YuGiOh! Academy
Chapter 8
Teacher Free-For-All!
The night sky was still beautiful as the stars were twinkling brightly. It was perfectly clear and there was a small breeze blowing through. Unfortuantly, Sadet couldn't appreciate the night as she had Luna over her shoulder as they were hobbling in the school grounds, heading towards the nurse's office. "I...told you Sadet, I'm fine!" Luna snapped to her friend who still had her around her shoulder. The door opened as they recognized it was the boy that dueled Rika the other day. He saw the pair as he did the normal thing and helped them out. "Whoa, what happened to her?" He asked.
"That Danielle person, she dueled Luna here in a really bad Surreal Duel!" Sadet explained as they got Luna to the nurse in the office. After explaining everything that happened to the Nurse, she was told to return to the dorms with Roy. She sat alone in her room this time as the Slifer Red was left to her thoughts. That Danielle person, she's such a meanie, but why does she hate Spellcasters so much? Not to mention how scary those Shaddoll monsters are. That huge thing she summoned... Sadet thought as she recalled the huge monster that ripped apart the roof of the Abandoned Dorm. She didn't even know what those things did, but all she could tell was that they were insanely powerful. Sadet had to warn the others about her style of Dueling.
Danielle was walking back with her four friends who were leaving the Abandoned Dorm, the magenta-haired Obelisk Blue pleased with herself. In her hand was the Dark Magician, one of Luna's cards. It dropped during the Duel with the Slifer Red as the other three looked to her. "That's a nice prize you have there, Lady Danielle. That Slifer will think twice about using Spellcasters here in the school." The Obelisk Blue with the leather armor mentioned, her arms crossed as she had her eyes closed. It seemed like she was thinking of something as the girl with the green hair started laughing. "Things are just too easy for us here in the Academy. I can't wait until the tournament begins. It's going to be a cakewalk." She stated.
"Not as simple, ladies." The only male of the group told them as he was messing around with what seemed to be holograms. He seemed to understand most of the graphs that popped up in front of him. His visor was glowing also along with the data. "It seems our good friend Derrick lost during the Club Recruitment. Lost to that second-rate, Cryoflare." The man with red stated, which received Danielle's attention.
"Derrick? Qliphorts guy? How did Qliphorts lose? Did he rig the system or something?" The green-haired girl asked. More screens popped up in front of the red guy as he scanned all the information. "It seems he underestimated our classmate big time. What about you, Danielle? What should we do now that he lost?"
"It's obvious, Nick. When a puppet has lost its luster, the puppetmaster must sever the strings." Danielle mentioned as she had a glint in her eyes.
It was finally the morning of the next day as it was finally a day off for the students. No classes were scheduled at all as everyone was free to enjoy the island and its facilities at their leisure. Duels were still rampant as eager Slifer Reds took up most of the Dueling Fields. Things weren't an ordinary day in the slightest. The Card Shop was lined up with people willing to put their gathered points into new cards to strengthen their Decks. Tig and Mikee were among the group there as he was opening more packs. "You know, just what exactly are you looking for opening packs like these?" The Obelisk Blue asked, watching as he was looking through the cards.
"Well, I'm not exactly looking for something specific, I'm just looking for ideas, other Decks to use. But nothing here is really calling for me." Mikee mentioned. The things he packed were monsters from other archtypes and current ones as well as a couple of Dragons that Tigara took off his hands. He took out his own Deck to look through it as he made a few changes according to the new cards he got. "You know, not changing your playstyle isn't a bad thing, but it isn't the greatest either. The best thing to do is to change up how you play your cards, I guess." Tig mentioned as she was looking at the Dragon cards she received.
"Change up my playstyle? Like what, use Pendulums or the other method?" He asked his friend.
"Now come on, if I gave you the answer to that, it wouldn't be fun." Tig told him with a wink. This had Mikee thinking harder on his Deck until they heard someone shouting outside. "Tigara, Mikee!"
Both of them saw Neo and Sadet running to them as the other students backed away, paying some slight attention to the commotion. Sadet looked the most worried out of the both of them. "What's wrong, guys? What's the hurry?" Tig asked them.
