Several days after the shadow duels at the Abandoned Dorm, in the very early morning a fog had blanketed the island. While visibility was reduced, one could still manage to see a few feet in front of them. It was still dark out, which made the light shining from the academy's lighthouse cut through the eerie looking fog. And for the briefest of moments, if one looked very carefully, they could see someone standing next to the lighthouse. From the way this someone dressed, he was clearly an Obelisk student. His eyes were a dark blue in color, though a lighter shade than his hair which was parted in the middle, and fell just to his shoulders.
"Zane?" Alexis asked, as the female Obelisk approached the boy standing by the lighthouse. "What are you doing here?"
"Nothing." Zane replied in a neutral tone. "I just felt like being alone was all."
Alexis sighed, shaking her head. "You know, I figured since your brother enrolled here, you'd be feeling less lonely."
"Well maybe that's because my brother doesn't belong here."
Later in the morning, after the fog had dissipated, and the sun had risen over the academy, the Hyoudou twins were on a walk discussing what they should tell Yuri about what happened several days ago. They weren't really paying attention to where they were walking, ending up close to the Slifer dorm when an army-style truck drove past, heading straight for the Slifer dorm.
"What the…?" Yumei asked while several surly looking men dressed in dark grey military fatigues jumped out of the back of the truck, which ended up getting the attention of a rather sleepy Professor Banner.
"Aren't you kids getting a little old to be playing war?" He asked, rubbing one eye, while holding his large cat with the other arm. "Come on you guys, how about a nice quiet game of charades instead." It was as the soldiers ascended the steps, that Banner got a good look. "Oh no! That's the Disciplinary Action Squad! They only show up when a student is in serious trouble … and they're heading straight towards Jaden's room."
Inside said dorm, Jaden, Cyrus, and Chumley were fast asleep … and snoring rather loudly. It was a rather peaceful scene, or it would have been if it wasn't for the sound of someone pounding on the door that came moments later.
"Open up!" A female voice ordered from the other side of the door. "Open this door right now, or we'll bust it down!"
The three boys stirred, but the only one who sat up was Jaden. The brown haired Slifer let out a yawn, as he sat on the edge of his bed. "Oh yeah? You and what army?"
"The disciplinary Action Squad army that's who!" The woman on the other side of the door barked in response.
"Disciplinary Action Squad huh?" Jaden let out another yawn, as he opened the door. The woman who was forcibly knocking on the door looked to be in her late thirties, or early forties, grey or silver hair, a beret, and a cape over the same grey military uniform. She was flanked on either side by two other surly men that had exited the truck in front of the Slifer dorm.
"You must be Jaden." The woman said sternly, before shifting her attention to the small blue haired boy that had climbed down from the middle bunk. "And that must be Cyrus. You're both under arrest."
"Under arrest?" Jaden asked, looking worried. "What did we do?"
"That will be made clear in the interrogation." The woman replied. "Now come with us. Now."
Not known to the soldiers of the academy, both Yuki and Yuki had heard everything. They gave one another a worried look.
"Think this is about what happened at the Abandoned Dorm?" Yumei asked in a low tone.
"It's gotta be." Yuki answered, as the soldiers led Jaden and Cyrus to their truck. But then he thought of something, that didn't add up. "We were there too, so why haven't they come for us?"
"I don't know…" Yumei answered. "But I think we need to talk to Yuri real soon."
"What!? Suspended!?" Both Jaden and Cyrus asked at the same time.
The two boys were standing in a circular room inside the main building of the academy. They were facing several large screens. One showed the arresting officer of the Disciplinary Action Squad, the second showed Dr. Crowler, and the third Chancellor Sheppard.
"That's what I suggest." The arresting officer said. "You trespassed into the Abandoned Dorm. We received an anonymous letter from one of our faculty members. You must be punished so an example can be set for all the students."
"But what sort of example are we setting?" Crowler asked, his fingers laced together under his pointed chin. "That we're a bunch of hard hearted tyrants. I say we arrange something sporting."
