Grave Risk

It had been about a week since the School Duel. It was the middle of the night and everyone was asleep. Well almost everyone. In the dorm room of Jaden Yuki, his roommate Syrus had woken us because he needed to go to the toilet. He carefully came off his bunk bed so that he wouldn't wake up Jaden or Chumley. Then he made his way out of his dorm room and he went to find the Slifer bathroom where he could go to the toilet.
"That's the last time a mix chili sauce and Ice cream." Syrus said to himself and he opened one of the doors but when he peeked inside, he saw that it was the wrong room "Oops, this isn't the bathroom." Syrus went to close the door but then he noticed Professor Banner sitting on a chair in front of a computer and he looked like he was talking to someone using the computer.
"You're not here to ask questions, you are here to obey." a voice said over the computer.
Banner shifted in his chair and looked conflicted. "But Jaden is one of our best students, he could be buried alive." He objected
"Buried alive?" Syrus whispered
"If the tomb shall be the end of Jaden Yuki then so be it. His true potential must be tested." The voice claimed. "And the potential of the dragon duelist should be tested as well and someone already has someone after her."
Syrus quickly left after that. He wasn't sure what was going on but it sounded like Banner was up to something and also Solona as well. Syrus was unable to sleep for the rest of the night.
…
The next day, everyone was back at School. Right now it was professor Banner's Alchemy class. Most students found this lesson boring and some were starting to fall asleep. Jaden, Syrus, Chumley and Faren were fast asleep together while Kallian looked like she was ready to fall asleep. She had been woken early thanks to Sera messing with her alarm again; Jaden had painted eyes on his face to make it look like he was awake. Daylen sat with Aedan while Solona was with Alexis and Sereda. They were all doing their best to stay focused on the lesson. Theorn and Bastion were the only ones who were concentrating and were with Neria who looked ready to fall asleep.
"So you see Children." Banner said. "We can learn a great deal from alchemy that applies to Dueling." He was carrying two vials of different colored liquids while his cat Pharaoh slept peacefully in his chair. "Just like we can fuse two monsters to create a more powerful monster, we can mix two compounds and make something equally as impressive." He then poured one of the liquids into the other vial and mixed the two liquids together by swirling it around. But then the vial exploded which sent a cloud of smoke into the air and into Banner's face which messed up his hair, it also woke up Syrus and Chumley who ducked from the explosion "And equally as devastating." Banner then collapsed as the bell rang which signaled the end of the lesson.
This bell also woke up the sleeping Duelists who all yawned and stretched. 
"So what did I miss?" Jaden asked. "Did we learn anything good today."
"Yeah, don't let Banner near any chemicals, he always causes such a mess." Neria said who had overheard Jaden while Solona was trying hard not to laugh.
"Well it's lunch time now." Faren said
Banner then managed to push himself up and he brushed the dust off his clothes. "Oh I nearly forgot." He said as he picked up a pile of papers. "I'm planning a little field trip."
"A field trap?" Jaden asked excitingly. "Where to? Carnival? Circus?"
"Even better." Banner said. "We're going to take a ten mile hike to the excavated ruins on the north side of the Island where we will take geologic core samples. The trip will be on Saturday at 7 AM so don't be late."
...
That Saturday morning, the field trip was about to take place though very few students had come. Only Jaden, Syrus, Chumley, Alexis, Solona, Daylen, Neria, Theorn and Aedan had shown up. 
"Only 9 students?" Banner questioned. "Where is everyone else?"
"They're probably sleeping professor." Syrus claimed "You know in their nice warn beds with their lovely comfy pillows."
"Just like I would have been doing if Banner hadn't threatened us with detention if we didn't show up." Chumley said. "It's 7AM in the morning, I need my beauty sleep."
"Well Sereda has some important things to do." Aedan replied
"Faren is unable to come because he has to study." Neria said. "And Sera drew on Kallian's face during the night, now she's trying to clean up the mess and she's after Sera."
Jaden looked at them. "Do you know what the secret to getting up early is." Jaden said "You just stay up all night."
Alexis grinned. "To tell you the truth, I could hardly sleep either." she said. "These ruins we're going too used to hold the Shadow Games."
"Then maybe we'll find some clues." Jaden said. "You know about your brother."
"That's kind of what I'm hoping for." Alexis said
"And maybe there will be a clue about our father." Daylen added
"Now we must be careful as we approach the ruins." Banner said. "Inside is an ancient tomb."
'A tomb.' Syrus gasped and he remembered what he overheard a few days ago and then he approached Jaden. "Hey Jaden I need to talk to you." And then he pulled Jaden away into a corner. "I think Banner wants to bury you. I heard him talking about that tomb and you in it."
"Why just because I slept through class?" Jaden joked "Does the school board know about this."
"Jaden I heard him." Syrus protested. "And he talked about a dragon duelist and that could mean Solona since she uses dragon cards."
"Syrus this sounds like another Chili sauce nightmare." Jaden said
"Okay everyone let's go." Banner called and then everyone began following Banner while Syrus went last.
"Don't say I didn't warn you." Syrus said
...
The hike was long and tiring. And Chumley kept on complaining.
"Are we nearly there my feet really hurt."
"Can we take a bathroom break or something?"
"I hate climbing." The group climbed up a set of large rocks.
"I hate crawling." They crawled along a log to cross a river
"I hate hiking. Are we nearly there yet, I'm hungry."
"Will you shut up for one minute?" Theorn groaned as he helped Aedan carry a tired Chumley.
"Well Chumley I did see some red berries a while back." Banner laughed. "Oh look, we're finally here." The rest of the group all arrived and saw what looked like a ruined arch covered in moss. "Isn't it just amazing."
