Crimson eyes open up to a new setting in which the owner was not familiar with.

Straight up at the sky…

And if it weren't enough, the feeling of the wind blowing at his face…

The feeling

Something that he should not be able to experience due to the situation he was in...or maybe not in anymore.

A low roaring noise rang in the ears of the recently awakened boy. It sounded all to familiar. After all, he tagged with the owner of the voice for almost all of his life.

The emotions he felt next were not familiar in anyway. He used to only think of the owner of the roar as a partner which he could trust. But now...he felt...a little overprotective. He had the immediate urge to rush to the dragon's aid, no matter how bad the situation was.

He had the feeling as if the dragon was part of his family...Something that hasn't been complete for over three years now,

Crimson eyes saw the dichromatic eyes of his partner-no, family. Rising to his feet, he got a look of his surroundings. Everything felt so real, and he has definitely had this feeling of realism before.

It was when he had his own physical body.

And thus, only one conclusion could be drawn from this. He didn't know how in the hell it happened, and he didn't know why it happened, but he did know one thing…

Sakaki Yuya was reborn…


At the Park

Yugo has gone through many things in what would call a pitiful and sad life. But out of all things that he has seen, this one thing shocked him the most.

The sight of his one and only friend standing on the enemy side. With the same people who captured her and taken her away from home in the first place.

"Rin...Why are you with Academia?! What did they do to you?!"

No response was given to Yugo. All he got was a sickening grin on his childhood friend's face.

"Answer me, Rin! Why...Why would you…" Yugo paused as he wiped the tears streaming down his face. "No! I refuse to believe this is real!"

"This is real alright. As real as the ground we stand on." Darkness sneered, seeing the reaction on Yugo's face was very amusing to him.

Yugo's face of bewilderment soon turned into an expression of anger, "Stop fucking around! If you think this trick is going to work on me...If you think that you can take advantage of my emotions, then you're dead wrong!"

"Having bonds and tight ties with others only cause for more pain physically, mentally, and emotionally. You'll learn to accept shortly." Darkness replied calmly, not fazed at all by the threatening look Yugo shot at him.

A small flame of hope ignited inside Yugo's heart when he heard Rin talk, "Yugo…"

That flame was immediately put out when he heard the test of Rin's sentence. "I am going to beat you into the ground...and erase any trace of our bond. After all, now...I am an Academia soldier at heart, and foolish emotions like love, kindness and companionship mean nothing in the heat of battle."

Yugo forced his hands onto his head, his eyes widened with fear, "No...Please tell me this is some sick joke! Please! Rin!"

"Duel me!" Rin retorted, activating her Duel Disk.

"No...I...I won't…I can't…"

"So this is Rin?" Yuto questioned his counterpart, his features darkening as he made comparisons between Ruri in their recent Duel with how Rin was acting right now.

Yuzu made a similar reaction to Yuto, as Yugo spoke about the girl often. And in the way he talked about her made it seem like she was a very good person. Yet...for some reason she was standing with Academia soldiers...something was definitely wrong here.

"No! No way in hell! The real Rin would never side with Academia!" Yugo hissed as a response.

"Are you sure about that, Fusion?" Yuri taunted with a grin. To his disappointment, Yugo made no reaction to the nickname as he usually does.

After a few moments, Yugo glared daggers at the Predator Plants user, much to the latter's delight, I wanted to kick this guy's ass for taking Rin, but...He turned his head to Rin, I cannot forgive anyone who would dare frame my best friend for being a part of Academia! For disguising as Rin, I'll make you pay!

Yugo grit his teeth, a vein could be seen on his forehead as he stomped forward, throwing out his Duel Disk before pointing to the aqua-haired girl.

"Alright, faker! I'm gonna beat the shit of you!" Yugo let out a low feral growl towards who he believed to be an imposter of his friend, "Just because you look like Rin, it doesn't mean I'm going to hold back! Prepare yourself!"

"Then let us take this away from here, so we shall have no interruptions." Rin stated as she and Yugo began to walk away from the group to a secluded area.

Before Yugo left, his Xyz counterpart placed a hand on his shoulder, "Be careful." Yugo could only nod as a response before running off, a searing pain running through his teeth as a result of him clenching them so hard.

