Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Over the Nexus

Fan Fiction by: Spirit Reader

Yu-Gi-Oh! (Including GX, 5D's, and Zexal) original creator: Kazuki Takahashi

Chapter 1 – Enter Takashi Nakamura

Outside of the large and industrialist metropolis known as New Domino City, resides a large and mostly empty desert. In this wasteland resides one small town, which is known as Crash Town. The town has an old 19th century theme to it as the people who live there wear old fashion cowboy clothes. Not a lot of people, who live in New Domino City, know about Crash Town. However the same can't be said for the people of Crash Town. You see town is known for its mines, which produce a very valuable mineral known as Dyne. This mineral is one of the key pieces people need in order to construct Duel Runners, the high-speed motorcycles that Duelist use in order to Turbo Duel.

About 50 years ago two individuals, Malcolm and Radley, discovered the rare mineral by accident. The two managed to gather other people to help them in their excavation and they eventually made Crash Town so that they could live closer to the mines. However, Radley and Malcolm began to fight over the mines. The two of them split up and began having the people who served under them Duel each other. The town became ruled by such duels, so a law was made so that both families would control themselves.

Once the sun sets, both factions must have one person represent them. The two Duel one another and whoever loses must work in the mines for the opposing faction.

For over 20 years both Malcolm's and Radley's faction have been fighting and no one can be sure when the conflict will actual end. It is here in this violent town, where our story begins.

Inside of the smaller houses of Crash Town a sleeping boy, who had black hair with cerulean blue highlights, was sleeping peacefully in his bed. This boy's name is Takashi Nakamura and he is 15-year-old. Ever since he could walk, Takashi has always loved to Duel. He especially loved Turbo Dueling. The speed and the excitement of the event has always been on his mind. However, even though he was a good duelist, Takashi doesn't own a Duel Runner nor does he have the means to construct one. Despite those obstacles though, Takashi still believes that one day he'll become the next King of Turbo Duels.

As the young man sleeps in his bed an old man, with gray hair, huge mustache, and was wearing cowboy clothes, entered the room. As he looked at Takashi, the old man started glaring at him and proceeded to slap the boy in the head. The slap woke Takashi up at once and he immediately jumped up. However when he turned and saw the old man, he just sighed and sat back down on the bed.

"C'mon Klaus…" Takashi groaned as he placed the blanket over his head. "Why the hell are you waking me up so early in the morning?

Hearing this caused Klaus to punch Takashi in the head. "First of all it's not morning!" He said. "And second don't use that language in this house Takashi. You know better than that. Now get up!"

The young man sighed again before getting out of his bed. "Fine…fine." He said. Takashi got up from his bed and proceeded to head over to the bathroom. As he was washing his face and brushing his teeth, Klaus began talking to him some more.

"Takashi…" He said. "Do you plan on leaving the house today?"

Takashi gave him the thumbs up as he was busy brushing his teeth, thus was unable to talk back.

"I see. Then I need you to go to the bank and withdraw some money." Klaus explained. "We're almost all out of cash."

Hearing him say that caused Takashi to almost swallow the toothpaste that was in his mouth. He quickly caught himself and spit the teeth cleaning liquid into the sink. He then ran out of the bathroom and glared at the old man.

"How the heck did we run out of money so fast?" He asked him. "Last time I checked we had enough cash to last us for an entire month!"

"It's because you always spend your money are the newest Duel Monster cards." Klaus told him. "You know those cards aren't cheap here and yet you still buy them as if we have all the money in the world. Do I need to remind you about what's going out there?"

Takashi looked at Klaus for a minute before swinging his head in disagreement. He knew about the conflict between the Radley and Malcolm families and he also knew that both sides raised the amount of money on Duel Monster cards. They did this because they didn't want the commoners to buy cards, when they really needed them.

"Listen Takashi…" Klaus said as he put his hand on one of the boy's shoulders. "I know you love to Duel, but you shouldn't let dueling get in the way of our money problems. We barely have enough to keep the place that we have now. So you can't spend it on things that aren't as important."

The young man nodded his head. "I know…I'm sorry." He said. "I'll try to handle our money better."

"Good…" Klaus said as a smile appeared o his face. "Now I'm about to head to work. You enjoy yourself until I get back and make sure you go to the bank."

Takashi nodded his head and with that Klaus left his room and proceeded to leave the house. Once he was gone, Takashi proceeded to put on his clothes, which were like Klaus's. Once he was done getting dress he walked over to his desk and opened the top cabinet. Inside was his Duel Disk, a device that Duelist use to bring Dueling to a higher level, and his Dueling Deck. He attached the Duel Disk to his left arm and inserted his deck in the slot provided. Once he finished doing that, he left his house.

