New Domino City Dreams

Days aged into weeks, weeks aged into months, and months aged into years, and Aki still never let go of her dream.

One morning, just as the sun came up. The door opened in walked a grown up, beautiful Aki. Her hair was longer, and she kept it rolled up, with two bangs on either side of her head. She was in a Duel Academy uniform, as she had been taking night classes to help her become a pro, but it combined with a job, was no easy task.

Aki groaned as she put her uniform away. She saw a picture of her father, who had passed away.

"I'm almost there daddy," she said as she touched it. She then collapsed into bed, only to have her alarm turn on a millisecond. Aki then kicked it off, and sat up. She pulled out her typical attire, which was a red skirt with a red coat, and some other Victorian style clothes. But after getting it on, she then climbed into a red jumpsuit, and donned a red helmet. She left her apartment, hopped onto her Duel Runner, and sped off into the distance, and into the midst of the city.

In the South Land there's a city

Way down on the river

Where the women are very pretty

And all the men deliver

After pulling into a garage, Aki hopped off her runner, and onto the pavement, she removed her helmet, and took off her jumpsuit. She then ran up the stairs and into a restaurant slash garden area. She slid around the tree, and took multiple plates, and slid them off branches and onto a person's plate.

She giggled as the people praised her for her technique.

They got cards

It's always playin'

Start in the day time, go all through the night

When you see those cards playin'

Hear what I'm saying, it make you feel alright

Grab somebody, come on down

Bring your paintbrush, we're paintin' the town

Oh there's some sweetness goin' 'round

Catch it down in New Domino

Meanwhile, on the street, was a table with a sign that read Find Your Future, With your Cards. Sitting at the table was a tall well built man with pale hair, while two men and two women sat on the pavement behind him in the shadows. The sitting man wore a red and black cloak with the hood off. While the other four wore yellow, blue, green, and orange cloaks receptively, with their hoods on.

We got magic, good and bad

Make you happy or make you real sad

Get everything you want, lose what you had

Down here in New Orleans

The sitter, just happened to be Rudger. He pulled a card from the man's deck, it was the Serpent Night Dragon. Rudger, apparently, seeing something from it smiled. The man just frowned, and retraced his payment. Rudger smiled evily, and splashed the man with some kind of liquid. In a puff of smoke the man was now a snake, that looked shocked and slithered off.

Rudger and his comrades smiled, and laughed. The four then came over, and stood over him, dropping their hoods. One man was bald, the other had short, white hair; one woman had long black hair, the other also had long black hair. Rudger stood up and tossed the coin he got from the "customer" in his pocket. His eyes wandered, and he saw Mr. Leblanc riding past in a limo, counting his money. Rudger blinked, and one of his comrades picked the coin out of his pocket, and dropped it in his hand. Rudger growled as his comrades stink eyed Mr. Leblanc.

Hey partner, don't be shy

Come on down here and give us a try

You wanna do some livin' before you die

Do it down in New Domino

At the same time, it was the arrival of the pro duelist, Yusei Fudo, who wiped out three opponents with Stardust Dragon. His servant, Divine sighed as he lugged around Yusei's baggage. Yusei trotted around, showing off his dragon, until his past the restaurant Aki was working in.

Stately homes and mansions

Of the Card Champs and the Techno Kings

Rich people, old people, all got dreams

Dreams do come true in New Domino

Yusei leaned at Aki, while the girl just rolled her eyes, and moved off, while Yusei shrugged and cantered off again. Watching them was Rudger and his followers, whose names were Demak, Kiryu, Misty, and Carly.

Aki sighed as she past around more plates.

"You know Aki," one of the customers mentioned," Something I don't think I'll ever get over is the way you can pass out dishes." Aki shrugged.

"What can I say, I'm a girl of many talents," she remarked with a grin.

"Maybe one of those talents could be getting all these plates out?" her boss snapped," and don't tell me you still attend those night classes at the academy." Aki sighed.

"Look, I've got cards, and I've got skill," Aki remarked," But I'd like to see attend such jobs like that tough guy." The boss looked left and right.

"Just get these pancakes out there, and use your feet, not the trees," he instructed quickly. Aki giggled.

Mr. Leblanc then walked in.

"Morning Mr. L," Aki said.

"Morning Aki," Mr. Leblanc responded," What do you have today?"

"The usual," Aki answered, and just before she put the plates down, Sherry went through the doors at light speed, and collided with Aki, sending the plates flying. Aki managed to catch the plate in her mouth.

"AKI!!" Sherry screamed.

"Mmph, mmph," Aki tried to say around the plate, and after placing them on the table," I haven't changed my name." Sherry had also grown, she now was also beautiful, having waist-length blonde hair, and she wore a pink dress. (we have yet to see Sherry in her everyday clothes, so I did my best guess) After her best friend like her go, Aki put the plate down at Mr. Leblanc's table.

"So, what's the big news?" Aki asked. Sherry bounced up down repeatedly.

"Did you hear, the Shooting Star, Yusei Fudo, himself has come to New Domino city!" Sherry said, with more joy then a monkey on sugar high.

"Oh yeah, I guess I have," Aki said, more to herself than to Sherry. Something about that duelist frustrated her, he never had to work so hard to attain his champion title, while she rarely got more than five minutes of sleep.

"Guess what also happened?" Sherry said merrily.

"I suppose I will guess," Aki said as she finally sat down at their table," He's staying with your family." Sherry's rich status would obviously attract more people then Aki could keep track of.

"You're psychic!" Sherry shrieked, hugging her friend.

"He's staying as a guest of mine," Mr. Leblanc said, as he continued eating," He's also coming to my personal card tournament."

"Yes, then I can do my famous charm!" Sherry exclaimed," And make him my personal champ!" Aki wasn't even go ask.

"That's great Sherry," Aki said with a smile," Maybe you can also beat him if you tried hard, and MAKE him be your boyfriend." Aki was just kidding, but Sherry was too hyped up to recognize it.

"Really?" she cried," That's too great! I've got to get home and get ready!" She then pulled her father, who was still in the middle of having his breakfast out the door.

Aki sighed with a smile.

"If only it was that easy," she said.