It was like every other morning to me, hanging out with Jaden, Syrus, and Chumley. We were playing video games with me and Jaden tied for points on a fighting game. I would not lose to him this time, just when he block I initiated a throw move; which decimated him. However he had a sliver of health, which he used to use a special attack and kill me!

After that I threw my head back against a makeshift pillow fort we made. I groaned at the fact I haven't been able to beat him once yet.

"Jaden! Next time I will beat you, you sly bastard!" I noticed I've been using my real voice around the three; I guess I'm just comfortable around them now. "I challenge you too a duel Jaden!" I sounded intimidating, but alll of us knew I were playing around.

I had a pillow thrown at me for that by Syrus and Jaden. After yesterday with the whole 'Reveal' to Bastion and Zane, Syrus felt better. Maybe a bit more so with Jaden, which I'm sad since he was always so gung ho about dueling in the past.

Tomorrow is the day Syrus and Jaden duel Chazz and Zane; if they don't get thier act together...

I had another pillow thrown at my face. "Okay who's the wise guy who did that!" I got up with two pillows in hand like I'm the devil himself.

The two boys looked very scared at me. "Ahhhh! He did it I swear!" They both yelled at me with the will to live.

"Wrong awnser." I jump at them like a commando in war and stuffed their faces with the pillows. "Ah! Pillow technique, fluff stuff!" We were all laughing about the whole thing, besides Chumley who was lost in thought.

"We give up!" They shouting, muffled by my death pillows. I release my pillows of fluffy tourture when Jaden noticed Chumley was looking at his PDA, something he'd almost never do.

"What are you reading Chumley?" Chumley didn't awnser Jaden's question, but instead turn his back to us. "Chumley, come on, tell us." Jaden's persuasive manner still did not get him to budge.

So naturally I tried to give it a shot. "Chumley..." Chumley flinched at my 'scary' tone. "Tell us or I will eat you're grilled stash." Chumley shot up and turned to give me a horrified look. "So what shall it be?"

"You're a scary lady." Chumley mutters at me then toss me the PDA he was holding. "That is what I'm reading." He stated it with a grim and affirmative fact of dispair.

I read it out loud as followed. 'Dear Chumley, you are a failure and dropout of a duelist. I'm coming to pick you up to run our family business, pack your things. From, your loving dad.' Loving my ass, he wants to ruin Chumley's dream of duel monsters!

Jaden and Syrus looked sad at Chumley, but like me they steeled it with determination. "Oh no he Doesn't, Chumley you have to stay here!" Jaden yelles with intense vigor like usual. Even when he doubts himself he'll never doubt his friends for one second. That is his best and possibly only characteristic he has, idiocy takes number two. "Isn't it your dream to be a duelist!?" That is the question of the day isn't it Jaden, still can and can't predict you for the life of me.

"But he's right Jaden, I'm a crappy and nonlicious duelist; unlike you." Dang can you be anymore depressing Chumley? "Besides I can't convince him when he makes up his mind, it's like a burnt sandwich; disgusting."

...No he can and will convince his father, I know it! "Chumley?" Unknowingly I'm using my scary tone again, guess I'm that level of irritated at his father. "You can convince him, by challenging him! If you beat him you'll be scot free of leaving." I don't know why, but I'm feeling pumped up from this speech. "So don't you dare give up hope, you can do this!"

I stop as they gaze at me with thier mouths wide. I blushed as I thought something happened to me and they noticed. Out of instinct I slammed Jaden's head with my fierce hand palm. "OW!" Jaden's yells in pain. "What was that for?" He seamed clueless at what he did, but he stared at me; I didn't like it.

"Don't give me that crap, you...stared at me." I mumbled the last part. "I hate it when people do that..." Suddenly I felt very in the wrong, yet in the right. "I'm going now." I figured that game time was over for today when my slap hit Jaden.

When I stood up Jaden grabbed my wrist. "Hey don't go just like that. I'm sorry for what I did; even if I don't know what I did." So ignorant, it's not you're fault it's mine. "But that speech really surprised us a lot." I felt tense from that, is that why they were staring; because it was terrible. "I think you inspired all of us." I blushed a bit from that, it was...good? "In fact, I think Chumley left for the card shop to duel his dad."

I looked around and Jaden was right, Chumley was gone like the wind. Still I felt awful and heavy for slapping Jaden in the face because I 'thought' he was doing something.

"I'm sorry...it's not your fault." I made Jaden let go of my wrist and walked out the door, in shame of what I did.

...

It was a few minutes later and I decided to visit the card shop for cards in Chumley's duel. He used beast types, mainly des monsters like the kolala.

When I did enter the card shop Jaden and Syrus were there already. "Hey guys." I called out with my boy voice again. "Looking for cards to aid Chumley?"