"Sporting?" Jaden asked. "What do you mean by that?"
"Well Jaden, off the top of my head how about … you partner up with Cyrus in a tag duel. Win and you're cleared. Lose and you're expelled."
"A tag duel." Jaden smiled at the prospect. "That sounds sweet!"
"Jaden…" Cyrus said in a very worried tone. "He said expelled…"
"Chancellor, I believe they've accepted the conditions."
"Alright, I'll arrange some opponents." Sheppard said in a calm, but resigned tone.
"Oh Chancellor, don't you fret about that. I'll take care of all the particulars for the event."
Later in the day, Chumley went to see Chancellor Sheppard, wanting to talk to the head of the academy about the tag duel.
"You wanted to see me Chumley?" The bald man asked in a friendly voice.
"Yeah, I just wanted to tell you that …" The large Slifer boy took a deep breath. "Th-that I was at the Abandoned Dorm too, so I should be in the tag duel with Jaden."
"No it should be me." A voice spoke from behind Chumley. The speaker turned out to be Alexis, who apparently had the same thought as Chumley. "They were in that dorm because of me."
"Duh. That's bogus Alexis." Chumley replied. "I led the into the dorm, because I was … uh, looking for the abandoned cafeteria."
"Fat chance Chumley. Please Chancellor, just let me be Jaden's partner."
"Alexis, if anyone should partner up with Jaden, it's one of us." Both Alexis and Chumley turned around to see that Yuki and Yumie had entered the headmaster's office. "It's not your fault they went into that dorm. We couldn't stop them in time from running in there. But Yumei and I were in there just the same as them. And there's something else on top of that…"
Yuki took off the new Millenium Ring from around his neck and set it on Chancellor Sheppard's desk. He then proceeded to tell the head of the academy everything. Yumei dueling Titan, what they knew about the Millenium Items, that Bakura's spirit had wound up on the island, and the subsequent creation of the ring currently lying on Sheppard's desk. Including Yuki dueling the Bakura possessed Lance in the Abandoned Dorm.
Chancellor Sheppard couldn't help but smile. These were some of the bravest students he had met in quite a long time. And it was admirable they were willing to put themselves on the line the way they were. However he had to keep some authority. "I realize the stakes are high, but the duel is set. I'm sure Jaden and Cyrus will do fine."
"Chancellor…" Yumei said, shocked at what the head of the academy had said. "Did… did you not hear what we just-"
"I heard Yumei." Sheppard cut across her, the smile still on his face. "And while I do believe what you've said, I can't switch Cyrus with any of you. Have some confidence in your friend, I'm sure he'll perform splendidly."
The four students shared a look. They knew that Chancellor Sheppard was right, and it was no use in trying to argue the point any further. The four made to leave, before Sheppard called Yuki back.
"Don't forget this." Sheppard said, smiling as he slid the new Millenium Ring across his desk back to a shocked looking Yuki.
"A-are you sure Sir? I-i mean…" Yuki began.
"Well from what you told me, the spirit of this Mahad gave the ring to you. So it should stay with you." Sheppard smiled.
Cyrus was waiting back at the Slifer dorm for Chumley to return, while Jaden was going through his deck. It wasn't long before their door opened, and Chumely stepped in … only for Cyrus to latch onto him.
"Oh, did he say yes? Please tell me he said yes." Cyrus pleaded almost comically. "If I'm Jaden's partner, we'll get expelled for sure."
"I tired Cyrus. I even lied, and said I was the one who led you into the dorm." Chumely said defeatedly, which caused Jaden to laugh.
"Well, you did lead us into the cafeteria."
"Hey, why aren't you worried Jaden?" Cyrus asked worriedly. "Aren't you afraid I'll get you kicked out?"
"Nah, I wouldn't want any other partner." Jaden replied smiling.
"What!? Are you insane!?"
