Me: Hi! I'm back and it hasn't been four months!

Yusei: You're even updating again in the same month.

Me: I know! This hasn't happened in sooooo long! I'm super happy about it!

Sky: You left us hanging, so why don't you start the chapter?

Me: Alright! I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds, but I do own my OCs. Also, the little bit of medical stuff I have involved is basically what I found from my friend Google, so it might not be accurate. Either way, enjoy!

Chapter 41

Sky.

Colors. Everything around me is a mess of colors.

Sky. Please answer me.

The blur vanishes, and for a second I see Yusei and Kalin looking down at me, both with pretty worried looks on their faces. I also think I see that they both have blood on their clothes, before the blur of colors returns. "What?" I hear both of them heave sighs of relief. "Is something wrong?"

Of course something's wrong, I mentally scold myself. You can't even see straight. "Never mind that, what happened?" My memory feels a bit fuzzy. The last thing I remember is having that Turbo Duel with Shoshan. And considering how hard whatever I'm lying on is, I'm not in a hospital.

"You mean you don't remember?" Kalin asks.

I shake my head, and wince. I think my brain finally registered that I should be in pain. It seriously feels like someone smashed my head against a brick wall several times.

"Don't try moving!" Yusei says urgently. "The way we landed, I bet you have a concussion."

Landed? I sit up, much too fast, and clutch my head. Fractured memories of the past day, well, night, return to me. I remember the dynamite exploding and…

"Sky! I said you shouldn't move!" Yusei looks at me, anger and worry mixed in his expression.

The last image pops into my head. "Sorry Yusei but…" I gulp. I'm pretty sure I revealed one of my biggest secrets after the explosion, but I can't be sure. "Do you two know about the er…"

"Yeah," they answer.

They know I have wings. My head registers intense pain, and then the colors blur together again, until they slowly fade to black.

XXX

Beep… Beep… Beep…

I groan, feeling myself waking up, and hearing the constant beeps. It's kind of annoying. I don't even open my eyes yet, but I can feel that I'm in a bed, and the room smells extremely sterile.

I hear the door open, and I open my eyes a crack. Yusei comes in, but he's in a wheelchair and a hospital gown, and Shoshan is pushing the chair. "Hey guys," I say weakly. My voice sounds like I've been gargling rocks.

Their faces instantly light up. "Sky! You're awake!" Shoshan says happily. He quickly and carefully pushes Yusei the rest of the way to the bed I'm in.

I close my eyes—everything was getting blurry. "What happened to you, Yusei?" I ask, and then cough a few times.

I hear feet shuffle across the floor, water run for a couple seconds, and then more shuffling. "Here Sky, have some water," Shoshan says. I feel the rim press against my mouth, and I pretty much gulp down the water in it.

"Well, Yusei?" I ask once I finish the cup of water. My voice is still a bit scratchy, but not as bad as before. When I hear more movement, like someone was shifting their weight in a chair, I realize that Yusei was probably trying to dodge my question.

"The doctor said that you might injure yourself further if you get worked up," Yusei says after a period of silence.

"You're making me get worked up, worrying about what happened to my little brother, Yusei!" I retort, my voice accidentally raised to a screech from whatever made my throat extremely dry.

Another silent pause, and then Yusei says, "The landing broke three of my ribs. All on my left side."

I flail around under my hospital blanket as he tells me this. Maybe my reaction was only because of what I dreamed about, but still… "WHAT!?" I screech. If the broken ribs are on the left side, and something made them move, then one of them could have…

"Calm down! I'm in a better position than you are, Sky!" Yusei shouts over the rapid beeping that is now coming from the heart monitor.

When I hear the door slam open, I look for a brief second at who came in. A doctor, and one that I've known since I was younger, before Zero Reverse. "You two, out!" I hear her say in a threatening voice.

"But-" Shoshan starts to argue.

"Out!"

The beeping slows down, and I hear Yusei and Shoshan leave the room. "Humph, I told them they were only allowed in if they didn't aggravate you when you woke up," the doctor complains to me.

"No, it's my fault Dr. Izumi," I tell her, "I overreacted when Yusei told me about his broken ribs." It definitely wasn't necessary to screech like that. "So… What's wrong with me?"

I really want to know what's making my head hurt and my vision blurry. All I know is that my injury is bad enough to land me in a hospital and I strongly dislike hospitals.

