Arc VX Chapter 4: Test of the Jet Black Falcon, a Yu-Gi-Oh GX + Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Crossover fanfic

Chapter 4 - Jet Black Falcon, Competent Jaden?

AN – Preamble – I do not own Yugioh , Yugioh Arc V, Yugioh GX, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, or any of it save for any OC's I might add in the fanfic.

My Morning Alarm goes off. 6AM as per usual. I check the calendar and schedule, Its Test day, Promotion exams for those in lower dorms, likely demotion exams if anyone in Blue/Yellow does awfully. Wonder how low the standards are, Could imagine losing a whole lot of blue's on the practical side. Mindy and Jasmine might have the brains and the looks, but they really can't duel.

Days and weeks have passed since arriving at duel academy , Classes have been mostly tedious, with the work being easy, and getting perfect scores on my homework. Wanting to kill Banner's Cat when it decides to stick its claws into my leg for no reason, and Banner seems on edge around me, he might be worth investigating, see if I can dig anything up. Crowlers lessons mostly involve the Slifers looking like idiots when Syrus has about as much theory knowledge as a 3 year old, and literally no confidence. I'd heard that he was actually Zane's brother, was one of them adopted, or did the duelling side only pass on to Zane. Gym class is an exercise in tedium, after scoring so well on the beep test, I still get made to run extra laps because of my choice of outfit. Ms Fontaine might be attractive, but I'm certain she's trying to kill me through cardio, good thing I'm already super-fit.

Promotion exams today means both multiple theory tests, 2 to 3 hours of them, and then a practical duel with someone of your year and dorm. Will they pair me against Alexis, or will they decide to pair me against an older year, as some form of test. Seems like a good enough time to test a few new Xyz monsters , I slip Raidraptors – Rise Falcon into my extra deck, taking out Number 102 -Ragnazero and slip DNA surgery into my main deck, taking out a copy of pendulum call and placing it on the desk, I'll re-add that tonight.

After a long shower, Breakfast, and getting ready, goggles and mask as well, I receive a message on my PDA

Overheard some useful information for you this morning. Your practical test is being paired against a third year, they said it'd likely be Zane as he's the only one that might be able to challenge you out of them. Figured you'd want to know that you're up against Mr Cyber Dragon himself.

Zane huh, well, this'll be interesting. He DID want to duel me anyway, guess it'll be more public. I type out a reply to Alexis

Thanks Lex. Useful information indeed. He'll be coming at me full force, but I have a few things planned, you'll be amused at least. Good luck on the Exams today, should be interesting eh?

I check the time, and head up to the main building. Exam time.

Crowlers Exam is first. No different theory to the entrance exam. Jaden appears late. Wonder what he was up to, doubt he overslept as the other 2 Slifers are here. I'd already finished Crowlers by the time he even starts it.

Exam 2 is Banners, a rather useless subject, but easy if you have a good head for theory. Duel History isn't exactly difficult after all. The main mention for the exam is that Atem , the Pharaoh that was bonded with Yugi and the Millennium Puzzle for several years, but has now moved on.

Exam number 3 is practical, but not our duelling one, I don't see why I have to take this as I completed the beep test successfully, but Ms Fontaine is evil. I finish well ahead of the pack, Alexis coming in second for our year group. Grabbing a bottle of Electrolyte whilst waiting for everyone else to finish.

Practical Exam time, most of them are quick, Alexis apparently thrashed Jasmine (no surprise there) And Sheppard chooses this time to make an announcement " Everyone, we have 2 more duels left for the practical exams, everyone has performed admirably. One of our best students, definitely the best First Year, Kamito Kaiba, will be taking on a third year, at the request of Professor Banner" intriguing. Banner thinks I'll lose or something? "His opponent will be the Third year top student, Zane Truesdale!" Everyone cheers at that, they expect a show, they'll get a show.

"Duellists take your places"

I shake hands with Zane, and our decks auto shuffle with our duel disks . "Game on" Zane says.

Duel Start - Kamito 4000 LP - Zane 4000 LP

"Lets do this Zane. Your call" I flip the coin, in the air, Zane calls heads, and the coin lands on heads. Damn. "Heads it is" Zane smirks at that and says "First move is yours then." I expected as much.

