A white light lights up a small room. Posters of Hatsune Miku, Hatsune Kyoki, and various other past Vocaloids were on the walls of the classical room, a lone occupant sits on the royal blue bed, notebook and pencil in hand. Tapping the pencil on her chin, she sighs as she opens her eyes.

"Too think I see such atrocities… Hmph. I blame you six." She says to no one.

Or so you think.

Six shadows form on the walls and step out, each one a different color: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple. All six now stand around her bed, but she doesn't seem bothered.

"Why must you always blame us, Empress?" The purple shadow asks.

"….Yes. Why blame us for the destiny that was bestowed upon you?" The green shadow asks in a quiet tone.

The girl simply chuckles. "I was only joking, you guys. The power I possess has helped me greatly, but these… images… Ugh… Sometimes I wish I could control what I see…"

"You will in time, just be patient." The yellow shadow responds cheerfully. She smiled.

"Thanks, Yaichi. One day, I will learn how to control my power. Right now, I need to focus on getting this song done!"

The beeps of the heart monitor resonated throughout the room. The single occupant rested on the bed, soft breathing being the only thing besides the heart monitor letting no one know he was still alive. Even though battered and heavily bruised, he looked as if he was in peace. Bandages and casts were still present, even though most of his broken bones would have healed by now. Four months had passed, and not once had he woken up.

The door opened, and in walked a man in black. Clutched within his hand was a bouquet of white roses. Blue eyes stared at the unconscious form on the bed, stepping forward to get a closer look.

"Damn… He really did do a number to you, Yusei. I didn't think he could pull it off…" he said mournfully. "Ah well. I guess even the silent ones can be just as deadly as psychopaths."

Making sure no one was around; he pulled out a gold colored rose from his jacket and placed it in a vase, along with the bouquet. He turned his attention back to the teen in the bed, still resting.

"Get well, Yusei." He said. "Or else, I won't exist."

Voices were then heard outside. Silently muttering a curse under his breath, the man made a hasty exit, carefully shutting the door behind him. Not a minute later, Dr. Banner and a nurse entered the room. The nurse went up to Yusei's bed and picked up the clip board that hung off the end.

"He's doing a lot better, Doctor. If he wakes up, he should be able to leave, right?" she said in a hopeful tone.

Banner took the clip board out of her hands and looked it over. She was right about Yusei being healthy enough to leave, but that was his physical state.

What was his mental state like?

"I don't know… I'm worried on how his mental state is. He might be severely traumatized after what he went through. I won't blame him." He replied. The nurse's smile turned into a frown.

"Oh… I forgot… Sorry, Doct-" She then gasped as she looked at the bed and its occupant. Banner turned his head towards the bed and gasped as well.

Yusei had woken up.

Within minutes of Banner contacting them, Jack, Akiza, Crow and the twins rushed towards Yusei's room in hopes that Yusei was still awake. They all came to a stop in front of his room, as Banner waited for them.

"With how long it took you all, you would make the Olympians proud." He said. None of them laughed, only glared. Banner sighed. "I'm not sure he is still awake, but you all can go in." he said, before leaving to go see another patient.

They all stared at the door, all thinking the same thoughts. Was he awake? Would he speak to them?

Was he alright after what happened?

Those questions would be answered as Jack opened the door, and they all went in. Lying there on the bed, Yusei was indeed awake.

"Yusei!" Rua and Ruka said as they approached the bed happily, Crow joining them not long after.

"How are you feeling Yusei?' Crow asked as Jack and Akiza approached the bed.

Yusei stayed silent, looking at them with blank eyes.

"Yusei are you okay?" Akiza asked softly but Yusei ignored her.

"Yusei?" Rua asked but like Akiza was ignored.

They stayed silent as they waited for Yusei to answer.

"He won't answer." Everyone looked at Jack, who was looking at the ground, arms folding across his chest.

"What do you mean he won't answer?' Crow asked, making Jack look up and stare at Yusei.

"I may not know much of what happened to him…." Jack walked forward and stood by Yusei's side, Yusei stayed still, not reacting at all.

"But what I do know….isn't good…" Jack looked deep in thought, Yusei just remaining motionless. Everyone remained silent in hope that Yusei would at least acknowledge their presence. The sounds of breathing at the heart monitor echoed throughout the room once again. The room was at a somewhat unsettling mood.

…And a rather pungent smell of roses.

"Wow. These roses are pretty!" Ruka said as she admired the bouquet of white roses next to Yusei's bed. Rua turned and joined her and grimaced.

"Ugh… It smells sickingly sweet…" he muttered. Suddenly, their signer marks started glowing, which they all took noticed. They all looked at Yusei, and saw his signer mark shone the brightest. Jack seemed to be fascinated and gently touched the dragon head mark on Yusei's arm. "Yusei…?"

This time, they got a response. Yusei slightly turned his head towards Jack, blank blue eyes staring into violet. Jack smiled a bit. "Yusei…?" Another response; Yusei blinked. Akiza's face lit up happily.

"Yusei… How are you feeling…?" she asked silently.

The response she got was not one they did NOT want to hear.

"…Kill me."

"….There you are you traitor!"

The specter turned from where he was floating and was now face to face with the malefic duelist, face etched with fury. "Hello brother. What a pleasant surprise."

