YGO Zexal : Rolle switch

by Kasumaky

Something has turned everyone's life role upside down. No one is who they appear to be, and loyalties are rebuilt. When evil reappears, it's up to the new heroes to put things right. Of course, it's hard for former villains to come to terms with being the hero of the story, especially since they only settle

3. Part 3: The Barian and the end of it

/Rio's POV/

Rio and everyone else were on their way to school to help out V, but they didn't expect the problem to saw the Academy being attacked by 2 one of the creatures spoke directly to her as she approached, or at least one while her companion continued. "How lovely to have visitors! I thought they were all gone but it looks like there are still some left in the area" said a girl's voice. Rio found herself turning to face the threat, and found her jaw dropping like Ryouga, as there groupe took in the sight of a girl with no mouth. "B-Barian?!" IV said.

Everyone was too frozen to say anything, let alone run away. Ryouga and Rio took a closer look at the girl without a mouth. The Barian has a light green skin, her hair is quite normal but maybe a little longer that reach a little more under her shoulders. On her had has she a gold band on that lies a pink crystal. Her eyes are nomal orange- brown but with a slight red toutch. Even her body is decorated with pink marks. Her body was styled with a short pink cape that clings to a golden strap on her shoulders. The same goes for her under part, that goes from her hips to her ankle. Her arms wear a golden arm protector and on the same position of her other side is a big green mark. She reminds the sibling of her friend so much...but thats not possible is it? There hope not! She began to slowly go, taking her time, eyebrows raised as she smiled a cold and calculating smile, well if we could imagine that because we cant see a mouth. "Dragon tamer! What a rare sight of you. I didnt have seen you a long time ago." she said to Mizael. What shocked the siblings again as she hear her voice, it was really like Tori's, there cant belive it. Her head turns a little and lookt to the silver headed boy. "Ah! Fancy meeting you here too Durbe." The Barian girl's 'smile' didn't falter. Mizael try's to stand forworth the others but Durbe goes in his way "What are you doing here Misstress? I taught i told you that youre plan to dominate the school wouldnt work, so why?" his eyes are emotionless and hold no place for anything else. "Well my dear earthling-assistant, you may right but i have still my work to do and this is nothing that is on you. So in other words i fire you. I have to say you was very well as a earth boy. I have never seen besides the dragon-tamer and the undertaker someone with this good aditute. But now you are useless for me here." she told him in the same cold way and turned around to her companion."It looks like my companion has already finished his work." again you could tell the being grin. She turned her head and there saw the malicious red glow in her eyes. "I have to go." she walked away and shouted at her comrade-in-arms, "Let's get going. We're done here!" after the comrade-in-arms bowed, they both disappeared into the dark fog. Leave everyone in the group terrified. "W-What was this? W-wait...No i mean who was this ...?"

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A boy stood on the porch of a huge mansion and looked out, thinking. Footsteps approached behind him, revealing a tall male who very much resembled him. "What are you doing out here boy? Is what?" "Hmmm Father, when will I see what's out there? When can I explore the world outside of our home and experience what else exists besides our kind and home?!" "Well son i am back and i have good news for you. Youre be able to meet the human part after today by the one youre friend is going like you wish to do""Wait what...really? Thats cool...i guess...finally i can see the outside of this really strange and unfamilier place he is always talking about.""I see youre fine with it? Thats good you need it and if you go dont forget youre the soon-be-great-again kingdom rules""Of course how could i not, Vater. Theres nothing what could get me out of my destiny""And bevor i forget son youre friend Alit is here to see you. As will your other friends, but I would encourage you to seek him out first before heading out to humanity."

