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"Talking"

'Thinking'

Flashback

Distant Communication

(Person 1/ person 2) "In unison/in unison"

(5D's) "This symbol indicates the card is created by yours truly. All rights go to me."

(A/N): "This story premieres during chapters 45-50 of Stardust Accelerator. Enjoy."

I found myself standing amongst the most trees I've ever seen in my life. I've only heard of forests before, but never seen one let alone been in one. The calls and cries of myriads of birds sounded all around me, many of which I could not recognize.

A few feet away, a shadowy figure stood in front of me. No matter how hard I tried, I could not make out any features. All I could see that it looked like a child with two pigtails at the top of their head. I called out to the child, but my voice would not come.

"Somebody…" the child, at least I assumed it was the child, pleaded, "Somebody… please help me…!"

Deep within an unknown compound, in a small research laboratory, a 17-year-old girl wearing a purple one-piece bathing suit, was seen sleeping inside a small, glass-roofed pod filled above the waistline with water. She wore a shower-cap so her hair couldn't get wet. Beeps and blips of various machines were heard as she was being observed in the next room through a two-way mirror.

In the other room was accompanied by two people; one was a young woman with short light-brown hair, clothed in a white top and pants covered with a high-collared green tabard. The other was a man, taller than the woman, was dressed in a black shirt and a sage-green vest, with a white tie over his torso, accompanied with gray trousers beneath. His dark-red hair styled in a large quaff above his right eye.

"Sayer, there been a change detected in the test suject's body!" the woman said sounding surprised.

"What is it?" the man named Sayer questioned, also sounding surprised.

"See this wavy pattern?" the woman stated pointing to a computer screen, "It's likely that the subject's communicating with the Spirit World."

"Really? Then all of our research up to this point hasn't been in vain..." Sayer deducted, "Okay, Seria, that's enough for today. Maybe it's time we put this one to work for us..." he continued, "Even if this subject can't use psychic powers, I'm sure we'll have a decent duelist on our hands." he finished agreeing with himself.

At that moment the computer began to beep.

"Oh! The subject has regained consciousness," the woman named Seria exclaimed looking at the screen.

In the other room, the girl slowly opened her eyes, trying to adjust to the fluorescent lights.

"When our friend here is able to walk, take our little protege to her room; but make sure no one realizes that this subject is not a psychic duelist. If anyone else finds this out, our secret might be leaked to the outside world." Sayer ordered and walked out of the room.

"Yes, sir," Seria bowed.

YuGiOh! 5D's

Reverse of Arcadia

Prologue: Awakening-The Arcadia Movement

A few hours later, Seria led the girl down a long hallway; her long and curly, violet hair decorated in a pair of sparkling bowties. They kept walking until they came to last door in the hall, "This will be your room form now on," Seria explained as she opened the door, revealing the quaint room with a pair beds cloaked in yellow sheets. The carpet was of a pale green, almost like grass, and the walls of a pale beige color. Within the walls, two young men stood, each clothed in the same uniform as both Seria and the girl. The brunette was first to turn to the pair, smiling brightly with his eyes no more than closed slits, small spectacles gleaming as they sat on the bridge of his nose. His burnt umber hair was curled into a miniature quiff like the one Divine had sported earlier on. The other possessed dirty blonde hair, hanging either side of his forehead, his dull eyes watching the new arrivals with a somewhat bored and uninterested look.

"Just ask these two if you need help with anything," Seria continued, "Other than that, here's a deck you can use," the woman pulled a Duel Monsters deck. The girl blinked as she continued to stare at the cards, as though lost over what she was supposed to do with the cards. Her hand, however, did rise, and fell upon the deck, gripping it tightly before Seria's palm withdrew. The cards remained sealed, the tips of Rena's fingers beneath them; locking them into place.

Once her arm fell by her side, Seria retreated towards the door, gripping the frame with her slender hand and watched over her shoulder at the trio once more. "Since this deck has already been created, be careful not to mix the cards up. You'll be recieving your instructions from Sayer soon. Make sure you all get ready," after that, Seria left the room.

"A pleasure to meet you," the man with the glasses approached the girl with a joyful composure, "My name's Okita. I'm sure we'll get along smashingly!" Okita held out his hand, but the girl just blinked at it, "Guess you're not into shaking hands. That's okay. Liquid and I just got here ourselves. So i'm afraid we probably can't answer too many of your questions."

"Some new blood, eh?" the second person approached, "I'm Liquid. What's your name?"

"Uh... Umm... It's Magic..." the girl stuttered.

"Magic, eh? Well, good to have you on board."

"..."

"Hey! What're you spacing out, for? You got anything goin' on up stairs there?" Liquid caught Magic's attention by poking her on her forehead, "Okay, what's that fella's name over there?" he pointed to Okita.

"Umm... It's, uh, ...Okita?"

"Okita. Alright, so where are we now?"

"Uhh..." Magic spaced out again.

But Liquid snapped his fingers in her face, "Hey, now! Get a hold of yourself! We're in Arcadia Movement Headquarters."

"Arcadia... Movement?"

