I've finally found my stupid plot bunny for this story! Okay, I am very very sorry that I haven't updated this story in six months, but I just lost interest in the whole Yugioh genre. Add first year university to that, and it's not a good mix. Thanks to the following people who left me reviews:

Blue Hurricane: Thanks for the review. This chapter will have the rest of the Fortune Cup so hopefully it will have more action.

Ray nee chan: I get that way too sometimes. Okay, here's a hint. Alyssa is starting to acknowledge the fact that she likes Yusei.

Arcee-chan: Reading chapters until the middle of the night is something that I do too.

: Thanks. Don't worry about not reviewing. Sometimes I don't review for a few chapters too.

Amy122: Yeah, it would be really weird. She will fall for him soon.

Flamaij: I thought it was a filler chapter, but when I went back and read it, I didn't think it was either. Oops. You'll just have to wait and see about Greiger.

Elouise Victoria: Having readers point out my mistakes helps me to improve the story, so don't apologize for it. I thank you for helping me. I'm glad people like Vixen.

Avrilla de Senetaz: Oh, oops. Thanks for pointing that out. I forgot to explain. Alyssa wore the mask under her hat. Solum said that she had to wear it on her head, not her face. So, she used that loophole.

Agent of the Divine One: Thanks. Now she will be more cautious.

Drachegirl14: Thank god my OC is realistic. I hate Mary-Sues and if Alyssa turned into one, I would have killed her off. If she starts to seem like one, could you, or someone, please tell me, nicely, so that I can fix her? Thanks. Some of the spelling may be a little off. Sorry.

Shadow-dog18: There will be more moments to come.

Leo112: Good. I'm not quite sure about the whole romance part of it, so I'm kind just making it up as I go.

Storm: Uchiha: Thanks. Glad you like it.

WereDragon Ex: I wasn't sure if it was Greiger or Boomer that was his English dub name, so I picked one at random. Also, the names started out as the originals, but I am not sure why I threw in some English dub names. Sorry about that. She could have, but figured it would be best to tell the truth. All lies are like little wires connected to one another. Really? Oops. That was a mistake on my part. I remembered Yusei throwing the card back at Jack, but I forgot that Yusei had the card during the Fortune Cup. Thanks for pointing that out.

Nemos: All those questions shall be answered in due time. I would give spoilers, but then I think it just ruins the story. Thanks for the review!

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And thank you to everyone who is reading this story. Now enough of my blabbering, on with the chapter! I'm sorry about mixing the Japanese and English names of the characters.

Disclaimer: I don't own Yugioh 5D's because, well, I just don't. Solum belongs to Agent of the Divine One.

Chapter 16: Why Do I Attract the Crazy People?

"Welcome to the second day of the Fortune Cup!" the announcer guy said as the stadium roared with cheers. "Are you ready to see some action packed dueling?" The crowd just cheered louder.

"Oh my god," I said, covering my ears to block out the noise, "I'm going to have permanent hearing loss when this thing is over."

"Oh, you'll get used to it, Lyss," Solum said from his seat next to her.

"Doubt it," I replied, but the announcer guy interrupted me before I could say anything else.

"And now, here is the next duel!" Well, the crowd went absolutely nuts. "Help me welcome the Black Storm, Greiger!"

When he shouted Greiger's name, a distant roar could be heard. It steadily got louder and louder and louder until Greiger came bursting out into the stadium on his duel runner. The crowd burst into applause and cheers.

"That's his duel runner!" Solum yelled in surprise, and I could see why.

Greiger's duel runner was Huge! It had a skull on the front, two wheels on the back on each side, and one wheel connected to the front. Greiger skidded to a stop at one of the starting lines.

"And the Shooting Star from Satellite, Yusei Fudo!" To my great surprise, the crowd actually cheered as Yusei came out onto the track.

"Hey, Ruka, why are they suddenly cheering for Yusei?" I asked the little girl, seated on my left.

"Because he beat an imposter that used a fire type deck yesterday. I guess the crowd was impressed," Ruka said.

"Hey, what did I miss?" Rua asked as he slipped into his seat beside Ruka.

"Nothing much. They are just starting," Ruka said. I was about to ask Rua where he had gotten too when the duel started. Shrugging it off, I turned my attention to the duel.

'Come on, Yusei! I know you can win!' I thought silently to myself as I watched the duel progress.

Greiger currently had 3400 points and two speed counters while Yusei had 1900 life points and no speed counters. It was now Yusei's turn.

"I draw!" Yusei said as his SPC went to one and Grieger's went to three. "I summon Shield Warrior in Defense mode!" His monster popped onto the field in a blue colour.

"You activated my monster's special ability!" Grieger yelled, "Flying Fortress Sky Fire, destroy his Shield Warrior and inflict 800 points of damage!"

I watched as Yusei's monster was destroyed and his life points dropped to 1100. 'He is really good,' I thought to myself, as Yusei put one card face down and ended his turn.

