Chapter 8!
Bentstua: Agree with you about Leo. The show dropped the ball on numerous things, so there's a lot of things that could be corrected (not going to address a lot of them in this story). I also look forward to your suggestion and thanks for reviewing!
This might be the first and only Chapter where the storybook is more than the actual current events. A lot's in store, so enjoy!
After Yusei and Akiza said goodbye to the twins, Yusei headed over to Akiza's house. There was an awkward silence in the air. This was the first time they were alone together, since the date. They remembered how they had started leaning forward, unexpectedly, towards each other. They both had quickly said goodbye and left each other in a rush. Still, they wanted to know if there was something else that the other felt about them. Something that was more than friendship.
As Yusei pulled up, they had been mostly quiet the car ride from the twin's apartment until now. They each unbuckled their seat belts at almost the exact same moment.
"Oh," Akiza responded, "You're coming with me?" Yusei stared at her. "Uh...yeah. I thought I'd walk you to the door," he replied awkwardly. "O...kay," Akiza answered back and they both got out of the car. They walked side-by-side to the front door. They both looked around, trying to find something to say. "Well...today was fun," Yusei suggested. Akiza nodded. "Yeah. The Chapter was really interesting." They came to a stop at the door and faced one another.
"So...when will you be going out with Dexter?" Akiza asked. Yusei smiled. "In a couple of days. Why? Did you want to come along?" Akiza shook her head. "No. I wouldn't be any good." Yusei leaned in close. "Hey," he replied as he put a hand on his chest, "I'm not that good either. If you came, you could see just how bad I am." Akiza laughed. "No. That's okay. You two have fun." Yusei shrugged. "All right, but you're more than welcome."
Akiza opened the door. "See you soon Yusei and have fun!" Yusei waved to her. "I will." Akiza shut the door and Yusei smiled. Hearing Akiza laugh as she left was amazing. Yusei decided that he wanted to hear it even more. Although, he was no comedian, so he had to figure out a way to make her laugh. Yusei went back in the car and tried to think of a way to make her laugh.
"I'm no good at making jokes," he replied. He then got an idea. "Jokes! That's it! I'll find some good jokes to tell her! However, I need to test them on someone." He made a fist. "I'll try them on Dexter! If he finds them funny, then I can tell Akiza." Yusei raced home, going to speed limit and obeying all the laws, and went online. He looked up some jokes that he could find hilarious. When he found a few that were quite hilarious, the house filled with a roar of laughter. Jack and Crow went up to him.
"Yusei, what's so funny? I can hear you laughing all the way downstairs." Yusei tried to catch his breath. "Sorry. It's just that some of these jokes are hilarious." Crow leaned in. "Yusei, these are really lame jokes. Who would find it funny?" Yusei read another to himself and started laughing like crazy. "Well, apparently he does," Jack noted. They waited for him to stop laughing and moving around in his chair, as if there were ants in his pants.
"Why are you looking up jokes?" Jack asked, "Did Akiza dump you?" Yusei suddenly stopped laughing and looked over his shoulder. It was as if a light bulb had been turned on. "Akiza and I are not dating," Yusei replied, "I just...was looking up jokes for fun." Jack and Crow looked at one another. "Really?" Jack asked. Yusei nodded. "Really." Yusei thought he had out-fooled them. However, Crow spotted a pad and paper, with some of the jokes written down.
"You're lying," Crow replied, "What's the real deal? Why are you looking up jokes and then writing them down?" Yusei sighed. "All right, fine. I'm not doing it for fun. I'm looking up jokes to tell Dexter when we go golfing in a couple of days." Jack rolled his eyes. "Please don't tell me you're still doing that." Yusei nodded and continued. "Yes I am and, if they worked on him, I would tell them to Akiza." Jack and Crow didn't get it.
"You're trying to be a comedian?" Crow asked, "That's not like you. In fact, that's really not like you." Yusei sighed. "I'm not trying to be a comedian," he replied, "I just want to hear Akiza laugh." Jack didn't get it. "Laugh?" he replied, "You want to hear her laugh?" Yusei nodded.
Suddenly, both of them started laughing. Yusei didn't understand and now waited for them to stop. "If you really think you're not in love, you'd better look in the mirror," Crow replied, "The fact that you're in love with her laugh, Akiza's laugh, makes it clear that you love her." Yusei felt his cheeks turn red and he quickly turned around. "I'm not in love," he replied and continued looking at jokes. To his advantage, Jack and Crow went away, but still teased him as they left. Yusei decided that he would still try to tell Dexter some jokes, as he wanted to reach his goal. He wanted to hear Akiza laugh.
