The four of us entered the garage to see Dad sitting at my computer, working on something that I couldn't quite make out, "Yusei, what did I tell you about backing up a program before leaving it?"

I rubbed the back of my head, "Sorry, I was just so tired that I spaced it."

He smiled, "Noticed. That's why I decided to back it up just in case you forgot."

All four of us raced to him, and he gave me a flashdrive, "Never forget again, got it?"

"Yessir."

Dad looked at Jack, "Carly dropped by, said that you were going to meet her somewhere. Did you forget about that?"

"Yessir."

The stare that Dad sent Jack was bone chilling, "She's at the coffee shop across from here. Get over there and apologize."

Jack almost ran out the door, and Crow headed upstairs.

Dad sighed, "I also got you a book on calligraphy. It's high time you learned to write."

Rubbing my head, I sat next to him, "Dad, I've tried five times. Everytime I do it like you do, I can't control the stupid pen."

He rubbed his face, letting out the loudest sigh that I had ever heard, "Yusei, that's because I'm right handed. Remember how you had to change everything so it would work for your other hand?"

Nodding, I glanced at my arm, "So, why isn't anything made for the left hand?"

"Because those of us who use our right hands are the majority."

Huffing, I picked up the book and went over to my empty desk to start working on my writing.


Around 3 AM, someone knocked roughly on our door, and I walked over and cracked it open, "Can I help you?"

My view was suddenly blocked by a search warrant that was thrust into my face, and I was pushed off the edge of the stairs as a group of elite police ran upstairs.

Standing up stiffly, I kept out of the way as Jack was dragged downstairs with his coat roughly thrown over his shoulders. He was twisting around as they pulled, "What is this for? Why are you arresting me?"

Crow drifted to my side, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, "What's going on?"

"I don't know. I opened the door and got shoved out of the way. They didn't bother Dad, did they?"

He shook his head, "He was only woken up when Jack started yelling."

Dad stumbled down the stairs, "What in the world is going on?"

I shook my head, "For some reason they arrested Jack."

Each of us let out a loud yawn, and Dad rushed upstairs, calling over his shoulder, "Well, get dressed and we'll go find out what is happening."

As I searched for my clothes, I noticed that none of my old clothes from the Satellite were remaining. Dad, really?

Pulling on a tank nearly identical to my muscle shirt, and a hooded jacket that matched my old ones, I headed down the stairs and climbed into Dad's car.


As we pulled up, I saw Mina and Trudge waiting for us, "So, what is he being arrested for?"

Mina sighed, "You wouldn't believe us unless you saw the footage."

We followed her up to an observation room and she turned on a TV, "This is footage from the highways surrounding the city."

The first clip showed a runner identical to the Wheel of Fortune crashing against a runner repeatedly, while the next showed a strangely colored Red Dragon Archfiend. These were followed by multiple other clips, all of which showed this copy of Jack's runner trying to kill other duelists.

Dad narrowed his eyes, "That does look incredibly like Jack. But I can't think of a reason for him trying to do this."

I shook my head, "Even when he really wanted to beat me, he has never rammed me. This would be like Dr Jekkel and Mr Hyde."

Crow glanced over at me, "He has been acting differently lately."

Crossing my arms across my chest, "He's been trying to become self-reliant. Is that a problem?"

He stormed over to the edge and yelled down, "Did you do this?"

Jack's furious voice rose up, "Why on Earth would I attack other duelists? There's no reason to take down opponents outside of duels with Yusei on our team."

Dad walked over to the edge as well, "Please tell me that you have an alibi."

The tone of Jack's voice nearly broke my voice, "I wish. But unless you guys come in and watch me when I sleep, I have nothing."

I joined the men, "I wish we could help you, but there's so much evidence on you. Unless the attacks continue with you in here, I don't think there's anything we can do."

Jack glanced up at me, "If I don't get out, could you clear things up with…?"

Sending him a weak smile, I nodded, "Not a problem."

The three of us left, hoping that everything would clear up.


Aki flopped on the couch, "Since Jack got arrested, it's almost gone back to my pre-Black Rose days at the school."

Leo nodded, "In the past week, half of our friends have stopped talking to us."

I pulled up a chair and sat down, "The whole city is convinced that Jack was the one. It's just us and Carly that believe in him."

Crow leaned against the wall, "Are we really sure? He's been known to have a temper."

"He's not the one to have put people in the hospital repeatedly."

Aki nodded, "In comparison, Yusei or I seem more likely to do this kind of thing. Jack is more of a person that lashes out at whomever he is mad at."

Everyone nodded, and I leaned backward in my chair, "It seems likely that whomever is behind all of the strange things that have been happening in the city would be trying to soil our reputation."

