A/N: I OWN NO PART YU GI OH 5DS! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE CREATORS!

Some ideas in this story are influenced by the story, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds: Bonds Beyond Magic by Cool Cat 2000. The ideas go to her.

Chapter 3: The History

Era's POV

The next day, Yusei and I were making the final touches to his duel runner. Blitz and the others had left to go do some other things leaving the two of us alone. We both stood up seeing it as done.

"You think it's good?" Yusei asked.

I nodded. "Should be," I answered. We looked at each other and stopped when we met each other's eyes. I knew we were both getting lost in each other's thoughts and possibly emotions but I couldn't pull away either. 'Why though? Not only did I only meet him yesterday, but angels don't have the ability to feel anything except physical pain and I'll never die unless… they kill me,' I thought. 'So why am I feeling this… feeling? Whatever it is…'

"Hey, guys!" came Rally's call as he and the guys came in snapping us back to reality. The other guys however looked pretty beaten.

"Rally, what happened to the others?" I asked as I went to check some of their bruises.

"We were attacked by a gang on the way back," Blitz answered.

I placed a hand on their worst spots and healed them to the best of my ability with my hand giving a slight glow as I did. I noticed Rally staring so I gave a subtle gesture to tell him to be quiet about it. He nodded in acceptance.

I looked back at them. "Better?" I asked.

"How did you do that?" Nervin asked.

I shrugged. "Just got the touch," I answered. I saw Yusei watching me with an unsure look to his face so I gave him an "I'll-talk-to-you-later" look. He nodded in response.

Blitz and the others shrugged my vague response off making me relieved. Rally then asked, "You're duel runner ready for tonight, Yusei?"

"Yep," he answered, "should be good and fast for tomorrow."

"Good!" Rally responded.

. . .

That night, Yusei and I stood on the pipeline's tunnel getting ready to leave. Rally came up to Yusei. "Yusei, take this for good luck," he stated handing over his Turbo Booster card.

"Thanks, Rally. I'll be back," he stated.

"Say, Era, aren't you going to hop on with Yusei on his duel runner?" Nervin asked.

I shook my head with a grin. "Got my own ride," I answered.

I allowed my power to activate and change my form. The guys shielded their eyes from the light made by my transformation with their arms. As my light dimmed and I finished transforming, they brought their arms down. They all gawked at the sight of my clothes and wings. I giggled a bit at the sight.

"W-What are you?" Rally asked.

"Me?" I responded with a small grin. "I'm an angel."

"An angel? Like beings that are born after you die?" Tank asked.

"Yep. That's what I am. But not all people are made angels after you die. Most actually stay peasants in the Afterlife. Only the ones the guardians see fit can become an angel," I explained. "But I can explain more later. Right now, Yusei and I need to get going."

"Uh, right," Blitz agreed while Yusei nodded.

I beat my wings lightly to get some air. "You ready, Yusei?" I asked.

"Yep," he agreed. "I'll be back. See you guys."

"See you, Yusei," the others responded before Yusei and I took off.

I flew right next to Yusei as we drove through the corridors of the pipeline. "Say, Era, do you know how people are chosen to become angels? You said only a select few do," Yusei asked as they drove.

"No one knows much on the decision. But it is probably based on the amount of light and good they do to the world when they were alive. But if they are someone who did a lot of rather dark and pretty bad things when they are alive, then they may either be a peasant in the Underworld or chosen to be a demon," I explained.

"Demon?" Yusei repeated.

"Yes, it's the reason angels are chosen and go to their homes of which they died on. Demons are our natural enemy as you can imagine. Most of the time, they'll possess and take control of people who are in depression or have enough darkness inside them in order to get more people to end up in the Underworld. As more people are taken into the Underworld, the weaker angels get. Angels can remove and destroy demons even when they possess someone," I explained further. "But if they already possess someone, it is hard and dangerous to free the possessed soul. The only way certain angels can go to their old home is if they were able to fully master the technique in freeing a soul who is already possessed. If it is done wrong, it could kill the person and that makes the demons and Underworld all the more powerful."

"Is there any way for an angel to die from a demon?" Yusei asked.

I sighed sadly. "Yes and unfortunately that happens more than we killing them. They're growing stronger, Yusei. And if they get too strong… they can enter the Afterlife and destroy it," I answered. "Do you understand what that could mean?"

He looked at me. "There would be no peace for anyone to end up in once they die, right?" Yusei replied.

I nodded. "They would all become slaves to the Underworld and angels would never be able to return to bring back the Afterlife to its time of peace," I stated.

"Do those guardian people ever leave the Afterlife?" he asked.

I shook my head. "No. I don't know why either. They are the most powerful angels," I answered. "They could probably keep demons out left and right and not get killed." I crossed my arms still flying and closed my eyes. "Sometimes I wonder whether they even exist."

Yusei looked down before we came up on the final pipe. As we drove, the sound of another duel runner came through.

"What do we have here?" came Trudge's voice.

"Oh great," I muttered.

"Trudge," Yusei stated.

"You two are coming with me," Trudge stated driving up. I shot another light ball but he went around it. "Not working this time, girl!" I growled but continued to fly at full speed as Yusei picked up his own speed. "Thanks to that acceleration chip you got, I can initiate a turbo duel whether you like it or not. And when I win, you're coming with me."

"No, we're not," Yusei retorted.

"Just watch, punk," Trudge retorted and activated Speed World.