Fear of the Blue Eyes

Three of the Twelve Shadow Riders had been defeated. But two of the Spirit Gates had opened. So now there were 9 Shadow Riders remaining and 10 spirit gates remained closed. These Shadow Duelists were proving more difficult than the key keepers' originally thought. Jaden, Neria and Daylen had found their duels hard and the third Shadow Camula had defeated two of the Key Keepers, Crowler and Zane.

Jaden Yuki was dueling a shadowy figure who had a dark dragon on his field while Jaden had Elemental Hero Wildheart on his field.

"All right party is over." Jaden said. "And I think it is time that your monster splits in half, so attack." Wildheart then attacked the Shadowy dragon and Jaden grinned but his smile fell as the dragon reformed itself and then sent blue fire out which destroyed Wildheart.

"No, I lost!" Jaden wailed as his life points hit zero.

"Jaden!" The yell of Syrus came.

"Help us!" Chumley yelled as well and Jaden turned to see the shadows form around Syrus and Chumley as they yelled in fear.

"Syrus Chumley!" Jaden yelled and tried to reach them but he felt something pulling on his leg.

"No!" he added when he looked down and saw the shadowy creatures he had seen when he dueled Titan and then the creatures dragged him down.

"Guys I'm sorry!" He yelled

"Jaden!" A voice yelled. "Jaden wake up!"

Jaden shot up in bed and gasped, the whole thing had just been a nightmare. He turned to see Syrus next to him.

"Are you okay Jay?" He asked. "You were moaning in your sleep"

"I'm fine Syrus." Jaden said. "It was just a bad dream. I dreamed that I lost a Shadow Game."

"Jaden it was just a dream." Syrus said. "Don't worry about it, you one of the best Duelists here. You won't lose to those Shadow Riders."

But Jaden wasn't so sure. *'But what happens if I do lose? What would happen to my friends? I don't know Sy.'* Syrus and the spirit of Winged Kuriboh watched on in concern.

…

The nest day was a Saturday so everyone was off school today with no lessons. Every student was free to do whatever they wanted. Right now Solona and Daylen were visiting their father in the Infirmary where they saw Alexis with her brother.

"Hey Alexis." Solona greeted

"Hey Solona." Alexis greeted back.

"So how is Atticus doing?" Daylen asked

"Miss Fontaine said that he will be ready to leave the Infirmary soon." Alexis replied. "But he still doesn't remember what happened. Alistair is just the same as well."

"Well I'm sure that they will remember over time." Solona said. "Just like our father, I'm sure that he will be okay with some rest."

"I guess you're right." Alexis said. "But I'm also worried about Jaden. Earlier today I saw him along with Syrus and he looked sad. Syrus said that he had a nightmare. Jaden seems a little scared about it and I'm worried that he might not duel his best because he is scared and with those Shadow Riders around, we cannot have that."

"Maybe we should find some way to help him." Daylen suggested. "Something to help him overcome his fear."

"Like what?" Alexis asked

Daylen smirked.

"I think I have an idea." He said

…

"I did say that this will help." Syrus said. "A good relax at the Academy wading pool."

The Duel Academy wading pool was a place where students could go to relax and there were pools for each of the three dorms and separate ones for the girls. The water was heated so that the students could enjoy a good relax when they needed.

Syrus, Jaden and Chumley all entered the wading pool with their trunks on while Syrus had a rubber ring since he couldn't swim very well. Syrus then jumped into the pool and he laughed.

"Oh yeah." He said. "This is the life hey guys. I mean can it get any better than this."

Jaden grinned. "Sure it can Syrus. Like if you hadn't jumped in with your towel still wrapped around you."

Syrus gasped as he turned to see the towel he used to dry himself off was in the water now soaked. "No and it was Dryer Fresh."

Later the three were relaxing while Jaden leaden against one of the walls. "Hey Jaden the water's really warm by Syrus."

"Actually that's why I'm staying over here." Jaden replied

"So Jaden are you over that nightmare yet?" Syrus asked. Jaden sighed and Chumley glared at him. "What I asked him a question and I ask because I care. Sorry Jaden."

"Yeah." Jaden sighed before he dived under water.

"Jaden?" Syrus questioned

"Way to go." Chumley hissed and then Syrus groaned when he felt something and then Jaden emerged from the water behind Syrus holding Syrus' wet towel.

