Champion or Chazz-Been

It was the first official day at Duel Academy and Jaden, Syrus and Alexis ran to the arena to see the first official duel of the year. They were joined by Tyson Shiba, a Slifer Red and Kaoru, Davis and Arisa's younger brother.

"I heard you were booted out of Obelisk Blue." Reggie said.

"No way a freshman has a chance against the Chazz."

"On the right, we have former Obelisk Blue student Chazz Princeton. If he wins, he'll be allowed to return to the Blue Dorm. Standing in his way is the top freshman duelist, Reginald Van Howell III."

"Wow, if Chazz wins he'll be back in Obelisk Blue."

"That should have been you last year. After all you drew against my brother last year."

"There's a reason for that."

"Dr. Crowler?" Syrus asked.

"It's Chancellor Crowler. Anyway you've probably heard Aster Phoenix enrolled in the Academy."

"We did. So why isn't he here?" Jaden asked the Chancellor.

"I have no idea. He never made a appearance. We hoped him enrolling would give the Academy more publicity, but after he left and word got out, the Academy would be a laughing stock, hence the reason I arranged this duel."

"Why not Jaden though?" Alexis asked.

"I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that this plan is pretty much sink or swim." Tyson said. "But considering Jaden's grades outside of dueling I kinda see why he wasn't chosen."

"Jaden and Chazz are both impressive duelists. And since Chazz is from the Princeton family, he'd be a great celebrity duelist."

"What's the duel for?" Jaden asked.

"It would reflect poorly if Chazz was the face of the school while in the lowest ranked dorm, that's the reason for this duel."

"You know the drill. No direct attacks below the belt, but you can use trash talk."

"Let me kick off the insults. You're a nasty, stuck-up rich kid and no one likes you." Reggie sneered.

"Still waiting for a insult. I'm not here to win popularity contests." Chazz said.

"Tell us something we don't know already." Jaden spoke.

"Yeah I didn't take those noogies and purple nurples as a sign of friendship." Syrus added.

"I knew Chazz was blunt, but is he really that stuck up?" Tyson asked.

"Put it this way." Alexis said. "He used to be worse during the beginning of last year."

"I've seen enough rich kids from the prep school bragging on the way here." Tyson said.

"Let's get on with it. Talk is cheap, and I don't do cheap."

"With the insults done, let's play some cards."

"Let's duel!"

Chazz: 4000

Reggie: 4000

"Reggie uses a basic warrior deck." Tyson told the others.

"I'll begin the duel with Marauding Captain."

Marauding Captain: 1200/400

"Now I special summon a level 4 or lower monster from my hand. Warrior Lady of the Wasteland."

Warrior Lady of the Wasteland: 1100/1200

"Okay, that's a decent move." Tyson said. "Reggie essentially created a lock down."

"Can I yawn yet or do you have some more lame cards? Please tell me you're done."

"Not by a long shot, Chazzy. I play the equip spells Jewel Sword and Divine Sword Phoenix Blade, giving both of my monsters 300 attack points."

"He's got a good line up, but his hand is nearly empty." Tyson said.

"I'll place one card face down and end my turn. Looks like you're up Chazz-ball, think you have what it takes? Rumor has it you have the best deck money can be, now let's see if it was worth it."

"Ironic, isn't it." Tyson said.

"What is?" Syrus asked.

"We of the Shiba Clan can purchase the cards we need for our decks yet we started with the basics." Tyson answered. "But having the best deck money can buy means nothing if one does not know how to play the cards in it right."

"That's a good point." Jaden said, remembering the advice and compliment Zane gave him in their first duel.

"Do you ever shut up? I draw. First, I'll summon X-Head Cannon in attack mode."

X-Head Cannon: 1800/1500

"Next, I play Graceful Charity." Chazz discarded Chthonian Polymer and Ojamagic.

"Ojama who?" Reggie asked.

"Ojamagic. And when it's discarded, I can add Ojama Green, Yellow and Black to my hand."

"What's the point of adding three wimps to your hand?"

"I'll show you why!" Chazz said, showing Ojama Ride.

"Ojama Ride." Reggie gasped, shocked.

"That's right I can summon up to three level 4 or lower union monsters from my deck in defense mode."

"Say hello to Y-Dragon Head and Z-Metal Tank."

Y-Dragon Head: 1500/1600

Z-Metal Tank: 1500/1300

"Davis has Frontline Base in his various machine decks." Kaoru said as she and Davis showed up.

"Now I remove them from play to summon XYZ-Dragon Cannon."

XYZ-Dragon Cannon: 2800/2600

"This is bad." Reggie gulped.

"Perceptive. And it's about to get a whole lot worse when I use Dragon Cannon's special ability. I discard two cards to destroy your monsters."

Both Marauding Captain and Warrior Lady of the Wasteland were destroyed.

"Not bad, but when Jewel Sword is sent to the graveyard I can draw a card."

