A/N: We're moving along nicely here. Crow returns. I miss Crow, don't you? He's so awesome. And I'm sure we all remember Ali's mysterious friend Warroir Beta Fire? Yeah, he's back too. It's the return of chacters we haven't heard from in chapters. Yay! And thank you for the reviews guys. Love you guys.

Yusei watched the Satellite below him. It had taken time to convince Godwin to let him come out here, but it would be worth it. Jack had told him where he needed to go, and that he'd join him as soon as he was well enough. He was a little anxious about dropping from the helicopter, he didn't want to damage his D-Wheel, but Rex assured him that it would be fine. He believed him, but it was still nerve-wracking. He pulled on his helmet and swung onto his D-Wheel as the back doors to the cargo hold opened. He gripped the handles and started the engine, letting the wheels role back to the edge.

"Alright we're coming in low now, Master Fudo," said the pilot in his ear.

The chopper lowered and Yusei let his D-Wheel fall back over the edge. He fell to the ground with a slight jolt and managed to skid to stop. There was a laugh from above him and he turned. A black D-Wheel was resting on a scrap pile above him, its rider leaning against it. He frowned.

"Yusei Fudo," the rider called. "What is something like you doing in a dump like this?"

Yusei smiled. "Crow Hogan." The rider stood straight. "I didn't expect you to come to me so easily. I thought I'd have to track you down."

"What do you want from me and how do you know who I am?"

"Jack told me."

"Jack? Why would he- you know what, never mind. What can I do for you?"

"Do you really want to talk out here in the open?"

"Alright. Follow me."

He spun his D-Wheel and followed Crow through the Satellite. Jack had told him about it but it was even worse than he imagined. Crow smirked noticing his look.

"You get used to it," he said. "You'll see. So, you know Jack well?"

"Yeah, you could say that," Yusei replied.

"Oh," he said with a smirk. "I see. Well, good for you. There are worse people to be going out with."

"Like Kiryu?"

"What do you know about Kiryu?"

"I know he and Jack loved each other, and you were a good friend of theirs."

"I saw you duel Jack. You're a good duellist."

"Thanks. It was a great duel. Did you know Kiryu was still alive?"

"Yeah... I met him a while back. He's different. Why? Has he been in the city? I wondered why he wasn't around recently."

"Yeah, it's been weird having him there. It's been a strain on Jack."

"I'm sure."

Crow led him to a large courtyard surrounded by rundown buildings at the foot of a half built bridge. A group of children came running out and surrounded them, talking over each other and asking Yusei questions loudly. Yusei smiled and Crow snapped at them not to be so overbearing. He actually didn't mind. Crow beckoned him into one of the houses and Yusei followed but stopped feeling a shiver run down his spin. Crow paused and frowned.

"What's up?"

Yusei turned and Crow followed his gaze. Kiryu was watching them from a little way off. Crow frowned and Yusei turned away. He didn't want to think about Kiryu right now. Crow must have noticed how uncomfortable, because he turned and led him inside.

"You've had issues with Kiryu too then?"

"Some."

"Like what?"

"Nothing I want to talk about."

"Alright, fine," Crow said with a shrug. "But if you want my help you'll have to be honest sooner or later. Jack will tell me everything anyway." Yusei frowned. "I already know anyway."

"Huh?"

"I was saying to Martha just the other day, if you're how all the news people say you are, then you're just the type Jack and Kiryu would argue over." He smiled and leant against the wall. "I don't blame you. I mean, if he pleased Jack and I'm sure you know by now how difficult he is to please. Kiryu looked very proud of himself anyway. So, why are you here anyway?"

"He's a Dark Signer," Yusei said. "It means Jack and I have to fight him. We have to beat him so we can save him."

"Meaning?" Crow said.

"Meaning, if we don't stop him and the people like him, they're going to destroy the world and I'm sure none of us want that," he explained. "Kiryu will kill Jack if he gets the chance and I hate to think what he'll do to me."

"Why? What does he have against you?" he said.

"Nothing, I think," he replied. "If he gets to me first, I think he'd most likely keep me prisoner to get to Jack. If he's already killed Jack, I don't know whether he'd kill me or keep me as a pet."

"So, you think if we beat him, we can save him, bring him back to his senses? Make him the way he was?"

"In theory. I think we can save him."

"I hope we can. I miss him."

"Did you know about Kiryu and Jack?" Yusei asked. "About how serious they were?"

Crow smiled and sat on the bed, head in his hands. "I kept waiting for the day that they'd come out and say that they were together and break the new to Aki. I waited for them to admit it to me at least. I was their best friend but they couldn't even tell me. I was almost certain they were involved, I had no proof, but in my heart I knew."