"Hey guys look what I've found." Jaden grinned as he waved the towel around before swimming away as Syrus chased after him.

"Hey that's my towel!" Syrus hissed. "Come back here with my towel!"

"Your towel?" Jaden laughed. "This isn't your towel yours was dryer fresh. This one is a wet mess."

"You'll be messing with me if you don't give it back. Come back here. Wait up." Syrus hissed after him and then someone threw a bucket of cold water over Syrus. Jaden and Syrus turned to see Chazz standing on a rock glaring at them

"Take a chill pill short stack!" He growled

"Hey what's new chazzaroo." Jaden laughed

"That's cute." Chazz groaned

"Why thank you I thought of it all by myself." Jaden grinned. "So are you here to hang out."

"With you?" Chazz snorted. "That's a really good joke slacker." Then he was hit in the face by a splash of water from Syrus.

Syrus stuck out his tongue. "And that's an even better one."

"You'll pay for that!" Chazz growled

"Oh I'm so scared." Syrus mocked as he did a mock scared pose and then he swam away. "You'll have to catch me first."

Chazz dived into the pool and chased after Syrus. "Come back here! I'm going to Chazz you up!"

Jaden looked at Chumley.

"Hey want a towel?" He asked as he held Syrus' towel to him.

"No thanks I just want to see them get tired." Chumley replied as Syrus and Chazz were fighting. "Until the Chumpster comes in with a game of tackle Marco polo" Chumley then joined in on the fight and then Jaden dived underwater.

Jaden then remembered how he saw Zane and Camula vanish after they lost their duels. *'Man with what's been going on it's no wonder I've had that bad dream.'* He thought and then he surfaced to see Syrus and Chumley throwing Chazz's towel to each other while Chazz tried to grab it.

"After all dueling used to be about having fun." He said as he laid back. "But now it's all about winning. After all if I lose, I'll be losing more than just a game." Jade then heard a cooing noise and he turned to see the Spirit of Winged Kuriboh. "Huh, Kuriboh, what's wrong?" Kuriboh made a few cooing noises which made Jaden widen his eyes "What here? This is bad."

Jaden then went out of the pool and into the changing rooms with Syrus, Chumley and Chazz following him.

"Hey slacker, what are you doing?" Chazz demanded

"I think the next Shadow Rider is here." Jaden said

"What, how do you know?" Chazz gasped

"Winged Kuriboh sensed it." Jaden replied

...

Soon the four Slifers had dressed and they all followed Jaden towards the beach where Winged Kuriboh said he had seen someone strange. When they got there, they saw someone who they did not know standing on the beach. This stranger was a girl who had long pale blue hair that went down to her knees. She wore a brown and blue dress which made her look very beautiful.

"I have been waiting for you Jaden Yuki." The figure said as she turned around to look at Jaden.

"Who are you?" Jaden asked. "Are you one of the Shadow Riders?"

"I could be." The woman said. "And as to who I am, I am the Maiden with Eyes of Blue."

"Wait, isn't that the name of a card?" Chumley wondered

"You ask a lot of questions." Maiden answered. "But you won't get any answers unless you face me in a Duel." Maiden then activated her Duel disk and then Jaden did the same. "From your actions I see that you accept my challenge but from what I sense, I'm not so sure. I sense fear. Yes fear, fear that you will lose and you and your friends will pay the ultimate price."

"What she's talking about Jaden?" Chumley asked

"This is about your dream isn't it?" Syrus added

Chazz stepped forward. "Look slacker, if you are too afraid to Duel, then I'll duel in your place."

"No, it is Jaden that I want." Maiden said. "Besides, would you like to face this card out." The Maiden held up a card and everyone gasped

"That's a Blue Eyes White Dragon." Jaden gasped

"Wait, but the only student I know who has that is Solona." Syrus gasped. "What did you do to her."

"Oh she is fine." Maiden said. "But you won't be."

"Well Blue Eyes is one powerful beast." Chazz added. "On second thought I think I'll sit this one out."

"Oh man." Syrus added

"Can we go back to the pool now?" Chumley asked

Jaden looked scared and Maiden smirked. "What's wrong, you look like you have seen a ghost."

"Try a nightmare." Jaden replied. "But still, I won't run. Now Maiden, let's have a show." Then he activated his Duel Disk.