Turn 1 – Kamito

"I draw". Well, Defensive plays on the cards after all.

"I summon Entermate Amenboat in attack mode."

Entermate Amenboat – Level 4 – Insect/Water/Effect - 500 Atk/1600 Def

When this face-up Attack Position card is targeted for an attack: You can change this card to face-up Defence Position, and if you do, negate that attack.

"I set four cards facedown and end my turn"

Turn 2 – Zane

"That it huh? I'll make this quick" Zane remarks, cockily, Ah if only he knew. "I draw"

Alexis has that knowing smile of 'he's clearly up to something' and she would be right.

"I play Pot Of Greed - I Draw 2 cards"

Pot of Greed – Normal Magic – Draw 2 Cards

"I play Heavy Storm to pop all your facedown cards"

Heavy Storm – Normal Magic – Destroy all Magic and Trap Cards on the Field.

"Not quite Zane, Counter Trap – The Huge Revolution Is Over

The Huge Revolution is Over – Counter Trap - When a Spell Card, Trap Card, or Effect Monster's effect is activated that destroys 2 or more cards on the field: Negate the activation and banish it.

"This negates any destruction effect of 2 or more cards , and removes the negated card from the game"

Zane replies "Not a card I've seen before, but a powerful one. I should have expected you'd pull something, but now it's my turn"

"I Summon Proto-Cyber Dragon"

Proto-Cyber Dragon – Level 3 – Machine/Light/Effect - 1100 Atk/1600 Def
This card's name becomes "Cyber Dragon" while it is on the field.

"Next I play POWER BOND" Alexis still has that knowing smile of me being up to something.

Power Bond – Normal Magic - Fusion Summon 1 Machine-Type Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or your side of the field as Fusion Materials, and it gains ATK equal to its original ATK. During the End Phase of the turn this card is activated, you take damage equal to the amount of ATK gained from this effect at the time of the Summon.

"I Fuse my 3 Cyber Dragons together to form my ultimate beast. CYBER END DRAGON"

Cyber Dragon – Level 6 – Machine/Light/Effect – 2100 Atk/1600 Def

If your opponent controls a monster and you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand).

Cyber End Dragon – Level 10 – Machine/Fusion/Light/Effect – 4000 Atk/2800 Def

"Cyber Dragon" + "Cyber Dragon" + "Cyber Dragon"

A Fusion Summon of this card can only be done with the above Fusion Material Monsters. If this card attacks a Defence Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage to your opponent.

"Power Bond's effect Doubles its attack" Ragnainfinity would be hilarious right now.

"Oh no, Kamito is in Trouble" Mindy says. Alexis shakes her head and says "Don't be so sure, he always has a plan" That I do Lex, That I do.

I have a smile on my face, Zane spots it and says "Enjoying the creature that'll beat you" I scoff at that.

As the switch to Zane's battle phase is registered on my duel disk I make my next move

"Now you're in your battle phase, I activate my facedown, Quickplay Magic BOOK OF MOON, Flip that Cyber End upside-down ".

Book of Moon – Quickplay Magic - Target 1 face-up monster on the field; change that target to face-down Defence Position.

"We'll see about that" Zane replies, "From my hand I activate the Quickplay Magic DE-FUSION!"

De-Fusion - Quickplay Magic. - Target 1 Fusion Monster on the field; return that target to the Extra Deck, then, if all the Fusion Material Monsters that were used for its Fusion Summon are in your Graveyard, you can Special Summon all of them.

"This splits my Cyber End Dragon into 3 regular Cyber Dragons" I shrug, unconcerned.

"Proto-Cyber Dragon attack Entermate Amenboat with Proto-Strident Blast!" Stage 1.

"I activate the effect of Entermate Amenboat, when it's attacked in face-up attack mode, I switch it to defence mode and negate the attack."

Zane still has that 'I'm going to win' smirk , replying "I still have 3 more attacks"

"Cyber Dragon attack Entermate Amenboat with Strident Blast." Amenboat dies in a pixilated explosion. Poor bug, he played his role well.

Mindy and Jasmine both shout "Zane is going to win!" and Alexis shakes her head at them and says "Kamito is always up to something, you should know that from his duels by now."

