We draw our 5 cards. Life Points are set at 8000.

Tanya Weston LP 8000 — Principal Sheppard LP 8000

"Well, Miss Weston, I think I should go first as the examiner."

Sheppard Turn 1

"I draw."

"I summon one monster face down."

[In Duel Monsters, Monster Cards can be Summoned in Attack Mode or face down Defense Mode]

"I lay one card face down."

[In Duel Monsters there are Magic/Spell Cards and Trap Cards which can be played Face Down or Face Up in the case of Spell/Magic Cards and Trap Cards can be activated to be face-up after the turn goes to your opponent.]

"I end my turn."

Tanya Turn 1

"I draw."

Oh, I already have the main headline spellcaster for my deck — Dark Magician.

"I summon Gemini Elf in attack mode."

[Gemini Elf, Level 4 Earth Attribute Spellcaster Monster with 1900 Attack and 900 Defense.]

[A Monster which is Level 1 to 4 can be summoned without tribute — unless it states on the card.]

"I lay two cards face down."

"Now Gemini Elf attack her face down card."

"You reveal my face down monster, Robotic Knight."

[Robotic Knight, Level 4 Fire Attribute Machine Type Monster with 1600 Attack and 1800 Defense.]

"It is now sent to my graveyard."

"But now I activate my face down card, Machine Junkyard."

[Machine Junkyard, Continuous Trap Card. Effect: Once per turn, When a Machine type monster you control is destroyed by battle, you can remove that Machine type monster from the game to Special Summon a Machine type monster from your deck with the same level or lower.]

[Trap cards come in 3 forms, Normal, Continuous, and Counter — This Card is a Continuous Trap — This card stays on the field after activation, in this case this card's effect can be used once per turn.]

"Now I remove Robotic Knight from play in order to Special Summon Proto Cyber Dragon."

[There are 3 Kinds of Summoning, Normal, Tribute and Special Summoning — In this case Special Summoning unless stated allows the monster being summoned to be summoned in Attack or Face-Up Defense Mode.]

[Proto-Cyber Dragon, Level 3 Light Attribute Machine Monster with 1100 Attack and 900 Defense]

[Proto-Cyber Dragon has the Following Effect — While this Card is face up on the Field its Name Becomes Cyber Dragon.]

[Some Monsters in Duel Monsters have additional abilities on them, these monsters are called Effect Monsters.]

"Well I end my turn."

Sheppard Turn 2

"I draw."

"I play the spell card Brain Control."

[Brain Control, Spell Card, Following Effect: Target an Opponent's Monster, take control of that monster until the end of turn in which this card is played.]

"Now I declare an attack, I shall make a direct attack with your Gemini Elf."

"Well you have triggered my trap. I activate Magician's Circle."

[Magician's Circle, Trap Card, Effect: This card can only be activated when a Spellcaster Monster Declares an attack. Each Player then Selects a Spellcaster Monster from their Decks with 2000 Attack or less and Special Summons it to the Field in Attack Mode.]

"Ah, well played, I don’t have any Spellcasters in this deck."

"Well I do, so come on out, Dark Magician Girl."

[Dark Magician Girl, Level 6 Dark Attribute, Spellcaster Monster with 2000 Attack and 1700 Defense.]

[Dark Magician Girl has the Following Effect — This card gains 300 Attack for each Dark Magician and Magician of Black Chaos in either players graveyard.]

"Well do you want to continue to attack?"

"No, I end my turn by placing one card face down."

[Gemini Elf returns to Tanya's field]

Tanya Turn 2

"I draw."

"I summon Mystical Elf in defense mode."

[Mystical Elf, Level 4 Light Attribute Spellcaster Monster, With 800 Attack and 2000 Defense]

"Now, Dark Magician Girl attack her Proto-Cyber Dragon with Dark Burning Attack."

"Sorry but you have triggered a Trap, I activate Attack Reflector Unit."

[Attack Reflector Unit, Trap Card, Effect: Tribute 1 Cyber Dragon, To Special Summon 1 Cyber Barrier Dragon from Hand or Deck.]

"So I tribute my Proto-Cyber Dragon, To special summon Cyber Barrier Dragon to the field in defense mode."

[Cyber Barrier Dragon, Level 6 Light Attribute Machine Monster, With 800 Attack Points and 2800 Defense Points.]

