A/N: I'm on a roll again! Enjoy!
Connections
"So what's the verdict?"
"Can't duel for a month! This suuuuucks..."
"A month? But the prelims are in two days!"
"You think I don't know that? I hate having this thing on, but I can't move my arm, it hurts too much!"
"But if you go down to having only two people on your team, then you'll only be allowed to have a grand total of 8000 life points, and that's a pretty big disadvantage."
"Can we get a substitute?"
"Yeah, but who?"
There was a momentary pause, and Akiza was about to say something as the door opened.
"Hey, guys, what's up?"
Everyone in the garage turned to look, and spotted someone dressed in a plain white t-shirt and green cargos walking in with a grin. He blinked at the looks he was getting.
"Uh... what?"
"You, Jake, have got some good timing," Stardust chuckled. He smiled as Leyvaten flew down and immediantly settled into his lap.
"I do?" Jake appeared extremely confused, glancing at the little plushie-sized Stardust, Leyvaten at the same size, that was chilling out on Yusei's runner with a look of amusement. Then he saw the sling that Crow's arm was in. "Crow, were you out getting into trouble again?"
"No!" Crow defended vehemently, even as some of the group chuckled.
"Something attacked us!"
"Something attacked you?" Jake asked, frowning as he came over. "Did you at least get a glimpse of it?"
"It looked like some kind of hook," Black-Winged Dragon said, sounding like he was very pissed off. Considering what had happened to his duelist, it was understandable.
"A hook?" Crow asked, pulling Black-Winged out. "What do you... wait... my runner! Let's check the chip!"
The group blinked, then nodded. Once the data was loaded, the group of them had a variety of looks. Most of which were confused frowns.
"Why would the rear wheel suddenly stop spinning like that?" Bruno wondered, voicing everyone's confusion.
"I'm telling you, it was that damn hook!" Black-Winged exclaimed.
"Black-Winged, only Crow and I can hear you," Jake directed to the synchro card sitting by the monitor.
"He's convinced it was a hook he sensed," Crow told the rest of them.
"Maybe he's right?" Akiza put forth. "After all, if a wheel is hooked onto, then it stops moving, right?"
"But where in the world did the hook come from?" Yusei asked, looking towards Black Feather's card.
"Err..." The feathered dragon paused, trying to think. "Sorry, I didn't see where it came from..."
"That's okay, it just means you need glasses as badly as Crow does," Jake said with a grin.
"Hey!" Crow exclaimed at the exact same time as Black-Winged, turning to the teen, making the group chuckle and laugh.
"Leyvaten, can't you keep him under control?" Black-Winged asked.
"I tried once," Leyvaten shrugged with a grin. "It didn't work."
"She learned that the hard way," Jake said, grinning still. "So anyway, were you going to figure out who could play interference while you're recovering?"
"I was planning on volunteering," Akiza said.
"But they should allow for more than just one back-up duelist, so I was thinking of asking you to register," Crow admitted.
"Me?" Jake asked. "Really?"
"Jake, ever since the very moment you got your license, you and Leyvaten have been working together to get as many combos down as you can almost non-stop. You two have gotten really good."
Jake blushed from the praise and rubbed his head, "I'm not that good..."
"I'd disagree," Stardust said, looking at Leyvaten as they stood and stretched their wings, having changed back to their original sizes. The garage was thankfully big enough for that. "I'd say you two are ready for that."
"You're biased, your opinion doesn't count," Jake said. "But are you sure?"
"Too late, I already signed you up as well as Akiza," Bruno said from the computer. Jake's attention snapped to the screen, and he sighed.
"Well, then I guess that's been decided," Akiza grinned to Jake, whom shrugged.
"Apparently."
"Then should we go out and get some more practice?" Leyvaten suggested.
"Well, the prelims are in two days, so yeah," Black Rose agreed. "I say we get some more practice time in."
"Sounds like a plan," Jake said, grinning to Akiza, who smiled back.
