"Hey Yusei?" Crow said groggily, getting his waffle from the toaster.
"Yeah?" Yusei said, coming up from the garage to get a poptart.
"You seen Jack? I stayed up all night to apologize, but he never came back." Crow said, some of the grogginess gone from his tone.
"No." Yusei said, looking to his phone. Usually Jack would've texted or something by now. It had been almost nineteen hours.
"Oh." Crow said, disappointed. Just then, his phone started to vibrate.
"Hello?" Crow asked.
"Have you seen Jack? He won't pick up my calls. Or answer back my texts." it was Luna.
"Uhh, no. We haven't. Why do ya ask?" Crow asked suspiciously.
"My friends from the duel spirit world say that there's a disturbance." Luna said, kinda missing the question.
"Who is that?" Yusei asked.
"Luna. She's asking bout Jack." Crow said to Yusei, and Yusei's eyes widened.
"Let me talk to her." Yusei said, and Crow handed him the phone.
"Luna, what's up?" Yusei asked, confusion and worry in his voice.
"YUSEI! It's Red Dragon Archfiend! It's going crazy! It's thrashing and roaring and keeps harming innocent creatures! We don't know what's wrong with it!" Luna nearly shouted in the phone. Yusei winced at the schreeching girl at the opposite end of the phone.
"Luna, Luna! Calm down! What are the other dragons doing about it?" Yusei asked, ssuddenly urgent to find Jack.
"They've encaged him. But when they imprisoned it, their powers were drained. It was mistaked that the dragons were trying to drain his powers for their own gain. Then something happened and they lost almost all their powers. Then Red Dragon escaped. I'm afraid Yusei. What's happening?" Luna said, her voice wavering.
Yusei was quiet. He didn't know what to think. What was happening?
"I don't know Luna. But everything will be okay. We'll find Jack and we'll figure things out." Yusei said finally. He tried to stay sure. He needed to find Jack.
"Okay. Well, text me when you find him." Luna said, hanging up the phone.
"What was that all about?" Crow asked as I handed him back his phone.
"Something's wrong. We need to find Jack. Now." Yusei said with seriousness. Crow nodded, and followed his blue eyed friend into the garage. Bruno sat at the computer, typing furiously. He turned with a smile.
"What's up guys? Hey, you seen Jack? I just upgraded your guy's duel runners. I just need to upgrade his and you guys can do some test runs." Bruno said, but when he saw the teen's faces, his happy mood dimmed.
"What's wr-" Bruno was inturrupted by the rigging of the door bell.
"I'll get it." Yusei said, walking to the front door.
Furious knocking pounded the door. 'Jeez. Maybe it's Jack.' Yusei thought as he opened up the portal. He was suprised to find Mina, Trudge, and two Secter Security officers waiting at the enterance.
"Uh.. Hey Mina. Trudge. What you guys doing here?" Yusei asked, suspicion creeping in his voice. The two looked at each other, and back to the boy.
"Yusei, is Jack here?" Trudge asked in his gravely voice. He felt Crow and bruno walk up behind him.
"No, we all were actually lookin' for him this morning. Is there a problem? Did he do something wrong?" Yusei asked, worry in his voice.
The company of four nearly gasped, Mina placing a hand on her heart.
"Y-you mean you don't know? Oh this is bad. This is really bad." Mina was speaking out loud, Trudge trying to calm her down.
"What is going on?" Crow asked, anger in his tone.
"May we please come in?" One of the officers, who they recodnized as Kaz, piped up.
"S-sure." Yusei said, letting them come inside. They went directly to the T.V.
"Hey! What gives!" Crow announced loudly, changing the channel he was watching.
"I think it is better if you see this. Just... be aware." Mina said, as the officer stayed on a channel. The news caster was discussing an accident.
"Supposedly, at about 1:30 this morning, Jack Atlas, ex-riding duel champion, was riding down the Gatlin highway, when he was gunned down by an unknown gunman. The attacker shot his runner, making the engine explode. Investigators think that the young duelist was ejected from his runner, thrusting him several feet away. The attacker advanced once more, shooting the teen twice. Blood was found at the scene, and... What was that? Oh, no. Breaking news! The blood found at the scene was confirmed to belong to Mr. Atlas. I repea-" the announcer was obviously a fan. She sounded nearly in tears.
