Author: I'm finally back with an update! I know it's been awhile, sorry about that. It's just that I have been crazy busy with everything at the moment, explaining why I haven't had much time for my writing.

Anyway, I hope that you enjoy this update and reviews are much appreciated. So please let me know what you think of each chapter, thank you!


Chapter 3 - Watch out for Trudge

Now that everyone had fallen asleep it was time for Bianca to commence her plan. She slowly tip-toed out of bed making sure to be as quiet as possible. Once she had left her room, she passed through Yusei's. Her eyes traveled cautiously from the sleeping turbo-duelist to the door. A small smile formed on her lips, Yusei looked somewhat angelic in his sleep. She watched him as he peacefully slept, observing the steady rise and fall of his chest. Bianca suppressed a small giggle as she began to hear him mumble in his sleep. Even though she couldn't understand a word that he was saying, she still found it to be very cute.

Now, this would be the hard part. Holding her breath, she carefully crept past the sleeping Yusei. 'Not far now!' She thought to herself as she noticed the distance between herself and the door was becoming smaller and smaller. In a matter of no time, Bianca was merely an arm's length away from the door. Steadily balancing herself on one foot she reached forwards and slowly grasped doorknob and turned it. Everything was going fine until...

CRASH! A loud metallic sound resonated through the air., Bianca nearly jumping out of her skin for the unanticipated noise. Her head spun around rapidly and she gasped to see a large wrench on the floor. "Damn it!" she cursed, slowly picking it up before placing on a table nearby. 'Trust Yusei to keep his tools everywhere. I'm lucky that thing didn't land on my foot!' she thought to herself.

"Bianca?" hearing a voice she froze. It belonged to Yusei. She sighed in exasperation, now what the hell was she going to do? How on earth was she going to leave the Satellite now that unnoticed now that Yusei had woken up? "Stupid, stupid stupid!" She hissed angrily at herself. This problem could have been avoided easily... well if she hadn't been so clumsy. Now she had to face him and think of a good excuse for where she was going or better yet where she wouldn't be going.

"Bianca..." he spoke again.

She nervously turned around to look at him, he had his back turned to her. "Yes, Yusei?" Bianca answered, her voice wavering slightly.

"When are you going to see my new runner?" He questioned drowsily.

Bianca frowned in confusion, she felt quite puzzled at Yusei's choice of topic. It was nearly half past midnight and the guy was asking her about his duel runner? It seemed all too strange. She was actually expecting him to confront her and ask her where she was going.

"I was planning to see it yesterday." She replied slowly."But I got a little sidetracked. Why is it already finished?"

"Nearly." He said, within a few seconds a snore escaped from him. "I can't wait to take for a test-run."Yusei then rolled over and Bianca's eyes widened in shock as she saw that Yusei appeared to be fast asleep. The guy had been sleep-talking the entire time. She let out a sigh of relief, before quickly gathering herself and exiting the room.

The night's air was cold making Bianca shudder. She instinctively wrapped her coat tightly around her and continued through the lonely streets of the Satellite. She knew that just as every week trash was brought in to the Satellite, things were sent out the same way. That's how she thought of her current plan.

When she was younger and lived in Martha's orphanage she befriended a boy named Dylan. Some people would say that Dylan was "different" and many didn't treat him too kindly because of this. He was quiet, mysterious and kept to himself even Yusei and the others didn't like him. They would often warn her to stay away from him, tell her that he was dangerous, but she refused to listen to their advice. No matter what they said, she still liked him the same. In the end, she was made to choose between them and with four friends at stake, she didn't choose him.

When he had reached the age of fifteen, Bianca had received the sad news that Dylan had vanished. He was never to be seen or heard of ever again. Some said that he moved to a different sector, others said he joined a duel gang, but Bianca knew he was too smart for that. Unbeknownst to everyone, behind that quiet exterior was a brainy guy and in his time away he was smart enough to work his way up. He had even gained the respect of a few citizens in New Domino City. In return, they gave him a job in which he had the freedom to sail out of the Satellite in order to send goods (or trash) in and out of New Domino. Despite having the luxury to leave Satellite, he was never offered full residency in New Domino City and was made to return home after finishing his errands. Regardless, many would say that Dylan was a privileged man and Bianca hoped that with this privilege she could ask for his help.

Finally, Bianca had reached the docks. She looked around and saw many workers bustling up and down, working with fervor. Today was the day the ships sailed out meaning Dylan had to be here. Looking around she finally spotted him. 'Wow,' she exhaled, as her eyes studied her old friend. He had changed a lot. No longer was he the scrawny teen that everyone had bullied at the orphanage. He had worked out and become buff. Taking a deep breath, she advanced towards him. She prayed that he would remember her and their past friendship too.

