Yugioh GX Synchro Style/Chapter 2: Welcome to Duel Academy

After the entrance exams concluded, a helicopter was on it's way to Duel Academy with the applicants that passed. It's passengers included Ryan, Syrus and Bastion.
Duel Academy was owned by Kaiba Corporation and it was established to train the next generation of duelists or find other careers related to Duel Monsters.
Syrus looked out at the view through the window, while Bastion laid back in his seat. Ryan had placed two decks on a tray in front of him and was debating which one he would use for his first duel on the island.
Alexis was walking through the aisle to return to her seat, when she noticed Ryan looking at his deck and stood close by him.
"Getting ready for duels before we arrive?" She questioned out of curiosity over his action.
"Hmm." He stopped what he was doing and looked up at Alexis. "Do I know you from somewhere?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I haven't introduced myself. My name is Alexis Rhodes and I'm a new student as well."
"Ryan Walker." He replied back in a kind tone. "Nice to meet you."
"I was impressed with your victory over Crowler." Alexis said. "To be honest, he really isn't that nice of a guy."
"Thanks. The minute it was summoned, I figured out a plan to deal with it." He replied. "Really wasn't too threatened by it."
"I wouldn't get too overconfident, though." Alexis advised him. "There are a lot stronger duelists than Crowler at Duel Academy."
"Don't worry about me." Ryan said to her reassuringly. "I'm smart enough to handle anything on the island that comes my way."
"I certainly hope you are." She sighed in exasperation with how confident he was. "Anyway, we should be landing shortly."
After finishing her statement, Alexis returned to her own seat leaving him to his own devices. Ryan put his deck back together and then opened a deck box on his waist before placing it inside. He then looked out the window to enjoy the view of the ocean.
'I'm going to like this place.' He thought to himself, excited to see what the academy had to offer him.
"Attention, new Academy students, if you look outside the window; you'll see your new home away from home." The pilot said as everyone looked out the window in amazement at the Academy.
"Now, I'm sure you're excited. But please don't shove. It's quite a view, isn't it? Now then fasten your seat belts and return your seats to a upright position. Our next stop is Academy island." The pilot continued as the helicopter landed on the island. Ryan and the other students disembarked.
'I'm finally here.' Ryan said mentally.
Everyone received their school uniforms and assigned dorms. Bastion had on a Ra Yellow uniform. Ryan and Syrus on the other hand wore Slifer Red uniforms. Except, Ryan decided to stick to his un-buttoned gray jacket. This way he would stick out from every other student on the island. They were all gathered in a room when the screen turned on as a bald man with a beard, red jacket and welcoming smile on his face greeted them.
"Welcome students, I'm Chancellor Sheppard the headmaster of Duel Academy and you are some of the greatest duelists the world has to offer." Sheppard said to them. All the new students were paying close attention to what he was telling them. "Now please get yourselves settled into your dorms. I think you'll like them, well depending on how you placed on your exams of course." He finished with a chuckle.
"Well according to my PDA, I'm in the Slifer Red dorm." Ryan noted.
"Hey, so am I." Syrus replied. He and Ryan were leaning against a stone decoration in the courtyard.
Bastion then walked by them.
"Oh hello Bastion." Ryan greeted. "Would you happen to be in Slifer Red?"
"Let's see yellow sleeves, yellow buttons, I don't think so." He looked down at his uniform, and replied sarcastically.
"Oh I see." Ryan muttered, then scanned the area and noticed a two-story structure. "Well, see you in class tomorrow." He and Syrus walked over to where they were going to stand during their time at the academy.
The red dorm was on the eastern side of the island and had a different appearance than the other dorms at the academy. It was a two story apartment building.
"This isn't a dorm, it's a outhouse with a deck." Syrus complained, not satisfied with their current living conditions.
"What are you complaining about?" Ryan questioned. "This isn't that bad of a view." He was admiring the view of the ocean from the back of the building. He and Syrus found their room and stepped inside.
"Kinda small isn't it?" Syrus asked.
It was scarce, only containing a triple bunk bed, TV and stool.
"As I recall, you're a small boy." Ryan noted. "It's good enough for our first year at the Academy, wouldn't it?"
