Satellite's Queen Of The Cards
I will not seize to write new stories! Now, like the summary has said, this will have the plot of Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's but with Yusei Fudo as a female. Yep, this is a gender-swap story. Please note that this will involve both the Signer and Yliaster arcs, making this a very long story. I hope you will all enjoy it and please, constructive criticism is allowed but no flames at all, since I'll just shake them off.
And there will also be a bunch of parings with the Fem!Yusei so don't be that surprised. OK, going further, this chapter will involve episode one and it will have some of changes, so brace yourself.
PS: This story is dedicated to KizunaOtakuArashi, a new author who has shown up and who gave me this awesome idea. Thanks a bunch!
Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh5Ds or any other material used in this fanfic.
~Chapter One: The Girl From The Satellite~
Anyone who lived in or out of the Satellite could both agree on one thing; Living there was pure hell.
Not a ray of sunshine could penetrate the smog and gray clouds that floated overhead of the broken and metallic island. Every building was colorless and wreaked from some massive force of nature. Every street was littered with trash and scrap metal, people who looked just as dirtied and broken as the city were walking and looking for whatever they could find in the ruined city. This place just said it all. This place was where the scum and trash were left. This was a place for the forgotten.
( East Tunnel, The Satellite, 10 PM)
Meanwhile, in a abandon subway tunnel, a lone motorcycle raced at an amazing speed. The machine was incredible, it's paint job done in a crimson-red with two wheels and the seat formed in the shape of a crescent. The rider wore a matching red helmet. The motorcycle swerved a corner and came to a stop at a small shack. The rider stepped of their motorcycle, hearing voices come from the shack.
In the room sat three men, all of them looking to be nineteen-years-old. One was short and stocky with spiky brown hair, another had bristled brown hair with a blue bandana tied around his head, while the last had dark blue hair tied in a dreadlock ponytail and wearing thin glasses. They were all watching a interview that was happening on the broken TV in the room. On the screen was one man with a red tuxedo and an odd punch perm while the man next to him had pale blonde hair and amethyst-purple eyes. He looked like he could really stand out in a crowd, considering that he wore a white jacket with A-shaped earrings and a scowl on his pale features.
"Mr. Atlas, can we have a word?" asked the man in the tux, holding the mic he had out to the other male. "Ever since you honored the scene with your first Duel Runner, the competition hasn't been able to keep up. Is it the power in your ride that has catapulted you to the number one ranking in the world?" he asked, a jaw breaking grin never leaving his face. The blonde snatched the mic and turned to the camera, his eyes turning sharper and his scowl deepening.
"Lets get this straight! It's not the power of the runner; it's the rider! I'll take on anyone on any ride and I'll still be victorious! Any more questions?" he announced with a Australian accent. The interviewer nodded dumbly before going back into his question mode.
"One more: Do you have anything to say to those who dream of one day challenging you?"
The racer walked into the room and the three men snapped their head towards the person, their eyes widening and all of them making a dive for the TV.
"Yes. Bring. It-" the blonde man was cut off just as the bandana wearing man turned off the TV.
"Uh, hey, Yusei! How's it going?" he asked nervously, just as the rider removed their helmet, revealing to be a eighteen-year-old girl. She was tall and slender, her skin untouched and tan. Her hair was spiky and unkempt, the black locks reaching her neck and streaked with bronze-gold highlights. The look in her sapphire-blue could rival an eagle's. She wore a dark blue jacket with orange-amber gems and a black tank top with a red insignia designed on it. Fallowing up were tight black jeans, brown motorcycle boots, and brown motorcycle gloves.
The stocky man scratched the back of his head nervously. "Sorry 'bout that. We wanted to watch the duel somewhere else, Yuse, honest. But the cable we rigged couldn't stretch any longer." he said, his tone in a apologetic way. Yusei placed her helmet on a lone chair, walking out of the shack without a word. The three men fallowed her and watched the ravenette work on her ride.
"Jack was amazing as always." said the man with the dreadlocks. The taller man elbowed him in the gut just as Yusei paused for a second, before going back to work on her Runner.
"Ouch, what the heck, Blitz? What I say?"
"Zip it, Nervin. We don't wanna hear how great Jack was." said the man name Blitz, shooting a glare. Nervin bit his lip and looked down.
"Oh, sorry." he apologized.
"Only one person should be sorry." said Yusei curtly, just as she tweaked the axles on her machine. Blitz nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, Jack still owes ya for what he did."
