A/N: I OWN NOTHING! EVERY BIT OF YU GI OH 5DS GO TO THEIR CREATORS! THE ONLY THING I OWN IS MY OCS!

Skipping "Syd is Vicious" episode. In case you don't know what happened, please look it up. I don't really want to explain it all. Too much. Sorry about that.

Chapter 28

From New Students to Dropping Out

About four days passed after Era pulled off Accel Synchro. Now, Era watch Akiza and Yusei duel behind Luna and Leo.

"Akiza's really caught up with turbo dueling," Luna commented

"Yeah. I want to turbo duel too!" Leo exclaimed.

"You, turbo duel?" Luna responded.

"You don't have to laugh so much," Leo said.

Luna stopped. "I know," she said.

"Guys," Era said. "Leo, put your mind to it and I bet you could turbo duel. Don't let anyone bother you with what they say. What did I tell you when we were leaving after you finished off Haley?"

"That I'll become a strong duelist," Leo said with a smile.

"And what will help you get there?" Era urged.

"My belief in me and my deck and my determination," Leo answered.

"Correct. Now Luna, I want you to be a sister to Leo. So whenever he has troubling remembering that, remind him. Okay?" Era said to Luna.

"Okay, got it," Luna said with a small nod and a smile.

"This is lame! I thought the circuit would start up because this is a duel between two Signers!" Lester exclaimed as they watched the duel.

"There is not enough power it seems, but we mustn't be impatient," Jakob responded. "It will all start with the World Racing Grand Prix. Only once all of the circuits are completed by the World Racing Grand Prix, we will have the great power we desire, the power enveloping this world will be unleashed."

"But will things really go smoothly?" Primo asked. Jakob looked at him. "Don't tell me you've forgotten about the Crimson Dragon and its existence, Goodwin's plan failed because of the Crimson Dragon. As long as the Signers are around, I can't see our plans proceeding on as scheduled."

"What's your point?" Lester asked.

Primo pointed at Yusei and said, "I will defeat him and steal Stardust Dragon. If we just steal the Stardust Dragon, the Crimson Dragon can't muddle up with our plans," he said.

"How can you defeat him when you couldn't even beat him before?" Lester asked with a silent laugh.

Primo growled but before he could say anything Lester exclaimed, "It's here! It's my Tablet! I've been waiting for you! I knew Primo wouldn't be able to do this on his own!"

Primo and Jakob make no comment as Lester began to laugh silently.

Akiza, Jack, Yusei, Era, the twins, and Crow were now hanging out at the garage. "Hey Yusei, you hear about the meteorite?" Crow asked.

"Not really, what's about it?" Yusei replied.

"From what I've heard, it's creating a huge fuss," Crow replied.

"That rumbling a while ago was probably the meteorite," Leo said.

"The Ghost appeared right after the meteorite crashed," Yusei said.

"Yeah," Crow agreed.

"Is the same thing going to happen this time?" Akiza asked.

"No," Era chimed in. They looked at her. "This will be worse than the ghost."

"What do you mean?" Crow asked.

"I agree. What are you talking about?" Jack asked.

"Meklord Emperor Skiel has arrived. And so, a second Meklord Emperor is out there. And he will want to face you. Some sooner than the rest," Era said.

"Do I want to know who the 'some' are?" Crow asked.

Era shook her head. "You'll find out eventually," Era said.

"Let's head over to the meteor site. Maybe we could find something there," Crow suggested.

Era nodded followed by the others. They left with another moment of hesitation.

They arrive at the site and people have gathered around. Crow walked up to one and said, "Hey we came to see the meteor."

"Sorry dude, they got the whole area on lock down. No one heads in," the man said.

The others walked over and Leo said, "We're too late."

"Yusei," Akiza said.

"Leo's right," he said. 'By what Era said, it would explain the uneasiness I'm feeling. I have a bad feeling about this,' Yusei thought.

