Reiji was sat at his desk as he was still recovering from his duel against Sora. Reiji could only think about how close he came to losing and how strong Academia were if they could produce soldiers like Sora.

Himika Akaba walked into the office. She was holding a tablet and behind her, walked in Masumi. Reiji looked up. "Mother. Is something wrong?" asked Reiji. "And why is Masumi Kotsu with you?"

"Not at all" replied Himika. "I have Masumi here because since one of our other Lancers disappeared, we need her to help scout out other new recruits from our top classes. The Lancers will take the fight to Academia while the other students will defend this dimension. So we need not only the best. but people who are also capable of working in a team. Masumi can point out who she wants."

"Yes." said Reiji as he stood up. "I haven't had much time to focus on the Lancers since we got the items. I have some very promising candidates who have excelled in both our Action Duel classes and summoning classes. I will give you a list." replied Reiji. "Choose from this list." Reiji handed his mother a list.

"Very well Reiji." said Himkia as she left with Masumi. Reiji sat down once more and waited for his guests.

Yuya Yuzu and Gongenzaka

Yuzu, Yuya and Gongenzaka had reunited in an LDS hallway. Yuzu had just beaten Shun and told the others about what he said and Academia. Yuya and Gongenzaka were shocked and surprised at this news.

"Academia?" said Yuya. "So Reiji's prediction about an evil dimension was correct. It also explains what that Shun and Ruri meant when we met them in that alleyway." As Yuya finished talking, the three friends were surrounded by three LDS guards in suits. All the exits were now blocked.

"What do you want!" said Yuzu.

"Mr Akaba wishes to see Yuzu Hiragi and Yuya Sakaki. This large fellow must leave the building." said a guard. Gongenzaka looked shocked.

"How dare you speak to me like that!" said Gongenzaka as he raised his fist.

"Wait Gongenzaka!" yelled Yuzu. Gongenzaka stopped mid-air. "I don't want more violence!" Yuzu looked at the guards. "We will meet Reiji. Just let Gongenzaka go."

"Wait Yuzu!" replied Yuya. "Don't you know how vile Akaba is?! He kidnapped Shun and many other things."

"I know. But he has our items and Sora isn't responding. We have no other choice."

"Correct decision." said a guard as they opened a way for Gongenzaka to exit. Gongenzaka looked back to his friends, Yuya along with Yuzu smiled back to him. After he left the the two begun to walk to Reiji.

Office

Yuya and Yuzu were now sat in Reiji's office with Reiji staring at them from his chair. The atmosphere was understandably frosty.

"Thank you for agreeing to meet me." said Reiji.

"More like we had no other choice." replied Yuzu.

"I understand but I hope you understand that your failure to hand over the items left me with no other choice. I have no intention of hurting anyone."

"You sure have a weird way of showing it!" replied Yuya.

"Well you two do have some power. When you was last in this office, you was able to create real monsters without an Action Field in play." Reiji said.

"Well whatever is going on with us, I'm sure you have figured it out?" said Yuzu.

"I have been scanning your items and nothing is showing up."

"What?!" shouted both Yuya and Yuzu.

"I however have some top software in something called DNA memory recreation." Reiji spoke. Yuzu and Yuya looked annoyed. "I was able to extract some DNA and use it to read some memories from you two."

"So you read our memories afterall?" said Yuzu.

"Well to an extent, yes." said Reiji. "However it was very fuzzy since it is only a prototype."

"So what did you see!" replied Yuya as he held his fist under the desk in anger.

"I of course saw your early lives as kids and all the other boring things. But I saw a life before."

"A life before?!" the two said at the same time.

"I didn't see much, but I was able to see a fuzzy image of a battle. A battle between what looked like a giant dragon and it also appeared to be taking on five girls. Two of which looked like you Yuzu, and your Synchro friend Rin." Yuzu gritted her teeth.

"Yes. Me and Yuya have been seeing the same thing. What does it mean?" said Yuzu.

"I have no idea. And scanning your memories would only give me the same information. I now wish to give you back your items since my technology clearly won't cut it."

"You will give it back to us?" said Yuya. "What's the cost?"

"That you will be willing to help me reopen the Pendulum Gateway. The portals to the other dimensions." calmly said Reiji.

