Yay! I got a lot of reviews last chapter!! I think I finally found the secret... (plot plot plot)

Sirfunchalot: Well, I actually got the FLC cards from here XD And yeah... this chapter also made me want to make an agent deck! I put those cards in the FLC so I could make an Agent deck! XD

Writer of Fate: I'm glad you like the fic. That means one more fan :-)

ForensicDuelist: By "Baka" do you mean "Kura" or "Baku" or "Bakura"? Or do you mean... "Baka"? If you do, then I'm confused... Oh, and KK did XD

AsukaTenjoin: Well, the guy that beat Amanda is the antagonist (sort of). So you'll see how he's beaten XD (Of course, who says he loses? (FORESHADOW!!!))

Serephim: Well, what exactly do you want about it? lol

Latoma: Thx for the review... except for the DBZ part. I don't get it, so I can't really tell if it's a compliment or not XD

Catblack: Well, the fact that your name is Amanda and I had a character named Amanda is just coincidence... after all, it was Asuka's idea for her name. A few of the characters in my fic have the same name as some of my friends, but it was just coincidence XD

Now, on with the fic! Some cards in here have had their effects changed from their original TCG counterparts... so don't say "You messed up this card!"


Chapter 11: Icarus Attack

It was nighttime; Sam and Chris were watching TV in their room, but Chris wasn't really paying attention. Chris was talking to Yami about the return of Bakura.

'So Bakura lives in the Millennium Ring, right?' Chris asked.

'Correct. He is very devious and cunning, so watch out for his tricks,' Yami warned. 'He'll play games with your mind, so don't fall for his plans. He also uses powerful, dark fiends in his deck.'

'Okay, but—' Chris was cut off by a knock at the door. "I'll get it," he said as he got up. He opened the door, and an Obelisk about an inch shorter than Chris with short brown hair was standing there.

"Hey, Chris!" He happily greeted. "Can I come in?"

"Uh…"

"Thanks Chris! You're the best!"

"Okay…" Chris said as he began to close the door. However, it was pushed back open by a blonde Ra girl.

"Hey, can I come in too? Thanks!"

"Well, um, actually…" Chris began but was interrupted by a redhead Obelisk girl.

"If they're coming in, then you have to let me in too!"

Then, before Chris could even utter another word, a bunch of other academy students poured in, filling the entire room. As soon as Chris managed to close the door, the first Obelisk to enter came up to him.

"Hey, here's a rare card," he said, slipping it into Chris' hands. "And so now can you get me to meet someone with rare cards?"

"I don't really know what you're talking about," Chris said, giving back the card.

"I don't want to meet her!" Said a slifer boy, walking up to Chris. "I just want an autograph!"

"An autograph of wh—" Chris was cut off by a brunette slifer girl.

"Well, can I have autographed photo?"

"OF WHO?" Chris yelled.

They all looked at him for a moment, and then burst out laughing. "That's a good one!"

By now, Chris was thoroughly annoyed. "ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT! EVERYONE OUT!" He yelled even louder than before as he opened the door. Everyone began grumbling and groaning as they filed out the door. "Boy, that was weird," Chris sighed after everyone left. "Right Sam? Uh… Sam?" Chris looked around the room and discovered it was entirely empty. He quickly opened the door again. "SAM?"

"Yes?" Sam asked as he emerged from the remaining crowd into the room.

"Why did you leave?"

"Well, you did say everyone out," Sam smiled.

"For someone so smart, you can sometimes be so dumb," Chris bluntly said as he closed the door, not amused. "But still, that was weird, right?"

"Well, your sister is coming to Duel Academy tomorrow," Sam said casually as he went back down to the couch.

"SHE IS?" Chris exploded again. "When did you find this out?"

"Just now," Sam explained. "I overheard two people talking about it out there."

"Hmm… well I wonder why she's coming," Chris thought aloud.

