Me: It is, the beginning of the end! I think I said that last chapter…
Jack: You did.
Me: And I think the chapter title was a dead giveaway anyways.
Jack: Really? I didn't notice.
Me: You didn't notice that the name of the story is "The Dark Night" and that this chapter is called: "The Dark Night Part 1"?
Jack: No.
Me: (Slaps forehead) You're such an idiot sometimes, it's scary.
Crow: Kemmeyz has your number~ (Singing)
Jack: Get back here so I can crush you!
Me: Ack! No crushing! You can only crush Divine!
Divine: What'd I miss?
Me: AH! Divine! JACK CRUSH HIM!
Jack: With pleasure.
Yusei: Wow. I really mean that, wow.
Aki: Kemmeyz does not own Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, and she better not have let me tell!
Me: (sweatdrop) Where's the love?
….
Yusei climbed onto the D-Wheel and sighed for the millionth time. Ushio and Mikage were aware of the situation, luckily. But they were going to evacuate anyway, just to be on the safe side. So much for that plan. What was that Jack said? Something about a few people staying behind who would search the premises? Yusei wasn't sure because Jack was talking so quickly. That was typical. Aki pulled up next to Yusei on her red D-Wheel. It wasn't the one Yusei, Crow, and Jack had made for her. It was a different one, provided by Divine. Only because it would emit a signal that would destroy the losers vehicle or Duel Disk if they lost a duel. That would injure the loser greatly, Yusei thought.
"Ready?" Aki asked. Yusei thought she was acting a little strange. Even for her being brainwashed. She looked upset about something. Yusei didn't ask about it.
"Yeah, let's go." Yusei replied slowly, and the two drove off.
They soon arrived at the huge building of Sector Security Headquarters. All the officers had evacuated the building, and were a safe distance away from the building. There was no one around to see the two teens that were sneaking in. They decided to go around the back way, just to play it safe, even though Yusei wanted to go through the front. Aki quickly punched in the code: 242-742-3654, and the door slid open quickly. Yusei was shocked at how easy it was to break into the headquarters. It should be much harder! And yet, it wasn't. It was this easy. Maybe even too easy.
Yusei and Aki sneaked inside and looked around. All the lights were out, and everything was as silent as the grave. Yusei opened the backpack he was wearing, and pulled out two flashlights. He handed Aki one, and they turned their lights on. The last three things in Yusei's backpack, were the three bombs they had to set. And there was still a possibility that Divine had already placed a fourth bomb in the building. But Yusei didn't want to think about that.
"Should we split up?" Aki asked, looking up at the boy. Yusei looked down at her. Her eyes were so determined, unafraid, willing… Yusei did his best to not shiver at her new personality. Jack said that the people staying behind, the ones sweeping the building for bombs, would be waiting at the top floor. Yusei had to meet up with them, and go over the plan.
Yusei nodded at her request.
"I'll take the top, you take the basement. We'll meet at the center." Yusei said, handing Aki the bag of explosives reluctantly after taking one of the bombs himself.
The two split up and Yusei quickly ran up the stairs to the top floor. He soon reached his destination, and much to his surprise, there were FIVE people. And not just any five people.
It was Ushio, Crow, Jack, and Ruka?
"What are you guys doing here?" Yusei asked in shock. Jack was sitting at the front desk rather importantly, Crow was looking out the window, while Ruka was standing with Ushio in the center of the room.
"Sorry Yusei, they forced me to let them come." Ushio shook his head somewhat unfortunately. Yusei frowned but didn't say anything. He handed the bomb to Ushio, who looked it over carefully.
"Is this a timed bomb?" Ushio asked. Yusei nodded.
"Yeah, but I would have to set it. This one is supposed to go off fifteen minutes after being set. Then the basement will go ten minutes after the first, and the middle will go ten minutes after that." He explained. Ushio nodded understandingly, and continued his examination.
"But guys, why are you here?" Yusei asked, walking up to Jack's new desk.
"You really thought we'd let you have all the fun yourself?" Jack asked, tilting his head. Crow nodded in agreement.
"We're all in this together Yusei," the teen said. Yusei looked over at little Ruka.
