Hey everyone! I'm so sorry for the late update but the past two moths have been hectic for me with work and I haven't had much chance to sit down and do much typing. I'm beginning to make a schedule with my free time and my days off and will dedicate a day a week to nothing but typing!
I will do a little Christmas special for you guys tomorrow for this story and that'll be it until January then.
Massive props to sUbSoNiCSoundwave for his ideas and his input for this chapter: hope you enjoy it mate and that it's to your liking!
Without further ado... Chapter eleven begins NOW! :D
"Talking"
"Duel Spirit Talking/Whispering"
'Thoughts'
"Loud Speaking!"
"Selected Position (ATK/DEF)/Multiple voices"
Chapter Eleven: The Ancient Gear Witch!
Christmas holidays were soon coming around in Duel Academy and the festivities were already showing signs of appearing: the large tree that sat in the cafeteria (already tended to and glittering with decorations and tinsel and a little fluffy Winged Kuriboh for the 'star'), the snowy spray that lined the Academy windows only gave the atmosphere more of an uplifting presence. The three respective dorms had also taken on a wintery feel to spruce the feeling of the annual festivities; the Obelisk Dorm had been completely refurnished to look like one of the grand castles you see in those little orbs you shake, being lined heavily with snow. Ra Dorm went against the usual theme as they wanted to avoid an overflow of snow (being situated near a cliff, after all) and decided on decorating the building with tinsel, lights and other outdoor decorations to spruce the place up.
Slifer Dorm? A wreath.
... that's seriously it.
Laughable, I know.
Back on track... the dorms and the atmosphere weren't the only noticeable changes in the Academy; most of the students have already shifted into their winter uniforms; padded jackets, trousers and snow-boots for the men, fur-lined jackets, female trousers and fur-lined boots for the female students. The weather was turning rather cold, rather quickly, and most of the students had decided on staying within their social groups in each other's dorms to talk for a while...
Or they'd hit the Dueling Arenas that were being openly supervised and, 'get their game on!'
It had been two weeks since the duel between Jaden, Kaiba and Jenny. Despite that, it was still awe-inspiring for the students to push themselves further and improve their dueling ability. Sheppard had commented that the academic rating for the students here had improved by a whopping 46% (the best record having previously reached being a mere 23%). Of course, with Jaden now having been made the full-time Dueling Techniques professor? He was more than happy to help the students out when he was free. The lessons were now fun! All the students could now, honestly, say that they looked forward to the lessons he taught because he knew exactly how to teach them and what to say to them because he had the best tutors anyone could ask for!
Of course, everyone still realized that there were a handful of students who were normally left for extra-curricular classes but only because they had spent time learning with Jaden long before he became the professor, full-time or temporary, and they already knew of the things covered in their normal lessons. There were still a few duels that needed getting underway to fully distinguish the hierarchy of dueling ability...
surprisingly, Syrus and Bastion...
... and, not surprisingly, Alexis and Jenny's official rematch.
Speaking of the redhead, her personality and her dueling skill had taken a massive U-Turn. Before, not many people knew about her dueling skills as she was normally reserved and introverted (Jaden knew the reason, and so far, he was the only one who does.) She'd duel on the odd occasion but when someone said about joining Duel Academy, she decided to take a shot and see where it would lead her as a joke. Then, her perceptions of Duel Academy changed when she ran into Jaden and she had been on a momentous stride in improving her game. Completely refitting her Dragon deck out, she's now a promising Ra Student with a very high chance of promoting to Obelisk Blue by the time the try-outs come around in January. Now, with the tournament duels and the last one where she teamed up with Kaiba...
It only cemented her as one of the few students to watch out for as everyone knew she'd be hitting the Pro Circuit by the time she left, if not before then! Well, with a moniker of 'The White Dragon Mistress' for her signature uses of her Blue-Eyes variants and her popular Lightpulsar Dragon (and her Red Eyes but everyone felt it better to stick with the title as it is). So, now, she was rolling on a high.
It had also been two weeks ago she had confessed her feelings to Jaden and since then, the relationship between the two of them only continued to blossom and, inadvertently, made the on looking female students swoon over the 'mushiness' between the two, wishing for someone who'd treat them with such love (meanwhile, the guys stared in a mixture of respect and jealousy. Not surprising there.) Since then, the two only had been intimate with each other once more and it meant so much to the two sweethearts as they both slowly moved on from their warped pasts and begin focusing on the future they wanted...
Alexis included, of course.
Alexis hadn't been letting her game slip either, after the embarrassing moment of being publicly humiliated by Jenny for how she treated her cards and she sought to rectify that. She immediately asked Jaden the morning after their night together... after another session... if he could help her out. It had taken him all day to sort it out but he eventually managed to fine-tune her deck to a good balance for her style of play. It was her addition to the tutoring group that had Jaden thinking about something that had resurfaced a week ago while speaking with Chancellor Sheppard about the new promotion from student to professor...
XXX-Flashback-XXX
"You wanted to see me, Chancellor?"
"Haha! Please, Jaden, call me Jack." Sheppard chuckled good-heartedly as he rose up from his seat to greet his guest. He walked over to the brunette before pulling him into a respective hug, one Jaden returned gratefully.
"I know but I've gotten so used to Chancellor that it's just stuck." he chuckled, pulling away from him as the two walked over to the desk before the two of them took their respective seats on either side of the desk. "So, what is it you wanted to see me for?" he asked. He noticed a flicker in Sheppard's eyes and knew that this was serious business so his eyes shimmered amber for a split second before returning to their normal brown.
"Now that you are a part of the staff here at Duel Academy, there are a few things I must tell you off," he began, looking Jaden squarely in the eyes as he laced his fingers together, "the first being that you are the first student to become a professor in Duel Academy. As such, we're not quite sure how to go ahead with this but with protocol in place, you have a week to vacate your belongings from Miss Andrew's room." Sheppard raised his hand in interruption before Jaden could retort to the order, hoping to explain before Jaden vocalized his protests. "Before you ask, I cannot do much about this as the rules placed by Kaiba himself. I'm truly sorry to have to split you two up as you both have made vast improvements with each other; academically, socially and, may I add, emotionally. However, we cannot allow-"
"You can." Jaden interrupted, smirking as he remembered Kaiba's words to him after the duel. "Clause Sixteen, paragraph ninety-six, sub-paragraph three: 'In the unlikely event of a student having to fulfill the place as a professor for a unit of study, whether for a fixed period or indefinitely, the usual principle rules and stipulations are null and voided at the affected party's discretion. Furthermore, in the likelihood of being romantically involved with another student at the time before being promoted, then all parties involved have an one-time opportunity to discuss possible movement of students.'" he explained, taking note of Sheppard's jaw-slacked face. "Yep, that was my first reaction too." he admitted, snapping his fingers in front of his face a few times to bring the Chancellor back round.
