The Duel Giant
It was late at night, and a duel was currently taking place in the forest. In a flash of light, an Obelisk Blue boy was thrown back and his cards were scattered around him as his life points hit 0. He looked up to see the opponent who defeated him. He was a giant person who wore bunch of Obelisk Blue blazers all around him and black shades that covered his eyes. He bent down and took one of the loser's cards.
"I'll be taking this." The giant figure said. "You're lucky a card is all you lose tonight."
The Obelisk boy cringed in fear.
"Next time, pick on someone your own size." The giant chuckled as he left.
During school, a bunch of Obelisk boys were talking about the duel that happened last night
"I heard he picked off another one last night."
"Me too. They say he's huge. And that he can't be beat."
"I heard that…"
"Hey, what's up?" Jaden greeted as he walked up to them, along with Syrus, Chumley and Matt.
The Obelisks turned to them and scoffed before they walked away.
"Wow, is my breath really that bad?" Jaden asked no one in particular.
Syrus wasn't happy at their behavior either. "Lousy Obelisks. Whispering behind our backs and then just strutting off."
"They're just a bunch of elitist jerks." Matt said.
"Duh, guys. They're talking about the duel giant." Chumley explained.
"Duel Giant?" Jaden asked.
"Yeah, some ginormous guy who's been challenging all the Obelisk Blue students to duels and winning. By the way, the scary part is he only comes out at midnight."
"Wait, I have heard about this." Syrus realized. "He takes their cards too!"
"That's what I've heard about as well." Matt responded. "I also heard that he makes the Obelisks play with ante. You know, when you put up your best card and if you lose, you have to hand it over."
"Isn't that illegal though?" The blue-headed Slifer asked.
"Sure is. Which is why he duels in disguise. See, he wears the blue blazers of all Obelisk students he's beaten." Chumley explained.
While they were talking, Dr. Crowler was walking nearby. And he was unpleased for a certain reason. 'What an absolute nightmare. Some rogue duelist roaming the campus. Making a mockery of my Obelisks. Making a mockery of me!' He thought angrily. "And worst yet, this Duel Giant's breaking campus law with that ante rule, under my watch! If Chancellor Sheppard found out, I'd get fired!" He growled, but then noticed a certain group of Slifers, including someone in particular… "Jaden." It was then he smiled mischievously and got an idea. "Wait of course. He could be the perfect way out of this predicament. Oh Jaden, my boy!" He called out as he approached them while smiling.
"He's being nice. Something's wrong." Syrus stated.
"How would you like to have no homework for the rest of the year, huh?"
"No homework?" Jaden asked.
"You and Syrus both. Well, if you help me that is. So, what do you say?"
Jaden grinned. "Alright!"
"Wait, help him doing what?" Syrus asked worriedly.
"Nothing really. Just going on a kind of field trip." Crowler said with a smile still plastered on his face.
What the teacher said made Jaden grin again. "I love field trips."
"And I love grilled cheeses. But sometimes it depends on who's serving them." Chumley commented.
"So teach, where's this field trip taking us?"
"All around campus. I need you to duel and ID the fellow having these illegal matches. You know the one they call him the Duel Giant, I believe?"
"Sure, the guy that's whooping your dorm." Jaden cracked. Matt almost burst out of laughter because of that.
As for Crowler, he pulled back, a look of disgust on his face at the remark. "I... I don't keep track of such things. Good luck, Jaden." When he left, he grinned triumphantly. 'This is perfect. Once Jaden reports back to me with whoever this Duel Giant is, I'll have them both expelled for illegal dueling. I can't lose.'
"Alright! Let's find us this dino-sized duelist!" Jaden pumped his arm in the air.
"Uh, listen Jaden. Is it too late to say that this is a bad idea?" Syrus asked.
"Doesn't Crowler really not like you?" Matt asked.
"He sure doesn't, but how could I turn down no homework, a field trip and a big duel?"
"By saying 'no'?" Syrus asked.
"I mean, do you even know how to say 'no'?" Chumley asked.
"Yes." Syrus and Chumley groaned at Jaden's answer while Matt shook his head.
"So, how are we gonna find this guy?"
Jaden shrugged at Syrus' question.
"Wait, so we don't even have a plan?! This getting worse every minute!"
"Then I guess we'd better hurry up and get started." Jaden declared as the whole group went off in search of their target.
