I know this chapter is running rather late, now that school is in session I might cut down my updates to once a month meaning for each story I am doing. So this one will be updated and then whatever story I start next will be up in about a month. If I have more free time I will update as soon as I can but for now my schooling and job are a bit more of a priority.

The four of us waited patiently as Sector security came running from the phone call we made about ten minutes ago. Standing there puzzled about what on earth had happened to this robot to make it act out like it had. Yusei had already scanned the memory looking for clues but found that it had been whipped completely clean. As the sirens rag out through the distance Yusei walked over to greet the officers, explaining the situation. Trudge was one of them and we were all very happy to see him on his feet again.

"So what is this thing, do you guys have any idea where it came from?" I asked Trudge as Jack, Yusei, Crow and I walked up to him and Mina who were looking intensely at the remains of the bot.

"It's one of ours," Trudge simply replied to the three of us. I snapped my face up looking at Trudge confused and I could see the same look lingering on the others faces.

"It was a new project that was being worked on but it looks like someone hacked into not only the duel bot but, our research facilities too. Unfortunately we are unable to track who is doing this," Mina sighed frustrated with the situation at hand. Yusei nodded at her while placing one hand on his hip.

"At least this one is off the road, you won't be having any more problems with it," He conformed looking away from everyone else. Something was on his mind, it was bothering him, but Yusei being Yusei kept his thoughts to himself. I looked away from him a sense of worry and care washing over me when I turned to my runner.

"There isn't anything else we can do here boys, I suggest we leave the rest to security," I suggested mounting her and ridding up on the opposite side looking back on them. Yusei nodded steadily taking a seat on his red and white runner. He pulled up next to me and soon after Jack and Crow followed suit. The four of us rode off, our minds clouded with concern for what had happened.

Arriving back at the apartment we had found that the time had flown by while we had been out looking for this ghost. It was nearly ten by this point and Crow didn't have time to sit down. He rushed out clad in his ridding goggles and his yellow Jacket to go do his rounds delivering. Jack dismounted his bike and walked out without another word. None of us knew what he did in his free time but we didn't bother to ask. That left the house quite for Yusei and I to do what we pleased.

Yusei removed himself from his runner and placed his helmet, boots and jacket in the appropriate places before he went back to his runner and hooked it up to his computer for its weekly check in. I knew he would soon be taking his precious tool box and adjusting and re-adjusting until she was perfect in his eyes. I walked over slowly taking my gloves and Jacket off but leaving my boots in case he wanted any help. I placed them down on the desk and leaned over his shoulder to take a good look at what he was doing.

"Fascinated?" Yusei asked half teasing. He knew I loved runners and mechanics just about as much as he did.

"Yes, plus I want to know what's going on, it's pretty simple to follow," I shot back sarcastically looking back to the screen. I knew how to fix and build just about anything if I had the time and the parts, but my runner always gave me problems. When Yusei and I had some alone time, I would follow him like a puppy as he taught me what he knew about taking care and managing them. The only thing I helped with was when the duel disks would start giving anyone trouble. I could fix electrical problems in seconds, but this was new territory for me. I could make out and understand what he was explaining but on my own, I was useless. He continued typing away as windows upon windows popped up diagnosing his bike. After he was satisfied he closed the computer, unhooked his runner and started on cleaning her off. Smiling I grabbed a rag and ran it under water to start helping out.

"So…" Yusei started awkwardly. We very rarely had conversations between the two of us anymore. For me, emotions got in the way. For him, I wasn't sure what it was, Yusei could be social when he wanted to but he tended to keep to his work.

"Interesting morning," I finished as I squeezed out the rag running the water over the red and white paint job.

"To say the least," Yusei shrugged reaching for the other side. I frowned puzzled by his reaction to my comment. He normally would laugh, even just a chuckle would escape his lips, but today he wore a dark mask of worry and concern. What was going on inside his head, I was not sure but I knew it could not have been positive and that worried me. Silence filled the room for most of the time and it started to bother me. The silence over took me and I started singing, only Yusei was allowed the privilege to hear my voice, no one else in the house had heard me.

You're not alone

Together we stand

I'll be by your side, you know I'll take your hand

When it gets cold

And it feels like the end

There's no place to go

You know I won't give in

No I won't give in.

Keep holding on

'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through

Just stay strong

'Cause you know I'm here for you, I'm here for you

There's nothing you could say

Nothing you could do

There's no other way when it comes to the truth

So keep holding on

'Cause you know we'll make it through, we'll make it through

So far away

I wish you were here

Before it's too late, this could all disappear

Before the doors close

And it comes to an end

With you by my side I will fight and defend

I'll fight and defend…

I stopped hearing the soft chuckle of Yusei. I looked up at him confused, what was funny about me signing?

