YuGiOh 5D's: Konami
Magic: Colossal Fighter GX
This chapter begins before dawn at the Satellite's Sector Security Impound Center. A thief wanders aimlessly through the many safes, whistling as he goes. He opened a drawer and rummaged through it, until he pulled out a dueling deck, "Ah..! Jackpot! These cards're just what I'm looking for!" the thief started to load many more into the bag he has carrying.
Outside, a couple of Security officers were approaching the front of the building and a parked duel runner, which had a pair of wings on it.
"We've got reports of a suspicious person out by the Impound Lot. Looks like some underground dueler might be trying to get his deck back."
"Unit five-niner, en route."
The officers climbed out of their vehicles and stood on either side of a black-and-yellow duel-runner, parked out front.
"Whoa, looks like our suspicious person's got some style."
"I've never seen a duel-runner like this before, partner."
The officers attempt to approach the runner. As they do, the side-fins fold up and down as it beeped. The Securities stepped up, one putting his hand to the thing. A light flashed on the console, and the officer leap back in surprise as an electric shock hit him.
"Whoa. Ugh! Now that's an alarm!"
"Well, whoever's bike this is, it's Sector Security's now."
"Now this is a crime: keepin' sweet cards like these locked up in here, while players back home can't even make up a decent deck!" the stranger continued to pack more duel-cards into his bag, "Crow, the Satellite's gonna love ya for this!" he toothly grinned.
YuGiOh! 5D's
Reverse of Arcadia
Ride 6: Good Cop, Bad Cop
At the Arcadia Movement building, member Margaret Spires was just lying in bed. She has just woken up from her peaceful slumber, only to be irritated by the familiar nostalgia.
"Mmm... Just how much longer until morning?" she mumbled, "I just couldn't stand sitting around doing nothing... But Sayer said I needed rest."
'Yusei Fudo... Jack Atlas... What do those names mean, exactly...?'
Speaking of Yusei, the scene alternates to the incomplete bridge where he stands, along with our favorite Satellite Jason Hutchins and Director Rex Goodwin, who watched over the seas to the Satellite Sector.
"How do you like the bridge? Did you know that it was once going to connect the Satellite with New Domino City?"
"So why was it never finished?" Yusei asked.
"Hmm. I'm glad you asked. You see, if the construction of this bridge was ever completed, it would have given the evil that lives deep beneath the Satellite access to my precious New Domino City. And the battle that is about to begin must never reach these shores."
"But there are people over there!" Jason said, "What about them?"
"They will become enveloped in eternal darkness unless someone can save them."
"So why aren't you using the power you possess to get them out of there?" Yusei demanded.
"I can't do that."
"But why?"
"Because as long as the people in the Satellite remain there, the darkness will stay as well."
"But why would you put the people of the Satellite at risk?"
"Hmm..." Goodwin turned to Yusei, "Yusei, the time has come for me to tell you the truth..."
Meanwhile, outside the Impound, the two Security officers who responded to the robbery watched the duel-runner get loaded onto a truck by crane, "Oh, man, this runner's gonna look sweet in my garage- Oh, I mean, the Impound Center. "
Crow spotted a flashing readout built into the black duel-disk strapped on his left arm, "Looks like Sector Security is earlier than usual. Time to make my exit!" he looks up at the barred vents, high on the walls, "But I don't think the air vents are gonna work this time. Looks like it's plan 'B', be backed up and looked down a hallway, pulling a set of goggles down over his eyes and detected that the hallway is crisscrossed with lasers, "Sweet! Plan B's my favorite!" the thief ran through the hall, setting of more than a dozen alarms. That sent a couple of guards after him.
"There he is! Stop running and drop to the floor!"
"Oh, I'll drop to the floor all right... the ground floor, that is!" the intruder leaps right through the plate-glass window at the end of the hall and flew through the air, surrounded by shards of broken glass.
The dawning night finally showed a full feature of the burglar: his forearms were covered with tan woolen wristguards. He wore dark green jeans and an orange shirt under a brown leather vest. His arms were bare, but for the wristguards and a metal cuff around each bicep. A big gray tote bag hung from one of his shoulders.
His criminal marks were like gaudy warpaint, with a thick triangle-and-line design down each cheek, a jagged line across his forehead like a letter M, and a dot above that. Metal bolts dangle from each of his ears like earrings. A dark green headband with two metal rings through it restrains his energetic shock of red hair, and his light gray eyes are mischievous, even as he dropped to the ground on the towing truck.