"Yeah, kinda weird encountering each other at the entrance exams and now we're roommates?"
"Where are you going with this?" Ryan quizzed.
"Do you think we were connected in a ancient life? Like you were a Egyptian pharaoh and I was your guardian Seto."
"What?" He repeated. "That's ridiculous."
"Well." Syrus remarked, defensive. "It could be true."
"I seriously doubt that, the mold was broken in regards to us."
"Yeah, for different reasons." Syrus said nervously.
"You need a serious confidence boost, dude." Ryan told him and then pulled the blinds apart to let some light into the room.
"Hey, those were closed for a reason!" A voice shouted.
"Oh, sorry." Syrus apologized.
"Didn't notice you." Ryan remarked.
"Well, how about now?!" A heavyset teenager in a white version of the Slifer Red uniform looked down at them with a enraged expression over having his sleep disturbed. This caused Syrus to begin to freak out and scream.
"Geez, blow my eardrums out why don't you?" Ryan questioned sarcastically.
"Would you stop your screaming!" Chumley demanded. "Who are you and what are you doing in my room?"
"Oh I suppose we should introduce ourselves. My name is Ryan Walker."
"And I'm Syrus Truesdale."
"We happen to be your new roommates." Ryan informed him.
The boy in the white uniform rolled to his side, facing away from Ryan and Syrus.
"Yeah you two are new alright, so let me tell you how things work here."
"What's that supposed to mean?" Ryan demanded, narrowing his eyebrows.
"Like when Parent's Weekend is?" Syrus asked.
"No, the whole color thing. That's what's most important." The boy replied, shaking his head. "See, there are three different categories of students here. Obelisk Blue, Ra Yellow and Slifer Red. The Blues are the highest ranked students, a majority of them earned their dorm through grades or connections. Next are the Yellows, they're the second highest of the dorms and a majority of them have lots of potential. Last but not least is us, the Red Wonders." Chumley explained to them.
"The Wonders. That's a cool name." Syrus said, not understanding what Chumley really meant by that statement.
"As in I wonder how we even got into the Academy." He said causing Syrus to sweat-drop slightly. "We're bottom of the barrel here, dueling duds. I'm Chumley, by the way."
After Chumley introduced himself, Ryan and Syrus walk along the path towards the main building. Syrus sighed, still upset after hearing what Chumley said about the reds.
"Seriously, you're still depressed."
"Chumley said us Reds are the worst." Syrus replied in a disappointed tone.
"Forget that." Ryan remarked. "It's only our first day here."
"You're right." Syrus agreed. "How can we possibly be the worst?"
Syrus said, literally burning with determination. "I'm like a furnace or a really big bottle of spicy hot salsa dip, right?" He said before noticing Ryan was walking towards the main building and went after him. "Wait up."
"I have no idea to prove this, but something tells me a duel is underway."
"How do you know?" Syrus asked.
"Just call it a hunch." Ryan responded. "Follow me, please." They headed inside and explored the building. They eventually came across a large duel arena.
"Huh, this isn't half bad." Ryan whistled.
"Yeah, no kidding. It looks completely state of the art." Syrus stated, amazed. "It would be amazing to duel here."
"Well, why don't we find out?" Ryan asked.
"Do you think we're allowed to?" Syrus said hesitantly.
"Why wouldn't we be, this arena can be used by everyone." He responded back.
"Wrong, this is the Obelisk Blue campus." Two Obelisk Blue students confronted Ryan and Syrus. "And you Slifers aren't welcome here. Take a look at the crest."
Ryan and Syrus turn to look at a stone crest resembling the Egyptian God Card Obelisk the Tormentor above the entrance to the arena.
"This is our turf." A blue-haired Obelisk said.
"Sorry, we were just looking around." Syrus apologized, before turning to face his friend. "Right?"
"Oh we'll leave alright, but on one condition." Ryan popped his knuckles defiantly. "Who is up for taking me on in a duel."
"Hey, you're-" Their eyes widened as the two recognized who was talking to them.
