Welcome back to Legacy of the Star Princess. In order to get in more story and less chit-chat, I'll just say please review and check out my buddy Coke head's A Futuristic Fairytale. Have a nice day.

Meanwhile, back where Crow was Turbo-dueling the police, The police officer was the first person to make a turn. He drew and He placed a card on his disk.

"I summon Gate Blocker in defense mode!"

The 2000 defense point monster looked a lot like a giant, ornate wall with a steely red eye. Because it was in defense mode it was colored entirely blue. Crow smirked. The officer set three cards (Sakuretsu Armor, Dust Tornado, and Intercept) down on his field and ended his turn. He turned his own smirk.

You've got no way out you no good thief!

Crow drew a card. "I think I will start off by summoning Blackwing Surako the Dawn on attack mode."

A monster that looked like a cross between a Native-American warrior and a black-feathered harpy appeared. Crow then placed two more monsters on his field.

"…Thanks to my Surako's special ability, I can also summon Blackwing Gale the Whirlwind and Blackwing Bora the Spear!"

Gale looked like a cross between a black crow and a white owl. Bora looked a lot like Surako except her carried a bog red spear and the beak on his head was sharper and more prominent. However, all three monsters were not strong enough to take out Gate Blocker by themselves.

"I activate Gale's special ability, which cuts Gate Blocker's defense points in half."

Gate Blocker began to chip and crack as its defense was reduced to 1000. Crow then played a card from his hand.

"I play the trap Delta Crow Anti-Reverse!"

"You can't play a trap from your hand!" The officer cried.

"With three Blackwings on my field, I actually can. Now, my card destroys all your facedowns." The cards shattered and the officer was forced to send them to the graveyard. Crow chuckled to himself.

"I then activate my Surako's ability, which allows me to combine the attack power of all of my monsters and all them to Bora's attack for one massive swoop."

"That would mean he has 5000 attack!"

Bora twirled his spear and sent a wave that shattered Gate Blocker and took out the officer's lifepoints in one move. The bike's auto-break engaged and caused his motorbike to stop. Another officer chased after crow through the old and cracking streets and decaying buildings of the Satellite until they reached the deep pitfall. He stopped, but Crow kept going.

"He's crazy! He's going to fall right off the edge!"

Crow smirked and pushed a button on his Runner. Suddenly, two flaps on either side of his Runner shot out and he glided across to the other side. The officer sat there and gawked in amazement and the other one caught up behind him.

"The bird brain can actually fly! What are we going to tell the captain?"

"Let's just pretend this little incident never happened."

"What?"

"Exactly."

…

Everyone had left to go think about everything Goodwin had told them and whether or not they should go ahead and team up to save the world. Even Sidney needed to be alone with her thoughts, and got permission from Goodwin to spend the rest of the day at the park.

A limousine dropped her off by the tall Blue Eyes White Dragon statues of Kaiba Land. The park was only two blocks away. She walked along the street, carrying a sketch book, a few pencils and a pair of comic books with her. The sun was high in the sky now.

When she got there, she noticed the park was very quiet that day. There was a group of kids playing on the playground nearby, and there was an occasional person walking a dog or a jogger with their earphones in. Sidney took a seat on an old style bench and began sketching a person strolling by the waterfall.

Lazar said if a signer loses to a dark signer, both our marks get wiped and I lose whatever power that mark possessed. But…what happens if I lose to a dark signer?

Her pencil's tip snapped. She whipped out a sharpener and put in it, cranking it very slowly and carefully to make sure it didn't break inside the contraption. Her mind was so fixated on the immanent danger of the coming days that she didn't notice the young woman who sat down next to her until she heard her beginning to cry.

The woman was probably Laura's age. She had long, flat raven hair and wore swirly glasses over her pitiful dark eyes. She wore a blue and light blue stripped top under an orange sleeveless vest, dark pants, and tennis shoes.

"This day has been terrible. I got arrested, Sector Security took my Camera, and now my boss is going to fire me, again! And worst of all, I don't have any evidence for my big story…"

"Wow. That IS terrible." Sidney chose to respond as she put down her pencil and sharpener. The woman stopped sniveling.

"I would probably be just as upset in your shoes. My…er…dad doesn't want me seeing this one guy I really like. If I do, I'll be locked up. But, if I don't…I don't really like to think about it…"

The woman wiped away a tear. "That's pretty sad. Guess fortune isn't on either of our sides today."

