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Episode Seven
Ancient Gear Castle Part I
Alex let out a long yawn as he rose for the second day of Duel Academy. He had gone to bed at midnight, for Crowler had forced Alex to wait for Nick to finish his essay as well. This added a couple of hours to the night of terror.
Alex stretched out as he walked to the bathroom. He came out and got ready for class, promising himself that he would be early to every single class today.
Outside the Ra Yellow Dorm…
Alex prepared to leave, Nick wasn't there yet and class was beginning in five minutes. But as Alex moved towards the door Nick came running up. With his back pack open, his blazer half on, and a comb stuck in his hair.
Alex laughed, "Did you over sleep again." Nick nodded as he zipped up his bag and slid the comb through his hair at the same time. They left the Ra Yellow Dorm; a little way ahead of them walked Jaden, Syrus, Kenzan, and Chazz. The two friends ran up to the group.
"Hey guys," Alex said cheerfully as he approached them. The group turned to confront Alex and Nick.
"Hey Alex, Nick," Syrus said feebly and the rest of them smiled.
Nick groaned, "We got detention on the first day."
Jaden winced, "Ouch guys let me guess…Crowler?"
They nodded and Chazz laughed.
"Ha guys what did you do, call Crowler a girl?"
Before they could reply Alex caught sight of Trisha, walking side by side with another Obelisk Blue girl.
Alex and Nick ran up to her a few feet from the school.
"Hey Trish," Alex said.
Trisha smiled and Nick went on to ask, "Who's your new friend."
Trisha turned, "This is my friend Mimmie. Mimmie these are my friends Alex and Nick."
They all shook hands. Alex studied there new friend. She was average height, with hazel hair and cute freckles all around her face.
"Welcome to our little gang," Nick said.
Jaden walked past them, "Hey we'll speak to you later," he said. With that Jaden and his group parted. "So whadda we got first," Alex asked.
Trisha thought for a minute and then Mimmie groaned, "Crowler." Trisha flashed Mimmie a strange look that Alex couldn't decipher.
The group walked through the school and up the back stairs. As they walked through the second floor they heard a loud uproar coming from within Dr. Crowler's room.
The group approached with caution. Dr. Crowler's classroom had been grafittied everywhere. The walls and chairs were completely covered with squiggles and random shapes. All except for Crowler's blackboard, on it the words "Down with Obelisk Blue…Up With Ra Yellow" were scribbled.
Alex and Nick's jaws dropped as they surveyed the scene. The entire class stood in the aisle, as the seats were covered in graffiti. Dr. Crowler and Chancellor Sheppard stood by Crowler's desk. Dr. Crowler was conversing with the headmaster when he spotted Alex and Nick chatting.
"There they are," Dr. Crowler shrieked.
Chancellor Sheppard looked up at the arrivals, "Alex Donerson and Nick Jeffreys, please come down here."
Alex and Nick gulped, what was going on? Trisha glared at Mimmie and as the boys walked away they began to converse in whispers.
With the entire class watching Alex and Nick made there way to the two faculty members.
"Alex and Nick," Chancellor Sheppard began. "Are you responsible for the vandilization of this classroom?"
Alex was astounded, why would they accuse him? From somewhere within in the room Bugs and Jay let out a hearty laugh.
"No-no sir," Alex replied feebly.
"They're lying of course," Crowler screeched in his obnoxiously loud voice.
"Hey we didn't do it, why would we anyway," Nick defended.
Crowler snorted, "Simple, you wanted revenge for detention. You were the last ones to leave the building besides me. All you had to do was hide in the stairwell and wait for me to leave. Then you crept up stairs broke in and graffitied anything you could get your dirty little hands on."
Alex scoffed, "Come on Dr. Crowler we're good kids, we went straight back to the Ra Yellow dorm after that, honest."
Chancellor Sheppard intervened, "Did any one see you coming back, do you have any evidence."
"Everyone was asleep," Alex responded.
Chancellor Sheppard looked conflicted. "Listen kids if you did commit this crime it's better you admit it, if you do we won't necessarily expel you."
Alex felt like screaming. "We didn't do it," Nick whined.
Suddenly Crowlers face lit up, "I have an idea Chancellor Sheppard. How about I duel one of them, if he wins I'll let them go," Crowler had a malicious grin on his face. "Criminals are never good duelists," the doctor added.
