Episode(s): 48
"What's going on?" asked Jaden as everyone looked toward the mountain. They saw a green light shoot up into the air. The ground rumbled and pillars rose from the ground.
"The sprit keys!" said Chazz as they started to glow from around his neck. "Somethings happen to 'em!"
"Where you going Chazz?" asked Alexis as Chazz got up and started running.
"I don't know!" said Chazz threw gritted teeth as he followed the keys pull.
"Hey, can we come?" asked Jaden in confusion.
"Help me!" yelled Chazz, causing the others to run after him. They ran for a while, until the keys pulled Chazz into the air.
"Just hold on!" yelled Jaden as they tried to catch up to him.
"What do you think I'm-" said Chazz, only to be cut off when he crashed into a branch, cutting the cords that held the keys. They continued flying off, while Chazz fell to the ground.
"Chazz!" yelled Jaden as the group caught up to him. They all looked up to see the keys in the air.
"They keys, they're being absorbed into the pillars," said Zane in observation.
"Not lishus," replied Chumley.
"They're opening up all the spirit gates!" cried out Jaden.
"What did you do Chazz?" said Rose as she picked up said boy by his collar. She looked ready to kill him.
"It's not my fault!" cried out Chazz. Everyone just groaned.
"Children!" yelled out Sheppard as he and Crowler ran to them.
"What's happening?" asked Crowler as they finally made it to them. "I'm sure this is your fault, Jaden."
"Hey, wait. I didn't steal those keys," said Jaden as the group turned to Chazz.
"It was Chazz!" said everyone, pointing to him.
"I was just borrowing the keys, for Rose!" said Chazz with a smile, trying to defuse the situation.
"Don't dare drag me into your big mess," said Rose as she looked away. A few seconds later, the ground began to shake.
"What now?" said Jaden as the group turned to look to the side. They watched as some sort of vault come out. It opened up to show some sort of case. The case lite up, showing the Sacred Beast Cards. The group started to run toward them, when they heard a voice.
"Those cards do not belong to you!" said the voice causing everyone to stop and look up. They looked up to see a cargo plane. The plan opened up and a huge case came out.
"What is that?" asked Jaden in shock to Chazz.
"Yeah, ask me, like I'm gonna know!" said Chazz in annoyance.
"Technically it does make sense to ask a rich kid since they are likely to know what something unique is," said Rose as an afterthought.
The group watched as the case started to fall to the ground, slowed down by parachutes. Once it got close to the ground, it dropped, making a cloud of smoke rise up.
"The cards belong to me!" said the voice. As the smoke cleared up, the group saw a man in some sort of test tube. The test tube being held up by a robotic bottom.
"Wait a moment, I know that man!" said Sheppard as he continued to look, His eyes went wide.
"I'm so glad you recognized me, Sheppard, even though the years have not been kind," said the man.
"It's Kagemaru! Our Superintendent!" said Sheppard in shock, shocking the others as well.
"Superintendent?" asked Jaden.
"I helped built this school, and now I've returned for my Sacred Beast Cards," said Kagemaru.
"Wouldn't they belong to the Kaiba's as this is their school?" questioned Rose with a raised eyebrow.
"Wait just a sec there, test-tube!" said Jaden.
"You want them, you gotta get through us!" declared Chazz as he stood next to Jaden. "That's how this works!"
"Fools! I am Kagemaru, Master of the Shadow Games! It was I who first sealed the cards here. It was I who gave Sheppard the seven keys," said Kagemaru.
"Sheppard?" said Crowler in shock as he looked at his boss.
"Alone they are worthless. To unlock the sprit gates, all that is required is dueling energy. Energy you expend trying to protect those keys," said Kagemaru as the mechanical beast walked forward.
"See? This isn't the Chazz's fault!" said Chazz with his eyes closed.
"Huh?" said Jaden as he looked at his friend. 'Weren't you just dueling Rose?'
"This is why I arranged for all the best duelists in the world to come here! I hoped year after year, class after class, a student would arise with enough dueling spirit to unlock the power of the cards.