"I wouldn't put it past Kaiba to let slip that piece of advice, not to his only mentee." he chuckled with mirth. "It seems like we can discuss this matter at a later date with both Miss Andrews and Miss Rhodes." he smirked, chuckling once more to the shocked look on Jaden's face. "Well, I should expel you for conducting illicit sexual activities on campus... but understanding the nature of your past experiences, I believed it would have been detrimental to both yours, and Jennifer's, emotional states if I were to do such a thing. Also, I would humbly admit that I'm glad to see the two of you developing such strong feelings for one another and letting that love bloom." he smiled warmly at Jaden, taking in the thankful look in his eyes. "Although... Miss Rhodes as well? Now, isn't that a bit overboard?"
"Hey! I didn't instigate anything with Lex! She was the one who jumped me first after our duel a few months back!" he pouted. "Any case, she explained how she had held some affection for me and had discussed the matter with Jen. The two of them have no problems with sharing me, it seems." he explained.
"Oh? How did you find out about that?" he asked, somewhat curious.
"Well, Steph and Trix both told me after overhearing one of their conversations together." he began, noticing the puzzled look on his face. "Bladedge and Burstinatrix." he revealed, getting a nod of acknowledgement. "Also... there's something else on this island that seems of big importance as well... namely, the Sacred Beast cards." he revealed the bombshell. "They're starting to make their moves."
Sheppard was momentarily setback by Jaden knowing about it but soon quelled those thoughts having been explained to him the first time Jaden stepped into his office. He chuckled as he remembered why and thinking to himself where the time has flown. His mind finally registered the last part of his sentence and sharpened up. "W-Wait! What do you mean?"
"Remember I said there were figures on the island who were looking to tame the Sacred Beasts for themselves, correct? Well, they're finally making their move on the island. In fact, one of them isn't that far away from the Academy and I'm getting concerned for the safety of my... I mean, our students." he corrected himself. Sheppard only smiled at the protectiveness of his nature and how serious he was keeping everyone safe, calling them 'his' students. "I have an idea I would like to pursue but with Kaiba promoting me so suddenly, I've been pushed back a little."
"Oh? What was the original idea?" Sheppard asked, watching as Jaden locked his hands together and rested his chin on them. His eyes changed to their firm amber orbs and looked Sheppard straight in the eyes.
"I want to bring back the studies of the Shadow Games and the effects of the Millennium Items."
"Y-Y-You can't be s-serious!?" Sheppard stammered at the ridiculousness of the request.
"I am deadly serious." Jaden replied back, Haou tipping his voice into Jaden's for added effect as the two voices loosely merged. "These figures will not hold anything back in their attempts to gather the cards for themselves, so we must face them on equal grounds. Sending students into something without any knowledge beforehand is tantamount to suicide! I'm asking permission to select a few individuals who I will train and teach in regards to the Shadow Realms as well as live-simulations under my guidance. If things were to go wrong, I can get them out safely and quickly." he explained fervently.
"I still can't allow this, Jaden." Sheppard refused. "Even though you are the best trained to guide students through this, there are too many variables to count for! Also, the overload of students will make our motives known to our enemies and we cannot afford that risk!" he argued back.
"You haven't even asked me who I was going to pick."
"Bastion Misawa, Syrus Truesdale, Zane Truesdale, Chazz Princeton, Alexis Rhodes and Jennifer Andrews." Sheppard replied back, not missing a beat. "I know exactly who you were thinking of but I cannot allow them to go through with this!"
"Listen, Chancellor," Jaden passionately argued back, "If there's any students who have the capacity and the talent to be able to handle this pressure, it would be these. They've majorly improved their grades and their dueling abilities are near the top of the school. They've shown that they can, and will, put the extra effort in to better themselves!"
"Jaden..." Sheppard warned.
"Jack." Jaden replied sternly. "I cannot emphasize how important this matter is. Despite me having Haou within me, I cannot defeat them all. If my theory is, indeed, well-founded... then there will be one person I will have the utmost difficulty facing against." he not-so-subtly hinted, crossing his arms.
"Theory?" Sheppard asked, confused. "What theory?"
"... that the figures that are after the Sacred Beast cards are the same students that have been reported missing in connection with the Abandoned Dorm."
Sheppard couldn't help but physically recoil himself in shock, listening to the damning words that escaped the brunette's mouth. Unbeknownst to Jaden, Jack had been pondering the same idea for a while now. It made sense in a way; being exposed to the Shadows after studying the Shadow Games and the Millennium Items had slowly converted them into husks of their former selves, tainted by the Shadows. Also, there would have to be someone within the Duel Academy who knows about the students if they're suddenly making a move against them...
"Alright, what if I made you a deal?" Jaden replied, pulling his last-attempt effort into play. "I won't ask them directly about this but I will explain to them about the movement of these unknown figures and what their objective is. I will also be recapping over the legend of the Sacred Beast cards for those who don't know. If anyone could explain the legend to them, wouldn't it be better to hear it from the creator of those cards himself?"
"You mean yourself?" Sheppard asked, listening carefully.
"No. Haou will explain it himself, using my body as a medium." Jaden explained, tapping his forehead for emphasis. "If they decide to pitch their efforts into resolving this crisis on their own accord, I will make note. If the six of them all wish to join me in defending this Academy, then will you let me teach them and prepare them for what they will be facing?" he offered, throwing the gauntlet down officially. "I will be in touch with Kaiba and will ask him to call in Yugi to help out for a short period of time. If you were hesitant of my claim of safety before, would having Yugi there help me persuade you to go through with this?"
Sheppard took a few moments to consider the offer, looking at both sides of the scales. If he agreed to this, then keeping the students involved will be of paramount importance. If any of the students hurt themselves, or worse, then it would reflect badly upon Duel Academy and possibly jeopardize any future students enrolling. On the other hand, however, was the risk of having these unknown assailants pushing to acquire the Sacred Beast cards for themselves. He knew the legend of the Supreme King, Yubel and the Sacred Beasts having banished the Light of Destruction many millennia ago and would only begin to imagine what chaos the cards would bring if not in their respective owner's hands. Truly... only Jaden would be able to wield those cards without backlash and evidently, only he can save Duel Academy. However impressive his dueling ability is, it is unwise to think that Jaden can complete this by himself... heck, he even admitted himself that he could not deal with them on his own.
"I will accept... on one condition." Sheppard finally spoke after a few minutes of tense silence. "I have been notified by a friend of mine from the Southern Branch that a new student will be transferred over here. I've received files of a large-scale prank that had dramatically backfired on a student and they've apprehended who they believe to be the culprit."
"Believed?" Jaden perked up, taking note of the unusual word.
"Indeed." Sheppard replied, leaning back into his chair. "Reading over the profile I've been given, I believe there's more to this matter than meets the eye and... things don't quite add up..."
