The Night of Panik
It was a cloudy night and the winds blew and flowed through the breezy air. Duel Academy was entering the fall season. Even though everything on the island looked the same, there have been some rainy days there, and the the temperature was relatively low sometimes. It was very peaceful around here, but unbeknownst to everyone who were sleeping, something was floating towards the island. A boat. A row boat to be exact. And someone was rowing it. Because of the darkness of the night, it was hard to see the appearance of the figure. Once the stranger reached the beach, they stepped out of the boat. Whoever the person was, they were like 7 feet tall.
"Duel Academy, get ready to Panik."
Today was a cheerful day at the academy and it was free day. Many students mingled with each other. A certain certain Ra Yellow walked through the hallway; Andrew.
"It's quite lively around here." He said to himself. He kept walking until he heard a couple of students talk about something.
"Hey, how do you think the Halloween festival will be like?" One Obelisk blue boy asked.
"I heard that there will be some carnival games, halloween snacks and for those who dare can stay to watch a horror movie." Another Obelisk said.
"Cool. I can't wait."
Andrew got interested by this. "Oh that's right. It's two days before it's Halloween."
"Then you better get prepared for a thriller night." Someone spoke up from behind. Andrew turned around to see Michael.
"Hey Michael. What are you doing around here?"
The dark-monster duelist shrugged. "Nothing special. Just enjoying the day. So, do you have any plans for the festival?"
"Well, I think I will invite Shiori. Oh! And maybe Jenny as well."
"Sounds good." Michael replied with a grin. "You think you're brave enough to watch the horror movie?"
Andrew scratched the back of his head,, as he had an unsure look on his face. "I'm not entirely sure. It would be nice to see a movie with my friends. But I don't know if I dare to watch something scary."
"Well, I'm sure the others will understand if you don't wanna." Michael then gave him a serious look. "Speaking of scary, have you read the news on the internet?"
"No. why do you ask?"
"Well, when I did that, I came across an article about some kind of incident. There were reports about people walking on the streets late at night being kidnapped by someone."
"Really?" Andrew asked with a surprised tone. "What did the kidnapper do to them."
"No one knows. Because the police never found the culprit. But they did found the victims tied up inside some abandoned places. Old factories, houses, etc."
"And why were they tied up?"
"That's what the police are trying to figure out. But get this, when they found the victims…" Michael turned his head from side to side before he continued. "They were trembling in fear, saying things like 'So dark, Horrible monsters'. It's like they've met something horrifying or something."
This made Andrew gulp a bit. Whoever did something like that must be a very terrifying person.
"Whoa, that sounds scary." Both boys jumped when a third person spoke up. They turned to see Jaden, Syrus and Chumley.
"Jaden? How long have you guys been standing there?" Andrew asked with an almost angry tone due to being surprised like that.
"Long enough to hear the story about this mysterious kidnapper. Who would have thought that someone kidnap people, just to scare them?"
"Well I'm just glad that kidnapper isn't here on the island." Syrus said. "It was bad enough with the abandoned dorm."
"Yeah, totally." Chumley agreed. "Sure, that masked man Jaden dueled was a sham, but everything we went through that place was pretty scary."
"Well, let's just hope that man will be brought to justice." Michael said. "Anyway, are you guys planning to attend the halloween festival?"
"You bet we do." Jaden replied excited. "I can't wait to try some of the games they're planning."
"Yeah, me neither." Syrus said.
"Same here." Chumley added.
"Well, I can't wait either." Michael replied. "I see you guys around." He said as he walked away.
"So, what are you gonna do, Andrew?" Jaden asked.
"Like I told Michael, I was about to invite Shiori and Jenny."
"Hey, that's cool. Well then, see ya later." And with that, Andrew and the Slifer trio went separate ways.
Andrew thought he should ask Shiori first. He headed to the Ra Yellow dorm to see if Shiori was in his dorm room. Just as he was about to enter…
"What's up Andrew?"
He turned around and saw the very person he was looking for.
"Hey Shiori. I was actually looking for you."
"And may I ask why?"
"Because I was wondering if you wanted to hang around at the festival."
"Sure, why not?" He replied, giving him a thumbs up.
"That's great. Now I just need to find Jenny." Andrew said as he was about to leave.
"Oh! You're gonna ask her as well?" Shiori asked.
"Yeah, that's right."
Shiori then held a small teasing smirk on his face. "Well then, go get her, Tiger." He went inside the dorm building.
Andrew raised an eyebrow. "What's that supposed to mean?" He stood there for a moment before he shrugged and walked away.
Meanwhile, Jenny and Alexis were walking through the hallway of the school building. They heard other people talking about the upcoming festival.
"It's very clear how much everyone are looking forward to the Halloween festival." Jenny stated.
"No kidding. I would be lying if I say I'm not looking forward to it." Alexis replied. "Speaking of which, do you have any plans for the festival?"
"Well…" Jenny thought about it, wondering what she should do. And then an idea crossed her mind, with a small blush on her face. 'I wonder if Andrew wants to come with me.' She then faced her female friend. "I think I…"
"Hello there!" Someone called out. The girls turned to see Andrew standing right in front of them, and waved at them smiling.
"Oh, hey Andrew." Jenny greeted.
"Hey Andrew. What brings you here?" Alexis asked.
"What brings me here… or rather who brings me here is Jenny."
The girl in question blinked. "Me? Why?"
"Because I want to ask you something. You see, I was wondering if you want to attend the Halloween festival with me. Shiori will join me too, but I thought it would be fun if you joined me as well."
Jenny stared at him with widened eyes. She was definitely not expecting him to ask her out about the festival. That saved her the trouble to ask him. She snapped out of her shock and smiled. "Yes, of course. I would love to." She said cheerfully.
"Great. Then I'll see you there." He replied as he left the two ladies alone.
"Yeah, see ya." She watched as he walked away.
"Well aren't you lucky." Alexis spoke up.
"What do you mean?" Jenny asked with a tiny blush on her face.
"What I mean is Andrew saved you the trouble to ask him."
Jenny widened her eyes as her blush darkened a little. "H-how did you know I was going to ask him?"
"Just an intuition."
Jenny turned away, feeling a bit embarrassed. Alexis couldn't help but feeling amused by her friend's reaction.
Later that night, most of the students have returned to their dorms. But there were a group of three Obelisk blue girls spending some time at the lake near the girls dorm, talking to each other. One girl had short black hair that reached her shoulders. Another one had light gray hair tied up in a pair of long pigtails. The third one had long dark pink hair, almost as long as Alexis' hair.
"Did you girls see that guy carving out the pumpkins? He's a total hottie." The girl with pigtails said dreamily.