"Since I don't have much else to do, I'll go with and help you guys get things down," Crow offered.
"Thanks, Crow," Akiza said, as the three of them headed towards the docks of New Domino City, where they could train on their own and away from prying eyes.
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"So what move are you going to start the duel with, Yusei?" Leo asked as the twins came over.
"I'm not," Yusei said with a smile. "Because Jack's going first."
"Huh? Why?"
"Back at the practice track, Andre was using a power deck," Bruno explained. "So it would only make sense to use a power deck against them."
"Yeah, I guess that makes sense," Luna agreed with a nod, as Jack got onto the Wheel of Fortune.
That was when Jean came over, and apologized Crow for the hurt arm. The redhead thanked him for the kind words – but then Jean mentioned something of the script going according to plan. It kind of made Jake give a confused frown, just like Crow.
"What did he mean by that?" The Blackwing user wondered.
Jake shrugged, "Not a clue."
It was as the duel started that Team 5D's got their first shock – Andre was using an Overboost system! It shot him right around the corner, allowing him the right of the first turn; sure, it cut down maximum speed later on, but it would apparently be worth it.
"That's not the move a power deck would use," Stardust commented.
"You're right, it's not," Yusei agreed, frowning. "That's something a deck designed against power would use."
"Why's that?" Leo asked, confused.
"If you're using a power deck," Bruno continued, knowing what his friend was getting at. "Then the goal isn't really to get the first turn like that."
"It's less of a first turn that matters, because if it was really a power deck, Andre could still hit hard and fast on the second turn," Yusei confirmed.
"So that must mean that the power deck they used on the practice track was just part of some sort of plan to get us to send Jack in first," Jake finished.
The group of them glanced at Team Unicorn, which sat down the way. The two of them that were there were smiling. So clearly that had been the plan all along. And it just became all the more obvious as Andre made move after move that wrecked Jack's playing style. It was just about to get slightly better – when Bruno noticed a problem.
"Leo, signal Jack to pull over to fix his runner," Bruno said. Leo nodded and pulled out the sign.
"What?" Jack said, narrowing his eyes. "Why would they want me to pull over when I'm just getting warmed up?"
"Why do I get the feeling he won't listen?" Jake rolled his eyes, turning to Leyvaten and Stardust, both which were full-sized and relaxing nearby. "Could one of you send the message through his deck?"
"Should be simple," Stardust nodded, before sending the message along.
"Jack, do as they say, there's a problem with the runner," Red Dragon Archfiend called up to his duelist.
"A problem with the runner?" The former King realized that it would be better to do as was requested, and stopped for the check-up.
"Wow, you actually pulled in," Bruno commented, racing forward. "There was something in the air filter that could make it blow."
Jack decided that it had been a good idea to pull over, and after losing only a single speed counter, he was back on the track with everything set straight. It was also a good idea for this, considering the fact that in the next turn, he was wiped out from a trap card – but he was able to pass the baton without suffering any penalties, which made a huge difference for Akiza, because it meant she could play speed spells right away.
"I swear, this duel is going to take years off my life," Jake said as he sighed with relief while Akiza brought Andre to the very brim.
"Don't forget, though," Leyvaten began to say with a grin, Stardust having joined his card that was now out on the field. "We have an advantage of our own."
"That's true," Luna agreed.
"Yeah, with that kind of advantage, we get our ears talked off half the time," Jake smiled.
A couple of the people there snorted in amusement, but otherwise, they rolled their eyes before snapping back to attention. At the exact moment that Akiza was about to be hurt through Speed World 2 , she activated a trap card. It cost her 800 points, but it brought Stardust right back to the field, and she pulled right back in to the pit.
"I'm sorry..." She whispered quietly, as the cards were moved to Yusei's runner.
"Why? You did great!" Jake said with a smile.
"Yeah, it's not over yet," Yusei agreed. "There's still a chance."
"Hurry it up, Yusei!" Stardust called. "Don't get left behind!"
