"I was dueling a queen? " Chazz asked
" Yeah, I'm the queen of this kingdom " Rinoa answered while she removed her mask
" No wonder she's so strong " Chazz wondered
" Why are you out here? " Cloud asked
" Looking for you " Rinoa answered
" Where are the others? " Cloud asked
" Inside " Rinoa answered
" Can we go now? " Jaden asked " I'm tired "
" Sure, follow me " Rinoa answered " I'll take you to your rooms first "
" Allow me, your highness " Zell said " I'll escort them to their rooms "
After a short walk, they reached the kingdom and Zell brought Jaden's gang to their rooms while Cloud, Rinoa and Irvine went somewhere else.
" Here are your rooms " Zell said when they reached a huge mansion " Its empty inside, no one lives here "
" Why is that? " Alexis asked
" It was King Cloud's old house, it was destroyed but it was repaired " Zell answered
" So why doesn't he live here now? " Zane asked
" Well, after he became king, he lived in the palace ever since and never came back " Zell answered
" Who cares about so much? All I want now is some good rest " Jaden said and went in
" Hey Jay, wait up! " Alexis said then followed Jaden into the mansion and so did the rest except Zell
" I better go back to the palace, I'll see you guys later " Zell told Zane
" Ok " Zane simply replied
" This is awesome " Jaden said as he jumped onto the couch
" Yeah, its so cool! " Syrus said
" Big deal, my house is bigger than this " Chazz said " I'm going to sleep for a while "
" What's wrong with him? " Jaden asked
" Isn't that usual for Chazz? " Alexis questioned Jaden back
" Oh yeah " Jaden answered laughingly
" I'm going to take a nap as well " Blair said " You coming Jesse? "
" Yeah, wait up " Jesse replied
" Me too " Hassleberry said
" I'm going as well " Syrus said
" I'm going too Jay " Alexis said " You coming? "
" I'll be right with you, I want to discuss about something " Jaden replied " Why don't you go ahead first? "
" OK, but don't make me wait too long " Alexis said then left for an empty room
" So Jaden, what do you think we should do? " Axel asked
" I don't know " Jaden answered
" I don't know about King Cloud or King Squall but Queen Rinoa is definitely a very good duelist " Zane said
" Why do you think so? Because she's a red? " Aster asked
" No, Chazz is a very strong duelist but she pushed Chazz to the limit " Zane answered " Chazz couldn't even finish the duel after summoning his trump card, Armed Dragon LV10 "
" True " Jaden said " King Cloud isn't weak too "
" Yeah, he's definitely a good duelist " Axel said
" You know mate, I reckon they're better than any of us " Jim said " Maybe except Jaden "
" So the point is? " Jaden asked
" The point is even with their dueling skills, they still can't handle Sephiroth " Zane answered
" You mean Sephiroth is even stronger than King Squall, King Cloud and Queen Rinoa? " Aster asked
" Yes, that's what I meant " Zane answered
" Yeah, I guess we should strengthen ourselves before facing Sephiroth " Axel said
" I'm don't think that's necessary mate " Jim said " Jaden, you defeated Sephiroth before, didn't you? "
" Yeah, but that was a long time ago " Jaden replied
" I'm sure we'll be able to defeat Sephiroth with our strength now " Aster said
" I sure hope so " Zane said
" I better get some sleep " Jaden said after he yawned " I'm exhausted "
" We should all rest " Zane said
" I'll watch over for a while " Axel replied " You guys go ahead and rest first "
" Thanks Axel " Jaden thanked
After Jaden entered his room he shared with Alexis,
" Hey Lex " Jaden said when he entered the room but no one replied.
Alexis was already asleep on the bed. Jaden then walked quietly to the bed and laid down beside Alexis. He fell asleep soon later.
2 hours later,
" Wakey wakey Jay " Alexis whispered at Jaden's ears
" Hi Lex " Jaden replied and kissed her lips
" We should go to the palace now " Alexis said after breaking away from their kiss
At the palace,
" Nice to meet you, Jaden " Squall said " I'm King Squall "
" Nice to meet you too, King Squall " Jaden replied
" Please, call me Squall " Squall said " You're not from here and you are our saviour, so no need to be so polite "
" How can I be your saviour? " Jaden asked
" Its in a prophecy " Squall answered " But first, I'll duel you to find out whether the prophecy is true "
" But if we duel, other loser who disappear " Jaden said
" Of course I know that, we won't be dueling here " Squall replied
" Where then? " Jaden asked
" Follow me " Squall answered " No one is allowed to follow us including you, my brother "
" Of course, don't forget to let me duel him if he wins you " Cloud said
" What about me, honey? " Rinoa asked
" If he wins, you'll duel him too " Squall answered
After Jaden followed Squall, Squall suddenly stopped in front of a strange looking door.
" What's in there? " Jaden asked
" In there, is a space where dueling is safe for all of us " Squall answered " So are you ready? "
" I'm always ready " Jaden said as he activated his duel disk and red aura appeared around him
" Come on in and duel " Squall replied and opened the door then entered
" Wow! " Jaden screamed " This is cool "
" Now lets duel! " both Jaden and Squall yelled
" I'll start " said Squall with white aura around him as he drew his first card " I summon Lord Of D. "
" I place 1 card face down and end my turn " Squall said " Lets see what you can do "
" Alright, DRAW! " Jaden said " I summon Elemental Hero Bubbleman and activate its effect to draw 2 cards "
" I play Polymerization to fuse Bubbleman and Avian to form Elemental Hero Mariner " Jaden said " I place 2 cards face down "
" Elemental Hero Mariner attack now! " Jaden yelled
" But my monster has more attack points " Squall said
" I'm not attacking your monster, I'm attack you directly with Mariner's effect " Jaden replied
" What?! " Squall shrieked
" Grr... " Squall groaned as his LP decreased from 4000 to 2600
" I end my turn " Jaden said
" Very good Jaden " Squall said
" Thanks " Jaden replied
" DRAW! " Squall yelled " I summon Montage Dragon in attack mode by sending Blue Eyes White Dragon, Solar Flare Dragon and Divine Dragon Ragnarok from my hand to the graveyard "
" Montage Dragon's attack is now 6000 " Squall said " But I'm not done yet, I play Card Of Demise to draw 5 new cards "
" I play Miracle Fusion to fuse Lord Of D. and Divine Dragon Ragnarok to form King Dragun " Squall said " I activate its effect to summon Decoy Dragon "
" Great! There's so many dragon monsters " Jaden thought
" Don't think I've finished summoning yet Jaden, I play Monster Reborn to summon Solar Flare Dragon from the graveyard " Squall said " Now what do you think Jaden? "
Squall's monsters
Montage Dragon ATK 6000
King Dragun ATK 2400
Solar Flare Dragon ATK 2000(After effect)
Decoy Dragon ATK 300
Jaden's monster
Elemental Hero Mariner ATK 1400
" This is great! I'm looking forward to their attacks " Jaden replied
" I hope you do, Montage Dragon attack Mariner! " Squall yelled