"Well, you have a severe concussion," she starts. She pauses for a second, and I hear something metal slide along something else that's metal. "Do you mind opening your eyes? The last time you were awake, I couldn't run any of the normal tests."

The last time…? "I've woken up before?"

"Oh yes, but we had you on some high level pain medications," Dr. Izumi replies. "You won't remember what happened, but let's just say, your friends have some pretty good blackmail material."

I feel my face go red, and I open my eyes like Dr. Izumi asked. She has one of those little light tools that a doctor uses to examine someone. "Don't be embarrassed," she says as she holds the light in front of my left eye, "I've seen people on lower level medications do much more embarrassing things than you did."

She moves the light over to my right eye, and I can't help but notice it seems darker than when it was over my left eye. "Are the batteries dying?" I ask. "The light is darker."

Dr. Izumi frowns and shakes her head. "No, I think it's a problem with your eye. Cover your left and look at me."

"Okay…" I cover my left eye, and the room seems normal. The walls are white, the floor is dark grey… And then I look at the doctor and I'm assaulted with a vivid green color. Her aura.

While I'm glad that this means at least one of my powers are back, I happened to uncover my left eye in shock of seeing Dr. Izumi's aura, and my left eye still sees normally. Basically, it means I'm getting two different images at the same time, one in normal colors, and another with the green and it overwhelms me and my already injured head.

I close both of my eyes, flinch back, and try to stop myself from throwing up.

XXX

It takes about twenty minutes, a garbage can, and me throwing up three times in order to calm myself down enough to tell the doctor what happened. She isn't exactly surprised at what happened, and this surprises me.

Sensing my shock, she says, "You know that I used to be a close friend of your parents, and that I was the one who secretly ran your yearly checkups. It's natural that I know about what your family is capable of."

"Yeah… I guess." I say.

"Still, this is an interesting turn of events," Dr. Izumi comments. "You say that you see everything normal with your left eye, and these… auras… with your right, and that this isn't normal."

I nod. "Also, my powers have been sealed for the past two weeks. I'm not the one who turned the aura-vision thing on."

"Interesting." She puts down her tool. "Well, that's not something that you can keep a secret."

"Actually, I can just blame it on the concussion," I say, "since the two images at the same time simply caused my head to hurt and, well, throw up. You could just prescribe me some pain medicine."

"Mmm. That could work."

XXX

One week later, on strict rules of no Dueling, no working on Duel Runners, and a ton of other things (basically all we could do was eat, sleep, walk, and go to the bathroom), Yusei and I were let out of the hospital. By now, I've gotten used to the double-image (or at least I don't throw up every time I look at someone). Yusei also hasn't brought up the 'I have wings' thing yet, and Kalin, well, Kalin is in Crash Town and I haven't heard from him. Yet.

Yusei and I managed to keep to the strict rules, until we just had to take Bruno in to meet with Mina and Trudge…

Okay, so only Yusei had to go with Bruno to meet them, but since the incident at the mines, I've tried to stay near Yusei. What I'd dreamt about while I was unconscious between Crash Town and the hospital, well, it pretty much scared me.

We're in Sector Security headquarters, and Mina and Trudge seem a little bit down. Bruno tells them he still hasn't regained any bit of his memory, and Mina says they ran his prints and face in their super mainframe, and didn't get any matches.

It's pretty much one of the shortest and probably pointless meetings I've been to. "Come on then, we're leaving," I say, and stand up to leave. Yusei and Bruno follow me.

"We'll keep looking," Trudge calls after us, just as the elevator door closes.

Bruno sighs, and I give him a gentle pat on the back. "We'll find out who you really are eventually, Bruno," I say.

"I know," he says, and stares out the back glass of the elevator, giving him a decent view of the City. "I just… It feels like someone out there is looking for me. You know?"

"I don't," Yusei says, "But maybe we'll find that person, and he or she will be able to identify you."

Suddenly the lights flicker, and the elevator shudders, and comes to a stop. A voice drones through the speakers, "Code Red! Code Red! Please evacuate immediately!"

The elevator doors are shut, though, and don't seem like they'll budge. When my chest starts burning, I realize I've been holding my breath, and inhale deeply. "You guys okay?"

"Fine," Bruno answers.

"Same here," Yusei says.

