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"You want me to...what?" asked Chumley, checking his ears to make sure they were functioning correctly. Both he and Syrus were alone in their own dorm room with Syrus on his knees.
"Please! I just need you to help me roleplay a bit!" begged Syrus. "I...I want to try to confess to Jaden, so I want you to pretend to be Jaden!"
"Well, I understand why you want to do this, but why can't you ask someone else? Like, Alexis or her two other friends!"
Syrus gave Chumley a look. "Jaden might get the wrong idea if she catches me confessing to Alexis! And I doubt Mindy and Jasmine would help me since I am a...Slifer Red."
As if he wasn't already discouraged enough, the fact that the status of Slifer Red was still lingering around worsen the situation.
"Alright, fine," Chumley sighed before giving Syrus a stern look. "But, what we're doing stays a secret. And I'm only doing this one time!"
"Fine with me," agreed Syrus, nodding his head. "So, when should we start?"
"Now. I'll begin and try to imitate Jaden." Chumley coughed and tried making his voice as girly as possible. "Hi, I'm Jaden Yuki! I'm absolutely flawless! Get your game on!"
"...That was a terrible impression," Syrus deadpanned.
"Oh, like you can do any better!" Clearing his throat, Chumley attempted to act like Jaden once more. "Oh, Syrus! What did you want to talk to me about?"
Realizing it was his turn, Syrus fixed his clothes and tried to make himself cool. "W-well, Jaden! I...I wish to tell you something!"
"What is it, Syrus, dear?"
Hearing Chumley speaking that way made Syrus cringe, yet he beared with it. "I...I...I can't do this!"
"What are you talking about?" demanded Chumley, regaining his normal voice. He couldn't stand being high-pitched like that again! It was starting to stain his throat! "You have to confess! That's the whole point of this, isn't it?!"
"B-b-but..."
"Or, we can cancel this and you can roleplay with Bastion. Or Zane. Either one's fine."
Syrus's eyes widen like dinner plates. "No! Ew! That's gross! Alright, alright! Let's start all over!"
"Fine. But you gotta start."
"Wha-Fine!" Taking a deep breath, Syrus began, "I've...I've had some feelings for you. For a while now. I...I think I'm in love with you, and I want to be your boyfriend. I promise, I'll protect you! So...So...please, give me a chance...Let me try and win your heart..."
Syrus was blushing heavily now; his breath unsteady once he finished the confession that he desperately wanted to reveal to Jaden. Chumley was somewhat touched by the confession...in a friendly way, and silently hoped that Jaden wouldn't reject him.
The moment they heard sniffling, both boys turned and saw Jaden at the door entrance, wiping her eyes with a napkin.
"That...was so beautiful! The best confession I've heard all my life!" sniffled Jaden.
Glancing at Chumley, then back at Jaden, Syrus' jaw gaped once his mind connected the facts together. If Jaden heard and saw both him and Chumley roleplaying right now, that must mean that...that...that...!
"No, no, no, no, no! This isn't what it looks like!" defended Syrus, backing away from Chumley and shaking his head back and forth. "We...we were just-!"
"No, it's alright!" assured Jaden, smiling as she wiped the last of her tears away. "I approve of your relationship! Congratulations, the two of you! I hope the two of you will be happy! Oh! I gotta help Banner with something! Bye!"
Once she left, the room was filled with deadly silence along with a jaw dropped Syrus and a stunned Chumley. The room started spinning around in Syrus's vision, and he thought he heard a faint voice before he blacked out.
THUD!
"Oh, no! Sy!"
Later, that day...
"I can't believe I'm agreeing to this," muttered Bastion, dressed in a cloak and mask. He placed a hand on Jaden's shoulder to keep her on hold while she sat on a log; arms tied behind her back and blindfolded.
"Guys! Where are the fried shrimp?" complained Jaden. "And why can't I move my arms and why am I blindfolded?"