"Yeah, no kidding." The black haired girl agreed. "And the guy hanging up those skulls and bats is cute."
"The one preparing the candy stand wasn't too bad either." The pink haired girl commented.
Before anyone could say something else, they heard the sound of rustling from the bushes nearby.
"Huh? What's that?" The black haired girl wondered.
"Maybe it's a boy sneaking around?" The girl with pigtails said.
The pink haired girl gave the bushes a hard glare. "If so, then he's in big trouble." The girls went to the bushes to confront whoever or whatever was hiding behind.
"Alright, whoever you are, come out now!" The black haired girl demanded.
The rustling continued for almost 15 seconds. And as soon as the invisible clock reached the fifteenth second, something crawled out from the bushes, something… furry and tiny?
"Huh?" The girls looked down to see a squirrel. It tilted its head as it stared at them curiously.
"Aww, it was just a little squirrel." The pink haired girl said.
"And its so cute~." The girl with pigtails added.
"Hey there little guy." The black haired girl said as she kneeled down. The squirrel looked like it was about approach them. But then, when it looked up, it jumped and ran away. "Huh? What happened?"
"Did we scare it somehow?" The pigtailed girl wondered.
"Maybe." The pink haired girl replied. She was about to turn around. "Let's head back to… huh?"
"Hm? What's wrong?" The other girls turned around, and saw someone standing right in front of their friend. The stranger was a tall, shadowy figure, staring down at them.
The girls were just standing there, sweating and couldn't help but tremble in fear.
The stranger gave them an evil grin and let out an equally evil chuckle.
...
...
"AAAAAAHHHH!"
The next day, many students in the classrooms and hallways were talking about a certain incident.
"Have you heard? Three girls have disappeared last night." A boy said.
"Yeah, someone must have kidnapped them." Another boy said.
"What do you think could have happened to them?" A girl asked.
"I don't know. I just hope they're okay." Another girl said.
Since it was so popular, Jaden and his roommates decided to ask Alexis and Jenny about it. They all met up at the docks. Along with Alexis and Jenny, Jasmine and Mindy were there as well. Even Andrew, Shiori, Bastion and Michael came to ask them.
"So, do you girls know anything about the disappearance?" Jaden asked.
Alexis shook her head. "No, we hardly know anything."
"We were just relaxing in our dorm, until we heard a scream." Jasmine said.
"So we ran out to find out what happened." Mindy added.
Jenny then pulled out a certain device. "And when we arrived, all we found was this PDA laying on the ground."
"This is so uncool." Michael replied. "What could have happened to them?"
"What indeed. This certainly is a mystery." Bastion added.
The group pondered deeply about this. And then, a thought crossed Jaden's mind.
"Hey, do you guys think this has something to do with that mysterious kidnapper?"
Everyone looked at him with quizzical looks on their faces.
"Mysterious kidnapper?" Shiori asked.
It was then Andrew realized what Jaden was talking about. "You mean the one who kidnapped people and scared them before disappearing?"
As soon as those words left his mouth, the rest of the group gasped.
Syrus and Chumley couldn't help but pale at that.
"C-come on Jaden. There's no way that scary kidnapper has something to do with this." The blue haired Slifer said.
"Y-yeah, totally." Chumley added.
"Well, what else could have happened to the girls?" Jaden asked.
"Wether that kidnapper is responsible or not, all we know is that there are students who have gone missing, and we need to find them." Michael pointed out.
The group nodded in approval.
"Alright then, let's go and find them!" Jaden declared.
"You guys can go and search for them. I'll try to gather more information about this." Bastion said.
"Good. Let us know if you find something new." Andrew said.
And so, the students went out to search in groups. Alexis was searching with Jenny, Jasmine and Mindy. Jaden was searching with Syrus and Chumley. And Andrew was searching with Shiori and Michael. They looked around on the beach, trying to find some clues.
"Did you guys find anything?" Andrew called out to the others.
"Nothing here." Michael replied searching through one place.
"Same here." Shiori added.
"Keep it up. I'm sure we'll find something."
And so, they continued with the task. The boys kept searching for another 10 minutes. And then...
"Man, there are no clues here." Michael said, being disappointed.
"Not even a single thing." Shiori added.
"Then let's go somewhere else." Andrew suggested.
The group were about to leave, until Michael noticed something. "Hm?"
"What is it, Michael?" Andrew asked.
"I think I just found something." He replied as he walked to whatever he found.
"Really?" Shiori asked.
The two Ra's followed the Obelisk as they walked towards whatever Michael. When they were close enough, the boys could see that it was...
"A bush?" Shiori asked.
Indeed it seemed to be a bush. and quite a big one for that matter.
"What's so special with that?" Andrew wondered.
As to answer his question, Michael walked up to the bush and placed a hand on it. And then...
"Yup, it's just as I thought."
"What do you mean?" Shiori asked.
"What I mean is… this isn't a bush. Just something covered in leaves."
The two Ra's widened their eyes upon heating this. They placed their hands on the bush and were surprised to feel something strange.
"Whoa, what do you know? It really is something covered in leaves." Shiori said.
"Then let's see what's hidden." Andrew declared.
The boys removed all leaves from the hidden object. And when they were done, they found something unexpected.
"Is that a rowboat?" Andrew asked.
What they found was indeed a rowboat, with the oars laying inside of it.
"Yeah, looks like it." Michael replied.
"But if a boat was covered in leaves like that, then that means…" Shiori said.
"Someone is trying to hide the fact they are intruding the island." Michael finished the sentence.
"We must tell the others about this." Andrew said.
The other two boys nodded in approval, before they left.
Meanwhile, Alexis, Jenny, Jasmine and Mindy were walking through the woods. The sun even began to set.
"I wonder where they are." Alexis said.
"I'm sure we'll find them." Jenny said.
Jasmine and Mindy had been surprisingly quiet so far. It took Alexis a while to realize that.
"Are two okay?"
The two girls shared a look, before they turned towards Alexis with worried looks on their faces.
"No, not really." Jasmine replied. "I mean, there is some freak who've been kidnapping people.
"And what if that kidnapper finds us?" Mindy asked.
Alexis and Jenny looked at each other, before they gave them a reassuring look.
"Don't worry. As long as we stick together, we'll be fine." Alexis said.
"Yeah, so let's keep searching for the others." Jenny added.
Jasmine and Mindy started to feel a little better and nodded. But before the girls had the chance to keep searching, they heard rustling sounds nearby.
"W-what was that?" Jasmine asked with a panicked tone.
