Crimson Star Priestess (Original)

by RaisingHeartExelion

There are five Signers who hold the power to summon the Crimson Dragon, but what if there is another person who plays a bigger role and that person is from another dimension where Duel Monsters and characters are nothing but fictional? Join Estelle as she grows stronger and discovers her true power. Yusei/OC and more shippings. Cover by Meihia.

38. Kidnapping and French Toast

The chapter begins in Estelle's point of view.

Disclaimer: I do not own any Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's characters! I only own my OCs!

Chapter 38: Kidnapping and French Toast

My leg still hurt after the incident with the Meklord army a couple of days ago. I was able to walk…more likely limp, but I got ordered by Dr. Schmidt not to overdo myself, so I was banned from my usual training to strengthen my Priestess power. I was able to keep babysitting, since I always got a ride by my dragons, so I didn't have to strain my injury.

My friends had contacted me and asked if I was okay, which I said yes and I needed some alone-time to gather my thoughts and how to explain everything about their hidden powers from the beginning to the end for the Signers.

I was walking down the hallway in Martha's house when the home phone started ringing. I turned around and limped over to the nightstand where the phone was with a telephone book and notepaper next to it. I picked up the receiver and held it against my right ear. "Martha's daycare. How may I help you?"

There was this deep voice, a man's voice, who asked me if I could come over to his house to babysit his child for a couple of hours, since he got an emergency call from his job this morning and didn't want to leave the child alone in the house.

For some reason I got goosebumps by the voice, feeling something was off, but I shook it off and wrote down the address to look it up on the map that was placed next to the phone. Once I found the street and where it was located in New Domino City, I prepared my bag with my storybooks (actually notebooks) and Deck to entertain the child. I told Martha where I was going and brought the note with the address.

I summoned Element Dragon and told him where to go. Element Dragon had a slight bad sense of direction, so I guided him patiently to the street where the house of the man was located.

Soon we found the street and the house. Element Dragon landed on the street and lowered his body so I could jump down. I made sure to not land with my injured leg first, which was difficult, but I managed to land on my left foot.

I turned to Element Dragon and rubbed his chin, making him purr in delight. "Thank you, Element Dragon." Element Dragon purred as reply before he returned to his card in my Deck.

I looked at the house in front of me, suddenly feeling nervous. My sixth sense warned me that this was a trap. Wait… What if this was the trap that was meant for Yusei when he got kidnapped by that man…?

I heard the engine of a Duel Runner echoing in the street. I looked to the right and spotted Yusei and his red Duel Runner.

"När man talar om trollen… (Speak of the devil…)", I mumbled.

Yusei braked next to me and removed his helmet before looking at me with a surprised expression. "Estelle? What are you doing here?"

"A man called and asked me to come over to babysit his child while he was away due to an emergency concerning his job", I replied. "What about you?"

Yusei stood up from the Duel Runner and picked up his toolbox from the compartment under the seat. "I was called to fix something in this house. Are you sure you are at the right house?"

I noticed how he carried his toolbox extremely carefully. It was even taped thickly with duct tape.

"I'm absolutely sure", I nodded. "I checked the address on a map and everything."

"Well, guess we both have a job to do together then", Yusei said. "How's your leg?"

I glanced down on my injured leg. "It still hurts when I walk with it, but it's healing."

"I'm glad to hear that", Yusei smiled, but suddenly looked surprised. He turned away his head from me as if he tried to hide his facial expression from me.

"Yusei?" I asked worriedly.

Yusei turned back to me, some red shade still remaining on his cheeks. "It's nothing…" He walked up head to the house, but stopped and looked over his shoulder as he waited for me. "You know, you can grab on my shoulder if it helps you."

I shook my head as I limped over to him. "Thank you for the offer, but I'm fine. I had an injury before with my right ankle back in my world years ago and I had live with the pain for more than two years. This is nothing."

"Two years…?" Yusei mumbled in surprise.

"The doctors in my country never took their patients seriously", I said. "But it's nothing to worry about now."

The two of us walked up to the door before Yusei rang on the doorbell. We waited for someone to open it, but instead we heard a man crying for help. I started banging on the door when it turned out it was unlocked. Yusei rushed ahead inside as I followed him as fast as I could.

I observed how the house looked empty as I ran through the hallway, reaching the room where Yusei had found a man with a black suit on the floor with his face down.

"Hey! Are you okay?" Yusei shook the man. "Mister?!"