Good. "We need to get out of here," I say. "Bruno, see if you can use one of your screwdrivers and force the door to open." This is when I notice that Yusei already has out a screwdriver and is working on the lock. "Yusei."

"What?"

"Hand it over." I extend a hand. Messing with an electronic lock was, strangely, on the list of restrictions that Dr. Izumi told us.

"But I've almost got it…" he says, just as the lock clicks and the door opens.

I scowl at my brother. "I'll give you this time."

We exit the elevator and find the place in near darkness, but Yusei and I both spot two people running in a direction. I assume Yusei recognizes them as he says, "We need to follow them."

I see no reason to argue with him, but Bruno says, "But we need to get out of here… Oh all right." Yusei and I already started following the two as Bruno started arguing, and I guess he decided to follow us.

We catch up to the two people in a room filled with computers. One man, he looks strong, like a bodyguard, and one woman, blonde hair and piercing green eyes. I close my left eye for a second to see their auras. Both are coated with red, so I can't see what their true colors are, but since their auras are red, the two must be angry. At what, however, I don't know.

"Yusei," the woman says. I note that she has a clear French accent. "And it seems you have friends." She pauses and adds, "Does meeting me here mean you've changed your mind and want to join my team?"

Before I can ask what that means, Yusei replies, "No Sherry. Besides, we need to get out of here. This place is dangerous."

Sherry laughs. "Actually it isn't. We're the ones that rigged the blast for effect."

"So you're the ones behind this?" I ask. Maybe Yusei knows this woman, but I don't, so I wouldn't know what she is capable of.

"Why?" Yusei adds.

"That is none of your business," Sherry replies. She turns to one of the exits and waves her hand. "Au revoir."

The man I assume to be her bodyguard stands between us and the retreating Sherry. The hallway she went down also has a covering that is slowly dropping.

Maybe Yusei and I won't make it through in time, but I can bet that I can help Bruno get past this man and into that hallway. "Bruno, run!" I shout. At the same time, I completely ignore Dr. Izumi's rules and grab hold of one of the bodyguard's hands and shove.

The man fights back, easily throwing me off and into a corner where I stay down, dazed a bit from the landing, but Bruno does get past the man and into the hallway before it closes. "Bruno, stop Sherry!" Yusei calls after him.

"You can count on me," comes his answer.

I hear the man laugh and roll over to where I can see Yusei. "No you can't," the man says, "he's no match for Sherry. But you are." I realize he's talking directly to Yusei. "And that's why I cannot allow you to pass."

By the time I'm on my feet and have shaken off the bout of dizziness that came over me, a Duel has already started and I can't stop it or interfere. The man also reveals his name, Elsworth.

I clench my fist, since I have to sit this one out, and so should Yusei, but he's already in the Duel. "Be careful Yusei," I say.

Elsworth's Life Points: 4000, Yusei's Life Points: 4000

"I'll start," Elsworth says and draws his card. He looks at his hand for a few seconds and then says, "I Summon Spirit Summit Warrior in Attack Mode. Now, since this was a Normal Summon, I am allowed to Special Summon a level 3 or lower monster like Liberated Rear Warrior from my hand."

Spirit Summit Warrior ATK: 1200, DEF: 1600, Level 4; Liberated Rear Warrior ATK: 0, DEF: 0, Level 3

I only catch a glimpse of the two armor-clad monsters before Liberated Rear Warrior turns into the green rings of a Synchro Summon, and a flash of light brings a new monster to the field. "Synchro Summon! Rise and conquer, Driven Daredevil!"

Driven Daredevil ATK: 2400, DEF: 2100, Level 7

The new warrior has on less armor than the other two, but has a sword in each hand and another on his back. The swords glimmer eerily in the dim room.

"With that, I end my turn with two face-downs," Elsworth finishes.

"My draw," Yusei says. He nods on seeing the card. "First I'll send my Quillbolt Hedgehog to the Graveyard in order to Special Summon Quickdraw Synchron. Now, since there's a Tuner on my field, Quillbolt Hedgehog returns to my field."

Quickdraw Synchron ATK: 700, DEF: 1400, Level 5; Quillbolt Hedgehog ATK: 800, DEF: 800, Level 2

Hmm. Seems like a good set-up for Junk Archer or Nitro Warrior. Knowing my brother, he's going to go for Nitro Warrior.

