Hey there everybody! Well, yesterday was pretty good. I went to the meeting and missed most of the day of work for it, but I made up all but 2 hours of work, so it's all good. The good news is, grandpa is most definitely getting better. They backed his trachea back down from size 8 to size 6, meaning it's a smaller one. There is only one size smaller than that, which they are hoping to get in him soon, and the center wishes to remove his trachea before sending him anywhere. Anyways, they had it capped off (a little cap goes over it), which he tolerated rather well while I was there, and it allowed him to talk. I was shocked when I heard him talking, but it felt so good to hear him. His voice was a little garbled, but I could tell what he was saying. Heh, it just was really good to hear him say something again in his normal voice. At any rate, the rehab center reported their findings and predictions to me, my grandmother, and mom. They are hopeful for him, but he has to leave the center next week due that Medicare is cutting him off. They gave the options of take him home and have someone come in to work with him, or send him to a skilled nursing home where he could get some more rehab. Plus, if when his time at the home ends, he has the option of possibly going back up to the rehab center. My grandmother decided to send him to the skilled nursing home, which I must admit sounded the best, plus he'll be closer to home due that there is some closer than Morgantown. Other than that, they said they wish grandpa had come to them a week later due that he'd have been more ready for rehab then, but the hospital pushed him out the door and down there, so they had no choice but to do what they could. But he's really improving, which I'm thankful for.
Alright, getting back to the story now. Last time, Illidan defeated Zane in their duel using his Dark Flare Knight and Mirage Knight combo. The question is, what now?
Thank you guys for the reviews btw. So, without further ado, it's review time!
x-knight20: Heh, thanks. I like Mirage Knight as well. I have one in my personal collection, but the sad thing is, I don't have a Dark Flare Knight to use it with, lol. As for Illidan having Yugi's Red Dark Magician, nah, he don't have it. In fact, he has neither the red or purple one.
Wingless Dove: Thanks for reviewing, and thank you for the comments.
Ultimate Legendary Master: LOL! Yeah, I've been trying to get inspired, but it's just not happening, lol. But there is good news on that end at least. I'm sort of taking time, like half an hour to an hour, to work on my story. I've nearly finished, but it'll take a bit of time still. Thanks about grandpa. Glad you liked the chapter.
Isis the Sphinx: Thank you. Yeah, their designs are pretty cool. Ah, that sucks. I remember I had to take ACTS for college entrance. I took it 3 times to try and raise it, and ironically, the first time was the best of them, hehe.
Alright, that's it for today. Thank you everyone for your reviews. I hope you all enjoy this chapter. Later!
Chapter 30
Nearly two months after the Teachers Tournament, things were continuing as normal. The end of the Tag Team Tournament in Illidan and Marie's class had finally come to an end.
Most of the students had performed well throughout the tournament. The first eight teams eliminated had taken their losses with dignity, as did some of the next set of teams that lost. A few teams had blown up towards the end of duels, but for the most part, the teams seemed to get along, except for a couple.
The three real exceptions were ones that everyone figured wouldn't get along, yet all three made it to the semi-finals. It had been Jaden and Chazz in the semi-finals facing off with Ed and Al Heiderich in one match, and in the other match it was Mariah and Bastion battling it out with Syrus and Hasselberry.
Even though Jaden and Chazz argued throughout the duels they had been in, they proved to be a seriously powerful team. Against the Heiderich brothers in the semi-finals, the two put aside their differences and managed to beat the alchemy wielding brothers, who were in complete shock that the pair managed to stop them from winning.
In the other semi-finals round, Syrus and Hasselberry argued constantly, but Mariah and Bastion seemed to pull things together. They worked hard as a team, and were on the verge of winning when finally Syrus and Hasselberry worked together. Combined, the two managed to wipe out their competition at long last.
The finals were plenty exciting as well. The four were friends, and knew one another well enough to see how the other worked. The duel was long and hard, and after several near losses, the teams came down to having only a hundred life points a piece. Together, Jaden and Chazz managed to put the final nail in the coffin, barely beating out the combined effort of Syrus and Hasselberry.
Both Jaden and Chazz were extremely happy that they won and would soon be facing off against a former set of Tag Team Champions from the Pro League. The teamwork between the two had improved as well, with them semi-getting along throughout their duels.
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The day for the final duel in the Tag Team Tournament finally came. The students all crowded into the Dueling Arena, all hoping to see who the former champs were.
