A/N Thanks to Rom for his help again and for some lines. Rom created Mina/Marina and Royal2 came up with the idea of Mercy.

"Yuya!" Yuzu yelled.

Yuya had collapsed inside of Martha's and Yuzu heard him drop to his knees. Yuzu had opened the door and rushed to console him.

"My mom… is gone….?" Yuya replied.

"Yuya…. I'm sorry." Yuzu replied.

"Academia did this….!" Yuya slowly begun to shake, a dark aura begun to appear. Yuzu quickly hugged her friend.

"Yuya, please, I need you to stay calm! I know it's hard but-"

"THEY TOOK HER!" Yuya unleashed a dark energy which sent Yuzu across the yard and made the whole house shake.

"Not again!" Pendulum Warrior appeared in front of Yuya and before Yuzu could stop her, she used her magic to knock out Yuya who collapsed onto the floor.

"Warrior!" Yuzu yelled.

An Hour Later

Yuya had now waked up and was sitting in the main room with just Yuzu. Yuya was Yuzu legs

"Did I scare the kids?" Yuya said.

"No, the kids were away at another place." Yuzu said.

"I can't believe she's gone…." Yuya said.

"But she's not! She's just stored in Academia! Kaiba is working on a way to bring them back!"

"I need to tell Dad…. but he's not here either…" Yuya said in a pure depressed state. Yuya pulled the goggles from his head over his eyes.

"Look Yuya, we know he's still out there… he has to be!" Yuzu said. "We need to keep moving forward, we will get my dad back and Yoko!"

"I don't have the same strength you do Yuzu." Yuya said. Before Yuzu could reply, Pendulum Warrior appeared.

"Warrior, don't!" Yuzu begged.

"You always distrust me…. !" Warrior picked up the hands of Yuya and Yuzu. "Look I understand you feel bad but I lost friends, as you saw…. losing someone is beyond words but you still have a chance to get her back! She isn't dead, she's just been trapped, there's a big difference!"

"How is it different!?" Yuzu asked.

"When you've seen the woman you love and the men and women that you decided to protect with your life to die in cold blood ... that's the difference ... At least you have the opportunity to save them I did not have any way of saving them . "

"Yuya, you know I lost my dad… we will get them back!" Yuzu said, remembering what Kaiba and Yoko told her along with others.

"I know and I'm sorry to hear that Warrior…." Yuya said.

"It's okay to cry for your losses…. but we need to keep going." Yuya still looked down and Warrior noticed this. "You look quite similar to Odd-Eyes in terms of reactions…." she said. "Before everything went wrong… Odd-Eyes also enjoyed smiling and making people laugh….but even more with me and Ciel."

"Do I remind you of Ciel?" Yuzu said.

"No." Ciel teased, she smiled before disappearing.

"That…. brat…" Yuzu said.

Tops

Yuzu and the group had reached the Tops. Thanks to Ruka and Tsukikage, the two had been able to reach the Tops without interference from Security.

The group consisting of Yuzu, Rin, Ruri, Mercy, Ruka, Yuya, Yugo and Tsukikage had all moved since Sora had discovered where they were hiding and Academia might now know their base within Martha's.

The group were now in the Tops busy market street. Ruri looked around with concern.

"Is it okay to be here?" Ruri said. "Security will find us?"

"As long as no-one does anything stupid, we won't draw attention to ourselves. Remember, Security is still cleaning up the jail break… most of their officers are locking down the Facility." Ruka replied.

"Where now?" Yuya asked.

"Remember, I help both Commons and Tops who need help." Ruka said. "I have a few apartments nearby!"

30 Minutes Later

The group arrived at a furnished apartment; the group would be staying in different apartments on the block.

"How… can you afford all this?" Yuzu said.

"My parents are rich, they work abroad and they support me in this." Ruka said.

"Wow, really?" Rin said.

"Yeah, not everyone who's a Tops is bad. I hid my powers for a long time from them but once I turned sixteen…. I finally explained to them… in fact they kinda knew I was hiding something, they heard me speaking to my cards before."

