Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope you all enjoy the holidays and Christmas break! Oh, and the new chapter's up! Along with some unexpected things!~
Disclaimer: Mage of Hope doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh series, only the OCs!
"AAGHH! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" hollered Chazz; his frustration getting the best of him after a long time of building up. "It's already been two months since I moved in this pathetic dorm! With how cramped it is, my precious furniture, paintings, and even my own works of art...There's just no room for any of them at all! And it's all because my room is just too damn cramped!"
Like Chazz said, his own personal belongings, all stuffed in separate boxes spread across his desk and parts of the floor. Because of their size and unique design, none of them could properly stick to the walls or any single corner of the room. In fact, some of his belongings were even outside of his room because there wasn't much space left in his dorm room.
Hovering towards Chazz, Ojama Yellow took this chance to speak up. "Hey, boss? Wow, you do look stressed! Maybe you need a massage or some other help? Speaking of help, how about we go find my lost brothers?"
"Shut it! I've got nothing to do with your brothers!" snapped Chazz. "And for the record, I don't need any help, so get lost!"
"AAAAAHHHH! BOSS IS SO MEAN!" sobbed Ojama Yellow as anime eyes streamed down his eyes. Irritated by his crying, Chazz continuously attempted to try and swat Ojama Yellow like he was an annoying fly needed to be dealt with.
"Gotcha!" yelled Chazz in succession when he clapped his hands together right between Ojama Yellow, causing the little Duel Spirit to disappear. "Finally, some peace and quiet..."
"What's up?~" chirped a familiar voice right in front of Chazz's room entrance. Well, the door was already taken out, thus inviting both Jaden and Syrus inside, even without Chazz's permission.
"Aaah!" screamed Chazz, surprised. Glaring at the two, he demanded, "Ever heard of knocking?!"
"Huh?" With both Slifer Red students confused, Syrus was the first to point out the reasoning behind their intrusion. "Well...we would, but the door is right next door."
"Oh..." Come to think of it, Chazz did unscrew the bolts of the door in order to make way for his boxes to exit out of his room without the door hindering in his way. Guess he forgot all about it even though he made a reminder to fix the door later.
"Still, look at this room!" said Jaden, impressed by the structure of Chazz's room despite the huge mess and lack of space. "I wouldn't think it's the same room as ours. So...LET'S BOUNCE ON THE BED!"
"Yeah!"
"Wait, what?!"
Before Chazz could try and stop the two, he was too late as the two roommates lunged forward and started bouncing on the bed, thus causing Chazz to bounce with them unwillingly.
"Ahaha! This is so much fun!~"
"Yeah! I'm having a blast!"
"Gah! Stop it!"
"Hahaha! Bouncy, bouncy!~"
"Yay!"
"Stop! My bed isn't a trampoline!"
"By the way-!"
"The Chancellor wants to-!"
"See you!"
"M-me?!"
"Yeah! An important issue! He said!"
"Ahaha! He wants you!"
"Jeez, how long are you going to keep doing this?!"
Eventually, fun times must come to an end as Syrus accidentally bounced off the bed before Jaden landed on top of Chazz, pinning her hands right against both sides of his head on the bed. Their foreheads were very close to each other, and if they grew closer...romantic things could occur.
Jaden grinned playfully, unknown of what their position could indicate. "Hi."
Chazz screamed before pushing Jaden off of him, sitting up afterwards with a burning red face. 'W-what are you doing?!"
"Owie! Chazz, you're so mean!" pouted Jaden.
"Shut up! Let's just go to the Chancellor's Office already!" shouted Chazz, getting up and marching out of his room. He motioned his arm to slam the door close...until he remembered that the door was no longer there, causing him to huff before stomping away.
Having sat up from the ground and witnessing Jaden and Chazz's "position," Syrus was overcome with jealous as his eyes flared up and he held a shaky fist. 'Chazz Princeton, you may be my greatest foe yet...' he thought.
At the Chancellor's Office...
"I've been waiting for you, Chazz. I have some urgent news," reported Sheppard.
"What's the serious issue I've been told about?" asked Chazz.
"Don't tell me...Is it another one of those Shadow Riders coming?" guessed Jaden, fearing for the worse.
"Actually, this time, we're facing a completely different issue," said Banner, who was sitting comfortably at the couch while ruffling Pharaoh's fur.
"Okay, fine. It's not the Shadow Riders this time. But if it's not them, what is it?" Chazz asked, turning back to Sheppard.
"Well, a sudden offer to buy out our academy has come up," Sheppard announced with a depressing expression on his face. "It turns out that our fate will be settled in a duel between the buying party and two students representing us. Someone is trying to buy the academy, and they plan to shut this place down forever!"
