Total Drama Yu-Gi-Oh!: Virtual Reality
Takes Place: During the events of Total Drama Yu-Gi-Oh!: Battle City Tournament
Summary: Takes place during the intermission scene in Battle City Tournament, where everyone's been captured by Noah into the virtual world, and must do what it takes to get back to the real world!
Pairings: Hints of Seto/Gwen (obviously), more hints of Duncan/LeShawna and Yugi/Téa/Yami, and Duke/Serenity. Those are the only couples in mind, as of now.
Disclaimer: I do not own the following two shows. Total Drama Island/Action/World Tour/Revenge of the Island are all owned by Fresh TV., Cake Entertainment, Teletoon, Cartoon Network, and the Australian Broadcast Company while YuGiOh!/GX/5Ds/ZeXal are all owned by Nihon Ad Systems, and Studio Gallop (NOT 4Kids anymore!). Please support the official releases.
Warnings: Crossover pairings either happening or coming soon. Also a couple of character bashings. As well as possible violence and themes unsuitable for younger readers. If you don't like it, don't even flame about it! Keep the comments to yourselves! Reader discretion is advised.
A/N: I'M BACK! And I'm ready to finish this story up. I HATE WRITER'S BLOCK and I HATE getting off the mood of my favorite shows!
So anyways, hope you guys enjoy this chapter.
Chapter Twenty:
Escape The Virtual World!
"UGH! WHY DO WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE TRICKED LIKE THIS?!" Joey yelled in frustration, kicking a nearby, empty soda can in anger.
"How about a suggestion?" Duncan asked. "Next time, WE'LL NEVER TRUST EVIL BAD GUYS! Seriously, how hard is that? We've been tricked by Marik before, but we've been tricked like...three times in a row, counting the Big Five!"
The Brooklyn-Accent Teen turns around to face the Delinquent, and said, "Next time we see Noah, he's toast!"
The Delinquent punches his fist into the palm of his other hand and said, "Save seconds for me."
"You guys, now's not the time for threats," Yugi pointed out. "We need to think of a plan!"
"Oh, I got a plan alright," Duncan said, turning around and looking straight at the Young Boy. "Punch that brat in the face and give him a wedgie until he tells us how to get out of this dump!"
"Well we've got to do something," said Tea. "Time's running out before Gozaburo destroys the world!"
Yugi turns around, and said, "Remember what Noah mentioned before? We need to find a way out of here and shut down the main computers of this Virtual World before Gozaburo's plan succeeded."
Tea nodded, saying, "That's a great idea, Yugi."
Gwen looked over towards Yugi and asked, "But wait? What about Kaiba and Mokuba? We can't just leave them while we escape."
"Your right, Gwen," said Yugi. "Maybe while we look for the exit, we might find Kaiba and Mokuba along the way."
LeShawna looked over and said, "Yo, but didn't that old geezer said that all exits are blocked?"
With that said, Yugi, Joey, Duncan, Tea, and Duke all looked embarrassed, followed by all of them falling to the ground on their backs in unison.
"Good point," the Brooklyn-Accent Teen muttered.
Gwen turns around, and was starting to walk away from the group, saying, "Still, we need to find the Kaiba brothers before Noah strikes again."
Duncan slowly got up from the ground, asking, "Sheesh, and when did you start caring for money bags?"
The Goth Girl turned her head to face her Delinquent friend and said, "I still owe him." She turns back and continues her destination, a confused look on Duncan's face.
"For what?"
Gwen groaned, but didn't answer. She doesn't want to tell them flat out that the brothers are the only ones who knew her secret, and that she doesn't want everyone else to know what it is. Not to mention that the Goth Girl felt an uncomfortable tug in her chest, wondering what would happen next if they find Kaiba and Mokuba. She already avoided the CEO on the trip to the virtual city of Domino, and felt like she has enough of him for more than a couple of days since they met. But still, why was she urging to find them?
However, everyone froze when they heard a chuckle from out of nowhere.
"Who's there?!" Duncan asked in fright.
