Satellite Shooting Star

Chapter 9: The Battle Begins

When we arrived in the Satellite, a sigh escaped my lips as Yusei appeared next to me. "Brings back memories, huh?"

"Too many..." I said sadly.

"Come on, let's go find Crow." He said.

"Yeah..."

We finally found Crow where he always used to be as we walked in. "I though it told you to--" Crow cut himself off when he turned around. "Now way..."

"Long time no se--nugh!?" I was cut off this time as Crow ran over to me and squeezed me in a tight hug.

"I've missed you!" He exclaimed.

"Great, now out me down before you crush my lungs...!" I coughed.

He set me down before looking at me. "Where've ya been!? You had us worried sick, ya know!"

"Sorry... Long story..." I then explained what had happened to me and the Arcadia Movement, Crow not bothering to hide his emotions.

"Man... You've been through one hell of a trip..."

"And now we're here." Yusei said.

"Yusei? Is it alright if we go see the hideout, like old times?" I asked.

He smiled. "Sure."

"Great! Come on, Birdie Boy." I said, grabbing Crow's ear.

"Ouch! Can you not yank my ear!?"

"Sure, when you actually decide to listen to me for once."

"Why just me though!?"

I reached up and grabbed Yusei's ear with my other hand, smirking proudly as they both whined. "Ow! What did I do!?" Yusei complained.

"This is for all the times you took my tools while I was working on my duel runner without asking, Yusi-boy."

He groaned. "Keep complaining and I'll drag you by your hair."

"We'll be good!" They both said in unison.

"Oh! That reminds me! I need to get your runner!" Crow managed to slip out of my grasp as I released Yusei. "Just follow me, it's on the way."

Crow finally stopped and started to dig around in a pile of trash until he pulled out a duel runner. It was my purple, blue, black, and white duel runner as I went over to it, admiring my beloved machine.

"It stills runs like it used to!" He said with that goofy smile he always gave me.

I playfully punched his arm. "Okay, maybe you're not so bad after all..."

"Now, let's get a move on! You can test it later!"

"Don't make me grab your ear again."

He put his arms up in defense as we all laughed heifer going to tie hideout.

"Ohh! Lookie what we have here: a little witch and her lackeys!"

I gasped. That voice... Not only did I know it, but it sounded different... Dark, cold, ghastly... Was I seeing things? No... Impossible... It can't be! Not now!

"Kalin..." Was all I could manage to say from the immense amount of shock coursing throughout my body.

Kalin was different... The whites of his eyes were black, a black marking on his face, his clothes all black with a black cape on his shoulders, and a strange, purple tattoo glowing on my arm. That wasn't Kalin anymore, it was nothing but pure darkness, that much I could sense...

"Ya got that right, Sammy baby!" He laughed, making me glare at him.

"Don't call me Sammy, and I'm not your baby..." I growled, clenching my fists.

"Oooh, someone's got fire in them! But that's not why I'm here... You little Signers have till the second sunset, which is in two days, if you can't count, to try and stop us before the King of the Underworld awakens!" He giggled evilly.

"Sunset, in two days!?" Yusei asked in shock.

"Wow, not only are you Singers dumb, you're slow too! Hee hee hee!"

"You bastard!" I tried to run after Kalin, but Yusei held me back.

"Sam, no, you're not a Signer. I'll do it." He said.

"Oooh! Okay! Let's give the Signer boy a shot! But when he fails miserably, you're up, Lil Sammy."

"Deal!" I blurted out. "And stop calling me Sammy, Kali boy!"

"Fantastic! Show me what'cha got, Yusi!" Kalin giggled again.

I grabbed Yusei's shoulder. "Be careful..."

He nodded before him and Kalin got started.

As the duel went on, it was going in Yusei's favor, until Kalin found a way to turn things around. "I Summon Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu in Attack mode!"

"No!" I shouted.

"Now finish him off for good and attack!"

But before the attack could hit, The front wheel of Yusei's runner came loose as he crashed.

"YUSEI!!!!" I screamed, but Crow was holding me back. I could feel the tears streaming down my face as I watched him crash in a cloud of smoke. "NO!!! YUSEI!!!!"

I shoved Crow away and ran, sliding down the hill as I tumbled, scratching up my arms a bit, but I didn't care. All that mattered was Yusei. Where was he? More tears started to fall from my eyes as I started to panic. It was only then did I see the smoke clear. I quickly ran to Yusei, sliding to my knees as he was turned away from me. Placing my hands on him, I gently rolled him into his back, only to gasp at the sight of a large piece of metal lodged in his side.

"No! Yusei! You can't leave me!"

I then heard Kalin laugh maniacally as I looked up, glaring at him. "Oops! My bad! Guess his runner couldn't handle the stress and gave out on him!"

"You bastard!!" I got to feet to charge at him, but Crow came just in time to stop me.

"Just remember our little deal, babes. Meet me at the old highway to get started. See ya then!" He cackled before disappearing in a cloud of black smoke.

"Let's get him to Martha's." Crow said.

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When we got Yusei and his broken runner back to Martha's, she treated him accordingly. The last thing I remember was laying down on the couch and drifting off to sleep...

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That's all for this chapter! Hope you liked it, but until next time guys! Ciao!