The girls stood next to each other, trying to be prepared for whoever was about to come. The rustling sound continued and was heard from different places. They then noticed a rustling bush, just a couple of meters away from them. The watched as the rustling intensified. They waited for whoever was hiding to appear. The rustling kept on until… nothing. The rustling just stopped.
"Huh? What happened?" Mindy wondered.
"It just stopped." Jenny said.
"That's weird." Alexis added. "I wonder wha… huh?" She stopped at mid sentence when she suddenly felt something on her back.
"Hm? What's wrong, Alexis?" Jenny asked as she and the others turned to see Alexis, who have already turned around, staring at someone very tall staring down at them.
"Hehehehe."
2 minutes earlier.
Andrew, Shiori and Michael met up with the others at the front of the academy building. Even Bastion arrived there.
"Hey guys. Did you find anything." Andrew asked.
"No, not a thing." Jaden replied as he and the other two Slifers shook their heads.
"What about you Bastion?" Shiori asked the intelligent Ra student. "Did you get some new info of the disappearance?"
"Well, I asked some other students about this, and it appears that the those three Obelisk Blue girls aren't the only one who are gone."
The rest of the group gasped.
"What? You mean other students have disappeared?" Syrus asked.
"Yes. According to those I asked, a couple of students from other dorms have recently gone missing. This is certainly a concerning situation."
"If you think that's concerning, wait until you guys hear what we found." Michael said.
"What did you found? Some clues of the missing students?" Jaden asked.
"We can't say for sure, but it was something strange. What we found was something covered in leaves. When we uncovered it, we found a rowboat."
The Slifers and Bastion widened their eyes. "A rowboat?" Chumley asked.
"Yeah, that's right." Andrew replied. "And the fact that it was covered in leaves can only mean that there's an intruder sneaking around on the island."
Syrus gulped. "Are you saying that this intruder could have something to do with the disappearances?"
"Like Michael said, we can't say for sure, but that might be possible." Shiori replied.
"Aw man."
Jaden punched his open palm. "Well, whatever the case, we can't stop now. Let's go and…"
"AAAAAHHHHH!"
The boys gasped upon hearing that scream.
"That sounded like Alexis and the others." Shiori said.
"Come on!" Jaden took the lead as the group ran in the direction the scream. They kept running until they came to a clearing. "What happened to them?"
"Hey, look over there." Syrus said. Everyone looked in the direction he was pointing at, and saw something on the ground… muddy footprints.
"Footprints." Michael said.
"There is certainly no doubt that our mysterious intruder left them." Bastion concluded.
"Then let's see where those footprints leads." Andrew said as he and the group followed the footprints.
As the time passed, it was nighttime. The group followed the footprints through the forest. And then, there were no more footprints to follow.
"The tracks stops here." Shiori pointed out.
"Yeah, but where did they go?" Michael wondered.
"Look guys." Everyone turned to Jaden and saw he was standing in front of what appeared to be the entrance of a cave.
"A cave?" Andrew asked.
"Yeah, and something tells me the girls are somewhere in there."
Syrus and Chumley didn't like the idea of entering a dark cave. Especially since there's a risk that they might be attacked by the intruder.
"Y-you guys aren't planning to go in there, are you?" The little bluehead asked nervously.
"Of course. We should at least see if the others are in there." Shiori replied.
"Hey, Bastion. Can you go and get Chancellor Sheppard? I think it would be good if he knew about what we found." Andrew suggested.
The Ra Yellow genius nodded. "Right. I'll be on my way." He then ran off.
"Uh, I think we should go too. Just to uh… make sure Bastion won't get in trouble." Chumley said nervously as he and Syrus tried to walk away.
"Yeah, better safe than… ah!" Syrus stopped at mid sentence as he and Chumley were pulled by their blazers and dragged by Michael and Shiori.
"Nope. Bastion should be fine. We're going in." The Obelisk boy declared.
"Yeah, so let's go." The ritual duelist said as they dragged the whining Slifers into the cave, followed by Andrew and Jaden.
The group was walking through a dark tunnel with a few puddles on the way.
"Aw man. It's so dark and creepy here." Syrus complained.
"Does anyone have a flashlight?" Chumley asked.
"No. But we can't stop here. We gotta find the other students." Jaden said.
They kept walking and… "AAAAAHHHH!"
The group heard a scream from a number of people. Syrus and Chumley jumped in fear by the sudden scream.
"It's the other students." Shiori said.
"Come on." Jaden ran in the scream came from, followed by the others.
"Ahh, why are we running." Chumley whined.
The group made it to the end of the tunnel and arrived in a big area. They looked around to find the others. It was then Syrus let out a terrified scream.
"What is it, Sy?" Jaden asked.
"Look over there!" The group looked in the direction he was pointing at and saw something shocking. A bunch of students, from all different dorms, sitting on the ground tied up and trembling in fear. They could see Alexis, Jenny, Jasmine and Mindy among those students. But what's got their attention was something standing right in front of them. It was a hideous looking monster made of skulls and other skeletal body parts.
"What is that?" Chumley asked frightened.
Michael seemed to recognize that creature. "I know that monster. It's Ryu Kokki."
The other boys looked at him.
"You mean it's a duel monster?" Jaden asked.
"Yeah. There's no doubt about it."
"But why is a duel monster doing here?" Shiori wondered.
"To help me spread fear around here!" A new voice echoed through the cave.
The boys looked around, wondering where the voice came from.
"Who's there? Show yourself." Andrew demanded.
"As you wish." The voice replied from the darkness and suddenly, three lights were turned on right above them. The group then noticed shining white eyes appear from the shadows. They braced themselves as the figure stepped out into the light to reveal themselves. The boys were intimidated by the appearance of the stranger. It was a man who was at least 7 feet tall. He was a Caucasian, dark-haired man wearing a dark hat and coat with the letters 'P' on the left side, and 'K' on the right side. He also wore a silver armor-like shirt with dark green pants and black boots. He also had the left half of his face covered in bandages, but they could clearly see the other half. The man had a scar over his right eye and a burn mark on his forehead. He also had a duel disk on his arm.
"W-w-who is that?" Syrus asked shaking.
"I don't know, but he sure looks creepy." Jaden commented.
"I assure you, I'm more than just creepy your little worms. I am… Panik the Player Killer!"
The boys gasped in astonishment.
"Panik the Player Killer? One of Pegasus's eliminators?" Shiori asked, hardly believing this.
"But from what I've heard, he died in towering inferno." Michael said, being as shocked as the others.
"Yeah that's right. You are supposed to be dead. How come you're still alive?" Andrew asked.
