A/N: I OWN NO PART YU GI OH 5DS! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THE CREATORS!

Chapter 16: The Answers

Era's POV

When we returned to the garage, Yusei and I morphed back into our human forms.

"Did you two know?" Akiza asked Jack and Crow.

"We found out when Yusei first dueled the Ghost," Crow answered. "They weren't even going to tell us then."

"When did you become an angel, Yusei?" Luna asked.

"After I finished the King of the Underworld," he answered. "When I finished it off, the Crimson Dragon met me in between the light and darkness with Era. He told Era to leave for a moment and she did. The Crimson Dragon told me that he didn't want her presence to affect the choice I would make."

"Choice?" Crow questioned. Akiza and the twins looked at the male humans confused. Crow explained their side to the unknowing, "Yusei just told us he became an angel when he defeated the King of the Underworld and that he and Era promised the Crimson Dragon to not tell us until he was done training. That's it."

"What choice did the Crimson Dragon give you?" Jack asked.

"He said he could make me an angel now while I stayed a Signer and Era would teach me everything here. Or he could make Era a human again. But he said Era truly enjoyed being an angel. I didn't want to take Era's life as an angel away from her," Yusei explained. "So I became an angel at the request that he made it so she wouldn't die when he took his power back. After the bridge was built, Era started training me. But he also told us that we shouldn't tell you about me being an angel unless we have to until we were done with my training."

"When were you going to tell us?" Akiza asked.

"Yusei had really moved along quickly. Usually, angels wouldn't even be learning the Demon Exorcist spell in their first six months of being an angel," I explained. "Let alone the fact that Yusei only started training just over four months ago. And he's keeps getting close to fully mastering the spell each day. As soon as he took the Demon Exorcism test and passed, we would've told you."

"But Yusei performed an exorcism when I face Syd," Jack remarked.

I gave Yusei an annoyed face. "With me out of commission and May stuck being a new guardian, there were no other Combat Angels to do the spell. I tried to convince Yusei not to do it but his reasoning was solid and I couldn't convince him not to. Being the stubborn, determined angel his is," I explained. My face returned to a normal, calm expression. "I'm just surprised and relieved Syd survived. Even when an angel in doing good in training, it's usually not likely they would be able to succeed doing the real thing so easily. So the fact Yusei did so well, especially without me around, is beyond me. I was the first angel to pass the test in one shot. Usually Combat Angels have to take the test at least twice."

"Wait, so Yusei performed the spell when he wasn't fully ready?" Crow responded.

"You do know Yusei, right?" I replied with a bored expression. They sighed but nodded in understanding. "If he could do it so easily, he should just need a few more days of practicing so I can be sure he's ready for the test. We'll see what happens from there."

"Is there anything else you want to tell us?" Crow asked. "Or tell them, anyway?" he asked Yusei and I mentally.

I sighed quickly followed by Yusei.We knew what he was talking about. "What else aren't you telling us?" Akiza asked.

"If they won't tell you, I will," Jack stated.

Yusei rolled his eyes. "Era and I are together," he told them.

"You mean dating?" Luna asked with a grin.

"Yeah, pretty much," I answered. "We've been together since the Fortune Cup."

"And you didn't tell us for this long, why?" Crow asked.

"Would you really feel so comfortable at first?" I asked him and the bird named man shrugged. "And it can get quite annoying with Yusei's protectiveness." Yusei looked at me with a waiting expression. I sighed and looked away.

"Honestly, I think it's kind of cool you two are together and Yusei became an angel," Akiza responded. We looked at her shocked. "It means Era won't be alone forever. Even after we die."

I looked down for a moment at the last part along with Yusei. But we soon looked back at her. "Thanks, Akiza," I told her. Akiza grinned at me. The others nodded.

"Now how protective of you has he actually been?" Crow asked.

"To the point where it can sometimes be frustrating," I answered looking at Yusei.

"Like you aren't always protective of me like that," he responded sternly. I rolled my eyes. "At least I have a serious reason to be protective of you so much. Probably more serious than your promise to my father."

"Whoa, whoa, promise to his father?" Crow stepped in.

"Remember how I said back when we were heading to face the Dark Signers that I had promised Professor Fudo something before he died?" I asked and they nodded. "Well, right before Zero Reverse, I had promised him that I would protect Yusei."