"Okay, okay!" Yusei chuckled, as he revved up and out of the pit.
"C'mon, Akiza," Black Rose said gently, getting her duelist's attention. "Nobody else is sad that you lost, nor are they mad. I mean, look at your parents."
Akiza did just that – and noticed that her father was gladly cheering for her, waving a big flag and everything. The audience, shortly after, started to applaud her and the team.
"See? There's nothing to worry about," Black Rose continued. "Everything's fine. Just relax and cheer on Yusei."
The psychic smiled and agreed to this idea, as she moved her runner out of the way, and then their attention was snapped back to the duel. Andre had fallen fast, faster than Team Unicorn had planned – and the field was wiped. Very quickly, Breo got out his Electric Bicorn and had Yusei send two cards straight to the graveyard.
"Great, he's using a mill deck, that's not fun," Jake sighed.
"A mill deck?" Luna asked, confused.
"That's what Breo's kind of deck is called," Jake explained calmly. "It's a lot easier to say 'mill' than 'send to graveyard', wouldn't you agree?"
"I guess," Leo agreed with a bit of a shrug.
"But either way, decks like that cause big problems, because it prevents Yusei from getting to cards he needs in order to win – especially considering that he also has Jean to go through after he takes down Breo."
"You hear that?" Andre asked Jean quietly, over in their portion of the pit stop. "The kid thinks Yusei has a chance to win this."
"And as long as we have the advantage," Jake continued, not hearing Andre. "He still has a really big chance."
"Advantage?" Jean wondered, snickering. "The guy's got only 4000 life points, 30 cards, and everything against him."
This guy's really pushing me into a corner, Yusei thought to himself, his eyes narrowing slightly – but then he smirked, catching Jean and Andre's attention.
"Why's he smiling like that?" Andre wondered.
"Does it have something to do with the advantage that kid mentioned?"
"They don't have a clue, do they?" Sonic Chick asked from the deck.
"Probably not," Yusei agreed. "Now we have a duel to win!"
"Yeah!"
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"Wow, Yusei, way to play," Jake complimented. "But that's cutting it a bit close. Are you trying to shorten my lifespan?"
"I doubt that I could do that," Yusei retorted, in the same joking manner. "You seem to do it pretty well yourself."
Before Jake could respond, Stardust cut in, "I agree, what with all the sugar and caffeine you consume."
"Oh, come on, I don't take that much!"
"I don't know, you seem to be pretty hyper most of the time."
"What? Oh, come on, support me a little here!"
"I've been with you for years, I've gotta agree with them on this."
"Leyvaten, you're supposed to be on my side! What's a guy gotta do to get a little love around here?"
This was all exchanged at the little party that the team was having in their garage to celebrate their come-from-behind victory. It was crashed, kind of, by Sherry Le'Blanc and her talk of Yliaster. Such talk kind of kills the mood, really. It was the next couple of days that ruined the mood even more, however...
"Akiza..." Yusei whispered quietly, looking sadly at her prone form that lay in the hospital bed. Something had ruined her duel runner, and from Bruno's words on the phone a moment ago, her rear wheel had suddenly stopped spinning.
"Black-Feather's right, it was a hook of some sort," Black Rose told Jake, whom was focusing and listening to Akiza's deck and trying to get info down.
"The same thing happened to Team Unicorn yesterday," Jake said. "Breo came and showed the data on their runners to us. Then we saw the footage of the duel with Team Catastrophe, they had Hook the Hidden Knight out."
"I thought I sensed a summon right before we crashed," Black Rose added, and that made Jake's fist clench.
"Then... it's possible that..."
"Those jerks must've done this!" Crow hissed, angrily storming out of the room, Yusei and Jack following. Jake did the same after a few more words from Black Rose.
"Crow, you can't duel, your arm!" Yusei said.
"I have to get them for this, Yusei," Crow snapped at his friend.
"You forget something, Crow," Jake frowned. "I'm still here."
