YuGiOh 5D's: Konami/Kazuki Takahashi
CFGX: "Sorry for the wait. I'm just kinda bummed out on the recent reviews I had. I had no idea that I screwed up this bad. It's just... (sniff), I'm of big fan of Gammatron's Hoshienger series that I decided to make a series of cards based on them. Gammatron even approved on them! I just want to give the deck to Rico! (hiccup/wipes away tears) Anyway, here's the next chapter. This one I got help from Yami Zelgadis. I hope you would at least like this one... (runs off crying)
YuGiOh: 5D's
Reverse of Arcadia
Ride 18:Heart's Desire
David Carten was trying to cite exactly what had happened last night. To summarize, Mana Copperfield, his closest and only friend, had been declared missing for over a year now. And when he thought he finally got a lead, he suddenly found out that she was one of those Dark Signers he had heard about. And it would not take a genius to figure out that Goodwin knew all along.
After spending all night and morning in a mental stupor on top of a tall building, he now finds himself hanging on a swing-set, trying to figure out what to do next. 'Go to the Satellite' was the last thing Mana had told him before she disappeared once again. The question is, how can he get there? He knows no one who could get him a boat. And he doubted Goodwin would give him any straight answers.
His chain of thought was interrupted when he saw someone else walking into the not-so-empty-anymore park. That person sulked to the jungle gym, and plopped onto a spring-rider. He could not be hard to miss. That jean jacket, that dog-tag, that giant black bang with a grey highlight. There was one thing in David's mind that could he walked up to that person.
"You mind if we talk for a minute?"
Meanwhile...
Katherine woke up with a gasp. She quickly shot up from the soft plush she was lying on. The last thing she remembered was seeing someone over her in the Arcadia Movement. She felt up the surface she was on. No longer was she on cold marble, but instead on soft pillows and mattress. All she could see is darkness as she looked around the room.
Wait a minute. This savior of hers must have placed her here! She must show her gratitude. So she hopped out of bed and found the door, and left the room. The hallways were as dark as the room, so Katherine had to rely on the walls to guide her. The only problem was that she had no idea where she was going.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps reached her ears. Maybe it was whoever saved her. Now she could thank whoever it was. But then again, what if it wasn't? She figured she should not take the chance and just move away from the noise. But as she walked, the footsteps grew louder and faster. She could not allow herself to get caught, so she ran as fast as her tiny feet could take her. She still grasped the wall to make sure she did not run into any in front of her.
Pretty soon, she ran into a closed door. Not wanting to be captured, she desperately opened the door and quickly closed it behind her. She heard the loud footprints stopped right at the door. Perhaps the figured out she was gone?
If only that would be true. Something banged on the door, startling the little neko-girl. She scampered away before another another bang on the door. Soon another, one more bang knocked the door clear off its hinges. Katherine ducked down to avoid the flying door and heard it crash behind her.
She was staring down a pair of glowing red eyes. The animal's fur was as black as the dark around it. Katherine did not know what that creature was or what it would do to her. But as much as she wanted to escape from it, its piercing glare arrested her frozen feet to the cold steel floor. The horrid shadow-beast crouched onto the floor, and without warning sprang into the darkness above. She looked ahead as the dark beads of red came closer and closer until a dark force of weight pinned her onto her back.
Light glowed against the walls, revealing the scared little kitten coming face-to-face with a ferocious rottweiler-like monster. The horrid beast was now inches away from the little neko-girl's face, its stinking breath exhaling from its masked maw. Saliva dripped from its bared fangs. Is this how it would end? Being mauled by some rabid canine?
"Kessler!" a feminine, yet dominant voice announced, "I suggest you restrain that mut of yours; and I mean this instant."
"Oh, lighted up," an arrogant male voice complained, "We're just having a little fun-"
"Now, Kalin!"
The male voice groaned, "Infernity Beast, return," the creature atop of Katherine then disappeared in a veil of darkness.
Katherine got up to her feet and looked around in her new surroundings. She was now atop of a large intersecting gantry, where the abyss was glowing in bright rainbow colors. There were two people a distance on either side of the gantry. The one in front of her was a young man in a black shirt with blue lines on it. He has silver hair and a black criminal mark across his face. What intimidated Katherine was his pitch-black and silver eyes. The person behind her was shrouded in a black cloak, possibly the female who had spoken.
"W-who are you p-people?" Katherine stammered.
