bopdog111: Cloud lost against Riley.

Ulrich362: Unfortunately so.

bopdog111: Cloud doesn't seem that bothered though.

Ulrich362: No he doesn't. So what now?

bopdog111: After that Cloud needs to talk to the three girls about something.

Ulrich362: Fair enough, enjoy the chapter.

Disclaimer: We don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V but we own the OCs!

"Are you ok?" Pip asked hesitantly.

"Yeah." Cloud nodded to her with them in his room.

"We're lucky Riley is on our side." Allie admitted. "He's super strong."

Cloud nodded hearing that, "Yeah, no joke."

"Well, what do we do now while everyone else is still competing?" Sapphire inquired.

Cloud at that hugged Sapphire close to her, "We plan ahead to rescue Yuto, and Lulu."

Sapphire hugged him back only to frown. "But... how?"

Cloud at that placed a hand on his head, "Hey... I'm seeing Jack's memories right now."

"Jack?" Pip asked hearing that.

"He had remembered that..." Cloud closed his eyes as a orange haired magician was viewed, "Some kind of... magician was with Lulu, and Yuto before Obelisk Force came in... And then when the invasion started... he was leading them while Jack... was on some kind of huge Falcon..."

"A magician?" Pip asked before frowning. "Mr. Yusho?"

"Yusho?" the two girls asked Pip shocked.

Pip looked confused. "Mr. Yusho was a teacher at the Clover Branch. He was a bad guy?"

"No... No it isn't him." Cloud shook his head, "This one has... orange hair... and some kind of two tone suit."

Pip blinked before her eyes widened and she started trembling.

"Someone you know?" Sapphire asked seeing that.

"That... but he's so nice." Pip frowned.

Cloud then gasped breathing a little.

"Cloudy!" Allie cried seeing that.

"I'm fine... I think remembering from Jack took a lot." Cloud admitted laying down.

Sapphire nodded only to pause. "Pip, could you and Roscoe give the three of us a little bit of time?"

Pip looked over hearing that.

"Just a little while, do you mind?" Sapphire asked.

"For what?" Pip asked.

"So Cloud can get a little rest." Sapphire answered.

"She can stay." Cloud told her.

Sapphire looked at him before sighing. "If you're sure. Allie, can you help me with something?"

Allie looked to her.

"Well... if Cloud's a bit worn out I was thinking we could... help him relax with another massage?" Sapphire mentioned. "That is kind of our little thing now right?"

She smiled nodding before turning to Pip, "You want to help us?"

Pip's eyes widened. "I... I don't know how."

"We'll show ya." Allie smiled patting her back.

Pip nodded at that. "Ok."

"Thanks for doing that for me girls." Cloud said to them.

"Anytime Cloudy." Allie smiled.

With that Cloud took off his jacket.

"Oil or not this time?" Sapphire asked him.

"That's up to you girls." Cloud answered.

Allie smiled. "I'll get the towel."

Cloud nodded as he took off his shoes, and socks. Sapphire closed her eyes only to frown.

"Sapphire?" Pip asked.

She turned to her. "Why is this all happening?"

Pip looked down, "I don't know."

"Hey let's not let that distract us right now." Cloud told them pulling down his pants.

"I just thought if we knew why... maybe we could tell Declan and the others and help stop it." Sapphire explained before Allie walked in with the towel and a bottle of massage oil.

"That's for later though. We're gonna relax." Allie told them.

Pip smiled at that. Cloud took off his shirt as they him in his blue boxers.

"It's a little cold Cloudy." Allie warned.

"I know. We gotten through it before, and you will show Pip the ropes." Cloud smiled to her.

"True enough." Sapphire chuckled only to pause and look down with tears in her eyes.

Seeing this Pip hugged her. Her eyes widened slightly before hugging her back.

"Alright Pip if you want too you can look away." Cloud told her.

Pip blushed. "I'm... I'm ok."

With that Cloud took off his last article of clothing. Pip gasped before blushing more and swallowing nervously.

"How does he look?" Allie smiled to her.

Pip just blushed even more. "What... what do I do?"

"You can start by doing his back." Allie answered Cloud laid on the towel, "Use the oil, and rub it in."

Pip nodded putting some of the oil in her hands before hesitantly rubbing Cloud's back.

"That's it." Allie smiled patting her back.

Pip nodded as she continued.

"Do you want that part Allie?" Sapphire asked her.

Allie looked over at that. Sapphire glanced at Cloud. "Do you want to massage that this time?"

Allie realizing what she's saying blush deep, "I... uh."

"Well?" Sapphire asked her.

"Allie?" Cloud asked looking up.

Allie then nodded, "Y-Yes..."

Sapphire nodded with a smile. "I had a feeling."

