In Yugo's Apartment (Next Day Later 11:47 am)

Yuya woke up with a groan. The first thing he registered is that his whole waist is in pain. 'Oh yeah,' he thought. 'An orange haired teen enveloped me in a death hug.' He scanned the room to find the blue bed he was sleeping in and drawer next to the bed. On top of the drawer, a glass of water next to a note. "Drink up! Sorry for nearly killing you (that is if you're awake now) -Crow Hogan P.S Take a shower, you smell." Reluctantly, Yuya sniffed the water to make sure it isn't poisonous. Realizing how thirsty he was, Yuya finished the water swiftly. Directly across the the bed, there was a window about two by three feet. Yuya opened the window to see a clear view of a beautiful city. 'Wow! It's just as beautiful as Miami City, in it's own different way.' Underneath the window, he spotted Yugo's Duel Runner. Yuya sighed with relief as he a closed the window to remember, 'I need to contact my counterparts.' From his pocket, he withdrew his duel pad and tried to contact Yugo, Yuri, and Yuto. Unfortunately, on the Duelist's Duel pad, it read ERROR: NO SIGNAL. Cursing under his breath, Yuya took off to the shower and vigorously washed himself. Few minutes later, he came out to realize that the entire backside of his clothes was covered in soot and mud. Without thinking, he dumped his clothes in the shower room, and saturated the outfit in soap and water. "Well, I have some good news and some bad news" he told himself. "The good news is that my outfit is clean, but the bad news is… I CAN'T WALK OUTSIDE IN MY BOXERS!" After he hanged his clothes to dry, he looked around to find any suitable to wear. Near the exit, Yuya found a wardrobe. He opened the door to find a large array of white, red, yellow, and blue jumpsuits with matching jacket. A sweatdrop appeared above Yuya's head, and he closed his eyes to rethink his ideas. "Well this are the only clean AND dry outfits, so….." He took one off the hanger and went to change. Surprisingly, they fit. 'Well these are Yugo's clothes after all.'

At Jack, Yusei, and Crow's Residence (1:23 pm)

"Crow, who exactly was that guy that you almost hugged to death?" Luna asked. "Him, oh, that's Yugo, Yusei and I taught him how to Turbo duel. We also found out that he's a Psychic Duelist just like Akiza." Jack questioned, "But wasn't he a banana head before he left Neo Domino City? Why does he suddenly change to become a tomato head?" Yusei slipped his hand in his pocket and gripped the pendulum necklace. 'And who's necklace does this belong to? Whenever I look at it, my Signer mark starts to burn.' Bruno[1] spun his chair around and said, "Most likely he's undergoing the stage of adolescence. This is perfectly normal for males from ages 9-16. Either that, or probably… It's a high possibility….." This caught everyone's attention. "What what is it?" Aki asked. "Or probably it's because he's sick of Jack constantly calling him banana-head again and again." Furious, Jack yelled, "Why, you little runt!" Immediately, Bruno got out of his seat and ran behind Yusei. "Hey. Hey. Hey. I'm somewhat of a pacifist, so please, don't hurt me." While Jack and Bruno were arguing, Leo asked Yusei if he could see Yugo's Dueling in Action. Sighing, Yusei smiled and answered "I don't see why not." With a glint in his eyes, Leo immediately called Yugo's apartment and waited for him to pick up.

"Hello?"

"Hey! This is Leo, I was wondering if you want to duel against Akiza?" There was a long pause until the other person said,

"Sure, Akiza and I can duel at 2:45 pm!"

"Awesome, see ya then meet us at the Duel Stadium!"

Smiling, Leo hung up and yelled to Akiza, "Yo Aki, get your duel runner ready, you're dueling Yugo." This news took Akiza's mind to a halt. Realising the worry in her eyes, Yusei placed his hand on her shoulder and said,"It'll be okay." Akiza took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "Well, guess this is a good time to polish my skills." THis made everyone smile. Under Jack's breath, he said, "I should tell Carly this as well. She'll be elated for this scoop."

