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Yu-gi-oh! 5Ds after hours
Chapter four: Yusei and friends do Echo Creek
Yusei Fudo, Jack Atlas, Crow Hogan and Kalin Kessler were in a family-owned donut shop one morning in New Domino City, a suburb of San Francisco, California. The guys were there picking up some donuts for themselves and the other residents of the Atlas Penthouse, those being Leo, Luna, Akiza, Carly and Brianna.
"…And that's when she told me that 'Cozy Conversations' was shut down due to protests from the older members of the community who thought that the business was an immoral blight on the city," Crow said to his friends as he wrapped up a story he was telling them while they waited for their order, "The shutdown resulted in her older sister losing her job."
"I can't believe that older people who are obsessed with being morally and politically correct have, once again, made things fucking sucky for everyone else," Jack muttered as he shook his head in disbelief.
"Next thing you know, they're going to try and get severe limits places on all of the things we like," Kalin remarked, "I'm not having a lot of trouble imagining those people arguing for laws that limit how much we can order at fast food places, as well as how big of a meal we can buy."
"I would sooner die than let some high and mighty holier than thou self-righteous prideful jackass control how much of my favorite soda I can drink," Yusei swore.
"…So, you would sooner die than let Major Burns tell you what to do?" Crow asked rhetorically. (1)
"Sure, let's go with that," Yusei replied in an indifferent tone as a girl working at the donut shop came up to the cash register with a pink box that smelled of sugary delight. After the girl called out to Yusei and the guys for them to come pick up their order, the guys collected the box of donuts, with Yusei paying for it, then the guys took their leave, got into Yusei's Volkswagen van, and drove back home to the Atlas Penthouse, where they and the rest of the residents would enjoy their donuts.
Later that morning, as Yusei and the other Atlas Penthouse residents were drinking coffee and eating donuts, Brianna turned to face Crow. "Hey, Sweetness," Brianna began, "I don't suppose you can give me a lift over to Echo Creek, can you?"
"Echo Creek?" Crow asked; both his expression and tone carried hints of mild confusion, making it clear that he needed a more detailed explanation.
"It's a neighborhood down in Los Angeles," Brianna explained, "My father, Bronk Sr., moved down there after he and my mother got divorced a long while ago. He was a teacher at Echo Creek Academy, which is the local High School."
"I'm guessing you want to visit your father for something?" Crow asked.
Her expression taking on a more somber hint, Brianna continued, "…My family and I were just informed that my father died."
"Oh shit," Crow remarked, "Babe, I am so sorry to hear that. That sounds terrible."
"It is terrible," Brianna agreed as she started to tear up slightly, "Who's going to walk me down the aisle on my wedding day? Who's going to tell my future kids stories of the past? Who's going to buy my future kids toys that they will play with to the point that I'm driven completely fucking bonkers?"
"Forgive me if asking this is kind of a sensitive issue, but do you know how your father died?" Yusei asked.
"My family and I were told that he was attacked by a troll or some shit like that," Brianna said.
"Well you certainly have our sympathies, Brianna," Akiza remarked.
"Thanks, girl," Brianna replied as she wiped a tear from her eye, "I just need someone to take me down to Echo Creek so I can take care of business down there."
"Don't worry, babe," Crow remarked, "I'm sure that I speak for the other guys when I say that we would be more than glad to help you make the round trip."
"Uhh, Birdbrain," Jack interrupted, "We live in New Domino City, and you want us to suddenly head on down to fucking Echo Creek?! Do you know how fucking long of a drive that is?!"
With a shrug, Crow said, "It can't be any more than six to eight hours." (2) Seeing Jack's unamused look, Crow continued, "Oh, come on, Jack! This is serious! Brianna's dad died and she needs a lift so she can take care of the messy business that comes with handling the affairs of someone who just died. You'd be wanting to do this if it were Carly's dad who died!"
"My dad died sometime before I first met Jack," Carly remarked casually.
"Crow's got a point, Jack," Yusei pointed out, "Besides, we've made longer trips before. Remember Sunagakure?"