To everyone's surprise, there were some glowing in front of them, right next to them, and behind them. The next thing they all knew, they all heard growling, hissing, and roars, and when the glow dies down, there was a small army of strange-looking monsters, with dark eyes and their bodies looking as if they're on fire, but they weren't.
"Whoa, what are those things?!" Duke asked.
"We're surrounded," Tea pointed out.
"No duh, Sherlock Holmes," Duncan said, glaring at the monsters before them.
One of the monsters lifts up it's claw, ready to strike down Serenity. But when it swung it, however, Joey pushes his little sister out of the way, as they both fell to the ground. To Yugi, Gwen, Duncan, LeShawna, and Joey's surprises, however, all of their Duel Disks were starting to glow in the Deck Slot, with brand new set of cards in it's place.
"New decks?" Gwen asked.
"Hang on," Yugi said, drawing a card and looking at it. "Come on out, Curse of Dragon!"
He lifts the card up, and a glow-ish beam emitted from the card, a bronze and blood red dragon roaring at the monsters.
"Dragon Flame Attack!"
Curse of Dragon opens it's jaws, and unleashed a fire blast right at one of the monsters. Joey stood up and helped Serenity up to her feet, smiling at Yugi's plan to combat these monsters. He drew a card from his deck, and held up a card.
"I play my Ax Raider!
With that said, a tall, muscular warrior carrying an axe shows up in front of his master. Duncan is starting to like the idea, and drew a card from his deck.
"I summon Kycoo, the Ghost Destroyer!"
He lifts the card towards the army of monsters, a glow emitting from it and a man wearing a kimono and carrying a beaded necklace, half of his face resembling a demon with a horn. Gwen, too, drew a card, looks at it, and lifts it up.
"I summon Maha Vailo!"
A glow emits from the card, as a sorcerer wearing strange blue robes appears right next to his master. LeShawna drew a card, as she lifts it up as well.
"And I'm summoning my Harpie Queen!"
Her card glow as well, and a beautiful Harpie with green hair tied back in a high ponytail, with bright blue wings and wearing a pale green and blue jumpsuit.
"ATTACK!" Yugi, Joey, Duncan, Gwen, and LeShawna yelled in unison.
With that said, all five Duel Monsters begin to attack the strange monsters. Curse of Dragon opens it's jaws once more, as it unleashed a fire ball at two nearby monsters. Ax Raider was slicing away some nearby ones, while Kycoo blasted the monsters away with a gust of powerful wind, the same going with Harpie Queen, while Maha Vailo unleashed it's electrical powers from the dark clouds in the sky right at them.
"Maybe we can find some shelter!" Tea suggested. "We'll probably be safe from these creatures."
"Right," Yugi nodded. "Come on, guys! Let's go!"
Everyone then began to run through the Duel Monsters, while they were continuing fighting the monsters. After one last final blow from each of them, Curse of Dragon, Axe Raider, Kycoo, Maha Vailo, and Harpie Queen began following their masters. The gang ran by a nearby hotel, when all of a sudden, some more glowing appears in front of them, as the same looking monsters from before emits from them.
"Where did these freaks keep coming from?!" Tea asked.
"Who cares?!" Duncan asked. "Kycoo, attack!"
"Curse of Dragon, attack!"
But before both Duel Monsters could attack however, one of the monsters unleashed a powerful fire blast and immediately destroyed Curse of Dragon, causing Yugi to take a blow as he was suffering.
"Yugi!" Tea yelled, with a worried look on her face.
Kycoo, too, gets destroyed by a couple of other strange monsters, causing Duncan to take a blow as well.
"What are we dealing with, here?!" the Delinquent complained.
"Maha Vailo, attack!" Gwen commanded.
"Axe Raider, you too!" Joey commanded.
"Same with you, Harpie Queen!" LeShawna commended as well.
All three Duel Monsters begin to attack the strange monsters, while Tea helps Yugi up while Duke does the same with Duncan, while everyone all ran towards a nearby alley. Seeing as how that place is cleared up. Everyone stopped running, and they all started breathing heavily.
"Just what are those things?" Serenity asked.
"I'm not sure, but I think they have something to do with either Noah or Gozaburo," Yugi pointed out. "And from what I can tell, they're not Duel Monsters."
