Chapter Eleven

A/N: And if you think Mokuba can't be more corrupted by Harry and Cassandra... keep on reading. You'll understand the meaning "punk-dressed teenager". Mokuba doesn't get much screen, so, I'm giving him more attention in these stories. Oh and on another note, this will be the last update til after the holidays. Going to be busy spending time with family.


"So, what did I miss while trying to find you guys?" Rain sported army fatigues, which were the urban camouflage cargos, dark brown boots, biker gloves, and a black tank top that shown off his muscles, including the necklace Valon and Rafael wore, and a set of dog tags which held the Orichalcos seal etched on the metal.

"Nothing much... just a bloke who's using luck to try and win a duel," was Valon's lazy reply.

Mai: Field/The Seal of Orichalcos, 0 Facedown, Harpie Lady x3 ATK/1800, Harpie's Pet Dragon ATK/3400
Jonouchi: 0 Facedown, Magic Gigacyber ATK/2200
Mai's LP:
7600
Jonouchi's LP: 4200

"Okay, so Compensation Mediation since Jonouchi picked his card, puts an end to Mai's turn... right?"

Yami nodded. "It came with a price however..." Mai's last attack was negated, and thus her turn ended.

"What do you mean?"

Yami looks over to Cassie. "Compensation Mediation may have blocked Mai's attack and ended her Battle Phase; however the two cards she selected are now placed at the top of her deck." Throwing the Trap like a shuriken, Jonouchi snatched it while she adds the last two cards at the top of her deck.

"... I see... Harpie Lady Sparrow Formation, and Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation," Cassie recited.

"Hm, you may have saved yourself, but not for long. For now... my Harpies shall be moved to the rear defense, and two cards placed down. Go on ahead, and try and stop me."

Mai: Field/The Seal of Orichalcos, 2 Facedown, Harpie Lady x3 ATK/1800, Harpie's Pet Dragon ATK/3400
Jonouchi: 0 Facedown, Magic Gigacyber ATK/2200
Mai's LP:
7600
Jonouchi's LP: 4200

"Alright now... I place one card facedown, and a defense monster down, finally Gigacyber is switched to Defense Mode."

Mai: Field/The Seal of Orichalcos, 2 Facedown, Harpie Lady x3 ATK/1800, Harpie's Pet Dragon ATK/3400
Jonouchi: 1 Facedown, Magic Gigacyber DEF/1200, Set Monster
Mai's LP:
7600
Jonouchi's LP: 4200

"You look confident for someone who's about to lose..."

"Yeah? Well, I've been taught many things about dueling, and it's how I gone up to the top. And I still have a slew of points left. I won't quit til I lose every last point!"

Mai just frowns. "Whatever, now-"

"Activate Trap! Drop Off! Drop your cards!"

Mai: Field/The Seal of Orichalcos, 2 Facedown, Harpie Lady x3 ATK/1800, Harpie's Pet Dragon ATK/3400
Jonouchi: Trap/Drop Off, 0 Facedown, Magic Gigacyber DEF/1200, Set Monster
Mai's LP:
7600
Jonouchi's LP: 4200

"I think not! Trap Jammer!"

Mai: Field/The Seal of Orichalcos, Trap/Trap Jammer, 1 Facedown, Harpie Lady x3 ATK/1800, Harpie's Pet Dragon ATK/3400
Jonouchi: 0 Facedown, Magic Gigacyber DEF/1200, Set Monster
Mai's LP:
7600
Jonouchi's LP: 4200

"Damn," Harry and Cassie cursed.

"Damn it," Jonouchi mutters.

"Now, where was I...?" She resumes Draw Phase, and holds the card in her hand, "Ah, yes... your demise. This card will be a fun way to end things... not yet however. Pet Dragon, eliminate his Gigacyber!" The dragon unleashes a fuchsia blast of flames, burning to death the Magic Gigacyber monster. And next, Mai orders one of her Harpies to attack the facedown card... which was Fiber Jar.

"YEAH! You just destroyed Fiber Jar!"

"Huh, I know how that card works, you idiot. Though, I don't give a shit. My trap card Harpie's Feather Storm shall negate the activation of Fiber Jar's effect!" A sudden storm of teal feathers blast the entire field, surrounding the entire playing field like a vortex, until the storm fades away and the trap shatters.

