Since I'm in such a good mood, I'll include this chapter and add a couple parts to it! Oh, and could you not put in reviews like "Update Soon?" They're kinda getting annoying.

Disclaimer: Mage of Hope doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh series, only the OCs!

"Aah! He's over there!"

"All units, head to that section!"

"No! He's getting away!"

"After him! Don't let him escape!"

Deep within the forest landscapes of Duel Academy, there lies a secret lab not known to others except for a chosen few. Like any other lab, scientists conduct experiemtns for results and hope to use their research to help better the future.

However, right now was not the case. Right now, all of the guards were searching for a certain test subject; a monkey wearing some technical gauntlets and a helmet. To them, this monkey was their current priority at the moment.

While the guards were running around like chickens and reloading their rifles with tranquilizers, the monkey swiftly bypassed any obstacles with his acrobatics skills and even climbed up to a vent big enough for him to fit him. He landed on top of an elevator which was heading upwards before escaping to another open vent which lead to a different, empty room.

Without much effort, the monkey crashed through a glass window, landing on the rooftop of the lab building before jumping off. He reached out and his fingers grasped onto a tree branch before the monkey found himself swinging from tree to tree and getting farther away from the lab.

The next morning...

A lone figure carrying a duffle bag over his shoulder walked out the doors of Duel Academy with no regrets on his shoulders. Chazz Princeton, one of the best students in the academy, decided that the Duel Academy wasn't meant for him, seeing that it didn't show the expectations and respect he needed. He glanced back at the Duel Academy, stopping for a brief moment to speak his farewells.

"...See ya, Duel Academy. Won't miss ya one bit."

Chazz didn't bother with anything else in his path except with the intent of catching the next boat out of Duel Academy. Before, he had instructed and paid for a boat to take him anywhere but away from Duel Academy, so it was quite simple for him to plan his leaving.

Feeling anger and displeasure towards the academy, Chazz knew he wouldn't miss it one bit. After all, all his lackeys started leaving and spreading nasty rumors about him the more he lost. Nobody would miss him and soon forget about him. Even if they don't, Chazz knew he would be remembered as the "pathetic Princeton who lost to Ras and Slifers."

Who needs friends when you've got power? Power that Chazz will soon obtain.

"Jaden! Jaden! Jaden! Jaden! Jaden! Jaden!"

As soon as Syrus burst through the classroom doors, he began running down, chanting Jaden's name repeatedly. Even now, he was still going at it even though he already arrived at his seat right next to Jaden.

"Jaden! Jaden! Jaden! Ja-"

"Sy! I'm here! What's wrong?!" shouted Jaden, grabbing the boy by the shoulder and shaking him back and forth to get him to stop. Her attempt worked, though the poor boy was left dizzy and breathless.

It took a few moments, but Syrus was able to relax and tell Jaden what he's learned. "It's horrible! I heard that Chazz's gone missing!"

"W-what?!"

Not too far away from them, Alexis and her two best friends, Jasmine and Mindy, overheard what had happened and grew concern. However, others weren't really that sadden nor worried for Chazz. In fact, they seemed to enjoy the fact that he's gone.

"I heard that he was packing up his stuff as soon as possible and just left!" spoke one of the Obelisk Blues, engaged in talking with his other Obelisk Blue friends.

"Yeah, and all because he made some deal dueling a Ra Yellow about the loser getting expelled. Heh, good for him! What a loser!"

"Man, what jerks!" said Jaden, disgust in her tone as she turned away from the Obelisk Blues. "Until yesterday, they idolized Chazz and followed him around, but now..."

Syrus nodded. "Yeah. Lousy Obelisk Blues...I can't blame Chazz for not considering them as friends. But...Jaden?"

"Yeah?"

"...I know Chazz has been a pain in the past, but do you think he might be in some sort of trouble? I'm kinda worried. What if he needs our help?"

"Good point!" agreed Jaden, standing up. "Let's go look for him!"

"O-okay! But...when exactly?"

"Right now! Besides, it'll be a great excuse to skip out of class! Haha!"

