Battle City IX

Chapter X:Turning Point
Episode Basis: The Dark Spirit Revealed: Yugi vs. Bakura Pt 3

"A-Axel..."

The only word that Roxas could only say to break the long silence between him, Xion and Axel. The Flurry of Dancing Flames eyes never set his eyes off his the two friends he never thought he see again.

Axel looked at Roxas standing there in his Organization cloak. Last time the two met, Roxas promise that they'll meet again in the next life. Of course, Axel thought it would be impossible since Roxas had one. Apparently, he was proud to be wrong.

Looking at Xion was an even bigger surprise since she was erase from his memories. The last image he saw of her, Xion was being carried away by Xemnas before Axel passed out after a battle with her. He didn't want to do it, but it was the Organization's order to bring her in by any means. He soon live to regret those actions.

And despite all the events that haunted him, Axel gave a sly smile to his friends. "So what's up?"

(Friends in my Heart by Kingdom Hearts plays)

"Axel..." Roxas said breathlessly. It was all he could say. Xion couldn't even say a word.

"So do you remember everything?"

"Yeah..." Roxas signed.

Axel then turn his sights to Xion, giving her a smile as well/ "Xion, I just wanted to say..."

"You don't have to." Xion interrupted, as if she knew he was going to apologize first. "I have no hard feelings, if I can feel emotions. You were doing what Xemnas told you. I would have done the same.

"Oh thanks alot." Axel repiled sarcasticly, placing his hand over his chest. "That hurt my feelings."

"Axel, you don't have feelings remember?" Roxas jokily point out which cause him to chuckle a bit. It had been a long time since the three friends ever shared a laugh, usually they would have a sea salt Ice cream bar in their hand, but neither of them had time to celebrate.

"Listen, I don't mean to break up this reunion, but there's something I need to tell you two right away."

"Does it have something to do with the Organization?" Roxas guess as if it was coming which surprise Axel.

"Wait, how do you..."

"DiZ told us." Xion explained. "He's the one who brought us here in the first place."

"So the guy has a heart after all..." Axel said from under his breath. "You know what's happening?"

"Only that the Organization is up to something but what?" Roxas asked as he put his finger up to his chin, puzzled.

"It's something big." Axel responded. "I listen into a conversation with Saïx and Marik's servant Odion. Guys, you need to be careful."

"Wait a minute, Saïx is here?" Xion asked confusenily. "Axel, tell us whats going on."

Axel wanted to, but he had a job that was coming up, and he had no time to explain everything. He would of told Roxas and Xion, but they sure took up some time to finally speak, now he had to get ready to enforce Bakura's next phase of the plan. "Listen, you both know that I'm with Bakura right?"

"We kinda knew when he said that he was working with someone who had no heart." Xion replied.

"Idiot, he doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut." Axel muttered before turning away."All I have to tell you is that Xigbar is going to get involved and things are about to get ugly."

"Xigbar!" Both Roxas and Xion exclaimed. "What does he have to do with this?"

"I don't know, but is there someone you know who has a connection to Marilk other then his servant?"

The two Organization deflectors exchange looks with with each before Roxas spoke up. "Ishizu Istar."

"Who?"

"Marik's sister." Xion explained. "When DiZ brought us back, he told us to go find her so that she can feel us in on what's going on."

"She told us about Marik." Roxas added. "Why?"

"During the course of their conversation, Odion mention that someone who was probably Xigbar's somebody had something to do with golden boy going loco when he was a child." Axel said grimly.

"What?" Roxas exclaim softly. It was the first time he heard that Xigbar did something so bad, that he turn someone into a power hungry ruffian. Roxas never thought that Xigbar would be capable of such a thing. Heck, Roxas view him as a laid back wise cracker who probably never worked a day in his life.

"I suggest you get in touch with your 'friend' so that she may give you details on Marik's past." Axel advise. "Who knows, maybe she forgot to tell you a crucial piece of information she let sleep by." Axel then proceed to open a dark portal with his hand and walk towards it until Xion's voice stop him.

