I finally got the courage to start writing my very first ARC-V fanfiction. I'm not quite satisifed with how ARC-V had been doing, and I kept thinking the scenarions that I wanted to see in the anime. It was then I found a discussion in a certain website with several people wrote their own ideas of how to improve ARC-V, so I'm writing this story based on one of the ideas.

To be clear, I already got the permission to use this idea for this fanfic from the said person himself/herself.

So, this story will have the same premise but most of them with different scenarios. I do not own ARC-V and the credit for this idea goes to my partner.

UNDERGROUND – CITY – SYNCHRO DIMENSION

Serena was escorted to the underground labor facility by the guards after her lost against Yugo. Despite losing, this was the first time she has enjoyed dueling. All her times in Academia was spent on poilishing her skill as Duelist to crush her opponents to prove herself as an excellent Duel Soldier. Never once during those times she was dueling for fun. The definition itself never crossed her mind until today. Regardless of the result, she didn't have any regret. The joy that she felt was worth it.

After walking for several minutes, they stopped in front of an elevator.

"So, that's the so-called entrance to hell?" Serena noted.

However, the guards besides her suddenly collapsed. Sensing there were other people beside them, Serena quickly retrieved her Duel Disk and prepared to Duel. On guard, there was no one on her sight as she was looking around her until–

"Don't even think about it!" Serena kicked a Security who was lurking behind her, a paraylzer in his hand. Good thing she sensed his presence before he could spray it on her, or else she wouldn't be able to move.

"Using something like that, do you guys have no shame nor pride as a Duelist?" Serena shouted critically at them, disgust evident in her tone. Serena took several steps back when she realized there were other two Securities other than the one she has kicked.

"That hurt, you brat! You gonna pay for this!" The Security Serena kicked, Security 1 cursed as he prepared his Duel Disk.

"So it all come to this." The second Security, Security 2, also followed the suit while sighing.

"Don't hurt the girl too much. It's an order." The third Security, Security 3, reminded his teammates.

"Bring it on, I'll take down all three of you." Serena dared them.

"I'm joining as well!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Serena was surprised to see Reira behind her, already preparing his Duel Disk to fight as well.

"Reira!? What are you doing here?!" Serena asked.

"Brother sent me here to help you. Roget is targeting you." Reira answered.

"What? Roget did? No, never mind that, stay back Reira! Let me handle this!"

Serena motioned him to stand back, but Reira won't budge, still holding his Duel Disk and clearly ready to start his turn. But what shocked her the most was there was no longer any hesitation nor fear in his eyes. She could feel that he was determined and has no intention to back down.

"I won't run away anymore. That's what I've decided! I will protect you and our comrades!" Reira declared, looking at Serena straight into her eyes.

Serena sighed as she smiled. There's no way she could refuse such serious eyes. While she didn't know Reira's skill as a Duelist, she will trust him like Reiji did. After all, she at least know that Reiji is not a kind of person who will bring a child without ebing confident of his skill. And should anything happen, she will protect the boy.

"Alright, let's defeat them Reira!"

[DUEL!]

"I take the first turn! Using the Scale 1 Moonlight Wolf and Scale 5 Moonlight Tiger, I set Pendulum Scale! With this, I'm able to simultaneously summon monsters from level 2 to 4! Pendulum Summon! Come forth, my monsters! Moonlight Blue Cat (ATK: 1600/DEF: 1200/LV: 4) and Moonlight Purple Butterfly (ATK: 1000/ DEF: 1000/ LV: 3)!"

As Serena declared, a gyms-suit wearing humanoid blue cat and a humanoid purple butterfly monsters appeared on Serena's Field, each of them wearing a teasing smile on their faces.

"I activate Moonlight Wolf's Pendulum Effect! Once per turn, I can perform a Fusion Summon of a "Moonlight" Monster in my Extra Deck! But the materials used with this effect are banished!"

