Yeah, I love you guys for so many reviews! Well, I have to keep Jaden's gender a bit classified for now due to jokes and references in the future! Don't worry, while Jaden's still a tomboy, she's still a little feminine.
Disclaimer: Mage of Hope doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh series, only the OCs!
"Duel monster cards can be grouped into Normal monster cards, Fusion monster cards, Ritual monster cards, Effect monster cards, Trap cards, and Spell cards. Trap cards can be divided into Normal Traps, Counter Traps, and Continuous Traps. Spell cards can be separated into Normal Spells, Continuous Spells, Equip Spells, Quick-Play Spells, Ritual Spells, and Field Spells," explained Alexis, answering a question for the classroom.
"Perfect!~" sang Crowler. "Well done, Alexis! Of course I wouldn't expect anything less from one of my Blue Obelisks!"
"Yes, Dr. Crowler!" With that said, Alexis sat back down.
"Hmm...Now, who should we question next...?" Crowler scanned the entire classroom, trying to find the perfect candidate to humiliate with. His attention was drawn right towards the Slifer Red section of the room.
There were so many Slifer Reds to choose from, but one person came to mind; Jaden Yuki. Of course, he could always pick him, but last time he did, he actually entertained the class with a joke, making him likable than laughable. Then again, there was always Option # 2...
"You! Syrus Truesdale!"
Hearing his name being called harshly, Syrus quickly stood up. "Y-yes?"
"Explain to the class what a Field Spell is!"
Feeling so many eyes on his, Syrus's mind was in a jumble. "Uh...um...A Field Spell is...Um...The thing that affects the thing that um..."
"Even preschoolers know the answer to this, Slifer slacker!" ridiculed one of the Obelisk Blues, which caused most of the other Obelisk Blues to start laughing like he did. Alexis sent a sharp glare at them, making some of them stop their laughing in fear.
"N-no! I know! It's um..." Even though some of the laughter stopped, Syrus was still embarrassed, as evident of his red face.
Everyone waited for his response, even Bastion, who was concerned for the red-faced boy. Jaden reached out and placed a hand on his arm. "Relax, Sy! You've got this!" she whispered, trying to give him encouragement.
Overhearing Jaden, and losing his patience, Crowler said, "I think not! Sit down! Now, would someone please give me the answer? Presumably someone not wearing red, thank you!"
Most of the Obelisk Blue students laughed like before, though some immediantly shut up when Alexis gazed at them with a much more fierce look than before. She did not like bullying in this school, and nobody wanted to mess with an angry Alexis.
Syrus took a sudden interest in his shoelaces, trying not to show his face to the class. "I blew it...I made all the Slifers look bad."
Jaden didn't seem fazed by Syrus's small mistake as she faced the teacher. "You know something, teach? You really shouldn't go and make fun of us Slifers like that. I mean, I'm a Slifer, and I beat ya, so when you make fun of us, you're really making fun of yourself!"
That unavoidable fact was more than enough for Crowler to become frustrated as he bit down on his handkerchief, trying not to yell out curse words towards the Slifer scum. How dare he embarrass him like this, especially in front of his own class, no less!
Jaden grinned as she held up a V-sign towards her fellow Slifer Red classmates. They seemed glad that at one of their members was able to beat Crowler, especially with his own deck!
Syrus felt relieved and looked up at Jaden with a reassuring smile on his face. He felt heartwarming that Jaden stood up for him and the fact that she tried to encourage him when he was nervous. His chest felt warm and his heart was beating madly.
'That's it! I will not tolerate this slacker at my school for another second!' the blond-haired Obelisk Blue thought. 'I'll see to it that he's taken down!'
Later, after Crowler's lesson was over, Banner took control of the classroom for a brand new lesson. He was currently stroking Pharaoh, the Slifer Red dorm's cat, as he was giving a lecture.
"So, as some of you students know, my name is Professor Lyman Banner! I specialize in some of the lesson known tactics and some strategies in the world of Duel Monsters. Some that are considered to be unnatural."
Jaden yawned tiredily, forced to have to listen to another boring introduction speech. Crowler's speech was already bad enough and lasted for about half an hour, but it wasn't as boring as this! At least this was nice old Banner taking over instead of another strict teacher.
"Oh, by the way, thanks Jaden!" whispered Syrus at the half-sleepy girl.
"Sure...what for?"
"Sticking up for me!"
Banner frowned, seeing as how two of his students weren't paying attention to him. Oh well, they are first-year students after all, so what can one expect?
Noticing the frowning look on Banner's face, Jaden whispered, "Uh oh. I think I might have to do it again in a second."
"Syrus?"
Yelping, Syrus rose to his feet, hearing his name from the professor. "Y-yeah?"
"Do me a favor and grab Pharaoh, would you? He is right by your feet."
Feeling something being pressed by his feet, Syrus glanced down and saw Pharaoh nuzzling his head against his boots while the other students laughed. It seems that out of all the students' shoes, Pharaoh favored Syrus out of all.
