Let's see if I can tie up any loose ends with an epilogue.

Luna's speech resonated throughout the city following Yusei's departure back to the Satellite. Several small grassroots campaigns popped up in New Domino, each one urging that the city and Satellite come together. They all merged with another until it was hard to find a citizen not wanting to see the city and Satellite come together. The small girl never thought her speech would have this much of an impact.

A year had progressed since the twins last saw Yusei on a boat floating back to the Satellite. They had both gone through their morning routine of readying for another day at Duel Academy. After traversing numerous flights of stairs to get down to street level, the two had encountered an unexpected but welcome sight.

"Come on, Luna," the male twin reminded his sister. "We're gonna be late for—what in the world?" The twins walked out to see a march going past them. Each participant was dressed in either all light blue or cleaned-up versions of what Satellite citizens typically wore. They even caught at the signs being held by some of the marchers. Each one had the same message: "City + Satellite = Society."

"Wow, looks like people really want this to happen," the boy commented to his sister. "And you made this all happen."

"I know and I'm thrilled this is actually happening," Luna added. "But I'm tired of waiting. I want to see Yusei again." The twins walked down the street in the opposite direction in which the march was taking.

"I'm on board with you," the male twin stated. "I want to see Yusei too, but we have to be patient. Everything will fall into place soon enough." The twins picked up their pace as they reached the tail end of the march.

"Wherever you are, Yusei, we'll be waiting for you," the female twin thought to herself as she looked up to the sky.

Meanwhile, in the Satellite….

Yusei was riding around the streets of the Satellite, observing the clean-up efforts that the city security forces had implemented with the denizens of the Satellite.

"Looks like things are taking a change around here," the biker thought to himself. "But I think it's time I explained the role I have in this." He revved his engine and veered to the one place he once called home as a child.

Yusei ventured to the edge of the wooded part of the Satellite, where a sizeable house had been established. He set his runner to "park," hopped off, and walked up to the front door, where he rang the doorbell.

"Yusei, it's so nice to see you!" his foster mother sang as she opened the door and squeezed him in a hug.

"It's nice to see you as well, Martha," he wheezed. "But I'm here to talk to you about something."

"Then come in, come in," she ushered him inside and shut the door. "I'm working on a stew for the kids. Come to the kitchen." Yusei followed her into the kitchen, wherein Martha resumed sweeping some chopped vegetables in a rolling pot of stock and began chopping some more.

"Have you noticed how things around here are starting to look…..improved?" the black-haired duelist questioned aloud.

"Yes, I have," Martha answered. "I've heard that the city and Satellite may finally be united. Isn't that something?"

"There's more to it than you or anyone else here realizes," Yusei added. "What would you say if I said I had a role in this happening?"

"What are you talking about?" the elder woman pondered as she swept in some scallions.

"Well, a while back, I was found by a girl from the city who had received my blood donation for a transfusion," he explained. "Apparently, she was so gracious that she and her brother managed to sneak me in to New Domino as her way of giving back to me. While I was in the city, Jack somehow tracked me down and forced me to duel him or risk being arrested."

"And I take it that you defeated him," Martha interjected. "You're the only one I know capable of standing toe to toe with Jack."

"Yeah," Yusei clarified. "Anyway, after I defeated him for a second time, which was televised, the girl received an invite to some get-together about lives saved through blood transplants and wanted me to go with her." He paused long enough for Martha to stir in some herbs to her stew.

"When the three of us were at this thing, the girl went up on stage to tell her story about her life being renewed 'cause of my blood donation," Yusei continued. "Then she said I was from the Satellite."

"How'd the crowd react?" Martha asked as she added some salt to the pot.

"Not good at first," the biker answered. "But the girl pointed out that if someone from the Satellite is willing to help out a person, no matter where, then not all of us are bad people. After we left, I told the twins it was time for me to go."

"You just told them that, plain and simple?" the elder woman quizzed her foster child.

"I did," Yusei nodded. "Although they weren't on board with the idea, I told them that I had to go back to spread the notion that this separation from New Domino would be over soon." The two of them heard the rapid pitter-patter of footsteps approaching the kitchen.

"Martha, Martha, you come see what's on the TV," a small boy begged. "You gotta see! You gotta see!" Yusei and the foster mother exchanged glances with each other and followed the boy to the living room.

As they entered the living room, where some other orphans had gathered to see, a news anchor was on the screen, recapping the latest breaking story.

"If you are just joining us, we have learned that the long standing statute that keeps our city and the Satellite barred from contact has been repealed," the anchor read off a script. "New Domino and Satellite are one society now." The orphans cheered and high-fived each other, while Yusei got his helmet and ran out to his runner. Martha noticed this and went after him.

"Where are you going?" she hollered to him as he got on his runner.

"I've got a promise to keep to that girl I told you about," Yusei summarized. "Now that our society is one with New Domino, I'm going back." The visor on his helmet was set down on his eyes and he sped off to the one place he could only get to the city now: the boats.

He managed to make it to the Satellite shipping lanes just as a boat was finished being loaded with products bound for the city. When no one was looking, Yusei got on with his runner and hid from view. The boat was untied from the loading docks and launched for the city.

"Get ready, Domino City, I'm coming back," Yusei thought as he gazed out on the horizon.

The twins got wind of the repeal while they were in school. The students all seemed to have negative views on it, aside from the twins. Luna, in particular, was ecstatic on the inside of this finally happening. After they were dismissed from Duel Academy for the day, they decided to walk by the body of water separating the city and Satellite.

"Do you think Yusei's looking back at us from the Satellite right now?" the female twin inquired her brother.

"He just might be," the male twin agreed as the boat Yusei was on docked further down, unbeknownst to the twins. He wheeled his runner off, looked to the right, and saw them, looking back at the Satellite. The biker found a nearby wall to park his runner by and trotted over to the twins, making sure they didn't notice him. Yusei was looking to surprise them.

"What do you think he's thinking right now?" Luna pondered aloud when a tap was felt on her and Leo's shoulder.

"I was thinking that I really missed you two," a familiar voice rang in their ears. They turned to see Yusei standing behind them with open arms.

"Yusei!" they shouted with glee as they jumped into his embrace and were latched against him. He let them down and got on one knee to see eye to eye with them.

"Does this mean you're staying?" Leo asked in anticipation.

"You know it," the biker answered. "The statute was repealed and I got on the next boat bound for the city." Yusei turned his gaze to Luna, who was wearing a smile as wide as the sun's and eyes that sparkled with hope.

"It's hard to believe you're back already," Luna sobbed with joy. "I'm just so…" She ran short on words and wrapped her arms around Yusei's shoulders.

"Is it all right if I stay with you two for a bit, at least until I can get on my feet here?" Yusei requested.

"By all means, stay as long you want," Luna pleaded. "As long you're here in the city." The female twin finally let go after hugging her savior for a spell, walked over to his runner with Leo, and all three revved off to the Tops, relieved to be back together once more.

I thought about doing an epilogue and decided to make one before I questioned it. I think it turned out pretty good. What say you all? Sappy or just right? I'm also thinking of starting another multi-part story about Yusei reaching out to a New Domino citizen by writing a message in a bottle. Nobody else take that idea. I'm not sure when or if I'm going to start. Anyway, stay cool, everyone, and stay tuned.