Episode: 4

'This test isn't so hard,' thought Rose to herself as she filled out the answers.

"You have 45 minutes left to finish your test," said Professor Banner.

'I wonder where Jaden is?' thought Rose as she finished her test.

"You two want to keep it down! Some of us plan to pass this test," said Chazz in anger, causing Rose to turn and look in his direction to see him speaking to Jaden.

'He so late,' thought Rose with a sweat drop.

"Oh Jaden~" sand Professor Banner, causing Jaden to turn around and run to him to get his test.

~Sometime Later~

"Alright class! The written exam is now over!" announced Professor Banner. "So please walk, not run, to get in line for today's new rare cards."

"There here!" yelled someone.

"Oh dear," said the Professor as students then started to run out of the class room.

"Say, you two may want to give some serious thought to waking up," said Bastion as he shook Syrus and Jaden while Rose laughed next to him.

"Ahh, I flunked, didn't I?" asked Syrus as he stood up and cried, "I'm a complete failure, aren't I?"

"If there was a grade foe melodrama, you would get an A!" said Jaden as he woke up, causing Rose to laugh and Bastion to smirk.

"Where did everybody go?"

"That's what I was trying to tell you. The new rare cards arrived today and everyone's at the card shack," said Bastion.

"What! New cards! How come no one told us!?" asked Syrus.

"Because everyone wants the best cards for themselves. Why would they want to tell possible competition?" asked Rose as she sat up on the desk next to Bastion.

"That's right," said Bastion as he put one hand on the desk next to Rose and lead on it. Rose didn't seem to mind that he was closer to her, but Jaden looked at them weird. "They want to be able to use them in the upcoming field test.

"So why aren't the two of you getting some?" asked Syrus, annoyed.

"Please, I wouldn't want to upset the balance of my deck," said Bastion as he smirked at the other two boys. Rose nodded.

"Same, besides, you don't always need powerful cards to win, just a good strategy," she said with a smile.

'Cute,' thought Syrus with a blush.

'She is definitely one to look out for,' thought Bastion as he smirked at her. Jaden narrowed his eyes at him.

'Why don't I like that?' Jaden asked himself.

"Mine wouldn't!" yelled Syrus as he looked at Jaden, getting back on topic.

"Then let's go! Nothing like the smell of new cards in the morning!" said Jaden as he and Syrus ran. "Thanks for the tip!"

"Well, they are certainly energetic, aren't they?" said Bastion as he moved from his position and put his hand out for Rose to take. She grabbed his hand and jumped down from the desk. Once down she began to straighten out her skirt.

"Yeah, now if only they were like that for everything else," she said with a laugh, causing Bastion to smirk in return.

"Shall we go?" asked Bastion.

"Yeah," said Rose as the two walked off to start getting ready for the field test.

~Beginning of the Field Test~

"Wonderfully done, Rose," said Bastion as Rose finished her battle.

"Thanks Bastion! You did good in yours too!" said Rose with a smile.

"I hope I do good too," said Syrus as he walked up to her with Jaden behind him.

"I'm sure you will," said Rose as she smiled sweetly at Syrus, causing said boy to blush.

"I must say, that combination was terrific. I hope to be able to duel you soon," said Bastion to Rose.

Jaden watched the two threw narrowed eyes as he tried to understand why he thought it was weird. He shrugged it off and jumped in between the two to hug Rose.

"You did awesome!" he yelled as he hugged her.

"Woo!" said Rose, not expecting the sudden weight. "Thanks Jaden."

"Jaden, it's your turn!" said Syrus as he pointed to the screen. Jaden laughed and ran off.

"Is that Chazz?" asked Rose as she saw Professor Crawler talk about how he was trying to give Jaden the challenge he deserved.

'I've got a bad feeling about this,' thought Syrus.

'This is clearly a trap,' thought Bastion. 'Only a cavalier fool would agree to it.'

"I'll do it!" said Jaden, shocking everyone. "Alright, Chazz! Get your game on! Let's finish what we started at Obelisk arena!"

"Indeed. In front of the whole school, too," said Crowler, "where everyone can watch!"

"Yeah. Watch you get slammed by me!" said Chazz.

"DUEL!" yelled the two boys.

"No excuses this time, Chazz!" yelled Jaden.

"Bring it Slifer slacker!" yelled Chazz.

"Oh, it is brought!"

"Why am I not surprised?" said Rose with a sweat drop.

"He's a special one, that's for sure," agreed Bastion.

"You remember this guy, don't you, Chazz, from our first match?!" said Jaden as he played a card. "Elemental Hero Clayman! He'd like to get reacquainted."

"Not after he sees what I got for him!" laughed Chazz.

"Don't think for a second that that oversize pile of pebbles has a chance against me or against this!" yelled Chazz as he drew a card. "Fresh off the presses, meet Magical Mallet!"

"What's that?" asked Jaden.

"A redo. All the cards in my hand that I don't want, I put back in my deck. Then I shuffle and redraw. Pretty cool, don't you think?"

"Wait, are those rare cards?" asked Rose as they watched the duel.

"I wonder who gave them to him," asked Bastion as he put a hand on his chin.

"Probably Crwaler," replied Rose.

"Probably," replied Bastion and Syrus as Chazz played the card again until he got the card he wanted.

