All right, I'm at…aw frag! I forget which episode it is that Blair appears in! Anyway, doesn't matter. I thank you for the reviews. Also want to point out that Jaden is back in his armor for the rest of the story. Disclaimer: See previous chaps to see disclaimer. Claimer: See disclaimer.
"Ahem. May I have everyone's attention? CHUMLEY, STOP EATING WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN!" Professor Banner said in an angry tone.
Chumley choked on the grilled cheese sandwich he was shoveling into his mouth when he heard the shout. Syrus and Jess hit him hard on the back until his breathing was normal again.
"May I introduce a new student to the Slifer red dorm? Everybody meet Blair Flannigan." Prof. Banner said as he pushed a small boy, who wore a big hat, up to the front.
"I had to stop my eating because of some new freshman?" Chumley grumbled under his breath.
"Aw, man! This guy is even shorter than me! There goes my career as a sidekick." Syrus said as waterfalls flowed down his face.
"Come on you guys. Let's give our little new hombre the Slifer cheer." Jess said his eyes dancing with a weird light.
Before Syrus, Chumley, or even Professor Banner knew what was going on or could even stop Jess, he broke into a cheer.
"S-L-I-F-E-R! WHAT'S THAT SPELL? SLIFER!" Jess roared.
The new student looked at Jess with fear in his eyes. He cocked his head to one side and then shook it.
Man, what a weirdo. But now that I'm here, I can finally see Zaney. The new student thought.
Obelisk Blue Boys' Dorm
Jaden was lying on his bed at the time the new student was being introduced to Syrus, Chumley, and Jess. He was busy with his own thoughts and something was nagging him.
I know that Alexis said that she needed time to make her decision on the 'Fiancé' deal. But even if she did accept, I would've just told her that I didn't want to be her fiancé just because I had won a dual. I may be the Supreme King but that doesn't mean I have to become a person who treats others like property. I have to get to know her better first. Wait, what am I thinking!?!?!?!?! I am definitely not falling for this girl am I? Jaden thought in terror.
The clock in his room struck 7:00. Jaden got up from his bed, grabbed his helmet and medallion of Obelisk, and headed off to class.
Classroom
"Students, we have a school wide announcement from the Chancellor about to commence in a few minutes." Dr. Crowler said in an excited tone.
Alexis and her friends stood in the Obelisk Blue section and waited for the announcement to begin. Jaden was standing next to Alexis which got her a few dirty looks from the other girls.
Yubel, what's up with those girls? Why are they sending me dirty looks? Alexis thought to the spirit inside her.
They're sending you dirty looks because they think that you and Jaden are a thing. Yubel said in an amused tone.
Alexis blushed at the thought of her and Jaden dating and was about to ask why Yubel sounded so amused when the big screen at the front of the class came on.
"Students, this is Chancellor Sheppard speaking. CHUMLEY, STOP CHEWING WITH YOUR MOUTH OPEN!" The chancellor shouted.
Everyone, except Alexis, Jaden, and Zane, in the whole school laughed aloud at the giant Slifer's face as it became a deep dark crimson.
"AHEM! NOW AS MANY OF OUR OLDER STUDENTS KNOW, THE ANNUAL SCHOOL DUAL BETWEEN NORTH ACADEMY IS SWIFTLY APPROCHING. NOW WE ALL REMEMBER HOW ZANE GAVE THEM ALL A THRASHING DON'T WE?" The chancellor said with a slight smile.
Every student in Crowler's class turned to look at Zane with admiration in their eyes. Many of the girls had hearts in their eyes as they looked at Zane. Zane just stood there silently listening.
"You know you guys just think of how much those girls would love me if I was chosen as the school rep." Jess whispered quietly to Syrus, Chumley, and Blair.
Chumley scoffed silently and said, "No Slifer has ever been chosen as the school rep. We're too weak. All we'd do is humiliate the school."
Blair was only listening to half of what was being said between the two Slifer students. He was looking at Zane with admiration shining in his eyes.
"Zane is so cool. He's the best at what he does." Blair sighed.
Blair then noticed an armored kid standing next to a dirty blonde haired girl who was right next to Zane. Curious, he turned to Syrus.
"Hey, Sy?" Blair asked.
"Yeah Blair?" Syrus asked.
"Who's that kid in the armor?" Blair asked pointing.
Syrus immediately turned pale and started to shake with fear. Blair wondered what he said wrong and then noticed Jess and Chumley also pale.
