Hello everyone.
I have some news to give out first. A lot of reviewers are asking if thanks to the Covid-19, I have a lot of time to write.
The answer is no. For one, I am not off from work despite the government lockdown. I am part of the essentials. Grocery Stores, Warehouses, that sort of thing. Yes, I work in a grocery store so I am literally at the front lines of what's happening. As such, I have been getting a LOT of overtime at my workplace. That leaves little to no time to write. Second, even if I was quarantined or even off from work, I'd be resting, not writing.
I know everyone knows and even accepts that I can't get chapters out. But some have not. I'm going to be blunt, I'm not happy with these 'Guests' making demands. If this continues, I may just disable Guest reviewing all together.
Now that the heavy stuff is done, please head on and keep safe if you need to go out.
The days after Tania's duel was full for the keepers. Classes were going, tests were studied for, and tests were handed out. For one person though, his life had changed a lot since his first days here. Chazz Princeton sat in his room, staring up at the ceiling. He had gone through so much and in such a short time. True, he was a Slifer Red, but it wasn't all that bad. They had study sessions with the King of the Ring for pete's sake! No one outside of the school got that kind of honor! He sat up, stretching his arms.
"Well, you look well rested." came a voice.
"GAH!" Chazz yelped, falling back onto his bed and looking at the door.
There stood Jaden and Syrus, looking in. Chazz got to his feet, glaring.
"Ever hear of knocking?"
"We would but didn't your door fall off its hinges because you were trying to fix a loose screw?" Syrus asked, Chazz tensing up.
A blush formed on the boy's face. That was indeed what had happened. Chazz had tried to fix himself, but he messed up. He unscrewed the hinges, mistaking them for the reason why the wood was breaking. It was actually another screw just below the screws he worked on. He rubbed the back of his head.
"Oh yeah..."
The weak response made the two chuckle. After a while, Chazz joined in. After the laughter died down, Jaden spoke.
"Now that we've had our comedy...Chazz. Something's come up, Sheppard needs to see you ASAP."
That made Chazz get up and get his shoes on. Afterwards, he asked why the Chancellor needed to see him. All he got was Jaden shaking his head. The King had no clue.
EODGX
After several minutes, Chazz, Jaden, Syrus entered the office of Sheppard. They saw Banner and Kaiba were also in, talking with said man. When the three came in, they broke up. Sheppard and Kaiba looked grave, while Banner looked annoyed.
"What's going on?" Chazz asked.
"Someone has tried to buy out my school." Kaiba snarled.
"Okay, but don't you have a final say?" Chazz asked.
Kaiba nodded, he normally did. But since he was guarding the keys, he had left his younger brother Mokuba in charge. Well, Mokuba had to go to America to help finalize a deal for Kaiba Corporation. Because of that, Mokuba was forced to put control of Kaiba Corp under the control of a man by the name of Kinsey Ratfer.
"Ratefer is mostly a man who wants the easiest path to be richer then me. Well, he accepted the offered money."
"He can't!" Jaden snarled. "Those kids are still missing and this island is a crime scene!"
"I know that, but Ratfer doesn't care. He'll be long gone before that comes out, at least he thinks in his mind. Thankfully, a few more loyal workers to me alerted me to the deal. So I told Ratfer since he took the money, the ones who paid him have to duel for the school with conditions. Should they lose, he gives the money back AND clears out his desk."
Jaden was about to speak, but Banner stopped him.
"They chose you for the opponent." Banner said to Chazz.
"Me? Why me?" Chazz asked bewildered.
The answer they got was the phone ringing. Banner walked over, frowning.
"I think it may be them." Banner said.
"On screen." Sheppard said, making Syrus remark about how he sounded like the captains from Star Trek.
Kaiba grinned at that while Jaden laughed. Chazz gave a small smirk, nodding at the tiny boy. All laughter died though when two faces no one wanted to see came on the screen.
"Slade?! Jagger?!" Chazz roared.
"Of course it would be them..." Jaden griped. "What do you want?"
"It's more what Slade wants, not I." Jagger said, glaring at his brother.
"And what I want is world domination!" Slade said. "You know the plan that we all set up?"
