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Well, here is chapter 2, which includes the first typed therapy session (including some not so subtle hints as to the therapist's connection to a canon character. You shall see what I mean when you read the chapter) as well as Chazz's duel against Reggie. I hope that you enjoy it and reviews, as always, are much appreciated.

2

The Power of the Ojamas

Dr. Aya Nakamura was one of the best psychologists in the field who specialized in helping those with stress disorders or dealing with traumas; at least, that's what Kaede Yuki said when he told Jaden about her during one of the rare times after the trip to Honolulu that Kaede was able to get Jaden to actually listen to him.

Jaden hadn't been too thrilled with the idea of seeing a therapist, at first, as he didn't believe that he needed one; he felt he could deal with what happened just as he did the first two times something traumatic happened to him. But when he started losing sleep due to nightmares, started snapping at people he wouldn't normally snap at—with the exception of his dad whenever he wasn't giving his dad the silent treatment, which wasn't often—and slipped into depressions that sometimes lasted for days, he realized he was worse off now than he had been beforehand and he didn't know why. His brother was the one who suggested that this recent trauma coupled with what happened when they were children likely caused this, and so Jaden consented seeing a therapist.

When he first met Dr. Nakamura, he hadn't been sure that he would like her. His mother had told him that he should feel comfortable around his therapist or else the therapy would not work. She also said that it might take some time for that to happen, and that Jaden should try to attend a few sessions with Dr. Nakamura before he decided whether to keep her as his therapist or not.

However, Jaden felt very comfortable around Nakamura. At first, he had been nervous, afraid that she would push him and not let him leave until he told her everything, but that didn't happen. She simply introduced herself in the first meeting, told him that she would listen when he wanted to talk and then just waited for him to talk. She didn't push him and Jaden was slowly able to open up to her, just a little bit at first. She was also very friendly and, a few sessions into it when Jaden started talking to her about how he came to love dueling—since that was the topic they were talking about as Jaden hadn't been dueling at all since his duel against Kaage, though the trauma itself was associated with what happened after that duel—she told him that he reminded her a little of her son.

"Son?" Jaden had asked.

Nakamura smiled. "Yeah, I haven't seen him in years, since his dad and I got divorced, but he lives in Norway with his dad, but you do remind me a little of him. He loves dueling, probably as much as you do," she had explained.

They had spent the rest of that session talking about Jaden's love of dueling and that was the first session in which Jaden admitted to starting to feel better about everything that happened, even if they hadn't really delved into much of the actual events that happened, but Jaden was fine with that.

Now, it was a few days into the new school year at Duel Academy, and Jaden was on his way to meet with Dr. Nakamura. She had asked Chancellor Crowler if she could hold her weekly sessions with Jaden, and Crowler, though he didn't know why as he didn't know about what happened over the summer, had agreed. Jaden hadn't been that surprised by that; despite how he acted, that duel against Camula showed Jaden that Crowler really did care for his students.

"I'm actually rather glad that Dr. Nakamura is here," Jaden admitted to Syrus, who was walking with him toward the office that Crowler had given Dr. Nakamura. "I didn't think she would be able to help, and I had been rather reluctant to see her, at first."

"But she's helping, right?" Syrus asked.

"Yeah, she is," Jaden said.

Syrus smiled, glad for that. His friend often woke up screaming from nightmares, or was already awake and looking as though he hadn't slept at all the night before when Syrus woke up. He knew what had happened, after all, and knew that what happened wasn't something anyone could just get over. He glanced at Jaden, who was keeping his gaze fixed ahead and thought about everything Jaden told him that happened; the soul-taking of Alexis and Kyle was the least traumatic thing that had happened, especially considering what happened with the Shadow Riders the year before. But Kasumi and Raiden being stabbed and nearly dying and the duel against Kaage in which Jaden nearly drowned had it not been for Chazz was definitely not something Jaden could get over right away.

"Well, we're here. Thanks for walking with me, Sy," Jaden said when they reached the room, glancing at Syrus.

The spiky blue-haired Slifer glanced up at him. "No problem, Jay. Oh and Chazz's duel will be in two hours," he reminded him.

