[Chapter 9: Tag Team, Part 1!]
Girl Dorm!
There's no kindness in your eyes
The way you look at me
It's just not right
I can tell what's going on this time
There's a stranger in my life...
SLAM!
A hand reached out from under black blankets and slammed down on the alarm clock before it was pulled back under the covers to only have a head of dark blue hair to appear. At the moment that a pair of emerald green colored eyes landed on the clock the bed occupant shot up like a bullet out of a gun. The occupant was Misaki who at once ran and grabbed all the things she needed for a shower before running into the bathroom. After she was finished with her shower, Misaki ran about finishing getting ready to head down to the Duel arena where the tag team duel with Jaden and Syrus against two mysteries duelists was about to take place.
Anna's Room!
Once she was ready she ran across the hall to Anna's room to see that Anna was still asleep in bed with her Alarm clock going off right next to her head making the young Valentine to sweat drop. Misaki walked up to Anna's bed looking at the still sleeping girl while trying to think of a way to wake her up before a light bulb went off and she went to grab a glass with ice cubs and full of water. When Misaki returned she saw that Mandy, Jasmine, and Alexis where waiting at Anna's door and when they saw her they at once moved out of the way to allow the young Kaiba through. Misaki was once again standing over Anna with the glass of ice water that she tipped over with fast movements and then bolted for the door when Anna shot up in bed.
"COLD!" Anna yelled before she glared at Misaki who was laughing, "WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!"
"The Tag Duel is about to start Anna," Misaki stated.
Now it was Anna who was going running around getting ready and it wasn't long till all five girls left the dorm heading for the Duel Arena.
Duel Arena
It wasn't long till the girls reached the arena where Mandy and Jasmine went to get good seats else where Alexis, Anna, and Misaki walked down the stairs to the front.
The Tag Duel well begin in a few minutes and remember that theses are the test conditions. This is a sudden explosion match!
"A tad bit harsh I must say," a British voice sounded near them.
All three girls looked towards the voice to see Bastion setting there looking at the front and so they walked over to him and it was Alexis who spoked up first.
"No joke," she said making Bastion to look at them, "your Bastion Misawa right. A friend of Jaden's right?"
"I suppose you can say that," Bastion answered, "and your Alexis Rhodes, yes?"
"Yeah," Alexis answered.
Bastion looked over at Misaki and Anna who where looking at the dueling field before she looked at the field with a sadden look.
"I wish I could help them," Misaki said, "I'm the reason their in this mass in the first place." Misaki placed her head in her hands with groan. "I should have listened to Seto and stayed away from the Abandon Dorm."
"I see," Bastion said feeling sorry for Misaki.
"But now if there's anyone in need of help it's them," Alexis pointed, "have you guys heard? Rumor has it that Crowler arranged for professionals to duel them. Tag Team legends. Duelist who worked with the creator of Duel Monsters, himself."
Misaki looked up at that before she and Anna shared a look.
"Not them," Anna and Misaki groaned at the same time.
"Huh?"
"If it's them Misaki," Anna started as she looked at her friend, "can I send them to the Shadow Realm or torture them?"
"No," Misaki answered at once as Bastion and Alexis looked Anna as if she was insane. "I'm afraid I can't let you do that." Misaki once again put her head in hands with a groan. "Their so screwed."
"It'll be alright," Alexis told her, "they'll get through this."
"Alexis is right," Anna spoked up, "and from what you told me then they'll be fine."
Send in the accused! Syrus Truesdale and Jaden Yuki!
Misaki, Bastion, Anna, and Alexis all looked over to see Jaden and Syrus walked into the stadium in awe of the place.
"Wow," Jaden said with awe, "the acoustics in here are great."
"Yeah," Syrus agreed, "you think they cought your echo as your Tag partner?"
"For the last time time your, my partner," Jaden told him with a laugh as he ruffled up Syrus' hair before he walked off.
"Doesn't hurt to ask," Syrus said as he run after Jaden.
Anna blinked a few times at that before cackling, "that little guy has no confidence."
"Not a lot, but a bit," Misaki answered her.