"**Duel!"**

**Maiden: 8000**

**Jaden: 8000**

"Ladies first." Maiden said as she drew her sixth card. "And I summon Maiden with Eyes of Blue in attack mode." The blue haired woman appeared on the field (Level 1 Attack 0 Defense 0) "Then I will end there."

"Wait, why did she summon herself, and that card has no attack points?" Syrus questioned

"I guess we're about to find out." Chazz added

"All right, my turn." Jaden drew his card. "And I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman in attack mode." Jaden's blue aqua monster with the water pistols appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 800 Defense 1200) "And since he is the only monster on my field, I can draw two cards." Jaden added as he drew two extra cards. "One of which I will activate, Bubble Blaster so now Bubbleman's attack points increase by 800." Bubbleman got a huge water cannon on his shoulder (EHB Attack 800-1600) "And now Bubbleman is going to attack you Maiden." Bubbleman fired the water cannon at the Maiden.

"Sorry." Maiden said. "But my monster has a special ability. When she is selected for an attack target, I can negate the attack and then switch her battle position." The Water blast dissolved into the air and then Maiden knelt down "It gets worse for you Jaden." Maiden added. "Because now I can special summon 1 Blue Eyes White Dragon from my hand deck or graveyard, so come on out my dragon." Everyone watched in shock as there was a pillar of light and then the large blueish white scaled dragon appeared on the field (Level 8 Attack 3000 Defence 2500)

"Look at that!" Chumley gasped

"It's the Blue Eyes White Dragon!" Syrus gasped

The dragon let out a loud roar which caused Jaden to stare in shock.

"Now you should finish your move now Jaden." Maiden added

*'I walked right into that trap.'* Jaden thought. "I end my turn by placing one card face down."

"My turn" Maiden smirked "I summon Paladin of Felgrand in attack mode." A warrior wearing blue armor and white cloak with short blond hair and holding a sword appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1700 Defense 300) "And now his effect activates so now I can equip 1 level 8 or higher dragon type monster to him from my hand or deck so I'll equip my second Blue Eyes to him. Now my Paladin is unaffected by spells or trap cards. Now Paladin, attack that Bubbleman." Paladin slashed the Bubbleman but he remained on the field though the blaster shattered.

"When Bubbleman is equipped with Bubble blaster, it's the blaster that gets destroyed." Jaden smirked

"Well I still have one more attack so now Blue Eyes will destroy your Bubbleman." Maiden added and the Blue Eyes White Dragon sent a blast of blue fire and destroyed Bubbleman and the blast blew Jaden backwards.

**Jaden: 5800**

**Maiden: 8000**

"Jaden!" Syrus gasped

"Oh no, he just took a big hit." Chumley added

"I end my turn there, now it's your move unless you give up?" Maiden finished

"Don't give up Jaden!" Syrus yelled. "If you lose then your spirit key is lost."

"Syrus is right." Jaden said. "I can still win, and I use my face down Hero Signal, now I can summon another Elemental Hero from my deck and I choose Elemental Hero Clayman." Jaden's stone monster appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 800 Defense 2000) "And now I will play the spell Polymerization to fuse Clayman on my field with Sparkman in my hand in order to summon Elemental Hero Gaia in attack mode." Jaden's large grey armored monster appeared on the field (Level 6 Attack 2200 Defense 2600) "And now his ability allows me to half one of the attack points of your monster and add then to mine and I choose your Blue Eyes." Jaden's Golem grew in strength as Blue Eyes lost his color (BEWD Attack 3000-1500) (EHG Attack 2200-3700) "And now my Gaia will destroy that Blue Eyes." Gaia threw a large fist which shattered Blue Eyes.

**Jaden: 5800**

**Maiden: 5800**

"All right, their life points are the same!" Syrus cheered

"And Jaden took out that Blue Eyes." Chumley added

"Maybe Slacker really can Duel after all." Chazz added

"I end my turn by placing one card face down." Jaden finished

"A good comeback." Maiden said as she drew a card. "I play the spell card Silver's Cry, now I can select one dragon type normal monster and special summon it to the field so I bring back my Blue Eyes." The Blue Eyes white dragon returned to the field. "And now I shall sacrifice my Maiden and my Paladin in order summon my Paladin's master. Paladin is a servant of a very ancient dragon. I now summon, Divine Dragon Lord Felgrand in attack mode." A golden scaled dragon that shined bright appeared on the field and everyone except the Maiden covered their eyes from the light (Level 8 Attack 2800 Defense 2800) "And now Felgrand will destroy that Gaia."

