Tag Team Trial, Part 2

PB: 7000 LP
J&M: 4550 LP
"It's two monsters to none. I'm afraid the situation is dire." Bastion said. 
"Come on Bastion, have a little faith in them." Alexis said. 
"Yeah. Besides, Michael has studied about these guys, so I'm sure he knows a way to beat them." Lily added. 
"Let's just hope they can pull it off before their life points run out." Bastion said. 
'Please oh please, let them win. I'll even give up grilled cheeses for a week, I'll just fry 'em instead.' Chumley thought to himself. Meanwhile, Chazz was having the time of his life watching the Paradox Brothers knock around Jaden and Michael. 
'Those two are finally getting the beat down they deserve. I can't wait for them to lose this duel and look like total fools, especially Michael. This is what you get for making me look like a laughingstock in front of our entire dorm.' He thought to himself. Crowler was watching the duel with mixed reactions. On the one hand, he was happy to see Jaden being made a fool out of. But on the reverse side, he couldn't help but feel bad.
He kept thinking about what Michael said at the interrogation. 'Michael was right. Even if I hate Jaden, it was wrong of me to try and hire someone to get rid of him. I put innocent students in danger because of my own pride. I don't deserve to be the Vice Chancellor, and I'm starting to believe I never did.' He thought to himself. 
'Yes. Even though Titan failed to get rid of them, I can still get them out of here, even if only for a while. That should give me some breathing room to figure out what to do about Michael.' Maxwell thought to himself before bursting out in laughter. 
"Enjoying the boys' punishment a little too much are we, Maxwell?" Sheppard asked. 
"No, you misunderstand Chancellor Sheppard. I'm just happy because the duel's nearly done. After all, the poor boys look oh so weary, and I'm thrilled their suffering is nearly through." Maxwell responded. 
"It doesn't look like their suffering so much to me. In fact, it looks like Jaden is just getting his second wind." Sheppard said as he pointed to the Slifer Duelist. Maxwell turned to look at Jaden and the look he saw on Jaden's face was one he didn't like: Determination.
"Well well, the Slifer Red forges ahead." Para said. 
"When a smart duelist would have fled." Dox finished. 
"Oh man, I'm starting to wish the academy had made us Slifers orange. Then we wouldn't have had to put up with so many of these awful rhymes." Jaden said. 
"Jaden, I wish you hadn't said that," Michael said. 
"Why?" His partner asked. 
"Because now they're going to be trying twice as hard to beat us." Michael answered. 
"Well, then I guess it's time we start trying harder too. And I'll start by summoning Elemental Hero Sparkman in attack mode. Next, I equip him with the spell card Spark Blaster. This blaster has 3 shots, and each one changes the battle mode of whatever monster is struck, and I'll use it on your Defense Wall." Jaden said. 
"Oh no!" Para shouted. 
"Now Sparkman, attack!" Jaden shouted.
PB: 5400 LP
"Next, I'll Spark Blaster on Gate Guardian, so you're taking a knee big guy. Finally, I use Spark Blaster on the Sparkman himself. With him chillin' in defense mode, I place a card face-down and end my turn." Jaden said as the blaster was destroyed. 
"Fine then, my draw. I'll just place one card face-down, no more, no less. Brother, you do the rest." Dox said. 
"Excellent decision, I think it's for the best." Para replied. 
"My move. Perfect, I play the spell card Dark World Dealings, so we all draw 1 card from our decks before discarding one card," Michael explained before everyone did as instructed. 
"And now the effect of Ceruli activates, summoning him to your side of the field in defense mode." He said as his monster reappeared. 
"Wait, he did this during his duel with Chazz at the welcome dinner." Lily said. 
"And if he's packing the same card as then, the Paradox Brothers are in trouble." Alexis added.
"Now that he's been revived, Ceruli's special ability activates. You see, when Ceruli is summoned by the effect of a Dark World card, the player opposing him has to discard a card. Since I'm his opponent, that means I discard one card, and I choose my Reign-Beaux, Overlord of Dark World. And due to his special ability, I can summon him back and then destroy all of your monsters," Michael explained. Reign-Beaux revived and fired a rainbow-colored blast at Gate Guardian and Ceruli, destroying them both. 
