A/N: I understand that some people are wondering why Kaiba is in this Tournament.
Some think he shouldn't bother with such a small, insignificant thing like this. I assure
you, in the following chapter, things will become more clear. He isn't here for the
Tournament. He has an ulterior motive.
Chapter 3: Revenge on the Brain
The next 20 matches pitted some school kids against each other. After they were done, Dr.
Crowler ordered that, that was enough for the day. Jaden and friends, got up and walked out of
the room.
"Boy, that last Duel was great!" Jaden cheered, stretching his arms.
"Yeah, I loved that "Metal Ogre" monster of his!" Sy explained, "that was one tough looking
beast!"
"Sure was!" Alexis agreed, "I wonder where we go from here!"
"It tells us right here," Bastion told her, pointing to a big poster on the back of the door, that
they just came out of, "It shows everyone, what Dorm they will stay at."
"Cool, let's see if we're together!" Jaden asked, pushing to the front of the group.
"Hey, look at that!" Chumley yelled out, pointing at the poster, "all of us are the same dorms,
we were in last year."
"Makes sense, I guess," Alexis explained, looking harder at the poster, "you, Jaden and
Syrus are in the same dorm, me and Bastion are in our dorms. Same as before."
"That's great!" Jaden cheered, wrapping his arms around the heads of Alexis and Bastion, "you
have got to come over to our Dorm and party it up with us. Sort of a Duel Reunion!"
"Hehe!" Alexis giggled, "sounds like fun. Maybe I'll come!"
"Yes!" Bastion agreed, "I've would love to relax for once and not have to come up with any
equations right now. It looks like they won't do any good for me in this Tournament!"
"Great!" Jaden cheered, "party at my place!"
Later on, Jaden and friends gathered in the dorm, and talked about the Tournament.
"I wonder why Seto Kiaba is here?" Alexis asked.
"What do you mean?" Jaden asked her, chowing down some food.
"I have seen him in duels and know what he is like!" Alexis explained, "he wouldn't waste his
time, with something like this!"
"So then why is he here?" Jaden asked, with a mouthful of food.
"I don't know!" Alexis admitted, "he must have some reason."
"Well, maybe he's just doing it to be nice!" Sy said.
"Ha! No way!" Alexis laughed, "this guy is so into dueling, that he doesn't take anything seriously,
and certainly isn't that kind!"
"Well, who cares!" Jaden mumbled, "if he's here, then I want to Duel him. Enough said!"
"Well, the two of you have one thing in common!" Alexis giggled, "you both don't take anything
seriously, except for dueling."
Later that night, Jaden lay awake in bed, tossing and turning.
"Rats!" Jaden whispered to himself, "usually I fall asleep right away!"
Jaden looked below him, and saw Sy and Chumley fast asleep. So, Jaden got up, and walked
outside his room. The night was clear, and there were stars everywhere. Jaden yawned, as he
walked up and down the balcony.
"Boy, so sleepy! Yet, I can't fall asleep!"
Just then, while he was looking off in the direction of the main building, he saw someone else
out walking.
"Hmm?" Jaden wondered, now almost fully awake, "who could that be?"
Jaden flew down the stairs and followed the guy, staying as far away as possible. When Jaden
got close enough, he could see that it was Kaiba. He was walking towards the forest. Jaden
hesitated, but followed anyways. Jaden yawned, as he continued his pursuit.
The two walked for almost 15 minutes, before Kaiba got to his destination. Jaden recognized the
building in which they had come to...the Abandoned Dorm. It still looked the same and was still
run down. Kaiba looked around, then walked into the building.
"What is he doing here?" Jaden asked himself. He followed closely, behind.
Jaden stopped at the door, and peeked in. Kaiba stopped in the middle of the room, and looked
around. Jaden continued to watch, as Kaiba walked through one of the doors, into another
room. Jaden followed, and made sure not to make a noise. A few rooms over, Kaiba stopped in
the middle of it. He stared at the wall for a few seconds. He looked around once more, and then
he closed his eyes. A few seconds went by without anything happening. Then, Kaiba started to
glow. It wasn't bright, but it was still amazing. Kaiba was soon surrounded by light, and then it
disappeared, as soon as it appeared.
"Huh?" Jaden gasped, silently. When the light was gone, and Jaden's eyes adjusted to the
darkness again, he could see that there was now a different person in Kaiba's place. The guy had
large white hair, and a black cape.
"Soon, the mighty Haron will rise again!" the guy laughed, raising his arms up over his head, "all I
need are the souls of the students, and I'll awaken him! HAHAHAHA!"
