Note from the Author: It's me again and I'm back. I now have a new laptop with Windows Vista and I'm back to doing fanfics again. With my studies out of the way, I have more free time on my hands. Even so, we are beginning 2009 with a new chapter of Fairly OddFuture. I hope you like it. Enjoy.

Duel 10 – The Great Chain Escape Part One: The Inmates' Wishes

Two facility guards take Dominic who is still in restraining cuffs to another area of the Rehabilitation Facility. As it turns out, it was an area that was huge considering that it housed many convicted felons who were expecting rehabilitation and those people were in trouble for even tougher convictions. Looking at the situation, it would be a very unwise situation.

"Listen up pal. As of today, this is going to be where you live pal. This here is home to the long-term convicts who are spending years here hoping to get back in place. I hope you like your stay." One of the guards said as he unhooked Dominic off his cuffs and pushed him a bit leaving him here.

Looking around the area, it would appear that Dominic would be in a world of hurt but that definitely would be the case. However, one man was expecting him to show up and that guy was nothing more than O'Reilly, the chief director of the facility. Chuckled with evil intentions, he picked some hairs from his nose and then blew them off as he let off an evil laugh which caught Dominic's eye.

"Here's your room kid. Get in there because you'll be here for quite a while." The other guard said as he tossed Dominic into the room where he soon encounters an individual who must have made the cell his home.

"Well well… look who decides to show up eh? I never thought I'd be seeing you. You'll use the top bunk because I already made my bottom bunk my own." The fellow said as he looked at Dominic with an upstart smile on his face.

"I figured you would say as much." Dominic replied as he quickly climbed up the ladder to the top bunk and that got the individual surprised.

"Hey wait a second will ya… what's your beef man?" the person said as Dominic looked up at the wall remembering what happened during his Riding Duel against his twin brother Damien and the shocking appearance of the mysterious Crimson Dragon. It was then flashbacks came about remembering what the words Old Man Thomas had told him.

"So… are you a Signer?"

"A Signer?"

"According to the legend of the Chosen Ones, the Crimson Dragon is their god and they call people who carry marks that would bring the dragon out are called 'Signers'."

It was then he heard words from the head of Neo Dimmsdale's security known as Garrett Nichols and his words began to piece things together.

"What I am saying shares a relation between Neo Dimmsdale's upper cities and the lower suburbs. You know I won't hesitate to sacrifice one end… so that the other would survive."

Dominic continued to think about what had happened but it was then that fellow decided to intrude on him and its when things began to get a bit unexpected.

"Hey you… earth to roommate. What's up? Why are you lying there on the bed?" the person said and that caught Dominic's attention.

"What do you want huh? I don't have time for this…" Dominic replied as the individual continued to talk.

"I've heard much about you from the other regulars… I didn't think you had what it takes to beat Harold. My name's Aiden, it's a pleasure meeting ya. I watched your duel and you did great… hmmm, your name is Dominic right?" Aiden said as Dominic soon got his attention.

"Yes, I'm Dominic… what's it to ya? Not to offend but can you keep it down because your voice is a bit too sharp." Dominic said as it upsetted Aiden a bit.

"Oh, I see... sorry about that." Aiden said as Old Man Thomas came around getting a peek at what he sees right now.

"Hey kid… it's me Old Man Thomas." Old Man Thomas said as Dominic looked up and saw him there wondering what was going on.

Dominic and Old Man Thomas encounter Harold and that was where things took an unexpected turn wondering what was going on in this facility.

"Dominic? You were transferred over here too? This is really getting strange…" Harold said as Old Man Thomas replied.

"I swear… how in Pete's sake did this happen to the three of us? This here is home to inmates who are serving long-term sentences. I was supposed to do some volunteer work and just be out of here." Old Man Thomas replied as he wondered what was happening to them.

"The same goes for me… something is fishy going on here and I have a feeling it may have something to dow ith you." Harold said as Old Man Thomas wondered to find some answers of his own.

"Hey kid, do you have any idea what is happening here? Things are going from bad to worse in this area." Old Man thomas replied as Dominic had a theory.