"Axel!"

"He turned his head back to his two friends, waiting for a bunch of questions from them, although he felt like he owed them a few explanations on why he was here. But the question Xion asked Axel certainly surprise him.

"We know that you join Bakura just to see we were okay, didn''t you?"

Feeling that he no longer need to lie, Axel smiled back. "You got me there."

"Don't worry Axel, we can take care of ourselves, that I can promise you." Roxas assured as he gave him a thumbs up. "And no matter what happens, we'll always be friends."

"Maybe one day we can go up to the clock tower and eat some Sea Salt Ice cream like me use to." Xion suggested as Axel nodded in response.

"That sounds like a plan." Axel replied as he open up a corridor of darkness and walk into it, not before he gave his two best friends a thumbs up of his own. The two youngest Organization members smiled back as their good friend vanish into the cold dark waves of the portal. Even though the reunion between the three was short lived, somehow, Roxas and Xion knew that one day they would be together again.

End song

Back on the dueling field, everyone waited in anticipation on Bakura's next move. It seemed over for the dark spirit since Yugi destroyed Dark Sanctuary. But it at the very last second, Bakura somehow drew the lucky card that would turn the tide back in his favor. If it wasn't Dark Sanctuary, Dark Necorfier, or Destiny Board, then what? These were the thoughts running Sora's head as he look onto the Battle field. not knowing a blast from his own past is about to level everything.

Yami-Bakura was laughed triumphantly (and a little maniacally). "It's over Yugi, the card I just drew will destroy you!"

"Enough talk! make your move." Yami-Yugi dared him.

"It's time for you to lose it all. You may have destroyed the magic of Dark Sanctuary, but it was only temporally, a magic that powerful cannot be destroyed that easily. I summon Jowgen the Spiritualist in attack mode!" A mage in colorful robes appeared. 200/1300

"On no!" Sora cried as all spectators turned to him.

"Sora, you know this card?" Joey asked the Keyblade master.

"Since when you start asking Sora for card directions mister expert." Tristan rebuked.

"I've never heard of this card before MISTER expert."

"Guys, listen to Sora, he may just teach you dorks a thing or too." Mai injected as she earn a glare from the two 'knuckleheads'

"So,what is it Sora?" Serenity asked, trying to diverse to the original question just before Tristan put his two sense onto Joey.

"First of all. the dark spirit is right.' Sora said grimly. "I happen to acquire this card for Donald just as we started to play our own duel monsters. It can destroy all monsters that were specially summoned by magic, trap, or monster effect cards."

"No way!" Joey exclaimed.

"Afraid so. SinceYugi summon Dark Necorfier with Monster Reborn." Mai remind them.

"But wouldn't that release the dark magic thing with all the eyes balls like last time?" Téa realize as Mai nodded her head.

Yami-Bakura took one card from his hand and discard it to the graveyard. "I'll sacrifice this card, to activate Jowgen, to do my dirty work for me."

Dark Necrofear was evaporated in black smoke. The purple mist with eyes and mouths reappeared. Yami-Bakura said, "Once again, Dark Sanctuary has return! Now I can play the final letter of the Destiny Board on my next turn, spelling out its complete massage. It all happens in one turn, so prepare to say goodbye to the Battle City finals, and so much more..."

NO MORE GHOSTS!" Joey complained out loud.

"Alright, snap out of it chicken boy!" Mai scoffed. "Are you going to curl up into a ball, or are you going to cheer for your friend?"

"Go Yugi!" Serenity cheered.

"Come on.." Téa whispered.

"Don't give up, Yugi, there's always hope." Sora called out.

"Sora's right." Joey agreed. "Even if the chips may seem down, I know you'll not give up until the very end."

The end is now!" Yami-Bakura announced. "Now that Dark Sanctuary is back, I can take control of one of your monsters!"

"I'm not afraid of your ghost. I defeated it once before and I'll defeat it again. All I have to do is figure out which one of my monsters is possessed."