"Your plan, not ours, Slade." Jagger butted in.
"Ditto. So what's the deal?" Chazz demanded.
Slade held up a case, a very familiar one to Chazz. He pointed out that was the case of rare cards Slade tried to force on him. Jagger nodded, stating the Slade was going to make a deck out of them to duel him. Jaden instantly went on guard.
"So what's the catch? Something that will put victory squarely in your hands?"
"You catch on quick. Chazz will have to duel with a deck whose monsters attacking power does not exceed five hundred." Slade boasted, much to Jagger's disgust.
"Ratfer already agreed to the terms?" Jaden demanded.
Kaiba nodded, further stating it was a binding contract not unlike the ones Jaden's legal team used on the Princetons. Slade stated that cost the company good chunk of change, but they made it all back. Now they wanted payback. Jagger got fed up and walked out of the room, leaving Slade to gloat. The man laughed until Kaiba shut down the vid call. Once that was done, Syrus spoke up.
"That's not fair at all!"
"That's the point Syrus...although, Slade's plan has got one major hole in it." Jaden stated.
Everyone looked at the boy confused.
"Slade tears down Central DA, I go back to the pros, thus his plan to control the dueling world backfires in the most spectacular ways. But...there is the matter of the Shadow Riders. If word reaches them of Central's destruction, they will get desperate."
All the eyes in the room widened. The Sacred Beasts! They had completely forgotten about those cards. Syrus then pointed out something else. If Slade got his hands on the three, it would spell trouble for him and everyone. Not to mention the all out war the rest of the riders would do to get them before they got buried.
During the entire exchange, several students came up, among them were the key keepers. They had asked what the plan was. Chazz wondered how everyone had heard about the situation so fast. A young Ra by the name of Adam raised his hand, sheepishly grinning.
"S-sorry. I was heading to class when I overheard everything...I texted my sister who told her friends...it got out of control fast." Adam admitted.
"Well, that saves the glares and stares then." Chazz said, shaking his head. "I want to save the school, trust me. But...there's a problem."
Chazz pulled out his deck and rifled through it, explaining. Many of his monster cards had over five hundred attack points, putting it out of the running and unable to duel. Plus, while buying packs was a good idea, the odds of him getting the cards he needed were one in fifteen. So him getting the required cards were doable, but in the time he had? Not possible. Chazz pulled out a single card from his deck and held it up.
"Only card that matches the requirements Slade put on is Ojama Yellow."
That made everyone gasp; one card? That wasn't going to be viable at all. Banner then spoke up.
"That might not be an issue much longer. This is just a rumor, but it's worth investigating. To the east of the school, deep in the forest is a well. Many students here have tossed out cards they think were 'weak' into this well."
"That's a lot of bullshit." Chazz snapped. "No card is weak, its how the duelist uses them that makes them weak or strong."
"Hear, hear." Jaden said. "We're short on time so we'll check it out."
Chazz nodded, hurrying off Jaden right behind.
EODGX
The two boys walked down the overgrown path, following the map on their PDA. During the walk, Jaden had given a few cards to Chazz from his personal collection.
"The cards I'm giving you Chazz are yours, not out of charity. I honestly think they'll help you out." Jaden said, handing over some cards.
Chazz took them and leafed through them. His eyes blinked.
"Ojama Knight? Ojama Country...hey, some of these effects aren't too shabby. Thanks, Jaden." Chazz said, pocketing the cards. "But they won't be any help to me if this well turns out to be just a wild goose chase."
Jaden nodded, Yubel appearing next to him.
"Judai! Incoming!"
That made the two stop and see several spirits come charging out, roaring. They swirled around the two, Jaden's eyes glowing.
"Well, I think I can point out the obvious that we're close."
"Yeah."
The two walked a bit before they saw it. Using a rope ladder, the two descended into the earth. Once they were on ground, they looked around.
"Oh man...whoever did this has no respect for being a duelist!" Chazz griped.
"No kidding." Jaden said, reaching down and grabbing a card.
Flipping it over, it was revealed to be a Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon.
"Chazz, most of these cards aren't weak, just difficult to summon." Jaden said, showing him the Toon monster.