Once he was outside, the young began observing the scenery. He saw that a lot of people were out so he knew that today was going to be pretty busy. He decided to head over to bank first before going out to do anything else. So he quickly made his way over there and luckily for him hardly anyone was inside. So Takashi quickly made his withdraw and left the bank. He then headed back home and put the money inside of a safe before going back outside. However as soon as he came out he saw a young boy with dark skin and black hair waiting for him.

"Hey Takashi…" The boy said.

Takashi smiled when he saw him and began walking over to him, "Hey West." He replied.

West was 8-year-old boy who saw Takashi as one of his best friends. He always looked up to him and would always challenge him to a duel. It was good for them because, the two of them were always looking to improve. However they always avoid dueling whenever members of the Malcolm or Radely family were around because they didn't want them to notice that they were dueling. If they did they might want to recruit them.

"So what you've been up too?" Takashi asked.

"Nothing much…" West answered. "Though, I have been looking for you all day."

This confused Takashi somewhat. "Why were you looking for me?" He asked. "You needed me for something?"

"Yeah…" West said as he nodded his head. "Come with me."

West lead Takashi to the end of Crash Town and the two of them soon came across an old shack. This was West's hiding place and he would always come here to play or to be alone. When the two went inside they saw a little girl with long black hair and skin just as dark as West's. The girl turned and looked at the two boys and began to smile.

"West…Takashi…" She said.

"Hey Nico…" Takashi replied with a smile on his face.

Nico was West's older sister by 2 year, thus making her 10-years-old. Like her little brother, Nico saw Takashi as one of her best friends and almost saw him as an older brother. Takashi felt the same about the two children as almost saw them as his younger siblings.

"Hey sis…is it ready yet?" West asked his sister. "I really want to show it to Takashi."

Nico shook her head. "Not yet West." She said. "Give me more time and it'll be ready."

West nodded his head at Nico before looking back at Takashi. "Hey…while we wait for her to get ready, why don't we have a Duel?" He proposed.

"Sure…I don't have a problem with that." Takashi said. "Besides, it would be good to see how much you've improved since our last Duel."

"I've improved a lot." West told him. "I'll defeat you this time Takashi!"

With that the young boy brought out his Duel Disk from his trunk and inserted his deck into the slot holder. Takashi and West would then activate their Duel Disk, which started to glow as soon as they cut on. They then separated from one another and began drawing 5 cards from their decks

"Duel!"

Takashi: 4000 LP

West: 4000 LP

"I'm first." West declared. "Draw!"

The young boy drew a card from his deck and placed it into his hand. Once he did that, he took another card and placed it onto his Monster Card Zone.

"I Summon: Celtic Guardian, in Attack Mode!"

Celtic Guardian: ATK 1400 DEF 1200 LVL 4

Upon placing the card onto his Duel Disk, a bright light illuminated West's side of the field. Soon, an elf knight appeared and stood in front of him as it held a sword in its right hand. Once it was on the field, Wes grabbed another card from his hand. This time however, he inserted it into the Spell/Trap Zone of his Duel Disk. The card appeared face-down on the field, right behind Celtic Guardian.

"I then set one card face-down on the field and end my turn."

Takashi nodded his head in approval as he knew that it was his turn now. So he proceeded to gently place his right hand on the top of his deck.

"It's my turn." He said. "Draw!"

The young man swiftly drew a card from the deck and looked at it for a few moments. Once he finished, Takashi placed the card onto his Duel Disk's Monster Card Zone.

"I Summon: Luster Dragon, in Attack Mode!"

Luster Dragon: ATK 1900 DEF 1600 LVL 4

Just like when west placed Celtic Guardian's card onto his Monster Card Zone, a bright flash of light appeared as Takashi placed his card on his Duel Disk. From that light, a beautiful blue dragon with sapphire scales appeared onto Takashi's side of the field. The dragon glared at Celtic Guardian and proceeded to roar at the knight.

"Luster Dragon, attack Celtic Guardian!"

Luster Dragon obeyed its master's commanded and released a powerful blast of blue energy from its mouth. The attack struck Celtic Guardian, destroying the knight completely and draining a portion of West's Life Points.

West: 3500 LP

Once the attack ended, Takashi noticed that West was a little shaken up by it. Despite the fact that monsters that they summoned were holograms, they looked very realistic. This was due to the Solid Vision system which installed during old days of Yugi Muto and Seto Kaiba. The purpose behind the Solid Vision system was to bring a sense of realism towards the game of Duel Monsters, thus making the game far more excited than it would be if played on a table.

