This next chapter is gonna be about the third episode and some brother-sister bonding between Jaden and Serena
Chapter 3: A Duel in Love
Crowler POV
As Alexis, one of my top Obelisks, was explaining the different types of spell cards, I couldn't help but feel a surge of pride. "Perfect!" I said, "I expect nothing less from one of my top Obelisks." Alexis replied, " Yes, Dr. Crowler" 'Now, let's see which Slifer I can embarrass' I looked around the Slifer area and said, "You there, Syrus Truesdale. Can you explain to the class what a Field Spell is?" I saw Serena and Jaden glare at me because they know that I know all about Syrus' anxiety. Syrus stood up and nervously answered, "A F-field Spell is a th-thing that affects the thing and…. uh…." Everybody looked at Syrus like they expected him to know the answer and answer it like his older brother, Zane Truesdale. 'Mission accomplished!' I thought happily. "I know what it is, honest!" the little Truesdale said. "Ya know teach, you shouldn't make fun of us Slifers like that," Jaden said. I looked at him and Serena added, "Look at us, Jay and I are Slifers and we beat ya." Then they both said in unison, "So if you're making fun of us Slifers, you're really making fun of yourself!" I grabbed my handkerchief and began biting on it. The Slifer Duo closed their eyes and made peace signs.
After school, I walked into my office and thought, 'How dare those Slifers make a mockery of me! I need to get rid of them! If I try to get rid of Serena, Seto Kaiba will get her back in. However, I can get rid of Jaden!' I got to work on writing a fake love letter claiming that it was from Alexis Rhodes. 'Once Jaden reads this, he'll come looking for Alexis and I'll snap a picture of him! I'll be rid of him once and for all!'
Alexis POV
"Did you hear how they told Crowler off?" Mindy asked. "They've got some nerve talking to Crowler like that!" Jasmine insisted. "Hmm," I said, "I thought it was pretty cool" I turned around and I heard Mindy's shocked voice, "HIM cool?" and Jasmine's matter-of-fact tone, "Well, if you think about it" Asami squealed, "I think my sis has a crush!"
The next morning
Crowler POV
'Hehehe, I'll plant the "love letter" in Jaden's locker once I find it,' I thought, 'Ah, his shoes!' I planted the "love letter" in what I thought was Jaden's locker. Little did I know that it would be Syrus who got the "love letter" and would have to be dueled over by his best friend and the girl of his dreams!
Serena POV
'Ugh, math,' I thought, 'I hate math. Then again, I wouldn't be a duelist if I couldn't do math.' As I struggled to pay attention to stuff I thought wasn't related to Duel Monsters, a note appeared on my desk. U bored? it read. I glanced over to my right and saw that Jaden was glancing expectantly at the note. Yes I wrote and passed the note back to Jaden. He scribbled something down and passed it back.
I despise math
Me 2
Wanna hang out l8ter 2day?
Sure thing Jay!
Gr8! Meet u at the cliff
The bell rang and everybody proceeded to their next class.
Jaden POV
I was standing in the gym and I asked myself aloud, "Man, where's Syrus. He's gonna miss class!" Just then, our P.E. teacher, who also happened to be our school nurse, Ms. Fontaine, came through the door. "Hi everyone!" she said in a high voice, "I'm Fonda Fontaine and I'll be your P.E. teacher for the semester!"
Syrus POV
"Lousy girls restroom!" I exclaimed, "Why can't they make the signs bigger?" I looked in my locker to change into my gym clothes and saw that Jaden had left his shoes in my locker. "Looks like Jaden is still borrowing my locker," I said. I grabbed his shoes and saw a letter drop onto the floor. "HUH? BUT THIS DOESN'T BELONG TO JADEN?!" I shouted. I picked it up and looked to see if anyone was here. When I saw that there wasn't, I read the note, it said From the moment I first saw you, I have been in love with you. Meet me behind the girls dorm tonight. Yours Truly, Alexis Rhodes I said Alexis' name aloud fell backwards on my butt. "Oh man, Alexis," I said dreamily and a scene came into my head.
'"SYRUS!" Alexis called, running towards me. "ALEXIS!" I called, running towards her. we eventually got to each other and she said, "Please be mine!"'
