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 12: University
It had been about twenty minutes. While they flew Akiza noticed a small, golden chain around Yusei's neck swaying slightly in the wind. "What's that?" she asked.
"This?" Yusei replied pulling it out. "It's my Firefly Pendant. Each Firefly is given one after they complete training." He looked around a bit as they came over a small city that he recognized. "We're about ten minutes minutes away from the University. But we're landing in the next seven."
"Why?" Crow asked. "That's still a long walk to the University."
"Because if there are any Fireflies still around, I don't want them to see us riding in on a dragon," Yusei answered bluntly. "Understand?"
"Yeah," they agreed.
They soon landed on the ground and got off Akiza's dragon. She quickly called it back. "So, how will we know where this building is?" Akiza asked.
"It in the science building and got a lot of windows. Hard to miss," Yusei replied vaguely. "Just follow me." They walked through the streets, tense but relieved to find no Infected at the moment. They quickly noticed the building as they reached the center of the campus. "That's where we need to go."
"How are we getting over there?" Luna asked.
"Follow me," Yusei called again. "I know my way around this place. I know where to go. So follow me and you won't get lost. Got it?" They nodded.
He guided them through a building and they reached a gate. Yusei pried it open a bit but stopped as they heard the familiar sounds of Runners.
"Sounds like…" Crow trailed off.
"Runners," Yusei finished. "Stay here." He closed the door behind him. "I'll finish these guys so we don't have to worry about them."
"Yusei, that sounds like a lot of Runners. You can't expect to take them on by yourself," Jack retorted. "We've dealt with Runners before. Let us help!"
"No," Yusei refused sternly before running off silently. He hurried up the steps and they noticed his back foot pause letting them know he was trying to see what he was dealing with. He then silently continued up the steps.
There were a few tense minutes of silence with only a few cries of pain that died out quickly. They quickly heard a final Runner cry out in anger before hearing some slam into it and it crying out in agony. But as quickly as the screams were let out, they were gone. There was a sound of a generator beginning to work again before Yusei came down the steps he originally took.
He opened the door again. "I told you. I can take care of myself," he told them sternly. "You've been only fighting Infected for a few days. I've been fighting them for months. I know how to deal with them."
"I haven't noticed any Fireflies around," Luna stated as they walked through.
"The reason we're here is to check on whether Marlene and the others made it out safely," Yusei reminded.
Yusei opened a panel and flipped a switch, opening a garage door. They walked out and they were quick to arrive at a small barricade with barbed wire around the top. Yusei touched the edge with his foot before jumping over it with ease. Jack and Yusei helped the twins over and the three others quickly followed. They walked farther when they saw about four monkeys jump and run in another direction.
"Were those… monkeys?" Luna asked.
"Come on, let's get through," Yusei stated. They reached the next gate only to see the generator pushed away from the wire. "You guys, stay here."
"Where are you going now?" Crow asked.
"To get that generator back to the wire so we can open the gate," Yusei answered. "And I mean, stay there. If there are Infected here, I don't want you fighting it unless they come at you from that side." He pointed towards the end they came from. "No matter what happens or what you hear, stay here." They were obviously about to argue, but Yusei wasn't going to let them. "This is me keeping you safe. So just listen to me. Alright?"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Crow groaned sounding annoyed.
"We get it," Jack agreed.
"Good," Yusei responded. He then crouched down by a doorway half blocked and walked through.
Yusei ran through a lobby area and up the stairs. He walked through the dormitories slowly and was tense at the eerie silence. He had a bad feeling that he was in for a fight again. Slowly, he noticed some spores beginning to show their face and found that they were emerging from a hole in the ground that led to where he needed to go.
'It sure is a good thing that the others didn't come with me,' Yusei thought as he jumped down. That's when he heard Clickers and immediately hid behind a fallen table. He listened carefully and gritted his teeth in frustration. 'Four Clickers and one Bloater. I will not be able to sneak passed the Bloater and as soon as I make a sound to fight it, all those Clickers will come at me. I'll need to silently take out the Clickers first. God, I hate this.'
He slowly walked into the hallway and hid behind the table as the Clicker walked through. He waited for a moment, before grabbing it and using a shiv the kill it. His shiv broke as well and he knew he only had two more left. Each one could only be used twice. He silently crept into the next room and looked into the bathroom to see a Clicker mindlessly standing there.
Yusei silently grabbed his bow and an arrow. He pulled back and slowly aimed. He got it in the right spot on the head and released the arrow and killed it in a second. It flailed around a bit before it went limp.
Yusei went to behind the doorway and listened again. There was another just standing Clicker and another one closing in on his location. The one coming neared him and Yusei grabbed the Clicker and killed it without much of a noise.
He turned to the last one and shot an arrow in its head. It cried out a bit as it flailed its body and Yusei immediately ran to another location as the Bloater hurried up. He backed up slowly while bringing out a molotov.
