Hello once more everyone. Well, this week has been pretty cool. I talked to my sister last night, and she told me my grandfather talked to her on the phone, which was cool. His memory is somewhat intact, although some stuff he can't remember. Still, he does remember some stuff from long ago, but more recent events is a no go. Anyways, her and my mom are coming up for the weekend to visit grandpa and my grandma. Mom goes back early next week, but my sister is going to stick around till Friday. At any rate, grandpa is doing well from what I understand. Things are just moving along.

Last time, Illidan and Marie revealed that they were the former tag team champions that both Chazz and Jaden would face. Can the unlikely duo of Chazz and Jaden overcome Illidan and Marie, or are the former champs going to be more than handful for the pair?

Let's do this! Review time once more!

x-knight20: Thanks. Actually, no, they never faced Yugi and Seto in a tag team duel. Well, at least that I wrote. Think back to Tournament of Power. I wrote in there that they became tag team champions to like a pre-version of the Pro-League. It's explained in the chapter a bit more what happened when the Pro-League came into existence.

Metal Overlord 2.0: Heh, I had originally thought of writing that duel, but then I realized, that would take some finagling to do. I'd only have mostly what Banner used, and lol, split that by two and you get one hard duel to write. Lol, yes, it does sound like a cheesy episode of Power Rangers. Yes, grandpa is doing better. Thanks for the comments as always.

pink-kiss-candy: Glad to hear it, hehe. Nice dance btw.

Ultimate Legendary Master: Thank you, and yeah, grandpa is doing better. He keeps getting better and better each time I see him it seems like.

Isis the Sphinx: Lol, yeah, Chazz sorta does remind me of Seto from Battle City also. Marie (the one I married, hehe) told me I really portrayed Chazz like he should be in this story. Yes, Ramen is good!

Thank you everyone for your continuing reviews. I'm so happy to see them each time I come to answer my reviews.

Again, thanks everyone, and I hope you enjoy this chapter. Later!

Chapter 31

Picking up his next card, Jaden opened his mouth to say something, but Illidan interrupted with "Sorry to be a bother, but let me remind you two about my mage's special ability. He gains another 500 attack points thanks to your draw Jaden (1500 + 500 2000/1000)."

Seeing the white mage glow again, Chazz muttered to Jaden "That mage is going to be a problem."

"Yeah, I know Chazz. Don't worry, I have a plan. First, I'll summon Elemental Hero Sparkman (1600/1400)!"

Sparks began filling the field as a creature in blue and gold appeared. He wore what looked like a blue spandex with gold armor covering it on his shoulders, chest, wrists, and feet. On his back were two wing-like structures as well. His head showed no signs of eyes, or a mouth, which caused most to think he wore a helmet of some kind.

"Next, I activate the spell card Common Soul. Thanks to this, I get to select one monster on my field, so I pick my Sparkman. Next, I'm allowed to special summon a Neo-Spacian from my hand, so I pick my Neo-Spacian Grand Mole (900/300)!"

A light orange mole like creature with drill like shoulder pads and sharp clawed hands and feet appeared on the field.

"With Common Soul on the field, all of Grand Mole's attack points are shared with Sparkman (1600 + 900 2500/1400)."

The blue electrical warrior lightly glowed as the mole's energy seemed to be shared with him.

"Grand Mole, attack Marie's Archlord Zerato with Drill Bit Smash!"

Nodding, the mole prepared to attack. His two drill bit shoulder pads lifted and formed a helmet around his head, creating a single drill. The drill began to spin as the mole leapt forward at the stronger warrior creature.

Marie only looked at the creature charging, somewhat confused. "I don't understand why you're attacking."

Smirking, Jaden replied "You'll see."

The mole finally reached the purple skinned warrior, who seemed to take offense to the mole approaching him. Furious for it invading his space, the warrior struck the mole with his saber, causing the mole to stop it's drilling and reveal it's head as it was flung backwards. Without warning, a small black hole opened, sucking in both the mole and the warrior. The two monster cards each glowed on both Jaden and Marie's Duel Disks before returning to the respected hands.

"What!?" Marie asked in complete shock.

Lightly chuckling, Jaden responded "Check this out Teach. When Grand Mole engages in battle, instead of being destroyed, he returns to my hand and returns the monster he battled with to that owner's hand. Oh yeah, this all occurs at the beginning of the Damage Step, and I take zero damage for the move."

