Slums - Commons Area - New Domino City - Synchro Dimension
Yuya stopped his Duel Runner and gasped when he noticed that three airborne objects in the sky were gliders. And each one had a member of the Obelisk Force riding it.
"Obelisk Force! Those are the flying folks Crow told me about!"
After winning the duel against Shinji, getting captured by Sector Security, Roget trying to win him over during Crow and Shay's duel, Yuya was suddenly thrusted into dueling Crow in the Friendship Cup's semi-final. Yuya told Crow of the hostage situation that Roget pulled on Declan and the High Council. He also explained that while everyone was distracted by the tournament, Roget was planning to take over New Domino. Together, they formulated a plan to rescue Declan and the others. But during the duel, he had gotten massive headache out of nowhere and everything went black before they could carry out the plan.
When Yuya regained consciousness, he was declared the winner of the duel and Crow was taken to the underground. Crow then told him that Celina was in trouble and that Sora was looking for her and could use some help. With regret and guiltiness of losing another friend to the Underground Labor Facility, Yuya sped out of the Duel Palace in search of Celina.
Yuya then said with determination, "Duel Academy's finally come to this dimension. Their first order of business must to be find Celina and Zuzu. And my job is to make sure that doesn't happen."
Just as Yuya resumed his search on his Duel Runner, he heard a familiar voice coming from the intersection up ahead. A familiar, loud voice mixed with the sound of a Duel Runner engine.
"WHERE ARE YOU, YOU SNAKE?!"
Yugo suddenly emerged into the intersection at high-speed on his white Duel Runner. The sudden appearance caused Yuya to brake hard and slide to his side, and not a minute to lose. Yugo followed suit when he noticed Yuya. They stopped just in time, any second more and they would've crashed.
"Yugo?! What are you doing here?!"
"Yuya?! That's my line!" Yugo retorted to Yuya's question. Then he shook his head, focusing back on this priorities. "No, never mind! I have to find that coward!"
Yuya was confused on what Yugo was referring to. "What coward?"
"The coward that kidnapped RinRin and Lulu!" Yugo answered in a hasty tone.
Yuya's eyes widened in shock. At the same time, he was wondering something that had been bothering him since they arrived in the Synchro Dimension.
"So, you're not in league with the Fusion Dimension?"
"Of course not! Why would I be working for them?!" Yugo retorted back, insulted by the accusation that Yuya had made.
Startled, Yuya continued his interrogation. "But if that's the case, why did you attack Yuto?! Because of that duel, Yuto is..."
Yuya's head lowered as he frowned at the memory of their first encounter in the Standard Dimension. The brutal duel between his lookalikes, Yuto taking the hit that defeated him, and clutching Yuto's weakened form as he entrusted Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon to him before he entered his body.
Yugo went silent after seeing Yuya's face and remembered the duel. He mistaken him for Rin's abductor and had beaten up with his attacks. Thing is, he didn't even remember what had transpired after Dark Rebellion was summoned. But, he did remember a bright light and waking up somewhere else. After Zuzu cleared things up, Yugo was guilt-ridden that he had made a mistake with the wrong guy.
Yugo apologized, scratching the back of his helmet. "Sorry... my bad. I jumped to a conclusion too quickly and mistook him for a creep that took my friend away."
"What?!" This shocking news got Yuya's attention.
"My best friend, Rin, was kidnapped. And get this, the guy who did it has the same face as us."
"No way! Another one of us?!" Yugo's revelation surprised Yuya. But in hindsight, this should have been expected. Due to Zuzu having a counterpart in the other two dimensions, Celina from Fusion and Lulu from XYZ, and Yuya having Yuto and Yugo, it should have been obvious there was a counterpart of both of the two friends in each dimension.
"Yeah. Next thing I knew, I was in Heartland City. I met Yuto, and mistook him as the creep that took Rin. You know, since we have the same face. Zuzu cleared up the misunderstanding when we got here."
"Come to think of it, how did you guys end up here anyway?"
"According to Zuzu, her bracelet is what transported us here. She told me whenever you, me, or our doubles are in the same place, it will glow and teleport us somewhere else."
Yuya remembered the story Zuzu told him and Gong after Shay and Sora's duel. The horrifying duel and the seriousness of the situation made him open to possibilities, and Yugo's claim had just confirmed the case.
"Anyways, what are you doing here?"
