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The next day...
Yoko was checking the mail until she sees one that was for Atem with no return address.
"Atem." she called upstairs.
Atem walked down stairs asking, "Yes mom?"
"This is for you." Yoko said giving him the envelope.
"Huh for me?" Atem asked opening it. What was written made his eyes widen in shock, and terror.
"Atem?" Yoko asked. "What is it?"
He begun to read it:
To my ex-son, because I have now disowned you!
I can't believe you lied to all those people, and saying I have abused you! I never abused you. I gave you the punishments you deserved to try to raise you up into a fair young man, but I guess nothing works on a demon spawn such as yourself.
I've removed you from my will, and filed a divorce against your father, traitor that he is.
I'm in the hospital because some of the in-mates attacked me, I nearly DIED, and it's all your fault!
What's more you played the game that people can't have a decent education!
All of this is your fault Matthew James, or Atem Sakaki or whatever you want to call yourself! You broke up our family!
May you rot in hell!
- Carol James.
Once he finished reading he dropped the latter, and clutched his head. Yoko's eyes widened as she pulled Atem into a tight hug. Yusho walked in, and asked "What happened?"
Yoko didn't say anything but gave him the letter before going back to holding Atem close to her. Yusho widen his eyes ready it. Atem softly started to sob.
"Atem, do you want to see her?" Yusho asked. "To ask her... why she wrote this?"
Atem shook his head,
"Is there anything we can do for you?" Yoko asked.
"Want her to stop." He answered as Yuya walked in.
"Want who to stop?" Yuya asked.
Yusho handed him the letter. Yuya's eyes widened in shock before he clenched his fists and a look of unbelievable anger appeared on his face. Atem started crying more. Yuya turned and walked out of the house.
"Yuya where are you going?" Yusho asked.
"To talk with her." Yuya answered coldly.
Atem stared back at this. 'Please don't kill her Yuya...'
At the hospital...
A receptionist was working on paperwork right at the entrance.
"Excuse me." Yuya said walking up to the receptionist. "I'd like to know which room Carol James is in."
"Carol James? Why do you want to talk to her?" The receptionist asked him. "Are you a relative of her's?"
"Not directly, my adopted younger brother is her son though. Now, which room?" Yuya asked again.
"I'm sorry but she can't be seen right now." The receptionist told him. "She's currently being checked over for broken bones. I can tell you when she's ready."
"I'll be seeing her now." Yuya stated as a black aura appeared around his body.
The receptionist looked a little scared before stammering, "R-Room 107..."
Yuya nodded before walking to that room and opening the door. The doctors looked before one of them said, "Hey please step out she's being checked."
Yuya ignored him and walked up to her. "Why did you write that letter to Atem?"
Carol only scoffed turning away.
"Young man please step out." The doctor said again.
"Once she answers my question." Yuya replied. "Why did you write it, and why did you spend your life abusing your son?"
"I believe you already know why I was punishing him brat." Carol said to him.
"You're lying to me." Yuya told her. "What's the real reason, because Atem is not as you put it a "demon spawn" and his father and him made amends so why did you do it?"
"I said you already know why." She repeated glaring.
Yuya looked at her. "Atem is a good person, once you recover try talking to him, and actually listening."
"You mean made into someone who brings forth shame in the James family line thanks to you, and your clown of a father?" Carol asked bitterly.
"Can I ask you something?" Yuya asked her calmly. "Have you ever even tried duel monsters before?"
"No, and I promise myself not to." Carol answered.
"Why, you can see how many people's lives are improved by the game. Even your sister-in-law dueled." Yuya told her. "You wanted Atem to be a good person, that includes having friends doesn't it?"
"As I told him friends are for whimps. I never have any, and I became successful." Carol answered.
Yuya looked shocked hearing that. "You're wrong."
"I am so not." Carol glared.
"You are, dueling brings people together and without any friends what do you really have?" Yuya asked.
"A successful life." Carol answered.
"Young man we're calling security if you don't leave." The doctor warned.
"When you recover duel Atem, you're already successful in your eyes and if you still feel the same way none of us will bother you again." Yuya told her. "You might be surprised, or even have fun. Besides, no matter how you feel about him, Atem is still your son so this is something a mother should do for her child."
With those words Yuya walked out of the room. Carol only glared at him before muttering, "You really are a idiot Yuya Sakaki..."
Back at the Sakaki Residence...
Yuya walked back into the house before going and hugging Atem. Atem hugged him before saying, "You didn't hurt her did you?"
"No. I know what she did but you wouldn't want her to be hurt so we just talked, and if she listened to me then maybe she'll try a duel. If we're really lucky, it may even show her how wrong she was." Yuya answered.
"...I think their's a chance she'll not." Atem told him.
"Probably, but I offered it anyway." Yuya replied. "All we can do is wait and see what happens."
Atem nodded before walking back upstairs.
"Atem, wait a second." Yuya said quickly.
Atem looked at him, "Yeah?"
"You have another letter." Yuya told him.
"Huh?" He asked.
Yuya smiled and handed the sealed letter to Atem. Atem looked over the letter.
Dear Atem,
I hope this is the right address. I was hoping if you and your family could come see us sometime soon, there's something we wanted to ask all of you something. If not just write back, thanks.
Rose.
Atem nodded before saying, "Let's go there sometime today."
"Alright, whenever you want to head over." Yuya nodded.
Atem nodded before walking up-stairs.
'Do you think she'll change?' Skull Archfiend of Hope asked.
'No.' He answered.
'She won't try either will she? I feel sorry for her.' Skull Archfiend of Hope admitted.
Sometime later...
Atem, Yoko, Yusho, and Yuya were heading over.
"Do you have any idea what she wanted to talk to us about?" Yoko asked.
They all shrugged. A few minutes later they arrived in the Fusion Dimension where Rose and Yuri were waiting.
"Hi Atem." Rose smiled.
"Hi Rose." Atem smiled.
"Rose, you wanted to ask them something." Yuri pointed out.
"Oh... yeah." Rose mentioned before looking down nervously.
They waited.
"You know that Rose and I don't have parents right?" Yuri asked.
"Yes." Atem nodded.
Rose looked at them nervously. "Well... I mean..."
"Rose and I were talking and we wanted to ask you something Mr. and Mrs. Sakaki." Yuri said for her.
Yoko, and Yusho listened.
"Would..." Rose started before looking anxious only for Yuri to gently hold her hand. "Could we be your kids?"
Yoko smiled, "You already are"
"Huh?" Rose asked in surprise.