...
...
...
"... you think she didn't do it." Jaden replied.
"No. While I would ask how you know the gender, I would better not ask for my own sanity." he smirked briefly. "I have proposed to them for an exchange of students and they agreed, quite quickly I may add. What I want you to do..." he trailed off, leaning back forward. "... is to keep an eye on her for me and give me your evaluation on her. Personality, psyche, academic and dueling."
"I can do that." Jaden nodded, smiling to himself as he began making preparations for his training. Unbeknownst to Sheppard, Jaden had already discussed this with the same people that had been mentioned and they had all consented to the training with Jaden.
XXX-Flashback-WITHIN-A-Flashback-XXX (Flashback-Inception!)
"I'm staying!" Jenny replied immediately. "Deck, Jay?" she asked. Jaden nodded as he pulled out the deck and handed it over to her, added cards included. "I'm curious..." she continued, pocketing her deck. "What's the real reason for teaching us? I mean, you obviously chose us for a reason." she deduced, earning the attention of the other students. Jaden sighed as he took off his glasses before running a hand through his hair.
"Too damn perceptive." he replied, getting a small giggle from said girl. "Alright, at least wait until Chazz comes back before I tell you guys. It'll save me from having to repeat myself." he explained, getting several nods from the students as they all sat down, chatting among themselves. A quick fifteen minutes and a panting Chazz ran back in with a cart of food, filled to the brim. Seeing Ms. Dorothy make an appearance as well was a nice sight for the group as they all waved their greetings before she excused herself.
"So now Chazz is back, what seems to be the matter?" Zane asked, grabbing a slice of pizza and grabbing a seat on the stage. Jaden sighed as he hopped to his feet, lemonade in hand, as he paced himself.
"Remember the first lesson where Crowler tried embarrassing me in front of the class? Where he asked me to give the details of each of the three Sacred Beast cards?" Jaden asked, getting several nods as they remembered how Jaden utterly schooled Crowler. "The truth is, the cards are real... and they're hidden directly underneath this Academy." he explained, getting several gasps and widened-eyes.
"Oh no..." Jenny panicked, "Oh no, no, nonononono..." she repeated as her mind suddenly recognized where this conversation was going.
"Y-You're serious!?" Chazz gaped, after calming down from his coughing fit.
"Deadly." Jaden nodded, his eyes shifting to amber. "What makes things worse is that there seems to be people hidden on this island who're looking to take the cards for themselves. This. CANNOT. Happen." he accented sharply. "Only Haou would be able to command the power of the beasts safely and restore the havoc that would be unleashed in handled wrongly."
"... this is why you're focusing on our academic studies." Bastion nodded, having already reached the conclusion that Jaden was aiming for. "You want to train us to be a line of defence should... when, they make their move."
"That... is the ideal plan," Jaden responded before trailing off.
"... there's something else... isn't there?" Alexis asked.
"It'll mean that some of us will be bringing up and re-opening old scars, if I truly have my way to teach you guys-"
"I don't care." Alexis interrupted firmly. "We all know the seriousness of the situation and how much burden will be placed on your shoulders. You seem to deal with enough already so... I wanna help carry that burden with you." she smirked. Bastion and Jenny both turned to each other, sharing their thoughts before smiling.
"I'm in!/Count me in." Jenny and Bastion replied at the same time.
"Well you pretty much schooled me already so..." Chazz shrugged nonchalantly, trying (read:failing) to keep the grin off his face. Everyone turned to Zane as he simply closed his eyes, pondering over his thoughts for a moment. A moment passed before his eyes snapped open, smirk on his face, nodding his consent.
"I-I'm gonna decline." Chumley mumbled nervously. "I... I know how good everyone is but..." he shuddered. He felt everyone's attention on him as he struggled to find the words he needed. A hand on his shoulder snapped his attention to the smiling face of Jaden, who simply nodded.
"No pressure, my man. No-one thinks any less of you here because of your actions. I truly admire your honesty, Chum... thank you." Jaden touched foreheads with him before pulling away and standing back up. "Syrus?"
"I know I have a lot to learn," Syrus whispered quietly, "I know this won't easy but..."
"I'll try my best, Jaden!" he finished, his eyes shining with determination and a smile on his face. Jaden firmly nodded to himself as he could see the beginning of a formidable dueling team going on: Syrus's Arcane Deck would prove handy against someone who's focus is draining life points from him as it'll be to his benefit. Also, his ability to quickly summon his magicians to the field leaves him with a nifty defence. Zane's Cyber Dragon Deck is formidable in itself and a deck Jaden has yet to pit against himself against. Chazz needs to find a style for himself, still, but with a bit of guidance... he might just be able to teach him how to use the power of the Chaos Dragons. If so, Chazz will be a force to be reckoned with. Of course, Alexis has her Cyber Bladers and already knows how tight she is with her deck after dueling her not so long ago. Jenny, last but not least, has her dragon deck; so much untapped potential brimming within and waiting to be unlocked...
"This'll work." Jaden grinned, feeling himself bubbling up from excitement. "This'll definitely work!" he cheered, earning smiles all round as they all dug into their food.
XXX-End Inner-Flashback-XXX
Sure, there's the matter of the new student coming in but if she's warranted enough of a reaction from Sheppard, then she must have some considerable dueling skills.
Who knows? Maybe the new student may freshen things up a bit...
XXX-End Flashback-XXX
The students continued to talk among themselves as they waited for their lecturer to arrive to lesson. Like before, everyone had free rage of seating so it was a refreshing sight to see Obelisks converse with Slifers and Ras. It was Dueling Techniques and everyone was excited for another lesson since Jaden was made the official professor for the unit after Crowler's investigation and loss of job.
"You know, since Jay's been teaching this class, I've actually found myself looking forward to learning!" Syrus beamed, cleaning his glasses with the sleeve of his Slifer jacket as he conversed with the rest of the group. "I can't believe how good a teacher he is!"
"I agree with the shrimp," Chazz pipped up, "He get things done efficiently but he doesn't drone on like Crowler did. Jaden actually gives us the chance to apply what we learned into live practice. Pretty good idea, if I say so myself." he smirked as he kicked his feet up on the desk and throwing his arms behind his head, tilting his head downwards. He grimace when Jenny smacked the back of his head for the rude remark against Syrus, huffing.
"I'm a little jealous I didn't have a mentor like Jaden. I can't bring myself to complain as he managed to bring the three years together and come up with a teaching plan suitable for everyone and keeping things interesting with new things to learn with the practical sessions." Zane nodded, not having enjoyed the Academy as much as he did since Jaden taught them. Alexis 'hummed' in approval as she snuggled herself further into her jacket. "You cold, Lex?" Zane asked.
"Just a little. Weather's getting really bad now, and I don't mean the snow..." she replied. Everyone nodded as they had a myriad of bad weather, ranging from monsoons, storms, lightning and snow. There was even a case of a freak heatwave that occurred a few days ago...
