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.
There will be some bits and pieces from the episode, Family Business.
It is a brand new day at Duel Academy and Will is in his room, going through his closet. Hanging from the rack is a black trench coat, long enough to reach his ankles. After putting on most of the clothes he usually wears during the day, the only thing he needed to put on was his jacket, which he tossed onto his bed. He was walking towards his desk when he heard a loud knock on his door, "Come in." He called out, while opening the drawers, revealing at least ten full deck boxes.
The door opened to reveal Bastion, who has walked in just in time to hear a small click as Will removed a deck box from his belt, leaving a small slot in its place, only to be replaced by a new one. He watched as the hand pushed a small button to release another box, "So instead of replacing decks, you replace the whole box." Bastion said, "How intriguing."
"Not really," Will said, replacing a second box, "It was one of those ultimate prizes you just had to win at some high stakes tournament." After replacing a third, "Right now, to me, it's just something to go with the wardrobe."
"Modest as usual." Bastion said, "Although I guess its better then arrogance."
Will picked up his PDA when he heard it beeped. He opened up his email, "And it looks like you'll be getting a chance to see the two in action." He said, "Young Mr. Princeton has officially challenged me to a duel, and he's personally requesting that I don't use my Dark World deck."
"So he's hoping to avoid facing one of your Wicked God cards." Bastion said, "I guess even the almighty Chazz has something to be afraid of."
"And he's going to have to try a different approach." Will said, as he changed out a couple of decks from his desk, "Because there is more then one way to bring out a god card and I know quite a few of them."
While watching his friend placing a card into one of the decks, he noticed that there was a peculiar deck box that stood out from the rest, which were multiple colors. This one was the only one that was the darkest, while there were a couple of black boxes, this one was darker then a starless night, "I don't recall you ever bringing that deck to any of your duels." Bastion said, "Is that a deck like some type of secret weapon."
"More like something I take out for special occasions." Will said, giving him a half truth, "It's something that could help me get through the academy in more ways then one, but something I refuse to rely on too much due to the risks that comes with it."
"How do you mean?" Bastion asked, while Will went over to grab his jacket.
"Let's just say even with the Dark Magician and his many forms, Yugi Moto might be a strong duelist, but he's not invincible." Will explained, "All it takes is for somebody with enough patience to bring Yugi to a near defeat, even a draw, it would take one of incredible skill to actually defeat him honorably."
"I believe I understand what you are saying." Bastion said, "You don't want to rely on something that could be used against you, is that it?"
"Yeah, that's pretty much it." Will said, while putting his jacket on, completing the outfit "One of the things I've worked on when it comes to my deck is that each one is like a counter for the other so that way even my strongest deck would have an Achilles' heel."
"Well, let us go grab some breakfast while we still have a weekend to plan out." Bastion said, as the two walked out into the hallway.
"Actually, except for any occasional duels, I think I'll kickback and try to do a few things that don't have anything to do with Duel Monsters." Will said, "What about you?"
"Oh I have some new algorithms to go over before I get started on that project for Duel Tactics." Bastion said.
"Always the nerd I see." Will said.
Meanwhile, near the Slifer Dorms, Jaden is relaxing within the shadow of a tree, "Ah, nothing like a nice nap during the weekend." He said, only to Syrus call out his name afterwards, "Well, so much for a nap."
"Jaden, its Chumley." Syrus said, while catching his breath, "He's leaving Duel Academy for good."
"What!" Jaden yelled out, before running towards their room.
The pair ran into their room, with their big friend packing his suitcase. "Chumley, what is going on?" Jaden asked.
"It's my father." Chumley explained, "He wants to take me out of Duel Academy."
"Why?" Jaden asked.
"Because he thinks I'm just wasting my time here due to my grades." Chumley said, "And now he wants to pull me out so that I can learn the family business."
"That's what he thinks." Jaden said, "C'mon, maybe we can talk him out of it."
"Wait, Jaden!" Syrus yelled out, just as Jaden ran out the door.
"He is not going to succeed." Chumley said, before the two left to follow their friend.
The trio arrived at Banner's room, which doubles as an office, only to see their dorm master on one side, sweating like crazy, while on the other was an older, muscular version of Chumley. "How about some more hot sauce, Banner?" Mr. Huffington asked the teacher.
"Oh no thanks." Banner said, while pulling off his collar slightly, "I don't think I can handle much more."
