Three months have passed since Feather was born and my mother and grandparents were visiting for the day. Feather was now in my mother's arms. She can't believe how adorable and old she is now. My mother was playing, giggling and tickling Feather. Feather kept giggling at my mother. Yes, she can laugh now. Crow and I smiled at them.
"My beautiful granddaughter, you are so funny," my mother said giggling. "I love you so much." She put on a funny voice and Feather kept giggling and wriggling in her arms. My grandfather was talking to Jack and Bruno, while my grandmother was chatting to Emily. But someone looked sadder than usual. Yusei, he was in his own mind with his head down. I stood up and walked over to him.
"Yusei?" I said. He looked up at my worried face. "Are you alright? Is something wrong?" He lightly smiled.
"It's nothing," he said. He stood up and walked outside and left on his Duel Runner. I sighed.
"Darling?" I turned around and stared at Crow. "Jack and I will find out what's wrong. You stay here alright?" I sighed and nodded. Jack and Crow headed on their duel runners to find Yusei.
~Yusei's POV~
That dream. It was a replay of the past. My father's past. It was the time when the nuclear reactor exploded and it separated the Satellite and New Domino. That was also the day that my father sent me to safety as a child. Why am I dreaming about this?
"Yusei?" I heard Crow say from behind me. Jack was also with him. "You had that bad dream again huh?"
"If only it was just a dream," I answered.
"But it was so long ago and New Domino City's rebuilt itself since your fathers research was...compromised," Crow said truthfully.
"Right, you need to stop trying to change things that can't be changed. The past has passed and you need to let it go and embrace the future," Jack said.
"It's true and you know if I agree with Jack I must really mean it," Crow commented.
"I wish it was that easy." Next thing I knew my helmet was thrown at me.
"I bet I know what will cheer you up mate."
"Yeah, come on Yusei. Let's ride," Crow said. I smiled. They know me too well.
"Alright," I answered. Soon we were on our runners riding the wind. While riding I thought, 'Maybe one day I will be able to forget about the pain my father's researched caused New Domino. But that day isn't today. The people of this city have suffered so much. I have to do everything in my power to keep them safe.' Then I noticed a different duel runner coming up behind me. It's white, but it's not Jack's.
"Hey, looks like we've got a tailgater," Crow yelled to Jack and I.
"I've never seen that duel runner before." The rider had long blonde hair and wore a mask.
"Yeah, or the duellist that's driving it," Crow replied. The duellist flashed his lights, signalling a challenge.
"I can't believe it. He's challenging us to a duel," Jack said.
"If it's a duel he wants, a duel he gets," I said.
"He's all yours Yusei, do it," Crow said. I nodded.
"Alright, let's rev it up. Here we go," I yelled. A few turns later.
"Whoever this guy is he's got some skills," Crow yelled.
"True but just one more attack and this duel's finished," Jack said. "Now come on Yusei, it's time to take him down." I held my Stardust Dragon card.
"It's time old friend, let's do this," I said. I tuned my Junk Synchron with my Junk Warrior to Synchro Summon, Stardust Dragon. "I Synchro summon, STARDUST DRAGON" My Stardust, in all its glory, was summoned onto the field.
"I don't think so," my opponent said and pulled out a blank card.
"A blank card? What is that for?" I said. The card shined and hundreds of other cards streamed from it towards my Stardust Dragon. My Stardust shined and was pulled into the card.
"Am I seeing things? Stardust Dragon it's..."
"Gone," Crow finished. "Been stolen"
"But how could that be?" I asked angrily. My opponent laughed.
"But great many things are possible Yusei and now that I have the mighty Stardust Dragon, the demise of your era and time is one of those things," he said. The demise of our time? What does that mean?
"Who are you?" I asked. He laughed and raced off at the speed of light. I gasped. He then disappeared into thin air. Crow, Jack and I stopped our runners. I stared at my Stardust card. The picture was missing. "My Stardust..."
"Come on Yusei, Jack...let's go home," Crow suggested. I nodded.
"Do you think Wendy's grandparents and mother are still there?" I asked. Crow nodded. "Maybe Yugi can shed some light on what happened." We then drove home.
~Wendy's POV~
It's been two hours since Yusei first left and Jack and Crow left to find him. Where are they? As if on cue they walked inside.