Sidney shrugged. "I don't really believe in that sort of thing. But, I'll take your word for it."

The woman nodded understandingly. "Thanks. By the way, my name is Carly. Carly Nagisa. I'm a journalist."

"Oh? That's pretty cool. Is it any fun?" Sidney asked naively.

"Well, if you get to be a big time reporter like Angie. If you live out of your car and are an intern like me, then it's not always that great."

"Angie? From TV? Oh…I see…I don't watch a lot of TV. Although…anyways, I'm more of a reader."

Carly perked up. "Oh. So, you haven't told me your name."

"Right…my name is Sidney. Sidney Clay-Jacques."

Carly's eyes widened excitedly. "Not the same one that was kidnapped yesterday…the one Goodwin took in as a foster child."

"Ummm…I am. You're not going to start asking me a whole bunch of weird questions are you?"

Carly laughed. "I would. But my Camera was confiscated. So, I'm not really prepared."

Sidney handed her a piece of paper and a spare pencil that was sharpened. Carly's face lit up. She took the paper and pencil eagerly.

"I'll only answer two questions. Is that ok?" Sidney asked.

Carly agreed profusely. "Anything is fine. You're a real lifesaver! Hey, how about I read your fortune in return."

"You can do that?" Sidney cocked her head.

"I have a Fortune Telling deck…" Carly giggled and tapped the pencil on her chin as she thought, "Anyways…do you have any idea why you were kidnapped yesterday?"

Sidney sighed. She really didn't want to fabricate, but decided to give Carly a more cut and dry answer.

"Well, I do know that Goodwin was somehow involved. The Arcadia Movement and Goodwin are NOT on good terms. I think they were trying to convert me or something…it was kind of strange."

The young reporter nodded intently, scribbling down every word. She tapped the pencil on her head. Sidney laughed. The woman was so full of energy. It was kind of like what Laura had, only less focused.

"I see…I guess you wouldn't know that much. Anyways, I was wondering of you could tell me about your relationship to Yusei Fudo and Jack Atlas."

"I'm sorry, I'm lost."

"They were seen driving away and some say they went to go rescue you. Do you happen to know them personally? What can you tell me about them?"

Sidney looked from side to side before answering Carly.

"Well, it was true that they came to my rescue. I don't really know either of them THAT well." Sidney said.

"Try talking about what your impression of them is?"

"Ok. Well, Jack is really kind of self-involved. He tends to be…egotistical I guess. But, he did come to rescue me, and I due owe him a debt of gratitude for that. But Yusei…he's so…caring. He always puts others first. He is almost the opposite. But, both of them are pretty stubborn, I'll say that much. Maybe that's just a guy thing, I don't know."

"Do you believe he would cheat to win a duel?" Carly asked.

"NO! No way! He's a decent guy. Anyways, I said two questions." Sidney folded her arms defensively. Carly gave her an apologetic look.

"Oh, you're right. I'm sorry. It's just, Angie wrote that the Yusei wasn't the real champ and that he somehow cheated during the last match of the Fortune Cup."

"You know…that doesn't surprise me. People will say anything to make a headliner." Sidney huffed.

"No offense."

"None taken."

"Anyways, how about you give me that fortune now?" Sidney raised an eyebrow. Carly pulled out her deck. She wiggled her fingers and she selected a random card from the deck and looked at it very carefully. A surprised expression formed on her face.

"What is it? Is it something bad?" Sidney worried.

"No. It's…VERY GOOD. But…"

She showed Sidney the card. It was a fairy surrounded by hearts.

"It means that a person who cares about you will make your day a little easier. Gosh…I wish I had that…" Carly sighed. Sidney smiled.

"Well, Miss Nagisa, I may not know you well, but I am really sorry you had a bad day. I hope answering your questions helped you a little."

Carly perked up. "You know? It did. I can at least save my job with this. It can be a counter article to Angela's lies!"

"That's the spirit!" Sidney encouraged her.

"I won't forget this. I owe you one!" Carly got up and started prancing down the road, with paper and pencil in hand. Sidney laughed really hard. A thought came into her head and Sidney quickly starting sketching a rough picture of Carly when she was sitting next to her. She drew fast and furiously, working to get the details just right.