Panik gave them an intimidating grin. "How you ask? Well, I guess I could tell you. From starters, it's just like you said, I worked for Pegasus as one of his eliminators in the Duelist Kingdom Tournament years ago. Eliminating the competitors was nothing but thrilling for me. But then, as I finished off my latest victim, Mai Valentine…" He then grunted in anger. "That little upstart Yugi Moto came along and demanded a match to save that girl from being eliminated from the island!"
"Oh, that's right." Jaden said as he snapped his fingers. "Yugi dueled you to keep her in the tournament."
"But what does that have to do the fact you are still alive?" Michael asked.
"I used pyrotechnics to instill the fear in my opponents during the match…" The Player Killer explained. "Any opponent I faced begged for mercy, but Yugi wasn't just any opponent. He just kept dueling, humiliated me and defeated me. And in retaliation, I tried to burn him asunder!"
"What!?" Andrew could not believe that Panik actually tried to burn Yugi to death.
"But somehow, that pyramid he wore around his neck, protected him and tried to burn me alive!" Everyone was very shocked by this story, by all accounts Panik should have died back then. "In desperation, I removed my coat and used it as protection as I jumped out of the flames. And miraculously enough, I managed to survive, but even with the protection, I got burned." As he spoke, Panik removed the bandages from his face, revealing black burns on the left side of his face. Everyone gasped and was horrified.
"Oh, not lishus." Chumley said.
"Yikes! That's not cool." Jaden commented.
"Oh, for the love of Ra, that's awful." Andrew said, cringing at the sight of Panik's face.
"Ever since that fateful day, I've been honing my skills in underground duels, so I could inflict the same pain and fear I once dealt years ago. But merely making my opponents tremble fear in duels wasn't enough for me, so…" He then gave them a creepy grin. "I decided to hunt down victims and take them to some place where I can frighten them in peace."
"So then, the people tied up in abandoned places…" Andrew concluded and gave Panik a hard glare. "You are responsible for those incidents."
Panik's grin widened. "That's right. I know what you're thinking: 'That's terribly awful'. And you know what? That's what makes the whole thing fun." He then let out a laughter.
That was the last straw. The group couldn't help but glaring at the terrible player killer.
"You are one sick man!" Jaden snapped.
"You won't get away with this." Michael added.
"Let go of those people, right now!" Shiori demanded.
"And if I refuse?" Panik asked smugly.
It was then, when Andrew stepped forward. "If you don't release them that easily, then I'll force you. So let's duel."
Panik widened his eyes for a moment, before letting out another laugh. "So you think you can defeat me, eh? Alright then, let's see what you can do, little duelist."
"Good luck Andrew." Michael said.
"You got this." Jaden added.
The students who were captured were a little nervous about this. Even Jenny couldn't help but be worried. 'I hope you know what you're doing, Andrew.'
As the duelists took their positions, Shiori discreetly took out his PDA and prepared to send a message.
Meanwhile, Bastion was talking to Chancellor Sheppard in his office. He told about the clues he and the others found. "…And right now, they are inside the cave to investigate."
The Chancellor nodded. "I see. Well I'm glad that you told me this. Let's hope they find anything."
As soon as those words left his mouth, Bastion's PDA started to beep. He took it up and saw that he got a typed message.
"What is it?" Sheppard asked.
"A message from Shiori." The Ra Yellow student replied as he read the message. And then… "Great Scott!"
"What's wrong?"
"Take a look." Bastion held up his PDA so the Chancellor could read the message. And then, he gasped at what he just read.
"Let's go." He said as he got up from his chair.
Back to the cave
Panik and Andrew activated their duel disks and were about to start.
"Alright, time to take you down." Andrew declared.
"Not after I make you panic." The player killer replied.
"DUEL!"
Andrew: 4000
Panik: 4000
"I hope you're ready, because once this duel is over, you will be nothing but a trembling wimp." Panik said as he drew his sixth card." I play a facedown monster in defense mode, then I'll place another card facedown and end my turn." One facedown card appeared in front of the next.
"Okay, my move." Andrew declared as he drew a card.
"Hold it right there! I activate my trap card A Feint Plan." Panic said and revealed his facedown card. "Thanks to this, you won't be able to attack any facedown monster on the field this turn."
"Aw man, that means Andrew can't attack at all." Syrus muttered.
"The duel has just started." Michael replied with a confident voice. "I'm sure Andrew can get around this."
Andrew looked at his hand, trying to come up with a strategy. 'Let's see. Because of the effect of Panik's trap card, his monster is safe.' He then looked at a certain card in his hand. 'But that doesn't necessarily mean his life points are safe.' He smirked as he took the card from his hand. "I summon Elemental HERO Knospe in attack mode." As soon as Andrew placed the card on his duel disk, a new hero monster appeared on the field. It was like a humanoid flower bud wearing a little necklace. (ATK: 600 DEF: 1000 LV: 3)
"Hey, a new hero!" Jaden said excited.
"But it is kinda weak." Syrus commented while raising one of is eyebrows.
"I think Andrew has a good reason to summon that monster." Shiori replied calmly.
"Next I activate the spell card HERO's Bond. With a HERO monster on my field, I'm allowed to summon two level four or lower Elemental Heroes from my hand. And I choose Avian and Lady Heat, both of them in defense mode." The winged green hero, along with the white and orange clad fire heroine joined the little plant. (ATK: 1000 DEF: 1000 LV: 3) (ATK: 1300 DEF: 1000 LV: 4)
"Hahahaha! Is that the best you can come up with? A bunch of weaklings?" Panik mocked. "That's just pathetic. And even if any of those monsters would have enough attack points to take down my facedown monster, they can't attack it, all thanks to my A Feint Plan card."
"Who said I was after your monster?" Andrew asked.
"Huh?" The Player Killer raised an eyebrow.
"You're obviously unaware about my Knospe's special ability. If I control another Elemental HERO, she's safe from your attacks, and she can also bypass your monster and attack you directly."
"What!?"
"Now Knospe, attack with Seed Blast!" The plant-like hero fired seeds from its open buds. Panik used his arms to shield himself from the attack.
Panik: 4000-3400
"Yeah! That's it!" Jaden cheered.
"Lishus!" Chumley said.
"And thanks to that direct attack, another one of Knospe's abilities activates. Since she successfully caused some battle damage, her attack points are increased by 100, while her defense points are decreased by the same amount. (ATK: 600-700 DEF: 1000-900) "And next I activate the spell card Supply Squad." The continuous spell appeared behind the plant-like hero. "And next my Lady Heat's special ability kicks in. During my end phase, you take 200 points of damage for every Elemental HERO I have on the field." The fire heroine conjured a fireball in her right hand and threw it at Panik. He also seemed to be frightened by the flames.
Panik: 3400-2800
The kidnapped students cheered for this.