"Oh, I'm yours!" I exclaimed out loud.
After Class at the Cliff
Jaden POV
Serena and I nowadays hang out at the cliff. She helps me with homework and I help her with whatever. We also help each other with duel strategies. "So, you have an older brother who went missing?" I inquired. "Yeah," she replied sadly, "he's been missing since the day before I came here." We talked about finding her brother and other family stuff.
Later That Night
I came into my dorm room to see Serena and Chumley talking. "Hey, Sy. I'm done with the shower, you can have it if ya want. Waters still hot," I looked for Syrus and asked, "Hey, where is Sy anyway?" Serena and Chumley looked at me like they've been asking the same thing. "Dunno, he left in a pretty good mood too," Chumley replied. "Good mood? That doesn't sound like Syrus at all!" I exclaimed. I looked at Serena and her eyes met mine. We were thinking the same thing, Syrus-however unlikely- must have gotten a love letter or something. Then, my DA phone rang. "We have your roommate, come to the girls' dorm to get him, or we'll turn him in" Serena and I got worried immediately. "Oh Syrus," Serena complained. She sounded like she went through something like this before. "Go get dressed!" she ordered. I replied with a sarcastic, "Yes ma'am" and left to go change. After I got back, I grabbed my duel disk and deck and Serena and I ran after Syrus.
Alexis POV
"Well, girls. What do you think we should do with Syrus?" I asked. "Use him as bait to reel in the big fish, Serena Kaiba and Jaden Yuki and see if it really was just dumb luck that they were able to beat Crowler!" Asami agreed, "I agree. We should see if it really was dumb luck." And so, we agreed to use Syrus as bait.
Jaden POV
'Hold on Syrus, we'll get you back!' I thought. Serena and I rowed our small boat across a small body of water. "Joey was lovesick for Mai Valentine. As far as I know, he still is. I kinda had to get him outta trouble once. Heh, he was trying to get back at this guy for being crappy to Mai," she explained. "Sounds like he really liked her," I said. "LIKES! He still does. He'll do anything to keep her safe from other boys crappiness. Plus the two hour married." she said. As we rowed ashore, Serena turned around we docked. "Hey guys," Syrus said pitifully. I looked over at Serena and saw her facepalm herself, hard. "Why Syrus, why?" she inquired. The girls, Asami, Alexis, Jasmine, and Mindy, raised an eyebrow at her. Serena ran her hand down her face and muttered something that sounded like 'I really wish you weren't becoming like Uncle Mokuba, being used as bait' I raised an eyebrow at her and she said, "Don't worry about what I said. Anywho, we're here for Syrus. So, if you'll just hand him over, we'll be on our way." She said it so calmly, I wondered if she had done this sort of thing before. "Sorry, if you want Syrus back, you'll have to duel us-me and Asami," Alexis replied. I smiled at the chance to duel another set of twins. I looked at Serena and our eyes met. Our Elemental Hero decks combined would be enough. I saw her move some cards to one of her decks. I was able to catch a glimpse and I thought that they looked like three dragon cards and three knight cards. "OK, let's get down to business!" she exclaimed. "I admire your courage, but you're up against two Obelisks," Asami said. 'Not the first time we've gone up against two Obelisks,' I thought. "Well, let's go," Asami said. We got into our boat and Syrus was put in it with us. The Obelisk girls went in another. "OK, here's the deal. You win, you get Syrus and can go free. We win, we turn all three of you in," Asami explained. "Three? Hello, I'm a girl too ya know! Besides, I can't get expelled. Seto Kaiba will put me back in here. So, HA!" Serena said. "Let's just duel," Alexis said, clearly annoyed.
Serena POV
As Jaden and I prepped our decks I tried to hide my happiness because I slipped my signature monsters into my deck. Jaden and I would get a chance to fusion summon, I was sure of it. "DUEL!" we shouted.
Asami/Alexis 4000 Serena/Jaden 4000
"Go Alexis and Asami!" Jasmine and Mindy cheered. "Go Serena and Jaden!" Syrus cheered. "I'll start things off by summoning Etoile Cyber!"
