(A/N: hey guys, how are you doing! I've decided that I will show the monsters more complex effect the first time, then I'll leave it at that, after all you guys have Wikipedia! Of course I'll still show the monster status like Atk and the like. Hope you enjoy!)

You know after all the aches and pains of being slashed by ethereal monsters, I feel good. I finally get restful sleep and some dueling with Jaden, Syrus, Chumley, and my newest friend Alexis.

Oh, yeah after me and Jaden 'rescued' her she would hang out at our dorm sometimes. I even got to joke about Syrus's love letter that made him go to her. Syrus screaming internally the most satisfaction I get from that event. That reminds me that I never read the fake letter, though Syrus probably threw it away.

Aw well, so the four of us, Alexis wasn't here at the time of day, decided for some practice dueling. Though I had to convince Jaden, seams he still wasn't over the lost that could have ended all our lives. Anyway while we were dueling we heard fast marching up our dorm steps.

Then seriously loud knocking banged on the door we were dueling in. Eventually the door busted open with a loud crack, ah memories again. Standing outside was a seriously stern woman and two bodyguards.

"You four chancellor's office now!" Well, we would go willingly if someone would push us.

...

So they basically force us through the campus, the academy, and into Shepherds office.

Inside there was a grumpy chancellor and a malcontent Crowler, I swear that guy never smiles; even on Christmas Day.

The bodyguards and the stern woman left us with the two irritated teachers. Then didn't say anything and neither did we, then Alexis was thrown in us us two minutes later. Least to say, she wasn't pleased at all with the circumstances.

Sheaperd broke the seamlessly eternal silence. "You know you four broke campus rules, right?" Chancellor did not seam cool with it, then calmed down some. "I know you did it to save rose here, that I will always respect; however!" While the gratuitous words seam non threatening, his demeanor wasn't. "Seto kaiba himself stated that anyone who enters the dorm should be expelled immediately! I'm fairly certain he wouldn't make in exception to this."

Great we're getting expelled for Jaden's idiotic idea, well said person wasn't enjoying the news.

"Chancellor? If I may have a word in?" Grumpily stated Crowler, Great is he going to make more punishment. "We don't expel students on the spot, besides at least two or three here has amazing potential!" He had the three with a slight tick. "So we should have an intense match to so if thier expelled or not." I don't get it, is he saving us!? I thought he hated us, especially Jaden, so why is he?

Sheaperd tapped his wooden desk. "You make good points Crowler, but there are two things that make this almost impossible for both sides." Oh great now what? "First off, we can't schedule five duels in a row, and secound due to the severity of this rule the opponets must be the strongest they ever face."

That was short, brutal, and true as nature. The first one means that the duel rings, which were only three, would mean two of them would be filled up for two duels. Not to mention that people duel there all the time and the classes. Secondly there's not many people who would have tremendous skills.

Crowler nodded, possibly thinking the exact same thing. "That is why one duel will decide, a tag team one I propose." Shepard nodded, allowing Crowler to continue. "At the end of classes on Friday, we will draw two pices of paper. The paper will decided on who will represent them." He then waved his hand. "I already know who's going to fight them, so don't worry."

Well that makes things easier and harder for all of us. that would unfortunately means all five of us must train for the chance if we do participate. I shiver if Chumley and Syrus duel together, guys would get chewed every secound they were in.

The chancellor waved his hand. "Okay Dr. Crowler, just picked the best duelist, otherwise I would rethink your position." Okay so Crowler may be the good cop here, Sheaperd may be the god of judgement here; but we'll take any challenge.

So we left the office after hearing what chancellor had to say, Crowler saved our asses there; twice if you count the exams.

I looked at everyone who were really, down from the news. What can you expect when you have to fight the best duelists? Maybe we'll get lucky with the duel and me and Jaden will duel again; but...

He looked really down, still wasn't over that possible massacre at the dorm. Will he be in the condition for the duel of our lives, hopefully so.

...

We and by we I mean I, found a perfect place for practicing. There was a clearing below the red dorm, long and wide enough for a duel.

I figure that we should duel evenly in order to do our best. Me and Chumley vs Jaden and Syrus, though I wonder if Jaden can still duel for cheery fun.

The waves crashed against the clearing, signaling the start of our duel.

