bopdog111: Well Ulrich thought on the idea for the poll, and you all answered it. Here are the results:
Jaden/Alexis and Emily/Blair: 10
Jaden/Alexis/Emily: 6
Emily/Alexis and Jaden/Blair: 3
Other: 2
Ulrich362: Well, that's that. The pairings have been decided, I'm ok with that.
bopdog111: Like Ulrich thought about it. We would've gone that way if we wanted too but he wanted to know what you guys think.
Ulrich362: True, though now it's time for the promotion exams so let's see what happens. Enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! GX but we own the OCs!
It had been a while since Alexis beat Jaden with her Ritual Monsters and at the moment Emily was sitting with her as they looked over their decks for the next day's exams.
"Hey... Alexis?" Emily asked her.
"Yeah?" Alexis asked her.
"What do you think about what my brother said before?" Emily asked as she picked up one of her cards and smiled softly seeing it. "You know... about him maybe being in love."
Alexis blinked before remembering what Jaden said to her before, "Oh that. Well I'm touched but I'm not really looking into any dating. Besides I'm in the love with Dueling."
"I had a feeling." Emily laughed. "Hey, when did you start using Ritual Monsters anyway?"
"For a while actually." Alexis admitted, "I had Fusion Summoning myself, but I just liked using Ritual more."
"Well I think it's pretty cool." Emily smiled before pausing and frowning when her Duel Disk started to beep. "Oh, I need to go talk with Chancellor Sheppard. Good luck with your exams."
With that she picked up her cards and bag and walked off. Alexis watched as she walked off.
At Sheppard's office...
Chancellor Sheppard was doing some paperwork waiting for Emily humming a tune.
Knock Knock.
"Ah. One second."
Sheppard does some writing finishing up the paperwork before placing it in his shelves before smiling looking to the door, "Okay, come in."
Emily walked in only she looked unhappy.
"Ah so you must be Emily Yuki. I was told by miss Fontaine you need to speak to me?" Sheppard asked her.
"Yes sir." Emily nodded before looking down. "The thing is, I need to leave the island and withdraw from Duel Academy."
Sheppard frowned at this before asking, "For whatever reason why?"
Emily blushed at that. "That's... personal. If possible I'd like to just leave as soon as possible."
Sheppard sighed hating to pry but knows this is needed, "Well I hate to say this but unless you tell me why, I can't grant this request."
Emily looked down before sighing and nodding softly. "I'm... a lesbian."
She blushed in embarrassment.
Sheppard blinked hearing that before asking she doesn't expect to hear:
"Is that all?"
"Isn't it enough? I know that's not a bad thing, I don't think it is at least." Emily admitted. "But... I really think it's best I leave the island."
"That's not really an issue here." Sheppard shook his head to her, "I mean your free to do as you wish with what kind of relationship with your classmates however you wish."
Emily's eyes widened in shock. "Chancellor, that's causing a huge distraction in my work and studies and that's with me spending most of my time in the dorm alone in my room. It's bad enough that so many beautiful girls are living with me yet alone if any of them were..."
She paused and blushed before looking down.
"I just, I honestly think the best option is for me to leave the island. I don't want to upset my dorm mates."
"I don't see it being any problem in your school work. During your days studying you get straight marks." Sheppard said pulling put a piece of paper showing it was a test Emily did that has a 96% on it.
She couldn't help but smile. "Well, I've always put everything into my academics... I came to Duel Academy to try and work on my hesitation in duels with my brother Jaden's help."
She sighed at that.
"I'm guessing you're not going to let me leave the island?"
"I don't see it being a problem, and it's not causing any distraction on your academics." Sheppard answered before giving a smile, "And mayhaps you can also find someone right?" He started to laugh happy at this.
Emily blushed brightly at that before just leaving the office quickly.
Later...
Alexis was taking with Jasmine, and Mindy before Mindy noticed, and smiled, "Hey girlfriend! Glad to see you today!" Jasmine, and Alexis looked over to see Emily just arrived back.
"Oh... hi you guys, so it's a test and a duel tomorrow?" she asked them.
"Yeah that is the Promotion Exam." Jasmine nodded with a smile, "Though since your an Obelisk you can't get promoted farther then that."
Emily nodded. "Well, I hope I do well enough on the written test that I don't get demoted."
"Well I doubt you get demoted even if you fail since all of us girls are Obelisks." Alexis admitted to her.
"I guess... when do we find out who we're dueling?" Emily asked.
"By the time of the exam. Though some new rare cards are coming by the day of the exam." Alexis answered, "Though we can only duel students with the same rank as us."
Emily nodded at that before smiling. "Well, hopefully I don't have to duel you."
Alexis nodded before turning to Jasmine, and Mindy, "Or you duel one of these two."
She nodded at that.
The next day...
What was heading over was a fleet of helicopters, and ships toward Academy Island.
"Attention all craft, I know it's been a long journey fighting off intruders, taking on attack sups, and seems like the world is trying to infeltratie our defenses. But..." Seeing the island the captain finished. "It's about to all pay off."
Approaching the island the captain held up a suitcase showing the Duel Academy symbol, and announced, "We reached our final objective with the payload safe. So full steam ahead men this is the moment we've been waiting for. The moment Duel Academy gets there new rare cards!"
Meanwhile in the Slifer Red Dorm...
"Calm down Sy, everything's going to be fine." Jaden told him with a smile.
Syrus was in front of a poser of Slifer with several copies of Monster Reborn in his headband praying to the poster, "I am just hoping I pass! I pray my life to Slifer on it!"
