As will be revealed in this part, Sadie and Jaden can talk to each other with their mind, so Sadie think/speaking will be [hello. and Jaden's will be [hello. I can't think of anything else, so on with the story!
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"You know, Jaden. You never were the one to cry," a voice said behind him.
Jaden's head shot up, but still stared out at the ocean, "Is that you? Sadie?"
"I'm glad you haven't forgotten," she replied. Jaden slowly stood up, and then the two embraced each other.
"I missed you, Sadie," Jaden told her.
"I missed you too, Jaden," she replied.
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--Sadie's P.O.V.--
Jaden and I sat on the cliff for the rest of the night, swapping stories that had occurred during our time apart. Eventually, the subject of Duel Academy came up.
"So, what are you gonna do now?" Jaden asked.
"I'll probably enroll here at Duel Academy," I answered.
"How are you supposed to explain how you got here? I mean, you can't walk in and say 'Hello, my name is Sadie. I just dropped by here after being in the Shadow Realm for the past seven years and I would like to enroll here," he said sarcastically.
"I don't know," I thought for a moment. "Maybe I'll say I came by boat or something."
"This is great! I wonder how Dr. Crowler is gonna react when he hears there's another Yuki at DA." Jaden started to daydream of the situation.
"I've been thinking about that," I said, snapping him back to reality. "Maybe we shouldn't let people know that we are related."
"Why not? I was joking about the Crowler thing," Jaden asked.
"I just think it's a good idea. You know, with all the stuff that's happened to us, I think it might start up again if we make it known that I'm back from the Shadow Realm," I told him.
He thought for a moment and then he sighed, "You did always have good judgment."
"And I still do. It's part of the job description of being an older sister," I joked with him.
"By two minutes!" he protested.
"Two minutes, two years, I'm still older," I said.
"Yeah, whatever," he mumbled.
"Look, the sun's coming up," I said, changing the subject.
"We've been out here all night?" Jaden asked, surprised.
"I guess. You'd better get back to your dorm, and I'll head to the Chancellor's office," I told him.
"Okay. See you in class later," he said, starting to walk back to the dorms.
"Remember! We don't know each other!" I called to him.
"No problem! Who are you again?" he joked.
I smiled and turned towards the ocean. I took a deep breath, smelling the crisp ocean air. I really am back, I thought. After staring out at the sea, I turned to walk towards the Academy. Then I suddenly remembered something, Ah, damn. I forgot to ask Jaden where the Chancellor's office is. Oh well, I'll find it, I sighed to myself.
I walked up the path and entered the Academy. I walked down many hallways, not making any progress. At the end of one hallway, I saw a boy in a blue uniform. I ran up to him, and noticed he had dark blue hair and eyes.
"Excuse me!" I called as I ran up to him. "Can you help me?"
"Sure," he answered.
"Where is the Chancellor's office?" I asked.
"Down the hall, second door on the right," he told me.
"Thanks!" I shout as I ran off.
"Hey! What's your name?" he asked.
I stopped running and turned to him, "Sadie. And yours?"
"Zane," he replied.
"Well, thanks for the help, Zane!" I called as I ran to where he directed me to go. He was hot, I suddenly found myself thinking. I got to the door and knocked. "Hello?" I called.
"Come in," a man's voice answered.
The doors opened and I saw a man in a maroon trench coat sitting behind a desk. "Hello, sir. Are you Chancellor Sheppard?" I asked politely.
"Indeed I am," he replied. "How can I help you Miss…"
"Tosa. Sadie Tosa." I replied, not missing a beat. "I would like to enroll at Duel Academy," I stated.
"Miss Tosa," the Chanellor started. "You expect me to enroll you here when you just arrive here with no explanation as to how you arrived here? If you wanted to enroll so badly, why didn't you take the Entrance Exams at the designated times?"
Damn. "Well, you see, sir," I started shakily, "I was going to participate in the Entrance Exams, but I was late, and I missed my time slot--"
"Why were you late?" he cut in.
"I couldn't find a way to get there," I responded truthfully. It was true, I had wanted to go to Duel Academy since was little, but I had no way of going to take Exams. I was trapped in the Shadow Realm, after all.
"But, here you are," Chancellor Sheppard said. "How did you get here to this island?"
"A friend of mine offerred me a ride on his motor boat," I said.
"We had no reports of a boat stopping at our docks," Sheppard raise an eyebrow.
"I know," I stammered, stalling for time. "He has to work during the day, so the only time he could find to bring me was at night. I'm sorry we didn't inform you I would be arriving."
"Well, are you a capable duelist?" the Chancellor asked.
I laughed a bit. "Well, I think I am," I said. "But that's a matter of opinion."
The Chancellor smirked a bit, it seemed like I had won...
