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Midori shivered as she saw the glowing figured getting closer and closer as the three of them sped down the street. She held on as tight as she could to Crow without squeezing him. But, she would face the mysterious light, no matter what. Suddenly, a flash came swirling by and slipped by Crow's Runner. Both Crow and Yusei immediately stopped their Runners. Yusei looked over, and saw a card lodged in a stone. He recognized the card as Vorse Raider, and his eyes got wide.

"Crow, I know this card!"

"Well, if it isn't Yusei and his bird brained friend, Crow!" A voice laughed sarcastically a few feet away from them. Midori hunched up. She knew that voice. It was HIM.A hooded figure riding on a midnight blue and orange Runner was perched on top of a pile of scrap, with the eerie purple figure right behind him.

"I've been waiting a long time for this, Yusei!" He said. Midori buried her face in Crow's back, hoping she wouldn't be noticed. There was no mistake; the same man who attacked her was now standing before her, as well as Yusei and Crow.

"How is it that you know our names?" Yusei questioned him.

"Ha! I never forget a face. Especially not yours, old friend." The man threw off his robe. His red mark ran down his cheek like a stream of blood. And his wintry hair was shagged. But, his eyes were completely black, except for the golden irises that glittered like that of something dangerous.

Even though his eyes were blackened and he bore a purple mark of a Dark Signer, Yusei and Crow knew who he was, all to well.

"Kyosuke Kiryu!" Yusei exclaimed.

"We thought you were gone!" Crow said in shock.

"Yes. Well now I'm back and I've made some NEW friends." Kiryu replied in a manic tone. He put his hand over his arm, where his mark was glowing. Yusei looked down and saw his mark was glowing also. Then, Kiryu glanced over, and out of the corner of his eye, he could see Midori, who kept her head down as not to show her face.

But, he felt her energy through his mark. He had no trouble telling who she was.

He subtly licked his lower lip. "I see you found a lost little mouse."

Midori froze up. He used the same term he had called her before back when she was locked up in the underground room. It made her nerves seem to curl.

"You're not giving her back to the schmuck that put his hands on her… if that's what you're thinking!" Crow leered at Kiryu. He responded by laughing hysterically.

"I can see you're still playing the role of Robin Hood, Crow. However, you are quite mistaken…" Kiryu was eyeing Midori the whole time he said it. She sighed and turned to face him bravely as she adjusted her position on Crow's Runner. Crow swerved over a little as she gave Kiryu a look of animosity. He chuckled a little at her expression.

"You haven't failed to amuse me, little mouse."

He turned his attention to Crow and Yusei as he started his engine.

"What do you mean, Kiryu?" Yusei asked firmly. Crow's eyes widened as he came to a horrible realization. His face twisted into an expression of someone who had been stabbed in the back.

"I can't believe it…YOU DID THIS TO HER! You… bastard!" Crow couldn't control his anger as he shouted at Kiryu. Yusei was taken aback when he heard Crow say such a thing. He glared at Kiryu.

"The Satellite was your home, you protected the people here. Now your hurting people…and you're going to help destroy it? You were once our friend, I can't let you do that!" Yusei firmly grasped his Runner.

"That's right, Yusei! All of it's true. However, we may have been friends, but once your friend…NOW YOUR ENEMY!"

A blast of purple light emitted from Kiryu's Duel Runner as he swerved around, with purple energy forming around Yusei and himself, taking on the shape of Kiryu's mark. Crow and Midori were separated from Yusei.

"We need to get a better look at this thing." Crow started his Runner. Midori held on tight as they rode up to higher ground to see the shape that was now burning upon the Satellite. It was an arcane shape, but it vaguely resembled the purple silhouette of the giant they saw earlier.

"The truth is, I still have no idea what I'm looking at." Crow muttered.

"Yusei, are you ok?"

"I'm fine, Crow!" Yusei called back. Midori rested on Crow, watching Yusei and Kiryu down below. She wondered about what they had said to each other.

"So, you know him, Crow?" She asked timidly.

Crow patted her on the head to reassure her. "He was our friend…years ago. He used to be a great guy. But now, this is what he's become…it's sickening to watch."

"How did he get to be this way? The way I know him…"

"It's a long story. You see, we were part of a group called Team Satisfaction, some called us The Enforcers…back when Duel Gangs were running the various parts of the Satellite."

"Hey, I remember that! I was only out of elementary school at the time, though. Our district was originally overrun by the gang called the Sea Dwellers." Midori recalled. Crow couldn't help but smile.

