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"Chazz! Chazz! Chazz! Chazz!"
Among the stormy night in the dark North Academy, where thunder crashed down from the heavenly, black clouds themselves, students rouse themselves up with encouragment that a new leader-no, the strongest champion in their school will take part in North Academy's most challenging foe yet.
Duel Academy.
Dressed in a new uniform, a coat as dark as night, Chazz stepped onto the pinnacle of the high stage presented for announcements such as this one. Right besides him was his new chancellor, Foster, who was well prepared to present Chazz with something that's sure to guarantee North Academy's victory over Duel Academy.
"Students of North Academy!" announced the chancellor of North Academy. "I present to you...our school's new representative and our top duelist, Chazz Princeton!"
Roars emerged from the large crowd as they threw their fists into the air to celebrate Chazz and his uprising to the top; as needed when he had to have the full respect from the rest of the students.
"And I present to him...North Academy's top dueling deck!" added Foster, addressing to the deck he held in his hands.
Chazz nodded, acknowledging the deck before he was given such powerful cards. If they were said to be the strongest dueling deck North Academy had to offer, then it must be no joke, especially since it came from Foster himself. Even though Foster deceived him into thinking he was some poor, pitiful guy trying to enroll into North Academy, Chazz knew that this time was no deception, as there was no point in deceiving him, a great duelist, at this point. Also because the duel between North Academy and Duel Academy was drawing near.
"With them, you will triumph!" continued Foster, encouraging the young lad-no, young, brilliant minded man before him. "You will Chazz it up!"
"Chazz it up! Chazz it up! Chazz it up! Chazz it up! Chazz it up!"
Echoing cries from the crowd only encouraged Chazz even more and increased his chances of winning, now that he's got the entire North Academy crew's trust and belief in him. With the entire Academy depending and rallying behind him, along with a set of new powerful cards, there's no way he could lose!
Turning to face his fans, Chazz hollered at the top of his lungs while raising up the deck he was given, "DUEL ACADEMY IS TOAST!"
BOOM! At the same time, thunder crashed down from the heavens themselves to proclaim Chazz's declaration and further ensure a devastating, crushing blow down towards Duel Academy, causing the fans to cheer Chazz's name more and even louder.
The next day...
"Come on out, Elemental Heroes Avian, Burstinatrix, Sparkman, and Clayman! Oh, and Winged Kuriboh too!"
All Monsters whose names were called upon were summoned instantly, surrounding their female master. Seeing that there wasn't a duel occuring at that moment, the Monsters could only assume that she called them merely out of her entertainment. Well, this wasn't the first time, seeing that she's called them for the very same reason multiple times when she was only a kid.
"Kuri! Kuri!" ("Jaden! Jaden!") Winged Kuriboh's voiceless chirps helped Jaden's mood before the Duel Spirit himself popped into Jaden's arms and snuggled closer to her.
"Ahahahaha! That tickles!" giggled Jaden, who couldn't help but snuggle closer to Winged Kuriboh. "Aww! Was that your attempt to help cheer me up for my big duel today, Winged Kuriboh?"
Winged Kuriboh nodded, but there was also another reason. "Kuri! Kuri kuri kuri kuri!" ("Ah! You smell so nice!") He was instantly attracted by her lovely scent, which so happened to be a combination of flowers and candy.
"Thanks! Alexis let me borrow some perfume for today! Something about not wanting me to be stinky," thanked Jaden before glancing up to her Monsters. "Do your best out there, guys! I'm gonna need every ounce of power I've got to win for Duel Academy!"
The other four Elemental Heroes nodded, assuring her that they will do everything in their power to help their master win her duels no matter what.
"Jaden! Jaden!"
Entering from the entrance, Syrus rushed into the Duel Arena, slightly surprised to see Jaden's favorite Elemental Heroes plus Winged Kuriboh all visible and surrounding her. He shrugged off the thought, thinking it must have been Jaden's doing for whatever reason. Right now, he had to tell her something important!
"Huh? What's up?" asked Jaden as her Duel Monsters vanished.
"What are you doing? Everyone's waiting for you!"
"What for?"
"For the reception! The reception for the representative from North Academy! You know, the meet-and-greet!" Syrus quickly informed in a hurry. "North Academy just showed! Your opponent is here!"
"Oh, crap! I forgot about all that!" Jumping down from the stadium platform, Jaden broke into a run. "Let's go! Lead the way!"
"Well, yeah but-Hold on! You're going too fast! Wait for me!" called out Syrus, following after the energetic girl.
At the docks...
Duel Academy students assembled into a large crowd behind Sheppard and Crowler as they watched North Academy's chancellor, Foster, step out of the submarine he and his students were sailing in.
"Foster! It's been far too long! How have you been?" greeted Sheppard, shaking hands with his good old friend/rival, Foster, who did the same.
"I've been well...Ever since I got over the defeat you handed us in last year's school duel," spoke Foster, muttering the last line out with disdain.
"Oh, it was a close match!" assured Sheppard, shrugging the past off.
"Not really," mumbled Foster, confusing Sheppard. "But this year, I have a feeling it will be!"
"Yes, I'm sure it will! To a spirited duel between our two schools!" Sheppard encouraged, trying to fit all of the joyful school spirit into everyone, including Foster.
"Oh! By the way, how's Dorothy?" Foster asked. If one could look carefully, they could see fires of jealously in his eyes right behind his glasses. Also, the fact that he was squeezing Sheppard's hands tightly was another clue.
"W-well she's fine!" grunted Sheppard, silently enduring the pain his friend was delivering to him through the tight grip of their handshake.
"Hey, hey! So, where's my opponent? Where's my opponent? I wanna meet him! I wanna meet him!" Jaden cried out, jumping up and down excitedly.
Surprised to see a student appear and interrupt them out of nowhere certainly surprised Foster enough to loosen his grip and allow Sheppard to pull his light red palms out to recover. Judging from Jaden's words, Foster could only assume this was the student Sheppard was talking about. Why Sheppard decided this student instead of their top student, Zane, was questionable, but as long as Zane wasn't involved, Foster was fine with whoever Sheppard chose for their match.
"Yes, well, we were getting to that," coughed Sheppard. "Jaden, this is Chancellor Foster from North Academy, so you should treat him with respect."
"Jaden! So, you're Duel Academy's representative!" greeted Foster. "It's so good to meet you at long last."
"Yeah! Nice to meet you, too!" Jaden turned and welcomed North Academy's Chancellor with a huge smile. "Hey, hey! So, where's my opponent? Who's the guy I'm supposed to face?!"
"Right here, slacker!" A rude voice called out from not too far away.
"Huh? Who just said that?" Glancing to her left and right, all Jaden saw were a couple of Duel Academy or North Academy students, but none of them seemed to focus on her.
"It's me!" Going by her tip toes, Jaden saw from across Foster's shoulder a couple of rough-looking boys accompanied by the dark-haired boy in the center. A boy that had gone missing but was worthy enough to be about equal skilled with Jaden.
What nobody anticipated next was this.
"CHAAZZZZZZZZZYYYYYYYY!"
Faster before anyone could blink, Jaden zoomed past the rest of the students the second she saw Chazz and tackled Chazz to the ground, hugging his waist and wrapping her arms and legs around him tightly. Chazz, who was caught off guard by the tackle, tumbled down on his back.
Looking up at Chazz's face, Jaden grinned while Chazz stared down at her in a daze. "It's so good to see you again!~ I missed you!~"
Chazz snapped out of it and tried to push Jaden's head downwards, trying to get her off him. "Hey! Lemme go!"
"Ow ow ow ow ow! Noooooo! I'm not letting you go! I wanna hug you more!~"
Immediantly, the Yaoi Fanclub squealed and started taking pictures and writing down for a new article for their club, having gotten new gossiping news. The rest of Jaden's friends sweatdropped as Chazz's new minions shielded both Jaden and Chazz from the fanclub paparazzi. Seriously, why was yaoi so popular nowadays?!
"Hey! Get off of him!" One of Chazz's new friends, the muscular one with the beard, lifted her by the back of her Slifer Red jacket with ease due to her being light and him obviously being stronger.
"Noooooo! I wanna hug Chazzy!"
'Why don't I have a nickname?' thought Syrus, feeling jealous towards Chazz.
Disgusted, Chazz stood up and brushed the dust off his jacket. "Ugh! Why do you wanna hug me? What are you, gay?"
"Gay...?" Tilting her head, Jaden pondered a bit. "Hmm...Yeah! Yay! I'm gay!" Her expression changed to a happy one as she lifted her arms high in the air, dandling her a little bit in the air.
"Do...Do you even know what that means?"
'I doubt she knows,' thought Syrus, Chumley, Alexis, and Bastion.
"NOPE!"
'Figures...' The four sweatdropped, already anticipating that.
"So, anyways...Why are you here?" Jaden asked.
"For the duel," answered Chazz.
"I think it's sold out."
"I'm in it!"
"Like as a ref?"
"No! I mean, I'm in the duel!"
"Um..." Still confused and tilting her head, Jaden tried again. "Are you dueling...someone today?"
"Yes!"
"Is it...Alexis?"
"NO! I'm dueling you, you retard!" shouted Chazz, infuriated. Seriously, how much of a hint can he get?! It was so obvious and right in front of him!
"You mean...it's you?! You're North Academy's dueling representative?!" exclaimed Jaden, not expecting that at all. Well, she knew that he traveled alongside with North Academy, but didn't know he joined North Academy until now. "Since when did you transferred?!"
"Since I stopped getting the respect I deserved!"
"That's right!" Two of Chazz's goons agreed, defending their leader.
