I was still trying to wrap my head around the fact that I was dueling in something called a shadow duel, and that my opponent had a negative level 5 on their field when my enemy kept talking, "Since I used the Dark Tuner Catastrouge in a dark synchro summon, one of your monsters is destroyed, and who better than your Junk Warrior?"

I grimaced as he disappeared, knowing what was coming next, "Frozen Fitzgerald, attack the Signer directly!"

"I activate my trap..."

Electricity surrounded the card, forcing Descending Lost Star back to the ground, "What?"

"You can't activate traps until after my monster attacks, it's part of his special ability."

Ice surrounded me, taking away my breath and sending me flying backwards into the purple fire barrier. Pain shot through my body as I temporarily felt crushed between the attack and the fire. Finally the pressure was gone, and I fell to the ground, gasping for breath.

Laughter filled my ears, "This barrier makes it so nobody can enter or leave until the duel is over. And even then, only the victor will leave. Such is the price of a shadow duel."

I forced myself to my feet, "I activate my trap, Descending Lost Star, which allows one Synchro monster to come back to the field from the graveyard. Come on Junk Warrior!"

Concern filled my mind as he came back, "Don't worry old friend, we'll win. I promise."

As my enemy laughed at my hope, I continued, "I send him back though, to bring out Turret Warrior."

Turret Warrior-1200

"Turret Warrior gains the attack points of the monster sacrificed to bring him out."

Turret Warrior-3500

"Take out that Frozen Fitzgerald!"

Life Points Drone=3000

His smug grin made me worry, and for good reason, "My Frozen Fitzgerald's special ability activates. Once a turn he can return from the graveyard in defense mode, and destroy the monster that sent him there in the first place."

Frozen Fitzgerald-2500

"No, Turret Warrior!"

I watched helplessly as he turned to ice and shattered, How can one monster be so powerful? Not only does he have as many points as Stardust, but it also has two extremely overwhelming special abilities!

"I activate the spell One for One, which lets me send one level one monster to the graveyard in order to summon another in defense mode. Come on out Sonic Chick!"

Sonic Chick-300

He kept laughing, "I know all about your chicken. It can't be destroyed by a monster with over 1900 attack points. I change my monster to attack mode and equip it with Drain Strike. This spell give you half the damage you would receive if he had piercing damage, and I get the other half added to my life points. Attack that Sonic Chick!"

I was thrown back into the barrier and felt the ice ripping my clothing as my energy left my body.

Life Points Yusei=100

Life Points Drone=4100

He cackled, "You Signers have no hope against the army of shadows! We will destroy you and everything you hold dear!"

I staggered to my feet slowly. I was barely standing, shivering like a leaf in a storm from the cold that had long since soaked into my body. Weakly, I drew the top card: Nitro Synchron. I sighed in relief, "That is as likely to happen as you winning the lottery. I summon Nitro Synchron in attack mode, and when I summon a tuner monster, I can bring back Quilbolt Hedgehog from my graveyard in defense mode."

Nitro Synchron-300

Quilbolt Hedgehog-800

"Then I activate Graceful Revival, which lets me bring back one monster from my graveyard, and I am bringing back Speed Warrior."

Speed Warrior-900

"I tune them together to create Nitro Warrior!"

Nitro Warrior-2800

"Next, I equip him with the spell Junk Barrage."

Nitro Warrior-3800

"Take out Frozen Fitzgerald!"

Life Points Drone=2800

Nothing could hide my relief when my attack was successful. I smiled, "Junk Barrage now comes into effect, you take half of your monster's points as damage!"

Life Points Drone=1550

He smiled, "It doesn't matter, my monster comes back in defense mode, and on my next turn yours will be destroyed just like the Satellite will be once you are dead."

Frozen Fitzgerald-2500

I shook my head, "Wrong. When my Nitro Warrior destroys a monster, he can switch a monster in defense mode to attack mode, and then battle that monster. So my Nitro Warrior attacks Frozen Fitzgerald again!"

Life Points Drone=1250

"Junk Barrage's effect happens again, and this duel is over!"

Life Points Drone=0 Defeat!

I raced forward as the fire dissolved, "What is going to happen to Satellite?"

He passed out, and all of his cards changed to a extremely weak ice deck.

All except Fitzgerald, which turned to dust in front of my eyes.

As I stood up, I heard sirens approaching, and took off fast as I could.

A/N: I am so excited to get started with the Dark Signer part of the season! Some of my favorite characters are in this section, including Carly who I wanted to involve here, but Yusei doesn't actually meet her until the second season.