Yu-gi-oh 5d's mystory 5

(Jack and Yusei ride on, around the empty track of the Kaibadome stadium, while Cprtez rode behind them. Yusei's Junk Warrior floats at his side, but both look small compared to the two giant dragons hovering over Jack, both ready to pounce on Yusei as he follows behind.)
Jack: When I offered to give you back your precious Stardust Dragon, you should've just *taken* it and run back home to the Satellite. But no! You just had to prove that you could hold your own with the master of faster!
Yusei: I'm gonna do more than hold my own, Jack. It's my turn! I summon Shield Warrior to the field in defense mode!
(As Yusei drew his card, we caught a glimpse of his hand. Counterattack Beacon, Meteor Stream, Sonic Chick, Harmonia Mirror, and Shield Warrior.)
[Shield Warrior 800/1600/L3/earth]
Yusei: And next, I'll also switch my Junk Warrior into defense mode! With that done, I'm placing one card facedown. It's your move, *old buddy*.
(Jack's riding backwards again, gloating)
Jack: Leaving both monsters in defense mode? You gotta get aggressive if you wanna *win*. But then again, I shouldn't be surprised. You never *were* much of a fighter!! (Jack suddenly rides back past Yusei; they meet eyes over their shoulders, Jack taunting and Yusei angry. It's on.)

(Meanwhile, Goodwin, Mina, and Lezar are watching the duel on a monitor.)
Lezar: We must end this *charade*. If the paparazzi find Jack dueling some *satellite*, his reputation will be ruined.
(Goodwin isn't listening, his eyes fixed on the screen.

(Yusei and Jack's speed counters each increase to 6; Jack comes around into the lane behind Yusei, drawing his card and placing it in the slot beside his duel disk that holds his hand of cards. It's a trap, and the only card in his hand.)
Jack: Haven't you *learned*, Yusei? You can't just cower and hide and hope to survive. And here's proof! Red Dragon Archfiend can wipe out all your monsters in defense mode! So say goodbye to your little friend! Go, Absolute Power Force! Hehehaha! *Seriously*, Yusei, didn't you learn *anything* back in the schoolyard, when those mean, mean bullies would come around and threaten you and your little auto-shop pals for your lunch money? What did not fighting back ever get you? A black eye and an empty stomach, that's what!
(Yusei rides on, all but cowering under the two dragons at his back. Jack seems angry, frustrated at Yusei for giving less than his very best.)
Jack: Didn't you sneak out of the Satellite to get even with me? I mean, if you came here to *throw down* or whatever, why are you acting like that scared kid from the playground?
Cortez (think): It's *called* strategy. And i'm sure Yusei got a plan for this.
Jack: Well now that you've got no monsters on your field, Stardust Dragon can swoop right in and attack you directly. Hope this doesn't hurt *too* much!
Yusei (sarcastic, under his breath): Sure ya don't.
(Stardust rears back and attacks, shrouding Yusei in sparkling, white, misty fire. It's like riding through a heavy, painful blizzard.)
Yusei: Ugggh!
(Yusei loses two speed counters, leaving him with 4 speed counters and 500 lifepoints, and weaves dangerously before speeding ahead once more off toward the curve at the other end of the track.)
Jack: So the monster that used to be *yours*, the one you came here to get *back* from me, is now the one taking you down! I'm sure if you ever thought that this would have happened, you never would've crawled out of that *dump* you call home!

Mina: Mister Atlas is fabulous. He's controlling both of those dragons with incredible skill.
Lezar: Well what else did you expect from the best?
(Goodwin is watching the screen intently.)
Goodwin (think): If what I hope happens, a whole lot more.