At long last, time for the competitors to enter the ring came. Both Chazz and Jaden entered the ring, with Jaden wide eyed and happy and Chazz with his arms crossed. The two watched as Illidan and Marie entered the ring, but noted that they wore Duel Disks.
"Why do you two have Duel Disks on?" Chazz questioned.
Giving him a smirk, Marie replied "Pretty simple Chazz, we're here to duel."
"Uh, did you two forget about today's class being me and Chazz facing off with the former Tag Team Champions?" Jaden asked, unsure of what was going on.
Smiling at him, Illidan smoothly said "No, we didn't. The truth of the matter is the two of you are looking at the former champions."
"NO WAY!" Jaden exclaimed with a big grin.
Grumbling at Jaden's actions, Chazz sarcastically said "As if you two are former champs… If you are, prove it!"
"I thought you might say that." Marie commented as she looked at Illidan and nodded.
Walking over to the front row of the seats in the Dueling Arena, Illidan picked up a bag that sat with his and Marie's usual teacher materials. Walking back into the ring, Illidan opened it and pulled out two golden belts.
Chazz's jaw dropped as he closely inspected the belts, while Jaden's eyes only brightened even more. The entire audience all gaped as well, shocked at what they saw.
"See right there Chazz, that would be mine and Illidan's names inscribed, along with the official seal of the Pro League insignia, proving they are official. As you can also see, it has the date we won the titles as well." Marie pointed out smugly.
At long last, Chazz managed to regain his voice, saying "I… I didn't know they were…"
"This is going to be so totally sweet!" Jaden said, with extreme enthusiasm in his voice.
Putting the belts back in the bag, Illidan placed them back with the remainder of their things they brought to the arena. Getting back on stage, Illidan smiled at Marie.
Turning to both Jaden and Chazz, Illidan said "The rules are simple. Like all the other tag team duels the two of you faced off in, we each get to take one turn before you can attack. Also, like the tournament, our life points will be linked, and each teams starts with 8000 life points. Finally, you can defend your partner with spell, trap, and monster cards. If you use your monster to defend your partner, the monster is sent into defense mode to protect them. Any questions?"
Neither Chazz nor Jaden asked any, causing Illidan to nod, and say "Good luck to you both."
Both Illidan and Marie extended their hands to the two. Chazz grudgingly shook hands with Marie, while Illidan and Jaden shook hands. Turning away from both Chazz and Jaden, both Illidan and Marie walked to their positions, as did Chazz and Jaden.
Once in position, Illidan looked over at Marie, saying "Ready for this dear?"
With a sly smirk, Marie nodded, saying "Sure am. How about you?"
Returning the nod, Illidan smiled, saying "Same here."
Jaden and Chazz finally made it to their positions, with Illidan straight in front of Jaden and Marie in front of Chazz. Calling out, Illidan said "The turn order shall be Chazz, then Marie, followed by Jaden, and finally me."
The group nodded, causing each to activate their Duel Disks all activated at once, each extending their retractable arm. The four drew their first five cards afterward and all simultaneously said "Game on!"
Drawing his sixth card, Chazz started to say something when Jaden said "Chazz, remember to take it easy early on. We don't want to jump the gun."
"Zip it you loser." Chazz commented.
Looking back at his hand, Chazz said "As I was saying before someone interrupted me, I play the spell Graceful Charity! This means three new cards for me, so long as I send two to the Graveyard when I finish."
Picking up three cards, Chazz picked two from his hand and placed them in the Graveyard. As they slid in, he said "I toss Ojamagic and Armed Dragon LV8 to the Graveyard."
Smirking, he continued with "Oh, by the way, when I send the spell card Ojamagic to the Graveyard, it's effect goes off. That means I can now add the three Ojama brothers to my hand from my deck."
Pulling his deck out, Chazz sorted through it till he found his three monsters. Placing his deck back, Chazz said "I next play the spell Ojama Get Ride! Thanks to this, I can send the three Ojama brothers to the Graveyard and special summon three level four or lower Machine type monsters from my deck to the field in defense."
The faintly visible images of the yellow, green, and black creatures that always pestered Chazz became visible, with the three crying out "Please boss, don't do this to us!"
"Sorry boys, but I got to!" Chazz said as he placed all three cards in his Graveyard slot. The three barely visible creatures were then suddenly sucked in, leaving no sign of them.
"Now I play X-Head Cannon (1800/1500), Y-Dragon Head (1500/1600), and Z-Metal Tank (1500/1300)!"