"You'll get the fried shrimp soon, Jaden," assured Alexis, patting her on the shoulder. She herself was also involved in Chumley's scheme after he told her about Syrus' situation and how he wanted to improve things for him.
As a result, they all somewhat 'kidnapped' Jaden and bribed her with some fried shrimp, since that's basically her favorite food in the world. Chumley stood nearby with Bastion, Alexis, and another female friend of Alexis, a girl named Bella.
Alexis, Chumley, and Bella wore the same garments as Bastion so that they could be completely in disguise. Only, Bella didn't have her mask on quite yet, as she was surveying the area in search of Syrus, who was supposed to meet them in the deserted area as stated in the letter they sent him about them wishing for a duel in exchanged for a kidnapped Jaden.
Bella was a unique, petite girl with short brown hair, almost like Jasmine's. Her Obelisk Blue male uniform was hidden within her dark robes along with her personal handbag. Currently, she was using binoculars to search the area for Syrus.
Alexis thought the whole hostage plan was dumb enough, but there wasn't any other plan in mind to lure Syrus out. Plus, she had to agree that if Jaden realizes that Syrus saves her, then they'll be much closer than before. Also, if they had another member with them that Syrus never met, it could be useful.
"Normally, I'd find it strange to bring two guys together in love, but..." Examining Jaden with somewhat interest in her mind, Bella couldn't help but be fascinated by the 'boy' near her. "This guy looks cute!"
Flame Wingman arrived near Jaden, ready to blast the girl but was held back by his fellow Elemental Hero allies. "KILL! KILL! KILL!"
"Flame Wingman! Calm down!"
"Uh...You do realize Jaden's a girl, right?" spoke up Alexis.
"That guy's a girl?! Uh...Never mind!"
"See?! What'd I tell ya? Now, let's go!"
"...Fine. But I'm still keeping an eye on this...Bella girl."
"Jaaaaaadddddddeeeeeennnn!" bellowed Syrus; his cries growing louder, indicating that he was close.
"Well, time to get the plan in motion, " said Chumley as Bella put her mask on. "Stop if you want your precious Jaden to live!"
"This is so going to end up wrong in so many levels," sighed Alexis, shaking her head as Bastion nodded in agreement with her.
"Hey, can I have the fried shrimp now?" questioned Jaden. "Please?"
Prepared, Bastion took out a large bag of fried shrimps just for Jaden before stuffing one into her mouth, which she happily accepted.
"W-what are you going to do with Jaden? And let her go!" demanded Syrus, wanting to save Jaden, yet nervous in front of the dark robed people.
Swallowing her fried shrimp, Jaden recognized whose voice that was. "Is that you, Sy? Hey, awesome! Wanna-"
Immediantly, Bastion shoved another fried shrimp inside her mouth, silencing her.
"Not until you duel me!" declared Bella, activating her duel disk. "I am called General Hyna! If you win, I will return Jaden!"
"And...and if I lose?" wondered Syrus, almost afraid to know what might happen.
"I..." Glancing at the others behind her, Bella hissed, "What do we do?! We never actually planned for a losing condition!"
Luckily, Chumley was prepared for that as he shouted, "If you lose, Syrus, then we will sell Jaden to the slave market!"
"WHAT?!" screamed Syrus along with everyone else but Jaden, who thought the slave market was just another type of supermarket.
"Dude, isn't that a bit extreme?" hissed Bella.
"We're not really going to! I just said that to get Syrus all riled up," whispered Chumley. "I mean, look at him now!"
Turning, everyone witnessed Syrus with a fiery-like aura that caused nearby animals to flee from the mere sight of him. His eyes were burning fires of determination as he quickly readied his duel disk with the full willpower to save his crush.
"BRING IT ON!"
"I can't believe this is working," said Alexis, stunned as Bella got into position. "Well, hope Syrus wins."
"DUEL!"