Jack: What're you waiting for, Yusei? You do know it's your turn, right? How come you haven't made a move in two laps? Thinkin' of givin' up?
Yusei (draw): Not a chance! I summon Sonic Chick in defense mode!
(We just caught another glimpse of Yusei's hand; Counterattack Beacon, Meteor Stream, Sonic Chick, and Ghost Gardna.)
[Sonic Chick 300/300/L1/earth]
Computer: When Sonic Chick battles an opponent's monster that has nineteen-hundred or more attack points, it cannot be destroyed.
Jack: Just like back at school! You waste all your time hangin' out with chickens!
Yusei: Well at least I know this *chicken* isn't going to double-cross his best friend and then scurry away in the middle of the night! In fact, this *chicken's* stickin' around for the long haul! Now I place a card facedown-- you're up!
Jack: Hm.
(Jack speeds up, closing the distance between them, coming up behind Yusei.)
Jack: Let me ask you something, Yusei. How d'you think this duel of ours is gonna *end*? Let's *kid ourselves* and say that you actually have a chance at outdueling me. And let's say you somehow manage to win. *Then* what're you gonna do? You haven't really thought this little revenge fantasy through, have you? Well let me tell you what *is* gonna happen! (counters go up-- Yusei 6, Jack 8; Jack draws) You're gonna *lose* this duel, and then I'm gonna press a little button on my runner, at which point an entire Security team will arrest you and ship you off to the Facility! So much for revenge! And speakin' a' you *losing*, Red Dragon Archfiend, attack Sonic Chick! Too bad, buddy; your little chickadee's ability will get trumped by the power of my Red Dragon Archfiend! Remember, it can wipe the field clean of any monsters you have in defense mode! I told you, Yusei, you gotta get aggressive-- like this! (Sonic Chick is attacked and-- stays.) Hmmmph.

Lezar: What just happened?! That chicken was supposed to get fried!

Jack: Always thinkin', aren'tcha, Yusei?
Yusei: It's what I do best! I'm just surprised you didn't remember *this* classic from back when we dueled for fun!
Jack: Oh, yeah! Your "Remote Revenge" trap card! I forgot you 'ad that!
Yusei: It seems there's a *lot* you forgot about, Jack, so here's a little refresher course on what this trap can do! First, it deflects your attack. But that deflection's just the beginning. Once it does that, it destroys every monster on your field in attack mode! And aren't *both* your dragons in attack mode? So how's *that* for getting aggressive?!
(A dome of fire appears around Sonic Chick, and fires itself at the dragons)
Cortez: If this works, then Yusei can take out those dragons.
Jack: You mean that would've happened, just like his attempt to get revenge on me, this attack is gonna fail miserably! 'Cause Stardust Dragon's takin' one for the team!
(Stardust flies in front of the blast, presenting its body as a shield. Yusei watches over his shoulder, teeth clenched. The fire reflects onto both duelists' faces.)
Jack: That's one a' Stardust Dragon's special abilities; if you activate a card with the power to destroy all my monsters, Stardust Dragon can save all the others by sacrificing itself. 'Ow's it feel knowing you destroyed your favorite beast!
(Stardust Dragon roars, and evaporates slowly into golden dust.)
Jack: So much for Stardust Dragon. But I guess it had to go down like that in order for Red Dragon to stay on the field. Hey, does that remind you of another situation, Yusei? Think about it-- this is like how I had to step on you in order to escape the Satellite!
(Yusei is silent.)

Lezar: Mister Atlas appears to be toying with this urchin; I do love his playing style.
(Again, Goodwin is riveted on the duel, hardly even blinking.)

Jack: Now I place two cards facedown, and with that done, I think I'll bring back *my* Stardust Dragon so you can get another peek at it for old times' sake. Now take a long, hard look, Yusei, 'cause after this duel, you're never gonna see it again!
(Stardust reappears on the field; Yusei groans, frustrated, as its stats flash across his visor)
Jack: Maybe you'll even get another chance to destroy the very beast you're tryin' to win back from me. You know, Yusei, with friends like you, who needs enemies? And with both dragons back on my field, it looks as though this battle of ours has come full-circle, hasn't it? <9:00>
(Yusei's smile is barely visible, small and grim; but it's there. He has a plan.)
Yusei: Actually-- not quite, Jack.
Jack: Mmm?
Yusei: I activate my trap card-- "Harmonia Mirror"!
(The trap appears in the form of a beautiful blonde woman lounging in midair against a large, oval mirror; Stardust Dragon is reflected in the mirror.)
Jack: Huh!
Yusei: Check this out-- because you just summoned Stardust Dragon to your field, using a method other than the usual synchro-summon, I can use the power of "Harmonia Mirror" to get Stardust fighting on *my* side, instead! Welcome back, old friend!
(The mirror image starts to glow, as does Stardust. It vanishes from Jack's field.)
Cortez (excited): Ha ha, Yusei got Stardust back!
Jack: That's no biggie; it's like I said earlier, I don't *need* it. I was merely *using* it to try and make this duel more interesting.
Yusei: Well ya *did*, Jack, and now I'm gonna rev things up with *my* Stardust Dragon!
(Yusei raises a hand, and Stardust appears above him, soaring triumphantly through the pinkish stadium air.)
[Stardust Dragon 2500///]
Jack: Not bad, Yusei. Maybe you *have* learned a thing or two since our days together in the Satellite. So now we've got Red Dragon Archfiend versus Stardust Dragon, in a fight to the finish!
(Above their heads, the two dragons square off, roaring, nose-to-nose.)



