Hey there everyone! So, this past weekend wasn't bad. Not too much happened, other than my mate's mom and her niece came to visit. I went and fetched her Sunday and it was a decent time. Other than that, nothing is new really.
In case anyone is curious, I am nearing the end of the writing process of this story, meaning more chapters will be posted during the week. I've been only posting two due that I've not finished this story, but when I finish, I'll kick that up to three instead, making myself, and everyone else happy I'm sure. So, please be patient with me. I'm working on finishing up, but it just takes time, plus I have to think a good bit on the chapters. Again, I will hopefully have it done soon, maybe within the next few weeks, meaning the posting process will speed up then, I hope.
Btw, in case anyone was curious, I did stage this story for the second season of GX. You see, when the first season ended, I lazily looked for the next season, but saw none coming. So, I decided to create my own second season. Of course, by the time I had gotten a bit into this story, the second season began at long last, lol. But it worked out, seeing how I was able to find new cards to add on, as well as characters and so on. At any rate, just so everyone knows, yes, this is staged for year two for Jaden. I figure most have guessed that since Seto spoke of things that had happened in the first season, but I wanted to clarify it for everyone just in case.
Last time, Illidan and Marie finally arrived at Duel Academy and met the other headmasters, and found out they would have a student teacher in the form of Zane. What new things will happen this time, and the question is, where is Zane?
But for now, it is that most wonderful time for me! That's right, it's review time! (/Queue's music to play.\)
Ultimate Legendary Master: Lol, you're the first person to say interesting about it, hehe. Yep, the dynamic duo are finally at Duel Academy and are prepared to start things off. You never know, the Society of Light could be there… Or not, lol. True about Sheppard leaving and leaving Crowler in charge in the second season, but as I said above, this was prior to me finding out there was a second season, so I had no idea, lol. But yes, I apparently decided to bring Zane back, along with Sheppard.
x-knight20: Thanks. He's not a tutor, more like a student teacher, which is his role, lol.
Isis the Sphinx: Lol, we never got a first honeymoon, unfortunately. Although, we are due to go to the beach soon, which we'll call our first, lol. Thanks for the comments, and yeah, I tried some light humor for Crowler, lol. Yes, suspense is always good, hehe.
Very Swampeh: Yep, he's back. (/Imagines the Terminator saying that and chuckles.\) Oh yeah, getting back to the review, yes, he's back on the island. True, it sucked he graduated, but at least he was semi-successful at the Pro League in the show. Lol, yes, things will be interesting with Crowler in the picture. The school days are coming soon.
Alright, that's all the reviews for this time around. I hope you all enjoy this chapter. I promise, I shall try to finish up this story so I can post more chapters a week, but like I said before, it'll take some time. I'll have it all done soon though, I hope. Till then, I hope to see lots of reviews, which keep urging me to finish this up in my mind.
Enjoy the chapter everyone!
Chapter 9
A few hours later, after some alone time, a shower, and a quick dinner, Marie and Illidan headed out to find Zane. It was already growing dark on the island, with the stars slowly starting to peak out and the moon lazily rising.
The two first searched the Slifer Dorm room where Zane was due to live in, but only found his bags laying in the room. They waited an hour for him to return, but finally gave up and began to look around. At nearly nine that night, they were ready to give up when they saw a lone figure standing down at the lighthouse.
Seeing this, the two quickly made their way to the lighthouse to find a young man standing there. He had green mid-back length hair with matching green eyes. He wore a white and red coat, with black matching pants. His eyes were cold and hard, much like his expression. Behind the hardness though was a softness, but it was quite well hidden.
Smiling, Illidan called out "So there you are Mr. Truesdale. We've been looking everywhere for you."
Turning to face the two, a small smile crept up on his face, as he softly said "Oh? You two must be the new headmasters of the Slifer Dorm. It was Illidan and Marie, correct?"
Both nodded and Zane made a slight formal bow. "I'm honored to finally meet the two of you. Chancellor Sheppard told me about the two of you. It's nice to meet you both."
The two smiled and Illidan extended his hand, saying "It's an honor to meet you too. I understand you were the top student last year."
Nodding in reply, Zane simply said "Yes, I graduated top of my class."
"With an undefeated record, minus that tie with Jaden Yuki." Marie chimed in.
