Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Legacy of Lynn

In the year 300X, the game of Duel Monsters has become a way of life throughout the world and beyond. Humanity has extended their reach to the farthest ends of the galaxy. But on Earth, a new battle is about to take place.

The search for a new King of Games has begun. The current King of Games, Yugi Moto, has been trying to find a duelist powerful enough to defeat him. Students and adults alike have been going to various schools to learn Duel Monsters and have strived to reach Yugi's level.

This story is about one of those schools and one of its new students, who wishes to fill her mother's lifelong dream of defeating Yugi and becoming the Duel Monsters world champion…

But first, she has to get into the school…

AUTHOR'S NOTE: If you don't understand the rules of the Yu-Gi-Oh Trading Card Game, you may not able to follow this story. Proceed to the official website for rules and information. Since I'm not caught up on the new cards recently released, I'm using ones I've made up. And I don't own GX or the card game…

Prologue: Enter the Academy

Flying high in the sky above the country of Japan is a glistening white chopper, the side of it bearing the mark of three glistening triangles. Inside this chopper is a sixteen-year old girl with shoulder length white-blond hair and ocean blue eyes. She is wearing a white T-shirt, designer blue jeans that are secured by a black leather belt, a triangle-shaped amulet set with a ruby, an emerald and a sapphire all triangular, white socks and a pair of white tennis shoes. At first glance, she would appear to be just another ordinary girl, but this girl was special. On the back of her hand was the mark of the three triangles.

"Your Highness, we're approaching the Domino Duel Dome," Came the pilot's voice. The girl nodded as she fastened her seat belt.

"Bring us down," She commanded as she reached into a deck box on her belt. She pulled out a deck of cards and looked at them. The backs of the cards were crimson in color with gold edging. A black spot in the center were the last defining element of the cards. She turned them over and looked at the cards. Some held images of creatures; some were of spells and some depicted traps being activated.

"This is it. Once we win the entry duel, we can enter Duel Academy," The girl told her cards as she looked at one in particular. This card was blue and showed an image of a maiden that looked just like its owner except it wore an extravagant dress for royalty and held a thin sword in its hand.

And this card is going to make it possible. The girl thought hopefully as the chopper approached the helipad at the back of a large blue, domed stadium. With a loud thump, the chopper landed and the pilot climbed out to open the door for the girl.

"Princess Lynn, this is where we depart but I wish you the best of luck," The pilot said as he helped Lynn down. The pilot gave her a suitcase and a backpack and with a salute, climbed back into the chopper and left. Lynn then turned towards the dome and preceded to the entrance, where a man in a black suit waited. Lynn handed him a white envelope. After glancing at its contents, the man wordlessly led her to the stadium, which had been sectioned off into four different dueling fields. Inside those fields, other students were facing off with teachers in duels, using Kaiser-blade-like devices on their arms. Using these duel disks, duelists could summon holographic versions of the cards they played to the field to wage battle with enemies.

"This way Miss Hero. You're in duel field #4," the man in black instructed as he led her to one of the fields. Inside, Lynn could see a sleek young man in white (LP: 3200) dueling one of the proctors (LP: 1500). The teacher had two stone monsters and the young man had a muscular beast bearing a mighty axe. Behind that monster was a facedown spell card.

Bastion Misawa… Lynn thought, having seen the boy before in the news. He was a dueling prodigy with a high IQ.

"So young duelist. You have two monsters staring you down. Do you either: A. Give up, B. Beg for mercy, or C. Cry for mommy?" The proctor taunted. Bastion seemed unfazed at the taunting as he reached for the switch to activate his facedown card.

"How about: D. None of the above? I activate my trap card, Ring of Destruction. It will destroy my monster and then we both take damage equal to the destroyed monster's attack points," Bastion explained as a ring of explosives wrapped itself around his monster. In a fiery explosion, the creature vanished and both duelists lost 1900 life points, ending the duel in Bastion's favor.

"Very clever. Welcome to the academy," the proctor frowned. Bastion bowed in respect as the holograms vanished.

"Thank you, oh wise proctor," Bastion replied as he stepped off the field.