A couple days later, Yusei went over to Dexter's house. He put his clubs in the back of the trunk and had added a few more balls and a glove. Yusei watched as Zora waved goodbye to him and wished him good luck. Yusei waved back and then got in the car. It was about nine in the morning, as Yusei and Dexter didn't want to be out too early, and Yusei wanted his rest. When Yusei got there, Dexter was waiting in the downstairs lobby, of the average looking apartment complex.
"Ready to go?" Yusei asked and Dexter nodded. He picked up his bag and brought it over to Yusei's car. He then put them on top of Yusei's bag and went in the front seat with Yusei. "Want to stop and get something to eat or drink before we head out?" Yusei asked. Dexter looked at him. "You mean like coffee or something?" Yusei chuckled. "Coffee's gross," he replied, "I was think more like juice or something like that." Dexter smiled. "Sure thing. Juice sounds great." Yusei nodded. "Okay," he replied and they stopped at a convince store, before heading out to the course.
Instead of going on the regular holes, Dexter and Yusei were going to go on the much shorter executive course. It was more suited for beginners and average people, who also didn't want to pay full price. As they went up to pay, Yusei stuck out some dollar bills. "No Yusei," Dexter replied, "You don't have to do that." Yusei shook his head. "No way. This is my treat to you." Dexter was going to fire back, but he instead tiled his head down and stayed quiet. This was Yusei Fudo, the man who had saved the entire town. Yusei watched as Dexter stayed quiet until they made it outside.
Yusei decided that now was the best time to try and get some of his jokes out into the open. As they walked, he started one. "Hey Dexter, what did the ghost say to the wall?" Dexter stared at him. "What?" he asked. "Just passing through." Yusei started laughing, but Dexter looked at him funny. He managed a chuckle, but it wasn't as loud as he wanted. "All right," Yusei replied, "Here's another one: What did one plate say to the other?" Dexter asked him what he meant and Yusei finished the joke. "Lunch is on me." Yusei laughed like crazy at the ending, but he took note of Dexter's clearly forced laughter. Yusei tried another and got the same result. He immediately decided to halt the jokes. 'I guess I can't use any jokes to make Akiza laugh,' Yusei thought as they made it to the tee box.
After they got stretched and warmed up, Dexter offered to go first. Yusei watched as the ball sailed a decent ways away. Dexter smiled and walked back towards Yusei. "Now you try," he suggested. Yusei nodded and took a big swing at it. He fell over and completely whiffed. "Yusei, are you all right?" Dexter asked as he ran over to Yusei as he got up. "I'm fine," Yusei replied and tried again. He managed to hit it, but it barely went anywhere.
"You could hit a mulligan," Dexter suggested, but Yusei shook his head. "Nah. That's okay," he replied, "Lets get going." They took their bags and started walking.
As Yusei tried his best to finish the hole, Dexter quickly found him going into double digits. "Maybe you should just take a ten and move on," he suggested, as it was a rule he used on himself. Yusei kept going. "I just wanna make it into the hole," he replied. Finally, after several putts, he heard the rattling of the cup. "I did it!" he said as he put his hands triumphantly into the air. Dexter cheered and finished the hole for himself. Dexter quickly jotted down his score and a ten for Yusei, as they went to the next hole.
As the continued, both of them made mistakes. However, Yusei noted that Dexter wasn't all that bad. He wasn't going to be turning pro or making the high school team, but he at least knew what he was doing, unlike himself. Still, Yusei managed a good shot here and there. Dexter was a bit embarrassed as they let a couple of groups play through, although they were in awe to see Yusei on a golf course. As they finished up the seventh of the nine holes, Yusei complimented Dexter on his play.
"You're not too shabby," Yusei noted as they walked to the next hole. Dexter shrugged. "I'm not that good really." Yusei smiled. "No really," he replied, "You're doing just fine. In fact, I'd really like to play with you again sometime." Dexter stopped walking at stared at him. "Um...what?" he asked, not sure if he heard him right. Yusei repeated what he said before. "I want to play with you again, probably even more." Dexter was stunned. Yusei actually wanted to do something with him? Maybe even on a regular basis?
"I'd...I'd like that," Dexter replied and Yusei smiled. "Great!" he answered back ,"By the way, how did you get started into golf anyways?" As they played the next to last hole, Dexter explained how his Dad had some old clubs and he started using those. Dexter later found some used kid's clubs that a neighbor on his apartment floor didn't want. So, he took them and started practicing. He just practiced in the living room and went to a driving range every now and again, with nothing too fancy. He had took a few lessons, but they didn't do much good. So, he just played a few rounds by himself, but he admitted that playing with someone else was much more fun. "Doesn't make you feel so lonely?" Yusei asked as Dexter putted in his last putt. Dexter looked up at him as he grabbed his ball from the hole. "Yeah," he answered a little sad. Yusei put a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry Dexter. I'm you're friend. Always." Dexter stared at him. "You...you don't have to say that just to be nice," Dexter replied. Yusei was baffled. "Really Dexter. You're my friend. You've been my friend for a very long time and I want you to know that I do care about you." Dexter picked up his bag and started heading for the last hole. "But you're the great Yusei Fudo," he replied, "I don't deserve to be your friend." Yusei quickly grabbed his bag and ran to catch up with him.