"1, why are you here? And 2, where is your brother?" Yusei folded his arms, looking at her carefully. Ruka walked up to Yusei confidently.
"1, the last time I checked I was a signer too. 2, Ruka is not only NOT a signer, but he's my idiot brother, and it wouldn't be smart at all to bring him along. So Mikage is watching him at the mansion, making sure he doesn't follow us." Ruka folded her arms over her chest, mimicking Yusei. The black haired boy smirked playfully at her copycat moves and lowered his arms.
"Fine then, just stay close to the guys, okay?" Yusei said, kneeling down so he was eye level with Ruka. The girl nodded, making Yusei smile sadly.
"Can we get back to the plan now?" Ushio asked, putting the bomb down on a desk where they could all see it. The four signers nodded in agreement.
"Well, first thing's first, we have to get all the bombs, and Aki has them at the moment."
"Where's Aki?" Crow asked.
"She's in the basement setting one of them. It will probably be set next to or on a generator." Yusei said thoughtfully. Ushio nodded and pulled out his radio.
"Okay, just how many people ARE in this building?" Yusei asked, pointing at the radio.
"About three." Ushio replied. "But they all volunteered." The big man quickly relayed instructions to the other three officers in the building.
"But don't arrest her," Yusei said quickly before Ushio could beat him to the punch. The man rolled his eyes.
"Fine, and don't arrest anyone till I say it's okay."
"But sir-"
"No buts." Ushio put his radio back at his side.
"Why can't we arrest that girl? She's setting BOMBS if you haven't noticed?" Yusei narrowed his eyes at who used to be his rival.
"She's not doing it willingly. If YOU were left out of the loop, Aki was brainwashed by Divine. The only person you need to arrest, is that crackpot." Ushio folded his arms and sat down in defeat.
Yusei walked back to the door.
"I have to go to the center. Aki's probably going to start wondering where I am soon." He said unemotionally.
"Don't think your going without us!" The gang said together. Yusei smiled at them all.
"Thanks, but keep a safe distance away. I have a plan to make her wake up, but it won't be easy, or pretty." Yusei warned. The others nodded and they all quickly followed Yusei out the door.
….
Aki tapped her foot impatiently. It wasn't THAT hard to set a bomb was it? Yusei was taking forever! If he waited any longer, the basement would blow first. And Aki did NOT want to be there when everything came down.
She heard footsteps and looked over to where it was coming from. She didn't hide, because the footsteps sounding clunky, like boots. It was a safe bet it was Yusei.
And then, out of the dark, he came.
"There you are!" Aki exclaimed.
"I've been waiting for you," She said as Yusei stepped up to her.
"Did you set the third bomb yet?" Yusei asked, looking around. Aki blinked at the question.
"No, I was waiting for you!" Aki replied. Yusei looked at the bag she was holding, so she assumed he wanted to do it. So Aki handed him the bag. Yusei looked inside, and saw the bomb was still inside. Yusei looked up at her sadly, and then threw the bag far across the room, over and into the hallway he'd just come from. Just by looking into his eyes, Aki could tell that's exactly where he wanted the bag to go.
"What are you doing? We need that!" Aki exclaimed. She tried to walk around Yusei to go retrieve it, but Yusei stepped in her way.
"Yusei…" Aki said slowly. "Move. Or I'll move you." She said darkly. Yusei looked into her eyes and she flinched. There was something different about them from earlier. When they separated, he'd looked anxious, a little nervous maybe. But now, he just looked sad, afraid, guilty, all of the above.
"Aki, we should duel." He said softly. Aki blinked.
"WHAT?" She exclaimed. "Are you nuts? Did you hit your head? If we duel, whoever loses will-"
"I know." Yusei interrupted.
"Then, why?" Aki asked, more quietly now. Yusei didn't say anything for a moment.
"To make you remember." Yusei replied. Aki narrowed her eyes angrily.
"I'm not interested," Aki replied, trying to get around him again. But he stubbornly moved into her path again. Aki groaned in frustration.
"Look! We don't have time. The bomb in the basement has already been set, this place will be coming down in a few minutes now!" Yusei shook his head.
"No. Security found your bomb. I heard it over the radio." He said.
