Ghostly Immortal ~ The 6th Signer
In the heights of New Domino City the rich and glamorous thrive. Their daily lives are filled with prosperity and a feeling of being safe within the boundaries of their beloved city. Who is the man who watches over all this? He keeps the city safe and functioning, he makes New Domino City one of the best destinations in the world it is none other than Rex Goodwin himself. High up in his tower he can span a view of the city with its buildings and roads so highly constructed who wouldn't want to come here and make this their home.
With everyone so busy with their business who would notice the girl roaming the halls. She would glance over at open doors showing little interest in the business men in their meetings or an assistant pulling up a computer screen checking her boss's schedule. Didn't matter to her, her long light hair flowing behind as she kept walking down the hall heading for a certain room. The sunlight shining through the wide windows reflected off the mask she wore. A dark mask she thought fit her personality and hiding her secrets though her violet eyes shone through.
"Mr. Goodwin I'm sure by now you've noticed there is a girl wandering around the building unsupervised I might add. Should I call someone to escort her out?" Asked Lazar, Goodwin's right hand man. "She's fine I let her in." Goodwin answered. "Why in the world would you let her in here? She looks like a rogue duelist or something." "I had my reasons." The door opened there stood the girl dressed in a Duel Academy uniform and dark shoes, a smile nowhere to be seen. She didn't look like the type of girl to have anything to smile about. Behind her was a uniformed man he was on security duty when he caught sight of her heading that way he grabbed her arm forcing her to the office. "I'm sorry to bother you Mr. Goodwin." he began. "Oh my. Looks like someone has already done the job." Lazar said. "I saw her coming this way. What should I do with her?" The security man asked. Goodwin made a slight face. "You can start by letting her go. This girl is my guest I have a perfectly good reason for letting her in the building. And make sure this doesn't happen again." He glanced over. "Yes Mr. Goodwin." Lazar gave a bow. "You may go now, both of you." Goodwin said. The girl pulled her arm from the grip of the security man before they both left. Goodwin hadn't given them an explanation to why she was there or why she was wearing a mask. Something was up but he'd never tell unless someone needed to know. "You've just gotten here and already getting in trouble?" he asked. "Is that really my fault?" she said. It was true Goodwin knew more about this girl and why she was here giving no one short notice. She walked across the floor and leaned over his desk resting her elbows on the surface looking bored at Goodwin. "You pulled me out of school to walk around this building with nothing to do but homework? I need to get out and see the sights." "Now Angel I have a good reason for bringing you here and no, you need to stay inside its too dangerous for you to be walking around out there." Goodwin said then he thought for a moment. "You need someone to watch you…"
Someone stood outside the door holding some files, a notebook and a pen. He had cracked the door just enough to watch Goodwin and the girl he listened to their conversation going on inside the room. He was writing in the notebook it all seemed very interesting until handling all this at once one of the files slipped from his arm. While he tried to catch the file before it crashed onto the floor the boy ended up stumbling in the room. His brown hair had fallen over his green eyes as he looked up silently wishing that Goodwin hadn't seen him.
"He could be your handler." Goodwin said looking over at the boy. "What? I don't need some boy following me around all day." Angel frowned at him. "I just came to bring you those files you wanted Mr. Goodwin." He held out the files before setting them on the desk behind them. "Who is this girl sir?" "She is a special guest of mine I want to make sure her stay is pleasant and that she stays out of trouble that is why I need someone to watch her." Goodwin said. "Since when have I caused trouble?" Angel asked. "Remember that time in the dueling arena at school?" Goodwin pointed out. "That was an accident." she said. "Sounds like fun sir." The boy managed a small smile not that he really wanted to smile he could tell already this wasn't going to be an easy job. "I don't want to be followed around by someone." she complained. Not that it was all bad she remembered that there was someone else that got followed around all the time but she was in a bored mood. "It will be fine, now why don't you go off to your room where I know you'll be safe." "You never let me have my way do you?" Now she was exaggerating and walked out of the office. "Do I get paid extra for this sir?" The boy asked. "Yes. It will be well worth it to know she's staying out of trouble. If anything happens make sure you contact me." Goodwin said. The boy nodded and hurried out of the office.
