Episode(s): 50 (Mentioned) 51 – 52

"So, if Chumley beats Crowler in a duel, he gets to go and work for Industrial Illusion!" said Rose in shock as Jaden and Syrus told her and Alexis.

"Yeah! Are you guys coming to see?" asked Syrus.

"Of course!" said Alexis.

"Sorry guys, I can't. I promised to help Zane with some things," said Rose with an apologetic smile.

"What are you helping him with?" asked Jaden with a serious look.

"That's a secret!" smiled Rose with a winky face. She then walked away while waving at the group. "Tell Chumley that I believe in him!"

"See you later!" yelled Syrus.

'Now to see what Zane wants that's so important,' thought Rose as she walked to the Obelisk Blue dorms.

~At The Obelisk Blue Dorms~

"Zane?" Rose said as she neared said boy.

"Rose," replied Zane as he turned to look at her. "Follow me."

"Um, okay?" said Rose as she followed him to his dorm. "Is something wrong?"

"I got the best scores in the graduating class."

"That sounds like a good thing," giggled Rose. Zane smirked.

"It is, but now I have a problem. You see, the person who scores the highest in the graduating class gets to duel one person of their choosing at the graduation ceremony. I have duel everyone who is the best."

"So now you don't know who to duel?" asked Rose, confused. 'Is he going to ask me to duel him?'

"There are only one people I want to duel. Jaden," said Zane as he looked at her.

"I understand, but why come to me?" asked Rose in shock.

"You are one of the best duelist in your class, besides Jaden. You are the top of your class, so I want to know your opinion on this matter."

"In all honesty, I don't think my opinion should matter at all," said Rose with a smile, shocking Zane.

"What do you mean?"

"If you really want to duel Jaden, then you should do it. It's what your heart and gut is telling you. You want a duel to remember. It's the reason you didn't choose me. I always practice duel with you. You've only ever dueled Jaden once. Yeah, you may of won, but you felt something in that duel. That's why you want to duel him."

"Hm. I can always count on you to say things as they are," said Zane with a smirk.

"Duh!" said Rose with a laugh. "Now come on! I want to see Chumley off!"

"Where's he going?" asked Zane, confused.

"He was offered a job at Industrial Illusions! If he beats Crowler, he can go!" said Rose with excitement.

"Is that so. That's good for him," said Zane with a soft smile.

"I know! Now let's go! Even if we miss the duel, we can still send him off!"

"You are so sure he's going to win?" asked Zane as the two left his room.

"I'm sure he's going to pass," she replied with a smirk. Zane smirked pass.

"Yes. You don't always have to win to pass."

~Two Days Later, Graduation Match~

The group of friends sat in the stadium as they looked at the arena.

"It's about to start!" said Syrus in fear and excitement. He sat in between Alexis, who was on his left, and Bastion, who was on his right. To Bastion's right was Rose. And to her right was Chazz. Atticus sat behind Syrus.

"Yeah," said Alexis.

"To bad Chumley couldn't be here to cheer Jaden on," said Bastion.

"He's in a better place," replied Rose.

"The two of you make it seem like he died," chuckled Chazz.

"Zane and Jaden dueling it out in the last throwdown of the year – man, who can ask for a better match?" asked Atticus.

"A mismatch," said Bastion as he pulled out his device. "According to my figures, Zane's quite the favorite."

"Something you can't figure," said Alexis with a laugh.

"Here they come," said Rose as Jaden and Zane walked into the arena and toward the field.

"Jaden looks serious," said Syrus. "That's gotta be a first!"

"I wonder if he's nervous," wondered Alexis.

"Well, he aught ta be," replied Bastion.

"Yeah, I agree. It's Zane's big day and he's gonna duel big," said Atticus.

"Why do I have a feeling that this isn't going to go the way we think?" wondered Rose outload.

"If you mean he's going to lose. We all know that's going to happen," said Chazz sassily.

The group watched as the two met in the middle and shook hands. A few seconds later, Rose's phone rang.

"Who's calling you?" asked Atticus as he leaned over her.

"My mom?" said Rose in shock. She then got up. "I'm sorry guys. I have to take this."

"It's fine!" said Alexis with a smile as Jaden and Zane took their places.

"We'll tell you want happened for the parts you missed," said Syrus with a smile.

"Thanks!" said Rose as she moved past her friends and out of the stadium. She ran till she got out of the building. Once outside, she called her mother back.

"Hello?" said Emma Heartfilia as she answered her phone.

"You called me mom?" asked Rose.

"Oh Rose! I'm so glad you called back! I forgot about that duel you were watching," said Emma.

"It's fine mom, my friends can fill me in on what I missed later."

"I need to talk to you about something important. You know how I've been working on a new fashion line."

"Yeah? What about it?" asked a confused Rose.