Which the author will probably cover in an omake or something.
"It's unusual for Jaden to be late for his own lesson." Bastion quipped, checking his watch as Jaden was fifteen minutes overdue. "Could've he ran into something that meant it needed his attention?" he asked.
"More like someone, Bastion." Jaden explained as he walked into the classroom in his official uniform. Unlike Crowler and the rest, he wasn't affiliated with a dorm. Sure he was a Ra Yellow student beforehand but not as a professor. With this in mind, he ended up going for his own colour scheme; a black dorm jacket that was accented with white lining and silver buttons, a pair of black jeans with orange accents and a pair of brown leather loafers. The usual wolf-whistles from the female students rose up from his outfit. Of course, the males joined in when he walked over to Jenny and Alexis and openly kissed them both before making his way back to his desk.
It's been like that since everyone found out the three were dating, and they just accepted it. He deserved the respect.
"Sorry I'm late, class! I've just been back from a meeting with Chancellor Sheppard. Now, I'd like to inform you all that we've got a new transfer student joining us from the Southern Branch. She's been transferred over because she is progressing much faster than the rest of her classmates and they wanted to see if she was able to keep up here." he lied, going with the cover story that had been decided on beforehand. "So, class, I would like to introduce you to Miss Eleanor Crowler." he smirked, waiting for the reaction-
"CROWLER!?"the usual suspects, bar Zane, yelled in unison as said person made her way through the door. Everyone had to look a few times at the figure in front of them. She was around the same height as Syrus, just around the five-foot mark. Her hair was similar to the Crowler everyone knew but the only differences being that her hair was smoother, tidier and was more refined. Her hair was tied into a ponytail that draped over her left shoulder, leaving a small fringe resting just above her eyebrows. Of course, that had the added effect of enhancing her grey-hazel eyes. Despite being small in size, she was surprisingly well-developed for a girl of her age... something her strained clothes could attest to as her blue blazer barely restrained her C-cup bust. On her right arm was her duel disk, shaped in the appearance of several bronze gears interlocked with one another. She wore the usual skirts as the females do but her skirt had some frills to them but not enough to make her look flamboyant. Underneath the skirt were a pair of black leggings that was finished off with a shine-finished pair of low-heeled shoes.
"Settle down, please." Jaden politely asked. He saw the oncoming protests and decided to sternly order them instead. "I said... settle down!" he ordered, his amber eyes appearing and freezing everyone in their places before they acquiesced with his orders. "Thank you. Now, I'll be handing the floor over to Eleanor. If you would like to give us an introduction, please?" he asked her. Her eyes glanced up to him briefly before nodding in approval.
"My name is Eleanor Crowler. If the reaction I received was any inclination of my relationship to Vellian Crowler, than you are correct. He is my uncle." she stoically explained. Jaden raised his hands, stopping the questions till after the introduction. "I have heard about what he has done and, I shall admit, I am appalled by his behavior and would like to formally apologize to everyone involved." she bowed.
"Thank you." Jaden smiled, earning a small one in return.
"I enjoy dueling, learning, playing music and reading. I dislike arrogance in dueling as overconfidence will leave you defeated, fast. I also dislike people who make comments on size, whether in height or proportions. No-one is perfect, so you do not have the right to judge others." she added, earning some nods of approval. She turned to Jaden as a sign that she had finished. "Any questions?"
"Hey, Eleanor!" Syrus yelled out, "What kind of deck do you duel with?" he asked. Her eyes narrowed slightly and turned back to Jaden.
"Sy, you shouldn't be shouting out like that." he reprimanded. "Also, it's a little rude to blatantly ask someone what deck they use. It's a similar analogy as asking a woman her measurements. If Miss Crowler would-"
"Eleanor."
"Eleanor..." Jaden corrected himself, earning a nod from the new student, "If she wants you to know, then she will tell you once she's ready. After all-"
"Revealing your deck to your opponent is a self-exploited weakness."Jaden and Eleanor replied in unison, stunning everyone there. Jaden shifted his attention to the student beside him with an approving gaze. She looked at him back with another respectful smile. "Yugi Moto said that in his duel against his opponent a few years ago in the Domino City All-Stars Tournament." she recalled, earning some more stunned faces. "Unlucky break, by the way."
"Haha, it's all good. Admittedly, I should've lost that for my arrogance but my opponent couldn't even conceal the fact he was blatantly cheating." Jaden bantered back. "Any more questions?" he asked, watching as Jenny raised her hand. Nodding to her, she stood up on her feet.
"Eleanor, do you think we could watch you duel?" she asked. Eleanor's eyes opened a little wider as the request came through. "I understand if you don't want to but I really want to see how good a duelist you are." she smiled.
"Jennifer Andrews, the 'White Dragon Mistress'." Eleanor smirked slyly, "I must admit I wasn't prepared for the offer but I wouldn't mind. Seeing your last few duels, I wouldn't mind facing you in a duel to prove how good I am." she commented, waving her hand. "To have partnered up with the likes of Seto Kaiba and work so proficiently with him is nothing short of outstanding. Your title doesn't give you enough credit, I'm sure."
"A-Ahhh, i-it's nothing..." Jenny stuttered, utterly embarrassed by the girls praise as she hid her blush under her hair.
"It would be tempting but I already have someone in mind for you." Jaden interrupted, watching as the two females turned to him for further explanation. "Seeing as someone couldn't stay still long enough, I will have Eleanor dueling Syrus in a duel as his punishment." he explained. The two mentioned turned their gazes to each other before she pulled a glare on him and a frown. He glared back (read: pouted) but she simply shook it off.
"No, I would have to re-"
"Ante Rules."
The class couldn't contain the whispers any longer as they broke out about a duel with the newcomer and one of Jaden's original two mentees. Also, the fact that Jaden had activated the Ante Rules was even more of a shock as it was generally forbidden on campus. It was a taboo subject but for Jaden to invoke it so freely was sort of exciting for them all.
"Normally, playing the Ante Rule would be forbidden but I'm allowed to invoke it as it is in my lesson time and in my presence. That... and I think the two of you would duel better with a card on the line than a normal exhibition match." Jaden explained. "Okay class, make your way towards the Obelisk Blue Dueling Arena and we'll commence the duel there." he ordered, watching as the students began making their way towards the hall. "Eleanor? A word please?"
"Professor?" she asked, cocking her head slightly to the side.
"Jaden."
"I... okay." she submitted, slightly nervous by calling him by his first name. "What is it you wish to speak to me about?"
After a small talk with her uncle's (much better, she thought) replacement, she found herself with more questions than answers to the request he had given her. She knew about him being one of his mentees and she was highly confused as to why he had given her information about his deck. She was slightly displeased about his thinking but, in another sense, it's what he wanted Syrus to realize. The main problem was that he was too... polite. Don't get her wrong, she enjoys people treating her politely, as she would to others, but the vibe he gave off really didn't sit well with her. He just... rubbed her the wrong way and she didn't like it.
