A/N: Sorry for the wait! Anyway, there's only one chapter left after this. Enjoy! We don't own Yugioh GX or Yugioh 5D's.

Edit: That space in Sho's little panic attack isn't supposed to be there, but fanfiction won't let me remove it.

On foot, it took Judai four days to find his way to a nearby town. As he was debating how to get some food, his phone went off.

Well, so much for eating..., he thought, pulling it out of his pocket. Only one person had his number now—Yusei.

"Hey," Judai answered.

"Judai," Yusei said on the other end of the line. "It's me. We made it back to Domino safely. I assume you're okay, too?"

"Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay."

"Glad to hear it. So, did you get the card?"

"Judai?" the past Yubel asked, appearing beside him. "Who's that?"

"Yeah, I got her," Judai answered Yusei. Turning to Yubel, he added, "Friend of mine. He helped me find you."

"Great!" Yusei said. "Then mission accomplished, then?"

"Almost. See, I still have to find some way to get this card to...well, me." Silently, he added, Sounds weird... But, then again, so does my life, so...yeah.

"Great. Care to tell Sho this? I've never seen someone this worked up. And Jack, Manjoume, Crow, and Aki are about ready to throttle him."

Judai smiled to himself, thinking of how Sho would be acting right about now. "Put him on."

A moment later, a frantic Sho said, "Aniki, you get her, is she crazy mad, did our plan fail, are you hurt and—"

That all came out in a rush, smashed together like one big, long word that anyone who didn't have experience with Sho would have trouble understanding. The kid was hyperventilating, and his voice was a bit hoarse, as if he were thirsty. Judai figured he'd better cut him off there if he ever wanted to get a word in.

"Sho! It's okay. I got the card, and I'm fine," he said. "Now all I've got to do is find some way to get Yubel to my other self sometime in the future."

"Why not let us do that?" Sho asked, sounding a lot calmer all of a sudden. "We're gonna see you soon, right?"

Judai thought about it for a moment before deciding that he knew nothing about space/time and should leave it to the others. "I'll meet up with you guys, and we'll figure it out then," he finally said. "Okay?"

"Okay!" Sho answered.

"Great. Now go get something to drink, take some deep breaths, maybe take a nap."

"Huh? Wh—" He cut himself off, sounding tired as he said, "O...kay..."

Judai heard a thud on the other end.

"Sho? Sho?" he asked. After a moment of silence, he said, "He's out, isn't he?"

Yusei had, apparently, picked the phone up again—his voice came over the line, saying, "Don't worry. He's fine. So, what's the plan? How do we get that card home to you?"

"Sho suggested sending it with one of them. But I'm not so sure about that idea... You got any thoughts on this?"

With how far they had come, Judai wasn't willing to risk failure now by doing something that may or may not be stupid. Sure, sending Yubel with a friend sounded like a good idea, but, then again, sending her to space had seemed like a good idea at the time, too. One wrong move, and he would still be damned to his eternal hell.

"Hmm... Actually, that could work out quite nicely," Yusei said. "Tell you what. Get back over here, and we'll talk about it more then."

"Okay."

Over the next few days, Judai made his way back to Domino City just as fast as he could. Once he had arrived, they decided to give the card to Sho. After all, according to Judai, Sho and he would be roommates at Duel Academy. Not to mention the smaller boy's attitude could help to convince Judai not to let that card go again.

"It's perfect, honestly," Judai said. "Sho's the first friend I made at Duel Academy, so he can get that card back to me really quick. Besides that, he's persistent enough to make sure that I don't do something stupid and cause myself trouble again by getting rid of Yubel or something."

Yusei nodded. "Alright, then. Sho will take the card to you at Duel Academy."

As Sho took the card from Judai, the brunette started feeling strange.

"Aniki?" Sho asked. "You okay?"

"I...feel kinda weird...," he answered.

"Judai," Yubel said in his head, smiling. "I think it worked..."

The green-eyed spirit felt himself fading away as well. He happily embraced the red-eyed one and started writing a message for those who had helped his best friend.

