narutoxasuna25: as I stated in the previous chapter this will be most likely be an OCxSerena. I don't know if I add another girl since I really don't like any of the girls in GX.

Chapter 5: Raring to go

The sunlight glimmered across the perfect blue ocean as several helicopters zoom above it. Someone spoke over a radio.

"Attention all craft, I know it's been a long journey fighting off big intruders, taking on attack subs. It seems the whole world is trying to infiltrate our defenses, but...," the captain said.

This person spoke to a whole convoy of military craft as they approached Academy Island.

"...It's about to all payoff. We're about to reach our final objective, and with the payload safe. So full steam ahead, men. This is the moment we've been waiting for… the moment Duel Academy gets their new rare cards!" the captain finished while holding a briefcase.

Ethan was sleeping in his bed on the big day the exam was held as suddenly Serena entered the room and shouted: "It's time to wake up!"

Ethan falls out of his bed scared at was going on as Serena began to laugh.

"Wha-what's going on?" Ethan asked who just woke up.

"You should have seen your face," Serena said who continued to laugh.

"S-Serena what are you doing here?" Ethan asked surprised that the girl was in his room.

"I came to wake you up," Serena stated.

"Why?" Ethan asked.

"Because that's what friends are supposed to do," Serena stated.

"Seriously, you don't have to come all the way to the Red Dorm just to wake me, especially when you enter without knocking," Ethan replied.

"But didn't you do the same some days ago?" Serena asked making Ethan blush.

"T-t-that was… That was…" Ethan tried to say.

"That's unimportant now. Get dress and then we will go to class," Serena said before exiting the room.

"What a troublesome girl," Ethan said shaking his head before he changed into his White Uniform and exited the room.

"Finally done? Good, let's go!" Serena said grabbing his hand before dragging him towards the Academy Building.

"Wait! I have to wake up Jaden and the others," Ethan stated.

"Don't worry I'm sure they will make it in time for the exam," Serena replied as he continued to drag Ethan towards the Academy Building.

In Jaden & Co's Room

"Please, please, please!" Syrus said as he was sitting at the desk, with lit candles in paper cups sitting on the desk on each side of him and a poster of a large red dragon on the wall. This was a miniature shrine to his Dorm's namesake, the Egyptian God Slifer the Sky Dragon. "Please help me to ace my exams today, or I'll be stuck wearing this red blazer forever! Not that there's anything wrong with red, of course, it's great on you, Slifer… But I want to be in Ra Yellow. Please give me a sign that you'll help!" Syrus pleaded as he suddenly heard a loud bell and jumped. "Slifer?!" Syrus said before he realized that it's just the alarm clock which was sitting next to Jaden's pillow. Despite that, Jaden kept on snoring. "Oh. It was just the alarm clock. And of course, Jaden sleeps right through it. How can he be so relaxed when there's so much at stake?" Syrus asked referring to the exam.

With Ethan and Serena

Ethan and Serena were talking inside a corner of the classroom as they were approached by three girls. These three were Alexis, Jasmine, and Mindy.

"Good morning Serena… and Ethan?" Alexis said confused.

"Morning Alexis," Serena replied.

"Serena, what are you doing with a Slifer?" Jasmine, the brown-haired girl, asked.

"Yeah, why would you hang out with a Loser like that?" Mindy, the grey-haired girl, asked.

"Hey, I'm no loser!" Ethan stated.

"Whatever, loser," Jasmine said.

"Compared to him you two are the losers," Serena stated.

"What did you say?" both of them asked.

"I saw him duel and from what I've seen, he is a way better duelist than you two," Serena replied.

"Then why is he a Slifer?" Mindy asked.

"That is something I'm wondering about too," Alexis stated looking towards Ethan.

"That's a secret," Ethan said.

"There is no secret he just isn't as good as you two believe," Mindy said.

"No, he is as good as we think and he could wipe the floor with the two of you," Serena said.

"Alexis say something," Jasmine demanded.

"I have to agree with Serena," Alexis said to the shock of the two.

"You can't be serious!" the two exclaimed.

"But I am," Alexis said.

"Then we duel him and show you how overrated he is!" Jasmine said.

"But the exam is starting soon," Ethan pointed out.

"Then we duel you afterward!" Mindy said.

"A-alright," Ethan replied before the two girls left them.

"I'm sorry for the behavior of my friends," Alexis apologized to Ethan.

"It's no problem," Ethan said.

"Yeah, they'll probably shut up after Ethan defeated them later," Serena stated.

As the three of them continued to chat there were two certain obelisks that were watching them.

"Why is Alexis associating with that dame White Slifer?" Chazz asked who was jealous.

"Serena should talk to me instead of that Slifer," Sylvio stated also jealous.

With Jaden

Jaden runs up the dirt path from the Slifer Dorm toward the Main Building.

"Boy, that Chumley sure can cook! A five-course breakfast, wow!" Jaden stated as he races up the path.

He passed a plump, middle-aged woman struggling with a small van, trying to push it uphill by herself, as he said: "Pardon me! Comin' through!"

