Chapter 36: A Duel to Remember
Me: And we are back people!
Sakura: Are you going to give me amnesia in this chapter?
Me: Maybe, maybe not *Tries to hide a malevolent grin*
Sakura: I'll just do the disclaimer, sakuraphoenix does not own Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's or any of it characters
Me: Now enjoy!
I awoke to find myself in an unfamiliar place, but I also had a major headache, but why? My hand automatically went to my forehead and I found a bump there, but where did that come from? I was wearing a grey uniform of some sorts, I recognized it but I didn't remember from where, but how did I get here? I couldn't remember anything. I slowly sat up and looked around to familiarize myself with my surroundings. When I looked around, I noticed there was a boy about my age also sleeping right next to me. He had spiky raven black hair with blonde highlights in his hair, and he also had a golden yellow scar running down on the left side of his face. I was tempted to wake him up, but I decided not to.
"Hey, you awake?" asked a boy
The boy who had asked me the question looked like he was about twelve years old, and was sitting in front of me with a girl who looked about his age. They both had golden yellow eyes, and turquoise hair. The boy had his hair in a ponytail, and the girl had her hair in pigtails.
"Uh, yeah. Who are you?" I asked
"Why don't we introduce ourselves after your friend wakes up." Said the boy
"My friend?" I asked
"Yeah, you do know him do you?" asked the girl
"He's waking up!" I exclaimed unable to hide the excitement in my voice
Why did I sound so excited? Do I know him?
"Who are you?" asked the other boy
"We found you two in the alley downstairs!" exclaimed the girl
"You two wreaked your bikes." Said the boy
"You both wouldn't wake up!" exclaimed the girl
"So we brought you two up here." Said the boy
"You're both heavy." Said the girl
"My name's Leonard, but please call me Leo. This is my sister Luna; we're twins in case you couldn't tell. Not identical twins obviously, she's a she and I'm a he, but…" started Leo
I noticed the deck right in front of me, so I picked it up, and the boy picked up his.
"So, uh, who are you Mister and Miss? What are your names?" asked Leo
"I have no idea." Said the boy
"Me neither." I said
After the boy and I got up, Leo started to kinda bombard us with questions and comments.
"I've never met anyone with amnesia before." Said Leo
"Where are we?" asked the boy
"Check this out." Said Leo
"Leo, just answer his question and tell them where we are!" scolded Luna
"Cool, huh? It's on a motion sensor, we've also got a…" started Leo
"You're both in our apartment in an area called the Tops." Said Luna
"Nice, huh? It's the best place in New Domino City. Only super rich people can live here." Said Leo
"Leo!" scolded Luna
"How did I end up in that alleyway?" wondered the boy
"You tell me, I don't know either." I said
Suddenly, a memory came rushing back at me.
*Flashback*
"Sakura! Sakura! Come on! We're going to be late for school again!" exclaimed a girl
"I'm coming Dawn!" I exclaimed
"It's about time; you know how Heitmann can be if we're late!" exclaimed Dawn
"Well, not my problem that we live 2 miles from the school in the Tops!" I exclaimed
*End Flashback*
"Hey! Are you okay?" asked the boy
"Yeah, I just had a little flashback." I said
"What of?" asked Leo
"My past, apparently I live in the Tops too." I said
"Cool! What else?" exclaimed Leo
"I have…a sister." I said
Why was there a hint of sadness in my voice when I mentioned my sister? Did something happen to her? I noticed that Leo gave the boy something, a jacket?
"There you go, does that help any? Now that you got your jacket on, take a deep breath and say, 'My name is…' and then, say your name." said Leo
"He's tried that ten times! It's obviously not working Leo!" exclaimed Luna
"Well it worked on TV! I saw this guy on a show one time; he was helping people, who forgot things like where they left their keys and stuff, hey, what'cha lookin' at?" asked Leo
"Those." Said the boy
I looked where he was looking, and saw a male with blond hair, but I didn't know why he looked so familiar, until a flashback came to me.
*Flashback*
"Don't you know that if you're caught without a travel permit, you'll end up in the…*GASP!* What are you doing with Yusei's Stardust Dragon card?" I exclaimed
"Going to New Domino City, that's what!" exclaimed the blonde
*End Flashback*
Yusei? Was that his name? I'll ask after he get's his memory back.
