The beginning of this story starts when Yusei, Jack and Crow are little at the age of five. But first this story begins in a game trading shop with Dr. Zeno, with his wife and little girl, Sarina. Dr. Zeno was a tall slender man, he had short dark bluish purple hair with dark red medium length bangs that would cover his blue eyes every so often. Mrs. Zeno was from a rich family that betrothed her to Dr. Zeno. She was a young looking woman with her light brown hair and dark brown eyes. The couple were in their mid and late 20s while their daughter was almost 5. Sarina had obtained her mother's brown hair and kind heart, but her father's blue eyes. The Zeno's have been the richest family in New Domino City, until the cure to bring the last heir to the Kaiba Corporation is found; the Zeno's have control over Kaiba Corporation. Both of Sarina's parents are doctors and hope that she will be one too.

"Excuse me," Dr. Zeno said to the man at the cash register. Dr. Zeno just got off work, so he was still wearing his white trench coat with a dress shirt and pants on underneath.

The man looked up from his comic book and closed it immediately. "Dr. Zeno, how may I help you today?" he stuttered.

"We are here to buy my little girl, her first duel card," Dr. Zeno answered looking toward his wife also in her white trench coat with a blouse and dress skirt underneath, and child, wearing a pink and white plaited dress with a white blouse underneath, whom started looking at all the different cards on display. "Where are your rarest cards?"

"Rarest," the cashier questioned with his eyebrows raised. Dr. Zeno nodded. "I'll go fetch them."

"Mommy," Sarina called out in her sweet childish voice. Both her mother and father came to see what she wanted. "Look Mommy, Daddy, it's him." She pointed to a card behind the glass.

Dr. Zeno examined the card, "Princess, that is just the Dark Magician, come the man has all these rare cards for you to chose from." He picked up Sarina and placed her on the counter to let her chose her first duel card.

Sarina looked through the cards until she found the one she wanted. "I want this one Daddy," she exclaimed and showed him.

"Dark Magician," Dr Zeno said looking at the card then at the cashier. "The Dark Magician is not a rare card. He is as common as they come." He took the card out of his daughter's hands and handed to the cashier. Sarina started crying and her mother hugged her trying to cheer her up.

"Dr. Zeno," started the cashier. "I assure you, this Dark Magician is different from the common Dark Magician." He grabbed the "common" Dark Magician cards. "Look, these two," pointing to the common cards, "are fully purple or red with white hair. This Dark Magician is similar to the purple Dark Magician but blue."

Dr. Zeno reexamined the card then looked at him wife and nodded. "Princess," He softly said, and Sarina looked at him. "Do you really want this card?" She nodded while wiping her tears away. "Okay, we will take the blue Dark Magician."


The Zeno's returned home, Dr. Zeno went to his office while Mrs. Zeno and Sarina went upstairs to Sarina's room to put her new card in a special place on her night stand. The two then went to Dr. Zeno's office to accidentally over hear a conversation.

"My daughter will be betrothed to no less than oldest to receive the most money," he yelled and slammed the phone down. Sarina ran back to her room, while her mother walked inside. "You heard that, didn't you?" She nodded with a depressed look. "And Sarina?" She nodded once more. "I should go talk to her," Dr. Zeno groaned and kissed his wife on her forehead.

"Princess," Dr. Zeno uttered at her door. "May I come in, sweetheart?" He paused a while then opened his daughters door to see her window open with her sheets tied together hanging outside. "Sarina?" he called out the window. Tears form around his eyes as he screamed out her name once more. Mrs. Zeno ran into the room to comfort her husband. "I'm going to send security after her," He declared and dashed out of the room leaving his wife alone.

Mrs. Zeno looked around the room and saw that the Dark magician was gone from the night stand. "Oh no," she gasped. She hurried toward her husband. He was on the phone with security still. "Dear, she took the Dark Magician with her." She whispered which caused him to yell at the security personal on the phone.


Sarina ran into an alley to avoid the numerous security personals on the streets. She saw a way into the underground pipe line and quickly jumped in before two security men could see her. She pulled out her Dark Magician from her backpack; he was still in perfect condition. "Dark Magician is what my Daddy called you, right?" she whispered to the card as she started to make her way through the pipe. "Well Dark Magician, what should we do now?" There was a long silence, besides the occasional squeaks from the mice. After a while Sarina thought she was lost and whined, "If you can hear me Dark Magician, please lead me to a place that is safe."

After saying that, a faded full size version of her blue Dark Magician appeared. Sarina rubbed her eyes in disbelief. The Dark Magician started to float down the tunnel and was about to turn and motioned Sarina to follow him. Sarina ran hoping to get out soon. Soon, he stopped and pointed up; Sarina looked up and smiled as she climbed up the ladder. She lifted up the lid and peeked out side, and whispered "The coast is cleared." She pushed the lid aside and climbed out and waited for the Dark Magician to come out. "So," Sarina started while dusting herself off. "Do you also know a place where I could stay for the night?"

