Chapter 1: A Web Of Deceit: Part 1
At the large dump that Rally, Blitz, Tank and Nervin were imprisoned in. Nervin's banging on the video screen that was showing them the duel. "Oh, come on, what gives?! We're in the middle of watching maybe the most important duel ever and you just stop working?! You call yourself a television, come on, work already! Puh-leeese!" Nervin says. "Man, what a piece of junk." Says Rally. "Well, we did find the thing lyin' around in this junkyard." Blitz says. Just then, the TV bleeps and comes back on. "Aha, it's back!" Says Nervin. On the screen, they can hear the crowd chanting 'Yusei! Yusei! Yusei!'. Every one of the holographic screens around the stadium skyline shows his face. Yusei doesn't appear to be happy or surprised, his expression is rather closed. Yusei's pinned down by a triple spotlight, as he stands on the track. Yusei looks around at the stands and at the camera. "Aaaand it's official! We have a new champion! The crown has been passed on to Yusei Fudo!" The announcer says, via-screen. "You gotta be kiddin' me, we missed the ending of the duel?!" Asks Tank. "Aw, man." Blitz says. "Am I hearing what I think I'm hearing?" Asks Nervin. It starts to dawn on them. Nervin looks startled, Tank grips his shoulder in front of him. Blitz gasps and Rally looks the most shocked of all. "They're all chantin' Yusei's name!" Tank says. "So, this means that he, he beat Jack?" Asks Rally. A high-five in the air. Nervin, Blitz and Tank do a victory dance, while Rally's still staring at the screen, completely stunned. "Oh yeah! Sweet!" Nervin says. "That's what I'm talkin' about babyyyyy!" Says Tank. Rally stares for a bit more, completely stunned, then his face lights up. "...This is awesome!" Rally says.
At the stadium, beneath a huge holographic projection of Yusei's head, the reporters are in a flurry. "…I'll make sure it gets around…"
"…We're not passed yet, Stella."
"…That's right, Bob. The energy here is incredible. Nobody saw this coming!"
"Is this mic on?..."
Carly Carmine, a gawky young journalist, snaps a few photos and then speaks into the camera, switching it to video. Carly is of average height, with black hair, that points down in an arrow, and she has trifocal glasses, which make her look extremely geeky, if not a little bit crazy. Carly's wearing an orange vest, over a blue and white striped shirt. She also wears a bag that hangs over her shoulder, blue, knee-length pants, with a belt, and orange sneakers. "Uh, I'm standing in Domino Stadium in Domino City, uh, I mean, obviously Domino Stadium is in Domino City… ah!" Says Carly.
She's suddenly shoved aside by a blonde reporter, in a red-pink jacket, with a mic and a camera guy. "Ready? Angela Raines here, reporting for WDGK at the Fortune Cup finale, where Fusei Yudo has stolen Jack Atlas's championship crown…!"
"Hey, Angela! One journalist to another… his name's not 'Fusei Yudo', its Yusei Fudo!" Carly says. "I hate to break it to ya, Carly. But, a blogger is not a journalist." Says Angela. Carly fumes. "So tell me… how many hits a day is that little website of yours getting?" Angela asks. "Thousands, of millions..." Says Carly. "I seriously doubt that. Well, Carly! I'd love to talk down to ya some more, but I did enough of that in high school! See ya! I got an interview to score!" Angela says.
"Uh! Hey!" Says Carly. She runs after Angela.
Meanwhile, Yusei's standing in the stadium, surrounded by holoscreens of himself, the crowd chanting his name. "I may've beaten Jack, but I've got a feeling that a new battle is about to begin." Yusei thinks to himself. He watches a couple of paramedics load Jack onto a gurney and cover him with a blanket before wheeling him away. "Don't worry, Mr. Atlas is gonna be fine. We just need to get him to the clinic for some routine tests. Oh, and congratulations, kid."
"Jack, what did we see in that light?" Yusei thinks to himself.
Hecklers can be heard from the stands. "…Hey Satellite, how'ja do it?!" "…We know you cheated, pal!" "…You think you're one of us now?! Well, you're not!" "…Get outta here, punk!" "…Enjoy it while it lasts, ya loser!"
"Yusei!" Leo says. Yusei turns. Leo, Dexter, Yanagi and Tanner are running toward him. "Huh? Hey, guys. Everyone okay?" Asks Yusei. "We're fine, but you're about to face a brand new enemy… the Media!" Yanagi says. He points.