"But! Surely there's some kind of reasonable explanation as to why he annoys you so?" a high-pitched male voice spoke out of nowhere, disrupting the blonde's trail of thought on the matter. Sitting respectively on her left shoulder was a Red Gadget duel spirit, making some calculations on a weird mechanical pad that appeared out of... nowhere?
"Awww, c'mon! It's not like you can't see that the blue-haired sucker's gotta thing for Elly, here!" another, more flamboyant voice spoke up as a yellow figure made itself known as it rested on her head. It was a Yellow Gadget duel spirit that made itself comfortable. (A/N: these cards are official and can see them on google if you want to search.) "Hehehe! This'll be so-"
"Ahuehuehuehue!" a third, slightly-deeper voiced called out as a new duel spirit began running circles around Eleanor's head, arms flopping freely behind him and a careless smile on his face. "Ahuehuehuehuehue!"
"Will you stop that, 'monobrow'!?" the Yellow Gadget fumed, smacking the Green Gadget from his path, only to have missed and crash into her bust and catapulted onto the floor. Stars and birds appeared out of nowhere, the anime equivalent of being knocked hard on the head to force dizziness. "Haaaaaa... jawbreakers..."
"Seriously, Eddy, you and your morbid fascination with jawbreakers is something that astounds me to no end." the Red Gadget replied sternly. "You realize that the amount of sugars and carbohydrates in just a quarter of those thin-"
"Shut up, Double-Dee!" the yellow gadget, now dubbed Eddy, replied, appearing out of nowhere and smacking Eddward 'Double-Dee' on the metal plating that guarded his head. "ED! STOP RUNNING AROUND! You're making me feel sick..."
"Ahuehuehuehue!" the Green Gadget, Ed, laughed as he came to a complete stop in front of the two and continued to smile. "Double-Dee? My chicken says that the martians from the planet Drogitho have tentacles that can suck out your brains and turn you into zombies... is that true?"
Everyone there, duel spirits and human alike, was stunned into silence at the question proposed by the dumbest of the three spirits. "How on earth did I end up with you three as duel spirits is utterly incomprehensible to fathom... let's not even go into the migraines you can cause on the best of times." Eleanor groaned as she rubbed the bridge of her nose with her fingers, attempting to alleviate some of the pain. "Now, Eddward, what can you do with the information Jaden gave us just now?" she asked.
"Well, according to my calculations and Jaden's impressive intake of information," he began, typing furiously onto his pad as he calculated possible outcomes for the upcoming match, "It seems that Syrus has a second deck which he uses, one he originally fought with before using his 'Arcane Deck' as his official deck. The overall basis of the deck was focused on a fusion-based theme similar, but not to such an extreme, to Jaden's deck and his Elemental Heroes... which are quite a feat to watch in person, may I add. However, I'm confused as why he told you to trust in his judgement as to allow him to pick the card you should win." he replied, slowing down as curiosity gotten the better of him.
"I agree, for once!" Eddy slumped, "We haven't even met him for two hours and he's asking us to trust him?"
"Eddy, you do realize that Jaden is the host for the 'Supreme King'... right?" Edd chided, watching as Eddy's eyes widened in shock at the revelation.
"Oh crap. Ohcrapohcrapohcrapohcrapohcrapohcrap!" he began panicking as he mimicked Ed's earlier actions to running around Eleanor's head with his hands on his head...
Ed saw this and decided to join in.
"Ahuehuehuehue..."
Eleanor sighed.
"I need an asprin..."
Half an hour later after the lunch period was finished, the two participants found themselves facing off against one another while the rest of the students found themselves chatting about how awesome Duel Academy was for all these high-octane duels that've been going on. Jaden and Alexis, Syrus and Jenny, Zane and Alexis, Jaden against Kaiba and Jenny...
The list goes on and on.
So now, everyone knew about the 'Arcane Duelist' and his deck of female magicians but they were more curious as to what the newcomer would be dueling with. Most of them already had guesses as to using a deck similar to her uncle's and use the Ancient Gears but they knew better than to quickly assume. That was the first thing they learned when Jaden took over as professor.
"I really think she's gonna be using something similar to her uncle's deck." Jenny mused as she took note of the cog-like duel disk on her arm. She also noticed that she was talking to someone... something... and it looked like it was getting a little heated by the annoyance in her eyes. "I mean... it's likely!"
"Indeed," Bastion nodded, "but there's a possibility that she could use a similar theme but not the same deck. Knowing how proud she is of her dueling skill, she wouldn't like to copy someone else's footsteps. Simple psychology, really." he explained in his usual cross-armed pose. Zane nodded in agreement as he continued to observe the two duelists... narrowing his eyes slightly at the blonde participant.
"Okay!" Jaden yelled out, gathering everyone's attention. "Like I said, this match has the Ante Rule. The winner of this match will win a card of my choosing from their opponent's deck. There will be no arguments, no protests and no hesitation. Are you both clear on this?" he asked the two of them.
"Yeah.../Hm." Syrus/Eleanor both replied respectively.
"W-Wait!" Jenny yelled up, "You said a card of your choosing... what're you planning?" Jenny asked, slightly narrowing her eyes at the unusual behavior of her boyfriend.
"It's exactly as I said, Jen," Jaden replied, staring straight into her eyes, "I will choose the card that'll be handed over. There are reasons behind my methods and I assure you, it'll be beneficial for the parties involved and it'll be a lesson to both sides... whether they realize it or not." he explained. An uneasy feeling settled over the arena, everyone somewhat edgy for Jaden's explanation.
"Alright then, let's duel!"
Syrus : 4000
Eleanor : 4000
"I'll-"
"My move." Syrus interrupted, earning startled gasps from everyone onlooking. Jaden's eyes narrowed slightly at his mentee's rash, and rather rude, behavior as his student drew his first card.
"..." Eleanor glared at Syrus as he glanced over the cards in his hands with a furrowed brow. 'I can't believe he interrupted me and made the first move. Despicable and desperate.' she thought to herself. Of course, the only sound that escaped her lips was "Tch."
"I'll play a face down and set a monster in defence. I end my-" Syrus began with a serious face before he found himself rudely interrupted by his opponent.
"My turn." she spat venomously, pulling a card out of her gear-like duel disk.
"H-Hey! You interrupted me!" Syrus fumed. Eleanor was about to retort before a stern, chilling voice spoke just before she could.
"Syrus Andrew Truesdale,"Jaden sternly reprimanded, "How dare you accuse of Eleanor of rudeness when you clearly interrupted her as she was about to take the opening turn of the duel. I thought you knew better than to respect your opponents... or did you forget that already?" he chided, making the cyan-haired Slifer curl in on himself as he realized what happened. Everyone was shocked to see Jaden reprimanded his mentee so harshly but they knew it was disrespectful the way he acted.
