A/N: I OWN NO PART YU GI OH 5DS! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE CREATORS!
Chapter 4: The Teacher Against the Angel
Era's POV
I was flying over the city, trying to think about the Ghost and what it was saying, not including the fact that whoever seemed to have made it was in touch with higher ranking demons. I noticed the twins walking with their friends, Bob, Patty, and Dexter. They had been hanging around Yusei's a lot, though they hadn't learned about me being an angel yet except for Dexter. However, since the twins and Dexter were having trouble saying things about me that didn't give away my current living state, the others were going all over them trying to figure me out.
'Maybe it's time they found out,' I thought as I heard Bob say after the others asked to go to Yusei's as well, "Maybe we'll see Era and figure her out too." I rolled my eyes.
"Sure, we're all going," Leo responded to the question.
"I'm not sure. Is going to Yusei's place every day to play a bad idea?" Luna asked.
"It's fine," Leo responded.
I hovered in the air as I watched their fellow classmate, Sly, walk past them.
"Hey, Sly, are you heading home alone?" Luna asked. He just shrugged. "Why don't you hang out with us?"
"No thanks," he replied.
"Come on, Sly. You need friends," I stated as I landed. Everyone was watching me shocked.
"What is she?!" Bob exclaimed as him and Patty ran up. Sly just watched me.
"Dexter, did you know?" Sly asked.
"Uh, yeah. Learned it during the Fortune Cup," he answered.
"And you didn't tell us?!" Patty exclaimed.
"Okay, guys, calm down," I told them. I looked at Sly. "You can't stay alone forever, Sly. Everyone will come to need friends sometime."
"I can't wait to meet, Yusei. Maybe he'll tell us what you are," Patty stated.
"Guys, I'm an angel," I told them. "Nothing too major."
"Angel? Are you dead or something?" Sly asked.
"Yeah, she kind of is," Leo answered.
"Eh, sort of," I answered. "It's complicated. Now I have to go watch for anymore demons. You guys should head over to Yusei's for a bit. Just don't stay for too long. They're working on the engine." I took off with that.
Third Person POV
Yusei, Crow, and Jack were working on their duel runner. Jack began testing it again and pushed it to ninety-percent.
"Is this really okay?" Crow asked. "I don't want an explosion like last time."
"No kidding. I'm on it again, too," Jack added.
"There's no problem with the engine," Yusei responded implying the problem lied in something else.
Suddenly, the deck holder released all the cards stored in it and sent Yusei's deck flying out everywhere as smoke came from the bottom of the runner.
Zora came in and shouted, "Cut down the noise! I don't know why I let you stay here."
"Sorry, it was our fault," Crow stated.
"Right. Don't blame Yusei for it," Jack added.
"I was referring to you two from the beginning," Zora mentioned. "Don't hold Yusei back and cooperate with him." She then left with that.
"Oh, how much I wish I had a better son like Yusei," Crow mocked.
"Cut it out, Crow. We need to be glad she even lets us stay here," Yusei told him.
"Yeah, I know," Crow agreed. "Well, guess we'll have to start picking up the cards."
Leo, Luna, and the others then walked into the basement. Seeing the mess, Luna asked, "Was there another explosion?"
"There was an error in the machine," Crow replied.
"Impressive duel runner," Dexter stated while Bob and Patty agreed.
"We're using the frame for testing," Crow told them.
"Say, where's Era?" Patty asked.
"She's out looking for demons. We'll explain that later," Yusei answered.
"Didn't she tell us that before she left?" Luna asked and they gave an awkward look.
They walked down and Jack stated, "Don't touch things without permission!"
"Can we play?" Bob asked.
"Please," Patty begged.
"No," Jack answered.
"Sure, but only if you help pick up the cards," Crow overruled.
"What?!" Jack yelled at Crow.
All of them, except for Jack who sat on the test runner and Yusei who worked on the computer, began to pick the cards up. Sly then arrived as they did.
Yusei noticed him first and he greeted, "Are you a friend of theirs?"
Leo then noticed him and asked, "Why are you here? I thought you didn't want to come."
"Don't worry, I was just leaving," Sly replied.
"You're fine, Sly," Luna stated pulled him back in and down the stairs. "Yusei, this is Sly. He's a classmate."
"You don't look as cool as I thought you would," Sly commented.
"Hey!" Crow snapped. "Just get back to picking up the cards."
"Whatever," Sly agreed but helped despite being frustrated about it. As he picked up, he came across Stardust Dragon and looked at it.
Yusei approached Sly. "My Stardust Dragon should be here somewhere," he said.
"Here," Sly told him handing the card over, much to his own disappointment.
"Thanks," Yusei responded. Era walked in and he looked at her. "Anything?"
Era shook her head. "After that demon cage, it makes me wonder where the demons are," she answered. She looked at the mess. "Another error?"
"Yeah," Crow responded.
"You could've called me," she responded. "Or you could've picked things up faster, Yusei. There is the Sort Out Spell, remember?"
"Right," he agreed.
"Sort Out Spell?" Crow repeated.
"Spell?" Patty wondered.