The Dark Magician thought for a moment then nodded. He led Sarina to what looked like an abandon building. They found a way in and there was nothing in there that she could really see. "I guess this will do. Thank you, Dark Magician," She softly spoke and pulled out a blanket from her backpack and started to get comfortable on the wooden floor. "Good night, Dark Magician" she muttered. The Dark Magician walked up to her and moved some of her hair out her face and smiled at the sight of her sweet face. Then he disappeared with his card reappearing in Sarina's hand.


Morning came and Sarina tossed around on the bed to escape the sun's light. She was conscience but didn't want to get up. She heard voices, male voices behind her and started to tense up.

"Who is she?" one male voice wondered out loud.

"We'll just have to wait until she wakes up," a second male voice said.

"I say we drag her out of our clubhouse," a third male voice proclaimed.

"No," the second male shouted. "She hasn't done anything bad."

"Excuse me, Yusei," the first male interrupted. "She broke into our clubhouse and is sleeping on our floor."

The three started talking, snapping and yelling at each other on what they should do to Sarina. At that time, Sarina sat up hugging the Dark Magician card close to her chest. She tried to sneak off before the three boys, around her age, noticed her.

"Hold it right there," snapped the third voice, which belong to the boy with blond spiked hair and purple eyes. He wore a dark purple long sleeve shirt and black jeans and had plain black tennis shoes on. Sarina froze and face the three boys.

"How did you get in here?" demanded the first voice, which belonged to boy with red spiked up hair and purple eyes. He wore a brown-yellow sleeveless shirt with brown sweats and dark brown boots. Sarina started to shake in her shoes, afraid they might hurt her.

"Hold on guys," the second voice said, which belong to the boy with black hair, with some gold highlights, and blue eyes said stand in the other two's way. He was wearing a dark blue t-shirt and black jeans with black with white stripes tennis shoes. "Let's not scare her." He turned around and his hand. "Hello, I'm Yusei Fudo, who are you?" he asked with a friendly face.

Sarina started at him then his at his hand. She slow stuck out her hand and shook his and muttered, "My name is Sarina Onez (Zeno backwards)."

"Nice to meet you Sarina," Yusei said with a smile. He turned around and gestured his friends to do the same.

The blond groaned and shook Sarina's hand and mumbled, "I'm Jack Atlas." He quickly took his hand away. Then he gestured the last boy to do the same but he refused. Then Jack pushed him toward her.

"I'm Crow Hogan," he stated without shaking her hand. "Now, how did you get in here?"

Sarina tried to recall what happen last night and started her tale. "My Dark Magician showed me in, through there." She pointed to what looked like a doggie door.

"Your Dark Magician," Crow said in disbelief. "The Dark Magician is a duel monster and a rare find in the Satellite, how could he show you in here, if you actually have one?" he crossed his arms and gave her a smirk.

"I do too have a Dark Magician," Sarina screamed and showed them her Dark Magician. "I swear he showed me here, because last night I was lost and he brought me here, I swear." She quickly pulled back the card, in fear they would take it.

"Wow," exclaimed Crow. "That was so cool, do you have a deck?"

Sarina shook her head no and whispered, "He is my only card."

"Aww," Crow whined. "I was hoping I could duel someone new. I guess I have to settle with dueling one of you again."

"I'll duel you," Jack said. The two went to a corner with a large wooden box and three smaller ones on the sides.

Sarina wanted to watch, to learn the game but stood place with Yusei staring at her. "Sorry about them," he apologized scratching the back of his head with a smile. "It isn't every day someone gets into our clubhouse without difficulty." He saw Sarina staring down at her card then back at him. "You know, for some reason I believe you."

"Believe me?" Sarina asked confused.

"That he showed you here," Yusei said pointing to her card. "You seem really attached to it, how long have you had him?"

"Only a day," she muttered.

Yusei was shocked, "Only a day! I've heard that you have to know your monster for a long time before something like what you describe happen. You must make friends fast." Sarina nodded. "I see, well if you need a place to stay you can come home with us, Martha would like to have another female around the house."

For a moment, Sarina started to see Yusei wearing her Dark Magician's outfit, but then she rubbed her eyes and nodded. "Thank you, Yusei." She softly spoke. "I never thought someone could be as kind to me as you are." Yusei gave her a smile and she smiled back, then they joined Crow and Jack to watch their duel. "After this," Sarina spoke out. "Could you three teach me how to duel?"

All three looked at each other and nodded. "Sure," Crow said. "I'll be our opponent."

"And you can use my deck," Yusei offered. "Just for temporarily, until we can assemble your deck, okay?" Sarina nodded with a huge grin on her face.