Wow, just one day and I got like, I dunno, about 14 reviews for just one chapter? Yeah, okay. Anyways, introducing characters like Chazz and Chumley and Alexis!
Disclaimer: Mage of Hope doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh series, only the OCs!
"Attention new Duel Academy students, if you look outside your windows, you'll see your new home away from home," annnounced the helicopter pilot in a monotonous tone as he was still piloting a large helicopter meant for transportating the new students towards Duel Academy. "Now, now. I know you're excited, but don't shove. Quite a sight, eh? Now, fasten your seatbelts and send your seats back to a right position. We're going up to land. Next up, Academy Island."
Many of the students weren't really paying that much attention to the announcement as they were leaning their faces against the glass windows, amazed at the sight of Duel Academy, an academy for professional dueling and located in such a huge island. Who knew that a famous academy could be in a resort-like island?
Syrus was one of the students who was too eagered to sit back down. "Wow! Duel Academy Island! I can't believe it! Can you, Jaden? Huh?"
Jaden was curled up in her seat, snoring softly as she nuzzled close to her seat. Despite a seat not being the most comfortable place in the world, Jaden found the cushion park of the seat as soft as a sheep. Besides, she was too excited to sleep last night, so during the ride, she had fallen asleep with her seatbelt on.
Realizing he might have woken up Jaden, Syrus quickly covered his mouth. 'Oops! Hope I didn't wake Jaden up,' thought Syrus as he looked at her sleeping state. 'Still, he kinda looks...cute while he's sleeping...I mean cute in a friendly kind of way! Not in a gay way! No way!'
Once the helicopter landed down, the new students were being escorted by some teachers inside the huge academy building. Once inside, they were taken to the auditorium and were told to wait for Chancellor Sheppard, aka the principal in Duel Academy.
Each of the students had different colored jackets on; some being blue, yellow, or red. Even if some of the students didn't know what these colors symbolized, they would find out soon enough.
The screen right in the middle of the auditorium had a little bit of a static problem, but was quickly overwhelmed a few seconds later when a bald man with a beard popped into the screen.
"Good morning and welcome, my students! I'm Chancellor Sheppard, headmaster here! And you, are the best and brightest young duelists in the world! Now please, get yourselves settled in at your assigned dorms! I think you'll find them quite comfortable, depending on how you rank, of course!"
A few minutes of organizing later, the new students dispersed to go do as they pleased. They were given instructions, their own assigned classes, and their own Duel Academy PDAs to for communication and other internet uses.
Jaden and Syrus were just outside the Duel Academy building, sitting on a stone bench opposite of each other. They were checking out their own PDAs, texting each other and trying to find out more about Duel Academy.
"Well, I dunno about you, Sy, but it looks like I'm in the Slifer Red dorm!" said Jaden happily.
Syrus nodded, glad as well. "That's cool! Same with me!"
Both noticed a figure approaching passed them, and realized it was the same kid who aced the highest in the written entrance exam;Bastion Misawa.
"Hey, Bastion! You in red, too?" wondered Jaden, oblivious to the colored jacket Bastion had on.
"Oh, let's see now...yellow sleeves, yellow buttons...I don't think so," said Bastion, a little annoyed, but happy as well. He was a bit annoyed because it was too obvious that he wouldn't be in Slifer Red because of his color, and he didn't get how Jaden failed to see that. Then again, they were all new here, so it's bound to happen like that. Besides, Ra Yellow was second best in Duel Academy, and Bastion felt proud, even if he wasn't in Obelisk Blue.
"Oh, so that's why Sy and I are in red!" Jaden seemed to finally realized what the difference was in their colored jackets. Not just for the color, but also for the dorms as well.
"Just as I thought," the Ra Yellow student sighed, shaking his head in a little bit of disappointment.
Jaden seemed to have been offended by Bastion's low comment. "So? Ever thought I was colorblind?"
"Well no, actually. I didn't. Are you colorblind?"
"No, but I could have been! See ya around the dorms!" called Jaden, waving to him as he started walking away.
Bastion stopped and turned to her, pointing towards a different direction. "I doubt that. Your dorm's way over there."
It didn't take too long for Syrus and Jaden to locate their new Slifer Red dorm, which looked like a rundown shack with several rooms. It didn't look too bad, but it was nothing compared to Ra Yellow and Obelisk Blue dorms, who had much bigger and higher quality dorms.
"This isn't a dorm! It's like a outhouse with a deck!" complained Syrus as he and Jaden were standing on the second floor level of the Slifer Red dorms.
While Syrus wasn't in the slightest amused, Jaden was glancing out at the sea, smelling the fresh air and looking at the huge blue sea. "Are you kidding me? Check out the view! This place is great!"
Looking at the numbered doors, Jaden and Syrus found the room they were staying in. "Alright!" said Jaden, unlocking and opening their door. "This one's our room, Sy!"
