Me: Hey everyone. So just something I feel I should say. I'm not going to do a chapter for every episode. Basically, I may skip a filler episode here and there.
Michael: Isn't that just you being lazy?
Me: There are 52 episodes in the first season alone and I don't have all day to sit down at this computer and type, so I don't think anyone would mind me skipping an episode or two that doesn't really serve a purpose. Want to do the disclaimer and the claimer?
Michael: Alright, fair enough. TheSupremeKing19 does not own Yugioh GX or it related properties, but he does own this AU story and its ocs. Don't steal, and enjoy.
The boat had arrived at academy island and Michael ensured that Johnny and his cronies were reported to Chancellor Shepperd. When Shepperd asked for evidence, Michael pressed a button on the side of his duel disk, engaging the replay function, and showed the Chancellor the footage. Having gone over the evidence, Shepperd warned the three that such behavior would not be tolerated further, and if another such incident occurred, they would be expelled.
Having sorted out their punishment, Shepperd thanked Michael for bringing this to his attention and praised him for defending a fellow student.
Michael: No need to praise me. Unlike some, I was raised to show proper respect to others, now if you'll excuse me, I must take my leave.
He walked off and got his uniform, having taken the three troublemakers directly to Chancellor Shepperd alongside the Disciplinary Action Squad. As he expected, his skills and grades had earned him a spot in the Obelisk Blue dorm. He walked outside and saw Jaden, Syrus, and Bastion.
Syrus: Hey Michael, so you reported Johnny and the others to Shepperd?
Michael: Indeed. And I get the feeling that they're not too happy about their punishment.
Jaden: So, what did the Chancellor decide to do?
Michael: Originally, they were supposed to be in Obelisk Blue, but after the incident, they were demoted to Ra Yellow. They were warned that if they ever did something like that again, they'd be expelled.
Jaden: So which dorm are you in Michael?
Michael: Isn't it obvious?
Jaden: Not really.
Michael: Jaden, I'm in Obelisk Blue. And judging by your uniform, you're in Slifer Red.
Jaden: Oh, so that's why Sy and I are in red.
Bastion: Please don't tell me that you've just figured that out now.
Jaden: Okay, then I won't. Guess we'll see you guys around the dorms.
Bastion: I doubt it, your dorm is over there.
Jaden and Syrus walked in the direction Bastion pointed, with Michael accompanying them.
Syrus: So why are you following us Michael? Shouldn't you be heading to your dorm?
Michael: I just thought I'd see how the dorms compare to each other. That and I thought I'd get an idea of where everything is on the island. Jaden's skills should've put him in at least Ra Yellow, but his grades must be what landed him in Slifer.
Syrus: I guess that makes sense. Hey, have you guys ever thought about the structuring of the dorms?
Jaden: What do you mean Sy?
Syrus: Well, the Egyptian Gods, Slifer, Obelisk, and Ra that the dorms were named after, wasn't Ra the strongest and Obelisk the weakest of them?
Michael: It depends on how you look at it.
Jaden: What do you mean?
Michael: Well, look at it this way. Each of them have their own strengths and weaknesses. Looking at them against regular monsters instead of comparing them to each other, it's easy to see why the dorms are structured the way they are. I'll start with Slifer and why at least I think it makes sense for him to represent the lowest ranked dorm. Slifer's attack and defense points are tied to how many cards his controller has in their hand, so it's hard to make other moves and keep Slifer strong at the same time. And Slifer's other ability lowers the strength of your opponent's monsters, which makes Slifer more defensive than the other Egyptian Gods.
Syrus: Huh, that does make a bit of sense.
Michael: Next is Ra, who technically is the strongest Egyptian God when you compare them to each other. Ra's attack and defense points are determined by the monsters sacrificed to summon him. Let's say you sacrificed Dunames Dark Witch, Vorse Raider, and Luster Dragon. Ra would have 5600 attack points and 3850 defense points. Additionally, his controller can give up all but one of their life points in order to add them to Ra's attack and defense points, and also sacrifice their other monsters to power him up.