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/Ryouga's POV/

The next day, everyone stood in a hall of the place and everything was prepared for the visit of the high-ranking family, although everything had to be moved after the attack of the Barian girl and her companion. And sure enough, not too much later, when everyone was gathered, a group kicked in the door. It was even the ones Ryouga and his sister were looking for. It was again a moment of joy and relief for both of them to know that they were fine, but this was quickly replaced by worry. Take care of that if you didn't find your existence in the documents what that would mean. They really didn't want to think about it. They both watched the group as they strode forward. At the back was III with Kaito and in front were three Vector, Yuma and Tori. Everyone looked the same as always. But now that they saw Tori again, the previous concern came back as they remembered the attack and the Barian girl reminded them of Tori in every aspect. They both watched as Yuma meanwhile, after only one more step, arrived at the front of the pedestal and after the right positioning, her posture appeared elegant and respectful but wore a grin on her face "I am the prince of Barian! Nice to met you, Humans! I am from now on a partly guest of this place you call Home"

The shock of the siblings increased, causing their eyes to widen and their mouths to hang open. 'Yuma was a prince? WTF!?' they both thought at the same time."Thats-" he pointed to Kaito and III "-are my knights i hope you are nice to them and may so there are nice to you!" next he gestures to Tori "And she, my pretty one, is my good friend Kotori" she just waved and stood there haughtily "I hope to understand well, people!"

"Wait knights? III and Kaito? And did Yuma even just say Barian Prince? WTF NO! No that can't mean anything good! No!" he said in a worried tone so that only his sister heard it, who felt exactly like her brother. Concerned about this unexpected turn of events, the Kamishiros wondered what it would mean for them and their relationship with Yuma and her AU friends. Ryouga, who always wore his worried face, watched how cold Yuma and Tori looked and went down the stairs- The other 3 followed. Vector walked right behind Yuma. As Yuma walked past Ryouga they exchanged a look and he swore he saw darkness in his eyes and hatred directed at him at the moment.

Ryouga let it be reviewing as soon as his group is seated in the cafeteria. Yuma was the Barian prince here in the way of being barians instead of alien emperors only as barian royalty or should he imagine that here Yuma is a reincarnation but the alien thing still exists? In that case, only he would be vector if not even Nash's role...or maybe both combined? So it could be that no one knows anything about him because Yuma is not called Yuma here but something else!? But if so, what would Vector be like?...He knew what he was, just didn't know anyone who agreed. Vector's story saw him as a wise man after all. As for Tori, he had an uneasy feeling that she would replace Rio's role on any basis, in that sense it would confirm that she was the female emperor. He couldn't say much about Kaito except that he was a Barian Knight of the Royal House like III. No wonder the arclights didn't recognize him, but showed signs of acquaintance.

A voice behind them spoke up, snapping Ryouga out of his thoughts. "So the prince's group is your missing friends in your version, isn't it!?" when she turned around he saw that it was Mizael. the siblings nodded. "My interest in everything is fading but I can tell you that you will have no chance of approaching them, only a defector will be allowed near them or will be accepted by the prince. From what I've learned they are the only ones who have the privilege vector and the notorious undertaker.""And how are we supposed to do that?" asked Rio"As I said, there are currently only 2 or maybe three that are helpful Vector and Alit maybe even...the guard III but the chances are too small for that."

They went outside to eat their food in peace and bumped into , Ryouga had him back against the wall and demanded answers. He had confronted him with questions, but Vector said nothing and just stammered to himself, shy and full of fear. However, when Ryouga grabbed the other's arm to get more answers, Yuma got angry and out of nowhere intervened, turning on Ryouga with darkness in his eyes. Yuma silenced them all and protected his friend.
Ryouga had to force himself to stop, he couldn't use violence against Yuma, that wouldn't be right since they weren't sane, and if they went back to normal it would make him feel guilty. Yuma was actually polite to him and asked about their relationship. Then reflexively he covered his mouth as he accidentally said something the black head didn't seem to like and grabbed Ryouga's arm in a steely grip that wounded him. He could hardly miss the Barian glow in Yuma's red eyes, which was becoming more and more intense with each passing second. The whole action was observed by a few and did not dare to step. All of Ryouga's friends stood by him, however, they were too frozen to see the fight scene. What surprised them was that Vector dared to intervene to stop the prince from continuing. What also surprised Ryouga was related to the fact that the barian glow in Yuma's eyes also faded and quickly turned to his normal red as he looked at Vector and calmed down in seconds. Yuma let go of Ryouga and turned around and saw his people waiting in the distance and took Vector by the arm in a friendlier way than the blue-haired one. He was just able to catch Vector giving him a sympathetic look before turning to face the herd.

