This chapter's definitely one of my favorites! Why? Two reasons! The abridged version and the fact that the Obelisk Blues got what they deserved!
Disclaimer: Mage of Hope doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh series, only the OCs!
"I attack directly with Giant Orc! Go!"
The darkness in the night was the perfect setting between two duelists; one a regular Obelisk Blue student and the other was a tall, big-boned giant diguised behind an enormous cloak made of Obelisk Blue uniformed jackets and his eyes were covered with sunglasses.
"AAAAAAAHHHHH!"
After receiving an attack from the giant's Monster, the Obelisk Blue student's Life Points dropped down to 0 and he fell to the ground harshly. Once landing on the ground, his cards scattered all over the grass, visible for all to see. The giant silently picked one up as the Obelisk Blue student trembled in fear, unafraid of being harmed.
"I'll be taking this," spoke the mysterious giant. "You're lucky your card is all you're losing tonight. If you learned from this, then don't ever pick on anyone ever again, got it?"
The Obelisk Blue student didn't have the courage to talk back, for he was frightened that the giant would come back and beat him up badly. All he could do was watch wide-eyed as the giant disappeared into the depths of the forest with his precious, rare card.
Never again would he dare anger the Duel Giant. To do that, he'll never bully Ra Yellows or Slifer Reds ever again.
The next day...
"Ugh...This is just great..." groaned a drenched and wearily Jaden, squeezing some of the water out of her hair strands. She looked like an absolutely complete mess; her entire body and hair sticking to each other from water, her knee scraped and bleeding, and her abdomen hurted the more she walked.
Here's how the day went; Jaden tried defending Syrus from another one of his bullying problems when the Obelisk Blue bully decided to take matters into his own hands. He drove his fist into her stomach and then pushed her to the ground, thus causing her to slide and made a tear at her jeans which scraped her knee as a result. Later, some Obelisk Blues thought it would be nice to pull on a prank on some Slifer Reds, so they waited and hid somewhere before splashing water onto Jaden's unfortunate group. Jaden shoved Chumley and Syrus to take the blow, but before she could do anything, the Obelisk Blue students left.
Needless to say, Jaden looked ready to throw a chair at someone. Specifically an Obelisk Blue.
"Okay, Jaden...Just calm down," said Syrus as he and Chumley walked alongside Jaden, trying to prevent the tomboy from doing anything reckless.
"Grrr...! I know, but I seriously want to beat up an Obelisk Blue or...or five!"
'Okay, pretty sure the Obelisk Blues went too far this time,' thought Chumley, almost feeling sorry for what might come to the Obelisk Blues later on. Almost.
"Look, not all Obelisk Blues are bad!" Syrus tried saying to a stressed Jaden. "I mean, there's Alexis! She's nice! Look! There's a couple of Obelisk Blues! Just say hi to them and then walk away!"
"And what if I don't?"
"...I'll...lend you my UFOroid for one day!"
"I'M IN!"
Standing in the middle of a hallway were a group of male Obelisk Blue students. They seemed to be quietly gossiping something about a giant, rare cards gone missing, and about some duels during midnight.
"Did you guys hear about this Duel Giant stealing cards from the academy?"
"Yeah! I heard he picked another one last night!"
"Me too! They say he's huge and that he can't be beat!"
"I heard-"
"Hey, guys! How's it going?" asked Jaden, mustering a smile and trying her best not to throw herself towards the Obelisk Blue students like she was the bowling bowl and they were the pins.
The three Obelisk Blue students turned their heads towards Jaden and her friends; their fearful expressions changing to sneering ones. "Oh, look! It's the Slifer slackers!"
"Ahahahahaha!"
"Yeah, good one!"
SNAP! Flinching, both Syrus and Chumley couldn't help but feel afraid of what was to come when they sensed a dark aura surrounding Jaden. From the looks of things, her eyes showed anger and frustration and her teeth were clenched. They couldn't help but shrink back when they saw a few veins sticking out from under her skin.
"What?! Wanna say that again?! YOU WANNA REPEAT THAT, YOU FUCKIN' PRICK?! HUH?! YOU WANNA FUCKIN' START SOMETHING?! Come on, let's go! Three-on-three! Red vs Blue! No camp-kills! I'LL FUCK YOU UP!"
Nobody could blame the Obelisk Blue students for being shocked...as well as scared.
"J-j-j-just calm down, man-"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP, MAN! WE'RE ALL PUMPED! WE'RE READY TO FUCKING GO! LET'S DO THIS!"
Syrus and Chumley backed off a little, not wanting to be in the crossfire. They knew that Jaden's understandable anger wasn't directed towards them, but at the poor souls of the Obelisk Blue students. In a way, they did kinda deserve being yelled at like right now, but still, Jaden was not one to be approached so lightly if she was like this. It might be best to stay out of it.
The Obelisk Blue students were frozen stiff, unsure what to do or say. What was with this Slifer slacker's problem? They didn't bother asking but stood there and took in her words. Instead of insulting back or anything of the sort, the students did the most reasonable thing and ran off.
"YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! You better fucking walk away! YOU BLUE BASTARDS! Huh? HUH?!"
Realizing that they were already gone, Jaden placed her hands on her knees, gasping for breath since her throat was sore from all that screaming. Most of her anger vanished thanks to her outburst, thus calming her down.
"Jaden? You alright?" wondered Syrus, placing a hand on her arm as he frowned out of concern. Despite her little scene, he couldn't stop worrying about her. Chumley, on the other hand, was ready to run the moment she opened her mouth, but he stood his ground, trembling.
"Yeah...Sorry for worrying you guys!"
'Worry?! You scared us!' thought Chumley and Syrus, though they knew better than to run their mouths right now.
"Oh! Hey, guys! I think I figured out what they were whispering about!" Chumley said, wanting to change the topic into something else. "You see, there are rumors about a Duel Giant running around and dueling Obelisk Blues! He even uses the forbidden Ante Rule, so when he wins, he gets all their rare cards! Scary part is, he only comes out at midnight!"
"Oh! I've heard of those rumors too!" Syrus gasped, supporting Chumley's word. "But, aren't Ante Rules illegal?"
"Yeah, that's why he duels in disguise. You see, he wears the blazes of all the Obelisks he's beaten!"
"Hmmm..." Hearing all of this from her two friends, Jaden couldn't help but feel that something was off. Not her friends, but their explanation. So, some Duel Giant is off stealing cards after winning duels? Interesting.
Meanwhile, Crowler was pacing down the hallway. He was too deep in thought to notice three scared Obelisk Blue students running past him when he should have scolded them for running in the hallways. The rumors of a Duel Giant wandering around didn't concern Crowler one bit until he noticed the rumors frantically spreading as the Duel Giant slowly became infamous.
"This is outrageous! A Duel Giant stealing my students' cards and crushing their spirits?! ...That's my job!" said Crowler, scowling. "Not only that, but this Duel Giant breaking campus rules using an Ante Rule! If the Chancellor finds out, I'll be held responsible and soon be fired! I need a solution! I need to fight this prick...WITH A BIGGER PRICK! But where would I find such a-"
At that moment, Crowler could truly say that it was a miracle when his eyes spotted Jaden Yuki.
"Wait, of course! He could be the way out of this predicament!" gasped Crowler, mentally hitting himself for not thinking about this earlier. "OH, JADEN, MY BOY!~"
Spotting the professor walking towards them with a creepy smile on his face meant one thing. Trouble. For Jaden, she was glad he was actually being nice for once.
"He's being nice! Something's wrong!" said Syrus, being skeptical of their teacher. After all, if he was singing Jaden's voice like that, then there has to be something up! Obviously, it wasn't going to end well.
"How would you like to have no homework for the rest of the year?" asked Crowler. "All you have to do is complete this special assignment I'm about to give you, and you, Syrus, and Chumley won't have to do any homework for the rest of the year! So, what do you say?"
"Alright, I'm fine!" Jaden didn't waste any time answering with a grin.
Syrus wasn't as naive as Jaden and questioned Crowler with a suspicious look. "Wait...What kind of assignment?"
"Oh, nothing much, really! It's just a small little assignment that requires real-life dueling!"
"*gasp* Will I get to duel?"
"Yes! In fact, Jaden, you'll be the only one dueling!"