- DUEL -
Syrus - 4000 LP
VS
General Hyna - 4000 LP
"I'll kick things off first!" said Syrus, drawing his sixth card with fierce determination set on his mind. "I summon Steamroid in Attack Mode!"
A train-like Monster with steam rolling out of his engines huffed as he moved into battle position.
Steamroid - (EARTH/Machine) - LV4 - (1800/1800)
"Next, I set one card facedown and end my turn!"
"My move!" said General Hyna before smirking. "Cool! Now I activate Mystical Space Typhoon and destroy your facedown card!"
A tornado formed from whirling winds as it gained closer and closer towards Syrus' facedown card until it completely blew it away from the field; dispersing immediantly soon after.
"You activated my Trap card, Wonder Garage!" Syrus said.
"But how?!" gasped General Hyna. "I destroyed it! It shouldn't have activated!"
"But it did because you destroyed it! When Wonder Garage is sent to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Machine-Type Monster from my hand! I choose Truckroid in Defense Mode!"
A large, everyday truck Monster drove onto the field from out of nowhere and parked right next to Steamroid, aiding his fellow Roid Monster in need.
Truckroid - (EARTH/Machine) - LV4 - (1000/2000)
"Brilliant move!" gasped Bastion. "He knew that she would be suspicious of his facedown and that she would destroy it in order to benefit himself and Special Summon a Monster! Genius!"
"I think it's because Operation Rescue Jaden might have Syrus more focused thanks to his love for her," said Alexis. "I guess I can sorta understand the feeling, given that I am a girl."
General Hyna pondered on her situation, wondering what move she should pull off this round. Both Syrus' Monsters were extremely strong in terms of Attack and Defense power, but then again, so was she!
"I summon Destiny Hero - Fear Monger!" announced General Hyna.
A vicious, fiend-looking, mechanical Monster with a machine gun attached to his arms growled as he made his way onto the field.
Destiny Hero - Fear Monger - (DARK/Warrior) - LV4 - (1000/1000)
"Ooh! A Destiny Hero?! Is it like Elemental Heroes?! Is it?! Is it?! Is-" Quickly, Jaden's mouth was stuffed with another fried shrimp by Alexis this time.
"Next, I activate D - Pressure! Since I Normal Summoned a Destiny Hero Monster this turn, I get to target Fear Monger, and I get to Special Summon 1 Destiny Hero Monster from my hand with Attack Points less than or equal to his! I choose Destiny Hero - Captain Tenacious!"
A broad, muscular-looking warrior with spiky, flowing orange hair wielding two blunt weapons; each on his arm with a dark mask to cover his golden eyes appeared with a silent war cry from his mouth.
Destiny Hero - Captain Tenacious - (DARK/Warrior) - LV3 - (800/800)
"Now, onto the Battle Phase!" General Hyna declared. "During either of our Battle Phases, by discarding Destiny - Hero Blade Master from my hand to the Graveyard, all face-up Destiny Heroes I control gain 800 Attack Points until the end of my turn!"
Destiny Hero - Fear Monger - (DARK/Warrior) - LV4 - (1800/1000)
Destiny Hero - Captain Tenacious - (DARK/Warrior) - LV3 - (1600/800)
"If your Monster's gonna take down mine in the next turn, I might as well go full-out kamikaze-style!" said General Hyna. "Fear Monger! Attack Steamroid!"
Fear Monger stood back and prepped his machine gun before unleashing a hail of bullets onto the Machine-Type Monster, who tried to defend himself with his frail arms.
"Because of Steamroid's effect, when he's attacked by an opponent's Monster, he loses 500 Attack Points during the Damage Step only!" grunted Syrus.
Steamroid - (EARTH/Machine) - LV4 - (1300/1800)
"That's really convenient for me!" said General Hyna. "Fear Monger! Continuing commencing the attack!"