"That won't help you, my face-down card is another Dark Spirit of the Silent so even in the off chance you pick the unaffected monster I'll just activate it and have the right monster attack!"

"Oh no, I'm really in a fix." Yami-Yugi realized. "If I attack, that phantasm will drain the rest of my life points, but if I don't, he'll just play the final letter of the Destiny Board and win anyway. And I don't have anything in my hand that can help me."

"It's all over Yugi.." Yami-Bakura smiled. "One more turn and you're done! Its ashamed that I couldn't put my 'other plan' into motion just for you Sora..."

"It looks like Yugi's out of options." Duke observed.

"Come on! Show a little faith will you!" Tristan snapped.

"Tristan, I think Duke might me right this time." Mai corrected. "If Yugi attacks, that phantasm will attack him but back and with so few remaining life points…" Mai trailed off, not wanting to finish the sentence.

"Is Mai right?" Serenity asked Sora.

"As if!" Sora scoffed, not realizing he just quoted one of his enemies. "Yugi is going to win this!"

"But Sora."

"But nothing! He can do it!" Joey intercepted. "We believe in you Yugi! I've seen you get out of tougher spots then this before, so do it!"

"You're right, Joey." Mai agreed. "You can do it Yugi, pull the sheet off this ghost!"

"Yugi, hang in there!" Téa called out.

"You can beat him buddy, come on!" Tristan called out as well.

"Come on, Yugi, you can win, I believe in you." Serenity called.

"That's what you think!" Marik smiled from the background.

"Can't you see, I've already defeated you!" Yami-Bakura replied. "Just make your move so I can end this!"

"There's is one card in my deck that can save me, but even if I'm lucky enough to draw it, it might be too risky to play it.

"We have to!" Little Yugi emerged in spirit form to talk to his partner. "We have to use the Egyptian God Card or we'll lose the duel!"

"You're right, and with the heart of the cards guiding us, we'll draw it. We have to win to save the world"

Everyone watched with baited breath, even Kaiba.

"Use your Egythian God card you fool!"

Yugi placed his hand on top of his deck. "Prepare to experience a power like no other!" He drew. "Come on heart of the cards!"

Lightning danced across the sky, then it struck down the field with force, causing Yami-Bakura to scream."I sacrifice Dark Magician Girl, Gamma the Magnet Warrior, and Big-Shield Gardna so I can summon the almighty Slifer the Sky Dragon!" The entire blimp shook as the monster formed itself from the light. It was so big that it couldn't even fit on the blimp. It's long coiled body wrapped around the blimp itself. Dark Sanctuary was blasted right out of existence. The monster roared in triumpth as it stared down Bakura with hunger in its eyes.

"His Egythian God card!" Yami-Bakura exclaimed."That is the one Marik desires, but how can I defeat this all powerful beast? I was so close!"

W-whats that?" Serenity asked.

"It's the biggest Duel Monster I ever seen!" Joey replied.

"I've heard whispers of cards so powerful that nothing could stand against them." Mai said, her eyes bulging. "They called them the Egyptian God Cards."

"With a thing that enormous, it should be a god!" Sora cracked.

"These fools have no idea how powerful they really are." Kaiba thought as he stared on at Slifer.

Back in their room, Roxas and Xion notice a piece of Slifer that was hanging right outside their room.

"I hate for that to find its in the hands of the Organization." Roxas commented as he looked at the image of Slifer on the TV. "That must be one of the God cards we've heard so much about."

"She also mention in this report that all three God cards are present on this aircraft." Xion added. "It's no wonder why Ishizu doesn't want her brother to get his hands on them."

"The only one who can prevent that is the Pharaoh, I mean Yugi right?"

Xion nodded her head in response. "But I can't shake the feeling that something terrible is about to transpire."

"Don't worry." Roxas assured her. "After this duel is over, we'll call Ishizu and figure out whats going on." He pulled out a small cell phone with only 1 number that was in its contracts. It was also included with the Duel disk in case something happen, and the two Organization deflectors had to call her.

