Disclaimer: For the fifth time I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or Yu-Gi-Oh GX.

Episode Five

A Night at the Ballet Part I

Alex groaned and rolled over. "Buzz…buzz…buzz," Alex's alarm clock continued. Alex groggily sat up in his bed. He furiously rubbed his eyes and opened them with a yawn; he couldn't be late for the first day of class.

Alex slowly slipped out of bed in his striped red and white pajamas. He went into the bathroom with his clothes and was ready a few minutes later. Alex moved onto the kitchen. He grabbed some milk, a bowl and some cereal. Yum, Cocoa Puffs.

Fifteen Minutes Later…

Alex stood impatiently at the door to the Ra Yellow dorm. He stood in his Ra Yellow uniform and tapped his shoes. Alex checked his watch, five minutes until classes begun. Slowly Ra Yellow students were filing out of the dorm in groups.

Alex checked his watch, four minutes left until classes. Alex slipped the schedule out of his pocket and checked what he had first. Dueling 101 in room 214 with Dr. Crowler.

If Alex recalled Dr. Crowler was the head of Obelisk Blue and from what Alex had heard, he was the toughest professor in the school.

Three minutes left to class, Alex grew worried, where was Nick? They had decided to wait and walk up to school together.

Alex ran up to his friend's room. He knocked hard on the door, "Nick, Nick," he called. No reply, Alex groaned.

Fifteen Minutes Later…

Alex and Nick ran through the deserted halls of Duel Academy. Everyone was already in there classes…on time.

Nick was still asleep and didn't wake up until Nick had knocked for five minutes straight. He scrambled to grab breakfast and get dressed, then Alex pushed his friend out the door.

Alex was freaking out; he couldn't believe he was late on the very first day. Alex and Nick scrambled up the stairs and ran into the first room all the way on the right.

They entered a large blue classroom. It seated a hundred and fifty in stadium seating. In the front of the seating was a tall stage with a large desk and a big blackboard.

The teacher was a tall man dressed in a blue overcoat. His back was turned to the two students because he was writing something on the board. Dr. Crowler had long blond hair that was tied back in a ponytail.

Alex and Nick slowly tiptoed down the stairs; they spotted Trisha angrily sitting three rows from the back.

Dr. Crowler suddenly spun around to confront Alex and Nick.

"You two, come to the front."

Alex groaned and slowly led Nick to the front of the room. Dr. Crowler faced his victims.

"Why were you late," he asked maliciously.

"Um," Alex froze unable to speak as all the freshman stared at him.

"We couldn't find the room," Nick lied.

Dr. Crowler laughed, "Nice try, I've heard that excuse before. What are your names?" Alex gulped and gave him there names.

Dr. Crowler smiled, "Well I'll be seeing you two here tonight for detention. After dinner report to this classroom and bring paper, you'll be writing a fifteen-hundred word essay on Alexander's Theory of Duel Monsters."

Alex felt like crying and Nick looked down devastated.

"Now take your seats…in the front row." Alex and Nick slowly made there way to the first seats in the first row. Then Dr. Crowler continued his lesson.

"Ok let's continue our discussion of monsters. Can anyone tell me what monster is currently the strongest monster below five levels?"

Alex raised his hand in an attempt to redeem himself. Crowler stared right at Alex but viscously called on, "Mr. Underwood."

Bugs smiled smugly as he replied, "Chainsaw Insect an Insect-type monster with 2400 attack points."

Crowler nodded happily, "Very good Mr. Underwood I am impressed. But I would only expect excellence from Weevil Underwood's son." Alex groaned, it didn't look like it would be a very good year.

That Evening…

Trisha walked up the stairs from the Obelisk Blue mess hall. The first day of classes had gone well. Trisha especially like alchemy, it was a lot of fun. Trisha walked down the hall; her dorm was third to the end. As Trisha fumbled with her keys she heard her two neighbors to the right talking.

"Oh my god Mimmie you're like ten floors away from us that is so not cool. How will we able to hang out? How can we do your makeup in the morning and how can you do ours?"

"I know this is awful, we have to find some way around it."

Trisha looked at who was speaking. She was a tall red head with bushy hair that rested on her shoulders. She had a small amount of freckles on her cheeks and she had hazelnut brown eyes.

Suddenly Mimmie swerved around and noticed Trisha. Her face lit up like a light bulb.

"Hey is this your room," Mimmie asked running up to Trisha. Trisha nodded and Mimmie inhaled.

"Oh could you please oh please switch rooms with me so that I could be near my bestest friends in the whole world."

Trisha thought for a moment, "Sorry but switching dorms isn't allowed."

Mimmie groaned, "Come on, pleas? We won't tell anyone. It would mean the world to me, please, oh please, please."

Trisha shook her head; they had made it crystal clear that dorm switching was prohibited.

Mimmie grew angry, "Come on it's no big deal."

When Trisha shook her head again Mimmie got really angry, "Listen girl if you don't switch dorms with me, me and my friends will make your life at Duel Academy a living hell," Mimmie referred to the two girls whom were neighbors with Trisha.

Now Trisha got angry, "Listen girl if you beat me in a duel I'll switch dorms with you…," Trisha had a brilliant and dark idea. "But if I win, you have to graffiti Dr. Crowler's classroom all over."

Mimmie gulped, but her friends pushed her, "Come on Mimmie you could take her."

Mimmie nodded, "Yeah I'll take your bet."

