Chapter 28:
Learned the Truth
(Laila's POV)
- Alright Dark Signers this is it. It's time to pay for what you done.- said Yusei.
- Well, before you try and catch out, I have something the little girl might be looking for.- said the man with the hood and show us a synchron monster and that's when a little bolt came toward my body that was coming from my chest.
- Aw… that's Ancient Fairy Dragon!- said Luna very shock.
- I believe this card should be in your deck. Now, if you wanted to get this back , you'll have to come and battle me and in case you're wondering who I am… my name is Devack. And I bare the mark of the monkey.- said Devack while showing his dark mark on his right arm.
Then Roman started to laugh. Devack stare at Luna and Luna face him back.
- Fate has finally brought us together. Signer and Dark Signer.- said Roman.
Akiza stare back at Misty while she stare back with a smirk at Akiza.
Yusei stare back at Kalin and he stare back with a smirk too at Yusei.
- Let's meet tomorrow at the Four Stars of Destiny. The end will be decided there.- said Roman while turning around and leave with everyone else.
That's when the pain in my chest started to get worse and my powers started to get unleash.
(Adrian's POV)
I notice that Laila's power were getting out and a red aura was surrounding her, then I notice that a dark mist was coming from her chest.
- Laila!- I called her when I notice that from her neck some purple lines were getting up toward her chin.
What's that?
- Laila!- called everyone else.
- HUH!- then the sound of another girl that was suffering came and I look toward where the Dark Signers were.
They stop their tracks and notice that one of the girls that was hooded was knee down while a dark aura was covering her but… I could see that a red mist was coming in front of her, but I wasn't sure since she was giving us her back.
- What's going on?- asked Yusei as he stare at Laila who was knee down also.
Both of them were growling from the pain, that is until Laila's powers came back under control and just a red aura was surrounding her. She rose up from the floor and face the Dark Signers.
- Show yourself.- said Laila to the girl that also rose up but was giving her back to all of us.
Laila was holding her right hand to her chest where the dark mist was coming. That person turned around and I notice that also her right hand was in her chest, where a red mist was coming from there too. Everyone looked from the Dark Signer to Laila and back.
The same spot?
The girl was silent and stare back, that is… until the wind make her hood fall back and make us all gasp in horror, surprise and amaze. Only Laila stay calm while facing her, she wasn't even the slightest surprise at all.
A red head show under that hood and before us, the girl stare back at Laila, or should we say… there was two Laila's. Golden-brown eyes stare back at Golden Eyes, both girls with red heads, one cover in red while the other cover in a dark purple light.
- You have me here. Crimson Princess.- said the girl with a dark smirk.
- Laila?- asked Luna not sure anymore.
- But Laila is right next to us so… who is the other one?- asked Leo not sure anymore.
- That's easy to answer. I am Laila. Laila Cronqvist- said the Dark Signer girl with a smirk.
- Cronqvist?- I asked then look at Laila's back.
Didn't she tell me that her last name was Yuki? Then… what's the meaning of this?
(Laila's POV)
Cronqvist. So that's the last name of the other girl.
- You seem very real to me. Too bad that you're not the real one.- said Laila Cronqvist.
- What's that supposed to mean?- asked Yusei.
- It's what she said, Yusei. She's the real Laila Cronqvist.- said Roman while placing a hand over the Dark Signer. – The one that's next to you, or who you think its Laila… she's actually a clone.-
- What?- asked Akiza very shock as she stare back at Laila.
- I been death for more than 5 years now.- said Laila Dark Signer.
- 5 years?- asked Jack.
That's the time that I met them.
(Adrian's POV)
- 5 and a half years to be exact.- said Laila Dark Signer.
- Then that means…- Yusei turned back to look at my sister as if he was seeing her for the first time.
- I'll be waiting for you.- said Laila to her other self or the real one to be exact.
With that Laila Dark Signer smirk and turned around while leaving with the others in the dark mist.
- Wow, where you think you're going, don't you just walked away from me you Roman.- said Yusei while getting piss off and run toward them.
- Yusei wait!- Akiza try to stop him but he dash away.
Yusei and Jack dashed away from all of us while we were with the kids.
- Laila.- I call her while she keep staring at where the enemies were.
- Let's go back.- she said while keeping her head down and started walking.