Slightly smiling, Zane nodded, saying "Correct."
"That's an outstanding record you've created. Do you prefer to be called Zane or Mr. Truesdale?" Illidan asked politely.
Smiling, Zane replied "Zane is fine."
Nodding, Illidan said "Alright. You can call me Illidan, and of course, this is my wife, Marie."
Zane simply nodded, and Illidan continued, saying "Well, we just wanted to meet you for a few minutes and get to know you a bit. Anything you want to ask us?"
Smirking softly, Zane replied "Yes, there is. Would you fancy a duel?"
Illidan was somewhat shocked by this challenge, saying "You mean duel right here and now?"
Zane simply nodded, saying "Of course. If the two of you are to lead the Slifer Dorm, I need to know how strong you all are. So, how about it Illidan?"
"I have a better idea." Marie piped up. "I'll duel you!"
Turning in shock to Marie, Illidan asked "Are you sure?"
She simply smiled, saying "I'm very sure. So, how about that Zane? Want to duel me?"
Shrugging, Zane replied "That works for me. I need to know what to expect from the two of you dueling wise so we can see how to help the students."
Turning away to fetch something lying on the ground, Zane walked over to the object and picked it up. Instantly, the two recognized it as a Duel Disk. Marie slightly smiled as Illidan pulled his backpack off and handed her his new Duel Disk.
"Good luck Marie." Illidan said happily as he gave her a kiss on the cheek and then walked out of the two's way.
Zane pulled his deck from his Duel Disk and began to shuffle as Marie pulled hers from her deck holder on her belt. The two soon had their decks shuffled and placed them in their Duel Disks. Each then backed up enough to leave enough room between the two of them to duel.
Each calmly called out "Game on!" as their Duel Disks came to life. The arm on each Duel Disk pushed out, and then the hidden inside blade shot out to widen the playing field.
The two picked up five cards, and Zane calmly called out "Ladies first."
Picking up her sixth card, Marie calmly said "How polite of you."
Looking over her hand, she saw she had Mystical Shine Ball, Petit Angel, Shift, Soul of Purity and Light, Human-Wave Tactics, and her newly drawn Graceful Charity. Slightly smirking at her hand, she then showed her new card, saying "Now, watch as I first play the spell card Graceful Charity! Thanks to this, I can draw three new cards, but I must discard two from my hand when I'm done."
Drawing three new cards at once, Marie examined her hand to find Draining Shield, Spirit of the Harp, and The Unhappy Maiden. Picking out two other cards from her hand, she turned them to show Zane, saying "I send my Mystical Shine Ball and Petit Angel to the Graveyard. But they won't stay there long, for I'm removing both from play in order to special summon Soul of Purity and Light (2000/1800) in attack mode!"
An angel like female monster with blonde hair and blue eyes then appeared on the field in a flash of light. She appeared translucent, but was somewhat solid as well. She had powerful looking white wings attached to her back and slightly spread them as she touched down onto the field.
"Next, I'll summon my Spirit of the Harp (800/2000) in defense mode." A woman in a yellow set of robes then appeared on the field stroking a harp. She took a seat and slightly smiled.
"Finally, I'll place two cards face down. Let's see what you've got now Zane." (Marie 8000, Zane 8000)
Drawing, Zane confidently replied "Very well, I'll start by special summoning my Cyber Dragon (2100/1600) to the field in attack mode." A metal snake like dragon then appeared onto the field and let out a mechanical roar.
Marie was somewhat surprised by the choice of the monster, but wasn't entirely shocked. Zane saw this, and said "I see you've seen this monster before. Well, just to refresh you, I can special summon it due that you have a monster out and I have none, which activated it's effect. Now Cyber Dragon, attack her Soul of Purity and Light with Strident Blaze!"
Lightly chuckling at Zane's hasty move, Marie called out "Bad move there Zane. You see, during your Battle Phase, my Soul of Purity and Light's effect kicks in! She now lowers all of your monsters attack points by 300 (2100 - 300 1800/1600)!"
The translucent angel slightly glowed with white light as the machine dragon glowed lightly too. Seeing this, Zane still remained calm, saying "No matter, continue your attack my dragon!"
That said, the dragon let out a small machine roar and fired a stream of red flames at the angel creature.
