Yuzu struggled to ring the doorbell. She had just struggled to carry Yuto's body all the way to Yoko's house. She didn't know why she went to Yoko/Yuya's house, but she did. She was worried about what happened to Yuto, and Yuya. She didn't find Yuya anywhere, and that worried her. Yuya told her that they would meet up later. She already told Gongenzaka not to worry about anything else and to go home and rest. However, he didn't know that Yuya wasn't with her, or that she had Yuto with her unconscious. He thought that Yuya WAS with her and that he was unconscious. After waiting for a bit, Yoko opened the door.

"Yuzu? What are you doing here? Who's that behind you?" Yoko asked as he noticed Yuto's body and hair, but not his face, as Yuzu was standing in front of it. Yoko was confused why Yuzu was there, after all, Yuzu never visits at night, unless she has a sleepover with Yuya, but Yuya wasn't home. Yoko also took note of the fact that Yuzu was holding Yuya's Duel Disk and pendant.

"It's a long story. But I need help right now! This guy needs help!" Yuzu moved out of the way to reveal Yuto's face. Yoko gasped. The boy had the same face as his son! But the hair and clothes were different, and so was the Duel Disk. What she noticed was that there was no Deck in the Duel Disk. However, she noticed that Yuzu was holding a Deck in her hand. What she didn't noticed was that the pendant and the Deck were dimly shining.

"Who is that?! Why does he look like Yuya?!" Yoko asked in shock.

"His name is Yuto. I don't know why he looks like Yuya." Yuzu answered. "But he needs help, now! Can you set him in Yuya's bed?"

"Sure." Yoko chose not to question the clothes Yuto was wearing and why they were so torn up.


Later

Yuto was lying in Yuya's bed unconscious. Near him, on a table, was his and Yuya's Duel Disk. Yuya's Duel Disk had his Deck inserted. Yuto's Duel Disk didn't have his Deck inserted, the Deck was near the pendant, and it was still shining. Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon was facedown in between both Duel Disks. Both Yuzu and Yoko were on their knees on the side of Yuya's bed.

"Tell me what you know." Yoko told Yuzu.

Yuzu went on to tell Yoko about how she first met Yuto and their future encounters. She left out the part where Yuto disappears because of the bracelet part and just said that he ran away. She told Yoko how he found him unconscious near the park and that Yuya was nowhere to be found. She also said that he had Yuya's pendant and Odd Eyes in his hand, and Yuya's Duel Disk was on the ground, and how Yuya's Deck was scattered on the ground. All of this shocked Yoko as she started to worry for Yuya and get into a depressed state. First, Yusho disappears 3 years ago and now her own son is gone. She's now all alone…However, despite this, she tried to remain strong and not show any sign of crying.

Soon, Yuzu put her face in her hands and started sobbing. "It's all my fault! I should have gone with Yuya! If I did, then he might still be with us!"

"Don't you give up hope yet!" Yoko suddenly bellowed, shocking Yuzu. "It wasn't your fault. And Yuya isn't weak. Wherever he is, I know he's alive and doing well. He'll make it through, I know. Up until now, ever since his father disappeared, he has been making fun of himself so it would seem like people are laughing with him rather than at him. But ever since he woke up, that day he discovered Pendulum Summoning, I know he will wake up again, wherever he is. And I'm sure this boy will wake up as well." Yuzu looked at Yoko in amazement. How could she stay so strong? She's all alone now, yet she still remains strong.

"Ok!" Yuzu replied with determination. She would also be strong, for Yuya, and Yuto.

"Now go home and get some rest. Or, if you like, you could stay here if you like, I could phone your father."

"I'll stay. But...don't tell anyone that Yuya is missing." Yuzu told Yoko.

"I won't." Yoko assured Yuzu with a soft smile. "Go get some sleep, I'll let your father know you're staying for a bit."


Later

Yuzu was lying in a guest bed in the Sakaki in her pajamas. Her father brought them when he heard that she was staying. Yoko showed Yuto to Shuzo, but Shuzo thought it was Yuya. However, Yoko never said anything to correct him.

