Courting Jenny and Alexis
It was another peaceful day at Duel Academy. For the moment, Jaden and Syrus were simply sitting on the benches in the gym, wearing shirts and shorts instead of their dorm uniforms. And they were waiting for the class to start. Meaning they were in time, which is something that didn't happen so often. And why...
"Wow. To think Professor Banner ended up in the nurse's office, just like that." Jaden said.
"It's not really surprising." Syrus replied. "I mean, it was really explosive…"
Flashback
Many students, including Jaden and his friends, were sitting quietly, while Banner was lecturing them. He had a series vials with different types of liquids in them.
"And then, you just combine these to compounds, and the result will be delightful." He said as he tipped a substance from a small tube into a vial he held. But then...
BOOM
An explosion occurred, creating a cloud of smoke in the process. All students were startled by this before seeing the smoke clearing, revealing Banner leaning against the wall behind him. His whole body was smudged by the smoke. He coughed before falling on his back and passed out.
Flashback end
"I know, right?" Jaden said. "Talk about ending things with a bang."
"You could say that again." Someone said from a distance. The two Slifer boys turned to see Andrew and Shiori approaching them, the latter being the one who spoke up.
"Hi guys." Jaden greeted. "I'm surprised to see you here early."
"You're one to talk." Shiori replied while snickering.
"What's that supposed to mean?" The brown-haired slifer asked as he was pouting.
"What he means is that you're the one who's usually late." Andrew replied.
"Hey, I'm not always late. Besides, you've been late sometimes as well."
"You mean like the time Ms. Dorothy needed some help with her van? Sure, I may have been late a few times as well, but that's mostly because I can't help it when I find someone who needs help. Other than that, I'm at least able to get up in time instead of oversleeping, like you would do."
"I would not."
"Yes, you would."
"Would not."
"Would too."
"Would not."
"Jaden, I think Andrew has an upper hand in this argument." Syrus told him. "You're always a heavy sleeper."
"Yeah, whatever." Jaden said, giving up on the argument.
They were interrupted when they were joined by a bunch of other students who'd decided to come the gym early. Among of them were Alexis, Jasmine and Mindy who walked up to them. "Hi guys." Alexis greeted them.
"Hey, what's up?" Jaden greeted back.
Andrew looked around the girl group and noticed that a certain someone was missing. "Where is Jenny?"
"Yeah, she's usually hanging around with you girls." Shiori added.
"She just needed to put away her hairpin, so she should be here soon."
"Okay." Andrew replied.
The group waited for a moment before they heard Jasmine and Mindy sighing. They turned to see them have dreamy look in their faces. To emphasize it, their eyes were replaced by love hearts.
"What's with them?" Jaden wondered.
"I think it has something to do with that guy over there." Syrus said while pointing at a direction. The group turned and saw another boy standing at the end of the gym.
He had black hair in a buzz cut and brown eyes, and the build of an athlete. He was also wearing the same kind of outfit as the other students and he seemed to be stretching.
"Who's that?" Jaden asked.
"I have no idea." Syrus replied.
"Same here." Andrew added.
"I think I know." Shiori said, getting everyone's attention, except for Jasmine and Mindy who were still staring at the boy who were stretching. "From what I've heard, that guy's name is Timothy Rosewood. He's a 3rd year student from Obelisk Blue, and also the captain of the baseball team."
"A baseball team captain?" Andrew said.
"Wow, that's cool." Jaden commented.
At that moment, Jenny entered the gym.
"Oh, there is Jenny." Andrew pointed out.
He and the group weren't the only ones who noticed her. The boy named Timothy glanced at her and it felt like time went in slow motion as he stared at her, feeling entranced by her beauty. Her light-blue hair, sapphire blue eyes, and slim figure.
'Oh, that's Jenny Seigrain. She's so beautiful.' He thought as he approached her.
Jenny made a halt when Timothy came right in front of her. "Can I help you?"
"Oh, I just wanted to make acquaintance. My name is Timothy Rosewood. And you must be Jenny. A pleasure to meet you." He said while flashing her a smile.
"Yeah." Jenny replied, obviously unaffected by his 'charms'.
The others were watching this.
"Looks like Jenny got some attention." Jasmine commented.
"I wish that cutie gave me attention." Mindy added.
Andrew on the other hand watched this with an almost annoyed look on his face. 'Just great. Another guy bothering Jenny.'
And the conversation between the two Obelisks continued.
"How about you and I learn to know each other? I'm pretty sure you want know me." Timothy said.
"I think I'll pass." Jenny said bluntly.
That only made the Obelisk boy laugh with his eyes closed. "Now, now. There's no reason to be shy. It's just some quality time with… me?" He opened his eyes to see that he was talking to thin air. "What? Where did you go?" He asked as he turned from left to right until he noticed Jenny walk over to her friends.
"Hey guys." Jenny greeted them.
"Hey Jenny. What was about that guy over there?" Andrew asked.
The fairy duelist sighed. "Just someone who wanted to know about me. Not that I'm interested."
"Are you kidding?" Jasmine asked. "That's Timothy Rosewood. A sportsman who is both rich and hot."
"Yeah. I mean just look at him. He's so worth going for." Mindy added.
Jenny raised a doubtful eyebrow as she looked at them. "Girls, I respect who you are, but this is one time I want you to keep your opinions for yourselves."
While they were talking, Timothy wasn't pleased. Why? Because among the people she was talking to, there was a certain Ra Yellow that got his attention. "Andrew Wilson. He was the one who teamed up with Jenny in that tag duel on Valentines Day. No way I'll let someone like him get her." He then stormed over to the group.
"HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!"
Everyone looked at the angry Obelisk as he approached them with a flaming aura around him.
"No Ra reject deserves to talk to Jenny. So stay away from her, Wilson, if you know what's best for you!"
"Whoa, what's up with you?" Andrew asked. "I'm just talking to my friend."
The Obelisk boy got into his face. "Friend, you say? Don't think I'll believe that. I know that you're trying to win Jenny's heart. Especially after that tag team duel on Valentines Day."
"Okay, it appears this guy has got some serious problems." Shiori stated.
"Not to mention he's weird." Jaden added.
"Listen pal. Jenny is way too good for someone like you, so stay in your league." Timothy said.
Andrew was now officially annoyed by him. "Maybe you should respect what she wants? Because obviously, she has no interest in you. Besides, Jenny is my friend, and you have no right to tell me to stay away from my friends."
"Oh is that so? Well then…" The Obelisk boy smirked. "Then let's settle this issue like men."
"And by that you mean…"
"I mean, we're going to duel."
Everyone gasped.
"That's right. You and I duel. The loser will stay away from Jenny."
"What? Seriously?" Syrus asked.
