Yugioh: The Hope of Six

Chapter 48: Arcadia Arc - Part 3

Yugo looked around and saw nothing but emptiness. Even the ground he was standing on didn't resemble anything like dirt or tile. He had no idea where he was. Last thing he recalled was falling asleep in his bed. Was this some kind of dream? He didn't know.

He snapped around when he heard a very familiar roar behind him. Yugo gasped at the sight of his missing dragon. "Clear Wing Synchro Dragon! You're here too? I was trying to find you! It was driving me nuts not knowing where you were! Why did you do disappear like that?!"

"I'm sorry, Yugo. That was my doing." Yugo was surprised to see a silver cloaked stranger step out from behind Clear Wing.

"Who're you? And what are you doing with my dragon?" Yugo demanded. The man put a hand on the dragon who, to Yugo's greater surprise, didn't try to push him away. In fact, it looked as if Clear Wing seemed comforted by the stranger's affection for it.

"My identity is not important... at least not right now." The stranger said while looking at the dragon. Yugo didn't like that response.

"The hell it isn't!" He shouted. "Someone steals my dragon and he tells me I don't need to know his name?! Bull crap!" The stranger merely chuckled, to Yugo's growing annoyance. "This isn't funny! I want Clear Wing back! Now!" The man sighed.

"I didn't steal anything. I called Clear Wing and it came to me of it's own free will." Yugo was stunned.

"Clear Wing... came to you? Why? And how did you call it in the first place?" The dragon growled a little, not quite meeting Yugo in the eye. The man gave his full attention to the boy now.

"Listen, Yugo. Zarc still desires the Four Dragons. I know this for a fact, and so does your dragon. I called Clear Wing to be with me so I can protect it from Zarc's grasp. It knows I mean it, or you, no harm."

"From Zarc?! How does he plan to get Clear Wing? He's still stuck in where he's hiding, isn't he?" Yugo demanded.

"He can't leave his sanctuary, that is true. However, that doesn't mean he won't have any help on his behalf. The bottom line is as long as that evil is still out there, Clear Wing can't stay with you. I can keep it safe."

"How?" Yugo asked. The man smiled.

"It's better you don't know, for your dragon's sake." Yugo groaned.

Part of him was glad Clear Wing was okay, but the other part hated that he could not have his dragon back... not yet. Yet, despite how disappointed he was to learn this, Yugo somehow knew that he could trust the silver cloaked man to protect Clear Wing.

Both the stranger and Clear Wing felt Yugo's distress, so the former looked up at the latter. "Hey. Feel like helping him a little?" The dragon gave a low growl before it glowed white. To Yugo's shock, the stranger's chest glowed red with the full Crimson Dragon birthmark. The man next took some of Clear Wing's energy and melded it with his own power to form two glowing white cards. One of them had a red outline on it.

"What the?! Is that the Crimson Dragon's power?! But you're not a Signer... are you?"

The stranger chuckled again as he approached Yugo and held out the glowing cards to him. "No, not exactly. But we are connected, that much is clear. Now, I strongly suggest you take these. They have a bit of Clear Wing and myself. I believe you will need them soon."

Although hesitant at first, Yugo took the cards. The glow faded to reveal a new card he never saw before and a completely blank card. "Huh? There's nothing on this card. What's the deal?"