From the deserted streets of Satellite, the roaring of engines filled the air. Two D-Wheels sped past a damaged storefront almost simultaneously. Yet, at the last moment, the orange D-Wheel overtook the red one and passed a roadside garbage bin first.

T1 Naruto H:5→6 LP: 4000

"I guess I will go first, Yusei!" Naruto declared as he drew his card.

"I will Normal Summon Adamancipator Analyzer."

From a portal, a bespectacled man dressed in a heavily ornamented coat emerged. His hair swayed messily against the air. A strange weariness wore down the man's eyes — signs of days of fatigue stacking on top of each other. Yet, despite all that, it was clear that this man could be considered quite beautiful.

Adamancipator Analyzer EARTH LV 4 Rock/Effect ATK: 1500

"Adamancipator Analyzer's effect activates! Once per turn, I can excavate the top 5 cards from my Deck and then if there's a Level 4 or lower non-Tuner Rock monster, I can special Summon it to my field!" Naruto excavated the top 5 cards, revealing Flint Cragger, Guardian Sphinx, Gamma the Electromagnet Warrior, Alpha the Magnet Warrior and Sentry Soldier of Stone."

Yusei smirked. "Your rag-tag deck of Rock monsters is always amusing.."

"Well, we live in the slums. We can't afford to be too organized!" Naruto replied. "I will special summon, Sentry Soldier of Stone! Then return the rest of the cards to the bottom of my deck!"

On his field, rose a red-eyed golem wielding two large stone blades.

Sentry Soldier of Stone EARTH LV 3 Rock/Effect ATK: 1300

"I will tune the Level 4 Adamancipator Analyzer with the Level 3 Sentry Soldier of Stone!"

The green-haired bishonen split into a quartet of emerald rings and circled around Sentry Soldier of Stone.

"Spread those wondrous and beautiful wings, and strike down your enemies at the speed of light! Synchro Summon! Appear now! Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"

Within a brilliant cluster of light, a white dragon with crystalline wings flew forth, carrying forth a stream of light dust. The dragon circled around, letting out a roar that echoed through Satellite, its black and white striped tail whipping through the air enthusiastically. Four crystals protruded from the dragon's waist.

Clear Wing Synchro Dragon WIND LV 7 Dragon/Synchro/Effect ATK: 2500

"I will set one card face-down and end my turn." Naruto declared.

T2 Yusei Fudo H:5→6 LP: 4000

Yusei SP. Counter : 0→1

Naruto Sp. Counter : 0→1

"How do you like that, Yusei? I Synchro Summoned on the first turn of the duel!"

When Yusei remained silent, Naruto pouted. "Tch. Not that talkative, huh."

"My turn, draw!" Yusei declared as he ripped out the top card of his deck. His eyes slid over to see what he drew. "When I control no monster on the field, I can Special Summon Junk Forward from my hand!"

A soldier dressed in brown armor sprinted out from a blue portal beside Yusei.

Junk Forward EARTH LV 3 Warrior/Effect ATK: 900

"Then, I will Normal Summon Synchron Carrier! Synchron Carrier's effect allows me to Normal Summon Nitro Synchron from my hand!"

Synchron Carrier EARTH LV 2 Machine/Effect ATK: 0

Nitro Synchron FIRE LV2 Machine/Effect ATK: 300

Synchron Carrier was an orange robot with a miniature crane attached to its back, while Nitro Synchron was a canister-shaped creature with a pump and meter attached to its head.

"I will tune the Level 2 Nitro Synchron, the Level 2 Synchron Carrier and the Level 3 Junk Forward!"

Nitro Synchro, Synchron Carrier and Junk Forward dissolved into a column of rings and stars.

"Gathering feelings will now become a new force! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Blaze on, Nitro Warrior!"

A green horned ogre jetted out from a beam of night, propelled by the jet pack equipped to its back.

Nitro Warrior FIRE LV 7 Warrior/Synchro/Effect ATK: 2800

Yusei grabbed his Deck and drew a card. "When Nitro Synchron is used for the Synchro Summon of a Nitro Synchro monster, I can draw one card from my deck!"

"Then, when I control a Synchro monster. I can special summon Jamming Warrior from my hand to the field!"

Jamming Warrior EARTH LV 4 Warrior/Effect ATK: 1000

Right next to the green ogre, came a geekish man in a white lab coat. On his back, a satellite dish could be seen protruding from his backpack.

"Battle!" Yusei extended a hand, as Nitro Warrior sped forward. "I will attack Clear Wing Synchro Dragon with Nitro Warrior!"