"Why me?" Jenny sighed in annoyance.
Andrew didn't really like involving Jenny in the stakes of a duel. Especially after his duel against Norman. But still… "Fine, I'll duel you. But only if Jenny agrees with the stakes first." He looked to Jenny for an answer.
"Just take him down." She told him.
"Don't worry, I will."
"We'll see about that." Timothy said as he and Andrew got their duel disks and positioned themselves for the duel.
"A duel against the baseball captain? Sweetness." Jaden said.
"I wonder if he duel like he plays baseball." Syrus added.
"Guess we're about to find out." Shiori replied.
"Well, Jenny. Looks like you got two cute boys fighting over you." Mindy said.
"I bet you feel excited, right?" Jasmine asked.
Jenny just huffed and folded her arms. "I told you to keep your opinions for yourselves.
The two duelists inserted their decks, activated their duel disks and drew their starting hands.
"Let's duel!"
Andrew: 4000
Timothy: 4000
"The stars go first." Timothy declared as he drew his sixth card. "And I'll start by summoning Ultimate Baseball Kid in defense mode." A little boy wearing a red baseball outfit appeared, wielding a spiky, bluish bat. (ATK: 500 DEF: 1000 LV: 3) "Then I'll end my turn with a facedown card." A card appeared behind the kid.
"Okay, so he is playing baseball cards, as expected, but that monster is weak." Syrus said.
Shiori rubbed his chin. "That's true. It's almost like he wants Andrew to attack him."
"My move." Andrew drew a card. "I summon Elemental HERO Blazeman in attack mode." The flame headed, red armored hero appeared in front of him. (ATK: 1200 DEF: 1800 LV: 4) "And when this hero is summoned to the field, I can take a Polymerization from my deck and add it to my hand." He went through his deck and took the named card from it.
"Yeah? Well my Ultimate Baseball Kid has a special ability as well. For every other fire attribute monster on the field, he gains 1000 attack points." Timothy's monster glowed with a fiery red aura. (ATK: 500-1500)
"That's weird. With that many extra points, that baseball kid's attack strength is higher than Blazeman's. So why would Timothy play that in defense mode?" Jaden wondered.
"Good question. He must have a sort of plan." Jenny added.
Andrew looked at his hand. 'I could summon a fusion monster right away, but Timothy might want me to do that and surprise me with his facedown card. I'd better wait for the right moment.' He then turned to his monster. "Blazeman, attack! Destroy his Ultimate Baseball Kid" The fire hero dashed at the little boy and punched him, causing him to shatter into pixels. "I place one card facedown and end my turn." A card appeared behind the hero.
"Back to me then." Timothy announced and smirked when he saw the card he drew. 'Perfect. With this, my Jenny will definitely be impressed by me.'
"Alright, now I activate the trap card, Call of the Haunted." The named card flipped up. "Now I can summon a monster back from the graveyard. So guess who wants to say hi." The Ultimate Baseball Kid appeared on the field again. (ATK: 500 DEF: 1000 LV: 3)
"Him again, huh?" Andrew mused. "It's gonna take more than one baseball player to defeat me."
The Obelisk boy smirked. "You know what? I agree. What is baseball without a team of players. So I'm gonna complete my team by playing this." He held up a spell card. "Inferno Reckless Summon. Since I summoned a monster with up to 1500 attack points, I'm allowed to summon all monsters with the same name as the one I summoned from my deck, hand, or graveyard. So it's time for you to meet my triple threat." And so, two more baseball kids joined the first one. (ATK: 500 DEF: 1000 LV: 3) x2
"Now there are three of them?" Syrus asked.
"That's right. And just like the first one, those two gets stronger as well. 1000 attack points for every other fire attribute monster." All three of them glowed with a fiery aura. (ATK: 500-3500) x3
The spectators gasped.
"Whoa! Three monsters 3500 attack points." Shiori said.
"This guy is not messing around." Alexis added.
"No kidding. If Andrew can't stop those guys, then he'll be out after three strikes." Jaden said jokingly.
"I hope you're ready, cause I'm about to knock you out of the park." Timothy said smugly. "Now, Ultimate Baseball Kid, attack!" One of the baseball kid held up one hand conjured a fireball. he threw it up and hit it with his bat, sending straight forward.
"I play my trap card. Waboku!" Andrew's facedown card flipped up and created a barrier which blocked the attack with ease. "Due to its effect, all battle damage become zero, and during this turn, my monster can't be destroyed in battle."
"So you were able to catch that one, huh? But don't get ahead of yourself. I play a facedown and let you go." Another card appeared on Timothy's field.
"Well, so far so good." Syrus said. "Andrew haven't lost any life points yet."
"Yeah, but Timothy has the upper hand." Jenny replied. "With three Ultimate Baseball Kids on his field, this won't be easy for Andrew."
"He'll be fine" Jaden reassured her.
Andrew drew a card and did something none of the spectators expected. "I activate Blazeman's special ability."
"What?" Jasmine asked.
"But I thought that monster only had one ability." Mindy added.
"Well, that's not the case." Andrew replied. "My Blazeman has a second ability and it works like this; Once per turn, I can take an Elemental HERO from my deck and send it to the graveyard. So I'll send my Bladedge to the graveyard." Andrew took the named card from his deck and let it slide into the graveyard slot.
"Did you just send a strong monster to the graveyard?" Timothy asked while laughing. "What a waste."
Andrew on the other hand smirked. "Not exactly. Because after doing that, then the real fun begins. Until the end of my turn, my Blazeman's attack and defense points, and attribute become the same as the monster I sent to the grave."
This revelation made everyone widen their eyes.
"Whoa! Seriously?" Shiori asked.
"Then Blazeman will have the same strength as Bladedge. Wicked!" Jaden commented.
It was then the spirit of the golden hero appeared, before entering Blazeman's body. And then, his armor started to change. Its red color turned slowly into dark brown. (ATK: 1200-2600 DEF: 1800)
"2600 attack points?" Timothy asked disbelieved.
"Yes, and as I said before, Blazeman's attribute is also changed. So he's no longer a fire attribute monster, but an earth attribute monster. And that means each one of your baseball kids loses 1000 points." (ATK: 3500-2500) x3
"Now Blazeman can destroy any of Timothy's monsters." Alexis said.
"Awesome!" Syrus cheered.
"Blazeman, attack!" The hero dashed forward and was about to smash one of the three baseball kids.
"Stop right there, pal." Timothy called out with a grin on his face. "You just triggered my trap card DNA Transplant." His facedown card flipped up.
"Uh oh." Shiori grimaced.
"What do you mean 'Uh oh'?" Jaden asked. "What's with that card?"
