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Lunar 5Ds

Prologue: Lunar Satellite

Luna stood at the foot of the uncompleted bridge that was meant to connect the Satellite to New Domino City. As always her eyes drifted to the Tops district. Her old home before she'd been stuck in the Satellite; it looked close enough to touch, but in reality it was a lifetime away. Despite herself the green haired girl found her eyes filling with tears, the betrayal that had taken her from the best, most exclusive neighborhood in New Domino, to the slums of Satellite still stung even after two years.

It stung because of who had betrayed her, losing her most prized card Ancient Fairy Dragon at the same time only made it hurt more. The pain almost didn't bother her anymore, in fact it had made her stronger, tougher. She came here because it had reminded her of all she had lost. Luna's eyes lingered on her old home, longing to return to those happy times, but knowing that such a thing was impossible, no matter what she could never have the life she once did.

"I thought I might find you here." Luna was drawn out of her musing by a familiar voice, she didn't even need to turn around to see who had joined her.

"Yusei, what are you doing here?" She kept her back turned to him in order to hide the blush that tinged her cheeks. Yusei was yet another impossible dream that Luna had. He was so much older than her that there was no chance he'd ever reciprocate her girlish crush, but that didn't change the way she felt about him.

In truth Luna owed Yusei more than she could ever repay. He and his friends had taken her in when she first arrived. They hadn't asked a lot of questions at first. They hadn't need to, they just saw a girl who needed help. Now she trusted them with everything, including her past.

"I was looking for you," Yusei said, "You missed the duel. It's not like you to do that since you like to study up on his tactics. So I got a little worried and started looking for you." Yusei didn't dare speak the name of the person who had betrayed her. It was taboo as far as she was concerned. Not hearing the name made her hurt a little less.

"Thank you for your concern Yusei, but I've seen enough, his tactics haven't changed a bit. Honestly I'm surprised he's held on to the title as long has he has with his predictable strategies. Half the duelists in the Satellite could pick apart the pros. He won I assume?" Luna finally turned toward Yusei before speaking these words.

"Of course he won, it's that Life Stream Dragon of his. It's such a powerful creature with its high attack power and devastating effects. I'm not even sure I could beat him in a duel if he summoned it." Yusei said.

"You don't have to worry about beating him in a duel Yusei; after all, that's my job. Though I'm pretty sure you could find a way to beat him if you had to. It's like I said before half the duelists in the Satellite are better than the jokes they let play in the Kaiba Dome. Maybe that's why they don''t want us to have Duel Discs, they know they wouldn't be the top of the heap if we could legally duel. Satellite duelists have to make due with what they can get their hands on they're forced to be creative and think up new strategies because they don't have the resources to buy the best stuff."

"Maybe you're right Luna," Yusei said with a chuckle, "but I don't think you're giving him enough credit. He is a talented duelist."

"Oh, I know that better than anyone Yusei, but I'm not worried. I'm better than when we last met, thanks to you, Jack, and and the others. I'm pretty sure I can take him and take back what's mine. So is he still using that idiotic Duel Board of his instead of a proper Runner?" Luna asked.

"Yeah, he is, the crowd loves it and he loves the attention." Yusei said.

"He always did have a flair for the theatrical. At least I'll still have the speed advantage over His Duel Board since I'll be using a Duel Runner."

"That doesn't seem to help his competition much." Yusei noted.

"The competition he's been facing don't know him half as well as I do and my old deck has been improved since I came to the Satellite; I should be able to catch him off guard. If only he hadn't stolen my Ancient Fairy Dragon, then I could really show him. Still all the same I'm going to send his world crashing down just like he did to me."

"Luna, you don't have to do this you know, what good is revenge going to do you?"

"Yusei, if I don't do it, he gets away with everything he did. I can't go home because of him, do you think he should just get off scot free for that?"

"No, I don't but this plan we made to get someone to New Domino is risky and dangerous, we're not even sure if we have a Runner fast enough to pull it off. Not to mention he's an amazing duelist and while you've improved a lot it might be better if Jack or I went in your place."