While this entire thing played out, Darkness merely stared directly at Yuto. An influx of interest and a little excitement coursed through his veins, along with a little hint of hatred. Truthfully, the females who looked like Serena and Rin interested him, but this boy interested him more. Only for one reason. He looked like Yuri, who looked like that guy.

Darkness made a sign to Yuto, who let out a small sound of surprise when he saw that the Academia Duelist was picking him specifically out of the group.

Ruri caught the memo, and took a protective step in front of Yuto.

"Step aside girl. While the objective is to capture you and the their two, the boy interests me more." Darkness stared at the Phantom Knights user with cold green eyes.

"Hmm...I was originally supposed to capture you," He pointed at Ruri, "But since Shiunin Sora defected, it seems like I'll have to take care of Serena-chan."

Serena almost found herself shivering at the addition of the honorific and the tone of Yuri's voice when he spoke.

Yuri made a motion with his hand towards Serena as he began to walk away from the group. The Moonlight user narrowed her eyes, keeping a sharp gaze on her former friend as she soon followed, ready to fight her heart out for her freedom.

"Ruri!" Yuto called out to her comrade before continuing, "Let's fight together!"

Said girl nodded her head with a small smile, "Right!"

"Tsk tsk tsk!" Darkness waved his finger around in a taunting manner, "Oh no you don't. The two of us will fight in our favorite place, the shadows!"

The eyes on Darkness' mask glowed a bright green. Yuto widened his eyes as the light of the eyes reflected off his gaze. Soon, he saw a dark mist beginning to arise in the area.

"Yuto!" Ruri called out of concern, trying to reach out to her close friend. However, when she did, she let out a cry of pain, removing her hand as she felt like she was burned by the cloud of darkness.

"It is no use." Barrett spoke out to Ruri, "Those two will be in there for as long as their Duel lasts. No one can enter, and no one can leave. Nothing except Darkness."

As if on cue, the dark cloud soon engulfed Darkness before fully closing.

Barrett held up his hand to the three Obelisk Force members behind him, commanding them to go after O'Brien, Sora, and Reira.

The only remaining person who didn't get anyone to deal with, Yuzu, strapped on her Duel Disk, ready to help Ruri with Barrett. Unfortunately, a large crashing sound could be heard behind Yuzu. No one except Yuzu paid it any heed.

Reacting quickly, the Duelist from Standard leaped high into the air. And it was a good thing, as at the tip of her eye, she could see a large hand sweeping where she once was, trying to capture her. She found herself performing a backflip over her pursuers' hand, getting a peak at the face of the person.

Her heart skipped a beat out of fear when she saw that it was the same man who brutally defeated Gongenzaka and that Chojiro guy.

Sergey Volkov.


Meanwhile-King's Throne

"I've been waiting for you, Akaba Reiji."

Reiji merely adjusted his glasses, keeping his distance from the King. It was as if the ground between them was lava and they had no way to get to the other.

Finally, after a whole minute of silence, Reiji broke the silence.

"I am sure you know the reason of my sudden arrival, King."

Jack Atlas turned to face the man. In his eyes, this newcomer, who controlled all Summoning methods, including even Synchro, was a genius. A complete and utter genius. He ruled with an iron fist, and there weren't many who compete with his strength.

Just like his own.

In that sense, Jack Atlas held a great deal of respect for Akaba Reiji. And that feeling was mutual between the two men. This recognition for the other man only grew after their little match in between the Friendship Cup.

So much so that he Akaba Reiji deserved much better than to refer to him as King.

"Leave the formalities for another time, Akaba Reiji. You have tied with me in a Duel. Therefore, as I have stated previously, we currently stand on the same summit, on the same mountain. We are equals. Please refer to me by name." The Synchro user told Reiji.

"Very well then." Reiji nodded, waiting for Jack to continue.

"Yes, I know all too well why you are here. Your enemy has attacked, and you would like to enlist my help with a plan of yours that will drive the invaders out and potentially benefit the Synchro Dimension as a result." Jack guessed, not even needing confirmation to know that he was right.

"You are very perceptive, Jack Atlas." Reiji gave a rare compliment to the owner of Scarlight. "I think that if the Tops and Commons are forced to work together to defeat a common enemy, then relations would improve, if only slightly."

