Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh

This is my first Fanfic, It's based off the Yu-gi-oh 5D's Tag Force 4. I stuck with the English/American names instead of their Japanese names, just a heads up. It's Akiza Academia Route, I took most of the dialog from the game. I added my own, and my have tweak some of the dialog. I have changed the appearance of the protagonist (Red Hat, Hat Guy, Konami whatever people call him), and personality to try to make it a little more interesting. I would love honest feedback, just no hating about how I make the character sound, act, or appear. I used the same title as the game.

Chapter 1: Prologue

A young boy with chestnut colored hair wearing a black hat slowly started to sit up in his bed. He was on top of the covers and he was wearing a dark grey t-shirt, blue jeans and brown boots. As he got out of bed he looked around his small bachelor's apartment. Across from his bed was the door that went outside, beside it was a small row of coat hangers which hung 2 black jackets and a red jacket. There was a closet to the left of the door. On the wall to the left of the door, next to the closet was a poster for the movie 'Atlas Rising', it was partly ripped up. On the other end of that wall was a the desk & a chair, on top of it sat 2 photos on opposite ends of the desk. The young man started to walk over to the desk and look at the picture on the left side of the desk. The glass was broken, in the photo appear to be of him wearing the red jacket, and a red hat with a bunch of people in the same outfit only without the hat.

'why do I even keep this picture anymore?' The young man thought.

He then walked to the picture on the right side of the desk. The glass and frame was all intact, it has him standing in front of some building, wearing a blue school uniform with the crest on the right side of this shirt, and a black hat.

'How long has it been since I wore that getup, whatever that's not my life anymore.' He thought to himself.

He went to watch the door to grab one of his black jackets, when he noticed some mail on the floor in front of the door. He picked it up, most of it was junk mail, but there was a letter in with them. He looked at the return address and knew immediately who it was from. He was annoyed to see the letter but he ripped open the envelope anyways. Inside was a cheque made out to him and a letter.

The letter said:

To Mark

I hope you are doing well, here is some money so you can continue to live your dream. I know you and your father are still not speaking to each other since you decided to leave Duel Academia. But I just want you to remember, that no matter what you decide to do I will always support you.

Love Mom,

Mark put the cheque in his pants pocket and threw the letter in the trash.

'You think she know by now that me and the old man I never going to see eye to eye. Still though, it's thanks to her that I'm able to live on my own and not have to go back home to deal with that bastard.' He thought to himself.

He went over to grab one of his 2 black jackets to put it on.

'Well it's another day, time to see what New Domino City has for me. Still I sometimes wonder how everyone is doing? It's been a year since I left Duel Academia.'

And with that thought, he open the door and lefted to start his new day.

R&R