The big muscular North Academy student holding Jaden in the air turned her around to face him. "Yeah, you wouldn't give him respect, so he'll take it!"
"What do you mean? Of course I respect Chazz!" replied Jaden, swinging her legs back and forth playfully. "I just don't like how much of a jerk he is, that's all!"
"What?!" The muscular North Academy student dropped Jaden harshly on the ground before another spiky-haired North Academy student lashed out and clutched her wrist firmly.
"Ow! You're hurting my wrist!" cried out Jaden, tugging her arm, yet the spiky-haired teen wouldn't budge.
"I dare you to say that again to the Chazz!" he challenged, tightening his hand around her wrist. Anymore and it would cause bruises.
"Let it go. I'll take care of him myself," ordered Chazz calmly, not caring about the pain Jaden went through. And why should he? In fact, it brought a bit of relief to him when he saw some punishment delivered to those who he hated.
Yet...what's this uneased and uncomfortable feeling inside of him?
As Jaden and Chazz stared each other down, strong gusts of wind forced them to cover their vision along with everyone else on land as two helicopters flew down on the roof of a nearby boathouse.
Recognizing the symbol imprinted underneath the helicopters, Bastion exclaimed, "It's...it's the Princeton Group!"
"What?!" Widening his eyes, Chazz glanced at the symbol and recognized it instantly. "But...if that's the case, then that means-!" He peered upwards, spotting his two older brothers on a helicopter with the door wide opened dangerously.
"Hi, Chazz!" called Jagger in a somewhat taunting tone.
"What's up, little brother? Mind if we drop in?" spoke Slade.
"Slade?! Jagger?!" Frowning, Chazz demanded, "Why are you two here?"
"Isn't it obvious? To celebrate your big dueling victory!" replied one of Chazz's brothers as the helicopters landed safely and slowly for safety measures.
"You are going to win, right Chazz?" questioned Slade.
A TV crew standing on top of a machine appeared out of nowhere with the cameraman zooming on Jagger and Slade's tall appearance. The director announced with his megaphone, "That's it! Beautiful! Just act natural!"
"Alright, just move it to the right...and okay! Camera 2, set!"
"Uh...What's going on here?" questioned Foster, glancing up at the director. All around the campus and docks, producers and employees carrying microphones, cameras, or other TV equipment were spread out everywhere, tasked with multiple things currently.
"Oh? You haven't heard? This year, we'll be broadcasting the school duel worldwide, sponsored entirely by the Princeton Group!"
"Worldwide?! We're gonna be on TV?!" wondered Jaden excitedly, hoping that would be the case. If that were true, then this would be exciting news! She always wanted her face to be on TV! It was every kid's dream come true! Well, every teen.
"That's right!"
"Yay!"
Later, inside a private room...
"You set it up, didn't you? This whole broadcast thing?" confronted Chazz once he and his brothers had a chance to talk privately in one of the Academy's rooms. "Just what are you guys trying to do?"
"Well, we need the whole world to see that you're on your way to becoming Duel Monsters' best," explained Slade. "It's all part of the plan, so this TV broadcast is a way to make the plan a reality."
"Yeah, yeah..." muttered Chazz. The plan, the plan, the plan! Every single time, his brothers always have to mention that whenever they interact. Honestly, it was starting to annoy and stress him out.
"Look, Chazz!" said Jagger, noticing Chazz's rude demeanor. "World domination is ours for the taking, if we all do our part!"
"And we have! Now, it's your turn," reminded Slade. "And, to help you, our goal here today is to help you win and promote you to becoming the top duelist of Duel Monsters-no, the new King of Games!"
"Chazz, we heard from this...'Dr. Crowler,' that you dropped out of Duel Academy," started Jagger, his tone growing more and more furious. "Did you really think that you could get away from your duties? Get away from us? By dropping out of Duel Academy?"
"W-well...I..." When it came to his older brothers, Chazz didn't have much of a response, as they were more experienced than he might ever be.
"Don't deny it!" spoke Jagger harshly, standing up and glaring at his brother with disgust and disappointment. "You have always been the slacker of this family!"
"It doesn't matter!" shouted Slade. "The point is, Chazz, you can still turn it around! You can still show that we're supreme! And since the Princeton Group is sponsoring this TV broadcast, you better not lose!"
"That's right!" agreed Jagger, shoving a black briefcase right into Chazz's hands. "And the dueling cards in this case that your brother and I spend a large sum of money on are going to help you! They're the most expensive out there, so you have no excuse to lose!"
Stunned by their sudden, not-so-generous action, Chazz was forced to continue listening to his brothers. Do this, do that! It was always the same! But, they're his older brothers, so he can't disobey! It's also his responsibility as a Princeton!
"Don't let us down, Chazz!" continued Jagger, roughly encouraging him through force. "Don't you dare disgrace the Princeton name! It's all on you! Now go and win!"
Glaring down at the briefcase in his shaky hands, Chazz gulped down and nodded, leaving the room first with the briefcase threatening to slip from his sweaty fingers. Normally, anyone would be satisfied and be confident enough to use the rare cards his brothers worked hard to get.
Then, if that's the case, why is he the one not satisfied?
"Maaaan! They should have told me that I would be on TV sooner!" complained Jaden, dashing down the hallways with a brush and more of Alexis' perfume, intending on using the girl's bathroom to make herself more fit for the TV broadcast.
"Damnit, damnit, DAMNIT!"
"Huh?" Slowly coming to a halt, Jaden heard some sort of voice coming from the boy's bathroom and decided to stick around a bit to see what was happening. Hiding behind the frame of the open boy's bathroom entrance, she spotted Chazz banging his fists against the sink as he was shaking uncontrollably.
"Shit! Come on!" continued Chazz as his break down grew worse and worse with every attempt he tried to encourage himself. "Show them that Chazz Princeton is no loser! That you're worthy of the Princeton name! That you-that you can win! That you can keep winning, over and over!"
Fighting back tears despite the sob in his tone, Chazz fell to his knees, losing his grip on the sink. "Over and over! That you're the best! You've...you've got to do your part, Chazz! You've got to show them that you're supreme! It's your duty! It's the PLAN!"
Gritting his teeth, it took everything Chazz had not to cry, for fear that someone might come in and taunt him for being such a crybaby. Worse, if one of his older brothers came to see his pathetic state. Just this once, Chazz wanted to cry, even if it lasted a moment. But, not even he was granted that freedom. Or rather, he wasn't allowed to.
He was a Princeton, and an untold rule stated that Princetons are never supposed to cry.
However, Jaden was a different story. Seeing the confident, cocky, and somewhat jerkish Chazz in the bathroom...seeing him breaking down like this made her heart break as tears whelmed up and fall down. She covered her mouth with her hands and ran off, tears sprinkling down as she made a break for the girl's bathroom.
Once inside, she sobbed and turned on the faucet, wiping her eyes free from anymore tears. She never expected to see such a sight from Chazz...And seeing that he had such a heavy burden broke her heart. Taking some deep breaths, she wiped her face with the paper towels and sniffled, not sure what to do.
At that moment, some Obelisk Blue girls came inside and saw Jaden.
"EEEEEK! BOY!"
"Wha-?! I'm not a-!"
"Get him outta here!"
At the Duel Arena...
The audience roared with excitement since the school duel was about to commence right in public television. While it was a bum that Zane wouldn't be representing for Duel Academy, at least there was someone at least almost as equal in skill with him.
"That's it, everyone! Lots of energy! Remember, the whole world's watching this live! Now, let's cheer these duelists on!" cheered the director through the megaphone as the camera began filming.
"CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!" The North Academy side was rooting for their representative, Chazz, to win for the glory of their school. As if it weren't obvious enough, one of the students was standing and waving a flag which showed the symbol of Noth Academy.
Sitting next to Foster in the North Academy section was his dear old friend Sheppard. Even though they're from rival schools, they weren't bitter towards each other and could enjoy each others' presence.
"Same as usual, Sheppard," reminded Foster. "Whoever wins this year will get the usual prize. Right?"
"Of course. I remember," agreed Sheppard. "After all, old friend, this makes this all worth while." The two chuckled lightly to themselves, enjoying a good laugh like the good old friends that they are.
Standing near the duel platform were Syrus, Chumley, and Duel Academy's representative, Jaden, who looked unhappy, yet the others didn't notice or probably weren't bothered by it.
"Alright, Jaden! Here we go! The match against your dueling rival! So, how do you feel?" prepped Syrus, trying to get Jaden into her usual dueling spirit.
"I...I dunno..." muttered Jaden, thinking back on Chazz and his previous break down in the bathroom.
"You don't know?! The most important match of your life is about to start and you don't know?! You're supposed to be all excited and say 'get your game!'"
"Maybe you have a bad stomachache or something?" guessed Chumley.
"No, it's not that...it's just that...Well..." Looking at Chazz, whom his followers were helping him set up for the duel, Jaden wondered, "Hey...You think it's possible for me to just...throw this match?"
"Whaaaat?! Why?!" both Chumley and Syrus cried out in unison.
"Well..." Still staring at Chazz from across the area, Jaden explained, "I overheard Chazz a bit earlier in the boy's bathroom and-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold up! In the boy's bathroom?" questioned Syrus, getting the wrong idea.
"Yeah. I was heading for the girl's bathroom when I heard him yelling to himself and trying to force himself to win," spoke Jaden sadly. "I...respect him now, since he worked hard to become the top student of North Academy. It's just too bad that one of us has to lose. I kinda understand the sort of place he's coming from, and it's...not exactly an easy place."
"Jaden, right now, it doesn't matter!" said Chumley. "He's your opponent! You can't purposely lose because you pity him!"
