Practice Makes... Mokey?

The School Duel Between Duel Academy and North Academy was just a few days away. The faculty members and students were generally relaxing, among other things. One of the people was in one of the outside levels of the academy building. That someone was Andrew. He was sitting on the floor, leaning against one of the pillars with his duel disk set aside. He was arranging his deck for the moment.

"Let's see." He muttered. "I'll keep this monster, and take out this spell card, and maybe add this card." He then picked up the card representing his duel spirit, who decided to show up. "What's up?"

"I'm doing fine." Phantom Magician replied. "I see you're working hard here."

"Yeah, I have to prepare myself since I've been chosen as one of the representatives of for the School Duel."

"It won't be easy, but I'm sure you'll be fine."

Andrew smiled. "Well, with you and my other monsters by my side, everything's going to be okay."

"Hm." Phantom Magician nodded.

"Hey, Andrew!" Jenny's voice called out from the stairs leading to the roof.

"Oh, Jenny." Andrew said.

"Guess I better leave you two alone, then." The spirit said before he disappeared.

Andrew almost blushed because of Phantom Magician's comment.

"There you are." Jenny said as she joined him on the roof, followed by Alexis.

"Hey girls." He greeted them. "How are you doing?"

"Pretty good." Jenny answered.

"Same here." Alexis added. "So, how's your deck coming along?"

"I think it's looking good." Andrew replied. "I'm still considering to make a few changes."

"Are you nervous?" Jenny asked.

"Well, a little. But still, I can take anything North Academy can throw at me."

"You don't say." Alexis said. "Since you're so ready for the School Duel, maybe you wouldn't mind to take me on in a duel." She held up her duel disk.

Andrew nodded. "Sure, why not? I could use a little practice and I've never faced off against you before." He gathered the cards for his deck, picked up his duel disk, attached it to his arm before he inserted the deck into it and stood up. He and Alexis took their positions while Jenny was off to the side.

"Are you ready?" Alexis asked.

"Yeah."

"Let's duel!"

Andrew: 4000

Alexis: 4000

"I'll go first." Alexis drew a card. "And I'll start with Cyber Tutu in attack mode!" A petite, pink-haired girl appeared. She was wearing a visor and dressed in red/white dance suit with ballet shoes and a tutu. (ATK: 1000 DEF: 800 LV: 3) "Then I'll end my turn with a facedown card." A card appeared behind the ballerina.

"My move." Andrew declared as he drew. "I summon Elemental HERO Ice Edge." The kid in his icy outfit appeared from a swirling blizzard. (ATK: 800 DEF: 900 LV: 3) "And now I activate his special ability. By discarding one card from my hand, I can allow Ice Edge to bypass your monster and attack you directly." He slid a card into his graveyard slot.

"Hold it right there!" Alexis interrupted as she revealed her facedown card. "I activate the trap card Pure Pupil! If I control a monster with up to 1000 attack points, I can use this to negate your monster's ability and destroy it." Her ballerina glowed before she dashed forward and gave the hero a kick that destroyed him.

"Didn't see that coming." Andrew commented. "I place a card facedown and end my turn." He concluded as a card appeared on his field.

"I draw." Alexis said and began her next turn. "Now I play the spell card Angel Wing, and I'll equip this card to Cyber Tutu." From a flash of light, the ballerina got a pair of white feather wings. "Now Cyber Tutu, attack him directly!" At that, the ballerina flew up in the air.

"I don't think so! I activate Call of the Haunted!" Andrew's facedown card flipped up." Now I can summon a monster back from my graveyard, and before you ask, I'm gonna summon the one I discarded for Ice Edge's effect. Now come forth, Elemental HERO Bladedge!" The golden armored hero rose up on the field. (ATK: 2600 DEF: 1800 LV: 7) "Now my life points are safe."

Alexis closed her eyes and smiled. "I wouldn't say that."

Andrew blinked. "What do you mean?"

"Just because your monster has more attack points doesn't mean your life points are safe." She then opened her eyes. "You see, if all monsters on your field has more attack points than Cyber Tutu, she can attack you directly."

Andrew's eyes widened. "No way!"

"Go Pounding Pirouette!" The ballerina flew over to Andrew's field, past the hero, and spun around to deliver a kick to his face.

"Ow!" He grunted while rubbing his face.

Andrew: 4000-3000

"Don't think you're free from the pain just yet. Because since my monster caused you battle damage, Angel Wing will cause you to lose another 300 life points."

"Say what?" Was all Andrew could say before Cyber Tutu gave him another kick, only this time, it landed on his belly. "Ooff!"

Andrew: 3000-2700

"I end my turn with a facedown." Alexis concluded as she inserted a card into her duel disk.

"My turn." Andrew drew a card. "I summon Elemental HERO Stratos in attack mode!" The turbine winged hero appeared next to the golden hero. (ATK: 1800 DEF: 300 LV: 4) "And with him summoned, I can destroy one spell or trap card for every other HERO monster I have. Say goodbye to your facedown card." The wind hero created a cyclone that sped towards Alexis' field.

"Then I'll just activate it before it gets destroyed." She said as she discarded a card before revealing her facedown card. "I activate Hallowed Life Barrier. This trap card keeps me from taking any damage this turn, and my monster is safe as well." The card created a barrier that surrounded Alexis before it was destroyed by the cyclone.

"Then my monster's ability has been wasted." Andrew realized.

"Got that right. You're getting predictable."

"She's right, Andrew." Jenny added. "If you don't keep it up, you might not do well at the School Duel."

