Yu-Gi-Oh Soul Generations

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Chapter 7: The Soul Bond Connection! Twelve Hearts as One!

While the others were talking amongst themselves, Michael exited the room, stating that he wanted to walk and stretch his legs after sleeping for nearly a whole day. Astralette then floated over to Alexis, Akiza, Sherry, Kari, and Skye.

Alexis – "What do you need Astralette?"

Astralette – "Can I speak to you girls…in private?"

The female quintet followed Astralette out into the hallway.

? – "Good. You're finally gonna confess."

Astralette let out a small shriek at the voice from behind her. She then turned around to see the person that owned said voice.

Astralette – "R-Red-Eyes?!"

Red-Eyes – "And just what do you think you're doing missy?"

Astralette continued to stammer as Red-Eyes glared at her. The duel monster spirit finally burst out laughing.

Red-Eyes – "Sorry Astralette. But I just had to tease you like that."

The rest of the girls giggled at Astralette's expense.

Astralette – "You're mean Red-Eyes…"

Kari – "So what did you want to tell us Astralette?"

Red-Eyes – "You mean you haven't told them about your crush on Michael yet?"

Astralette – "RED-EYES?!"

Astralette felt her cheeks burning in complete embarrassment. The quintet were completely shocked at hearing that.

Alexis – "Is that true Astralette?"

Astralette looked down at the floor and shook her head, stating that she did indeed have a massive crush on her partner.

Akiza – "You know you could've just told me and Sherry about it."

Sherry – "Akiza's right. Look at how long the two of us took to confess our feelings to him."

Astralette – "I know. But it's just so frustrating. I want to confess, but I also don't know how he feels in return."

Skye suddenly had an idea.

Skye – "Then what say we confess together?"

Astralette – "Huh?"

Kari – "That's right. Skye's the only other one who hasn't confessed to Michael yet."

Sherry – "Did you and Alexis perhaps confess to Michael together as well?"

Alexis – "You bet. The two of us get to know each other as well."

Akiza then saw Yulia and her counterparts behind Red-Eyes.

Akiza – "Red-Eyes. Did Yulia and her counterparts confess to Michael? Sherry and I know that they admitted to us how they felt about him."

Red-Eyes – "The 5 of us actually just got back from them confessing to Michael."

Sherry – "And?"

Yulia – "Michael accepted the 4 of us no problem."

Alexis – "That's great to hear."

Astralette – "Now I feel more confident to confess to Michael."

Skye – "Same here."

Akiza – "Where's Michael right now Red-Eyes?"

Red-Eyes – "He's outside doing tai-chi. Follow me."

Red-Eyes quickly led the girls outside. There they found Michael in the middle of a field meditating. However, around halfway between leaving the academy building and reaching Michael, Red-Eyes stopped the others.

Sherry – "Something wrong Red-Eyes?"

Red-Eyes – "Just watch."

The girls watched in awe as Michael went from sitting on the ground meditating to taking up a fighting stance against a robot dummy. Michael then pulled out two swords and quickly took down the dummy using Duel Monster's six attributes. He then turned around to see the girls walking over applauding him.

Alexis – "That was pretty amazing Michael."

Kari – "Yeah. Since when could you use swords?"

Michael – "Since I was 5. I've also made it a habit to practice with them every 2-3 days so my skills are always sharp, but I also don't wear myself out practicing."

Akiza – "Smart thinking. Oh. Astralette and Skye have something to say to you."

Michael – "What is it then you two."

Astralette – "One thing first."

Astralette placed a hand over her heart, where she was then surrounded by a ring of light. The ring split apart, causing Astralette to change from her Astral form to her human one. Her clothes were a short-sleeve t-shirt, mid-thigh shorts, and sneakers, all cyan colored with white and gold highlights. She still had her gold eyes and cyan hair, with the exception of two bangs that were purple and crimson, representing her bond with Michael and Crimson. The rest of the girls were shocked at this.

Kari – "You can turn into a human Astralette?!"

Astralette – "That's correct."

Alexis – "How long have you had this form for?"

Astralette – "I returned to Michael a month after our farewell duel. We both admitted to missing each other terribly."

Michael – "Agreed."

Astralette – "Anyway, on my first night back with Michael, I kinda…wanted to keep him company for the night."

