Chapter 6: Legends Meet

(Unknown Location)

In the deep depths of an unknown planet, everyone that was engulfed by the mysterious light appears to be unconscious. After a brief moment of silence, followed by a light breeze, the ancient Pharaoh was the first to awake. His vision begins to clear as he looks around.

"Where… are we?" Atem asked. He saw that wherever he is, it looked strangely similar to Domino Plaza. "Domino Plaza? How'd I end up here?" He turned to his right and saw Joey, Tristan, Téa, and Kaiba unconscious.

"Kaiba? Joey? What happened?" A memory sparked within the Pharaoh's mind. "That's right. During the duel, our monsters battled and that's when that light swallowed us." He looked to his left and saw Jaden and Yusei, as well as a few faces he has never seen before.

"Jaden? And Yusei? How'd they end up here?" He looked to his right again and saw Yugi. "Yugi!" He rushed over and shook him lightly to wake him up. "Yugi, wake up!" Yugi opened his eyes and saw Atem once his vision cleared.

"A-Atem? What happened?" Yugi asked.

"I don't have a clue, but if we're to find out, we need to wake everyone else," Atem said.

"Wait, there are others here?" Yugi asked.

"Yes. Jaden and Yusei are here as well, along with some faces I've not known." Atem responded.

"Alright. You go and wake Kaiba. I'll get Joey and the others." Yugi said.

"Right." The Pharaoh nods and goes over to Kaiba. He taps his shoulder to wake him. "Kaiba, wake up." Kaiba opens his eyes and sees the Pharaoh, his hand reached out to help him to his feet. The KaibaCorp President slaps it away.

"I don't need your pity, Pharaoh!" Kaiba shouted. "I was steps away from victory!"

"Say what you want, Kaiba, but I think that light may have canceled our duel," Atem said.

"You lie!" Kaiba barked. He heard a soft moan nearby. Kaiba turned and saw Mokuba. "Mokuba!"

The younger Kaiba brother woke and saw Kaiba. "Seto?"

"I want to apologize for the way I acted. The Pharaoh's right. You are important to me, more than anything. Even when Pegasus held you captive and Noah used you as a shield, I always did everything in my power to get you back." Kaiba said. "No title is more important than my own brother." They shared an emotional hug.

"Seto… thank you." Mokuba thanked his brother.

"Yugi, is everyone okay?" Atem asked.

"Yeah." Yugi nods. Joey wakes up with a yawn.

"Man, that light was no joke!" Joey said.

"You're telling me. I almost went blind." Tristan added.

"Joey, Tristan, it's probably best to wake everyone else," Atem said.

"Wait, we're not the only ones here?" Joey asked.

"Does it look like we're alone here?" Kaiba pointed those from the GX, 5D's, ZEXAL and Arc-V Eras that are still unconscious.

"We should wake them up," Yugi suggested. He goes over to wake Jaden. "Hey. Jaden, wake up!"

Jaden opens his eyes and sees Yugi. "Huh? Yugi?"

"I'm glad to see that you aren't hurt." Atem walked over to the Slifer Red duelist.

Jaden yelped in shock. "AH! Two Yugis!?"

"Do not be scared. Allow me to explain this to you. I am Atem, an ancient Pharaoh that has lived 5,000 years ago." Atem gave Jaden his name.

"No way! You're the legendary Pharaoh? Awesome!" Jaden grinned.

"I thought that way too when I first met him," Yugi said. "Anyway, we should wake Yusei."

"Whoa, Yusei's here too?" Jaden asked. He got his answer when Yusei came to.

"Yugi? Jaden?" Yusei spoke.

"Good to see you again, buddy." Jaden smiled as he pulled Yusei to his feet.

"Thanks, but where are we?"

"That's what we would like to know. For now, we should focus on waking the others." Atem said.

"Yeah." Yusei nods as he, Jaden, Yugi, and the Pharaoh woke everyone else from their eras. Meanwhile, Joey went over to wake Yuma.

"Hey, kid. You okay?" Joey asked as he shook Yuma awake. Yuma opens his eyes and when he saw Joey's face, he reeled back in shock.

"Ah! Who are you!?" Yuma asked.

"Hey, easy, easy pal. I'm Joey, Joey Wheeler." Joey gave Yuma his name. "What's your name?"

"Yuma, Yuma Tsukumo," Yuma replied. Joey helps the Original Number Holder to his feet. He looks around and saw his friends out cold. "We should help wake the others."

"Yeah." Joey nods.

Tristan, Téa, and the Kaiba brothers went over to wake up Yuya. "Hey, are you alright?" Tristan asked just as Yuya's eyes open and he sees Tristan.

"Yeah, I think so." Yuya groaned.

"Can you move?" Mokuba asked.

"If you caught the number of that light that hit us, yeah." Tristan helps Yuya to his feet.

"Wait, so you too?" Téa asked.

"Uh-huh." Yuya nods.

"What's your name, kid?" Tristan asked.

"Yuya Sakaki, Dueltainer, at your service!" Yuya greeted them with a bow. "And you are?"