"You don't have to pray Sy, you'll be fine." Jaden reassured him with a smile.
"Yeah cause you'll be up against your Dormmates in these exams. But I sure don't want to duel against one of the students who beat Dr. Crowler." Chumley told Jaden.
"Oh come on, it would be a great match." Jaden smiled.
DING DING DING!
"SLIFER!?" Syrus screamed in shock thinking Slifer actually came only to see it was their alarm clock, "Oh, it's just that stupid thing."
Jaden just chuckled at that.
"Well we better get going to the test." Syrus sighed dreading certain failure from it.
"Trust me, it'll be fine." Jaden smiled warmly.
They all walked over only to notice a woman was having trouble taking a car all the way to the school.
"Huh, hey do you need some help?" Jaden asked her running over to help.
"Huh? Please, I appreciate this!" the woman answered as the three boys got to the back of the woman's car to help her push the car up.
"No problem." Jaden smiled.
They all pushed the car up.
Soon...
"You all have 45 minutes on your written exam." Banner said to his students as Chumley, Syrus, and Jaden walked in which the teacher noticed, "Syrus, Jaden, Chumley why were you three late?"
"We were helping a little old lady professor." Jaden answered. "She needed some help."
"Well come down here, and get your exams." Banner said to them.
Jaden, Syrus, and Chumley nodded walking to get their exams.
Later...
Dr. Crowler views from the opened door seeing Jaden, Chumley, and Syrus are sleeping in class while also seeing Emily finishing up, "You may be able to dream, and work your way pass the written exam Yukis but when your field exam starts believe me it will be a nightmare. Hahahaha!"
Soon the Exams are where which Banner announced, "Alright class the written exam is now over. Please walk, and don't run to be on line for today's new rare cards."
"There here!?"
"Oh dear..."
Like a stampede of wild animals the students exited the classrooms, and charged to get in line to collect the new rare cards in the card shop hoping to use them for the field test.
Chazz was one of the people not running while Taiyou, and Raizou tried to tell him.
"Chazz, Chazz!"
"The new rare cards are here!"
"So go fetch." Chazz instructed not looking over his papers.
While the Obelisk Duo ran out Bastion, and Emily were focused waking Syrus, Chumley, and Jaden up.
"Jaden, come on... wake up." Emily frowned shaking him.
Syrus soon snapped away before crying anime tears, "Oh I flunked didn't I? I'm a complete failure."
"Sy if they were grading on Drama Class you'd get an A." Jaden grinned to him sitting up.
"You haven't failed yet, there's still the practical exam." Bastion reminded them.
"So where did everyone go?" Syrus asked looking around.
Bastion said to them, "That's what me, and Emily we're waking you up for. Today's new rare cards are here."
It took a few seconds for Syrus to take it in, "WHAT!? New cards hey how come no-one told us!?"
Bastion only calmly stated, "Because everyone wants the best cards for themselves. To use in the upcoming Field Test."
"Then why aren't you getting some?"
"Please one error card, and my deck's delicate balance will be completely thrown off."
"Not me. Come on Jaden, Emily!" Syrus told the Yuki Siblings.
"Sure! There's nothing like the smell of new cards in the morning!" Jaden grinned before saying to his sister, "Race ya Ems!" He runs off to the card shack at this. "Thanks for the tip Bastion!"
"Yeah, thank you." Emily smiled walking after Syrus and her brother.
Reaching the card shop they banged on the door demanding entry. Then some SWAT team members charged at the doors as the students turned to see, "Guards, Guards, Guards!"
Before they knew it they were surrounded as the swat teams assembled to show the captain.
"Oh children?" He asked before lifting the case. "Looking for these?"
The students cheered, and started clapping seeing the case as the captain lifted the store's door opened before he turned back to the students, and grinned "Come and get 'em."
At that the students can't wait. However their hopes were shattered when the door was lifted all the way showing the case was empty with a sign beside it: ALL SOLD OUT.
Dumbfounded, and shocked one of the students questioned, "Hey where did they all go?"
"You know the rules first come first serve." The counter girl, Sadie explained gesturing to a cloaked figure.
"What!?" They glared at the figure at this.
"And I was first so I took every one." the figure smirked without a care.
"Hey come on man!"
"You can't just take them like that!"
"That's not fair!"
Later...
Jaden, Syrus, and Emily arrived only to find the shop was empty. Syrus fell to his knees seeing that. "All the cards, gone."
Syrus fell to his knees seeing that. "All the cards, gone."
Jaden ran calling, "Hey!" Sadie looked over as he asked, "You still have some packs don't ya?"
"Of course we do, just some regular packs though. Here." Sadie placed a pack which doesn't look like contain a lot of cards.
"We said some not one!" Jaden, and Syrus cried in sync.
"I'm done for! I slept through the written test, and now I'm gonna fail the practical test!" Syrus cried being too dramatic.
"Well, if it's just a promotion exam there's always next time right?" Emily suggested to him.
"Hey it's you!" hearing that the four looked over seeing a familiar face.
"Huh, oh it's you." Jaden smiled. "Are you doing ok?"
"Ms. Dorothy you know these students?" Sadie asked her curious.
"These two boys helped me take my car all the way here." the woman known as Ms. Dorothy explained with a smile.
"That sounds like you Jaden." Emily smiled hearing that.
"Oh who's this lovely lady?" Ms. Dorothy smiled toward Emily who blushed at being called that.