"We adopted Yuri sometime back." Yusho explained.
Rose looked shocked. "Why didn't you tell me?"
"You never asked, and I thought you'd want to hear it from your parents." Yuri smiled.
"Welcome Sister." Atem smiled.
Rose started tearing up before hugging him. Atem hugged her back. That was the breaking point as Rose started to cry.
"It's okay Rose. Cry as long as you needed." Atem smiled.
Yuri smiled seeing that. Yuya walked to him before whispering to him about the letter Carol gave him. Yuri's eyes widened. "Should I... deal with her?"
Yuya shook his head no. Yuri nodded before turning to his two younger siblings. They were still hugging as Atem comforted Rose.
"She needed him Yuya." Yuri told him.
"More then you?" He asked.
Yuri nodded.
"Are you okay now?" Atem asked her.
Rose nodded but she was still crying. He wiped the tears from her eyes.
"I'm just so happy." Rose admitted.
"I know you are. I felt the same feeling." He answered,
"Big brother, can we go home?" Rose asked him.
"We sure can." Yuri nodded.
They walked back.
Back at the Sakaki household...
They entered the house as Atem took Rose up stairs.
"Thank you." Rose whispered.
Atem smiled patting her back.
The next day...
Atem woke up to the doorbell ringing.
"Huh?" He asked walking to see who it was.
"Hi Atem." Riley smiled.
"Hi Riley." Atem smiled.
"Can I come in?" Riley asked.
Atem nodded. Riley smiled and walked into the house.
"I wanted to talk to you about something."
"About what?" Atem asked.
"My father." Riley answered.
"Leo?" Atem asked.
She nodded.
"What about him?" Atem asked.
"The inter dimensional war, they're trying him for his crimes and... I wanted to ask you to be there with me." Riley explained.
Atem nodded.
"Thank you." Riley said quietly.
Atem hugged her. Riley hugged him back. "Tomorrow, and thank you so much."
Atem smiled, "Your welcome."
Riley blushed and kissed Atem on the lips before smiling. Atem smiled too.
"What was that you said little brother? Grody?" Yuya asked walking into the room.
Atem blushed at this. Yuya just smiled.
Meanwhile...
After she have been check off the doctor said she'll recover in over a day. During that time Carol is plotting her revenge.
The next day...
Atem was walking to find Riley. Suddenly Riley ran up to him. "Hi Atem, and thank you so much."
Atem smiled linking his arm with her's, Riley smiled before the two of them walked into the courtroom. They walked in. Leo Akaba turned to see them before looking down and turning back to the judge.
"Please rise for the honorable Judge Jericho." The ballief said as the judge walked in.
Everyone stood as Riley moved slightly closer to Atem for comfort.
You may all be seated." He said as they sat back down. "Is the prosecution ready?"
"The prosecution is ready Your Honor." The ballief answered.
"The defense is ready as well." A man told them who was with Leo.
"Prosecution please state your case." Judge Jericho told the ballief.
"Thank you your honor, we are here today to discuss the crimes of a single man. A Mr. Leo Akaba." the Prosecutor started.
"Prosecution you may call your first witness." Judge Jericho told him.
"Thank your honor, the prosecution calls Shay Obsidian to the stand." the Prosecutor stated.
Shay stepped up as the balief with the bible asked, "You swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?"
"Yes." Shay answered calmly.
"Please give us your testimony." The prosocuter said.
Riley closed her eyes to try and avoid crying about what she was about to hear. Atem rubbed her back.
"My home was invaded, countless people turned into cards or killed. Duelist, civilian, it didn't matter if you were male or female, healthy or sick, we were just prey for the Fusion Dimension. That man, Leo Akaba was responsible for it all." Shay stated.
"I see. Is there any reason why he was doing it?" The prosecuter asked.
"He wanted to kidnap my sister, Lulu Obsidiani." Shay answered.
"Really? Nearly destroy a whole city for a girl?" The prosecuter asked thinking it was a joke.
"I'm serous, Lulu was his goal." Shay repeated. "Along with Zuzu Boyle from this dimension, and Rin from the Synchro Dimension."
"And is there any reason why he wants them?" The prosecuter asked him.
"To revive his daughter." Shay said.
"His daughter?" The prosecuter asked confused.
"It's incredibly complicated, but in basic terms his daughter, a boy named Zarc, and the entire world were split into pieces. He was kidnapping my sister and the others to reunite them, but in doing so they would have died." Shay answered.
"Has he succeeded in reviving her?" The prosecuter asked.
"No." Shay answered.
"Are they related to what happened a year ago with the sky breaking apart?" The prosecuter asked.
"Yes, and all of that happened simply because of Leo Akaba. Anyone else involved was just acting on his orders." Shay answered. 'Even you Yuri, as much as I want to blame you you've made it clear you were only acting on his instructions, not your own desire to harm Lulu.'
"Defense you may cross examine the witness." Judge Jericho allowed.
The defense nodded before walking up to Shay.
"Shay was it? How did you know all of this?" He asked.
"I was part of a group known as the Lancers, who fought against Leo Akaba and the Fusion Dimension. I saw what happened to my home, and I was in both this dimension when he tried to kidnap Zuzu and once we arrived in the Synchro Dimension I saw their invasion there to try and capture her a second time alongside Celina from the Fusion Dimension who had betrayed him and joined our side." Shay answered.
"The Lancers?" The defense asked.
"A group of the strongest duelists from this dimension created by Declan Akaba." Shay explained.
"I see." The defense said. "I have nothing more to ask."
Shay nodded before stepping down.
"Your honor, the prosecution would like to call its next witness." the prosecutor stated calmly.
"Allowed." Judge Jericho allowed.
"Thank you your honor, the prosecution calls this Rin to the stand." the prosecutor stated.
Rin stepped up.
The bailef asked, "Did you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?"
"I do." Rin answered.
"Please give us your testimony." The prosecuter said.
"Ok, well I don't know much but I do know that for a fairly long time I had the strangest feeling of being followed only for my best friend Yugo to tell me it was nothing. That is until one day he was working on our duel runner when a cloaked figure chased me to an ally before knocking me unconscious. When I woke up I was in a cell somewhere I didn't recognize." Rin said. "Then he came and..."
Rin shuddered at the memory. The prosecuter only closed his eyes before asking, "Did he do... sexual things to you?"
"Huh, no actually..." Rin started. "If you ignore the fact that I was taken from my home he was respectful. It was... the Doktor."
