Wow, wasn't episode 39 of Arc-V good or what? I thought this sort of thing would happen, considering Yu-Gi-Oh. You have Yugi who has Yami (or Atem), Jaden had the Supreme King, Yusei had the Crimson Dragon, Yuma had Astral or the Zexal Forms and now, Yuya is possessed either by Yuto or Dark Rebellion or even that same force which made Yuya Pendulum Summon in the first episode.

I was both scared and excited about what's to come for the series. But anyway, here's the next chapter. It's just a heartwarming Aero / Yuya friendship chapter.

Enjoy! Please read and review. : )

Chapter 3 - Housewarming

The 'test' duel between Yuya and Aero was going well, until Yuya tried to Pendulum Summon. But like in their previous duel, it failed with an error on Yuya's duel disk. "Why does it keep saying 'error'?" Aero smiled and explained what Yuya did wrong. "This is exactly what happened in our previous duel. Yuya, what you did wrong is that you got the scale wrong". Yuya questioned Aero. "Scale?" Aero nodded and explained. "When you Pendulum Summoned before, did you see a number below the magicians?"

Yuya thought hard about what Aero said, when he watched the duel between him and Ishijima. He seemed to notice that when he Pendulum Summoned, there was some sort of number below them. "Yes! I do remember! I used Timegazer and Stargazer!" Yuya realising this, decided that he wanted to start again and try again. "I get it now! Can we start again?" Aero smiled. "Sure thing Yuya! Let's see if you can get it this time". Yuya pressed the reset button on his duel disk, while Aero took the deck out, since his duel disk was an older model.

Yuya and Aero shuffled their decks and drawn their five cards, Aero looked at Yuya. "Do you have Stargazer and Timegazer in your hand?" Yuya looked at his hand and answered Aero's question. "Yes I do! Let's try this again!" Yuya picked two cards from his hand and showed them to Aero. "I set the Pendulum Scale with the Scale 8 Timegazer Magician and the Scale 1 Stargazer Magician! Setting the Pendulum Scale!" Yuya placed the two Magicians on each end of his duel disk and the word 'PENDULUM' was shown between them. Then two blue beams of light were shown and in the beams were the two magicians, they flew up until they stopped and a number was shown below them. Timegazer had a 8 and Stargazer had a 1.

"Come forth my monsters!" Just like what happened in the Strong Ishijima duel, a spiral was shown between the two magicians and three different coloured beams came out of it. One was lime green, one was light blue and the other was red. "Performapal Whip Snake! Performapal Sword Fish! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Odd-Eyes gave a roar at its entrance and Aero had a big smile on his face. "You did it Yuya! You made the perfect Pendulum Summon!" Yuya looked up at his magicians and the other monsters around him.

"I... I did it?" Yuya was too overshocked to say anything, but Aero helped him out. "Well, I done it. I helped you with Pendulum Summoning, now... do you have any room at your place?" Yuya who had just got over the shock, didn't realise that Aero was asking a question. "Huh? Sorry, did you say something?" Aero smiled as Yuya looked lost. "Is your successful Pendulum Summon getting to you? I asked you, 'Do you have any room at your place?'" Yuya answered, "Uh... yeah. I think so..." Aero hugged and added, "Great! Looks like we get to be roomates!"

Yuya smiled at Aero, he was overjoyed to have a friend like Aero. Yuya was still amazed how someone like him could duel, but he was curious about how easily Aero could trust him. "Okay then, let's go to my place. My mom always welcomes guests". Aero smiled and replied, "Great, lead the way". So along the way to Yuya's house, Yuya was asking more questions to Aero. But Aero suggeted to ask questions in his house instead as he was hungry. As they reached the front door, Yuya warned Aero.

"My mom likes to take care of stray animals and if she sees you-" Aero held his hand as he knew what Yuya was going to say. "Don't worry, I'll keep my mouth shut, for now, you're the only one I'm talking to since you are the only one I trust". Aero put his goggles on and Yuya opened the door with his house keys he kept in his pocket. "Mom! I'm home!" They both entered and they were in a large room which was both the living room and the kitchen. Aero looked around as he was admiring the design and the comfort of Yuya's house, but he was slightly confused when he saw a metal pole close to him.