Since the bell didn't ring and the teacher wasn't around, Syrus and Jaden didn't look suspicious wandering around the hallways and passing by the teachers. They knew of a way out of the school without getting in trouble, since they discovered the route about a few days ago.

After crawling out of a hole which led to the back of the Duel Academy, Syrus and Jaden began wiping away any dust and small rocks off their hair and clothes. They didn't know who made this secret route, but it sure came in handy! If the two had simply walked out the front doors without a form of permission, it would be too obvious that they were sneaking out and they would be granted detention.

"So, what are the two of you planning?"

"AAAAAHHHHHH!" Both Slifer Reds screamed together, and at the same time, Syrus jumped into Jaden's arms and clinged onto her. Both turned and saw Alexis with her two buddies, Jasmine and Mandy.

Jaden sighed in relief, glad that it wasn't a teacher. "Oh, hey Alexis! We were um...um...uh..."

Mindy and Jasmine gasped, glancing at each other before squealing in joy. "Oh my God! We're sooooo sorry!" apologized Jasmine a bit too happily. "We didn't know you two needed some...private time."

"Yeah! We didn't mean to barge in and interrupt you guys!" said Mindy.

Syrus's head tilted in confusion, until he realized fully well what they meant, which furthermore explains the blush on his face. "N-no! It's not like that!"

"No, we completely understand! Don't worry! We don't think your relationship is weird! In fact, we're top members of the Yaoi Fanclub! I'm sure you two have some 'stuff' to work on."

Jaden nodded, happy that none of the girls suspected that they were skipping class. It didn't seem like they plan on telling the teachers. "Yup, yup! We've got something real important to do! We can't waste any time!"

"Jaayyyy! Not you too!" complained Syrus, knowing how oblivious Jaden was in situations like this.

"Oh, we know! But, can we take a picture of you first?" asked Jasmine, taking out her phone.

"Sure!"

Syrus's eyes widen as he looked up and down, now realizing the position he was in. "H-hold on! Wait wait wait! Let me get down fir-"

SNAP! SNAP! SNAP! Jasmine and Mindy giggled to each other as they scanned through the pictures Jasmine took, aweing and squealing like fangirls.

Alexis's eye twitched as she crossed her arms in annoyance. She hated to think of it, but she was...jealous of Syrus. She never hated the sweet boy, but she couldn't help wondering why Jaden never took an interest in her. Granted, Alexis never did date or like boys who loved her only for her appearance and high reputation, but Jaden was way different! To her, Jaden was mostly honest and pretty cute at times, even standing up for his friends no matter what. Well, life is unfair sometimes.

"AHEM!" Once Alexis got everyone's attention, she knew what needed to be done yet. "Look, Jaden and Syrus, we know that you're trying to search for Chazz, and we want to help you."

"Huh? Really?" Now, this was a surprise to Jaden. Turns out that not all Obelisk Blues were snobby. "Well, thanks! But, why?"

"Why? Because Chazz is an Obelisk, and we take care of our own," replied Alexis with confidence. "Besides, I'd feel bad if we just left him, not knowing what he's doing and whatnot. So, let's get a move on."

Syrus nodded. "Great! Let's hurry!"

"...But, are you sure you want to search for him like...that?"

"Huh? Aah! J-Jaden! Put me down!"

"O-okay?"

Much, much later...

"Chazz!"

"Chazz! Come out!"

"Where are you?"

"Chazz!"

"Please, if you can hear us, say something!"

For the next couple of hours, the group had been searching nonstop for Chazz, thinking that he was hiding somewhere in the deep, lush green forests of Duel Academy. After all, the shipment boats weren't going to arrive until next week, so Chazz couldn't have escaped by boat. Therefore, he had to be somewhere in Duel Academy.

Jaden, like everyone else, tried calling out for Chazz again. "Chazz! Come out! Come on! Stop hiding, you no-good, money hogging, card loving, big-headed, egocentric, small tempered, Ojama loving, butt humping asshole!"