"Sweet! I'm in if there's a duel involved!"
"Jaden..." sighed both Chumley and Syrus, dismayed at the fact that their friend was so easily convinced by something she might regret later. Syrus facepalmed himself while Chumley seemed down; both completely at a loss. Once Jaden gets in that stubborn mode of hers, there's very little to change her mind. It was at this moment that they wished they had some fried shrimp on them.
"So, what's the assignment about?" asked Jaden, getting a bit too excited. "Will I have to duel one of your students? Or is it Zane? Do I duel you? No, is it Zane? No wait, do I have to duel a pro? Or is it Zane?"
'Jaden must really want to have that rematch with Zane,' thought Syrus and Chumley, sweatdropping since their friend made it obvious that she'd rather duel Zane.
Crowler seemed to have similar, yet different thoughts. 'Wow, this Slifer slacker must be really want to duel Zane. Or...Could it be...? No! He couldn't possibly be falling in love with Zane! But then again, rumors has it that he's in a relationship with Syr-Wait, why do I care?! I'm not some goddamn gossiping fangirl!'
"...Hello? Teach? You there?" Jaden waved her hand in front of Crowler, snapping him back to reality.
"U-uh...Oh, yes! I remember! Now, all you have to duel and identify this fellow who's been having these illegal matches! You know, the one that's called the 'Duel Giant?'"
"Yeah, I know him! The guy who's been kicking your dorm's ass!"
Crowler shrieked a little and paled, backing away. If the rumors have reached this far, the Slifer Reds might think they'll be more superior than the Obelisk Blues, and he can't let the reputation of the Obelisk Blues be tarnished!
"I-I don't keep track of such things! Anyways, good luck, Jaden!" he encouraged, walking away to avoid anything further about the topic. 'This is perfect! Once Jaden reports to me who this Duel Giant is, I'll have them both expelled for illegal dueling! As a bonus, if he loses, he'll have his rare card taken! In the end, it'll all work out with me being the victor!'
"Alright! Let's go find us a Duel Giant!" cheered Jaden, pumping her fist into the air.
"Uh...Jaden? Isn't this too late to say that this is a bad idea?" asked Syrus, looking uncertain about their assignment.
"Huh?"
"Well, it is Crowler we're talking about," supported Chumley, his arms crossed. "Who knows what nasty schemes he has planned? He's probably trying to get you expelled again, Jaden!"
"Oh, lighten up, guys!" said Jaden, clueless to what both her friends are talking about. "Not only will I have to duel this Duel Giant, but we all get no homework for the rest of the year! It'll work out in the end!"
Once again, both Chumley and Syrus sighed in defeat. Yup, they absolutely can't get Jaden to change her mind. Even if they had an unlimited amount of fried shrimp right now, they couldn't persuade her to do something else. Why? Why did Crowler have to bump into them, of all times?
Then again, the reward didn't sound so bad. Watching Jaden duel could be fun, but the Ante Rule case didn't seem that good. Still, at least they would get to see what sort of deck the Duel Giant possesses, plus, if Jaden won, they'd absolutely get no homework for a whole year. Anyone would have taken that offer of no homework, so they couldn't honestly blame Jaden for taking that chance.
"So, how are we going to find this guy?" asked Syrus, turning to Jaden for help since she was the one who got dragged into the whole mess.
"Uhhhhhhhh..."
"Wait, so we don't even have a plan?! Then, how are we going to find him?"
"Don't worry about it, Sy! I'll think of something!" promised Jaden, holding her fists up. Then, her stomach growled loudly enough for Syrus and Chumley to hear. "...After we eat lunch!"
Chumley and Syrus fell down anime-style, yet their stomachs were rumbling too. They were fixated on their own duels during lunchtime that they forgot to eat. Hopefully, there were still some sandwiches Dorothy could offer at the cafeteria.
Later, in the Duel Arena...
An Obelisk Blue student was facing off against a petite male Ra Yellow; both with Monsters and low Life Points each. On the Obelisk Blue student's side, he had a facedown and a Monster called Maruading Captain.
Marauding Captain - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV3 - (1200/400)
The Ra Yellow's student field contained one Monster; Mad Sword Beast, but no other facedowns. Even though the Ra Yellow had a clear advantage with his Monster having higher Attack points, he still looked nervous and unsure what to do next.
Mad Sword Beast - (EARTH/Dinosaur) - LV4 - (1400/1200)
Obelisk Blue student - 200 LP
Ra Yellow student - 300 LP
"Jaden, if we keep taking breaks, we'll never find the Duel Giant!"
"Oh, come on, Sy, it looks like a fun duel! And there's no harm in showing a little bit of support!"
The Slifer Red trio entered the Duel Arena while in midst of their investigation for the Duel Giant when they saw a duel occuring. Interested, they decided to sit down in some empty seats to take yet another break.
"What's wrong?! It's your turn, you know!" yelled the Obelisk Blue student impatiently.
Glancing at his cards, then at his opponent, the Ra Yellow tried to visualize his own strategy to win. While the Ra Yellow student tried his best to think carefully on his next move, Jaden recognized one of the cards as Earthquake.
Earthquake was a type of Spell card which automatically places all face-up Monsters on the field in Defense Mode. All the Ra Yellow had to do was play that card, change his Monster back into Attack Mode, attack, and use Mad Sword Beast's special ability to inflict piercing damage and win the duel.
'Alright, Brier...Calm down,' thought the Ra Yellow, trying to calm his breathing. 'I could just attack and use Mad Sword Beast's special ability to win...But I'm still worried about his facedown card. Should I use Earthquake now to change his Monster into Defense Mode and then attack? But, what if his facedown negates my attack? What if his facedown is something like Magic Cylinder, or-'
"Jeez, it's not hard to play, you know! Just hurry up and make your move!" The Obelisk Blue student snapped, growing more and more restless by the minute.
"I-I'm s-s-sorry! Please just wait a moment!"
To make matters worse for Brier, some of the Obelisk Blues standing near their fellow member started taunting and insulted the tensed boy.
"Just give it up! You can't win!"
"Just end your turn already and get it over with! Obelisk Blues are superior to Ra Yellows anyways!"
Trying to select which cards to use, Brier started sweating, getting confused and less focused on the match. "I...I choose...No, wait...I-"
"Look, just hurry up and attack or end your turn! I don't care which!" clamored the Obelisk Blue student.
Brier yelped, unable to handle the pressure before closing his eyes. "A-alright, then! I attack with my Mad Sword Beast!"
"Huh?" Jaden wondered why Brier would just suddenly attack out of nowhere when he should have played Earthquake first.
As Mad Sword Beast began rushing towards Marauding Captain, the Obelisk Blue student smirked, preparing for what was to come as he revealed his facedown card.
"I activate my Trap, Reinforcements! During the turn that this card is activated, one of my Monster's Attack Points goes up by 500! And what better way to use it than on my Marauding Captain?"
Marauding Captain - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV3 - (1700/400)
Once boasted up by the effect of the Trap card, Marauding Captain plunged towards the Monster who was charging towards him. After getting closer, Marauding Captain let out a battle cry as he slashed the Monster in half. Not only was Brier's Monster destroyed, but that mini explosion caused the rest of his Life Points to deplete down to 0. Defeated, Brier fell to his knees.
"And he was so close..." muttered Jaden, sounding sorry for poor Brier.
"A classic case of stage fright."
Jaden and her friends heard a clear voice coming from their left and saw Bastion standing besides them on the stairs. His arms were crossed and his eyes were focused on the playing field, indicating that he had witnessed the duel not too long after Jaden and the others arrived.
"Oh! Hey, Bastion," greeted Syrus. "What did you mean before?"
"The boy has tremendous skill," explained the Ra Yellow genius. "But when he's dueling, he gets nervous and ends up losing. Most cases are when his opponents snaps and insults him, like right now."
Reverting their attention back to the dueling platform, everyone saw Brier on all fours, unmoving. It wasn't clear what expression he was wearing since his back was turned to all of them, but they could tell that he was upset and not in any positive mood.
Unfortunately for the boy, the Obelisk Blue student who dueled him, along with his friends, all had their confidence risen up after seeing the defeated form of the pathetic Ra Yellow. They all decided that now would be a good time to crush Brier's hopes and dreams along with his crumpled spirit.
