"Satellite punk, do you know how to Duel?" Tanner asked Yusei.

"You'll find out soon enough," Yusei responded.

Tanner proceeded to smile, "You're just gonna quickly fail and embarrass yourself."

"If you want to quit, now's the time," One of Tanner's men said.

"What can you do with that lame Deck?" Another of Tanner's men asked.

"Tanner, finish him off fast," A third man said.

"Bro, will you be okay?" Yanagi asked in concern.

"Just watch," Yusei simply responded.

Yanagi then remembered the Crimson Dragon's appearance and wondered if Yusei was connected. "You… Who are you?"

"You're going to learn your place," Tanner said as they both prepared their Duel Disks.

"Duel!" Both Duelists cried out.

"My turn. I draw!" Tanner smiled upon seeing what he drew. "From my hand, I summon Jirai Gumo (2200 Attack)!"

"It appeared!" Yanagi was getting worried.

"All right! He already summoned it on the first turn. Jirai Gumo is level 4, but it has 2200 Attack Points. Tanner, give him the jitters!" One of Tanner's men said.

"I set two cards facedown. I end my turn," Tanner said.

"Grandpa. A Duel breathes life into cards. It's the role of the Duelist to give rhythm that life. If the cards felt pain when they were stepped on, then it is the role of the Duelist to win and give them happiness," Yusei said.

Meanwhile, a hefty dark skinned man was watching the Duel between Yusei and Tanner. The man was plucking nose hairs when he decided to call director Goodwin, who was walking toward his home.

"Understood. Please continue to keep an eye on him," Goodwin hung up the phone. "The man from Satellite has started Dueling at the detention center." Goodwin informed Jack, who was walking with him. They both walked into Goodwin's home. "King, I'm taking you to a room that you have never seen before." They went through the elevator to a different part of the mansion. "I'll give you a glimpse of the true nature of the Public Maintenance Department," Rex said as they went down to a basement level of the mansion. When they got there, they walked through a stone hallway into a room with a temple that had a crimson red glow. "Please calm yourself and look forward." Jack proceeded to look at his mark upon seeing it on the temple. "Have you noticed it? King, the mark you have on your arm symbolizes the wing of the Crimson Dragon."

"Crimson Dragon…" Jack muttered.

"Yes. The Crimson Dragon you saw at Duel Stadium, king."

"It's my turn," Yusei said as he drew a card.

"I had that card in my hand last time," Yanagi said as Yusei grabbed Crystal Skull. "Don't do it! If you summon that, you'll take 1000 points of damage!"

"I summon Crystal Skull in Defense Position (0 Defense)! "

"See, I told you so," Yanagi commented as everyone else but Rainbow laughed.

"You're messing around. Go ahead and self-destruct," Tanner said.

"Self-destruct? Why would I do that? From my hand, I activate the quick-play spell card Curse Reflection Doll," Yusei played.

"That card is…" Yanagi muttered. The damage that Yusei would have taken got reflected and hit Tanner instead.

"What?" Tanner was confused.

Tanner

3000

Yusei

4000

"What's going on? Tanner lost 1000 Life Points!" One man was confused.

"And that Satellite punk took zero damage, even though he was the one who summoned Crystal Skull," Another man said.

"I get it. This Deck works by reflecting damage to the opponent!" Rainbow Dash realized.

"What did you do? What was that card?" Tanner demanded.

"Curse Reflection Doll. Due to its effect, the damage I take becomes zero, and you take damage equal to what I would have taken," Yusei explained.

"He dealt Crystal Skull's damage to Tanner," one man said.

"You used the curse of Crystal Skull to your advantage," Yanagi realized.

"The card answered to me. Though derided as useless, Crystal Skull gains great power due to the power of its friends," Yusei explained.

"Friends?" Yanagi was confused.

"The cards you gathered are its friends," Yusei explained.

"Bro, you're incredible," Yanagi said in awe.

"Tanner, that was just luck. There's no way you can lose to a Satellite punk!" one man said.

"You're wrong. It wasn't luck. He knows how to Duel. It's getting me excited. For the first time in a while, I can battle seriously," Tanner complimented Yusei.

"I end my turn," Yusei said.

"This is the first time I've seen Tanner look like that," one man said.

"My turn! I draw! I release Jirai Gumo to summon Ushi Oni (2150 Attack)!" Tanner summoned.

"Why? Jirai Gumo has higher Attack Points," Yanagi didn't understand.

"Don't underestimate Tanner!" one man said.

"The real show is about to start!" another man said.

"I get it. He plans on summoning Giant Ushi Oni. Watch out, Yusei!" Rainbow Dash warned her friend.

"I release Ushi Oni to special summon Giant Ushi Oni (2600 Attack)!" Tanner yelled out. "Giant Ushi Oni, attack Crystal Skull! Specter's Bite! Giant Ushi Oni's monster effect! When this card destroys one of your monsters in battle, it is allowed to attack again! Attack him directly!"