"Reopen?" said Yuzu. "But you opened one to Ritual?"

"Yes, but that was thanks to some remaining energy from Shun's duel disk. It went after opening the Ritual portal. Your items are the key to reopening them, as what was seen with your duel with Shingo."

"And you think that them activating will tell you more?" replied Yuya.

"Yes. It's our only choice. We might not get along but this is our only true chance to understand everything." said Reiji.

"What about Sora." said Yuzu.

"I will be open and honest with you once we reopen the portals. I fear you wouldn't believe me in what I will tell you." Yuya and Yuzu looked at each other and knew Reiji wouldn't tell them. They both looked at him.

"Guess we have a common goal then." said Yuzu. "Fine. So what do we do?"

"I need you two to duel against some duel bots I have had prepared. Please follow me." said Reiji as he passed over the two items from a draw in his desk. Yuya and Yuzu both placed their items back on and they both glowed as they returned to their rightful owners. Reiji and the others then begun to walk off.

LDS Arena

Reiji was watching from a viewing gallery with fellow LDS workers working on some computers. Yuzu and Yuya were on the ground floor as Yuya walked forward to duel first. "Good luck Yuya." said Yuzu.

"Thanks Yuzu." replied Yuya as he looked at Reiji with a cold expression and Reiji returned the favor back. The two continued to defend their fathers reputation. Yuya made his way to the center and looked to Reiji once more. "Ok Reiji. What have you got." Reiji nodded to a worker who hit a button.

Before Yuya appeared a figure which bit by bit made Yuya look on in confusion. The duel bot was wearing a long red coat along with a top hat and black hair. Yuzu looked on in shock as the bot continued to walk forward. "No way..." said Yuya. A duel bot which looked like Yuya's father, Yusho appeared and stepped forward. Yuya and Yuzu could barely speak. Yusho tipped his hat.

"Hi Son." he said.

"Wha- What is this?!" yelled Yuya.

"This is the duel bot." said Reiji via the loudspeaker. "I need you to be challenged and what better way is there then this."

"Reiji stop this!" yelled Yuzu but Reiji ignored her.

"I... I can't do this." shouted Yuya. "He looks just like him."

"I'm not just like him." said Yusho. "I am him!" Yuya's hands clenched and Reiji saw a red tint appear in Yuya's eye.

"Fine! I will wreck your dumb bot!" yelled Yuya as he activated his red duel disk. The Yusho bot had a copy of Yusho's duel disk. A sliver duel disk with yellow blade. "Let's duel!" Yuya yelled.

Turn 1

Yuya LP: 4000 Hand: 5

Yusho Bot LP: 4000 Hand: 5

"What a nasty piece of work you are Reiji! I shall start!" yelled Yuya. Yuya grabbed two cards from his hand. "I set my Pendulum Scale with scale one Stargazer Magician and scale eight Timegazer Magician!" Yuya's magicians arose in blue beacons of light.

Stargazer 1 - Timegazer 8

"Now appear from my hand!" Yuya raised his hand into the air. "I Pendulum Summon, Performapal Silver Claw and Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" Two beams of light came from the pendulum portal. Each one of the two monsters appeared on the field in attack mode.

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 Dragon/Dark/Pendulum/LVL 7 - Scale 4

Performapal Silver Claw ATK: 1800 DEF: 700 Dark/Beast/Pendulum/LVL 4 - Scale 5

"Come at me you fake! I end my turn."

Turn 2

Yuya LP: 4000 Hand: 1

Yusho Bot LP: 4000 Hand: 5

"Then I shall draw!" yelled the Yusho Bot. Yuya clenched his fist as the bot which was impersonating his father, drew a card. Reiji saw this and smiled.

"That's it Yuya. Get angry. I need the Pendulum Gateway to reopen." Reiji thought.

"Since you control two monsters, I can Special Summon Performapal Revue Dancer!" A blue haired female with a love heart around her neck and a black dress appeared. She held a whip.

Performapal Revue Dancer ATK: 800 DEF: 1000 Light/Spellcaster/LVL 3

"Dad's style of dueling...!" thought Yuya.