"No Yusei, I have to do this, it's my problem and I have to solve it." Luna declared.

"I understand, after all, I can't go home because of something someone else did either." The pair lapsed into silence for a moment. It wasn't often talked about that Yusei had been born in New Domino like Luna, and not the Satellite like the rest of their friends, for a lot of painful reasons. Still the shared origins had made the pair closer in a way.

Luna turned back toward New Domino, that memory, that dream that hovered just out of her reach. Oh how she missed her old home. Yet if she went back, she would miss the people she'd lived with here in the Satellite. Especially Yusei.

"It's beautiful isn't it Luna?" He asked rhetorically.

"Yeah it is, and one day i'm going to find a way to get everyone I care about over there." Luna promised.

"I'm coming for you Leo, just you wait, soon I'll pay you back for everything you did to me." She thought.

Much like his sister Leo was staring at the horizon from the window in his penthouse suite, though his vision tracked in the opposite direction, away from New Domino and toward the Satellite. It his hand he held her Ancient Fairy Dragon, the card that had been the ticket to his new life as Turbo Dueling champion.

"I wonder if Luna still misses you?" He shook his head to clear it. He shouldn't be thinking about her. He had no regrets. He'd only done what he'd had to in order to get a better life. Still, sometimes he wondered if she was still out there.

"Thinking about your sister again Leo?" The almost silky voice of Director Goodwin made him jump.

"No, I've moved past that." He protested weakly as he tossed Ancient Fairy Dragon away.

"Good, I wouldn't want you distracted, it wouldn't be good for your dueling. I wouldn't worry too much about Luna anyway. We're doing everything we can to make sure she never bothers you again. That is what you wanted after all is it not?" Goodwin asked. Leo knew full well that the man already knew the answer.

"Yeah, it's what I wanted alright." He said. "What do you want anyway?"

"I just came to congratulate you on your victory against Hunter Pace. The crowd was certainly most pleased to see their champion come out on top against such a powerful foe." Leo snorted, that was the best joke he'd heard all day.

"Hunter Pace? A powerful opponent? Hardly. He may be the former champion but that duel was boring. A textbook win for me. Luna had a better burn deck than Hunter. Once I got Life Stream Dragon out his entire deck was shut down. Between it and my Morphtronics I doubt there's a duelist in the city who can beat me. What I wouldn't give for a real challenge."

"I'm sorry he was a disappointment Leo, but I'm afraid that's life at the top. So few peers, it can be lonely. I'll try to find you better opponents in the future."

"Whatever, why did you pick me to be your golden boy anyway Goodwin?" Leo asked.

"I chose you Leo, because I saw a boy with unbelievable talent being squandered as he looked after his sick sister. A diamond in the rough if you will. I saw great things in your future Leo, I still do and I haven't been wrong so far now have I?"

"No, but I'm still confused. Why did I have to take Luna's card?" He asked.

"We've had this conversation before. It was a way to prove your dedication to getting the new life you wanted so badly. Have I not delivered? It's a little late for second thoughts."

"I'm not having second thoughts. It's just that some things still don't make sense to me."

I promise you that everything will make sense when the time is right. You just have to trust me Leo."

"Alright." Leo said with a nod, "After all you haven't steered me wrong yet." Still in the back of his mind he couldn't help but feel that something was off. It was obvious Goodwin wasn't telling him everything. What other motives the man could have for helping him Leo didn't know, but he knew there had to be more to his new life than the director wanting to promote some squandered talent.

He couldn't shake the feeling that it had something to do with the birthmark on his arm, that looked like a pair of wings. Something bigger was going on her. Something big was coming, and for some reason he felt like he and Luna were going to be caught in the middle of it. Which meant sooner or later he'd have to face his past, and who knew what would happen then.

Thank you for reading reading, please review. Also I'd like to thank my beta for this story Zero Slash One.