Welcome to Chapter 7! We were finally introduced to the Guren! Surprisingly, I actually made it a Synchro Summon. At first, I actually WAS going to make it a Fusion Summon, but then I changed my mind. I decided to go a bit deeper than that. I made the Guren a Synchro Summon because of a deeper meaning, to represent the Commons fighting back. Like how the Guren is apart of an actual resistance in the Code Geass world. The Lancelot will be a Fusion Summon, because it's on Britannia's side, Academia's side. Though the Guren and Lancelot would have looked cool with purple and white backgrounds, I still think they will look cool with the summoning backgrounds they have now. They look badass either way. Here is how their levels will go.

Level 7- Lancelot and Guren

Level 8- Lancelot Conquista and Guren F.E.V

Level 9- Lancelot Albion and Guren S.E.I.T.E.N

Now then, let's jump right in and figure out where in the world Zero and Ruri are. Onto the story!

Ch.7: What Luck.

Zero groaned at his sore muscles, his vision slowly returning to him at its own leisurely pace. The masked man had been laying on actual smooth concrete this time, but it wasn't any less uncomfortable. Zero tried to rub his eyes, before he realized he still had his mask on. He hadn't taken it off since his burns, which seemed to have healed by now.

Zero blinked, they had been hurting just a few seconds ago. Now he was frowning, and had to squint his eyes from the sudden blinding light in his face. Raising a black gloved hand, Zero looked at what was the cause of his blindness. It was the moon, a full moon at that. It was just uncovered by the clouds, and it glowed brightly in the slightly cloudy sky. The light filtered through a hole in the rotted ceiling of an abandoned warehouse.

Wait, the sky has been blocked by the ash and smoke from the invasion. How come it's suddenly almost clear skies?

That's when Zero remembered everything. From what he had discovered about Revival Zero, the battle between him and Yuri, and all the way till he turned into blue particles.

He was turned into particles.

…..

Zero's brain decided to click then, and the masked man gasped. He patted down his body, making sure ALL of his limbs were still attached. Thankfully, they were, and he sighed with untold relief. Then he looked around to see if Ruri was alright, and that she had all of her limbs. After all, Zero only turned into particles because she was holding into him.

Thankfully, Ruri was right beside him and alright. Though she was still unconscious at the moment. Her bracelet shined brightly in the moonlight, the yellow gem reflecting its light against Zero's mask. It looked as if it was mocking him.

It was that bracelet of hers. Zero thought, as if trying to solve a puzzle or mystery. All of the girls in Revival Zero have a bracelet like that. Do all of them do that as well? Please God no.

Speaking of which, Zero just now realized that he had absolutely no idea where he was.

Again.

"God dammit." Zero hunched in on himself slightly, and tried to rub his forehead through his mask. "Me. Its ALWAYS me! First it's to the Xyz Dimension, and now wherever the hell I am."

Zero stood up, and stretched his arms above his head. His spine gave a distinct 'pop' before Zero sighed, and walked over to one of the windows of the abandoned warehouse.

At least we got lucky and teleported in an abandoned area. Honestly, I don't know whether to be thankful for that or to be pissed about it since it got me here in the first place.

Zero grumbled, before he looked out of the window. In reality, it was actually just a huge hole in the wall. Probably where a window was though. Zero's eyes widened slightly and his mouth parted at the sight before him. There were multiple INTACT buildings glowing brightly in the night. Skyscrapers challenged each other, but there was one that was taller than the rest. It had a slightly hourglass figure, and glass windows on all sides. The initials L.D.S and LEO on the very top sides. There was an enormous stadium right beside the building that looked very well kept.

Zero blinked, completely stunned by the display. He hadn't been to an intact city in a while, seeing that Heartland was in ruins.

"Where the hell am I?" He blurted out. Realizing that he wasn't even IN the Xyz Dimension anymore. "Now I'll have to scout this place all over again."

If he wasn't in the Xyz Dimension anymore then he had to be in either Standard, Synchro, or… Fusion. Where they actually in the Fusion Dimension? That building does have LEO on its side, and the Professor's name is Leo Akaba. If they really were, then they might as well have gift wrapped themselves up in presents. Because even Zero and Ruri couldn't take on all of Academia at once, and were royally screwed.

It could all just be a coincidence. I mean, lots of people's names start with Leo. The chances of this actually being Leo Akaba is significantly slim. But who was he trying to fool. With his luck, the chances of this being Leo Akaba were about ninety five percent. That was while his luck was in a good mood.

Zero walked towards the exit of the warehouse, and opened the door. It wasn't until he was about to shut the door that he decided to look at Ruri one more time. The girl was still unconscious, and wouldn't be able to defend herself. If they were in Fusion, Zero leaving her behind would be dangerous. But he had to figure out where they were.

Yuri's words rang in Zero's masked head. "What to do what to do… Decisions have to be made Zero, and with so little time."

Zero growled at just remembering Yuri and his taunts. He knew that it was meant to get under his skin, but even then it was still working. He just couldn't help it, the Fusion user just seemed to know what buttons to press. Although he couldn't blame Yuri for turning out how he did. The teen was raised in Academia from a child, of course he would have loose morals and turn out unhinged.

Do I abandon Ruri to scout ahead, or do I stay beside her and guard her until she wakes up?

Zero never liked the idea of being a guard. He was a person that led people, not someone that was led. He could never take orders from someone else, it was one of the reasons why he made the Black Knights back in his world. It was also the reason why he took command of the resistance back in Heartland, if only through around six people.

Then again, the thought of killing her was always an option. If Ruri was important enough to be singled out and wanted by the Professor then she had to be deathly important for something. She was vital to Revival Zero, and the best way to make sure that never comes to fruition was by eliminating one of the pieces to it, permanently.

But Shun would be devastated, Zero didn't even know what the Raidraptor duelist would do if he learned that his sister had been killed. Then there was Yuto, Zero never forgot how his eyes glowed back against his duel with Edo. He knew that there was something wrong with his rebel friend, but he just didn't know what. It probably had something to do with Revival Zero. All Zero knew was that his eyes seemed to glow when he was angry, and Ruri's death wouldn't make him angry. It would make him pissed, livid. Besides, it reminded the masked man of Nunnally. There wouldn't be enough words for the amount of pure anger and hatred that would erupt if she had been suddenly murdered. His innocent sister had already been a victim to one assassination attempt, and lost her legs and sight. There didn't need to be another that succeeded.

Zero could understand such a deep pain, a loss like that. He had watched his mother be gunned down after all, so he knew perfectly. It was a void that could never be filled so easily, and was difficult to get over and accept. Hell, Zero still didn't forgive or forget what had happened that night. It was unlikely that he ever will either. But this wasn't about his past, or about Nunnally, this was about the now, and he had a choice to make.

Zero stared at Ruri, a frown ruining his features as he glared down at the girl. Carefully and quietly, he closed the door, and walked forwards. All that matters are results. The side that gains those results with the least amount of casualties is the true winner. If that means I need to sacrifice one of my pawns to accomplish that, then so be it. But is it truly worth it in the end? Zero narrowed his eyes in distaste.

. . .

Zero fiddled with the screen of his duel disk by the hole in the warehouse wall. The masked man typing a message to Yuto and Shun. Though he doubted that the message would get through, seeing that he was in another dimension. Zero didn't doubt that Yuto and Shun would somehow manage to get here in some way. If from the flash drive he had accidentally left behind, to literally beating an Academia student into giving them the way.