That was amazing. He used his monster to blow through the defense of his opponent. I'll have to remember that trick. Lynn thought to herself as she was escorted onto the field. As she took her place on the field, she noticed the proctor reach into his pocket for another deck, and after shuffling it thoroughly, he slotted it into the duel disk.

"Welcome. I'm sure you know the stakes of our duel. If you win, you get to come to the most prestigious Duel Monsters academy in the world, but if you lose, you're out," The proctor explained as Lynn pulled a duel disk from her backpack and slotted her deck into it, "By the way, my name is Professor Derek and I teach defense tactics at Duel Academy. I hope you're up to the task of defense, because this isn't a friendly duel! I'm being paid to take you down!" Lynn frowned as the life point counters on both duel disks reset to 4000. Both challengers drew five cards from their decks.

"Let's duel!" Lynn declared as she drew another card. She looked at her hand and grinned.

"I summon Saria, Sage of Forest (DEF: 1600) in defense mode!" Lynn began, summoning a child-like creature that was garbed in a green sweater, green pants, and green boots to the field. Her green hair and eyes complemented her attire as she kneeled down in defense.

"And when she is summoned to the field, I can draw one card and if it's a level four monster, I can summon it to the field," Lynn continued, drawing a card, "And what do you know? I just drew Four Sword Ruby Hero (ATK: 1800) and place him in attack mode." Lynn's newest creature resembled its owner except it was child-like in appearance and held a sword and shield in its hands. Garbed in a red tunic and hat, it was ready for battle.

"Next, I'll place two facedown cards and end my turn," Lynn said, placing two more of her cards on the field.

"Is that all? Your monsters don't have the attack points necessary to destroy my Soul Tiger (DEF: 2100). Next, I'll place a facedown card and end my turn," Derek said, summoning a tiger covered in blue flames to the field. Lynn drew a card from her deck then studied the field.

That facedown card could be anything. Lucky for me, I have a card that can show me his plan. Lynn thought as she reached for another card in her hand.

"I activate the equip spell card, Staff of Revealing Light! It allows me to give my sage an extra 500 defense points and to look at one facedown card, once per turn so lets see what you're hiding!" Lynn demanded as Derek's card revealed itself.

"That card is Reliable Guardian. If you had activated it, your monster's defense would have gone up by 700 points. Since I don't have any cards to penetrate your defense, I'll summon Four Sword Emerald Hero (ATK: 1900) and end my turn," Lynn finished, summoning a green-clothed version of her ruby hero. Derek calmly drew a card and took one of them out.

"I'll activate the field spell, Chorus of Sanctuary," Derek began as he slipped into the end slot of his duel disk. A field of roses and flowers emerged as cherubs began flying around Lynn's sage and Derek's tiger.

"This field spell raises the defense of all defense position monsters on the field by 500. So Soul Tiger (DEF: 2100 + 500) gains 500 points. And next, I'll summon my Battle Footballer (DEF: 2100 + 500) in defense mode and end my turn," Derek explained, summoning a mechanical football player to the field. It looked ready to tackle somebody.

Just what is this guy's strategy? All he's done is play defense. He must be waiting for something but it won't matter because I'm ending this now. Lynn contemplated as she drew a card.

"I summon Four Sword Sapphire Hero (ATK: 1300)," Lynn declared, her blue-clad creature emerging next to its two doubles, "Then I'll reveal my facedown card, Hero Triangle Attack! This spell can only be activated when I have three heroes on the field. It permits me to destroy all cards on your field and in your hand!" Derek gasped as the swords of Lynn's three creatures began to glow.

"Go! Use the power of Triangle Attack! Destroy all of Professor Derek's cards!" Lynn commanded. The three heroes dashed forward and with a combination of swords and magic, all of the cards on Derek's field vanished.

"My cards! They're gone!"

"We can see that. The only drawback to my Triangle Attack card is that my turn ends after I use its magic so go!" Lynn explains, relinquishing control to her opponent. Derek frowned as he reached for his deck.

"I still have one card left so…"

"Actually you don't! My trap card will end this duel! Go Time Seal!" Lynn commanded, revealing her second facedown card, "This trap makes it so you can't draw any cards during your draw phase, ending this duel. Because with no cards, you have nothing to defend yourself with." Lynn could sense his hope fading as Derek fell to his knees in defeat.