Asuka looked at Judai and gasped. "Judai! Y-your body is—"

He looked down. Slowly, starting from his legs, his body was fading.

"Guess this means it worked." He looked at his friends and said, "Thanks, you guys."

"No problem, pal," Yusei assured him. "Enjoy your new life, and see you at the duel."

Tears flowed down Sho's cheeks. "Aniki... Goodbye, Aniki! I'll miss you!"

"Idiot...," Yubel muttered.

Judai grinned. "Sho. You'll see me in a few months."

Sho sweat. "O-oh! That's right. Heh."

"Judai... I promise," Asuka said. "I'll try my best to be a better friend to you this time. No matter what happens."

"Asuka..." He smiled at her. "You're the best."

"And I promise to forget all my feelings for you and get on with my life," Manjoume said, smirking.

Judai, faded to his thighs, grinned and said, "Yeah, good luck with that."

"Well, I'm making the same promise as Asuka," Aki said, turning to Yusei. "I promise. No matter how hard things get, I'll always have your back! Even if you turn into a hideous monster, I'll still stand by you. I promise."

"Aki...," Yusei said.

Turning back to Judai, Aki said, "Goodbye, Judai. Have a great life. We'll never forget you!"

"Bye, Aki," he said.

"Hey! And, if you ever remember us, feel free to come a-haunting whenever you choose!" Crow invited, grinning and waving goodbye. "Just give me a warning first, okay?"

Judai grinned. "Yeah, I'll do that."

Considering the weirdness of the space/time continuum, he figured he'd remember the guys about the time that they helped him in this lifetime.

"Just don't touch my stuff, okay?" Jack said.

Faded to his neck, Judai grinned again. "Heh. What are you gonna do about it if I do?"

"I'll call some ghost hunters, that's what! You leave my things alone, you hear me!? They're my things!"

Yusei, Aki, and Crow laughed.

"What!?" Jack demanded. "What's so funny!? Hey!"

"Anyway, Judai," Yusei said. "I'm glad it all worked out in the end. Glad I got to see your smiling face again, too. I kinda missed it." He smiled at his old friend.

Judai smiled back. "Again, thanks for the help. You're a great friend."

"No problem, pal."

As his head began to fade away, Judai felt himself fading. "Goodbye, guys. I promise, I'll never forget you."

The spirit finished up his message just as he disappeared.

Looking behind the others, Judai smiled when he saw the message left there. Suddenly it all made sense. "Thank you, too, bro."

As he disappeared, the others all turned. On the wall behind them, there was a message: "Thank you for helping my best friend. The time stone was made by me just for this purpose. A scale off my Rainbow Dragon bathed in my wishes so he could be happy again and get back everything he lost. I couldn't have done it without you, though. Thank you, everyone. Johan Andersen."

They stared, stunned, for a couple of minutes as the message also began to fade.

"Okay...," Asuka said at last. "I may not know this Johan guy yet, but it looks like he really cares about Judai!"

"N-no kidding...," Sho said. "I-I mean, if t-that message meant anything, I need t-to find that g-guy if I w-want to always be Aniki's b-best friend..."

"I don't believe that!" Crow said. "So we were followed by another spirit!? How many spirits did that guy know?"

"Hmm. So that's it, huh?" Yusei said. "Then it won't be long before that time stone expires, too, guys. Better head back." He turned to the three from this time and added, "Good luck with the new Judai, you three. Try to take care of him, okay?"

"Absolutely," Asuka said. "I'm never letting that happen ever again. Like I told the other one, I'll be the best friend I can be."

"Me, too!" Sho said. "I'll always stay by his side, no matter what happens!"

Manjoume humphed. "Well, good luck with that. I think I'll take what I've learned from this and stay away from the guy. He sounds like an idiot, and I can't stand idiots. But have fun, you two."

"Good enough," Yusei said. "Well, guys?" he asked his friends. "Anything you want to say before we ship out?"

"Thank you, Asuka," Aki said, turning to the other girl. "I really enjoyed our time together, even if that place was kinda weird. And, like I said earlier, I'll remember your advice. Trust me, thanks to you, Yusei and I are gonna be together for a long time."

