Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX or anyof the characters portrayed within the televised serial. The events and OC's in the story are entirely fictional, any resemblance to any real person is entirely coincidential and no offence is meant.


The time for Chris' duel batch arrived, he slipped on his duel disk and inserted his deck. He was called the exam arena five. He proceeded to the arena where Crowler had his vest ready fitted. He inserted his Ancient Gear deck into its slot and the lights flashed on. Chris activated his own duel disk and positioned himself in his signature duelling stance.

"Well young scholar, I admire your bravery, not many people opt to duel my deck because of its headliner. You must be quite good for an amateur. However I don't fancy your odds of entry against me." Crowler mocked in his calm tone

"Whatevs, can we just throw down? By all means go first Doc." Chris retorted, shooting down Crowler by not being phased by his comments

"Yes let's as you so elegantly put it 'Throw down'" Crowler continued

Chris: 4000

Crowler: 4000

Crowler:

Hand: Ancient Gear Soldier, Damage Condenser, Ancient Gear Castle, Heavy Storm, Wicked Statue.

S: N/A

D: Ancient Gear Golem

M1: Summon AGS in attack mode, play Wicked Statue face down, activate Heavy Storm  destroy Wicked Statue  Summons Wicked token  Sacrifices AGS and Wt  Summon AGG.

B: N/A

M2: N/A

E: N/A  Chris' Move

"That should do for now." Crowler said

"Well if you insist Doc, but it's kind of a lame move, getting your headliner out on a turn you can't attack." Chris replied

"Let's see you do better" Crowler said in shock of the calm insult thrown his way.

Chris

Hand: Neo Spacian Light Hare, E-Hero Bladedge, Fake Hero, Neo Space, Draining Shield

S: N/A

D: E-Hero Neos

M1: Summon Light Hare, Activate Neo Space, Play Fake Hero Face Down, Play Draining Shield Face Down.

B: Activate Light Hare's effect (This card can attack your opponent's life points directly. Discard one monster card from your hand to the graveyard, the monster's attack points become the original attack of this card until the end phase of the turn it was used.)  Discard Bladedge  2600 ATK (+500 point bonus from Neo Space 3100)  3100 points deducted from Crowler.

M2: N/A

E: Light Hares attack goes back to 0 (+500 500)  Crowler's Move

"Hmmm, a direct attack very crafty young scholar, but I activate a trap, Damage condenser, seeing as how I took 3100 points of damage I'll discard Ancient Gear and summon Ancient Gear Mauler (2900/1500) to the field, now I have two monsters staring you down.

Crowler

900 LP

Hand: AGC

S: N/A

D: Hyper Gear

M1: Equip Hyper Gear to AGG (+500 attack points 3500)

B: AGG attacks Light Hare  Chris activates Draining Shield  +3500 LP 7500 LP. AGM attacks Light Hare  Light Hare destroyed  Chris takes 2400 damage  5100 LP.

M2: N/A

E: N/A  Chris' Move

Chris

5100 LP

Hand: E Hero Neos

S: N/A

D: Monster Reborn

M1: Activate Monster Reborn  Special Summon Light Hare. Activate Fake Hero  E-Hero Neos. Initiate contact fusion (Neo Spacian Light Hare + E-Hero Neos)  E-Hero Light Neos (0 (+500)/3000 – effect when this monster is successfully summon you may bring one spell card from your deck to your hand. This monster can attack your opponent's life points directly. Remove one monster in your graveyard from play, that monster's attack becomes this monster's original attack points until the end phase of this turn.)  Activate Effect  Neo Spacian Light Claws  Equip to Light Neos  +1000 atk (0+500+1000)Remove Bladedge from play (0+500+1000+26004100).

B: Direct attack on Crowler's LP for 4100  end duel, Crowler looses

M2: N/A

E: N/A

"Oh yeah that's game! Looks like your Ancient Gears have ancient rust, so I guess I'm in huh Doc?" Chris quipped

"You've humiliated me, first that slacker Jaden Yuki, then that trouble maker Kingston Falmer then you the loudmouth, when will it ever end?" Crowler cried

"Easy Doc, but like your monsters your style is Ancient, you might wanna try some WD-40 on that deck, it might do better." Chris said

Chris e-mailed the duel video and data to Kingston like he promised, then went to collect his new gear. He went to the desk and was handed a yellow blazer, and a new duel disk along with the standard issue PDA. He entered his information and registered it on the network, then left the Duel Academy Dome.


KINGSTON'S CARD SHOP


"Yo, Kingston you here?" Chris called before he entered the door, However there was no reply. Chris stood in shock at what he saw next, the shop was in ruins, there were cards everywhere, books on the floor, then the sight of duel spirits lying there injured. However nothing could prepare him for what he saw next. Kingston was lying on the floor, his deck strewn next to him, he wasn't moving, and something had been burned to his face. Chris recognised it at once, it was the Wdjat, the symbol of the shadow realm, he had seen it before, when the shadow realm had spilled over…