A/N: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF LAST OF US OR YU GI OH 5DS! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE CREATORS OF BOTH!
Chapter 7: Cities
Yusei drove for a while, though the rest of them slept as the rain continued to pour down. Slowly, the rain let up and Luna and the others slowly woke up after that.
"Welcome back," Yusei greeted.
"How long were we asleep?" Crow asked.
"Just a few hours," Yusei answered.
"Yusei, I just thought of something," Akiza stated. "With my powers, couldn't we just ride Black Rose Dragon to this first Firefly base?"
"We could. But I don't want to know what the military would think if they saw a giant, plant monster flying through the sky," Yusei responded. "Keep in mind, CBI is a fungal infection. There's no telling what the military would do to a dragon flying in the air covered by petals and plants."
"I guess I can see that," Akiza responded.
Yusei looked forward and gave an annoyed sigh.
"What's wrong?" Crow asked.
"The city," Yusei answered. They looked ahead to see the highway completely blocked by packed cars, though the off ramp that led to the city was clear. The Firefly stopped at the intersection.
"What's so bad about the city?" Leo asked. "We live in a city."
"Here, cities are dangerous if you don't know what's in them," Yusei replied. "Remember how Bill said that it was normal people he was scared of?" They nodded. "It's because gangs live in most cities and will kill anyone who enters for supplies. They don't show mercy to anyone."
"What're we going to do?" Luna asked.
Yusei looked down in thought, 'I have all of them with me. They haven't killed anyone but Infected so far. I don't think they'll have the guts to kill non-Infected. This is probably going to get us killed…'
"There are two options we can do," Yusei responded. "One, we can take the risk of using Akiza's powers and Black Rose Dragon. Or two, we can take the risk and go into the city. But if we do that, you guys will need to be ready to kill normal humans and not just Infected. What do you guys think?"
"I would honestly rather fly than having to kill normal people," Akiza stated.
"Same," Leo and Luna agreed.
"Jack, Crow, the final decision is yours," Yusei told them.
"Let's fly," Crow stated and Jack nodded.
Yusei nodded, inwardly sighing. He didn't like this idea, but he didn't know whether going against the gang or flying would have been better. Yusei hopped out of the car and immediately disable the battery again.
"What're you doing?" Leo asked.
"Making sure that no gangs can use this to their advantage," Yusei answered, yanking the battery out and tossing it far. "Knowing them, they'll take whatever they can and use it to kill their prey. And I know this gang. Fireflies have fought them before. They have a humvee with a 50-caliber mount on its roof."
"What do they do with the people they kill anyways?" Crow asked.
"Well, first, they scavenge the victims bodies for any supplies. If they don't find any, they tend burn the bodies. If the gang is running out of food, they'll use the bodies as their source of food," Yusei answered bluntly, not looking at them as he shut the lid of the car.
"You are kidding, right?" Jack asked.
"Do you think I would kid about something like that?" Yusei asked turning to them. They shook their head nervously. "Last time we came through here, the Fireflies lost a good deal of people."
"Why would they kill people like that?" Akiza asked.
"It started with the military. This city used to be a Quarantine Zone. The people began to rise up and kill the military officers so they could rule the city themselves," Yusei explained. "After that, this place just went to gangs killing others for supplies." He grabbed his gear from the car. "But after a while, they began to lose some food. And went to eating those they killed. They kept the shoes and some items of the victims, though, as a reminder that they have a job to do to survive."
"Is this world that insane?" Crow muttered.
"In a world after an apocalypse like this… there isn't much peace to go around," Yusei answered. "Now, are we going to get going? Because gangs are probably going to be coming soon. And we'll need to find a safe place to camp for the night." The others were quick to notice the sun setting slowly.
Akiza nodded and summoned her dragon. They quickly boarded it with Yusei in front to lead the dragon to a safe spot for the night. The dragon quickly took off.