Yuya immediately snapped from his reminisce and focused back onto the situation at hand. "Duel Academy has arrived in this dimension and are looking for Celina! I'm looking for her right now!"
"What?! But, Celina was sent underground after I defeated her."
"I hope you're right, Yugo. But we need to make sure that she did." Yuya looked down as he clenched his fist and when silent for a few moments. He turned to Yugo and said, "So... please give me a hand!"
"Huh?" Yugo blinked in surprise.
"With Obelisk Force here, and Celina all alone, I need as much help as I can get to help protect her from them. Plus, I'm guessing that the creep you're after is looking for her too. So if we find Celina..."
"We find that snake too." Yugo finished. "Let's do it! We'll duel those Duel Academy punks into a pulp. For the sakes of Rin and Lulu, who were captured, and Zuzu's too... if she's still okay." Yugo let his head down as he remembered what had happened the last time he saw her. How she had been slammed into a skyscraper in her duel with Sergey.
Yuya then spoke up, "Don't worry Yugo. She's okay, my friend Sora rescued her and is keeping her safe."
Yugo looked up in surprise, and grabbed Yuya by the shoulders. "Really?!"
Though startled by this, Yuya tried to keep his smile. "Yep!" Then he noticed that the Obelisk Force in the sky had changed direction. "The Obelisk Force are changing direction! We got to hurry and find Celina before they do! Let's get going!"
"Right!"
Empty Park - Commons Area - New Domino City - Synchro Dimension
Riley fell to his knees after running for so long. Breathing heavily, he couldn't move his legs. Celina and Moon Shadow took notice and couldn't blame him. Celina's concerns since Riley's duel were confirmed. His stamina had finally run out.
Celina knelt to Riley and said, "Don't worry Riley, I'll carry you the rest of the way."
Moon Shadow was about to volunteer in her place, but before they could act, they sensed they weren't alone in the park. They turned to the new presence and saw a squad of Obelisk Force arriving at their location. One of the Obelisk Force, one who possessed a yellow gem in his mask's forehead, shot a red flare into the sky.
"Looks like Dennis was able to report back and tell Duel Academy that we're here." Celina summarized in an annoyed tone. She then said sarcastically, "Just what we need right now."
"Celina, Riley. Stand back, I will handle them." Moon Shadow placed his hand protectively in front of them.
"No, that's not an option." Celina pulled the ninja behind her, which surprised him. "If it's a duel, we can handle it. You need to get our friends out of the underground to help us. We can hold them off until then."
"I can't! It's too dangerous to leave you two by yourselves."
"Don't worry. Riley held off Security..." Celina looked at Moon Shadow with resolute eyes, "so now it's my turn to do so. If we all duel, then our friends will be trapped underground. You're the quickest of all of us, so I have faith you can get them back here before we tire out."
Riley turned to Moon Shadow and smiled. "She's right. We can hold them off until you get back."
Moon Shadow looked at both of them and saw their determination. And whether or not he liked it, it was the right solution. Obelisk Force would overwhelm them eventually, carding him and Riley, and taking Celina back to the Fusion Dimension. But if he was fast enough to free their friends and bring them back, they would have better chances at survival. A risky gamble, but their only choice of action.
"Ninjas always fulfill their promises. I will return with our friends, please try to hold out as long as you can."
"We are counting on you, Moon Shadow."
With Celina's words of faith, Moon Shadow left for the Underground Labor Facility.
The Obelisk with the red forehead gem (let's call these guys Obelisk Red) said, "Celina, don't resist us. Return with us and we'll spare the boy."
"I've said it multiple times: if you want to take me back, you'll have to do it by force!" Celina proclaimed as she activated her Duel Disk.
Rooftop - Commons Area - New Domino City - Synchro Dimension
"Captain Barrett, we have found Celina. A squad is dueling her right now."
Barrett received the report from his men as he surveyed his surroundings. The way he saw it, this would redeem himself after failing the Professor in the Standard Dimension. He had given his word to apprehend Celina and Zuzu, and wouldn't allow himself to fail.
Barrett then asked his subordinate. "What about Zuzu Boyle's location? Have you found her?"
"No, sir. Not yet, we're still searching..."
"I know where she is."
Barrett turned around in the direction of the voice and saw Sora Perse, who was the one who sent Dennis Mcfield back to Duel Academy after his cover was blown. After Dennis got back, he gave them a report of his time as a sleeper agent.
