I really enjoyed the duel that Alexis waged against the Juvenile Officers, so like before, I'll skip rewriting it. I mean, how awesome was she? She annihilated the three of them in one shot! Also, I am in the process of writing a Fairy Tail story. So expect to see, at most, two chapters of each story posted per month.

About over a year later, I decided to write the duel down, but keep it basically the same. No edits or new cards in the duel, just adding perspective words and such.

Duel Sanctuary - Heartland City - Xyz Dimension

After gathering Celina and the family she was protecting, Yuya and the others made their way up some stairs with the red-haired boy leading them as night fell.

Sylvio breathed heavily, "You know, I thought by counting these stairs it would take my mind off climbing 'em..." Sylvio let out an exhausted grunt. "But who knew they haven't invented a number that high yet?"

When they finally reached the top, Yuya put his hands on his knees while panting. "Don't stop, we're almost there." The boy pointed ahead. "You see?" Yuya looked and saw a rounded building. "This is our base! Now c'mon, let's head inside!"

Once inside, the Lancers and the boy sat on mats around an earth square. "I think intros are in order. I'll start first." The boy started the introductions. "My name is Allen. And over there, on soup duty is Saya." Allen pointed toward the bespectacled girl they met who was distributing soup. "She's also part of the Resistance."

"Here..." Saya handed a bowl of soup over to a survivor. "Hey, Saya!" Allen called out. "You've worked like three doubles in a row. Take some time for yourself and chill." "No... I'm fine, thanks." "All right, but I'm starting to feel bad that you're covering all my shifts. I really do feel awful but I know how good it makes her feel helping others. How about I cover my breakfast shift unless I sleep in?" Saya nodded. "See you at lunch." She then went back to helping another in line. "Here you go."

Allen sighed. "She knows me too well. I gotta say I'm pretty lucky to have someone as my best bud who loves helping people more than I do."

Sylvio finished drinking his tea. "Loves helping people, does she? Super! I love being helped! Would you be a dear and let your friend know that I'd love a refill on my tea?" "Quiet!" Gong said as he grabbed Sylvio's head. "Thank you."

As Gong put Sylvio in a headlock, Allen then said, "The resemblance really is uncanny. You know, I mean between you and Yuto, and hers with Lulu. When I first saw you, I thought you were them!" Saya, holding her apron in her hands, stood behind the two said duelists that beared an uncanny resemblance to two of their friends.

"Uhh, who's Yuto?" Sylvio asked Gong. "Some guy who supposedly looks like Yuya, but Gong can't even tell the difference between a yam and a sweet potato."

"You guys related or something?" Allen asked curiously. "Not exactly, no." Yuya replied. "Uh-huh... I know you're in disguise, Yuto and Lulu. Those hairs are obviously wigs." "We're not them!" Celina insisted. "Come on, you can tell me!"

"Stop this." Shay ordered. "This is Yuya Sakaki and Celina. They're not Yuto and Lulu, all right?" "Sakaki?" Saya said in surprise as she knelt down.

"Then where's Yuto? Shay, you and he went to the Standard Dimension together. He make a wrong turn or something?" Allen questioned. "No, the truth is..." "Quiet." Yuto interrupted Yuya, from inside his body. "If you tell 'em that my spirit is inside your body, they'll only think you're crazy." "But..."

Shay simply said, "The truth... is that Yuto is M.I.A. When he was in Yuya's dimension, he vanished." This shocked Saya and Allen. "I thought it was Yuya's fault, but who could blame me? He had Yuto's most cherished possession." He then flashbacked to when Yuya explained to Shay that Yuto gave him Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon during the Arc League Championship.

"Yuto must have trusted you." Allen realized after they explained it. Saya then said, "I can't believe he's gone without a trace. Still... I feel like Yuto is somehow with us."

"He is here, in spirit. And since Yuto believed in Yuya, I'm gonna trust him too, to bring peace to our dimension." This earned him a smile from Yuya and Yuto. "Thanks, Shay." "Shay..." While this explanation went on, Saya and Celina's eyes met, which then caused the bespectacled girl to instantly look away from her. This caused Celina to be confused.

"Okay. Well, I, for one, am glad we got that sorted out, even though we really didn't... and I'm still as confused as ever and maybe even more so." "Then let's talk about something you do know." Celina suggested.