He jumped off, pulls off his duel-disk in midair, and lands on his runner on top of it, pressing it into place, "Time, to, RIDE!" the slot lights up, illuminating the area around it, and his duel disk shapes itself into the console, curving in a circle around the deck portion, "Thanks for keeping an eye on 'er, but me and my ride gotta take off now. Try to keep up if ya can, officers!" with his helmet on, the thief raced toward the closing gate, kicking up sparks from his wheels.
"It's gonna be close...!" he never stopped smiling as the gates closed. With a yell of effort, he jumped the fence at the last minute; the officers gasp in awe-
"Awwwww!"
(CFGX: "I meant 'Awe!' A-W-E!")
"Ooooohh!"
("Okay, now that's better.)
Anyways, the thief he grinned even wider. As he lands the officers opened the gate again to pursue.
"He's getting away! If this guy escapes again, the captain's gonna make me a crossing guard!" one of the patrol-bikers panicked, "And I ain't goin' back to school, so if this punk wants to speed, I'll make 'im do it with his deck! I activate Speed World! Now there's no way outta here without a duel!"
"Overriding suspect Duel Runner!" Crow's Runner chimed. "Duel Mode engaged, Autopilot engaged," Both screens transformed into Duel Mode, Speed World flashing into view before spinning and vanishing. The purple aura coated the world around as both Runners moved to a side-by-side position.
"Hah! A speed duel? You guys really don't know who you're dealing with, do you? But I guess you're gonna hafta find out the hard way! When your boss asks who beat you tonight, tell 'em it was Crow 'The Bullet' Hogan! You'll never beat me, copper!"
"Oh I'll beat you," the officer shouted, "and then it's straight to the Facility!"
"Let's do this!"
Crow: 4000
Officer: 4000
And it's my move, Crow! I summon Gate Blocker in defense mode!" a large orange-and-gray slab appeared with a decorated eye embedded in it (DEF: 2000), "Next up I'm playing 3 face-downs and ending my turn!" three reverse-cards appeared.
"Then it's my move," Crow started his turn, only to find out his speed-counters hadn't increased.
Crow: 4000 (1)
Officer: 4000 (2)
"Hey! My speed-counters; they're stuck at '1'!"
"You learn quick, perp; with Gate Blocker out there, your duel-runner's stuck in neutral, which means that your speed-counters are all locked up!"
Crow smirked, "Nice monster! Now I think I'll show ya mine! I play (1) Blackwing-Sirocco the Dawn(5/2000/900)!" a black-feathered bird-like anthro was summoned over Crow and his runner. It had scaly ocstrich legs and a human face covered in a headdress the form of a bird's head (ATK: 2000), "I know, I know; it's a level-5 monster. But because you have a monster on your field but mine's empty, I don't have to make any sacrifices!"
"I'm gonna ground that piece of poultry permanently!" the officer shouted.
"Don't think so, officer! 'Cause now I'm summoning, (2) Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind(3/1300/400)!" another avian appeared, this one smaller and having violet feathers, its face covered in green feathers. It also has a white tuff on its chest (ATK: 1300), "And now that I have those 2 feathered friends in play, there's only one thing left to do. I summon another bird-of-prey called (3) Blackwing-Bora the Spear(4/1700/800)!, another tall avian had giant black wings and tail. Just like Sirocco the Dawn, its human face bored a bird's headdress, this one in orange feathers, with a mane of yellow feathers; and it all came complete with a large spiraling spear (ATK: 1700).
"Guess when I called you a bird-brain, I was right!" the officer jeered, "You see? Those three birds are worthless! They're all too weak to get through my Gate Blocker!"
"Really! But what if I hatch one of their special-abilities? Blackwing Whirlwind, cut his defense points in half! Guess they don't teach that at the Police Academy! Whirlwind, do your stuff," with a swift beat of its wings, Gale shot a gust of wind at Gate Blocker. The sharp wind currents sliced a layer of the giant slab, reducing its defensive power.
Gate Blocker: (DEF: 1000)
"And now, I'll activate a trap from my hand! And this one goes by Delta Crow - Anti Reverse!"
"From your hand?" the officer gasped, "You can't do that!"
"I can when I have 3 Blackwings on my field! After all, birds of a feather flock together, and you're on the wrong side of the nest! Now my Delta Crow destroys all the cards that're on your field!" all three of the officer's reverses shattered, "And now, let's check out Sirocco's special-ability! Instead of all 3 of my Blackwings attacking one at a time, Sirocco combines their ATK points for one master blast! Oh, and if your captain asks how this bird-brain took out his Sector Security saps in one round, just tell 'im I did it with a move I learned from my last day at the Facility!" both Sirocco and Gale each gathered a ball of purple energy in their talons/wings. Then, Bora wrapped itself around its wings as they wrapped the energy around it, giving an aura of the same color. The coccoon of energy shattered as Bora stretched its wings, more powerful than before.
