"You're losing you fool!" Marik snapped in Bakura's head.
It was well into the duel and at this time, Yami was able to summon Slifer the Sky Dragon. Yami Bakura was in a tight spot.
"I have a plan, though." Marik said.
"Slifer! Attack Baku-!" Yami was about to launch the attack, but his Millennium Puzzle gave him a sudden jolt, stopping him.
Odion, whom everyone still thought was Marik, approached the arena.
"You'd better wait before attacking, Yugi." Odion warned.
"What?! Yugi doesn't have to listen ta you, ya CREEP!" Joey snapped and was about to get after Odion, but Honda and Duke held him back.
The real Marik looked on at the scene, smiling.
"Who do you think you are, interrupting the duel?!" Mokuba asked Odion.
"Bakura is now under the control of the Millennium Rod, and I plan to use it to release Bakura from the control of the spirit of the Millennium Ring." Odion said.
"The only way for you to win is to free the mind of the boy you possess." Marik said to Yami Bakura. "Yugi won't destroy his friend."
Yami Bakura smirked in agreement and suddenly releases regular Bakura.
Bakura fell to his knees onto the arena, clutching his arm in pain.
"What…what am I doing here?" He asked.
"Maybe you should reconsider your attack, Yugi." Odion said to Yami. "Without the spirit of the Ring, Bakura is weak, and Slifer's attacked could do him some real damage."
"Only a COWARD would do something like this to win a duel!" Yami yelled at Odion.
"Yeah! That's a cheap trick!" Joey agreed.
Odion, without another word, turned and left.
"Well done, Odion." Marik told Odion.
"Ugh…Yugi, I don't feel well…" Bakura said.
Yami was about to go to him, but Roland stopped him.
"You'll forfeit the duel if you touch your opponent." Roland told him.
"That's not fair!" Anzu cried.
"Bakura needs help!" Honda yelled.
"Please stop the duel!" Cat cried.
"Yeah! This is more serious than a duel!" Duke shouted.
"Stop the duel now!" Joey yelled.
"This is the perfect plan." Marik said to himself. "With Bakura hurt, the Pharaoh won't attack and he'll lose the duel."
"Yugi, continue the match." Roland said to Yami. "Or forfeit it."
Yami didn't know what to do! He couldn't lose the duel! But he couldn't risk hurting Bakura either!
"Yugi! Just finish him off!" Kaiba said to Yami.
"You must make your move or be disqualified!" Roland said to Yami.
"Kaiba! You have to do something!" Kay snapped. "Bakura needs medical help!"
"He'll be fine." Kaiba mummered.
Kay glared at him.
"NO, he WON'T!" She snapped.
Joey started to climb onto the arena to try and convince Roland to stop the duel. Honda and Duke following him.
Roland warned Joey to get down, or he would be disqualified.
For a moment, that wasn't going to stop Joey, but Honda and Duke, once again, had to restrain him.
"Keep going Yugi." Roland said to Yami.
Yami Bakura appeared next to Marik in spirit.
"We're about to win. Yugi would never attack his friend." Yami Bakura said.
"Unless he wants to win the finals." Marik added in.
Yami Bakura suddenly became worried.
"What if Yugi DOES attack and my host gets damaged? I need that body and I must protect it." He said.
Quickly, Yami Bakura takes over Bakura's body again and stood strong on the dueling platform.
"I'm back!" Yami Bakura said to Yami. "Go for it. Attack me!"
Yami did so, attacking with Slifer the Sky Dragon. Yami Bakura took the attack, laughing all the way. Slifer's attack flooded the arena with light.
Yami won the duel.
Bakura lied on the field as Roland announced Yami the winner.
Yami and the others ran over to Bakura, who was weak, but conscious.
Honda picked him up.
"Let's take him to his room." He said.
Everyone started on their way to Bakura's room.
"I'm glad Bakura's okay." Yami said to himself. "If the spirit hadn't come back, I don't know what I would have done. The Ring is like my Puzzle. It holds an ancient spirit that needs someone else in order to exist. Even though the spirit of the Ring is evil, it needs Bakura to survive."
Yugi appeared next to him in spirit.
"The big difference, though, is that yours and my spirit are friends who support each other. Together, we'll figure out the secrets of your past and stop Marik from taking your power. Your destiny is my destiny too! And we'll win together!" Yugi said.
Yugi and Yami did a high five before Yugi took over and followed after everyone.
Roland stopped Yugi though.
"According to Battle City rules, you're entitled to Bakura's rarest card." He said.
"Bakura's been through enough." Yugi said and ran off without taking Bakura's rarest card.
"I knew Yugi would win." Mokuba said.