To say that Yuzu was worried was an understatement. She was TERRIFIED. Her childhood friend Yuya, one of her best friends, that kind, joyful, idiot boy named Yuya was gone. Yuzu tried to go to sleep, but the thoughts about Yuya kept her up at night. And she stayed in bed crying about it almost all night. Even when she did go to sleep, she would have a nightmare and wake up and find that her face was covered in tears and that she wet the pillow with her tears.

Yuzu sighed as she put her head against the pillow and pressed her hands together. "Yuya...please...be alright…"


Yuto-Dream-Heartland

Yuto opened his eyes and gasped in shock. He looked around and saw that he was back in Heartland. Everything was back to normal, as if Academia never attacked at all.

"Heartland...everything is back to normal...Ruri!" Yuto suddenly realized as a sudden white flash of light covered him, next thing he knew, Yuto was back in Heartland Stadium. Shun was sitting next to him in the spectator's seat. He looked on to see Ruri Dueling someone. He remembered this day, it was the day he met Ruri.

"Ruri!" Yuto wanted to jump out of the spectator's seat, run out to the Field and hug her, but he couldn't. "No, wait! Stop! Let me go!" Another flash of light occured. Yuto found himself from when he was younger.

"Hey son, take it." Yuto heard a familiar voice. He turned to see Ryon, smiling at him with a Deck in his hands.

"Dad!" Yuto exclaimed in joy. He ran to Ryon with great speed and hugged him tightly, shocking his Dad.

"Woah! Haha, I've never had a hug like this since you were a toddler." Ryon remarked.

"Dad! You're here!"

"Of course! Why wouldn't I be? Here take it, it's that Deck you always wanted. Works well with that Dark Rebellion you're so attached to." Ryon told Yuto.

"Th-th-that doesn't matter right now! You're here!" Yuto denied the Deck.

"Come on, just take it. You've been talking about getting this Phantom Knights Deck for a while now." Ryon took Yuto's hand and placed the Deck in his hand. "Now go out there kiddo, and show them what you got!"

"No, wait!" Yuto shouted as he felt his own body moving away from the room. "DAD!" Another white flash occured, Yuto woke up in his bed to see his brothers running around his room like animals.

"Big Bro!" One brother named Shougo jumped onto Yuto's bed with a wide smile on his face.

Yuto smiled in response.

"Hey Big Bro! Don't you have to go to that thing?" The second brother named Kiri asked.

"What thing?" Yuto questioned.

"That thing you do with your friends." Shougo told Yuto.

"Shit! You're right! Oh-" Yuto gasped, realizing he just swore in front of little brothers.

"Yuto, come on!" Ryon yelled from downstairs.

"Dad!" Yuto jumped out of bed and ran downstairs, he once again hugged Ryon.

"Is he still here, Ryon?" Yuto's Mother named Lane asked.

"Yeah, he should be on his way. Come on now, son, get dressed." Ryon commanded.

"Mom! Dad! Wait, what are you saying!? Can't you see?! We can be a family again!" Yuto told his parents as they both gave him a weird look.

"He must be tired." Lane chuckled.

"Go on, kiddo. Get dressed." Ryon laughed. Suddenly, once again, Yuto's body moved on it's own, and he sent away from his family. Another flash of light came and Yuto found that he was in a destroyed Heartland. Multiple Ancient Gear Chaos Giants everywhere, people screaming in fear as they were turned into cards. People were also Dueling against Academia soldiers.

"No…"

"AHHHHH!" Yuto ears perked up as he heard multiple familiar voices yell in fear. He turned to his left to see a horrible sight.

His Mom and brothers were on the ground unconscious, and they were bleeding. He saw, Kaito, Rio, Allen, Shark, Sayaka, and Shun along with other people on the ground lying in defeat, bruises and scratches all over them. He saw multiple Obelisk Force members standing over their bodies, about to Card them, this made Yuto worry.