"I'll keep that in mind. I end my turn with a facedown." Andrew concluded as a card appeared behind the golden hero.

"My move." Alexis drew. "And I activate the spell card Pot of Greed, which lets me draw two cards." She drew her two extra cards. "Next I activate the spell card Polymerization and fuse Etoile Cyber and Blade Skater to create Cyber Blader." Two monsters appeared in front of a fusion vortex. One of them was a red haired woman dressed in a red and bluish leotard. The other one was bald woman who was gray and purple skinned and had skate blades on her arms and feet. After they entered the fusion vortex and fused together, a much different woman appeared. She had long, dark-blue hair, dressed in a purple and red leotard, with a red visor and skates. (ATK: 2100 DEF: 800 LV: 7) "This monster has a special ability that changes depending on the number of monsters on your field. So with two monsters, her attack points are doubled." The skater glowed with a bluish aura. (ATK: 2100-4200)

Andrew couldn't help but take a step back. "This is gonna hurt."

"Now Cyber Blader, attack Stratos with Whirlwind Rage!"

"I activate Elemental Recharge!" Andrew's facedown card flipped up. "This card gives a thousand life points for every Elemental HERO I have."

Andrew: 2700-4700

The skater spun on herself and slashed the turbine winged hero with her skate. (ATK: 4200-2100)

Andrew: 4700-2300

"Not bad, but I still have Cyber Tutu. Go, Pounding Pirouette!" The ballerina spun around and gave Andrew another kick on his face.

"Ow, seriously!? Why my face!?" He complained while rubbing his face.

Andrew: 2300-1300

"And don't forget, Angel Wing takes away 300 more points from you." Alexis reminded him.

Andrew: 1300-1000

"Nice move, Alexis." Jenny commented.

"I end my turn with a facedown card." Alexis concluded as she placed a card behind Cyber Blader.

"Then here goes." Andrew drew a card. "Since Bladedge is the only monster on my field, he can destroy your Cyber Blader. But I think I'll start with your Cyber Tutu. Now attack with Slice and Dice Attack!" Jet like wings extended from the golden hero's back and he flew across the field.

"I activate my trap card…" Alexis said as she revealed her facedown card. "Spirit Barrier! As long as I have at least one monster on the field, I take no battle damage." She was then surrounded by a barrier that protected from the explosion caused by Bladedge destroying Cyber Tutu with his blades

"Just when I thought I was about to cause battle damage." Andrew mused.

"Better luck next time." Jenny said.

"Speaking of luck…" Alexis spoke up. "Thanks to you, Angel Wing was destroyed. And this triggers its second effect, allowing me to draw one card from my deck." She drew a card.

Andrew then took a card from his hand and inserted it into his duel disk. "I place a card facedown and end my turn."

"Now then…" Alexis drew. She saw what she got and smiled. "And now I play this, the spell card Demotion." When the spell card appeared, it unleashed a purple aura that surrounded the skater. "By equipping this card to my Cyber Blader, I can downgrade her by two levels, meaning she's a level 5 monster now." (LV: 7-5)

"And why would you do that?" Andrew asked.

"Simple, so I can use another equip spell on her." Alexis held up the card in question. "The spell card, Fusion Weapon." The skater's right arm transformed into a red trident. "This spell card can only be equipped to a fusion monster whose level is 6 or lower, giving that monster 1500 attack and defense points." (ATK: 2100-3600 DEF: 800-2300)

"Whoa!" Andrew gasped.

"Now Blader, attack Bladedge with Trident Shock!" The skater shot a blast of electricity from her trident.

"I activate Waboku!" Andrew's facedown card flipped up and created a barrier that blocked the blast. "Not only can't my monster be destroyed in battle this turn, but I take no battle damage."

Alexis nodded. "Then you're still in this. But how do you plan to get out of this?"

"That's a good question." Andrew then glanced at his duel deck. "But I will figure out something." He then placed his fingers on it. "I draw." After drawing his card, he held it up. "I play my own Pot of Greed, so now I draw two cards as well." He drew his new cards and looked at them, before he smiled. "This will do."

Alexis and Jenny reacted at that.

"I play Polymerization and fuse Elemental HERO Bladedge on the field, with Shadow Mist and Voltic in my hand in order to form Elemental HERO Core!" The jet winged hero entered a fusion vortex along with the black armored woman and the purple and golden, electric hero. And then, in their place, appeared the hero clad in white armor with red lines and gems. (ATK: 2700 DEF: 2200 LV: 9) "And since Shadow Mist was sent to the graveyard, I can take a HERO monster from my deck and add it to my hand, like Lady heat." He took the named card from his deck and placed it into his hand. "Then I'll place one card facedown and end my turn." Andrew concluded as a card appeared behind the hero.

Alexis raised an eyebrow. "Okay, I didn't expect that." She commented as she drew her next card and looked at it. "Not that it was a clever move." She revealed her new card. "I activate the spell card Mystical Space Typhoon. This lets me destroy one spell or trap card on the field." A tornado emerged from her card and shattered Andrew's facedown card to pixels.

"So much for Mirror Force." Andrew commented.

"So you thought you could trick me to attack you, so you could strike back."

Andrew scratched the back of his head. "Something like that."

Alexis smirked. "Then it's too bad that your plan failed. Looks like you need more practice. Right after this! Cyber Blader, attack!" The skater fired another blast of electricity.

But before the attack reached its target, Andrew laughed, making both Obelisk girls confused. "Sorry Alexis, but I'm afraid my plan still works."

Alexis widened her eyes. "What are you talking about."

