Ever since the incident with Yugo, Shun and Yuto haven't said a word to each other on the way back to the camp. It seemed like that their unbreakable friendship wasn't as unbreakable as they thought. Shark and Allen, noticed this, and noticed something was wrong. They noticed it in Shun mostly, but both of them changed, to the point where even their friendship was affected.

They returned to the camp to see that Kaito was running towards them.

"Kaito? Is something wrong? You look troubled." Yuto said.

"No. I'm fine. It's just that we may have found a turning point in this war!" Kaito informed the group with a conflicted expression on his face.

"What! How?" Shun asked. He wanted to end this war as soon as possible.

"Well, O'Brien told us that the leader of Academia, the Professor, has a son in the Standard Dimension. We made Dimensional Transporters, so we are going to head to the Standard Dimension, find the Professor's son, capture him, and use as a bait for the Professor."

"Seriously? Kaito, that's huge!" Shark exclaimed.

"There is a problem though. Because of our lack of materials, only four of us can go to Standard." Kaito told them of the bad news.

"That's fine! I just want the Professor to know that's it's US who are going to work this war!" Shun told Kaito.

"So who will go?" Allen asked.

"I don't know." Kaito responded.

"I'll go." Shun volunteered almost immediately.

"Are you sure? You have become really reckless Shun." Shark told him.

"Shut up! I'm going…for Ruri..." Shun trailed off, looking at the gray, cloudy sky with the thought of his sister.

"I'll go too. There is nothing you can do to stop me." Yuto told the group.

"What about your family?" Allen rebutted with concern. Yuto gasped, how could he be so stupid, he forgot about his family. After the loss of his dad, there was no way his mother was going to allow him to go. And his brothers would not help much either.

"I'm going to have to work it out with them, especially mother." Yuto muttered.

"Fine then. If you guys are going, then I will too." Shark said.

"No."

"What?! Why?" Shark asked dumbfounded.

"We won't need four people, that will give away our position easier. Also, the more strong Duelists we have in the Resistance the better." Yuto responded.

"Well…you're going to also have to talk this out with O'Brien, he already said he was going to be one of the people who will go to Standard." Kaito mentioned.

O'Brien...going to Standard. Maybe he is going to greenlight an invasion there! Maybe he really is with Academia. I have to stop him! Shun thought to himself.

Little did Shun know, he was completely wrong.


Later

Dr. Faker was currently trying to find a way to reverse the Carding, but to no avail. He groaned in annoyance. He was getting tired, his vision was getting blurry because of his fatigue. O'Brien had offered multiple times for Faker to take a rest while he took over, but Faker refused. He was just a boy, he didn't need to do this kind of stuff as his age. Then, while he was wondering on what he should do, Yuto, Kaito, Shun, Allen, and Shun came into his tent.

"Ahh, hello boys. Good to see your still up and running." Faker told them.

"Faker, tell O'Brien he shouldn't come to Standard. Shun and I will go, this job only requires two people. More people will be a little overkill. Plus, we will need as many Duelists as possible if we even want to have a chance at winning this war." Yuto told Faker.

"No! Faker, let me and O'Brien tag along." Shark said. Meanwhile, O'Brien was outside of the tent listening to their conversation.

"Boys, that's not something for me to decide. Personally, I think four people should go, and O'Brien does too. However, we have one way to settle this." Faker told them.

"A Duel?" Allen asked.

"Yes. That's how we solve most of our problems." Faker responded.

"Fine then, I will Duel!" Shun formed a fist with a steel-like gaze. He would rescue his sister at all costs.

"Fine, I will Duel you, Shun!" Shark exclaimed.

"No. I'm not Dueling you. You can come in now, O'Brien." Shun called out to O'Brien while he had his back towards the entrance. O'Brien walked into the tent, revealing himself with a slightly startled expression.

"How did you know I was there?" O'Brien asked.

"Instinct. Now, let's Duel! I will expose you Academia scum!" Shun yelled as he activated his Duel Disk, to which O'Brien and the others gasped.

"Academia? O'Brien?" Faker repeated with confusion

"Yes. Yuto and I have been keeping this a secret. O'Brien is from Fusion, the same dimension Fusion comes from."

"I'm not here to invade! I am here to help, my wing of Academia noticed what the Central Academia was doing and they sent me to help you guys win this war!" O'Brien retorted.

"I can't believe it." Shark murmured with shock.

"We trusted you!" Kaito bellowed with anger evident in his voice.

"I told you, I am not here to bring danger!" O'Brien proclaimed with a desperate, genuine look in his eyes.

"Then why didn't you tell us that you were Academia in the first place?" Allen asked. A long silence followed, O'Brien didn't know how to respond to that. However, Yuto saved him.

