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I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh 5D's, at all, and this transcript is unofficial and without any permission whatsoever. Please link back to me if you use my work. For more information about my transcript format, please click here.
Original Air Date: March 19, 2011
(Previously, <1:46>)
(Opening)
ACT 1 <2:46>
(The camera pans close to the track, following Yusei's front wheel as it tilts acutely to the side, carrying him around a sharp curve, then Yusei levels it out again.)
Andre: I hope you're *ready*, Yusei.
(Yusei glances back; Andre is hot on his tail with his three monsters ready to attack.)
Andre: ...'Cause it's about to get *wild*! Let's go! Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest, attack Junk Archer!
(Green Baboon springs toward Junk Archer, raising its club...) <3:00>
Yusei: I activate my trap, "Chain Arrow"! This trap grants a monster being attacked a temporary increase in power.
Andre: That means--!
(Green Baboon's club hits the edge of Junk Archer's bow, and the monster shatters along with its weapon.)
Yusei: That *means* since Junk Archer successfully used Chain Arrow to destroy a monster in battle, it can fire a counterattack shot that lowers another one of your monster's attack points by a thousand until the end phase of your turn!
(And Junk Archer has its sights set on Behemoth. It fires a single arrow, which grows a metal chain behind it as it flies, and binds it around Behemoth. Now Andre has a big huge pink monster floating along behind him, wrapped in chains-- and now with only 1700 attack points.)
Andre: I have to admit, I am *somewhat impressed*.
Bruno: Great! Not only did he avoid Junk Archer's destruction, but he managed to temporarily cripple Andre's Behemoth!
Luna: And with Behemoth weakened like that, Andre can't attack Junk Archer any more this turn!
Leo: Go, Team Five-D's!
Akiza: I sure hope Yusei can keep the momentum going!
Yusei: Now the Chain Arrow effect wears off, and Junk Archer's attack points return to normal! <4:00>
Breo: Well, *whoo-hoo*.
Jean: What incredible foresight!
(Flashback. Junk Archer fires an arrow at Green Baboon, and it vanishes from the field.)
Jean (VO): Yusei removed Green Baboon from play using Junk Archer's ability. But he knew the big ape would return to the field during the end phase and that Andre would attack with it first.
(End Flashback.)
Jean: So 'e planted a trap card that would negate the attack, destroy Baboon permanently, and weaken Behemoth at the same time. Not too bad!
Andre: Well, well! I mockishly declared earlier that there were glaring openings in your strategy. But perhaps I was wrong. I take it back, and *humbly apologize*-- by activating Beast Burial Ritual!
(Andre's trap is known in the TCG as "Ritualistic Beast Burial".)
Andre: This trap lets me to draw two new cards in exchange for sending one monster on my field to the graveyard-- say goodbye to Nimble Momonga!
(Andre triumphantly draws two cards and holds them up. Yusei groans; Andre having more ammunition is not a good thing.)
Luna: I'm starting to feel *bad* for that Nimble Momonga.
Bruno: *I'm* starting to feel bad for *Yusei*.
Andre: As may've guessed, when a beast-type monster of mine is destroyed, I can pay a thousand lifepoints to get Green Baboon out of my graveyard and back on my field.
[Green Baboon, Defender of the Forest 2600//L7/] <5:00>
Crow: That guy *loves his monkey*.
Jack: Yes, well; unfortunately that *monkey* can now obliterate Junk Archer.
Breo: Wait, d'you think Andre *knew* he would need that trap when 'e placed it?
Jean: Of *course* he knew, Breo. In that last battle, if it'd been business-as-usual for Andre, he would've attacked with Behemoth instead of Green Baboon, considering Behemoth is *so much stronger*. But by anticipating Yusei's thinking, Andre was able to think a few steps ahead of 'im.
(Flashback. Green Baboon attacks Junk Archer, and Yusei activates Chain Arrow.)
Jean (VO): So 'e turned the tables on Chain Arrow. He basically used Yusei's trap as an opportunity to draw two new cards.
(Baboon hits the edge of Junk Archer's glowing bow, and shatters. End Flashback.)
Jean: It reminds me of his duel at the Atlantis Tournament, when he was able to win *only using trap cards*.
Breo: That was *great*.