The enhanced Destiny Hero didn't need to be told twice as he roared while releasing all the firepower he's got within his machine gun, effectively taking out the weakened train-like Monster.
Syrus - 3500 LP
General Hyna - 4000 LP
"I set a card facedown and end my turn. At this moment, all of my Destiny Heroes' Attack Points are returned to normal," reminded General Hyna.
Destiny Hero - Captain Tenacious - (DARK/Warrior) - LV3 - (800/800)
Destiny Hero - Fear Monger - (DARK/Warrior) - LV4 - (1000/1000)
"My turn! And now, I summon Drillroid!" said Syrus, revealing the Monster card in his hand.
Digging out of the hole he just created from the ground, a Monster with a drill-like horn along with piercing drillers on both his hands appeared with a huge grin.
Drillroid - (EARTH/Machine) - LV4 - (1600/1600)
"Now, I use Drillroid and attack your Fear Monger!"
Wheels spinning and turning towards Fear Monger, Drillroid charged towards Fear Monger and took him out with a blow from his spinning drill arm.
Syrus - 3500 LP
General Hyna - 3400 LP
"I'll end my turn with one facedown!" declared Syrus, glancing at his hand. 'Just a little bit more...One more turn and I can finally Fusion Summon and rescue Jaden!'
"My turn!" said General Hyna. "Now, I activate Captain Tenacious' special ability! Once per turn, during my Standby Phase, I can target 1 Destiny Hero Monster in my Graveyard that was destroyed by battle in the last turn and Special Summon it, so come on back, Fear Monger!"
Destiny Hero - Fear Monger - (DARK/Warrior) - LV4 - (1000/1000)
"Now, I activate Graceful Charity, letting me draw three new cards and discard two! Then, I activate Pot of Greed, letting me draw two more cards! Next, my facedown, Call of the Haunted, activates and it's to bring back the Lady Heat I just placed in my Graveyard!"
Once the facedown Trap revealed itself, flames shot from beneath the dirt as Lady Heat flew out from underground and into the air.
Elemental Hero Lady Heat - (FIRE/Pyro) - LV4 - (1300/1000)
"Elemental Hero Lady Heat?! Cool! I wanna see! Someone take off my blindfold!" ordered Jaden excitedly before Alexis force fed Jaden another fried shrimp.
"Now, it's time for my Quick-Play Spell card, Inferno Reckless Summon!" said General Hyna. "Because I just Special Summoned Lady Heat while there was at least one face-up Monster on your side of the field, I now get to Special Summon all the Monsters with the same name as Lady Heat from my hand, deck, or Graveyard in Attack Mode!"
Another Lady Heat burst onto the field in a fire-like entrance, stepping up to the field alongside her counterpart.
Elemental Hero Lady Heat - (FIRE/Pyro) - LV4 - (1300/1000)
"Of course, you can also Special Summon 1 Monster on your side of the field with the same name as well," pointed out General Hyna.
"I...don't have anymore additional Monsters with the same names as Drillroid or Truckroid," admitted Syrus sheepishly.
"Huh. Well, moving on! I activate the last card from my hand! Chthonian Alliance!" announced General Hyna. "I equip it onto Lady Heat #1! Now, for every face-up Monster on the field with the same name as hers, she gains an additional 800 Attack Point bonus!"
Elemental Hero Lady Heat - (FIRE/Pyro) - LV4 - (2100/1000)
"Destroy Truckroid, Lady Heat!" ordered General Hyna. "Inferno Roar!"
Storing up firepower, Lady Heat concentrated on her power from a small fireball to a meteor-like orb of flames that hovered above her head almost touching her palms. She yelled as she tossed her fury attack onto the defensive Truckroid, destroying him.
"With that, I'm calling it a turn!" said General Hyna. 'At this moment, I activate both my Lady Heats' abilities! I can inflict 200 points of damage for every face-up Elemental Hero Monster I control, including Lady Heat herself! Let's see...that's a total of 800 points of damage!"
