I'm back! And just to let you guys know, the OC cards from last chapter was made by that bopdog11 author, so all credit belongs to him involving his OC and his OC's cards! Please don't direct any complains about one of his Monster's being a DIVINE Attribute or anything like that!
That said, time for the introduction of Hassleberry!
Disclaimer: Mage of Hope doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh series, only the OCs!
"Man, this is so annoying!" complained Jaden, carrying a large backpack full of duel disks as she and Syrus were ordered by Crowler to deliver 14 new duel disks to other students who lost theirs because they were caught sleeping in class. "Stupid Crowler! Why are we low on duel disks, anyways?"
"Um..." Looking away, Syrus, who was carrying a net bag packed with duel disks, tried to avoid going into that sort of topic. "How about we talk about your Elemental Heroes?"
"...Sy, what's going on?" Jaden's tone was stern as she narrowed her eyes in suspicion. "Sy, I can tell you're nervous to tell me something! I'm not that dumb!"
'Yeah, right!' thought Syrus, sweatdropping. Jaden saying that she wasn't dumb...that was almost as funny as Chazz being defeated by Syrus himself! Actually, it would be pretty awesome if Syrus did win against Chazz, thus winning Jaden's heart, but that's besides the point!
"Sy..."
Sighing, Syrus stopped and looked at her. "You know the West River, right? You know, when we get out of this forest, there's a manmade river with a bridge suspended over it?"
"Yeah? And..?"
"Well, I heard rumors that there's some bully who stands guard in that bridge and challenges anyone to a duel! If you lose, then he takes away your duel disk! So far, 99 duel disks have been stolen in all! One more, and he gets 100! What a mean bully!"
"Yeah, I guess," stated Jaden before glancing at Syrus. "Uh...Sy? What happened to your duel disk? Did you put it in your net bag?"
"...I...may have...kinda...accidentally...lost against that bully," admitted Syrus, unable to find the heart to lie to Jaden. "And that's not it! He took my lunch money and his goons gave me a wedgie! Waaah!"
Seeing her friend upset and understanding the lack of duel disks and dueling all across campus, Jaden knew what needed to be done as she headed for the West River. "Alright, then! Let's get going!"
"Wait, but that's the way to the We-Jaden, you can't seriously be thinking of dueling this guy, can you?"
"Why not? I love dueling opponents, plus he made you cry! I can't have my bestie cry by a mean bully! It's time to teach him a lesson!"
'Jaden...! She really does care!' thought Syrus, tears of happiness pouring from his eyes.
"And, if I win, I can force that mean bully to carry all of these duel disks back, so it'll be a win-win situation for me! Whoo hoo!"
'...Well, at least she has the determination to beat that bully,' thought Syrus, running to catch up to her. "Jay, wait up!"
About a few minutes later, the two Slifer Red duelists arrived near the bridge of the West River. Just as Syrus confirmed through the rumors, or rather, through his own past experience, there was someone standing guard in front of the bridge with two backpacks filled with duel disks; duel disks he won off of duel disks and stolen.
The person in front of the bridge was a Ra Yellow, judging from the color of his school uniform. He had tanned skin, appeared very muscular due to his strong-looking muscles, wore a dinosaur bandanna on his head, and even though he was wearing the standard Ra Yellow uniform, the sleeves were ripped off, making his jacket a sleeveless jacket instead of the full-sleeved version.
"Gah!" screamed Syrus, startled. "It's that mean bully from earlier!"
"Stop right there, civilians!" the Ra Yellow student hollered, giving off the impression that he had a sort of western accent. "My name's Hassleberry; Codename: Tyranno! A freshman Ra Yellow! I challenge you to a du-"
The second Hassleberry laid eyes on Jaden, he stopped midsentence and his breath was taken away by the sight of a pure, innocent, and cute-looking girl before him.
She was...everything he wished for in a dream girl, and he's never even thought of a dream girl before! Those dark chocolate-colored eyes staring deeply into his with a bright shine of innocence, the light and dark mixtures of brown as her hair color, the childish expression of curiosity combined with cuteness matching with her babyish face...and even her movements were adorable and made his heart beat ten times faster! The way she was tilting her head and waving her arm at him and-
"HEY!" yelled Jaden, snapping Hassleberry out of it. "I SAID CAN WE HAVE A DUEL?!"
