Chapter Three- Revised Plan
Sheppard stared at the young woman on his screen before shaking his head slightly. "So, this isn't a joke your brothers were trying to pull."
"I wish it was a joke," Chazz replied, noting Sheppard's slight reaction to her voice. "Did they tell you it can't be reversed?"
"They did and also why they did this which I believe was wrong. I see you found a female version of your usual clothes."
"Yeah. I was surprised, given my brothers' position of me being a girl."
"Yes and I regret to inform you that you will need to conform to wear what is expected of female students."
Chazz's jaw twitched. "A girl's uniform."
"Yes. A Slifer one."
Her lips flicked up in slight amusement. "As if being the only girl in Slifer wasn't enough, I'll be wearing a uniform that will stick out as much as my current one."
"You forget, Chazz? Blair Flannigan will be starting Duel Academy this year and she will be in Slifer as well."
"Oh. Yeah." She remembered now. She and Blair had been the last two participants and dueled for first place. Chazz had won, but Blair requests to attend the Academy next school year had been granted. "Okay, one of two girls in Slifer."
"Yes. I would like for you to return two days before school starts so you can get settled in again. I'm holding a rally the day before school starts."
"A rally?"
"Yes. We will have four duelists, one from each of our branch schools, visiting us and staying for the year. Blair has been asked to recite the Duel Academy oath to open the rally."
"She accepted, I imagine."
"Indeed. I will have Dorothy deliver your uniforms to you when you arrive."
"Thanks, Chancellor."
"I'll see you at the rally and I am sorry about your change." The screen blinked off and Chazz leaned back to stare at the ceiling.
New uniforms. Red and white, of course. I'll be wearing a skirt like all the other girls. I'm sure that Sheppard will inform the entire school about my change and change my profile's gender to female.
So, there's going to be a rally to welcome four foreign duelists. One from each of the four branches: South, East, West, and of course, North. I wonder what they'll be like and what kind of decks they use. Hopefully, I'll duel one of them.
Chazz changed her clothes before climbing into bed. It had been a long and irritating day. She had skipped breakfast due to the shock of her change. When she came down for lunch and dinner, her brothers had greeted her with smug smirks which she returned with her patented glares. I was a fool. They disowned me after the school duel, didn't contact me after I beat one of them in a duel, and I didn't hear from them all last year until the last day of classes. I shouldn't have accepted their invitation to come home, despite feeling it would help me to push past the feelings of last year.
She was also mad that her favorite staff member had her gender changed too. It had occurred months ago so Franz wasn't angry about it anymore, but Chazz suspected that she resented being used as a test subject as it could have killed her or had a horrible effect on her. I'm lucky it didn't as she's almost like a close friend and now a guide to being a girl. You know, I might start wearing skirts and dresses as I'll be wearing the former during the coming school year. She slowly exhaled as she fell asleep.
Chazz looked through the boxes when she awoke to see what she had. Most of her clothes were in neutral colors: Black, navy blue, and white. She found red and purple color as well as a little pink and pastel shades. Her shoes ranged from sneakers to heels to boots, and flats. There were slacks and blouses as well as skirts and dresses.
I suspect that Franz did most of the shopping as only a few of the clothes are girly colors. She knows me well. She selected a black skirt and a simple white blouse which she put on over a bra, pantyhose, and black flats. She looked into the mirror. Heh, not bad. Maybe I should add a black business jacket? She shook her head. No, this is fine and besides, I didn't see any business jackets in the box. She brushed her hair and then left the room, deciding to work on her closet after breakfast.
Jagger looked her up and down as she sat down. "Not going to fight it, little sis?" he asked, stressing the last word.
"Of course not," she replied. "If it was reversible, than I would fight it, but since it's not, fighting is pointless." She fixed both with a stern look. "I will state, again, that this is a sick thing to do to someone and if an heir is so important, why don't one of you get married?"
"We've done our parts for world domination," Slade said just as sternly. "You've chosen to abandon your part so we chose another part for you that can't fail: A future Princeton who will be top in Duel Monsters. Jagger and I may marry later only our children will inherit a legacy while yours will have to work for it."
"Maybe not. I can still do my part to a lesser degree and my child can build on it."
"A lesser degree?" Jagger thumped a hand on the table as he stood. "What happened to you, Chazz? You were placed in the Obelisk dorm and in less than a year, you transfer to North Academy only to return to Duel Academy as a Slifer. A Slifer!"
Chazz rose to her feet. "I had to start at Slifer as I was returning as a new student."
"You could have advanced last year, but you didn't!"
"I could have if that lousy Crowler hadn't messed it up for me. Then, there was that incident that kept me from thinking of advancing." Chazz chose not to mention that her place at Slifer is far nicer than the one she had at Obelisk.
"You know," Slade said as Jagger sat back down. "You haven't told us the specifics of this incident. Perhaps you could fill us in now?"
Chazz stared down at the table. "I don't know if I can. Most of what went on was given to me secondhand and it sounds crazy, though it's all true."
"Try to explain."
"Okay." She sat down and took a deep breath. "An evil force from space possessed a man and, through him, used its powers to brainwash any duelist who lost into a willing worshipper to what was called The Light of Destruction. I was the first victim. While under its influence, I converted others. When Jaden defeated me, I was free of its influence but I don't remember what I did. Jaden later defeated that evil force using new cards that had a space theme."
"An evil force from space?" Jagger said skeptically.
"Brainwashed?" Slade added just as skeptically. "You expect us to believe that and, even if we did, you lost twice the entire year and one was a Slifer."
"I'm a Slifer and Jaden is the top duelist at school. I've gotten to know him and his friends and they are the friendliest and warmest people I have ever met. In my opinion, I think I've become a better duelist thanks to them." Chazz rose and left the room before either brother could respond. I meant everything I just said and I can't wait to go back to school and see them.