"Yeah, I know. The sessions are usually only an hour to an hour and a half long, so I'll be there." Jaden entered the office without another word.

Dr. Nakamura was a tall and slim woman, around the same age as Jaden's mother, with long blue hair and green eyes. She was dressed casually in dark wash jeans and a white shirt with a short-sleeved purple jacket over it and a notebook and pen in her hand. She smiled at Jaden. "Hello, Jaden," she greeted him.

"Hey, Dr. Nakamura," Jaden said, sitting down across from the therapist.

"So, how do you feel today?"

Jaden shrugged. "I feel fine," he said.

"You look rather tired," Nakamura noted.

"I didn't get much sleep last night. Nightmares."

"I see. Would you like to talk about them?"

Jaden's silence was answer to that. He really hadn't touched much into what happened during the summer in the sessions he had with Nakamura and only really talked about small things, like how he didn't duel as much after his duel against Kaage, or about things that were connected with what happened but, at the same time, weren't the main focus. That was he never talked about his siblings' near-death experience or him nearly drowning. He only mentioned them in passing and never delved into what happened even when Nakamura asked.

Nakamura, just as she had been since the sessions began, didn't push him. Instead, she said, "So, why don't we talk about Chazz?"

"What about him?"

"A few sessions ago, you mentioned, in passing, that Chazz really helped you during the summer," Nakamura said.

"Yeah, in his own way, he did," Jaden admitted. "He got me to realize exactly what Kaage was doing and helped me, even if it was just being there by me."

"What Kaage was doing? What do you mean?"

Jaden was silent for a moment, then he said quietly, "He was playing mind games with me, I guess you could say, trying to get into my head, and it was working."

"I see."

"But, despite Chazz helping me realize that was what Kaage was doing, it still ended up working." His eyes closed as he said that.

"But he still helped me a lot," he added. "He did save my life, too, after my duel against Kaage when he could have just let me drown."

"Do you really think he would have done that?"

Jaden was silent. "No, despite how he may act, I know he wouldn't have just let me drown, though there are times I feel he should have," he said.

"Why?"

Jaden was silent.

Nakamura, realizing that Jaden wasn't going to speak more on that matter, let it drop and instead switched topics. "So, how have you been getting along with your siblings?"

"We're still as close as ever," Jaden said, "though…I guess I don't really talk to them as much as I used to; the same with Alexis and Kyle."

"And why is that?"

"I…guess I just feel guilty over what happened to them." He said nothing more, thinking a lot about what happened to his siblings. They had nearly died because of Kaage, and Jaden did still feel guilty over that happening.

Nakamura nodded, writing down something in her notebook. Sounds like he's exhibiting signs of self-blame, she thought and asked nothing more about that topic as Jaden's face had closed off. During the sessions she has had with him, she knew that when his face closed off like that, it meant that she wouldn't get anything more on the topic they were discussing.

"How about your other friends? Do you still talk with them?"

Jaden nodded. "Yeah, I can talk just fine with them," he said.

Nakamura nodded, writing down something and then waited patiently to see if Jaden would talk about anything else, as they still had some time left before the session was over.

. . .

Kasumi joined Hikari outside the main building and the two of them headed toward the duel arena where Chazz's duel would take place. In the past few days, they had spent quite a bit of time together, catching up on the years they had missed out on. Kasumi had really missed her sister and she was so thankful to know her sister was all right. They had talked about a lot of things, when Kasumi wasn't in her own therapy sessions. Dr. Nakamura had consented on seeing both of them, though on different days.

Now if only Kasumi could convince Raiden to join them. Raiden had refused to admit that he needed help and had just brushed it off as if it was nothing. At least, that was what it looked like to an outsider's perspective, especially because of how he acted. But Kasumi knew that Raiden experienced nightmares, lost sleep and was rather irritable at times as well; she knew that the mask he wore was just that, a mask.

"Hey, Little Mist," Raiden greeted her as she and Hikari walked into the arena. He waved her over from where he was sitting beside Atticus, Alexis, Kyle, Arina, Syrus, Bastion, and Raven. "And hey, Hikari, didn't think I'd see ya again so soon."

Hikari smiled. "Well, I am a student here," she pointed out.

"You two have met?" Kasumi asked.

