Okay, this is the third to last chapter of Darkness is my ally. In this chapter, everyone finds out what happened to professor Banner and Jaden finds something out about himself he or Yubel never knew before. Disclaimer: I do not own YuGiOh GX or anything related to it. Claimer: I do own the story plot and idea.
Jess, Syrus, and Chumley ran into the Slifer red cafeteria hoping against hope that there was still something left. They rushed in through the sliding door and saw Chazz sitting there wiping his mouth and then saw four empty plates.
"Chazz, how could you?!?!" Syrus shouted.
"Heh, not my fault that you guys are late risers." Chazz said with a smirk.
"PROFESSSOR BANNER!" Jess shouted at the top of his lungs.
The yelling went on for 5 minutes before they realized that the said person didn't answer.
"Banner's not back yet?" Jess asked in surprise.
The only answer he got was the growling of his stomach.
Professor Banner's classroom
Jaden sat down just as the rest of the kids flooded in. Alexis, his secret girlfriend, sat next to him sending him a smile. Jaden returned the smile after making sure that Atticus or any of his fan-club wasn't around. The bell rang then making both Jaden and Alexis turn to the front of the class. The door opened to reveal…
"Dr. Crowler! What are you doing here? This is Lyman Banner's class." A boy wearing a yellow blazer yelped.
Jaden was also curious as to why the gender crossed was here.
"I am your substitute teacher for Banner today. Well, let's see what's on the agenda." Crowler said as he picked up a book and began leafing through it.
30 minutes into the class, Crowler placed a strange symbol into a mixture.
"Place the sigil of Garth into water and look at your results." Crowler muttered as he read from a book called 'Alchemy for ugly cross-dressing morons.'
As he continued reading, the sigil began to glow. Jaden knew what was coming next and he smiled to himself. Alexis was about to warn Crowler but she felt a hand over her mouth. She looked at the arm which was connected to her secret boyfriend. She looked at him with confusion. He shook his head with a smile that was trying to hold back his laughs. An explosion erupted from below and they looked down to the smoke. After it had cleared, everyone heard a shriek from under the desk. A few kids rushed to it and immediately fell to the ground in a hysterical fit of laughter. Crowler stood up and soon everyone was in a fit of laughter including Alexis. The sigil had stuck to Crowler's head and had burned him badly. The sigil had made his face look like it had gone through a fire. As the doctor grabbed a towel, Sheppard face came onto the screen behind him.
"Doctor, please send Alexis, Jaden, Chazz, Zane, Jess, and Bastion to my office. Oh, and you are to meet me as well." Sheppard said.
The screen black out and the seven said people looked at each other each wondering what was happening. They left the classroom and headed for the chancellor's office.
Sheppard's office
Jonathan Sheppard looked at the seven people again in his office.
"I'm sure that you all know about Banner's disappearance. It raises some suspicion due to the fact that there is one shadow rider left. So if you see him, inform me or Dr. Crowler." Sheppard said.
Jaden understood but he had a bad feeling that something bad was going to happen to someone and it was going to be Alexis.
Blue Boys dorm
Alexis walked to her brother's room expecting him to be bouncing around like normal or talking to some girls on the PDA. She wasn't expecting to see his room in ruin with a lone figure in a hood standing in the center of it all. The lone figure turned to Alexis and darted for the window.
"HEY! What did you do to my brother!?!?!" Alexis shouted as she dashed after the unknown figure.
The two raced away from the dorm and stopped at a clearing far away from any of the dorms. The figure spun around and deployed a black duel academy issued disk. Alexis deployed Yubel's arm and snarled.
"Let's duel!" Alexis shouted.
15 minutes later, Alexis fell to the ground as her life points hit zero. She blacked out as a sphere covered her. Her key disappeared in a flash. The figure chuckled to itself as it watched Alexis disappear.
Forest
"Here, Pharaoh! Here, boy." Chazz shouted as he waved a cattail about.
