So I select all three copies of the equip spell "Juukou Armament- Input Magnum" and equip each to a B-Fighter. Input Magnum adds 500 attack to each and has the following effect. During the battle phase, I roll 3 10-sided die. If I get a corresponding number with the list I am sending you, I get a certain effect. If I don't get a corresponding number, it just becomes a regular attack. G-Stag's effect allows me to destroy one monster on the field before the battle phase in exchange of it's attack. Reddle's effect allows me to target a spell or trap card on the field and destroy it. Since, you don't have a monster on the field, I'll have Reddle go ahead and destroy your spell." With that, Reddle extended her arm to reveal a strange device. This was her stinger weapon, Stinger Plasma. From it shot lightning frying one of the proctor's traps, which it turned out to be Mirror Force.

Now, Let's Get to Work shall we. Said Reddle.

"Well said. Blue Beet, will you do the honor?" Kurogane asked.

Sure thing. Input Magnum number 000. Blast Attack, said Blue Beet.

"Not so fast, boy. I activate the trap card Waboku. I take no damage," said the proctor. As Blue Beet fired his blaster, three women in shrouds surrounded the proctor and defended him.

Kurogane scoffed, "Ok, I got it. Blue Beet, stand down. Don't worry. We'll get them for sure. Just you wait. With that, I place another face down and end turn."

The proctor was intrigued as to the strategic capability of the deck. "Well, Let's see what you do about this. I activate from my hand the spell card "Dark Hole". All the monsters on the field are destroyed." With that, the B-Fighters were sent through a swirling black hole, never to be seen again. Kuro only smirked. He knew this would happen, and was already planning his response. Meanwhile the proctor smiled, "Now the tables have turned. I summon the monster "Red Gadget" to the field. With its ability, I can search my deck for the card "Yellow Gadget" and add it to my hand. Now, you are wide open, so I will attack you directly. A pity, I expected more from such a deck."

Kurogane grinned a bit, "Actually, I anticipated his strategy, so I activate the trap card I just set down last turn. Activate trap card "Heroic Defensive strike"! This negates a single attack each turn. After that, it gets reset. Kinda like a reusable negate attack." As Red Gadget rushed in, a sword blocked the attack, sending Red Gadget flying back to his side of the field. "I think this deck can handle whatever you dish out."

With that, the proctor ended his turn by setting a card in his spell and trap field.

Jaden was watching with excitement. "That was a sweet move! I can't wait to see what he pulls next."

Alexis, while surprised, was intrigued by the duelist's strategy. "It's amazing how he pulled that off so quickly. It's almost as if he is reading the proctor's mind."

Zane, with no emotion in his mind whatsoever, smirked, "A simple defensive maneuver. Nothing to get surprised at."

Kurogane said, "My turn, I draw." He drew a card and smiled with delight. "I activate the spell card "Pot of Greed" and draw two more cards." With the cards he got, he smiled wider. "Now it is time for you to discover what this deck can do offensively. I activate the spell card "Heavy Storm", wiping the field clear of any obstacles." As he placed the card down, a massive storm started whipping up, and destroying all the spells and traps on the field. "Now that I have cleared the field, I play the spell card "Chou Juukou (5)!" This allows me to special summon the monster card "B-Fighter Kabuto" to the field."

With that, another shadowy figure pulled out a smaller version of the earlier device and inserted a small input card into it. He then held it up and yelled "Chou Juukou!" and held up the device toward the sky. The device emitted a bright light and the figure was transformed into a gold hero. This was "B-Fighter Kabuto" (Earth Attribute/ Level 4/ Warrior/Attack: 1800/Defense 1000), a second-generation B-Fighter.

-BGM B-Fighter Kabuto-

However, Kurogane wasn't done yet, "And that's not all, folks, because you get two more for the price of one. So come out Kuwagar, and Tentou." Suddenly, Kabuto was flanked by his teammates, Kuwagar and Tentou. "But that is just the beginning; basically, their abilities are the same to the original B-Fighters. So, I use Kabuto's ability to pull out three "Input Cardgun" and equip them. Instead of 3 10-sided this time, I get to roll 1 6-sided. I get an effect based on the roll I get. Also, I play the equip spell "Astral Sabre" on Kabuto. You will see why later. I now go for the normal summon. I now normal summon the monster "Superman Machine Metalder" to the field in attack mode."