Finally fed up with Chazz's absence, Alexis hollered at the top of her lungs, "CHAZZ, GET OUT HERE AND SHOW YOURSELF BEFORE I KICK YOUR ASS SO BADLY THAT YOU'LL BE BEGGING FOR MERCY!"

Her declaration scared the pigeons and crows into flocking off at the skies and even caused her companions to be impressed and a bit terrifed of her temper.

"...Yeah. That'll get him out," said Jaden sarcastically before noticing that Alexis's attention was on something else. "Alexis? What's up?"

"Look there! Something's moving!"

Hearing Alexis's warning, everyone grew alert and looked at where she was pointing, which happened to be a shrub bush bigger than the other bushes in the area. Nothing out of the ordinary was happening until the bush started rustling, as if something truly was there.

"Wait," Syrus said. "Could that be...?"

"Hey, is that you, Chazz?" called out Jaden before she and her friends started walking towards the shrub bush. "It's me, Jaden! We've come to find you!"

"Why would he be in a bush?" wondered Jasmine outloud.

Mindy sighed, her cheeks pink. "I don't know...but I do hope he's thinking of me!~"

"But...why?"

"Because he's so cute and gorgeous of course!"

"Last week, it was Bastion, now Chazz? I don't get you, Min-"

Out from the shrub bush, a monkey leaped out, screeching and causing a lot of noise. Everyone screamed at his sudden appearance before the monkey launched himself onto the group, pulling them into a sort of fight which was disguised into a huge dust cloud.

"AAAAAHHH!"

"Aah! Don't grab me there!"

"Sorry, that was me!"

"Eek! Don't grab me there!"

"Sorry, that was me!"

In a short while later, the monkey had left, leaving the group utterly exhausted and defeated. The poor, poor, group, defeated by a lone monkey. To be fair, they were caught off guard and they never expected a monkey.

"W-what was that...?" asked Alexis to nobody.

"I-I think that was a monkey..." answered Syrus, his hair crazed up and messy like the others.

Things were looking way bad for the group as three men in suits; one wielding a rifle weapon, arrived at the scene, panting as they searched for something. Terrified, Syrus hid behind Jaden. Mindy wanted to take a picture of the cute moment, but decided against it since this wasn't the time nor place to do so.

"Where did he go?" one of the men in suits questioned.

A high-pitched scream filled the area and caught everyone's attention, They soon found the source of the scream, which happened to be Jasmine being carried off by the monkey as he kept swinging from tree to tree.

"Helllllpppp meeeeeee!"

"Wait, how did she get up there?!" gasped Mindy, worried for her friend.

"I think the monkey must have taken her during the fight!" said Alexis, watching her friend still being captive under the monkey's arms and being swepted away farther and farther away from there.

The man with the rifle took aim and yelled, "Okay, step back! I'm gonna kill that banana munching, knuckle bashing, tree swinging, face stealing, ugly SON OF A-!"

"JUST FUCKING SHOOT IT, YOU NUT!"

"...Fair enough."

"Damnit! He's gone! Quickly, after him!"

Syrus and the others wanted to try asking those men what was happening, but they left in a hurry, sprouting up more questions. Where did the monkey come from? Why did he kidnap Jasmine? And why were the men after him? At any rate, they needed to hurry and save Jasmine before something bad happened to her.

"Let me go! Let me go! Help! Somebody!"

For a couple of minutes, Jasmine was still being carried by the monkey, who went through great lengths to escape from his pursurers. The monkey swung through branches, jumped over slippery rocks in a river, and managed to arrive at a crooked tree since his path was gone.

Jasmine, who had her eyes closed the entire time, noticed that the monkey wasn't moving anymore. Awakening her sights, it didn't take Jasmine long to realize why they stopped. Her and the monkey were leaning against a slim tree, and if they were to fall off, they would be heading face-to-face with the ocean.

"Aaaah! Don't let go!" cried out Jasmine, clinging onto the monkey like her life depended on it, which it sorta did.

The mysterious men ran into the area, finding their intended target holding Jasmine close to the tree near the edge of a cliff. The one with the rifle prepared to fire at his commanding officer's signal.