"Way to go, Andrew!" Jenny cheered.
"Nice move." Alexis added.
Panik started to growl. "You'll pay for that." He drew his next card. "I activate Pot of Greed, allowing me to draw two cards." When he looked at the two cards he drew, he smirked. "And it looks like I got something very good… and very nasty. I activate the spell card Cost Down." He inserted the spell card into his duel disk.
"By discarding one card from my hand, I can reduce the level of all monsters in my hand by two stars. Which means I don't need a sacrifice to summon Pumpking the King of Ghosts." The monster rose up from the ground. It was a giant pumpkin with one big eye and a creepy mouth. It also had some vine-like tentacles and a crown on its head. (ATK: 1800 DEF: 2000 LV: 6-4) "And now I activate the spell card Monster Reborn, and I'll use it to resurrect the monster discarded for a moment ago. Rise up, Despair from the Dark!" A dozen of tombstones rose up from the ground. along with a large wicked looking black, red and purple shadow-like creature that leered down at Andrew. (ATK: 2800 DEF: 3000 LV: 8)
"What is that!?" Syrus and Chumley exclaimed as they hugged each other, completely terrified by the monster.
"Two words: Not friendly." Shiori replied.
"And now it's time to reveal my facedown monster." With that said, Panik's facedown card flipped up, and out of it came something that looked like a little castle floating in the air. It was surrounded by a ring with a symbol on it. (ATK: 920 DEF: 1930 LV: 4)
"Is that… a castle?" Jaden wondered.
"Not just any castle." Michael grunted.
"That's right. This is the Castle of Dark Illusions, and this magnificent building has a flip effect: The attack and defense points of all zombie type monsters on the field are increased by 200." The unleashed a purple mist, causing the eyes of Panik's other monsters to glow red. (ATK: 1800-2000 DEF: 2000-2200) (ATK: 2800-3000 DEF: 3000-3200) "And as long as it remains on the field, their strength will increase by another 200 points during my standby phases, and this effect continues until my fourth turn after my castle revealed itself."
"So for every turn, they'll grow stronger." Jaden concluded.
"Aw man. That means Panik will have two powerful monsters on his field." Syrus added.
"Yes, but that's not all. My Pumpking has a special ability as well. If Castle of Dark Illusions is on the field, his attack and defense points are increased by 100." One the pumpkins tentacles wrapped around the lower part of the castle. (ATK: 2000-2100 DEF: 2200-2300) "And during my standby phases, Pumpking gets 100 more points, and that will continue until the fourth turn after this effect is activated. And to add some more darkness on the field, I equip my Castle of Dark Illusions with the spell card Shield Attack, which lets me switch its original attack and defense points." The spell card appeared behind the floating building and then, the mist it unleashed was darker than before. (ATK: 920-1930 DEF: 1930-920)
"What? Now its attack points are higher than its defense points." Chumley stated.
"Which means Andrew is in trouble now." Jaden added.
"Time for you to suffer the horror of my creatures." Panik announced." Now my Castle, eliminate his Avian!" The mist the castle unleashed was spreading over the field. And then, a mass of the mist was forming into the shape of a giant skull with red glowing eyes and devoured Avian within 2 seconds.
"That castle is scarier than I thought." Syrus paled.
"Well, any card can be terrifying if you play it right." Michael replied.
"The effect of my Supply Squad is activated." Andrew announced. "Once per turn, I get to draw a card when one of my monsters are destroyed." He explained as he drew a card.
"You're going to need it, because I'm not done yet. Now Pumpking, crush his Lady Heat." Two of the named monster's tentacles around the female hero and crushed her. "And now it's time so say goodbye to your little veggie. Despair from the Dark, Attack!" The shadow-like creature melted into the ground and disappeared. Everyone were waiting for the monster to strike, but were confused after waiting for 10 seconds.
"Huh? Why hasn't it attacked yet?" Shiori wondered.
"Did it just return to the dead or something?" Jaden asked jokingly.
Andrew then looked at the Player Killer. "Hey, Panik. What are you trying to pu…"
RAAGH!
"Ah!" He gasped as the face of Panik's monster suddenly appeared from the ground and tackled Knospe, causing her to shatter into pixels. Andrew was so focused by this, that he didn't notice the shadow creature's right fist appear behind him.
"Look out! Behind you!" One of the captured students called out.
But before Andrew could react, the fist gave him a punch that passed through him.
Andrew: 4000-1700
"Andrew!" Jenny called out.
Andrew fell to one knee, and shuddered due to the feeling of something ghostly pass through his body. Panik noticed this.
"Hahahaha! What's wrong? Are you scared already? Well that's just the beginning."
"That man is so creepy." Mindy commented.
"He's more than creepy. He's a psycho." Jasmine added.
"Come on." Alexis said.
As soon as Despair from the Dark returned to his field, Panik inserted a card into his duel disk. "You have suffered enough for now, so I'll end my turn with a facedown."
The boys looked at their friend worriedly.
"Are you okay, Andrew?" Michael asked.
The Masked hero duelist took a deep breath before he stood. "Yeah, I think so." He then drew a card. "I activate the spell card Polymerization. And I'll use it to fuse Elemental HERO Burstinatrix and Shadow Mist to form Elemental HERO Nova Master." The two named monsters were sucked into a fusion vortex and merged to form the red and orange armored fire hero. (ATK: 2600 DEF: 2100 LV: 8) "And since Shadow Mist was sent to the graveyard, I can use her special ability, allowing me to take a hero monster from my deck and add it to my hand. I choose my Elemental HERO Flash. And now I'll attack your castle with Nova Master. Go, Burning Sphere Bomb!" The fire hero created a sphere of fire and threw it at the floating castle.
"Not a very pretty idea." Panik stated with a grin on his face.
"What?"
"I activate the trap card Half Counter." The facedown card revealed itself. "When my monster is attacked, I can increase its attack points equal to half of your attacking monster's original attack points."
The group gasped.
"Not lishus." Chumley said. "That means Andrew's monster will be destroyed."
"This isn't good." Syrus added.
The trap card unleashed a dark aura that surrounded the floating castle. (ATK: 1930-3230) The fire sphere was then reflected by the castle's ring and sent back to Nova Master who was instantly destroyed by it.
Andrew: 1700-1070
"Looks like your attack backfired." Panik stated mockingly.
Andrew grunted before replying. "Maybe, but thanks to the effect of my Supply Squad, I draw a card." He looked at the card he drew and inserted it into his duel disk. "I activate the spell card Legacy of a Hero. With at least two level four or higher Elemental heroes in my graveyard, I can use this to draw three cards from my deck." He explained as he drew three cards. He saw that one of the cards he drew was his duel spirit. 'Phantom Magician.'