"Oh no, then slacker will be wide open for that Blue Eyes!" Chazz gasped

But Jaden grinned. "Sorry but I play the quick play spell card De-Fusion which allows me to split Gaia back into Clayman and Sparkman." The Gaia vanished and was replaced with the Grey Golem and blue and yellow lightning hero who knelt down in defence mode.

"Well Felgrand will destroy Clayman instead." Maiden added and Felgrand sent a last of yellow fire that destroyed Clayman. "Oh and Felgrand has a special ability, there is a reason he is called the Divine Dragon. For you see when he destroys a monster in battle, I can special summon 1 level 7 or 8 dragon type monster in my grave and since my Paladin had a second Blue Eyes attached which is now in the grave, I will bring him out." A second Blue Eyes appeared on the field. "Now Blue Eyes, destroy that Sparkman." The First Blue Eyes sent a blast of Blue fire which destroyed Sparkman "And now my second Blue Eyes will attack you directly." The Second Blue Eyes sent a blast which engulfed Jaden causing him to yell in pain as he was thrown onto his back.

**Jaden: 2800**

**Maiden: 5800**

"Jaden!" Chumley yelled

"Oh man, one more attack like that and it's over." Chazz gasped

Jaden pushed himself up. *'I have to do something this move otherwise this Duel is over.'* He thought as he looked at his hand. '*Bladedge is in my hand but that doesn't have enough attack points to defeat those Dragons and I can't even summon him anyway. And Wildheart is no use to me. This draw must count.'* Jaden then drew his card. "My draw." Jaden looked at his monster and smiled. "I play the spell card Pot of Greed which allows me to draw two new cards." Jaden drew two cards and smirked. "Now I summon Elemental Hero Ocean to the field in attack mode." The dolphin like monster with the trident appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1500 Defense 1200)

"What is he doing?" Chazz hissed. "That monster can't help."

"Not by himself he can't." Jaden said. "I now play Fusion Save which allows me to add a Polymerization from my deck to my hand. And then I will use it to fuse Bladedge and Wildheart in my hand to summon Elemental Hero Wildheart." A monster that was a combination of Wildheart with Bladedge's armor appeared on the field (Level 8 Attack 2600 Defense 2300) "Okay he still may not have enough attack points but this will change that. I play the spell card Skyscraper." A city appeared the new field. "Now when an Elemental Hero battles, if he has less attack points then he gains 1000 extra attack points. Also Wildedge's special ability allows him to attack all of your monsters. So go, destroy all of those Dragons." Wildedge gained more power and then slashed his sword at all three of the dragons causing then to shatter.

**Jaden: 2800**

**Maiden: 3800**

"And my turn's not over yet." Jaden added. "Ocean still has his attack so now he will attack you directly." Ocean thrust his target into the Maiden causing her to stagger back.

**Jaden: 2800**

**Maiden: 2300**

"I end my turn." Jaden finished

"All right." Syrus cheered. "That's a comeback, Jaden's in the lead again."

"But we still don't know what Maiden can do." Chazz added

"My move." Maiden said as she drew her next card. "And I play the spell card Monster Reborn in order to bring back my Blue Eyes" The Blue Eyes White Dragon returned from the graveyard "And now I play the spell card Burst Stream of Destruction."

"Wait Burst Steam of Destruction?" Jaden questioned. "Isn't that the name of one of Blue Eyes attacks."

"That doesn't make much sense, why have his attack as a separate card?" Chazz added

"Well this spell is unique." Maiden smirked. "I can only play this card as long as Blue Eyes is on the field, now all of your monsters are destroyed"

"No way!" Jaden gasped as hit steam emerged from his card which caused Wildedge and Ocean to groan and then they shattered.

"Oh man, now Jaden has no monsters and that Blue Eyes hasn't attacked yet!" Syrus gasped

"As soon as Blue Eyes attacks it's over." Chumley added. "Jaden has no cards on his field that can help him."

"Well you should be lucky Jaden." Maiden added. "Because Blue Eyes cannot attack on the turn Burst Steam of Destruction is played so it's your move."