"Very well," he sighed. "You can take placement exams after today's classes. You will be dueling a Ra Yellow student, then an Obelisk Blue. If you fail the first duel, you will be placed in Slifer Red. If you win the first duel and fail the second, you will be placed in Ra Yellow. If you win both duels, you will be placed in Obelisk Blue. However, if your performance is not deemed worthy, you will be sent home" he explained. "Do you have any questions?"
"Yes," I said. "Is it possible that I duel the best student from each Ra and Obelisk?"
"If you really want that kind of a challenge...I can't see why not," Sheppard replied with a smile. "Here is your schedule. I'll give you a pass since you are going to be late for class," he said, handing me a slip of paper. "We'll get you a uniform once we know which dorm you're in, but for today, you'll have to wear regular clothes."
"I'm going to class already?" I asked. The Chancellor looked at me, and I realized I should be grateful that they even let me in. "That's fine sir," I said. "Thank you."
I walked out of his office and went to my first class. I entered the classroom and saw a man--I think it was a man--teaching the class. I cleared my throat to make my presence known.
He, or she, turned to look at me, "Can I help you?" I saw a nameplate on his desk that read "Crowler".
"Are you Mr. Crowler?" I asked. The teacher looked at me with so much anger as the rest of the class burst out laughing. Amidst the laughter, I heard Jaden's unmistakable laugh. It's been so long, and he still hasn't changed a bit.
"I am not a Mr.!" the teacher said.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Mrs. Crowler," I said. I had thought the class could laugh no harder, but I was obviously wrong.
"It's Dr. Crowler!" he screeched. "Now, may I ask why you are here?" I walked over to him and gave him the note Sheppard had given me. "And why are you not in your uniform?"
"I'm taking placement duels today so they didn't want to give me a uniform I would only be wearing for only a day," I answered.
"Very well. Please take a seat next to Mr. Yuki," he said, pointing to the all too familiar face.
[That was hilarious, Sadie. Jaden said, or thought rather.
[So, we can still talk like this? I asked.
[It's called twin telepathy. All twins can do it. he stated.
[If you say so. I answered. I sat down next to him and started taking notes. [I'm taking duel placement exams after classes today. I requested to duel the best from Ra and Obelisk.
[Then you'll be dueling Bastion Misawa and Zane Truesdale. Jaden told me.
[Wait. Zane? I asked, remembering the name.
[Yeah, he's the best duelist at the Academy, besides me. he said. I rolled my eyes. [Why?
[I ran into him when I was looking for Chancellor Sheppard's office. He showed me how to get there. I said recalling the event from earlier that morning.
[Well, you're in for tough duels then. Jaden said.
[I've had tougher. I responded.
[Who against? he asked.
[You. I told him. We talked like this for the rest of class, for the rest of the day in fact. I even heard one of his friends asking if he was sick or something like that since he was so quiet.
I walked down to the Obelisk Blue dueling arena and noticed a large crowd already gathered in the stands. Wow, word travels fast here, I thought. I walked up to Chancellor Sheppard and noticed Zane and a Ra Yellow student standing with him. That must be Bastion, I thought.
"Ah, there you are Miss Tosa," Sheppard greeted me. "This is Bastion Misawa and Zane Truesdale. You will be dueling Bastion first, and if you beat him, you will face Zane."
"Sounds good," I replied.
We took our places on the arena and Dr. Crowler stepped up with a microphone in hand. "Welcome to today's placement duels. First up, we have Bastion Misawa verses Sadie Tosa," he announced.
"Good luck, Bastion," I said to him.
"And to you as well," he replied.
"Duel!" we cried in unison as we each drew five cards to our hand. I took a quick glance at my hand. Let's see. I can take him out in one turn as long as he goes first, I thought.
"Ladies first," Bastion said to me.
"I appreciate the politeness, but I insist you go first," I told him.
"Very well," he replied as he drew a card.
Good, he fell for it. With this hand, I'll win as long as he doesn't place more than one face down trap or spell, I thought.
"I play Hydrogeddon in defense mode, and place one card face down. That's it for this move," he stated as his monster and a face down appeared on his side of the field.
"All right, my move," I said as I pulled a card from my deck. I looked at it and smiled. This is better, I didn't really want to give away one of my best moves this early in the year. This card will work just as good though, I thought. I guess the only good thing that came out of my time in the Shadow Realm was some kick ass rare cards for my deck. "I play the spell card Magnetic Weakness! This card forces all of your monsters into attack mode, and then lowers their attack points to zero." I heard a wave of amazement spread over the crowd. "I'm not done! I play my favorite monster Necrosaphere (2000 AP/4000DP) in attack mode! Her special ability allows me to double her attack points when she is the only monster on my side of the field, giving her a grand total of 4000 attack points!" I heard another roar of amazement sweep the crowd at this move. "This duel is finished! Necrosaphere, attack Bastion's Hydrogeddon with Dark Fire Blaze!" I shouted as my monster attacked his monster.
