Recap: Jaden had challenged Hell Kaiser to a duel.. And lost. Now he lays in the hospital wing injured from the electrical collars. What will Alexis do?
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Alexis had went back to the duel arena. The same place where yesterday's duel had happened. She expected it to be completely empty, except there was one lone card lying face-down on the floor. She ran over and knelt down to pick it up. Alexis flipped it over and gasped. It was Cyber End Dragon. She stood up studying the card. Why would Zane's most valuable card be laying here?
He must've dropped it and I didn't notice. What am I going to do with this?
Alexis slipped the card into her own pocket and walked back to the hospital wing. If it were to be the old days, she would've went directly to the lighthouse. She never dared anymore, she wasn't ready to face Hell Kaiser. Not yet.
Syrus was sitting at the edge of Jaden's bed who was, thankfully awake. "Are you okay, Jaden?" Alexis asked as she took a seat next to Jaden.
"I'm great. I wish I can get out of here sooner so I can go give Zane a big kick in the rear."
Alexis smiled sadly, Jaden never gave up. "You really need to rest Jaden."
"Yeah Ja'. Alexis is right I mean you can't even stand!" Jaden grumbled as Syrus turned to Alexis to explain how an hour earlier, Jaden tried to sneak out but only resulted to crashing to the floor.
"Is that so? You better stay here Jaden." Alexis told him like a worried mother. Jaden pulled the sheets up to his face mumbling something.
"Hey Alexis. Can I give you something?" Syrus brought up.
"Hm, give me what?"
"I know what you're going to do, Alexis and I'm not going to stop you. Here good luck from Jaden and me." Syrus handed a card to her. Alexis slowly took it and flipped it over. She gasped, "It's.. Powerbond!"
Alexis looked from Syrus to Jaden who was grinning.
Syrus looked down with a pleased expression on his face. "It was Jaden's idea."
"What a perfect time for a group hug," Jaden snickered.
Alexis walked outside with determined thoughts. Syrus stayed behind to keep Jaden company. I'm so glad I have friends like them.
"Is that boy awake already?" A cold voice said behind her. Alexis whirled around only to face Zane. How did he sneak up on her?
"What are you doing here?" It was a stupid question. Zane's been here.
"I think you forgot this in your room, Alexis" He tossed the collars. She caught them with difficulty. "What were you doing in my room?" Alexis demanded, she put the collars around her limbs, knowing what Zane wanted. Despite her ringing tone Zane didn't answer but only changed the subject.. kind of.
"I think for today's duel we'll go to our little getaway." He moved his head towards the lighthouse's direction. Alexis nodded. The collars were heavy around her neck and arms. They gave her a timid feeling as if they were threatening to activate every time she took a breath.
Alexis took her place, nearest to the sea. The sun was just above her. She readied her duel disk and pulled out her deck. Three cards fell from her pocket, Powerbond, Cyber End Dragon, and Dark Cyber Circle.
Flashback
"Alexis, take this card for good luck. It's really useful," Atticus said handing the spell card to her. Alexis's eyes widened. "Where did you get this card, Atti'?"
Atticus smiled. "Something Zane gave me on my 16th birthday. Keep it safe, Alexis."
End Flashback
Alexis shuffled the three precious cards into her deck and faced Zane. "I sure hoped you enjoyed hurting those students because you're not getting any further, Zane!" She drew her five cards.
"Fine, I hope you duel better than you talk. I summon Cyber Dark Horn to the field!"
Oh that's great, he already has one material monster on the field.
"I'll end by playing a face-down. Your turn, I hope I didn't scare you too much 'Lexi."
Alexis growled.
"I play my Allegro Twelve to get rid of that face-down you have there!" The card shattered but Zane didn't react.
"Next I summon my Etoile Cyber to the field to rid of your Dark Horn!" Zane's monster was destroyed and he still didn't react.
Alexis- 4000
Zane- 3600
"That scared to you?" Alexis challenged.