"Glad I could help," Asuka told her. "Good luck to you, too. Maybe we'll see each other again someday."

Aki smiled. "Bye, Asuka."

"Goodbye, Aki."

Manjoume said to Jack, "So, you're really going, then? Heh. So much for your dream of beating me in one turn, blindfolded, standing on your head, Jack. Not that you could've anyway." He smirked.

"Oh, we'll see about that!" Jack said. "One day, we will meet again, and I'll be sure to beat you then!"

"Oh, it's on! I'll be more than glad to kick your butt! Dead or alive!"

Jack smiled at the thought of that. "Heh. You're fun. See ya, Manjoume."

"Yeah, later, Jack!"

The two locked elbows, smirking at each other.

"Sheesh!" Crow said. "And I thought one Jack was bad. Glad they're saying goodbye to each other."

"Yeah, no kidding," Sho said. "No time period needs two Manjoumes, either."

"Hey!" Manjoume and Jack protested. "I heard that!"

Crow laughed. "Yeah. I see what ya mean! One is bad enough!"

The two humphed.

"So, what are you gonna do when you get home, Crow?" Sho asked.

"Hmm. Good question," he said. "Well, I'm looking for a new job, that's one thing. What about you? Think you can make it as a duelist?"

"I don't know," Sho said. "Maybe."

Crow grinned. "Well, good luck with that! Stop by sometime and we'll see how good you were, okay?"

"A-are you saying I should stop by your place as a g-g-gho—"

"Hey. Why not? Your future self did."

Sho stared for a moment, wide-eyed. "O-okay. Now I'm scared. W-what was I—"

"Helping out your Aniki," Crow cut him off.

"O-oh! That makes sense, then! Okay! I guess I could..."

Crow grinned. "Great! See you then! Can't wait to duel ya, little buddy!"

"S-sure..."

"Hey! Crow!" Jack called. "You about done saying goodbye!? 'Cause Yusei said we need to leave now! Hurry up already!"

"Right, coming!" Crow called. "Later, pal! Don't forget your promise, okay!?" he said to Sho as he ran over to the others.

"Yeah," the kid answered. "Okay. Bye, Crow!"

"Ready, everyone!?" Yusei asked. "Let's go!"

He pushed a button on the time visor, creating a wormhole to the future. Aki, Jack, and Crow went first, followed after by Yusei. Once they were gone, the wormhole closed.

As the three stood there, they thought about the adventure they had just had. In all honesty, it seemed way too crazy to be true.

"Okay, that was definitely the craziest adventure I've ever had," Manjoume said.

"Y-yeah," Sho agreed. "No kidding... My brother's never gonna believe this."

"Speaking of, we should get home. Our families are bound to be worried," Asuka said.

Well, Asuka turned out to be right. When she got home, her parents gave her hell about disappearing.

"Where have you been, young lady!?" her mother demanded. "You had us worried sick!"

"I'm sorry for worrying you, but it was important," she started.

"I don't care if the fate of the world was on the line!" her father bellowed. "You're grounded!"

"Yes, Dad...," she said, knowing she could never convince them that she had to go.

"Sho, where were you!?" Mrs. Marufuji demanded, wrapping her son in her arms. "I was so worried about you!"

"It's a long story, Mom," he answered.

Ryo crossed his arms. "Well, we're all ears, Sho."

Sho sweat; this was going to be a long day.

"Jun!" the eldest Manjoume brother said. "Where were you!?"

"Making a name for myself," he answered, hoping his brothers would buy this excuse. "Kicking weakling butt in space."

His brothers were torn—on the one hand, that sounded crazy. On the other, he was supposed to be the Manjoume Group's link to the dueling world.

Shaking their heads, the two decided to just let it drop. If their little brother wanted to claim he was dueling in space—which sounded very far-fetched—let him.

Alone in his room later, Sho lay on his bed, staring at the card he was supposed to give Judai.

"Yubel... So this is the card that caused Aniki so much pain..." Gripping it tighter, he said, "Well, I'll make sure to get it back to him! There's no way I'm letting Aniki suffer like that again!"