In Neo Domino City (2:14 pm)

YAWN! Yugo stretched his arms as he, Yuto, and Yuri all walked around Neo Domino City. Scanning the city Yugo thought to himself, 'I swear, I've seen this place before, but I can't seem to put my thoughts to it.' Yuri, on the other hand, was staring at Yugo thinking, 'Does that git actually know where we are or not? Geez this might take a while.' Both of their thoughts were interrupted by Yuto pointing at something around the corner. Around the corner they saw a teenager with black hair stumbling while two men ,what seems like thugs, kept tossing her camera back and forth like monkey in the middle. Although the thugs were different in appearances, they shared a similar facial feature, branded yellow marks across the side of their faces. Yuri, Yuto, and Yugo noticed they were wearing duel disk, so they looked at each other and nodded. Yuri ran, jumped, and caught the camera with swift movements. Before the two men could attack the Fusion counterpart, Yugo whistled sharply. "YO! IDIOT #1 AND IDIOT #2, LET'S DUEL!" Yugo, the two men, and Yuto all had their duel pads locked and ready.

LET'S DUEL!

Yugo: I draw! From my hand I summon Speed Roid Double Yoyo (LEVEL/4 ATK/1400 DEF/1400) in Defense mode. Then I place two cards face down, and my turn ends there, you're up idiot #1"

Kotsu: My name is Kotsu thank you very much. I draw! *smiles* from my hand I summon Injection Fairy Lily (LEVEL/3 ATK/400 DEF/1500) in Attack mode. Next I play the Spell Card Cost Down. This allows me to decrease the levels of my monsters from my hand by 2 if I discard one card (Discards Wattapod). Now, I summon my most ultimate machine! Ancient Gear Golem (Was LEVEL/8. Now LEVEL/6 ATK/3000 DEF/3000). That ends my turn. Raisan, you're up!

Raisan: Don't mind if I do. I draw! *frowns* I place two cards face down, that ends my turn.

Yuto: My turn. I draw! I place three cards face down and then play a spell card Emergency Provisions. I send any number of other Spell and Trap Cards I control to the Graveyard, and I gain 1000 Life Points for each card sent. (Destroys his two face down cards) I end my turn. (LP 4000 - 6000)

Yugo: I draw! I summon Speed Roid Three-Eyed Dice (LEVEL 3/ ATK/300 DEF/?). Now I tune my Level 4 Speed Roid Double Yoyo with my Level 3 Speed Roid Three-Eyed Dice. Spread those wondrous and beautiful wings and strike down your enemies at the speed of light! Appear now! Level 7 Clear Wing Synchro Dragon! Clear Wing Synchro Dragon (LEVEL/7 ATK/2500 DEF/2000). Now attack Raisan with-"

Raisan: I play a my face down Negate Attack. This card ends your battle phase and negates that attack.

Yugo: Tsk! I place one card face down and end my turn.

Kotsu: Now it's my turn, I draw. To make sure you guys aren't relying on your facedowns, I play Heavy Storm. This handy Spell Card destroys all cards out on the field.

(Heavy Storm is played and a large gust of wind picks up Raisan's last card, Yuto's remaining card, and Yugo's three facedowns. The storm quickly dissolves and so does all of the cards.)

Kotsu: (points to Yuto) Now that's settled, I use Ancient Gear Golem to attack you directly with Mechanized Mayhem.

Yuto: I play three Spell cards from my Graveyard The Phantom Knights of Shadow Veil (LEVEL/4 ATK/0 DEF/300) in Defense mode.

(Ancient Gear Golem Attacks, but due to Ancient Gear Golem's effect, Damage calculations still apply, regardless if they are in Attack or in Defense mode.)

Yuto: (LP 6000 - 3300)

Kotsu: You got lucky this round. I end my turn.

Raisan: My turn now. I draw! First off I'll use the Spell Card Pot of Greed. This allows me to draw two cards. (draws two cards). Next, I play the Spell Card Polymerization and with it, I fuse Flame Manipulator (LEVEL/3 ATK/900 DEF/1000) with my Masaki the Legendary Swordsman (LEVEL/4 ATK/1100 DEF/ 1100) to Fusion Summon Flame Swordsman (LEVEL/ 5 ATK/1800 DEF/1600). Now attack the other The Phantom Knights of Shadow Veil with Flaming Sword Slash!

(Another The Phantom Knights of Shadow Veil is destroyed and banished)

Raisan: Turn end.

Yuto: My turn, draw! I summon The Phantom Knights of Dusty Robe (LEVEL/3 ATK/800 DEF/1000). Now, because a level 3 " The Phantom Knights" is out on the field, I can summon this from my hand, The Phantom Knights of Silent Boots (LEVEL/3 ATK/200 DEF/1200). Now I build the Overlaying Network. Souls of knights who fell on the battlefield. Revive here and now, and become the light that breaks the darkness! XYZ Summon! Appear now, Rank 3, The Phantom Knights Break Sword! The Phantom Knights of the Break Sword (RANK/3 ATK/2000 DEF/1000). Now attack that The Flaming Swordsman.