"Got that right." replied the golden-streaked woman.
"So, where ya been, Yuse?" asked the man-yet-to-be-named.
"The tunnels, testing out a new acceleration chip." said Yusei.
"So did it work good or what?"
"Well, DUH, Tank. Does it looked like it worked?" asked Blitz sarcastically. Tank shrugged.
"I guess not. Although, your other Runner looked great on TV-"
"Tank!"
"Just trying to make our friend better, alright! That was Yusei's Duel Runner. I mean, if it weren't for Jack double-crossing Yuse and stealing her ride, Yuse would have been given that interview. She would have been called the Queen, not the King like Jack! And now 'cause Jack got all famous with Yuse's Runner, all the fame, fortune, and glory is Jack's now." said Tank.
"Tank!" yelled both Blitz and Nervin angrily, knowing that the third of the trio had said enough.
"What?" asked Tank, having no clue at what he said wrong.
The awkward silence was broken when a new person came pounding down a staircase, a child about the age of thirteen coming in.
"Hey, Yusei, you down here! I got something for ya!" he called, his over-sized orange shirt and light blue coat flying after him as he ran. His hair was red and curly and tucked in a floppy yellow hat and his eyes were a shade of pale gray.( AN: Yeah, in this fic, Rally's a dude. Just pointing out.)
"I'm right here, Rally. What's up?" asked Yusei, not looking up from her work. Rally ran over to her and dug into his coat pocket.
"Just wait until you see what I got ya." he said.
"Uh, why do I have a bad feeling about this?" asked Nervin nervously with worry in his eyes.
"That's 'cause you always have bad feelings." chided Blitz with a dramatic roll of his eyes. Rally then pulled out a silver-plated computer chip, his grin never leaving his lips.
"Check it out! It's the Skylon-30 acceleration chip!" he chirped, a happy glint in his eyes. Nervin and Blitz took a look at it.
"A Skylon? Aren't those expensive?" asked Nervin.
"It looks like it's never been used," said Blitz, eyeing Rally suspiciously. "Don't tell me you stole this." Rally pulled the chip protectively to his chest.
"I didn't steal nothin'! It's was just lying on the ground in broad daylight! Maybe somebody dropped it." he suggested. The three men gave him knowing looks while Yusei patted the redhead on the shoulder.
"Relax, guys. Rally, can I see it?" she asked. Rally grinned and handed her the chip, the racer taking a look and nodding. "This is just what I need." she said as she turned back to her Runner and unscrewed the headboard of it.
"Yusei! You can't just keep it! You gotta make Rally take it back." said Nervin, looking nervous as ever. Rally was bouncing on the balls of his feet as he watched Yusei work.
"I knew you would like it! I just knew it! Will it make your ride go any faster?" he asked. Yusei threw a half smile over her shoulder.
"Absolutely." she said, just as she inserted the chip to the motherboard. After fastening back the headboard and getting on the Runner, she twisted the engine handle and the runner roared like tiger, the sound echoing off the walls of the empty tunnel. Tank let out a whistle.
"Wow, maybe she shouldn't return the chip-"
"Tank!"
"What?"
"Rally, can you get me my helmet?" asked Yusei. The little boy nodded and he raced into the shack, knowing that the helmet was always on the old chair. As Yusei wiped her runner with an old rag she had, Nervin looked at her worriedly.
"Seriously, Yuse. We know how you feel but it's time to bury the past, move on, and forget about Jack Atlas." he said. The other men nodded in agreement.
"But Jack stole Yusei's favorite card, Nerv! You remember, don'tch ya!" said Rally as he walked out of the shack with Yusei's helmet.
"And you remember that Jack's in the city and the people over there don't take too kindly from those of us from the Satellite?" retorted the blue-haired man.
"Yeah, and? In case you forgot, sometimes you gotta stand up for yourself!" said Rally in defiance. Nervin looked to Yusei, hoping for backup.
"Come on, Yuse. Us satellites just gotta stay where we are." he said.
"Jack didn't, why should I?" asked the cobalt-eyed woman seriously, looking over the sides of her Runner for any scratches.
"Easy, sis. Don't waste your freedom for some wheels and a card," Blitz said, like a brother would say to a younger teen sibling. "I think Nerv's right; it's time to put the past in the past."
