AnimeKiwi369: And there's a lot of dialogue in this chapter, too.
Anny: There's an awful lot of dialogue in this story.
AnimeKiwi369: Just the first half. There's more description as the story there's a better reason for why there's so much dialogue in this chapter.
Anny: What's that?
AnimeKiwi369: There's a turbo duel!
Anny: Who against who?
AnimeKiwi369: You against another character. But they are a minor character.
Anny: O...kay?
AnimeKiwi369: If the duel's a little off, it's because I'm not very good at writing them and I also wrote it several months ago.
Anny: And...?
AnimeKiwi369: And I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's or its characters. I only own the storyline and my OCs.
Psychic Connections
Chapter 5
Anny sat by Yusei's side the day before she had planned to leave. She told him her plan, even though she knew he couldn't hear her. She held his hand gently as she sat there; she wondered what was going on inside her father's head as he laid there. Was he dreaming or just in a lonely, dark place? Or was he reliving old memories, trying to solve old conflicts? Or just reliving his memories in full detail? Was he experiencing pain all over again? Or joy? Sadness? Betrayal? Was he reliving the days of the Enforcers, when Jack had betrayed him, the Signer-Dark Signer war, and the first Grand Prix Team 5D's had ever taken place in? Or was it that he was seeing all the great times he had, had with her mother?
"Thinking about something?" a soft, silky voice asked, snapping Anny from her thoughts. She looked up at Luke's mother, Misty.
"Just thinking what my dad's going through, Aunt Misty." She replied. The dark-haired woman pulled up a chair next to her and sat down.
"This must be hard on you." She commented.
"It is," the psychic replied.
"I know how hard it is, losing someone you love."
"I haven't lost him, yet." She said quietly.
"I know," Misty told her, "I was actually referring to your mother."
Anny stiffened, "Oh."
The model touched the younger girl's hand, "Your dad did so much for me."
The psychic looked at her surrogate aunt, "Really?"
"Yes," the blue-eyed woman responded, "He helped to see the truth about what happened to my brother and freed me from my thirst for revenge against you mother."
"Oh." She repeated.
"I hear you're leaving tomorrow." The older woman commented.
The young girl nodded, "I'm going to find my mother and bring her back here."
"Why is that exactly?"
"When my mother fell into a coma after her first shadow duel against you, the only one that was able to wake her up was my dad; if I find her and bring her back here, she might be able to wake him up. I'm hoping that that will happen. It has to. Or else…Or else I'll have lost both my parents."
"How are you going to travel?"
"I'm taking my duel runner." She answered and looked at the two decks and extra deck on the table by the bed. Anny touched her father's turbo duel deck. Yusei had helped her perfect hers. She picked up her father's extra deck and pulled out Stardust Dragon.
"I think he'd want you to take it." Misty told her, "His dragon I mean."
Anny looked at her, "You think so, Aunt Misty?"
"I know he would." She responded; she got up and gently rubbed the girl's shoulder as she left. She put her hand on Yusei's cheek and looked at him with sympathy before she left.
"Dad, I'm going to bring mom back." she said, "And Stardust is going to help me." She put his dragon in her extra deck and got up. "I don't know when I'll be back." She carefully hugged him, even if he couldn't feel it; she kissed his cheek softly. "I love you; the next time I see you, mom will be with me. I promise."
The Next Morning—5 A.M.
Anny mounted her duel runner with apprehensions of her upcoming journey. She had a week's supply of food, which she was going to ration carefully. In her large bag as well as a few changes of clothes, a blanket, laptop, and her cell phone just in case she wanted to talk to anyone. Not to mention some emergency things just in case.
"Are you sure you want to do this, little bird?" Crow asked as he gently hugged her.
She wavered slightly, "Yes."
Dove hugged her from the side, "Be safe."
"I…I will." She reassured. She had said her farewells to the others the previous day.
"Please, try and be back soon." The ginger told her.
"I'll try."
"Good luck." Both said in unison.
"Thanks." She responded and took off.
Several Days Later
She rode for eleven days on her runner, only stopping when she needed to eat or sleep. Anny felt so tired when she finally saw the sign for the town of Westerly Canyon. Now all she had to do was find where her mother had traded her car. She slowed her runner down a little as she went down along a quiet street with rows of houses on either side. The sky was covered in steel gray clouds. No doubt it would rain.
She came to a dead end. Well, not exactly a dead end. At the end of the street was a three story high-school with a running track and a couple of sports fields. A regular high-school. She much preferred Duel Academy over it. She was about to turn her runner around when she heard the sound of a few duel runners come up behind her. She turned her head to see five boys on duel runners. They were about her age.
