Kurry helped Malik to his feet as the others came up. They were all
nursing various cuts and bruises, but none were seriously injured. Kurry
looked around the cavern. 'Where'd Rikarsh go?'
FWOOM!!
All heads snapped around. The fire pool had become a pillar again; but this time it was swirling and morphing to form a human shape.
A human shape that was about 50 feet tall.
O___O!! was the look on everyone's faces as the fire demon began to walk towards them. The guys promptly grabbed the girls and hauled them out of the way. The fire demon phased right through the rock. The teens followed by Portalling to outside.
Rikshana was a very dull, ravaged land. The sky was naturally grey, and everywhere burned or mangled trees and carcasses littered the way. The teens picked their way over, watching the fire demon lumber away.
'It's going to destroy Kiramina, and then probably Earth,' said Kitty heavily. 'I didn't realise Rikarsh would go so far...'
'So there's nothing we can do?' Ryou asked.
'I'm afraid not.'
'Then it was all for nothing?' Bakura cried angrily, kicking a rock.
Kurry stared at the retreating fire demon. She was thinking hard. So much had happened...she didn't want it all thrown away...but it looked like they had no choice. Kurry turned to the others. 'We can still stop Rikarsh,' she said. 'C'mon.'
They turned back to the mountain that housed the Hokana. Finding an opening, they filed through. Kurry was last. She took her bottom lip between her teeth, biting nervously. Then she caught Malik's hand and swung him around into the most passionate kiss she could muster. Breaking off, Malik gaped at her.
'I love you,' she whispered.
'Wha?' Malik was flabbergasted.
'Don't try to follow me.' She abruptly shoved him backwards into the cave. Firing an energy beam above the entrance, she neatly severed enough rock to effectively bury them. She knew that Kitty and Kat would be able to get them out. But not in time. Taking a deep breath, she flew off toward the fire demon.
Malik fell backwards into the cavern. The rest turned, hearing the rocks crumble and cover the entrance. Malik looked up in shock to see Kurry glance sadly at him, then turn and fly off before the last rock filled the hole.
'NO!' Malik shouted. Leaping up, he darted forward and pounded the rock. 'Kurry! Kurry, don't! Come back! Don't do it Kurry, please!' he hollered, knowing it was too late. A sickening dread leaked into his heart as he sank to his knees. 'Don't...'
Bakura and the rest ran up. 'What happened? Where's Kurry?' Bakura demanded.
'She's gone to take on the fire demon,' Malik muttered dejectedly.
'Oh no!' Serenity gasped. Seto hugged her.
Bakura got a determined look on. 'Well, don't just stand there! C'mon!' He picked up rocks and heaved them out of the way. New hope flickered in Malik's eyes as they all surrounded the pile, passing rocks back.
Meanwhile, Kurry had flown up behind the fire demon. Focussing with all her might, she fired an immense beam of energy at it, hitting it in the back and causing it to turn. It swung at her with one massive arm. She dodged, got behind it and fired again. This went on for about 5 minutes, but every time the fire swirled and reformed. Frustrated, Kurry halted her assault and thought.
+Fire needs air.+ she thought. +But I have nothing large enough to smother it. And there's no water for miles.+ She quickly dodged another blow. +How can I defeat this? Wait!+
And suddenly she knew...
Kitty blasted the last of the rocks away. Malik hurtled through, followed by the rest, stumbling and jumping over the rough terrain. In the distance, they could see the monstrous form of the demon, swinging at a winged figure in the air.
+Oh Ra, Kurry, please hang on, please hang on till we get there!+ Malik thought desperately.
They were within a hundred feet of the monster when it roared...and Kurry shot straight into its open mouth.
'KURRY!!!'
The monster stopped still, swallowed and made a face. Then it turned to the horrified teens behind it and took a step towards them, intending to squash them. But then it stopped. It looked down at its stomach, which growled. Then a beam of blue light shot straight out of its stomach, then another out of its arm, its head, all over. The fire demon shrieked as it was engulfed in light and then exploded.
