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I came home rather late because of the exclusive interview with Carly. The twins had saved dinner for me, which Tanner had cooked. So I ate my dinner and went straight to bed because I was tired after staying up all night. But I knew it would be another sleepless night because of what was going to happen in the Satellite.

I was sleeping deeply when I heard the Crimson Dragon's voice echo in my head.

"Priestess, you have to go."

I opened my eyes to see the figure of said dragon in spirit form float above me.

"Crimson Dragon...?" I rubbed my sleepy eyes before I put my glasses on.

"Yusei is about to duel a Dark Signer. You must come to his aid."

My Star Mark then started to glow painfully. I flinched and grabbed my arm, knowing the signal. I checked my alarm clock and saw that it was 11:25 pm, not even midnight.

I quickly went to the bathroom and washed my face to get rid of the exhaustion. Then I changed out of my nightgown and put my casual outfit on before tying my hair into a high ponytail. I grabbed my Duel Disk and strapped it to my left arm. Once I was done, I left my room to meet up with Luna in the living room. Her Mark was glowing too, making her watch it with a worried expression.

"Estelle." She spoke with a low voice when she saw me. "Yusei's in trouble."

"I know." I nodded, heading to the glass door leading to the terrace. "That's why I'm going."

"No!" Luna gasped. "What if you get hurt?"

I slid the glass door open and stepped onto the terrace. "I'll be fine. I've got my Duel Monsters if something would go wrong."

"B-but still." Luna whined.

I turned to her with a small, assuring smile. "I'll come back without a scratch."

Luna still looked worried, but I ignored it as I walked to the edge of the terrace. I raised my arm with the Duel Disk on it and concentrated to summon one of my Synchro monsters. "Star Eater!"

"Let's go to the Satellite!" I ordered.

"Yes, Mistress!" Star Eater replied.

My dragon spread his wings and flew off, heading to the Satellite. While we were heading to the island, we came across a helicopter with Jack, Mina and Carly onboard. Carly saw me from the window and gasped loudly before she looked down at her lap, doing something.

Suddenly, I felt my cell phone vibrate in my jacket pocket. I took it out and saw it was Carly calling. I answered the call. "Hello?"

"Estelle? What are you doing here?" Carly asked.

"I'm going to the Satellite!" I replied.

There was a noise in the call before I heard Jack's voice. "Your Mark started glowing too?"

"Yes, it did." I nodded. "And I'm not in the mood to argue, Jack. I'm coming with you."

"Whatever, just keep your dragon away from us before it's wings hit us." Jack said.

"Still the same Jack." I commented before ending the call.

"Let us go, Mistress!" Star Eater growled before flying ahead.

XXXXXXXXXX

When we arrived in the Satellite, I spotted a big purple mark covering a huge portion of the old sector and another in the air. It was the Nazca Line of the Giant, meaning the Dark Signer Yusei was facing in a Shadow Turbo Duel was Kalin Kessler.

"What now, Mistress?" Star Eater asked me. "Want me to let you down, or will you watch from up above?"

"I..." I cold sweated in fear. "I don't know yet..."

I could feel the strength of the darkness and it was terrifying. It was the worst feeling I ever experienced. Not even being bullied hurt so bad.

"Relax, Mistress." Star Eater told me. "If you get worked up, you will allow the darkness to take over."

I swallowed before my expression became serious. "Let it try. I was always able to stand up again after being bullied or experiencing a difficult situation."

"I know, Mistress. I know."

The helicopter containing Jack, Mina and Carly flew closer to the ground as Star Eater remained in the air. I heard Kalin's manic laughter reach my ears when he spotted Jack in the helicopter.

I started sweating even more as my breath assumed a rhythmic pattern. Was it the adrenaline that was pumping within me?

"Crimson Dragon...what should I do?" I mumbled.

"Remain alert. You will know when it is time for you to intervene."

"But what about Kalin? Do the Dark Signers know who I am or is my identity safe?"

"Unfortunately, they are aware of your power. So it does not matter if you fly down and join your friends."

