Ash Ketchum Attends Duel Academy

The School Duel

It was a dark and cloudy evening above North Academy. The atmosphere didn't affect the student's moods though.

Everyone was gathered in a huge crowd, facing a tall formation at the end of the street.

"I present to you, our school's new top duelist!" He approached the smirking Chazz. "He, along with our two other chosen duelists will face off against our Duel Academy rivals. And I present to him, North Academy's top dueling cards!" He held up a set of cards which he gave to him. "With them you will triumph! You will Chazz it up!"

The students assembled cheered for him. "Chazz it up! Chazz it up! Chazz it up! Chazz it up!"

Chazz turned around to face the cheering students and raised his left arm. "Duel Academy is toast!"

The students followed suit and raised their fists into the air continued with the cheer.

Today was the day of the School Duel, and right now, Ash was heading to the arena.

When he got there, he activated his duel disk and drew a card from his deck.

"Come on out, Blue-Eyes White Dragon!" The dragon appeared next to him.

"Hey!"

"I see you're prepared for the duel."

Ash turned to see Syrus and Bastion enter the arena.

"How's it going?" He asked.

"Well, we were looking for you." Bastion replied. "Everyone's waiting for us."

"For?"

"The meet and greet." Syrus said. "North Academy just showed up! Your opponent is here!"

"Alright." The hologram of Blue-Eyes disappeared and his duel disk returned to standby mode.

Meanwhile at the docks, North Academy's submarine was stationed and the bridge pulled down so that they could walk across to the mainland. North Academy's students all standing, lining up on the sub's deck, while the people from Duel Academy were waiting as Chancellor Sheppard greeted the Chancellor from North Academy. "Foster, it's been far too long how've you been?"

"I've been well, thank you." Foster greeted back as he shook hands with him. "Ever since I got over the defeat you handed us at last year's School duel."

"Oh, it was a close match."

"Not really." Foster replied, making Sheppard confused. "But this year, I have a feeling it will be."

"Yes, I'm sure it will. To a spirited competition between our two schools."

At that moment Ash, Syrus and Bastion arrived on the scene.

"Who will I be dueling?" Ash asked.

"We're getting to it." Sheppard said.

"So you're the one representing Duel Academy." Foster turned to Ash.

"That still doesn't answer my question. Where's my opponent?"

"Right here!"

"So you're my opponent." He looked past Foster, at the submarine while the North Academy students stood patiently.

"Haven't seen you since Bastion's promotion duel, Princeton." Ash said, before asking. "Since when did you transfer to another academy?"

"Since I stopped getting the respect I deserved here." Chazz replied, without blinking.

"Like you ever deserved it." Melody scowled.

"That'll change!" The Czar said. "Now it's payback. You won't give him respect, so he'll take it."