I knelt down next to Yusei as the man turned around, revealing shady glasses and a smirk on his face. "Get 'em, boys!" he shouted.

I went immediately to grab Yusei and protect his head when we got ambushed by three masked men behind us. I felt a baseball bat hit my head, knocking me into the empty darkness with Yusei's crying in the background.

XXXXXXXXXX – Yusei's POV

I woke up, feeling my head pounding. I sat up slowly on my knees before rubbing the back of my head, feeling a bump forming.

"A bump…", I groaned in slight pain.

I looked around to see I was in a small but dark room. The only thing that made it different was the floor was warm and vibrating, like it was moving. My hand traveled on the floor to touch a hand. My eyes hadn't adjusted yet to the darkness, but I could still see the familiar brown wavy hair of my secret crush.

"Estelle?" I spoke up.

Estelle laid unconscious on the floor, her glasses still on her face. I reached out my hand and touched her right arm. Once I made the contact, my Mark started glowing. I watched Estelle's Mark glowing in response as she started to stir, slowly opening her eyes.

"Yusei…?" Estelle mumbled as she sat up on her knees, adjusting her glasses.

"Are you okay, Estelle?" I asked worriedly while placing a hand on her shoulder.

Estelle looked at me with a nod. "I think so. My head hurts and I think I got a bump. What about you?" She rubbed the back of her head.

"Got a bump too, but otherwise fine", I replied as we both stood up, my hand still on Estelle's shoulder. "Where are we?"

Estelle grimaced lightly. "This is what I feared."

"Feared what?" I asked.

"We're both trapped in a truck. I remember the episode when you got kidnapped by someone, but I don't remember who's behind it."

"A truck?" I repeated.

"But it's too dark…", Estelle mumbled.

She reached out her right hand and made some kind of move with her fingers. It was only then I realized how elegantly she moved them, like she had been practicing for years on how to hold her hands in a nice shape.

Estelle then snapped her fingers and held her hand so her five fingers weren't touching each other. Five small flames appeared above each fingertip, casting some light around us. Four of the flames floated to every corner of the truck and the fifth one floating in the middle.

I noticed something big covered in one of the corners of the truck. We walked over to it and I yanked the sheet off. "What's my Duel Runner doing here?"

"Your Duel Runner is quite famous, so I guess the kidnappers brought it along so it wouldn't look suspicious having it left behind by a house", Estelle said before spotting her shoulder bag next to my Duel Runner. "My bag!" She opened it and checked something. "Good, nothing's missing." She picked up her Deck and put it in the pocket of her jacket before she strapped on the bag around her shoulder.

"But I still don't understand why they kidnapped us", I said.

"A reasonable question."

The voice came behind us. I immediately stood in front of Estelle, but slightly relaxed when I saw it was just a screen that had flipped on. It showed us a man sitting by a desk and he looked like he was the boss of those men that ambushed us.

"I'm glad to see you finally woke up, Mr. Fudo and Ms. Malmström. I trust you found the conversation pleasant. Did you notice the mint on your pillows?"

"Who are you people?" I asked seriously.

"Oh, we're just a nice bunch of citizens, devoted to social justice in family values."

"Not quite the vibe I got from those thugs at the house", I replied.

"Oh well, we employ some rough types. It keeps them off the streets."

"What do you want with me and Estelle?" I asked.

"You're an incredible Turbo Duelist, Yusei, so I'm sure you're already aware that the World Racing Grand Prix is fast approaching. I'm putting together a team to compete and I want you on it."

"Oh yeah? Well, thanks, but I'm afraid I'm not available. I've already formed a team with my friends Jack and Crow. So you can just pull over and let us out, that'd be great."

The man on the screen chuckled, "You will be joining my team in one way or another, kid. You can either sign up voluntarily or we can take you to see our psychologist. He's got a fascinating way with people's minds."

"Listen, buddy! I'm getting a little tired of your jokes!" I shouted at him.

The man slammed his fists on the desk. "You think I'm joking? You really don't want to mess with me, my friends-"

"You don't look that threatening", Estelle interrupted. "So why should we take you seriously?"

"Besides, why'd you kidnap Estelle too?" I asked. "She's neither a Turbo Duelist nor the Queen of Games anymore."

"Correction; former Queen of Games. You might not be aware of this, but Estelle's got quite a reputation among many Dueling companies who would pay millions of dollars to recruit her."

I turned to Estelle. "Is that true?"

Estelle nodded lightly. "Yes. At the beginning of my living at Martha's place, I used to get invitations from those companies, asking me if I'd like to join them. They did try bribing me with money, but I declined them all. I want to Duel because of the fun, not being forced and under someone's control."

