I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh or any of its spin-off titles or characters.
Be aware, there has been a reverse in time so that Wilhelm's personal history can be explored. This may take a while as I differ greatly from the game in telling this part of the story.
"Wake up, Wilhelm. We've got a meeting at the HQ, and be sure to put on your Enforcer Uniform. Come on, we don't have much time!" Crow was shaking me at the shoulders. I resolutely refused to leave the warmth of the sheets. Enraged, Crow threw up his hands to the air, as though asking why he was blessed with such irksome friends as he left my room. Eventually, I got up and put on my fleece-lined vest.
I got outside, and Crow was still there, just beyond the doorway to my ramshackle home in Satellite. He laughed slightly, "So, umm… uh… I might have forgotten something important. We still need to get our gear back from Sector Security."
I glared at him hard, angry that he'd neglected to use that to get me out of bed. I would do anything to get my deck and my disk back.
"Woah, woah, woah, before you get mad, Wil, I've got a plan. I've been able to get a uniform and security card." Crow shoved his hands in front of his face, as though trying to withdraw from my gaze.
"And where did you get them from, Crow?" I asked.
"Get off my case, man! We're gonna get our stuff back, so whatsit matter?"
"What sort of peace can we enforce if we break the law ourselves? Its a philosophy thing, Crow." I replied.
"Bah, you and your philanthropic bullshine. We've got gear to get back before the next turf battle, so come on!" Crow yelled to me as he ran off.
"Crow!" I yelled back. "That isn't what that means!" I shook my head as I went back inside and changed clothes, knowing that we didn't have many other options.
When I eventually caught up with him, he said, "Here's the plan, I'll lure out the guards and then you get to the gate, sneak past whoever's inside, and grab our cards."
I sighed, "Alright, but," By then he was already gone.
I waited for Crow to run back past me, being tailed by a security officer screaming profanities. I rushed towards the main gate in the other direction. When I got inside the main lobby was empty, but Crow and I had done this before. I knew the route and how not to get caught. I dove to the right just before the security camera swiveled in my direction. Once in the hallway to my right, I hid behind a statue, waiting for the guard to go through his rounds before I ran to the storage room all the way in the back. I got into the room and closed the door just before the guard came around again.
"Alright, let's see, were the J files over here or over here, and where were the H files?" I mumbled to myself as I searched around the room. "What's this?" I asked myself, picking up a blue variant of the standard disk over in Neo Domino. Apparently, Sector Security had a spare, and I needed some more parts to modify my disk, so I put it on, thinking it would add to my disguise. For good measure, I threw my deck in as well, once I'd found it, and threw Crow's cards into a case on the uniform's belt. I found a spare helmet while I was in there too, so no one paused to question me when I left the storage room and walked out the front door.
When I was far enough away from security headquarters, I took off my new helmet and walked back home. When I got back inside Crow was startled.
"What in Slifer's name took you so long? We were starting to get worried!" Crow jumped up.
I tossed the helmet onto my bed and started taking off my new disk, "I had to take the long way. I wouldn't dare arouse suspicion, not when I was carrying valuable property." I removed Crow's cards from the case on my belt and handed them to him.
Crow's face turned red with rage, "My spare deck's messed up and discombobulated, I may as well have to make it from scratch!" Then he noticed my new disk and his eyes went wide, "How on Earth did you get that?"
"It was in the storage room, same as the helmet."
"And so you just took them? What happened to all the philanthropic crap you were giving me earlier?" Crow seemed ready to burst.
"You still aren't using that right word, and this was different." I replied offhandedly.
"Different how? Its still stealing from Sector Security, and I bet you didn't even check to see if they had tracker units!" the look of fear on Crow's face grew at his sudden realization.
"Do you think I suffer from ID-10-T? Of course I checked. Besides, I wasn't stealing, I was neutralizing potential future risks."
Visibly calmer, Crow said, "And what do you mean by that?"
I motioned to the disk, "I'm going to cannibalize these for spare parts for my own disk, that and I heard that the new security disks have a virus that disables the duel disks of their opponents."
"Uh… they did include an off switch for that, right? And how does it work anyhow?"
