Ash Ketchum Attends Duel Academy

Punishment and Danger

Sometime had passed since Bastion's promotion duel against Chazz and the run-in with Wheeler.

The class was going on a field trip to some ancient ruins. Ash was being punished for entering the abandoned dorm with permission and Jaden, Syrus, Alexis, Jasmine and Mindy were being punished for skipping class yesterday to look for Chazz.

"I'm going easy on you guys because you were looking out for your friends." Banner informed the six.

Ash was a little apprehensive about the field trip.

Bastion was assisting Prof. Banner.

The group continued on their way to their destination. They crossed a river by walking on a tree trunk.

Syrus then approached Ash and Jaden and pulled them to the side.

"What's up?" Ash asked him.

"I overheard Prof. Banner talking to someone. Apparently we're going to be buried."

"And?" Ash questioned.

Syrus was panicking for no reason.

"You're worrying too much." Jaden waved it off.

As they walked, climbed and crawled for many hours, Chumley kept whining and complaining about what he hated throughout the trip:

"Are we almost there?"

"My feet really hurt!"

"Can we take a bathroom break or something?"

"I hate climbing!"

"I hate crawling!"

"I hate hiking!"

"Are we there yet!?"

"I'm hungry!"

"Finally, we're here!" Banner laughed triumphantly, secretly glad he didn't have to put up with Chumley complaining for awhile longer.

The others looked directly in front of them, was what looked like a broken archway that was mostly covered in green moss.

"Cool..." Jaden breathed, "They looked all ruined." He commented, looking around at the site.

Alexis smiled slightly, "That's because they're ruins."

Banner set down his pack and looked around, "Marvelous!" He tried to hold back his excitement, "You can still see the fated remains of the oculus, oh and the phastigium! No doubt inspired by a meniment of Saka'Ra."

"How intriguing." Bastion stated.

"This is unbelievable." Bastion was left speechless.

"Pretty." Mindy had stars in her eyes.

"You said it." Jasmine agreed with her friend.

"Well I'm just happy I get to sit down." Chumley groaned, rubbing his legs, "I hate hiking..."

Jaden grinned at his friends and looked at his teacher, "Speaking of sitting down, how about we chowdown?"

Banner nodded, "I don't see why not. Afterwards, we can check out the rest of the ruins. Maybe there's some well preserved sarcophaguses around...or is it sarcophagi?" he dropped his bag and looked through it, "Oh well, time to eat for now. I love pizza, I can barely wait."

Jaden and the others turned around on their lunch blanket, staring at their professor.

"Pizza?! You get pizza while we're stuck with whatever it is I'm holding?" Jaden whined, holding up some sort of rice balls.