Jack: Looks like we finally get a chance to see whose dragon is mightier, Yusei.
Yusei: And *you'll* finally get the chance to see the duelist that I've become! Remember that talk you gave after you beat me in our last duel?

(Flashback.)
FB Rally: Did he-- just *lose*?!
FB Jack: He did, and do you know why our friend just lost? Because his deck has no *balance*. And without balance, one cannot be a complete duelist. But you *know* that already, *don't* you, Yusei?
(end Flashback.)

Yusei: Well, I didn't want to admit it, but you were right that day. Those words hurt, but they taught me a valuable lesson.
Jack: Oh, really, Yusei? And what did they *teach* you?
Yusei: That in order to be the best I can be, I have to believe in the power of every card in my deck! And ever since that day, I've thought about that duel we had over and over again, trying to implement new strategies and combinations that I would have never thought possible!
Cortez: You tell'm Yusei!
Jack: Well, Yusei, actions speak louder than words, so let's just see what that deck of yours is capable of!
Yusei: You got it, Jack! And with Stardust Dragon on my field, the sky's the limit!
(Stardust roars at Archfiend, and Jack's dragon roars back.)

Lezar: This satellite doesn't know when to *quit*, does he? Well, perhaps, I should send in the security team to end it *for* him, Mister Good-- (Goodwin waves him aside) Hmmm...

Jack: Hmhmhmhmhmhm, huhuhuhuhuh, hahahahahahahahaha! Let me get this straight! Now that you've got Stardust on your side, you actually think you have a chance at *beating* me?! Well you *don't*. I'm the best. You'll *never* defeat me, no matter how many Stardust Dragons you have on your field, got that? Now bringit on!!
(They race around another bend in the track.)
Yusei: I've got the green light...
(Yusei draws, and looks; his card, Silver Contrails, depicts a young man looking hopefully up at a trio of planes leaving smoke trails in a bright blue sky. He looks over at Jack defiantly, then makes his move.)
Yusei: And I activate my "Speed Spell - Silver Contrails"!
Cortez (think): Silver Contrails is a speed spell that gives one wind-attribute monster on your field one-thousand additional attack points. Good idea Yusei.
Yusei: Now because Stardust Dragon is a wind-attribute monster, he gets a power boost!
(Stardust's attack points are now 3500)
Yusei: It's time our beasts tussled! Stardust, ice his Red Dragon Archfiend! Go, Cosmic Flare!
(Stardust, glimmering with light, launches an attack at Archfiend. As it lands, both duelists feel a strange pulse of energy.)
Both: Ugh...!
Yusei: What's going on?! Why is my arm hurting? What is this?!

(Cortez felt vibration in his deck, he looked inside his deck and saw a shinning, golden card. When he saw the unknown card, he became dumbed-founded)

Cortez (confused): What is this cards?
Celestial Echo: Be careful.
Cortez: Who was that?
Celestial Echo: You must complete the tesk, you were sent to do. So i'm sending you the Number.
Cortez: Numbers? What numbers?


(Somewhere in Domino City, the power generator is heard about before the duel began is swirling multicolored light, crackling electricity around the edges. Its towering foundations, even, have big bolts of electricity sizzling across them. Professor Zigzix and a group of other men in labcoats watch the fireworks through a thick glass observation window. Zigzix frantically looks at the instruments on the console in front of him, then up at the unbelievable phenomenon.)
Zigzix: Oh! Oh!! Amazing! Incredible! Fantastic! Ohahahoh...!

