A/N: This is another Alternate Ending one-shot. The focus this time is an alternate ending to Episode 128, The Darkness Returns, Part 4. I had planned to do this several months ago but I was held up by my other new fic ideas. But I've managed to finally get to it today at the cost of a possible update to 'Yubel's Twisted World'. Enjoy everyone! Also following his victory, Joey's energy is restored along with Mai being returned from the Shadow Realm.
"Now my beast can destroy every monster on your side of the field. Now Ra, destroy him!" Yami Marik shouted.
Joey looked up at the golden phoenix version of Ra, with a very tense stare.
Ra screeched loudly as he flew down at immensely fast speeds, heading straight for Joey's Gilford The Lightning.
"There's no escaping the infinite pain that your about to endure!" Yami Marik taunted as Ra obliterated Gilford in a blaze of fire.
Joey let out a blood-curdling scream as his hair blew in all different directions from the near infinite force of Ra's strike draining him.
Yami Marik cackled insanely. "Soon you'll be nothing but a motionless shell! Ra however has completed it's task, not that it matters. This duel is done!" He called.
But when the smoke cleared, Yami Marik's eyes widened in horror as Joey was somehow still barely standing.
"Impossible! How can you be standing?! You should be wiped out by now!!" The evil spirit called.
"He's standing!" Tea Gardener declared, but was still very worried.
"Yes but for how long…" Yami Yugi whispered.
"Time to put an end…to Marik's evil…for good." Joey managed to say.
"If he succeeds in attacking my life points, I'll lose the duel and my Egyptian God Card!" Yami Marik said through gritted teeth, horrorstruck.
Joey slowly drew his card and looked at it.
"Dis guy…can wipe Marik out…Gearfried da Iron Knight…" Joey whispered, looking at it.
"What card did he draw…" Tristan Taylor wondered.
"I summon Gearfried…da Iron Knight…" Joey said as he summoned the metal-plated armored warrior in attack mode. (1800/1600)
"Hurry up and call your attack Joey!" Yami Yugi called.
"I…attack his…life points…directly." Joey said in between gasps as his little sister Serenity Wheeler raced up to the arena.
Gearfried drew out his sword and charged toward Yami Marik and slashed him on the arm, taking the rest of his life points.
"No!!" Yami Marik screamed as he was devoured by the Shadow Realm, leaving the true Marik Ishtar in control.
"The winner of this duel is Joey Wheeler!" Roland shouted.
"Joey…thank you…You saved me." Marik said weakly.
"Ah it was nothing, dude." Joey answered.
"In accordance with Battle City rules, you may claim the rarest card from your opponent's deck." Roland stated.
Marik smiled and handed Ra to Joey.
"Danks, Marik. Hey Yuge, looks like you'll either face me or Rich-boy in the finals!" Joey called with a grin.
Yami smiled.
"Here Yams, take dis. I can't use it anyway bud, it belongs with you." Joey said, offering Ra to Yami, but Yami shook his head.
"No, Joey. You earned that card I should earn it as I did Slifer." Yami replied.
Joey chuckled. "All right Yams."
"Oh, Joey!" A female voice called out.
Joey cracked a wide grin, knowing who it was.
"Hey Mai." He said, as he ran to her pulling her in a hug never wanting to let her out of his arms ever again…
THE END!
