AnimeKiwi369: WAAAHHHH! This is the last chapter before the epilogue!

Copper: Yeah, but you've still got four sequels afterward.

AnimeKiwi369: Oh, yeah. I'm just sad that this has it end.

Copper: But all things must come to an end.

AnimeKiwi369: I guess so.

Copper: So what is this chapter about?

AnimeKiwi369: I think you'll be pleased with this chapter. There's some humor in it that will play into future stories.

Copper: That should be interesting.

AnimeKiwi369: Mmmmm-Hmmmm. I better get t the disclaimer.

Copper: Yeah.

AnimeKiwi369: Okay, then. I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's or its characters. I only own my OCs, the storyline, and Nan's name. Onto the last chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 27

Getting Back to Normal

Before the dark-haired Signer began to head back to the hospital, he escorted Lane home to make sure he got there safe. Kalin was up waiting to make sure his eldest would be all right. The blue-eyed boy went to bed, despite some protesting to relay what happened. The former Dark Signer said it could wait until morning. Both professional duelists talked in the living room for a few minutes over what had happened.

Yusei coughed a little bit again as he pulled into the parking lot of the hospital, next to their car that had been there since Copper's surgery. There weren't many people in the emergency room as he decided to get checked over since his chest was still feeling too sharp for his taste. He'd already had surgery on his lungs before. He had decided to not worry Akiza with an ambulance if it was too serious and just get checked at the hospital.

The doctors gave him some medicine and let him use an oxygen mask to have a few deep breaths before they reassured him that he was all right. But they also told him that if his chest continued to bothering, they'd do some more tests. He quickly made his way back up to Copper's room.

The room was dark, but he could still see that his daughter was lying in bed from the moonlight, seemingly asleep. His wife was lying on the couch. She looked peaceful as she slept. Yusei came over to his daughter's bedside and gently took her hand. He used his other hand to stroke her cheek. She gently squeezed his hand, startling him slightly. She opened her eyes.

"Dad." She whispered, "You're okay."

"Yes." He whispered back, "Sergei, he's been arrested by Trudge. He can't hurt you again."

"Daddy." She whispered again, some tears escaping from her eyes, "I'm just glad you're not hurt."

The dark-haired Signer carefully sat down on the hospital bed next to his daughter. He gently wrapped his arms around her as she leaned back into his chest. He took his gloves off and dried her tears. The dark-haired girl ignored the slight pain everywhere from the painkillers wearing off. She just wanted to be close to her father. This was one of the nicest things he had ever done for her, besides the obvious of life.

"I can't believe you'd do this for me, dad." She whispered with a small smile.

"Like I said," he whispered back, "I would do anything for you."

"Dad, I love you so much." She whispered.

Yusei gently tightened his grip slightly and kissed her forehead, "I love you, too, baby."

Copper resisted sleep as she continued to lay back into her father as he gently started stroking her hair. She didn't want to lose the intimacy between them at the moment. She just wanted to keep feeling him holding her again. The blue-indigo-eyed man felt the same. He just wanted to not let go, no matter how old his daughter was getting. She would always be his little girl.

Sleep eventually took her over though. The Dragon Head Signer gently laid his daughter down on the hospital. He smiled down at her again as he pulled the covers around her. He went around to the couch, where his wife was still sleeping and managed to maneuver behind her. Yusei placed his chin over her shoulder and his arms around her waist as he let sleep take him over as well.

Several Weeks Later

"Finally!" Copper called as her father pulled the car into the garage. She had been discharged from the hospital that morning at nine and it and was so glad to be out of that building. It was about ten now. She detested hospitals now even more because she'd been trapped in there for as long as her father had after his duel against Sayer all those years ago. She was more than happy to be home, "This has to be the weirdest summer I've ever had!" she exclaimed.

Akiza simply laughed, "What summer has ever been normal for you, hon?"

"Well, you've got a point, mom." She agreed, "But I mean it, traveling back twenty years, waking dad's mom, seeing the past and everything, and being trapped in the hospital for weeks on end after major surgery. That wasn't how I planned my summer."

"We know, baby." Her father responded, "This has been a strange few months."

"And it's almost over!" she complained as they got out of the car, "And I'm still healing."

