The helicopter finally lands on the island that DAI was built on. The staff evacuates the student off the helipad, they say that one more helicopter is coming in and that will be the the last of the students. The staff greets, and welcomes the students to DAI. Many of the students are just excited to making it, but Adam on the other hand was just in awe of the beautiful sight before him. He lived in a beatdown city for all his life with old abandoned building and dirty streets. So he's glad to see a change of scenery, to the luscious deep green forest, the white sand beach, and open bright green field. The staff starts to lead the group of students to the main school building. Out the corner of Adams eye he sees the dorm he'll be staying in, it seems decent and pretty sturdy, he heard the rumors about the other slifer red dorm in Duel Academy, how it was all beat up and raggedy bit this dorm doesn't seem to have that problem.
"You know what this reminds me of-" Starr begins to speak.
"No? What is it." Adam replied.
"It reminds me of a vacation trip me and my parents took to the Caribbean, it was warm, windy and very relaxing. Don't even get me started with the duels they were ace! I wanna go back there someday. Have you ever been to a place like that?"
"No, not really. We never really had enough money to leave the Satellite, but I do remember when I was five years old they saved enough money to go to New Domino City for their tenth wedding anniversary, and they took me along and we went to a big fancy restaurant, the food was off the chain, but what made that night special to me was that I went to go see a duel for the first time. It was Yusei Fudo verses Jack Atlas, and the way they both dueled you could tell that they were one with their cards, they put their whole being into dueling, and when I saw that I wanted to be a duelist I wanted to be one with my cards so the very next day I looked for a deck, it took me a year to get a complete one but I got it." As he chuckles.
Starr smiles at his story. They make it to the school building and go into the main dueling arena and take their seats in the stands. They sit for a couple of minutes then the last of the students appear. Chancellor Kita stands on the podium that in the middle of the dueling field.
"I want to congratulate and welcome you to DAI, here we will teach you how to become better duelist. Your understanding and skill of duel monster will greatly improve, so we encourage you to do your very best here, strive to be a pro or even the next king of games. Here at DAI we don't have many rules, but there are two you must follow. 1) no physical fighting, if there is a dispute settle it by dueling. 2) all student must be in their respect dorms by ten p.m. If you follow those two rules you'll do fine here. School starts at 9 a.m Monday-Saturday and ends at 1 p.m, lunch will be served at 11:30 on school days. School will start tomorrow so make sure you get a goodnights rest."
He walks off the podium and another staff member steps up.
"We will now be handing out your uniforms and we will tell you which room your staying in. So make your way down to the duel field."
The students make three lines, and each line was for a different dorm color. Adam and Starr stand in the slifer line, they start talking while the line progresses.
"Starr I was wondering did you win your duel when you took the test?" Adam asked.
"No I lost by 800 life points, I attacked him for game but he activated dimensional prison to banish my monster, then the next turn he attacked me for game."
"What kind of deck do you run?"
"I run a machine roid deck."
"No way, machines are my favorite arch type, I would kill to have a machine deck!"
"Why's that?"
"Ever since my dad opened up his own mechanics business people started bring their D Wheels to him and when I was at home I would always be fascinated on how the engine works. So machines to me are pretty awesome but could never get my hands on them very rare in the satellite."
"I don't think I have a favorite arch-type but I do like roids I think they're fun."
"Vest or Jack?" The staff member interrupts.
"Let me get a jacket," as Adam turns around to the staff member.
"What size?."
"Hmm...let me get a 2XL"
"Whats your name so I can write it off."
"Adam Walters"
"Oh, Mr. Walter the chancellor wants to meet with you for a minute." He gestures for another staff member to come his direction. "She will take to the chancellor's office."
Adam nods and starts to follow the women as he waves goodbye to Starr. They walk out of the duel arena and walk down the long curved corridor. They stop at the elevator, and walks inside the women presses the button to go to the third floor. The doors open and they walk into the receptionist area, the staff member tells Adam to stay put as she opens the door to his office. A few moments later she tells him to enter and she leaves. He enters the room and sees two figures, the chancellor sitting in his chair with his reading glasses on looking at paper, he has thin black hair that's starting to turn grey, he is also a very slender man. There is a man standing next to him, he's bald but has a grey goatee, and as he was standing Adam noticed that he stood sorta slumped over.