"I'm Tuning my Level 5 Quickdraw Synchron with my Level 2 Quillbolt Hedgehog," Yusei continues. "I Synchro Summon Nitro Warrior!"

Nitro Warrior ATK: 2800, DEF: 1800, Level 7

"Nitro Warrior, attack Driven Daredevil with Dynamite Crunch," Yusei declares. His green monster surrounds itself with a giant, glowing green fist and rams into Driven Daredevil.

Elsworth's Life Points: 3600

"I play Driven Daredevil's ability, Determined Will," Elsworth says. His Daredevil uncrosses the two swords he had been using to defend himself from Nitro Warrior's attack. The swords glow, and Driven Daredevil launches a counterattack.

I narrow my eyes. I wonder what this effect is, I think. Since Daredevil was supposed to be destroyed but instead, Nitro Warrior shatters from the counter attack, it must be a pretty good effect.

"I'm also activating my Continuous Trap Master and Servant's Resolve. As long as it is on the field, when a monster is destroyed due to another monster's effect, the destroyed monster's Attack Points are dealt to you as damage," Elsworth continues.

The Trap shoots out a sword surrounded in light, and it strikes Yusei square in the gut. Thank goodness Elsworth isn't a Psychic Duelist, I think, and that this is in no way a Shadow Duel.

Yusei's Life Points: 1200

"A downside to this card is that I must pay 1000 Life Points every turn," Elsworth states.

"Hmm." Yusei looks at his hand again. "I'll Summon Tricular in Defense Mode and end my turn with a face-down."

Tricular ATK: 300, DEF: 300, Level 3

The monster looks exactly like a blue tricycle. I mean, other than the fact that it has arms instead of handlebars. And it has a face.

"My draw then," Elsworth says. His Trap shoots out a light-covered sword at himself, as to keep the card on the field.

Elsworth's Life Points: 2600

"Driven Daredevil will attack Tricular," Elsworth declares.

Tricular didn't stand a chance, but the pieces it shatters into reform into a different but similar monster. "Because you did," Yusei says, "and Tricular was destroyed, I can Special Summon Bicular from my Deck."

Bicular ATK: 200, DEF: 200, Level 2

Elsworth's face-down flips up. "I activate my Trap Reversal Sword. Since one of your monsters was destroyed in battle, this Trap destroys one with a lower level than it and inflicts damage equal to the weaker monster's Attack Points to both of us."

The Trap sends out a sword that shatters Bicular. Fragments from the monster strike both Yusei and Elsworth.

Elsworth's Life Points: 2400, Yusei's Life Points: 1000

"I end my turn with a face-down."

Before Yusei draws, a video hologram shows up next to the Duel in progress. It's of Trudge ordering a bunch of guys to head to the mainframe. I'm guessing that the mainframe is where Sherry is.

"Not good," Elsworth says, and he pulls out a phone. "Sector Security is in… Have you found what you're looking for? …But Sherry …Very well." He hangs up the phone and returns it to his pocket.

"I'm guessing that means the Duel goes on," Yusei says. "But why? Sector Security will be here any second, and they'll arrest you."

"It doesn't matter what happens to me," Elsworth says, "Sherry must find the answers about that card, no matter what the cost might be."

So this whole thing has been about a card? It must be pretty important to rig a bomb at Sector Security in order to find the answers… "What card?" I ask.

Elsworth looks at me for a brief second. "The card that's determined the course of her life." He explains about how Sherry wants revenge on Yliaster after their orders to get 'that card' resulted in her parents being murdered.

I look down. Yliaster is partially responsible for Zero Reverse and, as such, my own parents' deaths. I guess I understand what Sherry is going through, but I know revenge isn't everything. When I defeated Roman, my parents didn't come back.

"It's my turn!" Yusei says, continuing the Duel. I see him falter—just for a second—as he draws his card.

"Yusei! Don't push yourself too much!" I say.

"Don't worry," he replies, "it's almost over anyways." He adds the card to his hand. "I Summon Debris Dragon!"

Debris Dragon ATK: 1000, DEF: 2000, Level 4

A small, blue-green dragon with orange shoulder and chest pads appears next to Yusei. Actually, the dragon faintly reminds me of Stardust Dragon.