One of the men gritted his teeth at the situation. "Damnit! If we shoot, he'll drop the girl off the cliff!"

Though tired, Jaden and her group made it in time to see what was going on. They gasped as they looked from left to right. Jasmine and the monkey were surely in danger of falling off a cliff, and the mysterious men looked ready to shoot with no intention of giving up, though they seemed hesitant and concern for Jasmine's safety.

Jaden gasped, seeing what was on the monkey's arm. "Hey, he's got a duel disk on! What a weird monkey!"

"That's no ordinary monkey!" spoke the shortest out of the mysterious suited men, who seems to be the leader of the trio group. "His name's Wheeler, and he's a monkey trained in dueling!"

"A dueling monkey?"

"Sir!" hissed one of the subordinates.

"Hmm? Oh, right. Top secret."

"Wait!" shouted Jaden loudly. "...I'm gonna duel him!"

The short man turned around to face the Slifer Red student. "Um...I have a question. Why?"

"Why? I-I-B..." Jaden found herself at a bit of a loss for a second. "B-because that's how we solve all our problems here."

"Yeah, well, we want to shoot him."

"Well, I was kindaaaa hoping you would-"

"Kid, listen. It's not happening."

"Let me duel him, you butt munch!"

"No!"

'Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!"

"No!"

"No?!"

"Yes!"

"Yes?"

"Ha! I win!" cheered Jaden, happy that she was about to trick the adult before bypassing him. She dropped her backpack and fetched out a duel disk before attaching it to her arm. "Okay, monkey boy! If I win, you give up Jasmine!"

"But what if you lose?!" cried out a terrifed Jasmine.

"Then...Huh, I never really thought this through, huh?" It took her a moment to think of a new plan ahead. "Okay! Wheeler, if you win, you're free to go!"

"But how does this benefit me?!"

"Benefit...you...? Screw it! Let's duel!"

Glancing back at his hostage and his supposed opponent, Wheeler the monkey nodded before lowering his grip on Jasmine, who clinged onto a sturdy tree branch for support. After releasing her momentarily, he went up to a high rock and stood on it before activating his duel disk.

"Alright, Wheeler! Let's throw down!" said Jaden, excited. After all, all she's been dueling were humans, but a monkey? This duel was going to be interesting!

"But...how's Jaden going to duel if he doesn't understand monkey language?" wondered Mindy, puzzled.

"The adults did say he was trained, so he must know at least some human speech," replied Alexis, hoping that would be the case.

The man with the rifle took aim and announced, "I have a clear shot!"

"No!" ordered the short man, forcing the rifle man to cease fire. "This duel is just the kind of field test we've been waiting for!"

"You ready, Wheeler? Then, let's duel!"

The red lights on Wheeler's helmet glowed as he responded back. "Duel!"

"Whaaaaat?!"

"Whoa! It talks?!" muttered Syrus, taken aback just like Alexis and Mindy.

"Oh please! That would totally unrealistic! The suit reads his mind and talks for him?" explained the short man with a bit of sarcasm added in.

"Oh, surreeee. That's much more realistic."

"That...is so cool!" Jaden's eyes lit up with much more enthusiasm. "Let's duel, Wheeler! Now! Now!"

- DUEL -

Jaden - 4000 LP

Wheeler - 4000 LP

"My turn! Draw!" After drawing her card, Jaden nearly squealed with joy and instantly played her card. "CUTE!~ I place Outstanding Dog Marron in Defense Mode!~"

A fuzzy, harmless-looking dog bent down in Defense Mode while wagging his tail, his tongue lapping out.

Outstanding Dog Marron - (LIGHT/Beast) - LV1 - (100/100)

"CUTE!~" squealed Alexis and Mindy, who couldn't help but awe at the cute appearance of Outstanding Dog Marron.

Syrus was left sweatdropping at his friend's choice of Monster. 'Jaden...I know you like cute things, but I don't think this is a good start.'

"Ooh! Ooh! My turn! My turn! Draw!" After drawing his card, Wheeler's helmet helped him identify what sort of card he drew by quickly analyzing it. "Berserk Gorilla! Attack Mode!"

