03x05 - Hanging with Axel, Part 2

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"Last time on yu-gi-oh! Gx"...

Professor viper has an announcement to make.

Feast your eyes on my newest invention--the bioband.

And starting now, you're all required to wear one.

Over the next few weeks, you'll take part

In a series of survival duels.

Now, I trust you remember our plan.

Duel against jaden, right?

I want him so frightened for his life

That he unleashes everything he's got!

Your mission is to push jaden beyond his threshold

And drain every ounce of his power.

Where is he?!

[Speaking]

Sy!

And the fun continues.

Aah!

If you lose, he takes the fall.

There's only one person that's going down, and that's you!

Get your game on!

The game is on indeed.

♪ Chilling out with your crew in the schoolyard ♪

♪ Finding trouble, never looking too hard ♪

♪ Well, back at class, they never taught us this ♪

♪ Some things you got to learn hit or miss ♪

♪ Tough times, hard climbs

♪ We'll take 'em on together ♪

♪ Right now

♪ Let's go!

♪ Yu-gi-oh! Gx

♪ Generation next

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♪ Come on, you better play your cards right ♪

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♪ Come on and get your game on



Jaden, help! Sy!

Let him down, brodie!

"Let him down," huh? Care to reconsider?

It's all good, soldier. Just chill,

'Cause this duel's as good as won!

Check this out! It's my flare scarab!

Did I mention he's got a sweet effect?

For every spell and trap on your field,

Flare scarab gets extra points!

Axel, thinking: these are the same monsters he used against jesse.

I wasn't impressed then either.

Their effects are lame, and their att*ck points

Are even lamer.

What good is a field full of weak monsters?

There's no way he's dumb enough to att*ck me with those!

I att*ck!

Avian, take him out!

I don't think so, 'cause I play firewall!

What's that?

First I take volcanic shell

And remove it from play.

Then my trap cancels your att*ck!

Oh, yeah? Big deal. I still have flare scarab!

Well, guess what. I still have another volcanic shell left!

You always have to one-up me, don't you?

Show-off.

Jesse, thinking: axel's up to something. The question is what.

Is that the best you can do,

'Cause I was hopin' for a challenge.

Oh, please. You can't fool me.

That tough guy attitude is just an act.

I can tell you're having fun, and so am i, bro!

Sorry to butt in, but while you two guys are busy whooping it up,

Just remember someone's life is hanging by a thread!

Axel, thinking: the professor's gonna be thrilled.

Thanks to my strategy, jaden's playing right into viper's hands.

I just have to make sure he keeps attacking,

Which means it's time for me to turn up the heat.

All right. Stand back!

I pay life points. So my firewall

Stays on the field!

And next, I play this-- my fire soul!

And as soon as it activates,

My opponent is allowed to draw one card from his deck.

Thanks a lot, man!

That's my kind of spell!

It gets better.

Once I find a pyro-type monster in my deck, the real fun starts,

'Cause if I remove it from play, half its att*ck points

Come out of your score!

Say what?

When you play with me, you play with fire...

Literally!

Ah, man. At this rate,

I'm gonna be going down in flames.

Axel, thinking: jaden's cards don't hold a candle to my flame deck.

That boy's gonna crash and burn. Wait!

I can't b*at him yet! Viper wants me to drag this out.

So, uh, are you gonna stare at me all day?

Come on. Let's see what else ya got.

What's wrong with this kid?!

He gets his butt whipped, then he smiles and asks for more?

Deep down, he's got to be sweatin' this.

All he has goin' for him are a couple of weak monsters.

Hold up.

I bet he's gonna sacrifice them to bring out neos,

Just like he did against jesse.

I gotta protect myself by playin' burial from a different dimension.

But if he tries to destroy my firewall,

I need some backup support.

That's where my fire trap comes in.

This cancels out any card that tries to disarm one of my trap cards.

Mission accomplished.

Axel: that's all for now.

Axel, thinking: att*ck all you want.

You'll never get through to my troops.

And just like professor viper ordered,

I'm gonna wear you down, jaden.

Axel looks distracted, so now's our chance.

Forward march.

It's about time you stopped staring into space!

I play this-- the spell card fake hero!