"The Doctor?" The proescuter asked with a raised brow.
"Doktor, with a k." Rin corrected before shuddering again. "I'd rather not remember him if it's ok."
The prosecuter nodded.
"Defense you may cross examine the witness." Judge Jericho said.
"I have nothing to ask your honor." The defense said.
"I see, does the Prosecution have any more witnesses?" Judge Jericho inquired.
"Only one more." The prosecuter answered. "Leo Akaba."
Leo nodded and took the stand.
"You swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?" The balif asked.
"I do." Leo answered.
"Please give us your testimony." The prosecuter told him.
"Where should I begin?" Leo asked.
"From the beginning." The proseucter answered.
"Then I need to explain who Zarc is first." Leo said.
The prosecuter nodded.
"...That's when the dimensions separated." Leo finished up his explanation
"I see." The prosecuter nodded.
"It wasn't long after that I met Yusho Sakaki and started a new family. But once my memories returned I realized that Zarc would return, and there was only one way to stop him." Leo stated. "Ray needed to be revived."
"So the reason why you were doing this is the revive your daughter to stop Zarc." The prosecuter said.
"Yes, but more than that what father wouldn't want his child back?" Leo asked.
"And was Zarc stopped, and by who?" The prosecuter asked him.
"He was stopped, by Ray, and Atem Sakaki." Leo answered.
"Atem? You mean that kid we had a few months ago on his parent's case?" The prosecuter asked.
"Yes, I do." Leo answered.
"I see." The prosecuter said.
"Defense you may cross examine the witness." Judge Jericho said.
"I have nothing to say." The defense said.
"Please wait your honor." Leo requested.
"Oh?" Judge Jericho asked.
"Despite everything you've heard, my crimes are unforgivable." Leo answered. "Don't let what I said change your verdict."
Judge Jericho thought about it before asking the Prosecution, "Do you have anyone verdicts?"
"The prosecution rests your honor." The prosecutor answered.
"Very well." Judge Jericho slammed his gravel down. "5 Minute recess."
Everyone left the courtroom. Riley, and Atem were alone. Atem hugged Riley.
"Why did he say that?" Riley asked with tears in her eyes.
"Don't worry Riley." Atem said.
Riley just started crying. Atem rubbed her back to comfort her. She just continued sobbing. Atem continued to comfort her.
Five minutes later...
They walked back in. Everyone took their seats.
"Jury have to decided?" Judge Jericho asked.
"We find the defendant, Leo Akaba guilty in first decree." They answered.
Leo nodded.
"Very well." Judge Jericho nodded. "Leo Akaba I hereby sentence you to 3 months in prison."
Leo's eyes widened. "Only 3?"
"Even broken people deserve mercy." Jericho answered.
Leo looked astonished but nodded. "Thank you your honor."
Judge Jericho nodded smiling.
"Case dismissed." Judge Jericho stated calmly.
They walked out as Atem hugged Riley the entire time.
"Just three months, is that really enough?" Leo asked as the bailiff placed handcuffs on him.
"Your cases are not as bad as Carol's." He answered.
Leo nodded. "Take care of Riley Atem."
Atem nodded. Leo nodded before walking off. Atem hugged Riley for comfort.
"Riley." Declan said calmly. "He'll be home soon."
Atem nodded in agreement, "Come on... let's go home."
"Ok." Riley agreed.
They walked back.
The next day...
Atem was watching TV trying to find an interesting channel.
"Atem, are you busy?" Yuri inquired.
"Trying to find something good to watch." Atem answered.
"Do you think we can head to buy some things? I was planning on making something for Rose tonight but we need a few ingredients." Yuri explained.
"Sure." Atem answered.
Yuri nodded as the two of them walked out of the house. Yoko, and Yusho walked in as the news came on, "We interrupt this boardcast to bring you urgent news!"
"Urgent?" Yusho inquired.
"The fugitive Carol James has escaped prison just this morning!" The reporter cried.
"What?" Yoko questioned in shock.
"We need to warn Atem." Yusho said quickly before running out of the house.
Meanwhile...
Atem, and Yuri were shopping as they observed the asles.
"Do you see cinnamon Atem?" Yuri asked.
"Over there." Atem answered pointing.
"Thanks." Yuri smiled grabbing it.
Atem nodded as he asked, "What next?"
"Actually, I think that's everything." Yuri smiled. "Thank you."
Atem smiled nodding,
"Excuse me, would a Mr. Atem please come to the front of the store?" asked a voice over the intercom.
"Huh?" Atem asked surprised.
Yuri shrugged. "Let's go see."
They walked over.
"Atem... I have bad news." Yusho told him. "Your mother, she escaped."
"She what?" He asked shocked before starting to shake.
"Don't worry Atem, I'll make sure she doesn't do anything to you." Yuri reassured him. "I promise."
Atem looked at him with worried eyes. Yuri rubbed his back. "It's ok Atem, I promise."
Atem with that slowly nodded.
"You head home with dad, I'll catch up once I've paid for this stuff." Yuri smiled.
Atem nodded as he hugged Yusho's waist as they walked back.
Back at the Sakaki residence...
They walked back in. Yuya immediately ran and hugged Atem. Atem hugged him back sobbing.
"I'm right here little brother, we all are." Yuya told him.
Atem continued to sob. Yuya just held him close. Rose looked worried. Yoko walked over and rubbed Atem's back.
Sometime later...
Atem calmed down sometime ago, and waited for Yuri. Yuri walked in with Zuzu and an embarrassed look on his face.
"Zuzu?" Yuya asked surprised.
"Yuri got a little lost and asked for help getting back here." Zuzu explained as Yuri winced in embarrassment.
Atem shook his head with a frown. Rose laughed at that.
"Is everything okay?" Zuzu asked.
"No, his mother broke out of jail." Yoko answered.
"What?" Zuzu asked shocked.
"Don't worry, Yuya and I will protect him, right brother?" Yuri asked.
Yuya nodded smiling.
"Anyway, may I use the kitchen?" Yuri requested.
"Sure." Yusho nodded.
Atem was looking over the channels to get his mind off Carol, and finds a scene from a movie called Home Alone 2. "Hm...?"
It shows of a robber being cautious as he hits the sides of a empty door way as he laughed triumply before he pulled the switch to a light on before it was shown to be a blow touch which set his toboggan on fire but the robber hasn't noticed looking around. Then he looked nervous seeing on a mirror is toboggan is burning as he yelped turning the sink but it isn't going on before he sees a toliet as he moved to put his head in it.