Like the name implies, a gorilla Monster showed up, pounding the ground furiously with rage filling his head and with no way of calming him down.

Berserk Gorilla - (EARTH/Beast) - LV4 - (2000/1000)

"What?! That many Attack Points?!" exclaimed Jaden. A high Attack Point Monster straight off the bat? That was going to be tough!

"Berserk Gorilla! Attack! Attack! Attack!"

Poor Outstanding Dog Marron tried pleading for mercy by giving him the puppy dog eyes, but it didn't seem like Berserk Gorilla was affected one little bit. The Berserk Gorilla simply smashed his fist down on the puppy, causing a small explosion to occur. Luckily, Jaden placed him in Defense Mode, or she would have lost a lot of Life Points.

"Nooo! Outstanding Dog Marron!" cried out Jaden, Alexis, and Mindy, sadden by the loss of Outstanding Dog Marron.

"Ooh! Ooh! Eee! Eee! I place card facedown! You go! You go!"

"Jaden! Beat him up! Avenge the poor puppy!" shouted Mindy, angry at Wheeler.

Alexis nodded. "I know it's difficult and I know you're losing your cool since the monkey has an advantage, but don't lose!"

Jaden turned her head and nodded at her friends. "Don't worry! I wasn't planning on it, either! My draw! And I use Polymerization and fuse together Elemental Heroes Avian and Burstinatrix to create the Elemental Flame Wingman!"

Both Burstinatrix and Avian spun around together, creating a small tornado which dispersed seconds after the two fused. Flame Wingman arrived at Jaden's side, ready to serve her at all costs.

Elemental Flame Wingman - (WIND/Fusion/Warrior) - LV6 - (2100/1200)

"Go! Avenge Outstanding Dog Marron! Inferno Rage!"

Flame Wingman sprang forward and shot out fire from his palm, incinerating his target with little to no trouble at all.

Jaden - 4000 LP

Wheeler - 3900 LP

"Now I activate Flame Wingman's special effect, Wheeler! You now take damage equal to your destroyed Monster's Attack Points!"

Wheeler freaked out, already finding out how many Life Points he'll lose thanks to the effect damage. "Awesome! Now Wheeler will lose 2000 more Life Points!" said Syrus.

The monkey stepped back once Flame Wingman flew right in front of him, ready to fire his effect. Through his red visor, Wheeler couldn't do anything but watch as he was burnt to a crisp, though not literally.

Jaden - 4000 LP

Wheeler - 1900 LP

"Yeah! I'm the man!" cheered Jaden, her spirits all risen up after seeing that she now had the upper hand. Noticing that Wheeler wasn't moving from his spot, she grew a little worried. "Hey, you okay, Wheeler?"

"Hey! Just surrender and give back Jasmine!" shouted Syrus, seeing no point in continuing the duel.

The short man merely chuckling, looking at the youngsters. "Please, all the monkey did was make a mistake. But, he won't make it again!"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Believe me, it's all part of his training. You see, if he made a mistake twice, he'd be severely punished! We'd poke and prompted him that took years for him to develop his skills! No, he won't give up! He'll just get better! After all, there are some things that animals can see that we humans can't."

One of the subordinates spoke up. "Sir, you do realize you just given away top, secret, classified information?"

"You do realize I've just taken 20 hours off your pay?"

"...I'll be good."

"Wheeler? You okay? You calling it quits?" called out Jaden.

"Grrr! Never surrender! My turn! Draw!"

"Yeah! That's the spirit!"

"I summon Acrobat Monkey!"

Somersaulting into the field, a monkey-like Monster wearing some mechnical light armor appeared.

Acrobat Monkey - (EARTH/Machine) - LV3 - (1000/1800)

"Next, activating facedown card! Trap! Trap! DNA Surgery! Go!"

"Wait, DNA Surgery?!" cried out Jaden. "That card changes all Monsters' Types to the one you choose!"

"I choose Beast-type! Beast-type!"