"Shut it down?! Why?!" gasped Jaden, wondering who could do such an horrendous act.
"Without us, they can control the entire dueling world. But fortunately, our owner, Seto Kaiba, has given us a sporting chance."
"Then, let me duel against whoever's trying to buy Duel Academy!" offered Jaden. "I'll beat them easily!"
"No, I can't do that," spoke Sheppard sadly. "The other party has already chosen the duelist participating."
"Wait, so who's it going to be?" asked Jaden before Sheppard reverted his direction to Chazz. "Wait, so it's Chazz? That's the reason he was being called here?"
"For some reason, they specifically asked for Chazz," informed Banner as the video phone started ringing. He walked up and pressed the receiver button as the monitor above began to activate. "I believe this is them now. Chancellor, we've received a call."
"Patch it through, please. On screen," ordered Sheppard.
"Yes, sir."
Pressing a button, Banner wasn't the only person shocked to see Slade and Jagger's faces on the screen. It didn't rocket science to figure out that those two were the buying party and responsible for trying to buy out Duel Academy.
"What are you two up to?!" demanded Chazz.
"As you know, our plan is to rule the political world," started Slade. "And not just that, but the financial world and the Duel Monsters world! All for complete world domination!"
"'Your' plan! I'm not longer involved!" Chazz shouted.
"Yeah, well it kinda has to be a plan now!" grumbled Slade.
"Yeah, because you couldn't pull your weight! You couldn't conquer the world of Duel Monsters like we planned!" accused Jagger. "So now, we'll have you duel against us with the academy at stake!"
"Me against you two?!"
"Yeah, but this is kinda good, right? Chazz's brothers are amateurs at dueling," Jaden pointed out. "There's no way they can win against Chazz, who's ten times more skilled than they are!"
Laughing at the tomboy's confidence, Slade explained while revealing multiple rare cards in a black suitcase, "Of course, we'll be using a handicap! So, there are several conditions you must uphold. First, both of us will be making decks out of these cards you refused to use, Chazz. Also, as part of the handicap, you're only allowed to use Monsters with 500 or less Attack Points during the duel, Chazz!"
"What?! But that's ridiculous!" cried out Syrus.
"Yeah, say no, Chazz!" agreed Jaden, finding the terms unfair.
"It's too late! Seto Kaiba already agreed to the terms!" laughed Slade. "Oh, but there is a small ray of hope for you, Chazz. One final condition is that since this is going to be a Tag Duel, you're allowed to select your own partner! But he or she also has to uphold the 500 or less Attack Point Monster condition!"
"The duel is in three days!" said Jagger. "Hope you're ready by then!"
With that, the screen went blank, leaving the entire room in a state of silence.
"Well, if that's done, guess I better head back to my dorm," said Chazz, speaking up to break the silence.
"Hold up! We'll help you out, too!" said Jaden, causing Chazz to stop and grit his teeth.
"No. This is my problem and mine alone," Chazz spoke coldly before proceeding to leave the office.
Later...
"Oh, man! This is terrible!"
"Chazz! This whole mess is totally his fault!"
"Since it's his brothers behind all this, maybe he'll get the profit too!"
"Obviously! He's probably planning to throw in the towel, already!"
"We should have never let him back here!"
As Chazz roamed down the hallways, students all around have already heard about the upcoming duel to decide the fate of Duel Academy; whether it stays down or not. Several of them have already turned against Chazz, spreading and murmuring terrible rumors all around campus. It wasn't surprising to see them like this considering his brothers are about to take over Duel Academy and that Chazz was a real piece of work before he left Duel Academy.
Angered by the spreading rumors, Chazz whirled around to retaliate when Jaden beat him to the punch.
"Listen, you guys!" yelled Jaden, defending Chazz as a crowd of students gathered around. "You shouldn't talk like that, you know! Chazz is one of us! A student here at Duel Academy! If you've dueled him once, you can tell he's not that kind of guy! Even if he is a no-good, money-hogging, card loving, big egocentric, small-tempered, Ojama humping, butt-munching asshole!"
"Hey, shut it!" At first, Chazz was, deep down, touched that Jaden was defending her...and now that touch turned to annoyance when she described him as a really nasty person. "Besides, I told you that this was my problem alone!"
"This isn't the time for fighting!" called Bastion as he and Alexis walked up to them. "We heard everything."
"If there's anything we can do, please tell us," said Alexis, offering any help given.
"I don't need help!" reminded Chazz once more.
