Yusei Fudo was riding through the streets of Neo Domino City he had just finished testing out his new upgrade for his duel runner and was pleased that it was working better than he could ever had hoped.

He walked into the place he shared with Jack and Crow. Grinning he exclaimed "It worked better than I could ever imagine."

It was then that he noticed the looks on the others faces.

"What's up guys?" He asked sheepishly.

Said men didn't say anything they just stood up and walking past him left without saying anything. Yusei was confused, had he done something to annoy them? He couldn't remember anything.

Walking into the room he looked around and noticed that Jacks' emails were still open, going to close it off he noticed one saying that the subject was him.

Opening the email he read it. He couldn't believe it his darkest secret, the one thing he tried to hide from everyone was on the screen; clearly this is what pissed Jack and Crow off.

Running out of the house he started searching for his friends, he had to explain before it was too late.

XoxoX

Jack stared at the email unable to believe it, calling Crow over he showed it to him who was just as shocked. "You don't think this true?" Crow asked in shock.

"It's Yusei you never know but I don't think he would."

It was just then that said person walked in. Jack and Crow were pissed and didn't want to talk to him and not to mention he was grinning! How could he grin after what he had done?

They both stormed out unable to take it any longer. Walking out of their house they grabbed their duel runners starting them up they rode over the bridge connecting satellite and Neo Domino. They slowed down and stopped outside Marthas 'house the one person who would know the truth.

Walking they saw the kids she raised and her in the living room. She was surprised but happy to see them.

"Jack, Crow what a pleasant surprise do come in."

"Martha, we need to talk." Jack said seriously. "It's about Yusei"

Martha frowned "What's happened is he ok?" She asked frowning

"Yea he's fine we just have a few questions about a certain incident in his past."

Martha frowned more, "Then should you ask him yourself?"

Crow sighed running a hand through his orange spiked hair. "We would but if it's true than I'm not sure we can trust him anymore."

"You two had better come in and sit down." Turning to the kids who had watched silently she now said. "Why don't you run along home and we can see each other tomorrow."

The kids nodded and ran out of the house she rounded onto the two teenagers.

"Now you had better tell me what's got you so worked up."

Crow handed her a copy of the email he had printed out.

Silently she read it her eyes growing bigger and bigger in surprise and then suddenly they narrowed in anger. "You're telling me you actually believe this crap? It's Yusei he would never hurt a fly much less do this." She yelled angrily.

"Now get out and go apologise to him before you hurt his feelings too much more." Both Jack and Crow ran out of the house in fear they had never seen her that angry.

Looking back down at the email she reread it paying closer attention.

Dear jack and Crow,

Just how well do you know Yusei?
I'm sure you know about his father and the whole ener-D disaster.
But do you know that Yusei himself recreated the machine which Goodwin tried to use with his dark signers.

But that's not even the worse of it; you see Yusei even from a young age has always been different.
I know you would have noticed that he has a strong urge to protect but you see that wasn't always the case. What he never told you was that his dad had survived the explosion in the reactor but had been forced to send his son away.
Yusei bumped into his father when he was 6 and learned the truth and in a fit of pure rage he had pushed his father who stumbled and fell and Yusei grabbed I broken bottle and stabbed his own father through the heart killing him instantly.
He developed psychic abilities and trained himself as a psychic duellist he got stronger and started terrorizing the people of Satellite, he would go to gangs, houses and rubbish dumps. He was undefeatable until one day he just vanished never to be seen again.
That is until he resurfaced as the Yusei Fudo we all know and love. That one small child had destroyed countless homes and people.
I'm sure you've heard of him he was called Soulcraze because he destroyed peoples very souls.

Regards,

Martha new it was true but it didn't stop her from trying to protect Yusei.

Jack and Crow jumped on their bikes and sped back across the bridge it was then that they realized they left the email open where Yusei would likely see it. They knew their friend would be hurt and that he had a tendency to do idiotic things when upset.

XoxoX

Yusei had looked everywhere for his friends but couldn't find them, it was getting dark and it looked like there was a storm coming, deciding to head home he raced through the fast emptying streets of Neo Domino city and pulled up into the garage and was happy to see two familiar duel runners parked in there.