"And then you started to help Tops and Commons in need?" Yuzu replied.

"Yeah, it was my brother Rua who mainly helped me learn my powers… being able to speak to duel spirits is quite something. Two years I've been helping both sides out. My parents took jobs abroad but they come back four times a year and we speak on the phone every day, they trust me not to get caught!"

"And you're brother is a Turbo Duelist right?" Yugo asked.

"Yeah, he's pretty good…. well he's in the forth division of Turbo Dueling but he'll reach the top league…. I hope."

"I have to duel him sometime!" Yugo said with excitement.

"What is the rest of this world like?" Yuzu asked. "Is it as corrupt?"

"City became the way it is due to a disaster as I told you, the sections were separated and the culture bred them there…. however yeah this culture has spread across the world as well… not every town or city but.. more than there should be. Don't worry; my parents don't work in one of those places."

"So this whole world needs a culture change." Yuya said.

"But this culture has been set for decades." Ruka said. "It won't change overnight."

"Then we have to start somewhere." Yuya replied with a firm response.

Roget Office

"I had no idea!" Roget yelled to holograms of Mikage and Yeager.

"That's the point." said Yeager.

"Mr Izayoi was taken and Security was nowhere!" Mikage replied.

"My officers were securing the Facility, I haven't got the numbers!" Roget yelled.

"And the Facility break wouldn't have happened had you done your job…." Yeager said.

"May I remind you who brought you Real Solid Vision, I can easily disable it!"

"You dare threaten the council?" Yeager said.

"Stop it Yeager." Mikage said. "All we are saying Mr Roget is that, you need to step it up and perform better. What is the news on the Friendship Cup? We need a distraction for the public to cover up this… mess you made."

"And I'll get it ready!" Roget yelled.

"By tonight!" Yeager said as the two disappeared.

"Tonight?!" Roget said. Roget hit a button on his desk.

Mina Lab

"Yes Sergey is fully ready." Mina said to a screen. It then disappeared. Mina was wearing lab gloves and on her table was a rebuilt Sergey who remained offline. "Maybe I should've added rocket boots…."

Mina's duel disk bleeped, she looked at it and it read a Fusion signal. Mina quickly found the location of it and used her computer to observe the CCTV.

There was Shun and Marina who were knocked out as they come from the portal.

"What is she doing here…. that's a commander?!" Mina said in shock. "Roget's system is detecting them….!" Mina quickly ran to a computer and begun to access Security's network. Mina was able to block any signal and CCTV from being sent to Roget.

"Now I need to recover them…"

Shun/Marina - Tops

Shun slowly got up from the ground, Marina was still out cold.

"Where am I?!" Shun said. "Did we cross dimensions?!" Shun saw Marina knocked out and knew this was his chance. He took out his duel disk and aimed it at her.

"Goodbye, scum." As Shun was about to hit the duel disk, footsteps were heard and Shun looked around. They were closing in. Shun had to grit his teeth as he quickly was able to climb up one on the ways and out of sight.

Shun peaked down and saw two figures. One was a bulky figure along with a slim female with a black coat and hood over her head. The bulky male wore a black cloak. It was Mina and Sergey.

"Now Sergey take the body for mommy."Mina said, Sergey willingly obeyed and picked her up. "But where's the other?!"

"Scanning…." said Sergey as he ran a scan of the area, Shun knew he had to run and so he did, across the rooftops. "Nothing found."

"Whatever. Let's get out of here." Mina took out her Academia duel disk and a portal opened, before they left, Mina took the deck from Marina's duel disk. Sergey and Mina stepped through before it disappeared.

Security HQ

Roget walked down to a lower level of Security; there at the end of the hallway was a huge room with all the basic room features. There were two officers outside his cell; Roget dismissed them as they left. Roget looked through the steel door bars and there inside sitting down was a smirking Yuri.

"Roget!" Yuri said as he walked to the door, as he did Yuri bumped into an invisible wall. "What's this?"