With that, lightning struck the ground around the latest figure as he yelled "Enrage!" With that, he became the android designed at the end of the Second World War, now forced to fight the vile forces of Ghostbank. He is the Android hero Metalder. (Earth Attribute/ Level 5 / Warrior/Effect/Attack: 2100/Defense 100).

The proctor yelled out, "Wait a minute, check your disk, that monster is too big to come out with no tributes."

"The disk is fine. Metalder's effect allows him to come out with no tribute if there are other metal heroes on the field. Sorry for not explaining that earlier. Now may I continue?" The proctor nodded, adding that he apologized for not checking the effect first. "Now let's go for it. Metalder, go for the attack. LASER ARM SLASH!"

Metalder nodded and activated his power subroutines. Metalder cried out, "Laser Arm", and his right arm started emitting a bright light and then all of a sudden, he charged Red Gadget, striking him hard enough to destroy him.

Kurogane: 4000 Life points

Proctor: 3200 Life points

The proctor smiled, "Nice move, but you'll have to do better than that to make it to Duel Academy."

Kurogane wanted to press on the attack, but knew it wasn't yet time. "After that, I set one card face down, and end my turn."

The proctor smirked, "I draw. I place 2 cards face down, and set this card. With that, I end my turn."

Kurogane thought to himself, "Not good. If that is what I think it is, then I may end up screwed this turn." He then looked at the proctor and said, "My turn, I draw." He drew his card for the turn. It was "Swords of Revealing Light", a good stall spell. This would give Kuro a little time to prepare. "I play Swords of Revealing Light. Now you cannot attack for 3 turns, and all monsters on both fields are flipped face up. Now, let's see what you had hidden." It was a monster card called "Illusion Wall", a monster card that, if attacked, allowed its player to bounce a monster on his opponent's side of the field. "And now for my next trick. By discarding 1 card from my hand, and I only have the one, Metalder can destroy one spell or trap card on the field. So I discard "Great Shell God Kabuterios" to have Metalder destroy one of your face down spells or traps. Go, Metalder, G-KICK!" With that, Metalder jumped into the air and went into a flying kick. This was his G-Kick, a powerful strike that allows him to hit a target with tremendous power. It hit a trap on the field, "Torrential Tribute", which would destroy all monsters on the field.

"And now for the attack. Go Metalder, destroy that Illusion Wall. LASER ARM SLASH!"

"Not so fast," yelled out the proctor. "I activate the trap card "Mirror Force". All your face up monsters are destroyed."

"And when you activate that, I activate the Astral Sabre's special effect. You see, Kabuto may be the only one to use it, but it allows him to special summon a very powerful machine called the Great Shell God Kabuterios to the field in his place. So, Kabuterios, Answer my summons. Hear my call for you to descend and reveal yourself." With that, Kabuto raised the Astral Sabre in his right hand into the air, as it opened to reveal a red gem, which shined and fired a beam of light into space. After a few seconds, a massive beetle showed up and transformed into a massive humanoid robot. This was the godlike ally of the B-Fighters, The Great Shell God Kabuterios (Earth/ Level 10/ Machine/Effect/Attack: 3000/Defense 2100). "And when he is summoned, he negates a spell or trap card on the field and destroy it, dealing 500 points of damage to me in the process." With that, a strange red energy came out of Kuro as Kabuterios lifted his sword and slashed the card Mirror Force, destroying it.

