[Chapter 7: Duel and Unsual Punishment!]
Light house; Night time!
Misaki, Anna, and Alexis walked up to the lighthouse to see a boy with teal hair wearing an Obelisk Blue coat standing there looking out over it with his arms folded.
"Zane?" Alexis asked, "hello."
"What are you doing out here?" Misaki asked.
Misaki, Anna, and Alexis walked the rest of the way to him making him to look over at the sound of their footsteps.
"Nothing," Zane answered, "I just felt like being alone."
"You know?" Anna asked, "we thought that when your Brother enrolled here you'll feel like that less. Not more."
"Well, maybe that's because my Brother shouldn't be here," Zane told her.
Alexis and Misaki looked at one other feeling a bit sorry for both Syrus and Zane while Anna just let out a sigh.
Chancellor Sheppard's Office!
Misaki had just heard about the tag team duel that would decide Jaden and Syrus' fate from Mandy and, so she went straight to the Chancellor's office when she heard Chumly's voice come the inside.
"I should be the once dueling with Jaden," Chumly told him.
"No," Misaki said as she walked in making both the Chancellor and Chumly to look over at her. "It should be me." Misaki walked up to the Chancellor's desk and right behind it next to Chumly. "They were at the dorm helping me."
"Duh," Chumly said, "that bogus Misaki. It was so totally my fault. I lead them to the abandon dorm cause I wanted to check out it's, uh, abandon cafeteria."
"Fat chance Chumly," Misaki stated, "Please Chancellor just let me be Jaden's partner?"
"Look I realize the stakes are high, but the team up has been sat," the Chancellor told them, "Syrus is Jaden's partner and I'm sure he'll be fine."
Both Misaki and Chumly looked at each other feeling a bit depress before they turned around and walked out of the office, but they went their own way.
Slifer Red Dorm!
It wasn't long till Chumly reached the Red Dorm and before he knew it he just opened the door his, Syrus, and Jaden's room. When he walked in Syrus ran up to him before hugging looking upset about the tag duel.
"Uh, so did he say yes?" Syrus asked, "oh please tell me that he said yes? If I'm Jaden's partner I'll get us both expelled."
"I tried Syrus," Chumly said, "I even lied and told the Chancellor that I was the one who lead you into the dorm."
"*Laugh* well you did lead us into it's cafeteria," Jaden said without looking up from his cards.
Syrus soon looked at Jaden who was calmly looking through his deck.
"Hey!" Syrus yelled once again, "why aren't you worried Jaden? Aren't you afraid that I'm going to get us kicked out?"
"Nah," Jaden answered, "I wouldn't want any other partner."
"What are ya nuts?" Syrus asked.
"Look Syrus," Jaden said as he looked at Syrus. "We're going to go in there duel out best and win the match. Want to know why? Cause you and I are going to work out all out kinks right now. Now go and grab your deck buddy. Cause we're going to duel."
Cliff Side!
"Alright you guys!" Chumly called down, "remember this is just a practices for your up coming tad team match, so go easy! Of course I'm not sure if Jaden knows how to go easy."
"That's properly a good thing," Alexis said as she, Anna, and Misaki walked up.
"What you mean?" Chumly asked as he looked back at them.
"It means that we know Dr. Crowler and he's not gong to match them up with any push overs," Misaki answered.
"Both Syrus and Jaden are going to need to be at their very best because their not they'll both be expelled," Alexis finished.
"Alright Syrus!" Jaden called over, "get your game on and let's have some fun."
Misaki watched as Syrus started to mumble to himself already feeling sorry for him.
"Uh?" Jaden asked confused, "what was that?'
"Oh, uh, nothing," Syrus answered.
"Then let's duel," Jaden told him.
"Yeah, yeah," Syrus muttered, "let's duel."
Syrus: 4000
Jaden: 4000
"Here I come Syrus," Jaden told him as he drew his sixth card. "Sweet. I summon Elemental Hero Avian in Atk mode and I'll also throw down a face down. Your go."
"Alright," Syrus said, "let's see." He then drew his sixth card. 'Oh. My Patroid's Atk can beat Jaden's Avian!'
"Hey!" Jaden called over, "what's that smile about? You've got something?"
"Well, uh, I think so," Syrus answered, "Patroid Atk mode!. Go Siren Smasher!"
"Not so fast!" Jaden said, "I've got a trap. Negate Atk!"
