In another universe shortly after Ash's victory over Leon in the Masters Eight Tournament...
Ash Ketchum accompanied his friends Brock and Misty to a nearby city in the Kanto Region. His companion Pikachu was on his shoulder.
"What do you think we'll do today?" He asked out loud.
Misty and Brock didn't have a clue what they should do at the moment.
"How about-" She trailed off, noticing Ash was no longer there.
"Ash, where did you go?" Brock called out, hoping for a response from the black-haired trainer.
He didn't hear a thing. It was like Ash just disappeared into thin air. Pikachu had fallen off his shoulder before he disappeared.
Misty and Brock knew that his mother had to be told about his sudden disappearance after picking Pikachu up.
That's just what they did after reaching a Pokemon Center.
It turns out that in another dimension, Arceus had sensed the Light of Destruction's return and sent him there to help put a stop to it.
Unknown location...
Ash got to his feet.
"Where am I?" He asked, looking around the area.
The area was completely foreign to him. Ash decided to look around.
"Maybe someone can tell me where I am." A woman with dark brown hair was close by.
"Excuse me?" The woman looked at him. "Do you know where I am?"
"This is Domino City." She answered, before leaving him alone.
'Domino City.' Ash thought.
He continued heading up the street.
Suddenly a brown-haired boy ran into him. He fell to the ground and his cards scattered everywhere.
"Need some help up?" Ash offered.
"Yeah sure." Ash helped him to his feet.
"My name's Jaden Yuki." He introduced himself to Ash. "I was on my way to the Kaiba Dome to enroll in the world famous Duel Academy."
"Duel Academy?" Ash was confused.
He had no idea what Jaden was talking about. It's no wonder considering he had never come to this city before.
Before any more questions could be asked, their attention was drawn by someone with tri-colored hair.
"You two are duelists, aren't you?" A man looked over at them.
"I'm just trying to figure out how I ended up here." Ash shook his head.
"Well, here you go." The man held out a card for Jaden to take.
He took the card in amazement.
"Good luck." The man said, walking past Ash and Jaden in the process.
"Uh oh." Jaden realized he was late and resumed running. "The exams."
Ash calmly followed him. He didn't have a deck currently, so he was just going to watch.
Meanwhile...
"Well ladies, that's it." A man wearing a suit told two women after not seeing any more applicants. "Mark all no shows as not present."
The two nodded and prepared to end registration.
"Excuse me." They heard someone speak.
One of the women peered over the railing.
"It would seem a applicant just arrived." She noted.
"We're about to end registration though." Her co-worker responded.
The man only said this, "Jaden Yuki, since you came all the way here we might as well give you a opportunity."
"What about him?" His assistant pointed at Ash.
"I uh...don't have a deck." He rubbed his neck in embarrassment.
The three looked at each other before looking at Ash.
"Here." A deck of cards was handed to him. Along with the deck was a Academy issued Duel Disk.
The deck was suited for beginners to use.
Ash looked at the contents of the deck and was impressed.
'This will be easy enough to understand.' He thought.
Ash and Jaden then entered.
A black-haired boy in a white suit was up against a proctor and he looks like he's in a jam.
"Who is that?" Ash had no idea who the black-haired teen was.
Bastion: 3200
Hand: 0
Field: Vorse Raider (Attack Position), One Set Card
Dueling Proctor: 0900
Hand: 0
Field: Big Shield Gardna (Defense Position), Gear Golem the Moving Fortress (Defense Position)
(Attack Position)
Vorse Raider
DARK
Level 4/Normal
Beast-Warrior
ATK: 1900
DEF: 1200
This wicked Beast-Warrior does every horrid thing imaginable, and loves it! His axe bears the marks of his countless victims.
(Defense Position)
Big Shield Gardna
EARTH
Level 4
Warrior/Effect
ATK: 100
DEF: 2600
During either player's turn, when this face-down card (and no other cards) is targeted by a Spell Card: Change this card to face-up Defense Position, and if you do, negate the Spell Card's activation. If this card is attacked, change it to Attack Position at the end of the Damage Step.
(Defense Position)
Gear Golem the Moving Fortress
EARTH
Level 4
Machine/Effect
ATK: 800
DEF: 2200
Once per turn, during your Main Phase 1, you can pay 800 Life Points. This card can attack your opponent directly this turn.
"Multiple choice. There are two monsters staring you down. Do you A. Throw In the Towel. B. Beg for Mercy. Or C. Run home to mama?" The Proctor taunted him with a multiple choice quiz.