"I want to personally congratulate you into making to DAI Mr. Walter." Mr. Kita says.
"Thank you sir." As Adam stutters nervously.
"The reason you're here is that I wanted to let you know you'll be starting you part-time job tomorrow. I know the main reason why your working is to help cover your intuition fees, but I going to personally make sure that you get paid more so that you can have some money on the side."
"That's very kind of you sir!"
"Your welcome. This is Mr. Matthews he is the one that will give you your assignments each day Monday-Friday." As he gestures with his left hand. "You will work four hours a day from 1:30 to 5:30, Mr. Matthews will show you to your locker."
Mr. Matthews walk over to Adam and gestures to the door they both start walking.
"Oh another thing Mr. Walters," Adam stops and turns around. He see that chancellor Kita has his elbows on his desk with his finger crossing together in front of his face, giving this terrifying look at Adam giving him goosebumps. "I heard about the incident that happened at the entrance exams, let me make this perfectly clear if I see such behavior from you again I will expel you from this school, even if you are the top student you are gone do you understand!?"
"Yes sir."
"Good you may leave."
Adam and Mr. Matthews walk out of his office and pass by the receptionist, she waves at him he waves back and blows a kiss at her. Adam just makes a weird face that he literally just saw a grown man really blow a kiss at the women. They get into the elevator and don't say a word to each other. They make it to the first floor and walk the long rounded corridor while students are walking to there dorms. They came to a door on the right that says maintenance that has a card scanner and a keypad. Mr. Matthews scans his ID badge and the door slides open they walk into a changing area with lockers and a small bench in front of them. There's noise coming from around the corner, Mr. Matthews walks ahead of Adam and enters the room first.
"Hey Tim welcome back is the newbie with you?"
He nods and points to the door way where Adam is standing. Adam steps in further into the room, he sees a light skin large built man with bushy side burns and short spiky hair sitting in a folding chair rocking it back and forth in black coveralls. Across from him is a tan skinned curvy women with her coveralls tied at her waist and wearing a black t-shirt, her hair is pulled back in a messy ponytail, she also has a black round birth mark on her left cheek.
"Hey how are you doing?" The mans says as he shakes Adams hand. "My name is Chip, the one who walked you here is Tim and as you can see he doesn't talk much." Tim just smile and tosses up a thumbs up. "And this pretty little thing over here is Sly."
"Keep talking like that Chip I might just have to kick you where the sun don't shine," as she takes a drink of her beer.
"I would be scared but I don't think you could reach it, with you being so short," as he giggles.
"I am not short! I am petite, there is a difference." As she pouts and folds her arms.
"Whatever. What's your name newbie?"
"Adam..Adam Walters."
"Well Adam welcome to the maintenance department. We mainly do manual labor, repairs and cleaning of the school. Tim over there is in charge of cleaning, I'm the handyman of sorts and the laborer, and Sly over here is the tech gal, she makes sure duel disks and the duel field is always is in working order, and anything else tech like. You'll be working with one of use or we will give you a job assignment of your own, it depends what we need to do on that day. What size shirt you wear and and size shoe.?"
"2XL and 14."
"I figured as much your only about a inch or two shorter than me. Ok we will have those ready by tomorrow and you locker is the one closest to the door, and we will get you a ID by the end of the week. Now get out of here newbie while the adults have a drink.
Chip leads him to the door and closes it behind him. Adam walks out of the building and to his dorm the wind blows gently as he continues on his path, it even brings the scent of seawater with it. He makes it to his dorm room, he hears someone in the bathroom. He looks at his room that he'll be staying in, he's surprised how big it is twin size beds on the opposite walls a medium size table in the middle of the room and a tv on the far wall between the beds, has a desk by the opening door and the kitchen is in the hallway then the bathroom is five feet from that. He goes to his bed that has his luggage, he takes off his red jacket and hangs it on the edge of his bed. Then puts his luggage underneath his bed for the moment, then he sits on his bed thinking about everything that just happen. The door from the bathroom slides open he hears foot steps coming from around the corner, this tall dark skin kid comes from around the corner when they meet eyes he flashes a giant smile at Adam and rushes over to him and starts shaking his hand uncontrollably.