Jaden looked back at me, smiling goofy as he did. "Yeah, though me and Syrus ran out of points again." Jaden looked back at Syrus who looked disappointed.

That did reminded me I used almost all my points for an additional upgrade for my deck. "How much is des archetype card pack?" I looked over at Dorthey, who was stacking cards as usual.

She noticed my eye glare and gave me a smile. "Oh about 250 points per pack." Dam I only have 75 points to spare from my spree yesterday.

"Jaden, Syrus how much points do you guys have?" They looked trough thier PDA's from my question. They looked at each other with a sad look.

"125." Jaden somberly sighed at the lack of points. "That can't even buy the basic spell pack."

"I have fifty...if you want to know." Syrus humpfed at the lack of funds.

I smiled at this last shot. "Hey dorthy is it all right to combined points for a purchase?" This is the last shot we need.

"Oh of course! Just Rember to share." Dorthy seams a bit chill about this.

I sent an email to Syrus and Jaden, they seamed surprised by my plan. As agreed we let jaden and his lucky draw pick the pack.

As soon as he did, he ripped it opened and saw the cards. We looked and was surprised even by Jaden's surpreme luck. Two ultra rare and three rares including master of oz, des kangroo, beast soul swap, wild nature's realese, and consecutive destruction punch.

"This will surly help Chumley now!" Syrus cheered as we exit the card shop to give Chumley the cards.

...

When we came back the boys room was a tornado of trash, with Chumley as the epicenter. It looked like he spent all day trying to make a deck, but ending up flailing around instead. Maybe he doesn't know what cards to put in that doesn't feel hollow inside.

"Chumley?" Jaden asked truly worried for his friend. "Did you do this?" Jaden looked around the scattered beast cards.

Chumley scampered, but stood still his head bowed to jaden and the rest of us. "I-I'm so sorry! I used the last of my points over the held back years to make my deck better...but." Jaden put his hands on Chumley to calm him down which works.

"Chumley pal you don't need great cards in order to be good. All it takes is the passion to drive it forward, like me and my hero deck." Jaden gave Chumley a thumbs up. "And by doing this you showed us that you're as passionate as I! This is why I know you'll impress your folks!"

I actually felt my heart skip a beat, I didn't know he could say a speech so passionately. Add one other thing to add to Jaden mysterious traits I can't figure out.

Chumley had tears in his eyes and so did Syrus from such a incredible speech. "Wow...Y-you know what, you're right! If I came this far I can't give up, thanks jaden you're a better friend then grilled cheese...actually maybe the same." That made Jaden fall over. "But seriously, your lichous Jaden!"

I guess Jaden has that personality to make people like him...idiot. I now realize I'm crying to, a least a little bit...damn you Jaden. "Well now that the bromance is finished, don't we have something to give him, Jaden?" I said mockingly, or tired to as my voice made it sound more sincere.

Jaden's eyes lit up from my comment. "Right I almost forgot!" He digged into his pockets and fished out the cards. "Here, this is a gift from all of us!" Chumley looked at the cards and was even more happy.

After that Chumley told was his dad would be here in an hour, so we prepared him and then had another video game time.

...

We were walking to the pier as Chumley's father should be arriving soon, when I had to ask Jaden something. "So do you make speeches often?" Jaden looked confused at my question. "At the dorm you moron." I swear he is a child sometimes.

Jaden smiled coyly. "Well I think I had an awesome example." I was confused by that and he became more happy. "But, I think I went off my gut; like my duels!" I sighed, of course he would say something like that.

We saw Chumley's dad standing next to an expensive boat, not one of the academies. I was stunned, if this was his dad then what was the business!

His dad was way more muscle toned then him, in fact the fat to muscle must be inverted. "So has my son packed his tings?" Not to mention intimidating to a degree.

Chumley pulled out the duel disk and his modified deck. "Sorry dad, but I am going to stay here!" There was a standoff stare between father and son, then his dad laughed. "W-What's so funny!?"

His dad crossed his arms. "Chumley my boy, you're a failure of a duelist both in grade and skill. You're better off at my sake business, sure you'll make an excellent brewer." God his father couldn't bother to tone down the insult.

Chumley stood his ground after giving us a glance. "Then how about a duel to prove you wrong!" He growled in closed teeth against the muscle man.

His father laughed. "A challenge, then I already know what the terms are. You win you stay, but lose then you'll leave dueling behind you!" His father pointed at his son with an accepting glare. "We'll duel in my boat, I'm sure it's sizable enough."

Chumley, I feel like you're going to have a tough time ahead of you.

...

The spare room in the inside of the boat was a handmade dojo with expensive items. "Impressive right?" His father gave us a passive smirk. "Before my father put me in the sake business, I used to be a student in mixed martial arts." He flexed to give us a demonstration. "And it really helped me in the long run, twelve tubs of sake an hour I would brew!" This small talk pumped Chumley's dad to an extreme degree.