Meanwhile, Andrew and Shiori were walling somewhere else and overheard the other students talking about the Duel Giant.
"Who knew that the Obelisk students dueled a mysterious duelist and lost?" Shiori asked.
"Yeah, and not to mention all these matches were illegal because of the ante rule." Andrew responded. "I wonder who this Duel Giant is?"
"Whoever it is, that person must be very mad at the Obelisks, considering their constant bullying."
"But that doesn't give this giant the right to take their cards, though."
The two Ras kept walking, heading to the arena.
Back with Jaden and the others, they were searching for the Duel Giant. But with the brown-haired Slifer boy taking the lead, they found themselves in a dueling arena to watch a duel between an Obelisk and a Ra.
"Jaden, if we keep taking breaks like this, we're never going to find the Duel Giant." Syrus complained.
"Really? Good." Chumley said.
"Come on, Sy, this looks like a good duel."
Obelisk boy: 0200
The Obelisk boy had one facedown card and a Marauding Captain on the field. (ATK: 1200 DEF: 400 LV: 3)
Ra boy: 0300
And he was facing off against a small, green-haired, nervous boy who had a Mad Sword Beast on the field. (ATK: 1400 DEF: 1200 LV: 4) The Ra boy looked at his hand, shaking. "Alright, I'll play… uhhh…"
Jaden leaned forward to have a better look at the Ra boy's hand. He noticed a certain card the boy was holding. "Sweet! He's got Earthquake. This match is as good as over."
"Rigt on the money." Matt responded. "Once he activates it, his Mad Sword Beast can end this with a bang, thanks to its piercing damage ability."
The Ra boy tried his best to decide what to do. 'Come on Brier, you've got him where you want him. Now win this thing and go home. Just forget everyone watching you. Now, should I use Earthquake to switch his Marauding Captain to defense mode? Or should I attack with Mad Sword Beast?'
"Get a move on!" The opponent said impatiently. "I'd like to get home sometime this school year!"
Brier shrank at the outburst.
There were three Obelisk at the sidelines who were goading him, just like his opponent.
"What's the matter short-stack? Can't see over the cards?"
"Looks like the little baby's gonna cry."
"Wanna call your mommy?"
Brier tried to focus despite their words. "Eenie, meenie…"
"Miney, mo!" His opponent finished angrily. "Make a move, you're going way too slow!"
Brier cringed. "Okay." He then closed his eyes "I guess I'm gonna attack with my Mad Sword Beast!"
"What!?" Jaden and Matt were confused by the fact that he didn't use the card they thought he would. The dinosaur monster charged at the opposing monster.
The Obelisk boy smirked at this. "I activate my facedown card!" A trap card was revealed. "It's called Reinforcements and it hands me 500 attack points. And I think I'll give them to my Marauding Captain." The warrior was powered up as he charged forward. (ATK: 1200-1700) With a swing of one of his swords, the dinosaur monster was easily destroyed.
Brier: 0300-0000
"Oh, too bad." Matt commented.
"And he was so close." Jaden added.
"A classic case of stage fright…"
Everyone turned to see Bastion standing next to them with his arms crossed.
"Hey Bastion." Syrus greeted him.
"The boy has tremendous skill, but he hasn't yet been able to handle the pressure of dueling in public like this."
Brier was down on his knees, almost on verge of crying.
"I didn't think it was possible, but on his knees, he's smaller than he was before!" The victorious Obelisk laughed with his fellow dorm mates.
"I think I need some glasses to see him!"
"Better yet, a magnifying glass!"
"Try a microscope!"
The Ra boy had an angry look on his face that made Jaden feel a little uneasy. Winged Kuriboh appeared beside him. "Coo."
'Yeah, Kuriboh. I felt that too.'
"So, what's the crew up to these days?" Bastion asked.
"We're looking for a giant." Syrus responded.
"A giant?"
"You know, the one who's been beating all the Obelisks." Matt explained.
"Yes, I've heard of this titan."
"Hey, speaking of…" Jaden said, indicating one of the exits. "Check it out." They looked where he was pointing and saw Brier walking towards a heavy set Ra who was holding his arms out as if to comfort him. He almost reached the ceiling and was wider than most people, even Chumley.
"Seriously! I mean, look at the size of that guy!" Syrus said.