"I'll go with D. None of the above!" the teen answered with a answer to the multiple choice himself as he activated his face down which was a Destruction Ring.
Destruction Ring
Normal Trap Card
Destroy 1 face-up monster on your side of the field to inflict 1000 points of damage to both players' Life Points.
"A Trap!" The proctor called seeing that.
The teen said smiling. "Yes. You see Destruction Ring destroys any monster on my field, and we both take 1000 points of damage." The ring was placed around Vorse Raider's neck as it was destroyed as the teen survived but the proctor wasn't lucky
Bastion: 2200
Hand: 0
Field: Nothing
Dueling Proctor: 0000
Hand: 0
Field: Big Shield Gardna (Defense Position), Gear Golem the Moving Fortress (Defense Position)
Bastion wins!
Impressed by the teen's smarts the Proctor said to him, "Clever Move applicant welcome to the Academy."
The teen bowed out of respect. "Thank you, oh wise proctor."
Ash had his eyes glued on the black-haired teen.
"So that was the end result of a duel, huh." He whispered.
"That's Bastion Misawa. It's said that he scored the highest out of all the applicants here." Ash and Jaden saw a light blue-haired boy with glasses watching the duel.
"I barely passed." Jaden admitted.
"As for me, I didn't participate in either exam." Ash added.
"What?" The light blue-haired boy gasped in shock.
"Is that really surprising?" Ash asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I suppose not." He confessed. "My name's Syrus. I have something called test anxiety, I don't know how I won my match."
"You still won though." Jaden replied with a smile. "I will too once I duel."
"Hold on, you haven't dueled." Syrus blinked.
"Nope." Jaden remarked.
"You might have a problem then. That was supposed to be the last duel." Syrus revealed much to Jaden's shock.
"Looks like we have a pretty good crop this year." a teacher said to another.
"Yeah we are getting good." the other smiled happy.
One teacher was about to leave having on a fancy version of the blue blazers the teachers sport on with blonde hair in a ponytail before the man Ash and Jaden encountered walked up to him. "I'm sorry to interrupt but two last applicants have arrived to take their exams Mr. Crowler."
The teacher's eye twitched in frustration but calmly asking, "Did you just call me Mr?"
Taken aback the man corrected himself, "So sorry, I'm new here Mrs.-"
"I have a PhD in Dueling I've earned the Title 'Doctor' thank you." the teacher now revealed as Dr. Crowler explained to the man now understanding why he didn't called him right, "Now tell the truants to come back next year."
The others didn't like that.
"Oh come on Dr. Crowler we have time for two more."
"Yes let's give these applicants a shot."
"They were a bit late that's all."
"LATE IS RUDE!" Unable to accept what his co-workers are saying Dr. Crowler shouted that slamming his hands on his deck yelling, "I have no time for Slackers!" He phone ring as he answered a bit of a tone, "Hello and who may I ask is-"
"It's Sheppard."
"Ah Chancellor Sheppard." Dr. Crowler replied instantly changing his tone to a pleasant one which made everyone else blinked.
"Just checking on things, Mr. Crowler. Wouldn't want a repeat of what happened last year."
That made Dr. Crowler gave a nervous um while Sheppard told him on the phone, "When you cut a third of our applicants for some ridiculous reason. What was it calling you Mr or Mrs whatever," he then ordered, "make sure everyone gets a fair shot"
"Absolutely!" Dr. Crowler said before closing his phone scowling, "Furry chin windbag." He then thinks to himself, 'Doesn't he realized their are enough talent-less flunkies at this academy? Well he's the boss. And if he wants to get this scrimshanker a duel fine!'
"Excuse me gentlemen I have business to attend to." Dr. Crowler said turning to walk out.
A Proctor said. "Wait who's gonna be their Proctor and what type of exam deck shall we use?"
"Oh leave that to me." Was his reply as Dr. Crowler walked out.
Meanwhile...
"Tight duel Bastion." That's what he heard behind him after he sat down. Jaden, Ash and Syrus were behind him.
"Thank you." Bastion said before turning back around.
"You know, you might be the second best here." Jaden grinned, much to everyone else's confusion.
"Jaden Yuki. Ash Ketchum. Please resort to exam field 4." A voice on the intercom called out.
"Well, guess it's time for us to duel." Ash sighed before heading down to the exam field.
"Hold on!" Before Jaden headed off he turned back to Bastion who asked, "If I'm second best, who's first."
