Sekhmet: This is really the first episode where the plot starts changing pretty significantly.
Susano-o: We start trying to help Syrus, poor boy needs it. Also we didn't make up the Blue kids throwing water on Rose, they did that to Jaden in the original episode. It's astonishing how little we had to change to make the Blue dorm look like assholes, they really got away with a ton of stuff they shouldn't have. -But we explore that more in a later episode.
Sekhmet: Indeed we do. With that in mind, on with the show!
Duel 7: Duel Me Bitch!
Rose was a women on a mission as she prowled the halls of the duel academy main hall in search of one student in particular.
"Where are you you smelly douche canoe," Rose muttered as she sent her death glare at any Obelisk Blue she passed for Zane, eventually finding her way into the school cafeteria. "I know you're here somewhere," She growled as she surveyed the place, before finally finding Zane sitting surrounded by his friends at a corner table. "There you are," She smirked evilly as she stalked over to him. Zane's friends quickly noticed and warned him just as Rose reached his table and slammed her hands down in front of him.
"You!" She yelled. "Duel me! Right now!"
Zane's expression didn't change as he took another bite from his lunch. "No."
"You act like I'm giving you a choice," Rose growled getting in Zane's face. "So get your duel disk, get your deck, get to the arena, and duel me already!" She yelled.
Zane glared. "No," He said standing up and walking away.
"You act like I'm gonna let this drop!" Rose yelled following Zane out of the lunchroom and towards his class. "Now duel me you self righteous prick!"
"No," Zane said stopping outside his next class. "Now leave me alone."
"No fuck you!" She yelled back. "I will stand right here until you get out of class!" She swore as she stood her ground.
Zane didn't respond, opting instead to ignore her and continue walking inside. "Don't worry I'll be right here when you get out!" Rose yelled.
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"And this knot should keep the raft together." Syrus thought. "No one's gonna care if I leave. They'll be better off without me anyway."
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True to her word, Rose was right there after Zane got out his class and continued to pester him all throughout his day, even sending him over 700 emails ordering him to duel her. Eventually Zane had had enough and tried to escape to the supposed safety of his dorms, Rose tired to follow but was stopped and confronted by a few other Obelisk Blue third years.
"Beat it Slifer Slime!" One said.
"You don't belong here, and never will." The second snickered.
"I feel like I'm in a fucking time warp," Rose growled rubbing her forehead. "Just let me in you assholes, I need to pester Zane some more," She ordered shoulder checking one of the blue's out of her way.
In response, the other chucked a bucket of water onto Rose and laughed it up. Unaware of the horror they were about to experience.
Zane sighed in relief as he sat down on one of the common room couches, today had been a long day. He had to give it to that girl, she was persistent, but he wasn't going to give her what she wanted.
A scream of pure rage was his only warning before the window behind him exploded in a shower of glass as a body went sailing through. "Fuck you!" Rose screamed from outside the dorm. "You piss-ants want to fuck with me!" Rose yelled stepping through the broken window and picking up the now bleeding boy. "I'll rip your goddamn head off and shove it down your throat!" She yelled spittle flying everywhere as she shook the unconscious boy like a ragdoll.
The other blue, seeing what happened to his friend, tired to make a break for it, unfortunately for him Rose's vision in her fits of rage is based on movement and she quickly pounced on him like a lioness hunting a gazelle. "I will beat you!" She yelled grabbing the body and literally dragging him by the collar behind the dorm building.
"No no no please!" The boy babbled as Rose dragged him towards the dumpster.
"Shut the fuck up!" Rose yelled opening lid and throwing him inside. "Know your fucking place trash!"
While on the outside Zane's face hadn't changed, internally he was shocked at this girl's violent display.
"And as for you!" Rose yelled pointing at Zane as she jumped through another window. "Duel me you son of a bitch or I will shove Chazz's ego down your throat!"
Zane didn't understand how she would do that, but wasn't gonna take the chance. "Ok," He said nodded.