Rally walked past him and handed his friend her helmet. "You at least haf'ta take it for a spin. Lets see what it could do." he said hopefully. Yusei took her helmet and slipped it on just as sirens echoed through the desolated place, fallowed up with the rapid wind of a helicopter and bright lights illuminating the giant crack in the ceiling.
"Identification Number: AWX86007!" called an officer from the helicopter with a megaphone. "You're are in violation of stolen property! Escape is not an option! We have you surrounded!"
Everyone looked at Rally, who looked down on the ground. Blitz shook his fist at him. "Look what you did-!"
"I didn't do nothin'!" Rally snapped, his eyes looking a little afraid, despite his raised voice. "Blitz, I promise I didn't steal any thing! It's like I said before; it was just lying there and nobody was around!" he insisted. The three older men looked at him angrily while Yusei ran over to the shack, pulling out a busted up laptop and turning it on.
"It's gonna be alright." she said in a calm tone.
" Guys, we're busted! There's nothing we can do!" yelled Tank. "Since Rally has that mark on his face, it sends a signal to Security! It's like a tracking device!"
"I got that covered," assured Yusei as she tapped on a few keys on her computer. After a while, she activated a jamming program, which sent a few radio signals along the airways of the tracking system. "I bought you guys a couple of minutes." she said as she placed her laptop away and mounted her Duel Runner.
"Where do you think you're going?" asked Blitz.
"You guys take the east tunnel," said the racer as she lowered the visor in front of her eyes, the screen lighting up with map options and a duel system. "I'm gonna take this chip out for a test drive!" the others did as they were told and with that, Yusei powered-up her motorcycle and zipped down the tunnel, being nothing more than a blur of red.
(West Sector, The Satellite, 12 PM)
As Yusei raced passed a few empty buildings and streets, a blinding light shinned on her. The female racer looked up, seeing a helicopter fly after her in a aerial pursuit. Along with the sound of a siren, Yusei looked behind her and saw a squad car and a police motorcycle right on her tail.
'Who knew they be on to me this quick?' wondered the owner of the red Runner.
"Pull over, satellite! It's no use trying to escape!" yelled the officer on the blue and white law Runner. Yusei rode her Runner all the way to an abandon factory, pulling her ride to a stop and watching the motorcycle and car surround her. The officer on the motorcycle dismounted off his machine and he lifted the visor on their helmet, revealing to be a man with dark skin, a hard face and caterpillar-like eyebrows. He had an amused look on his face.
"Heh, remember me, Yusei? It's been a while since the Center. I'll thank Jack for setting up this reunion." he said with a dark chuckle. Yusei looked unmoved.
"Trudge, shouldn't you be on mall patrol or something?" she asked with a calm demeanor, having to deal with this man ever since she was a child. Meanwhile, the man in question gained a tick mark on his head.
"I'm not some regular officer, you trash! And anyway, you should be glad. This little meeting has been set up by your old friend, Mr. Big-Shot. Jack said that with the right bait, Rally would lead me right to you. I knew I should've locked you up when you were a kid. Looks like I'll finally get my wish. And with you and Rally behind bars, Jack will have one less thing to worry about. Now tell me; are you gonna make this easy and come along quietly?" he asked seriously. Yusei's blue eyes gave a known glint.
"I will, that is, if you can beat me one-on-one." she said. Trudge let out a bark of a laugh.
"I see you still think you can out-duel Sector Security. It's too bad the rules say you satellites can't carry cards." he snickered. The adolescent surprised him as she calmly pulled out a deck of Duel Monster cards out of her jacket pocket and slid it in the card slot of her Duel Disk headboard.
"Like they say; rules were meant to be broken." she said, " Now listen up, this'll be one-on-one. Your little team of Sector Security cannot interfere. If I win, Rally and I are free to go. No questions asked." said the tanned woman, watching her deck being shuffled by her Duel Disk. The officer seemed a bit interested.
"And if I win, street punk? What's in it for me?" he asked.
"Then I'll tell them that it was me who stole the chip, and that I tried to bail the scene, but I couldn't get away." said Yusei, tilting her head in a almost challenging way. "Something like that would promote you to 'Sergeant.'" she said. The older man gave a feral grin.
"You're on, brat." he said, slipping his visor back on and riding his Runner ahead and pass Yusei. The latter fallowed him and the two mounted side-by-side.
"I'll start off the Speed World Spell card." he said as he played a card on his screen, Yusei fallowing in suit.