"That won't help you. Attack with XYZ Hyper Cannon!"

Reggie: 1200

"I end my turn. Still think you've got a shot?"

"Nearly 3000 life points gone on the first attack. Chazz is a strong duelist." Tyson said.

"But he used to be a dingus." Davis said.

"You're gonna regret doing that to me."

"Sounds like Reggie is more mouth than muscle." Davis said, having heard that from the Blues he defeated when he was a Ra Yellow.

"I'm shaking in my boots."

"This obnoxious rich kid isn't half bad."

"You sound surprised Bonaparte. You really should have more faith in me. There's a reason Sheppard appointed me Chancellor in his place."

"Because Rumiko and I are too new and we have enough on our hands." Kathy McBride nee Shiba said as she showed up.

"True." Crowler nodded.

"That and I'm managing the Blue Dorms already." Kathy said. "And Rumiko is now in charge of discipline."

"My move and I play Pot of Greed." Reggie drew two cards.

"Stalling for time won't work kid."

"Does this look like stalling to you? I play Call of the Haunted to bring Warrior Lady of the Wasteland back. Now I activate Great Sword increasing her attack by 300."

"Congratulations, you have a monster that's half as strong as mine." Chazz said sarcastically.

"Well it's a good thing I'm about to get a stronger monster. A monster equipped with Great Sword counts as two tributes for the tribute summon a warrior type monster, so I sacrifice Warrior Lady of the Wasteland to summon Gilford the Legend."

"You've got to be kidding!" Chazz exclaimed.

"Does this look like a joke?"

Gilford the Legend: 2600/2000

"Reggie really knows his stuff considering that's the strongest monster his deck probably has." Tyson said. "And I know warrior type monsters quite well."

"And with that nasty attitude, he's practically a mini Chazz." Alexis added.

"Now that's a scary thought." Syrus gulped.

"Was Chazz really that bad?" Rumiko Igasaki asked.

"It's a long story." Davis sighed, explaining everything that happened.

"I activate Gilford's special ability. When he is normal summoned, I can equip any number of equip spells in my graveyard to any warrior type monsters I have on the field."

"I usually save a move like this for late in the duel." Tyson said.

"Say what?!" Chazz gasped.

"I equip Gilford with Divine Sword Phoenix Blade, Jewel Sword and Great Sword."

"3500 attack points right off the bat." Kaoru said. "No wonder Reggie played those equip spell cards earlier."

"And now by discarding a card, I can equip Wicked-Breaking Flamberge - Baou to Gilford, giving 500 more attack points."

"4000 attack points?!" Syrus gasped.

"And look at Chazz. He's completely bugging out."

"I don't blame him."

"A giant flaming sword has that effect." Kaoru said. "I should know since I have that spell card in my deck."

"Attack XYZ-Dragon Cannon!" Reggie ordered.

Gilford cut XYZ-Dragon Cannon right down the middle

Chazz: 2800

"You're defenseless."

"You'd like to think that, but the Chazz always has a plan. I activate Pot of Greed as well." He drew two cards.

"Then I activate one of them. Ojamandala. By giving up 1000 life points, I special summon the three Ojama Brothers from my graveyard."

Chazz: 1800

Ojama Green: 0/1000

Ojama Yellow: 0/1000

Ojama Black: 0/1000

"It's good to be back folks!"

"These three misfits might not look like much, but they're about to take you down."

"How?" Reggie asked.

"I'd say he's about to find out." Rumiko said.

"I play Ojama Delta Hurricane, which will destroy all the cards on your side of the field."

"Say what?!" Reggie yelled.

"Show him how boys."

"You got it boss!"

"You're going love this." Davis said.

They joined hands and spun around Gilford the Legend, instantly destroying him.

"I don't believe it. The strongest monster in my deck destroyed by dweebs in underwear."

"They may seem like a bunch of wimps, but these three mutants can be pretty vicious if used right."

"Fine, but since my Jewel Sword was destroyed I can draw a card."

"Once all is said and done it'll be a shame to lose such valuable talent." Rumiko said.

"In that case, I'll place a card face down and end my turn."

"Let me guess, that's another lame Ojama card?"

"What makes you say that?" Chazz asked.

"Because you've been using them this whole time. Well I've had it. Those freaks have made a fool out of me for the last time."

"You're doing a pretty good job doing that yourself."

"He's certainly right about that." Tyson said.

"Whatever. You're a second rate duelist with a third rate deck. I draw and I activate the equip spell Premature Burial, paying 800 life points to bring back a monster from my graveyard and equip with this card and I choose Armed Samurai Ben Kei."

Armed Samurai Ben Kei: 500/800

"Oh boy." Davis said. "I think I know what's coming."

"I banish two warriors in my grave to add Divine Sword Phoenix Blade back to my hand. Then I equip it and Lightning Blade to Armed Samurai Ben Kei giving it 1100 additional attack points."

"Now attack and destroy that yellow pipsqueak!"