"It is a pleasure to see to see you, you must be my….what is the word I'm looking for, ah yes roomie."
Adam noticed that he had a somewhat deep African accent.
"My name is Uzochi Ihejirika, I'm from Kenya Africa from a small village a short distance away from Mombasa, but if my name is to hard to say you can just call me Uzo, much easier to say."
"Well it's nice to meet you Uzo, if you don't mind can I have my hand back please."
"Oh I'm so sorry about that," as he lets go. "I just get excited when I meet new people and when I'm in a new place."
Adam stands up and Uzo is towering over him, Adam is tall standing at 6ft 3.
"Dude just how tall are you?"
"When I got my check up before I left home the doctor said I was 6'6 and still growing and I'm only 14 years old." As he grins.
Adam face is full with shock. The PA system comes on, attention students dinner is served make your way to the mess hall on the first floor.
"Come, lets go eat." Uzo announced.
They walk into the hallway seeing other students making their way to the mess hall. They walk down the flight of stairs and continue walking, they get to the middle of the building and Adam sees Starr waving her hand at him Uzo also sees her being the tallest one there.
"Oh, who's that pretty dame." Uzo asks, as he softly elbows Adam in his arm.
"That's Starr Ryder, she's the daughter of pro duelist's, her parents are in the top ten."
Uzo nods his head in amazement. Starr meets up with the boys, she sees Adam then tosses her head back to look up to Uzo.
"Damn you tall!" She blurted out.
"And your very pretty." As me smiles widely. He begins to walk into the mess hall but bumps his head on the top of the door henge. He starts to talk in Swahili as he holds his head in pain. Starr and Adam chuckle at his mishap, they grab him and get in line to get there food, everyone make their introduction as they get their food, and sit at the nearest empty table.
"So Uzo tell me about yourself?" Starr asked.
"Well first I'm 14 years old," Starr makes a face at Adam as if she can't believe it, Adam makes one back at her. "At the age of six I lost my Buda/dad to a pride of lions. It was nighttime and my Buda was watching over the village making sure we was safe, then the next thing you know seven lions come running out of the darkness attacking peoples huts, the other that were on watch help scared them aways but we knew they would be back, so the whole village packed up and moved to a new area. My Buda suffered from the attack, he had bite marks and claw marks all over his body, he died shortly after we made it to our new home. The people chose my Moda/mother as the new chief and I'm the chiefs son so in a way I was like a prince. One day as a small boy I discovered a cave near our village and guess what I found in it, gold I told my Moda about it and she was thrilled we had a big feast those past four days everybody in the village was eating and drinking and having fun, in a way everyone in the village became rich because of the abundance of gold."
Adam and Starr just sit in the amazement of Uzo's story, they sat there telling stories to each other joking and laughing until it was time to go back to their respective dorm rooms. They walk into the hallway Starr waves goodbye to the boys and they walk back to their room. Adam kicks off his shoes goes into his luggage and changes into his sleeping attire then jumps in his bed.
"Your not gonna brush your teeth?" Uzo asks.
"I'll do it in the morning." He replied.
"Oh ok, you like her don't you."
"Hmm, I guess, but don't tell her."
"Oh don't worry I won't, but do you really think she'll date a guy with yellow teeth."
Adam laughs at this statement and grabs his toothbrush and gets up to brush his teeth in the bathroom. He comes back out and Uzo is fast asleep, he turns off the light and falls asleep.
"Adam, Adam, Adam! Wake up roomie time for breakfast."
He opens his eyes slowly, he sees Uzo leaning over him smiling. He looks at him then at the clock its only 7:30.
"Bruh why did you wake me up so early school doesn't start until 9?" As he pulls his covers over his head to go back to sleep.
Uzo yanks the covers off of him completely, Adam shivers from the brief cold that hits him. He looks at him he's already dressed, he has his jacket already on but it looks small on him, he wearing dusty blue jeans with a red t-shirt and dark brown sandals. He's just smiling back at Adam.
"Fine you win I'll get up."
Uzo just nods his head as Adam walks by him to get ready. Uzo sits at the table and turns on the TV to see what's happening in the dueling world the announcer begins to speak.