"Don't be so stubborn," Zane scolded, also wanting to help just like the others. "The root of your problem is your deck, right? How you're being forced into a handicap?"
"Huh? What do you mean, big brother?" Syrus asked.
"What I mean is that Chazz doesn't have any Monsters with less than 500 Attack Points."
"Wait, really?" wondered Jaden, surprised. "So, that means..."
"Yeah," grumbled Chazz, being forced to accept that it was the truth. "It means that all of my cards are too powerful. Because of the condition my brothers put up, my deck is practically useless! Well, there's at least one card I can use. Just this one."
Holding up Ojama Yellow's card, Ojama Yellow seemed thrilled to be the center of attention. However, the others seemed either disgusted by his card appearance or shocked that that Chazz has to duel with the unfair deck condition.
"What?! Just him?!" exclaimed Jaden. "You can't make a deck with one card!"
"There is another way," announced Banner, who was sitting on top of the stairs while holding Pharaoh. "But, given the circumstances, it may be worth investigating. Deep in the woods, there's one part around one area that may help build your deck. Inside the island's forest, there's a dried-up well that no one has gotten close to, and it was brimming with cards. But, those cards were regarded and thrown away as weak cards by other duelists. As a result, those who approached that well were cursed by the grudge of the discarded cards."
"Hmph! As if I care about some curse!" shouted Chazz, now interested. "Even if I get cursed, I have to get those cards! After all, I'm the one fighting to protect Duel Academy, after all!"
"Yeah!"
"Good luck, Chazz!"
"Get out there and show them what you've got!"
Hearing Chazz's proclaimation about defending Duel Academy, it seemed everyone was right behind Chazz and wished him the best of luck.
Later, in the forest...
"Hanging out with the crowd in the school yard, yeah!~" sang Jaden, trailing behind Chazz as he wandered aimlessly around the forest with a bag over his shoulder. "Finding trouble, never-"
"You know, you didn't have to follow me!" shouted Chazz, stopping just to confront Jaden.
"Well, the fate of Duel Academy rests in your hands!" Jaden chirped. "Besides, I wanna go see the well, too! If an evil Duel Spirit comes along, I'll protect ya!"
"Hmph! I don't need any protecting! Besides, it's always the man protecting the lady, not the other way around!"
"Oh?~ Does that mean you'll protect me?" Jaden teased, clinging onto his arm.
Blushing, Chazz turned his head away and shoved Jaden to the ground. 'No!"
"Ow! You didn't have to push me! Meanie!" Sticking her tongue out, Jaden then picked up a pebble from the ground and threw it at the back of Chazz's head, irritated the black-haired boy.
Before Chazz could do anything, a ghostly-like Duel Spirit sprang up from the ground and joined its group of other ghost-like Duel Spirits in a circle, hovering above Chazz and Jaden.
"So, they are here," muttered Chazz as Jaden stood up, having overheard him.
"Oh! I just knew you could see them! You can see Duel Spirits, too!" said Jadene xcitedly.
"...We'll talk later. Here they come!" warned Chazz; his body instinctively moving in and shielding Jaden's with his own.
Two of the Duel Spirits swarmed in and flew right into their bodies, but no physical harm seemed to have come passed them as they were perfectly alright.
"Huh? Nothing happened," commented Jaden, patting her chest and stomach.
"Well, duh!" Chazz said. 'These are weak Duel Spirits! Unlike humans, they can't really hurt us! They're practically like ghosts! Kinda like the annoying roommate I had crashed at my place!"
After a while of walking further, the two of them discovered the ancient well they were searching for. Well, at first, it appeared like a normal hole on the outside, but deep within the well looked like any regular well except for any water at the bottom.
"Hey, hey! We found the well!" cheered Jaden, helping Chazz roll down the rope ladder towards the bottom of the well.
"Quiet! I can tell just by looking at it!"
Upon climbing down all the way to the bottom, the two of them found loads of cards littered all over the dirt with the sunlight from above providing as light.
"Whoa, check out these cards!" Jaden said, kneeling down to pick one up.
"It's just as Banner said," commented Chazz, glancing at some of the cards. "You could definitely build a weak deck with these.
"Still, there's some pretty interesting cards here!" Jaden picked up one and squealed at the cute appearance of the Monster card she held. "Ooh! Marshmallon! I have a cute stuffed animal of him! He's so cute!~"
"Hey, we're not here to look for cute cards!" Chazz reminded. "Although, I suppose Marshmallon could be pretty useful in the duel soon."
Two strange-looking Duel Spirits popped out of their Monster cards to greet the human intruders. "Hey, in case you haven't noticed, this is OUR territory! What'd ya come here for?" questioned the black Duel Spirit.
