Underground Pulse Chapter 11

Underground Pulse Chapter 11 - A Yu-Gi-Oh 5DGX Story</I>

About one week had passed since either Yusei or Judai had seen each other. Yusei was putting the finishing touches on Judai's duel runner with Crow, while Judai continued to practice with his newly acquired riding duel deck.

"Well I think that finishes it." Yusei stated satisfied.

Crow agreed; "Yeah I think so! Finally it's finished!" he said enthusiastic giving Yusei a thumbs up and a wide toothy grin.

"Thank you again Crow. I really do appreciate you helping me with this task. Without your help it would have taken me a great deal longer to complete the repair." Yusei thanked once again.

"Hey it's no problem Yuse!" Crow said giving his nose a quick flick with his thumb smiling at the other.

Yusei nodded giving a slight smile to Crow to show his appreciation once more. "Well I suppose now would be as good a time as any to let Judai know about the good news." he stated more so to himself than the other as he pulled his phone out of his pants pocket to text Judai.

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"Alright! So if I co-ordinate these monsters correctly and use this speed spell then the opponent's life points would drop to zero!" Judai cheered as he had a practice duel with himself.

Johan smiled hearing the other boy cheering on about his accomplishment. "You're really getting the hang of your new deck aren't you?" he asked as he came into the room with two cups of hot chocolate for the two of them.

Judai nodded accepting the cup from Johan; "Yeah and once I get my riding down again I'll be able to start participating in riding duels!" he beamed.

Johan blew on the hot chocolate before he took a brief sip; "Sounds interesting."

A couple beeps were heard. "Hmm?" Judai looked towards his pocket where his phone resided. He set down his cup on the table in front of him beside his strewn out cards. Flipping his phone open his smile grew taking over his whole face.

"What's got you so happy?" Johan asked raising a brow.

"Yusei's done fixing my duel runner! I'm going to go over right now!" Judai explained.

"Um... Judai I hate to be a burden to your sudden exciting news but Yusei lives in the next town over remember? That's quite the hike. You don't have a vehicle to transport yourself over there."

Judai's face dropped momentarily. "Oh yeah... I forgot about that. Can you drive me? Please Johan!" Judai smiled once more hoping to influence the male's decision.

Johan sighed; "Well I can't very well say no when you're so excited." he set his cup on the table. "Pick up your cards and then we'll go."

"Alright! Thanks Johan!" Judai exclaimed as he quickly gathered his cards back into his deck box.

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The mechanic shook his head in disbelief as he placed his phone back into his pants pocket. "Well that was fast." He commented more so to himself than the other who was in the room;

"What was fast?" The orange haired male friend of the raven haired man asked.

"Judai, he's coming over now to get his duel runner. I suppose I should have known; he does seem to get excited quite easily."

Crow nodded. "I suppose so. You and Judai have become quite close lately haven't you Yuse?"

Yusei blinked a bit taken aback by the comment as he looked over to his fellow riding duelist and friend; "I'm simply helping to repair his motorcycle, well I suppose duel runner now; and teach him the way of a riding duel. If anything I'm his mechanic and teacher."

Crow shrugged; "Doesn't mean you can't still be friends."

Yusei looked over to the metallic red runner shining from its' completion looking anew once more. He answered the former Satellite resident and companion of his; however in a lower voice; "No... I suppose not. However, I assumed we would be strictly business; acquaintances nothing more."

Crow looked over to his friend, an eyebrow arched as he heard the man's explanation. It seemed odd to the orange haired man; after all this was the friend he knew whom talked about bonds and how important they were in one's life. However, with how the other was avoiding contact with him, he could tell his comrade was thinking once more as was another well known trait of the mechanic that the other knew quite well; and once in this state there was no stopping him. He shook his head lightly before turning off; "I'm heading out Yusei... I'll catch you later alright?"

Yusei blinked once more, the riding duelist was caught up in his thoughts as he heard a door slam but paid no effort to move his head to see whom had left.

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The orange and brown haired boy had practically hopped off the scooter while still in motion.

"Judai! Woah! Hang on! I hadn't stopped moving yet you could have seriously got hurt!" Johan reprimanded.

"Yeah, yeah I know! But we're here and I'm fine! Don't worry Johan! Come on, come on! Let's go go go!" Judai waited as he jogged in place waiting for his friend to disembark his vehicle.

The teal haired male sighed as he walked over beside his over zealous companion. "There's no stopping you when you're this excited is there? I should know by now with all the years I've known you."

Judai grinned. "Nope! Come on let's go!"

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A knock. And then another. The riding duelist walked up the stairs answering the door to a overly enthusiastic Judai where as next to the orange and brown haired boy was his friend Johan, the teal haired man constantly mouthing apologies as the male to his right continued to blather on.

The mechanic however couldn't help but smile slightly at the over eccentric attitude the other shared; in a way it was refreshing. He answered the questions that he heard in the little comprehension he got from the male as he continued on; "Yes Judai your duel runner is here, it's fine. Yes it is fixed, yes you can see it. Crow helped me fix it. Yes I know it took longer than I had originally planned." Eventually Yusei sighed; "Judai, Johan will you please just come in?"