"Hahaha! What pathetic dueling! If you couldn't beat me, then you can't ever hope of being an Obelisk Blue!"
"Yeah, loser!"
"Go back to the Ra Yellow dorms where you came from!"
"Better yet, you should be demoted to Slifer Red! Hahahaha!"
"Stop it..." growled Jaden, clenching her fists. Noticing her angry state, Syrus and Chumley held onto her shoulders, preventing her from going down there and starting a physical fight with the Obelisk Blues. They, too, wanted to teach those Obelisk Blues a lesson, but they knew violence was not the answer. Deep down, Jaden knew too, but she really wanted to smash her fist into one guy. At least, one!
Brier stood up and walked away, trying to hold back his tears and ignoring the insults coming his way. Seeing the bitter-filled expression on Brier's face made Jaden flinch, as well as cause her to sense something ominous from the elfin-sized student.
"Kuri kuri!" ("Jaden! Did you feel that?") Winged Kuriboh appeared near Jaden's head, trying to notify her of the presence that he also felt.
As much as Jaden wanted to cuddle Winged Kuriboh for the hundredth time, she knew now was not the time and mentally linked to her Duel Spirit. 'Whioa! You're right, Winged Kuriboh! I felt that one too!'
"By the way, mind if I ask something?" asked Bastion, looking at the group. "Did you guys come here to watch some duels? And why's Jaden looking like she past through a waterfall and beat up?"
"Obelisk Blues tried to prank us, but Jaden took most of the hits," replied Syrus. "Also, you might want to stay on her good side today. She sorta...swore and screamed at a couple of Obelisk Blues today. It wasn't pretty."
"Oh, come on, Sy! I didn't scream at them that loud!"
"You nearly broke my ears and I'm pretty sure you traumatized those guys with your threats. So...Yeah. Screaming is an appropriate word."
"...Thank you, Syrus. I'll keep note of never angering Jaden. Ever. Especially since she's a girl."
"A girl who's fla-"
"CHUMLEY, NO!"
"Oh! Thanks, Sy! I almost said the forbidden word! Whew!"
"...You guys know I'm still here, right?"
"Anyhow," said Bastion, changing the subject. "You three up to something again? Last I heard, you went to the Abandoned Dorm."
"That was a completely different story," defended Syrus, not wanting to bring up the terrible memory again. "But, yeah. We're looking for the Duel Giant. You know, the one who's been beating all the Obelisks?"
"Ah. That. Yes, I've heard about this titan."
Wanting to check up on Brier, Jaden saw him being welcomed by a taller and robust-looking Ra Yellow student. Both stopped to talk about something which was unheard due to them being too far away.
"Whoa! Check that guy out! He's big enough to be the Duel Giant!" exclaimed Syrus pointing to the big-boned student.
Bastion noticed and shrugged his shoulders. "Who, Beauregard? He's just-"
"Bigger than a frickin' house?"
"Hahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahaohohohohohaheeaha-! But seriously, he's no duelist," said Bastion, looking serious after his constant laughter. "I know him. We've played chess. Besides, he's at the Academy studying to design games, not play them. He can hardly duel, anyways."
"Oh, games, huh? Oh, well."
Jaden's eyes trailed after Brier and Beauregard. Brier still had that strange anger-filled aura, but Beauregard seemed to have a kinder and tranquil aura than Brier.
"Kuri! Kuri kuri kuri!" ("Jaden! Why don't you follow them?") suggested Winged Kuriboh, nudging Jaden in the shoulder lightly.
'Yeah, just what I was thinking,' thought Jaden, getting up from her seat and running down the stairs.
"Jaden! Wait up!" called Syrus as he and Chumley followed after her, wondering where she was going.
Bastion stared off after them and called out, "You know, if you guys need any help or anything, I'll be happy to-Aaand, they're gone."
Beauregard and his small friend, Brier strolled down the hallway, whispering words to each other so nobody else could understand what they were talking about. Unfortunately for the two bullied victims, they just happened to encounter the same group of Obelisk Blues back at the Duel Arena.
Vincent, the Obelisk Blue student who defeated Brier earlier, scowled at the fact that two Ra Yellows were blocking him and his friends' way despite the fact that they were the ones who ran up to them in the first place.
"Hey, beat it, punk!" shouted Vincent.
Taken aback by the snappy tone Vincent used, Beauregard looked scared for a moment. Despite his huge size, he had a gentle, big heart, and could never stand up to bullies like Obelisk Blues.
"Are you deaf? I mean, get out of the way! This is Obelisk Blue territory! Now, MOVE!"
Beauregard turned to Brier for help, and all the small-sized boy did was look down on the ground and tug on his sleeve. "Come on..." Brier step-sided out of the way, which Beauregard followed suit.
"Hmph. That's much better! Maybe now, you'll learn your place!" said Vincent arrogantly before he and his friends laughed, walking past the two Ra Yellow students. Beauregard didn't look okay, and Brier was gritting his teeth, trying his best not to unleash his anger out on them.
"Quickly! After them!"
Looking to their left, Beauregard and Brier saw a few Slifer Reds coming after them. Feeling cautious, Brier hid a little behind Beauregard as Jaden slowed her pace and stopped in front of them, looking up at Beuregard with determined eyes.
"Duel! You! Me! Now! Triangles!"
"H-huh?" Jaden had spoken so quickly, Beauregard could hardly understand her, or her intentions at all.
"Boy, don't you pretend you didn't hear me! I know you're the Duel Giant! Mmm hmm!" Jaden nodded her head, her hands on her hips as she declared her accusation on Beauregard.
"What are you talking about? You're sounding ridiculous!" said Brier, suddenly getting defensive as he yanked on Beauregard's sleeve before walking away to avoid anymore nonsense. "Come on, Beauregard! Let's get outta here!"
Jaden blinked, watching the two leave. "No?"
"No," called back Brier, not bothering to face her.
"Nooo?"
"No!"
"Just leave them alone, Jaden! It can't be them!" said Syrus. "After all, you heard what Bastion said! Beauregard's here as a game designer, not a duelist! And Brier can't be the Duel Giant because he's small, like me!"
"No! It's definitely them! I know it!" said Jaden, determined to prove her theory. "And I'm gonna prove it later tonight! But first...There's something I gotta take care of. You guys should go back to the dorms! I've gotta do something!"
"What is it?"
"...I gotta get more sandwiches from Dorothy! I'm...still a little hungry! Yeah!"
"Oh! Make sure she has some extra grilled cheese!" requested Chumley.
"Sure, sure." With that said, Jaden turned around and headed towards a different direction...the same direction where the Obelisk Blue students went through.
Later...
Bastion checked each card in one of his six decks, calculating possibilities and new strategies for upcoming duels while sitting in one of the seats at the Duel Arena. He was alone for now, and would soon be returning to his dorm after checking through his deck one more time.
"Alright! Here we go!"
"Hmm?" Bastion's eyes went wide when he saw Jaden dueling. But it was only her against four Obelisk Blue, thus a one-on-four match! A complete disasterous disadvantage for Jaden! Why was she in a duel like this in the beginning?
"You better keep your word once I win!" shouted Jaden, staring at the four Obelisk Blue students. "If I win, you can't bully anymore Ra Yellows or Slifer Reds!"
"Yeah, yeah! Whatever! Bur if we win, you gotta be our servant for a month! That's what you promised!" spoke a glasses-wearing student named Trevor.
'What? That's the whole point of this duel? A wager?' thought Bastion, deciding not to interfere. 'Interesting. This might give me a chance to look into the depths of Jaden's deck even further. If she can defeat four Obelisk Blues at the same time, perhaps she does have a shot of being the next King-or, Queen of Games.'
While Jaden has a disadvantage of facing off her opponents alone, there are rather some good advantages for her. First, she gets to go first, plus in an odd player duel such as this, none of the players can attack on their first turn. In addition, Jaden will gain additional Life Points instead of just 4000 because she's facing four opponents.
"DUEL!"
- DUEL -
Jaden - 16000 LP
VS
Vincent - 4000 LP
Trevor - 4000 LP
Gabriel - 4000 LP
Kelvin - 4000 LP
"My move! Ha!" Jaden drew her card and glared at it. "Alright! I play Polymerization and fuse together Burstinatrix and Avian to create Elemental Hero Flame Wingman!"