"Yours truly. It's what I'm best at." Jaden grinned, gesturing to himself.
"He sounds really confident. I wonder if he's that good." Syrus remarked to Bastion who was staring as they walked to the field.
"Those two will need to be confident. Look who they're up against." Bastion told Syrus, frowning.
Dr. Crowler stood on the other side of the exam field.
"Test time. What are your names?"
"I'm Ash Ketchum and this is Jaden Yuki." Ash answered.
"Do we know you?" He asked.
"I'm Dr. Vellian Crowler, Department Chair of Techniques at Duel Academy." The man in front of them introduced himself.
"So you're our opponent, huh?" Ash guessed.
"Correct." Dr. Crowler nodded to confirm it.
"Wow." Jaden said, rubbing the back of his neck with a hearty laugh. "A Department chair, I had no idea. From the way you were dressed I thought you were some kind of Academy mascot." Crowler sweat dropped at that comment.
"Now that he mentions it." The boy wearing glasses next to Chazz said.
"This guy's got some lip, huh Chazz?" The other said.
Chazz, on the other hand, didn't look too pleased at what Jaden was saying down there. 'Who does this kid think he is?'
'You should try to be more respectful.' Ash thought.
Crowler then activated his, what he calls, duel vest and drew his five cards. Jaden was just amazed by the machinery as well as the blazer that Crowler wore. Crowler just simply acted as though this was going to be a quick one.
"Tell me something." Ash insisted. "How'd you obtain that?"
"A lot of hard work and high marks." Crowler answered.
'You have to enroll in Duel Academy first.' Crowler thought to himself. 'But I won't let that happen.'
"Time to duel."
Jaden/Ash: 4000
Hands: (Jaden: 5/Ash: 5)
Field: Nothing
Dr. Crowler: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
"I'll begin." Ash looked at the cards in his hand.
'I don't really understand this game, but I'll figure it out over time.' He thought.
"Make sure to draw." Jaden stated.
He did just that.
Ash then took a card and placed it on his Duel Disk.
"Say hello to Chiron the Mage." A monster that looked like a cross between a man and a horse emerged.
Chiron the Mage
EARTH
Level 4
Beast-Warrior/Effect
ATK: 1800
DEF: 1000
Once per turn: You can discard 1 Spell, then target 1 Spell/Trap your opponent controls; destroy that target.
"After that I'm done." Ash said.
"Then it's my move." Jaden grinned, drawing a card. "Sweet, I'm going to summon Elemental Hero Avian in defense mode!" As he placed the card horizontally on the field, a green bird man appeared and knelt on its card image.
Elemental Hero Avian
WIND
Level 3
Warrior
ATK: 1000
DEF: 1000
A winged Elemental Hero that wheels through the sky and manipulates the wind. His signature move, Featherbreak, gives villainy a blow from sky-high.
"I'll also throw down a face-down." The image of a face-down card appeared on Jaden's field.
"Alright, get your game on!" Jaden said excitedly.
"Yes, of course." Dr. Crowler said dismissively as he drew his card. 'Don't tell me what to do,' He then took a look at his hand. 'After all, since I'm using my own personal deck rather than those puny test ones, I'll be calling all the shots. I'll fail these miserable little brats and send them home in no time flat.' He grinned as he saw the cards in his hand. "I think I'll start out nice and easy, by playing the spell card Confiscation!"
Confiscation
Normal Spell Card
Pay 1000 life points. Look at your opponent's hand, select 1 card in it and discard that card
"Okay, so what's it do?" Jaden asked.
"What it does is allow me to pay 1000 life points to take a look at your hand and toss one of your cards to the graveyard." As his explanation finished, holographic images of Jaden's cards appeared. They were Monster Reborn, The Warrior Returning Alive, Hero Signal, and Polymerization.
"Ah yes, I remember some of these when I was a naïve rookie. Now which one shall I banish?" He looked at each card carefully and made his decision. "I know, Monster Reborn to the graveyard!" Jaden's Monster Reborn card was sent there. "Next I'll set two cards face down." Two face-down cards appeared in front of Crowler and he then took one more card and showed it to Jaden. "And last, but not least, I play Heavy Storm! This spell card destroys every other spell and trap card that's out on the field."
A heavy wind picked up and Jaden's face-down Draining Shield was destroyed along with Crowler's two face-down cards. Jaden even noticed this.
"Whoops, did you forget that you had two cards on the field as well?" Jaden said teasingly.
