Kiryu quietly whistled, "I've seen this monstrosity from a distance, but it's even bigger than I thought."

Jack leaned against one of the windows along the side, "It's even bigger than the one in the Kaiba Dome. I guess that it's a Satellite thing to dream big and build even bigger."

Crow was sizing up Bolger, who was riding the most recent runner. I muttered to the two men with me, "I just hope that his engine can hold out for the duel. Even with the repairs we've done, it is still about five years old."

"Plus the two shadow duels. I'm surprised that any of our engines worked after that."

The two of them shot off, and the two wheels that I thought were for balance shot out fire. Bolger rushed past Crow, who did his best to catch up.

Crow didn't have a chance of turning the corner first, and Bolger drew his first card, "I summon White Warrior-Fog the Treasure Shield in defense mode, and place two facedowns!"

White Warrior-Fog the Treasure Shield-2000

All three of us remained quiet as Crow started, "My turn, and I can special summon this monster if only my opponent has monsters on their field. Say hello to Blackwing-Sirocco the Dawn!"

Blackwing-Sirocco the Dawn-2000

Kiryu smirked, "Let me guess, another special summon-"

"Next, if I have a Blackwing on my field, I can special summon Blackwing-Bora the Spear!"

Blackwing-Bora the Spear-1700

Chuckles filled the booth, and Crow continued, "Sirocco's ability combines all Blackwing attack points on another monster. So Bora the Spear gets a boost!"

Blackwing-Bora the Spear-3700

Bolger spoke up, "Actually, it doesn't because I activate the continuous trap Whiteout. It negates any ability that one monster gives to another."

Blackwing-Bora the Spear-1700

The color fled all of our faces, and I inched closer, "That means that most of his cards abilities are completely useless."

Crow's voice lost its fervor, "Then I end my turn."

Confidence filled his voice as Bolger started his turn, "Then I summon White Warrior-Hail the Iron Hammer."

White Warrior-Hail the Iron Hammer-1800

"Now I activate the continuous trap Sacred Arrow. At the end phase of every turn, each player takes 400 points of damage for each monster that was lost that turn."

I turned to look at Kiryu, "His deck is an anti-Blackwing deck. Crow's going to struggle against this if he can even win."

He nodded as Bolger continued, "Hail the Iron Hammer attacks your Bora the Spear!"

The white monster shattered Bora, and a pulse of annoyance came from Crow as his life points dipped.

Life Points Crow=3900

"Next Hail's special ability activates. When he destroys a monster in battle, another monster on that field is also destroyed."

Sirocco shattered, and Bolger cleared his throat, "I end my turn, and you lose 800 life points."

Life Points Crow=3100

Crow drew a card, "I put one card facedown and then summon my tuner monster, Blackwing-Mistral the Silver Shield in defense mode."

Blackwing-Mistral the Silver Shield-1800

"Then I end my turn."

Bolger nearly lost his card as he flamboyantly drew it, causing the three of us to snicker, "I summon White Warrior-Snow the Rope Dart."

White Warrior-Snow the Rope Dart-0

"He gains 100 attack points for every card on the field. There are 7, so he gains 700 attack points."

White Warrior-Snow the Rope Dart-700

A sinister tone entered his voice, "He can attack you directly once per turn. Now go Snow!"

The rope dart 'smacked' Crow in the face, and his points dipped further.

Life Points Crow=2400

Not pausing even for a second, Bolger kept going, "And then Fog the Treasure Shield's special ability activates. If you take direct damage, one spell or trap card on your field gets destroyed."

Crow's facedown shattered, and Bolger twisted around, "Come on, Crow. You know how long I've been around that deck. I've dueled it dozens of times, and watched dozens of more duels. I know what it is capable of."

I looked at Jack, "It's like us dueling each other. Let's just hope that Bolger is the Jack in the situation."

He shoved me, "I'll beat you again."

Chuckles slipped from both myself and Kiryu as I looked at Jack, "In ten years maybe."

Bolger ended his turn, and Crow looked at his hand, "I summon Shura the Blue Flame, but don't get to comfortable with him, because he is going to be tuned by Mistral."

Blackwing-Shura the Blue Flame-1800

"Come forth, Blackwing-Armed Wing!"

Blackwing-Armed Wing-2300

A smirk grew on Crow's face, "Now attack Rope Dart!"

"Snow the Rope Dart can flee back to my hand whenever it is the target of an attack."

Our dorky brother shrugged, "Then I'll go after Fog the Treasure Shield. And that is better for me because if my Armed Wing attacks a monster in defense mode, it gains 500 attack points and has piercing damage."