"Now Revue Dancer can be treated as two tributes! Yuya you know what comes next!" said the fake Yusho. Yuya gritted his teeth. "The show begins!" Revue Dancer dissolved as Yusho played a monster onto his duel disk. "Appear! Sky Magician!" A large white coated magician which used the coat as wings appeared. He held four golden rings which where connected with each other.

Performapal Sky Magician ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 Wind/Spellcaster/LVL 7

Yuzu took a step backwards. "Your dad's ace card!" she shouted. Yuya continued to get annoyed as Reiji smiled from his viewing gallery. Yusho threw his hands into the air.

"Ok Yuya. Just as I have showed you in the past! I play the Continuous Spell Magician's Left Hand!" A giant purple hand appeared infront of Sky Magician's left wing. It had rings on three of the fingers.

"I know." said Yuya with a continued grudge. "You gain 300 attack for each Continuous Spell you activate."

"Very good Yuya!" said Yusho as his Sky Magician glowed in yellow aura.

Performapal Sky Magician ATK: 2800

"Now I play another Continuous Spell! I Play Magician's Encore! If I control one Spellcaster monster then I can target a level three or lower monster in my grave and Special Summon it! I choose Revue Dancer!" Revue Dancer reappeared. "Also Sky Magician increases it's attack once more!"

Performapal Revue Dancer ATK: 800 DEF: 1000 Light/Spellcaster/LVL 3

Performapal Sky Magician ATK: 3100

Yuzu looked at the Yusho fake, she knew what was coming. "Yuya! We have seen your dad do this move before! Remember, he's only a program!" yelled Yuzu. Yuya looked around

"I... I know Yuzu... but.. he looks just the same." Yuya spoke begrudgingly.

"That's because I am son?" said Yusho in a questioning style. "Do you not remember me?"

"SHUT UP!" yelled Yuya as his eyes begun glowing slightly more red.

"Very well. I will continue the show. I tribute my Revue Dancer and via the effect of Performapal Sleight Hand Magician, I can Special Summon him!" Revue Dancer disappeared once more as a long red coated magician appeared. He had a light blue crystal instead of legs and wore a jester style hat with a blue and red jewel on each side.

Performapal Sleight Hand Magician ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 Light/Spellcaster/LVL 7

"I use his other effect! I send a card from my hand to destroy one face up card on the field! I send Performapal Teeter Totter Hopper to my graveyard to wipe out your Timegazer Magician!"

"WHAT!" yelled Yuya. "How do you know?!"

"Yuya! He's a bot! He isn't your dad! Remember please!" Yuzu yelled but Yuya didn't respond. Sleight Hand Magician waved his scepter and shot down Timegazer as Yuya watched his scale get destroyed.

"Damnit." said Yuya. "How could you Dad.."

"Now I attack! Go Sleight Hand!" yelled Yusho as Sleight Hand aimed his scepter once more, this time at Sliver Claw. The scepter powered up and a light blue beam shot through the beast's chest. Yuya felt the blast as his monster was destroyed.

Yuya LP: 4000 - 3300

"Now attack Sky Magician!" commanded Yusho as he set his ace monster onto Yuya's. Sky Magician floated into the air and his golden rings all begun to glow. The rings all glowed one by one and a lighting strike had formed, it then shot directly at Odd-Eyes in sudden flash. The monster was wiped out as Yuya was knocked back.

Yuya LP: 3300 - 2700

"That concludes my opening act." said Yusho as Sky Magician landed into it's normal position. Yusho put his hands out like a showman as he continued to follow the real Yusho's style, much to Yuya's annoyance.

Turn 3

Yuya LP: 2700 Hand: 1

Yusho Bot LP: 4000 Hand: 0

"Draw!" yelled Yuya as his white school cape shaked as he pulled his body back as he drawed. It was clear Yuya was getting more agitated.

"Come on Yuya." thought Yuzu since she could only watch.

"I set Performapal Odd-Eyes Unicorn into my other scale!" yelled Yuya as he placed the card onto the duel disk and the words "PENDULUM" once again appeared in rainbow letters on the blade. Unicorn arose as the number "8" appeared underneath.

Stargazer 1 - Unicorn 8

"Good." thought Yuzu as she let out a sigh of relief. "He reset his original scales."