"Some red-headed little shit told me to stay away from land that he said was sacred to him," Jack remarked, "All I was doing was trying to keep Birdbrain from throwing virgins into the active volcano that was located on that quote unquote 'sacred land'."
"The point is that taking a long trip is no stranger to the four of us," Yusei said as he gestured to himself and the other three guys, "And compared to those other trips, the drive down to Echo Creek is pretty much a short, brisk walk. It's shouldn't be any issue for us."
"…Fine," Jack relented begrudgingly, "But we aren't going to listen to Birdbrain's mixtape on the drive down."
"Well it's a good thing I have my own mixtape," Brianna remarked with a grin, pulling out a cassette tape inside of a small tape case.
Facepalming, Jack muttered, "Bloody hell…"
Later that day, sometime between late afternoon and early evening, Yusei's Volkswagen van pulled into the parking lot of a two-story motel in Echo Creek. After the van came to a park and shut down, Yusei, Jack, Crow, Kalin and Brianna climbed out. Locking up his van, Yusei said, "Alright, gang. Since we're going to be here in Echo Creek for a few days, we're going to be checking in to this motel."
"It is a bit late to try and see the local law office to talk to them about handling my late father's affairs, so resting for the night sounds like a good plan," Brianna remarked.
"Hey babe, I've been meaning to ask," Crow began in a concerned and sympathetic tone, "How's the rest of your family handling your dad's death?"
"My mom's actually happy that dad died, as their divorce went down rather nastily," Brianna explained, "As for my younger brother Bronk, he's more or less indifferent as he doesn't even remember dad, given that the divorce went down back when Bronk was really young."
"Your little brother never even got to know his dad?" Kalin remarked in a sympathetic and mildly heartbroken tone, "Oh my goodness, I am so sorry to hear that." (3)
"So how long do you think handling your dad's final affairs will take?" Yusei asked.
"No more than three to four days," Brianna replied with a shrug, "Maybe two days if we really focus on-"
Brianna was cut off when two teenagers, a boy and a girl, came riding by on skateboards, rushing past and startling Brianna, making her yelp in surprise. Due to being in close proximity of Brianna, the two teenagers stopped, with the girl of the pair stopping so suddenly she practically flew off of her skateboard and landed in a nearby pile of trash bags. "I'm okay," the girl called out weakly, "I landed on garbage."
"A good thing I also insisted on you wearing a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads," the boy of the pair said as he walked over to help the girl up, "Better safe than sorry, I always say."
"Oi, you bloody fucking half-wits!" Jack exclaimed at the two teenagers, "You almost ran us over! Watch where the fuck you're-"
"Hey, young lady," Crow said to the girl of the pair while interrupting Jack, "Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't you a Mewman?"
Her eyes widening in shock and surprise, the girl said, "How can you tell?"
"I regularly visit Mewni, young lady," Crow replied as he pulled a pair of unique-looking scissors in a dark-brown leather sheave out from one of the pockets on his pants. The handles of the scissors were oval-shaped and were half-black and half-white, making it resemble the yin-yang symbol. A round red ruby, perfectly cut, was located on the center hinge.
Seeing the scissors Crow was holding, the girl gasped in shock. "You own a pair of Dimensional Scissors?!"
"Well how else can I get to Mewni to pick up some Mewni Mulch?" Crow replied as he put the scissors away back into the pocket he pulled them from.
"Oh, I would love some Mewni Mulch right now," the girl said, "It's the best stuff ever! Especially when baked into brownies!"
"I know, right?" Crow replied with a laugh as he and the girl both high-fived each other, "So what are you and your friend here up to right now?"
"We were on our way back to his place after doing some afterschool activities over at our high school," the girl explained, "We stayed longer than what we were counting on, so we're really hightailing it."
"Wait, is your school Echo Creek Academy?" Brianna asked the two teens.
"Well yeah," the boy of the pair replied, "Why do you ask?"