"Foolish." Zane bluntly commented, frowning at his brother's actions. Everyone simply remained silent as they watched the duel with surreal awareness.
"I... I'm sorry." Syrus humbly apologized to his opponent. Eleanor watched as tears began forming in his eyes and she snapped. She didn't know why but everything about him was screaming at her and she didn't like it. She knew that she needed to teach him a harsh lesson in order to improve.
"Pathetic." she began. "You act rude to your opponent, yet you don't like it when the same treatment is returned to you. Yet, you cry to try and alleviate the pain you feel emotionally." she deduced, placing two face down cards on the field. "Did you seem to forget your manners and respect... boy?" she snarled. "Allow me to show you why I was known better as the 'Ancient Gear Witch' back in the East Branch!" she yelled. "I activate my spell card, One-Two-Three! With this card, I am allowed to special summon any monster cards that have been added to my deck by a card effect for this turn, only. So, let me start by normal summoning my Green Gadget to the field!"
In a small flash of light, a small green mechanoid appeared on the field. Unlike the normal card design, this gadget's posture was slightly arched back with a smile, or what resembled a smile, on his face. His arms drooped down his sides and his knees bent to the point he looked like he'd fall backwards.
(Green Gadget: Machine / Effect / Earth / 4* / 1400 ATK/ 600 DEF)
"Now, his effect kicks in and allows me to add a 'Red Gadget' from my deck to my hand." she explained, pulling out the respective card. "And, thanks to my spell, I can special summon him to the field as well." she smirked as a red version of the green mecha appeared on the field next to him. The only noticeable feature was the black beanie hat that rested upon his head, two white streaks running across the side.
(Red Gadget: Machine / Effect / Earth / 4* / 1300 ATK / 1500 DEF)
"And, again, his effect kicks in and allows me to add a 'Yellow Gadget' to my hand... and straight onto the field!" she chuckled to herself as the astonishment in her opponent's eyes sunk in... along with fear. A fear that showed that she can, and most likely will, completely outclass him in this duel. The last of the trio appeared next to the other two. This one's noticeable difference was the orange streak running down the metal plating of the gadget's torso.
(Yellow Gadget: Machine / Effect / Earth / 4* / 1200 ATK/ 1200 DEF)
"That was an impressive display of skill." Bastion complimented as he watched the three gadget spirits appear on the field. "Having a card to capitalize off the ability of her card's effects is simply outstanding. Of course, if she truly wanted to, she can add another Green Gadget and summon it to the field... but I don't think she will." he deduced.
"It's more of the fact that I can't, Bastion Misawa." Eleanor smirked playfully at the theorist of the group. "The clue is in the name, you see." she trailed off, hoping that the genius could figure it out.
"Oh, but of course!" Bastion chuckled to himself and the sharp wit of the younger Crowler. "The card effect allows you to special summon three times, as the name suggests-" he began but abruptly stopped himself as it kicked in.
"She has one more special summon left to use if she can somehow get another monster added to her hand!" Jenny deduced, earning a nod from Bastion and Eleanor. "With two face downs and three more cards in her hand, it's more than possible to draw the card that she would need to turn the duel in her favor."
"I'll attack your face down monster with my Green Gadget! Ugh..." she groaned, feeling ridiculous for what she was about to say. "Use your... Super-Awesome-Gravy-Chicken-Bellyflop." she grimaced, the name alone leaving a nasty taste in her mouth. Everyone went silent at the ridiculous of the name-
"Ahahahahahahahahahaaa!"
Apart from Jaden on his knees, laughing at the absurdity. It didn't make matters easier as the green duel spirit flipped up the card, revealing it to be Syrus' Magical Stone of Benediction. Of course, not being able to be destroyed by battle, it left the Statue covered in copious amounts of gravy and a random chicken stuck on top of the statue.
That was all that was needed before Jaden found himself crying in laughter.
"I think I broke him." Eleanor sweat-dropped.
"Nah, he'll be fine." Jenny yelled over, giggling to the laughing fit her boyfriend was in. "Just keep going!" she smiled. Eleanor nodded with a hint of a smile before returning her attention to Syrus, snapping her glare back at him.
"If I did my research correctly, your statue has the added effect similar to Morphing Jar, correct?" she smirked as the two duelist quickly discarded their hands and drew five new cards each. "Well, that works out perfectly for me. With my last token from my spell card, I'll summon forth my Ancient Gear Golem!" she yelled, allowing the familiar monster to appear on the field, towering above and behind the three smaller spirits.
(Ancient Gear Golem: 3000 ATK )
"Y-You're using Crowler's Deck!" Syrus excalimed, forgetting the fear for a split second before he watched a dark aura waft off her frame. Her golden hair shadowed her death-like gray eyes as they bore into his own.
"No... my uncle copied me! He made his own bastardization of my deck because, not once, has he beaten me using my deck." she spat, her hatred for the boy slowly rising. "How dare you accuse me of copying of others! I am a duelist and my deck is my own! If people copy me, then let them do so! They will never live up to the standards of the original because they can never think of their own strategies or their own combos as they will always look to others for them!" she ranted, stunning everyone in the arena into silence once more.
"The only exception I could truly make for this would be for Jennifer and her deck of dragons. She managed to duel alongside Kaiba, the origin of the Blue-Eyes White Dragons, after Yugi's grandfather. He recognized her as a true duelist and he confirmed her moniker! She was able to the the founding principles of his deck but she was able to work a completely new style that fits her well and compliments her duelplay! She didn't follow Kaiba's deck and principles, she took them and made them her own! That, in my eyes, proves that she's a duelist of a worthy caliber and a duelist I would one day hope to pit myself against." she calmed down, allowing her emotions to gather themselves once more.
Up in the stands, the said redhead found herself stunned to speechlessness as tears cascaded down her cheeks, overwhelmed by the awe and respect in Eleanor's voice. She didn't think that she was such a great duelist, herself, but the fact that she heard an opinion from outside her circle of friends, if used correctly - a complete stranger, it slowly made sense and she couldn't help but admire how strong she had become. Her wet amber eyes sought out Jaden, who simply smiled softly at her with a nod. That was the final straw as she felt a pair of arms embrace her and pulled her into their chest, knowing straightaway it was Alexis. The dam holding back her tears broke and she silently sobbed into her sister-in-love's chest while Alexis soothed her down.
"Everyone has a goal in life." Eleanor continued, allowing a smile to appear on her face as she listened to the faint sobbing from the stands, "Mine is to show that those who work hard, those who choose not to follow anyone or copy others, can duel better than those who resorts to mimicry from other duelists. The amount of people I've dueled who tried copying Jaden's Elemental Heroes are simply ridiculous. However..." she smirked, facing Jaden with a challenging look, "I'd like to duel the 'Elemental King' himself, one day."
