I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's or the X-Men. I do own Lily. I don't own the song to Lavender's Blue. I also don't own the song Safe and Sound.
If anyone wants to see how Lily and Rogue look here are the links if anyone is interested. Just delete the spaces
latinashewolf. deviantart art/ Yu-Gi-Oh-5D-s- Lily-Howlett-603245210
latinashewolf. deviantart art/ YGO-5Ds-X-Men- Marie-Howlett-aka- Rogue-602342915
Also here is a pic of how the last Guardian/Priest looks.
latinashewolf. deviantart art/ Final-Priest-612375445
The Dreaming
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. - Oscar Wilde
Crimson Dragon POV
I kept watch over the four as they slept in my domain. The Guardians injuries that they sustained from their war were far too great to keep them barely conscious for long. It was no surprise that the Queen was the only one who could remain conscious to demand where she is. Even when she was knocked over many, many times in battle she would still keep going just as her father. It was interesting to see her still end up with her reincarnated adopted father. The four slept soundlessly as time passed in the world, waiting just until the true Signers were chosen.
The four in my domain were still dressed in the same outfit they came with. The duel spirit spellcasters I've called the day I brought of the four's arrival have cast a spell of renewal. This spell is slowly mending all damages that an individual sustained in battle. Physical injuries, clothes, equipment they had on their person, everything with the exception of mental damage they've sustained from the war, loss of: loved ones, family, friends, etc.
The curse they've all received from the first Dark Signer has been alarming, especially since it haunted their reincarnated souls every time their soul was reborn. Spellcasters have been searching to find the way to release it, however because the Dark Signer was the one to cast it, she may be the answer to releasing it. On top of that, she captured and corrupted hundreds of thousands of duel spirits and enslaved them as part of her army. This includes the wisest of spellcasters who could find a solution on curse placed on the Queen and Guardians. Until they are released it is best that some spellcasters only stay close to the four reincarnated individuals. There is no telling what can happen once it is time for them to awaken. Old allies of the Guardians have volunteered to become part of their duel deck and fight at their allies' side. As for the Queen, her loyal subjects have all wanted to join her. Some of the Queen's allies have been sadly captured by the Dark Signer. There is hope that with the defeat of the Earthbound Immortals, all those corrupted with evil shall be free from the darkness once more.
After a long while, it was time for the four to awaken. The next Signers were chosen after the previous ones failed. These Signers were definitely the ones. They all look heartbreakingly similar with some exceptions. One has become more arrogant, another more lost in her powers now that she has no guidance, another has become more scared of the world outside, and most of all, there is that Signer who lost his ability to smile freely. I can see parts of their reincarnated self and yet they've become a new person.
Four of the Signers have received a vision of the Queen and Princess. However, I've seen Goodwin with his brother's hand holding the mark of the Head. He is exasperated not being able to fully see the Queen and Princess. Goodwin is searching for them and is planning to have me appear. He is planning to have the Queen and Princess to duel with others in order to summon me. While the Queen would have no problem dueling, the Princess might struggle.
Many duel spirits volunteered to join the young one, but no one knows who she is compatible with. Its better if she pretends she doesn't know how to duel, her mother is strong enough to protect them both. In time the Princess would be able to duel alongside everyone else. Slowly everything shall reveal itself. The Guardians are too deeply injured to appear in a vision to the Signers, so instead the Queen and Princess shall be revealed to the Signers. Unfortunately the true 5th Signer is not Goodwin, but I believe the final true Signer has a bond with the other Signers and most likely will fight alongside them despite not having the Mark. The 6th Signer is kept secret, because he sacrificed his mark and most of his abilities to save his sister's life and abilities. If anyone found out, the Dark Signers would be able to use him against the others.
There is the situation with the Guardians. They have no marks and no memories and no idea of where the third Guardian may be. Not to mention that they are cursed. There is nothing else to do but to have faith in them. I have faith in them, the Queen, the Princess, Guardians and Signers that they will succeed.
Months later I saw that it was time. The four individuals floating asleep from the stasis spell placed on them. They began glowing a brilliant red before a burst of light glowed from the four and with that they banished deep in the area of the Satellite.
Author POV
Deep in the Satellite a storm appeared forcing the residents to take cover. In an open field lighting struck creating a red crimson flash, when the light faded in that spot laid three young adults in their early 20's and a 4 year old.