"Hey, there." A boy on a green runner greeted smugly. "You don't look like you're from around here.
"And if I'm not from around here?" she retorted.
"That's a pretty nice duel runner ya got there."
"Yeah, so what of it?" Anny asked, narrowing her eyes in a manner her father had always told her made her look like her mother.
"I bet you can't take me in a turbo duel." He scoffed; he sounded like Brandon and Jack. He was obviously the leader.
"Bet I can." The only one that could beat her in a turbo duel was her father. She could beat Trudge, Jack, Crow, Kalin, Brandon, and Luke. She could beat any turbo duelist, except her father.
"Then I challenge you to a turbo duel Miss Whoever-You-Are."
"The name's A—"
"I'm Josh." The leader interrupted. The four behind him stayed silent. "Follow me." He rode passed her and onto the running track. It looked similar to the duel runner track the students at Duel Academy could use to work on their turbo duel skills. His friends followed behind them.
"You ready, girl?" he asked mockingly.
"Only when you are, boy." She shot back. Both revved their engines.
"Speed World 2 set!" the shouted in unison. "Let's RIDE!"
Anny: 4000; Josh; 4000
Speed Counters: Anny: 0; Josh: 0
"I go first outsider. I draw." Josh said as they rounded the first corner of the track.
Obviously he's never heard of ladies first. Anny thought.
Speed Counters: Anny: 1; Josh: 1
"I summon Goblin Attack Force in attack mode." The multitude of monsters monster appeared on his field.
Goblin Attack Force: Lv. 4. 2300 ATK/0 DEF— Attribute: Earth. Type: Warrior/Effect
"I set three cards facedown and end my turn."
"My move, then." Anny said. "I draw."
Anny: 4000; Josh: 4000
Speed Counters: Anny: 2; Josh: 2
"You might as well give up now, girl." A boy on a blue due runner taunted, "Nobody's ever beaten Josh."
Until today. She thought as she looked at her hand. "When I don't have any monsters in my graveyard, I can special summon Guardian Eatos from my hand." A woman in native looking clothing with wings and eagle headdress appeared on her field.
Guardian Eatos: Lv. 8. 2500 ATK/2000 DEF—Attribute: Wind. Type: Fairy/Effect
"Next I play the Speed Spell-Ancient Rules, so when I have two or more speed counters I can summon one level five or higher from my hand. So I summon Celestia, Lightsworn Angel." The white angel monster appeared on her field.
Celestia, Lightsworn Angel: Lv. 5. 2300 ATK/200 DEF—Attribute: Light. Type: Fairy/Effect
"Now, Guardian Eatos attack his Goblin Attack Force." Anny commanded.
Guardian Eatos: 2500 ATK; Goblin Attack Force: 2300 ATK
Josh's monster was destroyed and his life points took a small hit.
Anny: 4000; Josh: 3800
"Celestia, Lightsworn Angel, attack him directly." Her monster raised her staff at her opponent and a stream of light hit him.
Anny: 4000; Josh: 1500
"I play the Speed Spell-Foolish Burial." She told him, "So by removing my two speed counters, I can send one card in my deck to the graveyard." Anny sent one card to the graveyard.
Speed Counters: Anny: 0; Josh: 2
"I end my turn with one facedown."
"Finally," he complained, "I draw." Josh made a frustrated sound.
Anny: 4000; Josh: 1500
Speed Counters: Anny: 1; Josh: 3
"I activate my trap Raigeki Break. So by discarding one card in my hand, I'm now allowed to destroy one of your cards and I choose your Guardian Eatos." Her monster was destroyed, but Anny didn't mind. "Activate my other trap, Miniaturize. Now your other monster's attack points are reduced by 1000 and its level reduced by one."
Celestia, Lightsworn Angel: Lv. 4. 1300 ATK/200 DEF—Attribute: Light. Type: Fairy/Effect
"I summon Zombie Mammoth in attack mode." Josh announced. The skeletal mammoth creature appeared on his field as their runners went around the long track for a third time.
Zombie Mammoth: Lv. 4. 1900 ATK/0 DEF—Attribute: Earth. Type: Zombie/Effect
"But before my monster's effect sends it to the graveyard, I activate my Speed Spell-Forbidden Chalice, which gives my monster 400 more attack points and negates its ability until the end phase, by removing one of my speed counters."
Zombie Mammoth: Lv. 4. 2300 ATK/0 DEF—Attribute: Earth. Type: Zombie/Effect
Speed Counters: Anny: 1; Josh: 2
"I activate my trap Battle Teleportation. Now I can attack you directly." Josh's monster gave a trumpet of its trunk and charged at Anny as it attacked.