Sherry – "Are you saying you slept with Michael in his own bed?!"

Astralette – "Yes…"

Akiza – "What was the reason for it?"

Astralette – "I just… wanted to let him know that I was still there beside him like I always have been."

The rest of the girls cooed at Astralette, saying that she was very bold to take the step she did.

Skye – "So then you somehow achieved your human form during the night, right?"

Astralette – "Yeah. Still don't truly know how. I fell asleep next to Michael in bed, then wake up the next morning due to him screaming and seeing him standing by the door with a look of complete shock on his face."

Yulia – "So what happened?"

Michael – "I woke up to a human Astralette in my bed, stark naked."

Astralette held her face in her hands as her cheeks went a very deep shade of crimson.

Astralette – "Thank god Ginny was there that day."

Michael – "I'll say."

Alexis – "Ginny?"

Akiza – "She's a maid that works at the manor. Along with the fact that she's also Alfred's daughter."

Kari – "Oh."

Michael – "So what did you and Skye want to tell me Astralette?"

Both women shared a quick glance before taking a deep breath.

Astralette/Skye – "WeloveyouMichael!"

Michael looked sheepishly at the two girls before grinning.

Michael – "Was that a confession?"

Astralette – "We're sorry Michael. Skye and I both thought that trying to confess to you at the same time would help."

Skye – "Guess we were still too nervous."

Michael – "I've give you both credit for trying at least. Besides… I've actually been wanting to confess to you both myself."

Astralette/Skye – "You Have?!"

Michael – "Pretty much."

Michael blushed madly while saying that, causing the girls to giggle at his own expense.

Michael – "So what do you two say? Wanna be my girlfriends?"

Astralette/Skye – "YES!"

Both women tackled Michael to the ground as they said yes to his question. This in turn caused a fit of giggling to break out amongst them. For the rest of the day, Michael and the girls mostly just talked and got to know each other better. So night fell and they all bade goodnight to each other.

-The Next Morning-

Red-Eyes slowly woke up. She sat up in her bed in her personal room inside Michael's emperor key. After taking a few minutes to get dressed, she let out her aura to make sure that everyone was here. She picked up Crimson and Mimi, but not Astralette, Yulia, Yuta, Yuga, or Yura.

Red-Eyes – "That's strange…"

She then pushed her range out further. Once again nothing. Now Red-Eyes started to panic.

Red-Eyes – "How?! Just how did five people manage to disappear like that?"

She then realized something else as well.

Red-Eyes – "Crimson is out, and Mimi is uncertain, but the rest of us all have a deep connection with Michael. But then why wasn't I taken? Obviously it's more than just the fact that I'm his ace monster… But if those close to Michael were taken, then that means…"

Realization hit Red-Eyes like a truck.

Red-Eyes – "Damnit!"

Red-Eyes raced out of the Emperor's Key. Crimson and Mimi heard her outburst and quickly followed. What they found was Jaden, Atticus, Hideo, Setsuko, Yuma, Kazuma, Mira, and Akira yelling at Michael.

Red-Eyes – "ENOUGH!"

Everyone froze and looked towards Red-Eyes.

Red-Eyes – "Now just what is the problem?"

Jaden – "Alexis, Akiza, Sherry, Kari, and Skye are missing."

Red-Eyes took a second to process what she was just told.

Red-Eyes – "Of course what I feared just had to come true."

Yuma – "What do you mean by that Red-Eyes?"

Red-Eyes – "Astralette, Yulia, Yuta, Yuga, and Yura are missing as well."

Everyone in the room went quiet at that.

Akira – "So what can we do then?"

No one had a true answer. Suddenly, Michael had an idea.

Michael – "I gave Akiza and the rest of the signers their marks back a couple of days ago. However, while I can sense Yusei, Jack, Crow, Luna, and Leo through their marks. I can't sense Akiza at all. Along with the fact that I can't sense Astralette through our connection by my Emperor's Key."

Hideo – "But then that would mean…"

Setsuko – "The only other place to look would be…"

Kazuma/Mira – "Link Vrains."

Michael quickly stood up from bed and snapped his fingers, putting him in his casual wear. He then spoke to Akira while putting on his duel disks and pendants.