"It's kinda small, huh?" muttered Syrus, stepping inside the dark room. The only light provided was when Jaden opened the door.
Some corners of the room was still dark due to the lights not turned on, but they could still notice a three layer bunk bed inside with some desks and chairs. Across the room was the windows, completely covered with some green curtains.
"Hey, you're a small guy!" replied Jaden cheerfully, patting her little friend on the back. "Anyway, I like it! This'll make a sweet pad for our first year here!"
"Yeah, kinda weird meeting at the entrance exams and now roommates!" agreed Syrus, getting a little excited. "Think we were connected in some ancient life together, Jaden? You know, like you were an Egyptian Pharaoh, and I was the guardian, Seto?"
"No offense, but that's just lame." Truth be told, Jaden had no idea what a Pharaoh is, or who Seto was, but she did know Syrus said the words. "Egyptian," so those words must have come from Egypt. Too bad she doesn't know anything about Egypt except about mummies and deserts there.
"Well, could be true!"
"Forget it! They broke the mold when they made the two of us!" said Jaden, shrugging off the previous comment.
Syrus looked a little discouraged. "Yeah...for different reasons."
Knowing how displeased Syrus was, Jaden tried to cheer him up. "Sy, we're gonna have to work on that confidence. But first, let's work on this pad!" She yanked on the curtains, pulling them apart to show sunlight.
"Hey! Those were closed for a reason!" An angry voice bursted out, surprising Jaden and Syrus and making them glance at the top bunk bed.
"Huh? Oh, sorry!" apologized Syrus.
"Yeah, we didn't see you up there!" excused Jaden, scratching her cheek.
"Well, can you see me now?!" A ficious-looking boy pulled off his bed covers to glare angrily at the two Slifer Reds below. Actually, he was more like a ficious panda or a bear-looking boy than just a regular human.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Syrus had jumped onto Jaden's arms as the two of them hugged each other tightly, screaming out of fear. Syrus's slim arms tightened around Jaden's neck as Jaden hugged his legs, both still screaming after two minutes later.
"Would you stop screaming?!' snapped the panda-looking boy, already irritated.
At last, both of them managed to quiet down and calm themselves, though Syrus was still clinging onto Jaden. He didn't know why, but the more he was close to Jaden, the more softness he felt as well as warmth. Maybe it was just body heat?
"S-sorry!" said Syrus, jumping off of Jaden's arms.
"It's okay!" Jaden stretched her arms, rolling her shoulders back for a bit of an excercise. Syrus was mostly light, but he was a bit heavy for her. She barely noticed his weight until after they stopped screaming.
"Hey! Who are you guys? And what are you doing here in my room?" demanded the mysterious boy once more.
"Oh! Sorry! My name's Jaden Yuki!" introduced Jaden. "And this is my pal, Syrus! We're your new roommates!"
The boy's response was a rather rude one as he turned his back on them and laid his head comfortably in his pillow, confusing the two new roommates. "You're new, alright. So, let's me tell you how things work around here."
"Like, what things?"
"Duh! Like how the whole color thing works? That's more important than anything! You've got three different kinds of students here! Obelisk Blue students, Ra Yellow students, and Slifer Red students. Now, the Blues are the highest-ranked students; some kids are blue because of their grades, others through connections. The Yellows are second highest;mostly younger students with lots of potential. Then, there are us: The Red Wonders."
Syrus seems a little glad about the nickname. "The Wonders! That's a cool name."
However, Syrus's happiness went down the drain after the boy spoke, "As in, 'I wonder how flunkies like us ever got this far,' maybe. Yeah, sorry. But we're bottom of the barrel down here. Dueling duds. Oh, I'm Chumley by the way."
After exploring around the Slifer Red dorms, Syrus and Jaden decided to take a walk together around campus. While Syrus seemed disheartened by the fact that he was placed in the lowest rank of all, he was sorta glad his new friend, Jaden was with him. Also, he couldn't help but feel his heart pounding the more he spent close to Jaden.
Still, that doesn't change the fact that he's a low leveled Slifer Red.
"Come on! Don't tell me you're still depressed!" said Jaden with a smile on her face.
"But Chumley said we Reds are the worst!"
"Forget that! Besides, red's a sweet color!" Jaden encouraged, with pride swelled inside her chest. "Red's my favorite color anyways! And anyways, think about it! Where do you think the term, 'red hot,' comes from? From red, obviously! Besides, the year hasn't even started yet, so how can we be the worst?"
Hearing that made Syrus feel a little bit better. Actually, it got him pumped up!
"Yeah! You're right, Jaden!" agreed Syrus before putting on a brave face as he burned with pride of his color. "Yeah! Red is for 'red hot!' And scorching, dangerous, HOT! I'm like a furnace! Or like a bottle of really hot spicy-huh?"