Jack narrowed his eyes, "I have already thought of that proposition, and it is disheartening to be the one to say that it won't work. The animosity between the two groups has gone too far. Despite my constant efforts, they were all futile due to Roget's powerful grasp on the City. And even if the Tops and Commons were to work together, it wouldn't amount to anything in the end. They would only put aside their differences to defeat the enemy, and then things will go back to how they currently are."

"I am aware of that. But, I have a backup plan."


With Yugo and Rin

Yugo wiped the drop of water on his face. There were no signs of rain, yet the Synchro Duelist was 100% sure the drop came from the sky. Maybe Kami was crying for him. He didn't know. And to be frank, he didn't give a damn.

At this moment, all Yugo cared about was beating the shit out of this imposter.

"What's so funny?!" Yugo demanded with an angry tone in his voice after seeing Rin holding her stomach, trying to control herself.

"Oh nothing. It's just how stupid you look while trying to ease your doubts. You already know that I am the real Rin. You're only saying that I'm an imposter to run away from the truth."

"Kuh!" Yugo grunted. Just like the real Rin would, the person standing in front of him read his true emotions like a book. There was no use denying to make himself feel better.

Like it or not, Yugo was face to face with whom he once called his best friend.

"Just shut and get ready! I'm going to kick your ass!" Yugo creased his eyebrows, putting a hand on the top of his Deck and drawing 5 Cards. He witnessed his opponent do the same.

A gust of wind came in the area and blew at Yugo's face. It was as if Rin's Will was trying to make him stay way. Was it the real Rin trying to warn him? Protect him? Or was it this faker trying to intimidate him and scare him off?

He didn't know. As of right now, he only knew one thing. He wasn't going to have any of this. And that there was only one way to solve this...

"DUEL!"

"My turn!" The male of the two announced, beginning his move, "When I control no Monsters on the Field, I can Special Summon Speedroid Beigomax from my Hand!"

Beigomax: Level 3, 1200 Atk, 600 Def

"Following that I Summon this Tuner, Speedroid Den-Den Daiko Duke!" A wand looking gizmo was raised into the air, with the owner of the object having a getup that compliments a magician's appearance.

Den-Den Daiko Duke: Level 3, 1200 Atk, 600 Def

"I tune the level 3 Beigomax with the Den-Den Daiko Duke of the same level! Magical sword with the form of a cross. Use your power to rend all enemies! Synchro Summon! Appear now! Level 6! High-Speedroid Magical Sword Dama!"

Magical Sword Dama: Level 6, 2200 Atk, 1600 Def

"I activate the effect of Magical Sword Dama! Once per turn, by banishing a Speedroid Monster in my Graveyard, I can inflict 500 damage to you! Take this!" Yugo took Speedroid Beigomax from his Grave as his Monster's fun glowed blue at the tip before firing.

The blast hit Rin directly in the chest, blowing her backwards. She clicked her tongue out of annoyance as she cleaned the top of her jacket.

Rin: 4000-3500 LP

The annoyed look soon disappeared off of Rin's face and it was replaced with a masochistic look. She was fully embracing the pain as if it was her life force.

That was not a quality the old Rin had. And Yugo caught onto this almost immediately.

"I set a Card and end my turn."

Without hesitation, Rin placed a hand on her Deck and drew her Card, "Wind-Calling Bell Chime, activate!" The aqua-haired Duelist slipped the Card into her Magic and Trap Zone. "By revealing a level 4 or lower Windwitch Monster in my Hand, then I can Special Summon a Monster with the same name from my Deck! Appear, from my Deck, Windwitch-Ice Bell!"

Ice Bell: Level 3, 1000 Atk, 1000 Def

"Her effect activates, once per turn, if this Card was Summoned, I can inflict 500 damage to you!" Rin thrusted her hand at Yugo, who got knocked back by a cold gust of wind.

Yugo: 4000-3500 LP

Yugo rubbed his arms roughly, noting that the wind Rin released was much colder than usual. It had a much more sinister feeling to it. The wind of the Rin that Yugo knew had a much more calm and graceful feeling to it. In fact, he would often feel a little refreshed when getting hit by her wind.