"NO! STOP!" Yuto ran towards the members and tried to punch them. Key word 'tried' as his fist when right threw all of the soldiers, and so did his body, it was like he wasn't there at all and he was a ghost.

"No...stop!" Yuto shouted as the buttons were clicked, all of his friends and family were covered in a purple light, being turned into a card.

"No...no...damn you...Academia...RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Yuto roared in anger.

"AHHHH!" A girl screamed, which made Yuto look at the direction of the scream in fear. He saw the purple silohuete of a dragon blasting Ruri into a wall. There was a boy standing there, grinning maliciously, before disappearing into thin air.

"RURI!" Yuto ran to Ruri's side as fast as he could. Ruri's clothes were ripped and tattered, there was pebbles and dirt on her along with some bruises. "Ruri! Wake up! Ruri! Ruri! Wake up...please!" Yuto shook Ruri's body. Yuto checked for a pulse and gasped in fear.

No pulse…

"No...Ruri...I couldn't protect you...I couldn't…" Yuto whispered in anger as a dark aura surrounded him. Suddenly…

"Yu-to…" Ruri managed to whisper.

"Ruri!"

Ruri looked up at Yuto with a sad look on her face."This is all your fault. You said you would protect us and others and return Heartland to normal. But look what's happening. You've failed...you've failed...I...hate you...Yuto…" Ruri got a sadistic grin on her face as Yuto widened his eyes and yelled in anger.

"WHY AM I SO WEAK!?" Yuto punched the ground. "I CAN'T PROTECT ANYONE THE WAY I AM RIGHT NOW!"

"Why blame yourself?" Ruri asked, however, it wasn't female, the voice was male. Ruri's body dissolved into darkness as it circled Yuto.

"We didn't do anything wrong." A Magician with a spear and cape covered in indigo and black said. "The world took Ruri away from us...the world takes everything we love!" The Magician clenched his free fist.

"Rgh...ruh...kgh…" Yuto panted as the dark aura around him started to grow, and his eyes started turning blue.

"Yessssss...let the darkness take hold. Become one with us, Yuto. That way, everything you've ever wanted, will be yours…"

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Yuto yelled in pain as he grasped his head and flailed around. The dark aura enclosed on Yuto, covering him up completely. The same nightmare kept happening for a while. It kept on happening till the day after Yuto felt unconscious, each time getting more dreadful and painful. Yuto thought he couldn't take any more of this mental torture, until…

"Coward!" He heard a voice. Yuto stopped yelling and turned to see a boy with red and green tomato-like hair crying. He was about 11 years old.

"Come, let's see who's stronger, Sakaki Yusho, or Strong? I'll be Strong, and you'll be the coward! HAHAHAHAHA!" A man named Gen laughed.

"No...not again." Yuto turned to see Yuya looking at the same memory. The same Yuya he saw that got beat by Yugo. "Not again!"

Are these Yuya's memories? Yuto thought to himself. He never recalled having these memories.

"Hey, Yuya! Yuya!" Yuto called out the boy's name. However, the boy ignored him, and a white flash of light shone again.

"I'll see you soon, Yuto." Yuto heard Yuya's voice, but it was in his head.


Outside of Dream

Yuzu was waiting silently for Yuto to wake up. She heard a groan coming from the boy, hope surged inside Yuzu as she looked at Yuto, who was slowly opening his eyes.

"Ugh...where am I?" Yuto asked himself as he looked around at the unfamiliar room.

"Yuto! You're awake!" Yuzu exclaimed in joy.

"You...Yuzu…" Yuto looked at the pink haired girl, thinking she was Ruri for a second once again, but then remembering that this isn't Ruri.

"Are you alright?" Yuzu asked Yuto in concern.

"Yeah... I'm fine...what happened? How long have I been out?"

"You've been out for a day. I found you near the park looking up at the sky, I came running towards you when my bracelet shone again, except you were still there. Then, you just collapsed, I brought you here and here we are." Yuzu explained.