"Oh Kat, I'm surprised you don't recognize me. Well, let me refresh your memory..." the little girl gasp as soon as the older female removed her hood. That lively leaf-green hair, those radiant amber eyes, she knew that woman anywhere...
"G..ga..."
"Yes, sweetie...it's me."
Later...
Though reluctant, Jason followed David around the sidewalk at the park. The magician duelist had his ears opened on everything Jason said, "So I see... I'm sorry that happened."
"I just couldn't believe it happened," Jason said, "Katherine always relied on me for protection. And the one time she needs me the most..." his voice broke, his eyes threatening to shed tears.
David placed a hand on the Satellite's shoulder, "Listen, I'm not one for emotional support, so I'll just go right out and say it. We face-off, just to keep your mind off things."
Jason thought it over. A duel really would keep his mind off thing, "Name the place..."
Later, the two stood from each other in a large asphalt lot, designed for dueling.
"Now, let's go over a few ground rules," David explained, "This will be an 8000-point duel. And whoever reaches zero first, loses. Are you up for the challenge?" As a response, Jason already had his disk equipped and his beginning cards in hand, "Then it's time to duel."
David: 8000
Jason: 8000
"I'll start things off," David began, "For starters, I'll play the field-spell, Array of Revealing Light!" as the spell was inserted into the disk's field compartment, an overlapping complex seal surrounded the field, lighting up the area with a bright glow, "Now I activate Dark Magic Curtain, and pay half of my points to summon the Dark Magician from my deck," the inter-dimensional curtain appeared and called David's favored card to place (ATK: 2500), "Finally, I place two cards face-down."
David: 4000
Jason: 8000
"It's my turn," Jason drew, "I activate the Cost Down spell card. By discarding 1 card from my hand, I can downgrade a monster from my hand by 2. So my level-5 (1) Lumonous Soldier(5/ATK: 2100/DEF: 1400) becomes a level 3. Now He'll be easier to summon to the field!" a warrior with bulky chrome armor appeared on Jason's field. The helmet it wore was modeled after a scorching sun. Its armor had spikes attached to it as was designed with red flames, along with a mirror ornamented on its chest. In its hand it wielded a large flamberg (ATK: 2100). As soon as its feet touched the ground, the giant seal flashed and created a small barrier around the warrior.
"Sorry; I forgot to inform you about my field's effect. By choosing one monster-type, those monsters of the same type can't attack during the turn they're summoned."
"Then I guess I'll end my turn with a face-down," a reverse-card appeared.
"Then it's my move," David drew his next card, "First I activate my face-down card, Arcana Blast! Next up, I activate Thousand Knives. These magical daggers can destroy one monster on your field," several sharp knives appeared in the Dark Magician's hand, each of its healthy blades reflecting light from the Array of Revealing Light. The black sorcerer then tossed them all at the Luminous Soldier, destroying the warrior instantly, that triggered the effect of Arcana Blast and dealt 400 points of damage to Jason.
David: 4000
Jason: 7600
"Next, I use Dark's Magician's Dark Magic Attack! Now my Dark Magician can tap into his inner magic and destroy all spells and traps you have on the field!" with a single wave of his scepter, the Dark Magician amassed the field in dark magic and destroyed Jason's only face-down, but not before it flipped over and summoned a trio of mages to create a barrier around the Satellite; so Jason was safe from all battle-damage thanks to Waboku. But not from card-effects.
David: 4000
Jason: 7200
"I may not be able to attack you, but maybe this face-down would do for now," a reverse-card appeared.
"It's my turn now," Jason drew, "I summon Vengeful Shinobi(2/ATK: 400/DEF: 800) in ATK mode," a ninja in black armor appeared; a barrier surrounded the shinobi from David's field-spell, "Finally, I place 2 cards face-down," two reverses appeared, "It's your move."
"I draw," David started his turn, "Dark Magician, destroy Vengeful Shinobi with Dark Magic Attack!" the just like the shining knight, the ninja was decimated by another of the magician's signature attack.
"Before you attacked, I played my two face-downs," both of Jason's reverses were then revealed, "Alchemy Cycle lowered Vengeful Shinobi's ATK to 0, while Defense Draw negates all battle damage I'd take from this battle. And in addition, with all three cards I can draw a card from my deck for each one," Jason then drew thrice from his deck.
"Quite an impressive move," David stated, concluding his turn, "But do you have the right cards in hand?"
