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Fanfic Chapter 92: Countdown to Destruction Pt 4: Triumph of the Light
Episode Basis: Friends till the End Pt 3

Previously on Yu-Gi-Oh! Yugi turned over his prized possession, the Millennium Puzzle, to Joey in hopes that it could help him break free from Marik's control. For a while, it looked like it succeeded but every time Joey broke through, control was reasserted by Marik. Harold had basically the same trouble with Tea as Kaiba & Mokuba tried frantically for a way to stop this demonic act. Meanwhile, Tristan, Duke, and Serenity were on the run from Cirrus and his squad of Rare Hunters. Can anyone help them?


Cirrus just kept cackling as he and his Rare Hunters closed in on Tristan, Serenity, and Duke. "No place to run, my little morsels, why don't you just give yourselves up willingly. Master Marik will control you one way or another, so it's easier to just give up."

"Duke, take Serenity some place safe," Tristan instructed.

"What about you?" Duke asked.

"I'll try to hold them off."

"Tristan, no," Serenity pleaded.

"Go," Tristan said.

"Foolish mistake, boy," Cirrus said. "We have you surrounded."

Tristan got ready for what might be his final fight.

A burly figure slammed into one of Cirrus's servants sending him into the wall of a building. Tristan and Duke saw that it was a heavyset boy with short red hair.

"Who's that?" Another Rare Hunter asked as a stick knocked his feet out from under him. A girl with dark hair and eyes wielded it like a quarterstaff.

"Go, get out of here," the girl said. "Leave them to us."

That's that girl who was cheering Harold on during his duel with Joey, and the one Harold dueled shortly afterward, Tristan realized.

"Do you think we can trust them?" Duke asked.

"We don't have much of a choice," Tristan said. The three ran passed one of the fallen Rare Hunters and down the street.

"After them!" Cirrus commanded as he took off after them. The remaining Rare Hunters started to follow but the two saviors stepped in front of them.

"Nobody challenges Rare Hunters and live," one of the Rare Hunters said.

"Well the same thing could be said for anyone who's come up against the Four Horsemen," the girl commented.

"The Four Horsemen," another Rare Hunter gasped. "But I thought you guys only inhabited Europe!"

"We go where we want to go," the boy said.

"Well said, Todd," Katy complimented. "Now, let's kick butt!" The three remaining Rare Hunters charged Todd and Katy.

Katy swung her makeshift weapon up and nailed a Rare Hunt right where it hurt the most. Todd crouched down and waited until the Rare Hunter came in close, he then shot up, caught the Rare Hunter in the solar plexus, and catapulted him over his head and then tripped the third.

"Are you sure we did the right thing?" Todd asked.

"Most definitely," Katy confirmed.


Tristan and Duke ran down the street with Tristan pulling Serenity behind her.

"Hurry it up, Tristan, that guy's gaining on us," Duke reported.

"I'm hurrying as fast as I can, Duke," Tristan argued. Wait a second, this might be my one chance to find out what's happening with the others. Tristan skidded to a halt. "Duke, take Serenity someplace safe."

"But what are you going to do?" Duke asked.

"I need to find something out. Don't worry, I'll be with you guys soon."

"Okay, let's go, Serenity."

"Be careful, Tristan," Serenity called back.

"I will."

"It doesn't matter, I'll capture your friends soon enough after I deal with you," Cirrus said.

"I don't think so, short, greasy, and ugly." Tristan took a step back and kneed Cirrus as the Rare Hunter leapt at the boy. Cirrus started to jump up but Tristan grabbed the Rare Hunter's leg and brought him down to Earth. "Now you're going to answer some questions for me whether you like it or not."

Cirrus cringed.


Duke led Serenity out of an alleyway and across the street where they were almost ran over by a woman in a pink convertible.

"Hey, drivers have road privileges too," the driver commented.

"Look, we're being chased by some robbed weirdo and we don't have time to play road rage! Let's go, Serenity."

"Serenity?" The woman turned off the engine and climbed out. "Hey, kid!"

"Who, me?" Serenity asked.

"Yeah, by any chance is your name Serenity Wheeler?"

"You're right, it is. Do I know you, your voice doesn't sound familiar."

The woman smiled. "Kind of."


Tristan held Cirrus up by the collar of his robe. The Rare Hunter was dazed from the beating the former street thug gave him. "All right, meat wad, I know you know what's going on so I want to know where my friends are and I want to know now!"

"Th… the pier… they're dueling at the pier!"

"Thank you." Tristan dropped Cirrus like a bad habit and took off to look for Duke and Serenity. He didn't have to look far as a convertible carrying the two drove up to the curve besides him.

"Hey Tristan, need a lift?" The driver asked.

"Thanks, Mai," Tristan said as he climbed in the back along with Duke. Once in, he recounted their adventure. "Have you ever heard of these Rare Hunters, Mai?"

"A little," Mai replied glancing at Tristan through her rearview mirror. "According to rumor, they're an underground sect of elite Duelists who would do anything to obtain rare cards, and I do mean ANYTHING."