As Angel walked down the hallway she passed Jack Atlas he was storming down the hall, obviously in a bad mood, with his handler following behind him. The boy assigned to be Angel's handler walked past him tailing behind Angel. "Hello Mr. Atlas." When she heard this Angel stopped to look back at the man wearing the long white jacket as he made his way in Goodwin's office to do complaining of his own. "So that's the Champion of the city? Snob." Angel teased and continued walking. The boy didn't agree nor disagree he'd rather keep his job. Angel walked to her room, it was a nice sized room with couches, tables a great view all the fine furnishings to go along with such an extravagant building. She took off her mask placing it gently on the glass coffee table before laying on the red velvety couch. She stared up at the ceiling as she put her hands behind her head. "This place is so boring I want to go back to school." "You have a lot of complaints miss." The boy said. "I'm a snob too." She said. He could tell though she also seemed unhappy. Angel looked at her main possessions she had her school books even though Goodwin took her out of Duel Academy she still had lots of homework, she had her duel disk one that was signature all her own it was purple one of her favorite colors and she had her deck. The duelists deck was said to be their soul, her deck was filled with cards that she had chosen. Angel picked up her deck and fanned out the cards taking out one card looking it over. The card's title was ProtectorRainbow Dragon she'd never let this card go for anything even though she couldn't remember where she had gotten it or who had given it to her, she had a special bond with it. Angel held the card to her heart closing her eyes. "I want more than this." She thought.
Angel sat up it had been a while since she came in the room her handler wasn't there. She expected to see him sitting at the table maybe off in his own world busy with some writing assignment. "I could sneak out of here and no one would have to know." Her handler might have been missing from one job but he was working on another, Blaine Snipes, was in his office doing work. He had a paper that had to be done in the next two days. Blaine decided while Angel was laying down taking a nap he hoped, he could get the paper done since Goodwin expected so much from everyone. Angel took this open opportunity to leave her room and make her way quietly down the hall. She couldn't believe how easy this was to vanish from the building when she reached the door she looked around then went outside. Angel walked around looking there were buildings, cars and people it didn't seem like anyone really noticed her. After a few minutes of simple exploring she saw a bus, a school bus with kids on board. "A field trip…"
After gaining access to the bus she looked out the window. "Where ever we're going it has to be more fun than sitting in that building doing homework all day." After a while of riding a big grey building came into view. "Not another building." She stared at the tall building. "It looks like a prison." Angel got off the bus with the other students she looked over at some of the guys that worked there. "This doesn't look very impressive." She continued walking looking over everything nothing but washed out grey walls and men in uniform working on things. The floor was cold concrete and more of a brownish washed out color. This had to be a prison and a bad one at that she wondered if Goodwin had anything to do with this place. There was a truck over to the side where prisoners were being unloaded by two men in uniforms. "Now that could be fun." She hid behind some boxes watching them. "Come on keep it moving!" One of the men yelled. Someone caught her attention Angel had to stay to watch the boy coming off the truck next he had dark spiky hair and a blue jacket. "Get over there." One of the men shoved the boy roughly. "He almost knocked that poor kid down. I wonder what else they will do to him?" She gave a troublesome smile pointing at the boy before he could be taken away. "What are you doing here?" One of the men walked up behind Angel. "Field trip." She answered turning to look at him. "Then shouldn't you be with the others? This is no place for a girl to be." "Right." She said following the rest of the group inside.
"Welcome to the Facility," One of the guards was saying as the group followed. "The Facility? What a bad place." Angel thought. "Oh, and you might want to stay away from the bars some of these guys bite." he continued. There were a lot of guys behind bars most of them didn't look too happy to see a bunch of school kids touring the place. Just around the corner she saw one of the guards shutting doors to the cells. It had to be the group that had gotten off the truck she saw earlier. The guard holding the remote key walked past. "Careful this is the new group newbie guy looks like trouble." As he passed she walked over to see them. There in one of the cells she could see that boy from before he looked miserable sitting on the bed staring down at the cold floor. "There he is! He's cute. You have a name kid?" The boy with the dark spiky hair looked up showing his blue eyes partially covered by his long bangs assuming Angel was talking to him. "Its Yusei." A burning pain crept across both their right arms then Yusei noticed his arm was glowing. He held his arm as it ached moving his glove down and the sleeve of his jacket up. "Not this again." He glanced up at Angel noticing she was holding her right arm as it was glowing as well. Yusei looked surprised it was just like what had happened when he dueled Jack they stood across from each other with these strange red glowing marks on their arms. He walked to the bars. "You know something don't you?" Angel didn't say anything. "I know about the mark you have one as well. What do you know? Tell me!" Yusei demanded. "Its too dangerous." She said gripping her arm tighter the pain was worse. "Tell me what you know." he said again. Angel shook her head. "Not until next time." The guard returned. "Hey!" He pulled Angel away from the bars Yusei frowned at him. "Didn't I tell you that newbie guy is trouble?"