I picked up the blue variant, "There is an infra-red connection that opens between duel disks whenever a duel happens. The original versions, like the ones that you guys all use, only have one possible port for both sending and receiving the duel data as it happens, so if something other than the holograms gets in the way the duel can be halted. Starting from the academy variants, like mine, disks used a synthetic gem surface, shaped in just the right ways, so that the data received and sent is done faster, even if minutely. All sorts of things are hidden under a disk's gem, like most of their hardware and the life point counter. The gem adds an aesthetic boost to the look of the disk, a display for life points, and protects the tech beneath."
Crow raised his hands, "Woah, Wil, slow down. You know that only you and Yusei understand all that. Can you explain it to me a bit more simply, please?"
Again, I was left to sigh, "Lasers between disks make yours go boom if you lose."
"WHAT?"
"Yeah, so I'm going to figure out how the new disks do it, make mine do the same, and find a way to protect the rest of The Enforcers." I sat down at my desk, getting out my kit of screwdrivers.
"Well, our little buddy out there was getting worried about you. Could you at least duel him for a little bit? Besides, I need the desk to rebuild my spare deck." Crow spun the chair to be facing the open door.
"All right," I replied. "But the moment I'm done with the duel I get the desk back. Next time, use your own home!"
"Come on, man, I can't use Enforcer HQ all the time. Even Kalin gets boring after a while, Yusei is always out working on building a runner, Jack is always off with his latest girlfriend, you're the only place I can chill." Crow sat in the chair as I got up.
"I'll be back in a few minutes, Crow, you better know what your deck well." I said as I walked out the door, loading my deck into my chrome academy disk.
Our little buddy was actually Itsuki, a young boy in satellite who Crow and I had taken under our wing. He was waiting for me just outside with his Kaibacorp Mass Production disk strapped on.
"Are we gonna duel?" He asked with a joyous and hopeful look in his eyes.
"Sure we are, you can go first," I replied.
Turn 1: Itsuki
"Awesome!" he said as he drew a card. "I'll start by playing Goblin's secret remedy, raising my life points by six hundred, then I'll summon Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird and activate his effect to further raise my life points to 7000!"
Itsuki: 7000
Wilhelm: 4000
Neo-Spacian Air Hummingbird: 800/600
"Then I'll set two cards and end my turn." Itsuki pumped his fist in excitement, thinking that his victory had been assured by that combo.
Turn 2: Wilhelm
"Fine by me, I'll draw." I said, pausing to look at my hand. "And I'll summon Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn."
Dark Scorpion - Meanae the Thorn: 1000/1800
"And she's going to attack your hummingbird!" I commanded Meanae to raise her whip and crack in on the oversized bird, shattering it into pieces.
Itsuki: 6800
Wilhelm: 4000
"And because she dealt damage to you I get to add another Dark Scorpion to my hand. I think that I'll choose Cliff the Trap Remover." I showed Itsuki my choice from across the field so that he could verify that I hadn't lied to him.
"Alright, but I'll activate Attack and Receive, so you take 700 points of damage because you hurt me." Itsuki responded.
Itsuki: 6800
Wilhelm: 3300
"Fine by me." I replied. "I'll just use my Mystical Space Typhoon to destroy your second face down and I'll set a card of my own before ending my turn." His set card lifted to reveal a twister, only to be shattered before it had a chance or a reason to activate. Itsuki frowned.
Turn 3: Itsuki
Itsuki drew, "Well I'll summon Dragunity Legionnaire and he'll attack Meanae!"
Dragunity Legionnaire: 1200/800
"Unfortunately," I said. "I'll activate Mirror Force before that legionnaire even has a chance to connect." A reflective surface burst in front of Meanae, reflecting the force of the attack back on the aggressor, shattering him.
Itsuki was visibly shaking, "Then I end my turn, Wil. Why can I never do anything!"
Turn 4: Wilhelm
"I dunno, buddy." I said, drawing my next card. "I'll summon Cliff the Trap Remover, then both he and Meanae will attack you directly!" Meanae cracked her thorned whip once again as Cliff threw a dagger at Itsuki's chest.
Cliff the Trap Remover: 1200/1000
Itsuki: 4700
Wilhelm: 3300
"And now," I continued. "Since Meanae hit you again I get to add another Dark Scorpion to my hand. This time I'll grab Chick the Yellow." Once again, I gave Itsuki the chance to verify.
I took a brief moment to look at my hand, "And now I'll end my turn, back to you, Itsuki."