"Yeah, did you saw what happened back there?" Duncan asked. "Those things took out our monsters in two seconds flat, yet we took out most of them the first time."
"Maybe they were created by either one of Kaiba's step relatives to get rid of us?" Gwen asked. "Something like a computer virus?"
Joey's head poked up, and said, "Yeah, I get it now! They're probably viruses someone sent to destroy us!"
"Yeah, that does make sense," said Yugi.
However, their conversation was cut to a stop when they heard Axe Raider, Maha Vailo, and Harpie Queen getting destroyed, as more and more strange, Virus Monsters appeared, as well as some more that glows from out of nowhere. With that, Yugi, Joey, Duncan, Gwen, and LeShawna all drew a card each from their decks. Yugi brought out Black Luster Soldier, Joey brought out another Axe Raider, Duncan brought out D.D. Survivor, Gwen brought out Mystical Beast Cerberus, and LeShawna brought out Harpie's Pet Dragon.
"Attack!" the five said in unison once again.
With that command, all of Duel Monsters begin fighting off the Virus Monsters, until it coincidentally made a path through the alley. Tea, Serenity, who is still holding on to Geoff, and Duke all ran through, with the other Duelists behind them, their monsters still attacking the Virus Monsters. Until they reached towards the streets, there all gasped when they spotted some more Viruses. All five Duel Monsters flew over towards past their masters, as they begin to attack them. However, Harpie's Pet Dragon, Black Luster Soldier, and Mystical Beast Cerberus were taken down. So Yugi, Joey, and Gwen drew a card from their respective decks, and the Young Boy summons Dark Magician, Joey summon Rocket Warrior, and Gwen summoning the Gemini Elves. The Duel Monsters continues battling the Viruses, with Harpie's Pet Dragon firing a fire ball from it's jaws, D.D. Survivor banishing them using it's attack, the Gemini Elves punching and kicking them with one hit each, Rocket Warrior forming into a rocket and blowing them up, and Dark Magician unleashing dark energy from his staff.
All was well and everything was going smoothly...until a voice rang out.
"ATTENTION?! CAN ANYBODY HEAR ME? THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT!"
Everyone looked around at the sound of that voice, until they looked up towards the sky.
"Noah?" Gwen asked.
"THIS IS A WARNING FOR ALL OF YOU! THE ENTIRE VIRTUAL WORLD IS GOING TO BE DESTROYED!"
Everyone gasped.
"But how is that possible?" Joey asked. "I thought everyone in the world is going to die!"
"BECAUSE I ESCAPED TO THE REAL WORLD USING MOKUBA'S BODY AND REPROGRAM THE SATELLITE TO DESTROY THIS PLACE INSTEAD!"
"WHAT?!" Everyone yelled in unison.
"Oh, you cheater!" Duke yelled.
"Come back down here so I can give you a butt-kicking of a lifetime!" Joey yelled.
"And you better let us out of here!" Tea yelled.
"LOOK! I'm sorry of what I did to all of you, but I won't go into much detail. You guys better get out of there, soon! Before the whole fortress, including the virtual world, would be destroyed, taking all of your lives!"
Everyone gasped once more, all of them frozen in fear with their eyes widen. Everyone? Going to die in a virtual world instead of the real world? The Brooklyn-Accent Teen cried out, "But I'm too young to die! I didn't even achieve my lifetime goal yet!"
"Everyone, please listen to me. I can help. Before you all came along, I created an exit in the Domino Arcade in case of either emergencies or if I escaped in one of your bodies. If you hurry, you can make it there and get back to the real world in time. Hurry, time is running out!"
"And how are we suppose to trust you?!" Duncan yelled. "For all we know, you could be playing a trick on us, you bastard!"
"But I trust him," Yugi said. "We don't have any other choice for that matter."
"Your right," Tea nodded. "We need to head on over to the Arcade."
"Alright, but if this is another trick..." Joey said.
Everyone then begins running while the Duel Monsters continue on battling against the Virus Monsters, as Gwen asked, "But are you sure we can trust him, Yugi?! After what he did?"
