Ugh! Two words I thought I'd never say when it came to this world. Screw. Action. Fields.

Just screw them! They were annoying as heck. I was screaming into the couch. All by myself. Mister Shuzo Principal man had left to deal with something after I spent much of this morning and afternoon trying out Action Fields and Entertainment Dueling. Apparently, I arrived to this world on a Sunday. Monday rolled around and left me bored. Bored until I found out Shuzo was up for teaching me some things. So, I was at You Show learning some of the basics. At least until the early afternoon.

"...Why are Action Duels a pain?" I complained into the pillow.

Turned out that I learned some things about Action Fields. Brushed up on some details that honestly made me a grumpy puppy at the moment. Firstly, you can only have a single Action Card in your hand at a time. Fair enough; makes the idea of hoarding cards early on impossible. Doesn't stop you from just using multiple ones in a single turn. And, most of them acted like Quick-Play Spells than regular Spell cards. Should have called them Quick-Play Action Spells.

So maybe scratch these Action Duels. Regular standing Duels are good enough for me. Doesn't mean I'll be dropping Action Duels. Just… they'll be my second-choice in regard to any Duels. Some did come out of this; I was more up and aware of Action Duels. Enough to where I felt comfortable. For the most part for most of the Field Spells. Then there were others in which I couldn't stand flat out. Only a few though, nothing too dangerous.

Getting up from the couch, I reached for the sketchbook and opened it up. A decent sketch of Yuto was there. A bit of Dark Rebellion's head toward the bottom as well. It was something I needed to do. Drew out some of my thoughts with a couple of minor doodles on the edges. Something small I finished while I was waiting for somebody to come to the school.

"This… is so boring!" I finally exclaimed, pushing myself off the couch. "I'm going to die of boredom!"

"Did I come in at a bad time?" My eyes snapped open, seeing two kids upside and on the ceiling.

"Hi, Lowell! We're back!" Sora skipped over to me, head tilted. "Yuya just finished school and I decided to follow him."

"I thought I told to stop stalking me at school!"

"You never said I couldn't as a friend. Right, Lowell?"

Blinking twice, only then did I see behind them upside down. Oh, wait… I'm on my back, aren't I? Rolling over, the world returned back into place as I yawned. The noises around me were tuned to the background. I wasn't feeling like dealing with any outside interference.

"Lowell? Didn't you hear my question?" I rubbed my eye, not realizing how sleepy I was.

My shake shook a bit. "No, sorry… come again?"

"Don't you bring her into this!" Yuya snapped at Sora.

"Yuya says I can't be with him during school!" The blue-haired Fusion duelist declared pointed at Yuya.

"And your point is?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Sora has been stalking me at day at school today!" Yuya pointed back at the younger male.

"Stalking? Isn't that what some creepy obsessive person does?" My eyes went to Sora. "That's not what a friend does Sora."

"Huh!? You were supposed to be on my side!" Sora whined at me.

"Who said I was going to be on your side? I never signed up for that." My arms folded after I put my sketchbook and supplies away. "Anyway, where are Yuzu and Niles?"

"Oh them? They're stopping by to invite Noboru. We were thinking of having him join us for some Action Duels." Yuya's face lit up in joy.

"Noburu?" I couldn't recall a character with that name before. "Is he… a friend?"

"Who's that Yuya?" Sora seemed to share my same confusion.

"Right! I forgot that neither of you has met Noboru. Noboru Gongenzaka is a childhood friend of mine. He goes to his family's school: Gongenzaka Dojo." Yuya quickly explained to us. "I haven't gotten to see him a while, but I know both of you will love him. Especially with his Steadfast Dueling."

"Steadfast… Dueling?" That term perplexed me even more than the school's name. Just what kind of day was this shaping up to be?

?, Miami City, 3rd P.O.V.

"What do you mean you saw her?" A voice in an alley snapped.

"I meant what I said. I saw her with some other girl at the docks last night." A calmer voice responded.

"That's impossible! I left her with the Resistance before we left. She promised me. Are you saying that she backstabbed me and came here herself?!" The first voice was of an older male, most certainly.