"Yup, we dueled yesterday," Raiden said.

"I'm Hikari, by the way," Hikari said to the others. "Kasumi's sister. It's nice to meet all of you."

"Ehhhhh?!" Everyone exclaimed at once.

"Sister?" Raiden repeated.

Hikari nodded.

"So this is the sister you mentioned last Christmas," Syrus said, eyes wide with surprise.

"Where'd you find her?" Atticus said.

"She kinda ran into me after her duel against Raiden yesterday," Kasumi admitted before she introduced her twin to all of her friends.

"How are you twins? You don't look like each other," Arina said with a frown.

"Eh, not entirely sure how that happened, honestly," Kasumi said, glancing at Hikari who shrugged. Clearly, she didn't know either.

"Where's Jaden?" Alexis asked when the gang descended into silence, pondering the arrival of Kasumi's long lost sister as the surprise gradually faded.

"He's with Dr. Nakamura," Syrus said as Kasumi and Hikari sat down. "But you know he'd never miss a duel."

A few minutes passed before Jaden joined them. "Hey, guys," he greeted them as he slid into a seat beside Alexis and gave her a gentle kiss on the cheek, causing her to blush.

"Hey, Jay," Syrus greeted him.

"Hey, Jay. Hikari, this is my other brother Jaden, Jaden, this is my twin sister Hikari," Kasumi said.

"Really? The one you thought was dead?" Jaden repeated, surprised.

Kasumi nodded.

"Wow. Didn't expect that," Jaden said, observing the other girl. "Though you really don't look like twins."

"Yeah, we got that a lot growing up," Hikari said.

"Ah, well, nice to meet ya either way," Jaden said.

"Today's one of his good days, I see," Atticus murmured to Raiden, who nodded.

"Nice to meet you, too, Jaden," Hikari replied.

"Attention," a voice called out and everyone turned to the duel arena where Chazz and two others were standing.

"Who are they?" Syrus wondered.

"For those of you who don't know me, I'm your Vice-Chancellor, Jean-Louis Bonaparte," the short, bald man said.

The black-haired man took the microphone from Bonaparte. "And I am the new Slifer Red Headmaster, Gareth Conway," he said. "Now then, today we are have a promotion exam for one student who is a former Obelisk Blue, and seeks a chance to return to that dorm; Chazz Princeton."

Kyle tilted his head. "Well, Chazz was in Obelisk beforehand, so this is like his chance to prove that he is still good enough to be in that dorm," he said.

"Hey, Kyle! Everyone!"

The gang and Hikari turned as a very familiar white-haired girl made her way through the crowd toward them. Kyle smiled timidly in greeting. "Hey, Celina," he greeted her. "How are you?"

"I'm good. Had a pretty okay summer after the tournament," Celina said, sitting down on Kyle's other side. "Bakura's an awesome mentor and we did a lot of fun things. I even got to attend a wedding."

"A wedding? Who got married?" Atticus asked curiously.

"Joey Wheeler and Mai Valentine. They got married only a few weeks ago," Celina said.

"Oh, that's nice," Kasumi said.

A black-haired girl with silver eyes walked over to join them. "Hey, can I sit with you? I haven't been able to find a seat yet," she said.

"Sure thing. You can sit right by my single buddy Raiden," Atticus said brightly.

"Atticus!" Raiden exclaimed, smacking Atticus upside the head and blushing.

The black-haired girl chuckled and sat down next to Raiden. "I'm Kira, by the way," she said. "Kira Ryuki. Hey, Hikari."

"Hey, Kira," Hikari said. Kira, being the only other female Slifer student at the school, was Hikari's roommate. They had met, briefly, the day before when they had been given their room assignment.

"Now then, allow me to introduce to you Chazz's opponent," Bonaparte said. "He is our top ranking freshman, Reginald Van Howell III."

The crowd cheered as a spiky brown haired kid in the Obelisk blue uniform raised his hand in greeting.

"Okay, you know the drill, no direct attacks below the belt but trash talking's encouraged," Bonaparte said as he left the dueling platform.

"Then let me kick off the insults. You're a nasty, stuck-up rich kid and nobody here likes you," Reginald, preferred to be called Reggie, said with a sneer.