"Man that was close." Jaden said as he drew his next card. *'But now I have no monsters that will be of use so I guess I will have to play defensive for now.'* He thought. "I summon Elemental Hero Avian in defense mode and then I'll place one card facedown, that will do it for me."

"Not much you can do is there when facing a Blue Eyes is there?" Maiden mocked. "Blue Eyes destroy that feathered bird." Blue Eyes sent a blast and Avian shattered. "That will end my turn"

"My move." Jaden announced. "And I play the spell card Mirage of Nightmare, now when it's your move, I can draw until I have four cards but then I have to discard the number of cards I drew on my turn. Then I summon Elemental Hero Shadow Mist in defense mode." A young black armored warrior that looked really fast on his feet appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1000 Defense 1500) "And I will place another card face down and end my turn."

"My draw." Maiden said as she drew her next card.

"And mine too thanks to Mirage." Jaden said as he drew his card. "And I won't need to worry about discarding any since I place my facedown card Emergency Provisions. Now by sacrificing my Mirage Spell, I gain 1000 life points." The Mirage spell turned into golden orbs that were absorbed by Jaden.

**Jaden: 3800**

**Maiden: 2300**

"You'll be needing those." Maiden said. "I summon Kaiser Sea Horse in attack mode." A large sea horse like monster that looked like a knight appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1700 Defense 1650) "And now Kaiser Sea Horse, attack that Shadow Mist." Kaiser Sea Horse shot forward and his trident went through Shadow Mist and destroyed him.

"When Shadow Mist is sent to the Graveyard, I can add 1 Elemental Hero from my deck to my hand and I choose Elemental Hero Heat."

"Well he won't protect you from my Blue Eyes attack." Maiden smirked. "Go Blue Eyes, attack him directly."

"Oh no you don't." Jaden countered. "I play my other face down, A Hero Emerges, now you select one card at random in my hand and if it's a monster, I can summon it to the field."

"Fine, I select the far left." Maiden said

"Thanks for that, now I can summon the monster I drew with Shadow Mist, Elemental Hero Heat." The red armored flaming warrior appeared on the field (Level 4 Attack 1600 Defense 1200) "I play him in defense mode."

"Well you protected yourself this turn but don't expect your luck to last." Maiden added as Blue Eyes destroyed Heat. "I end my turn by placing one card face down and play Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your Field Spell." The Skyscrapers vanished from the field.

"My draw." Jaden drew his card and smirked. "Looks like I'm lucky again I play the spell card Silent Doom, this allows me to bring back Shadow Mist to the field in defense mode."

"Playing defensive are we?" Maiden mocked

"No because my Shadow Mist isn't going to be around for much longer." Jaden smirked. "I play the spell card Polymerization which allows me to fuse Shadow Mist with Elemental Hero Flash in my hand in order to summon Elemental Hero Escuridao in attack mode." A dark scary monster made from shadows appeared on the field (Level 8 Attack 2500 Defense 2000) "Sure he may not have enough attack points to destroy Blue eyes but he gains 100 attack points for every Elemental Hero in my grave and I have 11 so he gains 1100 attack points." Dark shadows appeared around Escuridao as he gained more power (EHE Attack 2500-3600) "And then I will summon Elemental Hero Knospe in attack mode." A small plant like monster appeared on the field (Level 3 Attack 600 Defense 1000) "Sure he's weak but when I have another Hero on my field, he can attack directly and you cannot select him as a target for battle. Also I can add Elemental Hero Woodsman to my hand thanks to Shadow Mist's ability. And now Escuridao will destroy Blue Eyes." Escuridao sent spikes made from his shadows which pierced Blue eyes and destroyed him.

**Jaden: 3800**

**Maiden: 1700**

"And now Knospe will attack you directly." Jaden added and Knospe jumped past Kaiser Sea Horse and hit Maiden with one of his club like hands.

**Jaden: 3800**

**Maiden: 1100**

"All right!" Syrus cheered. "Jaden's even closer to winning this."

"I place one card facedown and end my turn." Jaden finished

"You're getting better Jaden but this Duel is not over yet." Maiden smirked. "My Kaiser Sea Horse counts as 2 tributes for a light monster so now I will sacrifice him in order to summon out a third Blue Eyes."

