Disclaimer: I don't own any of the names of both the characters and the cards. I do have original characters. By the way, this chapter has no Dueling whatsoever.
Chapter 9: Broken
We have arrived at the place where the children and the doctor lived. The scene that we see has shock all of us. Three of my subordinates are holding Kalin back and the kids are crying while the doctor is protecting them. Kalin looks like he's struggling against my subordinates like he some wild animal. Before I can step in, Crow rushes in and he punches Kalin in the face. The force of that punch is enough to get Kalin to be free from my subordinates' grip and landed on the ground on his back.
"Ow! What the hell was that for, Crow?!" Kalin angrily shouts.
"I like to ask you the same thing!" Crow angrily retorts. "What do you think you're gaining by doing this?"
Yusei and Jack backs up Crow, while I go check on the kids. I ask, "Doctor, are these kids okay?" The doctor nods his head in response. "What happen?"
The doctor explains that Kalin challenges one of the kids into a Duel. The Duel starts off as fun, but Kalin becomes irritable and he orders the children to fight with everything they got. He becomes ruthless to the children and the subordinates try their best to hold him down, but he has proven to be quite difficult. Hearing this story, I just don't want to believe it and yet the proof is in the children's behavior. They're scared and they're crying. I clench my hands into fists and I felt the anger boiling inside me.
"Weeding out the weaklings, that's what!" Kalin answers Crow's question. "And if anyone's not rolling with us, they're our enemies! How else are we going to conquer all of Satellite?"
"But this is our territory!" one of my subordinates' yell at Kalin. "And we're supposed to be allies!"
Crow tries to hold back his anger. "You think we can by starting to hurt children! Is that what you're saying?"
"Yeah! We do!" Kalin firmly stares at Crow. "We don't need ANY wannabe Duelists around here, no matter how old they are!"
His words echo in our ears and we all became silent. I can't believe he said that. We promise to be allies until we Duel as their last opponent and he already broke my trust. I try to hold back my tears and my anger, but they're leaking out. My Duel Disk activates and I turn to Kalin.
Crow spoke, "I thought Dueling was about the ability to have fun whenever you want, no matter who you are. What gives you the right to take that away from any of us?!"
"What?!" Kalin gasps.
"I'm done. I'm through with this team." Crow turns his back to Kalin and he walks up to the doctor and the children.
"Crow…" I heard Yusei's voice muttering his name.
Kalin is furious at this development. "Hey! I thought we were a team! Crow! You're just going to turn your back on your friends like that?!"
Crow didn't say anything to Kalin. In fact, he acts like he doesn't acknowledge Kalin's existence. I look at the silent Jack and I have this feeling that I know what's going to happen next. He silently walks away, leaving the area. None of us try to stop him.
"Jack!" Kalin yells. "Hey! Jack! Crow!" He turns to Yusei. "Yusei, we're a team, right? We're friends, right?!"
Yusei is hesitant to answer his question. He becomes silent because of Kalin's recent behavior.
Kalin is getting impatient. "Come on, say something!"
I'm starting to feel the sensation of my power activating just like last time. My hair and my clothes move as if wind is blowing into them. Everyone is surprise to see what I'm doing.
"Kokoro…!" Yusei says my name.
Then one of my subordinates' yell, "Quick! Get inside the building!"
"What's going on?" the doctor asks, but they don't have time to explain as everyone went inside.
I glare at Kalin and he steps back a little. "Get out," I said and Kalin didn't seem to hear it. "Get out… GET OUT OF MY TERRITORY!" I draw a card from my deck and I immediately summon it via my Duel Disk. Appearing in front of me is the White-Horned Dragon.
Seeing my red dragon surprise everyone as my dragon roars so loudly that it shatters a few windows. Kalin falls on the ground in fear. The dragon looks at Kalin and it seems that my dragon is ready to attack him if I order it to.
"LEAVE NOW!" I yelled. "HURRY AND LEAVE BEFORE MY ANGER WANTS ME TO KILL YOU!"