"I'll end my turn..."

Wait a minute, she could have attacked with the other two Harpies... no wait... she's up to something, Harry realized.

Jonouchi drew. He was running out of options. "I place a card facedown. I end my turn now."

Mai: Field/The Seal of Orichalcos, 0 Facedown, Harpie Lady x3 ATK/1800, Harpie's Pet Dragon ATK/3400
Jonouchi: 0 Facedown, Set Monster
Mai's LP:
7600
Jonouchi's LP: 4200

"Running out of luck? Too bad..." Time to take him out with a bang, she thought, now holding Phoenix Formation. "Now, I activate my Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation! Just incase you're too stunned to realize... YOU LOSE THE DUEL!"

The Harpies all joined, to once again form the sapphire phoenix of fire, as it dives down with a screech... until the ladies bounce back, the spell shattered. A meow was heard and everyone stared in stunned disbelief before the fat cat shatters away.

"What in the hell?" The Yugi-tachi, Ryuzaki, and Haga, excluding Yami, exclaim.

"W-what was that?" Valon looked on, in confusion, right eyebrow raised. Rain and Rafael look on in silence.

Jonouchi gained a crazy grin. "Sorry Mai, but I'm safe... Nekomane King has zero attack points, so I lose no Life Points. But that isn't all Mai. Nope... since the attack to my Nekomane King was dealt with by a Spell Card, your turn automatically ends."

Mai: Field/The Seal of Orichalcos, 0 Facedown, Harpie Lady x3 ATK/1800, Harpie's Pet Dragon ATK/3400
Jonouchi: 0 Facedown,
Mai's LP:
7600
Jonouchi's LP: 4200

"Oh god, that was close," Anzu moaned.

"Yeah... what was he thinking putting us on like that?" Honda complained, "I don't think I can take much more of this."

"He's got more lives than my pet cat," Ryuzaki mutters.

Harry and Cassie... she had leapt into his arms Scooby-Doo style during the whole Jonouchi's going to lose scenario. "Jonouchi, you bastard!" Cassie shouts, "don't EVER do that again! You hear me!?"

Jonouchi just grins.

"How much longer can he stall for time...?" Valon questions, "That's the million dollar question..."

Jonouchi looked down at his deck, and then the top card began to glow. He stared at it. Meanwhile, the Timaeus cards began to glow as well, as did Critias held by Cassandra. The two took out their Eye of Timaeus cards, while Cassie took out Fang of Critias from her deck.

"What's going on Yugi?" Harry asked.

"I think I may know," he responded.

Flying towards I2, the colored card Kaiba held began to give off the same white glow. Kaiba reached over shifting control to the other hand, and pulled out the glowing card.

"It's that dragon... The Fang of Critias... why is it glowing...?"

The areas around them began to fade away, before reality vanished. In the other world, beams of light shot down, depositing Yami, then Harry, then Cassandra, then finally Jonouchi. You know what the shocker was...? Lily was there too, much to the shock of Harry and Cassie.

"Uh, where am I? I thought I was in the middle of some duel..."

"What are you... what are you doing here?" Harry questioned his mother, who was dazed and confused.

"I... I don't know," Harry's mom whispered to her son. This is strange... I was in Hogwarts... enjoying dinner with the rest of the school... but, where am I?

"Yo, Yugi, any clue where we are?" Jonouchi asks.

"The Dominion of the Beasts... this is the chamber that held the dragons."

"You have been chose to wield the power of Hermos," Mana's voice calls to the two, "grab the sword, and release him from his time-sealed sleep..."

Yami stares at his friend and Mrs. Potter. "Jonouchi, Mrs. Potter... if I am right... grab the sword, and pull it. It'll release the dragon from the seal."

"Well, if you say so, Yugi..." Jonouchi floats over to the sword stuck in the foot of the ice dragon statue. Lily was hesitant, but she did so anyway, ad she now stands next to the blonde Japanese teenager. Together, they soon pulled the blade free. As a result, the area was lit under a bright aura as the ice soon shatters, releasing Hermos from its sleep as it releases a loud cry...