Jean: Andre's better than anyone I know at reading his opponent, predicting their every move, and then using those moves, to pave the road to victory!
Andre: Time to fight! Green Baboon, take out Junk Archer!
(Green Baboon smashes Junk Archer, showering Yusei with glowing hologram shards. Yusei's lifepoints decrease to 2900.)
Andre: And now with Junk Archer out of the picture-- Behemoth moves in to attack you directly! <6:00> *This* should shake things up!
(Behemoth, still wrapped in chains, floats ahead of Andre and bounces on top of the top curve of Yusei's runner, throwing him off balance. He's at 1200 lifepoints now, but still hanging in there.)
Andre: Now I'll place one card facedown and end my turn. And Chain Arrow's effect wears off, returning Behemoth's attack points to normal!
(Behemoth breaks the chains, and increases its attack strength to 2700 again.)
Andre: I was *planning* on finishing you off this round, but somehow you managed to survive. So make your next turn count, or you're gonna find yourself at a *dead end*!
ACT 2 <6:27>
(Yusei and Andre race onward.)
Leo: All right! Here comes Yusei's big counterattack!
Yusei: It's my turn, now! (draw)
(Scoreboard Yusei, 1200, 4; Andre, 1500, 4)
Yusei: I summon Shield Wing in defense mode!
[Shield Wing /900/L2/]
Yusei (think): This is all I have to go with; I hope this works... (aloud) I place two cards facedown and end my turn!
Leo: Uh...? That's *all* he's gonna do?
Luna: It's not always big monsters and *explosions*, Leo; he needs to play it safe!
Akiza: Exactly. Good defense is the key. <7:00>
Jack: Yusei is accustomed to battling *me* on a daily basis; why's he struggling so much against *this* joker?
Bruno: Maybe *this joker* is better than you, Jack.
Crow: Pretend he didn't say that. Look, Shield Wing is practically a wall; that bird can usually withstand at least two attacks. Even if Andre summons a *third* monster next turn, he won't be able to attack Yusei *directly*.
Breo: Heh! He's practically giving us a 'how-to-defeat-Yusei' handbook for when the tournament starts!
Jean: It's an informative read, but Andre needs to wrap it up. If he stretches this thing out much longer, they're gonna get suspicious.
Andre (mutters): This is it; no more going *easy* on this guy. (aloud) It's *my* turn!
(Scoreboard; Yusei, 1200, 5; Andre, 1500, 5.)
Andre: I summon Nimble Momonga!
[Nimble Momonga /1000/L2/]
Andre: Then I send one beast-type monster from my hand to my graveyard...
(We glimpse the card as he discards it; another Nimble Momonga.)
Andre: ...In order to summon the Egotistical Ape tuner monster to the field!
[Egotistical Ape 1200//L5/]
(Egotistical Ape is a rather adorable little monkey, aside from the fact that it emanates a scary, shadowy specter.)
Andre: Egotistical Ape's level increases by the level of the monster that was sent to the graveyard to summon it! <8:00>
(That gives it L7 now.)
Yusei: Ugh...!
Akiza: Uh-oh. Andre's got four monsters.
Jack: Two to chip away at Shield Wing's defense points, a third one to dish out the finishing blow, leaving the field wide-open--
Crow: For monster number *four* to move in, attack directly, and send Yusei home!
Leo and Luna: This is bad!
Yusei: Before you go any further, I reveal one a' my trap cards-- it's "Shield Coat". When you summon a monster more powerful than a monster I have in defense mode, I can use Shield Coat to double *my* monster's defense points.
(This gives Shield Wing 1800 defense points.)
Crow: Yes! Now it'll take a lot more than a freaky flying squirrel and a funny-looking monkey to destroy Shield Wing!
Andre: Nice try, but my level-seven Egotistical Ape is tuning my level-two Nimble Momonga!
(Synchro-summon. Egotistical Ape's seven green rings align with Nimble Momonga's two stars. L2 + L7 = L9.)
Andre: You didn't think I was gonna try to one-two your monster with *those* weak critters, did you? I'm gonna let the *king a' the jungle* take your Shield Wing out! Say hello to Naturia Gaodrake!
(Also known as Naturia Leodrake.)