"No." Ash corrected him. "Dr. Crowler did that on purpose. I may not know a lot about this game, but I do know when someone has a plan in mind."
After that dark clouds began to form around his side of the field.
"Hey, what's happening?"
"Nothing's happening." Crowler said dismissively before adding, "Not yet anyway!" Just as he did, two yellow worm-like creatures appeared on his side of the field. "But that's about to change."
The audience was awestruck by these two monsters but Syrus was confused, again. "Could someone tell me what's happening?"
"Those two trap cards that Dr. Crowler had out on the field were called Statue of the Wicked." Bastion explained as he observed the duel with Syrus. "It's a special trap card that creates a vicious monster token when it's destroyed by a card effect. That's why he played Heavy Storm."
"Crowler must be using his own deck in this duel." Torimaki, the boy with glasses and one of the boys with Chazz, said.
"Then this duel is over." Raizou, the other boy, said. "No one can beat the deck of an expert like Dr. Crowler."
Chazz grinned at this. "I think I'm going to enjoy Crowler wipe the floor with these kids. I just wish they treated all the other second-rate duelists that apply at this academy the same way."
"What an elitist snob." Alexis said, "Bullying two kids with his very best cards."
"You're too soft, Alexis." Zane spoke up. "I just hope we get to see that legendary rare card Crowler had stashed in that deck of his."
"Are you two ready for your next lesson?" Dr. Crowler asked from his side of the field.
"You bet!" Jaden replied with an excited laugh. "I can't remember the last time learning was this much fun!"
Crowler simply regarded it negatively.
"Yes, well I am quite the teacher, thank you." His monsters then started to glow and started writhing in flames. "And now I sacrifice my two Wicked Tokens to summon Ancient Gear Golem!" In the place of Crowler's worm-like creatures stood a giant robotic monster that one could clearly see the working gears of it. Once again audience members were in awe of the sight of the monster, more so than its stats.
Ancient Gear Golem
EARTH
Level 8
Machine/Effect
ATK: 3000
DEF: 3000
Cannot be special summoned. If this card attacks, your opponent cannot activate any Spell/Trap cards until the end of the Damage Step. If this card attacks a Defense Position monster, inflict piercing battle damage.
"That's it, that's his legendary card!" Alexis gasped.
"Now it looks like we're about to find out what makes it so legendary." Zane said as he observed the duel.
"Now, now, I hope you're not too scared of my legendary Ancient Gear Golem." Crowler said sarcastically towards Jaden.
Jaden, however, looked as though he was having the time of his life! "No way, I've always wanted to take one on."
This shocked many people again, including Syrus. "Either Jaden's really brave or he's nuts!"
"He's staring down that legendary rare monster like he doesn't have a care in the world." Zane said incredulously. "I guess youth and inexperience have its benefits after all."
"Give it a rest, Zane." Alexis said. "At least the kid's showing some backbone."
"There won't be much to show after this."
Dr. Crowler cackled as he ordered. "Golem attack, Mechanized Melee!" His Ancient Gear Golem's red mono-eye glowed slightly before pulling back its fist and sucker-punched Jaden's Avian to pieces.
"Oh man, Jaden's defense monster didn't stand a chance!" Syrus complained as he watched the duel. "It's attack points were way to low." His shoulders then slumped. "This doesn't look good."
"And it's about to look a whole lot worse." Bastion said as he remembered what he knows about Ancient Gear Golem. "When Ancient Gear Golem attacks a monster in defense mode, the difference between its attack points and the defending monster's defense points are dealt to the opponent as damage."
"But that would mean that their life points are gonna take a hit!" Syrus cried as he realized what was going to happen. Just as Syrus mentioned that, a transparent version of Ancient Gear Golem's fist slammed through Jaden's body.
Jaden/Ash: 2000
Crowler noticed that Jaden's body was shaking and laughed.
"Now don't feel bad." He taunted, "This is the top dueling school in the country, some people simply aren't..." Crowler's voice trailed off as he then started hearing the familiar sound of Jaden's laughter.
"Now I really wanna come to this school now!" He exclaimed excitedly. "You really know your stuff teach!"
This actually took Crower by surprise before he began to scowl angrily at Jaden. 'Doesn't he take a hint? They will not be permitted to pass this exam!' He cursed mentally, 'And he will certainly not make a mockery of my deck!'
"If you're done, I'm up next." Ash called out, drawing his next card. "And I think I'll use it. Swords of Revealing Light."
