When All Was Lost...

Chapter Twenty-Five

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"Dammit, Securities!" Kalin snapped, "And more of them! they can't do anything without ganging up like a bunch of bullies!" he huffed.

"I'm glad you two made it back safely." said Yusei.

"Akarii!" Crow called to the girl and ran to hug her close. "I'm so relieved you're okay..."

"Yeah well there's a lot more securities coming so now is hardly the time to let our guard down." said Jack,"The best thing to do now would be to lay low until this all blows over." he sighed, "Best we all maybe stay here for the night..."

"You can't be serious!" Kalin snapped,"I know we can't take them all at once but if we kock'em out little by little we can win!" he huffed," I know we can! We're The Enforcers, It would be no problem with us, right Akarii!? What about your brother!? Kai!"

"Don't go getting over confident!" said Crow,"And don't you dare think to draw Akarii into your delusions!" Crow's hold on her became tighter as he pulled her closer to him at the mention of Kai's name,"The last thing Kai would want would be for his little sister to follow in his footsteps!" said Crow,"In fact I'm certain that would be the last thing Kai would want for any of us!"

"You didn't even really know Kai! How dare you try to use the girl's own brother as a weapon to convince her!?" said Jack, "That's a low blow...it's messed up! Even for YOU Kalin!"

"They're right, Kalin." said Yusei," You might not have known him the same way we did, but I can tell you this...he'd definitly be against it."

Kalin clicked his tongue and bit down hard on his lip. A

karii picked up on a twinged expression...

It seemed he was witholding some sort of information that the rest of the group was unaware of...

But he said nothing.

"It's true, we're a serious team." said Crow,"But goin' up against all of them would just be stupid!"

"Well we won't know unless we try!" said Kalin.

"Kalin might be right..." Akarii said bringing everyone's attention to her, "It's not like there's an infinite number of them..."

"Yeah! See!?" Kalin beamed.

"Akarii don't even think of falling into this plot!" Crow said as he gripped her by the cuff of her team vest.

"I'm just saying!" she barked back, breaking away from his hold,"With the way things are going right now, Crow, we might not even have a choice!"

With that everyone fell silent for a moment, seeming to seriously consider the possibility, before all three of them sighed, which seemed to make Kalin more irritated.

"Look, Rosie, I hear you." said Crow,"But we gotta think carefully before just go diving into a battle like this one." he said while straightening the scruff that he had disheveled,"The safety of Satellite is riding on our shoulders."

"Grrrh..." Kalin gave a low growl and huffed grumpily.

"At the very least, we better just stay here at the hideout today." said Jack," If we're out and about we could be spotted anytime...then we would be of no good to anyone."

But they hardly had time to rest when the sounds of sirens blared outside the hideout's windows.

"No way..." said Crow as he ran to check the scene,"There are a ton of securities out there!"

"We've been found already!?" she gasped,"Damn they work fast-"

"WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE! COME OUT PEACEFULLY WITH YOUR HANDS UP!"

"It's no good." said Jack,"Clearly we're surrounded..."

"Well looks like Akarii's hypothesis was right and we have no choice but to fight now!" said Kalin,"Lets just take'em out like I said! I know we can do it!"

"No, we can't." said Yusei,"There's no way..."

"What do you mean!?"

"Kalin, even if all of us fight, there's just no way we can win this one." said Yusei,"Things will get way out of hand, and innoncent by standers could get hurt."

"So then what do you suggest we do, Yusei?" Akarii asked, feeling out of options.

"Well first...you are gonna hide somewhere, to make sure that what happened to Kai doesn't happen to you." he said,"Come with me Akarii...I have an idea."

"Oh really, an idea?" said Jack,"How do you propose to get out of this one, mate?"

"I can't tell you guys." said Yusei. "You're just gonna have to trust me."

"I don't see why we don't just do it the easy way and take'em out!" said Kalin,"I know we can do this!"

"I'm going with Yusei's plan." said Crow,"If we resist, the losses will be huge." he sighed," I just hope you know what you're doing man."

"Well, what's the plan then!?" Kalin huffed.