"Yeah! My brother used to tell me one thing about duelists," said Syrus. "If...if you truly respect your opponent, then you'll do everything you can and pour everything you got to beat that person! Even if it turns out to be a sick person or even a kid!"
"Doing everything, huh...?" Smiling a bit, Jaden understood, quickly finding her resolve. "Yeah...Thanks, guys! Yeah, I'm gonna try and win this with all I've got! Even if I lose, it's not like it's gonna be the end of the world or anything, right?"
Standing up, both Chancellors from rival schools gained attention from the other students and camera crew. "Attention, students! Welcome to the school duel! From Duel Academy..."
"And North Academy..." chimed in Foster.
Both Chancellors nodded to each other and declared simultaneously, "Let the school duel begin!"
"Dr. Crowler, introduce the duelists!" ordered Sheppard to Crowler, who was standing on the platform with a microphone with the camera now focused on him.
"With pleasure, Chancellor Sheppard! After all, these are two duelists who I know personally!" announced Crowler, who was all psyched about introducing the chosen duelists not only to both North and Duel Academy, but to the entire world as well. "Now then, the duel between Duel Academy and North Academy is now underway!"
Both sides of the crowd cheered and released uproars that could shake the entire Academy as the duel was about to take place in mere moments.
"Now, now! Keep it down! Keep it down...Now then! Introducing the Slifer slac-I mean...Jaden Yuki!" Extending his arm out towards Jaden, who stood proudly with a confident look, the crowd cheered for her, especially the Yaoi Fanclub.
Jaden's friends were also cheering her on, especially Syrus. "Yay! Go, Jaden! Break a leg out there!"
"And his opponent, from North Academy-!"
"Get off the stage," came Chazz's gruff tone, which surprised Crowler. "I'll introduce myself, so shut up and beat it, you scrub!"
Crowler was beyong enraged upon receiving the insult by his former pupil. "SCRUB?! I BEG YOUR PARDON?! SCRUBS DON'T HAVE P.H.D.S IN DUELING!"
As Crowler was stomping his feet repeatedly on the ground, he failed to notice that the cord attaching to the microphone he held was getting all tangled up with his ankles and feet until the last minute when he tripped, rolled around, and crash landed off the dueling platform; groaning in agonizing pain.
Jaden rushed over and kneeled down, worried for her teacher. "Hey, you okay?"
"Listen up!" hollered Chazz, loud enough for everyone to hear him. "Do you all remember me?! Chazz Princeton! Then again, I don't really need an introduction! After all, everyone here knows who I am! Or...do you?! See, Chazz Princeton has changed! Sure, I used to be a classmate of yours, but when I left here, I left an old part of myself as well! Now, you're looking at the new and improved Chazz! The North Academy Chazz! And I'm here to-!"
"CHAZZ IT UP!" North Academy screamed out Chazz's favorite motto as if it were their own; as if it would grant them victory.
"That's right! Say it again!" ordered Chazz firmly in order for Duel Academy to use their filthy ears and hear his name twice.
"CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!"
"Whoa...Such amazing popularity..." muttered Syrus, amazed and a little...scared. After all, who knows what Chazz had to go through just to dominate the entire North Academy and become popular instantly? In Duel Academy, he was only respected for his fame, power, and riches. But in North Academy, it seemed to be entirely different.
"SHOW NO MERCY, CHAZZ!"
"You've got that right!" Whirling around with determination from his fans, Chazz shouted, "Let's go, Jaden! I can't lose this duel!"
"Bring it on, Chazz!" said Jaden, activating her duel disk.
"DUEL!"
- DUEL -
Chazz - 4000 LP
VS
Jaden - 4000 LP
"I'll go first! Draw!" shouted Chazz, taking advantage of his first turn. "For my first move, I'm going to summon a Monster with some bite! Rise, Masked Dragon!"
A masked dragon with wide wings and a scale-like tail emerged from light beneath the ground.
Masked Dragon - (FIRE/Dragon) - LV4 - (1400/1100)
"That's all for now!"
"My turn!" said Jaden. "I summon Elemental Hero Burstinatrix in Attack Mode!"
A pillar of fire shot up to the ceiling before dispersing and revealing Burstinatrix, ready to take some action.
Elemental Hero Burstinatrix - (FIRE/Warrior) - LV3 - (1200/800)
"Burstinatrix, take out that dragon! Burst Fire!"
Soaring up to the ceiling, Burstinatrix charged up a large fireball between her palms before casting it downwards onto Masked Dragon, resulting in a huge destructive explosion for the Monster and his master.
"Awesome! Jaden's taking the initiative!" cheered Syrus.
"Just as I thought! You took the bait!" sneered Chazz, smirking. "I activate Masked Dragon's effect! When he's sent to the Graveyard due to battle, I can Special Summon a Dragon-type with 1500 Attack Points or less from my deck! And I have just the right dragon in mind! Armed Dragon LV3!"
A buff-looking dragon that looked strong, yet small in size appeared in a flashing light.
Armed Dragon LV3 - (WIND/Dragon) - LV3 - (1200/900)
North Academy cheered loudly for Chazz's successful Special Summoning, while the other students remained in confusion such as Syrus. "Uh...What does he mean 'Level?'
"Levels are a sort of Archetype which a Monster continues to level up as you meet its requirements, and right now, Level 3 is the lowest," described Alexis. "If Chazz plays this right, the dragon will get a lot stronger."
"Indeed," said Bastion. "I just wonder how Chazz got such a powerful card...?"
Upon realizing the Monster and whichever Archetype it came from, Sheppard gasped as Foster smirked; his plan slowly blooming in fruition.
"Why...! Isn't that one of your school's top cards, Foster?! Foster...! You didn't!"
Seeing that there was no point hiding it, Foster bragged with confidence, "I did what I had to do. I told you, Sheppard, I want that prize, and I'm going to get it."
"I can't believe you! I won't let you! Not on my watch!" promised Sheppard, more fierce than ever for Jaden to win. "Jaden, don't lose! You absolutely cannot lose! Jaden it up! Jaden it up!"
"Of course I won't lose!" said Jaden, enjoying the attempted cheering by her own Chancellor. "Anyways, sweet card, Chazz! I can't wait to see what that Armed Dragon can do!"
"Don't worry! You'll have a first row seat!" reassured Chazz confidently, knowing how much Jaden is eagered to find out his new strategies. With that in mind, he knows that Jaden's bound to fall for his traps. The first one was simply the beginning, but just wait until he experiences the next traps!
"Until then, I guess! I'll place a card facedown and end my turn!" said Jaden.
"Then, it's my turn! Draw!" said Chazz, staying in place once he drew his card. He chuckled and smirked darkly. "Jaden...Let me tell you something really interesting about Armed Dragon LV3...You see, during my Standby Phase, his ability activates and-"
"Ooh! Ooh! I know! I know!" Jaden shouted, raising her hand frantically. "He lets you take a Polymerization from your deck, right?"
"No, I-"
"Ooh! Ooh! He lets you destroys a Monster once per turn!"
"That's not-"
"No, wait! Maybe he lets you play a card called 'Chazzy is a jerk!'"
"That doesn't even make-HEY!"
"Ooh! He lets you play Pot of Greed twice-"
"Jaden, shut up!" snapped Chazz; his eye twitching as he still remained in his Standby Phase pose.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...Jerk."
"As I was saying!" grumbled Chazz; an anime angry tick mark forming at his forehead. "By sending Armed Dragon LV3 to the Graveyard, I get to Special Summon Armed Dragon LV5 from my hand or deck!"
"Say what?!"
"Now then, let's get to it, shall we?! Armed Dragon LV5, RISE!"
Light burst from underground and obliterated Armed Dragon LV3, but in exchange, his brand new form took over with several spikes and a change of color as his new appearance.
Armed Dragon LV5 - (WIND/Dragon) - LV5 - (2400/1700)
While North Academy's cheers rose once the almighty Dragon-Type revealed himself, Bastion called out, "Be careful, Jaden! By leveling up, Armed Dragon can potentially become more powerful than the next, and the more powerful a Monster is, the more powerful their Attack strength and special abilities are!"
"Don't worry! Everything's under control!" replied Jaden. "Because I have a Trap! Hero Ring! And I'll equip it to Burstinatrix! Now, Monsters with 1900 or more Attack Points can't attack!"
With that said, Burstinatrix held up a steel red steel up to her face, prepared to deal with any blows the dragon might deliver to her.
Smirking even more, Chazz chuckled menacingly. "You think I wouldn't have prepared for something like that? Even with that Hero Ring shield out, my Armed Dragon LV5 is still going to crush your creature!"
"How?"
"How? I'll show you! Armed Dragon LV5's ability activates! By discarding a Monster from my hand to the Graveyard and destroy one Monster whose Attack Points are equal or less than the one I just tossed! So, if Flying Kamakiri #1 goes to the Graveyard, and since his Attack Points are 1400..."
"Then that means Burstinatrix's a goner!" finished Jaden.
"Go, Armed Dragon LV5!"
Roaring his head up to the ceiling, the spikes all over Armed Dragon LV5's body catapulted and swarmed all around the area before coming together towards Burstinatrix's location, destroying her through the massive explosion.
"And that was just his special ability!" boasted Chazz. "Now for a direct attack! Inferno Roar!"
Bringing his wrathful fists down on Jaden, she was tossed aside by the huge impact of such force as well as her Life Points.
Chazz - 4000 LP
Jaden - 1600 LP
"Fufufufufu...Did that hurt you, Jaden? Too scared to stand back up?"chuckled Chazz, thinking that he's gotten ahold of Jaden's sense of fear.
