Author's note: Yes! Here it is! After much delay, I bring you my next pitiful installment!

And now, without further ado (I HATE ado!)

The OTHER Generation X- The Final Round

Chapter 1- What to Fight For

"Yugi Mutou!" Drake said. "But you went so far into retirement that no one could find you! Even though there were rumors that you were playing underground… but still!"

"Yeah." Keith said. "No one could find you, and almost every government was looking for you. They wanted you for a tactical advisor." Keith looked slightly bemused at this prospect.

"Well, yes. They did. But I didn't want to be bothered. I've dealt with too many problems, I just wanted some peace and quiet with my friends. I knew about Matt, and I asked him to help me stay low. And he was such a great help to me. I feel like I am in his debt, even if he is no longer with us."

"But… how did you find him?"

"I was one of the few people he was in almost constant contact with. I helped him out of Egypt, and one of my distant relatives knows these Alps pretty well. They told me of the legend of the Point, and I told Matt, who somehow found it."

"Didn't you say that it was impossible to find without knowing where it was?" Flynn asked Brooklyn.

"Almost impossible. Almost impossible. I said it was almost impossible to find unless you knew where it was. And remember, Matt has the tracking skills of a ninja, so he can find anything regardless of how hard it is for a normal person. And I swear, that eye of his detects that which is concealed."

" 'That which is concealed'?" Helen asked.

"In other words, hidden stuff. Stuff like secrets. Once, he walked into a room full of people and started rattling off each person's deepest secret. Needless to say, he was kicked out pretty quick. But man, was he laughing!"

"Matt laughed?" Helen asked.

"Well, in an evil, nasty kind of way that he tends to do." Brooklyn admitted.

"Yep, that's Matt." Drake said.

"And do you have something against Matt?" Yugi asked Helen.

"Well, uh, he's a criminal!"

"Not really." Yugi stepped down off the stairs and walked closer to Helen. He was only a little taller than her, but he had far more physical presence than her, and she was dwarfed by it.

"What are you talking about? He may have helped you, but he slaughtered all of those innocent people! The entire globe wants his head! How can you associate with him?"

"He suffered for every one of the lives he took."

"What are you talking about? He was never caught!"

"There are other ways to suffer besides being caught by the law enforcement of the world."

"What are you talking about?"

"I don't have time to explain myself. We need to plan what we're going to do next."

Drake was hit by a sudden wave of indecisiveness and anxiety. "Uh…"

"What's wrong, Drake?" Keith asked.

"Yeah, you look tense." Brooklyn said.

"Well, I, uh, that is, I, well… I DON'T KNOW!!!" Drake finally spat out.

"What the…?" Flynn said, rising from his seat at the couch. Unlike the others, he hadn't left the couch when Yugi had walked down the stairs.

"Is there something you need to say?" Yugi asked.

"I… I'm not sure if I want to stay in this fight." Drake said.

"Why?" Keith asked.

"Well, look at out success rate. We haven't had a single absolute success in all of our tries at this. We usually fail in one way or another. And there are the times when everything starts to fall apart… someone gets hurts, someone's always hurt, and without the usual scapegoats gone it's going to be one of us. And after this last incident, I'm not so sure that I can keep going…"

"You're giving up?" Helen asked.

"That's not like you." Flynn said.

"Yeah." Keith agreed.

"It's just that… I liked Matt, he was one of the best friends I ever had, and now because of this, he's gone. I… felt for Julie. I think I might have loved her. And now… she's in the back, just as good as dead, if not worse. It's not worth it to try and beat these guys… the cost is too great."

"Are you trying to convince us not to leave?" Flynn said. "Cause it won't work on me. I'm going even if I have no backup."

"And I'll follow Flynn to the death." Keith said. "He's my best friend, we'll go down fighting at the least."

"But… that would mean… you're going to your deaths! That's not rational." Drake protested.

"When have you ever been rational?" Keith asked. "We all know you're not the brightest bulb in this bunch."

"Yeah, that goes to Keith." Flynn said.

"So you guys should be able to see that this is foolish too! At this point, without Matt, we have a terrible chance of surviving."

"Yes, but that's not the point!" Flynn said.

"Then what is the point?!?"

"This is not some kind of hero's mission." Yugi said. "This is suicidal, at best. We are contemplating entering one of the most heavily militarized zones in human history. There are fiends everywhere, and the most powerful are lurking about as well. If we're not careful, this mission will fail before it even starts. No one will remember us, even if we do succeed. No one will know who stopped the flow of fiends, because we will probably die in the final encounter. But the point of this mission is not for our good, though if we do survive it will aid in that.

"This is a mission for the good of humanity. And not only that, now, because of their sacrifice, it is a mission in the memory of Matt and Julie. If we do not follow through, if we hesitate, if we do not complete this task, then we disrespect their memory. If you have such good memories of them, then pay them your last respects by finishing what they gave their life and soul for."

There was silence following the brief monologue. Slowly Drake though over what Yugi had said. All of his words made sense.

I've been a fool. Why did I doubt? He's right, if I don't follow through with this, then I'll let my friends down. I can't do that! They're the only friends I have left! If we're going to die, might as well go down with them! Slowly, Drake let a small smile cross his face and nodded to Yugi. Yugi smiled.

"Good. Now all we need is a plan and we're set to go." He said.