"This is my sis Ms. Dorothy, Emily Natasha Yuki." Jaden smiled to her while also revealing Emily's middle name to her knowing she's gonna get mad at him for that.
"Jaden..." Emily frowned glaring at him.
"Well it's nice to meet ya. Your brother's a real sweet guy ya know that?" Ms. Dorothy asked Emily with a smile.
"Yeah, sometimes." Emily admitted before smiling. "Well, it was nice to meet you but I should head to the dueling field."
She glared at Jaden from behind her glasses at that before leaving. Jaden gave a bliss shrug with a self ignorance glance to Syrus before Ms. Dorothy turned to Jaden, "Well what brings you two here?"
"Well we hoped for some packs." Jaden admitted.
Ms. Dorothy started chuckling at this, "No problem. I managed to sneak away some packs for appreciative children like yourselves."
"Really, awesome. Thanks." Jaden grinned.
"...And then this guy shows up, and took all the rare cards!" Taiyou told Chazz as they, and Raizou were in a school hallway which was empty explaining what happened. "I mean every one."
"So we couldn't get you any. Sorry Chazz."
Chazz turned to his friends with a disapproving glare, "You know what's sorry? You guys that's what but it doesn't matter. Because not one duelists can beat me no matter what card they have."
"Unless that duelist happens to be Jaden or Emily Yuki."
Chazz, Taiyou, and Raizou all turned to see who said that which was the figure from before.
"That's the sticky fingers who took the cards!" Taiyou told Chazz recognizing him.
"Cards what cards?" The figure smirked. "Oh you mean these?"
He opened his cloak showing a total of 30 cards 15 on each side. From Draining Shield, to Pikeru's Circle of Enchantment, to Helpoemer, to Hammer Shot, and to Ojama King.
"Whoa now that's style." Raizou said in awe.
"Talk about having a card up your sleeve." Taiyou agreed also in awe.
The figure chuckled, "What's wrong Chazz? Don't recognize me? How bout now?"
He took his cloak off to reveal-
"Crowler!?"
"You know you look better all covered up." Chazz remarked.
Dr. Crowler fell back anime-style but decided to not care about it for once.
"Y-Yes well I have a plan to make us all look better, and make Jaden make the cut-rate duelist he truly is." Dr. Crowler started with his smirk. "I want you to be his opponent for his field test, and use all these rare cards to beat him."
"But we're not in the same dorm." Chazz said to him.
Dr. Crowler only smirked, "I will make it happen. Just make sure you put Jaden in his place in front of the entire Academy. Meanwhile, Miss Yuki's opponent will be her last."
A few minutes later...
Dr. Crowler was talking to a student about his opponent to him which was Emily Yuki.
The student just nodded at that.
"Just don't underestimate her. She may not look it but she's a real problem if you give her a chance." Dr. Crowler told the student.
"I understand." the student nodded calmly.
At the Exams...
After Jaden, and Chazz were both confirmed in the duel which Dr. Crowler explained to Jaden that he pulled strings to have Jaden gets a challenge he wanted while also mocking him on hoping he gets some of the rare cards in this match.
On Emily's side she's still waiting for her opponent before Dr. Crowler walked over to her location giving a slight smirk asking her, "Well Miss. Yuki, are you ready for your match?"
"Well like your brother I pulled your strings to help you with that." Dr. Crowler told her before calling, "Alright you can come now!"
Smoke arised before what stepped forward was a familiar young man. One everyone but both the Yuki Siblings recognized but also stunned Syrus the most. Emily blinked. "I'm sorry, who are you?"
It was the same man that had overseen the applicants before introducing, "My name is Zane Truesdale, Emily. Dr. Crowler had told me you be a good opponent for me when you lose your hesitance."
Emily blinked at that before frowning. "Oh, well that hasn't happened yet Zane so I'm probably not a good opponent for you."
"Oh no Emily's doomed!" Syrus cried in shock seeing this.
"She's against the best duelist on campus?" Makato asked blinking stunned, "Good luck to her."
"This is a complete miss match! Emily's not ready against Zane!" Alexis pointed out angry.
Dr. Crowler laughed before saying, "Alright duelists if your ready to begin then let's do it! And good luck Emily you'll need it against Zane."
He walked off before Zane turned to Emily, "It been a while since I went slumming. So do not hold back against me."
She shuddered at that before going to her position.
"DUEL!"
(Dueling Theme: Scream by TFK)
Emily: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Zane: 4000
Hand: 5
Field: Nothing
Let the duel commence!
Zane then said to Emily, "You can pick who takes the first turn."
"Oh... after you." Emily replied.
"Very well then." Zane looks at his hand before deciding, "I'll begin by summoning this monster. Cyber Dragon Zwei!"
What rose was a mechanical serpent roaring.
(Attack Position)
Cyber Dragon Zwei
LIGHT
Level 4
Machine/Effect
ATK: 1500
DEF: 1000
If this card attacks an opponent's monster, it gains 300 ATK during the Damage Step only. Once per turn: You can reveal 1 Spell in your hand; this card's name becomes "Cyber Dragon" until the End Phase. This card's name becomes "Cyber Dragon" while in the GY.
"Cyber Dragon Zwei?" Emily asked. "I've never heard of that card."
"Have you ever heard of the Cyber Dueling Style?" Zane asked her.
Emily nodded only to freeze. "Wait... you're Syrus Truesdale's brother, the best student in the school?"
