Last time.......

Ayana: Mai, Bakura, and Bi made it to America in the Ohio state area. Mai says there's something in Ohio named Gen that might be able to help them out find Mordecai's reincarnated form. As they journey on, Kaiba and his goons showed up to deal some damage and Toorima is dueling with Mai. Surprisingly, Toorima has the Winged Dragon of Ra. Mai's gonna need some major help.

Chapter Fourteen: Courage

The Winged Dragon of Ra (12/10599/2300) stood over Mai with Yami Toorima/Marik embedded in its forehead. Toorima cackles at Mai, knowing that she had no defenses at all. Yet, he had only 1 Life Point left, Toorima was in control. Even if Mai were to use a trap right now, it wouldn't work on Ra. Everyone knew that Traps didn't affect the gods at all.

Yami Toorima - 1
Mai - 8000

"So, Mai, my dear, do you wish to surrender?" Toorima cackled.

Mai didn't know what to do. She was trapped. She battled Ra before and when she did, she lost. Her mind was casted into the shadows and she was imprisoned in an hourglass filled with sand and scarabs. She kept reminiscing on the moment that Ra almost blasted her with that fiery breath. If it weren't for Joey or Yugi, she would've been incinerated. She moved her hand toward her deck, but stopped. She remembered the last time she conceded a match. It was to Yugi when he had the Black Luster Soldier in Duelist Kingdom. She couldn't give up. Not now. She had to find the confidence to battle Ra.

Bi and Bakura continued down the forest path. Just as they were almost out, they were stopped by what seemed like a Dark Tyranno and a Flying Kamakiri. Bi screamed as the two monsters appeared. There was sound of laughing as Janguru, the dino duelist, and Mushi, the bug duelist, showed up with Duel Disks on their arms.

"Going somewhere?" Mushi asked.

"Away from you! Get out of the way, right now!" Bakura demanded.

Janguru and Mushi laughed again.

"Please, that never works. You know that." Janguru laughed.

Bi glared at the two duelists.

"Just get the hell out of the way before I kick both your asses into next week! Move it!" she shouted.

"You know, getting angry leads to wrinkles." Mushi said, flipping her pink hair. "Besides, we know you're looking for the reincarnated form of Mordecai. You won't find it here."

"What are you talking about?" Bakura asked.

"Mr. Kaiba said that the reincarnated form of Mordecai is located somewhere in Illinois. You guys are two states off. But since you're here," Janguru said, "I think we'll finish what we started in the art museum."

Bakura noticed the sky was darkening. He felt a dark presence behind them, besides Toorima and his new power. Was he sensing Ra? Impossible! Pegasus......... no! Toorima stole the Gods?! Bakura thought. Bi let out a battle cry and threw a punch at Mushi, who caught her hand, then kicked her behind the knee, knocking her to the ground. Janguru started to strangle Bi afterwards. Bi kicked Janguru in the head, then used her free hand to punch Mushi off of her. Bakura tackled Janguru as he got up, keeping him away from Bi and Mushi, as the two women got into a cat fight. Mushi and Bi were pulling each other's hair and nearly ripping each other's clothes. However, when Mushi ripped Bi's shirt, Bi stopped and looked at the rip.

"That shirt cost me 400 yen!" she shouted, punching Mushi across the face.

They all kept brawling each other, attacking with punches, scratches, kicks, and slaps. Eventually, the sound of a gun going off was heard. They stopped and slowly turned to the exit of the forest path. Standing there was a tall young man. He stood about five feet, ten inches. He wore black pants and a silver collar shirt. His short, platinum blond hair shined in the light of the sun. His hazel eyes stared straight at the brawling four. In his hand was a silver hand gun.

"Okay, what's going on here?!" he asked.

Mushi and Janguru looked at each other, then ran off.

"Hey! Get back here!" the young man shouted.

The man shrugged and put his gun in his pocket.

"That wasn't even a real gun anyway."

Bakura and Bi stood up from the ground, Bi wiping the dust off of her pants and ripped shirt. The man walked over to Bakura and Bi. Bi was wiping blood off of her right cheek from where Mushi scratched her.

"Are you two okay? Did those guys hurt her in anyway?"

"No, not really. If anything, we hurt them." Bi said. "Hey, do you know someone by the name of Gen Iruka?"

The young man blinked a few times in confusion.

"Why would you want to see him?" he asked.

"We heard from our friend Mai that he could help us." Bakura said. "Unless you're Gen Iruka."

The young shook his head.

"Can't say that I am. Like I said, I don't know why you'd want to be looking for him. After all, this guy's a no good, money wasting fool." the man said.

"Then who might you be?" Bi asked.

The man started to blink again. He seemed nervous.

"M-My name is........ Alex. Alexander Roberts." the man said.

Bakura and Bi blinked a few times, then shook their heads.

"We might as well head back and check on Mai, see how she's doing against Toorima!" Bi said.

"You're right. Come on. Gen can wait." Bakura said.

Bakura and Bi started to run off. Alex scratched the back of his head, then looked at the two as they ran down the trail. So you did come back, Mai. he thought.

Mai stared at Yami Toorima, as he and Ra looked down on the frightened girl. Mai then turned her head away from Ra, then saw someone coming up the trail. It was Bakura and Bi. She smiled.

"Well?" Toorima asked.

"No! I'm not giving up! Hit me with your best shot!" Mai pleaded.

"As you wish! God Breath Cannon!" Toorima shouted.

Ra opened its mouth and fired a blast at Mai. Mai grinned and pushed a button on her duel disk just as the flames hit her. Toorima laughed evilly, Bakura and Bi standing in silence and shock.

"Mai!" they shouted.

"She's gone... forever!" Toorima laughed.