"Wait, did they forget our grudge after throwing us down here?!" wondered the green Duel Spirit. "Well?! Did ya?!"
"How should I know? It's not like I was the one who threw you away," replied Chazz, disgusted by their ugly appearances. "The only reason you guys were thrown out was because you're weak! And ugly!"
Both Duel Spirits burst into tears, loudly sobbing into each others' arms. In fact, from hearing Chazz's statement, all of the Duel Spirits that were regarded as weak cards started crying as well. Their sobbing proved too much for Jaden and Chazz, as they had to cover their ears to block out the noise.
"Chazz! Do something!" complained Jaden.
"Alright, alright! Jeez, I'm sorry, okay?! Just shut up already!" shouted Chazz.
"Waaahhh! It's hopeless! He's right! We're so weak, we can't even scare anyone properly!" sobbed the black Duel Spirit.
"If only we had Ojama Yellow with us! The trio of us three could overcome any problem and save the day!" the green Duel Spirit cried out.
"Huh? Did someone call for me?" spoke up Ojama Yellow, popping up on top of Chazz's hair. "Oh! Ojama Black! Ojama Green!"
"Ojama Yellow? Our long, lost brother? Is that you?" Hope rose up for both Ojama Black and Ojama Green as they spotted their Ojama Yellow brother before opening their arms wide for him.
"Yay! My brothers!" Leaping off Chazz's head, Ojama Yellow happily embraced his brothers just as they welcomed him back.
"Oh, I see! You guys were brothers, huh? What a nice family reunion!" said Jaden, happy that the trio were reunited once again.
"Ugh...it's like a repulsive reunion from the grave," said Chazz before standing up. "Come on. We're heading back."
"We're leaving alreaedy? But what about the cards?" Jaden asked, surprised that their business would end so soon.
"What about them? They're annoying as hell."
"Hey, don't talk about that!"
"Hey, now's your chance!" Ojama Yellow told his two brothers as the two humans were arguing with each other. "If you're polite and beg enough, Boss might let you come with us!"
"Really?! PLEASE TAKE US WITH YOU!" Both Ojama Black and Ojama Green pleaded, getting on their knees in front of Chazz.
Soon, the other lesser Duel Spirits started getting the same idea as they were gathering all around Chazz. They did whatever they could to please or convince him by pleading, begging, crying, or even bargaining.
Even Jaden was feeling sorry for them as she turned to Chazz. "Please?" She scooped up a few of the cutest Duel Spirits into her arms, and together with them, almost as if conducting an symphony, they performed their puppy dog eyes onto Chazz, which happened to be the final straw for him.
"ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT! I'll take you all with me! Jeez! You're not going to let me off that easily, are ya?"
The entire well echoed with laughter and cheering from the Duel Spirits, including from Jaden, who snuggled with the Duel Spirits in her arms. Step 1 of gathering the cards as complete, now all that was left was building a deck!
That night...
"Yay! With your new deck, I'm sure you'll stop your brothers from taking over Duel Academy!" said Jaden, sitting on Chazz's bed after helping Chazz rearrange his deck.
"Yeah..." Even though Chazz was prepared to duel against his brothers, he still felt a bit unsure about himself. "Hey...Jaden? You think I can ask you something?"
"What is it?"
"Er...you know about my brothers and those stupid conditions I have to uphold?"
"Yup, yup, yup!~"
"Well...would you...would...you um...I...want you to...Damnit, what am I doing? It's so obvious! This isn't like a date or anything!"
"Oh! You want a date?" Jaden asked.
"NO!" Chazz's face was as red as a volcano. "Just-listen! My brothers said I can choose whoever wants to be my partner because they said this'll be a Tag Duel! But that partner also has to have 500 or less Attack Points for their Monsters!"
Jaden pondered about it and came up with the answer. "Oh! You wanna ask Zane, right?"
"WHA-NO! Why would I ask him?! I'm talking about you! Be my partner, damnit!" demanded Chazz, shaking Jaden back and forth by the shoulders angrily.
"..." Jaden seemed stunned before a bright smile lit up her face. "Awwww! Really? Of course I'll be your partner, Chazzy!" Giggling, she embraced Chazz, who blushed at the close contact.
'G-get off me, idiot! I never said you could hug me!"
"No! I won't let go! Not unless you give me all the cute cards you have!"
Chazz rolled his eyes. Typical for girls to come after cute things like cute Monster cards. 'Alright, fi-"
"And, I wanna have a sleepover with you tonight! And I wanna sleep in your bed! And I want a new plushie, and-"
"Hold on, those are way too many demands! Like hell you're sleeping in my bed!"
