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). 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. Now enjoy!

Yusei stood at the docks, gazing out across the water to New Domino City. For some reason, he couldn't find it in him to be truly angry at Jack. No, he was angry at those who manipulated his brothers and tore apart his family. First Kiryu...

Screams of insanity from his brother because the corrupt Security officer made Kiryu believe Yusei betrayed him. Pain struck Yusei's heart from the officer using Kiryu's less-than-sound mental state to push the teen over the edge. If Kiryu wasn't so ill he couldn't comprehend reality, he would know Yusei would never betray him… Would never betray anyone… Yusei would find a way to save Kiryu, he had to!

Then Jack…

Closing his eyes, realizing that the city was tearing another brother away from him, Yusei shrugged off his jacket and removed the belt holding his decks, diving into the water without a second thought. He could still save Rally… Jack will have to wait.

Even Crow was more distant, the pain of loss causing him to spend more and more time with Martha. Yusei didn't blame him: he hurt too. Besides, Martha had too many kids for her to look after herself, and she was the only adult willing to run an orphanage. Maybe this would help Crow spread his own wings and make a second. He certainly has a knack for being a mother hen, Yusei thought in amusement.

Yusei leaned against a tree, watching as Crow taught the younger kids how to duel. A bit more life sparked in Crow's eyes as he played with the children and Yusei felt lighter seeing his brother rediscovering joy by bringing a bit of light into the kid's eyes. The raven-haired teen could only hope Crow didn't get caught again. After Kiryu… They may not let Crow go either. The pain of hearing what had happened to their brother destroyed Jack; Crow and Yusei barely kept themselves intact. Losing Jack nearly destroyed Crow, and he was withdrawing from Yusei to try and make the pain less if one of them was next. Yusei held tight to the last strong bond he had while making sure Crow had room for the freedom he needed. There was still a bond with Jack, broken and frayed as it was, but Crow had given up on regaining either of their brothers. Yusei would not - could not - give up. There was still hope.

"Yusei!" called the voice of a young boy. The former (no not former, he would get them both back) owner of the Stardust Dragon card turned to see Rally and his friends running up to him. Yusei was grateful for Rally: Taka, Nerve and Blitz were Rally's friends first. Though often annoyed with the kid's kleptomania because of the risk it brought them (while secretly joyful that they wouldn't have to starve for a few months to fix what broke that Rally was replacing via theft), the teens would do their best to protect the kid and teach him right from wrong. Yusei helped with that by only allowing parts to come into their hideout, and never if they were truly stolen. As such, Rally was mostly redirected to help search through the junkyards of the Satellite for parts Yusei could use to fix whatever broke - as well as what could be used to build a D-Wheel.

"WHAT!? Jack stole it? After we all worked so hard to find parts, he steals your D-wheel?" Taka raged until Yusei held up a hand, silently asking him to stop, his other hand giving Rally's shoulder a reassuring squeeze.

"I'm sorry. It's my fault.." the boy mumbled, only to have Yusei kneel in front of the child.

"No, it's not. Jack tricked you. Next time you'll know better. Mistakes are made so we can learn, after all," the raven-and-gold-haired duelist spoke softly and with strength.

"But there's still the problem of the D-Wheel being stolen. That was our hope of getting out of here," Nerve sighed.

"No it wasn't," Yusei replied, standing back up, causing the other four to look at him. "That was just a prototype. Now I can build the real hope with you guys."

Yusei smiled as he saw his friends had several parts he could build his new D-Wheel with in their arms. Rally beamed up at Yusei, seeing the small smile and pleased that they seemed to have found something good.

"You can use these parts, right, Yusei?" Blitz asked, adjusting his glasses quickly with one hand, before readjusting his grip so he didn't drop anything. Yusei nodded.

"Awesome! We'll build that new D-wh-" began Taka before Nerve cut him off.

"Taka, shut up! Wait 'til we're back home before you go shouting about that!"

"Oh, yeah, sorry Yusei."

"It's no problem," the addressed teen replied, turning to head into the subway system with a small smile on his face. "Let's go home. I have some work to do."

"Aww man… I can't wait to get home. I'm starved!" Taka complained as he, Nerve, and Blitz walked home from working in the factory with their meager earnings. A dark chuckle was heard from an alley they were passing and Blitz groaned.

"Dammit!" Nerve shouted as a gang of 12 stepped out of the shadows, showing they were surrounded.

"Now, now, don't be that way. Just give us all your money, and we'll let you go," a man with dirty, tangled red hair (that looked more brown than red, to be honest) chuckled, pulling out a knife as an incentive. The three teens, just on the cusp of legal adulthood, stiffened at the sight of the weapon. They needed the money for food, but if they fought… Well, all they had was their fists.