"H-huh? Oh! Right!" Recalling that he wanted to prove his strength to every duelist he came across, Hassleberry knew that one cute female student would prove no exception to his ruthless dueling as he maintained his composure from before. "Anyways, we'll have a duel, alright! So, get ready!"
"Awesome! Get ready to throw down!" spoke Jaden excitedly. "But...what's with your friends in the background?"
"Hey, don't diss us as some minor characters that only appear like 5% of the time and then never ever appear ever again!" shouted one of the Ra Yellow students as there was a small group of Ra Yellow students dressed similarly to Hassleberry's attire.
"Yeah! We're Troop Tyranno, and we never back down from a challenge!" another Ra Yellow student shouted.
"We're the best gang there is on campus!" bragged a Ra Yellow student. "The foundation of our gang was laid by the Tyrannosaurus, our image character!"
"Wait a minute!" said another Ra Yellow student, glancing over to Syrus. "You look like the kid whose undies we hung at the flagpole yesterday!"
Sweatdropping, Syrus shook his head. "Uh...Nope! Nope! You probably have the wrong gu-"
"AHA! So, it was you guys!" yelled Jaden, furious. "How dare you do that to my friend?! Ooh! Now, I'm definitely mad! That's it, let's throw down right now!"
"Jaden...!" Syrus was conflicted on whether or not to be embarrassed by the fact that Jaden just publicly announced that the Ra Yellows were correct, or be grateful and happy that Jaden was standing up for him.
"Now, hold on!" interrupted Hassleberry. "We have a procedure to go through before we duel! I already introduced myself, so why don't you introduce yourself as well? Er...Please." Despite being a tough guy, Hassleberry has a soft spot when it comes with girls, especially cute ones.
"Oh, that's real easy! I'm Jaden Yuki, and I'm absolutely flawless!" introduced Jaden.
Murmurs coursed through Troop Tyranno about the tomboy duelist before them. After all, there were claims that after Zane left, Jaden was announced as the newest, top duelist in Duel Academy. Plus, she deserved her position after saving the world last year with the Shadow Riders and Kagemaru situation as well as being a role model for the Slifer Reds.
If the cutie before him was truly the infamous Jaden Yuki, then there was no need to hold back against such a great opponent such as her. "Jaden...Yuki, you say?" questioned Hassleberry. "Finally! A worthy opponent! Alright, here's the deal! I'm sure you've heard about me beating up duelists in a duel and then taking them duel disks! So, if I win, you give me your duel disks, including the ones you've got in those bags of yours!"
"No prob!" agreed Jaden. "And if I win, you have to return the ones you stole and carry them all back to their owners!"
One of the Ra Yellow students whispered in Hassleberry's ear, "Be careful! If what she says is true, then this Jaden chick is really strong! But if you win, you'll get your 100th duel disk!"
Another realization came to Tyranno the more he thought about the results should he win. If he won against Jaden Yuki, the strongest, top duelist in Duel Academy, not only would he probably be promoted to Obelisk Blue and take her duel disks, but he'd be deemed the newest, strongest duelist! In fact, the most genius idea came to his mind right now.
"Hey, girly!" called out Tyranno. "I want to extend more to the duel's rewards should I win! If I win, not only will you give me all your duel disks...BUT YOU HAVE TO BECOME MY GIRLFRIEND, TOO!"
"Sure!" said Jaden a bit too quickly and casually. As usual, she thought girlfriend just meant a female friend.
Everyone else was just plain stunned and surprised...before they all had different reactions. Hasselberry was dumbfounded by how quickly she accepted without thinking, his Troop Tyranno squad congratulated him for thinking up a brilliant plan, and Syrus...
Well, Syrus was on fire. Not literally, but his soul was burning with anger and jealously.
'OH, HELL NO!' Thought Syrus, puffing through his nostrils in anger as he was all fired up. 'It's bad enough that I have to deal with Aster and Chazz as my love rivals, but another one's joining in the rivalry, too?! There's no way I'm letting that happen!'