Yugi gave out a nod, saying, "Of course!"
After running down a few blocks, everyone ran over towards a very tall building with a huge spider on top of an entrance, indicating that they arrive to the video arcade.
"We made it!" LeShawna yelled.
However, they heard some growling noises from behind them, as they all turned around and spotted some more Virus Monsters, glaring at everyone of the gang. But before they could attack, however, Dark Magician, Rocket Warrior, D.D. Survivor, Gemini Elf, and Harpie's Pet Dragon reenters the scene, protecting their masters by continuing to fight them off.
"You guys go!" Yugi yelled. "We'll hold them off!"
"But we just can't leave you guys!" Serenity yelled.
Joey turns his head towards his little sister, and gave her a smile, saying, "Don't worry, Serenity. We'll be alright. We'll catch up with you guys just as soon as we're done handling these viruses!"
Tea places a hand on the Sweet Girl's arm, saying, "Come on, Serenity!"
With that said, all three of them ran inside of the arcade, and through a few arcade games.
"Listen closely: The exit is at the back of the arcade on the DDR stage. Stand on both platforms so I can upload you back to the real world."
"You better be right, Noah!" the Friendly Girl yelled with determination.
With that, both Tea and Serenity ran up to the stage, with Duke watching them, as both girls, plus Geoff, were standing on both red and blue platforms. They were beginning to glow all around their bodies...until they disappeared. Back outside, the viruses took out Harpie's Pet Dragon, D.D. Survivor, Gemini Elf, and Rocket Warrior, and LeShawna summoned Harpie Lady 1, Duncan summoning D.D. Warrior Lady, Gwen summoned Dark Eradicator Warlock, and Joey summoned Flame Swordsman, taking out more Virus Monsters, as the five run inside the arcade while their monsters continuing fending the viruses off.
"Guys, there is an exit over here!" Duke yelled.
With that said, both he and Joey ran up towards the DDR stage, with the Brooklyn Accent Teen said, "Hurry up, guys!"
It was then followed by a glow surrounding both he and the Hot Guy until they disappeared out of thin air.
"They better be right!" Duncan yelled. "Come on!"
"Alright! Real world, here we come!" LeShawna cheered.
With that said, both he and the Ghetto Girl ran up to the stage, as they too began to glow and disappeared, leaving Yugi and Gwen to finish off what's left of the viruses. But before they can run up to the stage however...
"Yugi! Gwen! I need to ask you two a quick favor."
"What kind of favor?!" Gwen asked. "Can this wait?"
"No time! I need you two to head on over to KaibaCorp. and get Seto. He is over there dueling Gozaburo right now."
Gwen groaned, muttering to herself, "Why is it that whenever something involves Kaiba, I have to be apart of it?"
Yugi turns around to face the Goth Girl, and said, "Listen, Gwen. If you want, you can head back to the real world. I'll go ahead and get Kaiba myself."
"Are you sure?" Gwen asked. "Yugi, this place is crawling with viruses.
"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine," the Young Boy reassures.
Gwen gave him a nod before said, "Alright, but I'm going to wait for you guys. Be careful."
With that said, she walked over towards the DDR stage, and stepped onto the blue platform. Glow was suddenly surrounding the Goth Girl...
...And the next thing she knew, she slowly opened her eyes, while the Simulation Pod she was in opens up. She sat up, and started stretching her arms out, before looking around, and spotting everyone right near some kind of large computers. She even noticed that Geoff was back into his real body, and isn't a robotic annoying little puppy anymore! LeShawna turned around and looked at her, saying with a smile, "Hey girl, welcome back to the real world!"
"Well that explains you guys being here," Gwen said with a small smile.
She got off from her Simulation Pod, and walked over to the group to see what the commotion was about. The Goth Girl saw that it was Mokuba with a pair of headsets on, typing away onto the large computers.
"Mokuba?" she asked.
"No."
Gwen's head snapped. She recognized that voice.
"Noah? What are you doing in Mokuba's body?" the Goth Girl asked, before getting angry. "And for that matter, where's the real Mokuba?!"
She raised her arm up, as if going to punch Noah, but Duncan quickly pulls her back to prevent her from doing so.