Blackwing-Armed Wing-2800

It sliced the opposing monster in half, and Bolger's life points finally dropped.

Life Points Bolger=3200

Three sighs of relief filled the viewing room as I pointed at Crow's card, "Now Sacred Arrow is going to hit Bolger."

Sure enough, Crow placed a facedown, and Sacred Arrow shot toward Bolger.

Life Points Bolger=2800

Their conversation came from the speaker on the console, "Crow, why don't you just quit? Finding out who killed him won't bring him back."

His face hardened, "Pearson was just doing the best he could for the kids. If he is never avenged, then those kids will never understand what happened to their protector."

Bolger sighed, "Alright then. I start my turn by bringing back my Snow the Rope Dart."

White Warrior-Snow the Rope Dart-0

"Then he tunes together with my Hail, the Iron Hammer to create Crimson Mefist!"

My blood froze, "No way."

Crimson Mefist-2800

It was exactly the card that Crow showed me yesterday, "He did it."

Jack shook his head, "That's going to upset Crow-"

"HOW COULD YOU! PEARSON WAS YOUR BEST FRIEND! HOW COULD YOU HAVE KILLED HIM?"

Bolger remained calm, "The money had run out, and Pearson refused to steal. So when some city folk showed up with money to fund us, I was ecstatic. But Pearson turned it down because he refused to accept charity. In his mind, it was no better than giving it up completely. So I took the blueprints, and told Pearson that if he wanted to keep them, he had to beat me. Obviously I didn't lose, and now former Satellites have a job and can buy runners. They can be equal to the city folk."

Crow had stopped yelling, but his face was full of murder, "You are the worst person I know. Even my brother is a better person than you. I will beat you, and then turn you into Security."

Jack muttered, "Geez. I feel slightly offended."

Despite the tension in the air, Kiryu and I coughed back laughs at Jack's comment.

Bolger didn't stop there, "When it's my turn, it deals you 300 points of damage for every card on your field, and during your turn you take 300 if you put any spell or trap cards on your field. Go, Crimson Mefist!"

Crow's scream cut through the air, and he swerved a bit.

Life Points Crow=1800

"Crimson Mefist then attacks your Armor Wing."

It's head partially melted from the attack before it shattered, and Crow screamed again as the blast hit him.

Life Points Crow=1300

Kiryu glanced over at me, "Are you okay?"

I rubbed my neck, "From this distance, I have to reach out to feel him. So I'm trying to not focus on him too much. I'm more worried about him. Who knows if this is better or worse than a Shadow Duel?"

Sacred Arrow shot toward him, dipping his life points even further down.

Life Points Crow=900

Bolger twisted around, "Crow, you still have time to surrender. Please don't make me kill you."

Crow's voice scratched as he spoke, "I use Speed World 2's effect, and remove 7 Speed Counters in order to draw a card. Then I summon Blackwing-Kochi the Daybreak in defense mode."

Blackwing-Kochi the Daybreak-1500

There was still a noticeable tremor in his voice as he wrapped up, "Then I place one facedown and end my turn."

Bolger sighed, "Since you played a spell or trap card on your turn, Mefist deals 300 damage to you."

Life Points Crow=600

One of Blackbird's wings flew off, and I grabbed Kiryu's hand, "Only three hits and it's already destroying the Blackbird. I don't know how much longer it can hold out."

A thunderous yell came from Bolger, "Crow, just give my Black-Winged Dragon, and you don't have to duel me anymore."

Spitting out a little blood, Crow glared at him, "Shut up and take your turn."

Rolling his eyes, Bolger flicked his hand, "Crimson Mefist's ability activates, and you take 900 total damage."

Crow shook his head, "I activate Down Burst, which flips all of your spell and trap cards face down. Then I activate Delta Crow Anti-Reverse, which destroys all face down cards in your spell/trap card zone if I have a Blackwing on my field. Now I have two less cards, and only take 300 points of damage."

Life Points Crow=300

Bolger glared, and looked down at his hand, "I summon White Warrior-Sleet the Morning Star."

White Warrior-Sleet the Morning Star-0

"He may not look like much, but if he is released, and another monster on my side of the field destroys one of your monsters, you take half of that monster's points as damage."

Kiryu's fingers went white as I gripped tighter, "No…"

The door opened, and Bruno walked inside with Crow's kids. I smiled at them, and they rushed to our side as Crow spoke, "I discard Blackwing-Jetstream the Blue Sky, which makes it so one of my Blackwings can't be destroyed this turn."