"SHUT IT OFF!" Crow said suddenly, grasping the sides of his head, covering his ears. Crow was nearly in tears. Mina changed the channel, but it was another news channel.
"Police report that Mr. Atlas has not been found, or why he had been brutally attacked. Had he been abducted, to be buried in an unknown location? Or had the perpitrator left after he shot the duelist, and the boy some how got away? Or had he been thrown over the edge of the highway? Police think this unlikely, for no blood was found near the railing. Still, Secter Security is searching the ocean. Either way, this is not looking good. This is Barbra Johnson. If you have any information about this incident, call-" the video of the exploded, burning runner was displayed above the number. It was truly a gastly sight. Pheonix Whirlwind seemed so strong, especially with its rider. Now, to see it broken and shattered like glass, it was impossible to forget.
"I SAID SHUT IT OFF!" Crow shouted, taking the remote from the officer and shutting off the T.V. in one click. Crow was trembling with anger.
"Crow, it's okay. Remember last time? Jack was okay. I bet he's okay now." Bruno tried to councel, but Crow was beyond it.
"It's not okay! If I didn't start that stupid fight, then he wouldn't have gone out! Then he wouldn't have gotten shot! He's dead, Bruno!" Crow shouted.
"We don't know that yet. He could sti-" Mina tried to give hope, but Crow wasn't buying any of it.
"Look at the facts Mina! Two outta three say Jack's dead, and it's all my fault. GOD DANG IT!" Crow shouted, chucking the remote to the ground, having the batteries fly out the back and the object scattering everywhere.
"Either way, the gang should know about this." Yusei said, trying to keep his composure. He couldn't fathom it. Jack Atlas. The strong, indestructable, hard headed Jack Atlas, his brother! Dead?
"They all know. They were gathered at the little girl, uh, Luna's house moments ago. they're waiting for your arrival." Trudge said, and Crow stomped off to the garage. Before anyone could react, the bumblebee colored duel runner was gone.
"Just let him go. He needs to think." Yusei said.
"Hmm... this is a fine phone Jack. Mind if I keep it?" Johnathan asked darkly to the semi-concious teen that was chained to the wall.
"You'll pay for this." Jack grunted out, pain shooting through every fiber in his being. Jack surpressed a wince.
"Seeing as though I'm not the one chained and shot, I don't think you're in the best position to try and fight right now Jack." Johnathan said, heartlessly kicking Jack in the rib, directly on the gunshot wound.
Jack wanted to cry out, but he wouldn't give this monster the satisfaction. So, all that came from his lips was a grimace.
Suddenly he heard his phone vibrate. Some one was texting him. Jack was about to slip into darkness again, when John asked,"Who's Carly? She seems to be fond of you. And you never erase any of her messages. Hmmm... a girlfriend perhaps. Some company for my guest."
Jack suddenly saw red. At the thought of anyone harming her, he saw red. In a sudden burst of energy, he got up from the floor, and struggled against the restraints, trying to grab at the monster with ferocity.
"You will never harm a hair on her head! I will kill you! My friends will come, and they will find you!" he said, venom dripping from his words. Johnathan dismissed it.
"Oh yes. Yusei, and that incepid Crow. I heard you have made quite a few friends, have I heard right? Some bear with you the mark of the Crimson Dragon. Ah... yes. I was so wondering about how that works." John said, staring at the crimson mark that was etched into Jack's right arm.
"Over my dead body. Why do you even have me in here? I've done nothing wrong." Jack muttered, teetering on the brink of unconciousness.
"Revenge. You stole the only things in my life that meant something to me. I thought about doing the same to you, but I figure if I had the chance to kill you myself, why not do it?" the red eyed demon remarked, taking the club from his belt that held many other weapons such as guns, knives, and a serated whip.
"And this is a little token of my gratitude." John said with malice before kicking the blond teen in the chest, knocking the wind out of him, and making him crumple to the floor. He was waiting for any sound. A cry. A growel. But nothing, and it made him infuriated.
"Y-Y... You c-can't break me..." Jack said confidently, looking up at his attacker with violet eyes filled with hate. Heartly chuckled.
"We'll see about that." he said, kicking him in the face with his steel-toe boots and bludgering him into absolute unconciousness. Bones cracked under the force, but somehow, the blond never uttered a sound.
"Trust me Atlas," he said to the quivering, unconcious teen that bled furiously on the floor,"You have never experienced pain before. And trust me. I will break you."
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