"That's right." Zane confirmed nodding, "What you heard was correct. And here's a glimpse: By showing you a Spell in my hand," he reveals Polymerization in his hand, "Cyber Dragon Zwei's name changes to Cyber Dragon."
Cyber Dragon Zwei: (Name: Cyber Dragon)
"And to further go along, I'll use the Spell I just showed you." Zane said raising Polymerization's card, "To unite the Cyber Dragon on my field with the other in my hand."
Polymerization
Normal Spell Card
Fusion Summon 1 Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, using monsters from your hand or field as Fusion Material.
"Now Cyber Twin Dragon emerge!" The dragon on his field, and a different metallic serpent appeared fusing into a twin headed version of the mechanical serpents roaring.
(Attack Position)
Cyber Twin Dragon
LIGHT
Level 8
Machine/Effect/Fusion
ATK: 2800
DEF: 2100
"Cyber Dragon" + "Cyber Dragon"
A Fusion Summon of this card can only be conducted with the above Fusion Material Monsters. This card can attack twice during the same Battle Phase.
Emily's eyes widened seeing the monster. "2800 attack points already?"
"I place 2 cards down. Your turn." Zane ended his turn.
Zane's Hand: 0/Field: Cyber Twin Dragon (Attack Position), Two Set Cards
Emily 1st Turn:
Emily drew her card before looking at the field as Zane noticed she was looking at his set cards uncertainly. "I... summon Elemental HERO Solid Soldier in attack mode, and his effect summons Liquid Soldier from my hand."
(Attack Position)
Elemental HERO Solid Soldier
EARTH
Level 4
Warrior/Effect
ATK: 1300
DEF: 1100
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower "HERO" monster from your hand. If this card is sent from the Monster Zone to the GY by a Spell effect: You can target 1 "HERO" monster in your GY, except "Elemental HERO Solid Soldier"; Special Summon it in Defense Position. You can only use this effect of "Elemental HERO Solid Soldier" once per turn.
(Attack Position)
Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier
WATER
Level 4
Warrior/Effect
ATK: 1400
DEF: 1300
When this card is Normal Summoned: You can target 1 Level 4 or lower "HERO" monster in your GY, except "Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier"; Special Summon it. If this card is used as Fusion Material for a "HERO" monster, and sent to the GY or banished: You can draw 2 cards, then discard 1 card. You can only use 1 "Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
'Those same warriors she used in her, and Jaden's match with Crowler...' Zane thought seeing that.
"Now I... I play my own Polymerization to merge my two monsters into the Elemental HERO Absolute Zero!" Emily called as the Fusion Monster she tried using against Chazz appeared on her field.
(Attack Position)
Elemental HERO Absolute Zero
WATER
Level 8
Warrior/Fusion
ATK: 2500
DEF: 2000
1 "HERO" monster + 1 WATER monster
Must be Fusion Summoned. Gains 500 ATK for each WATER monster on the field, except "Elemental HERO Absolute Zero". If this card leaves the field: Destroy all monsters your opponent controls.
"Then the effects of Solid Soldier and Liquid Soldier activate. Liquid Soldier lets me draw two cards and discard one from my hand, and Solid Soldier summons Liquid Soldier from my graveyard in defense mode."
She drew her cards before looking and discarding one as Liquid Soldier reappeared in a defensive posture.
Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier: (Defense Position)
Elemental HERO Absolute Zero: (ATK: 2500 + 500 = 3000)
"Hmm..." Zane gives thought on seeing this now that Absolute Zero is stronger now.
"Now I..." Emily started only to look at Zane's facedown cards again. "I end my turn by setting one card."
Emily's Hand: 3/Field: Elemental HERO Absolute Zero (Attack Position/ATK: 3000), Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier (Defense Position), One Set Card
"Sis." Jaden frowned seeing this from his Duel with Chazz.
"Pay attention to your own match slacker!" Chazz yelled at him which made Jaden turned back.
Emily: 4000
Hand: 3
Field: Elemental HERO Absolute Zero (Attack Position/ATK: 3000), Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier (Defense Position), One Set Card
Zane: 4000
Hand: 0
Field: Cyber Twin Dragon (Attack Position), Two Set Cards
Zane 2nd Turn:
Zane frowned seeing her hesitance but drew, "I draw." He looked before calling, "And to begin here, I'll activate the Equip Spell, Super Strident Blaze."
A spell appeared fasting on Cyber Twin Dragon as it roared.
(Equipped to Cyber Twin Dragon)
Super Strident Blaze
Equip Spell Card
Equip only to a Machine Fusion Monster. Your opponent cannot activate cards or effects during your Battle Phase. At the end of the Damage Step, if the equipped monster attacked an opponent's monster: You can banish 1 "Cyber Dragon" monster from your GY; the equipped monster can attack an opponent's monster again in a row. Your other monsters cannot attack the turn you activate this effect.
Cyber Twin Dragon: (Equipped with Super Strident Blaze)
"And now Twin Dragon attack Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier!" Zane called as Twin Dragon charged attacks in both it's mouths.
"I activate the trap card Hero Barrier." Emily said quickly only for nothing to happen. "Huh, why won't my trap work?"
"It's the effect of my spell, Super Strident Blaze." Zane calmly explained as Emily looked on Zane's field seeing the equipped spell glowing, "During my Battle, you can't use any of your cards or effects."
Emily's eyes widened as Liquid Soldier shattered.