"But Chazzy! What about my new deck? We have to work together to construct my new deck!"
'Fine, we'll do it tommorow!"
"Yay! I'll have all the cute cards and a new plushie!"
"I'm still not giving you one!"
3 days later...
The entire Duel Academy students and facility gathered at the main dueling center, the Duel Arena, all seated to witness the duel that decides Duel Academy's fate. On one side were two of Chazz's older brothers, Slade and Jagger, and on the other side was Chazz and his Tag partner, Jaden.
"Ladies and gentlemen! Today's match determines the fate of Duel Academy! Slade and Jagger Princeton vs Chazz Princeton and Jaden Yuki! Now, are you ready to duel?!" voiced the announcer as the audience roared wildly.
"I see you've come without chickening out at your handicap," said Slade. "I thought you'd run away."
"We'll at least praise you for your courage, Chazz," admitted Jagger. "But if you want to back out, tell us now."
"Does this answer your question?" challenged Chazz, holding up his already activated duel disk. "Oh, and I have something to tell the both of you before the duel. The promise we made was that both me and my partner would have a less-than-500-Attack Point deck, but only my deck has Monsters with 0 Attack Points!"
"What?! Hey, you didn't tell me that!" Jaden accused, turning to Chazz as gasps and murmurs echoed throughout the Duel Arena. "Did you change your deck all by yourself?! Without me?!"
"Hmph. Of course I changed my deck. And why do I have to give you permission to check my deck when it was my deck to begin with?" Chazz spoke, unfazed by her reaction. "Besides, this way, I can humiliate my brothers even more by using Monsters with 0 Attack Points."
"Yeah, but still..."
"Hmph. Fine. Do whatever you like! It still won't change anything!" said Jagger. "Now, are you ready?"
"DUEL!"
- DUEL -
Chazz and Jaden - 8000 LP
VS
Slade and Jagger - 8000 LP
"I'll go first! Draw!" shouted Chazz. "I summon Soul Tiger in Defense Mode!"
A turquoise, ghastly Monsters bent down and growled at the enemy.
Soul Tiger - (EARTH/Beast) - LV4 - (0/2100)
"If he's got nothing but Monsters with 0 Attack Points, they'll naturally be in Defense Mode!" commented Alexis.
"Still, not even Soul Tiger, who has Defense Points of 2100, can be taken down that easily," reminded Bastion.
"I'll end my turn! And remember, you can't attack unless all four of us passed our first turns!"
"Heh, don't worry. Your defenses won't last long anyways," assured Slade as he drew his card. "I'll activate the Spell card, Polymerization! I'll fuse Lord of Dragons with Divine Dragon Ragnarok!"
"This isn't good!" grunted Zane. "With those, he can Fusion Summon..."
"King Dragun!" finished Slade as his majestic dragon merged with another powerful Monster, thus basking his glory onto the spotlight.
King Dragun - (DARK/Dragon/Fusion) - LV7 - (2400/1100)
"Oh, and I'm not done! Next I activate his special ability! Once per turn, King Dragun allows me to Special Summon any Dragon-Type Monster from my hand! And now I'll Special Summon Luster Dragon #2 from my hand!"
Another powerful and beautiful dragon emerged onto the playing field, roaring alongside with its dragon ally.
Luster Dragon #2 - (WIND/Dragon) - LV6 - (2400/1400)
"Two Monsters with 2400 Attack Points?!" gasped Jaden, shocked just like everyone else in the crowd.
"Big deal!" scoffed Chazz. "That all you got?"
"You're just lucky that I can't attack right now, but next turn, I will!" promised Slade. "I end my turn!"
"Then, it's my go!" Jaden spoke, having drawn her card. "The best thing I can do right now is summon Hero Kid in Defense Mode and end my turn!"
Hero Kid - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV2 - (300/600)
"Now it's my turn!" Slade said, drawing his card. "I'll activate Card Destruction, meaning everyone has to discard all of the cards in our hand to the Graveyard. Then, we all get to draw the same number of cards we discarded. Call it a bit of a fresh start. You don't mind that, do you, bro?"
"Of course not. After all, the cards I had in my hand before were useless anyways!" said Jagger, smirking as he got a fresh hand. "So, thanks for the trouble!"
"Those guys...!" growled Jaden, having acquired her new hand. "Not only did they made me discard two cute Monsters, but they also thought their cards were useless!"
"I'm not surprised," admitted Chazz, glancing at the cards he had. "My brothers have always been like this. Trading in the weak for the strong. It's like their motto, 'The strong live, the weak die.'"