Rose smiled broadly. "Great!" She said happily. "Meet me at the bridge at sunset!" She said throwing herself out another unbroken window. Leaving the Obelisk Male dorms with three broken windows, two unconscious students, and a thoroughly confused Zane who had watched it all unfold.
"Now to go get Syrus," Rose said happily. "I wonder what he's doing right now?"
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Syrus was paddling out on his raft, he thought of his friends. "I guess I'll never see Yuko again."
"Syrus!" Rose yelled from the shoreline. "What are you doing?" She asked angrily.
"I'm rowing away! I'm nothing but a burden and you don't need me!" Syrus exclaimed, looking back at Rose.
"Syrus get back on the island right now!" She yelled stomping her foot.
"No, you're just gonna punch my shins!" Syrus yelled back.
"You're damn right I will now get back here!" Rose threatened.
"No!" He yelled.
As the two went back and forth for a little the rest of their group found their way down to the shoreline.
"Rose I heard what happened at the Blue Dorms," Midori said glaring. "Now what's happening here?"
"Syrus won't get back on the island," Rose growled.
"Did you try threatening his shins?" Yuko asked.
"Did I try threatening his shins of course I did!" Rose yelled taking off her jacket. "Syrus I'm coming out there!" Rose yelled jumping into the water and swimming out to him, as Rose was much stronger she got there rather quickly. "Give me your shins!" Rose yelled grabbing Syrus and dragging herself onto the raft, a raft not designed to hold the weight of two people that fell to pieces as soon as Rose got on top.
"Help I can't swim!" Syrus yelled as he floundered about.
"You can't swim and you tried to float away!?" Rose yelled grabbing the boy and swimming the two of then back to shore. Yuko waded into the water, and realized something.
"This water is waist deep…" Yuko said.
Rose stopped swimming at this and stoop up as well, dragging a wet Syrus up with her and chucking him onto shore. "Now for your shins!" She yelled punching him in the shins...repeatedly.
Alexis and Zane watched this from the bridge in confusion. "What is going on down there?" Alexis asked.
"Honestly I don't understand anything about that girl," Zane said with a sigh.
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After the beating of Syrus's shins, the group made their way to the bridge where Zane and Rose's battle was to take place. "Alright Syrus," Rose said throwing the bruised boy onto the sidelines, Zane glared at this but didn't comment. "Watch as I prove that the things your brother told you where all a bunch of bullshit," She smirked activating her duel disk. "Because I think it's time I stop holding back."
"Well well well," Zane deadpanned. "Been awhile since I've been slumming," He said activating his duel disk. "Let's duel."
"This'll be interesting." Yuko said.
"You mean it'll be a massacre." Syrus whined.
"Don't be so sure about that," Midori said crossing her arms. "I've gotten close to beating him a few times, and Rose is damn good," She said with a proud smile. "She can do this."
"All right then," Rose smirked drawing her card. "I play 'Fake Hero'!" She yelled playing her card. "This allows me to special summon an 'Elemental Hero' monster from my hand, but it returns to my hand during the end phase, so I summon 'Elemental Hero Shadow Mist' (1000/1500)!" She yelled as her monster appeared on the field. "And when she's special summoned I get to add a 'Change' quick play spell to my hand," She explained adding the card to her hand.
"She's already setting up for a good move." Alexis said.
"Yep, that's not looking good for Zane." Yuko said, recalling hazy memories of Rose's duel with Chazz.
"Finally I'll summon up my Elemental Hero Sparkman' (1600/1400)," Rose declared summoning her electric charged hero to her field. "I'll place two cards face down and end my turn, now 'Shadow Mist' returns to my hand," She finished smirking. "Your move douchebag, lets see if you're as good as everyone said you are."
Zane nodded. "My move," He said drawing his card. "Now I'll special summon 'Cyber Dragon' in attack mode (2100/1600)."
"Woah, that's a rare card." Midori said.
"What? Why's that?" Chumley asked.