"P-Pharaoh!"
In Crowler's office...
'How dare that Slifer slacker Jaden Yuki make a mockery of me?! Especially in front of my class like that?!' pondered Crowler as he was writing down something with his quill pen. 'Now then...since I'm done with the love letter, how about some poetry?'
"Ah! Here we go! 'Love is like a big Ancient Gear Golem!'" Crowler paused, realizing how stupid and weird that sounded. "No wait, that doesn't work!"
After placing the love letter inside an envelope and sealing it with a big kiss full of lipstick, Crowler sneaked his way into the co-ed locker room, where he found that Jaden's current class right now was gym.
Apparently, both boys and girls had to share this co-ed locker room, but the girls had to dress first before the boys were given a chance. That way, it would be fair and appropriate for both genders.
'Now, to plant the bait!' Crowler thought, searching through the lockers. If he could find Jaden's name in any of the things inside the lockers, he could also place the love letter inside.
This task was simply too easy for the Obelisk Blue teacher as he found Jaden's name written all over the insides of his sneakers as a name tag. Even more interesting were his clothes! Sure, there were regular jeans, the Slifer Red jacket, and a shirt, but there was also panties inside!
'Why and how did Jaden Yuki, of all people, get girl panties?!' thought Crowler, picking them up carefully while looking around. 'This is perfect! He'll be in more trouble for having girl panties! But how can I expose him without revealing myself? Damnit! I should have brought a camera! Well, at least I know the slacker is a pervert.'
"Wonder where Syrus is..." muttered Jaden, waiting in a group full of her fellow gym classmates. Everyone, even the girls, were wearing the same colored uniforms which consisted of zipped up jackets and long pants which aren't very suited for exercise.
Some students began whispering to each other, mostly the males. "Dude, did you hear? We've got a female teacher! And she's hot!"
"The I-wanna-play-card-games kinda hot?"
"The very kind!"
"Just how hot are we talking?"
Just then, a beautiful woman with auburn colored hair tied up in a ponytail showed up in the same uniform as everyone else."Hi, everyone! My name is Fonda Fontaine, and I'll be your gym instructor for the rest of the gym semester! Ready to sweat?"
"Dude, you were right! She is hot!"
"Wow! For someone in her 20s or 30s, she is smokin'!"
"You were right, dude! She is the I-wanna-play-card-games kinda hot chick!"
Not knowing the sexual references going on, Jaden smiled, thinking that this teacher was just as good as dueling as the rumors went by. Winged Kuriboh didn't seem to approve what was going on and huffed angrily, wanting to protect Jaden from the perverted boys.
"Lousy girls! Gym! They should make the signs bigger!" cried out Syrus, panting from so much running. He was so late to gym class due to not knowing where the locker rooms were. He sat down on a bench and started to take off his shoes before opening his locker.
Inside, he saw clothes that didn't belong to him, including Jaden's sneakers, since her name was written on them. Like usual, Jaden had borrowed his locker, but Syrus didn't seem to mind much. What was more interesting was the envelope on top of the sneakers.
"Wait a minute! This isn't Jaden's!" After seeing a kiss stamp on the envelope, Syrus grew suspicious and opened it as carefully as he could, almost like treating a delicate flower.
Nobody was around to see, since they were all still in class, running laps or something of the sort. Sure, Syrus would be more late if he continued to spend time in the co-ed locker room, but it was worth it if he could figure out what was on the envelope probably meant for him! A love letter, to add to that!
"'Love is like a big Ancient Gear Golem.' ...That's so weird! Oh wait, that's the wrong side!" Flipping over the paper, Syrus read the real message. "Since the moment that I first saw you, I've been in...love with you?! I love you even more than card games?! Meet me behind the girls' dorm, endearingly...Alexis Rhodes?!"
Syrus stood up unconsciously and stumbled back, causing him to fall on his back due to tripping on the bench from behind. However, he was too much in his imagination to bear any pain whatsoever.
Alexis Rhodes! The most popular and beautiful girl out of all the Obelisk Blues! Him and Alexis, together! A forbidden, but possible love pairing! He could already imagine it! Him and Alexis, kissing, then getting married, and having kids! Ah, a dream come true!
It was decided! Syrus decided to meet Alexis so he could proclaim his crush for her! He was going to do it, and the letter was proof for his encouragment!
Syrus's imagination...
"Syrus!" called out Alexis, her beautiful figure running towards Syrus with her arms wide.
"Alexis!" Syrus was rushing towards her with his own arms wide as well. Both were running towards each other in a field of lovely flowers in which petals were flowing around the air, making the air as tensed as their love.
Both came to a stop when they locked hands together, with Alexis staring at Syrus with a lovesick look on her face as her eyes gleamed with love and affection.
"Please be mine..."
PLOP! Hearing something soft plop on the ground, Syrus sat back up and saw some white frilly panties on the ground, making him blush. "A-A girl's panties?! Could they be Alexis?! Oh man! This is a dream come true! I knew this blue hair was a chick magnet! I just knew it!"