"Yeah, and the Crimson Dragon made me promise him to protect you," Yusei stated looking at me with warning eyes. It was like he was daring me to fight back that reasoning. "Let's not get into this again."

"Is that why you would come and help us at the orphanage so much when we were younger?" Jack asked. "And why you were watching Yusei while Goodwin was spying on him?"

I nodded. "I made a promise to Yusei's father to make sure he grew up and stayed safe," I explained.

"Well, you can't keep me out of danger now that I'm an angel. I don't think my father would want you to keep hold of that promise anymore," Yusei told me.

"I would like to ask him that first," I retorted. Yusei sighed in defeated.

"Is keeping a promise really that serious for an angel?" Leo asked.

"Yes," Yusei and I answered in unison.

Yusei then added, "But Combat Angels are more accepted to sometimes break their promises. But only if it's absolutely necessary. For instance, Era promised me she wasn't going to try to use that spell that nearly killed her when she faced Equette. And she used it anyway." The last sentence he said with a stern, slightly frustrated tone.

"For the final time, I had no choice, Yusei," I told him with an annoyed tone. I closed my eyes and asked my other friends, "Do you see what I mean about stubborn protectiveness?"

"Yep," Crow answered.

"Maybe you both should lay off on the protectiveness," Jack answered. "That should at least release some of that tension."

"I can see Yusei's better. I had the same job twice in my lifetime," I answered. "But not to an angel."

"Then to who?" Akiza asked.

"Two people. Jaden Yuki, who became like a little brother to me, and Yugi Muto," I answered.

"Wait, you knew the King of Games?!" Leo exclaimed.

"The one and only. Before I met him and his friends, I had refused to make attachments," I told them shocking all of them, including Yusei. "When you truly think about it, an angel can live hundreds of years after their friends and those they made attachments to. That's if a demon doesn't kill them first. I was tasked to protect Yugi as he was special to this world and had a large destiny ahead of him. I had kept my distance from him for the longest time. When Duelist Kingdom started, I was invited to participate along with Yugi. As a result, I joined and kept my distance from him then while getting my own Star Chips. At one point, a man named PaniK attacked a girl named Mai and took her Star Chips. And when I say attacked I don't mean by physical in hand-to-hand combat sort of manner. He challenged Mai to a duel and used pillars of fire to intimidate and scare her. When she lost due to it, I came up and dueled him. When I beat him, he tried to use the fire to burn me alive. Being an angel, the fire did nothing to me. But I didn't unconsciously change into my angel form while the fire was being sent at me and when it dissipated, the others could see. Even then, after I gave Mai's Star Chips back to her, I went on my own. Not wanting to make any serious attachments. Yugi didn't just join the Duelist Kingdom tournament for fun. Maximillion Pegasus forced him to."

"How?" Crow asked.

"He had a magic item from Ancient Egypt called the Millennium Eye," I explained. I brought up a projection of the Seven Millennium Items.

"Hey, that pyramid one looks like the one that Yugi Muto would where all the time," Jack stated.

"That's the Millennium Puzzle. For five thousand years, it stayed as a literal puzzle as no one could put it together. But then Yugi succeeded and the magic of that Millennium Item was infused into him. Along with the spirit of an ancient pharaoh," I explained shocking them. "It bonded with Yugi and during most of Duelist Kingdom and before that, Yugi didn't even know of the Pharaoh despite the fact the spirit would take over his body to duel. Then Maximillion Pegasus came with his Millennium Eye. He wanted Yugi's Millennium Puzzle to try to use the magic and Kaiba Corps' technology to bring back his lost love. But he grew dark. Due to his Millennium Magic, a demon couldn't possess him. But in trying to get Yugi to take part in his tournament, Pegasus stole Solomon Muto's, Yugi's grandfather, soul and trapped it in soul cards. Later in the tournament, he did the same with Mokuba and Seto Kaiba."

"He did?" Akiza asked shocked.

I nodded. "By the end of the tournament, I had to explain to Yugi and his friends about my origins and I started subconsciously accepting attachments. I had rejected it from time to time but as I continued my task and staying by Yugi, I began to find myself becoming best friends with him and his friends. We went through a lot of dangers together. After Yugi's destiny was completed, our lord tasked me with a new person. Jaden Yuki," I explained. I looked at Luna. "He could also see and talk to duel monster spirits. Along with Chazz and Jesse."

"Really?" she responded.