"My Shadow Riders were sent to test you and only one passed. One with the potential to finally unlock the sacred beasts and give me the strength to rule the world!"
"A cute story! So why all the tricks?" asked Alexis, annoyed.
"Yeah, and can ya try to be less dramatic? You sound stupid," said Rose, causing everyone to sweat drop.
"Were you too weak to get the sacred cards for yourself?"
"Girls, don't make the scary man mad," pleaded Syrus to his female friends.
"He don't look so tough," said Chumley. "More like some kinda reject science project."
"Listen up!" said Zane. There is no way you're getting those beast cards. Not so long as I'm here! You got that, Kagemaru? You'll have to duel me for them!"
"Back off! It's my duel!" said Chazz. "And I'll Chazz you up big time! So, let's go!"
"No way! He's all mine!" yelled Atticus as he strummed his ukulele. "After all, he and I are old friends. He transformed me into one of those Shadow Riders."
Alexis sighed with a sweat drop, embarrassed by her brother.
"I don't think anyone can take you seriously right now," said Rose with a sigh.
Bastion was about to say something, when he was cut off.
"No!" said Kagemaru. "My opponent will be . . . Jaden Yuki!"
"Excuse me, what?" asked Jaden, confused.
"You have proven to be the only duelist with the power to unlock the Sacred Beast Cards!"
The group watched in shock as lightning shot out from one of the pillars and connected to another. This went on until they were all connected.
"And if you refuse, I will see to it that this island and everyone on it sinks to the depths of the ocean deep!"
"You can't!" yelled out Jaden in shock.
"I can do anything with these," said Kagemaru as a part of his machinery opened up to show a duel disk and robotic arms. One of which grabbed the Sacred Beast Cards.
"Good luck now," said Chazz. 'He is so screwed. We are all screwed!'
"Let this shadow game begin!" laughed the crazed old man.
"Listen, Jaden, if you need any advice . . . don't ask," said Chazz as he walked away.
"Where you goin?" asked Jaden as he turned to look at his friend.
"To find a boat," said Chazz as he climbed up to the others. He was about to make it to the top, when Syrus called out.
"Catch!" yelled Syrus as he threw a backpack toward Jaden, only for it to smack Chazz in the face and knock him over. It flew up and Jaden caught it.
"You okay?" asked Jaden as he held the backpack.
"Feeling dandy," said Chazz, sarcastically. "You better not lose. Just got my room looking cool."
"No sweat!" said Jaden with a smile. He then turned to Kagemaru with a glare. "I hope you brought you're A game, Kagemaru!"
'What's that?' though Rose as Jaden picked up a card that fell out of Banner's tomb that Jaden had dropped from the backpack.
"Hey Jaden! Rock his world!" yelled Chumley. Jaden turned to him with a smile and got ready to throw the backpack back to him.
"Thanks! Will do! Oh shit!" said Jaden as he threw the backpack, only for it to hit Chazz, again. This time it got him on the back of the head, knocking him forward. "Sorry Chazz! My bad!"
"That does it! I'm out of here!" yelled Chazz in anger as Rose and Alexis tried not to laugh.
"Come on Chazz! I need you!"
"You need a big kick in the –"
"Silence!" yelled Kagemaru as he got ready to duel. "This is why I hate teenagers."
"And this is why teenagers hate you," replied Rose, causing the others to nodded.
"Let's do this!" yelled Jaden as the duel disk activated.
"Jaden, if you lose this, he'll take over the world," said Syrus.
"I think he knows that already Syrus," said Rose with a raised eyebrow.
"In that case, time to get my game on!" yelled Jaden.
"Make your move," said Kagemaru in a mocking voice.
"Alrighty, lets go!" said Jaden as he drew a card. "I summon Burstinatrix in defense mode and one facedown. Now let's see if those beast cards are all that!"
"Yes, let's," chuckled Kagemaru as he drew a card. "I shall begin by placing three trap cards facedown."
"Three trap cards? I think this guys got his circuits crossed," said Chazz.