Blackwing-Bora the Sphere: (ATK: 5000)
"And next I'm activating my Bora's special-ability, which will swoop in and swipe the last of your life-points! Looks like this jailbird is about to sprout some wings and fly off into the sunset! Go Black Spiral Bayer!" Bora pointed its spear forward and spun around a high speeds, creating a hurricane of black winds. The twister slammed through Gate Blocker, like a missile, into the officer's duel-runner, taking the entirety of his life-points.
Crow: 4000 (1)
Officer: 0 (2)
With his speed no longer limited, Crow sped through the street with a patrol car right behind him.
"Do something, he's getting away!"
"Not unless he can fly!"
It's true; they were approaching a massive chasm that runs through the Satellite. Crow, though, was unfazed and beneath his helmet cracked a menacing grin. So he sped up.
"No way! He's gonna fall right off the edge!"
As Crow raced toward the chasm, unbeknown to the officers, Crow had installed the two black wings on his duel-runner for a reason, "It's time this Crow spread his wings!"
"Flight-Mode engaged," the computer's voice chimed. Fiberglass wings spread from the runner's sides as the jet engine kicked in, propelling Crow into the air. He gave a wild cry as his Runner soared over the chasm.
The patrollers skied to a halt and watched Crow fly into the sunrise in awe.
"Awwww-"
(CFGX: AWE! I just explained that to you not-too-long ago!")
"Oh... Uh, we need backup, call the captain!"
"Oh, sure, pal, and you wanna tell 'im what just happened? That he got away? Go ahead!"
"Good point. Let's just pretend this never happened."
"What?"
"Exactly."
Later...
The New Domino Hospital has seen better days. Behind the caution tape, the walls were all cracking and battered like something out of the Satellite. Trudge groaned as he came to and he saw a huge hole in the ceiling, "Where exactly am I? What happened in here, huh?"
"I was hoping you could tell me, Trudge," the officer looked up and saw Mina Simmington typing at a reception desk nearby; and boy was she angry.
"I came to find Jack, and then I forget."
"Well, you found Jack all right, just look!"
"At what?"
Mina turned the monitor around she was working on, to show a security camera feed, "You were dueling!"
Trudge gazed closely at the screen, "That's me..."
"Yes, 'genius'; and now Jack's gone missing, we have to find him before something happens!"
"Wait... you can't think I had something to do with him vanishing!"
Mina glared down at Trudge with her hands on her hips, "And why would I? Could it be that you two were dueling in an illegal match that turned this hospital into a war zone?"
"Well, when you put it that way..." Trudge followed Mina out of the hospital.
Meanwhile...
Crow continued onwards through the Satellite, the hours passing until he skidded to a large shelter hear a small arching bridge. As he dismounted, several children stopped playing to bid him hello.
"Look! It's Crow!"
"He's back!"
"What'd you bring us? What'd you bring us?"
"First, have all you kids been good?" Crow asked.
"Yeah!"
"Well, in that case... tada!" he pulled out some of the cards he stole earlier.
"Thanks, Crow! They're great!"
"Are they ours? Like for keeps?"
"'Course; every kid needs a duel deck! And Uncle Crow just found these lyin' around. Just promise, that you won't let Sector Security see ya playin' with these cards; 'cause if ya do...," he pointed to his heavily-marked self, "then they might just come lookin' for this face! But I promise that one day Sector Security won't bother us no more."
All the kids cheered.
Crow walked through the crowd once the satchel was empty of cards, wheeling his runner into a garage, where a TV displayed the current news: Yusei's new championship title."
"Hm! Looks like all of the rumors are true, then," he ruefully shrugged, "Now if *Yusei* could make it to New Domino City, why couldn't I?"
Meanwhile...
The scene alternates back at the shores of New Domino, at the edge of the incomplete bridge.
"You said you'd tell me the truth. Why don't we start with this," Yusei pushed up his sleeve to reveal his Mark of the Dragon; Jason glanced at it with concern, placing a hand over his own mark.
"That is the Mark of the Crimson Dragon," Goodwin answered, "It belongs to those who protect our world from the darkness."
"Oh, is that all? Then why did it choose me, huh?"