The boy nodded, getting on his knees and leafing through the cards. He was stopped by a voice behind him.
"I say! This is private property you two!"
"Yeah! Youse dopes didn't wants us so we don't wants youse!"
Wild chatter was heard for a bit.
"You tell him bro, Neyuck!"
The two boys turned around to see four monsters, Chazz's eyes going wide.
"Ojamas blue, black, green and red?"
"Guess those cards I gave will come in handy after all." Jaden said, Yubel appearing.
The second she was shown, the spirits all gasped. They knew the legends. The Fiendish Princess who married the Supreme King. They quickly conversed with one another and looked at Jaden.
"Our deepest apologies, oh merciful king. We had no clue you had reincarnated but at long last you have returned!" Blue said, bowing.
"Uh...is he talking to me or to you, Jaden?" Chazz asked.
Jaden sighed, saying it was him. He told the boy about his past life, Chazz's jaw dropping. When Jaden got done, Chazz was quiet. During the entire story, Ojama Yellow came out and saw the four. He joined them and they had a quiet reunion so as not to disturb the king's story.
"So...you're the one who can control those beast cards huh?" Chazz asked. "Well...alright duel spirits listen up! Our school, the keeper of the Sacred Beast monsters is under threat! From the Shadow Riders and from my brother, Slade! He wants the Beast cards for himself and he's willing to tear down the school! I'm set to duel him and to prove that no card is weak! So whose with me!?"
All the duel spirits cheered, Jaden looking at Chazz amazed. He smirked. Slade would never know what hit him. The two began to gather up the cards and start work on Chazz's new deck.
EODGX
A day had passed and everyone assembled in the main arena. Slade was already there, Jagger though was sitting with the students, glaring at his brother. He too got some glares, but he decided to explain himself to the group of Chazz's closest friends.
"Look, I'm not gonna lie and say I've not been a jerk. I have. But unlike Slade, I look at the bigger picture here. I'm not blind, I know who Jaden Yuki is. Him being here means something big is going on."
Jagger then told them that he had heard unconfirmed rumors of kids gone missing. He put two and two together and came to the conclusion that Jaden was hired to look into it by the concerned parents. At the confirmations, Jagger nodded gravely. Slade didn't seem to care about the missing kids only revenge on Chazz and Jaden for the fiasco some months back. Which is when everything changed for Jagger.
"I haven't been the best bro, I'll freely admit to that. But after that school duel...I made a vow to support Chazz no matter what."
"So...he still has access to your accounts?" Alexis asked, looking at the man.
"Oh yeah. Slade may have announced it, but the paperwork? It was lost." Jagger said with a smirk.
"Why this change of heart?" Bastion asked cautious.
"My girlfriend turned fiancee actually. She rode my ass about me being a tough brother to Chazz early on, long before we sent Chazz here. I love her more then the world and want her happy. Being a jerk? Not gonna make her happy."
Everyone nodded at that. The power of a woman was frightening indeed. The shout below returned their attention to the duel.
"DUEL!"
Jagger: 8000/Chazz: 8000
"I'll let you start since it is your school on the line." Slade said.
Chazz didn't comment, just drawing his card. He saw it was Ojama Blue. The Spirit appeared, saluting at Chazz.
"I regret I only have one life to give, Master Princeton!"
"Don't worry, it won't be in vain. I set a monster in facedown defense mode and then play the spell card, The Dark Door!"
Chazz explained that thanks to his door, both he and Slade could only attack with one monster. The younger Princeton ended his turn at that. Slade looked annoyed as he drew. While he couldn't get rid of that door now, he'd deal with it in time.
"I play polymerization, fusing my Lord of D with Divine Dragon Ragnork!"
The two monsters appeared, entering a vortex. They came out with Lord of D combined with the body of Divine.
"Does that make him a naga or a Dragnaga?" Syrus asked, perplexed.
Bastion frowned, crossing his arms stumped.
"That's a very good question, Syrus."
Slade explained that once a turn he could summon a Dragon Type from his hand regardless of the level. So he summoned out Luster Dragon number two. He ordered an attack on the facedown Chazz had, the emerald fire of the dragon cutting through Ojama Blue.