"Crow...Jack...and Kalin, You three sneak out the back without secrurities noticing." said Yusei," Go to the bowling alley, I'll meet you there with Akarii, who will come with me, it will be too risky if I send her to try and sneak away the same way you guys do...it could increase your chances of one or all of you getting caught, we'll have an easier time keeping her hidden in smaller numbers."

"So we're splitting up then...fine." said Crow,"Yusei you better make sure you don't do anything stupid to get you or Akarii caught."

" Otherwise... if you let anything happen to our Girlie- Kai might just curse you from the grave!" said Jack.

"Haha, got it."

With that they all did their silent nod of agreement before splitting up. Yusei and Akarii hung back for a bit to give them time before they started their own trek out. They crept downstairs quietly, Yusei keeping the girl close to him the entire time. Once they hit the bottom floor safely, he ducked her down into a pile of boxes and rubble for hiding and whispered.

"Listen Akarii...I think I'm just gonna turn myself in."

"What!? Yusei...you can't be serious!"

"Sorry... but I am." he said softly, " If I say I'm the leader they will just arrest me and the rest of you can avoid trouble."

"No way I can't just let you do this!" she hissed,"Let me go in your place, the team needs you more than they need me-"

"HaHa okay, I do that and how do you expect me to face Kai again?" Yusei chuckled," 'Hi Kai sorry I broke the promise I made to keep Akarii safe and let her get arrested to save my own ass'?" he laughed lightly,and placed a hand on her head,"He'd never let that slide." he said softly with a soft smile, "Like Jack said... He'd probably curse me from the grave...and Crow, oof...If I let anything happen to you at all he'd really let me have it." Yusei chuckled,"You see how he gets whenever you come home with a new bruise...imagine his rage if I come home without you?" he tucked a loose hair behind the girl's ear and gave her a warm smile,"I made a promise to your brother to take care of you and always protect you. We all did." said Yusei,"We officially became your brothers the day Kai got taken away...and as your brothers... to follow through on our promise to Kai... we will do whatever it takes to see it through."

"Yusei..."

She could feel the sting of her tears burning in the corner of her eyes and trail down slowly on her cheeks as she sniffled softly trying to rub them away. Yusei took her hand in his and gave it a squeeze using his other to swipe the tears from her dirty cheeks.

"When all the securities are gone, go to the bowling alley and explain what happened." he said,"You are all irreplaceable friends, so I will do whatever it takes to make sure you're safe." he said as he threw his arms around her in an endearing squeeze,"Our bond is the most important thing to me."

"Yusei..."

"I'm sorry to make you the bearer of bad news Akarii...But know that I'm counting on you... you have my back right?"

"Always."

"Thank you."

As he released the girl... she watched him stand and turn to walk out the front door.

Once he was out she snuck herself out to hide in the shadows watching for an opening...one that would allow her to bring Yusei along if possible. He stepped outside with both arms raised and stated:

"I am the leader of The Enforcers."

They all paused to listen.

"I am the one who attacked secrurities. Nobody else has anything to do with it."

They all paused and looked at each other.

"What are you waiting for?" asked Yusei," I am here, now arrest me."

after a few moments of awkward silence the group of uniformed goons snickered.

"It's true, our orders were to arrest the leader...which is why we have no need for you anymore...go home."

"What do you mean!?"
"Look over there~"

Yusei blinked in confusion as he followed the direction to where the secrurities were pointing, curious herself, Akarii also followed with her eyes and gasped in shock.

"No Kalin!" she cried and tried to run after him.

"Akarii, NO!" Said Yusei, grabbing her arm to pull her back.

"Needless to say, we already sent back the other two who were with him." said the guard,"They tried to resist, but it was...futile." he said,"Rebelling against Securities is a serious crime...so don't expect to see your buddy anytime soon...and keep a tight hold on the little girl...or she might join him~" he smirked and Yusei shot daggers at him from his eyes.

"Yusei!" Kalin cried,"Yusei you sold me out didn't you!?" he cried out,"You betrayed me!"

"No Kalin, I didn't! I swear! I..."

"I thought we were friends, Yusei!"

Kalin got dragged away kicking and screaming. and All that could be heard was Yusei's name in his outraged cries.

To think that The Enforcers were able to conquer all of Satellite...

However...

That was Their final achievement together.

To Be Continued