Ben Kei rushed at Ojama Yellow and cut him right in two.

"His monster was in defense mode so he won't lose life points."

"But I'm not done. Armed Samurai Ben Kei gains a additional attack for every equip spell attached to it."

"It has three equip spells attached to it."

"And Chazz only has two monsters on the field. As soon as they're destroyed, he's wide open for a direct attack."

"Unless he decides to activate his face down card." Kaoru said.

Ben Kei destroyed the remaining Ojamas and then set his sights on Chazz.

*'Decision time. If I play my face down now, I'll bring all three Ojama's back and use one of them to protect me. Well the man says no pain, no gain.'*

Ben Kei landed in front of Chazz and struck him with the end of one of his blades.

Chazz: 200

"How's that? You miss your little friends?" Reggie asked mockingly.

"Maybe, but lucky for me they're coming back. I activate Ojama Delta Wear. This will bring all three Ojama's that were destroyed this turn back."

"I can't believe he did that for us."

"He likes us, he really likes us."

"Oh, happy day!"

"So team pathetic is reunited and guess who the biggest loser of them all is?"

"I'm sure you're about to tell me." Chazz said.

"It's you and you'll never be a blue again."

"You know, I used to act just like you last year. I was a elitist snob who looked down on everyone around me, but I've changed. Now I'm a snob who only looks down on some people. I'm sure there's a lesson in there somewhere, I'm just not sure where. I fuse the three Ojama Brothers together to bring out Ojama King."

"Wait I think I get it." Rumiko said. "Chazz used to act like Reggie but after his visit to North Academy it humbled him and taught him how to play his cards and make the most of what he's got."

"That's right." Kaoru said, amazed at what she was hearing along with her siblings and friends.

Ojama King: 0/3000

"Thank you, thank you very much."

"It has no attack points."

"For now, but that will soon change. I activate the equip spell Shield Attack, swapping Ojama King's attack and defense points."

"Say what?"

"Now Ojama King, attack Armed Samurai Ben Kei with Flying Belly Flop Drop!"

"You got it." Ojama King nodded.

Ojama King leaped into the air and then flattened Ben Kei.

Reggie: 0

"Very well played." Rumiko said.

"Looks like slumming it with the Slifers hasn't hurt my game. Maybe now you'll see that the color of your coat doesn't mean squad cause an Obelisk Blue, who's supposed to be the best of the best just got schooled by a Slifer Red. Face it kid, whether we're wearing blue, yellow, red or polka-dot, you'll always be the same loser and I'll always be the Chazz."

"He's right about that." Tyson said. "And Rumiko and I have a feeling we're gonna need to make some adjustments to the red dorm."

"Chazz it up!" Everyone exclaimed.

"The Chazz has spoken."

"Way to win one for the Reds. I always knew you were one of us."

"Back off, I never said that."

The rest of the Reds came down and began tossing Chazz into the air.

"Nice speech Chazz." Rumiko said. "And to everyone in Obelisk Blue take note of what happened here."

"Put me down you dorks, I'm not one of you!" Chazz yelled.

"I didn't see this coming. But if he wants to stay in the Red Dorm, who am I to stop him? Attention please, there's been a change of plans. Chazz Princeton shall remain in Slifer Red."

"I better be ready for what Chazz requests." Rumiko said.

"But I-" He was cut off.

"There's no need to thank me Chazz. I'm just doing my job."

"At this rate, it won't be a job much longer."

"Hey Chazz, now that you're our mascot, there's a ton we gotta do. Fit you for a red jacket, teach you the secret handshake, etc."

"Shut up!"

Sometime later, Syrus walked past the Chancellor's office and overheard Bonaparte and Crowler talking inside.

"But this makes a even better story for the press."

"Forget the press. If you want this school to rise to greatness, there have to be some changes."

"Such as?"

"I told you before, we need to bid the Slifers adieu."

"Forget it. That's not gonna happen."

"Why not? It's simple. We tear down the red dorm and the whole school looks better."

"Tear down the Red Dorm?"

He then ran back to the dorm to tell Jaden what he heard.

At the red dorm Tyson and Jaden were shocked.

"Did you just say tear down the red dorm?"

"That's what Bonaparte said."

The ground began to shake.

"We better move." Tyson said.

They rushed outside and saw Chazz.

"Run Chazz!"

"Why? These people are building a private room onto this dorm. I figure that if I'm going to be stuck in this place, I might as well live in style."

"My family just had the dorm reformatted and rebuilt to resemble the Ra Dorm with a touch of the Obelisk dorms." Tyson said. "Why would you need a private room?"

"So much for your theory Sy." Jaden sweat dropped.

"I probably got carried away there." Syrus sighed.

"It's not a theory." Tyson added. "I heard the same thing the other day."

"Well, it's not going to happen." A voice called out.

The four looked to see Rumiko Igasaki approach.

"As long as I'm headmistress, nothing will happen to this dorm."