Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds.
*I know that Sayer's name in the original series is Divine, but for the sake of my story I have made them two different people...
Chapter 2: The Psychic World
After the darkness, the light is always what overcomes. However, in this case, the four signers were entering a world of what seemed to be darkness. As they continued through the portal the bright light began to fade and their eyes began to adjust. Yusei and Akiza were prepared as their wheels slammed against the ground. They quickly surveyed their surroundings and saw that they were completely surrounded by trees.
They slowed their runners down to be sure that they did not send themselves flying into a tree. They eventually came to a stop.
"That. Was. Awesome!" Leo exclaimed as he let go of the dark haired signer's runner. "Let's do it again!"
Yusei smirked, "How bout no." He looked towards the girls as he saw Luna let out a big sign. "You guys okay?"
The two took their helmets off and looked at him. "Yeah, we're still alive, so that's a good sign." Luna spoke up with a small smile. With the older signers keeping their composure and Leo finding a way to be excited, she didn't want to seem like she was scared. There was no doubt that the ride shook her up a little bit, but she didn't want to seem like the only one that was frightened.
Akiza nodded at Yusei, but then looked down at the Speed Spell that was no longer in play. She picked it up and stared at it. "As much as I want to keep going, I'm exhausted."
Leo removed his helmet. "I wouldn't be surprised if getting us here used up all your powers."
She looked at him, putting the card in her deck. "It did actually. I feel pretty weak."
Yusei then got off his runner and walked over to her to lend her a hand. "That's fine. We can stop here." He said right before she took his hand.
Taking off her gear, Luna sat on the ground. "Thank goodness..." she breathed silently.
"Where are we?" They heard Yusei ask. They then began to look around. The sky was painted with numerous constellations that surrounded the moon.
"It looks like a forest," Akiza said.
"I wish it were brighter! We can't see a thing." Leo said. The only other lights were the headlights from the runners. Akiza sat next to Luna and looked around. She was confused. If anything, she assumed that they would at least arrive in a town or something.
"I hate to admit it, but looks like we're going to be sleeping here tonight." Yusei said leaning on his runner. He, actually, did not mind sleeping in a forest. The grounds here were much softer than the streets in Satellite he was forced to sleep on as a kid. Before he was taken in by Martha, sleeping out on the streets was a routine for him, so surely this was no problem. He, however, wasn't sure if Akiza or Luna was going to complain, but it wasn't like they had another option.
Everyone nodded, accepting that they should just stay put. Luna carefully removed the backpack she had been carrying. "Guys, Leo and I brought some snacks in our bags." She carefully opened her pink bag and she looked inside. "It's not much though...but then again I didn't think that we would be stuck in the woods either."
Akiza gave her a soft smile. "It's okay, none of us knew, and it is better than nothing."
Leo rubbed the back of his head and cleared his throat. "Luna did you grab the water..."
Luna looked at him in disbelief. "What? You didn't grab it? The water was the only thing you had to get and you forgot it?" She raised her voice a little.
Out of his bag he grabbed to large water bottles. He opened the bottles and turned them upside down. He nervously grinned. "Yeah...I remembered the bottles; I just kind of forgot the water..." Luna rolled her eyes.
"Leo!"
"Hey! We were in a rush!" Leo said raising his voice right back. He then felt a firm hand on his shoulder. He looked up and saw Yusei smirking at him.
"Don't worry about it. You and I can go out and find water." He said, instantly making Leo smile.
Akiza laughed softly. "Yeah, I didn't even think to bring any of those things, so by you two remembering to bring the bags in the first place was a really smart idea. Thank you."
Leo blushed. "Ohhh, it was nothing."
"I just hope we won't need to rely on this too much though. Or else we will be out in no time." Luna said, ignoring her brother.
"First thing in the morning we will try to find a town or any sort of civilization. Even if we were brought here, I doubt that I will get some answers here." Akiza told them.