Hearing my warning, Kalin quickly leaves the area. I turn and glare at Yusei and he understands that he must leave too. The people hiding in the building came out and when I turned to see them, the children quickly hide behind the doctor and Crow. It couldn't be help that there's a realistic dragon right next to me. I deactivate my power via calming down and the dragon disappears.
"I'm sorry that you guys have to see that," I said in a solemn tone. "I'm going back to my hideout. You guys… be sure to take care of them." I walk away, leaving the area.
I'm lying on the bed of my hideout. I sadly stared at the ceiling as my mind keeps repeating the memory of Kalin's behavior. Repeating that scene has boiled my mood into anger, but I try to hold it back so I cannot let my powers to go crazy. It still grinds my gears as I furiously punch my pillow that leaves a hole in it.
"Um…" I heard a voice and I turn to see the Dark Magician Girl in her spirit form.
"Odd," I said, "usually it's the Silent Magician to be the one talking to me. Let me guess, you guys, the other Duel Monsters, are concern for my reaction at Kalin's recent behavior. I'm fine, you guys don't need to worry."
"Say that to your pillow." She points at the pillow that has a hole from my fist. I quickly changed the subject by asking her why Silent Magician isn't the one talking to me. "Her… um… she's calming down from the fact that you declare Winged Kuriboh as the MVP of the Duel instead of her. Wait! Don't change the subject!"
I groan when she realizes my trick. "I don't want a lecture about my behavior or how I should deal with the situation. If I have time to get a lecture, I would use that time to release my stress by—"
"Punching your mattress, punching a wall, punching your door until it breaks again, or punching some random nearby drug dealer until he starts crying for his mommy." Dark Magician Girl has listed all the possible things that I would do to release my stress. My lower jaw is hanging open in shock from that.
"I can do more things than punching, you know! And… wow…! I just realize that I have some issues. Go figure."
"A little too late to realize that now, huh." Dark Magician Girl is being snarky. "Listen, Kokoro," she speaks to me in a calm manner, "you're a young adult and you need to act like one. You can't just be trigger by using your power to scare people; you need to talk to them in a nice manner."
Then I retort, "I should act like a young adult! What about Kalin, huh? He's older than me and he doesn't even act his age! He acted ruthlessly to the children and he say all those things about the children!" I lower my head and I hug my legs in a sit-up fetal position. "Why does Kalin act like that?"
"That's a good question," said another voice, which made the Dark Magician Girl to disappear from my field of vision. The owner of that voice is the doctor and he enters my hideout with a smile. "The guys told me about your powers. I'm quite surprise to see it happening in front of me. You're quite a special girl, Kokoro."
I made a wry smile. "I'm sorry that you have to see that. How are the kids?"
"They're fine," he answers, "They are a little shaken from your dragon's roar, but they're fine." He looked at my sad face and he sighs. "You're worried about Kalin, aren't you?"
I silently turn my back to him in response. I'm staring at the wall as I choose not to look at him.
He speaks in a mature manner, "You cannot look at me, but you can at least hear me out. I know what Kalin say and did was wrong, but many of us don't want you to feel guilty for your response. It's natural, I think. But let's think from Kalin's perspective and to find out his reason for his acting."
"Why should we think about it?" I scoffed. "We already heard his reason! Isn't that proof enough?!"
"Do you really think that? Do you honestly believe that's Kalin speaking to us honestly? I've seen people like him and let me tell you, he's not being honest. Though that's probably my assumption."
"That's not very assuring."
He sighs. "Let's just think like Kalin. Kalin really cares about his friends and he loves Dueling, including a great challenge. That's pretty much what the Enforcers have in common. However, if the challenges are gone, what would the gang do afterwards? Would they be bored and go their separate ways? That is most likely the case. Kalin is probably afraid of losing his friends if there's nothing that keeps them together."
My eyes became wide out of the revelation that the doctor has made. I didn't think about that possibility, I thought as I slowly turn my head to him. "What makes you think that was the case?"
"I'm an objectivist," he answers, "I see all of the problems from all sides before jumping to conclusion. And I could assume some things that some people may have not think about."