[Cyber Barrier Dragon has the following effect — This card can only be Summoned with the use of Attack Reflector Unit, Also when this Monster is in Attack Mode — You can negate the first attack your opponent makes each turn.]

"Hmm, I shall halt my attack."

"Sensible option."

"But I shall play this; I activate Swords of Revealing Light."

[Swords of Revealing Light, Spell Card, Effect: Opponent face down Monsters are changed to face up, this card remains race up on the Field for 3 Turns. While this card remains Face-Up, your opponent cannot declare an attack.]

"I shall end my turn."

Sheppard Turn 3

"I draw."

"I activate the spell card, Monster Reborn."

[Monster Reborn, Spell Card, Effect: Select 1 Monster in either Player's Graveyard and Special Summon it to the Field.]

"And choose to special summon my Proto-Cyber Dragon back to the field in attack mode. But I now activate this card."

"I activate the quick-play spell card — Infernal Reckless Summon."

[Quick Play Spells are Spell Cards which can be activated after something has happened in the game, it being Summoning, Activation of a Trap or Spell card.]

[Infernal Reckless Summon, Quick Play Spell Card, Effect: When a Monster is Special Summoned to the Field with 1500 Attack or less on your side of the Field and while your opponent has a face-up Monster on their side of the field. You can Special Summon all cards with the same name as the Monster you have just Special Summoned, From Hand, Deck or Graveyard in Face-Up Attack Mode. Your Opponent can then Choose One Monster on his Side of the Field and Special summons all Cards with the Same Name as the Chosen Monster from their hand, Deck or Graveyard.]

"So by special summoning Proto-Cyber Dragon to the Field, I am now allowed to summon 2 more monsters with the same name. But as Proto-Cyber Dragon has the name Cyber Dragon, I special summon in attack mode, 2 Cyber Dragons."

[Cyber Dragon, Level 5 Light Attribute Machine Monster, with 2100 Attack and 1600 Defense]

[Cyber Dragon has the following effect — This card can be Special Summoned when you have no Monsters on your Field and your Opponent has a Monster]

"Well played, I can not special summon any monsters."

"Then I shall play another card in my hand, Polymerization."

[Polymerization, Spell Card, Effect: This Card allows you to Conduct a Special Summon of a Fusion Monster with Monsters on the Field or in your Hand.]

The crowd grasps.

"I fusion summon, my 2 Cyber Dragons and 1 Proto-Cyber Dragon together to form — Cyber End Dragon."

[Cyber End Dragon, Level 10 Light Attribute Machine Fusion Monster, With 4000 Attack and 2800 Defense.]

[Cyber End Dragon has the following effect — When this card battles a Monster in Defense Mode, if the Attack of Cyber End Dragon is higher than the Defense of the Defense Mode Monster the Difference is inflicted as if the defense monster was in attack mode.]

"I shall end my turn."

Tanya Turn 3

Hmm, Principal Sheppard has summoned Cyber End Dragon, and also has Cyber Barrier Dragon as well on the field. But she also has her Machine Junkyard trap card in effect still.

"I draw."

"I activate the spell card, Sages Stone."

[Sages Stone, Spell Card, Effect: This card can only be activated when there is a Face-up Dark Magician Girl on the Field, Special Summon Dark Magician from Hand or Deck to the Field.]

"So I special summon , Dark Magician from my deck."

[Dark Magician, Level 7 Dark Attribute Spellcaster Monster, With 2500 Attack and 2100 Defense]

"I set one card face down and end my turn."

Sheppard Turn 4

"I draw."

"I shall end my turn."

[Swords of Revealing Light Turns remaining: 2]

Tanya Turn 4

"I draw."

"I activate the spell card Mystical Space Typhoon."

[Mystical Space Typhoon, Quick Play Spell Card, Effect: Target 1 Spell or Trap Card and Destroy it.]

"I shall target your Machine Junkyard."

"Well it's destroyed."

"Then I shall end my turn."

Sheppard Turn 5

"I draw."

"I end my turn."

[Swords of Revealing Light Turns Remaining: 1]

Tanya Turn 5

"I draw."

"I set 1 card face down. And then end my turn."

Sheppard Turn 6

"I draw."

"I shall end my turn."

[Swords of Revealing Light Turns Remaining 0 — Swords of Revealing Light goes to the Graveyard]

Tanya Turn 6

"I draw."

"I set 1 card face down and end my turn."

Sheppard Turn 7

"I draw."