As he ran by, she coughs from the dust. Jaden skidded to a halt a ways past, then turned around.

"Hold on! ...Huh? Ah, to be a nice person or to be on time...? Well, seeing how I'm never on time," Jaden said as he returned to the lady and the van. "Never fear, Jaden's here!" Jaden said as he began to push the van from behind.

"Oh, thank you! You must be from the auto club!" the lady said.

"Don't let the red jacket fool you. I'm just here to do a good deed," Jaden replied as he accidentally let go of the van. The lady and her van slide further down the hill.

"Isn't that nice!" the lady said strained.

"What would be nice is if I pushed!" Jaden stated as he began to push again.

"Huh? Thank you!" the lady said.

"Hey, it's my pleasure, now I can skip the gym! Hahaha!" Jaden laughed.

"Ugh...! You're such a sweet girl! I'll remember this," the lady said.

"How about next time you just remember that extended warranty!" Jaden suggested as they kept pushing the truck up the road.

In the classroom

"The rest of the school was sitting their exams in the lecture hall; they aren't grouped by Dorm color today. Professor Banner was at the teacher's desk in front with Pharaoh the cat in his lap, acting as proctor.

"You have forty-five minutes left to finish your test," Banner said.

Syrus has fallen asleep on the desk over his exam and is muttering in his sleep, while Ethan was finished with around a fourth of the exam.

"Mmm, which counters... a field spell... which counters...," Syrus muttered.

"I didn't know this was an oral exam, Syrus," Jaden stated who was standing next to him as Syrus suddenly wakes up. "Or maybe next time, sleep would be better than an all-night Slifer séance!"

"You're here!" Syrus stated.

"You two wanna keep it down?!" Chazz exclaimed. "Some of us plan to pass this test!"

"Hey, I always plan on passing, it just doesn't always work out that way!" Jaden replied.

"Oh, Jaden?" Banner called out. "Why don't you come down here and get your exam?"

"Ahh... be there in a jiffy!" Jaden replied.

'He'd better be! We're fifteen minutes into this thing. He'll be lucky to even finish!' Alexis thought.

'Look at him… tardy, puerile… if only he applied himself, he could be a great duelist!' Bastion thought.

'I knew I should have woken him up!' Ethan thought with a weary smile.

'I hope you know what you're doing, Jaden," Alexis thought as Jaden hurried back to his seat with the exam.

Sometime later, Jaden and Syrus were sitting back to back in their seats, snoring peacefully. Around them, the other students are hunched over their exams, looking frustrated and miserable. Crowler was watching through the door to the classroom he's pushed slightly ajar.

"Hahahahahaha! You may be able to dream your way through the written exam, Jaden, but when your field test starts, believe me, it will be a nightmare! Ahahahahahahaha!" Crowler laughed.

"All right, class. The written exam is now over, so please walk, do not run, to get in line for today's new rare cards," Banner said and the doors to the lecture hall crashed open and every student in the class comes pouring out of them at top speed, shoving, yelling and sprinting down the hallway. All of the students have left the classroom, save a few...

"Chazz!" blue-haired obelisk said.

"The new cards are here!" brown-haired obelisk stated.

"Go fetch them!" Chazz ordered.

Chazz' cronies jog from the room. Jaden and Syrus are still fast asleep, slumped over a desk halfway across the room, as both Ethan and Bastion approached them, wanting to wake them up.

"You're Ethan, right?" Bastion asked as they both arrived at Jaden's and Syrus' table.

"Uh, yeah… that's me," Ethan replied.

"Bastion Misawa," Bastion introduced himself extending his hand and Ethan shock it. "Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you, too," Ethan said.

"You were about to wake up, Jaden and Syrus," Bastion said.

"Yeah, someone has to look after these guys," Ethan said scratching the back of his head.

"Then let's wake them up, but before I have to ask you two things," Bastion said.

"And that would be?" Ethan asked.

"Alright, then I start with the first question. Why did the chancellor choose to give you the white uniform?" Bastion asked.

"I don't know the reason for it either," Ethan asked.

"Then the second question. How did you get the Predaplant Deck? There is only one of its kind," Bastion stated.

"I don't know that either. I have these cards for as long as I can remember," Ethan replied.

"Not very helpful, but still you have my gratitude for answering my questions. Well, should we wake these two up know?" Bastion asked and Ethan nodded.

Meanwhile, the students reached the metal shutters at the front entrance of the card shack, and the students started pounding on them, shouting. A squad of soldiers with nightsticks and sunglasses double-time it toward the throng of students. The students turned, obsessively chanting cards, cards, cards, and are surrounded by soldiers. The rest of the squad forms two parallel lines, and the captain walks up to the hallway, through the corridor of soldiers at attention, and called triumphantly as he held up a case: "Oh, children! Looking for these?!"

The Academy students clapped and cheered, as the captain walked through the crowd, lifts the shuttered door, and crouches under it, delivering the cards to the shop. He knows just how much they want these; he looks back over his shoulder and added: "Come and get it!"