"Don't even try dragoning up or whatever it is you do!" Roget said. "This was built by Mina with the best the money can afford!"

"Mina and you working together… I knew it." Yuri said. "My duel with her proved it."

"Now you're stuck with me." Roget said. "Academia won't free you."

"Once they know I'm missing…. you're going to get it." Yuri said.

"Even once they do, they can't free you. Your power will be mine." Roget said with a smirk.

"Where's Serena?! Is she in this building?!" Yuri sounded more enraged.

"Serena is… fine." Roget said with caution.

"If you lay a finger on her!" Yuri yelled.

"I promise… if you promise to behave!" Roget said.

"Once I get out of here, you'll become more then a card! I'll make sure your first in line to have your soul erased from existence!" Yuri yelled.

"This cell can contain you within seconds!" Roget replied. "Don't make us use it." Roget smirked as the bars became solid, locking Yuri completely in. Roget walked back down the corridor as the guards returned.

Mina Laboratory

Mina returned to her laboratory without anyone noticing. Sergey was stored away with Marina strapped to a table, still knocked out.

"Great… what on earth have I gotten myself into?" Mina yelled. Marina's face begun to twitch… she was dreamimg.

…..

"Go Amazoness Swordswoman!" Gloria yelled, the Amazon hit Marina directly and knocked her back. The two were dueling in the training room.

Marina LP: 800 – 0 Gloria Wins

"Nicely done, Gloria!" Marina said as she got up.

"Well I had a good teacher…. and you." Gloria teased.

"I did not expect you to use that deck." Marina said.

"Yes, I kept it a surprise since your weakness is that."

"Weakness?" Marina wondered what Gloria was talking about.

"Yes, that's your problem, you're always looking to first analyze your opponent's strategies and always be one step ahead of him, forgetting that they can also change the course of the duel with a single move."

"You know I had not thought about it, I don't like to trust in luck…."

"Sometimes it's not just trusting in luck, Marina, it's knowing how to face an adversity that you've never faced and learn how to master the situation." Gloria said causing Marina to blush

"Thank you, Gloria."

Lancers

Back with the Lancers in the apartment, Ruka had returned after leaving for a while. Everyone stood up to wonder where she had gone.

"What was it, Ruka?" Rin said.

"I had an idea; I will be moving you all to my home." Ruka said.

"One of the mansions?!" Yugo said in shock.

"Yes, I think having a better home… might just convince people. If we're all living there, it gives us more leverage in this world."

30 Minutes Later – Ruka Home

"WOAH!"

Everyone except Ruka was shocked as they opened the door. They saw Ruka's giant house. The door opened to a giant main room with a big TV, loads of couches and a bit kitchen. On the outside was a giant open yard. Since the building was built high up, it had a view of the entire Tops.

"A giant bath tub?!" yelled Yugo.

"Oh no…." Rin said.

Before anyone could say anything, Yugo had raced out and much to Rin's horror, he had jumped into the pool…. without clothes.

Everyone's faces lit up. Ruri turned away in shock while Yuzu just remained silent while looking down with the rest. Tsukikage blocked Mercy's eyes since he was unmoved.

"It's not that b-" Yugo said."

"If you don't get out and put them back on… you won't know what I'll do to you!"

"Look, I didn't know it was a Pool or even want a pool was, so it not was my fault not that I'm w-." Yugo said before Rin hit Yugo in the gut through embrassment..

Rin while covering her eyes got Yugo's clothes and forced him out of the pool. She quickly ushered him into the bathroom and threw the clothes in while shutting the door and blocking Yugo from exiting until he changed.

20 Minutes Later

"So once again… I'm sorry." Yugo said.

"You dont talk here, just look what you did to the poor Ruri." Rin said."You are grounded until I say."

"You can't ground me! You're not my mother!"

"At least I'm the one with brain cells! You got the name of a pool wrong, jumped into someone elses…"

The rest of the group just watched awkwardly as the two argued for the 1000th time.