"I'm talking about Core's special ability. Once per turn, when he's targeted for an attack, I can double his attack points until the end of the damage step." The white and red hero roared as his body released his own electricity. (ATK: 2700-5400)

"Wow!" Jenny exclaimed.

"No way!" Alexis said as her monster's electrical attack was useless against the hero's electrical protection. (ATK: 5400-2700) Alexis couldn't help but smile. "Impressive."

"Thank you. Didn't see that coming, did you?"

"Definitely not. But unfortunately for you, my Cyber Blader is still invincible in battle."

But Andrew smiled confidently. "Then it's a good thing my Core has another ability."

"Huh?"

"At the end of the battle phase, after he attacked or was attacked, I can destroy one monster on the field."

Both girls gasped.

"But that means…" Alexis said in realization.

"Your Cyber Blader is gone." The hero fired a stream of electricity that shocked the skater before she shattered into pixels.

"Incredible!" Jenny commented with an amazed tone.

"And now you have nothing to protect you from this." Andrew drew a card. "I summon Elemental HERO Lady Heat in attack mode!" The red and white clad fire heroine appeared right next to Andrew's fusion monster. (ATK: 1300 DEF: 1000 LV: 4) "Now attack her life points directly!" The female hero created a fireball and threw it at Alexis.

Alexis: 4000-2700

"And now Core, end this duel with Electromagnetic Induction!" The red gem on the white hero's chest glowed until it shot a blast of electricity that struck the Obelisk Queen.

Alexis: 2700-0000

Alexis fell to one knee as the holograms disappeared.

"So, how did you like that?" Andrew asked.

"Nice dueling." Jenny complimented. "Both of you did well."

"Well done." Alexis said after getting up and approached Andrew. "With moves like that, I'm sure you'll be ready for the School Duel. Speaking of which…" She then surprised him by getting close to him and holding up one of her cards. "You've got some room in your deck for my Etoile Cyber? She could be really handy for you."

"You need something better." Jenny jumped in while holding up one of her own cards. "You could use something stronger, like Airknight Parshath."

"Umm." Andrew muttered as he thought things over. And then suddenly, they all heard a beeping from his duel pilot. "Excuse me." He said as he picked it up and answered it. "Hello?"

The person that appeared on the screen was Bastion. "Hello, Andrew. Am I interrupting something?"

"Not really." Andrew responded, ignoring the pouting expressions on Alexis and Jenny's faces. "So what's up?"

"Well, I just wanted to know if you wanted to meet up with me and Jaden to arrange our decks. I thought we could use one empty classroom for that."

Andrew smiled and nodded. "Sure, I'm in."

"Then I'll be waiting." At that, he turned of the duel pilot.

"Alright then, I'll see you girls later." Andrew said before he ran off.

The girls blinked twice before they ran after him. "WAIT!" They called out.


Meanwhile, Crowler was walking around in a secluded area in the forest. And he was obviously angry for a certain reason. "I can't believe Jaden is going to be one of Duel Academy's student representatives at the School Duel. What an embarrassment! I won't let it take place! NO NO NO NO! I'll do whatever I must to stop him." He laughed as he came to a small area surrounded by a large fence. "Which brings me here. To the site of Duel Academy's most dangerous specimen."

The area he entered was a chicken coop. It had two houses. One for the hens, and one for a group of roosters, which one of them alerted the hens when it saw him enter. "Oh, not you, birdbrains!" Crowler said, but was then attacked by the angry hens. "This is such a foul predicament!" He managed to get away from them for a moment and ran towards a sand box. He dug frantically at it until he found a hatch. "Ah, the secret entrance…" He said, opening the hatch. But then, the hens came back and gave him another round of pecking. "Ah, stay back! I don't want to ruffle any feathers!" He then fell down along with three of the hens. "You're really egging me on!"

He fell at the bottom with a thump. There was another hatch at the side, which he quickly went through. "Okay, the yoke's over!" He grabbed the hens and threw them through the entrance. "You belong in a bucket!" He then slammed the hatch in their faces. Crowler sighed in relief before he spoke. "It's just like they say, you can't make an omelet without breaking a few eggs." The room he entered had a bunch on suits on the side. They kinda looked some kind of space suits. He got up and started to put on one of those suits. "And now it's time to break Jaden... for good." Eventually, he was fully dressed with the suit, which included a set of eyewear like the ones you see on Star Trek. He opened the next door and stepped on a catwalk that extended towards a large, yellow dome in the middle of the room. "I mean, after all, with what is lurking in this containment vault, he's not going to stand a chance." Crowler swiped a card through a security reader and the dome's door split open.

"You there, Belowski?" He called out. "It's your old friend Dr. Crowler. It's a young duelist I'd like you to meet. I know it's been a while, but I think he deserves a lesson from the Academy's best." He then laughed loudly.


Later on, Andrew, Bastion and Jaden were going through their decks and arranging them in an empty classroom, just like they agreed. Andrew and Bastion were pretty calm for the moment.

Jaden, on the other hand, was struggling with his with his cards, trying to figure out how to plan a strategy. "Eeny Meeny Miney Mo." He mumbled to himself. "Catch a monster by the toe. If he stinks, then let him go." He then groaned and rested his head on top of his cards.

"Are you okay, Jaden?" Andrew asked.

"No way, bro." He replied. "I don't know what cards to use in the duel."

Andrew shrugged. "Then just do what you did before. After all, you're pretty much unpredictable when you duel."

"Especially after your two matches the other day." Bastion added. "Plus, everyone is counting on us. Well, everyone except Dr. Crowler."

