Misunderstanding

Jaden and Syrus made their way back to their dorm. The sun was setting and it was getting dark outside. Upon entering the cafeteria, they spotted three students named Michael, Jason and Freddy. They were bruised from the fight earlier.

"What happened to the three of you?" Syrus asked.

Jason spoke first.

"A Obelisk Blue came here and attacked us."

"It was totally unprovoked." Michael added.

"He was looking for a fight." Freddy finished.

"One guy did this to the three of you. Who was it?" Jaden asked.

"The guy that defeated Chazz earlier." Jason answered.

"That snake. I'm going to give him a piece of my mind." Jaden said as he made his way over to the door.

Syrus stopped him.

"Wait Jaden, it's dark outside. Do it in the morning." Jaden thought about what Syrus was saying.

"Alright, that way you can see me take him down."

The next day Ryan was on his way to class. He stopped after feeling a group of people heading his direction.

"Can I help you guys with something?" He asked, turning to face Jaden and five Slifer Reds.

"We want you to answer for what you did." Jaden responded.

"I honestly have no idea what you're talking about." The Slifers started surrounding him as he spoke.

"Hey, leave him alone." They turned and saw Alexis running over to them.

"Oh look, another obnoxious Obelisk." One of the Slifers said.

"Don't call us that and what's all this about." Alexis said.

"Your friend assaulted three Slifers yesterday." Another Slifer added.

"You mean the fools that decided to pick a fight with me for no reason." Ryan commented. "That was retaliation, nothing more."

"Ha, like we would believe you." A Slifer said.

"Hey, why don't you let him explain." Alexis said.

"Shut up, you're no different than the other Obelisks!" A Slifer shouted.

Jaden had a troubled look on his face.

"Hey guys, that's a bit unnecessary. She hasn't done anything." He said.

"Jaden the blues are our enemies. They believe they're better than everyone else!" A Slifer shouted.

Jaden looked at Alexis and saw a hurt look in her eyes. He could instantly tell this had gotten out of hand.

He sighed.

"Okay, how's this sound. You and I duel. If I win, you have to admit to beating those three Slifers up. But if you win, I'll believe your story." This left the other Slifers confused.

"Let's get this over with." Ryan stated, annoyed.

The other Slifers became angry.

"Jaden, what are you doing? This wasn't part of the plan." One said. Jaden looked away from them and towards his opponent.

"The plan changed." He informed them.

The Slifers stepped back and stood behind Jaden. Alexis stood behind Ryan.

"Are you sure about this, class begins in a half hour." She told him.

"This won't take long." Ryan replied, inserting a deck into his duel disk.

The duel then started and Jaden went first.

"I summon Elemental Hero Avian in attack mode and end my turn." He said.

Elemental Hero Avian ATK 1000 DEF 1000 LV3 WIND Warrior.

"Not a bad start. I'll show you a better one though." Ryan said as he began his turn looking at the card he drew.

"Say hello to Mirage Dragon."

Mirage Dragon ATK 1600 DEF 600 LV4 LIGHT Dragon.

"Attack Avian." He ordered.

Jaden LP 4000 - 600 = 3400

Jaden started his turn.

"Okay I'm not off to a good start. I summon Elemental Hero Wildheart in attack mode."

Elemental Hero Wildheart ATK 1500 DEF 1600 LV4 EARTH Warrior.

Jaden smiled.

"I activate the field spell Skyscraper and attack your monster. Because when a Elemental Hero battles a stronger monster, it gains 1000 attack points."

Elemental Hero Wildheart 1500 + 1000 = 2500

Ryan LP 4000 - 900 = 3100

Elemental Hero Wildheart 2500 - 1000 = 1500

"That will end my turn." Jaden said.

Ryan began his turn.

"With no monsters on my field I can special Vice Dragon in attack mode."

Vice Dragon ATK 2000 DEF 2400 LV5 DARK Dragon.

"Now I play A Wingbeat of Giant Dragon. This returns a level 5 or higher Dragon-type monster to my hand and destroys all spell and trap cards on the field." He said placing Vice Dragon back in his hand.

"I special summon Vice Dragon again. Then I tribute it to summon Strong Wind Dragon in attack mode."

Strong Wind Dragon ATK 2400 DEF 1000 LV6 WIND Dragon.

"When Strong Wind Dragon is tribute summoned by using a dragon-type monster, it gains half the attack of the tributed monster."

Strong Wind Dragon ATK 2400 + 1000 = 3400

"Attack." Strong Wind Dragon destroyed Wildheart.

Jaden LP 3400 - 1900 = 1500

"With that, my turn ends." Ryan said.

Jaden drew his next card. "You really are a aggressive duelist. I place a monster face down and end my turn."

Ryan's turn began. "I summon Spear Dragon in attack mode."

Spear Dragon ATK 1900 DEF 0 LV4 WIND Dragon.

"Strong Wind Dragon attack his face down monster." It turned out to be Clayman.

Jaden LP 1500 - 1400 = 100

"If you're wondering why you lost life points, Strong Wind Dragon inflicts piercing damage when it attacks a defense position monster."

Jaden began his turn.

"I activate Monster Reborn to bring Clayman back."

Elemental Hero Clayman ATK 800 DEF 2000 LV4 EARTH Warrior.

"Now I merge Sparkman and Clayman with Polymerization to summon Elemental Hero Thunder Giant."

Elemental Hero Thunder Giant ATK 2400 DEF 1500 LV6 LIGHT Warrior.

"Now I discard a card to activate it's special ability, which destroys a monster with less attack points than Thunder Giant." Jaden discarded a card and destroyed Spear Dragon.

"Big deal. My Strong Wind Dragon is stronger than your Thunder Giant." Ryan scoffed. "And even if Skyscraper was still on the field, it wouldn't be enough because Strong Wind Dragon cannot be destroyed in battle with a monster that has the same attack points."

"Well, I place a card face down and end my-"

"JADEN WAIT!" Everyone heard a voice shout out and saw Syrus running over to them with Chumley not far behind.

"Jaden, he didn't do anything wrong!" Syrus shouted.

"What are you talking about Syrus?" Jaden asked.

"I was talking to Chumley. He was there yesterday and witnessed everything." Syrus explained.

Chumley regained his breath and explained further. "It's true. Ryan showed up at our dorm and those three picked a fight with him for no reason."

"The point is-" Chumley continued. "He's innocent."

This shocked the other Slifers.

"Oh my god." One said.

"We were about to-" Another added.

Jaden thought about what he should do next. He then turned his duel disk off and Thunder Giant disappeared.

"I'm really sorry, for the first time I don't feel like finishing a duel." He said.

None of the Slifers wanted to face him. They were too ashamed over what they had done.

He headed towards the entrance as Jaden attempted to apologize again.

"Look I'm sorry, I should have asked you what happened." He said.

"You're right." Jaden heard Alexis speak.

"You should have talked to him before jumping to conclusions." She said. Anger was still evident in her voice. "I thought you were better-" Alexis was cut off.

"Enough." Ryan stood in front of the entrance to the school and looked over his shoulder. "Let's just move on."

They all followed him to get to class.