Angel: "Now we got Attendshipping! The shipping name for Zuzu, Yuya, and Gong! I believe this is the first poly ship in the anime! Anyway, in this AU, Zuzu unfortunately diagnosed with PTSD after the war and well...Yuya is one of the triggers."


Ship Name: Attendshipping (Zuzu Boyle x Yuya Sakaki x Gong Strong)

Name Reason: Named as such because the three of them will watch out for each other, Gong took care of Yuya when he was younger, Zuzu was there by Yuya's side when he wouldn't wake up after meeting Yugo and Yuto or attend to each others duels, and Yuya would always be there to care for both.


Scars of War and Bonds of Friendship

"DON'T TOUCH ME!"

"But...but Zuzu…"

"GET OUT! GET OUT!"

The nurses had to escort Yuya and Gong out of the room.

"What's wrong with her?!" Yuya cried.

"Ms. Boyle might be a victim of...of PTSD."

"PTSD?" Declan had said something similar to him before.

"Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. And you're the trigger." The nurse explained.

"The trigger?!" Yuya gasped. "But how?" Zuzu's screams were getting louder in the background.

"I have to go now. We'll give you details on her condition later." And then the nurse was gone, the doors swinging shut behind her. Gong turned towards Yuya, trying to find some sort of words to comfort him, but his voice died when he saw Yuya's face.

The boy looked so dejected. His goggles already pulled over his eyes, a clear sign that Yuya wasn't in his best mood. Yuya then began walking and Gong had no choice but to follow.

Most of their friends and teammates had headed back to their home dimensions at this point. Only leaving Yuya and Zuzu's parents, Sylvio, Declan, baby Riley, and the Shadow Brothers to watch Zuzu's recovery along with Gong and Yuya.

It all started during Yuya's duel against his father. The two were putting on an amazing performance, but then out of nowhere, Zuzu just started crying and screaming. According to Skip and Sylvio, who were near her at the time, she was screaming about Z-ARC. Yuya couldn't understand why until Declan said Zuzu might have PTSD.

Zuzu was taken to a hospital after that. They probably should have had her checked out the moment she revived, but Yuya was so caught up in his dueling that the thought had slipped him. When it came time to visit Skip, Zuzu's father, went first and when he came back, of course Gong and Yuya went next.

"Whoa! What happen?" Sylvio asked, immediately spotting Yuya's composure. "I thought you would have been happy to see Zuzu well."

"Is something wrong?!" Skip gasped worriedly. "I was just with her and she was fine!"

"The nurses said Zuzu has PTSD and Yuya might be a trigger for her." Gong explained.

"That's what I was afraid of. Especially with Zarc taking your form in the final fight. It must be hard for her." Declan sighed.

"But that wasn't Yuya." Moon Shadow pointed out.

"It was, yet it wasn't." Yusho murmured gently. "As different as they are, Yuya was still a part of Zarc. Even you all have to admit that." Gong hates to say that Mr. Sakaki was right.

Sometimes, it was hard to believe that Zarc was really gone. Even though baby Riley was living proof. Yuya just….had his face and even though everyone knew Zarc was everything Yuya wasn't, it was difficult to only see just Yuya and not anyone else. Even Gong would find himself tensing up around the small Pendulum user just on instincts alone.

"She hates me." Yuya said, his voice cracking.

"Don't be silly, Yuya. Of course Zuzu doesn't." Yoko said comfortingly as she hugged her child. "She's just going through a rough time. The Dimensional War wasn't easy for anyone." Yuya hugged his mother back, crying into her shirt.

When Zuzu was revived, Gong thought that everything could go back to normal. But today made him realize that nothing could ever be normal again.


"I'm trying as hard I can, but…." Zuzu's voice broke. "All I see...is Zarc sometimes." Zuzu sniffed and wiped at her eyes, but Gong could see the tears still pouring down them. "And I know that isn't his fault! None of this is….I just…I can't duel him. It's hard to even say hi. And it even gets so bad that I can't be in the same room with him anymore!"

Zuzu had be released from the hospital, diagnosed with PTSD. She was given medicine and she sees a therapist every other day, but despite all the help she was getting Zuzu didn't seem to be getting any better.

Leo suspects that because Ray was revived as Zuzu, Zuzu now carried some, if not, all of Ray's memories without even knowing it. It would explain the strange, nightmarish dreams Zuzu describes having almost every night.

"G-Gong, I'm not sure how long I can keep this up." Zuzu choked out, her face buried in her hands. Gong then wrapped his arms around the smaller girl and held her to his chest as she cried.

"It's going to be alright, Zuzu. Gong promises." Gong wasn't sure why he said that. It wasn't just Zuzu who was having trouble dealing with her scars of the war.

Yuya was facing his own depression and it was hard. Despite Zuzu reviving, Yuya felt like he has done more harm than good for her by doing that. Couple that with the fact that a few people are still scared of Yuya and you have the recipe for a boy who isn't in the best of spirits.

Gong has tried to perk up Yuya as best he could as well as their other friends, but as hard as they try it was hard to keep a smile on Yuya's face.

"Gong, please….no matter what….no matter what me or Yuya say to you...don't let us forget our friendship."

"Of course, Zuzu. Of course."


Brush: "Aww...that was so sad. Yuya...Zuzu...and Gong. They-"

Angel: "Yes, yes, a very sad story! But more importantly we've finally reached the point!"

Pencil: "Ohhh! What point?"

Angel: "This is the exact chapter Fable left on her original story! Everything from this point on will be new to everyone!"

Quill: "Awesome! Now we can-"

(Paper sneaks up behind Quill and grabs him.)

Paper: "Alright you little toad! You're going to tell me EXACTLY what you have planned or so help me I will flush your glasses down the toilet!"

Quill: "Ch-chill out, Paper."

Pen: "Oh boy. This should be good."

Angel: "Moving on! Celina! Rin! You're up!"