You were running to the Duel Academy entry exams after staying up most of the night preparing your deck. Fortunately you made it just in time.

Y/N: Y/N L/N here for my entry exam.

Crowler: Right on time. Hope you're ready young scholar.

???: Hey, wait!

You turn to see another kid with brown hair bump into you.

???: I'm sorry. I was in a bit of a rush...

Y/N: It's okay. You here to enter Duel Academy too?

Jaden: Yep. I'm Jaden Yuki. Nice to meet you.

Y/N: I'm Y/N L/N. Nice to meet you as well.

Growler: L/N, you're up.

Y/N: Right.

You walk in and get ready and you see that you're dueling a teacher with a dark yellow jacket.

Teacher: Hello. I am Professor Adams and I will be your opponent. And you are Y/N L/N correct?

Y/N: Yeah.

Adams: Then let's duel.

Y/N: You got it!

Y/N LP: 4000

Adams LP: 4000

Y/N: The first move's all yours, teach.

Adams: Very well. I start by activating my Terraforming Spell Card. To add Geartown to my hand. Which I'll now activate. Now my Ancient Gear monsters require one less tribute. I then set a monster face down and end my turn with a face down.

Y/N: I draw. I summon Elemental Hero Blazeman in attack mode!

A flaming warrior appears on your field.

(Blazeman Level 4 Atk: 1200 Def: 1800)

Jaden: He uses Elemental Heroes too?

Y/N: Blazeman's ability will add Polymerization to my hand. Which I'll activate! I fuse Blazeman on my field with Elemental Hero Shadow Mist in my hand. Allow me to introduce my Elemental Hero Nova Master in attack mode!

Your two monsters fuse and create a large flaming warrior who looked similar to a knight.

(Nova Master Level 8 Atk 2600 Def 2100)

Y/N: Shadow Mist's effect will add an Elemental Hero to my hand, so I choose Elemental Hero Woodsman. Nova Master, strike down that face down with Inferno Strike!

Adams: I activate my quick-play spell. Book of Moon. Forcing your monster face down in defense mode.

Nova Master vanishes and leaves a face down card in its place.

Y/N: I end my turn with a face down then.

Adams: I draw. The pieces are all in place. I tribute my face down monster to summon to the field Ancient Gear Gadjiltron Dragon!

(Gadjiltron Dragon Level 8 Atk 3000 Def 2000)

A large mechanical beast appears in the place of the face down monster.

Adams: I can summon it with one tribute with my field spell. And since it was summoned using my Green Gadget, it can deal piercing damage! Attack Nova Master with Gear Flame!

The machine blasts your monster, destroying it and dealing damage to you.

Y/N LP: 4000--->3100

Y/N: I activate my trap, Hero Signal! Since one of my heroes was destroyed, a new one will take its place! Welcome to the field, my second Elemental Hero Shadow Mist!

(Shadow Mist Level 4 Atk 1000 Def 1500)

In the distance two Obelisk students watch. The blonde female looks at the blue haired male.

Alexis: Zane, why did he summon something so weak?

Zane: Shadow Mist may be weak but it has powerful effects if played right.

Y/N: Shadow Mist's other ability activates. When she's special summoned, I can add a Change Quick Play spell to my hand. I choose Mask Change.

Adams: Very well. I end my turn.

Y/N: My turn. I draw. Time for something cool. But first my Shadow Mist has to try a new look. And Mask Change will do just that. Now by tributing Shadow Mist, I can sumon a new hero. A hero who roams the night, ready to defeat his foes!

A glowing mask attaches itself to your monster and creates a bright light.

Y/N: Ladies and Gentlemen, allow me to introduce, Masked Hero Dark Law!

In Shadow Mist's place, stood a warrior in black armor that seems to be panther themed.

(Dark Law Level 6 Atk 2400 Def 1800)

Y/N: Shadow Mist's effect adds Elemental Hero Ocean to my hand.

Adams: An interesting monster but it can't scratch my dragon.

Y/N: I know. That's why I'm activating Burden of the Mighty! Your dragon loses attack points equal to its level times 100.

(Gadjiltron Dragon Atk: 3000--->2200)

Y/N: I'm also equipping Dark Law with my Mage Power. Dark Law will gain 500 Attack points for every spell or trap I currently control. Since I control two. He gains 1000.

(Dark Law Atk: 2400--->3400)

Y/N: Dark Law, attack Gadjiltron Dragon with Shadow Fury Strike!