But little did they knew, Ishizu left out a crucial piece of information that not even Sora could predicted.

Axel also noticed Slifer. "Bakura did warned me that Yugi might try to play Slifer. That means he's this close to losing, we have to enact our contingency plan. He then open up a dark portal in the room and went through it. "Roxas, Xion, forgive me for what I'm about to do."

Yugi you're Egythian God card is powerful, but it doesn't guarantee you victory" Yami-Bakura called out as he stared into the fear-retching gaze of Slifer. "Ive come too much far to lose now!"

"I'm afraid its over!" Yami-Yugi corrected.

Marik imposed himself onto Yami-Bakura's mind again. "I was afraid this was going to happen. In order To defeat that creature, you're going to need my help."

"Go on..."

Take a look at Yugi's hand and note how many cards he has." Yami-Bakura complied and saw that Yami-Yugi had three cards. "The number of cards in his hand determines Slifer's attack points, Three cards mean that Slifer has an attack power of 3000, and you only have 1200 life points remaining, which means adirect attack of that magnitude would finsh you off."

"Never! Yugi, My phantasm is still wandering the field, I'll take control of Slifer and have it destroy You. Phantasm, possess Slifer!"

Slifer opened its top mouth and blasted the phantasm to nothing.

"W-hat happen?"

"Listen, You have a lot to learn about the power of an Egyptian God Card," Marik commented. "Slifer the Sky Dragon is much more powerful, you have any more cards in your hand, nor any monsters on the field to protect you. And that trap card you have is of no use. So what do have in mind to win this?"

"Easy, plan 'B'" Yami-Bakura smirked from under his breath.

"Oh, what is this plan b?"

"Just sit back and watch."

"This duel is over!" Yami-Yugi declared. "Prepare to lose!"

"Or so he knows..." Yami-Bakura smiled. He then switched minds for a second. "Axel, it's time!"

"I am ready."

Slifer the Sky Dragon, attack his life points directly, with-" Suddenly, a jolt from the Millennium Puzzle made Yami-Yugi pause in mid-sentence. And and at the same time, Sora's Keyblade appeared in his hand, burning with light. "I sense something."

"Not so fast Pharaoh!" came a voice from the entrance of the dueling platform. Everyone turned to see a person dress in a black hooded cloak enter the arena with firey red hair and emerald eyes, and a egotistic smirk on his face..

Sora's heart literary skip a beat, his mouth dropped in a 'O' shape when he saw the person that was standing less then 5 yards from him. It was someone who he never thought of seeing, someone who was as dangerous with his hands then anybody.

The man who kidnapped his best friend Kairi. "A-Axel!"

"Who's that?" Téa wondered as she look on at the man. He then took a quick look at Sora and saw the expression on his face. He knew that it wasn't good. "Sora?"

"Whoever he is, I sense trouble." Joey growled as he threw a protective arm over Serenity.

Marik took one look at the man in front of hum and immediately recognize the cloak belonging to the Organization before looking at Bakura. "Is this one of Xemnas men?"

"He used to until the Organization betrayed him, now he's looking to have a little payback."

"And what good do you have by alling with this person! Marik asked angry. "If Xemnas finds out I'm working with a Organization defector, then he'll never help me destroy Sora!"

"On the contrary Marik, Axel may be all you need to break Sora's heart." Yami-Bakura smiled.

I apologize for the long wait. I only have a limit free time to write chapters, and I've been wasting them doing something else. Also, I was planning to continuing this chapter, but I wanted to take care of this right away.

But next chapter, there will be a rematch between Axel and Sora. But I need help with the Battle scene, cause I'm not very good at doing them.

Also, I've been playing Birth by Sleep and it is AWESOME! I've already finish Terra's and Ventus stories and alreday on Aqua's. It's a really good game.

Anyway, read, review and Sorry for the long wait.