One Month after the Crimson Dragon awoke the X-Men - Rogue's POV
One month has passed since we woke up in this strange place called the Satellite.
One month has passed to find out we are at a different time.
Once month has passed since we realized we were the only surviving X-Men left.
One month has passed since we realized we are no longer hunted by Sentinels.
One month has passed where we all stayed together, tried to make shelter here without drawing attention to ourselves.
One month has passed before I was left watching the entrance of the abandon building we were taking refuge at. I watched as my only surviving comrades' walk away from my daughter and me.
One hour has passed since I had to explain to my daughter that her Aunt Kitty and Uncle John are not coming back for a while. I couldn't blame them, especially Kitty. The love of her life died before her eyes and we only wake up to see that we are in the future. None of us were supposed to make it through the war. Now what were we supposed to do?
15 minutes has passed since my daughter began sobbing that the only remaining family of ours left.
One minute has passed since I allowed the tears to fall from my face.
"No matter what happens sweetie, we will always be a family." I wipe the tears from her face as I continued. "Do you remember Lilo and Stitch?" At Lily's nod, I continue "Do you remember how Stitch left and when he looked at the storybook he realized he was lost like the ugly duckling?" I receive another nod. "Your Aunt Kitty and Uncle John are like Stitch right now, they feel lost. Because they left it doesn't mean that they hate us, they need time to themselves remember that they are not alone.."
"Really mama?" Lily asked me.
"You have to remember, us X-Men are experts at finding each other." I tell her. It was true; I mean Professor Summers found his long lost brother in Japan who happened to befriended Serenity who was my penpal. Jacinta mother and my adoptive mother found each other after 10 years of being separated across the sea. Professor X always found mutants and brought them to the mansion, telling them that they are no longer alone. John was angry when Serenity ended up with a non-mutant teenager and took off to the Brotherhood. But yet even he came back to the X-Men.
I held onto Lily "remember darlin' I will always be here for you." Lily didn't say anything but hugged me tighter.
As it began to rain outside I sat on the ground in my X-Men outfit with my daughter in my lap. Lily leaned her head to my chest as I stroked her hair with my gloved hand.
A song came to mind that fitted the situation perfectly.
Rogue part italics / Lily's part bold / both of them
I remember tears streaming down your face
When I said, I'll never let you go
When all those shadows almost killed your light
I remember you said, don't leave me here alone
But all that's dead and gone and passed tonight
To my surprise Lily joined in.
Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound
Author's POV
As mother and daughter held on to each other singing the hauntingly beautiful song they didn't realize that the pipes attached to the room they were in carried their voices out catching the attention of other residents.
Don't you dare look out your window darling
Everything's on fire
The war outside our door keeps raging on
Hold onto this lullaby
Even when the music's gone
Gone
Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound
Ooh, (ooh), ooh, (ooh)
La la (la la)
La la (la la)
Ooh, (ooh), ooh, (ooh)
La la (la la)
In one part of the Satellite a young man arrived home after hunting for metal scraps. He joined his friends only to hear the last of the song. It was only until the end he realized he has heard this voice before.
Just close your eyes
You'll be alright
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
The mother and daughter held onto each other a little longer before they heard a clapping sound.
"My, my dearies that was beautiful," said an elderly voice. Rogue stood up and swiftly positioned herself in front of Lily prepared for anything.
The elderly voice revealed himself to be a gray haired male with balding in the front with his hair combed back.
"Listen, I can help you two get back on your feet and a way out of here." The old man said to Rogue.
"A way out" Rogue said in skeptic tone.
"I myself am planning to leave the Satellite soon and head to New Domino City. However I can't leave until my job is complete. I am an old man and I need someone to help me finish. I have to get to New Domino City to join my son." The old man pleaded to Rogue.
Rogue took a breath and placed two fingers on her forehead. She pretended to think her options when she was really reading the man's mind. His story matched his memories, but in the old man's memories she saw John giving the man directions and accepted the letter from the old man. "How did you find us here?" Rogue asked curious to John's role.
"Your friend, he told me that you could help me and he said that he would find my son and bring him a letter I wrote to him." The old man replied. "I know this seems all too good to be true, but I want to help you. You and your little one should be out there in New Domino City where you can give her what she deserves, a happy childhood. I have a little shop with a spare bedroom you and your little one can use while we stay in the Satellite to finish my job." The old man told Rogue.