"That's not true. You're my friend, because I care about you. Dexter, just because my friends and I saved the city doesn't mean I'm any better of a person than you. I still have things that bother me. I still make mistakes and say the wrong thing. I'm human just like you and I don't care if I freaking won the lottery, I've met you, and want to be your friend." Dexter looked up at him. "Okay?" Yusei asked, "Will you be my friend?" Dexter bit his lip and took a deep breath. "All right," he replied, "I will be your friend." Yusei smiled and wrapped Dexter in a hug. Dexter managed to return it back, even with a bag on both of their shoulders.
"Now lets do well on the last hole," Yusei said in encouragement and Dexter agreed.
After they were finished, they both went up a hill. As Yusei turned around, he saw was a pretty sight it was. A small pond was near the last hole, which then overlooked the rest of the small course. 'This would be the perfect place to tell her,' Yusei thought as he turned around and followed Dexter. They got to the car and got the grass off of their shoes. Yusei then tried to give Dexter the last of his jokes, but he didn't find them very amusing. So, Yusei knew he should just stop his little experiment. When the car was ready to go, they both got into the front seat. Yusei decided to ask Dexter a question.
"You know, it was Luna who encouraged me to do this with you." Dexter frowned. "So...you really didn't want to go out with me? That whole friendship speech was a lie?" Yusei shook his head. "No. Not at all. I meant every word of that speech. I was just saying that Luna really wanted me to go golfing with you. In fact, she was the one who told me that you like golf. She must really know a lot about you." Dexter managed to cool his jets.
"Yeah. I mean, we've been friends for years." Yusei smiled. "Do you like her?" Dexter shook his head and his voice was in a rush. "No I don't! Besides, Luna's got much more important things on her mind." Yusei decided to take one last stab at giving Dexter some grief. "She sure seems to have you on her mind." Dexter rolled his eyes. "Luna doesn't like me like that. Besides, she's good person who deserves only the best man she can find." Yusei stayed quiet, but felt something was going on inside of Dexter that he wasn't saying. However, he was broken out it by Dexter teasing him.
"What about you and Akiza?" he asked. Now it was Yusei playing defensive. "Akiza and I are just friends," he replied. Dexter pointed at his cheeks. "Your cheeks tell a different tale." Yusei frowned and concentrated on the road. "They do not!" he yelled, but Dexter managed a chuckle. As Yusei continued focusing on the road, he smiled at the fact that he could hear Dexter laugh, and he hoped that other people could hear it as well.
Later that day, it was time for another installment in Martha's book. As they headed over, Luna asked Yusei how the morning was. "It was great," he replied, "Dexter seemed really happy once we left and then went out to eat. He definitely should come with me out there more often." Luna was thrilled. Leo looked at her and could tell that she was happy. 'I wonder if Luna likes Dexter,' Leo thought, 'Of course, it's probably best to ask her later about it.'
When they got inside, Yusei and the gang actually came before Jack and Crow. "So where's Jack and Crow?" Yusei asked as Martha invited them inside. "They're not here yet," she replied, "I wonder what's up." Back on the freeway, Jack angrily slammed his fist against his Runner. "I told you officer, I was just speeding to help save a kitten in a tree across the bridge." The officer rolled his eyes. "Sir, if there was a kitten stuck in a tree, I'm sure your story would match up with the person riding next to you." He turned to Crow.
"Just give it up Jack," Crow replied, "Just take the ticket and be done with it." Jack growled. "Fine!" he shouted, "But when I'm a Turbo Dueling Champion again, you'll think twice about giving me a ticket." He rode off and Crow, who was much more cooperative, took his ticket. He waved to the officers and drove to catch up with Jack.
As everyone stared and looked around the room, wondering where Jack and Crow were, Leo suggested they just start without them. "All right," Martha decided, as she didn't want them having to stay too late. She got the book out and was about to turn to the Chapter, when the door swung open. "You didn't start without us did you?" Jack shouted as he came inside. Martha shook her head. They watched as Jack went to her and sat down, almost like a kid in grade school during story time.
"Jack, what are you doing?" Martha asked as she kept the book in her lap. Jack grinned. "I just want to be close to you for when Jackka has his duel and kicks some major butt." Martha shook her head. "No Jack. You'll be blocking everyone's view. Now go sit with everyone else." The group got nervous, but watched as Jack got up and moved back. Everyone looked at one another, but could sense that was just how much power Martha had over the three men. Once Jack sat back down, but still the closest of them, she started.