I notice that Akiza and the twins stare at her with trouble expressions of not knowing what to say. Laila walked away without turning and everyone follow her back to Martha's house. While walking, I try to catch up with Laila since she was far away ahead of everyone else. Akiza, Trudge, the twins and the kids were behind. Before I call her… I notice that she was whispering something.
- Every night I lay in bed, the brightest colors fill my head, a million dreams are keeping me away. I think what the worlds could be, a vision of the one I see, a million dreams is all is gonna take.- sing Laila with a hurt little voice.
But what got me even more shock was that… I knew the song. Nobody knew of it, except the paper that was in my files when I was in the orphanage. A very soft handwriting with some phrases that were from a song but… I didn't know how it was sing. Until now.
- A million dreams, for the world we're gonna make.- I finished for her, but I knew that she didn't hear me because I also whisper it to the wind.
(Laila's POV)
By the time we were all back at Martha's place, the kids were still crying in front of Dr. Smith
Yusei, Akiza, Mina Trudge, Blister and the twins were all standing; Jack, Adrian and me were sitting down hearing everything.
- I'm so sorry Dr. Smith. All of this, is all because of me.- said Taka while crying.
- And… Martha? She's… really gone?- asked Dr. Smith.
- I'm afraid so.- said Trudge while crumbling down and knee down with his hands down. – I was with her. I should have been able to safe her, but I wasn't able to grab hold of her in time. It's all my fault.- then two kids hold him.
- It's not your fault, it's my fault.- said the chuby kid.
- No it's not, it's my fault for trying and help Yusei.- said Taka.
- No, it's my fault for not saying don't go.- said the other kid while everyone started crying.
- That's enough! Knock it off you douls!- shouted Jack while hitting his fist on the table while rising up. – Stop trying to get credit for everything!-
- What he means is, you're not the ones to blame. This is all the Dark Signers doing. They have taken Martha and my friends, we're not gonna sit around and blame ourselves for things that bad guys did. But I'll tell you what we are gonna do about it. We are gonna defeat the Dark Signers and get everyone back!- said Yusei with determination and giving the kids hope.
Everyone was shock and look at him. Even Jack, the twins and Akiza. While Adrian and me smile at him.
- Wait one moment. Are you really saying that you can bring everyone back?- asked Dr. Smith.
- That's right.- answer Yusei.
- How is that possible?- asked Dr. Smith.
- Everything that has happen so far both here and in New Domino City has been the work of an evil power Dr. Smith. The destruction of the two cities, the mystical symbols appearing, the crazy lights suddenly erupting from the deeps of the earth. The mysterious fog that came out of nowhere and cover everything, the Dark Signers cause it all, they're using energy from the people taken to gain more power.- explain Yusei.
- So, if you defeat this Dark Signers everything goes back to normal.- said Dr. Smith.
- Yes.- said Yusei.
- You can really bring Martha back?- asked Taka.
- And everyone else?- asked another kid.
- Yeah, we really can.- then Yusei knee down to place his hands on the kids shoulders and face them at their level. – Guys, my friends and I are gonna fix everything, I promise. But right now, you have to stay positive, you need to be brave and help take care of everyone that's still here.- said Yusei while the Dr. Smith stare at him with gentle eyes. – We gotta head out soon, but I promise we'll be back. Thanks for everything.-
- Of course. We're counting on you. Please be careful.- said the Dr. Smith to Yusei who nod at him.
- Try to get some sleep you guys, ok?- said Yusei to the kids while rubbing his head.
- We'll try.- said the kids while returning back with Dr. Smith.
- Good Night Yusei.- said Taka.
Yusei got a hold of the door and watched them leave before closing it completely.
- So, that was quite a promise you made out there. We defeat the Dark Signers and then everyone who disappear will magically reappear.- said Jack.
Everyone stare at them while hearing this.
- You don't know that's true.- said Jack.
- I know.- said Yusei while answering and staring at the floor.
- So why lie?- asked Jack.
- We expected you to tell the truth.- said Trudge while facing Yusei.
- Look. That's something I just need to believe.- said Yusei while gripping his teeth.
Jack growl while hearing him said that and just sit back down and hit the table again with his fist.
- What about the kids. They disserve better than that, don't they?- said Trudge while getting a hold of Yusei's collar coat.
- Hey come on! Everyone is upset, Yusei is just trying to give us little hope.- said Leo while trying to get Trudge away from Yusei.