"Are you okay, West?" Takashi asked.

West got himself refocused as he began to shake his head for a few seconds. Once he finished he looked towards Takashi and nodded his head in approval. Upon receiving his answer, Takashi continued on with his turn as he took one card from his hand and inserted it into his Spell/Trap Zone. Like with West, Takashi's card appeared face-down on the field.

"I end my turn by setting one card face-down."

"Ok, then It's my turn again." West replied. "Draw!"

The young boy drew a card from his deck and placed it into his hand. He then examined all of his cards, wanting to make sure that the next card he chooses a card that will help him. After about a minute, he grabbed a card and placed it horizontally onto his Monster Card Zone.

"For this turn, I Summon the Tuner Monster: Tune Warrior, in Defense Mode!"

Tune Warrior: ATK 1600 DEF 200 LVL 3

Another bright flash of light appeared on West's side of the field as a red robot was summoned onto his field. The robot proceeded to kneel down to one knee and crossed its arm, taking a defensive position in front of its master. Upon seeing the monster, a small smile appeared on Takashi's face.

"A Tuner Monster…" He said. "With that card in your deck, it must mean that you have a Synchro Monster."

"That's right." West replied, also with a smile on his face. "I got it when I at the card shop. I've been practicing like crazy so that I can properly play it when we dueled."

In the game of Duel Monsters, there were special monster that were unlike the normal monster that people play. Synchro Monsters are one of those monsters. To summon one, a Duelist must first have a regular monster and unique type of monster called a Tuner Monster. The level of the Synchro Monster that the Duelist wants to Summon must equal the combined level of the Tuner and regular monsters used to form it.

"It's cool that you now have a Synchro Monster of your own, West." Takashi said with approval. "I hope I get the chance to see it in this Duel."

West nodded his head. He knew by Takashi's words that while he wanted to see the Synchro Monster, he wasn't going to make it him to summon it. Realizing that, West looked through his hand again and picked out a card from it. He then inserted the card into his Spell/Trap Zone, which appeared face-down on the field.

"I set one card face-down and end my turn." He said.

"It's my turn again." Takashi said. "Draw!"

Upon drawing a card and placing it into his hand, Takashi examined West's side of the field very carefully. He saw that his young friend hand one monster out and two face-down cards. He could tell from this that the face-downs were going to be used to protect West's monster. At least until his brings out the monster needed to perform a Synchro Summoning.

To make sure his young opponent doesn't get the chance to summon his monster, Takashi grabbed a card from his hand and placed it horizontally onto his Monster Card Zone.

"I Summon the Tuner Monster: Dread Dragon, in Defense Mode!"

Dread Dragon: ATK 1100 DEF 400 LVL 2

The bright flash of light illuminated the field again as a brown dragon with short wings appeared on the field. The dragon stood next to Luster Dragon and proceeded to take a defensive position in front of Takashi.

"Next, I'll have Luster Dragon attack Tune Warrior!"

Luster Dragon roared and started gathering power so it could release its attack. As that was happening, West pressed a button on his Duel Disk. This action activated one of his face-down cards, which started to flip up.

"I activate the Trap Card: Negate Attack!" He declared. "With this Trap, I can negate your Luster Dragon's attack and end your Battle Phase!"

As Luster Dragon fired its attack, a giant vortex appeared in front of Tune Warrior. The vortex sucked up the attack, protecting the warrior in the process.

"Nice move there West." Takashi said with a smile. "You're starting to think more strategically."

"Well…I did learn from the best." The young boy replied, having remembered that he learned most of his skills from Takashi himself. "You were the one who always said that I needed to protect my monsters better."

"That's true…But I also told that you need to protect your Life Points as well."

A confused expression appeared on West's face as he saw Takashi grab another card and insert it into his Spell/Trap Zone.

"I activate the Spell Card: Meteor of Destruction!" He declared. "With the power of this Spell, I can inflict 1000 points of damage towards your Life Points!"

Both Duelists looked towards the ceiling as they saw a giant rainbow colored meteor appeared onto the field. The meteor quickly made its way over towards West and exploded upon making contact with him.

West: 2500 LP

As he watched the smoke clear and saw that West was alright, Takashi looked through all the cards in his hand again. Once he saw that he didn't have another other moves to make this turn, the young man looked towards his opponent.

"I'm done for now West. I end my turn."

Upon hearing Takashi say that he ended his turn, a huge smile appeared on West's face. He then looked towards him as he placed his hand on his deck.

