Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Kaze ni Naru
Written by: Sakura Solo
Disclaimer: I do not own Angelic Layer or Yu-Gi-Oh! GX. Nor do I own the Duel Monster cards I made up based of Studio Ghibli movies, maho shojo anime, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Inu-Yasha, or Dragonball Z. Enjoy the story.
Chapter 1: On the Wind! Misaki's Solo Voyage
It was a bright, warm, if not sunny Saturday early afternoon in Domino City, Hiknorogi Prefecture, Japan. People were out enjoying the nice weather, after about a week of torrential rains had moved through the area. Among other things going on today, KaibaCorp was holding testing for all interested school age duelists for the elite Duel Academy, which was on some remote island in the middle of nowhere, but was reported to be only a day's journey via boat from Japan. So, all available duelists were on their way to KaibaCorp, in hopes of going to the private school, which was run by none other than Seto Kaiba, himself.
Of course, this was also why seven-year-old Misaki Suzuhara was running down the main sidewalk, trying to get to the testing site in time. Of course, she had to maneuver around other people walking in the opposite direction. She was a small little girl, with expressive blue eyes, and short brown hair with pigtails in front. "Excuse me, coming through," she called out, making sure not to whack anybody with the duel disk on her left arm. Unfortunately, she wasn't watching where she was going, and as a result, she tripped over a stick, and fell forward on to somebody's legs. After that, she tumbled over on the grass, a bit dizzy. She managed to sit up, and gather her cards, as they were all over the place.
While doing so, the man she had run into looked at her with interest, "You're a duelist, aren't you?" Misaki looked up at his violet eyes, and nodded, "Yeah, I am. I'm on my way to KaibaCorp to test for the Academy." The man nodded, "Then you'll probably need this. It's a lucky card." He reached into a pocket, and handed Misaki a card. Misaki gasped, it was a Winged Kuriboh, and these were really hard to find.
Cautiously standing up, Misaki stared at the card for a moment, before remembering her manners, she replied, "Thank you very much for the card, sir." The man nodded, and ruffled her hair, "Good luck on the tests." He then walked off, while Misaki hurried off to the testing center.
Luckily, she was early, so she decided to register, just in case her name wasn't on an official list or anything like that. Walking over to a counter, she asked the attendant, "Excuse me. I'd like to register for the Duel Academy testing today, please."
The woman replied, "Certainly. What's your name, please?" "Misaki. Misaki Suzuhara," the child replied. The woman looked at the screen and told her, "All right then, Miss Suzuhara. You are already registered, and your test will begin at 14:10." She handed Misaki an orange card that was used as an entry ID for the testing phase.
Considering that Misaki had a little over an hour to spare before she was tested, she decided to have a look around.
She noticed that most of the people there were in either high school, or in middle school. Geez, I must be the only grade scholar here, Misaki thought to herself.
As she was walking along the hallways, she noticed students were dueling each other, or prepping for their tests. Along the way, she noticed that a group of teenagers were talking about some new American sitcom that was on late. Misaki noticed that they also had orange cards. Walking up to them, she asked, "Excuse me, but were your tests really hard? Mine is coming up, and I wanted to be prepared."
The boy asked one of the girls, "Hey, Alexis! Did you hear that?" "Sure did," the blonde hair girl replied, "here's your answer! It's a grade scholar, of all people."
The boy looked at Misaki, "Look, shrimp, you're too little to be here, hanging out with us first rate duelists. Why don't you go home and play with your Super Dollfies and read some nice maho shojo manga?"
Alexis looked at Misaki, "You know he's right. A little kid like you doesn't stand a chance at getting accepted. Why don't you try again when you're older, like say 13 or 14?"
Misaki's eyes narrowed," I am NOT too young. I'm just as good a duelist as anybody else here." With that, she sauntered off, fuming and looking for a place to sit down.
After a few minutes of walking around, Misaki sat down on a wooden bench near where some eighth graders were practicing. Misaki looked at her deck, and thought, I am good enough! Why won't anybody give me a chance? I may be small, but I'm just as good as everyone else!
As she was looking at her maho shojo Duel Monsters, a voice interrupted her thoughts, "Hey! Those are some neat Clamp cards you have there." Misaki turned to face the person who was speaking to her. It was a boy, apparently an eighth grader, with blue, spiky hair, grey eyes, and glasses.
Misaki nodded in agreement, "Yeah! They are pretty neat, and I have the ones from Sailor Moon, also." The boy sat next to Misaki, and looked at her deck. "That's an impressive deck for a grade scholar. What grade are you in?"
Misaki replied, "My name is Misaki Suzuhara, seven years old, first grade." The boy smiled kindly, and replied, "Hello, Misaki. I am Syrus Truesdale, fourteen years old, eighth grade."
Misaki smiled, "It's nice to have somebody to talk to. Everybody's been ignoring me today because I'm the smallest. Syrus, was your test really hard? I'm nervous that I don't do well."
Syrus told Misaki, "Well, it depends on who you duel. It's completely random. A while ago, I dueled Dr. Crowler, who is head of Osiris Blue dorm, and I lost because I don't really have confidence in my dueling skills."