"Who Beauregard?" Bastion asked. "Please, he's no Duel Giant."
"What're you talking about? He's gigantic!"
Bastion laughed a little. "But he's no duelist, Sy. He's at the academy studying to design games, not play them. I know him, he can hardly duel."
"Games huh? Oh well."
Winged Kuriboh appeared again. "Coo."
'Just what I was thinking, Kuriboh' Jaden got up and ran after the two Ra's
"Jaden, wait up!" Syrus called out as he, Matt and Chumley ran after him.
Brier and Beauregard were walking through the hallway, leaving the arena behind them. Beauregard tried to console his friend from his loss.
"Hey guys." Someone greeted.
They looked up to see Andrew and Shiori approach them.
"What's new?" Shiori asked.
Brier looked at the ground as Beauregard placed a hand on his shoulder to comfort him.
"Someone picked on you again, huh?" Andrew asked the small Ra.
"The Obelisks kept making Brier lose his focus out there, and he lost." The big Ra explained with a deep voice.
"They never learn." The ritual duelist said while shaking his head.
"If they cause you more trouble, then we'll help you, okay?" Andrew said.
Brier just shook his head. "I just hope the Duel Giant gets them. Ever since he came around, more and more Obelisks became afraid to duel. Not to mention he takes their rarest cards. It'll teach them to pick on someone smaller than them!"
Andrew and Shiori were surprised by his words. But then again, they can't really blame him after everything he went through.
"Well looky what we got here."
They turned to see the Obelisk Brier dueled, along with his three friends approach them. He looked at Beauregard. "Someone's exceeding this hall's maximum weight limit."
Beauregard groaned, didn't say anything.
"Hey, are you catching my drift, wide-load? You are in my way!"
"So what?" Andrew said angrily. "How about you ask politely, then he'll let you pass."
"Why would I do that, Ra Reject? You losers wouldn't last a minute against us from the elite."
Now it was Shiori's turn to be angry. "That's it! I'm…" But before he did anything, he felt someone tugging his sleeve. He turned to see it was Brier, who lowered and shook his head.
"Come on." He mumbled as he stepped off to the side. Beauregard did the same. Despite themselves, Andrew and Shiori followed suit.
"That's better. Next time maybe use the freight elevator." The Obelisks laughed as they walked off.
Andrew and Shiori scowled at them, and without noticing the anger Brier was showing.
"Hey, hold up!" The Ras turned to see Jaden and the others running up to them. Brier stepped back and hid behind Beauregard.
Jaden looked up at the big Ra. "Sorry, but I didn't want to wait until midnight to duel ya.
Beauregard was surprised by his words, and so were Andrew and Shiori. Brier stepped forward. "And what's that mean!?" He asked angrily. Beauregard scowled, which caused Syrus, Chumley and Matt step back.
"It means I know you're the Duel Giant. So let's throw down right here!"
"Huh?" Andrew and Shiori turned to the larger Ra questioningly. They knew that Beauregard is no duelist. So they found it hard to believe that someone who once played a monster card in the spell/trap card zone could be the Duel Giant.
"What are you talking about!?" Brier interceded. "There's no such thing as the Duel Giant. Come on Beauregard." He took the larger Ra's hand and led him away from the group.
"No?" Jaden asked.
"No." Brier called back.
"Nooo?"
"NO!"
"Jaden, I really don't think that was the Duel Giant." Chumley said.
"No joke. I mean, you heard what Bastion said. That big guy's a game designer, not a duelist. It doesn't add up." Syrus added.
"I don't know about that." Matt responded. "There is something off about Brier."
"What do you mean?"
"What I mean, is that the Duel Giant's been the talk of the campus lately, so it's hard to believe that Brier haven't heard of him."
"You're right." Shiori said. "In fact, he was actually talking about him sometime before you guys showed up."
Jaden smirked. "Well, I know how we'll get to the bottom of this."
"Huh?" Everyone turned to him.
"We'll wait at the academy's front entrance and wait for the Duel Giant to show up. Then, I'll duel him and wipe the floor with him." He the grinned. "And once I win, we'll be free from homework."
The two Ras blinked.
"Who told you that?" Andrew asked.
"Dr. Crowler. He told me to go after this guy and deal with him."
Andrew and Shiori gasped.
"Jaden don't go!" The ritual duelist told him.
"Why not?"