Kurogane: 3500 Life points

Proctor: 3200 Life points

"However, after the battle phase, Kabuterios must be returned to the deck, and will remain there for two turns. That is, unless he is sent back to my hand instead. Kabuterios, Attack and destroy that wall. BIG BLADE SMASH!" With that, Kabuterios, lifted the blade again, this time smashing it into the Illusion Wall, destroying it. As soon as that happened, Kabuterios vanished from the field due to Illusion Wall's Effect. However, Kuro, needed to end the turn, because the spell card, "Astral Sabre" forced him to end turn after the battle phase Kabuterios is summoned to the field.

The proctor and the rest of the crowd that had gathered were amazed at that single move. However, the Proctor had read the spell card and knew that its effect is like a shotgun effect, and that while it can only be activated during Kuro's turn, it works like a quick spell. "Nice recovery, but you still have to defeat me if you want entrance. I activate the spell card "Grand Trunade", returning all spell cards to their owner's hands. And I play set one monster face down, then I activate the spell card "Oozaki", dealing 800 points of damage to you." As soon as the spell was played, a fire surrounded Kuro, burning him for 800 points.

Kurogane: 2700 Life points

Proctor: 3200 Life points

Kuro shrugged it off, and commented, "If you can't take a little fire, you won't amount to much. Now it's time for retaliation. I draw." As soon as he drew, he smiled. This was what he was waiting for. "I equip the card "Astral Sabre" to Kabuto, and I tribute all but Kabuto to tribute summon Kabuterios to the field. And then I activate this: "Space Sheriff's Arrival!" This spell card allows me to search my deck three specific cards and special summon them to the field. So come on out, Gavan, Sharivan, and Shaider. Let's bring this duel to a close!"

-BGM –Jouchaku!-

This time, three figures appeared. One of them yelled out the word, "Shekisha! (2)". And moved his hands in a series of fluid movements and was surrounded by what looked like sparkling light. There was a bright flash of light, and then a figure, clad in red armor appeared on the field. This was Space Sheriff Sharivan (Earth/ 4 star/Warrior/1800/1000) of the Bird system.

On the other side of the figure in the center, another figure, yelled out, "Shouketsu! (6)". Like the last one, he was transformed into an armored character, this time, in blue armor. He was the last of the Space Sheriffs, the Ancient Warrior reborn, Space Sheriff Shaider (Earth/ 4 star/Warrior/1800/1000).

Then the figure in the center went. He held a fist up to his chest and yelled, "Jouchaku!" Then he twisted to his left side, brought his arms together and faced forward, with arms extended, hands balled up as fists. Then he bent forward, like he was gonna start running, with his left arm in front of him, and then stood straight up, with his had stretched out towards the sky. Light coalesced to his body, transforming him as he took a battle stance and the same flash of light appeared. This time, the armor was silver, and with that, the lineup was complete. This was the first Space Sheriff. His name is Gavan (Earth/ 4 star/Warrior/1800/1000).

Everyone looked at the three in amazement. Kuro decided to explain the process. "It takes only 0.05 milliseconds to complete the transformation of the entire team."

As the trio stood proud, they each said their names. The red one went first, "Space Sheriff Sharivan!" Then the blue, "Space Sheriff Shaider!" And finally, after a flurry of movement, the silver finished the roll call, "Space Sheriff Gavan!"

-BGM –Jouchaku!-End

Kuro smiled, "Now the time has come to announce, It is time to finish this once and for all. Lightspeed Finish! This means it is the final turn. First off, Gavan, attack his facedown. Go, DIMENSION BOMBER!"

Gavan leaped into the air and dived straight at the facedown, revealing it to be "Nobleman eater Bug". This card allowed the proctor to destroy Kabuterios and Kabuto, but it was also destroyed. However, Kuro was not done. "I activate Gavan's special effect. When he destroys a monster, he gets to attack again. Now go, Gavan, attack him directly, Gavan Kick!"

Gavan leapt into the air again, this time going into a flying kick, hitting the proctor square in the chest. This staggered the proctor.

Kurogane: 2700

Proctor: 1400

Kurogane shrugged and said, "Well, do forgive this, but Shaider, time to end it. Shaider Blue Flash."