Chazz snorted. "I could care less what anyone thinks about me," he said. "Let's just get to the duel so I can kick your butt."

"You won't win," Reggie retorted as they activated their duel disks and drew their opening hands.

"Duel!" they declared.

Chazz: 8000

Reggie: 8000

"I'm going first," Chazz said, drawing his sixth card. "And I start by summoning X-Head Cannon in Attack Mode."

A blue-and-yellow cannon with a ball for a lower body appeared on the field (A: 1800/D: 1500).

"And then I place this facedown. Your move," Chazz added.

Reggie snorted. "Rumor has it that you own the best deck money can buy. So far, I'm feeling underwhelmed," he said.

"Whatever. Just make your move already," Chazz said dryly.

"Fine then, I draw," Reggie said, drawing a card. "And I summon my Marauding Captain in Attack Mode."

A blonde warrior in silver armor with a cape around his shoulders appeared on the field (A: 1200/D: 400).

"And when he's summoned, I can Special Summon another monster up to Level 4 form my hand, so meet my Command Knight, also in Attack Mode."

A female warrior with blonde hair in re armor with a dark-purple cape around her shoulders appeared (A: 1200-1600/D: 1900).

"And she gives all Warrior-Type monsters I control 400 extra Attack," Reggie added as Marauding Captain was powered up (A: 1200-1600).

"And next, I play The Allied Forces, which increases the Attack of each of my Warriors by 200 for every Warrior or Spellcaster that I control, which is currently two," Reggie added, inserting the card into his duel disk (Captain A: 1600-2000) (Knight A: 1600-2000).

"Now, Marauding Captain, attack X-Head Cannon," Reggie ordered.

"I play my Negate Attack to stop your attack right in its tracks," Chazz said, revealing his facedown.

Reggie scoffed as his attack was stopped. "It seems the time you've spent in Slifer has made you predictable," he sneered. "That black coat you wear doesn't mean anything. You're a red coat."

"Whatever, are you done yet?" Chazz said, sounding bored.

"I end my turn," Reggie said.

Chazz drew a card. "I Summon Y-Dragon Head in Attack Mode," he said and his mechanical red dragon appeared on the field (A: 1500/D: 1600). "And next I remove Y-Dragon Head and X-Head Cannon from play in order to summon XY-Dragon Cannon in Attack Mode." His mechanical dragon and his blue-and-yellow cannon combined together, with the cannon resting on top of the dragon (A: 2200/D: 1900).

"And next, I activate my XY-Dragon Cannon's effect and, by discarding a card, I can destroy one face-up Spell or Trap card on the field and I choose your Allied Forces," Chazz added and the Spell shattered, weakening Reggie's monsters (Captain A: 2000-1600) (Knight 2000-1600).

"Also, the card I just discarded was Ojamagic."

"Oja…what?" Reggie repeated.

Chazz scoffed. "Am I going too fast for you? Ojamagic. It lets me to add Ojamas Yellow, Black, and Green to my hand," Chazz said, retrieving the cards from his deck and then shuffling it.

'Hiya, boss! Do we get to fight?' Ojama Yellow asked, appearing on Chazz's shoulders.

"No, you don't," Chazz snapped.

Ojama Green, who had also appeared along with Ojama Black, eyed the two monsters. 'Uh, yeah, I think that's a good idea,' he said warily.

"Why would you bother on adding those cards to your hand?" Reggie said incredulously. "They're wimps."

"Perhaps so, but they'll come in handy later," Chazz said with a shrug, ignoring the three Ojamas, who face-faulted at Chazz agreeing that they were wimps.

"Now, XY-Dragon Cannon, attack Marauding Captain," Chazz ordered and his dragon cannon unleashed a blast of blue energy that shot forward and struck the captain, causing him to shatter.

Chazz: 8000

Reggie: 7400

"And then I place this facedown and end my turn," Chazz added, slipping a card into his duel disk.

. . .

"Nice move by Chazz," Celina commented from the stands. "Wonder what he has planned for those Ojamas he's got."