"Guys? What did I say?" Blair asked confused.
"Blair, that's Jaden Yuki. He's the top freshman for the Obelisk Blues. He has skills that can probably beat my brother." Syrus whispered.
Blair's eyes widen in surprise when he heard that and began to resent Jaden.
He thinks he's better then my Zane, huh? Well we'll see about that. Blair thought.
After school
Jaden walked back to the Blue dorm his mind buzzing at the announcement. A dual against a dualist from another branch of Dual Academy was just what he was hoping for to give Yubel more dual energy. But how was he going to get the spot? Zane was clearly a better dualist but he lacked one thing. He didn't have the ruthless edge Jaden had and that could cost him dearly at the match. While Jaden was thinking, he failed to see the small shadow tailing him and he failed to see the dual disk strap to its arm.
Jaden Yuki, you think you're better then Zane? Maybe this'll teach you otherwise. The shadow thought to itself.
The shadow then took a short cut through the woods and arrived at the Blue dorms before Jaden did.
Obelisk Blue Dorm
Jaden opened his door to find his window opened.
"Who's in here? Show yourself!" Jaden hissed into the room.
A small person with a large hat on stepped out from behind the door and glared at him. Jaden glared at the person through his faceplate and growled.
"Well, well, well, a Slifer. What brings you to my humble abode?" Jaden asked in a sweet and sarcastic voice.
"I came to dual you, Jaden Yuki. To prove you wrong that you are better then Zane!" The small person shouted.
Jaden looked down at the small person and saw that it was a boy. But there was something wrong with this boy. For one, why did his voice sound so feminine? And did he have to wear such a big hat? Jaden then realized with surprise that this boy might actually be a girl.
Jaden shook his head and laughed. The girl who was dressed as a boy looked at him in confusion.
"Why are you laughing?" The girl dressed as a boy asked.
"I must admit that you are bold. Disguising yourself as a boy truly is a feat." Jaden said through his laughter.
The Slifer immediately looked shocked but then stammered out, "Wh-wh-what are y-y-y-y-you talking about? I'm a b-b-b-b-boy!"
Jaden just shrugged his shoulders and said, "Whatever."
Then as fast as lightning he ripped the hat off of the so-called 'boy's' head. The 'boy' jumped and shrieked in a loud voice. Something dropped and the hair of the 'boy' cascaded down. Jaden smirked to himself as he looked at the girl. The girl looked up at him wide-eyed in terror and shook like a leaf.
"Y-y-y-y-you k-k-k-k-knew?!?!?! H-h-h-h-h-h-how did you know?" The girl stammered.
"I knew simply by observing you. Now do you want to dual or not?" Jaden asked in a annoyed tone.
"Yeah! I do want to dual." The girl said the fear leaving her eyes.
"Fine. Meet me by the cliff near the red dorm in an hour. I have to call some people." Jaden sneered.
The girl practically jumped down from the ledge of Jaden's room and took off for the Slifer dorm. Jaden snatched his PDA and e-mailed Alexis.
To: Cyberdiva
From: Supreme King of Games
Lex, meet me at the cliff near the Slifer dorm in an hour. Someone from that dorm was in my room and wanted to dual me. I accepted and I'm going to need you there to confirm my suspicions. I believe the person that was here was a girl disguised as a boy. She wanted to meet Zane Truesdale. Can you see if he had meetings with someone years ago? Thanks.
P.S. How's Yubel treating you?
After Jaden composed the message, he clicked "send" and began to gather up his deck and dual disk.
Obelisk Blue Girls' Dorm
Alexis was studying for a test in Professor Satyr's class when her PDA beeped.
Who could that be? I thought I told Mindy and Jasmine that I wasn't to be disturbed! Alexis thought in disgust.
When she opened her PDA, she nearly fell out of her seat. The message was from Jaden and it sounded serious. She got up and walked out of her room heading to where Zane was at this time of day.
Beach
Zane stared out at the waves as he thought about his lost friend and Alexis's brother, Atticus. He wanted to help Alexis find him but this was his last year and he had already accepted the fact that he was gone. However he didn't want to hurt Alexis's feelings by telling her that there was no hope. He was suddenly aware of a presence behind him.
"What are you doing here Alexis? I thought that you had to prepare for a test in Satyr's curry class." Zane said in his usual emotionless tone.
"Zane, I have to ask you a few things." Alexis replied as she came up and stood next to him.