To top it all off, Alexis's love letter must have come with a small gift; her panties! That must mean she wants to be more than just girlfriend and boyfriend! It's the only explanation! Wow, Alexis must really want him now!
That night...
Jaden stretched her arms widely before ruffling her wet, aroma-scented hair with a towel, trying to dry it. It felt refreshing, being in a clean bathtub for a change, especially after all that running and sweating back in gym class!
There was one thing that puzzled Jaden, though. Where did her extra pair of panties go? She was sure she put it in her pile of clothing in Syrus's locker. Okay, granted, she sorta forgot her locker number, so out of desperation, she had to use Syrus's locker again. Was Syrus the one who took her panties? She'll have to ask later.
"Hey, Sy! The outhouse is all yours if you want it!" called Jaden, entering her bedroom.
"Sy's gone," interrupted Chumley, laying on his bed. "Yeah, he just left. And he was in a real good mood too. Something about Alexis or something."
"A good mood? Alexis?" Jaden sat down on a stool, pondering in confusion. "That really doesn't sound like Syrus. And what does Alexis have anything to do with this?"
Chumley shrugged his shoulders, playing a small video game. "Hey, if I knew, I'd tell you."
Curiously, Jaden went on her tiptoes, seeing what sort of game he was playing. "Is that Dragon Duels? I love that game! Hey, how about we play a round?"
Surprised, and feeling somewhat impatient about having to grind his levels, Chumley nodded. "Okay, but I gotta warn ya, I'm a Level 68 Vampire Lord with high Speed!"
Jaden smirked, getting her video game out of her bag. "Oh yeah? I'm a Level 75 Warrior with kickass martial arts skills!"
"There's no such thing!"
"Oh yeah? Get your game on, Chumley!"
Meanwhile, Syrus was happily humming a tone while he was rowing a boat all the way to the Obelisk Blue Girls' Dorms. "I'm coming for you, my darling! I'm coming!"
Cutting off the chains that were connected to a lock that sealed the Obelisk Blue Dorms, Crowler glee with excitement. He was dressed in a black ninja-like outfit to hide himself within the darkness.
He was slowly putting his plan into motion, hiding inside the bushes which provided more of a cover for him. All he had to do was lay low, wait for Jaden, and not get caught by any of the girls.
"Hey, Alexis! Wanna chill out in the Obelisk waiting pool?" called out one of the girls.
Alexis was heard chuckling from the outdoor bath. "No thanks. We'll wait, and the guys will rage. I'm not in the mood for Tackle-Marco-Polo."
"Hello? Girl's Dorm? No guys allowed, remember?"
"This will be perfect! Thanks to that phony love letter I wrote!" snickered Crowler quietly as he waited. "Jaden will show up, looking for Alexis, but he'll be looking for trouble instead! Once he arrives, I'll snap a picture of him! And then, I'll have caught him red-handed breaking campus rules! And the picture will be enough to get him expelled! Hell, probably even arrested!"
Syrus finally made it towards the Obelisk Blue Girls campus, docking his small boat near the shore before getting off. He rushed towards the back of the female dorms in a hurry, not even noticing the broken lock on the ground as he passed by the open gates.
"Can you believe what that Jaden kid said to Dr. Crowler at class today?" wondered Jasmine. "He's got some nerve, talking to a teacher like that! Completely disrespectful! Don't you think, Alexis?"
She and her two best friends, Mindy and Alexis, were all naked and bathing in the outdoor female baths, which looked more like a five-star spa area. It was only the three girls inside, so there were no intruders, plus the bath water was fresh and warm.
"Mmm..." Alexis was rubbing her towel against her cheek, lost in thought with Jaden in her mind. "Yeah...I actually thought it was kinda cool..."
Jasmine was shocked to hear her friend say that about a Slifer Red. "What?! Him, cool?!"
"He could be, if he had the talent to back it up, maybe!" teased Mindy.
"I think he just might! Although, I can't be too sure unless I duel him myself," muttered Alexis, still thinking about Jaden. She couldn't stop thinking of him; her heart beated faster than her mind could. Despite being a little older than him, he sure was interesting, even if he was a Slifer Red.
Crowler heard faint footsteps approaching closer, then grinned maliciously, thinking it was Jaden. He hid himself deeply in the bushes, moving a bit of the shrubs out of his face to see if he could pinpoint Jaden's location.
"Alexis?" called out Syrus, entering the scene.
Seeing Syrus caught Crowler off-guard and causing him to scream out, "THAT'S NOT JADEN! IT'S THAT STAMMERING FIELD SPELL NITWIT!"
"Huh?" Some of the girls who were taking a walk spotted Crowler, though they couldn't identify him due to his dark clothing in the dark.
"It's a boy!"
"Is that a ninja?!"
"Eek! Look away!"
"Get him!"