"Luna, she's in the infirmary, she dueled Danielle last night!" Neo told them, Tig and Mikee looking shocked. Sadet explained as much as she could to the both of them, recapping that the Slifer Red got a message to duel at the Abandoned Dorm and then lost to Danielle in the shortest duel she ever saw. "So, she's using the Shaddoll archtype, kind of creepy for her. Any idea how they work?" Tig asked.
"Um...well, she uses Fusion monsters, and the monsters were Flip Effects, but I didn't get their effects well enough. It just happened so fast..." Sadet mentioned. Mikee looked through his cards to see if he had any Shaddoll cards packed, but he didn't get a single one. "Isn't there something we could do to get her, I dunno, busted?" The Slifer Red asked the three of them.
"We can't do anything, honestly. Luna went and accepted the Duel, after all if she was invited. The simple thing would have been to not go, or duel her, but ultimately it was Luna's fault." Tig explained a bit harshly as they were leaving the Card Shop to avoid more commotion. Her fists were clenched as she seemed irritated at this. Neo also looked a little angry at this as he tightened his headband a bit. "Tch, Danielle, she's rubbing the Obelisk Blue name into the ground! You don't go dueling Reds and injuring them!" He said outloud and slammed the wall.
"It's the way Surreal Duels work, Neo. Because of those Action Duels overseas, our Duelists here try their own style and copy what they do." Tig started explaining as she strayed from the group.
"Hey, where are you going? I thought we were going to duel." Mikee asked.
"I'm going to the library, I got some things to do. Duel Neo or something." Tig told him and went off on her own.
"Will she be okay?" Sadet asked them.
"Yeah, Tig will be fine. Remember, she's still last year's school Champion, after all." Mikee reminded her as they decided to go pay a visit to Luna.
"I told you guys, I'm fine! I'm not seriously hurt, geez!" The group of three heard from around the corner as Luna was already up. She was pulling away from the nurses who were trying to see her condition. "W-Well, long as you're fine, but don't strain yourself. If anything happens, let us know." The doctor said as she nodded and noticed the small group. "Luna! You're okay!" Sadet told her and almost tackled her down with a hug.
"Ow, ow, Sadet, be careful! That hurt..." Luna snapped as she shrugged her friend off, still looking down from the incident. Mikee and Neo noticed this as they had to ask what in the world happened from her point of view.
"It was simple enough. I got a message from somebody, and then that's when I dueled against Danielle. That's all that there is to it." She told the both of them. As Neo and Mikee were thinking about the situation, there was another conversation going on down the hall as they could overhear what was going on. It sounded like the teachers as they saw Byron, Alden, and Yumi. "I told you this before, Surreal Dueling is getting too dangerous! Another student just ended up in the infirmary!" They heard Yumi shout.
"The Duelists are being careful about it, there hasn't been any major injuries." Alden the Obelisk Blue male teacher told her, but this seemed to get the Obelisk female riled up. She stomped her foot on the ground as they were walking. "The Duels shouldn't be inflicting ANY injury at all!"
"And yet," Byron was saying as they passed the small group, "People will do what they want. Surreal Dueling is just a hardcore version of the Action Duels taking place around the world. Heck, they might even be the main Duel style used at the main tournament. But we don't know the details yet." The Slifer Red teacher explained.
"That doesn't start until after Winter Break anyway. We don't have to worry. Our Duelists will succeed for sure this year." Alden mentioned as he stretched his arms up.
"Speaking of worry, where's Summer?" Yumi asked, trying to divert the topic.
"She's in her classroom doing work. Ever since the year started, it's all work, work work...Hey, I got an idea to relax everyone's spirits. Why don't we have an all-out duel? The four of us? You know, for old time's sake." Byron asked with a smile.
"A Duel? Geez, you're asking for a lot there...Sure, why not, I'm game. Yumi?" Alden asked. She nodded as Byron's fists clenched, as if he was excited for the upcoming Duel. "All right, I'll see if I can pull Summer away from work to join us. Let's meet up in the stadium in ten minutes then." The Slifer Red teacher told them and walked off. The small group looked at each other as the two Obelisk Blue teachers went down the hallway also.
This was a Duel they needed to see.