"Looks like we'll be stuck here for a little while longer… I got a feeling all that is happening has something to do with me." Dominic said as Harold tried to figure things out.

"I agree. Since we're now here in this area, I think we'll be here for about six months or so… if it gets bad enough, we'll be here longer." Harold replied as both Dominic and Old Man Thomas had a sign of worry but Dominic had an idea.

"We got to find a way out of this place. We all have our reasons for not being here and I know something is up for a fact." Dominic said as Harold took a look around the area and saw that the three of them weren't the only one that want out.

"Trust me kid… we aren't the only ones that want out of this dump. Seeing how the situation things are, we should be careful of Chief O'Reilly… this guy is as corrupt as they are and it only goes from there. I hear rumors that this guy is abusing his power doing whatever he wants to the people here." Harold said as Dominic was aware of what the fatass Chief O'Reilly was capable of.

But little do they realize that the chief was checking everything through the security cameras that were placed all over the facility. After his recent talk with the head of Neo Dimmsdale Security, he's been agitated and for an idiot like him… I don't blame him.

Flashback… in a meeting between O'Reilly and Mr. Nichols

"WHAT!? That little brat's a Signer!?"

"Have you at least heard about the rumors of the Crimson Dragon? That person may possibly be one of them."

"But sir, during our investigation we were unable to find the mark on that boy…"

"I didn't come here to hear your opinions on the situation Chief. For now, it would be best if you would keep an eye on that person."

End flashback…

"God damn it… there's no way!!" O'Reilly said as he was picking hairs from his huge nose while having his legs slam down on the desk.

"That's just absurd! That stupid suburb trash a Signer, of all things a Signer! When I get my hands on that brat, I'll teach him that trash will ALWAYS be trash!" O'Reilly said as he continued to look at Dominic with a boiling anger.

As night fell upon Neo Dimmsdale, the lights throughout the facility began going on with the sole purpose of finding any convicts that would plan to escape. Aiden was talking to Dominic and the thoughts of escape began to cross their mind.

"So you want to get out of here huh? I never thought that it would cross your mind. There's not a guy around that would never want to get out after being stuck in here. You end up here after getting some bullshit fed to you about leaving… they are all lies. This here is a place where they catch outsiders and make an example out of them. I was supposed to leave as well but it's been a year since I was sent here. If you want to leave this dump so bad, why not go with me? Let me show you something." Aiden said as Dominic took a look at what Aiden was showing him… it turned out to be a tunnel which would lead out and for Aiden, it was an opportunity for him to escape.

"This thing took me six months to do. Don't you want to see what's out there?" Aiden said as he went with Dominic to where the tunnel would lead… and as it turned out, it would lead them to another part of the facility where they could escape.

"See that here? You think we can make it to the topside of the city from that wellhole there?" Aiden said but Dominic wondered something.

"How are we gonna reach that wellhole?" Dominic replied as Aiden had a solution up his sleeves.

"My friends plan to rescue me tomorrow night so there's no worries here." Aiden said as Dominic then pointed to the marker on his cheek.

"Okay and what about this? You do know that anyone with a marker can be easily tracked by Security. Even if we were to escape, they would find us and recarcerate us back to that dump." Dominic replied as Aiden continued to explain.

"Don't worry about a thing. My friends are going to jam the alarm system through cyberspace. I guarantee you that those markers won't respond for no more than sixty minutes. It's our only way out and away from that place… but if the jamming gets detected, they'll probably update the system and find out about the hole I dug up." Aiden said but not before Dominic had one simple request.

"I have one request… if I'm going to be in this plan, I want you to include two others." Dominic replied as Aiden understood what he meant.

"You mean Harold and that old man you've been hanging out with?" Aiden replied as Dominic nodded but seeing it wasn't a big deal, he approved of it.

"Anyway, this plan will be carried out tomorrow and I know for certain that the plan will succeed. But remember, if we can't make it out between 8 and 9pm, we might never get another shot. Ya got that?" Aiden said as their discussion about the plan became complete.

Meanwhile far away from the facility, Damien was doing laps around the outside of his penthouse estate while looking at the mark that was in his arm wondering about the Crimson Dragon.