Syrus: But then shouldn't that make Ra the top dorm?
Michael: While it's true that Ra can climb to great heights, if you use point transfer, you're wide open because the smallest amount of damage would be enough to finish you off, making him more oriented for one turn kills.
Jaden: Huh, I never thought about that before.
Michael And now we come to Obelisk. Obelisk's attack and defense are set at 4000 each, only beaten out by three monsters: Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Dragon Master Knight, and Five-Headed Dragon. Obelisk has two special abilities, Fist of Fate and Soul Energy Max.
Jaden: What do those do again?
Michael: With Fist of Fate, you can sacrifice two of your monsters in order for Obelisk to destroy all your opponent's monsters and inflict 4000 damage to your opponent, which can instantly win you the duel, and with Soul Energy Max, you can sacrifice two of your monsters in order for Obelisk to attack your opponent, while also giving him infinite attack points for the battle, something neither of the other Egyptian Gods can do.
Syrus: When you put it that way, I guess you have a point.
Jaden: Hey look, there it is.
Michael and Syrus looked in front of them and couldn't believe what they were looking at.
Michael: That's the Slifer Red dorm?
It sat right up against the cliffside, was filled with cracks, and looked like it had been there for 50 years. Its one redeeming quality was the wraparound deck with a great view.
Syrus: This isn't a dorm, it's an outhouse with a deck.
Jaden: You kidding me, check out the view, this place is great!
Michael: This place is a disaster. It looks like it would fall down in the next big storm. Where the architects out of their minds, lazy, or both?
Jaden: Well, here's our room Sy.
Syrus: It's kind of small.
Jaden: Hey, you're a small guy.
Michael: This dorm is an absolute disaster. And the Chancellor lets the Slifers live like this? It's not right. I'll see you guys later. "
Jaden: We'll see you around I guess.
Michael: I guess my parents were right to be worried about this place.
Flashback
Johnathan: Michael, I want you to see how Duel Academy is running while you're there. As you know, our family is one of Duel Academy's biggest financial supporters, and I want to make sure our investment is being spent wisely.
Michael: Yes father.
Johnathan: There's one more thing. A few years ago, numerous students disappeared from the campus, including the son of a long-time friend of our family. I want you to see what you can find.
Michael: Yes father.
End Flashback
Michael was heading to the school to have a word with Chancellor Shepperd. He arrived at the man's office and knocked.
Sheppard: Come in.
Michael entered and walked to the man's desk.
Chancellor: Michael? Is there something you needed?
Michael: Why is the Slifer Red dorm in such terrible condition?
Sheppard: Why do you care? You scored into the Obelisk Blue dorm?
Michael: My father card because he invested a lot of money into Duel Academy, and from what I can tell, the Slifers have been left to fend for themselves.
Sheppard: Well, I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do. By the time we reach the Slifer dorm, we're almost out of funds.
Michael: I see. I'm sorry to have bothered you.
Sheppard: It's fine. You're just looking out for your fellow students. That's very admirable of you, but I'm afraid there's nothing I can do.
Michael: I'll leave you now. Something's not right here. My parents provide more than enough money for all the dorms to be taken care of. Someone must be stealing the funds and keeping it for themselves, but who?
He began to think things over as he headed to his dorm. He arrived and unpacked his things, including his laptop. It was created by his family's private tech company and could hack into almost any computer system while remaining undetected. He realized it was almost time for the Obelisk welcome dinner and set his laptop to download the data he needed from the school's central computer. Once he accomplished that, he headed to the main hall for the welcome dinner.
Taiyou: Are you sure about this Chazz?
Raizou: Yeah, what if you get busted along with them and get expelled?
Michael pulled out a small audio recorder he kept on him and turned it on.
Chazz: I'm sure. Jaden and Michael are threats to me, and I'm gonna make sure they get booted from the academy. And I'll make sure I get Michael's Dark World deck for myself in the process. With it, no one will be able to beat me.