It didn't make things easier for me, so I made a decision. I remained in the background with Star Eater to observe the Shadow Turbo Duel.

I knew what Kalin was discussing with Yusei; the times with the Enforcers and when they were a team. But then Kalin betrayed his friends, causing Yusei, Jack and Crow to believe that they would never see their old friend again.

I could feel Yusei and Jack's pain in my heart, knowing they were both grieving about losing a old friend who went down a dark path.

Just then, Kalin and Yusei began their Shadow Turbo Duel, driving around the Giant Mark.

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Kalin Dark Synchro summoned his ace monster, Hundred Eyes Dragon, which looked really disgusting to me. All those eyeballs blinking and looking around was too much for me to handle. I was able to watch the series on TV because it was animated, but now it was real. The scene suddenly reminded me of a horror movie, and I hated those kinds of movies.

Hundred Eyes Dragon was about to attack Yusei's Junk Warrior when the raven-haired man activated his trap card Scrap Iron Scarecrow, but Kalin countered by activating Hundred Eyes Dragon's special ability to copy the effect of Infernity Beast from the graveyard and prevent Yusei from activating any spell or trap cards as long as Kalin's hand remained empty.

Hundred Eyes Dragon attacked Junk Warrior and destroyed him, but the attack reached Yusei who spun around violently. However, he managed to regain control of his Duel Runner.

I sighed in relief, but couldn't shake off this terrible feeling. I knew what was going to happen next and it frightened me.

When the Turbo Duel came to a halt, I knew it was because Kalin was telling Yusei about the time he saved his life.

XXXXXXXXXX

Hundred Eyes Dragon was about to attack Yusei once again, and I clearly remembered this scene. It wasn't the end, but I couldn't let Yusei get hurt already

"I have to do something!" I declared.

"You cannot interfere with the duel, Mistress!" Star Eater retorted.

"I'm not going to interfere! I just want to protect Yusei from the realistic attacks!"

"Okay then!"

I pulled my sleeve up to reveal my glowing Star Mark and held it with my other hand. I closed my eyes and concentrated to transfer some of my power and energy to Yusei's Mark, so he could protect himself from the attack and avoid the purple flames.

I felt my body light up as a red aura surrounded me and my Mark started to glow brighter. I sent a pulse of energy to Yusei, hoping his Mark would accept it.

XXXXXXXXXX - Normal POV

"You were right. I should have let you fall!" Kalin yelled. "And now I'm gonna make up for it! So I activate another of my dragon's special abilities!" Hundred Eyes Dragon opened all of his eyes again. "Now he gets Destroyer's power! And trust me when I say the damage you're about to take is nothing compared to the damage I've been carrying around for all these years because of you!" The eye dragon gained the dark power in it's mouth. "And when I did, you turned your back on me!"

Hundred Eyes Dragon sent the energy at Yusei who cried out in fear. The blast was about to hit him when his Mark started to glow. He felt a warm aura surround him when the blast hit him.

Kalin: 4000 LP

Yusei: 2600 LP - 1800 LP

Yusei had closed his eyes when the blast hit him, but he didn't feel any pain. He opened his eyes and saw that he wasn't hurt and hadn't lost control of his Duel Runner.

Kalin wasn't that surprised. "Well, well, looks like you've got a little guardian angel watching over you, Yusei, or should I say Priestess?"

Yusei gasped when Kalin said the last word and looked up towards the sky. He saw the giant form of Star Eater who had a figure who was glowing red on his back. "Estelle?!"

"That's right, you can't even protect yourself. You need a weak woman by your side." Kalin mocked us.

Yusei growled after Kalin mocked him and Estelle. But he didn't want to divert from their hot conversation. "I just wish I knew why you changed!"

"Don't you get it yet, old friend?" Kalin asked.

"No!"

"Then I guess I'll have to spell it out for you. You knew the only way the Satellite could be ours was if we eliminated every threat. We were a team until you convinced Crow and Jack to take me down. So I took it upon myself to take on the only enemy that remained; Sector Security. I couldn't let them ruin everything we accomplished. So I did what I had to do, until you stopped me that night. You let me fall hard and fast. Now I'm going to make good on my promise!"