"I'll show you," Jason drew his next card, "I activate the Double Summon spell to summon an extra monster this turn. Now I'll use this opportunity to summon Ghost Gardna and the Rose, Warrior of Revenge tuner-monster," two crossing portals appeared, releasing the glouly white defender and the red-headed kunoichi (DEF: 1900)(ATK: 1600), "And now I combine them to synchro-summon Colossal Fighter!" the two monsters synchronized and created the silver titan warrior (ATK: 2800-3300), "Now Colossal Fighter will attack your Dark Magician! Go, Colossus Comet!" the titan rocketed forward with his massive fist outstretched.
"Sorry, but I activate Magical Cylinder!" Colossal Fighter's attack was then halted and all of his ATK points were treated as damage for Jason.
David: 4000
Jason: 3900
Both duelist's scores were almost even. However, there was something different in the atmosphere; something...not right. There was no emotion emanating from this duel. Unlike all the other duels he had been in, Jason showed no emotion...no passion whatsoever. Why was his skills slipping like the were? Had the events the night before taken a toll on his spirit...?
Meanwhile...
"Gabriella...?" Katherine whimpered, "W-where are we?"
"You're in a safe place, where no one, not even Divine would dare to come here," the older one said, "I saved you from that horrible place, Neko; I saved you and protected you using the shadows."
"I don't understand! What's going on?"
"Perhaps I would be the one to explain," another male voice, one more elder and full of wisdom, appeared wearing a black-and-red cape walked in and stopped behind Gabriella, "Ever since she was a little girl, your darling sister was blessed by divine authority to defy death. And for eighteen years we waited for her to accept her responsibility as the Herald of the netherworld, and lead the Dark Signers to war!" a smiled curled across his shadowed lips as the little girl gasped, "That's right. Gabriella is a Dark Signer, always had been."
Katherine could not comprehend the manifestation of the very thought; Gabriella could not be the very thing Jason was fighting against, "That's a lie... There's no way Gabe would be something this horrible!"
"Neko, it's the truth," Gabriella said softly, then started to walk towards Katherine, "When I experienced death, I was given a second chance to to achieve a most important desire. I was given powers of a goddess," she stopped right in front of the little girl and knelt down to face her, "There will be a big battle taking place soon upon our world. The Dogs of War are merciless to no one...unless they have the power to fight back, which is why I offer you invitation..." she blinked once, and in that instant her scleroses blackened, "Would you give your life to the Dark Signers, so you can be a goddess yourself?"
Looking deep into Gabriella's ambers, she felt like she was slowly being pulled into an abyss of desire, attracted to what promise lies on the other side. But as alluring as it seemed, the little neko-mimi knew better. So breaking free from the spell, she had no choice but to push the Dark Signer away from her, knocking her off her feet. Gabriella's eyes widened at her younger sister's sudden display of action.
"Katherine..."
"Ever since we left the orphanage all that time we had together were the best years of my life..." Katherine could not keep her tears from falling down her cheeks, "Now I find out it was all a lie!"
"Kitten, please listen-"
"NO! Don't even say it! Stop talking!" she cried, "I want you to leave me alone! Just shut up and leave me alone!" with nothing else to say, the little neko scampered off to the nearest door out of the gantry, away from her sinister abductors.
"Katherine..."
"It looks like it's my turn again," David drew his next card, "And I activate the Knight's Title spell card, so my Dark Magician could obtain title of his own!" the black robes on the spellcaster began to glow and transmute its shape. The Dark Magician now had a suit of obsidian armor, and wore a knight's helmet to cover his eyes. A dark-violet cape flowed over his back, "(2) Dark Magician Knight(7/atk: 2500/def: 2100), I dub thee (ATK: 2500)!" then a barrier of light appeared over him due to Array of Revealing Light's field effect, "But since he's now a warrior-type, he can't attack this turn; but he can redeem from this hindrance with his Rune Sword to destroy one card on the field!" the dark knight pressed a hand on his crystal blade, fueling it with his magic. Fully charged, he took one slash emitting a crescent blade of dark magic which sliced Colossal Fighter in two, before the titan shattered into pixels, "And before we forget, you take 400 points of damage due to Arcana Blast's effect." Jason was hit with yet another magical blast.
David: 4000
Jason: 3500
"Finally, I placed a card face-down."