Yuto touched his head, he couldn't remember much.

"And Yuya was nowhere to be found." Yuzu added, which sparked Yuto's memory.

"Yuya!" Yuto suddenly called out the boy's name, although he already knew there would be no response. "I remember now. I dueled Shiunin Sora, and I beat him, but I blacked out before I did."

"Beat Sora? Blacked out?" Yuzu repeated in confusion.

"When I came to, Sora was gone, but I saw a dragon in the air attacking something, I ran over to where the dragon was to see Yuya and a guy named Yugo Dueling. And get this, the guy named Yugo, he looks exactly like Yuya and I." Yuto revealed.

Yuzu gasped in shock in response to this. Now another person is out there who looks like Yuya.

"Yuya and Yugo were not themselves. It was as if they were being possessed. Actually, that's how I felt before I got there." Yuto thought back to when he went berserk against Sora. "I managed to snap Yuya out of it, but I failed with Yugo. Yuya was beaten, and then…" Yuto blanked out, not remembering the rest.

"Then what?" Yuzu asked with worry.

"I don't remember. Everything after that is very foggy." Yuto responded.

"Please! Try to remember Yuto! I won't ever forgive myself if Yuya gets hurt!" Yuzu begged Yuto

"Don't worry I'll try." Yuto gave a soft smile and raised an eyebrow. "You really like Yuya, do you?"

Yuzu blushed at the question. "Like Yuya? O-of c-course. I like him...h-he likes me back, w-we like."

Yuto chuckled at the girl's constant stammers, before getting serious again. He saw a card on the table near 2 Duel Disk and Decks. He recognized one as his own Duel Disk, and the other one as Yuya's. Yuto picked up the card and widened his eyes. It was Odd Eyes Pendulum Dragon.

"Why did you have that card?" Yuzu questioned Yuto.

"Yuya entrusted this to me...he said to...bring smiles to everyone with Dueling. I don't remember much else, like what happened to him."

"This is all weird." Yuzu said.

"You tell me, I have 3 people who look like me." Yuto unintentionally revealed.

"Wait, 3?!" Yuzu exclaimed in shock. There was another person who looked like Yuya?!

"I haven't met the 3rd in person. Only heard about him from Yugo. Yugo said the guy kidnapped his best friend. That's actually what caused Yugo and I to have a Duel, because he thought that guy was me."

"And I have a look alike. That Ruri girl." Yuzu noted.

"Yes." Yuto confirmed. "However, I wouldn't be surprised if you had 2 more look-alikes. Ruri was kidnapped by someone room Academia. Then, Yugo appears saying that I took his friend Rin, when it was really someone else. Something tells me that the person who took Rin and Ruri are connected. Maybe they are the same person. Either way, I feel like that both kidnappings were done by an Academia soldier, who looks like me. But Shiunin Sora said that Ruri was probably carded. But I feel like she isn't. It doesn't matter, whatever it is, I will save Ruri!"

"Oh no!" Yuzu suddenly exclaimed in worry.

"What?"

"Since Yuya is gone, he can't continue in the Miami Championship. If he doesn't show up to his next match, whenever it is, then he might be accused for running away just like his father." Yuzu explained.

It was at this time Yuto noticed the poster of Sakaki Yusho pasted on Yuya's wall.

"Sakaki Yusho, you mean?" Yuto asked to make sure they were talking about the same person.

"You know Yuya's Dad?"

"Not physically. But 3 years ago, he mysteriously appeared in Heartland and started putting on Entertainment Duels. Then, about the time the invasion started, Yusho disappeared again." Yuto told Yuzu.

"3 years ago... that's when he didn't show up to his Duel against Strong Ishijima! He mysteriously disappeared and hasn't been seen since. Since then, Yuya has been constantly been harrassed and called the son of a coward." Yuzu realized.

"Is that so? Anyways, about the Championship, I can take over for Yuya." Yuto told Yuzu.