"Just three more weeks before you're completely healed." The dark-haired Signer said, ruffling her hair, "And three more weeks until you can give it your all in volleyball practices and games."

"It's lucky for you that the first game is two weeks after you're completely healed." Her mother commented.

The dark-haired girl nodded, "I am so glad for that. I don't like having to miss my sports seasons. I already have to put dance practice with Lane on hold until November!"

"We know." Both parents responded as the family made their way inside to the kitchen.

"I think I'm going to go take a nice long hot bubble bath with some lit candles and incense." The double-Marked Signer announced, "I need one to relax."

"All right." Yusei responded, "But don't take too long, we want to take you somewhere afterwards."

"Where?" She asked in response.

"It's a surprise." Akiza told her.

"Fine."

A Few Hours Later

The dark-haired psychic leaned back in the car as she wondered where her parents were taking her. Her grandmother wasn't with them and when she tried calling her friends, none picked up. It was rather strange to her. But she just decided to see what was going on with patience. Something she didn't really have. She closed her eyes as Fairwin curled up in her lap. She had her sunglasses on as the afternoon light seeped through the car windshield.

After that very relaxing bubble bath, she had gotten dressed in the jean shorts she hadn't been able to wear in weeks with her black stockings. Unfortunately, her left arm was in an arm-length splint and her right wrist was back in a splint so she couldn't wear her gloves. Luckily the hairline fracture all through her right arm had healed a few days ago. She was in a light green three-quarter sleeve button up shirt over a light rose pink tank top as well. The button up was only buttoned on the two middle ones. Her hair was out of the usually braid again. It was too painful to braid her hair with her arms in their confinement. She was also wearing black high tops.

She wondered where they were heading as she stroked her ferret's fur. They had been heading in the direction of Satellite when they had started driving. Were they headed to Martha's? She mentally groaned slightly. That had to be where they were headed. It was a party to celebrate that she was out of that hospital—it had to be. She was going to be the center of attention…again.

Well, she thought with a slight smirk, thinking of the positive, maybe it won't be so bad. Copper rather liked attention most of the time, Who knows? It might be fun.

A Little While Later

She opened her eyes to see the place she had expected. Martha's. She smirked a little. She had known it. Now the only question that was, was who was there and how long would this last? She unbuckled the seatbelt and got out of the car next to her mother as her father cut the engine. She shut the door and leaned against her mother's arm slightly, a smirk still present on her face as she placed her sunglasses on her head.

Akiza wrapped her arm around her daughter's shoulders as Yusei came around. The dark-haired man grabbed his child's hand gently and began pulling her towards the house. As they reached the door, both Signers stopped and briefly embraced their daughter. The dark-haired girl couldn't help but hug them back as she dropped her smirk.

Her father turned the doorknob and opened the door. He led them through the hallway to the living room. A dark red banner was strung across the doorway with "Welcome Back" written across it in calligraphic-like blue letters. She felt her heart flutter slightly from seeing everyone that loved her, either a family member, a sibling, a friend, or someone to take care of…as in Lane's case. Everyone was there. Everyone. Martha, her grandparents, her father's mother, her friends and their families...all of them were there. She smiled at everyone.

Her father's foster mother was standing directly under the center of the banner with her mother's parents on her right. Nan was on her left. Beside the brunette were the Hogans, with Crow having an arm around Dove's shoulders as she held Eagle. Robyn and Jay stood next to their father with their eldest sibling next to their mother. Next to them were the Atlases. On the other side of Hideo and Setsuko were Kalin, holding a slightly struggling Gabe with Misty and the first two Kessler children next to her. And finally next to them were the twins and their families.

Raven, John, and Lane came over to her and lightly hugged her from all sides. All of them had their soft sides. Her eyes began to start welling up with tears her friends pulled away from her as Martha crushed (but not too hard) her in a hug as well. Both of her mother's parents came over as well, her grandmother embracing her while her grandfather simply ruffled her hair.

They moved away to allow Nan to come forward. There was an awkward silence for a few seconds between them as neither knew really what to do. Yes, they'd been in the same house for a few weeks before the psychic's crash and had gotten to know her a little bit. But they hadn't really bonded all that well. The blue-indigo-eyed girl looked at her grandmother. The brunette smiled at her a little.

