Hello fellow readers! This chapter is called "The Unbeatable Pharaoh"! You'll understand soon enough. Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh GX or anything related to it. Claimer: I do own Jess Hernandez and the story plot.
A golden ship sailed through a black inky sky. There were several men standing around a sarcophagus. The sarcophagus was gold with sliver lining its bottom. One of the men stepped forward and knocked lightly on the top. There was a huge yawn from inside the sarcophagus and then the top began to slowly rise. A young man wearing a mask and ancient Egyptian clothing stood up and looked at the men.
"Who dares wake me from my sleep?" The young man irritably asked the men.
"Sire, we woke you so that you could fulfill the duty you swore to do so many years ago." The man who had knocked on the top replied.
The young man looked at his servants and then nodded slowly. The next shadow rider had awakened.
Duel Academy Island
Bastion had returned to normal after Tania had left. They hadn't had an attack on the school for over a month but that didn't make Jaden feel any better. He was constantly on the lookout for the next rider. The others saw this and continually made fun of him. The only ones who didn't make fun of him were Alexis and Zane. They also had a feeling that they would be attacked when their defenses were down. The said people were right now in Dr. Crowler's classroom. Jaden was writing down some notes from the blackboard when the bell rang. He got up and walked out, making everybody jump back because they didn't want him getting cross at them. Alexis went after him so that she could talk about their second date.
"Jaden!" Alexis called.
The dark king glanced behind him and saw Alexis. He slowed down so that the Obelisk queen could catch up. She caught up to him and the two began to walk toward their next class. Alexis's and Jaden's hearts were going ballistic whenever the other was there. Alexis finally got her mouth to work.
"S-so Jaden…" Alexis began with a stutter.
"Yeah?" Jaden asked while he tried to get his emotions under control.
"What day do you want our next date to be on?" Alexis asked in one breath.
Jaden opened his PDA to check the calendar. He knew that he was free but he wanted the day to be memorable for both him and Alexis. He would never admit it but he was defiantly beginning to fall for Alexis. He just didn't want to hurt Yubel because of their relationship years ago.
Speaking of Yubel, she had sensed Jaden's uneasiness and began to probe his mind. When she saw the thought of him falling for Alexis, she smiled with joy. But then she saw that he didn't want to hurt her, which was understandable seeing that they had a relationship in the past when she was human. Yubel sighed but then came up with a plan when she heard the day.
"How about the Duel Monster Spirit day? It'll be a perfect day for a date." Jaden said after he looked at his calendar.
Alexis beamed and nodded enthusiastically. They then heard the PA system come on.
"Zane Truesdale, Alexis Rhodes, Jaden Yucky, Bastion Misawa, Jess Hernandez, Chazz Princeton, please report to the Chancellor's office." Crowler's voiced squawked.
Jaden scowled as Crowler said his name wrong. Alexis was also annoyed that Crowler had gotten her soon to be boyfriend's name wrong. (A/N: that is a big hint of what I'm planning for the date.) They both headed for the Chancellor's office where they saw the rest of the key bearers. Sheppard was waiting with a very worried expression on his face. Jaden had a feeling he knew what was and Sheppard confirmed his feeling.
"I received another video transmission from our unknown attacker. He said that the next shadow rider has never been beaten in a duel. I can't guess who it is but I want you all to be on your guard." Sheppard warned.
Jaden nodded while he glared at the others with a look that said 'Make fun of me when we are under attack again will ya?' The four duelists trembled slightly at Jaden's glare and backed away from him in a hurry. The duelists then walked out and headed for their classes.
Professor Banner's class
"Today class, we will be going over the greatest duelists of our time and in the past." Banner said with a cheery smile.
He then plugged in the projector and then placed two pictures on the light. The faces of Yugi Moto and Seto Kaiba appeared.
"You all know you these two gentlemen are. Now for some history, before Yugi was the top duelist in the world, Seto Kaiba was unbeatable in the dueling circuit. But after Yugi beat him, Yugi became the unbeatable champion of Duel Monsters."