"He's back in the Virtual World with Yugi and Seto," Noah, in Mokuba's body, explained.
"Okay, I know this is a bit off topic, but why would you help Kaiba if you hated him so much?" Tea asked.
Noah suddenly looked hurt, as he looks down and said, "I realized of what I was doing was wrong. I was filled by jealousy and hatred after being trapped in the Virtual World for eight years. And I'm...sorry for what I put all of you through."
"Yeah, I'm...sorry that I said all those things about you," Joey said.
Duncan crosses his arms, saying, "Yeah. Besides, the filler's almost over and Yugi is gonna go get Kaiba and get back here. What could go wrong?"
All of a sudden, the alarms were starting to go off, with the computer voice saying, "Four minutes 'till satellite attack."
"All of you need to go," Noah instructed. "Get back into the airship and wait there."
"Alright, Noah," said Joey. "Your the only one who can get Yugi and Kaiba out of there. It's all up to you. Good luck!"
With that said, Joey, Duke, Tea, Serenity, Duncan, Geoff, and LeShawna turned around and started to leave. However, the Delinquent stopped on his tracks as he forgot something, to which he turned around to face Gwen and asked, "Hey Gwen, aren't you coming?!"
"No," Gwen said, her head going left and right. "I promise Yugi that I would wait for him in here. You guys go on ahead, I'll catch up."
"Okay, if you insist," the Delinquent slowly said, before turning around and running off.
After running through the hallways, everyone finally made it to the aircraft, in which the walls and ceilings were taken down, and back to the Airship.
"It's still here!" Joey yelled. "Wait 'till we tell everyone about our adventures!"
They saw that the door was opened, as they all ran up the steps and back inside. At first, they all went to Courtney's room, but they weren't there. They then went to Heather's room, where they knocked on the door.
"Hey, anybody in there?!" the Brooklyn-Accent Teen asked.
The door slides opened, as Trent answers it, surprised to see the others.
"Guys, your back," he said. "Did you took care of that Noah kid?"
"It's a long story, but we'll tell you when we leave," said Joey.
"And I hope it will be soon when Yugi and Kaiba gets out of there!" Duncan yelled with an impatient tone in his voice.
Mai walked over to where Trent was near the doorway, and asked, "Out of where?"
She saw that everyone who went on the trip was back in the Airship, except something was off.
"Hey, where did Gwen go?" the Hot Girl asked. "Wasn't she with you?"
"I think she's gone out of her mind," the Delinquent continued. "She stayed behind and was going to wait for Yugi, Kaiba, and Mokuba."
"She's doing WHAT?!" Duke asked, with a shocked look on his face. "Guys, we got to go back and get her!"
"No way, man," Duncan said. "She won't leave until Yugi, Kaiba, and Mokuba gets out."
"Satellite fast approaching."
Gwen watches as Noah got inside one of the Simulation Pods, the door closing it, trapping him inside it. He told her about going back to the virtual world to face off against his father one last time. He was suddenly unconscious, indicating that he's back inside the Virtual World. At the same time, however, both Kaiba and Yugi woke up at the same time, the doors to the Pods opening up one-by-one.
"It's about time," Kaiba said, sitting up.
Yugi looked around, saying, "We're back in the real world!"
He looked around and saw the Goth Girl, and said, "Gwen, is everyone out safely?"
Gwen nodded, before looking at Mokuba's body, saying, "Yeah, but Mokuba is still in the Virtual World."
"What?!" Kaiba angrily asked, getting out of his pod, and going right near the pod Mokuba is in.
After a moment or two, the door to the pod opens up, with the CEO and the Young Boy looks at him, with Kaiba yelling, "Mokuba, wake up! Come on, Mokuba! Open your eyes!"
His eyes shot open. Noah was no longer in control of his body. It was the real Mokuba. He sat up, looked at his older brother, and said, "Seto! Noah's still inside!"
The alarms have been going off very loudly, the computer voice saying, "Evacuate immediately. Evacuate immediately."
Kaiba helped Mokuba out of the pod, saying, "There's no time, Mokuba. We need to get out of here NOW!"