"If used properly, that trap card can be dangerous." Jenny replied, not being pleased by this either.
"My Jenny is catching on. That's right. What makes my trap card so dangerous in this situation, is that it makes all monsters on the field to have any attribute I choose."
Andrew gasped. "Don't tell me…"
"That's right. From now on, all monsters on the field are fire monsters." At that, Blazeman's armor turned back to red. "Which means my Ultimate Baseball Kids gets stronger." (ATK: 2500-3500) x3
One of the baseball kids threw up another fireball and hit it with his bat. Blazeman got a direct hit by the fireball.
Andrew: 4000-3100 (ATK: 3500-2500) x3
"That wasn't fun." Syrus commented.
"Not even a little." Alexis added.
"So, how about you give up?" Timothy asked smugly.
"Not gonna happen." Andrew replied. "I play Polymerization and fuse Elemental HERO Shadow Mist and Sparkman together in order to summon Elemental HERO Escuridao." The dark armored woman and electric hero merged together and appeared on the field as the dark armored hero with shadow wings. (ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 DEF: 8) "Thanks to her special ability, Escuridao gains 100 attack points for every Elemental HERO in my graveyard. So with 4 heroes in there, she gains 400 points." (ATK: 2500-2900)
"You'll need to check your math, because with DNA Transplant on the field, your hero becomes a fire monster, making my star players stronger." The armor Escuridao was wearing turned from black to red, and her shadow wings transformed into wings made of flames. (ATK: 2500-3500) x3
"Aw man. Now they're back to 3500 attack points." Syrus said. "What was Andrew thinking?"
"Isn't it risky to summon a weaker monster in attack mode, facing monsters like those baseball kids?" Jasmine wondered.
"Maybe, but since Shadow Mist was sent to the graveyard, I can activate her special ability. I can take a HERO monster from my deck and add it to my hand." Andrew took the card he wanted from his deck. "And since I haven't normal summoned yet, I'll play it right now. Go, Elemental HERO Stratos!" The turbine winged hero rose next to his comrade and kneeled down. (ATK: 1800 DEF: 300 LV: 4) "And with him summoned, I can use his special ability to destroy one spell or trap card for every other hero monster I control. Now Stratos, destroy his trap card!" The hero used his turbine wings and created a cyclone which destroyed Timothy's trap card.
"No! My DNA Transplant!"
"That's right. With that card gone, my monsters won't be fire monsters anymore." Escuridao changed back to her normal, shadowy self. "Which means your baseball kids loses some of their extra points again." (ATK: 3500-2500) "But since I already attacked, I'll just end my turn with two facedowns." Two cards appeared behind the hero monsters.
"Okay, you asked for it. First I play the spell card Pot of Greed, letting me draw twice." Timothy drew from his deck. "And now I summon Hinotama Soul." A fireball with a creepy face appeared. (ATK: 600 DEF: 500 LV: 2) "My little friend here is obviously a fire monster, so you know the drill." (ATK: 2500-3500) x3 "Now I'll have one of my Ultimate Baseball Kids destroy your Escuridao." One of them jumped up in the air and was about to smash the female hero with his spiked bat.
"I activate my trap…" One of Andrew's facedown cards flipped up. "Covering Fire!"
"What does that do?" The Obelisk boy wondered.
"When my opponent attacks one of my monsters, I can use this trap card to increase its attack strength."
"What!?"
"And to do that, I must choose another monster on my field. Since you're attacking Escuridao, I can only choose Stratos, so now she gains attack points equal to his attack points." The turbine hero stepped in and placed a hand on the female hero's shoulder to share his energy with her. (ATK: 2900-4700)
"Wow! 4700 attack points." Jaden said.
"That's more like it!" Shiori cheered.
"Now Escuridao, counterattack!" The hero grabbed the baseball kid's bat with her left hand and used the claws on her right hand to slash him.
Timothy: 4000-2800
"Since that battle is over, Escuridao loses her extra points." (ATK: 4700-2900) "But with one Ultimate Baseball Kid gone, the other two loses some points as well." (ATK: 3500-2500) x2
"Nicely played." Alexis praised.
"Good going Andrew." Jenny cheered on.
Timothy on the other hand was starting to get annoyed. "Okay, you'll regret that. Hinotama Soul, incinerate his Stratos now!" The fireball creature tackled the turbine winged hero, burning him to ashes.
"You just triggered my other trap card. Hero Signal." The named card revealed itself. "Now I can summon a level 4 or lower Elemental HERO from my hand or deck, and I choose Elemental HERO Flash." The blue and silver clad, electric hero rose up beside the dark female hero and kneeled down. (ATK: 1100 DEF: 1600 LV: 4) "And with another Elemental HERO in my graveyard, Escuridao gets stronger." (ATK: 2900-3000)
"Oh yeah? Well those points will be useless to you. I place two cards facedown and end my turn." Two cards appeared behind the baseball kids.
"My turn." Andrew drew a card. "Escuridao, attack his Hinotama Soul with Night Claw Slash!" The female hero flew forward and raised her right arm.
Timothy chuckled. "Such an amateur mistake. You overlooked my two facedown cards, one of them being this." One of his cards flipped up. "Gravity Bind. This trap card prevents all level 4 or above monsters from attacking." Escuridao stopped herself and returned to Andrew's field.
"I place two cards facedown and end my turn." Two cards appeared behind the hero monsters.
"My move." Timothy drew a card and smirked at it. "Well well. Looks like you're out of luck." He held up the card he drew. "Because now I play the spell card The Warrior Returning Alive. This lets me take a warrior type monster from my graveyard and add it to my hand. And there's only one monster in there, so guess who's coming back."
"No thanks." Andrew muttered.
"No?" Timothy asked as he took a certain card from his graveyard slot. "Then I'll tell you. It's none other than the one from my dream team; Ultimate Baseball Kid." The baseball kid from earlier reunited with the others. (ATK: 500 DEF: 1000 LV: 3) "And now it's time for a power up." (ATK: 500-3500) (ATK: 2500-3500) x2 "And why stop there, when I can make them even stronger with this card?" His other card flipped up, and apparently, that card was...
"DNA Transplant!?" Andrew exclaimed.
"What? Another one?" Syrus asked disbelieved.
"You got it. So now I can turn all monsters on the field into fire monsters again." Escuridao's armor turned red again, and the blue parts of Flash's armor turned red as well. "And you know what that means, don't you?" The three baseball kids were surrounded by a fiery red aura. (ATK: 3500-5500) x3
"5500 attack points!" Shiori exclaimed.
"Man, this doesn't look good." Jaden commented.
"Now it's time to put an end to all of this. Ultimate Baseball Kid number one, attack his Escuridao!" One of the baseball kids dashed forward and prepared to slam the female hero.