Barrett commended the boy. "Well done, Sora. Now, I can take it from here. Where is she?"
Outwardly, Sora looked normal, but inside, he was thinking on how to approach the situation. No matter what, he couldn't betray his true friends, Yuya and Zuzu. He promised Yuya that he would do what he could to protect Zuzu. And he knew by deceiving Barrett, that he couldn't return to Duel Academy at the cost of his own life. But to keep his promise to his first true friends, he had to take the risk.
"I have to go about this carefully. The first thing to do is to mislead them away from Zuzu's true location in the underground. Then to protect Celina, and bring her to the other Lancers for her protection. After that, find Yuya and tell him the situation. Hopefully, Crow was able to knock him back to normal. Which reminds me, we probably need to do something about that Director of Security. He just has to be behind Yuya's strange behavior."
"Sora?" Barrett's call to him, snapped Sora from his thoughts.
"Right! Sorry about that, you'll handle Zuzu while I - "
"That isn't necessary."
Interrupting the two of them, Yuri arrived with his usual smirk. Seeing the uncanny resemblance to his friend, Sora couldn't hold his surprise.
"Yuya?!"
Yuri sighed tiredly, and showed his purple Duel Academy Duel Disk. "Again? My name is Yuri, and don't you forget it."
Sora mused, "Yuri...?"
Face unchanged, Barrett was still wary of the boy's presence. He told the violet and pink haired boy, "There is no reason for you to join us, Yuri. It's only a matter of time until we capture Celina. Then I will capture Zuzu Boyle."
"On the contrary, Captain. The capture of the girls is no longer the only priority you gentlemen have now."
Turning their heads at the new voice's owner, Yuri, Barrett, and Sora were shocked. Approaching them were three masked girls and a squadron of black masked soldiers.
The one on the left was the shortest one, about Sora's height. Her hair was the same color as Sora's, but was loose and reached her neck. She wore a black floppy witch hat that had a golden belt with fins that had black wing flaps. Her golden mask covered only her eyes and draped a veil over the bottom of her face. She donned a black robe with draping sleeves with beige trimming. Her dress was black and reached down to her knees. Her left thigh had a golden leg band. Multiple brown belts adorned her torso: two covering her chest and one on her waist. She also wore brown leather, knee-length boots. In her right hand, she carried a strange silver staff, with what looked like some kind of mirror at the head. Her Duel Disk was colored aqua, with silver trimming.
The girl on the right was covered in a hooded gold and white robe with black outlines. Trailing behind her was a gold and white cape. She wore a red cravat, an eye scope that covered her left eye, and a white mask with gold markings that covered her face's lower half. Black pants were seen going into her black buccaneer boots with gold trimming. The Duel Disk she wore was an emerald color, possessing white trimming. She carried a strange tome in her right hand.
Finally, the middle one had a mouthless face mask, whose eyes were closed. Her hair was two toned: long silver hair that reached down her back and two black fringes that framed her face. She wore an abbreviated purple jacket that draped down with long, cuffed sleeves. If one looked closely, you could see she wore a white corset underneath. Her black pants were tucked into golden highlighted, purple boots. In one of her hands, she held a closed purple and black folding fan, embroidered with golden settings.
The black soldiers wore full helmets with two horns shaped like lightning bolts, with yellow markings running down their faces. Their uniforms were similar to Obelisk Force, but were black in color with yellow accents and had black layered pauldrons that curved upward. Their Duel Academy Duel Disks were black with yellow trimming.
"Madame Chaos... and the Chaos Inquisition." Breathed a shocked Barrett.
Sora nodded. "I didn't expect them to be here. They're only for specialized missions that Obelisk Force can't do."
Yuri greeted them with his wicked smile. "What brings such prestige here? I take it that the Professor wants extra insurance that we get the job done?"
"Yes and no, Yuri." The hooded female answered. "We have been here for quite awhile."
"Indeed, Lady Minerva." The short one replied. "In fact, we have been monitoring the Friendship Cup's events and have reported our findings to the Professor."
The middle one, Madame Chaos, then spoke. "Correct, Hydromancy. And given the circumstances, we have brought you boys some new orders. You see, the timetable for the plans for the Synchro Dimension has just been altered."
With that, Madame Chaos sent something to Barrett through her dark purple Duel Disk with black trimming. Barrett read the content, and his face grew wide in shock as he read a document that was signed by the Professor himself.
"What does it say?"