"I don't know. Duel Academy does get guest Pro Duelist speakers, but not until later in the year."

"Well, we'll find out tomorrow," Chris yawned as he went into the bathroom, changed, and went to bed.


Chris yawned again as he got up. A second later, the alarm clock went off and Chris almost immediately turned it off. Wow, Sam must be rubbing off on me! Chris joked to himself.

'Maybe,' Yami interrupted, 'but if that was the case I think your dueling would be a little bit better.'

'Well, I'll just have to improve my dueling skills all day, which I can do because its Saturday! Of course, because I need to improve so much, I don't think you'll be able to duel at all,' Chris countered. He got up and got changed; he saw Sam writing on some papers as he walked from the bedroom to the bathroom. He changed, and got out just as he got out someone knocked on their door.

Sam looked up to see if Chris was going to answer the door, and when this was confirmed he went back to his work.

Chris opened the door and saw his sister standing in the doorway. She was tall, about one and a half heads taller than Chris, with a slightly paler skin tone. She had dark eyes and hair that matched Chris'; her wavy hair reached down to her lower back. She wore red lipstick. All her clothes, her gloves, coat, pants, shoes, and bracelets were white. "Hello, Chris," she said in her usually devious tone.

"Hello Samantha," Chris replied. "Sam, I think you'd work better in the bedroom."

Samantha was puzzled by this and tilted her head slightly to the side, but then saw the other boy in the room—presumably his roommate "Sam"—look up from his papers and respond, "No, I'm fine here."

"Sam, I really think you'd work better in the bedroom," Chris said through gritted teeth.

"Huh? But why—oh, Oh! I see!" Sam finally understood as he gathered his papers and went into the other room.

"So, what do you want?" Chris asked as he stepped aside and let Samantha in.

"Well…" Samantha began.

"Hold on," Chris quickly interrupted. He went to Sam's door and opened it. Sam, who was sitting at the computer, heard the door open and turned his head.

"What?"

"Oh, never mind; nothing," Chris apologized as he closed the door.

"What was that about?" Samantha inquired.

"Eavesdropping," Chris simply replied.

"Anyway, I want you to come to the Pro League!"

"WHAT?" Chris exploded… again. "Why? No! I won't! Why in the world would you ask that? Am I even allowed to go in now?"

"Well, in the order you asked, I want you to come to the Pro League, because Mom and Dad said you could, Come on, please, because I'm supposed to, and yes," Samantha answered.

"Okay, so Mom and Dad want me to. But why do you want me?" Chris asked.

"I don't feel like answering that," Samantha replied.

"And I don't feel going to the Pro Leagues," said Chris.

"Why not? It'll be great! You'll be able to duel all you want, you'll get tons of money, everyone will like you-"

"Exactly!" Chris cut in. "Everywhere I went, people would always like me and treat me different because I was a Gold! But not here! People here don't know me because I don't duel in the Pro Leagues or anything like that! At parties or when we go out, I'm with Mom and Dad, so people immediately know who I am! It was fun at first, but now I'm sick and tired of it! For once in my life, I'm being treated like a normal human being! Sure, they know I'm a gold, but they don't treat me differently! Here I'm just another normal Ra yellow whose parents happen to be good duelists!"

"Oh, stop being so selfish!" Samantha yelled after Chris' outburst. "While you're here playing with your stupid little schoolmates, you're ruining our family's reputation! I mean, what do you suppose other people will think about us when they learn that one of us has to go to school just to learn to be a good duelist?! When I entered the Pro League two years ago, I was just sixteen, and our popularity skyrocketed! Imagine how well we'd do if we got a fifteen year-old into the Pro Leagues!"

"It doesn't matter how much I imagine it, Samantha, 'cause it's not going to happen!"

"Oh, come on!" Samantha protested. "It's not like this stupid school is going to help you become a better duelist."

"Oh yes it will!" Chris yelled. "In fact, I'll prove it to you today in a duel!"