Ryouga showed vulnerability: yup just like he would if it were him and his sister. He would be like Yuma at the point where he would do anything to protect his sister. Hurt, he went back to his friends, but with the others in the other group he saw someone else appear "Alit?!" he felt like he fell on the prince to admire him. Ryouga wasn't paying that much attention to his surroundings anymore as he was concentrating on his wound now. Against the Arclight brothers who suddenly saw III coming towards them and threatened them. When he saw the Arclights, you could see how they radiated confusion and recognition appeared in their eyes. But before it became more III went again. "You saw that too, right?" said V. V and IV thought further and asked who that was and why he was so similar to them and also used such a family name. Which made Rio sigh and took it upon himself III to present them with the brothers in disbelief. "Okay if that's true we need to do something before...it's too late!" said IV. "But before that, let me take you to the doctor, sir." Only one other came along, Mizael. Ryouga felt something was missing, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what. It was at the latest when he was being treated in the treatment room that Mizael said the golden thing was missing, which Ryouga didn't take well to.

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/Alit's POV/

Inside a huge house, Alit walked along the corridors, holding a key that he received from the prince, which in his hand initially seemed to glow. He now hoped to lure everyone here, as his client wanted from the start, and for the time being he deposited the key safely behind his treasury.

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/Durbe's POV/

When Ryouga was fine again, they set up a meeting with everyone to see what options they had to get the key back, as well as where they could have taken it. He, Durbe, knew exactly how he imagined Mizael might know as well, after all both had worked for the other side at one point it's not too difficult to know their modus operandi. He didn't know what was supposed to be special about this thing and he doesn't want to know and yet the only reason to help would be the one named Chris. He liked him as the only one besides his Mistress and if he ever needed something he can still accept it from him to some extent. They now knew each other's goals and roles, everything that was there was revealed in the last 40 hours. And yet most felt a resemblance to each other, in their being and intentions as well as understanding to others. Durbe sighed inwardly. He would never have thought that the two siblings who were known here as rebel leaders were the cause of the unification of completely different people.

Durbe kept his end of the bargain and led the group underground. The part he has considered his home several times. There he planned to meet someone who could help them further. The group was wandering through the gloomy corridors when they suddenly found themselves in front of a hidden entrance. Durbe led them inside and they were greeted by a group of people who had lived in underground caves. It wasn't big but enough to live there with a few people. And this is exactly where Durbe introduced everyone to Anna, who worked in a shop with all the tools. However, Durbe has known Anna long enough to say that this is not her specialty and that she was more into guns. He explained to her that the Barians possessed the one important key that was stolen from them as well as they want to exploit the situation to straighten out old actions and the outcome with them. The group watched Durbe as he asked Anna to help them out, who joined them, albeit briefly. Anna suggested a plan. She would accompany the group to the fortress and Mizael would help sneak into the Barian fortress as well as proceed from inside. They would leave it to Mizael and Ryouga to take the key. The group agreed with Anna and Durbe and Anna prepared the group for the upcoming mission.

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/Mizael's POV/

"This way," a Blond haired man said, guiding them deeper through the tunnels. "Is this where we'll find the" "Am I hallucinating, or are we actually breaking into the Barian castle of this place royal court? I never could imagine that i would do this one day!" said IV. "And even with guys we dont really have meet or come along are here on our side." said V. They made their way along the wall, stopping every so often to listen or to push back further into the shadows. They open a secret passage and goes trugh it without get find. On the other side there moved quickly through the halls, using hand signals as much as possible to communicate. At a cirtend point gave Ryouga his sister a nod and watched as she, V, Gilag and Durbe took off in two different directions down the hallway that led into the rest of the castle. He turned back to IV. "Just how are we supposed to get past those guards in order to get in this room?" he whispered, looking over at the guarded door from which a yellow glow emanates. It was on the opposite side from where they stood. "Maybe i do!?" Mizael replied. Both gave him a look but IV said "Well, it's worth a try. I mean as a rebell... NO. But as a Partner Alits. There's maybe a chance."
"Exacly," Mizael said. "Wait here."