"Oh c'mon, it will give you energy." Mr. Huffington said. When three PDA went off, he turned to notice his son with Jaden and Syrus, "So are you packed yet?"
"Now wait a minute, you can't just force Chumley to leave just like that." Jaden said.
"Yeah, he's doing just fine around here." Syrus said.
"Guys, let it go." Chumley said.
"He's right." Banner said, while wiping the sweat off of his head, "Mr. Huffington does have the right to take his son out of Academy whenever he deems fit."
"But isn't there a way to try and get Chumley to stay?" Syrus asked.
"Yeah, can't you two duel each other to decide wither or not Chumley stays?" Jaden asked.
Mr. Huffington thought about this, "Fine, I agree." He said, before turning towards his son, "I hope you managed to work out the flaws in your deck son."
"Don't worry, you'll see it in action soon enough." Chumley said.
"Speaking of action," Syrus said, while checking his email, "Looks like somebody was crazy enough to challenge Will to a duel."
"Really, who?" Jaden asked excitement in his voice.
"It's Chazz." Syrus answered.
"Well, that should be an interesting duel." Jaden said.
"Even though Chazz would barely last long enough to lay a scratch on Will." Chumley said, "When is it supposed to take place?"
"11:30." Syrus answered, "I'm guessing Chazz is trying for a quick victory before lunch."
"Boy is he going to be in for a big surprise." Jaden said, "Anyway, we've still have some time to start planning before it starts."
"Yeah, let's do it." Syrus said.
"Oh yeah." Chumley said, "And I'll get started on making some grilled cheese."
"And hopefully, we get to see the last Wicked God card." Jaden said, as they went out the door.
"Who's Will?" Mr. Huffington asked, "I remember writing me and telling me that he was a transfer, he was a good duelist and that he transferred to Ra barely a month since he arrived here."
"Oh he's somebody that has caused quite a stir since he got here." Banner said, "As far as anybody knows him, he is a person of good heart and of strong discipline, as well as never losing a single life point during a duel. In ways, he's also a bit of a mystery."
"And what about these Wicked Gods?" Mr. Huffington asked.
"Nobody knows except that they have some similarities to Yugi's Egyptian God Cards." Banner explained, "They require three monsters to sacrifice and they have some devastating abilities."
Being a duelist himself, one famous for his one-hit combos, Mr. Huffington felt that he somebody like that. "Well, thanks for the meal." He said, "I think I'll take a little look around this place."
An hour before the duel, Aeris was looking around the island, looking for Will, after Bastion told her that Will left to relax some place. After spending the last couple of days thinking about everything she has learned about the boy, she realizes that no matter whom or what she is, she still wants to be with him.
After looking for about ten minutes, Aeris found him by the cliff, sleeping under a tree, the same one they met under. After approaching him like before, "Is it just me or does this feel more like déjà vu to you?" Will asks from under his cap.
Aeris couldn't help but blush a little from this, "How is it that you do the things that you do?" She asked.
"Let's just say that I don't let my guard, even when I'm not dueling." Will said, while sitting up, raising his cap up in the process, "I take it you've come to a decision?"
Aeris took a deep breath, knowing that it would be now or never. "Yes and I decided to continue our relationship." She said, "While I was feeling disappointed that you weren't entirely honest with me from the beginning, I do understand that somebody in your position has to be careful who you should trust."
"Trust is part of the reason." Will said, "The main reason is that I was living a life that some people would be more then glad to get their hands on and my life was hardly my own, even with my family trying their hardest to make sure that I get a chance towards a normal life."
"Wow, I know people who want to famous, but . . ." Aeris started to say, before Will raised his hand up.
"Fame has its ups and downs just like anything else in life," Will said "But it depends more on the person and how they use it."
"Just like dueling." Aeris said.
"Exactly." Will said, "And speaking of keeping secrets, why didn't you tell me the truth about your family."
The next few minutes were spent getting to know each for real.
Back at the dorms, Jaden and Syrus are helping Chumley go over his deck when Jaden asked, "Hey, when did Will's duel start again?"
"11:30." Syrus answered.
"What time is it now?" Chumley asked.
Jaden looked up at the clock, "11:27." He answered. It wasn't until the next minute when it finally clicked, "Oh no! We're going to be late!" Jaden yelled out before running out the door.
"You know, it's amazing how you never see him this active during any other time of the day, except maybe mealtime." Syrus said.