The screen shift to in front of a house, and-
BOOM!
Atem flinched at the explosion.
"What are you watching?" Rose asked.
"Something called Home Alone 2." He answered in shock by the explosion.
The robber pulled his head from the toliet as it was shown he has soot on him with his toboggan destroyed, and gave out a glare to the camera. Rose chuckled seeing that. Atem only tsk while shaking his head.
"It's funny." Rose smiled.
"I never seen it." Atem admitted.
"I have, and the first one." Rose answered.
Atem said, "Okay."
Sometime later...
"Done." Yuri smiled.
They looked over. Yuri was walking out of the kitchen.
"Done with what?" Rose asked him.
"Your soup, I thought you'd want a bowl." Yuri smiled.
Rose smiled, "Thanks Yuri."
"Anytime sis." Yuri smiled.
Atem said, "I'm going to bed."
"Good night Atem." Yuya smiled.
"Night." Atem said walking up.
"What are we going to do about her?" Yuri asked.
They all shrugged.
"In that case I'll card her again." Yuri stated.
Late at night...
Carol made sure to get the tools for the job as she got position. Looking around she sees nobody is awake before using a ladder to climb up before looking over a window to see her son peacefully sleeping. She smirked ready for revenge. She climbed through the window which was left open, and top-toed to him. When she got close enough she looked around before she cover his mouth as his eyes shot open seeing her.
"Hello Matthew, Mom has come for you. And you have been a VERY bad boy."
"Atem, are you awake?" Yuri asked from outside the room.
Carol grunted before pulling a knife, and held it to Atem's neck as she whispered, "You make any noise, and your death will be early."
"Atem?" Yuri asked again before starting to open the door.
This time she reacted. She pulled Atem as she jumped down the window still carrying Atem. "Yuri help!"
He cried before Carol smacked him unconscious. Yuri slammed open the door and ran to the window. Seeing Carol running he jumped and started chasing her while activating his duel disc. "Yuya get up, she has him!"
Carol continued running as she tried her pace to keep out of Yuri's range as she avoided the obstacles.
"Starving Venom Fusion Dragon, stop her!" Yuri called as his dragon appeared in front of Carol. "I'm used to chasing people, now hand over my brother. Are we clear?"
Carol glared before saying, "I promised myself to never play this game but even I have to break promises to get what I want! I play Dazzled Light!"
A bright light came forth that blinded Yuri, and his dragon. When they looked Carol was gone.
"Damn it!" Yuri shouted angrily before closing his eyes and trying desperately to listen for any footsteps.
The only one's he heard were coming behind him which was Yuya's.
"Yuri? Where did she go?" Yuya asked looking around.
Yuri was shaking. "She used the same trick I did before, she blinded me... he's gone Yuya. She's going to kill Atem and there's nothing we can do."
"No. NO!" Yuya cried grabbing his head. "AAAAAATTTTTEEEEEEMMMMM!" His voice shouted an echo.
Meanwhile...
Carol burst in a cottage as she closed the door locking it. She breathed heavily before saying, "I knew that card I picked up will be useful."
Atem looked terrified before closing his eyes. "Just do it."
Carol glared before saying, "Oh no. I have something planned before that."
"What do you mean?" Atem asked fearfully.
She only smirked before saying, "Well I taken this from several prisoners who were in jail for it. To break their victim's spirits."
"Taken what?" Atem asked.
She only smirked before saying, "You better not do anything that can increase what I'm about to do."
"What are you talking about?" Atem questioned.
Skull Archfiend of Hope flew out to look for Yuri, and Yuya. He sees them, "Yuya! Yuri!"
"Where's Atem?" Yuya asked quickly.
"In a cottage south from here." Skull Archfiend of Hope answered. "She isn't going to kill him yet. Much worse."
"What do you mean?" Yuri asked as the three of them started heading to the cottage.
"...Sexual Harassment." He answered grimly.
"... What?" Yuya asked.
"She's planning to crush his spirit first." Skull Archfiend of Hope answered.
"She's sick, I'm..." Yuri started before shaking. "I'm going to kill her!"
Sometime later...
She smirked at her work, "There better now right?" She walked to get her tool.
"Please, what are you going to do?" Atem asked.
"Well now time to break your spirit..." She smirked grabbing her knife before pressing it against his shirt.
Suddenly the door to the cottage exploded revealing Yuri and Yuya.
"What the hell!?" She looked over.
That was all she had time to say before Starving Venom Fusion Dragon grabbed her and slammed her into a wall.
"I'm going to kill you." Yuri told her coldly.
Carol struggled before yelling, "Your dead!"
She threw her knife at Yuri. Atem ran, as he got in front as the knife impaled him at his shoulder as he landed on the ground crying out.
"Atem!" Yuya cried running to him as Yuri turned to Carol.
"Big mistake, Starving Venom end her." Yuri instructed as his dragon fired a blast at Carol destroying the wall and vaporizing her from the shoulders up.
As her dead body fell Atem winced as he tried to pull the knife out.
"We need to get you to the hospital." Yuri said running to them.
Atem pulled the knife out before looking at Carol's dead body. "You didn't have to kill her!"
"I didn't have time to think, I..." Yuri started before shaking his head. "Yuya get him to safety, Promise me he'll get treatment."
Yuya nodded as he carried Atem off riding on Odd-Eyes as he uses hid jacket to wrap around the wound to keep him from bleeding out. Yuri watched them race off before closing his eyes. "I'm sorry."
As he said that Yuri turned his duel disc towards himself as the purple light enveloped him leaving only a single card alongside Carol's body. They stomp off as they arrived.
"Doctor!" Yuya cried hopping off Odd-Eyes, and racing to the door.
The receptionist looked up and gasped. "What happened?"
"My little brother. He's been stabbed at the shoulder!" Yuya answered.
The receptionist gasped before running down the hall only to quickly come back with three doctors. While they carried Atem off Yuya called his house. There was no answer, but Yusho, Yoko, Rose, Zuzu, and Skip all ran into the hospital.
"Guys I was about to call." Yuya said placing the phone back.
"What's going on?" Yusho asked quickly.
"Bad things." Yuya answered before explaining what happened.
They all looked shocked.
"Wait, where's big brother?" Rose asked fearfully.
"He told me to go on ahead. I think he'll come soon." Yuya answered.
Rose looked scared. "Why is this happening to us?"
Riley, Declan, and Herinetta ran in.
"We heard that Atem is hurt. What happened?" Declan asked.
