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Chapter 2: Criminal Intent

Satellite has had quite an improvement over the past year. Stores were built, parks were made, it seemed to be a smaller version of Neo Domino City. Still, the Facility was there for all of those criminals that just couldn't be released. (Many of them had the false charges dropped, but many were still left here that weren't brought in under false charges.)

But the Facility wasn't the only place for criminals. In the Satellite, there was B.A.D, a place so dangerous that only the most hardened of all criminals would be here, and Security wouldn't dare enter this place. That's not to say, however, that these criminals weren't caught. At one point or another, they left this place to commit a crime or two, and they eventually got caught.

For these people, putting them in with the minor offenders seemed like it wasn't enough. This was the reason why the Aguerris Center was created. It is the home of all the most dangerous criminals in both the Satellite and Neo Domino.

It was large, built looking like a fortress. It was at least twice the size of the Facility, yet it housed only a total of 100 prisoners.

Though it wasn't great, the prisoners were used to the single person rooms, that had their own private bathroom and a bed that was slightly more comfortable than those at the Facility. (The less people they have to care for, the more money they save.) It had a track for turbo duelists, since this was what they used to entertain the prisoners. After all, there is no better way to avoid their fighting than by distracting them.

Still, there were always a few fights, and not many of them were settled with duels. In this case, the guards were allowed to use weapons that allowed them to control riots whenever they got out of hand. Here, they happened to use them quite frequently.

It was lunchtime, and the prisoners were down in the Mess Hall. The food here was also better than that of the Facility, although everyone agreed that it was still bad.

Sitting on a table around the middle of the room was a young man with short, spiky black hair, dressed in the old grey clothes that the prisoners here were forced to wear. On the back, they had their registered prisoner number. He had two scars on his face, a marker that went across his right eye, and his name was Kaiser, or at least, that was what everyone around here called him.

He was eating his lunch, surrounded by three other people. One of them was a muscular man, taller than Kai, with dark skin and multiple rings on his ears and face. He had one marker on his forehead, which was a triangle that covered a small part of his bald head. He was 'Crusher'.

The other one, who was sitting next to Kai, was about the same height as him. He was more muscular-looking than Kai, but it wasn't as noticible as Crusher. He had long brown hair, which usually covered his face, and his marker was an arrow that was under his left eye, and went from his nose to the end of his eye. This was Tueur, one of his closest friends here.

The last of these people sat next to Crusher. He was shorter than Kai, but not by much. He was pretty skinny, and had a military-style haircut and blond hair. His clothes had many oil stains, which implied that he was some sort of mechanic. His marker was just a small circle that was in the middle of his forehead. This was Greuto.

Despite being here for a little less than a year, Kaiser was already the most respected person here, and the one that everyone wanted to beat. Truthfully, he was a pretty cold individual, and towards his friends, he was just less cold to them than to others. Yet, he was no longer in any danger of being harmed by others. His skills at dueling had earned him the respect of everyone there. No one would ever dare harm him, even if they weren't part of his crew, and even when he lost a duel, no one ever lost any respect towards him, since he never showed-off when dueling or tried to make himself look like the best duelist there. Due to this, whenever someone dueled him, they were mostly just trying to improve their skills, rather than beat him.

His influence over the prisoners there was large, but he never used it to his advantage. Right now, he was eating after having gone through a difficult duel, and was starving.

"Nice duel, man. Seems like every time you duel, one of us learns something new." said Tueur.

"Yeah, you are great." said the slightly squeaky-voiced Greuto.

"Thanks." replied Kai with disinterest.

Honestly, Kai found it kind of boring being here. It all got too repetitive, and eventually, he wanted to get out. He let out a sigh as he finished eating. The others had finished long ago, but since Kai got a late start due to his duel, they decided to wait for him.

"So, what next Kai? Are we going to work on the Duel Runners?" asked Crusher.

Kai shook his head. "No thanks. Work on yours, if you want. I'm kind of tired, so I'll be in my room." he said, getting up and leaving the room.

"Alright." said Tueur. "I guess we'll see you later, then. Come on, guys. Let's go to the garage and work on our Duel Runners." They all followed him to the garage. "You think that Kai is alright?" asked Greuto.