That was not the case here.

"If you think I was done, then you are greatly mistaken! I Summon another copy of Ice Bell from my Hand!" As her Monster was Summoned, Yugo was braced himself as another dose of wind lashed out at his face.

Yugo: 3500-3000 LP

"When I control two or more Windwitch Monsters, I can Special Summon this Card from my Hand! Come to me, Windwitch-Snow Bell!" In a breeze of snow, a small bell appeared in between the two Ice Bells.

Snow Bell: Level 1, 100 Atk, 100 Def

Yugo narrowed his eyes. This was one of Rin's signature setups. He already knew what was going to come out next.

"I tune the two level 3 Ice Bells with my lone level 1 Snow Bell! Midwinter wind. Make ice and snow my power and blow through! Synchro Summon! Appear! Level 7! Windwitch- Winter Bell!"

Winter Bell: Level 7, 2400 Atk, 2000 Def

"I activate Winter Bell's effect! Once per turn, I can target a level 4 or lower Windwitch Monster in the Grave and copy one of its effects until the end of the turn! Of course, I pick Ice Bell! Have another round of 500 damage!"

A gust of wind much stronger than the last two struck Yugo in the stomach, blowing the banana-haired boy right off his feet and right onto the ground.

"AUGH!" Yugo cried out in pain, feeling a red liquid in his mouth rising and on the verge of being spewed out into the world.

Yugo: 3000-2500 LP

"Battle! Attack, Windwitch-Winter Bell!" Rin commanded, with her Monster turning to face Sword Dama and conjuring a field of snow around it. The snow lashed out at Sword Dama, preparing to freeze it completely.

From the ground, Yugo held his arm out forward, activating his facedown Card.

"Continuous Trap! Burning Sonic, activate! Since a Monster I control was targeted for an attack, I can target that Monster and activate this Card! The targeted Monster gains 500 Attack and finally the battle is negated!"

A vortex of fire appeared from the Card and spewed out at Winter Bell's snow. Soon enough, there was nothing left except the two battling Monsters, who remained on the Field to the nullification of the fight.

Sword Dama: 2200-2700 Atk

Rin merely scoffed at this play, "Once a chump always a chump. I set a Card and end my turn."

Yugo looked down at his Hand before back up at Rin, This is bad...Rin keeps dishing out damage to me left and right, just like always! He clenched his teeth so hard he felt like they would pop off his mouth. His ears perked up when he heard Rin speaking.

"Yuuuuuuuugooooooooo...Come on Yugo. The fun hasn't ended yet. You said you were going to beat the crap out of me, weren't you?"

"Shut up!" Yugo yelled, "There is no doubt that you are Rin physically! Your appearance and your Deck are proof of that...along with your voice. But in mind and soul, you are nothing like her! Academia did something to the real Rin...I know...that she's still in there somewhere! So I'm going to beat the shit out of you and get Rin back!"

"You make all of those vows...but all they turn out to be are empty words."

Yugo let out a small gasp at the comment, before gaining an irritated expression on his face.

"What the hell do you mean?"

"Tell me, Yugo. When have you every fulfilled one of your little promises. That dream of becoming King along with me, well...we already know how that's going to turn out. You promised that you would always protect me...but look how that turned out."

At that moment, Rin put up a fake sad face. It was so believable that Yugo almost fell for it.

"You promised that you would prevent anything from hurting me...but low and behold, at Academia...I was hurt physically, meantally, and emotionally as well."

Yugo tried to sputter out words as a response but none came out.

"You know how I felt during my time at Academia? Betrayed." Tears streamed down the girl's face as she continued to rant, "Every second I was praying that you would come and save me! I WAS COUNTING ON YOU!"

Yugo found the words to speak, "Rin! I did my best to find you, I-"

"If you were doing your best to find me, then why were you busy throwing your ass into the Friendship Cup, BY YOURSELF?! YOU BETRAYED THE DREAM THAT THE TWO OF US CARVED TOGETHER! You…" Her body began to tremble, "You threw me away...AND FOR WHAT, FOR YOU AND YOUR STUPID DREAM!"