After the declaration was made, Flame Wingman and Acrobat Monkey started morphing into the Beast-type counterparts. Both Monsters took hideous, monstrous forms much different from their actual appearances, making them look much more feral and frightening.

Acrobat Monkey - (EARTH/Beast) - LV3 - (1000/1800)

Elemental Hero Flame Wingman - (WIND/Fusion/Beast) - LV6 - (2100/1200)

"Aww, sweet! I love my new Flame Wingman!" cheered Jaden. "He looks way cooler now!"

"Next! Next! Wild Nature's Release!"

"Wild Nature's Release?!" gasped Alexis. "If I remember correctly, that card will increase the Attack Point of one Beast-type or Beast-Warrior- type Monster by the amount of their Defense Points!"

"Acrobat's got 1800 Defense Mode, and if he adds that to his Attack Points...then that means Jaden is in big trouble!" cried out Syrus.

Acrobat Monkey yelled and screamed as he was taking in newfound power from his owner and powering up. His muscles were getting bulged up and bigger, so the armor protecting him couldn't withstand his power and merely shattered into pieces.

Acrobat Monkey - (EARTH/Beast) - LV3 - (2800/1800)

"Now, Acrobat Monkey! Attack! Attack! Attack!"

The powered up Beast-type jumped into the air before spinning around like a wheel before bashing the Fusion Monster's head with his two heavy fists. Flame Wingman didn't stand a chance and fell right during that battle.

Jaden - 3300 LP

Wheeler - 1900 LP

After Wheeler's turn finished, Acrobat Monkey placed his hands on the sides of his head out of pain before bursting into particles, leaving no defense for Wheeler.

"Wait, I'm confused. What just happened?" wondered Syrus.

"When Wild Nature's Release is used on a Monster, that Monster is destroyed at the turn's end," answered Alexis, impressed by the monkey's dueling style.

"Your turn! Your turn!"

"Nice moves, Wheeler!" complimented Jaden, drawing her card. "But now, I play-huh?"

Hearing repeated soft whimpers from the background, Jaden saw several monkeys hiding behind rocks and watching the duel up close. They seemed scared of the men in suits, not wanting to be caught by them since they did have a tranquilizer rifle.

Thinking that she must have gotten the connection, Jaden turned to Wheeler. "Hey, Wheeler? That's why you escaped those weird suited guys, right? You just want to get back home to your friends and family, don't you?"

Wheeler nodded, understanding what she meant. "Yes, win! Miss family! Miss friends!"

The others must have realized it too, because they, other than the men, seemed more sympathetic towards Wheeler and his current situation.

"Poor Wheeler...If he loses, then he'll be sent back to the lab. But if he wins, we can't get back Jasmine," spoke Alexis, feeling bad.

"Wait, what do you mean 'if he wins, we can't get back Jasmine?'" asked Syrus. "Even if he wins, he'll just return home with his family. Then, we can get Jasmine down from the tree as soon as he leaves! In fact, why didn't we just go get her while the duel was still going on?"

"Uh...Because I don't want to get my face ravaged by an angry monkey?" said Mindy rather selfishly.

Alexis glared at her spoiled friend before looking at Syrus. "What Mindy means is, if we tried grabbing her while the duel was still happening, we might have gotten hurt. I mean, we did experience first hand what Wheeler was like when he attacked us. Plus, if Wheeler wins, he might take Jasmine with him!"

Jasmine, hearing everything loud and clear, cringed at the thought of becoming a monkey's hostage once again. "AAAAH! Please don't let him take me!"

Knowing how grave the situation was, Jaden knew she had a choice to make after hearing what Alexis had to say. She had all the cards she needed to win, and Wheeler's field was empty, save for the DNA Surgery card, making it the perfect opportunity for a direct attack. But...she was risking one thing whether she won or lost.

Wheeler's freedom or Jasmine's safety.

"...Wheeler," said Jaden, sounding quite serious. "I understand that you want to be reunited with your monkey friends, and I know that you must miss them a lot. I get the mutual feeling, honest. But, I can't let Jasmine get hurt, so instead, I have no choice but to win! I summon Elemental Hero Clayman!"