To Yuto and Shun, should you manage to get this message in the Xyz Dimension, then great. Though I doubt that you did if you're reading this at all. At the moment Ruri and I are fine, we were transported together. Though she is still unconscious as of this moment, she is in good care. Academia hasn't gotten their hands on her. We are currently residing in an abandoned warehouse, here are the coordinates. Get here as soon as you can, we have a lot to talk about.

-Zero

With that out of the way, Zero sent the message. Thankfully, his duel disk did not explode unlike his phone last time. The masked man turned around to look at Ruri. He had leaned the unconscious girl against the wall, and covered her up with his own cape. There was a little note taped onto her duel disk.

"Ruri, stay inside the warehouse. I'll be back later today, do NOT go exploring. We're in a different dimension, and I'm not sure if it's the Fusion Dimension. Stay here, that's an order. -Zero"

Zero finally walked out of the warehouse, making sure to quietly close the door behind him. Even without his cape, Zero stood out, maybe even more than with it. His suit was a light royal purple with golden trimmings, along with a white cravat wrapped around his neck. Though, his mask kind of stood out without his cape. Perhaps it's time for a change.

Besides, Zero didn't doubt that Yuri gave a report to the Professor. Saying that the girl had disappeared just as he did. If Academia saw the masked man in another dimension. Yuri would at least put two and two together, and immediately assume that Ruri was there as well.

Zero walked into the unknown city as if he has always existed there. People immediately noticed and gawked at him. He ignored all of their stares and continued forward. It wasn't until someone stopped him from advancing that he acknowledged anyone's presence.

"Hey." He was an adult, and had brown hair that was almost as curly as Suzaku's. His brown eyes hesitantly stared into Zero's mask. "You have a really neat looking suit, or is it a costume? Although the mask looks strange." He shook his head. "Anyway, could you tell me where you got it? I'd like to get something like that as well."

Zero gave a small smirk, an idea forming as he tilted his head slightly. "Of course. I see you have a rather nice sense of fashion as well." The slot in Zero's mask opened, and he cast his geass on the unsuspecting man. "Though, I was wondering if you could answer some of my questions first."

The man relaxed completely as red rings entered his brown eyes. "Yeah, whatever you need."

"Where am I and where is the closest clothes store?"

"Oh, you're currently in Miami City. This place is full of duelist, and you could find a neat clothes store just down this street to your right." The man pointed behind him.

"How informative." Zero deadpanned. Miami City? He had never heard of a place called Miami City in the Fusion Dimension, only Academia. "Go home and forget you ever saw me."

The man nodded, and went on his merry way. Quickly, Zero walked over and into the clothes store. The masked man being extra careful of any cameras on the streets. He knew what a camera was when he saw one, he leads two resistances after all. Both in entirely different dimensions. He entered the store and a bell rang to notify his arrival.

"Coming!" A girl spoke cheerily, before she walked over to the counter. One look at her and Zero was immediately reminded of Shirley. This girl looked almost exactly like her, if just a bit older. The long orange hair, olive eyes, they fit perfectly.

Zero felt bad for what he was about to do, but it needed to be done. It didn't stop the memories of Mao and Shirley's pain from resurfacing.

"Hello! What can I do for you Mr.?" The lady looked at Zero with a confused expression, most certainly coming from his choice of clothing and mask.

Zero took a breath, and wasted no time using his geass. "You will follow my orders."

Red rings entered the girl's olive eyes and her shoulders slumped. "What can I do?"

"What is your name?"

"Sherry Lockheart sir."

It was almost just like Shirley, her first name. Zero bit his lip slightly so he could return to his objective.

"You will allow me to take any clothes I choose for free. You will not notice my presence coming in or out of this store. You will forget ever seeing me here, and erase all camera footage of me ever setting foot in here. Also, you will give me all of the money from your cash register that you can fit within a wallet. Understood?"

"I understand, and I'll get on that right away sir." She nodded, and silently walked away to accomplish her orders.

With that dealt with, Zero went over to the men's sections and went searching for clothes. Around a half an hour later, he came back out. The entire suit was gone, along with his mask. His black raven hair was rather greasy, but that could be fixed easily with the power of geass. Violet eyes looked around the room, scanning for anyone else in the store. Thankfully, it was empty ever since he had entered.

Zero had been replaced, and Lelouch Lamperouge had taken the reins.

He wore a dark red, almost brown, long sleeved jacket with black trimmings. Along with a black shirt and black jeans, classic black tennis shoes finished the look. The hilarious thing was that this outfit looked EXACTLY like the one he wore when he wasn't in school or being Zero. It didn't have a single thing different, it was the exact same design, material, everything.

What luck.

Lelouch almost started laughing, until Sherry came back. Seeing the Shirley look alike zapped all humor from his previous thoughts.

"I'll erase the footage once you leave. Until then I've brought you the money and wallet you wanted." The girl raised a sleek, black leather wallet filled to the brim with neatly stacked bills.

Lelouch gave a half smile, and took the wallet. He stuffed it into the back of his jeans. "Thanks. I'll be leaving now actually, so you can go and erase that footage."

"Alright, have a nice day sir, and thank you for shopping here." With those words said, Sherry walked away to do her last orders. She would wake up from her daze at the front of the counter, wondering what she had just been doing. Lelouch having been long gone.

The raven haired teen walked out of the store. A bag covered in tightly wrapped tissue paper blocking anyone from seeing inside it. There his Zero costume and mask hid. He would have to change back before he returns to Ruri, but some lodging and a shower would be nice first.

With that, Lelouch walked into the best looking hotel, and geassed the lady at the counter into giving him a room for as long as he wanted for free. Needless to say he also geassed the manager before he walked into his little penthouse suite near the top. He put his suit and clothes in the washer and dryer, took a much needed shower, and basically did everything else involving his hygiene. Along with a haircut, he already looked like a girl enough.

Lelouch breathed a sigh of relief. It feels nice to finally be clean again. The giant tower flashed by in his mind. The first thing I should do is check out that tower. Figure out if it really belongs to Leo Akaba or not. It'll probably provide me with the most answers anyway. Violet eyes narrowed. If it does, then perhaps I'll get a chance to end this entire war before it spirals out of control, or gets any worse. Enough people have been scared and carded as it is.

Lelouch walked out of the building, wallet and duel disk in hand, and headed straight for the tower. A lot of kids and teens his age were around here, so if he just acted natural he would be fine. He casually strolled through the two automatic doors, and observed everything carefully. There were multiple duel arenas within the building itself. There were also a bunch of classrooms, each one teaching students about dueling. One look at a screen showed him what dimension Lelouch and Ruri were in.

So, I'm in Standard. For once I can thank my luck that it's not the Fusion Dimension.

Though the summoning methods did intrigue him, Lelouch already knew how to do all three. It just seemed to come as natural as chess, but dueling would NEVER replace chess, period. An unconscious smirk grew on Lelouch's face.

"Woah!" Lelouch turned his head to see what the commotion was about, only for that smirk to immediately turn into a frown.