"Wait a third?" Chazz gasped. "She has three copies of Blue Eyes!"

The third Blue Eyes appeared on the field and Maiden smirked. "Now I equip her with the equip spell Dragon's treasure so now he gains 300 attack points and that's not all. I play my facedown card Tyrant Dragon, now my Dragon gains 400 more attack points and can attack twice."

"No way!" Jaden gasped as Blue Eyes gained strength and was now more powerful than Jaden's Escuridao. (BEWD Attack 3000-3700)

"Blue Eyes, destroy that Escuridao." Maiden ordered and then Blue Eyes destroyed Escuridao."

**Jaden: 3700**

**Maiden: 1100**

"And now for his second attack, destroy Knospe." Maiden ordered and then Knospe was engulfed in flames and destroyed but Jaden took no damage and his trap card was the reason why.

"Sorry but thanks to Hero Spirit, my life points are safe." Jaden sighed, that was close as he nearly took a big hit.

"You're only delaying your end." Maiden smirked. "I end my turn which means Tyrant Wing is destroyed." Tyrant Wing shattered as Blue Eye's attack lowered (BEWD Attack 3700-3300)

"Now it's my turn." Jaden said as he drew again and he sighed. "Looks like I'm defensive again. I summon Wroughtweiler in defense mode." The mechanical dog appeared on the field (Level 3 Attack 800 Defence 1200) "That will be all."

"Well looks like you are out of luck." Maiden sneered. "Blue Eyes attack that Wroughtweiler." Blue Eyes unleashed another devastating attack which caused Wroughtweiler to explode. "I end my turn by throwing one card face down."

"Well now my Wroughtweiler's ability activates so now I can get a Polymerization and an Elemental Hero back to my hand." Jaden said as he brought Ocean back to his hand. "And now I use summon Elemental Hero Ice Edge in attack mode." Jaden's ice like child monster mad from ice appeared on the field (Level 3 Attack 800 Defense 900) "And now I use the Polymerization to fuse Woodsman with the monster I brought back with Wroughtweiler's effect, Elemental Hero Ocean in order to summon the powerful Elemental Hero Terra Firma." A large white armored monster appeared from an orb (Level 8 Attack 2500 Defense 2000)

"Take a look at that?" Chazz gasped "It's the monster he used to beat me at the School Duel."

"And it looks like he will be ready to use it again to beat that Maiden" Syrus cheered

"I use Terra Firma's ability." Jaden added. "Now by sacrificing my Ice Edge, Terra Firma gains his attack points." Ice Edge was absorbed into Terra Firma (EHTF Attack: 2500-3300) "Now Terra Firma attack that Blue eyes" Terra Firma blasted though Blue Eyes and destroyed him.

**Jaden: 3700**

**Maiden: 800**

"I end my turn there." Jaden finished and Terra Firma's attack returned to normal (EHTF Attack: 3300-2500)

Maiden smirked. "Well you defeated my three Blue Eyes but they will keep coming back. I play my face down Call of the Haunted."

"Not that card!" Syrus gasped

"Now Blue Eyes returns to the field." Maiden added and the dragon came back.

"No matter what Jaden does that dragon keeps coming back!" Chazz added

"And since you have no face downs to use, my Blue Eyes will now destroy your Legendary Planet monster." Maiden added. "So attack with White Lightning." Blue Eye's fire engulfed Terra Firma and the legendary warrior shattered.

**Jaden: 3200**

**Maiden: 800**

"I end my turn there." Maiden added

Though Jaden was laughing.

"You keep bringing that Dragon back and I will keep on destroying it." He laughed. "I play the spell Card of Sanctity so now we both draw until we have 6 cards." Both Jaden and Maiden drew until they had 6 cards in their hands. "And I play the spell card Monster Reincarnation which allows me to discard my Necroshade and then get Bladedge back to my hand. Also since Necroshade is in the graveyard, I can summon an Elemental Hero without sacrificing so now Bladedge comes to the field."