"They look all ruined." Jaden replied
"Well they are meant to be like that." Solona said
"They are ruins." Alexis agreed
"Who knows how old these ancient ruins are." Daylen added
Banner then went on to talk about what the ruins were used for while most people weren't listening. 
"He sure seems excited to see some rocks." Syrus said
"Yeah well I'm excited to sit down." Chumley said
"Yeah and while we're at it, why don't we chow down." Jaden suggested
"Why is it he only thinks of food?" Solona asked Theorn
"I have no idea but he enjoys any food he finds." Theorn said. "Especially fried shrimp as that's what Kallian and Faren told me."
"I don't see why not." Banner said and then he threw out his backpack as well as all the other students and then they got their food. "I just love Pizza"
Everyone looked at him. "How come you get Pizza while we all get, whatever it is I'm holding?" Jaden asked as he held up two rice balls.
"I'm your teacher so I need to eat so I have the energy to teach!" Banner claimed and then he went back in to his back and then he felt something furry. "That's odd, I don't remember putting a furball on my Pizza." And then he pulled out his pet cat Pharaoh who had eaten Banner's pizza as he had crumbs in his fur. "YOU WERE SUPPOSE TO STAY AT HOME, NOT HITCH A RIDE AND EAT MY LUNCH!" Banner shouted at Pharaoh and then he fell onto his hands and knees.
Solona and the others smirked at Banner. 
"Well that will teach him." Neria muttered to herself.
"Maybe you could share your lunch with me." Banner said desperately
"Sorry teach." Jaden said smugly. "But we're you students so we've got to eat to learn."
"Yeah and you weren't going to share your lunch." Chumley grinned
"That's not true, I've got mints." Banner said. "Anyone want a mint, see I'm sharing."
Solona just stared at Banner but then she heard the noise, she turned and saw Urthemiel nearby. 
"Hey Urthemiel, what's wrong?" She asked while the others were distracted
"I've got this feeling Solona." Urthemiel said. "I feel the Shadow games. It may just be because these ruins were once used to hold Shadow Games but I still feel something is wrong. And for some reason, I feel a familiar presence of someone who I've met before."
Solona was about to ask who it was but then Pharaoh unearthed something in the soil which them sent a large green light into the air and then several more followed which surrounded the group.
"What's going on." Everyone questioned and Pharaoh then jumped into Banner's arms
"That's one powerful mint." Chumley said and then the green light cleared and to everyone's shock, the sun then split into three suns.
"Wait why are there three suns?" Neria said
"Something's going on." Daylen added
"Is everyone else seeing those three suns?" Banner asked
"This is the most luscious field trip ever." Chumley said as everyone looked at the three suns.
"Oh wow, that's cool." Syrus gasped
Jaden stared in awe but was then interrupted when his spirit partner Winged Kuriboh appeared and cooed. 
"What was that, we should run?" Jaden said and then Kuriboh disappeared. "But it looks so cool."
That thought was gone was there was a large flash of lightning. 
"Quick children, head for cover!" Banner yelled and then everyone ran for it as there were more flashes of lightning. 
"Quick children, we'll find cover in that thing." Banner shouted
"The what?" Everyone questioned
"The wall with the hole in it." Banner confirmed
Everyone except Jaden ran into an old building with a hole in it and they took cover.
"Come on!" Syrus shouted at Jaden when he saw that he was standing still watching the storm
"You must hurry." Banner added
"This storm seems bad." Theorn stated
"It's unnatural." Daylen added
"Jaden come on!" Alexis shouted
"You guys stay in there!" Jaden shouted. "I'll lead the storm away." And then he ran off.
"Jaden!" Alexis shouted
"Where's he going?" Chumley asked
"He's going nuts." Syrus claimed but then Solona ran out of the hole as well.
"Jaden wait!" She shouted. "Come back here."
"Sister, come back!" Daylen shouted but then there was a flash of green light and they all covered their eyes and everyone's vision went black.
...
Jaden groaned as he rubbed his head. He seemed to have a headache and his vision was blurry. When he could see clearly, he saw what looked like an old pyramid that the ancient Aztecs used. 
"I think I took a wrong turn." Jaden said to himself and then he heard Kuriboh coo. "Yeah we're not in Kansas anymore." Then he turned around and he saw the archway that Banner had shown him and the group before. Only now it was made from golden orange stone and wasn't crumbled. The archway had several snakes like statues on it as well. "Hey it's the entrance to the ruins but it's not ruined. I'm in some wicked crazy dream Kuriboh." He then turned to Kuriboh "Too bad you can't just pinch my cheeks to wake me up." Kuriboh just cooed again and he literally pinched Jaden on his cheek. "Ow, did you sharpen those?" And then he just realized that Kuriboh was real. "And wait, since when can I feel you." He then caught Winged Kuriboh in his hands and Kuriboh made a few more happy coos "Wow this is a first."
Jaden then heard someone clearing her throat. He turned to see a woman with tanned skin wearing a black robe with a purple strip on the chest. She also had a golden headband and green earrings in her ears. 
"This is sacred ground." The woman said. "You must leave here right now; you are in very grave danger."
"Wow what dorm are those clothes from?" Jaden asked. "I want to join." He clearly had no idea what was going on. Then Kuriboh cooed and the woman turned sharply as she heard the sound of footsteps approaching.
The woman then grabbed Jaden's hand and then held in against a wall where some stairs went up the pyramid and ignored Jaden's protests. "Quiet, or do you wish to share the others fate."
"Wait what others?" Jaden asked
"Shhh." The woman ordered and then a bunch of soldiers dressed in black robes and holding spears went up the stairs.
When the soldiers were gone, the woman let Jaden go. "Those guys dress even weirder than Dr Crowler. What's going on here?"