[Naturia Gaodrake 3000/1800/L9/earth]
Computer: Naturia Gaodrake is a level-nine beast-type monster, <9:00> with three thousand attack points and eighteen-hundred defense points.
Akiza: What is *that*, a *dandelion*?
Crow: He *totally knew* that Yusei had a trap card ready that would boost his monster's defense points, he was just *waiting* for 'im to play it!
Jack: But by combining *two* of his monsters, he's now *one* monster shy of winning!
Andre: Baboon-- get in there and *clobber* Yusei's Shield Wing!
(Baboon attacks, and Shield Wing fans its wings closed and withstands the blow.)
Andre: All right, Behemoth, *your* turn!
(Behemoth rams Shield Wing next.)
Andre: And now, to *seal* the deal-- Naturia Gaodrake pounces in for a *third* attack!
(Shield Wing shatters under Gaodrake's claws.)
(Yusei's group gasps.)
Luna; Yusei's *completely* vulnerable *now*!
Bruno: The good news is, Andre doesn't have any more monsters that he can attack him with.
Andre: My predator is still on the *hunt*, Yusei! I activate "Howl of the Wild"! When a beast-type monster of mine destroys your monster in battle, "Howl of the Wild" can slam you for three hundred points of damage for every beast on my field! <10:00>
Yusei: Ahh, *no*!
Andre: 'Ahh, no' is right! See, with three beasts on my field, you'll be taking nine hundred points of damage!
YuseI: Uuuuuunh...!
(Yusei withstands the zapping attack; now he has only three hundred lifepoints left.)
Andre: I place one card facedown and end my turn!
Leo: Guess Andre didn't *need* another monster to attack with...
Luna: Yeah, he's got Yusei on the ropes!
Crow: This guy is *awesome*.
Jack: He reminds me of *me*, in a lot of ways.
Akiza (think): This battle's *amazing*. I know I'm new at turbo-dueling, but will I ever be able to duel at this level?
(She watches Yusei and Andre zoom along the track.)
Akiza: I hope, someday, I'll have the chance.
(Yusei anxiously glances back at Andre and his three beasts, then down at his deck; this is it. He pauses, ready to draw.)
Yusei: It's my turn. (draw)
(Scoreboard. Yusei, 300, 6; Andre, 1500, 6. Yusei flips his card-- Debris Dragon!!)
Yusei (mutters): *Nice*! (aloud) I summon Debris Dragon!
[Debris Dragon 1000//L4/]
Yusei: And when I manage to bring Debris Dragon to my field, I can then summon another monster from my graveyard-- <11:00> as long as it has less than five hundred attack points. And Shield Wing fits the bill perfectly!
[Shield Wing 0//L2/]
Yusei: Now, *don't* bother mocking Shield Wing's strength, 'cause it won't be sticking around. Ya see, since I'm rockin' six speed counters right now, I have the ability to activate the Vision Wind speed spell from my hand.
("Speed Spell - Vision Wind")
Yusei: And with that, I can special-summon one level-two or below monster from my graveyard! Welcome back, Speed Warrior!
[Speed Warrior 900//L2/]
Yusei: And now-- my level-two Speed Warrior and my level-two Shield Wing will both get a tuning from my level-four Debris Dragon!
(Debris Dragon explodes upward into four green rings, and Shield Wing and Speed Warrior soar into them.)
Yusei: I synchro-summon-- your defeat! Now come forth, Stardust Dragon!!
(Stardust takes the field in a rain of sparkles, blazing blue.)
[Stardust Dragon 2500//L8/]
ACT 3 <11:52>
(Stardust appears on the field with a roar.)
Leo: He played Stardust Dragon!
Breo: Look, his top monster's finally shown up, <12:00> and it can't even *compete* with Green Baboon!
(Jean straightens the little spikes on the edges of his hairdo.)
Jean: What's 'e gonna do with *that* rangy reptile?!
(Jean pronounces 'rangy' with a hard G.)
Yusei: Now, Stardust Dragon, attack Green Baboon with Cosmic Flare!
Andre: Have you lost your mind? Green Baboon has more attack points, Yusei!
Yusei: That's why I'm activating the "Synchro Strike" trap! With this card, for every monster that was used to summon it, Stardust Dragon gains an additional five hundred attack points!
(With Speed Warrior, Shield Wing, and Debris Dragon, that's 1500 more points.)