Tanner

3000

Yusei

1400

"Bro!" Yanagi was worried.

"He's all talk," One man said.

"I end my turn. Now, summon a monster!" Tanner said.

"Neo Domino City's Public Maintenance Department is just our current incarnation. We have inherited the power of the people of the stars who brings peace to the world. That name is Iliaster," Rex explained.

"Iliaster?" Jack asked.

"The word means "The first matter of all things." Government, economy, military, everything that controls the world is run by the people who swear allegiance to Iliaster. I, Rex Goodwin, is the 360th Star Guardian."

"From my hand, I summon Ashoka Pillar in Defense Position (2200 Defense)!" Yusei played.

Tanner's men proceeded to laugh. "There's another one. A useless stick that only has high Defense Points," one man said.

"Hurry up and destroy that one, too," another man said.

"Be quiet," Tanner ordered, shocking everyone. "Let me see how much you can squeeze out of that Deck."

"From my hand, I activate the equip spell Stonehenge. With stonehenge, I can special summon a monster with zero Attack Points from the graveyard and equip this on to it. I special summon Crystal Skull in Defense Position (0 Defense)!" Yusei proceeded to take damage from Crystal Skull's effect.

Tanner

3000

Yusei

400

Tanner's men proceeded to laugh at this. "Tanner, you're overestimating him," One man said.

"Bring out Crystal Skull? Is there no limit to his insanity?" another man said.

"No, you're wrong. After Giant Ushi Oni destroys a monster, it can battle again. If he doesn't have two monsters on his field, his Life Points will instantly become zero," Tanner explained.

"Yeah! Yusei truly is great, and he'll show you all," Rainbow Dash yelled.

"So those two monsters are just for blocking purposes," one man said.

"I see. He chose a way to survive Tanner's attack, even if that meant taking damage," another man said.

"But he made a mistake," Tanner grinned.

"What do you mean?" asked one of the men.

"When Ashoka Pillar is destroyed, he takes 2000 points of damage."

"He's right bro. If Giant Ushi Oni attacks you, it's over," Yanagi warned.

"Do you really believe that?" asked Yusei. "I set one card and end my turn."

"Like I thought, he placed a trap," Tanner thought. However… that's what I'm aiming for."

"Iliaster. It originated 3,000 years ago in the Andes Mountains of South America. King, let me lead you to the pre-Inca civilization," Rex said as he raised his arm. All of a sudden, the environment around the two changed to a past version of the temple. "In the past, the people of the stars built the giant stone civilization known as the temple of heaven. They revered the dragon star, which was said to govern all of creation, as their god. All the wisdom held by the stars was handed down to the ruler, the star dragon king. Through the star dragon king, the people were led by the stars, and they built a unique society and civilization. However, as it happens quite often, evil wars threatened the peace. When that happened, the star dragon king prayed to the dragon star for salvation. And the dragon star answered. The Crimson Dragon, which is the incarnation of god, came down and sealed the incarnation of evil into the ground."

"Into the ground?" Jack asked.

"Yes. Right here," Rex said as he changed the scenery to the Nazca Lines.

"The Nazca Lines?" Jack was confused.

"My turn. I draw!" Tanner grinned as he saw his card was Nobleman of Crossout. "I'll see the identity of your set card. Battle!"

Yanagi proceeded to freak out. "Stay away!"

"Giant Ushi Oni, attack Ashoka Pillar! Specter's Bite!"

"I activate the continuous trap Totem Pole!" Yusei cried out, much to Yanagi's glee and the crowd's shock. "Totem Pole negates your monsters' attacks up to three times."

"That's pretty good. I didn't know it had that effect," Yanagi gleefully said.

Tanner, however, laughed. "You fell into my trap, Satellite Punk. I activate the continuous trap Spiderweb Castle! Spiderweb Castle can activate when the opponent activates a trap. With this card, when your monster attacks, that monster's Attack Points are halved. Furthermore, if I send this card to the graveyard, I can attack you directly. There's no way you can win, Satellite Punk!"

"Will you be okay, bro? Did you hear what he said?" Yanagi wa getting worried.

"Hey, Yusei can find a way to win in spite of that trap card. I wouldn't worry Yanagi," Rainbow Dash reassured.

` "I set one card and end my turn," Tanner said. He then proceeded to think, "Now come at me. My field is perfect. With Trap Hole, if you summon a monster with 1000 or more Attack Points, it will be destroyed. If you try to attack, Mirror Force will destroy your monsters in Attack Position. This Duel has me fired up. I've forgotten how this felt. It reminds me of that time...The exciting world of professional Dueling. And my final opponent…" He remembered that he lost against Jack Atlas in a Turbo Duel.

"You said you were good enough to face the king, but this was all you could do? This was the worst Duel ever," he remembered Jack saying to him.