Byron knocked on the Ra Yellow door as he didn't hear anything at first, but the small voice of Summer answered to come in. He opened the door as the office she was given was pretty big. In the center of the room was the light-blue haired teacher as she was looking through papers and writing on other documents. She seemed to be focused on her paperwork, but she at least gave the Slifer Red teacher her attention. "Byron, do you need something?" The Ra Yellow teacher asked.
"It's something simple, really. We teachers are having a duel in the main stadium, come join us." He simply said to her.
"I wish I could, but I got the paperwork to go through with the students and their work, I'm just a bit swamped with work." Summer replied, looking back down to her papers.
"Come on Summer, it'll be fun. And besides, Isaac doesn't need most of the work done until next week." He mentioned, taking a seat in front of her with a grin. He was determined to bring a fellow teacher to the small event.
"Byron, this isn't just the work here, this is also my personal research. I don't have time for Duels." She mentioned.
"No time for Duels? Oh, you're breaking my heart here, Summer. It won't be long, I promise you." He asked, leaning back. She looked to him with a stern expression, different from her shy and kind demenor, but the Slifer Red still had his goofy smile.
Meanwhile, Tigara just entered the library as there wasn't too many students in the room. It was perfect since she didn't exactly want to be seen while looking for info. She sat in the corner of the library as a hologram screen popped up in front of her along with a hologram keyboard. She was already typing fast as she slid in a white card next to the only monitor around her. This was a small data drive she would use for classwork and her homework. For this instance, it was going to be used for finding data on Danielle. The first thing she saw pop up when putting her name was the Winterson Cooperation. Looking into it further, a news article popped up.
The Winterson Cooperation Rises to Top Five Duel Disk Cooperations!
Founder and CEO of Winterson Cooperation, Mathias Winterson has risen to the top of the Sell charts for the Duel Monsters as the Wintersons bought out smaller Companies to expand their own profits. They've been known to distribute their state-of-the-art custom made Duel Disks for tournament winners. The next in line to inherit the company, Danielle Winterson is currently attending the Central Duel Academy along with her adopted sister-
The article continued on as she was surprised at first. Tig knew Danielle came from a rich family, but a family that focuses on Duel Disks. It's no wonder how she had first grabs on the Shaddoll archtype. Her Duel Disk was a bit weird also, it being a completely different model than the ones commonly used around the Academy. She re-read the sentence of the Obelisk Blue attending the Academy with her adopted sister. Adopted sister? Who in the world could that be? Tigara thought as she downloaded the data to her card. The orange-haired Obelisk Blue took it out as she turned around to leave when she saw the red cloaked Obelisk Blue near the door. He watched Tigara leave as his visor popped up with more messages. "...Yeah, she was here at the library. You sure you don't want me to duel her? ...All right, all right, yeah, she's still the former Champion. I'll keep an eye on her then." He said as the Obelisk Blue left the library.
Meanwhile, students were gathering at the Main Stadium as among the crowd was Mikee, Neo, and Sadet. They saw Byron walking with Summer as they stepped up on the field, the Ra Yellow teacher equipping her Duel Disk. Yumi and Alden looked ready. "So, this is going to be a complete four-way duel? This will be a bit complicated." Summer mentioned as she activated her Disk. The three teachers followed suit as it registered all of them. The students were beginning to cheer as they stepped away from each other.
Four-Way Duel starting. Each Duelist will begin with 8000 LP. No Duelist can attack on the first turn. Normal Duel Mode activated.
Byron: 8000 LP
Summer: 8000 LP
Alden: 8000 LP
Yumi: 8000 LP.
"DUEL!"
"I'll begin first." Summer started as she looked at the hand she was given. The light-blue haired girl thought about something for a second before setting two face-down cards and a face-down monster. "From there, I end my turn." She stated.
"The next turn is mine. I draw!" Alden started off his turn by drawing his card. "I'll start things off with this. I summon Scrap Recycler!" The Obelisk Blue male teacher summoned a small robot that seemed to be picking up small parts. Scrap Recycler is a Level 3 EARTH Machine with 900 ATK and 1200 DEF. Byron made a guard stance as the small robot shot a beam towards Alden's Deck. "When my machine is Normal or Special Summoned, it can send a Machine-Type monster from my Deck to the Graveyard. And Byron, you know what I'm sending. I send Machina Fortress to the Graveyard! With that and a face-down, I end my turn. Yumi?" Alden asked as he set a card.