"I speak of the strangers who share your dress." the woman said. "They have been taken by the Gravekeeper Chief and will be punished for entering his most sacred tomb."
"Wait punished!" Jaden shouted. "No way not on my watch lady! Take me to them right now!"
The woman scoffed. "So be it but don't say I didn't warn you."
...
Later, Jaden and the woman walked together. 
"So tell me stranger, by which means you arrive here?" The woman asked
"The name's Jaden." Jaden said. "And I don't even know where here is. But by the looks of it, this is a great place to get a tan."
The woman led Jaden into a small room. 
"You will wait here." She said
"No I won't." Jaden protested. "I have to find my friends. I want to see them."
"I will find them." The woman replied. "Trust me if you are found walking about you will be of no use to them. I'll be back." The woman then walked away.
"Fine!" Jaden grumbled
...
Jaden had spent quite a while just sitting on the floor waiting. Winged Kuriboh was sat next to him cooing. "What's taking her so long. Is she ever going to come back?" Jaden groaned and then a horrible thought came to him "Wait a second. What is she is working with this Gravekeeper. That means that we're all in trouble."
Then there was a loud shout. "SOMEONE HELP US!"
Jaden gasped when he heard the voice and he recognized the voice. 
"Alexis, is that you?" Jaden shouted and then he jumped up and then he grabbed hold of a small window where he pulled himself up and gasped at what he saw. There was a giant hole in a small courtyard and floating above it were four coffins. Inside each of them were Alexis, Chumley, Syrus and Banner all wrapped up like mummies in bandages. 
"Oh no." Jaden gasped and then he felt something poking him.
"Get down!" a voice ordered
"Move towards the sharp object?" Jaden questioned. "You've got to be kidding me?"
"NOW!" the voice commanded
"All right, have you ever heard of a handshake?" Jaden said and he got down. As soon as he turned around, he saw several soldiers dressed in black robes point sharp spears at him and then Jaden gasped. "I guess not." Jaden then looked at the leader who was dressed in a white robe and he had a black beard "Oh where are my manner, introductions first, I'm Jaden Yuki. And your name would be."
"I am the Gravekeeper Chief and you have trespassed on the Sacred Tomb that I protect." The leader replied
Jaden gave a laugh. "Hey sounds good to me, so how about I just grab my friends downstairs, we'll say our goodbyes and then we'll zip back to the dimension that we came from."
"That is not possible." The Gravekeeper chief growled
"But why not?" Jaden asked desperately
"Because you fool, you have tread upon my domain and you will be punished along with your friends." The Chief growled
"Oh come on can't we just pay a fine or something." Jaden demanded
"You cannot!" The Chief again growled
"Well then you can't point your spears at me." Jaden smirked only for the spears to be pointed at his neck again.
The Chief gave a smirk. 
"You show some spirit stranger." He said. "I shall your pardon your trespassing given that you can survive my challenge. What is your answer?"
"Well what's the challenge?" Jaden asked. The chief just smirked and he held a deck of Duel monsters. "A duel? Now you're speaking my language, you're on but only of you pardon my friends along with me. Deal."
"So be it if you win." The Chief replied
"For my friends, there's no if about it. I'll win." Jaden said and then he went into Chumley's bag which the woman from before had given him.
"But if you don't, you will be punished, you will be buried alive." The chief added
Jaden gasped. 
"Wait buried alive!" He shouted. "But who will save my friends?"
"Fear not, they will be buried along with you." The chief laughed
...
The Duel started on top of the pyramid that overlooked the tomb. Jaden's friends were below them in the coffins. Though Jaden still wondered where Solona and her group were. They hadn't been caught otherwise they would have been with Banner and the others. Both Jaden and the Chief activate their Duel disks while Jaden looked at his friends.
"Good luck Jaden." Banner said. "We're all routing for you, very much so."
"Jaden!" Syrus shouted
"Come on Jaden save us!" Chumley added
"Don't worry you'll all be fine!" Jaden shouted down to them. "As long as beat this guy. All right get your game on!"
"Duel!"
Jaden: 8000
Gravekeeper Chief: 8000
"Get my Game on?" the Chief asked. "What do you speak of."
"Oh come on it's just a figure of speech." Jaden replied. "You know like slang."
"It's like Slang! How dare you speak to me with your rotten tongue of a filly serpent!" the Chief shouted. "I place a monster face down thus ending my turn."
"That's it." Jaden smirked as he drew his card. "I summon Elemental Hero Sparkman to the field in attack mode." Jaden's yellow and blue armored lightning hero appeared on the field (Attack 1600 Defense 1400) "And now Sparkman will destroy that face down monster" Sparkman sent a blast of lightning towards the face down monster which flipped to reveal a young blue haired man holding a book which was destroyed.
The Chief laughed. "You've fallen for my trap; the monster you destroyed was Gravekeeper's Nobleman. And when he is sent to the graveyard, I can summon 1 Gravekeeper from my deck in face down defense position. And I choose my Gravekeeper's Guard." His chosen monster was place down in defense mode."
"Well I guess I'll place one monster face down and end my turn." Jaden finished
The Gravekeeper Chief laughed. 
"My draw." He said as he drew his card. "And I summon Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier in attack mode." A black robed guard holding a large spear appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1500 Defense 1000) "And now I will flip my Guard into attack position." A fatter robbed man holding a large staff appeared on the field (Attack 1000 Defense 1900) "And there is more, for you see when Gravekeeper's Guard is flipped from face down defense to face up, his ability activates, now one monster on your field back to your hand and the monster I pick is your Sparkman." Jaden gasped when his Sparkman vanished from his field and reappeared in his hand. "And now Gravekeeper's Spear Soldier, attack him directly." The Spear Soldier then thrust his spear forward and it went right through Jaden's chest and he groaned in pain.