"Now, I'll activate a card similar to Polymerization, Dragon Mirror! Dragon Mirror allows me to Fusion Summon 1 Dragon-Type Fusion Monster from my Extra deck, by banishing Fusion Materials listed on that Dragon-Type from my Graveyard!" explained Slade. "And guess what? Five of the cards I discarded were all Dragon-Types, but each of them have a different Attribute! I banish Dark Horus, Frost and Flame Dragon, Chthonian Emperor Dragon, Felgrand Dragon, and Strong Wind Dragon! Behold, the ultimate Fusion Dragon!"
"It can't be!" yelled Chazz as light illuminated from Slade's Extra deck; the Fusion Dragon just waiting to burst out.
But it was, unfortunately for Chazz and Jaden, With five heads of different Attributes, FIRE, WATER,WIND, EARTH, and DARKNESS, a brand new dragon emerged on Slade's side; all five heads roaring in unison.
Five-Headed Dragon - (DARK/Dragon/Fusion) - LV12 - (5000/5000)
With the gigantic, five-headed dragon in sight, the entire arena burst with gossiping, screams, and gasps. Who would have expected such a rare and strong dragon to appear so quickly on the field? Now Jaden and Chazz's chances were slim to none!
"Heh, I'll just end my turn from there!" said Slade confidently.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck! How the hell do we beat that thing?!" cursed Chazz, panicking as he placed his hands on his head, trying to think of a good plan. It wasn't any good! No matter what, him and his Tag Team partner can't beat Five-Headed Dragon in battle! Not with the Monsters they have out on the field.
Jaden only grinned and awed in mazement at the dragon. "WHOA! SO COOL! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOD! OH MY GOOOOODDDDDD! I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE FIGHTING THAT THING! I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I DESTROY IT!"
"Jaden, focus! Can't you see that thing's staring us down?!" Chazz scolded. "Wait...what did you mean by you destroying it?"
The Slifer Red tomboy simply winked and gave a thumbs-up at her partner. "Don't worry about it! I got a super, duper plan! It's bound to work!~"
Chazz scratched his head, frustrated. "...Gah! Fine! Whatever strategy you have, I hope it works! My turn, draw! And now I'll call Spirit of the Breeze in Defense Mode!'
The beautiful spirit garbed in a yellow dress kneeled down in a prayer position.
Spirit of the Breeze - (WIND/Fairy) - LV3 - (0/1800)
"And now, I'll call it a turn!"
"My move! About time, too!" said Slade. "I'll summon Luster Dragon in Attack Mode!"
Luster Dragon - (WIND/Dragon) - LV4 - (1900/1600)
"And I'll activate Dragun's ability once again to Special Summon a Dragon-Type Monster from my hand! I'll Special Summon Hyozanryu!"
Hyozanryu - (LIGHT/Dragon) - LV7 - (2100/2800)
"Jagger's got four Monsters on his side of the field!" gasped Bastion.
"Oh no! If he attacks Chazz's Monsters and wipes them out, he'll land two direct attacks!" said Syrus.
"No, you're mistaken, Syrus," Zane said. "Even if Chazz's Monsters are gone, in a Tag Duel, one opponent must wipe out the other team's Monsters first before landing a direct attack. In other words, Jagger must also destroy Jaden's Monster before he can attack directly."
"Well...that's good, right?"
"Sure, it'll lessen the damage, but combined with both Chazz and Jaden's Monsters, they have 3 in total while Jagger has 4," informed Bastion. "They won't be escaping a direct attack this turn."
"Go, Luster Dragon! Attack Spirit of the Breeze! King Dragun, your target is Chazz's Soul Tiger! Hyozanryu, finish off the other defensive Monster!" ordered Jagger. All three dragons combined both their breath attacks, annihilating Jaden and Chazz's defenses with ease.
"We're all out of Monsters!" cried out Jaden.
"And I'm not through yet! Luster Dragon #2, attack them directly!"
Unleashing a green tornado-like breath, Luster Dragon #2 blasted both Chazz and Jaden without showing a hint of mercy, causing the two to grunt and hold it together.
Chazz and Jaden - 5600 LP
Jagger and Slade - 8000 LP
"I'll end my turn with that!" said Jagger.
"My turn! And time for my brilliant strategy!" said Jaden, holding up the card she drew. "First, I'll just set a card, and then I'll summon my cute Winged Kuriboh in Defense Mode!~"
Winged Kuriboh - (LIGHT/Fairy) - LV1 - (300/200)
A tick mark grew onto Chazz's forehead. "...That's your brilliant strategy?! You didn't even draw a decent card to help out, idiot!"