"Cyber Dragon number 2 , attack Kamito directly with Strident Blast!" I smirk, not that anyone can tell and shout

"As expected, I activate the facedown card ENTERMATE CALL"

Entermate Call – Normal Trap - When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack: Target that attacking monster; negate the attack, and if you do, add up to 2 "Entermate" monsters from your Deck to your hand, whose total DEF is less than or equal to the ATK of the targeted monster. Until the end of your next turn after this card resolves, you cannot Special Summon monsters from the Extra Deck.

"Entermate Call negates a direct attack, and lets me add up to 2 Entermate monsters who's combined Defence points are lower than the Attack of the negated attacking monsters Attack points" "I add Entermate Skullcrobat Joker and Entermate Helprincess from my deck to my hand".

Entermate Skullcrobat Joker – Level 4 – Spellcaster/Dark/Pendulum/Effect 1800 Atk/100 Def / Scale 8

Pendulum Effect

You cannot Pendulum Summon monsters, except "Entermate" monsters, "Magician" Pendulum Monsters, and "Odd-Eyes" monsters. This effect cannot be negated.

Monster Effect

When this card is Normal Summoned: You can add 1 "Entermate" monster, "Magician" Pendulum Monster, or "Odd-Eyes" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Entermate Skullcrobat Joker".

Entermate Helprincess - Level 4 Warrior/Dark/Effect - 1200 Atk 1200 Def

When you Normal or Special summon an Entermate monster (except during the damage step) You can special summon this card from your hand

Zane looks frustrated at this "Well, you'll survive this turn, but I still have one more attack. Cyber Dragon 3 , Attack him directly with Strident Blast"

"From my hand I discard Entermage Damage Juggler to negate all battle damage from 1 attack"

Entermage Damage Juggler – Level 4 – Spellcaster/Light/Effect – 1500 Atk/1000 Def

During either player's turn, when a card or effect is activated that would inflict damage to you: You can discard this card; negate the activation, and if you do, destroy that card. During either player's Battle Phase: You can discard this card; reduce the next battle damage you would take this turn to 0. You can banish this card from your Graveyard; add 1 "Entermage" monster from your Deck to your hand, except "Entermage Damage Juggler". You can only use this effect of "Entermage Damage Juggler" once per turn.

"Dammit, I end my turn" Zane exclaims in frustration.

Alexis laughs at this point and says to Mindy and Jasmine "I was entirely unsurprised that he had a plan, but turning Zane's attacks into more resources, that's just amusing. He'll win this turn now." Mindy and Jasmine look surprised, but seem to still hold doubt. Maybe once I beat Zane they'll see.

Turn 3 – Kamito

A third turn, how unusual. "I draw" Yeah, not playing that. Overkill is fun, but that would just be silly.

"I summon Entermate Skullcrobat Joker, and in response to my own successful summon, I summon Entermate Helprincess" Zane is clearly expecting Dark Rebellion, as is everyone in the room. "I activate the effect of Entermate Skullcrobat Joker and add Entermate Silver Claw to my hand.

Entermate Silver Claw - Level 4 – Scale 5 - Beast/Dark/Pendulum/Effect

1800 Atk 700 Def

Pendulum Effect – All Entermate monsters you control gain 300 attack

Monster Effect – When this card declares an attack, all Entermate monsters you CURRENTLY control gain 300 attack until the end of the battle phase

"I banish Entermage Damage Juggler in my grave in order to activate its effect. I add Entermage Hat Tricker from my deck to my hand"

Entermage Hat Tricker – Level 4 – Spellcaster/Earth/Effect 1100 Atk/1100 Def

If 2 or more monsters are on the field, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand). During either player's turn, when a card or effect is activated that would inflict damage to you: You can place 1 Entermage Counter on this card (max. 3), then make that effect damage to you 0. When the 3rd Entermage Counter is placed on this card, it's ATK and DEF become 3300.

"As there are 2 or more monsters on the field, I can special summon Hat Tricker directly to my field"

Show time "I activate the trap DNA SURGERY and declare the type Winged-Beast" everyone gasps, and I hear Alexis say "What is he up to"

DNA Surgery – Continuous Trap - Activate this card by declaring 1 Monster Type. All face-up monsters on the field become that Type.