Crow stared at the younger duelist, and after a minute, nodded.
"But we don't know for sure if it was really them," Jack pointed out.
"That's fine," Jake said, starting to walk out. "The moment I contact their deck, we'll know."
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"Where's your third duelist?" The man that had two marks, Hermann, asked in a taunting manner.
"Right here," Jake said, before looking straight at the deck in his opponent's deck holder.
The attention of the synchro monsters nearby, with Leyvaten, snapped to him immediantly.
"Jake?" Leyvaten ventured carefully, watching as Hermann smirked and went over to his teammates, while Jake's came over to him. She was shocked at the pure rage she was sensing flowing from him in waves.
"It was them," He spat harshly. "I can hear that damn Hook bragging to everyone else in their decks about how he's the reason the other teams have suffered."
Team 5D's immediantly understood their friend's anger, but they were only able to do one thing before the duel began and Jake got onto his runner and pulled up next to Hermann.
"Be careful, Hermann," Jake glared at the man. "Your deck should stop bragging about its illegal activites."
The man was confused, but Jake was too infuriated to notice.
"Ladies and gentlemen, there's been trouble for Team 5D's!" The MC called from his place, high above the track. "Akiza Izinski has been wounded through a tragic event, and so Jake Rikota is taking her place! Little is known about this new turbo duelist, so let's see what he has to offer agains the unstoppable Team Catastrophe!"
"More than someone like you can withstand," Jake hissed out of his mouth, his glare more intense than any he'd given around his new friends.
"I've never seen him this angry," Stardust commented to Leyvaten.
"I have," She replied. "But only once. Someone almost destroyed my card, to get him to stop 'talking to nothing'... needless to say, that guy got what he earned."
Then, the timer was over as quickly as it started, and Jake was immediantly out of the gate, just as Hermann was. It was close, and Jake smirked.
"You want the first turn?" He taunted, backing off a bit.
Hermann smirked, "How kind of –"
"Psyche!"
The older duelist growled as Jake had tricked him into going to the outer corner, and now the younger had shot past him.
"And with that little play, Jake gets the first move! Let's see what he's got to show the world for his debut!"
More than this punk will ever be able to handle! Jake thought to himself, as he set up his hand and drew the first card. "First I summon Dragunity Pilum! When he's summoned, I'm allowed to special summon one Winged Beast-type Dragunity monster from my hand, and I choose Dragunity Primus Pilus! As a result, Pilum is equipped to Primus Pilus!"
Dragunity Pilum (Dragon/Tuner): 1400 ATK/1000 DEF, 3 Star
Dragunity Primus Pilus (Winged-Beast/Effect): 2200 ATK/1600 DEF, 5 Star
One small green dragon had appeared, and in moments, had been moved behind a man-looking creature with powerful wings and a whip.
"Then I put out three face-downs and call it a turn!"
Both Players: 1 SPC (Speed Counters)
Jake: 4000 LP
Hermann: 4000 LP
"My move, then, kid!" Hermann smirked. "Now I summon Hook the Hidden Knight!"
Jake grit his teeth at this – this was the monster that'd hurt his friends, and he couldn't get hurt here, that wouldn't be a good thing.
"But I'll place a face-down and end my turn!"
Both: 2 SPC
LP is unchanged.
Jake frowned as he drew his card for turn, then started to make his move.
"I activate my trap card, Legacy of Yata-Garasu! It allows me to draw one extra card!"
He looked at what he received, and realized immediantly what was going on.
"You guys..." He whispered to himself, understanding their feelings immensely well. "I almost forgot. I'm not the only one that wants them to pay for what they've done..."
There was a chorus of agreements, and Jake moved on, "Now I activate the ability of Dragunity Arma Mystletainn from my hand! By sending Dragunity Primus Pilus and Dragunity Pilum to the graveyard, I can special summon her! Give a warm welcome, would you?"
