As the children got off of the boat, their instructors for their dorms lined up, Celestia and Luna making their appearance as well. Griff was surprised to see that all of the dorms had two instructors. An odd paradigm of male and female instructors were presented before them. The male instructors stepped forward in a way that almost felt like an apology to them for not letting them test the students.

The red instructor looked wiped out and completely uninterested. Even as he stepped forward, there was a certain disgust with having to do this. As he spoke Celestia giggled to herself and Luna smiled softly, "Alright, listen up, punks. Each dorm represents the three parts of a duelist. Red represents a duelist's fire. That part of you that lights up inside you and pushes you to overcome impossible odds. You can call me Justice. I ain't into formalities, and if you tick me off, I'll make you regret it." As he looked ready to go on a rant, Sunset pulled him back and laughed awkwardly.

Next the Yellow instructor stepped forward, his thick accent giving away his decent from Griffonstone. "Yellow represents a duelist's brains. This is the part of you that calculates the risks, plan out your moves, and play your opponent against themselves. I am Schlott Kovacs of Griffonstone. If any of you wish for private tutoring, I would be more than happy to give you a harsh lesson."

The Blue instructor stepped forward, "Blue represents the heart of the duelist. This is where our endurance and hope comes from. By baring up under even the most impossible of situations, a duelist and their deck can turn it around if this part of them never gives out. My name is Shining Armor, and I want all of you to know that I will keep you all protected. You have my word, and that should any of you break the rules, no matter what dorm you are in…" Shining shot Justice a look, Justice returning his look by sticking out his tongue, "I will be the first one you answer to. Even if you are bullied by a teacher, please come to me and I shall address the matter."

He stepped back looking irritated as Justice just chuckled and sat on the ground, laying down afterwards, just staring at the sky. Celestia stepped out and explained, "These instructors will be watching over the dorms to make sure that conduct remains clean in the living areas and you can seek training and guidance whenever you wish. They will not teach you all of your lessons, but they will be your guardians on this island."

Luna nodded and stepped out, "You shall meet your other teachers on your first day in their class. This island is not a vacation. You have come here to be the best you can be, not just in dueling, but in life. We will hold regular competitions around the island so those that wish to test their abilities may do so. Feel free to duel whomever you so choose whenever you choose, as long as you obey the rules. Now, follow your instructors to your dorms."

Griff smirked to himself as he and Bloom followed Twilight and his fellow Griffonstoner. Bloom poked at him, "Aren't you and him…"

Griff nodded, "Yep. He is clearly from the old school of thought. He hasn't picked up the local language as well as the rest of us. Call it city pride. Still, I can't wait to face him."

Bloom shook a finger at him, "You really shouldn't pick fights with the teachers. They are pro-duelists. You only started a week or two ago." She then literally poked him, "You might be good but you and Button are too quick to pick a fight."

Griff smirked, "I wasn't saying right now. I want to see him duel first. The important part is knowing your opponent." If this teacher was from his home, this guy was no joke. To teach in his home one needs to be beyond the best. This was going to be exciting.

However seeing two puny duelist ahead of him bugged him. Snips and Snails. They were bullies and jokes. Why were they even here? How did these punks pass the exams? Before he could be his usual grumpy self, Bloom stopped him, "Just ignore them. If they bother us, we can just duel them."

Button looked at Sweetie with barely contained joy, he got to be in the same dorm as Sweetie Belle. This couldn't be any better. He got to be in an amazing dorm with the girl he was trying to impress. His enthusiasm was dampened when he heard a voice over his shoulder, "Oh, dear. Who let you losers in?" He glanced over to see Diamond Tiara and, as always, her lackey Silver Spoon was in tow.

Button growled, "We are not losers! I actually beat Headmaster Cadence! I bet you lost to her…"

Tiara laughed at him scornfully, motioning Silver Spoon to speak for her, "Tiara beat her without taking any damage. You only passed by sheer luck." The SS flipped her pony tail behind her and chuckled under her breath, "Even I had more Life Points left than you when I won."

Button growled, his duel disk opening, "If you are so tough, prove it! Right here and now!"

Sweetie sighed and put a hand on his shoulder, "Now is not the time, Button Mash. We need to get to our dorms."

The teacher in the red coat from before walked up all alone, a smile on his face, "No, really, do go on. I want to see this punk in action. With fire like that he should have been in my house."

Tiara scoffed under her breath, "Yeah, just like the other losers." She activated her own disk, "If you really want to lose here in front of everyone, I don't see why not…"

While Masq and Scoots had been escorted away by Sunset already, Griff and Bloom had slipped away from the crowd to watch. Griff shouted, "Remember, Button! Think before you play and you can win. Show her what we are made of!"

Button gave a big thumbs up, "No problem! I got this!" He drew shouting, "I'll go first and show you why I am so great!"

Tiara didn't flinch, a huge smile on her face, "Oh… so humble… or at least you will be." She motioned him on.

