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The show starts off with Cyrus and Jaden having practice duels over their handheld communication devices preparing for the promotion exams. Of course, Chum Li is resting because he studied for the exam all night. Since Chum Li already failed the promotion exams twice, he needs to pass this year or else he'll be permanently expelled from Duel Academy.

In art class, Cyrus is drawing a somewhat accurate painting of the Dark Magician Girl while Jaden has painted a rather poor looking Elemental Hero Sparkman. Chum Li, on the other hand, has painted a beautiful portrait of Ayer's Rock. Chum Li says that he went camping with his father at Ayer's Rock during the previous summer. As the classmates compliment Chum Li on his work, Dr. Crowler sends a video announcement asking Chum Li to report to Chancellor Shepard's office.

Chum Li is given a copy of the Ayer's Rock Sunrise card that he designed. It did so well that Pegasus has offered Chum Li a job at Industrial Illusions. Of course, Chum Li needs the recommendation from Shepard and Crowler. Shepard immediately agrees to let Chum Li go to Industrial Illusions, but Crowler isn't as willing to recommend Chum Li just yet. He then challenges Chum Li to a duel where if Chum Li wins, he gets to go to Industrial Illusions. If Chum Li loses the duel, he must pack his things and leave Duel Academy for good.

Later on that night, Jaden and Chum Li are discussing Chum Li's situation. Jaden then begins to help Chum Li as the show cuts to the Obelisk Arena where the duel is about to start. Chum Li begins the duel by placing a monster face down in defense mode.

Crowler merely makes a remark at Chum Li for making such a poor move and plays Magnet Circle Lv2. This card allows Crowler to special summon Ancient Gear from his hand. Of course, Ancient Gear allows Crowler to summon other Ancient Gears from his hand. With two Ancient Gear cards out on Crowler's field, he then sacrifices them to summon Ancient Gear Golem. Crowler then attacks Chum Li's face down monster (which is Des Koala). Chum Li took 1200 points of damage from Ancient Gear Golem's ability, but Crowler takes 800 from Des Koala.

Chum Li then plays Eucalyptus Mole in defense mode and sets a card face down. Crowler then has his Golem attack Chum Li's Mole dealing more damage to Chum Li, who then activates the effect of his mole to summon a Big Koala from his deck. Crowler then summons an Ancient Gear beast in defense mode and calls it a turn. Chum Li then plays Wild Nature's Release to increase the ATK of his Bog Koala to 4700 and sends him after Ancient Gear Golem. Crowler loses a chunk of life points, but knows that Wild Nature's Release will destroy Chum Li's monster at the end of his turn. Chum Li then activates his face down card which will return his Big Koala to his hand and let him summon a different Big Koala. Chum Li then uses his new Koala to attack Ancient Gear Beast. Chum Li then sets a card face down and ends his turn.

Crowler has found himself in a tight spot as he plays Ancient Gear Factory to remove all of the machines in his graveyard to summon his second Ancient Gear Golem. Crowler then sends his Ancient Gear Golem after the Big Koala. After the battle, Chum Li activates a card which lets him pull a Des Kangaroo from his deck and place it into his hand. Crowler then ends his turn by playing Ancient Gear Drill which lets him take a spell card from his deck and place it face down.

Chum Li then draws the very card he designed. He plays Ayer's Rock Sunrise, the very card that he had designed. Chum Li uses it to revive Big Koala and decrease Ancient Gear Golem's ATK by 200 for each beast, winged beast, or plant monster in Chum Li's graveyard. Chum Li then remembers how Ayer's Rock helped him to keep dueling even after threatening to quit. Chum Li then fuses Big Koala with Des Kangaroo to form Master of Oz. Chum Li then sends Oz into the battle only to be stopped by Crowler's face down card which was a Limiter Removal. Chum Li lost the duel, but Crowler gave his recommendation anyway. Chum Li is then put onto a plane heading for Industrial Illusions.