Disclaimer: I say this once and only once: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh (GX or original), Digimon, or Card Captor Sakura.
King of Games GX: Duel Academy
by crosstrigger333
Chapter 1
It was a beautiful late summer day in Domino City some years after the Ceremonial Duel between the King of Games and his Dark alter-ego. The rays of the sun were making the windows of Kaiba Corporation Headquarters seem to glow. The quiet serenity of the scene seemed unusual for a busy city...
"Step on it, dad!" shouted Aaron Takaishi. The father, a tall blond haired man wearing a suit, sighed as his son kept saying he needed to get to the Duel Academy Entrance Exams on time. TK had grown over the course of 28 years since he, Yugi Motou, and Sakura Avalon faced the powerful Game Card in a Duel and won. He was now a famous novelist and married to his long-time best friend Kari Kamiya, now Takaishi.
'Yugi just had to send me that invitation,' thought TK. 'Duel Monsters has gotten so popular it's become a career, and now my youngest son wants to join a school based on it.' He looked at his son, who was staring at the Kaiba Corporation building. 'Well, he'll learn a lot more than Duel Monsters at this Academy, according to Yugi. He's going to make friends and learn to live on his own. That's going to be a leson he'll need to learn now, just like we had to when we were sent to the Digital World.'
"Alright, son, we're here," TK told Aaron.
"Thanks dad!" the boy shouted. "And don't worry, I'll make you proud!"
"I know you will, Aaron," smiled TK. "I've got to get to the bookstore to sign autographs, so you stick around for a while and make some friends."
"Good Luck, Aaron!" shouted a small orange bat-winged pig-hamster.
"Thanks, Patamon," smiled Aaron. "See ya!" With that, TK drove off to the Domino bookstore, still thinking about his son.
"He'll be fine," he said to himself. "After all, he's got my deck..."
"I hope dad's deck works out," Aaron said to himself. "Well, here I am..."
The fifteen-year-old found himself in front of a huge dome on a hill. He quickly runs in, hoping he made it in time. He quickly registered and ran into the dome, where he hoped to enter into the academy. The dome was jam-packed already, with prospective students flowing in like water. Aaron walked down the steps looking for a seat, and he found one next to a pretty brunette girl.
"Excuse me, is this seat taken?" he asked. The girl looked at him and shook her head. Aaron took his seat and looked at the dueling fields.
"Aaron Takaishi, right?" asked the girl. The teenager nearly fell off of his seat.
"H-How did you know that?" he asked. The girl giggled.
"You look like your dad," she told him. "My mom used to be friends with him and told me to look for you."
"Your mom?" asked Aaron. "Wait, is your mom Sakura Avalon?"
"Syaoron," she corrected. "She's married now. My name is Hannah Syaoron. Pleased to meet you, Aaron."
"You too," he answered. "Its pretty cool that our parents knew each other. My dad said you and your mom participated in Battle City together." Hannah nodded. "They both lost before they could meet up with Yugi Motou," she said. "It's pretty sad. They're good duelists."
"Yeah," sighed Aaron. "I'm using my dad's deck with a lot of his old cards in it. They're actually still pretty good, but I added some new stuff in for the sake of it being my own deck."
"I just completely changed my mom's deck," said Hannah. "It looked so random so I just had to change it all. Now I've got a pretty good Element deck that is just plain awesome."
Just then, the lights in the dome went out. The whole stadium went quiet as a single spotlight lit up the center of the dueling arena. A figure walked into the center of the spotlight. The man was tall with brown hair and wore a white trenchcoat with black clothing underneath.
"Greetings, duelists," the man said through the microphone. "My name is Seto Kaiba. I'm sure you've heard of me, as I am head of the largest corporation in the world and the founder of Duel Academy. I welcome you to my school, but only if you pass a test to see if you are really worthy of my time. Don't get too excited, as many of you will end up failing. You will each use your own deck and duel against some of my hired examiners. I wish you good luck, and welcome to the world of dueling." With that, Kaiba walked away, and the lights turned back on.
"First he says failing, then he says good luck," muttered Aaron. "He sounds like a real nice guy."
"Go, Jinzo! Attack his life points directly!" shouted one of the instructors, as the android fired a beam at the student's life points, depleting them to 0.
"Poor kid, these entrance duels are pretty tough," said Hannah. Aaron nodded in agreement. So far, there have been twenty duels and only three students had actually managed to win. A voice sounded over the loudspeaker. "The following duelists should report to their respective dueling areas: Hannah Syaoran to Area #1 and Aaron Takaishi to Area #2."
"That's us," said Aaron. "I guess we're around the same skill level in dueling since we're going at the same time." Hannah nodded.
"Good luck, Aaron. I hope we both get into the Academy," she said to him. Aaron just smiled.