"What about yours? Didn't you…" Yusei shook his head.
"What we're doing is wrong. The real you would know that." Yusei said.
"Don't say that!" Aki snapped. "This is the real me. I'm who I want to be!"
"And who do you want to be?" Yusei asked, putting his deck in his Duel Disk. Aki walked twenty paces away and put her deck in her Duel Disk.
"It doesn't matter! I want to be whatever Divine wants me to be!" Aki growled.
"DUEL!" They said in synch.
….
The five people hiding in the hallway watched as the duel progressed. Ushio was working with the bomb, making it so the bomb could never be activated. Jack was quite proud of Ushio's smarts. Back in Satellite, this may have never happened.
Crow and Ruka watched around the corner. The Duel was moving quickly. Aki had already summoned Rose Tentacles, but Yusei only had speed warrior at the moment. Aki attacked with so much ferocity, that the damage was real. The big window on the wall beside Yusei broke into pieces, falling onto the city street below. With the broken window, everyone could hear the storm raging outside. The thunder was louder than ever, and an occasional crack of lightning would make everyone jump.
Yusei fell to one knee, gasping at the sudden pain in his body. Aki looked like she did back at the fortune cup. Evil.
"Are you sure I can't arrest her?" Ushio asked. "It would be just so much easier."
"NO!" The three signers said in unison. Ushio became quiet and continued his tinkering.
A few moments later, Yusei and Aki both had their trademark cards on the field. Stardust Dragon, and Black Rose Dragon.
"Aki! You have to remember who you were! All your friends and-"
"I don't have friends, and I don't need any! As long as I have Divine I'll be fine!" Aki interrupted angrily.
Crow rubbed his eyes. It was either him, or this happened too often. First the Fortune Cup, then the Coma, and now this. And this better be the last time. The two fought relentlessly, never ceasing in anything they did. Despite the Danger, Yusei was holding back. It was easy to tell in the difference of Life Points. Aki was clearly winning, but in another form of battle, Yusei was NOT holding back.
"Aki, please hear me! I'm your friend! You have to remember Jack, Crow, Rua and Ruka! We all care about you and want you back." Yusei yelled over the roar of their dragons. Aki blinked.
"You?... My friend?" She looked genuinely surprised at his words. But it was short lived.
"No! You don't care about me. You only want my power, don't you?" She growled, trying to find another excuse for why he was doing this. She knew he was letting her win. But why? His Duel Disk would explode if he lost the duel. His arm would be seriously injured if he lost!
"No, I don't want your power. I care about you! I care about your feelings, I care what about your thoughts and actions, and I care about everything you ever hope to be!" Yusei yelled.
"Shut up!" Aki cried, feeling her eyes well up with tears. After activating a card, her Black Rose Dragon gained Attack points that surpassed Stardust Dragon, just enough to win the duel.
"Black Rose Dragon, attack him!" Aki cried, and her dragon quickly obeyed. Before the dragon was halfway into flight, Yusei yelled something she couldn't hear, due to thunder. Aki blinked, wondering what he said. And then this time, he screamed it as loud as he could.
"AKI!" Aki felt something inside her chest shift, and her mind cleared. All the voices in her head were silenced, and a flood of memories broke through the barrier.
"Black Rose Dragon, STOP!" Aki screamed at her dragon. The dragon stopped its flight, but the sudden release of psychic energy broke the walls. Cracks formed up the sides of the walls, and moved to the ceiling. The Duel Monsters disappeared from the field as ceiling plates and debris began to fall from above them.
"Aki, look out!" Yusei yelled, running over to her. Just as he reached her, the heavy debris made contact with the ground, on top of them.
"Yusei! Aki!" Crow, Jack, and Ruka yelled, running out to the debris. It was piled high, and it would be hard to get it all off.
Jack didn't hesitate for a moment, and began pushing as much of the ceiling pieces he could. Crow and Ushio jumped into action and helped Jack out, while Ruka tried to contact the spirit world.
"Yes, Ruka?" Ancient Fairy Dragon replied after the call.
"Can you sense if Yusei and Aki are still alive? You are spirits after all," Ruka asked worriedly. Fairy Dragon was silent for a few moments, when Ruka lost patience.