"I'm not certain. All I know is that I saw a girl that resembled her. I just need more time-!" The second male began before a loud slam reverberated against the solid wall behind them.

"We don't have time. Every second we waste is another second Academia is gaining the advantage over us. Just stick to the plan."

Yuto watched his comrade leave the scene. Left alone in the alleyway, he took over the broken goggles and tossed them into the trash. Then, he dug something out from his pocket. It was a faded and slightly torn photo. A group of five smiling happily together. One of the figures was in the middle, the face was torn in half. To that figure's left were two females. Faces currently obscured by the lighting, though by their body language both of the were joyful. To the right, was Yuto and his close companion. Yuto smiling while the other only sporting a grin toward the camera. It was a large group hug. A photo he was keeping on hand despite the torn off face in the middle.

He couldn't help but think back to last night. To what that girl said.

It - It was impossible. Seeing who he saw in front of him. Standing beside the younger girl. Eyes not recognizing who he was. The sunsetting skies giving some much-needed light.

"Yuzu! Lowell!" Yuto's heart skipped a beat; that voice!

"N-Niles!?" She gasped, eyes widening at the voice from outside.

He wished he could have done something more. Reach out and say something before that blinding came. Transporting him away from the group. Those names: Yuzu and Lowell. Why were those name spoken? Those were not their names! Besides, wasn't he supposed to be…

Yuto was determined to get answers. One way or another.

You Show Duel School, Miami City, 1st P.O.V.

"So, Steadfast Dueling is just regular Dueling but in an Action Duel?" I tried to make sense of the strange term.

"That is one way of putting it," Niles replied after a long pause. "Just don't say in front of Noboru. He'll get offended."

"Duly noted."

It turned about this Noboru guy was the large framed Gongenzaka. The one that by a simple look had more Japanese culture on him than any other. Noboru had arrived with Yuzu and Niles. Not long after Ayu, Futoshi and Tatsuya had joined us. By first impressions not from the show, he seemed really nice. His presence certainly brought some life into this building.

I was currently on break, watching Yuya and Noboru dueling and clearly displaying their methods. Steadfast Dueling was pretty much a regular duel taking place inside an Action Duel. Something I would feel a lot better with doing. But I would like to have the option to flee if needed. Maybe I could combine the two together? Yeah, that should work.

"Hey you two, Yuya still at it?" Yuzu had returned from her restroom break.

"Yep. And they still are going." Sora replied as he sat by us, lollipop in hand.

"Geez. I know Yuya and Noboru are good friends, but when do we get a turn?"

"Call me when they decided to give us a turn. I want to get to our Duel." I rose up from my seat.

"Sure thing Lowell!" Sora waved goodbye as I departed to the outside.

I wasn't planning on going far. I just needed some fresh air that didn't involve my brain trying to analyze every little detail of the Duel. Sometimes I never understood why my brain defaulted to that at times. All I needed to do was relax and be a kid! Enjoy my youth for what it was. Stop overthinking things! At this rate, I can't ever act normal around Yuya or the others.

"Hey, isn't that who I think it is?" My eyes opened and I saw some lackeys of Shingo coming towards the school.

"What are you boys doing here?" I asked them, not moving from my comfortable position as I folded my arms.

"Get out of way girl; we're here for Yuya Sakaki, not you," Goon 1 told me.

"Yeah yeah yeah, I get that you people must be color blind and all that but you're too stupid if you think that was Yuya would utterly own Shingo without using his Pendulum Cards." I couldn't help but say aloud at this point.

"But you were there as well! That was Yuya Sakaki who ambushed Shingo and now he's in the hospital!" Goon 2 exclaimed.

"That guy had black and purple hair, not the tomato hair color Yuya has! I swear everyone must be colorblind if you can't tell those colors apart." Okay, now this was getting on my nerves and I hated that.

"Stop will those lame jokes and let us inside. We're getting payback on Yuya!" The third one tried to reach the door, only to find it open with Niles glaring on the other side.