"The Sea Dwellers, they were big and scary looking, but they had nothing on us. That was one of the first districts we took over. Anyways, we wanted to eliminate all other duel gangs to make the Satellite a place people could call home, because we thought we would never be able to leave." Crow told her.

"So, what happened?" Midori asked.

"Kiryu took it too far. When we eliminated the last gang, there was nobody else left. But in his mind, there was. He wanted to declare war with Sector Security.

He took out a few guys, and we had no choice but to stop him and turn him in. But, he bares his grudge against Yusei, because he's the one that pinned him down until the authorities arrived.

…He got lost in his dream, and I don't think he's ever really came out of it the same. Whoever is down there with Yusei, whoever hurt you, it's not the Kiryu we used to know. He stood up and protected people, including us…and people like you. That's the Kiryu I know."

Midori had her chin on Crow's shoulder. "Do you think if he never became a Dark Signer, he could have gotten better?"

"I don't know, Midori. I just hope Yusei will be able to face him."

…

The meal was almost over, and a lot of people had already left, as many had their own busy schedules. Jack quietly carried Sidney down the stairs. She had fallen asleep now; her energy had been sapped by the duel. Lazar walked beside him.

Goodwin saw the two of them as they came down the last stair and walked over to them.

Cassandra could also see them coming. She didn't care if Goodwin wasn't going to tell her anything. The singer got up from her place and followed behind Goodwin. Carly, the amateur reporter saw the group congregate at the back of the room. She snuck up and hid behind a nearby wall as she listened in.

"Is she going to be alright?" Goodwin asked Lazar. The clown like man bowed to Goodwin as he gave him the news.

"She won the duel, but it took a lot of energy out of her. We saw one of her marks intensify, but we're not sure if one of her powers has emerged or not. But…we did see a red light glowing around her when Jack first picked her up." Lazar reported. Cassandra stood behind Goodwin, trying not to draw attention to herself.

"Well, we've made the announcement. There's no reason for Jack or Sidney to stay. She needs to rest, anyways."

Lazar leaned over to see Cassandra, but couldn't stop Goodwin from looking over to see her. He sighed.

"It's alright. You may see if you wish."

Cassandra saw some of Sidney's bangs and scratches, and the damage done to the dress. She felt sad; she knew she wouldn't be staying long enough to learn anything about her. After all, she had really come to say goodbye to people.

"Is she going to be ok?"

"She will need lots of rest, and her dress will need some minor repairs. But, yes. She will be ok." Goodwin told her.

"So, who is she, exactly? I've never seen her around before."

"She's my future wife." Jack said flatly.

"This is Sidney. Her father, James Clay-Jacques worked at Kaiba Corporation for several years, and was a member of the scientific community here in New Domino. She and Jack are going to get married in the next few months."

Sidney stirred. Jack still cradled her in his arms.

"Sidney?" Cassandra asked. But, Sidney quickly fell asleep again.

"Take you're fiancé home, Jack." Goodwin advised him. Jack left, and Mina appeared behind them. She saw Carly hovering in the background and shooed her away.

"Lazar, I have a job for you. I need you to wait until Jack has brought Sidney safely home, them I want the two of you, and Mina to go to the Satellite and retrieve Yusei. I sense he is about to duel a Dark Signer."

Lazar nodded.

"But before that, Mina will take you home, Cassandra."

Mina nodded. Cassandra asked her to wait a moment.

"Rex, I want to know…Is Sidney the Star Princess? Like in the story you told me years ago." He would probably not answer her, but to her surprise, he did.

"She is indeed the Star Princess. But, it is something you shouldn't worry yourself about." The singer remembered Goodwin used to tell stories about such things when she was little, and the legend of the Star Princess was one of her favorites.

"But Goodwin, are she and Jack in love? In the story, she was engaged to a man who wanted her, but she didn't love him, she was in love with someone else."

"Go home, Cassandra." He said to her. Cassandra detected a hint of annoyance in his voice. She finally left with Mina. Cassandra wanted to know what Goodwin wasn't telling her. But, perhaps she would never know. Maybe she could ask her Prince, the one the Shadow Drone had mentioned, what he knew about the Star Princess?

…

Jack got out of the limo with Sidney in tow. She stirred again, this time opening her eyes and looking up at him with discontent. Jack sighed as he sat her down on the bench on Goodwin's porch.

Suddenly, his mark started glowing. Her marks followed. The tail mark on the right shoulder was more painful than normal. Somehow, it was telling her something. And it looked like Jack's mark was telling him something, too.

"It's Yusei, he's in trouble." They said simultaneously.

"He's about to duel a Dark Signer." Said Jack, "But not the one whom the Shadow Drone served. My mark tells me it's a different one."