As Blue Cat and Purple Butterfly swirled inside orang and blue colored vortex, Serena began her summoning chant, joining her hands together.

"Blue cat that prowls through the darkness! Butterfly with violet poison! Spiral into the moon's gravity and become a new power! Fusion Summon! Come to me! Beautiful beast that dances in the moonlight! Moonlight Cat Dancer! (ATK: 2400/DEF: 2000/ LV: 7)"

As Serena's ace monster appeared on her Field beside her, she placed one card and ended her turn. "I end my turn here. It's your turn now, Reira!"

Reira nodded to Serena and then started his turn. "I summon Film Magician. Film Magician cannot be destroyed in Battle. And Film Magician's ATK becomes the same as the monster that attacks it. I end my turn."

"So it comes down to a draw where only the attacking monster gets destroyed or destroyed by the monster with higher ATK? Interesting." Security 2 commented.

"My turn! I summon Jutte Lord (ATK: 1600/DEF: 1200/LV: 4)! Using its effect, I Special Summon a Tuner Monster, Jutte Knight (ATK: 700/ DEF: 900/ LV: 2), from my hand!" Security 1 declared, summoning Jutte Lord that followed by Jutte Knight.

"I Tune my Level 4 Jutte Lord with my Level 2 Jutte Knight!" As he declared, Jutte Fighter turned into two green lights that surrounded Jutte Lord.

"Shoot down evil doers with your crushing cannon! Synchro Summon! Behold! This is the power of the law! Come Forth! Goyo Catapult! (ATK: 800/ DEF: 2800 / LV: 6) and once per turn, using its effect I can inflict 600 damage to my opponent by sending a monster card from my hand to the Graveyard."

Security 1 sent Sasumata Gardna from his hand to the Graveyard. Following its effect, Goyo Catapult shot yellow blast from its cannon to Serena and Reira.

SERENA LP: 4000 = 3400

REIRA LP: 4000 = 3400

"I end my turn. Too bad, boy." He told Reira. "You think you may have summoned an invicible monster, but there are other ways to attack you. Both of you are far from safe."

Security 2 drew a card as he started his turn. "I also summon Jutte Lord and Jutte Knight with Jutte Lord's effect and Tune them to summon Goyo Catapult! I also use its effect to inflict 600 damage!"

Another Goyo Catapult appeared beside the first Goyo Catapult, and then used the same effect to decreased both Serena and Reira's LP by 600 point.

SERENA LP: 3400 = 2300

REIRA LP: 3400 = 2300

Just like Security 1, Security 2 also ended his Turn with it. Mimicking his two teammates, he also summoned Jutte Lord and Jutte Knight to Synchro Summon Goyo Catapult and inflict 600 damage to the two Lancers.

SERENA LP: 2300 = 1200

REIRA LP: 2300 = 1200

"What's wrong? Done already? You two should've known not to mess with Security! This is why all Commons are–"

"Shut your mouth you cowards! I have no intention to give any mercy to scums who have no pride as Duelists! We'll make this fast!" Serena angrily retorted.

She really didn't have any tolerance for this kind of people. How dare they called themselves Duelists when they attempted to paralyze and capture her instead of challenging her. There's no way she will let them get away with it.

"My turn! Draw! I activate Continuous Magic Card, Flame Dance – Tenki! Once per turn, I can add 1 Level 4 or lower Beast-Warrior Type Monster from my Deck to my hand. And then all Beast-Warrior Type Monsters I control gain 100 ATK! I add Moonlight Black Sheep (ATK: 100/ DEF: 600/ LV: 2) to my hand and summon it!"

Moonlight Black Sheep appeared on Serena's Field and its ATK together with Cat Dancer increased by 100 points (Black Sheep: 100 ATK = 200/ Cat Dancer: 2400 = 2500).

"I activated Moonlight Cat Dancer's Effect! Once per turn I can attack all of my opponents' monsters twice each by Releasing one Moonlight Monster! I Release Moonlight Black Sheep. Battle! I attack all of your Goyo Catapults twice each!"