Despite Syrus' determination, he was not quick to jump in without a plan, as he knew he couldn't beat Hassleberry after his entire fiasco from yesterday, so he had to rely on Jaden's dueling skills to win back not only the duel disks, but her freedom as well.
"BRING IT ONNN!" yelled Syrus, all pumped up. "Jaden, you better not lose!"
"Er...sure?" Jaden didn't know what got Syrus so riled up. It must have been his loss from yesterday. Either that, or just avenging the duelists who had their duel disks stolen.
"RAAAAAAAHHH! I ACCEPT YOUR CHALLENGE, JADEN YUKI!" roared Hassleberry, who was just as fired up as Syrus, though his determination differed from Syrus'. Now he knew he must absolutely win this!
Soon, the two duelists faced off one another with Hassleberry being on one side of the West River, while Jaden was standing on the other side. Their audience were Syrus and the Troop Tyranno gang, who were standing on top of the bridge.
"Are you ready, girly?! I ain't holding back!" warned Hassleberry.
"Jaden! Don't hold back just because he's a freshman!" yelled Syrus. "Beat the hell out of that guy! SHOW NO MERCY!"
Seeing a small pipsqueak like Syrus insulting their leader angered Troop Tyranno as they began shouting encouraging words to Hassleberry. "Don't worry, Troop Tyranno's got this!"
"Yeah, we're the best!"
"Don't hold back just 'cause she's a girl!"
"You can do it!"
"Rally up! All hands on deck!" announced Hassleberry. "Let's duel, Jaden Yuki!"
"Alright, alright!" Sighing, Jaden inserted her deck into her duel disk. "Let's do this, General!"
"It's Sergeant, Junior! Now, bring it!"
"DUEL!"
- DUEL -
Jaden - 4000 LP
VS
Hassleberry - 4000 LP
"I'll take the first move! Draw!" shouted Jaden. "I summon Elemental Hero Clayman in Defense Mode!"
Elemental Hero Clayman - (EARTH/Warrior) - LV4 - (800/2000)
"Now, I'll end my turn!"
"JADEN! YOU CAN DO IT! YOU GO! YOU'RE WAY BETTER THAN THAT GUY!" cheered Syrus as loudly as he could with all of his spirit.
Unwilling to let a little runt outsmart them, the rest of the Troop Tyranno gang randomly grabbed instruments and megaphones from out of nowhere and cheered even more loudly and with more enthusiasm than Syrus.
"SHOW HER WHO'S BOSS, SERGEANT! SERGEANT, SERGEANT, HE'S OUR MAN, IF HE CAN'T DO IT, NO ONE CAN!"
Inspired by his gang's encouragement, Hassleberry drew his card. "My turn! I Special Summon Gilasaurus in Attack Mode!"
Gilasaurus - (EARTH/Dinosaur) - LV3 - (1400/400)
"Now I sacrifice Gilasaurus in order to Tribute Summon Dark Driceratops!"
Dark Driceratops - (EARTH/Dinosaur) - LV6 -(2400/1500)
"Whoa! You managed to summon a really powerful Monster on your first turn! Nice!" complimented Jaden.
"Huh? Oh...thanks!" thanked Hassleberry; a light blush forming on his face as he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
Agitated by their interaction, Syrus shouted, "Less talking, more dueling!"
"Er...Right!" Snapping back into the duel, Hassleberry got his game face back on as he commanded, "I send Dark Driceratops to attack Clayman! CHARGE!"
The winged dinosaur let out a high-pitched shriek as he flapped his wings before rushing towards Clayman, slamming towards him and destroying him in one heavy blow. However, he wasn't finished with his head-on assault as he also attacked Jaden as well, forcing her down on her knees from the slamming impact.
Jaden - 3600 LP
Hassleberry - 4000 LP
"Yeah! He did it! Go, Sarge!" shouted Troop Tyranno.
"Huh? I don't get it! Clayman was in Defense Mode, so why'd Jaden take damage?" wondered Syrus.
"It's simple!" replied Hassleberry. "When Dark Driceratops attacks a Monster in Defense Mode, he inflicts piercing damage! No matter how strong the enemy puts up their defense, my Monster bypasses all that and heads straight for the commander, even if it means taking down the enemy's forces as well! Since I'm nicer on girls than on men, I'll end my turn!"