"Come on, Jaden! Jaden, stand up!" pleaded Jaden's friends and Sheppard from the sidelines.
Jaden quickly hopped to her feet, rubbing the back of her head sheepishly. "Hehe...Sorry for the wait! Man, must have embarrassed myself in front of TV for a second, but I'm ready!"
"Tch! Whatever! I place a card facedown and I'm ending my turn!" shouted Chazz, annoyed. She just got pulverized by a direct attack against one of his strongest Monsters and he's still all happy and giggles? No matter, he'll break him soon enough!
"Not half-bad...He's finally acting like a true Princeton," praised Slade, impressed.
"That's true," agreed Jagger. "I just hope he doesn't win too fast."
"Huh?"
"Hey, if he wins this fast, then there'll still be broadcast time."
Noticing his brother's point, he chuckled alongside with him while Chazz still kept his head in the game, concentrating on defeating the opponent before him.
"My go!" said Jaden, drawing her card. "I play Elemental Hero Bubbleman in Attack Mode!"
The Elemental Hero clad in blue and specialty of water popped onto the field in a barrage of bubbles before taking an offensive stance.
Elemental Hero Bubbleman - (WATER/Warrior) - LV4 - (800/1200)
"And, if Bubbleman is sent out on the field all alone, I get to draw two more cards! And now, I'll use one of them! Polymerization! I fuse together Bubbleman and Lady Heat to form Elemental Hero Nova Master, a new Fusion Monster!"
Lava erupted from the platform and rose up like geysers before a new figure appeared as well. Holding a flaming fist in one hand with the other being concentrated in power, a masked HERO garbed in golden and red armor stood by for battle.
Elemental Hero Nova Master - (FIRE/Warrior/Fusion) - LV8 - (2600/2100)
"Alright! Go for it, Jaden! You've got him now!" cheered Syrus.
"How'd you manage to fuse a WATER Monster into a Fusion Monster?!" demanded Chazz.
"Elemental Hero Nova Master's Fusion Materials include one FIRE Attribute Monster plus any Elemental Hero!" explained Jaden. "Alright! Time for a counterattack! Explosive Wave!"
Palms filled with fire, the fires Nova Master possessed increased in both power and size before he unleashed them in a wave of fire that burnt Armed Dragon LV5 to a crisp.
Chazz - 3800 LP
Jaden - 1600 LP
"Tch! Not bad, Jaden!" muttered Chazz. "But, this is far from over!"
"You're right! I activate Nova Master's ability!" shouted Jaden. "Whenever he destroys a Monster, I get to draw one card!"
"Fine, but now I'll activate my Trap! Call of the Haunted! Due to this card, I can Special Summon one Monster from my Graveyard in Attack Mode! And I choose Armed Dragon LV5! So rise, my dragon!"
Armed Dragon LV5 - (WIND/Dragon) - LV5 - (2400/1700)
"CHAZZ IT UP!"
"CHAZZ IT UP!"
"SHOW NO MERCY, CHAZZ!"
The reappearance of the fearsome dragon had everyone's hopes and spirits arising once more, causing them to cheer fiercely for Chazz.
"Well, guess I'll just throw down a facedown and end my turn!" said Jaden.
"Oh, great! Jaden just defeated that dragon and already, Chazz summoned it back!" cried out Syrus. "This is bad!"
"No, it's alright!" assured Chumley, causing the others to turn to him, awaiting an answer. "Armed Dragon destroys a Monster with less or equal Attack Points than the Monster card discarded from your hand. And, since Jaden has a high Attack Point Monster on the field, it'll be hard trying to get a high Attack Point Monster in hand.
"Oh! That's right!" Fully confident, Syrus yelled, "Do your best, Jaden!"
"Get ready for me to mop the floor with you, Jaden!" said Chazz, drawing his card. "Now, I'm using Armed Dragon LV5's special ability! I'm discarding Despair from the Dark from my hand to the Graveyard, and since it had 2800 Attack Points, your Monster's automatically destroyed!"
"I spoke too soon!" divulged Syrus, knowing what came next was going to end in disaster.
"Now go, Armed Dragon! Destroy Hero Nova Master!"
Spike-like missiles fired from Armed Dragon's body once again, aiming straight for the Fusion Monster in Jaden's possession.
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell, De-Fusion! Defuse, Nova Master!" ordered Jaden just as the missiles began to make their mark. At the same time, the FIRE Fusion Monster split up into both Elemental Heroes Lady Heat and Bubbleman in Defense Mode.
Elemental Hero Bubbleman - (WATER/Warrior) - LV4 - (800/1200)
Elemental Hero Lady Heat - (FIRE/Pyr0) - LV4 - (1300/1000)
"Whatever! I still have Armed Dragon's attack left!" scoffed Chazz, not fazed by his dragon's failed attempt to rid the previous Fusion Monster. "Armed Dragon LV5, attack Lady Heat!"
Lady Heat screamed in pain once Armed Dragon LV5 brought his claws down on her body, destroying her.
"Haha! Now to power up my Armed Dragon once again! To the highest level!" called Chazz, raising both his arms. "Now, won't you join me, Jaden? In welcoming...the ultimate and all-powerful...LV7 Armed Dragon!"
Red beams of light lit up from beneath the previous dragon before he glowed and grew bigger and stronger than before. To show evidence of his newfound power, Armed Dragon LV7 unleashed a terrifying roar towards Duel Academy while North Academy cheered from behind.
Armed Dragon LV7 - (WIND/Dragon) - LV7 - (2800/1000)
"YEAAAAHHH! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!"
"Whoa...This is...Armed Dragon's ultimate form?" wondered Jaden before a smile slowly grew onto her face.
"Huh? That's strange! That Monster wasn't int he suitcase I gave to Chazz!" spoke Jagger suspiciously.
"Wait, what?!" exclaimed Slade, turning to his brother.
Seeing the tables being turned on Chazz and how Foster was being so smug and overconfident about this practically drove Sheppard insane and raging. He stood up and waved with both arms. "Don't give up, Jaden! We're with you!" cheered Sheppard, trying to lift up the Slifer Red's spirits. "Come on, everbody! Jaden it up! Jaden it up!"
"BOOO!"
"Sit down, Grandpa!"
"Yeah, no one wants to hear your cheers, old man!"
"Tell him how it really goes!" called Chazz.
"CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! SHOW HIM NO MERCY!"
Pointing a finger sky high into the air with his followers cheering and encouraging behind him, Chazz smirked darkly once more. "See that, Jaden? My ultimate, legendary Monster! What's wrong? Trembling? Too scared to say anything? Well-"
"WOW! HE'S SO COOL!~" squealed Jaden with twinkling eyes as she clapped and hopped up and down. "I gotta get me one of those! He's so cool and cute!~"
'How exactly is a huge dragon that tall supposed to be cute?' thought Bubbleman, sweatdropping. Then again, this was Jaden, who always thought strange and powerful things were cute, even if they were an opponent's Dragon-Type.
"How exactly is my dragon cute?!" questioned Chazz. "The cool part, I get. But the cute part?! He's anything but cute!"
"Awww! Don't say that! You'll hurt his feelings!" pouted Jaden. "Bad Chazzy! But...I still want that Armed Dragon! Trade for him?!"
"No, I won't trade for him! What's wrong with you?! You should be scared of him! Not admiring and calling him cute!"
"But I can't help it! He's such an awesome Monster!" Jaden squealed once more, skipping up and down excitedly. "This is such an awesome duel, no matter how much of a pinch I'm in! Thanks, Chazzy! You're so awesome, bringing an awesome dragon who's gonna whip my ass later!"
"'Thanks?' You're thanking me because I'm about to make you lose?" questioned Chazz, shaking his head disappointedly and with disgust. "You make me sick, Jaden! You're too easily naive and pitiful that I can't stand you! Jumping up and down and squealing like some schoolgirl; never taking anything serious...! That's why you'll never be a champion!"
"You're right! I'm not gonna be a champion!" said Jaden proudly. "I'm gonna be King of Games!"
"...Once again, you've proven your naivety,' sighed Chazz. "Listen, Jaden! It takes discipline to win! You need to have sense of duty! You need to have some kind of plan! And I have a plan! And I have a sense of duty! And that's why I'm going to beat punks like you, Jaden! That's why I'll beat anyone in my way! That's why I'm gonna conquer everything, including the whole world! And you're first on my 'People I hate' list!'"
"Okay..." said Jaden awkwardly. "Well, if you don't mind, can I take my turn first?"
"Make it quick!" snapped Chazz, breathing heavily from his heavy weighted speech. He need a quick break for a minute and regain his composure, or otherwise, he'd never beat Jaden in such an aggressive way!
"My turn! Draw!" said Jaden. "First off, I'm calling Wroughtweiler in Defense Mode and calling it a turn after placing a card facedown!"
The Elemental Heroes' dog barked once before kneeling in Defense Mode as told to do so.
Wroughtweiler - (EARTH/Machine) - LV3 - (800/1200)
"It doesn't matter how many defensive Monsters you summon!" exclaimed Chazz as he drew his card. "You know why? Because my Armed Dragon's gonna take them all out! Watch this! I activated Armed Dragon LV7's effect! By discarding a Monster from my hand to the Graveyard, all Monsters with less than or equal Attack Points as the Monster I just discarded are all destroyed!"
"Oh no! That'll leave Jaden wide open!" cried out Alexis.
"A powerful Monster with a powerful effect...how fitting," muttered Zane, impressed.