"I'm Tristan. This is my friend Téa." Tristan gave him their names.

"Nice to meet you." Téa smiled.

"Now that the intro's done, we better help your friends," Tristan suggested.

"Oh, you're right!" Yuya went over to help everyone else wake up.

Once everyone is awake and introduced to one another, they began to ask questions about where they are.

"Does anyone have an idea where the heck we are?" Leo asked.

Leo's question earned a response from the Pharaoh. "No, but I know that we all experienced the same phenomenon."

"What do you mean by that?" Bronk asked.

"During a critical point in our Duels, the area around us began to fluctuate and the point of the colliding attacks created some type of light that brought us here." Yusei theorized.

"So all this happened during a duel we were in moments ago?" Yuya asked.

"That's pretty much how all this came to be." Yugi assumed.

"What game are you playing, Pharaoh? What sort of magic powers this delusion?" Kaiba questioned.

"If this is a delusion, Kaiba, it is one that we all share," Atem told Kaiba. "Is it possible that time and space are colliding?"

"Sherry, Primo, Kalin, all of our allies and enemies from years past." Jack identified a few key people he remembers. "If you have all returned, does this mean...?"

"I'm here too, Jack." He sees Carly Carmine walking out from the gathering.

"Carly..." Jack spoke with a relieved smile. Carly blushes, happy to see Jack again. A memory then sparked within Mizar's mind.

"Wait a minute. By the look of this terrain, I think I've heard of this place." Mizar spoke.

"You do, Mizar?" Shay asked.

"Sort of. I've heard tales of a planet that has been ravaged by endless war for years." Mizar explained. "And if I recall correctly…"

Mizar thought of the planet's name when Astral exits Yuma's key. "Mizar, if I were to make a guess, I would say that we are on the planet known as Zenova."

"Yes, that's right, Astral," Mizar confirmed.

"Wait, so… we're on another planet!?" Yuya questioned.

"That is correct, Yuya Sakaki." Astral nods.

"Gong wants to know who in their right minds would bring us here," Gong spoke. Everyone then started to ponder on how they were brought to the planet. Then Jack spotted something approaching overhead.

"I believe that flagship above us may have our answer," Jack said.

They all turn around and see a massive starship, capable of carrying an empire. The ship was an arrow-shaped flagship that appears to be made out of futuristic metal and there are lights traveling down to the center like water traveling through pipes. The flagship's height was about as tall as the diameter of the planet Neptune and the top was composed of a full arc circle. Positioned exactly from each other were four small domes separated from and circling around one much larger dome. Then the doors opened and walking down the stairs was a man in black armor. Flanking him are several of the enemies that Yugi and the others defeated in the past.

"I don't like the look of this," Crow said.

"YOU! You're the one who dealt a severe blow to my company!"

The armored man spoke with a voice that sounded similar to Darth Vader.

"And if I did, Seto Kaiba?"

"Don't play dumb! We know what you're after!" Hassleberry yelled.

"You will not get away with this!" Vector shouted.

"Vector's right! Whatever sick plan you came up with, it's not happening!" Shay yelled. "So how about you make this easier on yourself and take us all back to where we came from, got it?"

"Where you came from is why I'm here. Perhaps I haven't made myself clear, but I'm getting ahead of myself. I think now would be a good time…" The armored warrior took off his helmet, revealing he had dark tan skin, crimson red eyes, and spiked black hair. "…we all got acquainted. I am called Shade. I am the Emperor of Zenova."

"Shade…" Yusei breathed. Everyone gained a look of confusion and anger.

"I can tell from your puzzled faces that you do not know me, and you're right," Shade spoke. "In fact, I come from none of your worlds. This planet here, Zenova is my home."

"So you just brought us to your home planet!?" Kite interrogated.

"Just to talk to us!?" Zane added.

"Look, buddy - I don't really care who you are, so why don't you just send us back home already?" Sylvio said.

"You misunderstand, Sylvio Sawatari." Shade glared. "Like I said, where you came from is why I'm doing this. My home is on the brink of destruction and it's all thanks to that accursed game you cherish so fondly!"

"No! You're wrong!" Yugi declared.

"Am I?"

Shade placed a small device on the ground and it revealed a slideshow of videos to the heroes. The first one revealed the Great Leviathan devouring souls from the human world and the Duel Monsters Spirit World.

"Pharaoh! Look!" Yugi pointed to the imager.

"That's the Great Leviathan!" Atem identified the creature.

The next scene showed Yubel attempting to merge the Twelve Dimensions.

"No way!" Jaden gasped.

"I don't believe it!" Yubel shuddered.

Next was Yusei's climactic battle against Z-one.

"Yusei. Is that…?" Akiza noted.

"Our battle with Z-one!" Yusei confirmed.

Another scene shows Yuma and Shark battling for the fate of three worlds, with Earth moments from total destruction.

"No way!" Shark gasped.

"This can't be real…"

The final scene shows Yuya's battle against Yuri, which resulted in Z-ARC's revival. The images disappear.

"So, our battles caused this!?" Yuya asked.

