Me: Gah, I finally have the internet!

Sky: What happened?

Me: It broke for an entire day and after that my brother hogged it. We don't have wireless, just a cord.

Sky: That's sad.

Me: I know. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh 5ds or whatnot but I do own my OCs, so no touchy!

Chapter 17

I jerked awake, finding myself in a different room than the garage. "W-Where am I?" I asked.

You're in the guest room of Goodwin's mansion, Ingram said. "How did I get here? I'm pretty sure I fell asleep on a couch," I said.

One of Goodwin's servants carried you here, replied Ingram. I got up and thought about my vision.

That was definitely Kalin who was trying to kill Yusei, but why? I thought. Before I could ponder any more about the subject, I heard a knock on the door. "Come in," I said.

Goodwin walks through the door. "I'm sure you slept better on a bed than on the couch," he said. To me, it really didn't make that much difference, but to be nice I nodded.

"What did you want me for?" I asked Goodwin.

"I wanted to talk to you more about the Fortune Cup, which is, by the way, tomorrow Sky," Goodwin replied.

"Wait, the Fortune Cup is tomorrow? Did I sleep through an entire day again?" I asked. Sleeping through an entire day more often happened back when I was in Team Satisfaction, so it hadn't happened in a while.

"Yes, you slept through an entire day. Anyways, about the Fortune Cup, you need to lose in the first round," Goodwin said.

"Um I'm sorry, but I don't lose on purpose. And while I'm here, please call me Silver," I said. Really, I didn't like losing period, but most people don't.

"Well then you have to even though you don't," Goodwin said. I crossed my arms and glared at Goodwin.

"And what if I don't?" I asked.

"Then you'll be forced back to Satellite after spending more time in the Facility," Goodwin replied.

"Oh, fine I'll lose in the first round. Why do you want me to lose so bad anyways?" I asked.

"There is going to be a recreational match for two people who lose in the first round. We expect Luna to lose her match, and if you lose the two of you will face off in that match. You have to push her to her limits, and we'll see if she's a Signer or not," Goodwin said.

Then he handed be a Duel Disk. "After Zero Reverse, I searched your parents' mansion to see if they had survived. I found this Duel Disk instead," Goodwin said.

I looked at the Duel Disk and realized it was my old one. Even my deck was still in its slot. I thought this was destroyed in Zero Reverse, I thought. "Th-Thank you Goodwin," I said, crying tears of joy.

"You're welcome. If you need anything, just ring the bell next to your bed," Goodwin said as he left the room, leaving me to have my little moment.

Mistress, why are you crying? Asked Ingram.

I took my old deck out of its slot and showed it to her. "These cards were given to me when I turned four. It's one of the few things I have left of my parents," I replied.

After a few minutes my moment ended and I checked to see if all of my cards were still there. As I was doing that, one of the Duel Spirits from the deck appeared.

Is that really you? it asked. "Yeah, it's me Celestial Meteor," I replied. Upon hearing my voice, all the other Duel Spirits appeared. They had all missed me when I didn't come home at the right time. Some of them had even thought I was dead!

"Okay guys, it's been a nice reunion, but I need to go freshen up. Tomorrow I have to participate in a big tournament. Maybe I'll use you all in it," I said. The Duel Spirits perked up at that and started planning something.

After I took a shower, I decided I wanted to know what my Criminal Marker looked like. Peering into the mirror, I found that it was a small yellow spiral next to my left eye.

I traced my finger over the permanent ink. "Well at least it's small and not covering most of my face," I said to myself. As I got dressed back into my old clothes, I realized that Jack might recognize me in the outfit. Instead of just tying the hoodie around my neck, I put it on over my shirt.

Hope there isn't some accident where I need to fly, I thought. It'll take too long to get this hoodie off, and by then it'll be too late.

There shouldn't be anything that will cause you to need to fly during the tournament, a voice mentally communicated to me.

"Um, whichever Duel Spirit decided to sneak in here, get out now," I said. The voice started laughing in my head. I am not exactly a Duel Spirit, it said.

"Well then, what are you?" I asked. Oh, I am a Duel Spirit, but instead of being linked to a card, I am linked to you, it said. Oh yes, you can think whatever you want to say to me, the voice added.

Can you tell me what your name is? I thought at the voice.

Hmm, I think in your tongue it is pronounced Reshiram, the voice replied.

Your name is Reshiram? I asked.

Yes, now I think your body wants food, Reshiram said. Right after she-for the voice sounded like a she-said that, my stomach growled louder than it ever had before.

Remembering what Goodwin said, I rang the little bell. Within seconds a maid appeared. "What would you like?" she asked.

"Can you show me where I can get some food?" I asked. The maid nodded.

"Right this way," she said, taking me to the dining room. There was a huge buffet table along one wall along with many circular tables spread around the center of the room. There were many people walking around everywhere.

Not wanting to draw attention to myself, I quickly covered the left side of my face with my hair. That way, no one would see my Criminal Marker. I noticed Goodwin standing with a few people and I walked over to him.

"Hey Goodwin, what's going on?" I asked. I caught the attention of the two he was talking with.

"Ah Silver, this is just a party the day before the Fortune Cup," he replied. I heard what he said, but most of my attention was on the two people staring at me. "Oh yes, Silver, this is Hideo Izinski and Setsuko Izinski. Mr. and Mrs. Izinski, this is Silver, one of the contestants in the Fortune Cup," Goodwin added.

"It's nice to meet you Silver," Mr. Izinski said, shaking my hand.

"Maybe you'll face our daughter, Akiza, during the Fortune Cup," Mrs. Izinski said.

"Maybe," I said. Then my stomach growled again. My face turned bright red. "Um, I'm sorry you had to hear that," I said as I ran off to get food.

XXX

Sky: Is the next chapter the Fortune Cup?

Me: Yep! Although you don't get to duel Akiza.

Sky: Why not?

Me: Because. You get to face off with someone else.

Sky: Lemme guess, it's Luna?

Me: Shhh! Anywho, please review this chapter, even if it's a flame.