"They're quite something… aren't they?" Yuya said.

"Don't you dare try that with me…." Yuzu said.

"I'm not!" Yuya yelled. "You do like to moan at me!"

"What does that mean?" Yuzu slowly grew in rage.

"Don't fan me!" Yuya yelled.

"Give me the fan when you end with him, Yuzu!" Rin yelled.

"I'm starting to regret this….." Ruka said.

"If my brother knew about this..." Ruri added.

Streets – Commons

Serena walked through the Commons, just trying to work out a plan. She had her duel disk but the sound wave which knocked them out seemed to have disabled their duel disks teleporting power.

"What now?!" Serena yelled as she punched a wall.

"I can help there…." Serena turned in shock and there was Ray.

"YOU!"

"Leo sent me; it's nothing to worry about." Ray said.

"I don't need your help!"

"Well it looks like you was scared…" Ray teased.

"I can free Yuri myself!"

"Where is he?"

"… I'm working that out" Serena replied.

"And the other girl, Gloria?"

"No idea! Okay!" Serena yelled.

"Well then, looks like you need my help after all!"

Lancers – Ruka House

Back in Ruka's house, everyone is settling in. They were getting ready to make their move in Synchro to gain allies. Tsukikage laid against the wall, Mercy came over.

"I'm sorry you and your friends are doing this to save my world…." Mercy said.

"It's our duty, as is stopping this war." Tsukikage said.

"Your world was invaded, wasn't it?" Mercy replied.

"Yeah, my brother was turned into a card…."

"I'm sorry to hear that." Mercy added.

"Due to the knowledge of Ruri, we are able to get them back. Their souls are stored within Academia. We need allies to get them back."

"And I'm sure once we kick Euridice out of Arcadia, we can have them help us… Arcadia is just being misled."

"If you don't mind me asking… what is your past in this world?" Tsukikage asked.

"Four years ago I joined Arcadia as a homeless Psychic Duelist. People called me a freak and I thought Arcadia would work with Tops and Commons to allow them to see that we're not freaks, but no…."

"You are not a freak, I respect that you still hold them beliefs. If you want I could be your friend too."

"I already thought of you as one." Mercy replied.

"Me too." Tsukikage replied back.

Shun

Shun looked on from the rooftops as he saw the Tops in its full.

"I got sent to Synchro…." Shun said. "Ruri and Yuto are here….." Shun opened up his duel disk which turned into a radar. He scanned around and a small life signal showed up.

"It's either Ruri or Yuto… those chips Faker put into their duel disks work!" Shun quickly leapt off and begun to head towards the place.

As Shun run, the Tops all looked at him with disgust.

"COMMONS!" yelled one.

"THERE'S A NASTY COMMONS HERE! CALL SECURITY!"

"What?!" Shun yelled as he ran, he could hear footsteps chase behind. It was Security who had quickly dispatched.

"Halt! You're under arrest!" one yelled.

"I don't think so!" Shun leapt onto a bin and then leapt back onto a roof.

"Don't let him escape!" The officers aimed their net guns at Shun.

"I shall!" Shun activated his duel disk and played a card. A Raidraptor formed and Shun jumped on, it quickly flew off. The officers were all shocked and stood still.

Ruka House

As the group were preparing to call it a night, Ruka felt something.

"Ruka?" Mercy asked.

"I sense a duel spirit…. it's… coming to us…" Ruka looked out the window and saw a giant bird flying towards the window, causing her to react with a freaked face.

"What is that?!" said Mercy as she joined her friend at the window.

"It's a giant metal bird!" Ruka yelled. "I've never seen that before?!"

"Metal bird?!" Ruri yelled. Ruri quickly got her duel disk and looked at it. Her duel disk read the same signal. "It's my brother!"

"What?!" said the group in shock.

A few minutes later, Shun was about to be spoken to by Ruka, Shun ignored her and walked into her home.

"Where's Ruri or Yuto?!" said Shun. As he walked in, he saw Yuya, Yuzu along with everyone else. Ruri was there awaiting him.

