Ash Ketchum Attends Duel Academy

The Dark Scorpions

Somewhere in a dark cave on Duel Academy Island, a group of people sat around a dimly lit candle, enjoying the low lighting as they waited for the right time.

"We've been waiting for this day a long time." One, a male with a large hammer said aloud, "Now it's here..."

"I know, it's hard to believe the Boss is actually comin'." a large male said as he polished a giant, spiked mace.

The one woman of the group held up her thorny whip, "Of course he's coming. Finally, all the places are in place,"

"They will be once we enact the plan anyway." The final member, a man with large daggers chuckled, his blades glistening in the candlelight.

The four people rose from the seats and brought their respective weapons together. 

"There's no stopping the Dark Scorpions now!" They said in unison.

Early one morning, a ferry boat sped towards the Academy, the only people on it was its captain and a man in a brown trench coat.

The captain looked out his window. 

"Land ho, detective!" He called out to the man on the deck, "That's Academy Island up ahead!"

Looking out at the island, the detective in the heavy coat squinted a bit.

"Time to go to work."

Alexis stood in the hallway, watching Atticus stand at a window, looking out at the scenery.

"Hey, Alexis, what's up?"

The blonde turned to see Chazz, Jaden, Banner, and a man in a trench coat and a hat walk up to them. The man had light silvery blue hair and his right eye was obscured by his Sherlock Holmes style hat.

"How is he?" Jaden asked, glancing at the elder sibling.

Alexis shrugged and turned back to her brother, "So-so...I mean, he can walk around campus; but he still can't remember much about what happened."

Ash then walked up to her.

"He'll regain his memory some day." He tried to reassure her.

"Thanks. Anyway." she looked at the others, "What brings you all here, anyway?"

"The law, actually." Banner waved his hand to the man in the dark trench coat.

The man lifted his hat, showing off a head of light blue hair, and a golden eye-patch on his right eye. 

"Good afternoon." He greeted, "I'm Detective Zaloog."

Alexis blinked a few times, as if she were missing something, "Okay..."

"You see girls, since one of the seven Spirit Keys has already been taken by the Shadow Riders, and the fate of the world rests on protecting the other seven, the Academy thought it'd be best to call in the police." Banner explained as Detective Zaloog put his hat back on.

"Where's your key?" Ash asked his girlfriend.

She pulled it out of her shirt.

"I have mine in my pocket." Chazz retorted.

Ash kept his around his neck.

"Oh my, that's exactly what I was afraid of." Zaloog shook his head. 

"You think that's where it's safest, but it's not. You see, all the Shadow Duelists have to do is find you and they find the keys." He reasoned.

"So, the detective suggests that we all hide the keys somewhere," Banner explained to them.