"He didn't want to alarm us. If he just went and told us that he was from the Fusion Dimension, then we would immediately try to eradicate him. He didn't tell the rest of the Resistance to keep the tension low." Yuto spoke for O'Brien. "So believe in him. I believe him, so why can't you all?"

"Yuto…" O'Brien said.

"...I still don't trust him! Besides, even if he isn't an Academia spy, this will decide whether O'Brien and Shark can come to Standard or not. This will also prove his innocence. So O'Brien, are you up for the challenge?" Shun asked with a glare.

"O'Brien, you don't have to accept this Duel, I can take over in your place." Shark offered, though he was still shocked by the fact that O'Brien is from Fusion. He would still trust this man though, as Yuto trusted him, and Ryoga trusted the Phantom Knights user with his life

"No. I will accept this Duel." O'Brien responded as he and Shun went out of the tent so they could Duel. O'Brien activated his Duel Disk. immediately after they gained a good distance from each other.

"Now you are feeling up to it!" Shun retorted as he also activated his Duel Disk.

"DUEL!"

"I'll go first. I activate Fusion!" Shun and the others flinched when they heard the Card.

"I fuse the Volcanic Hammer and Volcanic Edge! Two sparks of fire burn brightly, now merge into one burst of flames that can never be put out! Fusion Summon! Show yourself! Level 7! Volcanic Avenger!" O'Brien chanted as his Monster appeared.

Volcanic Avenger: Level 7, 2600 Atk, 2300 Def

"I use Avenger's effect! Once per turn, I can target a Fire Monster in my Grave, I can deal damage to you equal to it's Level times 200. I pick Volcanic Hammer, which is Level 5. So, you take 1000 points of damage!" O'Brien yelled. Shun grunted as he fought through the fire.

Shun: 4000-3000 LP

"Not so fast, when I take effect damage, I can Special Summon Raid Raptors-Avenge Vulture!" Shun explained.

Avenge Vulture: Level 4, 1700 Atk, 100 Def

"Wait, O'Brien uses a burn Deck?" Allen asked.

"It seems like it, but we'll need to wait to be sure." Kaito told him.

"I set two Cards and end my turn." O'Brien concluded.

"My turn, draw!" Shun yelled as he drew his Card, but he was soon interrupted by O'Brien.

"Trap activate! Draw Blast! When you draw a Card(s), you take 1000 points of damage." O'Brien explained.

"What?" Shun gasped in shock as he was hit by a fireball coming from O'Brien's Trap. Shun slumped over in pain.

Shun: 3000-2000 LP

"2000 points of damage already. Not bad." Dr. Faker mentioned with an awestruck expression. He quit Dueling a long time ago, but he still knew a good play when he saw one.

"This will be a hard one for Shun to win." Yuto said.

"To be honest, I don't think Shun is going to win this." Shark told Yuto.

"Chipping away at my Life Points. Making a fool out of me, just like all of those Academia scum!" Shun yelled in anger.

"I told you, I am not with them!" O'Brien exclaimed.

"Shut up! I will make you pay! I Summon Raid Raptors-Retrofit Lanius!" Shun yelled as he slapped the Card on his Duel Disk.

Retrofit Lanius: Level 4, 800 Atk, 1200 Def

"Retrofit Lanius can be treated as two Monsters when used in an Xyz Summon for a Raid Raptors Monster! So, I use the Level 4 Avenge Vulture and the Retrofit Lanius treated as 3 Monsters to overlay! Obscured falcon, raise your sharpened talons in front of adversity, spread your wings of rebellion! Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 4! Raid Raptors - Rise Falcon!" Shun chanted as in a surge of flames, Shun's ace Monster appeared while Shun also slapped his ace Monsters Card onto his Duel Disk.

Rise Falcon: Rank 1,100 Atk, 2000 Def

"I activate the effect Rise Falcon, by detaching an overlay unit, Rise Falcon gains the Attack of all Special Summoned Monsters on the Field! Your Monster has 2600 Attack, so Rise Falcon gains 2600 Attack!" Shun explained.

Rise Falcon: 100-2700 Atk

"Battle! Go, Rise Falcon, attack Volcanic Avenger! BRAVE CLAW REVOLUTION!" Shun yelled as Rise Falcon soared towards Volcanic Avenger, destroying it. Because of the explosion, other people in the camp noticed the Duel and came to watch.

O'Brien: 4000-3900 LP

"Volcanic Avenger's effect activates, when he is destroyed, I can Special Summon a Fire-Type Monster from my Graveyard. I Special Summon Volcanic Hammer!" O'Brien yelled.

"Rise Falcon can attack every Special Summoned Monster on the Field, so I attack your Volcanic Hammer!" Shun yelled as Rise Falcon flew towards Volcanic Hammer and struck it's claws through it, destroying it.

