"Lazar, I trust these two invitations will be appropriately delivered to their respective recipients?" Goodwin asked calmly.

"Of course director Goodwin, I happen to know of a certain event going on that they should both be attending." Lazar said with a smirk.

"What kind of event?" Yusei asked.

"Why the appearance of the infamous Black Rose, a witch who can materialize her cards for real." Lazar said.

"There's no such thing as a witch." Yusei said.

"Is that so Mr. Fudo, then perhaps you'd like to challenge her to a duel yourself? I'm certain your unique monster would be more than sufficient to defeat her." Lazar said mockingly.

"Why not, I've been meaning to head into the city before the Fortune Cup anyway." Yusei said calmly.

"Well then, we should be off." Lazar said calmly. "The Black Rose could arrive at any moment."

With those words Yusei and Lazar walked out of the room.

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"Why did I agree to come with you again?" asked a green haired girl.

"You came with me because Dexter couldn't make it. Besides Luna because you want to see the Black Rose too." said a green haired boy. "Anyway you can watch me take down these guys with my awesome Morphtronic deck."

"Leo, you shouldn't underestimate the people you duel. It's why you lose all the time." Luna said.

"Luna, don't say that." Leo said defensively. "Just watch, I'll take down the next person I see."

"Miss Luna, I have something for you." Lazar said calmly walking up to the two of them.

"For me, what is it?" Luna asked in confusion as Lazar handed her a letter. "The Fortune Cup, wait is this an invitation to compete?"

"Of course, your talents make you more than qualified to compete." Lazar said calmly.

"Wait a second, are you sure that's a good idea Luna?" Leo asked. "I mean we both know what could happen."

"Is something wrong?" Yusei asked walking up to the three of them.

"Mr. Fudo, allow me to introduce miss Luna and her brother Leo." Lazar said calmly. "Luna shall be one of the competitors you may face in the Fortune Cup, I wish you both luck in the competition."

As he said that, Lazar walked off into the crowd.

"So you're in the tournament too?" Yusei asked. "Well good luck Luna."

"You're a duelist aren't you?" Leo asked excitedly. "I challenge you to a duel."

"Maybe later, I'm actually looking for someone right now. Have either of you heard about this Black Rose person?" Yusei asked.

"The Black Rose, we're trying to find her too." Leo said.

"Well then do you have any idea where she might be?" Yusei asked.

"No, but the rumor is she's supposed to be here." Leo said.

Suddenly a flash of light occurred behind Leo and Luna and the silhouette of a dragon appeared.

"I'm guessing that's her." Yusei said calmly.

"Yeah, come on let's go." Leo said eagerly.

"Leo, we should be careful remember?" Luna asked in annoyance.

"Yeah, but this could be our only chance to see the Black Rose in person." Leo argued. "Let's at least go take a look Luna."

With those words Leo ran towards the dragon.

"Is he usually like that?" Yusei asked.

"Yeah, it gets annoying sometimes." Luna said. "Though he always tries to help out and be there for me."

"Sounds like a good brother, though we should probably make sure he isn't getting himself into too much trouble." Yusei said calmly.

"You're right, let's go." Luna said before the two of them walked after Leo.

"So why is your brother looking for this Black Rose?" Yusei asked. "Isn't she supposed to be a witch?"

"Well that's what the rumors say, Leo wants to find out if they're true though. He was going to come with our friend Dexter but he got in trouble so Leo made me come instead." Luna said.

"Oh man, you guys it's really the Black Rose." Leo said excitedly. "I told you she was real Luna."

Suddenly Yusei's mark began glowing.

"What, your arm you also have a mark." the Black Rose said angrily.

"Huh, what's going on with your arm?" Leo asked in shock.

"Leo, we have a bigger problem right now." Luna said. "She sounds angry about something."

"Wait, what did you mean you have a mark like mine?" Yusei asked taking a step forward.

"Stay away from me." the Black Rose said placing a card on her duel disc and vanishing in a flash of light.

"No way, you have something in common with the Black Rose. That's so cool." Leo said excitedly.

"Maybe, but there's something else about her." Yusei said. "I have a feeling we'll see her again."

"I hope not, she scared me." Luna said nervously.

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"Who was that, why did he have one of these wretched marks?" asked the Black Rose as she took off her mask revealing herself to be a young red-haired girl.

"If you want answers I can tell you where to find them miss Akiza." said a figure in the shadows. "The director is impressed with your dueling talents and has formally offered you an invitation to the Fortune Cup."

"Why should I listen to you?" the Black Rose asked coldly.

"Simple, because I can personally guarantee that you'll find out exactly why you have that mark should you compete." the figure said handing her a letter. "The choice is yours of course but I do hope to see you there."

As the figure said that, it disappeared.

"Fortune Cup, I need to see what he thinks before making any decisions." the Black Rose said quietly before disappearing as well.

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"What are you hiding Goodwin?" Jack asked suspiciously. "I know there's something important about that dragon Yusei has, so what exactly is it?"

"I wish I could answer that but I don't know what that dragon is either Jack. With any luck that's another mystery that will be solved in the tournament, of course the priority will be to determine the identity of the other signers." Goodwin said.

"Yeah, I know." Jack said calmly.

(The invitations to the Fortune Cup have reached the potential signers, and Goodwin is trying to find out about Yusei's dragon. Next chapter the Fortune Cup will begin. As always any reviews or critique is appreciated.)