"I use that to get down from my room quickly". Aero didn't make a sound, but nodded as he understood. "Oh, who is this Yuya?" Both Aero and Yuya looked at who was asking that question. It was a woman with blonde hair in a ponytail, she had green eyes and was wearing a green top and cream trousers. "Mum, this is my new friend Aero". Yuya's Mum looked at the Mobian Hawk, confused. To avoid further confusion, Aero walked up the stairs and explored the rooms upstairs. "Yuya, what is he exactly?"

Yuya looked at Aero, then at his mum Yoko. "Aero is a Mobian Hawk, he told me himself and he's a bit shy to talk to others". Yuya looked up to see Aero walking into his bedroom. "I'll talk to him a bit more..." Yuya was about to walk away, but Yoko stopped him and asked Yuya, "When dinner is ready, could you tell your friend that he is free to talk to me anytime?" Yuya turned around to see his Mother's face. "Sure Mom, I'll be sure to tell him".

Meanwhile with Aero, he was exploring the three rooms upstairs while Yuya explained the situation. Aero found Yuya's bedroom, due to the circus balls that were left in the room and he found a poster by his bed. The poster showed a man wearing a top hat, he had brown eyes and he had a coat on that a ringmaster would wear. 'Is this Yuya's Father?' Aero didn't know how long he was looking at the picture, but he heard Yuya. "That's my Dad, he disappeared three years ago. He was supposed to duel Strong Ishijima, but he never showed up and I haven't seen him since that day".

"Wow, at least you have a Mom and a Dad. My parents are dead, died when I was just two". Yuya looked shocked, but sad at Aero. "I'm so sorry, Aero". Aero cheered Yuya up by smiling at him. "Don't be. My friends are family to me, including you Yuya". Yuya blushed a little, but then he wanted to start asking Aero some questions as he sat on his bed. "Where do Mobians come from? I've never heard of them before..." Aero smiled and answered, "Mobians come from this planet..." Aero showed Yuya his Field Spell card, Mobius. "...Mobius. A planet just like Earth, but with more creatures like me".

Yuya was a little confused as he said, "You mean... you're an alien?" Aero wasn't sure on how to answer that question as he was unsure, but he answered, "You could say that, but not like harmful aliens that have ray guns and UFOs. There are humans on Mobius, just not as many as Earth has, so the blunt answer is yes". Yuya looked down as he added, "So we're not really alone are we?" Aero wasn't sure if he heard that question right. "You mean like humans aren't the only species in the whole galaxy?"

"Yeah, but I'm glad that one alien is my friend". Yuya looked up at Aero with a smile, Aero smiled too as he was happy to hear what Yuya had said. "Next question Yuya? You must have lots of questions for me". Yuya asked, "Why does your duel disk look like that?" Aero raised a brow as he thought that was a random question and not about himself. "Well... to put it simply, I've got this way of traveling to different worlds or to different times and this duel disk came from the first of my travels".

Yuya looked at Aero questionably. "So where or when did you go to get that duel disk?" Aero looked at the duel disk as he remembered getting it in a duel. It was dark grey, but it had a marine blue edge and it was also blue where the deck and Extra Deck go. "I got this in a duel when I first arrived in Satellite, it seems to work here which is great". Yuya looked at the duel disk, then at Aero. "I never heard of this 'Satellite'". Aero shook his head and wanted to change the subject. "In Mobius, there is this energy that is contained in seven particular emeralds and this energy is what I use to travel places. It's called, Chaos Energy".

"Chaos Energy?" Aero nodded and explained the details of this particular energy. "It's a little hard to explain but, Chaos Energy is contained in everyone's bodies, but it depends on how these people act or if they used this energy often. With Chaos Energy, you can make knifes out of that same energy, you can teleport, make a big explosion, heal cuts or wounds and with the seven coloured emeralds, known as the Chaos Emeralds, you can become a powerful being for a small amount of time".

Yuya looked at Aero's eyes, confused yet interested. "Chaos Energy can do all that? How much energy do I have?" Aero studied Yuya's body as he was detecting any Chaos Energy. "You have a bit, but it's just one tenth of the amount that I have. Don't worry about it, this energy is completely harmless to your body". Yuya was looking at his body, wondering where that energy had come from. Aero looked at the pendulum pendant Yuya was wearing and wondered in his mind. 'Most of the Chaos Energy is in that pendant... just where did he get it from?' Yuya stopped looking at his body and was concerned about Aero as he stared at the pendant.