"Yeah, and all because he wants to see a god card." Chumley said with a laugh, before it dawned on him on what he said and who was dueling, "And come to think of it, so would I!" He said, before running out the door with a speed that he didn't know he had.
"Those guys." Syrus said, before his brain caught up with the rest, "Hey, guys wait up!"
By the time all three arrived to the field, they were catching the last portion considering that both sides had powerful monsters at the ready. Chazz with his VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon at the ready, with the spell card Frontline Base, on the field or his hand. On the other side stood Will with two monsters that they have never scene before, one looking like a high official royal knight and next to it looked like a pair of dark fuzz balls connected together, along with three facedown cards and three in his hand.
"Hey guys, I never expected to see you three late for a duel." The three turned to be greeted by Bastion, Alexis and Aeris.
"Yeah well we got a little caught up with something." Jaden said, "So what's the score?"
"Right now both sides brought out some strong monsters without losing a single life point." Aeris said, "Although Chazz has done most of the attacking, Will managed to keep him at bay with a strong defense."
"And what are the monsters he's using right now?" Chumley asked.
"The big one is called Arcana Knight Joker, a monster Will created through fusion." Alexis explained, "The small creepy one is called Double Coston."
It was currently Chazz's turn, "I attack with my monster." He said, "And when he attacks, the monster being attack changes its battle position and I choose your knight." The monster was forced into defense position.
"Oh boy looks like Chazz really wants to damage Will in more ways then one." Syrus said, "And Will looks like he's had enough of this."
"Yeah no kidding," Chumley said, "And I'm surprised he isn't using his Dark World deck in this duel just so he could bring out one of his Wicked Gods."
"Actually he was requested not to use it." Bastion explained, "Although that won't stop him from bringing out his strongest one."
Just before the attack was about to hit, "Activate trap, Negate Attack." Will said, "This cancels out all of your attacks."
Now this got Chazz to release a small growl, "I activate my monster's other ability which allows me to remove one of your monsters from play and I choose to get rid of your knight."
"And I activate my knight's ability which allows it to cancel all effects heading his way as long as I take out a card from my hand that matches the type of card used." He said, while removing Gilford the Lightning from his hand, which fizzled out the other monster's effect, "Anything else you would like to throw at me?"
Chazz was furious now, "I end my turn." He said, knowing that his plan to redeem himself from his loss to Jaden just blew up in his face.
"Not like you have a choice now, do you?" Will said, while drawing a card, "I activate the spell card Mystical Space Typhoon." One of the remaining two cards on the field rose off of the field, revealing itself.
"Why, it's not going to change anything by taking out my Frontline Base card." Chazz said, "I never expected you to make such a rookie mistake."
"Who said anything about using it on your card?" Will asked, causing Chazz's eyes to widen, "I'm using it on my other facedown, Statue of the Wicked, which when destroyed, brings out a token monster onto the field." When both cards did what he wanted to do, which resulted in Will receiving a third monster, "I now sacrifice both the token and Double Coston to bring out The Wicked Avatar." The said monsters turned into spheres of dark light and flew up into the air, combining together, releasing a strong gust of wind in the process, while a sphere stared to develop.
While everyone in the audience below, except for Will who was in the eye of it, Zane was watching the whole thing. 'Soon, I'll be facing his mightiest beast with my Cyber End Dragon.' Went through his head, anxious to compare his dueling level with one of the best duelists in the world.
Mr. Huffington was watching from above as well, mainly because his physique scared the staff from trying to deny him entry. He took a look at Will and recognized him right away because he watched one of the boy's past duels and he was hoping to have a crack at him himself because most of the duelists he battled were pretty pathetic in his book.
Chazz was having a hard time believing that such a strong wind could be created by one monster. When the wind died down completely, a dark light appeared just as the sphere appeared in front of Will, looking like Ra's, but it looked more like it was made of Jello, "Wait, if I recall, those god cards require three sacrifices." He yelled out, "How are you able to summon it with just two?"
"Because when I summon a level 7 or higher dark monster, Dark Coston counts for two tributes." Will explained, causing Chazz to despise him even more, "And when Avatar is out on the field, its points become a hundred more then the monster on the field with the highest attack points, and since my Arcana Knights Joker is the highest, its points become 3900." Just as the sphere transformed into the dark version of Will's knight, Chazz went from angry to flat out afraid, "Now I'll change my knight back into attack position." When Arcana is now ready to fight, "Now Arcana, time to turn that walking tin can into a pile of spare parts." Arcana leapt up into the air and with a strong downward slash, destroyed the monster, bringing Chazz's life points down to 3200.