"That's the way, sarge! Go, go, go!" Troop Tyranno continued giving support for their team commander, shouting out and continuing to play their instruments and wave the Troop Tyranno flag.
"Hey! You guys are way too loud!" hollered Syrus.
"Sorry about that! But we won't be booing your friend, so all's cool!" assured one of the Troop Tyranno members who was using a megaphone.
"Alright, my turn, Lieutenant!" said Jaden, drawing her card.
"I ain't a Lieutenant, I'm a Sergeant!" correct Hassleberry.
"I activate my Spell card, Monster Reincarnation!" Jaden said. "All I have to do is discard a card in my hand in order to add a Monster in my Graveyard to my hand!"
Smirking, Hassleberry crossed his arms. "It's admirable for you to go so far to save one of your troops, but no matter how long his Defense Points are, he still can't stand up to my Dark Driceratops!"
"That's true, but what I really wanted was to send a Monster to the Graveyard," revealed Jaden as the faint illusion of Necroshade appeared behind her. "And what I just discarded was Elemental Hero Necroshade! And when he's in the Graveyard, I can Normal Summon any Elemental Hero without Tributing just this once!"
"So...What sort of Monster are you aiming for?"
"This one! I summon the Level 7 Elemental Hero Bladedge in Attack Mode!"
Elemental Hero Bladedge - (EARTH/Warror) - LV7 - (2600/1800)
"Bladedge, destroy Dark Driceratops!" ordered Jaden.
Being airborned, all it took were a quick few deep slashes from Bladedge's attacks to take down Dark Driceratops.
Jaden - 3600 LP
Hassleberry - 3800 LP
"I end my turn!"
"Wow, Jaden! That was so cool!" squealed Syrus.
"Aha! I know, right?!" giggled Jaden, waving at him.
Syrus grinned at Troop Tyranno, bragging, "See how awesome and cool Jaden is? She just took down a high powered Monster with ease!"
Troop Tyranno glanced at each other in confusion and worry, unsure what to do. Yes, it was true that Jaden did defeat one of their commander's strongest Monsters, and even though they should be rooting for their commander, they didn't know what to do with this revelation.
As Jaden was still waving towards the small amount of witnesses, Hassleberry couldn't help but admire Jaden silently. 'So, this is Jaden Yuki's strength! She sure is strong, being able to take down my Monster that quickly! She's good, but so am I!'
Deciding that one of the commander's Monsters being taken down was simply a fluke, Troop Tyranno's spirits rose up again as they continued cheering for their commander. "You can do it! We're rooting for ya!"
"That's right...I still have my troops cheering me on, and I can't let them down! I have to show them that no matter what color you're in, you're just as good as your own dueling skills proclaim! But when I tried out for the entrance exam, no matter how good you were, students who enter the high school through the entrance exam instead of a fancy prep school can't get into Obelisk Blue! But my Daddy always said I was a natural-born leader, and he was right! Soon, I was able to form my own squad, and to prove how strong we were, we stood guard of this bridge, challenging folks and taking their duel disks as a reward! But the most important thing about that job was that no matter how tough the opponent was, I would not back down!"
"...You do realize that you were talking out loud, right?" called out Syrus.
Hassleberry was lost in thought that he didn't realize he was monologuing until someone pointed that out. That was always a bad habit of his; speaking things out loud without realizing it. "Oh man, did I speak out loud again?"
Seeing his Troop Tyranno squadron nodding caused Hassleberry to be embarrassed. Oh, not again!
Turning to Jaden, who was more interested in Hassleberry now, Hassleberry cried out, "J-Just pretend you didn't hear anything! My turn! Alright, home field advantage! I activate the Field Spell, Jurassic World!"
The environment surrounding them dramatically changed into the old ages, resembling where dinosaurs used to take over before they were all extinct. They were out in an open, grassy field located near a jungle with a volcano nearby.
"With Jurassic World, this Field Spell can increase the Attack and Defense Points of Dinosaur and Winged Beast-Type Monsters by 300 Points! Plus, your Trap cards can no longer affect any of my Dinosaur and Winged Beast-Type Monsters! What's more, if they become the target of any of your Monsters, I'm allowed to switch them into Defense Mode!"