"I'm taking your silence as a forfeit," Lynn said as the holograms faded. Professor Derek didn't get up but that wasn't Lynn's concern. All around her, potential applicants and students who had come to watch were cheering for her. Smiling, Lynn waved to her peers. The man in black came over to her and shook her hand.

"Congratulations Miss Hero. Welcome to Duel Academy!"

A FEW MINUTES LATER, AT THE REGISTRATION DESK…

"Ah, Lynn Hero. Congratulations on passing your field test! That was a most excellent display," one of the proctors praised. He reached into a brown box and came up with a white short-sleeved blazer with blue accenting. He handed it to Lynn who pulled it on and buttoned it up. She looked in a nearby mirror and found the blazer matched her outfit perfectly.

"That Obelisk Blue blazer suits you and Obelisk Blue is where you belong," the proctor noted, "Good thing too. Your 'connections' checked out and so you'll be staying in the dorms of the elite duelists at Duel Academy." Lynn nodded as a man with a long blond ponytail, purple lips, wearing frilly blue robes and a high white boots walked over.

"Ah just in time! Lynn, this is Dr. Crowler, the head of your dorm," The proctor introduced. Lynn shook his hand as Crowler's eyes scanned her.

"Doctor, Lynn passed her field test with flying colors," the proctor informed the teacher. Crowler grinned.

"I saw that. That combination was most impressive. I have no doubt that you will make a fine Obelisk, not like those Slifer slackers or Ra rejects," Crowler smirked, "Now I suggest you go back out to the stadium and get acquainted with your fellow Obelisks."

"OK, I will, but what about my luggage?" Lynn asked.

"We'll handle your luggage Lynn. All I need you to do is take this PDA. It's proof of your rank here at Duel Academy," The proctor replied, handing Lynn a PDA with Duel Academy's emblem on it. Not surprisingly, it was blue in color. Lynn stuck it in a storage case the proctor handed her and took off.

"Well, at least there are some good applicants this year. Even without her 'connections', she'd still be an Obelisk," Crowler commented. The proctor nodded.

"Speaking of applicants, one more has just appeared. He's a little late but we have time to spare. I thought about sending out Dr. Stratton to duel him, but I haven't seen him around…"

"Don't worry about it. I'll deal with this truant myself." Crowler declared as he walked out of the room.

"I'll tell the guys to prepare an exam deck."

"Don't bother. I have one with me." Crowler grinned as he headed to the test area. After winning her exam duel, Lynn decided to follow Crowler's advice and begins to roam the upper levels of the stadium when her gaze settles on a blue-haired man wearing an Obelisk Blue blazer. He had piercing blue eyes and was eyeing the potential applicants. His blazer however had pointed tails in the rear and his face showed he was displeased with something. Talking with him was a blond, brown-eyed girl, also wearing an Obelisk Blue blazer similar to Lynn's. She also wore white shorts and high boots that almost went to her knees. Unlike her companion, she was smiling. Taking the initiative, Lynn went up to them and rested her arms on the rail. Noticing Lynn, the boy and the girl turn to face her.

"Hey, aren't you that girl who put the cards to Professor Derek?" the girl asked. Lynn turned to her and nodded.

"Yeah, I am," Lynn grinned, "For a dueling proctor, he didn't put up much of a fight." The boy raised an eyebrow then smiled slightly.

"Yes, but you knew how to use your cards properly. Because of that, you're in our dorm," The boy stated, no trace of emotion in his voice. Lynn frowned.

"Don't mind Zane: He's always like this," The girl replied, trying to simmer down her friend, "I'm Alexis Rhodes." Lynn took her outstretched hand and shook.

"Lynn Hero, nice to meet you," Lynn smiled when some action on the stadium floor caught her attention. Several of the proctors were shouting at someone on the floor.

"What's going on down there?" Lynn wondered.

"It appears Crowler is about to duel," came Bastion's voice. Lynn looked down into the stands where Bastion sat, a black briefcase in his lap.

"Is that a problem?" Lynn asked.

"Apparently it is, considering he's not using an exam deck. By the way, I saw your duel. Most impressive," Bastion replied. Lynn smiled again

"Yeah I know. Your moves were awesome too. I'm Lynn Hero."