Paradox sneered. "Don't bullshit with me, Rift. WHAT DID YOU DO WITH FUDO?!" he shouted. Rift didn't bat an eye. He simply turned back around.

"…Something I should have done when you first stole him away from his friends. Now you started a chain reaction that will NOT. END. WELL." Rift shot around at ungodly speed and pointed at him. "You doomed us all, Paradox! That boy was innocent! He only did what he done to protect what he loves! Why couldn't you have just reasoned with him?! Who knows? Maybe he would HELP find a better solution to stop the second Zero Reverse from happening! But no… YOU HAD TO BREAK HIM!"

Paradox had enough and within a second, he had Rift pinned to the wall, his hand tightly gripped around the specter's throat. Rift choked as he tried to slip out from such a hold.

"I warned you to stay out of it…" His grip got tighter. Rift struggled as best as he could to free himself.

"I told you what would happen if you got involved…" Rift was losing air fast, and his struggling got weaker.

"But…" Paradox chuckled, his grip now a death grip on Rift's neck.

"It seems like you found insanity within the sound…" Rift's vision started to fade.

"By your side, it gently whispers…" Rift's movement ceased and the last words that he heard Paradox say would forever remain in his memory.

"That you're the one who's wrong…"

Rift heard no more. He faded away as his eyes shut for the last time, a manic laugh echoing...

Jaws had dropped.

Tears started to flow.

And signer marks were burning bright.

Everyone looked at Yusei in shock. Akiza almost fainted from Yusei's words and had to be helped to stand up but Jack and Crow. Ruka… not so much.

THUD.

Everyone looked at Rua, who was too distracted by the roses. He turned around and saw Ruka on the ground from where she fainted.

"…Whoops. Sorry, sis."

Before another word could be said, the door opened, and in walked Dr. Banner and the nurse. Banner gave the nurse some instruction, and she got the clip board from the edge of the bed and brought it to him. With a nod, he sent her off. Banner looked at the group curiously, then to the fallen signer on the ground. Sighing, he went over the papers and smiled.

"I have good news for all of you." He said happily, hoping to brighten the mood. Rua helped Ruka up and Akiza hastily walked over to Banner. "What is it?! Spit it out!" she snapped.

Banner made a motion for her to step back. Akiza reluctantly did, the others joining her. Flipping through the papers for a last time, he looked at the group.

"He is cleared to leave today. All his wounds have healed at a faster rate than we expected, and to our amazement, his bones have all healed perfectly, so he will be able to walk again. I recommend he be more careful at physical work though, as at the cost of healed bones, they are more prone to breaking again. Also…" his smile turned into a frown, and he seemed reluctant to go on.

"Also what." Jack said flatly. Banner flinched a bit at Jack's tone. Akiza and Crow gave the doctor demanding glares, while the twins simply watched in confusion. He ran his fingers through his hair and pushed his glasses up.

"His mental state is still in question… I fear he might not be in the right state of mind after all that happened to him. If I were you, I'd take him to a specialized therapist at LEAST three times a week, so his mind can recover. It's up to you whether he does so or not, but I STRONGLY recommend you do so." Jack's eyes closed as Akiza simply looked back at Yusei and almost shrieked.

Yusei was staring at them. And sitting up. Banner seemed surprised.

"Ah! Mr. Fudo! It's so nice to see that you have finally awoken. How are you feeling?" And like the others before, he was ignored. Only getting a blank stare in response. Banner turned back towards the singers.

"Scratch what I said about three times a week. Make it FIVE times." Yusei didn't say anything. He simply looked around the area around him, confused.

No one spoke as they watched Yusei examine the room. His attention came full stop when he saw the roses. Gently reaching over, he pulled out the gold rose that was hidden within the white roses.

"A gold rose…?" Rua stated in confusion.

"I didn't see that before…" Ruka added.

"…shiny." Everyone perked up as they heard Yusei's voice… It was very raspy and he sounded… heartbroken… Banner decided to walk over to him.

"It is shiny… Pretty too." He said gently. Yusei glanced up at him, and then went back to the rose.

"…" It wasn't a verbal response, but Yusei nodded. Akiza couldn't help but smile. She went over to Yusei as well. "Does it remind you of someone?" she asked, hoping to get an answer.

"…Martha… and Akiza…" Akiza would have squealed if she could. Everyone else joined her and was smiling happily.

Yusei wasn't fully broken!

There was still a VERY tiny part of him left that bastard Paradox didn't break!

Banner pushed up his glasses again. "It seems he responds to questions like that of a traumatized child."

"At least he does respond, that's all that matters." Jack said, smiling.

"I'll call the others and let them know!" Crow said as he ran out.

"Don't forget Carly this time, you knucklehead!" Jack yelled after Crow ran out the door. He turned his attention back to Yusei, who was still interested by the gold rose. Jack motioned Banner out of the way so he could be closest to Yusei. "Do you remember anything from that day?" he asked.

Sadly, no response; only a blank stare. Jack decided to let it slide and turned to Banner.

"So… Can we check him out today?"

"Yes. He is cleared."

"Good."

"…"

"…"

"Can you help us get him up?"

Hey ya'll! Sorry for the wait! I've been busy. -sweatdrop-

Sorry for the short chapter. The next one shall be better!