"Getting payback on Yuya? What are you idiots talking about?" Niles growled as he walked and had the doors close behind him.

"Apparently these three think Yuya somehow magically got disguised, dyed his hair, changed his voice and eye color to protect Yuzu and me with some Dark Rebellion XYZ Dragon," I explained, "Even though clearly the two had different hair colors, they think it's Yuya who did the crime."

"Yuya obviously got a disguise from Niles," Goon 2 pointed at the XYZ duelist, "Where he managed to get his deck or voice-changer doesn't matter. It was Yuya who was dueling Shingo and he has to pay."

"Hey Niles quick question: were you with Yuya last night?" I asked him. Maybe if I get this bit of information they'd let him off the hook.

"That's a stupid question, but yes I was with him," Niles replied. "What's the point?"

"A-hah! So you were helping Yuya to ambush Shingo! You're going to pay for that!" Goon 1 exclaimed. My response was just to facepalm at the idiots.

"I fail to see how me being with Yuya that night means that Yuya would have ambushed Shingo." His voice was clearly unamused at this time.

"She bought you both time to get ready with her rude comments towards Shingo!" Goon 3 pointed to me.

"Hey, how was I supposed to know they were rude. I thought they were funny!" I blinked in confusion.

"You seriously need to learn how to control your mouth before you speak your mind. Sometimes it's very rude," Niles sighed.

"Well, I'm sorry~! How am I going to apologize to this infirmed Shingo then?" I joked that last part since I knew he wouldn't want to see me anytime soon.

"Still, that doesn't let either of you sly with the true fact that both of you helped Yuya ambush Shingo!" Goon 2 yelled at us.

"Ambush? Ambush!? Shingo wasn't ambushed!" Did they know what the definition of the word ambush was!?

"Then why is he hospitalized? His injuries were so severe that he can barely even move!" Goon 1 stated.

"Last I checked, injuries from duels outside of the Action Field don't occur," Niles looked back at me and then back at the trio, "Are you just making that part up?"

I didn't exactly reply to that as Yuzu and I felt the cold power Shingo's monster possessed.

"Hey, what's going on here?" A new voice showed up and we all turned around to see who had arrived.

"Noboru! Nice timing," Niles waves as the big student passes by the other trio, "We're just having some trouble with these three claiming Shingo got ambushed by Yuya."

"Lowell, Niles!" Everyone else came out from the school behind us, "Is everything alright?"

"Principal, sorry about this, but it looks like these three students decided to show up claiming Yuya ambushed Shingo," Niles explained.

"Which he didn't. I vouch for Yuya's defense if they need proof." I added in.

"Yuya?!"

"Me-ya?!" Yuya had just peaked out and utter befuddlement perfectly described the poor kid's voice.

"Don't lie, we totally know it was you," Goon 2 said.

"And I'm telling you guys it wasn't Yuya at all! Sheesh, I was with Yuzu and Niles was with Yuya during that time!" I barked back, "Is everybody in this town colorblind?!"

"What does color blindness have to do with this?" Sora asked me.

"Argh, that's it!" I threw up my hands in defeat before pocketing them. "Where's the stupid thing I have?"

"Hey, what are you doing?" Yuya asked as I took out my sketchbook and flipped over to the page.

"Since I couldn't really sleep last night thanks to that 'ambush,' I needed to properly draw this guy to get my mind to settle down," I then showed the drawing I did of the duelist, colors making as best I could, "Now then, tell me, was this the guy who ambushed Shingo?"

The trio looked at my drawing before nodding.

"Then tell me why you think Yuya Sakaki could pull this off when their appearances, voices, and decks are different?!"

"Lowell calm down; we don't you blowing these three away!" Niles tried to calm me down.

"My my does this one has a temper, almost like a guard dog," All of us froze, including myself.

Everyone stopped and looked behind as a purple-haired woman exited a limo. She was the one that spoke.

"It can't be-!" Niles began before he stopped, and I just so managed to see him flinch and look away.

"Huh, I know you, you're-!" The principal was cut off.

