Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-gi-oh 5d's, Frank Herbert's Dune series, Frank Herbert's Pandora series, or the Gundam franchise, so I don't intend to make any money off of this. And since I've already determined that this story won't generate any capital gain for me, it would be illogical to sue me for referencing/tying in characters or places from any other copyrighted work of fiction, but just in case, I don't own any of those either. If I do, by some strange coincidence, own a copyright without actually knowing it, and it is, by an even greater coincidence, referenced in this story, well that would be just great, because not only can I not sue myself, but I would (hopefully) be making mega bucks on royalties and be going to Vegas for a life of fast cars and fast women and then get arrested for some drug possession stuff, go to prison and then say to the press "It's all right, I found Jesus." But I'm making up a whole new story right there aren't I? Or is it a new spin on an old one? Anyway, I think I can claim the rights to that one, but I don't claim anything referenced in the below story. Whew, that was a mouthful!

Prologue

After A.D. 2051, when Kaiba corp. scientists and engineers developed fusion drive technology for spacecraft, there was a great scattering of human civilization across the whole solar system, beginning the Colony Era, or C.E. In C.E. 249, the evil Demetrius Obama was coronated as Emperor of Earth, and began conquering the solar system with his revolutionary new mobile suit weapons. Now it is C.E. 257 and only a few small pockets of resistance actively fight Emperor Demetrius Obama's rule, but everyone suffers from his tyranny. The tiny candle of anger in everyone's heart just needs some proverbial gasoline to turn into an inferno of rage and revolution…

Chapter 1

Yusei Fudo lived in the satellite, a ring colony orbiting mars. Mars put all its industry and the dregs of society in the satellite and other orbital colonies like it, so as to have only middle and high class people groundside, and not pollute the planet's beautiful terraformed landscape. Yusei was just leaving his job at the imperial munitions factory for the day and quietly going to a secret meeting of the local rebel alliance cell. Yusei was tall, strong, handsome, intelligent, and had the second weirdest anime hair style you've ever seen (you know bloody well what I'm talking about). Yusei came to the door of old man Hawat's house and went inside.

"Well now," old Thufir Hawat exclaimed "The man of the hour Yusei Fudo has come to join us! We can get this meeting underway now!"

Thufir Hawat was a mentat (mentat- a term from the Dune universe. A human computer capable of unbelievably fast thinking, more intelligent than any machine could ever be) and he used to be the Earth Empire's greatest bashar (basher- a term also from the Dune universe meaning general) until Demetrius took the throne, at which time he was discharged from service. After leaving the military, he came to the satellite and became the founder leader of a rebel cell and a mentor to a multi-talented young boy named Yusei Fudo, who was 10 years old at the time. Without Yusei knowing it, Thufir was training him to be a mentat the entire time.

"Now for the news you've all been waiting for" said the aging mentat. "The time for our attack on Neo Domino City, the capital of Mars, has arrived."

Around the room, some people were shocked to silence, some were cheering, and some were grinning and punching their palms. Yusei sat silently and continued to listen.

"We have been preparing for months now," Thufir continued. "We have secret weapons caches all over satellite and tomorrow we will gather up these weapons and strike! There is a supply delivery ship leaving satellite for the Neo Domino City military base tomorrow at 3 a.m. We will board the ship before it launches and arrive on time for the delivery at 5. Tomorrow is the anniversary of the Emperor's coronation, a national holiday, so security will be light. When the door of the ship opens in the hanger, we will burst out of it, guns blazing. From that point on, the whole success of the mission, and indeed the survival of our entire group depends on Yusei."

"What!" Yusei was wide eyed with shock.

"Of course it would be Yusei," said a muscular man with more than a hint of resentment. "He's always been the old man's favorite!"

"Shut up, Illuyank!" exclaimed Rally, the youngest member of the group. "Yusei is the bashar's favorite because he's the best at everything he does and even a stupid idiot like you should be able to see that!"

"That's not true, Rally." Yusei said. "I'm not that good."

You're better than even Rally suspects the old mentat thought. "That's right, Rally, but I'm not a bashar anymore. Now back to the plan. We will lay down covering fire while Yusei goes to the second hanger and commandeers one of the new weapons the empire is about to unveil, a new type of mobile suit called "Gundam. The Gundam is a very high performance machine, and hard to control. That's why only Yusei can pilot it. By the time he gets it, we will very likely be outnumbered and pinned down, so Yusei will take the Gundam and rescue us. Mobile suits will be scrambled in response. The Gundam should be able to dispatch them easily, but just in case, or if we need them before Yusei commandeers the Gundam, each person will be equipped with a targeted EMP generator." At this point, Hawat opened a case and displayed several small pistol shaped devices. "We can't risk destroying the Gundam, so we had to make these able to target only a single machine at once. They can only be used one time, but they will deactivate any mobile suit they are used on.

"Once Yusei rescues us, we will commandeer all the Zakus we can get our hands on and a battle carrier. Then we will try to escape before more Reinforcements arrive. We will then go and link up with a very large rebel base in the asteroid belt where we can take a breather and plan for further strikes against the empire. Any questions?"

"What about our families?" said one man.

"Make no mistake", said Hawat, "if you are identified or captured during this mission, your families will be killed. If not, you will be gone from them for months or years even, so your families will have a hard time feeding themselves without you. But always remember, you are doing this for their good and for the good of all humanity. If, however, any of you would like to leave for the sake of your family, you may do so now."

For many of them it was a difficult decision, but they all realized that Demetrius reign must be stopped at all costs for the sake of all future generations, so none of them left.

"Alright then, before we end this meeting, Yusei, would you lead us in the prayer?"

"Me?"

"Yes you."

"Alright, I'll do it. Heavenly Father, grant us success in our mission tomorrow, grant the success of the entire rebel alliance, the downfall of Demetrius, and a better future for mankind. And if any of our men are killed tomorrow, take them into heaven with you O Lord. Amen"

"Amen" echoed everyone in the room.

"Now get home and get some sleep. I need you to be here and ready by 2:30 A.M."