"You were blinded by your dream. But now that I know you duel to destroy, I'm taking you out!"

"You're wrong, cause your days of dueling are about to end!"

XXXXXXXXXX - Estelle's POV

I sighed in relief that my power helped Yusei, but the main part wasn't over. I spotted Yusei's friends run over to Crow to watch the Shadow Turbo Duel, but I thought they also saw Star Eater fly above the glowing Nazca Line because one of them pointed towards us.

Yusei's Duel Runner showed clear signs that it could give out at any minute. But it didn't stop Yusei from Synchro summoning Stardust Dragon.

Stardust Dragon managed to destroy Hundred Eyes Dragon with help from Yusei's combo. I was smiling happily when I suddenly felt a strong headache. I clutched my head and moaned in pain. The throbbing calmed down quickly, but I could sense that the Earthbound Immortal's darkness was ready to display it's full strength.

"Mistress, it is going to be extremely dangerous now." Star Eater spoke up. "I am letting you down by Yusei's comrades."

"Okay." I nodded.

Star Eater dived down to the hill where Crow and the gang were. They were busy talking about how Yusei had the best chance to win the duel now, that they didn't notice my dragon approach them until I jumped down and landed gracefully behind them.

Crow noticed me as he looked past Yusei's four friends.

"Huh?" He blinked once before gasping in realization. "Wait a second! You're the new champion of New Domino City!"

Rally, Tank, Nervin and Blitz looked over their shoulders and gasped when they saw me.

"It's Estelle!" Rally said excitedly.

"I never thought I would meet the new champion!" Tank exclaimed.

"Skip the cheerfulness. The duel's not over yet." I told the group as I released my ponytail, brushing my fingers through the hair. "In fact, we're about to reach the climax..."

"Indeed." Star Eater rumbled above me before he turned into a light and returned to my deck.

"What do you mean?" Blitz asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Are you saying Yusei's gonna lose?!" Nervin exclaimed.

"Yes and no." I said as I walked up to them to watch the Shadow Turbo Duel through the monitor on Crow's Duel Runner. "But I would prefer you guys to prepare yourselves for a...dark light show."

The boys blinked before turning their attention back to the monitor.

Kalin had just summoned two Ghost tokens to the field when people in black cloaks appeared within the purple flames.

"Hey, when'd they show up there?" Blitz asked.

"They must be the people those Dark Signers hypnotized and taken underground." Crow murmured.

"Here it comes." I cold sweated. "The offering to summon the Earthbound Immortal."

"Earthbound Immortal?" Rally repeated.

"Whatever it is, I don't like the sound of that." Nervin said.

The monitor showed the people turning into purple lights and shooting up into the sky. We looked up and saw the spirits gather in one spot with a certain "heart" in the middle, feeding it until it grew.

The earth was trembling as a whirlwind kicked up until it revealed Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu. It's hand nearly hit the helicopter that was still in the air with Jack, Mina and Carly on board.

"That...is really big." Crow commented.

The eye of Ccapac Apu glowed for a second, causing me to have another headache. But it didn't fade away immediately. I had to lean against Blitz for support as I clutched my head.

"Hey!" Blitz shouted, holding me up. "You okay?"

"Isn't she cold sweating?" Rally pointed out.

I opened my eyes, feeling my energy being drained by the darkness around us. "The...Earthbound Immortal. Is it absorbing...my energy?"

"Hey, look!" Nervin shouted. "She has a glowing Mark just like Yusei!"

I ignored the comments as I felt the headache finally fade, but my energy being drained really affected me. I could barely stand as I tried to focus on the last part of the Shadow Turbo Duel.

Yusei tried to use Stardust Dragon and Scrap-Iron Scarecrow to stop Ccapac Apu, but it was useless.

I could feel Yusei's fear inside my heart, making me yell his name out in desperation. "YUSEI!"

I didn't know how it happened, but a second later I was sitting on one of Sun Dragon Inti's necks as the sun dragon headed towards the Shadow Turbo Duel.