"What do you mean?" asked Syrus, confused.
"When you lay facedown cards, you never have to say if they're trap cards or spell cards," said Bastion, annoyed he had to explain it.
"Oh yeah, right," said Syrus, embarrassed.
"Unless there is a special circumstance," said Rose, causing the others to turn to her in surprise.
"That is correct, young lady. Especially if you will be summoning a Sacred Beast," said Kagemaru.
"Good. I always wanted to see one up close," said Jaden.
"You should be carful what you ask for," sighed Rose.
"I sacrifice my three trap cards to summon the first sacred beast: Uria, Lord of Searing Flames!"
"What's happening?" asked Rose in shock as lava shot up from the ground.
"Something very bad!" yelled Syrus in fear. Uria, who looked a lot like Slifer, appeared on the field, or more like over it.
"On second thought, maybe I don't need to see it up close," said Jaden in fear.
"Now I activate it's special ability Trap Destruction!" said Kagemaru as the monster destroyed Jaden's trap card. "All traps are useless against my sacred beast and are destroyed. And, if you were curious as to Uria's attack points, he receives 1,000 for trap card in my graveyard."
"And he has three, so 3,000 attack points," said Rose threw gritted teeth.
"Now, reduce Burstinatrix to slag! Hyper Blaze!" said Kagemaru as his monster destroyed Burstinatrix. "Your turn Jaden."
"Turn for what?" asked Zane with a glare. "That monsters to powerful. What can Jaden do?"
"You got this, Jaden," whispered Rose. As if he could hear her, Jaden smirked and drew a card.
"I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman!" said Jaden as he played his card. "And when I call him out all alone, I get to draw two more. Now let's see what kinda cards we got!"
"It's not gonna make a difference, dude," said Atticus, negatively.
"What's Jaden thinking? With Bubble man in attack mode, he's got no defense. He can't beat that monster, anyhow!" said Chazz.
"I can't watch this," said Crowler with fear.
"Why not?" asked Zane with his arms crossed. "This duel might be the last thing we see."
"OW!" yelled Chazz and Atticus as Rose smacked them both on the head.
"You boys need to be more positive! Jaden has a plan. We might not see it, but he has one! Beside, have you guys ever know Jaden to back down from a duel when his friends are at stake? Now the world? Please, he'll win this," said Rose with great confidence. The others looked at her in shock. Zane simply smirked.
"Alright, next I'll play Polymerization!" said Jaden "And I'll fuse my Bubbleman with Elemental Heroes Avian and Sparkman . . . to form Elemental Hero Tempest!"
"He still doesn't have enough attack points to destroy Uria!" said Kagemaru, mockingly.
"Not right now, but that's why I got this to help even the playing field. You know, maybe 'even' isn't exactly right. Check out Skyscraper!" called out Jaden as he played his field card. Buildings formed around the field, making it seem as if they were in the city.
"Imagine if someone saw that monster in the city," said Rose as she noticed Uria floating over the buildings.
"Someone would die of a heart attack," replied Zane, shocking the others with how morbid his thought was.
"More like a couple of people," replied Rose as Jaden explained what his card does.
"Maybe I should have tried to push the two of you together," muttered Atticus.
"Tempest, show him who's boss!" yelled out Jaden as his monster attacked, leaving Kagemaru with 3,200 life points.
"Impressive. I see I made the correct choice in selecting you as my opponent, Jaden Yuki. Your dueling spirit will serve me well, as I rip it from your body and use it to acquire the power of the Sacred Beast Cards!" said Kagemaru in a creepy voice.
"He sounds like he should be kept away from children," said Rose.
"Yes. Children, let this be a lesson that some adults simply can't be trusted," replied Sheppard in a serious voice.
"I call using Zane as a shield if he come toward us!" called out Rose.
"I call Atticus!" said Alexis.
"Why?" asked Atticus.
"Because the two of you are the oldest and I know for a fact Zane can kick ass!" said Rose with a smile as Jaden played a facedown.
"How do you know that?" asked Bastion.