As Jackka raced to catch up with Carlyka, he was at a loss for words. Why was she a Dark Signer? Why would she join them? Jackka didn't know and he wanted to find out. He managed to catch up with her, as she stopped in a rocky landscape. "Carlyka! Why did you do this? Why did you become a Dark Signer?" Carlyka just smirked. "In good time Jackka. Now lets duel!"
As the duel got started, Jackka seemed off his game. Almost like, he was distracted. After Carly summoned her Earthbound, Aslla piscu, she attacked Jackka. "You seem a bit off today," Carlyka noted, "Do you have something on your mind." Jackka admitted that he did. "Yes! Why did you become a Dark Signer Carlyka?" Carlyka sighed. "You still are bugging me about that. Can't you say anything else?" Jackka disagreed and he only continued to shout to her more. "Why did you do it? Why did you become a Dark Signer?" Carlyka sighed. "If it means you stop asking the same question, then fine, I'll tell you." Jackka became quiet and listened.
"You see Jackka, ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be part of the tribal scribes. They record the news, events, and everything that happens. In order to join them, you need a big breaking, sometimes shocking story. All of the scribes and reporters have one. One of them caught a leader having multiple wives. Another had caught a farmer selling only a little food and keeping most of it for himself. Another caught a group of people cheating on money and so that is where you come in Jackka." Jackka paid even more attention to her tale.
"You see, we had talked a while back about you returning home and looking like a hero. However, that wouldn't be the truth would it? While you didn't come home in first, you wouldn't want people to find out about Yuseika, your rival. You wouldn't want to mention how he, not only beat you, but is also the leader of the Signers." Jackka made a fist. "Yuseika isn't the leader of the Signers! We never agreed to that! Besides, I'm the one who leads! Jackka doesn't follow or obey orders!" Carlyka rolled her eyes.
"Don't kid yourself Jackka! Yuseika's the leader and you know it! He's the one who befriended all the other Signers before you did. Heck, you were probably the last of the Signers to do that. You didn't even befriend the twins' friend on your way here!" Jackka became stunned. "How do you know that?" he questioned. Carlyka only closed her eyes and smiled. "As a Dark Signer, I have my ways." She then opened her eyes.
"But the fact is that Yuseika's the leader and, not only that, but Akizaka's already moved into the number two spot." Jackka rolled his eyes. "Akizka's not as good as me!" he replied, "That's not true!" Carlyka shook her head. "She may not be the absolute number one duelist," Carly admitted, "But she is extremely close to you and Yuseika. Not only that, but she also has something you don't have and that is that Yuseika and her are in love. They do not admit it, because they are both afraid, but they have feelings for each other. When they finally end up together, at some point, they'll always be together. People will look at them as the dueling couple and the dueling stars. The best female and male Signer and two of the top duelists! That would leave your rivalry with Yusei behind." Jackka growled. "But so what? What does this have to do with my fame and fortune when I get back to the South?" Carlyka laughed.
"Because people will want to hear about Leoka and Lunaka as well. The two kids who had to endear so much and are so young. People will want to hear about how they fought bravely and looked up to Yuseika and Akizaka. People would want to give them a hug and hear about their tough story. People want to hear about heartwarming stories Jackka." Jackka didn't get it. "So what does this have to deal with me and you becoming a Dark Signer?" Carlyka finally got to that point.
"It's simple Jackka, people would want to hear those stories about the other Signers. Knowing how full of yourself you are, you would want to cover them up, and try to make it look as though you did it all yourself. However, I could really expose the truth, and tell about how you weren't giving the other Signers credit. Once everyone hears about the dueling couple and brave twins, they'll wonder why you tried to cover it up and why you tried to hide it. People would turn on you Jackka and people would see you for what you are: as a self-centered jerk. With that public knowledge, I could finally make the top of the reporters, and scroll writers. I could finally achieve my dream!" Jackka had one more question.
"So why didn't you just play along with it? Why didn't you just keep the story going and get your happy ending?" Carlyka frowned. "Because the regular Carlyka could never go along with it. She was too caught up in how handsome you were. Yuseika may have been the leader, but he isn't exactly the best looking of the group. That prize goes to you Jackka and the old Carlyka could only focus on that. If she kept silent, you might invite her to stay by your side, and become the South's version of Yuseika and Akizaka. That's why our leader made the old her become a Dark Signer, leaving me here in the process. This way, she could expose the truth. The truth that you care about no one, but yourself."
"That's not true!" Jackka replied, "And what leader? Who is this leader of the Dark Signers?" Carlyka skimmed over the question. "Enough talk! Lets continue the duel!" Calryka was about to attack, trying to end the duel, but Jackka played a trap card, cutting the attack in half, leaving him with 900 life points. When it was Jackka's turn, he knew he was in a tough spot. If he destroyed her monster, he would be left with only 100 points. However, it was a risk he was going to take. He spotted a spell card in his hand that would destroy her monster. When he played it, Carlyka watched her monster leave the field. However, unlike the other Dark Signers, she didn't look upset. He finally decided to unleash his Red Dragon Archfiend. When he did, he knew that one attack could win the duel.