"Fine," Samantha smiled. "Today at noon in the Main Dueling Arena in the Cathedral. When you lose then you are going to come to the Pro Leagues with me! Don't be late," she said as she left the dorm room.

"Yeah! I'm gonna beat Sammie in a duel and stay in school!" Chris cheered, but then realized what he had done; he rarely ever beat Samantha! "Aw, no! I'm gonna lose to Sammie and leave the school!" he moaned as he fell to the ground and tears streamed out of his eyes.

"Can I come in now?" Sam asked as he opened the door, but when he saw Chris sobbing on the floor he quickly receded back into the bedroom.


Chris entered the corridor to the dueling arena; it was like Manukan's duel in that there was no grounded dueling arena so Chris and his sister would be using their duel disks. Samantha was already there with her white duel disk unfolded, waving and blowing kisses to the cheering audience.

At least I have a lot of support, Chris thought to himself as he walked into the dueling field. Well, until he realized they were all cheering for his sister. In fact, he thought he heard the cheers diminish when he went onto the stage. When he looked around, he couldn't even find Sarah, Sam, or Kengake.

"It's about time you got here," Samantha said as she turned to Chris.

"Oh, let's just get this over with," Chris snapped as his duel disk unfolded.

"LET'S DUEL!"

Samantha: 4000; Chris: 4000

"Age before bratty," Samantha said as she drew a card(6).

It doesn't matter which category we go by, Chris through. You'd go first either way!

'Should I duel for you?' Yami asked.

'No, she's my sister,' Chris sighed.

"And I'll start off with a monster known as Birdface(5;1600/1600), in attack mode! I'll end my turn with a set spell/trap(4)." A strange bird with a golden head, blue chest, and green legs materialized and squawked at Chris.

"I'll take that birdbrain down, no problem!" Chris yelled as he drew(6). "I summon Mach Swordsman(5;1700/1200) and set a spell/trap(4) to match yours! Now, Mach Swordsman, attack!"

"Activate Icarus Attack!" Samantha yelled. Just as the swordsman was about to make contact with Birdface, Birdface flew up.

"What's that?" Chris wondered.

"Well, you might understand better if I explain the myth of Daedalus and Icarus," Samantha began. "Daedalus and his son Icarus were stuck in a tower on an island. Daedalus, being a great inventor, made wings out of wax and feathers for them, and they began to fly to safety. Daedalus warned Icarus to not veer too far to the sun or sea. However Icarus, being so thrilled by the joy of flight, flew too high up and the wax melted from the heat of the sun, and he dropped down into the sea and drowned. Daedalus, although saddened by the loss of his son, continued to land."

"That's a nice little story, but how does it relate to your trap?" Chris asked.

"Why don't you look up and see?" Samantha pointed up and Chris followed the finger; he saw Birdface flying up to the top of the arena. When she reached the top, she folded her wings and began to dive down to the field. She made no effort to slow down, and crashed into the dueling field. When the smoke cleared, no cards were left in play. "Oh, and because Birdface was sent to my graveyard I can add a Harpie Lady from my deck to my hand(5).

"Fine, I'll end with another spell/trap(3)."

"My move!" Samantha smiled as she drew(6). "And I'll start with Harpie Lady 1(5;1300+600/1400), and she gives all wind monsters a 300 attack boost! So now attack!" A woman with yellow talons, green wings, a purple bodysuit, and long red hair appeared and flew at Chris.

"I have a trick of my own!" Chris yelled. "Last Minute Reinforcements! So now I can summon Sangan(2;1000-200/600-200) from my hand!" Just as the harpie was going to make contact with Chris a small brown three-eyed creature appeared and took the hit. "And now I can take a weak monster from my deck and add it to my hand(3)!"

"Fine, make your move!"

