Disclaimer: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! Gx, or Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds or any characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise. I do own any OCs I make, but most will be likely be minor characters (even more so than the minor characters in the show - save for Nozomi and Hiroshi. My fingers ran away with them, and I like the dynamic they made too much to change it. I find them amusing). I make no money from this fanfiction as it is a tribute to a fandom I really like and want to play around in. If you see this on a paid site, please note that someone has plagiarized me and let me know so I may take steps to prevent fines or whatever. Also, I will be using the Japanese names, so if you're only familiar with the English, 4kids swapped two names: Blitz is Nerve and Nervin is Blitz.
I've finally learned how to duel! Yugioh Duel Links is a godsend. As such, I'm back on the ball with this. (Sorry it took so long, I was trying to understand the Yugioh rulebook, didn't click until I actually managed to find a way to play. I've reached the Gold 2 rank after just 2 weeks of learning to play the game on Yugioh Duel Links. Knew I just had to play to actually understand it.) Though the butterflies haven't taken off enough yet for me to need to write out any duels. I'm sure you all would be just as bored as me rehashing canon duels, so we'll be looking into the others while Yusei kicks Ushio's rear. Again.
FYI, I'm doing NaNoWriMo this year, so I'll be working on another story during November (tentative title is Bonds Beyond Time, it's a Yugioh/Pokemon fusion, likely to become a series under that name with the first "book" being renamed later). I will, however, continue working on this as well. You guys have waited long enough for me to figure things out.
And now, without further adieu, let's get this party started up again!
"What's the code for the emergency jammer?"
"A24-JZ-926, followed by pressing enter three times," Blitz replied, rolling his eyes. And Crow was supposed to be the mother hen of the family.
"And you all remember where the emergency supplies are stashed?"
"Yes, Yusei. We also know where some hidey holes are if we can't get to Martha's, Blitz and Nerve have the lockpicking sets constantly stashed on them, I have all the strongest monsters, spells, and traps we've found that aren't in your deck if I need them, and you need to stop worrying or you'll never make it to the tunnel in time," Nozomi cut in, gently pushing Yusei in the direction of his D-wheel.
"Yeah, Yus, you know mother henning my job, right? You're supposed to be the calm, collected leader type. Now go, kick Jack's ass - hey, that rhymes! - and drag that sorry lout home so Martha can give him a good talking to," Crow smirked. After that talk with Hiroshi earlier, he was no longer afraid of losing his last brother. Instead, he now had hope he'd get them both back. It was unfortunately too late for Kiryu. They'd gotten the notice from one of the (rare) kinder Security officers while Yusei was sleeping this morning. Yusei was informed immediately after he woke up - there was no point in hiding it - which is likely what prompted this out-of-character fussing.
Yusei sighed, looking over each member of his family, committing them to memory before he left, just in case. Kiryu's death (why did he feel doubt Kiryu was truly dead?) had hit hard, not that it would stop Yusei from moving forward. If he paused right now… The horrible foreboding fell over him like a miasma and he turned away from any thoughts of doing what he had to do later. It was now or never. Literally.
The Hope of the Satellite stepped forward and brought his two "nephews" into a hug. "Be good for Nozomi and the others, alright?"
"Of course, Yusei. Promise you'll come back safe?" Rally asked, tears in his eyes that he refused to let fall. This would be the first time he would apart from Yusei since being rescued from the wreckage that killed his parents. Taka, Nerve, and Blitz had been his babysitters back then - they became brothers after Yusei pulled Rally out and brought all four of them to his hideout. It had been just days after the Enforcers broke up thanks to Kiryu's arrest and their old base only had Yusei left. Those four help fill the empty space and repair the hole in Yusei's heart over the next weeks. It didn't hurt that they were all mourning for one reason or another, and thus leaned on each other. Misery does love its company, after all.
"I promise I'll come back, don't worry. I'll come back, and I'll have Jack with me," Yusei replied with a small smile. No one missed that he didn't promise to come back safe, but they took heart in that he'd be back with his goal reached. Martha stepped forward then.
"Go on now, you've got a brother to fetch, and I've got a lecture to prepare while I decide how badly I'm gonna tan that boy's hide for all this," she ordered, breaking up the somber mood with a bit of humor. Martha never resorted to spanking - no, the guilt-provoking lectures were more than enough. That and the "chores". "Chores" like cleaning out the septic chores. (Reserved for punishments. They had a guy who took care of that if no one need to be given that task for awhile, paid for with some hot meals and warm clothes Martha would make for him. No need for monetary payment when Martha was able to take meagre supplies and make them into a five-star meal.)
Yusei smiled, nodding, and hopped on his bike. As soon as he was out of sight, everyone looked at each other before rushing inside to the laptop.