"So that is one of reasons why we decided to trick Estelle so we could grab both of you. Of course, if you, Estelle, are still refusing those offers, we won't force you into that…"

Why did I get a bad feeling about the next sentence?

"Instead we will spread the rumors that you got murdered while you'll get sold in the black-market as a se-"

Rage flowed through me before that man could even finish. I clenched my right hand, feeling it burn, and punched the screen so hard the glass shattered. The screen turned black as I moved back my fist, seeing it was surrounded by fire. I realized that fire didn't burn my hand or my clothes.

"Yusei…", Estelle spoke up in shock.

I unclenched my fist, making the fire disappear by the move. "What was that?"

"Your power…", Estelle mumbled. "Have you been practicing in secret without telling me?"

"No… I don't even know how I did it…", I mumbled. "All I know I felt this anger rush through me and it made me want to snap that man's neck…"

"Your emotions. That's what triggered your inner power", Estelle told me.

I looked at my hand, really surprised to hear that fire had been created by my powers. I guess I wasn't used to all the supernatural stuff around me yet, especially now when I was getting my own power.

"Can't you use your powers to melt down the doors or something?" I asked Estelle.

"I can try", she nodded.

Estelle limped over to the door of the truck. She grabbed one of the handles and placed her other hand on the doors. I couldn't see her face, but I could tell she was concentrating. Her body started glowing in gentle crimson, but soon I heard low groans of pain coming from her. The glow around her body disappeared as if she was losing power.

"Estelle?" I walked over to her.

Estelle turned around, holding her head. She grimaced as if she was in huge pain. "I-I can't…concentrate… T-That hit on my head…triggered a headache…"

I recalled those few times Estelle suddenly got a headache. She told me she inherited not only headaches from her mother's side but also dizziness. It could happen all of a sudden for her and with no reason at all, but it could hold on for a whole day.

I grabbed Estelle and lowered us on the floor, resting our backs against the doors. "Let's rest for a moment. Maybe you can break us free after you've recovered."

Estelle nodded before she leant her head on my shoulder. I got tense for a moment for feeling her so close to me, but I relaxed and wrapped an arm around her shoulders, bringing her closer to me.

"Thank you…", she whispered lowly before she took a nap. Just as she fell asleep the five flames that were floating inside the truck burned out, leaving us in the dark again.

I looked at Estelle's sleeping face, feeling a wave of love and protection wash over me. I still asked myself what was it about her that made me fall in love. I knew she was special in more ways than one, but she was something more than that.

I caught the scent of gentle citrus coming from her, realizing it was perfume. The scent really suited her. I couldn't help but lean down and plant a kiss on top of her head before I rested my chin on her. I closed my eyes to enjoy the short moment I had with her, but another part of me hoped that Jack and Crow would be looking for us. Who knew how long the two of us had been gone missing.

XXXXXXXXXX – Akiza's POV

Mina called me at home and told me Yusei had been reported missing by Crow. I told her I wanted to come along and look for him, so she drove to my family's house to pick me up. I brought my Duel Disk with me for just in case.

Mina and I kept the contact with Jack and Crow through the communicator channel. The boys suddenly started talking about lunch because Crow had to deliver food for someone. It was not time worrying about what they would eat for lunch!

"How are you talking about fast food right now? What if Crow's right and something awful's happened to Yusei?!" I shouted at those two before growling under my breath. "Man, these yahoos…!"

"I'm sure Yusei's okay", Mina said from the driver's seat next to me. "So he didn't call Crow back. No big deal."

"Well, actually…", Crow started. "It's not just that. I also got this really weird message at the garage. 'Your friends Yusei Fudo and Estelle Malmström have been taken. I thought you should know…' …He said and ended the call."

"What?! Why are you just now telling us this?" I asked before I realized something. "Wait… Did you say Estelle was also taken…?" A rage erupted inside me. "WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US THIS SOONER!?"

"I didn't want to freak anyone out…", Crow cold sweated.

"Well, you just did! I am gonna cobble you when I see you!" I spat angrily.

"I believe you mean clobber, Akiza", Jack corrected me. "To cobble is to make a shoe."

"Well… Whatever! Then I'm gonna cobble up some boots and use them to kick Crow's butt!" I shouted. "Especially now when we know Estelle's in danger too and she's been a target to some evil you haven't told me about yet!"