They all nodded. Soon the boys were walking deeper into the forest. They had to take Yusei's runner because it was the only flashlight they had. Yusei looked at the young boy. He smiled softly. He always thought that he reminded him of Rally. The kid was always so positive and full of energy. He wished that he could be that free. Growing up in the Satellite, you were forced to give up a true childhood. He did not want the twins to go through that. Since he met them the day he lost his memory, he felt that it was his duty to protect them, to make sure that they got the best out of life.
Then his mind wandered to Akiza...
Every time he thought about her he felt a certain way, but he couldn't put his finger on it. She was a delicate rose, but she had the deadliest of thorns. The thorns were her line of defense. They were an attempt to protect her from the people who wanted to hurt her. He was not easily tricked though. He saw her beauty from the start. He felt that he had to protect her too. Not from evil such as Z-one, but from people in their society. They accused her of being a monster, but she was far from it. He knew what it felt like to be an outcast, and it hurt him inside to know that the world pushed her away.
"She's too beautiful to be treated the way she has been.." Yusei thought. He made a promise to her that she would never have to feel alone, and if he had to leave New Domino just to show her that, then so be it. It was a small price to pay to see her truly happy.
"Look! Berries!" Leo shouted, snapping Yusei out of his train of thought. He looked over to where he was pointing and saw dark berries attached to red leaflets. He used to see them all the time in Satellite. Leo took off towards them, but before he could get far, Yusei stuck his left foot out to trip him, causing him to land on his face.
"Oow..." he slowly groaned.
Yusei looked at him with sympathy. "I'm sorry, Leo, but you can't eat those. They're poisonous."
"But.." The young signer lifted his head out of the dirt. "How can something that looks so good be bad," He whined. Yusei helped him up and then stopped. He began listening intently.
"Do you hear that?" He asked.
Leo had just finished wiping the dirt off of his face. "No, what is it?" He then stood perfectly still, trying to hear what Yusei heard.
"It sounds like water," Yusei said turning his headlights to the right of them. "I'm sure it's over here."
"Geez, I didn't know you had super hearing too!" Just then his eyes began to water with happiness. A goofy smile plastered over his face. "You're the greatest superhero ever!"
While Yusei and Leo were out looking for water, Akiza and Luna had gathered wood together and made a fire. For a while they sat in a comfortable silence, and the cackling and sizzling sound of fire filling their ears.
Luna stared into the fire. She really didn't like camping out, but she had to admit that this was nice. She then felt a strange feeling through her. It caught her completely off guard. She glanced at Akiza to see if she had noticed, but she also seemed to be consumed in the fire.
This feeling felt familiar in some ways. The last time she felt this was the first time she felt anything from Yusei's deck. She then realized that she was sensing some emotions from Akiza's deck. Behind the magenta haired singer, she saw Witch of the Black Rose, Rose Fairy, Twilight Rose Knight, and her Synchro Monster, Black Rose Dragon hovering over them. She saw sadness in their eyes. Without having to speak with them, she felt that they wanted to help her.
Not knowing what Luna was seeing, Akiza instinctively pulled out her deck and looked at the bottom card. Luna couldn't read minds, but she knew that the connection that Akiza had with her monsters were equally as strong as the connection she had with her cards. She then held her deck close to her heart. Several minutes passed by before she spoke.
"You know Luna, through all of the pain that I've suffered from everyone...my deck has always been there for me. My monsters...they were the only ones who really understood how I felt. I don't know where I would be without them. They mean so much to me..." she breathed, still holding her deck close.
She didn't need permission to go to the spirit world to communicate with her monsters, it was evident that they had a strong bond. Luna didn't immediately respond, but Akiza knew that she heard her.
"What happened?" Luna asked after moments of silence. "All of a sudden you wanted to leave. What caused the sudden change of heart?" Luna voice had gotten a little quieter. She knew it was none of her business and she would understand if she didn't tell her. But maybe, just maybe, if she knew a little more about what happened then she and the others could figure out a way to be of more help.