"Gate Guardian is cooked!" Para exclaimed. 
"I can hardly look." Dox added. 
"Then you might wanna close your eyes for this one. Reign-Beaux, attack directly!" Michael shouted.
PB: 2900 LP
"Nice going Michael! The bigger they brawl, the harder they fall." Jaden said. The whole arena erupted in applause for them. 
"No! This is supposed to be a punishment, and this crowd is treating them like heroes." Maxwell said. 
"Well, technically they are after that incident in the abandoned dorm." Sheppard pointed out. 
"I end my turn. Alright, we're in the home stretch." Michael said. 
"Yeah, just a bit more and this duel is ours." Jaden said. 
"Mind if we join in on all the praise you two?" Para asked. 
"Because, for destroying that monster we should really." Dox said. 
"Thank you." They said in unison. 
"What?" Michael asked. 
"They say what doesn't destroy you makes you stronger, and it's true. After all, we haven't been destroyed, and we're about to become more powerful than ever. I activate the spell Dark Element. This card can only be played by giving up half our life points while Gate Guardian is in the graveyard. And now we can summon Dark Guardian!"
PB: 1450
Dark Guardian
Level 12/Dark/Warrior
ATK&DEF 3800
"Um, you ever seen this guy before?" Jaden asked. 
"Definitely not." Michael answered. 
"Now Dark Guardian, attack Reign-Beaux with Axe Slash Bash." Para ordered. 
"Don't think so. I play the trap card Hero Barrier! Since I control an Elemental Hero monster, I can negate your attack," Jaden explained. "Thanks for that." Michael said. 
"No problem, just looking out for my partner." Jaden responded.
Para: "An impressive trap card."
Dox: "I never thought they would be so hard."
Para: "I know. We bombard and bombard. Oh well, at least our precious Dark Guardian."
Dox: "Has kept up his guard."
Para: "Quite right brother. He won't be blasted to shards."
Dox: "He'll finish them off."
Both: "And this duel will be ours."
"Things just got more difficult." Michael said. 
"Maybe. But you know what they say, when the going gets tough, the tough get going, so let's get to it." Jaden responded, to which Michael nodded. "I draw. And thanks to Pot of Greed, I get to draw 2 more. Next, I play Polymerization, and fuse the Elemental Heroes Sparkman, Avian, and Bubbleman in order to summon Elemental Hero Tempest!" Jaden shouted.
Level 8/Wind/Warrior
ATK&DEF 2800
"Fine monster, but it's still weaker than that Dark Guardian." Bastion said. 
"Just who's side are you on Bastion?" Alexis asked. 
'I hope you know what you're doing Jaden.' She thought to herself. 
"Next, I play the field spell Skyscraper. With it, if an Elemental Hero battles a stronger monster, than the hero gains an extra 1000 attack points for that battle. I end my turn there." Jaden said. 
"Then it is my turn, and I play the trap card One on One Fight. This card forces our strongest monsters to battle, so your Tempest has to battle Dark Guardian!" Dox shouted. 
"I activate Tempest's special ability. By sending one of our cards on the field to the graveyard, Tempest won't be destroyed. Mind if I borrow a card Michael?" Jaden asked. 
"Go right ahead." Michael said. 
"I sacrifice Reign-Beaux to keep Tempest in play." Jaden said. 
"Due to Dark Guardian's special ability, he cannot be destroyed in battle, which means this fight is a draw. I end my turn." Dox said.
'Here goes, all the pieces are in place, I just have to draw the right card. Come on guys, let's make a miracle happen.' Michael thought as he prepared to draw his card. 
"Here goes. I draw!" He shouted. He looked at the card he drew and couldn't help but smile. 
"Here it is." He said. 
"Then drive it home." Jaden said. 
"With pleasure, but first, I play the De-Fusion spell card, which lets me split Tempest back into the three monsters that were used to make him," Michael explained as Sparkman, Avian, and Bubbleman reappeared on the field. 