"What an amazing tactical advantage he has!" commented Syrus.
"I summon Archeonys in Attack Mode!" shouted Hassleberry.
Archeonys - (WIND/Winged Beast) - LV3 - (300/1300)
"And because of Jurassic World, he gains 300 more Attack and Defense Points!"
Archeonys - (WIND/Winged Beast) - LV3 - (600/1600)
"So what? Bladedge is more than strong enough to take down that birdie!" said Syrus.
"Who says I was aiming for her Monster? That'd be a suicide approach!" said Hassleberry. "You see, Archeonys can attack my opponent directly, so have at it, Archeonys!'
Flying towards Jaden, Archeonys stopped above Jaden and her Monster before producing a painful sonic scream from the top of his lungs, hurting Jaden's ears and sending a backlash wave at her.
Jaden - 3000 LP
Hassleberry - 3800 LP
"I place one card facedown and end my turn. Ha! How's that? Good offense and defense!" said Hassleberry, more confident in his victory than ever. "This is the Jurassic Period! The paradise of dinosaurs! How's that, squadron-huh?! What's wrong, troops?!"
When Hassleberry turned to his Troop Tyranno gang, they weren't really cheering for him anymore, but still watching their duel. Rather, they looked bored and were sitting down alongside Syrus.
One of the Ra Yellows yawned. "Well, nothing's wrong, but it's just that you always win using the same strategy involving Jurassic World."
The Ra Yellow with the megaphone shouted, "We'll be rooting for ya! Still!"
"Jeez!" groaned Hassleberry.
"My turn, draw!" said Jaden. "You're really interesting! I summon Elemental Hero Sparkman!"
Elemental Hero Sparkman - (LIGHT/Warrior) - LV4 - (1600/1400)
Turning to Syrus, the Ra Yellow holding the megaphone asked, "Hey, so-"
"Gah! My ears! You're way too close!"
"Oops! Sorry!" Putting down the megaphone, the Ra Yellow asked, "So, how do you think your friend's gonna beat the Sarge?"
"Well, Jaden always pulls off unpredictable moves at the last second! Or during the duel Either way, I've never seen her lose before! Except to Zane! But that was a long time ago!" said Syrus. "Now, watch! Jaden's raging attack starts right here!"
"Oh...!" Impressed by this new sort of dueling style their commander never had, the Troop Tyranno gang seemed more interested in Jaden's strategy than their leader's.
"Oh, come on, guys!" pouted Hassleberry, wanting them to focus their attention on him.
"I use Bladedge to attack your Archeonys!" shouted Jaden as Bladedge zoomed forward and steeled himself.
Getting his head back to the duel, Hassleberry began his counter. "Not so fast! I deflect using my Continuous Trap card, Amber Pitfall! It negates the attack of an artacking Monster and puts it in Defense Mode! And that Monster cannot change its battle position!"
A wave of a sand-like substance burst out from the Trap card like a geyser, splashing all over Bladedge and forcing him to kneel down in Defense Mode.
"Well, I still have Sparkman's attack, so go and destroy that Archeonys!" Jaden ordered.
"You have spirit, I'll give you that, but you forgot one little important fact!" said Hassleberry confidently. "Because of my Field Spell, I can put Archeonys into Defense Mode if he's being attacked!"
Archeonys flew down to the ground and shielded himself with his feathered wings, forming a barrier of sorts as Sparkman came charging forward with electricity surrounding his body. He tried to shatter Archeonys' defensive barrier, but was knocked back by how equal their powers were.
"I'll set two cards facedown and end my turn!" said Jaden before grinning. "Man, I was so close! Yet, at the same time, I totally want more unexpected and fun stuff like this to continue!"
"Huh? She's smiling?" wondered one of the Ra Yellows, confused.
"Why is she smiling when she's the one in trouble?" Another Ra Yellow asked.
"That's always how Jaden is," replied Syrus. "I've known her for too long that she always acts this way! No matter how much of a pinch she's in, she always enjoys her duels and somehow maintains the courage to get back up and come up with new tactics to turn the tables around."