"Ah, man," Syrus said as his monster stopped in his tracks. "I should have guess your face down was a trap."
"Duh," Chumly said, "Sy, walked right into that one."
"This isn't a good sign," Alexis stated, "there's no way they'll stand a chance in the tag match if Syrus plays like this."
"Ah, man," Syrus said as he started to drew in the dirt. "Don't you think that dirt is the coolest Jaden?"
"Sy, don't creak up yet!" Jaden called over to him. "You just made one mistake that's all."
"Yeah," Syrus agreed, "coming to this school."
"No Sy," Jaden said, "you just forgot to use Patroid's special power is all. He let's you to check out one of you opponent's face down cards once per turn. You could have seen my trap."
"Yeah," Syrus agreed, "I know I'm no good. I don't belong here."
"Wow," Jaden said in shock, "slow down there. I didn't mean anything like that."
"I know you didn't Jaden," Syrus said, "I know your just trying to help it's just that…"
Anna and Misaki looked at him sadly feeling sorry for him even more now and wonder if Yugi might be able to help him.
"Nah," Jaden said, "look your right I shouldn't butt in. We're opponents right now. From here on out we should act like it. Game on." Jaden drew his next card before looking at it to see Elemental Hero Sparkman. 'Alright. Syrus is in for a shock.' I summon Elemental Hero Sparkman in Atk mode. And I'll have my Sparkman Atk Patroid."
Misaki watched as Jaden's monster Atked Syrus' monster and destroyed it.
Syrus: 3600
"And now Avian Atk Sy!" Jaden ordered, "Wing Storm Strike!"
Syrus: 2600
Avian's Atk sent Syrus backwards onto his back.
"Last I throw down a face down and that's it," Jaden concluded.
"Can I creak up now?" Syrus asked as he sat up with a small smile on his face. "I just got niddle on both of our turns. I can't win."
"Of course you can win Syrus!" Alexis called down, "you just have to believe in yourself!"
"She's so right," Chumly agreed, "don't give up! I mean, duh, Syrus. That's the first thing they teach ya in freshmen dueling. I should know I had to take it twice!"
"Their right," Syrus said, "I can't give up the match so soon. Since I'm not just dueling for myself, but Jaden as well. The best I can do for him right now would be to take him."
"Come on Syrus!" Misaki called down to him. "You've just got to believe in the heart of the cards!" Alexis, Chumly, Jaden, Anna, and Syrus looked at her with surprised looks making Misaki sweat drop. "I guess I had a King of Games moment."
"She's right Syrus!" Alexis called down with a smile. "You can do this!"
"Totally!" Chumly agreed, "we believe in ya! You just gotta believe in ya self. Duh."
Anna, Alexis, and Misaki looked over at Chumly with a smile each other.
"You know Chumly," Alexis said getting Chumly's attention. "Your pretty good with words of encouragement."
"Huh?" Chumly asked, "well, I've got all kinds of books on Self Motivation. For some reason my Dad keeps getting them for me."
"Yeah," Alexis said with a sweat drop, "I wonder why. Anyway, at least Syrus is playing in the duel now weather in the dirt now. Nice job."
"Why thank you," Chumly said as he blushed.
"No problem," Alexis stated, "now the question is how well he'll play."
"Alright," Syrus said as he looked at his hand. 'I don't have a monster that can take on Jaden right now, so I'll have to use a different strategy.' Syrus then drew his next card. "I'm throwing down the spell card. Pot of Greed! And I'll it's magical charm and then drew two additional cards from my deck." Syrus drew two cards from his deck and looked at them, but froze when he saw what one of them where. 'Power bond.'
'Judging from Syrus' face he just drawn a sweet card,' Jaden thought.
Misaki and Anna noticed that Syrus was talking to himself again and had a feeling that it was a card that he wish he didn't draw making them to look at each other with knowing looks.
'Syrus sure is struggling with his move,' Jaden thought worried. "Hey! Are you alright there Sy?"
"I'm going to play this spell card," Syrus said as he throw down a card. "Polymerization! And I'll use it to fuse the Driroid and Streamroid that I have in my hand to create the Steamdriroid." Misaki and Alexis looked at each other before looking back at the duel. "Alright Steamdriroid it's time to go local motive. Atk! Train Twister!" Aki smiled a little bit when Syrus' monster destroyed Jaden's Avian.
Jaden: 2800
"Alright!" Syrus cheered, "got chya. Have enough practice yet?"