Elemental HERO Absolute Zero: (ATK: 3000 - 500 = 2500)
"And next due to Cyber Twin Dragon's special ability it can attack two times every round." Zane added, "And now Cyber Twin Dragon attack Elemental HERO Absolute Zero!"
Twin Dragon charged a second attack at Absolute Zero.
Emily cried out as her second monster shattered.
(Emily: 3700/Hand: 3)
"Normally due to Absolute ZERO's ability all my monsters are destroyed but due to the effect of Super Strident Blaze that doesn't happen." Zane said to Emily before calling, "Then I reveal my face-down, De-Fusion!"
De-Fusion
Quick-Play Spell Card
Target 1 Fusion Monster on the field; return that target to the Extra Deck, then, if all the Fusion Materials that were used for its Fusion Summon are in your GY, you can Special Summon all of them.
"Due to it's effects I return my Twin Dragon back to the Extra Deck," Twin Dragon faded before he added, "In exchange both Cyber Dragon Zwei, and Cyber Dragon back revive."
Cyber Dragon Zwei, and the same other metallic serpent rose up.
(Attack Position)
Cyber Dragon
LIGHT
Level 5
Machine/Effect
ATK: 2100
DEF: 1600
If only your opponent controls a monster, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand).
Cyber Dragon Zwei: (Attack Position)
"Now Cyber Dragon Zwei attack!" Zane called as Zwei charged in as Emily braced herself as the attack hit.
(Emily: 2200/Hand: 3)
"And now Cyber Dragon! Strident Blast!" Cyber Dragon fired a blue ray blast from it's mouth at Emily.
The blast hit Emily sending her flying to her back as she cried out.
(Emily: 0100/Hand: 3)
"She's barely holding by the skin of her teeth..." Jasmine said seeing this.
"I'll say. She can only have a chance if she drops that hesitance." Mindy agreed.
Zane stared at Emily as she stands up, "I'll end my turn here."
Zane's Hand: 0/Field: Cyber Dragon (Attack Position), Cyber Dragon Zwei (Attack Position), One Set Card
Emily 2nd Turn:
Emily hesitantly drew her card only to look at it as her eyes widened before looking at the field only for Zane to notice a clear look of hesitation in her eyes.
"Hey Ems!" was the voice of her brother after just finishing his duel with his win.
Blinking she turned to him only to smile. "Oh, hey Jaden... you look happy."
Jaden only grinned, "Well I just gotten Chazz. But now I'm here to tell you go on, and take the risk! Don't let your fear hold you back, get your game on sis!"
'Easy for you to say.' Emily admitted before frowning. "I set a monster in defense mode and that's it."
Emily's Hand: 3/Field: One Set Monster, One Set Card
Zane frowned more at this, "How much more are you gonna hesitate?"
Emily flinched at that. "I... can't take risks right now. I don't have enough life points."
"No matter how low your Life Points get you need to take the risks overwise your not gonna grow as a duelist." Zane told her, "If you want to get stronger then you need to let go of your fear, and take the risks straight on rather then playing it safe. That can only do you good for so long."
Her eyes widened hearing that before looking down not saying anything. 'He's right, they're all right but I just get so unsure of myself... I know everyone likes Jaden's duels more than mine but what am I supposed to do?'
As if reading her mind Jaden called, "Stop being unsure of yourself! Let go of holding back sis! Take the risks straight on!"
"Oh be quiet slacker, it's obvious she's not cut out to be at Duel Academy." Chazz told him. "It's clear as day to everyone here."
Is what he would say but a single glare from everyone not in the mood to deal with him made him wisely shut his mouth.
"Sis if you want to be stronger then let go of hesitating! If you don't take the risks then you won't be stronger! Now's really the time you do that!" Jaden told his sister.
"Even if I wanted to Jaden I already ended my turn." Emily reminded him. "It's over, this isn't like when we were kids and we took back moves because we were practicing."
"The point he is making is you need to stop the hesitance." Zane pointed out to her.
"Believe me, I wasn't always like this." Emily admitted before her eyes widened and she covered her mouth almost looking scared.
"If you survive this turn then I want you to drop that hesitance no excuses." Zane told her not question her sudden fear.
Emily: 0100
Hand: 3
Field: One Set Monster, One Set Card
Zane: 4000
Hand: 0
Field: Cyber Dragon (Attack Position), Cyber Dragon Zwei (Attack Position), One Set Card
Zane 3rd Turn:
"My turn." Zane drew looking seeing it's a Spell called, Power Bond, 'No need to use it if she's not gonna stop the hesitance...' "Cyber Dragon, Strident Blast!" Cyber Dragon fired a blast at Emily's face-down.
It was revealed to be Blazeman before he shattered.
(Defense Position)
Elemental HERO Blazeman
FIRE
Level 4
Warrior/Effect
ATK: 1200
DEF: 1800
If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 "Polymerization" from your Deck to your hand. During your Main Phase: You can activate this effect; you cannot Special Summon monsters for the rest of this turn, except Fusion Monsters, also send 1 "Elemental HERO" monster from your Deck to the GY, except "Elemental HERO Blazeman", and if you do, this card's Attribute and ATK/DEF become the same as the monster sent to the GY, until the end of this turn. You can only use 1 "Elemental HERO Blazeman" effect per turn, and only once that turn.
"And now Cyber Dragon Zwei finish her!" Zane called as Zwei charged in.
"Kuri, Kuri!" Ankuriboh's voice called in Emily's mind.
Her eyes widened at that before looking at her hand. "I play Ankuriboh's ability! I discard him to bring Blazeman back in defense mode."