"I draw!" Greiger said, looked at the card, and then placed it in his hand. "Now, Flying Fortress Sky Fire, attack Yusei directly!"

"If that attack hits, Yusei's going to lose!" Rua said. However, Yusei activated a trap.

"I activate Big Tornado of the Wastelands. By destroying my face down, I can revive my Speed Warrior, which takes the hit instead."

"I set one card down and end my turn," Greiger said.

Alyssa let out a breath and agreed with Rua when he said, "That was a close one."

As Yusei's turn started, his SPC went up to three while Greiger's went up to five.

"I summon Fortress Warrior in defense mode."

"Did you forget about my monster's ability? Well, here is a reminder," Greiger said as Flying Fortress Sky Fire destroyed Yusei's monster and dropping his life points to 300.

"I know Yusei didn't forget about that ability, so why did he allow it to happen?" Rua wondered.

'I have no idea, Rua,' I thought, 'But hopefully he has some kind of plan.'

"I use the magic card Speed Spell-Zero Rebirth, to bring back my Fortress Warrior," Yusei said as his monster popped back onto the field, "Next I summon Turbo Booster. Now Fortress Warrior, attack Flying Fortress Sky Fire!"

I watched as the two monsters did battle, but for some reason unknown to her, Yusei's monster wasn't destroyed.

"By activating my monster's special ability, I don't lose any life points and my monster isn't destroyed in battle. Now, I tribute Turbo Booster to destroy your Flying Fortress Sky Fire!"

"I activate Chariot Pile!" Greiger yelled, as his SPC went to six and Yusei's went to four. "This card let's me inflict 800 points of damage to my opponent."

"I tribute my Warrior Fortress to negate the attack," Yusei said, as his monster was destroyed.

"I end my turn," Greiger said.

"My draw!" Yusei said, and looked at the card that he drew. "I summon Junk Synchron to the field. Next, I activate it's special ability which allows me to bring back Speed Warrior!"

'He's going to do a synchro summon,' I thought with glee.

"By combining my two monsters I can synchro summon Junk Warrior!" Yusei said as his two monsters broke apart and created a new one. "Now attack Greiger directly!"

"Not so fast!" Greiger said, "I tribute my Chariot Pile to destroy your monster." Junk Warrior was destroyed and Greiger's life points went to 2600.

"I set one card face down and end my turn," Yusei said looking annoyed.

"Shoot. I thought he had it," Rua said.

"A duel is never over until the last card is played," Tanner said.

'That's too true,' I thought, remembering all the times that my sister was able to claim victory even when she was down a lot. A dull ache started in my heart as I though about my sister, but before I could think anymore, Iwas brought out of her trance by Greiger.

"Now, I summon Black Salvo. I will use its special ability to revive Trap Reactor * Y F1. Then I Synchro summon Dark Strike Fighter." Alyssa watched in awe as his monster popped out onto the field with a whopping 2600 attack points. Now, Dark Strike Fighter, attack Yusei!"

"I activate the card Synchro Spirits. This allows me to revive my Junk Synchron and Speed Warrior from my grave yard."

Alyssa saw that Dark Strike Fighter's attack was going to hit Junk Synchron.

"By removing my Shield Warrior from play, I can save my Junk Synchron from your attack," Yusei said.

"I activate Chariot Pile to take out the rest of your life points," Greiger said.

'But I thought that card was destroyed,' I thought. 'I should really duel some more to learn about these cards.'

"Not so fast. I sacrifice my Speed Warrior, so the damage goes to zero," Yusei said, as his Speed Warrior disappeared.

"Whatever," Greiger said, "I can still activate this! My Ultimate Flare card. This card allows me to special summon one Ultimate Flare Token."

"My draw," Yusei said, "and I summon Tuning Supporter in attack mode. Next I use this card and my Junk Synchron to Synchro Summon Armory Arm, and thanks to my Tuning Supporter, I get to draw one card." Yusei drew his card. "I use Speed Spell-Synchro Return to special summon my Junk Warrior. I equipped my Junk Warrior with Armory Arm which boosts its attack points to 3300. Now, attack his Dark Strike Fighter!"

I watched in amazement as Greiger's monster was destroyed and his life points dropped to 1900. Then he was delt 2600 points of damage by the Armory Arm, which dropped his life points all the way to zero.

"He won. Yusei won!" Rua yelled, as the crowd applauded. I couldn't stop myself from cheering.

"Hey, Chariot Pile is still attached to his duel runner," Rua said, noticing this.

"You're right, Rua, but I wonder what for," Ruka said. Just then, the announcer's microphone stopped working and Greiger could be heard.

"Everyone! Goodwin is responsible for the destruction of my village! He destroyed it in his quest to summon the Crimson Dragon!" Greiger said as images of a destroyed village were shown to the audience.

"Goodwin did that!" I said in astonishment, "That guy is really twisted!"

Everyone was talking at once when Greiger spoke once more. "Yusei, Jack. You can't win if you play by Goodwin's rules!" Then he jumped onto his duel runner and raced around the track.