"Oh, that's my shrine. Jack Atlas is like my all time hero. He's the greatest; no one can beat him in a Turbo Duel! And one day I'm gonna be the champ! Just like Jack!" exclaimed Leo
"You can't even ride a normal bike." Said Luna
"I stayed up for twelve seconds last time I tried! So does Jack Atlas mean anything to you?" asked Leo
"Yeah, but I don't know why." Said Yusei
"Same goes for me." I lied
Jack was actually in my past, but we were on Duel Runners, did that make me a Turbo Duelist?
"Maybe you're both fans of his too, or maybe you were hoping to duel him, I mean you both are Turbo Duelists." Said Leo
"How do you know that?" asked Yusei
"My thoughts exactly." I said surprised
"Uh, because we found you next to those Duel Runners." Said Leo
"Huh?" said the boy
I couldn't be 100 percent sure that his name was Yusei, but for the time being, if that flashback was accurate, then my duel runner is pink.
"Am I right about you two? Are you two big-time duelists in town to duel Jack?" asked Leo
"I don't think I'm a big time anything." Said the boy
"Me neither." I said
It's no doubt, the pink Duel Runner belongs to me, so that means, Jack Atlas was in my past, but what was that location?
"Maybe you should try hypnotizing them Leo." Said Luna
"I know! Mister and Miss, maybe you have one of these! I'll take it out and you tell me if it looks familiar." Said Leo
"Okay." Said the boy
"Well? Does this ring any bells?" asked Leo
"The Fortune Cup?" wondered the boy
"Yeah, it's this big tournament between a bunch of people that Kaiba Corp. randomly selected! It's gonna be huge! And, hey, hey get this! They selected me! I'm gonna be in it!" exclaimed Leo
"Actually, they selected me." Said Luna
"Technically, they selected Luna, but she's too scared to enter, so I'm gonna pretend to be her, and then enter, and then win that thing!" exclaimed Leo
"No one's gonna you're me Leo." Said Luna
"Why wouldn't they believe it? We're twins! We look just alike!" exclaimed Leo
"I'm a girl, I'm pretty." Said Luna
"I'll wear make-up." Said Leo
"Leo wears make-up! Leo wears make-up!" teased Luna in a sing-song voice
I looked at the invite, when a sudden memory came back.
*Flashback*
"Miss Phoenix, I'm sure you're aware about the Fortune Cup that occurring in a matter of weeks." Said a man with grey hair
"Very, Goodwin." I said
"I do hope you change that tone of voice around me soon, and as you know, Mr. Atlas and yourself are Signers, and the purpose of this tournament is to find them, so my organization, Yliaster, can seal away the evil of those dreaded demons that once roamed the earth many years ago." Said Goodwin
*End Flashback*
It seems that my past has something to do with me being this 'Signer' person.
"Thanks for trying to help me and everything, but… this 'Fortune Cup' thing isn't ringing any bells. I should get out of here." Said the boy
"Me too, I'm worried if we stay here, we'll just cause trouble." I said
"Where are you two going?" asked Leo
"We should trouble you guys anymore." Said the boy
"But you still don't know who you two are! I got it!" exclaimed Leo
"Just let them go, Leo." Said Luna
"No wait! Before you go Mister and Miss, I've got one more idea; I challenge the both of you to a duel Mister Amnesia Man, and Miss Amnesia Lady!" exclaimed Leo
"They got more important things to do." Said Luna
"This could help them! I saw it on TV this one time, Jack Atlas was giving an interview and, Jack said they way a duelist duels reveals who he really is, if you duel you might remember who you guys are. Come on! Come on! Come on! Let's duel!" exclaimed Leo
His duel disk slid off, awkward…
"Dumb thing never stays on right, this is embarrassing, just give me second, I'll fix it up and we'll be good to go, just hang on, I gotta jimmy the thing with the, with the…" started Leo
"I think you're reminding me of somebody, I don't know who but, this might be good, let's do this." Said the boy
"You mean it?" asked Leo
He pressed a button on his Duel Runner that disengaged the duel disk on his Duel Runner, good thing he remembered how to do that.
"Sweet! Good thing you remembered how to do that. Oh man, I'm gonna show you moves like you've never seen before!" exclaimed Leo
Just now, he reminded me of someone too, a boy with dirty blond hair, and blue eyes. But why did a small blush rise to my cheeks when I thought about him? Shortly we went outside for their duel.