"My move then," Jason started his turn, "I place one card on the field face-down, and that's it." a reverse-card appeared.
"Then I draw," David drew his next card, "I activate the spell Card of Demise. This allows me to draw up to five new cards from my deck, so long as I discard all of them on my fifth standby-phase," the magician duelist drew four cards, "And because I did, you hit with another 400 points of damage."
David: 4000
Jason: 3100
"Next, I activate one of the cards I drew; a quick-play called Magical Academy! By sending two cards from my hand to the graveyard, I can special-summon one spellcaster from my hand. So I choose the Dark Magician Girl!" the magician's apprentice appeared and took her position beside the black knight (ATK: 2000), "And by the way, I would like to thank you for giving my cards back before our little duel; especially when she gains 300 ATK due to the Dark Magician in my graveyard. And that's not all; since Dark Magician Girl was summoned by way of Magical Academy, she gains 5oo ATK points and two extra levels!"
Dark Magician Girl: (ATK: 2000-2300-2800/Lv: 6-8)
"And now's the perfect time for my magicians to attack! Dark Magician Girl, Dark Burning Attack!" the apprentice fired a massive ball of dark magic, causing Jason to guard with his duel-disk.
David: 4000
Jason: 300
"And now my Dark Magician Knight will end this show! Attack!" the magical knight brandished his sword and charged toward his target to seal the deal...
"I activate the Confusion Chaff trap card!" Jason's reverse flipped over and the Dark Magician Knight froze in his tracks, "As soon as I took damage, I can use the effect of this trap to force your monsters to battle each other!"
"I don't think so! I activate my face-down: the trap card Interdimensional Matter Transporter!" a strange silver capsule appeared and zapped the knight. Byte by byte the monster was digitized and then stored inside the craft, "I don't appreciate you turning my magicians against each other like that. How come your skills became so sluggish that you have to resort to desperate tactics such as this?"
"..."
"You're still conflicted, aren't you?" David said, "You still feel guilty about what happened the night before. Well, take my word when I say there was nothing you could do."
"How would you know if I could have done something?" Jason snapped.
"Because...I was in the same helpless situation as you."
Katherine never stopped running away. She scampered down whatever dark corridor she came across, but she could not figure out to escape from this place. When she thought she lost the Dark Signers, she stopped and leaned against the middle of the hall to catch her breath. She thought she was at least safe for the time being, but she should have known that she was never safe in a lion's den.
"Come out, come out, wherever you are!" the first Dark Signer cackled, "You can't hide forever!"
Katherine had to hide somewhere. So without a second thought, she opened the the door behind her and slammed it shut behind her. The first thing she felt in the pitch-black room was a soft mattress. So she dropped to the floor and scuffled under the bed, just in time to hear a sudden creak. She thought it was the door opening, but she heard a pair of soft thuds to the floor from above. Someone must have been asleep when Katherine entered the room. She then heard the door swing open and someone else entered the room. It must have been the same person who had been chasing her.
"Hey, did a scrawny little kid scamper off some where in here?" he snarled.
His response came from a soft, angelic voice, "I'm sorry. I haven't."
The Dark Signer stomped out of the room with a growl. But with one problem gone only led to another; she was still under the bed with possibly another Dark Signer over her. And even though she said she saw nothing, she no doubt must have been woken up by the girl's commotion, so she would check her chambers for the cause. And what would happen if Katherine is caught?
"It's alright, little one. He's gone."
This same angel's voice argued with whatever possible outcome running through Katherine's mind. That woman actually helped her hide. Can she really trust her? Risky as it seems, she knew anything would be better than hiding under a bed for the rest of her life, leaving her with one other option. So she had no other choice but to accept the woman's invitation and come out from under the bed. She still could not see a thing, but a small flame lit from an oil lamp fixed that problem. Katherine could now see a dark cloak sat on top of the bed. She removed the hood, revealing a mane of blonde and two sapphires flickering in the candlelight.
"Don't worry... I'm a friend."
"...What do you mean we're the same?"
"I had some one close to me, just like you," David began to disclose, "And before she and I met, she was all alone. And just like you, she has a special gift. But she was a victim of intolerance and was looked down upon because of that. I came to her life and gave her comfort that no one else could. But as close as we are, it was not meant to last... She disappeared about a year later. And ever since then I searched high and low for her. That's when I found a lead which lead me to the Arcadia Movement."
"But how's the Arcadia involved in all this?"
