Caught in the Spider's Web

On the helicopter

Dale: alright guys so what's the plan of attack

Mina: Well according to radar this area right here hasn't been covered by the fog so we'll start there and look for any survivors

Ash: I know this place

Yusei: That's Martha's orphanage

Garrett: I hope she's okay

Dawn: wait you mentioned her before

Akiza: Who is she

Yusei: Well Martha's the one who raised me Jack, Crow, and Garrett when we were little

Garrett: And she's my grandmother

Dale: Now I remember her she used to make me scrub the toilets and stuff

Garrett: Trust me Dale you needed the work

Dawn: But does that mean

Akiza: You two are cousins

Yusei: Well we're not blood related but since Martha's my foster mother and my parents are gone and Garrett's grandmother you could call us cousins(smiles at Garrett)

Garrett: Yup(smiles back) You could also call Jack and Crow my cousins too

Dale: Interesting

Mina: Guys we're here

The helicopter descends and lands on Martha's front yard

Martha: Now who could that be

Blister: We're about to find out

Garrett and Yusei along with the others step off the plane

Blister: It's Garrett

Martha: And Dale's back to(she runs and hugs Dale)

Dale: Argh please Martha I'm glad to see you to but you're killing me

Akiza/Dawn:(giggles)

Trudge: Wow this place actually doesn't look half bad

Garrett: Hey Martha

Yusei: Have you heard from the others

Martha: When you 2 left so did Rally, Tank, Blitz, and Nervin and sadly no I haven't heard back from them my guess is that they have all been swallowed up by this dark fog

Blister: Same with Crow we haven't heard from him either

Ash: That's a problem (heads inside the orphanage)

Garrett: Aw man

Martha: How did your rescue mission go

Yusei: It was okay I guess

Dale: Are you kidding yourself Yusei you and Garrett did great at waking up Dawn and Akiza

Martha: Hey Dale I've got a few toilets that are just begging for you to clean them

Dale: Noooooooooo(falls to his knees and looks up at the sky)

Dawn:(giggles) Sorry Dale

Akiza: Yeah tough luck bud

Martha: You must be Akiza and Dawn then nice to finally meet you

Akiza: Yeah Garrett and Yusei told us how you raised them Jack and Crow

Dawn: And how you're Garrett's grandmother

Martha: Yup Garrett is cousins with Yusei Jack and Crow oh and by the way they both have told me so much about you to and you too are just as beautiful as they have said

Akiza: Oh(raises eyebrow and looks at Yusei)

Dawn: I see(does the same as Akiza except she looks at Garrett)

Yusei/Garrett:(groan) Martha!

Martha: And you must be Mina and officer Trudge right

Mina: Yes mama

Trudge: That's right

Martha: good then let's all go in and eat you guys can't save the world on an empty stomach

then a little kid walks up to Trudge

Toka: Hey there mister

Trudge: Huh what do you want kid go away

Toka: Are you sector security?

Trudge: Yeah why?

Toka: I wanna be sector security too some day

Trudge: Really now well play your cards right and some day you might look as good as me in this uniform

Toka: Cool

at the dinner table

Dale: Um Martha your cooking is even greater then I remember

Martha: Why thank you Dale

Toka: Hey Dale what have you and Garrett been doing in the city for the last year

Martha: Yeah I'd love to hear about it

Kids: Yeah

Garrett: You can tell them Dale

Dale: Well alright sure. When me and Garrett first got to the city the 2 of us decided to open up a duel runner build and repair shop

Dawn: Right and with the money you guys earned with that you bough that huge house right Garrett

Garrett: That's right Dawn but if you thought my house was big then you should check out Dale's place it's at least twice the size

Dawn: Really

Garrett: Yup

Akiza: That's amazing

Martha: You always were the opulent one Dale

Dale: And I have you to thank for that Martha

Toka: So was living in the city as great as it's said to be

Garrett: Far from it Toka while it might be better living conditions then the satellite there's just as much trouble over there as there is here

Martha: Like what?