The tiny monster gave Slade two middle fingers before he blew up. Chazz's deck started to glow then.
"Thanks for that Slade. See, when Ojama Blue is destroyed, I can add two Ojama cards from my deck to my hand." Chazz said, adding the two cards.
He looked at them and nodded. One of them was Ojama Country and the other was Ojama Red. Slade frowned, ending his turn. Chazz drew, smirking.
"I activate a Field Spell card, Ojama Country!"
(Ojama Country – Type/Spell/Field.
Once per turn, you can send 1 "Ojama" card from your hand to the Graveyard to Special Summon 1 "Ojama" monster from your Graveyard. While you control a face-up "Ojama" monster, switch the original ATK and DEF of all monsters on the field. ("Ojama" can include "Ojamuscle".)
All around the two buildings made of clay appeared, Slade snarling.
"So what? All you did was change the area!"
"Not really. What I've done is set up the foundation for your defeat. First, I use Ojama Country's effect. By discarding an card that has Ojama in it, I can revive my Ojama Blue. So I'll discard my Ojamagic to bring him back!"
Ojama Blue reappeared, striking a heroic pose.
"I have returned to defend my lord from his foul foes!"
Chazz's deck glowed again, the boy explaining. Since Ojamagic was discarded, he could add Ojamas Yellow, Green, and Black to his hand. Chazz then revealed his own Polymerization card.
"I'm using it fuse my Yellow, Green, and Black to make...the Ojama King! I'll place him in attack mode!"
(Ojama King – LV/******, Attribute/LIGHT, ATK/0, DEF/3000, Type/Beast/Fusion/Effect.
"Ojama Green" + "Ojama Yellow" + "Ojama Black"
Select up to 3 of your opponent's Monster Card Zones. The selected zones cannot be used.)
"Why would Chazz chose attack mode?!"
"Yeah, that thing is now nothing but a big target!"
"He's gotta have a reason, why else would he make that move!"
A massive white monster in a bikini appeared, striking a pose. It landed next to Blue who bowed to the monster. Chazz smirked, seeing his three monsters reappeared on Slade's side of the field.
"What?! I don't want this trash! Chazz, you cheat!"
"Its not cheating, its a special ability, like your King Dragun. See, Ojama King sends his servants to your side of the field, taking up three monster spaces. So sorry bro, but you have only Dragun and Luster Dragon number two to use. I'll end my turn at that."
Slade scowled, knowing that Dark Door was still in play. He drew his card, seeing it was Luster Dragon but he was only down to two monster zones. He placed the card in his hand and then attacked King with his own.
"King Dragun, dethrone that upstart and show my little twerp of a brother what REAL power is!"
The monster brought forth its horn, a blast of orange fire coming from it. Chazz just smirked.
The Ojama King opened its massive mouth, taking in the attack. It then held it, its cheeks bulging out. From its nostrils came a gale of fire that consumed the monster. It blew apart making Slade slide back some.
Slade: 6100
"W-what?! HOW DID MY MONSTER LOSE!?"
Chazz smirked, loving the look of pure disbelief on his brother's face. He told him that it was thanks to Ojama Country. As long as Chazz had an Ojama in play, all original attack and defense points were swapped. That meant Ojama Blue had a thousand attack points now and King had three thousand attack points respectively.
"Whereas your King Dragun had eleven hundred and Luster Dragon number two only has fourteen hundred attack points!"
The students all cheered at that, Slade shocked. Jagger was vastly impressed at Chazz's dueling skills. He had grown quite a bit. Slade looked pissed, ending his turn with a facedown. Chazz drew his next card and played it right away.
"I play Soul Tiger in attack mode!"
A ghostly tiger appeared, roaring.
Soul Tiger – ATK/0 → 2100, DEF/2100 → 0
"Next, I play Painful Choice. I'll use small words so you can understand Slade. I chose five cards and then you select one. The four are discarded to my grave."
Chazz picked five cards from his deck, revealing them. Four of them were monsters, one spell. Slade smirked, seeing the spell among them.
"I chose your Thunder Crash spell."