"With pleasure. I draw. With this hand, I'll simply set a monster. Byron, it's your turn." Yumi finished easily as her set monster remained on the field.
"Tch, this will be simple! Draw!" The Slifer Red leader drew as he looked pleased with the hand he was given. "I'll be shooting off the big guns then! Let's play in my field! I activate Scrap Factory!" He proudly declared as the stadium was no longer just a stadium, but now a factory. Behind Byron was a giant vat of boiling lava. The students were still sitting in their seats, but in amazement at what he was going to do next. "As long as this card is out, all Scrap monsters gain 200 ATK and Defense, and let's start things off with this! I summon Scrap Hunter!" Byron summoned a medium sized tank-looking machine that seemed to be a mangled bunch of other machines, but it wielded a chainsaw and drill for arms. Scrap Hunter is a Level 3 EARTH Machine monster with 1600 ATK and 400 DEF. Boosted to 1800 ATK and 600 DEF. The factory seemed to begin moving as Byron summoned another monster to the field, this being a two headed robot-like creature. "With this, I can Special Summon Scrap Orthros! He can only be Special Summoned when I control a Scrap monster, but he comes at a price. At his Special Summon, I must destroy a Scrap monster." He explained. Scrap Orthros is a Level 4 EARTH Beast Tuner monster with 1700 ATK and 1100 DEF. Boosted to 1900 ATK and 1300 DEF. The beast glared at Scrap Hunter and roared as the machine was destroyed. That was when the factory lowered a claw into the vat of lava behind the Slifer Red teacher. "Now Scrap Factory kicks in! When one of my Scrap monsters is destroyed by a card effect, I can Special Summon any Scrap monster from my Deck! And I'll Special Summon a little guy called Scrap Golem!" Byron declared as a new robot creature emerged from the vat as it landed behind Byron. It seemed to be made of kitchen appliances of a fridge, microwave, and pipes with a fan for an arm. Scrap Golem is a Level 5 EARTH Rock monster with 2300 ATK and 1400 DEF. Boosted to 2500 ATK and 1600 DEF. The students gasped at his skills with the Scraps as Golem started to shake. "I can activate Golem's effect as well! I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Scrap monster from my Graveyard and choose to Special Summon it to either my opponent's field or mine. For this, I'll bring back my Hunter to my Field. With the inclusion of my last monster, I end my turn here." Byron declared as they looked over to Summer.
"Damn, this duel is getting intense! Not even the first turn and things are heating up!" Mikee mentioned, watching the moves of the four teachers. This was going to be the turn where everyone would start attacking.
"Tch, four-way Duels bore me." The group heard someone say as the small group turned to see Katsumi. She walked up to sit apart from the group. Sadet puffed up her cheeks as she looked over to the Ra Yellow. "Boring? How can you call this boring?! It's exciting!" She responded.
"And your naivity is showing. Do you get what happens in a free-for all, or was your loss in the Tag Duel with Neo still bothering you?" She said somewhat harshly.
"Hey, I did my best!" She immediately yelled back. Katsumi sighed and looked at the Duel. "Four Way Duels don't go to skill or Deck. It's a practical minefield. You summon out a huge monster, and it's going to get blown up. You're not worried about a specific player, you're worried of three other Duelists able to wipe your Life Points right off the board. You become a threat, and your friends, co-workers, whatever you want to call them will instantly become your enemy and try to wipe you out the first chance they get." She explained.
"Well, wouldn't it be skill if they were able to keep a monster on the field?" Mikee asked.
"You call it skill, I call it sheer luck. Every card and strategy has flaws, and in a duel like this, if you mess up just once, you lose. Just watch what happens to Summer." Katsumi mentioned.
"No worries, I'm pretty sure she can pull through this! Summer isn't a Ra Yellow for nothing!" Neo mentioned as the Duel continued.