=0=0=

Lily gasped, as James stopped shaking her. The entire school during its dinner was silent, watching Professor Evans awaken from what looked like some sort of trance. She grabbed her deck, and grabbed the glowing card of the top. It was The Claw of Hermos, which slowly lost that white aura that surrounded it. The other professors and her husband stared in stunned reaction.

"It wasn't a dream?" She stared at Hermos' card, which its image was grayscale.

Headmistress McGonagall stands up from her chair. "Prefects, lead your houses back to your towers quickly."

There was a wave of complaints about dinner being called off early, the loudest being Ron as the tables cleared of everything much to their disappointment. Of course, with her stern glare, they listened as the four houses were led away, while McGonagall beckoned the Hogwarts Staff to head to her office.

=0=0=

Jonouchi awakened from his trance as well, and drew from his deck. He now held the next card in his hand, Claw of Hermos, in full color. Harry, Cassandra, and Yami awakened from the trance as well, and Yami looked over to Harry. It wasn't a dream, and it was real. Somehow, Lily Potter back in the United Kingdom now shares the power of Hermos, the third and final dragon to be unleashed.

=0=0=

Kaiba snapped from the trance, as Mokuba looked up.

"Mokuba, did you notice something strange happen?"

"Uh, besides the way you're acting?" He questioned.

Kaiba grunts. "Forget I ask..."

The younger boy just blinks.

=0=0=

"Well, what are you waiting for? Make your final move so I can win this!" Mai yells.

Jonouchi draws from his deck... and is amazed at what he drew.

The Claw of Hermos...

Now Jonouchi has on of those dragons in his deck as well...

And do not forget Yugi, if what we saw is true... Harry's mother also shares the power of the third dragon...

"Alright, time for you meet my latest monster. The Claw of Hermos!"

"What the!? That's not one of his cards!" Anzu yells.

"It is now... juts like I and Harry were given the power of Timaeus, and Cassandra and apparently Kaiba the power of Critias... Jonouchi not only wields the power of Hermos..."

What Harry said next caused Anzu and Honda to stare in disbelief.

"Not only does Jonouchi... wield Hermos' power, but so does my mother..."

"Now... I play Monster Reborn to bring back Magic Gigacyber."

"Big whoop, monkey boy. I already eliminated that beast once with my dragon and I can do it again!"

"Not done yet... now... I bring forth Time Wizard! And now ladies and gentlemen, meet Hermos!" In a flash, the dark red dragon known as Hermos appeared in its glory, unleashing a powerful roar as it spreads its majestic wings. Spikes littered down the back, and it had a long curved horn at the point of its snout.

"Now, I combine Hermos with Time Wizard, to form a new fusion!" Hermos roars as it inhales Time Wizard, before swallowing. Instantly a bright golden glow emanates form the dragon, slowly filling the entire room with the bright light. While upstairs, Otogi had finally managed to break into the building, and was now searching for a way to disarm the security gates down at the lobby to free the others. Back at the duel, the light slowly fades away... and all that's left is a hammer with wings.

Mai: Field/The Seal of Orichalcos, 0 Facedown, Harpie Lady x3 ATK/1800, Harpie's Pet Dragon ATK/3400
Jonouchi: Spell/Time Hammer, 0 Facedown, Magic Gigacyber ATK/2200
Mai's LP:
7600
Jonouchi's LP: 4200

"Eh... oh boy..." Jonouchi muttered with embarrassment, and sweatdropped. Mai stunned look switches quickly to anger for the over dramatics. Valon high above breaks out into a loud roaring laugh, almost to the point of collapsing to the ground. The gang heard snickering, and they turned their attention to Harry, who was trying REAL hard to not laugh... keyword trying. The smile was evident.

"Son of a... alright, don't care what it looks like. Gigacyber, grab that hammer and flatten her monsters!"

Grasping it, the toughened warrior with the winged pink hammer launches himself into the air. Mai played it safe with Sparrow Formation, however it was wasted. Instead of attack, it used Time Hammer's ability to generate Time Counters. As each of Mai's monsters were now equipped with a Time Counter. Still slightly embarrassed, he ends his turn. And Valon, poor dude, still chuckling in amusement. As Mai begins her turn... the hole that appeared when Gigacyber smashed the mallet generates a sucking whirlwind effect. Her monsters were all drawn into the bottomless hole, removed from the field. For the others, no one had a clue what was going on, but Yami had a clue... One card facedown and Jonouchi's free to play. He didn't want to do this, but he had to... he attacked her directly with Magic Gigacyber, as a blast of energy sends her crashing towards the ground. He ends his turn with one card facedown.