"Let me help. So where are you parents?" asked the boy
"They're on a really important business trip." Said Leo
"They're always on important business trips." Said Luna
"Is it okay that I sit here?" I asked Luna
"Sure." Said Luna
"I know I don't exactly have my memories, but I don't think he's a bad person." I said
"What makes you think that?" asked Luna
"I just have a feeling that he's in my past, and that he's a really nice person." I said
"Well, how much do you remember about your past?" asked Luna
"From this morning, I learned that my name is Sakura." I said
"Sakura? That's a pretty name." said Luna
"Thanks, looks like they're starting." I said
"I should warn you, my deck rules!" exclaimed Leo
"I'm sure it does." Said the boy
"Here we go." Said Leo
"Let's duel!" exclaimed the boy and Leo at the same time
Yusei? LP 4000/ Leo LP 4000
"Ladies and gentlemen, the duel is on! The amazing Leo draws! That's what I'm talking about! I'm calling out Morphtronic Celphon! (ATK: 100/ DEF: 100) Yeah! This guy's sweet! Now my Morphtronic's special abilities change depending on whether they're in attack or defense mode, and since Morphtronic Celphon is in attack mode, it dials and randomly stops somewhere between 1 and 6, then I take that number and flip over the same number of cards. If any of those is a level 4 or below Morphtronic monster, then I can summon it! Here we go…whoa." Said Leo a little surprised
I'm guessing that duel disk of his is 3 sizes too big.
"You okay?" asked the boy
"It appears that Leo's duel disk is a little heavy." Said Leo
"You should know, he narrates his duels." Said Luna
"We need silence in the arena people! This is a critical moment! The Celphon is dialing…now!" exclaimed Leo
Morphtronic Celphon stopped at the number 3.
"And it's stopped on three! The crowd is tense…Look at this! One of the cards the amazing Leo has flipped is a level 3 Morphtronic Magnen! That means he can summon it! (ATK: 800/ DEF: 800) The crowd goes wild! Next I place one card face-down and end my turn. And now, will Mr. Amnesia Man rise to the challenge?" said Leo
"Sometimes I can't believe I'm related to him." Said Luna
Yusei? LP 4000/ Leo LP 4000
"I hope this jogs my memory, I summon Speed Warrior! (ATK: 900/ DEF: 400) And, during the whole turn that Speed Warrior is summoned to the field, its attack points are doubled." Said the boy
"They're doubled?" asked Leo
"That's right!" exclaimed the boy
Speed Warrior (ATK: 1800)
"Celphon is doomed, but wait, what's this ladies and gents? The amazing Leo activates a trap card, but will it be enough?" said Leo
Speed Warrior's attack was stopped short, and Morphtronic Magnen was put into defense mode.
"Amazing! Leo used his Morphtransition trap to put his Morphtronic monster in defense mode so he could block the attack." Said Leo
"I think my memory's coming back." Said the boy
Mine too Yusei.
"Looks like Leo's already on the path to victory people, there's no defeating him!" exclaimed Leo
"It's a little early to get cocky." Said Luna
"Just you wait, you're gonna end your turn now, right?" asked Leo
"I am." Said the boy
Yusei? LP 4000/ Leo LP 4000
"Well in that case, I'm up! I draw! Ah!" exclaimed Leo
"Maybe you need a smaller duel disk." Said Luna
"No I don't! From my hand, I summon another Morphtronic Magnen! But this time, it's in defense mode! (ATK: 800/ DEF: 800)" exclaimed Leo
Now why would he do something like summon another Magnen? Well, this is something you don't see everyday, it looks like the Magnen's are creating some kind of electro-magnetic lock.
"Admit it, that's pretty awesome. When there's one Magnen on the field in defense mode, you can't attack any other monster, but this is an even better defense system because now on the field I got two Magnen's! Which means, I'm invisible!" exclaimed Leo
"I think you meant to say that you're invincible." Said Luna
"I think your brother's vocabulary needs a tune-up." I said
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is incredible! If Mr. Amnesia Man tries to attack the first Magnen, the second Magnen will absorb the attack! If he tries to attack the second Magnen, the first Magnen will absorb the attack! It's magna-lock! Mr. Amnesia Man has no hope what-so-ever of breaking through Leo's defense! The unstoppable Leo is driving the crowd totally crazy!" exclaimed Leo
"You got that right." Said Luna
Is this guy trying to win the Most Annoying Person of the year award?