"What?" I practically snapped at him. I opened up to him a little and he laughs at me, I was not happy at all about it.

"Your voice is so amazing yet, I have never heard you sing a song that expresses some joy. I just don't understand how someone so strong and brilliant can be filled with so much pain, that's all," Yusei replied, being completely honest with me. I gave him a puzzled look.

"I sing happy songs," I argued, to a degree. It wasn't a great defense because I couldn't think of one that I enjoyed. He just shook his head as we finished washing down his runner. Whipping our hands on the rags we had used I looked up to Yusei. Our eyes met his cobalt blue and my spiraling icy blue. It was an intense moment with only the sound of our breathing being heard. Yusei went to go say something to me to break the silence but we were interrupted by knocking at the door. In walked a man who we had never seen before. Short and stout but professionally dressed he stopped at the stairs.
"Is this the residence of Yusei Fudo?" He asked approaching the two of us slowly his hands placed neatly behind his back.

"What can I help you with?" Yusei questioned turning to the man casually.

"I hear that you can fix anything?" He inquired now speaking directly with Yusei. I watched intently as the two spoke back and forth with something that needed some fixing in a classroom at Duel Academy. Yusei nodded shaking the man's hand telling him he would be on it immediately. The unknown man nodded and thanked Yusei leaving the two of us once more.

"Looks like I have a job to go take care of," Yusei sighed lightly as he picked up the small red tool box he used for work.

"Want some company; I am not due into work until later?" I asked slightly intrigued about what this was that Yusei was needed for.

"Sure, if you want to. Can't say it will be exciting," Yusei shrugged even though I knew in his heart this was always an exciting part of his day. The two of us once again mounted the runners.

"Don't worry I am sure I can amuse myself," I smirked looking over to him as I once again dressed to ride. Yusei just cracked a small smiled and kicked his runner into first taking the lead towards Duel Academy.

Parking side by side in a rather large parking lot for guests, I looked up to the enormous building.

"Holy…" I paused looking up at the monstrosity of a school. "This is a school?" I asked amazed by the structure.

"Have you never driven passed this place? You seem rather amused," Yusei asked taking his tool box from his seat turning just enough for me to catch the playful smirk.

"I don't have to go this far into town for my job, when do I get time to come here?" I asked leaning casually against Ice Mistress giving him an irritated look.

"Kai, don't get so agitated I am just playing around," Yusei chuckled closing the seat to his runner and walking ahead into one building. The inside was just as amazing in architecture. I should have been less amazed after living in New Domino for the time I have. Yusei and I turned our attention to the classroom that we were told to go into. However the classroom was occupied. I looked up to Yusei clear confusion crossing my face. He shrugged just as confused and walked forward into the room. I came up behind him as he stopped just in the door way I leaned myself up against the frame. Peering inside I caught sight of the plain room with rows and rows of desks with seated children, there was no way they were any older than the, I paused and turned my head to the corner.

"Leo? Luna?" I asked seeing the two young children who visited us frequently.

"Yusei, Kai," The two of them exclaimed joy spreading across their features.

"Yusei Fudo, the fortune cup champion, what brings you here?" Spoke an unfamiliar voice from the front of the classroom. Our attention was drawn to the man standing in front. Brown hair and glasses adorn with a reddish colored suit. He stared Yusei down with an unpleased look like the two of us were interrupting something of importance. By the apprehensive looks on all the student's faces it was an important matter we had just stepped into but, one we might have needed to.

"I was asked to come here to fix something, some screws needed to be tightened of something called a Hetimann," Yusei simply answered the professor, his cool collective attitude one again showing. The teacher un-amused and frustrated with Yusei's answer looked at him with rage and fury.

"You're your information Mr. Fudo I would be Professor Hetimann and you're interrupting and important meeting." He replied huffing annoyed shoeing us with his hands. I raised an eyebrow at the man a little frustrated myself.

"You know for a professor, your extremely rude, and for me to say that, is extremely rare," I commented looking up at Professor Heitmann. My arms were crossed and I did not appreciate how he spoke to Yusei and me.

"Why you little insolent brat, what do you know, I bet you can't even duel. I am sure you're just as incapable in a dueling strategy as anyone of these children," He downed my dueling skills sounding more and more arrogant as the conversation when on.

"Why you fu…"
"Kai!" Yusei reprimanded me as my foul mouth was going to slip up in front of a bunch of twelve year old children. I growled low instead of releasing a tremendous amount of curses upon this man.

"Looks like I hit a sore spot, but whether or not you are does not matter. This class will be expelled anyway." He continued his rant once again shooing Yusei and I along.