Chazz added the card, sending out the other four to his grave. He ordered his Soul Tiger to attack the Luster Dragon number two. The tiger charged, raking its claws over the dragon and making it shatter. Slade groaned, glaring at the boy.
Slade: 5400
"I'll end my turn at that."
Slade drew his card, playing his Luster Dragon monster. He ordered an attack on Ojama Blue, easily destroying it.
Chazz: 7400
"No big deal." Chazz said, adding two cards to his hand. "You done?"
"I'll play this facedown and end." Slade snapped.
Chazz drew his card when Slade sprung his trap.
"Dust Tornado! Now I get rid of one card on the field!"
"Better choose wisely then! Get rid of my Country, you have your powerful monsters back, but you can only attack with one! Get rid of Dark Door, you can attack freely but with less attacking power!"
Slade grit his teeth. Chazz was right. Either card was a threat to him but he had no other means of taking out the spells. It was great reluctance he chose The Dark Door. Chazz grinned, continuing his turn.
"I first play Dark Factory of Mass Production. I'll regain my Ojamas Green and Black. Next, I play monster reincarnation, discarding my Spirit of the Breeze to regain my Ojama Yellow!"
Chazz revealed Mystic Wok, tributing his Soul Tiger and selecting the monster's current attack points.
Chazz: 9500
He summoned his Ojama Red, using its effect to summon out Ojamas Yellow, Green, and Black.
"Now all of you-!"
"Before you attack, I activate a trap! Threatening Roar!"
A massive shockwave erupted from the trap, making his monsters all cower. Chazz scoffed, placing a card facedown and ending. Slade drew his card, revealing it to be his own Dark Factory of Mass Production. He regained his Divine Dragon and Luster Dragon number two. He played Fusion Recovery regaining his Lord of D. He re-fused Divine and Lord, getting another King Dragun.
"Big whoop. Haven't you forgotten my Country makes your monsters ATK and DEF swap?"
"I haven't. But your other monsters...well, they're ripe for the picking. Luster Dragon! Attack his Ojama Red!"
The dragon's emerald flames crashed into the jabbering creature, making it explode.
Chazz: 8900
"Let's not forget my Dragun! I'll have him attack your Ojama Yellow!"
Yellow let out a cry of pain, the blast consuming him.
Chazz: 8500
"I'll place this facedown and end my turn, Chazz."
Chazz drew his card, looking at it. He revealed it to be Monster reborn, bringing back Yellow. Slade countered that with Berserk Dragon Rage.
(Berserk Dragon Rage – Type/Trap/Normal. Tribute 1 Dragon-Type in play. Destroy all monsters whose DEF is lower then the tributed monster's ATK.)
"I get rid of my Luster Dragon and destroy all your monsters!"
Everyone of Chazz's monsters was subjected to a glowing Luster Dragon going on a rampage. Chazz grunted, seeing the Dragon leave. Everyone gasped. Chazz's field was cleared out. Jagger frowned hard.
"Come on, Chazz...don't let that idiot brother of ours push you around!"
"Got it Jagger. I'll place two cards facedown and end."
Slade glared at Jagger, drawing. He used his own Reborn to bring back his Luster Dragon, the used Dragun's effect to summon out Hyzonrayu. Following that he played Ancient Rules, summoning his Luster Dragon number two. Everyone gasped. Chazz was facing down four monsters all with or over two thousand attack points. Slade began to laugh, stating that his monsters would make Chazz beg for mercy.
"Sorry, but I'm taking a page out of your book! Threatening roar!"
Slade growled, seeing his monsters cowering. He ended his turn, Chazz drawing.
He revealed his second facedown, Backup Soldier and reclaiming three cards from his grave. He then summoned out another Ojama Red, summoning out the three he had recovered.
"You know Slade, the Ojamas have taught me something real important. A life lesson you need to learn and that Jagger seems to have gotten with the help of a pissed off fiancee." Chazz said.
"What life lesson is that?"
"That no matter how annoying a sibling is, how weak one of them seems, brothers help each other and stick together! Something you haven't gotten at ALL! I play Ojama Delta Hurricane!"
