Chapter Twenty one: The final chapter

The beautiful woman shone with a light greyish light.

"I am the Moon Goddess, if you need assistance I can help."

"Oh no! The last time someone helped us Tea went missing!" Yugi said angrily.

"You must understand that we are attracted to the stones for various reasons. Some good and others bad. I could be either one but I will trade instead of trying to convince you of my good nature."

"What kind of trade?"

"I will offer my help for the stone. I will start by taking you to your friend. Then I will get you out safe."

"No deal!"

The moon goddess opens a portal and inside they can see Lo Pan ripping up Tea's clothes and preparing to rape her. She screams for help. Yugi wanted to jump thru and kill that freak before he could touch her.

"Tea!"

"Open that portal now!" Tristan yelled at the Moon Goddess.

"How can I when I have no power! Stone for my help is an even trade. What will you do with it anyway?"

Yugi seemed defeated he couldn't help but think about her betraying them but Tea needs help and she seems to be the only way. Before he could react, Tristan snatches the case from Joey and hold it up.

"Which one?"

She picks up the Grey Stone.

"This one is it. The Moonstone Diamond."

She absorbs the stone and breaks the portal barrier. Lo Pan looks up at the gang rushing into the room like a mouse caught with the cheese.

"How dare you interrupt me! I'll kill each and every one of you!"

Lo Pan gathers his power to wipe them out.

"I'll complete the rest of our bargain and leave this place with my diamond." The Moon goddess said calmly.

Tristan grabs Tea and holds her close to him hiding her half naked body as the Moon Goddess chants a spell breaking the green stone. Lo Pan slowly dematerializes until he is banished with a final scream.

"Holy crap that was easy!" Joey said amazed at how fast the Moon goddess got rid of Lo Pan.

Before the Goddess could depart, Sethos and his demons burst thru the wall.

"Seize them all. I want to kill them nice and slow."

His men charge and hold everyone in their place. Sethos takes the fallen case with the stones.

"When I unlock the underworld, I will toss you all in and watch as the demons devour your flesh."

Sethos look hard at Yugi. And uses his power to take the Blue stone from him.

"You would be the first to die. Let's move!"

"Wait Sethos. I know you, and I know what you wish to do. It will be a dangerous mistake, You will awaken The Legendary Dark Knight and face his wrath!" The Moon Goddess warned.

Sethos turns back with contempt and see she is holding the grey stone.

"I don't give a damn about your knight!"

"If you listen to me, I can help you restore Kisara. I know her as well and I know she waits for you in the Underworld."

Sethos stop in his tracks. Any news on Kisara was more than enough to keep him planted in place. The Moon Goddess looked over Sethos strong body admiring his tanned sheen, 'Good strong legs as well I see' she smiles from within. She wanted him, it was the least she could get out of all of this disgusting help she's been doing.

"I can bypass all of this and take you straight to her. Of course the Underworld will not open but you will have her just the same."

Before anyone could make a move, a loud booming demonic voice is heard throughout the castle. The voice broke off into several different demonic voices and chants. The castle begins to shake and a dark hole opens.

Sethos realized that it will suck them in immediately if they did not leave.

"We must leave this room!"

Sethos tries to open a portal out but it doesn't work. The dark hole begins to create a huge gust of wind that's now sucking everything in. The bed, chairs and all are flying in.

"Oh no! It's he, the dark knight!" The Moon Goddess shouts.

The case of stones flies into the hole as Sethos holds on for dear life. The gang is freed as the demons fight to keep from getting sucked in. Tristan hangs onto Tea, Marik and Isis cling to each other as they hold on to the wall. Kaiba hovers over Yugi and Joey struggles to reach the door without getting sucked inside. The wind picks up as a dark figure appears.

"The stones are no longer safe on this Earth. I shall prevent such an event from taking place ever again!"

"What is he talking about!" Joey said shocked.

"He wants to destroy everything!" Yugi shouted.

The Millennium puzzle began to glow opening a door. Yugi was the first to notice.

"Look! The Puzzle opened a way out!"