Crowler covered his face and made a run for it, only to quickly slip and fall down towards the water, slowly sinking in and hiding from plain sight. Well, at least he was able to escape. Had any of the girls caught him, he would not only be fired, but arrested as well!
Syrus, however, wasn't so lucky, since he was out in the open, an easy target, and the girls quickly surrounded him. Syrus's happiness turned to panic as he was pinned down to the ground with his face shoved into the grass.
"L-let go, please!"
Wearing towels, Mindy and Jasmine stood over the light blue-haired Slifer Red. "Not until you tell us why you're here! And it better be good!" said Jasmine strictly.
After the girls changed clothes, they tied up Syrus so he wouldn't escape and lead him to the lounge to interrogate him. Mindy, Jasmine, and even Alexis listened to Syrus's explanation on why he came trespassing.
"A love letter from Alexis? You've got to be kidding!" scoffed Mindy, not believing a single word this perverted Slifer slacker had to say.
"Yup! Ask her!" Syrus said, winking flirtatiously at the beautiful girl.
"Um, hello? Alexis is really tall, and you're really short!" ranted on Jasmine. "She's really good at dueling, and you're really not! She's really hot and-"
"But it's true! Just tell them, Alexis! I even have the note and your panty gift right here!" Even though his hands were tied in front of him, Syrus managed to shuffle through his pockets and take out the two items before handing them to Alexis.
Jasmine grabbed the two items, a disgusted look on her face. Sure, she could handle the piece of paper, but panties? This just confirms it: Syrus is a pervert.
"Where did you even get the panties?" asked Mindy, also disgusted as Jasmine and Alexis read the note to themselves.
"I found it along with the note!"
"Yeah, right! You probably snuck in some girl's room and stoled them!"
"I didn't! I was outside the entire time, and besides, even if I did steal them, I wouldn't have enough time or even know which panties to take!"
"Hmm...That is a good point," said Alexis, defending the petite boy a little. "But, Syrus, my name isn't even spelled right. Plus, these panties are a little too small to be my size. I don't even know whose these are."
"Sorry, Syrus! But I think someone's yanking your chain here!" taunted Mindy, her tone a little sarcastic and rude.
"So then, you don't love me?" gasped Syrus.
Reading the letter carefully, Jasmine's eyes widen. "Hey! Wait a second! This note is made out to Jaden Yuki!"
Syrus's eyes widen in shock. "What?! Jaden?! But..." Jasmine shoved the letter to his face so he could read it properly, and sure enough, somewhere along the lines, his best friend's name was written. "Aw...I can't even get a fake love letter..."
Alexis's face fell, feeling pity for the small boy. "I'm sorry, Syrus."
"Me too."
"I don't buy it! He could have written the note as an excuse to come here!" pointed out Jasmine.
"What are you saying? That we should report him for trespassing, then?" wondered Mindy, causing Syrus to freak out.
"B-but I was invited! I swear!" This was bad! If word got out that Syrus was trespassing in forbidden ground, he would expelled right on the spot! Then his days at the Academy would be over!
"Girls! Just what on earth is going on down there?" called Fonda, stepping out of her room in her bathrobe. She was performing her own manicure when she heard some loud voices shouting in the lounge before deciding to see what was up.
"Down! Hurry!" ordered Alexis quietly to her two best friends. The female trio shoved their bottoms on top of Syrus's face, planting him firmly on the ground and hiding him in plain sight.
"Alright, what's up?" demanded Fonda, still on top of the staircase.
"You guys are heavy!" Syrus's muffled voice cried out.
"Beg your pardon?!" hissed Jasmine, glaring daggers at the trespasser.
"Maybe you're just weak!" added in Mindy.
Never mind the fact that he was insulted upon, the important matter was that girls were sitting on his face! GIRLS!
"There are girls sitting on my face!" Syrus whispered, his muffled words too hard to understand. "THIS. IS. AWESOME! I gotta call Jaden and tell him about this later!"
Alexis shrugged her shoulders at her dorm headmaster. "Jeez, sorry, Miss Fontaine! We'll make sure to keep a lid on things!"
"Well, I had hoped so! It's nearly midnight, and I have things scheduled in the morning!"
After watching Fonda retreat back into her room, both Mindy and Jasmine looked at their female leader, Alexis. "So, what now?" asked Jasmine.
"I'll tell you what not, girls," announced Alexis, a plan formulating in her mind as she was crossing her arms. "I say we use Sy here as a kind of bait. To find out what we were wondering about before. Just to find out how good Jaden is, and I think I know how we can get him to do his best!"
"No! I'm losing! Gah!"
"300 move combo! Yes!"
Chumley and Jaden were furiously mashing their buttons as fast as they could, trying to beat each other in a fight with their video games. So far, Jaden was winning and not allowing Chumley a chance to attack.
Just then, Jaden's PDA rang, distracting her from the game for a few brief moments. That was enough for Chumley to make his comeback. His character threw a magical item at Jaden's character, who was heavily weak to magic, and was almost out of HP. Chumley grinned before finishing off her character.