"And now your field is empty for me to attack and win the duel!" Jackka shouted. As Carlyka listened, she looked down at her feet. "What is it? Jackka asked, "What's wrong?" Carlyka's eyes seemed to be lighter and she appeared to be crying. "Please Jackka. Please beat me!" Jackka didn't understand. "What are you talking about?" he asked, "Why do you want me to beat you?" Carlyka fought for a smile, as she was trying to beat the darkness inside of her. "Because if you do...the evil inside me will be gone. The urge to get revenge and ruin your reputation will leave me as well."
Jackka gasped. "But what about you?" he asked. Carlyka looked up. "Don't worry about me Jackka. Save the world and then you'll truly earn the fame you deserve." Jackka shook his head. "But...there will be no one to report it," he replied. Carlyka was confused. "What do you mean?" Jackka frowned. "Because I need someone to report on it. What I'm saying is that I need you!" Carlyka let Jackka explain.
"When I first met you, you were different. For some reason I could talk to you. I didn't want to yell at you and I finally listened to someone. Maybe it was because...you were the first woman who ever came up to me and didn't want to get with me. Instead, you just wanted to help me and cheer me up. No one's ever done that for me. You...you really touched my heart." Carlyka smiled. "Then defeat me Jackka and prove to me that you mean that." Jackka nodded and called his last attack. As soon as it was over, Jackka ran over to other side, as his opponent laid on the ground. He held her in his arms.
"That was a brave duel you just fought," Carlyka noted. Jackka smiled. "Yes, but it was more fun with you there. It was because...I love you." Carlyka smiled. "I love you too." They both smiled, but it didn't last long. Carlyka slowly turned into a bit of sparkles, just like the other Dark Signers. "We'll see each other real soon." Jackka stood up and made a fist. "Don't worry. We will." He stood still and stared at the sky.
A few miles away, Yusei was running. Okay, he was actually walking as fast as he could. Yuseika had got a side ache from running and now it hurt to move very quickly. As he tried to power walk, the twins came up to him. "Yuseika!" they cheered and walked besides him. They told him all about their duel and how they won. "That's great," he replied and then told them about his duel. He continued walking with a determined look on his face. Leo asked him why.
"I just want to make sure Akizaka's okay," he replied and the twins looked at one another. They continued walking until Yuseika spotted someone. He had on a lot of clothes and a mask covering his face. Yuseika quickly got in front of the twins. "Who are you?" Yuseika demanded. "That's none of your business," he replied, "But I do know that you're looking for Akizaka." Yuseika was concerned. "How do you know that?" he asked. "I can tell that you're all Signers," he replied, "The marks show it. There was a girl who walked by with one just like it. I can lead you to her." Yuseika smiled.
"Great," he replied. He bended down to the twins' height. "You two stay here." Leoka frowned. "But why?" Yuseika gave him a firm look. "It's far too dangerous for the you two to come with." Yuseika got up and followed the man. Leoka and Lunaka watched them dissappear in a unusual fog.
As they walked, Yuseika continued looking serious. "Akizaka sure was pretty," the man noted, "She had a humongous chest." Yuseika frowned. "Stop staring at her and her chest!" he barked. The man stopped. "My my. You sure got upset very quickly. Could it be that you have feelings for this woman?" Yuseika growled. "She's a friend. That's all," he replied, even though he knew that wasn't true. The man smirked, knowing it as well, although he kept quiet on the situation.
It was then that they reached a small valley. There was a short bridge above, what appeared to be, a dry driver bed. "Watch your step," the man noted as they got to the short bridge, "I'll go first." He walked across carefully and made it across. Yuseika then followed. However, as he was about halfway, the bridge suddenly collapsed. "Wha? What's going on?" Yuseika asked as he landed firmly on the hard ground. He put his hand on his bottom. "Do you really believe I would let you see Akizaka?" the man asked. He took off the mask and clothes. "Sayerka!" Yuseika noted, "But how?" Sayerka laughed.
"That's none of your business. What is your business is that you're not going to have the chance to help save Akizaka." He ran over to a bunch of logs and sticks. He removed just a small branch, bit it was enough to send a gush of water downstream towards Yuseika. He screamed as he started getting pushed away. "Bye! Bye!" Sayerka shouted and ran away. Yuseika couldn't swim and tried his best to grab onto something.
With Akizaka, she had followed Mistyka quite a ways away. She finally stopped, once Mistyka stopped. "We're here," she replied and then walked across the large area. Mistyka then turned to face Akizaka. "Why did you bring me here?" Akizaka asked. "That will be explained in due time," she replied and they started their duel. The first couple of turns were not good for Akizaka, as she had been dealt a bad hand. 'Just my luck,' Akizaka thought. However, it was not the only bad thing.