"Ohhhhh!" Even more impressed by Jaden, the Troop Tyranno gang appeared to be taking more of Jaden's side than their leader's, irritating the Dinosaur-wielding deck user.
'What's with these guys?! Didn't they see just how awesome my strategy is?' thought Hassleberry, annoyed. 'So, why are they siding with the enemy instead of cheering? Grrr, I'll deal with that later!'
Seeing Hassleberry unusually fired up and glaring at her, Jaden was a little taken aback. "H-Hassleberry...? You okay-"
"My turn, draw!" roared Hassleberry. "I activate the Spell card, Earthquake, which forces every single one of our Monsters to switch into Defense Mode!"
The ground rumbled and cracked fissures in the ground, forcing Sparkman to kneel down like Edgeman and change his offensive maneuver into defensive.
"Now I activate the Spell, Modified Ultra Evolution! This card sacrifices one Winged Beast-Type Monster on my field and allows me to Special Summon a Dinosaur-Type Monster from my hand! Jaden, did you know that some dinosaurs originated from birds?"
"Eh? Really? That's cool!" said Jaden.
Hassleberry nodded. "After tens of thousands of years later, Archeonys has evolved! Evolved into a Monster I like to call Black Tyranno!"
Black Tyranno - (EARTH/Dinosaur) - LV7 - (2600/1800)
"And because of my Field Spell, he gains 300 extra Attack and Defense Points!"
Black Tyranno - (EARTH/Dinosaur) - LV7 - (2900/2100)
"But there's more! If you don't have any Monsters on the field that are in Attack Mode, Black Tyranno can attack you directly! So, go boy!"
Vigorous and filled with a unstable urge to bite something, Black Tyranno released a dinosaur-worthy roar before rushing forward at Jaden, commencing his attack within a large cloud of dust.
"Yeah!" cheered Hassleberry in succession. All he had to do was attack again on his next turn! It didn't matter if Jaden put up a Monster in Attack or Defense Mode on her turn, because Black Tyranno's still gonna gobble that Monster up anyways! With this successful attack, her Life Points will be low!
The dust cleared, and like Hassleberry expected, she was still standing. But, what he didn't expect was the unusual calculation in the Life Points area.
Jaden - 2100 LP
Hassleberry - 3800 LP
"Wait a minute..." muttered Hassleberry, counting using his fingers. "3000 - 2900 = 100...I know that attack didn't completely knock you out, but you shouldn't have 2100 Life Points left! Did you happen to rig the system?!"
Jaden shook her head as her Trap card popped up, revealing to be Elemental Recharge. "Nah. I just activate Elemental Recharge! For every Elemental Hero I control, I gain 1000 Life Points each! I had Sparkman and Bladedge still on the field, so I got 2000 Life Points! Sweet move, huh?"
"What a cool move!" cheered Syrus along with the rest of the Troop Tyranno gang.
"...I end my turn," sighed Hassleberry, sitting down in disappointment and sorrow. "This always happens..."
"Hmm? What's wrong?" wondered Jaden.
Hassleberry shook his head, thinking there was no point in telling her. No, maybe she did deserve to know after all. "Whenever I gather up a couple of folks, and whenever there's trouble, they always abandon me. To tell you the truth, I started stealing duel disks so I could improve my charismatic nature as a leader. I've been using the same strategy up even now to beat my folks, but what's the point of winning if there's no one to celebrate the victory with?"
"Well, we don't really know what'll happen in a duel, and that's the best part!" said Jaden. "When you enter a duel, you don't know what your foe's gonna pull, and that's really exciting! In fact, whether I draw a good card or not on my turn will determine my win or loss!"
"Please, do you really think you can turn things around with just one card?" scoffed Hassleberry. "You may have survived Black Tyranno's attack, but your situation's no good in your field."
"True, but even if I win or lose, at least I still had fun in this interesting duel!" said Jaden. "What matters isn't who wins or loses, but how fun the duel is! And I'll prove it! I draw! I activate Pot of Greed, letting me draw two more cards! Now I activate the Spell card, R- Righteous Justice! For every Elemental Hero on my field, I get to destroy that many number of Spells or Traps! I have two, so I destroy Amber Pitfall and Jurassic World!"