"Thanks, I will," Chris smiled as he drew(4). "Now I'll summon Marauding Captain(3;1200/400), and using his effect I can also summon Mystic Swordsman LV4(2;1900/1600)!" A blonde-haired man in armor appeared in front of Chris, and the blue robed warrior with the doubled-bladed sword joined him.

"I remember those pathetic monsters that Mom and Dad got you for your birthday," Samantha laughed. "You'll never beat me with those!"

"Well let's see how pathetic you think this is! Attack!" The swordsman jumped forward and quickly destroyed the harpie.

Samantha: 3700; Chris: 4000

"And now Marauding Captain, it's your turn!" The man ran to Samantha and quickly slashed at her chest.

Samantha: 2500; Chris: 4000

Chris expected the crowd to start cheering for him, but instead they booed. "I'll set a spell/trap(1) and then you can go, but my swordsman levels up to LV6(2300/1700)!"

"Draw(6)!" Samantha yelled. "I'll start with Winds of Revival(5), allowing me to send Swift Birdman Joe(2300/1400) from my hand to the grave(4) to summon back Harpie Lady 1!" In a swirl of silver winds, the harpie appeared again on the field. "Then I can play Elegant Egotist(3), allowing me to special summon Harpie Lady Sisters(1950+300/2100)!"

"And I thought one was bad enough," Chris moaned to himself as Harpie Lady split into four copies of the original. "Harpie Lady Sisters is strong, but not strong enough to defeat Mystic Swordsman LV6!"

"Maybe not now, but with this card it will be!" Samantha's duel disk's field slot opened, and she put a card into it(2). The field turned into a jungle-like battlefield, with a few ferns and trees scattered around. "This card is called Harpies' Hunting Ground! Not only does it increase my winged-beast's attack and defense by 200, but whenever I summon a harpie I can destroy one of your spells or traps! Now, Harpie Lady, attack and destroy Marauding Captain, and then Harpie Lady Sisters, attack Mystic Swordsman LV6!"

Samantha: 2500; Chris: 3050

"I set a spell/trap(1), and end my turn."

"Draw(3)!" Chris yelled. "Now I play Lightning Vortex(2), discarding a card from my hand to the grave(1) to destroy all your monsters! I'll set a monster(0), and end my turn."

"You'll pay for that," Samantha growled as she drew(2). "I'll summon another Harpie Lady 1(1)! I then play Search for Heritage(0), letting me special summon another Harpie Lady 1 from my deck!" Harpies identical to the first appeared on the field and their attack jumped up to 2100. "Now, attack Chris' face-down!" A strange, transparent woman was revealed. She chanted a spell, and one of the harpie's received a blue aura just before the other clawed through the woman.

"That was my Tsukuyomi(1100/1400)," Chris explained as Samantha's harpie turned into a card. "When she's flipped up she can flip a monster on the field face-down! And seeing as you have nothing else do to, I'll take my turn." Chris smiled when he saw the card he had received(1). "Because we've both exhausted our hands, I think this will help! Card of Sanctity(0)!" The golden coins fell from above as both players drew 6 cards(6). "I set a monster(5) and a spell/trap(4) and end my turn."

"Chris, you're about to see the true power of my deck," Samantha laughed as she drew(7). "First I'll tribute my two harpies to summon Harpie's Pet Dragon(6;2000+200/2500+200)!" The two women disappeared and in their place a giant, red dragon with a green gem on its forehead and a chain around its neck appeared, and roared at Chris. "And now my dragon can destroy your set trap card!" The trap card began to flip up, but the dragon's fireball obliterated it before its effect could activate.

"Well that was a stupid move," Chris snorted. "Your dragon may have more attack points than your harpies, but only 100. Plus, destroying my trap wasn't that big of a deal."

