Chapter Three – Harpie Girl
Kioshi, Hikaru, and Mike were rushing to the uppermost deck that they were supposed to go to. They saw many other students in assorted blazers of blue, red, and yellow scattered throughout the entire space. There was also a launch pad where a stage was. Hikaru thought to himself, They were gonna land a plane here on the ship?
Soon, everyone felt the ship come to a stop. People were murmuring and talking about what was going on. The crowd broke into lively gossip. Soon, people heard the sound of helicopter blades. People nearest to the stage receded from their spots. There was a helicopter coming, and it was landing, as Hikaru predicted, on the stage. People were shocked. Soon, they saw two people come out of the helicopter, one of which, Hikaru noticed, was Professor Amliyius. Another, shorter man appeared out of the plane. He had on a black robe and a black hat. He had slick black hair and beetle black eyes.
A microphone was on the stage. The man with the robe grabbed it and then said, "Hello students."
Everyone replied in unison, "Hello."
The man in the robe continued, "I am your Chancellor, Chancellor Porter. This is the boat that will take you to the academy. As you all know by now, you have been sorted to your dorms. All of you are special, and please know that. Now, for a little something, I'd like to let you all know a few things about the academy before me and Professor Amliyius leave."
"First, all students have a curfew. First and second years have a curfew of 8:30. Anyone caught out of bed will suffer a severe punishment for breaking this rule. Also, third and foruth years have a curfew of 9:30."
"Second, all classes start at 8:30 SHARP! Anyone more than five minutes late for class will be locked out of class and then the Tardy Montior will send you to my office. And like the first announcement, punishments will be utmost severe!"
"Third, I would advise you all to duel 5 times a week. There is no punishment on this but there are biweekly dueling exams. These exams are both practical and writing. The writing part of the exam will be first, 50 minutes, and then you will be called in, 7 at a time, to take your Practical Exam. You will have a 15 minute break period between the different exam parts."
"Finally, I would also like to talk to you about your classes. The first and second years will have 10 classes, 5 classes a day. If you fail a core class, such as English, Math, or et cetera, you will be expelled from the Academy. If you fail a Dueling-based class, you will have to take that Dueling Class again the first semester of your next year and continue to take that course until you pass it. If you fail an Advanced Level Core Class or Advanced Level Dueling Class, you will be dropped from that class and you will be put in the regular version of the class. Advanced Testing will be on the Monday of next week. Now, I hope you all enjoy the cruise and I really do hope you enjoy the academy. As I leave, I hope that your Duel Parties are extreme extravagant and lovely. Peace out!"
The Chancellor and the Professor boarded the helicopter and then took off with it. Many people began rushing inside of the boat, many people stayed outside to dance. Hikaru and Mike were talking, while Kioshi was listening and looking at his deck.
"So, Professor Amil is your dad?" asked Mike.
"Yeah, I should have said Hi to him, don't you think?" asked Hikaru.
"Maybe… well do you think we should try and join one of the Dueling Parties. I heard the duels were great and sometimes, the girls are-"
"What we should be worried about is making sure that our classes are settled and that we make a schedule for studing." said Kioshi sternly. HIkaru looked at him with a disapproving face. Mike ignored him.
"What? I'm only trying to do what's best for us. If you disagree, tell me why. Actually, don't answer it… I can really care less now" said Kioshi.
"Good, so let's go to a party!" said Hikaru. As soon as Hikaru said that, two girls appeared right in front of his face. Kioshi, with no emotion on his face, left to his room. One girl stepped towards Hikaru. She had long blonde hair and blue eyes. Her figure was like a model's. She was wearing jeans that flared out at the bottom. She also had a blue tank top that matched her beautiful eyes.
"I heard that you wanted to go to a Duel Party. What kind of deck do you use hun?" asked the girl who stepped closest to him.
"Yeah… I do.. who are you by the way?" asked Hikaru, blushing wildly.
"Oh yeah, my name is Natsuki! Now… what kind of deck do you use hun'?" responded the girl.
"A special one.. the Gladial Beasts.." said Hikaru slowly. The girl gasped.
"Hey, Airisae, looky here. It's the guy with the Gladial's that everyone's been rumored to see." said Natsuki. Hikaru was staring at the friend Natsuki had called. Her figure was… in his thoughts… worthy to be that of a goddess'. Her black hair was sleekly pressed down and her crimson eyes shot an ominous glare at Hikaru. He stared at her because he loved her… he wanted to be with her.
"Hey, you're HIkaru, the Gladial Duelist, eh? I'm Airisae! Nice to meet you. We should be heading to the part shouldn't we Kiki?" said Airisae.
"Yeah, we should, why don't you and your friend come with us? It'll be a party to remember!" said Natsuki. Hikaru and Mike took the offer and followed the girls. They went to floor seven. They entered a room called the Dueling Parlor.
Everyone in the room was either dancing or dueling. The whole party was accompanied by music. Hikaru and Mike were in awe because of the sights. They quickly went to the duels, while the girls followed them.
"Whoa, look at that duel, someone's using an Ocean deck."
"And another person's using Burn."
"There goes the 12-gauge Monarch deck!"
The pair of them went around, looking at different duels and identifying the different decks. Soon, Natsuki and Airisae caught up with them.
"Hey, if you like dueling so much, HIkaru, why don't we have a little game?" asked Natsuki. Hikaru looked at her and then activated her duel disk.
"Okay, I'd be glad to duel you, but I warn you now, that I am not going easy on you." said Hikaru.