Syrus saw Jaden rushing towards the Duel Academy building before sighing. It's only been a short while since he met Jaden, and he could tell that he's the curious, cheerful type that wants to go wandering off and explore something.
"Hey, Jay! Wait up!"
"There's something going on in there!"
"How do you know?"
"I just do! I'm like a...dueling psychic! Oh wait! I gotta go to the bathroom!"
"Okay! Okay! We'll ask directions! Just wait up, Jaden!"
"Okay, we take a left and uh...wait a minute! This isn't the bathroom!" said Jaden, walking right into some sort of small stadium with a Duel Arena around the middle. Seats surrounded the entire room and it was obviously this was a small Duel stadium area.
"That's...the last time...we take directions from a blind guy..." panted Syrus, who was tired from all the running from chasing after Jaden. Who knew Jaden was THAT fast?
Both of them stopped to glance around the Dueling Arena, astonished by how big it was. It wasn't as big as the other Dueling Arenas seen on TV for competitions, but it was still astounding and breathtaking.
"Whoa...too cool! Wow...This is the sweetest Dueling Arena I've ever seen!" gasped Jaden, still looking around the area with her own eyes.
"Yeah, no kidding! It looks completely state of the art!" agreed Syrus, honored to be in such a huge place such as this. "I bet it would be amazing to duel here!"
Jaden turned to her short little friend. "Well, let's find out!"
"Do you think we're allowed?"
"Sure, we're allowed! We're students here! This is our campus here, right?"
"Wrong! This is the Blue Obelisk's campus!" A loud, heavily accented voice interrupted. Both Syrus and Jaden glanced up and saw two boys in blue uniforms looking back at them, all confident and high mighty. So, they were Obelisk Blue members, huh?
"And you Slifer Red rejects aren't welcomed here! You got that?" The spiky brown-haired guy told them, scoffing at their ignorance of knowledge before pointing upwards. "Check out the crest!"
Turning around, Jaden and Syrus saw a blue crest-like symbol on the wall, symbolizing Obelisk the Tormentor, one of the most famous Egyptian God cards.
"This arena's our turf!" said the blue-haired Obelisk Blue.
Syrus seemed nervous. If Obelisk Blues were really high ranked, then they must be skilled duelists! There's no way he'd stand a chance against the two Obelisk Blues and then get humilated.
"S-sorry! We were just looking around! But we'll leave now, right Jaden?"
"Hmm...nah! We don't have to leave!" replied Jaden, still oblivious to the importance of the color system. "Not as long as one of you agrees to duel me!"
The blue-haired Obelisk Blue widen his eyes, now recognizing who Jaden is. "Hey, you're that kid!"
"Hey, Jaden, right? The boss wants to have some words with ya!" said the brown-haired Obelisk Blue.
"Look, if it's a snobby rich kid, I don't wanna know," informed Jaden, not afraid to speak her mind.
"Hey! I'm right here, you know!"
Looking up, Jaden and Syrus saw a young, handsome spiky black-haired boy, presumably Chazz Princeton. He did not look happy about Jaden's insult or the fact that he wasn't showing any respect for him! Chazz freakin' Princeton!
"His name's Chazz Princeton!" defended the blue-haired Obelisk Blue, who was just as mad and insulted as Chazz. "And he was the No. 1 duelist back in prep school, so you make sure you give him the proper respect, got it?"
"Yeah, he's gonna be the future King of Games! The best duelist in the world!" added in the brown-haired Obelisk Blue, acting all smug and confident about the fact.
Jaden frowned, crossing her arms. "Impossible."
"Say what?!"
"You see, it's impossible for him to be the future King of Games because that's exactly what I'm gonna be!"
The two Obelisk Blues glanced at one another before crackling up with laughter. "A Slifer slacker? King of Games? That'll be the day!"
"Can it, you two!" shouted Chazz, already having heard enough. "Maybe the new kid's right!"
"Uh...what do you mean there, Chazz?"
"He did beat Crowler after all. And that legendary monster of his," pointed out Chazz. "I suppose it takes some skill to pull it off."
Jaden seemed happy about the short reminder, then realized something he said. "Got that right! Oh, and I'm not a he-"
"Or was it luck? I say we find out right now!"
Completely forgetting about the gender mistake and seeing the determined look on his eyes, Jaden nodded, smirking. "Bring it!"
Both Jaden and Chazz stared at each other, intent on winning, the both of them. Before the two of them could take out their duel disks and rush towards the Duel Arena to begin dueling, a voice stopped them in their tracks.
"This sure is a mocking crew."
A beautiful young girl with long blond hair showed up, her arms crossed with a calm look on her face. She was an Obelisk Blue judging from her color, but it seemed she was wearing the girl's uniform. Jaden wondered why she never got the girl's uniform for the Slifer Reds.
Syrus was blushing, amazed by the beauty the girl possessed. "Whoa! Who is that?"