"Chazz, the applicant that beat Dr. Crowler just showed up." Chazz, who was in the stands made his presence known to the pair of Slifers, staring down at them with narrowed eyes.
"Chazz, was it?" Ryan asked out of curiosity.
"His name is Chazz Princeton and he was the number one duelist back at Duel Prep school. So you better show him the proper respect. Got it!?"
"Yeah, he's going to be the next King of Games. The best duelist in the world." His brown-haired underling added.
"We'll see about that." Ryan scoffed. "That title is going to be mine."
The two burst out in laughter before regaining their composure.
"A Slifer Slacker as the next King of Games. That'll be the day."
"Are you calling me a slacker, huh?!" Ryan shouted in frustration with their comment.
"Can it you two!" Chazz ordered, getting everyone's attention.
The four students then look up at him.
"He might be right." He added.
"What do you mean Chazz?" The blue-haired Obelisk asked.
"He did manage to beat Crowler and his rare monster." Chazz said. "I suppose that takes some skill to pull off."
"Absolutely." Ryan nodded in agreement.
"Or was luck, I say we find out right now." Chazz smirked.
"Bring it on." Ryan shot back.
"Well, isn't this a motley crew." A new voice said, having overheard their conversation. The group turned and saw a beautiful girl with long blonde hair wearing a blue girls blazer. A pair of finger-less gloves were on her arms. Her arms were folded across her chest.
"Whoa who is that?" Syrus asked, amazed with the young woman.
"How many times are we going to bump into each other today." Ryan responded.
"Wait you already know who she is?" Syrus was surprised to find out Ryan already knew her.
"We encountered each other this morning on the plane ride here." He responded.
"Hey there, Alexis." Chazz greeted her smugly, trying to impress the young woman. "Are you here to watch me wipe the floor with my new friend, it'll be a short but entertaining duel."
"No, you're late for the welcome dinner." Alexis snapped and informed the spiky-haired Obelisk.
"Oh yeah, let's go." Chazz and his cronies left the duel arena, as she shot a glare at the trio.
"Sorry about that." Alexis turned and apologized to the two Slifers. "Not every Obelisk is like that. Chazz is just a huge jerk. especially in regards to the reds."
"Don't worry about it." Ryan brushed her concern off. "I was hoping to avoid that guy, but things didn't go according to plan."
"We have to work on your overconfidence." Syrus said.
"What overconfidence?" Ryan asked his blue-haired roommate, not sure what he was talking about.
Alexis giggled at the pair's squabble. "You two should probably get going as well, after all your welcome dinner will also start soon."
"Oh yeah, thanks for the reminder." Ryan said back. "Let's get out of here, Syrus."
"Hey, wait for me." Syrus called out to his roommate.
"Ryan." Alexis said to herself as she observed the two leave.
Ryan and Syrus made their way back to the Red Dorm so they wouldn't miss dinner. He and Syrus stepped inside the cafeteria as all four dorms began their welcome dinner. For Obelisk Blue and Ra Yellow, they were greeted with rather extravagant food.
Slifer Red was another story though. Their welcome dinner was simply rice, dried fish and a bowl of soup. Their dorm's headmaster was not present, in his place was a small orange cat. A tall man with black hair entered the room.
"Hello, children. My name is Professor Banner." The man introduced himself to everyone with a kind smile on his face. "Now, before we start I would for you all to share something with everyone else."
Before the other reds could start, Ryan was quietly eating the rice and fish causing Syrus to look at him in disbelief.
"Oh, sorry." He apologized for his impatience.
"Since some of us don't feel like waiting, let's just eat." Professor Banner said as the other students began to eat their own food. Even though the food wasn't as fancy as the food from Ra Yellow and Obelisk Blue, it was good nonetheless.
After dinner, Ryan and Syrus returned to their room to get some sleep. This turned out to be a good idea as classes start in the morning. Syrus poured some tea into a couple mugs. Meanwhile Ryan was seated at the desk, going through one of his decks.
"Gotta admit, Professor Banner is a great cook." Ryan said to himself, satisfied by how good the food was.
"Yeah, and he's a really nice guy as well." Syrus agreed with his statement.