"I'm sure he's fine. Probably just sad cause he's been here for almost a year. Its almost the anniversary of the day he came here." replied Tueur.

Almost at the other side of the building, Kai entered his room. It wasn't very big, but it was comfortable. In terms of size, it had enough space to fit two king-sized beds put next to each other. There was a small twin-sized bed, like in every room, but it was pretty comfortable, at least he found it that way.

A few feet from his bed was a desk with his Duel Disk and his deck laying on the top. This is where he usually worked on his deck when he got bored or wanted to make a change. It also had a few drawers, which is where he kept his cards, and a few tools.

On the wall right next to his bed was an intercom, and on the wall opposite of that one was a clock. The room itself was just a bland grey-ish color. Kai lied down on his bed and reached for the locket that was next to it. He took a quick look at it, and threw it at the wall. "So much for love, huh? Been stuck here for a year thanks to you..." he said to no one in particular.

He closed his eyes and went to sleep...


The next day, he was back at the Mess Hall, eating breakfast. His crew was sitting around him, like always. Today, the place was pretty loud, with everyone talking about the big news.

"Hey Kai, did you hear? Director Yeager is coming here!" said Tueur.

"Why is that?" he asked.

"I don't know. They say its top secret, or like the guards say, 'Shut the hell up, already'." he replied.

"I heard that the only time that such higher ups in Security ever come here is when something of huge importance is going on." said Greuto.

"Anyways, that's not what really matters. What I would like to know is what you are going to do with the guy who keeps trying to challenge you?" asked Crusher.

"What guy?" he asked.

"Apparently there's someone from the Judir Clan who says he can beat you like there's no tomorrow. Now, you aren't going to let him get away with that, are you?" he explained.

Before could even open his mouth to say something, he was interrupted by Tueur. "Did you forget what kind of person Kaiser is? He doesn't have to duel this guy! Besides, the guy obviously hasn't heard about Kai, so let's just ignore him."

"No." said Kai. "I'll duel him. Tell him that if he really wants to get this done, then he should meet me at the tracks in a couple of hours."

"Alright! That's what I like to hear! Greuto, let's go and deliver the message!" said Crusher as they ran off, telling everyone.

Tueur decided to stay behind, however. "You sure you want to do this, Kai? You are acting kind of different lately."

"I'm fine."

"Alright then. I'll make sure that your ride is ready by that time." he said, patting him on the back and leaving the room.

Kaiser sighed again, and left to check out his deck before his duel.


It was now ten am, and the prisoners were in the stands, getting ready to watch the duel between Kaiser and his challenger. Kaiser was sitting on his Duel Runner, it was streamlined, grey, and with a couple of black dots on each side.

Just arriving onto the track was his opponent. His Duel Runner a dark blue color, and was very similar to Kai's Duel Runner. "You ready?" said Tony.

"Yeah, I'm ready." replied Kaiser.

They both started revving the engines, waiting for the moment until they were able to go.

(4000-4000) [0-0]

A loud beeping noise was heard, and both duelist rode off. "Since I'm the one being challenged, I'll go first!" said Kai, drawing a card. He took a look at his hand, which consisted of: Masked Dragon, Phantom Dragon, The Dragon's Bead, Mirage Dragon, Speed Spell-Angel Baton, and Dragon Treasure.

"I'll start by setting two cards on the field, and then I'll summon Masked Dragon (1400/1100) in defense mode! Your move." His Dragon's Bead and Dragon Treasure appeared face-down on the field, with Masked Dragon hiding itself behind its wings.

(4000-4000) [1-1]

"That's it?" asked Tony as he drew his card. "I'll start by activating the continous spell, Dimensional Fissure!" The card appeared on the field, and right before it was a dimensional rip that seemed to suck in whatever it could. "From this point on, any monster sent to the graveyard will be removed from play. Next, I'll summon Medium Piece Golem (1600/0) in attack mode!" A humanoid-looking, mechanical rock monster appeared on his field, its red eyes looking at Kai.

"Attack his dragon!" The golem jumped towards Masked Dragon and shattered it to pieces with a mighty punch.