"Look Cy, we're gonna go in there, duel our best, and we're gonna win. You know why?"
"Hm?"
"Cause you and I are gonna work our kinks out right now. Grab your deck buddy, we're gonna duel right now!"
"This situation really bothers me…" Yuki groaned.
"Preaching to the choir there." Yumei agreed. The two were sitting in the outdoor section of the Obelisk dorm cafe. "How can Sheppard be so relaxed not only about what we told him about Bakura, but the ring … which he let you keep."
Yuki was semi-consciously running a finger along the pyramid in the center of the ring. "Either he has some serious confidence in me … or he's crazy."
"I say he's crazy." Yuki chuckled at his twin's remark. "Then again this whole situation is crazy. So many of us were there, but only Jaden and Cyrus age getting punished?"
"Yeah, I think someone's got it out for them." Yuki sighed, as Fujin sat down at the table the twins were sitting at.
"I take it Sheppard didn't go for it?" She asked, taking note of the looks on their faces.
"That would be a 'no'." Yumei replied, before noticing that Fujin hadn't come alone. Another Obelisk was with her. She was a little shorter than Fujin, her long curly brown hair fell down the left side of her face slightly hiding one of her amber colored eyes. "Who's your friend?"
"Oh, this is Sora." Fujin smiled as Sora gave a small by shy wave by wiggling her fingers. "I figured since everything that's happened, you might want to take your mind off of things."
"And just how do you propose that?" Yumei asked, tilting her head.
"One of you duels her." Fujin said, unable to keep herself from laughing.
The twins looked to Sora, then back to one another. "Draw for it?"
"Strongest card wins." Yuki said, bringing out one of his decks.
"One…"
"Two…"
"Three!" The twins drew from the top of their decks, comparing monsters. Yumei's Geirfried, to Yuki's Rare Metal Dragon.
"Guess I'm your opponent today Sora."
Just outside of the Obelisk dorm, both Sora and Yuki had their duel disks on.
"Ready Sora?" Yuki asked.
"Whenever you are." Sora replied in a soft smooth voice.
"Duel!"
Yuki-LP 4000
Sora-LP 4000
"It's been a crazy few days, so I'd like to start first." Yuki said, drawing his sixth card. "I'll start with an old friend. Kumori Dragon in attack mode." Yuki's black and red scaled dragon snarled when it appeared on his field. Atk-1500 Def-1000 "Then I'll place a card facedown, before calling it a turn."
"Alright then, I guess it's my turn." Sora smiled as she drew her sixth card. "And I'll start with Harpie Lady One." A woman with long red hair, wings where her arms should be, and razor sharp talons for feet rose from the ground when Sora summoned her. Atk-1300 Def-1200
"Oh, you use harpies?" Yuki asked, somewhat reminded of another duelist who used the avian monsters.
"Mm-hmm. I'm a big fan of Mai Valentine, which is why I use them." Sora answered. She paused for a moment, before continuing. "Well I guess it's Mai Wheeler now."
"Oh yeah, I heard her and Joey got married a few years ago." Yuki replied smiling, before Sora's monster grew stronger.
Harpie Lady #1 Atk-1600
"Uhh, what just happened?" Yuki asked confused.
"It's my monsters effect." Sora explained. "She gives all Wind monsters an extra 300 point boost to their attack strength. Including herself."
"Uh oh…"
"Go Harpie Lady, slay that dragon!" Sora's monster proceeded to crush Yuki's dragon under its tallon, shattering it in a cloud of pixels.
Yuki-LP 3900
"And I'll set a card face down, and activate the spell card; Hysteric Sign. With this, I get a certain spell card added to my hand, and whenever this card is destroyed, I'm allowed to add three Harpie monster with different names to my hand as well."
"Well, then I guess it's my turn." Yuki said, drawing from the top of his deck.
"Not quite yet." Sora said, revealing her face down. "I have a trap card. Hysteric Party. Allow me to explain how it works. By discarding one card, I can summon as many Harpie Lady monsters as I can from my graveyard." Sora took one card from her hand, placing it into the graveyard slot of her duel disk.