(Archfiend shrugs off Stardust's attack, with a triumphant roar.)
Yusei: Ugh..!
Jack: Sorry, Yusei. Better luck next time.
(Yusei's other monster on the field, Sonic Chick, suddenly is destroyed)
Yusei: What happened to Sonic Chick?!
Jack: My "Synchro Deflector" trap card happened. With this trap card, I can reflect an attack against a synchro monster, and then use the energy to vaporize the monster on your field with the fewest attack points! And now that you've attacked, the effect of your Silver Contrails speed spell wears off, which means your Stardust Dragon loses its precious power boost!
(Stardust's stats appear on Yusei's visor; it's back to 2500 atk.)
Yusei: But it's still my turn, Jack, and I'm far from done! So next, from my hand I summon Ghost Gardna in defense mode!
[Ghost Gardna /1900//]
Jack: Tryin' to protect your li'l dragon, are ya?
Yusei: I place two cards facedown. Your move, Jack! (Yusei's right arm twinges again; he glances at it nervously) Ugh!

(Spectators. A light flashes on the phone sitting on a table.)
Mina: Incoming call, sir.
Goodwin: Put it on speaker.
(Mina presses the flashing button. A holoscreen of Zigzix appears next to Goodwin.)
Zigzix: You might want to find a large solid object. And then duck behind it!
Goodwin: What are you talking about?
Zigzix: The major power surge. It's out of control! If it keeps up, things are going to get crraazyyy!
Goodwin: Hmm.
(Goodwin's eyes narrow. He ruthlessly makes a decision.) <14:00>
Goodwin: Record all your findings.
(Zigzix bows)
Zigzix: Mmm. As you wish, sir.
(Call ends; Goodwin's attention returns intently to the duel on the screen)
Goodwin: Hmm.

Jack: Time to end this, Yusei.
(Draw. His right arm twinges again as he raises the card he drew, and he growls under his breath.)
Jack: Hmmm. I think Red Dragon Archfiend wants to attack Stardust Dragon. Let's go! Red Dragon Archfiend, tear that Stardust Dragon apart! Go, Scorching Crimson Flare!
(As the attack approaches Stardust, Ghost Gardna floats in front of it, shielding Stardust.)
Jack: 'Ey, Ghost Gardna! Down in front!
Yusei: Ghost Gardna's special ability allows it to draw your monster's attention, and become the target of your attack! So Red Dragon Archfiend won't be attacking Stardust this time around! And after it gets destroyed--
Jack: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. I've watched you use Ghost Gardna plenty of times back in the Satellite.
(As Jack speaks, whitish power winds around Archfiend, restraining and weakening it. It now has 2000 attack points.)
Jack: And this is the part where you tell me how, when Ghost Gardna gets destroyed, it can lower the attack points of one of its opponent's monsters by one thousand until the end of the turn. Did you seriously think I didn't know that was coming?
Yusei: Well did you know *this* was coming? I activate a trap card-- "Counterattack Beacon"! And it activates when one of your monsters attacks one a' mine, and manages to destroy it in battle! Once this trap card activates, it not only gives one a' my monsters five hundred more attack points, it forces that same monster to attack, even though it's not my turn!
(Stardust's new atk is 3000)
Jack: Very interesting. So now Stardust has more attack points than my dragon!
Yusei: That's right, Jack. Can ya see where this is going? Stardust Dragon, attaaargh-- Attack!
(As Yusei gave his attack command, both duelists' arms reacted again.)
Jack: Not bad, Yusei. But 'not bad' is not good enough-- not when I've got the "Prideful Roar" trap card! For the low cost of one thousand lifepoints, I can give Red Dragon Archfiend thirteen-hundred more attack points!
(Jack's lifepoints are down to 900, and Archfiend's attack points are now 3300, and it glows shimmering red.)

Lezar: Oh, dear *me*! This is a risky strategy, even for someone like Jack Atlas! <16:00> He's either very confident or very foolish, or maybe a little bit of *both*, but either way... this could end up embarrassing him.

Jack: It's showtime!!
(Archfiend looses a blast of fire; Stardust reciprocates with a stream of white light. The two blasts meet halfway, raging against each other to strike. Yusei and Jack cry out as both of their arms suddenly burn. The ball of crackling energy where Stardust and Archfiend's blasts meet is growing bigger and bigger...)