"Charmed, I'm Bastion Misawa but I'm sure you've read about me in the news." Lynn nodded.

"I have. Rumor has it, you're some kind of prodigy and after watching you, I have to agree." Lynn then noticed a young kid with light-green hair with blue eyes was listening. He wore glasses and wore a dark blue school uniform.

"Come on, you don't have to be shy. What's your name?" Lynn asked. The boy looked up, a troubling look on his face.

"Oh hi. I'm Syrus and I'm not very good at dueling. I barely won my match," the young boy replied, "And now I gotta watch my new friend duel an expert."

"New friend?" Lynn wondered. She followed his gaze to the stadium where Crowler, wearing a duel blazer, was about to duel a young man with brown hair and eyes. Lynn could tell he came from one of the local schools: He wore a charcoal gray uniform, a red T-shirt and sneakers.

DOWN ON THE FIELD…

"Alright, test time!" Crowler declared as he tightened the strap on his duel blazer. Unlike the other proctors, his was attached to his clothes.

"So son, your name?" Crowler inquired.

"Uh, Jaden, Jaden Yuki," The boy replied, facing his opponent.

"Well, Jaden Yuki, I'm Dr. Vellian Crowler, department chair of techniques here at Duel Academy," Crowler introduced his tone of voice not changing.

"Wow, a department chair. I had no idea, from the way you were dressed, I figured you were some kind of weird academy mascot," Jaden replied. Lynn smiled.

Now this guy's got some guts. Lynn thought as she continued to watch the exchange. Both players slotted in their decks.

"Duel vest on!" Crowler commanded, pushing the on switch. A card popped into his hand as Jaden drew five of his own.

"Hey, that's pretty sweet Teach. How do I get one of those spiffy blazers?" Jaden asked as Crowler added four more cards to his hand.

"Oh, a lot of hard work and extremely high marks, but of course you have to get into the academy first," Crowler replied, mumbling the last part.

And I'm going to make sure that doesn't happen. Crowler thought to himself. Lynn looked her new teacher in the eye and could sense the cruelty in him.

I hope Jaden's got the game he needs to beat Crowler. He is a department chair and that means he's highly skilled. Lynn hoped as Jaden drew a sixth card from his deck.

"Here goes! I'm gonna summon Elemental Hero Avian (DEF: 1000) in defense mode. Then I'm gonna throw down a facedown," Jaden declared, summoning a human-like creature to the field. This creature had white wings and was garbed in a green bodysuit.

"Alright, get your game on!" Jaden said, giving Crowler the signal to go.

"Yes, very good, don't tell me what to do. Of course, since I'm using my own personal deck instead of one of those test decks, I will be calling all the shots I'll fail this little brat and send him home in no time. Crowler thought as he drew a card and looked at his hand.

"I think for this first move, I'll start off nice and easy by playing the spell card, Confiscation. What it does is allow me to pay 1000 life points for the chance to peek at your hand and toss one of your cards into the graveyard," Crowler explained (LP: 4000 – 1000). Hologram versions of Jaden's cards appeared on the field and after looking for a moment, Crowler pointed at Jaden's Monster Reborn, sending it to the graveyard.

"Next I'll lay two cards facedown on the field, and last but not least play Heavy Storm. This spell card destroys every other spell and trap card on the field," Crowler continued. Jaden shielded his eyes as a fierce wind blew across the stadium, destroying Crowler's two facedown cards and Jaden's trap.

"Whoops! Did you forget that you had two cards facedown on the field yourself?" Jaden asked.

"Now, now, you mustn't speak out of turn young scholar. My two trap cards activated when they were destroyed," Crowler replied as two yellow, snake-like monsters emerged onto Crowler's side of the field.

"Huh, Crowler laid two traps then destroyed them to summon two token monsters. Pretty sneaky," Lynn commented.

"Could someone please fill me in?" Syrus asked.

"The two trap cards Dr. Crowler had on the field were called Statue of the Wicked. When they're destroyed, vicious token monsters are summoned," Bastion replied.

"He's going to sacrifice them," Lynn realized.

