Bonds That Can Change the Future (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds)

Repairing What Cannot Be Fixed

Chapter 16

(following anime episodes 67 and 68)

          In the Sector Security building, where Hanako was researching Ghost's D-Wheel, officer Ushio and Mikage were standing in the upper-level observation deck with a one-way mirror in front of them, so only they could see what was going on inside the white room.

"You think she will be able to figure something out?" Mikage was nervously holding her hands together, trying to hide them behind her back.

          "If anyone can figure it out, it's her!" Ushio said proudly, thinking about how much talent Hanako was holding, when it goes about mechanics; especially runners.

"Where did she learn all that stuff?" Mikage was still a bit confused at how little she knows about this girl, dressed in pale yellow dungarees, and with her hair always in one braid leaned over her shoulder.

          "I guess growing up in Satellite had its own advantages!" Ushio smiled while crossing his hands, focusing his eyes onto Hanako and her actions. She took her toolbox with her, carefully investigating the prototype, not to make a huge mess or destroy evidence. Just by looking at her, Ushio started thinking about how he met her and how scared and afraid she was few years ago; always trying to run from danger and trouble, whenever she was caught... How lost and young she was, but it looked like Satellite turned her into an Amazon warrior, fearless and strong; always ready to fight for justice and the rights of the little ones. He remembered little Takuya and other kids she was taking care of, making his heart melt at the thought of it, but soon he snapped out of it, when Hanako looked into the mirror, moving her thumb over her neck, showing them she was done with the research.

She was standing in the pure white room with only prototype and her toolbox, seeing her reflection in the one-way mirror, knowing how Gramps Ushio and Mikage were standing on the other side, because they explained it to her before she started with her work. She sighed powerlessly, knowing how there was not much she could do, as she moved the sweat from her forehead with her forearm, but soon Ushio and Mikage entered the white room.

          "Any good new, Baby?" Ushio asked immediately, impatient to found out what she had in store for them.

"I'm sorry, Gramps", she murmured, bowing her head, "Everything was either erased or stolen!"

          "So nothing!?" Mikage said strictly with one eye brow raised, irritated by the disappointment in Hanako's work.

"I'm sorry, Miss!" She raised her head to meet Mikage's eyes, because she could feel the strange aura coming from her presence, but she decided to ignore the way Mikage was talking to her, so she just shook her head, "Someone who stole this prototype knew exactly what he was doing!"

          "I understand!" Ushio nodded, keeping his face serious, "But thank you anyway!"

"No problem, Gramps!" She winked, as a small smile grew on her face, "But I think I can help you regardless!"

          "What do you mean?!" Mikage started being interested in her idea.

"This prototype has been changed an re-programmed", Hanako started.

          "So what?!?" Mikage's words cut her off.

"Here!" She said with a smile, throwing a small bolt to Ushio.

          "What is this?" He was confused, looking at the bolt.

"It has something engraved on it!" She looked at Ushio with a serious look on her face, "And I doubt Sector Security has something like that in their department!" She giggled, thinking about how silly it would be for a public Maintenance Bureau to keep engraving things into the bolts that no one can see or understand.