003 :: making history.

Featuring: Crow
Rating: T
Genre(s): Drama
Spoilers: none


"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it."
Winston Churchill


Enrolling into the Pro Leagues wasn't as easy as he thought.

The people of Neo Domino and Satellite may have connected, but the world outside his home hadn't.

"Hey, you! The punk with the markings! What are you doing here?" two Pro-Leaguers with their noses held too high blocked the way as Crow was about to enter the Pro League's headquarters. They looked like clones with their perfectly-pressed blazers and arrogant demeanors.

"What's the big deal?" Crow hollered. He tried to move past them, but they were much too big. The door was still quite far away, so he had no choice but to deal with these two goofs. "Alright, what do you want from me?"

In the history of Pro Leagues, there had never been duelists with markings. Everyone was said to possess a record cleaner than freshly fallen snow. To see a marked person with the audacity to join, it had others put up their defensive barriers.

"Punks with markers aren't allowed here. They belong in the slums! Now get out of here before I make you!" the taller of the two spat. His wide and snarling grin had Crow sick to the stomach.

"Yeah, loser! You should obey your masters and scram with your tail between those little legs, pathetic inu!" the other Pro-Leaguer jeered. He gave his opposition a hard push, making him stumble.

What nerve! The fearless Crow Hogan being outright treated like a dog! "Do you even know who you're talking to, you little shitheads?" he screamed. He wanted to punch the guts out of them. Although they blatantly had the upper hand; he considered fighting them then and there. His blood was already boiling. Just as he was about to strike, he felt like he was being watched. He saw, behind him, a little kid with wide curious eyes.

His innocence drove Crow's anger right out of him.

He lowered his fists. No, he could not let that child see what was going to happen next. Nonetheless, violence was never the answer. He had to resolve this problem another way.

"Nope, sorry, that ain't happening," Crow said, a grin gradually creeping onto his face. "Stop living in the past, this is the future! Have you heard about the completion of Neo Domino's Daedalus Bridge? Do you know how the city has become much more peaceful after the reunion? We are people with dreams, too, so you better let us fulfil them! Ya hear me?!"

Someone cheered. He turned around to face a small group of marked duelists. Apparently they also aspired to join the Pro Leagues and free it from prejudice forever. Crow winked and gave them a thumbs-up.

He came here to fulfill his dream without turning back. He knew that no matter where he went or what he did, they would try to put him down. No, it didn't matter what they said. They could not control him. Not in this life.

Crow pushed both duelists aside with all his confidence and entered the building. He would be the first marked-duelist to leave a legacy in the Pro Leagues. He would change the future for all those struggling for acceptance.

He would make history.