Chancellor Sheppard thought about this, "I don't know Crowler; I don't think basing our decision on a duel is such a great idea."
Crowler wasn't going to give up, "Nonsense Chancellor Sheppard, it will double as a lesson, you could look at it like that."
Sheppard sighed, "Fine, but if they do win we let them go, no questions asked."
Crowler laughed, "Like that's going to happen." The teacher then turned to Alex and Nick. "So which one is going to be responsible for your expulsion from Duel Academy."
Before Alex could work up the courage Nick stepped forward, "I will."
Alex grew panicked; no offense to Nick, but Alex didn't feel extremely comfortable putting his fate in Nick's hands.
"No I will," Alex demanded taking an even bigger step forward.
Nick and Alex glared at each other and Crowler look amused. "I want you, Alex isn't it?"
Alex looked up and realized what this meant, he would have to duel Crowler and if I Alex lost Nick and him…were…expelled. Alex felt like he was going to vomit, he wanted to back down but it was too late. The class was backing away and Crowler moved into the open space at the head of the classroom.
"Good luck," Nick whispered harshly and he stood with Trisha and Mimmie in the front. Alex looked down and tried to calm his nerves. He could do this, he knew he could, this was just another duel.
Crowler placed his hand in front of his duel blazer, five cards came shooting out. Alex activated his duel disk and the playing field swung open with a snap. Alex picked up five cards and his life points shot up to 8000.
Crowler smiled smugly, "You know the conditions of this duel. If I win you and your friend are expelled from Duel Academy never to be seen again," Alex winced. "But if some miracle occurs and you happen to win, you go free okay?"
Alex nodded and with a malicious grin Crowler shouted, "Let's duel."
Alex: 8000
Dr. Crowler: 8000
"Respect your elders and let me go first," Dr. Crowler commanded. Crowler's duel blazer instantly sent a card right into the doctor's outstretched hand.
"I summon Ancient Gear Soldier (1300/1300)," Crowler announced smugly. In a flash of gray light Crowler's monster appeared on the field. Ancient Gear Soldier was a rusty machine/soldier. Some of its gray parts were scratched and dented and in place of its right arm was a thin green machine gun.
"Now I end my turn," Crowler said with a smile.
Alex nodded and drew quickly. He studied the cards in his hand and quickly formulated a plan, "I summon Victory Viper XX03 (1200/1000)." Crowler snorted and most of the Obelisk Blue students in the room began a loud, long boo.
Chancellor Sheppard began yelling to quiet them down as Alex's monster appeared on the field. The machine was a space ship. It was a shiny blue metal ship with a yellow cockpit and a long black laser on the front. "And I'll equip it with Machine Conversion Factory." Victory Viper's attack and defense shot up by 300 to 1500/1300.
Crowler growled, it was now more powerful then his Ancient Gear Soldier.
Alex smiled, "Victory Viper XX03 attack Ancient Gear Soldier now, Laser Strike!"
Victory Viper charge up a blue laser and unleashed it upon Crowler's monster. The laser ripped through Ancient Gear Soldier, completely demolishing it.
Dr. Crowler glared angrily as his life points dropped down to 7800 (Alex: 8000 Dr. Crowler: 7800).
"Oh and did I forgot to mention that when my Victory Viper destroys one of your monsters its effect activates, allowing me to select and activate one of the following effects? One: I can increase the attack of Victory Viper XX03 by 400 points. Two: I can destroy one spell or trap card on the field. Three: I can special summon one "Option Token" onto my side of the field, this "Option Token" will have the same attack, defense, attribute, type, the same everything as my Victory Viper." Crowler grew more and more mortified as more and more words spilled out of Alex's mouth.
"And I choose to summon one Option Token (1500/1300)!" Next to Victory Viper XX03 an identical machine appeared in a flash of white light."
"Looks like I got your number on that one, eh doc?"
Crowler growled at Alex's remark as Alex ended his turn.
Crowler drew angrily, a chorus of "Go Alex Go," had picked up and Chancellor Sheppard was beginning to quiet it down. Crowler refused to be made a mockery of in front of his students, in his own classroom, he absolutely refused it. But Alex was playing brilliantly; Crowler had to find some way to retaliate.
