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!
Chapter 4: Revelations
Crow snapped up in his bed. He noticed it was early morning and saw his mark's glow fade to nothing. "That was real!" he exclaimed. He quickly got out of bed and dressed. He was quick to meet Jack in the hallway. "Did you have that same dream last night? Where Yusei was telling us the one here right now is a fake?"
"So that wasn't just us!" Akiza exclaimed and they turned to see her and the twins in the doorway. "Was he telling the truth?"
"We'll find out once this Yusei gets out of bed," Jack replied. "If Yusei from the dream is right and this one doesn't have his mark, then we need to get this Yusei to show us to wherever the real Yusei is."
"Did you guys hear anything from this Yusei last night?" Luna asked.
"We went to bed just before him," Jack responded. "Though I had Crow go to make sure Yusei did go to sleep."
"Notice anything, Crow?" Leo asked.
"I heard him talking to someone," he answered. "He had an earpiece in with someone talking to him. He was calling the person 'sir' and whenever he seemed to reference anything of Yusei's, he would say 'his' or 'he'. Not the usually 'I' or 'me'. It was weird. It honestly makes me believe that what that dream said was true."
They heard footsteps before 'Yusei' stepped out of the hallway. He noticed the twins and Akiza and commented. "You guys came here early. Something wrong?"
"Yusei, can we see your Mark of the Dragon?" Crow asked.
The man raised an eyebrow. "Why would you want to see that?" he asked sounding confused, and the others could barely make out a tint of nervousness he was trying to conceal.
"We just want to. Now, show us," Jack replied sternly.
"I have a job to get to. I don't have time for this sort of stuff," Two responded heading towards the red duel runner. Before he could move much, though, Jack grabbed the nervous man's right arm.
"We're discussing this now," Jack stated and yanked the glove to his wrist and the sleeve to his elbow. And there was no mark to be found. "Who are you? What did you do with Yusei?"
"What makes you think I'm not Yusei?" Two replied.
"Because the real Yusei still has his Mark of the Dragon," Crow retorted. "You don't. You act different than the Yusei we know. And the real Yusei contacted us last night through our marks warning us about you."
"I may not be the Yusei you have always known, but I am still Yusei. I have his memories, his emotions, can do everything he can," the other responded.
"You're going to take us to the real, Yusei. And he'd better still be alive!" Jack stated.
"Of course he's alive, Jack. If he were dead, so would I," the copy retorted.
"What does that mean?" Luna asked.
"I can only live if the original Yusei is alive. Once he dies, I follow," Two replied. "Of course, once my mission was finished, both of us would be terminated as our use was finished. And since you've figured out the truth and I can no longer complete the mission… I think you'll know what will happen soon enough."
"You're going to take us to him," Crow stated angrily.
"I cannot," Two refused. "I can only do what my creators tell me to. I cannot do otherwise."
"But you go to bed on your own, you work on the engine and do Yusei's job on your own," Leo responded.
"Leo's right, you can do what you want," Luna agreed. "Just bring us to the real Yusei."
"Honestly, you may not want to see him," Two responded. "In the condition he's probably in."
"What do you mean?" Jack asked angrily.
"Do you think my creators would be able to create me with harmless tests?" he replied. "They put the real Yusei through plenty of painful tests to get what they needed to create me. And whenever they wanted answers that his memories and emotions alone couldn't give me, they would do whatever means necessary to get the information out of him. And if he tried to escape, which he did several times, he would only be beaten more. And he was warned just before I came here in his place that if he made any attempt to escape again or any attempt to contact you guys through any means, he would regret doing so. They've probably beat him to the point where he's barely alive by now."
Jack immediately punched the fake Yusei hard in the stomach and dropped him to ground where he clutched his stomach. "You are going to tell us where he is, or you will regret ever taking his place," he growled.
"You really think I'll do anything like that without my creators' orders?" Two responded. "I suggest you check the way you think about me." Jack immediately kicked him to the ground and placed his foot on his head.
"I don't know what you really are. But if you have any emotions like the real Yusei, then you in all honestly want to save him because he can't save himself," Akiza responded. "Because Yusei always felt the need to help those in bad situations. He always felt the need to protect those who needed it."
"If you're anything like the real Yusei, you'll bring us to him so we can save him from getting killed," Crow stated. "And that'll stop you from getting killed." Two didn't utter a sound. "We know you want to live. We know you really don't want Yusei to die because that means you die with him."
"Crow's right," Luna agreed. "Every being no matter who or what they are want to live a long life. And if we don't save Yusei soon, neither of you will do what you're really meant to do in life. Just show us."
"Are you certain you want to see him? And I can't guarantee you'll be able to get any of you out of the base once you enter," Two told them sternly. "If you enter to save Yusei, it will most likely end up with all of you dead."
"Bring us," Akiza ordered.
"Okay, what is going on in here?" came Trudge's voice and they turned to see him and Mina in there.
"And where's Yusei's mark? Isn't it on his right arm?" Mina asked.
"Those three weeks the real Yusei was missing, he wasn't with Kalin. He was being tested on to create me. His copy," Two explained shocking them. "And I doubt wherever Yusei is, he is in very good condition."
"Where is he?" Trudge asked.
"You're investigative officers. Why don't you look yourself?" he retorted. "And where he is, his marker's signal is blocked by the minerals and sediment around the base. I'm afraid that way isn't going to work."