The students were head-over-heels with excitement. The door slides open, and… the briefcase the captain delivered, sitting on a table at the front of the shop, was empty! All that remained was a single plain white envelope. The students collectively fell over with sheer stupefied surprise.

"Hey, where'd they all go?" a student asked.

The assistant card shop manager was a perky young woman with black hair. She's standing next to this table, and she indicated a tall figure in a black trench coat and hat who's standing behind the table and replied: "You know the rules; first come, first served."

"What?!" many students exclaimed.

"And I was first, so I took everything!" the man in the black trench coat and hat added.

"We got to get... in... line...?" Jaden said as he, Syrus and Ethan the deserted card shop.

"Where is everyone? They couldn't have..." Syrus said.

"Run out of cards already?!" Syrus and Jaden shouted in unison.

"I think they have," Ethan replied as Jaden spotted the Assistant from earlier behind the counter and runs over.

"Excuse me, counter girl?" Jaden asked catching the attention of the girl. "You still have some cards left, right?"

"Of course, we have some left; just regular packs, though. Here you go," she said as she slides a pack of cards across the counter.

"We said some, not one!" both exclaimed.

"That's what you get for being lazy," Ethan stated.

"Don't be so cruel!" Jaden said.

"Yeah, I'm done for! I slept through my written test, now I'm going to flunk my duel test because I can't upgrade my deck!" Syrus stated.

"So, take the pack, Syrus," Jaden said.

"Really? You'd give me the last pack that they have?" Syrus asked.

"It's cool," Jaden replied.

"But what about you? You slept through the written test, too! I mean, what if..." Syrus began.

"What if what?" Jaden asked.

"You fail," Syrus finished.

"No way, Sy, I may flunk now and then, but I never fail!" Jaden replied.

"Jaden," Syrus said who was touched by Jaden's words, tears whelping up in his eyes.

"He has better chances than you anyway Sy," Ethan said.

"I know, you don't have to say it out loud!" Syrus replied.

"Hold on a moment, please!" a woman said who was walking up to the counter. She was a big-boned woman wearing the same uniform as the counter girl, her brown hair was tied in a French braid, and she had small glasses on with wrinkles on her face. Jaden almost instantly realized that this was the woman he helped earlier today.

"Oh, hey, you work here, too?" Jaden asked.

"Oh, no, I don't work here, I own here! Cool, huh?" she asked with a wink.

"Nah, that's not cool… that's totally sweet!" Jaden replied.

"How do you know her, J?" Syrus asked.

"That's something I would like to know as well," Ethan added.

"I, uh, think it was the carburetor!" Jaden replied.

"Here, I have something for you!" the lady said as she laughed girlishly. "Just call it a thank-you for helping me!"

Elsewhere on campus, Chazz and his cronies

"Then this guy shows up an takes all the new cards!" blue stated.

"So, we couldn't get you any, Chazz, sorry," brown apologized.

"You know what's sorry? You guys, that's what. But it doesn't matter. Because not one duelist here can beat me no matter what card he has!" Chazz declared.

"Unless that duelist happens to be Jaden Yuki," a voice said.

"Who's there?" Chazz asked as he turned to see the man in the black trench coat.

Elsewhere with Sylvio

"Dame! I wanted to get these new cards so could crush Ethan after the exam and show Serena that she should rather be with me than with this second-rated duelist," Sylvio said to himself as he walked through an empty hall.

"It seems like you despise Ethan just as much as I do," a voice said.

"Who's there?" Sylvio asked as he turned around to see Prof. Rayuga. "Professor Rayuga?"

"I have a plan that will make us look better, and make Ethan look like the cut-rate duelist he truly is. I want you to be his opponent for his field test, and to use these rare cards to beat him!" Rayuga stated.

"We're not in the same Dorm," Sylvio pointed out.

"I already have taken care of this," Rayuga replied.

"Then you were the person who took all the rare cards?" Sylvio asked.

"No, I bribed someone delivering them to give me a certain card," Rayuga replied as he handed them to Sylvio.

"With these cards, I can easily crush Ethan!" Sylvio stated before starting to laugh.

"Ah! I'm dueling an Obelisk? And it's Chazz?" Jaden asked as he was standing across of Chazz.

"That's right, Jaden, since you always talk such a big game, I pulled some strings for you so you got the challenge you deserved! So congratulations! You'll be dueling one of the top-ranked students in the school. What an honor! I certainly hope that you were able to snag a lot of today's rare cards so that your deck is up to snuff. What's wrong? Aren't you going to thank me?" Crowler asked mockingly.

"And why am I also facing an Obelisk?" Ethan asked who was on the duel field at the other side of the gym facing Sylvio.

"There were some complaints about the White Uniform being bestowed onto a Slifer and as such, it was decided that you were to face an Obelisk to prove that your worthy of it," Crowler explained over his microphone.

Syrus was standing next to Bastion in the audience.

'I've got a ba-a-ad feeling about this,' Syrus thought.

'This is clearly a trap on Jaden's part; only a cavalier fool would agree to it,' Bastion thought.