Is it just like me when I choose not to blame anyone for Satellite's conditions? Now I'm feeling guilty. I have forgotten that I don't blame anyone if I think about the factors. "I should apologize to Kalin. I didn't even think about those factors." Then the doctor suddenly pets my head, which made me feel embarrass. "I'm not a little kid! So, stop petting me!"
The doctor laughs and he walks out of the hideout. Talking to him has made the terrible feeling in my heart to go away. I decided to wait for Kalin to come to my territory because after the whole stunt I did, I doubt I would find Kalin. Also, it gives him a good chance to cool off and reflect his actions. Until then, I took my Duel Runner to the nearest subway tunnel and do some time trials.
A week has pass and no word from Kalin. He hasn't return to my territory to apologize for what he did. This worries me because I'm not sure if he has gotten himself in trouble. As for the other Enforcers, they're doing fine. Crow is helping me to take care of the children and thanks to his help, the children aren't afraid of me anymore; in fact, they keep asking me to summon other Duel Monsters for them to play with. I don't know what Jack has been doing, despite my information network, but he has come visit my place to see if my subordinates have gotten any stronger. Yusei is searching for Kalin because he too worries about him and he hopes that if he finds him, he will bring him to me so we can apologize to each other.
As for me, I've been doing time trials during this one week. Each day that has pass at this point, my time has gotten better than previous ones. If this keeps up, I would be fast enough to get through the pipeline before the maintenance is over.
Keep going, I thought to myself as I revved my Duel Runner's engine to the max. I'm inside the abandoned subway doing a time trial and I'm riding pass the debris and other obstacles as I go fast. Keep going! Faster! Faster! FASTER!
I reach the end of the lap around the tunnel. I know it's the end because I have someone to check on my time. That someone is another subordinate and he wears a pink jacket, though he keeps calling his jacket's color to be "lightish red".
"Good job, Boss," he said as he walks up to me. "You beat yesterday's time by ten seconds shorter. Keep this up and you'll be able to reach pass seven minutes in no time."
I remove my blue helmet and I thank him for telling me that. I'm still roughly between the numbers of seven and eight, huh. I need to make some slight adjustments in my Duel Runner's performance.
As I'm doing the adjustments, my pink jacket subordinate asks, "Boss, is it okay to throw you a party at the day before you leave?"
I scratch my head. "I don't understand why you ask me that. I'm okay with parties, but please don't play any loud music like last year. We're lucky that Sector Security give us a warning instead of taking one of us to jail."
"Don't worry about that," he said with a wink and a smile, "The music that I'm going to play is going to be low and smooth for everyone to enjoy."
A few minutes after doing some adjustments, another subordinate came in the subway. He told me that Crow wants to speak to him at the unfinished bridge at the coastal part of Satellite. I remember that bridge is called the Daedalus Bridge and that's all of information I got on my own. Then I order my subordinates to take my equipment and Duel Runner back to my hideout, while I go meet Crow. The two subordinates follow that order and I left the subway tunnel.
I arrive at Daedalus Bridge. It's a huge bridge made from wood and junk that reach above the ocean. Though the bridge is unfinished as it only reaches up to a yard at least over the ocean. I see this bridge is pointing at New Domino City at the far end. Seeing the city in front of this bridge looks like it's taunting the people living here. I find Crow standing next to the bridge, staring at New Domino City.
"Kokoro…" He turns to me.
"Yeah… so what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Nothing much," he answers with a shrug, "I thought you should enjoy being outside once in a while. After all, you spend most of your time inside a dark subway tunnel." He turns to look at the bridge and he made a sad face. "I don't think I told you this yet… The story about the man who tried to liberate Satellite."
There's a man who tried to liberate Satellite…? I've become interested into hearing this story.
Crow tells the story. "A long time ago, that guy came riding into town on a very strange-looking Duel Runner. He would come to this exact spot and just stare off into the distance towards the city. Every single day, without fail. He'd just come and look. But one day, he stopped coming. He found a purpose in life… He knew he had to build a bridge to connect Satellite with the city… Daedalus Bridge."
So, that's the origin story of this bridge… I didn't know about this story. Or someone did tell me and I just forgot about it.