Kitty, Kat and the YGO gang stared in horror at the light. There was no way Kurry could have survived that. But as it dimmed, they could make out Kurry at the center of it. Breathing heavily, she glanced right at Malik for a second; then the light died and her eyes closed in the same instant. Kurry plummeted to the ground, Malik leaping forward and catching her just before she hit.
Laying her down gently, Malik cradled her in his arms as the others crowded around. 'Kurry,' he whispered calmly. 'Kurry, wake up now.'
No response.
'Kurry, I know you're in there. Please wake up.' Urgently now.
Still, nothing.
'Kurry, c'mon, you gotta wake up. I never said it..... you gotta give me a chance...please....' He was begging now, pleading with her to open her eyes, move, breathe, anything.
Nope.
Kitty fell to her knees. 'Malik,' she said softly.
'No!' he hissed in agony. 'I'm not giving up!'
Tears were falling. 'Malik, if she's gone, you'll have to let her go.'
Serenity turned into Seto, weeping. Seto was dry-eyed but shaking. Kat was about to collapse, but Bakura caught her and held her. Yami and Isis were holding hands and Yugi and Tea were leaning heavily on each other. Joey and Mai moved closer together, and Ryou knelt beside Kitty, gathering her into his arms, where she broke and cried on his shoulder. Malik was quietly shaking, then he bent and touched his lips gently to Kurry's.
'I love you too,' he whispered, and broke down completely.
There was silence, but for the sound of muffled sobbing, as the teens mourned their fallen friend. Malik's eyes were shut, so that's why he felt, rather than saw, a warmth come back into Kurry. He gasped, and in his shock, released her. Rather than slump to the ground, she hovered above it, glowing steadily brighter, a golden light that filled their vision. Her crumpled wings straightened, her hair flowed light and soft and the light became so bright that they had to shield their eyes. When the light died, Kurry was standing there, smiling a warm smile, completely and utterly alive. She still glowed with a golden tinge. Reaching towards Malik, she helped him up and looked him straight in the eye. Malik gaped at her. The others were frozen in shock. Kurry asked softly, 'Did you really think I would ever leave you?'
Malik beamed and kissed her smack on the lips. Then abruptly he pulled away. 'Kurry, before anything else happens, I love you!' he exclaimed. A look of shock and then intense happiness crossed Kurry's face and she kissed him right back. Both of their eyes closed as they held it. The others catcalled.
Kitty caught Ryou by the collar and locked him in a kiss. Serenity squealed as Seto picked her right up and kissed her full on the mouth. Joey growled and leaped at him but Mai interfered and Joey was soon distracted. Kat kissed Bakura before she knew what she was doing and both blushed. Yami caught Isis by the waist and Yugi liplocked with Tea, who giggled giddily. All couples broke off, cheering the destruction of the demon, until Yugi hollered, 'WAAIIIITTTT!! What about Rikarsh?'
Turning at the sound of running feet, the group saw Rikarsh and his servant fleeing the mountain. Malik growled and made to go after them, but Kurry laid a hand on his arm and beckoned to Kitty and Kat. 'What say we finish this together, eh mates?' The demon sisters flexed their wings and shouted, 'YEAH!' All three shot off after Rikarsh.
Catching up, Kurry sped directly towards Rikarsh. Ramming head first into him, she caught him up and slammed him into the mountainside. Kitty caught the servant guy by the collar and rammed him on his back into the ground. He winced, shaking in fear as Kitty's eyes glowed yellow. 'P-please don't hurt me...' he whimpered. Kitty growled. 'You'd better run for your life, you miserable mortal,' she hissed. Terrified, the guy fled.
Kurry and Kat were pounding the crap out of Rikarsh. Grabbing him by each arm, Kurry called, 'C'mon Kitty! We'll throw him back in the Hokana!' as she and Kat dragged him off.
Once inside, however, they saw that all the fire that had been in there had been used by the fire demon. Now it was just a big dark hole. Kurry looked uncertain. 'Er...what now?'
'D'you really think you can kill me?' Rikarsh rasped, grinning evilly. 'I'm invincible!'