At this point Lily tugged on her mother's pants "mama?" She asked in curiosity of her mother's answer. The old man didn't seem dangerous to her, but then again she knew it would be better to listen to what her mama says.
Rogue smiled at her daughter. Rogue knew that she needed to give her daughter her best chance. Even though they were apart, her fellow X-Men came through. "Alright, we are in." She told the old man and together they made their way to his home.
When those three were long gone, a couple of individuals arrived to the shelter Rogue and Lily made shelter at.
"Hello! Anyone there!" A young man called out alongside his friends. However when the friends realized whoever was there was long gone they insisted to their friend that they should head back home.
"Come on Yusei, I don't think there here anymore" the youngest of the group said.
With reluctance the entire group made their way back home. "Alright Rally."
The old man said his name was Sarutobi and he is trying to make a trade route for Satellites who wish to leave to New Domino City to be able to as well as Satellites in New Domino City to bring over essentials like: food, clothes, medicine and most importantly cards. Sarutobi was convicted for a crime he didn't commit and was thrown in the Satellite. His son didn't know where he was until recently and once Sarutobi finishes his trade route he is going to reunite with his son.
Rogue asked curious why cards were important, that was when he said "looks like you're going to need lessons on Dueling 101."
Lily and Rogue looked at each other confused.
"By the way dearie, has anyone ever told you any history about the necklace?" Sarutobi asks the mother and daughter.
"History?" Lily chimes in. "Mama got it for her birthday."
"Well that necklace has a long piece of history related to dueling actually." Sarutobi said wisely as the trio got inside his home. "It is all related to dueling." He said mysteriously as he reached the table pulling out a stack of cards but not the kind Rogue was familiar with. No, these cards had pictures of them of different creatures of all kind. Rogue in a trance picked up one card feeling a pulse of attachment to it.
"Mama look, your necklace is glowy." Lily cried out in surprise and Rogue looked to see that indeed her necklace was glowing a bright crimson red.
"Looks like I'm going to start with the necklace history" the man told the two, completely unfazed by the necklace supernatural reaction. Instead he brought a teapot to the table with a plate of cookies.
Lily looked at her mother insisting that they have to listen to the story. "Alright" Rogue said wondering internally if fate decided to throw this at her. "We're listening."
"That necklace, a long time ago was worn by a benevolent leader, a queen who lead the People of the Stars…" Sarutobi began.
Two months after Rogue and Lily found themselves in New Domino City with Sarutobi at an airport. Rogue was no longer in her X-Men suit but instead she was wearing a black turtleneck shirt with an emerald green jacket, black pants and dark brown boots with black design. She also had brown gloves on to prevent any accidents if anyone touches her skin.
Lily for starters has her hair pulled into two pigtails braided and held by two purple ribbons. She had bangs brushed to the left side slightly above her eye. She is wearing red and black sneakers with yellow shoelaces, blue jeans and a dark blue shirt with a picture of Quilbolt Hedgehog and a crimson red jacket. She also carried a stuffed toy of the duel monster known as Junk Synchron, it was something her mother made for her once they got to New Domino City.
The old man hugged her and Lily goodbye not before leaving them with two presents. One was a deed to the house that used to belong to him in New Domino City the second was a duel deck for Rogue. Sarutobi's son also gave Rogue a card with instructions on how to find Blister so Rogue and Lily can get new identities.
Rogue found Blister with little to no trouble although he was reluctant to take such a risk to create the detailed identities that Sarutobi's asked him to do, he still did it. "So tell me, what are the names for you and your kid?" Blister asked.
Rogue took a deep breath before deciding. "My name will be Marie Howlett and hers is Lily Howlett."
"You know, I know you want to try to go as fresh as a start as possible, but what you pulled off with old man Sarutobi you can get all sorts of connections you might need. Right now if you want to make a clean start you are going to need some money if you want to really give her the best of everything." Blister told the newly dubbed Marie Howlett. "People would kill just to have you help them out."
Rogue knew that even though she wants her and her daughter as unnoticed as possible she felt that she may one day slip up hiding her mutant side. She thought that maybe it would be best if Marie Howlett and the Rogue be thought as two separate people.
"Do it mama," Lily chimed in newly awaken from her nap. "You can help others like Grampa Sarutobi."
"What exactly do you have in mind?" Rogue asked Blister.