"Well, I declare an attack, Cyber End Dragon — attack her Mystical Elf."

[Mystical Elf is Destroyed and Remaining Attack Points go to Tanya's LP.]

Tanya Weston LP 6000 — Principal Sheppard LP 8000

"I activate a trap card, Revenge Sacrifice."

[Revenge Sacrifice, Trap Card, Effect: This card can only be activated when one of your monsters is destroyed by Battle. Choose an opponent's monster with less Attack Points than the monster which just attacked and destroy it.]

"Which means your Cyber Barrier Dragon is destroyed"

"Well played, I end my turn."

Tanya Turn 7

What is this I feel, I feel a tremendous power coming from the card now setting at the top of my deck.

"I draw."

As I draw the card, I feel the power coming from it and hear its roar. I then look at it.

It's the Winged Dragon of Ra. I feel it's time to win this duel.

"Well Principal Sheppard, I feel the duel is going to be won this turn."

"Oh, let's see this happen."

"Well then, I sacrifice Dark Magician, Dark Magician Girl and Gemini Elf in order to summon the following monster."

"Wait, you're making a triple offering?"

"Yes, almighty protector of the sun and sky, I beg of thee please heed my cry, transform thyself from orb of light, and bring me victory in this fight, I beseech thee grace our humble game, but first I shall call out thy name."

What is she calling out with that chant?

"Winged Dragon of Ra!"

The arena starts to shake, and clouds start to form above the dueling field. Then a golden orb starts to descend onto the Dueling Arena.

"What is that?"

"It's one of the most powerful Duel Monsters to exist."

"Wait, where did you get that from?"

It begins to transform.

"I got it from the head of Industrial Illusions, Maxine Pegasus."

"Wait ,why did she give you a card?"

"She did not give it to me, it chose me."

"Wait, you're saying the card chose you?"

"Yes."

Winged Dragon of Ra finishes transforming.

[Winged Dragon of Ra, Level 10 Light Attribute Divine-Beast Monster, With ???? Attack and ???? Defense This Card Requires 3 Tributes/Sacrifices.]

"Wait it has 0 attack points."

"Look again."

[Winged Dragon of Ra, Effect 1: This Card's Attack and Defense Points are equal to the Attack and Defense Points of the 3 Monsters Used to Summon it.]

[Winged Dragon of Ra — Attack 2000 + 2500 + 1900 = 6400, Defense 1600 + 2100 + 800 = 4500]

"Whoa, 6400 attack points, but that’s 2400 attack more than Cyber End Dragon."

"Yes, but I shall activate another special ability of this card. I shall give up all but 1 life point to give Winged Dragon of Ra a boost to attack points equal to the life points given up."

[Winged Dragon of Ra, Attack 6400 + 5999 = 12399]

"What, that’s the most attack points I have seen on a Duel Monster in a while."

"Well, now I end this duel, Winged Dragon of Ra , attack Cyber End Dragon with Blaze Cannon."

[Winged Dragon of Ra Destroys Cyber End Dragon — Principal Sheppard takes 8399 Life Points of Damage]

Tanya Weston LP 1 — Principal Sheppard LP 0

The duel field clears, and Winged Dragon of Ra is still there.

"I could not even use any trap cards or spell cards against that which I had set down."

"No you could not, Winged Dragon of Ra can not be affected by spell, trap or monster effects."

"Well I believe you win the duel."

Winged Dragon of Ra turns to look at Tanya.

"I know this was not a life or death battle, but I have to had used you before now so I know how to deal with it."

It nods then disappears. Then the Duel Disks shut down.

"Well Miss Weston."

"Well, that’s not true."

"Oh?"

"Well my full name is Tanya Weston Kaiba."

A roar goes out from the crowd.

"Yes I am the adoptive daughter of Miss Kaiba, head of Kaiba Corp."

"Well then, Miss Kaiba. I am proud to announce that you have passed your examination and are to be placed in Obelisk Blue."

The crowd starts to clap.

"Well I accept."

From this day I am Tanya Weston Kaiba, Obelisk Blue and daughter of Selina Kaiba and tomorrow I head to Duel Academy.

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For your Knowledge - Link to the Wikipedia Article on the Universe im drawing ideas from for this fiction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yu-Gi-Oh!

For the Definate Card Database of the cards in this story — well the ones which are real and not made up by me

http://www.yugiohcardguide.com/

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Chapter 10 — Duel Academy