Michael – "Akira. Contact Yusaku and tell him to meet me in Link Vrains ASAP. I should have the girls exact location pinpointed by the time he shows up."

Akira – "Right."

Akira logged off to contact Yusaku and tell him of the current situation.

Michael – "Red-Eyes, Crimson, Mimi. Let's get moving."

Red-Eyes/Crimson/Mimi – "Right!"

Red-Eyes return to the deck, while Mimi and Crimson returned to the Emperor's Key.

Michael – "The rest of you inform everyone else about what's going on. Into The Vrains!"

Michael found a tall enough building in Link Vrains where he could lock onto Akiza and Astralette's energy signatures.

Michael – "Found them."

He whistled for his Duel Runner, which quickly appeared next to him. He then got on it and drove towards where the girls were being held captive.

Michael – "Hang on girls! I'm coming!"

-In an unknown location-

Skye slowly opened her eyes and sat up. She looked around herself and saw that she was trapped in a cage. She also saw that she wasn't alone.

Skye – "Girls! Please wake up!"

The rest of the female group woke and sat up. Alexis's Link Vrains avatar had her with black hair instead of dark blond. Her outfit mostly contained different parts to represent her Cyber Angel monsters. Akiza's Link Vrains avatar is her former Black Rose Witch persona with a bit of a Rikka twist to it. Her hair was also a brighter shade of burgundy compared to her real world self. Sherry's Link Vrains avatar wasn't all that different from her real world self. Her hair changed from blond to brown, and she was wearing the armor of her ace monster, Fleur de Chevalier. As for Kari, because she isn't a duelist, she wears a coat and baseball cap in her real world hair colors, while said hair colors have switched places for her avatar. Skye meanwhile, had done what her brother thought of and combined her two avatars together, thus creating Blue Angel Maiden, which is mostly just Blue Maiden with Blue Angels' wings on her back.

Alexis – "Where are we?"

Skye – "Link Vrains. Seems like someone kidnapped us to get to Michael."

Akiza – "You really think so?"

Sherry – "The ten of us being trapped in this cage should be a clear indicator."

Kari – "Then why isn't Red-Eyes with us?"

Astralette – "They probably tried to take her first."

Yulia – "And once that failed, they decided to take us instead."

Yuta – "The main bad thing about all this though is that the ten of us give our captors more leverage against Michael."

Yuga – "I'm more curious as to why Red-Eyes couldn't be taken."

Yura – "Same here."

Suddenly the doors opened up and in walked two women, both which Akiza looked at with disgust. They both noticed Akiza as well

? – "Well, well Bethany. Seems like the Black Rose Witch has been caught."

Bethany – "So it seems Abagail."

Akiza – "If you two bitches are done talking, then please get out of my sight already."

Abagail/Bethany – "What'd you say?!"

Akiza – "And once again you two act like a pair of spoiled brats."

Abagail and Bethany stormed out of the room.

Kari – "Nice one Akiza!"

Akiza – "Thanks Kari."

Skye – "You know those two?"

Akiza – "Yeah. A pair of psycho sisters back when Michael and I were together in the Arcadia Movement."

Sherry – "I remember you telling me a bit about your time there. Just how bad were they?"

Akiza – "A big pair of bullies. Very controlling and possessive of Michael. They always tried to beat me up just for spending time with him."

Astralette – "How did you overcome all of that?"

Akiza – "By simply ignoring them. They finally left us alone after so many failed attempts."

Yulia – "Guess we're all gonna have to do the same with them around."

-Back In Link Vrains-

Michael was making his way towards where the girls were being held captive.

Playmaker – "Michael!"

Michael quickly stopped at his name being called. He then watched as Playmaker quickly made his way over, quickly followed by Soulburner, Go, revolver, Ghost Girl, and Blood Shephard.

Michael – "So you guys got my message from Akira then?"

Soulburner – "Yes. Have you figured out where the girls are?"

Michael – "An abandoned factory here in Link Vrains. I'm actually on my way over there right now."

Go – "Let's go then!"

Michael quickly led the others to the abandoned factory. Once they stepped inside, they were quickly surrounded by unknown duelists.

Michael – "Seems like the Knights of Hanoi have gotten some new members. Very well then. Time to knock some heads."