"Remember, your monster's effect won't work since it was removed from play due to my spell card. Now, I'll set two cards and end my turn."

(4000-4000) [2-2]

Kai drew a card. His original plan had failed, but it wouldn't stop him. He looked at the Ekibyo Drakmord that he drew. "I'll summon Mirage Dragon (1600/600) in attack mode!" The large yellow dragon with the ghostly body appeared next to Kaiser's Duel Runner, flying at the same speed. "Thanks to his effect, you cannot activate trap cards during the battle phase. I'm not done yet, though. I'll equip my Mirage Dragon with Dragon's Treasure, which will increase its attack and defense points by 300!"

Mirage Dragon roared as it glowed and its attack points went up to 1900.

"Now, destroy his Golem!" The dragon turned around and flew at Medium Piece Golem, crushing it to pieces.

"I end my turn."

(4000-3700) [3-3]

"You did well, but I'm afraid that its not good enough." he said, drawing a card. "I'll set a monster, and a card, then end my turn."

The two cards appeared, with the spell or trap that he set disappearing.

(4000-3700) [4-4]

"Alright." he said, looking at the card he had just drawn. "I'll summon Armed Dragon Lv.3 (1200/900) in defense mode!" The small orange dragon appeared next to Mirage Dragon, using its small arms to defend itself.

"Mirage Dragon, attack his monster!" The dragon flew at the concealed monster and attempted to crush it, but it was thrown back. "What the-?"

"Surprised?" asked Tony. There was a big green rock that was breathing a heavy fog out of its mouth. "Its called Stone Statue of the Aztecs (300/2000)! Its got a great defense, and whatever battle damage you receive from attacking this card is doubled!"

Kai groaned a bit as his Life Points went down.

"In that case, I'll just end my turn now."

(3800-3700) [5-5]

"I'll start my turn by activating the trap card, Rock Bombardment! Thanks to this, I can just discard a Rock-Type monster from my deck, and you take 500 points of damage!" The trap card lifted itself up as he took a card from his deck and discarded it, then it fired a yellow beam that hit Kai squarely in the back.

"Now its time for an upgrade! I'll sacrifice my Stone Statue of the Aztecs to summon, Castle Gate (0/2400) in defense mode!" A large grey gate with a red door appeared on his field, its huge size casting a shadow over the two turbo duelists.

"I think I'll end my turn there."

(3300-3700) [6-6]

Kai drew a card and watched as his speed counters went up. 'Quite an annoying defense, but I think I can see where this is going.' he thought.

"Go get him, Kai!", Kick his ass, Kai!", "Tear this loser to shreds!", were comments from the spectators. As expected, they were all rooting for Kai. Kai just did as he usually did. He ignored them.

He looked at the card he had just drawn. It was Armed Dragon Lv.5. 'Good. With that spell of his, this is the only way to summon him...'

"I'll start by sacrificing Armed Dragon Lv.3, and summoning Armed Dragon Lv. 5 (2400/1700) in attack mode!" The small orange dragon disappeared, and in its place, was a larger version of itself, covered with red armor.

'Hm... Can't use its effect... Guess I'll just have to mount my defenses until I can get rid of that spell.'

"Your turn."

(3300-3700) [7-7]

Tony smirked as he drew a card. "Looks like you're stuck. Well, let me make this harder for you. "I'll summon Fossil Tusker (1800/0) in attack mode!" A large white, rocky mammoth, appeared next to Castle Gate. "Now, I could easy rid the field of that Mirage Dragon of yours by destroying it along with my monster, but I have a better idea. I'll use my Castle Gate's effect, and sacrifice him!" The mammoth let out a guttural moan as it charged through the door, which began to glow.

"Now, I get to hit with damage that's equal to my monster's original attack score!"

Kai winced as he was hit with the phantom pain and lost Life Points.

"Go ahead. Try to beat me."

(1500-3700) [8-8]

Kai listened to the crowd as he drew his next, them chanting his name, telling him not to lose.

He looked at the card he drew. It was Burst Breath. 'Pretty good card... I can use this. However, I need to make sure I save it for when its needed...'