"I'll do it!" Jaden announced to the shock of Bastion.

"Äh, Alexis why would there be complains about him having a White Uniform?" Mindy asked.

"Yeah, why is there such a big problem with him wearing it?" Jasmine added as Alexis and Serena turned towards them.

"Are you telling me you don't know about the white Uniform?" Serena asked.

"Yeah, why is it so special?" Jasmine asked.

"The chancellor only gives them to special students he recognized for their skills and have made a big achievement," Alexis explained.

There are only two other students who wear white, one is Zane and the other is… uh, I forgot his name," Serena said.

"My brother also wore white," Alexis said quietly that none of the other girls heard her.

"Wait, doesn't that mean that he is really strong?" Mindy asked.

"Yeah, he is really strong," Serena replied.

"And we challenged him," Mindy stated as she and Jasmine became pale.

"All right Chazz, get your game on!" Jaden said.

"Indeed. In front of the whole school, too, where everyone can watch!" Crowler stated.

"Yeah, watch you get slammed by me!" Chazz added.

"Duel!" Chazz and Jaden shouted.

Jaden: 4000 LP

Chazz: 4000 LP

"I'll start! Draw!" Jaden said. "I start by setting a monster face-down in Defense Mode and that's it for my first turn."

"Hahaha! Don't think for a second that oversized pile of pebbles has a chance against me, Jaden! Draw!" Chazz said. "I start by activating Magical Mallet! Through it, I can shuffle any number of cards from my hand into the Deck, and then draw that same number of cards. I send 4 cards back and draw 4 new ones. Now that I was able to get the cards I want I start by Summoning A-Assault Core (Light/Machine/Union/Effect/ATK: 1900/DEF: 200/LV: 4) in Attack Position."

A yellow scorpion-like tank monster appeared on the field.

"Next, I activate the Continuous-Spell Frontline Base!" Chazz declared. "Once per turn I can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Union monster from my hand. I use the effect of Frontline Base to Special Summon B-Buster Drake (Light/Machine/Union/Effect/ATK: 1500/DEF: 1800/LV: 4) in Attack Position!"

A green dinosaur-like machine monster with canons on his back appeared on the field.

"It's time to battle!" Chazz declared. "My A-Assault Core will attack your face-down card!"

Flip: Elemental HERO Clayman (Earth/Warrior/ATK: 800/DEF: 2000/LV: 4)

A-Assault Core (ATK: 1900) attacks Elemental HERO Clayman (DEF: 2000)

A-Assault Core fired a laser out of his tail which collided with Clayman, but the laser couldn't destroy it and instead reflected towards Chazz resulting in decreasing his LP.

Chazz: 4000 – 100 = 3900 LP

"Tch, again with this stupid oversized pile of pebbles. Don't think that it will protect you in the next turn," Chazz stated. "I activate the effect of my A-Assault Core! Once per turn, I can either; target 1 LIGHT Machine monster I control and equip this card to that target, or unequip this card and Special Summon it. I equip it to B-Buster Drake!"

A-Assault Core attached itself to B-Buster Drake.

"With this, I end my turn!" Chazz said.

"My turn! Draw!" Jaden said. "Time for some Fusion action! I activate Polymerization to fuse my Elemental HERO Clayman and Elemental Hero Sparkman! Fusion Summon! Appear, Elemental HERO Thunder Giant (Light/Warrior/Fusion/Effect/ATK: 2400/DEF: 1500/LV: 6)!"

A big Hero appeared with golden armor and surrounded by electricity.

"I activate the effect of my Elemental HERO Thunder Giant," Jaden announced. "Once per turn I can discard 1 card to target 1 face-up monster on the field with original ATK less than the ATK of this card and destroy that target. I target your B-Buster Drake!"

Jaden discarded a card and Thunder Giant shot a bolt of lightning at B-Buster Drake but it didn't work.

"Huh, why wasn't your monster destroyed?" Jaden asked.

"A monster equipped with A-Assault Core is unaffected by my opponent's monster effects," Chazz explained with a smirk.

"Well, then my Thunder Giant has to attack your B-Buster Drake!" Jaden said.

Elemental HERO Thunder Giant (ATK: 2400) attacks B-Buster Drake (ATK: 1500)

Thunder Giant shot another lightning at B-Bister Drake, this time resulting in an explosion.

Chazz: 3900 – 900 = 3000 LP

"How do you like that, Chazz?" Jaden asked.

"I like that just fine," Chazz replied as the smoke cleared and B-Buster Drake was still there but the attached A-Assault Core was gone.

"Why isn't your monster destroyed this time?" Jaden asked.

"If a monster equipped with A-Assault Core would be destroyed by battle or card effect, A-Assault Core is destroyed instead," Chazz explained.

"Then I play one Spell/Trap-Card face-down and end my turn," Jaden said.

"My turn! Draw!" Chazz said. "Time to take the lead! But before that, I activate Pot of Greed, in order to draw two additional cards. Now, I summon the final piece, C-Crush Wyvern (Light/Machine/Union/Effect/ATK: 1200/DEF: 2000/LV: 4) in Attack Position."