That boy, he's wearing an Academia uniform. If altered just slightly. Violet eyes narrowed at the boy, making sure that he wasn't noticed while he was doing it. He was short, and had light, sky blue hair tied up into a ponytail. The kid had emerald green eyes, and a sucker in his mouth. The Academia jacket he wore was slightly altered, but it could still be recognized easily. It was blue with yellow trimmings, and had a bent collar with an orange interior and cuffs. His look was finished with a black shirt, grey cargo pants, high white socks and brown boots. What really gave him away to Lelouch though was the look in his eyes. Being a master of masks and disguises, Lelouch could easily tell when someone else is wearing a mask themselves. It was like being able to identify a genius because he is one.

Does Academia have control of this dimension as well? Or is this just a spy. Lelouch looked back at the screen, before it changed to another ad. Violet eyes widened, and elegant eyebrows twitched at what was in the ad.

Sign up at the Leo Duel School today! Where our very own school is run by the youngest professional duelist ever recorded, Reiji Akaba!

Reiji… Akaba. Leo Akaba. The Professor has a son!?

This complicated things greatly, or maybe not. If Leo had a son in the Standard Dimension, why was he living in the Fusion Dimension? Perhaps this kid has his own father issues. I wonder.

The ad showed what Reiji looked like, and Lelouch was sure to memorize it. Short grey hair, red glasses, a long red scarf with a long sleeved navy blue shirt, and white pants and shoes. Interestingly, Reiji had dark violet eyes like Lelouch's own.

It was likely that Reiji knew about the other Dimensions, seeing that his father had left to go live in another one. Either both father and son were in cahoots with each other, or they were against each other. Like how Lelouch himself was fighting against his father, the Emperor of Britannia. Perhaps he could gain an ally if he played his cards right, and if he was with Academia. Well, one geass command and he would have the perfect spy, or a good hostage. For some reason though, I doubt hostages would work. Seeing as my own father threw me and Nunnally away like trash, call it experience or intuition.

Lelouch looked back over at the Academia spy, and just about choked on his own saliva. A familiar teen with green and red hair along with red eyes was looking at the spy with an annoyed face. There were goggles on top of his head, and the right lense had a blue star in it. A Pendulum crystal sat comfortably on the boy's chest, who also wore a familiar orange shirt and school jacket on his shoulders. The teenage girl beside him had pink pigtails tied up by big blue jeweled hair clips. Periwinkle looked between the Academia spy and teenager with exasperation. Right before she pulled out a fan and threatened to hit the tomato haired boy with it. There were three little kids with them, one had yellow hair and was rather chubby. The second had strawberry red hair and was female, while the last one had short blue hair and wore a dress shirt.

What the hell are these two doing here?! Don't tell me they're apart of Academia as well. Lelouch's paranoia was probably getting ahead of him, but seeing Yuya Sakaki and Yuzu Hiragi converse with an Academia spy was rather compromising. Yuya's scarlet red eyes locked onto to Lelouch's own dark violet. That was Lelouch's cue to book it out of there. He had more than enough information to converse with Ruri about. Besides, he didn't want to gather that spy's attention if he could avoid it.

As casually as he walked in, Lelouch walked out, albeit a little bit faster than before. What luck. What wonderful freaking luck I have. This has got to be one of the worst and confusing scenarios I've ever been in. Lelouch rubbed his forehead frustratingly before he groaned. It feels like my brain is getting hit by a bus, and I'm supposed to be the genius. Lelouch stopped and leaned against an alleyway wall, sighing. Perhaps just a minute to think about everything will help ease this headache I've got going on now.

"Hey you, kid."

Lelouch groaned even louder now. Could he just get a MINUTE of peace when he actually wanted it?! God, he just couldn't get a break. Taking a deep breathe through his nose and exhaling out of his mouth, Lelouch looked up. There were two teens in what looked like punk outfits. Though Yuto's look was a hundred times better than these two. One of them had a pocket knife in the back of his pants, which did not go unnoticed by Lelouch. He needed a new one since he left his old one back in the Xyz Dimension.

Lelouch never thought he would say a sentence like that in his entire life.

"What do you want?" The raven haired teen almost snapped, but just barely managed to keep his composure. He didn't want to draw attention to himself, and if he did, as little as possible. Especially since he was undercover, and not in his Zero outfit.

"You have a rather full wallet in your back pocket there, don't you?" The second kid asked, eyes on Lelouch's wallet. The tall and feminine figured teen didn't bother mentioning that he had just recently stole said wallet and money. Though it was ironic that two muggers were planning to steal already stolen money.

Lelouch rubbed his eyes, and now snapped. "I doubt have time for this." He turned to leave the way he came, but was blocked by the first mugger. Who had snuck around Lelouch while he was distracted and locked him in. Now his temper was rising. "Would you kindly move? I have places to be that don't involve here."

"Oh we'll let you pass, but it's going to cost you, if you know what we mean." The first kid replied. Lelouch wanted to kill these two, but suppressed the urge for fear of being sighted.

Lelouch rolled his eyes. "I don't have time for this." He muttered under his breath, before activating his duel disk. He couldn't risk using his geass either, since he didn't have direct eye contact with both of these kids. He did NOT want a knife buried in his back.

"Oh? A duelist? Alright then." The two muggers brought out their duel disks, and activated them as well. They were different than Lelouch's, but then again so was the resistance's duel disks. Just like how he had his own unique deck, Lelouch seemed to have his own unique duel disk. "Never seen that type of duel disk before, must be a prototype to some big company."

"We'll take your duel disk, deck, and cash as soon as we destroy you in this duel." The second commented with a sneer.

"Now now, that's not any way to treat your guests." A new, unfamiliar voice spoke up. Which caused everyone to turn their attention to the stranger. "Especially since dueling is supposed to be used for entertainment, and to make people smile. Using dueling for violence isn't right, it wasn't made to be like that."

It was that tomato haired, red eyed boy from before, Yuya Sakaki. Lelouch shifted slightly, debating on trying his luck and running instead, but decided against it. His luck was what was getting him into shit like this, so who knows what it will do next. It seemed the entertainment duelist had followed Lelouch here, even though they had only made eye contact. What had Yuya seen to encourage him to follow Lelouch? Perhaps he'll ask once this current issue is settled.

"Wait? Aren't you-"

"You're Yuya Sakaki! The son of that coward, and the one who cheated during Strong Ishijima's match with that Pedulam Summon- or whatever you call it." The first guy spoke up in surprise.

Yuya started his duel disk, a standard, slightly bent yellow blade appeared. A frown was now on his face. "My father is not a coward, and it's called Pendulum Summoning. I did not cheat during my match with Ishijima. I won fair and square. As I will show you now."

Pendulum Summoning? I've never heard of that summoning technique before, and I don't have it in my deck. It must be a newly discovered or recently discovered method, after I arrived in Xyz. Lelouch immediately began to theorize. That or it's just a Standard summoning method.

"Less talking, more dueling. I have places to be with little time." Lelouch finally spoke up in an agitated manner.

YUYA LP- 4000

LELOUCH LP- 4000

MUGGER 1 LP- 4000

MUGGER 2 LP- 4000

"DUEL!"

"I'll go first. I draw!" The first mugger spoke up, and drew before anyone could reply. "I summon Luster Dragon in Attack Mode!" A blue dragon appeared on the field and gave a mighty roar.

LUSTER DRAGON LV.4 ATK:1900 DEF:1600

"With that, I end my turn." The first teen looked over at his buddy. "You're up."

