Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
The Beginning of Destiny
Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh, its spin-offs, or its games, just the main character and the extras I throw in.
Before I start, I need to clear up some confusion from the last chapter. Titan only pictured Will in his original form, meaning that Will was still wearing his Ra uniform. As for why Will got a little touchy about the fake Millennium Puzzle, You'll find out soon enough.
It was now the morning after and Will was having a breakfast, which contained blueberry pancakes, a couple strips of bacon and a glass of orange juice, while Bastion was enjoying a couple of bran muffins and some kind of weed juice. "I don't understand how you can eat all that?" Bastion said, while grabbing one of his muffins.
"Simple, one bite at a time." Will answered back, "Plus I don't have to worry about any unexpected surprises from the other end." Causing Bastion to be embarrassed by this little fact. A beep came from Will's PDA got their attention. Will pulled it out and read his email.
When he watched as his friend's eyebrows sink closer to his nose, "What's wrong Will?" He asked.
"It's from Chumley and he says that Jaden and Syrus have been arrested by the Disciplinary Action Squad." Will said, while placing the PDA back into his holster.
"My, my," Bastion started to say, "If they been arrested, then they must have done something very bad for that Squad to notice."
"Yeah and I smell a setup." Will said, while placing his face onto his hands, "One that only a certain female professor would come up with."
Out of nowhere, "I keep telling everybody that I'm a man!" Was heard from a distance.
Bastion copied the posture, "I believe you might be right on that." He said, "That would be the only way the squad would know what they did."
"And according to Chumley, the only way they can be allowed to stay is if they both manage to win a tag duel." Will continued, "And Crowler is the one who will be choosing who their opponents will be."
Bastion shook his head at this, "Knowing Crowler, he would probably try to find some duelists that are not even from this academy." He said.
"You got that right." Will said, before getting back to his breakfast, "Anyway, I'll have a little chat with Chancellor Sheppard before I head to class."
Bastion finished one of his muffins before saying "Make sure to keep me well informed about everything."
"I will." He said, before washing his breakfast down with his orange juice, "Oh and Bastion, you might want to brace yourself for the next few weeks because things are about to get a little crazier if my instincts are right on money."
Over at the Chancellor's office, Chumley and Alexis are trying to convince Sheppard into letting them take Syrus's place with Jaden in the duel. "But Chancellor, I was there too and I should be the one to duel in Syrus's place." Chumley said.
"No I should be the one to duel alongside Jaden." Alexis said, "I was the reason why they had to go in there in the first place."
As much as he admired the two's determination to help their friends "I'm sorry but the decision is finally and there is nothing that I can do about it." Sheppard said.
"Besides, this is something that Syrus needs to do." All three turned to see Will leaning against the right wall.
"How do you do that?" Chumley asked, curious how his friend could just pop in and out like he was some sort of ninja.
"Too much Batman." Will answered back.
Alexis had a different question to ask, "Will how can you be so cruel?" She started yelling, "Syrus could be the one to get expelled."
"Yeah, if we keep holding his hand through out the entire time." Will said, "I know it sounds cruel, but the only way for Syrus to be able to stand a chance is to let him learn what it takes to become to a duelist in his own way, with us only providing advice whenever he's going to need it."
While Chumley knew that what Will said was pretty harsh, he also knew his friend was also looking out for the short boy by simply stepping aside and let him start standing up on his own two feet. "You're right Will the best thing we can do is to be there for Sy when he needs it, not to step in for him when we feel he needs our protection from all of the bad things in the world." He said with a smile.
Alexis hated what both were saying, but if it were Jasmine or Mindy going through what Syrus is about to go through, then she would have to decide wither or not to step in or have them face it themselves to the very end. "You're both right." She started to say, "We need to learn when to step back and let that person start learning how to do things on their own without any interference or else they won't grow as a person."
Sheppard was smiling at this, "Nice to see that you three could come to an agreement. You two may leave." He said, "Mr. Rawelk, I need to have a little word with you in private."
Both Chumley and Alexis gave a small nod before they started to leave, "Oh Alexis." Will said, getting her to turn around, while he pulled something out of his jacket pocket, "I believe this belongs to you." He then tossed it at her.
When Alexis caught it, she turned it over and gasped at what she saw, a picture of her and Atticus, with him smiling big while making a peace sign, with his head in a headlock made by his little sister, who looked like she was going to maim him for a reason she can't remember. She looked up at Will, "Thank you." She said.
After they left, Sheppard turned towards the young dueling prodigy, "So what were you able to find out at the abandoned dorms?" He asked.
Will pulled out a small journal from his jacket pocket, "From what I could tell, somebody was trying to experiment with the Shadow Realm and the students that disappeared were the guinea pigs." He said, "Judging from the hieroglyphics I've seen covering the entire basement, I believe one of the teachers are not who they appear to be."
About an hour after class was over for the day, Aeris was at the dock, waiting for her boyfriend to show up. While she was used to him being straighter then an arrow, she couldn't help but feel nervous when he told he had something important he needed to discuss with her and to her alone. Right now she couldn't help let a little bit of her imagination go wild. She looked up just in time to see Will walking towards her, "Hello Will." She said, while both gave each other a quick peck on the lips.
"Hey Aeris." Will greeted back, "I suppose you are wondering why I called you here?" When he received a nod as an answer, "Before I tell you anything, I need you to promise me that you won't tell anybody what I'm about to tell you, and relax, it's nothing bad."
Aeris released the breath she didn't know she was holding. When Will said it's nothing bad, he meant it with every last letter, "Okay Will, I promise."
Will was feeling a little nervous about this, but he knew it had to be done since they both knew that relationships are built upon trust coming from both side. "Aeris, my real name is Will Walker, the Crimson Duelist."
Here is the latest chapter, sorry for the late update. Jaden's and Syrus's practice duel will be used as a flashback in the next chapter. It won't be until about nine or ten chapters until Will's true identity reveals itself to the rest of the academy. Read and Review, and have a Happy New Year.
