Follow to see what happens with Noeru as he leaves the comfort of his own home. I can always go back and change something if needed. Anyways. Enjoy the story. Yugioh is not mine and stuff.

At the theme park, Noeru was excited. He hadn't been outside his home his entire life. He had been in the garden behind his home but he was strictly forbidden to wander past the shrubs. Even though the yard behind it was part of the property, he wasn't allowed near it.

His job at the moment was to find his uncle Mokuba, and help him with something he would find out about as soon as he got there. He was a little nervous about walking through the front gate. Would people think he looked familiar? Would the family's secret be revealed?

He wasn't shocked to discover a lot of people showed up. It was eleven o'clock in the morning and people have come to prepare for the festivities which began in one hour. There was a Blue Eyes White Dragon Arena straight ahead; his father hadn't told him where to find Mokuba, but he had a feeling he might be in there. Although it wasn't grand opening time, some duelists have gathered there to practice dueling before the Grand Championship, the grand opening celebration of KaibaLand. As expected, he saw his uncle Mokuba, whom he actually saw on a regular basis. He refrained himself from calling to him and drawing attention to himself. Instead he walked over to him calmly. As he got closer he suddenly slowed and stopped. Standing beside Mokuba was Yugi Muto. Yugi was the 'World's Best Duelist' and was a big deal. He continued strolling towards Mokuba.

"Mokuba?" He pretended not to know when he got to his side. Mokuba looked up instantly.

"Tanaka, great to see you buddy," Mokuba greeted.

'So he knows,' Noeru thought to himself. "You too," he replied.

Mokuba went ahead and introduced his 'buddy'. "Guys, this is Noeru Tanaka. We met a while back and have been close friends for a while now."

"That's great, Mokuba," Yugi said. He thought it was impressive Mokuba was open and friendly towards them. It was no wonder he'd make at least one friend in his lifetime.

"You're Yugi Muto," Noeru had actually been a fan of Yugi, but never let his father know. "I'm a big fan. One day, I want to duel as awesome as you." It was all true. He'd heard about Yugi Muto online and set the goal to be as great of a duelist as he.

"Well, keep your friends close and trust your deck and the heart of the cards," Yugi said flattered and embarrassed.

In all his life of training for Duel Monsters, he had never heard of the term 'heart of the cards.' "What's the heart of the cards?" Noeru asked.

Before Yugi could explain, Mokuba guided him away before he gave away too much information. Noeru was here to do a job, not stand around and chat.

"You can learn that later, Noeru," said Mokuba. " Aren't you here for something? Did my brother send you?"

"Huh? Oh yeah, he wanted me to check the arena's security systems and firewalls; make sure they're up and running," Noeru felt embarrassed that he let himself get distracted. Noeru left, determined not to get distracted again.

He reached the place where he was supposed to check the security. But before he could press one button, the lights went out.

"Mr. Kaiba," Roland tried to get a hold of his boss.

"What?" Seto grew impatient. He was tired of everything happening at the wrong moments. For once he just wanted things to run as he planned.

"The Blue Eyes White Dragon Arena is closed off. Someone hacked into the system and shut everything down. The computer seems to have a mind of its own!"

'Noeru was supposed to check the security systems and update the firewalls,' Seto thought incredulously. 'Why didn't he? Did he not get there before it happened? What is going on here?'

Noeru was about to panic. The arena was locked down, cut off from the outside. The duel practice machine had a mind of its own and he didn't know how to stop it. Seto told him there was an emergency button, but he didn't know where it was located or what it looked liked. Noeru looked out the control room window to see the duel computer, up, running, and set to the highest level.

Upon reaching the duel-bot, Noeru learned they've been hacked. The computer set itself to the most difficult level, and a kid with an amateur deck was their only hope. Yugi had jumped up to take over, but kids began to question how he could win with a deck filled it monsters.

He played for a while, summoning dragon after dragon; not a single spell or trap card. However, through some luck of heaven, Yugi drew the card he gave the kid (Heart of the Underdog) and played it, winning the duel. The lights came on, the doors opened, and everyone was leaving, cheering with joy. Noeru wasn't sure who was behind this, but silently promised his father he would find out.

Everyone wandered outside to see Seto arrive in his KaibaCorp helicopter. Noeru kept his distance. He didn't understand why his father wanted his existence to be secretive. Then again, he thought. Perhaps I'm not meant to understand, and I'm not supposed to question Father in any way. I must obey everything he says.