The boy smirked. "I draw! Next, I summon Dodger Dragon on Attack Mode!" A slim, and green scaled dragon with long whiskers appeared. A deadly looking blade that was shaped like a crescent moon was on the end of its tail.

DODGER DRAGON LV.4 ATK:1900 DEF:1200

"Battle!" The second mugger pointed at Lelouch, who was caught off guard by the sudden declaration. "I attack you directly with Dodger Dragon. Hurricane Slash!"

With a strong swing of its tail, the dragon sent a small hurricane directly at Lelouch. The teen only had time to widen his eyes before the attack hit. Lelouch skid backwards, and hit his back against the wall painfully. Violet eyes shut as he hissed between his teeth. He would not give these assholes the satisfaction of him screaming.

LELOUCH LP- 4000 = 2100

"Hey!" Yuya called out, not happy with the dirty move. "You would attack someone when they didn't even get their turn yet? How can you two call yourselves duelists!?" Quickly pushing past the two, he crouched down beside Lelouch. "Hey, are you alright? That attack actually looked real."

In response, Lelouch rolled his shoulders before standing again. "I'm fine."

Yuya's face fell slightly at Lelouch brushing him off. "Not much of a talker, are you?"

You'd be surprised. Lelouch thought to himself.

"You call us out on our dueling? Your father never even showed up to Ishijima's match! You're the one that should be questioned." The second mugger pulled out a familiar spell card to Lelouch. "I play the spell card Polymerization, and fuse Luster Dragon and Dodger Dragon together!" Two dragons began to merge into one. "Dragons, come together to form an alpha predator! I Fusion Summon! Come forth! Level 8! Wind Winged Dragon!"

A dragon with light sea form scales and a light yellow underbelly appeared. It was skinny, slim, and sleek. Four wings, two on its shoulders, and two on its sides were spread wide. Instead of a roar, this dragon howled.

WIND WINGED DRAGON LV.8 ATK:2400 DEF:2000

"I attack you directly again!" The teen sneered. "Go ahead and lose already!"

Flapping all four wings, a bigger hurricane began to form. Its target, Lelouch.

The raven haired teen thought fast. "I play the Quick-Play spell Geass: Future Sight. This negates the attack of your monster and ends the Battle Phase." A red aura appeared around the Fusion monster, before the dragon became docile and stopped making its hurricane.

"What!" The mugger exclaimed in shock. "You can't do that."

Lelouch's frown deepened into a dark scowl that even Yuya leaned away from slightly. "I just did. Now end your turn."

"Fine." The mugger clicked his tongue in annoyance. "I set one card and end my turn."

Lelouch looked at Yuya, and gestured to the field. "You can go now. Besides, I want to see this Pendulum Summon with my own two eyes."

Yuya looked surprised. "Thanks for the turn, but are you from around here? Because this city is still buzzing with gossip about that match."

"I'm from the upper parts of the country. I just got here on a vacation for a couple months. I'm sure news about this new summoning method has reached up there by now." The lie came as smooth as silk, and Lelouch didn't even need his geass to make Yuya believe it either. His devilish silver tongue did all of the work.

"Alright then." Yuya smiled welcomly, as if they weren't dueling two people trying mug some teen of his things. "Welcome to Miami City! I'll have to give you a better welcome at a later time. I'll even show you around Miami for a bit."

"If you say so." Lelouch conceded with a raised eyebrow. This could be a chance to gain even more information, and figure out if Yuya was with Academia. They only knew of Zero, they didn't know of Lelouch.

"I draw!" Yuya spoke cheerily. Though such enthusiasm grated on Lelouch's nerves, he couldn't help but get excited himself. "With Scale 1 Stargazer Magician and Scale 8 Timegazer Magician, I set the Pendulum Scale!" The two magicians rose in two pillars of light, and a portal began to open. "With this, I can now summon monsters between levels 2 and 7 all at the same time! I Pendulum Summon! Come forth, my monsters!" A giant, bipedal, red scaled dragon with red and green eyes appeared. It had two uneven horns with orbs on its head and two similar ones on its back as well. There was also a giant blue orb in its chest. The dragon gave a mighty roar, before a wolf with long claws appeared to the dragon's right and howled as well.

ODD-EYES PENDULUM DRAGON LV.7 ATK:2500 DEF:2000

PERFORMAPAL SILVER CLAW LV.4 ATK:1800 DEF:700

"Now, I activate Silver Claw's effect! He gives all Entermate monster an extra 300 Attack point boost." Silver Claw howled loudly at the extra energy.

PERFORMAPAL SILVER CLAW ATK:1800 = 2100

"Battle! I attack Wind Winged Dragon with Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon! Spiral Strike Burst!" Odd-Eyes breathed fire towards the other dragon, who roared in pain. "When Odd-Eyes attacks a level 5 or higher monster, the damage is doubled. Reaction Force!" Red energy formed around the fire, and Wind Winged Dragon was finally destroyed.

MUGGER 2 LP- 4000 = 3800

"Now, I attack you directly with Performapal Silver Claw! Clawed Strike!" Yuya's wolf howled again, before sprinting forward.

"I activate the trap card Negate Attack! I negate your monsters attack and the battle phase automatically ends."

"I activate Timegazer Magician's effect, your trap card does not activate until after the Damage Step. Infinity Gear Reverse!" Timegazer seemed to turn back time around the trap card, because the card returned face down. With that card neutralized, Silver Claw's attack hit.

MUGGER 2 LP- 3800 = 1700

"With that, I set one card down and end my turn." Yuya turned to Lelouch, and gave him a mock salute along with a smile. "You're finally up pal. Make the crowd proud.

Lelouch sighed and shook his head, a small smile on his face at Yuya's antics. "I draw. I'll make this quick, since I'm in a hurry and you're not worth my time. I play the spell Knightmare Fusion from my hand. I can perform a Fusion Summon with the Knightmares I have in my hand or on the field. With this I fuse one level 6 Knightmare Sutherland with one level 3 Knightmare Glasgow." Everyone watched with awe as a new machine emerged. "Great twisted white knight, appear with your deadly, justified grace! Come to the battlefield with the intent to win, and move up in the ranks to achieve your own tainted noble goals." Lelouch threw both if his arms out towards his opponents, and reenacted crushing them with his fists. "I Fusion Summon! Come forth! Level 9. Lancelot Albion!"

The machine was a great white knight. Its body was slim and allowed quick acrobatic feats. It was painted mostly white with yellow trimmings. Two big green wings made of a type of glass flexed on it's back, and a green circle formed around it. This turned the entire battlefield green and signified its presence even more. It had two VARIS rifles, one in each hand, and two MVS swords were sheathed on each side of its hip. Green glassy eyes almost seemed to glow with life.

LANCELOT ALBION LV.9 ATK: 3100 DEF:3000

"What is that thing!"

Lelouch continued before the other mugger could comment. "Lancelot Albion's effect. When it is first summoned onto the field. My opponents take damage equal to half of the attack of the Lancelot's original attack. Winged Albion Streak!"

The Lancelot spread its green wings, and shards of powered green glass suddenly shot out of those wings. The two muggers had to cover their faces, lest they get any glass in their eyes.