Rin's childhood friend could widened his eyes, completely taken aback from Rin unleashing her emotions. They felt to powerful...it was as if the real Rin was talking...and that these were her actual feelings…

Was this how Rin felt while they were separated? Did he really betray their friendship like that?

"I thought you were a broken boy with nowhere to go just like me and everyone else. You suffered much more than me...and you were just a victim of the world...that's why I approached you all those years ago. To bring color to your world! I did that...but you never repaid me...now did you. No...you took me for granted…" Rin closed her eyes and dug her fingernails into her palms, almost to the point where they bled, "Just like everything else that comes at you in life…"

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Yugo snapped, his vision getting blurry and his eyes becoming moist with emotions, "Don't you ever accuse me for taking Rin for granted! I don't care who you are, you're not the Rin I loved with all of my heart! "

Yugo slammed his hand on his Deck, before drawing his Card with a ferocious roar.

"Battle! High-Speedroid Magical Sword Dama, attack and destroy Winter Bell!" In response to Yugo's order, the Synchro Monster charged a shot meant for the declared Monster.

Rin smirked, as she revealed her set Card, "Quick-Play, activate! Call of the Windwitch! During either player's Battle Phase, I can target a Windwitch Monster I control and Special Summon a Monster from my Hand whose level is equal to or lower than the selected Monster! Embrace me, Parasite Fusioner!"

"Parasite...Fusioner?" Yugo growled out of anger. Not only had he never seen that Card before, but it had the word 'Fusion' in it. "Don't tell me…"

Parasite Fusioner: Level 1, 0 Atk, 0 Def

"If this Card is Special Summoned, I can Fusion Summon a Monster using Monsters in my Hand or on my Field as Materials! Of course, the Monsters will consist of Parasite Fusioner and Windwitch-Winter Bell! Sound of the wind running through a snowfield of midwinter. Become one with the inner voice, and give a more violent echo! Fusion Summon! Appear, bell of crystal echoing solemnly! Wind Witch - Crystal Bell!" Rin chanted as she brought her enclosed hands down, finishing the Summon.

Crystal Bell: Level 8, 2800 Atk, 2400 Def

The new Monster in Rin's possession was the only thing that Yugo could see. And it was the only thing that was of importance to see.

Rin immediately reacted to the aftermath of her Momster's Summoning, "Now, Parasite Fusioner is equipped to the Summoned Fusion Monster!"

On cue, a portal to the Graveyard opened and out came Parasite Fusioner. The insect stuck itself on Crystal Bell's left breast.

"Next, I use the effect of Crystal Bell herself! Once during either player's turn, I can target a Monster in one of the Graveyards and replace this effect with those Monster's original effects until the end of the turn! Of course, I pick Ice Bell! Now, please take another 500 damage hit to your life points!"

Snow began to rain down on Yugo like hail as the boy covered his face, suffering the full extent of the damage awaiting him.

Yugo: 2500-2000 LP

The male Synchro Duelist held up his hand, signaling his Monster to halt his attack, which only result in him taking unnecessary damage.

And against Rin, unnecessary damage is the last thing Yugo needs.

"I end my turn." Yugo groaned out of frustration at the dire situation he was in, grabbing his tightly. He desperately scanned his Hand over and over, hoping that he was only seeing things and that there was actually something that could help him.

To his dismay, the Cards he kept seeing over and over again were reality. Those were what he had, and Yugo couldn't do anything about it.

Rin let out a long yawn as a means to taunt Yugo. To her joy, she got a growl of anger to erupt from the boy.

"It seems that I will have to put you out of your misery, Yugo." She spoke his name with her voice dripping with a cold desire to utterly crush him.

Rin moved her hand to her Deck, "My turn, draw! I set a Card and then enter my Battle Phase! Attack, my Monster!"

This time, Crystal Bell charged a light blue beam. The Monster continuously shifted its gaze around to get a lock on Magical Sword Dama.

Rin's Monster released the beam, which enveloped both Magical Sword Dama and the owner. Yugo let out a cry of pain as he stumbled backwards from the ensuing shockwaves.

Yugo: 2000-1900 LP

"I am finished with my turn." Rin concluded, giving Yugo a confident grin, "Victory is in my grasp...as usual. Both of us know that you barely win any of our Duels."

"..."

