(10) Semi-Finals!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yugioh 5D'S or anything else relating to Yugioh at all, all I own is my OC Katsumi and other OCs that can spice up the story.
Summary: Leo and Luna have an older sister called Katsumi. Katsumi is very protective about her younger siblings and doesn't want them getting hurt. But what will happen when she finds out about the Signers? Yusei/OC
By the way, I'm quite new to writing Fanfiction and don't feel that confident about writing about the actual duels that will take place. So I'm just going to skip them and say who the winner will be.
Enjoy!
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Yusei was sitting on one of the chairs next to Luna, Leo, Tenpei, Yanagi and Tanner, watching Katsumi's match with worry. Yusei realised in the match that Katsumi was a very tough Duelist and that if she won, she would be a hard person to beat.
When Aki had summoned her Black Rose Dragon, Luna's and Yusei's birthmarks began to hurt like crazy, causing them to wince and hold them in pain.
"I hope she'll be ok." Luna whispers, still in pain.
Leo says with a confident smile, "Who, Katsumi? She'll be fine."
Yusei answers for Luna, knowing what she was talking about, "She's talking about Aki." Leo looks confused by this and asks. "Why are you concerned about the witch?"
"Katsumi can handle herself, that's why. She's constantly counteracting Aki's movements, and with that field card spell of hers, she has a major advantage." Yusei says explaining the situation to Leo.
"That's because my sisters amazing." Leo says proudly, puffing out his chest.
"She's also my sister." Luna says.
They were interrupted from their conversation when Katsumi summoned her Darkland Crimson Void Dragon. The pain in Luna and Yusei's arms disappeared instantly, making them look at their marks.
"What's that?!" Yanagi shouts in shock, never seeing a creature like it before.
"Darkland Crimson Void Dragon..." Luna says shocked to see that her sister had actually used that card.
"What!? She actually used that card!" Leo shouts. Also in shock that his sister actually involved her precious card in this Duel.
"She must really be serious." Luna speculated.
"She must really want to win to use that card." Leo says.
Yusei shakes his head, "No, she's trying to get through to Aki."
Leo turns to him and says, "Is that why they've done a lot of talking?"
Yusei nods, then Luna interjects, "But Aki doesn't seem too keen to talk anymore."
"That's probably why Katsumi used that card." Yanagi says who was listening in on the conversation. There was then a string of gasps; the group look to see that Katsumi had beaten Aki! Leo stands up and cheers.
But Luna and Yusei are looking at their Birthmarks to see that they had become permanent, "You're a Signer too!" Yanagi shouts in surprise.
Yusei stand up and walks onto the stair path way, "You guys need to hurry up and clear out of here." Yusei says seriously.
"But, don'cha have a match with Katsumi next, sonny?" Yanagi asks. Confused at what Yusei was asking.
"There are four Signers at this tournament. It's too dangerous for Signers to fight one another now, especially after the damage that Aki has caused." Yusei says looking behind him to see a child who was crying talking to one of the staff members.
"But, what about your friends, Yusei?" Luna asks with a concerned look on her face.
"I'm going to have a talk with Goodwin. You guys just hurry up and get away from here." Yusei says about to walk away until Leo shouts.
"Look!" Leo shouts pointing at the stage. The gang look to see Katsumi being surrounded by a group of Goodwin's security people, with Lazar leading them.
"Katsumi!" Yusei shouts. Worried about Katsumi and why Goodwin wanted her. Katsumi hears Yusei and looks back, but is then grabbed by the guards and taken away by force.
"They must be taking her to Goodwin." Luna says with a worried expression on her face.
"I'll go get her, just go!" Yusei says running away.
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"Unhand me this instant!" Katsumi shouts as she was being dragged by the four guards. They ignored her thought and continued to drag her. Once they were in a room Katsumi saw Goodwin sitting on the couch drinking wine, Jack, standing up and Trudge. The four security guards stop and left her on her own. Katsumi notices that she hasn't been noticed yet, so she hides.
Katsumi overheard the conversation, "Director, you should consider calling off the tournament as soon as possible." Trudge says.
Goodwin looks at him with slight distain.
"He's right you know." Katsumi says coming out of her hiding place.
"What are you going here?!" Jack shouts as Katsumi. Katsumi grits her teeth, really wanting to punch Jack in his face, but held herself back, "I was dragged here like an animal to speak to Goodwin, for some peculiar reason." Katsumi said crossing her arms over her chest.
Trudge however ignores her and continues on with what he was saying, "Something has gotten into this tournament."
"Oh? What has?" Goodwin asks with fake interest.
"That I do not know. However, that is no longer the issue here. There are people that are injured in the crowd, sir. It would be too dangerous to proceed any further." Trudge says, leading a quite convincing argument.