- Some stupid hope.- said Trudge while letting Yusei go.
- I'm with Yusei. We're gonna win this, we have to believe that we can protect the people still here and bring everyone else back.- said Akiza.
- This from the girl who terrified everyone around them with that management issues.- said Jack while turning his head back to look at her.
- Yeah, and you know what? No one believe I could change! No one believe except Yusei and Laila, and they fought for me! So if he says that we have the power to bring everyone back then, I believe him!- said Akiza.
- It's not entirely a lie or a believe what Yusei said.- I told them.
- Laila?- called Luna this time.
- What do you mean?- asked Blister.
- It's like Yusei and Jack said, once defeated the Dark Signers, everyone is gonna be back.- I said while taking hold of my forelock in my hands.
- How can you be so sure?- asked Jack.
- Adrian?- I called him and then he sigh in defeat as he place in my hands a knife.
- Wait, what are you doing?- asked Akiza alarmed.
- You'll see.- said Adrian as he stare at me.
Then I pull my forelock to the front while I pull my head back and with the knife I cut the hair at some length enough above my eye and let it show. Then everyone gasp as I stare back at them with both my eyes.
(Adrian's POV)
- Now you know it.- said Laila to them.
- Laila! Your neck!- shouted Luna once she notice the dark purple vines in Laila's neck.
Not only was in her neck… also in front of her chest that some lines and the mist was coming.
- Isn't it there where that Dark Princess attack you?- asked Leo this time.
- Not only did that Dark Princess attack Laila and manage to hurt her, Laila also manage to hurt her back and has the same symptoms.- I said to them.
Everyone stay silent since that was true, Yusei and Jack were staring at Laila too much, I think that the knowledge of knowing that their old friend was actually a clone from the start… it's kinda hard for them to keep it up and speck to her.
- It doesn't matter what you believe.- said Mina.
- What do you meant?- asked Trudge.
- No matter what happens afterwards, you have to reverse the reactor.- said Mina.
- Exactly. We have to do what Goodwin told us to do.- said Yusei.
Then the twins nod in affirmation.
- Fine. Let's go be heroes.- said Jack.
- I have a question. That Roman guy said that they'll be waiting at the Four Stars of Destiny, does anyone know what does are?- asked Blister.
- My guess is that he is referring to the four control units that were built to maintain the original reactor.- said Mina.
- Well aren't you smart.- said Blister.
- According from the reports, they were the first parts of the system to break when the reactor reacted. During development, each individual control unit went by a code name Ccapac Apu, Ccarayhua, Aslla Piscu, Cusillu, in the casual language they mean the giant, the lizard, the hummingbird and the monkey.- said Mina.
- Those are the Nazca lines that disappear.- said Akiza.
- Isn't there a spider too? What about that?- asked Luna.
- The spider is Uru, which was the code name for the reactor itself. In order to reverse the reactor and stop the flow of negative energy you have to go each of those control units and turn them on.- said Mina.
- That Roman guy is the spider, right? Those that mean he's the boss?- asked Akiza.
- How are they supposed to turned on this control units thing of a jets?- asked Blister.
- The dragon cards in your decks. Those were the cards that were used to power up each of the control units. So, Luna. It's very important that you get Ancient Fairy Dragon back from Devack.- said Mina.
- How do you know all of this?- asked Yusei.
- Because Professor Fudo entrusted those cards to Director Goodwin.- said Mina.
- My father had those cards? Wow, hang on a sec. So Roman was lying about my father looking the other way?- asked Yusei already shock.
Flashback…
Back Sector Security Headquarters.
- Why did Professor Fudo had all the control cards? Is he the one who shut down the units and cause the reactor to malfunction?- asked Mina.
- No, just the opposite. He try to save them, he did everything he could to stop the reactor to going wild. During those final moments, he managed to get the cards and then handle off to me.- said Goodwin.
End of Flashback.
- Is that all Mina? Did Goodwin say anything else about my father?- asked Yusei.
- No, that's it. He just said that your father gave him the cards.- said Mina.
- So then, if Goodwin had those cards, how did everyone else send up with them?- asked Blister.