"Hey, Alexis," purred Chazz in a somewhat flirtatious tone, trying to look good for the girl. "Have you come to watch me mop the floor with my new little friend, Jaden, over here? It'll be a short duel, but an entertaining one, for sure."
"I'm here to remind you about the Obelisk welcome dinner you're late to!" scolded Alexis lightly.
"Oh, right. Come on, guys." Chazz jumped off his seat, successfully landing on the ground before he began to leave, the other two Obelisk Blue males following after him like dogs.
As soon as they left, Alexis turned to Jaden and Syrus with an apologetic look on her face. "Sorry if Chazz rubbed you the wrong way. All of us Obelisks aren't like that. He's just a jerk. Especially with Slifers!"
"That's no big deal!" replied Jaden casually, surprising the Obelisk female. "Those types might be annoying, but they don't bother me much! Besides, I could beat them in one turn!"
"We gotta work on that overconfidence!" said Syrus, taken aback by how easygoing Jaden still is.
"Okay, maybe two turns! Maybe two and a half!"
Alexis giggled, finding Jaden to be quite entertaining. "The Slifer welcome dinner is about to start, too."
"Right! We better go, Sy!" Jaden ran ahead first, causing Syrus to groan.
"Hey! Wait up!"
Screeching to a halt, Jaden turned around, taking a few breaths. "Hey! What was your name again?"
"Huh? Alexis Rhodes! And yours?"
"The name's Jaden Yuki, future King of Games! And I'm absolutely flawless! Well, see ya around!" Winking at her, she ran for it once more, with Syrus tailing after her.
"Hey! Aren't you gonna introduce me!"
"Oh! Right! Sorry, bud!"
"That's al-hey! Put me down! Put me down! I'm not a kid!"
"You kinda do, actually!" Jaden rushed back to Alexis, holding Syrus by the waist like he was a baby while he was frailing around, trying to break free. "This is Syrus! Syrus, meet Alexis! Hopefully, you two will make a good couple because Syrus is so cute!~"
"JADEN!" Alexis had to admit, Syrus was cute when he was all flustered like that. He was even more cute as he was struggling to break free while Jaden was carrying him while still running.
"Oh, come on! I've read it all about it in comic books! For some reason, some guy who blushes around a girl really loves them!"
"I know I wanted you to introduce me, but I didn't say anything like that!"
"I bet Alexis thinks you're cute! Even if she doesn't, I still say you're cute!"
"Well, my Mom always did say I had the looks!"
About half an hour later, it was already dark out in the early evening for the first day of Duel Academy. While the other dorms were enjoying their five-course meals and happily chatting with one another in their fancy dorms, the Slifer Red dorms weren't so lucky with their own welcoming dinner.
All the Slifer Red members had for dinner was a simple, plain old dinner. Just some rice, soup, and small sardines; a dinner meant for commoners. Needless to say, most of the Slifer Reds were not amused and even complaining.
"This is our fancy welcome dinner?"
"This sucks!"
"I can't believe this!"
"So, we got into a fight today, and my friend got killed!"
"That's harsh, dude!"
"Well, maybe not killed, but more like humilated!"
"Did someone take my beans?"
"What kinda dinner is this?"
"Forget that! Check out our headmaster! It's a cat!"
Right across the room, laying on a table, a plump-looking cat with brown stripes was stretching his body, yawning after waking up from a small nap. Some of the students were wondering whether or not their dorm Headmaster was a cat or that the original Headmaster was just late.
"Dude, go touch the cat!"
"I'm not touching that cat!"
"Come on, go touch the cat!"
"I'm not touchin' the damn cat! It might have something!"
"I'll give you a Mokey Mokey if you do it!"
"Gimme that damn cat."
Stepping out of the kitchen and into the dining room, a tall, asian-like man appeared with squinty eyes and a smile on his face. "Hello, children! I'm Professor Banner! Now, before we eat, I'd like each of you to tell us something about you-"
"Mmm! This stuff's good!"
Everyone diverted their attention towards Jaden, who was enjoying her dinner and munching on some sardines mixed with rice. Syrus was frantically trying to stop her before their Headmaster would notice.
"Jaden! We're supposed to tell something about ourselves!" whispered Syrus nervously, not wanting to get into trouble.
"No thanks! How about this? I'm starving!" She used her chopsticks to scoop up some more rice before swallowing it.
"He's walking over here, Jaden!" Syrus kept glancing back over his shoulder and at his female friend. "I mean it! He's right...there..."
Jaden gulped down the contents of her food, trying to hide any evidence of her eating when it was clear she was halfway done. She sheepishly grinned at Banner, who was giving her a somewhat creepy smile.
"Um...the cat ate half my food!"
Syrus facepalmed himself, groaning. Yup, Jaden was in huge trouble now. He could already think of three flaws in Jaden's plans, and he wasn't trying.
Flaw #1: The cat was already far away from Jaden's seat, thus impossible for him to eat her food.