"Guess we just gotta wait and see," Kasumi said. She had started to get to know Chazz a bit better during the weeks he had spent at their home and she felt it was safe to say that she didn't dislike him as much as she had the year before. That was partially because of how much Jaden admitted Chazz had helped him during the whole Kaage incident but also because, based on what she was told, Chazz had helped try to stop her from bleeding to death and had saved Jaden from drowning. She was very grateful for that but old grudges did die hard.

Kasumi turned to Jaden, who was watching the duel with excitement on his face and she smiled, thankful that today was a good day for Jaden. She knew that Jaden didn't have as many good days as he did bad ones but she was glad that he was starting to get a bit better. She also looked at Raiden, who was blushing and glaring at Atticus because the latter was happily trying to get him and the girl Kira to go on a date. He hides it well, but I just don't understand why, she thought.

. . .

"My draw," Reggie said, drawing a card. "And I play Pot of Greed to draw two more cards." He did so and then added, "And I summon Warrior Lady of the Wasteland in Defense Mode."

A blonde woman dressed in green with a brown hat on her head appeared (A: 1100-1500/D: 1200).

"And then I'll switch Command Knight to Defense Mode and end my turn."

What's he planning? Chazz wondered as he drew a card and then he tucked the card into his hand. "I summon Masked Dragon in Attack Mode," he said, placing the card on his duel disk. A beige dragon with a red underbelly and red mask over his face appeared on the field with a growl (A: 1400/D: 1100).

He pointed to the blonde warrior. "Destroy Warrior Lady of the Wasteland," he ordered.

Masked Dragon roared and unleashed a blast of fire that enveloped the blonde warrior, destroying her.

"I activate my Warrior Lady's effect to Special Summon another one in Attack Mode," Reggie said, searching through his deck and then placing it on his duel disk.

The blonde warrior in green reappeared on the field (A: 1100-1500/D: 1200).

"Hmph, I still have one more monster. XY-Dragon Cannon, attack his second Warrior Lady," Chazz ordered and the dragon cannon unleashed a blast of blue energy that struck the warrior and it shattered.

Chazz: 8000

Reggie: 6700

Reggie scowled at him as the smoke cleared. "You're gonna be sorry you did that to me," he said. "But, until then, I activate Warrior Lady's effect to Special Summon a third one in Attack Mode."

A third blonde warrior appeared on the field (A: 1100-1500/D: 1200).

"Well, let's see what you've got, freshman. I end my turn," Chazz said.

. . .

"He's not half-bad," Bonaparte said.

"You sound surprised," Crowler said. "Remember, I chose him to lead our school to fame for a reason."

Conway glanced at them with a raised eyebrow. "What about the other students then? Do they not warrant a chance to gain their own fame? This school is about teaching them to be Pros after all, right?"

Bonaparte glowered at him. "No one was talking to you," he snapped.

Conway folded his arms across his chest but decided against answering that. Instead, he turned his gaze back to the duel, though he decided that he was going to keep an eye on Crowler and Bonaparte.

. . .

"Oh, you'll see," Reggie said, drawing a card and then glancing at it. "And I'll start off my turn by equipping Warrior Lady of the Wasteland with Grade Sword, which increases her Attack by 300." A silver bladed sword with a gold and black hilt appeared in the blonde warrior's hand (A: 1500-1800).

"Also, now that she is equipped with Grade Sword, my Warrior Lady counts as two tributes," Reggie added.

Chazz scowled. That's not good, he thought.

"And now I tribute both her and Command Knight in order to summon Gilford the Lightning in Attack Mode."

Warrior Lady of the Wasteland and Command Knight vanished. The air was filled with electricity and a large warrior in silver and orange-yellow armor with an orange cape fluttering around him as he shouted out a battle cry (A: 2800/D: 1400).

. . .

"Oh that's not good," Raiden said.

"Why?" Syrus asked.

"It's because when Gilford the Lightning is summoned using three tributes, his special ability activates and destroys all monsters on Chazz's side of the field," Atticus explained.

"But that means he'll be defenseless!"

. . .

"And now Gilford's effect activates, destroying all monsters on your side of the field because he was summoned with three tributes," Reggie said and blasts of lightning struck all of Chazz's monsters, shrouding his side of the field in smoke. When the smoke cleared, all of Chazz's monsters were gone.