"Ah yes, I am the chairwoman of LDS, Henrietta." Her face seemed like she had an intention, one really bad, "Why don't we all have a little talk?"

Now, instead of doing the logical thing and follow everyone else, due to my enraged emotions I had to excuse myself to the bathroom to cool off. Inside, I was splashing myself with the cold water while holding the edges of the counter without eye contact to the mirror. How could I completely forget that in Yugioh things can seem really stupid at times? I rubbed my head as my anger was subsiding, but not before a headache started to crawl its way back. Thanks, stress. Smashing my fist into the counter made it recoil, but my headache remained.

"Why won't it just go away? Yuya and this school might be in serious danger…" I groaned as I heard the behind me open up.

"Hey, you feeling any better?" Niles approached from behind.

"Not quite; I just need so more time to regain composure and then I'll be good." I waved him off, splashing more of the rushing water onto my face.

"...I don't think I'm ready for what's ahead with this LDS business," He groaned before looking back at the door.

"What do you mean, are you saying more people are colorblind or what?" I raised my head to look at him, only to be met by a towel to my face.

"There's going to be a three vs three duels here between LDS and You Show. Three one v one duels to determine if this place stays as is or if it's being taken over by the power-hungry monarch that is LDS." His hand forced it onto my face and didn't budge. So I had to grab it and dry it off while his hand stops the running water.

"What?! You've got to be kidding me! There's no way that this can happen!" Great, this was this episode and I'd just have to watch it.

"It already has already been pre-decided. You remember it well don't you?" His gaze met my own, "The question now comes to how much can you remember before it goes away completely."

"Niles… I don't understand. What are you talking about?" I only processed the last bit while I was drying off.

"That duel with Yuto against Shingo still has remained the same, however, I thought with you being there the events here would have transpired differently. I thought not; listen, Lowell, there are many things I wish to tell you but not here."

"Then… how can I hear what you want to tell me?"

"I believe soon we can have the chance to explain the situation, but just not until this duel between the schools is dealt with. Whatever you do, don't you forget about what you already know. It may not be the same as how you recall it, but it's the best shot we have." He started to walk towards the door.

"...You're making less and less sense," I placed the towel on the counter when I noticed that he left me alone in the bathroom. The slamming sound suddenly made a though click in my head. D...Did he just walk into the girl's restroom? It was really starting to get on my nerves on why this was all happening, but while sometimes to compose myself, I picked myself up and walked to open the door.

Outside, there would be the three duels that placed Yuya and this school on the line. Yuya versus the XYZ User. One that would be in Yuya's favor. Yuzu versus the Fusion User. She will lose the match and give her the reason to pursue Fusion from Sora. Noboru would go against the Synchro Duelist. A tie would result in a fourth match and Reiji would make his appearance. None of which I wanted to interfere in. These were critical moments for these characters. I cannot afford to mess things up.

Though why do I get the feeling like I'm going to mess something up?

Revision: 10/20/18

Added two things to this chapter. First the fun little gag of Lowell not enjoying Action Duels. As much as they look fun and entertaining for the start of Arc-V, I kind of poked fun at how Action Cards were treated. Secondly was the little scene between Yuto and Shun. A scene that hints at some things to come. At least with the XYZ Duelists.

The third major change was that I scrapped the Duel meant to be placed in this Chapter. This was due to how I felt like changing Sabrine's role in the story. A chance that has left Lowell out and without a second official chapter duel. I could have had Lowell just Duel in Noboru's place so we'd have a Synchro versus Synchro Duel. Never came to be because, at the moment, Lowell is being cautious about changing events too much. Plus I would rather hold back on Lowell Dueling unless it felt organic and right. Besides the fact, I tended to notice how some Arc-V stories usually have a Duel with Yaiba or Reiji at this point. Didn't feel like following the trend so it has been scrapped.

Sabrine is still a thing and she will Duel. That is just pushed back to not make her feel forced into the story. She will come and play her part eventually. Until then, that is about all the changes I feel like pointing out for this chapter.