"I'll go next, draw!" Summer declared and drew her card. She looked at it as her eyes lit up. "It's time for me to get something going! I summon Wind-Up Rat!" She declared as a blue toy rat appeared on the battlefield with a wind-up screw on its back. Wind-Up Rat is a Level 3 EARTH Beast monster with 600 ATK and DEF. A pool of water appeared next to the monster as a small shark appeared. "When I summon a Wind-Up monster, I can Special Summon Wind-Up Shark!" She declared. Wind-Up Shark is a Level 4 WATER Fish monster with 1500 ATK and 1300 DEF. "Before I continue with my move, I activate the Spell Card, Wind-Up Factory!" A large machine appeared behind the teacher as she pointed her hand at Wind-Up Shark. "I can activate Wind-Up Shark's ability! Until the End Phase, I can either raise or lower the level of my Shark by one! I lower Shark's Level by one, and that's when my Factory kicks in! See, when I activate a Wind-Up monster's effect, I can add a Wind-Up monster to my hand from my Deck. I add Wind-Up Shark to my hand. And now, I use my Shark and Rat to create the Overlay Network! XYZ Summon! Wind-Up Zenmaines!" The Ra Yellow teacher called forth a new toy-like monster as it wielded two shields for hands. Wind-Up Zenmaines is a Rank 3 FIRE Machine XYZ monster with 1500 ATK and 2100 DEF. Two Overlay units circled around it as she ended her turn from there.
"Draw." Alden called out and drew his card. He seemed to have a glint in his eyes as he looked at the field at the moment. He looked at his hand once more and then made his move. "Let's get this field going, shall we? I activate the Spell Card, Foolish Burial. With this Spell, I can send a monster from the Deck to the Graveyard. I send a second Machina Fortress to the Graveyard. And now, I summon Machina Gearframe!" He declared as an orange and white robot appeared on the field. Machina Gearframe is a Level 4 EARTH Machine Union monster with 1800 ATK and 0 DEF. "When Gearframe is Normal Summoned, I can add any Machina monster from my Deck to my hand. And Byron, you know I'm adding my last copy of Fortress to my hand." The Obelisk Blue teacher declared as the machine on his field shot a card to its master. "You see, Fortress has an effect. If I discard Machine-Type monsters to the Graveyard whose total Levels equal 8 or more, I can Special Summon him from the hand or Graveyard. Let's bring them to the field, shall we? I first discard my Machina Fortress and Yellow Gadget to Special Summon my Machina Fortress in the Graveyard!" Alden declared as he sent two cards to the Graveyard as a portal opened up. What rolled out was a huge tank-like machine with a huge turret at the end of it. Machina Fortress is a Level 7 EARTH Machine monster with 2500 ATK and 1600 DEF. The three of them looked at the huge monster as he sent another card to the Graveyard. "I send my Level 8 Machina Cannon to Special Summon a second Machina Fortress to my field!" He called forth as another tank rolled onto the field. He looked around the field as his visor updated him in the imformation. Let's see, I can't take out that Zenmaines yet, but I have an idea for taking that out without taking much damage. It's also the backrow that worries me. Byron has most of his Scraps on the field, I could work into taking those out, but he probably has some way of bringing them back. As for Yumi, all she has is a face-down. Byron thought as he pointed to Yumi's monster. "Gearframe, attack Yumi's face-down!"
Yumi's monster flipped up as it seemed to be a heavy-set machine with a gear controlling it. The blast that Gearframe shot was reflected back at Alden as he took slight Life Point damage. Alden: 7900 LP Yumi's Deck glowed as she selected a card. "Thanks to Geargiarmor, when it's flipped face-up, I can add a Geargia monster to my hand. The card I'm adding is Geargiano Mk-III." The female blue teacher declared as she added it to her hand. "Tch, I know what you're up to, and I won't let that happen. Fortress, finish what Gearframe started! Attack Yumi's Geargiarmor!" Alden commanded as the first Fortress aimed its cannon at the monster. It fired as her only defense was destroyed. He pointed his hand at Byron next, specifically at his Scrap Golem. "If I don't get rid of that, you're going to be a problem. Second Fortress, attack his creature!" He declared as the second Machina Fortress aimed its cannon at Scrap Golem. Some of the students gasped as both monsters had even Attack points. "Wait, he's going to crash his Fortress into Golem?" Some of the students asked. The Slifer Red head didn't seem phased, but irritated instead as his Golem opened its chest and fired its own blast as both monsters destroyed each other. Fortress remained on the field, but it seemed severly damaged. "I activate my Fortress's effect! When it's destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, I can destroy one card my opponent controls, and let's get rid of your Scrap Factory, shall we?" Alden declared as Fortress self-destructed, destroying the field and bringing it back to the Dueling Field. "Before I end my turn here, I activate Gearframe's ability! Once per turn, I can equip him to my Machine type monsters as an Equip Card. I equip him to my Fortress, switch my Scrap Recycler to Defense Mode and end my turn." Alden declared as his monster fell into pieces and attached to the last monster on his field.
