Okay! I was feeling nostalgic recently, and I was reading all the Yusei Fudo fanfics I could find, even on quizilla. I guess I just noticed that in almost every story, the O.C. is a signer, or is super good at dueling, or otherwise sort of a mary sue, or it's just a character that I don't feel any connection to. I know I've done the same in the past, no matter how much I want to forget it! Anyways, please enjoy! I didn't beta this so there may be some typos...
Oh! By the way, I'll probably use the Japanese names here and things like that, but for Blitz and Nervin, I don't think that they had names in the subbed version, but after the initial set up of this story, I'll be using the Japanese terminology.
My name is Pinoko. I live in Satellite, and I work at the garbage recycling plant just like everyone else. Unfortunately, I'm not like everyone else. I had to go and get wrapped up in this crazy story all because I wanted to see Neo Domino City, just once. My story starts on a night like any other.
On my way back home from work, I was lucky (or unlucky) enough to see something not usually seen in satellite. A puppy! Everyone in Satellite is dirt poor, including myself, and that's why there's almost no pets here. All by its lonesome it trudged into one of Satellite's many tunnels. It looked very hungry and very tired. My heart bled for the poor pooch!
I jogged after the young dog into the tunnel. I was, admittedly, quite scared. Who wouldn't be? Satellite has no shortage of criminals and lots of them like to lurk in these tunnels. I saw the dog rounding the corner just as I stepped into the tube. I chased after it, turning the corner and approaching the pup.
"Hey there, little guy. You poor thing... You can come home with me if you want," I said to the small gray dog. I held out my hand, which he sniffed, then I lifted him up and held him on my chest.
"What a cute puppy you are!" I praised, scratching just behind his ear.
"Hey, what are you doing over there?" A voice came from behind. I jumped, startled, and let out a loud shriek. I turned around and started backing up, still screaming.
"Hey, be careful! You're gonna...!" He said just before I tripped and fell on my rump.
"See? You got hurt. Are you okay?" The man came nearer.
"St-stay back!O-or... or I'll-I'll really hurt you! I'll b-b-beat you up before you can even think about-about taking my purse!" I pointed my finger accusingly./p
"Wait a... Steal your purse? What you think I'm some kind of thief?" he asked. The man stepped into the light, revealing a boy with navy dreads in a ponytail and small glasses perched on his nose. He reached out a hand to help me up.
"Oh! I'm very sorry! I thought you were some kind of scumbag trying to sneak up on a defenseless woman like myself and grab my purse..." I apologized, taking his hand.
"Hey, Nervin. What's the hold up?" Another voice called. "It's starting, you know."
"Ah, sorry. By the way, my name's Nervin." He held out his hand again. I shook it.
"I'm Pinoko. Sorry about that... It's just, I've had my purse snatched 22 times this year! And it's only September..."
"22? Are you joking?"
"No! There are a lot of dirty purse-snatchers in Satellite and I guess I'm just an easy target. That's why I never carry money. But! I've still lost 22 purses!"
"Ah, I have to get back to my friends. You're welcome to come and rest your feet for a while."
"Oh! That's very kind of you. I'll take you up on that offer." I did just walk 3 miles, so a little break sounded nice. I followed Nervin back to a tent set up on the side of the tunnel. We entered and inside were two men, one standing and one in a chair, fiddling with a computer monitor.
"Did I miss it?" Nervin asked.
"No, it's just starting," said the man who was standing. "More importantly, who's this chick?"
"I just met her. I offered to let her rest here for a bit."
"Oh, you can sit here if you want." The man in the chair stood up. "I'm Tank, and this is Blitz."
"I'm Pinoko. Thank you very much," I said as I sat in the chair. The pup in my arms barked.
"And who is this?" Blitz asked, leaning down and putting his face near the dog.
"This little guy? I just picked him up off the street. I think I'll name him Rocky." Rocky put a paw on Blitz's face and made a little yip. Then I turned to the screen which showed a riding duel between some guy they call
"The King" and another duelist. The match was over quickly and they moved on to an interview with the blonde man. Then it was interrupted with a revving sound from outside.
I looked to my right and saw a handsome man with a red D-Wheel.
"KYAAAA!" I jumped out of my seat. "I-I'll hurt you if you tr-try to rob me, purse-snatcher!" I threatened. The purse-snatcher sent me a look.
"No, no. He's our friend Yusei," Nervin assured me. Tank turned off the broadcast.
"Sorry about that. Jack's been bugging us after all, and this is the only place the T.V. will get reception."
"He sure was something. He's getting even stronger." Nervin put his hands in his pockets.
"Was he facing a wimp?" Yusei asked.
"Yeah."
"Are you sure?" I turned to Blitz. " He looked pretty tough to me!" Rocky barked.
"If you think he's strong, you must be some kind of weakling," Nervin muttered.
"That's mean!" I cried.
"He was probably no big deal, then." Yusei commented.
"How's your D-Wheel?" Tank asked.
"Don't go there. You can tell just by looking, can't you?" Blitz scolded.
"I guess. Wonder why Jack took the D-Wheel he had before and-"
"Get a clue, already!"
"But we're all mad at Jack! Truth be told, Yusei would probably be the King at that stadium. To top it off, Jack even took the D-Wheel that Yusei managed to build!"