"I'm the jack of all trades. I can hack into databases and construct rather useful items, like these ones here to bypass Sector Security. If you can sneak around and help me get into other buildings the both of us working together can really get business here blooming." Blister told her.
Rogue wasn't surprised at all that Blister heard of Rogue's skill. Of course no one but Sarutobi knew of her powers. But with Rogue holding the memories and skills of Gambit a perfect thief, and that made honing his thieving skills second nature to her. Rogue knew that it was going to be tricky, but it can work. There is the apparent legend of the Signers and the Queen of the Crimson Light and if her gut feeling was right, there may be people who are on the hunt for the Queen. Even if Rogue claimed to not believe in the legend didn't mean that Rogue or Lily was safe from harm.
"Looks like you have a partner now," Rogue shook hands with Blister. "Just one thing, if anyone asks, they are looking for Rogue."
Blister looked at her curious about the name "you know, oddly enough that sounds rather good choice in name."
"Alright!" Lily cheered. She was more enthusiastic her mom didn't have to stop being mutant. She wanted other people who were punished for doing nothing like Grampa Sarutobi to have help. This whole situation seemed scary, but Lily knew that her mom will protect her.
Rogue looked at Lily in her arms then at the view of New Domino City. Rogue saw a plane already leaving New Domino City holding Sarutobi.
"Welcome to New Domino City"
Little did anyone knew, Sarutobi laughed at the irony of the situation while he was seated on the plane. Out of his bag, he took out a photo and smiled fondly at it.
"You were right Grandpa, the pendant, the legend, the Queen everything you said it was true." He told the photo with a smile of a burden relieved from him. "I wish you had the chance to see her, but don't worry," he whispered to the photo. "Goodwin never got a chance to lay eyes on the Queen's ace card. He even threw me in the Satellite waiting for me to crack and boy Grandpa as much as I did want to I knew that I could never hand it over. Also the card that held the friendship of both our families I made sure I kept it hidden. She will treasure it, just like you did, just as HE did with the other copies. Now you finally be at peace Grandpa. The Queen has returned." Sarutobi whispered as he put the photo back in the bag.
A flight attendant came forward to the old man. "Mr. Hawkins, is there anything you want?"
Sarutobi Hawkins smiled, "yes, darling would mind fetching this old man some champagne; it's time for me to celebrate."
The flight attendant smiled and made her way back. Old man Sarutobi looked out the window and smiled at the twinkling lights of New Domino City.
In the new home left for them, Rogue and Lily crawled into the same bed. Lily lied fast asleep beneath the covers while Rogue laid on top of it still looking out the window from the bedroom. She looked at the card deck that was slowly constructed with Sarutobi's help in the Satellite. She picked up the top card, the card that she first picked up in the Satellite causing her pendant to glow. She studied the synchro monster and couldn't help but admire the creature on the card. She smiled and whispered the name of the duel monster before putting it back on the card deck on her night table.
"Azure-Eyes Silver Dragon."
While her pendant gave a glow, the mark of four other individuals glowed in response.
Four months later, there were rumors of the legendary figure that appears to Satellite individuals in trouble. This individual was rumored to have powers beyond one's imagination. Many individuals dismiss these rumors, especially residents of New Domino City. However it's not until months later that this figure became more and more popular catching the attention of a few higher up individuals.
Director Goodwin looked at the reports of this figure assisting many Satellite individuals, helping them in any shape or form. Rex Goodwin sighed in frustration as he read reports of Satellite's Guardian Angel. This individual is known as "Rogue" or "the Rogue." The Rogue has been able to avoid detection of the finest of Sector Security and no one outside of the residents of Satellite or individuals helping Satellite individuals knows how the Rogue looks like. During this time many people high up became interested in finding who this "Rogue" is?
At the same time four individuals while they were interested in hearing about who is this "Rogue", they were more interested in the woman and child appearing in their dreams.
Jack Atlas – 10 months after the Crimson Dragon brings the Queen, Princess and Guardians to the Satellite
I've been running laps with my Duel Runner for several hours now. I've been told by Goodwin, Mina and that clown midget of Goodwin that I should be putting my focus for the next duel. Lately Goodwin has become more and more obsessed in finding this "Rogue." Why he is searching? I haven't the slightest idea, but I don't really care. I have more important things to focus on. Like the fact that apparently Yusei is planning to come over here to challenge me. Like that's ever going to happen.
