Episode(s): 2

"Attention new Duel Academy students, if you look outside your windows, you'll see your new home away from home," said the pilot causing everyone to look outside their windows. "Now, now. I know you are excited, but there is no need to scream or shout. Quite the sight, ehh? Now then, fasten your seatbelts and move your seat back into the upright position. We're going into land. Nest stop, Academy island."

Once the plane landed, the new students started to pile out.

"Alright everyone! Get into two lines, one for girls and one for boys. We need your name and we will give you your uniform," said a man.

"Guess this is where we split up," said Rose as she walked to the girl's line.

"See you later Rose!" said Jaden in excitement.

"Do you ever calm down?" asked Bastion as he walked with the others to the guys line.

~After Some Time Waiting~

"Name?" said the lady in front of Rose.

"Rose Heartfilia," replied Rose.

"Miss Heartfilia, here is your uniform, information about your dorm, and your class schedule along with required text and materials. Congratulations on getting into Obelisk Blue," said the woman as she handed Rose everything.

"Thank you!" said Rose with a smile as she collected her things. 'Though it isn't that hard since girl automatically get put into Obelisk Blue.'

She then walked to the girls' bathroom and began to change. She put on a blue skirt that stopped mid-thigh, a white sleeveless jacket with blue trimming that stopped at her waist, she left it unbuttoned, and a light blue belt she hung loosely around her hips. She also put on a black tank-top under her jacket and kept her black boots. What was noticeable about the change was the fact that her chest was more noticeable then before.

"All those who have changed, please go to room 1A," said a voice over the loud speaker.

"Guess I should go there," said Rose as she left the bathroom with everything.

~In Class 1A~

Students continue to file in as they were instructed to stand in line. After the last student walked in, a video started playing. A man appeared on screen with a bright and warm smile.

"Good morning and welcome, my students. I'm Chancellor Sheppard, the headmaster here and you are the best and brightest young duelist in the world! Now please, get yourself settled into your assigned dorms. I think you'll find them quite comfortable, depending on how you ranked course," he laughed at the end.

"Uh, Jaden?" asked Syrus as he looked at the sleeping teen.

"Up," said Rose as she smacked Jaden in the back of the head.

"I'm up! I'm up!" yelled Jaden as he held his head.

"You shouldn't be asleep!" yelled Rose as she started to reprimand him.

"Sorry! But I was so excited last night that I didn't sleep," laughed Jaden as he rubbed his head. Rose eyes softened.

"Well, next time, make sure to get some sleep. You need to be awake for your classes," she said with a smile as the three started to walk out of the classroom and into the yard.

"Well, I don't know about you, Sy, but it looks like I'm in the Slifer Red dorm," said Jaden as he looked at device.

"That's cool, same with me," said Syrus.

Jaden looked up about to ask Rose where she was when Bastion walked by.

"Hey, you in Red too?" asked Jaden to Bastion, causing the other boy to stop and look at him.

"Well now, let's see here. Yellow sleeves, yellow buttons. I don't think so," said Bastion with a smirk causing Rose to laugh and the boys to look at her.

"I'm wearing blue, so no," she said answering Jaden's unasked question.

"Oh, I get it. So that's why Sy and I are in red," said Jaden as he looked at himself.

"Please don't tell me that you just figured that out now," said Bastion as he looked at Jaden in disappointment.

"Why am I not surprised?" question Rose as she looked at Jaden with a sweat drop. 'I've barely known him for a day and I can already tell that he normally doesn't think that often.'

"So, what! Ever think I'm colored blind?" said Jaden in annoyance.

"Well, no actually, I didn't. Are you color blind?" asked Bastion in curiosity, thinking he had offended him. Jaden laughed.

"No, but I could have been. See you around the dorms!"

"I doubt that, your dorm is over there," said Bastion as he pointed in a different direction then where he was going. He then turned to Rose. "I can walk you half way to your dorm since Ra Yellow is before Obelisk Blue."

"Thanks!" said Rose as she and Bastion turned to leave. "Later guys!"

"Bye Rose! Bastion!" yelled Jaden as they separated.