The gang pulls themselves to the portal door. Once they make it out the Dark portal expands threatening to suck everything inside. The gang runs as fast as they could to try and get out of the castle. Once they made it to the ballroom, a large piece of the ceiling fell on the door blocking them.

Back in the room Sethos struggles with all of his might but is sucked in finally with the rest of the demons, including the Moon Goddess.

"The danger is far from over! We must get out of here before we are sucked into the Underworld!" Isis yells at the gang from within the ballroom.

As the dark portal expands a glimpse of the underworld is seen. Kisara is seen holding Sethos who is unconscious. Kaiba sees her and suffers brief flashes of her that has been haunting his dreams. Yugi notices their unspoken connection and for a moment felt an ache in his heart. Kisara then closes her eyes and unleashes the Blue Eyes White Dragon. Everyone holds their breath in awe.

The Dragon glides down and gathers the gang swiftly and flies up crashing thru the ceiling of the castle and outside. As they hold on to the powerful Dragon Yugi looks back at Kaiba, who was still stunned from what he just witnessed.

The Dragon flew them out to Isis' waiting ship anchored in the ocean. And vanished with a powerful roar. The remaining crew was still aboard waiting for their orders.

Marik began to dish them out as everyone else stood on deck watching as the entire Island appeared to be sinking. The anchor was now raised and the ship mobile.

"This ordeal is over now. We can return home." Isis said breathing a sigh of relief.

"I'm really sorry you didn't get to see your past, Pharaoh."

"Don't worry Yugi, there will always be other ways. I am just glad you and our friends are safe."

Yami noticed the sadness in Yugi's demeanor and knew it was something more.

"Partner, talk to me."

"I don't know what's wrong. I don't know what my future holds. I know we had this talk before, but I wonder what my life will be like without you and I don't see an improvement, and Kaiba. I think I'm in love with him but I don't really know at the same time. The way he looked at that girl."

"Yugi, we will cross these bridges when they come, and as far as the girl. I think you would have more of an advantage over her since she's dead."

"Pharaoh!"

"What? It's the truth! Don't feel so bad abut that."

"He also said he could give a damn about me."

"I'm sure it was said out of anger. The one thing I know about you Yugi is that you have a patient soul and knowing heart. If Kaiba can't ever see that then I pity him more than anyone would ever know."

As the Pharaoh disappeared back into the puzzle, Yugi began to feel more confident. He decided he wasn't going to sweat about the future. Right now he had his friends and Yami. Whatever comes next he will just deal with it along with his friends.

He turns to enter the inside of the ship and hopefully lie down and get some much needed rest when he was met by Kaiba's penetrating glare. They held each other for a moment before Yugi offered a smile and walked past him to his own room.

Kaiba follows close behind entering his room and laying in bed, he was eager to get back to Kaiba Corp. and see how Mokuba is doing. He didn't know what he was going to do about Yugi. A stupid little game to pass the time grew into something out of his control . . . or is it?

'No, Kaiba Corp. comes first, always. Fuck Yugi and fuck love. I won't be haunted by stupid dreams of some girl I never met and I won't let some shrimp turn my world upside down. I'm Kaiba Seto!' Those were Kaiba's final thoughts before drifting off to sleep.

Joey watched the small exchange between Yugi and Kaiba with sadness and longing. 'Out of everything I still have feelings for Yugi!' Joey looked over and saw Tea and Tristan looking over the water. He leans in to kiss her.

'What! Now I know this scene is crazy!' He thought to himself dumbfounded by what he just witnessed. 'I guess my liking Yugi isn't that strange then. He laughed to himself. On the way to his room he saw Marik standing by his door.

"Aren't you suppose to be acting captain?" Joey jokingly flirted.

They laugh.

"Yeah, the ship is moving and we're going home. Job done." Marik flirted back.

Joey smiles mischievously.

"I think we could both use a little pick me up, don'tcha think?"

Now it was Marik's turn to smile.

THE END.

I hope everyone enjoyed the story! I know the ending might seem rushed but I was dragging a bit so I had to find a ending before it starts collecting dust with no ending. I'm thinking of writing a sequel to this story, but don't worry it won't be in script mode. :-)