But on the other note, Goodwin has been all but interrogating me constantly about any dreams I'm having. I have, but I haven't told Goodwin for selfish reasons. I wanted to keep this dream to myself. As odd it may be, every time I think about it I feel at peace and at the same time guilt.
In this dream I have I'm in a field of flowers, all different colors, different shapes and sizes. In the middle of the field was a woman sitting on the ground dressed in an elegant emerald green dress with golden jewels on her. She has a slightly transparent matching green cape draped around her shoulders. She had gold armbands on her wrist and a golden headpiece on her head. The woman's face I can never remember what it looks like. The only information I can remember is that she is in her early 20's, flawless pale skin, bust long brown hair which I only remember the back of her head and wears a pendant with a crimson ruby. She's picking the flowers on the field and smiled tenderly and lovingly to the little girl in front of her doing the same. The girl is a different story. Her I remember. She is around the age of five with shoulder black hair and slightly tanned skin. Her eyes are a tawny brown. She has a matching navy blue dress as the older woman only lacking the golden jewellery. The woman is singing to the little girl but every time I have this dream I can only make out what the beginning says. It's frustrating that I never hear the rest.
It's kind of poetic the first part of the lyrics that I only remember. I've never placed so much effort in trying to memorize only a piece of a lullaby.
The lullaby soothes me but yet taunts me because I took a chance to become King betraying all those to get ahead. But yet every time I see the woman and the little girl, why is it that my mind betrays me thinking of everyone I betrayed that day.
I stopped my duel runner and stormed back in my home. I felt so exasperated constantly thinking of the Satellite. No I can't let my mind get the best of me; I'm the King now, the Master of Faster, the Sultan of Speed, I am not some lowly Satellite. I took a deep breath trying to take some semblance of control within myself. I have fans waiting for me at a signing in the mall. I took a couple of deep breaths while making my way to the balcony to view the waters. As I look outside tried to calm my mind, without realizing it I was softly singing the lyrics of that lullaby I keep hearing.
Lavender's blue,
Dilly dilly,
Lavenders green.
When I am King,
Dilly dilly,
You shall be Queen.
Who told you so,
Dilly dilly,
Who told you so?
T'was my own heart,
Dilly dilly,
That told me so.
I calmed down mostly, and soon got ready for the autograph signing Goodwin signed me up for.
Couple of hours later I was ready to call it a day. I would have actually left the mall and taken off in my duel runner when I my arm began to feel a shoot of pain.
I was distracted by it stumbling for just a moment that I didn't notice the woman coming out of a shop and I bumped into her.
" 'Scuse me, ya alright" I heard the woman with a slight southern belle accent ask me. I turned to tell her to mind her own business when I really took a good look at her.
She looked to be in her early 20's with flawless, pale skin and tawny brown eyes. She has bust long brown hair with white streak framing her face. She was wearing a black turtleneck shirt with an emerald green jacket, black pants and dark brown boots with black design. She also had brown gloves on which was odd for this weather but none of that was what I was focused on.
On her neck rested a ruby pendant held on by a silver chain. It is the exact ruby pendant that keeps taunting my dreams. That was when I realized that this woman has the exact same eyes as the little girl as in my dream.
"Where did you get that?" I demanded grabbing her wrist and pointing at her necklace.
"What's the matter with ya? Let me go!" She hissed at me.
"Not until I get an answer" I demanded.
"Stay away from my mama!" A little girl yells out and before I could turn to see who this little girl was yelling at, I heard a childlike war cry and before I knew it I felt a shooting pain in my shins. That little girl kicked me!
I released the woman in favor of grabbing my shin that the little girl kicked. This time there was fans rushing to my aid when I yelled out, "what the bloody hell was that for!?"
To my surprise I saw the little girl with a pair of furious tawny brown eyes looking at me. She looked exactly like the little girl in my dreams. She has slightly tanned skin with black slight wavy hair pulled into two pigtails braided and held by two purple ribbons. She had bangs brushed to the left side slightly above her eye. She is wearing red and black sneakers with yellow shoelaces, blue jeans and a dark blue shirt with a picture of Quilbolt Hedgehog and a crimson red jacket. To my surprise, in her arms she clutched a stuffed toy version of Junk Synchron.
Before I could say anything back, I was crowded by fans asking if I was alright. I only heard the little girl reply, "stay away from my mama." But I was only able to catch a glimpse of the woman pulling her daughter away from me.
Who are they? I wonder.