Goodwin takes a sip of wine and then lowers his glass, "I see. You are most right."
"Right then, so..." Trudge says, not understanding where this conversation was going.
"The tournament shall proceed." Goodwin says with his eyes closed.
"But he's right; there are many people that are hurt. I could have gotten hurt as well, if it wasn't the fact that I'm immune to Aki's powers." Katsumi blurts out, and then realising her mistake.
"Oh, you're immune?" Goodwin says opening his eyes and turning to face Katsumi.
'Shit!' Katsumi thought to herself.
Goodwin stands up and places his glass of wine on the table, he the walks over to Katsumi and says, "I'd like to congratulate you on your win, but I must say, where did you attain that dragon of yours?" Goodwin says with a fake smile.
"That's none of your business..." Katsumi growls out. Feeling defensive about her Darkland Crimson Void Dragon.
Goodwin realises that he isn't going to get anything out of the girl, so he goes back to sit down and picks up his glass of wine again and says, "Besides, people have their hearts set out on these two Duels. If we were to call of the semi-finals and the finals, the Public Security Maintenance Bureau would lose prestige." He says manipulatively, talking to Trudge and not Katsumi.
Then there was a voice, "Who gives a damn about you 'prestige'." Everyone turns around to see that it is Yusei.
"Yusei!" Katsumi says in surprise, 'How did he get past security?' Katsumi thought to herself.
"Goodwin, we need to talk." Yusei says bluntly, looking at Katsumi to see that she was ok. Katsumi sees Yusei looking at her, so she just nods, to let him know that she is fine.
Yusei walks forward and goes to stand next to Katsumi, but Trudge gets in the way by saying, "What the hell are you trying to pull!?" He says as two other security guards appear.
"Wait." Goodwin says as he stands up to look at Yusei.
"About what pray tell?" Goodwin asks curiously.
"Before any of that, would you excuse us?" Yusei asked to Trudge. Trudge looks offended by this and grabs Yusei's collar. Katsumi goes to Yusei's side and tries to pry off his fingers saying, "At least he has manners, unlike you."
Goodwin gives a nod, making the other security members escort Trudge out, with said person screaming in protest. When he is gone Yusei says, "Goodwin, you kidnapped my friends and forced me into entering this tournament." He says bluntly getting to the point.
This statement causes Jack's assistant, Mina, to look shocked as her eyes widen a fraction. Katsumi turns to Goodwin and glares at him in anger.
"So, tell me, then. Why are you really going through all this trouble?" Yusei asks.
Jack steps forward saying, "I'll answer you instead."
"The real reason...is this." Jack saying taking off right glove, revealing his arm that had the birthmark permanently tattooed to his arm.
"The Crimson Dragon birthmark?" Yusei says.
"This man's goal is to gather together those who bear this birthmark in the City. To do so, he even exploited me by praising me as the King." Jack says lowering his arm and takes a step forward.
"Well at least you don't praise yourself for being the King your truly aren't." Katsumi scowls, remembering how she beat Jack, but he called her a cheat. Jack catches this remark and glares at her, making her glare back. Yusei hears this and smirked slightly and then turned back to being serious.
Goodwin ignored Katsumi and says with a grin on his face, "Was it not your desire, Jack, to rule as the Duel King?"
Jack sends Goodwin a side glare, "Only as the King I truly desire to be."
"Oh that's so honourable." Katsumi said out loud sarcastically. Again Yusei grinned but tried to stay serious.
"Two years ago, I took your invitation and came to the city. But I wasn't who you were really after. It was you, Yusei." Jack says turning to Yusei.
This made Katsumi and Yusei listen with interest.
"He thought that by dragging me away that you would soon follow me out of Satellite." Jack says, but Goodwin interrupts.
"That is quite strange. If I had wanted him, I could have just invited him directly." Goodwin says trying to squeeze himself out of the blame.
'Sly bastard.' Katsumi thought to herself as the rage began to build up again. Katsumi took a couple of deep breaths to calm herself down, but it didn't work.
"Yusei would never take an invitation from any of you." Jack says sharply.
"That's why you used me and gave us the chance to slip out of Satellite." Jack says, beginning his story, but Katsumi blanked out and went into her thoughts.
'He's done this all on purpose. But then why was I invited? Was it because of my ties to Luna, who is a Signer? And why did he summon me to "thank me?" He wouldn't be thanking me due to my win, no... He has an alternative motive. I just need to figure out what.' Katsumi thought to herself.
Katsumi snapped back into the conversation when Jack said, "Back then, you didn't choose the card, but your friends, and I chose the path of a King, distinct from you."
