Pookles: Okay so since I have a lot of stories that I can't even read anymore because they're so bad, I'm gonna start posting chapters of this new story.
Luna: Cool.
Pookles: So this story is essentially my take on what Akiza's character development should have been like if they'd kept the original story for season 2.
Luna: Pookles doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's
"C'mon Akiza!" Molly exclaimed as she dragged her classmate down the hallway. "It'll be fun!"
"How could it be fun?" Akiza snapped. "I have so many terrible memories associated with that place!"
"I do too, but Crow said that remembering the past makes us stronger right?" Molly said with a smile as she finished dragging Akiza to where their runners were parked.
"Then take him with you!"
Molly was another Blackwing duelist and one of Akiza's only friends from the Arcadia Movement. She decided to attend Duel Academy with Akiza after the organization fell apart and they now lived comfortable lives as best friends at the Izinski Estate.
Despite her earlier protests, Akiza and Molly sped through the city toward the ruins of the Arcadia Movement headquarters. Molly was enjoying the thrill of the ride while Akiza's heart pounded louder and louder the closer they got.
The area was still condemned by Security, with barriers all around the area to prevent people from entering.
Molly already had a card in hand, "I summon Blackwing-Leia the Night Sky!"
A bird with wings like the stars appeared and Akiza followed suit.
"Rose Tentacles, lend Leia a hand," Akiza called as she summoned her own monster.
The two monsters pulled the barricade from its braces and tossed it to the side before they were recalled. Molly and Akiza quickly made their way inside and hid their runners in the shallow part of the garage that had remained in tact.
Still dressed in their Duel Academy uniforms underneath their riding suits and duel disks and decks secured to their arms, they climbed up one of the piles of rubble to a hole in the ceiling.
"Oh hey, it's the lobby," Molly commented as she turned to help Akiza up.
The lobby always felt cramped and cold; it was supposed to so it would drive away nosy officials and reporters. But the ceiling having caved in right on top of the front desk made it that much more uncomfortable.
"We should be careful not to disturb anything," Akiza began after a moment. "Or else this whole place could come crashing down."
"Why is it still standing in the first place?" Molly thought aloud as they carefully picked their way across the main floor toward one of the stairwells. "It's such a hazard to be here, so why not demolish it and replace it with something else?"
Akiza shrugged as she pushed a chunk of debris out of the way, "Good question."
They began their way up the stairwell; using their powers to jump the larger gaps that were missing, and made it about halfway up the building before they couldn't even see the upper portion of the stairs anymore.
"This is the level that the building collapsed at," Akiza thought out loud as she jumped for the stairwell door and pushed it open.
Molly followed once Akiza was through and they could hear birds chirping. Upon looking upward they saw a large hole in the ceiling.
"Hey isn't Sayer's office on this floor?" Molly asked after a moment.
Akiza looked around, trying to find something that reminded her what floor she was on. She saw a shattered vase of wilted roses and nodded slowly.
"Well let's go snoop around," Molly encouraged her, carefully picking her way over the pile that led to the little that remained of Sayer's office.
"Didn't Carly get killed when she tried to do that?" Akiza commented nonchalantly as she followed.
"Then you'll have to fight me when I become a Dark Signer," Molly teased her.
Akiza rolled her eyes as she strolled around the ruined statue collection that Sayer once called an office, but behind the wall next to one of the bookcases had collapsed, revealing another room.
Molly's voice came from inside, "Akiza get in here!"
The signer carefully made her way over and ducked inside the room. Books were scattered everywhere; some stuck under the rubble.
"Do you have any idea what Iliaster is?" Molly asked as she read through one of the books, sitting cross-legged on the floor.
Akiza blinked slowly, "Yusei's mentioned it a few times, but it's never sounded like something good. Maybe we should bring some of this stuff back with us."
"Hey I found your file!" Molly exclaimed as she began eagerly reading through it.
"Gimme that!" Akiza snapped as she tore it from her hands, but as she did so, two duel monsters cards fell out.
The signer reached down to pick them up and looked them over.
"Queen Angel of Roses, and Fallen Angel of Roses…" She read aloud, then turned to the page the cards fell out of.
"What does it say?" Molly asked, trying to read over her shoulder.
"It took a long time but I finally did it." Akiza read out loud. "I found a way to connect someone's mind with cards. This would make the task of controlling an entire army child's play by comparison. The only issue I still have is that some of my psychics -Akiza especially- seem to require more than one card to be completely controlled. I am not sure if this is the result of how strong her powers are, or if there is some dormant personality issue."
"What the hell does that mean?" Molly asked. "He said he fused your heart with those cards?"
"I don't know," Akiza answered as she gently rested her hand over her heart. "My heart has always felt like my own...It doesn't feel missing."
Molly suddenly shivered, "Let's pack up these books and get going. I'm starting to get a bad feeling."
Akiza nodded and slotted the cards into her deck before helping Molly collect most of the books, and got the hell out.
Unsure of what to make of it all, they decided to stop by the garage for their normal study session, but with now more interesting topics.
"Hello?" Akiza called as she pushed open the door to the garage.
"Hey Akiza!" Crow greeted them. "And Molly too! What brings you guys here?"
The pair exchanged a glance. "We found some stuff you guys might wanna see," They replied in unison.
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