"I now Pendulum Summon my two monsters back from my extra deck!" The blue portal appeared and both of Yuya's monsters reappeared on the field, Odd-Eyes was in attack mode while Sliver Claw was in defense. "Plus Timegazer in defense mode!"

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 Dragon/Dark/Pendulum/LVL 7 - Scale 4

Performapal Silver Claw ATK: 1800 DEF: 700 Dark/Beast/Pendulum/LVL 4 - Scale 5

Timegazer Magician ATK: 1200 DEF: 600 Dark/Spellcaster/Pendulum/LVL 3 - Scale 8

Yuzu looked on, deep in thought. "The fake Yusho has no other cards in his hand which means he won't be able to use his Magician Right Hand trick! You got this Yuya."

"I attack with Odd-Eyes!" yelled Yuya as his ace leapt into the air and launched a dark beam towards Sky Magician. "Now I use my Unicorn's effect! I target Odd-Eyes! He gains the attack points of one Performapal monster on my field until the end of the battle phase! I add Sliver Claw's attack!" Odd-Eyes roared as he increased in strength.

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK: 4400

Odd-Eyes unleashed a large dark beam from it's mouth which struck Sky Magician, destroying it. The Yusho fake was forced to shield his eyes. "Now when Odd-Eyes destroys a monster with a level of five or higher then the battle damage is doubled!" yelled Yuya. "That's 2600 points of damage!" Yusho remained calm as he lost lifepoints.

Yusho LP: 4000 - 1400

Yusho begun to clap. "Well done Yuya. This new Pendulum method is amazing and will improve your entertainment no doubt." Yuya continued to look furious. "But also when Sky Magician leaves the field then I can destroy a face up Spell Card you control! Go bye-bye Stargazer!" Stargazer was destroyed as Yuya sent it to his extra deck.

"Shut up! You are not real!" replied Yuya. Reiji continued to watch on from his viewing gallery. He looked down at the Yusho bot. He

"Bump up the duel bot's pressure." he spoke to a worker.

"Yes Sir!" replied the worker.

The Yusho bot's eyes begun to glow and they then returned to normal. Yusho took up a boastful stance. "Well it's a shame your real father isn't here, isn't it Yuya!" said the bot.

"What do you mean!" replied Yuya.

"Well the only reason Reiji made me was because he hates the real Yusho Sakaki. He hates him so much, that he wants to use me as a way to destroy his name!"

"WHAT?!" yelled Yuya and Yuzu at once.

"You heard me Yuya. I will destroy your fathers name and help Reiji get revenge on him for backstabbing Leo Akaba!"

"Not this again!" shouted Yuzu. Yuya's eyes begun to glow red once more with pure anger.

"No... not going to happen... I won't let you!" yelled Yuya once more. Yusho smirked.

"Well there's nothing you can do about him. Daddy's gone bye-bye forever!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" yelled Yuya as he fell to the floor.

"YUYA!" yelled Yuzu, however those words weren't entering Yuya's mind. He stood back up and he now had red eyes and his blue pendant begun to glow. "Yuya?" asked Yuzu. Yuya turned back to her and almost snarled at her.

"You stay out of this." said a cold fierce Yuya. Yuzu put her hands over mouth and took a few steps back out of fear.

"Excellent." thought Reiji. He looked at his duel disk and a screen showed up. It showed a picture of Yuzu's bracelet and Yuya's pendant. Yuya's pendant was going up in percentage.

"My dad is not gone. And I will kill you Reiji for doing this to be me! I end my turn." yelled Yuya.

Turn 4

Yuya LP: 2700 Hand: 1

Yusho Bot LP: 1400 Hand: 0

Yusho smirked. "There's nothing you can do. I draw!" he yelled. "Now I play Last Minute Entertainment! I bring back a Performapal from my graveyard and increase it's attack by 300! Return my Sky Magician!" The large white caped monster reappeared.

Performapal Sky Magician ATK: 2800 DEF: 2000 Wind/Spellcaster/LVL 7

"It's not yours!" replied Yuya. "Stop IT!"

"Not a chance." said Yusho with a small laugh afterwards.

"Damn you." said Yuya.

