Chapter 2
Leo Stellers
The Duel Dimension
Jack was in shock. He was in the locker room of the Duel Castle, sitting next to a boy he'd met twenty minutes ago, and due in five minutes to exit the room and out on a riding suit to battle not only Yuya Sakaki but Yusei Fudo as well in a Turbo Duel. He sat on a bench, in frozen amazement, the helmet of his suit in his hands. He reflected on what had led him here...
After the invitation, he and Christina had instantly headed to the Duel Castle, a huge stadium. There, a megaphone had blared, "Those with Lion XYZ Cards, please come up front!" About 15 people headed up, most of them looking as confused as Jack felt.
When the man with the microphone saw Jack's card, his eyes widened and then told him to proceed upstairs and to the left to a room marked 11. Jack entered the stadium, and went into the large room where there was a cafe, and a place for people to lounge. He had headed up some fancy stairs by himself, Christina was to stay downstairs. He had entered a small hallway with several rooms, and opened the door marked 11.
He entered. There was another kid in here, who looked just as startled to see Jack. This kid was about the same age as Jack. He had platinum blonde hair that was streaked with black. The hair was swept and combed neatly, and swept to almost cover one of his shining blue eyes. On his forehead were a pair of blue goggles. He wore a black formal shirt, and over that, an elegant and cool white jacket with blue trim that reached to his hips. He also wore white jeans and bright blue sneakers. He stood up.
"Are you-" he said just as Jack said "Who're you-"
"Sorry," both of them apologized at the exact same time.
Then, "Sorry you go first-"
Both of them paused and then grinned, "Okay, seriously, sorry." The blond said. "I'm Leo Stellers. What are you here for?"
"I'm Jack Flare." Jack said. "I got a weird invitation, something about-"
"Don't tell me, you're invited to participate in the exhibition match and the tournament? And you got that lion card? From Chase Hercules?" Leo said.
"Yeah." Jack confirmed, confused. "Why would both of us-"
But at that exact moment, a person materialized in the room. After Jack and Leo recovered from the shock and picked themselves up from the floor, they realized the person was a hologram of Chase Hercules. He was a tall kid, a couple years older than Jack and Leo. He has broad shoulders and a muscular physique. He wore a cream suit jacket over a tight white muscle shirt and long black pants. His hair was stylishly styled, black with the bangs gold. His eyes were a shining gold.
"Hello there, this is, as you might know, Chase Hercules. You two have been selected to participate in the exhibition match. Now, this may not have been disclosed, but contrary to what you may think, the duel will be a Turbo Duel, and not only that, but a Tag Duel. You two are dueling Yuya Sakaki and Yusei Fudo. You're due outside in thirty minutes, if you exit this room, a guide will take you to the locker rooms."
And so they had.
Which was how Jack had ended up changed into a brown and black leather riding suit, sitting next to a boy he'd met twenty minutes before, in the Duel Castle's locker room, and due in five minutes to exit the room, go out into the stadium in front of ten thousand people, board a Duel Runner, and participate in a Tag Turbo Duel against Yusei Fudo and Yuya Sakaki.
He and Leo exchanged brief glances, they had both thought this was cool when they had been invited, but now, when in five minutes, they would be in front of so many people, and dueling such powerful duelists...
Then, the amplified voice of the announcer rang through the room"And now, the exhibition match begins!"