"It was no surprise." Kaiba agreed. "With a card as powerful as Slifer the Sky Dragon in his deck, Yugi will be difficult to defeat. Unless his opponent also has a God card."
Everyone was crowded around Bakura's bed.
"He needs some rest." Duke said. "But we need to land the blimp to get him to a hospital."
"Some crazy stuff went on in that duel." Joey said.
"It sounds like Marik and the evil spirit of the Ring are working together." Cat said.
"Yeah, I think so too." Yugi agreed.
Joey jumped up. "That's it! I'm ready to take on Marik!" He said, determined.
"Actually, Joey, I tink it's time to talk to Kaiba about landing the airship to get help for Bakura." Honda said.
Everyone was about to leave until Yugi stopped.
"Hey! The Millennium Ring is gone! Bakura had it around his neck during the duel." He said. "But it's no longer there."
"That thing seems to come and go as it pleases." Honda said.
"Maybe that God card blasted it." Joey suggested.
Cat stayed behind to watch over Bakura.
Once the rest of the gang left, Cat's eyes went blank.
Marik laughed as Cat held the Millennium Ring in her hand.
"There will be a half-hour intermission before the next duel!"
The announcement rang throughout the airship.
Mai was in her room, working on her strategies.
Marik was stirring the ice cubes in his drink, in his room while Odion sat in silence.
Everyone else was in the hallway.
"We have to help Bakura." Yugi said.
"Yeah! We should go find Kaiba. He should be in one of these rooms." Joey said.
Just then, Mokuba entered through the elevator.
"Hey you guys. You're in a restricted area." He said.
"Mokuba, where is Kaiba?" Yugi asked.
Mokuba pointed to room number 1.
"But you don't want to disturb him." He said.
Joey, of course, ignored Mokuba's words and was already pounding on Kaiba's door.
"Kaiba! Get out here!" He yelled.
Mokuba jumped.
"Joey! Stop it!" He cried. But once again, Joey ignored Mokuba.
Kaiba finally opened the door and loomed over Joey.
"You're lucky to even be in my tournament, yet you insist on making a nuisance of yourself, over and over." Kaiba said.
Joey was about to blow up again, until Honda jumped in front of Joey.
"Calm down, Joey." Honda said.
"You have to help us, Kaiba." Yugi said. "Bakura's hurt and we have to land so we can get him to a doctor."
Kaiba retreated into his room.
"It's impossible." He said.
Everyone followed him into his room.
"C'mon Kaiba!" Duke said.
"We need you to do this for us!" Anzu joined in.
"Please Kaiba? Show some compassion." Shizuka pleaded.
"Yeah, Kaiba! Listen to Shizuka!" Both Honda and Duke said at the same time.
"It's Bakura's own fault. He shouldn't have left the hospital in the first place." Kaiba said.
"But he's really hurt. Please Kaiba?" Shizuka continued to beg.
"Kaiba! If you don't land this blimp, I'm gonna knock you to the ground!" Joey snapped.
Kaiba sighed, getting tired of everyone begging.
"Fine." He said before ordering a medical team sent to Bakura's room.
"The onboard medical staff has better training than most hospitals." Kay explained to everyone as she put down her book. She was sitting on Kaiba's bed again, reading.
"Where did you come from?" Joey asked.
Kay smiled. "Bakura's in good hands." She said.
Everyone accepted this answer and left Kaiba's room.
"That was an amazing speech, Shizuka!" Honda complemented.
Duke took Shizuka's hands.
"I was moved too." He said.
Shizuka blushed and looked down.
"I'm not so great." She said.
"I wonder if Bakura's really going to be okay." Joey said.
"I hope so." Yugi said.
"We still have to find Bakura's Millennium Ring." Honda said. "Leave it to me and Duke! You and Joey have to focus on the finals."
Honda then dragged Duke away from Shizuka to help him with the search.
"The remaining finalists must now report to the main concourse!"
Shadi had appeared on the blimp. He first saved Duke and Honda from falling off the blimp earlier. And he just finished having a conversation with Yugi and Yami.
Yami left his room to find the gang in the hallways.
"Dude! A freaky guy in a robe saved Duke and me! I'm serious!" Honda was telling Joey.
"I didn't actually see the guy, but someone had to have pulled us up." Duke said.
"Quite playing jokes." Joey said.
"I wonder if there really was some kind of ghost." Shizuka wondered.
Joey suddenly looked spooked.
"G-Ghosts don't exists!" He said.
Yami walked up from behind Joey and put a hand on his shoulder, causing Joey to jump.
"GYAH!" Joey cried.
Everyone laughed.