The skeletal creature appeared beside him. "Do you need a hand?" He offered.
'As a matter of fact, I do.' Andrew then placed the card on his duel disk. "I summon Phantom Magician in defense mode." The red cloaked duel spirit kneeled down in front of him. (ATK: 600 DEF: 700 LV: 3) "Then I'll end my turn with two cards facedown." He concluded.
"Running scared are we?" Panik taunted. "Well you should be. My move." He drew a card. "First the effect of my Castle of Dark Illusions is activated, giving my other monsters 200 extra points." (ATK: 2100-2300 DEF: 2300-2500) (ATK: 3000-3200 DEF: 3200-3400) "And then my Pumpking gets 100 more points, thanks to his special ability." (ATK: 2300-2400 DEF: 2500-2600) "And now I'll have my castle attack your magician." A mass of the mist was once formed into a skull and swallowed Phantom Magician.
"I activate my trap, Hero Signal. With this I can summon a level four or lower Elemental HERO from my hand or deck. And I choose Elemental HERO Ocean." The blue skinned, aquatic hero rose on Andrew's field, holding up his trident defensively. (ATK: 1500 DEF: 1200 LV: 4) "And there's more. Since my Phantom Magician was destroyed in battle, his special ability activates. I'm allowed to summon a HERO monster from my deck in defense mode, as long as it has 1000 attack points or less. Like Elemental HERO Woodsman." The wooden hero appeared beside the water hero. (ATK: 1000 DEF: 2000 LV: 4) "And finally, I draw a card, thanks to Supply Squad."
"So you managed to summon two monsters on the field. But that's not enough to stop me. Pumpking and Despair, attack!" The giant pumpkin used one of its vines to slam the wooden hero, while the shadow creature raised its right hand and clawed the water hero. "And now I activate the spell card Nightmare's Steelcage." Andrew's field was suddenly covered in a big dome shaped cage. "During you next two turns, this spell card prevents all monsters from attacking. That includes my monsters but it's not like you can take them down anyway. I'll end my turn…"
"Before I'll take my turn, I activate my other trap, Call of the Haunted. Now I can summon a monster from my graveyard in attack mode. So welcome back, Shadow Mist." The black armored woman rose on Andrew's field. (ATK: 1000 DEF: 1500 LV: 4) "And since she was special summoned, I'm allowed to take a quick play spell card with the word 'Change' in its name and add it to my hand."
"Alright! That means he can summon a Masked hero." Syrus cheered.
"Well he's going to need it when that steel cage is gone." Jaden added.
"My turn." Andrew drew a card. "I summon Elemental HERO Flash in defense mode." The blue and silver clad, electric hero appeared beside Shadow Mist. (ATK: 1100 DEF: 1600 LV: 4) "And with that, I'll end my turn."
"My move." Panik said. "And once again, my monsters gets stronger." (ATK: 2400-2700 DEF: 2600-2900) (ATK: 3200-3400 DEF: 3400-3600) "Then I'll place a card facedown and end my turn."
"Back to me." Andrew announced. "I summon Elemental HERO Blazeman." The flame headed hero appeared on the field. (ATK: 1200 DEF: 1800 LV: 4) "And thanks to his special ability, I can take a polymerization from my deck and add it to my hand. And I'll use it right away to combine my Blazeman and Shadow Mist." The monsters were sucked into another fusion vortex. "I summon Elemental HERO Escuridao." The dark armored Elemental hero came out of the vortex. (ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 LV: 8) "Since Shadow Mist was sent back to the graveyard, I can take another Hero from my deck. I choose Elemental HERO Ice Edge. And then there's Escuridao's special ability. She gains 100 attack points for every Elemental HERO in my graveyard. And so far I have 8 Elemental heroes, giving her 800 attack points." The transparent forms of the fallen heroes faded into Escuridao, giving her a power boost. (ATK: 2500-3300)
"Wow! 3300 attack points. That's pretty much." Jaden said, being impressed.
"True, but that won't help so much." Michael replied.
"What do you mean?" Syurs asked.
Hearing this, Panik decided to answer the question. "I'll tell you why. Because my Nightmare's Steelcage is still in play. Therefore he can't attack. The spell card will be gone as soon as his turn comes to an end and then my creatures are free to take him down and make him suffer a terrifying defeat. Hahaha..."
"Now you're just annoying." Andrew spoke up.
"Huh?" Now Panik was confused.
"All you care about is scaring people and making them suffer. You don't respect your opponents by any account. No wonder Yugi defeated you."
"Watch your mouth you little twerp!" Panik snapped. "No one talks to Panik the Player Killer like that and gets away with it!"
"I gotta admit, you got me shaken a bit. But not anymore. I think it's time for the final act. I end my turn with a facedown card." As soon as Andrew's facedown card appeared, the giant cage disappeared. "Now give me your best shot, if you can that is." He challenged him with a smirk on his face.
"Why you…" Panik started to growl angrily.
"Oh boy. looks like Panik is starting to lose his cool." Shiori pointed out.
"And that might be just what Andrew needed." Michael replied.
"Really?" Syrus wondered.
"How come?" Chumley asked.
"I think we're about to find out." Jaden said.
"My turn. First my monsters gets stronger thanks to Castle of Dark Illusions." (ATK: 2700-3000 DEF: 2900-3200) (ATK: 3400-3600 DEF: 3600-3800) "And then I activate the spell card Graceful Charity. It allows me to draw 3 cards from my deck. But after that I have to discard two cards from my hand."
"But that means he will only get one card in the end." Chumley pointed out.
Panik on the other hand grinned. "Not necessarily. At least no after I use this card." It was then his facedown card revealed itself. "It's a trap card known as Disgraceful Charity. This allows me to bring back any card I discard this turn."
The group gasped.
"That means he will get all three cards he draw." Jaden said.
"And those could be something dangerous too." Syrus said disbelieved.
Panik drew his three cards and let two of them slide into the graveyard, only to let those cards eject from it instantly and place them back into his hand. He looked at them and grinned evilly. "Hehehehe. Well, it looks like you're about to suffer the consequences for mocking me."
"How come?" Andrew asked, being wary of this.
"Because I just got a card that will give my creatures enough power to annihilate you." Panik inserted one card into his duel disk, causing the image of a spell card appear in front of his monsters. "I activate United We Stand!"
Everyone were shocked by this.
"Oh no! That's one of the strongest equip spells in the game." Jenny said.
"It can't be." Alexis said.