Akiza Izinski – 10 ½ months later after the Crimson Dragon brings the Queen, Princess and Guardians to the Satellite
I let out an unladylike snort as I caught glimpse of the news today. Apparently "the Master of Faster" was making a fast move on a woman at the mall and that woman's daughter wasn't happy about that and kicked the man in the shins and threatened him.
I couldn't help but let out a laugh taking another look at the photo. Seeing the photo of the Jack Atlas expression is absolutely priceless.
Apparently the photo was recently sold to the media with an eye witness description of what was seen. It's a pity the photo wasn't clear shot of the child. I would have loved to seen the little girl's expression. I wish that I had a little kid like that. Not as my daughter but as a little sister. I've seen young children so innocent so untainted by the cruel world. I would love to have someone see me as their big sister. I would love at someone to see me as their big sister Akiza, not the Black Rose. I would love to have a little sibling follow me around and look at me like their hero.
Of course I have to remember, I am the Black Rose. No one is going to ever look at me like I am their hero. My own father called me a monster, my mother was scared of me. When I was scared of my own powers, all I wanted was reassurance that everything is going to be okay. Sometimes I just wanted a hug.
Lately these thoughts have been taunting my head since I've had that dream. In this dream I'm sitting in a field of flowers. It was beautiful with different colors and shades. I sat in the field with my legs crossed and feeling the gentle breeze of the wind. I wasn't alone though; there was a woman who sat behind me slightly brushing my hair with what seemed to be a brush. I couldn't see her but when I turned slightly, in the corner of my vision I saw that she was really pale, had an emerald green dress and a crimson ruby pendant. I wanted to turn to look at her, but I felt in such peace at the motherly touch I felt when the woman brushed my hair. She was not the only person there; in my lap was a little girl. She looked to be around 5 years old with slightly tan skin and wavy black reaching to her shoulders. She was wearing a navy blue dress and she rested her head on my lap and scrunched up her nose as she yawned. She looked at me and I saw that she had tawny brown eyes and she gave me an adorable sleepy smile.
How I wish I never wake up from that dream. I sighed as I got myself ready for bed at the Arcadia Movement. Sayer has been going on a search for this "Rogue." He mentioned to me that if I ever across the Rogue I must insist I must invite the Rogue to Arcadia Movement. I do wonder what sort of power this "Rogue" possesses to have Sayer looking so hard.
As I close my eyes, I do hope I have the dream of the motherly woman and the little girl. There is one thing that I wish to change from that dream. In the dream, the motherly woman is singing a lullaby but in the beginning its sounds muffled before it becomes clear. I never get to hear the rest of the lullaby because I keep waking up. As I close my eyes I tried to clear my head of the depressing thoughts of my childhood because of my powers. I softly sang to myself the part of the lullaby over and over until I fell into slumber.
Call up your men,
Dilly dilly,
Set them to work.
Some to the plow,
Dilly dilly,
Some to the fork.
Some to make hay,
Dilly dilly,
Some to cut corn.
While you and I,
Dilly dilly,
Keep ourselves warm.
When my eyes flutter open, I saw that it was them again. I smiled softly at the attention I was receiving from both a mother figure and little sister figure.
Luna – 11 months later after the Crimson Dragon brings the Queen, Princess and Guardians to the Satellite
"Come on Luna, some fresh air would do you some good." My brother complained as he dragged me to the grocery store.
"Leo" I complained as we got inside. "What good is fresh air if I am leaving one building to go to another?"
My egghead brother ignored. "We need ice cream, it's an emergency," he insisted.
I sighed as we made our way inside the store. My twin refused to listen to reason, well lot of things. When I duel, these weird things happen to me and Leo thinks I'm making excuses because he thinks I am going to lose.
Then there is the dream I've been having. It starts off with me in this scary forest. It's like in the scary movie where the trees are dead, there are no plants growing and you feel that something or someone is watching you. In this dream I'm running trying to find help and I think I see shadows chasing after me. At one point I trip over a tree branch and just before I get caught by the creatures a woman steps in front of me. She has brown hair past her shoulders and is wearing an emerald green dress with a transparent like cape on her back. I see gold jewellery around her arms and she raises a hand and it was engulfed in a crimson red light before she moved her hand and the red light was thrown towards the shadow creatures scaring them off.