Copper didn't know what overcame her next, but she couldn't stop herself and didn't want to. She tightly embraced her father's mother. Her grandmother reciprocated and lightly put her arms around her, stroking her hair briefly. Both felt the connection between them strengthen into an actually bond. They knew that everyone was watching, but they really didn't care. They liked this new grandparent-grandchild connection between them.

The young psychic and her grandmother pulled away from each other. The dark-haired girl blushed a little, seeing everyone's eyes on her. She smiled a little sheepishly at them as she saw their faces.

"So, um, what's next?" she asked a little awkwardly.

"I was figuring you could just visit with everyone for a while, while I get lunch ready." Martha stated, "You're undernourished." The foster-mother teased.

"Can you blame me?" she replied, "I've been stuck on an almost complete liquid diet for I don't know how long!" she exclaimed, earning amused laugh from the others around. She couldn't help but laugh, too.

Her father's foster mother moved towards the kitchen as her parents came to her again. Akiza put her hands on her daughter's shoulders and guided her to the couch. The young psychic knew why. Her mother didn't want her exhausting herself. She had just gotten out of the hospital that morning.

Lane slid onto the couch next to her. He took her hand and entwined their fingers. Copper was taken a little by surprise feeling his hand in hers. She looked at him and smiled as he gently smiled at her.

"So…" he began, "How do you like being out of that hospital?"

"I really like it." She responded, "I hate being unable to do anything!"

He chuckled, "I know."

She looked around a little, "Where did John and Raven go?" she asked.

The ice-blue-haired looked around as well, "I…don't know. They were here a second ago."

"I don't see Jack or Crow anywhere either." Kalin commented coming by the two, slightly startling them.

"Kalin." The psychic said, "I never got a chance to thank you for helping me after my crash. If it wasn't for you, I'd be dead."

"You don't have to thank me." He responded, "I know how much you mean to your parents." The former Dark Signer ruffled his son's hair, "And to Lane here."

"Dad!" the boy exclaimed, blushing. His father merely chuckled.

"Your grandfather did that all the time to your father when he visited your parents, Kalin." Nan commented seeing what had happened, "And he would always react as your son just did. Your grandfather always said that it was just the Dutch that came out."

"Did he?" the ice-blue-haired man asked and the brunette nodded. He chuckled again, "You're definitely going to have to tell me about my parents and grandparents sometime, Nan."

"Of course." She replied.

"I still wish I knew where John and Ray are." The dark-haired girl commented.

"YOU TWO ARE WHAT!" both Jack and Crow's voices were so loud, that everyone felt the house shake slightly. The loudness of their voices got everyone's attention. Eagle hid behind his mother, while Gabe rushed over to his sister, since his mother was farther from him than Miky.

Copper and Lane got up and went to where the sound of the older Signers' voices were. Everyone else was behind them. In the nearby hallway, both sets of Wing and Tail Signers were there. The ginger-haired girl and blonde-haired boy were holding hands. Both the psychic, double-Marked Signer and ice-blue-haired boy looked at each other, figuring out what had happened.

John and Raven had finally told their dads they were dating.

A Few Weeks Later

"Crow!" the blonde exclaimed, "You and Dove are sex-crazed!"

"We are not, Jack!" the ginger retorted.

"How else do you explain the reason you have so many kids, Hogan?" the taller of the two replied.

"If you've forgotten, Atlas, Dove and I were married for almost two years before Raven came along and you and Carly got married a good five months after us." He shot back, "And your son was the first born out of all our children."

Yusei tuned them out as they continued to go at it. They hadn't stopped since Martha's a few weeks prior. They just couldn't seem to accept the fact that their children were dating. It was Saturday, so at least he didn't have to listen to them tomorrow. He'd just be spending time with his girls: Akiza, Copper, and Nan.

Kalin turned the 'Open' sign to 'Closed' as the day came to an end. He came over to the dark-haired man and took out the earplugs he was wearing. He had been wearing them the entire time the other two had been fighting. The former Dark Signer did not want to listen to their petty argument whatsoever.

"Any plans for tomorrow, Yusei?" the ice-blue-haired duelist asked as he and the Signer made their way to their duel runners.