Dale: James

Toka: Who's James

Dale: James the devious son of director Goodwin

Toka: Cool

Dale: Well James is nothing but a big bully in fact 2 weeks into living in the city James challenged Garrett to a duel and then took his Stardust Dragon card

Toka: Oh no

Martha: Did you get it back

Garrett: Yeah I got it back but James was sent by his father to try and get it from me in the first place

Dale: Actually Goodwin set everything up including us moving into the satellite

Yusei: Goodwin tricked us all just so he could see if we were all truly signers or not

Martha: I see

Garrett: But enough about us what's been happening here

Martha: Nothing any different then what you guys experienced while you grew up here

Akiza: That's so sad

Dawn: Yeah

Yusei: Hey kids if we manage to win this next battle then Goodwin promised to finish the bridge that connects the satellite to the city

Garrett: That's right Yusei that bridge will bring people together

the kids all cheer

then a lightning bolt strikes down outside and all the windows are blown out

Akiza: What in the world was that

Dawn: I don't know Akiza

Garrett: Is everybody okay

Dale: Yeah I think so

?:(laughs evilly from outside)

Ash: We've got company

Yusei: Martha stay back

Garrett: Who are you

?: Sorry to interrupt your dinner my name is Roman and I bear the mark of the spider

Yusei: The mark of the spider

Garrett: Just like from the vision

Dale: What do you want Roman?

Roman: I heard we had four signers visiting I thought I come and welcome you

Dawn: Oh you're so kind

Roman: Of course we dark signers only have one way of saying hello

Dale: Alright fine then I'll take you on

Garrett: No Dale you can't duel here

Yusei: If he summons an earthbound immortal then everybody here will be swallowed up

Dale: Man you're right

Garrett: Yusei you lead him away I'll get everybody out of here

Yusei: Okay, alright Roman let's duel but not here

Roman: Then lead the way

Akiza: Yusei I'm going with you

Yusei: Alright then let's go

they leave with Ash running after them

Toka: Alright guys that guy out there is a bad guy and we need to help Yusei beat him up

two kids: Yeah

they run out after Yusei and Akiza

the duel area

Roman: Alright Yusei you ready to duel

Yusei: Ready when you are

Roman/Yusei: Let's duel

fire erupts and takes the form of a spider and the signer marks glow

Akiza: Here we go

Martha's place

Garrett:(looking at his mark) The duel has started

Dale: Good luck Yusei

Dawn: We're right behind you

the duel

Yusei: Alright Roman I'm going first(draws a card) and I summon Shield Wing in def mode(2/0/900) you're up

Roman:(draws a card) then I summon the dark tuner Spider Cocoon(5/0/0) and I can because you control a monster and I don't next I summon Dark Spider(1/100/100) and thanks to Dark Spider's ability I can give my cocoon 2 more levels(7/0/0) now I dark synchro summon my Underground Arachnid(6-/2400/1200) now I can take your Shield Wing and equip it to my monster

Yusei: No

Roman: Now I attack you directly

Yusei: Ahhhhh(LP1600)

Akiza: Yusei no

Roman: I now activate the Spider Web field spell it's your turn as I end with this face down card

Yusei: It's my turn(draws a card) and I summon out Road Synchron(4/1600/1200) and now I activate the spell card One for One so by discarding Quillbolt Hedgehog I can special summon Tuningware(1/100/100) now because I have a tuner monster Quillbolt Hedgehog comes back to the field(2/800/800) and last when I use Tuningware to synchro summon he becomes level 2. So with that said and done I now synchro summon Road Warrior(8/3000/1500) now attack

Roman: Argh(LP3400) when Underground Arachnid is attacked I can destroy the captured monster instead and now thanks to the field spell your monster is switched into def mode

Yusei: Well then in that case i use my monster's ability to summon out to the field Turbo Booster(1/0/0) now i sacrifice Turbo Booster to destroy Underground Arachnid

Roman: Urgh so you destroyed my monster

Akiza: Yeah way to go Yusei that's how us signers like to do things

Roman: I activate the trap card Alter to the Bound Deity now for every monster that's in def mode during my standby phase O get one alter to light when all four are lit I'm allowed to summon my earthbound immortal directly to the field

Yusei: Well that's not good I end my turn

the two kids show up

kids: Go Yusei you can beat this guy

Akiza: Oh no Yusei the kids are here

Yusei: WHAT!

Ash: Get out of here!