"After that, I kept falling," Tanner continued to think. "I quit being a professional. However, I couldn't abandon Dueling. I competed underground against hooligans and barely pulled off victories. I clung on to victories among the garbage. I was completely absorbed in illegal Duels until I finally ended up here. What a pathetic story. I like you since you were able to get me this excited. I can't lose this Duel!

"It's my turn. I believe in you. Let's show grandpa your victory. If I can just get one more monster… come!" Yusei drew, smiling upon seeing the card he drew, much to the shock of Tanner and his men.

"He smiled," One of the men said.

"I guess that he managed to draw a good card," Rainbow Dash commented.

"I activate the spell card Piri Reis Map!" Yusei played.

"Who cares. That's just a map," a man commented.

"You shouldn't underestimate it. Piri Reis Map is from the Middle Ages…" Yanagi said.

"There he goes again," One man interrupted.

"We've had enough of your stories!" Another man said.

"Piri Reis Map allows me to add one monster with 0 Attack Points in my Deck to my hand. I summon the card that was added to my hand. Cabrera Stone!" Yusei summoned the monster only for his Life Points to be cut in half.

Tanner

3000

Yusei

200

"What's that rock?" One man asked.

"It's Cabrera Stone! It's incredible. Humans and dinosaurs…" Yanagi said.

"Enough of your talk!" one man interrupted.

"But what a spectacle!" Yanagi was excited. "Crystal Skull and Cabrera Stone and Ashoka Pillar! I'm getting goosebumps! You can't see this in any museum! "

"What is the meaning of this? Due to Piri Reis Map's effect, if you summon the card you added to your hand, your Life Points are halved. Now you only have 200 Life Points. Why did you choose that card?" Tanner asked in confusion.

"To win. When Crystal Skull, Ashoka Pillar and Cabrera Stone are on my field, there's a card that I can activate," Yusei said as he showed a card.

"That's…" Yanagi said.

"I activate the spell card Triangle O!" Yusei played the card, which proceeded to crack all the cards on Yusei's field and move onto Tanner's field.

"What? It's even coming on to my field?" Every card on both fields were cracking and preparing to break.

"They'll all be destroyed!" One man yelled.

"Awesome! So this is the Power of Triangle O!" Yanagi was amazed.

"Triangle O destroys all cards on the field. Then the damage I would have taken due to the destroyed cards' effects will be dealt to you," Yusei explained as Tanner's Life Points drained to 0.

"Alright! Yusei won!" Rainbow Dash was excited.

"Tanner! Are you okay?" One man asked.

"Bro, you're awesome! You won by reflecting back 3000 points of damage that you were going to take. I didn't think that was possible," Yanagi was excited.

Yusei smiled. "I just fulfilled the wishes of the cards."

"Bro…" Yanagi said as he jumped onto Yusei and tried to kiss his cheek.

Tanner stood back up. "He managed to defeat Tanner without even battling once," One man said.

"That punk! How dare he do this to Tanner!" Another man yelled.

Just as the two men were walking forward, Tanner stopped them. "Wait."

"Tanner…" One of the men was surprised.

Tanner walked towards Yusei. "You won without even attacking once. You were chosen by the cards. That was a good strategy. I'm amazed. I didn't know a Duel like this was possible. What's your name?"

"Yusei," Yusei answered.

"Grandpa, I'm sorry that I stepped on your cards," Tanner apologized. "And you, Rainbow Dash, sorry for all the trouble I gave you."

"It's fine. I've dealt with worse people before," Rainbow Dash accepted the apology.

"It's fine. More importantly, look at this," Yanagi said as he held up some cards. "Doesn't it look like Crystal Skull is smiling? Bro, you're really incredible!"

"It would be a waste if you're stuck here," Tanner told Yusei. "I want to send you to the world of the pros. Will you Duel me again?" Tanner held out his hand.

"Anytime," Yusei accepted the handshake.

"So, what happened to that purple haired girl you were talking about, Tanner?" Rainbow asked.

"Oh, her. She ran off after our Duel. Though, to be fair, she and her friend were almost as good as Yusei," Tanner answered.

Suddenly, some guards entered the room. "Number 88! The chief wants a word with you. Come with us," One guard said.

Back with Goodwin and Jack…

"The evil was sealed into the ground, but like rain water seeping underground over time, it has seeped all over the world. Look at the current world. War, poverty, incurable illnesses, economic chaos. There is no peace from the era of the people of the stars. The only utopia is Neo Domino City. You must understand by now. In the near future, the evil god sealed in Nazca will resurrect. It will feed on the evil in people's hearts," Rex told Jack.

"What?" Jack was shocked.

"We are preparing for the day when the evil god resurrects and will summon the Crimson Dragon that will protect the people. We are searching for Signers that have the Mark of the Dragon."

Jack pulled up his sleeve and looked at his mark. "With this mark, that means I'm one of them."