Goodwin had dealt with everyone else's problems and now it was time to go get Angel since things had quieted down. He knocked on the doorway. "Angel let's go I'll treat you to some dinner." He didn't see her in the room where he had sent her. "Blaine!" Blaine came rushing from his office. "Yes Mr. Goodwin?" "Where is Angel?" Goodwin asked. "She was in here sir on the couch." Blaine said. "Well she's not here now. Where is she?" Goodwin questioned becoming impatient. "I don't know Mr. Goodwin." Blaine was getting worried he was about to lose his job. A phone call was coming through in the office to save himself Blaine picked up the phone to see who was calling. "Yes right away… Phone call for you Mr. Goodwin, its from the Facility he says its important." Goodwin took the call. "Yes what is it?" It was one of the guards at the Facility. "I have a girl here she claims that she knows you. Her name is Angel I caught her getting too close to one of the newest prisoners." Now he knew where Angel had run off and it happened to be one of the worse places she could have gone. "Keep her away from the prisoners and do not let her run off. I'm sending someone over to get her." "I'll do that." The guy said. "Blaine I want you to go to the Facility and get Angel. Bring her straight back here." Goodwin ordered. "Yes Mr. Goodwin right away." So far Blaine hadn't lost his job. He left the building driving to the Facility that looked even darker and felt more full of hate than before. Blaine shuddered at the thought of having to walk in that prison he wasn't cut out for this kind of job he thought for sure the prisoners inside would be a lot bigger and stronger than himself. He had to summon up his courage and go inside it was a direct order from Goodwin so no matter the risk he had to do it.
Back at his office in solitude Goodwin had asked what Angel was doing getting so close to a criminal in doing so he found out that in fact this criminal was Yusei Fudo. Yusei was just a kid from the street he wasn't dangerous he just didn't make a very smart choice but then neither did Jack Atlas for dueling a Satellite which was against the rules. They broke many laws the night before that's how Yusei found himself being taken away to the Facility. Though there had been questions surrounding this boy did Angel know something? So to get a closer view Goodwin pulled up surveillance video from the Facility to see just what was going on between Angel and Yusei. "There that mark on his arm can this Yusei Fudo really be one of the Signers?" He didn't seem so surprised when he saw that Angel's arm was glowing as well. "This is a sign I understand now." He smiled just a little knowing he found the answer.
Blaine returned with Angel entering the building right away they saw Jack pacing around. "Mr. Atlas do you need anything?" Blaine asked. "Does it look like I need anything?" Jack snapped. "Right, sorry Mr. Atlas. Come on Angel Mr. Goodwin is expecting us." Blaine continued walking. Angel walked past acting just as snobby. "Brats." Jack complained. "Goodwin is out of his mind letting brats run around here." Blaine pulled Angel inside Goodwin's office where he closed the screen he had been viewing and turned to look at them. "Angel what in the world did you think you were doing at the Facility?" "Field trip." She answered simply. "Its such a terrible place." Blaine said. "It's a correctional facility. As for you my dear would you wait outside I have business to attend." Goodwin said. Angel left the office closing the door behind and waiting in the hall. "I'll overlook that detail." Goodwin said meaning how Blaine wasn't watching her. "Tell me did you notice anything unusual while you were out?" "Other than the poor conditions those prisoners have to live in? And the boy she had been talking to? That was all sir." Blaine said. "So I heard poor boy being sent to such a terrible place. Maybe next time he'll know better than to enter the city and engage in a turbo duel." "Is that why Mr. Atlas is in such a bad mood?" Blaine asked. "More than usual yes. I want you to keep Angel out of trouble tomorrow she has found Yusei Fudo already. But I'm sure in a couple of days she will calm down. This is your chance to redeem yourself." Goodwin said. Blaine couldn't argue he was already getting paid extra for this job and it would make for a good story . This would give him plenty to write down while he was busy handling everything. "Yes sir." Blaine left the office to be greeted by Angel. "So how did it go?" "I will be your handler again tomorrow miss. I take that as a good sign." Blaine said. "You must be awesome then." Angel said. "Really?" Blaine was surprised he didn't expect a compliment. "Yeah Mr. Goodwin doesn't usually give second chances so you have to be awesome." Angel smiled a little. Blaine had something new to write down in his notebook, an employee for Mr. Goodwin who has an extra job to fulfill cheats certain unemployment by gaining a second chance. He knew it wouldn't be a very long story but it would be his story. By the end of this day he thought that maybe it won't be as hard as he expected. Angel called it a day after all that excitement leaving for home and curling up on her big soft bed. She'd see Blaine again that was for sure and she was also sure she was going to see Yusei again in the morning.