Roman: It's too late for them now they're trapped within the flames

Yusei: Man this is not good

Roman: It's my turn now(draws a card) witch means the first alter is now lit(alters 1) now I summon Grand Spider in def mode(4/0/1500) and I end with a face down card

Yusei: Then I go(draws a card)

Martha's house

Garrett:(sees a figure run across the window) What Dale I'm heading out okay

Dale: Why?

Garrett: I just saw James outside and I have to settle the score with him

Dale: Alright just be careful

Garrett: Same for you and the kids

he steps outside

Dawn: Garrett are you leaving

Garrett: Yeah I'm going to meet an old enemy

Dawn: You mean James

Garrett: Yes

Dawn: Can I come

Garrett: Of course hop on(Dawn gets on behind him) ready

Dawn:(wraps arms around Garrett) Yeah

they ride off

in an alleyway

Garrett:(gets off his runner along with Dawn) Alright James come out I know you're here

James: I didn't think you'd find me so fast

Garrett: Whatever let's just finish what we started

James: Be patient now Garrett

an explosion goes off

Dawn: Ahhhhh

Garrett: Dawn!...Dawn no you fiend where did you take her

James: I assure you she is fine but you might want to make sure Yusei doesn't lose(he vanishes)

Garrett: Noooo how could I let them take her. No matter what I'll get her back but first I have to save Yusei

he rides off

back at Martha's place

Dale: Come on guys be okay you just gotta be okay

Martha: Dale

Dale: What's wrong Martha

Martha: Toka and two of the other kids are missing

Dale: What! Let's go quickly and get them

Martha: Alright

Trudge: I'm coming too

Dale:(nods)

they all run toward the duel except for Dale who takes his duel runner

at the duel area

Akiza: Yusei you have to stop Roman from summoning his immortal

Yusei: I know I use Road Warrior's ability to summon out Speed Warrior(2/900/400)

Roman: I use Grand Spider's ability to put your new warrior into def mode

Yusei: Well in that case i think I'll activate the spell card Advance Draw by sacrificing Road Warrior I can draw 2 cards now I sacrifice Speed Warrior to summon Turret Warrior(5/1200/2000) now for his ability(5/2100/2400) now take out that Grand Spider

Roman: Don't forget thanks to my field spell your monster now switches into def mode

Yusei: I end my turn with a face down card

back with Garrett

Garrett: Come on just a lit bit farther...whoa(stops) Martha?

Martha: Garrett, Toka and two other kids are missing

Trudge: Actually I found Toka

Martha: Where?

Trudge: He's up there on top of that building

Martha: Alright let's get up there

Trudge: Alright let's go

Garrett: I'll go look for the other 2 kids then

Garrett rides off

back with the duel

Roman: It's my turn now so that means I get another alter to light(alter 2)(draws a card) and I activate my trap card Offering to the Bound Deity now by halving my LPs(LP1700) 2 more torches are suddenly lit

Yusei: No

Akiza: That's all four

Roman: Now I can summon forth earthbound immortal Uru(10/3000/3000)

Akiza: Oh no we're too late

Yusei: It will take a miracle to save them now

Dale: Did somebody say miracle

Dale rides his runner through the fire and quickly jumps off his runner and puts a bubble around the kids saving them from being absorbed

Yusei/Akiza: Dale!

Dale: Alright Yusei the kids are safe now win this duel

Martha:(shouts from the top of a building) Yusei Toka is safe you have the green light to finish this guys off so don't hold back

Yusei: You bet I won't hold back

Akiza: Yeah Yusei go for it

Garrett: Yusei

he rides into the fire and stops right next to Yusei

Akiza/Yusei/Dale: Garrett!

Garrett: We've got a big problem

Akiza: What is it

Garrett: The dark signers kidnapped Dawn

Dale: WHAT! How

Ash: It seems this duel was just a distraction. We'll come up with a plan to get her back later

Roman: You guys really don't know the truth do you

Yusei: What do you mean Roman?