"Yeah yeah." Jaden muttered.

And not too soon after he said those words, the three representatives were surrounded by 7 peopled. Specifically, Alexis, Syrus, Chumley, Jenny, Shiori, Matt and Michael. Each one of them was holding a Duel Monster card.

"You know, my Dice Jar would be a good addition to one of your decks." Matt said.

"That Dice Jar is way to gambling." Alexis said. "You need something strong like Etoile Cyber."

"Airknight Parshath could be really useful." Jenny added.

"I think you guys need something badass, like my Dark Armed Dragon." Michael said.

"Nu-huh. If you really want something badass, you guys better take my Demise, King of Armageddon." Shiori offered.

"How about Des Koala?" Chumley asked.

"You can use my Powerbond if you need." Syrus suggested.

Jaden snapped and caused everyone, including Andrew and Bastion to move away from him. "What I need is some time to think!"

"Whoa! Take it easy, dude. We're just trying to help." Michael explained.

"After all, you guys have been chosen as representatives for the School Duel." Matt added. "This is huge."

"And if you guys can't give the school enough victories, it's going to be a huge disappointment." Alexis said.

"I think you guys aren't doing things easier by putting the pressure on us." Bastion pointed out.

"Yeah, what he said!" Jadne added. "I know the school is counting on us, but all we can do is our best."

"You know what, you're absolutely right." Shiori replied with a smile. "Dueling isn't about trophies, it's about being the best you can."

"Thank you, Shiori." Andrew said with a smile. But it was then turned into a frown because of what the ritual duelist said next...

"And the best needs the power of my King of Armageddon!"

"Or Powerbond!"

Andrew's left eye was twitching a little.

"Or Etoile Cyber."

"More Like Airknight Parshath."

Andrew was now holding an annoyed expression on his face. Plus he had a small tick mark on the left side on his head.

"Or rather Dice Jar."

"Definitely Dark Armed Dragon."

The tick mark on Andrew's head got bigger and he was growling a little. Something that Bastion noticed.

"Um, Andrew?" He asked.

"Des Koala, all the way…"

"ENOOOOUGH!" That was it. Andrew couldn't stop himself from letting out a yell so loudly that everyone, including Bastion and Jaden, jumped at his outburst. "You guys aren't any helpful with this nonsense!" He then gathered his stuff and stood up. "Bastion, Jaden, get your cards and duel disks and let's find a place where we can have some piece and quiet!"

Jaden and Bastion got over their shock and gathered their stuff and followed him, with the former speaking up. "I'm in."

"Good call."

While the trio walked away, the others were still in shock.

"Whoa! I've never seen Andrew so angry before." Shiori commented.

"Me neither." Matt replied.

"Remind me to not anger him again." Michael said.

Jenny shook her head and spoke up. "Come one, let's follow them." At that, they ran out of the classroom and down the hall, trying to find Andrew and the others.

"Guys, wait up!" Syrus called out.

"Why are we always running?" Chumley complained

What they didn't know was that the trio was hiding behind a pillar.

"Guys, we just want to help!" Matt called out.

When he and the others looked away, Andrew, Jaden and Bastion snuck away and ran up the stairs.

"I want to help you guys be alone!" Shiori called out.

"You can't be alone all by yourselves!" Alexis added.

"My word, they are so eager to help us that it's actually problematic." Bastion said as he and his fellow reps kept running.

"Tell me about it." Andrew replied.

"Funny, no one's ever this helpful when I'm doing my laundry." Jaden added.

Eventually, they came off the stairs and ended up on the roof.

"Well, at least we found a peaceful place." Andrew noted as he glanced around the place.

"Indeed." Bastion agreed.

"Yeah." Jaden added.

"Sup." Everyone turned their heads towards a boy who laying on the floor a few meters away. He had black hair, wearing a blue worn out, sleeveless shirt and pants, brown sandals on his feet and an Obelisk Blue blazer that was hanging loosely around his back.

"Who's that?" Andrew asked.

"I don't know. I haven't seen him before." Bastion said.

"No offense, but we were hoping to find some peace and quiet." Jaden said. "What are you doing up here?"

"I'm up here to duel you, Jaden." The Obelisk boy replied.

"Who are you?" Andrew asked.

"Just a dude with a deck. Call me Belowski." The Obelisk responded as he relaxed on his back, staring at the clouds. "You ever notice how clouds look like Duel Monsters if you look really close?"

"Pardon?" Bastion asked.

Just then, Winged Kuriboh popped out of Jaden's deck and moved around. Phantom Magician made an appearance as well.

"Hey there, pal." Jaden greeted his duel spirit. It moved back and forward, almost like it was dancing or something. "What is it?"

"Nice Kuriboh." Belowski said sitting up. "I hear they like being scratched behind their wings."

"Wait, you can see him?" Jaden asked.

"Of course I can. And hear him too, though my kuribohese is a little rusty. I can see the skeleton dude as well."

"You don't say." Andrew replied as he glanced to his partner.

"Looks like that boy has a special gift, just like you and Jaden." Phantom Magician commented.

"What are you guys talking?" Bastion asked, obviously confused.

"Which is more than we can say about Bastion." Andrew muttered.

"Anyhow, lets duel." Belowski said as he picked up a duel disk.

"Again with the dueling?" Andrew asked.

"I know, he must think I'm easy pickings cuz I'm in red." Jaden replied.

"Red, blue, yellow, who cares?" Belowski mused. "Those are just symbols the man uses to try to propagate social division. See, it's all a conspiracy of the political industrial complex to permeate so called free market."