"Crow, you're up!" Nerve called, and Crow quickly brought up the program Yusei built to hack the security cameras all around Satellite. The bird-brained duelist may not be a tech genius like Yusei, but he wasn't too shabby if someone showed him the ropes. Something Yusei had only been too happy to do. Crow inwardly smirked as he thought of the surprise he was nearly finished with. He'd use it to ride out to the BAD area and claim a nest in the next few days. Yusei wouldn't be the only Turbo Duelist in the Satellite much longer. Besides, someone had to keep those Security pigs on their toes while Yusei was causing chaos in the city.
"There!" Hiroshi cried, pointing to one of the feeds. Crow quickly brought it up, showing Yusei was already nearing the factory where he'd enter the tunnel.
"Whoa, how'd he get there so quickly?" Taka wondered. As an answer, Crow brought up Yusei's speedometer and its recent history.
"120 MILES AN HOUR THROUGH THE STREETS!?" Nozomi screeched. While Yusei was now going at a mere 70 (compared to the speed he was going before), he'd clearly been going a lot faster before. Everyone cringed as they could swear flames just shot out of Nozomi's nose.
"Let's all pray Yusei doesn't come back for awhile so Nozomi can calm down. She might kill him otherwise," Taka whispered, only for said enraged mama dragon to hear him and turn a furious glare his way. "Ulp… And pray I don't have to stay on the couch too long."
The other adult males snickered before the implications of that statement hit and there was a sudden, loud "WHAT!?" from all of them. The two women snorted and rolled their eyes.
"Males can be so blind, can't they Martha?" Nozomi asked sweetly. Too sweetly. She was still pissed.
"Too right, they can be. And don't take that tone with me young lady, I'm not the one you're angry with. I'll let you deal with one fool while I deal with the other when they're brought home," Martha responded, causing Nozomi to grin brightly.
"Thank you!" she chirped. The males all looked at each other. They outnumbered the women 3 to 1, but they knew they were doomed. Blitz coughed.
"Sooo… When did you two get together?"
Nozomi opened her mouth to answer when she saw something on the screen that distracted her. "Dammit, Ushio! What a sore loser!"
"Wait, what's-? Oh, dear, Ushio better hope that didn't leave a mark, Mama Dragon's angry enoug- OW!"
"Taka, you really know how to stick your foot in it, don't you?" Crow observed, though he felt something was up. Nozomi normally didn't get annoyed this easily. It could be from the stressful situation they were all doing their best to ignore, it could be the notice of Kiryu's death this morning (she may not have known him, but she knew and cared about Yusei, and saw how the news affected him), or… "Hiroshi, is something up with your sister? She's acting a bit… not herself."
"Ummm…" Hiroshi looked to Nozomi who was now glaring daggers at Crow, but the guy was just weathering it without flinching. "Now that you mention it, you are being a bit short-tempered, sis."
"I'm stressed," she growled, sounding much like one of her dragons. Crow shook his head.
"Nah, I don't think that's it. Or, at least, not all of it. Hey, can you see auras, or are those things a myth?" Crow suddenly asked the boy with True Sight. Hiroshi blinked.
"Um, they're not a myth, and only when I concentrate really hard, why?"
"Look at your sister's aura, tell me if there's something different. I've heard certain things can change a person's aura," Crow said cryptically.
"You seem to hear a lot," Hiroshi mumbled, wondering where Crow got all his information from, but still doing as asked. He Saw his sister's green and purple aura swirling about her like usual, but there was something else. A mote of pure white, centered in her lower abdomen. The Seer blinked, his Sight returning to normal as his jaw dropped. Crow smirked.
"My hunch is right isn't it?" Hiroshi nodded dumbly. Crow gave Taka a slap on the back. "Congrats, you're gonna be a daddy."
"WHAT!?" came the resounding screech again, though quieter since only Blitz and Nerve made the sound. Rally was beaming with the thought of being an "uncle", Hiroshi was processing he'd have a nephew, Nozomi was looking at her stomach in shock that was quickly morphing to joy, Crow was sitting there smug as can be, Martha was fussing over the soon-to-be mother, and Taka was passed out on the floor.
"Oh, hey, look, Yusei's won and is through the tunnel!" the smug Blackwing user grinned, not that anyone paid attention. Ah well, his work here was done. Time to finish up his own preparations for the next few days.
For the record, while I could tell Taka and Nozomi were going to get to together from the chemistry my muses have been giving them, that little surprise was sprung on me too. That was not planned. I make a general outline, figure out a plot, and let my muses take over my hands. I don't plan out a chapter - I free-write. So, now I'm going to have a baby OC around. Should be fun, Nozomi's barely 2 weeks along, hence why she didn't know yet. Meaning the WRPG Arc just got a bit more dramatic with a birth thrown in there. As if there's not enough drama already during that arc. Oi. *glares at her muses who are grinning unrepentantly at their little plot* Do I need to break out the straightjackets? *muses run off, laughing wickedly* Oh, dear, I think I just provoked some more insanity from them.