Behind a fence nearby, flashbulbs are snapping, reporters are shouting and Angela can be seen waving her microphone in front. "…Over here! Uh, yeah, couldja pose for a picture?" "What are your plans, now that you've won?" Asks Angela. The fence falls and the reporters come stampeding toward them, shouting.
"They're loose!" Leo says, yelling. "Aah!" Yusei screams. Behind him, Tanner's pushing Yusei's runner. "Better rev it up." Says Tanner. "Coming." Yusei says. They run for it, as the reporters stampede closer. Then out of nowhere, a black and red portal opens up before them, the guys barely even hesitate and they run straight into it. As soon as they all enter, the portal closes and their gone.
Up in Goodwin's tower. "Yusei's running away! Is that okay?! What even happened at the end of that duel?! What was that strange light all about? Does it change anything? Is it okay that Jack lost?!" Asks Lazar. "Who won and who lost is not important." Goodwin says. "Euh?" Asks Lazar. "What's important is that the stars have finally begun to align. Soon, they will become one. That's the only thing that matters right now!" Goodwin says. "Huh...?" Asks Lazar.
The reporters are camped out in a garage that opens onto the track, everyone's talking at once. "Well, this is a dead end. Come on, boys. Let's go find Goodwin." Angela says, peeved. Carly is looking around, too.
But she has no idea that beneath their feet, Yusei and his friends have made a clean getaway. Right to left as they come walking out from the portal, Tanner, walking Yusei's runner, Dexter, Yusei, Leo and Yanagi. The portal then closes behind them.
Sakura soon approaches and stops, standing at almost a dueling distance from them, with Grim and Luna standing at either side of her.
"Sakura, Luna." Says Yusei.
"Seems as if someone now knows the problem of being the champion, isn't that right, brother?" Sakura asks.
"Very funny, sis." Says Yusei. Him and the boys start walking over to Sakura, Luna and Grim. "Where are we?" Dexter asks. "This is an abandoned service tunnel." Says Tanner. "Cool! Hey Tanner, how didja know this was down here?" Dexter asks. "A guy like me knows these things. That, and Blister told me." Says Tanner.
They then all start walking down the same way together. "I have no idea what happened to you in that light, but I'm just thrilled that you won the tournament!" Yanagi says. "I knew you could do it, Yusei! You're the best duelist I've ever seen! You're, like, my hero!" Says Leo. Dexter nods. "Forget the tournament. The whole thing was a setup on Goodwin's part. Let's not forget, the only reason Yusei agreed to duel was 'cause Goodwin captured his friends." Tanner says. "Hmm." Says Dexter, Leo and Yanagi. "Until we figure out what the whole story is, we should lay low at Blister's hideout. Leo and Luna, you should probably come and stay with us, as well." Sakura says. "Are you serious?! Awesome, it'll be like sleepaway camp only even better!" Says Leo. Yusei smiles at his enthusiasm. Luna looks troubled. "Yusei? I dunno how, but I was able to see inside that weird light. I saw you guys dueling, and..." Luna says. Yusei knows what she's about to say. "Huh?" Asks Yusei. Luna faces him, with fear in her eyes. "I saw the Satellite being destroyed!" Luna says.
Flashback. Purple flames as high as buildings crisscross the Satellite cityscape, demolishing any structure in their path, ruthlessly. As the Signers ride above the vision on their glowing pathway, the fires have finished etching the flaming purple outline of a spider. The flashback ends.
Back to the present. "That was the future, wasn't it?" Asks Luna. "I have no idea. But, if that was some kind of vision of the future, then we have to stop it from happening!" Yusei says. Luna looks worried, she looks down at her right arm and lays a hand over her Sign. "What is a Signer?" Asks Luna. Yanagi jumps in between her and Yusei, ready to ramble. "Allow me, Luna! I can tell you everything there is to know! But before I explain what a Signer is, I'll hafta give you some backstory, by thrilling you with tales of my numerous archaeological adventures around the world!" Yanagi says. Luna looks at Yusei, nonplussed, he smiles back, amused. "Um, okay..." Says Luna.
Flashback. As the Signers ride above the vision on their glowing pathway, the fires have finished etching the flaming purple outline of a spider. "That spider!" Yusei thinks to himself, in voice-over. The flashback ends.
Back to the present. Yusei isn't smiling anymore. "I have to figure out what it is before it's too late!" Yusei thinks to himself.