Jack snorted, "This Estelle thing's got you goin'. If I didn't know any better, I'd say you-"

"Stop right there, Jack!" I roared, interrupting Jack. "Estelle was my first friend who accepted me and helped me through a lot!"

I didn't want to let anyone, not even Estelle, know what kind of feelings I held for her. Sure, she was my first friend I ever made and she helped me to see the world in a new perspective and lot more, but…

I knew it felt like a taboo, but I had never once felt anything special for a boy. Sure, I did have a slight crush on Yusei at the beginning because he did look handsome and all, but when I got to know more about him, that crush turned into a sibling love. Yusei was now more like a big brother to me like Jack and Crow. But when it came around Estelle…

Jack raised an eyebrow. "Why're you going all defensive? All I'm saying is-"

The screens of Jack and Crow suddenly disappeared on the monitor on the car desk.

"What's going on?" I growled.

"There's an interference-signal", Mina explained as she tried adjusting the radio. "Like someone's trying to hack into the transmission."

"If you can hear this, a vehicle, carrying Yusei and Estelle, is a soda delivery truck traveling north on Bluehill Avon Crescent Valley. You need to stop that vehicle and rescue them before it reaches its destination", an unknown male voice suddenly spoke up.

"Who are you? Identify yourself!" Mina told that unknown man. "This channel is reserved for Sector Security!"

"Time is wasting."

Then the signal disappeared, leaving us with one lead.

"What should we do?" Mina asked worriedly.

"You heard him! Move it!" I told her.

Mina nodded and drove faster to the Crescent Valley. Once we got there, we kept driving in a couple of minutes until my Mark started glowing.

"My arm's burning…", I groaned in slight pain. "Estelle and Yusei must be close by." We drove on a highway with another highway below when my eye caught something by the corner. A soda delivery truck was driving on the highway below us!

"There it is!" I called. "Get us down there, Mina! Quick! I saw a soda delivery truck!"

Mina hurried down a ramp and made it to the right file on the highway. We drove past other vehicles and approached the soda delivery truck. As we came closer, my Mark burned even stronger.

"Is that the truck?" Mina asked once we were behind it.

"That's it!" I nodded. "Estelle and Yusei are in there." I removed the seat belt and moved to the back of the vehicle to stand up properly. "Now, get us up there!"

Mina drove up to the front of the truck while mumbling something. "I feel it's my duty to tell you that it's dangerous to stand up in a moving vehicle."

I gasped when I saw no one on the driver's seat in the truck. "How about having no one behind the wheel? Is that dangerous?!" I noticed how the truck was gaining speed. "It's speeding up!" I grunted at the intense burn on my arm. "Just stay on it. I'm gonna get them out of there!"

XXXXXXXXXX – Estelle's POV

I woke up not so long time ago from the small catnap and noticed how Yusei had rested his head on top of mine. I blushed harder when I saw how close we were to each other and his arm resting around my shoulders. I had never been this close to a man before, but strangely I didn't feel so embarrassed that I used to be. It somehow felt like…this kind of thing was normal.

I nudged Yusei lightly with my arm, trying to wake him up. "Yusei. Yusei."

Yusei stirred and woke up as he lifted his head from mine. He rubbed his foggy eyes as I moved my head from his shoulder. Once his eyes were focused he looked down at me. "How's the headache?" he asked.

"It's a bit better", I replied, rubbing my head. "I'll try melting the doors again."

Yusei nodded, "Okay." He helped me up on my feet when our arms with the Marks started burning. "What's this burning about?"

I looked on my burning Mark, feeling a familiar presence nearby, which made me smile. "Someone's here to save us. I suggest we step back."

Yusei looked at me confusedly, but complied and still held me as we stepped back. We heard something land on top of the truck and that something was smashing the doors. The whole truck shook by each smash.

Soon the doors were smashed enough to show us a sight of a car following us with Mina and Akiza with a Duel Disk. Fresh air also flowed into the slight warm truck.

"Akiza?!" Yusei exclaimed in surprise.

"Hey, did someone in there order a rescue?" Akiza asked with a bright smile.

Just then, the truck started driving even faster, making me and Yusei nearly lose our balance by the sudden action. Luckily, none of us fell down, but Mina and Akiza were struggling on keeping up. The truck then moved left to right and right to left as if it tried shaking off Rose Tentacles, which it eventually did.

"Mina, try to get closer!" Yusei called.

The two of us pushed the doors so hard we could until they were completely open, but they barely hung on the hinges.