Placing all three cards on his Duel Disk horizontally, three new machine monsters began appearing. The first was a blue and yellow robot that floated in the air with a pair of cannon barrels sticking out it's chest. Next, a red machine dragon appeared with a soft mechanical growl. Finally, a blue and yellow tank like creature appeared with a small roar.
"Alright, I now combine the three, so form up to create the XYZ-Dragon Cannon (2800/2600)!"
The three creatures launched into the air by using their thrusters. Slowly, the blue and yellow robot combined with the red dragon, whose wings detached from it's body. The pair then slid on top of the blue and yellow tank, finally locking the three together as one creature.
"To end, I'll place this face down, for later." (Chazz, Jaden 8000; Marie, Illidan 8000)
Unfazed by Chazz's move, Marie drew her card and said "Nice way to begin things Chazz, but I'm afraid you did exactly what you did last time we faced off."
"That was a fluke last time!" Chazz snapped back.
Shrugging, Marie replied "Call it what you will Chazz, but I guess me and Illidan will have to show you the truth. I'll start things off by summoning my Warrior of Zera (1600/1600)."
A man with green gloves, a green helmet with dog like ears sticking up from it, a green piece that covered part of his chest and shoulders, a pair of blue pants, a red scarf wrapped around his neck, and dark brown skin with well toned muscles appeared. In his right hand was a blue sword and his left held some kind of chain that hooked to the sword.
Chazz and Jaden both looked confused at the monster, unsure what to make of it. Seeing this, Marie asked "Surprised I have a Warrior type monster in my deck?"
Both nodded, causing her to lightly smirk, saying "Well, don't be too surprised. He's here for a reason. I next activate the field spell Sanctuary of the Sky!"
Opening the end of her Duel Disk, a slot shot out. Placing a card in the slot, the field suddenly began to change. The arena became a large blue sky with fluffy white clouds and a large white ancient building floating behind Marie. The building itself had stairs leading up to the entrance, with an angel statue on the top of it.
"Thanks to this field spell, whenever a Fairy type monster does battle, the Battle Damage is reduced to zero for the controller. That means if you fight my fairies and destroy them, I lose no points."
Chazz lightly cringed at this, knowing Marie had a deck full of Fairy type monsters. Seeing him cringe, Marie lightly giggled innocently and said "Oh yeah, I'm sacrificing Warrior of Zera in order to…"
"Wait, you already had a Normal Summoning this turn, so you can't sacrifice your monster!" Chazz let out quickly.
Wagging a finger, Marie replied "Not true. This is a special summon, which allows me to sacrifice this monster. So now, I special summon Archlord Zerato (2800/2300)!"
The green armored warrior vanished in a flash of light. A new light emerged from the ancient building. Slowly, rising from the light, a creature with large white wings, that formed around his upper chest and a red scarf covered his neck, a white helmet with red horns, a blue skirt like appeared around the waist, a powerful curved blade in his right hand, and purple skin that lightly gleamed as the creature fully appeared on the field.
Chazz and Jaden both looked on, each in somewhat shock. Seeing their shock, Marie smirked once more, saying "I activate Zerato's effect. By sending a Light attribute monster to my Graveyard, I can destroy all monsters on your field Chazz. So, I'll send my Layard the Liberator to my Grave, meaning this is the end of the road for that scrapheap!"
As the monster card slowly slid into the Graveyard slot, the purple skinned warrior drew his saber back. In a single stroke, the sword made an energy wave, which went slicing through the machine monster like a hot knife through butter. The machine immediately exploded on contact, making Chazz cover his face to keep from being hit by debris.
Seeing Chazz growl in frustration, Marie smirked once more and said "I'll place a card face down. Your go Jaden." (Chazz, Jaden 8000; Marie, Illidan 8000)
Quickly drawing his card, Jaden smiled, saying "Sweetness. Check this out Professors Stormrage. I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman (800/1200)!"
A human like creature with a white cape, two silver air tanks on his back, a light blue helmet that covered all but his mouth, the same colored shoulder covers, gloves, and boots, with dark blue filling in the spaces missing, and a small blaster like attachment on his right arm appeared. He had a small smile on his face, seemingly confident in his abilities.
"When Bubbleman is all alone on my field, I get to draw two extra cards."
Picking up two more cards, Jaden commented with a smile "Sweet! I play the spell Polymerization, fusing Bubbleman with Elemental Hero Clayman (800/2000) from my hand to create Elemental Hero Mudballman (1900/3000) in defense."