"How 'bout you guys leave my friends alone and trying working like the rest of us," spoke a deep, strong voice above them. Several pairs of eyes turned to the top of a nearby junkpile, where a slim male figure sat atop it.

"Yusei!" Taka, Nerve, and Blitz cried out in relief while the gang of thugs grew a bit nervous. Everyone in the Satellite remembered Team Satisfaction and how before Kiryu lost his sanity, they made the Satellite more peaceful than the Public Security Maintenance Bureau could ever hope to. Yusei was the only member of Team Satisfaction that hadn't lost his fighting spirit - if anything it, and Yusei by extension, had become even stronger. The gang backed up nervously as Yusei stood, perched atop the junkpile without disturbing a single piece, almost as if gravity had a difficult time weighing him down. A couple pieces of junk shifted and tumbled a bit as Yusei pushed off, jumping to land neatly between his friends and the gang which had grouped together in hopes that overwhelming numbers could bring down the threat. Similar situations with other gangs suggested this was a fool's hope.

"Taka, Nerve, Blitz, stay back. I'll handle this," Yusei ordered, his voice both gentle and hard, like silk-wrapped steel. The three young men merely nodded and scrambled up the nearest sturdy piece of rubble to get out of the line of fire.

"Pah, we can take 'em, boys. Idiot got ridda his only backup!" called the leader.

"Bu-but boss, that's Fudo Yusei. I heard he's taken down fifteen guys at once without breaking a sweat," called a nervous-looking kid of about 12. Yusei couldn't help but feel sorry for the kid, especially when the gang leader yelled at him.

"Tha's jus' a story ta make cowards like ya not fight 'im! He ain't that tough. No human is!"

"Actually, it was 20 guys, and I did break a sweat. Though, at least I was able to walk away under my own power," Yusei stated calmly, causing the kid to tremble in fear as the gang leader sneered.

"Pathetic," he growled, before attacking the frightened kid. Or, trying to, because Yusei was suddenly in front of the filthy thug with a fist buried in the man's stomach. The gang leader whimpered before passing out from the pain as Yusei calmly stood from the crouch he used to drive more force into that single punch. The stoic young man stood between the kid he'd defended and the rest of the gang, gazing at them with sapphire blue eyes that were currently as hard and cold as the gems they resembled.

"Well, anyone else?" he asked, only for many of the men to shriek and run off, only a couple bothering to delay long enough to grab their leader before fleeing. Yusei sighed and turned to the kid, who was now on the ground, scared out of his mind. The Junk Duelist knelt down and, in a gentle voice now devoid of any steel, asked, "Are you okay?"

"I- I- I-" the kid stammered, only for Yusei to pull him into a hug. The kid stiffened at first before breaking down into tears, holding onto Yusei like a lifeline. Taka, Nerve, and Blitz walked up, knowing it was now safe to do so.

"What's your name, kid?" Yusei asked.

"Hi-Hiroshi. Kurosaki Hiroshi. My s-sister's sick and I needed money to help her, but I would up stealing from that gang. They said if I wanted to live, I had to join them. Nee-chan's still sick and not doing well, but I couldn't get her medicine 'cause I couldn't get the money for it, and-"

Yusei shushed the kid before picking him up, hiding the frown at how light the kid was. Chances are, the gang he accidentally fell in with wasn't feeding him properly, fully intending to use him and have him die, either through starvation and exhaustion, or becoming the fall guy in a crime gone wrong. Yusei led his friends to their home as he carried the boy.

"Yusei… We barely have enough money to buy food for ourselves. We can't support this kid and his sister," Blitz sighed, knowing they were going to wind up doing so anyway, even if it meant sacrificing their own comforts for awhile.

"Don't worry guys, I've been working on a way to help our situation. I have a few repaired electronics I don't need that I can sell. You guys go and buy the food, I'll wait until you get back to go out and help this kid's sister," Yusei replied. There were a few sighs of relief as Hiroshi looked up at Yusei with stars in his eyes. Yusei noticed, and ruffled the kid's hair, chuckling softly.

"Alright, Yusei. We'll be back soon," Nerve nodded as the three made their way out.

"Pick up Rally on your way home. I'll need you guys to help me look for parts tomorrow, and Rally needs to sleep," Yusei reminded.

"Yes, dear," Taka joked, causing Blitz to sigh, Nerve to facepalm, and Yusei to laugh softly under his breath. He may be separated from the brothers he grew up with, but he came out of that tragedy with four more. Yusei stroked Hiroshi's hair as the boy relaxed against him, telling him about what he knew of his sister's condition and where she was currently living. Hiroshi could have sworn he saw a pair of huge white wings enveloping him, wings attached to Yusei's back, before sleep claimed him.