"And next," Reggie went on, inserting another card into his duel disk, "I equip Gilford the Lightning with Jewel Sword, which increases his attack by 300."

The sword in Gilford's hand was replaced by a silver blade with a silver-winged hilt (A: 2800-3100).

"Now, Gilford the Lightning, attack Chazz directly," Reggie shouted.

With a shout, Gilford shot forward and struck Chazz with his sword and then returned to Reggie's side of the field.

Chazz: 4900

Reggie: 6700

"And now I activate Fairy of the Spring and use it to add Grade Sword from my Graveyard back into my hand and I will end with that," Reggie said, retrieving the card from his Graveyard slot.

. . .

"Reggie's a pretty good duelist," Kira commented. "He's taken out almost half of Chazz's Life Points on one attack."

"Chazz is still in this, though, and I think he's got something up his sleeve," Arina said, noticing the smirk on Chazz's face as he looked at the card he just drew.

"Yeah, he probably drew a good card," said Kyle.

. . .

Chazz tucked the card he just drew into his hand and then picked out another card. "I summon Ojama Red in Attack Mode," he said and an angry red creature in red bikini briefs appeared on the field (A: 0/D: 1000).

"What?" Reggie looked incredulous. "Did you seriously just summon that wimp in Attack Mode?"

"Yes and now you will see why. I activate Ojama Red's effect, which allows me to summon these three bozos to the field; Ojamas Yellow, Black, and Green, all in Attack Mode."

'Hi, peoples,' Ojama Yellow said brightly.

'Are we finally gonna fight?' Ojama Green asked.

"Seriously? Hmph, it's obvious you've become a slacker like all the other Reds," Reggie snorted.

"I'm not the slacker here," Chazz said as he held up another card. "And it's time I proved that. But first, I activate my facedown, Ojama Trio!" His trap flipped up and three Ojama tokens appeared on Reggie's side of the field, (A: 0/D: 1000) x3.

"Now, you have three Ojama Tokens on your side of the field. These can't be used for a tribute summon and if they're destroyed, you lose 300 Life Points for each one," Chazz said. "But then, they won't be there long."

Reggie raised an eyebrow. "Why?"

Chazz smirked again and held up the card he had drawn. "I activate Ojama Delta Hurricane! Do your thing, Ojamas!" he said.

'You got it, boss!' Ojama Yellow shouted, jumping into the air.

'Let's do this,' Ojama Green shouted, also jumping into the air.

'Let's,' Ojama Black shouted and also jumped into the air.

Their rear ends touched each other and the three of them began spinning until they were nothing more than a ring of yellow, green, and black blurred together and then went over to Reggie's side of the field. There was a boom and Ojamas Yellow, Black, and Green returned to Chazz's side of the field. When the smoke cleared, there were no monsters on Reggie's side of the field.

. . .

"Very nice move," Celina said with a nod. "And since those Ojama Tokens were destroyed, Reggie takes 900 points of damage."

"Yeah, but Chazz only has one card left in his hand. If he has the right card, he could take advantage of this situation," Kyle commented.

"I think he has a way around that," Jaden said with a nod. "He looks like he does, anyway."

. . .

"And since those tokens were destroyed, you take 900 points of damage," Chazz added.

Chazz: 4900

Reggie: 5800

"Well, since Jewel Sword was sent to the Graveyard, I can draw a card," Reggie said, drawing a card as he glared.

"Whatever. I activate Card of Sanctity so we each draw until we're holding six cards," the Ojama duelist said and the two of them drew until they had a full hand.

"And next,"—Chazz held up the duel disk as the Field Spell slot slid open and he placed the card in it—"I play Ojama Country!"

In an instant, the arena was transformed into a tiny village with houses shaped like Ojama Yellow's head.

'Good to be home again,' Ojama Yellow commented.

'I agree,' Ojama Red said.

"What was the point of that?" Reggie asked.

"Simple. When I control at least one face-up Ojama, the Attack and Defense of all monsters are swapped," Chazz said, smirking. "Now who's the slacker?!" Ojamas Red, Yellow, Black and Green grinned as their power increased (A: 0-1000/D: 1000-0) x4.

"All right, you goofballs, attack him directly," Chazz ordered.

