"Sorry about not picking you up on time, Yusei, I got caught up in something else." Atticus said to his distant cousin as they came into the house together.
"It's alright, I wasn't waiting that long." Yusei told him.
Atticus then took him into the guest room. "We just set up this guest room," he then told his cousin. "I know it isn't much, but I hope you like it."
"It seems decent enough." Yusei said as he came inside. He soon noticed Darla looking a little shy to her distant cousin.
"Hey, kiddo." Atticus smiled to his little sister.
"H-Hey, Atticus." Darla smiled back while still being shy around Yusei.
"Is this the little sister you talked about that one time on the phone?" Yusei asked.
"Yeah," Atticus replied. "This is my little sister, Darla. Darla, this is our distant cousin, Yusei."
"Hello, Yusei." Darla smiled shyly.
"Hey, Darla," Yusei smiled back. "It's nice to meet you."
"Where are you from?" Darla asked him.
"New Domino City." Yusei smiled.
"Is that far?" Darla asked.
"Pretty far from here," Yusei replied. "I had to take a long ride to come down here."
"How come we haven't met before?" Darla asked.
"I guess I've just been busy back home," Yusei replied. "A lot goes on down there. Atticus told me you were adopted, right?"
"Yes, I was," Darla nodded. "I really love having a big brother though, especially whenever I need advice or protection."
"And I'm always happy to give advice and happy to protect." Atticus smiled.
"That's very noble of you, Atticus," Yusei smiled back to his cousin. "You always were the noble one."
Atticus smiled bashfully as this was true.
Soon enough, it was time for dinner. Yusei put his stuff away and soon came to join his family to dinner as he was visiting.
"It's so great to see you again, Yusei." Emily smiled.
"Thanks, Aunt Emily, it's good to be back," Yusei smiled back. "You really know how to make a guest feel at home."
"That's your Aunt Emily for ya." Patrick smiled back.
"Yeah, I'll say," Yusei chuckled. "Thank you for having me too."
"You seemed like you could use a break from home." Emily smiled.
"Yeah, you could say that." Yusei agreed.
"Especially when we encountered Paradox." Atticus said.
"Ooh." Darla and Patch smiled.
"Ooh, you had to bring that up, didn't you?" Yusei replied to his cousin.
"Please tell us the story again." Darla begged Atticus as she and Patch used their puppy dog eyes.
"Well..." Atticus replied before looking to his cousin. "Would that be all right with you?"
"You might as well since they weren't there," Yusei smiled. "We're all family after all."
"Yay!" Patch and Darla smiled.
"As you already know, this was also when I first met Yusei." Atticus told Darla and Patch.
"Right..." Darla replied. "So, you two knew each other before this?"
The flashback soon starts. Atticus was at the train station with the others as he had to get going for a solo adventure. He then looked back and waved to the others with a small smile. Cherry and Mo waved back to him as he went to leave. Patch waved to his owner and where the others that came to wave him goodbye as he would be on the mission somewhere far away. Atticus waved back from the train as he soon rode away from home.
"Be sure to look for your distant cousin, Yusei Fudo!" Emily told him.
"How will I know when I find him?" Atticus asked as the train started moving.
"You have that picture I gave you?" Emily called out.
"Uh, yeah?" Atticus replied.
"Surely you can pick him out in the crowd if you look at that picture!" Emily told him.
"Did you give him the picture of Yusei as a baby or one from the internet?" Patrick asked Emily.
"...Does it matter?" Emily smiled bashfully.
"Atticus has never met Yusei before, and where he's going to New Domino City, which is a place he's never been to." Patrick reminded her.
"I'm sure he can figure it out." Emily smiled.
"Hmm..." Patrick replied.
"How am I gonna find my cousin with this?!" Atticus complained as he had a baby picture of his distant cousin. "Oh, well... Can't blame Mom for at least trying."
A random picture was soon flown to him in the form of a paper airplane. Atticus looked around before it hit his head and he reached for it before opening it up. Luckily, this picture was a much better help.
"Oh, that works..." he then smiled as he leaned back. "And now to enjoy the ride until I make it to New Domino City..." he then let out a small yawn as he looked forward to the trip to meeting his very distant cousin.
The train ride soon took hours. Atticus soon fell asleep as he held his backpack close while thinking and dreaming about visiting New Domino City until the dream soon turned into a vision.
It seemed to be nice and all so far as Atticus wandered around before he soon finally found his cousin. "Yusei!" He soon saw Yusei was on a vehicle and where he saw some Duel Monsters.
"Hmm... That looks interesting..." he commented to himself.
The setting seemed dark and mysterious, almost like in a gothic horror novel. And where he soon saw Yusei hold a new card in his hand.
