008 :: gateway.

Featuring: Yūsei
Rating: K
Genre(s): Friendship
Spoilers: Season 1 finale


"True friendship is felt, not said."
Mariecris Madayag


The garage was silent with only the sound of metal clanking to keep him company.

Two full months had passed since Team 5D's rode down Daedalus Bridge one last time, but it only felt like yesterday. Sometimes he could still hear Jack yelling and Crow berating him over expensive coffee bills, or Rua bursting through the door in excited greeting. What used to be an ordinary day was a faded memory, but somewhere the liveliness remained the same.

Yūsei got up and wiped the sweat off his forehead. His work was done for the day. The newly repaired D-Wheel gleamed even under the dim light. Tomorrow, he would deliver it back to its owner and move on to the next one.

It would just be another ordinary day.

Another day away from his friends.

He grabbed his helmet and hopped onto his D-Wheel. The engine of the Yūsei Go roared to life as he zoomed out of the garage and turning the corner ahead. Every evening after work, a breath of fresh air was considered a reward for the hard work that day.

He cut through the lanes of traffic without much effort and leapt into the air, landing several lanes ahead. The buildings along the road blurred in motion as he sped at well over a hundred kilometres per hour. At last, the D-Wheel skidded to a stop, right under the gate of Daedalus Bridge.

There was no better view of the new Momentum Tower, where he currently worked in the M.I.D.S. position his father once held. The lights of the buildings glowed under the night sky. The sight was overwhelming colourful and he felt the positive energy run through his body. The soft breeze ruffling his clothes simply served as an added bonus to the amazement.

The edges of his mouth twitched, promptly curving his lips into a smile. Jack and Crow were both in America, nearly halfway across the world, but he envisioned them reappearing at his side, even if for a split second.

To Yūsei, Daedalus Bridge was not just a bridge between the city and his hometown. It brought him and his friends to free Satellite together, becoming the gateway that turned poverty into freedom. Ever since he was a child, Yūsei had constantly dreamt of this moment. He remembered standing on a ledge in Satellite, facing the bay that separated two worlds, longing for a future that would parallel with the bright lights of Neo Domino City.

And thanks to the combined efforts of Team 5D's, and his father in spirit, that dream had come true. No, that was not all. Not only was Satellite reunited with Neo Domino, he made new bonds he swore would never be broken.

Someday, he would be able to repay them. Every single one of them… for making the impossible possible.

He drove away from the bridge as the wind of memories rushed away from him. Where he said good-bye was where they would someday reunite. Until then, the Momentum would continue to pump its energy through the city. The earth would turn on its axis and they would still be oceans apart.

Despite this, they were together. Team 5D's would always be together.