"So why would they want Tristan and Serenity?" Duke asked. "They're not Duelists."

"They probably wanted to use us to get to Yugi and Joey's rare cards," Tristan figured.

"Oh no," Serenity gasped. "My Brother's in danger!"

"Don't worry, I found out where they are," Tristan said. "They're at the pier."

"The pier, huh?" Mai checked. "Okay, then, hold on to your hats!" Mai swerved her car into a u-turn. "Kids, do not try this at home!" She slammed on the gas and burned rubber.


Over at the duel, Joey-Marik started his turn by drawing the Skull Dice trap card. This could be very useful, not that it matters, either Joey wins and reduces Yugi's life points down to 0, or the time runs out and the anchor drags both of them under. Either way, I win Yugi's two most valuable possessions: his Millennium Puzzle and his Egyptian God Card.

"Please, Joey, you have to break free." Maybe if I remind Joey of old times, I can help him break free. "Do you remember Duelist Kingdom? We originally went there to save my Grandfather from Pegasus, but you had another reason for participating in the tournament: your sister. Because of you, she'll be able to see again. And how do you think she would feel if she saw you turning against your best friend like this? And don't forget, you promised to help me beat Marik! And you NEVER go back on a promise!"

"Right now, the only thing I'm promising is to defeat you," Joey-Marik retorted.

"Not right now, your turn is over and Red-Eyes gains the 500 attack points he lost because of your Rocket Warrior!"

(REBD: 400-900)


"We're almost there, guys," Mai said. The sea side could be seen. Mai swerved her car to a halt and honked her horn.

Everyone turned to see the car pull up. "It's Mai and Tristan," Mokuba realized. "But who's that with them?"

"Duke Devlin, where did he come from?" Harold asked.

Mokuba then noticed the girl who Mai was helping out of the front seat. "Who's she?"

"Serenity," Harold gasped.

"What's going on here, guys?" Tristan asked "Why are Yugi and Harold dueling Joey and Tea?"

"Your friends Wheeler and Gardner are on the Rare Hunters' side," Kaiba simply said.

"Oh no," Serenity gasped shivering with fright.

"Hey, it's okay," Mai said comforting her. "If anyone can save Joey and Tea, it's those two."

"Kaiba, you're supposed to be the head of this lousy tournament, why don't you pull the plug on this sick act?"

"Even if he wanted to, he couldn't," Mokuba defended. "There are bombs planted on the dock. Any attempt to stop it and they'll go off…" Mokuba paused, then he turned to his Big Brother. "Seto, I have an idea." The younger Kaiba whispered something into the older brother's ear. Kaiba actually seemed surprised.

"Mokuba, are you sure…"

"Seto, you already repaid Yugi, now I need to repay Tea. She saved my life so it's only fair that I risk mine to save her."

"All right."


"Go ahead and give me your best shot," Harold dared. "I'm not afraid of anything!"

"Very foolish," Tea-Marik said. "I know you want me to attack so you can activate your face-down card. Well it won't work, I'll just switch my monsters to defense mode and bide my time."

Nuts, she didn't take it, but I have to strike now! Harold drew a card. "I play Polymerization, fusing Marie the Fallen One and the Forgiving Maiden together to form a new monster known as… St. Joan (1)!" St. Joan was a woman with short orange hair and wearing silver armor carrying a sword. "St. Joan, attack his Ghost Knight with Heaven's Saber!"

"I thought you might do something like this, that's why I laid a trap card for you. Reveal face-down card, Mispolymerization."

"Huh?"

"It gets rid of all fusion monsters on the field!" St. Joan disappeared.

Harold growled, "I summon Guardian of the Throne Room in defense mode and end my turn."

"Then I'll tribute my Ushi Oni and Ghost Knight of Jackal to summon Maju Garzett (2)! Maju Garzett gains the attack power of the monsters sacrificed to summon it."

(MG: 0-3850)

"Maju Garzett, attack his Wingweaver! Say good-bye to your favorite monster once and for all!"

(T: 2950)
(H: 1900)

"Reveal face-down card, Rope of Life! At the cost of discarding my entire hand, I'm able to bring back my monster with 800 extra attack points!" Wingweaver reappeared.

(WW: 2750-3550)

"Getting rid of your hand was a foolish mistake, now you have nothing to stand against me."

"On the contrary, I do." Harold drew a card and gasped. It's Katy's card! But I can't summon it yet, I just need a few more cards to complete it. "I end my turn."

Tea-Marik drew a card and laughed. "It doesn't matter if I win this duel or not, if I demoralize you by destroying your favorite monster, it will all be worth it. Plus it'll be Little Tea who gets sent to the bottom of the sea. First I activate Spell Sanctuary! This allows both of us to move a magic card from our decks to our hands." Unfortunately for Harold, the magic card he needed was the exception to the rule. So he chose another magic card. "Next I'll use the card I got as the result of Spell Sanctuary, Cure Master, which raises my life points by 1000 points!"