"It's a spell that can take any group of an item and re-sort it to what it once was," Era explained. "It was handy in Angel Academy."
"Angels use spells?" Sly questioned.
"Demons have their own type of spells. Angels have a lot more though because demons rely are Dark Spells. There aren't as many of those," Era explained. "Angel life and information is complicated, guys. It takes a while to explain all of it. Now, do you want these cards back to normal or what?"
"That would be nice," Crow responded.
Era activated the spell and the cards began to float up. They then found their place back in the deck and it came into Era's hands as a side effect to the spell. She handed the deck to Yusei.
"That was awesome!" Patty exclaimed.
"Can you do other spells?" Bob asked
"More than you can count," Era answered.
"Alright, showtime's over. We have work we need to do," Jack stated. Leo and Luna led the others out and Yusei looked at Era.
"Thanks, Era," he told her.
"No problem," she responded. "Angels are always happy to help. Right, Yusei?"
"Right," Yusei agreed.
"So when were you planning on telling us you were an angel, Yusei?" Crow asked.
"As soon as my training was done," he answered.
"He was pretty far along," Era told them. "He had mastered most of the spells. Just had a few others and had to master the Demon Exorcist Spell. But other than that, he was near done."
"So how much longer would you expect until you tell the others?" Jack asked.
"I'm not sure," Yusei answered. "Depends on how much I can get out and train."
"Anyway, let's get back to the duel runner," Era suggested and they turned back to fixing it.
Era's POV
The next day, Yusei and I were working on a frame of the runner again. Jack and Crow were out with their own business.
"You know, the principal at Duel Academy is really getting on my nerves," I commented.
"Why?" Yusei asked.
A knock came at the door interrupting them and they turned as a man came in. "Hello, I heard there are two good mechanics here," he stated.
"Yeah, is there a problem?" Yusei asked.
"I'm having a mechanical problem and I could use someone named Era's help," the man responded. "I was told she was more than capable of helping."
"What's the mechanical problem?" I asked.
"It's called Heitmann. Can you help?" he asked.
"Sure," I answered. "I'll be over there later." The man then left. "And looks like I'm going to be putting the principal straight soon."
"What do you mean?" Yusei asked.
"Heitmann isn't a machine," I explained. "It's the principal of Duel Academy. He's got a serious machine type deck. He's been wanting to expel Leo and Luna's class for a while because they use low level cards. It's ridiculous in my opinion. He's been trying to convince the chancellor to do so. Well, I'm going to go there now and set Heitmann straight."
"I'll come with you," Yusei responded.
"Sure, but I'm flying," I responded.
"Of course you are," he responded with a grin.
"Why don't you fly too? You need to strengthen your wings," I suggested.
Yusei grinned. "Sure, why not?" he answered.
"Come on, then," I replied and we walked outside before transforming and flying off.
Third Person POV
"That isn't right," Leo stated as the class complained.
"Be quiet!" Heitmann yelled. "No matter what you say, my decision to kick you out is final!"
"Why are we even being expelled?" Patty asked.
"Yeah, what did we do?" Bob added.
"You all have low grades and don't even deserve to be in this school," Heitmann replied. "This is New Domino City's best Duel Academy. As such, we are going to change to a more Higher-Leveled Class."
"What you're doing is wrong," Ms. Barttlet, the class' teacher responded. "All children have the right to duel. The chancellor has always said so and…"
"You might be surprised that this is also the chancellor's decision," Heitmann responded and she was surprised. "The stubborn chancellor listened to what I have to say."
"Mr. Heitmann, please don't expel us," Luna begged.
"We are just now beginning to do our best," Leo added.
"You are in no position to say that. Especially you, Leo, who happens to be at the very bottom of this class," Heitmann responded.
"Some teacher you are," came Era's voice. "You should know that Leo's been in more dangerous and life risking duels than you can even count. And look, he's still here."
They looked at the door where she stood. "Era!" Luna exclaimed.
"You know, you've really been on my nerves since you even started to consider this," she stated.
"Who are you?" Heitmann asked.
"My name's Era and a friend of Leo and Luna's. As well as someone who protects people," she answered.
"Era's right, you know," came Akiza's voice and they turned as she entered.
"You're Akiza," Heitmann stated.
"How can you be like that and still be proud to be a professor?" Akiza asked.
"A superior student like yourself would understand what I have to say," Heitmann responded.
"I don't," Akiza responded. "And I won't forgive any person who hurts children."
"It's alright, Akiza," Yusei responded walking in.
"Aren't you Yusei who won the Fortune Cup?" Heitmann asked causing the class to get excited. "What brings you to our Duel Academy?"
"I came with Era because we were asked to fix a problem," he answered.
"Nothing in the room needs to be fixed," Heitmann argued. "That is because the students are beyond fixing."
"You shouldn't even say that," Akiza scolded. "Do you really think judging people is based on grades alone? Stopping duels is a foolish thing."
"You are the one who is foolish," Heitmann retorted. "No matter how a low-leveled duelist duels, it is pointless. Every key card in the following duelists' decks are trash: Leo's Morphtronic Remoten, Luna's Kuribon, Dexter's Batteryman AA, Bob's Flamvell Guard, Patty's Hanewata, Sly's Eccentric Boy, and so on. That's because their duel level is low. Isn't that why they're using low level monsters?"