"Fine by me, I love it when the prey actually begins to fight back. It makes the duel a million times more interesting." said Natsuki. Both of them found a good spot to duel. Meanwhile, Mike and Airisae hit the Dance Floor.
"DUEL!" yelled both players, as a new song had just came on.
Natsuki: 4000
HIkaru: 4000
"I'll begin with a monster known as Neo-Spacian Air Humming Bird in attack mode!" played Natsuki quickly. A humanlike hummingbird appeared on the field. Hikaru was confused at Natsuki's method of play. She started off with a monster that only has 800 points.
"And now, with this monster, I can use its ability to increase my life points by 500 times the number of cards in your hand. And since you have 5 cards, I gain 2500 points!" explained Natsuki, looking at Hikaru's confused face. Flowers appeared in front of Hikaru, and the hummingbird flew over to them.
Natsuki: 6500
"And with that refreshing start, I'll throw down two face-down cards and call it a turn." ended Natsuki. Hikaru looked at the field. He was already losing, and it was because of the cards in his hand.
"I'll begin my turn with a monster known as Gladial Beast – Dichaeri! (ATK: 1600) Now, I can attack your monster with Dichiaeri! Go, Gladial Fist!" played Hikaru recklessly. The bull warrior appeared on the field. It rushed over to the hummingbird. However, a reversed card was activated by the hummingbird's owner.
"I use my trap card, Magic Cylinder, this card allows me to send your monster's power right back at you!" countered Natsuki. A cylinder appeared in front og Dichaeri. Then, another cylinder creepishly appeared behind Hikaru and the fist of the bull hit Hikaru.
HIkaru: 2400
"I think I'll set one card face-down and I'll pass the duel to you!" ended Hikaru. He was worried about the emmense lead that Natsuki was in.
"I'll draw," began Natsuki, analyzing her hand, "I'll use Fake Hero! This card allows me to special summon a Elemental Hero from my hand. So come forth, Elemental Hero Neos! (ATK: 2500) Now, I can contact fuse both of my monsters! Neos, Hummingbird, form to create Elemental Hero Air Neos (ATK: 2500) Now, Air Neos, ATTACK HIS MONSTER WITH NEOS SLICE!" The hummingbird fused with the hero, forming a red version of the hero. It had wings, and used its wings to form waves of energy that formed themselves into sickles. HIkaru's monster was blown up, and he was knocked down.
Hikaru: 1500
"Now, I summon Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin, and now use it's ability! I can discard a card from my hand and then look at your hand and select a Monster, such as your Gladial Beast – Eagle Eye (ATK: 1500) and look on my side of the field and destroy that monster card and take away 500 of your points if you have a monster weaker to one on my field. So now, not only do you lose your Gladial, you lose 500 points!" declared Natsuki. The dolphin warrior destroyed the card and then Hikaru's points dropped down even further.
Hikaru: 1000
"I think that Air Neos has had enough, since it can't stay on the field for too long. End turn!" declared Natsuki. Hikaru drew a card and then began his move.
"I'll summon Gladial Beast – Murmillo (ATK: 800) and wager an attack of Murmillo against Aqua Dolphin!" played Hikaru quickly. A squid-like warrior appeared on the field. It shot an ink jet at the Dolphin who was absorbed by it.
Natsuki: 6300
"And now, I can trade in Murmillo for Gladial Beast – Laquer! (ATK: 2100) And that's good for now!" played Hikaru. The tiger-like warrior appeared and came out with a vengeance. Natsuki was amused while drawing her card.
"I'll play Neo Spacian Conductor (ATK: 1800) in attack mode! End turn!" declared Natsuki. She had nothing else to do. Now would be HIkaru's chance.
"I'll summon a monster known as Blade Knight (ATK: 1600) and now, I believe I'll attack your Conductor with Laquer!" declared Hikaru. The warrior jumped up and clawed its way through the Conductor.
Natsuki: 6000
"Blade Knight, direct attack!" declared Hikaru. The knight's diamond blade knocked down Natsuki, causing her more damage.
Natsuki: 4400
"That's ENOUGH!" yelled Natsuki. She had obviously given up.
"I've think I've seen the power of your deck. Well enough to enjoy that! Now, I think we should hit the dance floor, don't ya' think?" said Natsuki.
"Why not, will you join me?" asked Hikaru.
"Of course," said Natsuki.
Both of them went on the Dance Floor and began dancing the night away. When they all reported to their rooms, Airisae bade her friends a good night. She rushed towards her room, smiling fiendishly. She had pulled out some kind of communicator.
"Sir, I have found a couple of decent and worthy duelists!" said Airisae, on her bed.
"Excellent, we can make due with their energy. The boy needs it for the Gate." said a cloaked figure that she was talking to over the communicator.
"The boy beat my friend today. It was an outstanding comeback. The girl had lost the will to fight just because she had all useless cards." said Airisae.
"Well, the boy will be nutured into the time is ready for us to fight at the Arena." said the cloaked figure.
"Yes sir, I bid you a good night!" said Airisae. Morning seemed to arrive quickly. Hikaru met Mike, Kioshi, Airisae, and Natsuki at the exit of the boat. This was it, Hikaru thought, this is the academy!
Next is: Chapter 4 –Mechanical Deception
Author's Note:
We have 5 characters, main ones, so far
Hikaru
Airisae
Mike
Kioshi
Natsuki
I thank you all for reading! Hope you weren't disappointed