Flaw # 2: Jaden's mouth was crusted with pieces of rice and little bits of soup and sardines from scarfing down.
Flaw # 3: As if her manners weren't rude enough, she made very bad table manners.
"Well...since some of us don't feel like waiting..." started Banner, making Jaden and Syrus uneased. "...Let's just eat!"
Both Slifer Reds sighed in relief before they started to gobble down their food like the rest. That was too close! Well, at least their teacher was really nice, unlike a certain blond-haired flamboyant teacher.
Later that night, Syrus began some tea into three mugs for his roommates as they rested peacefully in their room. Chumley was still sleeping in his bed, and Jaden was rubbing her stuffed stomach.
"Man, I'm stuffed! I gotta tell ya, Professor Banner sure can cook! Wow!"
"Yeah, and he seems like a pretty nice guy, as well!" Syrus smiled and walked over to her, handing her a cup of tea. "Tea?"
"With you there, he's a pretty good person! And yeah, thanks!" Jaden gladly accepted the tea; a perfect hot drink for a cold night.
Syrus looked at Chumley's figure on top of the bunk bed. "Hey, Chumley! Want some tea?"
"Did I ask for some tea?" Chumley snapped rudely as he turned his body and covered himself more with his blanket.
Seeing Syrus's hurt expression, Jaden frowned at his rude response. "Hey, he was just asking! No need to snap at him like that!"
"That's okay, Jaden. I'm used to it."
"Duh! Tea makes you wet the bed! Not that I do! I mean-whatever! Trying to sleep!"
Hearing a ringing tone and her pocket vibrating, Jaden pulled out her PDA, which revealed an upcoming recording message from an unknown caller. Pressing onto the small envelope picture with wings on her PDA screen, it was replaced by a message coming from Chazz.
"Hey, Slifer slacker! Don't think you're off the hook! Tonight, at midnight, it's on! Oh, and why don't we make it interesting? Whoever wins gets the other guy's best card and-oh crap, about to run out of time-"
Apparently, there was a time limit towards recording a message and sending it to someone. In the past, there were some complaints about this issue from the students, so Duel Academy decided to extend the time limit, but it wasn't enough for Chazz's message to run through. These record messages were similar to voice mail messages, except not as advanced as the voice mails.
"Cool! I guess I get to duel in that arena after all!" Instead of being fazed, Jaden grinned of excitement as she hurried to gather her deck and prepare herself.
Having overheard the recording conversation, Chumley glanced down his bed with worry. "If that's Chazz you're dueling, all you've got is trouble!"
"I'm not so sure this is a good idea, Jaden," whispered Syrus, uneased as he and Jaden were walking down the dark hallways. Syrus was clinging onto Jaden's arm as both of them tried to find the Duel Arena in the middle of the dark. If they weren't careful, they could trigger an alarm, and they'd be in serious trouble!
"Good or bad, when someone challenges you to a duel, you gotta step up! Heh, there's no choice! Oh! There it is!"
Finally, after wandering around the darkness for a while, Jaden and Syrus spotted a room full of light, and judging from the huge dueling platform, they figured it was the Duel Arena. Sure enough, Chazz and his two Obelisk Blue friends were there, waiting for their arrival.
"Well, well, well! He shows!" snickered Chazz.
"You better believe it! There was no way I was gonna miss this!"
It didn't take long for the two duelists to take their positions onto the platform, their duel disks ready at hand while they stood in opposite sides of the arena.
"Time to find out whether you beating Crowler was a fluke, or a fact!" taunted Chazz.
"Yeah, well you're gonna find out something else too! Like which one of us is really gonna be the next King of Games!" reminded Jaden, still remembering their last short conversation.
"Yeah, yeah! Just make sure you're ready to hand over your best card when you're ready to lose!"
"You too, now game on!"
Both duelists stared at each other with determined intentions, wanting to win. Both were obviously very strong, but just which one would win? The outcome of this duel would determine it all. After waiting for a few seconds, both duelists declared the start of the duel with one word.
"DUEL!"
- DUEL -
Jaden - 4000 LP
VS
Chazz - 4000 LP
"Alright, slacker!" Chazz drew his first card and looked at it, deciding on his strategy already. "For my first move, I'll play Reborn Zombie in Defense Mode!"
Kneeling down, an old skeleton-like monster with barely any skin and clothing appeared on the field. His empty eye sockets proved fatal to his appearance as a zombie creature, plus the wrinkling hair and skin was more effective to his monstrous part.
Reborn Zombie - (DARK/Zombie) - LV4 - (1000/1600)
"And I'll also place one card facedown!"
"I guess that's one way to start a duel!" commented Jaden. "But I'm gonna go a little bigger! And here goes!" She drew her own card, which happened to be Elemental HERO Avian. As she looked at her cards, one of them happened to be Winged Kuriboh, who moved his own card slightly to greet his mistress.