"Miza- " Ryouga protested, but he was already walking toward the door, to the men who just standing about a few yards away. "Evening, boy," he called out, laying his body agains the wall in a cool way. "Is this the treasure room of the unknown?"

"Who are you?" asked the red-head "Identify yourself!"

"Relax," he said, waving his one hand in the air. "The Undertaker told me I could grab a few goodies before I left again." saying while his face is still cold looking. The boy narrowed his eyes "The Undertaker told you that?" he asked doubtfully. "Yea and i see you doupt what i say. You have clearly no idea who i am dont you? Well lets say i once worked with the undertaker as a mate. The one that called dragon-tamer could perhaps say you something?" to show his honest in his words he goes to the guard and revele his old mark. After thah he get the permission and stepped forward toward the door thats behold Alits treassures. He opened the door and was getting a nice look to alle of the items shat hide this room but a puff of purple smoke stopped him in his tracks, and a voice from above him sent a chill up his spines. "Well. it is'nt nice not to greet me old pal?"

/Durbe's POV/

Somewere on the castle was Durbe who wa running along with Rio in to a cartain room to hide from a silver barian knight, and from what durbe could remember she called him lehnten sich gegen die tür und verschnauften. Sprangen aber wieder auf bei dieser weiblichen stimme. "It is the castle of my beloved one, what do you think! ""And you wear it well," he said graciously.

"So youre still came her to meet my, my dear? How funny after all i fired you? Lets say it, do you miss me?," she said and stand now in front of them. "And who might this be?" She nodded at Rio."The girl next to me... i guess you know her you meet each other for short yesterday after destroing the school!" "Oh yea i remember her. Such a annoying girl." "And sadly No. I am not actually here for you Miss. I am here for the Undertaker!" Tori raised her brows. "Oh?" She walked a slow circle around Durbe and gave him a cool once-over. "Hmm i dont remember that you ever liked to deal with him but well it isnt in my interesse to know such pity thinks!" she turned drameticly around "Hm i let my dear know youre her but i warn you not to let this pawn stray around. And you know how our king can be!"
"Of course Miss!" But tori rolled her eyes and leafs and called the guard to watch over them.

/Ryouga's POV/
Ryouga and his friends, consisting of Gilag, V and IV, were taken to the prison by Kaito at the moment and were barricaded there so they could not escape. The reason for this was that Kaito considered her a threat and therefore had her imprisoned. He witnessed how they showed up to attack the school and they wanted to stop them, how they just attacked their prince and how they finally broke in and tried to steal something and had the cheek to run away. As he checked the doors to make sure it was safe to escape, he mentioned to them that the execution would take place after the coronation tonight.

Ryouga had an epiphany. It had all become so clear to him. But there was no moment of rest. He had to act quickly. It couldn't happen before time ran out. He looked at his watch and saw that he still had three hours to prevent everything. It had actually been 45 hours since all this happened to him. He keeps saying, this was no ordinary imagination. This was the magic. He knew he had to act quickly. It was important that he escaped from this illusionary world and ended the spell. It would finally end at midnight and everything would be lost forever as he knew it and was used to it.

V gave him a bobby pin when asked to escape, but when he grabbed it, it flew out of his hand. As he tried to grab it, he saw III in front of the cell and surprisingly helping him, which amazed V, but he also realized his face was only half as cold as last time. Luckily, III helped him unlock the door and offered them to escape while they still can. The two Arclights looked at each other again and then at the pink head and frowned, they didn't want to leave him behind and they said so to him too, which left III amazed. That left her arguing for a little while while the other two fled.

On the way out he saw Rio, Durbe, Mizael and even Alit fighting Tori. He and Rio exchanged looks that carried a knowing gleam in them. As he kept running he had to hide every now and then when he heard someone approach him or anything like that since he can't allow himself to be softened by Kaito again, gi still stayed with him. They waited around every corner until the coast was clear.