"What? Why would Michael get rid of Tempest?" Bastion. 
"Alexis, do you think he's going to play?" Lily asked. 
"I can't imagine what else he'd be doing right now. But in front of everybody?" Alexis asked. 
"Forgive me, but what are you both talking about?" Bastion asked.
Insert God's Anger
"I now sacrifice Sparkman, Bubbleman, and Avian. Come forth, the Wicked Dreadroot!" Michael shouted. The whole arena shook and a monster that looked like a sinister version of Obelisk the Tormentor appeared behind Michael. 
"It can't be! A Wicked God card?!" Bastion exclaimed in shock. 
"It can't be! The Wicked Gods are monsters that rival the Egyptian God Cards in power. How on earth does Michael have one?" Chazz asked. 
"Wow, I can't believe I get to see a Wicked God card with my own eyes, let alone be in a duel with one." Jaden said.
Level 10/Divine/Divine-Beast
ATK&DEF 4000
"Due to Dreadroot's special ability, the attack and defense of all non-Divine-Beast monsters are cut in half. Go, Shadow Oppression!" Michael exclaimed. Tendrils of shadow streamed off of Dreadroot before snaking over to Dark Guardian. When they touched it, the monster stepped back in fear of the Wicked God, cowering before it.
Dark Guardian: 3800-1900 ATK
"And even though Dark Guardian can't be destroyed in battle, you still take the damage." Jaden said. 
"Now Dreadroot, attack Dark Guardian with Wicked Shadow Impact!" Michael shouted. Dreadroot wrapped its fist in shadows before driving it into Dark Guardian, flattening the monster and knocking the Paradox Brothers on their backs.
PB: 0 LP
Winners: Jaden and Michael
"Way to go!" Chumley shouted. "I can't believe it. How does Michael have a Wicked God card?" Bastion asked. 
"I guess Michael is just full of surprises," Lily said. 
"That's for sure. I'm just glad Jaden gets to stay here." Alexis responded. 
"Jaden and Michael, you mean." Bastion said. 
"Well Michael too of course. I just said Jaden because I uh. Moving on," Alexis said. 
'You can't fool me Alexis. You like Jaden. And I'm gonna help get you two together.' Lily thought to herself.
"I'm outta here," Chazz said before he got up and left. 
"It can't be! Michael has a Wicked God card?! Surely that's against campus rules!" Maxwell shouted. 
"They won this duel fair and square Maxwell. Boys, you're in the clear." Sheppard said. 
'Thanks Dreadroot. I couldn't have won without you.' Michael thought to himself as he held the card in his hand. 
"Michael, I would like to have a word with you about that Wicked God card though." Sheppard said. 
"Yes sir?" Michael asked.
"I'm not going to ask you how you got it, or for you to hand it over. All I ask is that you refrain from using it to gain an advantage in the academy." the Chancellor said. 
"Of course Chancellor. I promise I won't use it to gain an unfair advantage over other students." Michael said. 
"Good. Now if you excuse me, I have matters to attend to." Sheppard said before walking off.
"Michael!" Lily shouted as she tackled him in a hug. 
"Lily, oxygen." He choked out. 
"Sorry." She said as she released her grip. 
"Well played, both of you." Bastion said as he walked up to them. 
"Thanks." Jaden responded. 
"Michael, I've got to ask, where did you get a Wicked God card?" Bastion asked. 
"That's a long story. Why don't you walk with me, there's something I want to talk to you about anyway." Michael said as he lead the Ra Yellow away. Once they were alone, Michael began to tell Bastion about his reason for being here and about his theory. 
"So you think Dr. Maxwell is stealing funds from the Slifer dorm?" Bastion asked once Michael finished. 
"Yes. Which is why I want your help. Bastion, you're the smartest person I can ask for help. Will you help me uncover the truth?" Michael asked. 
"Alright, I'll help you." Bastion answered. 
"Thanks. It's time for whoever is behind this to face justice." Michael said.