He studied the six cards in his hand; he grinned and first set one card face down. "And then I'm going to activate the field spell card…Ancient Gear Castle!"
Behind Crowler the ground began to shake and a giant brown brick castle rose out of the earth. The castle almost touched the ceiling. It had two turrets on either side with mechanized cannons on each ones. It had a wooden drawbridge that was up and the entire castle looked menacing.
Crowler laughed at the horrified expression on Alex's face. "I will now enlighten your ignorant soul as to the effects of my Ancient Gear Castle. First of all it increases the attack of all face up monsters on the field with Ancient Gear in the name by 300 points. And each time a monster is normal summoned or set I can put one spell counter on Ancient Gear Castle. If I were to tribute summon a monster with Ancient Gear in the name I tribute Ancient Gear Castle instead of a monster if the number of spell counters on this card is equal to or greater then the number or required tributes."
It took Alex a little while to take this all in. Ancient Gear Castle was a worthy card to have. It increased Crowler's monsters' attack and it can be used for a quick tribute summon.
Crowler continued his move with a malevolent smile on his face. "I summon Ancient Gear Engineer (1500/1500) in attack position!" A flash of yellow light erupted from the ground and a new monster appeared onto the field.
Ancient Gear Engineer was lanky and thin. It was made of the same rusty metal as Ancient Gear Soldier. It was shaped similar except it wasn't equipped with any weapons.
Suddenly Ancient Gear Engineer's attack boosted up to 1800, thanks to the effect of Ancient Gear Castle. Plus a blue spell counter materialized on top of the Ancient Gear Soldier, since Crowler just summoned a monster with Ancient Gear in the name.
Alex swallowed, "Wow professor nice move."
Dr. Crowler looked mortified, "IT'S DOCTOR YOU OAF!"
Alex laughed, "Sorry Dr. Crowler."
Crowler growled, "You won't be laughing once I attack your Victory Viper XX03!"
Ancient Gear Engineer ran across the field. It rose up its right arm and brought it crashing down upon Victory Viper XX03, crumbling Victory Viper to bits.
Alex groaned as his life points shot down to 7700 (Alex: 7700 Dr. Crowler: 7800).
Crowler laughed, "Haha, this is the beginning of the end. Not only the end of the duel but the end of your stay at Duel Academy."
Alex ignored Crowler as the professor ended his turn.
Alex drew, giving him five cards in his hand. He still had Option Token on the field, and he had just drawn…
"I'm now going to sacrifice my Option Token in order to summon…Machine King (2200/2000)!"
Crowler growled through his gritted teeth. Alex's Option Token was blasted to bits by a beam of black light sent from the heavens.
The parts of Option Token lay suspended in air for a moment. But then they rapidly came together, to form Alex's new monster. Machine King was a tall monster. It's body was mostly silver metal except for it's arms, which were equipped to red rocket launchers.
Alex chuckled as Machine King's attack rose up to 2600. "You see doctor Crowler," Alex explained. "Machine King gains 200 attack points for every face up Machine type monster on the field, including himself."
Crowler growled, his Ancient Gear Engineer was a machine monster.
"Now Machine King," Alex cried happily as the crowd picked up "Go Alex!" "Machine King attack now…Machine Rocket Blast!"
The backs of Machine King's arms moved back and one red rocket on each side popped out of the arm. The rockets raced across the field at full force, it slammed right into Ancient Gear Engineer blowing it to bits.
Crowler cried out in agony as his life points dropped down to 7000 (Alex: 7700 Crowler: 7000).
Alex chuckled, "Well sorry doc, but you're in trouble."
Crowler growled and Machine King's attack dropped down to 2400, there was now only one Machine on the field.
Alex proudly ended his turn with four cards in his hand.
Crowler snarled menacingly and drew the top card on his deck. When he saw what he had drawn his face lit up, "Well this should be interesting," he muttered. And with that Crowler began his move…
To Be Continued…
Next Time on Dueling GX…
The duel between Alex and Crowler reaches it's height as things get heated. Crowler's Ancient Gear Golem makes an appearance as do some of Alex's best monsters. But is Alex good enough to stand up to someone as good a duelist as Crowler? And can he even bare the consequences of losing? Find out next time!