*DUEL MODE ENGAGED; AUTO PILOT STANDING BY*
Both of the Runner's let out a transparent blue glow around the area, making the scene look purple. Both Duelist revved up their Runners just as the Auto Pilots gave the OK.
"Lets Duel!" yelled both Yusei and Trudge as their Runners sped off, their Duel beginning.
Yusei: 4000 (SPC: 0)
Trudge: 4000 (SPC: 0)
"I'll go first, kid!" yelled Trudge as he drew a card. "First, I summon Assault Dog (LV:4/ ATK: 1200/ DEF: 800) And set one card face down and end my turn. Your move." said the police officer as his monster and card materialized on the field.
Yusei: 4000 (SPC: 1)
Trudge: 4000 (SPC: 1)
Yusei took a look at the four cards in her hands before nodding and drawing one of them.
"I summon my Speed Warrior (LV: 2/ ATK: 900/ DEF: 400) And he now attacks your Assault Dog and because I normal summoned him, his attack points are doubled (ATK: 1800)" said Yusei as her armor covered warrior struck at the canine, obliterating it with Trudge losing Life Points.
Yusei: 4000 (SPC:1)
Trudge: 3400 (SPC: 1)
"Lucky shot, Yusei, but that little move didn't stop Assault Dog's special ability. Because you destroyed him, I'm allowed to special summon another Assault Dog!" yelled the officer as another dog ran beside him.
"Then I guess I'll just set one card and end my turn." said Yusei as said face-down card appeared in her Spell and Trap Card Zone. The two racers rode past streets and suburban areas, gaining speed as they went.
Yusei: 4000 (SPC: 2)
Trudge: 3400 (SPC: 2)
"Hmph, if you think that's gonna help ya, you're dead wrong, satellite! For my turn, I tribute summon my Assault Dog so that I can summon my Handcuffs Dragon, (LV: 5/ ATK: 1800/ DEF: 1800) and I can get rid of your Speed Warrior (ATK: 900)." said Trudge as his wired dragon charged.
"I use my Trap card, Scrap-Iron Scarecrow, in order to protect Speed Warrior!"
"But now I use my card, Wiretap, to make your trap card turn back to your deck. Nice try, street punk." said the dark-skinned man mockingly as his infamous escapist's warrior was destroyed.
Yusei: 3100 (SPC: 3)
Trudge: 3400 (SPC: 3)
"My turn. For my move, I summon my Sonic Chick, (LV:1/ ATK: 300/ DEF: 300) and I set two cards, too, ending my turn." said Yusei as her pink roadrunner and two cards appeared, the chick being in the shade of dull blue in defense mode.
Yusei: 3100 (SPC: 4)
Trudge: 3400 (SPC: 4)
Trudge let out a laugh at Yusei's monster. "So some chicken is saving you, Yusei! That's pathetic, even for you! I guess you want to get this over with quick, huh?" he asked as he slotted three cards in his hand. "Well then, I guess I'll make this fast! With discarding these three cards here, I can special summon my Montage Dragon, (LV: 8) It's attack points increasing because of the cards I used.( ATK: 3000/ DEF: 0) So now my Handcuffs Dragon attacks your chicken and my Montage Dragon attacks you!" yelled Trudge as the two monsters charged at Yusei, the latter giving a grunt of pain as she lost some Life Points and Speed Counters.
Yusei: 100 (SPC: 2)
Trudge: 3400 (SPC: 5)
"HA! You see, Yusei! You can't beat me! It just goes to show; the satellites are nothing but waste and trash that should just stay where they are! Just give it up already!" laughed Trudge. Yusei said nothing and she looked to her hands, seeing that she had Vision Wind and Backup Soldier. With knitted brows, she drew a card from her deck.
"Sorry to say, Trudge, but there's no way I'm losing this Duel! 'Cause now, I summon my Junk Synchron (LV: 3/ ATK/ 300? DEF: 500) And I also play my Graceful Revival, which allows me to special summon my Speed Warrior from the Graveyard. But that's not it, I'm now allowed to synchro summon my Junk Warrior, which, because of Speed Warrior, gets a boost in attack points. (ATK: 3200)" said Yusei as her monsters and cards preformed the combinations she played. "And now, Junk Warrior attacks Handcuffs Dragon." said Yusei as her monster attacked Trudge's and the damage took place.