Anna and Misaki let out a sigh before they turn their undivided attention to Jaden and his Tag partner and saw that they where talking to each other again about something, but at that moment Crowler walked up onto the stage.
"And now without Further ado!" Crowler yelled into a microphone, "allow me to introduced our next Tag Team Dou!"
Anna and Misaki groaned when flashes of orange and green could be seen flipping about on the stage which got everyone's attention.
"It's them," they said at the same time before groaning again, "just kill us now."
Alexis and Bastion looked at two friends with raised eyebrows before they looked back at the field.
"What is this?" Jaden and Syrus asked.
"The Paradox Brothers!" Crowler finished/answered.
This made Anna and Misaki groan again in annoyances.
"Salutations you fool," Para greeted them.
"Hope you're ready to duel?" Dox asked/finished.
Misaki and Anna could feel their eyes twitching in annoyances and knew that they were about to say something that they normally don't say.
"Uh...I never heard of theses guys," Jaden said confused.
"Me neither," Syrus told him, "maybe this Tag–Duel won't be so hard."
"Perhaps, since they haven't duel in ages," Crowler told them, "and their last opponent was a child. I believe he went by the name of Yugi something."
"The King of Games?" Syrus asked.
"I studies these guys," Alexis stated, "their some kind of dueling mercenary." Misaki let out a sigh again. "Not to mention their the best Tag Duelist in the world. This is hardly fair?"
"I think that was Crowler's point, but still statistically speaking, I put Jaden's odds at winning at one in fifty," Bastion agreed.
"Don't vote against your friends Bastion!" Misaki and Anna yelled at him.
"Enough with the pleasanter," Para started.
"And on with the duel," Dox continued.
"We didn't come to talk," Para went on.
"We came to..." Dox stated.
"Destroy you!" they finished together.
"STOP WITH THE BAD RYTHEMING!" Anna screamed at them.
"YOUR GIVING US A HEAD ACHE HERE!" Misaki also screamed at them.
Alexis and Bastion sweat dropped as everyone looked at the two girls who where shooting glares at the Brothers. Para and Dox smirked upon seeing the two friends, but didn't say anything to them knowing that if pushed to the limit all hell well break lose.
"Duelist, prepare to Battle!" Crowler shouted into the microphone after he recovered form the shock. "The rules for this Tag Team Duel is really simple. There is no sharing of your strategies, no sharing advice, and no sharing of any cards that is not yet in play, but you may use what's on your partner's field. Is that understood?"
"Yeah," the four duelist agreed.
"Then Duel!" Crowler shouted again before he ran off the stage.
Jaden + Syrus: 8000
Para + Dox: 8000
"Get Your Game On," Jaden stated making Misaki smile.
Anna looked at Misaki with a smirk, but she just went back to the duel without saying anything about it.
"Here goes," Syrus stated as he drew his first card. "First I'm going to summon...Gyroid in Atk mode."
A blue helicopter appeared onto the field with 1200 Atk points.
"You must be joking?" Para asked making Anna and Misaki growl under their breaths. "I'm surprised that that thing even has any Atk mode." Misaki had to grab a hold of Anna to keep her from trying to kill them. "This on the other hand...Jirai Gumo."
Misaki shuddered when a spider like monster appeared onto the field with 2100 Atk points.
"What?" Jaden asked, "an over grown bug? That's nothing that my deck can't squash." Jaden then drew his new card. "Elemental Hero Burstinatrix, Def mode."
"The best defense you fool is a good offense," Dox stated, "Kaiser Seahorse, Atk mode."
Misaki felt her eye twitched when Kaiser Seahorse appeared onto the field with 1900 Atk points.
'Alright if I know dueling like I think I know dueling then these guys are going to Atk next,' Syrus thought.
"I choose to play a spell car from my hand," Dox went on surprising Syrus, "Tribute Doll! To active it. I must sacrifice one monster on our field." Misaki and Anna shared a knowing look before looking back to the four duelist. "Good thing my Brother is so generous with his." Para nodded his head making Misaki groan. "Farewell Jirai Gumo." The spider vanished into sparks. "Now I'm allowed to summon a level 7 monster this turn. And I choose to summon...Kazejin!" There was a big wind before a green monster appeared onto the field. Anna and Misaki groaned again before both got smirks on their faces that Alexis noticed.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Anna asked.