Someone else was helping me up and I realized it was a little girl around 5 years old. She had a navy blue dress on like the woman but no jewellery. She had slightly tan skin and wavy black hair reaching little past her shoulders. She had tawny brown eyes looking at me worried. I heard a sound of someone crying but I didn't realize it was me crying. The little girl hugged me and I couldn't stop shaking as I hugged her. I didn't notice that the woman kneel beside me and pulled me to a hug. She stroked my hair and softly sang to me.
I close my eyes for a second only to open and find myself in a field of flowers. I still am hugging the woman and the little girl and I look at the woman's neck to see a crimson red ruby pendant. When I try to look at the woman I always wake up. I also never hear the whole song the woman sings.
Leo complains that I always sing that part in my sleep and because I always do it, I have it stuck in his head.
"Attention all shopped, today a special on our ice cream 70% off." The speaker goes off snapping me out of my daydream.
"Ice cream no!" Leo yelled joining the other shoppers in the stampede. I lost him in the crowd of running shoppers.
I sigh at my brother's behavior as I follow behind him slowly.
I softly began singing the song I was daydreaming about.
Lavender's green,
Dilly dilly,
Lavender's blue.
If you love me,
Dilly dilly,
I will love you.
Let the birds sing,
Dilly dilly,
Let the lambs play.
We shall be safe,
Dilly dilly,
Out of harms way.
I was about to sing it over when I heard Kuribon. That's odd, Kuribon has never appeared to me outside a duel before. I see Kuribon's transparent form float fast past one of the shelves and I immediately ran after her when I ran into someone.
"Are ya alright sweetie?" A kind woman asked me helping me up.
While she helped me up I took a look at her necklace and froze. It was the exact same one in my dream. I looked at the woman while I was trying to make it look like I recognize her necklace. She looked to be in her early 20's with flawless, pale skin and tawny brown eyes. She has bust long brown hair with white streak framing her face. She was wearing a black turtleneck shirt with an emerald green jacket, black pants and dark brown boots with black design. She also had brown gloves on which were odd for this weather. I was stunned when I realized she had the same eyes as the little girl.
"Sweetie?" the woman asks me again.
"Um, yes, don't worry. I'm fine. I was with my brother when I thought I saw…" then I trailed off. What was I supposed to say? I saw a duel spirit and wanted to see what she had to show me? Great what do I say?
"Whoo, whoo" I heard and turn behind the woman to see Kuribon hovering beside a pouch holding someone's duel deck. Kuribon floated over it before floating to the woman and back.
"Is this yours?" I dove past her to pick up the pouch. If Kuribon says they are hers then her deck can tell me what kind of person she is.
The cards say she is good, kind and they say that she is very sad (heartbroken actually.)
I immediately pass it to the woman.
"Thank you darling, darn I need to fix the strap." She said adjusting her pouch to her waist again. "Where you looking for someone?" She asks me.
"Yes, my brother wanted ice cream and when he heard the sale…" I trail off embarrassed by explaining my brother's attitude to a complete stranger.
The woman just chuckled at my expression. "My daughter reacted the same way when she heard about the sale too."
"Daughter?" I answered in a stunned tone "I mean…how old is she?" I corrected myself not trying to look rude.
"She's almost 5" the woman answers overlooking my previous reaction. "I believe they are this way." The woman said pushing her cart to the next isle.
I was amazed at the number of people crowding around to get all the ice cream. I know its hot out but this is ridiculous. That was when I saw Leo beside a shopping cart full of ice cream. Wait, why is he on his hands and knees?
He took a look at me and sighed in relief.
"Luna, where were you? Never mind, guard the shopping cart. I'm going in." He motions to the shopping cart where I saw a stuffed toy of Junk Synchron sitting in the cart passenger seat. "Whatever you do make sure no one takes it." Then he peers under the crowd. "Can you hear me!? Keep breathing! I'll get you out." He yells and crawls underneath the crowd.
"I take it he is the brother you were looking for?" The woman asks me in an amused tone. She looks at the shopping cart and recognizes the toy. "I believe he has met my daughter." She adds.
Before I could say anything Leo comes out from underneath the crowd pulling a little girl from the back of her red jacket. I didn't know how to react. The fact she looks exactly like the little girl from my dreams or the fact that she is holding a tub of ice cream close to her chest.
She has slightly tanned skin with black wavy hair going in all directions and in a complete mess like she brushed it with an eggbeater. She is wearing red and black sneakers with yellow shoelaces, blue jeans and a dark blue shirt with a picture of Quilbolt Hedgehog and a crimson red jacket. She handed Leo the ice cream tub before the woman helped her up.