"What's wrong Aero?" Aero stopped staring at the pendant and looked at Yuya. "Did your Dad give you that pendant?" Yuya looked at the pendant as it gleamed from the sunlight, the pendant was a pair of dragon wings crossing each other and the gem was turquoise in colour. "Yeah, Dad gave it to me the time I was qualified to the Junior Championship when I was eight. Now it's a reminder to keep entertaining people with my dueling". Aero smiled as he was agreeing with Yuya, Duel Monsters should be played fairly and for fun, not to hurt people or use it for war.

"I feel the same way Yuya, I met a couple of duelists who either don't play fair or try to hurt others, but I stop them with my own dueling". Yuya smiled and replied, "We seem to have a bit in common... oh, my Mom said that you don't have to hide around her. You can talk to her anytime you like". Aero looked at the bedroom door and added, "That's nice of her..." Aero sniffed as he smelt something good. "...wait, is she cooking dinner?" Yuya had also smelt what Aero was smelling and he too smelt something good. "Dinner must be very soon then, shall we?"

Aero nodded and made his way down the stairs, while Yuya used the pole to go down. When they both reached the kitchen, there was a table full of dishes and bowls, filled with food such as fish, rice and dumplings. Aero sniffed and the lovely smell he smelt upstairs was a lot stronger. "This smells great!" Aero realised that he made a mistake, but Yoko heard him speak. "It's a pleasure to cook for all three of us, let us eat!" Everyone sat down in their seats and Yoko included, "Help yourself to what you can eat, Aero".

Aero looked at Yoko with a smile, but then filled his plate with food. He picked a couple of dumplings and spooned some rice and sauce. As Aero was eating, Yuya was curious about something. "Do Mobians eat what we eat?" Aero answered once he finished chewing. "Yeah, pretty much. Mobians eat what humans eat really, a friend of mine named Sonic is addictive to chilli dogs". Yuya tilted his head. "Chilli dogs? What are they?" Aero smirked a little. "Chilli dogs are basically hot dogs with chilli sauce on top".

Both Yuya and Aero talked about what they said at the bedroom to Yoko and they soon finished their dinners. Aero insisted on cleaning the dishes, but Yoko said that she could handle it herself. Aero wasn't sure as he kept asking, but Yoko turned to Aero and said, "Go and get settled in Yuya's room, I'll take care of everything here". Aero was about to head to Yuya's room, but Yoko added, "Aero, I'm glad you're living with us, even if you come from a far away place". Aero smiled and replied, "Thanks! I'll protect Yuya no matter what, trust me".

With this thought in his mind, Aero was setting up his bed which was a spare sleeping bag, but Aero didn't mind it as he slept in worse places before. "Do you miss your friends from Mobius?" Aero looked at Yuya as he too was getting ready for sleep. "Not really, because the monsters in my deck are my friends. Wanna see?" Aero passed the deck to Yuya, he looked at the deck and noticed some of the monsters Aero used in their previous duel. "Elemental Hero Mobian Scrap King?" Aero smiled. "Yeah, that's Scrap. We've been friends for about a year now".

"How old are you exactly?" Aero had to figure out his age, since the time zone was a lot different in Mobius. "In human years, I'm nineteen, but in mobian years, I'm ten". Yuya gave back Aero his deck and added, "So you're a couple of years older than me?" Aero was curious about Yuya's age. "How old are you?" Yuya answered simply, "Fourteen". Aero smiled as he replied, "Yep, older than you..." Aero raised his left arm up, ready for a handshake and added, "... let's be brothers, Yuya".

Yuya was surprised as he heard this, it's been less than a day and Aero taught him how to Pendulum Summon and become his friend. Now, he was suggesting to become someone closer to Yuya, being an older brother. "Alright Aero, brothers it is. But don't pick on me just because you're older than me!" Aero was laughing, but he covered himself inside the sleeping bag and laid down, ready to go to sleep. "Let's get some sleep Yuya, night". Aero closed his eyes and slowly drifted to sleep. Yuya was going to reply, but Aero was sound asleep and just decided to tuck himself in the duvets. 'See you tomorrow... brother'.

I liked that ending. : ) I feel happy with this and please review.

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