When Jaden heard unbeatable and history, he felt that Banner was giving the key bearers an important clue about the next shadow rider.
"Not mention that they're good looking too!" One girl shouted.
"Yeah, but not as good looking as Jay-Jay!" Another girl screamed.
Jaden frowned and shook his head as the girls began to agree with the one who had shouted that he was even better looking then Yugi and Seto. Banner then cleared his throat, which made the girls become quiet.
"But there was a third duelist who was also unbeatable. He was an Egyptian pharaoh for 6,000 years ago." Banner said in a serious tone.
"Dueling has been around that long?!?!?! Man, I would love to meet this guy and end his streak." Chazz said in a prideful tone.
Banner went on to say more about the young pharaoh whose name was Abidos the third. When the bell rang, Jaden knew that the next shadow rider would be Abidos the third.
Lighthouse (night)
Alexis looked out at the sea as it crashed against the dock. She sighed as she glanced up at the night sky.
"Alexis?" An emotionless voice asked.
Alexis spun around to face the person speaking, ready to fight against him or her. Her eyes widen in surprise as Zane held his hands up in a surrendering pose.
"Easy, Alexis, easy. I don't mean any harm." Zane said.
"Z-Zane! Don't ever sneak up on me like that!" Alexis scolded.
"Sorry. We hadn't a chance to talk ever since this business with the shadow riders began." Zane said while lowering his arms.
Both the Obelisks stared at the sea, trying to get over the scare they both had.
"So has your brother's condition changed?" Zane asked.
Alexis let out a sad sigh and shook her head. Zane frowned and thought quietly. After a few seconds of silence, Zane remembered a saying that Alexis had told him just after he lost his father.
"The night doesn't last forever. Sooner or later, the sun will rise." Zane said quietly.
Alexis's head snapped up and looked at Zane. She smiled when she heard her words.
"You told me the same to me when both me and Syrus lost our father." Zane said with a small smile.
Before Alexis could reply, there was a bright flash of light.
Forest near lighthouse
Jaden jumped just as Inferno Wing's claws slashed at him. He then rolled to the right as Infernal Sniper shot at the ground where he once was. He was sweating inside his armor but he continued to push himself to complete his training exercises. He lashed out with a concentrated blast of darkness and sent the two evil heroes flying. He was about to do a follow-up but he instantly sensed a gathering of power. He looked at the two recovering heroes and nodded. The two instantly became transparent and Jaden rushed toward a bright flash of light at the lighthouse.
Alexis! Jaden thought anxiously.
When Jaden got to the lighthouse, he saw that a giant ship in the form of a serpent was next to the dock. Zane and Alexis were standing near a large platform with confused looks. Chazz and Jess were also there wondering what was going on. The dark king looked at the guards who instantly recoiled like they had felt his power, which they did. A man with a mask on his face and wearing Egyptian clothes walked up ands stood on the platform, which everyone took to be an arena.
"Which one of you is the Supreme King?" The man asked.
"I AM!" Chazz shouted.
His answer earned him a shocking reward. Lightning Golem appeared ready to defend his master from the guards just as Chazz spoke. The giant Evil Hero electrocuted him with a small lightning bolt. The said boy collapsed twitching like there was no tomorrow. Jaden sighed and placed his hand on his forehead.
"Where did he get his brain? Goodwill?" Jaden muttered to himself.
The black armored boy then glared at the masked man.
"I am the Supreme King." Jaden said while he released a small blast of darkness.
The man seemed to sense the darkness because he backed up a bit. Jaden got onto the small arena and took a battle stance. The masked duelist did the same. When he raised his arm, everyone was surprised that the duel disk looked a lot like a sarcophagus. Jaden was unimpressed as the two duel disks deployed.
"I will make the first move." The masked man said as he drew a card.
"Whatever you say, Abidos." Jaden sneered.