"Mama look I made a friend." She chirped pointing at Leo who blushed.
"So this is the brother you were looking for" the woman asks me.
"Wait, you two met? Why didn't you say anything Luna!?" He shouts and questions me.
"I would have, but you were helping her out" I point out calmly.
"Well, you were going to introduce us?" Leo asks.
"This is…" I trail off realizing in panic that I never introduce myself and never got the woman's name.
"I'm Marie Howlett and I see you met my daughter Lily Howlett." The woman, no Marie rescues me.
Leo didn't seem to notice. "Well I'm Leonard, but I prefer Leo. Luna and I are twins in case you didn't notice. Not identical 'cause she's a she and I'm a he."
"I'm glad to meet you both" Marie smiles.
Yusei Fudo 12 months later after the Crimson Dragon brings the Queen, Princess and Guardians to the Satellite
I grunted in pain as I wondered how my life took a turn to something like this. I was slowly losing consciousness as I kept on getting electrocuted by Sector Security. The guys kept saying to me that it was crazy to go after Jack, but I knew that I had to get back Stardust Dragon.
Of course Rally jokes that maybe after this I can finally relax and get a girlfriend.
Before I left, the guys always joke that the only I never cared for getting a girlfriend. Well there has never a female that really caught my attention.
Except for one.
Well I shouldn't even be counting her as a female who caught my attention. Considering that the only time I see her is in my dreams.
The guys when they found out had a good laugh about it.
In my dream I'm walking in a field full of flowers. I feel that I'm looking for someone so I just keep walking. Then a small figure bumps into me. It's a little girl looking to be around the age of 5. She has slightly tan skin a little paler then me, she has tawny brown eyes and wavy black hair reaching to her shoulders. She is wearing a fancy navy blue dress and is smiling at me. She takes my hand and tugs it toward a different direction I was going in. I follow her and I began to hear a beautiful voice singing. I can't hear what the woman is saying. I notice that the little girl brought me near a cliff and I saw a woman standing there looking over the cliff. I only saw that the woman had brown hair reaching to her mid back and she had an emerald green dress with a slightly transparent green cape on her back.
The little girl dragged me closer as the woman was starting to end off the song.
I love to dance,
Dilly dilly,
I love to sing.
I was shoulder to shoulder with the woman and I was going to look at her when I saw what she was looking at over the cliff. It was the Satellite, not how it currently is but a newly rebuild Satellite. I even saw a bridge connecting it to New Domino City. The woman grabs my hand as she continues singing as if she is reassuring me that what I am seeing can happen.
When I am Queen,
Dilly dilly,
You'll be my King.
Who told me so,
Dilly dilly,
Who told me so?
I told myself,
Dilly dilly,
I told me so.
As she was ending off I turn to look at her only to see a necklace with a crimson ruby pendant softly glowing and it's then that I wake up.
Speaking of waking up I realize I drove into an unknown area and my eyes closed for a second when I realize that I open it only to see I was driving towards a little girl in a crimson red jacket clutching a stuffed toy. I saw her give that deer in headlights look so I swerved to avoid hitting her only to painfully hit a pile of boxes, thus throwing me off my duel runner and hitting the wall.
I heard tiny footsteps running towards me as I heard a small gasp. In the corner of my vision I saw the little girl run toward me.
I looked at the little girl fight to stay conscious a little longer. She looked exactly like the little girl in the dream. I really took in her appearance this time. She had slightly tan skin and wavy black hair pulled into two pigtails braided and held by two purple ribbons. She had bangs brushed to the left side slightly above her eye. She is wearing red and black sneakers with yellow shoelaces, blue jeans and a dark blue shirt with a picture of Quilbolt Hedgehog and a crimson red jacket. In her arms was a stuffed toy of Junk Synchron.
I recognize her from somewhere else. It was on the tip of my tongue, but the pain and exhaustion set in preventing me to remember where else I saw her.
Her eyes looked at me worried as she placed a hand on my cheek nudging me. "Mister, mister, can you hear me? Mister?" Her voice shook as if she was about to cry.
I wanted to tell her not to worry but my body fell limp from exhaustion. My vision blurred and I fell unconscious, but as I fall into the welcoming darkness, I thought I heard the woman singing.