"Damn." O'Brien cursed.

O'Brien: 3900-3600 LP

"I set a Card and end my turn." Shun concluded.

"My turn, draw! I activate the Magic Card Volcanic Possession! I pay 500 Life Points in order to take control of one of your Monsters. I take control of Rise Falcon." O'Brien explained as Rise Falcon flew to O'Brien's Field.

O'Brien: 3600-3100 LP

"Now you use my Monster? You sick bastard!" Shun cursed.

"Battle! Rise Falcon attack Kurosaki directly!" O'Brien yelled.

"I don't think so, I activate the Quick-Play Rank-Up-Magic Revolution Force! Since you control an Xyz Monster, I can use that Monster as Xyz Material in order to Special Summon a Raid Raptors Monster from my extra falcon. Break through this fierce battle and spread your wings! Destroy our gathering foes! Rank-Up Xyz Change! Appear! Rank 5! Raid Raptors - Blaze Falcon!" Shun chanted as his Monster appeared.

Blaze Falcon: Rank 5, 1000 Atk, 2000 Def

"Kgh. I end my turn." O'Brien concluded.

"My turn, draw! I activate the Magic Card Xyz Assault! Now, by paying 1000 Life Points, an Xyz Monster I control can attack twice! Battle! Go, Blaze falcon, scratch with your claws!" Shun yelled as Blaze Falcon struck O'Brien with his claws. O'Brien groaned in pain as he clutched his chest in pain, feeling streams of blood rolling down his body from what was thankfully a shallow wound that wouldn't scar.

Shun: 2000-1000 LP

O'Brien: 3100-1100 LP

"How does the pain of every Carded person in Heartland feel? Do you feel guilt, fear? Well, you should! I won't stop until you and the entire Fusion Dimension is destroyed!" Shun yelled.

"Kurosaki…Fine. If you won't trust me…then I will just have to win this Duel. I won't stop until I prove my worth to you! I never wanted this war to ever begin! It's all because of that bastard Akaba Leo! I won't stop, until he's defeated!" O'Brien yelled out his resolve, shocking everyone in the camp. They now had an idea of why he wanted to ally with them.

"He put me through a lot of pain! When he first came to my Academia, he did something to Professor Viper! What he did was horrible. After that, my life became one of survival, where even one slip up means you get Carded!" O'Brien spoke with reminiscence.

Shun flinched when he heard that, though he regained his composure and continued. "Fine, then prove your resolve to me in this next turn! I set two Cards and end my turn."

"Mom…Dad…lend me strength. DRAW! I activate the Magic Card Pot of Greed! I draw 2 Cards! I activate Flame Draw! I banish two Fire Monsters in my Grave, which will be Hammer and Edge, now I get to draw two more Cards!" O'Brien shouted, ripping two Cards off the top of his Deck.

"Please, if you really think drawing Cards is going to help you than your resolve is nothing but a weak one!" Shun spat with disgust. "Looks like you are low Academia scum after all. Only Academia would resort to this!"

"When will you learn? Just because I am from the same dimension, doesn't mean I am like the other people from Academia. My father and mother used to be very good people. They were nothing like the people at Academia. Unlike them, they actually cared. But then Akaba Leo came…and took them away from me! I don't know how, but they did." O'Brien said with an angry face.

"O'Brien…" Yuto whispered. He had now realized that he could trust O'Brien fully. Someone might think that he was lying, but Yuto felt it somehow. He could feel that O'Brien was telling the truth. It was just a feeling in his heart.

"Now then! Let's continue! Continuous Magic, Blaze Cannon! Now I send Blaze Cannon to the Grave in order to activate the Continuous Magic Card Blaze Cannon-Trident! Now I activate the Trap Volcanic Force! I send Blaze Cannon-Trident to the Grave in order to Special Summon the fire that represents my survival, blood, and sweat from my Hand, Deck, or Grave. Now, from the Deck, I Special Summon Volcanic Doomfire!" O'Brien yelled.

"Not so fast! I activate a Trap Card! Raptor's Storm! When you activate a Magic/Trap while I control a Raid Raptors Monster, I can negate the activation and destroy it!" Shun exclaimed. Victory was his, or so he thought.

"From my Hand, I send Volcanic Veil to the Graveyard! I negate the activation of your Card, and then destroy it! Then, you take 500 points of damage!" O'Brien countered as Shun's Trap was destroyed.

Shun: 1000-500 LP

"Now show yourself Doomfire!" O'Brien yelled as he lifted his fist into the air as his Monster appeared.

Volcanic Doomfire: Level 8, 3000 Atk, 1800 Def

"Battle! Go, Doomfire, destroy Blaze Falcon and end this!" O'Brien yelled as Doomfire let out a beam of fire towards Shun's Falcon. Shun let out a yell as he lost the rest of his Life Points.