"Crow! Yusei! Jack! Where on earth did you guys go? I was getting worried," I said running over and hugged my husband. Crow held me close and kissed my cheek. He seemed a bit down. "What happened?" Crow stared at me and sighed.
"Everyone, we need to talk," Yusei said. Everyone nodded. My mother handed Feather back to me and she slept in the sling around my neck.
"Tell us, what happened?" Grandfather Yugi asked.
"I would but I don't know myself," Crow said surprised. This thing that happened must have startled all of them.
"I still can't believe he took Stardust," Yusei said. My grandparents, mother, Emily and I gasped.
"He took your best card Yusei?" Emily said. Yusei nodded sadly. "That's...that's...inhumane, why? Who was it?"
"That's what I'd like to know," Jack said.
"I'm sure we all do," I said. Yusei explained to us what happened. A strange man came on a duel runner and snatched the soul of Yusei's Stardust Dragon. My grandfather was shocked. In between all of danger here in New Domino, more started to arise.
"There you guys are. I've been searching for you. We've got a problem," Bruno walked inside.
"What's the problem?" Crow asked.
"Well, I was searching the web researching Duel Monsters history for the fun of it, when I saw this," Bruno handed Yusei the portable holographic screen. My grandfather gasped. It was Maximillion Pegasus and next to him was...my grandfather.
"Grandfather, do you...remember this?" I asked. My grandfather took the screen from Yusei and stared at it.
"No, I don't," he said.
"That's not all of it," Bruno continued. "Scroll over to the next page."Everyone gasped. It was a picture of three familiar dragons terrorising the city.
"Wait Stardust Dragon?"
"But that card didn't exist back then," Jack said.
"Exactly," Bruno said. "So what do you guys think about it?" I stared over at my grandfather. He was deep in thought.
"Look, the article says that all sorts of dragons appeared one day and like blasted almost all of Europe," Crow read.
"But I don't remember ever hearing about this," Yusei said. "And this is a major historical event."
"Hm," I said. Crow wrapped one arm around my waist. He stared into my eyes. "Is something wrong?" He sighed.
"No, nothing" he held his head down.
"This must be new history," Emily suggested. We looked at her. "Think about it, none of us remember learning or hearing about this and then today this article appeared. Not even Mr Moto remembers and he was there. Somehow the past has changed." Yusei gasped.
"Wait a minute," he said and zoomed in on one section. "It's that duellist from before." I sighed and looked out the window.
"Guys, what's going on outside?" I asked. They looked up and gasped. We all ran outside. I clutched Feather in the sling. She was still asleep. The buildings...the world...was crumbling.
"I don't like the looks of this," Jack said. The buildings were disappearing. But how? Crow pulled me into him to shield me. He didn't want to lose Feather and I. My grandfather shielded my grandmother and my mother.
"What's happening?" My mother asked.
"The city is vanishing," Bruno said.
"But why?" I asked.
"Maybe I've seen one too many movies, but whenever something changes in the past, isn't suppose to somehow change the future?" Jack said.
"Yeah so?" Crow said back at Jack.
"Darling if that masked man set out to do what he said he was going to do then the world, the duelling world, will and is disappearing," I said.
"If the past has changed, then that would mean that..." Yusei gasped. "What Wendy said is true. Our era, our period in time, its meeting its end" Yusei's, Jack's and Crow's Signer marks glowed. No doubt wherever Akiza and Luna are, their marks are glowing. The full mark on Yusei's back showed as well.
"It's the mark of the Crimson Dragon," I said.
"And look, its power is surging through Yusei's Duel Runner too," Emily commented. She was right his runner has this glow of red around it. I stared at Yusei's runner and saw the Crimson Dragon. Yusei and I gasped. Yusei ran to his runner. "What are you doing?"
"I'm not sure, but it's calling to me," he answered. Without a thought I took the sling from around my neck and put it around Crow.
"Darling, don't hate me for this. But I have to do it," I said and kissed him roughly before running after Yusei. "Yusei, I'm coming with you."
"What? No, stay here," he answered. I groaned and quickly slid behind him on his runner.
"Ride, I can help," I told him. He stared back at me with an unsure look on his face. "Just go" He gave me one last look before starting up riding.