"*Laugh* what are you talking about 'have I had enough'?" Jaden asked, "Sy, you know the old saying no pain, no gain. And with what I have planned you've stand to gain a lot." Jaden placed his hand on his deck. "Alright Syrus. You may be one of my best pals, but now we're rivals and I've got the cards to treat you like one." Jaden then drew his next card. "Brace yourself! Now I active the spell card Polymerization! Elemental Hero Sparkman and Elemental Hero Clayman unite!" All of a sudden storm clouds rolled in making Misaki looked a bit worried. "And here he comes! The Elemental Hero Thunder Giant!"
It was then that Pharaoh jumped out of Chumly's arms and started to leave making Misaki wish she could.
"That cat has the right idea," Alexis said.
"Ah, please," Chumly said looking at her. "It's just other monster Alexis."
"No it's not Chumly," Alexis told him, "Thunder Giant can destroy one monster on the turn he's summon if that's monster's original Atk points are less then his own."
"Really?" Chumly asked, "guess practice well be getting out for Syrus then."
"This is not going to be pretty," the Sister said at the same time.
"Ok Thunder Giant take out Steamdriroid!" Jaden ordered.
His monster did as it was ordered to do.
"Ah, mean," Syrus said, "that leaves me defenseless."
"Yeah it does, but I'm not done yet," Jaden told him, "Burstinatrix, I summon you in Atk mode. Now comes the double tag Atk. Thunder Giant! Bolting Thunder!"
The Thunder Giant once again did as it was ordered to do.
Syrus: 200
"Now Burstinatrix Atk!" Jaden ordered, "Flare Storm!"
Burstinatrix did as she was ordered to do.
Syrus: 0000
"And that would be game!" Jaden told Syrus doing his pose. "That was a good duel there Syrus."
"I wouldn't know about that," Syrus said, "I didn't put up to much of a fight Jaden."
"What are you talking about?" Jaden asked as he walked up to Syrus. "Sure I was able to pull it out in the end, but you made some sweet moves. You outta be proud."
"Yeah," Syrus mumbled.
"Although I've got to admit," Jaden said, "I'm curious about something. What was that one card you drew that you didn't play? You looked so excited." Jaden took Syrus' hand and looked at it to see the card that he didn't play. "Power Bond? Why didn't you use it? It would have double Steamdriroid's Atk points. You would have one tough monster. You know on second thought for my stake I'm glade you didn't use it."
"You don't understand," Syrus said, "my Bro says I'm not good enough to use it and I'll properly never be. And it's clear that you'll never win the tag team duel if I'm your partner."
Syrus grabbed his cards from Jaden and took off feeling upset leaving Jaden looking dumbfounded.
"Sy?" Jaden asked, "wait?"
"SY!" Chumly yelled as he took off after Sy.
Misaki walked down to where Jaden was standing looking over the ocean thinking about what Syrus told him.
"I guess practice doesn't always make for perfect," Misaki said, "uh, Jaden? At least not when it's with Syrus' it seems."
"I don't get it," Jaden said, "he's such a rad guy. I wish he can see what I see that the only thing that's holding him back is himself. I mean he had this primo card set to play, but he doesn't use it and why? Cause some Brother of his said not, too." Misaki looked a bit worried which cought Jaden's attention. "What is it Misaki? Am I missing some here?"
"Yeah," Misaki answered, "that Brother goes to this school and you've properly heard of him, too."
"What are you talking about?" Jaden asked.
"Hello," Misaki said next, "third year Obelisk Blue and number 1 duelist at the academy. He's the big man on campus." Jaden still looked confused which made Misaki to roll her eyes. "ZANE! And he's really is as good as he's reparation."
"Yeah?" Jaden asked, "well I'll tell ya, Misaki. It doesn't sound like he's really good to his little Brother. Man." Jaden looked down and looked like he was going to cry. "I wonder what happened between them."
"Jaden," Misaki said softly, "don't cry?"
"Uh?" Jaden asked as he looked at her. "I won't cry. I'll duel this guy to find out what's up."
"Uh, Jaden," Misaki said a bit unsure, "your not listening. No body masses with Zane."
"They do when their tag team partner's not dueling up to snuff because of him. Besides I want to see how stack up."
'Well if he's not going to listen to me,' Misaki thought before she smiled at him. "You get 'em Jaden."
"Alright!" Jaden yelled as he turned to face the ocean again. "Look out Zane!" He then punch the air. "I'm coming for ya!"