Zane turned to her and raised his eyebrows curious.
"What things?" Zane asked.
"Did you… um…meet anyone a few years ago? Anyone that might be obsessed with you?" Alexis asked as she shifted her feet uncomfortably.
Zane turned to her and looked at her in confusion.
"What? Alexis, what's the meaning of this?" Zane asked slightly irritated.
"Zane, someone got into Jaden's room and was waiting for him. The person was dressed as a boy and wanted to meet you. Anyway the person must've heard about him having skills that rivaled yours and took it upon him or herself to try and teach Jaden that he has no skills compared to yours." Alexis explained.
Zane looked puzzled as he thought about anyone that was obsessed with him. There were so many girls that had a crush on him it was difficult to determine who was obsessed with him until he remembered a class trip to apply for sponsorships from pro companies. There was a small girl there waiting in an arena. She was one of several kids who were there to see how dueling in the pros were. Zane had faced against her and defeated her. She must've had a crush on him ever since and it now had turned into an obsession.
"I think I know who he's talking about. Did Jaden happened to get the name of the person?" Zane asked hoping Alexis would say 'yes'.
Alexis shook her head. Zane frowned and then thought about the challenge. Knowing Jaden he had accepted it and was probably about start.
"Did Jaden give a location to where the dual is going to take place?" Zane asked.
Alexis nodded and then slapped her head. Zane noticed that Alexis's arm looked different but he couldn't place his finger on it.
"Oh, no! Jaden said that the dual was going to start in an hour! And that was fifty-five minutes ago! We need to get to the cliff near the Slifer red dorm!" Alexis cried not noticing Zane staring at Yubel's arm.
With that, she turned and started to sprint toward the Slifer Red dorm. Zane looked on after her amazement filling his face.
How can anyone run that fast in high heeled boots? Amazing, simply amazing. Zane thought to himself.
With the thought still in his mind he too headed toward the dorm where his little brother resided. But he wasn't running or jogging, he was walking.
Cliff near Slifer dorms
Jaden stared out at the ocean, waiting. He then heard a small cough and he turned around to see the girl. The girl shot a glare at him as he got up from where he was seated.
"About time. I thought that you had backed out." Jaden said.
"No way would I back out! Not with Zane's reputation at stake!" the girl yelled.
Jaden chuckled amused at the girl's defiance. The girl glared at him and positioned herself with her disk raised. Jaden assumed a similar stance and lifted his disk. A few feet away from the duo were Syrus, Chumley and Jess. They wanted to see if Blair could hold his own against the new master of disaster. Alexis ran up behind them and panted hard.
"I…never…thought…I…could…run…that…fast…in…my…heels." Alexis gasped out.
Jess ran into his room and came back with a bottle of water. He handed it to Alexis who gulped it down in a second. Chumley spotted Zane coming down the path to the red dorm and gasped.
"Holy grilled cheese! Zane?! What's he doing? Why is he coming down to the red dorm?" Chumley asked.
Alexis looked up at Zane and mentioned over to him. He walked over and stood next to Alexis while keeping his eye on the two that were about to begin.
"Let's dual!" Blair shouted.
"Get your game on!" Jaden roared.
Blair: 4000/Jaden: 4000
"I'll start!" Blair said as she drew her card.
Blair looked at it before she added it to her hand, then she chose another card and placed it on one of her monster card zones.
"I summon Maiden in Love (ATK: 400 DEF: 800) to the field in attack mode!"
A girl who was about the same size as Blair appeared in a flash of light and winked at Jaden. Jaden grimaced at the wink. Alexis let out a low growl when she saw the wink which made Zane back away from her quickly.
"Wow! She's cute!" Syrus said with a blush.
"I saw her first!" Chumley yelled.
"No way! I did!" Jess snarled.
The trio bickered over who saw the Maiden in Love first while Blair placed one card and ended her turn.
"My turn. I draw!" Jaden shouted as he drew his card.
He looked at it, then added it to his hand. He then studied his hand before he summoned. His hand consisted of Elemental Hero Avian, Evil Hero Brigadier, Evil Spirit, Dark Fortress of Solitude, Pot of Avarice, and Possessed Armor.
Blast! I don't have Dark Fusion this turn. No matter, I'll use Avian. Jaden thought.
"I summon Elemental Hero Avian (ATK: 1000 DEF: 1000) to the field in attack mode."
