Duelist Academy

Ch. 2

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Alex stared at the huge school they were approaching in the speedboat for newcomers. His jaw dropped as he beheld the academy.

Once he got there, the new kids were taken on a tour by Seto Kaiba, the founder. He showed them how to get around, classrooms, and the dueling arenas. They walked around the school back to the main entrance, where there was a table.

"Now when I call your names, please come and get your equipment." Kaiba said. "Atashi, Sukira!" The girl walked up and grabbed a PDA, a school-issue dueling disk, a uniform, and a slip of paper w/ a dorm room number on it. Kaiba rapped off student names with startling efficiency. Alex noticed that when he got his, his PDA was blue, while Bastion's was yellow, and Jaden's and a blue-haired kid's were both red. Alex guessed that this had to do with dorm placement. He quickly set off for his new dorm room after Kaiba talked a bit more.

He reached the Obelisk Blue dorms, and then searched for room number 223. He found it and pushed the door open, and nearly fainted with delight. His new dorm had a full-sized bed in the corner with his bags on it, a rather spacious bathroom, a kitchenette, a small fridge, and a stereo system and a TV. There was also a desk and a dresser in the other corner. He spread the windows and allowed some sunlight to come through. He plonked down on the bed and sighed. This was gonna be a great year…

Just as he was about to doze off, an announcement over the loudspeakers in the hall came on.

"Don't forget about the welcome dinners for each dorm. It will be at 7:30 in each dorm's dining area. Afterwards, please report to the Obelisk Blue Dueling Arena for announcements and an exhibition duel between three new duelists from each dorm. Don't forget, welcome dinner at 7:30!" a man's voice rang out.

Alex checked his watch for the time and found it was 6:30. He decided to go for a shower to freshen up, then get changed and go exploring if there was any time left.

As he got back from the dorm, he found his PDA was beeping. After changing into the Obelisk Blue uniform, he checked the PDA and found there was a message from a Chancellor Sheppard. The message read for him to be ready to participate in an exhibition duel after the welcome dinner. Alex smiled and ran a hand through his hair. Maybe he should organize his deck quickly…

At 7:20, he set off from his dorm room after a quick deck-configuration and walked to the Obelisk Blue dining area. He sat down at a table and waited for a few minutes. Some people came by and said hi or congratulated him on his placement in Obelisk Blue. They noticed the Duel-Disk on his arm, and asked if he was going to duel today. Alex said yes, and the people went on. He did not see the pair of people watching him from another table.

"You think we should sit with him Alexis?" inquired a tall, handsome man with black hair.

"Sure! I wanna meet him! He seems pretty nice, and if that Duel-Disk on his arm means he's gonna duel, I'm gonna watch him!" said a pretty girl with long blonde hair.

The two got up and moved towards Alex.

"Are these seats taken?" inquired the man. Alex shook his head and the pair sat down.

"I'm Zane Truesdale and she's Alexis Rhodes. Nice to meet you." said the man, Zane, indicating with his head that the girl was Alexis. The girl smiled and waved. Zane was about to say more when a… person… of questionable gender banged a spoon on a glass.

"Attention please! I am your professor, Dr. Veillan Crowler, and I am the head of Obelisk Blue!" The man? Looked around expectantly and was rewarded with a few claps. "Welcome to Duelist Academy for all newcomers. Actually, it should be newcomer. We only have ONE newcomer, so please meet Alex Sugahari!" Alex stood up and waved a bit to roaring applause, then sat down. "Alex will represent us in the exhibition later. But now, talk and eat!"

The person walked off and left the kids there to talk and eat as the servers came out and served each person. Alex found that Zane was the number one duelist in the school, while Alexis was the third best duelist behind a Ra Yellow named Joe. After all had eaten his or her fill, they walked off to the Obelisk Blue Dueling Arena. Alex walked off with Alexis and Zane and sat down in the seats in the spectator area. After a man introduced himself as Chancellor Sheppard, the person who would run the school, he made a few announcements about rules and stuff, then called for the heads of each dorm to come forward. As each came forward, they announced the name of one duelist each. Alex, Bastion, and Jaden were called, and they walked down into the center. He noticed Dr. Crowler visibly blanch at the sight of Jaden, and wondered why he/she would recoil at Jaden's sight. After the applause died down Chancellor Sheppard told the spectators that this would be a three-way Battle Royale, in which each contestant would have 4000 Life Points each.

"Let the Battle begin!" cried the Chancellor, and all the students roared in anticipation.