"Oookay." Andrew said slowly, clearly feeling a little weirded out of the Obelisk's words.

"Sure, whatevs, let's just throw down." Jaden said.

"All out." Belowski said.

"Jaden, there you are." Syrus called out as he and the others showed.

"Hey, you guys are just in time." Jaden greeted them.

"Just in time for what?" Matt asked.

"Who's that Obelisk over there?" Shiori asked.

"Yeah, I've never seen him before." Michael added.

"Well, he's gonna be my opponent." Jaden said.

"A duel?" Jenny asked.

"A duel?" Alexis repeated.

Crowler was hiding on the top of one of the pillars. "Poor Jaden. Once Belowski uses his special skills, he won't be able to compete in the School Duel. Or anywhere else ever again. Good thing I pulled my protective armor out of the closet. Otherwise, I'd end up in the stupor they're all about to be in." He cackled.

"Get your game on!"

Jaden declared as he and the Obelisk started the duel.

Jaden: 4000

Belowski: 4000

"Yeah man, whatever." Belowksi said as he drew a card. "Alright, first I'm gonna summon Mokey Mokey in defense modey modey!" From a puff of pink smoke, a small, white, rectangular appeared. It had short stubby arms and legs, lines for its eyes and mouth, little wings and a red halo above its head that was shaped like a question mark. (ATK: 300 DEF: 100 LV: 1)

Everyone stared at the monster as it squealed 'Mokey Mokey' before the spectators, except for Andrew, became entranced by it.

"Goodness me, that's not a monster, it's a marshmallow!" Bastion said smiling.

"He's so cute!" Alexis squealed.

"Like a great big, fluffy pillow!" Jenny added.

"Makes me wanna take a nap." Syrus said.

Chumely yawned. "Now when you mention it, me too."

"(Yawn) Same here." Matt replied with a sleepy tone.

"Ditto." Shiori added while rubbing his eyes.

Andrew was staring at his friends. "What is this?"

"I have no idea." Phantom Magician.

"Alright, I guess I'll just toss down a couple and chill now." Belowksi said as two facedown cards appeared.

"My turn then." Jaden drew a card. "And what a turn it'll be. First I'm summoning Elemental HERO Sparkman in attack mode!" The blue and golden, electric hero rose in front of him. (ATK: 1600 DEF: 1400 LV: 4) "Then I'll play the spell card Polymerization! And since Elemental heroes Avian and Burstinatrix are already in my hand, I can fuse them to create the Elemental HERO Flame Wingman!" Jaden's signature monster appeared beside Sparkman. (ATK: 2100 DEF: 1200 LV: 6) "Well, bud, you still wanna duel me now?"

But to Jaden and Andrew's surprise, Belowski laughed clapped. "Totally man! Those monsters look righteous!"

"Righteous? That's not the reaction I was hoping for?"

"Then how about to show him what they really can do?" Andrew suggested.

"Yeah, good idea. An attack oughta knock some sense into him. Go, Sparkman attack! Spark Shockwave!" The electric hero leapt into the air.

"Your attack will not stand man." Belowski said while revealing one of his facedown cards. "I've got a trap card. It's called Human-Wave Tactics. Wrap your mind around this: at the end of each turn, I can summon a monster from my deck that's the same level as the one that's been destroyed. They have to be level 2 or below, but it's about the balance man. The Yin and the Yang.

"Whatever that means, all I know is that my Sparkman's attack's still happening." The electric hero zapped white creature with a blast of electricity. "And with Mokey Mokey out of the way, Flame Wingman can attack you directly." The named monster jumped in the air and was covered with flames.

"Dude." Is all what Belowski said before he got kicked by the hero and was knocked down.

Belowski: 4000-1900

"And now I'll call it a turn, Belowski." Jaden said, ending his turn.

"Nice one, Jaden!"Andrew said.

"Oh... that was very unchill dude." Belowski said as he sat back up. "But now I can summon Happy Lover thanks to Human-Wave Tactics." A light shined revealing around orange ball with a face, a heart on its forehead and two pairs of pink wings. (ATK: 800 DEF: 500 LV: 2) Belowski then drew a new card. "And since Happy Lover likes to share the love, I'll bring back his bud Mokey Mokey in attack modey modey." A second white rectangular figure appeared. (ATK: 300 DEF: 100 LV: 1)

"Mokey Mokey." It said.

More contented sighs spread through the audience due to the appearance of the second Mokey Mokey.

"He has such a calming presence." Bastion mused.

"Mokey Mokey makes everything so chill." Michael added.

Syrus smiled. "I fell fuzzy and warm."

Chumley, Matt and Shiori yawned at the same time.

"I just wanna hug the cute little thing!" Jenny squealed, making Andrew shocked at her reaction.

"That's just the beginning man. Next I play Mokey Mokey Smackdown." A spell card appeared behind the white cube-like monster. "Then I think I'll attack your Sparkman with my Happy Lover."

"What for? Sparkman's got way higher voltage than your lover." Jaden reminded Belowski.

"I know, but it's all good. Go, Gushy Burst!" The winged ball flew up and fired a blast of pink energy at Sparkman, who easily smacked it back where it came from, blasting its originator to pieces.

Belowski: 1900-1100

At seeing his friend destroyed, Mokey Mokey's eyes bugged out before it became furious. Its body puffed out, turned a dark pink color, the question mark above its head turned into an exclamation mark, its wings expanded and it trembled with rage.

"Whoa! What happened to Mokey Mokey?" Andrew wondered.