Jaden could see the determination in her eyes and he couldn't help but chuckle at the ferociousness of her words and how much it meant to her. He knew what his answer would be and he decided to torture the girl no longer. "Not now... but once I think you're ready to face me, you'll get your chance." he grinned cheekily. This had the added effect of the whole crowd erupting into cheers.
"I feel much better." Eleanor sighed heavily as a weight lifted off her shoulders. "Now, to show everyone I mean business! Starting with you,boy!" the smaller blonde smirked as she flipped round a card which people knew was one of Jaden's lesser-known cards. "I'm not the only one to have a use for Double Polymerization!"
Eleanor : (4000 - 500) = 3500
"I'll fuse my Ancient Gear Golem with the two Ancient Gear Knights in my hand to fusion summon my Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem to the field!" she declared as the first half of her fusion summon went underway.
The two knights began to disassemble into pieces before the Golem shone in a golden glow, hiding him from the eyes of everyone there. The figure began morphing into something much bigger and more sinister. The body resembled a mechanized resemblance to that of a minotaur, with having four mechanical legs. On its left hand was a pure blue metal claw that could easily do some serious damage if used. Armor appeared on his right arm, covering its knuckles up to the elbow, tails of chains whipped behind him and additional armor appeared on his right shoulder, finishing the ensemble. With a loud roar, the new monster made itself known on the field, scaring the living daylights out of Syrus as he stared down the monster.
(Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem: Machine / Effect / Fusion / Earth / 10* / 4400 ATK/ 3400 DEF)
"Now, I could end the duel here but I think it's time to show you the true wrath of my deck! I'll choose to fuse my Gear Golem with my Green Gadget to summon an even more powerful creature!" she declared.
"Awake, avast, hold tight your buns, if buns you do hold dear. For time has come to wake and run and not give way to fear!" Ed replied, smiling.
Silence, once again.
"What on earth are you talking about, Ed?" Edd asked, utterly bewildered.
"I think he's quoting Adventure Time again." Eddy groaned, smacking his head with his palm.
"Wow, the fourth-wall-breaking force is strong in this one." Jenny mused to herself. Everyone turned to her noticing she had finished crying and resumed her normal self, if somewhat subdued. Bastion turned, wide-eyed towards Jenny as he began shaking his finger at her.
"Y-Y-You k-know about... the F-Fourth Wall!?" he stammered.
"Well... yeah! Every anime/fanfiction has the once character that knows about the Fourth Wall and has the ability to break it and interact with whoever's watching/reading." she explained, sagely. The duel momentarily forgotten, everyone turned to face the redhead with weird looks. "I'm serious! Lemme prove it to you. Hey, Kitsune!" she yelled to no-one in particular.
Wait, me?
"Yeah! Can you prove to everyone there's something beyond the Fourth Wall?" Jenny asked, folding her arms.
I can... but what do you want me to do?
"I don't know... make some weird parody reference that has nothing to do with this story!" she yelled, clueless.
Okay. I can do that.
Everyone waited on baited breath as three young children found themselves staring in wonder at the amount of people staring at them. One of them had ebony hair that closely resembled the hide-feathers of a duck, fitting nicely with the two onyx eyes that deepened his frown. He wore a blue t-shirt with the emblem of a red and white fan on the back, finished off with a pair of knee-length white shorts and sandals. The sole female of the group had long bubblegum-pink hair that reached down past her shoulder blades, contrasting with her emerald orbs. She wore a red dressed that reached just above her knees, a pair of black shorts underneath. On the back of the dress was a white circle, made out of sakura petals.
The last child there had the brightest blond hair you could've seen. Even Alexis and Eleanor gaped at how... blond it was! Of course, that matched the mischief in his blue eyes and the foxy grin on his face. The females watching had to restrain themselves as they thought the whiskers on his face added an utter adorableness to him! The orange-blue jumpsuit he wore hid his toned body away.
Then, out of nowhere, a new figure appeared in a puff of smoke.
"Hello ninja students, I am your new sensei! My name is-"
"DAVID MOTHERFUCKING BOWIE!" the blond kid shouted out in utter delight.
"Actually, I'm not Davi-"
"Bowie-sensei, I'm your number one fan! I have downloaded all of your albums!" the blond interrupted again.
"Is it true you slept with Mick Jagger?" the pinkette asked after.
"As I was saying, I'm not David Bowie!"
...
"But yes, it is true."
"David Bowie will never understand the pain I feel inside. The pain of being intensely gorgeous and loved by millions of people around the world. God, I hate myself." the ebony-haired kid drawled in monotone in his thoughts.
"Actually, I totally get where you're coming from Sasuke." Kakashi replied.
"Holy crap! Can you read Sasuke's mind?" Naruto asked.
"I'm David Bowie! I can do anything!"
"I thought you said you weren't David Bowie..." Sakura interrupted.
"I'm not." Kakashi dropped his head.
"I love you David Bowie-sama-sensei-senpai-san-samaaaaaa!"
...
"Kun!"
Then, as everyone continued to gape at the spectacle before them, in a plume of smoke, they all vanished. Everyone sat stunned at the discovery of something beyond the Fourth Wall and began running around in utter mayhem.
Of course, being the writer, I can control what they say, think, do, whatever. So, they all sat down and simply accepted the fact that there was a higher power at work that controlled their actions and decided to forget about what happened and focus back on the duel that had abruptly stopped. Of course, from that point, they would refer to Jenny as a prophet of the Fourth Wall...
Again, an omake for another time.
"Where were we?" Eleanor mused. "Ah! I remember. I fuse my Green Gadget with my Golem and the Ancient Gear Soldier, in my hand, to summon forth Atlas: My Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Goliath!" she smirked, allowing the three monsters to disassemble and reemerge into a colossal behemoth of a monster. If Syrus was scared before, he was silently wishing for an escape out of this nightmare as the new figure growled into his face.
In one word, it was frightening. It stood behind Eleanor at the towering height of sixty feet high, easily intimidating the enemy in front of it as his gleaming red eyes bore into the Slifer duelist. In simplistic descriptions, it was a large, mechanized wolf that screamed 'BAMF'!
(Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Goliath: Machine / Effect / Fusion / Earth / 12* / 4500 ATK/ 4500 DEF)
"I'll end my turn." Eleanor sighed, listening to the crowd cheering for her as she took the lead in the duel. It was... unusual for people to cheer for her. She had never received any praise back in the East Branch because of who she was but, here... they knew roughly who she was and her progeny but it didn't matter to them. Her eyes sought out Jaden's who simply mouthed the words to her as the crowd was too noisy to say normally;
"At the end of the day, it doesn't matter who you are or where you're from. We all have one thing in common: dueling. It's that one bond which shows everyone that you're one of us and that, despite how you duel, you're known and respected as a duelist."