"V Tiger Jet! Sharpen your claws for attack mode!" said Chazz. "And there's a lot more where that came from! Check out the magic of Frontline Base! It lets me summon another Level-4 or below monster this turn, and I have just the one. I play W-Wing Catapult in attack mode! Gentlemen, start your engines!

"Now merge! Alright! The VW-Tiger Catapult! But wait. I'm not done yet 'cause he still has his special ability!"

"That's not good!" said Jaden.

"Gimme a break!" yelled Syrus. "Is this guy's turn going to end sometime this century?!"

"By sending a card to the graveyard, I can force one of your monsters into attack mode!" said Chazz as Clayman stood up. "So now after this Heastseeker Blitz from my Tiger Catapult, your life points are toast!"

As Jaden's monster was destroyed, his life points went down to 2,800.

"I'll finish up with one card face down."

"Yeah, go ahead and finish up. Cuz I'm just getting' warmed up! And speakin' of, here's a guy who can really turn up the heat!" said Jaden as he played a card. "Elemental Hero Sparkman in defense mode! And I'll throw down a face down!"

"Not much else he can do with all the new rares Chazz seems to have!" said Bastion.

"It's just not fair," said Syrus.

'Rose Guardian, can you check Crawler,' thought Rose to herself as her Rose Guardian appeared above her. Said card went to the box that Professor Crawler was in and listen into his conversation with Chancellor Sheppard. She then went back to Rose and nodded. Rose nodded in return and Rose Guardian disappeared.

'So, he is behind this, idiot,' thought Rose as she watched Jaden play his winged Kuriboh.

"How cute!" said a lot of the girls.

"I want one," mumbled Rose, causing Bastion and Syrus to sweat drop at her.

"I'm sure we can find you a plushy or something," said Bastion. Rose looked at him with stars in her eyes.

"You think!"

'Who knew she loved cute things so much,' thought Bastion as he smiled at her with a sweat drop. "Sure, I don't see why not."

"YAY!" cheered Rose as she hugged Bastion.

'Why is she hugging him?' thought both Chazz and Jaden as they watched Rose hug Bastion.

'Why do I feel like my life is endanger,' thought Bastion with a sweat drop.

"I think you can let him go now Rose," laughed Syrus.

"Right. Sorry!" giggled Rose.

"It's okay," smiled Bastion.

'Why is he smiling at her?' thought Chazz and Jaden.

"And I'll throw down a face down too. That's it," said Jaden as he focused back on the duel.

"That's it?" asked Syrus in shock. "That's all? But all he's been playing is defense!"

'You better know what your doing, Jaden,' thought Rose.

"All done, huh?" asked Chazz as he drew a card. "Good, cuz now I can cook that Kuriboh, and I like mine well done! There's about to be a fired furball on the field, ya loser!"

"You don't scar me," said Jaden.

"No big deal. I don't have to. That's his job! Dragon Catapult Cannon, attack!"

"Once that Kuriboh is gone, Jaden will be completely defenseless!" yelled Syrus.

"Alright! Secret weapon time!" yelled Jaden as he revealed his facedown card. "I sacrifice two cards and activate Transcendent Wings!"

"Aah! It can't be!" yelled Chazz as his attack was deflected.

"Oh, it be," said Jaden. "Transcendent Wings has evolved Winged Kuriboh into a level-10 monster! And it gets better, too! By sacrificing himself, Kuriboh destroys all monsters in attack mode and deflects their attack points back as damage to you! Kuriboh, why dontcha go ahead and show him how it works?!"

Jaden managed to bring Chazz's life points down to 1,000.

"Lucky punk," said Chazz in anger.

"Lucky?!" asked Jaden. "Nah, I just happen to have a soft spot for old ladies, but not foe you, Chazz, and that's too bad cuz with a 1,000 life points apiece and my turn comin' up, all I need is the right monster, and you'll be finished!

"Here goes something!" yelled Jaden as he drew a card. "Yeah, Elemental Hero Avian! Attack!"

Everyone gasped as Chazz's life points went to zero. They then started cheering for Jaden.

"He did it!" yelled Syrus in happiness.

"You really shouldn't underestimate that one," said Rose to Bastion.

"You'd be a fool if you did," he replied.

"Let's go," she said to the two boys who followed her down to Jaden.

"Hey! Jaden!" yelled Syrus as he ran to his friend. Bastion and Rose fallowing behind.

"That was well played, Jaden," said Chancellor Sheppard through the speakers. "Not in the history of out revered academy has a Slifer ever duel an Obelisk in these exams. Jaden, not only did you hold your own, but you won! Your courage against overwhelming odds is inspiring. It is with great pride that I promote you to Ra Yellow. Good job!"

"Yeah!" cheered that stadium.

"Ra Yellow!" said Syrus in surprised as he then hugged Jaden. "You're the best, Jaden."

"I do what I can!" said Jaden with a big grin.

"Good show, Jaden," said Bastion as he put his hand out for Jaden to shake. "Let me be the first to welcome you to the Ra dorm."

"Thanks!" said Jaden as he shook Bastion's hand.

"Good job, Jaden," said Rose as she walked up to him.

"Thanks! I-" started Jaden, only to be cut off by Rose kissing his cheek.

"I'm proud of you," she said with a smile. Jaden's face started to turn a little red.

'No!' thought Chazz as he went into a depressed state.

'We'll there's that,' thought Bastion as he watched Syrus talk about how lucky Jaden was to get a kiss from a girl while Rose just laughed at the two.