Jaden: 6500
Gravekeeper Chief: 8000
"I felt that." Jaden groaned and he fell to his hands and knees.
"And you will feel this as well." The Chief added. "I still have one more attack left, Gravekeeper's Guard, send another attack." Gravekeeper's Guard then sent his attack and Jaden groaned in pain again.
Jaden: 5500
Gravekeeper Chief: 8000
"Now I get it." Jaden said. "This isn't just about my life points, it's about my life itself."
"Yes and your friends as well." The Chief smirked and then the coffins began to close a bit. "For every life point you lose, those coffins will close and when you run out of life points, they shall be buried alive."
"Well that's not going to happen!" Jaden shouted. 'I've had a bad start but I know I can turn this around.' He thought and then he drew his card and he smirked "I activate Polymerization which allows me to fuse Elemental Heroes Avian and Burstinatrix in my hand in order to summon Elemental Hero Flame Wingman." Jaden green and red hero with the dragon head hand appeared on the field (Level 6 Attack 2100 Defense 1200) "And now, Flame Wingman will attack that Spear Soldier." Flame Wingman jumped high into the air and then he destroyed the Spear Soldier.
Jaden: 5500
Gravekeeper Chief: 7400
"And there is more, when Flame Wingman destroys a monster in battle; you take damage equal to that monster's attack points." Jaden added and then the Gravekeeper Chief was blasted by Flame Wingman's dragon head.
Jaden: 5500
Gravekeeper Chief: 5900
"And I will end my turn there." Jaden finished
The Chief growled. "You will pay for that! I switch Gravekeeper's Guard to defense mode and then summon a monster face down which ends my turn."
'The last time he summoned a monster in face down defense, it cost me.' Jaden thought. "Now I need to be careful here." Jaden drew his card "I play Fusion recovery which allows me to Polymerization and Elemental Hero Burstinatrix back to my hand. Next I will play Polymerization to fuse Burstinatrix and Sparkman in my hand which will allow me to summon Elemental Hero Nova Master in attack mode." Jaden's red armored fire hero appeared on the field (Level 8 Attack 2600 Defense 2100)
"All right, that's one of Jaden's most powerful monsters!" Syrus gasped
"And now Flame Wingman, destroy that Gravekeeper's Guard." Flame Wingman drove through the guard and destroyed him. "And even though your Guard was in defense mode, you still take damage equal to your Guards attack points thanks to Wingman's special ability. Flame Wingman then blasted the chief again.
Jaden: 5500
Gravekeeper Chief: 4900
"And now Nova Master will destroy that face down monster." Jaden added and Nova Master's fist glowed red with fire and then he smashed the facedown monster.
"The monster you just destroyed was Gravekeeper's Spy." The Chief revealed. "And when she is flipped, I can summon Gravekeeper with 1500 or less attack points. And the monster I pick is Gravekeeper's descendent." A blond haired Gravekeeper holding a staff appeared in attack mode."
"Well my Nova Master's ability activates so I can draw one card." Jaden said. "I will end my turn there."
"My turn." The Chief said. "I place another monster facedown and one card facedown and end there."
"That's it?" Jaden said. "My draw."
"I play my face down card, Thunder of Ruler, now you can't declare an attack this turn." The Chief countered
"Well I summon my Wroughtweiler in defense mode and end my turn." Jaden said and his mechanical dog appear on the field kneeling down (Level 3 Attack 800 Defense 1200)
"My draw." The Chief said. "And I play Pot of Greed to draw two more cards" The Chief drew two new cards and he smirked and them. "Now I summon Gravekeeper's Assailant." A hooded woman dressed in black robes and wielding a curved dagger appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1500 Defense 1500) "And she will be followed by my face down monster, the dreaded Gravekeeper's Curse." A man with long brown hair in dreadlocks and holding a Sheppard's stick and glowing in Eyrie Green appeared on the field (Level 3 Attack 800 Defense 800) "And when Curse is summoned to the field, he automatically deals 500 points of damage to you." Gravekeeper's Curse's stick grew in size an emitted and ear splitting sound that made Jaden cover his ears.
"Ahhh, that sound." Jaden groaned as he covered his ears. "That sounds worse than Chum's snoring." The coffins closed more again.
Jaden: 5000
Gravekeeper Chief: 4900
"And now I will play the Field spell Necrovalley." The Chief added and then the field changed into a large set of cliffs.
"Uhh not good." Jaden commented
"Now all my Gravekeeper's gains 500 attack and defense points." The Chief claimed and then all of his monsters glowed as their attack points increased. (GA Attack 1500-2000) (GD Attack 1500-2000) (GC Attack 800-1300) "However my Curse won't be around here forever." The Chief said. "Because I will now sacrifice him in order to activate my Descendant's special ability. You see by sacrificing a Gravekeeper, I can destroy one monster on your field and the monster I pick is your Nova Master." Jaden gasped when Curse vanished and then Descendent threw a ball of magic at Nova Master which destroyed him. 
"Gravekeeper's Assailant, attack that Flame Wingman" The Chief ordered.
"Big mistake!" Jaden countered. "My Wingman has more attack points than your Assailant, unless she has a..."
"Special ability?" The Chief finished. "Yes my Assailant does have a special ability. When Necrovalley is on the field, I can switch your monster's battle position." Jaden gasped as his Wingman knelt down and now he had less defense than Gravekeeper's Assailant. Assailant's dagger tore through Wingman and he shattered. "And now Gravekeeper's Descendent will destroy that dog." Gravekeeper's Descendant's staff glowed yellow and then Wroughtweiler glowed yellow as well and then shattered.