"What!? All of our monsters at once?! And twice each?!" The Securities were beyond shocked. Not having any card that could counter it, they could only stood by as Cat Dancer attacking each of their Goyo Catapult.

"The first time each monster you guys controls would be destroyed by battle, it won't be destroyed, but the second would do it! Go! Cat Dancer! Full Moon Crescent!"

As ordered by Serena, Cat Dancer attacked each of Goyo Catapults, kicking them during its first attack, reducing the Securities' LPs by 1700 points.

SECURITIES LP: 4000 = 2300

And then, Cat Dancer finally delivered the finishing blow with the second attack, destroying all three Goyo Catapults and inflict another 1700 points to them.

SECURITIES LP: 2300 = 600

"I end my turn. At this time, Flame Dance – Tenki's effect ended, and Cat Dancer's ATK return to normal (Moonlight Cat Dancer/ ATK: 2500 = 2400)." Serena declared before turning to Reira, smiling at the boy. "It's all up to you now, Reira. Finish this."

Seeing Serena nodding at him so confidently, Reira smiled a little and nodded back. Thanks to Serena, their opponents' LPs have decreased significantly. He won't let her efforts be wasted. He will do his best to end the Duel in his turn.

"My turn! Draw! From my hand, I activate a Continuous Magic Card, Nightmarish Past Loop! I can Release one monster each Turn and summon CC Red Past Eye!"

As Red Past Eye was summoned, Reira turned to the three Securities in front of him with definite eyes. "I will end everything in this Turn!"

Reira took one card from his hand and declared, "I activate Continuous Magic Card, Montage Fusion! This card allow me to take a picture of Moonlight Cat Dancer!"

"My Moonlight Cat Dancer?" Serena was surprised as she saw a camera took a picture of her ace monster, wondering what Reira was planning to do.

"I Fuse the picture of Moonlight Cat Dancer with CC Red Past Eye!"

"What!? He took the picture of Cat Dancer and use it as a Material?!" Security 1 commented in shock, a reaction shared by his teammates and Serena.

Reira began his chant as the picture of Cat Dancer swirled within the vortex with Red Past Eyes.

"Beautiful beast that dances in the moonlight, reside in my eye and give me your power! Fusion Summon! Come foth! Steel sword that slices through all! Level 6, CCC Rock Sword, the Avatar of Combat!"

A brown demonic sword-like Monster appeared on Reira's Field, its blade pointing towards the defenseless Security 1.

"Battle! I attack directly with Rock Sword! Go, Rock Sword!"

As Reira declared, Rock Sword's blade was surrounded by purple energy and depleted all of Security 1's remaining LP. The shockwave rendered the defeated Security unconsciousness.

SECURITY 1 LP: 600 = 0

"One down! Good job, Reira!" Serena praised the boy.

The remaining two Securities were dumbfounded by their teammate's lost, but quickly convinced themselves to hang on as now the Battle Phase was over.

"But now his Battle Phase is over! Hurry end your turn! On the next Turn I will–"

"I already told you that I will end everything on this Turn! There will be no next Turn for you two!" Reira firmly reminded them.

"On the Turn that Nightmarish Past Loop Released a Monster, I can Release a Monster Summoned with CC Red Past Eye as Material and I can bring back Past Eye from the Graveyard!"

Reira Released Rock Sword, bringing back Red Past Eye from the Graveyard to his Field.

"And then I activate a Quick-Play Spell Past Tuning from my hand! Through this card's Effect, I can negate Past Eye's Effect and treated it as a Tuner Monster until the end of the Turn!"

Serena and the Securities were once again surprised by the declaration. Reira once again pointed towards Cat Dancer.

"With the effect of Past Tuning, I change the Level of Cat Dancer from 7 to 3, the same as Past Eye, and capture a copy of that card! I then Tune the image of now Level 3 Cat Dancer with the Level 3 Past Eye!"