The next day, Leo and Luna's class said, "Good morning," as their teacher, Ms. Barttlet entered the room.

"Hello, class. I will be introducing a new friend today," Ms. Barttlet said. "You can come in," she called. "Everyone, this is Lester."

"I'm Lester. Nice to meet you all," he greeted.

Girls around the room are blushing and boys stared in awe. Luna and Leo looked at each other. "Why does the name 'Lester' sound familiar?" Leo asked in a whisper.

"Because it was the name of the guy who attacked Era and Yusei," Luna answered. "I'll pretend to hang out with him. See if I can get any information off him."

Luna looked at Lester again but pretended to like him. Leo just looked annoyed. Lester looked at Luna and smiled while whispering, "Hi." She faked a blush.

"Everyone's heard of the Juvenile Grand Prix, right? The one that takes place at the Duel Academy east branch?" Ms. Barttlet asked.

"Isn't it a tournament tough to even enter?" Bob asked.

"Yes, and I heard Lester won that tournament," Ms. Barttlet said.

"Pretty and he can duel?" Patty said shocked.

"If you have any questions, feel free to ask Lester. I'm sure it will help you in your studies," Ms. Barttlet said.

"Yes, ma'am," everyone replied.

'If it wasn't for the fact I already knew it was that jerk, I would probably be hating him maybe a bit less and clueless,' Leo thought. 'But I know who he is and he better be nice to my sister. Besides I probably finish him in one shot during duel period.'

During duel period, Leo was getting it handed to him by Lester. "Gear Golem the Moving Fortress, attack!" Lester ordered. The monster had limiter removal in play giving it 1600 attack points. Morphtronic Videon was destroyed and Leo's final attack points dropped to zero.

"Nice combo," Patty said after Ms. Barttlet declared Lester the winner.

"That's a veteran champion for you. Leo and Lester are on two different levels," Bob said.

Leo heard this and got annoyed. "It's not a big deal," Lester said.

"Next to duel is Luna and Bob," Ms. Barttlet announced.

Luna runs passed Lester who said, "Good luck, Luna."

"Thank you," Luna said. 'He hurt my friends. Why can't I just get rid of him already?' Luna thought. It really irked her that he hurt Era so bad and was with the guys who hurt Yusei and nearly made Era die… twice!

As she ran and reached the duel, Lester thought, 'Now show me how a real Signer duels.'

The duel began. "I summon my Sunlight Unicorn and I'll set two cards face down. That ends my turn," Luna declared.

Bob took his turn and Lester began to get suspicious. After the duel, Lester catches up to Luna and he asked, "Why did you lose the duel, Luna? It looked like you let the other guy win."

"That was really my skills. I just have a lot to learn. I'm in a hurry. Sorry, Lester. I'm have to go, bye!" she called as she ran off.

"Hey guys," Luna greeted as she and Leo entered the garage.

"Hey guys, what's up?" Era greeted.

"Nothing really. Just a new kid in class," Leo said vaguely.

"New kid?! He's trouble Leo. The only reason I'm hanging out with him is because I'm trying to get information off him," Luna responded.

"New kid?" Yusei asked. "How's this new kid trouble?"

"His name is kind of Lester," Leo said.

"Lester?" Yusei asked worried.

"Yeah. I'm almost certain it's the Lester who hurt you two. So I'm going to hang around him so I could get any information off him. See if I can find out what they're doing," Luna informed him.

"Okay, Luna. But be more than careful, okay? He can hurt you and that's the last thing I want," Era said. "So whenever you're around him, be on guard."

"I will," Luna said.

"Good," Yusei said. "We don't need anyone else hurt." Luna nodded.

"Did either of you duel him?" Era asked.

"Leo did," Luna replied.

"Did he use any of his Meklord Emperor cards?" Yusei asked.

Leo shook his head. "He used ordinary cards. But it's only for cover I think," he explained.

"I bet you're right on that assumption Leo," Era said.