"Well, it turns out that I have a collaboration with a well-known duelist, and you wont believe who it is!"

"Who?" asked Rose, curious and excited. 'No way it is who I'm thinking about.'

"Lilly Kaiba!"

"No way!" screamed Rose in excitement.

"Yes way!" screamed Emma back. "Not only that, but she wants you to model for the collection!"

"AHH!" screamed Rose in pure happiness as her mother laughed. 'My idol wants ME to model for her collection! I'm so excited!'

"She said she met you the day before you took the entrance exams and thought you were a great person. She found out who you were and just had to make a collaboration with me when she realized my collections where inspired by you!

"I'm so proud of you, baby girl. Simply by being nice, by being yourself, you managed to impress her in such a way that she couldn't ignore. You are becoming such a wonderful young lady. Your father would have been so proud of you!"

"You think so?" asked Rose with a sad smile.

"I know so. He loved dueling. He may have never been a big shot, but he loved it. He was passionate about it and the bonds he formed by dueling. I see a lot of that in you."

"Mom," said Rose with slight tears in her eyes. Emma sniffled.

"Now, don't stay on the phone with me. I hear you have a friend to cheer on! Now go!"

"Right! Love you mom!"

"Love you too, dear!"

With that, Rose hung up and looked up into the sky. She smiled.

"I really do hope your proud of me dad," she said as a tear fell down her cheek. She wiped it away and ran back into the stadium.

"Hey guys! What did I miss?" asked Rose as she took her seat.

"Jaden's losing, big time," replied Chazz.

"It seems Jaden tried to change the way he duels. He thought that by going with his head instead of his instincts that it would be better," informed Bastion.

"Really?" asked Rose, shocked.

"Yeah! Who would of that he could think so much," snickered Atticus good naturedly.

"It's my turn! And I summon Cyber Kirin! And if I should happen to sacrifice him, all card effect damage goes to zero for this turn," said Zane, pulling the groups attention to the duel. "And of course, that means my Power Bond Damage is negated."

"A flawless play!" praised Bastion.

"Yeah, totally!" agreed Atticus.

"Come one! Where's the Jaden who almost beat me before?" asked Zane.

"He's right here. I think. I don't know," replied Jaden.

"Oh Jaden," said Rose in concern.

"Of course, you don't," replied Zane. "Because your heart is not in this."

A growl was then heard.

"And neither is my stomach," replied Jaden as he sat on the ground. "Kinda skipped lunch."

"Dorothy! You around!?" called out Jaden, looking for the older women. Once he spotted her, he smiled. "Hey there! How 'bout some grub?"

"Okay! You got it!" yelled Dorothy as she and her assistant ran to make food for Jaden.

"What's he doing?" yelled Alexis. "Having a snack?"

"They say the quickest way to a man's heart is through his stomach," replied Atticus with a laugh.

"JADEN! WHAT HAPPEN TO THE FOOD I GAVE YOU!" yelled a pissed off Rose, scaring Chazz and Bastion. As well as Jaden who looked ready to use Zane as a shield. For his part, Zane simply looked away.

'He's gonna leave me to her!?' thought Jaden in fear.

'I'm not getting on her bad side,' thought Zane.

"I, uh, kind of dropped it," said Jaden as he scratched his head.

"Now, Rose, if you kill Jaden now, we won't be able to watch the match," said Bastion with a sweat drop as he grabbed her by the shoulders and sat her down.

"Yeah, besides, to many witnesses for a murder," said Chazz as he looked around.

"You know, if she keeps acting like that, I can hold her," said Atticus as he neared the three.

"Atticus, sit," said Zane from where he stood. Though he didn't look at Atticus directly, the small side eye he was giving him was enough to scare him to his sister.

"At least he's being himself now," said Syrus with a smile.

"Sy's right! I wasn't being me. And what better way to be me then with a big meal!" laughed Jaden. "So how about it Zane, do you mind if I scarf?"

"Why not?" said Zane with a smirk. It was easy to tell he was amused.

"Great answer."

~A Few Minutes Later~

"Guys, they brought everything," said Chazz in shock as they watched the two ladies set up a table with several plates.

"Crazy," said Atticus with a laugh.

"That idiot," said Rose with a fond smile.

"But he's our idiot," said Bastion with a smirk.

"Yeah," said the group with a laugh.

"Looks like he's done!" said Syrus as Jaden stood up.

"Now then!" said Jaden with a smile.

"Bring it!" replied Zane with a smirk.

"Here goes!" said Jaden as he drew a card. "I play pot of greed! And then play one of my two cards: Elemental Hero Avian in defense mode. And here's the other. The spell card Spy Hero. It's activated when I discard two random cards from my deck. Now my spy hero cuts in and uses all his super stealth to take one of your spell cards!"