Turn 5: Itsuki
Itsuki drew a card with a shaking hand, then declared, "I'll activate Reasoning, so pick a level!"
"I know your deck, Itsuki. I'll pick level three."
Itsuki started drawing until he reached a monster, which happened to be his first, "Looks like your luck has run out, Wil! Tornado Bird is level four, so I'll summon him in attack position and I'll attack Meanae with it!" The bird swooped in on Meanae, slashing her face with its claws. I was glad to see her shatter into fragments before she had the chance to bleed.
Tornado Bird: 1100/1000
Itsuki: 4700
Wilhelm: 3200
"Then I'll set another monster and end my turn." Itsuki said triumphantly.
Turn 6: Wilhelm
"Don't celebrate too soon, Itsuki." I cautioned as I drew my next card. "My deck doesn't like it when you destroy her lovely lady. I'll just have to activate Brain Control to take control of your Tornado Bird." The loss of 800 life points didn't even phase me as the bird flew onto my field.
Itsuki: 4700
Wilhelm: 2400
"Then I'll activate Soul Exchange, so that I can tribute both your Tornado Bird and your face down to summon my own winged creature. Dark Horus, take flight!"
Dark Horus: 3000/1800
"But due to the effect of Soul Exchange, I can't attack you this turn, so consider yourself lucky. Your move."
Turn 7: Itsuki
The young boy drew, "I-I-I'll just set a monster. I end my turn."
Turn 8: Wilhelm
I shook my head in disappointment, "And here I was hoping to see a turnaround from you. Ah, well, I suppose that I'll draw." I examined my latest draw, "I'll activate Reinforcement of the Army to add Don Zaloog to my hand. Then I'll summon Torapart to the field."
Torapart: 600/600
"Now I'll tune Torapart and Cliff the Trap Remover to summon X-Saber Wayne!" two green loops enveloped three bright stars and from the flash of light emerged a curious looking gunslinger.
X-Saber Wayne: 2100/400
"And Wayne's effect allows me to summon Don Zaloog, the captain of the Dark Scorpions from my hand!" I said.
Don Zaloog: 1400/1500
"The captain wanted to come out and play after you destroyed his girl. Now Horus, destroy his face-down." a beam of dark fire burned the set monster on Itsuki's field to a crisp. I didn't even get to see what monster was revealed before it was destroyed. "Wayne and Zaloog, attack." Wayne lined up a shot with his pistol, firing just before Zaloog started charging in with his dual blades twirling.
Itsuki: 1200
Wilhelm: 2400
"And since Don Zaloog dealt damage to you, you get to send the top two cards of your deck to the graveyard," I said before Itsuki grudgingly took the top two cards of his deck and put them in the graveyard. Smiling, I said, "I end my turn."
Turn 9: Itsuki
"I'll draw and set another monster." Itsuki said. The poor boy was shaking so much that his duel disk was rattling.
Turn 10: Wilhelm
"Then I'll draw, and repeat what happened last time." Dark Horus scorched Itsuki's battlefield, leaving Don Zaloog to rush in with his twin blades and deal the final blow to Itsuki's life points.
Itsuki: 0000
Wilhelm: 2400
As the holograms faded away I could see Itsuki crying, "Why can I never win? You guys are too good."
I knelt down beside him, "Kid, don't blame yourself. We have to be really good, we're the Enforcers. We need to be the best at what we do. As soon as the card shop opens up I'll get a few packs, maybe a structure deck, and we can remake your deck if you'd like that."
"Really?" Itsuki wiped the tears away from his eyes.
"Yeah, really. If you get good enough we could even make you an honorary Enforcer someday." I consoled him.
"Thanks!" he yelled as he tackled me with a hug. Then he got up and ran off.
"Look at you, being a nice guy." Crow said leaning on a doorpost.
"We've gotta be the good guys, Crow, or nobody will respect us. Rule by respect, you know?" I replied.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm done, by the way, and Yusei wanted to see you by the old highway in the northern slums. You guys got a date or something?"
"Nah, he probably just wants my help with his Duel Runner Project. Besides, you know that I don't roll that way." I said, already starting off towards the northern slums.
"Whatever, man. See ya later. Want me to pack away and hide your new gear?" he asked.
"Yeah, sure, whatever. See ya later." I waved as I was walking away.