"Now I attack!" yelled the fake Yusho. "I attack with Sleight Hand Magician! Attack Sliver Claw!" Sleight Hand powered up his scepter and once again launched a powerful beam from it. The beam slashed the defense mode wolf like monster in half."Now go Sky Magician!" Sky Magician once again attacked with the lighting formed from the golden rings. It hit Odd-Eyes once more.

Yuya LP: 2700 - 2400

Yuya's gauge continued to go up on Reiji's duel disk. The more pain he felt, the more energy from Yuya's pendant released. Reiji continued to smirk. "I end my turn!" yelled Yusho. "Give it up Yuya. You can't beat me!"

"Never!" replied Yuya. He started to emit a dark energy around himself. Yuzu noticed this.

"Yuya!" shouted Yuzu.

"WHAT?" replied Yuya.

"Please. This isn't you." said Yuzu. "I know you're angry and that this fake isn't your dad but you need to stop this."

"But..."

"But nothing! You can't find him like this Yuya!" shouted Yuzu. Yuya feel to his knees while holding his head.

"Da... dad." said Yuya slowly. His dark aura slowly faded as Yuya's red eyes returned to normal. Yuya then looked dazed as he looked at his duel disk. "Wha... what happened?! Why have our fields changed?!"

"Yuya!" shouted Yuzu. "Do you not remember?! You went all angry?"

"Angry? Did I... did I return back to that other version of me?"

"I don't know Yuya." said Yuzu as she looked at her bracelet. Fake Yusho smiled.

"Enough talk. Duel me Yuya!" said Yusho. Yuya looked at him with anger.

"I won't fall for anymore tricks. I won't let you get away with this Reiji!" said Yuya.

Turn 5

Yuya LP: 2300 Hand: 1

Yusho Bot LP: 1400 Hand: 0

"I draw!" Yuya looked at the two cards in his hand. "Nice." he shouted.

"Yes Yuya!" yelled Yuzu.

"I set Performapal Drummerilla in my other zone!" Yuya slammed down the card as the gorillia like monster rose in the beacon.

Drummerilla 2 - Unicorn 8

"I Pendulum Summon!" Yuya's pendant glowed once more as the Pendulum portal appeared. "Return to my field! Odd-Eyes and Sliver Claw!" Both monsters shot out once more and the two monsters roared upon being summoned.

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK: 2500 DEF: 2000 Dragon/Dark/Pendulum/LVL 7 - Scale 4

Performapal Silver Claw ATK: 1800 DEF: 700 Dark/Beast/Pendulum/LVL 4 - Scale 5

"I shall enter the battle phase and now I attack with Odd-Eyes. Now Unicorn's effect happens once more!"

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK: 4400

"And now since im attacking, Drummerilla increases it's attack by 600!"

Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon ATK: 5000

"Yuya's done it!" yelled Yuzu as Odd-Eyes powered up.

"END THIS!" yelled Yuya as his dragon wiped out Sky Magician in one big blast. The fake Yusho could only watch as he was sent flying.

Yusho LP: 1400 - 0 Yuya Wins

Yuya fell to his knees and let out a loud sigh. Before Yuya and Yuzu's eyes they saw the Yusho bot malfunctioning and slowly falling to bits. Yuya and Yuzu looked at to the Reiji's viewing gallery. "You liar Reiji!" yelled Yuya.

"Am I?" replied Reiji. "We fulfilled your percentage of the Pendulum Gateway. I needed you to get angry."

"Wh- What?!" yelled both in response.

"I saw the anger in your eyes before Yuya. I had a feeling that it was the key to you releasing the pendant's power. It seems when one of you are in a jam or are angry or stressed that this phenomenon occurs. Now Yuzu Hiragi, prepare for your turn." Yuya stepped infront of Yuzu.

"No! Enough of this!" shouted Yuya.

"You wish to stop this Academia? The only way is to open the portals from our end!"

"No I can-" Yuzu placed her hand onto Yuya's shoulder as he he spoke. He turned around.

"Yuya. He is right. We need to open the portals and only we can do it." Yuya looked at Yuzu with a serious look on both of their faces. Yuzu placed her duel disk onto her wrist as she walked forward. "Let's get to this Reiji."

A/N

VTXD - Maybe.

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