Me: I've got another chapter here!

Sky: Really? You're on a roll.

Me: Yep, having another chapter within a day or two is pretty good.

Sky: So what's happening now?

Me: You've got to read it. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh 5ds in any way, shape, or form, but I do own my OCs, including the two new ones in this chapter.

Sky: There's two new OCs coming?

Me: Yep. Enjoy!

Chapter 16

I followed the back roads to where I had last seen my Duel Runner. I wonder if Sydney left it alone, I thought. Thankfully, my Runner was still hidden in the alley, albeit that it was covered in dirt.

I slid my Duel Disk out from under my wing and rubbed the place where it had been for the past three months. "That's much better," I mumbled. Then I slid Mystical Space Typhoon into my disk, stirring up a breeze that cleaned my Duel Runner.

I tested the engine and sadly, my Runner didn't work. "Hmm, guess I have to walk back," I said to myself. As I left the alley, I heard an explosion. Being myself, I instantly returned my Runner to its hiding place and ran to see if anyone was hurt.

When I got to the site, I found that two people were dueling, and that the explosion had been caused by a card effect. That means the person in the mask is a Psychic Duelist, I thought.

The masked person was dueling a young boy. "You wanted to face the Black Rose, I'll give you something greater!" the figure shouted. "I Tune my Level 3 Twilight Rose Knight with my Level 4 Lord Poison! Chilling flames engulf the entire world. Pitch-dark flower, set into bloom! Synchro Summon!Appear now, Black Rose Dragon!"

The dragon appeared and wreaked havoc on the area. The poor boy facing the dragon was so scared, he couldn't move. "Attack his Life Points directly with Black Rose Flare!"

With that much force, who knows what that attack will do to that boy, I thought. I jumped in front of the attack. "I play the Trap Hallowed Life Barrier!" I shouted, forming a barrier that protected the boy from the Psychic part of the attack.

When the dust cleared, there was a small group of people that ran up to the boy. Among them were Yusei and Luna. Both of them were holding their arms.

The Psychic Duelist noticed and saw that their arms were glowing. "You also have marks!" the person shouted before using her dragon to get away.

"Are you alright Leo?" asked a young boy. Leo, the boy I protected said "I think so Dexter. This woman came out of nowhere and protected me."

"It was nothing," I said. "And I didn't come out of nowhere. I just run really fast." I looked at Yusei and Luna. Their arms were no longer glowing.

Deciding I didn't need to stay there, I ran back to where my Duel Runner was. "I'd better hurry, it's getting dark," I said to myself. All of a sudden, three figures walked over in the direction of the alley.

"Nice work Sydney," one of the figures said. I widened my eyes as I heard my friend's name.

"Yeah, we should have enough for that Duel Runner part soon," the other said. Sydney seemed pleased at that. Then she held her arm up, stopping her two companions.

"Whoever is hiding in that alley, come out now before I force you to," Sydney said. I slowly crept out of my hiding place. "Who're your new friends Sydney?" I asked.

"How do you know my name?" Sydney demanded, running up and pinning me to a wall.

"How do I know your name? We escaped Satellite together," I said. Sydney let go of me at that.

"Sky? I've been trying to find you ever since that night," Sydney said. And she added "Oh yeah, next time I say 'to *h-word* with that idea', I really mean it."

"Sydney, who is this?" asked one of her companions.

"Oh right, guys, this is my old pal Sky Fudo. Sky, these two are Escolar and Shoshan Timeday," Sydney said. I shook hands with the two brothers and felt a small tingle through my body when I shook Shoshan's.

I quickly dismissed the feeling and said "Well it's nice meeting the two of you. Um, have any of you heard about the Fortune Cup?"

"Yeah, we all have. We're going to watch it later," Shoshan said. A small creature appeared next to him. Master, are you declining the Director's offer? It asked.

"I've gone over this before; I'm not participating in the tournament Mespirit," Shoshan said. I kept staring at the creature next to Shoshan.

Master, that woman is staring at me, the creature said. Shoshan looked at me. "You can see Duel Spirits too?" he asked.

"Um, yeah, I can see Duel Spirits," I replied. Then I remembered what happened the night I was sent to the Facility. I wasn't imagining Gorem talking to me; he really was!

Suddenly Ventus Ingram appeared by my side. So you've finally realized that we can talk, she said.

"I'm sorry Ingram; it never occurred to me that you were a Duel Spirit. I wonder why I couldn't see you before," I said.

It's because your powers grow as you get older, Ingram said.

"Well I'm happy I'm no longer the only one here who can see Duel Spirits," Shoshan said. "Syd and Escolar thought I was crazy."

Sydney and Escolar were both staring at me. "No, I'm pretty sure you've just added to the loony bin," Escolar said. I glanced at the sky and noticed it was past sundown.

"Okay, I'd like to stay and chat but I've got to get back," I said. "Plus it looks like my Runner needs a tune-up," I added. I placed Teleport into my Duel Disk and instantly I was in front of Goodwin's mansion.

I showed my key card to the guard-who questioned if it was real-and I was finally back inside. "That took a while," Lazar noted.

"I had a little trouble with some people," I lied. "Plus, my Runner doesn't work. Speaking of which, do you have a garage where I can fix it?" I asked.

"We do, just in case Jack's Duel Runner ever broke down," Goodwin said. Okay then, I just hope Jack doesn't recognize me, I thought as I was escorted to the garage by Mina.

I set about to fixing my Runner when Jack came in. "What are you doing in here?" he demanded.

"What does it look like stupid," I replied. Thankfully, Jack couldn't see my Criminal Marker because I was covered in dirt. "Why don't you just leave me to my business and you go do yours," I added.

"Hmph, fine. But you better not have done anything to my Runner," Jack said. He stormed off, leaving me to fix my Runner in peace.

It was almost dawn when I finally finished fixing my Runner. There was a couch in the garage and, not wanting to get lost in the mansion trying to find my room, I fell asleep on it. I started to have one of my visions.

XXX

There were two people Turbo Dueling. I noticed that there was a mark in the sky shaped like a giant. "If you think you're going to defeat me Yusei, think again!" a voice shouted. I looked closer at the two dueling and found that it was Yusei and Kalin. Kalin had the Mark of the Giant, meaning he was a Dark Signer. "I release my two tokens in order to bring forth the ultimate destruction!" Kalin yelled. "I sacrifice all these souls to you... Advent! Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu!" Many lights appeared and were absorbed into this heat-shaped thing, after which it was transformed into the giant monster. "Now Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu, pound this pathetic Signer into the Netherworld!" Kalin shouted. "I play the Trap Scrap-Iron Scarecrow-" Yusei started, when his Trap card was destroyed. Ccapac Apu continued its attack, swatting Yusei away like a bug.

XXX

Me: And that's where I end this chapter.

Sky: How could you end it like that?

Me: Because I feel like it.

Sydney: Man, I almost forgot how annoying you are.

Me: So I'm annoying to you?

Escolar: I've been here for two seconds and I think you are.

Shoshan: Ditto.

Me: Meh, just please review. They make my day, even if it is a flame.