"I don't suppose either of you know a Bronk Stone Sr., do you?" Brianna asked, "He was my father."
"Oh shoot," the boy said, "Yeah, I saw him at the school a few times, but I never had a class with him. I heard about what happened to him too, so I'm really sorry for your loss."
"I don't suppose either of you two could give my boyfriend, one his friends or I directions to Echo Creek Academy sometime tomorrow, can you?" Brianna asked, "My father left his car there at the time of his death, so…"
"Sure thing," the boy replied, "I would be glad to take you over."
"Yeah, Marco here is a really nice guy," the girl said as she pointed to her friend, "He's always up for helping others."
"So, your name's Marco, eh?" Yusei said as he gestured to the boy, apparently named Marco.
Nodding in the affirmative, the boy said, "Yeah, my name's Marco Diaz."
"I'm Star Butterfly!" the girl of the pair nearly exclaimed in excitement as she held her hand out for a handshake, "Nice to meet you guys! I hope that we can all be friends!"
Yusei and the others in his group took a quick look at Star to try and judge what kind of a person she is. Star seemed to be a happy-go-lucky kind of girl that loves helping others, but she seemed to carry an air of having a sheltered upbringing, resulting in reckless naiveite. Star's friend Marco, on the other hand, seemed to be the calmer and more composed member of the duo; while seemingly just as good of a person as Star, Marco clearly looked to be a more rational thinker. Jack personally thought that out of the two teens, Marco would probably have the better grades in school.
Seeing that Star's hand was still held out, Yusei gingerly accepted the handshake; however, the instant Yusei accepted the handshake, Star shook his hand so hard that Yusei felt as if his shoulder was going to get dislocated. "I-it's great to meet you two as well," Yusei remarked as he rubbed his sore shoulder.
"Do you guys need a place to stay?" Star asked, "There's plenty of room in the castle loft I made in Marco's house with my magic!"
"Star, this is something we need to clear with my parents first," Marco pointed out.
"Your friend does have a point, young lady," Kalin remarked to the Mewman girl, "Although if they're willing to put up with my friends and I for a few days, then hey, who am I to turn down free room and board?"
"Plus, I can go with you guys to your school tomorrow and inquire about getting my late dad's car," Brianna added.
"Everyone wins!" Star exclaimed cheerfully, throwing both of her hands into the air.
Sighing in a resigned tone, Marco said, "Alright. We'll see what my parents have to say about it. I just hope they won't get too mad at us for being home late. Or for talking to strangers, for that matter."
"We'll just tell them that we saved you two from getting killed by robbers armed with guns," Crow said, "That should warm them up to my friends and I."
"I really don't like the idea of lying to my parents," Marco remarked in a concerned tone.
"That boy is a good kid," Jack thought as he considered Marco, "Birdbrain can defiantly learn a thing or two from him."
Yusei and the others all eventually made it over to the Diaz's residence; upon entering, Marco and Star removed their protective gear, with Star immediately putting on a red devil horn headband after she removed her helmet.
As it turned out, not only were Marco's parents not upset over Marco and Star being a little late because they were helping Yusei and the others, but they eagerly welcomed Yusei and his group to stay for the few days they would be in Echo Creek. Marco's parents even ordered a few pizzas for everyone to eat for dinner.
As Yusei and his group ascended the stairs into the castle loft in the house, Jack let out an impressed-sounding whistle. "Bloody hell," Jack remarked, "How did you say you afforded this add-on again?"
"I made it using magic," Star replied casually.
"Yeah, Mewmans like miss Butterfly here can use magic, Jack," Crow pointed out to his blonde roommate, "After all, they aren't from around here." (4)
After the group finished ascending the stairs, Star led them down a hallway with a few doors along the walls. "Pick whatever rooms you guys want to use," Star remarked in a courteous manner, "My home is your home."
"Isn't this technically the home of your friend Marco and his parents?" Kalin asked.
Scoffing in an annoyed tone, Star said, "Don't be a smartass, white-haired guy."