Chumley was already at the other end of the dojo with his dad giving a cocky smirk. "Pupils take the first move, so let's start the match!" Chumley's dad yelled starting the match with an experienced roar.

- 4000

Chumley- 4000

Chumley drew his card, already he is nervous about this. "R-Ready I summon des koloa in attack mode!" He did the same mistake, the pressure of his dad may be getting to him.

His dad laughed at the mistake. "Well like I said you have no skill for strategy." Chumley's look told everyone of the mistake that he now realized.

"I set a card and end my turn." Chumley set the card with a shaker hand, he can't do this if he can't concentrate. It's seams his dad noticed that too and it more prepared to take him out.

Des koala: 1100/1800- Flip: deal four hundred damage for each card in your opponents hand.

"My turn son! First I play two spell cards called one bottle of sake!" Two bottle of alcohol landed in front of Chumley's dad. "When these cards are destroyed you take 500 points of damage Chumley!" Chumley stepped back a bit in fear of what might happen next. "Then I summon drunken angel in attack mode!" A tuxedo wearing angel who was clearly drunk, spinner around the area he was summoned. The angel looked at the sake bottle with restrained intent.

Drunken angel: 1800/400- this card is not destroyed by the effect of 'flipping the table'

Chumley looked scared out of his mind. "Now my angel will attack your des koala!" The angel started spinning like a madman towards the kolala.

Chumley looked desprite to remain. "I activate my trap beast soul swap!" He eyed us with friendly thanks. "With this I can return my koala for another kolala, but this time in defense mode!" His dad was surprised as the koala caught the spin kick of his angel.

His dad growled a bit. "Well it seams you picked up a small amount of skill. It's still my turn and since you pushed me this far, I play flipping the table!" The area surrounding them turned into a giant table. "Once per turn I can flip it and destroy all face up cards on the field!" He slammed his hand on the ground and started picking the field up. "Now I will flip the table!"

The whole field was flip sending everything everywhere, though the angel seamed used to it as it landed perfectly. "My angel's ability allows it to survive this effect, and don't forget my bottles!" The two bottle were flown on Chumley's face and exploded.

Chumley- 3000

Chumley drew a card despite the force of the explosion explosion, but that moment he lost his composure. He crumpled to the ground causing his dad to think he forfeited.

Me, jaden, and Syrus felt still at that moment of Chumley's life. He was face down in utter disparity thinking he could never beat anybody.

"Chumley." I used my scary tone, completely forgetting his dad was here. "You better not give up or else..." Chumley started shaking from from possible rage, he was far from wrong. "Or else...who's going to wrestle Jaden for sandwiches." Everyone paused for a moment to let me speak. "Who will be the funny guy who loved to beat us in video games, or build decks!" My passion was evendet everywhere in my form. "Who's going to be the guy to root out team in the tag team tournament, or stay to help us be ourselves." Chumley looked up at me with eyes of dormant despair. "If you're not here then we would fall apart, your dad says you should be a brewer, but who cares about that!" I'm clenching my fists angry and passionate about a friend. "You build your own path, and I think you know you want to stay. If so then stand up and kick your father's ass!"

that dormant disparity vanished and was replaced by hope. "Yeah I guess your right." Chumley stood up and eyed his hand. "Without each other what's the point? If I really want to stay here I can't give up!" He pointed at his dad. "Dad I will stay with my friends no matter what!" His dad was shocked at this predicament.

Chumley set a card a monster. "It's now time, I play pot of greed to draw two cards from my hand and now I have polymerization." He then smirked. "Now I fusion useing big koala and Des kangaroo for master of oz!" The biggest, the most fluffy Spanish koala I have ever laid my eyes upon is right in front of me. "Now dad meet oz and his massive destruction punch!" The spainish koala landed a massive blow on the drunken angel and decimated his father's life points.

Master of oz- 4200/3700

Mr. Huffington- 1600

His dad looked visibly impressed. "Well done son you manage to leave a mark." He drew a card. "I play one bottle of sake and flip the table destroying oz and the sake!" As he said even the Spanish boxer wasn't a match for the table, not to mention the bottle.

Chummley- 2500

"I summon drunken tiger and I know that's your des koala, but my tiger negates flip effects!" A tiger in a similar state of the angel took a nap in front of Chumley's father. "Now I play mist body meaning drunken tiger can't be destroyed by battle, thus eliminated any hope you have now tiger attacks!"

drunken tiger- 1800/400 this card negate the effect of a flip monster that it attacks

The tiger woke up and pounced at the face down. "Your right it is des koala." Chumley muttered, but it was deceptive. "But thanks to my friends he can do so much more! I activate continual destruction punch! When your monster attacks one of my defense position monsters, if the defense is equal or greater your monster is destroyed!" The koala grabbed the tiger and flipped it much like the table, as soon as it landed it shattered. "And since it's the effect of a spell, mist body won't save you!"