"You see what I told you? You get a decent field up, the players are going to target you. And now it's Yumi's move now to empty her hand." Katsumi told them, jerking her head back to shift her black hair behind her head. The duel was starting to get interesing at this point. Sadet had her eyes glued to the field as things were starting to tense up. "My turn, draw!" She added her new card to her hand as she smiled. "You've done well, but I do believe it's time to show who's the strongest teacher here. Alden, I'm going to start with you. I summon Geargiano Mk-II!" She called forth a yellow gear-like creature as it spiraled its arms. Geargiano Mk-II is a Level 3 EARTH Machine monster with 1000 ATK and 500 DEF. Another wormhole appeared as she smiled. "When Mk-II is Normal or Flip Summoned, I can Special Summon 1 Geargia monster in Defense Position, and the one I'm calling for is none other than Geargiano Mk-III!" Yumi called forth a blue gear creature this time as it was spinning its gears as well. Geargiano Mk-III is a Level 3 EARTH Machine monster with 1000 ATK and 1000 DEF. "Finally, Mk-III activates its effect! When Special Summoned by the effect of a Geargia card, I can Special Summon 1 Geargia monster from my Hand or Graveyard. So let's all welcome Geargiano!" She called forth the final silver gear as all three seemed to enjoy the other's company. Geargiano is a Level 3 EARTH Machine monster with 500 ATK and 1000 DEF.
"Sadly my dear, that's where I'm going to end it. I activate the Trap Card, Torrential Tribute." Alden declared as his Trap flipped up. It began to glow as a blue wave of water washed up on the field, rising above the four teachers. "I can activate this when there's a Summon. It destroys all monsters currently on the field! But here's the fun part: Since Gearframe was used as an Equip card, I can destroy it in place of Fortress!" He declared as the wave swamped the field, destroying all three of Yumi's creatures along with Byron's two remaining Scrap monsters. Summer's Zenmaines absorbed an Overlay Unit as it survived the Trap's effects. "Zenmaines activates its effect! By absorbing an Overlay Unit, I can prevent its destruction!" She told them. Her Wind-Up Factory activated as she added another card to her hand. The students gasped at the outcome as now the only people who had monsters were Summer and Alden. This was where Yumi started to have a smile. "As I expected, sweetie. I didn't want to use this until later, but now's the time. I activate the Quick-Play Spell, Geargia Change!" She called out as three portals opened up behind her. Her three Geargiano creatures rose up into the air. "With this Spell, I can target two or more Geargia monsters in my Graveyard and Special Summon them to my field! Then, immediately afterward, perform an XYZ Summon!" She explained proudly as her three monsters entered the XYZ portal before her. "XYZ Summon! Geargiagear XG!" The portal erupted with energy as a huge machine rose from the ground. It seemed to be made of parts from the other machines she had as she smiled. This was her signature monster. Geargiagear XG is a Rank 3 EARTH Machine XYZ monster with 2500 ATK and 1300 DEF.
This time, she pointed directly at Summer. "Go, my monster! Attack Wind-Up Zenmaines!" The Obelisk Blue head declared the attack as the huge machine aimed its fist and fired it at Summer's monster. "That won't work! I activate Zenmaines' effect! By detatching a Material, it can-"
"Useless. I activate XG's effect! By detatching my own XYZ Material, I can negate all face-up cards on the field, and you cannot activate cards or effects, so your protection is kaput." She explained as the rocket fist pierced Zenmaines, destroying her only shield. Yumi set a card and ended her turn.
