I don't own Yu- Gi- Oh 5Ds.
Chapter 1: The Legend of the Bloodlines
"Yusei, guess what!" A man with black hair and gold highlights looked up from working on a duel runner.
"What is it Rally?" he asked a boy with long curly orange hair.
"I overheard Martha telling the children the Legend of the Bloodlines," the boy, Rally, answered. The man, Yusei, raised an eyebrow. He zoned off as Rally launched into the tale.
Flashback
A dark haired woman called for four boys to go to bed.
"We don't want to," an orange haired boy whined. The woman smiled gently and asked,
"How about I tell you a story?" The boys grinned and nodded.
"First, what do you think of dinosaurs?" she asked.
"They're the best!" a blonde boy stated. She smiled and nodded.
"What do you think of gladiators?" A black haired boy smiled while the others had clueless looks on their faces. The woman smiled more.
"What about samurai?" the orange haired boy grinned and said,
"They're the best!" The woman grinned again.
"Now, lastly, what do you think of kings?" A boy with pale blue hair spoke up,
"I think they're cool."
"What if I told you they were used to protect people?" she asked.
"Protect people from what?" the black haired boy asked.
"Well Yusei, they protected people from dark creatures that could destroy time, that in turn destroyed people," the woman replied. Yusei's eyes widened in awe as the pale haired boy asked,
"How did they do it, Martha?" The woman, Martha, thought for a moment then replied,
"Well you see Kalin, that's the funny thing. These heroes couldn't come themselves so they picked four families to aid them in the fight." The pale haired boy, Kalin, cocked his head slightly.
"You mean like in the form of a deck?" the orange haired boy said as he held up his deck. Martha nodded. The boys' eyes widened in awe.
"Those must have been some powerful decks," the blonde commented.
"Yes Jack, they were but they only run in those four families," Martha explained. The blonde scowled slightly.
"How could you tell if someone was a Bloodline?" Yusei asked.
"Each family has a mark. The Gladiator Bloodline has Mark of the Gladiator. The Dinosaur Bloodline has Stamp of the Dinosaur. The Samurai Bloodline has Touch of the Samurai. The Monarch Bloodline has Crowning of the Monarch."
"Let's go look for them!" Crow said excitedly.
"Bedtime and you wouldn't be able to find them," Martha chided, shaking her head.
"Why not?" Jack asked, curious.
"Because, over time, a group came to hunt them. So they only come when their needed or the threats too much to handle," Martha explained as she ushered them into bed, "But it's said that if you call out to them, they'll come when you need them."
End Flashback
"Hey, Yusei, are you in there?" Rally asked. Yusei blinked back to the present.
"Yeah?" he asked.
"What did you think of the story?" Rally asked.
"It's interesting," Yusei replied.
"Do you think they're real?" the younger boy asked.
"I don't know. What do you think?" Rally thought for a moment.
"I would think if they were real, they would've helped the people in the Satellite by now," Rally answered.
"Maybe, maybe not," Yusei replied.
In New Domino City
A dark complected boy with burnt sienna eyes stared out of the penthouse windows. He smiled to himself as he heard the legend told again. But he also heard the comment that he had seldom heard. Are the people in the Satellite really that bad off? The boy sighed softly as he heard the door fly open behind him. He looked up in the reflection to see none other than Jack Atlas walk in. I remember when you first heard the story… how times have changed! He snapped out of it when he realized Jack was talking to him.
"Come again? Sorry mate, got distracted!" exclaimed the boy. Jack sighed and chuckled.
"You get distracted so easily, Danne." The boy, Danne, blushed lightly as he smiled. If only he knew, there's girl… the random voice in my head… hearing the occasional growl. Geez, I sound like a nutcase.
"If only you knew," Danne smiled back at Jack. Jack just shook his head, smiling. Danne looked back out the window as Jack came up to his side. He looked down to see Jack holding his ace, Red Dragon Archfiend but the other card he had never seen before.
"Where did you get that other card? I've never seen you use it before…" Jack looked at Danne and replied,
"I've just never used it before, had it the whole time, so I thought I'd test it out." Danne thought for second as he thought he heard an underlying tone to his friend's voice. I think not friend… All the darker boy did was hum in agreement.
By the Shoreline
A brown haired girl stood at the shoreline, staring out across the water. She sensed the boy's strife, his determination and humility. He has asked for help before, so are you finally helping him now? He did not need help before, Heraklinos. That's beside the point… are you finally going to help him when it counts? The girl sighed as this became a daily argument, which normally ended in her ignoring a growling lion in her head. Most times causing her not to be able to hear at all, thank god for heightened sight and smell. OI! Rue! Are you listening to me? Ummmm, do you want the honest answer or the one you want to hear? Growling erupted in her head causing her to flinch and cover one ear. And you need anger management! No I don't… you just need to listen more! I'll listen if you quit chiding me on everything! A snort echoed through her head, indicating she had won the argument. She silently celebrated as the waves lapped the shore in front of her.
In an alley somewhere
A pale boy smiled as he sniffed the air, another one came up to him asking,
"What is it, Atli?" The pale boy raised his hand to silence the other before replying,
"I sense two Bloodlines here! Can't tell you which ones, but there are two… so odds are the other two might be here as well." That caused the other boy to give him a devious grin. Atli returned it before adding,
"Soon we hunt!"