Jaden wanted to squeal with joy at seeing her little furry friend again, but decided against it this time. She had a duel to focus, and kicking Chazz's ass was the first priority on her list!
"Hey, it's good to see you, Winged Kuriboh! Maybe I'll see you later! But now...I'll play Polymerization, using Elemental Hero Avian and Burstinatrix! So come out and show everyone your light show, Flame Wingman!"
The dual-colored monster bursted into action from the fusion of his dear close duel monsters, Burstinatrix and Avian. He might have one wing, but it shows for scary, and his monster-like arm has more than meets the eye.
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman - (WIND/Fusion/Warrior) - LV6 - (2100/1200)
"I told ya I'd start big, didn't I?" teased Jaden, acting all cocky as she held one of her favorite fusion monsters.
However, it was Chazz's turn to smirk. "I was hoping you would!"
"Why's that?"
"Because that card I just placed facedown was a trap, slacker! That you set off! Chthonian Polymer, do your stuff!"
When the card sprang from the ground and revealed its cover, a dark purple-like aura surrounded it, making Syrus uneased. "W-what's Chthonian Polymer?"
"I had a feeling I'd find you guys here." Alexis walked up to Syrus, watching the duel with interest. "Chthonian Polymer is a nasty Trap. It allows you to take control of an opponent's fusion monster by sacrificing one of your own creatures."
"Oh no! Jaden already fusion summoned, though!" gasped Syrus, looking at Flame Wingman worriedly.
"I sacrifice Reborn Zombie to gain control of your Wingman!" announced Chazz without hesitation.
Reborn Zombie roared in pain as it glowed and exploded shortly after. Next, Flame Wingman flew over to Chazz's side of the field, grunting quietly. He already didn't like his new controller, as it was used to Jaden's command.
"How did Chazz know when to play that?!' wondered Syrus.
"You're so predictable, Jaden!" said Chazz. "You wouldn't stop talking about that Wingman at the exam! So, I knew you'd use him sooner!"
"Still, since the Wingman was still a Special Summon, that means I'm allowed to summon another monster during my turn!" reminded Jaden, looking at the cards she had left. 'Not that anything in my hand is a match for Wingman.'
'Go ahead, play another monster! I haven't forgotten about Flame Wingman's super power,' thought Chazz, still carrying a confident smirk on his face.
Inside his own card, Winged Kuriboh was bouncing up and down, trying to catch Jaden's attention with his purrs and cries. "Choose me! Choose me!" While he does seem weak, any battle damage delivered to Jaden turns to 0 once the furball himself is destroyed in battle.
"I'll play Clayman in Defense Mode! There, all set!"
Winged Kuriboh fell down anime-style before it huffed and cried out in anger. "No! Not him! ME! ME!" Unfortunately for him, even though Jaden could speak to Duel Spirits, not all communications could go through successfully. Well, at least Clayman could provide some defense.
Clayman kneeled on one knee as he blocked his body with his rock-like arms. While he was weakest in strength, his body built and high defense makes up for it. After all, he may as well be the defender of all the Elemental HEROES.
Elemental Hero Clayman - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV4 - (800/2000)
"Yeah, set up to get knocked down!" said Chazz, playing a different monster. "Rise, Chthonian Soldier!"
Standing right next to Flame Wingman, a devilish human-like soldier wearing dark, thick armor came into the cavalry. He was just as ficious as Flame Wingman, with a apower of 1200.
Chthonian Soldier - (DARK/Warrior) - LV4 - (1200/1400)
"And now, Flame Wingman! Attack with Skydive Scrotcher!"
Flying up into the air, Flame Wingman was engulfed with flames as he was charging himself for an attack, though he was trying not to. Although he hated to, he had to attack his other comrade, Clayman, who didn't stand a chance against him.
"And now, thanks to Wingman's super power, your Life Points take damage equal to your destroyed monster's attack points!"
Eyes widening, Jaden turned to see her controlled former monster standing right in front of her, trying desperately to hold back his super power ability, his monster-like arm charging up flames to strike at her Life Points.
"Uh...have mercy-AAAAAAAAHAHHHHHHHHHH!"
"Jaden!" cried out Syrus as he watched his friend being trapped in what seems to be an endless supply of flames. Luckily, that wasn't the case and Flame Wingman retreated back to Chazz's side.
Jaden - 3200 LP
Chazz - 4000 LP
"And don't think for one second that I'm done, slacker!" shouted Chazz, looking at his Chthonian Soldier. "Chthonian Soldier! Attack! Windstorm Slash!"
Swiftly, Chthonian Soldier obeyed his owner's orders by slashing his blade at the defenceless Jaden's chest, causing her to cry out and fall to her knees. She clenched her fists together as she hugged herself, seemingly in pain.
