Yugioh: The Hope of Six

Chapter 55: Arcadia Arc - Part 10

"Sly's mom?! Seriously?!" The shocked Rua moved to stand next to his sister for a better look. "How do you even know it's her?"

"I've seen her before." Ruka said, thinking back to the day when she first glimpsed the woman she knew to be Sly's mother...

Flashback:

It was at the end of the day and everyone was leaving their classrooms. Rua had just gone to the bathroom and Ruka stood outside waiting for him to finish up. She saw Sly passing by in the hallway. As usual, he was alone. Ruka was about to get his attention when someone else beat her to it.

"Sly! How's my little yin, today?" From the other end of the hall came a white blond woman in a mostly white suit. Sly groaned when the woman quickly caught up to him and gave him a hug.

"Mom! Stop, you're embarrassing me!" He protested. His mom only smiled, ignoring his words.

"So that's Sly's mom?" Ruka asked herself, seeing that the woman appeared kind and friendly.

"What are you even doing here?" Sly asked as his mother released him. The woman sighed at her little boy.

"I thought it would be nice if I picked you up from school, go to the park to play for an hour or so and have a nice dinner later at a restaurant of your choice."

"Why do all of that?" Sly asked, sounding confused.

"Because I love you, silly. Is it wrong for a mother to have a fun day with her son?" Sly's mom asked in a cheerful manner.

Sly didn't seem interested. "I'd rather head home and just be alone." He muttered to himself. Unfortunately, his mother heard him and spoke more sternly.

"I, Hikari Yō, your mother, refuse to let my only son isolate himself. We are going to spend some quality mother and son time together. Is that understood?" Sly sighed himself.

"Understood, Mom." He said with reluctance. Hikari nodded approvingly.

"That's better. Now then, let's be on our way." With that, Sly and his mother walked away.

Ruka sighed. She hoped that one day, Sly could be better than that. "He doesn't want to even spend time with his own mother. Why is he like that?" She wondered, pitying the boy. "Maybe I can try to help him out by being more of a friend him. At least his mother seems really nice." It was then that Rua finally exited bathroom and told Ruka they better get going if they were going to meet up with Yusei and everyone. His sister nodded as the twins left school...

Flashback End

"Oh yeah, I remember you telling me that." Rua said after Ruka finished explaining. "But man, I never imagined that jerk's mother had worked for Divine."

"Neither had I." Ruka agreed. She wondered if Sly himself knew about this. Probably not.

Just then, the twins heard their front door burst open. They looked to see the squad of police officers assigned there rushing in. "Stay back!" The female lead officer ordered. As the twins backed away, the officers cuffed Yang and placed a metal band on her head. The kids knew it was one of those new devices that suppressed a Psychic Duelist's powers, making them easier to handle. Through the ruckus, Yang finally stirred and found herself at the mercy of the police.

"Wh-What? No!" She initially tried to struggle, but she was held firmly in place by the two officers holding each of her arms.

"Yang of the Arcadia Movement, you are under arrest for the assault and attempted kidnapping!" The lead officer said before she read the Elite her Miranda rights and informing her about the head band that canceled out her powers (which greatly shocked her). "Have you anything to say before we head down to the station for processing?"