grimgrimwar | Private to Yuma

Hey! What's up?

Galaxy-Eyes was working in the armory and she apparently caught wind of somethin' pretty dangerous out in the Warp. I don't have all the details, but if we don't take care of it soon, it might spill over to Earth soon.

It's out in the Warp, so the only safe way to get there is your airship.

Oh man! Really?? We should check that out! Head over to the island and I'll get the airship ready!

Mmn! I'll be there right away!

[Alex is arriving at the island in normal street clothes, wearing sunglasses a short time later. She's heading for the ship and looking around for Yuma.]

*Yuma is waiting outside the ship on the island's harbour. He waves to greet Alex when he sees her.*

So hey, what's this big danger that Galaxy-Eyes detected?

I'll explain on the way. Let's go.

[She starts walking towards the entrance.

*Yuma allows Alex to enter the airship through the entrance, he follows in, trailing behind her. Once she gets into the bridge of the airship, she'll notice something is very amiss.

The airship appears to have no power.*

....?

Hey, Yuma!

[She walks back towards the entrance.]

Uh. I think somethin's broken in here?

*Instead of over-reacting like you'd expect with Yuma, he is actually looking at Alex with a serious look on his face.*

It's not broken. The key just isn't in it at the moment.

*He holds up a card, the back of it facing Alex. She can only assume that it's the key to the ship 'Master Key Beetle'.*

I think we need to talk about some stuff.

[Alex blinks, furrowing her brow in confusion.]

Uh.

Whaddaya mean?

*Yuma pauses for a moment, wishing he didn't have to confront her like this, but he has to at least try.*

There isn't anything wrong out in the warp, is there.

I know why you really want to take the airship, Alex.

... [Alex blinks.]

I don't understand.

Onni told me that you awoke some old power of yours and you're planning to attack and kill the Astrals for some reason.

*He frowns a little.*

Is that true, Alex?

...

[Alex's jaw hangs open for a couple seconds. It's hard to tell behind the sunglasses, but she just looks...confused.]

Wh-what?

What the heck does that mean!?

*Yuma isn't sure whether she's bluffing, or whether she really didn't remember. Onni wouldn't of put that warning out for nothing though. He hated being suspicious of people, especially ones he's close to, but he also didn't want to risk any danger coming to the Astrals OR his parents.*

Well, he said you re-awoke some kind of 'Dark Signer' power and you told him you were going to attack and kill the Astrals.
I want you to be absolutely super truthful with me about this, okay?

...

[After a moment, Alex's face falls. She sniffs a bit.]

Wow.

I knew he wanted me gone, but I didn't think he was gonna go that far.

[She runs her hands through her hair. She has a grimace on her face. She looks kinda hurt.]

...he even went and dragged that stuff back up. I sorta can't believe it.

I... er...

*Yuma grimaces a little bit at her reaction. He trusts that Onni wouldn't say such serious things if they weren't true, but... he wanted to trust Alex too and hated that this was upsetting her.
Awkwardly, he rubs the back of his neck.*

Look, I'm sorry I have to ask questions like this. I don't want to! I want to believe you! But I don't think Onni is the kind of guy who'd lie like that either!

My parents are with the Astrals right now. They're helping and guiding them to find a better path of protecting themselves without harming others. They're going to make sure that Eliphas thoughts and actions don't become like they did before!
I don't agree with what the Astrals did, but everyone deserves a second chance to better things!

You agree with that, right?

I dunno why you're bringing up the Astrals. Everything they've done pisses me off, but it's not like I can do anything about it at this point, regardless of what Onni told you.

Like, I dunno what he told you, I dunno why he said I'm a Dark Signer again, but it's not true. That was the worst time of my life, I'm not in any hurry to repeat it.

*Yuma goes silent as he looks to the floor, obviously torn on seemingly being told two stories. Does he trust Onni? Or trust Alex?
As he begins to falter, one thing maybe clear to Alex.

He's taken his attention off the card he's holding in his hand.*

...

[She takes a step forward, than holds up her hands to show she means no ill intent.]

Look. Yuma. I...I really don't like talking about this, but...

...when I was a Dark Signer, I was dead. Like, medically dead. I was only able to move my body because of dark magic, my heart wasn't actually pumping out anything, I didn't even have a pulse.

[She holds her arm out.]

Just. If you don't believe me, then feel it.

*Yuma looks up at her quietly, then slowly, he reaches out in order to feel for a pulse in her arm.*

[When he reaches for her arm, she grabs his arm, pulls him forward and delivers a hard kick to his stomach.

Then, she spins him around and locks her arm around his neck, placing her other arm against the side of his head, forcing him into a headlock.]

Go to sleep, Yuma.

Just go to sleep.

Urk...!

*Yuma gags badly when she kicks him hard in the stomach and throws him off enough that she's able to get him into a tight headlock.
At first, Yuma struggles against her, trying to get out of it, but no matter what he tried it was no use. Gradually, his struggling became weaker as he began losing the fight to stay conscious.*

A-Alex... why...?

*Those were the only words he manages to say before he completely passes out.*

[She gently puts Yuma down on his back.

She wordlessly takes the card out of his hand.]

*When you look at the card, you find that it is not Number 66 like he was leading you to believe. In fact, it's not even a real duel monster card. The other side of the card is blank with only a doodle of what appears to be a hippo on it, that suspiciously looks like one of Yuya's hippos.*

.......

[She pulls off her sunglasses, revealing her blackened eyes. She tosses them and stares at the card for a moment.]

Are you fucking kidding me.

[After a moment, she looks back at the unconscious Yuma.]

...

You--!

[She grabs Yuma and jerks him back up. She pulls a fist back up and tightens it. After a second, she throws the fist...

...and cracks the stone ground next to him. She shakes her fist a couple times and then shakes her head.]

Dammit.

[She drops Yuma and gets back up, walking away.]

Edited 2016-05-23 23:32 (UTC)

*MEANWHILE Yuya is stood on top of the Duel Academy roof, looking out towards the ocean in the distance. He then looks down at a card he's holding in his right hand, 'Number 66: Master Key Beetle', and sighs.*

I hope Yuma is okay.

*Right now, he just needed to make sure to keep the key to the airship away from Alex and he figured the rooftop was a safe enough hiding place.*

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