A surge of anger ran through Kurry. 'Oh really? We'll just see about that!' Kurry abruptly shoved Rikarsh out in front of her and blasted an energy beam. It hit him and knocked him right over the edge. Kitty shut her eyes in horror as the yelling was abruptly cut off. Kurry steeled herself to look over, but Kat caught her arm. 'Don't look,' she warned. 'Nothing, not even a demon, could have survived a fall like that.' Kurry nodded and pushed them gently towards the exit.
Taking a deep breath of air, Kurry gasped suddenly. 'Did we just win?' she asked, incredulous.
'Yep,' chorused Kitty and Kat, grinning.
Kurry smiled fondly at her demon friends. 'Cool.' She high-fived them both, then said, 'C'mon, let's go home.'
The angel and the demon sisters flew back to their friends. Kurry turned to Kitty. 'How long can you hold a Portal open?'
'Oh, about 5 minutes, why?'
'Okay, that's long enough. Get everyone back to Earth and hold it for me. I'm going to give Rikarsh a proper burial.'
Kurry flew up into the sky. The others clambered through Kitty's Portal. Malik refused to move, however, so Kitty went through and held it from the other end. As Malik watched, Kurry summoned her energy and blasted a great hole in the mountain, causing it to cave in on itself. It was the most powerful sight he'd ever seen, and he felt his heart swell. With her finished, Malik called, 'Kurry! C'mon! The Portal is beginning to close!'
Kurry turned. She saw him waiting for her, and felt that indescribable sense of belonging again. It was time to join her friends. She wasn't alone anymore.
Swooping down at him, Kurry hit Malik lightly in the midriff and knocked him back into the Portal. It closed and they hollered as it sucked them towards the other end. Popping out, Malik slid on his back for a few feet before coming to a stop, Kurry clutched tightly to his chest.
'Well, that was exhilarating,' muttered Kurry as she raised her head. Then O___O!! She poked Malik and pointed up.
Their friends were standing there like this: ^____^ 'Comfortable?' Bakura smirked.
Malik and Kurry suddenly realised how they were lying. =O_________O= Leaping up, they shot to opposite sides of the backyard, both beet-red. Everyone else burst into hysterics.
FWOOM!!
All heads snapped around. The fire pool had become a pillar again; but this time it was swirling and morphing to form a human shape.
A human shape that was about 50 feet tall.
O___O!! was the look on everyone's faces as the fire demon began to walk towards them. The guys promptly grabbed the girls and hauled them out of the way. The fire demon phased right through the rock. The teens followed by Portalling to outside.
Rikshana was a very dull, ravaged land. The sky was naturally grey, and everywhere burned or mangled trees and carcasses littered the way. The teens picked their way over, watching the fire demon lumber away.
'It's going to destroy Kiramina, and then probably Earth,' said Kitty heavily. 'I didn't realise Rikarsh would go so far...'
'So there's nothing we can do?' Ryou asked.
'I'm afraid not.'
'Then it was all for nothing?' Bakura cried angrily, kicking a rock.
Kurry stared at the retreating fire demon. She was thinking hard. So much had happened...she didn't want it all thrown away...but it looked like they had no choice. Kurry turned to the others. 'We can still stop Rikarsh,' she said. 'C'mon.'
They turned back to the mountain that housed the Hokana. Finding an opening, they filed through. Kurry was last. She took her bottom lip between her teeth, biting nervously. Then she caught Malik's hand and swung him around into the most passionate kiss she could muster. Breaking off, Malik gaped at her.
'I love you,' she whispered.
'Wha?' Malik was flabbergasted.
'Don't try to follow me.' She abruptly shoved him backwards into the cave. Firing an energy beam above the entrance, she neatly severed enough rock to effectively bury them. She knew that Kitty and Kat would be able to get them out. But not in time. Taking a deep breath, she flew off toward the fire demon.
Malik fell backwards into the cavern. The rest turned, hearing the rocks crumble and cover the entrance. Malik looked up in shock to see Kurry glance sadly at him, then turn and fly off before the last rock filled the hole.