"With the Level 4 Entermage Hat Tricker, Level 4 Entermate Helprincess and Level 4 Entermate Skullcrobat Joker treated as Winged-Beast type, I BUILD THE OVERLAY NETWORK" Gasps all around, 3 Level 4's for one summon.

"Obscured falcon! Raise your sharpened talons in front of adversity, spread your wings of rebellion! Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 4! Raid Raptors - Rise Falcon!"

Raidraptors – Rise Falcon - Rank 4 – Winged-Beast/Dark/XYZ/Effect 100 Atk/2000 Def

3 Level 4 Winged Beast-Type monsters

This card can attack all Special Summoned monsters your opponent controls once each. Once per turn: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card; this card gains ATK equal to the combined ATK of all face-up Special Summoned monsters your opponent currently controls until the end of this turn.

Everyone seems let down by this, obviously forgetting THAT MONSTERS HAVE EFFECTS.

"100 Attack" Zane states "So it must have an effect." And someone with brains

I hear Alexis say "Must have a powerful effect, I suspect we're about to see vast overkill."

"I Detach one Overlay Unit from Raidraptors – Rise Falcon in order to activate its effect. It gains attack equal to the combined Attack of all face up special summoned monsters you control until the end of the turn." Zane has an aghast look of shock and yells "WHAT"

Raidraptors – Rise Falcon Attack 100 + 2100 + 2100 + 2100 = 6400

"It can also attack all Special Summoned monsters you control once each. And THAT would be your 3 Cyber Dragons."

"Rise Falcon, Show them the path of rebellion, Attack all 3 Cyber Dragons, BRAVE CLAW REVOLUTION!" Rise Falcon takes off like a Jet, and carves up all 3 Cyber Dragons like Christmas turkeys.

Zane LP 4000 – 4300 – 4300 – 4300 = -8900

DUEL END – VICTOR – KAMITO

"Nice Duel Zane, made me work for it, you're a good opponent" I toss him a Card pack and he questions "What's this?" I shrug and say "Oh, Cyber Dragon support cards, fairly new, figured you'd want them" He shakes my hand and says "Thanks, you're a good friend, and an even better duelist. This was the first time I lost, and it was an eye opener, if there are duellists as powerful as you out there, if I ever want to go pro, I need to keep practising, I was getting complacent due to the lack of decent competition." I nod approvingly and say "Yeah, I'll likely hit the pro tag circuit with Fate at some point after finding her, having the same issue of growing complacent myself, she's the only one to ever beat me, and I'm the only one to ever beat her" Zane looks amazed and says "If she's as good as you, when we find her, I'll have to duel her as well." I laugh and say "Duelling Fate is a learning experience, that's for sure. Want to go watch the final Duel of the day, Jaden vs Chazz, hopefully Jaden will be more competent this time." Zane nods and we head towards the other duel arena.

As we head there we hear Chancellor Sheppard's voice over a loudspeaker "Congratulations Kamito, you actually had a few of us worried for a second there, now for the final duel of the day, Jaden Yuki vs Chazz Manjyoume Princeton".

Zane and I take our seats at that, rather empty row, Chazz has lost a fair few times now, and Jaden is a Slifer, so the turnout isn't packed like my duel was.

"Ready to lose this time Slacker?" Chazz exclaims cockily

"Dream on Chazz" Jaden says, calmly. Perhaps I finally got through to him.

Duel Start – Jaden 4000 LP – Chazz 4000 LP

"Call it Slacker" Chazz tosses the coin and Jaden calls "Tails" The coin lands and Chazz says "Heads, I'm taking the first move!"

