So guess what I've been watching lately? I looked up the release date for the new Yugioh movie but could only find that it's due to come out in theaters in the spring of 2011. So, excited for that, I decided I should probably watch 5D's so that I knew more about everyone who's supposed to be in that movie. I REALLY liked that Yusei and Judai are complete freaking opposites. It just made me so freaking happy. I don't like when main characters of spin-off series are the same. It's boring.

Anyways,

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE READING:

1. I watched this in English with the exception of episode 35 and 36 which I watched subbed because "dieing of severe bruising" just don't fly with me…Otherwise I'm too lazy to do subs.

2. Therefore I'm using the DUB names.

3. There was a 3 but I forgot…blah…

Chapter 1: On Your Mark, Get Set, DUEL!

A girl sat on the cement floor of an old subway tunnel, typing away on an old laptop. She brushed her black hair over her shoulders as she watched the colored speed bar waver a bit. "That's concerning," she muttered to herself, adjusting a few things on the computer.

"What's concerning?" Blitz called over to her.

"And Jack Atlas's unbeaten streak continues!" she heard an announcer report from the television set sitting in front of the other three guys.

"What's concerning is," she began to respond, slightly distracted by the computer. "Is that you should shut that off before Yusei—"

Before she could finish, she spotted Yusei pushing his duel runner towards them.

"Let's get this straight! It's not the power of the runner, it's the rider! I'll take on anyone on any ride and I'll still be victorious!"

Yusei looked up at that and glanced over at the girl. She offered a small comforting smile, but kept silent. Those three could watch whatever they wanted. She wasn't going to tell them what to do—not that they would listen to her. Her fingers hovered over the keyboard, motionless, as she thought. That should have been Yusei, not Jack. It should have been her brother who was on that TV, not the traitor…

Yusei revved the engine on the runner and gained everyone's attention.

"Oh, hey Yusei," Blitz called, shutting off the television.

"Sorry about that. We would have watched the duel somewhere else, Yus, honest. But the cable we rigged couldn't stretch any further," Tank chimed in.

Yusei plugged his own laptop up to his runner and the girl moved to sit on the ground closer to him.

"Sorry," Nervin said.

"Only one person should be sorry," Yusei assured him.

"Right," Blitz agreed. "Jack still owes you for what he did."

"Got that right," Yusei muttered, not looking up from adjusting the runner.

"So where have you been, Yus?" Tank asked.

"The tunnels," he responded, "testing a new acceleration chip."

"It's getting better," she commented quietly, pulling up some data she had collected. "It's still not fast enough, though."

"I know, Keisa. This chip isn't working out like I'd hoped."

"Yusei!" someone called into the tunnel.

"In here, Rally," Blitz yelled.

"What's up little buddy?" Tank asked when the little red-haired boy came into view.

"Wait till you see what I got for Yusei!"

"Why do I have a really bad feeling about this?" Keisa mumbled, closing her laptop with a sigh.

"Check it out!" Rally said excitedly, rummaging in his pocket for something. He pulled out a small black square and thrust it toward Yusei. "A Skylon 30 Acceleration chip!"

"That's a Skylon? Aren't those incredibly expensive?" Nervin asked as everyone crowded around Yusei and Rally.

"Yeah," Keisa mumbled suspiciously.

"It' looks like it's never been used," Blitz commented after pulling Rally's hand towards his face. "Don't tell me you stole this!"

"I didn't steal nothing!" Rally jerked his arm back. "It was just sitting on the ground in broad daylight. Maybe someone dropped it."

"Then someone's gonna be looking for it, Rally," Keisa scolded.

"You know how things are around here—no one just leaves things lying around," Tank agreed.

"If they saw you, they'd track us down and mark us all." Nervin poked Rally's mark gently with his finger to prove his point.

"Easy, Nervin." Yusei stood up. "Rally, let me see that. This is just what I needed." He turned towards his runner to install the chip.

"Will it make you faster?" Rally exclaimed.

"Absolutely."

"Well then, maybe he shouldn't return it," Tank mused.

"Tank!" Blitz snapped.

"Yusei, this is a bad idea." Keisa crouched down next to him and watched as he placed the chip on the machine. "Nothing good is going to come from using stolen equipment. It could be a trap—a set up. No one just leaves something like that lying around."

"We know how you feel, Yus, be I think it's time you bury the past, move on, and forget about Jack Atlas," Nervin suggested.