"I don't doubt it." Ryan was offered some tea and accepted it. "Thanks." He said to Syrus out of appreciation.
"How about you Chumley?" Syrus asked.
"Did I say I wanted any?!" Chumley snapped while lying on the top bunk.
"Hey, don't snap at him." Ryan admonished Chumley for his outburst, not too thrilled with his attitude.
"It's fine." Syrus replied. "I'm used to it."
Then, Ryan's PDA went off and he looked at the screen. Chazz had sent him a message. "Hey, slacker you're not off the hook. Tonight at midnight. Winner gets the rarest card from the loser."
'You're on Chazz.' Ryan thought to himself, swapping his Hero deck with another one.
"If that's Chazz you're dueling, you've only got trouble." Chumley said to him, before rolling on his side and facing away from them.
Ryan got up from his seat and made his way to the door, with Syrus right behind him.
A short time later, they were wandering through the academy in search of the arena.
"I don't think this is a good idea." Syrus admitted, afraid they might get in trouble for sneaking out after curfew.
"Too late to turn back now. Anyway I want to teach Chazz and his followers a lesson for insulting me." Ryan stated as they stepped into the arena.
"Well, well he's here." Chazz said to them in a arrogant tone.
"Yeah, I am." Ryan shot back. "Don't expect me to just sit back and let someone disrespect me."
"Time to see if you beating Crowler was a fluke or not." Chazz said.
"And we'll find out who really deserves to be called the next King of Games." Ryan commented.
"Make sure to fork over your rarest card after you lose." Chazz said in a bored tone.
"Time to duel!"
Ryan: 4000
Chazz: 4000
"Alright Slacker!" Chazz drew a card and looked at his hand. "I summon Reborn Zombie in defense mode." A hideous-looking zombie in tattered robes appeared. "And I'll place one card face-down." A card was placed in the spell and trap zone. "That's it for now."
"That's a good move." Ryan said in a confident tone. "Let me show you one of my own. Here we go." He drew a card and scanned his hand, before deciding what to play. "First things first, I discard a card from my hand to special summon the Tuner monster Quickdraw Synchro." A robot with a cowboy hat on his head and two guns in it's hand appeared on the field.
"And now that a tuner monster is on the field, I can special summon this." He placed a monster card on his duel disk. It was a small hedgehog with metal bolts sticking out of it's back.
"I'll let you see something neat." Ryan remarked. "Level 5 Quickdraw Synchron tune with Level 2 Quillbolt Hedgehog." Quickdraw Synchron jumped into the air and turned into five green rings that aligned. Quillbolt Hedgehog passed through the rings and changed into two stars that also aligned.
"The spirits merge to form the arrow that pierces the sky! Synchro Summon! Ready your bow, Junk Archer!" Emerging from a light was a orange robot with one eye holding a bow and arrow in it's arms.
Chazz was shocked to say the least. His well-thought out plan was ruined as he wasn't expecting his opponent to use a different deck. Chazz quickly regained his composure and cocky attitude though.
"Big deal, your monster doesn't scare me." Chazz sneered.
"I activate Junk Archer's special ability. Until the end of the turn, your Reborn Zombie is banished." Ryan explained as Reborn Zombie was sucked into a portal and disappeared.
"No." Chazz grimaced at the loss of his monster. Things weren't going his way at all and it irked him to no end.
"Junk Archer, attack him directly with Scrap Arrow." Junk Archer pulled back on his bow and fired a arrow that struck Chazz head on.
Chazz: 1700
"My turn ends with two face-downs." Ryan placed two cards in his spell and trap zone as Reborn Zombie returned to the field.
"Pure luck." Chazz growled as he drew a card and started his turn. "I summon Chthonian Soldier in attack mode." A ferocious-looking monster adorned in dark armor wielding a sword appeared in front of Chazz.
"I thought you guys might be here." Alexis said as she entered the arena.
"Alexis?" Syrus asked.
"But so far it doesn't look like I have to worry about anything." She added. "He seems to be in complete control of this duel at the moment."
'I shouldn't get overconfident though.' Ryan thought. He wasn't going to make the mistake of falling into a trap.