"You're wrong," Yusei told him.
"Nothing in this world is useless," Era stated.
"You are outsider and you have no right to interfere on this. You should just go home," Heitmann said. "Why are even hear again?"
"Someone came to Yusei's place asking me to help fix you," Era stated. "Though he was vague and just said a mechanical problem in something called Heitmann, I could tell he was talking about you pretty easily.
"How?" Heitmann asked.
"Once I started hearing you were planning on expelling this class, I've been watching very closely," I answered. "Don't act so surprised."
"Era's pretty smart and special that way," Akiza stated. "You should expect a lot from her and her skill."
"How about a duel, Heitmann?" Era challenged. "If I win, you can't expel this class or any class."
"Very well," he agreed. "Even though an outsider has no right to duel."
. . .
Era kneeled to the children's eye level as they wished her luck. "I need you guys to do me a favor," she told them. They looked at her confused. "I need to borrow the monsters that Heitmann called useless. This way I can teach him that you and your cards are never useless."
"Alright!" the kids agreed and handed over the cards.
Era's POV
Heitmann and I stood across from each other. "Let's see how well you can duel, girl," Heitmann taunted.
I stayed silent as I drew my card. "I summon Flamvell Guard (Attack 100/ Defense 2000) in defense mode and set two cards face down," I declared. "That ends my turn."
Heitmann drew his card. "I summon Ancient Gear Statue (Attack 500/ Defense 800)," he declared. "I then activate Machine Duplication to special summon two more Ancient Gear Statues. Next I activate the effect of my three Ancient Gear Statues. By tributing each of them, I can special summon three Ancient Gear Golems (Attack 3000/ Defense 3000) ignoring summoning conditions."
"I activate Tuner's Barrier! This prevents Flamvell Guard from being destroyed by battle or card effects until the end of the next turn," I called.
"Now my three Golems, attack Flamvell Guard," Heitmann ordered. Flamvell Guard wasn't destroyed but I still took damage from the Ancient Gear Golems' effect dropping my life points down to 1000. "Now I activate Level Thunder which inflict damage to you equal to the combined levels of all my face up monsters I control times 100. And the combined levels equals 24 meaning you'll take 2400 points of damage. Now wouldn't that strip you of your life points."
"Nope because by discarding Hanewata, I can make the damage I would've taken to zero," I fought.
"Wait, those cards…" Heitmann stated finally realizing my cards.
"That's right, Heitmann. These cards I'm playing are monsters that you called useless because they were low-leveled," I told him. "Now it's my turn!" I drew my card. "I activate Cards of Consonance. Now if I discard a card like Debris Dragon, I can draw two cards." I drew the cards. "Next I normal summon Eccentric Boy (Attack 800/ Defense 200) in attack position. Then I activate its effect to tune it with my Angelic Star Teacher that's in my hand!"
"Angelic Star Teacher?" Heitmann questioned.
I nodded. "So I synchro summon to the field, Angelic Light Dragon (Attack 2800/ Defense 2700)!" I declared. My dragon took its stance beside me and everyone looked at it shocked while I saw Yusei grin. "Next I activate Variety Comes Out! By returning Angelic Light Dragon to the extra deck, I can special summon Eccentric Boy, Hanewata (Attack 200/ Defense 300) and Debris Dragon (Attack 1000/ Defense 2000) from my graveyard in attack position since their combined levels equal the level of Angelic Light Dragon (A/N: I know Angelic Light Dragon is supposed to be a level seven, but I made it a level eight for the sake of this duel. Don't be too harsh about it, please). Next I activate Tuner's Explosion! By tributing Eccentric Boy, Hanewata, and Flamvell Guard, I can destroy all of your monsters and inflict damage to you for each monster destroyed." Heitmann's life points took the hit and fell to 1000. "Now Debris Dragon, attack him directly!" The attack succeeded and Heitmann's life points fell to nothing.
"There are children who duel seriously and it doesn't matter about the level of the monsters used, Heitmann," I told him walking up.
The man who informed Yusei and I of the problem earlier entered. "That was what I expected of you, Era. You tightened the screw like I needed," he stated.
"You're the chancellor that had come to see me earlier," Era responded.
"I'm sorry for tricking you, but I wasn't able to persuade the stubborn Heitmann myself," he responded.
"Did you ask Era told defeat me?" Heitmann asked the chancellor.
"How was it?" the chancellor asked.
"I was wrong," he replied.
The children ran down and hugged me cheering for the fact that I won and they got to stay.
"Alright, I withdraw my expulsion request," Heitmann laughed.
I handed back the cards to them and walked up to Sly who stood to the side. "Thanks for letting me use your card, Sly," I told him handing the card back. "I couldn't have won without it."
"Yeah," Sly simply replied and took the card back.
Yusei walked over and I looked at him as he gave me an approving grin. "Let's go," he suggested. I nodded and followed him along with the children, who wanted to talk to me more, out.