Sucked in a swirling portal of multiple, mixed colors, Burstinatrix and Avian merged their bodies and powers together to create brand new power to aid Jaden in her duel. A few seconds, Jaden's favorite Hero Monster, Flame Wingman, came to her rescue.
Flame Wingman - (WIND/Fusion/Warrior) - LV6 - (2100/1200)
Flame Wingman scanned the field with his red eyes, which burned with anger once he found out that Jaden's opponents were...boys. Not just that, but filthy, cocky Obelisk Blue boys to top that. It was safe to assume that Jaden must have been treated harshly by these boys, judging from her terrible, beaten up appearance.
Oh, he couldn't wait to scrotch these boys alive.
"Next, I summon my cute Winged Kuriboh in Attack Mode!~" squealed Jaden, happy to introduce her winged friend to her opponents. "Then, I'll set a card and end my turn!"
Winged Kuriboh - (LIGHT/Fairy) - LV1 - (300/200)
"Kuri, kuri kuri?! Kuri kuri kuri!" ("Wait, in Attack Mode?! I'm gonna get creamed!") Winged Kuriboh panicked and started bouncing up and down from his position, something Jaden cooed at.
Seeing Jaden cooing at her Monster made the four boys think she looked kinda...cute. Only for a moment before they remembered they were in a duel.
Vincent glared at Jaden with disgust. "Ugh! You think that thing's cute? That hairball's got low Attack Points! No way he's gonna beat what I'm gonna bring him!"
Winged Kuriboh got angry at the fact that he was insulted, again. This wasn't the first time that he's been underestimated by Jaden's opponents, such as Chazz. Boy, did he find such pleasure when Jaden activated Transcendent Wings to boost up his true power.
"Grrrr...!" Jaden suddenly stepped back, clutching her head with one hand. The stress was getting to her head, thus giving her a terrible headache.
Glancing behind their shoulders, Winged Kuriboh and Flame Wingman grew concern for their owner before fiercely turning back at Jaden's opponents. Okay, screw holding back! Jaden wasn't feeling too good, and it was thanks to these people!
"My turn! Draw!" Vincent smirked once he saw his card and said, "I summon Marauding Captain in Attack Mode!"
Marauding Captain - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV3 - (1200/400)
"And why stop there? I activate Marauding Captain's special ability! When he's Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Monster from my hand! And I choose Command Knight!"
A female knight coated in red swung her sword at her side before standing tall with her ally, Marauding Captain.
Command Knight - (FIRE/Warrior) - LV4 - (1200/1900)
"Command Knight's special ability activates! All Warrior-Types I control gain 400 Attack Points, including my Command Knight! But wait! I equip two Magnum Shields and equip them to Marauding Captain! Now he gets Attack Points equal to his Defense, so it's double the trouble! And I'll end my turn with that!"
Marauding Captain - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV3 - (2400/400)
Command Knight - (FIRE/Warrior) - LV4 - (1600/1900)
"It's my turn now!" shouted Trevor, drawing his card. "I set a card facedown and activate Meteor of Destruction! If your Life Points are higher than 3000, you automatically get 1000 points of damage!"
A burning ball of fire sprang out of nowhere on top of Trevor's head, rotating over and over until it flung itself towards Jaden, dealing damage to her large amount of Life Points.
Jaden - 15000 LP
Vincent - 4000 LP
Trevor - 4000 LP
Gabriel - 4000 LP
Kelvin - 4000 LP
"Still, I've got more Life Points!" reminded Jaden.
"Next, I play Snipe Hunter!" said Trevor.
A small goblin-like Monster wearing a dark suit and wielding a toy gun flew onto the field, sporting a sinister grin as he crackled with glee.
Snipe Hunter - (DARK/Fiend) - LV4 - (1500/600)
"Awww! He looks so small and cute!~" squealed Jaden, hearts popping up besides her.
'Jaden, you find every small Monster cute,' thought Winged Kuriboh and Flame Wingman, sweatdropping.
"Now, by discarding a card, I target one card on the field, and I choose your Flame Wingman! Next, I roll a six-sided dice and if I get a number of 2 to 5, I get to destroy Flame Wingman! However, if I get a 1 or 6, he's not destroyed! So, dice roll! Go!"
Since nobody had a dice, the game system automatically projected one before spinning the dice around to ensure that no cheating was happening. Once finished, the dice landed on the ground and tumbled around a bit before everyone looked at the top of the dice.
A six.
"Damnit! I end my turn!"
"Yay! Flame Wingman's safe!"
"I'll fix things up!" said Gabriel, drawing his card. "I summon Spear Dragon in Attack Mode!"
A prehistoric dragon screeched as he landed down on the ground, ready to strike at anything that gets in his way.
Spear Dragon - (WIND/Dragon) - LV4 - (1900/0)
"I set a card facedown and end!"
"Then it's my turn!" shouted Kelvin. "I summon Card Guard in Attack Mode!"
A fiendish Monster with wings bearing sharp fangs and saliva escaping from its open stomach appeared, licking its lips as if it was hungry for something.
Card Guard - (DARK/Fiend) - LV4 - (1600/500)
"When Card Guard is summoned, I can place 1 Guard Counter on him, and he gains 300 Attack Points for each Guard Counter! I set one card facedown! Now, I'll end my turn!"
Card Guard - (DARK/Fiend) - LV4 - (1900/500)
"Then, it's back to me! Draw!" said Jaden. "Sweet! I activate Pot of Greed, letting me draw two additional cards! Ooh! Another Pot of Greed and two more cards for me! I activate Polymerization and fuse Sparkman with Clayman to create the Elemental Hero Thunder Giant!"
Making his appearance as flashy as lightning, Thunder Giant landed on the field with a large thud noise, startling Jaden's opponents and their Monsters. Though Thunder Giant and his allies may seem outnumbered, they'll still protect Jaden.
Elemental Hero Thunder Giant - (LIGHT/Fusion/Warrior) - LV6 - (2400/1500)
"Now I activate Thunder Giant's special ability! When he's Fusion Summoned, I can target 1 Monster whose original Attack Points are less than Thunder Giant's and destroy that Monster! I destroy...Snipe Hunter!"
"Eeek!" Snipe Hunter squeaked and frailed around before Thunder Giant stomped over and crushed him with a simple lightning blast from his robotic palm.
"I'm not finished! Thunder Giant! Attack the glasses guy directly!" ordered Jaden.
Trevor copied his destroyed Monster's movements completely; frailing his arms around as he tried to back away from the gigantic Fusion Monster. Thunder Giant grunted before storing electricity into his palms and shocking Trevor, delivering his Life Points down by a large amount.
Jaden - 15000 LP
Vincent - 4000 LP
Trevor - 1600 LP
Gabriel - 4000 LP
Kelvin - 4000 LP
"Now, Winged Kuriboh!~ Show the glasses guy your cute attack!~"
Winged Kuriboh sighed, but obeyed Jaden's command, knowing that it would make her happy. All Winged Kuriboh did was fly over to Trevor as everyone watched, and simply headbutted the student in the shoulder before bouncing back from the impact.
Jaden - 15000 LP
Vincent - 4000 LP
Trevor - 1300 LP
Gabriel - 4000 LP
Kelvin - 4000 LP
"Awww!~ You did such a good job, Winged Kuriboh! You'll get a special reward later!~" giggled Jaden happily.
Winged Kuriboh huffed and hid behind Thunder Giant out of embarrassment. Thunder Giant and Flame Wingman couldn't help but chuckle silently to themselves, knowing that Winged Kuriboh was easily spoiled by Jaden. Still, they had to be grateful for the small Fairy-Type. Ever since he arrived, Jaden's been feeling happy everyday.
"Now, Flame Wingman! Finish him off!"
Flame Wingman was more than happy to teach one of the Obelisk Blue students a lesson as he zoomed towards them at a fast speed while Trevor screamed like a little girl. His screams echoed throughout the Duel Arena as Flame Wingman shot fire from his claw, lowly chuckling out of malice.
Jaden - 15000 LP
Vincent - 4000 LP
Trevor - 0 LP
Gabriel - 4000 LP
Kelvin - 4000 LP
Lose: Trevor
"Damnit! I'm out!" said Trevor, punching the ground out of frustration.
