The Queen Of Games

The Finals

Chapter 23- Escape from KaibaCorp Island

Previously on The Queen of Games, thanks to Odion's words, Marik was able to regain control of his body, and with Daisuke's help, she was able to win the duel and the Battle City Tournament. After winning Marik's Guardians, along with a few more cards, and 2 Millennium Items, it seems as though Daisuke and Yugi are one step closer to finding Yami's memories. Now it's time to go home, only one problem: The engines are still damaged, and what's worse- the island's set to blow in 1 hour. Can Daisuke, Yugi, and the gang escape before they go swimming with the fishes? And where's Kaiba and Mokuba? Time to find out.

"Kaiba!" Daisuke shouted.

"We don't have to time to play hide and seek!" Joey yelled.

"Mokuba!" Jun yelled.

"He could be anywhere" Yolei complained.

"Why would Kaiba set the tower to explode?" Tai asked.

"He's probably still sore after he lost to Daisuke" Matt answered.

"We need to find him and fast" Veemon said.

"There's no time. We need to focus on getting out of here first" Kari said.

"Let's split up. One team will go and see how the engines are doing, while the rest go to find Kaiba and Mokuba" Tea said.

"We'll meet back in 5 minutes" Cody said as everyone went their separate ways.

In the basement of KaibaCorp Tower

Alarms were going off as Kaiba and Mokuba were walking down a hallway.

"Since I lost the tournament, the only thing left is erase all traces of the past" Kaiba thought.

"Hopefully everyone's off the island by now. We should get going as well" Mokuba reported.

"Maybe Daisuke's right. My hatred has made me like Gozaburo, and it's the same hatred that's bonded me to him and the past. As soon as this tower's gone, I can create a new path, but what path should it be?" Kaiba thought.

"Come on, Seto" Mokuba urged his brother.

"Do I stick to the same path and reclaim the honor Daisuke took from Yugi who in turn took it from me, or do I start a new path? One that will benefit me and Mokuba?" Kaiba thought.

Back at the jet

"Any luck?" Jun asked.

"Still nothing" The pilot answered as he tried to turn the engines on for the 9 or 10th time.

"What's going on?" Bakura asked as he, Mai, Duke, and TK walked into the control room.

"The engines still won't turn on" Roland answered.

"Sir, we have another problem" A KaibaCorp employee said as he came running in.

Outside the jet

"Still no Kaiba or Mokuba" Jun said sadly.

"They have to be here somewhere" Tea said.

Just then, Duke, TK, and Roland came running towards them.

"Guys, we've got a really big problem" Duke said.

"What is it now" Yolei asked.

"The engines are dead, the pilot's trying to turn it on, but no luck" TK said.

"Roland, you know Kaiba and Mokuba better than anyone. Is there a way to stop the countdown?" Daisuke asked.

"Unfortunately, Mr. Kaiba and Mokuba are the only ones who can stop it. I don't have direct access" Roland answered.

"This is bad. With Kaiba and Mokuba MIA, and the engines dead, we'll never get out of here" Tristan said worriedly.

"Hold on. Why don't we take the chopper that was sent to come and get me?" Joey asked as he pointed at the KaibaCorp helicopter next to the jet.

"For once, Joey's using his head" Yolei said.

"Let's go. Duke, you and TK go get the others" Yugi said as the gang split up once again.

Back in the control room

"Time to go, people. We're taking the chopper" Duke said.

"Just got the message, everyone needs to evacuate to the chopper" The Pilot said.

"I'll go get the Ishtar's" Joe said as he ran off.

In the Ishtar's room

"We're leaving. We're taking the chopper, so let's go" Joe said as he, Marik, Ishizu, and Odion took off.

Outside

Everyone was scrambling to get in board, seeing it was a little cramped to the staff and crew and the paramedics.

"Everyone's on board, but still no Kaiba" Tristan said.

"We can't wait any longer. Let's go, Roland" Daisuke said.

"Yes, Ma'am" Roland said as the engines on the chopper started up and soon started to take off.

"How much time?" Veemon asked.

"30 seconds" Roland answered. "Increase take off speed and altitude, hurry!" Roland commanded as the chopper gained speed and was getting further away from the island.

Just then, everyone looked out the window to see the explosions going off all over the island. Soon, the island started to fall apart and sink into the sea, taking the jet with it.

"Let's just hope Kaiba and Mokuba made it out there" Jun said as something emerged from the smoke.

"Is that a Blue-Eyes White Dragon?" Yugi asked.

On closer inspection, it was more of a jet in the shape of a Blue-Eyes White Dragon, with Kaiba in the pilot's seat and Mokuba in the seat of the RIO.

"What the hell?!" Jun asked.

"Are you kidding me?!" Joey shouted.