A winged and muscled monster burst onto the field in a gust of wind. Blair covered her face as the wind whipped around fiercely. Zane and the others also covered their faces and ducked low with the fierce winds whipping. Jaden felt his cape billow back at the wind and Alexis noticed that it just made Jaden more impressive and handsome even if she couldn't see his face.
"Now I'll have Avian attack your monster. Avian, Feather Break!"
Avian jumped into the air and then brought his wings together with a mighty FLAP! Several feathers dislodged themselves from his wings and hit the Maiden in Love but they passed right through and hit Blair.
"OWIE!" she squealed.
Blair: 3400/Jaden: 4000
The Maiden in Love then did something that caught Jaden off-guard. The Maiden first fell down and cried. Then she blew a kiss at Avian and the kiss popped into a heart.
"What the devil?" Jaden asked perplexed.
"Every time my Maiden is attacked, the monster who attacked it acquires a heart counter. Oh, and if you're wondering why she wasn't destroyed, it's because she can't be destroyed in battle. Also those with a heart counter cannot attack as long as my Maiden is on the field." Blair said a smirk appearing on her face.
The maiden then started to run to Avian shouting in a sing-song voice, "Oh, Mr. Avian!"
Avian blushed and moved to the side which made the Maiden trip. The girl then looked at the Hero with tears in her eyes.
"Why are you so mean?" she blubbered as tears came to her face.
Avian then had a look of fear on his face as he knelt down to the girl.
"My lady, forgive me." Avian said in an apologetic tone.
Jaden's eyes flashed with disgust at the scene. He had to admit that the girl had basically neutralized his monsters but he wasn't done yet. He chose a card in his hand which was the Dark Fortress of Solitude and placed it facedown in his field zone and ended his turn.
"My turn then!" Blair shouted as she drew her card.
She looked at and smiled to herself. Jaden noticed the smile and didn't like the feeling in his stomach.
"I play the spell card, Pot of Greed. This card allows me to draw two cards."
Blair picked up the two cards from the top of her deck. She looked at them and placed the right one facedown. Jaden was a little confused at this point and he didn't like the way Blair was planning something.
"Hurry up, girl! I don't have all day!" Jaden snapped in an attempt to rattle Blair.
Blair fell for the trick and grew angry at the armored Obelisk.
"HEY! My name isn't 'girl' it's Blair!" Blair screamed.
Syrus, Chumley, and Jess fell down to the ground when they heard Blair say 'girl'.
"You're a WHAT?!?!?" The Slifer trio shouted in surprise as they got up.
Alexis shook her head at the three and continued to watch Jaden dual. Zane also watched seeing if Jaden did posses skills equal to his own. Jaden just sighed in frustration at Blair's outburst.
"I end!"
"About time. My turn, I draw!" Jaden roared.
He looked at the card he drew and smirked inside his helmet. He had drawn the card that would help him out of this mess with the maiden.
"I activate the spell card, Unjust Sentence! With this spell card I will turn this dual around. Now let me explain what Unjust Sentence does. It allows me to declare a condition and that condition is active the entire dual. Hmmm, what would be a good condition for this dual? Ah! I know! Every time I normal summon, flip summon, or special summon a monster you lose six hundred life points."
Blair looked in horror at what Jaden had done. With each summon he did, she would lose life points. Zane inwardly felt sorry for Blair because Jaden had just made things extremely difficult for her.
"Next I summon Evil Hero Brigadier (ATK: 1800 DEF: 1500) to the field in attack mode."
Electricity flew around Blair as her life points fell when the monster arose. The monster looked like a cross between a Terrorking Archfiend and a Dark Magician. It wore a crown on top of its head and it was merged with the hat of the Dark Magician. Its body was a different story. It was entirely made up of bones and muscles. It also carried a staff similar to the Dark Magician.
Blair: 2800/Jaden: 4000
"When Evil Hero Brigadier is normal summoned or special summoned to the field successfully, I can search my deck for a card that has 'fusion' in its name or is named 'Evil Hero Nightmare'."
Jaden searched his deck and chose one card. He added it to his hand and then chose another from his hand.
"I activate the spell card Evil Spirit. This spell card allows me to summon another Evil Hero from my hand or deck as long as there is one on the field. Of course there is one. My Evil Hero Brigadier!"
Another Brigadier appeared next to the one that was on the field. Blair winced as the electricity shocked her.
Blair: 2200/Jaden: 4000
"You know what happens next. I chose a card in my deck and add it to my hand."
Jaden searched his deck and added a card to his hand.
