Yusei shoots past Leo and Luna on his Duel Runner. They cheer as he Synchro summons Junk Warrior. "Turret Warrior, attack his Barrier Resonator!" Turret Warrior lunges at Barrier Resonator and punches it. Barrier Resonator explodes and Jack yells, "You'll pay for that!" "Junk Warrior, direct attack!" Junk Warrior shoots towards Jack using his jets. Junk Warrior hits Jack square in the chest. Jack winces as his Life Points drop to zero. Jack's duel runner skids to a halt and tips on its side. Jack climbs out. "You win!" "It isn't about the winning; it's about how you played." Jack mutters to himself, "Not again…" Suddenly, black clouds appear out of nowhere above New Domino City. The clouds spiral like a cyclone as bolts of lightning shoot down from the sky.
A beam of white light shoots down from the sky and hits the ground between Yusei and Jack. Around it, the ground distorts. The ground cracks and the light expands. Yusei and Jack are enveloped in the light as a shady figure appears at the centre of the light. The figure yells in pain and falls to its knees. The light fades leaving behind a large crater. The black clouds disappear in seconds. Leo and Luna run over to take a look. All four look inside to see a teenager totally naked. Yusei opens a hidden compartment in the back of his Duel Runner and pulls out a set of clothes identical to his.
He slides into the crater and lifts the teenage boy up. He lays him down on the flat ground and throws the jacket over him. Luna says, "Is he okay?" Yusei says, "I don't know, he's unconscious." Leo says, "Do you think he's an alien?" Luna hits Leo on the back of the head. "Of course he isn't an alien. He's from the Duel spirit dimension!" "Actually, I'm neither!" In the short time Leo and Luna have been arguing, the teenage boy has woken up and put the clothes on.
Yusei turns around and says, "Are you okay?" "Actually, never felt better! Where am… Yusei Fudo!" "That's me, who are you? Where are you from?" "I'm Max Tate, but… You look so young. Last time we met you looked older!" "Last time?" "Yeah, you came to the System City Duel Academy! Remember?" "You mean the academy that's still being built?" "What? But… huh? I've been a student there for three years!" Leo says, "You're from the future! That is so cool!" Jack mutters, "Yeah, he remembers Yusei, but not me."
Max looks at Jack. "You're Jack Atlas! You're like a legend! After Yusei and Dylan Phoenix, you're the best!" "Who's Dylan Phoenix?" Wait, Yusei, how old are you?" "19." "He overthrows Jack in another 6 years!" Suddenly, a flaming object appears in the sky and falls towards the large crater. Max sees it and rushes to grab it. The flames don't even burn his hand. The fire stops leaving a string necklace with a diamond-shaped piece of gold attached to the end. Max puts it on and the gold glows.
Streams of black smoke slowly descend from the sky. When they hit the ground the streams of smoke take on a human shape. They become actually people in black clothing. All of them have jet black hair and glowing red eyes. The tallest of them steps forward. "Now that the Time Keeper is here with four of the Signers, time is about to change." Max yells, "Who are you?" "I am Durok, leader of the Armageddon Alliance. I'm here to challenge you to a duel." "Me? Why me?" "Not you, ALL of you. There are five of us, and five of you." "No, I'll duel you, and you alone." "Fine." Yusei says, "Max, you don't know what you're getting in to!" "Oh, I know what I'm getting in to!"
"Wait, my Duel Disk! I don't have it!" Yusei takes his off. "Here, have mine!" "Thanks!" Max activates the Duel Disk and says, "My deck! I don't have that ei…" The gold diamond on his necklace glows and his deck appears in the deck slot. "Thanks, Artifact!" It stops glowing and Max yells, "DUEL!"