"Everybody said it couldn't be done and that he was crazy for even thinking about it. But he never gave up…"
That man has some tenacity if he chose not to give up like that!
"Those people who made fun of him at first gradually started thinking maybe, maybe he would finish it…"
Hard work does change people! I made smile at that thought.
"For the residents of Satellite who merely recycle the trash coming from the city each day… For those people with no bright future, the bridge become their symbol of hope."
I can see that from looking at the bridge and the direction it is pointing. I wonder why this bridge isn't finish, but deep down, I know that reason and Crow ends up telling it.
"Unfortunately, some folks showed up that didn't like the idea of this new bridge being built. Sector Securities. Construction was stopped and the person who started it all hit the top of Securities' most wanted list. Everybody gave up on the idea and said it was doomed from the start. They figured he'd get arrested."
Another reason why Sector Security is being hated in this place! I swear those guys have the biggest track record of not being liked at all! I'm starting to feel angry from listening at this part of the story.
"Eventually, Sector Securities did catch up to him. He had two options… one was to turn himself in and spend his life in a cell… or he could turn himself into a living legend."
I'm being suck into the story as I gulp in anticipation of wanting to know this unknown man's fate. "What did he choose?" I ask.
Crow smiles as he points at the bridge and said, "He chose to become a legend."
A light break free from the dark clouds at the end of the bridge. It's almost like movie magic because that timing couldn't be more perfect. My eyes sparkle as I imagine someone flying into the sky.
"A legend not bound by common sense of any kind of powers… That's why he jumped. Nobody knows what happened to him after that… but I have so much respect for him and what he tried to do…" Crow becomes silent now.
"What an amazing story," I said with a smile, "but why do you tell me this story?"
He answers, "He's actually another reason why I started Dueling in the first place. But now…"
So, he told me another story of why he started to play Duel Monsters. I do have this weird feeling that Crow has another reason, but I guess he only told me this is because he misses being with his pals, the Enforcers. He must have really miss those days.
Then we heard someone calling Crow's name. We turn to see that it's Lily and she's running up to us. "Oh, Crow, thank goodness you're here!" We ask he what's going on and she answers, "Something really bad! Kalin is fighting against Sector Security all by himself!"
"WHAT?!" He and I gasp in shock.
Kalin is fighting Sector Security! No way! Even I know that he's not that stupid and reckless to do something like that! I started to pray to God that Kalin is safe.
"Lily! Where's Kalin?" Crow ask her.
"In the building that used to be the hideout for Team Black n' Blue!"
I remember correctly that specific hideout is a tall building somewhere at the west side of where we are. Imagining Kalin fighting Sector Security at that place has made a weight down in my heart.
Crow furiously stomps the ground. "That idiot! What is he thinking? Kokoro! I'm going to contact Yusei and Jack so we can help Kalin!"
"What about me?" I ask in a worried tone.
"You go and take Lily back to Martha!"
I shook my head. "No way! I can help you! There's no way you four can take all those officers on your own!"
"Kokoro! You should listen! Kalin is the leader of the Enforcers and he made that mess! And it's up to the Enforcers to clean up the that we made! We can't drag you into this!"
Looking at Crow's eyes, I can tell that he isn't going to change his mind. I sigh and said, "Fine, I'll take her back to Martha. Promise me that you guys would be safe, okay?"
Crow lightly punches on my left shoulder and he smiles at me. "Don't worry, we'll be fine! Once we get Kalin out of that jam, we'll be sure to bring him back so you two can apologize!"
Hearing his words made me happy and I watch him leave. Then I suddenly, I saw something that removes my happiness. I never thought that I see that thing again after so long and now it picks this time to show up. The thing that I'm seeing is the Reaper of Despair.
The Reaper of Despair is a floating skeleton with no legs wielding a scythe like a stereotypical depiction of the Grim Reaper should wield. He wears a purple hooded cloak that covers his body and iron chains dangling all over his body. The Reaper of Despair isn't a Duel Monster Spirit, but a spirit that I met six years ago, who took away someone who I see as a father figure. I see him following Crow and he slightly turns to me so I can see his glowing red eyes. His bony mouth moves as if he's laughing and turn his back to me and continues following Crow. I try to call out to Crow, but seeing the Reaper's appearance has made my voice not to come out. They have vanished into the streets.