"Right..." Allen agreed. "How about I tell you all about those evil jerks from Duel Academy? And why we've been forced to hide out like this here."

"Yeah, tell us!"

Following Gong's encouragement, Allen took exhaled and explained what had happened after Yuto and Shay left for Standard. "It was awful. They came out of nowhere and destroyed everything. They turned everyone into cards." Allen remembered how Duel Academy had launched another raid and covered the city in flames again. How they had turned those who begged for mercy into cards and smirked at it.

"I wanted to fight back, but the best I could do was hide from them and hope they wouldn't find me I felt so helpless, so scared, so worthless." Allen remembered how he had to hide from an Ancient Gear Soldier that passed by him during the raid. How scared and relieved he was that he wasn't found.

"The few of us that are left are hiding out here, barely able to mount a resistance, but you know what? I'm gonna take the fight back to them, someday. That's a promise!"

"So that's what happened. If Yuto and I had stayed, maybe things would've been different." Shay lamented. "And that's why Kite's so angry." Yuya realized. Celina felt like even more of the guilt she had tried to keep at bay was piled up as she sadly looked at the floor.

"I can't blame him, after what happened to his family." Saya sadly said. This got Yuya's attention. "Family?" "Kite did his very best to protect them... But unfortunately, he wasn't able to."

"They were turned into cards?" Celina asked, hoping she was wrong in her assumption. Saya sadly answered, "Yes." Yuya and Yuto both said, "So sad."

Yuya made a harsh realization. "So that's why I can't get through to him like Jack. When I dueled Jack, it was like we were on the same side working for a common cause, but that wasn't the case for Kite."

Yuya then remembered what Kite said to them. "You dare oppose me? You must be from Duel Academy! And unless you beg for forgiveness, you're going to pay most dearly."

"And he sure meant it. He was so angry." Yuya thought back at how Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon and Galaxy-Eyes Cipher Dragon clashed during the duel.

"But anger doesn't solve anything. If he doesn't learn that dueling's only to have a good time, well, there may never be peace." Yuya sadly lamented. "Man, my dad would know how to get through to him in a snap. I wish I did, too."

Saya then spoke up. "Say, uh... you said your name is Sakaki?" Yuya replied, "Yeah... How come?" "Wait, so... Are you related to Yusho Sakaki?"

The mention of his dad's name surprised Yuya. "You know Yusho Sakaki?! You know my dad?!"

"He's your dad?" Allen asked. "No, that can't be... he wore a top hat and all you've got is goggles!"

"So you do know him!" Yuya said as he faced Allen. "You're my first lead in like forever!" "That's incredible. How do people round these parts know about Yuya's dad?" Gong asked. "Who knows?" Sylvio pondered. Celina then realized it. "Unless... he's been here!"

"Been here? But of course. After all, Yusho Sakaki was our teacher." Saya explained. Yuya was surprised. "Your teacher?" "Yeah. About three years ago, he suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He taught us all sorts of dueling tricks and tactics, but the one he stressed the most was to always duel with showmanship, because when you put on a good show, you're showing you're the best duelist you can be!"

"Three years ago?! That's when... he-he vanished from my dimension before the most important duel in his life!" Yuya excitedly stated. "That proves it. My dad wasn't a coward! He just went to another dimension to help you face Duel Academy!"

Allen bitterly said, "He is a coward! 'Cause when it mattered most, Yusho ran away and left us here to rot!" That caused Yuya to gasp in disbelief.

? - ? Dimension

Seagulls flew over a harbor as Zuzu and Sora came to in an alleyway. "Oh, man..." Zuzu said as she woke up. "Where are we?" "I... I don't know." Sora replied as he got up. He offered Zuzu his hand and helped her stand up.

They walked out of the alley and took a look around. Suddenly, Sora's face paled. "Oh, no..."

Zuzu was confused. "What's the matter Sora?" "I know where we are!" Sora said shakily. "This... this is the Fusion Dimension!" This shocked Zuzu, as her face also paled. "Of all the places we wind up, we ended up in the lion's den!"

"Hey! Isn't that a Duel Academy uniform?" A passerby asked as he pointed toward Sora. "Yeah, but that girl isn't wearing one." "Don't tell me they're dropouts that snuck out on the ferry!"