MUGGER 1 LP- 4000 = 2450

MUGGER 2 LP- 1700 = 150

"Next." Lelouch continued without mercy. "The Lancelot can attack the number of times I hit my opponent with its effect, so it can now attack twice."

"Woah. Those are some crazy effects." Yuya stared at the white machine in awe.

"Battle! I attack you both directly! This match is over." Lelouch pointed at the two muggers, who stepped back in fear. Both realizing that they should not have messed with this kid.

"I activate the trap card-" The first mugger began to stutter.

"When in battle, spells and traps become null and void. They do not affect the Lancelot, now lose." Lelouch interrupted and spoke harshly. "Checkmate."

The Lancelot aimed it's two VARIS rifles at the two muggers. They only got to whimper, before two blasts of energy flew right at them almost as fast as the speed of light itself.

What was peaceful one moment, suddenly took a weird turn for most of the crowd walking past. Smoke billowed out of the alleyway, before two thuggish looking teens were blown out and away from said alley. Both screamed so loud it could be heard for miles, before they slumped down on the sidewalk, passed out.

MUGGER 1 LP- 2450 = 0 LOSER

MUGGER 2 LP- 150 = 0 LOSER

Two teens, one easily recognized as Yuya Sakaki, walked out of the smoke calmly. The other teen was unknown, but he certainly had confidence, an aura that seemed to radiate nobility. Both of them responsible for the current state of the two muggers. While Yuya was looking down at the two sympathetically, Lelouch was the opposite. Violet eyes glared at the two figures with anger and visible annoyance.

YUYA LP- 4000 WINNER

LELOUCH LP- 2100 WINNER

"Uh, thanks for the duel." Yuya spoke sheepishly, even though the two were unconscious, he didn't seem to realize it. "But next time, try not to mug anyone. Especially someone like…" Yuya blinked, before looking at the raven haired teen. "Hey, I just realized I never got your name!" The tomato haired boy did an extravagant bow and looked up at Lelouch. The teen himself seemed amused if slightly uncomfortable.

"My name is Yuya Sakaki. What's your name?"

Lelouch looked around, seeing the crowd starting to form. The teen desired to get away from the scene as fast as possible, so he answered Yuya's questions quickly. "Lelouch. Lamperouge."

Yuya seemed to notice his discomfort, and began to swiftly walk away from the scene. The optimistic teen dragging Lelouch behind him, and easily moved through the crowd as if he were dancing instead. Lelouch immediately thought of Milly at the display. All of the enthusiasm, the silly antics, even Yuya's movements as he danced through the crowd. They all reminded him of his busty blonde friend, who was currently in another dimension.

I'll get back. Somehow, someway, I will get home. Even if I have to make my own way, I refuse to leave Nunnally.

"Sorry about the crowd. I didn't know you could get uncomfortable with a lot of people around." Yuya finally spoke up when they arrived to a pathway void of any other people. It was by a large river that led to the ocean. Yuya put both of his hands behind his head casually. "Although, I did just meet you."

Lelouch waved it off. "No, it's fine. I just don't like being the center of attention when it comes to circumstances like that."

"Does that happen a lot?" Yuya looked at Lelouch incredulously. "You getting mugged?"

"Believe it or not, but yes. A lot of stuff like that happens to me. It's just that my luck sucks." Lelouch slumped slightly at the thought of his moody luck.

"But you seem to take care of yourself just fine." Yuya put a finger in his chin in thought, scarlet eyes looking up at the sky. "Maybe it's because you have this air of nobility and class. Nobility usually leads to rich kids with lots of money on them. That, or it's because you have the figure of a girl."

Lelouch choked, before narrowing his eyes at Yuya. "You're one to talk! You have the same issues as me! We BOTH look like girls, and I even exercised and I STILL look like this! I can't exactly help it."

Yuya gave a shaky smile and put up both hands calmly towards Lelouch. "Hey hey hey I get it okay? I didn't realize it was such a sensitive topic, sorry about that."

Lelouch decided to let that one slide, and recomposed himself. He cleared his throat and looked out at the ocean blue water before speaking again. "So, why did you help me?"

"Huh?" Yuya tilted his head, confused and caught off guard by the sudden and unexpected question. "What do you mean?"

"You didn't have to help me. As you stated yourself, I can take care of myself." Violet eyes met scarlet. "We only made quick eye contact before I left. What made you want to follow me? Hell, I don't even know you if I can be frank."

Yuya sucked air between his teeth. "Hey, don't swear! If my mom hears that she'll kill me." Yuya blinked at Lelouch's gaze, it didn't falter. "Oh, you're serious."

"Yes, I am."

Both boys turned to look at the water, it was around noon now. Lelouch vaguely realized that he had managed to stay up almost an entire day since he arrived here.

"It was your eyes really." Yuya spoke up softly, Lelouch staying silent. "They just had, SOMETHING, the look in your eyes. I don't know what it was, but it just made me want to walk up to you and ask if you were alright."

Lelouch was surprised. He didn't expect someone he had just met to see through some of the cracks in his mask so easily. Perhaps he wasn't the only one wearing a mask at the moment either. It seemed Yuya wore one as well.

"Hmm." Lelouch pondered, debating on asking what had happened to Yuya, but decided against it. Lelouch didn't like it when people asked too many questions on his personal life, and he didn't doubt Yuya was the same way. It was private, and he had only just met the tomato haired teen today. "I suppose. I haven't been in Miami City for a while." Lelouch looked at Yuya, a small smile on his face. "Perhaps I could use that tour you offered me since we're out of trouble. See how everything has changed since I've last been here."

Yuya himself seemed surprised that Lelouch was taking his offer. But that was immediately replaced with an excited, genuine smile. "Sure!" Yuya grabbed Lelouch's forearm, and guided him back towards the main part of the bustling city. "I'll show you the big sites first! Like the Miami City Library. Its huge, and lots of people go there still even in this day and age."

As Yuya said, he did drag Lelouch around the city and showed him the library first. It was huge. A giant dome of glass for a roof with old fashioned columns all around it. Then the teen showed him the Miami Bridge. Yuya pointed out towards an enormous stadium that was right in the middle. Surprisingly, it seemed to be built above the water. It was round in shape, like an oval, and didn't seem to have a roof at the top.

"That is the Miami City Tournament Duel Stadium. The one at L.D.S works just as fine, but this one can hold more people when a tournament is going on. Lots of professionals and dudlists go there." Yuya explained.

"And?" Yuya tilted his head to look at his guest. "What about you? Do you plan to get into one of these tournaments?"

Yuya shrugged. "I wish to surpass my father with his entertainment dueling. I want to be a professional that's equal to him one day, so to do that I suppose I'll end up there one day. But the most important goal I want to accomplish is to make everyone smile with my dueling."

They circled back to the L.D.S tower one more time. The two teens noticed that the crooks had either been arrested or left in a hurry after their duel.

"This, of course, is the L.D.S tower. Where all the 'greatests' duelists go. Although you've already been here, so there isn't much to explain." Yuya frowned at the tower slightly.

"Does Leo Akaba run the business still?" Lelouch asked, this was a question the raven haired teen feared the answer to.

"Huh?" Yuya looked confused. "No. I don't know anyone by that name, Reiji Akaba is the one running the company at the moment. He has for the last three years I think?" Yuya shrugged. "Eh, that doesn't matter anyway. I've saved the best attraction for last, so come on! I've gotta show this before we part ways."

