Chapter one: Meeting Meta (Yusei's POV)

I revved the test D-Wheel experimentally for a few seconds before typing into my laptop. A new tournament will be starting soon, so I've been working on new engines for my, Jack's, and Crow's D-Wheels. They're almost….

I jumped and looked up when I heard a crash outside. I walked out to see what had happened and was surprised at what I saw. An ice colored D-Wheel had crashed into the building next to mine. I saw a flash of silver in the ruble next to it and ran to help whoever it was.

"Nn," I heard as I pushed the metal away. A pair of arms attempted to push their owner up into a kneeling position.

"You shouldn't try to move," I warned, kneeling down to hover a hand over the person's back.

"Have to. He's getting…" a sweet, soft (if hoarse) voice answered. At the last word, the person grunted, the arms collapsed, and the body fell back down.

I rolled the girl over and picked her up bridal style to take her inside to my room. After tending to her wounds, I left her to rest. I walked outside, grabbed her D-Wheel, and brought it inside to fix what I could. When I started working on the engine a few hours later, I heard soft footsteps behind me.

"Thank you," the soft voice replied.

"No problem." I saw the same flash of silver from before as the girl sat next to me.

After a moment of silence, I stopped working and looked up at her. The flashes of silver, I realized, were actually her really long hair. Her bangs framed her wide pink eyes that sparkled with her smile.

"You seem to really know what you're doing there… uh…."

"Yusei."

"It's very nice to meet you, Yusei. I'm Marqueta, but my friends call me Meta." She looked at her D-Wheel again. "Be gentle with that engine, ok? I put it together with very fragile stuff."

"I'll see what I can do. It was almost completely destroyed in the crash."

"If there are any parts you need, I can get my friend to get them. For mine…." She glanced at the test D-Wheel. "Or yours."

"That isn't…."

"I want to repay you for your help. You didn't have to tend to my wounds or fix my D-Wheel, but you did. Now." I watched her hand flip her hair off her shoulder to lean her chin in her palm. "I want to do whatever I can to help you."

I looked into her smiling eyes for a while before smiling and nodding. Her head tilted to the side as she smiled further.

"Hey, Yusei!" Meta and I looked up at the sound of many kids greeting me. Luna, Leo, and their friends from school were running through the door and down the steps to stop at my side.

"Yusei! Are you going to enter the World Champions' Tournament?" Leo asked me.

"Jack, Crow, and I were planning on it," I answered, nodding. Meta tilted her head at me in question. I just smiled.

"Hey, whose D-Wheel is this?" Luna asked, getting the others' attention.

"It is mine," the silver haired girl replied. The kids all turned to look at her then. She smiled and gestured to the D-Wheel as I started back working on the engine. "It's the shade of pure ice because I am an ice duelist. I am Meta, the Ruler of Ice."

"That is so cool!" Tenpei, Patty, Bob, Leo, and Luna all gushed.

"Are you here to compete in the tournament too, Meta?" Leo asked her.

"I might. Knowing my best friend, she'll bug me for all eternity if I don't sign us up for it. But isn't it just for champions?"

"Or anyone wanting to challenge a champion," I clarified.

"Well then, I guess I…." I looked at her when her voice trailed off. She was looking at the door leading outside with slightly narrowed eyes. "Hey, Yusei? Take the kids upstairs, ok?"

"Why?" I sat down my tools.

"Just…." The others backed toward us as… flames started surrounding the door. "Go!"

"Yusei, what's going on? What's with the fire?" Patty asked me. I glanced back at Meta as I ushered them upstairs. She was glaring at the door openly now, her hand beginning to rise slowly.

"I don't…." The door suddenly burst off the hinges, and I pushed the kids out of the way.

But the pain I expected to feel from the door hitting me never came. I turned around in time to watch Meta yank a shimmering rope towards her, pulling the door away from me. But that wasn't what surprised me. What shocked me was her other hand.

"Whoa, she's beating the fire back. With her hand," Tenpei said in awe. Soon, the fire was out, and the girl walked to us. She looked me in the eye then Luna then Leo.

"We need to talk Yusei. But only us." The others groaned in protest. "I'm sorry, but this is between the two of us alone."

"But…!" She knelt down in front of the twins.

"You two will have your talk. Just not now or with me." With a sigh, they all nodded and left. She stood up and looked me in the eye again. "You may want to sit down for this."

"Alright." I sat down, and she sat across from me. While looking me dead in the eye, she explained.

So, what do you guys think? I have decided to redo the story of the Glowers with the Signers to make more sense. And this is the product of said decision. I hope I keep the characters IC because that tends to be a deciding factor for some people. Let me know what you think.

Also, the Glowers are also showcased in RP form in my forum Duel Academy. Feel free to check it out. We are accepting new members.

Reviews are greatly appreciated.

-RozaCourt