His laughing ended when the flames cleared. Mai was still alive and her face-down card was revealed.....

"I played Nutrient Z! Since you were going to damage me for more than 2000 damage, I got to play it! A total of 4000 Life Points were added to my total before you attacked!" Mai said, grinning.

Yami Toorima - 1
Mai - 1401

"What?! No one could've possibly survived a blast from Ra........ except for Joey Wheeler! How is it that you're still standing!?" Toorima shouted.

"Because, you idiot, I am a Lilim. Lilim surpass the power of the gods. And I do believe it's my turn." Mai said, drawing. "I play Graceful Charity. You should know what that does."

Mai drew three cards and discarded two, one being Harpy Girl (2/500/500) and the other being Shadow of Eyes. She looked at the cards she had and smiled again.

"It's over for you, Toorima! I'm going to summon the monster that will decimate Ra and reduce him to a cinder!"

"Then prove it."

"Very well! I play the Dark Wind Ritual!" Mai said, activating the magic card.

Dark Wind Ritual
Type: Magic - Ritual
Effect: This card can only be played if there are 3 or more Wind type monsters in your Graveyard. Discard three Wind type monsters from your Graveyard from play and Special Summon 1 "Morgion the Black Wind" in face-up attack position or defense position from your Deck or Hand.

The sky began to darken as the wind picked up. Alex was running up the trail, but stopped when the winds started to howl. He knew something was up, it concerned Mai. He quickly ran toward the duel. As he did, he was in shock to see Mai battling Ra. To his surprise, a gigantic humanoid creature appeared. The man was cloaked with a purple robe, his red eyes visible under the veil of darkness. His hands looked like rat's claws and he held a giant axe in his hand. He cackled evilly. Toorima, as well as Bi and Alex, looked terrified of this. Kaiba, who was looking out the window, grinned evilly, as well Jolie and Serenity. Janguru and Mushi were shaking in their boots.

"Behold, Morgion the Black Wind!" Mai shouted.

Morgion the Black Wind
Type: Fiend - Wind
Level: 12
ATK: 3000
DEF: 3000
Effect: This card can only be Special Summoned by the effects of "Dark Wind Ritual." Pay 300 Life Points to return any monsters removed from play back to the field. Any Wind type monsters on the field's ATK is increased by 600 points.

Yami Toorima - 1
Mai - 501

Just like that, the Harpy Girl, Harpy Lady, and the Harpy Lady Sisters appeared on the field.

"How could you possibly try to destroy Ra?!" Toorima laughed.

"With time, strategy, and confidence! That was only a Special Summon! Now I summon a Cyber Harpy with Rose Whip (4/2100/1400) in attack mode!" Mai said, as the harpy appeared.

"So?" Toorima asked.

"I'm going to play a Magic Card that Yugi played to destroy the Orichalcos Obelisk! I play Brave Attack!"

Mai inserted the card into her disk. The harpies started to glow white. Toorima knew what was going to happen.

"All I have to do is offer those monsters and reduce Ra's ATK by the total number of their ATK!"

The Harpy Girl slashed at Ra, reducing it to 9499. The Harpy Lady slashed at Ra, reducing it 7599. The Cyber Harpie slashed and whipped Ra, reducing it to 4899. The Harpy Lady Sisters slashed at Ra as well, reducing it to 2349. Morgion slashed at Ra with its axe and claws, reducing Ra to 0. Toorima screamed as Ra disintegrated in a black mist, his body returning from Ra. The five monsters Mai controlled disappeared.

Toorima - 0
Mai - 501

Bi cheered and clapped. Bakura grinned, knowing that Toorima had to forfeit Ra to Mai. Alex looked on in shock. He never would've thought something like that would happen in real life. Mai walked over to Toorima, then picked up the Winged Dragon of Ra from his Duel Disk. Toorima looked at her in disgust.

"Do you have something to say to me?" Mai shouted.

Toorima turned his head and walked into Kaiba's jet. Kaiba looked at Bakura and his gang and glared at them in anger as he took off. Bakura, Bi, and Alex ran over to Mai.

"Mai, you were fabulous!" Bi said.

"Yeah, I guess I am, aren't I?" Mai asked. "But you know what, I don't think I'll be able to control Ra. I tried one time and failed. Here, Bakura, it's yours."

Mai handed Bakura the Winged Dragon of Ra. Bakura grinned and put it in his deck box.

"You're quite kind, Mai. By the way, we couldn't find Gen at all. We found this young man though. He told us his name was....."

"Gen?!" Mai asked, looking at Alex.

Alex's face turned bright red. He started to whistle innocently while Bi looked at him.

"What are you talking about? This is Alex Roberts." she said.

"Bi, Bakura, I don't know if I totally described Gen to you, but that is Gen."

Bakura looked at Gen, who was turning his head away from them.

"So, you lied to us?" he asked.

"Um..... not necessarily. No.......... yes.............. no." Gen said.

Bakura and Bi looked on in disbelief as Mai giggled a bit.

In Kaiba's jet, Toorima was isolating himself from the rest of the group. He felt like he had let them all down. He had lost the Winged Dragon of Ra to Mai, the one person that Marik totally decimated in the Battle City tournament. He knew Kaiba, Serenity, and Jolie weren't happy with him. No one was ever happy for him. But he still had Obelisk and Slifer, two more Gods to use to try and regain his honor.

Next time......

Gen: Okay, so I lied about my identity. Let it go. Back to the subject, I take Mai, Bakura, and Bi to Illinois in less than a day. Our destination is to find a girl named Zelda Phoenix, whom we think is the reincarnated form of Mordecai. Just as we find her, Jolie appears wanting to duel against us. I take the challenge, but you're going to have to see who wins in "Apocalyptic Revelations: Time."