Last time.........
Mai: It's bad news all over the country of Japan. Ayana is still in the hands of that creep, Seto, Toorima has become one with Marik's dark side, and someone has stolen the Egyptian God Cards from Pegasus' humble abode. Bakura calls me up and tells me to bring him and Bi to America where we might find Mordecai. So far seven of the eight Lilim have gathered. Only one more to go.
Chapter Thirteen: Return
The plane landed without a problem. Bi, Bakura, and Mai stepped out of the plane first. They all looked around to see their new surroundings. This was Mai's second time in America, while this was Bakura and Bi's first. They picked up their luggage and started to walk out.
"So, where in America are we, Mai?" Bakura asked.
"We're in Ohio. I figured since Mordecai was born here that he might have been reborn here. I think I know just who that person is." Mai said.
"Oh really, who?" Bi asked.
Mai raised her head to the sky and sighed. She smiled big.
"His name is Gen. Gen Iruka." she said.
"Sounds to me like you hit it off with him, eh, Mai?" Bi said, playfully nudging her.
"You.......... could say that. The only reason why was because he reminded me of Joey. That's all." Mai said.
The three continued to move down the roads of Ohio. Above them, however, was a jet that resembled a Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Inside this jet was Kaiba, Serenity, Janguru, Mushi, Toorima, Jolie, and Ayana. Apparentally Kaiba had rebuilt the jet to carry more people in it this time. Toorima was looking out the windows, still dressed as Yami Marik. Janguru and Mushi were keeping their distance from him. Jolie was sitting right across from him, smiling at him. Serenity was sitting next to Kaiba, who was piloting the jet. Ayana was tied up next to Toorima, still a bloody mess.
"We shouldn't be too long now. We're right above the Ohio state." Kaiba said.
"Ze sooner we land, ze better. I'm tired of being in zis zing already." Jolie said, trying to stretch.
"Nobody asked you to come along." Serenity said, snidely.
"Seto did, Serenity." Mushi said.
"I know that!" Serenity snapped.
Serenity couldn't help but notice Toorima looking out of the window. She looked at him suspiciously.
"So, Toorima, why are you looking out the windows? It's nothing that we've all haven't seen before." she said.
"I could've swore I saw Bakura and his gang of fools down below." Toorima said, looking at Serenity. "It's just me, but I think we should land this jet and confront him and the other Lilim with him. After all, we might gain Lilim status as well."
Kaiba looked over at Toorima.
"You have a point there. If you, Janguru, and Mushi were to defeat Bakura, Mai, and that Bi chick, we would have seven Lilim altogether, ready for Mordecai." he said. "We're landing."
Bakura, Mai, and Bi continued to walk around. Mai had to translate everything for them that they couldn't read. As they neared a forest path, however, the BEWD jet landed near them.
"What the?!" Bi shouted.
"Kaiba....." Bakura muttered.
The jet door opened, but it wasn't Kaiba who stepped out. It was Toorima. Bakura and Mai's eyes widened when they saw him.
"Marik?!" they cried.
Toorima cackled evilly. A golden eye flashed on his forehead and his eyes turned purple.
"Close enough. Bakura, I'm surprise you don't recognize this vessel that I'm using." the Yami Marik said.
Bakura looked carefully at Toorima, then shook his head.
"Toorima?" he asked.
Yami Marik nodded his head. Bi looked confused.
"That's Toorima?! Then why did you call him........ wait, are you saying that Toorima is the reincarnation of Marik Ishtar!? Are you saying that WE'RE related!?" Bi shouted.
"Me, be related to you?! Ha! That's a laugh and a half." Yami Marik said. "Unless you're trying to say that you were once Ishizu."
Mai stepped forward.
"I thought both Yugi and Marik banished you to the shadows! What the hell are you doing back?!" she shouted.
"Since Marik was reborn as Toorima, the seal on me weakened. I'm back from the shadows and now Toorima has accepted me as his superior." Yami Marik replied.