"Yeah, Kalin," Crow remarked, "Don't be a smartass."
"Just so you guys know, Star and I will be leaving for school early tomorrow," Marco pointed out, "We've got some stuff to do with some of our friends at school. In fact, the stuff we have to do is part of the reason why we ran late and as a result met the five of you."
"What are you kids doing anyway, might I ask?" Yusei said, a curious look on his face.
"Our school wants to cut fine arts so it can put all of the money from fine arts into the football team," Star explained, "Which is totally uncool!"
"We stayed behind today partly to plan out our protesting the school possibly cutting fine arts," Marco added, "And we're probably going to end up staying behind afterschool tomorrow to continue our work."
"You kids want my friends and I to help you out?" Crow offered.
With an excited squee, Star exclaimed, "That would be so amazing, you guys!" Throwing her arms around the guys and Brianna, Star added, "Thank you all so much!"
"Birdbrain, why do you consistently volunteer our group as a whole for activities without even consulting us beforehand?" Jack asked as he turned his head sharply to face Crow.
"Because you never help anyone unless you're forced into it against your will," Crow replied.
"That's preposterous!" Jack exclaimed, "I'll have you know that I'm always will-"
"Because Carly will threaten to withhold sex with you if you don't help her," Crow interrupted, anticipating what Jack was going to say and countering his argument before the blonde turbo duelist could even finish speaking.
"…Goddamn it, Birdbrain," Jack muttered begrudgingly as he, Crow, Yusei and Kalin all put their hands together and threw them up into the air.
The following day, as Brianna was talking with the school principal about getting her late father's car, Yusei and the guys were talking with Marco and Star, along with a few classmates of theirs; Alfonzo, Ferguson and Janna. "Okay you guys," Marco said to his and Star's friends plus Yusei and the guys, "I figure that if we're going to save fine arts from being cut from the school, we should start with gathering signatures on a petition."
"Or we can just set the football field on fire," Crow offered as he raised a hand.
"Birdbrain, you can't resort to arson first thing every time to solve your problems," Jack said with a moan of frustration, "Remember the time you tried to keep from having to take out the trash?"
"Taking out the trash is not my chore!" Crow insisted.
"You guys can't set the football field on fire," Star interjected with a mildly disappointed hint in her voice.
"Because you kids will get in trouble?" Kalin guessed.
"No," Star said as she closed her eyes and hung her head in shame, "I already tried setting the football field on fire. It didn't work because some magic water-spraying gnomes came out of the ground and put the fire I made out."
"Magic water-spraying gnomes?" Yusei repeated in confusion.
"Star's talking about the football field's sprinkler system," Janna clarified, "She's still trying to figure things out ever since she came to Earth from Mewni."
"So, gathering signatures on a petition is out, along with setting the football field on fire," Crow remarked as he held a hand to his chin to give himself the look of being deep in thought, "This is going to be tougher than I imagined."
"Who ever said gathering signatures on a petition is out?" Alfonzo asked.
"I did," Crow answered, "But that's beside the point. The point is that we need to think of a way to convince your school not to cut fine arts so that the football team will have a budget more bloated and runaway than the sense of self-control the average girl has when she's celebrating her sweet sixteen." (5)
"We can pass out flyers telling the student body what's going to happen if nothing's done," Ferguson suggested.
"We can do a live play about what will happen to the morale of the school if fine arts are cut," Alfonzo offered.
"We can steal all of the principal's pens so that he can't sign the papers needed to make the cuts," Janna interjected.
"We can hold a non-violent protest," Marco remarked.
"We can hold a violent protest," Star said.
"Alright, here's what we'll do," Jack said as he got up from the chair he was sitting in to walk over to the chalkboard. Picking up a stick of chalk, Jack continued, "I'll write down the three most appealing ideas that you five came up with, and we'll all vote on which one to implement." After about half a minute, Jack wrote 'pass out flyers', 'school morale play' and 'non-violent protest' on the board, leaving enough space underneath each idea for tallies in a vote.