Andre: So now it has *four thousand* attack points?!
Yusei: That's right!
(Stardust vaporizes Green Baboon, and Andre's lifepoints decrease all the way to 100.)
Leo: Yeah!
Luna: *Now* who's low on lifepoints!
Akiza: This is *great*, 'cause Yusei's got six speed counters right now, *so*, all he needs is a speed spell, and he can drain the rest of Andre's lifepoints faster than Leo drains a milkshake!
Crow: Whoa, check out the play-by-play coming from Akiza! You're sounding like a real turbo-duelist!
(Akiza smiles.)
Andre (mutters): Ten... nine... eight...
Yusei: Now I'm activating the effect of Speed World Two! With this card, you take eight hundred points of damage for every speed spell--
Andre (mutters, overlapping): Two... one...! <13:00>
Yusei (overlapping): That I'm currently holding in my hand! <13:00>
(Signs with red symbols flash above the track; the duel's been shut down.)
Yusei: What *is* this?!
Andre: Looks like our practice time is up! I guess the duel is a draw.
(The monsters vanish one by one.)
(Later, the two teams-- riders and spectators-- meet down on the track near the bleachers. Andre extends a hand to Yusei.)
Andre: Nice dueling with you.
(Yusei clasps the hand, beginning to warm again after the unexpected interrupt.)
Yusei: Ye-ah... nice dueling with you.
Andre: We'll have to settle this in the Preliminaries. See ya on the track.
(The three riders of Team Unicorn ride away, never once looking back.)
Luna: That was *sweet*!
Leo: You *had* that guy! You *totally* would've won that!
Yusei: Not quite.
(Flashback. Andre places a card facedown.)
Yusei (VO): He still had a facedown card on his field.
(End Flashback.)
Yusei: And based on the way he was dueling, I wouldn't be surprised if that card was a game-changer.
Akiza: So even at that point you think he was a step ahead of you?
Yusei: Probably.
Bruno: So, you would've gone in and he would've counterattacked, and that would've been that.
(As he speaks, he can see the three riders of Team Unicorn, against a backdrop of their logo in black and white.)
Yusei: Who knows... but those guys are *good*. It's gonna take everything we've got to beat them in the tournament.
Jack: I'm not afraid of those louts; they will play into my hand and then I'll crush them like the little bugs that they are! <14:00>
Crow: Yeah, we'll take 'em down! Team Unicorn is gonna be 'Team Stinkycorn'!
(Above, hidden in a shadowy doorway to the stands, lurk three shady individuals, all bearing tracking dye, faces shadowed. One wears a lilac button-up shirt under a white jacket, and he speaks first.)
- Hmhmhmhm. It'll take everything they've got to beat Team Unicorn?
(The second wears a studded collar and brown jacket over moss green shirt.)
Herman: I have news for them; if they think those prepsters are a challenge, they should just forfeit *now*!
(The third is distinguishable by a black goatee and a strong germanic accent.)
Nicholas: Maybe some-sing *bad* vill happen to one of them that *forces* zhem to forfeit!
(Purple shirt likes the idea.)
- Yeah... maybe so!
(All three snicker...)
(Mid-day, at the Pier. Seagulls waft above as Yusei's runner zooms past, creating a cloud of dust. He's riding up on Akiza, waiting off to the side wearing her riding suit and holding a stopwatch ready. She looks at it; it has a tiny 5D's logo at the top of the dial, and currently reads 00:46:083 and counting. Yusei accelerates faster, and races past her. She looks at the stopwatch again as Yusei starts braking several feet past.)
Akiza: Oh, nice! That's his fastest time yet!
Sherry: I could 'ave beaten zat!
(Sherry rides up the same direction Yusei came from, on her white and red runner, and brakes near Akiza.)
Akiza: *Sherry*?
(Sherry presses a button on the side of her helmet to retract her visor and grille.)
Sherry: I thought I would swing by and say bonjour, since we *won't* be meeting in the preliminaries. They've put us in different divisions.
Akiza: D'you know *who* you're up against in the first round?
Sherry (dismissively): Some bunch calling zemselves ze Cheerleading Squad, I'm not worried about *zem*. <15:00> I *am*, however, worried about some of ze *other* participants. I fear zhey may be working with Iliaster. You should be careful, Akiza; in fact, *all* of you should.