Akiza looked at her. How could she resist someone so innocent? Luna just wanted to help. "A nightmare..." She told her. She saw her right eyebrow rise up in a confused manner. By the look on her face, Akiza knew that she was probably going to have to say a lot more than that.
"The night we came back from Ark Cradle, sleep wouldn't come easy. Not only had we almost lost Yusei, but something felt different. Trying to ignore the feeling, I was trying to convince myself that I was truly happy. I felt like I was supposed to be." Luna continued to listen to her. Come to think of it, she did remember seeing Akiza a little down for a split second while she was talking to Jack, but when she was going to ask about it, she looked fine. She just assumed that Jack was telling one of his sarcastic jokes.
"But, the nightmare I had changed everything and that's when the secret about my parents were revealed."
"But-" Luna began to say as she began to look worried. "We all have bad dreams. But just because we have them does not mean that it's true."
Luna smiled at her softly, but her smile could not be returned. "That night, I went to confront my parents about it. They admitted that they lied all this time."
Luna moved closer to Akiza and put her hand on hers. "I'm sorry, Aki."
Akiza shook her head. "I attacked them. I allowed my powers to take over and I almost hurt them. It was like I wanted to hurt them."
Luna's eyes slightly widened. After she gave up being the Black Rose Witch, she never saw Akiza as being a violent person.
"The thing is, before then I was never about to use my powers unless I had a duel disk and my deck. That night, when I rushed out the house, I forgot them both. My powers felt different, stronger..." She said looking up into the sky.
"That night without meaning to, you unlocked apart of yourself that you didn't know you had." Luna said, not taking her eyes off of her. Akiza nodded. That wasn't it though. Luna felt that she was leaving something out. But why would Akiza lie to her?
"Akiza, I can feel the emotions that your deck feels. They see everything you see, and know what you know." Luna said slowly. "I can sense that they are scared, just as you are. Is someone bothering you, Aki?"
Akiza turned to look at her. She was surprised that she asked her, but it wasn't like she assumed wrong. In fact, she was dead on with her assumption. Sayer. Someone who she thought she never had to worry about again was back, even if it was only just a dream. She knew what he was capable of, and it scared her.
"I can't tell her about Sayer. Not yet." Akiza thought.
"Let me back into your life and I can give you the answers you desire. You can trust me." She heardSayer's voice echo in her mind. She wanted nothing to do with him. Why was he haunting her.
"Stay out of my head!" Akiza screamed in her head.
Luna looked at her strangely. Akiza's eyes slightly changed. They seemed a little darker.
"Is she going to tell me?" Luna asked herself as she saw Akiza open her mouth to speak.
"We're backkkkkk!" Leo shouted, carrying the bottles of water.
Akiza and Luna slightly jumped. They were surprised. They were so into their conversation that they didn't even notice that the guys were close by.
Yusei looked at them worriedly. It seemed like they had interrupted something serious. "Did we come back at a bad time?"
Before Luna could answer, Akiza quickly replied "No." Luna was a little disappointed. She wanted to know what was eating her big sister. But now she was going to have to wait, and who knows when the next opportunity would be.
Yusei nodded but he wasn't completely convinced.
Hours later, the gang was sleep. Normally, Yusei would have felt like it was his responsibility to stay up and keep watch, but Luna assured him that it wasn't necessary. She knew that Ancient Fairy Dragon and Regulus would watch over them.
Everyone seemed to be sleeping peacefully, but that did not last long because Akiza seemed to be having another nightmare. She couldn't help but to toss and turn.
"I'm happy that you listened to me. You need to find out the truth." Sayer said to her as he stood in front of her.
"I didn't do this for you!" She spat but Sayer wasn't convinced.
"It doesn't matter what reasons you have. What's most important is that you figuring out how to tap into your powers."
Akiza stepped away from him. "What do you know?" She asked angrily.