Once the Bloater was close enough to throw it, he tossed it and it burned, crying out in agony. Yusei silently backed up and away from the burning Bloater. He could feel his arm beginning to ache a bit where he had gotten scraped. He was thankful he had it covered so Spores didn't get into it. Maybe his friends were right on certain things in this world.
The Bloater looked around for the source of the burning bomb. However, it didn't get to look long before Yusei threw another molotov and burned it again. But it still was still alive. 'Just go down,' Yusei thought as the Bloater threw some spores at him. Yusei threw one last molotov before it finally fell to the ground dead. 'That's the last of them. Thank, god.' He walked listened around and focused for any other Infected and found no sign of them.
Yusei slowly and carefully walked through the halls before he came to some doors. He tried to opened it but a cabinet tilted against it on the other side blocked it. Yusei pushed at it for a minute before the cabinet turned upright. Once he was in, he put the cabinet back into place to make sure any Infected that came that way didn't get through.
Yusei climbed up the stairs and out a door. He sighed as he came out of the spores. He quickly walked to the exit outside and down some steps where he saw his friends waiting.
"Yusei!" Luna called. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, we heard a lot of banging and a few explosions in there," Crow added.
"I'm fine," he answered. "Just four Clickers and a Bloater."
"Come open the gate!" Jack ordered.
Yusei pushed the generator back into place and connected the wire to it. He quickly started it up and looked at them. "Open the gate," he told them.
Leo pressed the button and the gate slowly opened. "You really know this place, don't you?" he asked as they walked through.
"Of course," Yusei answered.
"How did you deal with the Clickers and Bloaters. You said there were four Clickers and then a Bloater to deal with," Akiza asked.
"Silently killed the Clickers and then burned the Bloater with a molotov," Yusei explained. "With how many spores were in that area, there was no way you guys would've been able to follow me let alone help me fight them. Now, come on, we need to get to the building."
"Those Clickers… Do you think they were Fireflies?" Luna asked as they walked.
"No, I don't," Yusei answered.
"Why would they have Infected so close to this place?" Jack asked.
"This place isn't just a Firefly base. It's also a Firefly researched facility," Yusei replied. "You'll understand when we get there."
They walked through the area and Crow said, "This place is pretty much deserted. Do we really still need to check around here?"
"You're welcome to hang back here while I check around. As second in command, I need to make sure no living Fireflies were left behind," Yusei replied.
"Let's just go," Crow sighed.
Yusei nodded and they followed him to a gate that had a chain around the door and looked like it was rusted shut.
"What do we do now?" Leo asked.
"Stand over there. Stay clear," Yusei ordered. "I'll be right back."
They nodded and backed up. Yusei walked up the hill and grabbed a giant, heavy dumpster. He pushed it until it reached the edge of the hill, which it then hurried down and smashed into the door, flinging it open.
"Smart thinking, Yusei," Crow stated.
"Here, you need to be smart. Or you get killed," Yusei responded calmly. They walked to the door and he pointed to a broken window. "That's our entrance."
"And how exactly are we getting up there?" Jack asked.
Yusei didn't answer. Instead, he grabbed the dumpster again and put it up against a semi-truck's trailer and looked at them as he quickly climbed up it. They sighed and followed him. He then climbed through the window and helped the twins up as it was a high jump. The others slowly followed.
"We're in," Yusei told him.
They walked through the halls for a bit to find no one. "Alright, there's no one here," Jack stated. "Can we…?" he stopped as they heard something moving above them.
"I'm not sure we should go after that," Luna stated.
"Stay here and stay safe. I'll check it out," Yusei told them.
"No, we're coming with you," Akiza stated.
"Fine, but stay close," Yusei ordered.
They slowly climbed up the stairs and up around the halls. They heard some more things being knocked over.
"Is there any chance those are the monkeys from outside?" Luna asked.
"It's probably a monkey," Yusei answered.
As they neared a hallway that had cloth covering the wall, more noise came from behind them and they noticed a light fall onto the ground.
"Those are Clickers, right?" Akiza asked.
"No," Yusei answered. "Clickers don't hide."
They walked into a room and Leo walked to a counter and picked up a X-Ray photo. "That's… creepy," he stated.
They walked over to look at it. "That's what happens when you get the virus inside you," Yusei stated.
He walked towards the next room where he opened the door. He noticed the monkeys growl at him before running away in fear.
"It's not Clickers," Yusei stated. "Come on."
Yusei and the others walked in. "No Fireflies either," Crow added.
"It's good to know that they all seemed to have gotten out safely," Yusei stated. "There's no telling if they made the trip over though."
They looked around a bit and Jack found something. "What is this?" he asked.
Yusei walked over. "A lab recorder," he answered. "It's what they used to create vocal logs."
"Let's listen to it," Luna suggested.
Yusei turned it on and set it down for them to hear, "That's four palettes of lab equipment all packed up and ready to go. Now, big question is what do we do with all you guys. They say the tainted batch needs to be put down. You know what I say? I say screw that. Who made a bigger sacrifice than you, right? If anyone deserves to run free out there, it's- Hey, easy. Agh… Shit. Oh no. It bit me. Oh my god…" It then went silent.