"And let me guess." Yuki began. "You just put a Harpie Lady card into your graveyard."
Sora smiled. "And we have a winner. Now meet my newest monster. Harpie Lady Two." Harpie Lady #2 looked similar to her sister monster, but her hair was orange, but her hair was bright orange, parted towards the right, and fell in front of her left eye. Atk-1300 Def-1400 "Oh and let's not forget about the effect of my first Harpie Lady's effect."
Harpy Lady #2 Atk-1600
"Okay, well if you're done, it's still my turn." Yuki began, as his turn continued. "I'll start by playing a card face down, then play Dragon Shrine."
"You used that spell card to defeat Lance." Sora said, having a sneaking suspicion that Yuki had just placed his Blue Eyes into the graveyard.
"That's right, and now I'll summon my Luster Dragon in attack mode!" A bipedal blue scaled dragon appeared on Yuki's field. Atk-1900 Def-1600
"Now Luster Dragon, attack Harpie Lady Two!" Luster Dragon cocked its fist back, and shattered Harpie Lady #2 with a strong punch.
Sora-LP 3700
"Next, I'll set a card face down, and end my turn." Yuki's face down card appeared just behind his Luster Dragon.
"Not a bad move, but let's see how you stack up to this." Sora seemed rather unphased by the destruction of her monster, as she drew her next card. "Well first I'll play the field spell; Harpie's Hunting Ground."
The battlefield soon changed into a wide valley, with what was unmistakably Harpie monsters circling overhead.
"My field spell works like this. Firstly it increases all my Harpie monsters attack by 200, and whenever I summon a Harpie monster, I'm allowed to destroy one of my opponents face down cards."
"Uh oh…"
"Oh, you've caught on?" Sora asked, a teasing smile on her face. "Well then, allow me to introduce a new monster then. Meet Harpie Lady Three!"
The third of the Harpie Lady trio had sharp spiky blue hair. Atk-1300 Def-1400
"Okay, well before you get the chance to blast my face down, I'll activate it!" Yuki said, revealing his trap card. "Trap Hole! Now say goodby to your Harpie!"
A large hole opened up under Harpie Lady # 3 and sucked Sora's monster into it.
"Impressive." Sora smiled. "But kind of a wasted effort, thanks to my Hysteric Party card. I can just bring my Harpies back." Both Harpie Lady #2 and 3 reappeared on Sora's field. "And they both get stronger thanks to my first Harpie Lady.
Harpie Lady's 2 and 3 Atk-1600
"And thanks to Harpie's Hunting Ground all three get another attack boost."
Harpie Lady's 1-3 Atk-1800
"But since I don't have any monster that can stand up to your monster just yet, I'll activate the continuous spell card; Alluring Mirror Split. Now I can summon another Harpie whenever one of the gets destroyed, providing the monster I summon is a different Harpie."
"Okay, she's really good." Yumei said to Fujin. "But there's something…"
"Off?" Fujin asked.
"Yeah, how'd you know?" Yumei shot Fujin a curious look.
"Well Sora is really only … I guess for lack of a better term: normal whenever she's dueling." The Obelisk explained. "When she's not, she's actually shy and withdrawn."
'Okay, I really need to do something about Sora's back row.' Yuki thought as he drew his next card. "Okay, I'll start by playing Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two more cards."
'Sweet! I can work with this!' A smile formed on Yuki's face as he saw whet he'd drawn. "First, I'll summon an old friend. Drago Warrior!" The familiar bipedal armored dragon roared as it appeared on the field. Atk-1600 Def-1400
"Impressive." Sora said with the smile still on her face. "But your dragon doesn't have the attack strength to beat my Harpies."
"No, but my Luster Dragon does." Yuki replied, which caused Sora's eyes to widen. "Attack Harpie Lady Three!"