"Not true! I managed to summon my cute Winged Kuriboh!~" Jaden squealed, causing Winged Kuriboh to lovingly flutter his angel-like wings for her.
'Oh wait! Maybe that set card might help us out!' Chazz thought, eyeing Jaden's facedown. 'If it's what I think it is...it must be Transcendent Wings! Yeah, good going, Jaden!'
"I'll end my turn!"
"My draw!" said Slade. "Heh, I'm not going to show a single ounce of mercy, one bit! So, I'll summon Hunter Dragon from my hand!"
Hunter Dragon - (DARK/Dragon) - LV3 - (1700/100)
"I won't waste my Five-Headed Dragon on a weakling like your Kuriboh! Hunter Dragon, attack Winged Kuriboh right now!"
"How dare you call my cute Winged Kuriboh a weakling!" yelled Jaden, defending her Monster. "That's it! Just for it, I'll now activate my secret strategy! Go, Mirror Force!"
"What?!"
Hunter Dragon's fire breath couldn't even scratched the barrier surrounded Jaden and Winged Kuriboh, which the breath reflected back into various different breaths of fire, hitting every single Dragon-Type on Slade and Jagger's side of the field, including Five-Headed Dragon.
"Mirror Force?!" exclaimed Chazz, surprised.
'Yup! I knew they'd try to attack with huge forces, so I made sure to be prepared!~" giggled Jaden. "That, and to protect my cute Winged Kuriboh!~ Nobody touches Winged Kuriboh except for me!~"
"Hmm...Well, I guess you did okay. I mean, you did eliminate Five-Headed Dragon, which was the biggest threat."
"Yay! I got praised by Chazzy!"
"And stop calling me by that stupid nickname!"
"You idiot! Because of your stupid attack, they managed to get the drop on us and now we're defenceless!" yelled Jagger.
"Hey, at least I managed to Fusion Summon a really powerful Monster!" argued Slade.
"One that's in the Graveyard thanks to you!"
"Hey, in case you guys haven't noticed, it's my turn!" yelled Chazz, causing the two older brothers to cease fighting.
"Hmph. Fine. It doesn't matter if we don't have any Monsters right now anyways," said Slade. "You still have weaker cards!"
"Oh, really?" questioned Chazz, drawing his card before smirking. "I activate Card Destruction, sending the cards we own to the Graveyard and then drawing the same number we just discarded. Oh, look! Another Card Destruction! We discard all of the cards in our hands and draw the same amount again!"
"What's he planning now?" wondered Bastion, confused. 'Is he trying to make Slade and Jagger run out of cards?"
"Chazzz! If you keep making me discard more of my Monsters, I won't have anymore cute ones left!" complained Jaden.
Chazz smirked. "But that's exactly what I'm aiming for, Jaden. Because in a Tag Duel, we share the same Graveyard. And in total, we have 33 Monsters in the Graveyard."
"And some of them belong to me! They were super cute!"
"Jeez, would you shut up and listen? Then, you'll thank me later why I kept using Card Destruction!" growled Chazz. "Actually, you know what? I'll explain now! But first, I'll summon Chaos Necromancer!"
Chaos Necromancer - (DARK/Fiend) - LV1 - (0/0)
"Sure, he starts off weak, but he gains 300 extra Attack Points for each Monster in my Graveyard! And because I'm sharing my Graveyard with a certain Slifer slacker-"
"Hey!"
"The total number of Monsters in our Graveyard is 33! 33 times 300 equals 9,900! How's that for weak?"
"Amazing! He came up with a strategy that not even I could predict!" gasped Bastion.
Chaos Necromancer - (DARK/Fiend) - LV1 - (9900/0)
Jaden gasped, amazed by the huge power boost Chaos Necromancer received. "Wow! His Attack Points are over 9,000!"
"...Why do I feel strange all of a sudden?" wondered Chazz before shaking his head. "Never mind! Continuing with the duel!"
"No, wait! Stop!" yelled Jagger.
"Now, Chaos Necromancer! Attack with Necro Curtain Catapult!"
The spirits of all the Duel Monsters gathered in Chazz and Jaden's Graveyard hovered above the dueling platform; their spirits in the form of small green flames as Chaos Necromancer collected them all into one huge green flare before blasting it towards the two older brothers.
"You go bye-bye!" Chazz shouted, watching the green flames of vengeance overtake his brothers; as if the flames of the spirits were exacting their revenge onto the brothers.