A violet wyvern-like machine monster with two rocket launchers appeared on the field.

"Now it's time for a Fusion of my own!" Chazz declared. "I banish A-Assault Core from my GY, B-Buster Drake and C-Crush Wyvern from my field!"

"What?! You fuse without a Polymerization?!" Jaden exclaimed.

"Yeah, and here comes the monster that will defeat you!" Chazz declared. "Fusion Summon! Appear, ABC-Dragon Buster (Light/Machine/Fusion/Effect/ATK: 3000/DEF: 2800/LV: 8)!"

A tank-like monster with two violet wings, two heads one violet and green, two canons and two rocket launchers.

"Wow, that thing looks like it has a lot of firepower," Jaden stated.

"You're correct, but this isn't all it can do!" Chazz announced. "I activate its effect of my ABC-Dragon Buster! Once per turn, I can discard 1 card, then target 1 card on the field and banish it. I discard one card to banish your Elemental HERO Thunder Giant!"

Elemental HERO Thunder Giant was banished.

"No, my Thunder Giant!" Jaden exclaimed.

"Now that your field is empty my ABC-Dragon Buster will attack you directly!" Chazz declared.

ABC-Dragon Buster (ATK: 3000) attacks directly.

"I activate my Trap A Hero Emerges!" Jaden exclaimed. "When an opponent's monster declares an attack my opponent chooses 1 random card from my hand, then if it is a monster that can be Special Summoned. Otherwise, send it to the Graveyard. So, now chose Chazz."

"I'll take the card on the right," Chazz said.

"Are you sure?" Jaden asked.

"Yeah, I am," Chazz replied.

"Are you really sure?" Jaden asked again.

"As I said, I am sure!" Chazz replied.

"Are you really, really…" Jaden started.

"Yeah, I'm sure and now show me that dame card!" Chazz exclaimed.

"Here it is," Jaden said as he showed Elemental HERO Burstinatrix. "I Special Summon Elemental HERO Burstinatrix (Fire/Warrior/ATK: 1200/DEF: 800/LV: 3) in Defense Position!"

"Well, it will be gone as fast as it appeared," Chazz stated as ABC-Dragon Buster now targeted Elemental HERO Burstinatrix instead of Jaden. "Destroy his hero!"

ABC-Dragon Buster (ATK: 3000) attacks Elemental HERO Burstinatrix (DEF: 800)

"Now that your Hero is destroyed I end my turn," Chazz said.

"My turn! Draw!" Jaden said. "I start by activating Card of Sanctity! Through it, both of us draw until we have 6 cards in our hand. Next, I set one monster card and one Spell/Trap Card face-down. That's it for my turn."

"Before your turn is over I activate ABC-Dragon Buster's effect!" Chazz announced.

"What?!" Jaden exclaimed. "You can activate the effect of your monster in my turn as well?"

"Yeah, and now I discard one card to banish your face-down monster!" Chazz announced.

"Oh, no!" Jaden exclaimed as it was shown that the face-down card was Elemental HERO Avian.

"Hahaha, I did expect more but from a Slifer Slacker like you! My turn! Draw!" Chazz said. "I activate the effect of ABC-Dragon Buster to banish your face-down Spell/Trap Card!"

ABC-Dragon Buster shot a beam at the face-down Spell/Trap, revealed to be a Draining Shield card before it was banished.

"Now it's time to battle!" Chazz declared. "ABC-Dragon Buster gives Jaden a taste of your power!"

ABC-Dragon Buster (ATK: 3000) attacks directly.

Jaden: 4000 – 3000 = 1000 LP

"Now that I'm in the lead I end my turn," Chazz said confidently.

"My turn! Draw!" Jaden said. "I start by playing a monster face-down."

"And now I make it disappear with the effect of my ABC-Dragon Buster!" Chazz exclaimed as the monster was banished.

"I set two Spell/Trap cards and end my turn," Jaden said.

"Hahaha, time to end this! Draw!" Chazz said. "I activate the effect of ABC-Dragon Buster to banish your left card."

"Not so fast!" Jaden said. "I activate the Card you were about to banish. It's my Quick-Spell The Flute of Summoning Kuriboh! Through it, I can Special Summon 1 Kuriboh, 1 Horned Kuriboh or 1 Winged Kuriboh from my Deck. I Special Summon Winged Kuriboh (Light/Fairy/Effect/ATK: 300/DEF: 200/LV: 1) in Defense Position."

A kuriboh with wings appeared.

"As if this little Kuriboh could do anything to me," Chazz stated. "Battle Phase! Go, ABC-Dragon Buster eradicate Jaden's Kuriboh!"

ABC-Dragon Buster (ATK: 3000) attacks Winged Kuriboh (DEF: 200)

"I activate my second face-down Spell/Trap Card!" Jaden declared. "I activate the Quick-Spell Transcendent Wings! Now I send 1 Winged Kuriboh I control and 2 cards from my hand to the Graveyard and Special Summon 1 Winged Kuriboh LV10 from my hand or Deck. I Special Summon Winged Kuriboh LV10 (Light/Fairy/Effect/ATK: 300/DEF: 200/LV: 10)!"