((I don't understand… why did it appear during our duel? Do I have to duel him again to bring forth the Crimson Dragon?)) Damien thought as he revved up the accelerator and kept going while the sun rose through the city of Neo Dimmsdale.

As morning came about, the door in Harold's cell was open and out came Chief O'Reilly with something that he wanted to tell him.

"What is it? Oh… it's you Chief O'Reilly. What do you want?" Harold said as he was calm but O'Reilly had something to say.

"We've got some info saying that you're concealing some confiscated items." O'Reilly replied but Harold paid it no mind as it didn't bother him.

"Confiscated items huh? Humph… no way I would be carrying stuff like that. Why not just go and search to see if I am carrying something." Harold said as O'Reilly knew it wasn't necessary.

"There's no need for that… because I see it right here. Well well, it's a Duel Monsters card… you know that prisoners here aren't allowed to carry stuff like that." O'Reilly said as two supervisors restrained Harold as his head was pushed down to a table looking up at O'Reilly with a hated passion.

"So, what did you hear from that newcomer huh? You better talk because I'll make sure that your time here is gonna go from bad to worse." O'Reilly said as Harold didn't believe it for a second.

"Listen, I don't know what you're talking about. I would never stoop low to sell out my friends… not even to a fatass brownie like you." Harold replied and that offended O'Reilly but he didn't care.

"Is that so? So now that suburb trash is your friend? I guess even a former Pro Duelist like yourself has hit rockbottom! So talk… TALK!!" O'Reilly shouted as Harold withstood the pain and only his screaming caught the attention of all the inmates.

It was then that Old Man Thomas and Dominic witness Himuro being tossed to the ground after that beating that he was given.

"Listen up ya scumbags! Harold here has committed a serious crime and every single one of you will take responsibility for his actions! For the next year, all the free time that you wanted will be stripped. To make it interesting, you won't be allowed to leave your cells!" O'Reilly said as all of the inmates were complaining to find that their freedom would be taken away from them.

"You all shut your yaps! You think you piles of crap can do something about it well you can't because I have all the power here and as long as I'm around, the world will not need the likes of all of you. People like you don't deserve neither freedom nor priveliges. All you have here is the suffering of carrying on your pathetic lives in the shadows forever! If you have any complaints, say it now! I'll make sure that all of you will end up like that dirtbag." O'Reilly shouted as what he said had silenced everyone except for one… a man who is sick and tired of his chopped-up laughter.

"That's not gonna happen ya fat chocolate brownie!" Dominic shouted as it silenced him and O'Reilly caught his eye real fast.

"In this world, no one is unneeded and everyone here has a chance to make something for themselves… including myself!" Dominic said as O'Reilly was aggravated at what he was seeing.

"So, the suburb trash wants to play the hero huh? Give me one good reason why I should listen to you." O'Reilly replied as Dominic had a very good reason.

"My friend Harold is innocent… he would never do such a crime not to mention he's a genuine duelist. What makes you think that he would be scheming something huh? Why don't you tell me ya fat tub of chocolate lard." Dominic said as some of the inmates were laughing at what he was saying which angered O'Reilly.

"You think a remake like that would convince me… you do know that I'm a duelist as well and I don't take my opponents lightly. Why don't you come down and duel me that is so everyone can see eh? If you win, I will drop the charges given to Harold and you can get your free time. However, what happens if I win the duel…" O'Reily said as Dominic added a stipulation to O'Reilly's proposition.

"If you win then I will take the fall for Harold's crimes and I'll be at your mercy… for life." Dominic said as Aiden along with the rest of the inmates were shocked at the proposition that was made.

"Alright, I accept your terms. We duel tonight at 8:30 pm… you got that?" O'Reilly replied as Dominic agreed but not before hearing the cries of Old Man Thomas caught his attention.

"H-Hey, what are you doing? Quit it… stop! I didn't do anything…" Old Man Thomas said as he was carried to O'Reilly by two guards.