"Whoops, did you forget his special ability?" Jaden smirked. "When he is destroyed, I get two cards back from the Graveyard, an Elemental Hero and Polymerization."
"You have the wisdom of dirt." The Chief hissed. "Necrovalley negates that effect." Jaden's smirk fell and the Chief added "Any spell trap or monster effect involving the Graveyard is completely useless. Just have you have proven in your attempts to rescue your friends. Don't you see, both you and your cards are futile here?"
"No I refuse to believe that!" Alexis protested. "I know Jaden can find a way."
"I hope." Chumley and Syrus said at the same time.
"Oh no, it's no use we're done for." Banner cried
"That's not true Professor Banner!" Syrus cried. "Jaden's still winning, take a look at the life points."
"Forget the Life points look at the Field." Banner cried. "Jaden has no monsters and the Gravekeeper's Chief has two, and Jaden can't use any cards involving the Graveyard."
Jaden heard his friends' cries and he looked at the Chief. "Well I can still use my face down card." Jaden said and he activated the card he placed face down earlier in the Duel. "Go Hero Signal, you activated this when you destroyed Wroughtweiler, now I can summon 1 level 4 or below Elemental Hero from my deck and I choose my Bubbleman in attack mode." Jaden's hero with the water pistols appeared on the field.cc "And since he is the only card on my Field, I can draw two more cards."
The Gravekeeper Chief growled. "Those cards cannot help you, I end my turn."
'How did this happen? We set out to find some ruins and instead we're about to become some.' Jaden thought to himself. 'This is no joke, if I don't get my game on, we're all going to be long gone.' Jaden drew his card. "I play my own Pot of Greed to draw two new cards." Jaden smirked at them. "I play Fusion Save which allows me to add a Polymerization from my deck to my hand, which I will now activate in order to fuse Elemental Hero Bubbleman on my field with Elemental Hero Lady Heat in my hand in order to summon Elemental Hero Absolute Zero." Jaden's white cloaked Hero appeared on the field (Level 8 Attack 2500 Defense 2000.) "Next I will summon Elemental Hero Ocean to the field in attack mode." The Dolphin like Hero with the Trident was also summoned to the Field (Level 4 Attack 1500 Defense 1200) "And I know there is not much point but now because there is another Water Monster on my field, Absolute Zero gains 500 attack points." Absolute Zero glowed as he gained more power (EHAZ Attack 2500-3000) "And now Absolute Zero, destroy Gravekeeper's Descendant." Absolute Zero held and his hand and a large gust of ice appeared which froze Descendent solid and destroyed him.
Jaden: 5000
Gravekeeper Chief: 3900
"I will end my turn there." Jaden finished
"Now Jaden has a chance, that Absolute Zero is a powerful monster." Alexis claimed
The Chief growled. "Well this is not over yet, I summon Gravekeeper's Heretic in attack mode." A brown skinned man wearing a black coat and with long white hair appeared on the Field (Level 4 Attack 1800 Defenae 1500) "And as long as Necrovalley is on the Field, he is unaffected by other effects, though he still gains 500 Attack points thanks to Necrovalley" (GH Attack 1800-2300) "And now Gravekeeper's Heretic, destroy that sea monster." pointing at Ocean. Heretic swung his staff and sent a red laser from the top of it which destroyed Ocean.
Jaden: 4500
Gravekeeper's Chief: 3900
"And I will place two cards face down and end my turn." The Chief finished
"My turn." Jaden called. "And now Absolute Zero will destroy that Assailant." Absolute Zero froze Assailant in ice which then shattered.
Jaden: 4500
Gravekeeper's Chief: 3400
"And now I will end my turn by summoning Elemental Hero Flash in defenae mode." Jaden finished and his small blue hero appeared on the field kneeling down (Level 4 Attack 1100 Defense 1600)
"My turn." the Chief said, "And I now play the spell card Gravekeeper's Stele, now I can add two Gravekeeper monsters from my graveyard to my hand."
"Hey wait!" Jaden protested. "I thought Necrovalley negates those types of effects"
The Chief laughed. "The Gravekeepers have exceptions, my Stele is unaffected by Necrovalley, now I add Gravekeeper's Descendent and Curse back o my hand. Then I will use my face down card Rite of Spirit which allows me to summon Gravekeeper's Assailant back to the field and just like my Stele, this card is unaffected by Necrovalley. Next I will normal summon Gravekeeper's Priestess in attack mode." A woman dressed in a white robe and veil with long black hair in dreadlocks and holding a staff with a serpent at the tip appeared on the field (Level 3 Attack 1000 Defense 1500) "And as long as she is on the field, all my Gravekeeper's gain 200 attack points." Priestess's staff glowed as the Gravekeepers gained more attack points. (GP Attack 1000-1700) (GA: 2000-2200) (GH Attack: 2500) "And now Gravekeeper's Assailant will attack that Absolute Zero which switches into defense mode so now that monster will be destroyed." Assailant tore through Absolute Zero and the monster shattered.
But Jaden smirked. 
"My Absolute Zero has another effect" Jaden said. "As soon as he leaves the Field, all of your monsters are destroyed."
"What!" The Chief roared. "Well I don't think so, I play my trap card, Imperial Tombs of Necrovalley, since I have a Gravekeeper monster and Necrovalley I can negate the effect of your monster." Jaden groaned as the Gravekeeper Chief still has two more attacks. "And now Gravekeeper's Heretic, destroy that little child playing Hero." The Heretic's staff glowed and then Flash groaned before shattering. "And now Priestess, attack him directly." The Serpent of Priestess's staff turned into a real serpent which bit Jaden on the arm and he groaned in pain from the bite.