"I end my turn!" said Jaden happily. One down, three to go!
"It's my turn!" announced Vincent. "And before I take down Flame Wingman, I noticed that you seem fond of Winged Kuriboh, so I'm taking the furball out first! Ahahaha!"
Winged Kuriboh squealed, hiding behind Flame Wingman and Thunder Giant. He really hated having to be slashed and hacked, and under the pressure of so many Monsters outnumbering him and his allies, he felt scared.
Jaden gasped, then glared angrily at Vincent. "Don't you dare! I won't let you!"
"Oh, really? You can't stop me! Command Knight! Slay that furball! Flame Slash!"
Command Knight held her sword close to her chest, closing her eyes in concentration before her blade lit up in flames. Quickly, she hurried over to Winged Kuriboh, prepared to take him out.
"I activate Transcendent Wings! Now, by ditching two cards from my hand and sending Winged Kuriboh to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon Winged Kuriboh LV10!"
Winged Kuriboh crotched down before feeling power swell within him. On his furry back sprouted new, radiant angel-like wings whose feathers fluttered to the ground gently, then disappeared.
Winged Kuriboh LV10 - (LIGHT/Fairy) - LV10 - (300/200)
"Next, by sacrificing Winged Kuriboh, I can destroy all the Monsters you control and deal damage equal to the combined Attack of your destroyed Monsters!"
"Crap!" cursed Vincent. "Both my Monster's combined Attack Points are...4000!"
"Enough to beat ya! Winged Kuriboh, do your stuff!" ordered Jaden, excited to see her powerful Winged Kuriboh's attack, as if she hasn't seen it already.
Winged Kuriboh squeezed his eyes closed as his body emitted a bright light which filled the entire field. The light reached Command Knight and Marauding Captain, destroying them as their Attack Points were deducted from Vincent's Life Points.
Jaden - 15000 LP
Vincent - 0 LP
Gabriel - 4000 LP
Kelvin - 4000 LP
Lose: Trevor and Vincent
"Awesome! Too bad Winged Kuriboh's gone, though..." mumbled Jaden sadly before she found joy in the duel. "Oh yeah! I guess since that guy lost, it's the next guy's turn!"
"R-right! Draw!" Gabriel knew he didn't have many options, considering that Jaden might have hidden tricks up her sleeves before he lowered his arms. "I...I switch my Monster to Defense Mode and end my turn."
"Fine, my turn!" said Kelvin before smirking. "Alright! I sacrifice my Monster and Gabriel's Spear Dragon to summon Felgrand Dragon!"
"Wait, my Monster?!" exclaimed Gabriel. "But I'll be defenceless! Damnit, don't you dare-!"
"Too little, too late! Ahahaha!"
Both the selected Monster glowed before disappearing, and standing near Kelvin's side was an elegant dragon with a sharp beak.
Felgrand Dragon - (LIGHT/Dragon) - LV8 - (2800/2800)
"I attack Thunder Giant! Go, Felgrand Dragon!"
The beautiful dragon soared upwards and flapped her wings like a butterfly before letting out a melodious cry. She fired a white beam from the insides of her mouth and struck Thunder Giant, destroying him.
Jaden - 14600 LP
Gabriel - 4000 LP
Kelvin - 4000 LP
"I end my turn! There's nothing you can do to stop my dragon!" shouted Kelvin confidently as Jaden drew her card. "Nothing!"
"I activate the Field Spell, Skyscraper! Whenever an Elemental Hero I control battles with an opponent's Monster whose Attack Points are higher, Elemental Hero Flame Wingman gains 1000 Attack Points during battle calculation only!"
"...SHIT!"
"Attack, Flame Wingman!"
Flame Wingman leaped into the air, reaching the same aerial grounds as Felgrand Dragon. Once in midair, Flame Wingman pulled his demonic arm back and prepared to charge up a fireball attack.
Flame Wingman - (WIND/Fusion/Warrior) - LV6 - (3100/1200)
BOOM! Due to being in close contact, once Flame Wingman unleashed his fire attack, an explosion occurred up in the skies. The only one unscathed was Flame Wingman as he flew down safely.
Jaden - 14600 LP
Gabriel - 4000 LP
Kelvin - 3700 LP
"Flame Wingman's special ability activates!" said Jaden. "When he destroys a Monster by battle, he can inflict damage equal to the destroyed Monster's Attack Points!"
"CRAP!"
Kelvin felt a shadow hovering over him, causing him to look up and widen his eyes out of fear. Just how did Flame Wingman sneak up on him like that?! Oh yeah, he's a Duel Monster, and in this game, Duel Monsters have the power to do anything as long as they're strong enough to do so. Oh, jeez...
Gabriel looked away as his only remaining partner was being scorched alive by Flame Wingman. Technically, thanks to the hologram system, he's not physically burning, but he felt bad for him.
Jaden - 14600 LP
Gabriel - 4000 LP
Kelvin - 900 LP
"I end my turn!" said Jaden, relieved.
Gabriel drew his card and raised his hand. "Sorry, but I forfeit."
"What?! Damnit! Don't be such a wimp!" yelled Kelvin.
Gabriel glared at Kelvin, displeased at his choice of words. "Dude, it's over! I don't have any Monster cards in my hand! And even if I did, you'd just sacrifice my own Monster to get your own! No way in hell am I letting that happen!"
Jaden - 14600 LP
Gabriel - 0 LP
Kelvin - 900 LP
Forfeit: Gabriel
"Well, that makes things way easier!" commented Jaden, turning to Kelvin. "Alright, show me what you can do!"
"With pleasure!" Kelvin drew his card and shouted, "If I'm going down, your Monster's going down with me! I summon Exploder Dragon!"
A dark dragon shot into the air, holding an egg-like object in its paws. Since it was a light object, the dragon didn't seem to have a problem carrying it and flying at the same time.
Exploder Dragon - (EARTH/Dragon) - LV3 - (1000/0)
"Next, I activate my Trap card, Call of the Haunted! This lets me Special Summon a Monster back in Attack Mode, and I choose Felgrand Dragon!"
Felgrand Dragon - (LIGHT/Dragon) - LV8 - (2800/2800)
"I attack Flame Wingman with Exploder Dragon!"
"Why? Exploder Dragon's weak against him!" pointed out Jaden, confused.
"Not for long! I activate Exploder Dragon's special ability! If he's destroyed and sent to the Graveyard, he can destroy the Monster that destroyed him! A sort of kamikaze, as you say it! Now, go!"
Exploder Dragon released the egg he had been holding onto once he was close to Flame Wingman's range. Flame Wingman blasted fire from his demonic arm at the same time, hitting Exploder Dragon in the chest before the egg exploded right in front of the Hero, destroying both Monsters at the same time.
Jaden - 14600 LP
Kelvin - 0 LP
Winner: Jaden
"Wait! Why did I still lose points?!" exclaimed Kelvin, shocked that he lost to a Slifer Red. "It doesn't add up! Any Battle Damage involving Exploder Dragon automatically turns to 0!"
"Yeah, well, Flame Wingman's ability inflicts damage to Monsters he destroys."
"Yeah, but-"
"His effect counts as Effect Damage."
"...Goddamnit."
"So then!" started Jaden, tucking her duel disk and deck away in her backpack. "I won, so you all have to keep your promise! You can't bully anyone anymore!"
"Feh! Fat chance!" scoffed Vincent.
"What?"
"Yeah! You think we learned anything from this? Not!" said Trevor, unfazed by his defeat. "You were just lucky! That's all!"
"Besides, did you honestly think we were gonna keep our promise?" questioned Kelvin. "We're one of the best! We're Obelisk Blues! Why wouldn't we go around, crushing everyone's spirits?"
"Uh...Because you promised?" reminded Jaden, growing more and more upset.
"That doesn't matter!" said Gabriel. "Ra Yellows and Slifer Reds are beneath us! We'd never respect scum like them! Ahahaha!"
All four Obelisk Blues chortled together, thinking that Jaden was stupid for believing in them. Gritting her teeth, Jaden's body trembled with anger as she reached for her duel disk and deck before activating it and summoning a Monster.