Now I can summon a new monster,

As long as it's got "elemental hero" in its name,

Like elemental hero neos!

Hassleberry: shazam! Jaden just brought out the big g*ns!

Hey, sarge! What are you waitin' for?

Open up a can of neos on this guy!

Um, you do realize that he can't att*ck, don't you?

He needs to wait until his next turn.

Uh, I knew that!

Excuse me. Still down here!

Maybe I can't att*ck, but I can do this!

Neos, scarab, combine to create elemental hero flare neos!

Count up your spells and traps,

'Cause each one gives flare neos extra points!

Is he predictable or what?

Jaden, thinking: now that axel's graveyard is out of fire monsters,

His fire wall can't stop me.

Flare neos, direct att*ck!

I don't think so.

Axel: I activate burial from a different dimension!

It lets me take three monsters that are out of play

And add 'em to my grave.

Then just like before,

I remove my volcanic shell from play and activate firewall.

And I'm sending in my avian again!

Deja vu.

If you're gonna repeat the same moves, then so will i!

Time to break this cycle...

With this, my contact out!

Say what?

It's about time one of us tried something original, right?

I was getting bored.

Now I can un-fuse flare neos.

And since neos and scarab are in my deck,

Now I can summon them.

Axel, thinking: I'm beginning to understand

Why viper's so interested in this kid.

Flare neos, separate!

Neos, att*ck! Cosmic crush!

Axel: I remove my flame emperor from my graveyard

To activate firewall!

Flare scarab, time to pick up where neos left off.

No! I'm afraid it's true!

And don't forget that for every spell and trap card you have in play,

Scarab gets more att*ck points!

Ha ha ha!

Sweetness! About time you lost some more points!

It's all you!

Awesome! Way to play!

Keep it down.

Yeah. Let jaden duel, and you stick to what you do best!

What, being a helpless wuss?

You know, just one time, I'd like to be the hero!

Come on. Can't you guys picture it?

Some bad guy shows up and brainwashes everyone,

Then I b*at him in a duel and save the world.

Like I said, you just work on looking pathetic.

Leave all the world-saving to jaden!

Jesse, thinking: its true! Jaden's always the target

Of some maniacal villain.

I wonder if this duel's somehow related!

Aah!

Hassleberry: now that's the pathetic syrus I know!

He's in trouble! It's breaking!

Jaden better win this duel quickly!

[Chuckling sinisterly]

That's right. Keep dueling, my boy.

Fight with all your might.

Before long, all your energy and that of your friends

Will belong to me!

And I'll finally have everything I need!

Ha ha ha ha!

Aah.

[Moans]

Hush! Now, look, if axel hears you,

He'll drop you like a rabid prairie dog.

Jesse: don't worry.

He's deep in thought. Just look.

He's in la la land.

Axel, thinking: dad, if you're out there, help me.

I need your advice more than ever.

So, pop, remind me why we've

Been staring at this fire all night.

I mean, I thought we came here to train.

We did. To train your mind.

You see, fire can be very powerful,

Much like you.

But if used carelessly,

It can result in a great deal of damage.

So please beware.

Right on, pop.

Axel, thinking: if I really want to tap into the power of my flame deck,

I need to be an honorable warrior, like my dad.

I followed my orders and did what I had to

To get jaden to fight.

But now I need to finish this the way my dad would have--

By respecting my opponent and winning with dignity.

Whatever you did, it worked!

You saved my friend.

But why?

Oh, right. You're not big on the whole conversation thing.

That's cool.

What is he thinking?

Why speak when I can duel?

First I'll give up points

So firewall stays on the field.

Then I play my blasting vein spell card!

So once I destroy a facedown card,

I get to draw two more from my deck!

Now let's see what we got.

Oh, yeah.

Since I just destroyed my fire trap, get this.

I'm allowed to draw another card!

Not bad. You're done, right?

You wish!

I swap my blaze accelerator for tri-blaze accelerator!

Awesome. I've never seen that before!

Wait till you see it in action!

Loading volcanic scattershot!

Three casualties coming right up!

Fire accelerator!

No. You fool!

This wasn't part of our agreement!

You're supposed to drag this duel out as long as possible

And push jaden to his limits!