"I know that you are on the right path, however, it may be easier for you to find the truth if you were to alone..." He trailed off, but Akiza knew what he was implying.
She scoffed. "Wherever I go, they go! They actually care about me and I know that I can't do this without them!"
He placed his hand on her cheek. "I care about you more than they ever could. You don't need them, you have me." He said with a hint of evil in his eyes.
She gasped and pulled her head away. She quickly moved away from him. "I don't need you! You're dead!" Tears threatened to fall. "You used me!"
"I was simply preparing you for your future..." Akiza looked around and the scene around them changed. He was trying to trick her again. But was it really a trick? The last thing that he showed her was the truth about her parents. He was right then, so is he lying?
The scene in front of her shook her to the core. It was New Domino City, and it was completely destroyed. Flames consumed almost everything around her. The sky seemed as if it was completely black.
"What happened?!" She cried. Sayer then put his hand on her shoulder.
"Look up," he whispered and she did what she was told. The building in front of her was the Arcadia building, the last place she wanted to be. But she couldn't believe who stood on the roof.
She was looking at a mask that she never thought she'd see again. The white mask looked down at her and magenta bangs fell in front. A breeze carried the smoke around the figure away. The cloak became clearer.
"No!" Akiza breathed quietly, but Sayer still heard her.
Akiza knew that it must be a trick...that is until the person slowly removed the mask. An evil, sadistic smile greeted her.
"It can't be!" She screamed!
"You can't escape it." Sayer smiled. "This is your doing."
The Black Rose Witch materialized her Black Rose Dragon. It confirmed Akiza's doubts. But was it the truth? Was she really the one would was destined to destroy the earth?
Akiza screamed as she shot up out of her dream. Yusei and the twins immediately woke up and looked over to the signer. She looked terrified.
"Akiza!" Yusei said quickly moving over to her. He put his hands on her shoulders and looked in her eyes. "What's wrong?" He asked with such urgency. She looked in his eyes. She was breathing heavily, and she could tell that she was in a cold sweat.
"Yusei!" She said quickly. What was she supposed to say? But she didn't get a chance to say anything else. Leo screamed.
They looked over to him and they heard loud rustling in the bushes. They all jumped to their feet. "Who's there?" Luna shouted. They were all taken back even they saw a young woman fall out of the darkness. Their eyes widened. She looked up at them with desperation in her eyes.
"Luna! Danger is near!" Regulus yelled to her. He didn't have to say anything else. She saw Regulus and Ancient Fairy Dragon move in front of them and the girl.
"Guys-" Luna exclaimed towards the other signers, but a dark voice cut her off.
"Where is she?" Just then two tall men, walked out of the shadows. They had on black cloaks with their hoods up. If they hadn't known any better, they looked similar to the Dark Signers.
"Get away from me!" The young woman screamed. She was a blond, and looked about the same height as Akiza. She wore a purple crop top with loose black jeans with a couple silver chains on each pant leg. They noticed that all three of them wore lighted duel disks hinting that they had just finished a duel. There was nothing suspicious about this girl.
Yusei rushed in front of her. He didn't know what was going on, but he couldn't just stand back and watch someone get harassed. The blond jumped to her feet and stood behind him. "Get lost!" He yelled but they noticed that the two men ignored him as they moved closer.
"Regulus!" Luna yelled but the lion already knew what to do. The young child was the only one who could see him.
Regulus charged into the men knocked them several feet to their right. They landed roughly on the ground. "What the-" One of the men exclaimed.
Their clothes were being ripped and they felt like they were being scratched.
The men screamed and before they knew it , were running away.
"That was a close one.." Akiza said to the others, looking towards the direction that the men ran.
The blond sighed and everyone looked at her to make sure she was okay. She then smiled brightly.
"Thank you! Those guys did not know how to take a hint." She said. "I'm Sabrina, by the way."
Akiza gave a small wave. "I'm Akiza,"
Leo then raised his hand high in the air. "I'm Leo!"