Dragunity Arma Mystletainn (Dragon/Effect): 2100 ATK/1500 DEF, 6 Stars
A chorus of cheers and gasps arose from the crowd as a beast wielding an large sword appeared in a shower of light. The muscles rippling as they heaved the weapon they gripped proved her power.
"Oh, and this debut is moving on to a real show of prowess!" MC called happily, watching with a grin as the monster appeared.
"That's not all, because when Mystletainn is summon, I can equip her with a monster that's in my graveyard – such as Dragunity Pilum! But don't forget, I still have a normal summon – and I'm bringing out Dragunity Aklys! By his effect, I can special summon one dragon-type Dragunity from my hand and equip them with Aklys – and I think I know just the one to choose!"
Dragunity Aklys (Dragon/Tuner): 1000 ATK/800 DEF, 2 Stars
Jake picked out the monster from his hand, and smiled at what she was saying.
"I summon Dragunity Arma Leyvaten!"
Dragunity Arma Leyvaten (Dragon/Effect): 2600 ATK/1200 DEF, 8 Stars
There was a series of gasps around the audience, as the second dragon appeared. It looked far more powerful than the first – especially considering the difference in the two dragon's swords. Plus the wings on the new one just looked absolutely gorgeous!
"Now – Leyvaten, take down that Knight!"
"I don't think so!" Hermann exclaimed with a smirk. "Whenever a monster chooses Hook the Hidden Knight as an attack target, both monsters switch to defense position, and then you take 800 points of damage!"
Leyvaten gave a scowl as she was forced to change positions, and a light erupted from Hook and enveloped Jake. He grunted and squinted through it, trying to see the road so that he didn't –
"Look out!"
He snapped to attention, and swerved right in an instant. Hermann frowned, did the kid see the hook? No, he couldn't have, nobody else had – and especially not this kid!
"I saw the hook coming up from the left of your rear wheel," Mystletainn told Jake.
"Thanks," He replied, before speaking up. "Well, you may have done damage, but so will Mystletainn! You see, when she's equipped with Dragunity Pilum, as long as she sacrifices half of her attack points for the battle phase, she can attack you directly! Mystletainn, go in for the strike!"
"Jake swerves to apparently dodge something! Can he see something that we can't? But that doesn't matter, with that powerful dragon going in for the attack! It seems Hermann couldn't really avoid taking damage this turn!"
"Great, if he keeps complimenting you guys your egos will be enormous," Jake teased his deck. Leyvaten rolled his eyes at him, while Mysteltainn gave him a glare as she returned from slicing apart the opponent's life points.
"I end my turn!" Jake told Hermann.
Both: 3 SPC
Jake: 3200 LP
Hermann: 2950 LP
"I draw and place a face-down! That's it!" Hermann said.
Both: 4 SPC
LP is unchanged.
"I draw!" Jake blinked at what he received, and smiled. It seems that some monsters were eager to get revenge for their friend, just as he himself was. "Alright... now I activate a trap card known as Class Change!"
Team Catastrophe, along with a lot of people in the stadium, were confused at this card's effect.
"What it does is that for the next three turns, speed spells are considered ground spells, and vice versa!"
"Alright! That'll keep them from using any speed spells!" Crow cheered from the pit.
"And that combo might just ruin Team Catastrophe's plan in terms of spells!" The MC called out.
"Now I use the spell card, Pot of Greed! I draw two cards!" Jake's smile widened at what he received. They really wanted a shot at this guy. "Hermann... by the end of this turn, you're going to learn why you shouldn't mess with my friends."
He definitely knows, Hermann thought to himself in alarm. But how! We've kept it a secret this entire time!
"First I summon Dragunity Militum!"
Dragunity Militum (Winged-Beast/Effect): 1700 ATK/1200 DEF, 4 Stars
"Now I activate the spell card, Monster Reborn! Return to the field, Dragunity Primus Pilus! Next is the card known as One for One! First I send a card in my hand to the graveyard, before special summoning a monster from my hand or deck, and I choose Dragunity Darkspear! Come on out to play, friend."