All Marie could do was gasp at this. "But that means…" she began.

"That means your Archlord Zerato is useless to you now. He's outmaneuvered you, my dear." Illidan calmly stated.

Marie gave Illidan a death glare that said he'd pay for the comment later that day. Turning back to Jaden, she softly smiled, saying "Well played, but that don't help you too much."

Nodding, Jaded replied "True. After all, my Common Soul is destroyed due that I returned Grand Mole to my hand, so Sparkman does get weaker (2500 – 900 1600/1400). Still, I managed to take the field back."

Chuckling again, Jaden continued with "And, I did help make things easier. Sparkman, attack her Royal Knight with Static Shockwave!"

Leaping into the air, the electrical warrior extended his right arm towards the white knight. Electricity began to build up immediately in his palm. With ease, he thrust the blast forward, striking the white knight, causing it to explode into many pieces.

"I'll end my move." (Chazz, Jaden 6700; Marie, Illidan 8000)

Drawing his next card, Illidan calmly said "Looks like I need to regain control of this duel. I summon Breaker the Magical Warrior (1600/1000)."

A maroon robed mage with a maroon colored cape appeared on the field. In his left hand was a powerful shield that had a gem in the center, and in his other hand was a strong sword. His head was mostly covered, except for a small bit of his blue skin around his mouth.

"When summoned, Breaker gains one Spell Counter, which raises his attack points by 300 (1600 + 300 1900/1000)."

The gem on the mage's shield began to crackle with energy as it glowed light blue. Small sparks of light blue energy could be seen flying into the air along the gem, giving it a more mystical look.

"I activate Breaker's effect, which allows me to remove his Spell Counter in order to destroy a spell or trap card on the field. My target shall be…"

Thinking momentarily, Illidan finally pointed at Jaden's face down card, saying "Your card Jaden!"

Leaping into the air, the mage pointed his shield at the face down card. In a flash, energy pulsed out from the gem, sending a blast of crackling light blue energy at the card. The card was struck hard and forced face up, revealing it to be some kind of trap. It was instantly shattered by the force, leaving Jaden only his monster to use.

"Thanks for that." Jaden said with a smile.

Confused, Illidan asked as his mage touched back down on the field "What do you mean thanks?"

Lightly chuckling, Jaden showed him the trap card that was just shattered, saying "You destroyed my trap card called Hero Medal. When destroyed, it goes to my deck instead of my Graveyard. Next, I get a new card from my deck."

Placing the card back in his deck, Jaden shuffled and drew a new card. Smirking, Illidan said "True, you got a new card, but my mage gets stronger again (2000 + 500 2500/1000)."

The small white mage glowed once more, making him smile a bit with confidence.

"Way to go dork! You made his monster even stronger!" Chazz darkly said with a scowl.

Rubbing the back of his head, Jaden said "Oops, my bad."

Smirking at the bantering between Chazz and Jaden, Illidan cleared his throat, saying "Sorry to interrupt you two, but it's still my move. Silent Magician, attack Jaden's Sparkman with Silent Scepter Blast!"

Leaping into the air, the mage pointed his small staff at the blue and gold warrior. Without warning, a sphere of white energy launched from the staff and was sent hurtling towards the weaker warrior. He could only stand there as the blast assaulted him, easily destroying him, causing a small explosion with a bit of smoke blowing back towards Jaden.

"Breaker, direct attack Jaden now with Magical Sword Slash!"

Upon hearing his orders, the maroon robed mage rushed forward at breakneck speed, sword held out. He vanished in a flash, leaving Jaden scanning the room for the mage. The mage soon reappeared behind Jaden in a leaning forward stance with his right arm still held out with the sword. After a moment, Jaden cried out in pain as three red slash marks appeared on his body, draining away some of his life points.

"I think that's enough damage for this turn." (Chazz, Jaden 4200; Marie, Illidan 8000)

"This duel is quite interesting. Look at the teamwork between Professors Illidan and Marie. It's simply amazing." Bastion said with some shock.

Nodding in reply, Mariah added "Those two have always been so fierce when facing one another, yet are so strong when put together against an opponent. My mom and dad always talked about the two facing off with strong opponents. I remember only once watching them duel my mom and dad, and they weren't no slouches either at tag team dueling. In the end, they lost to this pair. No matter what, if one was in danger, the other would somehow protect the other. That's why they never lost a duel as a team."