His father seamed really impressed. "Wow...no matter as soon as it's my turn I'll flip the table!" Chumley drew a card and felt happy to my eyes.

"Wrong dad, I play wild nature's realese! It doubles my koala's attack points to 2200!" The koala roared in fury. "Now go my furry friend, double swipe!" The koala roared and swatted his dads' life points to nothing.

Mr. Huffington- 0 life points

Chumley- WIN

Chumley's dad knelt to the ground in honest defeat as we rushed to Chumley. Jaden was the most excited as he decided to give the koala student a bear hug. "Way to go Chumley you did it!" We were all cheering until Chumley's dad approached us.

His dad gave him a look. "Chumley..."

Chumley looked down in nervoness, has he never provoked his father before? "Dad..."

His dad held on to his shoulders. "Chumley it is clear that you should stay here, not only because you're actually learning something." The father then looked at us. "But because you have friends who would miss you dearly when you are gone." Chumley looked up in shocked happiness. "In other words, I'm proud to call you my son a I will let you stay!"

I never saw Chumley so happy as he hug his dad after that statement. I tapped on Syrus and Jaden's shoulders. "Let's give them some time, I think they deserve it." They nodded as we left the dojo boat.

...

It took around ten minutes until Chumley and his dad came out, smiles clear on thier faces. His father took a look at him. "Well it looks like my time has come to an end, but I believe it was well spent." He gave Chumley a pat on the back, then whispered in his ear. I manage to pick up a few words. "Your friend is a very scary lady, Chumley." It took me a moment to realize what his father said. Right, I used my real voice, shit it happened again.

Chumley nodded at his father's secret talk and joined us. His father gave us one last wave before returning to his boat. "Well then!" Jaden gave all of us a barley fitted hug. "Since it's time to celebrate, I know the perfect spot to go!" He then dashed off tin the direction of the dorm.

"Jaden!" Syrus yelled as he charged after him, despite his stumpy legs.

"Wait guys in already out of breath, not licious!" Chumley also charged after them.

I stared then laughed. "Jaden and his group of friends...friends..." I realized that I am his friend as well, despite our rivalry. "I guess so...WAIT, Guys you left me behind!" I chased after them hoping I won't lose them.

...

I manage to track and chase them all the way to the red dorm, well behind it anyway. On the other side near the path to the sea clearing, Jaden sat and watched something across the grassy cliff. As soon as we saw what he did, we felt relaxed in wonder. The sunset sinking across the sea as the dark and beautiful colors meld together to say farewell to the sun. It felt amazing as I never saw it in the city before; it felt like I missed a part of my life.

I sat down next to Jaden and the others did the same as the sun slowly sets. "I always come down here before dinner." Jaden sates as our negativity went away. "It makes me think that tomorrow will be better, despite my worries." Jaden was worried before? Oh, right, the shadow duel and the impending tag team.

"I think it's great Jaden!" Yelled Syrus in surprising confidence. "Tomorrow whenever we win or...lose, let's come back here to celebrate!" He declared to all of us, which surprised me. "I think if I would fight my brother, I would lose no question...but." It looked like he rejected that thought a bit. "If you're with me I feel we can do it." It looks like he feels ready to fight Zane and Chazz, despite impossible odds.

"Yeah!" Chumley agreed. "And when we're done we'll eat cheese sandwiches, I might even share." We all stared into the sunset as I thought, would this last forever.

No, nothing lasts forever, but I can sure as hell try to make it so! "Then it's settled." I stated as I pulled out my duel PDA. "Let's take a picture to remember this moment. If we lose we will always remember each other!"

We took a pose with the sunset as our background and I took the picture. It was incredible, I couldn't ask for a better one. "How bout one last game round?" I asked after sending the picture to the others.

Jaden smiled, a true and happy smile. "Okay, but I'm Hiro-Tama!" He yells as he rushes for the dorm.

"No fair! he has all the powerful and cheap moves!" Syrus yells as he runs after him, Chumley following.

I laughed at our antics, I really wish to stay for one more day. So I can hang out with them again.

(A/N: So this was the cannon's first filler I think, but I hope it wasn't as much of a filler. Like I said I have writer's block and wonder how most of this will turn out, I have end goals, but not much after that. Also you may notice the effects and mechanics of the game were..different, but it's because it was in the swing of writing. I mean doesn't reverse trap be more interesting if it effect all numeral effects, not just power and defense? But enough self talk, who would you think would win ((not a poll, that stuff hates me.)) Zane and Chazz or a hyped up Jaden and Syrus? Review or message for your comment and have a nice night!)