Dragunity Darkspear (Dragon/Tuner): 1000 ATK/1000 DEF, 3 Stars
"Let's get started, shall we?" Jake asked his full field of monsters, Pilus and Darkspear smirking.
"This kid's debut is starting to show just what kind of skills and deck he's got ready and raring to go! He's also got a tuner monster out, is he planning to synchro summon?"
"That's exactly what he's doing," Bruno said, but he looked confused. "But what synchro is he going to summon? I didn't see any synchros in his deck."
Jake smirked at the speculation of his friends and the MC – they were spot on. And with the help of his teammates, he had quite a few surprises in store.
"Darkspear tunes with Primus Pilus!"
Darkspear smirked and leapt forth, his stars turning into three green rings that Pilus gladly leapt into, shining through and showing his own five stars.
"Out of two will come one, and out of one comes great cosmic might!" The audience's eyes bulges out of their head at the familiar chant, Team Catastrophe starting in their seats. "I synchro summon, Stardust Dragon!"
Stardust Dragon (Dragon/Synchro/Effect): 2500 ATK/2000 DEF, 8 Stars
"Welcome to the battle," Leyvaten greeted him with a smile, the both of them transferring their spirits to their cards. They wanted to get their revenge for their friends.
"What a surprise! Jake is using Yusei Fudo's ace monster! And from the look on the king's face, it looks like this was planned!"
"But that's not all, Hermann!" Jake said. "I activate Dragunity Militum's effect!"
"This kid isn't ready to stop, is he?" MC cut in at this. "He just keeps on going! What is he going to do next, I wonder?"
"Through Militum's effect, Dragunity Aklys is allowed to be summoned to the monster zones! Now, let's go!"
"You're taking me next?"
"That's right," Jake said, grinning to Hermann as he spun around on his runner, and rode backwards. "Now! Begin the summon!"
Aklys, glowing a light green and releasing his stars to the sky for Mystletainn to leap into, raced its outline into Hermann's face-down and destroyed it.
"When Aklys is sent to the graveyard from play, he destroys one card on your field! Now then... watch as the wings of these two beasts merge in a shower of protection and grace! I synchro summon Black-Winged Dragon!"
Black-Winged Dragon (Dragon/Synchro/Effect): 2800 ATK/1600 DEF, 8 Stars
Said dragon roared his anger and fury to the skies, before glaring full-force at Hermann. This man was so going down, and right now!
"That's Crow's star synchro! Is he planning on summoning all of Team 5D's synchro monsters this turn?"
"How many of you guys gave him your synchros for this?" Leo asked the three.
"Only me and Yusei," Crow answered.
"Acutally, Crow... there's one more," Jake said through the mic in his helmet, startling the team, having long since spun back around to face forward as he rode.
"There's one more synchro to summon, he says," the MC cried in enjoyment at this intense duel. "But how will he pull it off when he's used all of his normal summons for the turn?"
"By activating the trap card known as Flashback! After paying 1000 life points, I can use a spell card that's in the graveyard, but then I must remove it from play – and I'm activating Monster Reborn! Come on back, Dragunity Darkspear!"
Darkspear grinned as it flew onto the scene, the three powerful dragons behind him smirking at the look of shock, awe, and possibly fear on both Hook's and Hermann's face. They very clearly understood their rage.
"Now for the third and final synchro summon!" Jake exclaimed with a grin at the roar he very clearly heard – and that the audience would soon experience. "Darkspear, tune with Militum!"
As the familiar rings and stars appeared, Jake smiled at the reactions of the audience as he began the chant that just went so well with this dragon.
"Let the spirit of both the earth and sky intertwine and create a beast unlike any other! I synchro summon the Black Rose Dragon!"
Black Rose Dragon (Dragon/Synchro/Effect): 2400 ATK/1800 DEF, 7 Stars
The Black Rose glared so darkly at the other duelist and his monster that it's a wonder they didn't piss themselves.