He stood at the door mentally preparing himself for what was about to happen. He contemplated running away but it chooses that moment to start raining. Opening the door and walking in he saw Crow tinkering with some piece of machinery and Jack was drinking tea.

They both looked up when the door opened and watching them carefully Yusei first saw relief than suspicion cross their faces. "I'm I should have told you, I thought if no one knew I could forget about the past and the horrible things I did." He blurted out before he could stop himself.

His friends eyes widened in shock at the outburst.

"You mean everything in the email was true?" Jack asked. Yusei just nodded

"We thought it was some horrible prank not real even Martha said it was rubbish, but you really are Soulcraze." Jack said more angrily with a pissed off look on his face. Yusei just lowered his head, his crab like bangs covering his tearing eyes.

"GET OUT" roared a very angry Crow. Yusei looked at him in surprise then sadness. "WE TRUSTED YOU AND YOU WERE HIDING THIS, YOU WERE THE ONE WHO DESTROYED MY HOME. GET OUT NOW AND NEVR COME BACK!"

Crow panted out of breath both men saw tears running down their former friends' face that just turned and ran out into the storm.

"What the hell Crow?" Jack asked.

"Yusei, I can't believe that was you." Crow said in disbelief.

"Crow snap out of it we have to go find him before something happens, you heard the weather there's a massive storm tonight and no one's supposed to go out." Jack yelled bringing crow back to reality.

"Crap… What have I done" He muttered. Jack called Akiza, Leo and Luna soon all of them were searching for Yusei but no luck.

The wind was picking up and the rain was pouring down harder, there were warns of tornado heading that way and the water levels were rising getting close to flooding. Trudge and Mina had joined in the hunt.

Crow rounded a corner heading onto the bridge connecting the two towns. His arm started glowing red and hurting he looked up and saw Yusei leaning on the railing staring into the water. Radioing the others he told them where he was.

Walking up to Yusei he punched him and sent him into the railing hard. "What the hell Yusei? You should have told as we would have understood." Crow snarled angrily. Yusei refused to meet his eyes, sighing he started to walk back towards his bike he heard a scream coming from Yusei he turned around and suddenly wished he hadn't.

XoxoX

After running from his house he had jumped on his bike and road as fast as he could, for what seemed like forever until he started to feel dizzy stopping he got off and leaned against the railing looking down into the water contemplating jumping.

He could feel the barriers he had put up in his head starting to crack and crumble into pieces. Trying to put them back together he had nearly finished when Crow punched him and making the barriers disappear altogether.

He heard Crow speak but didn't say anything in response, his friend started walking away and that was when all hell broke loose inside him

His dormient powers flared up causing him excruciating pain. He let a scream out and collapsed to the ground. He heard a clap of thunder and suddenly there was a bright flash of light and suddenly he was falling he hit the water suddenly.

He struggled to the surface but couldn't reach it, he needed air he was getting dizzy and slowly he slipped into darkness, letting the currents carry him.

XoxoX

Crow had looked back and seen his friend collapsed on the ground in obvious pain. It was then that lightning struck the bridge just in front of Yusei destroying it. He watched in horror as his friend fell into the massive waves

"YUSEI" He yelled running forward but he knew that he was gone. He heard engines and saw his other friends running over they had arrived just in time to see the bridge collapsing.

"Yusei" Luna started crying and Leo just hugged her trying not to cry, both Jack and Akiza were in shock. Suddenly the four remaining signers grabbed their arms as they started burning the sound of the crimsons dragon roar was heard by all. It was then that everyone realized that Yusei was gone.

"Come on guys let's get go home and dry off, there's nothing we can do now." Trudge said. Everyone nodded as they were still in shock, Yusei just couldn't have died.

Arriving back at Crows' and Jacks' place they went in and sat down at the table. Trudge had called Martha and soon she arrived as well. "Just why had Yusei run off?" Akiza asked, in the rush to find him Jack hadn't gotten a chance to explain.

