Equestrian Elseworlds: The Dueling Drake

Spike reached a tower, the tower that had a dark past (Check Death-T from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Zero Manga), but now it was being used to test the teens that wanted a place in Duel Academy. He saw a table that had three people revising their lists, and he was asked by a woman:

"Name?"

"Spike Solaris," the protagonist answered.

"Very well then, go on in and take the elevator to the last floor." Upon hearing this, he opened the door and entered, immediately taking the elevator. While in the elevator....

"*Beatbox sounds.* This is so simple yet fun..."

"You forgot how ridiculous it is," a blue-skinned woman in red spandex-like clothing said.

"Aah, who the hell are you?!" Spike asked.

"That is Elemental Hero Burstinatrix, Burst to her friends as a simplification of her name," Yubel answered.

"And I'm Mana, former student of the Dark Magician!" A girl about Spike's age, with blond hair and an off-the-shoulders outfit said.

*Ding!* The elevator had reached its destination.

"We'll talk about this later, I have an exam to apply," Spike said, as he got out of the elevator. After getting out, he saw several duelists applying the exam. He saw a duel between one of the teachers in charge of applying the exam and a young student with his hair brushed back.

Unknown Student: 3600 - Teacher: 1900

"Alright rookie, you have three options: A, you throw the towel. B, you give up. C, you go home crying to your mom,"one of the people, who were in charge of applying the exam said, as he had a Big-Shield Gardna on the field in Defense Mode (2600 DEF).

"I choose D, Ring of Destruction on my Vorse Raider. With this, we both lose Life Points equal to the selected monster's attack (1900 ATK)!" The unknown student answered, as the teacher's LP dropped to 0.

"Good job kid, you may take a seat waiting for further instructions." The unknown applicant walked and passed by Spike.

"That was a good move back there," Spike complimented.

"There are no such thing as good moves in my deck, it is carefully calculated to make the effectiveness of the deck a perfection," the student answered.

"What's your name by the way?"

"I am Bastion Misawa, what is yours?"

"I am Spike Solaris, pleasure to meet you," the dragon-eyed applicant said, extending his hand for a handshake, one Bastion would accept.

"Spike Solaris, please proceed to apply your exam in Duel Field 5," a voice said on the intercom.

"That's my call, I must go."

"Do your best on the exam," Bastion said.

"Will do, by the names of my mentor and my grandmother I will not fail," Spike said, as he stepped on the platform that would raise him. With a low hum, the platform elevated for a few seconds, and the protagonist ended up in a duel field. On the other side stood a blonde-haired man with an odd attire that consisted of a blue jacket that had pink ruffles.

"Hello young applicant, you must be the unfortunate one," the adversary said.

"I am Spike Solaris, it is an honor to be applying this exam," the Dragon-blood said.

"Good to know, I am Dr. Vellian Crowler, pleasure to meet you." Ok, you may be asking yourself why the hell Crowler is dueling Spike. Answer is simple...

"Good afternoon Chancellor Sheppard," Crowler said.

"Good afternoon Dr. Crowler," the Chancellor replied. "The reason you are here is merely for a proposal: The teachers that will duel the applicants will be scrambled, and in the middle of all those teachers, you will duel only one of the students, only as a demonstration of our quality when it comes to dueling."

"That is a great idea, we might as well teach the applicants what they must go through in order to be straight-A students."

"Thank you for your time Vellian."

"Likewise, Chancellor Sheppard."

"Please, just Sheppard between us, we're colleagues."

"Very well student, let me teach you how we duel in Duel Academy!" With this, they both activated their duel disks, and Spike's first official duel began.

1. Crowler

"I will begin by activating the Spell Card 'Wave-Motion Cannon'. This Continuous Spell Card receives a counter for each Stanby Phase of mine that passes after this card was activated. Then, I can send to the Graveyard and you would receive 1000 Life Points of damage times the amount of counters this Spell Card has."

"Then, I will activate the Continuous Spell Card 'Ancient Gear Castle'.  Each time a monster is Normal Summoned or Set, a counter is placed on it. I'll end my turn by summoning 'The Trojan Horse', in Attack Mode (1600 ATK, Ancient Gear Castle Counters, or AGCC: 1), then sets two cards face-down."

1. Spike

"My turn. I'll set two-cards face down, and I'll end my turn by summoning 'Mirage Dragon' in Attack Mode (1600 ATK AGCC: 2).

1. Crowler

"One Standby Phase has passed, and a counter is put on my 'Wave-Motion Cannon'. I'll end my turn by setting a monster (AGCC: 3)."

1. Spike

Hmm, a good draw, time to take advantage Spike thought. "I'll summon 'Hunter Dragon' in Attack Mode (1700 ATK). Go Hunter Dragon, attack that Trojan Horse!" The dragon charged directly at the horse, shattering it upon contact.

"Now Mirage Dragon, attack that Set monster with Spectrum Blast!" Said dragon inhaled, only to unleash its flames and incinerate the card, which was 'Ancient Gear Cannon' (500 DEF). "The fun part is that you cannot activate Trap Cards during the Battle Phase, and that'll do for now." (AGCC: 4)

Crowler: 3900 - Spike: 4000

1. Crowler

"I'll end my turn by setting a monster, and my 'Wave-Motion Cannon' gains another counter." (AGCC: 5, WMC: 2).

