Me: I'm back again!
Sky: Good, I seriously want to know what happens next.
Me: But you already know. I saw you with my notebook reading ahead.
Sky: Meh, it's kind of cooler reading it typed than written down.
Yusei: That makes a difference how?
Sky: There aren't any spelling errors. Usually.
Me: Hey, I try! I'm only in seventh grade; do you expect me to be perfect?
Sky: No, but you're in seventh grade?
Me: Yes, I just inherited the freakishly tall gene. *Sigh* I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh 5ds but I do own Sky and maybe her cards. Hands off of them!
Chapter 24
Hours later, Martha and the doctor walk out. "Is he going to be fine?" Crow instantly asks.
"He should be fine after a few days of rest," the doctor replies. "Although you should keep him away from underground duels."
I let go of the breath I had been holding. Inside my head I'm jumping for joy. I'm glad my necklace's effect didn't do any permanent damage, I think.
Maybe the necklace didn't, but that duel certainly did, Reshiram says. You also took a toll from it.
As she said that, my side burst into pain. I already tried healing it, but for some reason I couldn't. "Are you okay Sky?" Martha asks. I must have flinched when my side hurt.
"Not exactly; I took a big hit in that duel too. My side hurts like crazy," I reply. I learned my lesson the hard way-never lie to Martha. She finds out and… I don't even want to talk about it.
I lift up the bottom of my shirt, and nearly throw up. My side was a disgusting purple-red color. "That looks like a very bad burn," the doctor said. He pokes the 'burn' and I wince. Inside my head was where I screamed.
"Definitely a burn," the doctor says. "Would you mind coming with me?" he asks, leading me into the room Yusei is in.
The doctor pulls out some sort of liquid. "This is going to hurt a little, but it's going to clean your injury," the doctor says. He pours some of the stuff on the burn.
"Ow!" I shout. The stuff makes my side hurt even worse, and I jump up.
"Hold still!" the doctor says. He wipes the stuff with a towel, only adding to the pain. I look at my burn again and see the purple-ish tint is gone.
Slowly the doctor wraps some bandages around my side. "This has to stay on for two weeks," he says. "Then you should put some of this ointment on it and put new bandages on for another two weeks." He hands me a small tube of the ointment.
"Uh, thanks," I say. I glance at Yusei, whom is sleeping. Peacefully, I hope. "Do you know where I can sleep?" I ask.
"Why don't you ask Martha?" the doctor asks in return. I ask her and find that I have to sleep on the couch. I don't mind at all and quickly fall asleep.
The next morning I'm awoken by a small boy. "Martha told me to come get you for breakfast," he says. I slide off of the couch, realizing I hadn't changed before falling asleep.
"Thanks kid," I say. The boy smiles and leads me to the kitchen. This kid seems to be extremely helpful, I think.
He pulls me into the kitchen, where only Yusei isn't there. I don't think about it when Martha plops a bowl of cereal in front of me. I quickly eat it. "Is Yusei any better?" I ask once I'm done.
"He's awake actually," Martha replies. "I gave him his food in bed so that his injury can heal." So mine isn't as important? I think.
I shrug and go to see Yusei. "Hey Yusei, you feeling okay?" I ask.
"Not really, my gut still hurts," he replies. He says that as a shot of pain runs through my side.
"You aren't the only one the duel injured," I say. "Hundred-Eyes Dragon's attack severely burned my side."
"Why would Kalin do something like that?" Yusei asks. I'm at a loss for words. Yusei clenches the bed sheets. "I think it's my fault," my brother says.
"Your fault for Kalin going crazy?" I ask. Yusei nods.
"After your supposed death, Jack and Crow left Team Satisfaction. I stayed to make sure Kalin wouldn't do anything crazy, but I couldn't stop everything," Yusei says. "Three days later Kalin snuck a few bombs into some confiscated Duel Disks. He was chased by a few Securities, and managed to lose all but one of them. The one he didn't lose… I don't know if he severely injured the officer or if he killed him."
"Kalin went that crazy?" I ask in disbelief.
"Yes, but it doesn't stop there," Yusei replies. "Later Jack and Crow returned, trying to stop Kalin. We were surrounded by Sector Securities at our hideout, and they literally started bombing the place to get us out. I told Jack and Crow to take Kalin and hide in the bowling alley. I was going to turn myself in as the leader of Team Satisfaction. Unfortunately, one of the Securities recognized Kalin as the leader, and Kalin saw me standing next to the commanding officer, who just happened to be patting me on the back."
"That's just really bad timing," I say.
"What's even worse is that Kalin thought I had turned him in. He called me a traitor, but before I could tell him the truth Kalin was locked in the patrol car," Yusei says. "We all tried to visit him, but the Securities said that Kalin had died."
"He died and Ccapac Apu brought him back," I say. "No wonder he tried to kill us. In his eyes it's your fault for him going to the Facility and it might be my fault for the team splitting up."
"I think you're right," Yusei says. "Um, is my Duel Runner okay?" he asks.