"Can you tell or not?" She asked helplessly in thought.
"They're alive." Ancient Fairy Dragon said softly. "But you should hurry. They can't stay under there forever." The dragon replied. Ruka sighed with relief.
"Guys, Ancient Fairy Dragon says they're still alive under there!" She said excitedly.
"All the more reason…ugh… to get them out!" Crow groaned as he heaved a heavy piece of the ceiling.
….
Aki opened her eyes slowly. She was on her back? No… Two gloved hands were by her sides. She looked up, and immediately came face to face with her rescuer. Yusei's eyes were shut tightly, and he was breathing heavily. Mounds of the debris were piling down on his back as he protected her from being hit.
"Yusei…" Aki said slowly. Yusei forced his eyes to open and he looked into her eyes, gasping. Her dark brown eyes were back to the beautiful chocolate color.
"Yeah?' He groaned under the pressure.
"You…really care that much? About me?" She asked, wanting to look away, but found it hard too because of all the debris around.
"Yes, Aki, I do," Yusei grunted, smiling painfully.
Suddenly, the debris shifted enough, that it fell onto his more so. The pressure knocked him so his elbows were on the ground by Aki now and their faces were much closer. Close enough to… Aki pushed the thought away, but couldn't deny her heart was beating faster.
She decided it would be better to keep the conversation going to keep Yusei's mind off the weight he was bearing.
"Why?" She asked. Yusei opened his eyes again, this time looking confused.
"Well… I, um…" Yusei said slowly, searching for the right words to say.
"Do you like me?" Aki asked, hoping she didn't just ruin the moment. Yusei stared into her eyes for a very long five seconds.
"No." He replied.
"Oh," Aki said, feeling extremely embarrassed.
"Aki," Yusei grunted from pressure. Aki looked into his eyes this time.
"I don't like you, Aki. I love you." Yusei said. Aki blushed a deep crimson at the words. It was too dark to see, but she could have sworn Yusei was blushing as well.
"You probably think I'm such an idiot," Yusei laughed softly. "It's okay if you don't, I mean-" He was interrupted as Aki kissed him! She was really kissing him! So, with no other option, he kissed her back. When they separated, Aki smiled gently.
"I love you too," She said happily. Yusei laughed, feeling relieved.
"Wow, that's a relief!" He said.
"How long have you loved me?" Aki asked. Yusei would have shrugged if he'd had more room, but the current situation denied it.
"Since the Fortune Cup." Yusei replied honestly, feeling sheepish.
"What about you?" He asked. Aki smiled.
"Well, it was after the fortune cup. When your words to me really sunk in. It was like for once in my life, someone really cared about me. The real me. And not my powers like some people…" Aki trailed off.
"Are you okay?" Yusei asked worriedly.
"Yeah, why?" Aki replied.
"You looked scared for a second. That's all." Yusei said. Aki thought about it for a moment, and then gasped, completely shell shocked.
"What? Are you hurt?" Yusei asked.
"No, Yusei, your… your Duel Disk is going to explode." Aki said, wishing they were anywhere but there.
"I know, if I lose a duel it's going to blow." Yusei said matter-of-factly.
"No, Yusei, it's really going to explode. Whether you lose a Duel or not." Aki said.
"Why?" Yusei asked, glancing at his disk.
Aki was silent for a few moments, not wanting to speak.
"I overheard your phone call, when you told someone about Divine's plan." Aki started to explain.
"I was talking to Jack, who was going to relay it to security. Jack, Crow, Ruka, and Ushio are above us right now, probably trying to get us out of here." Yusei explained.
"But you see, while I was brainwashed, I thought you were betraying us. So I would have two choices. Either stay quiet, or…"
"Or tell Divine…" Yusei finished for her. Aki was silent. After ten seconds of silence, Aki was sick of it.
"You probably hate me right now, don't you?" She asked. Yusei glared at her.
"Weren't you listening? I said I love you. Nothing is going to change that. I don't blame you at all. You were under another man's power. What else could you have done?" Yusei said. Aki blinked, feeling surprised.
"Wow," Was all Aki could say. Yusei smiled at her.
"What?" He asked.
"I didn't think you loved me that much." She explained, blushing a little bit.
