I don't own Yu-Gi-Oh! If I did, I would have my own copy of Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon.
Chapter Eight: Desperation
Kisara breathed in the fresh air as she ascended the stairs out of the Paradox Brothers' dungeon. Even though they'd only been underground a few hours, it felt like so much longer. A look around and an indication from Bakura's Millennium Ring showed they were at the base of Pegasus's castle. Hang on, Mokuba. Seto, I hope you're safe. Kisara steeled herself as they made their way up the staircase.
When they got halfway up, Kisara realized Yugi and Tea were still at the base of the stairs. Joey and Tristan called for them to hurry up. The two started up the stairs, and then Yugi tripped and fell on his face. Tea helped him to his feet, and they continued their conversation before finally beginning the climb and rejoining the group.
"You'd think a guy as rich as Pegasus would put in an elevator," Joey complained as they approached the top.
"Or cell service," Kisara added, checking her phone again. She still hoped her guardian hadn't chosen the last two days to check up on her. He was not going to be understanding if he had.
"Guys, look," Tristan pointed to the doorway at the top of the staircase. You're not going to believe who's blocking our way into the castle."
"Seto?" Kisara ran up the last set of stairs. "What are you doing here, mon ami? I thought you were going to rescue Mokuba."
He looked away from her. "This doesn't concern you, mon meilleur ami." He focused on Yugi behind her. "I can't let you pass, Yugi."
"I've won ten star chips, so stand aside, Kaiba," Yugi answered.
"You may have won enough star chips to qualify for the Duelist Kingdom play-offs, but I can't let you face Pegasus. He's mine. You and I are going to have one final duel. You will lose, and I will win. The winds of change are blowing, Yugi Muto."
Something wasn't right; Kisara could see a kind of desperation in Seto's eyes. Last time she saw him, he was heading straight for the castle wasn't going to let anyone detour him from rescuing Mokuba. "Seto, what is it?" she asked. "Why are you doing this?"
"I said it doesn't concern you, Kisara," Seto told her. "I'm here to duel Yugi."
"I'm not going to duel you," Yugi said. "I don't have to."
"So… no longer confident your so-called 'Heart of the Cards' can help you win?" Seto taunted the tri-color haired duelist. "Or are you afraid you can't win without Exodia? That's it, isn't it, Yugi? You're afraid you can't beat me a second time. You coward."
"Seto!" Kisara yelled at him. "That's enough!"
"Yugi doesn't have to prove anything!" Tea added.
"Please, Seto," Kisara stood in front of her friend, forcing him to look her in the eyes. "Tell me what's going on. What happened to not playing by Pegasus's rules?"
"I can't," Seto clenched his right hand into a fist. "Yugi, you said you won by tapping into the Heart of the Cards, and for a long time I didn't know what that meant, but now I think I do. And it took Pegasus to show me. He gave me a reason to put my heart in the cards." He reached for the card pendant under his shirt. "For the first time, Yugi, I can duel with fire and passion in my heart."
"Mokuba," Kisara whispered, realizing what he meant. Pegasus must have taken Mokuba's soul, just like he did Grandpa's. That had to be why Seto was so fixated on defeating Yugi now instead of getting off the island with his brother. Kisara looked between Seto and Yugi. Should she tell the others her guess? Seto surely was not going to say what was going on, but it wasn't her problem to share. She still felt guilty for telling Mai about Serenity without Joey's permission.
"I've changed," Seto insisted. "I deserve a chance for a rematch. Give me a chance to play you now. Let me play you for the right reasons."
The Millennium Puzzle flashed, and Yugi changed into his other self. "Kaiba, I accept your duel!" he said to the CEO. "We'll see what you've really learned. You just name the place."
"Our dueling field has been prepared. Follow me." Seto picked up his briefcase and led the way up the staircase to the roof. Yugi and Seto stood on opposite towers of the castle and faced each other. Seto tossed Yugi one of his duel disks, and they each wagered five star chips, tossing them to the center of their playing field.
"You can beat him, Yuge!" Joey yelled. "You did it once, and you can do it again!"
"That's right!" Tea added.
"Don't forget your secret ace," Kisara said. She wasn't sure who she wanted to win. Seto had to save Mokuba; Yugi had to save his grandpa. Either way, someone she cared about was going to suffer. Why? Why did it have to be this way?