A robotic dog with a glass turquoise-colored visor appeared, whimpering in confusion. He turned around just before Jaden started ruffling his head, making him bark in joy. Ah, he always loved it whenever Jaden spent time with him! It made him feel like an actual loved dog! But the more surprising part was the sadistic smile Jaden was wearing.
"Wroughtweiler? See those four laughing boys over there?"
"Arf! Arf!"
"Sic 'em."
Bastion had to look away and ignore the cries coming from the four Obelisk Blue boys as they were being assaulted by a Machine-Type dog Monster. He was quite impressed at how Jaden handled those four singlehandedly, but was annoyed at how the four boys proclaimed that they weren't going hold up on their end of the deal. Just before he could go down there and help out Jaden, he saw her summoning Wroughtweiler, and he just knew what she was planning.
Perhaps now would be the best time to leave. Jaden could handle herself just fine, plus it wasn't like the Obelisk Blue students were going to be injured or anything. All they're going to be doing is be attacked by a ravaged holographic dog.
That night...
Hiding behind a stone pedestal near the front entrance of Duel Academy, Jaden, Syrus, and Chumley were awaiting for the Duel Giant's arrival. Rumors has it that he shows up at midnight, but it's already been past the hour. Chumley was yawning repeatedly, wanting to head back to the dorms and sleep while Jaden discussed her plan with her friends.
"Okay, so here's the plan! While Chumley distracts him with a game of checkers, I unmask him!"
"I don't think Duel Giants play checkers!"
"You don't know that, Syrus!"
"We've been sitting here for hours! Can we please go and get some sleep?"
"No! ...We're waiting!"
"What for?!"
"AAAAAAHHHHH!"
"There it is!" said Jaden, waiting for the moment where the Duel Giant would take his next victim. An abnormal high-pitched scream like that was bound to be curious to look into, and a high chance that the Duel Giant was where the scream took place.
The trio didn't need to be told what was to come; they ran towards where the scream had occurred and hurried to rescue the person. Eventually, they saw an Obelisk Blue student on his knees in the ground, seemingly defeated by the Duel Giant.
"He took my best card..." he bewailed, still at a loss.
"Which way did he go?" asked Jaden. The Obelisk Blue student looked up to answer her when his eyes widen in fear. Jaden recognized the student as one of the Obelisk Blues she's dueled before in that one-on-four duel right before she summoned Wroughtweiler to take care of them.
Whoops.
"AAAAHHH! PLEASE DON'T GET YOUR ROBOTIC DOG TO SIC ON ME AGAIN! I PROMISE TO BE GOOD! PROMISE!" begged the Obelisk Blue student, whose name is Vincent. It was bad enough that a Slifer Red beat him and his friends, but he also had a case of cynophobia, which he'd rather keep it a secret.
Jaden sweatdropped, mentally making a note to apologize him later. Right now, she needed to track down the Duel Giant before he gets away. "I'm not gonna hurt you! Which way did the Duel Giant go?"
Raising a shaky arm, Vincent pointed towards the direction which he believed the Duel Giant was heading. Wasting no time, Jaden rushed past the fallen student and went ahead of Syrus and Chumley, who soon zoomed past him as well.
After Syrus and Chumley passed the boy, Chumley glanced behind to see if he was alright and recognized the student. "He's from this afternoon! At the arena!"
Shortly afterwards, Jaden and her friends spotted a large figure completely garbed in many of the Obelisk Blue jackets. He either didn't notice Jaden and her friends from behind, or he was trying to ignore them as he walked away from his crimes.
"Hold it right there, big guy!" called out Jaden, stopping the Duel Giant by his tracks. "You've got nowhere to run now!"
Knowing that the others would just follow him if he made a break for it, the Duel Giant decided to face the three duelists, silently intimidating Syrus and Chumley with his silent gaze and huge size that screamed, "I'm gonna hurt you if you come any closer." However, Jaden, being the fearless one of the trio, wasn't even the slightest scared. In fact, she was excited to meet the Duel Giant!
Jaden strapped her duel disk onto her left arm and pointed to the Duel Giant. "Duel!"
"..." The Duel Giant did nothing but stare at his challenging opponent. He made no attempts in activating his duel disk or even moving an inch forward.
A small light luminated from Jaden's back pocket, and Winged Kuriboh popped out from her deck and flew besides his owner's side, causing Jaden to notice and nearly squeal at his arrival.
"Awww! You came to cheer for me, Kuriboh? That's so sweet!" whispered Jaden, winking at Winged Kuriboh.
Winged Kuriboh sweatdropped, but nodded. Well, in a sense, he did came to cheer her on, but also, he wanted to tell her that it was alright to duel this fellow and that she can win. Still, it was nice to receive a compliment from her, as always.
"Alright, tough guy! Since I know you only duel with an Ante, I'll put...this card up!" Jaden presented her Winged Kuriboh card upwards to show to the Duel Giant.
Syrus's eyes widen, knowing how much Jaden cherished and loved that card as if it was her own loved one. "No! You can't!" As much as he was annoyed every single time she mentioned how much Winged Kuriboh was very cute, he knew that Jaden would be sadden if it were gone.
"Check it! This rare card was given to me by Yugi Motou himself, personally!" bragged Jaden, trying to edge the Duel Giant into dueling. "Just imagine a rare card such as this in your own deck! Especially since it was Yugi Motou's card!"
"I know that look! She's definitely wagering that card! No joke!" said Chumley, seeing the serious look in her eyes. Now there wasn't any other way to stop this duel from happening! All or nothing! Just like a game of poker!
"...Very well. I accept your challenge, duelist," spoke the Duel Giant monotonously.
Those were just the words Jaden needed to hear. "Heh! Alright! Show me what you're made of!" she said, quickly activating her duel disk to initiate the duel. The Duel Giant followed her example, and both of them inserted their duel disks in.
"DUEL!"
- DUEL -
Duel Giant - 4000 LP
VS
Jaden - 4000 LP
"I'll go first! Draw!" Looking at the card he drew, the Duel Giant began his turn. "I summon Giant Orc in Attack Mode!"
A muscular shirtless Monster wielding a bone-like club growled and patted his club under his palm, ready to bash anyone's brains out.
Giant Orc - (DARK/Fiend) - LV4 - (2200/0)
Jaden smirked, remembering the effects of this Fiend-Type Monster. "Even though that Monster's powerful on Attack Points, he switches to Defense Mode once he attacks! Now, that wouldn't be a problem, except that he has 0 Attack Points!"
"...I end my turn."
"Then, it's my turn! Draw!" said Jaden before hearing Winged Kuriboh's cry for her. She didn't need to look at her card to know that it was her dear, cute friend, Winged Kuriboh. "You wanna have a go? Okay! I summon Winged Kuriboh in Defense Mode!"
A second later, Winged Kuriboh appeared on the field, greeting Jaden's opponent and blinking. Jaden was more fueled up than ever since his appearance boosted her confidence up. No way was she handing her cute Duel Spirit over to the likes of this guy!
"Now, I'll end my turn!"
"That's a nice card. I look forward to winning it from you," commented the Duel Giant before drawing. "But first, I'll have Giant Orc attack Winged Kuriboh! Bone Basher!"
"Noooooo!" Jaden cried out, watching one of her favorite Monsters get destroyed by the Duel Giant's Monster. She peered at the Duel Giant with snake-like eyes, hissing like one as well and startling him. "You're gonna pay...but of course, thanks to Giant Orc's effect, he has to go to Defense Mode."
Just like she said, Giant Orc kneeled down and switched to Defense Mode automatically.
"Alright! Now Jaden can destroy that Monster on her next turn!" said Syrus.
"If you think I didn't plan things ahead like that, then you're far more naive than I thought," spoke the Duel Giant. "I summon Second Goblin in Attack Mode!" Instead of placing the card in one of his Monster Zones, the Duel Giant set it in his Spell/Trap Zones.
"Wait, why would he place it in his Spell and Trap Zones if it's a Monster?" Syrus wondered, surprised as the little goblin starting fanning Giant Orc. Once Giant Orc became refreshed and motivated, it stood back up in Attack Mode.
"Once per turn, this card can be equipped onto Giant Orc as an Equip card," the Duel Giant explained. "In addition, this card can change Giant Orc back to Attack Mode. With that, I end my turn."
"Whoa, that's a well-thought out strategy," complimented Chumley, nodding his head. "I should remember stuff like that."