"NOOOOOOOO! SirE-HEROAwesomeCuteness!" cried out Jaden, acting dramatically.
Chumley stared at her. "That seriously can't be your character's name."
"But it's so awesome! What's yours?"
"KoalaLoverVampireSlayer!"
"That's worst than mine!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is-"
Once again, Jaden's PDA buzzed for attention, making her grab onto it and listen to the recording. Whoever it was, his or her voice was masked with static, but still understandable.
"We have your roommate, Syrus. If you want him back, come to the girl's dorms NOW. Alone."
"The girl's dorms?! Why would Syrus go there?! Boys aren't allowed!" said Chumley, freaking out a bit.
"Relax, Chum! I can go get him! No worries!" Jaden grabbed her deck and duel disk before heading out, not bothering to stay and listen to Chumley's protests.
"Wait! Jaden! If you get caught, you'll get expelled! Don't go! And what about our bet? You still owe me grilled cheese sandwiches for a week!"
Crowler gasped for air as soon as his head popped out of the water in the middle of a lake, still near the girl's dorms. He had been there for at least a few minutes, hiding just in case the girls tried to search the previous area he was in. Luckily he took swimming classes when he was younger.
"You tried to expell one kid, and the entire world's against you!" complained Crowler to himself, angry that his plan failed.
Or maybe not.
While Crowler was muttering gibberish, he saw Jaden rowing a boat, trying to reach the other side of the lake which happened to be the girl's dorms. "You're a little late," said Crowler, watching as he was struggling.
Jaden panted once she reached land where Syrus and some other girls were. She wiped the sweat off her forehead and took a few minutes to catch her breath. She was so worried for Syrus, that she never stopped for a break, plus physical exercise was never her thing, thus making a difficult task for the rowing, especially since she's never rowed a boat before.
"Hi, Jaden," said Syrus sadly. He was being held by the shoulders from Alexis and her two friends so he couldn't escape. Not that he could even if he did since lots of girls witnessed him on campus.
"Hey," greeted Jaden. "So, what exactly is going on here?"
"W-well, to make things short, I'm basically a big loser."
"Your friend here trespassed on the girl's campus!" corrected Jasmine, still in a bad mood.
Jaden blinked, surprised. "What? Is that true, Sy?"
Syrus shook his head. "Hey! It's not like that!"
"And now that you're here, Jaden, you're trespassing too!" added in Mindy.
Alexis nodded. "That's right! And if you don't want us to turn you in, you're gonna have to win your freedom by dueling me in a duel right now!"
"Okay."
Both Jasmine and Mindy looked at each other, then back at Jaden. "That's it? Just 'okay?'"
Jaden tilted her head in confusion. "Well, what else do you want me to say?"
"Uh...Alexis is like, the most strongest female Obelisk Blue student we have!" told Mindy.
"So?"
Jasmine was enraged. "So?! Show a little bit more respect, showoff!"
"Girls! Calm down!" shouted Alexis, trying to calm her two friends down. "Let's just take this outside-I mean, let's just duel."
A few minutes later, Alexis and Jaden positioned themselves for a duel in the middle of the lake by using separate rowing boats to help stand in the field. That way, nobody would notice a duel going on in the middle of a lake, and they were a bit far away from the Obelisk Blue dorms for anyone to notice.
"I hope you know what you're doing, Jay," muttered Syrus, sitting behind Jaden. Alexis and Jaden prepared themselves to duel as they placed their shuffled decks into their duel disks.
Crowler was watching not too far away, floating in the water with ease. "Well, well, well! A Slifer vs an Obelisk! Put him in his place, Alexis!"
"Ready?" called out Alexis towards Jaden.
"Oh, yeah!"
Both females from different dorms glanced at each other's eyes, full of hope and determination for the duel before shouting something to signal the start of the duel.
"DUEL!"
"Get your game on, Alexis!"
- DUEL -
Jaden - 4000 LP
VS
Alexis - 4000 LP
"Alright! Let's see!" Alexis made the first move by first drawing a card, her expression fully in thought as she tried to think of something good. "Etoile Cyber, rise!"
Spinning right into the field, a beautiful figure with mixed colors of stripped blue and red along with beautiful long hair rose with a beautiful stature.
Etoile Cyber - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV4 - (1200/1600)
"Next, I'm going to place a card facedown!"
"Time to throw down!" Jaden drew her card and looked at it. "First, I'll summon the Elemental Hero Sparkman!"
Making his appearance in bold lightning, the LIGHT Attribute HERO monster rose up, his blue and bright yellow armor shining in the moonlight.
Elemental Hero Sparkman - (LIGHT/Warrior) - LV4 - (1600/1400)
"And now, I'll have him attack your Etoile Cyber with Static Shockwave!"
With his palm wide open and thrusted towards his opponent's monster, Sparkman unleashed a ray of electricity, all aimed straight at Etoile Cyber.