"I haven't seen it, although your four friends from the subway brought it halfway across Satellite," I say. "They also lost the clothes they had to a Duel Gang."
"I need to work on my Runner," Yusei says. He tries to get out of bed, but his gut said otherwise.
"Yusei, I'll go work on your Runner," I say. "My Duel Disk needs to be fixed as well, so I'll be killing two birds with one stone."
"Please be careful with my Runner," Yusei says as I leave the room. I find that his Duel Runner is outside and that most of the frame was seriously dented.
"Looks like I've got some work cut out for me," I say. I set to work fixing the Runner, and I'm halfway finished when Blitz runs out.
"Hey! That's not yours! You shouldn't touch it!" he shouts. I shrug and continue working.
"I told Yusei that I was going to fix his Runner," I say. I then yank a large rock that managed to jam itself into the axle of the front wheel. "That would have caused some major damage," I say to myself.
Blitz leaves, muttering something. What's his problem? I think. First he thought I was some murderer and now he doesn't want me working on the Runner?
Technically you are a murderer, Reshiram says. Remember that time with the leader of Team Non-Securities?
I was defending my brother! I think back. I didn't mean to kill someone…
I know you didn't, Reshiram says. My side starts hurting again. That duel took a lot out of you, Reshiram says.
It'll heal in time, I think back. Let me work on my brother's Duel Runner now. Reshiram is silent as I continue m y work. After about an hour, the boy that had told me breakfast was ready comes outside.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" he asks.
"Could you get me something to drink?" I ask. The kid runs inside and brings me a water bottle. "Thank you," I say before I take a long sip from the bottle.
"Is that all you want?" the kid asks.
"I'm pretty sure," I reply. The kid leaves and I continue working on Yusei's Runner. Three hours later I'm done, and it takes me only half an hour to fix my Duel Disk.
My stomach rumbles loudly. *Insert face-palm* "I forgot to eat lunch," I say to myself. Thankfully dinner is done, so my hunger is satisfied. I forgot how good Martha can cook, I think.
"Have you finished fixing Yusei's Runner?" Rally asks. I nod and Rally seems happy. "That Runner has our feelings in it," Rally says. "We helped Yusei build it after the first was stolen."
"You did a good job then," I say. Building a Duel Runner out of scrap was impressive, especially since it had a very good speed. The only newer part in it was the acceleration chip.
"Hey Martha, do you still have that old tree?" I ask.
"It's still back there, proud and stubborn as always," Martha replies.
"I'll be in the tree then," I say, leaving the room. When I still lived here, I would sometimes go rest in the branches of the old tree. Sometimes a bird our two would appear, and I had a habit of sketching them. Most of the time I just went to the tree to get my mind off of things, and that's exactly what I intended to do.
I settle into my spot and quickly fall asleep somehow. While I was asleep, I had another one of my visions.
XXX
The Mark of the Giant disappears as Kalin's Life Point meter hits zero. Yusei runs over to the fallen duelist. "I'm sorry Yusei," Kalin says.
"I forgive you Kalin," Yusei says. "Everything is going to be alright."
"Not for me," Kalin says. "Now that I've lost, the Netherworld calls me. Please Yusei; don't do something stupid like lose to the Dark Signers, okay?"
"Kalin wait!" Yusei shouts as Kalin turns into dust. Yusei clenches his fist. "I won't lose Kalin," he says. A few tears fall to the ground, and I see no more.
XXX
I open my eyes. "Kalin," I whisper into the small breeze. I know that Yusei will win, but that also means Kalin will disappear, I think. That vision did nothing good for me.
Mistress, the Spirit World is calling, Celestial Priestess says.
"Can I tell my brother where I'm going first?" I ask.
You have one minute, replies Celestial Knight-Mars. At that point the portal will open.
I jump down from the tree and rush inside. Yusei is sitting on the couch surrounded by the orphans that Martha takes care of. "Yusei, I'm leaving," I say.
"Why? And also where?" he asks.
"The Spirit World is calling. I have to go in order to free it from the darkness," I say.
"What's the Spirit World?" Crow asks. He walks in behind me.
"A place where Duel Spirits live," I say. "And it is in danger." I begin to see flashes of light. Hold on mistress, one of my Duel Spirits says.
"I'll be back soon!" I say as Martha's house fades. The light deposits me next to a large tree. "Guess I'll just wait for Luna to come," I say to myself.
XXX
Me: And that's where I end it.
Sky: It's kind of a cliffhanger it you look at it in a way.
Me: *Shrugs* I guess that's just how it turned out.
Yusei: So Luna will be back in the next chapter?
Me: Dang it, why must you give away everything?
Sky: We don't give away everything. If we did, you would probably have already been killed by several angry mobs.
Me: I can't help having ideas that turn into Fanfictions!
Yusei: What do you mean?
Me: *Clamps a hand over Sky's mouth* You don't need to know! Anywho, please review or something. Thanks to all who have reviewed too!