"Yeah. He originally had a close bond with a spirit named Yubel. But she was too protective of him. When he was young and had begun dueling, she would hurt his opponents who either made him lose or upset," I explained shocking him. "When I came and started dueling him, she tried a lot to hurt me. But she couldn't. Eventually, she tried to get me to stay away from him as Jaden was becoming attached to me in a familial bond sort of manner. I explained to her my task and situation and she began to lay off. She stopped hurting people, and those who had refused to duel Jaden because of Yubel came back. But then Jaden began to rely on me more than her and she returned to hurting people. Eventually Jaden sent her into space in hopes of helping her. When she returned, she was far from helped. In fact, the loneliness had made her act almost like a demon.

"In order to save her and the world, Jaden helped soothe her and used Super Polymerization to fuse their two spirits together." They were visibly shocked by my words. "I helped him back to Earth after that. But with Yubel now back to normal and good and protecting Jaden, I was told to let my task go. Afterwards, I told Jaden I had to go. He didn't want it to happen as he had saw me as a big sister to him. But I convinced him that it was for the best and that he would be alright because he had Yubel. I would watch him from time to time in Domino City and as he grew but I kept myself distant. Not wanting to get too emotionally attached.

"After that, I just went around hunting demons and helping people like I normally would. Then it came to Zero Reverse and I promised Yusei's father I would protect Yusei at the same time as doing my angelic duty," I finished. "Promising to protect someone for an angel is something that you can't just ease off or let go. It's a serious commitment that only the one who asked you to do it can let you off. It's why no matter what Yusei says, I'm not breaking the promise I made to his father."

I heard Yusei sigh in defeat and I looked at him. "And I'm not sure if the Crimson Dragon will ever let me go on the promise to protect you," he told me. "And I don't want that either. Especially with Brehnam and those demons coming after us."

"I'm still confused on this Brehnam guy and why he's after you," Leo said. Akiza and Luna nodded.

"Brehnam was the Underworld's Secondary King and the King of the Underworld's heir," Yusei explained. "Izoa was also his only attachment. Angels apparently weren't taught about how demons can make attachments but only with one other person according to Brehnam. But the attachment is like an unbreakable marriage. And Izoa was Brehnam's attachment. With Era killing Izoa and me killing their king, Brehnam has marked us on his number one death list. He's been coming after us. But when Era was kidnapped, he kept talking about making her his for revenge against the two of us. And right now, I'm just worried what'll happen if he gets her."

"He won't get me anytime soon, Yusei," I told her. "You already blew off half of his one arm." The twins and Akiza looked at Yusei shocked.

"I had to in order to get him away from Era," Yusei explained. "He had her locked in a demon whip and was holding her against him. I had to activate a spell just to get her back. Lester, Primo, and Jakob, those three Yliaster leaders we heard about, were watching too."

"So you're saying they're working with it demon?" Jack asked. Yusei and I nodded. "It would make sense. They did have a demon cage."

"And with that in mind, it means this battle will be even more dangerous," I said. "Not just for us, but for everyone. After all, getting Brehnam to side with him due to revenge and revenge alone doesn't add up right."

Yusei nodded. "There's probably something bigger going on. Something we need to figure out," he added.

"We'll find it and protect the world. It's our job as Signers after all," Crow stated. "We did it with the Dark Signers and we can do it again."

"Right," we agreed.

Luna looked at the clock. "Dexter was going to be meeting us at our house at four to discuss dueling strategies," she said. "We have to go." Leo nodded. "See ya and thanks for telling us everything!" she called as she and her brother ran out.

"I have some homework I need to do too," Akiza said. "I should've done it by now but with all that's happened, I'm a bit behind."

"It's alright, Akiza. School's important," I told her. "Even for an angel." She gave me a small smile. "Good luck with Yusei," she told me mentally.

"Thanks, I'll need it," I told her and she gave a mental laugh before walking out.

"What did Akiza say to you in your head?" Yusei asked.

"Nothing you need to be concerned about," I told him.

"Do you keep things from each other too?" Jack asked.

"Most of the time, no," Yusei answered. "But Era's been getting locked up lately."

"Like you haven't?" I retorted.

"Well, I have to get back to work," Crow stated. "I'll see ya later." He then drove out to get to his job.

"I'll go get some coffee," Jack stated and walked out.

We sighed in defeat and went back to working on the engine. Trying to avoid our thoughts of the danger our friends would now be in.