Jaden: 3300
Gravekeeper's Chief: 3400
"It's your move." The Chief finished
"I've got to draw something good or else those monsters will finish me off next turn." Jaden said to himself and then he drew his card and heard a cooing noise. He looked at it and smiled when he saw it was his friend Winged Kuriboh. "Well you always have great timing." Jaden said to Winged Kuriboh who was sitting on Jaden's Shoulder "Winged Kuriboh, I summon you in defense mode." The small Kuriboh with fairy wings appeared on the field. (Level 1 Attack 300 Defence 200)
"That's it, your defense is that small furball?" The Chief mocked
"He's not a furball!" Jaden yelled. "He's one of my best friends and you're about to see why."
"Well that won't save you." The Chief claimed. "Assailant, attack that furball." The Assailant's dagger tore through Kuriboh and destroyed him.
"Good thing that Kuriboh was there." Syrus said
"Yeah now Jaden takes no damage." Chumley added
"Well let's hope Jaden has a plan." Alexis added
"I hope so." Banner added.
"Come on Jaden, my friends are counting on me." Jaden said to himself. "I draw." Jaden drew his card. "I play Card of Sanctity so now we both draw until we hold 6 cards." Both Jaden and the Chief drew until they had 6 cards in their hands. "Next I summon Dark Catapulter in defense mode and place two face downs and end my turn."
"That's it?" The Chief said. "Well this is going to get harder because now I sacrifice Gravekeeper's Heretic in order to summon myself."
"Wait summon yourself?" Jaden questioned
"Yes, now the Gravekeeper's Chief is on the field." The Chief said and then he appeared on the field. (Level 5 Attack 1900 Defense 1200) "And I gain 500 attack points thanks to Necrovalley plus 200 thanks to Priestess." (GC Attack 1900-2600) "And also I can bring back one Gravekeeper from the graveyard. And I'm allowed to use spell traps and monster effects as long as I'm on the field so now I'll bring back my Spear Soldier." The Spear Wielding Gravekeeper returned to the field. "And now Gravekeeper's Assailant, attack that Catapulter and switch him into attack mode."
Catapulter switched into attack mode and stood up. "Sorry but I play a trap card, go Negate Attack. Now your attack has been cancelled and your battle phase is over."
"Well then I guess I will make this harder for you by preventing you from special summoning by activating the continuous spell card Hidden Temples of Necrovalley, now no one can special summon Monsters as long as this card is on the field. Then I will place a face down card and end my turn.
"Oh no!" Alexis gasped. "Now Jaden cannot use his fusions since that counts as a special summon!"
"Oh great" Jaden groaned. "This is going to be hard." Jaden drew his card and it was Fusion Gate. "Yes, this will help"
"Drawn a good card have you?" the Chief mocked
"I sure have." Jaden smirked. "I can now get rid of your Necrovalley by playing a Field spell of my own, I play the Field spell Fusion Gate." Necrovalley crumbled and then everyone was back at the tombs with a portal above them and since Necrovalley was gone, the Hidden Tombs of Necrovalley was gone as well. "And now I can use my spell cards again so I can use this spell, Dark Factory of Mass Production, now I can add two normal monsters from my grave to my hand and I choose Elemental Heroes Sparkman and Avian. Next I will use Fusion Gate to remove Sparkman with Elemental Hero Wildheart in my hand in order to summon Elemental Hero the Shining." The white and yellow hero appeared on the field (Level 8 Attack 2600 Defense 2100) "And his ability allows him to gain 300 attack points for every Hero removed from play. But I use Fusion Gate again in order to fuse Dark Catapulter and Avian in my hand to summon Elemental Hero Gaia." The large grey hero appeared on the field as well. (Level 6 Attack 2200 Defense 2600) "And with four monsters removed from play, Shining gains 1200 attack points." (EHTS Attack: 3800)
"3800 attack points." The Chief gasped
"And there's more." Jaden added. "When Gaia is summoned, I can half the attack points of one monster and add them to Gaia until the end of the turn. And I choose your Spear Soldier." Spear Soldier groaned she lost power. (GA Attack: 1700-850) (EHG Attack 2200-3050)
"All right, Jaden can win this Duel." Syrus cheered
"Shining, destroy that Spear Soldier." Jaden ordered and then Shining sent a powerful bean on light which smashed into Spear Soldier and destroyed him.
Jaden: 3300
Gravekeeper Chief: 450
"I play my face down card, Gravekeeper's Guardian." The Chief countered. "Now since you destroyed a Gravekeeper, I can end your battle phase."
"Oh man and I was close to winning." Jaden complained. "I place two cards facedown and then I end my turn."
"Well Jaden now has a chance." Alexis said. "He has two powerful monsters on his field."
"Let's just hope that the Gravekeeper Chief doesn't have another trick to play."
"Well now it is my move." The Chief drew his card and smirked. "If you think your were rid of my Necrovalley, you are wrong because I use the effect of Gravekeeper's Commandant in my hand. Now by discarding her, I can add a Necrovalley Field spell from my deck to my hand which I will now play." The Field changed back into the Cliffs and the Gravekeeper's gained more power. (GC Attack 2100-2600, GA: 1700-2200 GP Attack: 1200-1700) "And now I will summon back my Gravekeeper's Descendant in attack mode." The blond haired Gravekeeper returned to the field with 2200 attack points. "And now with double summon, Gravekeeper's Curse appears on the field dealing you 500 points of damage." The Curse appeared and his stick glowed yellow which caused Jaden to glow yellow and he yelled in pain.