"Seems the old Jaden's back," said Zane with a smirk, only to be shocked by the spy taking a card from him and sending it to Jaden.

"Thanks Zane! Future Fusion! Now all I've got to do is sacrifice a couple of monsters that could be combined to form a fusion monster and bam – I get what they could of made. So, say goodbye to Burstinatrix and Clayman and hello to Rampart Blaster in defense mode! Next I'll throw down a couple of facedowns!"

"Impressive, but too little too late," said Zane with a smirk and drew a card. "I summon forth Cyber Phoenix in attack mode! With Phoenix on the field, any spells or traps targeting a certain monster are destroyed! Which means their effect gets cancelled out. See where I'm going with this Jaden?"

"Yeah, yeah. I get it, Zane," said Jaden, annoyed. "They Cyber End Dragon. I can't mess with it with trap or spell cards anymore."

"Will Jaden hurry up and lose already?" asked Chazz in annoyance.

"This is a tough spot. What to do?" asked Bastion.

"Your boyfriend's not doing so well," said Atticus to Rose.

"Jaden's a friend who happens to be a boy, it doesn't make him a boyfriend," replied Rose in annoyance.

"I'm sorry. I should of said that your boyfriend is beating your other boyfriend," laughed Atticus, thinking he won. Rose smirked.

"Yes, well, they are trying to fight for lead in my harem. Bastion and Chazz are next," said Rose, shocking her friends. Thought Bastion quickly went along with it.

"Yes. Lead boy gets to stay with her on the weekends. I would like to add that to my Monday and Thursday," replied Bastion with a smirk. He was trying not to laugh.

"Wait! You get two days? I have to share Tuesday with Jaden. Though Friday is all mine," said Chazz. He saw the look on Atticus' face and had to go along.

"Zane has Saturday and Wednesday. Jaden has Sunday," said Rose.

Atticus, Alexis, and Syrus looked at the three in shock. The other three laughed.

"So, telling Zane and Jaden this later," laughed Rose as the other two nodded.

"I'm glad you got to enjoy your lunch. But now, just try not to lose it!" said Zane. "Cyber End Dragon, attack Rampart Blaster!"

"I activate my spell De-Fusion!" said Jaden.

"Sorry Jaden, Cyber End Dragon can't be split. Cyber Phoenix is protecting him, remember?"

"I'm not going after him! I'm defusin one of mine! By splitting Rampart Blaster, I get two monster and you get no target!"

"Alright! Now that's a line up!" said Syrus. "Jaden's got four Elemental Heroes!"

"Unless!" said Zane with wide eyes.

"Unless I'm not attackin', I'm sacrificin'! And you will see why when I play this! One dozy of a trap card. Here comes Elemental Burst!" said Jaden.

"Oh no," said Zane.

"Oh yeah! Now by sacrificing an earth, water, fire, and wind attribute monster, each and every card on your field gets totally destroyed!"

Everyone gasped in shock of the move as Zane's monsters were destroyed.

"So long Cyber End Dragon. I can't really say that I'm going to miss him."

"You wont have to miss him, because by destroying Cyber Phoenix, I get to move one card from my deck to my had. Don't you see? The way that I've calibrated my deck, Cyber Dragon's never gone long! I'll always find a way to bring him back."

"You're bluffing!"

"But I'm not, Jaden. Because the card I picked was this one: a spell called Time Fusion! And with it, time is most certainly on my side."

"And how is that exactly?"

"Because now, by removing one card in my hand from the game, it activates. Meaning I can automatically call up a fusion monster to my field next turn without having to wait for a single summoning requirement! You can't win! And in just one turn, you'll see why! And the Academy will see you're a fraud!

"Don't feel bad, Jaden. You lost to the best."

"Already writing your graduation speech, Zane?" asked Jaden. "Not so fast, I'm still here."

"Oh please. Not for very much longer," said Chazz.

"Perhaps," replied Bastion.

"He needs one good draw!" said Syrus.

"Yup," said Atticus with a nod.

"Come on Jaden," said Alexis. "Try and hang in there."

"You got this Jaden! I believe in you!" said Rose with a smile. Jaden turned to her and smirked. He then turned back to the field.

"Alright, my turn!" said Jaden as he drew a card. "And I'll throw down a facedown."

"Brace yourself. My turn!" said Zane as he drew a card. "First off, this returns to me A Card From A Different Dimension. I removed it from plat to activate Time Fusion, but now it's back! And it doesn't stop there!

"Next it's special effect activates, and you know what that means. We both get to draw two more cards! And now, I call forth Cyber End Dragon!"

"Not again!" cried out Syrus.

"You'd think for once that Zane would try a combo without that dragon," said Alexis.

"Hey, if it ain't broke," said Atticus with a laugh.

"Of course, because the monster was summoned with Time Fusion, it can't attack until next turn," informed Bastion.

