**In this story, the character-author conversation parts will only be at the end**
Disclaimer: I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds, but I do own my OCs and possibly some of what happens in this story.
Warnings: You might be a little lost if you haven't read Blue Sky. Also, there will be major and minor character deaths later in the story. Mostly because this story is from Lucy the evil muse rather than Rudolph.
Prologue
"Ugh." I open my eyes to discover that I am in a booth at some diner. But how did I get here? The last thing I remember is being at the bottom of the ravine with Yusei and Kalin.
A quick glance around the diner and I find that I know everyone in it. My friends are all at a booth near the end of it. It seems like they're in an interesting conversation, but none of them will make eye contact with me. And then, when I turn to the counter, I see a handful of people that I know are dead.
"What in the world is this?" I ask, and then stand up to investigate or simply leave the diner.
"Why would you leave without having something?" an extremely familiar male voice asks. "I hear their milkshakes are good."
I whip around to face the person that spoke to me. Maybe he isn't in the Dark Signer outfit I last saw him in, but I still hate his guts and clench my fist in anger. "Roman."
"Ah yes, Sky Fudo," he says in reply, "I'm surprised your first reaction to seeing me wasn't to try to rip my head off."
I might just do that later. "Will you tell me what's going on?" I ask. "Last I knew, you and your brother didn't come back with the other Dark Signers."
Roman slides onto the bench on the other side of the table and motions for me to sit down. I do, slowly, my eyes on the ex-Dark Signer the whole time.
"This," Roman starts, "is a place known as the Crossroads Diner. You're here because that fall you took at the ravine should have killed you."
I swallow, knowing full well that it should have. I narrow my eyes. "But, it didn't."
"Correct," he nods, "you're actually unconscious in the real world; in fact, you can hear what's going on there if you concentrate."
When I try concentrating, all I hear are beeps from some machines. I shake my head. Then I realize that, until I wake up, I'm probably stuck here with Roman. Why, of all the people to be stuck with, would it have to be him? "So, you're going to keep me company until I wake up?" I ask.
"Not… exactly," Roman replies, "you only have to put up with me for a short period of time, and then someone else from your past will be here."
"Okay…" I say. "Well, I really want to know why you're here."
Roman looks out of the window next to us, looks back at me, and then crosses his arms. Both of which, I notice, are real. "I'm here, and so are the others that will come after me, to show you what your life could have been like if Zero Reverse hadn't happened."
To be continued…
Me: So, this is the start of another story.
Sky: Where the heck did this come from? And why does it require half of the people that are usually here to not be here?
Me: Read the warning.
Sky: *Reads warning* Major character… deaths!? Plural!?
Me: Yep! So far, Lucy's decided on two. I hope that's where it stays.
Leo: So who dies?
Me: You have to wait until the end of chapter two. That's where it's kind of shown. I mean, not the death scene itself, but the aftermath.
Sky: You are pure evil.
Me: No, Lucy is. This is her idea. *Smiles* So, if you want more of this, I'm asking for reviews! You can flame it, or guess who dies. Doesn't matter—I just want to hear what you guys think!