Jaden: 2800
Gravekeeper Chief: 450
"And now I will us Descendant's effect and sacrifice my Curse to destroy your Gaia." The Chief added and then Curse vanished into Descendant's staff and the glowed yellow as he blasted Gaia with the staff and destroyed him. "And now my Assailant will attack the Shining and switch him into defence mode" The Shining knelt down and then he Assailant got ready to strike.
"Not so fast I play a trap, go Hero Barrier, since I have an Elemental Hero on my Field, I can negate your attack." Jaden countered.
"Well I still have another attack, now Descendant will attack The Shining instead." The Chief added and then Descendent glowed yellow and then The Shining shattered.
"Now The Shining's special ability activates." Jaden countered. "Now since he was destroyed, I get my 2 of my banished heroes back to my hand so Sparkman and Avian will return."
"Well they won't help you." The Chief laughed "Now I attack you directly."
"Oh no you don't I play my other face down card, go Hero Spirit." Jaden played his other face down. "Since you destroyed a Hero monster, I can make the battle damage from one of your attacks become zero."
"Well I still have one more attack, Gravekeeper's Priestess, attack him directly." The Chief ordered and then the Priestess' staff turned into a serpent and which bit Jaden.
Jaden: 1100
Gravekeeper's Chief: 450
"Now make your move." The chief mocked
"Will do." Jaden grinned as he believed in himself. "I summon Sparkman in defense mode." Jaden's yellow and blue hero appeared again kneeling down. "And then I will throw two face downs and play this spell card, Mirage of Nightmare, now on your move, I can draw until I have four cards in my hand. Now I will end my turn."
"My draw." The Chief hissed
"And mine too thanks to mirage." Jaden said and he drew until he had four cards in his hand. "Sweet." Jaden smirked as he had Elemental Heroes Avian, Clayman and Necroshade in his hand along with the spell card Warrior returning alive.
"Sweet?" The Chief growled. "Does that Wretched Slang mean that you've drawn some good cards? Well don't be so sure, you don't know what is good because you don't know what you are up against."
"I don't like the sound of that." Jaden commented
"It is time for the god of all Gravekeepers to emerge." The Chief laughed. "I sacrifice Gravekeeper's Priestess in order to summon Gravekeeper's Visionary." The Priestess vanished and then a god like creature sitting on a throne appeared on the field (Level 8 Attack 2000 Defense 1800)
"Wait that's a level 8 monster, how can you summon it with one sacrifice?" Jaden demanded
"I can summon Visionary with one Gravekeeper." The Chief laughed. "And with Necrovalley still in play, he gains 500 attack points and he also gains 200 attack points for every Gravekeeper in my graveyard. So with 8 in my graveyard, he also gains 1600 attack points which gives him a total of 4100 Attack points." Everyone gasped as Visionary gained more attack points thanks to all the cards in the Graveyard. (GV Attack 2000-4100)
"4100 Attack points!" Alexis gasped
"Come on Jaden." Jaden said to himself. "You've got to get your game on, your friends are counting on you and I won't let them down. Especially when that means 6 feet under in an old tomb. And no way no how, they're coming home!"
"Yes their eternal home." The Chief laughed. "Gravekeeper Assailant attack, and with Necrovalley still on the field, your Sparkman switches into attack mode."
"Well I've got a facedown." Jaden countered. "Emergency Provisions now by giving up one spell, I gain 1000 life points." Jaden sacrificed him Mirage of Nightmare spell.
Jaden: 2200
Chief: 450
"Well my attack still goes through." The Chief said and the Assailant attacked and destroyed Sparkman. Though Jaden noticed that Assailant looked reluctant.
Jaden: 1800
Chief: 450
"You should have been quicker." the Chief scolded Assailant who bowed her head in shame.
Jaden didn't like that at all. "Hey it's not her fault you messed up, it's you own!"
The Chief glared at him. "Shut your mouth or better yet let my god go it for you. After just one attack will end this Duel and your friends. So I'll let my God have the honours, destroy him." The Gravekeeper's Visionary stood up from his throne and then he held his staff high and then he sent a blast of Red Lightning from it.
"Sorry but I play my other facedown, Draining Shield" Jaden countered
"You can't!" The Chief growled
"I can and I will." Jaden smirked. "Your god's attack has been cancelled and I gain life points equal to his attack points, how's that for a trap."
Jaden: 5900
Gravekeeper Chief: 450
"Well I still haven't attacked yet and now I will use it." The Chief added and then the Chief himself sent a blast of red fire from his hands which struck Jaden directly who yelled in pain.
Jaden: 3500
Gravekeeper Chief: 450
"And now Descendant attack him as well." The Chief added and then The Descendant's staff glowed yellow gain and then Jaden did as well and Jaden howled in pain.
Jaden: 1500
Gravekeeper Chief: 450
Jaden was now on his hands and knees, he still had a good amount of life points but the Chief had 4 monsters. If Jaden didn't do something now then he would lose on his next turn. And now there were barely any light though the coffins so Jaden's Friends could hardly see anything
"You are proven to be less of a Challenge than I thought" The Chief mocked. "Come now, fight back, this is barely fun anymore."
But Jaden was laughing and then he stood up. "Really because I'm a blast."
"Your friend's lives hang by a thread and you say that you are having a blast." The Chief mocked
"You've got that right, because no threads are getting cut, I'm just one turn away from wining this Duel." Jaden claimed
"You are wrong and once you see what I am about to play, you will see why." The Chief laughed. "Go Royal Tribute. It's a spell that I can activate as long as I have Necrovalley on the field, now we discard all monsters in our hands to the Graveyard."
Jaden gasped as his three monsters in his hand vanished. 
"Not good!" He yelled
"No it's not, at least not for you it's not." The Chief laughed. "For now whatever monsters you were planning to win with..."