"I'm afraid it's true." Panik said triumphantly. "This spell card gives the equipped monster 800 attack and defense points for every monster I control. So by adding it to my Despair from the Dark, he will become your doom!" The spell card was absorbed into the shadow creature's body, and as a result, it became bigger and more viscous. (ATK: 3600-6000 DEF: 3800-6200)
"6000 attack points!?" Shiori exclaimed.
"If that attack hits, Andrew will lose the duel." Michael cringed.
"Hahahaha! It appears you dug your own grave. Any last words?"
"Only two… Mask Change."
"What?"
Andrew's facedown card flipped up. "With this, I can send a HERO monster from my field to the graveyard and summon a Masked HERO with the same attribute that the sent monster had. And I think I'll use it on my Flash." The body of the blue and silver armored hero started to glow brightly.
"AAAAHH!" Panik screamed, covering his eyes. "Stop! Not the light!"
The glowing continued until it died down. And then, everyone could see a new hero on the field. It was a warrior clad in a golden armor with blades attached to his arms. (ATK: 2500 DEF: 1800 LV: 8)
"Panik, may I introduce you Masked HERO Koga."
"Wow! That monster is so sweet!" Jaden commented.
"But can Andrew win with that card in play." Syrus asked worriedly.
"Don't worry. I will." Andrew assured his friends. "Let me tell you about about Koga's special ability. For every monster you have on the field, he gains 500 attack points."
"What? For every monster on my field?" Panik asked with a surprised tone in his voice.
"That's right, so with 3 monsters on your field, it gives Koga 1500 extra points." The golden hero was surrounded by a white aura. (ATK: 2500-4000) "And since Flash joined the other Elemental heroes in my graveyard, Escuridao gets stronger as well." The dark armored hero was surrounded by a purple aura. (ATK: 3300-3400)
Panik blinked twice before he laughed again. "Hahaha! I admit, I was a little surprised by that little stunt you just pulled. But there's one little problem with your strategy. Both of your monsters are still weaker than my Despair from the Dark. And no matter which one of them I attack, you will lose the duel. Now my Despair, destroy his Escuridao!" The shadow creature flew towards dark armored hero.
"Andrew!" Everyone watching cried the monster almost reached its target.
"I activate Koga's special ability." Andrew announced.
Panik widened his eyes. "What did you say!? That hero has another ability?"
"That's right, and it works like this; during either player's turn, I can take a HERO monster from my graveyard and remove it from play. And then, until the end of the turn, a monster monster loses attack points equal the attack strength of the monster I removed."
"That's not possible!" Panik protested.
"It is possible and I prove it by removing my Nova Master from the game." The spirit of the fire hero appeared and punched the Despair in the face, making it recoil. (ATK: 6000-3400)
"Whoa. That monster's attack points went down to 3400." Chumley pointed out.
"That's the same as Escuridao's attack points." Syrus added.
"Um, not really." Jaden replied.
"Huh?"
"He's right. Since one of my Elemental heroes has been removed from the graveyard, Escuridao loses 100 points." (ATK: 3400-3300)
The shadow creature grabbed the dark armored hero and crushed her with ease.
"Ooh, that wasn't good." Shiori said.
"Maybe so," Michael replied. "but at least Andrew managed to reduce the difference of the monsters' strength to survive the attack.
Andrew: 1070-0970
"Phew, that was close." Jasmine sighed.
"I don't know if I can handle it anymore." Mindy added.
'Be careful, Andrew.' Jenny thought worriedly.
Panik was growling in frustration. "I can't believe you survived my attack. You were supposed to fear me. Can't you just stand down so I can defeat you!?"
Andrew smirked. "Sorry Panik, but I will not fear you. And I won't stand down until the last life points expires."
This earned another growl from the Player Killer.
"Now due to the effect of Supply Squad, I draw another card."
"Hmph, fine. But if you think you'll be able to damage me during your next turn, think again. First I'll switch my Castle and Pumpking to defense mode." The castle came down to the ground, while the giant pumpkin lowered itself. "And now to make sure you won't get through my defense." Panik said as he inserted two cards into his duel disk. "I equip the Castle of Dark Illusions with the two spell cards Ring of Magnetism and Mist Body."
"What's with those cards?"
"From starters, my Ring of Magnetism takes away 500 attack and defense points from my castle." The giant ring surrounding the castle was glowing purple. (ATK: 1930-1430 DEF: 920-420) "But in return, it will be able to protect my other monsters from your attacks. And then, thanks to my Mist Body, my castle can't be destroyed in battle." The purple mist the castle unleashed was suddenly so thick, that no one could see his other monsters anymore. Only their glowing eyes were visible.
"Aw man. If Andrew can't get through the castle, then he can't attack the other monsters." Syrus moaned.
"Don't worry Sy. Andrew just need the right card, and it will be alright." Jaden said confidently.
"Make your move, little brat." (ATK: 3400-6000)
"My pleasure." Andrew prepared to draw his next card. 'Okay, with the castle being invincible in battle and can protect the other monsters from my attacks, I need a way to get rid of either the castle or the spell cards. Here goes something.' He drew and paused for a few seconds before looking at the card he drew. He then smirked. "I'm afraid it's game over Panik."
"What?"
"First I summon Elemental HERO Ice Edge." The icy hero kid appeared beside Koga. (ATK: 800 DEF: 900 LV: 3) "And then I activate the spell card Mask Change II. By discarding one card from my hand, I can send a monster I control to the graveyard and replace it with a Masked HERO with the same attribute but higher level than that monster had." Andrew explained while discarding one of his cards.
"Sounds like Andrew got a plan." Michael said while smirking.
"And I bet it's a sweet one." Jaden added.
"Now Ice Edge, transform." The kid was surrounded by a pillar of light. "Now come forth, Masked HERO Acid!" The dark blue armored hero with his gun stepped out from the pillar of light. (ATK: 2600 DEF: 2100 LV: 8) "And now his special ability activates…" The masked hero fired a stream of acid that rained down over Panik's field. The Player Killer was confused at first, but then he noticed something surprising. The face up spell cards he had had on the field were melting until they shattered into pixels. As a result, the mist was completely gone and the shadow creature returned to its original size. (ATK: 6000-3600 DEF: 6200-3800) (1430-920 DEF: 420-1930)
"What did you do!?" Panik screamed.
"It was my Acid's ability. As soon as he's summoned to the field, he destroys all your spells and traps."
"B-but then…"
"That means your monsters aren't safe anymore. Oh, and one more thing; Since my Acid successfully destroyed your spell cards, all monsters on your field loses 300 attack points." The shadow creature, along with the giant pumpkin groaned, while some cracks appeared on the castle. (ATK: 3000-2700) (ATK: 3600-3300) (ATK: 920-620) "And now I activate Koga's ability. I remove one of my heroes from my graveyard so I can weaken your Despair from the Dark. And the one I remove is Escuridao." The spirit of the dark armored hero appeared and absorbed the energy from the shadow creature, making it lose most of its height. (ATK: 3300-800)
"NO! HOW COULD I LOSE!?" Panik screamed.