"This looks serious..." Atticus said to himself. "What kind of dream is this?"
"This is not a dream, but a vision." Princess Luna's voice said.
"Luna?" Atticus replied.
The Alicorn Princess of the Night soon appeared.
"Ah, I thought that was you," Atticus smiled to Princess Luna. "So, is this a vision?"
"Yes, Atticus Fudo, and you must pay close attention at what happens next." Princess Luna told him.
"Oh, all right, I thought it seemed a lot more than just a dream." Atticus nodded before taking a look for himself.
The two of them soon watched what would happen next. Yusei appeared to be running, but he didn't look too scared or concerned.
"Strange, he is running, but he is not scared or concerned." Princess Luna said.
"I wonder what he's up to?" Atticus replied.
"Oh, those were some close calls," Yusei smirked before he soon did a double take. "Uh-oh. I got a feeling they're about to get closer!"
A dragon-like Duel Monster soon came out and shot an energy blast towards him.
"Whoa!" Atticus yelped.
"Is that what they call a Duel Monster?" Princess Luna asked.
"Yeah... One of them, but it looks different." Atticus replied.
"How about a little help, Stardust Dragon?" Yusei glared as he got ready to face the Duel Monster.
The Duel Monster roared while flying off.
"I know it's a dragon..." Atticus told Princess Luna. "A Stardust Dragon if I'm guessing correctly."
Someone else soon came out.
"Jaden Yuki..." Atticus commented. He soon saw that Strawdust Dragon was soon taken as it was sucked in by a blank card. "I have a headache..." Atticus groaned as this felt like a lot to take in. He soon saw that Stardust Dragon now looked different. "Uh... That doesn't look too good..." he soon said nervously. "It looks like it's been turned dark now."
"You have very interesting visions, Atticus." Princess Luna commented.
"You said it." Atticus said.
Yusei appeared to be watching Jaden in action now along with his distant cousin.
"There you are, Yusei." Atticus smiled to his cousin.
The scene soon changed as it was now shown a wreck of a site and where he saw Yugi and what seemed to be what was left of his grandfather. Atticus rubbed his eyes as he looked around with wide eyes. And where he soon saw a dragon he had never seen before get Yugi out of the area and onto a rooftop at a time before the wreck, and where he saw that he wasn't the only one on the roof, but also himself, Yusei, and Jaden.
"What is happening?!" Atticus asked. "Luna, what does this mean?!"
"It should seem that this will include the past, present, and future will all be joining forces," Princess Luna said. "Or in this cas,e just the past and present against someone who is from the future."
"I'll be sure to help," Atticus said. "...Even if I don't remember ever meeting my distant cousin."
"Probably not since you were abandoned after you were born." Princess Luna replied.
"And it looks like I'll be waking up soon." Atticus said.
"I wish you a lot of luck, Atticus," Princess Luna said. "I know this might be overwhelming, but I know you can handle it."
Soon enough, Atticus woke up. He looked all around and it felt like the train was slowing down. And where he saw the train was stopping at a new train station that looked somewhere old. The train soon stopped and the passengers were allowed out. Atticus yawned and stretched as he soon went to join the passengers out before sending a group text to the others to let them know that he was all right.
After sending the text, he soon began to look around for his distant cousin as he looked at the picture that flew right to him as a paper airplane. He seemed to have a long look around, but sooner or later, he would find his cousin.
"He should be easy to find thanks to this picture." Atticus said.
It took Atticus a while before he ran into two people and he soon asked them if he's seen Yusei.
"We were just about to go and see him actually." One of the guys replied.
"Wow, what a stroke of luck." Atticus smiled.
"Maybe you'd like to come with us?" The guy suggested. "We know where to find him."
"I'd appreciate that, thanks," Atticus replied. "I'm his cousin."
"You must be a distant cousin then." The second guy said.
"Yeah, that's me," Atticus nodded. "My name is Atticus."
"Oh, yeah, I think he told us he was expecting your company then," The first guy replied. "Something about a phone call."
"My parents called him informing him that I'd be visiting." Atticus said.
"Come on, let's go find him, I think I know where he might be." The first guy told Atticus.
"Thanks, guys," Atticus replied. "Who are you by the way?"
"I'm Jack Atlas." The second guy replied.
"And I'm Crow Hogan." The first guy added.
"You're not related to Hulk Hogan by any chance?" Atticus asked the first guy.
"Not that I'm aware of, but that would be cool." Crow chuckled.
"I just assumed with your last name." Atticus said.
"I dunno, I'll ask my mom." Crow smirked.
"Fair enough." Atticus said.
They soon walked off together and Atticus looked around his surroundings.