I decided to go with Serenity being left in the helicopter with her brother. I know I was kind of debating whether or not she should have gone in with the others, but I thought she should be there when her brother came back. Also shout out to Roland since I decided to give him a minor role.
With the helicopter heading towards its desired destination, things had finally gotten calm. Tristan and Duke had managed to calm Serenity down with some help from Tea. She had a hard time taking her eyes off of her brother, but when she did, her attention took to the window.
After some stormy weather, the island that held Dartz and his prison came into clear view. The helicopter landed, opening up its door allowing everyone to exit.
"I'll stay here." Serenity declared.
"Are you sure?" Tristan asked.
"Yeah, I'm not going to be much help in there. And quite frankly, I don't want to."
"Don't worry, I'll be here to keep an eye on her." Roland promised. "Besides, she could use the company."
"Thank you."
Everyone left the two behind. Serenity waved them off before returning inside the helicopter. She positioned herself next to her brother, watching over him. Roland would periodically check on her, offering her something to drink and the occasional conversation. The situation reminded her of the Battle City finals, which she couldn't help but get a chuckle out of.
It was silent for quite some time, until the sound of a motor caught her attention. Outside of the helicopter landed a motorcycle being driven by none other than Raphael. Heeding no mind to what was behind him, he continued on into the temple like structure.
Once out of sight, Serenity turned her attention back to her brother. Lightly running a finger through his hair, she brushed a stray bang out of the way.
Not knowing how long it had been, Serenity had managed to pass out beside her brother. She had gotten herself comfortable sitting on the floor beside him with her head next to her brother. Unbeknownst to her, movement started to exist. A hand would make its way to Serenity, tapping her on the cheek. She didn't wake up at first, so one of the fingers continued to poke her face.
Finally noticing, Serenity started to slowly wake up. Rubbing her eyes, she glanced at what was poking her. Hazily, she could see her brother, sitting up. He was giving her a relieved smile. Realizing what she was witnessing, she gasped.
"Hey there Serenity." Joey greeted.
Rather than vocally responding, Serenity launched at him, embracing her brother for the first time in a long time. Tears of joy escaped her as Joey patted her on the head.
"Glad to see you too sis. I was so worried."
"It was awful." Serenity stated, looking at her brother. "She hurt me, yelled at me, and imprisoned me. And just when I thought it couldn't get worse, I end up captured again."
"It's okay now. You're safe now and everything's going back to normal."
They two were silent for a moment, taking in what was said and the fact that Joey was finally back. It wouldn't last long, as quaking in the ground broke their scene.
Wanting to know what was going on, they both ran out of the helicopter. Upon exiting they were greeted by the shape of a large serpent like creature who began to circle the area.
Serenity and Joey would soon be joined by the others. Their reunion was brief as Yami told Joey what had happened and what they needed to do. But before Joey could follow them, Serenity had grabbed his arm.
"I can't loss you again." Serenity admitted with anxiety.
"Serenity, I have to do this." He replied. "The world needs us to do this. I'll come back. I promise."
Serenity gave him a stare of concern. She wanted to trust him, but at the same time, she didn't want to let him go. However, knowing that she couldn't stop her brother, she decided to let her go.
"Tristan, take care of her." Joey ordered, following Yami and Kaiba.
"On it." Tristan agreed, grabbing Serenity and leading her back to the helicopter.
With everyone where they needed to be, they could only wait and see what would happen. All they could see was the serpent dragon roaring and annoyed.
They weren't sure how long it was, but eventually the dragon ceased to exist. Pleased with the results, the gang waited for Yami, Kaiba, and Joey to return. It didn't take long before they saw them hurrying over to the helicopter.
The island was sinking and they needed to leave as soon as possible. Wanting to hold off on any well-deserved greetings, the helicopter had to leave at that moment.
It didn't take much for the helicopter to get flying and once off the ground it made it away right as the island embraced the ocean beneath them.
Now that the family's all back together and we're pretty much at the end of Season 4, the next chapter will be the final chapter. I should have it up either by tomorrow or in the next few days.