"Now I'm gonna use Celphon's special ability again, the Celphon is dialing…now! What's it gonna be? Where's it gonna stop?" wondered Leo
This time, Celphon landed on 2.
"And it's a two! Which means Leo can draw two cards. And again, he's got a Morphtronic that qualifies! He summons directly to the field, Morphtronic Datatron in attack mode! (ATK: 1200/ DEF: 600) That's only the beginning of the awesomeness. From my hand, I activate the Gadget Box spell card, and thanks to this bad boy of a card, I'm able to summon out one Gadget token once every turn! So here comes the first! (ATK: 0/ DEF: 0)" exclaimed Leo
"How does he think a monster with no attack points and no defense points is gonna help?" wondered Luna
Your guess is as good as mine.
"I've gathered all the parts, now for Datatron's special ability! By releasing one monster from the field, I can have Datatron dish out 600 points of direct damage! So by removing my gadget token, I can now attack you! Go Datatron, Corruptor Cannon!" exclaimed Leo
Yusei? LP 3400/ Leo LP 4000
"He used his weaker monsters in ways you wouldn't expect. That reminds me of…" started Yusei
Just watching the duel brought most of my memories back. I only remembered things before 2 years ago, not all of them returned, but now I knew why I had a hint of sadness when I mentioned my sister, because she was dead.
"I did it! I did it! I did it! I told you that combo could work Luna! But you didn't think I could pull it off, but I did it! The crowd's going crazy for Leo's spectacular Morphtronic deck!" exclaimed Leo
"Isn't it the end of your turn now?" asked Luna
"Oh yeah, uh, got carried away. Make your move Mr. Amnesia Man." Said Leo
Yusei? LP 3400/ Leo LP 4000
"It's my turn. I send one card to the graveyard in order to activate the Card Rotator spell card!" exclaimed the boy
"What's that do?" asked Leo
"Well, Card Rotator changes the battle mode of every monster on your field." Said the boy
"Huh? As in all of them?" asked Leo
"That's right." Said the boy
"Uh, ladies and gentlemen, we're seeing an awful turnaround. The magnificent Leo fought hard…" Started Leo
"Stop narrating Leo! Just focus on staying in the duel." Said Luna
"But I'm toast." Complained Leo
"Not yet, but after I summon Junk Synchron, ya might be. (ATK: 1300/ DEF: 500)" Said the boy
"I am totally gonna lose." Said Leo
"Well, with Junk Synchron in play, I can summon a level two or below monster from my graveyard in defense mode. So I summon to the field, Nitro Synchron (ATK: 300/ DEF: 100)" said the boy
"This means he can Synchro Summon a level 7 monster now." said Leo panicking
"Nu-uh." Said Luna
"Ya-huh, he's got a level 3, a level 2, and another level 2! If you add them up, you get seven, which brings out a level 7 Synchro monster." Said Leo
"True, except that in order to Synchro Summon, I can only use one Tuner." Said the boy
"Junk Synchron and Nitro Synchron are tuner monsters, so he can't use both of them." Said Luna
"Watch and learn, I tune Junk Synchron with my Speed Warrior in order to bring out, Junk Warrior! Clustering stars will call upon a new force! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Show yourself, Junk Warrior! (ATK: 2300/ DEF: 1300)" exclaimed the boy
He just chanted, does that mean that he has his memories back?