"So what it didn't get any stronger and my ABC-Dragon Buster will still destroy it!" Chazz stated.

ABC-Dragon Buster (ATK: 3000) attacks Winged Kuriboh LV10 (DEF: 200)

"That would be the case if it weren't for the effect of my Winged Kuriboh LV10," Jaden replied.

"What effect?" Chazz asked.

"During my opponent's Battle Phase I can Tribute this face-up card; destroy all Attack Position monsters my opponent controls and inflict damage to my opponent equal to the combined original ATK of those destroyed monster(s)," Jaden explained.

"Wait that means my ABC-Dragon Buster will be destroyed and I would take 3000 points of damage since my ABC-Dragon Buster has 3000 ATK," Chazz stated shocked.

"And that means you lose your entire LP," Jaden said.

ABC-Dragon Buster launched his attacks, but then Winged Kuriboh LV10 began to glow and reflect back to ABC-Dragon Buster destroying it.

"Nooooooooo!" Chazz exclaimed as his LP was reduced to zero.

Chazz: 3000 – 3000 = 0000 LP

WIN: Jaden

Jaden waves to the crowd and then gave Chazz his customary salute and wink.

"That's game! Unless you want to duel again," Jaden said.

"Oh, we will!" Chazz said as a huge explosion could be seen at the other side of the Gym were Ethan's duel took place.

"It seems Ethan is finished as well," Jaden said.

The Duel between Ethan and Sylvio

"Are you ready to lose?" Sylvio asked confidently.

"Against scum like you I never lose," Ethan replied as his gaze sharpened. "I'm going to crush you!"

'Did his personality just change?' Rayuga thought as he looked at Ethan who had a dark expression on his face.

"Against my new Deck, that I recently acquired, you stand no chance," Sylvio said.

"You changed your Deck?" Ethan asked.

"Of course, after I almost lost to you it was worth much anymore. Now I have an even better Deck!" Sylvio stated.

"Are you an idiot?" Ethan asked.

"What?!" Sylvio replied.

"Sorry, that I asked, it's obvious that you are," Ethan stated.

"Watch your mouth, Slifer!" Sylvio said getting angry.

"I just tell you how it is, scum," Ethan replied making Sylvio even angrier.

"Is that really Ethan?" Bastion asked. "It's like he is a completely different person."

"I only saw Ethan like this once," Syrus replied.

"What happened to him?" Mindy asked.

"It's just like that one time," Serena stated.

"You're right," Alexis agreed.

"You saw that happen once before?" Jasmine asked but neither Serena nor Alexis replied.

"Let's get this started!" Sylvio said.

"I'm ready when you are," Ethan replied.

"Duel!" both shouted.

Ethan: 4000 LP

Sylvio: 4000 LP

"I'll start this duel! Draw!" Ethan said. "I start by playing a card face-down in Defense Position. I also activate the Continuous-Spell Predaponics. Once per turn I can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Predaplant monster from my hand or Graveyard, but it has its effects negated. Once per turn, during my Standby Phase, I have to pay 800 LP or destroy this card. Now I activate it's effect to Special Summon Predaplant Cordyceps (Dark/Plant/Effect/ATK: 0/DEF: 0/LV: 1) in Defense Position."

A monster resembling a Cordyceps-plant appeared on the field.

"I end my turn," Ethan said.

"My turn! Draw!" Sylvio said. "Unlike a defensive player like you, I will start with a strong offense! I summon V-Tiger Jet (Light/Machine/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1800/LV: 4)!"

A jet with the design of a tiger appeared.

"Now I activate the Continuous-Spell Frontline Base!" Sylvio announced. "Once per turn I can Special Summon 1 Level 4 or lower Union monster from my hand. Through the effect of Frontline Base, I special Summon W-Wing Catapult (Light/Machine/Union/Effect/ATK: 1300/DEF: 1500/LV: 4) in Attack Position."

A blue jet with two rocket launchers appeared on the field.

"Now I banish V-Tiger Jet and W-Wing Catapult in order to Fusion Summon!" Sylvio announced. "Fusion Summon! Appear, VW-Tiger Catapult (Light/Machine/Fusion/Effect/ATK: 2000/DEF: 2100/LV: 6)!"

A monster appeared that looked like W-Wing Catapult with V-Tiger Jet attached to the top of it.

"Now I activate the effect of VW-Tiger Catapult!" Sylvio said. "I discard 1 card, then I can target 1 monster my opponent controls and change the target's battle position and I choose your Predaplant Cordyceps!"

Predaplant Cordyceps changes into Attack Position.

"Time to battle!" Sylvio announce. "VW-Tiger Catapult destroy his Predaplant Cordyceps!"

VW-Tiger Catapult (ATK: 2000) attacks Predaplant Cordyceps (ATK: 0)

Ethan: 4000 – 2000 = 2000 LP

"Now that I have taken half of your LP, I can end my turn," Sylvio said.