"I activate my trap, Elemental Recharge." One of Andrew's facedown cards flipped up. "This card gives me a thousand life points for every Elemental HERO on my side of the field. So with two heroes, that makes 2000 points."
Andrew: 3100-5100
"You have to do better than that to stop me." The baseball kid smashed Escuridao with his spiked bat.
Andrew: 5100-2600 (ATK: 5500-4500) x3
"And now I'll attack your so called Flash with my second Baseball Kid." And true to Timothy's words, Andrew's hero was crushed by one of the triplets. (ATK: 4500-3500) x3
"You just triggered Flash's special ability. When he's destroyed in battle, I can remove him from play, along with three other Elemental Heroes from my graveyard." The three heroes that came out of Andrew's graveyard slot were Shadow Mist, Sparkman, and Bladedge. Andrew placed them in his pocket. "And after that, I'm allowed to take a normal spell card from my graveyard and add it to my hand. I choose Polymerization.
Timothy just chuckled. "That move was useless. After all, I only have one Ultimate Baseball Kid left, and one attack from him is all I need to keep you away from Jenny. Now let's end this. Ultimate Baseball Kid, attack!" The third kid conjured a fireball in his free hand and threw it in the air.
"Oh no!" Syrus cried out.
"Andrew!" Jenny called out.
"I activate my trap card. Fiendish Chain." As soon as Andrew's trap card revealed itself, a bunch of chains erupted from the ground and wrapped themselves around the baseball kid. And thus, he was unable to hit the fireball that landed on the ground.
"What!? What did you to my monster?" Timothy demanded.
"I used my Fiendish Chain card to stop him. It lets me choose an effect monster on the field, and as long as my trap card remains on the field, that monster's special abilities are negated." (ATK: 5500-500) "But more importantly, that monster is also unable to attack."
"Phew. That was close." Shiori sighed in relief.
"Sweet! Way to go Andrew!" Jaden cheered.
Timothy growled. "Annoying pest. I'll make you pay for that little stunt. Hinotama Soul, attack his life points!" The fire ball creature flew over to Andrew's side and made him suffer the heat.
Andrew: 2600-2000
Once his monster returned, Timothy grinned. "Now I'll make you sweat, by using Ultimate Baseball Kid's second ability."
"Second ability?" Andrew parroted.
"That's right, and it works like this; by sacrificing a fire monster, except himself, he can deal 500 points of damage to you. So I'll sacrifice Hinotama Soul." One of the kids smashed the fire ball creature with his bat, causing to fly forward and collide Andrew.
Andrew: 2000-1500
"That was unexpected." Andrew pointed out. "But since you gave up your monster, your baseball kids are weakened." (ATK: 3500-2500) x3
"I'm not worried. After all, I still have Gravity Bind, so you can't attack me, unless you have a level three or below monster. And even though you summoned a low level monster, it becomes a fire monster, thanks to DNA Transplant. Since you weakened one of my Baseball Kids, I'll switch him to defense mode." The monster in question kneeled down, despite being chained up.
"And as a cherry on the top, I'll play this." A spell card appeared in front of Timothy. "A feather of the Phoenix. This spell card lets me discard one card from my hand and in return, I can take a card from my graveyard and place it on the top of my deck. So I'll discard my last card in order to take back Hinotama Soul."
"But then..." Andrew said nervously.
The Obelisk boy smiled smugly while taking the named card from his graveyard slot and placed it on the top of his deck. "Looks like you've figured it out. On my next turn, my baseball kids will have enough power to take down any monster you'll play. And even if you would manage to survive my attacks, I will have enough fire monsters to use my baseball kid's ability and wipe you out. This duel is mine."
"Then it's over. No matter what Andrew do, he'll lose."
"Don't say that, Sy." Jaden replied. "He can still win this."
"Come on Andrew. I know you can do it." Jenny encouraged him.
Andrew smiled at her words. 'She's right. I can't give up yet. There's still a chance for me to win this. I just need the right card to turn this around.' He placed his hand on the deck. 'Here goes.' He drew a card and looked at it, before inserting it into his duel disk. "I activate the spell card Legacy of a Hero. With at least two level 4 or higher Elemental heroes in my graveyard, I can use this to draw three cards from my deck." Andrew drew three cards and smiled at what he got. "This is the end."
Timothy blinked before giving him a glare. "What are you talking about? What did you get?"
"I'll show you, starting with this…" Andrew held up a spell card. "I play A Hero Lives. Since I have no monsters on the field, I can use this spell card to summon a level 4 or lower Elemental HERO from my deck, as long as I pay half my life points."
Andrew: 1500-0750
"I summon Elemental HERO Ocean." The aquatic hero appeared. (ATK: 1500 DEF: 1200 LV: 4) "And then I summon Elemental HERO Woodsman." The wooden hero rose up beside his comrade. (ATK: 1000 DEF: 2000 LV: 4)
"What good would that do. My DNA Transplant turns them into fire monsters, making my monsters stronger." The skin of both heroes turned red. (ATK: 2500-4500) x2 "So you wasted your move."
"I'm not done yet. I play another spell card; Monster Reborn. Now I can summon a monster back from the graveyard, and I'll resurrect Elemental HERO Stratos." The turbine winged hero returned to the field. (ATK: 1800 DEF: 300 LV: 4) "And once again, I can activate his special ability. Now when I have two monsters on his side, Stratos can destroy two spell or trap cards on the field. There goes for Gravity Bind and DNA Transplant." The wind hero created another cyclone and blew away Timothy's trap cards.
"No, you can't!" He protested.
"I just did." Andrew's heroes turned back to normal. (ATK: 4500-2500) x2 "I have one card left to play." He held up a certain spell card. "Polymerization. And I'll use it to fuse Woodsman and Stratos in order to form Elemental HERO Gaia." The named heroes were sucked into a fusion vortex and reappeared in the form of the black armored giant. (ATK: 2200 DEF: 2600 LV: 6)
"Awesome!" Syrus cheered.
"Looks like this duel will end with a bang." Shiori added.
"That's right, because when Gaia is fusion summoned, he absorbs half the attack points of one of your monsters, making him even more powerful." The giant held up his palm and absorbed energy from one of Timothy's baseball kids. One with high attack points to be exact. (ATK: 2500-1250) (ATK: 2200-3450) "Let me show you what a real team can do. Elemental HERO Ocean, attack his defensive baseball kid." The aquatic hero stabbed the chained up baseball kid. "And with him gone, the other two gets weaker." (ATK: 2500-1500) (ATK: 1250-250) "Now to wrap this up. Gaia, attack! Destroy his weakest baseball kid with Continent Smash!" The giant hero raised his right arm and smashed the targeted baseball kid so hard that the ground shook, causing Timothy to fall down.