"Expelled, the entire class, why?" I asked so confused, my features softened and turning to Leo and Luna. They looked so heartbroken, defeated, they never looked like that.

"Because they have no talent, they use nothing but useless low-level monsters and there grades are dragging down the school," He simply replied as if this was a simple matter.

"But these children want to learn there should be no reason for you to suspend them if they give it their all and have the ambition to learn!" growled the unhappy female voice, one that I knew all too well.

"Akiza," Yusei and I said turning to be greeted by the red head, heated and frustrated at the news. She did not answer our greeting she just stormed passed us her heals clicking and her rage pouring out of her. She was a psychic dullest after all that was something you did not want to agitate. Heitmann did not seem fazed by her presence at all. He looked at her with a cool and cruel smile.

"Akiza, our top student, do you not agree with what is being said here?" He snickered almost menacingly.

"No Professor Heitmann I completely disagree with what you want to do to these students," Akiza explained pressing her hands down against the desk. She was trying to control her anger.

Focused so much on the seen at hand and, controlling my own whit kept me from noticing the change in Yusei's persona. He also was becoming quite unhappy with the situation but he, unlike the rest of us, had an idea.

"I think I know what's going on here" He chuckled lightly his eyes narrowing slightly giving off a sense of displeasure.

"Professor Heitmann, I challenge you to a duel, one which will decide the fate of this class. If I win you are to leave them be and they are allowed to continue their studies here at school. However if I am to lose, you do as you please," Yusei challenged his tool box gripped tighter than before in his left hand as his lips twisted into a smirk.

"Hmm, very well Yusei Fudo I accept this challenge and I cannot wait to bring you down, crumbling to your knees," Heitmann laughed manically as he stepped from the pedestal. He walked passed Yusei and I and I gave him the iciest glare I could muster up. I didn't like him. Not one bit.

Yusei, Akiza the other professor in the room and I sad off to the die of the lobby as the kids of the class surrounded Yusei giving him love and support as he made promises to help them and to come out on top.

"Do you really think he can do this," The professor asked, I assumed she was worried about her class, what teacher wouldn't?

"Heitmann's deck is powerful, Yusei will have his work cut out for him," Akiza sighed taking a seat next to the professor.

"If anyone can do it, Its Yusei," I replied looking over my shoulder at the scene before me. The smile Yusei held, the confidence he walked with. It all permeated through the air and affected everyone in the room he came in contact with. It truly showed on every one of the children faces as he knelt before them. I walked steadily towards them and stood above Yusei staring down at the younger children. I was getting better with them since Luna and Leo were always around, but they still were not a strong point of mine. You could tell they were unsure how to react to me. My presents gave an awkward feeling to most people; it affected children the worst I had come to notice. They all just stood there and started up at me. Yusei looked over behind him to see what they were all starting at. He stood to his feet and turned to me.

"You will be in the stands routing for me right?" He asked as if he needed the extra support. I always believed he didn't need me; he just liked having me cheering him on. That's what my head and my heart wanted to believe, but I highly dought it was the truth.

"Always am" I smiled looking down to the kids. They stared at the two of us, like they saw something we didn't. I walked over to them slowly and knelt down to their eye level.

"Let's go to the bleachers, we have to rout on Yusei," I smiled sounding as though I was talking to a bunch of infants.

"We aren't baby's Kai." Leo whined shrugging his shoulders and crossing his arms.

"Don't be like that Leo, not now, Yusei needs us to believe in him, of course we will rout for Yusei in the bleachers," Luna replied grabbing my hand and leading me to the duel room where the duel would begin. I took a deep breath and let it out. Come on Yusei I know you can do this.

Heitmann and Yusei stood face to face. Yusei held his duel disk with confidence, and Heitmann smiled with arrogance crossing his face.

"Game on," Yusei started his game face coming out in his features. He drew his card and the duel began.

Yusei-4000LP

Heitmann-4000LP

"With My move I play the card Flamevill Guard in defense mode and with two cards face down, let see what you've got!" Yusei played passing the turn over to Heitmann.

Heitmann spread his hand out and snickered as he drew his card.

"I will teach a lesson while you started your turn with a week tuner monster; I will show you what real dueling is about. I summon Ancient Gear Statue to the file and with this monster combined with my machine duplication spell I can summon as many machine monsters as I please and I just happen to have two more Ancient Gear Statues in my hand. Then when I discard Ancient Gear Statue from the field I can summon another monster, something say with more power," The chancellor cooed overly happily. What was he summoning that would make him this excited, when three huge geared solders stood to the field. My eyes went wide.

"No, not Ancient Gear Golem, I have never seen them, I thought they were legendary, none existent." I gasped seeing the monsters now before me.