At the Kaibadome, the reporters wait behind a wall of guards for Goodwin to exit his tower, impatiently. "…That's right, Ted. We're waiting outside of Director Goodwin's tower right now."
Carly peeks out of the crowd. "Uh! I'm getting all nervous and stuff. What kind of question should I ask Goodwin? Ah!" Carly says. She snaps her fingers. "I'll consult my fortunetelling deck! That oughta give me some kind of clue." Says Carly. She draws from her deck, it's Fortune Fairy Hikari. "Okay, so 'Today is all about being super-happy. So if you're anxious about something, don't be. Just keep moving forward, and everything will be fine!' Well! That's good to know!" Carly says, reading the card.
The elevator door opens, Goodwin and Lazar are besieged with questions, as the guards try to keep order. "…Is that giant dragon a monster card?" "…Come on, people, step back!" "…What happened inside that light?" "…Mr. Goodwin! Mr. Goodwin?!" "A lot of fans are questioning the legitimacy of Yusei's victory since they didn't see the final move being played!" Says Angela.
"Here's what I can tell you… during the final duel, our holographic system experienced a hiccup of sorts, making it so that we couldn't display the visuals. However, we can confirm that Yusei was, in fact, the victor. All other details will be released in the coming days." Goodwin says.
"What can you tell us about the new champion? Who is he? What's his story? Where's he get his clothes?" Asks Angela.
"You'll have to ask Yusei yourself. We don't really know that much about him." Goodwin says.
Carly struggles her way through the crowd and looks at her card once more. "Here goes nothing." Carly thinks to herself. She crawls through the forest of legs in the crowd, determined to reach the front. "'Scuse me! Pardon me! Don't mind me… sorry! Just gonna… squeeze on through here…" Says Carly.
"What about Jack Atlas? How is he taking…" Angela says.
Carly pops up in front of her. "Mister... Goodwin? Uh..." Says Carly. "I was in the middle of asking a question!" Angela says. "Eh, uh, when that big dragon appeared during the final duel, it, uh, w-it looked like Yusei's arm was glowing or something. Did that glow on his arm have any connection to the giant dragon?" Asks Carly.
Goodwin's eyes narrow, he's not happy about this question. "Hm." Goodwin says.
Flashback, to Yusei's Sign glowing as he rode. "His arm was glowing, you say?" Asks Goodwin, in voice-over. The flashback ends.
Back to the present. "I'm afraid I didn't see that. Perhaps, the sheen of his runner was reflecting the sunlight into your eyes." Goodwin says, innocently.
"N-no, i-i-it was kinda… wah!" Says Carly. "Why are you asking irrelevant questions?!" Angela asks. "I saw something…" Says Carly.
"We'll be releasing an official statement concerning the duel later on. Right now, Director Goodwin has matters to attend to, so please, let us through." Lazar says.
"But...! I have more questions!" Says Angela. She makes noises of distress and outrage, as the reporters are herded back to form a walkway for Goodwin and Lazar.
"…C'mon, people, move to the side and make room for the Director..." "…One more question…" "…Satellite district…" "…ever be allowed to duel again?..." "…Please, would you just answer this one question?"
As he makes his exit, Goodwin glares at Carly, ominously.
"…Director Goodwin! Great. Looks like we've got nothing juicy for the six o'clock slot." "…Well, there's still Jack Atlas." "…Oh, right, him." Angela runs past. "Beat ya there!" Angela says.
"…Huh? Hey! Wait for us!"
Carly is soon left standing alone, but she has bigger fish to fry and she is stoked! "Goodwin dodged my question! That means I'm onto something! Better not let it slip through the craaaaaacks!" Says Carly. She starts to run, slips and goes flying, her shoe flings itself high into the air.
A while later, Carly drives down the freeway in her little yellow car, beneath a larger-than-life holographic statue of Yusei. "Autopilot activated." The computer says. A computer blips at Carly.