'NO!' Malik shouted. Leaping up, he darted forward and pounded the rock. 'Kurry! Kurry, don't! Come back! Don't do it Kurry, please!' he hollered, knowing it was too late. A sickening dread leaked into his heart as he sank to his knees. 'Don't...'
Bakura and the rest ran up. 'What happened? Where's Kurry?' Bakura demanded.
'She's gone to take on the fire demon,' Malik muttered dejectedly.
'Oh no!' Serenity gasped. Seto hugged her.
Bakura got a determined look on. 'Well, don't just stand there! C'mon!' He picked up rocks and heaved them out of the way. New hope flickered in Malik's eyes as they all surrounded the pile, passing rocks back.
Meanwhile, Kurry had flown up behind the fire demon. Focussing with all her might, she fired an immense beam of energy at it, hitting it in the back and causing it to turn. It swung at her with one massive arm. She dodged, got behind it and fired again. This went on for about 5 minutes, but every time the fire swirled and reformed. Frustrated, Kurry halted her assault and thought.
+Fire needs air.+ she thought. +But I have nothing large enough to smother it. And there's no water for miles.+ She quickly dodged another blow. +How can I defeat this? Wait!+
And suddenly she knew...
Kitty blasted the last of the rocks away. Malik hurtled through, followed by the rest, stumbling and jumping over the rough terrain. In the distance, they could see the monstrous form of the demon, swinging at a winged figure in the air.
+Oh Ra, Kurry, please hang on, please hang on till we get there!+ Malik thought desperately.
They were within a hundred feet of the monster when it roared...and Kurry shot straight into its open mouth.
'KURRY!!!'
The monster stopped still, swallowed and made a face. Then it turned to the horrified teens behind it and took a step towards them, intending to squash them. But then it stopped. It looked down at its stomach, which growled. Then a beam of blue light shot straight out of its stomach, then another out of its arm, its head, all over. The fire demon shrieked as it was engulfed in light and then exploded.
Kitty, Kat and the YGO gang stared in horror at the light. There was no way Kurry could have survived that. But as it dimmed, they could make out Kurry at the center of it. Breathing heavily, she glanced right at Malik for a second; then the light died and her eyes closed in the same instant. Kurry plummeted to the ground, Malik leaping forward and catching her just before she hit.
Laying her down gently, Malik cradled her in his arms as the others crowded around. 'Kurry,' he whispered calmly. 'Kurry, wake up now.'
No response.
'Kurry, I know you're in there. Please wake up.' Urgently now.
Still, nothing.
'Kurry, c'mon, you gotta wake up. I never said it..... you gotta give me a chance...please....' He was begging now, pleading with her to open her eyes, move, breathe, anything.
Nope.
Kitty fell to her knees. 'Malik,' she said softly.
'No!' he hissed in agony. 'I'm not giving up!'
Tears were falling. 'Malik, if she's gone, you'll have to let her go.'
Serenity turned into Seto, weeping. Seto was dry-eyed but shaking. Kat was about to collapse, but Bakura caught her and held her. Yami and Isis were holding hands and Yugi and Tea were leaning heavily on each other. Joey and Mai moved closer together, and Ryou knelt beside Kitty, gathering her into his arms, where she broke and cried on his shoulder. Malik was quietly shaking, then he bent and touched his lips gently to Kurry's.
'I love you too,' he whispered, and broke down completely.
There was silence, but for the sound of muffled sobbing, as the teens mourned their fallen friend. Malik's eyes were shut, so that's why he felt, rather than saw, a warmth come back into Kurry. He gasped, and in his shock, released her. Rather than slump to the ground, she hovered above it, glowing steadily brighter, a golden light that filled their vision. Her crumpled wings straightened, her hair flowed light and soft and the light became so bright that they had to shield their eyes. When the light died, Kurry was standing there, smiling a warm smile, completely and utterly alive. She still glowed with a golden tinge. Reaching towards Malik, she helped him up and looked him straight in the eye. Malik gaped at her. The others were frozen in shock. Kurry asked softly, 'Did you really think I would ever leave you?'