"It all started with an email I got this morning." He stood up and grabbed a copy of it handing it to Akiza read it she was in shock, everyone who had seen it already read it and were in just as much shock as Akiza.

"You mean Yusei was the Soulcraze? That lunatic psychic duellist the nearly destroyed all of satellite 10 years ago?" Trudge asked in surprise, Crow nodded. "We heard him admit it, I guess I lost it and yelled at him to get out. That's why he was on the bridge. This all my fault." Crow muttered the last part but they still heard it.

"No it's not Crow, this happened due to Yusei keeping it secret and then just dumb bad luck." Martha said while tears ran down her cheeks.

Luna looked down at her arm, it had started glowing again, looking up she saw that it was same for the others too. She then heard a voice she never thought she would hear again.

"Crow, guys everyone, I'm so sorry I should have told you the truth but I saw scared. Every time I looked at Crow I felt guilt for what I did to him, so if dying here in this cold watery grave is my punishment for everything I've done so be it. Please forgive me."

Everyone had heard the voice and was so shocked. Suddenly there was a new voice, one of the crimson dragon.

"That was Yusei Fudos' last thought as he died; I thought you deserved to hear them."

The voice faded and the marks stopped glowing. There was only silence until Crow stood up and walked up stairs slamming his door shut.

Crow couldn't believe Yuseis' last thought were about him and just wishing to say sorry. It just made him feel worse. "I forgive you" He whispered, lying down on his bed closing his eyes and going into a fitful sleep of memories.

*Flash back*

It was dark outside and Crow was scared, he had heard banging and screaming coming from the floor below. He wanted to go out but just couldn't bring himself to so instead he hid under his bed praying that everyone was ok.

He heard his door open and a sliver of light showed through. He saw someone walk in and judging by his feet and legs he couldn't be much older than Crow.

He felt a hand grab his leg and pull him out screaming in surprise. He saw the boy, he was wearing all black with a reddish tinge to his coat and he had a hood up so you couldn't see his face. Crow knew that this was the man he had heard rumours about, Soulcraze was his name.

Crow tried to make a run of it but was pulled back by an invisible hand and was forced to kneel before Soulcraze.

"You know why I'm here, your 'parents' were bad people who hurt others for their own gain. So I hurt them and destroyed their lives." He looked down at the boy, I smirk on his lips. "I won't destroy you, you who has done nothing but be warned, if you ever step out of line and hurt people for your own personal gain I will destroy you."

And with that he was gone. Crow ran down the stairs and saw his foster parents mutilated and destroyed. His dad's face had been cut off and placed where his mothers' should have been, and vice versa. Crow vomited and ran out of the house into the streets of satellite vowing to get his revenge.

*End flash back*

Crow woke with a start covered in sweet. It had been years since he'd had that nightmare. He let out a pitiful laugh when he realized he'd kept his promise and killed Soulcraze A.K.A Yusei. He Crow had been the cause of his best friends' but also mortal enemies' death.

Locking at the clock he saw it was 9:00 am. Walking into the kitchen he made himself a cup of ramen and sat at the table. He felt empty and hollow. Slowly the others woke and got food too. They tried talking but he just ignored them and sat silently staring at the table. A couple of tears rolled down his cheeks.

His head shot up suddenly, he thought he had Yusei scream out almost calling for help. He looked and saw the other signers had heard it where Trudge and Mina hadn't heard anything. "YUSEI" They all yelled at once startling the others.

They ran out of the house, the storm had blown over and it was sunny. They got on their runners with trudge following behind in his car. They followed their instincts which lead them to a stretch of beach; looking across the water they saw a small island. They knew somehow that Yusei was on there. They didn't know if he was dead or alive.

They got a small fishing boat to take them across the water. Jumping from the boat they ran searching the island, it wasn't hard since there were no trees only sand and a little bush. They soon found Yusei lying face down on the sand. Rolling over Mina checked for a pulse and smiled as she felt a faint one.

