The room spun as i slammed my hand on the table.
"Alright, last turn ! *Burp*...Sorry. My Queen of the night is coming for you !" I smirked at my friend Matt, whose face was all red from the different alcohol we drank all night.
"Dude *hic*, you're not winning this." Matt replied as he leaned over the table trying to see the cards on the fields.
I laughed "Doesn't matter, you're *hic* done."
The rest of the guys laughed too, throwing half-assed comment and strategy.
Suddenly my head started to spin. Maybe it was the beers and the Tequila. We drank a lot after all, maybe a new record.
"Yo, Sheldon, you good ?" Jack, another friend, asked, his voice felt distant.
I blinked. My head felt heavy, everything became blurry and after a few seconds i fell backwards and everything became dark.
I was woken up by the sunlight coming out of a window. Wait... A window ?
I don't have windows in my room.
I sat up and looked around. The room was painted in some light pastel color, with posters of duel monster everywhere. A small desk in the corner with a duel disk resting on it.
It looked so real. Is it a real one ? Because it look like it's made of metal. Not plastic like the ones i know.
I then stood up, my legs wobblings. I felt...smaller. i stumbled toward the mirror hanging on the wall. The face staring back at me wasn't mine.
"What the—?!" I froze.
I had the same black spiky hair I'd always had but they looked messier, more...anime-like ? My eyes were purple instead of grey. And i looked much younger, around 16 years old maybe.
"What the hell is going on ?" I whispered.
In the corner of my eyes i saw a calendar and the date was way off 2060 ? That's 30 years in the future. And the name on the top. Hartland City.
From where do i know that name again ?
I thought for a few minutes and that's when it hit me. Hartland City, the posters, the duel disk. I'm in Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal !
I watched only a few episodes when i was a kid but i remembered it because the XYZ monsters looked cool and because the intro was really good.
[Authors note : i watch it in french and everything is much better than in english, the voices, the music,... I now know why americans didn't like zexal you got the shit version.]
But this wasn't an anime this is real life now...or at least it doesn't look like a dream "If...if this is real...what the hell do i do ? Think. Think Shenlong."
After searching for any clue to who and where i was exactly i found a phone, it looked like a futuristic and weird version of the phones that where used in the late 90's early 2000's but without as much buttons. Fortunately it didn't have a password so i could access to everything in it.
A knock on the door woke me up from my thoughts "Shenlong ! You're gonna be late if you don't get moving."
The voice was friendly but unfamiliar. And late for what ? School ? I glanced at the uniform hanging by the door knob. Great...
I grabbed the uniform andstarted getting dressed. If it was real. If i was really stuck here. Then i should blend in. No one can know i'm not the real Shenlong. At least not until i figure what's going on and how i got here.
I caught my reflexion in the mirror again as i adjusted the tie. It's true that i look handsome.
I always was but now that i'm younger i look much better.
I glanced at the duel disk. And if i was in the world of Yu-Gi-Oh Zexal, i would need it. I grabbed it and saw that it already had a deck in it. I flipped through them one by one "This has to be a dream." I muttered looking at the cards. Those where the exact cards i used last night, well minus pot of greed. It was as if they came with me to this new world.
I slid the duel disk in my bag and went down the stair to exit the house. But before i could go i heard movement in the kitchen. It was that woman from before. As i got down the stair i understood from the few pictures i saw that she was my mother. Or at least this version of me's mother.
"Morning, Shenlong." She said with a smile "You're up later than usual today."
I stood there frozen. I don't know her. She was a complete stranger to me, and yet i had to act as if i was her son. I forced a smile and replied "Uh, thanks."
"Make sure you eat something later okay ? You don't have time for breakfast right now. Have a good day at school." She smiled.
I pushed the door and felt the wind of the morning. I didn't want to turn around. This exchange was awkward to say the least. Let's hope she didn't find anything strange or something.
I pulled the phone out of my bag and opened the map. Heartland academy wasn't far, just a fifteen minutes walk.
I looked around as i made my way to the school. The street were colorful and clean. People hurried along the sidewalk, some where dueling. But i couldn't see their cards for some reason.
I was in awe at the sight of the school. It was big, really big.
I slipped through the crowded hallways, looking at my phone to know where to go.
The classroom was about what I expected. Bright, clean, and filled with Duel Monsters posters. Some of the kids waved or nodded at me as I walked in, and I just gave a quick nod back.
I slid into a desk near the middle, and thought about what to do from now on. Do i just try and live this new life or do i try and find a way home ? Just knowing how and why i am here would be a good start.
I was intterupted by the school bell indicating the start of class.
And within ten minutes i was already bored. The teacher was going on about summoning basics and deck strategies like we were all total noobs. Meanwhile, my brain was screaming, *I already know this ! I was running combos before most of you were even drawn on paper !*
During the lunch break most students went outside to duel. I was curious so i went too but i realized that i couldn't see the monster just like this morning.
And it hit me, i don't have those things they have on their face to see the duels. What an idiot.
So i took my phone and searched on the internet how to have one and after some minutes i found that most phones nowadays can also be used as a Duel gazer is what's it's called.
And after looking into it a bit more i discovered that i could do it with my phone too.
So i pushed some button and it kind of unfolded itself and now look like the one the others uses but with blue spikes on top of it.
As i adjusted it i could now see the duel fully. The monsters where enormous. This is so cool. No wonder people here love dueling. Then i saw a big Kraken and a blue shark. I approached and realized that it was one of the rival of Yuma, i think he was called Reginald or something.