"Estelle! Yusei!" Akiza reached out her hand, trying to grab one of us.

"No, Aki! We can get out of here on our own now!" I called before I turned to the man next to me. "Yusei, prepare your Runner."

Yusei looked at me and nodded before running back to prepare the Duel Runner. I stayed by the doors, watching how Akiza desperately tried to grab my hand, except the door to my right was blocking her. She jumped from the Sector Security patrol car and held onto the broken door.

"Aki!" my eyes widened in shock. "Are you crazy?!"

I grabbed Akiza's hand and turned the door towards me. I pulled her inside the truck just in time when the door loosened from the hinges and crashed on the highway. It almost crashed onto Mina's car, but she managed to pull over in time. Akiza's Duel Disk got knocked off of her arm due to the fallen door, thankfully missing her arm.

Akiza had also crashed onto me, which had made me crash on the floor of the truck. We both groaned in pain before Akiza moved off me so I could sit up.

"That was reckless, Aki! You could have ended up getting hurt!" I scolded her angrily.

"Well, excuse me for being so worried about you!" Akiza replied before she threw herself on me, giving me a hug. "I'm just glad you're safe. You have no idea how scared I got when I heard you got kidnapped too."

My small anger at Akiza melted away before I smiled and returned her hug.

"Were you even worried about me, Akiza?" Yusei asked in the background while rolling up his Duel Runner.

"Nope!" Akiza smirked, grinning like a little mischievous girl.

"Aki…", I sweat dropped.

The truck was moving more violently now. Akiza and I nearly fell down again when we tried standing up.

"We have to get out of here and fast", I told my friends.

"The problem is only one of you can ride along on my Duel Runner", Yusei said.

"Akiza, you go with him", I told the girl.

"No way am I gonna hang on that thing!" Akiza protested.

Yusei threw her a spare helmet. "I hope you like red." He put on his own helmet.

"But what about you, Estelle?" Akiza asked me worriedly.

"I'll be fine", I told her. "The biggest priority right now is your guys' safety."

"But-", Akiza started.

"No arguments!" I shouted seriously.

Akiza flinched at my voice. She nodded and put on the helmet before she climbed onto Yusei's Duel Runner and sat down. Yusei turned on the engine of the Runner as I moved aside to clear the way for them.

"Hold on as tight as you can, Akiza!" Yusei told the girl.

"Okay, fine! Look, I'll admit it. I've never ridden a Duel Runner before, okay? I've got a thing with superfast moving objects-", Akiza rabbled excuses due to the nervousness.

"Here we go!" Yusei called, but narrowed his eyes when he spotted something outside. "What's this? Reinforcement?"

I looked outside and saw a white/yellow Duel Runner following the truck. A Turbo Duelist with a helmet that completely covered its face sat on it.

"Don't worry about that! Just get out of here!" I told Yusei.

Yusei nodded and revved the engine. He drove up ahead and jumped out of the truck with Akiza holding on tight. As soon as they got outside, I moved to the doors while holding on as I watched the two Duel Runners driving away, preparing a Turbo Duel.

"Nu är det min tur… (Now it's my turn…)", I mumbled before I braced myself.

The truck was about to drive through the railing when I jumped out as high as I could while a light shot out from the pocket of my jacket. The light formed Tiger Dragon below me before I landed safely on him.

I looked behind my shoulder, watching the truck fall down into the ocean. That was certainly a close one.

"Thank you, Tiger Dragon", I clapped the dragon on the back of his neck. "Now, follow Yusei and that other Turbo Duelist."

Tiger Dragon roared before following the two Turbo Duelists from the air. I spotted a black Duel Runner close by, but it drove away before I had the chance to see the driver's face. Oh well, that wasn't my biggest concern right now.

Tiger Dragon reached the Turbo Duelists just in time when I heard them yell the command words to commence the Turbo Duel.

XXXXXXXXXX

The Turbo Duel once came to a halt when the French Duelist braked to reveal itself. The Turbo Duelist removed the helmet to reveal a woman with long blonde hair and green eyes. She was Sherry LeBlanc and she wanted to "steal" Yusei for her team in the WRGP.

Of course, the Turbo Duel continued with lots of talking in the meantime. Before that, Yusei had asked Akiza if she wanted to stay with him through the whole Turbo Duel or join me on Tiger Dragon. Akiza wanted to join along Yusei and so she did.

I followed the whole Turbo Duel from above with Tiger Dragon. Once in a while, Sherry did glance up at me before she focused on the Turbo Duel, as if to see if I was still following them.