"I'll set a card on the field, then I'll activate the equip spell, Ekibyo Drakmord, and equip it to Castle Gate!" The large began to corrode, and was covered in a dark green rust mixed with moss and lethal bacteria. "In two turns, you are going down!

"Now, I'll sacrifice my Mirage Dragon, and summon Tiger Dragon (2400/1800) in attack mode!" Mirage Dragon disappeared in a flash of light, and a large dragon, which was orange with black stripes like a tiger, was in its place. "Thanks to its effect, if I summon it by sacrificing a Dragon-Type monster, it can destroy two of your set spell or trap cards!" The dragon let out a fiery breath, and two of Tony's set cards were burnt to ashes.

"Its your move now."

(1500-3700) [9-9]

"I'll get you for that!" growled Tony.

"I'll summon Seismic Crasher (1400/300) in defense mode!" A young warrior dressed in blue clothes and wielding two large swords appeared next to the large gate. "Thanks to his effect, I can destroy my Dimensional Fissure, and then slam you with 500 more points of damage!" The swirling portal slowly closed, and Seismic Crasher glowed, shooting off a beam that hit Kai in the back once again.

"Next, I'll activate the speed spell, Summon Speeder!" The warrior disappeared in a flash of light, and in its spot was a large rock. Its face took up most of its body, and it had small arms and legs. "Thanks to this, I am able to summon, Big Piece Golem (2100/0) in attack mode!"

The whole crowd was cheering words of encouragement and of shock, as they watched as Kai was about to lose a duel to such an egotistical jerk like Tony. Then, the impossible happened.

(1000-3700) [9-9]

"Now, I get to use Castle Gate's effect!" he started, but he was shocked into silence when he saw Kai's Tiger Dragon let out a fiery breath and incinerating every monster on the field. "What the-?"

Kai chuckled. "I saw your deck's strategy from the beginning. Its obvious that you were just trying to mount your defenses while taking out my Life Points without fear of facing my monsters. At first, I thought that the Dimensional Fissure that you were using was to summon something big.

Then, I realized that you were bragging about how you could beat my deck, so I figured out that it was there to stop me from using monster effects to summon something that would be strong enough to defeat your Castle Gate!"

Then, Tony laughed. "In that case, you should know that I always come prepared! I was worried about you using that card, so I got rid of Dimensional Fissure because of that! I'm still in my main phase, so I can remove Seismic Crasher from play to special summon Gigantes (1900/1300) in attack mode!"

A large red ogre wearing greek armor and holding a large tree trunk appeared on the field. "Since I'm in my battle phase now, I can attack you directly and win this duel!"

"You sure you want to do that?" asked Kai.

"What do you mean by that?" Tony's question was answered soon enough. Floating next to Kai's Duel Runner was a large dark green dragon, with a ghastly face and a ghost tail.

"What is that thing? And how did you summon it on my turn?"

"Because you made a fatal mistake. You assume that you know every single trick up my sleeve. You see, Phantom Dragon (2300/2200) is a pretty good card. If you special summon a monster, I can special summon it from my hand. So, you going to attack, or not?"

Tony growled. "This isn't over yet. I'll get you next turn!"

(1000-3700) [10-10]

"There's not going to be a next turn!" said Kai as he drew his next card. "I'll summon Fusilier Dragon (2800/2000) in attack mode! However, when I summon it without sacrificing, its attack and defense scores are cut in half." The mechanical dragon let out a roar as its attack score fell to 1400, and its defense score fell to 1000.

"First, I'll activate the effect of Speed World 2! At the cost of four speed counters, you take 800 points of damage for each speed spell in my hand, and I just happen to have one!" Tony began to glow as his Life Points went down.

(1000-2900) [6-10]

"Next, I'll activate the speed spell, Angel Baton!" He drew two cards, and discarded one of them. "Now, to turn this duel around!" he said with a smile on his face.

"I'll equip my Fusilier Dragon with Megamorph!" The crowed cheered as Kai's dragon regained its original attack points. Since Kai's Life Points were lower, he could double the attack points of the monster that was equipped with this card.

"Phantom Dragon, attack his Gigantes!" The dragon spewed out a poisonous haze that caused the monster to shatter into pieces. "And since there isn't anything protecting you... Fusilier Dragon, attack him directly!" The mechanized dragon roared and fired a beam that reduced the rest of Tony's Life Points to zero.