As the attack was nearing, Zane lightly smirked, saying "I activate the spell card Trap Booster! Now by discarding one card from my hand, I can activate a trap card, so I'll send my Cyber Laser Dragon to the Graveyard. Now I can activate my trap card known as Reverse Trap! This trap card now returns all attack and defense points to their original strength, so that means my dragon is now stronger than your little fairy (2100/1600)!"
The flaming blast speeding towards the angel like creature intensified, making the angel back away slightly.
Slightly smirking, Marie called out "No way is she going down, for I have a trap myself! Go Shift! Thanks to this card, I can change the target of your monster, so I choose to have your dragon hit my Spirit of the Harp instead!"
Nodding back to Marie, the yellow robbed woman leapt in front of the flaming stream and took the hit for the translucent angel.
Smiling slightly, Zane simply replied "Well played, but I'm far from through. I'll place a card face down and let you have a shot." (Marie 8000, Zane 8000)
Drawing a card, Marie looked over Zane's field. "Hmm, he only has Cyber Dragon and a face down. He also has only one card left in his hand too, so that helps me somewhat. Still, I have to be careful with my moves."
Looking over her own hand, she decided it was better to take her chances. "If I don't take up the offensive now, I'll never take him down. He's more offensive than defense, so I have to hit him hard. Well, here goes something."
Picking the card she had just drawn into her hand, Marie said "I'll start by summoning my Majestic Mech – Ohka (2400/1400) in attack mode." A lion like creature made up of red and pink energy with powerful energy wings then roared onto the field. It's tail was made like a pink blade, and a majority of it's body glowed brightly.
"Wait, that's a level six monster! How did you summon it to the field?" Zane asked with great curiosity.
Winking at Zane, Marie replied "It's all about the special effects. Like your Cyber Dragon, my monster has a little help in being summoned. I can normal summon it without a tribute, but the down side of doing that is it's destroyed in my End Phase. That won't matter too much for now though. Ohka, move in and attack that dragon with Fairy Mech Flame!"
The pink and red energy lion roared loudly and leapt forward, releasing a stream of pink energy flames at the mechanical dragon. With a single blast, the dragon was shattered into millions of pieces, leaving Zane wide open.
"Soul of Purity and Light, direct attack with Shining Wing Blast!" Taking perfect aim, the translucent angel spread her wings and focused a blast of white energy in front of her body. She then released the blast straight at Zane, who only stared on.
At the last moment, Zane called out "I'm sorry, but I can't allow that. I activate the trap card Call of the Haunted, which allows me to bring back my Cyber Dragon (2100/1600) in attack mode."
A blinding light shot out as the mechanical dragon reappeared onto the field, letting out a machine roar.
Seeing this, Marie said "Since you brought a monster back, I have a choice of target, but I'll choose to not attack now. Instead, I'll place a card face down, and end my turn. Of course, now that I'm ending, my Ohka goes to the Graveyard." That said, the energy creature burned out and instantly vanished.
"That's it for me." (Marie 8000, Zane 7700)
Calmly drawing and looking at his card, Zane said "Not bad, but now I play the spell card Pot of Greed! I get to draw two new cards."
Flipping one card over in his hand to show Marie, Zane calmly said "I play the spell card Power Bond! Here is how it works. I can use this card like a fusion card to create a Machine type Fusion monster, so I fuse the Cyber Dragon on the field with the one in my hand to create Cyber Twin Dragon (2800/2000)."
A second machine dragon appeared onto the field and let out a small mechanical roar. The two machine dragons began swirling together, creating a new blinding light. As the light died, a new dragon with twin heads and necks connected to a large midsection with a large tail appeared.
"Thanks to Power Bond, my dragon's points are now doubled (2800 2 5600/2000)." The dragon roared loudly, causing electricity to come off of it's body. It's strength quickly doubled, making it a much more formidable foe.
"Of course, there is an interesting side effect to Power Bond's use. During my End Phase, I lose points equal to the original points of my fusion monster. Still, it's well worth it I'd say. Time to cut to the chase, so Cyber Twin Dragon, attack her Soul of Purity and Light with Double Strident Blaze!"