(When The Phantom Knights of Break Sword Attacked, A huge gust of wind threw both Kotsu and Raisan backwards.)

Raisan: (LP 4000 - 3800)

Yuto: I end my turn with two facedowns.

Yugo: It's my turn now, I dr－

Raisan and Kotsu: (They both point to Yuto with trepid fingers) A-A-Are you a Psychic Duelist?

Yugo: Technically me, Yuto, Yuri, and Yuya[2] are all Psychic Duelists. So as I was saying-

Immediately, Raisan and Kotsu both got up quickly and ran around the corners while screaming, "Now way, I'm not going to end up like another one of the Black Rose Witch's Victims."

Yuto and and Yugo closed off their duel pads, Yuri heedlessly threw the camera back to the girl and said,"Next time, try and not get into trouble." Abruptly, the girl snapped three photos of Yuto, Yuri, and Yugo. "Thank you for saving me from those criminals" she said. Yuto got confused. "How did you know they were criminals?" Like a librarian, she pushed her spiral glasses up the bridge of her nose and stated, "Those who have yellow marks are usually criminals caught by Sector Security. I believe a majority of those who have marks are usually from the Satellite." Suddenly, a light bulb went through Yugo's head. "Carly!" the girl turned her head and said with confidence, "Yep that's me. Carly Carmine, magazine reporter on Turbo Dueling, especially my dear Jack Atlas. Did you know that, in the future, we might have kids and become a great family. Just think about it 'Reporter and Famous Turbo Dueling Champion Were Meant to be Together' and… Oh, sorry if I went off into my fantasy land."

Scratching the back of his neck, Yuto said, "No, it's fine really."

Yugo nervously replied, "Everyone has dreams. I'm just surprised that you've expressed yours in a more open way, as usual."

Yuri nonchalantly spoke, "I think that is the most messed up dream I've ever heard. Come on, it's most likely that Jack Atlas love his cards more than you." This earned him a jab to the sides from both Yugo and Yuto. Luckily, Carly didn't hear what Yuri said because she said, "Oh yeah, I forgot, who are you guys?"

"Yuto"

"Yuri"

"Yugo"

Carly turned to Yugo and said, "Yugo? I thought you had red and green hair, I saw you just yesterday." This caught the three's attention. "CARLY? WHERE IS HE NOW?" Yugo frantically asked. "W-W-Well, Jack just called me. He said Yugo, er someone who looks like you is dueling Akiza at 2:45 pm." "Great. Carly, can you take us there?" Yuto asked. With a bright smile she said, "Of course and you can tell me about your summoning, XYZ Summoning was it?" Yuto replied, "Maybe later, for now, I think we also need a nice shower as well." Carly smiled and nodded. "I'm on it. " Yuri thought to himself as they went into Carly's car, 'Good Luck Yuya, let's hope you don't screw up your first duel here too much.'

Author's Note: For all who's wondering, this is Part 1.5, so it's in between the time when Yuya was separated from his counterparts and when Yuya starts his duel with Akiza (In short, a story of how Yuya even started to have a duel with Akiza)

Points:

[1]: Like in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Movie: Bonds Beyond Time, Paradox came back (surprisingly) and challenged Yusei, Jaden, and Yusei to a duel. In Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds, he was in a capsule I believe, talking to Z-ONE one last time. Like that, I made Bruno come back from that portal (YAY! Might do a story on how the Signers reacted to his arrival again. OH THE DRAMA!) . So, Bruno will sometimes be called Antimony, but most of the time Bruno.

[2]: According to episode 7, Yuto shows Psychic Dueling against Shingo. On episode 36-37, Yuto showed Psychic duelling when he struck Yuto with his dragon. Finally on episode 47, when Yuri was looking for Yuzu, he broke and piece of the iceberg with his dragon. Because these are Yuya's counterparts, I'm just going to say that Yuya also has Psychic Dueling skills as well.

Side Note: It might take a while for another part to be published because schoolwork is piling up on me. Plus, with band UIL coming up, my band director is pushing us to go past our potential. I'll try and upload more of these Arc-V Shorts (and possibly other stories), but for now all I have to say is to just feel the flow and get your game on because the fun has just begun, so let's rev it up!