"The reason I brought you here is that you hurt my brother Tobyka and now he is missing. Let me explain. He was just like you Akizka. He had psychic powers and was gifted at them. However, he wanted to learn how to control his powers and use them for good, unlike you. When he found Sayerka's Movement, he needed someone to look up to and guide him. That is where you come into play. Tobyka wanted to be just as powerful and as good of duelist as you were. One day, I received a letter from him that was all about you. He mentioned all about how everyone said you were the top duelist there and had the strongest powers. He forgot to mention the large bust, though." Akizaka growled
"Anyways, he mentioned how he was going to see you at a duel. He had heard all about you, but never seen you in person. When he did, your powers were out of control and ultimately hurt him. When I didn't get a letter from him the following week, I decided to investigate. When I got there, there was a large area that was destroyed. When I asked a few people what had happened, they all said it was from you about a week earlier." Mistyka was furious.
"Tobyka was at that duel and you hurt him. You're the reason he's gone!" Akizaka shook her head. "No. I never hurt anyone like that. My powers may have hurt people, but everyone is still here." Mistyka countered. "Then where is he? Where's Tobyka? How did he manage to escape? How did he not manage to send me a letter? There are too many questions and not enough answers Akizkaa. I couldn't take it anymore and that's why I joined the Dark Signers. To get back at you!" Akizaka shook her head.
"No...I..." Akizaka was about to fall onto an unknowing piece of glass. Suddenly, someone caught her. "Who..." Akizaka gasped when she saw him. "Sayerka? How are you here? Why are you here?" Sayerka put a finger to his lips. "That's not important. What is important is that you do not listen to this Dark Signer. You need to use your powers and defeat her!" Akizaka smiled. All of the anger and hate of the man suddenly went away.
"Now for me to unlock your true powers." Sayerka whispered into her ear and suddenly, Akizaka's powers were unlocked. Mistyka saw this and quickly summoned out her Immortal Ccarayhua. Akizaka was attacked directly, but it didn't phase her. Her new powers made her feel a suddenly surge of confidence.
Back in the river, Yuseika tried desperately to find something to stop himself. He spotted a root sticking out and he managed to hang on. Still, the root dug into his hand and he knew he wasn't physically strong enough to hand on. Out of the blue, the twins ran up to him. "Leoka! Lunaka! What are you doing?" They smiled. "We're not going to leave you with that guy alone!" Leoka replied. They each took his hand.
Yuseika luckily didn't weight very much, so the twins managed to pull him just enough for Yuseika to help himself get out of the river. Once they caught their breath, Yuseika got the twins up to speed on the whole situation. "That's horrible!" Leoka replied and Lunaka nodded. "Lets go get him!" Yuseika nodded and they all ran off.
Back at the duel, Sayerka looked on. "Don't worry Akizaka. Soon everyone will fear you and your powers." From behind, Yuseika and the twins spotted him. "You guys stay here," Yuseika noted and then ran towards the hill Sayerka was standing on.
As Sayerka watched, Yuseika slowly crept up on him. He listened closely to what Sayerka had to say.
"Soon, Akizaka will be the strongest psychic duelist in the world and everyone will want to challenge her. They think that she's the one responsible for what happened to Toby, but I know the truth. Akizaka isn't responsible." Yusei growled. That snake! If only Akizaka could hear him. He listened to the duel below. "You're still responsible for what happened to my brother!" Mistyka shouted, "And I don't care what that man says." Akizaka, on the outside, appeared not to be listening to her. However, Yuseika knew that it was the inside that was hurting. She was being blamed for something she didn't do. As he listened to Sayerka, Yuseika could feel his heart break. Akizaka was having to take heat for something she wasn't responsible for. But how could he get them to hear what Sayerka was saying to himself. Yuseika got an idea. It was bold and he wasn't exactly sure it would work. He could hear Sayerka laugh at Akizaka being yelled at and Yuseika couldn't stand one more moment of it. He finally took action.
Yuseika leaped up and onto Sayerka's back. He fell forward and they tumbled down the hill. Akizaka and Mistyka turned their attention to them and watched them come down to where they were. Yuseika and Sayerka were slow to get up, Yuseika hurt all over and he knew his opponent was as well. He knew that he had to speak up quickly, to beat Sayerka to the punch. "Why are using Akizaka as a scapegoat? Why are you letting her take the blame for Tobyka?" Sayerka got up.
"How did you escape?" Sayerka asked, but Yuseika dodged the question. "What did you do to Tobyka? Why are you making Akizaka take the blame?" Sayerka growled. "Because it's the only way Akizaka will help lead my army. People would want to duel Akizaka and once they are defeated by her, they'll quiver in fear. When that happens, nothing will stop Akizaka and me from ruling the world." Yuseika frowned. "But why would you hurt Akizaka to get what you wanted? Don't you care about her?" Sayerka shook his head.