"I just might be thinking what you're thinking," Misaki answered.
"What are you two talking about?" Alexis asked.
"You'll see Lexi," Anna answered.
Bastion noticing this was looking impressed by the Brothers dueling.
"He sacrificed his brother's monster to summon a better one for the team, now that's tag dueling," Bastion said.
"WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?!" Both Misaki and Anna asked/yelled.
"Would you mind trying not to sound so impressed with them?" Alexis asked Bastion sounding annoyed.
"Do you actually think you know anything of this game?" Para asked he started the rhyming.
"You're losers, you're jokes, in other words, you're lame," Dox added on.
Para looked his Brother, "And if they think this is starting to get grueling..."
"Wait until I give them a try schooling." Misaki and Anna looked at each other and nodded before looking back at the match.
"If your so cool?" Misaki asked.
"Then prove it and duel," Anna finished.
They both snirked when they saw the annoyed looks on the Brothers face while Jaden smiled. Alexis and Bastion looked them with raised eyebrows each.
"Where did that come from?" Alexis asked.
"We've been dieing to say that," Anna stated.
"So you that's why you two rhymed?" Bastion asked.
"Pay backs a bitch," Anna answered before looking at Misaki. "Isn't it?"
The young girl next to her nodded her head while her eyes remained on the duel...well, more someone.
"I play Dark Designator," Dox said as he held up his card. "This powerful spell allows me to call out any monster I can think of. And if it's anywhere in my Brother's deck, he can add it to his hand. Now let me see here...Sanga of the Thunder."
"What do you know?" Para asked, "it's right here waiting to tear them asunder."
'You've got to be kidding me?' Jaden thought, "another level 7 monster."
"The duel is just starting..."
"Yet it is almost done..."
"For you demise has already begun!"
Misaki and Anna looked at each other as Syrus looked a bit freaked out and worried.
"We've seen you duel!" Misaki started.
"You look like fools!" Anna finished the rhyme.
Alexis and Bastion laughed as they shook their heads.
"Don't worry Sy," Jaden tried to comfort is partner, "they're saying that cause it makes for an easy rhyming." Misaki smiled as she let a dreamy sigh making Anna to snicker. The young Slifer looked up at the two Obelisk girls with a grin before looking back at the duel. 'Now I just hope we don't make for an easy match.' Jaden looked at the field. "Ok, monster roll call. I've got my Burstinatrix chillin' in defense mode and Sy's got...well...his little helicopter thin. Not bad, but not good considering we're starting down some serious competition including same level 7 green thing that I've never seen before.'
"What do you think Jaden?" Syrus asked, "if we quit now we'll get some extra time to pack all out stuff. Shill we?"
"I think the only thing we're packing is same serious dueling punch. I'm telling you, we're going to beat these's guys, Sy."
"You know, what Jaden?" Syrus asked, "your right." 'We are packing some serious dueling punch. Now only am I going to show the Paradox Brothers, but my Brother as well. And I'm going to do it right here and right now on this turn!' "All aboard!" Syrus drew his next card. "I summon Steamroid in atk mode! And I'll also play this...polymerization!" Syrus held up the card. "Check it out, I take Gyroid and Steamroid and fuse them together to create the ultimate engine that could: Steamgyroid! Now that's locomotion! You see, you guys made a mistake in all of that teamwork. When you sacrificing Jirai Gumo, you left you brother wide opened."
"Uh...Sy?"
"And I'm coming in!" Syrus went on ignoring Jaden, "Steamgyroid atk Para!"
"An Atk!" Para asked.
"Got that right," Syrus answered.
Anna and Misaki shared a worry kind of look before they looked at the duel while Alexis and Bastion gasped in shock.
"If you'd please Brother?" Para asked.
"It would be my pleasure indeed Brother," Dox answered, "Kazejin defend with Squall Barricade!" The level 7 monster moved in front of Para before a barrier of wind appeared stopping the attack. "Our monster's special ability, do you like?"