"We'll see about that," Samantha smiled. "I activate my face-down trap, Hysteric Party! So by simple discarding a card from my hand(5) I can summon back all Harpie Ladies from my graveyard!" In a giant whirlwind the three winged ladies reappeared. The gathered around the dragon, and Chris gasped as their attack points shot up to 2400 and the dragon's to 4000! "I'll then play my second Elegant Egotist(4), summoning another Harpie Lady Sisters! Next I use my Triple Threat(3) spell card! By discarding two cards from my hand(1), I can add two copies of a card in my deck to my hand, as long as I already have one copy of that card in my hand!" The deck spit out two cards(3) as Harpie Lady Sister's attack increased to 3050.

What cards could she have chosen? Chris asked himself. She already has all three of her Harpie Ladies out.

"I'm sure you're wondering which card I have selected," Samantha said as she placed 3 magic cards into her duel disk(0), "And I'll be happy to show you! It's an equip spell called Chthonian Alliance, and I'm using one copy on each Harpie Lady. So now for every other Harpie Lady on the field, each of my harpies gain 800 attack points, increasing them to match my dragon! Now, Harpie's Pet Dragon, attack Chris' set monster!" The crowd cheered wildly as the dragon conjured a giant fireball, and launched it at Chris' monster, which was revealed to be a muscular, red beast. The fireball hit its target, but the beast remained intact. "What? Why wasn't your Great Angus(1800/600) destroyed?" Samantha yelled.

"Simple, my trap," Chris answered.

"But I destroyed it!"

"Not exactly. It was Waboku, which has a lingering effect. So even though you destroyed it, I could still chain it and use its effect."

"Fine. Go."

"With pleasure," Chris said, drawing(5). "I set 1 spell/trap(4) face-down, and end my turn.

"You can't stall forever," Samantha said as she picked up the top card of her deck(1). "I'll start off my turn with Winds of Healing(0), increasing my lifepoints by a full 1000!"

Samantha: 3500; Chris: 3050

"Now, Harpie Lady Sisters, attack Great Angus!" The sisters flew forward and slashed at Great Angus, but Great Angus was able to withstand the attack yet again.

"I have more than one Waboku, just like you have more than one Harpie Lady," Chris solemnly said.

"Alright, Chris. I'll end my turn," Samantha said. "Buy why don't you just give up? You can't just stall forever; as soon as you draw the wrong card, it's game over. I have four 4000-attack point monsters! You'll have a much better time at the Pro Leagues."

Maybe she's right, Chris sadly thought. Nobody here is rooting for me. I probably would have a better time in the Pro Leagues. I might as well surrender… Chris began to place his hand on his deck, but Yami appeared and stopped him.

'Chris, don't give up yet. You still have one card left to draw.'

'Yeah, so what? It's not like anyone here wants me to draw that card. Not even my friends showed up.'

'Oh really?' Yami asked, pointing up near the top of the stadium.

Chris followed his gesture, and saw Sarah, Sam, and Kengake sitting together! Not only that, but they were sad! They were concerned Chris was going to lose! They wanted him to win! 'Are you going to really just give up without even seeing what the last card on top of your deck is?'

'No…no I'm not!' "DRAW(5)!" Chris forcefully ripped the top card off his deck(5). "Y'know what, Sammie? I think I've just found your weak point."

"But I don't have any weak points!" Samantha laughed.

"Exactly," Chris smiled, confusing Samantha. "I summon Armored Knight(4;500/2000)!"

"That monster can't let you win!" Samantha shouted. "It can only protect you from two attacks, and I have five strong monsters!"

"I know, and it only works while in defense mode. Besides, I'm summoning him in attack!"

"But… why would you summon your monster in attack mode?"

"Because he won't be my monster for long! Go: Creature Swap(3)!" Chris shouted.

"Yes, that would be useful," Samantha said, "Except for the fact that I can choose Harpie Lady Sisters, and then you won't be able to damage me enough to win, and I'll just defeat you next turn!"

"Yes, but I say you're giving me Harpie's Pet Dragon!" Chris demanded. "And I'm allowed to do that because I have a card called Universal Remote(2)! Think of it as an updated version of Enemy Controller; however, the upgrade comes with a price: half my lifepoints to be exact. But it's well worth it, because now I choose your target for Creature Swap!"