Kai slowed down to a stop, while Tony's Duel Runner had made a sudden stop just a few feet ahead of him. The crowd cheered and shouted out Kai's name. Once again, he had proven the right to be called Kaiser.

A small crowd gathered around the two turbo duelists as they got off the track and back into the garage. Little did they know, they were being watched...


The Head Officer of this place had his own private office, at the very top of the building. It was large and decorated with so many expensive things that one feared moving at all in that place due to the thought of breaking something they shouldn't have.

In that office, there were television sets that displayed everything in the building, from security cameras, to the duels on the track. Of course, they could just as easily watch from the glass windows that showed a great view of the track.

Looking from the windows, was Director Yeager, watching the duel with great excitement. "That's it! That's what I'm looking for! Get me that duelist right now!" The guards did as he said, running out of the room.

Moments later, the guards came back with Kai in tow. They sat him down in the chair before the Head Officer's desk, which Yeager was using as if it were his own.

"I suppose you'd like to know why you are here." said Yeager.

"I believe that's obvious..." replied Kai.

"You see," started Yeager, getting up from the chair and walking towards the window. "Sector Security is the only organized police force in all of Neo Domino. Basically, we get the job done most of the time, but there are times in which we can't catch the criminals. Problem is, most of these are actually some of the worst criminals that could ever roam the streets, and lately, they seem to be increasing in number."

"What does that have to do with me?" asked Kai.

"I saw your duel. I got to thinking, 'Maybe this guys can help us!', 'Maybe he could work for us, and catch all those criminals that slipped through our hands!'. Honestly, I came here to speak with the Head Officer about how to catch these criminals, but after that duel, I figured it out myself."

"That's nice and all, but I'm in jail, in case you've forgotten."

Yeager laughed. "I haven't forgotten about that. I was thinking that maybe we could make some kind of deal..."

"What kind of deal?" he asked suspiciously.

"Alright. If you do this for me, you will be pardoned and are allowed to leave this place. Not only that, but I'll even give you a nice little apartment to be in while you rest or relax from your job. You'll get orders from me about who your target shall be, and you'll be free to do as you wish in Neo Domino as long as you do your job right."

Kai thought about this for a moment. "Well, in that case, I have a few conditions of my own."

Yeager laughed after he heard the conditions. "That's all? Well, that's certainly not hard to do, but releasing you and your crew could cause problems. If you prove to us that you can pull this off, then I'll agree to those terms. Think of it as a... 'security' deposit."

Kai nodded. "Fine, but I'll still need that deck."

"Deal." said Yeager.

In less than an hour, a contract was drawn up and signed. "Good. You'll work during the night, and I already have your first targets." he said, handing over a couple of yellow folders marked 'Classified'. Kai took a quick look over them, and set off.

It was almost midnight, and Kai was on a streamlined Duel Runner. It was similar to the one he used, but it was completely black, with five white streaks running from the front to the back. He was dressed in a black jumpsuit, and wore a cape.

Yeager was standing next to him, a smile on his face. "Here you go." he said, handing him over his new deck. Kai took a quick look at it, and set it in his Duel Disk. "Alright. I'm ready." he said, revving the Duel Runner's engine.

"Good. Just remember. All you have to do is beat these two guys, and I'll come through with my end of the deal." said Yeager.

Kai nodded, and rode off into the city.

'I won't fail... Too much rides on this for me to fail...' he thought. A determined look was on his face. "I coming for you..."

End of Chapter 2.


A hardened criminal with a dueling record that can almost go toe-to-toe with Yugi Moto's has been released from the highest security prison in all of Neo Domino and Satellite. He's a top-notch turbo duelist, and he's out for revenge! Phantom is here, and he's going to turn Neo Domino City upside-down! Be on the lookout for: Combo Platter!


A/N: Wow. Finished the whole chapter in only one day. I'm amazed at myself. If you want someone to blame this on, then blame Digidramon and CyberCommander for making such awesome fanfics and inspiring me to get to work on mine. Don't forget to R&R, and I hope you are having fun reading this.