(T: 3950)
(H: 1600)

"Now, prepare to feel the full power of the darkness! Maju Garzett, attack his Wingweaver!" Once again Wingweaver was destroyed.

(T: 3950)
(H: 1600)

Wingweaver suddenly appeared back on the field. "What, how did you get Wingweaver back?"

"Simple, when I discarded my entire hand by activating Rope of Life, one of the cards I discarded was a monster card called Guardian of the Sanctuary (3). Its special ability can only be activated if I send it to the graveyard by a magic or trap card. I remove it from play and allow my Wingweaver to remain on the field and in the game."

"Why do you spend so much time protecting your precious Wingweaver?" Tea-Marik asked.

"Because of three reasons: one, it's my favorite card, two it's the first Duel Monster I ever got, and three, it represents my soul."

"Your soul?"

"Wingweaver's soul is pure and just, it prays for peace yet is not afraid to answer the call to battle. In short, you're not fighting a Duel Monster, you're fighting me as well."

"Bah, pathetic, dark monsters are the strongest Duel Monsters around!"

"To you, light monsters may be weak, but to me they represent hope for all those lost in the darkness! And hope is stronger than any magic, Tea proved that as she hoped to protect her friends from being destroyed. And now you're going to see the true power of the light, for when Wingweaver's attack points are high enough…"

(WW: 3550)

"And the right magic card is used…" Harold drew the card, smiled, and showed it to his opponent. It was the card he got from the female Rare Hunter, Mary.

"A ritual card!"

"An incredible transformation takes place!" Harold slid the card into his Duel Disk and activated it. Light gushed from the card. Wingweaver flew upward as the light fell around her. "And the ultimate powers of light are released, transforming Wingweaver into… SERAPHEEM (4)!" From the sky descended a beautiful angel with long blonde hair and green eyes dressed in a white wrap-around dress. Her two white wings spread out before her. Everyone gasped, even Yugi and Joey-Marik stopped in their duel upon seeing the sight. "Now behold Serapheem's special power!" Serapheem sent up a beacon of light which came down in four orbs and Shining Abyss, Neo the Magic Swordsman, Shining Friendship and Mystical Elf all appeared behind Serapheem.

"But… I destroyed those monsters!"

"Serapheem can resurrect up to four normal light monsters on the field, but that's not all, she also gets 200 extra attack points for each monster she resurrects."

(S: 3250-4050)

"It's still not enough, while your new angel is now more powerful than my Maju Garzett, I'll only lose 200 life points!"

"Not after I play my final magic card, a magic card that you helped me get with your Spell Sanctuary card. Go, Exile of the Wicked! It destroys all fiend monsters on the field!" Maju Garzett exploded. "Tea, Yugi, for saving my life all those years ago, this is for you! Serapheem, attack her life points directly with Ultra Luminosity!" Serapheem held up her hands as energy began collecting in them. Holding the orb in open hand, she slammed it with her palm and sent it flying. The orb struck Tea causing a massive flash of light which blinded most of the bystanders.

(T: 0)
(H: 1600)

As the light subsided, everyone saw that Tea was standing, but barely. Harold quickly ran around and caught her by the arm pits before she could drop into the water.

Tea opened her eyes and gazed lazily at Harold. "Harold… what are you doing here… did they capture you too?"

"It's all right, Tea," Harold said. "Everything's fine."

"But why am I on a dock?" Tea looked around and spotted Yugi and Joey. "Yugi… Joey, why are they dueling each other? Harold, what's going on?"

"It's a long story, Tea." Yugi, I was able to free Tea, now you must free Joey, I only hope that it doesn't sacrifice you two in the process.

To Be Continued


Duel Monster Database

(1)
Name: St. Joan
Level: 8
Type: Fairy/Fusion
Attribute: Light
ATK: 2800
DEF: 2000

(2)
Name: Maju Garzett
Level: 7
Type: Fiend/Effect
Attribute: Dark
ATK?
DEF: 0

(3)
Name: Guardian of the Sanctuary
Level: 4
Type: Warrior/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 1600
DEF: 1400
This monster's special effect can only be activated if the player controlling it sends it to their own graveyard by the effect of a magic, trap, or monster effect cards. Remove this monster from play to allow one of your light monsters to remain on the field.

(4)
Name: Serapheem
Level: 9
Type: Fairy/Ritual/Effect
Attribute: Light
ATK: 3250
DEF: 2800
This monster can only be summoned with the ritual spell card "Heavenly Light." Once this monster is ritual-summoned successfully, special summon up to four normal light monsters from your graveyard. These monsters are treated as equip spell cards. Increase this monster's ATK by 200 points for each card you resurrect. After one turn, the monsters return to the graveyard. Afterwards, you may special summon one light monster from your graveyard during your turn. The monster returns to the graveyard when the turn is over.

Name: Heavenly Light
Ritual Spell Card
This card is used to Ritual Summon Serapheem. You must also offer 1 Wingweaver, whose attack points have risen above 3200.