Jaden gritted her teeth; a little mad since Winged Kuriboh's sacrifice was basically for nothing! Now that Giant Orc was back into business, she can't attack him with just any regular Monster! Regardless, she'll figure out a way to destroy Giant Orc for the sake of Winged Kuriboh!
"My turn! Draw!" Jaden couldn't have picked a much better card than the Polymerization card in her hands. "Nice! I play Polymerization and fuse together Elemental Heroes Burstinatrix and Clayman from my hand! Now, allow me to introduce Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster, in Defense Mode!"
Rampart Blaster bent down, aiming carefully from her defensive position right after Polymerization worked its magic and fused her Fusion-Material Monsters to create her.
Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster - (EARTH/Fusion/Warrior) - LV6 - (2000/2500)
"Even though she's in Defense Mode, that doesn't mean I can't play her special ability!" continued Jaden, entering her Battle Phase. "When she's in Defense Mode, she can inflict half of her Attack Points as Direct Damage to you!"
Noticing that was her command to launch, Rampart Blasted leaned back, took aim, and fired towards the Duel Giant's Life Points. The missiles landed straight at the Duel Giant, creating an harmless explosion that blew off the Obelisk Blue jackets that the Duel Giants wore around his body. The Duel Giant tried covering his face and body as an attempt to hide his identity, but it was too late. Everyone recognized him as Beauregard.
Beauregard - 3000 LP
Jaden - 4000 LP
"What the-?! Beauregard?!" exclaimed Syrus. And he thought that Beauregard wasn't a very good duelist! Guess he was wrong, since Beauregard did have the body built the same way the Duel Giant has.
"W-What should I do?" wondered Beauregard, glancing back at a large rock behind him. Now that his identity's been spotted out, there wasn't anything he could do to cover up the facts!
"Well, first...Why don't the real Duel Giant come on out!" shouted Jaden.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...Well? Hurry up!"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...That's it!"
Losing her patience, Jaden picked up a rock from the grass nearby and throwing it as hard as she could. The rock flew into the air and landed right behind the rock, earning a sudden "Ow" from out of nowhere.
"Huh?! Who's there?" asked Chumley, query over where the cry came from.
Leaping out of his spot and standing tall on top of the rock, a petite-looking Ra Yellow student with dark green hair appeared, wearing some sort of earpiece installed near his ear and mouth to communicate to someone. This Ra Yellow was Brier, the duelist who panicked in his duel against the Obelisk Blue from before.
"Ow...Who the hell throws a rock at someone?" grumbled Brier, rubbing the spot where the rock landed on.
"Wait...So, Brier was there...but wasn't the Duel Giant Beauregard?" questioned Syrus. "But why would he-I don't-But the Duel Giant is supposed to be-But-GAH! WHAT'S GOING ON?!"
"No! I don't care! I knew it was you guys all along!" shouted Jaden, irritated. "I even said-! I-I did say it was those guys, Syrus."
"It's true. Jaden did."
"That's impossible!" gasped Brier. "How did he know?!"
"Everyone knew! You would have to be a frickin' moron not to guess it was you two!" Jaden started to explain. "Let me explain! Back at the arena, I knew how mad you were at the Obelisks. I mean, I would too if they started teasing me! Anyways, when I saw that you were pals with the big guy, it started to all come together to me!"
"But...I lost that duel! Why did you think I could beat any Obelisk Blues?" asked Brier, taking off his earpiece.
"Because I heard you were a great duelist! Only problem was, you had stage fright! That cleared up why the Duel Giant only dueled at midnight and used a radio transmitter!"
"...Fine. Everything you've said up till now is the truth," admitted Brier as Beauregard walked closer to his small friend.
"But, then why would you do all this?" Syrus asked. "If you were being teased, you could have just told a teacher, or-"
"Even if I did that, that still wouldn't teach those bastards a lesson!" hollered Brier, startling Syrus and Chumley. He calmed down and began speaking normally, placing a hand on Beauregard's shoulder to comfort him. "I was always teased for my size and nicknamed stuff like 'shrimp' or 'little Brier.' Then, I met Beauregard and I found out that he was teased for his big size. So, we decided to form this whole Duel Giant identity thing and teach those Obelisk Blues what they deserve most!"
"Of course! That's why you put on the costume!" Now it all started to make sense for both Syrus and Chumley. "So you wouldn't get caught breaking the rules! Especially the Ante Rule part!"
"That's right! So, what of it?"
"Well, what now? Your secret's out! Pretty soon, everyone's gonna know who you are, including Dr. Crowler!" pointed out Jaden before grinning. "That is, unless you and I continue dueling! Here's the deal! If you win, then me and my friends will keep your Duel Giant thing a secret!"
"Huh?" Seeing how he and Beauregard had no other options, Brier agreed. "Fine! Guess you're not giving me much of a choice! Ready, Beauregard?"
"Y-Yeah!"
"Okay then, my turn! Draw, Beauregard!"
Obeying his friend's commands, once he drew his card, Beauregard lowered his hand and presented his cards to Brier only. It took only mere seconds for Brier to make his move once he figured out which cards to play.
"I summon Goblin King in Attack Mode!" said Brier, nodding to Beauregard to place the card on the duel disk. The big male student nodded and allowed the Monster to take form as a small green-skinned king.
Goblin King - (DARK/Fiend) - LV1 - (0/0)
"0 Attack Points?" Jaden looked confused, wondering why Brier and Beauregard would play such a Monster in a situation like this?
"Not for long! See, for each Warrior-Type I send to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon a Half Goblin from my hand! I send two of my Warrior-Types and Special Summon two Half Goblins!"
Bandit-like goblins emerged, snarling at Jaden and her Monster as they twirled their daggers with their crooked fingers playfully and skillyfully.
Half Goblin - (DARK/Fiend) - LV3 - (500/500) X2
"Now I activate Goblin King's special ability! It lets Goblin Kings gain Attack and Defense Points times 1000 for every Fiend-Type Monster that I control, excluding him! And other than Goblin King, I have three other Fiend-Types on my side of the field!"
Goblin King roared, increasing in both strength and size as his Attack Points grew with every subordinate under his control.
Goblin King - (DARK/Fiend) - LV1 - (3000/3000)
"What the-?!" Shocked by the sudden Attack Point boost, Jaden couldn't help but be taken aback by such power coming from a small goblin. That power was enough to take out her defensive Monster, Rampart Blaster!
"Goblin King! Attack Rampart Blaster!" ordered Brier.
Goblin King pulled his fist back, then unleashed it with all the strength he had, thus taking out Rampart Blaster in one blow.
"I'm not finished! Giant Orc! Attack Jaden directly!"
Second Goblin jumped off Giant Orc in time before the mighty Monster went towards Jaden and swung his bone-like club at her stomach, sending her packing a fair distance before she landed on her back on the soft grass.
Brier & Beauregard - 3000 LP
Jaden - 1800 LP
"Owie..." groaned Jaden, clutching her stomach. Had that blow been real, she would have received more than just broken bones in her abdomen and back. Thank goodness for the whole hologram system!
"Now that Giant Orc's gone back to Defense Mode, Second Goblin's Equip card effect sends him back to Attack Mode!" reminded Brier. "And don't think I haven't forgotten about my Half Goblins, either! Attack, the two of you!"
The two Half Goblins snickered under their nasty breaths before leaping up into the air and landing on either side of Jaden's fallen figure. They slashed at her face with their daggers before running back to their owners' side.
Brier & Beauregard - 3000 LP
Jaden - 800 LP
"...That's it. Those mini guys are going down first," grumbled Jaden, annoyed at her cat-like scratches on her face. She shook her head a few times before standing right back up. "You're done, right?"
Brier nodded. "Face it, you're gonna lose, Jaden! With two strong Monsters on my side of the field, and none on yours, there's no way you can beat me!"
"Yeah? Wanna bet? My move!" said Jaden, drawing her card. "I activate Pot of Greed, letting me draw two more cards! Now I summon Elemental Hero Sparkman to the field!"
Elemental Hero Sparkman - (LIGHT/Warrior) - LV4 - (1600/1400)
"Next, I activate the Equip Spell card, Spark Blaster and equip it to Sparkman!"