Luster Dragon shattered Harpie Lady #3 with its fist, but the destruction of her monster only made Sora smirk.
Sora-LP 3600
"Well now a number of things happen." She said, her sirk growing. "Firstly, since you destroyed that specific Harpie Lady, Luster Dragon is unable for attack for two turns. Secondly, I can summon a new Harpie from my deck. Now meet my Cyber Harpie Lady!"
Sora's new monster looked similar to boh the original printed Harpie Lady, and Harpie Lady #1, the only difference was the metallic armor. Atk-1800 Def-1400
"Thirdly, thanks to my first Harpie and my field spell, my new monster gets her attack boost."
Cyber Harpie Lady Atk-2300
"That's not good for Yuki at all." Fujin had her arms crossed over her chest.
"Yeah, If Sora attacks, this duel is over." Yumie said worriedly.
"And lastly, thanks to my Hysteric Party trap card. Harpie Lady Three comes back to my field." Sora looked very confident in that moment, and it wasn't without reason. She had four monsters on her field, with decent attack strength, which would be more than enough to take Yuki down.
Harpie Lady #3 Atk-1800
"Then I'll end my turn with another face down card." Another face down card appeared on Yuki's field as his turn ended.
"Well then, I think it's time to bring this duel to its end." Sora said, drawing her next card.
"That's going to have to wait Sora. I have another trap card waiting! Threatening Roar!"
Sora winced at the loud roar that eminated from Yuki's trap card. "Alright, then if I'm unable to attack, I'll do this anyway. I play the spell card Elegant Kaleidescope, and by sacrificing my Cyber Harpie Lady, I can summon my Cyber Harpie Lady Sisters!"
Sora's new monster was a combination of what looked like Harpie Lady's 1-3, all with the same metallic looking armor. Atk-2450 Def-2100
Cyber Harpie Lady Sisters Atk-2950
"But I'm not done there. I'll sacrifice two of my Harpies, and summon Harpie's Pet Dragon!" Sora's newest monster, was a maroon skinned dragon, that looked more like a bipedal wyvern. Atk-2000 Def-2500
"And his effect boosts his strength by 300 for each harpie on my field. And thanks to my trap, my other two Harpies are coming back."
Harpie's Pet Dragon Atk-3600
"This is not good." Yumie had a worried tone in her voice. "Yu only bought himself one turn, and Sora took the opportunity to build a powerful offensive line."
"There's a reason she's an Obelisk." Fujin replied smiling. "A little thing I need to tell you, is this is Sora's ace strategy."
"So she brought her A game against Yu."
"So Yuki'll need to bring his A game against Sora right now, or he'll lose on Sora's next turn."
"Alright then, my draw." 'I need to turn this around right now, or it's over for… oh sweet!'
"Get something good?" Sora asked, taking note of the expression on Yuki's face.
"Yeah. I got Card of Demise, allowing me to draw until I have five new cards in my hand." Yuki replied, drawing his five new cards. "Alright, now it's time to start leveling the playing field. And the first step to doing that, is discarding my Thunder Dragon."
"Which allows you to add two more to your hand right?" Sora asked.
"That's right, and here they are." Yuki replied, showing the Obelisk the two new dragons. "Next I'll play Fusion Gate, so there's no need for my Polymarization spell card."
"But that will…" Sora began, as her field spell was replaced, and her Harpie monsters strength dropped.
Harpie Lady 1-3 Atk-1600
Cyber Harpie Lady Sisters Atk-2750
"A good start." Fujin began. "But he'll still have to contend with that dragon."
Yumie simply shook her head. "If I know Yu, he's got this duel already squared away."
"Next I'll use Fusion Gate's effect and fusion summon Twin-Headed Thunder Dragon!" At Yuki's words, the skies darkened, and a bolt of lightning struck the ground in front of Yuki, revealing the orange scaled dragon he'd summoned. Atk-2800 Def-2100
Above Duel Academy, a helicopter bearing the Industrial Illusions logo was just beginning its descent, when one of the passengers caught sight of the lightning bolt.