Inside the old-fashioned interior, video screens and radars take up most of the dashboard space. Also the driver's side is on the right. Carly presses a button, the guy at the other end of the video phone call pounds his fist on the table, angrily, as soon as she picks up. "Carly! Where are ya?! I sentcha out for coffee two hours ago!" "Sorry, but something important came up!" Says Carly. "What could be more important than my caffeine fix?!" "Well, Sir… I found a big scoop!" Carly says. "Interns don't look for scoops! They make copies and fetch coffee! Don't bother comin' back ta the office, kid, you're fired!" "Fired! But, I'm not even paid! Just gimme a chance, Mr. Pitts. This story I'm chasing is huge!" Says Carly. "Yeah?! What is it?" "A Conspiracy At the Fortune Cup. This one might lead all the way to the top!" Carly says. "Are you talkin' about Goodwin? Never liked the guy. Bring back some dirt on him and you might still have a job waitin' for ya!" "I'm on it, Mr. Pitts!" Says Carly. The call ends. Carly sighs and presses a button on a machine that her camera is sitting on. The computer screen on which Carly received the call, that's covered with sticky notes, shows footage of the duel. "Time to see if I saw what I thought I saw. Please be there, please be there..." Carly thinks to herself. Her screen shows footage of Jack playing a card, then red lightning forcing Stardust and Archfiend apart. Finally… "Ah! There it is! Yusei's arm is definitely glowing! Goodwin tried to feed me that sheen-in-sunlight bit, but he's definitely covering something up! And I'm gonna figure out what it is. Carly Carmine is gonna crack this case wide-open!" She thinks to herself. "Heeheeheehee..." "Duel disk signals detected. In fifteen yards, turn left." The computer says. The computer screen shows a radial graph marked with compass points, middling close and at eleven o'clock, a blip appears. Within a few moments, Carly passes a street duel on the pavement beneath the freeway, one opponent has Blade Knight on the field and a card face down, while the other is summoning. "I've spent the last five years of my life blogging about street duels. Angela's become a real reporter for the biggest station in New Domino City. Meanwhile, I'm living out of my car." Carly thinks to herself. Indeed, a sleeping bag is laid out across the back seat and a laundry line flaps in the back window. "But that's over! I'm gonna get to the bottom of this story and then, Mr. Pitts is gonna make me a front-page reporter! Look out world… Carly Carmine is comin' at ya, full-speed! Huh?" Carly's stopped dead in the road. "Ah! That is, once I fill up my tank..." Says Carly.
Smokestacks, many, against a murky gray sky. A single, circular, hole reveals the gray sky and streams foggy light down into darkness, illuminating an odd, fluted spire in the gloom. A drop of bright water pierces the silent darkness and causes shining ripples. A three-pronged candlestick, the only thing barely illuminating a table of unfamiliar individuals in cloaks. "So, Goodwin has gathered his precious Signers and summoned the Crimson Dragon. Hmhmhmhmhmhmhm!" The other two laugh, evilly. "I think it's time we make our presence known. We must lower the curtain of shadows on Domino City." Their eyes start to glow purple. "Like the great Bard said… 'What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.' Huheheheheheh! The dawn of the spider has come!" The speaker opens his palm and reveals a pair of spiders. "…And soon, it shall cloak this world in darkness." The spiders extend webs to the chandelier above and raise themselves out of his palm, as he continues to laugh, evilly, the other two do, too.
Sunset at Blister's hideout. Yanagi hums, tunelessly, as he draws something on a piece of paper, while Yusei, Tanner, Sakura and the twins gather around. Sakura is now back to wearing the clothes when she revealed who she was to Yusei, and her long, wavy hair is partially done up into twin tails, while the rest falls completely loose down the back, the symbol on her forehead is burned into her skin, just like the rest of the additional markings and symbolic designs that are eteched along her body. Grim's lying down at Sakura's feet, asleep. "Now, bear in mind that I'm not an artist and I only saw it the one time, but, the Dragon's Seal looks something like this!" Yanagi says. "Hah!" Says Yusei. "What?" Leo asks. "That's the dragon's tail!" Says Yusei. "What is it? What about the tail?" Leo asks. "Look." Says Yusei. All gasp, except for Sakura, he's showing them his Sign, which looks just like the dragon's tail he pointed out in Yanagi's drawing. "Ah! That looks just like it! Hey Luna, let's see your Mark!" Leo says. Luna pulls up her sleeve to reveal the claw burned into her skin. "Oh..." Says both Leo and Luna. "Sakura, what about you? What's your Mark?" Leo asks. Sakura pulls up her coat sleeve and detached