"Let's finish this Spring. Thank Yugi." Robert nodded to the spikey haired
young man as he drew his card.
"I play, The Swords of Revealing light!" Robert slapped the card into the magic slot on his Duel Disk and luminous swords appeared in front of the XYZ Dragon Cannon.
"Well played, but you've only delayed the inevitable Mr. Marcus." Spring smiled as he said.
Behind the two Duelists Yugi and Sammantha watched intently.
"What happened Yugi? Where are we and what did I see when I was holding Robert?" Sammantha's eyes were still teary from the emotions she'd experienced.
"Spring has been doing more than Dueling Robert. Remember, the very thing that makes us who we are is our memories and experiences. Spring was locking all of those away from Robert which would have left him an empty shell." Yugi replied as Spring set a monster face down and ended his turn.
Robert drew his card and weighed his options. He could use it now but would it be worth it?
"I set one magic or trap and end my turn." Robert announced and the photo- negative look left Springs side of the field.
"Now even if you eliminate my Swords you can't attack." Robert smirked.
"True, but I can still use My monsters effect. I discard one card from my hand and destroy your new set." Spring declared confidently.
"No problem but I'm going to chain, activating Mystical Space Typhoon on your Mask of Restrict!" The magic card appeared on the field and destroyed the hideous visage of the Mask.
'Two cards in hand and a draw... If I draw right I have a chance at winning.' Robert thought as he rested the tips of his middle and index finger upon his deck and steadied himself with a breath, and drew.
"I play, Change of Heart on your Dragon Cannon!" Robert said as he slipped the card into the magic slot on his Duel Disk.
The massive machine monster rolled towards Robert slipping through the glowing swords and turned to face its former master.
"Now I play, White Dragon Ritual sacrificing your monster to summon, The Paladin of White Dragons!" Robert finished his sentence and a knight clad in glowing silverish white armor pointing a sword towards the cloudy heavens which opened as if on a mental command from the silent figure.
A massive white dragon dropped down through the opening in the clouds which sealed shut behind it.
Falling in a suicide drop the dragon let loose a roar which shook everyone to their core.
The knight stood perfectly still as the dragon plummeted towards him and in an instant he leapt towards the dragon, both became form made entirely of light, the knight blue the dragon white.
When they finally impacted the two lights merged and swirled, in a brief pulse the light was gone and a Blue Eyes White Dragon being ridden by a knight in shinning silver armor stood before Robert.
"Whole new game old man. Let's rock." Robert said smirking slyly, Yugi and Sammantha standing on his left and right respectively also smiling and staring down Spring.
Joey and Ryu sat on opposite sides of Kelly in the main room of the rest house the group had settled into for the night.
It had been half an hour since Yugi had all but ordered them out of the room and since then it had been deathly quiet.
Kelly sat on the couch between the two men, her knees drawn up under her chin her arms locked around her shins tightly. Her blond hair hanging down over her face, the occasional sniffle coming from her.
Joey looked at Ryu questioningly and Ryu returned the look, as if to say "I don't know what to do."
Ryu closed his eyes for a moment as if remembering something, took a steadying breath and placed his left arm around the crying girls shoulders, giving her a reassuring half hug.
"It's going to be alright Kelly. I haven't known Yugi for very long but from the impression he's made I think he knows what he's doing." The youngest of the three said, scratching the back of his head through his white hair. Ryu looked to Joey and nodded towards the young woman.
"Yeah! Yug's gotten people out of tougher spots than this. Heck he even helped me get out of some freaks mind control back in Battle City." Joey said as he reached out and brushed the hair out of her eyes and smiled.
"Th....Thanks guys." she said between sniffles. "But you don't know Mr. Spring. He's the one behind this and I know he's not going to give up this fight. When he got me out of the hospital he said that I'd be the one to beat my Brother." She wiped her eyes on the sleeve of Roberts too big shirt.