"No freaking way!" Yolei yelled.

"Looks like everyone made it on board the helicopter" Mokuba said.

"I take it that means the engines weren't fixed" Kaiba said in a knowing tone.

"You gave us all a scare, Kaiba! Is this how you make a living?!" Joey shouted.

"Sorry abut that Joey, but we're not coming back with you guys. We've got some business to take care of" Mokuba said.

"And just what do you 2 have in mind?" Matt asked.

"You'll just have to wait and find out, but rest assured, you haven't seen the last of me. Especially you, Daisuke" Kaiba said as he and Daisuke looked at each other, knowing full well they would duel again very soon.

"Trust me, Kaiba. I'll be ready" Daisuke said as the 2 exchange one last look before the jet turned in another direction and took off.

Later that evening

The chopper landed at Domino Docks before it took off again for KaibaCorp.

"Daisuke, I want to thank you and Yugi for saving my brother" Ishizu said.

"Yes, thank you both for everything. I hope one day you'll come and visit us in Egypt. After everything I put you both through, I pray we can still be friends", Marik said.

"We may just take up on your offer one day, and as to being friends..." Daisuke said as she shook Marik's hand and then he shook Yugi's as well.

"Take care, you 3" Jun said.

"And you as well. I trust we will meet again someday" Odion said as he, Marik, and Ishizu got on their boat and sailed away.

"Well, it's time for me to take off as well" Duke said.

"Already?" Veemon asked.

"Yeah, Dungeon Dice Monsters is going global, and I got to hit the road. I'll still be around sometime" Duke answered.

"And why's that" Tristan asked.

"Because I'm taking Serenity out for a date" Duke answered causing both Joey and Tristan grow red in the face.

"Why you little!" Joey yelled as he proceeded to strangle Duke Homer Simpson-like, that is until Tai and Matt held him back.

"Here you go, Serenity" Duke said as he passed Serenity a note that contained his number.

"See ya" Duke said and he took off as well.

"Good riddance" Tristan grumbled.

"Looks like it's my turn to split. Daisuke, I hope to see you bring your A-game next time because I promise I won't be holding back" Mai said.

"Believe me, Mai. I'll be waiting" Daisuke said as Mai started walking to her car.

"Mai, before you go, I just wanted to say thanks for everything, but also for looking after Serenity for me. And hey, maybe we can have a duel one day as well" Joey said.

"Trust me, Joey. I hope to see some big improvements next time" Mai said as she got in her card and drove off.

"I'm going to head on home and get some sleep" Tea said as she took off. "Ok, sleep well" Yugi said as Tea walked off.

"Come on, Serenity. We should hit the hay as well" Joey said. "Ok. Take care, Yugi and you as well, Daisuke" Serenity said as she and Joey walked off.

"Well, I'm going to get going and see how Grandpa's doing. Be careful, Daisuke" Yugi said. "You as well, Yugi" Daisuke said before she gave him a kiss on the cheek, causing him to blush.

"I'll see you around" Yugi said as he took off leaving Daisuke, Veemon, TK, Kari, Tai, Matt, Cody, Jun, Joe, and Yolei alone as the sun was almost gone.

"Time for us to go as well. You guys want to stay the night at our house and leave tomorrow?" Daisuke asked.

"If your parents won't mind" Matt said.

"I'm sure they won't mind the extra company. Now let's go" Jun said as they started walking.

The next morning

Daisuke was in her room with Veemon looking over her deck. Veemon was fast asleep.

"Battle City maybe over but not yet" Daisuke said as she got dressed and pout her deck into the deck slot of her duel disk.

"That's true. There are going to be more challenges ahead as we get closer to finding out what happened to Yami's memories" Hitomi said.

"But I still have one thing left to do" Daisuke said as she put on her duel disk and quietly left the room without waking up Veemon or the others.

Outside

"Joey, Yugi, and I have come a long way ever since we first met, and who knew it would be a card game that would bring us together. This duel is a chance to see what Joey has done and how he's improved since Duelist Kingdom" Daisuke thought.

"Joey has the makings of a true duelist. I'm positive we'll see it in his cards" Hitomi said as they waked in to the plaza with Joey waiting for them.

"Glad to see you could make it" Joey said.

"You know I wouldn't miss this. Now let's see how far you come since Battle City?" Daisuke said as she activated her duel disk.

"Bring it on" Joey challenged as he too activated his duel disk, and the 2 drew 5 card each.

"Time to duel!" Daisuke and Joey shouted.

The End of the chapter

A/N: Sorry it took me so long. Life's been keeping me busy. Hope you enjoy the new chapter and stick around, the last chapter of The Finals is coming up, and an old rival returns to challenge Daisuke one more time. Who is it? You'll find out soon. As always, I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! or Digimon.