"I'm sending Armed Dragon LV3 to the Graveyard, so all your Monsters with 1200 or less than Attack Points are automatically destroyed!" shouted Chazz. "Go, Genocide Slicer!"
Roaring, Armed Dragon LV7 opened his steel-like abdomen and brought forth two surging discs of energy that slashed through Jaden's remaining two Monsters.
"Jaden!" Jaden's friends were extremely worried, for Jaden's situation grew a whole lot worse with Armed Dragon LV7's effect. How was she going to summon a Monster powerful enough to take out such a beast?
"Jaden, it's alright! You can still make a comeback!" cried Sheppard desperately. "Jaden it up! Jaden it up!"
Unfortunately, North Academy's cheering cries overpowered Sheppard's as the students continue to support Chazz and his approaching victory.
"I activate Wroughtweiler's effect!" continued Jaden, not willing to give up. "When he's sent to the Graveyard, I get to bring back Polymerization and an Elemental Hero back to my hand!"
"As if it'll matter, you Slifer slacker!" taunted Chazz, uncaring one bit about the little facts. "This is the end, Jaden! Time for you to go bye-bye! Armed Dragon LV7! Attack him directly with Dragon Talon Terror!"
Raising a clawed arm, Armed Dragon LV7 prepared to deal the finishing blow down upon his master's opponent; appearing to show no mercy to his enemies whatsoever as Jaden's friends panicked while Chazz, his brothers, and the rest of North Academy were starting to relish the fact that Chazz was about to win the duel.
Just when the talons were about to collide down on Jaden, she was quick on her feet. "I activate my Trap, Hero Spirits!"
The strike meant for her instantly changed towards the sudden reappearance of Bubbleman, who used his body as a shield, and as a result, caused a huge explosion. The explosion may not have destroyed Armed Dragon LV7, but it was still enough to knock him back.
Even Chazz was baffled by the sudden turn of events. "What the-?! How did-?! Why didn't my attack go through?!"
"If one of my Elemental Heroes are destroyed in battle, Hero Spirits makes all Battle Damage to 0!" spoke Jaden.
"Tch...Managed to dodge a bullet, huh?" muttered Chazz before smirking. "Well, doesn't matter one bit! My Armed Dragon's still the strongest on the field, and there's not a single card in your deck that can stop him! I end my turn!"
"My turn! Draw!" said Jaden before glaring at the card she just drew; smiling brightly. "Oh, hey! You came at just the right time, Winged Kuriboh! Now I summon Winged Kuriboh in Defense Mode and end my turn!"
Arms crossed over his chest, Winged Kuriboh stood floating in Defense Mode.
Winged Kuriboh - (LIGHT/Fairy) - LV1 - (300/200)
"Why'd you bring him out, Jaden? He can hardly put up any defense against my dragon!" insulted Chazz, noticing Winged Kuriboh angrily flapping his wings at him and bouncing up and down. "Heh, he still gets angered easily, huh?"
Ojama Yellow appeared right next to Chazz's shoulder and spoke up, "Hey, Boss! Maybe you can ask him where my two brothers went! I'm still so lonely without them! Well, except with you! You're alright! So, please send me out on the field so I can ask him!"
"Get lost!" Chazz snapped at the Duel Spirit. "No way in hell am I sending you out there! You got that?!"
"I got it, Boss...Sorry..."
Unseen by anyone else other than Jaden and Chazz, Winged Kuriboh bounced off the field and leaped onto Jaden's shoulder before pointing at Chazz's direction. "Kuri! Kuri! Kuri! Kuriboh kuri kuri!" ("Jaden! Jaden! Look! Chazz has a Duel Spirit right near his shoulder!")
"Huh? Chazz has a Duel Spirit?" Squinting her eyes for a moment, Jaden realized that Winged Kuriboh was telling the truth. "Hey! You're right! I can see him! Hey, Chazz! Who's your cute little friend? Can I play with him later?"
"W-what?!" Chazz frantically moved around, trying to get Ojama Yellow to leave while blurting out excuses. Finally, once Ojama Yellow vanished in a puff of smoke, Chazz drew his card and began his turn. "Time to finish off that lame weakling who couldn't even so much as scratch a wooden board!"
Taking that as an insult, Winged Kuriboh huffed, ready to take on anything Chazz throws at him to prove he was worthy.
"Armed Dragon LV7, attack!"
Armed Dragon LV7 raised his claws and slashed downwards, easily taking down Winged Kuriboh. Destroying the low-leveled Monster was almost as easily as shredding paper in half with ease.
"And with that, I'll end my turn!"
"Wait, I'm confused," said Syrus, examining the duel. "Why didn't Chazz use Armed Dragon's special ability?"
"Two reasons," answered Bastion. "One; with Winged Kuriboh's effect, Chazz would be unable to deal any damage to Jaden this turn. And two; there's a possibility that there aren't any Monster cards for Chazz to discard. Of course, that's just a possibility. Either way, it was inevitable that Winged Kuriboh would be destroyed."
"My turn! And I activate the Spell card, Pot of Greed! That lets me draw two more cards!" said Jaden. "Awesome! I discard one card from my hand to activate a Spell card, which happens to be Special Hurricane! Because I discarded one card from my hand, all Monsters that were Special Summoned are automatically destroyed!"
"Wha-?! My dragon!" Before Chazz could so much as glance at his dragon, wind gathered in one spot and transformed into a powerful hurricane that surrounded Armed Dragon LV7's body before resulting in a huge explosion much bigger than the previous one.
"Now that your best Monster is destroyed and you're wide open, I can hit you with a direct attack!" Jaden told him. "I summon Elemental Hero Wildheart in Attack Mode!"
The beast-like warrior rushed up to the field and drew out his jagged sword.
Elemental Hero Wildheart - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV4 - (1500/1600)
"Wildheart, attack Chazz directly!"
Letting out a Tarzan-like war cry, Wildheart leaped up and came back down, slashing Chazz downwards which sent him flying and tumbling around the platform once he landed.
Chazz - 2300 LP
Jaden - 1600 LP
"Haha! The prize is sooo mine!" laughed Sheppard, rubbing it all in Foster's shocked expression. "After all, looks like your boy's down for the count! Sorry!~"
Infuriated at not only the loss of Armed Dragon LV7, but the fact that Sheppard was insulting him, Foster stood up with newfound determination. "Oh no he's not! Chazz, get up!"
"CHAZZ, GET UP! CHAZZ, GET UP!" cheered the rest of North Academy, still finding hope for Chazz's victory. It wasn't over until there was only one duelist left standing and it was definitely going to be their toughest duelist, Chazz!
"Jagger, what does Chazz think he's doing?" questioned Slade, displeased and angry. "Why isn't he using the cards we gave him?!"
"Grr...It's my turn...!" grunted Chazz, getting up and being swift in drawing his card. "Now I play a Spell card; Graveyard in the Fourth Dimension! This card lets me return two LV Monsters from my Graveyard to my deck and then allows me to shuffle! And with that done, I'm returning Armed Dragon LV3 and LV7! Next, I summon Armed Dragon LV3 in Defense Mode!"
Armed Dragon LV3 - (WIND/Dragon) - LV3 - (1200/900)
"CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!" roared the North Academy crowd upon seeing the new appearance. Sure, it'd be a pain to go through the whole Armed Dragon summoning process again, but it'd be well worth it if Chazz managed to summon Armed Dragon's ultimate form once again.
"I'll set a card facedown before ending my turn!"
Glancing up a little to his left, Chazz caught the glaring eyes of his brothers before turning away, clenching his fists. 'Don't look at me like that...! I know I gotta win...I know I have to win! I'm trying! I'm trying!'
"I'm trying...!" grumbled Chazz, tightening his fists as his shoulders stiffen.
Hearing a slight mutter from Chazz and noticing his tense appearance, Jaden decided to see what he was looking at before. Somewhere around the crowd, she spotted two characters that were out of place, as evident of their black suits and older appearances.
'Those must be...his brothers? They do kinda look alike,' thought Jaden, finding herself staring at them before looking down at the ground. She recalled the memory of seeing Chazz breaking down in the bathroom and felt tears coming back. 'I get it...He was being pressured by his brothers! Poor guy...being tormented and pressured like that..Who knows how long he's been enduring this all along?'
Although it was faint at first, Jaden could now clearly hear her friends cheering her on from the sidelines, urging her not to give up and to win. Realizing they were right, Jaden knew that dueling wasn't about losing or winning, but having fun!
"Alright, Chazz..." started Jaden, getting Chazz's attention. "I'm sorry, but I have to win! Let's duel!"
"What do you think we have been doing, you idiot?!"
North Academy laughed at Chazz's comment, but Jaden could care less about that before North Academy began cheering on Chazz once more. "CHAZZ IT UP! BEAT HIM UP CHAZZ!"
Now filled with determination to win, Jaden announced, "My turn! Draw! Wildheart, attack Armed Dragon LV3! Wild Slash!"
Wildheart leaped up the air and came back down with a slash strike, slaying the potentially dangerous dragon.
"Gh-! I activate my Trap, Grave of Enkindling!" shouted Chazz. "Since a Monster was just destroyed in battle, it allows both of us to Special Summon one Monster in our Graveyard in Defense Mode! And I'm Special Summoning Armed Dragon LV5!"
Armed Dragon LV5 - (WIND/Dragon) - LV5 - (2400/1700)
"Grave of Enkindling made that way too easy! It's practically unfair!" complained Syrus angrily. "Isn't there any drawback into using it?"