"Sir, we found him carrying some contraband and he's got it all over him." One of the guards said as both guards took all the cards that he kept hidden in his clothes and his hair.

"Wait what are you doing? That's my treasure there! Give it back, I beg of you please! Please! Please!" Old Man Thomas shouted as O'Reilly smacked him which caused him to hit the floor hard.

"This deck will be confiscated so listen up… starting now, this will be the last free time you'll have so enjoy it without any regrets." O'Reilly said as he left the area as the inmates saw that their time of freedom would soon end.

"Dominic, why do you have to go and do something like that huh? You know O'Reilly is a guy that will take you down. You know that tonight we…" Aiden said as Dominic knew what was going on.

"I know… but this is something that I must do." Dominic replied as he left his room to see Old Man Thomas and Harold dragged then thrown into their respective cells.

"Thomas, Harold… are you two alright?" Dominic said as he went to check up on him and saw that the two of them would be alright.

"I'll manage but that guy took my deck and Thomas' cards." Harold said as some inmates went to his aid with the rest of them wondering if he would be alright.

"Now do you seem to understand? This is how Chief O'Reilly does things around here… he has no intention of playing fair and he'll do anything to achieve an advantage no matter what. What were you thinking of challenging him… you just signed a one-way ticket to hell if you go through with it. He already confiscated both Himuro and Old Man Thomas' decks and without a deck of your own, you'll be nothing but a joke." Aiden said as Dominic didn't care but realized that he secretly had a deck of his own.

"He's so dead wrong because I have a deck…" Dominic replied as he went deep into his jacket and took out a deck of cards that he has kept hidden.

"Come on Dominic, just leave those two and let's escape together. You don't need them… they'll only hinder you." Aiden said as Dominic didn't want to leave.

"I can't do that… I'm not leaving without them for they are my friends." Dominic replied as Aiden was shocked of what he heard.

"Are you crazy? Saving those two ain't worth it for ya… what's wrong with you?" Aiden said as Dominic then took a step back and then slapped Aiden on the face.

"You don't get it… if they would duel for me, I consider them friends. To leave a friend of mine behind no matter what the situation… I wouldn't truly get my freedom." Dominic replied as he took a deep breath while Aiden was reeling from that hit on the face.

"For a guy with no deck, you act all tough but you're not! You know what? Do whatever you want and if you end up in permanent lockdown, don't be coming to me for help!" Aiden replied as he ran off back to his cell knowing for certain that he had to do whatever he had to do.

Dominic looked at him running off without a care in the world but not before an inmate caught Dominic's eyes and immediately then, things were going to get interesting.

"You must be Dominic right? You sure went off and done it now did ya?" one of the inmates said as another inmate with a beard spoke afterwards.

"We here want to have a little chat with ya." Another inmate said as all the inmates went to talk to Dominic and it wasn't going to be a pretty discussion.

A few hours later…

It was now 8:30pm and Dominic was guided out of his cell to meet with O'Reilly, the chief of security at the facility. Aiden was worried about him but Dominic nodded negatively saying that there was no need for worry.

"Don't worry about me, Aiden… I'll be alright." Dominic said as the two guards took him to see O'Reilly who had been waiting for him.

At an upper level of the area where the facility is, the other inmates looked on as a duel between the two of them would soon begin. It seemed for sure that things were about to get a very unexpected turn.

"You do know that you need a deck to duel right ya little hero? My guess you don't have one do ya? If you don't have a deck then it looks like I win this duel… by default." O'Reilly said as he was gonna get the guards ready to take him to a maximum isolation cell but Dominic knew that it wasn't gonna happen.

"You want a deck fat boy… I got one right here." Dominic replied as O'Reilly was shocked at what he had discovered.

"N-No way! How did you get a deck? That's impossible!" O'Reilly shouted as he was outraged at what he was seeing.

"You just don't get it do you… just how much care that a duelist would give to a deck or even a single card. You don't know how much they cherish it too…" Dominic said as he remembered the little chat that he had with some of the inmates.

Flashback… a few hours ago

"Hey kid, we want to have a little chat with you…"

"You know that a good duelist always keeps… a special card on them. Here, you will need this."