As Moonlight Cat Dancer's Level turned from 7 to Level 3 and its picture taken, Past Eye turned into three green orbs that surrounding the copy of the Moonlight Monster while Reira chanted.

"Beautiful beast that dances in the moonlight, harmonize with my eye and give me your power! Synchro Summon! Come Forth! Accurate and elaborate gun! Level 6, CCC Rock Shooter the Embodiment of Tuned Attacks!"

"A Synchro Summon during Battle Phase?!" Security 2

"I attack directly with Rock Shooter! Go, Rock Shooter!" Following Reira's command, Rock Shooter shot a powerful blast towards Security 2, depleting all of his LP and knocked him out like his teammate.

SECURITY 2 LP: 600 = 0

Serena was left speechless as she was staring at Reira. Whoever thought that this boy was so strong than she imagined. She placed her trust in Reira based on Reiji's confident words before they departed to Synchro Dimension. But to think that Reira was skilled enough to perform multiple summoning methods.

"Is he really the same quiet and fearful Reira from before?" Serena questioned herself in her mind.

"Using Nightmarish Past Loop's Effect, I Release CCC Rock Shooter, and bring back CC Red Past Eye!" Like before, the CC Monster once again returned to the Field. However, this time, Reira took two cards from his hand.

"And then I activate two Quick-Play Spells, Scroll of Bewitchment and Scroll of Adaptation. With Scroll of Bewitchment, I can select one Attribute and change the Attribute of the monster equipped with this card to the one I select. I select EARTH Attribute and equip this card on Moonlight Cat Dancer, changing its DARK Attribute into EARTH Attribute!"

"What's the point of changing the Monster's Attribute?!" The last standing Security questioned, panicking as he was not only alone but also defenseless.

"I'm not done yet. With Scroll of Adaptation, I can change the Level of one Monster between 1 to 6! I select Cat Dancer and change its Level to 6!"

"Not only he's changing Cat Dancer's Attribute, but also its Level. Reira, just what are you planning?"

"I activate another Quick-Play Spell, Past Overlay, to capture an image of Cat Dancer and Special Summon Past Eye with its effect negated and its Attribute, Type, Level, ATK, and DEF the same as Cat Dancer!"

Seeing now Past Eye's Level was the same as Cat Dancer, and the different summons that Reira has done previously, only one thing that crossed Serena's mind…

"Could it be…"

Confirming what she was thinking, Reira began his Xyz Summon. "I Overlay Moonlight Cat Dancer recorded in Past Overlay and Past Eye! Solemn tyrant of the earth, reside in my eyes and give me your power!"

The two cards turned into brown energies that entered into the Overlay Network portal. From the portal, the Xyz Monster emerged.

"Come forth! Ultimate armament that repels all! Rank 6, CCC Rock Armor the Embodiment of Overlaid Armors!"

Pointing towards the panicking Security, Reira declared his final attack. "This is the end for you! I attack directly with Rock Armor!"

Rock Armor attacked, sending a powerful blast that defeated the last remaining Security, who then lost his consciousness beside his teammates.

SECURITY 3 LP: 600 = 0

"With Fusion… Synchro… and Xyz…! Reira always used to be so afraid…" Serena looked at Reira again, astonished. She didn't know what else to say.

"Reira-dono has changed." Tsukikage suddenly appeared beside Serena.

"Tsukikage!"

"He is no longer an existence that needs just to be protected." Tsukikage continued.

Serena softened her gaze towards Reira, thinking of the Reira that she used to know and the current Reira standing bravely in front of her. She walked to Reira and gently pat the boy's head as she was smiling at him.

"You did great, Reira. Thank you for you helping me." Serena thanked the boy.

Reira looked down, seemingly embarassed, but responded Serena's thanks with a nod of his head while muttering 'your welcome'.

"Did something happen!? Hey! What happened to Serena?!"