"Oh wow!" Alexis exclaimed. "Look at Mokey Mokey go!"

"I could just watch him for days!" Bastion added.

"Yeah, he's the best!" Jenny agreed.

"He sure is." Belowski said. "Cuz since your Sparkman just destroyed a fairy type monster, my Mokey Mokey Smackdown spell card activates. And that raises Mokey Mokey's attack points to 3000. Far out, huh? Power to the Mokey Mokey."

"No way!" Jaden said.

"Brilliant move!" Bastion complimented.

"That Mokey Mokey is just something else!" Jenny added.

"Way cool man!" Michael said.

"Still warm and fuzzy." Syrus said.

'Jaden is in big trouble now.' Andrew thought worriedly.

Mokey Mokey was engulfed in a bright light while it was crying out its name. (ATK: 300-3000)

"You go Mokey Mokey!" Alexis, Jenny, Michael and Syrus cheered.

"Yes, and we're going right there with you!" Bastion added as he and the others clapped together.

"Oh come on!" Jaden turned to his entranced friends. "Just who are you rooting for!?"

"You have to ask? Mokey Mokey." Michael answered, as if it was the most obvious thing on the world.

Jaden and Andrew did an anime style fall in shock.

"Now, where was I?" Belowski asked. "Oh yeah, I was about to have my Mokey Mokey attack your Flame Wingman."

"Huh?" Jaden turned back to his opponent upon hearing those words and couldn't help but scream in panic.

"Don't worry, the Mokey Mokey Wave is full of good vibrations. Well, not good for your Wingman though." The pink creature flapped his wings and sent vibrations from its body towards the hero, who instantly exploded.

Jaden: 4000-3100

"Mokey Mokey!" The others cheered as they were sitting down. "Mokey Mokey!"

"What's with you guys!" Jaden asked angrily.

"That's what I want to know as well!" Andrew said, also angry.

"They're feeling the moke." Belowski replied.

"Moke?" Andrew asked.

"The moke's all about harmony man. And there's more where that came from. I'm playing Mystic Wok." Another spell card appeared. "And like a sizzling plate of kung pow tofu, Mystic Wok refills my energy. But balance, dude. I only get life points equal to the monster's attack points I sacrifice. So I'll sacrifice Mokey Mokey." The named monster disappeared. "So that's three grand in points.

Belowski: 1100-4100

"And cuz Happy Lover is gone, Human-Wave Tactics restores the balance of my universe. I just gotta choose which balance. I'm thinking Haniwa is my type of Zen."

"Haniwa?" Jaden asked.

"Yeah." A small brown, egg-like creature with holes for eyes and a mouth, as well a pair of arms and stubby feet sticking out from underneath appeared. (ATK: 500 DEF: 500 LV: 2)

"What next?" Andrew wondered.

"Hey dudes!" Bastion called out, making him and Jaden turn to the others. While Chumley, Shiori and Matt were laying on the floor sleeping, the rest of their friends were sitting indian-style on the floor. Bastion tilted his head. "You gotta chill out man."

"What?" Jaden asked.

"Yeah, get in the groove." Michael added.

"You dudes are surrounded by this negative energy." Jenny added. "You can't bring that to the duel."

"Excuse me?" Andrew asked in shock.

"Sing our mantra man." Syrus chimed in.

"Mantra!" Both hero duelist exclaimed.

"Mokey Mokey!" The group cried in union.

Jaden and Andrew groaned in annoyance.

Crowler was laughing at this. "I love it when a plan comes together. They're all under his spell, and soon Jaden will be as well."

"Wake up!" Jaden and Andrew screamed.

They then turned and glared at Belowski. "What did you do to our friends!" The former demanded.

Belowski laughed. "Freed their minds, man."

"Mokey Mokey!"

"Okie dokie, Mokey Mokey."

"What in the world of Duel Monsters is going on here!?" Andrew shouted.

As if to give him an answer, Crowler jumped off the pillar he'd been lying on, using the suit's jet function. "Jaden, Andrew." He called out as he descended. "I see you've met one of my favorite students, Belowski." He put is hands on the boy's shoulders. "I just love him… well, when I'm safe from his powers."

"Uh, his what?" Jaden asked.

"His powers. You see, Belowski is a very special duelist. He was left on the academy's doorstep as a baby, and quickly became a master duelist. As a mere child, he rose through the ranks of the academy. It was then strange things began to occur."

"Oh, you mean the way he talks?" Jaden asked. "Big whoop."

"No. I mean how Mokey Mokey comes alive when he duels with him."

"Comes alive?" Andrew asked.

"Powers and all. Powers that lull everyone around him into a lazy daze. Like your friends, and soon, like you."

"No wonder." Jaden said.

"Mokey Mokey!"

"Enough of this, Crowler!" Andrew shouted. "Beating Jaden is one thing, but taking it out on the rest of us is just too far! Are you trying to beat all of us!?"

If Crowler wasn't wearing his eyewear, everyone would have noticed him blink before he realized something. "AAHH!" He screamed. "I forgot that Bastion was one of the representatives! This plan was meant to take care of Jaden!"

"So much for your big plan." Jaden commented.

Everyone was so focused on Crowler's outburst, that no one noticed Jenny's eyes stirring a little before they opened. She was now awake, but not fully awake. She didn't even notice the spirit of Tethys who appeared behind her.

Crowler then calmed down. "Okay, deep breaths. I just have to take him out of here, once this duel is over."

Belowski shrugged casually. "It's cool, man. It's not like they're in any kind of danger or anything. Mokey Mokey just makes them feel nice and cozy."