"Hmm..." Thinking deeply, Bastion reponded calmly, "If I recall correctly, the resurrected Monster must remain in Defense Mode. That must be the reason why Chazz still placed Armed Dragon LV7 in the Graveyard. However, even in Defense Mode, Armed Dragon LV5 can still activate his effect, and the only Monsters Jaden has in the Graveyard are weak Attack Point Monsters."
"Well? What are you waiting for?! Resurrect! Take a Monster out of your Graveyard!" shouted Chazz impatiently. "But, lemme tell ya, no matter what weak Monster you Special Summon, it'll stand no chance against Armed Dragon LV5's effect!"
"Who said I was Special Summoning one Monster? In fact, I'll recall three!" declared Jaden.
Chazz scoffed, thinking Jaden wasn't paying attention earlier. "What are you talking about? That Grave of Enkindling only lets you bring one Monster back!"
"Oh yeah? Then, I Special Summon Hero Kid from the Graveyard!" announced Jaden.
A young, average-looking boy in a spacesuit-like costume and a red mask appeared, looking excited to have been summoned by the one he swore to protect.
Hero Kid - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV2 - (300/600)
"When did you send him to the Graveyard! He wasn't there last time I checked!" demanded Chazz.
"Don't you remember? When I activated Special Hurricane, I needed to fufill one condition; send one card from my hand to the Graveyard!" answered Jaden. "And I bet you can guess which card I sent."
"Hmph. Oh, yeah. Right."
"Plus, when Hero Kid is Special Summoned, then I get to call out every other Hero Kid in my deck!" said Jaden.
Two more Hero Kids appeared and kneeled down besides the first Hero Kids; all three triplet brothers reunited and together to aid Jaden with huge smiles on their faces.
Hero Kid - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV2 - (300/600) X2
"And now, I'm throwing down a facedown and calling it a turn!"
Chazz had to admit, he was impressed by Jaden's new strategy, so he silently commended him. "Heh, I see! By Special Summoning three Monsters, you think I'll have to discard three cards to destroy them, right? You wish! I don't have to discard three cards! I just have to play one!"
"W-what does he mean by that?" wondered Syrus, frightful of what's about to happen.
"Alright, my turn!" said Chazz, beginning his turn. "I activat the Spell card, Level Up! I select 1 LV Monster I control and send it to the Graveyard, then I Special Summon 1 Monster from my hand or Graveyard that's listed in the sent Monster's text, completely ignoring the summoning conditions! Come forth, Armed Dragon LV7!"
Armed Dragon LV7 - (WIND/Dragon) - LV7 - (2800/1000)
Just as North Academy hoped, Armed Dragon LV7 did reveal himself soon enough thanks to Chazz's hard efforts. They cheered for Chazz's success and how the dragon's second appearance was about to make a comeback and turn the duel around, allowing them the win. As proof of their loyalty and hope for Chazz, they cheered and yelled louder than ever for him.
"CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!"
"I've been waiting a long time to tell you this, Jaden! So, listen up!" yelled Chazz, preparing for his counterattack. "'I've got my game on!' And, I'm about to turn yours off!"
"Yeah, keep it going! It's finally the climax!" announced the director as he and his camera crew were still filming the whole thing live on television.
"Now, I'll play the Equip Spell card, Armed Changer!" Chazz continued. "Now, simply by discarding another Equip Spell card from my hand to the Graveyard, Armed Changer is equipped onto Armed Dragon LV7!"
One of Armed Dragon LV7's talons were geared up with a new weapon; one that happened to be a gauntlet with drill-like claws.
"Take out Wildheart! Dragon Driller!"
Rotating his arm at a fast pace, Armed Dragon LV7 practically made mincemeat out of slicing up Wildheart and destroying him.
Chazz - 2300 LP
Jaden - 300 LP
"And now, Armed Changer's effect activates!" said Chazz. "When Armed Dragon takes down a Monster in battle, it lets me bring a Monster back from my Graveyard to my hand, just so long as it doesn't have more Attack Points than the Monster I just destroyed! So, I'm bringing back Masked Dragon! But he won't be here for long, because now I'm using Armed Dragon LV7's special ability!"
"Masked Dragon's Attack Points are 1400," spoke Zane. "All Monsters with less Attack Points than that are automatically destroyed!"
"Activate your special ability and take out those Hero Kids!" Chazz ordered.
Three energy discs shot out of Armed Dragon LV7's abdomen and utterly destroyed the remaining defending forces that Jaden had left.
Armed Dragon LV7 on his side, the crowd cheering for his name, the excitement after nearly losing but rising back up like a fallen phoenix, and Jaden being completely defenceless...With all these things, Chazz couldn't help but laugh evilly and proudly of himself.
"Ahahahahaha! Poor little Jaden! You have no more Monsters to defend yourself with!" teased Chazz, grinning. "Tell ya what; if you surrender peacefully, then I promise I won't embarrass you in front of public TV! Oh wait, I already did! Ahahaha!"
"Jaden! Don't give up! Please!" pleaded Sheppard, even know he knew the situation was hopeless for Jaden.
"Who said anything about giving up?" called out Jaden, smiling. "I mean, I'm having WAY too much fun to be giving up! After all, that's what dueling's all about! Win or lose! 'Cause if you're having fun, you win every time!"
"Yeah, right!" said Chazz, disbelieving her.
"No, it's true! I mean, if I could have fun losing, then shouldn't you be having fun winning? I mean, just a minute ago, you were all laughing and saying how you were going to win. It's seriously not that hard, despite what your brothers want you to believe."
"What?! What do you know about my brothers?!" shouted Chazz, getting all personal.
"Well..." started Jaden. "For starters, Chazz, I know they're the ones you're dueling for." Her facial expression changed towards a serious and disaproval one. "And the ones putting all this pressure on you too. I mean, come one! Don't you remember dueling for the excitement of it all?"
"...I only duel to win," spoke Chazz stubbornly.
"Then, I'll make you realize that dueling is for fun! My turn! Draw!" shouted Jaden. "From my hand, I activate the Warrior Returning Alive card! Now, I can bring a Warrior-Type Monster from my Graveyard and to my hand! And I think I'll choose Burstinatrix! Then, using Polymerization, I'll fuse both Burstinatrix and Avian from my hand! I Fusion Summon Elemental Hero Flame Wingman!"
Her infamous Fusion Monster, also her current ace, appeared while sporting a huge evil grin on his face as well as a menacing aura. It looked like he had been looking forward to seeing Chazz on the dueling field once again. Chazz couldn't shake the feeling of fear despite the difference between his Monster and Flame Wingman's Attack Points.
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman - (WIND/Warrior/Fusion) - LV6 - (2100/1200)
"W-what good will calling him out do?" questioned Chazz, still a little frighten by Flame Wingman's presence. "Don't you remember that Armed Dragon's Attack Points are 2800? No way will you be able to outmatch him!"
"But I can! Everything's all set for my combo Trap!" said Jaden. "But first, I equip Magnum Shield to Flame Wingman! Because he's in Attack Mode, he gains Attack Points equal to the amount of his original Defense Points!"
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman - (WIND/Warrior/Fusion) - LV6 - (3100/1200)
"I activate my facedown Trap, Miracle Kids! For each Hero Kid in my Graveyard, this card lowers the Attack Points of an opponent's Monster by 400 Points! So, that means that Armed Dragon LV7's Attack Points goes down by 1200!"
Armed Dragon LV7 - (WIND/Dragon) - LV7 - (1600/1000)
"Victory's mine! Flame Wingman, attack Armed Dragon LV7!"
Shooting up into the air, Flame Wingman unleashed all of his full power onto the legendary Armed Dragon LV7; engulfing his large, scale-like body in bursting, hot flames.
Panicking, the director yelled through the megaphone, "This is bad! Chazz is going to lose! Cut the transmission! Cut! Cut! Cut!"
All over national TV, the duel was cut short by a weather news report; thus, the remainder of the duel was not exclusive to anyone else other than the people at the site of Duel Academy.
Chazz - 800 LP
Jaden - 300 LP
North Academy groaned and cried at the prideful loss of Armed Dragon LV7, especially Chazz since he knew what was about to happen next.
"She did it! Flame Wingman took down Armed Dragon!" cheered Syrus.
"And, the assault's not over yet. Flame Wingman still has his special ability," reminded Bastion.
"Yeah, I remember," said Alexis. "Flame Wingman's ability is that he can inflict damage equal to the Attack Points of the destroyed Monster. Since Armed Dragon had 1600, and Chazz has 800 Life Points left, then this duel is all set.
"NOOOOOOOOO-OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!"
At first, Chazz was lamenting over the destruction of his strongest dragon, but at the same time, he was experiencing pain from Flame Wingman's effect. He heard rumors of how male duelists were traumatized by Flame Wingman thanks to his super power, and now it was his turn to experience it, and owwwww! Man, did it hurt! For some reason, he had some feeling that Flame Wingman REALLY didn't like him.
Chazz - 0 LP
Jaden - 300 LP
Winner: Jaden
Duel Academy roared, fully filled with life and excitement over the intense duel. It was a real close call for their representative, Jaden, but a well-deserved victory as well. This was one duel they weren't going to forget anytime soon. Not just because a Slifer Red was chosen, but also because of the strategies, the Monsters, anything exhilarating about the duel.
"That's game!" giggled Jaden, giving out her usual hand posture.
Chazz went down on his knees, gritting his teeth as he heard footsteps approaching him. He glanced up a little to see black pants and black shoes, so it didn't take him long to figure out it was his big brothers coming to confront him.
"Chazz, what the hell were you doing?!" scolded Slade.
"You disgraced the Princeton name for the last time!" yelled Jagger. "You disgust us!"