"Because you are strong and selfless, Yusei. The Dragon knew you would not run from a challenge, or from the darkness that is coming... And this darkness is dangerous; it will take on many forms. Maybe a stranger, or a friend. But you will know, for they will have the Mark of the Shadows."
"Wait; Mark of the Shadows?" Jason gasped, "You must mean those Dark Signers!"
"Yeah; and I dueled one of their drones who had a mark that glowed like a spider!" Yusei added.
"Then the first battle of this war has already been won," Goodwin said, "Just as you were chosen to protect the light, they choose to protect the darkness. They will stop at nothing to stop you."
"Dark Signers? Chosen protectors?" Yusei was now confused, "But when did all this start?"
"Perhaps we should go back to the beginning, 5000 years ago when the war began," the Director explained, "There were two great armies; one of shadow, one of light. They battled across the face of the earth, nearly destroying the whole planet. The armies had gathered for one final battle. The dragons knew they had not the individual strength to win, so they combined their power into a single force, the Crimson Dragon! The creatures of the shadows fought fiercely, but they were no match for the combined might of the dragons and their crimson hero! Eventually, the army of shadows was defeated, but not destroyed. Instead, its essence was trapped deep beneath the earth, taking with them one prisoner: the Ancient Fairy Dragon. The creatures of the shadows were imprisoned under the Nazca Lines; but the dragons knew that one day they might return, and so they sacrificed themselves, instilling the power of the five dragons in generation after generation of humans, hoping that maybe the Crimson Dragon could be summoned again. Both you Jason have the spirit of a dragon in each of you...," the two Satellites glared at each others' marks, "just as the Dark Signers are possessed by the growing power of the army of shadows."
"But how? And, why now?" Yusei asked, "I thought they were trapped under the ground or something, it's been 5000 years..."
"It was something that we couldn't possibly predict that would happen. Tell me, have you heard of the Ener-D Reactor? It was built to absorb the positive energy created through dueling. But to create a better future, we had to take risks in the past. Years ago, a prototype was built. It was kept deep underground, below the slums of the Satellite. Our goal was to harness the incredible energy created through the competition of dueling, and use it as a positive force. Imagine, powering all of New Domino City with just a pack of cards. We would be a beacon for the world! But then, something happened: Instead of releasing useful positive energy, the first Ener-D reactor had a meltdown! Negative energy erupted and split New Domino City in two; everything above the reactor was infused with this negative energy. it became a barren wasteland of depression; it became the the troubles didn't end there; the burst of negative energy was so strong, the surface of the earth trembled, and something deep beneath it was awoken!"
"The army of shadows...!"
"Exactly. They fed on the negative energy growing in power until now, when they were strong enough to continue their war. We can't let that happen. I know this must all come as a shock, but I promise you that my grief is even worse than you could imagine. After all, I was in favor of its creation," Goodwin trailed off, great regret weighing his heart, "I thought it would help people. But lo and behold, the power of this reactor has sparked a war between the Signers and the forces of darkness! But I know how to end it, and I'm going to need your help. That duel tournament wasn't held just for fun. I had some suspicions who the Signers might be, and that tournament proved it! Now that I've gathered you all together, you can combine your strength and defeat the Dark Signers, those who are trying to open the earthen prison of the shadow army."
"And if... we can't, and they release the shadows..."
"Then there goes the neighborhood," Jason finished.
"Can't we evacuate, get all the people to safety? I got friends that are stuck there, Goodwin!"
"Where would you take them?" Goodwin replied, "Satellite's first, then New Domino would be next! The planet will be reduced to ash. But the first battle must take place in the Satellite. That's where this negative energy originated, and that's where it must be stopped!"
"Well, what am I to do? Am I supposed to beat this army of shadows on my own! Am I supposed to put the safety of all my friends in my deck!"
Goodwin pointed toward the bridge, "The people need a hero, Yusei! Be that hero! Defeat the Dark Signers, or let them take over. the choice is yours! What's it going to be?"
"...I'll take these Signers on."
"Don't let the world down, Yusei!"
The small morning gale picks up upon the bridge. A large helicopter transport hovered from underneath and opened with Yusei's runner in the cargo compartment. Yusei wasted no time hoping on, "Jason! Are you coming or what?"
Jason was about to join his Satellite friend until Goodwin placed a gloved hand upon his shoulder, "I'm afraid you're needed here, Jason."
"I'm needed more in the Satellite where I'm from," Jason replied.
"You are acquainted with a one Gabriella Cheshire, are you not?"
"..."