"We need to get home," Leo said.

"Okay, be careful," Era said. Yusei nodded.

"We will. Thanks guys," Luna said.

"Thanks for letting us know. We'll keep an eye out," Yusei said.

They left with Era and Yusei concerned. "Are you sure they can do this?" Yusei asked Era.

"No one else would be able to get close enough. Besides the chain of events must occur," Era said with a joking voice at the last comment.

Yusei gave a small laugh. "Okay, I just hope they'll be fine," he said.

"They will," Era said. "Now on another topic, how are we going to fix the duel runner without it exploding again?"

Yusei smiled. "Not entirely sure. But I need to find a way to get my engine fast enough for an Accel Synchro," he answered. "Which you still haven't told me much on."

Era smiled back. "The speed of the engine isn't what matters to perform an Accel Synchro, Yusei," she said.

"Then how is it done?" he asked looking at her.

"As Vizor would say, the Ener-D in your duel runner is connected to your heart. So to achieve the unlimited acceleration and Accel Synchro, you must have a clear mind," Ear explained.

"Clear mind?" Yusei repeated.

Era nodded. "The speed of the runner itself doesn't matter. But the clarity of the rider's mind is what allows you to perform an Accel Synchro," she said. "In the show, it took you two tries to ultimately succeed in doing an Accel Synchro because your mind was worried with the Meklord Emperors."

"How did you have such an easy time achieving it? You've been worried by a lot of things," Yusei asked.

"Since I was a child and my parents began fighting, I learned to always have a clear mind. The clear mind will help you with anything. Even when I worried, I keep my mind as clear as possible so the clarity of my mind can be used when it needs to be," Era explained. "It's what kept me able to hope for a better future for ten years. And even though the future for my entire family wasn't better, my future was better for me and my brother."

Yusei looked at her with a small smile. "And it always will be," he said. She went over and sat down next to him. "As long as we stick together."

"I hope we will," Era whispered.

Yusei leaned down and kissed her forehead. She gave a small smile. Her smile faltered for a second remembering Luna and Leo's duel. Leo being thrown off the lane by the blast and Luna was nearly hurt herself if it wasn't for the duel spirits. 'Please if it can't be better, let it be the same. I don't want it to be darker and worse,' she thought.

"Era?" Yusei called. She looked at him. "You okay?"

"Yeah, just thinking," Era responded.

"What about?" Yusei asked.

"Remember how I said Leo and Luna would be a couple to face a Meklord Emperor?" she asked.

"I almost forgot, why?" Yusei replied.

"Because, Lester holds the newest Meklord Emperor to come. And when Lester gets bored of waiting for Luna to reveal her Signer capabilities, he'll force her and Leo since he'll be around in a duel. Using his Meklord Emperor deck," Era explained.

"Are you sure we can't stop it?" Yusei asked.

"If this even didn't happen, it could end badly. Besides, Luna will learn more Lester's duel runner. If you can even call it that," Era said.

"What do you mean?" Yusei asked.

"After Leo learns about it after watching Lester gives Luna one, he'll want you to make one for him so he can help Luna too," Era explained. "You'll find out soon enough."

"Okay, Era. I get it," Yusei said.

"Besides, the events I know have already chained severely because I'm here," Era said.

"And that's not your fault. You were brought here because you belong here," Yusei said.

Era gave a small nod. "ERA!" yelled a voice. As fast as Era's mind tried to grip the voice, her mind went black.

"Era!" Yusei exclaimed as she collapsed. Yusei looked her over. Nothing, nothing could tell why she fainted. "Era, wake up!" he called. She didn't budge. "What just happened?" he asked to no one.

Yusei carried her to the bed they shared and lied her down. "Era…" he muttered. 'Why did she just faint?' he thought. His mind wrapped around the story. The one from where she just fainted when she was six. 'I hope that if this is what that was, she won't be out for five months.' He was worried though that might happen. 'Please let her wake up soon.'