"Ruri?!" Shun yelled.

"Shun!" Ruri replied as the two embraced.

"You're safe… I'm so glad."

"Yeah, we had some issues but…. I'm safe, thanks to my friends." Ruri said.

"Friends?" Shun said. "These weirdo's?"

"Play nice." Ruri replied.

"Where's Yuto?!" Shun said.

"Um…" Ruri held her arm.

"Tell me!" Shun yelled at the others.

"Academia arrived for Yuto and the others… Mina, Yuzar and Yuto disappeared." Yuzu said.

"WHAT?! That girl Mina….. I knew she was trouble!"

"Wait she saved them!" Ruri said.

"Where are they now?!"

"We don't know…." Yuzu added.

"We won't be able to find them!" Ruri said. "They could be anywhere in any dimension!"

"I shouldn't have let you all go with her….." Shun said as he held his fist. "Whose home is this?"

"Mine." Ruka said.

"Shun!" Ruri stepped in before Shun could make any move. "Don't, Ruka is a friend and so is Mina!"

"But Yuto isn't here… you all FAILED!" Shun yelled.

"Including me?!" Ruri replied.

"No… I didn't mean that?"

"Yuto was under my protection and I was under his, I failed him, no-one else!" Ruri yelled. Ruri stormed off.

"Ruri!" Shun yelled. She ignored him and walked off into her room, Shun looked angrily at the rest. "You lot corrupted her! She was a fierce fighter, we only needed each other!"

"How dare you!" Yuzu said. "Ruri is a kind-hearted person! If anything you've become corrupted! Ruri told us about you and her…. you sounded like a great brother!"

"Sounded like…." Shun said with annoyance. "I'm taking Ruri back to Xyz!"

"No you're not!" Yuzu said.

"You dare keep me from my sister! This is none of your business!"

"It's all our business, since you've been away, we've learnt A LOT!" Rin yelled.

"I'll talk to that snake Akaba, where is he?! Shun yelled.

"He got taken by Academia!" Yuzu said.

"Yuzu is the leader now!" Yuya added.

"Leader…. leader?!" Shun laughed with delight.

"What is it?" Mercy said.

"This girl as leader… Academia are going to walk over you! I returned to Xyz as I refused to back Akaba… I refuse to even acknowledge this sorry excuse of a team!"

"And what did you do about it?!" Yugo yelled.

"Yeah, you went hiding back to Xyz! What are you going to do about stopping Academia?!" Yuzu yelled.

"I will stop them myself! I was brought here by an Academia person…. her duel disk failed! If that's the standard of their warriors, me and my Resistance will wipe them out!"

"I was told the Resistance was losing!" Yuzu said. "Ruri mentioned despite your best efforts… you were failing! You can't accuse us of being the same!"

"Yuzu!" yelled Yuya.

"Okay we all need to calm down!" Ruka said. "Look Shun, you're welcome to stay but you can't go around abusing! Same for the rest of you guys."

"I won't leave Ruri, I will sleep outside." Shun walked out, Yuzu gritted her teeth.

"Shun! You and me tomorrow, we shall duel!" Yuzu yelled.

"You really want to do that?" Shun said. "I'm much stronger then before!"

"I shall duel you to show you how wrong you are about me and my friends!"

"Fine! And if I win, I shall take leadership of this team!" Shun said. "You will honour that agreement if you're anywhere near as good as you say you are!"

"It's on!" Yuzu yelled.

A/N

So yeah, all the people are now in place… Friendship Cup grows near. Thanks to Rom for his help again and for some lines.

Royal2 – Thanks and the brutal nature of Shun will now be looked into to.

Samueljoo – Thanks and yeah, it's important to get a balance.

Bridgey – Thanks and I've passed the compliments onto Rom who wrote it. Thanks for noticing the mistake I'll fix it. Reunion was done as you can see and yes Marina/Yuzu will duel again.

Guest/Plothand – Thanks, always interesting.

Exelion Heart – Thanks!"