Curious, Misaki inquired, "Can I see your deck?" Syrus handed his deck over to Misaki, and she leafed through the cards, before announcing, "You have a neat deck, Syrus, and I hope to duel you soon." Syrus nodded, "Good luck, Misaki."
Just then the clock rang 14:06! Misaki and Syrus looked up, "Oh no! I'm going to be late for my test!" Misaki yelled, while Syrus managed to show her where to go, and decided to see how she did, considering he was now quite fond of her, like a little sister.
Misaki stepped up to the door, and entered her card. The screen lit up and said: Duel 213-VDS: Misaki Suzuhara vs. Dr. Crowler. Your test is about to begin. Please prepare your deck at this time." Misaki stepped onto the elevator, and it went down to the stadium floor.
The testing area, in actuality, was a gigantic arena, complete with holographic screens and THX certified sound systems. Misaki walked over to where she assumed she was supposed to wait for her opponent. A minute later, a person walked into the room.
Misaki stared, was it a man or a woman? She had a hard time telling because the person had blonde hair in a pony-tail, purple lipstick, and earrings. Misaki saw the uniform the odd person wore, and realized that this was Dr. Crowler. He looked really ugly, and Misaki was rather disgusted by the idea of wearing purple lipstick in the summer. It was fine for girls on Halloween, but grown-up men never did that as far as Misaki knew.
Crowler was looking around for the person he was supposed to test. The last person he had tested was Syrus Truesdale, and he was in the Slifer Red dorm, because he had a lack of skill that could be greatly improved upon.
He was surprised however, to see that his opponent was a girl, a little girl at that, who had to at least be in early grade school, or just out of kindergarten because she was so small. However, she had a presence that put him off a bit, as though she was no mere duelist.
Walking over to the little girl, he asked, "I assume you are Misaki Suzuhara?" Misaki nodded, "That's right, sir. Are you Dr. Crowler?" "Yes I am, Miss Suzuhara. Now let me see how good you are at dueling."
Misaki nodded, and she and Dr. Crowler took the stands, the test was aired all over the building. Syrus was getting something to drink, when he saw Misaki was going to duel! "Come, on Misaki! You can do this," Syrus thought silently.
Misaki consulted her deck as the test began. She thought first hand was pretty good: she had 2 Sailor Soldiers cards, 1 God Warrior car, and 1 Magic Knight Card. Considering what to do first, she announced, "I summon Magic Knight of Rayearth to the field in attack mode. I also play Pretty Soldier Sailor Mars and Giant God Warrior in defense mode."
Crowler stared at his hand, and sweat dropped! How could a little kid get such great cards? I can't lose to a little kid! I'll lose my job, and I'd be humiliated in front of the entire dueling community. There has to be a way to stop this kid from beating me, Crowler thought. He then formed a plan, as he announced, "I place 2 cards face down, and end my turn."
Misaki shuddered; I'll bet he played a trap card last turn, so I need to be careful. She yelled, "Okay! Magic Knight of Rayearth, Crimson Lightning attack his first card!" A band of fire followed, and wiped out the monster card, which turned out to be a Witch of the North Forest.
Crowler nodded, now to win in order to save his job, and show the little brat who she was trying to defeat! "I'm afraid you've lost, Miss Suzuhara. I figured you would play something like that, so I have a surprise for you! Reveal face down card, Monster Destruction. This trap card destroys all monsters on the field in defense mode, so say good bye to your Sailor Senshi and God Warrior. Now, I summon Eternal Dragon to the field! Eternal Dragon, use Five Missile Strike on Misaki's Magic Knight!" There was a loud boom, as the sounds reverberated all over the room, forcing Misaki to duck behind the consul.
After the dust had settled, Dr. Crowler was shocked to see that Sailor Saturn had not been destroyed. Misaki countered, "Sailor Saturn has a special ability that lets her be safe from all trap cards. Since you have no monsters left, I can attack. Sailor Saturn, use Death Reborn Revolution attack on Dr. Crowler's life points!" A blinding flash of light followed, and when the dust cleared, Misaki was the victor.
Running down form the platform, Misaki asked Dr. Crowler, "Are you all right? What dorm am I in?" Crowler smirked, "Since you're only a small child, and new to dueling, you will be in Slifer Red with the rest of the beginners and rejects. Have a nice afternoon, and the ship leaves tonight at 20:00."
Misaki bowed politely, and ran off to tell Syrus the good news. Syrus was glad she had won the dueling test, and to celebrate, they made a friendship pact over some ice cream sundaes.
Later that evening, everybody who had been accepted to the Academy was on board, and the boat would arrive first thing tomorrow. Misaki was assigned to a cabin with Syrus, and was trying on the Slifer Red uniform. The jacket was a bit large for her, but everything else seemed to fit fine. She lay down on the bed, and promptly fell asleep.
When Syrus walked in 10 minutes later, he noticed Misaki had fallen asleep in her clothes. Smiling gently, her covered her up with a blanket, and went into his cabin to read up on the Academy.
