The next morning, after an order in breakfast, everyone gathered on the roof to plan their next moves. Yusei looked at his friends, taking a minute to create a memory of all of them together in relative peace.

First there was Yanagi, the eccentric but helpful and caring old man he had met in the detention center shortly after his duel with Jack that had initially caused the Crimson Dragon to appear. Though he didn't look like it, the old man was a treasure trove of valuable information, especially a decent amount of relevant information about the Signers, the People of the Stars and the Crimson Dragon.

Then there was Himuro, at first he was an enemy, leading a gang to establish their dominance in the detention center over Yusei and Yanagi. After quickly handing Yanagi's ass to him, Yusei stepped in and in the end had beaten Himuro's Ushi Oni deck using Yanagi's own deck. After that, Himuro became a good friend, offering advice in and out of prison, and watching the twins whenever Yusei had to take care of something. He was truly reliable and was tough enough to help them get out of a pinch.

Yusei's gaze shifted to Rua and Ruka. He loved the twins dearly; they had helped him when he had been tazed by security. Not only that, but they had given him a decent bed to sleep in for a few nights. Rua was a bit hyper and didn't always think things through, but he had a strong will and a drive to improve. Ruka was calm and smart. She was gentle and didn't like to inflict any kind of harm on anyone, and her deck reflected that. She was also a Signer.

Then he looked at the two newest members of their group, Jack Atlas and Mikage. Mikage had finally gotten around to admitting her feelings in full to the former king, always supporting him. With Rex following the orders of the masses to track Jack down for being a Satellite born resident, she found that her loyalties no longer lied with the Security forces, and had sought out Jack. After he had gotten out of the hospital and through his first encounter with a Dark Signer, Jack had taken Mikage out, and made up with Yusei. The two Signers had become friends again, and both were working together to make sure that the fascist leader Rex Godwin would fall… very soon, and to ensure the safety of Neo Domino City and Satellite. At first Jack was a little leery about the team up, but after a little convincing that Jack would have more than enough enemies to crush, he agreed.

"Guys," started Yusei. The group turned to look at him. "I think we need to try to get Aki with us as soon as possible."

"Heh, got your eyes on her eh, Yusei?" teased Jack.

"Sh- Shut up!" exclaimed Yusei, his face turning red as the rest of the group chuckled. "That has nothing to do with this!"

"Oh, so you DO have your eyes on her then?"

"Yes- No- uh, Jack just stop talking!"

"Ah, but Yusei, it's so fun!" replied Jack, wrapping his arm around Mikage.

"Jack, just let him talk without teasing him," said Mikage. Jack gave her a dark look, but gave in, still acting like a true king should.

"I had a dream last night, a nightmare," began Yusei. "Aki seems to be held captive by the Arcadia Movement, especially the Divine guy. She more than likely doesn't realize she's in trouble, since during my duel with her, she was going on about how she wouldn't ever have to think, because Divine would think for her. She essentially thinks of herself as a tool.

"In the dream, she was crying for help, like she did when I beat her. But this shadow had taken hold of her, and wouldn't let go. Eventually, Divine stepped out to where I could see him, but his shadow kept hold of her. Divine and I were dueling, and he got to the point where his monster was about to kill me, but some other monster came out of nowhere and killed them both. I think the monster was called 'Vampire Lord' or something like that. He went on to tell me that he was sent by the fifth signer."

Yusei paused to let that bit of information sink in.

"The message was that Aki needs to be saved. The fifth Signer is currently too weak to infiltrate the Arcadia movement, so he needs us to get her out, and the Vampire suggested that he would meet up with all of us later on. He said 'The Signers need to stick together'. So I think our first move should be to get her out of there," finished Yusei.

"Yeah, just one problem with that plan Yusei," said Himuro.

"What's that?"

"None of us know where the Arcadia Movement is."

"Oh," said Yusei. "Well then, I guess we should do it the old fashioned way. Grab your decks, and we'll get started on a little hunt."

An hour later, the group was down on the street getting ready to head out their separate ways, Yusei and jack on their D-Wheels and the rest on foot, Rua with Yanagi and Ruka with Himuro. Mikage would stay at the twins Tops apartment and would operate as "Base."

"Alright guys, let's do a radio check," crackled Mikage into the earpieces everyone had in.

"Alright! Let's get going! We need to find her fast! This is Power-Tool, checking in!" said Rua excitedly.

"Heh. Well, I guess Missy will need some help in this jam. This is Crystal Skull, checking in," said Yanagi.

"I really don't want to have to fight, but if it's to save Aki, I'll find the strength. Ancient Fairy, checking in," said Ruka.