(The generator is going nuts! Huge clumps of electricity crack in the air around the central column. Zigzix is frantically at a loss for what to do.)
Zigzix: Ohahugaghaoh!

(The ball of energy gets bigger and bigger, and explodes outward, forcing the warring dragons apart. From the bright light appears streams of potent red.)
Jack: What's going on?! That attack should've destroyed Stardust Dragon! Red Dragon Archfiend has more attack points! It's more powerful!
(Faceup on Yusei's field is--)
Jack: Shield Warrior?! You can't play that card! I sent that to your graveyard!
Yusei: Which is just where its special ability can activate! All I gotta do is remove it from play, and then I can use its power to save a monster from being destroyed! But don't worry, Jack. Your dragon's attack still hits me for three hundred lifepoints. (Yusei's down to 200) And I'm pretty sure Prideful Roar's effect wears off after an attack! So Red Dragon Archfiend is back to its original power level.
(In the sky above, Stardust and Archfiend are floating amid tendrils of white-glowing red energy. The tendrils seem to be flowing toward a single point.)
Jack: I can still finish you, with a speed spe-- oh! Ugh! (think) Not again!
Yusei: Ough! What's with this pain in my arm?! What keeps causing it?! Oh!! (his arm is glowing red through the glove) What the--? Why is my arm glowing?!
(Jack's arm is also shining inexplicably.)
Jack: 'Ey, Yusei! You doin' this?!

(The generator is still well on its way to becoming its own full-blown electrical storm. The scientists are freaking out!)
Techie: Hey, professor! The reactor has reached its max! This place is gonna blow!
Zigzix: Ohahugaghaoh!


(The Kaibadome, glowing like a violet jewel already due to Speed World, seems to be shaking a little. In the sky above the track, the red streams around Stardust and Archfiend form into a thicker stream, and from that larger mass, generate an eye, a round orb of light)

Goodwin: Huh?

(The red substance resolves into a massive creature, and it flies out into the air away from the duel)
Yusei: What is that?!
Jack: What kind of trick is this, Yusei? What you tryin' to pull?! <18:00> Ah!
(The huge, red-glittering, alien dragon now hovers, formed, before them, belling a strange cry. Both duelists gasp aloud, as their eyes start glowing red to match the dragon)

(Lezar and Mina gasp, mouths hanging open in astonishment. Goodwin is smiling.)
Goodwin (think): Hah... Incredible.

(The dragon lets out another cry, and a strong wind blows; Yusei and Jack weather the force of the sound. Cortez is amazed to see a divine dragon in action)

Celestial Echo: This is the Dragon that brought you here.
Cortez: But how could I never remember, seeing him?
Celestial Echo: All the answers will be revealed to you. Soon

(Zigzix is on the phone with the Spectators again, and behind him, other labcoats are running back and forth, and the generator is still going haywire. Zigzix, while scared out of his mind, is also very excited. He spatters the camera with spit, and is practically spinning on the spot, talking very fast.)
Zigzix: I don't know what I'm looking at! The cool reactor's going crazy!! See, space and time are bending in directions I never imagined possible! Atoms are smashing into each other! Quantum particles are colliding in unstable ways!!!
(As Zigzix speaks, Goodwin looks over at the giant dragon that has just appeared.)

(Cortez, Jack and Yusei are riding through a turbulent world of bright light and harsh wind; the walls of the Kaibadome are barely visible around them.)
Jack: Whose dragon is that?!
Yusei: Uuugghh...
Jack: I'll teach you to play tricks with *me*! I activate a speed spell-- End of Storm!
(This card is known officially as "Speed Spell - The End of the Storm"
Cortez (back to his attaction): What're you thinking, You gotta *stop*!!
Yusei: He's right Jack! We need to end this!
Jack: No way, Yusei! Cause i'm ending this!
(In the high winds, Stardust roars, but can't be heard.)
Yusei: Alright, fine-- but I think we're gonna regret this! I activate my trap card--
(The card flips, then with another gust of wind, Cortez, Yusei and Jack are all blown off the ground. Above, Stardust and Archfiend look small compared to the massive dragon made of rippling sanguine light, crackling with sparks of lightning, raising it head to the sky to wail once more.)