Yusei: Same to *you*, Sherry.
(Yusei joins them on his runner, stopping halfway past Sherry and her runner in a sort of parked cross-back.)
Yusei: Don't go chasing after danger.
Sherry: I am not *chasing* after danger, Yusei; it is danger zhat is chasing *me*. And speaking of which... you and I should discuss what we saw ze other day at ze 'eadquarters of ze Public Security Bureau.
(Yusei gasps--)
(Flashback, as Yusei recalls the strange, rotating machine in the all-white room, and its single, intense blue eye surrounded by skin as rough as if it had been woodcut. End Flashback.)
(Yusei is silent.)
Sherry: Until zhen--
(Sherry revs her engine, and her runner rears in an impressive wheelie.)
Sherry: Keep your wits about you, Yusei Fudo, and be ready for anything!
(She rides away.)
Sherry: Au revoir!
(Yusei and Akiza stare after her, Yusei over his shoulder, and with apprehension...)
(Sunset finds Jack and Crow's runners parked outside Martha's residence in the rebuilt Satellite. Inside, they're just inside the door, Crow carrying a bag of groceries.)
Crow: Martha! Blister! Sorry we're late. Traffic was a pain.
Martha: Goodness sake, so nice to see your faces! Come on in.
(The four take seats at the dining table. Crow sips from a mug, Jack's mug sits on the table untouched, and Crow's groceries are next to Martha; they include two loaves of bread, three jars of tomato sauce, and what might be cheese.)
Blister: Where's Yusei? I thought he was coming with you.
Crow: Oh. Yeah, well, no dice; he decided to rain-check this visit. He wanted to do some more practice runs down at the Pier.
Jack (unamused): Allow me to translate that for you. <16:00> 'He wanted to spend more time with Akiza down at the Pier'!
Martha: At least he's doing something constructive. I heard from Zora that a certain someone can't seem to hold down a job.
(Jack looks scared for a second, then remains aloof.)
Jack (mildly): I reject that statement and I won't comment on it.
Crow: Heh heh heh heh-- hm? I just realized how *quiet* it is. The kids not here?
Martha: It's *time to come out*, you guys.
(Crow's kids can no longer keep from giggling; they open the door to the rest of the house that they were watching from. Crow walks over, teasing them affectionately.)
Crow: What's goin' on, ya little brats, were you *hiding from me*?
(They laugh even harder. Crow is nonplussed. Then they reveal a big piece of cloth, and Crow can barely believe his eyes. It's a big white flag, and on it is painted or drawn an image of a caricatured Crow on his runner, the same drawings they were holding up during his last duel.)
Crow: Huh? Did- did you guys *make* this?
Martha: They stayed up 'til three A.M; I couldn't get them to go to bed, they wanted to finish it before you got here.
(Crow is deeply moved, eyes shining, mouth hanging open in amazement.)
Nestling #2: We're gonna make it like a flag, and bring it to the tournament, and cheer really loud for you and everything!
Nestling #3: So if you're ever feeling all *rumbled*--
Nestling #1: Just look up and see this!
(Crow takes the beautiful flag from Nestling #1's hands, and stares at the goofy caricature of himself.)
Crow: You guys, it's-- I don't know what to say...! (choking up) This is, like, the nicest thing that-- <17:00>
(He crouches down and hugs all five of them.)
Crow: C'mere, you little nerds! Thanks, guys. You're the best!
(Blister smiles; Martha watches with satisfaction; Jack looks jealous in that he's pretending not to be. He looks away bitterly. Martha gives him a thumbs-up.)
Martha: You know, Jack-- maybe if you smiled more often, somebody would make something like that for *you*!
Jack: What's *that* supposed to mean?!
(Everyone laughs. Outside, the night has grown dark, but peaceful; a shooting star sails through a gap in the patchy nighttime clouds.)
ACT 4 <17:18>
(The fountain in the square near Zora's building sparkles in the morning sunlight. Inside, Bruno's busy frying an egg on the stove in the living room above the garage. Yusei climbs down the ladder from above.)
Yusei: Smells great. I'm surprised Crow's not *begging* yet!
Bruno: Uhh, he took off about an hour ago to get some practice runs in.