Jaden - 2000 LP
Chazz - 4000 LP
"Are you starting to know your place here at the academy yet?" questioned Chazz, much more smug and overjoyed than ever. "Maybe you were somebody back home, but here in the Big Leagues, you're nothing but a pathetic little amateur, Slifer slime!"
Flame Wingman looked over his shoulder at Chazz, growling in irritation, though Chazz didn't seem to notice. It was bad enough that he controlled him and used him to attack his own mistress, but insulting her as well? He hoped that Jaden would find a way to get him back so he could teach this spiky-haired punk a thing or two!
"I'll end my turn with a facedown! Go ahead, slacker!"
Unexpectedly, but rather amusing to Chazz, Jaden started to tremble, and what seems like sobs started to come out of her.
Syrus, Alexis, and Flame Wingman were rather concerned for the girl since she was crying. Alexis felt like she wanted to rush over there and comfort her, while Syrus and Flame Wingman just wanted to beat up Chazz for making Jaden cry. Syrus because Jaden was his friend and he felt protective of her for some reason, and Flame Wingman for being overprotective of her.
"Aw! What's wrong, baby? Are you crying?" taunted Chazz. It was people like him that made Syrus want to punch the living daylights out of. Too bad he wasn't courageous enough to do so.
Actually, Jaden was snickering, then laughing with joy as she stood up. "This is too fun! Just what I came for! Man, I mean, the trash talking, the action! It's all so great!"
Everyone else besides Chazz was glad that Jaden was alright and not sadden. However, they all knew Jaden had a long way to go if she was going to beat Chazz at his own challenge.
"I summon Elemental Hero Sparkman in Attack Mode!" shouted Jaden after drawing her card.
The electric-type Elemental Hero popped onto the field, standing so tall and strong as he stared right at his opponent and waited for commands from his mistress.
Elemental Hero Sparkman - (LIGHT/Warrior) - LV4 - (1600/1400)
"Alright, Sparkman! Now! Attack with Static Shockwave!"
The blue masked hero powered himself up with electricity before shooting a blast of lightning right at Chthonian Soldier, wiping him out completely before dust hit the entire field.
Jaden - 2000 LP
Chazz - 3600 LP
Suddenly, flying out of the field, a sharp-edged sword came crashing down and landed accurately at Jaden, hitting her in the chest and going over her body due to an holographic effect.
Jaden yelped with pain as she tugged at her shirt, trying to get over the pain as Sparkman looked at her with worry, even though he wasn't showing it.
Jaden - 1600 LP
Chazz- 3600 LP
"Still think it's great, slacker?" called out Chazz. "Because when Chthonian Soldier is destroyed, you receive the same amount of damage as I did! Difference is, you hardly have any to spare! It's just a matter of time, slacker! Your best card is about to be all mine!"
"Ugh...I'll set one card facedown and call it a turn," said Jaden, finishing her turn.
"Play what you like! My next attack will finish off your Life Points!" said Chazz, drawing his card. "And that attack's coming right now! Go, Flame Wingman!"
"Not so fast! That was a Trap Card I just threw!"
"It's Mirror Gate!" gasped Syrus, just as shocked as Chazz is currently.
"Then this duel's still on!" said Alexis, knowing the meaning of the card. "When Mirror Gate is played, it makes two monsters in a battle switch which side they're on! So now, that Wingman's back with Jaden!"
Since Chazz declared an attack, both monsters sprang up in the air, locking hands with each other for a fight of struggle and survival.
"Oh, yeah! Go, Flame Wingman!" ordered Jaden, determination filling her up.
As Sparkman tried to fight back by electrifiying his hands, Flame Wingman took the upper hand and backfired his blast back on the Sparkman, destroying him.
Jaden - 1600 LP
Chazz - 3100 LP
"And, just like you told me a while ago, don't forget my Wingman's super power! You take damage equal to the destroyed monster!"
Chazz was soon face-to-face with the monster he tried to control before, being forced to taste his wrath. "Uh...have mercy-AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!"
Nobody had any idea the great amount of pleasure Flame Wingman took when he roasted the young man with his fire ability. They couldn't see it, but he was holding a sinister smile on his face. Nobody messed with Jaden and gets away with it.
Jaden - 1600 LP
Chazz - 1500 LP
"That's the way to play, Jay! Now give him an offensive hand sign!" cheered Syrus. Jaden smirked, giving off a V-sign.
"Lucky move, Slifer school scum!" scoffed Chazz, getting over the attack he was forced to endure. "Alright, I activate Chthonian Blast! Now, since you destroyed one of my monsters, I can destroy one of yours, and you take damage equal to half its Attack Points!"
"Flame Wingman..." muttered Jaden, not liking where this was going. That was her strongest monster on the field! Now she has no monsters to defend with!
Jaden - 550 LP
Chazz - 1500 LP
"Now I attack the Trap Card, Call of the Haunted! It lets me select one Monster Card in my Graveyard and summon it back on the field in Attack Mode! Rise, Chthonian Soldier! But he won't be around for long, because I'm sacrificing him to summon Mefist the Internal General!"
