Chapter 25: Turning Point
Sylvio was still be held by his arms by two stadium guards.
"Fools I demand to know where you're taking me!" He yelled. "I would've told you but you didn't say the magic: Pretty please." one Dark skinned guard said. "Everybody that loses a duel gets sent the underground and its always a one way trip." The bearded guard answered.
"Well I travel through first class so I'm not going I..I..refuse you can't do this to me!" Sylvio protested as he shook his legs.
"Yeah well we're doing it." The bearded guard said. "If I were you then I'd follow the rules."
They entered an elevator.
"What are the rules?" Sylvio asked. "Rules you need to get by, so if you don't to be dumpster diving pay attention or pay the conquenences." The beard guard began to explain.
"How about I pay you and slide this ride?" Sylvio asked.
The guards laughed amusingly. "Miss out on the all the fun, not a chance, this will be your home away from home." The beard guard said.
Sylvio gazed at the underground where there were piles of trash and people working there.
"Better face facts friend you are now in the basement now, the last pitfully stop for New Domino City's losers and misfits, and mog cotains, in dreams you had are life in smoke but you see this ain't rock bottom no matter how low you go, there's someone to take you down even lower." A voice said. "If you think its hotter now the fun can get funkier so if you want to impress might I suggest that you throw your losing ways cause this is the tipest of the trash heap, there is a long way to fall and you ain't got now perish you keep dueling and losing then there's no telling how low you'll get."
It was Lucas Swank talking with Officer 227 who was on his knees.
"I want up." He begged which got Swank's attention. "That Yuya got lucky but next time I will beat him and I win I'll be a Duel chaser again."
"I'm afraid that's not it works my friend, sure I got the guys to you get out of this coop but you had your shot and wasted it." Lucas replied.
"No please I'm begging you!" 227 begged even more. "Give me one more chance!"
"Too late Copper!" Lucas yelled kicking the Officer and knocking him down.
"The only way back to the Top Siders to win a few duels down here but its going to be no walk in the park the competitions are justu as tough as upstairs they'll crush you just as hard."
227 sat up and two me approached him then grabbed him. "Now get out of my sight."
"STOP RIGHT THERE!" A voice rang out.
Lucas and his men turned to where the voice came from.
There came Chojiro and Gong.
"Tell your thugs to let him go." Gong ordered.
Lucas took tilt his glasses down. "Well, well, if it isn't the legendary Hero Chojiro, if I'm not mistaken that that's dashing Dennis' goon and Jenna's sidekick Gong the goon, correct."
He tilt back his glasses. "Sorry that didn't have the opporunity to welcome you guys, I have a special offer, you two beat all this guys and I'll see if I can get you guys back up the ground."
"Have your guys gang up on us and purelize us, that's excatly what I expect from a sleezy snake like you." Chojiro remarked. "Come on now I'm just trying to get your all some kindness see there is no exit doors under here but if you guys show me you got the skills then I could present you both an oppruntunity to escape your situation in the matter of anyone here would anything to have." Lucas said as he put his hand on 227's shoulder. "You'd appearicate when I give you the same chance to duel your way out of here, however the problem is that you understimated the competition."
227 looked up at the promotor. "You said I quote: throw as many Commons at me as you want but they can't win cause I'm a Top Sider."
227 collasped.
"You two maybe can avoid making the same mistake." Lucas said.
"You got a lot of nerve you cheesy low-life, who are you?" Chojiro asked looking offended. "You claim to be a promotor but you're promoting pain." Gong answered. "You see I'm also a refugee." Lucas replied. "Reckless Refugee what?" Gong asked confusingly. "Are you saying we're trash?" Chojiro asked.
"Not me the power ones that threw away duelists from the Friendship Cup they're the ones that say you're trash." Lucas replied as he tilt down his glasses. "But to me even in a mountain of junk sometimes you can find a hidden gem and that's what I'm doing here looking for gems."
"What do you do when find them?" Chojiro asked with a glare. "I suppose you sent them to your underground Duel Arena, right?" Gong asked. "Why would I not but the diamonds I take to the boss." Lucas replied turning away.
"Who is the boss?" Chojiro asked. "A man that's all power and no coward the Director of Security: Jean-Michele Roget." Lucas replied.
"Waits let's get this straight you in cohoots with that Director of Security." Gong said. "Whenever there is a raid in the underground duel arena, Mr Roget lets me know in advance, so I'm able to avoid in conceration in return I surprise him what he wants." Lucas replied.
"You provide the Director with the best duelists and lets you go about your business I think you both digusting." Chojiro remarked in digust. "Why does Jean take them Swank?" Gong asked. "I never asked and Roget doesn't say all I know is that he wants me to get him the best duelists I can find for him, in fact remember that duelist called Sergey, he's one the proget that I presented to Roget."