1200/1600
A ballerina with red hair appeared in front of Alexis. "And that ends my turn," she said. "And starts mine! I summon Gearfried the Iron Knight!"
1800/1600
A black iron knight appeared and I immediately thought, 'Please don't let her deck be exactly like Uncle Joey's!' "And that ends it!" she said. "And starts mine! I summon Elemental Hero Avian!" Jaden exclaimed.
1000/1000
"And I'll throw-down a face down. That ends it," he stated. "And starts mine! I activate Polymerization! I'll fuse Jaden's Avian with my Burstinatrix to summon Elemental Hero Flame Wingman!"
2100/1200
A hero with a white feathery wing and a red dragon head for an arm and a red and green body appeared in front of me. Jaden smiled and looked at me. I smiled back. Flame Wingman's attack points were twenty-one hundred, Gearfried's were eighteen hundred, and Etoile Cyber's were twelve hundred. We had this in the bag. "Now, I'll attack your Gearfried Iron Knight! Go Skydive Scorcher!" I commanded.
Alexis/Asami 3700 Serena/Jaden 4000
In a matter of mere seconds, Gearfried went up in flames due to Flame Wingman's attack. "I'll throw-down a face down and call it at that!" I said. "OK, my draw!" Alexis said, " I summon, Blade Skater!"
1400/1500
A girl in purple with ingrown skates appeared on the field next to Etoile Cyber. I had a bad feeling that Alexis was planning to fusion summon a Cyber Blader. Why did I think this? I knew all the fusion monsters by heart. I could identify a possible fusion summon if I saw the fusion materials, and I'm looking right at some. Right then and there, I realized that I had left Jaden unprotected. "Now, I activate Dust Tornado!" Alexis announced. A gust of wind blew and my face down, Spellbinding Circle, was sent back to my hand. "Damn it!" I muttered. "Now, Blade Skater, attack Jaden!" Alexis commanded. I cringed, knowing it was my fault. Blade Skater's foot slammed right into Jaden's chest. I tried to conceal my anger.
Alexis/Asami 3700 Jaden/Serena 2600
At this point, I was about to burst with anger and let my 'dark' side show. It was tempting, but I couldn't do that. If I did, well, let's just say that I'll probably give 'the end of the world' a whole new meaning and at the same time, possibly cause the Apocalypse. All hell would break loose, and I'd probably be trying to take control over the entire world. So yeah, not a good idea to let out my 'dark' side. "With that, I'll end my turn," Alexis said. "And I'll start my turn!" Asami called, "I set a card and that's it for now!"
A card appeared on the field and I wondered what she was up to. "Alright, my draw!" Jaden cried, "I summon, Elemental Hero Sparkman!"
1600/1400
The golden warrior appeared from sparks of electricity that came out of nowhere. I smirked. "Alright Sparkman, attack Etoile Cyber with static shock wave!" Jaden commanded. "Activate Trap, Doble Passe! This card allows me to switch the target of the attack towards me!" Alexis announced and later got zapped from Sparkman's attack.
Alexis/Asami 2100 Serena/Jaden 2600
I tried to stay calm, but I couldn't help but get antsy. I wanted to get the duel over with and get back to my dorm, snuggled up under my covers, wearing my long johns. Not that I didn't like dueling the Rhodes twins, it's just that I was tired, cold, and angry. "And now I get to wage a direct attack on you!" Alexis declared. 'Damn it!' I thought angrily. "Also," she added, "when my Etoile Cyber attacks an opponent directly, she gains 500 attack points.
1700/1600
Jaden got a kick delivered to his chest, and I gotta say, it was extremely hard trying to stay calm.
Alexis/Asami 2100 Serena/Jaden 900
I suddenly got an idea. Jaden and I shared a look and we knew what we were gonna do. Fusion summon Elemental Hero Thunder Giant. First, I had to get our life points back up. Second, one of us would have to fuse Elemental Heroes Clayman and Sparkman together to get Thunder Giant. I smirked-if it looked evil, then it was because of how angry I was for getting in this mess and I seriously needed my sleep. Believe me, if I don't get my sleep, I'll go crazy until someone sedates me or until I wore myself out. I saw the Rhodes flinch at my smirk and knew it looked evil. I was good at giving evil looks, the evil eye, and apparently the evil smirk. So, I give my opponents the evil smirk whenever possible, like now. "Alright, now I activate Polymerization, to fuse my Etoile Cyber and my Blade Skater to fusion summon my Cyber Blader!" An ice-skating ballerina appeared on the field with a red visor over her eyes.