"Oh, man!" Jaden groaned, backing up. SNAP!
"Ugh?!" the imposter gasped, turning around in a hurry. Jaden had stepped on a small piece of
wood, that had fallen from the roof, "hehehe! Who's ever there, it won't do you any good to
run and tell anyone. Nobody will believe you!"
Jaden picked himself up, and bolted out the door, leaving the imposter Kaiba, laughing alongside
with the wolves of the night.
"You're saying, there was a guy in the abandoned dorm, last night? Sy asked, trying to eat his
breakfast.
"Yeah, and he was talking about reviving some creepy dude from another world or something!"
"That's freaky!" Chumley added, taking a big bite out his grilled cheese sandwich. Some things
about him don't change.
"The freakiest part of it is," Jaden continued, "was the guy was Kaiba!"
"Kaiba?"
"Yeah...well, no! Jaden stumbled, trying to make sense of it, "he looked like Kaiba, then
transformed into that freaky dude!"
"Well, telling any of the teachers wouldn't do much good!" Bastion finally spoke out, "how will we
be able to prove that he's not the real thing! We should just leave it be for now!"
"I hate to say it, but your right!" Jaden whined, slumping down, "you can't just walk up to
someone and tell them to turn into someone else. They'd think you were nuts!"
After breakfast, the group walked through the hallway,and made their way to the auditorium.
Jaden walked in front, and was so busy talking, that he didn't notice Morgan, walking out of a
room. Jaden bumped right into him.
"Ahh!" Jaden cried, falling on his butt.
"Don't think injuring yourself will get you a free pass home, Jaden!" Morgan scowled, crossing his
arms.
"Huh?" Jaden groaned, shaking his head, "oh, Morgan! I Didn't think I would run into you!"
"Well, you'll be running into me a lot, cause I plan on facing you in the Tournament, every soon!"
"Exactly, what is your beef with me anyway?" Jaden asked, standing up, "I saw you yesterday,
giving me a cold look. Did I do something to tick you off?"
"You could say that!"
"So what did I do?"
"If you don't know!" Morgan barked, beginning to walk way, "then I'll just have to beat it out of
you in our match!"
"What's his problem?" Jaden asked, his face full of confusion.
"You must have really done something bad, if he's this upset with you!" Alexis said, staring down
Morgan, as he turned the corner.
"Well, right now it doesn't matter!" Jaden finally said, "like he said, he'll have to duel me to get to
remember! Let's go!"
Jaden walked ahead of them, happy and excited.
"Even if jaden was on his DeathBed," Sy explained, "he'd probably still want to Duel! There's no
stopping him!'
After breakfast, all the students gathered in the auditorium again, for the next matches.
"Alright!" Jaden yelled out, scaring half the kids around him, "all that talk about freaky guys in the
night, and now we get to duel!"
"You sure aren't short for enthusiasm!" Bastion snickered, "but how do you know if you will even
be Dueling today?"
"Who cares! I just love the smell of a fresh Duel in the morning!"
"Hey! They're about to start!" Sy shouted, pointing down at the stage. Like before, the stage
opened up, and produced a Dueling platform.
"Ok, Duelists!" Dr. Crowler yelled out, "the next round of Dueling matches will now begin. Crowler
stepped off stage, and Kaiba stepped up, and into his special seat again.
"So, he really isn't the real Kaiba?" Alexis asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Not a chance!" Jaden snapped, "he's a total fake...but I can't to duel him!"
Everyone groaned.
The scoreboard began running through random names again. After the first round of matches,
only 80 remained. The scoreboard ran through names, and then stopped on two.
"No way!" Jaden gasped. The two next Duelists were Morgan Schaefer vs. Chumley Huffington.
"Aw man!" Chumley sighed, hanging his head, "this is just great! He's all freaked out about you,
and now I'm his target practice."
"Don't worry, Chumley!" Jaden smiled, putting an arm around him, "you just gotta keep your
head up high."
"Yeah, I guess," said Chumley, but not with a lot of enthusiasm. Chumley got up and made his
way down the stairs. Morgan, who was standing up near the doors behind them, came down as
well.
When Chumley got into his Dueling booth, he started sweating and shaking.
"Go Chumley!"
"Alright, I can do this!" Chumley said to himself, grabbing his deck, and inserting it into the duel
disk.
"Duelists! Begin!" Imposter Kaiba yelled out, starting the match.
"Ok, chubby!" Morgan called out, "when I beat you, tell your little friend, Jaden, that he's next!"
"Oh, boy!" Chumley groaned, "here we go!"
"Get ready!" Morgan announced, "let's Duel!"