Raizou: So how are you gonna do it?
Chazz: I'll get rid of Jaden first, tonight. I'm gonna challenge him to a duel at the arena after hours and get him busted so he gets kicked out of Duel Academy.
Michael: We'll see about that Chazz.
He stopped recording and stepped out from behind the corner.
Taiyou: He heard us!
Chazz: Chill out. It's our word against his.
Michael: Actually, Chazz,
He hit play on his recorder, showing he recorded the conversation.
Michael: It's your word against yours. And if you don't want me to report you to Shepperd, you'll duel me tonight in front of everyone at the welcome dinner.
Chazz: Grr, fine.
Michael walked off to find Crowler and asked him if he could duel Chazz at the welcome dinner. A duel to start the year. Crowler agreed and made arrangements for them to duel. The dinner went smoothly, and it was time for the duel.
Crowler: May I have everyone's attention please? We have a special treat for all of you tonight, a duel between two of the highest-ranking students in Duel Academy, Michael Shadows and Chazz Princeton.
Michael: I hope you're ready for this Chazz.
Chazz: Yeah, I'm ready. Ready to beat you and make you look like the second-rate duelist you really are.
Michael: Big words little prince. Let's see you back them up.
Chazz: Why you-
Michael: Enough talk, I say we let our cards do the talking for us.
Chazz: You read my mind.
Both: "Let's duel!"
Chazz: 4000 LP
Michael: 4000 LP
Chazz: I'll go first, and I summon Reborn Zombie in defense mode.
Level 4/Dark/Zombie
ATK 1000/DEF 1600
Chazz: I end my turn there.
Michael: My move. I summon Zure, Knight of Dark World in attack mode.
Level 4/Dark/Fiend
ATK 1800/DEF 1500
Michael: And now Zure, attack his Reborn Zombie.
Zure ran up to Reborn Zombie and slashed at it with his sword, destroying it.
Michael: I place one card face-down and end my turn.
Chazz: My move. And I activate the spell card Graceful Charity, so I can draw 3 cards as long as I discard two from my hand. And now I play the spell Monster Reborn to summon my Chthonian Soldier in attack mode.
Level 4/Dark/Warrior
ATK 1200/DEF 1400
Chazz: And next I play the Inferno Reckless Summon spell card. So I summon my other soldiers and you get to summon your other knights.
Lily: Why would Chazz let Michael summon two more of his monster when they're stronger than his?
?: I guess we'll see.
Lily: Oh, hey Alexis, long time no see.
Alexis: It's nice to see you too Lily. So that's the guy who saved you from Johnny?
Lily: Yeah. He's a really nice guy.
Alexis: Oh, does someone have a crush on Mr. Knight in Shining Armor?
Lily: W-well,
Alexis: Wait. I was just teasing, but do you actually have feelings for him?
Lily: We talked some after the incident, and well, I kinda fell in love with him.
Alexis: So does he feel the same way?
Lily: Well, I'm not sure. He's never really had much social interaction, and he turned bright red when I asked him, so we decided to just be friends for now.
Alexis: I see. Well, if you like him, than I support you.
Chazz: I play the spell card Raigeki to destroy all your monsters.
A massive lightning bolt came down from the ceiling and destroyed Michael's monsters.
Michael: Sorry guys.
Chazz: And now Chthonian Soldiers, attack him directly!
Michael: I activate the trap Negate Attack, which means your attack is negated and your battle phase is over.
Chazz: Grr, I end my turn.
Michael: My move. I play the spell card Dark World Dealings, so now we must both draw 1 card from our decks before discarding a card from our hands. And now the effect of Ceruli, Guru of Dark World activates, summoning him to your side of the field.
Chazz: Oh great, this little freak.
Michael: Now his special ability activates, forcing me to discard one card, and the card I choose is Reign-Beaux, Overlord of Dark World.
Chazz: I've got a bad feeling about this.
Michael: And so you should. When my Overlord is discarded by my opponent's card effect, he instantly revives to my field. "Say what?!" Chazz exclaimed.