"Just spending time with my family." He replied, "We're going over to Akiza's parents for dinner tonight as soon as I get home and clean up some. Her parents are going to be out of town on her birthday, so we're having a small get together so they can see her before then. What about you guys?"

"We were thinking about seeing a matinee tomorrow." The other man responded, "We're still thinking about it. We're going to decide after dinner. Gabe really wants to go. And it'll get Miky's mind off of her arm."

"What happened to her?" Yusei asked.

"She and Lane were playing a little one-on-one downstairs in the gym yesterday and she pulled a muscle and might have pinched a nerve. It's really bothering her."

"Why is it our daughter's always seem to get hurt?" the dark-haired man chuckled.

"I don't know." Kalin shrugged, "At least it shouldn't last very long. By the way, how's Copper doing?"

"She's doing pretty good." He responded, "She's still really sore, but she's a lot better. We have another appointment with the doctor in the morning. Copper really doesn't want to go, but she knows she has to. Especially since we also have an appointment for Akiza afterwards for an ultrasound."

The other man nodded, "I see. Is it hard for you to think about raising another kid since this one's unexpected?"

"It is a little, but I've gone through raising a kid before. And Copper's turned out great. So I'm not too worried about it."

Both of the turbo duelists mounted the runners finally, ready to get home. "Hey, Yusei, did we forget anything?"

The Signer looked back at the still arguing blonde and ginger, "Nah." He replied, "See ya Monday." He told his friend as he revved the engine and headed home.

The ride home was peaceful. Traffic was minimal. The sun was starting to set. Everything just seemed so nice. It was hard to believe how strange the summer had been. Not even the summers with the Signer-Dark Signer war and WRGP were this strange. But these last few days had been rather relaxing.

Everything in his life felt perfect. His mother was back. He was loved by his wife and child. His daughter was all right and adjusting to high school well in the first couple weeks. He was going to repeat being a father again with another daughter or a son. Business was better than ever. His next official duel wasn't for a few weeks.

The blue-indigo-eyed man pulled into the garage and took off his helmet with a relieved sigh. His daughter was in the garage, waiting for him. He closed his eyes briefly, imagining how eleven years ago, his daughter would immediately latch onto his leg as he got home. It still felt like yesterday.

She smiled up at him, "Hey." She greeted.

"Hey, Copper." He responded.

"Glad you're back." She told him as he got off of the runner.

He smiled gently at her and ruffled her hair, "It's always nice to get home."

"I know how you feel, dad." She responded as they went inside.

"You have a good day?" he asked, not seeing either his wife or mother.

"Yeah, it was pretty good." She responded, "It's a little strange hanging out with the others since were couples now. But at least we can still do things together."

"Well that's good." He responded, "Where are your mother and grandmother?"

"Mom should be finishing up in the shower and Nanna's in her room, looking at some photo albums I got out for her." The psychic replied, "She wanted to see some pictures of all of us when she missed out on our lives."

"So you've finally started calling her something other than 'Grandmother'?" he inquired.

"Yup!" she grinned.

Yusei smiled back at her, "I'm going to wash up a little and change, okay?"

"'Kay."

Later that Night

Copper had to suppress a slight squeal as she looked at some of the really old photographs her grandparents had pulled out. Her mother and father's mother were helping Setsuko clean up the kitchen after dinner. And her father was talking with Hideo over something involving dueling and politics over an after-dinner brandy.

The young psychic was looking at baby photos of her mother. And her father. They were photos taken before Zero Reverse. Her parents were so cute as babies. Especially together. Her mother was just a few months old while her father was close to a year old.

They looked perfect together. Just as they did now.

Over near the window facing the street, both the dark-haired Signer and Senator had come into a gap in the conversation. The blue-indigo-eyed man swirled the small amount of alcohol in his glass. Though, it wasn't much, he was still going to have his wife drive. He took no chances. He thought back to something his mother had told him when she had first woken up.

"Hideo." He addressed, getting his father-in-law's attention, "When you came to get me in Satellite when Akiza had fallen into her coma, how come you didn't tell me that you knew my parents? Or ever before?"

"I guess it was because I really wasn't sure if you were really Hakase and Nan's son." The aging Senator responded, "I know you looked incredibly like your father, but the last time I had seen you, you were barely a year old. As to the last question, I guess I just decided to leave it alone since I didn't really want to remember that awful thing that happened to your parents. What does it matter, though, Yusei? It's the past and we're family and your mother's back."