Though the two did stop for a quick bite to eat. Yuya's stomach having grumbled loudly for food a few minutes after that statement. The tomato haired teen got fries and a smoothie, while Lelouch simply got a salad and water. Lelouch decided to pay the bill, since Yuya didn't seem to have a lot of money on him at the moment. That and the tomato haired teen did help him immensely with this tour and the muggers. He questioned Yuya a little more, if only subtly during their quick break. Thankfully, Lelouch could catch a breath from all of the walking. That, and he had learned that Yuya and Yuzu were not apart of Academia, the two didn't even know what that place was. So the one kid with light blue hair was most certainly a spy now.

Academia did not have control of this dimension. If anything, they were at odds with each other seeing that Reiji had split ties with his father. Good, that was very good. Allies were necessary in wars, and someone like Reiji had a lot of pull and funding.

Now, how to get the teen to notice him? Perhaps Zero will have better luck in that department.

By the time the two had arrived at their last destination, the sun was setting. They had looped back to the pathway beside the river. Lelouch would have to get back to Ruri soon lest she go running off, fearing for his masked counterpart's safety. Lelouch blinked at the building before him in surprise. The building looked like it was fused together with a McDonald's Play Palace. There was a giant rock wall, spiral staircase, hell, was that a slide near the back?

"Where am I, exactly?" Lelouch blurted out.

"Welcome to the Yusho Duel School Lelouch!" Yuya spread his arms widely towards the building. Red eyes sparkled with joy when looking at the building. "My dad, Yusho Sakaki, built this building to help duelists become better and entertain their audience. This is where I go to learn dueling. Sure, it may be a little run down, and the equipment may be old, but it's like a second home to me. In my opinion, this place is a thousand times better than the LEO Duel Schools that are starting to appear around the world."

"Well, it's certainly interesting I'll tell you that much. Never have I seen a building like this in my entire life." The raven haired teen admitted, unless Ashford Academy counted.

"Are you the only one that goes here?"

"What? No! Yuzu, she's around my age, she goes here as well. Her dad is the principal of the school since my dad…" Yuya trailed off, something Lelouch took note of, before he continued again like nothing was wrong. "Gongenzaka is like an honorary member, and Tate, Fredrick, and Allie go here as well." Lelouch suspected that those three kids Yuya had been around, sans the spy, where Tate, Frederick and Allie. Was the spy's name Gongenzaka?

Lelouch stared at the building more, studying it while thinking. The girl that looks like Ruri, Yuzu. She goes here as well. If the Professor is after Ruri, then it's likely that he'll be after Yuzu as well. If not right now than eventually, that's probably why the spy is here. If he isn't apart of the Yusho Duel School yet, then he will be soon… Maybe it's best I watch the spy. A spy spying on the spy. How ironic. What better way than to become apart of the Yusho Duel School? That or I can just become Yuya's friend and visit often, that sounds like a better option. I'll be able to keep an eye on Yuzu and Yuya as well, two birds with one stone. Now, what to do about Ruri… That will have to wait for another time.

"Maybe I'll come back and check this school out some other time." Lelouch commented to Yuya, who seemed to be excited at the idea.

"That'll be great! It'll be nice to have another guy around my age going to the duel school." Yuya crossed his arms. "I mean, hanging out with Yuzu is nice and all, but she's the only true friend I've had for most of the time and she can be like a mother hen at times. Her and Gongenzaka, but he goes to a completely different duel school and he can't visit every day."

Lelouch put on a charming smile that was filled with amusement. "Alright then. I guess I'll check this place out later, maybe in a couple of days. I'll contact you when I start heading over here."

Yuya's smile brightened even more, if that was possible. "Great!" The red eyed teen brought out his duel disk, and both boys exchanged numbers and contact information. Once that was done, Yuya turned and began to run into the Duel School. "It was nice meeting you Lelouch! But I've got to get going, I'm late as it is and I don't want my mom to get worried. See you some time later!"

Lelouch waved goodbye at Yuya's fleeing form. "See you later! Hope you get home safe." When Yuya was completely gone, Lelouch dropped his smile and looked up at the building. Yusho Duel School huh? Yusho… I'll have to look up Yuya's father when I get back to Ruri as Zero.

With a quick turn on his heel, Lelouch began to back track all the way until he was by the warehouse. The raven haired boy making sure to buy some food for Ruri and himself as well. Seeing as the girl was probably starving and about to go exploring against his orders. One quick trip back at the hotel to collect his cleaned suit, and he was off. A few minutes later, Lelouch had vanished, and Zero had emerged from the darkness. As calm and collected as possible, Zero took a breath, and walked into the warehouse where Ruri was.

He got jumped immediately.

"Where have you been!" Ruri pounced onto Zero, and tackled him to the floor. The masked man didn't exactly enjoy that, but he expected something like this nonetheless.

"Nice to see you to Ruri." Zero spoke, his voice deadpanned even through his modulator. "Now could you please get off of me?"

Ruri did as the masked man asked, reluctantly. It was almost like she expected him to book it again without her. "I've been waiting here for hours! I wake up, find out I have NO IDEA where I am, all alone! Only a note from you telling me to stay put and that we MAY be in the Fusion Dimension! I was about to go looking for you! I thought you might have gotten carded!"

Zero raised a hand, silencing the worried Lyrical Luscinia duelist. Said hand contained a bag of carry out food. "I got us dinner."

Zero didn't say anything more, and it seemed to make Ruri even more upset. "Dinner? It took you that long to get us food? I don't believe that, you did something else. You went scouting, found something, and now you're not telling me what it is."

"Ruri." The pink eyed girl seemed to calm slightly at Zero saying her name. "There is a lot I want to tell you. Trust me, there's a lot of things we have to converse about. However, I think a bit of peace is needed before that, a calm before the storm of sorts."

"Is it that bad" Ruri spoke quietly.

Now Zero just slumped slightly and gave a heavy sigh. "Honestly, I just want a break." Ruri looked at her masked leader incredulously. "You have no idea how much I've discovered, and all of the shit I had to go through today. Just a half an hour of peace and quiet with a nice warm meal is all I ask."

Ruri sighed and nodded in defeat. "I suppose even masked revolutionaries need a break at some point. Fine, let's eat first."

Both resistance fighters sat down in the middle of the warehouse, seeing as the place was empty of everything except dust. In a funny twist, Zero decided to get McDonalds for dinner. Something that Ruri was excited about seeing that she hadn't had McDonalds in a long time. The two sat in silence, Ruri eating mostly since Zero could not. His mask was in the way after all, he just needed a moment to think, to breathe truthfully.

When Ruri had finished her meal, Zero explained everything. How the Professor wanted to unify all four dimensions, to Revival Zero. When the masked man told Ruri she had the same face as three other people, she began to quake. When he told her that the Professor was after her specifically, she began to panic. The reason why an Academia soldier was after her was revealed.

"I think one of the reasons why he's after you is because you have the same face as three others. That, and your bracelet." Zero pointed at her bracelet.

"Huh? My bracelet?" Ruri lifted her hand to look at said bracelet that was sitting innocently on her wrist. "Why would the Professor be after me for this?"