"Hold it right there!" yelled Alexis. "I activate the Trap Card, Doble Passe! Hnggghhhh!" The electricity attack bypassed Etoile Cyber and shocked Alexis literally, making her grunt in pain.
Jaden - 4000 LP
Alexis - 2400 LP
"Doble Passe changes your monster's attack to a direct attack on me! And now, the monster you were about to attack gets to wage an attack on you! Oh, and when Etoile Cyber gets to attack someone directly, her Attack Points get to increase by 600!"
Etoile Cyber - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV4 - (1800/1600)
Twirling around a little, Etoile Cyber ran past Sparkman and kicked Jaden right across the chest, hitting her Life Points directly before returning to her master's side.
Jaden - 2200 LP
Alexis - 2400 LP
"Jaden!" gasped Syrus as Jaden hugged her own chest, trying to get over the holographic pain that just occured.
"Ugh...that Alexis sure is something else. Sacrificing her own Life Points just so she can get to mine," said Jaden, impressed.
"So, you impressed?" wondered Alexis, acting all confident.
Jaden stood up, a bit wobbly, but still fine. "Yup! That attack really caught me off-guard! You're not bad, Alexis!"
Alexis smirked. "You're sweet. Too bad I have to crush you. Now then, where were we?" She drew a card and immediantly said, "I play Blade Skater!"
Dancing around and showing off a bit, the lavender-colored monster with blades on her hands appeared, standing next to her ally, Etoile Cyber's side.
Blade Skater - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV4 - (1400/1500)
"And, I activate the Spell Card, Polymerization to fuse Etoile Cyber and Blade Skater to summon Cyber Blader!"
Both Fusion-Material Monsters spun around together on the water like they were ice-skating before spinning so fast, they created a small tornado, which soon dispersed and a new beautiful monster took their place on the field.
Cyber Blader - (EARTH/Fusion/Warrior) - LV7 - (2100/800)
"Now, Cyber Blader! Attack Sparkman with Whirlwind Rage!"
Spinning around rapidly, Cyber Blader grew closer and closer to Sparkman until she kicked him right across the jaw, utterly annihilating him.
Jaden - 1700 LP
Alexis - 2400 LP
"Well, so much for him," mumbled Jaden as her Life Points decreased. Now she had no more monsters on her field! But, at least Alexis's Battle Phase was over.
"Way to go, Alexis!" cheered Mindy with Jasmine.
"Yeah, you've got him now! I knew when this kid beat Dr. Crowler, it was just dumb luck!"
Overhearing the girls, Jaden just grew more determined to beat Alexis and knock some sense into those girls before drawing a card. "Well, it'll be my pleasure to prove you wrong! Alright, I activate the Field Spell Card, Fusion Gate! Now I can summon Fusion Monsters without a Polymerization card! And, I'm gonna summon this one! Elemental Hero Flame Wingman!"
A monstrous being with one wing and colors of green, red, and black merged together appeared, grunting in response once arriving onto the field.
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman - (WIND/Fusion/Warrior) - LV6 - (2100/1200)
"Okay! It looks like it's going to be one Fusion Monster against another, huh, Jaden? That's fine by me!" said Alexis, excitement hidden in her tone. "Although, since they have the exact same Attack Points, they're just going to destroy each other!"
"Not after I play this, they won't!" said Jaden. "I play the Spell Card, Kishido Spirit! Now Flame Wingman can take down any monster that has the same Attack Points as him and not be destroyed! And, thanks to his super power, once he destroys your blader, you take damage equal to her Attack Points! Now go, Flame Wingman! And attack Cyber Blader!"
'Someone hasn't done their homework,' thought Alexis, watching as the battle was about to commence. Flame Wingman charged forward as his right jaw arm began to fire a fire-like blast. However, Cyber Blader deflected that blow with a blast of her own, nullifying both her and Flame Wingman's attacks.
"What? How did she survive that attack?" wondered Jaden.
"Simple," Alexis began to explain. "Cyber Blader's special ability makes it so that she can't be destroyed by an opponent with only one monster. So that means, neither of us loses any Life Points!"
Jaden sighed, scratching her head. "Well, looks like you've got me."
"Oh, and I've got you, Jaden! Believe me, you'll know it!" Alexis drew her card. "Like right now, for example! I equip my Spell, Fusion Weapon, to Cyber Blader!"
With that Spell Card, Cyber Blader gained a trident-like gauntlet on her arm, not only to boost her morale, but as well as her Attack and Defense Points.
Cyber Blader - (EARTH/Fusion/Warrior) - LV7 - (3600/2300)
Syrus and Jaden gasped, seeing the high Attack Power of Cyber Blader. "Uh oh! I think you might want to brace yourself for this one, Sy!" advised Jaden.
"Go, Blader! Attack the Flame Wingman with Trident Shock!" ordered Alexis. Cyber Blade easily complied by charging up the middle tip of her trident-like weapon before it fired a lightning blast at Flame Wingman, destroying him.