"Nobody knows, but Zane's the only one I've ever seen use them." Midori said.
"And he's gonna use them to destroy Rose," Syrus whined.
"Now I play the 'Mystical Space Typhoon'," Zane said playing his card. "Destroy the card on the left," he ordered. A mystical whirlwind quickly destroyed the card. "Finally I'll have 'Cyber Dragon' attack your Sparkman, go Evolution Burst." Cyber Dragon reared back and let loose a massive blast of blue fire.
"Go 'Masked Change'!" Rose yelled activating her face down as Sparkman became covered in Cyber Dragon's flames. "I sacrifice 'Sparkman' to bring out my 'Masked Hero Koga'!" She yelled as her new masked hero appeared on the field in an explosion of golden halos, dispersing Cyber Dragon's flames like they were nothing (2500/1800)," Now the real fun begins," Rose smirked. "Koga's a hero I was waiting for a special occasion to break out," She explained. "First he gains 500 attack for each monster you control (2500-3000/1800) there's more, but that's all you need to know for now."
"That's a new one." Yuko said.
"Yeah, and it looks like it's packing quite a punch." Alexis said.
Zane nodded. "Fine then, I play 'Different Dimension Capsule'" He said as a sarcophagus rose from the ground. "It lets me remove from play one card from my deck and then in two turns I get to add it to my hand," He said dropping the card in the sarcophagus that quickly disappeared back into the ground. "I'll place one card face down and that's it."
"Then it's my turn," Rose smirked drawing her card. "First I play E-Emergency call to add an 'Elemental Hero' from my deck to my hand, and now I'm gonna summon him go 'Elemental Hero Stratos'!" She yelled as her monster appeared on the field in a tornado of destruction (1800/300) And when he's summoned I can use one of his effects to destroy spell and trap cards on the field up to the number of 'Heroes' on the field, so say goodbye to your face down, go Typhoon Boom!" She yelled as Stratos's turbines spun up and blasted Zane's facedown with a high speed blast of air. "Now I play 'H-Heated Heart' this gives my Koga another 500 attack points (3000-3500/1800)!" And now for the fun part, I use Koga's special ability by banishing one 'HERO' monster from my graveyard I can reduce the attack of one of your monsters by its attack until the end of the turn," She explained banishing her 'Sparkman'. "Go Koga Joker Strange!" Koga summoned a halo between his hands and threw it at 'Cyber Dragon', locking him into position (2100-500/1600). "Now 'Koga' attack 'Shining Calibur'!" Koga's blades extended out as he rushed forward at full speed, slicing 'Cyber Dragon' in two (Zane LP: 8000-5000). "Finally 'Stratos" attack with Tornado Strike!" Strato flew forward and send a huge air wave at Zane, who didn't even flinch at the powerful force (Zane LP: 5000-3200). "I'll end it here."
"What a turn! A couple more of those and Rose will win!" Midori said.
"I wouldn't be so sure." Syrus whined.
"Come on, she took out more than half his life points in one turn! Those odds are great!" Yuko said.
"Syrus," Rose smiled darkly. "Do you want me to punch your shins again?" She asked.
"How about you focus on the duel at hand," Zane said drawing his card. "I play 'Monster Reborn' to return my 'Cyber Dragon' to the field (2100/1600) and now I'll play 'Polymerization to fuse my 'Cyber Dragons to form 'Cyber Twin Dragon'" He said as his two dragon's melded together into a larger two headed dragon (2800/2100). "Go attack Staros, Evolution Twin Burst," He said as both dragon heads reared back and aimed their blasts at 'Stratos' who was destroyed in a burst of fire (Rose LP: 8000-7000). "Now I'll place a card face down and end my turn."