Looking at Mariah confused, Alexis asked "You mean they've never lost a duel as a team?"

Seeing Mariah reply by shaking her head in a no fashion, Syrus asked "But how can that be? They're former champs!"

Lightly smiling, Mariah replied "True, but there is a reason for that. When the Pro League came into full swing, they were asked to join fulltime. Instead of accepting, the two turned it down, hence they were stripped of their titles. They were busy with other things at the time, so they willingly handed over their titles."

The group nodded with understanding, but Hasselberry asked "Still, they had to give up their titles. That's pretty low if you ask me."

Smiling at him, Mariah said "True, but I don't think they minded. They had things to do, and titles don't seem to matter to them too much. They don't do things to get recognized, so I think when that option came about, they just let it go."

"I see. That would explain it." Zane calmly commented.

All looked back at the field, with Alexis saying "If Chazz and Jaden don't work together, they'll lose this duel."

"Come on guys, you have to pull it together if you want a chance to win." Syrus commented.

All eyes returned to the field, hoping that they're friends would stand a chance. Still, doubt remained in each that watched, knowing that the two would possibly not fully cooperate with one another.

On the field, as Chazz picked up a card, Illidan called out "Don't forget, when you draw a card, my mage gets a new Spell Counter, meaning he gets stronger (2500 + 500 3000/1000)."

Lightly growling, Chazz replied "Fine! I play the spell Magical Mallet! With this, I can send any number of cards from my hand to my deck, shuffle, and redraw the same number I sent back. So, I'll send the four cards in my hand back to my deck."

Placing his cards within his deck, Chazz began shuffling and finally replaced his deck in it's slot. Picking up four cards at once, Chazz glanced over them, but was interrupted once again.

"Remember what I just said Chazz? Let me remind you. My mage gets stronger when you draw cards, which means he just gained 500 more attack points (3000 + 500 3500/1000)." Illidan chided.

Growling once more, Chazz silently sighed, but then smirked, saying "I summon V-Tiger Jet (1600/1800)!"

A gold and green blue machine tiger appeared on the field with a small roar. Black stripes covered his head, but the rest of his body was nearly normal looking, except for the jet engines sticking off metal wings.

"V-Tiger Jet, direct attack Marie with Machine Slash!"

Roaring, the tiger took to the air, more than ready to strike. As the tiger neared though, Marie showed no fear.

"Sorry Chazz, but you've not been paying much attention." Illidan called out.

Looking over, Chazz then noticed the three face down cards. Cringing, he prepared for the worst as Illidan said "I activate the trap card Magic Cylinder! Thanks to this, your attack is negated and the attack points of your monster are deducted directly from your life points!"

Two pink barrels with yellow trim on the ends and a question mark on each appeared in front of Marie. Both open ends of the barrels were pointed at Chazz. The mechanical tiger dove at Marie, but fell into one of the barrels instead. Within seconds, it came flying out the other end straight at Chazz with high speed. Before anyone knew it, the tiger struck Chazz hard, making him slide backwards a few feet.

"Chazz, you alright?" Jaden asked with concern.

Stepping forward, Chazz remarked "Yeah, I'm fine. I'll end my move." (Chazz, Jaden 2600; Marie, Illidan 8000)

Nodding, Marie drew her card and lightly sighed. "I have to end my turn." (Chazz, Jaden 2600; Marie, Illidan 8000)

Drawing his card, Jaden examined it when he heard Chazz say "Don't mess up Slacker! We haven't even touched their life points yet, so you'd better do something to change that."

Nodding, Jaden turned to face Illidan and Marie, saying "Alright, check this out! I play the spell The Warrior Returning Alive. That means I can return a Warrior type monster from my Graveyard to my hand, so I pick Elemental Hero Bubbleman."

Slowly, the monster card slid out of Jaden's Graveyard slot, who quickly picked up the card and said "And next, I summon him, so welcome back Bubbleman (800/1200)!"

The blue suited superhero reappeared onto the field once more, giving off a small smirk.

"Since I have no cards on the field that means I get to draw two new cards."

Picking up two, Jaden smirked, saying "And one of the cards I just drew was this, the spell Pot of Greed, meaning I get two more cards!"

Once more, Jaden grabbed two more cards from his deck and examined his hand. After a moment, he said "I play the spell Fusion Recovery. This card is pretty simple. I return one Polymerization card and one Fusion Material monster to my hand, so I'll pick Elemental Hero Sparkman."