"It's like he was obsessed with him, and Yugi. I don't know what his full plan is but I doubt it's just this attack." She finished as she leaned to her right and rested her head on Ryu's shoulder, the younger man for his part simply sat there, his face turning red and his eyes darted about the room, looking for a pillow or maybe a cushion he could replace himself with.
"She's the cause. I almost had you broken down and she came back." Spring shouted as he drew his card and retrieved his Sinister Serpent from the graveyard.
'DAMN! I'm getting weak.' Spring thought to himself as he looked at his cards. A Sinister Serpent, La Jinn and a Book of Secret Arts.
"I'll set a magic or trap card and a monster in defense position and end my turn." Spring said, returning the trio standing opposite him their own cold stare.
Robert drew his card Yugi looked over his shoulder and smiled.
'All he needs is one more card to finish this duel.' Yugi thought as Robert set the magic card he'd drawn.
"Done." Robert ended his turn rather quickly and continued to stare down Spring.
Sammantha looped her right arm through his left and smiled up at him.
Location Unknown
Willem Spring was sweating profusely now. His nose was almost pouring blood onto the ancient Sarcophagus which had taken on an ominous red glow. The eyes of the carved face glowing a brilliant gold.
His breathing was labored, the muscles in his body drawn had drawn tight, veins bulged upon his forehead and the golden eye that rested there pulsed madly.
Other than the sounds of Willems labored breathing the room was silent as a tomb.
Until the cracking started, it sounded as if a thunderclap had been set loose into the dark room.
Spring opened his eyes but what he saw wasn't right.
'How am I looking at myself?' his fevered mind cried out as he beheld the sweating bleeding figure hunched over the huge stone object. Then he noticed it the massive crack in the lid of the Sarcophagus and the odd blue glow shinning within it.
Rest Zone Jungle Sector
The rain was still falling, it was as if the heavens were weeping. Like the sky itself had decided that now was a great time to have a nice healthy cry.
Mai Mizaki hurried through the rain towards the building she'd heard Yugi and Joey had taken refuge for the night in.
"I play, The Swords of Revealing light!" Robert slapped the card into the magic slot on his Duel Disk and luminous swords appeared in front of the XYZ Dragon Cannon.
"Well played, but you've only delayed the inevitable Mr. Marcus." Spring smiled as he said.
Behind the two Duelists Yugi and Sammantha watched intently.
"What happened Yugi? Where are we and what did I see when I was holding Robert?" Sammantha's eyes were still teary from the emotions she'd experienced.
"Spring has been doing more than Dueling Robert. Remember, the very thing that makes us who we are is our memories and experiences. Spring was locking all of those away from Robert which would have left him an empty shell." Yugi replied as Spring set a monster face down and ended his turn.
Robert drew his card and weighed his options. He could use it now but would it be worth it?
"I set one magic or trap and end my turn." Robert announced and the photo- negative look left Springs side of the field.
"Now even if you eliminate my Swords you can't attack." Robert smirked.
"True, but I can still use My monsters effect. I discard one card from my hand and destroy your new set." Spring declared confidently.
"No problem but I'm going to chain, activating Mystical Space Typhoon on your Mask of Restrict!" The magic card appeared on the field and destroyed the hideous visage of the Mask.
'Two cards in hand and a draw... If I draw right I have a chance at winning.' Robert thought as he rested the tips of his middle and index finger upon his deck and steadied himself with a breath, and drew.
"I play, Change of Heart on your Dragon Cannon!" Robert said as he slipped the card into the magic slot on his Duel Disk.
The massive machine monster rolled towards Robert slipping through the glowing swords and turned to face its former master.
"Now I play, White Dragon Ritual sacrificing your monster to summon, The Paladin of White Dragons!" Robert finished his sentence and a knight clad in glowing silverish white armor pointing a sword towards the cloudy heavens which opened as if on a mental command from the silent figure.
A massive white dragon dropped down through the opening in the clouds which sealed shut behind it.