"Take this, you'll need it against that guy."

One by one, each of the inmates gave Dominic a card that best represents them and what was important to them. It didn't matter where they would come from as long as they would be used for something that would bring them cheer and hope.

"The wishes and hope that you all have… are now in my hands!"

The inmates cheered as they knew that their saviour had come and that saviour was ready to take O'Reilly down… once and for all.

End flashback…

"Alright fine. If you have a deck, then I'll have no problem crushing you down to size. You two, get a duel disk ready for him now!" O'Reilly shouted as the both of them were fitted with Duel Disks that are chained to the floor and by the looks of things, it was not gonna be a pretty sight.

"First off, what's the deal with the chain?" Dominic said as O'Reilly began to explain things.

"Don't be fretting because those chains here are part of the duel. You'll find out what they'll do soon enough. Only the winner will get to take their Duel Disk off but enough talk… let's get down to business." O'Reilly said as the both of them put their decks in their duel disks and the duel began.

GAME ON!

Turn 1

Dominic's Lifepoints: 4000, cards in hand: 5
O'Reilly's Lifepoints: 4000, cards in hand: 5

((I don't believe for a second that this kid there is a Signer! I'm gonna show him what happens to those that dare to defy me.)) O'Reilly thought as Dominic started his turn.

"I'll go first and I summon my Great Phantom Thief (Attack: 1000/Defense: 1000) in defense mode!" Dominic (Hand: 5) said as he summoned a monster that was a legendary thief known to steal without being detected entering the field in a defensive position.

One of the inmates cheered as he knew that Dominic was playing his respective card on the field. Seeing signs of hope through the inmates, Dominic was calm and determined to win the battle.

"I set one card face down and that ends my turn. Let's see what you got fat boy." Dominic spoke (Hand: 4) as he ended his turn but Harold was concerned about what was happening.

"Dominic better be careful… although his deck may be filled with the hope of all these inmates, its nothing but a deck that has no strategy nor theory." Harold replied as Old Man Thomas wasn't worried.

"Don't worry because if I know this boy, he can do it! I know he can do it!" Old Man Thomas said as O'Reilly was ready to make his move.

Turn 2

"Alright ya little squirt, it's my draw. I summon my Iron Chain Repairman (Attack: 1600/Defense: 1200) in attack mode!" O'Reilly said (Hand: 5) as he summoned a monster carrying a large hammer to the field ready to smack around.

"Iron Chain Repairman attack his Phantom Thief now! Hammer Chain Slam!" O'Reilly shouted as Iron Chain Repairman destroyed Dominic's defending monster bringing some despair but that was only the beginning of his troubles.

"Now my Iron Chain Repairman's effect activates and it goes like this. Whenever it destroys a monster by battle, the opponent takes 300 points of damage. Get ready to experience a shock you little slug!" O'Reilly said as Dominic felt a massive jolt of electricity flow through his body which weakened him a bit. (Dominic's lifepoints: 3700)

"Oh I forgot about something… I didn't explain what that chain was for. You see, these duel disks here have a special function so whenever anyone loses lifepoints, they'll feel a jolt of electricity flowing through their bodies. I thought it would be nice if we made things interesting… I guess you now understand what I mean by when the winner would be the one to take their duel disk off. I set two cards face down and that ends my turn." O'Reilly (Hand: 3) said as he was confident that he would win but Dominic wasn't gonna let a jolt stop him.

Turn 3

"That… won't stop me from beating you. It's my turn now and I summon The Kick Man (Attack: 1300/Defense: 300) in attack mode!" Dominic shouted (Hand: 4) as he summoned a monster that had a knack for kicking butt. Some of the guards cheer as one of them saw that his card was gonna be used.

"I'm not finished because I play the equip spell card Stim-Pack (Equip Spell Card) and it gives my monster a 700 attack point boost!" Dominic said (Hand: 3) as the equip spell gave The Kick Man a much needed power boost used to take down his opponent's monsters. (The Kick Man's attack: 2000)

"Now Kickman, do us a favor and kick the crap out of Iron Chain Repairman!" Dominic shouted as the Kick Man was on the move but O'Reilly had a trap up his sleeves.