"Dylan!"

Hearing her voice, he scowled angrily roughly throwing a hefty box of cargo aside. From the bitter look on his face, Bianca could tell that he wasn't too pleased to see her. "What do you want?" he snarled viciously, as he marched towards her. "You got some nerve showing yourself around here Bianca!"

Bianca looked up at the muscular man with frightened eyes. He was right, it was pretty bizarre of her to ask his help like this. The dock lights flashed over his face and she gasped at what she saw. There was a large bruise on the left side of his forehead and he had a deep cut in his lip. She knew who had done this to him, it was Yusei. Even though the blue-eyed mechanic wasn't one to resort to violence, he never failed to defend himself when necessary. This explained why there was a punch up when Dylan threatened to steal Yusei's runner. In Yusei's defense, he had asked that they settle their differences with cards, but Dylan insisted that they "duel" with their fists.

"Dylan, please you have to help me," Bianca begged. "I need a favor."

"Why don't you ask your boyfriend?" he snorted derisively. "I'm sure Yusei would be more than happy to help." He then lifted a couple more boxes and began to load them into the ship, securing them tightly with a thick rope.

"He's not my boyfriend." She objected, pacing after him. His use of sarcasm made her feel quite annoyed. "The reason I'm asking you is because Yusei can't help me."

Dylan stopped dead in his tracks and slowly turned to face her. "And why is that?"

She bit her lip in vexation, knowing that once she had asked him there was no going back. Would he even consider this crazy request of hers? Bianca hoped and prayed that he wouldn't rat her out to Sector Security because then it would all be over. Their dream of living in New Domino would be gone forever. She swallowed hard, it was now or never. Clearing her throat she said."I need you to take me to New Domino."

Afterward, there was a short pause. Bianca felt somewhat hopeful, maybe he was actually considering what she had said. She tapped her foot impatiently, eager to know what he would say. The suspense was killing her. The silverette's cheek twitched slightly before he burst out into laughter. Bianca frowned at him, unimpressed by his reaction. Maybe asking him was a bad idea...

"Hey Fellas!" He called out, to the other men at the dock. "She wants me to take her to New Domino."

The men all roared with laughter, some even looking at her as if she were completely mad. "Get in line sweetheart!" one of them jeered. "We all want to be in New Domino."

"See I told you all the pretty ones were crazy!" Another one added. He was laughing so hard that he was holding on to his sides.

"Shut up!" Bianca growled, as her eyes shot daggers at them. "All of you!"

"Bianca you know that you're asking a lot of me," Dylan said, now folding his arms in a serious manner. "Do you know what could happen to me if Sector Security found out that I helped you escape from the Satellite?"

"Yes." She murmured softly. "They would send you away to the Facility."

"Exactly." he nodded. "They expect me to do this job right. I mean I'm not offered permanent residence in New Domino, but I get the luxury of going there whenever I have to sail out. Do you know how long it took me to gain their trust? I won't just throw this all away for nothing."

"I understand that you've got a lot to lose..." Bianca sighed heavily. "But so do I. Dylan I just have to leave the Satellite, it's not safe for me here. It's not safe for anyone."

"And it took you 17 years to figure that out?"

Bianca didn't reply, she simply stared into the distance with a blank expression on her face.

Dylan sucked some air and exhaled it out slowly. "Look, Bianca. I'm hearing what you're saying and don't get me wrong, I really do care about you, but

"But what?" She snapped irritability.

"I really don't think that I can go through with it." He finished, sighing breathily. "How crazy would I be to risk it all just for someone I call my friend? I mean maybe if we were intimate things would be different, but they're not, we're not. So my answer is no Bianca. No deal."

"Bianca's face scrunched up in disgust. "So you're saying you won't help me just because I wouldn't go out with you!?"

"Believe what you want," Dylan scoffed, as he walked away. "What I'm saying is that you're on your own. You should've left with Jack when you had the chance."

Her eyes began to well up with tears and soon they slowly trickled down her cheeks one by one. Bianca hadn't even started her mission and she had already failed. She sniffed as the tears continued to fall, it was official she was doomed. No, they were all doomed. How stupid she was thinking it would be that easy to leave the Satellite, to think Dylan would help her. She couldn't have been more wrong.

Suddenly a thought occurred to her, all hope wasn't gone just as yet. Bianca began to sprint away as fast as she could. The only thing she could do was to help herself. Dylan had to know that she wasn't helpless without him. "You know the pipeline opens tomorrow." She shouted in between breaths. "I guess I don't need your help after all!"

