(A/N: big shout out to my first reviewer Legionstone for giving me the idea to center the duel lifepoints. Also for pointing out that I have grammar that can be fixed, even if I already stated that this will have some bad grammar that I can't spot. Anyway thank you for that, as a reward episode 4's opponent will be inspired by you! Also some card will have anime effects, plus I made mistakes in the past duels since wiki wasn't working or helpful at the time of writing.)
The night, my new worst enemy as well as suductive sleep. It was hard to configure my deck for the exam, but it was harder since my twilight crusader deck is more damaged then I thought.
So I spent the majority of the night making it more powerful without totally relying on chaos soldier. However, most of my monsters require Chaos soldier due to thier effect relying on him.
So I added card of demise and some warrior boosters to enhance them all. Also I kiss Lady Luck on the lips for providing me with a pack containing arisen Gaia the fierce knight instead of swift Gaia.
So with my deck handle and sleep is going to make me pass out soon, I faceplant on the bed.
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Goddamn it! I overslept, curse the human need for loving sleep! I dashed out of the dorm disguise in hand as well as my twilight crusader deck for the test run.
And guess who I bumped into again, Jaden! I swear we both need a bell for each other, well at least I'm not the only sleeping boat in this dreadful sea.
"Hey Yoshi! Slept in too?" He asked with a sheepish tone.
Well at least I studied before I passed out, what's your reason! I mentally scolded at jaden like an old woman.
Without saying another word we dashed to the academy, hoping we wouldn't miss class.
After seeing a woman struggling with a broken down car, I wish I was a jerk for that moment.
So me and jaden backstracked and decided to give the woman a hand. "Oh, thank you, I thought I would be late for the exam event." Well, least she sounds like a nice lady.
"Yeah, no promblem, jeez what's in this van, tv's!" Jaden asked while I thought the same thing.
"Oh no, it's just some supplies for the exams." She said in honesty, I can tell when someone was lying, most of the time anyway.
"Well, we may be late, but we can't let a poor woman have to push this thing!" I yelled in exhaustion for pushing a van full of heavy supplies.
The woman smiled. "That's the nicest thing someone said in a while, thank the two of...you!" She also grunted, why did they make a hill here, I will never know.
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Well after an hour of pushing we made it to the academy. We offered to help further, but she said she has it covered.
So we ran to Crowler's class and the door was locked for the tests. I started to hate myself until a proctor like the one during the entry exams walked up to us.
"So I take it your late? Too bad that you goofed off instead of coming to class." He sarcastically mocked at us, which made my blood boil.
Jaden decided to tell the truth about the reason we're late. "Hey! At least we helped a nice lady with her van!" Well maybe the blunt truth, he's hopeless in these scenarios.
The proctor raises an eyebrow. "Sorry, even if you try to do everything right, it's not possible for every happy ending." He gave us a thumbs up. "Though thanks for helping her, you have my gratitude." He then walks away from us.
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A whole hour went back as we practice dueling each other for the exams. I kept losing, but I made one draw so I count that a win!
Then the door opened and a flood of students came out, we had to hug the wall to not be washed away by students.
When the student flood disapated, a tired Syrus and a positive Bastion walked out of the room. Well bastion looks rather confident of himself, wonder if he's any good at dueling like with his studies?
Before either of them could say anything, Crowler came out. He looked displeased and malcontent with me and jaden, mostly Jaden.
"Well, well it looks like sleep conquers the hero duelist." He mocked. "Not to mention your scores plummeted, however!" He looked at both of us. "I could give you...extra credit, if your up to the task?" I cringed, he's right about one thing, if your score drops too far, you're expelled.
We nodded as bastion looked at Crowler with a 'what are you doing?' look on his face.
Crowler smiled. "You see the practical exam have two students of the same rank fight each other, however!" He gestures to his blue uniform. "If you were to fight a higher rank duelist, it could get you out of grade failure, thus expulsion." I don't know if I should trust him or not. "Of course, losing or winning now with a slifer would most likely get you expelled of course."
He reached his hand to us. "What do you say?" I instinctively reached my hand to him. "Well he shook my hand, what about you Jaden Yuki?" Jaden smiled and shook his hand with vigor, nevermind Jaden is the most confident. "Well you better hurry, the shop could be out of cards by now."
Me and jaden dashed to the card shop as Syrus got out of his stupor. Crowler needed not to give the same deal to Syrus, he would passed for his test scores. He's surprised he made it through almost the entire test without passing out.
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When we got there the entire shop was void of packs or cards. Reminds me of Black Friday, devoid of life and items entirely.
We went to the counter and saw a young woman working at the desk. "Please tell me you have some cards left!?" Jaden hoped to find more heroes or something else I bet.
The woman shocked her head. "Sorry we're all sold out, sorry." She sounded sincere, probably knowing about reds and expelling go hand and hand.