"Because Crowler is obviously setting you up." Andrew replied. "The Duel Giant is dueling the Obelisks with that Ante Rule, which is forbidden on the island. So if you duel the Giant with that rule and turn him in, Crowler will have enough evidence to get you expelled."
The other Slifers gasped.
"I knew it! Crowler is still trying to get rid of Jaden!" Syrus exclaimed
"So, I won't be free from homework?" Jaden asked dumbly. Everyone fell to the ground after the statement, unable to understand Jaden's stupidity. Shiori got up and gave him an angry look, making him take a step back.
"How stupid can you be!? Crowler is trying to kick you off the island, and all you're worried about is homework!?"
"Uh…"
The ritual duelist sighed. "Why do I even bother?"
Jaden then smiled. "Don't worry guys. Everything's going to be fine…"
"No Jaden!" Andrew interrupted him. "I won't let you take the risk of getting expelled. I'm going to duel the giant."
Jaden pouted. "No way, bro. I'm going to…"
"I said no! I won't let you get expelled by some girly headmaster, who can't handle the fact that he actually lost to you." Andrew and Jaden stared at each other for a few seconds before the former sighed. "Okay, I'll make you a deal; I'll duel this guy and you can come with me and watch, just promise me you'll get your homework done so Crowler won't have another reason to torture you."
"Gotcha." Jaden caved in. "Plus, I have a pretty good idea who the giant is."
"Then meet me at the front of the academy before midnight."
"Roger that. See you then!" He ran off, leaving the arena with Chumley and Syrus following after him.
Matt stayed with Andrew and Shiori. "You sure want to do this?"
"Yeah. I'm not gonna let my friends get into danger."
"Well I won't stop you. Cuz I won't pass the opportunity to see someone take down a giant." Shiori admitted.
Andrew smiled. "Then let's go."
It was almost midnight and the four Slifers and two Ras were hiding behind a large stone near the front entrance. Jaden, Andrew and Shiori were peering around the stone, looking for any sign of the Duel Giant. Matt was sitting calmly behind them, while Syrus and Chumley were a little spooked out by the night.
"You really think the giant will show up tonight?" Syrus asked
"Shh." Jaden silenced him. "Not if we keep blabbering."
"Yeah, so be quiet." Matt added.
"Look, there's two things I do with my mouth." Chumley said. "Talk or eat, so either give me a grilled cheese or…" He was then interrupted by a scream that echoed through the air.
"That's our cue!" Andrew said. "Let's go!"
"Aw, not running."
The boys ran for a while, until they found an Obelisk Blue boy kneeling down on the ground, his deck scattered around him.
"You okay?" Matt asked.
"The Duel Giant took my best card." The Obelisk moaned.
"Where did he go?" Shiori asked.
The Obelisk pointed ahead and the group continued the running.
"He's from the arena." Chumley realized as they passed by him.
The group kept running until Jaden found someone in a clearing. It was a giant figure with many Obelisk blazers covering him."Hold it!" He shouted. The figure turned around to show some black shades covering his eyes and a duel disk on his arm. "Caught ya big guy. Not so quick on your feet, are you?"
"Uhh, you know what Jaden?" Syrus asked, clearly frightened at the size of the giant figure. "I don't think he really needs to be. I mean, who in their right mind chases giant?"
"Me…" Andrew said as he stepped up. "Let get this duel started!"
The giant groaned in response
Andrew's deck glowed and Phantom Magician floated next to him. "Andrew, put me up for grabs."
"Are you sure?" Andrew asked. The spirit nodded. "Alright then, I guess we're in this together." The spirit then faded away as Andrew held up the Phantom Magician card. "Okay, since I know you only duel playing with ante, I'll put this card up."
"So be it, duelist." The giant agreed.
The activated their duel disks, inserted their decks and drew their cards.
Andrew: 4000
Duel Giant: 4000
"Get your game on, Andrew!" Jaden cheered.
"You get the first move." Andrew offered.
"If you insist!" The giant replied as he drew a card. "I summon Giant Orc in attack mode!" A muscular orc that was around the same size as the giant appeared. It had a big bone club in its hand. (ATK: 2200 DEF: 0 LV: 4)
"A monster that big is quite fitting for the so called Duel Giant." Matt commented.