Yuya looked at them before shaking and explaining what happened. Riley, Declan, and Henrietta looked mortified.
A few hours later...
The doctor entered the lobby.
"How is he?" Yuya asked quickly.
"Well, physically we were able to help but the psychological damage is far worse. He may not ever recover from it." the doctor answered.
Yuya looked worried before asking, "If there something we can do?"
The doctor shook his head. "I severely doubt there is, that kind of trauma is damaging enough for adults, a child as young as him and by his own mother..."
Yuya looked worried on it. Riley just broke down into tears and sobbed hearing that. Declan comforted her.
"I think it would be best if he were back home, somewhere he can feel safe." the doctor advised.
"We'll do that." Yusho nodded. "Thank you sir."
The doctor nodded.
"Can I be in there with him?" Riley requested.
Yusho and Yoko exchanged a glance before nodding. Riley ran to join Atem as the doctor walked back. She entered to see him snoozing with his shoulder in bandages. Suddenly Atem shuddered curled up tightly with tears in his eyes.
"Atem!" She rushed over.
"No, go away!" Atem cried in his sleep before flailing and hitting her in the face.
"Ah!" Riley yelped rubbing her cheek. "Atem wake up!"
"No, get away. Somebody help." Atem cried before suddenly stopping and just crying.
Riley shook him to wake him up while being careful of his injury. Riley's eyes shot open and he cried out in terror before seeing Riley and immediately starting to cry. Riley hugged him comforting him. Atem pushed her away. "Go away, please..."
"Atem it's gonna be okay." Riley told him.
"Get away... I... I never want to see someone like you again." Atem told her before looking away.
"Atem..." Riley trailed off.
"Just go, I wish I'd never met you." Atem told her. "You, or anybody else... I wish they'd never heard what was happening."
"Atem it's over. She can't harm you anymore." Riley told him.
"Get away!" Atem shouted before hiding under the covers of the hospital bed.
Riley looked on in sadness.
"Just go, and never come back." Atem told her.
Riley looked heart-broken.
"Go!" Atem shouted.
Skull Archfiend of Hope felt something, and asked his fellow fiends, 'You four felt that to right?'
'What was it?' Archfiend Matador asked.
'That feeling we haven't felt in a long time... Diablo's pity...' Skull Archfiend of Hope answered.
'Then it's time. This world burns.' Chaos King Archfiend declared.
The four Archfiends glared at him.
'You all know as well as I do what happened the last time, do you want Atem to suffer the same fate?' Chaos King Archfiend questioned.
'This is a different pity.' Photon Archfiend pointed out. 'We failed to stop Diablo from going stopped. Well not Atem we will not.'
'Then what do you plan on doing?' Toymaker Archfiend asked before turning to Skull Archfiend of Hope. 'You're the closest to him and I refuse to just sit and wait. Not again.'
'There is one way... and it must work.' Skull Archfiend of Hope answered.
The other Archfiends turned to him.
"Tell him that Diablo gone through it also." He answered.
'Are you insane, that will lead to the same outcome as before and we will lose him as well.' Photon Archfiend shouted. 'Diablo nearly tore everything he cared about from him and now you want to tell him they are going through the same things? I won't allow you to do something like that to him!'
'You got any better ideas?' Skull Archfiend of Hope dared.
'The forbidden one.' Photon Archfiend answered. 'Sacrificing my life to go back to before it happened, so the four of you can protect him.'
'Absolutely... not!' Skull Archfiend of Hope answered.
Photon Archfiend looked shocked. 'Then what? I can't see him in this kind of pain, you've been with him the longest.'
'We'll see what I will do.' Skull Archfiend of Hope answered.
'Fine, but if things don't improve I will personally make these five dimensions burn.' Chaos King Archfiend told him.
Skull Archfiend of Hope glared at him. 'Chaos is not what we want you idgit.'
'His friends and family failed to protect him from her, and if things do not improve someone must pay for this.' Chaos King Archfiend glared back.
'He's extreme, but right. We won't leave this unpunished.' Toymaker Archfiend agreed.
Skull Archfiend of Hope shook his head sighing.
'We'll try your plan, but if it fails I'll call the shots.' Chaos King Archfiend told him.
'Like your in charge.' Skull Archfiend of Hope grunted.
'Either way, we try your plan first. If we're lucky, it will work.' Matador Archfiend said thoughtfully.
The four other Archfiends just nodded. Skull Archfiend of Hope appeared to Atem, and said "Atem?"
Atem turned to him with a look of fear and pain on his face.
'Listen I gotta tell you something.' Skull Archfiend of Hope told him.
"What?" Atem asked while shaking.
'Diablo is giving you his sorry.' Skull Archfiend of Hope answered.
"Huh, but... Diablo hates me." Atem mentioned. "I'm the reason he was stopped."
'He went mad because of the same reason you just went through.' Skull Archfiend of Hope clarified. 'He's saying he knows how you feel right now.'
Atem's eyes widened and he looked at his hands in horror. "No, you're lying."
'I wish I was.' Skull Archfiend of Hope answered. 'But you won't go through what he did after it. I promise.'
"How can you say that, I'm just like him and Zarc right?" Atem asked. "You're the one who told me that, I'm going to become a monster, and there's nothing anybody can do..."
As he said that Atem just broke down and started to cry. Riley stepped up and-
SLAP!
Atem turned to her in shock before looking down. "I told you to go away. Skull Archfiend of Hope, make her leave."
"Atem if he promises you that you won't turn then you won't." Riley told him hugging him.
"Go away, you... freak of nature!" Atem shouted at her. "Come any closer and I'll..."
Riley ignored his words still hugging him. Atem just closed his eyes before punching Riley as hard as he could. "Get away from me!"
Riley blocked it on her training. Atem looked completely broken.
"Just go, please..." he begged with tears in his eyes.
"I promise you everything will be okay." Riley told him.
"How can it?" Atem asked her.
"I already am a monster who betrayed the person I care about most in the world... I wish they hadn't found me in time." he added.
"You didn't betray anyone." Riley told him.
"Yes I did... I want to be dead." Atem told them. "I wish..."
Riley hugged him again, "Please Atem... stop acting like this..."
Atem tried to push her away again but he collapsed instead. Riley softly started to cry still hugging him.
"Miss, he needs his rest." a doctor told her. "You should head home for the night."
"Please... make him be what I used to know." Riley begged before walking out.
The doctor didn't say anything.
Later that night...
Atem had woken up and picked up his duel disc. "I summon Skull Archfiend of Hope."