Trisha was surprised, she had made those terms thinking Mimmie would back up and would be afraid of vandalizing Crowler's room. Then Trisha wouldn't have had to duel Mimmie and switch dorms if she lost. But Trisha wasn't gonna lose.

Mimmie and Trisha, followed by Mimmie's two friends, proceeded out of the dorm. The light was beginning to fade and they only had an hour more to be outside before Campus Patrol came around.

Trisha and Mimmie stood facing each other at the edge of the lake in front of the dorm.

"Ok," Mimmie announced. "Remember the terms, and prepare to lose…Trisha right?"

Trisha nodded and they both shouted, "Duel!"

Trisha: 8000

Mimmie: 8000

Trisha smiled, "I'll go first," she announced as both players picked up five cards. Then Trisha picked up a sixth.

"I summon Harpie Lady 1 (1300/1400)," Trisha announced.

A tall monster appeared on the field. It had red hair and it was dressed in a purple jumpsuit. It had yellow talons and large green wings.

Mimmie snickered, "It doesn't have very impressive stats."

Trisha laughed, "Did I forget to mention her special ability? She increases the attack of all Wind monsters by 300 points!" Harpie Lady 1 screeched and her attack shot up to 1600.

Mimmie said nothing so Trisha ended her turn.

Dr. Crowler's Room…

"The great Dr. Alexander's wonderful, fantastic, awesome, great, fabulous, legendary, enchanting, enticing, enthralling, Dueling Theory…" Alex went on and on with the adjective and adverbs in his essay. He needed to reach fifteen hundred words, so he used all kinds of words to make it longer, he used all the tricks he could. Alex had been there a half hour so far. Dr. Crowler had been staring at him and Nick for the full half hour without blinking once. Alex groaned and continued writing.

Nick fiddled with his pen. After half an hour Nick had written…nothing! After all, it was hard to write an essay on Alexander's Theory of Dueling if…you didn't know what Alexander's Theory of Dueling was. Nick shrugged and just started writing absentmindedly.

Outside the Obelisk Blue Girl's Dorm…

Mimmie drew her sixth card. "I summon Ballet Dancer (1600/1700) in attack position," she announced.

A tall girl suddenly appeared on the field. She was wearing a pink tank top and a pink tutu. She was wearing pink ballet slippers. She had blond hair that was placed in a bun above her head.

"And I end my turn," Mimmie announced.

Trisha nodded and drew, giving her six cards in her hand.

"I summon Whirlwind Prodigy (1500/1600) in attack position," Trisha announced. Whirlwind Prodigy was a small boy with wild brown hair. He was wearing a tattered brown shirt and tattered tan pants.

Then Whirlwind Prodigy began to glow green and its attack shot up to 1800 points due to Harpie Lady 1's effect.

Trisha cleared her throat and smiled, "Now Whirlwind Prodigy attack Mimmie's Ballet Dancer, Whirlwind Hurricane!"

Whirlwind Prodigy began spinning at a rapid pace until it was a blur of wind. Whirlwind Prodigy ripped across the field, heading for Ballet Dancer.

Suddenly Ballet Dancer's attack shot up to 1800.

Mimmie snickered, "When Ballet Dancer is attacked by my opponent's monster she gains 200 attack points."

As Whirlwind Prodigy came closer and closer to Ballet Dancer she kicked her foot up high and whacked the tornado. But at the same time her foot got caught and the wind and sucked her up, destroying both monsters.

But Trisha smiled, "I still have Harpie Lady 1 on the field."

Mimmie growled and Trisha continued, "Now Harpie Lady 1…Harpie Slash attack!"

Harpie Lady 1 launched forward on her wings and shot across the field. She brought back her talons and viscously brought them down on Mimmie, who let out a shrill scream.

As Mimmie dropped to the ground her life points decreased to 6400 (Trisha: 8000 Mimmie: 6400).

Trisha smiled and ended her turn with five cards in her hand.

Mimmie aggressively drew a card; she wasn't going to be embarrassed by this girl.

"Yeah Mimmie, let's go," he friends started cheering.

Mimmie grinned, "I activate the field spell A Night at the Ballet!"

A green magic card appeared on the field. It depicted girls running around a wooden stage with spotlights following the girls.

The grass that Trisha and Mimmie were playing on suddenly turned into a wooden stage. And behind Mimmie was a large red curtain, and beyond that was the audience.

Mimmie went on to explain her card, "A Night at the Ballet gives all of my Ballet monsters a 300 attack and defense point boost."

Trisha swallowed, this could cause trouble.

With five cards in her hand Mimmie continued her move, "I summon Apprentice Dancer (1200/800) in attack position."

A small child appeared on the field. She was dressed in a pink tank top and a tutu. She had short brown hair and clear brown eyes. Suddenly her attack shot up to 1500 thanks to A Night at the Ballet. Then her attack shot up again to 1700.

"What," Trisha questioned.

Mimmie laughed, "Oh did I forget to mention Apprentice Dancer's special ability? When A Night at the Ballet is active on the field she gains an extra 200 attack points."

Trisha nodded and with four cards currently in her hand Mimmie activated another magic card. "Ballet Slippers," Mimmie announced proudly.

And Backup Dancer's feet suddenly began to glow.

To Be Continued…

Next Time on Dueling GX…

What does Ballet Slippers do and how much damage will it do to Trisha? Will Trisha be able to utilize the power of her Wind monsters and win the duel? Forcing Mimmie to graffiti Crowler's room. Or will Mimmie defeat Trisha and switch dorms with her? And how will Alex and Nick ever survive detention? Find out next time on Dueling GX and please review!