"It reduces your monster's damage to 0 without even a fight!"
"So I goofed?"
"Forget it, Sy, no biggie," Jaden told him.
"Yeah, right."
"Hey, I'm serious, pal, just keep going."
"Alrighty then," Syrus agreed, "I place one card face down and end my turn."
"At last a smart move," Para stated making Anna and Misaki growl under their breaths. "I draw!" Para drew a new card before he placed it into his hand. "I play Monster Reborn and bring back the frightful Jirai Gumo!" The spider once again appeared onto the field making Misaki shudder. "And I'll also activate another spell card. Tribute Doll!"
"No again."
"Yes again, and again I'll use it to sacrifice Jirai so that I can summon another level 7 monster: Suijin!" Para stated as the monster appeared, "And I am not done yet." He then looked at Dox. "Mind if I borrow a monster Brother?"
"Please," Dox answered, "that's why he's there."
"I sacrifice Kaiser Seahorse!"
"In case you did not know, when summoning a light attribute monster, Kaiser Seahorse's sacrifice counts as two instead of one which is why I can now summon Sanga of the Thunder!"
The last level 7 monster appeared onto the field.
"Now I place those odds at 500 to 1," Bastion stated.
"What are the odds of you being quiet?" Alexis asked.
"STOP VOTING AGAINST YOUR FRIENDS!" Misaki and Anna yelled at the Ra Yellow.
Bastion turned at once to look at duel.
"Three monster on our side," Para pointed out, "what could be better?"
"I know Brother, when they come together," Dox answered.
"Our boys are so hot!" Misaki started the rhyming, 'especially Jaden.'
"And you losers are so not!" Anna finished.
The Paradox Brothers glared at the two girls who just stick out their tongue though Jaden and Syrus' faces where red from the rhyme.
"Prepare yourselves. I sacrifice Suijin, Kazejin, and Sanga of the Thunder! So I can now summon the ultimate monster: Gate Guardian!"
A giant monster of three different colors that made of the three monsters appeared out onto the field making Anna to look at Misaki for a bit of helped.
"What type of monster is that thing Misaki?" she asked.
"A Spellcaster-Type monster that falls into the same category as Exodia the Forbidden One," Misaki answered.
"Why?" Alexis asked next, "why does it fall into a category with Exodia?"
"Because," Misaki started to explain, "the Gate Guardian uses three monster to create it like how Exodia needs five."
"How do you know this?" Bastion asked in wonder.
"Anna and I were taught how to play Duel Monsters by Yugi Mutou and my big Sister Mai," Misaki answered as she watched the duel, "Do the math."
"Anna and you were taught by the King of Games?" Alexis and Bastion asked in shock.
"Yup," Misaki answered, "but let's focus on the duel and cheer on Jaden and Syrus."
The two friends nodded before they all looked back at the duel.
"Gate Guardian?"
"He's ginormous!"
"Wait until you see his atk," Para told them, "go! Destroy Steamgyroid! Tidal Surge Atk!" Misaki and Anna gasped as the Gate Guardian did as Para told it to do.
Jade/Syrus: 6750
"This isn't a duel," Bastion stated, "it's target practice for the Paradox Brothers. And Sy's the bull's eye."
"He's just made a few made moves is all," Alexis told him, "he can come back...at least I hope he does. Jaden's good, but he's not good enough to win this things by himself."
Misaki and Anna looked at Syrus with worry.
"I know it hurt's..." "And the only bad news is that it only get's worse."
"SHUT UP ALREADY!" Anna screamed at the Brothers.
Misaki face palm as she shooked her head knowing there was no stopping Anna when she get's pissed off.
"If it's as bad as this rhyming then we're in serious trouble," Syrus groaned, 'oh man, I sure hope that Jaden has something special in that deck of his. Or this match is over and so is our lives at the Academy.'
"Well, the bigger they are the hard they fall," Jaden said before he looked at Syrus, "so let's take this thing down."
"I'd like to see you try," Para challenged, "so I'll end my turn with a face down."