"I'm...I'm sorry..." Apologized Chazz, placing his hands firmly on the ground and lowering his head;unable to gaze at his brothers straight in the eye any longer and appearing as if begging for mercy. "Please...Just give me another chance!"
"Another chance?! Do you know how much money we put into everything for today?!" demanded Jagger.
"The cameras! The rare cards! None of which you used, I might add!" added Slade.
"Sorry, but I just...I just wanted to win using my own cards," said Chazz. Letting out a yelp, Chazz was yanked up into the air by his jacket collar by Jagger. Both him and Slade weren't quite done yelling at his face at how much of a failure he was.
"Using your own cards?!"
"When could you do anything by yourself, Chazz?!"
"Let him go!" ordered Jaden, running up to the trio of brothers with an indignant look. The rest of her friends gathered behind her, ready to support her if needed. "Sure, he lost, but at least he dueled with everything he had, without your cards!"
"Stay out of this, kid! This is personal family matters only!" warned Slade.
"If you're really family, then you shouldn't treat Chazz like that!" argued Jaden, continuing to defend him. "Who cares if he lost? All that matters is that he tried his best!"
"We're not interested in the process! All we're interested in is the winning results!" told Jagger.
Jaden growled, unable to believe her ears at Chazz's two older brothers. How could they not even consider Chazz's feelings?! Why? Because they're two dumb assholes, that's what! Not only did she feel more sympathetic towards Chazz, but her need to defend him increased immensely. She knew the others felt the same way as well.
"Besides, why defend Chazz anyhow?" wondered Slade. "He's a nobody now! Disowned by us! And by the whole world! I mean, the cameras caught enough of it! He got beat and humilated!"
"Worse of all, he made a disgrace of us!" hollered Jagger right to Chazz's face as the younger sibling tried to look away.
"Wrong! There was one fight he did win!" Jaden argued with reasonable, bright eyes full of anger towards the older brothers, yet defending motivation for Chazz. "The fight against you two! Against you and your stupid pressure on him! Especially on his own turfs!"
Scoffing, Jagger shoved Chazz back, releasing him. Jaden looked at him and continued, "Dueling isn't about winning or losing. It's not just about having fun, but also gaining something important! Chazz, I think that both of us won and-"
"Save it, Jaden!" snapped Chazz, not wanting to hear it. "Look, the reality is that I lost. You won. Congrats. Now, nobody else believes in me, and nobody will. That's just how it's going to be from now on."
"I..." Jaden couldn't help but look down, unable to believe those cruel words. She wanted to help him, but she knew she alone wasn't enough to change his mind. Still, what could she do to help cheer him up, even a little...?
"We do, Chazz!" yelled a guy from the audience.
"Yeah, you did great!"
"We're proud of you, Chazz!"
"Both you and Jaden did awesome!"
"Awesome duel!"
"CHAZZ IT UP!"
"Both your brothers are mean! They should leave!"
"Yeah! Leave, stupid brothers!"
"BOOO!"
Both North Academy and Duel Academy, having eavesdropped on the whole scene between Chazz and his brothers, instantly began cheering for Chazz and Jaden, though mostly Chazz since he truly deserved it the most. As for the rest of the crowd, they started yelling for Jagger and Slade to leave, insulting them and even throwing items at their direction.
Glancing around and trying to avoid the things thrown at them, both Jagger and Slade couldn't believe the people at Duel Academy and North Academy. What was it that caused them to drive towards Chazz's side? Why join his side and why are they the ones treated as the villains? Both brothers didn't care enough to think and decided to just leave.
Watching his brothers leave the area, Chazz knew that there was only one thing left to do.
Later...
All of Duel Academy and North Academy gathered at the port once against to say their farwells to North Academy as they were about to depart. Jaden was a bit sad to see Chazz leave, but knew it was for the best. At least she enjoyed a good duel, and she bet that deep down, Chazz enjoyed it as well.
"Hey, Chazz! That was such a sweet duel!" praised Jaden. "Let's duel again sometime!"
"Jaden, I'm not going back to North Academy," said Chazz seriously.
"WHAT?!" exclaimed all of North Academy. Why would their best student, Chazz, say such a thing?! Without him, they'd be nothing without their strong leader!
"Look, guys," spoke Chazz, turning to his fellow now former classmates. Sure they didn't spend a lot of time together, but he did appreciate them cheering for him, and he wouldn't ever forget that. "I don't belong with you guys. Sorry."
"Then, where do you belong?" asked Czar, the same muscular student who grabbed at Jaden before.
"Right here! Duel Academy was always my home! Czar, I'm returning the title back to you."
"B-but you're our best duelist, Chazz! Are you sure?"
"I am," assured Chazz firmly, looking back at Sheppard. "If Chancellor Sheppard will have me back, that is."
Sheppard nodded. "Well, Chazz! You were one of our best students, so how could I say no?"
"Guess I'll be going!" said Foster, sadden to see Chazz leaving his Academy. "But, before I do, I'd like to have my Armed Dragon deck ba-"
"Attention, please!" announced Crowler, who was standing on top of a special stage with a microphone. "And now to announce the prize for the duel between North Academy and Duel Academy! The most beautiful woman in the island...MISS DUEL ACADEMY!"
"WHOA!" Everyone rushed up to the stage, wanting to see who "Miss Duel Academy" is. Well, mostly the boys since they were imagining Miss Duel Academy as more than just attractive.
Basically; Attractiveness x 100 + Dark Magician Girl = HEAVEN
"She's gotta be hot!"
"If Crowler says she's really beautiful, then damn, she must be as hot as Dark Magician Girl! Probably even better!
"Hurry up and show us!"
"And presenting Miss Duel Academy herself!"
Appearing on the stage...Wearing makeup...Dressing appropriately in a lovely red, velvet dress...was Miss Dorothy.
"MISS DOROTHY!" Everyone cringed loudly while others started bawling and making complains.
"Awww! Miss Dorothy looks so beautiful!" said Jaden, not getting why the others were whining.
"Ugh...Sure, I guess she is in her own way," muttered Syrus, facepalming. Here he was, ready to embrace and stick the memory of the most attractive woman on the island...only for it all to crash down like lightning. He wasn't going to get that image out of his head anytime soon.
"Now, the Chancellor of the winning Academy! Please approach the stage!"
Happily humming a tune, Sheppard walked up the stairs to the stage and leaned forward. Dorothy smiled brightly before smooching his lips in a huge, sloopy kiss. The crowd groaned, whined, or just averted their eyes as the kiss became a bit...intense.
Unfazed and oblivious, Jaden wondered, "A kiss? That's the prize? Oh! Good for Sheppard and Miss Dorothy, I suppose."
Syrus, whose hands covered his eyes, thought, 'I wonder if Jaden and I could be like that...No, bad Syrus! Focus!'
Foster, who seen everything, burst into tears before running off as Chazz watched him. "WAAAAAHHH! WAIT FOR ME, MY LADY! I'LL BE BACK NEXT YEAR! WAAAAAHHHH!"
Feeling a bit bad and weird for Foster, Chazz sweatdropped. "...Yeah, I'm gonna pretend that the prize is just a good old pat in the back."
"CHAZZZZZYYYY!"
Whirling around, Chazz felt someone grab his arm and plant a kiss onto his cheek.
Guess who that happened to be? Three hints; Kuriboh-like hair, Slifer Red duelist, and an energetic person who loves Cheetos.
The commotion surrounding Miss Dorothy and Sheppard ceased when everyone turned their attention towards Chazz and Jaden, who was still kissing his cheek. Everything seemed to be frozen in place and silent as night except for the Yaoi Fanclub, who started taking pictures.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!" screamed Syrus, falling to his knees in despair that his best friend was kissing her worst enemy! Being rejected was hard enough, but watching her kiss someone else was too much. Damn, now he knew how Foster felt.
Chazz shook his head and pushed Jaden off him. "W-WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!"
Jaden gave an innocent grin. "A sign of appreciation!"
'That's what she said to me when she kissed me in the cheek!' thought Syrus, getting all riled up. Seeing Jaden kiss somebody else left the little blue-haired boy jealous and making him want to punch Chazz.
Zane secretly felt the same thing as Syrus did, though he was more mature and calm about it. He looked like he didn't care, but for some reason, he wanted Jaden to do the same for him. Why did he want that?
Chazz still couldn't believe that he ALMOST had his first kiss stolen by his rival! A guy at that!
"How exactly is a kiss a sign of appreciation?! What are you, gay?"
"What's gay mean?" asked Jaden, tilting her head.
"...It means when two guys like each other."
"Oh! You mean Syrus and Chumley!"
Everyone swiftly turned to the two of them, whose jaws dropped before they shook their heads. "No, no, no! It's not like that!" both cried. Curse Jaden and her obliviousness!
Chazz shook his head. "I mean, two guys who love each other romantically!"
"Ooh!~ That makes sense! Yeah, now I know what you're trying to say!" replied Jaden, nodding. "But...even if you say that, I still say that Syrus and Chumley are stll gay!"
"WE'RE NOT GAY!" cried out both the Slifer Reds.
"Huh? You're not?" questioned Jaden. "But...Syrus, I caught you confessing your love to Chumley! And if someone confesses their love, they obviously love each other!"
"I...But..." Not even Syrus could answer that without stammering and blushing.
"Anyways, Chazz!" said Jaden, changing topics and turning to him. "I'm not gay! I mean, I can't be! After all, I'm a girl!"
Silence...until both Academies started bursting with questions.
"WHAAAAT?! A GIRL?!"
"You're kidding me, right?!"
"Jaden Yuki was a girl this whole time?!"