Mai: Field/The Seal of Orichalcos, 1 Facedown,
Jonouchi: Spell/Time Hammer, 1 Facedown, Magic Gigacyber ATK/2200
Mai's LP:
5400
Jonouchi's LP: 4200

"Mai, I really don't want to do this, but I will if I have to..." If I can have our Life Points drop at the same time, it'll be a draw. Then the Orichalcos may not steal anyone's souls.

"Shut up... I gave up my life, just to gain power... and the will to control my own destiny..." The hatred coursed through again, "time to destroy you." And then, Harpie's Pet Dragon returns to play. This was a surprise. Though, it was back down to just 2500 since he three Harpies were still removed from play.

Mai: Field/The Seal of Orichalcos, 1 Facedown, Harpie's Pet Dragon ATK/2500
Jonouchi: Spell/Time Hammer, 1 Facedown, Magic Gigacyber ATK/2200
Mai's LP:
5400
Jonouchi's LP: 4200

"One of Mai's monsters returned to the field..."

"How did she do that?"

"I got it!" Harry yelled, grabbing everyone's attention, "it's that weapon Magic Gigacyber holds... that... that Time Hammer!"

"Time Hammer?" Yami asks, wishing to know what Harry theorized about the Hermos fusion.

"I would guess it's an Equip Spell-Type card, with the powers of Hermos and Time Wizard. Time Wizard is a Spellcaster of time, thus with Time Hammer, Jonouchi can activate it and place Time Counters on all of Mai's monsters. At the start of the next turn all of her monsters are removed from play. Afterward, when her first turn begins, the first monster with the lowest Time Counter shall be played back in. And this continues on until all of her monsters return. Any of her monsters can return at a set amount of turns that has passed at her Draw Phase. Unfortunately for Jonouchi, Harpie's Pet Dragon was granted Time Counter 1. Fortunately... her Harpie Ladies are still removed from play."

Mai narrows her eyes. "Maybe so, Potter... but if you look at the score board, with or without my ladies, my dragon is still at a higher advantage than Jonouchi's Magic Gigacyber."

Mai: Field/The Seal of Orichalcos, 1 Facedown, Harpie's Pet Dragon ATK/2500
Jonouchi: Spell/Time Hammer, 1 Facedown, Magic Gigacyber ATK/2200
Mai's LP:
5400
Jonouchi's LP: 4200

"I had a feeling as well. We both share similar concepts about the weapon you dubbed Time Hammer... her monsters removed return at the set pass of turns according to Mai... but the dragon returned first... and right now, it's her turn still."

Mai looked at Jonouchi. "Next time you use a card, learn how it works, pretty boy; though... there won't be a next time. ATTACK!"

"I wouldn't do that," Rain mutters under his breath.

"Mai! Wait a minute!" Valon yells.

"Skull Dice!" The black and white plush appears, and rolls the red dice. As it clatters to a stop, it revealed a two.

Mai: Field/The Seal of Orichalcos, 1 Facedown, Harpie's Pet Dragon ATK/1250
Jonouchi: Spell/Time Hammer, Trap/Skull Dice, 0 Facedown, Magic Gigacyber ATK/2200
Mai's LP:
5400
Jonouchi's LP: 4200

Gigacyber counter attacks, and eliminates the dragon.

Mai: Field/The Seal of Orichalcos, 1 Facedown,
Jonouchi: Spell/Time Hammer, 0 Facedown, Magic Gigacyber ATK/2200
Mai's LP:
4450
Jonouchi's LP: 4200

Jonouchi stops, as he noticed Mai was holding herself, mumbling about not wanting to return to that suffocating darkness. Up above, Valon glared. He couldn't take it anymore. "Valon! Wait!" Rafael yelled. But the young man pushes from the balcony, and lifts up his ringed hand. The gene stone shined brightly as he flies down.