"Hold your horses, I'm coming!" That voice..it can't be, could it? Yep, it was the woman we helped before. Well it's nice to know she got here in time.
"Hold on, you work here!?" Jaden spouted, well I take it back again, he's not entirely hopeless. God what's wrong with me and my inspecting!?
The older woman chuckled. "No I don't work here, I own here, cool huh." I feel like I'm the worst guessers in the world right now.
"No...way, seriously!?" I shouted. "So those supplies were actually-"
"Cards, yep, lots and lots of rare cards!" She smiled as he reached into her pocket. "I got something special for you two, a gift for helping an old lady with a broken van." She handed me and jaden a card.
I looked at it and I just feel warmful happiness as well as being electroshocked. It can't be its...
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The practical exams have started Jaden was fighting an obelisk named Chazz while I was fighting a military looking dude.
He is an obelisk blue with a bandana, an insignia of a corporal on his shoulder, and huge leather boots. He had a scar on his face that scream I'm a trained soldier amd I can break you in many ways possible.
"Soldier, name and rank!" He yelled at me, I'm not a soldier so why is he asking?
"Shino Kayaba, corporeal." It's best to play along, he looks shocked and angry.
"You're no corporeal, private! As punishment I'll beat you in this exam!"
I shrugged from this crash guy. "What's your name so I can write it on the people I beat?" I mocked at him making him more irritated.
He saluted. "Leon stone! And I will trounce you with my legion deck!"
Whatever, I can beat you, even if you're an obelisk.
"Duel!"
Stone- 4000 life points
Yoshi- 4000 life points
"I'll go first private!" Yelled stone, jeez this guy is obsessed. "First I play the continuously spell front line base! It allows me to special summon one level four monster per turn! Next I summon Marauding captain!" He began to look through his hand. "His ability allows me to summon one level four or below monster from my hand, so I summon command knight!"
As soon as the captain appeared a spout of fire took his side and formed into the knight.
Marauding captain- 1200-1700atk/400def. When this monster is summoned, special summon one level four or below monster from your hand.
Command knight- 1200-1700atk/1900def. All warrior type monsters you control gain 400 atk, if you control another monster your opponent can't attack this card.
I grunted at the two 1700 attack point monsters. I knew he wasn't done yet due to his frontline base.
"Now due to frontline base's effect I can summon queen's knight!" He smiled as his third monster was summoned. "Lastly I set a card, your move."
Queen's knight- 1500-1900atk/1600def. This knight catches her opponents off guard, dominating them with swift yet graceful attacks.
I drew a card and looked at the triple force that I faced. "I set two cards facedown and summon evening twilight knight in defense mode!" This is all I can do at the moment. "I end my turn."
Evening twilight knight- 500atk/2000def. A 'Chaos soldier' monster that was ritual summoned using this monster gains these effects, can only use evening twilight knights' effect once per turn: once per turn you can target one monster your opponent controls, banish it. Once per turn you can banish one random card from your opponents hand face down until thier next end phase. If this card is banished add one ritual monster from your deck to your hand.
Stone smiled at my sense of weakness. "My turn then, I draw!" Stone smiled again. "I summon obnoxious Celtic guardian!" Another monster, at least he can't wipe me out thanks to twilight knight.
Obnoxious Celtic guardian- 1400-1800atk/1200def. This card cannot be destroyed by a monster equal or greater then 1900atk.
"Now I activate my trap card ungrateful charity. It allows me to draw three cards." Crap now he has four cards, I feel like I'm not I'm not in control. "Prefect I play legendary sword and equip it to queen's knight! Now attack his twilight knight!"
"I activate my trap beginning of heaven and earth! Then I chain it with threatening roar!" I breath a sigh of relief, to think I have to do that early. I drew picked three cards from my deck. "Pick one stone and see what happens." Stone pointed at the left one, begining knight, damn. "You're lucky." I discarded the three cards.
Stone grumbled. "I end my turn!" I sigh, how am I going to beat him. He has four powerful monster with a buffer I can't touch.
I drew my possible last card. "I play graceful charity, I draw three cards and discard two." I drew card trader, Evening twilight knight, and...!
Stone grew a smiled at my stunned face. "What did the little private drew the wrong card? Why don't you call it quits, you'll never beat me, slifer slacker!" I discarded Evening twilight knight and card trader.
I smiled from his idea that mislead him. "Why don't we see, I banish evening twilight knight that I discarded as well as begining knight!" A dark and light monster is need to summon him. "I summon a soldier who has accented into the light of the world's begining and will vanish the darkness in your heart." I don't know why I'm saying this, but it just feels right. "I special summon Envoy of the begining- Chaos soilder!"
The grand light shined from the legendary summon, in that moment I saw another light from jaden's field. He somehow made a kuriboh a force to be reckoned with.