"Butterfly Lady, what's wrong?" Lily asks. "Why are you crying?"
Tears are streaming down my face. The reason I'm crying is because of the Reaper's appearance following Crow. Why is the Reaper following Crow? Am I going to lose Crow? Or is there something bigger than that? Then an image of the Enforcers dying came into my mind and more tears stream out than usual.
Lily becomes concern from seeing me cry. "Butterfly Lady, don't cry… Because if you cry, I cry as well." I see tears coming out of her eyes.
Seeing her reaction, I quickly wipe away the tears and put on a strong face regardless of my eyes being red from crying. "I'm sorry," I said, "I just got something in my eyes. I will have one of my subordinates to escort you back to Martha's." My words have perk her up and we walk back to my territory so I can hand her over to a subordinate who can escort her.
After giving a subordinate the escort mission, I went to the location where Kalin is hiding. It looks like an abandoned apartment building that is three stories tall. I didn't bring any subordinates with me because after thinking about it, I don't want them to get in trouble because of someone else's mess. I also Yusei, Jack, and Crow entering the building with the Reaper of Despair floating behind them. I quickly follow them and my appearance seems to interrupt their discussion of what they should do.
"Kokoro!" Crow exclaims. "What are you doing here? Didn't I ask you to take Lily home?"
I scratch my head and I force a smile to hide my worried expression. "I just can't simply ignore this," I said. "You guys are my friends and I really care about all of you. So, I don't mind being in trouble." I look at the Reaper of Despair and he looks at me to see the anger in my eyes, which is odd that I'm smiling with that anger.
The boys didn't seem to notice my action as Crow sighs. "Guess we're all in this. Let's split up! I'll check the basement while you guys check upstairs!"
Jack nods in response. "Also, make sure that no Sector Securities spot you! We saw a few entering this building not too long ago. It won't be long until all of the Sector Securities surround the building."
With Crow went into the basement and the rest of us went upstairs. Jack checks the second floor, while Yusei and I went on ahead. We're able to sneak pass one or two Sector Security Officers along the way. On the third floor, Yusei heard Kalin's voice through the door at the end of the hall. The door isn't lock nor been barricade, so we enter the room and we see Kalin and an unconscious Sector Security Officer in the room. We're shock, but we're also glad to see that he's okay.
Kalin turns to us and he gives us a grim look. "Oh, it's… you guys."
"What are you doing?!" Yusei asks.
"What does it look like? You know, I finally realized something… If we can defeat Sector Security, we'll really have conquered all of Satellite!" He took a step forward and he raises his hand to us. "Come on guys, join me! Let's take these guys on!"
"You're not thinking straight!" Yusei becomes angry with that raised tone. "We can't expect to win against them all!"
Then we heard sirens coming outside. I check out the window and I see a large amount of Sector Security Officers outside.
"This is bad," I gritted my teeth when I say that. "At this rate, they would surround this whole building! We have to escape now!"
Just as I suggested that, Kalin begins to laugh maniacally. "This is perfect! We can conquer all of Satellite as quickly as possible!"
Then Jack and Crow comes into the scene with Crow saying, "Guys, what's taking so long? We have to go!"
As Crow tries to grab Kalin's arm, Kalin immediately swats his arm away. "No way, Crow! Guys! This is our chance! If we take them on now, the rest of Satellite will be ours! We can become legends to the people here!"
"Are you nuts?!" Crow yells out of anger. "There's no way we can take them on!"
"I agree," said Jack. "I may enjoy a good challenge, but even I know the odds are against us."
"Kalin," Yusei spoke, "we have to go… If you or all of us got capture by them, there's no telling what they would do."
As their conversation was going on, I've been staring at the Reaper of Despair. He has been circling around the four boys as if he's choosing his victim. The victim that he picks was Kalin as he places his ghostly scythe over his neck. The Reaper taunts at me by laughing and that laughter have made me remember about that day six years ago. I couldn't let my friends to see my reaction as I clench my right hand into a fist. That is when I notice that Kalin is looking at me.