"With this fragment of the Orichalcos, I unlock the seal!" With a thrust, his fist smashes against the dome barrier that shielded the field.

As a result, the arcane magic radiates outward, and shatters the Orichalcos Seal completely, causing a tremendous explosion to radiate outward. Everyone is thrown back from the blast. Valon is holding the unconscious Mai in his arms lovingly. Rafael and Rain join the younger male on the floor, as Mai mumbles incoherently.

"You idiot. You risked your own souls just to save this woman?" Rain questioned with a near demand.

"Shut up! She's not JUST a woman, Rain!"

"You betrayed Master Dartz, and almost risked your own soul..." Rafael just stands up, not wanting to say another word, as he grabs the Orichalcos crystal around his neck and lifts it into the air, "I'm coming after you, Pharaoh. The stone I hold holds power over the Sennen Puzzle."

The flash of green light radiates, and as Otogi finally cracked the security gates, and unlocks it, everyone unshields their eyes from the bright green light... they're gone. Anzu and Honda rush over to their fallen friend, but Harry and Cassie remained by Ryuzaki and Haga, whom entered once the gates had locked in place above the ceiling of the doors. It was at this time, the Kaiba's have arrived, and the jet landed in front of the company building, and they had stepped out and walked to the building.

Upon arriving, they saw the Yugi-tachi, Ryuzaki, and Haga standing around. Harry was the first to notice the new arrivals. "Seto!" The others looked up, as did Jonouchi who had woken up from being knocked out by the force of the explosion. Otogi then joins the ground, as did Ryuzaki and Haga.

"Great... what are you doing here?" Seto Kaiba, briefcase and Duel Disk strapped, walked through the front door, along with Mokuba.

"Wow, this is certainly a party," he muttered in surprise. The Yugi-tachi, Ryuzaki, and Haga all noticed then, that Mokuba was sporting a different look.

The clothes he worn was a set of black leather pants and a dark blue belt, with a large cargo-style pocket over the right pant leg with a medium-sized silver zipper. He wore a black tank top, and over that was a baggy dark green jersey. The sport sneakers were dark blue with white lightning bolts and silver-blue shoelace. His old sweater he wore before his clothing change is tied around his waist, the knot positioned over the right hip. Mokuba still wore the card locket around his neck, and that light blue handkerchief tied around his neck, but the added accessory was a small chain necklace of three, miniature Blue-eyes White Dragon pendants. He also sported a blue-white watch over the right wrist, styled after Blue-eyes White Dragon.

"Wow, you finally took our advice!" Harry and Cassie cry with glee, rushing to their friend of the Domino Trio.

"So, how do I look?" Mokuba asked Harry and Cassie.

Cassie grinned. "Like fangirl bait."

"Yeah. Rebecca will like the new you," Harry teased. The young teenager broke into a blush at the mentioning of the college-bound teen.

"Anyway," Kaiba cuts in, "What are you guys doing here in America?"

"Pegasus sent Yugi something in the mail, a video tape about what was happening. He told us to come straight to him to get answers to the questions we've been searching for. We kinda... well, borrowed one of your jets after we used Mokuba's technique on Isono."

Kaiba gained an anger tick for two reasons: one of his private jets was used without his knowing, and cursing Mokuba for creating that technique that has even fallen him under its damn power.

"But it was for coming here, and stopping by in England... Gregory Rain and Charter Malfoy returned, and threatened my... my family." The others noticed how Kaiba suddenly calmed down, "Malfoy... well... he's done for... I beaten him and the Orichalcos he used against me... well, it backfired on him, and his entire plot to do me in."

Kaiba stared down at Harry. "I see... are they alright?"

Harry only nodded a bit. "Yes, Seto..." Then he looked away from him.

"I'll forgive you and Cassandra, just this once..." Harry looked back with surprise, but simply nods.

Wow... I didn't think Kaiba would... be forgiving like that.

Harry did tell us they were orphans and they had conquered their own problems in the past concerning their stepfather... I would have no doubt Kaiba felt that Harry's actions were justified, though he may still be a little angry that Harry somehow gotten one of Kaiba's employees to grant the use of one of his private jets.

