Author's Notes: NEW STORY! YAY^_^ Just a random idea I had a while back...

Anyway, for anyone who hasn't read anything I've written yet, here's the low-down (if you have read something already then this is old hat so feel free to skip this bit) : No reviews means no new chapters. I'm not gonna stop writing just 'cause no one reviews, but it is nice to know that people are reading and enjoying what I write. Plus, if I think no one is reading and/or enjoying, then what's the point in updating?

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Chapter One - Reverse

'So, Yusei Fudo, you want to change the past, eh?' the Time Caster thought to himself. 'I don't think you would if you knew what I know! ...Ah, well, not all of us can be time casters, I guess; not all of us can have the power to see a different end for the events of the past if one thing had changed!' The Time Caster paced about his chamber, black cloak swishing across the grey cobblestone floor, hands clasped behind his back. This man was a sorcerer of sorts, who had the power to go back in time and change one thing in a person's past. He had just witnessed through his seeing stone Yusei Fudo wishing for a way to go back in time to stop Zero Reverse from ever happening. He and his friends, Crow Hogan and Jack Atlas, were at the end of their ropes; money was tight, the Time Caster knew, and none of them were sure how much longer they could hold out. The situation had grown tense over the past few months, the three friends snapping and yelling constantly at each other - even the ever-calm Yusei had begun to break under the stress. The raven-haired teen was starting to feel as if he were losing his friends in this madness. Hence the wish: If Zero Reverse had never happened, they wouldn't have to worry about money; they would all have families and wouldn't be sharing that apartment in the first place.

'I suppose if that's what you really want, though,' the Time Castor thought, 'maybe I should give it to you!'

Yusei could hear every gust of wind as it slammed into the building that contained the makeshift apartment he called home. He could tell the city was in for quite a storm that evening. 'I hope Crow and Jack make it back alright,' the raven-haired duelist thought. Crow was on the clock out delivering his packages for the day; who knew how long he'd be gone. Yusei's work was a big chunk of the their income, and he hadn't had many jobs lately so Jack was out seriously looking for any work he could get. Until this point, Jack hadn't really cared, but the situation had finally hit home with him that they may well be evicted from their garage apartment if they didn't get another source of income - and fast.

"I wish Zero Reverse had never happened," he spoke to no one in-particular as there was no one else in the garage with him; he had been tinkering with one of the only repairs he had at the moment, but he was, once again, finding himself distracted by this thought. "Everything would be so much better if it hadn't!"

"Maybe I can help you with that," a steely tenor voice spoke. Yusei whirled around from his worktable towards the door in surprise. There stood a man in a black cloak; only his thin mouth was visible below the hood.

"What do you mean?"

"Just what I said: Maybe I can change your past."

"Who are you?" Yusei accused. "And just how gullible do you think I am?"

"Why, I am the Time Caster, Yusei Fudo! If anyone can change past events - change the course of history, really - it would be me!"

"Oh, really," Yusei stated skeptically. "Then prove it."

The Time Caster smirked. "Alright, I shall. That cut on your left hand - a knife slipped earlier today, and it caught your finger."

"So what?" Yusei winced as he remembered; that sharp knife had hurt quite a bit as it caught his thumb.

The Time Caster didn't say a word, only extended his right hand outward in front of him, as if motioning Yusei to stop. A split second later Yusei was staring at himself as he had stood in the kitchen earlier that day. He was cutting an apple to go with his lunch. He hadn't dried his hands after washing the apple so they had still been wet when he picked up the knife; it had slipped in his grip as he tried to use it. But the vision of himself that he saw now dried his hands before picking up the knife. Then the scene changed, and he was back in the garage, no longer watching himself.

"Look at your hand, Yusei Fudo," the Time Castor murmured. "What do you see now?"

The raven-haired teen raised his left hand to look at it. Much to his surprise, he found no Band-Aid wrapped around his thumb and no cut either. Yusei's eyes went wide; he couldn't believe what had just happened!

"So, Yusei Fudo, do you believe me now?"

"I don't think I have much choice," he responded, still in awe.

"Shall we a-way, then?"

"Huh?"

"To the past, Yusei - more specifically, to your past - to stop Zero Reverse. That's what you want, isn't it?"

"More than anything!"

The Time Caster gave a short laugh. "I'm not sure it is, but it's your wish." Once again, he extended his hand in the same fashion as he had a moment before.

A split second later, Yusei was staring down at the old Reactor, at his father facing Roman Goodwin.

"The Director has demoted you, Fudo; you are no longer the Head of Operations here at MIDS. I have been appointed in your place," Roman gloated.

"I know what you're up to, Roman, and I've got news for you: It's not going to work!" Hiero Fudo chuckled. "The safe guards are already in place; you're too late!"

"Oh, you mean these safe guards?" Roman chuckled as he pulled out five cards, all depicting a dragon on the front. Hiero went white.

Without another word, Hiero surged forward, grabbing all five dragons. The men around Roman gave chase, shooting stun guns after him, but Hiero was faster and able to out-run the other men. Rex Goodwin found him hiding in a side passage a few moments later, wounded but still alive.

"Rex," Hiero gasped, "you are my friend so I trust you to do this for me! You must seal the towers! I don't know what the Reactor will do if your brother causes it to spin in reverse, but I do know it won't be good! Go quickly; before it's too late!"

Yusei was confused; he already knew that Rex failed to seal the towers in time, so how was this changing anything? As he watched, however, he was taken by surprise as first one tower and then another were sealed; the third and forth towers were soon sealed as well. Rex had somehow succeeded.

"NOOOO!" Roman's voice reverberated throughout the Reactor as it did not spin in reverse as planned.

Yusei was stunned; this Time Caster had really done it! But wait... the scene was disappearing, fading into black. Had this been nothing more than a dream? No! It hadn't been, for there before him once more stood the Time Caster.

"Are you sure you wish to continue this?" the cloaked figure asked. "It is not yet too late to turn back."

"No." Yusei shook his head firmly. "I want to keep going."

"Alright," the Time Caster sighed. "But I can already tell you that you may not like everything you see. And be forewarned: There is only so much time for you to change your mind about this. After that time frame, it will be too late, and you will have to deal with the consequences."

Yusei nodded; he understood but wasn't worried. What cause would he have to want to reverse this change? He was sure there wouldn't be reason for that.

...Would there be?

Author's Notes: So tell me: Is this worth continuing? Any takers?