Flashback…
- I guess you could say that I decided to release the cards into the wild. I wanted to test the powers of destiny. I wanted to see if they would travel from duelist to duelist, don't you see? I figure if destiny really was at work, then it would eventually put those cards into the hands of the Signers. And sure enough the very cards used to power the original reactor control units so many years ago, guess who has them now? Jack Atlas, Yusei Fudo and Akiza. Destiny really is guiding us. The Signers will be the ones to reverse the flow of negative energy. They will go to Satellite and they will battle the Dark Signers.- said Goodwin.
End of Flashback…
Everyone started to look at their Synchro Monsters.
- Well, since Goodwin seems to know so much about destiny, he must know how the whole thing is gonna turn out, right?- said Jack.
- It doesn't work like that. He doesn't know the future. There's no telling what's going to happen, but Goodwin is done playing his part, the baton has been pass, the rest is up to you. All of you, the fate of the world has been put into your hands.- said Mina before showing us a map of Satellite and where the control units are. – Here's the location of the Four Control Units. Giant (east), hummingbird (west), lizard (south), and monkey (north). They are pretty spread out.-
- What's the plan? Head all this units one by one?- asked Trudge.
- That'll a huge waste of time. Besides, duelist is one by one, will got to spread out and head solo.- said Jack while showing his mark of the wings. – Four Signers, four control stations, is a no brainer, who knows… maybe this is one of Goodwin's destiny work.-
- We were just starting to become a real team.- said Luna.
- We're still a team, Luna. All of us, even if we are apart we're still fighting for the same thing.- said Yusei with a smile on his face.
- I guess you're right.- said Luna while facing him.
- So who's going where?- asked Trudge.
- I'm pretty sure the mark of the giant is Kalin, so I'll go there. He and I have business.- said Yusei.
- The lizard is Misty's mark. I'll head over to that station.- said Akiza.
- Devack is the monkey, and… I have to get Ancient Fairy Dragon. So I'm going to take him on.- said Luna.
- And I'm going so I can rut for ya.- said Leo while making his sister smile.
- So the hummingbird most be… that other girl.- said Jack.
- Okay but… what about Laila?- asked Leo to the others.
- You're not going to face Roman are you?- asked Akiza to her.
- She can't face him.- said Mina to the others.
- What are you talking about?- I asked her.
- Laila's mission is to face the Dark Princess, she mustn't face the other Dark Signers at any cost.- said Mina.
- And why is that?- asked Yusei to her.
- Goodwin didn't say a lot of detains about it but, he specifically said that the Dark Signers are not going to challenge her into any duels except for the Dark Princess.- said Mina.
- And why is that?- asked Jack a little annoyed this time.
- My guess is that is a rule for both the Dark Signers and Signers. The princesses most not face the other signers for any reason except their own. Which means…- said Mina.
- That Laila is going to head over where the Original Control Reactor was, am I right?- asked Luna to everyone.
- That's right. And like all of you, I have a mission of my own to accomplish.- said Laila with determination.
I stare at her while having my doubts.
Flashback…
Behind Martha's house at the woods.
- Laila, you can't be serious about this!- I shouted at her with anger and worry.
- Adrian. There's no other way, and you know it.- she answer me with no doubts in her eye.
- Why most you do this? Aren't all of them your protectors?- I asked her not sure of what to expect now.
- I know that. But they have other things that they must worry about. I know that Goodwin told them that they need to protect me but… - she close her eyes while not sure of what to say next.
- But?- I asked her.
- But I can't leave this all to them. From the very beginning, this was supposed to happen and I'm sorry that I have to make you be quiet and not tell anyone about what's going to happen in that duel.- said Laila with worry in her voice. – Even so, my time is running out, and you know it.- she took hold of her chest where that Dark Princess hit her.
End of Flashback.
- But you can't go alone, Laila.- said Mina.
- She's not going alone. I'm going with her.- I said to everyone while they only stare at me.
- Thanks, Adrian.- she smile at me while agreeing with me.
- You kids want a ride to your battle in a Sector Patrol Car?- asked Trudge with a huge smile on his face while facing the twins.
The twins only nod to him with smiles on their faces.
- And if it's okay, I'll go with you, Akiza.- said Mina.
- Sure.- said Akiza while facing her.
- Guess I'm stuck at home again watching the kids. Hope you all have fun saving the world.- said Blister while saying his goodbyes to all of us.
- We will. All right, tomorrow we save our home.- said Yusei.