I won't forget you either Carly. Consider this my thanks for keeping me company.

She paused for a moment. Someone who cares about me? She probably meant Laura or Shinju. Laura's my B.F.F. and Shinju's a good friend too. Maybe I'll get a call from one of them later…

She was adding the finer details to Carly's clothes when she heard familiar voices on the playground.

"Catch us if you can, Luna!"

"Hey no fair! Come on, you guys!"

"Dexter! Run!!!"

She leaned over to see Leo and Luna chasing each other around the playground and the surrounding trees. A third kid with smooth, somewhat feminine brown hair and red eyes tripped and got sand over his white shirt, red tie and overalls. Leo helped him to the ground as Luna came charging after them. The other kid must be Dexter… a friend of theirs? Sidney thought.

"I'm going to get you, just you wait!"

"Don't let her touch you or you'll be it, Dexter!"

Sidney tittered as she looked back down at her drawing, which was very close to being done. That was until a shadow fell over her and darkened the paper. She blinked nervously. She was surprised, yet relieved when she heard the person who cast the shadow behind her.

"Sidney? I wasn't expecting to see you here."

Her heart nearly melted when she realized that it was Yusei standing behind her. She titled her head up and found herself gazing into his eyes. Hid hands were on either side, gripping the edge of the bench. He smiled, which caused her to blush, but she couldn't hide her unexpected joy as her lips formed a coy smile.

"Hi. I… guess I wasn't expecting you either."

She invited him to sit down next to her as she gathered her things to make a space for him. Yusei turned a little in her direction.

"So, what are you doing here?" She asked him.

"Leo and Luna wanted to spend the day doing something fun. Before tomorrow. They wanted me to come." He explained. She decided it was her turn them.

"I used to come here to draw people all the time. It helps me practice…but…it kind of helps me to think, too. But, even though I still have a lot of questions…I've made my decision."

"You have?"

"Yeah, I'm in. Whether I want to be or not, I'm a part of this. Besides, we've got the others. And each other." She mused.

"Yeah. I do know it will risk our lives. We will get hurt. It will be a long fight. But if we can get everyone to work together, I think we can make it…" Yusei said.

"The point is…I'm in too." He reclined on the bench a bit.

"…Yusei…" Sidney felt herself leaning in towards him but stopped herself. Don't make any sudden move you'll regret later, she thought. Yusei could see her discomfort and lightly stroked her head.

"I'm glad I'm not in this alone." She said quickly. He withdrew his hand carefully. Yusei nodded. He saw Leo and Luna were distracted in their game with Dexter and most people were now gathering at the other end of the park where the food vendors and machines were.

"Promise me you'll TRY to make it out alive. Please?" She said, pulling back his hand and folding it into hers. Yusei looked away.

"I'm not sure that's possible."

"Well, then in case I never get another chance…then I want you to have this."

Just then, she leaned into his arms and kissed his cheek. He didn't know what to say. Heck, he didn't even know what to do. She pulled back again as fast as she had come in.

"Sidney?"

"I…I still WANT you to come out of this. I want ALL of us to come out of this."

He opened his mouth to say something, but simply exhaled a sigh. Sidney felt like she wanted to slap herself. What did she do that for? That was uncalled for, she thought.

Her expression became a little shamefaced. His placed his hand on her cheek and guided her face so that she was looking into his eyes.

"Well, can you promise me not to worry too much about it?"

"Yusei, I don't think that will EVER be possible."

He laughed a little, but kept a very moderately straight face. She looked up at the sky to see that what was a clear day had become a deathly gray. Rain drops started to slowly descend.

Leo, Luna, and Dexter stopped running around and looked at Yusei.

"Hey Yusei? I think we should go."

Yusei nodded.

"You should go, too." He said to Sidney. She nodded and started packing up her things. The rain started to come down more.

Perhaps this is the calm before the real storm sets in…

Was that too much, too soon? Maybe it was, I don't know. But, anyways, be sure to tune into Episode fifteen and see a new plot twist (well, sort of new plot twist) come to fruition. Oh, just an FYI, the prologue contest I posted at the beginning is OVER!!! It's been over for a while, I'm sorry I failed to mention it.

Also, be sure to watch my trailer for this fanfiction on Youtube. See you next time!