Keisa stood up abruptly.

"But Jack also took Yusei's best card, remember?" Rally defended.

Keisa took a deep breath and closed her eyes, trying to forget the surfacing memories of a dejected Yusei retuning home with no duel runner, and a card missing from his deck. No. She refused to remember. She refused to think of the smile he'd forced on his face for the sakes of everyone else, refused to think of the sadness in his eyes that, over time, turned into determination. Sure, what had happened had only made him more motivated to get them all out of the satellite, but there was still something there. The fact that his best friend, someone he trusted a lot, turned their back on him. It was the second time a best friend had left him.

"Yeah, and do you remember, Jack's over there in the city. And the people over there don't take too kindly with people from the satellite."

"Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself," Keisa grumbled. There was nothing she could do. Yusei would use the chip, stolen or not. The only thing she could do was help him when he got caught.

"Yusei, us satellites should just stay put," Nervin suggested.

"Jack didn't stay, so why should I?"

"Let him go. Don't risk yourself for some wheels and a card." Blitz shrugged. "I think Nerv's right. It's time to the past in the past."

An alarming sound emanated from the runner interrupting their conversation and Yusei stood up to rev the engine. The sound of the runner echoed loudly down the tunnels and everyone was struck with awe.

"Wow, now that's what I call power!" Rally commented. Yusei nodded in agreement. "Take it out for a spin!" He picked up Yusei's helmet. "Let's see what it can do."

"Yusei," Keisa said in a warning tone. He glanced at her and followed her gave up through the cracks in the ceiling. "I think you're about to find out what it can do!"

Just then, lights filtered through the cracks and illuminated their hideout. Fear flooded through Keisa's body. It was a trap. They were all going to get caught and be sent to the facility. It was over. She'd never see Yusei again; she'd never see the guys. They'd be split up for a long time if not forever. Her blood turned to ice as her eyes adjusted to the sudden light and she recognized the sector police hovering above them. No, no, no. This couldn't be happening.

"It's sector security." Her voice shook even in a whisper. A hand fell on her shoulder and she jumped, turning to see Yusei behind her, looking at the lights above them.

"Identification number AWX8607," a voice called. "You are in possession of stolen property. Escape is not an option. You're surrounded."

Everyone looked at Rally, who shrunk into himself in shame.

"It's gonna be alright," Yusei said sternly.

"So what should we do?" Blitz asked.

"There's nothing we can do," Tank grumbled. "That mark is like a homing device for security!"

Rally brushed the yellow triangle on his cheek with his fingers and Keisa pulled him to her comfortingly.

"I've got that covered," Yusei called from his laptop. He turned around and hopped on his runner, taking his helmet from Rally. "I bought you guys a couple of minutes."

"Where do you think you're going?" Keisa snapped.

"You guys take the east tunnel," Yusei ordered, his visor sliding down over his eyes. "I'm gonna take this chip for a test drive."

"What? Yusei!" Keisa cried. The others ran down the tunnel but Keisa remained.

"Go," he ordered again. "Keisa, go. You'll be safe, I promise. They'll come after me."

"That's the problem!" she snapped. "What if you get caught? You'll—"

"Be fine," he finished.

She sighed and threw her arms around him. "Be safe, big brother." She turned around and headed in a different direction from the guys.

"Hey, where are you going?" he called after her.

"Unusable or not, I'm not leaving my duel runner down here where sector security can take it. I'll be careful, I promise," she yelled back over her shoulder.

"It's not worth getting sent to the facility over!" But she just shakes her head and continues running down the tunnel. He sighed and revved the engine, taking off down the tunnel after her.

"Be careful," he told her as he passed.

"You, too!"

Keisa refused to cry as she ran. She told herself over and over that he wouldn't get caught. But he had before. Once, about six months after Jack had left. They were trying to get parts for a new duel runner. But they had taken stuff from the wrong part of the satellite. Keisa was just thankful that he had been able to slip her his cards before they took him. Who knows what would have happened if they'd found duel cards on him.

She ran down a few hallways and pushed through a door that said "Staff Only." In the back of the room behind spare runner parts that were either no longer useful to Yusei, or no longer worked, sat what she was here for. She ripped off the sheet that covered it to reveal a runner that was no where near completion. It was a frame and parts, but it lacked wheels and a casing. She started up the screen and found Yusei's runner.

He was in a duel.

With security officer Trudge.

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