Quickly cutting in, Marie called out "Don't forget Zane, your dragon loses 300 attack points thanks to my monster." As before, the translucent fairy glowed softly as the dragon's strength decreased (5600 - 300 5300/2000).
Confidently, Zane replied "No matter, for my dragon is stronger. Continue your attack now!"
The dragon reared back it's twin heads and released a red flaming blaze of fire from the twin heads jaws.
As the blaze was about to take out the angel, Marie pointed her left hand at her face down card, saying "Go trap card, my Draining Shield! Now that attack is negated, and your monster's attack points are added to my life points!"
A large yellow shield appeared in front of the angel creature and absorbed the blast. The energy from the blast then flew overhead to Marie's Duel Disk, which glowed as her life points increased.
Unfazed, Zane replied "You'll need those points Marie, cause my dragon has a special ability of it's own. It can attack twice in a turn, so go, attack with Double Strident Blaze again!"
The dragon once more released a blaze of flames from it's twin heads. This time, Marie could only watch in horror as her angel was struck and incinerated.
"I'll next summon my Cyber Kirin (800/800) to the field in attack mode." A large silver mechanical dog then appeared on the field with a small howl.
"I activate his effect, which allows me to sacrifice him to the Graveyard. All damage I'd receive this turn due to effects is reduced to zero, which means I receive none of the Power Bond damage. That shall end my turn." (Marie 10000, Zane 7700)
Picking up another card, Marie pondered what to do. "If I play this, I get some cards, but I could get more if I wait. Alright, I'll wait, but I hope I don't regret this."
Silently agreeing with herself, she placed the card back in her hand and picked up the lone card remaining, saying "I set one monster on the field in defense mode, and place a card face down. That's it for me." (Marie 10000, Zane 7700)
Drawing with complete calmness, Zane replied "That's all, what a shame. Go Cyber Twin Dragon, attack that monster with Double Strident Blaze!"
Before the dragon had a chance to attack, Marie called out "Not so fast Zane, for I have a trap. I reveal Human-Wave Tactics! The way this card works is when a level two or lower monster is destroyed, I get to special summon a new level two or lower monster from my deck during the End Phase of the same turn the previous monster was destroyed."
Shrugging as his dragon was releasing it's flaming attack, Zane replied "You'll need it, but unfortunately for you, it won't help this turn!"
The flaming streams of fire quickly launched across the field and struck the face down monster card image, which shattered to reveal a girl with mid-back length dark orange hair. She wore a blue dress that nearly touched her knees and wore dark orange shoes. She was instantly obliterated by the attack.
Zane quickly called out "Cyber Twin Dragon, attack her directly this time!"
As the dragon was about to attack, it then stopped, leaving Zane perplexed. "Why did you stop dragon?"
Lightly giggling, Marie waved the card that had just been destroyed at him. "You can't attack due that you just destroyed my The Unhappy Maiden (0/100). When she goes to the Graveyard due to battle, the Battle Phase ends automatically."
Taking the remaining card in his hand, Zane placed it in a spell/trap slot, saying "I'll end with a face down." (Marie 10000, Zane 7700)
Shaking her head, Marie called out "Not so fast there Zane, did you forget my trap? Well, I didn't, so now it activates. My monster was a level one, so I get a new level two or lower monster."
Pulling her deck out, she examined it and finally picked a card, saying as she slapped it to her Duel Disk "Meet my Spirit of the Pot of Greed (100/100), and I'll place it in attack mode."
A green pot with blue trim and a goblin like face then appeared on the field. In the top of it, a small green spirit appeared to be lurking in it.
Drawing a new card, Marie said "I now reveal my face down spell card, Pot of Greed. I get to draw two new cards thanks to this."
Picking up two cards, the small spirit in the pot laughed, and glowed brighter. "By the way, when Pot of Greed is played with Spirit of the Pot of Greed on the field in attack mode, I get to draw an additional card."
Once more picking up another card, Marie stared at her new hand. "This is exactly what I needed to turn that clunker of a dragon into scrap metal."
Seeing this, Illidan lightly smiled. "She chose to summon that monster last turn especially for this. She's getting better and better each duel."
Zane still seemed unfazed, but Marie continued saying "I place two cards face down and switch my Spirit of the Pot of Greed to defense." (Marie 10000, Zane 7700)