Anny: 1700; Josh: 1500
"I end my turn."
"My turn." The psychic said, "I draw."
Anny: 1700; Josh: 1500
Speed Counters: Anny: 2; Josh: 3
"I activate my Speed Spell-Overboost. This increases my speed counters by six." She explained, glad that her dad had gotten her that and that her Uncle Jack had suggested it.
Speed Counters: Anny: 8; Josh: 3
"Now I activate my other Speed Spell-Swing of Memories, which allows me to special summon a normal monster in my graveyard to the field. I bring back my Tuned Magician. When it's on the field or in the graveyard, it's treated as a normal monster." The monster appeared on her field.
Tuned Magician: Lv. 4. 1800 ATK/1600 DEF—Attribute: Wind. Type: Spellcaster/Gemini
"I activate my magician's ability and do a normal summon on it to make it become a tuner monster." She informed them, wanting this duel to be over. This Josh person might be number one in Westerly Canyon, but he obviously never faced an opponent like Anny, the top student at Duel Academy for her year. "I activate my trap Inverse Universe so now all effect monsters attack and defense points are switched."
Zombie Mammoth: Lv. 4. 0 ATK/1900 DEF—Attribute: Earth. Type: Zombie/Effect
Celestia, Lightsworn Angel: Lv. 4. 200 ATK/1300 DEF—Attribute: Light. Type: Fairy/Effect
Tuned Magician: Lv. 4. 1600 ATK/1800 DEF—Attribute: Wind. Type: Spellcaster/Gemini
"My monsters however won't be around for long. I tune my Tuned Magician with Celestia, Lightsworn Angel to synchro summon...Stardust Dragon!" the magician turned into four green rings and her angel turned into four stars. There was a flash of light that mixed in with a flash of lightning before Anny's father's majestic white and light blue colored dragon appeared on her field.
Stardust Dragon: Lv. 8. 2500 ATK/2000 DEF—Attribute: Wind. Type: Dragon/Synchro/Effect
"It's over Josh. Stardust Dragon, attack!"
Stardust Dragon: 2500 ATK; Zombie Mammoth: 0 ATK
Her father's dragon reared its mighty head and attacked her opponent's monster, obliterating the rest of his life points.
Anny: 1700; Josh: 0
Josh's runner stopped, steam coming out of it. Anny stopped her own runner.
"I don't believe it!" he exclaimed, "An outsider beat me!"
"And she's a girl." One of his followers on an orange runner added.
"Shut up, Bug!" Josh yelled and turned towards Anny, "How did you do that?" he demanded.
"I'm that good of a duelist." She told him with a smirk.
"I bet she cheated." His friend on a blindingly bright yellow runner accused.
"I didn't cheat." She shot back.
"Let's get her!" the one on the blue runner shouted.
"That doesn't seem like a good idea." The boy on the black runner argued.
"Zip it, Kyle." Josh commanded as he started his runner again.
This isn't good. Anny thought quickly and took off as fast as she could. She didn't take off fast enough. When she got to the street, she saw four of the five boys had caught up to her on her display screen. She didn't see the one the one on the black runner.
The boys boxed her in and starting ramming into her from all sides, messing her runner up. She cried out in pain when one of their runners slammed into the side of her left knee. She was able to keep steady for several seconds, but then Josh, who was in front of her, turned his runner around so he was backwards and went forward. He slammed into her front wheel. Her duel runner wobbled and began to fall to one side. Anny cried out as she hit the ground with painful force and cried out louder when her blood red duel runner fell on top of her.
The four boys stopped their runners and got off, beginning to advance on her.
"And just what do you think you're doing?"
AnimeKiwi369: OOOOOOHHHHH! Cliffhanger!
Anny: Who says that? I know it's not me.
AnimeKiwi369: I'm not telling. Anyone wanna guess?
Anny: I don't know so I can't.
AnimeKiwi369: I was talking to the reviewers.
Anny: Oh.
AnimeKiwi369: Looks like you'll have to wait and see.
Anny: Yeah, yeah, yeah. When will you next update?
AnimeKiwi369: I don't know. Maybe sometime next week. School's starting in a couple weeks, so I won't be able to update as often.
Anny: Okay. How many reviews?
AnimeKiwi369: At least seven. I must say I'm rather pleased how much attention that this story is getting. It has as many reviews as "Nightmare's Return" had by the first five chapters. ^^
Anny: That's great!
AnimeKiwi369: Yep! Now there's one last thing to do to complete the update.
Anny: Review request?
AnimeKiwi369: Review request. Please be kind and please review! I really appreciate them and anyone who does! ;D