"Okay Pip you can give Sapphire a turn now." Cloud told Pip.

Pip nodded backing off with a blush while Sapphire put some oil on Cloud's legs and arms and gently massaged them.

"That was so brave of you." Allie smiled to Pip patting her shoulder.

Pip nodded before blushing and hugging Roscoe. Sapphire continued on for a few minutes as Cloud smiled, "Your good at this Sapphire."

"Thanks." Sapphire smiled.

"Okay time to turn over." Cloud told the girls.

"Huh?" Pip asked with a blush.

Sapphire pulled back as Cloud rolled over.

"Your turn Allie." Sapphire told her.

Hearing that Allie blushed big walking as Sapphire handed her the oil.

"Are you ok?" Allie asked him.

"Yeah." Cloud nodded with a smile.

Allie nodded before putting some of the oil in her hands and starting her part of the massage. Cloud gasped when she started.

"Sorry." Allie apologized.

"No don't be sorry." Cloud said smiling to her.

Allie nodded as she continued.

Meanwhile...

Shark was looking over his cards.

"Are you alright?" Marin asked him.

"We lost Jack. He was such a good kid... If I get my hands on Obelisk Force." Shark growled as an aura coated him.

"Calm down." Mizar told him. "We'll get everyone back... we just need to be rationale about this."

"Still Obelisk Force took away a lot." Alito admitted, "It would be great pleasure when we get to crush them."

"I'm in complete agreement, but the more allies we can gain here the better." Dumon pointed out. "You remember the monster Marin told us about."

"Obelisk the Tormentor." Girag mentioned hearing that.

"Exactly, I'm fairly certain we're in agreement having a monster like that on our side will tip the odds in our favor." Dumon noted before frowning. "That said, I still wish we could have protected Jack from whatever happened to him."

"Well Pip is in good hands with that Jack clone of his." Vector remarked to them.

"Maybe, for now we just have to wait and see what happens." Girag mentioned.

Shark then looked at Barian Hope. Marin frowned seeing that. 'Reginald.'

"Seeing Obelisk made me. Our power is powerful on it's own but... I think we all can further evolve our powers by evolving Barian Hope!" Shark told his fellow emperors raising Barian Hope's card up.

"Evolving huh?" Alito inquired. "Sounds like a plan to me."

"Is it even possible to evolve a Chaos Xyz Monster?" Mizar inquired.

"Their's always a way." Shark added, "It's worth a try for anything."

The others all nodded in agreement at that. Riley walked in, "Declan wants you seven."

Shark turned to her before nodding. "Right."

They walked as they entered seeing Kaiba, and Declan were talking before noticing them as the latter, "Ah Shark. Just in time."

"You wanted to see us?" Shark inquired.

Declan laid down a sheet of paper, "This is to sign our alliance, and show that we agreed to work together to stop Duel Academy. I signed us for the Standard Dimension, Kaiba signed his right for the Ritual Dimension, and now we need your signature for Xyz."

Shark raised an eyebrow at that before picking up the paper and reading over it.

Treaty of Alliance

From this signed will, we will aid all Dimensions from Duel Academy's vengeful rule, and stop them from completing whatever goals they have in mind, and bring back all the people they've carded. From this contract we will always help each other, and battle against Duel Academy with all we got ready to defeat Duel Academy as equals, and as the Lancers.

Signed for Dimensions:
Declan Akaba (Standard)
Seto Kaiba (Ritual)

"Short but to the point." Shark noted only to frown. "That said, the Xyz Dimension is a bit more complicated than the Standard or Ritual Dimensions and so I can't sign this."

"Noted." Declan said taking it back.

"That isn't what I mean, the Xyz Dimension is separated into three worlds." Shark explained. "The human world, Barian World, and Astral World. The seven of us are from Barian World, and while I'm fairly certain Astral and Yuma would agree I can't make their choice for them."

"So you three are all leaders of Xyz?" Kaiba asked.

"The seven of us are the Barian Emperors, Shark or Nash is our leader." Dumon explained. "Astral is the closest thing Astral World has to a leader, and Yuma... people back home trust him a lot and he saved all three worlds."

"Hn. Sounds like Yugi." Kaiba scoffed with a grin having closed eyes hearing Yuma.

"So now what are you planning?" Shark asked Declan.

"One of my sources said that Obelisk Force are beginning their assault soon." Declan told him.

"How soon?" Mizar asked him.

"At least during the evening." Declan answered.

Marin frowned at that. "Then we need to get as many people to safety as we can."

"That would cause high panic." Declan told her, "If people panic they would make themselves easy prey. But I have a way to fix that."

"A plan?" Alito asked.

"Something like that where people won't panic while we battle Obelisk Force." Declan answered.

