All righty! So, this is my first entry to my October/Halloween challenge! For more details on what it is and full list of themes, go here: facebook. c-o-m /notes /ocvalkyrie /Halloween –challenge /35011512 5080253 (Remove spaces and hyphens). At the start of each entry, I'll list the characters involved, the individual rating for each drabble, and the setting. Oh, and I'll mention when it takes place if in canon so you guys know what kind of spoilers to expect.

Though this folder is listed as having Yusei and Akiza as the main characters, each entry will focus on different people. They're just the main ones because most of the stories will probably be about them. Apparently, the first one isn't ^^; Sorry about that.

I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. I claim no ownership whatsoever. I am not receiving any money for this and definitely do not expect to. Also, the cover image is a fanart I found online. It is not mine and credit goes to the original artist.

Theme 01: Evil

Character: Z-one
Setting: Headcanon
Rating: K+
Spoilers: Ark Cradle, um, arc.

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Evil.

That's what they would call him.

Generations long in the past who were never supposed to know him. They would call him evil. But he couldn't help it. The world had fallen so quickly. He was the only human left alive. It was a last-ditch gambit, but it could save the future. What would a few thousand lives matter in the long term?

History would see it as a tragic day, but they would never know the future he and his friends had suffered through. One full of heartbreak and destruction. Chaos and discord. A living particle that became God. The Yusei Ryūshi. It was supposed to make life easier. The process of turning it into Ener-D was supposed to provide infinite energy to the world.

Z-one had studied the research of both Doctor Katsuro Fudo and his son, Yusei Fudo. Their research into the particle was extreme, but no one could have predicted this tragedy. No, tragedy wasn't the right word.

Monstrosity.

To think the particle would have evolved and created vessels for itself – the Mekklord Emperors. Because humanity didn't cooperate like it wanted, it began to decimate the population of Earth until only himself, Aporia, Antinomy, and Paradox were left. Then they died, too, as time got the better of them.

No. He wouldn't go there.

He would do what he had to in order save the future, even if it made him an enemy of the past. There was a way, if he could destroy the Ener-D at its source, then it wouldn't be able to destroy the future. They may have to work a little harder for energy, but at least they would survive. It had to be done.

For Aporia. For Antinomy. For Paradox.

For the world.

He would be called evil for them. He would save them, and he would become a villain to do so.

Clearly, these aren't strictly Halloween based. The themes are, but I'm taking a poetic license with them and having fun with interpretation. I hope you enjoyed my (long overdue) take on Z-one! Don't worry. Tomorrow's entry is YuAki. I think you'll like it :)

Oh, and I'm not going to be abandoning Sunset Horizon. I'm just taking a short respite to write these. I do still have several chapters complete, so you'll still get updates every Wednesday ^_^ That being said, I hope you enjoy these drabbles!

Please review!

-Valk