Malik beamed and kissed her smack on the lips. Then abruptly he pulled away. 'Kurry, before anything else happens, I love you!' he exclaimed. A look of shock and then intense happiness crossed Kurry's face and she kissed him right back. Both of their eyes closed as they held it. The others catcalled.
Kitty caught Ryou by the collar and locked him in a kiss. Serenity squealed as Seto picked her right up and kissed her full on the mouth. Joey growled and leaped at him but Mai interfered and Joey was soon distracted. Kat kissed Bakura before she knew what she was doing and both blushed. Yami caught Isis by the waist and Yugi liplocked with Tea, who giggled giddily. All couples broke off, cheering the destruction of the demon, until Yugi hollered, 'WAAIIIITTTT!! What about Rikarsh?'
Turning at the sound of running feet, the group saw Rikarsh and his servant fleeing the mountain. Malik growled and made to go after them, but Kurry laid a hand on his arm and beckoned to Kitty and Kat. 'What say we finish this together, eh mates?' The demon sisters flexed their wings and shouted, 'YEAH!' All three shot off after Rikarsh.
Catching up, Kurry sped directly towards Rikarsh. Ramming head first into him, she caught him up and slammed him into the mountainside. Kitty caught the servant guy by the collar and rammed him on his back into the ground. He winced, shaking in fear as Kitty's eyes glowed yellow. 'P-please don't hurt me...' he whimpered. Kitty growled. 'You'd better run for your life, you miserable mortal,' she hissed. Terrified, the guy fled.
Kurry and Kat were pounding the crap out of Rikarsh. Grabbing him by each arm, Kurry called, 'C'mon Kitty! We'll throw him back in the Hokana!' as she and Kat dragged him off.
Once inside, however, they saw that all the fire that had been in there had been used by the fire demon. Now it was just a big dark hole. Kurry looked uncertain. 'Er...what now?'
'D'you really think you can kill me?' Rikarsh rasped, grinning evilly. 'I'm invincible!'
A surge of anger ran through Kurry. 'Oh really? We'll just see about that!' Kurry abruptly shoved Rikarsh out in front of her and blasted an energy beam. It hit him and knocked him right over the edge. Kitty shut her eyes in horror as the yelling was abruptly cut off. Kurry steeled herself to look over, but Kat caught her arm. 'Don't look,' she warned. 'Nothing, not even a demon, could have survived a fall like that.' Kurry nodded and pushed them gently towards the exit.
Taking a deep breath of air, Kurry gasped suddenly. 'Did we just win?' she asked, incredulous.
'Yep,' chorused Kitty and Kat, grinning.
Kurry smiled fondly at her demon friends. 'Cool.' She high-fived them both, then said, 'C'mon, let's go home.'
The angel and the demon sisters flew back to their friends. Kurry turned to Kitty. 'How long can you hold a Portal open?'
'Oh, about 5 minutes, why?'
'Okay, that's long enough. Get everyone back to Earth and hold it for me. I'm going to give Rikarsh a proper burial.'
Kurry flew up into the sky. The others clambered through Kitty's Portal. Malik refused to move, however, so Kitty went through and held it from the other end. As Malik watched, Kurry summoned her energy and blasted a great hole in the mountain, causing it to cave in on itself. It was the most powerful sight he'd ever seen, and he felt his heart swell. With her finished, Malik called, 'Kurry! C'mon! The Portal is beginning to close!'
Kurry turned. She saw him waiting for her, and felt that indescribable sense of belonging again. It was time to join her friends. She wasn't alone anymore.
Swooping down at him, Kurry hit Malik lightly in the midriff and knocked him back into the Portal. It closed and they hollered as it sucked them towards the other end. Popping out, Malik slid on his back for a few feet before coming to a stop, Kurry clutched tightly to his chest.
'Well, that was exhilarating,' muttered Kurry as she raised her head. Then O___O!! She poked Malik and pointed up.
Their friends were standing there like this: ^____^ 'Comfortable?' Bakura smirked.
Malik and Kurry suddenly realised how they were lying. =O_________O= Leaping up, they shot to opposite sides of the backyard, both beet-red. Everyone else burst into hysterics.