"Yeah, but that first move was the first mistake." Jaden replied. "See, when Orc attacks, he switches to defense mode. That wouldn't be a problem, except that he has a grand total of 0 defense points."
"Make your move, duelist." The giant said.
"Fine, I draw." Andrew drew a card and apparently, it was Phantom Magician.
"Andrew, place me on the field."
"Sounds like a good idea. I play Phantom Magician in defense mode!" The skeletal spellcaster appeared in front of Andrew. (ATK: 600 DEF: 700 LV: 3) "Your turn, big guy."
"And it will be one to remember. First I draw, then I'll attack with Giant Orc. Bone Basher!" The fiend roared and brought down its bone club onto Phantom Magician.
Andrew coughed before smirking. "Thank you. By destroying my Phantom Magician, you activated his special ability. I get to summon a HERO monster with 1000 or less attack points in defense mode. I choose Elemental HERO Woodsman." The green-skinned wooden man appeared in front of him.(ATK: 1000 DEF: 2000 LV: 4) "And since your Giant Orc attacked, his battle mode changes to defense." The fiend crossed his arms while kneeling down.
"Not that he has any." Jaden added.
"Not that he needs any." The giant said, making his opponent and the spectators confused. "I summon Second Goblin in attack mode." But instead of playing the card in the monster card zone, he played it in the spell/trap zone.
"Wait! That's a monster, but he's playing it as a spell." Syrus noted.
Shiori widened his eyes. "It's a union monster."
"A what?" Chumley asked.
"A union monster." Matt replied. "A monster that can be used as an equip spell to boost a monster's attack or defense points or give it an effect to compensate for any mishaps. Every union monster can be equipped to a specific monster."
"That doesn't sound good." Jaden commented.
The giant chuckled. "That's right, especially since my Second Goblin can become a spell that has the power to switch my Giant Orc from defense to offense." A small pinkish goblin with an eye patch appeared on the orc's shoulder. And then, it stood up.
"To offense?" Syrus gasped.
"What's offensive is his face." Chumley commented.
"Yeah, can't you wrap a couple of blazers around him?" Jaden cracked.
"Make your move, Ra!"
"Okay." Andrew drew a card. "And now I activate my Woodsman's special ability. During my standby phase, I can take a Polymerization from my deck or graveyard and add it to my hand." He took the card in question from his deck. "And I'll use it to fuse Elemental HERO Shadow Mist and Elemental HERO Woodsman to form Elemental HERO Gaia." The wooden warrior jumped into the fusion vortex along with the dark armored woman and came out in the combined form of the black armored Giant. (ATK: 2200 DEF: 2600 LV: 6)
"Now that's a real giant!" Jaden cheered.
"Nice going, Andrew!" Shiori added.
"And since Gaia was fusion summoned, he absorbs half of your monster's attack points for one turn. So you know what that means."
The Duel Giant stepped back as Andrew's monster held up its right palm and absorbed energy from his fiend monster. (ATK: 2200-1100) (ATK: 2200-3300)
"And there's more. Since Shadow Mist was sent to the graveyard, I can use her special ability to add another HERO monster in my deck to my hand. I choose Elemental HERO Knospe and I think I'll summon her to the field." The little plant-like hero showed up next to Gaia. (ATK: 600 DEF: 1000 LV: 3) "And since I have another Elemental HERO on the field, you can't attack her. And additionally, she can attack you directly. Now attack with Seed Blast!" The plant-like hero fired seeds from its open buds. The giant braced himself as he was bombarded by those seeds.
Duel Giant: 4000-3400
"And with her direct attack successful, Knospe will gain 100 attack points while losing 100 defense points." The little plant glowed for a moment due to the power boost. (ATK: 600-700 DEF: 1000-900)
"And even though your Second Goblin will save your Giant Orc from being destroyed in battle, this attack will at least wipe out most of your life points. Now Gaia, attack with Continent Smash!" The black armored giant raised his right arm, preparing to strike. The Second Goblin jumped off from Giant Orc's shoulder and stood right in front. The Elemental hero slammed the little fiend with ease, crushing it like a bug.
Duel Giant: 3400-1200
The attack was so strong that its shockwave blew away the blazers the giant was wearing, revealing a familiar, big sized Ra Yellow student.
"Yup." Jaden said.
"It's Beauregard!" Syrus said.
"I thought he couldn't duel." Chumley said.
"Me too." Shiori added.