With that said, both Kaiba brothers, Yugi, and Gwen all started running off from the room, down through the halls, and to the outside of the aircraft carrier.
"HURRY UP, YOU GUYS!" Geoff's voice yelled through the harsh winds.
The four of them saw that the Airship was taking off from the ground, with Joey, Duke, Duncan, and Geoff right on the steps, holding onto the railings with their arms stretched out, with Serenity and Tea right near the doorway. After seeing them, the four ran towards the Airship as fast as they could.
"YOUR ALMOST THERE, KEEP GOING!" Joey yelled.
As soon as Mokuba caught up to Kaiba, the CEO grabbed his little brother by the back of his shirt, much to Mokuba's surprise. In an even more surprise, Kaiba throws Mokuba with all his might, to which both Duke and Duncan took the hit, but held on tight to the kid.
"HEY, NO NEED TO THROW YOUR BROTHER AT US, KAIBA!" the Delinquent yelled at the top of his throat, glaring at the CEO.
Kaiba then jumped up and had landed on the steps. Geoff and Joey held both their hands out towards Yugi and Gwen. "COME ON, DUDES! TIME TO BLOW THIS JOINT SKY HIGH!"
"IS NOW THE FREAKIN' TIME FOR JOKES, GEOFF!?" Gwen shouted rather angrily, as both she and Yugi lifted both their hands out to their friends.
"COME ON, GUYS! WE ALMOST GOT YA!" Joey called out.
Alas, Joey was able to grab Yugi's hand and immediately pulled him with all his strength onto the steps of the blimp. Geoff continued to hold out his hand towards Gwen as she tried desperately to grab him.
"COME ON, GWEN! ALMOST THERE!"
But the Goth Girl was losing the energy to run, as she started to slowly lose her pace. She shook her head and kept going, but felt her heart pounding so hard and so much at a fast rate, there's a good chance where it could explode in her chest.
"I...I can't stop now..."
She realized that the others were moving at a faster pace in front of her, as she tried desperately to keep up. Gwen then knew that there was no way she can keep up in time.
"You...YOU GUYS GO ON WITHOUT ME! JUST GO!"
"NO WAY, DUDETTE! YOU'RE ALMOST THERE!"
"JUST GET INSIDE AND FORGET ABOUT ME!"
"NOT A CHANCE!"
Yugi then lifted his hand out towards Gwen as well as he shouted, "GWEN, JUST JUMP! WE'RE ALMOST TO THE EDGE!"
"THE EDGE!?"
Gwen looked up ahead of them and saw that they were about to head straight over the edge of the facility, as well as into the ocean.
"DANG IT!"
She knew she has one chance at this. As soon as they reached the edge, The Goth Girl bent down as much as she could...and jumped. The blimp began to hover more as she reaches out for Geoff and Yugi with both her hands out for them. She was just about an inch away from them, just an inch. But then she noticed that their reach was slipping away.
No...no...no...please don't mess with me here, karma!
But Gwen knew that she wouldn't make it. A great fear began to fill up her chest as she closes her eyes, her hands still reached out, hoping at least she'll grab onto the Young Boy and the Party Dude. She felt the gravity beginning to work as she could feel the weight of it beginning to crash all at once on her. It looks like this was it for her.
"GRAB THE END OF MY COAT, YOU KNOBS!" a voice called out.
The Goth Girl quickly opened her eyes, and saw that Duncan and Joey quickly took the end of his coat without question, with wide-eyed looks on their faces, and saw Kaiba jumping...right at her!
Is he nuts!? He'll go down with me! Gwen thought.
Kaiba stretched his arms out and quickly bumped into her. Before she knew it, it felt as if there was a huge tug, and she realized that she wasn't falling anymore. She looked up and saw that Kaiba was holding onto her with his arms around her as tight as he could so she wouldn't slip and fall from his grasp. Gwen rolled her eyes up and saw that they were both hanging by Kaiba's trench coat, who was being held by Duncan and Joey as they tried to hang on. The Goth Girl immediately wrapped her arms around Kaiba's waist so she wouldn't fall.