"Oh, snap!" Sora suddenly grabbed Zuzu's hand and they started to run as fast as they could. This at first startled Zuzu but it was quickly changed when the passerby called out for someone to chase after them.

"Halt!"

"The Juvenile Officers are chasing us!" Zuzu was confused at the term. "The Juvenile what?" "They're duelists that hunt down and capture those who run away from Duel Academy!"

The Juvenile Officers then started to chase the two of them throughout the whole city. "There they are!" This way! Hurry!" Zuzu and Sora quickly ducked into an alleyway, barely avoiding them and caught their breaths. "You can't run forever!" The two of them watched as the Juvenile Officers passed by. "If they catch us, they'll send me to Duel Academy and right into the Professor's hands!" "And who know what'll become of me and you if they do!" Sora added nervously. They then resumed their run through the town. Unfortunately, it wasn't long before the Juvenile Officers found them. "There they are! Stop!" While running over a bridge, a blonde in a teal cloak in a gondola saw their chase.

Soon, the Juvenile Officers began to coordinate. "There's no escape!" A Juvenile Officer told them as he blocked off the route that Zuzu and Sora were running in. Seeing another way, they turned to the left. But were soon forced to go left again when another Juvenile Officer blocked their path. Eventually, Sora and Zuzu were cornered in front of two massive stone doors. "Come on, open, open!" Try as they might, they couldn't open the doors before the Officers caught up to them.

"Give it up. This is over! Now just come along with us..." Another Juvenile Officer continued, "We're sending you back to Duel Academy. And if you don't resist, I'm sure they'll let you off with only three months of detention." "But if you fight back... Well, I don't want to know what'll happen to ya." With that, the Juvenile Officers all activated their white-trimmed purple bodied Duel Disks' violet blades.

"Fine with us." Zuzu said as she got Sora's Standard Duel Disk out. "Let's do this!" Sora agreed as he readied his Duel Academy Duel Disk.

"Stop!"

The cloaked woman from the gondola somersaulted onto the bridge in front of Sora and Zuzu. As she turned toward the Juvenile Officers, she said, "If you want to duel... You'll duel me!"

The woman then removed her cloak, revealing a woman with fair skin, hazel eyes, long dark blonde hair that extended halfway down her back and wearing very faint lipstick. She had on a sleeveless white jacket that reached the waist with grey-blue edges and pockets on each side, a sleeveless black tank top, grey-blue fingerless gloves with wide cuffs and rectangles cut out over the backs of the hands in addition to white undersections that covered her wrists, a darker blue pleated and less restrictive skirt with a grey-blue lining, and blue boots. Her Duel Disk was a different shape than Duel Academy's Duel Disk, with it being shaped like a comma rather than a shield. It had a dark blue borderline that covered its left and right sides.

Zuzu just blinked at the woman. "You... Who?" But Sora recognized the woman. "You're... Alexis Rhodes!" Hearing her name called, the woman known as Alexis turned around and saw Sora. Blinking, she uttered in surprise, "You're... Sora Perse! Why are you here?!" "You two know each other?" Zuzu asked. Sora rubbed the back of his head as he looked at Zuzu. "Not personally." Alexis then held her hand to them, motioning them to keep back. "Just leave this to me, you're safe now."

The Juvenile Officers exclaimed in surprise, "I can't believe it's her!" "The Scourge of Duel Academy!" "The girl on the Professor's Ten Most Wanted List! We better be careful! But we have her outnumbered!"

"Yeah, still... I like my chances!" Alexis said as she swept her hair aside and deployed her light blue Duel Disk blade that was similar to Duel Academy's but was curved and had a pointed arrowhead end.

"Good luck!" Sora encouraged as the duel began. Zuzu couldn't help but wonder as the duel began, "Who is this woman?"

[Let's Duel!]

"Ladies first! And I think I'll begin with this... Etoile Cyber(ATK: 1200/DEF: 1600/LV: 4), come on out!" Etoile Cyber did an arabesque pose, arms open to the sides, when she was summoned. "Next, I'll play a facedown... and that's it!"