Carefully, Zero took Ruri's wrist and studied the silver band. "I think your bracelet is what teleported us over here in the first place. That power, well, it would be rather useful in unifying the dimensions. All four of you have a bracelet somewhat like this, I wouldn't doubt that the other three do something as similar as what yours did. That power, it could be dangerous even in the right hands." Zero's mask stared into Ruri's eyes. "Where did you get this?"

Ruri furrowed her eyebrows in thought. "I don't remember. Shun gave it to me as a gift when I was born, you'll have to ask him."

Zero hummed, deep in thought. "This entire thing is one big puzzle, but I think we're missing a couple of pieces before we can get the entire picture." Zero let go of Ruri's wrist. "In my opinion, it would be wise to hide that bracelet, destroy it, or get rid of it completely." The teenage girl looked scandalized at the mere suggestion and thought of destroying or getting rid of the bracelet.

"Right." Zero deadpanned as he saw her reaction. "So hiding the thing it is. You could start wearing long sleeved shirts to cover the bracelet, or you could just take it off and put it in your pocket. I think that's how they're singleing you girls out from the rest, besides your identical faces of course. We can't do anything about that. However, if you decide to not do anything about it, you'll probably have to constantly watch your back. At least, until we topple down Academia." Zero's confidence was awe inspiring at times.

"Alright, but what about Yuto? You said he had three other boys that look like him, and there was that one guy." Ruri pointed out worriedly. "Is Yuto in danger to?"

"The person you met that tried to kidnap you was one of Yuto's counterparts. His name is Yuri, and he's from the Fusion Dimension." Zero explained. "I wouldn't blame Yuri for how he is now, he had to grow up in an environment that encouraged him to be what he is. However, that doesn't make him any less dangerous. Be VERY careful and weary around him. I personally believe he's starting to finally become unstable."

Ruri nodded, and spoke softly. "So is Yuto in danger? You never answered that question."

Observant girl. Zero noted. "Most likely, yes. He is in danger as well, and is most likely a target just like you."

Ruri held a hand against her mouth, containing her emotions. Though, it seemed that there was more going on between Yuto and Ruri than the masked man had originally thought. Seems like she has a crush on Yuto.

"What else did you find while you were searching around the Standard Dimension?" Ruri changed the subject quickly.

"Well." Zero continued his story, going on about what he discovered about Leo Akaba and his son. "I believe that Reiji would make a rather valuable ally in our efforts. We just need to find a way to get him to notice us."

"Are you sure it's okay to trust the Professor's son? I don't want him to go after my friends or Shun." Ruri questioned, before shaking off her doubt. "If you really think he could help our cause and take down Academia. Then I guess I'm all for it."

Zero continued his story, talking about the attempted mugging, which got Ruri to giggle. "That kind of thing seems to be right up your alley of luck." The masked man did not find her joke amusing, unlike the girl herself.

Zero ignored the comment and continued. He only got a few questions or interruptions when necessary. He spoke about his trip to the L.D.S tower, his meeting with Yuya Sakaki. Yuto's Standard counterpart, and his thoughts about checking out the Yusho Duel School.

"Sakaki?" Ruri put her head in her hand in thought. "That last name sounds familiar."

"I plan on looking it up tonight." Zero included. "Also, I think I'm going to hang around the Yusho Duel School for a while. If only to watch that spy along with Yuya and Yuzu, because they're most likely targets as well."

Ruri nodded in agreement, if a little saddened at the thought of being alone here. "I suppose that makes sense. How sad though, they're about to be ripped away from their normal lives."

Zero hummed in agreement. It reminded him of times he didn't want to remember, being torn away from your old life and thrown into a new one. It seemed to happen rather often for the masked man. So often in fact, that he had just gotten used to it. The need to adapt to the current environment.

"What about me?" Ruri put a hand on her chest for emphasis. "What will I do?"

Zero smirked beneath his mask. "You see, I managed to get us a rather nice room in a hotel. I'll send you the coordinates on your duel disks, and you'll head there. I don't mind you wandering around, I won't keep you locked up in a gilded cage. Just know to be extra careful watching your back, and to call for backup if you need it. Also, do NOT go anywhere near the Duel School. We don't want the spy to see two Yuzu lookalikes." Ruri nodded, liking the idea of taking a break from all of the constant battles against Academia. "Also, I want you to keep an eye out for any strange activity. I want you to especially keep an eye out for Shun and Yuto."

"But they didn't get teleported here like us. How are they going to get into the Standard Dimension?"

"Trust me, they'll get here somehow. It's only a matter of time. After all, Shun is your brother. He would go to hell and back for you and still keep marching."

Ruri frowned, and crossed her arms at her brother's name. "I still don't want to see him though."

That was a lie, and both people here knew it. "Families have arguments and rough patches all of the time. It's natural. You have to realize that your brother is only concerned for your safety, he loves you. God knows how much your brother loves you Ruri. It's his responsibility as an older brother to be concerned and constantly worry about you."

"But he's too overprotective of me! I can't do anything without him breathing down my neck half of the time!" Ruri rebuked, frustrated.

"That's understandable, and it's okay to feel that way." Zero conceded. "You're growing up, and you want your space and freedom. Shun will have to learn that, and it may take time. But I'm sure if you're patient enough, and with a little push, Shun begin to back off." Zero continued before Ruri could speak again. "He may never get completely over it, that's always possible. But he will understand, and respect your wishes."

"You act as if you've done something similar. Do you have any family?" Ruri spoke softly, this being a moment to learn more about the masked man.

"..." Zero looked up at the hole in the roof of the warehouse, contemplating. "I have a little sister as well. I know for a fact that I would rather die or go to hell than to see her in pain. It's just what we big brothers do. We do what we can for our little sister's happiness." Zero's voice softened as he thought of Nunnally. "She asked for a gentler world, and I plan to give it. Come hell or high water, it WILL happen. I may not be able to see her now, but I will see her again eventually. That, I swear on."

It was mostly silent after that. Zero and Ruri said a few more words, before they both decided to take a rest. Thinking about his sister, Zero was actually able to get a couple hours of rest before the next day. Which was most likely going to be hectic if his luck had anything to say about it.

. . .

"There was a big spike of Fusion energy today, along with a spike in Pendulum energy. It seems that Sakaki managed to get himself into a battle with two muggers sir." A bodyguard dressed in a tux spoke strictly. He had sunglasses on his eyes, even though he was inside and it was dark outside.

A pale hand waved at the screen. "Show me the footage. Was it one of the muggers who caused the Fusion energy, or Yuya Sakaki himself?" A person with grey hair, red glasses, and violet eyes spoke. His voice booming in the silence as most of the people focused on their own work.

"The thing is sir." The guard sounded confused, and slightly puzzled. He displayed the footage, but it was obvious that most of it had been cut off. Someone had been tampering with the footage. What was on display was hazy or blurry at best. The two muggers went flying out of the alley, and two more people walked out calmly and confidently. The first person was obviously Yuya Sakaki, the green and red hair itself a dead give away. The second person however, was much more out of focus, and harder to discern. The only thing both people could note was that the person was a male, and that he had pale white skin and raven black hair. "This is all we could come up with for footage. I believe that the second teenager beside Sakaki is the one responsible for the powerful Fusion Summon. Both muggers were arrested, and their records were nothing but sub par."