"They loved each other."

"I know. I figured it out after Kiryu died. I never told anyone, but I was the one who boxed up Kiryu's maps and notebooks, and I went through a few of them. He wrote in them more and more the crazier he went." He sighed and closed his eyes. "He didn't write about Jack often, not in any way that made him different from the rest of us, but when he wrote about just him- not the team- it sounded so caring and loving... I put two and two together. It bothers you, doesn't it?"

"I don't know," Yusei said quietly, sitting next to him. "Jack said outright that if Kiryu was anything like how he was before, that he'd leave me for him."

"That's harsh," Crow muttered. "So, if that's the case, why do you want to save Kiryu? Call me selfish, but if there was someone that I cared about who was willing to leave me for someone else, I'd hate the other person."

"I know, and I want to hate Kiryu, but I can't. I actually kind of like him."

"You're so weird."

"You know, I don't know why I'm talking to you like this," Yusei said quietly. "I've only just met you, but it feels like I've known you forever."

"You never know, maybe in a parallel universe we have known each other forever," Crow said. "So, do you want me to show you around?"

"Sounds like fun," Yusei said.

"Where were you, Kiryu?" Demak said quietly.

"You know where," Kiryu snapped.

"I do, that's why I covered for you and said you were still resting," he said. "Rudger wants a word."

He smirked and headed towards the main hall, then paused and turned back to Demak. "Hey, thanks."

"Don't mention it," he said. "Rudger wouldn't be pleased."

"Yeah." He smiled slightly and turned away. "It's not like I need you to cover for me anyway. I can look after myself just fine."

"Of course, Kiryu."

Kiryu entered the main hall and Rudger glared up at him from his seat. Kiryu smirked and folded his arms, leaning against the table.

"What's up, Rudger?" he said.

"You should show some respect, Kiryu," Rudger said. "I created you, I can destroy you."

He frowned and Rudger beckoned him closer. Kiryu stepped closer, standing cautiously in front of him and Rudger got to his feet. Rudger didn't often lose his temper, but Kiryu didn't like the idea of testing his patience.

"What's up?"

Rudger grasped a handful of his hair and slammed him against the table, face pressed against the cold wood. Kiryu growled but didn't struggle, it would only annoy Rudger more. Rudger muttered to himself before leaning over him to whisper in his ear.

"Tell me, Kiryu, do you still love Jack Atlas?" Kiryu closed his eyes and clenched his fists. Rudger tugged on his hair and Kiryu groaned. "Kiryu."

"Yes..."

"Do I have to worry about your commitment to the cause, Kiryu?"

"I'm not going to fail, Rudger," he said, earning another tug on his hair. "I'm not going to fail!"

"How do I know I can trust you?" he said.

"Don't- ah!"

"Just in case, leave Jack to someone else."

"No! He's mine!" He cried as Rudger yanked his hair sharply. He had to give Rudger the answer he wanted soon or he wouldn't just pull his hair. "I won't fail you, Rudger, I swear, I won't. You can't take this away from me."

He pulled Kiryu up and stroked his hair with surprising gentleness. Kiryu closed his eyes and lowered his head. He always did this and Kiryu knew why. He wasn't stupid. It was a form a brainwashing- violence and punishment followed by an act of kindness to show that his boss wasn't really a bad person, and it was Kiryu making him hurt him. He'd read about it while he was in the city. Rudger had used it on him after his death, and Kiryu had been powerless to resist.

Back then, Rudger had complete control over him. He was his savoir- his boss and his master. He had done exactly what he just had; hold him down and make sure he knew how insignificant he was before showing the strange affections. When he was younger, he'd sit him on his lap and stroke his cheek and as he got older he'd stand him by the table just like now.

"Kiryu." Kiryu's eyes snapped open. "Fudo, deal with him, if you can do so, I'll believe you can handle Jack, understood?"

"Yes, Rudger."

"Good, now go."

"Yes, Rudger."

He turned and strode away down the hallways. Demak patted his shoulder in passing but Kiryu continued walked towards the garage where his D-Wheel was waiting. Rudger had never doubted him before. He shook him slightly. If Rudger didn't trust him to deal with Jack, maybe he couldn't do it... He shook his head and frowned. He couldn't start thinking like that. If he started to doubt himself he'd become weak. Right now, his focus needed to be on Yusei.

He stood gazing at his D-Wheel. It was Yusei's fault anyway.

He frowned. When did he start thinking that? Kiryu had never blamed Yusei. Yusei had nothing to do with his death, or how Jack had set him up. Neither of them even knew Yusei back then.