Yusei's Duel Runner finally gave out. When Ccapac Apu was about to grab him, Sun Dragon Inti used Sunlight Blaster to stop the Earthbound Immortal's hand as I concentrated on generating a shield around Yusei to protect him.

Ccapac Apu roared in pain as four holes were left in his hand, meaning Sun Dragon Inti managed to do some damage, but it was worse for Yusei. He was injured by the debris and concrete smashed up by Ccapac Apu, even though I generated a shield around him.

When everything calmed down, Sun Dragon Inti descended to the ground so I could jump off and run over to Yusei. I gasped in shock when I saw blood stains around his abdomen as a piece of metal pierced it, just like in the subbed version of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. The man let out grunts as he struggled against the pain.

I knelt down next to him, removed his helmet and put a hand on his cheek where his marker was as I slowly turned him over a little, making him lie on his back. Yusei stopped shivering in pain and slowly opened his eyes. "E-Estelle...?"

"Shh, save your energy." I shushed him with tears in my eyes.

I heard Sun Dragon Inti roar at Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu as Kalin rode up to us with a sneer. "And when the moment all hope is lost, Yusei's crummy Duel Runner breaks! Officially ending the duel before the duel could officially end him!"

I glared at the Dark Signer while trying to help Yusei get rid of the pain he was feeling. The raven-haired man moaned in pain as he leaned his cheek against my hand.

Kalin laughed joyfully. "Just look at you! You're so pathetic! You may have managed to survive this little encounter, but I'm afraid you can't fight your fate. You can't stop the Satellite from being obliterated! And you can't save yourself!" He held up Ccapac Apu's card. "Earthbound Immortal Ccapac Apu, come back to me now!"

Sun Dragon Inti and Ccapac Apu were engaged in one last glaring contest before the Earthbound Immortal returned to it's card.

Kalin looked back at Yusei. "What was it that tournament MC started calling you? Satellite's Shooting Star? More like Satellite's Falling Star!" He turned around with his Duel Runner. "See ya around, Yusei, Crimson Star Priestess!" His laugh echoed around us as the purple flames disappeared, a indication that the Shadow Turbo Duel was over.

Yusei's friends ran over to us as Sun Dragon Inti returned to my deck. I briefly wondered why Sun Dragon Inti appeared without me summoning him.

"My gut." Yusei groaned in pain.

The others were about to touch Yusei when Crow drove down to us on his Duel Runner.

"Don't touch him! I'll take him to Martha's place." He said.

"Good idea." Nervin nodded.

Blitz and Tank carefully pulled Yusei up and placed him on Crow's Duel Runner.

"Is Martha still in the Notting District?" Blitz asked as he adjusted Yusei's unconscious body on the Duel Runner.

"Yeah, we'll see ya there." Crow nodded before taking off.

We watched as Crow took off, heading to Martha's place.

"I hope he'll be okay." Rally mumbled, worried.

I placed a hand on his shoulder with Yusei's helmet under my free arm. "Yusei is a strong man. He'll be fine as soon as they attend to him."

I looked up, seeing the helicopter fly away. I could feel Jack's concern, but then I realized something important! How come I didn't feel Yusei's pain when he was injured? After all, I had a emotional connect with every Signer.

The older boys were about to leave when Rally called out. "We can't just leave Yusei's Runner!"

Yusei's Duel Runner was really mangled and even had a punctured tire.

"Yeah, we have to get it to Martha's place." I agreed.

"Get real, you two!" Nervin retorted. "We can't push that thing all the way to Martha's! It'll slow us down! Besides, when we get to Reaper Road, a Runner like that is gang-bait!"

"And you don't think someone will steal it if we leave it out here?" Rally argued. "We can't let that happen. There's a piece of every one of us in this Duel Runner."