Back at the Friendship Cup.
"Now let me introduce the duelist are about to lock in the next third match up, so please stand up and stomp for new Domino city's Damon and Sergey."
Damon drove out.
"The Dueling Damon is here first!" Melissa stated.
Sergey was driving next.
"Coming up next is the dangerous and dialbolical Sergey!" Melissa stated.
"Not that Sergey." A man said worriedly.
"They call him the Dueling Destroyer when I found Sergey he was a well known." Lucas said. "Sergey didn't care for duelists that was pro and an amateur as long as they had skills he would challenge them and destroy them."
Back past scene.
Sergey is dueling Security and beaten them up.
"He was on a rampage that it took half of Security to bring him down." Lucas added.
Sergey is shown to be in the facility where prisoners were knocked out cold.
"Even the facility he couldn't be contained so he was sent the underground therefore I made the same offer I'm making for you, he challenged 50 of my men and defeated them."
"50 duelists!" Chojiro exclaimed looking shocked. "All by himself." Gong added in shock. "It was a feet call from Roget and boy did I make his day." Lucas said.
Jean was watching Sergey's duel against Damon.
"He brought Sergey back on top licky split." Lucas added.
"Destroy your foes my knight and soon my dreams will become my reality." Jean said moving a white knight on his chestboard.
"Sergey vs Damon that leaves two duelists Dennis and Shay." Declan said fixing his glasses. "Interesting since this duel doesn't involve a Lancer I hope you don't mind if I step out for a few moments."
"That's ok." Bordeuax said. "Where is it that you're going?" White Taki asked.
"Out for breath of fresh air." Declan replied as he walked away with his brother following him.
"That's crazy!" Gong exclaimed in shock. "Sergey's brain is all bot but his body is flesh and bones!" Chojiro added clearly shocked as well. "I think I should be shocked about one thing too." Lucas said.
"What would that be?" Chojiro asked. "Security was talking about something I overheard." Lucas said. "That these Lancers warriors is a human vampire."
The men gasped at this.
"Uh, did you say human vampire?" One of the men asked nervously.
Chojiro remembered something about that.
Jean showed a footage of Sibella getting into a fight with some prisoner at the facility and cameras caught her opening her mouth and revealing her vampire fangs.
"Anway all I was saying what people say but I was quite shocked that the Lancers have a human vampire." Lucas said behind a wall was Moon Shadow. "Also Sergey is programmed to destroy like a machine."
Back at the stadium.
Damono and Sergey drove to the starting line.
"This guy used to be ruthless criminal but now he listens to what the Director tells him to do he's totally under his control like a robot." Lucas added.
Sergey's left eye glowed red.
"So Rogot can control people." Gong said looking surprised. "Yeah its like he has some technology that is out of this world." Lucas said.
This made Gong gasp. "Maybe he came from that world you were blabbing about before Dennis' elbow went kung-fu on you."
Gong remembered when he was about to explain back in the lockeroom.
"We came from the Standard Dimension to the Synchro Dimension to..." He began to say until Dennis elbowd his chest.
"Could be could be not." Gong replied firmly. "Yes it seems very unlikely then again Roget is an unlikely person see one day he showed up and before you can say: New Domino he had the High Council eating out of his hands, they made Roget the top dog of Sector Security and he has barking orders ever since." Luca said.
"Let's get this duel starting and those Runners rolling!" Melissa stated excitedly.
"Duel Mode engaged Auto Pilot standing by!" Their Duel Runners electronic voices proclaimed.
The countdown started.
"On your marks...get set..GO!"
They both drove off.
"LET'S DUEL!" Damon proclaimed but Sergey was quiet.
"So if this Roget ain't from around these parts then Gong recommends that he did some Dimension hopping." Gong stated.
"Anyway Gong has a question about the Black Rose?"
"Did you say Black Rose?" Lucas asked. "I remember her I offered her a chance to become pro Top Sider but she refused."
"What else do you know about the Black Rose?" Chojiro asked. "Well all I know is she's still quite the pro duelist in the Tops and very powerful." Lucas said. "Also there's a rumor going on about her."
"What is the rumor about the Black Rose?" Gong asked looking curious.
"Something that might put the Black Rose behind bars, you see she was accused of a boy's diapppearence." Lucas answered.
Chojiro and Gong gasped.
"Who was this boy?" Chojiro asked. "His name is Toby and he's the younger brother of the number one super model in New Domino City." Lucas replied with a grin. "Are you talking about..." Chojiro began to ask.
"Yes, Misty Tredwell Top Sider's number one Super model." Lucas answered.
"Gong is shocked a super model lives in the Tops." Gong said looking surprised. "Is true that her brother's disappearance was caused by the Black Rose?"