Timothy: 2800-0000
"And he's out!" Shiori said.
"Nice one Andrew." Jenny cheered.
"No, this can't be. I lost." Timothy said.
"That's right." Andrew replied. "And since that's the case, you will leave Jenny alone."
The Obelisk boy suddenly burst into tears, got up and ran out of the gym. The others sweat dropped at seeing his emotional behavior.
"That was a sweet duel, Andrew." Jaden said. "What a smashing combo you made the end."
"Yeah, it was awesome." Syrus added.
"Thanks for getting him off my back." Jenny said.
"No problem." Andrew sighed. "But I have to admit though that dealing with crazy admirers and stalkers is starting to get annoying."
"Then maybe you can let me deal with them myself. I can take care of myself, you know." 'Especially since I owe you for helping me.' She thought.
"I guess I can. I might as well let you kick Norman's butt again." Andrew joked, earning a giggle from Jenny.
Speaking of Norman
"ACHOO!"
The boy in question sneezed while changing in the boys locker room. He then looked around.
"Is someone talking about me?"
Later on, it was time for the gym class to start. And this is what Miss Fontaine had in store for the students...
"Alright class, get your game on... tennis game, that is."
That's right. Everyone was playing tennis. The students were split up in teams so they could play in pair. Andrew was teamed up with Shiori against Jenny and Alexis. They were even, but the girls seemed to be ahead of them.
"Phew. They're doing good." Shiori stated.
"It appears so. We'd better step up." Andrew replied, being the one who served the ball.
"Bring it on!" Jenny challenged them as she returned the ball to Shiori, and shot it to Alexis that went back to Andrew.
While the two Ra Yellow boys were keeping up with the Obelisk girls, Jaden and Syrus were teamed up against Jasmine and Mindy, and the Slifer boys were struggling to keep up with them. Mostly Syrus who seemed to struggle more than his partner.
"Come on. Will someone tell me what in the world tennis has to do with dueling?" Jaden asked.
"Everything." Mindy replied. "Taking turns, thinking on your feet, and the harder you play…" she paused hit the ball back to Jaden. "the better you'll do."
"Well in that case…" Jaden jumped high up and gave the ball a powerful smash. But because it was hit at a bad angle, it was sent towards the next court, in Alexis' direction. "Alexis, heads up!" He yelled as the ball was closing in on her face. Fortunately, someone jumped in and swatted it away from her.
Unfortunately, the ball got a new person as a target...
"That's Dr. Crowler…" The Obelisk Blue Headmaster was refereeing another match, when he noticed the projectile just before it smacked him in the right eye and knocked him down in the process.
The person who saved Alexis from the flying ball landed right in front of her. "Thank you." She said.
"Alexis!" Jasmine and Mindy came over to check on her. And so did Jenny. "That ball almost creamed you, are you okay?"
"Yeah, would you like me to carry you to the nurse?" The person asked as they turned around and flashed her a smile. The person appeared to be a boy with brown hair and eyes. He was wearing a tennis uniform with Duel Academy's logo. And because of his 'charming smile', Jasmine and Mindy looked at him the same way they looked at a certain boy Andrew dealt with earlier. Jenny simply shook her head at this.
"That's okay, thanks." Alexis replied politely.
Unknowingly, the boy stared at her with a bit blush on his cheeks. 'That's Alexis Rhodes.'
"Umm. Do you need me to carry you to the nurse?" She asked after hearing no reply from him.
He gave a short laugh, slightly embarrassed. "No, I'm good. It's just, I know you from Obelisk Blue. I've seen you around. Not that I've ever had the pleasure of talking to you…" He said as he gently grasped her hand.
"Sweet." Alexis said not entirely certain about what he was doing.
The boy looked and realized what he was doing before letting go of her hand. "... let alone touch you." He added nervously. "Anyway." He laughed as he walked away. "Back to my match. What was the score? Love-something, I think."
Everyone just stared as he went off.
"Okay, that was weird." Jaden commented after joining the group. But then, something sent a chill down his spine. That something, or rather someone was a certain Obelisk Blue Headmaster who approached him from behind while gritting his teeth in anger.
And so, Jaden found himself in the nurse's office, along with Miss Fontaine and Dr. Crowler, with the former treating the latter's black eye.
"I'm really, really, really, really, really sorry." The Slifer student apologized. "How was that?"
"Nope. That's still not a good enough apology." Miss Fontaine turned Crowler's head in her direction. "A little harder next time, some of my vertebrae are still intact!" He said angrily.
"You know Dr. Crowler, I saw the incident and technically, Jaden wasn't even the one who hit you with that ball, if you don't mind me saying." Miss Fontaine stated while placing an ice bag on the angry doctor's black eye.
"Well I do mind, because Jaden was the one that started it! I saw the whole thing with my own two eyes!" Fontaine gasped at what he said. "Well, one eye." Then sweat dropped when he corrected himself.
(cough) "Cyclops." Jaden muttered.
"Hm? Care repeating that, you Slifer Sludge?" Crowler asked as he turned towards him.
"Look, if you're gonna punish me, how about I just promise to quit tennis? i don't even like it."
"Don't like tennis, eh?" Crowler asked as he got up and walked up to him. "Well, then I can think of no better punishment for your crime then. I'll make you play under the strict tutelage of our captain. He'll whip you into shape in no time."
"Come on! I said sorry!" Jaden repeated.
Crowler just got in his face and said… "Oh yes. And you will be."
In the girls' locker room, Alexis and Jenny were putting away their gym clothes after having changed back into their normal academy uniforms. "I can't believe Crowler took that accident out on Jaden like that." Alexis said.
"That's actually not surprising." Jenny replied. "He just want any excuse to punish him just because he's not an Obelisk."
"Hey girls!" The both turned to see Jasmine and Mindy, back in their academy uniforms, smiling.
"We found out who that hot tennis guy is for you." Mindy said.
"What are you talking about Mindy? I didn't ask you to find out who he was." Alexis replied.
"Yeah, yeah." Jasmine waved off. The girls left the locker room while talking.
"Anyway, he's a total catch." Mindy said as the group left the locker room.
"Now try to stay calm. His name his Harrington Rosewood, as in Rosewood Sporting Goods! And they've got stores everywhere! And him and his brother are the only heirs! Plus, he's a third year Obelisk Blue!"
"That's great." Alexis hardly sounded impressed.
"I suppose his brother was that guy who Andrew dueled earlier?" Jenny asked.
"That's him." Jasmine confirmed. "Too bad you two didn't have the chance to get close. He would've been a good one."
