Abandoned Dorm

Ryan got up and stretched his arms before climbing out of his bed. It was Saturday and there weren't any classes, so he was going to prepare for the promotion exams on Monday.

There was also the northern side of the island still left to explore. His intention was to do that today, but there was something to take care of before hand.

Ryan needed to thank Jaden for intervening during the Blair situation yesterday.

After putting his outfit on, Ryan left his room and locked the door behind him. He then headed to the dining room for breakfast. When he finished eating, Ryan removed his staff from his bag and headed towards the red dorm to find Jaden.

Upon arriving there, Ryan saw that it was very quiet due to most of the students being gone.

He approached a girl sitting outside the dining room, listening to music on her phone.

The girl looked up at Ryan in shock. She was surprised to see a blue here.

"Excuse me." He said. "I'm looking for Jaden. Have you seen him?"

The girl seemed to be too nervous to answer.

"He's at the beach with his friends." She replied.

"Alright then." He spun his staff around and inserted it into the bag before heading towards the beach.

The girl smiled, relieved that he had no desire to duel her. She then resumed listening to her music.

When Ryan got to the beach the first thing he saw was Chumley in swim trunks.

'I'm gonna have a hard time sleeping tonight.' He thought. Ryan scanned the beach for any sign of Jaden.

He spotted him sitting underneath a umbrella talking to someone.

"I know little guy, Syrus needs some confidence." He heard Jaden say. When he got closer he saw there was no one with Jaden.

Ryan's arm then began to glow and he pulled the sleeve back, revealing a dragon birthmark.

"Jaden, who are you talking to?" He asked.

Jaden jumped up in surprise and turned to Ryan.

"Oh Ryan, it's just you. Well, I was just talking to my friend here." Jaden said as he pointed to his empty shoulder.

"Are we talking about a imaginary friend?" He asked. Jaden looked at his shoulder.

"Oh sorry, I guess you can't see him." Jaden said. "What brings you here anyway, you don't look like you're ready for the beach."

"Thanks for stepping in yesterday. I don't want to think what those blues would have done if they had caught Blair." He said. Jaden smiled.

"Ha ha no problem. Hey maybe we could be friends and hang out at some point." He said.

Ryan slid a hand through his hair casually.

"We'll see." He remarked before leaving the beach.

Jaden watched Ryan leave. On his shoulder was his Duel Monster spirit Winged Kuriboh. Winged Kuriboh said something in a language only Jaden seemed to understand.

"Sorry buddy, sometimes I forget that no one else can see you." Jaden said.

Winged Kuriboh responded with more strange sounds.

"You're right, he probably does think I'm crazy now ha ha." Jaden said, laughing at the thought.

The Slifer didn't notice his arm glowing when he approached Jaden.

'I may not be able to see who you're speaking to, but I can sense their presence.' Ryan thought.

Along the way back to the blue dorm Ryan was mulling over what to do next.

'Well, do I explore the remainder of the island or prepare for the promotion exam on Monday.' He thought. After processing it for a minute, he made a decision. 'I'll decide what deck to use and then go from there.'

When he returned to the blue dorm, Ryan headed straight for his room. Once there he locked the door and sat down at the desk, taking his six decks out.

'Hmm, which one.' Ryan stared at the six decks on his desk.

Eventually, Ryan chose the deck he would use on Monday and left the blue dorm, then headed north. There was a lot of ground to cover on the north side of the island and several hours passed as he explored it.

Around the base of the volcano was a eight foot high fence made out of steel and signs posted warning people to stay away.

'Let's hope the volcano isn't active. Otherwise the Academy will no longer be here.'

Walking away from the volcano, Ryan searched the last few areas of the northern side of the island. It was getting late and curfew was in a hour.

Suddenly, Ryan held his arm up. His birthmark reacted to a unsettling force nearby. He turned in that direction and followed the sensation ready for anything he might run into.

He followed the force to a old abandoned building. It looked similar to the Red and Yellow dorms, but was much bigger and had a blue roof. In the front garden was a fountain that had stopped working and surrounding the entire building was a metal picket fence that was beginning to rust.

Ryan looked at the building. The dark force he sensed was emanating from it. Outside the fence were several signs posted warning all students to stay away and anyone trespassing would be expelled.

Suddenly, footsteps were heard coming his direction and hid behind some trees. Ryan waited for the person to emerge and when they did he noticed Alexis walk towards the gate and kneel down.

He emerged from behind the trees.

"Alexis, what are you doing?" Ryan asked.

Alexis jumped up in fright and turned around. When she did Ryan saw she had some flowers in her hand.

"Ryan, what, how did you get here." She said.

He walked over to her.

"I was exploring the volcano when I sensed something unsettling and came across this building. What is this place anyway?" He said.

"The old Obelisk dorm. They shut it down last year." She said. Ryan thought of the dark feeling he sensed from this dorm.

"For what reason?" He asked.

Alexis didn't answer his question. Instead she looked down at her feet.

"Something bad took place here, didn't it?" Alexis nodded.

"A student went missing here, and no one knows what happened." She said.

Ryan stared at the flowers in her hand.

"You know who went missing, don't you." He said. Alexis looked at the flowers and held them tighter.

"I'm not going to force you to say anything." Ryan added. Alexis stayed silent for a second before she seemed to force out the next words as tears formed in her eyes.

"It was my brother, I'm worried he might be-" Alexis couldn't finish her sentence.

Ryan saw how sad Alexis was at the abandoned dorm.

"Are you absolutely certain he disappeared from this dorm?" He asked. Alexis didn't say a word, she just nodded her head. Ryan then walked towards the gate and opened it, stepping inside.

"What are you doing? It's against Academy rules to enter this dorm." Alexis said as she ran towards him.

"If what you're telling me is valid, there should be information inside the building that will determine what happened to your brother." He replied. Alexis had a worried expression on her face.