"Then it's mine," Rose smirked as she drew her card. "First Koga's effect gives him another 500 attack (2500-3000/1800) And now I'll use 'Koga's' other effect," She said banishing 'Stratos' go Joker Strange on Cyber Twin Dragon (2800-1000/2100). "Now I summon 'Shadow Mist' (1000/1500) now Koga attack with Shining Calibur and Shadow Mist attack directly with Purple Haze!" Koga sliced Cyber Twin Dragon in two (Zane LP: 5000-3000) Shadow Mist took aim and fired a blast of purple light from her hand (Zane LP: 3000-2000). "Now I'll place two cards face down and end my turn."
Zane glared as he drew his next card, this caused the sarcophagus to rise from the ground as well. "It's been two turns so my banished card comes to my hand," He explained adding the card to his hand. "Now I'll play 'Monster Reincarnation' I'll discard a card and add a monster back to my hand, now I'll play 'Power Bond'!" He yelled.
"'Power Bond'? That doesn't sound good." Yuko said.
"It's not." Alexis explained. "'Power Bond' lets you Special Summon a Machine type Fusion monster from the Extra Deck using the monsters required, and it's Attack points are doubled. The downside is that during the End Phase, the controller takes damage equal to the original attack of that monster."
"I summon Cyber Twin Dragon!" Zane yelled as his twin headed dragon rose again. "Now it's attack doubles (2800-5600/2100) Go Cyber Twin Dragon attack Shadow Mist!" The two dragon head's attacked.
Rose watched as the blasts got closer and closer to her. "Game over," She smirked looking over at Syrus. "Watch closely Syrus," Rose said softly. "Watch me win this, I play 'Battleguard Howling'," She said flipping over the card. "When a Warrior type monster I control is targeted for an attack or an opponent's monster effect, I get to select one monster on your side of the field and not only return it to your hand, I get to inflict damage to you equal to the original attack of the monster," She explained as a massive howl exploded out from her card, sending Cyber Twin Dragon's attack back at it, flipping it over and on top of Zane. "And that's the game," Rose said smirking (Zane LP: 2000-0).
"Woah." Yuko muttered.
"She beat him…" Midori said.
"That was totally 'Licious!" Chumley said.
"What a last move." Alexis said, beside herself.
"She beat him?" Syrus asked himself, also besides himself.
"Oh yeah!" Rose yelled dancing around. "I won! Victory Screech!" She yelled before letting off a warbling war cry with her hands in the air.
"That was a great duel. Rose kicked butt, as usual." Yuko thought. "But what did any of this accomplish?"
"So Syrus," Rose said smirking. "As I have clearly proven, this game is half luck" She said jerking at thumb towards the still stunned Zane. "Your brother just made a royal fuck up with his supposed most powerful card, no one is a perfect duelist, so stop beating yourself up over it."
"Nobody's perfect…?" Syrus said, slowly piecing together a lesson to be learned.
"Nobody's perfect," Rose said smiling. "Not your brother, not Yuko, not even me," She said chuckling. "Now Syrus," She said crossing her arms. "What are you gonna do now?"
"I'm gonna duel in the tag team match with you?" Syrus asked, still a little unsure.
"You're not only gonna duel with me," Rose said confidently. "You're gonna win with me!" She yelled. "Now say it with me!"
"I'm gonna win with you." Syrus said.
"LOUDER!" Rose yelled.
"I'm gonna win with you!" Syrus said, a bit louder.
"LET ME HEAR YOU YELL IT!" Rose yelled hauling Syrus up to her eye level.
"I'm gonna win with you!" Syrus yelled.
"YES YOU ARE!" Rose yelled. "YOU ARE A DUELIST! YOU ARE A WARRIOR! I AM PROUD OF YOU!" She yelled happily setting Syrus back on the ground. "Now let's go get you ready for friday!" She said grabbing Syrus's hand and dragging him back to the Dorms.
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"Well that was interesting," Alexis said walking over to Zane.
"How," Zane said still a little shocked. "How did she win?"
"Honestly, you just made a mistake," Alexis said shrugging. "You attacked right into a trap, but it's like she said no one is perfect," She finished before walking away to catch up to her friends. Zane watched this with a deadpan stare for a few seconds before his lip quirked up in the vagust hint of a smile.