The Archfiend appeared, and asked "Is there something you want to ask me Atem?"
"Yes..." Atem started nervously before swallowing. "I order you to attack me directly!"
Skull Archfiend of Hope looked shocked before saying, "No."
"I'm ordering you to attack me, now do it!" Atem ordered him. "Am I clear?"
"No." Skull Archfiend of Hope repeated.
"Fine, if not you then one of the others. I summon Matador Archfiend, Chaos King Archfiend, Photon Archfiend, and Toymaker Archfiend!" Atem said summoning the others.
Toymaker Archfiend blinked before complaining, "Hey! I was watching my soaps!"
"You can back to that as soon as one of you attacks me with your full strength." Atem told him before spreading his arms. "As your owner I'm ordering one of you to attack right now."
"What?" Photon Archfiend asked shocked.
"I told you this wouldn't work!" Chaos King Archfiend told Skull Archfiend of Hope.
"Atem listen we will not attack you." Skull Archfiend of Hope repeated ignoring Chaos King Archfiend.
Atem ignored Skull Archfiend of Hope. "Chaos King Archfiend, do it."
Chaos King Archfiend got ready to attack.
"No!" Skull Archfiend of Hope held him back.
Atem tore Skull Archfiend of Hope's card from his duel disc causing him to vanish. "Please continue."
Chaos King Archfiend got set.
"Hold on a second." Photon Archfiend said. "Atem why are you telling us to do this?"
Atem didn't answer but simply nodded at Chaos King Archfiend to get it over with. 'One strike, and my life ends.'
Chaos King Archfiend charged to-
"Odd-Eyes stop him!" Odd-Eyes blast that destroyed Chaos King Archfiend.
Atem's eyes widened in shock before he turned to the voice. Yuya was standing at the door with Odd-Eyes behind him.
"Big brother... why?" Atem asked. "How?"
"I heard what happened." Yuya told him. "Listen I know what your thinking on what... that woman was doing to you. But she's gone, and can't harm you ever again."
He hugged him.
"That's not the problem." Atem answered.
"Then what is?" He asked.
"If I don't do this... I'll end up just like Diablo. I'll be a monster and I'll hurt you, mom and dad, even her." Atem answered. "Let me die, please!"
"You won't be, I promise." Yuya told him hugging him. "I know you. You won't end up like him."
"You don't know me." Atem argued before shaking. "Do you love me at all big brother?"
"Yes I do." Yuya nodded. "I would die for you."
"Don't do that, please." Atem begged. "I'm the only one that needs to die."
"No. No one has to die." Yuya told him.
"Yes I do." Atem argued before summoning Chaos King Archfiend again. "Toymaker Archfiend and Photon Archfiend, keep him from stopping me. Chaos King Archfiend, attack."
Toymaker Archfiend, and Photon Archfiend stayed where they were as Odd-Eyes stood in Chaos King Archfiend's way.
"Take a moment to think Atem!" Yuya cried. "Is this what Ashley would want!?"
"Don't you say her name!" Atem shouted furiously. "Chaos King Archfiend kill him!"
The moment he gave out that order the Synchro Archfiend stopped in his tracks.
"Did you hear me? Kill Yuya Sakaki right now!" Atem roared angrily while shaking in anger.
Chaos King Archfiend only said, "Are you even gonna take in what you just said?"
Atem stared at the Archfiend in confusion before his eyes widened and he started trembling. "No... it's already... I'm begging you to kill me before it's too late."
"Atem I know you want to keep them safe. But this isn't the way to do it." Yuya told him.
"Then what is? Being locked away somewhere, she broke free and what if I turn into a monster and do the same thing?" Atem asked. "This is the only choice I have... I wanted to kill you big brother."
"Don't worry Atem." Yuya told him. "I promise you everything will be okay."
"You're wrong, it won't be." Atem said. "Please, just let Chaos King Archfiend kill me so you and everybody else can be safe."
"Everyone is already safe. And I'll prove it." Yuya told him.
Atem looked uncertain. "If they're not, you won't try and stop me?"
Yuya looked unsure on that. "I promise everything will stay the way they are."
Atem shook his head. "I need you to promise that if they aren't safe you'll let me die."
Yuya hesitated before saying, "...Very well."
Atem nodded as the monsters faded. Chaos King Archfiend remarked, 'I'll be damned! Your idea actually worked.'
'We'll see.' Toymaker Archfiend mentioned. 'It's still not certain what will happen.'
Yuya told him, "Go back to bed okay Atem?"
Atem nodded in agreement.
The next day...
Yuya, and Riley came to visit Atem. Atem was sitting in the hospital bed.
"Are you okay Atem?" Riley asked.
"I don't know if I am or not." Atem answered.
"Riley, can we talk outside?" Skull Archfiend of Hope requested.
Riley, and it stepped outside.
"He won't admit it to anyone but Atem is in bad shape." Skull Archfiend of Hope told her.
"How much?" Riley asked.
"He didn't sleep at all, whenever he started to he had flashbacks and started screaming and crying. She hurt him, and I'm beginning to doubt he'll recover." Skull Archfiend of Hope answered.
"We promised him we'll stay safe, and he'll be alright and we're keeping it." Riley told him.
"I was there, but... how do you help someone get over that?" Skull Archfiend of Hope asked her. "You heard what happened."
"We don't know but we won't stop to keep it." Riley told him.
"We promise." Riley said.
Skull Archfiend of Hope nodded. Riley walked in at that. Atem was sitting silently as Yuya looked concerned.
"It will be okay Atem." Riley told him.
Atem just looked at her before looking down sadly.
"She's right Atem." Yuya told him.
"It won't, it can never be again." Atem answered.
"We promised, and it will stay that way." Yuya told him.
Atem shook his head. "Can I be alone for a while? I promise I won't do anything."
They looked concerned before stepping out. Atem watched them leave before starting to cry again.
"I'm really worried about him..." Yuya trailed off.
"Yuya... I have an idea." Riley said.
Yuya listened.
"Dad might be able to help." She explained.
"Leo?" Yuya asked. "But he won't be free for three months."
"I know, but I can't think of anything else." Riley said. "I'm worried."
Yuya think before saying, "Let's do it."
Riley nodded happily. They walked out.
"Big brother Yuya!" Rose called.
Yuya turned to her. "What?"
"Where's Yuri?" Rose asked.
"He ain't back yet?" Yuya asked.
"No, I don't know where he is!" Rose explained nervously.