"Finally, my turn! Draw!" Byron declared and drew his card, to which his eyes lit up. "All right, now we can get started! I activate the Quick-Play Spell, Scrapstorm! With this, I select a Scrap monster, send a Scrap monster from my Deck to the Graveyard, draw a card, and then destroy my monster. I destroy my Scrap Hunter, and send Scrap Beast to the Graveyard." He declared as pieces of metal destroyed his Scrap Hunter. His Deck shuffled as he drew his card. "And what do you know? It's another Scrap Factory!" Byron activated the Field Spell yet again. "Next, I summon Scrap Chimera!" A new beast rose into the field as it was a lion-like machine with a snake tail and wings as it roared loudly. Scrap Chimera is a Level 4 EARTH Beast monster with 1700 ATK and 500 DEF. Raised to 1900 ATK and 700 DEF. "When my Scrap Beast is Normal Summoned, I can Special Summon one Scrap Tuner in my Graveyard, and who better than the Scrap Beast I put earlier!" The Chimera's roar brought out another Scrap monster as this one seemed to have other pieces along with a jagged mouth. Scrap Beast is a Level 4 EARTH Beast Tuner monster with 1600 ATK and 1300 DEF. Raised to 1800 ATK and 1500 DEF. He raised his hand in the air as his Scrap Beast and Chimera rose into the air. "I tune my Level 4 Scrap Beast with my Level 4 Scrap Chimera! From the depths of the scrapyard, tossed aside like common garbage, rise from the heap and claim what is rightfully yours! Synchro Summon! Scrap Dragon!"
Byron's signature monster crashed onto the field with a loud roar as its eyes glowed brightly. Scrap Dragon is a Level 8 Dragon Synchro monster with 2800 ATK and 2000 DEF. Raised to 3000 ATK and 2200 DEF. Alden took a step back as he had a feeling about what was coming next. "Time to send that Fortress to the junkyard! I activate Scrap Dragon's effect! By destroying one card on my Field, I can destroy any card on my opponent's field! I set a Spell card so I can destroy your Machina Fortress!" The Slifer Red head declared as his monster emitted a familiar tractor beam to his other creature. Scrap Dragon absorbed it as it fired a quick blast at Fortress. "You activated Fortress's other effect. If he's targeted by a monster effect, I'm able to look at your hand and forcefully discard a card." Alden said as Byron's had was revealed to him. The only cards he had remaining was a Scrap Golem. "Discard your Scrap Golem." He told him as the monster was discarded.
"I knew you'd do that. You're as predictable as ever, Byron. When a monster of mine is destroyed by a card effect, I can Special Summon Meklord Emperor Granel!" Alden called forth as five machine parts flew around, forming to make a new massive machine. Its chest piece glowed with a green core energy as its facial piece glowed red. Meklord Emperor Granel is a Level 1 EARTH Machine monster with 0 ATK and 0 DEF. "Granel gains Attack points and Defense points equal to half my Life Points. I currently have 7900 Life points, so this means Granel has 3950 ATK and DEF points!" He explained.
"Sadly for you, that won't work. Now with Scrap Factory, I can Special Summon my last Scrap Golem in my Deck." Byron explained as his Scrap Golem came back to his field. He directed the field next to Golem as it shone. "With Scrap Golem's effect, I can Special Summon Scrap Beast to my field, and now it's time to get this going! I tune Level 4 Scrap Beast with Level 5 Scrap Golem! Built with the scraps of your allies, rear your two heads to dominate the battlefield! Synchro Summon! Scrap Twin Dragon!" He called forth another huge dragon, this one having two heads and blue eyes. Scrap Twin Dragon is a Level 9 EARTH Dragon Synchro monster with 3000 ATK and 2200 DEF. Boosted to 3200 ATK and 2400 DEF.
"Now I activate Scrap Twin Dragon's effect! I can destroy one monster on my field, and instead of destroying one card, I can select two cards on the field and send them back to the hand! I target my Scrap Dragon for destruction while your Meklord Emperor Granel and Yumi's Geagiagear XG's get off the field!" Byron declared as his Scrap Dragon was destroyed, but Scrap Twin Dragon roared loudly, sending both monsters back to the hand. One of the Geargia monsters attached to XG flew to Yumi's hand. "Geargiagear XG's effect activates. When it's removed from the field, I can target a Geargia card and add it to my hand, in which I add Geargiano Mk-II." Yumi explained.