(Generator crackles more, shines brighter, then, with a flash, is lit only by the multicolored energy swirling around the center and a few static sparks.)
Zigzix: Ohah!

(The monitor on which Lezar, Mina, and Goodwin were watching the duel cuts out suddenly, as do the lights; the power just blew out.)
Lezar: Who turned out the lights?
Goodwin (think): The mighty beast has emerged from its slumber!

(Every light in New Domino goes out, leaving the once-glittering city in total darkness.)

(The lights come on in the Spectators' room)
Lezar: Oh. Looks like we've switched to the backup generator.
Mina (taps at a virtual keyboard briefly): We've lost all visuals, sir.
Goodwin (think): I've seen all I need to see.

(Back at the Kaibadome, the great dragon flies up, through the outer boundary of Speed World, and into the swirling clouds above. It spreads its skeletal wings over the Kaibadome, shining like a star, then vanishes into sparkles, leaving the night clear and peaceful once more..)

(inside a light blue void. Cortez floated around the space and saw a glowing, blue-green figure)

Cortez: Are you?
Celestial Being: Be warned. This task is dangerous beyond your ability. This task will bring you back your memory, just like when I had a mission, that helped bring back mine. Feel the flow, my friend.


(Steam pours from each runner's exhaust vents; both have stopped moving. All the lights are out in the stadium, and there's dust everywhere. In the middle of the track, the pavement has exploded upward into a mound about as tall as either duelist. Jack staggers to his feet, holding his glowing arm, and looks over at Yusei and his runner, sprawled against the bowled edge of the track on the other side of the bump. Cortez got back up to see the mess around the stadium.)
Jack: What-- *was* that?!
(Yusei, knocked out against a wall of the track, comes to suddenly)
Yusei: Aaaagh! It burns!
(He looks down at his arm, still glowing through his sleeve.)
Yusei: Huh?!
(He takes off his glove and rolls up his sleeve to reveal a shining red symbol that vaguely resembles the tail of the giant dragon.)
Yusei: Where did this come from?!
Jack: So it's not- just- me...
Yusei: Jack, what's going on?!
(Yusei stands, and Jack gets a good look at his arm, at the symbol.)
Yusei: Do you know what this is, Jack?
(Jack is silent, uncertain what to do.)
Yusei: ...You do, don't you.
(The two duelists stand there, neither speaking, their enmity momentarily forgotten in the face of mutual confusion. Cortez looked inside his deck and saw the piles a glowing, golden cards)

(Goodwin is back on the phone with the Zigzix)
Zigzix: First, the energy was all over the place! It broke all the counters. Then the generator went ballistic on itself, and now it seems the particle rotator has stopped rotating, which means... well, it means it's broken.
Goodwin: Just do whatever you have to do to get power back to the city.
Zigzix: Okay.
(Call ends)
Mina: What about Mister Atlas?
(Goodwin turns to Lezar. Lezar bows.)

(Yusei is still holding his brightly-glowing arm, standing opposite Jack in the dusty stadium. Neither has even bothered to take off his helmet)
Yusei: Jack... *say* somethin', man. What's going on?
(The glowing symbol fades from Yusei's arm, without leaving a trace of its presence. Suddenly Yusei is pinned down by high-beam spotlights.)
Yusei: Aaagh!
(Beyond the lights, Security officers can just barely be seen. There are a lot of them.)
Loudspeaker: You are in violation of code thirty-six-B, which states that no residents of Satellite may enter New Domino City. By order of the Social Maintenance Department, we are placing you under arrest. Do not try to run; we have you surrounded.
(Yusei darts a look over at Jack, standing motionless in the bright lights; his old friend won't lift a hand to save him.)
Yusei (think): Oh, man, I got no escape! But even if I *did* manage to get away, I *still* don't know what that thing on my arm was!
(Yusei is indeed surrounded; about twenty officers have formed a U around Cortez and Yusei, each pointing his flashlight, searchlight, or headlight. they are now caught; there is nowhere to run.)

Cortez (think): Well it's a facial. We're surrounded. So I got no choice

(Cortez did nothing, but raise his hands in surrender)