"Hey, someone's dueling over there." The passenger said, trying to see just who it was. And their eyes went wide, having recognised one of the combatants. "Yuki! Pilot, set me down somewhere close to that duel!"
"But I'm not done using Fusion Gate." Yuki smirked. "I'll fuse Drago Warrior and Drago Defender, and bring out Drago Knight!"
"Looks like Yu just brought his A game." Yumie smirked at seeing the bright gold bipedal dragon.
Drago Knight Atk-2900 Def-2800
"And for every dragon in either players graveyard, my monster gets a 300 point boost!"
Drago Knight Atk-4700
"But it doesn't end there. I play Monster Reborn bringing back the monster I discarded with Dragon Shrine."
"Your Blue Eyes right?" Sora asked, as Yuki activated his spell card.
"Nope, I didn't have Blue Eyes in my hand when I played Dragon Shrine. I had this: Tyrant Dragon!" A fierce looking High Dragon rose from Yuki's graveyard, as the Obelisk boy tributed his Luster Dragon per Tyrant Dragon's effect of being summoned from the graveyard. Atk-2900 Def-2100
"Now I'll activate A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon. It works like this, I bring a dragon monster of level five or higher back to my hand, and then I can destroy all spell and trap cards on the field." Sora's eyes went wide when Yuki activated his spell card, and brought Tyrant Dragon back to his hand.
"But your Fusion Gate…" She said shocked.
"I can do without it, since I've won this duel." Yuki replied, as a the spirit of Tyrant Dragon blasted away all of Sora's back row with a large gust of wind created when it flapped its wings.
"You've won?" Sora asked, taking a look at her duel disk. "But I still have plenty of life points…"
"And I still have cards to play." Yuki said, taking a card from his hand. "Like my Lord of D!"
A dark looking man with dark clothing and a dragon bone helmet appeared on Yuki's field. Atk-1200 Def-800 "And I'm giving him the spell card; Flute of Summoning Dragons."
Lord of D took the draconic looking flute that had appeared in front of him, and blew a long deep note from it. "Now I can special summon two dragon monsters to my field. Like my Tyrant Dragon, and the dragon you thought I had sent to the graveyard with Dragon Shrine. Blue Eyes White Dragon!"
Both powerful dragons roared as they materialised on Yuki's field.
Tyrant Dragon Atk-2900 Def-2100
Blue Eyes White Dragon Atk-3000 Def-2500
"Now go Tyrant Dragon, attack Harpie Lady One!" Tyrant Dragon roared, and shot a stream of fire at the first Harpy Lady, incinerating her.
Sora-LP 2300
Harpie Lady 2-3 Atk 1300
Cyber Harpie Lady Sisters Atk 2450
Harpies Pet Dragon Atk-2900
"Now thanks to Tyrant Dragon's effect, he can attack once again! Attack the Cyber Harpies!" Another stream of fire incinerated the three Harpie sisters.
Sora-LP 1950
Harpies Pet Dragon Atk-2600
"Blue Eyes, Burst Stream of Destruction! Destroy Harpies Pet Dragon!" Yuki's powerful dragon roared, before blasting the lesser dragon away.
Fujin-LP 1650
Drago Knight Atk-5000
"And my Drago Knight finishes this! Say goodbye to Harpie Lady Two!" Drago Knight leapt into the air, splitting the monster in half.
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"And there's a reason Yuki's an Obelisk." Yumie smiled, as both Yuki and Sora's duel disks deactivated. She was about to walk up to congratulate her twin, when the sound of someone applauding slowly reached her ears.
"Not bad Yuki." The newcomer said, surprising both twins. The Newcomer had a dark blue jacket over his Burn It Down shirt, which was tucked into his jeans. Minus the teal highlights in his hair that his siblings had, Yuri Hyoudou looked exactly like the twins. "But when did you get a Blue Eyes?"