Shaider looked at the proctor, grabbed a blade which had materialized out of thin air and charged it's blade with energy. "Shaider Blue Flash," yelled out Shaider as his sword slash hit home. This brought the proctor's life points to zero.

Kurogane: 2700

Proctor: 0

Duel End

Result: Kurogane Win

The proctor exclaimed, "I have it that Kurogane Reppuu has completed both written and duel exams. Welcome to Duel Academy"

With that, Kuro took a deep breath. His hard work finally paid off. Now he joined the rest of his team.

"That was a sweet duel! I kinda liked how you used your cards," a voice from behind Kuro said. The trio turned around to see a brown-haired kid walking up to them. "My name is Jaden, and I can tell we are gonna get along."

"Thanks, Jaden, My name is Kurogane," Kuro said, "and these are my friends. Lan here specializes in the Dot Hack system of cards. Ryu here is a brawler tried and true. And I specialize in being overwhelming on the field."

You got that right, Boss, said Kabuto.

All of a sudden, a voice comes over the intercom: Jaden Yuki, please report to field D to take your Duel exam.

Jaden went wide-eyed for a second, and then started heading to the field in a run. It was his turn to duel. As he reached the duel field, he was greeted by a most unusual looking fellow. This was the Duel Academy professor, Victor Crowler. "I am Victor Crowler, the administrator in charge of he academy's dueling program."

Jaden looked at Crowler with awe, "What an honor. I'm going against one of the best in the game. This must mean you are expecting a lot from me, right?"

Crowler looked at Jaden with a look of confusion. "Was he listening at all to what was just said? Oh well, let's get this over with. Duel coat, on!" With that, Crowler touched a button on his duel coat. This activated it into duel mode.

Jaden was really impressed, "Wow, that looks so cool! Where can I get one?"

Crowler, looking impressed with himself, explained, "Only the Academy elite can afford one of these. Now, let's get this duel on."

Duel Start!

Jaden Vs Crowler

Jaden: 4000 LP

Crowler: 4000 LP

Both players drew 5 cards. Then Crowler said, "Since you are the examinee, you go first."

Jaden drew his card for the turn, and smiled. "I place Elemental Hero Avian in defense mode. Then I place a card face down, and end my turn." As he said this, he summoned his monster for the turn, "Elemental Hero Avian: (Wind/Level 3/ Warrior/1000 attack/1000defense) in face-up defense mode. He then placed a card in the back field and ended his turn.

"My turn," said Crowler, as he drew a card. It was a "golden statue of the wicked god" trap card. If this trap were sent to the graveyard, it would come back as a wicked god token. However, he decided to do something about the face down. "I play the spell card, "Confiscation". By paying 1000 of my life points, I can look at the cards in your hand and discard it." As he did so, 1000 life points were extracted as 4 cards appeared in front of him.

Jaden: 4000

Crowler: 3000

"I send Monster Reborn to the graveyard," called out Crowler, as he pointed at one of the cards in front of him. Jaden discarded Monster Reborn from his hand. "Then I'll set two cards face down. Then I'll play the spell card "Heavy Storm". This card sends all spell and trap cards on the field to the graveyard."

But Jaden just smiled, "But teach, Your own cards get sent to the graveyard as well."

Crowler just smiled, "That's What's called "The Frog inside the well"(7), Gero Gero(8). Next, I'll special summon the Wicked God Tokens."

As Crowler said this, the field went black as two golden Wicked God Tokens appeared on the field. These things were snarling, slithering hideous beasts that gnashed their teeth.

Alexis and Zane were watching the duel closely as Alexis said, "I feel sorry for that kid. It looks like Crowler is the favorite to win this duel."

Zane interjected, "That's a good bet….The kid has not yet seen Crowler's best rare card yet."

Crowler added some fuel to the fire, "I have to complete my turn."

Jaden exclaimed, "Interesting. What will you show me this time, Teach?"

Crowler smirked, "Up next, I sacrifice my Wicked God Tokens in order to summon "Ancient Gear Golem" to the field." As he said this, the Wicked God Tokens were swallowed up in flames as they were tributed to bring out Crowler's powerful monster. It lurched onto the field, massive and ancient like its name implied. This was the Ancient Gear Golem (Earth/Level 8/Machine/3000/3000).