Her eyes closed momentarily as she registered his words in her mind... allowing it to take root and grow into something that'll only improve with time. With a smile and a nod towards Jaden, she simply mouthed back,
"Thank you."
"M-My move!" Syrus squeaked as he drew a card from his deck to his hand, only to find there was nothing he could use properly since his previous hand was discarded. "Crumbs... I-I end my go." he sighed.
Eleanor didn't even speak as she drew another card and added it to her hand. She glanced down before allowing a small smirk to appear on her face as she had the last link she needed to end this duel. "I use Limiter Removal, allowing all my machine-types gain double their original attack. By the end of the turn, they're destroyed..." she smirked, "But that won't be coming any time soon. You see, my Gadjiltron's effect changes on which gadget is used to fusion summon it. As I've used my Green Gadget, it allows me to negate an effect of a monster that it attacks. So, it means your Statue's going bye-bye! Atlas, use Mechanized Solarflare!" she ordered, pointing towards the sole statue, still covered in gravy with a chicken on top. One massive ball of utter destructive energy later, and the Statue was nowhere to be seen.
(Red Gadget: Atk; 2600 ATK)
(Yellow Gadget: Atk; 2400 ATK)
(Gadjiltron: Atk; 9000 ATK)
"Now, Eddward, Eddy! Attack Syrus directly with Twin Gadget Barrage!" she called out, bringing the duel to a close as the two gadgets landed solid attacks on the young Slifer, bringing his life points down to zero.
Syrus: (4000 - 2600 - 2400) = 0
Once the duel spirits faded away, everyone was left in awe at the sheer power behind Eleanor's deck. Any doubts thy had about her not living up to her uncle's standards were utterly and completely obliterated as they could see the skill she had with her cards; something her uncle had never achieved before when dueling. Jaden had broke everyone out of their reprieve by clapping, soon igniting the rest of the crowd into doing the same.
"An excellent display of skill, Eleanor. I'm sure you'll fit in splendidly." Jaden smiled as he walked into the middle of the arena. "As you can see, Eleanor is the winner of this duel, and therefor, winning a card of my choice from Syrus. However, I will need permission from Zane." he added, turning to the third-year Obelisk. Zane's eyes widened as he realized which card Jaden was on about but soon realized the method in Jaden's madness.
"You're playing a risky game, Jaden. However, you have my permission." Zane commented, earning confused looks from everyone there. He leaned over into Jenny's ear and whispered what he had deduced. Her eyes widened to look at Jaden but she soon sighed defeatedly. She understood his way of thinking and, admittedly, Syrus needed this lesson to learn from.
"With permission granted... Syrus?" he called.
"Y-Y-Yes?" he stammered, wanting to get out of here and hide from being utterly schooled in front of everyone by the new student. The look on Jaden's face didn't help matters any as he extended his hand out to the Slifer student.
"I want your Power Bond."
"W-W-What!?" he yelled in protest. "B-But-"
"Syrus." Jaden halted him, "When was the last time you even bothered using your Roid Deck? Since you've gotten your deck from Yugi, you've completely abandoned your old deck and moved on. This is a choice you'll need to make: stay with your deck now and abandon your old deck for good... or learn to balance the two decks and learn to use both to their potential?" he asked.
Syrus hung his head low as Jaden's words hit true. Since having the Arcane deck in his possession, he had completely abandoned his old deck and gone for the newer and better spellcasters. His mind went back to the duel between Alexis and Jenny and what transpired during the duel and the words that were said... knowing now that he found himself in a situation just like that. Was this...
'Is this Jaden's way of showing me that I have a lot to learn?' he asked himself mentally as he turned to face the person in question. He didn't expect the smile on his face or the small nod of his head, as if Jaden could read his thoughts. Syrus exhaled shakily before a pained smile appeared on his face. Getting to his feet, Syrus slowly pulled his Roid Deck out of his jacket and began sifting through it for the card in question.
"Hey, Eleanor."
"What, boy?"
"Don't get too comfortable with the card..." Syrus called out, moving past Jaden and stepping in front of Eleanor directly. "I'll be taking it back from you pretty soon." he smirked. Eleanor's eyes widened for a fraction of a second before narrowing once more. Unlike before, she also had a smirk on her face as she slowly took the card from him and added to her deck.
"We'll see. Just don't get too distracted by that perverted deck of yours or the copious amounts of cleavage you find yourself cushioned in." she taunted back. "I won't have you whining on me when I keep defeating you." she smirked deviously.
"Huh. You jealous?" Syrus retorted, smirking when Eleanor blushed slightly and coughed loudly.
"Wha-wha-whaaaaa! H-How d-dare you even think of such a preposterous notion!" she growled back defiantly with venom in her voice. "I do not like you. I will never like you. So get your immoral thoughts of me out. Of. Your. Head!" she snarled, getting in his face to make her point clear.
Jaden watched on from the sidelines, smirking to himself at the interaction between the two...
'Yep. They're definitely gonna end up together. Who'd think Eleanor was a tsundere?'
OC List:
One-Two-Three! (Spell Card)
On the turn this card is activated, you can special summon a monster card that has been added to your hand by card effect. After each special summon, place one counter on this card. Once this card has three counters, destroy this card.
Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Goliath (Known as "Atlas")
(Machine / Effect / Fusion / Earth / 12* / 4500 ATK/ 4500 DEF) ("Ultimate Ancient Gear Golem" + 1 Gear Monster + "1 level 4 Gadget Monster")
This card cannot be special summoned except by fusion summon. If this card attacks, your opponent cannot activate Spell or Trap Cards until the end of the Damage Step. If "Geartown" is on the field; once per turn if this card were to be destroyed in battle it is not destroyed. This card gains these corresponding effects if you fusion summon this card with these monsters as fusion materials.
Green Gadget: If this card attacks a monster, negate its effects until the end of the damage step.
Red Gadget: If this card attacks an opponents monster in defense position whose defense points are lower than this card's attack points, inflict the difference as battle damage.
Yellow Gadget: If this card destroys a monster as a result of battle and sends it to the graveyard; inflict damage to your opponent equal to its original attack or defense points. Which ever is higher.
Finally! Chapter is done! Also, a little reference to Littlekuriboh's Naruto Parody for those Naruto fans reading. That, and it's just a funny scene and the whole thing should be seen for a good laugh.
Also, Enter the King has now reached over the 200 followers and favorites mark! Wow! We're really close to 40k views and the story ratings are as follows: (note, search settings have been open to everything (language, words, rating, etc.) and filtered by favorites and follow ratings respectively.)
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This... being the search results out of over 6.4k different Yu-Gi-Oh GX! stories currently out there! I am utterly awed how much you guys like my story and I only hope I continue to impress you all!
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