"I have no interest in him." Jenny replied almost annoyed.
That however earned a teasing smile from Jasmine. "So you would rather go out with Andrew?"
Jenny's turned almost completely red. "I-I didn't say that!"
"Okay, back to the subject." Mindy spoke up. "Harrington is an older guy who is both rich and a hottie. That's not great, Alexis. That's boyfriend material. So go on and get him."
"Girls. I'm just not looking for a boyfriend right now."
Jenny just smiled. 'Well I know who you will choose when you decide to.'
Suddenly, they saw Syrus running past them, accompanied by Andrew and Shiori. "Aw man, aw man, aw man, aw man! Where's the lousy tennis team!" The blue-headed Slifer said, dashing back and forth across the hallway, before getting stopped by his two friends.
"Take it easy, Sy." Andrew said.
"Yeah. I know it's harsh, but it's not like it means the end of the world." Shiori added.
"Yeah, but…" Syrus started to say before hearing Jenny speak up.
"Hey, guys. What's going on?"
"Alexis, Jenny! Do you know where the tennis team meets?"
"Out on the court." Alexis replied. "What on earth is wrong?"
"What's wrong? Everything's wrong! It's the most unfair thing ever! Dr. Crowler's letting the tennis captain boss Jaden around as punishment for hitting him with that ball!" Syrus then ran off.
"How's that the most unfair thing ever?" Jasmine wondered.
"Because the captain's the guy who really hit Crowler." Shiori replied before he and Andrew ran after Syrus.
"Who's the captain?" Mindy wondered.
"Service!"
At the tennis court, Harrington was putting Jaden the major workout plan as he kept serving tennis balls at him with amazing speed. Despite his efforts, Jaden could hardly keep up and eventually sunk to his knees.
"I thought that we were gonna be... playing tennis, not... running speed drills." He said as he tried to catch his breath. Harrington started serving another salve of balls towards the exhausted Slifer. "Man, this guy doesn't let up." He got up and tried to hit them back, but tripped on a stray ball and fell down.
Harrington walked up to the net with a smirk on his face. "Come on Jaden, no pain, no gain. You've gotta hustle to build that muscle. You need to sweat to become a threat. If you don't pick up the pace, you won't win the race."
"Okay Harrington. You can lay off the sport clichés. I get it, I get it!"
"Hey, here's no letter 'I' in the word 'team' Jaden." He replied as he did his pose with his arm in the air. "That's the very first rule in tennis."
"Really? Even when you're playing singles?" Jaden asked.
"Moving on. It's time we go to work on your forehand and backhand." Harrington said, swinging his racket as he spoke. "I think a thousand strokes will help you make tennis more your racket. Get it? Get it?"
As all of this happened, Andrew, Syrus, Shiori, Jenny, Jasmine and Mindy were watching from the sidelines.
"I get it." Syrus said. "This guy's a nut. These clichés, this crazy practicing…"
"You know, he is a bit obsessive." Jasmine admitted.
"Let him obsess... over me!" Mindy said, oblivious to the two statements.
"Poor Jaden. To deal with a crazy sportsman." Andrew said.
"He's even crazier than the one who bothered you." Shiori added.
Jenny simply nodded, agreeing with them.
Jaden continued the practice… "And done…" until one of his swings caused him to collapse on the ground and send the ball towards someone. "For the first ten." He said.
Mindy spotted the person who picked up the ball. "Hi Alexis!"
Hearing that name, Harrington turned around. "Alexis?" He saw the blonde walking in his general direction, and walked up to her. "Hey there. Sorry I'm sweating so much. Iv'e been kicking this guy's…" He stopped himself when he noticed her walking past him, totally ignoring his words.
She walked next to the brown haired Slifer. "Jaden, you won't believe what I just heard." She said, getting his attention. "I was on my way here and ran into Professor Banner. He told me someone spotted Chazz."
"No kidding. Well where is he?" He asked.
"So he really left the island, just like Banner said." Andrew said.
During the conversation, Harrington watched with the same anger and flame-like aura that a certain someone had earlier. "A bench warming loafer like Jaden talking to a girl like Alexis? No way! Time to run some interference!"
"HEY! TIME OUT!"
Everyone looked at the angry Obelisk boy as he walked over with the flame-like aura still surrounding him. "You can't talk to a first round prick like Alexis! I mean you can't even return a bucky-whip with some topspin, so stay away from my Obelisk Pixie!"
"Obelisk Pixie? Wonder what that would look like?" Syrus wondered as imagined a bunch of fairy-winged mini-versions of Obelisk the Tormentor. "On second thought, no I don't." He said, feeling disturbed of that thought.
"Just great, another weird sportsman with some serious problems." Shiori said.
"Not to mention he's a jerk." Jenny added.
"Guess that's some kind of family trait." Andrew commented.
"Listen Jaden, I'm warning you, just step away from that beautiful girl! You're way out of your league! Do not make me go athletic on you!" Harrington threatened.
"Whoa bro, cool off. Alexis and I were just talking here." Jaden said. "Now, you were saying Lex?"
Jaden jumped back when Harrington got right in the middle of them, facing the former. "Lex!? What is that, some kind of pet name!? Where'd it come from!? What's it mean? What's it short for!?" He fired off the questions on after another.
"Umm, Alexis." Jaden replied.
"Yup, that weirdness is definitely a family trait." Shiori commented, earning a nod from Andrew and Jenny.
"Sure. You'd like me to believe that, wouldn't you? Well I don't. I don't believe anything you say. Which is why this little huddle is over…" Harrington said.
"Great, so then beat it." Jaden replied.
"No way bro, know your sports. When a huddle is over, you make your play, you don't run away."
"I get it. You want a tennis match, right?"
"No way. I wanna duel. Winner becomes Alexis' fiancé."
"Whoa, fiancé, slow down" Alexis spoke up.
"Wait, did I hear it right?" Andrew asked.
"I'm pretty sure we all did." Shiori replied.
"This is stupid." Jenny said.
"I just love weddings!" Mindy squealed excitedly.
"Yeah, but I'm not so sure about arranged ones." Jasmine added.
"Well, I don't know about the stakes, but I never back down from a challenge. You got it Harrington, let's throw down!" Jaden announced.
"Huh?" Alexis said in surprise.
"I hope Jaden knows what he's doing." Syrus said.
"I think Jaden does." Andrew replied. "At least he knows what he's doing when dueling."
After a couple of minutes, Jaden and Harrington were now facing each other with their duel disks ready.
"Alright, you ready?" Harrington asked.
"Yep." Jaden replied. "And willing."
"Let's do this!"
Jaden: 4000
Harrington: 4000
"Get your game on!"
"Two cuties dueling it out for your hand in marriage, how do you feel?" Mindy asked.