"We can," said Kalin, "We have to use Kokoro's powers to even out the odds!" His words have shock us as he continues, "That's right! Kokoro! Summon up a monster to wipe out their forces!"
I shook my head and Jack steps in front of me. "Kalin… you're not thinking clearly. You're asking Kokoro to take out the lives of other humans. Even I know that's not a great idea."
Crow grabs Kalin by the collar and he pins him against the wall. "Kokoro is our friend! She's not a weapon! I may hate Sector Security, but I would never ask her to harm anyone!"
"Then how are going to conquer Satellite!? We're going to miss our chance if we don't take them out now!"
Seeing Kalin acting like this and the Reaper floating behind him, I couldn't help but feel my chest hurting. This isn't the Kalin that I knew; the Kalin that I knew is always fun, but this Kalin wants to harm others. What makes it worse is this whole situation; Sector Security has probably block all our exits and they're probably entering the building. The chances of our escape are dwindling fast if we're here and we're lucky that no one here is having a panic attack. We need to find a way to get Kalin to give up this whole thing and I just have an idea, which is the honest one.
I walk up to Kalin as soon as Crow lets him go. Kalin looks at me and I immediately slap him so hard that I leave a red mark on his cheek. The boys are surprise of my action and Kalin looks at me again with a confused look on his face.
My lips at first were trembling, but I manage to say, "I'm sorry."
"Kokoro… what do you mean by that?" he asks.
"I just don't want to leave with the regret of not apologizing to you," I answer as I made a small smile on my face. "But Kalin… can you tell me what happen to you? What happen to the Kalin that I knew since I first met him? You're not the Kalin that I knew! Kalin is a fun person who I see as an older brother that I love to hang out! He cares about his friends and he loves Dueling with others for fun!" Tears are streaming down my face again and I try to wipe them away, but they couldn't stop. "I don't like this Kalin at all! I WANT THE OLD KALIN BACK!" I scream that aloud and I cry like a little kid who misses their older sibling for leaving them.
Everyone is silent as they allow me to cry. That is until Crow said, "Wow, Kalin… you made her cry. You're a terrible person after all."
"Wait! Guys!" I can hear Kalin gasping those words. "Help me out here! How can I stop her from crying?"
"Idiot," Jack spoke, "just take the responsibility. It's your fault to begin with."
Kalin groans and my crying seems to lessen to sobbing. I feel a hand on my head and I look up to see Kalin's face. He said, "I'm sorry, Kokoro. I don't know what came to me. You're my friend just like the others, but I ignore your feelings for my own ambition. So, can you forgive me?"
I sniffle for a bit as I look into his eyes. I can tell that he's being honest and the Kalin that I knew is back. "I forgive you," I said and then I grab his shirt to wipe my nose.
"Kokoro!" Kalin gasps. "Why are you using my shirt to wipe your snot?!"
"You're not carrying anything like tissues or handkerchiefs, so I have to improvise!" I blew my nose onto his shirt and I let it go. I'm starting to feel a bit better and I notice that the Reaper is nowhere to be seen. Did I prevent Kalin's fate?
Then Yusei asks, "How are you feeling?"
"I'm fine," I answer, "I'm sorry that I broke down like that."
"Don't worry." Yusei smiles. "If you hadn't done that, then we probably lose Kalin even more."
"Ugh… This feels gross…" Kalin is feeling some discomfort of having my snot on his shirt.
Jack coughs to get our attention. "I hate to remind you guys that we're currently surrounded and we're about to have Sector Securities coming to our location. We need to get out now."
Kalin took a deep breath and he looks around the room. He gasps as if he has an idea. "We have to place our bets at the building next door!"
We look at the building he is talking about. The balcony at the backside of the room, we saw the building and it seems to be close enough for all of us to escape. We took that as our escape route.