"Alright, we'll follow your lead for now." Shark nodded.

Declan nodded before saying, "And I had something else to talk to you, and Kaiba about."

Claude walked in holding a case as he explained, "We have designed the perfect Pendulum Cards for you all to use as Pendulum is a weapon that Duel Academy has not heard of."

The others nodded hearing that.

"Thanks but we don't need them." Alito told him.

"We don't have to use them, but owning them will help us determine who's on our side." Dumon pointed out.

"Knowing Shay he would decline using them." Alito told him.

"Regardless, if they'll be here tonight we should make our next move." Vector pointed out.

Declan meanwhile handed Kaiba a card. Kaiba took the card and looked at it before nodding calmly.

"In any case let us prepare for Obelisk Force." Declan told everyone.

"Right." Shark nodded.

"I'm ready, and they'll know what will happen when those guys piss me off." Vector smirked as he glowed.

Meanwhile...

"You girls wanna get in with me?" Cloud called for the three.

Sapphire and Allie nodded but Pip blushed nervously. Allie patted her shoulder, "It's okay Pip, we were nervous at first."

Pip blushed more. "Um... ok."

They walked in where Cloud was already in shampooing his hair.

"Freeze." Sapphire told him.

Cloud at that froze. He felt two pairs of hands massaging the shampoo into his head.

"Hey... you two didn't have to do that." Cloud said at that.

"You're right we don't have to." Sapphire pointed out.

"We want to." Allie agreed with a smile.

Cloud smiled as he said, "Well if you three get in with me while doing that I'll reward you three something nice."

"We already have." Allie told him with a smile.

Cloud blinked looking behind him. Allie and Sapphire were in the shower massaging his head though Pip was blushing and trying to hide behind Allie.

"Pip there's no need to be shy. Your under my protection." Cloud smiled to her.

"Cloud... resemblance and whatever happened aside, you really expect her to just be comfortable being undressed with someone she barely knows?" Sapphire asked him.

"No. But warming up to that someone to who trusts him to watch her will make her comfortable." Cloud answered.

Allie nodded at that. Allie turned to Pip hugging her softly. Pip hugged her back.

"Cloudy will think your pretty." Allie smiled.

Pip blushed at that. "I don't know..."

"What if I hold your hand?" Allie suggested.

Pip closed her eyes nervously before nodding. "Ok."

Allie at that took Pip's hand in her own. Pip smiled softly. "Thank you."

Allie smiled back before moving out of the way. Pip's eyes widened in shock at that. Cloud looked over her as he smiled, "In Jack's words your 'spookingly' beautiful."

Pip blushed at that and looked down nervously.

"Yes, your pretty." Sapphire admitted taking her other hand.

Pip blushed more before the four of them heard a loud sound from outside. Cloud flinched accidentally holding Pip close to him, "W-What was that!?"

"No... oh no!" Pip cried before crouching down and hiding her head in fear.

Allie rubbed Pip's back, "What is it Pip?"

"They're attacking again... just like back home." she whispered fearfully.

Cloud froze gasping.

"Cloudy?" Allie asked nervously.

He shook his head before widening his eyes, "Obelisk Force!"

Pip gasped and started shaking in fear. Cloud hugged her close to him not caring if their naked.

"What do we do?" Sapphire asked him.

"Dry off, get dressed, and help everyone." Cloud answered.

Allie and Sapphire nodded while Pip continued shaking causing Cloud to remember what Jack told her the last time they invaded. Cloud softy rubbed her back.

A few minutes later...

All dressed, and dried they ran out. The city was a forest. They looked around as Cloud told the three, "Stay close to me!"

"Right." Allie nodded hearing that.

They ran together holding each other's hands with Roscoe running beside them.

"We need to find the others Cloudy." Allie whispered nervously as another explosion happened in the distance.

"I know." Cloud said to her.

"Where would they be?" Sapphire questioned.

"At the arena or You Show." Cloud answered holding Pip's hand not too tight.

"Cloudy... over there." Allie whispered indicating a group of smirking masked men walking in their direction but it didn't look like they'd seen them yet.

"Their Obelisk Force. Be quiet, and we will sneak pass them." Cloud told them.

They nodded as they slowly continued. Soon Cloud not seeing where he's going stepped on a piece of glass making it crack. Allie and Sapphire immediately put their hands over his mouth.

"Did you hear something?" the Yellow Gem Obelisk Force asked them.

"I think so." answered a Blue Gem Obelisk Force member.

"It might not be far. Let's look around." a Red Gem Obelisk Force member suggested.

The other two agreed as they split up to look.

"Let's move." Cloud muffled to the girls.

They nodded staying close to him as they kept moving. Soon they gotten to a hiding spot where Cloud groaned a little.