Suddenly, someone called out from afar.
"Yusei!" A little boy with curly red hair came into view.
"PURSE-SNATCHER!" I cried. Everyone looked at me exasperatedly., so I guessed that he must be another one of their friends.
"But, but..!" I pleaded. "I told you! I've been robbed 22 times this year! You never know when it could happen! Once before, I was robbed by a cashier while paying for groceries!"
"I feel sorry for you..." the boy said.
"Rally, what's the rush?" said Nervin.
"Yusei!" Rally ran up to Yusei and pulled something out of his pocket. "You can use this, right? For your D-Wheel?" I followed the others as they approached Rally.
"Hey, this is brand new! Where'd you get this?" Blitz grabbed Rally's wrist.
"You're wrong!" Rally pulled away. "I found this in some junk."
"You haven't been stealing again, have you?"
"If that's stolen, we could all get caught!" Tank said.
"I'd hate it if they put this on emus/em..." Nervin poked a yellow mark on Rally's cheek.
"Stop it." Yusei stood and held out his hand to Rally, who gave him the chip happily.
"Are you sure, Yusei?" Blitz questioned.
"Bet'cha it'll be fast!" Rally said excitedly. Yusei fiddled about his bike with the chip.
"Actually, this may be a bit forward of me, but... Would you mind terribly if I maybe sat on that D-Wheel? I mean, I can't drive it or anything, but its so beautiful! I've only ever seen them in pictures! Please, can I, Yusei?" I begged him. He thought about it a bit.
"Alright, but sitting is all you get to do, Miss...?" He trailed off.
"Please, call me Pinoko. Hold this for a moment." I handed Rocky over to him and got on the D-Wheel. Yusei held Rocky out at arms length like he didn't know what to do with him.
"Hehe, here, I'll take him," I giggled, retrieving Rocky from Yusei's hands and placing him in my jacket pocket. I put my hands on the seat in front of me and leaned forward to look closer.
"This is... This is amazing! Yusei, where did you get this D-Wheel?!" I grinned at him.
"I made it."
"Yusei, are you really leaving?" Nervin piped up.
"I'm not leaving. I'm going."
"Just give it up." Blitz said. "You know he doesn't belong with us. Jack's been different from us from the start."
"Take 'er for a spin! It'll go super fast!" Rally handed a helmet to Yusei.
Suddenly, a spotlight shone down on us.
"Rally Dawson! You are in possession of stolen property! Surrender immediately! You'll never escape with that marker!"
"I'm sorry! I stole it, but only because I really wanted Yusei to beat Jack!" Rally confessed. Yusei started typing on his laptop.
"The marker's signal is being disrupted. You guys should move." Yusei put on his helmet and got on the bike in front of me.
"Uh... What?" I murmured.
"I'll draw Security away." The D-Wheel's tires started spinning.
"KYAAAAA! DON'T TAKE ME WITH YOU!" I screeched, but it was too late. I hugged Yusei around the middle so I wouldn't fall off. I can't believe this! We sped out onto the street and I was screaming the whole way.
"You're loud," Yusei said under his breath.
"I'M SCARED OH GOD WE'RE GOING SO FAST I DON'T EVEN HAVE A HELMET AND WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU PUT SEAT BELTS ON THIS THING!" I wailed, a waterfall of tears falling off my cheeks and flying behind us.
The spotlight centered on us as another D-Wheel approached.
"You two on the D-Wheel! Stop right there!" The Security commanded.
"AAAAAAHH WE'RE GONNA GET PUT IN THE FACILITYYYY!"
We kept driving until Yusei skidded to a stop. The Security got off and walked over to us.
"Where'd you steal that D-Wheel from?" he asked. "Hah! No marker, huh? so you're just decoys. I guess scum stick their necks out for fellow scum."
"That! That was mean! We aren't scum!" I told him.
"Thanks to you aiding in an escape, we've got plenty of reasons to arrest you. Better ask you where that D-Wheel came from, too."
"Hey." Yusei finally spoke. "Duel me."
"YAAAAAAAH! ARE YOU CRAZY?!" I grabbed the back of his jacket and shook him back and forth. "YOU'RE SERIOUSLY GOING TO GET US LOCKED IN THE FACILITY!"
"Some Satellite scum duel with me? You don't even have any cards. Don't make me laugh."
"I found some cards." he held out his deck and placed it in his duel disk. "If I win, you forget everything that happened tonight."
"Why not? I'm game."
"You're an interesting guy."
"What're you driving at?"
"I never trusted Security, but duelists are a different story. You entered this duel, so I'll trust you."
Both lined up their D-Wheels.
"Duel!"
To my surprise, Yusei actually won! He pulled over.
"Wow! Yusei you're a really good duelist!" I complimented as he got off the bike and looked off the edge of the bridge.
"Hey... You're going to Neo Domino City, right? I've always wanted to go there. Would you..." I fidgeted. "Would you take me with you?"
After a long pause, he answered.
"Alright."
Aaaaand that's the end of the first chapter! I hope you guys like this story. I know its probably not as good as Now You See Me, but I still want people to enjoy it! Even if its only one person, please review! it really helps me out and I love love LOVE reading reviews from people that read my stories! Please take a few minutes to review! I always reply!/p