"Don't worry about a thing, we can handle this. This is Ushi Oni, checking in," said Himuro.

"No one will interfere, or I'll crush them, for I am the true King! Red Demon, checking in," said Jack.

"We need to get to her soon, there's no telling what will happen. Keep your eyes open for anything. Stardust checking in," said Yusei.

"Radio's are functioning correctly, and I have a layout of the city. I am also listening to the police scanner to try to pick up any activity. We'll do this search by separating the city into sectors. Since Yusei and Jack have D-Wheels, they'll go along the perimeter of the city and work their way in, going North and South, Rua and Yanagi will work from here and head outwards going east, and Ruka and Himuro will head outwards going west. Remember guys, we have three enemies to avoid, Rex and Security, the Dark Signers, and the Arcadia Movement except in the case of Aki. Got it?" came Mikage's voice.

"GOT IT!" responded everyone else, their eyes full of determination.

Everyone split off on their different directions, jack and Yusei's D-Wheels roaring as they sped off.

'Aki. Just hang on. We're coming to get you.' Thought Yusei as he rode to the edge of the city.

Aki has been rather restless of late. After having the dream in which the vampire told Yusei that Divine was attempting to control her for his own means, she has been growing more and more suspicious of the man. He did well in playing that he cared about her wellbeing and that he cared about her, but she was beginning to see his well-concealed emotions of hate and sadistic pleasure in using her in his eyes, and it did several things to her. Number one, it made her somewhat sad that she had fallen for his tricks so utterly and completely, to go as far as thinking that he actually loved her. Number two was the tiniest amount of fear. She was afraid of what might happen should he ever succeed and didn't need her anymore. And lastly, she was angry. Never before had she been this full of boiling hot rage. With her parents, she at least knew that they hated her. They hadn't even pretended to love her. She had placed her full trust in Divine, and she was starting to see his true colors. His mask had deteriorated over the past few years, and she saw through the cracks.

At the moment she was resting in her therapeutic pod trying to get a little rest, hopefully without the vampire's words echoing through her mind. She tried to get her mind of it by thinking of happier times. The memories of Divine she couldn't really call happy at the moment, so she tried to think back to the time before her powers had manifested. She drifted off into a deep sleep.

Aki was 3 or 4 at the time, living with her parents, happily, with no powers. She saw her young life through her own eyes, attempting to see through the haze that comes with age. She could remember just eating dinner with her family, she remembered her mother stroking her hair when she was upset, she remembered her father reading stories to her. She also remembered her parents teaching her to duel. Oddly, she began to remember someone else. The mystery person was always with her, up until she turned 5, then the person just kind of faded from her memory. This is the point in her memories where her powers first started to develop, and all love and light in her life had vanished along with the hazy person from her memories.

About that time, Aki had woken up from her rest. Yet she felt odd. Instead of being refreshed, she felt an immeasurable sadness. She put and hand up to her face to tuck her hair back some, but her hand brushed her face, and she felt something she had never expected: Tears.

After several days of scouting the city and avoiding the usual run in with Security thanks to Mikage, the group had successfully scoured most of Neo Domino.

Rua was walking along the street along the eastern-north section of the city. He was bored out of his mind, and that usually ended up with him doing a bit of whining.

"Geez! When are we going to find her?! It's been days! I was hoping to duel Yusei soon to see how much better I've gotten!"

"Now now sonny, I'm sure Yusei will duel you again as soon as we get Missy with us," said Yanagi, attempting to pacify the young boy.

"Exactly! But it's taking way too long to find any sort of cl-"

"Wait a minute sonny! That man there! Isn't he the one who took Missy out of the arena after Yusei beat her?" asked Yanagi, pointing across the street.

Rua turned, and sure enough, there was Divine, walking out of a coffee shop with a cup in one hand and book in the other, they watched as he turned down an alley.

"Yattah! Finally we have a lead!" yelled Rua as he reached for his earpiece, activating the radio. "Base! This is Power-Tool! We found the leader guy! What should we do?!"

Over the radio Mikage's voice crackled in. "Tail him guys! But stay far enough back that he doesn't notice you! Be careful!"

"You got it! Come on Yanagi, he's getting away!" yelled Rua taking off.

"Ho- Hold on sonny! Wait for me!" was Yanagi's reply as they bolted down the alley that Divine went.

A few seconds later, Mikage's voice came over the radio again. "Alright, everybody, Power-Tool and Crystal Skull are tailing Divine. They are currently in Sector EN-243, and they are heading to Sector NE-358. Everyone converge on that point!"

"Roger!" came everyone's reply