"Nobody knows but the Toby was last seen by the Security Bureau sometime suddenly there was an explosion he was never again but the Black Rose there though she claims she didn't hurt him but she did meet after he wanted to talk to her."
"What did he want to talk to her about?" Gong asked. "Guess to be her friend but the Black Rose brushed him off." Lucas replied adjusting his glasses. "As in told him to go away in rude way."
An explosion was sounded.
"Well I'll be Damon is devasting Alien Shock Trooper to wipe out Sergey's monsters!" Melissa exclaimed in surprise. "Now Sergey is wide open!"
"I'd expect more of a fight from you Sergey truth is I had bigger fights with ham nail." Damon commented. "Sergey is done guess all that being locked up in the facility took out that dueling destroyer."
"You think, we'll see, we'll see." Jean said looking confident.
"Anway Roget is good for business and I'm good with him if it weren't for him then I would be locked awhile ago at least I can pick up the trash here and find him the best duelists I can find." Lucas said. "He's the reason I can make you my offer just beat all the duelist right here and I'll get you all back on top."
Chojiro and Gong just stared at the promtor.
"I'm giving you this oppertunity to get above ground again but if you don't think you can handle it..." Lucas began to say. "Chojiro can handle it just fine." A voice rang out.
Chojiro's two cellmates were there too.
"If you don't want to stay here forever then take the shot." One of them said.
"Oh no that sent you here to helping me escape!" Chojiro said putting his hands together like if he was praying. "I wish I could make it up to you!"
"If you really want to make it up to us then takes us on in a duel." Chojiro's tall lackey said. "That way one of us can get out of here."
"But when Roget finds out that we won the battle it ain't going to be you." His short lackey added coldly.
Chojiro got mad at hearing this. "You lousy, you think you can both beat me you ungrateful rats!"
Gong got ahold of the Hero Commoner. "Calm down, this ain't going to help us get out of here."
"Hey let me go Gong, let me go!" Chojiro shouted.
"I"m the one that's getting out!" A voice rang out.
It was Sylvio who just arrived and walked out of the elevator with the guards behind him. "I decided if I beat you all then that's what I'm going to do, now who wants to be loser number 1?"
"Sylvio!" Gong exclaimed.
"This boy sounds like he means business, that means more business for me." Lucas said with a grin.
Moon Shadow was hiding beneath the elevator.
Sergey was hit.
"Alright this battle was a breeze second round here I come!" Damon cheered excitedly.
The crowd cheered.
"Oh man, this isn't what dueling is about, they're just rooting for Sergey to get what he deserves and that's sending him to the underground, I wished I have gotten through to them." Yuya said frowning sadly.
Meanwhile Declan along with Riley met Moon Shadow outside on a roottop.
"If what you're saying is correct then Roget may have come from...the Fusion Dimension." Declan said. "Though I wonder if its true that Black Rose is responsible for this super mode's younger brother's disappearence."
Riley was shocked by this.
"Go back and report any more info you can find including how the Lancers are doing." Declan ordered. "I will." Moon Shadow bowed as about to leave. "Wait, don't go yet." Riley said which got his brother and the Ninja to look at him.
Riley took a few steps ahead and looked at the Ninja with a guilty face. "I...I...I..uh.."
He hestiated but then remembered what Jack told him.
"Be gritty."
End of flashback.
"I just want to say that I'm sorry to the both of you." Riley spoke. "Sorry for what?" Declan asked. "I was suppose to duel in the Friendship Cup but you made Moon Shadow duel and got in trouble." Riley replied looking guilty.
"Bowing down was able Moon Shadow to gain access to the underground." Declan said. "It still doesn't make it ok I was rooting for Moon Shadow to lose." Riley added.
"Why would you root against him?" Declan asked.
Moon Shadow bend down on his left knee. "Because your moves were awesome and you were in the lead and I got scared if you won you'd be better than me I wanted to be someone that Declan can count on like Moon Shadow and maybe someday I will."
He remembered what else Jack said.
"If you got the stuff kid then don't be afraid to use it when you do there will be no one to stop you."
"I'm going to be a super amazing duelist like you two and Yuya." Riley added with determination. "And Yuya?" Declan said sounding confused.
Yuya heard the cheers but then the cheering stopped and he looked back at the screen to see Damon was on the ground.
"What a comeback victory I hope the boy is ok." Melissa said sounding concerned.
Damon: 0
Damon was groaning in pain.
"I'm not sure what happeneded happened." Melissa added looking confused.
"I can't believe Sergey won he was far behind!" A man wearing a black cap stated in surprise. "Yeah Sergey was getting destroyed and till a few seconds ago." Another man added looking shocked.