"That is a damn dirty lie and you know it! You probably brainwashed him like you did Marik!" Bakura shouted.
"Ask the boy yourself."
In a flash of light, the eye disappeared from Toorima's forehead. His eyes were no longer purple. He looked at Bakura and Mai menacingly.
"It's true, Bakura! I have sided with Marik's darkside. He told me I could get power if I defeated one of you!" he said.
Bi stepped up.
"But not from you, you pathetic excuse for a woman." Toorima said. "I want it from YOU, Mai!"
Mai looked confused.
"Why me?"
"Why not you? You were the first victim that Marik's darkside defeated in Battle City. You shall be his first victim once again!"
With that, Yami Marik took back control of Toorima. He reached his arm back behind his back as though he was going to pull out the Millennium Rod, but instead a clicking sound was heard. He pulled his arm back out to reveal the golden duel disk.
"So what do you say, my dear? Do you want to risk your servant and status to me?!" he cackled.
Mai opened her bag and pulled out a similar golden duel disk. She put her deck in it.
"So, why the hell not?! I'm ready to kick your butt any day of the week!" she said. "Bakura, Bi, follow the forest path down the road until you reach a blue house. You'll find Gen there. I'll catch up after I beat this freak."
"Be careful, Mai." Bi said, as she and Bakura ran down the road.
Just as the two left, they were being followed by both Janguru and Mushi. The Life Point counters on the duel disks read 8000 as each duelists drew five cards. Yami Marik grinned evilly.
Yami Marik/Toorima - 8000
Mai - 8000
Yami Marik drew a card and grinned wider. Mai didn't seemed worried.
"You know, Mai, we should fight in a familiar environment! And thanks to this Magic Card, it will happen! I play Yami!"
To Mai's surprise, the entire field turned into a virtual version of the Shadow Realm. Mai had a feeling Marik wanted a Game of Darkness, but without the Millennium Rod, he couldn't execute it.
"Not every fiend and spell-caster will receive 200 ATK and fairy monsters will lose 200 ATK. Now feast your eyes on this creature, Nimble Momonga (3/1000/1000)!"
The flying squirrel appeared on the field.
"I'll set this card face-down and I will end my turn there." he said as the card appeared.
"I don't know what you're planning, sicko! But your plan won't work!" Mai shouted, drawing a card. "I'll summon to the field Harpie Lady (4/1300/1400)!"
The red haired harpy appeared on the field, staring at Yami Marik's monster.
"Next I'll set two cards face-down and end my turn!" Mai said, doing so.
Yami Marik drew another card.
"I'll play my trap card, Solemn Wishes! I will gain 500 Life Points everytime I draw! Then, I'll play Pot of Greed!" Yami Marik said, drawing two cards. "And I gain 500 Life Points!"
Yami Marik/Toorima - 8500
Mai - 8000
"Then, I'll play Revival Jam (4/1500/500) in attack mode and set two cards face-down!" Yami Marik said, doing so.
The blue slimy creature that was Revival Jam appeared on the field.
"I know what you're planning, Toorima! You plan to use Jam Defender and try to counter one of my traps! It won't work!" Mai said, drawing. "This will end it! Harpie's Feather Duster!"
A strong wind blew through the air, trying to blast away Yami Marik's Magic and Trap Cards. To his surprise, they were all destroyed and the Yami disappeared. He seemed angered by this.
"Then, I'll play Elegant Egotist to summon Harpie Lady Sisters (6/1950/2100)!" Mai said as the Harpie Lady Sisters appeared on the field. "Then, I'll play this Magic Card called Triangle X Spark, which will send my Harpie Lady Sisters to 2700 ATK for one turn!"
The three harpies got in a triangle position and an electric triangle outline formed with an X in the center and their ATK went to 2700.
"First, I'll have my regular Harpie Lady attack your Nimble Momonga!"
The red haired harpie flew at the flying squirrel and slashed it.
"So, I may've lost 300 Life Points, but I get back 1000." Yami Marik laughed.