Jack put more pressure on Two's head making him wince. "Don't play games, imposter!" the tall Signer ordered angrily. "Take us to Yusei!"
"You really think you will be able to escape that fortress once you're in? And with a beaten Yusei if he's even still alive by the time you get there, no less?" Two asked. "If it were so easy to escape alone, Yusei would've gotten out on his first escape attempt. And all that attempt got him was a torture session."
"Listen, I know deep down you want Yusei safe," Mina told him. "You really do but you don't want to admit it. Can't you just bring us to him. If you really are similar to him in any way, you'll do what you know is right."
Two sighed in defeat. Yusei's emotions were making him do the very opposite of what he wanted to do. "Fine," he agreed. "Want me to show you where he is? Fine. But if you get killed down there, it's not my fault." Jack yanked the copy up and held him in a tight grip to keep him from struggling.
"Play any tricks, and you'll be in a lot worse pain," Crow told him. They all got in their vehicles for travel with Two being placed behind Crow. "You're not taking Yusei's runner again." They quickly took off so Two couldn't get off Crow's duel runner and dash off before he could show them the way.
"So where is this place?" Crow asked.
"Deep beneath Satellite," he answered. "It is a underground bunker that is like a maze with entrances in New Domino as well that lead to other parts of Japan. The entrance we're going to is the old one in your old Enforcers hideout."
"There's an entrance to this base there?" Jack questioned.
"Yep, I'm surprised you two, Yusei, and Kalin never noticed it," Two replied.
"Considering we're not calling you 'Yusei', what do we call you?" Trudge asked.
"My codename given to me by my creators is 'Two'," the copy answered.
"Not very creative, are they?" Crow responded. The imposter just shrugged. They turned back to getting to the base for a moment after about ten minutes of driving, the bird named man asked the clone, "If you're so closely connected to Yusei as you say you are, then you must know Yusei's current condition."
"The only connection I have to him is looks and the sharing of memories and emotions. I do not see or feel what he sees or feels. So I cannot know his current status," Two responded calmly.
"Then how do you know when he dies?" Mina asked.
"I just collapse and my heart stops. I don't know until I'm dead," Two explained bluntly.
"And you're okay with that?" Akiza questioned.
"It's a fact of my life. A fact that I cannot ignore," he replied.
"And what happens to Yusei if you die?" Trudge asked.
"In all honesty, I don't know," Two answered. "I was never told what would happen if I died before Yusei."
"So is it possible that if you die, Yusei will too?" Leo asked.
"It is a possibility," Two answered nonchalant-like.
"Do you even care about Yusei?" Jack asked.
"Part of me says I should; but another part says no, I don't," Two answered.
"So in other words, you don't really care about him," Crow responded.
"I suppose," Two agreed and Crow groaned in annoyance.
'You would think since Yusei staying alive is the only thing keeping him alive, he would have some care for Yusei's well being,' the bird named man thought. 'Guess when you are made from what sounds like horrible people that don't seem to be afraid of hurting others, you don't have a lot of care for another either.' He turned ahead and they saw the old hideout coming into view.
"So where exactly is this entrance in there?" Jack asked.
"I will show you," Two replied. They quickly pulled to a stop at the building. Crow immediately held the copy in a hold that he couldn't run. "Figures you would," the fake Signer muttered. He then stated to the others, "I can only show you if I can walk myself."
"Crow, let him go," Akiza told him. "I'll have Black Rose Dragon ready to grab him if he tries to run." The man nodded before letting Two out of his grip.
"Thanks," Two told them. "Follow me." They walked into the building and into the basement. He turned to the group of people behind them. "I highly suggest the twins and another stay behind to watch this entrance. Yusei will not be in a condition you would want the young ones to see immediately, someone needs to ensure this way isn't blocked, and someone needs to be ready to contact medical assistance if by some miracle you manage to get out with him."
"And what makes you so certain that we won't?" Crow asked.
"This is probably the only entrance not being observed by constant surveillance. And that's only because it's the oldest and practically shut down after Zero Reverse," Two replied. "Other than that, all hallways and rooms are nearly constantly watched, alarms ready to be activated if a code is broken other than the right key or someone goes into a room without shutting off the alarms to that room with the right sequence, there are guards posted just inside every room, and the creators are ruthless other than with their creations as long as the creation stays on their side. If they discover you're in there and I led you to this place, not only will they take you most likely and do whatever they want to keep you quiet, but they'll kill both Yusei and I."
"Oh, so you think you're staying out here with the twins?" Jack questioned.
"Nope, not happening," Crow followed stubbornly. He looked at the two officers and twins. "Trudge, Mina, you stay out here with the twins until we get back with Yusei. Be ready to call for medical support if we really need it." They nodded and he turned back to Two. "You are coming with Jack, Akiza, and I."
Two sighed. "Alright," he agreed. He pressed a piece of a wall in and it glowed for a moment before part of the wall sank in and opened to reveal a lit up elevator coming into place. "Are you certain of this?"
"We couldn't be more certain," Jack answered.
"Then enter the elevator and I will bring you to the floor of his cell. If he is not there, then it will be like finding a needle in a haystack to locate him," Two responded.
"I don't care how long it takes. As long as we get Yusei back," Akiza retorted and the four entered the elevator. The three took notice of the current level they were on before Two pressed a button to a certain level and they were off.