Just then, a car came rolling by with Lazar and a Sector Security agent.

"Jack, we need to go to the copter."

"I'm coming too!" Sidney tried to stand up, but Jack prevented her from getting up. He got right up close to her, until they were just an inch or two away from each other.

"No, you stay here. I'll be back with Yusei." He tried to kiss her, but as he closed his eyes she put her finger to his lips.

"I need to come; I need to know he's ok. I'm not going to lose him, Jack. Not when the fight's just starting." Sidney asserted herself as she managed to stand up.

"Say, what's Yusei got that I don't?" Jack questioned her.

"Not now Jack."

"Answer me or I'll make sure that you don't even leave the house."

Sidney started walking down the stairs as she replied. He sighed and put his arm around her to help her down.

"He's so…wonderful. He's kind, he's strong but gentle. It's hard to explain…I want him to be happy. I would do almost anything for him." She smiled.

"You love him, don't you?" Jack asked jealously.

"It's funny; I've barely known him a little over a couple of weeks. But…I can't say that I love him, because I don't know how he feels about me. Besides, I have no idea. He could have a girlfriend for all I know. I mean…what about that girl, Aki? Wait…Akiza. She's really pretty, and the way Yusei talks to her…I bet he likes her a lot.

I wouldn't be surprised with my luck. Does that answer you question?"

"Yeah, but what do you mean 'with your luck'?"

"I answered your question; I don't have to say anything more to you." They both got in the car behind Lazar. A screen separated them from the clowny man.

Sidney sighed. "When I was in high school…most guys would prefer to keep a fifty foot poll between me and them. Or, at least rush to get a girlfriend before I could even get the courage to ask some guy out. I've only been on maybe three dates, which Laura set up for me. They were nice, don't get me wrong. But, I just didn't like any of the guys she set me up with. And two of the three didn't like me, either."

"I find that sob story hard to believe." Jack said to her.

"I don't sob about it! And BELIEVE IT. I've learned to just roll with the punches when it comes to that sort of thing…but I'm not going to rush into a marriage with someone I don't love."

"…You could learn to love me, you know." He whispered. Sidney didn't hear him clearly, but continued on anyway.

"What about Mina? She waits on you hand foot. Or Carly, I saw the way she looked at you at the dinner. And I heard from Goodwin once about your duel with a Drone, and Carly helped you. I think the fact she put herself at risk for you says a lot."

Just then, Jack grabbed her and kissed her hard. After a few seconds or so, he let her go, giving her no explanation. He looked away from her, hiding his look of contempt.

"I don't want Carly, or Mina. I want you…" He muttered under his breath so she definitely couldn't hear him. As if she heard him before, she came back with his own comment.

"You could learn to love either one of them. But, I think you should at least acknowledge their feelings, especially Mina's. I'm not some relationship expert, but you act like a spoiled, pampered little boy who doesn't care about other people's feelings."

Jack raised an eyebrow, but said nothing. Her words echoed something Carly had said to him after he and her dueled the Shadow Drone. He folded his arms and leaned back as the car got closer to the landing pad where the copter was.

Sidney rested her cheek in her hand as she leaned against the window, feeling a little queasy about what just happened. She never wanted anyone to touch her like that unless she said it was ok, but…she wished Yusei would kiss her like that.

She dismissed the idea as a fantasy. He wouldn't like her the way she like him. But, he was so good to her. She considered maybe he just did that because she was the Star Princess, and was a part of the team. Maybe he simply pitied her. There was no competition between her and Akiza, anyway. She liked Akiza a lot, at least from the small amount of time she had spent with her. But, she acknowledged, or thought she did, that Aki was in league of her own. She was so beautiful, so mysterious, and self-sufficient, at least it looked that way a lot of the time.

But, after what happened at the warehouse, Sidney got the feeling that Aki needed Yusei. Perhaps more than Sidney. Much more. If Sidney really loved Yusei, she thought, she would have to let him go if he loved somebody else, because she wanted to put his happiness before hers.

Jack knew better. He knew Yusei had something for Sidney. He felt strongly about her, perhaps the beginnings of love. If he didn't, Jack wouldn't have been so jealous.

They arrived at the landing pad, and boarded the copter, ready to go to the Satellite.

Ok, was that too much emotional junk? Well, anyways, Cassandra is property of Coke head and the protagonist of A Futuristic Fairytale, which you should read, because it rocks. Remember to R&R.

Be sure to check out my new fanfiction, Yuki Shiro and the Five Dragons as well. Remember to R&R that, too! See you next time for episode 21, where Yusei takes on Kiryu. Oops, I gave it away… see you then!