Blazeman reappeared defending her.
Elemental HERO Blazeman: (Defense Position)
Zwei stopped in place seeing the hero protecting her.
Chazz's eyes widen, "That Monster Reborn, Kuriboh!"
Zane stared before saying, "Well you survived the turn."
"Barely, but Blazeman is destroyed during the end phase." Emily admitted as she turned to see a ghostly silhouette of her ace. 'Core... I can't take risks, what if something like her happens again?'
'If Jaden's there to have you drop the risks then why is he even bothering too if you won't listen?' Core asked her, 'And if you summoned Absolute Zero with Ankuriboh you would destroy both his monsters at the end of the turn.'
Emily looked down. 'I... you can bring Absolute Zero back too and I have Miracle Fusion.'
'I have been keeping my patience a lot but I'm starting to wear thin. You NEED to stop that right now!' Core told her, 'Otherwise your not gonna be strong in the future if Jaden needs you.'
Emily flinched at that before looking down.
"Don't be afraid sis! Go on, give this all you got!" Jaden called for her as she looked to him.
That was before her eyes widen when she finally realized something. Jaden was always there protecting her, and helping her from anything. She had never once tried to help herself ever since what happened from back then, and now she's thinking that it's now possible for her to change. She can't always depend on Jaden, and now she's thinking that now's the time for her turn to protect Jaden herself.
"So are you gonna stop hesitating?" Zane asked noticing the look in her eyes.
She just closed her eyes. "Anything else?"
"I end my turn." Zane told her, "And like I said starting from this turn forward you stop hesitating, no excuses."
Zane's Hand: 1/Field: Cyber Dragon (Attack Position), Cyber Dragon Zwei (Attack Position), One Set Card
Emily 3rd Turn:
Emily drew her card but Core noticed she looked hurt by how he had acted and wasn't looking at him. "I start with Monster Reborn to bring back Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier!"
Monster Reborn
Normal Spell Card
Target 1 monster in either GY; Special Summon it.
Elemental HERO Liquid Soldier: (Attack Position)
"Then I'll summon Elemental HERO Stratos in attack mode."
(Attack Position)
Elemental HERO Stratos
WIND
Level 4
Warrior/Effect
ATK: 1800
DEF: 300
When this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can activate 1 of these effects.
● Destroy Spells/Traps on the field, up to the number of "HERO" monsters you control, except this card.
● Add 1 "HERO" monster from your Deck to your hand.
"Stratos has an ability, when I summon him I can add a copy of Elemental HERO Flash to my hand. Now, I play Miracle Fusion to banish Liquid Soldier on my field, and Elemental HERO Voltic in my graveyard in order to summon Elemental HERO The Shining in attack mode."
Miracle Fusion
Normal Spell Card
Fusion Summon 1 "Elemental HERO" Fusion Monster from your Extra Deck, by banishing Fusion Materials listed on it from your field or your GY.
(Attack Position)
Elemental HERO The Shining
LIGHT
Level 8
Warrior/Effect/Fusion
ATK: 2600
DEF: 2100
1 "Elemental HERO" monster + 1 LIGHT monster
Must be Fusion Summoned and cannot be Special Summoned by other ways. This card gains 300 ATK for each of your banished "Elemental HERO" monsters. When this card is sent from the field to the Graveyard: You can target up to 2 of your banished "Elemental HERO" monsters; add those targets to your hand.
Elemental HERO The Shining: (ATK: 2600 + (2 * 300) = 3200)
Core looked a little guilty from how he acted, 'Emily, I...'
'Quiet, I don't want to hear it from you.' she said angrily. "Liquid Soldier's ability lets me draw two cards as long as I send one to my graveyard."
She drew her cards before looking at her hand and nodding as she discarded one of them.
"I play Polymerization, fusing Elemental HERO Shadow Mist with Elemental HERO Flash in order to summon Elemental HERO Escuridao in attack mode."
(Attack Position)
Elemental HERO Escuridao
DARK
Level 8
Warrior/Fusion
ATK: 2500
DEF: 2000
1 "Elemental HERO" monster + 1 DARK monster
Must be Fusion Summoned. Gains 100 ATK for each "Elemental HERO" monster in your GY.
Elemental HERO Escuridao: (ATK: 2500 + (100 * 5) = 3000)
"Battle, The Shining attacks Cyber Dragon!"
The Shining charged in at Cyber Dragon before Zane called, "Reverse card open!"
Emily's eyes widened. 'I knew it was a trap.'
"Trap card, Cyber Network!"
(face-up)
Cyber Network
Continuous Trap Card
Destroy this card during your 3rd Standby Phase after activation. Once per turn, if "Cyber Dragon" is on the field: You can banish 1 LIGHT Machine monster from your Deck. When this card is sent from the field to the GY: Special Summon as many of your banished LIGHT Machine monsters as possible, and if you do, destroy all Spells and Traps you control. Monsters that were Special Summoned by this effect cannot activate their effects. You cannot conduct your Battle Phase the turn you activate this effect.
"I banish 1 LIGHT Machine monster from my Deck." Zane said sending the card only for his dragon to be destroyed. (Zane: 2900/Hand: 1)
'That doesn't help him now so...' Emily thought. "Stratos attack Zwei!"
Stratos charged in at Zwei attacking it destroying it while Zane stood his ground. (Zane: 2600/Hand: 1)
"Escuridao attack!" Emily cried.
Escurio charged in as Zane didn't flinch with the female HERO slashed him.