1. Spike

"My turn, and I'll attack that Set monster with Hunter Dragon." The redentor mentioned dragon charged at the Set card, only for it to be a Heavy Mech Support Platform (500 DEF). Now Mirage Dragon, attack directly with Spectrum Blast!" Crowler was standing, and he was not in the best of moods due to the direct attack.

Crowler: 2300 - Spike: 4000

1. Crowler

"My draw, and it is time to get my counter-attack by tributing my Ancient Gear Castle in order to summon 'Ancient Gear Golem'!" From the ground rose a flurry of gears, most of them being covered in iron plates that served as protection for the extremities. Now, Spike was slightly scared, for this was Crowler's trump card.

"My 'Wave-Motion Cannon' is at 3, and I intend on-"

"I play a Spell Card, 'Mystical Space Typhoon'! With this, I can destroy a Spell or Trap Card, and no better card than that Cannon!" The card shattered into countless pieces, leaving Crowler unable to activate the card.

"It does not matter, for nothing will stop my Golem's attack. Ancient Gear Golem, attack that 'Hunter Dragon' with Mechanized Melee!" With the sound of whirring gears and an arm stretching out, the Ancient Gear Golem crushed the dragon with its mighty punch.

"Ngh!" That was all that was heard from Spike, as he took the hit.

"I wouldn't switch my monsters to Defense Mode if I were you. Whenever my Golem attacks a monster whose Defense points are lower than my monster's Attack points, the difference is taken away from your Life Points!" Crowler ended, with a laugh.

Crowler: 2300 - Spike: 2700

1. Spike

At the moment my hand is useless, and I should not switch my Mirage Dragon to Defense Mode. The only thing I can activate is this Spell Card... Spike thought.

"*Sigh* I'll end my turn by activating the Spell Card 'Dragon's Gunfire'. It allows me to choose one of two effects, and I choose to inflict 800 points of damage to you Dr. Crowler."

Crowler: 1500 - Spike 2700

1. Crowler

"Let's speed things up, I can use my time on teaching instead of facing you. I will equip 'Ancient Gear Tank' to my Golem! Its effect gives my Golem 600 Attack points, giving us a total of 3600. Also, whenever this Tank is destroyed you take 600 points of damage. Now my Golem, attack that 'Mirage Dragon' with Mechanized Melee!" Once more, the gears were heard as the golem delivered a fatal punch to the last dragon on the field, leaving Spike without monsters.

Crowler: 1500 - Spike: 700

1. Spike

I only have 700 Life Points left, and there is no way I can get past that Golem and end Crowler's Life Points then and there. If I summon Darkness, it'll have an Attack of 4200, enough to defeat the Golem but I am left with 100 LP after destroying it due to the Tank's effect, and I do not have any other cards that can increase its attack by at least another 300 points.. To top it off, I cannot Special Summon it except by tributing Red-Eyes B. Dragon, and I have no monsters to offer. Well, let's hope this card changes it all for the better, I don't intend on losing right here, right now!

"My draw!" Spike said, and a moment of silence took over at that moment, and once Spike saw the card, he smiled.

"You know Crowler, I really don't have to destroy that golem in order to win. In fact, I only need three cards in order to win right now."

"What do you mean?!" Crowler asked.

"I mean that I will first summon Red-Eyes B. Chick in Attack Mode (800 ATK), good enough for a draw!" A red egg popped up, and from it emerged a small, black dragon with it's two front talons showing.

"Next, I'll tribute my Red-Eyes B. Chick and Special Summon... RED-EYES B. DRAGON, IN ATTACK MODE!!!" The Chick's eyes glowed a bright red, as it grew into a stronger form, one we are all familiar with, the one Joey Wheeler mainly used. This brought up several cheers, for Spike was cooking up a good dose of trouble for Crowler.

"I know I will not be able to take down that Golem with my dragon, that is why I have a Spell Card called 'Inferno Fire Blast'!"

"No, not that card!" Crowler exclaimed, panic written all over his face.

"It is, and as I said a few moments ago, I do not have to destroy your Golem in order to defeat you, because I can choose a face-up 'Red-Eyes B. Dragon' on my side of the field, and you take damage equal to its original attack. Red-Eyes B. Dragon, attack!" Said dragon breathed in a great amount of air.

"INFERNO FIRE BLAST!!!" This cued Red-Eyes's attack, and it engulfed Crowler and his monster in flames, ending the battle then and there. Once Crowler lost all of his Life Points, cheers were heard, for the student-to-be had defeated the teacher. With a smile on his face, Spike raised his fist in the air and let out a victory yell (because the Victory Screech is a tad disturbing for me, ehehehe...).

"You did it Spike, you proved that you can achieve anything if you are determined to face the odds," Yubel said in his head.

"Good job, kid," Burst added, with a smirk on her face.

"Attention to all students who passed the Entrance Exam, the transport that will take you to Academy Island will be outside of Kaiba Corps. tomorrow morning at 8:00 A.M. Be there 30 minutes early, and have a nice day," the man on the intercom said.

"We better get going, we have stuff to pack up for tomorrow," Spike said.

"Yes indeed, your journey as a Duelist in this world begins here," Yubel replied.

"Let's go!" Mana said, while the Dragon-blood and his Duel Spirits ran to the elevator. With his first duel and victory, Spike was ready for anything. Tomorrow Spike would be at Duel Academy, and he was not alone in this world.