Turn 1 - Chazz

"I DRAW"

"I summon V-Tiger Jet"

V-Tiger Jet Level 4 - Machine/Light/Normal - 1600 Atk/ 1800 Def

"Next I activate Frontline base"

Frontline Base – Continuous Magic - Once per turn you can Special Summon 1 level 4 or below Union monster from your hand

"With the effect of Frontline Base I Special Summon W-Wing Catapult"

W-Wing Catapult - Level 4 - Machine/Light/Union 1300 Atk/1500 Def

Once per turn, you can equip this card to a "V-Tiger Jet" you control, OR unequip it to Special Summon this card in face-up Attack Position. When equipped to a monster by this card's effect, the equipped monster gains 400 ATK and DEF. (A monster can only be equipped with 1 Union Monster at a time. If the equipped monster would be destroyed by battle, destroy this card instead.)

"I banish both V and W to fuse them together and form VW-Tiger Catapult."

VW-Tiger Catapult – Level 6 - Machine/Light/Fusion/Effect 2000 Atk/ 2100 Def

"V-Tiger Jet" + "W-Wing Catapult"

This card can only be Special Summoned from your Extra Deck by removing from play the above cards you control. (You do not use "Fusion"). You can discard 1 card from your hand to change the battle position of 1 monster your opponent controls. (Flip Effects are not activated at this time.)

"Same moves Chazz used against you, wonder if Jaden will manage" Alexis , who has moved in to the seat next to mine remarks. I shrug and say "Hex Lex, Kid'll be fine, what'd you think of Rise Falcon" She laughs and says "Rather powerful, guess its kinda useless against all normal summoned stuff though" I nod approvingly and say "Yeah, Dark Rebellion for normal summoned stuff or 1-2 monsters, Rise Falcon for drastic drastic overkill vs special summoned stuff."

Back to Chazz "I play Pot of Greed - I draw 2 Cards"

Pot of Greed – Normal Magic - Draw 2 Cards

"I set a card and end my turn, your move slacker"

Turn 2 – Jaden

"I draw"

"I summon Elemental Hero Prisma in Attack mode"

Elemental Hero – Prisma – Level 4 - Warrior/Light/Effect – 1700 Atk/1100 Def

Once per turn: You can reveal 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, then send 1 of the Fusion Materials listed on that card from your Main Deck to the Graveyard; this card's name becomes the sent monster's until the End Phase.

"I activate Prisma's effect, revealing Thunder Giant from my extra deck, and then sending Clayman from my deck to the grave, I have Prisma count as Clayman for this turn

Elemental Hero Thunder Giant – Level 6 – Warrior/Fusion/Light/Effect

2400 Atk/1500 Def

"Elemental HERO Sparkman" + "Elemental HERO Clayman"

Must first be Fusion Summoned. Once per turn: You can discard 1 card to target 1 face-up monster on the field with original ATK less than the ATK of this card; destroy that target.

Elemental Hero Clayman – Level 4 – Warrior/Earth/Normal – 800 Atk/2000 Def

"I play the Magic Fake Hero, this allows me to Special Summon a Hero monster from my hand, but it can't attack, and it returns to my hand at the end of the turn"

Fake Hero – Normal Magic - Special Summon 1 "Elemental HERO" monster from your hand. That monster cannot attack, and returns to the hand during the End Phase.

"Then why bother playing it at all slacker " Chazz remarks cockily, Jaden just shrugs and says "you'll see " I turn to Alexis and Zane and say "Stratos I assume". And Et Voilà

"With Fake Hero's Effect I Special summon Elemental Hero Stratos!"

Elemental Hero – Stratos – Level 4 – Warrior/Wind/Effect 1800 Atk/300 Def

When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can activate 1 of these effects.

● Add 1 "HERO" monster from your Deck to your hand.

● You can destroy Spell/Trap Cards on the field, up to the number of "HERO" monsters you control,

"I choose to activate effect number 2 of Stratos, for Each Elemental Hero monster I control, including itself, I can destroy 1 of your Magic or Trap Cards. Stratos and Prisma counted as Clayman means I can pop your Frontline base AND your facedown card"

Facedown turns out to be Hyper Coat, Guess he was going to use it on VWXYZ if he summoned it.

Hyper Coat – Continuous Trap - Select 1 face-up "V", "W", "X", "Y", and/or "Z" Machine-Type monster you control and equip this card to it. It gains 500 ATK and is unaffected by your opponent's Spell, Trap, and Effect Monsters' effects. When it is removed from the field, destroy this card.

"DAMMIT" Chazz exclaims violently.