Yami Marik/Toorima - 9200
Mai - 8000
"Then, I'll have my sisters blast your slime off the field!"
The Harpie Lady Sisters fired their charged energy at the Revival Jam, destroying it. Their ATK went back to 1950.
Yami Mark/Toorima - 8000
Mai - 8000
"Looks like we're back where we started." Mai said.
"Indeed." Yami Marik said, drawing a card. "I'll pay 1000 Life Points to revive Revival Jam in defense mode."
Revival Jam reformed its blue, slimy form onto the field.
Yami Marik/Toorima - 7000
Mai - 8000
"Next, I play Coins of Heaven to let us have up to six cards in our hand."
The two duelists drew until they had six cards in hand.
"Then, I'll set two more cards face-down on the field and play Polymerization!"
"To fuse what with what?"
"My Sangan (3/1000/600) and my Witch of the Black Forest (4/1100/1200) to form Sangan-Witch (6/2100/1800)!"
To Mai's surprise, a little wizard in the form of Shimon Muran appeared next to Revival Jam.
"You've got to be kidding." Mai muttered. "I thought you'd do better than this! Cause now I play Gravity Bind!"
Mai revealed her face-down card and a wave of supersonic energy flowed throughout the field.
"Very well, I'll end my turn."
Mai drew a card.
"I'll play Raigeki to destroy your monsters!" Mai said.
Bolts of lightning struck Yami Marik's monsters, but he grinned evilly.
"Try that again, why don't you? Except, I play Mystical Ref Panel to reverse the effects of Raigeki onto your monsters!" Yami Marik laughed.
A fairy holding a mirror appeared and absorbed the lightning. She blasted Mai's monsters with lightning, destroying them. Mai was in shock. Yami Marik laughed evilly.
"My move? I'd thought you never say so." he said, drawing. "Time for me to end this! I'll play my face-down card, Remove Trap, to destroy your Gravity Bind!"
Just as he said that, the Gravity Bind's waves disappeared. Mai was trapped now. Yami Marik had that Revival Jam and Sangan-witch.
"That's not all, I'm going to play to play De-Fusion to separate my Sangan-witch back to its original form!"
In a flash of light, the Sangan-witch turned back into a Sangan and a Witch of the Black Forest.
"What are you getting at with this, Toorima?!" Mai shouted.
"I'm going to play my trump card! I'm going to sacrifice my three monsters! And I think you know for whom!"
Mai's eyes widened. She knew what was coming. But how could he have had it? She knew that Pegasus J. Crawford put the Egyptian God Cards away after the Millennium Items were sealed away. This was bad for her. She knew that Yami Marik was going to summon the Winged Dragon of Ra (12/?/?). The sky began to darken. Lightning struck the three monsters and they all exploded. A twister of fire emerged from the ground. Mai was in shock as she saw the gigantic golden bird god emerge from the flames. It looked down at her with its glowing red eyes and let out a loud roar. But she knew that if Ra was Sacrificed Summoned that the tributed monsters' ATK would go to its ATK. So it's ATK went from 0 to 3600 and its DEF went from 0 to 2300. She was scared out of her wits.
"So, my dear, are you ready for the end?!" Yami Marik taunted.
To Mai's surprise, Yami Marik's form was disappearing except his left eye. His body appeared on top of Ra. She noticed that its ATK went straight to 10599 and his Life Points went from 7000 to 1.
Toorima/Yami Marik - 1
Mai - 8000
"There's..............." Mai muttered.
She continued to look on in fright as Yami Marik laughed evilly.
Next time.........
Bi: Mai is now at the end of her rope as she continues to battle Ra. Her only chance of winning is by summoning her servant, Morgion the Black Wind. As Bakura and I try to find Gen, Mushi and Janguru attack us, but Gen saves us. Now it's up to us to get back to Mai and boost her confidence to wipe the floor with Yami Toorima. You'll see all that and more on "Apocalyptic Revelations: Courage."