"Indeed." Crowler nodded. "It once made all the school's students feel that way, and that is why we had to move Belowski and build him a new home, a titanium encased holographic chamber deep underground.

Andrew widened his eyes, not believeing what he just heard. He then glared at Crowler. "So you're saying you built him a jail?"

"Jail's such an ugly word. We prefer mandatory restraint habitat. It was actually quite nice inside. Like an island paradise."

"Sure it was." Jaden snapped. "And just like an island, he was completely stranded there, huh?!"

"Nah man, it's all good." Belowski assured him. "I just chill, and then every time there's a student Dr. C. wants me to take care of, I get to come out. You know, duel, whatever. That's a pretty sweet gig."

"That's right." Crowler said.

"Plus, I get plenty of time to hang with my monster crew and spin our wheels and stuff. And dude, we have some deep talks too, we're totally unravelling the universe. You should join us."

Jaden glanced to the side, hearing a hoot from Winged Kuriboh, and looked back to Belowski and Crowler. "No thanks, we're good here."

"Same here." Andrew added.

"Yeah." Phantom Magician agreed.

"Dueling is our thing. So how about we get back to it." Jaden suggested.

"Hey, that's chill."

"Alright!" Jaden drew a card. "I summon Elemental HERO Wildheart!" The muscle-bound tribal hero appeared next to Sparkman. (ATK: 1500 DEF: 1600 LV: 4) "And now, go! Attack!" With a battle-cry, Wildheart leapt in air, and then descended on the egg-like monster before slashing it with his sword. "Next up, Sparkman! Light up his world!"

As soon as the electric hero fired a blast of electricity, Crowler screamed and ran away just before Belowski was struck by the attack and fell down.

Belowski: 4100-2500

"Then I'll throw down a facedown and end it a turn. Dude." Jaden concluded, placing a card into his duel disk.

Belowski rose to his feet. "You know, you're a real party pooper, man. Good thing I got Human-Wave Tactics so I can summon a new Happy Lover." Another orange ball with wings appeared. (ATK: 800 DEF: 500 LV: 2)

"Belowski, shouldn't he be nodding off by now!?" He frantically pointed at Jaden. "Mokey Mokey's supposed to drain Jaden! But no! Just look, he's fine! Just check out on his friends! Why isn't Jaden like that!?" He asked, pointing at Jaden and Andrew's entranced friends who had fallen asleep. Of course, he didn't notice that Jenny was barely awake.

"That's what I'm wondering as well." Andrew said. And then a thought crossed his mind. 'Come to think of it, I don't feel affected either. I wonder why.'

Belowski looked at Jaden before he spoke up. "Search me, dude."

"That's your answer?" Crowler asked as a bunch of question marks appeared above his head.

"It's cool." Belowski drew a card. "Watch, I'm gonna use my Pot of Greed. It lets me draw two more cards." After drawing his two cards, he smiled. "Far out! I got Dark factory of Mass Production.! It may sounds totalitarian, but it lets me bring back two monsters to my hand. And I'll pick two Mokey Mokeys since I'm already holding the third." At that, all three of them appeared before being surrounded by swirling smoke that resembled a fusion vortex. And then, an explosion occurred. "That way, I can fuse them all together and bring out this little friend."

Andrew and Jaden watched as a shadow covered the roof. The monster that appeared was a Mokey Mokey. However, this one was huge. So huge in fact, that it was practically the size of the Academy building. (ATK: 300 DEF: 100 LV: 6) "Mokey Mokey." It said with a deep voice.

"Little friend!?" Jaden said.

"That thing is gigantic!" Andrew exclaimed.

"You said it, man. He's Mokey Mokey King! Now check out his King Wave!" The huge monster sent out vibrations, just like the original, and focused the attack on Wildheart.

"Wildheart, use your Wild Slash on that thing!" The tribal hero jumped high and cut the giant monster right between the eyes. It had a look of surprise and pain before it exploded.

Belowski: 2500-1300

But then, from the explosion, three globs appeared. When they landed on the field, they turned out be the three Mokey Mokey originals. (ATK: 300 DEF: 100 LV: 1) x3 "That was so totally awesome, man!" Belowski praised. "But the circle of life must go on. From one comes many, dude. And the king's special effect brings back all three Mokeys."

"All three at once?" Andrew asked.

"That's just great." Jaden said sarcastically.

The three white monsters combined their sound waves and the area was soon filled with a high-pitched frequency that was strong enough to crack the helmet of Crowler's suit, exposing the Obelisk Headmaster to the sound waves and power of Mokey Mokey. As a result, he was knocked out, just Bastion and the others.

"Alright man, and now, Happy Lover, attack Wildheart! Gushy Burst." The winged ball shot a blast of pink energy. And just like Sparkman, Wildheart was able to smack it back and destroy the fairy type monster.

Belowski: 1300-0600

And of course Happy Lover's destruction caused all three of the Mokey Mokeys to puff up angrily and turn pink. "Aww man, look what you did to my little Mokey Mokeys. Good thing my Smackdown card's still in effect, huh? Cuz now they all got 3000 attack points. (ATK: 300-3000) x3

"Great, now there are three monsters with 3000 attack points." Andrew groaned.

"This is not sweet." Jaden muttered.

"Mokey Mokey one, go get that Wildheart." One of the Mokeys sent out vibrations. "Mokey Mokey dos, you're on the Sparkman." The second one followed suit.

The sound waves spread to the other side of the field. Wildheart was the first victim to shatter into pixels.