"Hey Jack, I'm only asking this in the interest of fairness, but why didn't you write down either of the girls' ideas?" Kalin asked.
"Yeah, why you gotta be racist?" Star asked, giving Jack a wincing glare.
"Two things," Jack replied as he turned to face Star, "One, the term you're looking for is 'sexist' not 'racist', and two, the reason why I didn't write down either of the suggestions that you or the other girl made is because both ideas are criminal in nature. If anything, those ideas will only serve to hinder your goal of saving fine arts at this school."
"Jack's right," Yusei pointed out to the students, "The idea we have to implement has to not only convince the school not to cut fine arts, but won't get you kids in trouble."
"I was going to suggest that we dig a ten-foot-wide by ten-foot-deep moat around the football field, fill it with water, then put sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads into the water," Crow remarked, "That'll turn people away from football." (6)
Giving Crow a bemused look, Marco said in a sarcastic tone, "Sure, and hey! While we're at it, why not let Star's Laser Puppies loose on the football field?"
"Laser Puppies?!" Star exclaimed excitedly.
Facepalming, Marco muttered, "Good going, Marco. You just gave Star an idea."
Opening her little star-shaped side bag, Star pulled out her wand and waived it around, summoning a bunch of adorable puppies. "My goodness, they're adorable!" Kalin remarked as he clasped his hands together.
"But why are they call Laser-" Yusei began, but he was instantly cut off when one of the Laser Puppies fired laser beams out of its eyes at Yusei, making him jerk to the side quickly to avoid getting blasted in the face by lasers.
"Mighty fuck!" Jack exclaimed as he eyes widened in shock due to seeing his friend nearly getting blasted by lasers. To Star, Jack snapped, "How in the hell can you summon puppies that shoot lasers out of their eyes?!"
"I'm a magical princess from another dimension!" Star said as she spun in place while waiving her wand around, creating a rainbow that appeared over her head. Exactly one second after it was created, the rainbow burst into flames.
"Holy shit!" Yusei exclaimed in alarm as he quickly took a bottle of water that was on a nearby desk, unscrewed the cap, and splashed the contents onto the blazing rainbow. When doing that made the flames even bigger, Yusei took a quick whiff of what was in the water bottle.
"Who the fuck puts malt liquor in a water bottle?!" Yusei exclaimed.
"Oh, you found my water bottle!" Crow said as he took the water bottle from Yusei, "Sweet! Thanks, man!"
As Crow drank the remaining contents of his water bottle, Yusei and the others took of their jackets and started beating the flames with them. Eventually, the fire was smothered, and the jackets of Yusei, Kalin and Jack got burn marks on them but were otherwise okay. To Star, Marco said, "You haven't been practicing making rainbows that don't burst into flames, have you, Star?"
After a few seconds went by with Star not responding, Marco said, "Star…"
"I haven't," Star admitted in an ashamed tone as she looked down at the floor.
Seeing that Star looked upset, Marco said in a reassuring tone, "Well hey, Star, no harm was done. You can practice making non-combustible rainbows when we get home today, and I'll be there to help you. How does that sound?"
"…Can you make some nachos for us to snack on?" Star asked, sounding as hopeful as she dared.
With a kind chuckle, Marco replied, "Sure thing, Star."
"Yay!" Star cheered as she hopped up and down, "Your nachos are awesome! The Laser Puppies love them too!"
"Yip! Yip!" one of the Laser Puppies yipped as it wagged its tail. One second later, that particular Laser Puppy fired laser beams from its eyes, blowing a hole through the world map that was hanging on the wall in the classroom.
Jack got up to walk over to the map to see the examine the extent of the damage that was done to it. Turing around to face Star, Jack said in a sarcastic tone, "Congratulations, young lady. Your laser-shooting dog just destroyed the Bermuda Triangle."
"Silver lining, no one's going to get lost there now," Crow joked.
"We've got to get back to the bloody point of this meeting," Jack stressed as he walked back over, "Convincing the school to not cut fine arts because it thinks the coffers for the football teams needs extra padding."