"Chazz, have you lost your mind again?" Jess asked which made Chazz jump.
"If you must know, I'm looking for Pharaoh. If I find Pharaoh, then I find Banner." Chazz explained.
"That makes sense. Hey, mind if I help?" Jess asked eagerly.
"Humph. I don't care. But you take the east and I'll take the west." Chazz said as he took off in the direction that he mentioned.
Jess ran off in the direction he was given and searched. 20 minutes into the search he met the same figure that had beaten Alexis 5 minutes ago. The figure deployed his disk and pointed at Jess. Jess responded by activating his own disk.
"Let's duel!" Jess shouted.
10 minutes went by and Jess fell to the ground gasping for breath. He blacked out as a sphere pulled him into who knows where. The figure chuckled again as he took the key from the ground. The figure turned around and saw Chazz standing right behind him with his disk ready.
"I don't know who you are but I'm going to Chazz you up." Chazz shouted.
The figure didn't respond but brought his disk up.
"Let's duel!" Chazz shouted.
20 minutes later
Chazz dropped like a stone after a monster attacked him and drained him of his life points. The figure smirked underneath its hood as he watched Chazz disappear into the unknown.
6 down, 1 to go. The figure thought to himself.
Obelisk Blue Dorm
Jaden was reading for a test in one of his classes when he heard a knock on his door. He got up from his desk and opened it. He was met with Zane.
"Have you seen Alexis anywhere? She was supposed to meet me at the lighthouse to talk about something." Zane said with a knowing smile.
Jaden immediately grew wary of Zane. He wondered if he knew about their relationship or not. As if Zane could read minds, he nodded slightly.
"Yes, I know about your guy's relationship. I just wanted to tell her that she made a good choice and to warn you that I'm very nasty if I found out that you hurt her." Zane said with a glare.
Jaden returned the glare with much more viciousness. The glare made Zane falter slightly but he shook it off. Jaden sighed and then told him that he hadn't heard from Alexis since class. Zane grew worried that the final rider may've gotten her. It was then that Jaden's PDA went off with a shrill beep. He opened it up to hear Syrus's panicked voice.
"HELLO!?!?!? THIS IS AN EMERGENCY!!!!!!" Syrus shouted right into the PDA.
"Syrus? What's going on?" Zane asked calmly.
"Zane?!?!?! Is that you?!?!? Never mind, Chazz and Jess have gone missing!" Syrus shouted.
Jaden looked at Zane with first fear then anger. Zane stepped back as soon as he saw Jaden's eyes become a darker shade of gold. The dark king got into his armor and stormed out the door.
"Where are you going?" Zane asked as he got over his fear.
"To find my girlfriend." Jaden growled.
"You know where Alexis is?" Zane asked unsure of Jaden's sense of direction.
"I got a good guess." Jaden hissed as he charged out of the blue dorm at top speed.
Abandoned Dorm
Jaden stared at the black, run down dorm in front of him. He sensed a dark power here and was on alert. But the rage inside of him writhed and demanded no mercy to the one who had taken Alexis. Jaden ran down the stairs leading to the area where he had dueled Titan so many months ago. He stepped out and saw a lone figure in the center of the room. The figure turned to him and appeared to be glaring at him.
"Who are you and what have you done to Alexis and the others?" Jaden demanded.
"I am Amnael and don't worry your majesty. Your pet is safe as is the others." Amnael said with a chuckle.
Jaden's eyes returned to the dark gold color that Zane had seen a few minutes ago. He didn't think of Alexis as his 'pet'. He thought of her as being her own person not some slave to him. Jaden raised his duel disk and activated it. Amnael did the same and got into a fighting stance like Jaden did.
"Let's duel!" Amnael shouted.
"Get your game on!" Jaden roared.
Amnael: 4000/Jaden: 4000
"I will start first." Amnael said as he drew a card from his deck.
He looked at it and seemed to smile but it was difficult with the hood on his face. Jaden got a feeling that it wasn't good for him.