"Being an élite has its perks," Heitmann smirked looking over to Yusei who clutched his free fist tight.

"You know having strong monsters in your deck isn't everything and a real duelist knows that," Yusei commented his eyes narrowing.

"Very well, but you better prepare Yusei because here I come with an all-out attack," Heitmann bragged.

"Oh I'll prepare myself by activating my trap card, Tuner Barrier, by using this card I can protect my tuner monster from being destroyed!" Yusei explained the trap card activating and a blue barrier protecting his monster.

"It's too bad that when my Ancient Gear Golem attacks you still take damage, allow me to demonstrate" Heitmann smirked as he sent the first of his three Golems to attack. As each one took a swing at Yusei, his life points took a drastic hit.

"Now to complete this I will activate the level thunder spell card, this deal damage equal to the total level of my monsters multiplied by one hundred." Heitmann squealed almost like a teenage girl, he was way too into this, but if this spell went through Yusei would be done.

"Come on Yusei you can do this, don't let this creep win!" I cheered standing to my feet. He just had to win.

"Don't worry Kai, because by discarding Hiawata from my hand I take no damage" Yusei replied discarding the little fluff ball.

"Great moves Yusei keep going," Leo and Luna cheered. We were all behind him.

"That was more pathetic than I could imagine, more week monsters, you really like to delay the inevitable." Heitmann complained showing Yusei into his next turn.

"Now Heitmann it's my turn to teach you a lesson" Yusei challenged drawing another card.

Yusei- 1000LP

Heitmann- 4000LP

"I am activating Cards of Coincidence, by discarding one tuner monster from my hand I am allowed to draw two more cards from my deck!" Yusei replied taking the top two cards and looking at them with intent.

"What, Tuner's can be used like that!" Heitmann examined shock crossing his face for the first time.

"Yes and bad news for you Heitmann, I am summoning Eccentric boy, when this monster is used for Synchro material, I can choose the other monster I need directly from my hand. I am using Turret Warrior. Now Eccentric boy give Turret warrior a proper tune up!" Yusei replied as the two monster formed green circles signaling a Synchro summon.

"Wait, you can Synchro using a monster from you hand!" Heitmann panicked, and his face turning frantic.

"Of cores you can and any real duelist would know that," Yusei shot back a smirk playing at his lips.

"Now I Sycnhro summon Stardust Dragon!"

"Dear Yusei but in case you haven't noticed but You shinning lizard stands no match against my golem's," Heitmann partly laughed.

"Wrong again, now if Stardust were to take on your Golem's head to head, yes she wouldn't stand a chance but that's why I'm glad there's more to dueling than the monsters. I activate the spell card Variety Comes Out. With this card I can return Stardust Dragon to my deck and summon as many tuner monsters from my grave yard as I want, as long as there levels equal that of Stardust's. So now I summon Eccentric Boy, Hiawata and Debris Dragon!" Yusei explained as the three tuners appeared before him. I looked at these cards and was rather confused over them. Only one of them was Yusei's, whose card's was he using and why. It took me several pondering minutes to figure out, that Yusei was making a point. He was using all the children's cards to prove that low-level monsters were worth using and they all had there purpose. This made me smile. Only Yusei would be so clever.

"I activate Tuners Explosion; by destroying monsters on my field I can destroy the same amount on your field. Not only that, but you also take a thousand points of damage for every monster just destroyed. Now my debris dragon goes in for a direct attack," Yusei commanded, the little blue dragon went in and ended the game with a startling turn. There was silence for a moment until the holograms faded and we were sure Yusei was the victor.

"Yusei won, we are not going to be expelled!" Leo screeched and the class started cheering and heeding down to thank Yusei. I looked over to the teacher and Akiza behind me.

"If there is one thing I never dought it's Yusei and his skill. He was not about to let talented children be expelled for no reason at all." I simply stated following the children down. When I got there the Short man who had come looking for Yusei stood before us.

"It's you again," I found myself saying confused about who this guy was.

"I am sorry, I am the Principal of this school and I was just thanking Yusei. If it wasn't for Yusei help who knows how far Heitmann was willing to take things." He stated once again holing out his had to Yusei. He took it with great pleasure as he was swarmed by children. I smiled at the priceless seen, thrilled to know that all of them would be continuing. I found myself looking to the clock to find the time. It was rather late; I had to be getting to work. Without a word I left Yusei to his celebration with the children and went on my way off to my job.

I'm terribly story for the delay guys. School is in session and it takes a lot of my time just to write papers and collage level reading is evil, I am hoping more people come to read this I am excited to be writing it so please, please read and review and until next time I'm out

~Kaifudo..aka the author~