I wrote this for YGO Big Bang 2018. This is a intro so to say to my idea of Zexal II and Vector being the parents of Mieru and Michio form ARC-V. As it should be figured this is set right after ZEXAL, and right before ARC-V while ignoring certain details.

Icon art is by trainsart on tumblr


Eliphas stood in front of five crystals, looking at each of them with a hint of caution on his face.

"Awaken!" he commanded, and the crystals began to disappear, leaving beings with spiked armor, and forms that seemed to glow a pale gold in their place.

"Hm, and I thought you said you'd never need us again," was the first thing he heard. He sighed and turned away from them.

"I didn't, but for the moment I can make use out of you." He turned back and all five forms stood at his full attention. "Hm, Zexals, as they called you. I need you five to go to Earth."

They looked up at him in bewilderment.

"Really? Has another issue come up? Did Don Thousand came back?" Zexal III asked.

"No, nothing like that. But I hear whisperings of a problem to come. So I want you there, where you can hopefully stop the problem before it happens. If it should happen that is."

Hope Zexal nodded and then bowed. "I am honored that you chose us for this mission, and also happy you're letting us stay on Earth," she said.

"So am I," Zexal III added. "So what is it you want us to do there exactly?"

"Nothing really. I just want you there to watch, and if you see anything suspicious, report it to me and take care of it quickly." He paused. "Otherwise I don't care what you do there, just blend in with the humans. All right?"

They all nodded and then saluted.

"Understood, Eliphas."

"Good. Now a few other things. Zexal III, I want you to watch Dark Zexal. At least for a year, until he seems fit enough to be on his own."

Zexal III nodded while Dark Zexal just rolled his eyes.

"You should be happy I let you out for this," Eliphas said, glaring at him.

"Yes, yes, I understand, I'm so grateful," he said rolling his eyes.

"All right, then you may go."

They began to walk away but Eliphas quickly grabbed Zexal II's arm before she could leave with them.

"I also have a few things I want you to do."

"Of course, what do I need to do?" she asked.

"I want you to find Vector, I know he was sent back to Earth like the others, and it's a problem."

"Do you think he could cause another issue for us?" she asked. "I would think after enough time we'd know if he'd do something, well, serious again."

"He was the one who awoke Don Thousand. I just need you to watch him. If he does anything questionable, you are to tell me, understand?"

"Of course." She paused for a moment. "But why me, and not, say, Zexal III or Hope?"

"Well, from what I understand it was you who defeated him the first time, so you have that connection and advantage over him, and that can be used elsewhere."

"I see, and all right, whatever you want me to do," she said with a slight smile.

"Good, now leave. Your mission starts now."


Finding Vector wasn't hard since he had remained in Heartland City after his return to Earth. He was living in an abandoned house under a highway. Shingles were missing in patches from the roof, and most the paint, which must have been a tan color, was missing. A few windows also seemed to be cracked, but if they were broken or not, she wasn't close enough to see.

Zexal II looked at it and shook her head in disapproval.

"What a sad way to live." She grabbed the doorknob, expecting it to be locked, but to her surprise the door opened with no effort needed at all. She looked past the entrance and the garbage all over the floor. Carefully, she made her way into the main room and saw a couch right in the middle of it, on it was what seemed to be a person laying on it.

"Please don't be a dead body," she muttered under her breath.

But to her surprise it was just Vector, lying there as if he were sleeping.

"If you're going to rob the place, you're out of luck," he said not opening his eyes. "If you want to kill me I'm ready when you are. Otherwise get out of my house."

"Well I'm here for neither of those things, and I'm not leaving either." She said with a huff. She finally found him, and she wasn't leaving just because he was stubborn.

While she spoke, his eyes opened and they seemingly widened at the sight of her.

"Well, isn't this a real blast from the past." He laughed. "What? Are you here for my Number Cards?"

"No, I'm just here for you."

"Ah, yes of course," He sat up, crossing his arms over his chest. "So what did I do now? Or is this because I wasn't punished enough for what I did back then?"

"No, no it's nothing like that. I was just told to watch you."

"Oh really? You're not going to drag me to Astral World to have my soul 'cleansed of chaos?" He said laughing.

"No."

He laughed even louder, "Wonderful! If that's not it, then get out of here and leave me alone."

She sat down and looked at him seriously. "I can't do that, even if I wanted to. It was an order by Eliphas, so we'll both have to make do."

"Fine, whatever, I don't care." He laid back and smirked. "Make yourself at home then."

"I'll try." She looked around. She could see several bags of what she guessed was trash, stacked up against the wall, as if he had tried to clean up before. There where also several chairs, each of them seemed to be broken in some way. She shook her head

"I'm actually shocked that you're in a place like this. I thought you'd be with the others."

"Why would I be?" He scowled. "Nasch hates me, along with that sister of his. I could probably get Gilag or Alit to forgive me, but it doesn't really matter."

"They still hate you?"

"I mean, I'm sure they do. But it's not like I'm going to go and ask them."

"I see, how sad," she said. "Do they even know you're alive?"

"Well, they saw me come back, so they knew then. But now they probably think I'm dead … and I'd like to keep it that way."

"Hm, if you say so." She went quiet for a minute but then spoke up once more. "How long has it been since then?"

He thought for a second. "About five years? Maybe six. I haven't kept track. What, have you been asleep all this time?"

"Well kind of, yes. Eliphas said we weren't needed after Don Thousand's defeat. So we were put to sleep up until now."

"So what, did he just wake you up to watch me?" He chuckled a little. "At least someone thinks I'm important enough to need to be supervised."

"Well, the others are here too, but I was the one told to watch you."

"Oh, and that's all?"

"Um, yes, that's all," she lied.

"If you say so." He got up. "Well do what you want then." And without another word, he went upstairs to lie on his bed.

Meanwhile she looked around, still disgusted over how unkempt and unclean the place was. She put a over her face and made her way up the stairs after him.

"If I may ask, how exactly did you find a place like this? Or just find a place in general?" She asked when she finally found his room.

"Oh well it's real easy, you see, I walked in a place, messed with some papers, and found out this place was 'willed to me from some long dead great uncle' that no one ever knew about." He smirked.

"Are you serious?"

"Yep! I mean they could still try to take this place away from me, but what are they going to take, my trash?" He laughed.

"Well, I suppose you have a point."

"Whatever." He closed his eyes. "You, you, whatever you call yourself now."

"I'm still Zexal II."

"That's a mouthful. What about Second? Same idea."

She pondered over it. "Uh, yeah I guess it is."

"Well alright Second, go do something, I want to sleep."

"Fine, whatever, but I'm not leaving!" She stated as she walked down the stairs, and almost slipping on some papers as she made her way down.