"Jaden must have applied without even really doing any research about the academy," said Rose after they got some distance away from the two.

"I have to agree with you, but I have a feeling that he might be more entertaining than anyone else," replied Bastion with a smirk.

"Agreed," said Rose as the two then started to talk about what they thought life would be like in the academy.

~A few Minutes Later~

"Well, this is my stop," said Bastion as he turned to the Ra Yellow dorms.

"Okay, see you later Bastion!" waved Rose as she continued her walk.

"Later!" replied Bastion as he went inside.

"Now to my dorm," said Rose as she walked with a smile. 'I can't believe it! It's not even my first day and I can tell I've already made three friends!'

~A Few Minutes Later~

"So, this is the Obelisk Blue girl's dorm?" question Rose as she looked at the building. "I better find someone to ask where exactly I should go."

"Are you lost?" asked a female voice. Rose turned to see a blond girl wearing the Obelisk Blue uniform.

"Yes! I'm new and I just need to find where my dorm is," said Rose with a smile. The girl smiled back at her.

"I can help you. My name is Alexis Rhodes. You're Rose Heartfilia, right? I saw your duel and thought you were great!"

"Oh? Thanks!" said Rose as she showed Alexis her device with her room number on it.

"Your room is right next to mine. I'll take you to it."

The two girls walked to the dorm, talking all the way.

"So, Professor Crowler is always like that?" asked Rose in shock.

"Yeah," said Alexis with a sigh as the two go to the door. "Well, this is your room!"

"Thanks!"

"Hey! Aren't you Rose Heartfilia?" said a voice. The two girls turned around to see a whole bunch of girls looking at them.

'Where did they all come from?' thought the two girls with a sweat drop.

"Yes," said Rose.

"Are you going to battle Alexis for the title of Queen of Obelisk Blue?" asked one of the girls.

"Uh, no," said Rose as she looked at everyone. "I just got here and want to get a feel for the place before I do anything."

"Cool," said some of the girls.

"Weird," whispered Rose causing Alexis to nod.

"We can always duel later to satisfy them," said Alexis to Rose, though everyone else heard her and started to squeal.

"I think that would be fun," said Rose as she opened the room and started to walk in.

"Do you need help unpacking? I can also help you if you need anything else," said Alexis as she looked into Rose's room to see a lot of luggage.

"That would be nice," said Rose as she let Alexis in.

~After an Hour~

"So that's why they were excited?" asked Rose.

"Yeah. Everyone saw your duel during the American Tournament as well as your duel to get in here," said Alexis as the two girls walked out of the room.

"Interesting," mumbled Rose.

"Anyway, I have to go get Chazz Princeton for the welcome dinner," said Alexis as she started to walk away.

"I'll go with you. Not like I have anything better to do," said Rose as she followed Alexis.

~Sometime Later~

"Where is he?" asked Alexis as the two walked into one of the dueling arenas.

"There are some people over there," said Rose as they walked around the arena.

"This sure is a motley crew," said Alexis as the two girls walked up to the boys, shocking them.

"Rose!" said Syrus with a smile, happy to see one of his new friends. "Who is she with?"

"Hey Rose, Alexis," said the guy who tried to flirt with Rose during the tryouts. "Here to see me mop the flower with my new little friend, Jaden, here? It'll be a short duel, but an entertaining one for sure."

"We're here to remind you of the Obelisk welcome dinner. You're late, Chazz!" said Alexis with annoyance.

"Oh yeah. Come on guys," said Chazz as he and his two lackeys left.

"Sorry if Chazz rubbed you the wrong way. All of us Obelisk are not like that. He's just a jerk. Especially with Slifers," said Alexis with a scowl.

"And a horrible flirt," said Rose with annoyance causing Jaden to back away from here.

'I feel like she might hit me again,' though Jaden in fear.

"It's no big deal!" said Jaden, shocking the others. "Those types don't really bother me at all. Besides! I can beat them in one turn!"

"We're going to have to work on that over confidence," said Syrus in shock.

"No kidding," said Rose with a laugh.

"Okay, two turns! Maybe two and a half," said Jaden, causing the two girls to laugh.