Then again... Jack was now taken with the little city kid. He was an interfering little pest, and a Signer. Even if Jack had loved him, he cared for Yusei now. He could say that he'd still choose Kiryu, but he wouldn't. He'd made that blatantly clear. And Yusei wasn't right for Jack anyway. He swung onto his D-Wheel and pulled on his helmet.

"He doesn't hate Yusei," Demak said. "Why are you doing this?"

"His Immortal will find him a reason to hate him," Rudger replied. "I wonder if he can really do it though."

"You think he'll lose?" he said. "I think he's a better duellist than that."

"Yusei takes after his dad, skill wise anyway," he muttered. "Kiryu will find a reason to hate Yusei and will take him apart. Whether he kills him and lets him off I don't know, but he'll be ok."

"Cute D-Wheel, blue."

Kiryu glanced to his side. A white D-Wheel was riding next to him. He vaguely recognised the red lining on the robes.

"Yours isn't too bad either, red," he called back. "What can I do for you?"

"Do you really think you can beat Yusei?"

"We're going to find out, aren't we?"

"I can't let you do that."

"Why not? He's a Signer, I'm a Dark Signer. It's fate. You Yliaster creeps are big on fate, right?" He laughed and shook his head. "I'm going to kill him."

"Why?"

"What?"

"Why do you hate him? Because he took Jack from you?"

"What do you know about Jack?"

"I know everything Psychic Alpha Wind knows," he replied. "We all do. We share. We're a family. Can you say the same for your boss? So, as I was saying, what about Yusei? Why Yusei? Because in your mind he stole Jack from you?"

"No!" Kiryu snapped. "Get lost will you? I've got things to deal with." He stopped by the ridge over looked the gap Yusei and Crow were riding down. He chuckled. "You two weren't looking for me, were you?"

He chuckled and raised his arm, letting the dark mark flare up, tearing across the ground and separating Yusei and Crow. He stopped his D-Wheel just in front of Yusei, a cruel sneer on his lips.

"Come on, Yusei," he said. "Let's duel."

"What is this?" Yusei said quietly, glancing around. "Kiryu-"

"What the hell, Kiryu?" Crow snapped. "You were our friend. What's wrong with you? I get that you want to hurt Jack, but Yusei has nothing to do with this!"

"Shut up, Crow," Kiryu snapped. "So, Yusei? Duel with me?"

"Kiryu-"

"I said shut up, Crow."

"Alright, Kiryu," Yusei said quietly. "What is this, first?"

"It's a track, Yusei," he said. "It's where we duel. It makes damage real."

"Why would you-"

"Just to make it a little more fun," he said. "Come on, Yusei, let's duel."

He spun his D-Wheel and sped past Yusei. Yusei frowned but followed, tearing down the track after him. Kiryu smiled. He was worried Yusei wouldn't want to play fair and he'd have to force him.

Kiryu loved the duel. Especially when Jack turned up in the helicopter. A smirk formed as he gazed up at him, seeing the fear written in Jack's eyes. There was no way he was going to lose. He finally got his Immortal on the field, with a bit of help from Yusei to get the right combination. There was nothing left to stop him. He ordered the attack. It didn't feel right, killing Yusei so meaninglessly. It was only annoy Jack it seemed.

Then Yusei's D-Wheel gave out. Kiryu almost sighed in relief, even as Jack and Crow screamed Yusei's name. He turned his D-Wheel and stopped, watching as Yusei's D-Wheel rolled over itself and Yusei tumbled on the ground. He rode over to Yusei's side and kicked him onto his back. Kiryu had to force himself not to wince at the shard of metal sticking out of his stomach.

"Oh, Yusei," he said quietly. "Too bad. That looks painful." He reached down and lifted him onto his lap. "You know, my boss worked with you father." Yusei just groaned and leant against his shoulder, apparently in too much pain to even register his words. Kiryu stroked his cheek and returned his Immortal to its card. "This should amuse him."

He spun the D-Wheel and sped into the darkness, aware that Jack was calling after them and Crow's engine could be heard just behind him. But he was already too far gone. The white D-Wheel sped along by the side of him. The rider frowned.

"You said we," Kiryu said. "You said 'we all do', that means there's more of you. Not just you and Ali. How many more?"

"Including Psychic Alpha Wind, there are six of us, and our three masters. The Emperors," he replied. "What are you going to do with Yusei?"

"I haven't decided yet. I might just give him to Rudger."

"Psychic Alpha Wind won't like this, neither will our masters."

"And neither will Jack. I think that's the point. So go report to your masters. I'm going home."