Nodding, Bolger gave a sickly sweet smile to Crow, "Then I place one facedown and end my turn."

Crow was looking at his duel disk, and even without reaching out I knew what was going on, "Hey, which one of you wants to use the speaker to talk to Crow?"

One of the boys ran over, and Bruno helped them speak into the mike, "Crow! You can win! We are here to watch you!"

His head whipped toward us, and a smile spread across his face. Then he turned back to Bolger, "Pearson turned down the money because he wanted the kids to learn how to stand up for their ideals, not cave at the first opportunity. That's why I will protect the children until my last breath."

A bright light came from Crow, and every screen lit up with the image of the strangest dragon that I'd ever seen. It looked more like a bird than a dragon, which fit Crow, "Could that be…?"

"I summon Blackwing-Bora the Spear in attack mode."

Blackwing-Bora the Spear-1700

"Then I tune my monsters together to create Pearson's ultimate beast, Black-Wing Dragon!"

Pain shot up my arm, and I looked at Jack, "I think that's his Signer Dragon, late to the party just like it's owner."

Jack chuckled, and we looked back to the duel.

Black-Wing Dragon-2800

Bolger's voice filled with venom, "So it's finally here. But I activate Synchro Rivalry. If you summon a Synchro monster while I have one on the field, my monsters cannot be destroyed this turn."

Crow smirked, "That's fine. I activate Angel Baton. If I have two or more speed counters, I can draw two cards and discard one. I discard Blackwing-Zephyros the Elite. Then I place one facedown."

"And you take 300 points of damage from Crimson Mefist."

His dragon moved in the way of the attack, "Actually, Black-Wing Dragon's ability activates. If I was due to take some damage that wasn't from battle, I can remove that many attack points from my Dragon and not take any."

Black-Wing Dragon-2500

"By taking 400 points of damage, and removing a card from the field, I can special summon Blackwing-Zephyros the Elite from my graveyard!"

Blackwing-Zephyros the Elite-1700

"My dragon takes the damage for me."

Black-Wing Dragon-2100

"Then, I can set a card to destroy my Zephyros. Then I take 300 damage from your Mefist and my dragon protects me again.

Black-Wing Dragon-1800

I placed my hand over my mouth, "He's copying you and Archfiend from when the fake you was attacking!"

Jack paled as he watched Crow continue, "Next, I remove the card from my field to bring back Zephyros, and my dragon takes 400 more points of damage."

Blackwing-Zephyros the Elite-1700

After poking me in the side, Jack pointed to Blackwing Dragon, "Is it just me, or is his monster turning black?"

"It's not just you. Each time it takes damage, four feathers turn black. One on each wing."

Crow stared through his tears, "Pearson wanted to show the kids that we could achieve our dreams without relying on the city folk. Nothing else mattered to him besides the kids. I set a card to destroy Zephyros, and take 300 more points of damage."

Black-Wing Dragon-1400

"You were never a child in the Satellite! You never had to experience what it was like to have no parents! To have no one who was keeping an eye out for you! That's why we all flocked to Pearson. He gave us hope of a better future, and let us know that the cycle would end with us! THAT'S WHY I FIGHT FOR THE KIDS!

"I set the card to destroy my Zephyros."

Black-Wing Dragon-1100

He continued the pattern, "I remove the card to summon Zephyros again, and Black-Wing takes 400 points of damage!"

Blackwing-Zephyros the Elite-1700

Black-Wing Dragon-700

"Then I set the card to destroy him."

Black-Wing Dragon-400

"And then he comes back, and the last of Black-Wing's points go away."

Black-Wing Dragon-0

Every feather was black, and Crow's eyes were full of tears, "His wings were made black by the pain you gave to Pearson. And now he's going to pay you back. The other half of his ability is once per turn, he can reclaim his attack points by stealing them from one of your monsters. Since you only have one, there isn't really a choice of who loses their points."

Black-Wing Dragon-2800

Crimson Mefist-0

"Black-Wing Dragon, take out Bolger and bring him to justice!"

The blast hit, and Bolger's runner was impossible to see inside of a massive explosion.

Life Points Bolger=0 Defeat!

Bolger and Crow slid to a stop, and exchanged a few words, which we couldn't hear since the duel was over. Then they both headed inside limping.

Crow came up to join us, "Bolger just called the Securities. He turned himself in, and is giving a few last instructions to his workers."

Jack slapped him on the back, "Good job."

The kids swarmed him, and I sat down, "Well, that was an emotional roller coaster."


A/N: Thanks to PipeDream and an anonymous Guest for reviewing on the original version of this chapter!