Tightening his rock hard fists, Clayman prepared for any commands to attack the monkey straight away. Once he was summoned, he felt something surging inside of him that made his outsides change physically. Most of his hardened body was replaced by large amounts of fur, making him into a wolf-life Monster.

Elemental Hero Clayman - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV4 - (800/2000)

"Don't forget! Don't forget! DNA Surgery! Clayman turns Beast-type!"

"That doesn't matter one bit!" shouted Jaden. "Now, I play Courageous Charge! By choosing one Monster with 1000 or less Attack Points on my side of the field, and paying 1000 Life Points, if my Monster deals damage to your Life Points in battle, then you also take damage equal to his Defense Points! Now, attack, Clayman!"

Jaden - 2300 LP

Wheeler - 1900 LP

Clayman raised his fur-coated fist and smashed it against Wheeler's abdomen, causing him to shrill even though he wasn't physically hurt.

Jaden - 2300 LP

Wheeler - 1100 LP

"And now, thanks to Courageous Charge, his 2000 Defense Points are dealted to you too!"

Jaden - 2300 LP

Wheeler - 0 LP

Winner: Jaden

Wheeler collapsed on his knees, breathing heavily from the tough duel he experienced. "Alright, now let Jasmine go, just as we promised!" reminded Jaden.

Although a bit tired, Wheeler knew he had to accept the end of the bargain and went to retrieve Jasmine. He scooped up the terrified girl in his arms from the tree bark until he landed on a secure spot, where he placed her gently on the soft grass.

Jasmine didn't waste any time standing up and rushing back to her friends, where she laid her head against Alexis's shoulder and cried, relieved to be away from her terrifying experience. Though, she couldn't help but feel sorry for Wheeler before turning to his pitiful, defeated figure.

"Jaden, thanks for saving me, but...What happens to Wheeler now? I know it was wrong of him to kidnap me, but I don't think he deserves going back to that lab."

Their victory was short-lived, because the men were heading in, ready to apprehend their experiment once again. "Nice! Now, just leave the rest to us!"

"Wait!" Jaden stood in their way with her arms out, refusing to move. "I didn't say that Wheeler would go back to the lab if he lost! Besides, this monkey shouldn't be locked in a cage and tested on! He should be out in the wild where he belongs with his family and friends, wild and free! Just how a monkey should be! Wild and free! Eating fruit and making new friends! Wild and free! Doing monkey things that monkeys should! Wild and-"

"Out of the way!" The two taller men pushed Jaden aside before rushing in and quickly springing into action, capturing Wheeler with a large net.

"Ow! I hate being small!"

The short man walked passed Jaden, scoffing, "Please! You think your threats scare me? Besides, you're all just kids! Who's gonna believe you? If you want Wheeler to be reunited with his friends and family, then I can grant that wish...by using them in my lab!"

"What?!"

"Capture every last one of them! We do need new specimen after all!" ordered the short man. Once he knew his partner had Wheeler trapped under the net, the rifle man aimed for one of the monkeys and fired.

"Noooo!" As fast as she could, Jaden got up and leaped through the air to protect the monkeys with her body as a shield. Her idea worked, but she did get a tranquilizer deeply embedded in her shoulder.

"JADEN!"

"NOOO!"

The last things Jaden recalled were the pounding the footsteps, a cat's familiar shrill, and Syrus and Mindy shaking her body, calling out to her, before blacking out.

A week later...

"Oww...My head..." complained Jaden, sitting up and stretching her tired body. The first thing she noticed was that she was in a white room, more specifically, the infirmary, since ther were sorts of medicine in shelves.

"Jaden! You're awake!" gasped Jasmine, hugging the girl.

"Ow, ow, ow!"

"Jasmine, you're hurting Jaden!"

"Yes, please be aware that Jaden did just wake up."

"Oh! Sorry!"

Now that she was fully awake, Jaden saw that Jasmine wasn't the only person present in the room. Bastion, Chumley, and Syrus were also in the room as well with looks of relief or concern on their faces.