"I know we will."
The two new friends made their way to the Dueling Areas, where they found their two examiners waiting for them. Both were below average height, one wore large thick yellow glasses and had light blue hair, with very bugged out eyes. The other had long brown hair tied in a ponytail, and a purple highlight in the front of his face, with a very sharp toothed grin.
"Greetings, possible students-to-be," smirked the buggy eyed one. "Are you ready to duel?"
Aaron and Hannah both looked at each other and back at the two duelists and nodded, readying their duel disks at the same time. The two friends moved to their assigned dueling areas and stared down their opponents.
"This should be fun," smirked the purple highlighted one, who was facing Hannah.
"Indeed, it should be amusing as we squash these pestering little insects," said the one with glasses, who looked at Aaron. "Takaishi, right? I dueled a guy named Takaishi once. He put so much shame upon my reputation that I was not able to duel again until Battle City. I guess I'll have to take out this frustration on his little boy..."
"In other words, he kicked your sorry ass," Aaron put bluntly. The blue haired duelist facefaulted.
"Fine, Takaishi, I will defeat you for revenge against your daddy! Now prepare to duel!"
While the blue haired duelist was ranting, Hannah's opponent had already started the duel and had drawn his first card.
Examiner #1: 4000
Hannah S.: 4000
"I'll start by summoning Balloon Lizard in Attack Mode!" he announced. A large round reptile appeared on the duelist's side of the field. "Next I play Ultra Evolution Pill to sacrifice my Balloon Lizard in order to summon my Black Tyranno!"
Black Tyranno
ATK: 2600/DEF: 1800
"That will end my turn," he announced. Whispers were immediately heard throughout the audience at the power of such a monster summoned in one turn. Meanwhile, Aaron's opponent was playing his first move.
Examiner #2: 4000
Aaron T.: 4000
"I summon Pinch Hopper in Attack Mode!" he said as a large green grasshopper apeared on the field.
Pinch Hopper
ATK: 1000/DEF: 1200
"Next, I'll play Eradicating Aerosol to destroy my Pinch Hopper to activate its special ability!" A can of bug spray appeared and sprayed the grasshopper, who, in turn, was destroyed. "When Pinch Hopper is sent to the graveyard, I can summon one insect monster from my hand, and I choose Metal Armored Bug!"
A Large silver cockroach appeared on his side of the field, staring down at Aaron. Some people in the audience were shocked and felt pity for the two
"I will win this duel," said Hannah as she drew her next card. 'Yes! The one card I need!' she thought happily. "Alright, time for you to face the powers of the Elements! First I play Doriado's Blessing, a Ritual Magic Card that allows me to summon my Elemental Mistress Doriado by sacrificing a monster with at least 3 power stars, and I choose to discard my Element Valkyrie. Now, I summon Elemental Mistress Doriado!" A beautiful woman in a white robe appeared on the field.
Elemental Mistress Doriado ATK: 1200/DEF: 1400
"Next, I play Monster Reborn to revive my Element Valkyrie," announced Hannah. The spell card appeared on the field and another beautiful woman appeared, this one looking more like a warrior and carrying a staff with flames on one end and water on the other.
Element Valkyrie
ATK: 1500/DEF: 1200
"Also, since Elemental Mistress Doriado counts as all of FIRE, WATER, WIND, and EARTH Attributes, Element Valkyrie's special ability kicks in. When a WATER monster is on the field, control of it cannot switch, and when a FIRE monster is on the field, it gains an extra 500 ATK points!"
Element Valkyrie
ATK: 2000/DEF: 1200
The examiner snorted. "Like either of those can have any effect on my Life Points," he sneered.
"Let me finish," said Hannah. "I can still normal summon a monster, so I summon Element Dragon in Attack Mode!"
A dragon about half the size of the examiner's Black Tyranno appeared on the field. Its skin was red, but its wings were emerald.
Element Dragon
ATK: 1500/DEF: 1200
"If there is a WIND monster on the field, my dragon can attack again if it destroys a monster in battle. And it also gains 500 ATK points if there is a FIRE Monster on the Field."
Element Dragon
ATK: 2000/DEF: 1200
"Big deal," muttered the examiner. "You may have three monsters, but none of them can even put a scratch on my Dinosaur."
"Don't forget I still have one card in my hand," said Hannah. "Now I play Ritual Weapon, equipping it to my Elemental Mistress!"
"WHAT!" cried the examiner. A golden crossbow appeared on the white robed monster's arm.
"In case you didn't know, Ritual Weapon increases the ATK and DEF of a Ritual Monster with 6 power stars or less by 1500 points, giving my Elemental Mistress a grand total of 2700 ATK points, which, coincidentally, is just enough to destroy your Black Tyranno."