"What a bullying snob, trashing some amateur with his very best cards," Alexis commented. Lynn and Zane nodded.

"You're too soft Alexis. I just hope we get to see that legendary rare monster Crowler's had stashed in that deck of his," Zane replied.

"Ready for your next lesson?" Crowler asked.

"You bet! I can't remember the last time learning was this much fun!" Jaden laughed. Crowler smirked.

"Well, I happen to be an excellent teacher, thank you. Now I sacrifice my two wicked tokens to summon the Ancient Gear Golem (ATK: 3000)!" Crowler shouted as his two tokens vanished in a flash of flames. Rising out of the smoke though was a hulking giant soldier made up of rusting gray metal and green gears.

"There it is! The legendary rare card!" Alexis gasped.

"And we're about to see what makes this card so legendary," Zane replied.

"Give it a rest Zane. This guy's got some backbone to take on an expert like Dr. Crowler," Lynn shot.

"There won't much left to show after this," Zane said as their gazes wandered back to the field.

"Golem attack! Mechanized melee!" Crowler commanded. Jaden gasped as his Avian was hit by the golem's metal fist and was destroyed.

"Aw man! Jaden's monster didn't stand a chance. Its defense was way too low," Syrus commented, "This isn't looking good."

"And it's about to get worse. When that Ancient Gear Golem destroys a monster in defense mode, the difference between Golem's attack points and the destroyed monster's defense points are dealt to the opponent as damage," Bastion explained.

"That means Jaden will lose half of his life points!" Lynn gasped, having overheard Bastion. Down below, Jaden stumbled as the fist continued forward and hit him, reducing his life points (LP: 4000 – 2000).

"Don't feel too bad. This is the top dueling school in the country. Some people aren't cut out…" Crowler began when he noticed Jaden was laughing.

"Boy, I really want to come to the school now. You really know your stuff Teach," Jaden laughed. Crowler frowned in anger.

Can't he take a hint? He will not be allowed to pass this exam! And he certainly won't be allowed to make a mockery of my deck! Crowler fumed.

Just look at him tremble… I must really impress him. Jaden thought as he reached for his top card. He drew it and for a moment, stared at it, like he was holding a silent conversation with it.

That card Jaden drew must be really special. I wonder what it is? Lynn wondered as Jaden snapped out of his reverie.

"OK! I summon Winged Kuriboh (DEF: 200) in defense mode!" Jaden declared, summoning a brown fur ball monster. Its cute blue eyes, short white wings, and green paws made it look cute and cuddly.

"And I'll place one card facedown. Not bad huh Teach?" Jaden asked as he ended his turn.

"No not bad, but you must understand that I'm a master tactician. A Kuriboh to me is rather pedestrian. Even one with wings, its defense points are still no match for my Ancient Gear Golem. It's a textbook mistake. Don't feel bad. Now lets proceed," Crowler replied confidently as he drew a card, "With the legendary Ancient Gear Golem! Attack that Kuriboh with mechanized melee!" To Jaden's horror, Kuriboh was easily destroyed by the golem's mighty fist.

Sorry Winged Kuriboh. Jaden apologized.

"Check your gear, your life points haven't changed," Crowler commanded.

"My gear's fine. On the turn Winged Kuriboh is destroyed, I take zero damage," Jaden explained. Crowler gasped in astonishment.

"Heh, what do you know: A technique the good doctor didn't know," Alexis smirked.

"No duelist can be expected to remember every technique there is Alexis, especially one that obscure," Zane replied, still not satisfied.

"Well Jaden certainly knew it," Lynn added, "and judging by the look on his face, I'd say he's ready to make a comeback."

"Well, I guess your lame little monster saved you there," Crowler taunted.

"Hey slow down there Teach! You may have beat him, but that doesn't give you the right to call him lame!" Jaden argued.

"Right, I forget how attached you amateurs get to your cards. Sorry."

"Well you should be because when you destroyed Kuriboh, you set off my trap card: Hero Signal! This trap lets me summon my second Elemental Hero, Burstinatrix (ATK: 1200)!" A bright light shot forth from Jaden's trap card and soon after, a pillar of fire erupted from the floor and in the center of it was a female monster in a red bodysuit. Her face was painted with red and white markings and she wore a yellow hat with her gray hair sticking out of it like a cape.