"I'll end my turn with two face-down cards." Chazz set a couple cards in his spell and trap zone before ending his turn. Judging from his lack of reaction, Chazz assumed he was upset and proceeded to mock him.
"What's the matter, baby want to cry?" Chazz asked mockingly.
"Shut up, dude." Was all he said in response to Chazz mocking him. "It's my move." Ryan drew a card. "Junk Archer, attack Chthonian Soldier with Scrap Arrow." Chthonian Soldier was destroyed by Junk Archer's arrow.
Chazz: 600
In the aftermath, Chthonian Soldier's sword flew into the air and struck Ryan.
Ryan: 2900
"Wait, why did he lose life points?" Syrus asked.
"That, my friend was Chthonian Soldier's special ability. When it's destroyed in battle, the battle damage it's owner took is also inflicted to the opponent." Ryan explained what just happened to a confused Syrus.
"Oh, thanks for letting me know that." Syrus appreciated what his roommate shared with him.
"It's only a matter of time before your rarest card is mine." Chazz said, figuring his victory was imminent.
"Now I end with a face-down." Ryan placed a face-down before finishing his turn.
"You'll regret that." Chazz drew his next card. "I activate Chthonian Blast, because you destroyed my Soldier I get to destroy your monster and then you take damage equal to half it's attack."
Junk Archer was sucked into a vortex and destroyed.
Ryan: 1150
"And now I use Call of the Haunted to bring back the Chthonian Soldier you destroyed in attack mode." Chazz activated his second trap card.
"But you won't be seeing him for long because I sacrifice him to summon Mefist the Infernal General." He said as a monster in black armor wielding an ax and riding on the back of a ram also in black armor appeared on the field.
"Nice monster." Ryan remarked.
"Nice monster?" Chazz questioned, before smirking. "You're something else Slacker, you know that? Acting all confident, but your lousy monsters won't get you out of this jam."
'We'll see about that.' Ryan thought, looking down at one of his face-downs.
"It's my move." Ryan drew his next card and smiled, but then his ears picked up on footsteps coming their way. "What is going on?"
Alexis also heard the footsteps heading towards the arena.
"Guys, we have company." Alexis said, getting everyone's attention. "If they find us in here, we'll get seriously busted."
"What?" Syrus asked, panicked. "Why?"
Alexis shook her head and pulled out her PDA. "The rules state no after hour duels. Chazz knows that, but I'm guessing he didn't bother to fill you in." Chazz blushed in embarrassment over being caught.
"Lousy-" Ryan glared at Chazz, not happy about being set up.
"Come on, let's get out of here!" Chazz's blue-haired follower said.
"Well, well Slacker. You lucked out this time." Chazz said, deciding to end the duel there.
"We'll settle this later." Ryan promised to continue the duel another time."
"We gotta go." Syrus said.
"He's right." Alexis agreed.
"Let's go." Syrus said.
"Got it." Ryan nodded and jumped down from the arena. He ran out of the building alongside Syrus and Alexis, not wanting to get caught.
They left just in time. Security entered the arena soon after they left, but didn't find anyone. The three managed to make it outside without being noticed.
"Thanks for showing us the way out, Alexis." Syrus said.
"Sure." Alexis said before turning to Ryan. "I'm sorry you couldn't finish your duel with Chazz."
"I already know the end result of our duel." Ryan said.
"Are you sure about that?" Alexis asked. "To me, it seemed that duel would have gone either way."
"This was one of my face-downs." He revealed the Call of the Haunted trap card. "Thanks to this, I would have revived Junk Archer and then summoned the Tuner monster Effect Veiler to Synchro Summon this." Ryan showed her a brand-new Synchro Monster that resembled his Stardust Dragon.
"And in the event that failed, I drew Monster Reborn."
"So basically, you had a couple ways out if the duel continued." It dawned on Alexis.
"Oh well, there will be other opportunities." Ryan sighed in disappointment. "We should be getting back to the red dorm now. See you around, Alexis."
Alexis watched as he and Syrus returned to the red dorm. She couldn't help but smile at Ryan. 'This will be one exciting year.' She thought, watching them return to the Slifer Red dorm.