"I don't care about her, just like I didn't care about Tobyka!" Suddenly, a voice spoke up.
"Is this true?" Akizaka asked. Sayerka looked around. He had been so focused on getting back at Yuseika, that he had completely forgotten where they had rolled to. His back was turned towards the duel and Yuseika smiled. "That's right," he replied for Sayerka, "He was using Tobyka as bait to get you to lead his psychic army. If he unlocked your true potential and got people to duel you, word would spread, and people would fear both you and him." Akizaka was shocked. "Sayerka, you only wanted to use me as a puppet in your little show?" Sayerka shook his head.
"No Akizaka. I..." Mistyka quickly spoke up. "Wait. So if she didn't hurt Tobyka, then who did?" She looked at Sayerka. "It must be you! Where is he? What did you do to him?" Sayerka just grinned. "Tobyka is far away from here and I don't even know where he his." Mistyka growled. "You're just trying to cover your own tracks. That's it! If you won't admit it, then I still know you're guilty!" She pointed at him as Yuseika quickly ran towards Akizaka. When he was about halfway there, they both turned, and watched as Sayerka disappeared into the monster. As he left, Akizaka's eyes went back to normal and she went back to normal. Despite that, Yuseika and her were both in fear of Mistyka's monster.
"Yuseika," Akizaka shouted. "Akizaka," he replied and they both took each other's hand. They both looked across as Mistyka looked down. "Akizaka. I'm so sorry I blamed you. Please. Defeat me." Mistyka then looked up at them. Yuseika looked at Akiza's field, cards, and hand. "But how?" he asked. Akizaka smiled. "Stand back," she replied. Yuseika did. Akizaka played a trap, which caused the Earthbound to be defeated. Even with the rest of the cards destroyed from the field, Akizaka was able to bring one of them back. She then summoned a monster and Yuseika smiled when he saw where it was going. Akizaka combined them to form her Black Rose Dragon. It was then able to attack Mistyka directly, ending the duel.
As she flew back, Mistyka told Akizka that her brother was still with her, no matter how far away he was. She then told her that Akizaka should have a friend like that in her life. Akizaka nodded and she watched Mistyka dissappear, just like everyone else. Yuseika was about to comfort her, when he saw that a bunch of people were running towards them. First was the twins. They both smiled and congratulated Akizaka on her duel.
A ways farther back, they spotted Jackka. They all then got up to speed on all of the duels. "Well, that should be everybody," Yuseika proclaimed. They then started to feel the ground shake and their arms glow. They suddenly saw a tall rock tower form in front of them. Behind it, the Earthbound appeared once more. "I thought we got rid of them all," Leoka noted. The person from above laughed.
"Did you really think you were going to defeat all of them?" a extremely buff man called from the top of the rock, "I'm Rexka and I'm going to save all the time and energy that other Signer's used. Why attack you one by one, when I can simply defeat you all at once, with all of the Immortals at my side?" Yuseika growled. "How did you get them?" he asked.
"Lets just say that, as the leader, I have certain abilities that let me take the cards that they lost," he replied as he pointed to them. "Now go my monsters." They all headed for the Signers. Yuseika then took the lead. "Everyone! Get out your dragons!" They all drew their best card and summoned their monsters. "Now, use our power as a team and lets all focus on the same goal: to defeat those monsters!" They all closed their eyes and then shouted to their dragons one-by-one.
"Power Tool Dragon!"
"Ancient Fairy Dragon!"
"Red Dragon Archfiend!"
"Black Rose Dragon!"
"And Stardust Dragon"
The monsters all were summoned and they all said in unison:
"With the power of the Signers, we are united to turn darkness into light. We will use the power of these five dragons in order to stop evil from winning and to do good. We are the Signers of Leoka, Lunaka, Akizaka, Jackka, and Yuseika. We have pure hearts and are all connected with the bonds of a team and friends. We are the legendary Signers!
Each Signer shouted their Dragon's name and they all attacked at once, as they Signers shouted, "attack," at the same time. As the attacks combined into a white light, the attack hit the middle of all of the Immortals. "No! Nooooooo!" Rexka shouted and he disappeared similar to all the other Dark Signers. The Immortals disappeared for good and the Signers stayed silent for a moment. Once they realized it, they all cheered, and looked on. They gave each other high fives and shouted in joy.
However, when Yuseika got to Akizaka, he gave her a hug, and started shouting over everyone else. They all stopped as Yuseika held Akizaka's hand and jumped up and down. "Wooo! Yeah!" Yuseika cried. "Um, Yuseika," Akizaka pointed to the other Signers. "Oh. Sorry Akizaka," he replied, "I'm just really happy." She giggled. "I know." Yuseika looked down and then back at her. "You know, you did a really great job Akizaka. I enjoyed watching you, not only beat the Mistyka, but also the Dark Signers on that last attack. I never got to thank you and tell you what a great job you did."