In a matter of seconds, she felt a pair of arms roughly braced around her. Their grip was so tight that she felt as if she couldn't breathe. Her head shot up and her eyes locked with Dylan's. His blue eyes flashed dangerously and his nostrils flared as if he were the Duel Monster - Battle Ox. Bianca wondered if it was something that she had said because he looked furious. No matter how hard she struggled in his embrace, it seemed as if she could never free herself.

"Let go of me you jerk!"

"Seriously, the pipeline is your second option?" He yelled, as his grip tightened around her. "Are you out of your freaking mind!?"

"Let go of me, Dylan!" Bianca screamed, flailing with all her might. "Let me go!"

"Who's runner are you going to use to cross through?" Dylan questioned, his facial expression showing utter confusion. "Yusei's runner?"

''I don't need a stupid runner." She said, struggling against his grip.

"Of course you do!" He replied matter-of-factly. "You only have three minutes to make it through. Bianca, you'll be wiped out if you travel through on foot.."

"Well, I have to do something." Bianca insisted, her voice full of desperation. "And if you can't help me then I have to find another way." She continued to flail violently in him arms, wishing that he would let go. Fortunately for her, Bianca's foot managed to ram hard into his shin, causing him to hiss in pain.

"Okay, okay!" Dylan gave in, quickly releasing his hold on her. "I'll do it."

"You'll do what?" She questioned folding her arms sassily.

"Shhh... don't be so loud." He said quickly hushing her. His eyes then scanned the docks and the other workers around him. It seemed that they had all become pre-occupied with their work. "I'll take you to New Domino."

Bianca squealed in excitement and wrapped her arms around her old friend. "Thanks, Dylan you're the best!"

"What are friends for?" He replied returning her hug. "Just know that it won't be easy."

"I don't expect expect it to be."

"So you don't mind hiding out with crates of fish?"

"Come on Dylan I live in the Satellite. We're like surrounded by garbage, trust me I've smelt worse!"

Dylan threw his head back and laughed. "If you say so. Anyway, let's get you ready, the ship's about to set sail soon."

Bianca gave a determined nod. "Let's do this!"


"Almost ready..." Yusei murmured to himself, as with a screwdriver he completed the final touches on his Duel runner. He gave a self-satisfied smile, all his hard work had finally paid off. "Now let's see what this bad boy can do!"

Yusei began to rev his engine a couple of times when he stopped his ears honed in on the sound of people yelling. His friends were fighting again. Sighing heavily, he packed away his tools and began to walk towards the source of the noise. He was the mediator among his friends, he settled all their disputes since he was the calm one. Entering the room he saw Blitz, Tank, Nervin on one side and Rally on the other. For some reason, the three of them seemed to be furious and the younger boy seemed scared. Yusei quickly stepped in. Three against one? He didn't like those odds, it was just unfair.

"Rally you're such an idiot!" Blitz yelled, furiously throwing something at him.

"Yeah," Tank joined in glaring at him. "How could you have been so stupid?"

Rally began to trembled upon hearing the many accusations thrown at him. His fist tightened and he looked down sorrowfully, his cheeks burning a bright red. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt his friends. He only wanted to help them, he wanted them to be happy but now he had messed everything up. Inside he felt as if he couldn't really blame Blitz, Tank, and Nervin for being mad at him. Hell, he was mad at himself!

"Go on Rally," Nervin urged. "Why don't you go and tell Yusei what you've done."

Yusei cautiously approached his distraught friend Rally. Unlike the others his facial expression was soft and gentle, it wasn't in his nature to be angry and short-fused like the others. "Rally, what happened?" he questioned softly, comfortingly resting his hand on the young boy's shoulder.

"I'm s-so s-sorry Yusei." Rally stammered, his eyes welling up with tears. "T-this is all m-my fault."

"What is?" Yusei asked a second time, his eyes swimming with concern. "Come on, you can tell me."

"It's Bianca," he began, his tears now spilling down his cheeks. "Yusei, she's gone."

"Gone where?" Yusei questioned, his tone of voice remained calm. "I'm sure where-ever she is we can find her."

"Ha! Try New Domino City." Tank piped in. "Last night she left the Satellite and she didn't tell any of us."

"Yeah, well this one knew," Blitz explained gesturing towards Rally. "But he didn't even try to stop her."

"I'm telling you guys, I didn't know where she was going till she left!" Rally yelled defensively.

"Well, we don't believe you." Nevin coughed.

"Rally maybe you're just over-reacting." Yusei interrupted. "Bianca's probably just somewhere in Satellite. How can you be so sure that she left for New Domino?"