sleeve to reveal the left-wing that's burned into her skin, as well as the additional markings that have formed along her Sign. "So, Luna's Mark looks like the claw thingy. And Sakura's looks like the left-wing thingy. What does that mean?" Asks Leo. "According to legend, the Crimson Dragon's head, wings, hands, legs and tail were split into six parts, and then sealed away as Marks on the original Signers. The Marks were then passed down through the generations. As for the Crimson Dragon's host, that Signer receives symbolic designs, additional markings and the Seal of the Crimson Dragon itself, along with their respective Mark." Yanagi says. "But right now, we only know about five Signers, the host included. So, how was the Crimson Dragon summoned if only five of 'em were gathered?" Asks Tanner. "I guess the sixth Signer must have been somewhere in that arena." Yanagi says. "Actually, I have the answer to Bolt's question." Says Sakura. "Wait, you do?" Tanner asks. Sakura nods, but she looks troubled. "Yes, I was the one who summoned out the Crimson Dragon. But trust me, it wasn't intentional. I didn't want to release it. However, I was forced to do so. Goodwin tricked us all, he was somehow able to get control over me and got me to release it." Says Sakura. "So, Goodwin forced you to release it. But, the question is how and why?" Yusei asks. "I don't know. However, he knew I was the one that the Crimson Dragon chose as its host. He was after me the whole time and he used Jack to get exactly what he wanted." Says Sakura. She subtly gestures to the symbol on her forehead. Yusei places one of his hands on Sakura's shoulder, who glances over at him, red eyes meeting royal blue eyes. "Did he hurt you?" Yusei asks. "Only what he deemed necessary to complete the designs and markings that now mark up my body." Says Sakura. She then glances down at Grim, who's still asleep. "Grim's the one who got the worst of it. He tried to protect me and attacked Goodwin. However, he was able to grab a hold of Grim and threw him down to the floor. It was enough to hurt him and keep him down." Sakura says. Yusei takes his hand off of her shoulder and kneels down to one knee next to Grim. Yusei pets Grim's head and then feels for anything that might have broken during the fall. Grim just continues to sleep. "It doesn't seem like anything's broken. I think he's going to be okay." Says Yusei. He then stands back up. "He's going to be fine, Sakura. It's in his nature to protect you, it's what he's always done." Yusei says. "I know. However, he can't protect me from everything. One day, he could end up getting himself killed trying to protect me." Says Sakura. "So, Luna's a Signer, Jack's a Signer, Akiza's a Signer, Yusei's a Signer, and Sakura's both a Signer and the Crimson Dragon's host. So, who's the sixth one? Maybe it's me, maybe I have a Mark somewhere!" Leo says. He pulls up his shirt and looks at his arms, searching for a Mark. Luna's eyes are drawn again to Yanagi's drawing. Leo notices. Luna stares at the image, worriedly, and closes her eyes, tightly, moaning. "Oh..." Says Luna, lightly. She then faints on the spot. "Euh! Whoa!" Yanagi says. Sakura catches Luna.
Grim wakes up and lifts up his head. "Is she okay?!" Asks Yusei. "Luna! What's wrong?" Leo asks. "It's nothing, I... mm, I'm just a little tired or something." Says Luna, weakly. "Well, that's understandable. We've all had a crazy couple a' days. Let's try to get some rest." Tanner says. Luna, lolling over, takes one last glance at the drawing. Yusei and Sakura follow Luna's gaze.
Jack's lying motionless in a sickbed somewhere. The room is plain, with an empty bedside table and some plants next to the curtained windows.
Outside, Minako is pacing, restlessly, and looks at the door. "Mr. Atlas, I hope you're going to be all right." Minako thinks to herself. She sits in a chair in front of the door, the number on the door is 304. Minako clasps her hands, she might be praying.
Outside the hospital, the reporters are once again blocked off by guards. "…No dice. They're not letting anyone in." "…Maybe we can climb the building and sneak in through a window." "I'm waiting right here until he comes out!" Says Angela.
Carly drives by. "Here's my chance to get ahead of these jerks!" Carly thinks to herself. She drives away.
Twilight. Three cloaked figures, with white markings on their robes, are using a stagnant fountain in the bad part of town as a stage, addressing a dubious crowd of passersby. "…The Crimson Dragon has come to Domino City!" "…It has come to spread despair and oppress us all!" "…The people of New Domino City must take a stand together!" "…The Dragon will try to tempt you with promises of fame and fortune!"
Two bystanders exchange a shrug, neither one knows what's going on.
"…Ignore its whisper and follow us down the virtuous path!" "…Only by denying the Dragon's call can we truly be free!"