A black knight covered in midnight-colored armor showed up, wielding a long axe weapon and riding on a ram creature like it was his own horse.
Mefist the Infernal General - (DARK/Fiend) - LV5 - (1800/1700)
"Not bad!" said Jaden, impressed.
"Not bad?" Chazz smirked. "You're something else, you know that, slacker? Acting all confident! But your lousy monsters won't get ya outta this jam!"
Hearing a humming sound, Jaden saw Winged Kuriboh in his card, trying to cheer her on and give her support, causing her to let a tiny squeal.
"I know he's wrong, Kuri!" said Jaden, grinning at the cute nickname as she readied to draw her card. "What Chazz doesn't know is that my monsters and I...have a bond!"
With her sharp ears, Alexis heard footsteps echoing in the hallways and approaching very close to the Duel Arena. "Ah! Guys!" she yelled, trying to warn them. "Campus security! If they find us all in here, we'll get seriously busted!"
"Why? I mean, we're all students here!" said Jaden, tilting her head. That small action was...pretty cute to Chazz and Syrus. Realizing how gay they must have thought, they shook their heads of any such thought.
Alexis sighed and took out a handbook from her skirt pocket. "The rules say, 'No off-hour arena duels!' Chazz knows that! And let me guess, he didn't tell you!"
"Come on! Let's go!" called out one of the Obelisk Blues.
"W-well, looks like you lucked out this time," said Chazz, turning around to leave as the monsters and other remaining cards on the field vanished.
"What are you talking about? The match isn't over!" Jaden said, wanting to duel more.
"Yeah it is. I've seen what I came here to see. You're a sorry duelist! You beating Dr. Crowler was just a fluke!"
Watching Chazz and his friends leave, Jaden grew mad with cute puffed cheeks. "Oh yeah? Well, screw you too, Chazzy!"
"Don't call me, 'Chazzy!' What are you, gay?"
"What does gay mean?"
"Jaden! We gotta get outta here!" said Syrus, running up to her and tugging on her arm.
Alexis nodded. "Yeah! He's right!"
Jaden groaned, stomping on her foot like a frustrated little child. "This sucks! I had this guy on the ropes!"
Arriving outside the Duel Academy building, Syrus, Alexis, and Jaden panted for breath as they stopped to rest, successfully escaping campus security.
"You certainly are stubborn, Jaden," admitted Alexis, poking Jaden's forehead as she laughed happily.
"Only about my dueling!"
"Thanks for showing us the back way out, Alexis!" thanked Syrus with a blush.
"Sure! I'm sorry you didn't get to finish your match with Chazz."
"It's okay! I know just how it would have ended anyways!" replied Jaden, holding a Monster Reborn card in her hands and showing it to her two new friends.
Jaden's imagination...
"With Monster Reborn, I summon Flame Wingman from the Graveyard!" declared Jaden bravely as the card shined with glorious victory.
Thanks to the magic card, the mighty fusion monster made his appearance onto the field, much more happy to serve on his mistress's side than on the ugly one's.
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman - (WIND/Fusion/Warrior) - LV6 - (2100/1200)
"And now, Skydive Scrotcher!"
As quickly as he could, Flame Wingman delivered righteous justice upon Mefist before he was completely obliterated by the wind and fire combo of his attack. And due to his special ability, Chazz not only took damage when his monster destroyed, but also his monster's Attack Points.
Jaden - 550 LP
Chazz - 0 LP
Winner: Jaden
"Yay! I won!" cheered Jaden as Chazz bowed down in front of her.
"You win, Jaden! I'm sorry I ever doubted you and insulted you! Please forgive me!" Chazz pleaded, offering a bowl of freshly cooked fried shrimp. "Here, a bowl of fried shrimp! I am your servant, mistress Jaden!"
Jaden giggled with joy at her own imagination. Sure, it would be fun to have Chazz as her manslave, but the deal was for him to hand over his best card. But still, wouldn't it be rad if he also betted about slavery as well? Still, she would have shown mercy on him and just taken his card as payment in the end.
Syrus and Alexis sweatdropped as they watched Jaden laughing to herself. Sure, she could be imagining about her victory, but there could be more to her mind than meets the eye. Syrus felt his heart strangely beating faster the moment he heard her giggling cutely. Wait, what was he thinking again?!
"Well, see ya!" Jaden took Syrus's hand and forced him to run with her back to the Slifer Red dorms.
"Hey! Hold on, Jay! I can't run as fast as you!"
Alexis smiled, watching her two new friends retreating. 'This sure is going to be an interesting school year!'
Yes! I'm done! I tried all I could to be as descriptive as possible in this chapter, which took a long while, if you ask me. A lot of changes had to be made, and so on. Quick things!
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