Alexis reacted with amazement, "That's his legendary card!"

Zane looked almost surprised, "I didn't expect Crowler to pull that card out yet."

Jaden was the only one not worried, "Wow, amazing. It's just like the rumors said."

Lan and the gang watched the battle from the balcony, when Alexis saw them cheering for Jaden. Alexis started to approach them, but was curious, because Kurogane was not with them. Actually, he was in the hallway, waiting out the duel, because, for some reason, he was starting to feel a bad presence.

Crowler laughed a bit, "Here I go. Ultimate Pound!" Ancient Gear Golem raised its arm into the air and brought it down on Avian, destroying it. And due to Ancient Gear Golem's effect, if it destroys a defense position monster with a lower defense, the difference is dealt as damage to the opponent. Jaden took the rest of the strike as damage.

Jaden: 2000

Crowler: 3000

Crowler laughed and exclaimed, "This battle is going smoothly!"

Jaden laughed, "I'm so honored, to be able to really duel with the school's best teacher."

Crowler looked dumbfounded, "What? How could he be so mistaken," he thought to himself, "I have no intention whatsoever of letting a dropout boy like you enter the Duel Academy."

Jaden thought to himself, "From this point on, I have to rely on my true power." As he reached for his deck, he heard a strange cry. "Kuri Kuri", is what it sounded like. Jaden heard that and was confused, "Who is that…calling me?"

At the same time, Lan, Ryu, and Kuro heard the same sound. The turned their heads and looked at the Duel.

Jaden drew his card; it was a card he had gotten from the King of Games himself. "A lucky card", he had told him. "I see, Winged Kuribo, eh?" as he said its name, the picture winked at him. Jaden looked kinda embarrassed, but recovered, "Yosh (9) I'll put my faith in you." With that, he said, "I'll summon Winged Kuriboh in defense mode." As he said this, a strange looking fiend type monster with 0 attack and defense points appeared on the field. This was Winged Kuriboh. Then he said, "And I'll set one card. Turn End!"

Crowler dismissed it, "A Kuriboh with wings, never saw that one. But its still a weak monster, right? Even in defense mode, there is no way it can hold off Ancient Gear Golem's effect. That weak monster is history! My turn, right?" With that he drew his card. "This is the end, Ancient Gear Golem; strike the winged Kuriboh with Ultimate Pound!" With that, Ancient Gear Golem punched the winged furry, and it was destroyed. However, something was off. "Huh? Why hasn't your life points dropped? Check your gear, it must be broken."

Jaden retorted, "My deck's fine, it's the effect of Winged Kuriboh. In the turn that it was destroyed, all battle damage I would take is reduced to zero."

Crowler was flabbergasted. Alexis was amazed, "Crowler didn't know about the existence of that card."

Zane chimed in, "For the teacher to reach his position, and not know about the dueling world…"

To which Alexis replied, "That's why it's interesting."

As Jaden sent Winged Kuriboh to the graveyard, Crowler gave a smile, "Did the smallfry have a special ability?"

To which Jaden retorted, "Calling a friend who protected my life points a smallfry is unforgivable."

"How pitiful, is calling that weak monster a smallfry bad?"

Jaden smiled, "No, the winged Kuriboh gave a signal to call out another monster from my deck! Activate trap card: Hero Signal!" With that, a trap card set last turn activated, sending a signal into the air. "I special summon my second Elemental hero, Burstinatrix." When that happened, a fierily woman showed up on the field. This was Elemental Hero Burstinatrix. "My turn!" Jaden drew a card. It was a field spell called "Skyscraper". "And now, Avian will be revived. I activate from my hand, the spell card "The Warrior Returning Alive". I'll return Avian from my graveyard and immediately summon it to the field." And now Jaden had two monsters on the field.

However, Crowler was not finished taunting Jaden, "What can you honestly do with comic heroes? You don't have any normal monsters!"