The man took a step back indicating that he was surprised. Jaden smirked as it looked like he had hit the jackpot. Chazz, still a little twitchy, became angry that Jaden was dueling a duelist that he wanted to duel. He wanted to be the one who impressed Alexis. But his thoughts were interrupted when Abidos removed his mask. The face beneath it was a face of a young teen. The onyx eyed boy looked at Jaden with fear and wonderment. He looked at the card that he drew and placed it facedown. He then chose another card and placed it facedown in the spell and trap card zone.
"I end."
"My turn. I draw!" Jaden shouted as he drew a card.
He looked at it and then placed it in his hand. He chose another card and placed in his monster zone.
"I summon my Evil Hero Gravereaper (ATK: 1400 DEF: 600) in attack mode."
A hooded monster with a sythe in its hands rose from a black portal on the ground. Underneath the hood was a leering skull with sunken red eyes and a flaming head of fire. (A/N: Think of Ghost Rider as the grim reaper.) Abidos's eyes grew in fear at the monster. Jaden chose another card and placed it in one of his spell and trap card zones.
"I activate Soul Reaper. With this spell, I can destroy one monster on your side of the field. But instead of that monster going to the grave, it is removed from play!"
A reaper made up entirely of ectoplasm jumped out from the card and dove right into the facedown card. The card flipped face up and revealed a guard dressed like a pharaoh. The Spirit of the Pharaoh groaned as it became particles of light. Abidos braced himself for the coming attack but Jaden surprised him and the others.
"I end."
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING YUKI!?!?!?!!? DO YOU NOT SEE THAT HE WAS WIDE OPEN!?!?!?!?!?!" Chazz roared.
Jaden turned his head to glare at the black-jacketed boy and snarled. Chazz would've moved but his muscles were unresponsive due to the shock treatment he got.
"I couldn't attack because I used Soul Reaper. It makes me skip my battle phase, Princeton."
Chazz closed his mouth when he had heard the explanation.
"Before your end phase comes to a close I activate the trap card known as The First Sarcophagus. During each of your end phases I can add a spell card to the field. So that means I can activate my Second Sarcophagus." Abidos said interrupting the two.
Two sarcophaguses came onto the field. Jaden got a feeling that they would bring out a powerful monster in one more round.
"My turn. I draw!" Abidos shouted as he drew a card.
The young king looked at it and smiled. Jaden got a feeling that he had drawn a good card. Abidos added the card to his hand and chose another.
"I activate the spell card called Call of the Mummy! Now I will use its effect. I special summon my Patrician of Darkness (ATK: 2000 DEF: 1400) in attack mode."
A vampire that was the same height as Jaden rose next to Abidos and glared at the Gravereaper. Abidos chose another card in his hand and placed it in one of his spell and trap card zone.
"I activate my Overpowering Eyes spell. This particular spell allows my monster to attack you directly as long as he has 2000 attack points or less. Next I will activate my Violet Crystal and equip it to my Patrician of Darkness."
Patrician of Darkness-2300
"Now my servant, attack him directly!"
"Hold the phone! That monster has more then 2000 attack points so how can you attack Yuki directly?" Jess asked.
"It's because Overpowering Eyes was used before Violet Crystal was activated. That means that even though there was a power increase the effect of the spell still applies." Alexis explained.
The vampire disappeared and then reappeared behind Jaden. The zombie slashed at the dark king and then went back to its master's side.
Abidos: 4000/Jaden: 1700
Everyone gasped as they saw Jaden's life points. Jaden didn't even flinch but he did growl at the young pharaoh. Alexis knew that Jaden was ticked off at losing so many life points.
"I end."
"My turn. I draw!" Jaden hissed as he drew a card.
He looked at it and smirked. Alexis felt a pulse of power that she hadn't felt before. Yubel began to laugh inside her head, which made Alexis made confused.
It appears that Jaden has drawn the card he needs. Yubel said to Alexis with a laugh.
Before Alexis could ask, Jaden's voice thundered so loudly that it made her tingle with excitement.