"As you may know already, the Arcadia Movement recruits people with special abilities, and use their power to inflict real damage. You and Katherine witnessed that first-hand. The person I lost happened to have such abilities, and the Movement tried to recruit her, though she refused. But one day, I came by her place and found it wrecked! It was now that I realized those Arcadia punks stole her from me!"
"I'm sorry, David..."
"That was just the tip of the iceberg," the Magician Duelist continued, "Last night I worked up the courage to enter the Lion's Den. And when the building crumbled I was rescued. It was Mana, the woman I loved. She was the one who saved me... She was also part of this cult who have been abducting people in the Satellite."
Jason inaudibly gasped. David was that close to a Dark Signer?
"That's why I'm not going to rest and until Mana is safe and sound. Because in reality, it's my fault it happened. Although I said I would take care of her, I had been neglecting her for a long time. Nevertheless, I have carried these sins on my shoulders to this day. And no matter what the cost I will find a way to redeem myself, although there's nothing I can do at this point. I'll bury this despair in my heart; and it'll stay buried until Mana is back in my arms."
Jason stood speechless as David confessed his revelation. What he had lost, his own feelings of despair, the grief of losing someone close to him and how he couldn't help but do nothing. Those words became a mirror reflecting on his spirit; he saw himself in David's words, seeing that his fellow Duelist was just as lost as he was.
"But Jason, I've learned something from this. I may not have been able to have done something back then, and it is easy to blame myself for everything that has happened. However...," David's eyes glared back his serious deep stare, piercing Jason's very soul. "I will never give into my own despair, because I know that if I do I will never be able to save anyone. Trust me, I know how it feels to be in this position that you are in, but isn't it also the case that as long as we keep searching and fighting we will get what we desire!"
The eyes of the warrior widened, at that very minute it all became clear to him.
"David..." Jason paused still collecting his thoughts on the matter, then he suddenly smiled. "Thanks!"
"Hmm?"
"You are right, no matter what I have to keep going. I still couldn't forgive myself for what happened, and it will be a long way to go until I can make things right. But I think now I can make things right, just so long as I believe in the hope of others..." Jason readied himself for one last draw, "And so long as I duel for the sake of them. And who knows...maybe Kat's can find her way back home. "
The Magician Duelist smiled a rare sight for him. "Now you are learning I believe Kat is still alive. Plus, I know with your abilities, and the ways of those Signers and your comrades you will get what you wish."
Jason nodded, and started his turn, "I park a couple of cards face-downs!" two reverses appeared, "Your move!"
It was now David's turn, "And now let me show you the power to cut through despair. Dark Magician Knight, end this duel with Rune Sword!" the knight in obsidian armor leap up with his sword over his head.
"I activate my trap, Nutrient Z!" Jason revealed his first face-down. "Whenever I'm about to take 2000 or more points in damage, this trap gives me 4000 life-points before that happens!"
David: 4000
Jason: 4300
The knight dove down and swing his sword at Jason, who blocked it with his duel-disk, before returning to his master's side.
David: 4000
Jason: 1800
"Round 2! Attack, Dark Magician Girl!" the magician's apprentice fired one last Dark Burning attack.
"Activate face-down card number two: Reinforced Truth! This allows me to special-summon a level-2-or-below-monster from my deck in ATK mode! and the monster I'll be bringing out will be Fortress Warrior!" the second of Jason's traps called out the granite warrior, taking the hit for Jason with its stone helipad-shield (ATK: 600), "And thanks to his special-ability, he can't be destroyed in battle, I'm safe form any battle-damage headed my way!"
"Then I'll place this card face-down, "A reverse-card appeared behind the two magicians, 'And with no card's in your hand, it's only a matter of time until my magicians end this show. And even if you summon a powerful enough monster, my Covering Fire trap will take care of that. Because once activated, the power of my magicians will unite into one single counter-attack. The bond between my Dark Magician and his apprentice is inseparable, as the bonds you're trying to enforce. Now to see which is stronger...'
"And now it's my turn," Jason drew, "Time to pull out a miracle! I activate Card of Demise! I'm sure you know what that means, don't you?"
"It means you take 400 points of damage due to Arcana Blast's effect." After Jason drew five cards from his deck, David's trap dealt him damage.
David: 4000
Jason: 1400
"David, time after time I try to help others in need. But this time, it's my opponent's turn to help me. And now, allow me to return the favor. I activate Premature Burial and summon Colossal Fighter back from the grave at the cost of 800 life-points!" Jason's colossal guardian returned (ATK: 3300).