Chazz and Jaden - 5600 LP
Jagger and Slade - 0 LP
Winners: Chazz and Jaden
"Chazz and Jaden did it!" cheered Alexis, amazed by the comeback Chazz managed to pull off.
"Yeah! He and Jaden saved the school!" said Syrus.
The winning team names continuously spread throughout the entire Duel Arena, mostly Chazz since he was the one who pulled off the amazing finishing blow. Some students were standing up and applauding while others simply cheered Jaden and Chazz's names.
"WAIT!" yelled Chazz, silencing everyone with a single motion of his arm. "You all know the cheer! Chazz! It!"
"UP!" finished the audience, including Jaden. "CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP! CHAZZ IT UP!"
"Jaden it up! Jaden it up!" cheered Jaden, being the only one exclaiming her own cheer as she stepped forward and waved her arms around. At this point, she didn't care if the crowd cheered only for Chazz, but she liked her own cheer personally because it was all about her!
"Hey! Don't steal my spotlight!" Chazz said, stepping forward before thrusting his fist into the air, causing the crowd to go wild.
"Hey, you got your cheer! It's only fair that I get the spotlight!" giggled Jaden, waving her arms. Remembering something from TV that made the audience cheer more, she peck her hand before blowing away a kiss, winking at the crowd.
Immediantly, several male students were infatuated with her somewhat flirtatious attempt as they rose up and held up signs with Jaden's picture. "JADEN IT UP! JADEN IT UP!"
"I wanna kiss! Send me one too!" shouted Syrus, standing up from his own seat as Bastion and Alexis sweatdropped.
Meanwhile, Slade and Jagger walked off the dueling platform, disappointed at their own loss that they had to accept. "Don't worry, we'll get our revenge!" promised Slade.
"No, stop it, Slade," grunted Jagger, shaking his head. "Can't you see? Our little brother...has already grown much more than we thought."
As proof, both older brothers from the Princeton family turned to see their younger brother shining and basking in the spotlight as the cheers were directed towards him and his partner, which they both earned through the hard efforts of their duel.
That night...
How Jaden managed to convince him to allow her to sleep over in his room, Chazz had no idea. All he knew is that Jaden is sleeping right next to him since they have to share a bed together. It seemed that the duel earlier today took a lot out of her, since after Jaden crashed onto his bed, she instantly fell asleep.
Chazz may be cold, but even he's not heartless enough to suddenly drag her body out of his bedroom and leave her out in the cold like that. Now that all of his Duel Spirits were...well, most of them were fully asleep, he could finally get some peace and quiet.
Staring down at Jaden, Chazz didn't realize he was effectively pinning down Jaden, glancing at her cute face from below. Everything she did was considered cute, even her snoring and sleeping form.
Glancing around to see if anyone was around, and luckily, nobody was, Chazz started to lean forward, wondering what it would feel like to mash her rosy lips with his...
"CHAZZ PRINCETON. UNLESS YOU WISH TO BE DECAPITATED, STEP AWAY WITH YOUR HANDS UP."
The hairs on the back of Chazz's neck shot up as he froze. Turning his head to the side, Chazz nearly shrieked when he saw Flame Wingman holding up three beaten up Ojama brothers.
"W-we're sorry, Boss! He made us!" apologized Ojama Yellow before he and his brothers were tossed to the side.
Flame Wingman did not look too happy as he aimed his demonic arm at Chazz. "NOW."
Not wanting to be told a third time, Chazz stood up with his hands up. "Okay, okay!"
Approaching Chazz, Flame Wingman kept his demonic arm still at Chazz's head. "I don't like you. Ever since the day Jaden met you, I have absolutely DESPISED you. But, I do have to thank you for today. If it weren't for you, Duel Academy would be gone, and Jaden would be sent home crying. And I don't like it when my master is crying."
"Hey, just letting you know, I never made her cr-"
"DID I SAY I WAS FINISHED?!"
"No! No!"
"Then, shut your mouth. Good. And because of your actions today, I decided to spare you and give you a warning. If you ever attempt to touch Jaden like that, or even make her shed a single tear because of you...let's just say you're going to BURN IN HELL."
With that said, Flame Wingman vanished back to his Spirit World, causing Chazz to collapse on his own bed...until he came to a realization.
"Hey, wait a minute! Duel Spirits can't physically harm a hu-Oh, that son of a bitch!"
So, how was it? Okay, the duel was a bit rushed, but I did put in everyone's favorite reference there, so hopefully I'm forgiven!~ Plus, this'll be the last chapter before New Year's! Hope you're all excited!
Plus, the CHAZZ X JADEN SHIPPING HERE IS STRONG!
Read and review! And Happy New Year's, everyone!