"You won't beat me if that's all you can do! Draw!" Ethan said. "Now I have to pay 800 LP to keep my Predaponics on the field.

Ethan: 2000 – 800 = 1200 LP

"I activate the Continuous-Spell Rapid Seed Fire!" Ethan said. "Through it, I can send 1 Level 4 or lower Predaplant monster from your Deck to the Graveyard to inflict 300 damage to my opponent, and if I do, all monsters my opponent controls lose 600 ATK. Also if this card is destroyed I can destroy cards my opponent controls up to the number of Predaplant monsters I control. I send my Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio to the GY."

Sylvio: 4000 – 300 = 3700 LP

VW-Tiger Catapult (ATK: 2000 – 600 = 1400)

"I activate the effect of Predaponics to Special Summon Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio (Dark/Plant/Effect/ATK: 1200/DEF: 800) in Defense Position," Ethan said.

A monster that looked like a combination of an Ophrys apifera and a Scorpion appeared.

"Now I set a card face down and end my turn," Ethan said.

"Time for me to end this! Draw!" Sylvio said.

"As if you could defeat me," Ethan said.

"I will and my X-Head Cannon (Light/Machine/ATK: 1800/DEF: 1500/LV: 4) will help me," Sylvio said.

A machine with two arm and canons appeared.

"Next, I Special Summon Z-Metal Tank (Light/Machine/Union/Effect/ATK: 1500/DEF: 1300/LV: 4) in Attack Position," Sylvio said.

A yellow tank appeared on the field.

"And I also activate my Continuous-Trap Call of the Haunted!" Sylvio announced. "With it, I revive my Y-Dragon Head (Light/Machine/Union/Effect/ATK: 1500/DEF: 1600/LV: 4)!"

A red machine resembling a dragon appeared on the field.

"Now I banish my X-Head Cannon, Y-Dragon Head, and Z-Metal Tank!" Sylvio announced. "Fusion Summon! Appear, XYZ-Dragon Cannon (Light/Machine/Fusion/Effect/ATK: 2800/DEF: 2600/LV: 8)!"

A combination of the 3 monsters used for the Fusion appeared.

"I bet you already wet your pants when you see my Dragon Cannon, but I have something even more terrifying for you," Sylvio stated. "I banish my VW-Tiger Catapult and XYZ-Dragon Cannon! Fusion Summon! Appear, VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon (Light/Machine/Fusion/Effect/ATK: 3000/DEF: 2800/LV: 8)!"

A monster that looked like a Megazord form power rangers appeared on the field.

"Hahaha, what do you think Ethan?" Sylvio asked as the crowd gasp as they saw Sylvio's monster.

"I think you're a complete idiot who threw away all his chances of victory," Ethan replied.

"What?! You think you can win against my VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon?" Sylvio asked.

"I don't think it, I know it," Ethan replied.

"Oh, yeah. Go, VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon attack his Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio!" Sylvio ordered. "When my VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon attacks, I can change my opponent's monster position and I use this effect to change Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio to Attack Position."

Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio changes into Attack Position.

VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon (ATK: 3000) attacks Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio (ATK: 1200)

"Take this Slifer Slacker!" Sylvio said as his VWXYZ fired its cannons at Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio.

"I activate my Trap Draining Shield!" Ethan announced. "Now your attack is negated and I gain LP equal to your monsters LP."

"What?!" Sylvio exclaimed as a Shield appeared which absorb the attack.

Ethan: 1200 + 3000 = 4200 LP

"You may have recovered your LP but as long as I have my VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon you won't be able to defeat me. I end my turn," Sylvio said.

"Final Turn! Draw!" Ethan said.

Ethan: 4200 – 800 = 3400 LP

"What?!" Sylvio exclaimed.

"I start by Flip Summoning my Predaplant Stapeliaworm (Dark/Plant/Effect/ATK: 100/DEF: 2000/LV: 4)," Ethan said.

A worm-like monster with a flower as the head appeared.

"Next, I activate Polymerization to fuse my Predaplant Stapeliaworm and Predaplant Ophrys Scorpio!" Ethan said. "Two Beautiful flowers with an insect-alluring fragrance. Now become one, from a hell under your petals, give birth to another terror! Fusion Summon! Appear, poisonous dragon with hungering fangs! Starving Venom Fusion Dragon (Dark/Dragon/Fusion/Effect/ATK: 2800/DEF: 2000/LV: 8)!"

The violet dragon appeared on the field with a loud roar.

"About time that Ethan summand his Ace," Syrus said.

"That's his Ace? I have never seen a monster like this before," Bastion said.

"The duel is over," Serena said.

"But his Dragon is weaker than Sylvio's monster," Mindy pointed out.

"Just watch and see for yourself why this dragon is so terrifying," Alexis said.

"Once per turn, if this card was Fusion Summoned this turn using only monsters on the field as Materials I can make this card gain ATK equal to the combined ATK of all Special Summoned monsters my opponent currently controls, until the end of this turn," Ethan explained.