David: 4000
Jason: 600
"Next, I summon a new monster to the field! Say hello to Chibi Neko-Maid!" the small, cat-eared maid appeared on Jason's field (ATK: 400). David was quite surprised that Jason still had that card, "And next I activate the spell Gift of the Martyr! With this card, I release my Colossal Fighter, and give his power over to Chibi Neko-Maid!" and aura of light encased around the maid, taking form of the sacrificed fighter.
Chibi Neko-Maid: (ATK: 400-3700)
"Finally, I equip her with the Fighting Spirit equip-spell, givine Chibi Neko-Maid 300 points for each monster on your field! And since you currently have Dark Magician Knight and Dark Magician Girl, that makes 600 points!"
Chibi Neko-Maid: (ATK: 3700-4300)
"4300 ATK points?" David quietly gasped.
"Chibi Neko-Maid! Attack David and end this duel!" the small neko then erupted in a bright light, forcing the other monsters to shield their eyes. David, however, just embraced the light as this duel came to the conclusion.
David: 0
Jason: 600
Due to the stress this duel had induced on him, Jason plopped down on his back. His mind finally felt clearly though, as the wind blew a gentle breeze in the air, amazed as the leafs danced in the wind. He soon heard the footsteps of his opponent coming towards him, as the blonde haired man walked into his line of vision and held out his hand.
"Here looks like you could use a hand." Jason laughed slightly at the Magician Duelist before accepting the older Duelists hand.
"I owe you one for that. And thanks again for opening his eyes." Jason spoke back as he got to his feet.
"There is no need to thank me, but now do you see what you have to do?" David asked to which Jason nodded. "Excellent then if you don't mind I wish to accompany you, and help you fight in this war as well."
"Sure I'll be happy to, but first we need to know the full details. Plus a way to get to Satellite, so I guess there is only one thing we can do now."
"What's that?"
"Find Yusei Fudo!" Both Duelists looked back at the city, finding the man Jason had just said would be difficult but they knew for a fact now that it could be done. After all this was a fight they simply couldn't afford to lose, not just for the world but for themselves too...
Kat gazed back at the blonde haired girl, her eyes had finally adjusted to the faint light in the room. "W-who are you? And how do I know I can trust you?" The little girl couldn't hide the fear still in her voice.
"My name is Mana. And like everyone else you met, I'm a Dark Signer as well. But please don't be afraid, I'm not like the others. I do not wish harm on you, nor do I wish for someone as young and innocent like yourself to be thrown into a war like this." The blonde haired woman replied smiling gently, even Kat found it hard to believe such a person was a Dark Signer.
"But then why are you involved in this then?" Kat couldn't help but question the older girl, though oddly she could see a little bit of Gabriella in this woman.
"I was forced into it, through sensation of death." Mana put simply though she let out a soft sigh. "You see sweetie, I had a gift similar to those people in the Arcadia Movement; I was alone because someone I cared for was away a lot on his job. Though I met someone named Toby, he was a nice kid and he explained to me the possibilities of the Movement. I felt happy to be accepted by someone like me, so even though at first I rejected the offer I was now considering it..." Mana continued to speak.
Flashback...
It was September time; the clear orange sky was showing the time of daylight was slowly coming to an end. In a small home in the midst of New Domino City, David was sitting around his dining room table, which had been beautiful decorated in his favourite shade of blue to celebrate his birthday. The table was full of luxury food and a small present on the table. Though it should have been a happy time, David wasn't looking too happy especially with his two guests.
"So let me get this straight, you know the danger of the Arcadia Movement. You rejected them, and now because of what some kid says, you plan to go there?" David asked his words were sharp and venomous. "Got to give you full points for originality, but let me just put one thing in your mind now Mana. The moment you turn to the Arcadia Movement, it will be my duty to take you down!"
Mana looked hurt and crestfallen at the thought of how David was acting towards her. "David..."
"I can't believe this, talk about the worst birthday ever." David stood up, not even looking at Mana and Toby.
It was then Mana's heart broke, she ran out the house crying openly as tears came down her beautiful sapphire eyes. Toby looked on but couldn't stop her from running away.
"What did you do that for?" He asked the Magician Duelist.
"What? You come along, and now she wants to join? How stupid do you think I am?"