"Yusei Fudo defended his title again yesterday from his best friend and former king Jack Atlas, the duel was exciting and full of emotion, the two put their hearts into their decks but Yusei Fudo brought out his legendary dragon Stardust Dragon then activating the trap synchro ring which doubled his dragons attack and defeated Jack Atlas ace card Red Dragon Archfiend sending his life points to zero. In other news Duel Academy just announced that its going to throw a tournament festival and its going to invite the other surrounding Academies and the new school Duel Academy International but the confirmation of the other schools joining is still unconfirmed at this time."
"Who won the duel yesterday?" Adam asks, as he walks over to his bed to get his slifer jacket.
"Yusei did." Uzo replied, as he turns off the TV.
"Of course he did, he the best."
He opens the door to the hallway and Uzo follows, they walk to mess hall but they see two people at the entrance greeting students.
"Good morning students, I'm John and this is my wife Joan and we are your dorm administrators, so if you need anything or if something is broken you can come to us our room has the DA on it."
Adam and Uzo thanks them and they continue their way into the mess hall. They get their breakfast and find a empty table. They begin eating and talking, shortly after Starr arrives and joins them.
"Morning mates." She says tiredly.
"Sup." Adam replied.
"Good morning to you to Starr you look very lovely today." Uzo complimented while smiling.
"Well aren't you cheeky this morning Uzo."
"Tell me about it, string bean over here woke me up at 7:30 this morning."
"String bean?" Uzo asked puzzled.
"Yeah string bean, because your tall and skinny." Replied Adam while taking a bite of his food.
"Oh, I get it sorta of like a nickname, good one, yellow teeth."
Adam chokes on his food a little is now coughing, Starr starts padding his back.
"Yellow teeth? I don't get it." Starr stated.
"Don't worry about it's a inside joke." Adam replied.
"Its only been one day and you guys already have inside jokes. I wish I had a roommate."
Adam and Uzo look at each other with devilish looks thinking the same thing, Starr sees their faces and get worried.
"Uzo do you know what this means."
"Yes I do."
"Your dorm is the hangout spot." They both said together.
"Wait why does it have to mine!? Why can't it be yours."
Adam answers with this. "1) You have more room than we do. 2) Your place will smell cleaner then ours trust me, you don't want to go in our when its smelly. 3) I would believe you would be cleaner then us as well. 4) All that extra room nobody using the bed and no roommate to deal with."
"I hate how you made really good points….fine it can be the spot."
Adam and Uzo high five each other. They finish their food and begin to walk to school. They're on the trail that leads to the building.
"What kind of deck do you run anyway Uzo?" Starr questioned.
"I run Amazoness deck."
Adam remembers seeing one at the entrance exams.
"Oh that sound bomb, why Amazoness?"
"Well it all start with my moda, after my buda died, my moda took real good care of me and the village. We respected her very much as a village, we looked to her for guidance and she delivered. I love her very much, she's smart, strong, and very independent. When I decided to become a duelist I wanted to make a deck off of her and I found Amazoness, and I dedicate this deck to my moda."
"Awww that's so sweet."
They walk into the main building and went to the second floor and walked into their classroom. Its in shape of a half circle that angle downward and is color coded in three sections to where each dorms sits. The group sits in the middle of the red section, Starr decides to take a nap before class starts, and Uzo and Adam are have a little duel while waiting. As time begins to get closer for class, students are pouring in one after the other. Adam just happens to look up and he locks eyes with Zack he can still see the bruise mark around his neck. He also sees the Japanese kid he met at the entrance exam he nods to Adam, Adam nods back. The bell rings and the chancellor walks through the door and walks down to his desk that's at the bottom of the room.
"Good morning class I hoped you all are well rested this mornings. Mr. Walter could you please wake up Ms. Ryder."
Adam taps her awake.
"Ms. Ryder I suggest you go to bed earlier, I don't want anyone sleeping in my class."
The class sorta chuckles at her and she turns bright red.
"How come you didn't wake me up!" She whispers.
"I'm sorry he really didn't give me the chance to he just walked in and started talking."
"Well next time be more quick about it." As she pinches his leg.
"Ow, ok I will."