Level 7/DARK/Fiend
ATK 2500/DEF 1800
Michael: And now that he's on the field, his other special ability activates. You see Chazz, when Reign-Beaux is summoned by his own effect, he destroys all your monsters or all your spells and traps, whichever I choose.
Chazz: No way!
Michael: Seeing as you're low on spells and traps, I'll be destroying all your monsters. Go Reign-Beaux, Spectrum Blast!
His monster fired a rainbow-colored beam from his chest at Chazz's monsters destroying all of them.
Chazz: My soldiers!
Michael: Next I play the spell card Pump Up. This card doubles the attack points of one monster for a single turn, and I choose my Overlord.
Reign-Beaux: 2500-5000 ATK
Chazz: 5000 attack points?!
Michael: Indeed. And seeing as you have no monsters on the field, I'll have him use those points for a direct attack!
His monster fired a beam of black energy from his staff, knocking Chazz onto his back.
Chazz: 0 LP
Crowler: And the winner is Michael Shadows!
Michael removed his deck from his duel disk and put it away without a word.
Alexis: Well I'll say this: He's a great duelist.
Michael looked in their direction and saw Lily.
Lily: He's looking at us.
Alexis: Well don't look now, but here he comes.
Michael: Enjoy the duel?
Alexis: Yeah, way to go. But why were you dueling Chazz anyway?
Michael: Because of this.
He pulled out his recorder and replayed Chazz's conversation from earlier.
Alexis: Chazz, that jerk. Guys like him give us Obelisk Blues a bad reputation.
Michael: I told him that I'd be showing this to Shepperd unless he dueled me in front of everyone tonight.
Alexis: I'm still not sure why you chose to duel him instead of reporting him.
Michael: Simple: to prove to him that he's not as good as he thinks and show it to everyone. Oh, but how rude of me, I seem to have forgotten my manners. My name is Michael Shadows.
Alexis: We've met before.
Michael looked her over and realized she was right.
Michael: Well, it's been a long time, hasn't it Ms. Rhodes?
Alexis: Indeed it has.
Lily: Wait, you both know each other?
Michael: Our parents are old friends, and they would sometimes bring Alexis and her brother with them to discuss matters with my parents.
Alexis: My brother and I never could beat you in a duel.
Michael: You did get close a few times though.
Alexis: Well, I'd love to take a stroll down memory lane, but I think Lily wants some one-on-one time with you.
Michael: Oh, um, sure.
Lily and Michael walked off and began talking to each other.
Alexis: Between Michael and Jaden, this is sure to be an interesting year. But then, why is Michael at Duel Academy? He's good enough to teach here, so why is he enrolled as a student?
Michael: Is it bad that I really enjoyed thrashing Chazz?
Me, Lily, and Alexis: No, not at all.
Michael: Okay then. In that case I'll say it again. I enjoyed that very much.
Lily: Did you enjoy it as much as you did spending time with me?
Michael: *blushing* O-of course not.
Me: Well, this may take a while. Before I forget, there's something else important I need to bring up. I've gotten six reviews for this series, and normally I'd consider that a good thing, except only two or three of them are the kind of reviews I want to see. I understand not everyone is going to like what I post, but I do expect for people to approach any dislikes or problems they have with the series maturely, and not write out an entire paragraph saying my work is trash. Also, I don't want the review section filled with arguments and insults towards others. If you like the series and want to tell me, go ahead. If you think my writing is lacking in a few areas and want to give me constructive criticism, I want to hear it. What I don't want to hear is nothing but troll reviews and insults to said trolls. Bottom line, don't leave a review if you're going to do nothing but insult someone else or or just spit on my work. We're all here to enjoy fan stories about our favorite series written by other fans, and we should be able to treat each other with respect, and to be honest, it sickens me that I have to it down and write this entire paragraph because of an argument sparked by a single hate review. Alexis, would you do the honors?
Alexis: Have a great day, stay safe, and check in next time.