As the passersby listen, they don't notice as slender white threads come down on them from above, and a little web takes root on the back of each of their necks. Above, in the foggy sky, a huge web can be seen.
Another individual in a white-marked robe, his arm bared to reveal a spider-shaped Sign, walks down an alley and raises his arm, the Sign glows purple. "…The time has come."
In Blister's hideout. Luna is tucked into the only bed.
Leo and Yanagi are snoozing back-to-back on one sofa, while Tanner's sleeping sitting up on the other sofa.
Yusei's still awake, looking at the drawing on the desk, with Grim lying down next to it, sleeping. Yusei then walks over to the window, where Sakura is standing, still awake herself.
Yusei places one of his hands on Sakura's shoulder, seeing that she still looks troubled. "You okay, Sakura?" Yusei asks. "I'm not sure anymore, Yusei." Says Sakura. She and Yusei both wince, suddenly sensing a presence. Yusei pulls off his right glove and looks at his right arm, glowing through the sleeve. Yusei rolls up his sleeve and looks at it. Sakura doesn't do anything, she just looks down at it, glowing through her detached sleeve and her coat sleeve. "My Mark's never felt like this before! It feels like it's trying to warn me of something! Like there's darkness or evil lurking!" Yusei thinks to himself. "Yusei, look down there." Sakura says. Yusei looks out the window and sees a suspicious individual, with the purple spider Sign standing outside in the alley, looking up at them. "Huh?! Who is that? Maybe it's the sixth Signer!" Yusei thinks to himself. He starts running to the door, but notices that Sakura isn't following him and then stops. "Sakura, aren't you comin'?" Asks Yusei.
"This isn't my fight, Yusei. He wants to duel you, not me." Sakura says.
"How do you know?" Asks Yusei.
"I can hear his thoughts. I have been able to read everyone's mind. However, that doesn't matter right now. Go on, Yusei. Go and duel him, but please be careful." Sakura says.
Yusei nods and heads out the door, closing it behind himself.
"I'm sorry, brother. However, this darkness, this uneasiness that I feel deep within my very core. I can't go out there right now." Sakura thinks to herself.
Grim suddenly wakes up and gets up, walking over to her. Grim comes to sit at Sakura's side and looks up at her. Sakura glances down at Grim and pets him, scratching him behind one of his ears.
Yusei soon runs outside and sees a cloak swish around a corner. Yusei gives chase. "Hey you! Hey!" Says Yusei, yelling.
They run down a long alley, around another corner and he beholds a large building, held up by iron frameworks, it's a parking garage. "Where's he going?! Hey, stop running! Hey!" Yusei says. He's inside looking around, it's empty, with barely any parked cars, when he hears the suspicious individual's footstep and whirls around. "You shouldn't sneak up on people like that!" Says Yusei.
"…Heh, heh, heh, heh."
"Who are you?! I saw the glow on your arm, are you the sixth Signer?" Yusei asks.
"I am a shadow drone! And if you seek the truth, then my master says you must duel me for it!"
"Why am I not surprised. Okay, buddy, you've got yourself a duel!" Says Yusei.
"Let's do this!" Both Yusei and the drone say. Duel, 4000 lifepoints each.
A wall of purplish flames springs up behind him and spreads around the duel in a circle. Yusei and the drone are now standing within a ring of purple flames.
"Who are you and what's going on?!" Asks Yusei.
"You and I have been offered up by the Light, and placed inside the energy ring of the Eternal Shadow. I'm afraid there's no turning back, now."
"What are you talking about?!" Yusei asks.
"You'll see! I summon Blizzard Lizard in defense mode!" Blizzard Lizard has 600 attack points, 1800 defense points, is a level 3 monster and a water type monster. "Next, I place one card face down and end my turn! Your move!"
The radar screen in Carly's car reads 15345.9 and fluctuating. "Duel disk signals detected." Says the computer. Carly looks over at the screen. "Those numbers can't be right. Readings don't get that strong. What could it be?" Carly thinks to herself. She merges over to the other lane, the only car on the road and sees a flash of violet light in a half-built building. Carly's eyes are wide behind her glasses. "What was that light down there? Maybe it's 'the sheen from Yusei's runner' again." Carly thinks to herself.