"Today you will call Professor not chancellor, you minds are in my hands to mold today, and we will start off with spell cards."
He grabs a remote from his desk and presses a button, a giant monitor comes down from the ceiling. Monster Reborn appears on the screen.
"Can anyone tell what this card is and what does it do. Yes you there, young lady please give me your name."
"My name is Fiona McGovern, and that spell card is Monster Reborn and it allows you to special summon a monster from either graveyard."
"Yes you are correct, thank you Ms. McGovern. Ok what is this spell card, you there sir, your name."
"Leroy Jenkins, and that is Premature Burial you have to pay 800 life points to special summon a monster from your grave."
"Yes, thank you Mr. Jenkins. Who here thinks Monster Reborn in the better card."
The whole class raised their hand.
"Hmm I see, to an extent you are right but a pro duelist would see the value in both card, yes Monster Reborn doesn't make you pay for a special summon but Premature Burial is just as good. It all depends on how you make the deck example, you can make a deck that adds equip spells to your hand and Premature Burial would qualify because it's a equip spell card, you could get it in a couple of turns, however you ran the deck but, Monster Reborn could take longer to get. Remember it not how good the card is, its about how you play it. Can some one tell me how many different types of spell cards are there? Your name please."
"Zack Weller, there are 6 different types."
"Thank you Mr. Weller, does everyone disagree that there are 6 types?"
Nobody raises their hand and the professor just stood there, then Adam nervously and slowly raised his hand.
"Mr. Walters do have something to say."
Out the corner of his eye he can see Zack face becoming ticked of.
"Umm….yes," as he slowly stand. "Technically there are 7 different types." The class laughs at his answer.
"Quiet please students! Let him explain can you name all 7."
"Sure there is normal, quick-play, continuos, equip, field, ritual, and speed spells."
"Speed spell?" The professor stated.
"Yeah, speed spells, they are only used during duel riding and they're the only spells that can be played at that time. So I would include them as a type of spell card."
"Who hear by a show of hands agree with Mr. Walters statement?"
Only Uzo and Starr raise there hands.
"If this was on a test the rest of you would have gotten the answer wrong. Just because that type of spell card isn't used frequently like the others, doesn't mean it not part of the others. A lot of you can learn from Mr. Walter insight."
"Why did he just do that," Adam thought to himself. "Why in the hell did he just put me on a pedestal, I can feel the gaze of everyone on me I just wanted to fly under the radar at this school do well, but not well enough to get noticed."
"Why should we," Zack blurted out. "He nothing but a slifer and he's from the satellite why should we even take note of him."
"Well Zack maybe because I work my but off to get things I want, unlike some rich ass kid that's gets everything he wants without lifting a finger. And if you were smart enough to keep your mouth shut you wouldn't have that bruise around your neck." "Adam what are you doing shut up, your going to make it worse for yourself." He says to himself.
"Talk all you want satellite your nothing but a weakling, your exam was all based on luck your deck is weak, your monsters suck, and it lacks consistency, face it dude its trash just like you."
At this point Adam is burning with anger.
"Professor I challenge Zack to a duel if you allow it I want to beat that smug grin off his face!"
"I'll allow but, it Zack's choice."
"I don't want to do it."
"Why because you'll lose." Adam stated.
"No, because it a waste of time I already know who's going to win, well maybe I should, it will show you where you belong, at the very bottom, you know what I'll accept your challenge."
The professor takes the class down to the dueling field. Adam and Zack stand on the opposite side of each other on the field, while the rest of the students watch from the stands. The professor gives them each a duel disk, Starr and Uzo are cheering Adam on, but Zack's posy is talking about how Adam going to lose, she just shrugs off their comments.
"Ok Adam, Zack are you ready?" The Professor ask.
"Yes!" They both said, while putting their decks into their respective duel disk and it shuffles their deck. They both draw their five cards.
"I'll go first." Zack said drawing his sixth card. He grins at his hand.
"I'll tell you this now satellite, you'll have only one turn to beat me."
"Yeah whatever just play hand."
Adam: 4000
Zack: 4000
"Sure I summon Wind-Up Rabbit." A toy rabbit appears on the field with a wind-up key on its back (ATK/1400 DEF/600 LVL 3). "I set two cards facedown and I end my turn. This is your chance satellite if you can't stop me here your done for."
