Soon, the time machine landed in some kind of arena. It wasn't on Academy Island. It was that place where Jaden dueled Dr. Crowler in Episode 1, in order to get to Duel Academy.
After a few minutes, Calvin was able to duel one of the proctors, to see if he could get accepted into Duel Academy. Calvin and the proctor both drew five cards.
The proctor was about to draw a sixth card, but Calvin started yelling. "Oh, no you don't! I'm going first!"
Calvin drew his sixth card. These were the cards in his hand:
Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Red-Eyes Black Dragon, Dark Magician, and Black Luster Soldier.
If you know anything about these cards, you know what's wrong here. Blue-Eyes White Dragon, Red-Eyes Black Dragon, and Dark Magician each need two sacrifices in order to summon one of them. As for Black Luster Soldier, he's a Ritual Monster, so you need the Ritual Spell Card, Black Luster Ritual, in order to Ritual Summon him. I might just tell you in advance that Calvin didn't have any spell or trap cards in his deck.
"I summon Blue-Eyes White Dragon in attack mode!" said Calvin. A low-pitched beeping sound came out of his duel disk as he placed Blue-Eyes White Dragon on it. The slot that he tried to place it on flashed red.
Calvin tried all five slots, but all of them flashed red and emitted a low-pitched beeping sound.
"Uh, reality check," said the proctor. "You need to sacrifice two monsters in order to summon that."
"Oh," said Calvin. "Then, I'll sacrifice Dark Magician and Red-Eyes Black Dragon."
"As in, on the field," corrected the proctor.
"Okay," said Calvin. "I guess I'll summon Dark Magician instead."
"Also needs two sacrifices."
"Red-Eyes Black Dragon?"
"Two sacrifices."
"Black Luster Soldier?"
"That's a ritual monster. You need a Ritual Spell Card to summon him."
"A spell card?" asked Calvin, confused. "Who uses spell cards?"
"Everyone!" said the proctor.
"But I thought monsters were the only cards that matter," objected Calvin.
The proctor rolled his eyes. "Look, if you can't do anything, just end your turn."
"I will do no such thing!"
"Well, if you don't, this turn will last forever and absolutely nothing will happen."
"Oh. Good point," said Calvin.
The proctor drew his card. "I summon Goblin Attack Force." An army of goblins appeared on the field. The attack point meter showed that it had 2300 attack points. "I attack your life points directly!"
Calvin's life points dropped from 4000 to 1700.
"Now, my Goblin Attack Force is forced into defense mode." Goblin Attack Force had zero defense points.
Calvin drew his next card: Fusilier Dragon, The Dual-Mode Beast. The print on the card showed that it had 2800 attack points and 2000 defense points.
"I summon Fusilier Dragon, The Dual-Mode Beast!" To Calvin's surprise and relief, it actually worked! Then he looked at the attack point meter on the scoreboard. "What? 1400 attack points? It's supposed to have 2800!"
"Fusilier Dragon also requires two sacrifices," explained the proctor. "However, you can bypass those sacrifices by dividing its attack and defense points in half."
"Oh well," said Calvin. "At least it has more attack points than your Goblin Attack Force's defense points. Fusilier Dragon, obliterate his Goblin Attack Force!"
The proctor drew his card. "I play Snatch Steal, and equip it to your Fusilier Dragon! Now, it goes to my side of the field."
Calvin clamped his hand on his card on his duel disk. "No! You can't have it! It's mine!"
"Look on the bright side," said the proctor. "At least you gain a thousand life points during each of your Standby Phases."
"Oh, all right," sighed Calvin, handing his opponent the card.
The proctor placed Fusilier Dragon on his duel disk, and played Snatch Steal in another slot inside the duel disk (the Spell/Trap Zone). "Wait," said Calvin. "When is my Standby Phase, anyway?"
The proctor ignored his question. "I play Book of Moon! This flips Fusilier Dragon face-down, thus unequipping from Snatch Steal. Now, I Flip Summon Fusilier Dragon into face-up attack position!"
Calvin stared in shock at the monster standing in front of him. "Hang on! How did it get 2800 attack points?"
"When Fusilier Dragon gets flipped face-down, his effect gets reset. So, his attack and defense points are no longer cut in half. Now, Fusilier Dragon, wipe out his life points!"
"I am your master!" Calvin Shouted as Fusilier Dragon fired a blast at him. "You must obey me! Stop attacking this instant!"
The proctor rolled his eyes towards the ceiling as Calvin's life points dropped to zero.
A minute later, Calvin joined Hobbes on the bleachers. "So, how's our little King of Games doing?" asked Hobbes sarcastically.
"I can't believe it! He must have cheated somehow! I'm going to make sure that I get accepted into Obelisk Blue, the highest rank!"
"Oh, really?" said a voice behind Calvin. Calvin turned around. A ridiculous-looking man with a blonde ponytail and purple lipstick was grinning evilly at him. Calvin recognized him from the show as Dr. Crowler.
"I'm sorry, but people as pathetic as you don't get accepted at all!"
Calvin's eyes started to water. "But…you have to accept me! I'm Calvin the Bold! Boy of Destiny!"
Dr. Crowler just laughed.
"IF YOU DON'T ACCEPT ME THIS MINUTE, I'LL TELL EVERYONE THAT YOU DEFIED THE GREAT CALVIN!"
"Oh, I'm so scared!" said Dr. Crowler sarcastically.
"I MEAN IT! IT'S MY DESTINY TO BE THE BEST AT EVERYTHING! I'M THE PURPOSE OF HUMAN EVOLUTION! BLAH BLAH BLAH! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Dr. Crowler covered his ears. He didn't want to put up with a crybaby. After an hour of Calvin whining and bawling and pounding his fists on the floor, he finally got accepted into Duel Academy.