"What?! You mean it! You don't have to do it!" Yuzu quickly denied Yuto helping, he doesn't need to waste his time with problems that weren't his.

"Yes I have to. Because of me, Yuya is gone, so the least I could do is keep his reputation safe and take his place for the rest of the tournament. Just give me some of Yuya clothes and a wig of his hair and we'll be set."

"...but you don't know how to use his Deck." Yuzu added.

"Then teach me. I've already seen some of it, I can tell the Deck revolves around Odd Eyes. Plus, if I have to, I can add Dark Rebellion to the Extra Deck, maybe a few of my Phantom Knights Cards to as backup." Yuto said as he placed his Deck in his holster, not even bothering to look inside it. The blue light coming from Yuto's Deck and Yuya's pendant had stopped a couple of minutes ago.

"But if you Summon Dark Rebellion, Sawatari and Masumi already knows that you have the Card. They will know that you're the Dark Duelist from the incident. Also, there is your friend Kurosaki. He will know right away. Or, he will think you are Yuya and that the Card was stolen from you." Yuzu countered.

"I never said I will Summon Dark Rebellion. I said I would add. Just as a last resort to finish the game."

"Umm…" Yuzu pondered as she looked into Yuto's eyes. He looked like he really wanted to help. "How about this, we Duel. If you win, you get to participate, and I can help you get used to Yuya's Deck. However, if I win, you don't participate. You don't need to waste your time on this, we can just make something up to explain Yuya's absence."

Yuto raised an eyebrow and gave Yuzu "the look." "Do you think they are going to buy whatever story you have? People like Akaba Reiji aren't idiots."

"We'll find a way."

Yuto smiled in response. "Fine. Then I will find a way too." He picked up his Duel Disk and faced Yuzu. "I accept your challenge, Yuzu!"


No Duel this chapter, sorry!

Anyways, I hope you didn't find this chapter too disappointing.

Here's the preview.

With their bet in place, Yuto and Yuzu initiate a Duel. Yuzu starts off. But as Yuto draws on his very first turn of the Duel, he finds something very unexpected in his Deck.

Short preview, I know. But I think you know what Yuto is going to find next chapter.

Mekyaku: If you were reading closely last chapter, you would see that i said Yuto's Deck and Yuya's Pendant were shining, hint hint. Probably he will use Fusion and Synchro. But because of you know what going on, I'm probably going to have him continuously reject Fusion. I thought that people made Clear Wing a female just because they wanted to. I still think I'm going to keep Clear Wing male though, don't know why.

ThePsychoPath96: When Yugo and Yuzu meet, that will most likely happen, except the Yuzu hating him part. I think Yuzu would just keep a small distance away from Yugo and stay cautious while around him.

Venomous Blade: I already planned on having Yuya communicate with him later down the road. Don't worry, they will be in Standard still by the time Yuya can communicate with Yuto. I'll take some of your advice into account. Sometimes, you just got to play risks in life though.

Matrixnis: With Yoko, I wanted to make it so she is VERY sad on the inside, however, she tries to pretend nothing is wrong on the outside. The others you will see their reactions. I don't know why, but I feel like doing a little something with Gongenzaka when he finds out, he is Yuya's best friend after all. Just remember about Possession, the control a Monster thing is by banishing it from the grave, the from the hand effect is the same as in the anime.

Totallynotobsessedperson: Yeah, poor Yoko. :(

Knightdragon: If by legend Duelists you mean protagonists, no. If you mean any character, yes, I've already had O'Brien (Axel from Gx in the Dub) Shark and Rio (From Zexal) added. No Duel Monsters legacy characters probably.

Anyways, as stated before, Yoko is hurting on the inside. But Yoko seems like the person who would hide her sad emotions inside and seem fine on the outside.

Anyways, you guys might notice a slower pace in updates, mostly because I want to make sure that what I do in the chapter is the right thing to do. So, at the least, an update will come in 3 days or longer.

One more thing, I might focus on other characters and what they are doing next chapter.

Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed the chapter.

Take care, goodbye.