Short after waking up, Ryu remembered her saying to beware of any that is out of the ordinary. Ryu tended to keep his promise to Heath and Mizuki but he also made a promise to Ryoma, if only he could find him again.
Ryu gasped as he woke up, he looked around the room and saw that he was in some kind of hospital, then shortly later a doctor came into the room, "Ah finally, hey umm Ryu, sleep well? You've been out for quite a while, luckly someone that knows you came in with you to the hospital".
Ryu felt confused on what the doctor meant by this person but Ryu had hope that it was Ryoma but he was worried about Heath and Mizuki, did they get into the big city? Are they safe? Or are they died?
Ryu looked around and found out that he had bandages that covered his bruises that were bleeding, Ryu started to remember of what has been happening to him, with him being brutally tortured to being dangerous and now Ryu wonders if he still can prove his Grandfather wrong.
Ryu felt alone at his current state but then the doctor said that some visitors came to see Ryu. "Hey Ryu, it's nice to see that you're safe" Heath looked happy to see his best friend. Heath and Mizuki then hugged Ryu.
"We were so worried that you might've died, we're glad that you're safe" Mizuki was crying with how much Ryu sacrificed himself to save both her and Heath.
"How did you guys get to the city?" Heath and Mizuki pointed at a man who looked similar in Ryu's and then realised that it was his Uncle, Akito. "Uncle Akito? You saved them?" Akito looked very younger than his brother and could see how much he was glad to see Ryu to be safe.
"I found them coming into the City, and they had your signature backpack, so I took them and got them to explain the situation, my wife looked after them while I was trying to look for you but then I saw a massive electrical storm that destroyed everything, then I saw you and got you out of those streets and got you straight to the hospital".
Ryu felt great to know that he wasn't alone anymore, now that he had his friends and his new family, he was sure to become stronger.
"Uncle, i should at least tell you what happened what happened to Ryuji and Akira". He explained everything to Akito and felt like what he did was the right choice but he wondered how they were doing.
Akito could see that Ryu felt bad with what happened his parents and felt like Ryu did something that led to where he is now. "I have a feeling that you abandoned both Ryuji and Akira with my dad and I know that because he called about Ryu leaving them but I knew something was wrong but the question is what happened?"
"You see, Grandpa was think about abandoning Ryuji but I decided to take his place, I was honestly thinking something you would normally do Uncle but Ryuji was mad and said I wasn't a member of the family".
Akito could see that Ryu was someone with no family so he decided to offer him to be his son, "that's sad Ryu but that was brave of you, you're not alone though, you can be my son, although I'm your uncle, I promised Bunta that I protect his little champ and if you want, it's your choice".