A/N: Hello readers…hope life is treating you pretty good. Anyway, this is just a little something I came up with while I was ill recently; I hope you enjoy it. This is the beginning of a 3-Part Fanfic series, and I think it may turn out nicely. Just to clear this up before I begin…This fic will be set between the Battle City and Dartz sagas, just in case you are looking for a time period to frame it under. Also…there will be some instances of Dueling in later chapters. If you know a reliable source on the web that I can look up some information on the Duel Monsters card game itself, I would appreciate it if you let me know. Enjoy!

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Disclaimer: No, I don't own Yu-gi-oh! or anything else that will be mentioned in this fic. All I own is this plot and the fingers I type with.

Yugioh Heroes: Book One

Chapter One: Phoenix Rising

Hello…my name is Alex Bannon, and this is my story. Well…most of it is about me anyway. It has three main parts to it: part one is about a madman's plot to control the world with his company (shame on you if you think I'm talking about Seto Kaiba!), part two is about the revealing of his ultimate weapon and how me and my friends stop it, the third and final part is the final battle between his daughter (who I'll tell you more about later) and my team of fighters. I guess I'll stop bogging you down with details and get to the actual story. The whole thing began about seven years ago, when I was 17 years old…

The young man ran as fast as his feet could take him. He could hear the sirens behind him, the screeching sound piercing through what was otherwise a cool autumn night. His medium length blond hair flowing behind him, the lad found an alley where he thought he could hide.

'I should be able to hide here for a while…those cops probably won't chase me here.'

He breathed heavily as he watched the police cars speed by, no one stopping to search for him. After about fifteen minutes or so of waiting, the boy cautiously emerged from his hideout, only to be met by those who were trying to apprehend him.

"Put your hands up! Right now!"

The boy realizing that he had been caught, did as he was told and gave himself up.

If you hadn't noticed yet…that kid is me! My delinquent ways seemingly catching up to me, I was sent to NYPD headquarters for questioning/interrogation. What happened next was a bit surprising…

The boy sat in the interrogation room, his head downcast. Detectives had come in several times, urging him to confess to the crimes they say he had committed. All of them failed. True…they had overwhelming evidence against him, but refused to speak until he was given access to a lawyer. They had no choice but to grant his request.

While he was waiting…a short, pot-bellied man with gray hair walked into the room. He was wearing a blue striped suit, his tie hanging loosely around his neck.

"Well…what's your name, kid?"

The boy looked up, his green eyes almost emotionless. "My name is Alex…who the hell are you?"

The man laughed, his belly bouncing up and down as he did so. "My name isn't important at the moment…what is are the charges that you are facing."

He pulled out a manila folder and began reading the charges that Alex would face in court.

"Assault with a deadly weapon, armed robbery, resisting arrest, assault on a police officer, armed burglary, possession of drug paraphernalia…. my goodness! You've built up quite a record for yourself young man!"

Alex laughed in a sarcastic fashion. "Yeah…pretty impressive, don't you think?"

The man sat down, putting his briefcase on the table. Suddenly his face grew serious. "The only thing that's impressive about this situation is the amount of jail time that you will be serving if this case goes to trial. You have to plea out."

"What for, so I can spend half my life in prison trying to not become someone's bitch?"

"No…so that you can clear your record."

Alex looked at the old man in front of him as if he had gone insane. "What the hell are you babbling about?"

"If you plead guilty to all counts, I will personally request that you be enrolled in my program. You complete the program, your record will be erased."

"Completely?"

"Completely."

Alex was silent for a moment, thinking this thing through. On one hand, he definitely didn't want to go to jail. However, he didn't want someone running his life for an extended period of time either.

"This program you keep on yapping about…what is it exactly?"

The old man, his blue eyes aided by gold-rimmed glasses, smiled slightly. "You'll find out if you plea yourself out."

Alex decided that this "program" thing was probably the best chance he had of living a halfway normal life. He decided to accept the man's offer, even though he had no clue about what he was about to get himself into.

"Alright…I'll do it."

The old man smiled warmly, extending his hand towards Alex. "Very good. My name is Clyde O'Neil…Welcome to the Phoenix Foundation!" (1)

So that's how it came to be that I joined Clyde and his "project", the Phoenix Foundation. I would learn that it was a program designed to give a second chance to young people who have committed very serious crimes and to help them repay their debt to society without prison time. Little did I know what I would have to go through to become part of this "project" would be almost as bad as going to prison itself…

(1) The "Phoenix Foundation" is the name of the organization that helped solve crimes on the hit 80's show "MacGuyver"

Next chapter (if there is a next chapter.): Alex goes through his training to become apart of the Phoenix Foundation. When he has finished it, what will become of him? Find out next time!

I know, I know…not a damn YGO character in sight! I apologize…but my character's role is so critical to this series that the first couple of chapters of this part of the trilogy will focus mainly on him and his team. Fear not, however, Yugi and his crew will appear in bits and will have a significant part later on in the first book. Please review and give me your thought on this start of what I hope becomes an epic YGO Fic.

BigLos…out