Emily: 0100
Hand: 0
Hand: Elemental HERO The Shining (Attack Position/ATK: 3200), Elemental HERO Escuridao (Attack Position/ATK: 3000), Elemental HERO Stratos (Attack Position)
Zane: 0000
Hand: 1
Field: Cyber Network (face-up)
Emily wins!
Everyone stared in shock seeing this that someone like Emily defeated the best student on campus. But Jaden broke out a large smile, "Ems you did it!" He gave her a huge hug as he said this, "You done it, I knew you would do it sis!"
To his shock she shoved him away and ran from the stadium in tears.
"Huh Em?" Jaden asked surprised.
Alexis told him from her seat, "I'll go talk to her."
She along with Jasmine, and Mindy walked together to find Emily. When they got back to the dorm they heard muffled crying from Emily's room. Hearing that Alexis knocked on the door, "Emily?"
"A... Alexis?" she choked out.
"Yes it's me. Along with Jasmine, and Mindy." Alexis answered confirming the identity of who knocked, "Can we come in?"
There was no answer for a few moments.
"Can... can it just be you?" Emily asked.
Alexis looked at Jasmine, and Mindy who softly nodded before Alexis looked back to the door saying, "Okay just me, and you."
She heard the lock to the door click indicating it was unlocked. Alexis told the two, "Wait out here." Alexis slowly walked in the room closing the door behind her before looking over, "Emily?"
She was sitting on her bed with her knees pulled up to her chest and her eyes red from crying. "I... I'm pathetic aren't I? Core yelled at me and he had every right too."
"Who yelled?" Alexis asked slowly walking over sitting beside her, and pulled her to her.
Emily blushed slightly at that. "It's... I know it sounds weird but I can hear Duel Spirits. Core is... my ace monster. Remember my duel with Chazz?"
Alexis nodded to her, "Yeah, if the duel wasn't stopped you would've schooled him."
"Well, I can hear Duel Spirits and talk to them... but, Core yelled at me during the duel even though he knows why I'm so hesitant." Emily admitted tearing up again. "He knows I was almost killed before."
Alexis blinked before asking, "So I can better understand him, how long were you hesitant?"
"Since we were little kids." Emily admitted. "I... I can't explain everything but there was, an incident where I made a reckless move against Jaden and... well like I said I was nearly killed that day. I haven't been able to trust myself since."
Hearing that Alexis nodded understanding before saying, "Well I know why exactly he yelled."
Emily turned to her before shuddering as Alexis noticed she looked absolutely drained and exhausted.
"He just snapped that's all. He had spent all the time he has to help you get over what happened, and was tired of it not happening. He only snapped cause he was angry he wasn't helping you when he should be." Alexis explained to her, "I admit that was short of him but you gotta understand he's doing everything to help you get over it."
"It isn't that easy." Emily admitted quietly before looking down.
"Well think of it this way." Alexis softly placed a hand on Emily's shoulder, "If it was Jaden that gotten through what you went through, and all you try wasn't helping Jaden with his problem all this time would you get tired of it not working?"
"Of course not!" Emily snapped. "Jaden's my twin brother, I love him more than anyone else in the entire world. I wouldn't care if it never worked I would always be there for him and take however long he needed!"
She then froze at that.
"Well, you know what I mean... I'm not in love with Jaden but he's the closest person in the world to me and I mean it. Even if nothing changed for our entire lives I'd still be there to support him, I wouldn't yell at him for being hesitant."
"Well I'm just trying to say that everyone's patience has a limit based on how long it happens." Alexis said to her, "So try talking to Core about it, and maybe you can work something out."
She then smiled, "But before that, I think you need something to help you relax."
Emily blinked at that. "What do you mean?"
Alexis stand up, "I know it's only once but after what happened today, you need a dip in our spring to relax after that." That was before she added, "And don't try to refuse, you need to relax, and your also tired to argue against it."
Emily blushed and shook her head. "I just need sleep, that's all."
Alexis still offered a hand to her, "Come on Emily. It's should also be the perfect time for us to get to know each other."
Emily blushed but nodded.
"Me, and the girls will wait for you then. And don't worry I'll make sure they won't make you uncomfortable or take your glasses again." Alexis told her.
Emily blushed brighter at that.
Minutes later...
With the sun setting Alexis along with Jasmine, and Mindy were talking amongst themselves waiting for Emily. She was blushing just out of sight.
"I don't know about this Poison Rose. What if they think I'm a freak?" Emily frowned.
Poison Rose gave a shrug, 'Emily I don't think they would find you one. They are clearly worried, and caring for you. Just relax with them.'
Blushing Emily nodded walking to the hot springs. Alexis noticed turning over smiling. "There you are Emily. We were waiting for you." The two other girls turned over seeing her.
"Sorry. I was talking to someone." she explained getting in the water with a sigh.
Alexis helped her in before saying, "Well thanks for coming. We were worried, and wanted you to be comfortable. If you are uncomfortable just come tell us."
"I'm not the one who might not be comfortable." Emily admitted blushing before closing her eyes clearly embarrassed to say something.
"Nah. Sometimes me, and Mindy go skinny dipping here by ourselves." Jasmine grinned to her.
Mindy blushed before glaring at her, "Now THAT made me feel uncomfortable now that you said that."
"Hey, your fine with it so I'm not to blame." Jasmine shrugged to her which made Mindy shake her head with roll of her eyes but has a smile.
Alexis admitted herself, "In all honestly, I never done it myself."