Roman: I mean your own dad helped to free the shadow army

Yusei: No he'd never do that

Roman: But your father did help to design the first ener-d reactor

Garrett: It's true Yusei and my father helped him

Roman: Well Garrett I'm glad you could join us

Garrett: Roman you'll pay for this

Roman: I doubt that without your fathers none of this would even be possible

Yusei: No my dad was good all he wanted to do was help

Roman: Yeah help his bank maybe. He didn't care about what would have happened he wanted to turn the thing on and see how fast it would make him a millionaire and I should know after all I was there with him

Garrett: But how

Roman: You guys are so dense those two were my bosses I worked with them along with my brother Rex Goodwin. It all started when you 2 were just babies me and my brother worked with your fathers on the original ener-d reactor. There were fears that if it should spin in reverse it would spew huge amounts of negative energy which is exactly what I wanted. your guys fathers were to obsessed with success to see, which allowed me to sabotage the entire project and then boom there went your father's life work

Yusei: But that means

Garrett: It was you...you caused all of this

Roman: Who else(laughs evilly)

Garrett: That means the explosion was no accident did Goodwin help you Roman

Yusei: Exactly was all of this your brother's idea

Roman: I wish we could stand around and chat all day but the netherworld is waiting earthbound immortal attack him directly

Yusei: I activate Iron Resolve so by halving my LPs(LP800) I can negate your attack

Roman: While I end my turn with this face down card remember that the battle damage in this duel is real

they hear an explosion and then the building that Martha is on begins to collapse Trudge tries to save her but she falls anyways and gets absorbed by the earthbound immortal

Akiza: Oh no

Ash: Damn you!

Dale: Martha

Yusei: Martha!

Garrett: NOOOOOOOO!

Yusei: That's it Roman you're finished(draws a card) I summon Junk Synchron(3/1300/500) I synchro summon Stardust Dragon(8/2500/2000) now attack Roman directly

Roman: I activate my trap card Spider Egg now your attack is negated and I get 3 egg tokens(1/0/0)

Yusei: I end with a face down card it's your move now

Roman: I think this duel's gone on long enough(he disappears)

the fire dies down and the marks stop glowing

Yusei: What

Garrett: The duel's not even over

Dale: I guess it is look

Akiza: He's gone

Ash: Where are you Roman?!

Garrett: Up there(points)

Akiza/Dale:(gasps)

Yusei: Roman you coward why'd you stop the duel

Roman: Because I saw what I came here for

Yusei: What does that mean

Kalin: It means you should be patient and wait Yusei

Garrett: That voice

Ash: Kalin, you and I still have a score to settle

Kalin:(walks up) Well well well if it isn't the signers

Yusei: Kalin give us back Martha

Kalin: The only way to save her is to duel me tomorrow

James: The same goes for you Garrett(he walks out)

Dale: James

James: That's right

Garrett: Give us back Dawn now

James: I'll give her back if you can beat me tomorrow

Garrett: If you touch even 1 hair on her head your deck won't be the only thing in pain
James: Whatever

Misty: Let's not forget miss Akiza(she walks in to)

Akiza: Misty

Misty: You will pay for hurting my brother

Akiza: But I didn't

Roman: Let us meet tomorrow at the four points of destiny

Devack:(appears) but first I'm Devack and I bear the mark of the monkey and I'm challenging you to a duel tomorrow Mr. Williams

Dale: Alright fine

Devack: Farewell for now

the dark signers disappear

Dale: Okay whats our next move guys

Yusei: We take the kids back to Martha's

Garrett: And then we develop a plan in the morning

Akiza: Okay

Ash: Sounds good

Dale:(nods)

they all head back to Martha's place

Toka and the rest of the kids:(crying) we're sorry Yusei we just wanted to help

Yusei: It's okay guys just never do that again

Toka:(snivels) Okay Yusei we promise is Martha going to be okay

Garrett: I wouldn't worry about Martha you guys

Dale: Yeah she'll be a-ok

Yusei: Count on it

Akiza: Alright you kids off to bed now

kids: Good night everyone

they go to bed

Trudge: do you really think Martha will be okay Garrett

Garrett: I honestly don't know

Trudge:(grabs Garrett by the collar) listen you little punk why'd you go and lie to those kids like that

Ash: THAT'S ENOUGH TRUDGE!

Shocked, he let go of Garrett's collar

Ash: This is getting us nowhere. Based on what we've seen so far with the Dark Signers, I figure the people sacrificed to summon a Earthbound Immortal will return if it's defeated. That's not our only concern though. We also need to get Dawn back as well.

Trudge: Well that's good to know.

Dale: I agree.

Akiza: Me too.

Mina: So do I.

Ash: We'll come up with a plan in the morning. For now let's get some sleep.

Everybody: Alright good night everybody