Falling in a suicide drop the dragon let loose a roar which shook everyone to their core.
The knight stood perfectly still as the dragon plummeted towards him and in an instant he leapt towards the dragon, both became form made entirely of light, the knight blue the dragon white.
When they finally impacted the two lights merged and swirled, in a brief pulse the light was gone and a Blue Eyes White Dragon being ridden by a knight in shinning silver armor stood before Robert.
"Whole new game old man. Let's rock." Robert said smirking slyly, Yugi and Sammantha standing on his left and right respectively also smiling and staring down Spring.
Joey and Ryu sat on opposite sides of Kelly in the main room of the rest house the group had settled into for the night.
It had been half an hour since Yugi had all but ordered them out of the room and since then it had been deathly quiet.
Kelly sat on the couch between the two men, her knees drawn up under her chin her arms locked around her shins tightly. Her blond hair hanging down over her face, the occasional sniffle coming from her.
Joey looked at Ryu questioningly and Ryu returned the look, as if to say "I don't know what to do."
Ryu closed his eyes for a moment as if remembering something, took a steadying breath and placed his left arm around the crying girls shoulders, giving her a reassuring half hug.
"It's going to be alright Kelly. I haven't known Yugi for very long but from the impression he's made I think he knows what he's doing." The youngest of the three said, scratching the back of his head through his white hair. Ryu looked to Joey and nodded towards the young woman.
"Yeah! Yug's gotten people out of tougher spots than this. Heck he even helped me get out of some freaks mind control back in Battle City." Joey said as he reached out and brushed the hair out of her eyes and smiled.
"Th....Thanks guys." she said between sniffles. "But you don't know Mr. Spring. He's the one behind this and I know he's not going to give up this fight. When he got me out of the hospital he said that I'd be the one to beat my Brother." She wiped her eyes on the sleeve of Roberts too big shirt.
"It's like he was obsessed with him, and Yugi. I don't know what his full plan is but I doubt it's just this attack." She finished as she leaned to her right and rested her head on Ryu's shoulder, the younger man for his part simply sat there, his face turning red and his eyes darted about the room, looking for a pillow or maybe a cushion he could replace himself with.
"She's the cause. I almost had you broken down and she came back." Spring shouted as he drew his card and retrieved his Sinister Serpent from the graveyard.
'DAMN! I'm getting weak.' Spring thought to himself as he looked at his cards. A Sinister Serpent, La Jinn and a Book of Secret Arts.
"I'll set a magic or trap card and a monster in defense position and end my turn." Spring said, returning the trio standing opposite him their own cold stare.
Robert drew his card Yugi looked over his shoulder and smiled.
'All he needs is one more card to finish this duel.' Yugi thought as Robert set the magic card he'd drawn.
"Done." Robert ended his turn rather quickly and continued to stare down Spring.
Sammantha looped her right arm through his left and smiled up at him.
Location Unknown
Willem Spring was sweating profusely now. His nose was almost pouring blood onto the ancient Sarcophagus which had taken on an ominous red glow. The eyes of the carved face glowing a brilliant gold.
His breathing was labored, the muscles in his body drawn had drawn tight, veins bulged upon his forehead and the golden eye that rested there pulsed madly.
Other than the sounds of Willems labored breathing the room was silent as a tomb.
Until the cracking started, it sounded as if a thunderclap had been set loose into the dark room.
Spring opened his eyes but what he saw wasn't right.
'How am I looking at myself?' his fevered mind cried out as he beheld the sweating bleeding figure hunched over the huge stone object. Then he noticed it the massive crack in the lid of the Sarcophagus and the odd blue glow shinning within it.
Rest Zone Jungle Sector
The rain was still falling, it was as if the heavens were weeping. Like the sky itself had decided that now was a great time to have a nice healthy cry.
Mai Mizaki hurried through the rain towards the building she'd heard Yugi and Joey had taken refuge for the night in.