"Wendy! No!" I heard Crow yell.
~Crow's POV~
"Wendy! No!" I yelled.
"Why did my daughter not think before acting?" Dianna asked.
"Wendy ran off with Yusei. She must be in a save-the-world mood," Emily said. I took one foot forward to run after but Mr Moto held me back.
"Don't run after her Crow," he said.
"Why not? She's my wife," I answered with anger. He stared into my eyes.
"Trust me, she'll be fine," he said again. I had to believe him.
"Father, why?" Dianna cried. "Why can't we..." he shushed her. I guess we have to wait and find out. Wendy, I hope you know what you're doing.
~Wendy's POV~
Yusei and I followed the Crimson Dragon to where it wanted us to go. It didn't stop me from coming so I was sure that I could help. The Crimson Dragon rawred.
"Let's go," Yusei said. Then it linked with us and made Yusei's runner go faster and faster until we landed in some unknown city. The Crimson Dragon stopped. It vanished and Yusei stopped his runner.
"Where are we?" I asked. Yusei looked around and gasped.
"My Stardust Dragon," he said. He then turned to me and gave me an angry look. I gasped lightly and put my head down.
"Yusei, how you followed me back in time I do not know," the masked man said. "But I do know, it changes nothing for you and Jaden" Wait Jaden? Jaden Yuki? He's here? "If you don't perish by my hand then the hands of time will do you in."
"Hands of what?" Jaden said. I couldn't believe it. Jaden is here, and he's young. The mystery man laughed and drove away on his runner. He disappeared. We all stared at where he left off.
"Wendy, tell me, why did you decided to come with me? You could get hurt. It's too dangerous," Yusei said. Jaden looked over at us. I put my head down. I have my reasons, but I didn't want to say them. "Wendy?" I looked up with pleading eyes. "Fine, we can't change what's happened, so keep out of danger alright?"
"No," I said. Yusei gasped. "I'm sorry Yusei but I meant what I said. I can help. I need to help. I'm sick of being on the sidelines watching everyone I care risk their lives. I want the chance to be helpful. Please, let me help." I stared up at him. His eyes said it all. He didn't want to risk it.
"I don't know who you two are, but you seem like a strong woman...um...Wendy, is it?" Jaden said. I looked over and nodded.
"And Yusei right? Any chance you two could not only tell me what's going on, who that masked dude was and why you won't let your friend help?" Jaden said. I smiled at him helping me.
"I wish I knew what was going on and as for Wendy...I just don't want to see her get hurt, that's all," Yusei answered.
"Yusei, I'm Yugi Moto's granddaughter, I know more about duelling then you do. I can help. I've said this a thousand times in the last half an hour," I said. Jaden gasped.
"Wait you're the King of Game's granddaughter? But...he's only in his twenties..." Jaden said. I gasped. I forgot that we're probably in the past right now.
"Uh...forget about that. I'll explain later," I said. Yusei looked at Jaden. He was sitting on the ground.
"You took quite a hit there. You okay?"
"Who me? I'm all good. Just a few scratches," he answered.
"You're a tough kid. Jaden, that's what he called you right?" I smiled. Yusei is one of the few who doesn't know one of the world's best duellists.
"Yep, that's my name and duellin's my game of course it didn't seem like much of a game to that guy...at all," he frowned.
"It's not, he has another agenda," Yusei answered.
"Whatever, I'll get my payback. You'll see," Jaden said. "That's quite the ride you got there. Looks like something out of the future"
"It is," Yusei said.
"It is?" Jaden yelled excitedly. "Wait, so...is that what you mean when you say that you're Yugi Moto's granddaughter Wendy? That in the future you are?" I smiled and nodded.
"Yusei and Wendy are from another time Jaden" I heard someone say from the side. It was a ghost and a duel monster? "How would you guys know?"
"We know because like you, Yusei and Wendy have a gift."
"A gift that connects them to the world of Duel Monster spirits" Yusei took his glove off to reveal the Crimson Mark.
"I think they mean this mark," he said. Jaden laughed.
"So uh, what about you Wendy? What makes you special?" Jaden asked. Then my duel monster spirit Lily came out of her card.
"Wendy, where are we? This doesn't look like we're in New Domino City anymore," she said.