"You know, the people who took you in so they can help you control your powers?"

"..."

"Okay... Just give your brain a rest 'til we get some instructions. Just don't go causing any trouble."

Just then, Sayer entered the room, "Psychic duelists, listen up!" he announced, "Your first mission to be carried out by the Arcadia Movement has been decided upon! Our target will be KaibaCorp's own Fortune Cup! Apparently, a large amount of duelists with amazing skills will participate in this tournament..." 'Sly, that Rex Goodwin is... I can't let them go about their business without any oversight, now can I...?' "Ahem, you may come in now."

Such as Sayer called, two more people entered the room. One was a young man, 19 years of age, having green hair with a large bang covering his right eye. The other was a girl, a year younger, with short magneta hair and amber eyes. A small metal device was rolled into her hair, "This is Divine and Akiza Izinski. They were invited to take part in the Fortune Cup, and have already advanced to the finals. I need the three of you to infiltrate the rear of the event hall in order to support them. That said, it looks like you don't have enough power now to bend a psychic duel to your will. The three of you will have to work together. Consider it a kind of 'field training'," he turned to Akiza, "Akiza, make sure you give those other contestants a real taste of your powers!" he instructed.

"Yes,sir. Everything will be as you wish, Sayer." Akiza answered.

And then to Divine, "Divine...?"

"Yeah, yeah. Sure," he answered, rollong his eyes.

"All right. You three, head over to the tournament. Don't fail me!" Sayer said turning to us and then walking out the door, with Akiza and Divine following after him.

A couple of hours later, Magic and Liquid managed to sneak into the KaibaDome. It wasn't quite easy getting in. They had to find the back door and sneak past security guarding it. They have been trekking the the hallways looking for a way to support Akiza from the shadows.

"Huh. I hear a lot of cheering going on. Has the duel finished or something?" Liquid replied, hearing jeers bouncing off the walls, "More importantly, where did Okita run off to? He's taking forever!"

And just as he wished, said person arrived around the corner, joining the others, "I apologize for my lateness, but I have some news! Akiza Izinski lost her match about half an hour ago! We were too late!"

"What? Don't we need her for the plan to work?" Liquid exclaimed, "Now what?"

"I guess we just have to go home and forget about it. Even coming here was probably a waste of time now. But why don't we take a peek around before we go on our merry way?"

Both Magic and Liquid nodded in agreement. The three continued on their way. Suddenly, a beeping sound was heard and Liquid took out a small communicator from his person.

"You're late. Where were you?" Sayer asked disappointing.

"Our apologies, Sir," Liquid responded, "We had to think of a way to sneak past the guards and get to the arena."

"...Very well. The plan is on hold for now. So go home."

"Yes, sir," the three said simultaneously.

"Look's like this mission was a fluke," Liquid said, "Let's head back."

"Indeed it was," Okita replied, "We likely won't be getting any more orders. We wouldn't want to waste our energy on any unnecessary efforts now, would we?"

"No," Liquid answered, irritated, "C'mon, Magic. Let's beat it. We don't have any more reason to be here," both he and Okita left. Magic was about to follow until...

"Hey! You're a duelist for that Arcadia Movement, right?" a new voice made Magic turn to see another young woman rushing towards her. She had long black hair and was wearing a stripped long-sleeved shirt with a vest over it and jeans. Her eyes were hidden behind a pair of very thick glasses, "I'm Carly Carmine, journalist! I want you to tell me everything you know about the Acardia Movement!"

"The Arcadia Movement...?" Magic muttered, "I'm n-not sure I'm supposed to do that..."

"Hmph, I figured you'd be a tough nut to crack... I know! If I beat you in a duel you have to promise to answer all the questions I wanna ask, alright?" she said pulling out a duel disk from god-knows-where and inserted her deck.

That made Magic even more nervous. She knew the game of Duel Monsters; it was just that she doesn't remember dueling as long as she could remember. She was about to decline when suddenly, a deafening shriek filled the hallways.

"Oh my gosh! Has the championship match already started?" Carly exclaimed, "And more importantly, what was that sound just now? I've got to get to the stadium pronto!" she ran across the hallway, with Magic following her for some reason.

Awhile later they pushed through the double-doors leading to the KaibaDome's track area, below the stands. Magic saw two grey dragons hovering frozen on the track, before dispersing into a pure shower of light.

"It's over!" Magic heard someone scream through the stereo, "Yusei is our winner! From the refuge of refuse he rose! From the slums of Satellite he now reigns supreme! I proudly present New Domino City's newest hero- Yuseeeeei Fudo!"

Those last two words struck Magic's skull like an flaming arrow would her heart. She looked up to the holographic sphere and saw an 18-year-old face, with spiky black hair with golden highlights. What really put her over the edge was his intimidating blue eyes. Massive waves of pain rippled through her brain. Her leg became weak as she stumbled to her knees, clutching her skull in agony. Pretty soon she gave in and passed out, forgotten by the many reporters and photographers distracted by the cheering of the crowds...

A new legend begins to unwind. Tune in next time for the next Reverse of Arcadia for the first episode.

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