"Grr..." Yuya grunted. "Odd-Eyes can you take her to the cottage? He might still be there."
The dragon appeared and nodded. While Rose, and Odd-Eyes left Yuya, and Riley left to the prison.
"Excuse me." Yuya said politely.
"Hm?" An officer asked.
"We'd like to speak with Leo Akaba." Yuya explained.
"I see. He's over there." The officer said. "I feel sorry for him.
"Thank you." Riley said before the two of them walked over.
Leo sees them, and asked "Yuya? Riley? What are you two here for?"
"Atem." Yuya answered before explaining what happened.
Leo looked shocked at this.
"Can you do anything to help him?" Riley asked.
"Well..." Leo started before telling them what he knows.
"Is there anything we can do?" Yuya asked.
"You can comfort him, and tell him that everything will be the same as they were before she pulled that stunt." Leo answered,
"We've tried but it isn't helping. I'm really worried dad." Riley told him with tears in her eyes. "Why would she do this?"
Leo only shrugged. Riley started shaking. "Atem."
With Odd-Eyes, and Rose...
The Cottage was still in shambles when they arrived. Rose covered her mouth at the sight of Carol's dead body. Odd-Eyes moved closer to her to try and comfort her. That was when she sees a card, and widen her eyes... that it was her brother. Yuri had a look of guilt and sadness on his face as though he felt he'd betrayed everyone he cared about. Rose started to cry seeing this. Suddenly a roar drew her attention. She looked to see. It was Starving Venom Fusion Dragon.
"Starving Venom... Why didn't you stop him?" Rose asked him with tears in her eyes.
The dragon turned towards her as what happened when Yuri and Yuya arrived filled her mind and Yuri's guilt over what he did and how he hurt someone he cared about that he felt that was the only thing he deserved. Rose looked at the card, and asked "Is there a way to change him back...?"
The two dragons exchanged a glance before nodding as Starving Venom knelt down for her to get on. Rose got on him. Odd-Eyes turned into a card as Starving Venom flew away from the cottage. Rose looked around wondering where the dragon is taking her. The dragon flew to the hospital.
'Huh?' Rose thought confused.
"Rose?" Yusho asked walking out.
"Daddy?" Rose asked back.
"Rose, are you Ok?" Yusho asked.
She started crying before showing the card. Yusho's eyes widened in shock before he hugged her. Rose hugged him back.
"I'm so sorry, I promise things will get better." Yusho told her.
"Is there a way for him to break out?" Rose choked.
"One, we need to tell Rin, Yugo, and the others what happened." Yusho answered.
Rose nodded as Yuya, and Riley walked back.
"Rose?" Yuya asked.
Rose showed them the card. Yuya's eyes widened. "Why is this happening?"
Riley walked in the hospital. Atem was getting a cup of water before noticing her and quickly walking away.
"Atem..." Riley walked after him.
Atem looked upset before taking out a small book and walking into his hospital room. She started to tear up.
"Are you ok?" Declan asked.
Riley explained what happened. Suddenly they heard a crash.
"Huh?" Startled they looked to see.
Atem had fainted and the book was on the ground in front of him.
"Atem!" They ran to see if he was okay.
He looked horrible.
"What happened to him?" Declan asked.
"He hasn't been sleeping." Skull Archfiend of Hope answered.
"Oh." Riley said as Declan placed him in bed.
"There's more, you need to look at that." Skull Archfiend of Hope said looking at the book.
They looked in the book.
It was full of self-hating notes written in Atem's handwriting ranging from calling himself a monster, to stating he deserved every single abuse and shouldn't be alive.
Declan looked before he threw the book in the trash.
"Declan, you need to read the last entry." Skull Archfiend of Hope told him. "He wrote it just a few minutes ago."
Declan picked it up turning to the last entry.
She was right, but after what happened. Riley, Yuya, mom, dad, everyone... I hurt you so much. I know I promised but... I can't live like this, tonight I'm telling Chaos King Archfiend to do it.
The entry also included a small apology and a wish that Riley would find someone that she loved and loved her once Atem was gone.
Riley looked heart-broken on this before saying, "I won't leave him."
"You know why he feels like that Riley, because of what his mother did to him." Declan told her.
"I know, but I refuse to let him kill himself." Riley told him.
"... I deserve it." Atem whispered.
They turned to him.
"I'm a horrible person, she should have killed me." Atem said miserably.
"You are not a terrible person Atem." Riley told him.
"I betrayed you!" Atem told her. "And Yuri nearly died because of me."
"You never betrayed anyone." Riley told him.
Atem looked at her with pain in his eyes. "Yes I did, you know what happened."
"That was a mistake." Riley told him.
"That doesn't change anything." Atem insisted.
"Not for now at least." Riley told him. "I don't want another boyfriend. Your all I have to love!"
"... Then go with one of the others. You deserve to be happy, not in pain because of me." Atem told her. "Sora, Sam, Mokuba, or Hart."
"I said YOUR all I have!" Riley repeated.
Atem just shook his head. "You'll find someone, I'm sure of it."
Riley looked down. Declan held her as they walked out.
"I don't know until he's gonna be happy again." Riley started to cry.
"Neither do I, then again I can't imagine going through what he did." Declan admitted.
She sobbed as Declan held her.
That night...
"Matthew." said a voice.
"Hm?" Atem woke up,
"Matthew, can you hear me." asked the voice.
"That voice... Auntie?" He asked.
"Yes, it's me." Ashley said.
Atem started to cry hearing her.
"What's wrong?" Ashley asked hugging him.
"It was..." He kept on crying.
"You can tell me." she said hugging him.
"...Mom she... she raped me." Atem answered.
Ashley looked horrified and hugged him closer. "I'm so sorry."
Atem hugged her tighter.
"I know it's painful, but there's someone who cares about you. It takes time to heal, but you're a strong young man." Ashley told him.
"But... I betrayed..." Atem started.
"It feels that way now, but if you really betrayed someone you wouldn't feel guilty. All this pain, it hurts but it means you care for someone with your whole heart." Ashley told him. "I know it must hurt, but don't push away the people you love, you're the kindest person I know."
Atem started crying taking the wise words she's saying.
"It's ok, let it all out. When you wake up things might still hurt, but I promise they'll improve." she promised while she hugged him.
He continued sobbing in her arms. She held him until he finally woke up in the hospital.
He looked around. He was alone and the sun was coming up. He softly started to cry.
"Atem?" Yuya asked.
Atem looked over.
"Are you okay?" Yuya asked.