"My turn," Jaden declared, drawing a card.

This is Jaden's last chance. He needs to destroy that golem now. Lynn thought as he looked at his hand. After a few moments, he pulled a card from his hand.

"I play the spell card, The Warrior Returning Alive! It allows me to bring Avian back from the graveyard and into my hand. Then I'll summon him in attack mode (ATK: 1000) and use Polymerization to fuse my two heroes together!" Jaden declared, playing three of his cards. Burstinatrix and Avian then disappeared into a vortex before reemerging as a monster clad in black with red and green markings. Its right hand was actually the mouth of a beast and along its backside were a white wing and a spiked tail.

"There he is, the Elemental Hero Flame Wingman (ATK: 2100)! I hope your Gear Golem is ready for a clash of the titans! So what do you think?" Jaden warned as he reached for his last card.

"I think you're doing very well for an amateur, but next time, try summoning a monster with more attack points," Crowler replied, not worried in the least.

"What's he mean?" Syrus wondered.

"That Wingman only has 2100 attack points Syrus," Lynn said from her perch, "It's a shame too. If Wingman were to destroy a monster in battle, the attack points of the destroyed monster would come right out of Crowler's life points."

"That's right," Bastion replied, "You seem to know about Elemental Heroes Lynn." Lynn grinned.

"I try to keep up with the latest stuff," Lynn smiled as she looked back to the field.

"All right young scholar, I don't intend to rush you, but I'm a busy man. Are you done yet?" Crowler inquired.

"Of course I'm not done yet. And I knew that my Wingman wasn't strong enough to beat your golem, so I'm playing this field spell card, Skyscraper!" Jaden replied, slotting the card into the end slot of his duel disk. Everyone gasped as the battlefield changed from the inside of a stadium to the middle of a big city in the middle of the night.

"Go Wingman! Show those heroics and attack that Ancient Gear Golem!" Jaden commanded. Wingman leapt from one of the skyscrapers and flew towards Crowler's machine.

"Fine with me! Bring it on! This silly Skyscraper field spell card hasn't lowered my golem's attack strength by one point!" Crowler pointed out as Wingman hit the ground before leaping up to attack.

"You're right! This field spell hasn't lowered your monster's strength. What it's done is raised my monster's strength by a total of 1000!" Jaden replied. Crowler began to panic as Wingman set itself ablaze (ATK: 2100 + 1000).

"Wait! Time out!" Crowler called in vain.

"Go Wingman! Attack with skydive scorcher!" Jaden commanded. To the surprise of everyone, Wingman set the golem ablaze before breaking it apart and lowering Crowler's life points (LP: 3000 – 100).

"This can't be! He was my very best card!" Crowler contemplated as pieces of his golem began to break off. To his surprise, one even nailed him on the head before the rest of the golem began to wobble.

"And because of Wingman's super power, the attack points of that golem are dealt straight to your life points. Sweet huh?" Jaden asked as the golem fell and landed on top of Crowler (LP: 2900 – 3000). The holograms vanished as the crowd erupted into cheers.

"That's game! So I guessed I passed the test huh Teach?" Jaden asked.

"That guy's got a future here," Alexis smiled. Lynn nodded.

"And so do I. I can't wait to duel that guy. I wonder if he'll be in Obelisk Blue too?" Lynn wondered. To her surprise, everyone around began to laugh.

"What? I'm just saying is that Jaden's got game," Lynn declared. Zane merely sniffed in disgust and walked off.

What's his problem? Lynn wondered as she and Alexis continued to clap for the young duelist.

"Yeah, alright Jaden!" Syrus cheered.

Good, I could use a little competition. Bastion thought hopefully as Jaden danced around the field in victory.

CHAPTER PREVIEW

Lynn: New season of Yu-Gi-Oh means new way of writing for my creator! Now we're doing previews! The academy's rules and regulations are unbelievable.

Jaden: Yeah, but that's not gonna stop us from seeing the old abandoned dormitory!

Lynn: I wonder what Alexis wants there that's so important?

Jaden and Lynn: Next time on Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Shadow of a Duelist Part 1

Lynn: I hope you know what you're doing Jaden...