"What's wrong, Yugo-kun? Did the cat get your tongue? Or are you just at a loss for words because of the way I put you down?" Rin questioned in a teasing manner.

"Just what the hell are you looking at?"

Rin lost her footing momentarily, before composing herself after hearing Yugo's voice. For some reason, the boy's voice sounded much more...dark and rash than usual. It displayed a hint of anger and hatred in the Speedroid user's demeanor.

"My turn...DRAW!" A gust of wind caused Rin to stamp her feet onto the ground, trying her best not to be blown off her feet. Yugo looked her straight in the eyes with a hard, vengeful gaze. "I activate the Magic Card Speed Rebirth! With this Card, I revive my High-Speedroid Magical Sword Dama!"

Yugo slowly shifted his eyes down to the Card of a Monster shaped like a dice. He grabbed the Card with two fingers and Summoned the Monster to his Field wordlessly.

Rin recognized the Card as Speedroid Red-Eyed Dice.

Red-Eyed Dice: Level 1, 100 Atk, 100 Def

Yugo thrusted his hand up into the air, tuning his two Monsters. Red-Eyed Dice turned into a single green ring while Magical Sword Dana's body disappeared, with six little bright stars taking its place. The stars flew into the ring…

"Spread those wondrous and beautiful wings, and strike down your enemies at the speed of light! Synchro Summon! Appear now! Level 7! Clear Wing Synchro Dragon!"

A flash of light rushed through the rings and it blinded Rin's eyes. She heard a loud roar coming from a dragon she immediately recognized. But then…

She heard a low rumbling sound coming from Yugo's mouth out of all things. When her eyes adjusted and the light dissipated, she saw a very peculiar sight.

Her bracelet was blinking a bright green. And not long after it started, the crackling sound of lightning rushing across the sky played in everyone's ears. Everyone stopped their current Duel and, with the exception of Yuto, Yugo, and Yuri, looked up at the sky.

A dark hole began to form, and all of the clouds surrounding darkened severely. It looked very similar to the eye of a hurricane. Yet, there were two still a distinct difference between the two phenomenons.

1: Hurricanes don't form over land.

And 2: The only three who didn't look up at the sky began to chant one phrase over and over in unison…

"The time has come...for us to become one…"


So, a little bit about this chapter. First of all, the Yugo and Rin Duel will reach a conclusion. I know it is definitely not a good idea to split this Duel into two chapters, but I have my reasons which will make me sound stupid if I were to list them out.

Also, this chapter is mainly a benchmark for the other Duels. So, for example, the Duels with Yu-boy's will halt when they Summon their respective dragon.

rgriffin8999: Because the Darkness in this fanfic isn't the one with the identity of Fubuki/Atticus. The Darkness in this fanfic is that of Fujiwara Yusuke from season 4 of Gx, who uses a Clear Deck. Plus, other people have done Darkness with the Red Eyes Deck, it is time to switch it up a bit.

Bridgey: Since Kitedrake came out of nowhere and I could have had Yugo use him in any situation, I might not include the Card in this fic, unfortunately. And I don't want Kitedrake to be one of those Cards created out of thin air. I only want those Cards to be dimension dragon related from now on (unless it's for a Bracelet Girl of course).

Neonecrodarkman: The bracelet DESPERATELY needed some kind of cool down mechanism. So, once of the bracelet powers are used, I'm going to have a temporary cool down timer for all of the bracelets, regardless on which bracelet uses the power. I'm sure you can get from the beginning what Ruri's bracelet did in her Duel with Yuto. Oh, and P.S: Recently we got f*cked up in the ass by a snow storm up here in the North (where I am at least), so it's not as good as you think lol.

Skadi: I never said Barrett won't Duel if Serena doesn't Duel him. I said that if Serena Duels Yuri, then Ruri will Duel Barrett.

DG: I don't know, maybe I will bring in more Cards from the manga. There are four in particular that I'm thinking about. I remember the last chapter, I facepalmed and laughed so hard when I saw Divine D/D/D Zero King Zero God Reiji along with the damn hair and the scarf jet pack. That thing is jacked as hell though.

Alright! That's all for now guys! Hope you enjoyed the chapter.

Take care, goodbye!