Jaden - 200 LP
Alexis - 2400 LP
"Uh oh! Your Life Points are looking pretty low!" said Alexis. "Hope you didn't unpack your bags here yet!"
"Yeah, because if you both lose, you're both getting expelled!~" giggled Mindy from the back.
"We are?" gasped Syrus, fully understanding how serious the duel was costing them.
Jaden turned towards her little friend. "That's not going to happen, Sy. Promise."
Alexis narrowed her eyes. 'Hmm...you shouldn't keep promises you can't make.'
A bit of sweat falling down her cheek, Jaden wondered, 'I hope I'm not making a promise I can't keep! The only card I have out is Fusion Gate! But there's still a chance I can win! It all depends on the next card I draw, right here, right now!'
"Here goes!" Jaden drew a card, then smiled. "Perfect! I play the Elemental HERO Clayman! Rise up!"
The body-builder rock-like monster floated above the water, pumping his fists since he was rarely ever in Attack Position.
Elemental Hero Clayman - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV4 - (800/2000)
"And now I activate Monster Reborn! So, come on back, Elemental HERO Sparkman!"
Elemental Hero Sparkman - (LIGHT/Warrior) - LV4 - (1600/1400)
Alexis was confused at the two weak monsters. Even with their combined Attack Points, they were still no match for her Fusion Monster! "What difference will he make? My Cyber Blader has way more Attack Points than him! Your Sparkman won't stand a chance!"
"He won't, but with Fusion Gate's special effect, I can fuse him and Clayman to summon someone who will!" said Jaden. "Rise, Elemental Hero Thunder Giant!"
Both Warrior-type Monsters spun together into a sort of thunderbolt which rained down on the field, replacing the two monsters into a huge giant monster with an heavily armored suit with an electric contraption inside. The lightning in the background was fitting for the monster's grand entrance, for he is certainly a giant of thunder.
Elemental Hero Thunder Giant - (LIGHT/Fusion/Warrior) - LV6 - (2400/1500)
"Hate to break it to ya, but my Cyber Blader's Attack Points are still higher at 3600," reminded Alexis.
"Yeah, I know, I know," said Jaden. "But one of Thunder Giant's abilities is that he can destroy any monster whose original Attack Points are less than his own."
"Wait, original Attack Points?"
"That's right! Attack Points without any kind of enhancement!"
"But...before I played Fusion Weapon, her Attack Points were at 2100!"
"Exactly! And that's lower than my Thunder Giant! So, your Blader is automatically destroyed!"
Rushing up to Cyber Blader, Thunder Giant shot lightning from his huge palm, making Cyber Blader shriek before she was destroyed. Not only that, but Alexis was left with absolutely no monsters.
"And the coolest part is, I still have his attack to use on you!" shouted Jaden. "Voltic Thunder!"
Eyes widening, Alexis couldn't do anything but be forced to take the attack head on and be electrocuted before she collapsed right onto the boat. The static electricity trailed in the water around the area, enough to give Crowler a little bit of a shock as well.
Jaden - 200 LP
Alexis: 0 LP
Winner: Jaden
"Alexis!" her two best friends cried out, shocked. They couldn't believe it! Alexis, their Alexis, lost to a Slifer Red, no doubt!
"Alright! Looks like that is game!" cheered Jaden, doing her usual victory hand motion.
Rowing up towards the others girls, Jaden and Syrus waited until Alexis managed to calm down and regain herself, which didn't take too long. Jaden sighed, knowing how tough it really was. Honestly, she had only 200 Life Points left!
"Well, a deal's a deal," Jaden said to the girls. "I won, so we get off free!"
Alexis nodded. "Okay, guys! I won't back out! We'll keep quiet of what just happened."
However, Jasmine didn't seem cooperative. "Well, if you ask me, I think we should turn both of them in right now!"
"Well, no one asked you!" snapped Alexis, surprising her two friends at the sharp tone she had. "Jaden beat me in a duel, fair and square, and there's all to it! So, no more complaining!"
"Well, there's more to it, actually. It was close," Jaden had to disagree. "Yeah! You've got game! Well, see ya!"
Alexis gasped quietly, blushing a little at Jaden's comment at her. Normally, she wouldn't be fazed by a boy's words; especially since she's got so many love confessions ever since she came to Duel Academy, but Jaden's words made her feel happy for some reason.
'Even if I did win, I could never have turned those two in,' thought Alexis, admitting the fact to herself. 'This place is a lot more fun with them, than without.'
Mindy and Jasmine looked at each other, puzzled. With Alexis's strange attitude, could she actually be falling for Jaden, a Slifer Red? No, it had to be some sort of trick!
Crowler was still mad that Jaden managed to beat one of his best pupils, Alexis Rhodes! Just how strong is he?! He managed to beat him, though he hated to admit it, and now Alexis? What's next? Zane Truesdale? It must come to a stop!
"Hmph! Lucky brat! He escaped this time, but I'll still find a way to expel him! ...After I find a way home."
