A/N: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF YU GI OH 5Ds! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE CREATORS! THE ONLY THING I OWN ARE MY OCS!

bricann: Hey, guys! As I said in Not the Same: Adding On, I would try to get a sequel to the Not the Same stories out here. And I did thanks to the help of ThePegasusDevice! I know I was kind of mean at the ending of the last story, so we're going to work together to try my best to make it up through this story.

ThePegasusDevice: We're not going to give any hints as how it'll end, as even we're not entirely certain at the moment of how it'll end. :D

bricann: But if you haven't read the first two stories known as Not the Same (the second being a continuation of the first), I suggest you read those before this. Or else you'll be very confused as to how Yusei got himself into this situation and so on.

ThePegasusDevice: And please do not read the first and then skip to the most recently put up chapter or final chapter, please and thank you.

bricann: Yes, we know some of you do that. I can guarantee you, you won't understand what exactly happened between them if you do that. Just as if you don't read the Not the Same stories first. So do us a favor please and read through this whole thing. You'll be thankful for it in the end, trust us. And we've worked really hard on this, so see all we've worked on from beginning all the way through to the end, please! For now, though, let's get to the story so we can finish this for good!

Chapter 1: Just the Start

It had been three days since Yusei came out of surgery and he still hadn't woken up in the hospital. His friends were worried, but at least his heartbeat was still there meaning he was still alive.

At the moment, Akiza, Jack, the twins, and Crow were sitting in his hospital room silently. They came here every day. They looked at Yusei, his face showing peace as he slept.

"Will Yusei… ever wake up?" Luna asked quietly, breaking the uncomfortable silence.

"Just give him time, Luna," Akiza told her. "He'll wake up, I'm sure."

"Will he be okay when he wakes up, though?" Leo asked.

"Of course, Leo," Crow assured.

. . .

Yusei and Ayumi walked through the streets of a devoid New Domino, looking for something to tell them how to leave this strange realm. It had only been three hours, but it somewhat felt longer than that.

"Hey, Yusei, think we could take a rest?" Ayumi asked. "My legs are getting a bit tired."

"Of course," he agreed.

They looked, however, as they heard a growling like sound in the distance and thunder began to crash. Yusei hurried her into an unlocked shop and shut the door behind them. He hurried her behind an aisle shelf and he crouched next to her as the growling got closer.

"The gods aren't happy we're trying to find a way to live on, are they?" Ayumi asked in less than a whisper.

"I don't think so," Yusei answered in the same resonance.

He looked around the corner of the shelves a bit and noticed demon like dogs walking through the streets, with angelic looking creatures not too far behind. 'No doubt looking for us,' he thought. He noticed one of the dogs pause for a second and immediately hid behind the shelf again before it could notice him.

They hid there for a few minutes before the growling got quieter… quieter… and then an appreciated silence reigned. They stayed silent and unmoving for a couple more minutes before Yusei looked to see the creatures gone.

"Yusei, are those creatures here to make sure we stay dead?" Ayumi asked.

"Probably," Yusei answered honestly. "But if we can stay away from them or stop them, we will survive. Because we will both make it to the real world, I promise."

"Okay, Yusei," she agreed.

"Let's take a small rest here for a bit more until we know those creatures aren't coming back, alright, Ayumi?" he suggested. She gave a small nod. She looked and noticed a pack of water bottles filled with water to the side. "Thirsty?" She gave a small nod. "Same. I honestly never thought you could get thirsty or hungry anywhere after you died." She nodded slowly. Yusei stood up and grabbed a couple from the box. "Here."

She grabbed the bottle being handed out to her and they both checked to make sure it wasn't poisoned or seemed like it would be at all. Once they found it was clear, they took a couple drinks of it, Ayumi seeming relieved.

Slowly, the young girl asked, "Where are we going to go, Yusei?"

"Maybe if we find a way out of the city, we can find a place where it'll tell us how to leave this place," he suggested.

"But… with those things out there?" she questioned nervously.

"I know," he replied, "but we won't get anywhere staying here. And we don't know how long we have until the gods finish making their decision on where we go."

"Right," she agreed.

Yusei noticed a couple backpacks as this was a department store that held just about everything apparently. He grabbed one for Ayumi and grabbed one for him. "Let's get some food and water in these so we can take some for our trip."

Ayumi nodded and they grabbed what they could carry but wouldn't weigh them down too much. They grabbed a couple extra water bottles as well. With that done, Yusei checked around the corner of the aisle and saw nothing. They went to the door and Yusei looked around for the creatures, but still saw nothing.

"Come on," Yusei gently called to Ayumi and they walked out. "We just need to make it out of the city."

"And if those things follow us?" she asked nervously.

"I'll do what I have to to keep you safe and alive until we find a way to return to our friends and family," Yusei vowed. That's when he found her wrapping her arms around his waist, being so small, tight. "It's okay." He picked her up into his arms and told her, "It's been a long day for you. Go ahead and get some sleep for now. I'll wake you up when we reach the edge of the city, alright?" She gave him a worried look. "It'll be fine."

Ayumi gave a small, tired smile before leaning her head down against his shoulder. "Okay, Daddy," she whispered, obviously already half asleep before she actually fell asleep.

Yusei was both touched and felt awkward as she called him her father, but now really wasn't the time to question it. Once they were out of the city, he could ask her about her life and why she seemed to so easily accept him as a father figure.

'Alright, I definitely need to be careful now,' Yusei thought. 'I'll take the back alleyways for now.' He then turned to head in that direction.