"But, anyway Seto, what about you? What are you and Mokuba doing here in America?" the raven-haired teen asked the billionaire, "have you experienced the Orichalcos?"

Now here, the old Kaiba returned as he crossed his arms and growled. "Yes I did. I was tricked by a man named Amelda who cosplayed Pegasus and bought out half of my company just to piss me off... he wanted revenge against me and Mokuba because of my bastard stepfather's actions toward him in the past. So, after I managed to end the duel in a draw I decided to fly all the way from Duelist Kingdom to Industrial Illusions to get some answers from the man himself..."

The two teenagers looked behind Kaiba, where they saw the Blue-eyes White Jet parked out front.

"Hm... now what do we do?" Harry asked, "We all came here for similar reasons, and that's to see Pegasus. But those guys with the Orichalcos got to him first, mainly because of Mai..."

"Wait a minute. Mai Kujaku?' Mokuba asked Harry.

"She's one of them... she nearly beaten Jonouchi in a duel using the Orichalcos."

Cassie then steps in. "Okay, we should all go and see if Pegasus left us anything, since they had gotten to him first," said Cassie, "which means Jonouchi, no picking any fights with Kaiba," And then she rounded on Kaiba, "same with you and Jonouchi, alright?"

"... Fine... I won't fight with Kaiba," said Jonouchi, not liking it much.

Kaiba just grunts, arms still crossed. "For now..."

The girl just smiled. Mokuba and Harry grin to one another, while Kaiba shook his head. There's no changing his little brother. But at least he'd be safe with Harry and Cassie around.

"Hold on!' Yami reached into his back pocket, and produced the key card, "
Pegasus sent this to us in that mail with the video... he told us to guard this until we have arrived here."

"Hold on guys, I found this door earlier trying to get in to unlock the security gates, and found a door that wouldn't even unlock... when after I cracked the security codes."

"That's it!" Yami realized.

"Take us there now," said Kaiba.

"Uh... okay?"

"Hold on, who invited you?" Honda complained.

"I said no fighting!" Cassie snapped, causing Honda to jump back behind Anzu. Yami walked over, and helped Jonouchi off the ground. No words were said. They will do whatever it took to save Mai from the influence of the Orichalcos which has taken hold of her.

=0=0=

Lily kept staring at the card that ended up in her deck. She had that same vision, and she could remember it clearly. She heard that soft female voice calling to her, and that Katsuya Jonouchi, saying that Hermos has granted them its power... and when the sword was released, she felt a power unlike any magic ever experienced. So... she made her choice. Heading over to her dresser, she got dressed in her clothes, and got rid of the robes. Strapping up her Duel Disk, she grabbed her deck, places the card back into it and grabs a quill, and begins writing a note. Afterward, she left it tacked to the front door of the Charms Classroom for Years 1-3, and soon left the school. She was going to find her son...

=0=0=

The group of nine (fourteen if you included Yugi's lighter half currently resting in the Puzzle, Pretty Girl Maya, Kochi the One-Winged Kitsune, and Ryuzaki and Haga tagging along) walked down a hallway, following Otogi all the way up the winding staircases, straight to Pegasus' office.

"Wow... nice interior," Harry muttered.

"A little too pink much," Kaiba said under his breath.

"Hey, like they say Kaiba, real men are not afraid to wear pink."

"Is that why your boxers are pink?" Cassie teased with a flirting giggle. Mokuba just stared.

"Okay... I didn't need to hear that," Honda groaned.

"Oh c'mon. I'm not afraid to wear any pink. Besides, my signature card is pink." He flips out Pretty Girl Maya, revealing the pink card border. Kaiba just shakes his head, as Yami walked over to the door with the lock pad. Taking out the card, he swipes it, and the door unlocked, and opened by itself.

"So, who's first?" Jonouchi asked.

Kaiba walks past them, and the Domino Trio follow. The lights soon turn on... and they were in a room decorated after Toon World. Kaiba groans, not liking the toons at all... especially the Toon version of his trademark dragons. Jonouchi anted to shut the door, but Anzu's foot stomping on his shut him up. Near the Toon World statue, lights turned on, and displayed a hologram of Pegasus. While Haga and Ryuzaki decided to sneak around, thinking rare cards were in the room, the hologram of Pegasus began to speak... starting out that hopefully it WAS Yugi who had discovered the room first. He then told everyone who were listening about the Orichalcos, a magical force more ancient than the Sennen Items, and much to the shock of the Yugi-tachi, the modern magic that existed today in the world. And this trouble began when his company was on the threat of being bought out by a man named Dartz. Kaiba recognized the same tactic used against him, with someone buying out his company as well.