"Are gone." Jaden finished. "And the only card I have is The Warrior Returning Alive which I can't even use because of Necrovalley. It all comes down to my card. With no monsters out, I have to draw something big. Here goes something." Jaden drew his card and smirked. 'Sweet Elemental Hero Bladedge, one of my most powerful creatures.
The Chief laughed. "Drawn a good monster have you, too bad you have nothing to sacrifice to summon it."
Jaden groaned. 'He's right, to summon Bladedge I have to sacrifice two monsters, and I don't have any.' But then Jaden remembered something. "Wait, I don't need to sacrifice any monsters and it's thanks to you."
"Thanks to me?" The Chief questioned
"Yes, your Necrovalley prevents me from using effects involving the graveyard, but not effects in the graveyard."
"What do you mean?" The Chief demanded
"You know what I mean" Jaden smirked. "If there is a monster in my graveyard with an effect, I can use it. And when you made me sent those monsters to the grave with Royal Tribute, well you've just allowed me to summon my powerful Hero I have in my hand. One of the cards I discarded was Elemental Hero Necroshade, and when he is in my graveyard, I can summon and Elemental Hero without sacrificing one time and that's all I need to summon Elemental Hero Bladedge." The Chief gasped as the golden armoured hero appeared on the field (Level 7 Attack 2600 Defence 1800)
"No this can't be!" The Chief gasped
"Now Bladedge attack Gravekeeper's Descendant with Slice and Dice attack." Jaden ordered and then Bladedge swung his blades on his arms and destroyed Descendent.
Jaden: 1500 (Winner)
Gravekeeper Chief: 0000
The Field returned to normal and The Chief fell to his knees
"Chief, are you all right?" The real Gravekeeper's Assailant asked and he ran over to the Chief.
"Hey is he okay?" Jaden asked as then he ran along the walls towards the Chief only to be blocked by the real Spear Soldier, Guard, Descendent and Curse who pointed their weapons at him.
"No he lives." The Chief ordered. "He was an impressive opponent."
"Hey thanks." Jaden replied. "Some of your moves were tight too. It was a sweet match, let's duel again sometime"
"What, you mean to say you actually enjoyed the Shadow game?" The Chief gasped
"Oh totally." Jaden commented. "Well it would have been better without the pain or my friends in the coffins. But other than those, it was a sweet Duel." Then he looked at the Spear Soldier, Guard, Curse and Descendant. "And you four guys, very scary and very tough." Then he looked at the Assailant. "And you too, you all fought great."
"Only one other person has ever passed this challenge." The Chief claimed. "That is until now, for passing the trials, I gift you with this mystic medallion." The Chief handed Jaden an amulet though it was only half of it. "It is yours."
Jaden looked happy and then he took the gift though he was a bit disappointed. "Well some gift, it's only half."
"But of course." The Chief said. "For you see the other person who passed the challenge holds the other half. Hopefully when the time comes for to battle in another Shadow Game, this medallion will serve you well."
"Sweetness, I'll be sure to remember that." Jaden commented as he placed the amulet around his neck. Then the Gravekeeper Chief turned to the coffins and held out his hands and the four lids moved away and allowing Syrus, Chumley, Banner and Alexis to see sunlight again, though their eyes did hurt because of the brightness of the light.
"We're free!" Syrus cried
"Whoa turn down the lights." Chumley said
Banner gasped. "Ahhh I love light, light is my friend."
"Wow Jaden you saved us." Alexis commented as the bandages around them tore open
...
Later, Jaden and his friends along with the Chief and Assailant stood at the bottom of the Pyramid.
"Way to play Jaden!" Syrus cheered
"Yes I knew that you would pass this test." Banner said. "I just knew you would."
Jaden laughed but then his smile fell in confusion. 
"Wait what do you mean test?" He asked. "Don't you mean the challenge."
Everyone looked at Banner. 
"Yes of course." He said. "Test, challenge, it is all the same. All that matters you've won, isn't that right guys." Banner laughed but no one else laughed
"Well then, it is time for you and your friends to return your own world." The Chief claimed
"Wait we can't yet." Jaden said "Some of my friends are still missing."
"What?" The Chief looked confused
Jaden then looked over to his friends. 
"Do you know where Solona, Daylen, Neria, Theorn and Aedan are?" He asked
Alexis looked sad. 
"Before the light flashed Solona ran out to look for you." She said
"And then when we got here, Daylen panicked that his sister was missing." Syrus added
"He refused to stay with us and he ran off to look for his sister." Banner claimed. "Theorn, Neria and Aedan went after him."
"But then where can they be?" Jaden asked and he looked at the Chief
"We had no reports of other people trespassing here." The Chief said. "Your other friends weren't found."
Then they heard the loud roar of a Dragon. "Wait what was that?" Syrus asked scared.
"I think it was that!" Alexis yelled and then she pointed into the distance where there was a large dragon with five heads, each one made of a different element. Jaden and his friends gasped as they knew what that dragon was.
"It's Five Headed Dragon!" Jaden gasped. "Solona's best monster."
"I sense a Shadow Game going on." The Chief said. "But it is not a Gravekeeper Duelling."
"Then Solona must be Dueling!" Jaden gasped and then he ran towards the Dragon.
"Hey Jaden wait!" Banner yelled
"Oh more running!" Chumley groaned
"Jaden hold on!" Alexis yelled
"I can't!" Jaden protested. "If Solona is Dueling then she may be in danger. For all we know this could be those Shadow Duellists who targeted Solona is the past."
Banner and the others gasped. "Now you see why I have to make sure she is okay." Jaden said and then he carried on running "Just hold on Solona. I'm coming and I hope the others are all right as well."
You're not here to ask questions, you are here to obey"