Alexis crossed her arms and sighed. "Please Mindy, I'm not getting married."
"Oh fine, engaged. What, are we splitting hairs here?" Jasmine asked.
"I'm not getting engaged either Jaz!" Alexis snapped at her. "The only reason I haven't walked away out of this is because I wanted to see if the rumors are true. To see if Harrington's really as good as Zane."
"Those are the rumors?" Syrus asked. "Aw man, if Harrington's as good as my big brother, then he must not duel as he plays tennis, he must duel even better."
"Then let's hope that it's just rumors." Andrew said.
"Service!" Harrington announced as he drew a card. "First, I'm gonna volley a spell card at you. Service Ace!"
"A spell card already?" Jaden asked.
"You got that right, and just like a power serve, it's gonna make you sweat." Harrington replied before holding up of the cards from his hands and showing the back of it. "Here's how it works, I pick a card, then you have to choose if it's a spell, trap or monster. If you guess right, you're fine. But if you guess wrong, well then... you get served with a stinging 1500 points of damage."
"1500?" Andrew repeated.
"That's a lot of points from one spell card." Shiori added.
"So I just guess? Easy." Jaden said before squinting at the card while humming.
Everyone watched as Jaden took his time to figure the card his opponent was holding.
"Wow. This really is making Jaden sweat." Syrus realized.
"Yeah and hum too." Mindy added.
Jaden was still concentrating, making Harrington a little annoyed. "Look at you. I bet this is probably the best workout you had all week long." He jibbed
"Alright, I'll guess! It's a spell card."
Harington widened his eyes for a moment before giving him a small grin. "You sure? You can still change your mind, ya know."
Jaden became nervous. "Then wait! I'll switch my guess and say it's a trap."
The Obelisk boy laughed and turned the card around to reveal Mega Thunderball. "Monster. Looks like we found another thing you're bad at, huh." Jaden cringed at this. "Anyway, now we'll put this card away and let loose the big stroke. Service Ace! Good luck returning this shot pal!" The spell card glowed and let out a beam of light crashed at Jaden's feet.
Jaden: 4000-2500
"15-love! And I'll place this card facedown to finish the set. Your serve." He concluded while placing a facedown card.
"Yeah and I'd better make it count. Here goes." Jaden drew a card. 'Decisions, decisions. Well, since he doesn't have any monsters out, I should probably just go for a direct attack, with my old friend…'
"Elemental HERO Avian!" The green clad and feather winged hero gave a cry as he appeared on his field. (ATK: 1000 DEF: 1000 LV: 3) "Now Avian, show Harrington why you're the king of the court. Quill Cascade!" The hero spread his wings and fired a flurry of white feathers the Obelisk boy.
"Don't think so, bird brain! I activate Receive Ace." Harrington's facedown card flipped up. "This trap card negates your attack, then deals 1500 damage points directly to you. Good luck feathering this storm." A strong wind erupted from the trap card, allowing it to blow the feathers back to Jaden.
Jaden: 2500-1000
"That's 30-love. Though I do have to pay 3 cards because of the trap I played." He explained while sending his cards to the graveyard.
"Well I'm just gonna throw down a facedown." A card appeared on Jaden's field. "And that's it for me."
"Boy, you are lazy aren't you? Hey bro, that's fine! Makes it that much easier for me." Harrington played another spell card. "I play Smash Ace. It lets me flip the top card of my deck, and if it's a monster…"
"Lemme guess. I get nailed, right?"
"Hey, you're starting to get the swing of this, huh? And you will be getting swung at." He picked the top card and held up Mystical Shine Ball. "Oh yeah! A monster."
"Lady Luck, she hates me." Jaden tugged at his hair.
"Well, she loves me. Of course, most girls do."
"Oh spare me." Jenny rolled her eyes.
"And now, get ready for Smash Ace!" The spell card fired a ball of light that went straight towards Jaden.
"Sorry, but I'm activating my facedown card. It's a trap. Feather Wind." The card in question flipped up. "Ever heard of it, or maybe I should say have you ever caught the wind of it?"
"What the…?"
Jaden's hero flapped his wings, deflecting the projectile that was sent flying to the sidelines and exploded right in front of the spectators.
"No way!"
"Sorry pal, but your ace just got blown right out of the bounds." He pointed his thumb to his friends.
"Hey, watch where you're aiming, Jaden!" Shiori shouted.
"Well, you know what they say, you win some, you lose some. Sometimes you gotta take hits to give them." Harrington then started laughing.
"Great." Jaden moaned. "He's back on his cliché kick. Well here's mine, he who laughs last, laughs loudest." Jaden started laughing along.
Many of the students watching this sweat dropped at their laughing contest.
"This is pathetic." Syrus commented.
"You could say that again." Andrew replied.
"Now they're saying you can laugh the longest." Jasmine agreed as Alexis and Jenny nodded in silent agreement.
"Mindy on the other hand giggled. "Come on Harrington, just imagine me tickling you."
While the duelists were laughing, Harrington spoke up. "I'm still laughing Jaden. Just cause I'm talking, it doesn't mean I'm not, you hear me?"
Jaden didn't replied. He just kept laughing.
"Hey, I'm still laughing, I'm still laughing! You're gonna lose this contest, just like you're losing this duel."
Jaden stopped abruptly. "You know what Harrington? You can win this lousy laugh fest, but this duel's a different story. Sure, you may have home court advantage, but it doesn't matter. And do you wanna know why? Cuz in a duel, I'm always at home." Jaden drew a card. He looked at it. "Sweet! I'm playing this. Oh yeah! Polymerization, fuse Clayman and Burstinatrix into, the Elemental HERO Rampart Blaster!" The two monsters fused into the stone-armored female warrior. (ATK: 2000 DEF: 2500 LV: 6)
"Alright, that's how you duel Jaden! Nice work." Syrus said.
"Like that? Then you're gonna love this. Elemental HERO Avian, attack! Electric Orb!" The winged hero formed a sphere of energy in his hands and threw it at the tennis captain.
Harrington: 4000-3000
"And I'm following it up with Rampart Blaster. Rampart Barrage!" The rock-armored woman shot a bunch of missiles from her launcher-like arm that landed and exploded around Harrington.
Harrington: 3000-1000
"All tied up." Jaden said confidently.
"Way to go Jaden!" Syrus cheered.
"Well done!" Andrew added.
"Well, at least they stopped laughing." Alexis remarked.
"So, got any clichés to say now?
Harrington smirked while drawing a card. "I suppose. But, in this case, I'll let my card do my talking for me. See? This one says it all. Deuce." A spell card appeared on his field, showing a score board with '40' on each side.