"What?! Syrus went to the girl's dorms and got caught but when Jaden won against Alexis Rhodes?! You're kidding!"
After returning back to their room, Syrus and Jaden had to explain to a worried Chumley all about the events that occured that night. He was still shocked over what had happened, but was relieved that the two weren't being expelled. He did like the two, after all.
"No, we're not! It did happen!" said Jaden.
"Yeah! I even have the letter as proof!" Syrus held up the love letter along with some panties. "Oh, and for some reason, I found some girl panties as well."
Chumley's eyes widen. "Whoa! Panties?! How did you get them, you lucky dog, you?"
Syrus blushed, holding the two items close. "W-well, I found them in my locker, near Jaden's items. I have no idea where the panties came from, tho-"
"Oh! There are my panties! Sweet! I've been looking all over for them!" Jaden snatched them from Syrus's hands, happy to be reunited with them. At least she was glad a pervert didn't steal them.
"..."
"..."
"...Why are you guys staring at me like that?"
"...Jaden. Why do you have panties?"
"Hmm? Isn't it obvious? I'm a girl."
"..."
"..."
The first thing that happened was that Syrus's brain went overload with shock, thus causing him to lose consciousness. Second, Chumley's nose started bleeding, and he was practically drooling all over.
"Aah! Syrus! Chumley, help me out!"
"H-huh?"
"Do it or no grill cheese for you!"
Meanwhile, in the Spirit World...
"EMERGENCY MEETING! EMERGENCY MEETING! EMERGENCY MEETING!" screamed all three Hero Kids as they were running around the HQ of the Elemental HEROS. They had been screaming nonstop for about 20 minutes, trying to gather all Elemental Heroes from all the rooms and into the huge meeting room.
Once they arrived back, all members were present in a huge table, looking rather annoyed and displeased. Just what was so important that it had to interrupt their freetime?
"Why is there an emergency meeting?" wondered Avian, glaring at the three Hero Kids.
"Don't ask us! They told us too!" said the trio kids, pointing to Elemental Heroes Sparkman, Burstinatrix, and Flame Wingman.
"Guys, I was in the middle of taking someone down to downtown jail. What could be so important?" wondered Clayman.
"Jaden."
Hearing the name of their mistress made everyone tensed and focused, even the three Hero Kids, who were normally talkactive and hyperactive.
Flame Wingman brought up a huge board, revealing pictures of Syrus, Chumley, Alexis, Crowler, Bastion, and Chazz. He, Burstinatrix, and Sparkman did not look happy.
"Ever since Jaden arrived in Duel Academy, all she's been doing is getting unnecessary attention. We think that attention will lead to love," explained Sparkman. "So far, the candidates are these people."
"...Okay, I can understand most of them, but the girl and Crowler? Unlikely," spoke Bubbleman, peering at the pictures. "Give us all a reason why these people should be suspects."
"Simple," said Flame Wingman angrily. "Crowler obviously doesn't like Jaden, and I know he's the type that will do anything to ruin her. Might not be a romantic reason, but we don't want Jaden to be upset. Alexis Rhodes is attractive amd might have a crush on Jaden. As for...Chazz, well, opposites attract. The bad boy always gets the good girl, poor little Jaden. Syrus is innocent and Jaden already thinks he's as cute as Winged Kuriboh. That Chumley fellow is already her roommate and might spend time with her, and like Chazz, Bastion and Jaden are both opposites."
"Okay, I have lots of facts to counter," spoke Avian. "First, Crowler wants to get rid of Jaden, not fall in love! Second, Alexis probably doesn't know Jaden's a girl! Hell, her bullies back at home doesn't know she's a girl, and they've been bullying her from a young age! Syrus is like a little brother to Jaden, and is very cute. Jaden...doesn't know much about Jaden, and as for Chazz and Bastion...well..."
"..."
"..."
"...Think of a plan to protect Jaden?"
"Agreed."
The next morning...
Syrus woke up, yawning as he stretched his arms. He heard a weird and incredible dream last night, though it might have caused him to have a headache. He was in love with Alexis, and Jaden saved him, and he was actually a girl! How weird was that?
"Oh, morning Syrus!" Both Chumley and Jaden said, serving him breakfast in bed. They felt bad for the poor lad for all the trouble he went through yesterday, so they decided to fetch him a bit of breakfast.
"Oh, hey guys. I had this weird dream where I was kidnapped by Alexis and some girls after Alexis declared her love for me, and then Jaden saved me, but he was actually a girl!"
Jaden and Chumley looked at each other, baffled. So Syrus really haven't recovered from his shock.
"Um...Sy? That was real."
THUD!
"Jaden! I had this weird dream-!"
"Syrus, I was a girl, you were kidnapped by Alexis and some girls and I had to save you."
THUD!
"Did he faint again?"
"Yeah, Chum. I think this is the third time."
"Can't blame him for fainting...again. He did steal underwear from his own best friend, who's a girl and totally flatchested."
"Hey! Stop saying that!"
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