Flames erupted and surrounded all throughout the entire dueling field, causing everyone to shriek and try to fan the flames away before remembering that this was all holographic and non-realistic. However, to Hassleberry, seeing his precious Jurassic World up in flames was like witnessing a nightmare.
It wouldn't take him long to realize that the flames wouldn't physically hurt him, but what was more frightening to him wasn't the flames, but a pair of golden eyes.
Those eyes felt like they were piercing his very soul itself, and Hassleberry felt like he was prey caught by the predator, awaiting for his demise. It was only for a brief moment, but those eyes vanished along with the rest of the flames as he was left staring into the innocent, dark chocolate colored eyes of Jaden Yuki.
"Uh...Dude? You okay?" asked Jaden, snapping her fingers to get his attention.
"W-Wha? Yeah, I'm fine! Of course I'm fine! Tyranno Hassleberry does not retreat from battle!" assured Hassleberry. Nah, it couldn't have been Jaden. No one could possibly change eye color, and besides, the fire must have caused him to temporarily hallucinate. Well, his Jurassic World and Amber Pitfall were destroyed, but it was kinda nice to have a change in scenery-
Wait, that was it! That was what he always lacked! His Jurassic World was like a reflection of him, both strong in offense and defense! He did bad things in the past, but good things as well, so he was a neutral kind of guy. Even so, the companions he made were both relaxed, yet unexcited at the same time, which is exactly what Troop Tyranno was doing right now! He lacked change. But seeing Jaden Yuki all excited made him realize even further the gap between him and her.
"HEY!" called out Jaden, pouting. "I told you, that since Jurassic World's destroyed, then your Monster loses 300 Attack and Defense Points!"
Black Tyranno - (EARTH/Dinosaur) - LV7 - (2600/1800)
"Now I activate Polymerization and fuse Avian from my hand and Bladedge on the field to form Elemental Hero Gaia!"
Elemental Hero Gaia - (EARTH/Warrior/Fusion) - LV6 - (2200/2600)
"And because Gaia was Fusion Summoned, I activate his special ability! I can target a Monster on your field and halve its Attack Points before adding those halved Attack Points to Gaia's until the End Phase!"
Black Tyranno - (EARTH/Dinosaur) - LV7 - (1300/1800)
Elemental Hero Gaia - (EARTH/Warrior/Fusion) - LV6 - (3500/2600)
"Now, I attack with Gaia!"
Gaia leapt high in the air, blocking the sun with his mechanical body for a brief second before slamming down onto Black Tyranno's backside, crushing his bones.
Jaden - 2100 LP
Hassleberry - 1600 LP
"And now to finish things off! Sparkman, attack him directly!"
Once in the air, Sparkman began charging up electricity within his palms, preparing for his finishing move as Hassleberry no longer cared for his loss, but rather awed at Jaden and her dueling.
"Wow, Jaden," awed Hassleberry; his pupils narrowing into reptile-like slits. "You truly are one of the be-EIEEEEEEHHHHH!"
Just before he could finish, Sparkman finished storing enough power before zapping him with electricity, causing Hassleberry to fall facedown towards the small West River.
Jaden - 2100 LP
Hassleberry - 0 LP
Winner: Jaden
"Hassleberry! You okay?" called out Jaden, running towards the bridge and trying to see if she could find him.
Shaking water off of him, Hassleberry sat up and called back, "I'm alright!"
Relieved to see him alright just as he proclaimed, Jaden handed him her usual victory finger gesture. "That's game! You've got some sweet moves, Admiral!"
"It's Sar-Never mind!"
Later, that evening...
"Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! You can't just barge in, announce that you're coming to live with us, and then dump your stuff onto the floor!" cried out Syrus as he, Jaden, and Chazz watched Hassleberry doing so in their room. 'Plus, it's bad enough that Chazz's living here temporarily!'
"Yeah, there isn't enough room for you in this cramped room anyways!" said Chazz. In reality, just like Syrus, he didn't want Hassleberry to barge in on their love rivalry. 'Damnit, what is it about Jaden that attracts guys to her anyways?! I'm not letting some potential love rival steal her heart, you hear me, Dino Boy?!'