"That's a good move." Bastion noted. "Now Dr. Crowler can't attack for 3 turns."
'Just look at him tremble.' Jaden mused as he reached to draw a card from his deck. 'He must really be impressed by me!' But just as he was about to draw his card, he heard a faint cooing sound. He paused for a second before drawing the card and taking a look at it. He then remembered that it was the card a guy he bumped into gave to him. He also recalled that he said that it belonged to him. 'You know, something tells me I'm starting to believe that too.' Then, whether if it was his imagination or not, he noticed that the card actually winked at him! His initial shock wore off and he then made his decision. 'I guess that's a sign that I should play ya.'
"Okay, I summon Winged Kuriboh in defense mode!" When he declared that, a small furry creature with for green paws and a pair of angelic wings appeared above its card image.
Winged Kuriboh
LIGHT
Level 1
Fairy/Effect
ATK: 300
DEF: 200
If this card on the field is destroyed and sent to the graveyard; For the rest of this turn, you take no battle damage.
Some of the girls in the audience noted how cute the creature looked. "Next, I play one card face-down. Not bad, huh, teach?" He finished as a face-down card appeared behind the fur ball.
"Next, I play one card face-down. Not bad, huh, teach?" He finished as a face-down card appeared behind the fur ball.
Crowler simply laughed at this. "No, not bad, but you must understand that I'm a master technician." He teased Jaden. "A Kuriboh to me is rather pedestrian; even one with wings its defense points are no match for my Ancient Gear Golem! It's a textbook mistake, so let's proceed." He then drew his next card. "I'll use Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy Swords of Revealing Light. Okay Ancient Gear Golem, attack that Kuriboh with Mechanized Melee!"
Once again, the giant walking gear monster reared back a fist and threw a punch at the tiny creature and shattered the hologram to pieces. Jaden mentally said, 'Sorry Winged Kuriboh.'
But Dr. Crowler noticed that Jaden's life points hadn't dropped. "Check your gear, your life points haven't changed."
Jaden simply shrugged.
"My gear's fine." He replied. "On the turn that Winged Kuriboh is destroyed, I take zero damage!"
The info actually took Crowler by surprise. He knew what the original Kuriboh could do, but he never expected that his attack would be thwarted by a Kuriboh with wings. Some of the audience members were stunned that Crowler didn't know that.
"Well how about that." Alexis said as she watched. "A technique the good doctor didn't know."
"No one can expect to know every technique, Alexis." Zane argued with a scolding tone. "Especially one as obscure as that."
"Yeah, well that kid sure knew it." Alexis countered with a slight laugh.
"Fine, fine, I guess your little lame monster saved you there." Crowler taunted as Jaden placed Winged Kuriboh into his graveyard.
"Whoa, slow down there, teach!" Jaden shot back. "Just because you beat him doesn't give you the excuse to call him lame!"
"Oh yeah, I forgot how you new duelists get attached to your monsters." Crowler taunted again. "I'm sorry."
"Something tells me that you're definitely going to be sorry." Ash shot back.
"I agree." Jaden said as he pressed a button on his duel disk. "Because by attacking my Winged Kuriboh you set off my trap card, one of my favorites to, Hero Signal!" As his trap card activated, a spotlight with a unique 'H' symbol appeared on the ceiling. "And that lets me bring out my second Elemental Hero." As a card shot out from his deck into his hand, he placed the card on the duel tray. "Burstinatrix!" From a column of red flames a gray-skinned woman in a red body-suit appeared and landed on the field.
Elemental Hero Burstinatrix
FIRE
Level 3
Warrior
ATK: 1200
DEF: 800
A flame manipulator who was the first Elemental Hero woman.
Just as she appeared, Jaden drew another card.
"Now it's my move!" He then looked over his cards again. "Okay, Winged Kuriboh, this one's for you!"
He placed one of the cards in his hand into the spell/trap card zone. "First I'll bring Avian back to my hand with the spell card The Warrior Returning Alive." The card came out of the graveyard slot of his duel disk. "And now, I'll summon him to the field!" After Jaden played Avian again, it reappeared next to Elemental Hero Burstinatrix.
"Oh, okay, another amateurish mistake, but this is good, this is good, now would anyone like to tell me what our little friend here..." Crowler began to taunt, but before he could go any further Jaden interrupted him yet again.