Yusei smiled back. "I'm Yusei, but you should really be thanking Luna." He said gesturing towards the 13 year old. Sabrina looked at her.
"It was nothing!" Luna said. Sabrina then walked to her and knelt in front of her.
"Luna.." She trailed off. "If you don't mind me asking, what did you do to those guys?"
Luna blushed. "Well, physically, I didn't do anything as you could see. I have a special ability where I can communicate with Duel Monsters in the Spirit World. My spirit partner, Regulus was the one to take care of them." Usually Luna wasn't so open about her abilities, considering that most people did not believe her, but the cat was already out of the bag. No sense in trying to hide it.
"Impressive." She said amazed. In all her years of living, she never heard of anyone having an ability such as that.
"If you don't mind me asking," Leo began to speak as all attention was on him. "Why were those scary guys chasing you?"
Sabrina stood up and deactivated her duel disk. "I don't know. They randomly challenged me to a duel, but after I defeated both of them they started coming after me. I couldn't figure out why though."
"Well hopefully you won't have to worry about them anymore." Yusei said.
She nodded. "I hope you're right, Yusei."
"Sabrina, I'm surprised that you haven't asked for our autographs yet!" Leo said proudly. She looked at him confused.
"Huh? Why would I want your autographs?" Sabrina asked him.
"Where do you live? Under a rock? We're Team 5Ds! Everyone on Earth knows about Team 5Ds!" Leo told her, but did not get the response he was expecting.
"Earth? Why would you think that we're on Earth?" She asked them, causing the gang to get silent. Akiza wasn't too surprised, though. She has some suspicions that they might have been somewhere else, she just did not know where. Shock, however, was written all over Yusei, Leo, and Luna's face.
Sabrina only came up with one conclusion. "I can't believe it,"
"You can't believe what?" Akiza asked. Just then Sabrina was able to feel the psychic energy that came from her. There was no doubt that she was strong, and she was probably the explanation for them being there.
"That you have successfully traveled from the Human World to the Psychic World."
Their eyes widened. "The Psychic World?" they all asked in unison.
"So you have psychic powers?" Akiza asked, interested.
She nodded. "A majority of people in the Psychic World do. I have the ability to move objects with my mind, but it's nothing special because most people have the same ability I have."
"I wish I could do that," Leo murmured, earning a glace from Luna.
"Tell me, Zero Reverse...did it really happen?" She asked.
Yusei then hung his head low. "Yes, it did." He said quietly. He hated talking about Zero Reverse. Somehow, in a way, he still felt like it was his fault.
Sabrina continued "Meaning a channel into the underworld was opened, releasing the Earthbound Immortals?" They all nodded.
"Luna, how long have you been able to travel to the Spirit World?" Luna was a little surprised that she asked.
"Since I was 3." She answered.
Leo stood next to her. "But why is that important?"
"If my theories are correct, then Zero Reverse not only affected your world, but the balance between the Spirit World and Psychic World as well." She said. "No one was able to pass between worlds until after the effects of Zero Reverse."
"So Zero Reverse was more powerful than we thought?" Yusei was shocked.
Sabrina nodded. "I guess you could say that we were kind of like a parallel universes to each other. But I'm not sure if it's a good thing that you're here in the Psychic World."
Then it hit Akiza. "This must be the Psychic World that I always heard about.." She said. She stared at Sabrina. "Is she connected to him?.." She thought.
"You knew about the Psychic World?" Sabrina asked surprised. "How?"
Akiza then stood there. It was as if a cat had her tongue. Sayer had always mentioned something about a Psychic World to her, but she never really paid it much attention, although now she wished she had. She always concluded that all Sayer meant was he wanted the Psychic's on Earth to rule the Human World, but now by talking to Sabrina, she realized that it could have been deeper than that.
She balled her fists. "Sayer..." She said with anger in her voice.
Sabrina eyes widened. "Sayer? He went to the Human World?"