"Secret!" laughed Rose as she went to stand next to Zane, who happened to be smirking. Though that smirked died when Kagemaru brought back Uria.
"Oh fuck," said Chazz in shock.
"He can be resurrected when I discard a trap card to the graveyard," laughed Kagemaru.
"What's worse, with another trap card in his graveyard, it gets 1,000 more points!" called out Zane in anger.
"And if Jaden doesn't do something to get rid of it, he'll be in the graveyard next!" called out Alexis in fear.
Kagemaru then sent his monster to attack Jaden's, which brought Jaden's life points down to 3,800. Luckily, Jaden had a card ready to bring his monster back. He was also able to give it more attack points to take Uria, again. This brought down Kagemaru's life points to 2,900.
"A waste of a turn, Jaden. As long as I have trap cards, my monster can never be destroyed! And now I will use my pot of greed and activate the field spell Fallen Paradise!" said Kagemaru as the card destroyed Jaden's Skyscraper and replaced it with a worn battle ground. "It also allows me to draw two additional cards each round. Which gives me just enough to lay down three spell cards."
"Shit, he's gonna summon another Sacred Beast!" said Rose in anger, causing the others to gasp.
"That is correct. I sacrifice these three spell cards to summon the second sacred beast: Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder!"
The group watched as ice formed randomly and grow in size. Eventually it broke to reveal a monster with a similar appearance to Ra.
"Look!" said Zane in shock.
"We see it," said Chazz, sarcastically.
"Now about that boat," said Bastion.
"Hamon, attack. Let's show his Tempest a real storm!" said Kagemaru, causing his monster to attack.
"Tempest! No!" yelled Jaden as his life point went down to 2,600.
"And with Hamon's special ability, should he destroy a monster, you suffer an additional 1,000 points in damage!" laughed Kagemaru. "Oh, don't worry. It wont hurt . . .me!"
"AH!" screamed Jaden as he was attacked directly. His life points went down to 1,600.
"What's going on?" asked Chazz in shock as he looked at his deck. Everyone then took out there own decks to look at them in shock.
"All my cards are fading!" said Alexis in fear.
"Mine too," said Chumley.
"Our monsters," said Bastion in wonder.
"They're all disappearing," said Syrus in fear.
"Of course," said Kagemaru in a condescending voice. "The sacred beast draw their strength from dueling spirits. But not merely from the players they absorb energy from the very cards themselves!"
"That's why they were locked away!" said Zane as he held his cards. "These beast have the power to destroy every card on the planet."
"Impossible," said Crowler in fear.
"Bummer," said Chumley.
"No, this can't be happening," cried out Syrus.
"But hold on! Jaden's cards aren't affected!" said Bastion.
"Jaden's dueling spirit is beyond all of yours," said Kagemaru. "Time and time again, he has proven the courage and heart to win, no matter what the odds. It is this force alone that can tame the sacred beasts and harness their awesome power!"
"So that's why you want me!" said Jaden through gritted teeth.
"Yes. Once this shadow game ends and you lay defeated, I shall take your spirit. Finally, I will have the power to become the new master of the Sacred Beasts! Then, they will absorb the energy of every duelist and deck across the planet, giving me enough strength to rule the world!"
"Hold on! My cards are okay!" said Rose as she showed her cards to everyone. They looked somewhat weaker, but where still there.
"Ah, yes. Miss Rose Heartfilia has a strong dueling spirit. Though she has only lost a few times, it was not without her trying her absolute best. You've never given up and have worked hard to get to where you are now. Truly a great duelist in your own right. Once I defeated Jaden, if your cards are still around, I'll defeat you as well!
"Allow me to demonstrate a mere fraction of their power!" said Kagemaru as his body started to get younger. The test tube broke and he jumped out, shocking everyone.
"He's been reborn!" said Sheppard in shock.
"I doubt it! It's all for show!" said Jaden.
"Is this for show?" asked Kagemaru as he picked up his machine and threw it into the air. "Ha! I like this new body, but something is still missing. Oh, I know! It's your soul Jaden! So now lets finish this duel!"