"For what you've done to our duelists..." Black Rose hissed at them, even though she knew that only Hook would understand her.
"You will pay the price!" Black-Winged finished.
"Now we enter the battle phase – Leyvaten, you're up first!"
"Hook the Hidden Knight's ability activates, forcing both monsters into defense mode, and you take 800 points of damage!" Hermann smirked. And now you'll crash because of his other ability...
"Actually, because of Black-Winged Dragon's ability, he takes the hit for me, at the cost of 700 attack points!" Jake replied, as the damage vanished and the dragon's wings darkened a bit. "Because that's what friends do – they cover for each other!"
Jake didn't hesitate as he glanced behind him and spotted the hook coming out of his runner's shadow – and immediately moved to the side, making Team Catastrophe growl.
"Next is Stardust Dragon! Eliminate Hook the Hidden Knight!"
Hermann scowled as the holographic shards flew up in his face, but at least he didn't lose any life points.
"Now for Black-Winged Dragon!" Jake said, spinning around his runner once more.
Jake's opponent cried out as the powerful stream of power slammed into him; did Hermann sense some sort of anger and rage in the attack? But how?
Jake: 3200 LP
Hermann: 850 LP
"And finally, Black Rose Dragon! Take him down!"
"With pleasure," Black Rose hissed, as she pulled back her vines and struck.
She was a bit disappointed by the fact that her attack wasn't real, since Jake didn't have psychic abilites like her duelist did... like Akiza used to. They had mysteriously disappeared recently.
Jake wins.
"And with that, Rikota has eliminated Hermann from the tournament! The kid's made quite the debut into the world of turbo dueling!"
"Wow, Jake!" Leo cheered, as said person pulled into the pit and passed the baton to Jack, along with all of the cards on the duel disk. "You did really, really well out there!"
"When did you pick up Black Rose?" Crow asked, as Jack and Nicolas rode onto the dueling track.
"Back at the hospital," Jake explained, grinning at Leo's enthusiasm. "She practically ordered me to help her get revenge on the ones who hurt Akiza, and I agreed to do it."
"You know, I've never seen you that mad before," Yusei told him. The teen shrugged.
"They had it coming, messing with my friends like that. That's one of the few things that I just won't tolerate."
Their attention was caught when there was an explosion. After about a minute, however, Jack came out unscathed along with all of the dragons. As the duel ended, Leyvaten and Stardust returned to their bodies that were currently plushie-sized and relaxing on Team 5D's pit stop desk. There was one more problem, however...
"Jake, is this going to happen everytime you're overly emotional when you duel?" Jack demanded as he returned to the pit.
"Is what going to happen?" Jake asked, as he turned around from checking his runner. Then he gave a big sigh. "You have got to be joking me."
The two in question gave sheepish looks, while Stardust and Leyvaten gave dull 'not again' looks to them.
"Okay, now I'm wondering what in the world is making you guys appear in this world outside of duels," Jake said, frowning in confusion at the two that hovered there. At least there was some cover from the audience. "Leyvaten, Stardust, could you really quickly get them to shrink their size or something? The guests that can see them are starting to freak out."
"It's not all that hard," Leyvaten told the two, and quickly explained. Thankfully, they were equally quick in doing as Jake suggested.
"I need to get back to Akiza," Black Rose stated.
"Black Rose, if you go to the hospital, the staff will freak out, as will her parents," Jake pointed out. "If I take back your card, will you stay at the garage?"
"I guess this means I have to do the same?" Black-Winged wondered.
"Great, another mouth to feed," Crow sighed, as they left the stadium for home.
"Says the one who eats more than I do!"
"I don't eat that much!"
The group of them laughed, as they continued on out of the stadium – and stopped as they exited to find Trudge approaching.
"We have a problem," He announced to the group of them, opting to ignore the two new dragons.
A/N: What got me to think that making Black Rose and and Black-Winged needed to be real? The hell if I know! Hope you liked.