(Yusei smiles nervously.)
(Crow zooms down an empty freeway, visor down, racing gear on, hardcore. As he rounds a corner, he sees a rider in black ahead of him. He leans into the curve, trying to catch up to the other runner, but it disappears ahead. Crow straightens up out of the curve.)
Crow: The-e-ere we go-- hug that curve!
(As he races onward, the other rider appears ahead of him once again, then slows and is suddenly right in front of him! A single monster card, Hook the Hidden Knight, card flashes against darkness, and suddenly Crow finds himself veering wildly, trying to avoid a crash! He skids nearly horizontal to the road, then flies off balance and is propelled into the air, free of his runner, yelling. The other runner zooms away. Crow takes the fall on one hand, and a nasty crunch can be heard; then bounces into the air again and takes the next fall on his shoulder, skidding to a halt, his runner scraping along the road after him. Crow has just suffered a fairly major crash. He lies in the road for a moment, looking up at the bright blue sky.)
Crow: Ohh... <18:00>
(He tilts his head up, and, upside-down, sees his runner lying on the street beyond where he fell.)
Crow: Oh, *man*... W-what just happened?
(He looks around; beyond his sprawled legs, the road is empty. He sits up, leaning on his left arm, then shifting his weight over to his right. The moment he moves his right arm--)
Crow: Aaaaaaaaaagghhh!!!
(Crow looks at his right arm; the hard plastic shoulder pad has been shattered and broken away by the crash, and his bare shoulder is a bit scratched, too.)
Crow: Ugh... no *way*...!
Crow: I dislocated my shoulder?!
(Later, Crow-- accompanied by Yusei, Jack, Akiza, and Bruno-- is wearing his usual vest over a bandaged shoulder, his arm in a sling. The doctor consults his clipboard, and several x-rays of shoulder bones are on the walls nearby.)
Doctor: Uh, yeah. Should take about a month to fully heal, maybe two.
Jack: You can't be *serious*!
Akiza: The Preliminaries are in *three days*!
Crow: I can *duel*, right?! I mean, I'm fine, I feel perfect, never felt better!
Doctor: You can't duel!
(Crow falls down on his knees, distraught.)
Crow: I'm beggin' you, doc! I'll eat my veggies, I'll do yoga, whatever you want! I've gotta have the chance to win that tournament with my friends! Come on, (starting to tear up; the last is almost a whimper) help me make this happen, doc, tell me I can still duel!
Doctor (sharply): I would if ya could, but'cha *can't*! And I am *not* about to sign off on your release form.
Crow (defensive): You're just a *quack*! I don't need your *quacky* permission! And I don't need your bandages!
(Crow reaches for his shoulder as though to pull them off, but touching it makes him cry out in pain again. Yusei and Jack reach out to him in concern.)
Yusei: Stop that.
(Crow's eyes are filling with tears.)
Crow: Why...? Why *now*...?!
(Closing his eyes, he remembers the flag the nestlings made for him.)
Crow: What'm I supposed to tell the little nerds?!
(And he stands there, sobbing; everyone looks worried.) <19:00>
(That night, heavy rain pours down. In the garage, the mood is one of tension and despair. Yusei and Jack sit in opposite chairs at the table; Bruno stands off to one side, Akiza to the other, and Crow across the room, back turned.)
Jack (to Yusei): So... just the *two of us*, then.
Bruno: According to the tournament rules, if *three people* enter, the team gets twelve thousand lifepoints; but if it's only two people, the then the team only gets eight thousand lifepoints.
Yusei: Wow; that's a *really big handicap*.
Jack: Should we just *withdraw now*?
Yusei: *No*. I mean, we've come this far. We *can't* back down now.
(Jack pounds his fist on the table.)
Jack: I'll tell you what we *can't do*! We can't enter knowing we don't have a chance! I duel to win or I *don't duel at all*, Yusei!!
(Yusei and Jack meet eyes for a tense moment, neither backing down.)
Akiza: Um... boys?
(They both look at her.)
Akiza: We're all part of Team Five-D's, aren't we? Let *me* duel with you.
(Behind her, Crow fidgets. Yusei and Jack are too surprised to move.)
Yusei: Really?
Jack: Are you sure you're up for it?