Button growled and held up a card, seeming to think ahead this time, "Convert Contact! With this I can send my Grand Mole from my hand and my Flare Scarab from my deck to the graveyard to draw two cards!"

Tiara taunted, "Oh, remembered that you can only play it with no monsters this time? I suppose I might break a sweat when I end you next turn then." She seemed way too calm and everyone but Button seemed to pick up on it. She seemed to know she would win.

Button moved ahead undaunted, "Yeah! And thanks to that, I have a way to beat you all picked out. I send Neo-space Pathfinder to the graveyard for her special ability! With this I can take a Neo-Space Card from my deck and add it to my hand." A lady in a skin tight grey suit and a helmet appeared beside him, adjusting her helmet before diving into the graveyard, a flash of light coming from his deck before the appropriate card was put on top. He took it and immediately played it, "Alright, Here comes Neo Space!" The rainbow colored space was generated around them, enveloping the people around them as well. "Then I activate Miracle Contact! With it I summon Flare Neos!" Neos from his hand and the Flare Scarab he had sent to the grave both leapt up, fusing in mid-air forming a black armored hero that stared at her with great intensity. "Thanks to Neo Space he has a whopping 3400 attack power. And after I set this card face down that becomes 3800! Beat that, Tiara!" Everyone seemed impressed, except his opponent and Justice.

Tiara laughed uproariously, "THAT is the best you can manage? A single monster and a single face down card? Do you really feel that you can win this? I promise you that you can't. Now is the beginning of the end!" She drew and laughed, "I'll start with my Brilliant Fusion card. I'll explain for your sake, loser. It allows me to special summon a fusion monster from my extra deck using monsters in my deck, It's defense and attack will be zero but that isn't important right now. Using Gem-Knight Amber and Gem-Knight Sardonyx from my deck, I can special summon Gem-Knight Prismaura!" The Silver armored gem landed after two lights left her deck and combined, a bolt of lightning striking his spiked pauldrons. "Now I can use his ability. If I send a Gem-Knight from my hand to destroy one of your face up cards." A black armored Gem went to the grave, a bolt of lightning leaving Prismaura's sword and lashing out at Flare Neos.

Button shook his finger, "I thought of that! Say hello to Contact Out!" The quick play spell flipped up, pulling his Flare Neos into Flare Scarab and Neos respectively. "Thanks to that, my field is safe from your ability. Nice try!"

Tiara laughed at him even more, "Wow! Did you really just take one somewhat passable monster and turn it into two weaker ones before I've even attacked? You really are too kind." She held out her hand to the graveyard, "Because of Obsidian's ability I can special summon a normal monster from my graveyard. I choose Sardonyx!" The red and white knight landed, his heavy flail leaving a crack in the ground. "And with Gem-Knight Fusion I can take this a step further by sending my Lazuli and Iolite to the graveyard to summon Gem-Knight Zirconia!" The big Gem landed with a large thud, his hammer like hands and massive size leaving quite the impact. "And thanks to Lazuli's effect, I can add Iolite back to my hand!"

It wasn't until the evil gleam filled her eyes that Button began to fear. "The stage is set for the final blow. I activate Particle Fusion! With this I can send all my monsters to the graveyard to summon Gem-Knight Lady Brilliant Diamond!" In a sparkle of Rainbow colored light, the lady made the scene, her armor sparkling brilliantly. "Thanks to particle fusion I can pick one of the monsters used to make her and add their original attack to hers. Of course I pick my Zirconia, making her 6300 attack power." The fragements of Zirconia returned, coating her in a dust that seemed to add yet more to her glory. "Since you have no other cards on your side of the field to defend yourself with, I can either waste my turn attacking your Neos, or I can wipe the floor with your Scarab… I figure I can grind that bug of yours into powder. Maybe if I do, it can help your poor Neos like my gems do." She held out her hand, her lady knight striking a merciless and brilliant blow against his scarab, his life points dropping to zero. Tiara scoffed, "Again, I will say, a loser like you has no place in Obelisk blue."

The teacher in the red coat had to stifle his laughter and at first, Buttons thought it was at him. It wasn't until he heard the booming voice of Shining Armor that he began to see the true victim of his humor. "That isn't your place to decide, Diamond Tiara! You, me, after class, Detention. Two hours!"

Her face twitched in anger before recollecting herself, "Of course, Mr. Armor." She leaned down next to Button and whispering, "If I were you, I would leave the academy now before you get laughed out." Sweetie helped him up off the ground, Griff sighing, "It was just a bad match up, Button. With your deck, I don't see how you could have beaten that."

Justice laughed, "Oh, there were plenty of ways, but your friend made a mistake before he even began. Never let Gem-knights get first attack. They will rock your world. Pun intended… now if you don't mind, I need to get back to my dorm before Sunset lays into me for slacking off again."

Bloom grumbled, "That teacher was no help at all. Why is he even here?" She patted Button's back. "You'll get her next time." Button nodded, but to him it seemed more like a promise to himself than a reassurance. He WOULD beat her next time. Just you wait and see.