"Another spell card?" Jaden scratched his cheek.
"That's right, but I guarantee you've never one like this before. I can only activate it when we both have 1000 life points. And here's how it works. From now on, each of us can only attack with one monster during our battle phase. And, life points don't matter. You win by being first to damage the other twice in a row."
"Wait so, it's just a straight up head to head match now?" Jaden asked.
"Right, I told you that card would say it all. I summon the Big Server." A human-like robot appeared on Harrington's field. It wore an orange t-shirt, dark shorts, a bandana and most of its right forearm was a tennis racket. (ATK: 300 DEF: 300 LV: 3) "The reason his serve is so big is because it strikes directly at your life points. Now, Big Server attack, with Spiked Serve!" The monster a metal spike ball in the air and hit it with its racket towards Jaden.
Jaden: 1000-0700 Times of damage: 1
"Advantage, Harrington. That was easy. Now just one more strike, and you're finished. The duel will be over, and Alexis will be mine."
"Obsession seems to be another trait of the Rosewood family." Andrew commented.
"Couldn't agree more." Jenny added.
"Oh, and by the way, the Big Server has a special ability that lets me take Service Ace from my deck and place it in my hand. You get a new card too, but it won't matter. I mean, let's be real here, there's no way it'll be as good as this one. How could it be, now draw your card." Jaden did as he said. "Alright, and now, I'm serving up the spell card Service Ace. You remember how it works, right?" He held up a card. "You choose the card's type. If you're right, you're good..."
"Yeah, and if I'm wrong, I'm a goner." Jaden stated. 'Especially since that'll be two hits in a row.'
'He only has a one in three chance.' Syrus thought.
'It all comes down to this. The game, the set, the match.' Alexis thought
'Hope I guess right.' "Alright, I guess you drew a monster card."
Harrington was surprised at Jaden's correct guess. " got it." He said while revealing another Mega Thunderball.
"Sweetness."
The spectators cheered. "Yeah! We're still in it!" Syrus said.
"Oh yeah? Tell me if you still think you're in it after this." Harrington held up a spell card. "I play Giant Racket and equip it to Big Server." A wide red racket attached itself to the tennis monster's back. "So, you're still in it?"
"To win it! I can take that server guy down."
"Maybe, but you won't be able to do it on your first try. See when a monster is equipped with Giant Racket, it has a one time power that allows it to turn any battle damage to zero."
"Wait and since your Deuce only allows me to attack with one monster per turn, I won't be able to destroy him. Big Server can't be beat by one attack."
"Exactly right. So as you can see, you're not in it. You're not all over it. You're just about to lose it. Hah!" Harrington said triumphantly.
'Not as long as there's cards in my deck.' "Here we go. Draw!" Jaden drew a card and looked at it. "Sweet!"
Harrington was now confused by his mood.
"The ball's in my court now. First, I activate the spell card De-Fusion. With it, I'll de-fuse Rampart Blaster back into Clayman and Burstinatrix." The fusion monster disappeared in a flash and was replaced by the stone hero and female fire hero. (ATK: 800 DEF: 2000 LV: 4) (ATK: 1200 DEF: 800 LV: 4) "Now I have three monsters on the field, which means even if you block my first attack, I can still hit you with two more, then you'll lose the duel."
Harrington laughed at Jaden's statement. "I'm starting to see why you're ranked as a Slifer, because you don't listen. As long as my spell card's out, you can only attack with one monster per turn. It doesn't matter if you have three."
"What's Jaden thinking?" Syrus asked.
"It must be something he's planning." Andrew replied. "Based on what he said about the number of monsters on his field, I bet that he's planning some kind of combo."
"Then let's what he's about to do." Jenny said.
"I'm starting to see why you're a snobby Obelisk." Jaden said.
"What?" Harrington asked.
"Cuz you really underestimate your opponents." The Slifer held up a spell card. "I play the spell card Feather Shot. It lets Avian attack once for every monster I have on the field."
"Looks like you were right." Shiori said to his fellow Ra student smiling.
"I drew this card when you activated the Big Server's effect. Remember what you said?
'You get a new card too, but it won't matter.'
"Yeah, well guess what? It matters! Go Avian, attack with Quill Cascade, times three!" The winged hero flapped his wings and shot out a flurry of feathers towards Harrington's field which were blocked by Giant Racket. "That's one." Avian repeated his attack. And this time, Big Server wasn't able to block the second shower of feathers. He was easily destroyed. "That's two."
Harrington: 1000-0300 Times of damage: 1
"And this third time will be the charm." The third shower of feathers caused Harrington to suffer the loss of the rest of his life points.
Harrington: 0300-0000 Times of damage 2 - Game Over
Mindy sighed dreamily.
"Well, that settles that." Jasmine said.
"Alright! He's getting married!" Syrus cheered. "I mean, someday he will. Maybe?"
"Lexi." Mindy addressed her friend who chuckled a little.
Harrington fell to his knees. "This can't be."
"Yeah! That's game!" Jaden said as he did his usual victory pose.
Harrington's eyes were now overflowing with tears. "But she was my soulmate, my first draft pick, my marquis girlfriend!" He then got up and ran away in tears.
"Uhh." Jaden was left speechless from Harrington's emotional outburst.
"Haven't we seen that kind of reaction before?" Andrew asked.
"Déjà vu." Shiori replied.
"Wow ,you had to work for that one, Jaden." Syrus said as he approached his friend.
"Hey, no pain, no gain." Jaden replied.
"Speaking of gain, does that mean Jaden's gained a wife." Jasmine asked Mindy.
"So romantic." She said.
Jaden walked up to the blonde Obelisk girl. "Well Alexis, guess I'm you're fiancé."
"He's going through with it?" Syrus asked with widened eyes.
"Oh my!" Jasmine said.
"Seriously?" Jenny said.
Andrew, feeling unsure of this, walked up to them. "Are you sure Jaden? Do you even know what fiancé means?"
The latter scratched the back of his while thinking before giving his friend an answer. "Actually… no." He said dumbly.
Andrew face palmed while the others groaned at the statement.
Alexis on the other hand just closed her eyes and smiled. "It means 'friend'. At least for now big guy."
Jaden blinked before shrugging. "Then I guess we were already fiancés then. Well then, see ya guys." He then left the court, along with Syrus.
Andrew turned to Alexis. "You sure you don't want to tell him what it really means?"
"I don't think he would understand even after not caring about it so much." She replied.
"I guess that's a good point." The group then walked away. "I just hope we don't need to deal with any more crazy lover boys. I mean, Norman was bad enough."
"ACHOO!" Norman sneezed while resting on his bed. "Seriously, who's talking about me?" He asked annoyingly.
And that's all for now. Until next time.