'Looks like some things haven't changed.' Katsumi thought with smile as she applauded Yusei for caring more about his friends.
"But none if that really matters now." Jack says putting his glove back on. He then turns around to Goodwin and demands, "Release the hostages."
Goodwin opens his eye.
"Yusei wouldn't run away now. He doesn't need to be shackled down while he fights me!" Jack said facing Goodwin.
"That's the least you can pay back as a reward for a clown." Jack says with his eyes narrowing slightly.
"If that is the King's stand on the matter, then so be it." Goodwin says raising his glass.
Katsumi raised an eyebrow, 'It was that easy...' Katsumi thought.
"Now I believe that it is time for the match between Yusei and Katsumi." Goodwin says looking at the contestants.
Yusei and Katsumi look at each other and nod, heading down to their Duel Riders to start the match.
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When Yusei and Katsumi were gone, Jack turns to Goodwin and says, "Why is the girl here?"
Goodwin didn't even look at him; "Well she's a great Duelist-" Goodwin was interrupted by Jack. "That isn't the reason why, what importance is she?" Jack demanded.
Goodwin sighs and sits back down and takes a sip of wine. He pulls it away and looks at the wine, "I don't know specifically what she is... but I can feel the raw power from her...especially when she is near a Signer."
Jack looks perplexed by this.
"In the legend, there is mention of another person. A girl to be specific, she is meant to be the strongest of all the Signers as she is meant to posses something." Goodwin says, explaining some of the legend.
"What does she posses?" Jack asked with interest.
"One would be that Dragon of hers. But the rest of the legend that had anything concerning this girl was destroyed, as though someone didn't want anyone to know." Goodwin says taking another sip of his wine.
"Her dragon isn't that impressive." Jack says in a huff that someone could own a better card than him.
"Oh it is Jack." Goodwin says taking another sip of wine.
"How is it more impressive?" Jack demanded, wanting to know the answer.
"In the legend it says that only one girl can control that Darkland Crimson Void Dragon. If anyone else tries to wield that dragon, it says that they will be destroyed." Goodwin says with a small smirk.
"I thought you said all information about this girl was destroyed?" Jack questioned.
"It was, but they left a warning, that no one else can wield that dragon but the girl, or death to all those who try." Goodwin says swirling his wine looking at it with intenseness.
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Yusei and Katsumi were walking down the hallways in a comfortable silence. Katsumi felt quite nervous actually, nervous at the fact that she was facing Yusei in half an hour. Yusei seemed to notice this and says, "You don't have to be nervous you know."
Katsumi looks at him to see that Yusei was looking at her. Katsumi gives a sigh and says, "It's just I feel like my zero losses is going to go to dust."
Yusei smiles and grabs her hand, "Well don't be, what happens will happen." He says wisely. Katsumi gives out a long winded sigh, but nods anyway.
Yusei then asked the question that he had wanted to ask since he got out of Goodwin's office, "Are you okay Katsumi?" Yusei asks, stopping so that he can look Katsumi in the eye.
Katsumi stops as well, "I'm fine Yusei, they never done anything." She says looking at him in the eye, to let him know what she is telling the truth.
"Did they say anything?" Yusei asks curiously.
Katsumi nods, "They asked me where I got my Darkland Crimson Void Dragon; true to his word he actually congratulated me on my win against Aki."
Yusei looks confused, "Why would he be bothered about the origins of your card?"
Katsumi shrugs, "I have no idea." Katsumi then smirks, "You'd better give me a good Duel, Yusei."
Yusei grins back and says, "I will, don't you worry." He says pulling out his Stardust Dragon. Katsumi gasps and squeals, "You're using it!" Katsumi says in excitement.
Yusei nods, "Well you did say that you wanted to go against it." Yusei then gives one of his small grins.
Katsumi lets out another squeal and says, "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" She says running off to her bike, feeling excited for this match.
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After and long and intense Duel, Yusei had won, he had been right. Katsumi was the hardest opponent that he had ever come across. She has a very powerful deck, and plenty of cards that could negate and counteract his attack. Katsumi was successful in bringing out her Darkland Crimson Void Dragon, and Yusei was successful in getting his Stardust Dragon out.
When Yusei had won Katsumi walked over to his side of the stage and says, "That was a really great Duel. Just do me a favour, will you?" Katsumi says.
Yusei nods his head, "Anything."
"Kick Jack's royal ass." Katsumi said while smirking with her arms crossed. Yusei smirks back and says, "Any advice?"
Katsumi nods, "He relies on power, get rid of that and you've practically won the Duel, especially with your skill." Katsumi says with a wink.
Yusei nods with determination in his eyes.
"Good luck." Katsumi said walking away, waving at Yusei as she left.