"Yeah we'll see." As he draws his card. "Dang not the best hand but its still doable." He says to himself. "I activate the spell polymerization this lets me fuse monsters in my hand or field, so I'll send Ojama Yellow and Ojama Green to the grave and summon Ojama knight in face up attack position." A monster appears on the field in a complete suit of armor with a sword and shield (ATK/0 DEF/2500 LVL 5).
"Oh I'm so scared a monster with zero attack." He mocks Adam.
"Come on Adam you got this." As Starr shouted to himself.
"Oh you will be in a minute, next I play my field spell Ojama Country, and its effect is when I control a face up Ojama monster all attacks and defense switch giving my Ojama Knight 2500 attack." (ATK/2500 DEF/0 LVL 5). "But that not all I also activate the spell card United We Stand on knights, it boosts his attack by 800 for every monster on my side of the field, so since I control 1 his attack is now 3300." (ATK/3300 DEF/0 LVL5). "Now Ojama Knight attack Wind-Up Rabbit." The monster does what it was told.
"Ha, I activate Wind-Up Rabbits effect during either players turn, I can banish 1 Wind-Up monster I control until my next Standby Phase so I banish my Wind-Up Rabbit."
"I don't know why your laughing that just gives me an open field to attack you directly." Adam monster strike Zack's life points directly he brace for the impact. "Then I end my turn." Adam states.
"On your end phase I activate my quick spell card, Mystical Space Typhoon this lets me destroy 1 spell or trap card on the field and I target your field spell Ojama Country."
The field around them disappears and Ojama Knight's attach decreases. ( ATK/800 DEF/2500 LVL5)
Adam:4000
Zack:700
"Now its my turn," Zack announces as he drew his new card. He looks at the card.
"Humph, this game is over since its my standby phase Wind-Up Rabbit comes back to the field (ATK/1400 DEF/600 LVL3). Now I summon Wind-Up Rat." A toy rat appears on the field its feet are wheels with a wind up key on its back (ATK/600 DEF/600 LVL3). "Next I'll overlay my two level 3 monster to exceed summon Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity, (ATK/1500 DEF/1500 RNK3) I use its effect once per turn I can detach 1 Xyz material from this card then I can special summon 1 Wind-Up monster from my hand or deck, so I'll detach Wind-Up Rabbit to the grave, and I'll special summon another Wind-Up Rat from my deck. Then I activate its effect, during my main phase I can target 1 Wind-Up monster in my grave: then I switch this monster from face up attack to face up defense, and special summon that target in face up defense so welcome back Wind-Up Rabbit. Then once again I overlay my Rat and Rabbit to exceed summon another Wind-Up Carrier Zenmaity (ATK/1500 DEF/1500 RNK3), then I'll use his effect to special summon Wind-Up Dog from my hand a toy dog appears on the field with a wind up key on its back (ATK/1200 DEF/900 LVL3).
"Don't worry Adam you can come back from this!" Starr shouts out.
"Yeah!" Uzo agreed.
"If I did I wouldn't even know where to begin, his 3 monsters against my 1, but I feel like I know I can come back and win."
"Here I come satellite Zenmaity attack his Ojama Knight."
The monster did what it was told it defeats the monster knocking Adam life points down.
Adam:3300
"Next my other Zenmaity will attack you directly."
Adam braces for the impact.
Adam:1800
"Now Dog attack him directly!"
"Your calculations are off Zack your dog only has 1200 attack and that will still leave me in the game with 600 life points left."
"Stop getting ahead of yourself satellite, I told you, you only have 1 turn and it went to waste I activate my trap Overwind, I can target 1 Wind-Up monster and its ATK and DEF is doubled until the end phase and I target my Wind-Up Dog (ATK2400 DEF/1200 LVL3)."
Wind-Up Dog did what it was told to and knocked Adams life points to 0.
Final
Adam:0
Zack:700.
SIDE NOTE: Am I making these chapters to long, if they are I can make them shorter, if not I keep them around the same. I would love some feed back from you guys what you like, what you don't like I can make some changes, I write so everyone can enjoy, so please leave a review below. Thanks