When they finally reached an end, they quickly stepped inside before the Barian saw them. And right on the other side, Ryouga met Vector. Ryouga felt an uncomfortable silence settle. That was just gross. However, he now had to jump over this shadow. "H-Hey uhhhh Vector was it right?" he tried to relax the mood and not rush the other. He got a subtle nod from the other. Then Ryouga tried to take it slow, explaining his break-in, hoping for a chance this version of Vector would convince him to help save the prince and turn him to the right side. Vector was shy but would do anything to protect his brother. He already knew that and respected it, which is why Vector was quick to hit it. He brought them three to his wall mirror and touched it in several places, like entering a code. This opened up what Ryouga suspected was a secret passageway that could lead to the prince's room. At the end of the corridor, however, they found Yuma's room empty. However, they found a note for Vector saying that he and the king are preparing for the ceremony, which will begin in an hour, and that humans are not allowed on the king's terms. Which also applied to Alit and him.

Vector told him that when he was little and lived in the orphanage he always escaped to be free which he never had in the building. he never had friends either. But one day he saw an injured boy and helped him immediately, which resulted in them getting along well after several hurdles. And when he once found out what he was through an accident, he didn't mind. Although dasu barian became dissatisfied with the current situation, yuma was always by his side with a smile he only showed at him. In one situation he also told him why, yuma said he really wanted to create a connection between the humans and the barians, to understand them. So he fully invited Vector into his life and with each passing day they became better friends helping and teaching each other. In contrast, he had little contact with the other barians like Kaito or Tori. The only ones he had was III. He knew Alit and Mizael but preferred to stay away from them. Vector then reported about his life here and about the plans of the Barians, which he always heard about over the course of time, which his friend reported to him. He also mentioned his opinion of his father and that a coronation of yuma was his will when the coming saw this as an opportunity and concocted an idea to overturn the coronation ceremony. He did orientate

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"So and thats what happened"

When you woke up in the morning and looked at the time and the date, it was around 8 o'clock in the morning. Exactly 2 days later. They lost all memory when they woke up and they had to text everyone to meet so they knew everything was fine. And that's where they are now. Rio and Shark sat in front of everyone of the everyone and pretty much explained everything that had happened as everyone remembered their own actions but took it as a dream, nothing that actually happened. So she wasn't surprised about this aspect, since only they both were sane during the spell ... next to Astral, who just listened just like the three, but he just didn't say anything.

They both had to gradually check with everyone that they were okay. First they turned to the Arclights. Odds are that IV and V didn't worry too much about it all and said right away that they got away with it the best they could, so IV couldn't help but comment...but...he frowned, as did V when you remembered the youngest and what a feeling you felt of grief. They ended up embracing III as they are lucky not to have ended up the way they did in AU by losing their dear little brother. III even had to smile lovingly at the gesture and hugged them both back. It was a sweet moment to watch. Even when the Kamishiros turned to Durbe, who basically wasn't hit that hard, he nodded in understanding. He may have glanced at Tori, who he had been dealing with, but everything he did was harmless. Or at least what was known, since the rest of the memory was blurred to retrieve. He might remember having something to do with Miza and Alit and more recently with the Anna girl before he was Tori, but the rest wasn't interesting either.

The Kamishiros turned to Mizael and Gilag along with Alit who was silent about everything, just like Mizael. But it was only understandable their actions involved the criminal compartment and that of fraud that everyone in real reality would equate with Vector. A sensitive equality because no one would love to hear they are or even acted like Vector. Well, both of them had to say that their two characters took a turn within 48 at least that they could be reunited as friends and partners under agreements, in fact gilag was also advised by Mizael. An end that can actually have a positive effect.

The siblings let out air and had to go check the next ones. That would be Kaito. Ryouga, however, assumed that the part would be quick and wanted to have Alit with him for the remaining three. So he asked him to meet at Tori's house if it would be convenient for him. Nobody would question it either, he knew that. Because now came the difficult thing, which everyone understood, because swapping sides between good and evil is a tricky thing with, depending on, side effects.

As Ryouga predicted, Kaito was quick. And was able to work through a profound analysis from him, but he was fine. Specifically, he only recorded Tori with Vector and Yuma. He wondered if this whole story could at least have implications for Vector's previous outbreak. But well after everything, as Vector and Yuma found reconciliation, he realized that working together and embracing differences is important to maintaining balance in the world. And from this day forward, he tryed to fight side by side to create a better future with everyone of there friends for everyone.

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