Okay then, time for some reasons for this little side project. A few years ago my brother got a vanguard deck, and as I was cleaning his room for him (yeah I have to do that...) I found his old cards. And here I am, about a month and a half later, just finishing up the second season, or what I've heard is the second season (around episode 104 I believe?). Because of that, no card abilities from the next couple of seasons will be brought in, until I've watched it.

"What's this, daddy?" The little boy asked. His father laughed. "It's a vanguard card. He'll beat up any bully for you, okay?" The boy's eyes widened, and he looked at his Dad. "Thank you!" The father laughed and picked up the small child. "So, you wanna be a cardfighter like mommy and daddy?" He asked, and the boy eagerly nodded.

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Huh? Why did that come back into my head?

Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.

"Ahhh, just five more minutes, please?" The young boy said, his eyes still closed.

BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP. BEEP.

He shot out of his bed. "Okay, okay, you win. I'm up." He said, unplugging his alarm clock. He groaned as he looked into his mirror. His purple hair, despite being short, was a mess, and the usual fire of excitement in his amethyst eyes wasn't there. Yet. As he looked out his window, he got a full view of the city. Man, it's so cool to live here... He thought as he started getting ready.

As the boy was tying his shoes, the door to his room opened. "Oh! You actually woke up on time today." A blue haired woman said while laughing. He grinned. "Of course. I'm not gonna oversleep my birthday!" She smiled, while another person walked over silently. The teen barely held back his laughter as the man grabbed her shoulder. Asaka screamed, and turned around. Ren's smiling face met her, and she immediately frowned. "You two are too alike. I'm beginning to think Akira isn't related to me at all..."

Akira Suzugamori frowned. "Oh, come on, Mom. I'm like you in just as many ways as I'm like Dad. Right Dad? ...Daaad? Uhhh, where'd he go?" He looked out his door, but Ren wasn't anywhere to be seen. Asaka sighed and went looking for her husband. Akira shrugged and went down to the dining room. When the elevator opened, Ren was sitting there, eating a bowl of cereal. He looked up, waved, and motioned for Akira to sit down. As his son did so, Ren pushed a small box towards him. "Happy birthday, Aki!" He said, grinning like a madman.

Akira was confused, but opened the box. It was a Vanguard deck holder, complete with cards inside. "Guess what the trump card is supposed to be." Ren said, smiling. His son's eyes shot open as he remembered the card his dad gave him back when he was seven. "So, that woke you up, didn't It?" Asaka asked, walking into the room. He smiled, nodded, and hugged both of his parents.

Akira went back into his room, and got his normal attire. This consisted of a white t-shirt, black jeans, white converse shoes, a white belt, black jacket, and white fingerless gloves. As he raced out of there to the elevator, another old face greeted him. "Ah, Akira. Happy birthday." The giant of a man said. Akira grinned up at him. "Thanks, Tetsu! I'm off to the card shop, if you don't mind telling my parents." Tetsu sighed. "I can't always tell them..." The now fourteen year old fronwed. "Come on, this is the last time, I promise." Tetsu sighed, remembering the last ten times he's said that. "Fine, fine. I'll take the heat." Akira fist pumped the air as the elevator came up. "Well, see ya!" He waved as he walked in the elevator.

Akira ran down the streets, not caring if he almost ran into anyone. My own deck! Maybe I can beat Kaito now! He grinned, but his fantasies were cut short. He stopped in front of the store, Card Capital. He smirked when he read the sign. He took a breath, and opened the door. "Welcome to-Oh. Hello, Akira." The voice was monotone, but showed (slight) emotion when it saw who walked in. Akira turned to the girl behind the counter and smiled. "Hey Hikaru, how ya doing?" Hikaru Toshiki smiled softly, replied with "He's in the back." and went back to reading. The antisocial behavior of her dad and the coldness of her mom...not a good combo. Akira thought as he scanned the shop.

Finally, he came across a boy a year older than him with spiky silver hair and determined green eyes. Well, he was a year older, until today. "Go, Voltage Generator Dragon!" The boy yelled out, and his opponent walked away, looking defeated. Well, he was. "Yeah! Fifteen straight wins today! Who's next?" He said, smirking. Akira walked over. "How about you fight me, Kaito?" Kaito Toshiki smirked again. "You think you can fight me? My Narukami deck will burn you to a crisp. Just like every other fight." Akira narrowed his eyes and brought out his new deck. "Things will be a little different this time."

Kaito raised an eyebrow, and laughed. "So, finally got one, huh? Well then, welcome to your first fight with it!" Hikaru looked over, her blue eyes full of confusion, but soon turned back. Akira started flipping through his cards for a grade 0, looking at his cards abilities as he did so. Kaito snapped his fingers. "You ready yet?" He complained, and Kaira nodded. They both placed their cards in the circle of the 'vintage' card table.

"Stand up, the Vanguard! Wyvernling Drone!"

"Rise up, the Vanguard! Skull Hound!"

A red wyvern (not a dragon. There's a difference) with sparks coming out of its mouth stood as Kaito's Vanguard. A wolf was Akira's, but it was missing...EVERYTHING EXCEPT ITS BONES. Yep. A skeleton dog. Kaito didn't even flinch, though. "Heh, so a Dark Irregulars deck?" A group surrounded them instantly. "Well, you DO have the most experience with this clan than the others you tried. I'll take the first move!" Kaito said, drawing a card. "Ride, Plasma Stinger!" Where his Drone once was, a new wyvern with electricity running down its back to its tail floated. "Wyvernling moves to rear guard behind Stinger, and I end."

Damage: Kaito: 0/6 Akira: 0/6

Cards In Hand: Kaito: 5 Akira: 5

Akira drew, and smirked. "Ride, Apprentice Reaper, Calek!" A small boy stood with a black cloak completely surrounding him. Not an inch of his body, except his silver eyes, and from his nose to his chin, could be seen. A small white scythe was on his back. "I activate his skill! By sending one card from my hand to the drop zone, I can look for a copy of 'Advanced Reaper, Deladar' and put it into my hand. A grade three unit was dropped. "Now, for Skull Hound's skill. When he becomes part of the soul, I can drop a card and draw two." As he did, the card he dropped glowed. "Oh yeah, it also works the other way around. I put a Skull Hound in the drop, so I Soul Charge and draw two."

Kaito was shocked. Seriously?! He Rode, got a Grade 2, kept his hand the same AND Soul charged with only three cards? This is not the same guy who'd use a whole bunch of trial decks 'just because'... "Now, I call!" Kaito snapped back into the game. "Two Relentless Spirits!" Two Ghosts who looked like the stereotypical bed sheet ones appeared next to Calek. They had no face, only three holes: two for eyes and the last was their mouth. The real card is a Maroon color, but the second one was an orangish red. Each had a Power of 8000. Calek's power was 7000. Kaito smirked. This WILL be interesting...

Okay, so I will need you all to call me out if I name something a card that's already a card. Also, if you have card ideas (cards, clans, subclans), go right ahead and put it down. I'll see if I can add them into the story.