Elemental Mistress Doriado
ATK: 2700/DEF: 2900
"Impossible! If my dino is destroyed then your other monsters have enough to...Oh no!"
"That's right," smirked Hannah. "Elemental Mistress Doriado, destroy Black Tyrano with your Elemental Arrow Attack!" The monster obliged, aiming the Ritual Weapon at the heart of the dinosaur and firing. A trail of colored light followed the arrow as it struck the beast, which let out a loud roar before it disintegrated.
Examiner #1: 3900
"Now, your field is empty and your Life Points are wide open, so Element Valkyrie and Element Dragon, finish him off!" Both monsters glided in. Element Dragon fired a burst of Fire and Wind at the examiner, and Element Valkyrie swung her staff, depleting all of his Life Points.
Examiner #1: 0
Hannah S.: 4000
The examiner fell to his knees. "This can't be happening..." he muttered.
"So this means I pass, right?" Hannah winked.
"Inconceivable! She destroyed his Life Points in a single turn!" cried the second examiner.
"Hey, bug boy, Hannah's duel is over already and you haven't finished your turn yet," shouted Aaron. "Are you done or not!"
"Ye-Yes..." he said to him. 'Well, she may have gotten lucky, but this fool is not going to be!'
Aaron drew a card. "I summon Manju of Ten-Thousand Hands in Attack Mode!" A large grey, scary looking monster appeared on the field. Its eyes were red, and it had, as its name suggests, very many hands sticking out of it.
Manju of Ten-Thousand Hands
ATK: 1400/DEF: 1000
"Manju's special ability is that when it's summoned, I can add 1 Ritual Monster or Ritual Spell card from my deck. Now, I use the Ritual Spell I just searched out, Shinato's Ark! By sacrificing Manju from the field and the Shining Angel from my hand, I can now summon my best angel, Shinato, King of a Higher Plane!"
A boat appeared on the field, and both the Manju and a Shining Angel walked into the open door. Suddenly the Boat burst open, revealing a giant golden-winged angel. Its skin was blue, and had a green chest plate, and a golden sun behind its head. Its lower body was covered by a large white silken cloth.
Shinato, King of a Higher Plane
ATK: 3300/DEF: 3000
"That monster is extremely strong!" exclaimed the second examiner. "More powerful than even my Metal Armored Bug!"
"Well, I'll do you a favor then," said Aaron. "I now play Block Attack to switch your Metal Armored Bug into Defense Mode."
Metal Armored Bug
ATK: 2800/DEF: 1500
"What did you do that for?" asked the examiner. Aaron continued his move.
"I now equip Shinato with Fairy Meteor Crush, so when it attacks a monster in Defense Mode with lower DEF Points than its own ATK points, the difference is calculated as Battle Damage to your Life Points."
"No! That means..."
"Shinato, destroy Metal Armored Bug, Heaven's Strike!" Shinato put two hands in front of its chest and concentrated a ball of light in the center of the space. The light was then concentrated, and the Light became a beam that fired at the Bug, penetrating its armor and destroying it.
Examiner #2: 2200
"Well, with your attack, at least I can still come back from it," said the examiner.
"Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention Shinato's special ability," said Aaron. "When it destroys a monster in defense mode, the defense monster's original ATK points are subtracted from its controller's Life Points."
"What!" gasped the examiner. "That means my Life Points are at 0!"
Examiner #2: 0
Aaron T.: 4000
"Nice combo, Aaron!" complimented Hannah.
"You too, Hannah!" he told her. Immediately cheers erupted from the crowd for the two duelists that were able to defeat their professional examiners in one turn.
"How much more losing do we have to take, Weevil..." muttered the first examiner.
"Too much, Rex," Weevil said to him. "Too much..."
Hannah and Aaron were happy and waving at the crowd. In the stands, a lone figure was watching the duel. After a few seconds, he turned around and walked away. "Those two have a talent for Dueling," he said to himself. "Well, no wonder. They are the children of the ones who dueled the Game Card with me. Maybe I can go see them sometime..."
"Are the preparations ready?" asked a dark figure.
"They will be eventually," the other figure answered. "Soon, the Child of Heaven and the Child of Earth will be within our reach..."
End of Chapter 1
I hope my writing skills haven't deteriorated over time. If you have read the first "King of Games" story, then you will notice the updates to the original decks. Sakura's daughter does not use her mother's Clow Deck, because, let's be honest, it wasn't consistent at all. Instead, her deck focuses on her Element monsters and Elemental Mistress. TK's son has many updates to TK's previous Light Beatdown Deck, including Shinato and Fairy Meteor Crush.
Also, sorry about using dub names. It just makes more sense when I write the English Card names with the dubbed character's names. BTW, Hana in Japanese means flower, so you see that I chose Sakura's daughter's name carefully. ;)
Well, that's all, so review!