"Are you kidding?" Yusei asked, "I love you more than life itself!" Aki giggled.
"That's a really cute line," She said. Yusei kissed her again, just as Jack heaved the last chunk of debris. There was silence from the two signers and cop as they silently watched what they were seeing.
"Oh get a room you two," Jack grumbled, trying to hide his smile of amusement. Yusei looked up at Jack and grinned.
"Sorry, I thought we had the debris to ourselves," He joked. Crow grinned.
"Are you both okay?" The redhead asked. Yusei nodded.
"Yusei, the duel disk…" Aki whispered. Yusei nodded and stood up. He immediately took out his deck and put it in the Deck Holder attached to his belt.
"How much time do I have?" Yusei asked as he unstrapped the disk.
"I don't know." She replied.
"Ushio, where can I throw this? I can't throw it out the window; it could hurt somebody below." Ushio was about to speak when something flashed on the Duel Disk. It was a timer that read: 0 M/5 Sec. (O minutes, 5 seconds)
"Just throw it anywhere! I don't care!" Ushio exclaimed. So Yusei threw it across the room.
"Let's go!" Crow yelled, picking up Ruka. The six ran out of the room immediately just as the bomb in the Duel Disk blew. It was enough to destroy anything within ten feet of itself!
"Oh, I hate Divine," Yusei muttered as they rushed down the stairs. The other signers nodded in agreement. Ushio grabbed his radio and turned it on.
"Okay, evacuate the building, it's all over." Ushio said. The gang soon evacuated the building, and were quickly joined by the other three officers.
Outside, the storm was even stronger. Wind seemed to come from every direction, and the rain coming down was unstoppable. The thunder rocked some of the smaller buildings around them.
Three black vans pulled up on the curb, likely to be everyone's ride home.
"Come on!" Ushio motioned for them all to follow him. Once they were all safely in the car, and beginning to drive, Ushio's cell phone rang.
"Is everything okay Chief?" Ushio said once he answered.
"Everything is NOT alright!" Mikage said on the other end, loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Rua ran away, I wasn't able to stop him. He wanted to go to headquarters and help everyone." Mikage said.
"He's probably already in the building!" Yusei sat forward and put his hand on the driver's seat.
"Stop the car," He said sharply.
"What are you going to do?" The driver asked.
"I have to go back," Yusei said seriously.
"I'm sorry sir, I can't let you do that." To prove his point, he made the car go faster. Yusei growled in his throat, putting his head in his hands, trying to think of something. Aki couldn't believe what she'd just heard.
"And there was another call from the tip lines while you were in the building. He said there's not three bombs, but four! There's another bomb in the building!" Yusei immediately unlocked his passenger door and opened the door.
"Yusei! What are you doing?" Aki exclaimed.
"I have to get Rua, I'll be right back," Yusei said. Not wasting another moment, he jumped out of the speeding vehicle and rolled to avoid injury.
Yusei then ran as fast as he could. He could feel his friends' eyes on him until the vans were out of sight. He suddenly heard a loud screech and he turn around, blinking the rain of his eyes. It was one of the police escort vans. A tall blond climbed out of the van and opened a black umbrella and walked over to his friend.
"You're such an idiot to think you can do everything on your own." Jack said. He scanned Yusei quickly for a moment.
"You're drenched."
"I don't care. The thing is Rua is in Sector Security Headquarters, and Divine DID have a fourth bomb in there from the very beginning, and I'm going to rescue him, unless you want to help me out." Yusei explained quickly, gasping for breath when he was done. Jack nodded.
"That runt never knew what was coming for him… let's go." So the two friends ran back into Sector Security.
….
Me: I am so mean! Hehehe
Aki:… I hate you.
Me: What? I turned out okay, didn't it?
Yusei: I'm alive.
Aki: Thank god.
Me: That was cute, but I'm too scared to care. I RHYMED! YEAH!
Jack: No one cares.
Me: (pouts in corner) really, where is the love?
Yusei, Crow, Rua, and Ruka: We still love you!
Me: (Smiles) Everybody gets cookies! And if you review, you all get cookies too! :) Now to write Chapter 15, The Dark Night Part 2!