"Well," Yusei said as he turned his eyes towards the chalkboard where Jack wrote all of the suggestions he liked that were made by the students, "Out of the three non-criminal ideas that Marco, Star and their friends came up with, I think Marco's idea for a non-violent protest sounds the most appealing."
"Yeah, and non-violent protests have a way with grabbing media attention," Kalin remarked, "Once people see on the news that Echo Creek Academy is considering cutting fine arts, we're bound to get loads of support."
"I have two questions about the non-violent protest," Star said as she raised a hand.
"One, we cannot bring the Laser Puppies," Marco remarked, drawing a disappointed 'aww' from Star. With a knowing grin on his face, Marco continued, "…And two, sure, I'll make everyone some nachos for the protest." This drew some delighted squeals from Star, who hopped up and down as she clapped her hands.
Leaning to Kalin's left so he could whisper into his ear, Yusei said, "How did he anticipate what the girl was going to ask?" All that Kalin did to respond to his friend's question was to give a confused shrug.
The following day, Marco, Star, their three friends from the meeting, and a few other students who attend Echo Creek Academy were standing around in the main courtyard, holding protest signs. Yusei and the guys were there helping out, as Brianna was still busy trying to manage the various final affairs concerning her late father.
"Okay, everyone!" Janna called out using a megaphone, "The reason why we're all here is because our school's going to try and cut all of the fine arts classes! Not only will this move take away some of our favorite classes, but it will also leave some of the coolest teachers at Echo Creek Academy out of a job! Are we going to stand for this?"
The gathered students, along with Yusei and the guys, all shouted in the negative, with Crow exclaiming, "Fuck no!"
As the students started their protest, Yusei and the guys turned to face each other. "Well from the looks of things, I'd say that they're really getting into the protest," Yusei remarked, "I think that this might actually work."
"That Star girl just smeared lines of black paint under her eyes before chaining herself to one of the outdoor cafeteria tables," Jack pointed out, drawing the lines of sight of Yusei, Crow and Kalin over to where Star was sitting backwards on the seat of an outdoor cafeteria table, holding a protest sign that said 'Freedoom fore fin farts' (7). There was a chain around Star's waist, keeping her bound to the cafeteria table.
As the four guys observed this, Janna walked over, chained herself to the cafeteria table in a manner similar to Star, smeared lines of black paint under her eyes, and picked up a protest sign that had the same message as Star's, albeit with everything spelled correctly ('Freedom for fine arts'). Turning to face Jack, Yusei added, "At least they haven't gotten violent yet, Jack."
"There are the protestors, officers!" an adult male voice called out, getting everyone to turn and see Echo Creek's principal, Principal Skeeves, accompanied by at least eight police officers; two were holding onto riot hoses, and four were holding the leashes of German Shepherds that were barking and snarling at the protesting students. "They are disturbing the rest of the school with their protest, officers!" Principal Skeeves proclaimed, "I want all of them arrested right away!"
"Principal Skeeves, we're exercising our first amendment rights over here," Janna called out over from where she and Star had chained themselves to the outdoor cafeteria table, "And you're bringing police officers with riot hoses and dogs?!"
"Your student over there has a point, sir," Yusei said to the principal, "They're keeping their protest peaceful and non-violent, and yet you resort to riot hoses and police dogs right away? If the student's protesting the possible cuts to fine arts wasn't going to make the news before, it will certainly make the news now!"
"ARF! ARF!" one of the German Shepherds barked angrily as it got loose from the officer that was holding its leash. The dog ran over to Marco and tackled him to the ground, biting down on Marco's left forearm as the Hispanic teen raised his left arm to try to cover his face; being bitten by the dog made Marco cry out in pain.
"Marco!" Star cried out in worry, immediately fishing her wand out of her little star-shaped side bag; aiming her wand at the German Shepherd that had Marco pinned, Star fired a giant fist made of rainbows at the dog, punching it in its left side with enough force to make it let release Marco's left forearm out of its mouth while throwing the dog off of Marco.
