The ambulance came about ten minutes after Crow called them. The medics loaded Yusei in and took off for the hospital. Jack got ahold of Trudge and asked him to come out and tow Yusei's runner in. After he said yes Jack and Crow set out for the hospital as fast as they could. Once he got there the doctors rushed Yusei straight into the emergency room. Crow called Akiza from the hospital and told her what happened. She and the twins got there as fast as they could.

When they stepped out of the elevator Leo ran straight up to Crow. "Crow what happened?"

Crow explained everything that happened starting with the him, Jack, and Yusei dueling to the mystery duelist summoning those purple flames and dueling Yusei. "Then Yusei crashed after the last attack and that duelist peeled out on to the next lane to escape." said Crow.

'Well is Yusei alright?" said Luna looking at Jack. Jack was leaning against the wall next to a bench with his arms crossed.

He looked at the others and said "We're not sure. The second the ambulance got here they rushed Yusei into the emergency room. He's been there ever since." Akiza sat down on the bench next to Jack and Leo and Luna sat down on either of her sides. She put her arms around them and they just sat there with worried looks on their faces. Crow had returned to pacing up and down the hall in front of the bench. Jack continued to stand against the wall, arms crossed and head down.

It was nearly three hours later when the doors to the emergency room opened. Jack and the others looked up to see the doctors wheeling Yusei out. Akiza and the twins stood up and followed the nurses who were pushing Yusei.

Jack walked up to the doctor and asked "How is he doctor?"

The doctor wiped of his forehead and said "Mr. Atlas your friend is either very lucky or extremely tough. I've heard of duelist crashing as bad as he did and not being able to walk away."

"Does that mean Yusei'll be ok?" asked Crow.

"He had a few major injuries but it won't take long for them to heal. I would recommend him staying at least a week to heal." the doctor said. Jack and Crow joined Akiza, Luna, and Leo in Yusei's room while he slept. Jack leaned against the wall at the foot of Yusei's bed. Akiza sat next to Yusei on the left side and Crow on the right. Leo and Luna were standing next to Akiza.

"This is just great." said Leo. "We've all been separated for seven years and the day we all get back together new trouble shows up and Yusei ends up in the hospital."

"Not to mention the fact that the birthmarks reappeared and disappeared." said Luna. Everyone looked at the right arms. During the confusion of Yusei's crash Jack and Crow didn't have time to notice their marks vanished all together. Short while later Trudge came walking into Yusei's room with Mina and Carly right behind him.

"Trudge, Mina, and Carly? What are you guys doing here?" asked Crow.

"We wanted to check on Yusei, see if he was alright." said Trudge.

"How is Yusei?" asked Mina.

"Doctor said he'll be fine but he has to stay here a week to heal up.", said Leo.

"Carly how did you and Mina find out about this?" asked Jack.

"We were trying to get some information about a story I was writing when Trudge called and told us that Yusei crashed." said Carly.

"You two work together?" asked Akiza remembering how the two used to fight constantly.

"Sometimes.", said Mina. "When Trudge and I are working on a case and don't have a whole lot of information to go on we get ahold of Carly. She uses some of her contacts that she knows and tries to get us something to go on."

"That's pretty cool." said Leo. This brief reunion was short lived as everyone turned their attention back to Yusei.

"What happened out there guys?" asked Carly. Crow explained everything again. About the shadow flames and the mystery duelist and the Dark Dragon Apollo card.

"It sounds like this guy has powers similar to those of the dark signers." said Trudge.

"Yeah but this guy was no dark signer Trudge." said Crow.

"What do you think they wanted?" asked Mina.

"I think that's kind of obvious." said Akiza. "They we're after Yusei for some reason."

Jack started for the door when Trudge looked at him and asked "Where are you going Jack?"

"Just going to get some coffee." he said.

"The coffee machines down the hall on the left." said Trudge. Jack opened the door and left and head down the hall as Trudge had instructed.

"What's up with him?" asked Mina.

"Don't know. He's been acting this way since we got here." said Crow. Carly decided to step out of the room for a moment and get some air. She then head down to where Trudge said the coffee machines were. When she turned the corner she found Jack in front of one getting a coffee.

"Jack are you alright?" Carly asked.

"He's in here because of me.", Jack said quietly.

"What did you say?" asked Carly

"Yusei's in this hospital because of me!" Jack said angrily. As he said it Jack slammed his fist against the machine causing the cup of coffee it just made to spill all over the floor.

"Jack that's not true!" said Carly. "You're not the one who made him crash!"

"I might as well have!" said Jack. "After that guy slammed into my duel runner I told Yusei to not let him get away with it. Had I known what would have happened..." Jack clenched up his fist and punched the machine again. Carly walked up to Jack, Jack looked up at her and Carly slapped him as hard as she could across the face.

"What was that for!", asked Jack as he rubbed the side of his face.

"To make you come back to your senses!", said Carly forcefully. "Stop blaming yourself for the accident! You didn't know that guy had shadow powers!" Jack just looked at her with dumbfounded look on his face. "And whether or not he had powers wouldn't have made a difference! Yusei would have dueled him to get even for you after he crashed into your duel runner!"

Jack looked at her for a moment closed his eyes and said "You're right Carly. I'm sorry."

She hugged him and said "It's alright Jack. Yusei will be okay."

Jack hugged her back and said "I missed you Carly."
Carly looked up at him and said "I've missed you too Jack." The two of them got some coffee from the machine and started to walk back to Yusei's room.

Half way there they heard someone scream "WHAT! I CAN'T STAY HERE A WEEK!"

"Sounds like Yusei woke up.", said Jack. When he and Carly walked into the room Yusei was wide awake and had just been told what the doctor said to Jack and Crow.

"But Yusei the doctor said that you need to stay here and let your injures heal.", said Luna.

"I can't stay here a week!", said Yusei. "I've got my job taking care of the Reactor to go to. Not to mention the fact that Crow, Jack, and I have to start training if we want to win the Kaiba Corp Grand Prix."

"You guys are entering the Grand Prix?", asked Trudge.

Crow looked at him and smiled. "That's right. Team5DS is going to make its dramatic return at the Kaiba Corp Grand Prix.", he said.

"We'll win it just like we did the World Racing Grand Prix.", said Leo.

"That's right Leo. With our combined power and tremendous skills we'll crush all the completion and take this tournament just like the WRGP.", Jack said.

"Your're right. You guys will totally win this tournament .", said Akiza.

"There you see. I can't stay in this bed for a week.", Yusei said. As he made a move to get up Yusei was stopped by Akiza.

"Regardless that fact you are going to stay here and heal Yusei.", she said.

"Akiza..", started Yusei.

"No buts Yusei. You're staying here.", Akiza said.

"But Akiza."

"I said no 'buts' Yusei!"

As Yusei and Akiza argued Carly looked at Jack and said "They haven't changed much have they?"

Jack took a sip of his coffee and said "No they haven't."