"Ah sweetness, you chat up with your monsters spirits too," Jaden said. He winked. I gave a small smile. Lily giggled.
"Yeah, I do," I said. "Lily talks a lot but I love her" Jaden smiled.
"Well, it looks like the three of us have something new in common, don't we Yusei, Wendy?" I smiled and nodded.
"Yes Jaden, now tell me how this all got started with you and the masked man," Yusei asked.
"Well some classmates of mine kept reporting that their duel cards were getting snatched. I went looking for the thief and found you know who," he answered. He must be talking about Duel Academy and his friends, Jesse and possibly Zane.
"Listen Jaden, I know we just met but believe me we need to stop this man. Because if we don't, life as you know it, well won't be as you know it. My time, your time, it will all change and trust me, it's not a change for the better," Yusei said.
"Hold up, you're asking me to team up with you two to take this dude down?" Jaden asked.
"That's right Jay," I said.
"Sweet but uh how are we going to take him down if he's not even here I mean the dude split?" he asked. He had a good point.
"I know. My guess is he hopped back in time to the era when he makes his big move. When he changes history and alters the future forever."
"Whoa, whoa what do you mean changes history and alters the future? History hasn't changed. Here, I'll show you," Jaden whipped out a laptop from his bag. Yusei and I watched the computer screen. "Let me check the Domino City databases for a newspaper article that will prove to you that history has...completely changed" We gasped. "Not for the better. Why is this guy doing all of this?"
"I dunno but he's doing it as we speak," I commented. Jaden took out his Neo's card.
"Well as long as I have...Neo's is gone" We gasped. The buildings were collapsing around us.
"And it's starting here too. Your era and time is crumbling away. First your duel monsters card now everything else," Yusei said. Yusei pulled me closer to him as the buildings around us started falling.
"So what are we suppose to do Yusei?"
"Now we move"
"Where?" Jaden said. Yusei and I explained to him about how we got here and that the Crimson Dragon can take us there to the time where the man was going to make his final move. Yusei told both of us to climb onto his duel runner. I sat behind Yusei and Jaden sat behind me and held onto my waist. It was time to find out where the masked man was heading to next.
~Yugi's POV~
Today was the day that the new tournament Pegasus was starting. My grandfather and I are one of the few people we know that decided to come today. Joey and the others couldn't make it.
"Welcome to the Domino Duel Tournament," the announcer said on the speakers. People were dressed as Duel Monsters and were having a fun time.
"This certainly is a good turn out," my grandfather said.
"And it's no wonder why, the rumours are that Pegasus himself is going to be here today," I said. We looked up to see a helicopter descending from the sky.
"And now ladies and gentleman, the moment you've been waiting for, the man behind the monsters and the magic, the creator of duel monsters"
"The one the only, the great Maximillion Pegasus" Pegasus stood at the doorway of the helicopter.
"Greetings duel fans," he said. "It's wonderful to see you, but I'm sure it's not nearly as wonderful it is for you to see me. So please enjoy my splendour" After he said that a shadow was seen from behind me. I turned around and gasped. Dragons were flying above.
"Boy, my laser eye surgery sure makes those duel holograms look real," my grandfather said. One of the dragons blasted the cities buildings. People started screaming and running around at the devastation.
"I don't think those are holograms grandpa," I said and started running in one direction. My grandfather was pushed in the other direction.
"Yugi," he shouted.
"Grandpa," I shouted back. Those dragons took out more and more buildings down.
"This can't be, I've been out staged," Pegasus said. But soon a fallen building took his life. I ran as fast as I could while searching for my grandfather but there was no sign of him. Something hit my head and I blacked out. Later, I woke up after the commotion and stared around. The city was devastated. The buildings were down and people were dead. It seemed like I was the only one alive. I couldn't believe it. I gasped as I saw my grandfather's bandana. I ran over to it and grasped it in my hands. My grandfather was probably dead. I started to cry.
"No, grandpa," I said while crying. "He's...noooooooooooooo" After my outburst I heard a laugh to the top of one of the buildings left standing.
"At last my work is complete, it took some doing, but history is now forever changed. Changed so that duel monsters are no more," he said. I gasped. He did this. To the side there was a flashing red light. I stared at it. A dragon came from it and towards me. I screamed. I don't know where or when it took me but I was transported somewhere.