Naruto sent a look towards Yusei, the corner of his lips tugged into a light grin. "I activate Catapult Sentry's effect from my hand. When a monster I control battles, I can special summon this card from my hand. Then, one monster on your field loses 800 attack points."

A green eyed golem appeared next to Clear Wing Synchro Dragon. As the creature flexed its arms, a cannon protruded from its stomach and fired off a blast of solid rock towards Nitro Warrior.

Catapult Sentry EARTH LV 5 Rock/Effect ATK: 1800

"Then, Clear Wing Synchro Dragon's effect activates. Once per turn, when an effect activates that target a Level 5 or higher monster, I can negate the activation and destroy it! Go, Dichroic Mirror!"

The four crystals attached to Clear Wing Synchro Dragon's waist let out a strange light that overwhelmed Catapult Sentry and vanquished it.

Yusei smirked. He had seen this effect play out countless times in the past.

"When Clear Wing Synchro Dragon destroys a monster by its effect, it gains attack points equal to that monster's original attack until the end phase!"

Clear Wing Synchro Dragon WIND LV 7 ATK: 2500→4300

"Jamming Warrior's effect activates!" Yusei countered. "When a monster on the field's attack point changes, I can tribute Jamming Warrior and return that monster's attack points to its original value! Nitro Warrior's attack continues!"

A strange radio wave shot out from Jamming Warrior's satellite dish and depowered Clear Wing Synchro Dragon. Moments later, Jamming Warrior shattered into hundreds of light particles.

Clear Wing Synchro Dragon WIND LV 7 ATK: 4300→2500

Naruto smiled. "As expected from Yusei, you have a counter already! But so do I! I activate my trap card- Half Unbreak! I will target Clear Wing Synchro Dragon! This turn, it cannot be destroyed by battle, and the damage I take is halved!"

Clear Wing Synchro Dragon met Nitro Warrior's punchwith a headbutt, but was quickly overpowered and knocked away. (Naruto LP: 4000→3850)

Yusei held out two cards from his hand and slid it into his Duel Disk. "I will set two cards and end—" Suddenly, Yusei's D-Wheel reeled to the left, and the teen crashed onto the ground, roughly.

Naruto immediately turned his D-Wheel around and rushed to Yusei's side. He looked at the lone dislocated wheel that rolled down the street.

"It looks like you need to find better parts." Naruto commented bluntly as hw helped Yusei up.

"Yeah." Yusei agreed as he clutched his arm in pain. He looked towards his damaged D-Wheel. "This thing still needs a lot of work."

He looked at Naruto. "Thank you for helping me out with the test run, Naruto."

"I wish I could do more."

"You've done more than enough." Yusei reassured as he picked up his D-Wheel. "I'm going to push this back to my place. I will contact you again for another test run soon."

Naruto watched as Yusei pushed his D-Wheel away. With a sigh, Naruto hopped back on his own D-Wheel and sped off to a nearby junkyard. Perhaps with enough luck, he would be able to find something that could help Yusei out.


At night, Naruto rested against the railings of a dilapidated fire escape. His search of the junkyard had been uneventful. As always, it seemed that he couldn't help anyone out when he wanted to.

Not back then, and not now.

He pulled out his deck and stared hard at Clear Wing Synchro Dragon, who seemed to be staring right back at his.

Arcadia Movement…. Even now that cursed name remained firmly burned into his mind.

Two years ago, the organization suddenly appeared in Satellite and took away his friend right in front of his eyes.

They claimed that his friend wasn't someone who deserved to rot away in the slums, but rather deserved to strive in "a paradise made for psychic duelists"

Although he tried to stop them, he ended up being overwhelmed by their sheer numbers.

His grip on his deck tightened. His past mistake wasn't something that he could easily forgive. Even now, they still kept him up at night.

He wanted to go to the city—to find out what happened to his friend. But, it was impossible for citizens of Satellite to cross over to the City. The securities made sure of that.

Unless…

Naruto's eyes widened at a sudden epiphany. The pipeline!

There was a pipeline that connected Neo Domino City with Satellite, where the waste from the City would pass onto slums.

If he could somehow pass through the pipeline without anyone noticing, then he just might be able to rescue his friend.

Of course, he knew it was risky. He very well could just end up swept away by garbage instead. Yet, this was his only chance to put his mind at ease.

In a few days time, when the opportunity presented itself, he would carry out his escape.


A/N: This got deleted before. Reposting.