"Oh man, that's pretty cool." Said Leo
"And next, I tune my Nitro Synchron with my Junk Warrior. Clustering feelings will now become a new force! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Blaze on, Nitro Warrior! (ATK: 2800/ DEF: 1800) Now I'm gonna rev it up with one of my favorites, Nitro Warrior!" exclaimed the boy
"You said one of your favorites! Does that mean you remember who you are? Did it work? I knew it would! I knew it! I was…" started Leo
"Hey Leo, get ready, 'cause my Nitro Warrior is de-magnetizing your Magnen. I sure hope the amazing Leo is ready for an amazing move by my Nitro Warrior!" exclaimed the boy
Yusei? LP 3400/ Leo LP 2000
"The crowd isn't liking this." Said Leo
"Well then the crowd won't like Nitro's special ability. See, when it destroys a monster in battle, it can switch one of your monsters in defense mode, to attack mode, and then it can battle against that monster, so I'm switching your Celphon back to attack mode. " Said the boy
"No way!" exclaimed Leo
"Sorry, but yes way, Nitro Warrior, attack Celphon with Dynamite Crunch!" exclaimed the boy
Yusei? LP 3400/ Leo LP 0
"Leo? Don't cry when you lose." Said Luna
"I'm not crying!" exclaimed Leo
"Yeah, don't be upset, dueling with you helped me to remember who I really am. So thanks, thanks for helping me to get my memory back. Now how about I give you a couple of pointers to say thank you for helping me out Leo." Said the boy
"Huh?" wondered Leo
"See, you're a really good duelist, but by spending all your time and energy getting your monsters where you wanted them to be, you didn't leave room to anticipate any counter attacks. Your Morphtronic monsters can adapt, now you just need to learn how to do the same. Jack Atlas certainly can." Said the boy
"I thought you did really good Leo." Said Luna
"So did I, I bet I would have some trouble getting past that deck of yours." I said
"So, um, are you gonna tell us who you are?" asked Leo
"I'm not sure that's a good idea." Said the boy
"Oh, come on! Please?" begged Leo
"You see this marker? Trust me, the less you know about me, the safer you'll be." Said the boy
"Okay, but if I don't know who you are, then how can I be your friend?" asked Leo
"I think that's kinda the point Leo. He's saying he can't be our friend." Said Luna
"Yes he can! She did!" exclaimed Leo
"At least crash with us for the night mister and miss, it's getting late." Said Luna
"That'll be awesome! And then maybe in the morning you can tell us who you are, and you can duel me Miss Amnesia Lady!" exclaimed Leo
"Leo!" scolded Luna
"What?" asked Leo
Later that evening, after Leo and Luna went to bed…
"So, do you mind if I ask you something?" I asked
"Sure." Said the boy
"Is your name Yusei?" I asked
"Yeah, do you remember who you are?" asked Yusei
"Mostly, but I'm still missing some memories. I don't remember anything from after two years ago." I said
"Sorry." Said Yusei
"It's okay; I don't expect all of them to come back at once. But, Luna and Leo will sure have a surprise when they wake up tomorrow." I said
"Even though I hate to duel and dash, but it's for their own good." Said Yusei
"True, I hope they forgive us." I said
We moved our tails out of there, it was too risky to head to my home in the Tops, so it was on to plan B, follow Yusei. But a Sector Security Officer drove in front of us, and I just realized that I was wearing a Sector Security uniform.
"I was starting to think you didn't like me!" exclaimed a Sector Security
"Do you know this guy?" I asked
"Sort of." Said Yusei
"I'm gonna take you in Yusei, so you gonna come quietly?" asked the officer
I don't listen to Sector Security officers like this guy, I don't even listen to clown breath.
"That's what I was hoping you'd…what the?" exclaimed the officer
"I know that car anywhere!" I exclaimed
Sure enough, Lazar emerged from the car
"Officer Trudge, aren't you supposed to be guarding the candles in Calendar's Kiosk at the Outer Rim Mall?" asked Lazar
"I didn't get your name short stack." Said Trudge
"Special Deputy Lazar, I work for the Director General, and I outrank you, sorry." Said Lazar as he began that stupid laugh of his
"How come I've never heard of you?" exclaimed Trudge
"I'm on official business Officer Trudge. I would advise you to leave the area immediately." Said Lazar
"This punk's a menace! He stole that Duel Runner from the Impound Center, and that girl's his accomplice!" exclaimed Trudge
"Officer, there's very little room in the city for street beat cops who don't know their place or when to shut their mouths." Said Lazar
"Ouch." I said to Trudge
"So what official business are you on?" asked Yusei
"Delivery, for Mister Yusei Fudo and Miss Sakura Phoenix." Said Lazar
Lazar handed me a picture of Sartorius and I panicked worrying about the fact he was being hunted by Yliaster.
"We like for you two to participate in the Fortune Cup. If you refuse, the four people you see in that photograph will pay the penalty for the rouge actions you took in obtaining that runner Mister Fudo, and the person you see in that photograph will be tortured in ways you can't possibly imagine Miss Phoenix. Have a good evening." Said Lazar
You want me to participate; I'll do it, only because my father's friend is in trouble. And, I'll do anything to make sure Sartorius is safe.
Me: And we are done!
Sakura: I can't believe you gave me amnesia
Me: Hey, I said maybe, maybe not
Sakura: Well?
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