'On it, boss,' Ojama Yellow shouted as he, Black, Green, and Red shot forward and slammed their butts into Reggie's stomach.

Chazz: 4900

Reggie: 1800

"Lucky shot. Those wimps won't help you win this duel," Reggie snapped.

Chazz smirked. "I place one card facedown and end my turn," he said.

Reggie growled as he drew a card. "I summon Armed Samurai—Ben Kei in Attack Mode," he said and a samurai in brown and white clothing with a myriad of weapons on his back and a staff in each hand appeared on the field (A: 500-800/D: 800-500).

"Now it is time to turn the tides in this duel, Chazz. I equip Armed Samurai—Ben Kei with Divine Sword—Phoenix Blade, Grade Sword, and Lightning Blade," Reggie said and the samurai's staffs changed into a single sword that grew in size and then had lightning crackling around it (A: 800-2200).

"And thanks to the effect of Armed Samurai—Ben Kei, he gains one additional attack for each Equip Card equipped to it, along with his normal attack. Because he is equipped with three Equip Spell Cards, he gains three additional attacks," Reggie said with a smirk.

Chazz narrowed his eyes.

"Now, Ben Kei, wipe those freaks off this field, attack!" Reggie shouted.

'Oh man,' Ojama Yellow mourned as the samurai shot forward and cut through all four Ojamas, destroying them and knocking out a large chunk of Chazz's Life Points.

Chazz: 100

Reggie: 1800

"Ha, you're down to your last 100 Life Points," Reggie said with a smirk. "What're you going to do now?"

"I'm gonna do this," Chazz said, pressing a button on his duel disk. "I play Ojama Delta Wear. Since Ojamas Green, Black, and Yellow were destroyed in battle during this turn, I can now Special Summon them from the Graveyard in Defense Mode. Say hello to some not so old friends, Reggie."

'He really does like us,' Ojama Yellow exclaimed tearfully as he reappeared on the field (A: 0-1000/D: 1000-0).

'He likes us!' Ojama Green shouted as he appeared (A: 0-1000/D: 1000-0).

'This is the best day ever,' Ojama Black exclaimed as he appeared (A: 0-1000/D: 1000-0).

"Doesn't matter that you brought 'em back. Those wimps ain't gonna get ya out of this mess. You've lost, Chazz, and this is why you belong in Slifer," Reggie sneered, signaling the end of his turn.

Chazz drew a card and smirked. "Oh, I'm not the one who's lost, Reggie," he said. "You know, I used to be a lot like you. I was an elitist snob who looked down on everyone around me, but not anymore. Now it's time to end this." He held out a card. "I play Polymerization. Ojamas, you know what to do."

'Right on it, boss!' Ojamas Yellow, Black, and Green jumped together and fused to create a giant white Ojama with a cape around his shoulders, a crown on his head and red bikini briefs (A: 0-3000/D: 3000-0).

'Ojama King has arrived,' Ojama King shouted.

"And now, Ojama Blue, get your butt out here," Chazz said, placing the card on his duel disk.

'Hey, I'm in attack mode? Does this mean I actually get to fight?' Ojama Blue asked eagerly (A: 0-1000/D: 1000-0).

Chazz grinned. "Time to end this, Reggie. Ojama King, attack Armed Samurai—Ben Kei with Flying Belly Flop Drop!" he ordered.

Ojama King leapt into the air. 'Incoming,' he shouted and landed right on the samurai, causing him to shatter into golden pixels.

Chazz: 100

Reggie: 1000

"Ojama Blue, end this, attack him directly," Chazz ordered.

'I'm on it,' Ojama Blue said and ran forward before slamming his butt into Reggie's stomach, knocking him back a foot.

Chazz: 100 WINNER

Reggie: 0

"I lost," Reggie groaned.

Chazz folded his arms across his chest as the holograms faded. "You really shouldn't judge people by their ranks or by the cards they use," he said. "Slumming with the Slifers sure hasn't affected my skills at all and I have learned this. Any card, even weak ones, can be useful."

Everyone stared at him in awe.

"I also don't care about returning to the Obelisk Blue Dorm. I like where I am. Besides, it doesn't matter what color you are, you'll still be the same punk who just got schooled by the Chazz!" Chazz added.