A stone like large monster with yellow painted feet and edges of shoulder pads, with dark grey filling the rest of his body in, except for his red domed head and a small black circle that was around his neck appeared beside the blue hero monster. The two then began to swirl together, forming a new monster that was made up of large dark grey spheres for the most part. His head resembled the blue monster, but was domed like the clay creature. The creature took a kneeling stance on one knee and put his arms in a defensive cross in front of his body.
"To end, I'll throw down a few face downs. That's it." (Chazz, Jaden 8000; Marie, Illidan 8000)
Picking up a new card, Illidan lightly smiled. "I summon Silent Magician LV4 (1000/1000)!"
A small mage in white robes with white gloves, blue boots, an odd white hat with a little blue on an ornament, blue spandex like material covering it's arms, and a small scepter then appeared on the field. The mage looked rather young, and had long silver hair.
"To end, I'll place these three cards face down." (Chazz, Jaden 8000; Marie, Illidan 8000)
Drawing his card, Chazz frowned, and was about to say something when Illidan called out "Before you do anything else Chazz, let me inform you of my mage's special ability. Whenever you or Jaden draw a card, my mage gains a Spell Counter. For each Spell Counter he gains, he also gains 500 attack points (1000 + 500 1500/1000)!"
The small white mage began glowing, as his power seemingly increased. He lightly smirked, seemingly daring Chazz to attack him.
Growling at the irritation, Chazz replied "Big deal! In a turn or so I'll take care of that problem. In the meantime, I summon my Masked Dragon (1400/1100) in defense."
A green dragon with red running down it's neck to the end of it's tail appeared onto the field. The dragon's long neck was curled up, with it's green wings pulled in defensively.
"That'll be enough for now." (Chazz, Jaden 8000; Marie, Illidan 8000)
Lightly giggling as she drew, Marie said "Only because you have no strategy against my monster."
"I'll take your monster out soon!" Chazz snapped back.
"We'll see. In the meantime, I'll send another Light attribute monster to the Graveyard. So, I'm sending Herald of Green Light (300/500) to the Graveyard for Zerato's effect. Say bye-bye to your monsters guys!"
As the monster card slid into the Graveyard slot, the purple skinned creature leapt up into the air and made a horizontal slash in the air. An energy wave formed and went rushing forward, easily destroying the green dragon and the large dark grey sphere monster.
"Next, I'll summon Royal Knight (1300/800)."
A white armored knight with some green/blue skin and white metallic wings with a sword appeared on the field.
"Royal Knight, direct attack Chazz with Royal Fairy Slash!"
Racing forward, the white knight pulled back his sword and prepared to strike Chazz.
As the knight was about to hit Chazz, he called out "I activate my trap card, Call of the Haunted! That means I can bring back one monster from …"
Lightly giggling innocently, Marie shook her head, pointing at her face down card. It slowly revealed itself, causing Marie to say "Not quite Chazz. I activate the spell card Mystical Space Typhoon. That means I can destroy your trap card, and without it, your monster can't return from the Graveyard!"
Chazz was in utter shock as a twister struck his trap card, rendering it useless. He didn't have time to recover though, for the charging knight was suddenly upon him, striking him hard with it's sword. Chazz slid back slightly, but remained standing.
"Zerato, why don't you show Chazz your real strength!? Hit him directly with Angel Wing Burst!"
The wings of the warrior began glowing immediately. Pointing his two wings at Chazz, small jagged diamond like structures formed. Suddenly, the structures were sent rushing forward, seemingly preparing to strike Chazz.
"I don't think so! I activate my spell card, Flute of Summoning Kuriboh! Thanks to this spell card, I get to special summon my pal, Winged Kuriboh (300/200) in defense!" called out Jaden.
A brown fur ball like creature with purple eyes, small green clawed hands and feet, and a set of white wings appeared in a defensive stance on the field.
"Kuriboh, defend Chazz!" commanded Jaden.
Nodding, the small winged creature took up a defensive stance in front of Chazz, taking the hit head on. An explosion ensued, with plenty of smoke. As the smoke cleared, Chazz appeared completely fine, but the small brown creature was gone.
Throwing a glare at Jaden, Chazz mumbled "I'd have been fine you slacker."
"Yeah, you're welcome Chazz." Jaden replied with a smile.
Smiling at seeing Jaden attempting to be a team player, Marie called out "Nice job. Still, that won't stop me and Illidan. I place a card face down and end my move." (Chazz, Jaden 6700; Marie, Illidan 8000)