Their attentions turned to a familiar voice coming from one of the Securities' helmet. They recognized that voice. It was none other than Roget's voice. Tsukikage picked up the helmet.

"We have Serena under our protection." Tsukikage told him.

"What? Who is this!?"

"My name is Tsukikage."

From the other side of the intercom, in his office, Roget quickly contacted the Capital Building upon hearing Tsukikage's name.

"What is going on there!? Can you hear me?!"

To his surprise, Reiji showed up in the monitor, already defeating all of the Securities placed by Roget.

"I have already dealt with the Security unit currently in this Capital Building. All 5 Council members are safe. We will not give Yuzu Hiiragi or Serena to you. Of course, not to Academia either." Reiji calmly informed the infuriated leader of Security.

"You bastard! You're saying you already have Yuzu Hiiragi as well?!" Roget asked furiously! Clenching his fist tightly in frustration. "I already have full control over the City! I'll remind you that there's nothing you can do!" With that, Roget ended the transmission.

"Just what is going on? Why Roget wants to capture me and Yuzu?" Serena asked the ninja, confused.

"Roget used to be a member of Academia." Reira answered her question. "He was sent to this Dimension as a deep cover agent, but he betrayed them and intends to control this Dimension and make it into his own kingdom."

"Most likely, he intends to use you and Yuzu-dono as bargaining chips against Academia." Tsukikage completed the explanation.

"If that's the case, we must deal with Roget as soon as we can. And we have to keep Yuzu safe as well." Serena suggested, worrying for Yuzu's safety.

She has been worried about her ever since the pink-haired girl got defeated by Sergey and was even prepared for the worst scenario. Though, her worry subsided a bit once knowing based on Reiji's statement that she was still alive and well.

"There's no need to worry about Yuzu-dono. She's already in a safe place. Staying here won't be good. Let's get out of here first before Roget send reinforcement. I'll show you the way." Tsukikage motioned Serena and Reira to follow him, pointing towards the way to the exit.

"But once we get out where are we going? We'll still be chased." Serena asked.

"For now, let's try heading to where Reiji-dono is, the Capital Building. Afterwards, I'll let the other Lancers know."

Even though unsure, Serena agreed to the idea. With that settled, the three Lancers left the underground, heading to the surface, unaware of another enemies that they will be facing soon…

TO BE CONTINUED…

CARD MEMO:

SCROLL OF ADAPTATION: An original card that I came up. It can change the Level of one Monster to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6.

PAST TUNING: The real card's effect supposed to be If you control "C/C Red Past Eye": Target 1 monster your opponent controls; that target's Level becomes the following Level until the End Phase of this turn.
Level 1-4: Level 1.
Level 5-6: Level 3.
Level 7 or higher: Level 5.
Then, treat this card as a monster with the same Type, Attribute, Level, ATK, and DEF as that target, also 1 "C/C Red Past Eye" you control is treated as a Tuner monster, but its effects are negated. Then, immediately after this effect resolves, Synchro Summon 1 Synchro Monster, using the "C/C Red Past Eye" that was treated as a Tuner monster and this card only, but it is destroyed during the End Phase.

In my case, I changed the effect simply to treat CC Red Past Eye as a Tuner Monster with its effect negated and turn one other Monster's Level into the same Level as Red Past Eye.

How is it for the first chapter? Was it good? Bad? Please leave anything you think, it will help me grow as a writer!

My partner's comment in the discussion:

"I think it would be better if Serena wasn't recaptured. She could do more than she was shown to be."

I have to agree with this. Serena has a lot potentials as a Duelist and I personally want at least one female character to appear and Duel more as part of the main cast. Serena and Yuzu have those chances, only to got captured and became Damsel-in-Distress afterwards (not including the time they got brainwashed). So I'm going to make them do more in this fic! Without neglecting other characters of course.

This is my very first time writing a Duel, so I'm sorry if it's not very good, and I also changed a bit of the card's effect and add original one. But I promise I'll try my best to improve it in the next chapter onwards.