"Hey, that's not fair!" defended Jaden. "I mean, you're freeloading here too, aren't you, Chazz?"
"T-This is just a temporary thing!" reminded Chazz. "I'm only living here in Chumley's free bed until my room's complete! That's all!"
Picking up one of his dinosaur shirts, Hassleberry grinned. "Well, I'm staying here to improve my charisma and dueling skills! It's why I broke up Troop Tyranno, after all! They need an even more dependent leader, someone better than me!"
"Hmph, well if you really want someone to show you the ropes, yours truly will happily teach you!" said Chazz.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"WELL, SAY SOMETHING, DAMNIT!"
No way will anyone in the room admit out loud that Chazz wasn't exactly teacher material. That, and the fact that he had a rather nasty attitude.
Standing up properly, Hassleberry offered his hand over to Jaden. "I may be a novice, but please take care of me, Sarge!"'
Taking his hand and shaking it, Jaden replied, "You know you can just call me Jaden, right?"
"Alright then...Jaden," spoke Hassleberry, winking at her. Ever since the duel, he's grown more of an interest towards her, so while he was staying in her dorms, maybe they might become close?
In the background, Syrus and Chazz was close to grabbing someone and breaking Hassleberry's head open. It appears that they have a potential new love rival after all.
It was so on.
Skit: Future Vision
"Everyone...the hour is upon us," spoke Flame Wingman gravelly. "I'm sure you've all felt it...that power."
"I thought we were here for another daily Jaden and boy trouble?" wondered Steam Healer, surprised since it was all Flame Wingman could talk about.
"True, but this time, it's actually more dire."
If Flame Wingman was like this, then this meant much more serious business than they thought, so everyone complied and quietened down, though they had an idea what he was talking about.
"Jaden hasn't noticed, but her power to see Duel Spirits is progressing and growing much faster than we thought," explained Flame Wingman. "Too fast. I'd give it another year before she realizes her power."
"It's all because of the Shadow Riders and the dangers they possessed last year!" shouted Tempest. "The adrenaline Jaden had to go through increased that process!"
"Yeah but we need to find a better solution for this," spoke Burstinatrix. "We can still contain...'that' power, but for how long? We'll need to find an alternate plan or that power will be unleashed and we'll lose Jaden. And I don't even know if we can find a way to bring her back."
"This is all Yubel's fault!" Sparkman said. "It was a good thing she's up in space somewhere!"
"Yeah, but we can't ever mention Yubel to Jaden," reminded Lady Heat gently. "I don't know if she still remembers Yubel or not, but she was a child back then. We have to be careful."
"Well, the most we can say is that we'll have control our influence over Jaden's unfortunate power," sighed Flame Wingman, causing the others to nod in agreement. "Good, that said, we can adjust to the other meeting for today. Someone named Hassleberry has now joined in and now he's sleeping with Jaden and her friends!"
"It's bad enough that she has those two boys in her room, but another one?!"
"How does Jaden keep getting in these situations?!"
"We must find a plan to hide the body!"
Another typical day.
Skit: Sleep Turns
"Hey, so if I'm gonna live here, where do you reckon I sleep?" wondered Hassleberry.
"There's barely enough room up here!" protested Syrus.
Chazz shook his head. "Yeah, I don't swing that way."
"Then it's decided! Hassleberry sleeps with me!" decided Jaden.
"NO!" yelled Chazz and Syrus as Hassleberry's face exploded into embarrassment. "HE CAN'T!"
Jaden placed her hands on her hips, pouting. "You guys are so mean! Why not?!"
"Er...I don't mind sleeping with her," admitted Hassleberry, raising his hand.
"Yeah, that's not happening," said Chazz. "In fact...I'll let you have my bed and then I'll sleep with Jaden!"
"Oh no, I am not letting you take advantage of the situation here!" shouted Syrus, hugging Jaden. "Jaden, you like me, right?"
"Of course!"
"Ha! See?! She likes me, so I get an automatic win!"
"You're not sleeping with her, Sy! I am!"
While the three were bickering with each other, Jaden thought it might be nice right now to take a nap and decide later.
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