Nervin and Blitz didn't look so convinced as Tank spoke up. "The kid's got a point. We all pitched in to help build that thing. Remember? We spent weeks adding and gathering parts we thought would be useful and we brought everything back to Yusei. And when Yusei revved the engine for the first time, it was a feeling I'll never forget. It was like we really accomplished something. Together!" The story made me smile, seeing that Yusei had such wonderful friends. "We gotta bring it!"

"He's right!" Blitz nodded. "That Runner is a testament to the power of our friendship."

"What he said." Tank nodded.

"Then come and help us." I said as I knelled down to pull the Duel Runner up with Rally.

Blitz and Tank ran over to help us, but Nervin sighed at their actions. "Jeez! Don't blame me if we get jumped!"

"That won't happen. I promised." I assured Nervin.

He had a hesitant look in his eyes before he shrugged and helped us. Once the Duel Runner was up on it's tires, I put Yusei's helmet in the compartment under the seat.

XXXXXXXXXX

The road to Martha's house was really creepy. The tall buildings cast scary shadows over the road as we rolled Yusei's Duel Runner along. I was walking in front of the group as I looked around cautiously in case someone would try to steal the Runner. I heard silent laughter coming from people hiding inside the buildings.

"I could really go for a doughnut right about now." Tank groaned hungrily.

"When could you not go for a doughnut, Tank?" Blitz sighed.

"We've still got a long way to go, so don't you start complaining now!" Nervin growled.

"Guys, calm down." I told them. "I know you guys are scared, tired and hungry, but Yusei needs you right now."

"She's right." Rally nodded.

Just then, a large group of people came out of the buildings, looking like zombies.

"You guys lose something?" One of them spoke up.

"Nice Runner, by the way." Another one commented.

"Uh oh." Nervin cold sweated.

"There is a toll for passing through Outcast Alley, you know." One of the people said.

"And your shiny red bike should take care of it." A fourth person added.

My younger self would be scared of this group, but ever since I arrived in this dimension, started to duel and discovered my power...I felt a new side of myself had surfaced.

I stepped forward, holding up my activated Duel Disk. "Let us pass or else."

"Look, isn't that the new champion?" The second person asked.

"I think so, but it's too dark and I can't see her face." A fifth person replied.

"Then maybe we should turn on the lights." I said as I took one of my Synchro monsters out of my Extra Deck. "Come forth, Moon Dragon Quilla!"

Once I placed said dragon's card on my Duel Disk, she appeared under the light of the moon. Her four heads roared simultaneously with a threatening expression at the crowd.

They screamed and scattered, not wanting to face the wrath of Moon Dragon Quilla. Soon the street was empty, except for a few socks and shoes that were left behind.

I turned to the boys with a smile on my face. "And that's how you solve a problem." Moon Dragon Quilla lowered one of her heads, making me smile and rub her muzzle.

"Whoa...that was awesome." Tank commented.

"Jeez! I don't want to end up being that dragon's dinner." Nervin said.

I laughed at Nervin's comment. "Don't worry. My dragon Synchro monsters don't eat any humans for breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert." Moon Dragon Quilla flew up into the air, being our guardian angel.

"Come on, let's go before they come back." Blitz said.

"Yeah!" Rally nodded.

We were about to move on when a voice spoke up from the shadows. "Mind if I help out?"

We turned in the direction the voice came from as Moon Dragon Quilla lowered herself to the ground, growling.

"Who are you? Show yourself!" Blitz shouted.

The stranger emerged from the shadows, revealing a man that I haven't seen for a while.

"Blister!"

"Yo." Blister greeted us by lifting a hand. "Long time no see, Estelle."

"Same to you, Blister." I said with a smile.

"Blister? You really freaked us out for a minute." Tank said.

Blister chuckled. "Sorry about that." He walked up to us. "Congratulations on your victory in the Fortune Cup, Estelle."

"Thank you, but I don't care that I'm the new champion." I shook my head.

Rally looked at me with a curious expression, which I found to be cute. Just then, I felt a yawn incoming so I blocked it with my hand. I took my cell phone out and checked the time. It was way past midnight, around 1:30 am.

"Another sleepless night." I sighed.

"You can ride on me while we follow your friends." Moon Dragon Quilla rumbled.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, Mistress. Climb on."