"Okay, Mr. Cloak-and-Dagger, I'm activating the 'Tuning' spell card. With this spell I can add one tuner monster from my deck to my hand, as long as I get rid of the same number of cards as that monster's level! And since Junk Synchron is a level three, I'm sending three cards from my deck to my graveyard! Next, I summon Junk Synchron to the field in attack mode!" Yusei says. Junk Synchron has 1300 attack points, 500 defense points and is a level 3 monster. "But, that's just the beginning. When Junk Synchron is successfully summoned, I can then summon out a level-two monster to keep it company! I call out Speed Warrior! And now with both of them on the field, Junk Synchron can give Speed Warrior a tune-up!" Says Yusei. Speed Warrior and Junk Synchron spring into action, Junk Synchron starts the little motor on its back and starts shining, until it turns into a fireball of energy and careens into the sky, forming three stars that circle around each other and form three rings. Speed Warrior soars through the rings and its two stars align... "Now, Junk Warrior. Let's rev it up!" Yusei says. Junk Warrior has 2300 attack points. "Junk Warrior, give that Blizzard Lizard a warm Satellite welcome! Go, Scrap Fist!" Says Yusei.
"Not so fast!" Swirling lines, backed by static, appear around Blizzard Lizard.
Junk Warrior strikes it, destroys it and suddenly a huge wind is blowing toward Yusei. "What's going on?!" Yusei asks.
"Blizzard Lizard's special ability is going on! When this card is destroyed in battle, you get hit for three hundred points of direct damage!"
Yusei's lifepoints decrease to 3700, he stays on one knee for a moment. "Didn't see that coming. Akiza uses a similar power when she duels. But, this guy's different somehow." Yusei thinks to himself. "Huh?" Asks Yusei. He has seen the ground, the surface of which has been ripped apart by the wind. "What's going on?" Yusei asks.
Behind the drone, it looks like part of the wall is missing.
Yusei stands up. "Did my attack create real damage? Is that what this energy ring is about, it makes battle damage real?" Asks Yusei.
"Ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha hahmhmhmhm!"
"Okay, chuckles, I get it, you're gonna be like that." Yusei says.
"It's my turn now! I draw! First, I'm activating the 'Call of the Haunted' trap card. This card lets me select one card from my graveyard and summon it into attack mode. So I'm bringing back Blizzard Lizard! With that done, I activate the 'Ice Mirror' spell card from my hand!"
'Ice Mirror' is a spell card that lets you select a water-attribute monster on your field and then summon the same monster from your deck.
"So with the power of this card, I'm bringing out another Blizzard Lizard to the field in attack mode! And now, I'll play this!"
"Another 'Ice Mirror' spell?!" Asks Yusei.
"That's right, and with it, I summon out a third Blizzard Lizard!"
"Doesn't this guy know that three's a crowd?" Yusei asks.
"Well then, how 'bout I release two of them to make some room for my level-eight Dark Tuner Catastrogue!"
"A dark tuner?!" Asks Yusei.
"Yes! Now, Dark Tuner Catastrogue, use your power to extinguish the light by absorbing the energy of Blizzard Lizard! Let the dark shadows rise!" Catastrogue dematerializes into its eight stars, as though starting a normal tuning and they surround the remaining Blizzard Lizard. "Hmhmhm! The shadows wield a power like nothing you've ever seen!" The eight stars plunge into Blizzard Lizard's skin and it appears to be stuffed or immobilized before changing to outlines. The stars combine with each other, vanish and reappear as five dark stars, the Lizard disappears.
"The stars just turned dark, what's that all about?!" Yusei asks.
"The light is being consumed by the shadows! Whereas you combine your monsters to make them more powerful, my monsters feed off one another and absorb each other to create negative energy!"
"I thought negative energy was only a theory!" Says Yusei.
"Think again, Yusei! Negative energy is very real! The monster I'm summoning is a negative level five!"
"Ah! No way!" Yusei says.
The drone spreads his arms, the five dark stars swirling around him. "When the shadows are devoured by even darker shadows, the curtain pulls back and reveals a world without light! Come forth Frozen Fitzgerald!" Frozen Fitzgerald has 2500 attack points and is a level 5 monster.
"A dark synchro-summon! How do I battle that?!" Asks Yusei.
Carly's car burns rubber up to the building and brakes on two wheels. Carly leaps a fence, doing a split and runs toward what she saw."Soon, the whole world will know what Goodwin's trying to hide!" Carly thinks to herself.
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...!"
"I've gotta figure out how to beat this shadow drone, or I'll never find out the truth!" Yusei thinks to himself.