The three monsters flew into the air laughing. They met butt to butt, spinning around at high speed. They became a massive ring of swirling green, black, and yellow. They surrounded the four dragons and put the squeeze on them. The Dragons exploded making Slade cry out. Chazz explained that Delta Hurricane destroyed all monsters on the field, leaving him exposed.
"Red, Yellow, Geen, Black! Attack Slade Directly!"
The four monsters charged, leaping at the disgusted brother. Yellow slapped Slade's face, leaving a pair of hand prints behind. Black headbutted the man in the stomach while Green took to pulling Slade's hair.
But it was wild Red that struck the most devastating blow. He jumped up and kicked Slade right where it hurt, making the man fall to his knees in pain.
Slade: 5400 → 4400 → 3400 → 2400 → 1400
"I'll place this facedown and end my turn."
Slade drew, panting hard. He looked at the card and frowned. It was another Divine Dragon, but he smirked. It'd keep his brother at bay.
"I summon Divine Dragon Ragnork in defense mode!"
Chazz frowned, knowing his own field was now being used against him. That was fine. He drew, looking at his four.
"Sorry guys, I have another way to deal damage to him, but it comes with destroying you."
"No prob boss!"
"Yeah! Like Blue, we have one life to give to take out this creepo brother of yours!"
"Just make sure its not permanent please. That Graveyard is spooky!"
From Red, incoherent jabbering was heard. Chazz nodded, understanding what was being said.
"I play Thunder Crash! I destroy Red, Green, Black, and Yellow! This inflicts three hundred points of damage to you!"
Slade grunted, blasts of lightning hitting him.
Slade: 200
"Next up, I play Chaos Necromancer! His original attack power is zero, but thanks to his effect he gains three hundred for each and every monster in my grave!"
Slade's eyes went wide as did everyone else. After some quick math, Bastion stated that Chazz had twelve monsters in the graveyard. That put its attacking power at thirty-six hundred. Slade grunted, but he wasn't worried. Without the Ojamas, his monsters attack and defense points were back to normal. Chazz saw the unworried look and smirked.
"You should worry, Slade, because I have a spell card to destroy your Dragon." Chazz said. "And with only two hundred life points, this game is over."
"Y-you're bluffing!" Slade snarled.
Chazz didn't bother to reply. He simply revealed the spell card.
Shield Crash.
Divine Dragon Ragnork blew apart, making Slade scream out in fear. Chazz ordered his Necromancer to attack his brother directly and not hold back! Conjuring a ball of green fire, the various spirits that joined Chazz reappeared, all eager to lay a smack down on Slade's ass. They charged forward, all laughing manically. The explosion that erupted actually flung Slade off the arena and into the nearby wall, his disk cracking while the counter plummeted.
Slade: 0
Cheering erupted, but Chazz interrupted it.
"You all know the cheer! CHAZZ! IT! UP!"
Hearing the battle cry from the School Duel, everyone began to do the same thing, even Jagger. Slade got to his feet painfully, glaring at Chazz. Before he could do anything, Kaiba was in front of him.
"You lost, Slade. So do us all a favor and get off my island."
Slade glared at Kaiba, walking painfully away.
"This isn't over, Kaiba."
Kaiba merely glared, making the man flee even more.
EODGX
Later on that night, Chazz was back in his room, watching the various spirits race around him. Chattering and cries of excitement filled the room. He gripped his head, groaning.
"Guys, keep it down!"
"Why? Not like there's anyone out there!" Green said, chasing his brothers.
Yellow stopped suddenly and grew pale.
"Uh, that's not true, Bro..."
"WILL YOU SPIRITS TONE IT DOWN?! WE CAN HEAR YOU ALL OUTSIDE IN THE WOODS!" Came a shout.
All of the duel spirits quickly went quiet, some peeking out. They came back in with soot on their faces, coughing. Chazz grimaced, knowing who it was.
"Evil Hero Sunburst."
Chazz explained to everyone that Jaden had his duel spirits patrolling the island for some supposed 'Agent of Light' and any Shadow Rider attacks. Clearly, Sunburst was near to the Red dorms. Hearing that, the spirits all quieted down. Chazz sighed; while he may have his brother Jagger, these guys were part of his family now too.
There you go! Hope you enjoyed this chapter.