Jaden&Syrus- 8000 life points

Yoshi&Chumley- 8000 life points

I drew a card feeling the silent agreement that I should go first. "I set two cards face down and summon evening twilight knight in defense mode!" It was a nice little set up, a negate attack if there was a monster I need to stall as well as fiendish chain for an effect monster. "I end my turn!"

Evening twilight knight: 100atk/2000def-

Syrus drew a card, though more nervously then I expected. "I-I summon patroid in attack mode then I set a card and end m-my turn." He ended better then I first thought, but a fatal flaw that Syrus had forgotten is that patroid in attack mode. Even with the facedown, it would be really easy to get rid of. It's nice to see a machine monsters that relay on each other, like these vehicroids.

Patroid: 1200atk/1200def- once per turn during your main phase you can look at one face down card then flip it back to it's original position.

Chummley eyed his hand, from the looks of it, it doesn't look like he knows half the cards in his hand. "I summon des koala in defense mode!" Mistake number one is learn your monsters effect, I actually faced a des koala before I came here and he's not using the effect.

Des koala: 1100atk/1800def- when this card is flipped deal 400 damage per card your opponent has in thier hand.

"Chumley! Your supposed to set it face down, don't you know of it's effect!?" Chumley reeled back by my angry yelling. I try not to scare him like last time, but it's too easy because even when I'm not trying he jumps like a kangaroo.

"R-Right, I..um, set a face down." He probably set something he doesn't know about, greatest move ever. "I end turn."

It was Jaden's move, yet he doesn't seem all that enthusiastic. "I summon elemental hero clayman in defense mode. Then I set two cards." He looked at Syrus. "Sy, you do know that patroid can see an opponets facedown card once per turn, right?" His voice was conflicted and troubled, guess he's still affected by the death game.

Elemental hero clayman: 800atk/2000def-

"R-Right!" Syrus snapped at attention, well least he wasn't affected by last night.

It was my move for an attack of opportunity against Syrus. "Draw! I play card destruction, we discard our entire hand and gain the number of cards discarded." I drew three cards after my hand went to the grave. "I summon, mystic swordsman level 2!" Okay so maybe before we came to the clearing I got lost again in the academy. I found the card shop and bought a pack or two, only a few caught my eye though.

"Then I play the spell raikyou! I select your patroid Syrus and my mystic swordsman, now my swordsman steals half of patroids attack points!"

Mystic swordsman level2: 900-1500atk/0def- when this card attack a facedown monster, destroy that monster during the damage step. When this card destroys a monster, special summon one mystic swordsman level four from your deck or hand.

"Mystic swordsman attacks patroid!" The tiny swordsman charges the moving police veichle energy charged sword in hand. Then it was stopped by a forcefield which drains the energy.

"My trap card activates." Declared Jaden who seamed to have a different kind of vigor. "My draining shield activates, it stops your attack and gives up life points equal to mystic swordsmans attack points!"

Jaden&Syrus- 9500

My swordsman jumps back to me feeling the effect of the trap. "I end my turn."

Syrus drew a card and immedialty freezed up, did he draw something good? "I play polymerization and fusion summon using steamroid and gyroid! Go steam gyroid!"

A twister of electcity and wild wind swirled in tremendous voulume. It vanished showing the culprit, a animated train with four blade wings.

Steam gyroid: 2200atk/1600def- Gyroid + steamroid

Syrus looked a little confident, though I doubt he's able to destroy my trap cards. "Now steam gyroid will attack-"

I hold my hand in the air. "I activate my trap card negate attack, which ends the battle phase." Syrus reels back from my pretty obvious action, at least our defenses are safe.

"I-I end my turn with a face down." He seams real hesitant with that facedown, it's like he's afraid to use it.

Chumley drew a card as I phase out in a distant state, why was Jaden so distant about dueling. I know he doesn't what the dorm Incedent to happen again, I would too but it is affecting his life; his passion. Just thinking about it makes my blood boil, just who was that robed jerk.

"Shino...Shino, Shino!" Chumley yelled as I snap back to reality. It seams it was the end of Chumley and Jaden's turn. I look at the counter and the field, jaden lost his hand, but had flame wing and clayman. Also we were 2000 points less, from what I gather Chumley tried to summon something, failed it, and jaden destroyed his koala which was still face up in attack mode.