"Chazz it up! Chazz it up! Chazz it up!" the audience chanted, even Crowler joined in while Bonaparte covered his ears and Conway observed the chanting student with faint amusement in his eyes.

"The Chazz has spoken."

A few minutes later, Chazz turned as Jaden walked over to join him. "Congrats, Chazz," he said.

"Yeah, way to duel," Raiden said, also joining him. "Why didn't you accept the promotion, though?"

Chazz shrugged. "Obelisk Blue represents my past and I would like to let go of my past for good," he said. He glanced toward Jaden and added in a low voice, "Besides, someone needs to keep an eye on Jaden."

Raiden nodded, glancing towards Jaden, who didn't seem to have heard them as he happily hugged Alexis, who had joined them along with Kasumi and the rest of their friends, as well as the rest of the Slifers.

"Yeah, today's one of his good days, but…I agree that it would be best," he said.

"So be it," Crowler said with a smile. "Chazz Princeton will remain in Slifer Red."

Bonaparte shook his head. "At this rate, you won't have your job for much longer," he murmured.

Conway narrowed his eyes at that.

. . .

That afternoon, Syrus walked by a room, only to stop when he heard someone talking.

"But we've got a Pro attending this school. Sure, she's no Aster Phoenix, but Celina did get in second of the U.S. Duel Monsters Tournament and is being mentored by Ryou Bakura himself! Surely that's newsworthy," Crowler's familiar voice said.

"Forget the news and the press," Bonaparte's familiar voice said. "If you want the school to rise, we need to cut the Slifers from the island."

"What? You were serious about that!"

"I don't kid, Chancellor. It's high time to bid the Slifers adieu and tear down their dorm."

Syrus's eyes widened. "Tear down the dorm?" he whispered and immediately ran toward the Slifer Red Dorm.

. . .

"He's going to what?" Jaden repeated, shocked.

"Tear down the Slifer Dorm. It's true. That's what he said," Syrus said. "I thought that, since we've got a new Headmaster, they wouldn't do anything like that."

The whole room began to shake at that moment and the two Slifers dashed out of the room and were joined by the other new Slifers; Hikari and Kira and Justin Ray, a first year Slifer they had been introduced to earlier. What they also saw out there was a construction crew adding on to the Slifer Red Dorm.

"What's going on?" Jaden asked.

Chazz glanced at him. "Just decided that since I'm gonna be staying here, I may as well fix this place up a bit," he said.

"Where'd you get the money?"

"I still have a pretty good amount in my bank account that my brothers can't touch," Chazz said.

Conway was observing the construction. "You know, I should probably stop this but, since you're paying for it, I won't," he said.

"I guess you were wrong, Sy," Jaden said.

"Yeah, sorry for scaring you," Syrus said.

"Don't worry about it, Sy."

. . .

A/n what do you think?

Blaze: and that was chapter 2. Hey. I updated within a week

Bakura: you said you would

Blaze: true

Bakura: hmph, are you being forgetful again today?

Blaze: maybe

Viper: hello

Bakura: (pulls out bow and quiver filled with flaming arrows) target practice (starts firing flaming arrows at Viper)

Jesse: (sweatdrops) does he ever get tired of killing/maiming/harming the characters you don't like?

Blaze: it's Bakura we're talking about

Jesse: eh, true

Jaden: so is Aya Nakamura...?

Blaze: yes

Jaden: interesting

Blaze: as I said at the beginning of this chapter, I wasn't trying to be subtle when describing Aya Nakamura so feel free to post who you think she's related to in your reviews. I'm pretty sure the majority, if not all, of you will get it right. I know my beta-reader got it right away ^_^

Bakura: BLAZE! I ran out of flaming arrows!

Blaze: use the freezing ones then!

Jaden: freezing ones?

Blaze: basically turns the victim into ice sculptures on contact

Jaden: oh

Blaze: well, I hope that you enjoyed this chapter. The next chapter will be posted next Sunday or Monday but, since I'm going back to school in a few weeks, updates may start getting slower as a result. I will try to keep to the weekly updates (until I run out of prewritten chapters) but I make no promises because of school. As usual, reviews are much appreciated.