Seto started off with his Ryu-Kishin in attack mode. His other four cards in his hand materialized as cards in front of him. Yugi followed his lead and summoned his Curse of Dragon in attack mode. After goading from Seto, the yellow dragon attacked the maroon fiend, knocking the CEO's LifePoints down to 1600. Seto countered with his Swordstalker, which gained 20 percent of the attack points from its fallen allies. At 2400, the demon swordsman had more than enough power to destroy Curse of Dragon, and it charged into to destroy its target. Just before the sword struck, the yellow dragon disappeared. Yugi activated his Monster Replace magic card, allowing him to swap out his dragon with Dark Magician. Dark Magician blasted the Swordstalker with his Dark Magic Attack, destroying it. Seto's LifePoints fell to 1500. Yugi brought out his Curse of Dragon again, and then passed the duel back to Seto.
Seto was far from finished. He summoned La Jinn, the Mystical Genie of the Lamp in attack mode. Yugi ordered Dark Magician to attack the genie, but Seto activated his trap: Ancient Lamp, drawing La Jinn into it and redirecting the attack to Curse of Dragon. Yugi's LifePoints dropped to 1500, even with Seto's. Seto activated De-Spell, targeting one of the cards in his opponent's hand. The magic card hit Yugi's Swords of Revealing Light. Seto mocked him for the loss of the card that aided him in their last duel.
Yugi decided to see what Seto was up to and activated his Eye of Truth, allowing him to see his opponent's hand. The holograms flipped around to show Seto's cards, most surprising being a Blue-Eyes White Dragon.
"Kaiba sure loves his Blue-Eyes," Tristan said.
"I had a feeling he was sitting on at least one," Kisara said, keeping her eyes on the dragon card. Its energy resonated with her. It felt like it was a part of her.
"Three Blue-Eyes White Dragons? That'll be nearly impossible for Yugi to defeat," Bakura observed.
"Yeah, well Yugi's beaten three Blue-Eyes before, and he'll beat them again," Tea insisted.
Yugi continued his move by playing his Mystic Box, encasing the Dark Magician in a box. Swords rained from the sky and impaled the box, destroying what was inside. The box opened, and the card for Ancient Lamp was revealed, skewered by the swords. Another box appeared, and Dark Magician emerged, unharmed. Dark Magician waved his finger in a 'tsk tsk' motion at Seto." He pointed his green wand at the genie and fired his magic. La Jinn was destroyed, and Seto's LifePoints fell to 800.
Yugi's pulling ahead, but Seto still has his Blue-Eyes. What is he planning? He could turn things around with just the one in his hand. Yugi may have taken the lead, but Kisara knew better than to count Seto out, still eyeing the dragon card. Especially when he still had his Blue-Eyes.
Seto's next play was Saggi the Dark Clown in defense mode. Sensing that Seto had some kind of trap, Yugi recalled Dark Magician for the moment and summoned Gaia, the Fierce Knight. The mounted horse rode into battle and pierced through Saggi with its lances. As the hologram of Saggi fell apart, tiny spores appeared on the field, surrounding Gaia. Gaia's hologram flickered, and then disintegrated. The same happened to Dark Magician. Seto revealed the trap he placed within Saggi, infecting him with the Crush Card Virus. Every monster with more than 1500 attack points in Yugi's deck was infected and would be destroyed if Yugi summoned it.
This is bad. Now Yugi can't bring out his best monsters, and Seto still has all three of his Blue-Eyes. Would it affect Exodia? The pieces are all less than 1500, but completed its attack points are infinite. Kisara hoped, if nothing else could, Exodia could come to Yugi's rescue like last time. For whatever reason, that monster reminded her of Grandpa, and Exodia was Grandpa protecting Yugi.
Yugi took the defensive and brought out his Silver Fang. Seto summoned his Battle Ox in attack mode and sent it into destroy Yugi's wolf. Yugi refused to back down in the face of Seto's taunting and called on his Griffore in attack mode, combining it with his Horn of the Unicorn magic card. Griffore blasted the Battle Ox with its lightning, destroying it and knocking Seto's LifePoints down to 600. Seto countered with his Gift of the Mystical Elf, boosting his LifePoints by 300. Seto is so much more determined than the last time he faced Yugi. The more I watch, the more I'm sure Pegasus took Mokuba's soul. That has to be why he's so focused.
Seto finally decided to call on his Blue-Eyes White Dragon. Kisara felt a thrill of excitement when it took flight and used its White Lightning to blast through the Griffore, dropping Yugi's LifePoints to 400. I wish I knew what it was about Blue-Eyes that gets me. I feel like I'm fighting alongside Seto when he plays it.
"Yo, Kisara, now's not the time to be impressed with Kaiba's dragon," Joey nudged her. "Yugi's in trouble."
Kisara tensed. "Joey, please don't make me choose between Yugi and Seto," she begged. "I can't. Neither of them can afford to lose this, and I don't want them to." She looked between the two duelists. "I can't see this duel ending well."