My field was completely safe for now, jaden looks distant still. I drew a card, hoping I would end the frustration. "Draw, I play the spell buster blader emblem, it brings buster blader to my hand." I grabbed my buster balder. "Now unlike the cards I showed you, it was only half." I set up my combo and hoped they would somehow counter it. "I play fusion gate so my blader and curse of dragonfire to special summon dark paladin!"

The two monsters combined into one of the more fabled monster cards in duel monsters. The dark paladin twirled his long spear for challenging Jaden and Syrus.

Dark paladin: 2900-3400atk/2400def- Buster blader + Dark magician, must be fusion summoned. When a spell card is activated discard one card and negate the activation. This card gains 500 atk per dragon monster on the field or in the graveyard.

I point at the flame wingman, declaring my attack. "Dark paladin attacks flame wingman!" In a quick slash the wingman was destroyed.

Jaden&Syrus- 8200 life points.

I pointed at Syrus giving him a more then cocky smile. "Your move Syrus." Syrus nodded and drew a card still more nervous then before. I can tell from Syrus's eyes that he had a winning card, he has to play it in order to win.

Syrus in the heat of the moment flipped out in a nervous wreak. "I-I...I can't do this!" Syrus ran away droppping his hand, deck, and duel disk.

"Syrus!" We all yelled at him to come back, but he was already gone.

Me and Jaden decided to pick up Syrus's cards before a wave would crash in the small land we were on. That's when I grabbed the three cards he had in his hand. Defusion, limiter removal, and the infamous power bond. I almost dropped them by my reaction to the card.

"Yoshi what's wrong?" Jaden asked me while he also looked at the cards, he had the same reaction. "Wow powerbond, that's amazing!" For once he actually looked excited, maybe he forgotten the incedent now.

"Yeah." I nodded giving a curious and sad look. "This was in his hand and field, he would have one the game with this." Jaden tilted his head in wonder, he is such a Moron. "If he used defusion on gyroid then used power bond to fuse It again would made it far more powerful. I couldn't even use fiendish chain on it since it isn't an effect monster." Then if it were to attack using a limit removed steam gyroid on mystic swordsman, we would have defintaly lost.

Jaden looked a little proud for the machine user, then realized that Syrus might be in trouble. "Oh no! Hold on Syrus I'm coming!" He ran off into Syrus general direction.

I would go after him, but it seams that Syrus needs Jaden more then me. Before I decided what to do next Alexis came down from the cliff side. "Alexis? I thought you wanted to practice by yourself?"

Alexis while her head. "That's not important, didn't you hear about who you guys are facing?" She actually looked generally worried for our safety. "It's Zane and Chazz and for our sake we better hope Syrus is not dueling."

I narrowed my eyes in suspicion. "And why is that?"

Before Alexis could answer a laughed echoed in the clearing. I looked up and saw the egotistical maniac himself, Chazz Princeton. "Because he is a wimp who couldn't even tie his shoes in the dark!" He laughed as we all had an angry look. "Aww did I hit a nerve, so what all I did was say what's on Her mind!" He was pointing at Alexis who seams a bit hurt.

I look at her with my fear rising. "What does he mean Alexis?" She tried to avoid my gaze to no avail. "Alexis?"

She sighed. "Zane is Syrus's older brother and worst fear. It's because of his status that Syrus is afraid to even look at him."

I stared wide eyed, Zane is famously known as the kaiser of the academy for being number one. No one has been able to beat him so far as I'm concerned. "Then I hope he isn't-" Chazz laughed again, God he's annoying.

"Haha, your hopes are crushed again! It has been drawn and the people facing us are Jaden and Syrus!" He seamed to enjoy that. "Finally I'll be able to have my revenge against him!" He ran off in the other direction, promptly silencing us for future question.

I don't know what to do, but I know what the right thing to inspire.

(Woah, Chazz and Zane will fight Jaden and Syrus who seen that coming! Will Syrus inferiority complex whittle them down or will friendship beat rivalry? Anyway I have been on hiatus for one reason that everyone has, writers block. I written half of this before being stuck for a month so hope you're happy. Favorite, comment, and/or follow if you like.)