"I did it!" He yelled with an excited tone of voice. "I finally did it!"

"Did what?" Takashi asked.

"This!" The young boy replied. "It's my turn. Draw!"

West swiftly drew a card from his deck and quickly placed it into his hand. Once he did that, he pressed another button on his Duel Disk so that his other face-down card could activate.

"I activate the Trap Card: Call of the Haunted! With this Trap Card, I can revive one of the monsters that rest in my Graveyard. The monster that I choose is my Celtic Guardian!"

As the Trap Card flipped up, both Duelists saw Celtic Guardian pop out it and stand next to Tune Warrior. Upon seeing both monsters, a smile appeared on Takashi's face as he finally figured out why West said he did it.

"Alright Takashi…" The young boy said. "This is it! I Tune my Level 4 Celtic Guardian with my Level 3 Tune Warrior! Great spark of the sky, pass judgment on those that spread evil! Synchro Summon! Shine, Lightning Warrior!"

Lightning Warrior: ATK 2400 DEF 1200 LVL 7

Tune Warrior and Celtic Guardian quickly jumped into the air as both monsters started to glow. Soon, Tune Warrior transformed into 3 green rings and placed them inside of Celtic Guardian. Once that happened, Celtic Guardian transformed into 4 shining stars. Then, a bright flash of light consumed the stars and a new monster appeared onto West's side of the field. The monster was a warrior wearing silver armor with two red scarfs, one of its neck and the other on its waist. The warrior also had spiky yellow hair ad was wearing a silver mask across its face.

The sight of the monster impressed Takashi as it was the first time that he's seen West summon a Synchro Monster before. This action made him feel really proud as his young friend was on his way to becoming a True Duelist.

"Go Lightning Warrior!" West called. "Destroy Luster Dragon with your Lightning Claw!"

The warrior complied with its master's orders and started gather electricity into its right hand. Once it gathered enough, the Synchro Monster dashed towards Luster Dragon and destroyed the beast with one swoop.

Takashi: 3500 LP

"Next, I activate Lightning Warrior's Special Ability! When it destroys one of my opponent's monsters through Battle and sends it to the Graveyard, it can deal them 300 points of damage for every card that's in their hand! You have 4 cards in your hand Takashi. That means you're being dealt 1200 points of damage!"

Lightning Warrior appeared before Takashi and placed its hand right on top of him. Once it did that, the warrior proceeded to shock the young man with its electrical powers and drain him of more of his Life Points.

Takashi: 2300 LP

As Takashi instinctively fell to one knee, the smile of West's face grew larger as he saw that his opponent's Life Points were now less than his own. The mere sight of this caused him to jump up and down with joy.

"I did it!" He yelled. "I have finally have more Life Points than Takashi!"

The little boy raced across the hideout, as the feeling of accomplishment only grew with each passing second. The mere sight of this embarrassed Nico, as she was ashamed that her little brother was making this big of a deal out of this. As for Takashi, who finally got back to both feet, he liked the scene. Out of all the times that he and West dueled one another, the latter had never reduced his Life Points beyond 1000 points. The fact that he was able to take down 1700 Life Points was a real accomplishment for him as he understood why he felt the way he did.

"Good job, West." He thought to himself.

West continued to parade around the hideout for another two minutes before Nico finally stopped him. She then got him to focus back on the Duel before she went back to doing what she was doing.

"Alright Takashi…" The young boy said. "I don't have any other moves to make. So I end my turn."

"Ok…" Takashi replied. "It's my turn. Draw!"

As Takashi drew a card from his deck, he started to hear the roar of powerful dragon from within his mind. The sound of the dragon made him smile as he inserted the card that he drew into his Spell/Trap Zone.

"I activate the Spell Card: Monster Reborn!" He declared. "With this Spell, I'm allowed to revive one monster from either Graveyard onto my side of the field. The monster that I choose is my Luster Dragon!"

Another bright flash of light illuminated Takashi's side of the field as the young Duelist's Luster Dragon reappeared onto the field. Once it showed up, Takashi grabbed a card from his hand and placed it onto his Monster Card Zone.

"Next, I Summon the Tuner Monster: Magma Drago, in Attack Mode!"

Magma Drago: ATK 1400 DEF 600 LVL 2

A powerful blast of fire erupted onto the field as a fierce red dragon arrived and stood next to Takashi's other dragons.

"I now Tune my Level 4 Luster Dragon with my Level 2 Dread Dragon, to Synchro Summon: Iron Chain Dragon, Attack Mode!"