Jaden: 3100-1600

"That's enough! Go, Hero barrier!" Jaden's facedown card flipped and a glowing barrier came between Sparkman and the sound waves. "As long as I have at least one Elemental HERO on the field, this trap card lets me cancel one of your Mokey Mokey attacks this turn."

"Nice move, man. But I got one more Mokey." And that one sent out vibrations, just the like the others and destroyed the electric hero with the sound waves.

Jaden: 1600-0200

"And now, cuz of Human-Wave Tactics, I'm allowed to bring another Happy Lover for another go around." A third orange ball with wings appeared. (ATK: 800 DEF: 500 LV: 2) After that, Belowski's facedown card flipped up. "Plus, I'll play this way cool trap card. It's called Gift of the Mystical Elf. Of course it's not wrapped. Still, it's like totally full of good karma. I get 300 life points for each monster out." (ATK: 3000-300) x3

Belowski: 0600-1800

"Well, gotta give him credit. That Belowski is pretty good. Sending his fairy type monsters into battle to give Mokey Mokey a power boost, replacing his destroyed monsters with new ones by using Human-Wave Tactics, and using life point gaining cards to keep himself in the game." Andrew noted as he couldn't help but be impressed by by Belowski's strategies. "He certainly is a good duelist."

"Indeed." Phantom Magician agreed. "If it wasn't for his unusual powers, he could have earned some respect from other students."

"Ugh…" Jaden lowered his head as the move was done.

"You're not looking too hot." Belowski noted. "Do you want take a burrito break or something?"

"Maybe later." Jaden replied, confusing the Obelisk boy. "Right now, I'm summoning Elemental HERO Bubbleman!" The caped and water equipped hero appeared. (ATK: 800 DEF: 1200 LV: 4)

"Aw man, I gotta say, I'm impressed. How do you keep dueling after all we put you through?" To emphasize his confusion, Belowski's monsters seemed a little confused as well.

"Cuz I don't give up!" Jaden said smiling. "Especially in a duel this much fun! I'm gonna keep fighting until the end!"

Andrew nodded with a smile. "You tell him."

"Especially now when Bubbleman's out, cuz if he's the only one on my field when summoned, I'm allowed to draw two more cards from my deck." Jaden paused and drew his extra cards. "And now I'm gonna activate one of them, Hero Heart! It lets Bubbleman attack twice, just as long as I cut his attack points in half." (ATK: 800-400) "Now let's get to it. Bubbleman, attack Mokey Mokey! Bubble Blast!"

"Oh, not cool." Belowski commented.

The water hero shot a blast of water from the pipe attached to his arm. It struck one of the white creatures, destroyed it and angered the other two.

Belowski: 1800-1700

"You did it now. Smackdown activates and gives them 3000 attack points each." (ATK: 300-3000) x2

"That sounds like my kind of fight! Bubbleman, attack Mokey Mokey again!"

"Say what!?" Andrew exclaimed in surprise.

The water hero fired another off another blast of water at one of the angry monsters. At the same time, Jaden inserted a card into his duel disk. "And now I'll activate Bubble Illusion! See, when Bubbleman's on the field, and I play this, I get to activate a trap card that's in my hand. And what better trap card than Mirror Gate?" Held up the named card.

"Mirror Gate?" Andrew repeated before he smiled. "No way!"

"Now all of our monsters switch sides. What's yours is mine, and what's mine is yours."

Belowski, for the first time since the duel, was now surprised as the battling monsters went to opposite sides of the field. The water blast hit Mokey Mokey, making a little more angry.

"Alright! Give him a taste of his own Mokey!" The angry monster sent out vibrations.

"This is... a bummer man." Belowski said before the sound waves destroyed Bubbleman and caused him to fall back lose the rest of his life points.

Belowski: 1700-0000

Jaden approached him and gave him his trade mark finger salute. "That's game. And what a game! I actually thought you had me a few times."

"No kidding." Andrew added as he walked up to them. "Nicely played, Jaden."

Belowski laughed a little. "Yeah, but I don't get it. Why didn't you trance out?"

"Why would I?" Jaden asked. "When I sleep, I dream of dueling!" He then laughed.

"Oh, I think I get it." Belowski said. "You love dueling so much, the more Mokey Mokey tried to zonk you out, the more revved up you got."

"Yeah."

"Good to know. For next time…" The Obelisk yawned. "For now... I need a nice long nap. Later…" He then tipped off and fell asleep.

"Hey!" Jaden exclaimed. "Is anyone awake!? Hello!"

"Only you and me." Andrew replied.

"That's not true." A sleepy voice spoke up. The boys turned around to see Jenny who just got up while rubbing her eyes.

"Jenny, when did you wake up?" Andrew asked.

"Just in time to hear Crowler's plan to try to keep Jaden from participating the School Duel." The fairy duelist replied before yawning. "Although, it wasn't easy for me to stay awake because of Belowski's powers."

"But the others are still asleep, so how did you manage to wake up?" Jaden asked.

"I don't know."

Andrew on the other hand noticed Tethys hovering above her who gave him a nod before disappearing. He then smiled. "Well, whatever the case, we better get the others back to the dorms."

"Good idea." Jaden said as he carried Syrus. Andrew took care of Shiori and Jenny carried Alexis. "Guess we have to come back for the others later, huh?"

"Yeah." Jenny said.

"I'll tell you, that was the strangest duel I've been in."

"At least you had a little practice for the School Duel." Andrew said.

"That's true. And after surviving that, I'm definitely ready for North Academy's best!"


And that's that. Until next time.