Both Lady Heat fired a barrage of fireballs at Syrus, who shielded his face with his hands as his Life Points took the hit.
Syrus - 2800 LP
General Hyna - 3400 LP
"I'm not through yet! My turn!" Syrus drew his card and proclaimed, "I summon Jetroid in Attack Mode!"
A red jet-like Monster, as his name suggests, sped up to Syrus and remained there, ready for combat.
Jetroid - (WIND/Machine) - LV4 - (1200/1800)
"I attack Captain Tenacious with Jetroid!" declared Syrus.
The jet Monster zoomed towards Captain Tenacious and crashed into him, causing a massive explosion of dust and fire. Only Jetroid made it out unscathed while Captain Tenacious laid defeated.
Syrus - 2800 LP
General Hyna - 3000 LP
"Up next is Drillroid! Attack Fear Monger!"
Drillroid buried himself underground and didn't come out until he was right beneath Fear Monger and pierced through his vulnerable body in his weak spot.
Syrus - 2800 LP
General Hyna - 2800 LP
"With that, I'm ending my turn!"
"My move!" said General Hyna. "Because you destroyed Fear Monger last turn, I activate his effect! During my Standby Phase, I can target 1 Destiny Hero Monster in my Graveyard except Fear Monger and Special Summon it! And I choose Captain Tenacious in Defense Mode!"
Destiny Hero - Captain Tenacious - (DARK/Warrior) - LV3 - (800/800)
"And since it's still my Standby Phase, I activate Captain Tenacious' effect! Once per turn, during my Standby Phase, I can target 1 Destiny Hero Monster in my Graveyard that was destroyed in battle in the previous turn and Special Summon him! The only other Destiny Hero left is Fear Monger!"
Destiny Hero - Fear Monger - (DARK/Warrior) - LV4 - (1000/1000)
"This is starting a chain reaction," spoke Bastion. "No matter which Destiny Hero Syrus destroys, they'll still come back."
"Now, I'll attack my strongest Lady Heat and pin her up against your Drillroid! Go on!"
Summoning strength from within, Lady Heat easily burned away Drillroid with her heat power.
Syrus - 2300 LP
General Hyna - 2800 LP
"Next, my other Lady Heat attacks your Jetroid! So go, and-"
"Not so fast! I activate Jetroid's effect!" interrupted Syrus just as Lady Heat, whose body flared up in red flames, flew towards Jetroid. "When he's being selected as an attack target by your Monster, I get to activate a Trap card from my own hand!"
"Oh no!"
"Oh, yeah! And I choose Magic Cylinder!" revealed Syrus, presenting the infamous Trap from his hand. "When this card is activated, it negates one of your attacks and sends it packing towards your own Life Points equal to the amount of Attack Points your attacking Monster had! So, 1300 points of damage for you!"
Lady Heat suddenly reverted directions; avoiding Jetroid before tackling her own owner to the ground and inflicting large amounts of damage to her.
Syrus - 2300 LP
General Hyna - 1500 LP
"Gh-! N-nice one, Syrus! Totally didn't expect that!" praised General Hyna. "Got nothing else to do but to end my turn! At this moment, both my Lady Heats will activate their End Phase effect and deal 800 points of damage to you!"
Syrus - 1500 LP
General Hyna - 1500 LP
"My turn! Draw!" Syrus said, intending on finishing this as soon as he could. "This will finish you! I activate the Quick-Play card, Cybernetic Fusion Support!"
"A Cybernetic...So, you really are Zane's little bro," mumbled General Hyna, impressed.
"If it's a Fusion card, no doubt that Syrus intends on Fusion Summoning," said Bastion.
"Yeah, but with what?" wondered Alexis.