"I know because she left a note!" Rally exclaimed. "That was enough proof for me."

Nervin cleared his throat. "And where is this so-called note?" he questioned skeptically.

Rally felt the heat rise in his cheeks, the reason being because he didn't have the note anymore. No, the boy wasn't the careless type and he simply didn't lose it. Instead, he had tossed it in the garbage furnace to destroy it. He could tell Yusei all he needed to know and he knew that Bianca would've appreciated if she kept some things in that letter private. It was the least he could do for her.

"I-I lost it." he lied, trying not to look too guilty.

"Of course you did!" Blitz countered his voice dripping with sarcasm.

"Stop," Yusei interrupted, bringing up one hand. "I believe him. He tapped his chin thoughtfully. "I'm just trying to figure out how Bianca could've gotten to New Domino."

"Well, there's the pipeline?" Tank suggested. "You know the one that opens for like three minutes."

"Hang on, she couldn't have made it through on time." Blitz gasped. "Not on foot!"

"What are you saying!?" Rally shouted, feeling quite distressed.

"No, she can't be..." Nervin trailed off.

"Bianca's not stupid." Yusei objected confidently. "She would have found some other way and the last time I checked the pipeline opens tonight."

"Oh yeah!" They all said in unison.

"And if that's the case." The young turbo-duelist continued. "I'm going to New Domino to find her."

Everyone gasped at Yusei's last statement, this was so bold of him. He was willing to put everything on the line to save his friend, selflessness was always one of his best qualities. Even so, there was so much at risk. What if the pipeline closed with him inside? What if he was captured and sent to the facility? Was he willing to take this chance just for one girl? Some of his friends had their doubts...

"Yusei, are you sure Bianca wants to be found?" Tank questioned, his voice wavering with uncertainty. "For all, we know she could've gone to New Domino to shack up with Jack."

Tank! What's wrong with you?" The others hissed.

"What it could be true!"

"If that's what makes her happy, then so be it," Yusei said. "But for now my first priority is to keep her safe and I can't do that if I don't know where she is."

"Yusei you're a good man." Blitz praised. "Just be careful buddy."

"Yeah, we're counting on you." Nervin nodded in agreement. "Go find her and bring her home!"

Yusei gave a half smile and turned around to go back to his runner. Unexpectedly he felt a light tug on his jacket and he turned around to see Rally, he was holding something out to him. "Yusei I know it's no consolation for what happened to Bianca, but I've found this. I think this might be what you've been looking for."

Rally then opened his hand to reveal a chip, specifically a chip for a duel runner. Yusei's lips slightly turned upward was he reached forward and took it from him. "Thanks, Rally!" Yusei said, his voice full of gratitude. "This is exactly what I needed."

"Where did you get that from Rally?" Blitz asked, crossing his arms sternly.

"Don't tell me you stole that thing!" Tank choked out.

"I didn't steal it!" he justified. "I found it lying on the ground.

Suddenly they heard the siren blaring loudly, the sound was even accompanied by flashing lights. They were far too familiar with those lights. It was Sector Security. Rally quickly hid behind Yusei, and he quickly concealed the chip within his gloved hand. Within a few seconds, a singular motorcycle came into view. They all groaned in annoyance. It was none other than officer Trudge.

"Is there a problem officer?" Yusei questioned boldly, the others running to his side.

"Yeah," Tank continued. "We don't want no trouble!"

Trudge removed his helmet and rested it on his bike. "Ha, why so scared boys?" He asked, a twisted smile forming on his face. "You satellites need to be kept in your place, I'm simply doing a routine check. Now stand still and cooperate." He then began to count all of them. "One, two, three, four five, si-" Trudge gave a slight pause. "It seems we have one missing." he pointed out gruffly.

"What are you talking about?" Blitz asked nervously.

"The girl she's missing." he replied in an unimpressed manner.

"N-no Bianca's just gone out," Tank defended. "She'll be back soon."

"Hmph!" Trudge gave a humored grunt. "Mind if I take a look around?"

"Be our guest!" Yusei replied sarcastically, as Trudge passed him heading straight for Bianca's room.

As Trudge entered Bianca's room, his eyes rapidly scanned the place. It was pretty standard, looking similar to any other teenage girl's room. The color scheme consisting of soft pinks, its decor mainly consisting of bronze recycled metals. A copper ornament by her bedside caught his eye, it was twisted into an array of metallic flowers. It looked brand new. Picking the object up Trudge gave Yusei a questioning look. "I made it for her," he replied quickly, knowing what the crooked officer was trying to imply. Yusei wasn't a thief, everyone knew that. Surprisingly he believed him and put it back without questioning him further.