"Avian and Burstinatrix are both low attack power normal monsters that can change into a different form," declared Jaden. "Once you see its true form, you'll be surprised, Teach. I activate the spell card "Polymerization". Avian and Burstinatrix, Combine." When the spell was played, both monsters disappeared from the field as a swirl of energy, and in their place was a brand new monster. "Fusion Summon, my favorite card! Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (2100 attack)."

Crowler smirked, "Does it have a special attack? If not, the result is still the same. It doesn't have the same attack strength as Ancient Gear Golem."

Jaden smiled, "Then I'll show you, Teach. A hero needs an appropriate stage for the battle! The field spell "Skyscraper" should do the trick." After Jaden played the spell, the field around him and Crowler changed. Now it looked like a city with a lot of tall buildings. "Now the stage is set. Go, Flame Wingman, attack Ancient Gear Golem!" With that, Flame Wingman looked at Ancient Gear Golem, and rose up into the air.

Crowler sneered, "This is a joke, right? Flame Wingman doesn't have enough attack points to even touch Ancient Gear Golem!"

As flame wingman attacked the monster, Jaden cried out "A hero always wins! Skyscraper's effect is to increase an elemental hero's attack power by an additional 1000 points when fighting a monster with a higher attack."

Crowler cried out in dismay, "Oh No!"

Flame Wingman struck Ancient Gear Golem with a flame-infused punch. As the attack hit, the area around the two monsters exploded in a spherical blast. Crowler was upset that his Golem had been beaten. However, Jaden added, "Because of Flame Wingman's effect, you take damage equal to the destroyed monster's attack points." With that, The Ancient Gear Golem, teetered, and finally fell on top of Crowler, taking out the rest of his life points.

Jaden: 2000

Crowler: 0

Duel End

Result:

Jaden Win

Crowler was confused, "How could I lose to a dropout boy?" Chazz had a "I can't believe it" look on his face that Kuro saw and couldn't help but laugh. Both Syrus, and the guy right next to him, a young duelist name Bastion Misawa, were proud of the victory, Bastion because He may have found a rival.

Alexis commented on the win, "That kid is a little interesting, don't you think?" However, Zane didn't reply, as he was walking out of the arena.

Jaden pulled out the Winged Kuriboh card and looked at it. "I'll be counting on you from now on…Aibou." Winged Kuriboh just winked and went "Kuri, Kuri."

Well, now. That was a bit harder than I thought. First chapter took about a week , and was a tad over 8000 words long, not including the spaces. However, If Card-Golem signs off on this chapter, we are on the verge of a new story that I hope should add some flavor to the story. Also during the School duels, I will be introducing 2 new characters. Also included will be 2 original characters, so plan your characters out before time. When the School duels start, I want to see a private message or two with some characters and deck ideas. Now onto the translations and phrases that need explaining.

Partner

Sharivan's transformation call means, literally, "Red Shot"

Heavy Armor

Gavan's transformation call translates as "Deposition"

Super Heavy Armor

Shaider's transformation translates as "Blue Crash"

Chinese fable about meaning "A person who thinks he knows all, really doesn't, because knowledge is infinite, and cannot be known by anyone".

A frog's croaking sound.

Alright

Alright, Let's Go!

Now for the fun part, so to speak. In order to do this series, I will start by explaining the characters that are new to this series. Every second chapter, I will start it by explaining certain cards that were used in earlier chapters. Because I myself am still coming up with this series, I will be watching each episode of the series before I even start a chapter. This way, I don't screw up like I did with my first fan fiction. I apologize for that one, and I assure you that none of the series I am currently working on will be forgotten. I am just taking a break to work on other things, like making money for Netflix.

And for something new in this story. This is not just a card section, it is a character profile section. Here you will learn about the new characters and their personality styles and hobbies. Also included is details about any duel spirits in the deck. Here is the first example.

Kurogane Reppuu

Age 17

Personality: Brash, but willing to fight for justice, Kuro, as he is called by friends does not like arrogant people.