"Now, due to Debris Dragon's ability, I can bring back a monster with 500 or less Attack Points. Welcome back, Tricular!" Yusei says. The tricycle-like monster returns. "Not only that," Yusei continues, "but on the turn I successfully Summon a monster, I can Summon Turbo Booster as well!"

Turbo Booster ATK: 0, DEF: 0, Level 1

This monster is yellow, and instead of hands it has two things that look like vents at the end. Its base can't help but remind me of a top.

"Level 4 Debris Dragon, Tune with my Level 1 Turbo Booster and Level 3 Tricular! Clustering wishes will become a new shining star! Become the path its light shines upon! Synchro Summon! Take flight, Stardust Dragon!"

Stardust Dragon ATK: 2500, DEF: 2000, Level 8

My brother's signature dragon appears, and I smile. Driven Daredevil will be doomed if he tries to activate his ability. And then, Elsworth's own Trap card will make him lose the Duel. Then again, Elsworth's face-down could halt Stardust's ability, and then Yusei would lose…

"It's a risk worth taking! Go, Stardust Dragon! Attack with Cosmic Flare!"

Stardust Dragon shoots out his attack, a silverish beam of light, directly at Driven Daredevil.

"I activate the Trap Standoff," Elsworth says, his card flipping up. Driven Daredevil holds his ground against the attack. "Driven Daredevil's ability activates!"

"No it doesn't," Yusei counters, "Stardust Dragon will negate and destroy Driven Daredevil once I release him."

Stardust Dragon starts to glow, but the glow fades. "Due to Standoff," Elsworth explains, "you can't release Stardust Dragon."

Driven Daredevil starts his counterattack, but then Stardust Dragon suddenly disappears. "I activate my Trap Space Jump! By removing Stardust from play, you take damage equal to his Attack Points."

Elsworth's Life Points: 0. Winner: Yusei

The door behind Elsworth opens and he steps aside. "You've earned your passage. But tell her I'm sorry."

"For what? We're both after the same thing—we want to help Sherry," Yusei says.

I guess I agree with Yusei, so I add, "Come on, why don't we go together?"

Elsworth nods, and we run down the hallway. Yeah, running. Dr. Izumi is probably going to pitch a fit later. As soon as we reach the end, the room seems to be filled with sparks and a really strong wind.

"Bruno! Sherry!" Yusei calls and he runs farther into the room.

"Yusei!" I shout, just as everything turns white.

XXX

I sit up, stiff, and my head in pain. "I think I've had enough of explosions," I mutter. Yusei helps me up.

"Same here," he says.

I look around. "Where are…?"

"Gone."

"And how did we…?"

"I don't know."

Sherry and Elsworth are nowhere to be seen, and I have a good view of Neo Domino City from a distance, meaning that somehow, we're in Satellite.

"What I want to know is how we got out of that room, away from that creature," Yusei says.

"I think we should be glad we did get out," Bruno says.

We turn and look at the City. I guess all we have now are more questions, I think, and they'd better be answered soon.

To be continued…

Me: That's it! Oh yeah, so many mini plot twists… And I even revealed Sky's big secret!

Sky: *Shrugs* Hey, what exactly did you have me dream about?

Me: Oh, I'm going to write another fanfiction on it. *Sighs* I just love watching NCIS.

Sky: *Confused* What does that have anything to do with it?

Me: Oh, everything. *Blissful look disappears* Back to more serious topics, I must start by saying I will be off at camp and then directly to visit family from there, so I won't update again until July.

Crow: Good! We need longer breaks from your evil muses.

Rudolph: *Appears on Crow's head* Arf!

Crow: Get off of my head! *Flings Rudolph off*

Me: Hey! Leave Rudolph alone!

Crow: It was on my head!

Me: He can do whatever I want him to, so hah!

Crow: *Sulks, then walks away*

Sky: I thought you got a restraining order on him.

Me: Turns out I forgot to add his last name, so basically, I have a restraining order against the birds. Messed up, I know.

Sky: You've lost your marbles.

Me: I don't think I ever had marbles to begin with.

Jack: *From another room* I second that statement!

Me: *Grins* Anyways, I'm going to end this with saying thanks to all of the people who read, review, follow, and favorite this story. I just wish I could get more reviews per chapter…

(PS: If you can guess what specific episode of NCIS I was talking about a couple lines ago, please tell me in a PM! I'll figure out how to send you a cookie as a reward!)