I noticed that Yusei had done the same, but went in the opposite direction. All I could do was watch in horror as Yusei and Greiger collided and fell back to the track.

"What do you think is going on?" Ruka asked, when suddenly a scream from Greiger pierced the air. The stadium seemed to be in pandemonium.

Just then, Goodwin's ugly mug filled a lot of screens. "Citizens of Neo Domino City, as director of the Public Security Maintenance Bureau, it is my duty to keep you all safe, even if it means giving up my own life."

"Oh, what a bunch of bull poop," I said. However, a lot of the people seemed soothed by these words and calmed down.

"Look! Those guys are taking Greiger away!" Rua said.

"I'm going to see what's up," Tanner said.

"I have to go see Greiger!" Rua said, moving to get up but Solum put a hand on his shoulder.

"I don't think you can, Rua," Solum said, "He is probably already on his way to the Facility."

"But…." Rua said, before his shoulders slumped in defeat. "Okay, I guess you're right."

"I'm sure you could talk to Greiger after," I said, "We could go see him." At this suggestion, Rua looked a little scared. "What?"

"You want to go to The Facility?" Rua asked.

"Yeah," I said, not comprehending what's so bad about that. I knew people went all the time to visit their relatives in the big house.

"You can't, Alyssa," Tanner said.

"They don't let anyone into the Facility. The only way to get in, is to become a criminal," Yanagi added.

"Besides, there's a bunch of bad people in there," Rua pointed out.

"Yeah, but you two," I said, looking at Tanner and Yanagi, "and Yusei were in the Facility, and you don't seem like bad people."

"You do get the odd nice person in there, I will admit, but the Facility isn't a place that you want to go visit," Tanner said standing up. "Well, I'm going to go see Yusei. See what the heck happened down there."

"Okay," Ruka said.

"We'll be here," I added.

As I watched Yanagi's retreating figure go up the stairs, I saw a flash of movement from the corner of my eye. Turning my head a fraction of an inch, I scanned the top area of the arena, but whoever had been there, if anyone at all, was gone. Giving myself a mental shake, I noticed that the rest of the gang had already left, and were now waiting for me at the top of the stairs.

"Oi! Alyssa! Unless you want to walk home, I would suggest getting your butt in gear!" Solum yelled.

"Yeah, yeah," I said, standing and stretching, "I'm coming. Don't get your boxers in a knot."

"So, what's happening now?" Ruka asked once I had reached them.

"Well, we could go track down Yanagi and Yusei," Tanner said, "It would be easier than getting outside." He gestured to the overly packed doors.

"I say finding Yusei and Yanagi sounds like a good idea," I said, eyeing the mass of people warily.

"Oh, don't tell me you still have personal space issues," Solum said, laughing.

"What's wrong with wanting to have my own little bubble of space?" I said, walking off before Solum could reply.

"Do you really think Goodwin was behind the destruction of Greiger's village?" Rua asked, as we walked back to Tops.

"I'm not sure, but with Goodwin you just never know," Yusei said.

They continued the debate about Goodwin and his motives for doing what he has done, but I tuned them out and got lost in my own world.

'Could Goodwin have really destroyed someone's village? Is he really that power hungry? Why is he so interested in this Crimson Dragon anyways? How….'

BANG! Booooingg!

"Ow," I said, rubbing my now throbbing nose. I had been so lost in thought that I hadn't been watching where I was going, and had walked straight into a pole.

"Did you just walk into that pole?" Rua asked, but was trying his hardest not to laugh. Solum was outright laughing. Yanagi was snickering. Ruka was trying to hide her smile, and Tanner and Yusei both just looked amused.

"Oh shut up," I said, walked away with as much dignity as I could muster. Well, that and the fact that I had started to laugh.

"Alyssa, I think you should come back here," Ruka called out nervously, "This isn't the best part of the neighborhood."

"Ruka, I'm half a block ahead of you guys. Do you really think I'm going to get mugged?" I asked back loudly.

"You know, you really should listen to the little girl," a creepy voice said from behind me. Whipping around, I came face to face with a masked figure. The same figure that I had seen before.

"Who the hell are you?" I asked, taking a step backwards.

"You already know who I am, Alyssa. Well, you know what I am anyways. You will find out who I am soon enough. For now, watch your back," he said.

"Is that supposed to be a threat?" Tanner asked, as the rest of the gang had caught up.

Instead of replying, the person just bolted across the road, but not before leaving one last comment. "If you want to know who I am, meet me at the bridge! Eleven O'clock Saturday!"

"What did he mean by that?" Rua asked.

"Donno," Ruka replied before shaking my arm, "Alyssa? You okay?"

"God damnit!" I yelled, causing her to jump, "Why do I attract the crazy people?"

So, again, I am really sorry for not updating, and I am really sorry that this chapter might not be the greatest. The next chapter will be better. Promise. Thank s for taking the time to read this. I really don't deserve it. Peace out for now!