A/N: I OWN NO PART YU GI OH 5DS! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE CREATORS!
Chapter 43: The Times That Change
Era's POV
Crow, Yusei, Jack, and I stood in the garage. "Will someone tell me what just happened?" Jack asked.
"I would but I don't know myself," Crow responded.
"I still can't believe he took Stardust," Yusei commented.
"The way he did so doesn't add up, either," I commented.
"I know," Yusei agreed.
"Hey, guys," came Akiza's voice. We looked up and saw her, Leo, and Luna entering.
"No offense, guys, but this really isn't the best time for a social call," Jack said.
"Who ever said this was social, Jack? We happen to be here on business," Leo retorted.
"Business? What's up?" Yusei asked.
"Leo and I were searching duel monsters history when we found this," Luna said handing Yusei a handle. He pressed a button and it showed an article of Yugi, his grandfather, and Maximillion Pegasus.
"Hey, I recognize that guy," Crow said.
"I should hope so. That's Maximillion Pegasus the chairman of Industrial Illusions. Also the guy who stole souls," Jack muttered the last part before saying louder and more clearly, "He's the creator of duel monsters."
"And look who's next to him," Crow said.
"Yugi Muto, the King of Games himself. They say he's the best duelist to have ever picked up a deck," Yusei said.
"Doesn't look so tough to me. But how could you with that dated haircut? But I admit, he's a dueling legend. What I would give to see Yugi duel back in his day," Jack said. "Like Era was able to."
"This is what you wanted to show us?" Yusei said.
I was silent. I didn't like this feeling I was getting. Something bad was happening at the moment, and I wanted to know what.
"No scroll over to the next page," Akiza said.
Yusei did so and everyone gasped. "Wait, Stardust Dragon?!" Yusei exclaimed.
"But that card didn't exist back then," Jack said.
"Exactly our point," Leo said.
Crow turned back to the article. "The article says that these dragons appeared one day and blasted all of Europe," Crow read.
"But I don't remember hearing about this. And this is a major historical event," I said.
"That's just it. This is new history. Somehow the past has changed," Akiza said.
"Wait," Yusei said. He tapped the screen. The masked duelist stood in the background tall and confident. "It's that duelist from before. The one who took Stardust Dragon." He turned to me.
A crumbling sound was heard from outside. I looked out the window. Black ash slowly fell from the sky like snow.
"What's going on outside?" Akiza asked.
We ran out, me reaching outside first. "Oh, no," I stated grimly.
"I don't like the looks of this, guys," Jack commented bluntly as we saw the building slowly crumble and vanish.
"Leo, what's happening?" Luna asked scared.
"Our city's vanishing," Leo answered.
"But why?" Akiza asked.
"Maybe I've seen one too many movies, but whenever something changes in the past, doesn't it also somehow change the future?" Jack guessed.
"Yeah, so?" Crow replied.
"If the past has changed that would mean that…" Yusei trailed off.
"The masked man was telling the truth. Our era, our period in time is meeting its end," I finished. The others looked at me.
Everyone's mark then lit up bright. The Signers' marks transferred to Yusei imprinting the Mark of the Crimson Dragon on his back. And out of all the marks, mine glowed the brightest.
"It's the Mark of the Crimson Dragon," Akiza said looking at the mark.
"And Era's marks is glowing so bright staring at it hurts," Luna said.
"And Yusei's powers are surging through his duel runners too," Leo commented.
I felt a presence calling to me and saw the Crimson Dragon next to Yusei's runner. The others were quick to notice as well.
"Era, Yusei, you must hurry!" he told me.
We nodded. Yusei grabbed my hand. "Ride behind me," he told me.
"No," I refused. "I'm flying this time."
Yusei obviously gave in because he nodded. I changed and we took off, Yusei on his duel runner.
"What're you doing?" Akiza asked.
"I'm not sure but we need to go somewhere," I answered.
As we either drove or flew, the Crimson Dragon appeared before the two of us.
"I don't know where you're taking us but if it's somewhere that'll give us a chance to stop this, lead the way," Yusei told the fiery dragon.
He roared and Yusei and I entered a tunnel of light before disappearing.