(She keeps a straight face; for her, this is not a challenge to take lightly.)
Akiza: Mm-hmm.
(Jack smiles ruefully and shakes his head.)
Bruno: That's not the *worst* idea I've ever heard. I mean, she's a sharp duelist, she knows your strategies...
Akiza: I've still got a lot to learn about turbo-dueling. I'm well aware of that.
(She takes off her right glove, revealing the Crimson Dragon's claw mark on her delicate arm.)
Akiza: But like you're *always saying*, Yusei, we're all connected by a *bond*. <20:00> We can *do this*! Together! Hmm?
(She turns; Crow is walking away toward the open garage door.)
Akiza: Hey-- whereya goin', Crow?
Crow: What's it matter! I'm *clearly* replaceable, who *cares* where I go!!
(Crow stalks out into the storm alone, leaving stunned silence in his wake, then breaks into a run outside the door. Akiza looks pretty shocked; what has she just done?!)
(Somewhere in the city, a warehouse offers a near nonexistent awning to shelter from the rain; Crow sits on the soaking wet doorstep, a WRGP Poster on the wall next to him, injured arm resting on his lap. He slowly opens his eyes, gazing out despondently into space; it's impossible to tell how much of the water dripping down his cheeks is just the rain. He gazes up at the poster on the wall resentfully.)
(In a small garage somewhere, other cubicles hold nice-looking cars, but Akiza's down at the end holds her duel runner. She's changed into her riding costume, and gazes down at it, apprehensive.)
Akiza (think): Am I *ready* for this? Come on, Akiza, *stop asking yourself that*. You *have* to be ready--
(She picks up her helmet from the seat and looks at it.)
Akiza: -- For Jack and Yusei.
(Just then, she hears a beeping ring, and pulls out a small, pink cell phone decorated with a fake rose. Whatever she sees on the screen, she's very surprised.)
(The garage door opens in the morning, revealing a bright, beautiful day.)
Yusei: No sign of Crow *or* his duel runner. I guess he didn't come home last night.
(Jack's pulling on his gloves and Bruno's already on his own, yellow runner, helmet on.)
Bruno: I hope he's okay. He seemed so *upset* when he left.
Jack: 'E's just playing up the drama like the man-child he is-- but he's *our* man-child, so let's go find 'im! <21:00>
(The three of them zoom past the sparkling fountain in the square and out onto the highway.)
Jack: No sign of *Akiza* this morning, either. I guess she was all *talk*.
(Yusei doesn't reply.)
(Akiza's runner zooms past shipping crates and tall buildings on the flat, concrete expanse of the pier. Crow is holding the stopwatch in his good hand.)
Crow: Don't hesitate! Take those curves with full force, the pavement can *smell* fear!
(Yusei, Jack, and Bruno halt at the side of the road as Akiza completes a wide circle under Crow's watchful eye. All three start to smile.)
Jack: Huh. How *dare* they make us worry.
Bruno: I wonder if they've been practicing all night?
Crow: All right! You are gonna tear the road up, Akiza, you are gonna *own it* out there!!
(Akiza replies with a wink and thumbs-up as she rides past.)
Yusei: Looks like we've got a new teammate, Jack!
(Several blimps soar high overhead, their screens on the sides showing the WRGP commercial's graphics. Fireworks are flowering in the bright blue sky above the Kaibadome. It's the morning of the tournament at last. The same announcer from the Fortune Cup is speaking.)
Announcer: Duelists young and old, professional and amateur alike! *This* is it! The main event! The biggest thing to hit New Domino City!
(Five planes soar overhead, and write WRGP in contrails.)
Announcer: It's the World Racing Grand Prix!!
(Ahead, a doorway streams light.)
Announcer: And now, welcome to the first Preliminary round...
(Jack, Yusei, and Akiza, each in riding gear, each carrying his or her helmet, each face resolved, walk toward the light, side-by-side.)
Announcer: Te-e-e-e-a-am Fi-i-i-i-i-ive-D's!!! <22:00>
END <22:02>
* Special thanks to hulu.com and Toonzaki.com for making this episode accessible online.
* Special thanks to Yugioh Wikia as a source for checking cards.
* Special thanks to Kazuki Takahashi, 4Kids, et al. for Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's!
Last Updated: May 11, 2011
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