"True." The unknown man folded his hands and put his head on them. "We know that Yuya cannot Fusion Summon, so there's only one other option." Violet eyes looked at the bodyguard once he had finished viewing the crappy footage. "Who is he?"

"At the moment, there is no record of this kid in our database. However, there are a lot of teenagers with pale skin and black hair. He could be anybody."

"But not a lot of them hang out with Yuya Sakaki." The teenager fiddled with his long red scarf momentarily. "Nakajima, notify me if you see any teenagers around Yuya's build that has raven black hair and pale skin immediately. I believe we may have a spy from Academia on our hands."

"Do you think Academia is going to invade our world sir?" Nakajima spoke quietly, yet seriously.

Reiji Akaba studied the screen again for a long moment. "No." He finally answered, hearing his bodyguard sigh with relief. "At least, not yet. Though, I fear that they may be soon."

The head of LEO Corporation wasn't going to allow anyone to be carded. Not in his dimension, and not without a fight. If this stranger was apart of Academia. Then if he managed to capture this person, they could have a well of information available to them. Many doors would open and be available to them then… Yes, that sounded like a plan.

"Find out what you can on this teen if you can manage to find him. I want to know everything." Reiji stood up from his chair, and quickly walked out. He had plans to make and a dictatorship to topple, and time waits for no man.

. . .

Somewhere around midnight, a big purple light glowed brightly, before vanishing quickly. The location of the light was somewhere in the middle of the central park in Miami City. Two familiar figures had replaced the purple light, and they each scanned the area around them quickly. One wore a dark blue trench coat, dark glasses covered his eyes and a red scarf covered his nose and mouth. He seemed the most tense and antsy of the two. The second teen wasn't as tall as the first, but he was still as intimidating. Black and purple hair was swept upwards and to the right, eyes covered by goggles while his mouth was covered by a filter of sorts. Black cape covering most of his form, but the dark green dress shirt, black tie, and black pants were still visible. Along with the choker and black wrist bands he wore.

The two quickly vacated the area, being careful to avoid any cameras while they progressed. It wasn't until they reached a dark and abandoned alleyway that they relaxed.

The shorter teen huffed a breath of relief, before removing his goggles and filter. Very familiar grey eyes looked up at the first teen. Said teen had also removed his glasses and lowered the red scarf down to his neck. Yellow eyes met grey, before each pair looked at the glowing city.

"So, this is the Standard Dimension." Yuto breathed, awed by the intact city. "It hasn't been touched by Academia I see."

"I highly doubt that." Shun spoke, arms crossed tightly across his body. "This place is probably swarming with Academia spies and scouts. I don't doubt that they were some in our dimension before they invaded."

"I'm sure Ruri is fine Shun." Yuto comforted his friend, trying to get the taller teen to relax a little. "Zero was teleported with her, remember? She'll be fine. Zero will keep her safe."

"But what if they really did teleport into Fusion." Shun worried, before he started pacing. Yuto watching his childhood friend's every move. "Zero may be smart, and good at dueling. But they can't take on all of Academia at once. What if they were discovered here, and already captured and taken in? What if they were accidentally carded?!"

"Shun." Yuro started, but the other teen was too busy in his pacing to acknowledge him. Yuto grabbed a hold of his friend's shoulder. "Shun!"

Shun looked down at his friend, and realized that he had been consumed by his thoughts and worries again. It had been happening often since he and Ruri had been separated. Shun would be in a panicked daze, and that only made the teen want to go search for his sister harder. He wanted to find his sister NOW, and see that she was perfectly fine. That everything Shun had been thinking could have happened to her was all still in his head.

But just thinking about what Obelisk Force had intended to do to her…

"I need to find her Yuto." Shun wiped his face in a rush. "God, I need to know that she's okay!"

"I know Shun." Yuto agreed, but his grip tightened minisculely. "I want to find her as well, but we can't do anything reckless. We cant be stupid about this Shun! Otherwise, we might lead Academia right to her and Zero. You know that those Fusion bastards have been increasing their search for that masked man." Yuto didn't mention how they had also been searching for HIM as well back in the Xyz Dimension. It would only make Shun's protective instincts rattle more.

"They probably know that where he is, Ruri will be there as well." Shun growled, just thinking about Academia made him want to hit something. Preferably an Academia soldier right in the face.

"Either way, it doesn't matter." Yuto shook his head. "We need to be careful while doing this, got it?"

Shun hesitantly nodded his head in reluctant agreement. What he really wanted to do was use his Raidrapotors and rush in there, but even he wasn't that stupid. He wouldn't compromise his sister's safety like that.

Yuto let go of Shun, and he didn't continue pacing. Which the Phantom Knights duelist was thankful for, since the pacing made him want to do the same thing as well. Thankfully, Yuto was much more calm and collected than Shun was in this situation. "Now, we don't know if Ruri and Zero are even in this Dimension. If not, we'll simply check the Synchro Dimension next. We'll split up to cover more ground. Then we can meet back around here in an hour or two. Just remember to be careful and try not to gather too much attention. We dont want the people in this dimension pissed and coming after us as well. Academia is enough." With that, Yuto turned to walk away.

'Bing!'

Both teens paused in their walking, and looked at each other in confusion. Both of their duel disks had binged at the same time.

"I thought Allen said that they wouldn't be able to send messages to us?" Shun asked, before looking at the message on his duel disk.

"He did. So then why…" Yuto trailed off in realization.

Grey and yellow eyes met, and both teens spoke at the same time. "Zero!"

Both boys had almost teleported to their messages to read the thankfully, good news. Yuto could hear Shun sigh with untold relief. Almost as if a thousand pounds of weight had been lifted off of his shoulders and consciousness.

To Yuto and Shun, should you manage to get this message in the Xyz Dimension, then great. Though I doubt that you did if you're reading this at all. At the moment Ruri and I are fine, we were transported together. Though she is still unconscious as of this moment, she is in good care. Academia hasn't gotten their hands on her. We are currently residing in an abandoned warehouse, here are the coordinates. Get here as soon as you can, we have a lot to talk about.

-Zero

The coordinates were attached onto the bottom of the message, and once again. Both Yuto and Shun wanted to hug the man for thinking this far ahead. They may have only known the masked rebel for a short time, but he seemed to have figured out that they both would come here. Being a genius did have its perks.

Shun wasted no time, yellow eyes speeding through the message. Once that was done and the coordinates memorized, Shun grabbed Yuto's forearm and began rushing over there."Come on, I need to see that Ruri is alright with my own two eyes."

Yuto allowed Shun to drag him, and seconds after that both teens were sprinting down alleyways and taking shortcuts to Zero and Ruri's location. In all honesty, Yuto was just glad that they were both alive and well. He wanted to see them both as well, but that didn't compare to how Shun felt at this moment.

Yuto just hoped that nothing would happen before they got there. It was hard not to worry. Seeing as Zero's luck was absolute shit, anything could happen.

Chapter 7, check, and done! This one is much longer and better than the last one. Another 12,000 words, I'm proud. Lelouch has finally met Yuya, and they seem to be getting among nicely. Lelouch said he would even visit the duel school! Wonder what'll happen while he's there? Reiji is finally in the Chapter as well, and Shun and Yuto are catching up quickly.

Man, I just want to keep chugging these chapters out for you guys. That, and I'll probably read this myself once I'm finished. I can't wait for the day. See you all in Chapter 8! -MoonlightWright