"What's this all about. Beauregard?" Andrew asked.
The big Ra became nervous and turned his head slightly, showing a transmitter in his ear. "What should I do?"
"You can stop the charade for starters." Jaden replied, pointing to a rock behind Beauregard. "How about the real Duel Giant comes out now?"
Everyone was confused at his words, until they saw Brier climbing over the rock, also wearing a headset.
"Brier!?" Matt exclaimed.
"So then it was him?" Chumley asked.
"But why?" Syrus added.
Andrew and Shiori were as shocked as the rest of the group. But it was then it hit Andrew. "Now I see…"
"Catching on, aren't ya Andrew?" Jaden praised.
"How did you know?" Brier asked.
"Well, back at the arena, I felt how mad you were at those Obelisks. Then, when I saw this big guy was your friend, it started to come together."
"But I lost that duel you saw." Brier reminded him. "Why would you think I could beat all those Obelisks?"
"Because I heard that you were a great duelist, only problem was you had stage fright. Which cleared up why the Duel Giant only came out at night. And used a radio transmitter."
"And don't forget the fact that you told Jaden and the others that the Duel Giant didn't exist. And you did that after you talked about the giant with me and Shiori." Andrew added.
"Well it's over now." Syrus said. "Just give back the cards and…"
"What do you mean over!? Nothing's over!" Brier yelled, making Syrus shrink back. "I won't just go home being 'Little Brier' again. Everyone makes fun of me. They say I'm small, a shrimp. I'm tired of them always laughing at me! Don't you see? That's why I get nervous. I couldn't concentrate." He placed a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Then I met Beauregard. They teased him too. So we decided to make a promise. We get all of them back, right where it hurt the most!"
Flashback
Brier and Beauregard were in a dimly light room, looking over the cards they had on the floor, building a deck.
"And we'll play with the ante rule. So if they lose, they'll give us their best card." Brier explained.
"But what if we get caught?" Beauregard asked worriedly.
"You just let me worry about all that." The small Ra smiled slyly.
Flashback end
"Of course, that's why you put on the costume." Syrus realized.
"So you wouldn't get caught for breaking the rules." Jaden added.
"That's right." Brier replied.
"Well, what now? Your secret's out. Pretty soon everyone's gonna know who you are, including Dr. Crowler." Jaden said.
"That is, unless you and I continue this duel. I know you got skills, Brier. So let's keep dueling, out in the open." Andrew said with a smile.
Brier stared at him for a moment before he shook his head. "Out in the open? Well I guess you're not giving me any choice!" He looked at his friend. "Let's do this."
"Yeah." Beauregard replied.
Andrew: 4000
Brier/Beauregard: 1200
"I place a card facedown." A card appeared behind Knospe. "Then it's your move." (ATK: 3300-2200)
"Draw Beauregard!" After his friend drew a card, Brier looked at his hand. "I summon Goblin King in attack mode." A smaller green goblin with a tiny crown, wearing a long, red robe appeared. (ATK: 0 DEF: 0 LV: 1)
"Zero attack points?" Matt asked.
"Not for long. See, now for each warrior monster that I sent to the graveyard, I can summon a Half Goblin." While Brier explained, Beauregard discarded two warrior monsters. And then, two green goblins appeared. They were wearing turban-like hats and leather chest plates, blocking with their knives. "Go, defense mode!" (ATK: 500 DEF: 500 LV: 3) "Now I play Goblin King's special ability. It lets him gain a thousand attack and defense points for every fiend monster on the field other than himself. And I have 3 of them!" The royal goblin cried out as it grew bigger within its robes. (ATK: 0-3000 DEF: 0-3000)
"What the…?" Jaden said
"3000 attack points?" Chumley asked in astonishment.
"So not good." Syrus stated.
"Looks like Andrew is in trouble now." Shiori added.
"And then I play Monster Reborn which lets me summon a monster from my graveyard, like Second Goblin." The pinkish fiend monster reappeared on the field. (ATK: 100 DEF: 100 LV: 1) "And with another fiend on the field, my Goblin King gets stronger." The royal goblin glowed with a blue aura. (ATK: 3000-4000 DEF: 3000-4000)
"4000 points!" Andrew exclaimed.
"Now Goblin King! Attack Gaia!" The more powerful goblin gave the giant hero a powerful punch, causing him to fall to his knees before exploding.