"I pay half my Life Points to Fusion Summon a Machine-Type Monster!" explained Syrus. "Then, I fuse using the cards in my hand, Graveyard, and/or side of the field as Fusion Materials! I fuse both Drillroid and Steamroid from my Graveyard, along with the Submarineroid in my hand! The Fusion-Material Monsters are then banished after usage of Fusion Summoning!"
Syrus - 750 LP
General Hyna - 1500 LP
"I wanna see! I wanna see!" whined Jaden, struggling in her bonds once more. Bastion sighed and put another fried shrimp inside of her.
"I Fusion Summon Super Vehicroid Jumbo Drill!" shouted Syrus, bringing forth his ultimate Fusion Monster.
A gigantic, pink/purple Monster with a jumbo-sized drill-like horn and metalic claws dug out from underground and arrived right at his master's side.
Super Vehicroid Jumbo Drill - (EARTH/Machine/Fusion) - LV8 - (3000/2000)
"Take this and bring back Jaden!" hollered Syrus, preparing to unleash the final blow. "Super Vehicroid Jumbo Drill, attack Lady Heat! The one with the 1300 Attack Points!"
Making his way underground just as Drillroid previously done, Super Vehicroid Jumbo Drill tunneled his way downwards as his drill spun faster and faster, increasing his attack the more it spun until he emerged from underground and took out Lady Heat.
Syrus - 750 LP
General Hyna - 0 LP
Winner: Syrus
"Great duel, Syrus!" applauded General Hyna, approaching Syrus with her arm out. "That was a great duel! Oh, and I'm Bella, not General Hyna!"
"Whew! That was a close one! So, you'll keep your promise and let Jaden go, right?"
"Yup!"
Immediantly afterwards, Bastion and Chumley untied Jaden and released her blindfold. "Nice duel, Sy!" said Jaden, running up to him. "But, Alexis, Chumley, and Bastion wouldn't let me see it!"
All three groaned at the mention of their names before unveiling themselves and taking off their masks. They should have stuffed her mouth with yet another fried shrimp before taking off themselves! Well, too late now.
"Wha-?! You guys?! But why?!" asked Syrus, more surprised than angry.
"Well, you know the routine!" Bastion began explaining. "The girl is kidnapped, the hero saves her from the evil villain, and they all live happily ever after! Though, scientifically, this isn't always true."
"Go on! You know what to do next, Syrus! This is your big moment!" encouraged Bella before backing away to give both Syrus and Jaden some space.
"Hmm?" Confused, Jaden turned to Syrus for some answers.
Syrus' face burned red when he realized the position he was in. Maybe...Maybe he should run away while he still had the chance? No, this was his moment to shine! He already used all his dueling skills to save her, so now was the time for him to confess!
"J-Jaden...I..." Well, if he was going to confess, might as well come out with it already. "Jaden, I really like you! No, it's more than that! I love you!"
"Finally!" sighed Chumley, throwing his arms up.
"Oh...Syrus...I love you too..."
Syrus gasped; his eyes twinkling with joy and expectation. "R-really?!"
"PAL!"
And just like that, it was as if the audio screeched to a halt.
"W-what?"
"Aren't we the best friends or what?!" Scooping up Syrus, Jaden twirled his limp body around with a happy look on her face while the others stood there, shell-shocked. "I love you too, bestie!"
"B-B-but I...I..." Syrus was stammering over and over that nobody could understand him, as he was experiencing a shocking predicament.
"Well, I gotta go! Meet ya back at the dorms, Sy and Chumley!" called out Jaden before running off.
"I...I..."
"Uh..." Patting Syrus on the shoulder, Bastion, with a sympathetic expression, spoke, "I'm...sorry?"
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Meanwhile, Flame Wingman was cheering in success about Jaden's indirect rejection towards poor little Syrus. Now that Syrus was out, there were only a few more obstacles to burn and bury alive...Er, complete.
Finished! Sorry if the chapter didn't seem too interesting enough, but the good news is that next chapter is the whole duel off with Chazz vs Jaden! READ AND REVIEW!