Your monster jumps up and it strikes the teacher's monster, destroying it.

Adams LP: 4000---> 2800

Y/N: And when Dark Law destroys a monster, that monster gets banished. Pretty neat huh?

Syrus: Wow.

Bastion: That Masked Hero, certainly is something.

Y/N: I then set one monster face down. That'll be my turn.

Adams. Alright. I draw. I activate Ancient Gear Catapult! This will destroy my Geartown to special summon an Ancient Gear Monster from my Deck or hand, ignoring its summoning conditions. Rise up Ancient Gear Reactor Dragon!

A mechanical dragon rises up with a glowing purple core.

(Reactor Dragon Level 9 Atk 3000 Def 3000)

Adams: And since my Geartown was destroyed, I can summon back to the field my Gadjiltron Dragon.

The monster reappears beside Reactor Dragon.

Y/N: Remember, teach. They both lose attack equal to their levels times 100.

(Reactor Dragon Atk 3000--->2100)
(Gadjiltron Dragon Atk 3000--->2200)

Adams: Oh I didn't forget. I have the perfect plan. First, I set a monster face down. Then I activate Limiter Removal!

Jaden: What does Limiter Removal do?

Bastion: As the name suggests it removes the limit of all machine type monsters' attack points. Doubling them.

Syrus: Uh oh.

(Gadjiltron Dragon Atk 2200--->4400)
(Reactor Dragon Atk 2100--->4200)

Adams: Gadjiltron Dragon, strike down Dark Law!

The machine blasts Dark Law, destroying it.

Y/N LP: 3100---> 2100

Adams: Now Reactor Dragon. Attack that face down monster!

The second dragon blasts your face down monster, which was Woodsman.

Adams: I then play Ancient Gear Workshop. Returning Gadjiltron Dragon to my hand and allowing me to draw one card. And that will end my turn. Which means my reactor Dragon will be saying goodbye.

The dragon glows and explodes.

Y/N: I draw. This will work. I activate Miracle Fusion! I banish two Shadow Mists and Blazeman! Rise up, Elemental Hero Core!

A warrior in white and orange armor with orange orbs in parts of the armor appeared.

(Elemental Hero Core Level 9 Atk 2700 Def 2200)

Y/N: Core, attack the face down monster with core burst!

Your monster blasts the face down monster.

Adams: My Yellow Gadget.

Y/N: That's my turn.

Adams: I draw. Hm. I activate Mystical Space Typhoon. Destroying your Burden of the Mighty. I now summon Ancient Gear Statue!

(Statue Level 2 Atk 500 Def 800)

A small metal statue appears.

Adams: Now by tributing it I can summon Ancient Gear Golem!

The statue is replaced by a giant mechanical monster.

(Golem Level 8 Atk 3000 Def 3000)

Zane: So two teachers in Duel Academy have that card.

Alexis: That guy's in trouble now...

Adams: Ancient Gear Golem, attack with Mechanized Melee!

The monster rears back to punch your hero but you start laughing.

Adams: May I ask what's so funny?

Y/N: Attacking my monster won't do anything. You see when Elemental Hero Core is attacked, his attack points double until the end of the Damage Step.

Adams: It what?

Core's core glows brightly as its Atk doubles.

(Core Atk 2700---> 5400)

Alexis: 5400 Attack points?!

Ancient Gear Golem punches Core but the Hero blocks the punch and flies at Ancient Gear Golem, punching it in the chest and causing it to explode.

Adams LP: 3000---> 600

Adams: I have no other moves. I end.

Y/N: My turn. Oooh. I play a second Mask Change! I tribute my Earth attribute Core, to summon Masked Hero Dian!

A mask attaches itself to Core and they both glow brightly, soon Core is replaced by a warrior who looks exactly like a knight.

(Dian Level 8 Atk 2800 Def 3000)

Y/N: Dian, finish this duel with Mega Lance Strike!

Your monster attacks Adams, reducing the teacher's Life Points to 0 and several people cheered and applauded as you bow.

Alexis: Wow. He has some skill.

Zane: Yes he does. Maybe he'll end up in Obelisk.

And with that you thanked Adams for the duel and left to watch Jaden's duel against Crowler.

Soon after all the new students got onto the helicopters and started flying towards Duel Academy Island. You sat in your seat and looked out your window, thinking.

Y/N Thoughts: I have a bad feeling for some reason... I better keep my guard up.

End of Part 1