I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! Gx, Rosario + Vampire, or any other franchises used in this story related to the for-mentioned or not. The events and people in this story are completely fictional and any resemblance to real events or people in purely coincidental.
Chapter 2: Maybe Time to Start Over
"Wait a minute you're just give him four of the most famous and coveted cards in all of Duel Monsters just like that?!" Counselor Shepherd exclaimed at the King of Games and the creator of Duel Monsters. Giving away the Winged Dragon of Ra, the Sky Dragon of Osiris, the Blue Eyes White Dragon and the Dark Magician Girl was the kind of thing that happened in bad fan-fiction.
Pegasus smiled broadly as he took the time to answer the question "Yes, when four of the most powerful beings in the world have something to say I find it best to listen. So here you go Jaden-boy, good luck!" with that he hand Jaden a small envelope containing some support cards, and he and Yugi walked out the door. Later both Pegasus and Yugi would agree that could have gone into a little more detail as to why the Duel Monsters were so fix on Jaden, but there was no real need to since he'd find out soon enough.
Back in Shepherd's office, a fearsome battle was taking place and while the good counselor was no stranger to tough situations he knew that this was a battle he couldn't win, but he was still going to try, "But Jaden, what about all your friends here?"
Jaden held back a snarl at the low blow, it wasn't that he didn't care about his friends anymore in fact it was just the opposite, but that didn't change the fact that he had changed and literally wasn't playing with a full deck, "I'm going to miss everyone of them like a piece of my soul, but being around them would drive me insane, that is why I'm leaving."
Shepherd let out a sigh of Defeat, unable to think of a comeback. But Jaden had always secretly been one of his favorite students, and he had one card left to try. "Alright, but I am not letting you drop out of school entirely. I'm transferring you a new school called Yokai Academy."
Jaden thought long and hard about it, he knew that Counselor Shepherd was doing his best to insure that he could have the best shot at happiness possible and he shouldn't take such kindness lightly and there were some benefits for going, he would have to repeat some of the materials that were covered in non-dueling classes but he had always been short for his age so no one would noticed and he had actually had grown a little younger since the events in Dark World, he could even pass as a freshman if he had to, "Very well then. I accept."
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Next day, after a helicopter ride, generously supplied by Pegasus, Jaden was waiting to take a long bus ride to Yokai Academy when he finally got around to checking his papers concerning the details of his enrollment at his new school and made an important discovery. He had been enrolled as freshman. Thankfully there was no one around to hear his colorful outburst and by the time the bus had arrived he had vented his frustrations and had accepted his new circumstances, resolving to call Counselor Shepherd later, he boarded the bus.
Laying back against the hard bus seat Jaden couldn't help thinking about the friends he was leaving behind him at Duel Academy 'I know it was wrong of to leave without saying goodbye but if I had the gang would have done everything possible to make leaving Duel Academy impossible' smiling as he imagined what sort of mischief that is friends may have tried to keep him there.
"Hey, kid, you're the new transfer form Duel Academy?" the Bus Driver called out getting Jaden's attention, "Yeah why?" he reply.
The Bus Driver grinned just as the bus went into a tunnel, there was something in the Bus Driver's grin that suggested that you should listen to him, like the old man in those old time fairy tales where the fairies were not benevolent little glow balls, "Just wanted warn you that Yokai Academy is a real scary place, and it will eat you live if you aren't careful."
"A real scary place, huh?" Jaden smiled just as the bus left the tunnel, it wasn't a cocky smile or a nervous smile, it was the smile of someone who had been presented a challenge and now wanted to complete it just for hell of it "Good, I hate being board."
The Bus Driver looked up into mirror get a better look his passenger, his grin never fading as he said "You might change your mind about that" and returned his attention back to the road. After going forward a couple more miles and passing through another tunnel the bus finally rolled to a stop. "This is your stop kid and good luck." the Bus Driver told his passenger.
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After taking a good look around him, Jaden wondered if he should try to wake the still jet-lagged Yubel up, because places with scarecrows for signposts aren't given very good reputations in the movies. But then again, if his memory served him, Yubel heated being woken up without a good reason and an odd taste in decoration just wasn't good enough… unless it involved human skulls.
Deciding to prolong his life expectancy, Jaden chalked the scarecrow up as something that someone forgot to take down last Halloween and held waking Yubel off, pulled out an old mp3 player he hadn't used in a while, and walked down the path to the school noticing the fact that he was now walking through what looked like a cemetery... or sound of a bike headed straight towards him.