"Next turn?" asked Chazz in annoyance. "Man, how long do I have to wait to see Jaden Lose!?"

"You're gonna have to keep waiting," replied Rose as she watched the duel.

"And I'll finish my turn by laying one facedown," said Zane, finishing his move..

"My draw!" said Jaden as he drew a card. "I activate Fusion Recovery! This brings back Polymerization and Burstinatrix from the graveyard. Sorry, Zane, but you're not the only one who can re-summon a monster!

"Next I'll activate Miracle Fusion! Now I just remove Avian and Burstinatrix from play and I can summon the Elemental Hero Flame Wingman! But wait! I'm not done yet! Go Polymerization! Merge the Sparkman with Flame Wingman to create the Elemental Hero Shining Flare Wingman!

"And here's the cherry on top. For each Elemental Hero that I got chillin' in the graveyard, Wingman gets 300 attack points. Now let's count off! Hero role call!

"Alright! Now attack Cyber End Dragon, Flare Wingman!" said Jaden, bring Zane's life points to 1,100. "Oh, yeah! But Flare Wingman's not done yet! 'Cuz when he destroys a monster, then you take damage equal to that monster's attack points! And that's 4,000!"

"Shit!" said Chazz in shock.

"Schools out, Zane," said Jaden with a smirk.

"Not yet, it's not!" said Zane as he revealed a card. "I activate a trap card! Damage Polyerizer! Now all damage from a special effect gets reduced to zero!"

"Well, I gotta hand it to ya, Zane, that's a sweet card!"

"And as the 'cherry on top,' we now draw one card each. And for your sake, Jaden, I hope it's a good one."

"I'll just throw down a facedown and call it a turn," said Jaden after he drew a card. "I guess you're up. So, what will it be this time?"

"You'll see."

"Well, whatever it is, good luck, 'cuz something just tells me this is the last round!"

"I agree. Alright! Now, my turn!" said Zane as he drew a card and smiled.

"I don't like that smile," said Syrus.

"Especially since Zane never smiles," said Alexis. "Something's up here."

"Yeah, that's for sure," laughed Atticus, "and I think we're gonna see just what exactly it is really soon! Get set for the final round between this school's two best duelists!"

"Imagine, if he would smile more often, he would have even more fan girls," said Rose with a laugh.

"But Rosy! If that happened then I would have none!" complained Atticus playfully.

"Jaden, it's been fun," said Zane with a smirk/smile, "but now I'm afraid that it's over. I activate Power Bond. So now, by sacrificing the right monsters, I can once again summon Cyber End Dragon!"

"But how? You gotta have monster to sacrifice them!" said Chazz at the end of his seat.

"Chazz is right for once," said Bastion. "His field is bare."

"I'm sorry, I forgot., I don't need monsters! I activate Cybernetic Fusion Support!" said Zane, his life points going down to 550. "By trading half of my life points, I don't need to make any sacrifices to summon my fusion monster! So, without further ado, let's welcome back Cyber End Dragon!

"And thanks to Power Bond, it's attack points double. And next I'll activate this: Limiter Removal!"

"Trouble!" said Chazz in a sing song voice.

"Very sever trouble," said Bastion in shock.

"All coming for Jaden," said Rose in shock.

"Thanks to this, all machine type monster out get their attack points doubled, and guess what type my dragon is? You're though!" said Zane.

"Don't think so!" called back Jaden as he reveal his facedown. "Go, Battle Fusion! If used during a battle, my monster gains as many attack points as triple-chrome dome over there!"

"Nice move, but it's all for naught. I use the spell card Battle Fusion! That's right, Jaden! I have one too!"

"Uh-oh," said Jaden. He then smiled. "Wow Zane, you really are great."

"What are they saying?" asked Syrus as he leaned in.

"Who knows," said Rose as she looked at Alexis who pulled him back.

"This duel isn't done yet!" yelled at Jaden, shocking everyone. "I still have one trick up my sleeve! Oh yeah, and here it comes! I'm activating the trap known as Final Fusion!"

"How clever," said Zane with a smile.

"If this cards played, the both of us take damage to our life points equal to our monsters combined attack points! And you know what that means!"

"Sure do!"

Everyone screamed as an explosion went off.

"Hey, what happened?" asked Chazz in shock.

"Who won?" asked Bastion as he looked at Rose on his right. She had grabbed onto him in shock.

"Sorry," she said sheepishly. He just smiled reassuringly at her.

"Aw, man," said Syrus. He has somehow landed on his back.

Everyone saw as both duelists lost all their life points, resulting in a draw. Everyone then stood up and started clapping.

Jaden was on his back and Zane walked up to him. Jaden then sat up and the two clapped hands, only to fall over laughing.

'Till next semester,' thought Rose with a smile.