"Hey! I did a good job to..." Leoka whined, but Lunaka held him back. "Shh!" she motioned to him and they turned back to the other two Signers.
"That means a lot Yuseika. I can't thank you enough. After all, you were the one who gave me the courage and strength to do this." Yuseika smiled. "You did the same for me," he replied. He looked down. "Listen Akizaka, there's something that I've been feeling for a long time and now, I think, is the time to tell you." Akizaka looked into his eyes. "What is it?" Yuseika smiled.
"I love you."
Akizaka's face beamed with joy. "I love you too," she replied. They were both holding hands, but Yuseika slowly let go, and put his hands on her back. Akizaka did the same, bringing them closer together. Akizaka then closed her eyes and Yuseika did the same. Their lips then met and they shared a warm kiss. As they leaned back, the other Signers cheered, happy for the two of them.
As they embraced one another, there was someone running towards them. He had spiky orange hair and a mark on his arm. "Who's that?" Akizaka asked, speaking for everyone. As the figure got closer, Jackka and Yuseika knew who it was. "Crowka!" they said and he ran up to them. They all shook hands and they all made a circle. "How did you get here?" Jackka asked.
"I just followed this mark on my arm," he replied, "Since you guys didn't do that, that must make me the best Signer out there." Everyone else frowned and Leoka's mark suddenly disappeared. "Leoka! Your mark!" Lunaka noted. "Why is it gone?" Leoka asked. They turned to see everyone else staring angrily at Crowka. "You're not the best Signer! You didn't do anything," Jackka noted.
"Not true," Crowka replied, "I beat a really big monster. It was some kind of whale. That's when my mark appeared." Yuseika rolled his eyes. "But you weren't here for any of the other stuff. Finding out who the Signers were, going with us, meeting the Dark Signers, and ultimately defeating the Dark Signers."
"The Dark what?" Crowka asked and everyone else rolled their eyes. "But that doesn't matter," Crowka replied, "The point is I'll still be getting credit for when we go back to the village." Leoka smiled. "And so will I," he replied, "Even though my mark disappeared for some weird reason."
The next day, Leoka had his arms folded, and looked upset. He didn't have a medal around his neck, like the other Signers did. Yuseika, Akizaka, and everyone except Crowka tried to plead that Leoka was too a Signer. When they asked for proof, Leoka's mark wouldn't appear, no matter how hard he tried. Plus, they only had five medals and Crowka clearly had his mark. As the leaders cheered and applauded their effort, Leoka was upset. When the ceremony was over, Leoka stormed up to Crowka.
"That should be my medal!" he shouted. "No it isn't," Crowka replied, "I got it." Yuseika rolled his eyes. "Crowka." Crowka frowned. "All right fine. I agree with you." Suddenly, Leoka's mark reappeared. "Where were you all this time?" Leoka asked. Lunaka thought for a moment. "Maybe it has to do with our hearts," she replied, "It is a heart mark after all. Plus, when Leoka got the mark, we were all thinking about him, and how brave he was."
"And when Crowka came, he thought he was the best Signer ever, even though the rest of didn't agree," Akizaka added and Yuseika put in his opinion. "And then Crowka probably wanted his own medal and recognition as the fifth Signer, so that's why Leoka's mark didn't appear when we told the tribal leaders." Jackka then finished the statement. "And it appeared now, because we all agreed that Leoka deserves a medal." Leoka smiled. "So, since I did a lot more of the work, can I have your medal?" Crowka shook his head and turned it around.
"It's got my name on it," he replied, "And they've already recorded only five Signers in total." Leoka growled and leaped for Crowka's head, as everyone else watched him get into a fight.
Back in real life, Leo was all over Crow. "You screwed me over in real life and now you screwed me over in the past?" Martha just watched as Leo was trying to tackle Crow to the ground. He managed to push him onto the ground and everyone watched as Crow tried to protect himself. Finally, Jack and Luna managed to separate the two.
At the dinner table a while later, Yusei kept his eyes on Akiza once they were done eating. Yusei gave her a firm look as he narrowed his eyes. 'I'm going to do what Yuseika did,' he thought, 'And I know exactly how to do it.'
A/N: Again, sorry if any dueling technical stuff is incorrect. I also apologize if the "final battle" versus Rex was a little underwhelming. In truth, I felt like it should be one big attack and more like a team effort (plus a five versus one duel would be way to hard to even explain). Sorry if anything came off as "cheesy."
I hope you did find something to enjoy and I hope you stick around for the next Chapter! Sherry's coming and there's some major Faithshipping in store! ;)