After giving Jaden some water to relinquish her thrist, everyone began explaining the events that happened after she had blacked out. Jaden heroically saved Wheeler's friends and family by putting her life on the life and receiving the tranquilizer. They were lucky that it wasn't a bullet, or who knows what might have happened.

Moving on, after Jaden fell unconscious, Banner arrived and Pharoah disarmed the man with the rifle by scratching his face. Everyone called the police and they arrested the men and their secret group, thus shutting down their project once and for all. Of course, they did take Jaden to the infirmary as soon as possible, and to their luck, Miss Fontaine said that Jaden was simply sleeping and due to the heavy dosage of antithestic, Jaden would be in a sleeping state for about a week or so, since the tranquilizer was designed for animal use only.

Wheeler and his monkey tribe were safe, that was for sure, so that was news to Jaden's ears. However, Banner informed the group before that Chazz had left the academy by his own personal boat, thus explaining his sudden disappearance.

"Oh...I see," said Jaden. "But, I'm sure he'll be back! And we'll duel again!"

"Oh! By the way, here." Grunting, Bastion placed a stack of books right next to Jaden, making her jaw drop at the huge amount.

"Uh...What's that?"

"Your missing assignments, of course! Since you did sleep for about a week, you have to make up all your missing work!"

"Noooo! That'll take forever!"

"Hey, Jaden?" asked Jasmine, kneeling down so they could be at eye to eye. "I just wanted to say thanks again for saving me. And, I thought it was really cool and brave of you to save those monkeys."

"Huh?" Jaden had forgotten about her ruthless homework for a moment before nodding. "Yeah! I couldn't just stand there and do nothing!"

"That's why...I decided that I'll win your heart one day!"

"Huh? What does that mea-"

Before Jaden could finish her sentence, Jasmine swooped in and kissed her new crush right in the cheek before pulling away with a pink blush. Her sudden actions left Syrus, Chumley, and Bastion shocked and speechless.

"There!~ That was your reward! You interest me, Jaden Yuki, even if you are a Slifer! But, I know you need time to process what happened, so I'll leave ya to it!"

She winked flirtatiously at Jaden before skipping off with blissful thoughts. Jaden, unfazed by the kiss, turned to her shell-shocked friends. "What's wrong, guys?"

"Nothing! Nothing!"

"I was not thinking of any lesb-I mean, I like grilled cheese!"

"Right...Well, we should get going! Gentlemen? Let's leave!" Bastion dragged both Syrus and Chumley by the back of their collars, though it was difficult in Chumley's case since he was heavy, but they managed to leave the infirmary.

"...So," spoke up Syrus awkwardly. "When do we tell Jasmine that-"

"We don't," deadpanned Bastion. "If we tell Jasmine, we'll leave the poor girl traumatized and heartbroken. It's best that she doesn't know."

"O-Okay..."

One last thing that Syrus refused to talk about to Jaden was the updated new about the Yaoi Fanclub. Somehow, SOMEHOW, Mindy and Jasmine managed to take pictures of him and Jaden hanging out together while they were searching for Chazz in the forest. If it was normal, friendly pictures, it wouldn't be an issue, but their pictures spelled out "YAOI" right there, making them look like they actually did romantic things.

Hopefully, Jaden never looks at the Yaoi Fanclub bulletin board that was located somewhere in the Boards Room. Then again, even if she did, she wasn't smart enough to figure out what they were implying.

Wow! This is the fastest update I've done to this story! Yay for me!

For the whole Wheeler and Jaden duel, I changed things a little, but they should be enough! I never got why the others couldn't just simply carry Jasmine out to safety while Wheeler was distracted. I mean, one of them had a tranquilizer, and they clearly outmatched Wheeler by numbers. Plus, there was a similar situation where Syrus was held captive by Axel and Jaden had to duel him while Jesse and Hasselberry tried to rescue Syrus. Then again, we'll never know.

So, like I said in the beginning, please don't say "Update soon" because I'll be busy after this, so yeah. Read and review!