"I play my own Pot of Greed - I draw 2"

Pot of Greed – Normal Magic – Draw 2 Cards

"Next I play Fusion"

Fusion – Normal Magic - Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or your side of the field as Fusion Materials.

"I Fuse the Prisma counted as Clayman and the Elemental Hero Sparkman in my hand and form ELEMENTAL HERO THUNDER GIANT"

Elemental Hero Sparkman – Level 4 – Warrior/Light/Normal 1600 Atk/1400 Def

"I activate Thunder Giant's effect, destroying 1 monster who's original attack is lower than his own. Destroy VW-Tiger Catapult with VOLTIC THUNDER!"

Jaden switches to his battle phase and...

"Thunder Giant attack Chazz directly with STATIC BLAST!"

Chazz LP 4000 – 2400 = 1600

"I set 2 cards facedown and end my turn."

Turn 3 – Chazz

"I DRAW!"

"I play Monster Reborn to bring back Tiger Catapult!"

Monster Reborn – Normal Magic - Target 1 monster in either player's Graveyard; Special Summon it.

VW-Tiger Catapult – Level 6 - Machine/Light/Fusion/Effect 2000 Atk/ 2100 Def

"V-Tiger Jet" + "W-Wing Catapult"

"I play another Frontline base!"

Frontline Base - Continuous Magic - Once per turn you can Special Summon 1 level 4 or below Union monster from your hand

"I summon X-Head Cannon!"

X-Head Cannon – Level 4 – Machine/Light/Normal - 1800 Atk/1500 Def

"With the Effect of Frontline Base I summon Y-Dragon Head

Y-Dragon Head – Level 4 - Machine/Union/Light/Effect - 1500 Atk/1600 Def

Once per turn, you can either: Target 1 "X-Head Cannon" you control; equip this card to that target, OR: Unequip this card and Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position. While equipped by this effect, the equipped monster gains 400 ATK and DEF. (A monster can only be equipped with 1 Union monster at a time. If the equipped monster would be destroyed by battle, destroy this card instead.)

"Next I play Double Summon!"

Double Summon – Normal Magic - You can conduct 2 Normal Summons/Sets this turn, not just 1.

"With my Extra summon I summon Z-Metal Tank"

Z-Metal Tank – Level 4 – Machine/Union/Light/Effect 1500 Atk/1300 Def

Once per turn, you can either: Target 1 "X-Head Cannon" or "Y-Dragon Head" you control; equip this card to that target, OR: Unequip this card and Special Summon it in face-up Attack Position. While equipped by this effect, the equipped monster gains 600 ATK and DEF. (A monster can only be equipped with 1 Union monster at a time. If the equipped monster would be destroyed by battle, destroy this card instead.)

"I banish X Y AND Z " Yet the real Xyz summons are far cooler I note to myself, grinning " To form XYZ DRAGON CANNON

XYZ-Dragon Cannon – Level 8 Machine/Fusion/Light/Effect – 2800 Atk/2600 Def

"X-Head Cannon" + "Y-Dragon Head" + "Z-Metal Tank"

Must first be Special Summoned (from your Extra Deck) by banishing the above cards you control. (You do not use "Polymerization".) Cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard. You can discard 1 card, then target 1 card your opponent controls; destroy that target.

"You'd think I'm done, but THIS ISNT EVEN MY FINAL FORM" Cliche much.

"I merge VW And XYZ to create MY ULTIMATE MONSTER, VWXYZ DRAGON CATAPULT CANNON"

VWXYZ -Dragon Catapult Cannon – Level 8 – Machine/Fusion/Light/Effect

3000 Atk/2800 Def

"VW-Tiger Catapult" + "XYZ-Dragon Cannon"

This card can only be Special Summoned from your Extra Deck by removing from play the above cards you control. (You do not use "Polymerization"). Once per turn, remove from play 1 card your opponent controls. When this card attacks, you can change the battle position of the attack target. (Flip Effects are not activated at this time.)

"I activate the Effect of V to Z to banish one of your monsters."