"The Slifer welcome dinner is about to start to," said Alexis.

"Right, we better go Sy!" said Jaden as he started running.

"Hey! Wait up!" yelled Syrus after him. After a few feet, Jaden turned around to look at the two girls.

"Hey! What was your name again?" asked Jaden. "I know Rose."

"Alexis Rhodes, and yours?" asked Alexis with a smile.

"The names Jaden! Alright, see you around! Talk to you later Rose and you look great in your uniform, by the way!" yelled Jaden as he and Syrus left.

"Aren't you going to introduce me!" the two girls heard Syrus yell.

"Silly Jaden," said Rose with a blush, causing Alexis to laugh at her.

"Let's go," said Alexis as she turned back to the dorms.

"Yeah," said Rose as she followed her.

~During the Welcome Dinner~

"This is nice," said Rose as she and Alexis talked to some of the other girls.

"I saw your duel during the American Tournament! You did so good!" said one of the girls.

"Thank you!" said Rose with a smile.

"Your hair is so pretty!" said another.

"Thanks! Can you guys tell me more about the school?" asked Rose as the others agreed and started to tell her all she needed to know about the school.

~Later That Night~

"I have a miss message?" said Rose once she and Alexis were walking back to their rooms. She was looking at her device when she noticed it.

"From who?" asked Alexis as she looked over.

"Syrus," said Rose as she opened it. "It says that Chazz challenged Jaden to a duel."

"Well, we better go check on them," said Alexis. "If they get caught, they'll be in big trouble."

"Yeah," said Rose as the two turned around and walk off toward the main school building.

~After a Refreshing Walk~

"We should have known," said Rose as she and Alexis walked into the arena, shocking everyone.

"Alexis? Rose?" asked Syrus as the two girls walked up to him.

"Chthonian Polymer's a nasty trap," said Alexis as the girls stopped next to Syrus.

"It allows you to take control of an opponent's fusion monster by sacrificing one of your own creatures," finished Rose.

"Oh no! Jaden just summoned a fusion monster!" said Syrus as he turned to watch the battle.

"Don't worry. I'm sure Jaden can win this," said Rose.

"I sacrifice Reborn Zombie to gain control of your Wingman," said Chazz with a smirk.

"Aw, my monster," said Jaden.

"How did Chazz know to play that?" asked Syrus.

"You're so predictable, Jaden," said Chazz arrogantly. "You wouldn't stop talking about that Wingman at the exam, so I'd know you'd use him soon."

"Still, since that Wingman was a special summon, that means I'm allowed to summon another monster during my turn," said Jaden as he looked at his hand. "Alright, I summon Elemental Hero Clayman in defense mode. There, all set."

"Yeah, set up to get knocked down," said Chazz after he drew a card. "Rise, Chthonian Soldier. And now, Flame Wingman, attack with Sky-Dive Scorcher. And now thanks to Wingman's super power, your life points take damage equal to your destroyed monster's attack points.

"But don't think that I'm done yet Slifer slacker, Chthonian Soldier attack, Windstorm Slash!"

They watched as his life points go down to 2,000.

"Are you starting to know your place here at the Academy yet? Maybe you were somebody back at home, but here in the big leagues, you're nothing but a pathetic little amateur, Slifer slime. I'll end my turn with a facedown card," smirked Chazz. "Go ahead, slacker."

Not long after Jaden started laughing as he played.

"This is too fun!" he said happily.

"What!" yelled Chazz.

"Just what I came for! Man! I mean the trash talking, the action, it's all so great!"

"What the?" said Chazz in shock.

"Why am I not surprised that he's happy about this?" said Rose with a sweat drop, causing the other two to laugh.

"I summon Elemental Hero Sparkman. Alright Sparkman, attack with Static Shockwave."

This attack brought Chazz life points to 3,600. He was then attacked by a sword, lowering his life points to 1,600.

"Still think it's great slacker?" asked Chazz. "Because when Chthonian Solder is destroyed, you receive the same amount of damage to your life points as I do. Deference is that you hardly have any to spare."

"Jaden," said Rose as she watched them.