"I play the Alchemic Dragon (ATK: 1400 DEF: 1300) in attack mode."
A dragon made entirely of lead flew onto the field and roared as it touched down. Jaden stared at it as it changed from lead to gold.
"My dragon can change its attribute at will meaning that it is now a dark attribute monster. Now I will place two cards facedown and end my turn."
"My move. I draw!" Jaden shouted as he drew a card.
Before he got a chance to look at it, Amnael activated both of his trap cards at the same card.
"I activate my trap cards, Marco Cosmos and Alchemic Cauldron. My Marco Cosmos removes from play all of our cards instead of sending them to the grave. My Alchemic Cauldron grants me 1000 life points for each card that is removed from play." Amnael explained after the two cards were revealed.
Jaden looked at the card he drew and smiled a wicked smile. He activated the spell card he drew.
"I activate my spell card, Summoning of the Evil Lord. This ritual spell is unique because I don't tribute monsters but life points. I give up 2000 of my life points to summon Evil Hero Lord Annihilation (ATK: ? DEF: ?) in attack mode!"
Jaden took the spell card and placed it in his deck holder.
Amnael: 5000/Jaden: 2000
A human-like monster rose from a portal of blackness. The new Evil Hero looked at lot like Jaden on the outside except that it had a MASSIVE sword in one of its hand and a large shield in its other. It bore an emblem of a burning E that looked like it had dripped in blood. The Evil Hero looked at Amnael and growled low. Amnael was not worried at all. In fact, it looked like he was amused.
"Why did you go to the trouble of summoning that monster if its attack points are undermined?" Amnael asked with a chuckle.
"Because he has a powerful effect. Based on the number of life points, he increases his attack points by the number of cards in both of our hands and on the field by the number of life points I gave up." Jaden said with a smirk.
Amnael caught on quick and did some math in his head. He had three cards on the field and two cards in his hand. Jaden had four cards in his hands because he had summoned the Evil Hero from his deck. The total was 9 and multiplied by 2000 equaled out to…
"18,000 attack points?!?!?!?" Amnael cried out in surprise and fear.
"That's right, but you are lucky. He can only inflict half of a destroyed monster's attack points. Lord Annihilation, attack his Alchemic Dragon with wicked strike!"
The fiendish warrior jumped and disappeared as soon as it hit the air. Amnael looked around for the monster but heard an explosion and felt a slight jab in his back.
Amnael: 6000-700=5300/Jaden: 2000
Jaden placed three face downs and ended his turn.
"It's my turn." Amnael said as he drew a card.
The shadow rider looked at it and chuckled. Jaden got a bad feeling in his stomach and it turned out to be right about it being bad.
"I activate the spell card, Alchemic Transformation. This spell card allows me to remove the top five cards from both of our decks. So say good bye."
Jaden watched in disbelief as his mightiest monsters were removed from the game. Amnael didn't look worried at all. Instead he looked quite happy.
Amnael: 15,300/Jaden: 2000
"Next I play Alchemic Fiend (ATK: 1500 DEF: 1800) in attack mode."
A fiend made entirely of gold and sliver rose from the earth with a roar. Jaden didn't flinch but his monster did blow up in his face.
"What?!?!?!"
"Alchemic Fiend destroys a monster that has a level equal to or lower to the number of cards removed from play. Since there are 13 cards removed from play you lost you most powerful monster. Alchemic Fiend attack his life points directly."
The fiend slashed at Jaden but he activated one of his face downs.
"I activate the trap card called Resurrected Evil! This trap card of mine brings back an 'Evil Hero' that has been removed from play. I chose none other then my Evil Hero Nightmare (ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000)!"
The inside out monster rose out of the ground with purple-black flames surrounding it. Amnael stepped back while Jaden smirked.
"I take it you know of this card's effect."
"Yes, when it is normal summoned or special summoned successfully, all of my monsters attack points go to zero. I remember you playing it against the Gravekeeper Chieftain. Uh, I mean…"
"Nice try, Banner." Jaden hissed imposing on the word Banner.