Following Sora's inquiry, Lady Minerva answered, "The Professor has decided to launch the invasion of the Synchro Dimension, right now."
"WHAT?!"
"That sounds wonderful to me." Yuri raised his eyebrows while smiling menacingly. "We get to tear this dimension apart, get rid of the Lancers, and capture the girls. It's like killing three birds with one shot!"
"Four birds, actually." Hydromancy added. "We finally get an excuse to wipe that poor excuse of a treasonous double-crosser, Jean-Michel Roget, out for good."
"B-b-but why now?! Isn't this a bit too sudden?!" Sora was in complete internal panicking mode right now. If the army invaded, there wouldn't be anywhere safe left for them.
Lady Minerva answered calmly. "Roget has initiated Operation: King's Gambit. That means all of Sector Security is now under his complete control. And right now, the Commons are now really rilled up thanks to that duelist, Shinji Weber. Which means that this is the time to invade."
"And the Professor has chosen that I command our forces, with you girls serving as the sub-commanders? All the while, Yuri hunts down Zuzu Boyle and Celina?" Barrett asked Madame Chaos for confirmation of the document.
"Correct."
"I cannot follow those orders."
"What?"
"As the one who let Celina go to Standard, I must be the one to bring her and Zuzu Boyle in. Once I do that, I will personally explain to the Professor, and take full responsibility for disobeying his orders."
The moment Barrett's declaration came out, tension built up rapidly in the air. Yuri and the girls, from underneath their masks, glared daggers at Barrett, as the latter did the same. Both sides refused to stand down. Sora, who had been rendered a third wheel, was carefully trying to think of a way to manage the crisis unfolding before him. He couldn't stop the invasion, but he could control who would be running the operation and warn his friends.
"Calm down, everyone. We're comrades right? We shouldn't be fighting amongst ourselves while on this mission."
Barrett and the girls relaxed a bit, realizing the truth in Sora's words. Yuri, however, slowly chuckled, which turned into a soft laugh. He then smirked at Sora while walking toward him.
"Comrades? You seem to misunderstand Sora."
"What?"
Yuri then grabbed the boy by his shirt and pulled him right in front of him, so they were face-to-face. He was still smiling, but his eyes gave a presence of sheer, sinister terror.
"We aren't ever comrades. We only work together to achieve a common goal. We have no bonds other than working for the Professor. If one steps out of line, we eliminate them. That is my job. And if the dear Captain wishes to do just that, then maybe I should do the same thing I have done to the other misbehaving prey I have hunted down."
The way Yuri spoke to Sora scared the boy to no ends. After he was let down, Sora let out a held back breath.
"This guy... he's on a whole other level than anyone else I have met before in Duel Academy. I can't let him take command of the operation." Sora thought.
Barrett was already getting his Duel Disk ready, preparing for Yuri's indirect challenge. Before the two of them could do anything, Sora stepped in between them, facing Barrett while his back turned on Yuri.
"I really think we should follow the Professor's orders Barrett. You are the most logical choice in leading the frontlines. You have more experience than the rest of us. Our goal is to create a perfect, unified world. And the invasion of this dimension is a key role in that plan."
Barrett quietly stared at Sora, then Yuri, then Sora again. He was struggling between his two responsibilities he was bearing at the moment.
Finally, he relented, sighing. "Very well... I will lead the attack."
"Wonderful!" Yuri smiled in satisfaction before turning to Sora. "Now then, Sora. Where is Zuzu?"
Pointing North, Sora told Yuri. "She is currently being protected by the Lancers in an abandoned station not too far away from here. About several meters away."
"Very good. Leave the rest to me."
Ignoring Yuri's praise, Sora then told them, "I'm going to survey the city before the rest of the army arrives. See you on the battlefield."
Sora then didn't waste anymore time to leave. He hurried to Celina's location. Speeding as fast as he could across the rooftops. He made up his mind. He had to warn Yuya and the others before the invasion began. He couldn't stand with Duel Academy anymore, if it would endanger his only true friends.
Unbeknownst to Sora, Yuri was watching him as he left. He smirked.
"Yuri." Madame Chaos called to him, getting his attention. "You thinking what I'm thinking?"
Hooray! My OC's have made their appearance! You will see that these girls and their troops have a role to play in this story. It will tie in with everything else. Also, the markings of the helmets' of the Buster Brigadiers are made to look like Buster Blader. Please review and tell me if there is anything I can improve or add the to story.