"I activate the spell card Super Polymerization!"
A gale whipped around the boat which made everyone seek shelter. Both the Patrician of Darkness and Gravereaper began to glow with a light as lightning streaks began to come out of a vortex in the center of the sky. The two said monsters dissipated into light and were sucked into the vortex. When the storm settled down, a new monster was on the field.
"Allow me to introduce you to my new Evil Hero. Evil Hero Dark Harvester (ATK: 3000 DEF: 2500)!"
The new beast looked similar to the two fusion-material monsters but there were some key differences. One was that the long cape; it looked like it had been woven from the universe itself. There were galaxies on the outside and inside. Another difference was the weapon it held; it was a cross between a sickle and a sword. The shaft was long like a sword but at the point it curved into the sickle. Another difference was the face. One part was flesh but the other side was a skull leering at the young boy. The pharaoh took a step back and nearly fell of the platform. The new evil hero turned its head but not from left to look behind. It turned its head 180 degrees with sicking cracks from the neck and looked at Jaden. The Supreme king bowed his head once which made the skull head turn back to face the opponent. Abidos braced himself for an attack which came soon after. The sickle/sword slashed through the king of Egypt making him drop.
Abidos: 1000/Jaden: 1700
"I end."
A third sarcophagus appeared next to the others. Then all three cracked and several beams of light shot into the night air. The beams made a pathway that looked like steps leading down from heaven itself. A giant wearing a crown of pharaohs past descended. The beast carried a sword that looked three inches long. Jaden instantly knew this monster due to an experience a month after his transformation into the Supreme King.
"So you have summoned The Spirit of the Pharaoh. It won't do you much good with its attack power at 2500."
"That is were you are wrong. I activate the spell card Divine Decree! With this spell I can make a decree but it can only target you monster's attack points. So until the end phase of my next turn all of your monsters attack power is treated as zero." Abidos said with a smirk.
The Evil Hero looked like it was about to collapse. Abidos smiled as he looked at the weakened monster.
"Now my Spirit, ATTACK!"
The monster's sword came downward upon the feeble Harvester and exploded on contact.
"NO! JADEN!" Alexis and Yubel shouted at the exact same time.
After the dust settled everyone, including Abidos and the guards, were surprised to Jaden still standing with 1700 life points.
"What?!? How did you survive the attack?" Abidos asked shocked.
Jaden didn't answer. The Gravereaper then appeared behind Abidos.
"MY LORD, BEHIND YOU!" A guard shouted.
Abidos looked behind him and saw the Gravereaper. The sickle/sword of the fiend cut through the shoulder blades of the young king. Abidos shouted in pain as his life points fell to zero. Everyone was flabbergasted as to what had happened.
"That's game." Jaden said as he lowered his arm.
Abidos breathed heavily as Jaden walked over to him.
"Tell…me how…you evaded my…pharaoh's attack." Abidos gasped out.
"I took no damage due to my Evil Hero Gravereaper's effect. When a fusion monster that has 'Reaper' in its name or is named 'Dark Harvester' is targeted for battle I take no damage. Also when the attack is concluded you take damage equal to half of your monsters attack points. Your Spirit of the Pharaoh had 2500, half of that is 1250 which was more then enough to take you out. But you wouldn't have had a chance against me anyway." Jaden said coldly.
"What do you mean?" Abidos asked now that he had caught his breath.
"Your 'trainers' held back just because you were the pharaoh." Jaden explained.
The adolescent king was shocked and he was even more shocked when the trainers confirmed it. Abidos looked at Jaden with respect.
"Supreme king, I am honored to have dueled you and lose. I will return so that we may have a rematch." Abidos said with a smirk.
Several beams of light cascaded down from the clouds and struck the boat. There was a blinding flash of light and the gang found themselves back on the pier. Jaden grunted and muttered, '4 down, 3 to go.'
There you go. The next chapter a battle between Alexis and a girl who wants Jaden BADLY. Still need to think of a name though. If you have an idea please tell me in a review!