Andrew: 4000-2200
"Now Giant Orc, attack Andrew's Knospe with Bone Basher!" The orc was about to smash the plant-like hero with its bone club.
"I play my trap card, Blast with Chain." The facedown card flipped up. "This gives my monster 500 extra attack points." The trap gave Knospe a bunch of dynamites." (ATK: 700-1200)
"My monster is still stronger." The orc smashed the little plant-like hero with its bone club, destroying her with ease.
Andrew: 2200-1200
"And now I attack with my Second Goblin." The little goblin ran up to Andrew and gave him a punch in the face.
Andrew: 1200-1100
"And in case you forgot, your Phantom Magician's still up for grabs."
"Whoa! Now Brier has the upper hand." Matt pointed out.
"Yeah. It's just like Jaden said. Without his stage fright, he can duel great." Shiori said.
"And finally, I'll use my Second Goblin's ability so I can use him as a spell card again." The Second Goblin jumped up on Giant Orc's shoulder and used a towel to fan it, making it stand up. Since the goblin became an equip card again, Goblin King got weaker. (ATK: 4000-3000 DEF: 4000-3000) "Face it, you're about to lose, Andrew. Especially since my Goblin's effect has just switched my Orc back to attack mode. Your Magician... soon he's gonna be all mine."
"You want him, well then you're gonna have to earn him. And I'm not gonna make it easy for you, cuz even though you and I are from the same dorm, I'm gonna give you my very best."
"Now it's my turn." Andrew looked at the card he drew. "This should do nicely. I play the spell card Pot of Greed. It lets me draw two cards." He drew two cards. "And it looks like one of them happens to be the spell card Legacy of a Hero. If I have at least two level 4 or higher Elemental heroes in my graveyard, I can draw three more cards." Andrew three more cards. And next I activate the spell card A Hero Lives. By paying half my life points, I can summon a level 4 or lower Elemental HERO from my deck since I have no face up monsters on the field. So meet my Elemental HERO Blazeman."
Andrew: 1100-0550
The flame-headed hero stood up on the field. (ATK: 1200 DEF 1800: 4) "And with him summoned, I can take another Polymerization from my deck and add it to my hand." He took the named card from his deck. "And then I play another spell card, HERO's Bond. With my HERO monster on the field, I can summon two level 4 or lower Elemental heroes from my hand. So I'll bring out Elemental HERO Stratos and Heat." The turbine winged hero rose up along with the white and red armored warrior. (ATK: 1800 DEF: 300 LV: 4) (ATK: 1600 DEF: 1200 LV: 4)
"Wow! 3 monsters in one turn." Chumley said.
"What a sweet move." Jaden commented.
"And it gets better, because now I can activate Stratos' ability. He can destroy spell or trap cards on the field, up to the number of HERO monsters other than himself. And there's only one card on the field that's acting as a spell card: Second Goblin." The wind hero used his turbine wings to create a cyclone that blew the little goblin away.
"Oh no!"
"Oh yes. And Heat gains 200 attack points for every Elemental HERO on my field, thanks to his special ability." The monster in question glowed with a red aura. (ATK: 1600-2200) "And now I play my own Monster Reborn. And I'll use it to bring back Elemental HERO Woodsman." The wooden hero reappeared on the field. (ATK: 1000 DEF: 2000: LV: 4) (ATK: 2200-2400) "Next I play Polymerization and combine Woodsman on the field and Ocean in my hand to create Elemental HERO Terra Firma!" The two heroes swirled about each other to form the white armored hero with gems on his shoulders and chest plate. (ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 LV: 8) "Normally I would sacrifice an Elemental HERO to to give its attack points to him, but that won't be necessary. Elemental HERO Heat, attack Giant Orc with Burning Fist!" The named hero ignited his right fist and destroyed the fiend with a burning punch.
Brier/Beauregard: 1200-1000
"And now to take down your two Half Goblins. Stratos, Blazeman, attack!" The two heroes dashed forward, each of them destroyed one Half Goblin with one punch. "And with no other fiend type monsters for protection, your Goblin King is down for. Especially without his extra points." The royal goblin became smaller than it was before. (ATK: 3000-0 DEF: 3000-0) "Go, Terra Firma! Attack with Earthen Fury!" The white armored hero roared and smashed the Goblin King so powerfully that he exploded, making the opposing Ra students to fall down.