I did hear the whole story of Sherry's childhood and how Yliaster killed her parents back in France. So that was the reason why Sherry wanted Yusei in her team; to take down Yliaster for revenge, since Sherry heard rumors they would show up in the WRGP, and get answers why Yliaster targeted her family. Of course, she did ask Yusei what was the purpose of his Dueling and why he wanted to Turbo Duel in the Grand Prix. I guess she wanted to make him think for the reason why he was Dueling in the first place. It was kind of a psychological question.

Just as Yusei was about to Special summon Stardust Dragon, a new truck drove through a bridge above the two Turbo Duelists and headed down towards Sherry! On the top of the bridge stood that man Yusei and I had seen on the screen before with three masked goons, smirking with an evil glance.

Akiza snatched the card of Stardust Dragon from Yusei's hand and used her psychic powers to summon the dragon. Stardust Dragon materialized and stopped the truck from falling until both Sherry and Yusei drove by. Once they did, Stardust Dragon let go of the truck and let it collapse on the Turbo Duel course. But because of that interference, the Turbo Duel had to come to an end.

The boss and his three goons tried to run away, but I quickly called forth Sun Dragon Inti who grabbed each of them by their collars with his mouths. Tiger Dragon flew down to them as I smirked at the group. "Going somewhere?" I asked.

The Boss struggled against Sun Dragon Inti's grip. "Let go of me at once!"

"Not until you're getting the punishment for kidnapping me and Yusei", I said while looking over my shoulder to see Sherry's butler who I forgot the name on.

"Mademoiselle, allow me to do the honor", the butler bowed.

I nodded and turned to my Synchro dragon. "Let go of them, but give them a little pain."

Sun Dragon Inti nodded and lifted his four heads before he let go of the four men. They landed hard on their backs before the butler took care of them.

Tiger Dragon and Sun Dragon Inti flew down to the Turbo Duelists where they waited for me. Tiger Dragon landed on the Turbo Duel course and allowed me to get off. Akiza had also dismounted Yusei's Duel Runner as I walked over to them.

"Is everyone okay?" I asked.

"Yeah", Akiza nodded while holding the spare helmet.

"Sherry, are you okay?" Yusei asked.

"I am… Thanks to your…friend", Sherry nodded, her eyes being focused on Akiza.

It was then Sherry's butler arrived on his Duel Runner. He was certainly fast with his work.

"Did you take care of those thugs, Elsworth?" Sherry asked him.

"But of course", the butler nodded before turning his eyes on Yusei. "So this is Yusei? A pleasure to finally meet you." Yusei remained silent.

"Well, Yusei Fudo, if the Duel would have continued on its proper course, I'd imagine Stardust Dragon would have vanquished Sacred Knight Joan. And then Speed Warrior would have attacked me directly. But that would have left me with 50 Life Points, giving me another opportunity to defeat you."

"Yep", Yusei nodded. "That's right. And so the whole thing would have come down to your next draw."

Sherry smiled pleasantly and put her fingers on her Deck. The air suddenly felt so full with tension until Sherry withdrew her hand. "I won't draw. Perhaps another day. There's a long road ahead, mon ami." She revved the engine of her Duel Runner. "Until next time, Yusei Fudo and Estelle Malmström. And you." She turned her attention to Akiza. "I am in your debt. I hope to ride against you one day, or with you." What surprised me was that Sherry winked at Akiza.

Akiza gasped loudly in her embarrassment and even blushed hard. This was the moment I wondered if Sherry was a lesbian. I didn't remember if it was official back in my dimension about Sherry's sexuality.

"Au revoir!" Sherry called before she and Elsworth left on their Duel Runners.

Sun Dragon Inti and Tiger Dragon made some sound behind us as the three of us was all quiet, deep in our own thoughts. Akiza was probably thinking about trying to learn how to Turbo Duel and Yusei about his reason why he was Dueling.

As for me… I had a feeling my true purpose in this dimension was to eliminate Yliaster for good. It made me wonder if this whole adventure would go as far as to the last Arc; Ark Cradle. If that was true… Then I had a feeling it would end up bigger than from what I had read about the episodes back in my world.

I looked down at the palm of my hand, imagining a sword resting on it. Since I had been blessed with powers that allowed me weapons, I feared there would also be a bloodbath in the end. A shiver ran down my spine on that thought. This adventure was not only darker than the original but also more brutal. I prayed I wouldn't have to spill blood, but I promised myself to protect my friends no matter the cost of my life.