Pegasus then continues on about during his retirement he began doing more studied on the age of Egypt, and the origin of Duel Monsters. From there, he discovered they existed long before the pyramids have been built by man... from the Lost City of Atlantis. And this was where Dartz enters the scene, as he spends his time with the power of the Orichalcos, to drain the souls of man and beast to resurrect a powerful ancient creature of destruction: The Great Leviathan. Yami remembered those similar words Pegasus had spoken of. His duel with Grerimo, about the Age fo Destruction, and the Great Beast which fuels it. Resurrected to destroy mankind, once after it had devoured enough souls... The creator of Duel Monsters here then told Yami that in order to stop The Great Leviathan; he had created a one-in-a-kind card with the power to stop Dartz, the Orichalcos, and the Great Beast, hidden within this very room...

And all they have to do is find out where one can be granted extra cards... Harry, who was standing right next to the Pot of Greed, immediately grabs it, and soon pulls out said card. "Huh, special card indeed..."

The border around the card was a shimmering ocean blue. But the card image was blank.

"Only you can help my poor creatures which made my game famous. You must save them, and the word Yugi!"

The hologram shatters away, and the regular lights switch back on.

"Hm..."

Everyone had their own thoughts about the message. Of course, Harry listened to the argument Kaiba sprung up, about all of this being a hoax, and that Pegasus played the same soul stealing scenario during Duelist Kingdom. He was shut up when Yami pulled out Eye of Timaeus. This time, it was colored in.

"What in the world? Where'd you get that card?"

Jonouchi pulled out Claw of Hermos. Harry walked over, and produced his Eye of Timaeus, only he now held the inactive card.

"Kaiba," Cassie spoke up, as she produced her inactive Fang of Critias, "you have the active card, don't you?" Kaiba looked at it, before he pulled from his deck the same card, the colored version of Fang of Critias.

"There is only one other person left who has the inactive card of Claw of Hermos... and that's my mother," Harry said.

"Your mother?"

"If you had Fang of Critias Kaiba, you must have seen the very same vision we all experienced, with the releasing of Hermos... Jonouchi and my mother share the same dragon power..."

"Son?"

Everyone turned to the doors, and in stepped Lily Potter. She had used her medallion with the untraceable Portkey, and with her wand, tracked down her son in America. Then she had ended up in the office of Pegasus J. Crawford.

"M-Mother?" Harry whispered.

"Son!" She ran over and hugged the still-stunned Harry. The Kaibas couldn't believe their eyes. The Yugi-tachi was shocked. Ryuzaki and Haga didn't know what to say about this. Cassie... she just stared.

"What... what are you doing here?"

"I came to find you... Harry...." she let go and stared at him, as she reached into her deck – once again a stunned sight – and produced her inactive Claw of Hermos card.

"Harry! She has the same card I do!" Jonouchi exclaimed.

When Lily had revealed her Claw of Hermos, all of the dragon cards, the active and inactive, began to shine in a soft white aura now that they were in the vicinity of one another. The dragon holders all stared at their own cards, before the card that Honda now held, given to him by Harry, reacted in the same aura.

"Yeah, nothing magic going on here," Honda said.

"I believe... the only way to defeat this Great Leviathan, is to fuse these creatures together. Kaiba, you must trust what is in your heart," Yami told the elder Kaiba.

He didn't want to, but he felt like he had to... Kaiba raise his card into the air, followed by Yami, and Jonouchi. Harry and Cassandra mimicked their movement, and finally Lily raised her glowing card too. The glow grew brighter...


Yugi and Harry - Eye of Timaeus
Kaiba and Cassandra - Fang of Critias
Jonouchi and Lily - Claw of Hermos

The active and inactive cards of the Legendary Dragons. Now, this is a twist of the original plot... Happy Holidays everyone.