Iron Chain Dragon: ATK 2500 DEF 1300 LVL 6

The two dragons flew up into the air and quickly perform the Synchro Summoning process that West's monsters did last turn. When they finished, a new dragon appeared from a bright flash of light. This dragon was very muscular and it had several iron chains around its body. The mere sight of this monster surprised West as he wasn't expecting Takashi to Synchro Summon a very powerful monster like Iron Chain Dragon so soon.

"Iron Chain Dragon, attack Lightning Warrior!" Takashi ordered.

The powerful dragon complied with its master's orders and proceeded to wrap its iron chains around Lightning Warrior. Once it did that, the dragon dragged the Warrior-Type monster over towards it before devouring it completely.

West: 2400 LP

As he watched his monster be devoured, West was upset that Takashi was able to come back so easily even when he thought he had the advantage. Also, since he didn't have any other monsters out nor any Spell or Trap Cards, West knew that Takashi was most likely going to attack his Life Points directly with Magma Drago.

"This was a fun Duel, West." Takashi said with a smile on his face. "As a reward for such a good match, I'll show you the monster that you always like to see."

As West eyes widen from surprise, Takashi activated the face-down card that he set during his first turn.

"I activate the Trap Card: Urgent Tuning! With this Trap, as long as I have the required monsters on my side of the field, I can perform a Synchro Summoning! So I Tune my Level 6 Iron Chain Dragon with my Level 2 Magma Drago!"

As West's eyes widen even more, Nico stopped what she was doing and looked as Takashi grabbed a card from his extra deck and placed it onto his Monster Card Zone.

"Clustering wishes will become a new shining star. Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Take flight, Stardust Dragon!"

Stardust Dragon: ATK 2500 DEF 2000 LVL 8

Iron Chain Dragon and Magma Drago flew high into the air and quickly perform the process for a Synchro Summoning. When they finished, a bright flash of light illuminated the entire hideout as a beautiful dragon appeared. It had shiny scales all over its body and had large wings which were almost as tall as it body. The sight of this dragon caused Nico and West to smile gleefully as they were excited to see the powerful Synchro Monster.

"Wow…" Nico said. "It's Stardust Dragon."

"Yeah…" West replied. "That's the Ace of Takashi's deck."

As Stardust Dragon flew just above Takashi, the young Duelist looked at the beast for a few moments. He then smiled at it, happy that it was once again by his side.

"Alright…" He said to himself. "Stardust Dragon, attack West's Life Points directly with Cosmic Flare!"

Stardust complied and started gathering energy from within its body. Once it gathered enough, the powerful dragon fired a stream of cosmic energy from its mouth. The attack struck West's body, draining him of all of his remaining Life Points.

West: 0 LP

Once West's Life Points dropped to 0, all of the holograms started to vanish. Before they did though, Takashi looked back towards Stardust Dragon and watched it roar one more time before disappearing completely. Once it was gone, the young man deactivated his Duel Disk and walked over towards West.

"Man…I thought I had you this time." The little boy said as he deactivated his own Duel Disk. "But I'm going to get you next time Takashi."

Takashi smiled upon hearing West's words. He knew well that losing a Duel could be very hard, but he was glad that his young friend was able to get over the loss quickly and use it as motivation for the next time they Duel. He then knelt down towards him and gently placed his hand on his head.

"I can't wait for that day, West." He said with a smile on his face. "Until then, keeping training hard and don't forget the basics."

West smiled and nodded his head in approval. He then shook Takashi's hand for a moment before walking over towards his sister.

"Nico…" He said. "Are they done?"

"Yeah…" She replied. "I just finished a couple of seconds ago."

The two siblings smiled at one another and proceeded to walk over towards the thing that Nico had been working on. The then put the last finishing touches on it before wrapping it up and presenting it to Takashi.

"Here Takashi…" They both said in unison. "This is for you."

The young man nodded his head and grabbed the thing that Nico and West prepared for him. He then slowly removed the wrapper and looked at it, surprised at what he saw.

"This…this is…"

Chapter Preview

Just what is the thing that Nico and West had prepared for Takashi and will he like it or not? Then later, a local rental deck tournament is taking place and Takashi decides to enter.

Next Time on Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: Over the Nexus. Chapter 2 – The Rental Deck Tournament

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Spirit Reader: Hello guys, I hope that you all like the first chapter of my new Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Fanfiction. This is an AU (Alternate Universe) fanfic, so there will unique characters that weren't in the 5D's anime. However, that doesn't mean that characters from the anime won't appear so pay close attention and look out for them.

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