Moon Dragon Quilla lowered one of her necks and let me climb onto her. I turned to the group as my dragon slowly floated up into the air. "I'll follow you guys from above."

"Okay." Rally waved to me.

I smiled at the gesture and looked up ahead. It was going to be a long flight to Martha's place.

XXXXXXXXXX

It took 45 minutes to get to Martha's place, if you included the few times we had to stop and face several thieves who wanted Yusei's Duel Runner. But Moon Dragon Quilla easily scared them off by growling and exposing her sharp teeth.

I felt my eyelids wanting to close for some sleep, but I held myself back as Moon Dragon Quilla let me down as soon as we reached Martha's house. The house actually looked bigger than I initially thought, and there was vegetation surrounding it.

"This is it." Blitz said after the boys leaned Yusei's Duel Runner against the wall.

"I really, really hope he's okay." Rally said, worried as he took Yusei's helmet out of the compartment.

I was worried about Yusei's condition myself. I decided to stay and wait for the good news before I returned to New Domino City. So I called Moon Dragon Quilla back to her card before we stepped inside, meeting a quiet Crow who was leaning against the railing of the stairs.

"Hey Crow, any news?" Nervin asked him.

Crow shook his head. "Nothing yet. They're performing surgery to pull that piece of metal out of Yusei's abdomen."

Tank, Nervin, Blister and Blitz leaned against the wall while Rally and I sat down next to each other on the stairs. The little boy huddled close to me, resting his head on my lap while holding Yusei's helmet. I smiled at Rally and put a arm around him, closing my eyes for some rest.

XXXXXXXXXX

I didn't know how much time passed, but we soon heard the door to the infirmary open. We all stood up as Martha and Dr. Schmidt walked out.

"Tell us, Doc! How's he doing?!" Crow asked in a desperate tone.

"It looks like he'll make a complete recovery." Martha reassured us with a smile.

"He'll need a few days of rest in bed, but he'll be just fine." Dr. Schmidt said. "Just keep him away from underground duels for a while, okay?"

We all sighed in relief after hearing the good news.

"Now what?" Nervin asked.

"Now we'll go find that Dark Signer and make him pay!" Crow growled.

"No!" I yelled, causing everyone to look at me. "Did you not see how strong Kalin was during the Turbo Duel? If one of you tries to take him on, you won't last very long."

"But..." Crow tried to argue.

"I don't know the whole story, but I think your friend is right." Martha said. "It's also late. We should all go to bed and sleep."

"Then I guess I should return to New Domino City." I was about to take a step when I became really dizzy and lost my balance. I was about to fall down when Blister caught me.

"Estelle? You okay?" The cowboy asked me.

I massaged my forehead, trying to get rid of the exhaustion I was feeling. "I'm fine...it's just...this is the second night in a row I didn't get any sleep."

"Then you should stay here for the night and return to New Domino City in the morning." Martha told me. "Come. I'll show you where you can rest."

I nodded as Martha let me hold onto her shoulder as we walked upstairs to the bedrooms. Martha opened a door and helped me walk over to a bed.

"If you're wondering where the bathroom is, it's at the end of the corridor." Martha informed me.

"Thank you." I nodded as I sat down on the bed.

Martha smiled warmly. "By the way...you wouldn't happen to be the same Estelle that won the Fortune Cup, would you?"

I chuckled lightly. "I guess people in the Satellite know about me as well."

Martha chuckled. "Well, I can tell you that you have a little fan here, but she's currently asleep. I hope you get to meet her in the morning."

I nodded. "I'm looking forward to it, but I might leave early."

"I understand. Good night, and sleep well."

"Thank you, Martha. And you too."

Martha smiled before she left the room, closing the door behind her. I let out a exhausted sigh before taking my Duel Disk and jacket off and placing them on a nearby chair. I took my cell phone out and set the alarm so I was woken up half past 6 in the morning and placed it next to my head on the bed.

I crawled under the covers and immediately fell asleep, hoping not to suffer from any nightmares.