Jack saw the smile and knew there was hope. It was that moment Yusei choose to open his eyes. The gang looked at him relief clear on their faces. But it soon disappeared when they saw the look in his eyes. They had seen it many times, in Kallin, Carly and Roman as long with all the other dark signers.

They all took a few steps when the realized that Yusei had died, and he had been reborn a dark signer. He stood up and looked at them with only hatred in his eyes. Using his psychic powers he summoned stardust dragon and jumped on her back before flying off.

Akiza dropped to her knees tears falling down her face in disappear.

"Do not fear, all hope is not yet lost. I know a way to save him. It will be risky and may not entirely work but it should."

One by one they all nodded and agreed to do whatever it takes to save their friend.

XoxoX

Yusei felt light, lighter than he had ever felt before. He opened his eyes and saw nothing but darkness; he just kept floating through the air until he came to a slit of light. He knew he needed to go to the light but something was stopping him.

Struggling against the invisible hands he struggled forward, he had almost reached the light he was flung back into the darkness to be consumed by it.

He opened his to realize he was lying on a beach being stared at by a punch of people; they looked familiar but couldn't quite place them. He summoned his dragon and took of flying towards Satellite. He was confused he knew he should know those people but couldn't.

He was angry, he hated them he hated the entire human race he wanted to destroy it, no that wasn't right didn't he protect? Shaking his head to clear it he realized no he wasn't a protector he was a destroyer, he was Soulcraze the one who was feared throughout all of Satellite.

He remembered someone named Jack he who had betrayed him. Stolen his bike and stardust. He had a strong urge for revenge. He wanted to destroy Jack, who had left him in the satellite. He got back on stardust and flew across the ocean and arrived in Neo Domino for what he thought was the first time.

He laughed crazily as and flew around searching he saw people looking up in surprise at the giant dragon. "Jack Atlas come out and answer for what you have done before a destroy all of Neo Domino!" He called out using his ability to make sure everyone heard it.

XoxoX

Jack heard the call and ran outside with his friends calling. Looking up he saw stardust dragon with Yusei standing on top. His heard turned and looked down and jumped off the dragon. "YUSEI, what do you think you are doing?" He called in shock thinking his friend had just killed himself.

Yusei just glided down landing gracefully on the floor, stardust disappearing. "Jack I came to this town to get revenge for what you did." Jack frowned what was Yusei talking about? Only this wasn't the Yusei they knew this was Soulcraze his evil alter ego.

Yusei had gold eyes with black silica and had the red marks on his face that all dark signers had. His cloths had changed too. He wore a top that went to his belly button he had a black cape that looked more like a bath robe. He had those weird patterns all over him that they all had.

Did that mean Yusei didn't remember anything that had happened in the last few months? Had he already forgotten all about the dark signers? Had he himself became a dark signer?

"Yusei fight this you don't have to be Soulcraze or a dark signer." Akiza pleaded with him. Yusei just ignored her glaring at Jack. Yusei suddenly resummoned stardust and jumped on her flying back towards satellite.

After he was gone from sight Luna broke down into tears and Akiza knelt down next her and tried to comfort her while holding back her own tears.

Jack just stared at the spot his friend disappeared from, "Yusei, is this what you really were like once, this uncaring evil person?" he muttered under his breath. Collecting the two crying girls they walked back into their house.

XoxoX

Yusei flew back to the satellite he had suddenly heard a low growling that sounded familiar. He landed in front of the site where the reactor once was. His so called father had died here; it was the source of his pain and his resolve. Walking in he saw signs of battles and saw the destruction of the room. What had happened? He felt like he should know but couldn't remember what had happened. There was a gap in his memory he couldn't fill.

He followed the sound deep underground to the edge of a pit from deep within the pit he heard a deep voice filled with malice and ill intent.

"Ah Yusei Fudo you are the last person I'd expect to come to my side. After all you are the reason my plans failed. But with you I can rebuild my army of shadows and raise them from the darkness. Will you work with me as my partner?"

Yusei stared into the pit deciding this was a good way to get revenge. He simply nodded and he saw a deck float out of the pit. It was made up purely of earth bound immortals and dark sychron summons. He would get his revenge at last.