While most of the audience were at the edge of their seats, "Wow, I never thought I see Chazz so afraid." Chumley said.
"Well you would be too if you were about to come face to face with a monster of such power." Bastion said.
"Or in Syrus's case, he probably would have forfeited after fainting on the spot." Alexis said, causing said person to blush at that little fact and the rest of their friends to give a little chuckle.
Back on the field, "Now that the path is cleared, Avatar, finish him off and give him a nice little haircut in the process." Will said. The god did as ordered and charged towards Chazz. With two quick slashes, not only did Chazz's life points went down to 0, his hair parted on both sides, leaving him with a Mohawk in the middle.
While the entire room burst out into laughter, Chazz felt his head, and a look of sheer horror appeared on his face, "This isn't the end you slacker!" He yelled out before running off the field to hide somewhere.
After placing his deck back into his box, Will turned to see that the rest of his friends have shown up. "About time you three showed up." He said, "I was wondering if I should send out Professor Fontaine to check and see if you were all feeling all right."
"Yeah well, some things came up this morning that needed our attention." Syrus said.
"Anything I should be concerned about?" Will asked.
"It has to do with me and some family issues." Chumley said, looking towards the ground, before looking back up to Will, "And it's something that I would want to tell you alone since we used to be in the same dorms."
Will nodded at this, "Okay, sure, let's go find a private place to talk." He said, before turning towards the rest of their friends, "I'll meet you all at the cafeteria after we have our little conversation."
"Sure thing." Bastion said, while he and Alexis started to walk off, "Well see you then."
"Yeah, and don't worry, we know you'll tell us when the time comes." Alexis said with a wave.
Aeris walked up to Will and gave him a kiss on the cheek, "And remember we have a date today." She said.
Will returned the favor, "With a gem like you, how can I ever forget?" He asked, causing the girl to blush.
When she joined the three, "So I see that you two finally worked things out." Alexis said, causing the rest of Aeris's body to go red.
When they found an empty classroom to have their talk, Chumley explained what has been happening since they all woke up to when they left to watch him duel. Will just stood there, listening to the whole thing, while leaning against the wall, with his arms crossed. A loud whistle escaped his lips, "Wow, and now you have a reason to finally dust off your deck and actually duel for real." He said.
"I know and I'm not sure if my deck is any good enough." Chumley said.
"Chumley, its not just the deck that wins the duel, it's the person that knows how to use it to its full potential that stands a chance of winning." Will said, "Even the weakest cards of their uses."
"I know, but I never taken any of my academy seriously until I got to know you guys." Chumley said, "Now I'm going to have to duel if I want to stay here."
"Yeah but we'll be here to back you up." Syrus said.
"He's right Chum, you'll win that duel for sure." Jaden said, "We'll just spend the day getting your deck together."
"And I'll be there tomorrow to back you up." Will said, "And remember, a duelist's true strength comes from the heart."
"I will." Chumley said, as the four left to grab some lunch.
It is now morning of the next day and the Huffington men are facing each other, while they had a small audience consisting of Banner, Jaden, Syrus and Will.
(A/N The duel goes the same way it does on the episode, so I'll skip it, mainly because I can't remember what gets said during it and I like to be as close to accurate as possible.)
Chumley was busy packing, with the help of Jaden and Syrus. "Well guys, this is it." He said, trying to keep a strong face.
"I know, and we hope to see you again sometime." Syrus said.
"Yeah, and hopefully we can duel each other again someday." Jaden said.
"Looks like you two might be seeing much more of him then you think." They turned to see Will coming in with something in his hand.
"What do you mean, Will?" Chumley asked.
Will hand Chumley a piece of paper, "Here this is from your father." He said, "He already split."
Chumley read the note that was written on the paper, and tears started to come down out of his eyes, "My father is letting me stay." He said.
"What, really?" Syrus said.
"He says that he's proud of the friends I've made and that he can see the improvements that you all inspired me to make." Chumley said.
"Well, now that mess is over, see you guys around." Will said, before heading out.
Here it is a new chapter. Sorry about the ending, I had a brain fart when I was writing this chapter, and I had trouble remembering the episode. The next one is going to be the tag duel against the Paradox Brothers, and I'm not sure if I want to make it a one or two parter. Read and Review.