Leo looked confused, so I rephrased, "The people who made Ghost could have a new one that looks like Jack to make us look bad."

"That would make sense. We are the most likely to take down the threat, and most of us have a pretty sketchy background. One more might be the one that breaks our reputation forever."


I was reconfiguring the duel boards when my phone started to ring, waking up Leo and breaking Aki out of her cat nap. I scooped it up, "Hello?"

Trudge's voice erupted out of the phone, "Jack escaped. If he comes to you, make sure to tell us."

"Um...okay. How did he escape?"

"We aren't sure."

The phone call ended, and I put my phone away, "Jack somehow got out."

All of them jumped to their feet, and Leo started yelling, "Maybe he wanted to find the person who was actually guilty!"

Crow nodded, "That would be like him. You guys go home. Yusei and I will go and try to find him."

We all headed out in our separate ways, and Crow glanced at me, "By the way, what were you talking to Carly about?"

"Once we find a way to clear Jack, you'll find out. But I'm sworn to secrecy."

Together, we headed out on the freeway, with me frequently checking my GPS.

After a few minutes, a ping showed up on my scanner, "Crow! I found him! He's on the stretch of freeway where all of the crashes have been happening!"

Both of us revved our engines, rushing towards the coast at our top speeds. The city seemed to blur as we hurried towards the coast, and I prayed with every fiber of my being that Jack was safe.

As we drew close to where the signal was, the screech of a runner spinning out of control filled the air, followed by a deafening crash.

Rounding the corner, my eyes fell upon a nearly perfect replica of the Wheel of Fortune, but with a major difference: it was his runner from a year ago, not the current one. It was parked directly next to a massive hole in the barrier that was made to keep runners on the road. And above him floated...a PURPLE Archfiend?

My mouth moved before I could think, "Who are you and why do you have a copy of Jack's monster?"

The imposter turned to smirk at us, and his Archfiend blasted us. When our vision cleared, both were gone.

Crow sighed, "No way to clear him now."

"First off, Archfiend is red, not purple. Secondly, that's not the Wheel of Fortune. I've fixed that thing enough times to tell you that it's the old version. The one that was destroyed in the Fortune Cup."

His eyes widened, "The one that has been on TV so many times that it could easily be copied."

"Not just that, but Kaiba Corp designed it, so if the new director is our enemy, finding the blueprints would be a piece of cake. Now let's go check to see if we can find who he forced into crashing."

We drove down to the ground below the crash zone, and Crow searched as I called Trudge, "Hey. We saw the rogue duelist."

His voice was filled with disbelief, "You found Jack?"

I shook my head, "This guy looked kind of like him, but he had strange marks on his face, below his eyes. Not only that, but it's the old version of the Wheel of Fortune. You know, the one I destroyed in the Fortune Cup? Finally, his Archfiend is purple, not red. Even it's attack was purple. Dad taught me that the only way to copy a rare card is to change the tint of it."

Mina appeared with Trudge, "That's true. But are you sure?"

"Yeah, Crow and I have it on our runner cams, which are a better quality than the highway cams."

Crow's voice cut through the night air, "YUSEI! It's Trust Guardian!"

I hung up the call and jumped down to join Crow, "What?"

He held up the card we had bought for all of our Synchros, Trust Guardian, "Oh, crap. That's the copy we gave him. See the identification number?"

With great care, Crow put it in the back of his deck, "Let's head back to the house."


All of us sat in front of the TV, and listened to the blonde reporter talk, "Citizens are advised to stay off the highways until the authorities find the one who is responsible. The only lead the police have is that the culprit has an unhealthy obsession with Jack Atlas. They have yet to determine if it is him or not."

Crow turned off the TV, "Alright, remember what we discussed. You guys should stay here, since they don't attack us here."

My phone erupted into music, and I picked up, "This is Yusei."

"Yusei, it's Carly. I have something you need to see. I'm pulling up outside the garage right now."

Pulling on my boots, I rushed downstairs and saw her climbing out, "What is it?"

She pulled out her computer, "I met a couple who saw the beginning of last night's duel. And lucky enough, they had pictures. Look at this."

Upon seeing the picture, my whole body froze, "Two of them? So my guess was right. That one is the current Wheel of Fortune. It has the small dent from when Crow threw a screwdriver to me and missed. Jack was furious."

She smiled, "Do you think it's enough to clear him?"

"I'm going out again tonight to try and find the imposter. Don't worry, I'll clear him one way or another."

She hugged me, "Good luck, Yusei."

I smirked, "Trust me, I am going to get your boyfriend back in one piece."


A/N: Thanks to Nozomi Higuarshi for reviewing on the original version of this chapter!