"I know that." The dark-haired duelist, "I was just curious."

"Dad!" Copper exclaimed, coming over to them with a few photographs, "You and mom were so cute!"

She showed him some pictures of two infants—him and his wife—his daughter was showing him. He chuckled at her enthusiasm. She was definitely getting back to herself.

In the kitchen, Akiza was setting some of the plates in the cupboard. As Setsuko was fawning slightly about going to be a grandmother to another child. And also while the Signer's mother was telling her to take it easy since she was much older than when she carried the dark-haired girl. The brunette was amused. Though it had been a long time since she had known the other redhead, she was still the same.

The psychic reassured her mother that she was fine. She said that she wasn't worried at all. Not even for her own daughter; she knew already that the young girl was perfectly fine. Even though she was still healing.

"Mom, I said I'm fine." The Claw Signer repeated.

"Oh, Akiza, you know I can't help it." Her mother replied, "I'm your mother."

"She can't help but worry; she's protective." Nan agreed.

"I know you are, mom. And that she is, Nan." She responded, "I know how you feel. I'm a mother, too."

A While Later

The blue-indigo-eyed girl lied on the couch, growing more tired by the second. She knew they were getting ready to leave, but she was just too tired to think. She wanted to sleep. She felt the familiar strong arms of her father slip under her again and pick her up. He could see that she was tired. The psychic didn't know how many times this made within the past few months he had carried her like that.

"Looks like we really should get going." She heard her mother's voice say as she felt the slender hand of her mother brush against her cheek, "Someone's falling asleep."

"Not…falling…is." Copper said with a yawn. The adults chuckled around her.

"We better get going." Yusei commented, "Have a good trip, Hideo, Setsuko."

"We will." The Senator replied.

"You be safe on the ride home." The redheaded grandmother commented.

"Don't worry, mom." The Claw Signer reassured, "We'll be fine."

"Bye, grandma, grandpa." The dark-haired girl yawned as she rested her head on her father's shoulder.

She felt her father move out of the house and place her in the back seat of the car. She heard Nan move into the seat next to her. And also heard her parents get into the front seats of the car. The rhythmic moving of the car was like a lullaby to her, calling her to come and sleep.

She forced her eyes open as the car stopped in the garage. The psychic unbuckled the seatbelt and leaned through the gap in the seats. She gave both her parents a kiss on the cheek before they got out and gave her father's mother a brief hug. She got out of the car and went up to her room. She tiredly changed out of her clothes and into her pajamas.

She could see her friends as she got ready. She saw each of her relatives. She still blushed slightly as she saw Lane, but she smiled. Her smile didn't fade as she saw her parents again in her mind's eye. Though summer had been strange, it had been worth it. She had had the adventures of a lifetime. Life was normal again. Well, pretty normal. It was back to its perfect non-perfection.

The blue-indigo-eyed girl crawled into the soft sheets of her bed, welcoming the feeling of sleep.

Copper was out like a light before her head hit the pillow.

AnimeKiwi369: And there is the final chapter of "Lost and Found"!

Copper: What? No preview?

AnimeKiwi369: It's the epilogue and there's no dialogue, so there would be no point.

Copper: I get it now.

AnimeKiwi369: Everyone's going to beg for the sequel when they finish with the epilogue.

Copper: What's that supposed to mean?

AnimeKiwi369: Oh, you'll see.

Copper: Will there be a set number of reviews for this chapter?

AnimeKiwi369: Well, I'm hoping that anyone who reads and likes this story will review it because they're so kind for just reading it.

Copper: Seriously. How many reviews?

AnimeKiwi369: Okay, at least five. But if I get double digits before Monday or Tuesday, I'll update this sooner.

Copper: So you'll update this either when you get tired of no reviews or a few days after you get double digits.

AnimeKiwi369: Pretty much, yeah. I really appreciate everyone who reviews. And I think for the epilogue to show my appreciation for everyone who has reviewed consistently to semi-consistently, I'll give a shout out to them at the end who made this story so popular.

Copper: You've never done that before.

AnimeKiwi369: I've never had a story this popular. So please be kind and please review! ;D