The Juvenile Officer in the middle took the next turn. "Now it's my draw! And for my first move... I summon... a pooch... with some power! Armor Canine Cannonboxer(ATK: 1400/DEF: ?/LV: 3)!" Cannonboxer howled before it entered an attack position. "And now... due to its special ability, I can summon another Armor Canine from my hand... and I'll choose one that flies high! You're clear for takeoff, Armor Canine Bullcopter(ATK: 600/DEF: ?/LV: 2)!" The Juvenile Officer, Juvenile Officer #1, special summoned the bulldog-like helicopter in Attack Mode.

"And since Bullcopter has been successfully summoned, I can now add... Polymerization to my hand!"

"This could be bad..." Zuzu exclaimed.

"Could be bad? Trust me, there's no doubt about it... I fuse Cannonboxer and Bullcopter... into a single mighty mongrel! I'm putting a whole new spin on the term... top dog!" Juvenile Officer #1 clapped his hands over his head as the two Armor Canines entered the Fusion Vortex. "Now watch as... I Fusion Summon!" Here it is! Man's best friend but your worst enemy! Full Armor Canine - Bullfortress(ATK: 2000/DEF: ?/LV: 6)!

I think I'll give my pal a little more bark and bite! By sending Polymerization to my graveyard, it gains 1000 attack points!"

Full Armor Canine - Bullfortress(ATK: 2000 = 3000/DEF: ?/LV: 6)

"3000 attack points already?" Zuzu questioned as she saw the power-up.

"I'd love to attack right now, but since this is technically a battle royal, I'll have to wait one turn..." Juvenile Officer #1 snickered at Alexis. "But after that, your life points are Bullfortesss' chew toy!"

"And now you'll deal with me!" Proclaimed the Juvenile Officer on Juvenile Officer #1's left as he started the next turn by drawing a card. "First I'll summon a Cannonboxer, too! Yeah, it's a dog, but I'm way more of a copycat myself. So I'm summoning Bullcopter!

And now I'll use Bullcopter to fetch me Polymerization!" The Juvenile Officer #2 held his newly acquired Polymerization high as he made his next move.

"And with Polymerization I'l keep on copying... and fuse my two Armor dogs together... I Fusion Summon! Full Armor Canine - Bullfortress!"

"Where's a dog catcher when you need one?" Sora questioned. "This guy just summoned the exact same ankle-biter as his pal."

"And just like him... for every Fusion card I send to the graveyard, I can raise Bullfortress' attack points by 1000!" Juvenile Officer #2 sent Polymerization and Re-Fusion to his graveyard to activate the effect. "So, since I have two cards that meet those requirements, his new attack point total is..."

Full Armor Canine - Bullfortress(ATK: 2000 = 4000/DEF: ?/LV: 6)

"4000." Zuzu finished.

"Yes, and with that, I end my turn."

"My draw now." Juvenile Officer #3, the final Juvenile Officer that stood on Juvenile Officer #1's right, declared before drawing a card. "They say that dogs like to travel in packs... so let's keep the canines coming! Go Cannonboxer! And next up... I'm calling on his floating' friend Bullcopter! Then I'll use Bullcopter to bring out Polymerization! And with it, I'll combine these pugnacious pups to Fusion Summon Full Armor Canine - Bullfortress!"

Zuzu was astounded. "You're kidding... There's three of them now?"

"Yep, And I'm not done yet!" Juvenile Officer #3 held out and showed the remaining cards in his hand to his opponent. It consisted of three Fusion spells and one trap; Polymerization, Re-Fusion, Fusion Recovery, and Fusion Reserve. "Power-up time! 'Cause by sending these four cards to the graveyard, I can raise Bullfortress' attack by 4000!"

Full Armor Canine - Bullfortress(ATK: 2000 = 6000/DEF: ?/LV: 6)

"Woah... Talk about attack dogs!" Sora commented. "And each one of them is stronger than the last!" Zuzu added.

"Okay, tough girl, your move now." "But there's only one smart move to make!" "Yeah, and that's to put your deck down and beg us for mercy!"

"Beg for mercy?" Alexis gave a silent chuckle. "You guys really don't know me. I draw! Now, first things first... Im playing the spell card Machine Angel Ritual!" A glowing mandala of gears and symbols comprised of five major circles, four on the sides and one in the middle square, appeared. The center of the circle cracked as a giant pillar erupted out of the ground.