"That monster is good but it still cannot beat that Blue Eyes." Chumley said

"Jaden must have some kind of a plan."Syrus said

"I sure do." Jaden smiled. "I play the spell card H-Heated Heart, now one monster on my field gains 500 Attack points until the end of my turn and I choose Bladedge." Bladedge glowed orange and then his attack increased (EHB Attack 2600-3100) "And now Bladedge, attack that Blue Eyes with slice and dice attack." Bladedge jumped into the air and then slashed Blue Eyes with the blades on his arm and the dragon shattered

**Jaden: 3200**

**Maiden: 700**

"And I will end my turn there by placing one card facedown and now Bladedge's attack returns to normal." Jaden finished and a card appeared face down. *'Even if she brings that Blue Eyes, my Edge Hammer trap card will eliminate the rest of her life points.'*

But Maiden smirked. "You really are such a fool Jaden." She said. "If you won't accept defeat then I will just have to force it on you. And thanks to you I have the cards I need to make that happen. I start by playing the spell card Dragon's Mirror."

"Not that card!" Syrus gasped

"Not good." Chazz added. "Now that Maiden can fuse dragons in her graveyard and I know which cards she will use"

"I now fuse my three Blue Eyes in my graveyard to summon Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon." Maiden shouted and the three Blue Eyes appeared in ghostly form before being sucked into a portal and emerged as a large blue scaled three headed dragon. (Level 12 Attack 4500 Defense 3800) "And then I play the spell card Neutron Blast."

"Neutron blast, isn't that the name of Blue Eyes Ultimate's attack?" Syrus asked. "Why does it do?"

"I think we are about to find out." Chumley replied

"Now Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, destroy that Bladedge" Maiden ordered and the three headed fired a blast that combined into one and went towards Bladedge.

"Don't think so I've got a trap." Jaden countered. "I play Edge Hammer, now when Bladedge is on the field, I can sacrifice him to destroy one of your monsters and then you take damage equal to that monster's attack points."

"All right, Jaden did it" Syrus cheered

But Chazz gasped. "No he hasn't, look"

Everyone looked at Jaden's trap card only to see it was frozen.

"Wait what's happening?" Jaden gasped. "Why isn't my trap activating."

"It's because of my Neutron Blast." Maiden smirked. "All your cards and effects are negated until the end of the battle phase." Jaden gasped and then Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon destroyed Bladedge which blew Jaden back a few feet.

**Jaden: 1300**

**Maiden: 700**

"And now you will witness the full power of Neutron Blast." Maiden added. "Because now my Ultimate Dragon can attack again."

"What!" Jaden gasped

"Oh no." Syrus yelled. "There's nothing he can do, he'll lose the Duel."

"Now Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, end this Duel with Neutron Blast." Maiden ordered and then Blue Eyes sent a second blast which blew Jaden off his feet and he landed on his stomach.

**Jaden: 0000**

**Maiden: 700 (Winner)**

"Jaden!" Syrus shouted as Jaden lost and then he saw Maiden walking towards him. "No leave him alone."

"There's nothing we can do, she won the Duel." Chazz said sadly.

Maiden walked up to Jaden but to everyone's shock, she helped Jaden up to his feet.

"Wait aren't you going to take my Spirit Gate and Soul?" Jaden asked in confusion.

"Now why would I do that?" Maiden laughed

"After all this isn't a Shadow Game." Another voice called and everyone turned to see where the voice came from and were shocked to see Alexis and Daylen.

"Alexis, Daylen, what are you doing here?" Chazz wondered

"We stayed to watch the Duel." Alexis said

"We didn't get involved because we knew who this Maiden really was." Daylen added.

Then Jaden got a better look at the Maiden and realized that her face was familiar and then he saw the black hair under the Blue. "Wait, Solona that was you."

Maiden or Solona as she really was chucked. "I'm sorry I scared you Jaden but I had to test you."

Alexis then spoke up. "Syrus told me about the Nightmare and how you were scared Jaden"

"And we knew that we couldn't have Jaden scared as that was dangerous." Daylen added. "So we decided to help Jaden overcome his fear of losing so my sister dressed up in her old Maiden with Eyes of Blue costume and decided to challenge Jaden."

"There is nothing wrong with losing Jaden." Solona added. "But you must believe you can win because if you fear you will lose then you will end up losing."

"Wow, I guess you are right Solona." Jaden said. "Also that was a sweet Duel we had."

"It was." Solona said. "Now I think I'm going back to the Girls dorm and wash this hair dye out of my hair. I would rather not have people laugh at me."

"And we should all prepare ourselves for the next Shadow Rider." Alexis added. "After all, I have a feeling that he is coming here."