Envoy of the beginning: Chaos soldier- 3000atk/2500def. Can only be special summoned by banishing one light and one dark monster. You can activate one of theses ability one per turn. You can banish one monster on your opponents field, but this card can attack. Once per turn after you destroy a monster after damage calculation, this can attacks once more.
I sighed, he's still getting stronger and I will make sure I do too. "I activate begining knight and evening twilight knights ability! Since I banished them I can add one ritual monster and a ritual spell card!" I showed him the two cards. "I pick super chaos soldier and its ritual spell card!" I smiled a bit. "I will activate Envoy of the beginning's ability, I can banish one card on your field, say good bye to command knight!" Stone gasped in shock as his commanded knight was vaporized to nothing. "Now I play super soldier ritual, I use Envoy of the begging, evening twilight knight and Envoy of chaos in my hand! Now say hello to super chaos soldier!"
The soldier changed into his super armor, which pulsated with energy.
Super chaos soldier- 3000atk/2500def. You can ritual summon this card with super soldier ritual. If this card destroys an opponents monster deal damage equal to the Atk of the monster in the graveyard. If this card was destroyed and sent to the graveyard, special summon one 'Gaia the force knight monster' from your hand, deck or graveyard. You can only special summon one super chaos soldier once per turn.
I smiled as my soldier gains the ability from evening twilight knight. "When evening twilight knight is used for a chaos soldier ritual I get to add an ability to the monster. Now my monster can attack twice!" I pointed to queens knight. "Destroy his queen's knight and his marauding captain my soldier!"
My soldier quickly slashed the knight and captain in quick, rapid strikes.
Stone- 800 life points
Stone stumbled back from the blows. "No matter, I'm still in this!" He noticed my soldier was in front of him, giving him a cold glare. "Why is he still in front of me?"
I gave a sly smirk. "You see when super chaos soldier destroys a monster, it deals its original attack points to you, cool right?" Chaos soldier raised his sword. "Finish him with chaos slash!" My soldier's sword glowed with the power of chaos as he turned Stone's life points to nothing.
Stone- 0 life points
Yoshi wins!
I cheered as everyone else did, not only did jaden beat an obelisk, but so did I. Well jaden beat his obelisk faster then I did, but I will surpass him, I must.
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I sat in chancellor sheperds office, it's the first time I've been here and probably Jaden's too. It looked like a normal office if it was ten times size, just generic for some famous academy.
Of course the chancellor and dr. Crowler sat across from us, both looked either content or secretly having a grudge.
"You two know why you're here, correct?" Asked shepherd with his eyebrow raised
We nodded, though Jaden was way more relaxed then me. Sheppard and Crowler' eyes narrowed, then Shepherd's eyes brighten up in glee.
"Then you know that I have to say, congrats on defeating an obelisk as a slifer." He then started chuckling. "We never had a slifer defeat an obelisk, especially not as great as Chazz or Stone!" He then offered to shake our hands. "That's why me and Crowler decided to up you two to ra yellow, what do you say?"
I looked at shepherd with bright eye, though did I really earn it? I did only win thanks to dorthy giving me the Envoy of the begining. Without that I would have lost and be expelled, regardless of skill of the cards.
I saw that Jaden was also conflicted about that. "Nah." Jaden replied so casually, Crowler and Shepherd recoiled from the rejection.
I nodded. "I think I'll stay at slifer too." There is no way I'll advance if I get the winning card from people, besides I can I tell if Jaden's getting stronger or not. "I hope you're not mad."
Crowler was about to say something, but shepherd intrevened. "Well, if you insist on staying then you may. Don't know why you would, but just remember that ra yellow could be at your doorstep."
We nodded and left, Jaden from my view looks very happy. "Why the happy face Jaden?" I actually had to ask, after I really don't know why he would reject such an offer.
He gave a very cheesy smile. "Well, I wouldn't want to leave Syrus by himself. He wouldn't believe in himself if I don't show him how." I feel that was a heroic reason, dang Jaden do you have to give meaning to your deck? "Plus I can't leave that fried shrimp unattended."
I reeled back by that. "Of...course, but you're a good friend trying to help another, I respect that." Honestly, I guess that's why I considered myself his friendly shadow. Not a friend, just a duelist who respects him ina high regard. After all, I don't think he lives near my actual home in battle city.
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When Jaden opened the cafeteria door he was tackled by Syrus. If I didn't know any better I'd say they were brothers from the conversation.
So after a game of 20 question on why we stayed slifer, we ate fried shrimp, (well jaden actually hogged it all,) we played some card games, and passed out in our rooms.
Truly duel academy is a wonderful place with good people, I hope it never ends.
(A/N: well that was episode four of the original series, it looks like Yoshi is better more buddy buddy with jaden and the crew. Anyway I hope Legionstone appreciates this cameo of what I imagine he would look like. Still thank you stone for giving me advice on how I should write this. Anyway the poll will close tonight since no one is actually voting. Love you all people of the internet.)