Yusei: 100 (SPC: 0)
Trudge: 2000 (SPC: 4)
Trudge grinded his teeth but kept his head in play. "That's doesn't matter! 'Cause now, you just activated Handcuffs Dragon's ability. It's now an equip card and it goes to your Junk Warrior, making it lose those extra attack points. (ATK:1400)"
"Well that means I gotta play my Equip Shot, which makes your Handcuffs Dragon equip to Montage Dragon!" yelled Yusei as the ability played (ATK: 1200) "And now, my Junk Warrior attacks Montage Dragon!" yelled the raven-haired girl as her monster faced off against the dragon, ending the game.
Yusei: 100 (SPC: 0)
Trudge: 0 (SPC: 4)
Trudge's Runner came to a halting stop with steam rising off it. Yusei pulled her machine to a stop and removed her helmet, her calm blue eyes annoying the hell out of the officer.
"I can't believe I lost to a damn satellite like you, kid. There goes my promotion." he muttered angrily. Yusei tilted her head and gave a knowing look.
"As long as a Duelist believes in their cards, they will have all the power they need, regardless of where they come from. If someone denies this and calls them trash, then they don't even deserve to Duel." she said as she slipped on her helmet and climbed on her Runner. With a snarl from her engine, Yusei looked over and gave a crocked smile.
"By the way, tell Jack, 'Thanks for the chip!'" with that, she raced away, leaving behind a fuming Trudge.
"Hey Yusei. We need to get out of here one of these days."
"What do you mean, Jack?"
"I mean, we gotta leave this place and head over to New Domino. That's where the best of the best are! Come on, just you and me! We can make a Runner and go! And when they see us Duel, they'll welcome us with open arms."
"… We can't just make a Runner and go, Jack. These things take time."
"Fine. How about this; We'll make a Runner together when we're older. And once it's finished and when we get good enough decks, then we go. Come on, Yusei. I'm not leaving you behind. I can't do this without my best friend."
…
"OK. I'm in. But just so you know, when we do get good enough decks, we just gotta face off against each other. OK?"
"Of course! I'll make sure of it!"
"You keep saying that, Jack. But alright. Lets see if we can make this dream possible."
"Oh, this isn't a dream, Yusei."
The older of the two children turned to his friend and crossed their pinkies together.
"It's a promise!"
(West Highway, The Satellite, 1 AM)
That memory passed away in Yusei's mind just like the wind blowing through her hair. As she looked over the highway she parked, gazing to the landscape of the city known as New Domino, one thought came to the female Duelist's mind.
'New Domino… That's where Jack and Stardust are. Well get ready, old friend. I'm coming for you.'
(Crystal Sky Penthouse, New Domino City, 1.30 AM)
Meanwhile, in one of the most wealthy and beautiful penthouses of New Domino, Jack Atlas, the man that was on the minds of the five in the Satellite, was gazing out his giant bedroom window. His amethyst-purple eyes glanced at the starless-sky of the city. his eyes then made a quick swipe of the city, seeing that the luminous lights of the city were making the stars of the night invisible. Taking a sip of red wine from his wine glass, he looked at the single card he held.
The dragon on the card was beautiful, as majestic as the stars Jack wished to see. With tattered, outstretched wings and a long, proud muzzle, the lizard with golden eyes was proven to be very valuable. Holding the card to the lights, Jack watched the card shine. A few thoughts came to his mind as a smirk formed on his pale lips.
'To think, I lived in the dumps of the Satellite before I came to be the world's greatest Duelist. So what if I had to double-cross my friends? They didn't make a thing to me. Not even-'
*Fine. How about this; We'll make a Runner together when we're older. And once it's finished and when we get good enough decks, then we go. Come on, Yusei. I'm not leaving you behind. I can't do this without my best friend.*
Jack shook his head at that memory and looked to the sky again, almost feeling that someone, somewhere was watching and waiting for him. And, for some odd reason, he knew who it was.
'I know you're out there, Yusei. You can come here and say what you want. But that's exactly what I want. Lets see if you've gotten stronger, lets see if you hate me, and lets just see if you deserve to get your precious Stardust back.'
To Be Continued…
Whew! There you go! First chapter and it looks pretty cool if you ask me. Well, I want to know what the rest of you think so please send me a review. Sorry if the last scene was a little much, I just couldn't help myself. If there are any mistakes or errors, I apologies. Let me assure you, there will be some romance and more action soon enough. This, I swear!
Well, I gotta get going! Make sure to read and review and I hope to see you all real soon!
This is me saying, Peace!