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 17: Back
The group from New Domino arrived at the men's garage. Jack and Crow set Yusei on his old bed for him to wake up and change into his normal clothes as he was in a hospital outfit.
Jack and Crow walked out to the others and Luna said, "We… actually did it."
"Yeah…" Jack agreed. "We just have to be careful of how Yusei feels once he wakes up."
"If he was really willing to sacrifice himself and Marlene wasn't lying about that…" Akiza stopped.
"He won't be happy we got him out of there, then," Crow finished. "But he'll be okay with it in the end. He just has to remember there's more for him to do."
"Right," they agreed.
. . .
A few hours later, Yusei's eyes slowly opened. He groaned lightly as his body slightly ached a bit. He looked around to see he was in a familiar room.
'Am I back in New Domino?' he thought. 'The last thing I remember is telling Marlene I would go on with creating the cure… So why am I still alive?'
Yusei slowly got up and dressed after seeing the attire he was in. He had to admit, he felt somewhat of a relief that he was back in his old clothes. He wasn't sure why though. Maybe because it meant he was in a world where it is safe from Infected, gangs, and everything in between. He slowly walked out and looked to see his friends talking to themselves in the living room.
Yusei leaned against the wall not facing them. He wasn't sure what to say. After all, he didn't whether to be thankful or mad that they saved him. He slowly said without looking at his friends, "So by how I'm back in New Domino and the fact I'm still alive," He notice them jump a bit, "I would guess that you got me out of there and stopped the cure from being made." They turned to him, and he still didn't look at them.
"We know, but we…" Crow began but Yusei cut him off.
"Thanks," he stated bluntly and calmly, and that made them stop for a moment. Whatever they expected him to say, they didn't think that would be it. "When you feel that you won't leave a world as is and you can do something to help it, sometimes you do things you normally wouldn't do. Give up your life, for an example. 'When you're lost in the darkness, look for the light', that's what the Fireflies always said. That's something I failed to do at the very end."
"Yusei…" Luna muttered.
"There's no reason to thank us, Yusei. We only did what was right for you and New Domino," Akiza told him. "We all need you alive." He gave a small nod, still not looking at them.
"Why don't we go tell everyone that you're okay and back?" Jack suggested.
"How many people knew about my disappearance?" Yusei asked.
"Being the man you are, it was heard by just about the entire world," Crow answered. Yusei gave a quick shocked look, but quickly recomposed himself. "Yusei, you saved the world twice. You're a world famous duelist who just suddenly disappeared. How wouldn't the world know?" The man shrugged.
"I wonder, do you two still have your bite marks?" Luna asked her twin and former Firefly. The two pulled up their sleeves and saw that they still did. "At least that means we can explain our story easier. We were on that other world for a few months."
"True," Yusei agreed.
"Come on. Let's go get to, Trudge and Mina. They'll probably want to see you first," Jack called. "Can you ride your duel runner?"
"Should be," Yusei answered. And they took off with that.