"What were they doing here exactly?" Crow asked. "Were they using those monkeys to try to create a cure or something?"
They walked through the next lab area and looked around a bit while Yusei opened the next door. They walked through and the five non-Fireflies jumped as they saw a body. Yusei picked up another recorder and played it, "If you're looking for the Fireflies, they've all left. I'm dead. Or I will be soon. Got me some time to reflect." Yusei fast forwarded a bit. "...been years since it felt like we were…" Yusei pressed forward. "...fucking thing was a giant was of ti-" He fast forwarded again. "...looking for the others, they've all returned to Saint Mary's Hospital in Salt Lake City. You'll find them there. Still trying to save the world. Good luck with that."
"Where to now, Yusei?" Luna asked.
"Sa.." he stopped as something caught his eye out the window.
"What?" Crow asked as they looked. They noticed a flashlight shining off in another hall.
"Those Fireflies?" Akiza asked.
"Get down!" Yusei answered and forced them down as a bullet was shot through the window.
"Who are these guys?" Leo asked.
"Doesn't matter. We just need to get out of here," Yusei answered.
They slowly walked out but as they reached the hallway door, one of the men grabbed Yusei. Yusei quickly hit the man and force him back before kicking his head in. Another quickly came, but Yusei grabbed his pistol and shot him in the head.
"Are those gang members?" Luna asked quietly as they made their way out.
"From the looks of it. But they don't seem like your typical city gang," Yusei answered. "Where they came from is a mystery that I would rather not solve anytime soon." They walked through the way they came in when more men came and began firing at them. Yusei and the others quickly hid behind some boxes. Yusei looked at his friends and said quietly, "I can't take all these guys on by myself to get out of here. You need to help me kill these men so we can survive." Jack and Crow looked at each other nervously but nodded. "Just remember, it's you or them." They nodded again. Yusei shot a couple before he jumped over the window edge. "Stay," he ordered in the lowest of whispers.
Yusei walked through the room silently and killed a man that entered with ease. He then walked into another side room and hid behind a wall as another thug approached the door. As soon as he entered, he grabbed the man and killed him with ease. He listened carefully and saw another one sitting just outside the door behind a cabinet. Yusei silently grabbed a brick before hiding behind the other side of the cabinet.
Before the man could move, Yusei hit him in the face with the brick forcing him back. Yusei then shot the man down. Yusei went to the corner and listened. He heard three more thugs hurrying up the steps. 'There are a lot of these guys,' he thought. He waved for his friends to get ready to shoot if necessary. They nodded slowly.
Suddenly, a thug came and reached for Yusei. The Signer quickly punched him back and before throwing him to the ground. He shot his head just as quickly. The two others hurried around and went to attack Yusei, but Jack and Crow shot them.
Yusei checked before waving for his friends to come. They hurried to his side. They quietly walked down the stairs and made it halfway down when two more thugs came running in. They hadn't noticed them and one came up the stairs. Yusei quickly killed him. The other ran up hearing the gunshot when Yusei killed him just as quickly.
"Come on," Yusei told him. "We need to get out of here."
Yusei turned to the entrance and lowered himself as they went around the corner. A man immediately shot at him and they all ducked behind the wall or something in the area. After a final shot, Yusei aimed and pulled the trigger; hitting the man in the stomach, causing him to stumble back and stop reloading. He quickly shot again and the man fell.
Yusei and his friends hurried towards the door. When Yusei reached for it, a man kicked it open. He forced Yusei against the weak railing and grabbed him by the neck, trying to choke him. Yusei pushed him back enough and punched him. But the force of the man stumbling against the railing, Yusei was trying to stand up again made it break and the two fell to the ground below. The man died on impact while Yusei fell onto a spike which pierced him through his abdomen.
"Yusei!" Akiza called as they dropped down to him.
He tried to get up on his own, but he couldn't from the pain as blood began to pool underneath him. They turned as they heard banging against the door.
"What do we do?" Luna asked.
"Move…" Yusei ordered weakly.
"What?" Jack retorted.
Yusei quickly pushed them out of the way and shot two men as they came through before fall back to his lying position weakly.
"Yusei?" Akiza called.
"I need you to pull while I get up," Yusei ordered holding out his hand.
Crow grabbed his hand. "Ready?" he asked. Yusei weakly nodded. "One, two, three." Yusei held in his cry of pain while Crow pulled his up and off the spike. He fell to his knee once he was off, holding his stomach.
"Let's… just get out of here," Yusei stated as Akiza tried helping him up.
Akiza summoned her Black Rose Dragon and helped him on before they took off. They flew for a bit, Yusei struggling to stay conscious with the pain and blood loss.
"We need to stop and get you some help," Akiza stated.
"I'm… fine," Yusei stated weakly. "Don't worry."
"No, we need to land," Crow stated.
They turned as snow started to drift through the sky. "Snow?" Luna muttered catching a snowflake in her hand.
Slowly, Yusei found himself unable to stay conscious any longer and passed out.