Darkness and Light, into the Chaos.
That night, Yusei was packing his deck and wheeling his runner to the elevator. "It's pointless." the Turbo Duelist whipped around to see Andrew leaning in the doorway. "Trudge is waiting outside for you, ready to pounce the second you leave. Once he does, Lazar will bail you out and inform you you will be invited to the Fortune Cup."
"I don't really care about the tournament." Yusei stated.
"Which, when you tell him that, will be answered with a threat to your Satellite friends. It's really just simpler if you wait here, but I won't stop you if you want to go." Andrew smirked and turned around. "And once everything plays out like I said, I'm more than willing to buzz you up." the wizard sat down and heard the ding of the elevator.
...Two minutes later...
Andrew heard a buzz, and couldn't help smirking. Once the tall darkhaired man stepped through the door with an envelope in his hand, Andrew's smile widened. "Did I forget anything?" He asked.
Yusei shook his head. "How did you know what would happen?" He questioned.
"Long story, for another time." Andrew shrugged. I'm guessing Blister offered you a garage for your runner?" Again, Yusei nodded. "Well, I know for a fact the twins would love seeing you around here."
"I'll consider it." Yusei stated. "But I don't want to get you mixed up in my problems."
"Hate to say it, but the three of us got mixed up with you when you crashed on our doorstep. We would have met the next evening anyway, and at the Fortune Cup shit."
"What do you mean?" Yusei asked taking a seat on the couch.
"This whole thing is just an attempt to identify the five signers of the Crimson Dragon, like you, Jack, and Luna." Yusei looked startled. "Yeah, I know about your marks, and I know who ends up with all the marks. Again, a story for another time." Andrew turned to look at their guest. "For now, just know you need to keep your guard up."
When the twins woke up, they got a call. Dexter appeared on the screen. "Hey guys, you ready to go rose hunting?" He asked.
"Its dangerous to go after her." Andrew said mildly. "I still think it's a bad idea."
"Well, she's gonna be in the street duels today, and I made my deck special. From your logs, actually."
"You looked in my duel logs?" Andrew shouted, clearly flustered.
"I wanted to be ready." The brunette replied defensively. Andrew just huffed. "Anyway, are you guys in?"
"You bet!" Leo cheered. "Hey, Yusei, wanna come?" He called back.
"Maybe later, I need to work on my runner." Yusei called from the couch.
"Who's that?" Dexter asked.
"Tell you later." Andrew hissed, still miffed about the duel log thing.
"So he's going to be in the Fortune Cup?" Dexter asked in wonder.
"Yeah, but remember, no one but us can know." Luna replied. Evening had come, and Andrew spotted Tanner from across the alley.
"Yusei's here." He informed. Everyone looked to see the Satellite and his friends approaching. "Hey Yusei. Glad you could make it."
"Well, you said this Black Rose was dangerous so I thought it would be smart to come."
"The Black Rose, is that why we're here?" Tanner asked skeptically.
"I assure you, Tanner, she's very real." Andrew replied coldly. A rumbling was heard, and Andrew smirked. "Speak of the devil." He laughed, "Night King Transformation!"
"Oh wow!" Yanagi gasped as Andrew transformed.
"Star-wing disk, engaged!" Andrew pulled a card from his extra deck. "I summon Number 39: Utopia!" The white clad warrior appeared. "Block the attack, Light Wing Shield!" Utopia's wings enveloped the running people.
"What the!" Blister exclaimed. "How is he doing that?"
"Andrew is a psychic duelist, so is the Black Rose." Leo explained.
"They weren't supposed to know about that yet, moron!" Andrew shouted. "Need some backup, let's go Galaxy Eyes Photon Dragon!" The gleaming Dragon appeared. "Blast that rubble with Photon stream of Destruction!" The duelist ordered as his Dragon opened fire.
"Ahhh!" Yusei cried, clutching his arm where his mark began to show. The dust settles and a figure stood in a black cloak with a white mask. Behind her, the Black Rose Dragon.
"You also have a mark!" She cried, seeing the glow on Yusei's arm. "Stay away from me!" With that, she placed a card on her disk and a whirlwind blew before vanishing.
"So long for now, Akiza." Andrew muttered, recalling his monsters.
"Anyone care to explain what just happened?" Blister asked. Andrew sighed and turned to inform his friends of what they need to know.
Running into an alley, Akiza collapsed, gasping for air. "Why did he have a mark?" She hissed.
So, Akiza makes her first appearance. How will this affect Andrew's plan, and what will he reveal to Yusei's new friends? The answers to come, next time on Knight of Luna.