"Not so fast Chazz, I activate BREAKTHROUGH SKILL" this negates one of your monsters effects until the end of turn"

Breakthrough Skill – Normal Trap - Target 1 face-up Effect Monster your opponent controls; that face-up monster your opponent controls has its effects negated until the end of this turn. During your turn, except the turn this card was sent to the Graveyard: You can banish this card from your Graveyard, then target 1 face-up Effect Monster your opponent controls; that target has its effects negated until the end of this turn.

Was that in the card set I convinced the Card shop lady to give Jaden? I shrug

"Fine" Chazz yells in frustration "I'll take it out with an attack" Switching to his battle phase I see

"VWXYZ DRAGON CATAPULT CANNON, ATTACK THUNDER GIANT!" And Scene. Silly Chazz, Jaden has a facedown. "I activate my facedown card, HERO BARRIER, this negates one attack so long as I control a Hero monster. Which I do."

Hero Barrier – Normal Trap - Negate 1 attack from an opponent's monster. You must control a face-up "Elemental HERO" monster to resolve this effect.

"DAMMIT I CANT LOSE TO THIS SLACKER " " I END MY TURN " Chazz yells in absolute frustration, losing this duel will place him very near rock bottom, I think.

Turn 4 – Jaden

"I draw!"

"I Normal summon Elemental Hero Stratos in Attack mode"

Elemental Hero – Stratos – Level 4 – Warrior/Wind/Effect 1800 Atk/300 Def

When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can activate 1 of these effects.

● Add 1 "HERO" monster from your Deck to your hand.

● You can destroy Spell/Trap Cards on the field, up to the number of "HERO" monsters you control,

"I activate Stratos first effect, allowing me to add a HERO monster from my deck to my hand. I choose Elemental Hero Wildheart!"

Elemental Hero Wildheart – Level 4 - Warrior/Earth/Effect 1500 Atk/1600 Def

This card is unaffected by Trap effects.

"Next I play Fusion!"

Fusion – Normal Magic - Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or your side of the field as Fusion Materials.

"I fuse Wildheart from my hand with the Stratos on my field in order to form a monster with the power of the Spirit of the Earth. Come forth ELEMENTAL HERO GAIA!"

Elemental Hero – Gaia – Level 6 - Warrior/Fusion/Earth/Effect - 2200 Atk/2600 Def

1 "Elemental HERO" monster + 1 EARTH monster

Must be Fusion Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. When this card is Fusion Summoned: Target 1 face-up monster your opponent controls; until the End Phase, its ATK is halved and this card gains the same amount of ATK.

"I activate Gaia's effect, When it's successfully fusion summoned, I target one monster you control , halve its attack points and add those attack points to my own, Guess it works a bit like Dark Rebellion's effect" Jaden added on to the end, Cheekily. I should crush him for that.

VWXYZ Dragon Catapult Cannon Attack 3000 – 1500 = 1500

Elemental Hero – Gaia Attack 2200 + 1500 = 3700

And Jaden has won, he's getting competent at least.

"BATTLE , Thunder Giant, attack VWXYZ with Static Blast"

Chazz LP 1600 - 900 = 700

"Now Elemental Hero Gaia, attack Chazz directly, Crush him with the force of earth"

Chazz LP 700 – 3700 = -3000

DUEL END – VICTOR – Jaden

"That's game Chazz, sweet duel". Jaden, ever the happy go lucky child says

"I...I lost, I can't believe I lost to the slacker!" Chazz yells in angst

After a short conversation of hearing Jaden being offered promotion to Ra Yellow, doubt he'll take it, he's far too loyal to Syrus and the ManKoala to leave them for a different dorm, We all hear our results, I came joint top on the theory, with a perfect score, and top overall on the practical, as I beat the top student in the school. I say my goodbyes to Alexis and Zane and head back to the boat to analyse today

Wonder if Sheppard will let me be exempt from Banner's class, I swear that guy has it in for me for some reason, that Cat definitely does.

AN – Changes - Anime Rise Falcon – too good a card not to Cameo in with DNA Surgery

Jaden getting better cards, Stratos and Prisma early make him less of a useless git that barely wins every duel.

Buffed Stratos a little (horrifying I know) let it include itself for its Destruction effect.

Next up is Titan. And likely a mutilated Titan at that.

Edit Fixed the spelling mostly.