"Then it's time to go to work!" Jaden expected, "here goes!" Jaden drew a new card from his deck. "Sweet! You're about to get called out big guy. First I'm going to call out the Elemental Hero Clayman!" The clay like monster appeared onto the field. (Atk 800) "And next I'm going to play Polymerization! Next I'll fuse the Clayman and Burstinatrix together to create the Elemental Hero Rampart Blaster!" Both monsters that where out vanished. "He's bad!"
Misaki giggled just as a new monster appeared onto the field. (Def 2500)
"Yeah, he's bad, but not as bad as that Gate Guardian," Syrus stated/pointed out, "he has only 2500 def points while that Guardian's atk points are 3750. Blaster is going to be blasted!" "Don't sweat it that's what his special ability is for, Sy," Jaden told him, "you see when he's in def mode, the Rampart Blaster can atk an opponent directly."
"Our life points!" the Paradox Brothers shouted.
"Now go Rampart Blaster!" Jaden ordered, "blast them with Rampart Barrage!" The Elemental Hero did was he was told to do. "Sure it's only half of the points you would normally lose, but hey, it's a special ability." Jaden shrugged his shoulders. "What are you gonna do?"
Paradox Brothers: 7000
"Lucky move," Dox growled.
"Alright!" Syrus cheered, "we're back in this thing."
"Sy, we were never out of it," Jaden told him.
'Yeah, Jaden's right,' Syrus thought, 'we can win this.'
"It's my draw!" Dox announced as he draw a new card from his deck. "I activate the equip spell card Fairy Meteor Crush!" Misaki and Anna let out a gasp. "And I'm equipping it to the Gate Guardian. Now what the Guardian atks a monster in def mode, the difference between his atk points and you monster's def points are dealt to you as damage!"
"Not so fast!," Syrus spoked up, "you forget that I have a face down card! G, Mystical Space Typhoon!" The reverse card flipped up. "It destroy's one spell or trap card on the field and I'm using it on the one you played, Fairy Meteor Crush!"
"Right not my trap!" this time Para spoked up, "I activate Judgment of Anubis! Foolish bot, this let's me stop your spell simple by discarding one card, but wait, that's not all it does. Anubis also destroys one of your creatures!"
"And then it's atk points are dealt back to you," Dox finished for his Brother as Rampart Blaster was destroyed. "Pretty cool special feature!"
Jaden+Syrus: 4450
"I know it feels like we have your backs to the wall, but when in fact the wall's right in front of you!" Dox told them as he summoned a new monster. "It's called Defense Wall, and as long as it's on the field in def mode all you have has to atk him!"
"The Gate Guardian on offense and that wall on defense," Bastion said, "almost flawless."
"We get it," Alexis told him with annoyances, "now are you going to be quiet or are we going to have to move?"
"Stop cheering for the wrong side!" Misaki yelled.
"Or your dead!" Anna shouted.
Bastion leaned away from Anna while Misaki smacked her on the back of her head.
"No death threats," Misaki scolded.
Anna turned back to the duel wit a pout and her arms crossed.
"It's your move. What are you waiting for?"
"To be honest a miracle," Syrus answered as he draw a new card. "I summon Cycroid in...uh...def mode." A small bike like monster appeared on the field. (Def 1000) Jaden looked over at Syrus who started to panic. 'Uh...Jaden's looking at me, I can feel it. I know it was a weak monster, but it was the best I can do.'
"You summon a bike?" Para asked as he draw a card from his deck. "Well, it's in for a major flood! Gate Guardian, Tidal Surge Attack!" The Gate Guardian did just as he was told to do and destroyed Syrus' monster. "And don't forget the effect of Fairy Meteor Crush! The Difference between my Atk points and your def points you take as damage!"
Jaden+Syrus: 1700
"Your life points are falling..."
"Your game play is appalling..."
"There's is nothing to do except give up and start bowling!"
Alexis and Bastion let out gasps as Misaki and Anna growled under their breaths.
"Crash and burn!"
"Cause now it's our boys turn!"
The Brothers glared at them as the two girls just looked at them with smugged looks though Misaki did notice Jaden's head was done and that she couldn't see his chocolate brown eyes that she has grown to love.
Attention Jaden Yuki! It is your turn! You must make a move or you well be disqualified!