"Sorry kid because it ain't happening. I activate the continous trap Soul Anchor (Continuous Trap Card) and thanks to this trap, it becomes an Equip card to my Chain Repairman. As long as this trap is on the field, it can't be destroyed in battle so basically it's invincible!" O'Reilly replied as Iron Chain Repairman was engulfed in a purple aura which made it invincible.

"At least you take battle damage for that is what really matters… now to see if you feel the surge yourself!" Dominic said as O'Reilly lost lifepoints and the shock he would face wasn't gonna be as much as he laughed like he didn't care.

"I wonder… is this duel disk broken or something because it should have shocked me. Oh well…" O'Reilly replied as Dominic knew something was up and Harold along with Old Man Thomas knew what was happening as well.

"Is this part of his trap too? This is not good for sure." Harols said as Aiden knew something was up but he wanted to do something.

"That's just dirty O'Reilly… I bet the current never passed your Duel Disk to begin with!" Aiden shouted as O'Reilly laughed like not giving a damn.

"Keep your accusations to yourself. Hey, I can't help it if it isn't working but regardless, I have a duel to him and now it's my move." O'Reilly replied as the inmates began shouting as if they knew that the duel was gonna be rigged but it didn't matter to him as the duel continued on.

Turn 4

"Not happening… although I apologize to this hero for that, the duel isn't gonna stop anytime soon. Because now its my move and I'm going on the offensive. I summon my Iron Chain Snake (Attack: 800/Defense: 1200) in attack mode." O'Reilly said (Hand: 3) as he summoned a chain that had the characteristics of a snake and it was set to go out on the offensive.

"Now I activate my Chain Snake's special effect… Iron Chain Drain!" O'Reilly shouted as Iron Chain Snake went after The Kick Man and landed on top of him which caused his attack to be dropped. (The Kick Man's attack: 1200)

"You see, my Iron Chain Snake can be equipped to a monster on the field and once equipped, the monster's attack power is drained by 800. Now my Repairman destroy The Kick Man now!" O'Reilly shouted as Iron Chain Repairman destroyed The Kick Man which caused Dominic's lifepoints to go down and to suffer a serious surge of energy. (Dominic's lifepoints: 3300)

Everyone was shocked in seeing Dominic losing lifepoints but that was going to go from bad to worse as his lifepoints decrease even further due to Chain Repairman's effect.

"Don't forget when my Iron Chain Repairman destroys a monster by battle, you take 300 points of damage." O'Reilly said as Dominic felt another surge of pain as his lifepoints decrease even further. (Dominic's lifepoints: 3000)

Due to the intense pain, Dominic was on the ground trying to get back up but there was more in store for him and things were gonna get even worse.

"That's not all. There's also Iron Chain Snake's effect for when the monster that is equipped to it is destroyed by battle, you have to discard cards from your deck equal to the monster's level. The Kick Man was a level three monster so you have to discard three cards." O'Reilly said as Dominic took the top three cards from his deck and sent them to the graveyard.

"With my deck, I'll reduce your pathetic deck to nothing then when its over I'll make sure that you will suffer here every single day as you'll be spending the rest of your pathetic life here in my facility. I hope you enjoy your time here because… it will be YOUR LAST!!!" O'Reilly shouted as he laughed and it was then that the inmates began shouting telling Dominic to get up.

In a situation where everything is dire, it turns out that Dominic is on the short end of the straw. But it's only the beginning of what is to come. Will he make a comeback? This duel is far from done.

TO BE CONTINUED…

On the next Fairly OddFuture: Shit, that jolt is seriously no fun. Chief O'Reilly's chain deck and that chain combo of his is forcing me to discard cards from my deck each turn. As a result, it's putting me into an even greater corner by the damage to my Life Points and the shocks that have been assaulting me left and right. But I won't give up because it all depends on the next card I draw. Next time on Fairly OddFuture, The Great Chain Escape Part Two: Fight for Freedom. Within the cards that you think are discarded lie a potential… that will defeat you O'Reilly.