Toby slammed his hands on the table in frustration. "David stop it!"
David mimicked his motion, now fully angry. "No, why don't you stop it, and get the hell out of my house!"
"You would turn your back on her...? isn't she important to you?" Tobi asked only to receive a very cold glare from David. "Fine then. I'll look after her, you really don't understand anything."
David was left alone then, as he looked back at the present on the table. Opening it up it had been from Mana; though he was angry he had to see what she got him. He saw a new disk in there shaped like a sword and also some extra support cards.
"How thoughtful..."
...End of Flashback.
Kat looked back speechless at first, but eventually got the words to speak. "I'm so sorry."
The blonde haired girl shook her head. "Don't apologize, it wasn't your fault nor was it his. David meant well, but he had changed ever since he went to work for the Guardian Security. Though when I was taken away to Arcadia against my will, I realized how much he was right. Plus how much I wish I could tell him I'm sorry but now I'm forced to fight him in this war."
The little neko-girl could feel tears swell up in her eyes. "I really wish I could do something, it's not f-fair..." She finally broke down into tears. "I wouldn't want anything like that to happen to me and Jason but now Gabe is all horrible and mean and now I don't even know what I can do."
Mana walked over to the young girl and gave her a loving embrace. "Do not fear, what happened to your sister is unfortunate but remember this she does love you. Loved ones can be really hurtful at times, but no matter what they still love you. I wish I realized this sooner as well, but don't hate your sister for what she has done. It isn't like she can help it, and now understand that there will be a way to turn her back I promise."
"M-Mana" The little girl continued to weep, but for the first time since she woke up she felt safe.
"Now let's go. We better get you to a safe place, and I know just the place." Mana took the young girl's hand and carefully walked out of the corridor, making sure not to be seen by anyone. As they reached the surface, the blonde haired girl showed Katherine a duel-runner and gently put her on it, giving her a helmet.
"Where are we going?" Katherine couldn't help but ask as they started to drive down the wasteland of Satellite.
"You will see soon just hold on."
The two young females stopped by a house on the far reaches of Satellite despite the typical way the place was, it was actually quite homely.
"What is this place; it seems pretty different from the rest of Satellite." Katherine asked Mana as she was soon helped off the runner by the Dark Signer.
"That is due to the fact that Satellite, tends to have a lot of scum and genuine nasty people in it. Though not here." Mana explained to the young neko-girl, and offered her hand whilst walking up to the door with her. "This place is an orphanage run by a woman called Martha, she is very nice and will give you refuge for as long as you need. I know it may not sound pleasant, but be patient I'm sure your friends will come soon." She knocked on the door; she didn't hide her face but waited as Martha opened the door.
"Can I help you?" Martha asked.
"Yes please look after this girl." Mana replied softly, she was unsure how Martha would react to her but simply stayed calm. "She needs refuge here, I'm sure her friends will turn up. One is called Jason Hutchins and I'm sure he will come here, so please look after her until then." A tear of regret left Mana's eyes.
"Of course I will, come on honey let's get you inside." Martha offered Katherine her hand which at first the neko girl didn't accept. "I won't bite you know."
Eventually Katherine accepted it and walked inside, but not before turning back to see Mana getting back on her duel-runner. "Mana!" She screamed out, making the Dark Signer turn around. "My name is Katherine; I hope we can meet again. Thank you so much."
Mana smiled softly through her helmet. "I hope so too, keep believe Kat and you will be reunited with your loved one again I promise." The roar of the engine suddenly filed the air and like lightning Mana disappeared from sight.
DUEL-MON DATABASE
(1) Luminous Soldier
Stats: [Warrior] Level 5 ATK/2100 DEF/1400
Attribute: LIGHT
Description: If this card battles with a DARK monster, increase the ATK of this card by 500 points during the Damage Step.
(2) Dark Magician Knight
Stats: [Warrior] Level 7 ATK/2500 DEF/2100
Attribute: DARK
Description: This card cannot be Normal Summoned or Set. This card cannot be Special Summoned except by the effect of "Knight's Title". If this card is Special Summoned successfully, select 1 card on the field and destroy it.
Jason: "Now for a preview of our next chapter! Finally we'll get the answers we're looking for! What's this whole purpose of this war? Why are the Signers and Dark Signers fighting now of all times? Next time on Reverse of Arcadia: Signs of Time! It's time to accelerate!"
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