Samantha: 3500; Chris: 1525

A black remote appeared in front of Chris, and a wire came out of it and attached it to Samantha's duel disk. The Armored Knight card and Harpie's Pet Dragon card were launched out of their duel disks by an automatic mechanism, and then landed on the opposing duel disk as a colored circle rotated the holographic monsters 180 degrees on the field. "And because your effects affect the entire field instead of just your side of the field, Harpie's Pet Dragon doesn't lose a single point! So now, attack Armored Knight!" The dragon launched another giant fireball at the knight, which was immediately destroyed. Then the fireball continued into Samantha. When the smoke cleared, Samantha was on her knees and smoke was emanating from her clothes.

Samantha: 0; Chris: 1525

"I won! I'm staying here!" Chris yelled, jumping for joy. The crowd was cheering, but Chris could tell it was nowhere near as enthusiastic as when Samantha was winning.

"Chris," Samantha began quietly. She had crossed the field, and was standing before Chris. Her normally devious expression was replaced by a small sad smile, and she spoke with total sincerity. "This exemplifies my point. I was able to get into the Pro Leagues two years early at 16, and even now—two years later—you've beaten me. I'm sure they'd accept you in the Pro Leagues, and you'd be great. So please, it's entirely your choice, just please join the Pro Leagues... Will you?"

"Well… um…" Chris stammered. He hadn't expected her honesty. "Uh…" Chris just couldn't decide. After thinking for a few moments, he finally responded, "Actually, I think I'd like to…"


Samantha was on the deck of a boat, floating away from Duel Academy Island. "Chris… despite what I may have said," she said aloud, "I think you've made the right choice." She went to her cabin and opened the door. However, before she entered she turned around she looked back at the island and added, "And I hope you have a great time at Duel Academy."


There we go, another chapter done! The end might have been a little confusing tho...

Anyway, I think this goes unsaid... However, I'll saw it anyway! Review! XD


Card of the Day

Harpie Lady 1 (WIND)
Winged Beast/Effect
Level 4
ATK 1300/DEF 1400
This card's name is treated as "Harpie Lady". As long as this card remains face-up on the field, all WIND monsters gain 300 ATK.


Original Cards

Mach Swordsman; level 4; Warrior/Effect/EARTH; 1700/1200; You may halve this card's ATK until the end of the turn to let this card attack twice during the battle phase. Once in the duel when this card would be destroyed in battle you may keep this card on the field.

Last Minute Reinforcements; Trap; You can only activate this card when your opponent attacks your lifepoints directly. Special summon 1 level 3 or lower monster from your hand and decrease its ATK and DEF by 200. Redirect the attack to the summoned monster.

Winds of Revival; Spell; Discard 1 WIND monster in your hand to the graveyard whose level is two more than a WIND monster in your graveyard to special summon that monster.

Search for Heritage; Spell; Select 1 face-up monster on your field. Special summon a copy of that monster from your deck for each copy of that monster in your graveyard.

Triple Threat; Spell; Discard 2 cards from your hand. Select 1 card in your hand. Add two cards from your deck to your hand with the same name as the selected card.

Winds of Healing; Spell; Increase your lifepoints by 200 for each WIND monster on the field.

Armored Knight; Warrior/Effect/Earth; 4 stars; 500/2000; When this card in defense mode would be destroyed, you can keep this card on the field. If you choose to do this, decrease the original DEF of this card by 1500 for the remainder of the duel. You can only activate this effect once per duel.

Universal Remote; Quick-Play Spell; Pay half your lifepoints. Select and activate one of the following effects: -You can only choose this effect when your opponent would select a card for an effect. You choose the card instead. –Destroy one monster on the field. –Select and activate one "Enemy Controller" from your hand or deck.


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