"Maksed HERO Koga, attack his Despair with Twin Light Slash." The blades on the golden hero's arms glowed brightly as he slashed on the shadow creature, leaving an X-formed mark. The monster groaned until it shattered into pixels. But that was just the beginning. After the monster was destroyed, the golden hero landed right in front of Panik and unleashed a blinding light.
"AAAAAHHHH!"
Panik: 2800-0000
As the holograms disappeared, Panik fell to his knees while covering his eyes, feeling blinded by the light.
Everyone cheered at the outcome.
"Andrew you did it." Jaden said as he and the others ran up him.
"You actually defeated Panik the Player Killer." Shiori added.
"You really did good." Michael gave him a thumb up.
"Thanks guys." Andrew smiled, and then turned towards the others the captives. "Now let's help the others." The boys walked up to them and the ropes.
After a couple of minutes, everyone were free.
"Thanks guys." Alexis said.
"You really saved us all." Jasmine added.
"Yeah, it was like really scary." Mindy said.
"Well, good thing we were able to take down that clown." Jaden replied while smiling sheepishly.
"What do you men 'we'?" Syrus asked. "You know as well as the rest of us that Andrew did most of the job."
"That's true." Jenny said, before turning towards him. "So are you okay.?"
"I'm fine. What matters is that you and the others are safe."
Jenny smiled softly. "Thanks Andrew."
"So what do we do now?" Chumley asked.
"Well, what we should do first would…" Before Andrew could finish his sentence, someone tackled him and held him down on the ground. It was none other than Panik who looked down at him with a hateful glare.
"You won't do anything you little bastard! No one humiliates me and gets away with it."
"Nngh!" Andrew grunted as he tried to get free.
"Andrew!" Jenny called out as she was about to approach them...
"Don't get any closer! Or he will suffer severely!" The Player Killer warned them.
"Aw man." Syrus moaned.
"Dammit." Shiori cursed."
Everyone could just stand there as Panik was holding Andrew hostage. Everything seemed to be hopeless...
"Now!" As soon as everyone heard that, a bunch of soldiers jumped out from nowhere and tackled Panik, before pinning him down.
"Augh! Let go of me!" He demanded.
Andrew stood up and brushed off some dust.
"Hey Andrew, are you okay?" Michael asked as he and the others ran up him.
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"But where did those soldiers come from?" Syrus wondered, staring at the men who kept the Player Killer down on the ground.
"The same way we came here." Said a voice of an older man.
The group turned around and saw Three people approaching them. One of them was a certain woman dressed in a green uniform. It was the leader of the Disciplinary Action Squad. The other two were Bastion and Chancellor Sheppard.
"Hey it's Bastion." Jaden pointed out.
"And Chancellor Sheppard." Alexis added.
"What are you doing here?" Syrus asked.
"Well children, Bastion informed me about your investigation and got a message from Shiori, telling us what you found."
Everyone then turned to the ritual duelist.
"Is that true Shiori?" Jaden asked.
"Yup, that's right." Shiori replied. "While everyone was focusing on the duel, I used my PDA to send a message."
"Good thing that you did." Andre said, feeling relieved at being saved from being threatened by Panik.
"So now what?" Michael asked.
"Well, you did a splendidly job by dealing with this man. But now, you can let us take care of the rest. We'll make sure that Panik is handed over to the police." Sheppard said.
"So all of you should return to your dorms." The woman added.
With that said, the students walked out of the cave.
The next day, around 06:00 p.m, the inside of the gymnasium crowded by students from all three dorms. Why? Because the Halloween festival had begun. Paper figures in the forms of bats, skulls and ghosts dangled from the ceiling. Pumpkin lanterns stood against the walls. There also some carnival games based of duel monster cards. There were also some stands were anyone could get some drinks or snacks.
"Man I just love Halloween." Jaden said as he, Syrus and Chumley were eating some Dark Magic Choco bars.
"Yeah, it's totally lishus." Chumley agreed.
"I wonder what we should do next." Syrus wondered.
"I would recommend the Fairy Box game." Someone spoke up.
The Slifer trio turned around to see Andrew, along with Jenny and Shiori.
"Hey guys." Jaden greeted. "How's it going?"
"Just fine." Andrew replied. "Anyway, you guys should try the Fairy Box game. It's really fun."
"Sounds good to me."
Andrew then felt someone tap on his shoulder. He turned to see three of the students who were kidnapped by Panik; the girls who were at the lake near the girls dorm.
"Can I help you girls with something?" He asked politely.
"Well, we wanted to say thank you for saving us earlier." The girl with black hair said.
"Yeah, what that man did to us was pretty scary." The girl with pigtails said.
"And also," The dark pink haired spoke up while blushing. "We were wondering if you wanted to have fun with us."
Andrew blinked by the proposal, before he gave them his answer. "Thanks for the offer, but I promised to spend time with my friends. Sorry." He said, trying to be as polite with as possible.
The girls let out a disappointed 'aw' before they gave him an understanding look.
"That's okay." The girl with black hair.
"We understand. But thanks again for saving us." The girl with pink hair said.
The girls walked away, but while two of them went ahead, the girl with pigtails quickly went up to Andrew and gave him a peck on his left cheek, making him blush a little. And then she ran up to the others. He failed to notice Jenny who watched this with an annoyed look on her face and a tick mark at her head.
"Well, aren't you popular." Jaden said teasingly.
"What do mean?" Andrew asked.
"Well obviously, you seem to get some attention from the ladies." He continued in a teasing voice.
"K-knock it off." Andrew said, while blushing even more.
"Now now, how about we try some of the games instead." Shiori suggested.
"Yeah, good idea." Andrew agreed, shaking off the blush. He then turned to Jenny. "Right, Jenny?"
Snapping out of her jealousy, she nodded to him. "Yeah."
"Then Let's go!" Jaden declared as he took the lead.
At that, they rejoined the festivities. They played some games, ate some snacks and then, after some time has passed, it was time for movie. The movie they were showing was 'Van Helsing'. There were some appearances in the movie that caused a handful of students, including Jenny, getting scared. Andrew noticed it and placed a hand on her shoulder, to make her feel safe.
'Thank you.' She thought gratefully.
Here you go, my Halloween themed chapter. Although, it seems I finished this chapter a little later than expected. Oh well, can't be helped. Until next time.