"I didn't say I was done yet." He said. "See, I know that my two monsters aren't very powerful by themselves, but if I can form them together it's another story!" He then took the last card in his hand and showed it to Crowler. "And I have just the card to unite them! Go Polymerization!" The two Elemental Heroes leapt up into the air and started to swirl together as the effects of Polymerization activated. "Fusion Summon!" After the two monsters were done, a new monster appeared that had some of the same looks as Avian and Burstinatrix. It had one of Avian's wings along with a few of Burstinatrix's colors. The only thing that neither monster had was the dragon-like hand on the monster's left arm.
Elemental Hero Flame Wingman
WIND
Level 6
Warrior/Fusion/Effect
ATK: 2100
DEF: 1200
Must be Fusion Summoned. When this card destroys a monster by battle and sends it to the graveyard: inflict damage to your opponent equal to the attack of the destroyed monster.
"And there he is, Elemental Hero Flame Wingman! Hope your Golem's ready for a Clash of the Titans!"
"I must say, you're dueling quite well for an amateur but next time try summoning a monster with more attack points than the one that's already out." Crowler said with a little disappointment in his voice as he didn't consider the fusion monster to be a threat.
"What does he mean by that?" Syrus asked as he looked at Jaden's monster.
"He means that the Wingman's attack points are lower than the Golem's 3000 attack points," Bastion answered. "A shame too, because that Elemental Hero of Jaden's has a very powerful ability."
"Alright, young scholar." Crowler said in an almost exasperated tone, "I don't mean to rush you but I am a busy man...are you done yet?"
"Of course I'm not done yet!" Jaden replied as he took the card he drew and opened the field spell slot of his duel disk. "And, of course, I knew my Wingman had less attack points than your golem," He then placed the card in the field spell slot. "That's why I'm activating the field spell, Skyscraper!" After he played the card, buildings that you would normally see in a big city like New York, literally, sprouted up from the field.
In the middle of the city scape, Crowler's Golem looked like a giant monster attacking the city itself. Meanwhile, Jaden's Wingman was perched on top of the highest building's steeple roof's lightning rod with its arms crossed.
"Alright, Flame Wingman." Jaden called out. "Time to show those heroics!" He then pointed at the cog-powered machine. "Attack that Ancient Gear Golem with Skydive Scorcher!" After he announced that, Flame Wingman jumped from the building it stood on and dove towards Crowler's monster.
"Fine, bring him on." Crowler said as though he wasn't worried. "This field spell of yours hasn't lowered a single attack point of my Golem!" Flame Wingman then landed on the pavement in front of the Ancient Gear Golem before leaping up into the air again.
"You're right, teach." Jaden revealed, confusing Crowler. "What it's done is raise my Flame Wingman's attack by a total of 1000 points!"
"Wait Time Out!" Crowler cried, but it didn't stop Flame Wingman's attack as it launched itself at the Ancient Gear Golem as flames covered its body (3100/2100). Crowler looked as though he was going to have a panic attack as Jaden's monster slammed into his, breaking pieces of it off.
"No, he was my best card!" Crowler complained before a piece of debris fell on his head giving the good doctor a good headache.
"And I don't want to forget my Wingman's special power." Jaden said, catching Crowler's attention. "You see, when Wingman destroys a monster in battle, the attack points of that monster are dealt as damage to your life points."
Just as Jaden said that, the crumbled pieces of Ancient Gear Golem fell on top of Crowler burying him in its pieces, despite his attempts to get away.
Jaden/Ash: 2000
"Well, seems like this is over, don't you agree?" Ash asked a buried Dr. Crowler.
As the holograms faded, a lot of people were actually stunned to see that they actually beat the teacher in a duel, while the said teacher used his own deck. Crowler was aghast at this whole thing. He had been beaten by a kid who was late and someone who hadn't even played the game before.
"Impossible." He seethed, "There's no way these delinquents could've beaten me!"
Up in the stands, Chazz was having the same thought. "It must be dumb luck," He said through his clenched teeth. "No way Crowler would lose to some flunkies!"
Alexis was also smiling at their victory. "They definitely got a future here, wow." She then noticed that Zane huffed and walked away.
Syrus was cheering for Jaden himself, "Yay! Jaden won!"
'Nice.' Bastion mused as he watched Jaden do a victory dance. 'I could use some competition.'
Ash was just staring out into space after the duel had ended.
After his victory dance, Jaden took out the Winged Kuriboh card he got earlier. "We made it." He said. "And from here on in, we're gonna be partners."
Again, Jaden could've sworn he heard Winged Kuriboh coo and wink at him.