"Regardless, I can attack you directly, Yumi! Go, Scrap Twin Dragon! Twin Scrap Burst!" He declared as his dragon fired off a simutanious blast. She took the damage head-on as she looked irritated. Yumi: 4800 LP. He ended his turn as it was now Summer's turn. She drew her card as she picked her two cards. "I first summon Wind-Up Magician to my field!" She called forth a new toy-like creature with a golden turn-gear and a purple outfit. Wind-Up Magician is a Level 4 FIRE Spellcaster monster with 600 ATK and 1800 DEF. "I can Special Summon Wind-Up Shark if I Summon a Wind-Up monster, and now I activate its effect! This time however, I raise Shark's level by 1!" She declared. This was where her Factory and Magician kicked in. Shark's Level: 5 "With Factory's effect, I add Wind-Up Rabbit to my hand. My Magician however, can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Wind-Up monster, and I choose to Special Summon Wind-Up Soldier!" Summer called forth a green wind-up toy soldier. Wind-Up Soldier is a Level 4 EARTH Warrior monster with 1800 ATK and 1200 DEF. "My Soldier can activate his effect at this point, which can raise his Level by 1 and raise his Attack by 400! This is where things get interesting! I use my Level 5 Shark with my Level 5 Soldier to create the Overlay Network! XYZ Summon! Tiras, Keeper of Genesis!" Summer called forth a completely different creature apart from her toys. This was a majestic fairy creature with golden wings and wielded a sword and shield. Tiras, Keeper of Genesis is a Rank 5 LIGHT Fairy XYZ monster with 2600 ATK and 1700 DEF.
The students were impressed at how the Duel was going as now it seemed like Summer was getting the upper hand. She pointed at the open Alden as her Fairy prepared for battle. "Tiras, attack Alden directly!" She commanded as her creature rushed in and virtually slashed Alden who didn't feel anything as his Life Points dropped. Alden: 5300 LP. "Now before I end my Battle Phase, Tiras activates her effect! After she has entered a battle, I can destroy one card on my opponent's field, and this time, I select Byron's Scrap Twin Dragon!" She explained as Tiras threw her sword, piercing his dragon as it was destroyed. Scrap Golem took its place as Byron had a smile. "Nice try, but if my Scrap Twin Dragon was destroyed by an opponent's card, I can Special Summon a non-Synchro Scrap monster from my Graveyard to my field." He told her as Summer had to end her turn with her Tiras and Magician on the field along with her backrow.
Someone was clapping as they were walking into the room as all eyes looked to the Head of the Academy, Isaac. He had a big smile on his face as he was walking to the field, towards the four teachers. "It's this kind of action that all students should participate in. Duels should always be this heated, especially around co-workers and associates of ours." He told everyone. The four class heads all nodded to the presence of the School Chancellor as the other students started to stand up. "I've just come by to watch this Duel. Everyone can see why I've selected these teachers not just based on personal backgrounds, but their Dueling Skills are top-notch." He stated, standing there as the Duel resumed.
"Uh, Isaac, sir? I have a question." Someone asked from the stands as the white-coated man looked. It was Marth as he cleared his throat. "Is this Duel Academy going to participate in other Duel types? You know, like Action Duels, Turbo?" He asked.
"Action Duels are a rising Duel style as of now, but they won't be implimented into the Duel Academy regiment. As of now, we don't even have a Action Duel stadium built. We are however, receiving Turbo Duel Simulators within the next month as we will be teaching those when the time arrives. The only accepted Duel types are normal and Surreal, although the latter is still being debated." He answered. The mention of Turbo Duels had people excited already.
"Lastly, I also come to announce one more thing." He told the students in the stadium, clearing his throat, "We have confirmed a date for the Tournament in which we decide who's representing us for the Duel Festival. It is two months from now, after Winter Break." He told them.
"Two months? That's December! Does that mean that the Duel Festival is in Spring?"
"I dunno, but now I'm excited!" Some of the students were saying.
Mikee clenched his fist as he looked at his Duel Disk. He was going to redeem himself and win. He got up from the stands as Neo and Sadet looked to him. "Where are you going?" Neo asked.
"What do you think? I'm going to go duel some more. I gotta get ready for the Tournament!" Mikee told them.