The Resurrected Sky

In the Shadows

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Loud Noises!

Card Names/Info

[Slifer Red Dorm, Duel Academy, 10:30 P.M.]

"Help me! Not the water! Anything but the water!" Syrus yelled.

"Aw, water isn't so scary." Jaden said with a small laugh.

"That's not too scary at all." Yuuchi said with a straight face.

Syrus, who was making a pose as if he was drowning, looked at the two shocked. "It was dirty, swamp water?" He said unsure. Jaden just snickered while Yuuchi shook his head at him. He then sighed and put his head on his hand. "Oh, you're right. Only a chump would be scared of that." He said, not noticing that Chumley was behind him shaking and Lori was gripping onto Yuni's arm, both of them acting like they wanted to hide.

All six teens were currently in the Slifer dorm's mess hall. After our main trio were finished with studying for the night, the three had headed downstairs only to find Jaden, Syrus, and Chumley in the dark room with lit candles telling scary stories. Jaden had invited them to sit and join them which they accepted, though Lori was a little reluctant, and with how hard she was clutching Yuni's arm, she now knew why.

They all sat at a table facing each other with a pile of monster cards in the middle that each person would draw from. The higher the level on the monster, the scarier the story they needed to tell.

Jaden stared at the two scared students after what Syrus said before going to draw a card. "Mid-level scares for a mid-level card. But me... I hope I get a high level!" He said before showing that he drew Sinister Serpent, a 1 level monster.

Syrus and Lori both sighed at this. "Oh, you lucked out." Syrus said as Chumley came back to sit at the table. "You hardly have to scare us at all with that low card."

Jaden placed the monster in the discard pile next to the deck. "Well, I think I have a story that'll do the trick." He said before placing his elbows on the table and laying his head on his hands. "Well, it's more like a memory. You see, back when I was a little kid, I used to hear sounds. But I'd only hear them real late at night..." He started as everyone leaned in, curious about where the story was going.

"I used to think I was dreaming, but then, one night I woke up to see my closet glowing and I heard the sounds coming from inside. They sounded like voices, but not ones I recognized. I went to check it out, but every time I did there was nothing. Nothing there at all...except my cards..."

Everyone stared at Jaden before Syrus spoke up. "And?" He asked, waiting for the rest.

"And that's the end of the story." Jaden said smiling.

Everyone leaned back or laid their head down in disappointment. "That's it?" They all asked.

Jaden laughed a little at their reactions before looking off. "But want to hear something strange?" He asked. "Lately, I've started hearing them again." He said while thinking about his Winged Kuriboh card.

While the others looked at Jaden with looks of confusion and concern, Yuuchi was curious. 'I bet I can guess what those voices are.' He thought as he looked over at the spirit of Winged Kuriboh flying around the room. "Why do you think it stopped?" He asked him.

Jaden looked at Yuuchi before thinking really hard, it almost looked like it was painful for him to try to remember. "Huh, I'm not really sure. It just stopped one day I guess." He said with a shrug.