Two cards slowly slid out of the Graveyard slot and into the waiting hands of Jaden, who smiled when he picked them up. "Thanks to me doing this, I can play Polymerization and fuse my Elemental Hero Bubbleman, Sparkman, and Avian (1000/1000) together to form Elemental Hero Tempest (2800/2800)!"

A flash of light appeared as the blue and gold armored warrior reappeared beside the blue hero, and finally a new hero appeared to the other side. He was green with large white wings with green on the top tips of them, a three clawed weapon on his left hand, and had a mask mostly made of what looked like feathers. Like the light blue warrior, only the lower part of his face was visible.

The three then swirled together, till a few beams of light formed around the swirling and a new creature came from it. It had mostly blue spandex and some gold armor that obviously came from the blue and gold warrior. On his right arm, instead of a hand, there was a single gun point. On his left hand was a claw like piece of armor. His back had a pair of metal white wings with green at the top. He had a pair of silver shoulder pads, and his muscular arms were bare. His face has a small blue visor covering his eyes with golden tips at the ends over his ears. He had long green hair lightly swayed with the wind surrounding his summoning.

"Not bad Jaden, but your monster isn't going to beat my mages." Illidan commented calmly.

Nodding, Jaden replied "True, but who said I had to. You see, I realize your Silent Magician LV4 is too strong, so I'm going to change the battlefield to give me an advantage. I play the field spell Skyscraper, which demolishes Marie's field spell!"

Marie could only gasp as she watched her ancient building collapse and the blue sky vanish. In it's place, several buildings began to shoot out of the ground, surrounding both teams. The sky darkened and had a full moon overhead, somewhat setting the stage.

"When Elemental Heroes do battle in here with a stronger opponent, they gain an additional 1000 attack points." announced Jaden to both Illidan and Marie.

Lightly gasping, Marie slowly said "That means…"

"That means my mage is outgunned." Illidan flatly stated, finishing Marie's statement.

Nodding, Jaden called out "Of course, that's not my plan at the moment. Instead, I have other things to do. Tempest, attack Marie directly with Glider Strike!"

Taking to the air, the new hero creature took aim at Marie with his gun arm. Slowly, it began to charge up, causing a bit of white light to form on the tip. With ease, the blast was shot at Marie, seemingly on a direct course for her.

"Not quite Jaden! I send Breaker in to defend!" Illidan said as he pointed towards Marie.

The maroon mage nodded at the command and rushed to Marie's aid. Taking up a defensive stance in front of her, the mage let the blast strike his shield. The blast proved to be too much for the mage to hand, causing his shield to shatter and let him take the hit instead.

"I'll throw down a face down to end." (Chazz, Jaden 2600; Marie, Illidan 8000)

Drawing, Illidan glanced up at Jaden's monster. "It's too strong for me to take on directly, but maybe, just maybe, I can hold on a little longer and stop him."

Smiling, Illidan called out "Since my mage has five Spell Counters, his effect goes off. By removing all five counters and sacrificing him, I can special summon Silent Magician LV8 (3500/1000)!"

The younger mage vanished in a flash of white light. As the light died down, in his place stood an older version of the mage that had just stood there. His body had matured, with it coming well toned muscles and longer hair.

"Jaden, your monster maybe the strongest with your field spell, but let's see him fight against this. I activate my face down Rush Recklessly, which adds 700 more attack points to my mage (3500 + 700 4200/1000) for this turn."

The white mage instantly began to lightly glow with a white aura as his strength increased once more.

Pointing at the hero warrior, Illidan called out "Silent Magician, attack Tempest with Silent Scepter Blast!"

Nodding to his master's command, the mage leapt into the air and pointed his staff at the green haired creature. Without warning, a sphere of white energy was sent flying towards the hero.

With only a few feet to spare before the hit Jaden said "Sorry, but Tempest isn't going anywhere! I activate his special ability, which allows me to send one card from my field to the Graveyard. This allows Tempest to not be destroyed in battle for this turn. So, I'll send my face down Transcendent Wings to the Grave!"

The face down card lightly glowed and vanished, causing the green haired monster to lightly glow. The sphere soon struck, causing a small explosion while the green haired monster managed to remain on the field.

Slightly smirking at the move, Illidan said "Not bad Jaden. I'll end my move (4200 – 700 3500/1000)." (Chazz, Jaden 1900; Marie, Illidan 8000)