That was when they all heard a loud whistling sound. Everyone looked up, and saw falling passed the clouds...looked to be a missile.
"HURRY UP! GET US UP!"
The Delinquent and Brooklyn-Accent Teen pulls the both of them up with all their might, to the point where both the CEO and the Goth Girl made it onto the steps. Everyone ran inside of the blimp, as the steps were being pulled forward and the doors closing shut. Afterwards, there was an explosion outside that causes the airship to start shaking, causing everyone to be tossed near the walls of the hallway.
While the explosion is going on, Kaiba ran from the hallways and into the bridge, sitting right near the controls.
"I'm taking control!" he yelled.
Meanwhile, in Heather's bedroom, Mai, Justin, Tristan, and Trent were watching from the windows of what's going on outside. To their horror, the explosion suddenly created a huge monster made entirely out of fire.
"Uh, guys?!" Justin asked. "Just what is THAT?!"
Suddenly, just before the Airship can be engulfed in fire, back in the bridge, Kaiba slams his fist into an emergency button, in which it causes the alarms to go off and the body of the blimp part of the Airship burned off, with the Airship being transformed into a jet plane. As soon as the fire engulfs it, the afterburners kicked in, and the jet flies off from the fire and into the air.
After the whole catastrophe, the monstrosity of the fires disappeared, and the jet slowly flying so everyone could see the damage. Mokuba, Yugi, Gwen, Joey, Duncan, LeShawna, Geoff, Tea, Serenity, and Duke entered the bridge. Mai, Justin, Trent, and Tristan entered in as well. Everyone looked through the window, and down at what was left of the fortress. Mokuba was carrying white lilies in his hands, with a tearful look on his face.
"So...Noah's dead now?" Duncan asked.
Tea slowly nodded her head, saying, "All he wants was to be loved by his father. Was that so much to ask?"
"And he sacrificed himself to save us," said Yugi.
Mokuba walked over towards one of the windows, and threw the white lilies he was carrying out, to honor Noah's memory. Everyone was being quiet for a moment, until Kaiba broke the silence.
"Alright, this whole detour was a complete waste of my time and effort," he said, his back facing the others. "Let's pretend this nonsense never happens."
"For once, I agreed with you, Kaiba," Duncan said, crossing his arms.
"Whatever, it's time to continue the Battle City Finals!" the CEO continued. "Set us back course to Alcatraz!"
"Right away, Mr. Kaiba," one the suites said. "We'll arrive there in exactly two hours."
With that, the jet continues to fly at normal speed, changing course back to the island that everyone saw from the morning before. The door slides open, as Chris enters in a dramatic entrance.
"Good news, everyone!" He said. "The cameras are now back on."
Everyone groaned, before the Sadistic Host continues, "But the bad news is, is that it's going to take an hour before they can function again."
Everyone then sighed in relief.
"Well, to pass the time, think you guys can tell us of what happened back there?" Tristan asked.
"Yeah, you guys were gone for a few hours," Mai spoke. "Just what went down, anyway?"
Yugi, Gwen, Joey, Duncan, Tea, LeShawna, Duke, Geoff, and Serenity all looked at each other, before they face back towards Mai, Justin, Tristan, and Trent, as the Young Boy said with an awkward smile, "It's a long story. Why don't we go get some lunch and we'll explain then?"
"Sure thing," Trent said with a nod.
With that said, everyone walks over towards the door, and left the bridge. All the while, Kaiba watches them leave, placing his hands into the pockets of his pants. However, he felt something small and round in one of them, as he pulls out one of his hands to see what it is. What he just found confuses him...it was the same pearl that Gwen found back in the Virtual World! He thought it was impossible to bring things from the Virtual World, it didn't make any sense! Did Noah made things possible like this to happen...or was it a mere coincidence like from a video game?
HOLD up, guys! It's not the end of the story...yet! There's the epilogue that's going to wrap a few things up, and that I'm finally gonna be done with this story! Afterwards, I will begin writing the Orichalcos saga. Stay tuned!
Also, I am partway done with the Battle City Tournament rewrite. I'll work on that as well if college and doing commissions isn't getting in the way.