"No it isn't, only stupidity." Zane answered. Alexis frowned at his insult. "Fine that'll be all for now."
Zane drew. "I play a card called Underworld Destruction,"
Where does he get these cards?
"First I discard my entire hand to the grave. If three of those monsters are the same type I declare then I can move up to two fusion material monsters from my deck to my hand."
Alexis gasped as three copies of Cyber Dragons appeared on the field but soon shattered as Zane searched through his deck (Last chapter I made a mistake, it was Cyber Dark Edge, not Claw.)
"Next, I fuse my three monsters, Cyber Dark Horn, Edge, and Keel!" The familiar monster appeared on the field in all it's terror. "I'm not done yet, I activate its special ability. I take the Hell Dragon I had just discarded from the effect of Underworld Destruction. I equip my Cyber Dark Dragon to it boosting its attack to 3000! Also since there's my three Cyber Dragons in the grave it also gets 300 more attack points!"
Alexis trembled. This was NOT good.
"Maybe you should think twice before dueling me, Alexis! Go Cyber Dark Dragon and destroy that Etoile Cyber!"
Alexis braced herself from the attack but the electrical shocks made her scream. Her head started to ache badly.
Alexis- 1900
Zane- 3600
"Do you want to give up, Alexis?"
"No, never!" Alexis struggled to remain standing.
"Good, because you can't. I end my turn."
Alexis drew. "I activate my Pot of Greed. I draw to cards."
It was Cyber Tutu and Powerbond.
I can't use Powerbond now. I just have to figure out how to beat that Cyber Dark Dragon. Damn it. How could I let this happen. I have fusion recovery and Bladeskater. Maybe I can summon Cyber Blader! Yeah that's it, I have it. With her The Cyber Dark Dragon can go adios!
"Okay Zane, first I play the spell fusion recovery to retrieve my Etoile Cyber. I fuse them together with polymerization and now I have Cyber Blader! Since there are two monsters on your side of the field, Cyber Blader's attack is boost by double!" Cyber Blader got the powerboost. "Now go and destroy that Cyber Dark Dragon!" Alexis's monster sped towards Cyber Dark Dragon but suddenly turned and destroyed Hell Dragon instead.
"What? I declared an attack against your Dark Dragon, not Hell Dragon!" Alexis said confused.
"Exactly, The equipped monster is destroyed instead of Cyber Dark Dragon!"
I didn't see that coming.
"But no matter, I still destroyed a monster of yours." Sickeningly, Zane still didn't react to the shocks.
Alexis- 1900
Zane- 1400
"What's with you? There's these devices that shock you half to death and you don't even care! What happened to you, Zane?"
He only grinned, enraging Alexis. "Maybe you'll know the answer when this duel is done! Now are you done with your move?"
"Yes," Alexis didn't like this at all.
"Fine, Cyber Dark Dragon's attack is powered to 1400 since Hell Dragon was just sent to the grave, but he won't be staying there for long. I activate Cyber Dark Dragon's effect again!" And yet again, Hell Dragon was brought back. "Attack and Destroy Cyber Blader!"
Alexis- 700
Zane- 1400
This time the shock knocked her down.
Through her half-lidded eyes she say Jaden helped by Syrus and Chazz at the cliff, witnessing the duel.
How did they find out? Alexis asked herself through the throbbing pain. But it didn't matter, they were there for her and so was Atticus. This is for all of you guys, thanks.
"Sometime's it's easier to stay down, Alexis." She heard Zane call.
"Alexis! Get up and win this duel!" She head Atticus call. Hearing his voice, Alexis found new determination. She forced herself onto her feet. "I told you! I'm not giving up!"
She drew, it Cyber Dark Circle.
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Dun-dun-dun, so what will happen next? Will Alexis win and knock Zane back to his senses so he would stop wearing eyeliner? I mean… who wants to see their favorite character put on mascara all of a sudden? X3 Review… and I might give you a cookie.