He then redirected his attention to a set of drawers. Without even hesitating for a moment, he roughly slid them open one by one and began rummaging through them. The sight made everyone cringe, they knew that Bianca would have hated him going through all of her stuff. It was a total invasion of privacy. The man was insane, he was even going through Bianca's underwear drawer. Rally gasped as he saw him slip a pair of lacey panties into his pocket. Unlike the others, he was unaware of Trudge's sick obsession with Bianca.

Ever since Bianca had grown up Trudge began to look at her differently. When he began as a police intern, he just thought she was just as ordinary as any other girl in the Satellite. She stayed out of trouble unlike the rest of her friends and he never would hear much for her, however when she hit puberty that all changed. She grew taller, her breasts developed and she even ditched her conservative sense of fashion for short-shorts and mini skirts. Bianca also gained a sense of overwhelming confidence possibly from spending time with her rebellious friends. There was no other girl in the Satellite like her and her presence was enough to drive the sexually frustrated cop absolutely mad. Eventually, it came to a point where he was actually aroused at the thought of catching her breaking the law and so he began to target her and her friends, hoping to push her well beyond her limits.

You know I'm not one to believe in coincidences Yusei..." Trudge began, "But when Headquarters informed me that some "unwanted" cargo had made its way to New Domino City, I couldn't help but think that it had something to you."

"And what makes you think that?" Yusei asked, furrowing his brow confusedly.

"Simple," Trudge stated. "You want revenge on Atlas, but you knew that I was watching you. I was watching so closely that you knew that if you tried anything you would be caught immediately, perhaps wind up in the facility. So that's why you chose to send her instead. Isn't that what you did Yusei? Sent the girl to do all your dirty work."

"I don't follow," Yusei replied. "Maybe if you stop speaking in riddles I might be able to understand you."

Trudge growled at Yusei's witty remark but decided that he should get to the point. "What I'm saying Yusei." he continued. "Is that I don't think it's a coincidence that someone had escaped the Satellite and that your friend Bianca happens to be missing."

"So you think Bianca is the "unwanted cargo"?" Yusei asked, his voice full of satire.

"For a Satellite, you catch on fast." he snickered back.

Yusei rolled his eyes, half his conversations with Trudge consisted of insults like this. "So you're saying Sector Security has found her?"

"No," he scowled angrily. "The girl moves fast and the patrol team are still looking." Seeing the slight look of relief on Yusei's face was enough to make his blood boil. The last thing he wanted to do was give the young turbo-duelist hope. "But don't worry." he continued. "We'll find her, all in good time."

"Save yourself the trouble." Yusei countered, feeling quite sick of it all. "I can find her myself and bring her back to the Satellite. Then we'll have no problem Trudge!"

Trudge laughed darkly. "I'm afraid that it doesn't work that way Yusei. Attempting to escape from the Satellite is a criminal offense, one punishable by years spent in the facility." Yusei's eyes widened, meaning that his words had the desired effect. Trudge wanted the boy to feel what real fear was like. "You know, it would be such a shame to mark that pretty face." He continued to taunt.

"I won't let that happen!"

"Awww chin up Yusei." he chuckled. "It won't all be that bad. Maybe because I know you I might be able to lighten the sentence, pull some strings..."

"That would be great!" Tank replied naively.

"I'll even make a special request," he said, giving a sadistic grin. "I'll say that she prefers male company, maybe that way they'll send her to the male facility. She does get along with boys better than girls."

"You can't do that!" Yusei objected his fist curling into a ball.

"Sure I can," Trudge answered casually. "You know Yusei, some of those guys haven't seen a woman in years. I bet they'll all be excited to get to know her, maybe even have some fun with her... well after I do."

"You're sick!" Rally yelled. Yusei gritted her teeth this was going too far.

"How about we make a deal." Trudge concluded, walking back towards his motorcycle. "Whoever finds her gets to keep her."

"Good!" Yusei retorted. "Because I'll be finding her first."

"Not in the Satellite you won't" he laughed, placing his helmet on his head. "Oh, and I'll tell Bianca that you said hi." and with that, he sped off into the distance.

Yusei watched Trudge disappear into the distance and he quickly removed the chip from the inside of his glove. " We can't waste any time," he said sternly, as he made his way towards his garage. "All this time we thought that the enemy was Jack, but the real enemy is him."

"I have to find her before he does!"


There you have it! I hope everyone enjoyed the chapter. Poor Bianca, how is she going to deal with the fact that Trudge is after her. :(

Thoughts and reviews, please! Also if you have any predictions of what is going to happen next I would love to know :)