Inside the building is pretty much the same as the building we came from; abandoned with a lot debris and holes. Kalin suggested that we should split up when we exited out the building since, let's be fair here, it would be a huge risk with the Sector Security Officers outside. We all agree to it and we split up into different directions in the building, but I follow Kalin. The reason is because I'm still worried about his safety even though the Reaper of Despair hasn't made an appearance.
"Why are you following me?" Kalin asks. "We agree to split up, right?"
"Do you want me to cry again? I'm just worried about you, that's all."
Then suddenly we saw two Sector Security Officers blocking our path. They notice us as one of them shouted, "There they are! We found the targets and we're proceeding to arrest them!"
Kalin immediately picks up an empty oil drum and tosses it at the officers. It causes them to fall on their backs and we took the opportunity to run pass them. During this whole run, we keep running into other officers blocking our path of escape as if they're leading us to the front entrance of the building, which they are.
As soon we're out, we're immediately got caught by other officers who are waiting in place. Just as we're struggling to get free, we also see Yusei standing next to officers' captain. I wonder at that moment of what's going on, until Kalin angrily calls Yusei a traitor. His yell force me to look at him and I saw the Reaper of Despair again over his head. It shocks me to see him and all I do was holding my breath. I watch Kalin being taken away and I try to struggle to break free.
That is when a female Sector Security Officer stands in front of me. I couldn't tell who she is since she's wearing the Sector Security uniform and a helmet to hide her face. I glare at the woman and I tell her to let Kalin go.
The female officer moves her head to make her mouth close to my ear. She whispers, "You're going to hate me for this."
I recognize that voice, but before I can confirm it, I got kick in the stomach. The kick is so strong that it made me vomit spit and lift my feet off the ground. Then that woman punches me in the face, which knocks me into the ground. I felt my consciousness fading at this point and my eyes are closed.
The sound of rain has woken me up. The pain of being kick and punch still stings on my body. The rain even soaks my clothes and body that made this cool breezy night freezing. I notice that I'm on someone's back as if they're carrying me. That someone is Yusei Fudo. Seeing the back of his head made me wonder what happen. I took a few glances to notice that we're on the street with no Sector Security Officers around.
"You're awake," Yusei spoke and I ask him what happen. "After you were unconscious, Sector Security arrested Kalin for attacking them. Jack and Crow have been sent home by them and I ended up being the one to carry you back to your place."
"I see…" I mutter in a sad tone. "Yusei, why are you talking to their captain? Did you really sell him out?" I ask him the questions that have been lingering in my mind. I should know since I don't want to believe that Yusei would ever do that.
He explains, "I try to get myself arrested. If I acted like the scapegoat of the group by claiming that I'm the guy who attacks them, then you guys would be safe. You guys are important to me and I don't want to lose any of you. But they saw through me and arrested Kalin and Kalin hated me. It's a misunderstanding! I didn't mean for that to happen!"
"It's okay, Yusei." I gently pet his head when I say that in a soothing tone. "It's not your fault for Kalin's arrest. I don't have any words of comfort to tell you that, but I will tell you that you're a good person to care about your friends."
Yusei was silent for a moment, which made me wonder if my words are getting through to him. "Thank you," he said, "I really appreciate your words."
As Yusei continues carrying me down the rainy street, I remember about the female officer who knock me out. Her voice is familiar and I couldn't help but feel angry. That female officer is my mother, Kizuna Fernandez. Why is she dress like that? Why she knocks me out and allows Kalin to be arrested? And the most important question; why she returns to Satellite after she left me a long time ago? The more I think about these questions, the more my hatred for my mother grew.
The next day, words about Kalin's arrest have spread all over Satellite. People come to the conclusion that the gang war is finally over with the arrest and disbanding of the Enforcers. Now the Enforcers became a legend, famously or not to the residents living in Satellite. Though the only gang active is my gang, Team Butterfly, but since we're not a violent gang, no one has seen us as a threat and that's okay for me. Also, calling the Enforcers a legend has made me remember about Crow's story about the man who made the Daedalus Bridge; he is consider to be an unsung legend and I wonder if the Enforcers would be too. If only I could meet that man who made the bridge so that he can give me his thoughts on the matter.