"Are you ok?" Pip asked him.

"I think that glass got me." Cloud admitted.

"Let me see." Sapphire told him.

They helped him down as he raise his foot where a piece of glass was embedded at the bottom of his shoe. Allie gasped seeing that. "Cloudy..."

"It's not that bad is it?" Cloud asked.

Sapphire frowned. "I don't know... it might be in deep."

"We won't know until we find out. Sapphire your gonna have to pull it out somehow." Cloud told her.

She nodded before looking around for something to grab the glass with. She sees what looks like pincers. She picked them up. "Sorry."

She then grabbed the glass with the pincers and pulled. Cloud was about to scream until Allie covered his mouth crying out as Pip took his hand. Sapphire looked worried before pulling the glass out so they could see how bad it was. It was as long as her pinkie with the top half stained with blood as Cloud breathed a bit with slight tears in his eyes. Allie gasped in horror seeing that. "Cloudy... you're hurt."

"How bad is it?" Cloud asked Sapphire with closed eyes.

"Pretty bad, Allie can you help me carry him?" she asked.

She dropped the pincers as she said that as Allie nodded. Sapphire and Allie shifted so Cloud could rest his arms on their shoulders.

Meanwhile...

"Comet Cestus attack!" Alito called.

"Umbral Horror Masquerade finish them off!" Vector declared.

"Giant Hand slam them down!" Girag ordered.

"Abyss Supra Splash finish him off!" Shark stated.

"Neo Galaxy-Eyes Tachyon Dragon attack!" Mizar cried only to frown. "This is bad, anybody have any bright ideas?"

All five of them attacked defeating Obelisk Force as they screamed vanishing.

"What about the others?" Dumon asked as Archfiend Seraph attacked another member.

"They should still be at the arena!" Rio said as Ragnafinity attacked defeating Obelisk Force.

"What is it?" Shark asked.

"Is that... Dennis?" Dumon asked him.

Hearing that they looked too see a Magician man matching Cloud's earlier description was talking to Yuya, and Zuzu.

"I didn't know he escaped." Vector admitted.

Then Dennis started leading the two somewhere.

Earlier...

Dennis was in the Fusion Dimension looking around.

"Dennis!"

He turned to see who was calling him. It was Ryan with Molly running over.

"Ryan, what's up?" Dennis asked.

"Let us come with you." Ryan told him.

"You're joking right? This isn't a game, I'm on a serious assignment." Dennis replied. "Yeah beating Zane was unbelievable but you're just not up for this kind of thing. Besides, once I give the signal and let those two know to show up well... you don't want to be in the crossfire. Just stay here and relax."

"Let us go! Please!" Ryan begged, "We want the Utopia as much as you do!"

"What's going on here?" questioned a female voice.

Hearing that the three turned over. It was Celina walking to them. "Well?"

"Celina can you put a leash on your comrade, and his girl?" Dennis requested.

Hearing that she frowned. "Again Ryan?"

"Celina please you know I'd-" Ryan tried to argue.

"The Professor told you that under no circumstances were you or Molly allowed to leave." Celina interjected. "You have a very important task related to our goals. You know that."

"I know that but..." Ryan trailed off.

Celina sighed before kneeling down. "I know it sucks, but it's for the best. Just be patient, the utopia is just around the corner."

She then turned to Dennis.

"You should get going, and let both of us know when you've found them. The Professor wants us both to go this time."

"Got it." Dennis saluted before saying to Ryan, "Stay put, that's not a hard thing to do."

With that he walked off as Ryan looked down. Molly frowned before taking his hand and kissing his cheek. Ryan softly smiled before walking off with a sigh.

'Just two more, be patient you two.' Celina thought before walking off herself.

Ryan was still walking looking down with a downtrodden look with Molly walking beside him.

"... You really want to go?" she asked him.

"Yes... I've had it being cooped up here not doing my part." Ryan said sitting down, "I don't want to hurt anyone but as soon as we finish this the less people will be hurt, and they kept saying I have an important task... But what is it, why won't anyone tell me? Utopia is nearly here, and I want to help bring it closer."

Molly looked at him before closing her eyes. "Ok, I'll take you there... the one way they can't stop us."

"Huh?" Ryan look up from his hand showing slight tears.

Molly embraced him before the two of them vanished.

bopdog111: Three stories happened.

Ulrich362: True, and things are about to get much more intense.

bopdog111: What's next for our group?

Ulrich362: Likely Cloud, Pip, Allie, and Sapphire trying to find the others... and something bad happening to Yuya and Zuzu.

bopdog111: What bout Ryan, and Molly?

Ulrich362: We'll have to wait and see. See you in the next chapter.

bopdog111: Be sure to review!