Brier/Beauregard: 1000-0000
"Hey, you did it!" Syrus cheered.
"Nice one Andrew." Jaden said.
"Now 'Andrew the Giant Slayer'." Chumley added.
"Good one, Chumley." Matt responded.
While Brier and Beauregard were on their knees, the former lowered his head. "They beat us. We're through."
"No, not 'we'." The bigger Ra said before turning to Jaden and the others. "Please, just turn me in, forget Brier."
"Huh? Beauregard?" Brier looked at his friend.
"I've always been alone and I'm not gonna let them expel you for showing me what it means to have a friend. After all, didn't we always promise to stand up for each other?"
Brier just stared at him.
"You're the best duelist I've ever seen. I won't let them kick you out of here."
"What about you? Your dream of being a game designer?"
Beauregard gave Brier a small smile. "Not all dreams come true."
The smaller Ra looked like he was about to shed tears. "Beauregard…"
"Hold everything!" Jaden called out, getting their attention. "We're not gonna turn either of you two in. I know what it's like to be made fun of. Everyone gets a dose of that sometimes. We're cool."
"What?" Brier said confused.
"We only said we'd turn you in so that you'd come out. You know? Duel me in the open, and realize that you could." Andrew added. "It was a close duel, Brier. You should be proud."
"You know Andrew, I guess you're right." Brier admitted while getting up. "I did play well, in front of people too. Maybe I can do it again."
"Of course you can. I just hope it's not against me." Jaden said jokingly, making the small Ra laugh.
"And don't forget what me and Shiori told you earlier; if something's troubling you, just let us know." Andrew said.
"Thanks Andrew, and I'm sorry for lying to you two back at the arena."
"It's okay."
"Apology accepted." The ritual duelist added.
"Now get out of here, before Dr. Crowler catches you." Jaden warned the two Ras.
"Thanks guys! We'll make good!" Brier called out while running away with Beauregard.
"Hey, wait up!" His friend called out as he tried to catch up with him.
The group watched the two friends leave until Shiori broke the silence. "Well with that settled, Bier's going to return all those rare cards."
"Yeah." Matt said
"Um." Syrus was was now looking embarrassed. "I just realized something."
Jaden looked at him.
"Because we let him go, we're gonna have to start doing homework again."
The brown-haired Slifer moaned at this.
"You mean you didn't do the homework like I told you?" Andrew asked.
"I guess we... kinda forgot about it."
Andrew shook his head. "Unbelievable.
Shiori and Matt laughed at this.
"You guys better get your pen sharpeners ready." The flip duelist cracked.
Next day in the morning, Jaden and Syrus had to catch up on the homework they missed, were assigned by extra homework. And that extra homework was big piles of papers. The two Slifers were filling them as fast as they could. Chumley was sitting behind them and watched. As for Crowler, he wasn't exactly satisfied by the news of the Duel Giant...
"So let me get this straight, you found the Duel Giant, beat him, and then he was able to escape!"
"Yup, that's what happened teach." Jaden replied as he sped through the papers he was given. "Last I saw, he was headed up a beanstalk or something."
"And you're saying you didn't duel using the illegal ante rule, but all the other Obelisks did?"
"Did they? I heard they all just kind of lost their cards... temporarily."
Crowler blinked in confusion at that statement.
Meanwhile, the mentioned Obelisks were standing at front entrance of the academy building, talking about some good news.
"Yeah, I found my rare card this morning too."
"Dude, it just turned up in my deck."
"My baby, I missed you so much."
Brier and Beauregard were standing nearby and overheard their conversation. they then smiled to each other.
Andrew, Shiori and Matt were also nearby, listening the Obelisks conversation.
"It seems Brier and Beauregard gave back those cards." Andrew said.
"Yeah, it seems it's all back to normal, huh?" Shiori replied.
"Unfortunately, that includes getting tortured by Dr. Crowler." Matt added.
Andrew shook his head. "Oh yeah. I imagine how terrible it is for Jaden and Syrus right now."
Back in the classroom, Crowler was having a hard time to process of what Jaden told him. "So first you find the Duel Giant, then he escapes? First all those cards were lost, now they're found?"
"First I have no homework, and now…"
"KEEP WRITING!"
Okay, that should do. Now I can focus on my work for my next chapter. Until next time.