Luna and Leo were confused. They definitely remembered the leader to the Arcadia Movement, and they weren't really comfortable talking about him either, but was he even from their world?
"Wait, you know Sayer?" Luna asked for the group. Sabrina nodded.
"I don't know him personally, but I know that he was born here and had lived some of his childhood here." Sabrina said.
"What!" Leo exclaimed as he was trying to keep up. Yusei then glanced at Akiza. She couldn't read the expression on her face. He couldn't imagine how she felt after hearing this. It saddened him. Just when they thought that they didn't have to ever be bothered with him again, she was forced to think of the madman and possibly reliving horrible memories. She looked vulnerable, and there was nothing more he wanted to do other than hold her.
"How do you know this?" Akiza asked quietly.
Sabrina shook her head. "It isn't my place to say anything. I don't know much, but I think I know of someone who would be able to help you."
"Who?" Akiza asked impatiently.
"His name is Divine," The blond said. "He's an extremely powerful Psychic. He has excellent control of any duel monster, he can take control of someone's mind, but is widely known for his ability to create a perfect double of himself."
They gasped. "That's physically impossible." Yusei said.
"It may be. No one has actually seen him do it, so it could be a rumor to scare people. But because of this myth, no one has dared to look for him."
"Then why would you tell Akiza to go find him?" Leo asked. "If you hadn't figured it out, dying is not on our to-do list..." He received an elbow from his sister.
"Leo!" Luna hissed.
"Because it was said that Divine was the one who taught Sayer how to use his powers." Sabrina closed her eyes. "I feel an incredible amount of energy coming from you Akiza and if I'm right, you may be the one destined to find Divine."
Silence fell upon them for several moments until Akiza spoke. "I'll find him." Her eyes were more determined than ever. She had come too far to turn back now.
"Akiza..." Yusei said. He had a bad feeling about this.
Sabrina looked up at the sky. It was already early morning and the sky was filled with a peach colors as it was close to sunrise.
"Well, I should be getting back." Sabrina spoke "I've told you all I know, and do hope that you find what you are looking for. Thanks again." She smiled and turned away from everyone. She began to walk away.
Everyone stared at her as she walked away. After a moment, the twins yawned and the older signers looked at them.
"You guys can sleep a couple more hours. I need to think over some things before we leave." Akiza said with a soft smile.
They took the opportunity to sleep a little longer. As much as they did not want to admit, they were still pretty young and needed more sleep than the others.
Through the trees, the sunrise was visible. Akiza and Yusei were nearby, sitting on a tree trunk that was lying on its side.
"I'm worried about you." Yusei said not making eye contact. Akiza looked his direction. "I know that this is hard on you, especially when you thought that he was gone for good.." He put emphasis on 'he' to let her know exactly who he was talking about.
Akiza looked at his eyes. It almost seemed like he was...sad.
"Yusei..." She breathed.
"You're determined, I know...but this Divine guy, he might not have any intention to help you." He said putting his head down. She hated seeing him like this, especially if it was because of her.
"I know, but I have to be willing to take that chance." She grabbed his hand. "We don't know if he's a bad guy or not, but he may be the key to unlocking my powers and right now this is the only lead we have..."
Yusei sighed as he got up, pulling Akiza up with him. He stared at her. "I don't care how powerful he is, I promise, I will protect you no matter what the costs." He whispered. Akiza's eyes softened. She brought her hand up to his face and her thumb caressed the marker on his left cheek.
"You mean so much to me, Yusei." Akiza said looking into his eyes. "Thank you." He gently smiled. He knew she wasn't expecting him to say anything back. He already made it clear that he felt the same way. He snaked his arm around her waist to pull her closer. His lips landed on her forehead. He felt her head and her hand land on his build chest. They then held each other in a warm embrace. He knew in his heart that he loved her. He's known since their duel back in the Fortune Cup, but he could never just come out and say it, at least, not now. So they stood there, watching the sunrise together, knowing that they did not want to be anywhere else than in each other's arms.
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