"Now that the darkness has awaken, she could be in grave danger of them. She will need someone she can trust if she is to remain safe. While Yusei guards the Satellite, you will be the guardian of New Domino City."
Later...
In an apartment building somewhere in the city, bumbling journalist Carly Carmine has fallen asleep on her face at the table. I doesn't take a genius to tell what she was dreaming about. She awoken at the knock of the door and she answered it, revealing to be Trudge and Mina, earning a gasp at the officer, "What's he doing here?"
"He's fine," Mina snapped, all but ignoring her and strides past into the room without an invitation.
"If it means anything, um, I wasn't exactly myself back at the hospital," Trudge replied.
"I said he's fine now. We're not here for you anyway; we wanna know where Jack is. "
"Jack?" Carly gasped.
Mina groaned, "The cameras caught you leaving, okay? He's here. So hand him over or else!"
"There's not gonna be any 'or else', Mina," Jack suddenly appeared, "She saved me back there!"
"Saved you?" Mina blushed, "I-I'm sorry. Let's- let's go home. I'm sure Goodwin is so worried!"
"About anything else. I lost. I'm not the champ anymore. I'm just-"
"A great duelist."
"You mean I was, Mina. Just go. I'm staying here."
"But-"
"No 'buts'. I'm done being told, by Goodwin, by everyone! Just leave me alone. Tell Goodwin goodbye!" the former king didn't notice the look on Mina's face; it was a miracle she wasn't crying.
"...For what it's worth, I still think you're the champ. Have fun with your new friend," she huffed lightly, and walks past Trudge and Carly, who stand aside, and out the door, glared a bit at Carly as she goes. Trudge hastily made his exit as well.
'Uhh.. well that was awkward!' Carly thought, 'But, at least now I got Jack all to myself!' she stifled a girly giggle.
"Listen. I want to thank you for all of your help getting me out of that hospital. But I wanna be alone right now, Shirley," Jack turned and walked back into the room from whence he came, closing it.
"Um, it's... Carly..."
Meanwhile...
"We're approaching the Satellite. Opening cargo hatch. Prepare for drop-off."
As the cargo hatch opens, Yusei perched on his runner, helmet on and visor down, back to the opening hatch.
"T-minus-ten seconds and counting. Ten, nine, eight, seven, six-"
As the countdown ran, his runner screen turns on. Yusei leans forward, ready to ride. He backs down the ramp created by the hatch, into thin air.
"five, four, three, two, one. Cargo deployed."
Yusei's duel-runner lept from the helicopter, descending and smashing down on the streets of the Satellite heavily. It skidded to a stop several hundred meters from the impact point.
"Nice landing."
"Huh? Who's that?" Yusei heard a familiar, yet obnoxious voice. He looked up at a nearby junkpile and saw a shadow sitting ontop of it, preferably a person on a duel-runner. The Satellite knew just by the sound of that voice who that person was, "Crow?"
Crow 'The Bullet' Hogan was sitting on his runner, helmet on, atop the pile of trash, looming above, "You got a lotta nerve, coming back here!"
DUEL-MON DATABASE
(1) Blackwing-Sirocco the Dawn
Stats: [Winged-Beast/Effect] Level 5 ATK/2000 DEF/900
Attribute: DARK
Description: If your opponent controls a monster and you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card. Once per turn, you can select 1 face-up monster you control. It gains ATK equal to the total ATK of all face-up "Blackwing" monsters on the field except itself. Monsters other than the selected monster cannot attack the turn you activate this effect.
(2) Blackwing-Gale the Whirlwind
Stats: [Winged-Beast/Effect] Level 3 ATK/1300 DEF/400
Attribute: DARK
Description: If you control a "Blackwing" monster other than "Blackwing - Gale the Whirlwind", you can Special Summon this card from your hand. Once per turn, you can halve the ATK and DEF of 1 face-up monster your opponent controls.
(3) Blackwing-Bora the Sphere
Stats: [Winged-Beast/Effect] Level 4 ATK/1700 DEF/800
Attribute: DARK
Description: If you control a "Blackwing" monster other than "Blackwing - Bora the Spear", you can Special Summon this card from your hand. During battle between this attacking card and a Defense Position monster whose DEF is lower than the ATK of this card, inflict the difference as Battle Damage to your opponent.
Jason: "Jason her to introduce the next chapter. What was supposed to be a simple trip back to The Tops, turned into a very awkward adventure, complete with angry mobs, teen idols, and a new Duel Terminal! This is gonna be a long day. Seriously! Next time on Reverse of Arcadia: Riots and Idols and Falcons, oh my! It's time to Accelerate!"
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