"That girl just attacked one of our dogs!" one of the police officers exclaimed as he pointed at Star. Immediately, one of the police officers handling a riot hose took aim at where Star was sitting and turned on the riot hose, blasting both Star and Janna. It was the two girls getting blasted by the police-controlled riot hose that set things off.
"RIOT!" Crow exclaimed, getting everyone on scene to start fighting. As the students swarmed the police officers while Principal Skeeves fled to the safety of his office, Yusei, Jack and Kalin all ran into the school building for cover, and Crow picked up a trash can and threw it in an overhead throw at one of the police officers, knocking that officer to the ground.
"This place is bloody fucking nuts, I swear!" Jack exclaimed as he, Yusei and Kalin all ducked into a Janitor's closet for safety, "Not just the students for rioting, but the school staff and local police officers for triggering the riot in the first place when not bringing the riot hoses and police dogs would have allowed things to go on peacefully!"
"I know I'm going to regret asking this," Kalin began in a mildly worried tone, "But where's Crow?"
Right after Kalin finished asking that question, the guys all heard a number of the students in the riot outside cry out in panic. "…Oh, you have got to be fucking kidding me," Yusei muttered in an annoyed tone as he facepalmed.
After the riot died down, Yusei, Jack and Kalin came out of hiding; when they did, they saw a number of other police officers having arrived on scene. There were also a few paramedics, one of which was tending to Marco's injuries as a worried-looking Star watched, gripping her wand tightly in worry.
"Hey boys, what the fuck did I miss?" Brianna asked in an easy-going casual tone as she walked up to Yusei, Jack and Kalin.
"The school's principal apparently resorts to riot hoses and police dogs first thing to stop student protests," Yusei remarked, "As a result, a riot broke out."
"Where's Crow?" Brianna asked as she looked around. As the girl looked around, a female paramedic came up to the group.
"Excuse me, but do the four of you know a mister Crow Hogan?" the paramedic asked.
"Yeah, we're actually looking for him," Yusei replied, "Why do you ask?" In response, the paramedic gestured for Yusei, Jack, Kalin and Brianna to follow her. Eventually, they were led over to where a white sheet laid on the ground, covering a body. Lifting the sheet back a few inches, the paramedic revealed that Crow was laying under the sheet; the bullet wound in his forehead was a clear indication that Crow was killed in the riot.
"One of the police officers shot and killed your friend when he threw a trash can at one of the police dogs, to distract it from tackling an overweight student to the ground," the female paramedic explained, "I'm sorry for your loss."
As Jack laughed hysterically while pointing at Crow's dead body, Yusei and Kalin turned to face Brianna. "You're taking Crow's death surprisingly well, Brianna," Yusei remarked.
With a shrug, Brianna replied, "Ehh, he'll be alive again in the next chapter." (8)
"Well anywho, did you get all of your late father's final affairs sorted out?" Kalin asked. After Brianna nodded in the affirmative, Kalin replied, "Well in that case, I think now would be a good time to get going back to New Domino City."
"Come on, Jack," Yusei called out as he turned his head to face the direction Jack was in, "We're heading back home."
"This is the happiest day of my life!" Jack exclaimed joyously with a laugh.
END, CHAPTER FOUR
Author's Notes:
(1) Never let it be said that Crow doesn't appreciate the classics.
(2) I actually looked this up.
(3) …I never really got to know my step-grandfather before he died.
(4) They're from another dimension.
(5) All that my oldest sister did for her sixteenth birthday was have a party at a bowling alley.
(6) Crow is actually a sharks-with-frickin'-laser-beam-attached-to-their-heads breeder.
(7) The 'e' in 'fore' and the 'f' in 'farts' were both written backwards.
(8) She's right, you know.
There's chapter four done and over with. While I brainstorm ideas for other locations for Yusei and the guys to go to in order to raise their particular brand of hell (I'm already toying around with at least three locations), I'll wait for what people think about my first dedicated crack fic while working on chapters for my other stories.