"Now I activate Dark Fusion."
"Uh-oh, I think Blair is in trouble. This isn't going to end well." Alexis muttered under breath.
"I fuse Evil Hero Nightmare to my Evil Hero Brigadier to summon my second most powerful Evil Hero! ARISE, EVIL HERO DARKNESS!!!!!"
A monster that was completely covered in shadows arose behind Jaden. Its form completely blocked the moon. It then spread wings that were 15 feet long and then its arms were lowered showing hooked claws. The eyes of the monster were glowing red and it had a face similar to Evil Hero Malicious Edge except that it didn't have the plume that Malicious had.
Blair gasped in fear at the appearance of the monster and in agony as more life points were drained from her.
Blair: 1600/Jaden: 4000
Syrus, Chumley, and Jess squeaked in terror of the new monster and ran for the nearest hiding spot. Even Zane felt something course through him that he hadn't felt before. The feeling he felt was fear and it truly terrified him that Jaden could strike such a thing into the best dualist on the island. The only person not paralyzed with fear was Alexis. Instead she was quite fascinated at Jaden's game play which made Yubel speak up.
Enjoying your fiancé's dual, Alexis? Yubel said in a teasing tone.
Alexis didn't hear the tease as she continued to stare at the monster.
I didn't know that Jaden had such a powerful monster! I'm sure glad that he didn't use that beast against me in our dual. Alexis thought with admiration filling her.
"The attack points of my Evil Hero Darkness puts the mightiest dual monster cards to shame. He also has a special effect. As long as he remains on the field, I'm allowed to special summon an Evil Hero to the field despite its level even during the battle step. Now Darkness attack with Dark Sonic Screech!"
The shadow creature flew up into the air and then looked down upon the Maiden in Love. The poor holographic monster fainted just as a loud scream erupted from the beast's mouth. The scream crack and tore the earth as the shockwave hit. Chunks of earth were thrown into the air and a great big ball of energy washed over the entire dual field. Blair collapsed panting and gasping after the destruction was over.
I-i-i-i don't believe it! Jaden does have skills that match Zane's. Blair thought to herself.
Blair: 0/Jaden: 4000
"That's game." Jaden said as he lowered his arm.
Blair stood up and walked over to Jaden. She didn't care that her hat was lost in the dual; she just wanted to say congratulations to Jaden. The blonde girl from earlier also walked out.
"Hey, Blair. Don't feel too bad. You made it difficult for Jaden to declare an attack on you and that is a feat that no one has accomplished yet. Oh, by the way, I'm Alexis." Alexis said smiling.
Blair returned the smile and then turned to Jaden.
"Thank you for a great match. I needed to test my deck out to see if it was good enough against Zane. I guess I would've lost anyway." Blair said with a slight blush.
Jaden just looked down at Blair and crossed his arms. He did have to admire Blair's courage to dual him and he also had to admire the cunning of this girl as well.
"If you keep training Blair you may just amount to becoming a great dualist. But only if you keep on training." Jaden said softly but with sternness.
Blair beamed and then heard a cough behind her. She turned to see Zane standing behind her. Blair nearly passed out being so close to her idol.
"Blair, look this isn't easy for me to say this, but I would be honored if you and I were just friends." Zane said in quiet tone.
"Wh-wh-what?" Blair stammered not sure if she heard right.
"I'm sorry but it just wouldn't work out." Zane said walking down the Slifer path.
Blair looked crestfallen but then brighten up. She knew that there was an even greater dualist on the island. She also had the privilege to dual him.
Oh boy. Looks like Blair is falling for Jaden! She'll return in a sequel to this story. Ach! Why did I just go and spoil my plans?!?!? If you readers are curious about the sequel, forget it! I'm not giving out any details! Please review. Note: Evil Hero Darkness has an attack power of seventy-five hundred in case you all are wondering. Unjust Sentence is a made-up card. I may have also gotten Maiden in Love's effect wrong. If I did I apologize.
Made up Cards used in dual:
Evil Hero Darkness
ATK: 7500
DEF: 5500
Fiend/Fusion/Effect:
Evil Hero Nightmare + 1 level four or higher Fiend type monster.
This card cannot be special summoned except with "Dark Fusion". You can special summon one monster that has 'Evil Hero' in its name from your hand or deck. This effect can be activated during your battle phase.
Unjust Sentence.
Upon activation declare a duel condition. This condition is active for the remainder of the dual.