Starving Venom Fusion Dragon (ATK: 2800 + 3000 = 5800)

"Even if you attack with your Dragon I will survive!" Sylvio pointed out.

"Not after I activate the effect of my Rapid Seed Fire!" Ethan stated.

Sylvio: 3700 – 300 = 3400 LP

VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon (ATK: 3000 – 600 = 2400)

"Wait. Your monster has 5800 ATK and mine has 2400. The difference between there ATK is 3400 and will be dealt to me as damage!" Sylvio exclaimed.

"And that's enough to finish you," Ethan added. "Starving Venom Fusion Dragon obliterate his Monster and his remaining LP!"

Starving Venom Fusion Dragon (ATK: 5800) attacks VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon (ATK: 2400)

Starving Venom shot a purple beam from his mouth destroying VWXYZ-Dragon Catapult Cannon and creating a huge explosion.

Sylvio: 3400 – 3400 = 0000 LP

WIN: Ethan

"You're just a fool who doesn't know how to play your cards," Ethan said to Sylvio who was still lying on the ground.

"It seems that Jaden might not be my strongest rival after all," Bastion said watching Ethan.

"Man, Ethan can really be scary sometimes," Syrus said.

"I think we should apologize to him. I don't want to duel him and his dragon," Mindy said shocked from what she just witnessed.

"I think your right," Jasmine agreed.

"That was well played, Jaden and Ethan. Not in the history of our revered Academy have Slifers ever dueled Obelisks during these exams. Jaden, not only did you hold your own, but you won! Your courage against overwhelming odds is... inspiring. It is with great pride that I grant you a promotion to Ra Yellow! Good job! And Ethan you have proven that you truly deserve the White Uniform and I also grant you the promotion to Ra Yellow!" Sheppard said and the crowd began to applaud.

"Now both of them are Ra Yellows!" Syrus said.

"Ahh! You're the best, Jaden!" Syrus exclaimed as he hugged him before turning to Ethan. "You're to a great Ethan."

As Syrus approached him Ethan turned towards him with a dark expression making Syrus stop in his tracks before Ethan's expression return to how it usually was.

"Thanks, Syrus," Ethan replied.

"Good show, Jaden! Allow me to be the first to welcome you to the Ra Dorm," Bastion said as he extended his hand.

"Thanks!" Jaden said as he shook it.

"Same for you," Bastion said extending his hand.

"Sorry, but I will stay a Slifer," Ethan said shocking Bastion.

'Oh, man... I knew Jaden wouldn't stay a Slifer for long. I hate to see her go, but I know it's for the best. Hopefully, I still have a chance to become more to her than a friend,' Syrus thought to himself.

"How's this… Roommate wanted. No one named Chazz. Rare cards a plus," Chumley suggested to Syrus but he didn't reply. "Hey, if you're not going to help with this, Sy, you could do something constructive like make me a grilled cheese."

"I just thought she'd say goodbye to us. That's all I wanted," Syrus stated as Jaden opened the door and stepped inside.

"Hey, what's up?" Jaden asked.

"Jaden? Why're you here?" Syrus asked.

"I wanted to say congrats on passing your field test. Oh, and, also, in case you'd forgotten I live here!" Jaden stated.

"Huh?" Syrus asked confused.

"Sure, Ra Yellow's nice with their clean sheets, lack a' cockroaches, and those spiffy blazers, but without you guys, Syrus and Chumley, it's just not my home!" Jaden said.

Syrus couldn't help himself and burst into tears as he ran to Jaden and hugged her as he cried onto her chest.

"I thought… I thought I'd lost you forever!" Syrus stated as he buried his face inside her shirt.

"Syrus stop crying onto my chest! I'm still a girl!" Jaden stated as she tried to push him off her as he was still crying out waterworks.

"I'm never letting go of you!" Syrus said as he continued to hug Jaden.

"He won't feel anything anyway since you're as flat as a board," Chumley stated.

"Chumley! Don't make you come up there and make you regret what you just said!" Jaden said getting angry over being called flat as she continued to try to shove of Syrus who was clinging to her.

"Please, J! Just a couple more hugs, huh?" Syrus asked.

"Sy, get off me already!" Jaden exclaimed.

And finally done! First I want to apologize that it took me so long to update that was just on me. I gave decided to give Chazz the ABC Deck since, in my opinion, it is way better than VWXYZ and with Chazz using it, it will have more appearances in the future. Also, I have shown of Ethan second personality which showed himself since Ethan still hates Sylvio for wanting to take his cards in a former chapter. But there will be more information on Ethan's personality disorder in future chapters. And finally the issue with Jaden being a girl in my Fanfiction. That was something I decided on before I even started to write this story and planned to reveal it way later but now decided to put it in earlier since it won't change much of the flow of the story until it's revealed to Ethan and Duel Academy.

So did I manage to surprise you guys or did you expect it? You can tell me in the Review or PM me.

Until next time!

(Also this will be the only chapter this month since I'm writing exams at the moment and have to focus on them)