"It needs a new CPU and the engine needs a bit of an upgrade," Erayon said to himself. "Now that I think about it, it needs a bit of frame work too."
Erayon Maebara loved two things; dueling and mechanics. He would do whatever it takes to help people, no matter what the cost. He was the type of person who puts almost everybody before himself. His selflessness was remarkable, much like his dueling skills. His two decks were similar to Aster Phoenix's and Zane Truesdale's, with some Tuners and Synchros added in. Both decks shared one monster in particular. It was his favorite monster, given to Erayon by his father before he died. It was called Eviator Dragon, a very powerful level 5 Tuner/Synchro DARK attribute Dragon type monster. Erayon's mother was still alive and was very comforting towards Erayon, before and after her husband's death. Erayon still lived with his mother in New Domino City, as she was very ill and he wanted to take care of her with the time she had left.
Erayon was working on his duel runner. The runner's design looked like a red and black hybrid of Jack Atlas' Wheel of Fortune and Antinomy's Omega Hawk. Erayon had developed the hybrid himself, which he called the Energized Epsilon. He came to the conclusion that he needed to get a new CPU unit for his runner as well as an upgrade for the engine. He also felt it could use a new coat of paint to make it look better. He locked up the garage, and had been walking for about ten minutes when a familiar voice called out to him.
"Hey Erayon!" a girl's voice said loudly, as the owner of the voice ran up to Erayon.
Erayon turned to face the girl. "Oh, hey Akiza. What's up?" he asked the girl.
"Not much…" Akiza said. "I was just going to see you, but you seem a bit busy."
"I'm not that busy. I was just going to get some new parts for my runner. Might as well be ready for the upcoming of the Fortune Cup, right?" he said, smiling a bit.
"You got invited to the Fortune Cup, too? So did I," she said, smiling a bit as well. "The winner is supposed to face Yusei, who is the current champion."
"That would definitely be interesting to see. I'd love to face him in the finals." Erayon said. "Although, I'd rather face you in the finals, Akiza."
She blushed slightly. "Y-Yeah… Anyways, can I help you get the parts? I also need to work on my runner a bit as well."
"Sure. In fact, if you want, I could help you with it." Erayon replied. "After I install the CPU and the engine upgrade, then my runner will be all set, and that won't take me too long."
"I'd love for you to help. " she said, her face still a little red. Together, they then continued towards the parts shop.
The shop was cluttered with every duel-runner part you could think of. Engines, body parts, coolants, wheels, CPUs, boosters, accessories, you name it.
Erayon searched for the upgrade to the engine while Akiza searched for the CPU unit. They were the only two customers when they each found the parts they were looking for.
"Found it!" they called to each other, laughing slightly when they realized they said it at the same time. Erayon walked over to the aisle that Akiza, they went to the counter to pay for the parts and left together. They then together walked back to Erayon's garage to install the parts to his runner.
Erayon used his new laptop that he had built in a second CD drive into and started to install the programs for the engine upgrade and the CPU unit simultaneously. While the programs were being installed, he made quick work of the spray paint job. Akiza stood by and observed. Ceon looked to her, smiled and asked her if she wanted to help as well. She was happy to and she painted one side of the runner while he painted the other.
Just as they had finished the painting, the programs finished installing. Erayon checked his laptop to make sure this was the case. "There… It's all set. All I have to do is test drive it. I can easily do that tomorrow," Erayon said, then faced Akiza. "Want me to help you with yours now?" he asked her.
"Of course," she said, smiling a bit. Ceon went upstairs to tell his mother where he was off to, locked the garage and left with Akiza. As they were walking, Akiza looked over to Erayon. "How is she doing?" she asked Erayon, asking how his mother was.
"It's slowly getting worse, but she is still alive and optimistic, just like I am." Erayon replied. "The doctor said it's very unlikely she can be cured, and she may have about a year left at the most, but she thinks she can still beat it. I really hope she is right…" he continued.
Akiza sighed softly. "So do I," she replied. She felt sympathetic towards Erayon. Her parents may have treated her harshly as a child, but she still had both of her parents. However, in Erayon's case, his parents treated him kindly as a child, but his father had already passed away and his mother was close to passing away as well.
They arrived at Akiza's house a few minutes later. They quickly got to work and within an hour, Akiza's runner was all set as well. She smiled when she saw the finished product.
"Thank you so much for the help, Erayon," she said happily and hugged Erayon. The sudden embrace surprised Erayon, his face turning a little red as well as Akiza's when she realized exactly what just happened.
"It's n-no problem," he replied. "You are my friend, after all. I was more than happy to help," he continued, the redness in his face slowly fading.
"Y-Yeah…" she said, the redness in her face fading as well. "Should we test it out now?" she asked.
"Normally, I'd say yes, but we should wait until tomorrow. It's getting pretty late," he said, yawning softly. "I'm just going to head home and get some sleep. We could test drive both of our runners tomorrow. How about we meet up around noon by the Combat Lane?" he asked her.
"Sounds good to me. See you then," she replied, smiling.
He smiled as he left her garage. As she did, she locked up and went to her room to get some sleep.
Erayon… she thought to herself, her face turning red again as she fell asleep.
Akiza… Erayon thought when he got home and went to bed, his face turning slightly red as well as he fell asleep.