2100/800
"I'll leave it at that," she stated. "My draw!" Asami declared, "I summon Rocket Warrior in attack mode!" A warrior in a green rocket suit appeared on Asami's portion of the field.
1500/1300
"And I'll end with a face down. Your move Jaden," Asami stated. "Alright, my draw!" Jaden declared. "And I activate my continuous spell, Double Control!" I intervened, "Ya see, when I'm in a tag duel, I select one monster, like my Flame Wingman, and can share it with my partner-Jaden in this case!" A red aura surrounded my Wingman and Jaden. "Thanks Serena," Jaden said. "Anytime Jay!" I replied. "Alright, now thanks to Serena, I'll attack your Cyber Blader with our Wingman, go Skydive Scorcher!" Our Flame Wingman and Alexis' Cyber Blader did battle, but even though our monsters had the same attack points, neither monster was destroyed! "What?!" Jaden exclaimed, "Why wasn't your monster destroyed?" I face-palmed myself remembering Cyber Blader's special ability, something I had liked to call Cyber Survivor. "When you only control one monster, Cyber Blader can't be destroyed as a result of battle," Alexis answered. "Cyber Survivor," I muttered under my breath. 'We really need Thunder Giant if we're gonna win this duel!' I thought. "Alright, I'll throw down a face down and call it a turn," Jaden concluded. "My draw!" I declared, "And I'll attack that Rocket Warrior. Go Skydive Scorcher!" Flame Wingman attacked Rocket Warrior and the green warrior was destroyed.
Alexis/Asami 1500 Serena/Jaden 900
"And that's not all!" I stated. "What!?" came Asami's surprised gasp. I answered with, "I activate the spell Double Attack, this let's me attack twice, so long as I dish out a warrior-type monster. But don't worry, that warrior will be coming back in my next Standby Phase. Now, Wingman, attack that Gearfried Iron Knight with Skydive Scorcher."
Alexis/Asami 1200 Serena/Jaden 900
"And don't forget Wingman's superpower. You get damage equal to the attack points of the monster I destroyed. So, 1800 plus 1500 equals 3300 and last I checked, you only had 1200 life points remaining! So, you lose!" I announced. Wingman appeared in front of Asami and burned her with his fire. Then, Cyber Blader and Flame Wingman disappeared. "Sweet duel, and nice comeback Rena!" Jaden exclaimed. "Thanks Jay!" I replied. "Guess you guys get to go free," Asami said. "Well I think we should still turn them in," Jasmine declared. Alexis snapped, "Well, nobody asked you!" I was shocked to hear Alexis talk to her friend like that, and apparently I wasn't the only one. "Alexis!" Jasmine exclaimed. "So, we can go home now?" Syrus asked hopefully. I chuckled, "Yes, Sy. We can go back to our dorm now." Jaden waved and said, "Well, see ya" And on that happy note, Syrus-now free from his bonds-Jaden, and I rowed back to our dorms.
No one POV
'Truth is, I could never turn those guys in. This place is a lot more fun with those guys around!' Alexis thought. 'Maybe I can ask Serena if that Syrus kid likes me!' Asami mentally squealed. 'I've never seen Asami and Alexis act like this before. Could Alexis really be falling for that Slifer? And does Asami really like Zane's little brother?' Jasmine mentally asked herself. Little did our heroes Jaden Yuki and Serena Kaiba know that they would each be in a fake Shadow Game and have to save new friend Alexis Rhodes and Serena will have to duel for the lives of two of her childhood friends!
New cards:
Double Control-Allows user to share one monster with all teammates if in a tag duel.
Double Attack-Allows user to attack twice with the same monster so long as user discards one monster; if it's a warrior-type then the user gets it back during their next Standby Phase.