YU« GI« OH!: Rise From the Deep
By: DMEX
See previous chap. for disclaimers
Ch. 10
Judgment Day; The Frontline of Land and Sea!
-Safe House; far away from the ocean-
Anzu: Yugi… Be safe…
Jounouchi: What da hell was "THAT"?
Sugaroku: What we all have seen on the ship was a Sea Witch.
Honda: Sea Witch?
Sugaroku: They come in all different shapes and sizes; good and evil…
Miho: That Sea Witch; she was bad wasn't she?
Sugaroku: There is no clear answer. Some Sea Witches are often corrupted by their choice in magic. While many do tread down a path of self destruction, a few choose to go down the path of enlightenment. But some end up corrupted by painful events that may have happened in their past or by greed; whichever comes first.
Anzu: How did you know about sea witches and that?
Sugaroku: I was friends with the Queen of the Sea at one point in time. Not many know about her because she only ruled for a very short time.
Anzu: What happened…? Who was she…?
Sugaroku: Her name was Queen Athena… She was murdered by poachers… Merpeople were protected by federal law. However, there were a group of anti-merpeople activists who wanted the species wiped off the face of the earth. They truly believed that this earth was only made for humans and humans alone…
Miho: How horrible…
Sugaroku: Later, a group of pro-merpeople activists came together to protect the species; they were know as THE OCEAN FRONTLINE. They used whatever approach that need to be done. I was one of them. Sooner or later, one of them betrayed us and became a poacher. Queen Athena and her family just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time… And it ended up costing her life…
Silence in the room
-Ocean Battlefield-
Aileen is viciously fighting the currents trying to lend any help she can get to
Aileen (thinking): Damn! This current is strong! If I don't fight it; how can I repay his kindness?
/flashback, Aileen's Dance studio; house/
Dark Yugi: Kaiba doesn't care about you. You deserve better. You're young and beautiful; live your life without having to serve him.
Aileen (tearing up, voice breaking): From the bottom of my heart… Thank you…
-Domino Airport-
Aileen boards her private jet right after the night she broke up with Kaiba and broke away with Kaiba's Game Assassin Mafia, codenamed: The Game Masters!
Aileen (thinking with a gentle smile): Yugi… One day; I'll repay your kindness, I promise… And we'll play another game… Just you and me. Only this time; it will be a game of love.
/End flashback/
Aileen: I made a vow that day, and there's NO CHANCE IN HELL I'M GOING TO LET YOU TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME!
Ursula (bellows): DIE! Aileen: YUUUUGGGI! Dark Yugi: Sorry; Umi Kappa! You'll have to do better than that! Eric is on the broken ship that floated up when Ursula summoned the flood! She sees Ariel is defenseless and alone! Ursula (bellows): SO MUCH FOR TRUE LOVE! Dark Yugi: The Door to Darkness… …has opened…! Armageddon Dragon self destructs itself, Ursula was blinded by the huge light that followed when Armageddon Dragon self Destructed itself and Eric slams the boat into Ursula and screams in pain and is dying! Ursula (screams in pain): DAMN YOU; YUGI MUTO! I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE! Ariel sat on a rock; wondering if Eric would ever wake up. She knows he'll want nothing to do with her… But will he…? Triton: She really does love him; doesn't she? Sebastian: Maybe it's time to let her be free. Let her live her life. Sugaroku: She'll be in good hands, Triton. My grandson and his friends will keep her safe. And I'm sure Eric-kun will too. Triton: Then there's one I'm going to hate… Sebastian: And what would that be? Sugaroku: I think you would know, more than anybody. Triton: How much I'm going to miss her… -With Aileen- Anzu: So she's gone now? Jounouchi: I'm not too sure… Miho: Why's that? Honda: Yugi risked his life to kill that Umi Kappa. Aileen: Ursula will have some sort of revenge planned for us… Jounouchi: When that happens; we'll be ready! Anzu: How's Yugi? Aileen: He's coming to! Yugi was lying on her lap and has turned back to normal, though nobody really knows; except Aileen and Anzu. Yugi (groggy): What happened? Aileen: I'll tell you later. Yugi: Aileen? Where'd you come from? Aileen: Like I said: "I'll tell you later." Yugi: Ariel-chan? Where's Eric-kun? And Ji-Chan! Anzu: Over there. By this time, Ariel had already turned into a human and went to Eric. And they decided get married the right way; this time! -Wedding Boat- Louis tried his luck to get Sebastian; Jounouchi and Sebastian team up and outwit the bumbling chef Jounouchi: That's for the knife you threw at me yesterday! Sebastian: Yes! Thank you! Thank you! Both laugh victoriously Triton gets one last hug from her daughter and gives Ariel his personal DM Deck with Mermaid King-Triton and Mermaid Queen-Athena to remember him by… Ariel (quietly to Triton): I love you daddy… And as for Kaiba… -Kaiba Corp.- Kaiba (angry): DAMN YOU YUGI! I'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME! The End (YGO 00 Season credits but with LM clips) The final picture has Armageddon Dragon with Triton, Ariel (human Form), Eric, Aileen Lao, Dark Yugi, Yugi Muto, Grandpa Muto, Jounouchi Honda, Anzu and Miho: The New OCEAN FRONTLINE! Kaiba's evil laugh was head all the way out of the KC building She blows her sisters a kiss and tosses them a single red rose. Triton gave his word that the feud between land and sea is over by using his magic to make a rainbow.
Ursula's body dissolved into sea foam and sunk into everlasting darkness. All the merpeople that were imprisoned by her turned back to their normal forms and got the hell out of there. Triton got his royalty back and his glory. Two DM cards fell down; Mermaid King-Triton and Mermaid Queen-Athena. Meanwhile; Eric used what little stamina he had and got to shore before he collapsed and passed out. Aileen got Dark Yugi to shore (he passed out). The storm had died out by then.
Ursula blasts a beam but Dark Yugi took the hit!