Alexis noticed Emily blushed more hearing that about Jasmine and Mindy.
"Oh please excuse them. They recently told me their hooked on each other now." Alexis said patting her back.
Emily's eyes widened. "Wait a second... you two... are you two lesbians!?"
They turned over to her before Mindy answered over. "Well yeah, why should that be surprising? You seen me, and Jasmine did not leave each others side every day did ya?"
"I think she needs proof." Jasmine grinned before saying, "Here we'll show her."
Mindy smiled before saying, "Give me some sugar Jazz!"
Jasmine grabbed her, and pulled her closed where the two started making out in front of Emily, and Alexis the latter shakes her head with closed eyes but has a smile shrugging.
Emily just stared at them in shock before frowning. "And... does anyone else care? Nobody feels uncomfortable if you two... do that?"
Alexis noticed Emily was blushing more as she watched them make out. They looked over towards her as Jasmine shrugged over. "Nobody else cares. We don't care what others think."
"Some of the girls are fine with it." Mindy admitted over to her.
Emily looked as though something incredibly stressful just vanished as she smiled. "That's... I was so worried it might cause you all huge problems... Wow I feel like an idiot now."
They blinked before realizing something Jasmine asked her something. "Wait a sec... Your a lesbo?"
Emily nodded at that. "Yeah, I'm a lesbian. To be honest, I was so isolated because well... you three and everyone else are just so beautiful. I was worried I might do something or make you uncomfortable."
Jasmine smiled chuckling. "Ha! Then no wonder you were so shy around us girls!"
"Makes me wonder why we didn't figure that out sooner. Then by that point we would've helped you with that." Mindy admitted before asking Emily, "So who's your girlfriend?"
Emily blushed at that. "Oh... well actually I don't have a girlfriend... and I don't think I'll find one here on Academy Island either. Don't get me wrong, you three are absolutely gorgeous."
"Ah you want some sugar?" Jasmine grinned over hearing that.
Emily blinked before blushing. "Well, if you don't mind."
"Then come here! Try laying one on me first girlfriend!" Jasmine grinned over.
Emily swam over to Jasmine before embracing her as she kissed her gently before pulling back with a blush.
"Ah come on I mean really sugar me up!" Jasmine pulls her locking in a passionate kiss.
Emily froze and seemed to melt into the kiss with a blush as she closed her eyes. Jasmine kisses her back before pushing her back, "Hot damn, girl! You kiss like a goddess! Here Mindy give her some sugar!"
"Alright if your sure." Mindy smiled before swimming over, "You heard her, Emily! Give me some sugar!"
Emily blushed kissing Mindy passionately but not as much as Jasmine usually did. Mindy kissed her back hugging her close before they pulled back before Mindy smiled, "Damn, Jazz you weren't kidding!"
"I know right?" Jasmine grinned over. "Well any girl would kill to be with ya, Ems!"
Emily blushed more at that. "Well... actually I'm not just a lesbian..."
"What do you mean?" Jasmine asked confused.
Emily blushed at that and looked down shyly not saying anything.
"Ah come on, we already cleared about lesbos, we can take what else." Mindy assured her smiling.
Emily looked at them. "I don't think you girls can."
"You can trust us." Jasmine assured her with a soft smile. "If you say it we will say a secret of ours back."
Emily looked at the three of them before closing her eyes. "I'm... not just a lesbian. I'm... a lesbian lolicon."
She blushed and covered her face at that.
They blink at this looking at each other before Mindy asked her, "Like... 12 or lower?"
Emily blushed more nodding at that. "You probably think I'm a freak... like most people usually do."
"...Well tell the people who said that to screw themselves." Jasmine told her.
Emily looked stunned at that before tearing up as she hugged her.
"Our own secret... is we're lesbian shotas." Mindy admitted over with a blush.
"Wait really? But... how does that work?" Emily asked confused. "Aren't Shotas little boys?"
"Me, and her are lesbians that's true but we also love little boys. Refer to it as polyamory where if we find a boy who loves both of us we will all show each other how much we love each other." Jasmine giggled over. "I mean students love there teachers so this is probably the same."
Emily blinked but nodded before sighing. "That's a relief, maybe now I won't feel like I have to hide in my room all day."
Mindy smiled to her, "Just know that you aren't alone here. Maybe all three of us can do someone for us lesbians here sometime."
"Well... as long as Alexis doesn't mind, I don't want to make her feel alienated." Emily admitted turning to the blonde. "I'd like to still be your friend."
They turned to her who blinked before blushing, "Uh... you don't need my permission. I'm done relaxing in here anyway so, I'm just gonna head back to the room now. Don't stay in here too late girls."
"That's not what I meant." Emily admitted. "I mean... knowing about my... well my feelings, do you still want to be friends?"
"Oh... of course I do." Alexis softly smiled. "It isn't for me to judge who your affectionate for."
Emily smiled before swimming over and giving her a hug. "Thanks. That really means a lot to have so many amazing friends."
Alexis smiled back hugging her. "Be careful how your treating these two Emily."
Emily nodded with a smile.
bopdog111: Well you all heard Emily. Blair will still be her true love but for now Jasmine, and Mindy who both are in love with each other will help Emily with her problem.
Ulrich362: I think knowing her dorm mates are so understanding helps too.
bopdog111: Well next up will be the Shadow Duelist Titan himself.
Ulrich362: Jaden will have his work cut out for him. See you in the next chapter.
bopdog111: Be sure to review!