Crimson Star Priestess

String of Fate

Straight after my duel with Lenny, I was bombarded by questions from my friends. Yusei asked me where I got my Blue-Eyes White Dragon. When I told him I had no idea, which was a lie, he came up with the theory that I could be a descendant of Seto Kaiba, since he was known as the master of the three Blue-Eyes White Dragons. The others were startled by Yusei's theory. I was a bit surprised myself when he thought I could be a real Kaiba. I couldn't blame him though; I did have brown hair and blue eyes, but I had no connection to Kaiba, except for the two Blue-Eyes White Dragons I had in my deck.

Yusei suggested that the two of us take a nap before midnight, so we could get to New Domino City with clear heads. I agreed with that, so Rally and the others left us alone to sleep for a couple hours before they returned to the base a hour before midnight to say goodbye.

I sat on the couch checking my satchel and making sure I had everything I needed for the journey. I had my Deck, notebook, my ID which I had kept hidden from Yusei and the others, and some clothes that I could fit into the bag. While I was doing that, Yusei prepared his Duel Runner with our friends. I could hear Nervin repeating the plan for Yusei while I was still in the hut, putting the last few things in the satchel.

"You've only got one shot at this Yusei. The maintenance hatch opens at midnight and only stays open for three minutes after that."

"All the time we need." Ash prevented Nervin from saying anything else.

I zipped the satchel and put it's strap on my left shoulder before standing up from the couch and walking out of the hut. Yusei was looking through the crevasse on the roof of the subway where the moon was shining. Blitz, Tank, Nervin and Rally were standing at the side of the old railway that led into the tunnels. Rally was holding a spare helmet that looked like Yusei's. It was for me, so I could protect my head if a maneuver went wrong.

"Everything will go well, Nervin." I told him as I patted his shoulder while walking past him.

"I hope so." Nervin mumbled doubtfully as he adjusted his glasses.

Rally gave me the spare helmet before I stepped down to the railway, seeing Yusei had turned his eyes from the moon to me.

"Ready to do this?" I asked him.

Yusei just nodded in response. I nodded back in return before I took off my glasses and put them in the pocket of my jacket. I put the helmet on and rolled down the visor. It was hard to see through the slightly tinted glass, and I was near-sighted, but I could see what was in front of me. Yusei put on his helmet as well before we sat down on his Duel Runner. I wrapped my arms around his waist and made sure I had a good grip on him.

"Hey Yusei!" Blitz called, getting our attention. "Can you really do this?"

"A test run is one thing, but...the real thing is something else." Nervin added. "If they catch you-"

"They won't catch us that easily." Ash countered, lowering the visor on his helmet.

"Almost forgot!" Rally exclaimed before he ran over to us with a card in his hand. "Here! For good luck!"

Yusei accepted the card and took a quick peek at it. "What is it, Rally?"

"Turbo Booster!" Rally grinned.

"Wasn't this your father's card?" Yusei questioned.

Rally nodded. "I want you to take it. Like my dad always said; 'You never know when you might need a boost'. I just hope it can help you get your Stardust Dragon back from Jack."

I couldn't help but feel my lips curve down a bit. Rally must have some good memories of his father and he sounded like he had been a great man. Wherever he was now, I just hoped he was resting in peace.