"I tribute Etoile Cyber that's on my field, and Cyber Prima(ATK: 2300/DEF: 1600/LV: 6) that's in my hand, to Ritual Summon!" The two female monsters became flames, Etoile Cyber became a blue flame and Cyber Prima became a yellow-colored, and encircled the pillar before the brazier on top of the pillar bursted into flame.

"You may have let the dogs out, but I have unleashed something truly ethereal. Cyber Angel Vrash(ATK: 3000/DEF: 2000/LV: 10)!"

"This girl has some skills!" Zuzu was amazed at Alexis' skills. Sora smiled. "You haven't seen anything yet."

"Wow, a level 10 monster just like that, huh? I've got to admit, that's impressive." Juvenile Officer #1 mockingly praised.

"But you know what's not?" Juvenile Officer #2 scoffed. "The fact that she only has a measly 3000 attack points!"

"She's way outmatched, not to mention way outnumbered as well!." Juvenile Officer #3 added.

"Are you sure?" Alexis replied with a smile, shocking Zuzu. "Huh?"

Alexis raised her hand to the sky as she activated Vrash's ability. "You see, when Cyber Angel Vrash is successfully summoned, all fusion monsters on your field are instantly destroyed! And then each of you take 1000 points of damage!" Vrash closed her visor before shooting a quick volley of light out of the ornament that was on her back into the sky.

The act terrified the Juvenile Officers. "Oh, no!" "No fair! Can she do that?" "Yeah, she can!" Sora said with a smile.

"Attack with Angelic Fury!" Alexis brought her hand down and pointed at the Juvenile Officers. The blasts of lights. then rained down from the sky and destroyed the Bullfortresses, leaving the Juvenile Officers covering themselves with their arms and bracing the explosions.

JUVENILE OFFICERS LP: 4000 = 3000

"Now Vrash is allowed to wage one attack... for each monster that was destroyed... and that makes three, fellas!" Alexis gave three fingers to the Juvenile Officers before declaring her attacks. "So if I were you, I'd brace for impact! Let 'em have it, Cyber Angel Vrash!" Vrash then unleashed a massive blast of light that only allowed the Juvenile Officers to watch in shocked horror before it depleted their life points and defeated them.

JUVENILE OFFICERS LP: 3000 = 0

Alexis had just defeated the Officers with a one-turn victory, leaving Zuzu in astonishment. "Amazing." "Quick, come with me." Alexis told them as she went back to her gondola.

After Alexis had defeated the Officers with a one-turn victory, Zuzu was left in astonishment. "Amazing." "Quick, come with me." Alexis told them as she went back to her gondola.

When they reached it, Alexis called, "All aboard! This is our ride." As Alexis hopped in, Zuzu asked, "So how do you know each other?"

"Back in Duel Academy, I often heard about an extremely popular female honor student. Alexis was known for beating the stuffing out of every guy who tried to woo her." Sora explained, laughing at the last part. "I've heard about you as well, Sora." Alexis replied. "You're a talented student that was at the top of his elite class and given a special mission by the Professor himself. I'm surprised that you left Duel Academy."

"Well, a lot of things happened. What do you say we talk about it once we get out of here?" Sora suggested to Alexis. "It's a deal."

Alexis took Zuzu and Sora to a building embedded in a small mountain. Moving a massive piece of furniture that was against the wall, a secret passage was revealed that took them underground. "This is a safe place." Alexis told them as they went down the stairway. "A place for kids who escaped from Duel Academy."

Zuzu and Sora saw that in a huge training room, several kids were dueling. "Where are we?" Zuzu wondered aloud.

"Welcome to our duel school. The You Show Duel School." Alexis said as she opened a door.

"YOU SHOW DUEL SCHOOL?" Sora and Zuzu shouted in surprise. "And here's our dean." As Alexis motioned them into the room, Zuzu gasped.

Inside the room was black-haired man with inky-green shading and wearing a purple top hat with green goggles on the bottom side. He was fair skinned and had a slight mustache and goatee. He wore a performer's outfit; a red jacket with a purple lining and red pants over an orange waistcoat with a blue collar and lined with yellow. A handkerchief was worn around his neck. A red staff topped with a blue orb was by his side as he was sitting in a rocking chair. Zuzu recognized him instantly. Especially when he looked at her with those kind, golden eyes.

"What? Mr. Sakaki?!"