"Don't be so sure! I activate the trap card, Negate Attack! You're not attacking me this turn!" he shouted.
"You might want to rethink that statement. I play the spell card Nature's Course! This card destroys any trap or spell card that interferes with my monster's attack, so say good bye to Negate Attack!" I shouted as my card destroyed his trap. "Now, Necrosaphere, I think you were attacking Bastion's monster, so finish the job and win me this duel!" Necrosaphere's attack hit Bastion's monster and wiped out his life points.
"That's game," I said once the holograms disappeared. The crowd started cheering madly for my win, but then Chancellor Sheppard stepped on to the arena.
"Very good duel, Sadie! Are you ready for the next one against Zane?" he asked.
"I guess so," I replied.
Once again, I took my place on the duel platform with Zane on the opposite side.
"Good luck, Sadie," he said to be once our duel disks were activated.
"You too, Zane," I called back.
Dr. Crowler stepped up again to announce the duel, "This duel will Zane Truesdale," a large cheer after his name as called came from the crowd," and Sadie Tosa," another large roar after my name.
"Not many people get cheered on like that after their first day here," Zane pointed out after the cheering subsided.
"What can I say? I duel to win," I countered.
"Duel!" we said as we each drew five cards.
With this hand, I'll want to go first. If Jaden's right, this is going to be a tough duel, so I'll have to pull out my Queen on this one, I thought. "Would you like the honors of going first?" I asked, luring him into a trap.
"No thanks, I'll give those honors to you," he replied.
Perfect. He thinks I have the same strategy from the last duel. How wrong he'll be, I thought. "Fine," I answered, pulling a card from my deck. And this just gets easier and easier. "I play Fire Elementess (2000 AP/2000 DP) in attack mode! And I'll throw down two face-downs. That will end my turn. You're up," I called out.
"Very well," Zane answered as he pulled a card from his deck. "Since you have a monster on your side of the field and I have none, I can special summon Cyber Dragon (2100AP/1600DP) in attack mode, but that's not it. I play Polymerization to fuse Cyber Dragon with the two Cyber Dragons in my hand to form the Cyber End Dragon (4000AP/2800DP)."
[You sorta fell right into that one, sis. Jaden told me.
[Your right. I wasn't expecting that, but it's not going to do me any harm. I replied.
[Why not? he asked.
[You've forgotten my Queen already? Never mind, you'll see what I have planned. I answered.
"Cyber End Dragon, attack Fire Elementess!" Zane commanded his monster.
I smirked, "I don't think so. I reveal my face down card, Selfless Protection! This card protects each and every card on my side of the field except itself. Nothing can destroy any of my cards until Selfless Protection is destroyed," I announced as Cyber End Dragon's attack was blocked with the glow from my magic card.
"What kind of card is that?" he asked in amazement.
"A magic card. More specifically, a rare magic card. In fact, it is so rare, there are only two cards in existence around the world," I explained.
"I place one card face down and that will end my turn," he said, obviously not having any other choice.
"My move," I stated as I drew another card. "I play Water Elementess (2000AP/2000DP) in attack mode! Now we have a couple of special abilities here, so sit tight and allow me to explain. First off, since an Elementess is already on the field, this is considered a special summon. Second, when an Elementess is special summoned, she allows me to summon two Elementesses from my deck. So, come on out Wind Elementess (2000AP/2000DP) and Earth Elementess (2000AP/2000DP)! Now, things are going to get interesting. I play the magic card Elemental Fusion! This card allows me to fuse my Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire Elementesses to form Queen Elementess (8000AP/8000DP)! Now, if I want to keep her attack points the same, all I have to do is sacrifice 1000 life points. And just to make sure you don't pull anything out at the last minute, I play Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your facedown card! Time for this duel to end! Queen Elementess, attack Zane's Cyber End Dragon with Elemental Rage!" I shouted. The attack hit its mark and Zane's life points went down to zero.
"That's game!" I shouted over the roar of the crowd.
"Sadie," Zane called to me.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"Your wrists," he answered, staring at them.
I looked down at them, and was shocked at what I saw. On both of my wrists were marks that were glowing. I recognized the mark from my time in the Shadow Realm as the Millennium symbol. Suddenly, a pain that felt like white hot metal pressed against my skin erupted from my glowing wrists. Then the pain shot through me, reaching each and every corner of my body. I screamed out in pain as it happened, the roar of the crowd suddenly died. I heard someone calling my name as I started to fall and let unconsciousness claim me.
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