"Yes, but fear not. I have a solution to this problem. Behold!" From atop the flagship, Shade revealed an energy cannon that's half the size of the Great Wall of China and as long as a bullet train.

"What is that!?" Jack asked in total shock.

"This is the Titanic Interstellar Matter Eraser cannon." Shade revealed his secret weapon. "Once my weapon has generated enough duel energy, I will use its power to erase everything that is connected to Duel Monsters, restoring Zenova to its rightful glory! One could say I'm giving history a do-over."

"Get real, Emperor!" Yuma shouted.

"What did you say?"

"We won't allow you to destroy our homes just for your selfish gains!" Yusei barked.

"That's right! We beat madmen like you and you'll be no different!" Jaden added.

"Please, I'm not like that time-traveling fool Paradox."

"WHAT!?" Those that knew the time-traveler shouted with complete shock.

"You knew Paradox!?" Yusei asked.

"Uh, I'm lost. Who's Paradox?" Yuma asked.

"Paradox is a duelist from a ruined future, who sought to restore it by eliminating the source of Duel Monsters, which was Maximillion Pegasus. Once Pegasus was gone, our future would be doomed, but Yugi, Jaden, and Yusei banded together and defeated him." Astral explained.

"Zenova has existed years before Earth was formed, from the Prehistoric Age to today." Shade pointed out. He then formed an orb of dark energy in his hands. "Allow me to provide a demonstration of my power." He flung the orb at a nearby mini-mountain, leaving a large crater behind.

Sylvio swallowed heavily. "Uh-oh."

"Scary, isn't it? And I was just using 5% of my power." Shade said. "But I think I'll give you a fighting chance and allow you the honor of dueling me. Win and I'll return you to your homes. Lose and my plan proceeds. So, who's it going to be?"

Everyone stood silent for a good five minutes. Atem, Jaden, Yusei, Yuma, and Yuya stepped forward.

"I have just one thing to say to you, Emperor: It's time to duel!" The Eye of Wdjat glows on Atem's forehead and his Duel Disk turns on.

Jaden's eyes changed color. His right eye turned orange and his left turned green. "Yeah! Shade, get ready to get your game on!" Yubel's spirit appears behind him as Jaden's Duel Disk activates.

Yusei's Mark of the Crimson Dragon Head glows on his right forearm. "Your twisted crusade stops here! Let's rev it up!" Yusei's Duel Disk boots up.

"Yuma, be careful. Out of all of our foes, this could be our toughest!" Astral warned Yuma.

"Then let's give it all we got." Yuma nods. "Your plans will never come true, Shade! Why? Because I am feeling the flow!" Yuma's Duel Disk activates and Yuma puts on his Duel Gazer.

"I hope you're in the mood for a good performance, Emperor," Yuya said as the spirits of Yuto, Yuri and Yugo appear behind him. "So what do you say we swing into action?" Yuya's Duel Disk powers on.

"I hope they can win this, for all our sakes." Akiza breathed.

"They will, Akiza," Zuzu assured the Psychic Duelist. "They have to, or this is the end."

But just as the duel is about to kick off, they hear a Duel Runner engine approaching.

"What's that sound?" Mokuba asked.

"I know that sound anywhere," Crow noted.

They turn their heads and see the Delta Eagle approaching fast. "A Duel Runner!?" Zuzu asked.

"Yeah, but that's not one I've seen before," Shay noted.

"Wait, I think I know that Duel Runner. And if I'm correct…"

The Delta Eagle skids to a halt between both sides. The rider dismounts the Runner. He eyes Yusei and takes off his helmet. He spoke to the Signer.

"Long time no see, Yusei."

"Vizor!?" Yusei identified the new arrival.

"You're alive!" Crow shouted with joy.

"As I suspected. That mage sent you here, didn't he?" Shade interrogated.

"That's right, he did!" Vizor barked. "And I will not let you have your way!"

"I was hoping I'd battle the Legends there, but if that's what you want, then I'll just have to duel you instead, Bruno." Shade said. "I hope you will provide a challenge."

"I plan to give you more than a challenge." Vizor glared through his red-tinted glasses.

"We'll see about that. I shall now activate the Action Field Spell: Crossover!" Shade declared as the card's image appeared in his Duel Disk.

"Generating Action Field: Crossover." Transparent blue platforms materialize around them.

"Whoa! What's going on!?" Vizor asked.

"Consider this a change of scenery - something I picked up from the Pendulum Dimension," Shade told him.

"Who gave you that card, Shade!?" Declan interrogated.

"I'll wager he stole it using a special program from your company!"

"Stole? I would never steal, Seto Kaiba. I just made some modifications to my Duel Disk. Now I can access any card from any world or time!"

"You rotten sneak!" Joey hissed.

"Calm down, Joey," Luna told him. "I'm sure Vizor can win this."

"Trust me, Luna. I know what I must do." Vizor said. "Wish me luck."

"Luck? You'll need all the luck you can muster if you ever have a chance at defeating me." Shade challenged.

"For the sake of the future, I will defeat you!" Vizor yelled. And two words will now spark a battle that will decide the fate of not one, not two, but five worlds.

"Let's duel!"