"It appears the Dueling Destroyer hasn't lost any of his destroying ways after all." Jean said moving a white Knight. "That duel was way too easy, it wasn't enough to satify his appetite."
"I don't know how he did but from a dramatic comeback Damon is out and Sergey the Dueling Destroyer is the victor!" Melissa stated.
Damon was being carried away by two stadium guards on a table.
"Another duelist sent away in the underground to work." Yuya said frowning sadly.
Then he heard a knock at the door.
"Hello." Yuya said walking to the door. "Its Moon Shadow." The voice answered. "Moon Shadow I thought you were sent to the underground, how did you escape and how is everyone else?" Yuya asked.
"No need to worry so far we're all doing fine." Moon Shadow replied. "That's a relief I was so worried, I can't believe you all escape, did you crawl through a pipe or something?" Yuya asked looking relieved.
"No we did not, I was the only one that escaped." Moon Shadow replied firmly. "My friends aren't with you, why not?" Yuya asked putting his hands on the door. "My mission is not to rescue the Lancers but to gather up any information from the underground." Moon Shadow replied.
"Your mission, your mission should be rescuing my friends, Declan doesn't care about them." Yuya groaned banging his had the door. "How can someone be so selfish?"
"On the contrary he does cares very much we are finding connections to this dimension and to Fusion, their forces can turn us into cards and Declan doesn't want that to happen to the Lancers so for now the Underground is the safest place for them to be." Moon Shadow answered. "I hope you're right." Yuya said. "You must trust that I am, I'll be back on about your friends, just do what you must to win the Frienship Cup, Delcan wants that and so does Riley." Moon Shadow added.
This got Yuya's attention. "You saw Riley?"
A flashback scene.
"Yuya sees that something is wrong with this world, Yuya thinks that dueling is about having fun but the people here only care about winning, so if Yuya wants to change their minds he's got to be a winner, he's got to be a winner the best like Jack is its the only way he'll be able to get through to them."
Riley then walked away and gazed at the sunset.
"Nobody cared about Jack cause he was from the Commons, he was down there dreaming and plannin his dreams but then he got gritty and before he knew he rose to the top then started putting up W's and won it at the Friendship Cup, he was everyone's hero so he listens to what ever they have to say so the only way the people will listen to Yuya if he wins the Friendship cup then he can beat Jack then he'll be everyone's new hero and they'll listen to what he has to say."
Yuya was touched by this. "I can't belive Riley said that I...I don't want to let him down...but Jack beat me like I was nothing at all I thought I could beat him but I'm not sure if I can swing things my way."
"I think I know what Jack Atlas would suggest." Moon Shadow said.
"If you got the stuff kid then don't be afraid to use it when you do then there will be no one to stop you." Jack said.
Yuya gasped at this. "You're right I'm the one to show everyone what dueling is all about, take the spotlight and defeat Jack Altas."
He turned around. "Moon Shadow tell Riley I said thanks and I will show that what dueling is all about."
"I will not." Moon Shadow answered. "Riley has already gone back with Declan now locked in headquarters I must return the underground and continue my mission but Declan and I learned some new things about the Black Rose."
"Really what was it? Yuya askd. "Sorry I don't have time to tell you but perhaps some other time." Moon Shadow replied. "Like I said I must return to the underground."
Yuya thought of an idea. "Wait I got a mission for you."
A short timer later.
Zuzu was laying on her bed holding her pillow until she heard a knock at the door and letter was slipped beneath.
She got up from her bed and walked over to pick up the letter as Moon Shadow walked away.
She read it by the window.
"This is Yuya's handwriting." She said.
Dear Zuzu.
"Its stinks I can't see you in person but I know you're doing just fine hope you're enjoying the food it sure beats the burned waffles that your dad makes for us on Waffle Wednesdays I do miss the sweet syrup he pours on them though, oh and speaking of sweet nice dueling you looked nice on your Runner maybe we bring one back when we get home, that's right I'm going to make sure that but first I have to get through to the people of this city its lot tough then it was I believe that people are ok with the duelists that lose are sent away forever I hope that we remind everyone that dueling is about having fun and smiling its even more tough when I'm having a hard time smiling and having fun myself, losing to Jack was the worst but seeing you turn the crowd over was good for me when we left from Stadard that I'd find you and save the galaxy then bring you home safe and sound, well the first part is done but I just have to work on the safe and sound part."
Shehad images of Sylvio and Gong including everyone else.
"That goes for Gong and Sylvio and everyone else I'm not going to abandon of my friends I leave this world where everyone can smile again and then we can all go home and have some of your dad's burned waffles, I will win the Friendship Cup and swing the crowd my way bringing everyone smiles back to the hearts of everyone!"
Zuzu was in tears of joy and hearing about having her dad's burned waffles. "Yum."
End of chapter.