"Blast! How long? Oh, I also end my turn." Banner asked as he removed the hood revealing a veined and aged face with red eyes beneath it.
"Ever since we got the keys. But since you took my love away from me, I'm showing no mercy. Nightmare, attack!" Jaden hissed after he drew his card and added it to his hand.
The said monster grabbed onto the weakened fiend and devoured it.
Banner: 12,800 + 1000= 13,800/Jaden: 2000
"I now activate another one of my traps, Nightmarish Blast. This trap is only for Nightmare. What it does is allow him to attack again and add 500 attack points to his for each one of my cards removed from play. Since I have 13 cards removed from play, Nightmare gains 6500 attack points."
Nightmare- ATK: 8000
Banner: 5800/Jaden: 2000
"Argh! Impressive, Jaden. I guess that's way they favor you more then the one who seeks their power." Banner said with a smile.
"Who favors me?" Jaden asked now curious.
"Now, now. I will tell you more when you inflict damage to me."
"Well then, it's a good thing that I have one more face down then."
Jaden activated another one of his facedown cards.
"I activate the trap card, Vile Dispersion! This trap can only be activated after I inflict 3000 or more direct damage to my opponent. At the end phase of my turn, you take 600 more points of direct damage. And this trap is continuous. Next I place one card facedown and end my turn."
Banner: 5200/Jaden: 2000
"My turn. I draw!" Banner shouted as he drew his card.
He looked at it and smiled. He added it to his hand and then chose another. He slammed it onto one of his monster zones.
"I play Helios the Primordial Sun (ATK: ? DEF: ?) in attack mode."
A monster with a woman's body wrapped in bandages with a sun for a head rose from the earth. The entire scene changed around the two duelists. They were now floating in space with five spheres off to their left. Jaden saw that one of the spheres was the planet Earth. He looked at the four others and saw his love.
"Alexis!" Jaden shouted.
"Don't waste your breath. She can't hear you. Nor can any of the others for that matter. You should concentrated more on the duel." Banner said with an evil smirk.
Jaden turned back the teacher turned shadow rider and glared at him hatefully. Banner saw a vision flash before him. Jaden's armor had changed drastically. The armor now had eight spikes rising from the back. The hands of the armor became claws similar to Elemental Hero Flame Wingman's right arm. The chest of the armor now had a purple and black sphere in the center which pulsed like a heart beat. The helmet hadn't changed much except that it now had three spikes on it. (A/N: Think of the Shredder from the 80's TMNT.) Jaden's eyes were now a darker shade of gold. While his lighter colored gold was hostile, this new shade made him look like a demon. Banner was speechless as the vision passed. But he shook it off and then continued his turn.
"Helios gains 100 attack points for each monster removed from play. Since there are 8 monsters removed, that means she has 800 attack points. But I won't keep her around. Instead, I will sacrifice her for Helios Duo Megistus (ATK: ? DEF: ?) in attack mode!"
Helios disappeared only to replaced with a more giant form of her. The monster had twin suns for a head. A smaller sun orbited the larger sun. the body was larger then before and was again wrapped in bandages.
Banner: 6200/Jaden: 2000
"This one gains 200 attack points for each monster removed from play."
"Wait, how did you summon her? You already normal summoned this turn." Jaden pointed out.
"I can special summon Helios Duo Megistus from my hand if I offer Helios the Primordial Sun. Now since there are 9 monsters removed from play that means that my twin sun monster has 1800 attack points. But I won't keep her around either. I will give her up to special summon Helios Trice Megistus (ATK: ? DEF: ?) in attack mode!"
The twin suns disappeared and three suns came out. The bodies were separate and wrapped once again in bandages. Banner smiled proudly at the monster he had summoned.
Banner: 7200/Jaden: 2000
"Trice gains 300 attack points for each monster removed. Since there now 10 monsters that means that she now has 3000 attack points. More then enough to take out your Nightmare! Attack, Phoenix Blaze!"