Judai hurriedly nodded in his head up and down in approval as the riding duelist stepped aside; the newly made riding duelist practically hopping down the steps as Johan followed per his usual stature.

"Well here it is..." Yusei simply stated as he brought the two over to the contraption that was Judai's duel runner.

"Woah! It looks as good as new!" Judai chimed.

"You... remember?" Yusei asked, raising an eyebrow in curiosity.

Judai nodded. "Yes... Things... have come back to me Yusei. I... thank you."

The mechanic blinked a bit perplexed by the sudden lowering of the other's voice; it's demeanor changing to a more serious note. "What... for Judai?"

"Just for... you know..." For everything. The duelist thought before finishing as chipper as before; "Well you know! Repairing for me all the time, and teaching me about riding duels. You've really gone above and beyond of what I expected!"

"Yes... well it's not a problem..." The mechanic drifted.

"So... how does this work?" Johan couldn't help but ask; "If you don't mind me asking."

"Not at all." Yusei nodded approaching the runner and turning the key to make the contraption be at standby, touching a few options on the touch screen. "Quite simply these are your controls for riding duels, video calls and your map integration; along with your speedometer." The turbo duelist continued motioning towards the duel disk next.

"Here is your duel disk where as per a usual duel, everything works the same. Normally during a riding duel you are in auto pilot mode, however if things ever went dire in the duel or your computing system where to fail you would have to take over manually; steering is still required even in auto pilot."

Johan nodded as Yusei finished explaining. "Sounds quite intricate."

"It's more complicated than it actually is; it takes a while to get the multitasking down depending on the duelist, however once caught on and if kept up with riding duels will come as second nature and seem just as natural as a regular duel."

"Alright enough talking!" Judai interrupted causing the other two men to look over at the brunette in question. "Yusei let's duel! Come on! You and me a riding duel! Let's go!"

The mechanic however, wasn't so sure as he swallowed nervous. "A riding duel? Now?"

"Yeah! I've been practicing with my new deck for quite some time now! I'm ready for a duel! Please Yusei?"

But last time... I don't know if this is so wise. However, he does seem quite excited. The turbo duelist thought pondering wondering if he should agree to the idea, though seeing the brunette's face is what did him in. "...Alright, I suppose one riding duel couldn't hurt."

"Alright!" Judai cheered throwing a fist into the air. "Here's your chance to see how this works Johan!" Judai smiled looking over to his friend and roommate. The teal haired man simply nodded smiling back.

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"3, 2, 1." Yusei started as Judai and himself revved their engines, Neo Domino City's security system announcing as the two took their positions.

This lane will be starting a Riding Duel. Will pedestrian vehicles please diverge immediately.

Riding, duel, acceleration!" Yusei and Judai shouted as they took off from their positions revving off Johan watching from a tower above as the two had took it to the city.

Lane selection. Two optimum, usable lanes. Submitting duel lanes to central. Authorization.

-A duel will be starting- -A duel will be starting-

Will pedestrian vehicles please diverge immediately. -A duel will be starting- -A duel will be starting-Will pedestrian vehicles please diverge immediately.

"Here we go I'll draw!" Judai proclaimed as he did so Yusei watched, however it wasn't long before the mechanic noticed the other's runner wobbling as he fought to multitask causing the veteran turbo duelist to slow to a stop. Noticing out of his side mirrors, the brunette slowed to a stop as well disembarking as he turned to the other. "Hmm? What's the problem Yusei?"

"You're not ready." He simply said.

"What do you mean I'm not ready?!" Judai asked frustrated, defensive even.

"I mean your skills have decreased, you may have practiced your dueling but your riding skills need to be practiced once more. I don't want to see you crash into another wall."

"I am ready what are you talking about?! I've practiced so hard Yusei!" The boy's voice started to increase in volume.

"Judai, please I just don't want to see you get hurt again."

"I'll be fine!" The duelist argued. "I'm ready you hear me Yusei?!" The brunette now shouted, brown eyes turning to a glowing amber for a split moment before turning back to their natural exterior once more.

"I hear you just fine Judai, it's hard not to when you are shouting at me." Wait... did his eyes... just change color? No... they couldn't have... that's not possible is it? "All I'm asking is that you practice your riding a bit more and then we can try a riding duel once more."

"Fine. I'll do it, for your comfort then." Judai huffed turning away from the other, embarking on his runner once more.

"Judai please if you'll just listen to reason I just don't want-" However a rev and the duelist was gone. A sigh was heard behind the turbo duelist as he turned to see Johan;

"He's quite... determined I suppose. I apologize for his sudden outburst, I suppose I'll take my leave now as well Yusei." The teal hair man commented as he himself took his mode of transportation and was off to the apartment he and Judai knew so well once more.

Yusei however frowned as the other left; Am I just being too cautious? I just don't want him to get hurt again... The man thought as he started up his duel runner revving back off towards the garage.