I didn't tell you to strive for victory!

You hear me?

Believe me, I have ways of making you pay.

[Coughing]

Axel, how did you do that?

I'm glad you asked.

When my tri-blaze accelerator fires a sh*t

And your monster's destroyed,

As a side effect you take points of damage.

Something tells me there's more.

Good call. A lot more.

Since I used scattershot,

I was able to blast you with three times the firepower!

After the first one was fired,

Two more volcanic scattershots are automatically loaded up,

Destroying all three of your monsters!

And then all three of my scattershots are sent to the graveyard,

But they don't leave empty-handed.

That's right.

They each take of your life points

For a grand total of ,.

Jesse: well, I guess things can't get any worse.

Wrong, 'cause now axel's graveyard is

Full of pyro-type monsters.

To power his firewall

So jaden can't att*ck!

Syrus: he's not the only one in danger!

Does anyone remember me?

I know I'm not the star, but gimme a break!

A little respect, people!

Be careful! You're hanging by a thread!

So will you quit squirmin' around?

Jesse, thinking: this is plumb crazy!

The duels back home are nothing like this!

[Jaden laughing]

I guess this is what happens when you hang out with jaden.

[Syrus screams]

It's breaking! Someone help me!

Aah!

I got ya, sy!

Hey, sergeant. Private truesdale is a-ok!

Sweetness! I knew you could do it!

Thanks, guys!

Yeah. Now I can duel without the background noise.

Wait a sec. Those guys are my friends.

Anyway, why don't we move on?

I've got a duel to win!

Axel, thinking: I gotta hand it to him. This kid's got guts.

He's got no monsters and barely any life points

And he's talkin' about winning?

Most duelists would have called it quits three rounds ago!

But not jaden.

Every time I knock him down, he comes back even stronger.

But this time, I'm gonna be ready for him.

All I have to do is reinforce my playing field.

Axel: I'll toss down two facedown cards and end my turn.

I was hoping that you'd say that.

I summon elemental hero wildheart!

And he's immune to traps,

Which means you can't stop him with your firewall!

Ya think so?

Then bring him on!

You want him, bro? Then you've got him!

Axel, thinking: now's my chance!

I activate my trap-- volcanic force!

[Growling]

[Screaming]

Wait! I can't!

Axel: I gave my word to viper that I wouldn't focus on winning.

I activate wild fire!

So I give up points and blaze accelerator

In order to destroy all monsters on the field,

And that includes your elemental hero wildheart!

But unlike you, jaden, I'm not alone,

'Cause I get to summon a wild fire token!

Axel, thinking: sorry, viper. I have no choice but to win.

His defenses are down, and I have another monster ready to att*ck.

I dragged this out as long as I could.

Now it's time to finish you off!

Look, guys!

It's over! It's over.

Hold on!

He's still got that facedown card from round one!

He may still have a sh*t!

Axel: now fire!

Axel, thinking: if I know jaden,

That's a trap card that kicks in when his monster's destroyed.

Axel, it's been fun,

But you're toast, thanks to elemental mirage!

I was right!

Now I can bring back an elemental hero!

And if it has more att*ck points than your fire token,

You're out of luck!

Why don't you show him what ya got, wildheart?

Axel, thinking: you got what you wanted, viper.

Ha ha ha!

Jaden's used all his power.

Axel: my mission is complete.

Axel, thinking: something's...not right.

What have you done, viper?

Jesse: jaden! Syrus: say something!

Hassleberry: get up, sarge!

Fontaine: so what exactly happened out there?

Jesse: he was dueling.

Then he just plumb collapsed!

That's impossible! I just looked at his stats.

No one falls into a state of complete unconsciousness

Just from dueling!

Well, things did get pretty intense.

Yes, but still,

It just doesn't add up.

He must have a preexisting condition.

Hey. What happened?

Uh, why is everyone staring at me like that?

You're awake!

So are you. What's the big deal?

Jaden! I'll never leave your side!

I'm quitting the obelisk dorm!

Blue was never my color anyway.

Once I'm back, I'll keep an eye on you /!

I'll make sure nothing like this happens to you again!

That's nice.

Jaden?!

He's fine. Just sleeping.

I knew that.