Shun: 500-0 LP

"Alright! Nice job O'Brien! We can go to Standard now!" Shark exclaimed.

O'Brien walked over to Shun and held out a hand. Shun looked at it for a it for a while before taking it and getting up.

"Well, a deal is a deal. You and Shark can come with me and Yuto to Standard. I will also trust you...for now. But try anything funny and you will suffer a long and merciless death." Shun told O'Brien as he glared at him.

"Thanks. You can count on me." O'Brien responded.

"Well boys, it's about that time. You guys get the things you need, you will be departing for the Standard Dimension soon." Dr. Faker Yuto, Shun, Shark, and O'Brien.


Later

"Are you guys ready?" Yuto asked.

"Yeah, but are you?" Shun questioned back with a hint of concern bleeding through his cold eyes.

Yuto sighed. "To be honest, I am kind of nervous. I will be going to a new world that I know nothing about. I guess that should be our first priority when we get there. Scan the area, get used to it, find good hiding and meeting spots."

"Alright…don't die you guys." Allen told the group as Yuto, Shun, Shark, and O'Brien looked towards the camp.

"Alright. We are going to be gone, stay safe everyone." Shark told the camp.

"You can count on us." Kaito told them.

"Don't leave!" Sayaka exclaimed. She had already lost Ruri, she didn't want to think about losing her other friends.

"Don't worry about us, Sayaka. We will be back soon, and soon we will win this war!' Yuto yelled, to which the camp cheered in response.

"Alright guys let's go." O'Brien rushed.

"Ready?" Shark asked.

"Yeah." Shun responded.

"Whatever happens, we need to be careful." Yuto told them.

"Let's go!" Shark exclaimed. But he was soon interrupted by his sister running to him.

"You are really going?" Rio enquired her brother with a glum look.

"Yeah. Stay safe. I will be back soon." Shark told her as he gave her a small hug.

"Alright, we don't have anymore time to waste. Let's go guys!" O'Brien yelled as all four Duelists activated the Dimensional Transportation devices they have.

They disappeared from the Xyz Dimension and went to Standard.


Standard Dimension

"AHHH!" All four boys yelled as they fell to the ground.

"Damn." Shun cursed, seething through the sharp pain coursing through his body as he got up on his feet.

"Woah…" Shark gasped in amazement while looking at their surroundings. The place was beautiful, nowhere near as beautiful as Heartland before it was attacked but still beautiful nonetheless.

"This is it." O'Brien stated as he looked around the new stage that they had stepped on.

"The Standard Dimension." Yuto finished with a hint of hope.


Card Catalog

Volcanic Avenger Fire, Pyro: Once per turn, you can target one Fire Monster in your Grave, inflict damage to your opponent equal to the Level of the Monster times 200. When this Card is destroyed, you can target one Fire Monster in your Grave, Special Summon it.

Volcanic Possession Magic: You can pay 500 Life Points, target one Monster your opponent controls, take control of that Monster.

Volcanic Veil Fire, Pyro: When your opponent activates a Magic, Trap, or Monster effect, you can discard this Card from your Hand, negate the activation, then destroy that Card, then, inflict 500 points of damage to your opponent.


Done.

Ok…I'm sorry if you found the Duel between Shun and O'Brien disappointing. To be honest, I'm sorry if you found everything up to this point disappointing. I'll do my best to make it better.

Anyways, if you guys were wondering what happened to O'Brien's parents, that will be explained in a future chapter most likely. Also, if you guys don't know who Austin O'Brien is because you watch the dub, I'll remind you. He is Axel Brodie from Yugioh GX, I'm just bringing him back as a legacy character.

Anyways, next time, Yuto, O'Brien, Shun, and Shark arrive in Standard. Yuto decides to go look around the place, get some hiding places while they were in Standard. However, while at the docs, Yuto hears a female voice while on a rooftop. He turns to the direction of the voice, and to his shock he sees "Ruri". Which, in reality, is Yuzu Hiragi. He hears that she is challenging someone named Sawatari Shingo. However, before Yuzu gets to Duel him, Yuto interferes. Instead, Yuto and Sawatari Duel. Yuto begins his turn with an unpredictable move, however Sawatari still decides to taunt him, not knowing what Yuto has planned.

Ok guys, so the next chapter, chapter 15, will be two parts. Chapter 15a, and chapter 15b. Chapter 15b will have an alternate Duel between Yuto and Sawatari, however, the outcome will be the same as 15a.

Anyways, please remember to review and leave some suggestions. Did I do something wrong here in this chapter? Do you think the Duel should have ended in a draw or Shun winning?

Anyways, see you guys in the next chapter. Take care, goodbye.