"It's just a matter of time, slacker," said Chazz with a laugh. "Your best card's about to be all mine."

"This isn't over yet," said Jaden as he put a card down. "I put down a facedown."

"Play what you like. My next attack will finish off your life points, and that attack's coming right now. Go, Flame Wingman!"

"Not so fast!" yelled Jaden as he revealed his facedown card. "That's was a trap card I just threw!"

"A trap?" asked Chazz.

"It's Mirror Gate!" said Syrus.

"That means that Jaden is still in this duel after all," said Alexis.

"Mirror Gate makes two monsters in a battle switch which side they're on," said Rose with a smile. "That means that Wingman is back on Jaden's side!"

"Yeah! Go Wingman!" said Jaden. Chazz's life points went down to 3,100. "And just like you told me a while ago, don't forget my Wingman's super power. You take damage equal to the attack points of your destroyed monster."

"Alright!" said Syrus in happiness as Jaden flashed them the peace sign. Chazz's like points went down to 1,500.

"Nice moves Jaden," said Alexis with a smile.

"You are a great duelist," said Rose with a smile. Jaden laughed as a result.

"More like lucky moves if ya ask me, you Slifer school scum" said Chazz in anger. "alright, I activate Chthonian Blast. Now, since you destroyed one of my monsters, I can destroy one of yours, and you take damage equal to half of its attack points."

"Flame Wingman," said Jaden as his life points went down to 550.

"Now I activate the trap card, Call of the Haunted. It lets me select one monster card from my graveyard and summon it back to the field in attack mode. Rise, Infernal Warrior! But he won't be staying on the field for long, because I'm going to sacrifice him to summon Mefist The Infernal General."

"Not bad," said Jaden.

"Not bad?" asked Chazz. "You're something else, slacker, you know that? Acting all confident. But your lousy Monsters won't get you out of this jam."

The group continue to watch the duel until Alexis turned in shock.

"Guys! We have company! Campus security!" said Alexis causing the duel to stop.

"If they find us all in here, we will be seriously busted!" said Rose, shocking Syrus and Jaden.

"What!" yelled Syrus in shock.

"Why? I mean, we're all students here," said Jaden with a scared look.

"The rules say no off-hour arena duels. Chazz knows that!" said Alexis accusingly. Chazz blushed and looked away. "But let me guess: He didn't tell you."

"Come on! Let's go," said one of Chazz's lackeys.

"Well, well slacker. Looks like you lucked out this time," said Chazz as he turned away.

"What are you talking about! The match isn't over!' said Jaden.

"Yeah it is. I've seen what I came to see. You're a sorry duelist. You beating Dr. Crowler was just a fluke," said Chazz as he and his group left.

"Jaden!" said Syrus seriously. "We've got to get out of here!"

"Yeah! He's right!" said Alexis.

"Come on Jaden!" said Rose with a glare, scaring Jaden.

"Co-Coming," he said as he followed her.

"She's good," said Syrus.

"Yeah," nodded Alexis as they followed the two.

~Outside~

"You certainly are stubborn," said Alexis as Syrus pushed Jaden.

"Only about my dueling," said Jaden, annoyed with the situation.

"Thanks for showing us the back way out," said Syrus to the girls.

"Sure," said Alexis.

"Sorry that you didn't get to finish your duel with Chazz," said Rose to Jaden.

"It's okay! I know just how it would have ended anyway," said Jaden with a smirk and his eyes close. Rose walked up and stood in front of his face.

"Is that so?" she asked him as he opened his eyes to look at her.

"Yeah. Especially after I drew this!" he said, showing the other his Monster Reborn card and explained how he would have won.

"Hmm," said Rose in shock as she continued to look at him. He stared into her eyes and smiled.

"Well, see you two later!" said Jaden as he started to walk away.

"Wait for me!" yelled Syrus as he ran after Jaden.

'This is going to be an interesting year,' thought Alexis as she watched the two leave. She then looked at Rose. 'I wonder if that is something waiting to happen.'

"Let's go Alexis," said Rose as she turned away to go back to the dorms.

"Yeah," said Alexis as she followed her. 'I guess only time will tell.'