A gun attached itself to Sparkman's hand before he took aim and prepared to fire whatever target Jaden wanted him to fire at.
"Now, here's how Spark Blaster works!" Jaden explained, forming a hand gun of her own to imitate Spark Blaster.. "For every shot fired from Spark Blaster, its effect activates and changed the Battle Position of any Monster on the field! And I'll choose one of the Half Goblins and Giant Orc!"
Sparkman pulled the trigger twice and fired streams of electricity at the two chosen Monsters; switching Giant Orc and Half Goblin #1 to Defense Mode.
"Phew! Phew!" Jaden started imitating the gun sounds and proclaimed her last shot. "Now, I'll switch that defensive Half Goblin to offense again! Phew!"
Sparkman sweatdropped; what was the point of changing that Goblin to Defense if she was just going to change it back to Attack Mode again? Guess she still wanted to play around with Spark Blaster's effect. She did do that a lot when she was a little girl but it was a surprise to see her act childish again. Nevertheless, he obeyed the command and fired at the Half Goblin, reverting him back to Attack Mode.
"Now, I activate The Warrior Returning Alive card!" said Jaden. "This card adds a Warrior-Type Monster from my Graveyard to my hand! Next up, Polymerization! I fuse together Clayman and Sparkman to create Elemental Hero Thunder Giant!"
Polymerization fused both Elemental Heroes together before the giant of thunder stomped onto the field, larger and powerful than Giant Orc. Still, his power can't stop Goblin King...yet.
Elemental Hero Thunder Giant - (LIGHT/Fusion/Warrior) - LV6 - (2400/1500)
"Now, when he's Fusion Summoned, I can select and destroy 1 Monster whose original Attack Points are less than Thunder Giant's! And I choose Goblin King!"
Wasting no time, Thunder Giant slammed his electrified fist down onto Goblin King's bald head, pushing it all the way underground until he was destroyed.
"Now I attack! Attack one of the Half Goblins, Thunder Giant!"
Thunder Giant places his hands together, creating a sphere of electrical energy before firing it at one of the Half Goblins, destroying him.
Brier & Beauregard - 1100 LP
Jaden - 800 LP
"Not after this! I activate the Quick-Play Spell card, De-Fusion!" announced Jaden as her Thunder Giant split back into Sparkman and Clayman; both in Attack Mode. "By returning a Fusion Monster back to my Extra Deck, I can Special Summon the Fusion-Material Monsters that were used to call him! And I'm not done attacking! Clayman, attack Giant Orc! Sparkman, finish off the last Half Goblin!"
Clayman charged in first, tackling Giant Orc to the ground with all his strength. Brier was lucky that Giant Orc was in Defense Mode, but his Half Goblin sure wasn't. Defeating the last Half was not only an easy task for Sparkman, but the battle calculations was enough to empty out the rest of Brier and Beauregard's Life Points. The electrifying explosion blasted both Brier and Beauregard to the ground, unharmed of course.
Brier & Beauregard - 0 LP
Jaden - 800 LP
Winner: Jaden
"Nice job, Jay!" cheered Syrus as he and Chumley walked up to the female duelist, who gave the boys a victory sign with her two fingers.
However, the only ones sullen about their loss were Brier and Beauregard, who were on their knees and unable to meet their winner in the eyes. Since they lost, they knew that Jaden was going to turn the both of them in, and it was a one-way trip back home.
"...He beat us. We're through," spoke Brier sadly.
Beauregard shook his head. "No, not 'we.'" He sat up and looked at Jaden and her group with determined eyes. "Please, just turn me in! Forget Brier!"
"Huh? But...Beauregard! Why?"
The giant student glanced down at his friend, explaining, "I've always been alone, and I'm not going to let them expel you for showing me what...what a true friend is. After all, didn't we promise to always stand up for each other? You're the best duelist I know! I won't let them kick you out of here!"
Although he didn't want to be expelled, he didn't want his friend to take the blame for him. "No...I can't! I won't let them expel you! What about your dream as a game designer?"
Beauregard shook his head and smiled. "Not all dreams come true."
Touched, Brier's eyes began to water by his good friend's kindness. "Beauregard..."
"Hold everything!" announced Jaden, walking up to the two fallen best friends. "I'm not turning either of you two in! I know what it's like, being made fun of. Everyone gets a dose of that sometimes. Besides, I never intended on turning either of you in from the beginning. The only reason I said that earlier was to get you to duel me, and boy, what a match that was! You and Beauregard are good duelists, and maybe with a bit of help, you can overcome your whole stage fright fear thing."
Standing up, Brier nodded, understanding what she meant. "You know, Jaden? You're right. Maybe, with a little bit of practice, I can overcome my fear and stand up not just for me and Beauregard, but for other bullied people too. And...When I get stronger, do you wanna have a duel again?"
"Yeah! I'm looking forward to that! But you have to get out of here first. After all, you don't want anyone like Dr. Crowler finding you here, right?"
Both Ra Yellows nodded and turned around before running towards their own dorms to turn in for the night and end their whole Duel Giant charade for good. They all yelled their goodbyes to Jaden and her friends, promising never to act so violently to others ever again.
"Oh wait! I remember something!" gasped Syrus, causing his two friends to look at him. "Because we let them go, we're going to have to start doing homework again! Including all the stuff we missed while looking for this guy!"
Jaden paled as she and Chumley groaned. Oh right, the reward for turning in the Duel Giant was a whole year without homework. While not turning in two best friends was good and all, they certainly didn't want to face current and future homework assignments.
Just their luck.
The next day...
It was a beautiful Saturday morning filled with the birds chirping and singing a tune. The sun was shining and filling students with warmth, the soft breezes cooled off everyone's bodies, and the early duels energized many students. Today was a special day for those who wished to have picnics or such.
Except for three Slifer Reds who had mountains of papers to fill.
"So, let me get this straight: You found the Duel Giant, beat him...AND THEN HE WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE?!" exclaimed Crowler, asking Jaden for the hundreth time.
Syrus and Jaden were busy filling out their homework and many other papers which they placed in a pile besides them. They had to come early in the morning to explain and then was re-assigned to all previous homework they missed. Chumley was sitting close by, watching in amusement after finishing his homework when Syrus and Jaden were halfway there.
"Uh...Yup! That's right! We tried looking for him all over, but couldn't find him! Nope! Sorry!"
Crowler scowled and turned around as his two students kept on writing. "And you're saying that you didn't duel using the illegal Ante Rule, but all the other Obelisks did?!"
"Did they? I heard they kinda...lost their cards! Temporarily...?"
Crowler was growing more and more confused over Jaden's testimony, tilting his head back and forth. "So, first you find the Duel Giant, then he escapes! First all those cards were lost, now they're found!"
"First, I had no homework, and now-"
"KEEP WRITING!"
Happy late New Years, guys! I was hoping to update this before the end of the year or yesterday, but I guess today's fine since in a few days, I have to go back to school.
So a few pointers for this chapter!
I decided that the Duel Giant duel wasn't enough, so I decided to give Jaden her own one-on-four duel with some Obelisk Blues! With her overpowered Elemental Hero deck, there was no way those cocky Obelisk Blues stood a chance! Especially since she did defeat Crowler, whose supposed to be more powerful than them! Plus, those Obelisk Blues were obviously not cooperative!
Next up, the whole Wroughtweiler appearing thing! Yeah, don't bash me on this! In the GX anime, it showed Jaden summoning four of his Elemental Heroes before his duel with North Academy, and he wasn't in a duel then! Plus, there was Bastion trying to wake up Jaden, Syrus, and Chumley with his Monster and commanding it to wake them up with some bazooka or whatever. If people can summon their Monsters outside of duels, why not Wroughtweiler? Especially since they can't harm anyone.
Lastly, the bullying problem! Yeah, bullies suck and they make you want to beat them up, but that's no good! If there's someone bullying a person, stand up to that person and tell the bullied victim to bring a teacher while you distract the bully! Or, tell on a teacher or the principal or whatever on the bully! One time, I read this article about some bullied victim not receiving help from the principal or a teacher or whatever, so they called the police with evidence, and the School Board replaced the adults with better, kinder adults. I don't remember much about the article, but it is true.
So, don't fight the bullies! Just bring an adult around!
With that said, read and review and any ideas is appreciated!