The three suns shot out three sun flares which formed into a giant phoenix. Jaden pressed a button and activated his facedown.
"I activate Nightmare Illusion! What this does is create a token of Nightmare and places it on the field in defense and the kicker is that your monster is forced to attack the token."
A look alike of Nightmare rose from the card and kneeled down crossing its arms. The phoenix turned away from the original and headed right into the token. The explosion was so massive that it woke Alexis up.
"Ugh, what happened? Wait, there was that guy that harmed Atticus and then…" Alexis mumbled to herself until she looked up.
Her eyes widen when she saw Jaden dueling…
"Professor Banner!?!?!?! What's he doing here?" Alexis asked aloud.
Alexis, he is the seventh shadow rider. Yubel said calmly.
Alexis's hand flew to her mouth as she watched Jaden duel. She was concerned about her secret boyfriend and wanted to help him. She began to beat against the sphere which didn't yield at all. She watched as Banner ended his turn and Jaden started his.
Banner 8200/Jaden: 2000
"My turn, I draw!" Jaden shouted as he drew a card.
He looked at the card and smiled to himself. Banner wondered what Jaden was smiling about. Jaden placed the card he drew into one of his slots.
"I activate the spell card Evil Surge! This spell card can only be played when a monster with 'Evil Hero' is in play. By giving up 500 life points I can return all cards that have been removed from play to the deck."
"That means…"
"That means that your monster loses it power boost."
The three suns dimmed greatly as Trice Megistus power fell to zero.
"Now to end this. I activate from my hand Fortress of Solitude. This field spell increases the attack power of all Evil Heroes by 1000 while decreasing all of your monsters by 1000. And I'm not down yet! I play Evil Hero Prodigy (ATK: 1800 DEF: 1500) in attack mode. And this was a special summon so now I will get rid of him to summon Evil Hero Malicious Edge (ATK: 2600 DEF: 1500) in attack mode!"
The monster that wore straps that crossed over in an X when they came to his chest rose on the field. He crossed his arms and smiled evilly at Banner as his power went up.
Nightmare- ATK: 3500
Malicious Edge- ATK: 3500
Helios Trice Megistus- ATK: 300
Banner: 9200/Jaden: 2000
"Now, my monsters, its time. I remove my Evil Hero Infernal Gainer and Evil Hero Ripper from my hand for Nightmare and Malicious Edge to attack twice. Nightmare, attack his monster. Malicious Edge, attack him directly when his is cleared."
The nightmarish monster ripped Trice to pieces lowering Banner's life points by 3200 but then regaining 1000 of them.
Banner: 6000+1000=7000/Jaden: 2000
The fiendish monster leapt high into the air and dislodged his spikes at Banner. The spikes dug into the professor and drew blood.
Banner: 3500/Jaden: 2000
"Nightmare, end this." Jaden said to his best beast.
The creature of the darkness leapt at Banner and slashed at him. Banner dropped to floor as his counter dropped to zero.
Banner: 0/Jaden: 2000
"That's game." Jaden said as he deactivated his disk.
"W-well done, Jaden. I now can rest in peace knowing that they will be safe with you." Banner said with a weak smile.
"What do you mean? Who will be safe with me?" Jaden asked as he knelt down to Banner.
"Why, the ones you are guarding. Now, I release your queen and her friends." Banner said with a smile as he turned to dust.
Jaden stared at the place where the man once was and saw a tiny ball of light arise from the ashes. Pharaoh jumped up and swallowed the ball before it could escape. Jaden then felt arms around his chest and he turned to the where the arms were coming from.
"Oh, Jaden. I was so…" Alexis began but was cut off as Jaden's lips met hers.
Both savored the moment for a few seconds before coming up for air.
"It's over, Lex, It's over." Jaden whispered while he stroked her hair.
Sorry, Jay. It's not over with yet. But I will give you guys a break after everything I put you through. Tune in for 'Hot springs duel'. Please review!