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I can't believe him! Well... I suppose... I did say to Johan that I needed to brush up on my riding... so was I the one who was too harsh? Judai sighed as he sat up from laying back on his bed, his door closed as he looked through his old non riding duel deck. He smiled slightly as he saw his old Elemental Heroes flipping through;

Sorry I couldn't include you all... you all still mean so much to me though and I promise I'll still use you all outside of riding duels. Judai thought as he smiled nodding to the cards he held, flipping through however he came across a certain spell he hadn't remembered having in his deck before. He looked down to the card with a questioning expression as he couldn't help but pronounce its' name aloud;

"Super... Fusion?" He read, and although it may have been unaware to the boy his eyes turned to a glowing amber. I don't remember this... what... is this doing in my deck? The duelist blinked as eyes turned to become different colors, one of an orange glow, while the other glowed teal and a spirit appeared before him.

"That spell card was back in the time of when you were Haou." The spirit spoke, a quite demonic looking creature. A coo sounding of agreement was heard as well as the spirit of Winged Kuriboh appeared beside the other figure. Judai backed up on the bed, stopping as his back hit the headboard.

"Woah, woah, woah who are you?" The duelist questioned as he blinked looking down to his deck and flipping to the next card reading it off as well as he looked up to the spirits before him. "Wait... Yubel? And Winged Kuriboh? Haou...?" He questioned.

"It seems as though "Super Fusion" has awoken us to you once more. I'm surprised you kept us locked away this long Judai. To try and hide those memories, though I suppose your sudden amnesia helped factor into that. I know about your accident; I've been watching you all along, waiting until you would no longer keep these memories pushed to the back of your mind." The spirit now known as Yubel explained.

"I... I did some terrible things didn't I?" Judai asked, though his voice knew and expected the answer to come which would simply be a confirmation.

"Yes, but you also did many good things as well."

"You and I - we're one. You all, you'll all still remain my partners."

Yubel nodded, Winged Kuriboh cooed once more, only this time in delight. Although the discovery was not only the brunette's discovery little to the spirit and duelist's knowledge a familiar face listened outside the door, leaning against the wooden frame;

"So... you've remembered once more have you Judai?" The teal haired man whispered smiling, albeit a bit pained unsure of the event which had just unfolded.

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The next day was a full day of riding for Judai as he practiced all day on his newly repaired duel runner. Granted, learning on gravel wasn't the easiest feat but in the long run it was a good way to learn as if one could ride with a duel runner on tougher terrain then it would simply be no problem on smooth cement.

The orange and brown haired boy removed his helmet from his head as he disembarked his runner, setting the helmet on the upholstery; wiping the sweat off of his forehead with the back of his hand after the helmet had been placed down upon the machinery. Slipping his phone out of his pocket he texted the mechanic whom had wanted him to practice;

"Hey Yusei, been out riding all day; I'll be ready for that riding duel in no time! You better be prepared for a challenge because I won't be an easy opponent!" He smirked as he pressed the send button rolling his duel runner back to the apartment.

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The turbo duelist rolled himself out from under the duel runner he was currently working on coughing from the dust underneath the mechanism. About to grab a wrench, he stopped mid motion as he heard a bleep from his phone grabbing the item and reading the text message before him, he simply smiled and shook his head lighthearted at the message before him setting his phone down once more without bothering to reply as he continued to work on the machine he had been previously. His spirits sure lift quickly. The mechanic thought as he tightened a few parts underneath the contraption before cleaning dust off the machine.

"Yusei, haven't seen your... friend around here lately." The mechanic heard as he continued to work underneath the machine.

"Friend? Whom are you talking about Jack."

"That brown haired kid..."

"You mean Judai? He's practicing now, and he's simply another client Jack. I'm his teacher and repairman."

The blonde raised an eyebrow, though the raven haired duelist couldn't see as he continued to work, "If you say so Yusei..."

The turbo duelist blinked, perplexed under the contraption as he rolled himself out from beneath it; "Hmm? What are you insinuating Jack-...?" He questioned though his query soon drifted, fading into the air of the garage as he noticed his fellow turbo duelist and friend was already gone leaving the man to carry a bewildered expression.

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A few more days had passed and the brunette had finally gotten the nerve to go over to the mechanic's garage once more. He knocked briefly on the door before entering without even waiting for an answer walking in.

"Yusei, I'm here for that riding duel! I challenge you to a duel!" Judai chanted cheerfully throughout the area.

"Yusei's not here, he's on a repair." The blonde haired man got up from the table; "However, if a riding duel is what your after look no further; I'll take you on. After all, if you can't even beat me the king Jack Atlas then there is no point to even trying to challenge Yusei."

Judai blinked, a bit unsure he wanted his first riding duel to be with Yusei; however Jack was one of Yusei's friends so this should be fine, correct? Plus he was being challenged! He couldn't just back down from a challenge! "Alright! I accept your challenge!"

Jack smirked; "Prepare yourself Judai, for my burning soul!"

Burning soul? What does he mean by that? The orange and brown haired boy wondered.