Zorc was gone by the time they made it back to the real world. Everyone sat up groggily, glancing around.

"Did... Did it break or something?" Amane yawned tiredly. "The catalyst, I mean."

"No," Ryou said quietly, winking at Bakura across the table. "We won."

"Fan-tabulous!" Marik cackled, slamming one hand on the table and high-fiving Amane with the other.

"This means we all go back to normal, right?" Mokuba asked timidly, peeking up from under the table.

"You didn't really change, though," Ryou pointed out doubtfully. A pair of messy brown wings spread out behind Mokuba, and he crossed his arms.

"Say that again."

"Mokuba." Ishizu jumped up on the table and sat down in front of him. "You should still have the Millennium Key's power- now we need to remove the catalyst before further damage can be caused.

"But what about-"

Bakura put a hand over Ryou's mouth stoically. Yami gave Bakura a scathing look. "No, what was he going to say?"

Ryou pulled the hand off. "What about him?" He glanced at Bakura, who looked away.

"What about me," he muttered. "You're not going to get them to agree with you, Ryou. I know exactly where they stand. Though, that does remind me, before I go-"

He jumped up onto and over the table and kissed Amane. When they drew apart, she didn't look half as upset as she did surprised. "I don't much care if this is Ryou influencing me, but I love you. Remember that." Perfectly casually, as if he did that sort of thing every day, Bakura climbed back over the table to stand with Ryou again. He then gave a start, remembering something. "Oh, right! And I've always wondered-"

He leaned over and kissed Marik, who quickly shoved him away.

"...aaaand you ruined it," Amane grumbled, placing a hand on her forehead.

"I could kiss you again if that'd help," Bakura suggested eagerly.

"Are we done?" Ishizu asked coldly. Ryou finally caught Bakura's gaze.

[You're sure you're all right with this?]

I trust you.

[You... Really?]

I do.

They both nodded, and Mokuba stared intently at Amane for a moment.

The room went dark- and everything changed.