~Wendy's POV~
Jaden, Yusei and I decided that it was best to find my grandfather if he was near in the past. So we did. The Crimson Dragon took us a few minutes before the masked man's plan began. Jaden screamed as we landed. I looked towards my grandfather. He was on his back on the ground. My grandfather...when he was my age...is in the same era as me. Cool. Jaden, Yusei and I ran over to him.
"You okay?" My grandfather glanced up at us. He got a little scared. But by the looks of his eyes he noticed my hair colour. After all, it is almost the same pattern as his.
"It's okay Yugi, you're safe now," Yusei said.
"Where am I?" he said. I smiled at his voice. It was obviously different and younger. "Is my grandpa okay? Where's Pegasus? Wait was it all just a dream?"
"I'm afraid not," I said. I was a little scared to talk to my grandfather when I basically wasn't born yet. I was afraid to say something that might change the past.
"Here's the deal bro, it's not about where you are but when."
"We've taken you back in time. Back to just before those dragons blasted this place," Yusei said. Jaden looked at his card. It was back.
"Look, Neo's is back," Jaden said.
"Who are you three?"
"My names Yusei Fudo"
"And I'm Jaden Yuki." My grandfather looked towards me. What do I say?
"And what about you? You look familiar to me. Have I met you before?" I gulped and took a deep breath. Well here it goes.
"I'm Wendy," I said.
"Wendy who?" he said.
"I-I um, just Wendy is fine grand...uh Yugi," I said smiling. He smiled back at me.
"Yusei, Jaden and Wendy, I'm Yugi Moto," he said.
"Oh, there's no need to tell us who you are. We know," Yusei said.
"You do, how's that?"
"Cause we're from the future, it's no big whoop," Jaden said.
"What?" he said.
"Well I guess it's kind of a big whoop, bottom line though, we're here to save the world," Jaden said.
"That masked man you saw, he must be stopped. Like you, we've seen what happens when he's not," Yusei stated.
"This guy, it seems like he's made it his mission in life to take down Pegasus," Jaden said.
"But why?" my grandfather asked.
"Well we're not so sure about that just yet. But we do know this much, if Pegasus goes, the duel monsters world he created..."
"It goes with it, along with all the things that sprang from it. Like schools, cities, people, you name it," Jaden said.
"Oh man," my grandfather couldn't believe it.
"But it doesn't have to be that way. That's why we're here," I said.
"Together we may be able to stop this maniac. Will you help us?" Yusei asked. My grandfather without a guess, agreed. We all stood up determined to kick this guys butt.
"That guy hurt my grandpa and it sounds like he's also trying to hurt the game I love. So I'm more than willing to help you three in any way I can," he said. "Let's make this guy sorry that he ever messed with us"
"Glad to have you on our side," Yusei commented.
"Yeah try ecstatic, we've got the King of Games in our corner. Now let's do this," Jaden said determined.
"Wendy, before we get started can I talk to you for just a second," Yusei asked. I nodded and we walked over to the side. "Wendy, you and I both know that you and Yugi have the same monsters. If you duel with us, then your grandfather will know about you and we want you to survive this with your life intact. So can we agree for you to not duel today?" I gasped. He's right. My grandfather gave me his cards to carry on the tradition of the magicians.
"Yusei, by the end of this he'll probably know anyway, but you're right. I'm sorry I came today. I didn't realise..." Yusei shushed me.
"Let's get back to Jaden and your grandfather alright?" I smiled and nodded.
"I guess I can cheer on the sidelines, like my grandmother would always do for... you know who," I said with a smile at the end. I glanced over at Jaden and my grandfather. They were staring over at us. I gave them a small smile as we walked back over to them.
"What was that about?" my grandfather asked.
"Yusei is worried about my safety. I should stay on the sidelines and cheer. It's okay though," I said. Jaden pouted.
"Awe, but I won't be able to see you duel," he said. I giggled.
"Don't worry Jaden, in the future you will," I said winking when I said the word 'future'. He got it and winked back. "So, I guess you three should get this start. Before time runs out." They nodded. We thought of the perfect distraction to get the masked mans attention. We then, set our plan in motion.