Atem said, "Come in."
Yuya walked inside. "Do you need anything?"
Atem softly started to cry. Yuya looked surprised and walked over to hug him.
"I'm... I'm so sorry..." Atem sobbed in his arms.
"It's ok." Yuya smiled holding him.
Atem continued to cry.
'Please get here soon guys, we need Yuri back.' Yuya thought while holding Atem.
Soon they heard a knock.
"Come in." Yuya said.
The group walked in. Atem saw all of them and started crying more. Riley walked to him, and held his hand.
"Rose filled us in." Yuto told Yuya before handing him Dark Rebellion.
Yuya took hold of the dragon.
"Atem, can you look at me?" Lulu asked.
Atem with tears looked at her. Lulu, Rin, and Celina walked over and the three of them held him. He started crying from the hugging.
"We're all right here. We always will be." Rin smiled.
"So will Becky, she's on her way." Celina added.
Atem continued sobbing. Yuya took the other two dragons. 'One left.'
Atem looked at the three with tear-struck eyes.
"Atem, are you feeling any better?" Riley asked.
"Auntie... Spoke to me..." He answered.
Everyone looked surprised.
"Do you want to tell us what she said?" Yugo asked.
Atem explained what Ashley told him. Yuya smiled. "She's right."
Riley nodded in agreement. Atem smiled before softly started to cry again. At that moment the other arrived.
"Are we late?" Yuko asked them.
"No." Yuto answered.
Yuko hands Yuya, Crystal Born.
Yuya took the card before closing his eyes. "Time to come home."
As he said that Yuya walked out of the room.
"Huh?" Atem asked.
"Long story." Yuto answered.
Atem looked down.
Meanwhile...
"Ok, please work." Yuya hoped while summoning the five dragons.
The five were summoned.
"Please, bring back Yuri." Yuya asked them.
The five meditated as a glow begun to happen. Yuya put the Yuri card down and stepped back.
Then... Yuri appeared from the card.
"What, how?" Yuri asked in shock.
"The dragons broke you free." Yuya answered.
"Why Yuya? Why did you do this?" Yuri asked him.
"Atem has recovered." Yuya answered.
"Then shouldn't his brother be with him instead of a murderer?" Yuri asked.
"Brothers." Yuya corrected.
"He has one big brother, and one younger sister." Yuri told Yuya.
"Come on Yuri. Your his brother too." Yuya told him.
"I'm a murderer, plain and simple Yuya." Yuri said before walking into the hospital. "Excuse me, can you please call the police?"
"Big Brother!" Rose suddenly tackled him.
Yuri turned to her and shook his head. "Please call the police."
"Why?" The receptionist asked confused.
"Big brother please no." Rose begged.
"I'm sorry Rose." Yuri hugged her. "I'm confessing to a crime, I committed murder."
The receptionist looked shocked before getting to the phone before Yuya slammed his hand on it as she looked. "It's all a big misunderstanding ma'am."
"Yuya, you know I murdered her. Reasons or not, that's a crime." Yuri told him.
"A crime to harm someone who nearly raped, and nearly killed her own kid?" Yuya asked.
"Wait what?" The receptionist asked shocked.
"Yuya, we both know I took things too far." Yuri told him. "Let her make the call, I deserve it."
Yuya looked at him before telling the receptionist "Can you please excuse us for a moment?"
"Uh... I guess?" The receptionist answered before Yuya dragged Yuri outside.
"Yuya, I know what you're trying to do but that doesn't change a thing." Yuri told him. "Besides, what kind of brother would I be if I taught him that crimes can be ignored?"
"It is true crimes can't be ignored. What I'm saying is just see him before that." Yuya told him.
"Alright." Yuri relented.
Yuya nodded as they walked.
"But they're calling the police afterwards." Yuri said before opening the door.
Yuya relented as they looked.
"Atem..." Yuri started quietly.
Atem looked before saying, "Yuri... Thanks."
Yuri looked hurt hearing that. "Don't thank me, what I did was wrong. I should be in jail."
"Let me finish." Atem told him. "Thanks... for freeing me from her torment."
"Well, you're welcome... goodbye Atem." Yuri replied quietly.
Atem closed his eyes. Yuri walked over and hugged Atem. "I love you little brother, sorry."
With those words Yuri turned and walked out of the room. Rose looked like she's about to break into uncontrollable crying,
Yuya held her. "I'm sure it'll be ok. Atem and I can tell the police what happened."
Rose started to sob in his arms. Yuya held her close. Atem started to cry too. Riley held him close.
The next day...
Ring ring.
Yuya answered, "Yeah?"
It was a police officer. "Yes, you all need to come with me. We need to ask you some questions about Yuri Sakaki's crime."
They all walked with him.
At the police station...
"According to Yuri's confession he murdered Carol James, and he named you two as witnesses." an officer told Yuya and Atem. "Is this true?"
"Well yes but you know she's a fugitive." Yuya told him.
"I do, that's not the issue. Your brother committed murder." the officer told them. "I need you to tell me exactly what happened."
"Where should we start?" Yuya asked him.
"What happened that day?" The officer asked.
"Well it first started with this." Yuya answered handing the officer the letter.
The officer took the letter and read it before nodding.
"And we were cautious though we didn't expect she attacked at midnight..." Yuya continued before telling the officer the whole story. "...And that's how it happened."
"Do you have anything to add?" the officer asked Atem.
Atem only said, "She abused me for so long, and now thanks to Yuri he finally freed me from my torment."
The officer nodded. "Given the circumstances, I understand what Yuri did. Still murder is murder, So one week in prison."
They nodded understanding.
"I'll let him know. Thank you for being honest." the officer told them. "You can go now."
They walked out.
"I'll be home later." Atem mentioned before walking off.
Yuya looked worried. Yusho smiled. "I wouldn't worry Yuya, he's heading to LDS."
Atem arrived at his destination. Riley walked out with a smile.
"Hi Riley." Atem smiled.
"Hi Atem, I'm glad you're feeling a little better." Riley replied before kissing his cheek.
"Me to." Atem smiled. "I thought a smile like this would never pester on my face ever again."
Riley giggled. "You look better when you smile."
Atem giggled back.
"I love you." Riley smiled.
"I love you too... Ri." He smiled.
She blushed at the nickname but smiled more. They both walked to where it was at the horizon.
"Beautiful." Riley said.
"Indeed." He agreed.
Fin.
And that's the end of Sway of the Pendulum. The third part of the series will be here soon, and it'll be different! Be sure to review!