"T-that's a lie!" shouted Chazz, grabbing Jaden by the wrist and dragging her off behind some trees, ignoring Syrus's protests to protect his crush-er, best friend.
One minute passed...
Two minutes...
Three-
"Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!" SMACK!
A moment later, the two returned with Jaden wearing a casual smile on her face as Chazz clutched his head, which held a huge bump.
"Jaden...what happened?" wondered Syrus, almost too afraid to ask.
"Oh, Chazzy touched my chest, so I whacked him on the head!"
"HE DID WHAT?!" yelled Alexis, Syrus, Chumley, and Bastion before glaring at Chazz.
"H-hey! I just wanted to see what was up!" Chazz defended. "But yeah, I can clarify that Jaden's a girl...And how he-or, rather, she managed to keep it a secret is beyond me."
"I never kept my gender a secret," said Jaden.
"Liar! How have you gotten past more than 4 months without anyone else finding out you were a girl?!"
"Chazz, just think for a moment," spoke Bastion. "Given Jaden's male-like appearance and her tomboyish attitude, do you really think she would be mistaken as a boy?"
"...Oh."
Crowler was still in shock and was trying to sneak away at the moment. All this time, he had been harrassing a female student the whole time? Well, he didn't know of course, but that led to no excuse for what he's done! No, wait! Maybe there's still some hope! Maybe Jaden will be merciful and won't tattle on him for all the cruel things he's done!
Flashback...
"Jaden Yuki! Detention for running down the halls!"
"But I only just ran down once-"
"SILENCE!"
Flashback...
"Jay! Jay! Pass it here! Pass it here!" called Syrus, waving his hands as he and Jaden were playing Frisbee with a duel disk.
"Here goes!" Jaden tossed the duel disk with all her might, and it just so happened that Crowler was walking around the area and got hit instead. "Uh oh..."
"DETENTION! BOTH OF YOU!"
Flashback...
"Hehehe..." giggled Jaden, doodling something in the back of her exam paper, which so happened to be a cartoonish version of Crowler being chased by Flame Wingman and herself in a hero costume.
Crowler, who was making sure nobody was cheating, saw the cartoon and tapped Jaden's shoulder, causing the girl to freeze.
"..."
"...I'm getting a detention, aren't I?"
"How right you are!"
Okay, never mind. Considering the treatment he's given her, she'd no doubt try and tattle on him.
"Jaden, I'm going to have to talk to you later in my office, okay?" told Sheppard sternly.
"Huh? Okay!"
'She's totally in for it,' her friends thought, knowing where this was leading to.
Once everything settled, North Academy departed Duel Academy island with their submarine, waving goodbye with manly tears running down their faces. They were crying out for Chazz, yet at the same time, cheering for him.
"Goodbye, Chazz!"
"See you next year!"
"Hope you get laid soon!"
"Good luck getting Jaden to be your girl!"
"Chazz it up!"
"Chazz it up!"
"CHAZZ IT UP!"
After North Academy became a distance away from Duel Academy, Sheppard spoke up. "Oh, Chazz! There's only one thing left to resolve."
"Since you dropped out of Duel Academy and are now coming back, you are technically a new student," explained Banner. "Therefore, if you wish to be promoted to Obelisk Blue, you must start at the bottom. From Slifer Red."
"What?! Me, in Slifer Red?!" shouted Chazz, shocked.
"Yes. Once we're back at the dorm, we'll get you suited up for a new dorm room with new roommates!"
"New roomates?! Listen, Chazz Princeton rooms alone! You guys got that?"
"Yay! W're gonna be new buddies!" cheered Jaden, leaping up and down and clapping her hands. "Nice to meet ya, new buddy!"
"Can it!" shouted Chazz before screaming his head up to the heavens, hoping North Academy would hear him. "I CHANGED MY MIND! TURN THE SUB AROUND!"
As Chazz grew more frustrated, Jaden giggled and encouraged everyone, "Hey, guys! How about we congratulate Chazz on getting into the Slifer Red dorm? Let's give Chazzy the Slifer cheer!"
"NO WAY! I DON'T WANT ITTTTT!"
That night, inside the Chancellor's Office...
"...So, let me get this straight," began Sheppard. "From the very beginning, you were a girl."
"Uh-huh." Jaden nodded her head.
"And since the forms never included a gender selection, nobody could verify your true gender and assumed you were a boy?"
"Uh...What?"
"The forms never asked if you were a boy or a girl?"
"Nope! Hehe...Your question reminds me of this really famous game where some professor asks the player the same question!"
"Right..." continued Sheppard awkwardly. "So, you mean to say, you've been posing as a boy all this time? You do know that female students are automatically transferred to Obelisk Blue, right?"
Jaden gasped. "Really? But...all the girls I dueled aren't really that good! Except for Alexis! Man, she's almost beaten me a couple of times!"
"Well, let's just assume that they're improving," said Sheppard. "But why didn't you inform me or another teacher of your gender?"
"I just assume you knew already and let me stay at Slifer Red out of the kindness of your heart!" replied Jaden cheerfully. "Except for *cough* Crowler *cough*."
"What?"
"Nothing! Please continue!"
"Right, well, because we recently found out that you're a girl, we have to put you in Obelisk Blue," stated Sheppard. "Not only will you be able to associate with the girls, but your skills have already earned you-"
"No."
"May I ask why?"
"Several reasons, of course!" spoke up Jaden, starting to express her feelings. "First, Crowler is a big meanie! Second, all of the Obelisk Blue guys are such jerks! Except for Zane. Third, every single girl in Obelisk Blue are even more mean to me whenever I visit Alexis! But Alexis is the really nice one! Fourth, every time I try and visit the Obelisk Blue dorms to hang out with my friends, one of the boys always pulls a prank on me! And finally...I don't like the mini skirts! I tried one on before and they were too short!"
Allowing Jaden to voice her opinions, Sheppard couldn't help but agree with her on those parts. It's not unusual that Obelisk Blues have always treated Slifer Reds like trash, and the only way for anyone to visit the Obelisk Blue Dorms is through permission. He's going to have to deal with the bully system sooner and later. And for God's sake, who designed the Obelisk Blue Girls' uniforms in the first place?
Also, every student has the right to deny being promoted, though this is rarely since many students wish to be in Obelisk Blue.
"If you want to stay in Slifer Red, that's alright," said Sheppard. "But, you have to have your own room. You can no longer bunk with your current roommates, Syrus and Chumley. I'm sure Chazz will be thrilled to have some new roommates!"
"Noooooo!" complained Jaden. "Syrus and Chumley have been really good roommates with me! They let me have my own privacy and let me use the bathroom first! Plus, we have huge bunk beds. Also, you really think Chazzy will want to have new roommates?"
"Given Chazz's attitude...No, not really," agreed Sheppard. "But you'll have a new room all to yourself, and whenever or not Chazz likes it, he will have to switch with you."
"Please, Chancellor! Give Syrus and Chumley a chance!" pleaded Jaden. "I've never been bothered by them, ever! Plus, think of it this way! I still get to bunk in with my friends, and Chazz gets a room to himself! It's a win-win situation!"
"...Alright, alright," sighed Sheppard. "Seeing how you won't stop until I say yes, I suppose I can allow it. But be sure to inform me if there's any trouble. Boys sleeping together with girls is dangerous."
"Why? We sleep together all the time!"
'That's...not what I meant. Anyways, dismissed."
Late, that night...
Tossing and turning in his bed, Chazz groaned and tried to ignore the sounds of mice and cockroaches scurrying around the dorm walls; possibly inside the pipes. His first night here, and already, he wasn't gaining any sleep! Maybe he should try that dumb, old method of counting sheep in order to sleep.
Before doing so, he heard a familiar, annoying voice. "Boss! Boss!"
"What is it? Can't you see I'm trying to sleep?" groaned Chazz, sitting up and rubbing his eyelids before noticing that Ojama Yellow was beaten up pretty badly. "Whoa, what happened to you?"
"B-boss...I'm sorry...I tried to stop them, but they were...too strong..." With that said, Ojama Yellow fainted out of exhaustion from his wounds. Appearing from under the bed was a fierce-looking Winged Kuriboh.
Chazz scoffed. "Oh, it's only you; Jaden's pathetic Monster. What do you want?"
Winged Kuriboh, not in the mood for any jokes or anything of the sort, cleared his throat. "Kuri kuri! Kuri kuri kuri kuri kuri kuriboh!" ("Chazz Princeton! Because the Elemental Heroes decided to be merciful just this once, they have decided to send me to give you a warning and a beating!")
"Ha! You, hurt me?" laughed Chazz, amused. "You and what army?"
From behind Winged Kuriboh, five differently colored Kuribohs flew over and surrounded Chazz, blocking any possible paths of escape. Each were of different colored; white, blue, pink, and lavender. The last one was brown, just like Winged Kuriboh, except he didn't have any wings.
"Kuri kuri kuri! Kuri Kuriboh kuri!" ("These are my cousins! The five Kuriboh Brothers!") announced Winged Kuriboh. "Kuri kuri, KURIBOH!" ("All forces, ADVANCE!")
"Ha! Yeah right! All I'm gonna feel is-uh...Where did you get that-" BOOM! "Gah! You could have killed me! Oh, wait. You're a spirit, so no way could you-Gah! Stop! Stop it! What are you-NO NO NO NO NO!"
From that night forward, Chazz has learned to both hate and fear Winged Kuribohs and the five Kuriboh Brothers.
Yay! I'm finished at long last! Took a very long while but I made it through! So, everyone knows Jaden's secret gender, so that's cat's out of the bag!
Read and review! Oh, and I won't be updating this for a while since I wanna focus on a different story! Sorry!