Yugi went back on the defensive with his Giant Soldier of Stone. Seto finally made his big play, revealing why he ultimately held back on using his favorite dragons. He played Polymerization, fusing all three of his Blue-Eyes White Dragons into one three-headed dragon: the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. Kisara stared in awe at the beast. Its Neutron Blast vaporized Yugi's stone soldier.
"Yugi Muto!" Seto laughed. "There's no escape! Nothing can save you now!"
"Don't give up, Yuge!" Joey yelled. "Remember what you're fighting for! Remember the Heart of the Cards!"
Yugi took confidence in Joey's words, making his draw. He smirked at the card. "Kaiba, I just drew the card that will defend me against your Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon."
"Impossible," Seto denied Yugi's claim.
"Watch and learn," Yugi played his card: Kuriboh. The little brown furball hovered on Yugi's field, staring down the significantly larger dragon. Seto mocked Yugi for using Kuriboh, the weakest monster in the game, but Yugi wasn't done. He played the magic card Multiply, turning his one Kuriboh into hundreds with more appearing each second. The only way to damage Yugi's LifePoints was for Seto to destroy all of them at once. And for every one of them Seto destroyed, more appeared to replace them. It was the ultimate attack versus the ultimate defense.
Yugi still had more up his sleeve. By using his Polymerization and Living Arrow magic cards, he was able to fuse his Mammoth Graveyard with Seto's Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon. The skeletal mammoth merged with the heart of the dragon, its bony face appearing in the center of the dragon's chest. And since living flesh does not merge well with the undead, the Ultimate Dragon began to rot. Its attack points dropped by 1200 points each turn, weakening it to the point that any of Yugi's monsters could destroy it. All Seto could do was fire his Neutron Blast at the Kuribohs as Yugi bided his time.
Kisara could see the desperation growing in Seto's eyes as he realized just how cornered he was, watching the dark rotting mess that was his dragon. He can't accept it. He won't accept he's lost. Seto just stood there, staring into the distance. He didn't even respond when Yugi summoned his Celtic Guardian and attacked the rotten dragon, decapitating the center head. Seto's LifePoints fell to 400. All Yugi had to do was destroy another head, and he would win the duel.
"Yugi, it can't end this way," Seto said, his desperation growing. "If I don't defeat you in this duel, Pegasus will keep Mokuba prisoner forever. I can't let that happen. And though I don't have a card that can keep you from attacking, I think I still have a strategy that will stop you in your tracks."
"What do you mean?" Yugi asked, wary of what his opponent was up to.
Kisara tensed as he started backing up, standing on the ledge of the castle. "Seto, no!" she yelled to him. "There's another way to save Mokuba! You don't have to do this! Please! We can save him together!"
Everyone else joined her in trying to get Seto off the ledge, but he refused. He was going to force Yugi into surrendering the duel, knowing Yugi wouldn't want to hurt him. Yugi. Seto. Kisara looked between the two duelists.
"Don't push me too far, Kaiba," Yugi said. "I must win this duel to rescue my grandfather."
"And I have to win to save Mokuba," Seto countered. "I can stand up here all day, but with not attacking, you give up your chance to save your grandpa. Which means I have the advantage over you, for in my case, there's nothing holding me back." He drew his card and activated Monster Reborn, resurrecting the head of the Ultimate Dragon that Yugi just destroyed. Now Yugi had a time limit—attack Seto that turn or be wiped out on the next when Blue-Eyes destroyed the Celtic Guardian.
"Seto, please don't do this," Kisara begged, walking closer to him. She couldn't stop the duel, but she could stop Seto. "Remember back to when we were kids, when we'd play games in the library. You were the stickler for playing fair. Strategize, plan, bluff, that was all part of the game, but this isn't. This is Gozaburo's way, not yours." Seto flinched at the mention of his stepfather. "You are not him. Mokuba wouldn't want you to win like this. You're his hero. What kind of hero lets his adversary be the better person?"
"I'm no hero," Seto scowled, keeping his gaze on Yugi. "And I'll do whatever it takes to save Mokuba. Protecting him is all that matters."
"Seto," Kisara was a couple yards away from him. She extended her hand to him, a gesture for him to step down from the ledge. "Please. We can do this together."
He shook his head. "What's your decision, Yugi?"
Kisara could see the struggle on Yugi's face before he answered. "Kaiba, I've never backed away, and I'm not starting now. Celtic Guardian, attack!"
No! Kisara lunged forward, intent on pulling Seto off the ledge before the attack struck. She heard Tea yelling to Yugi, pleading for him to stop the attack. Everything seemed to slow down as the Celtic Guardian moved closer to the rotten dragon.
"STOP!"
Kisara froze within arm's reach of Seto. That was our Yugi's voice. Not the other one helps him duel. She turned to see him kneeling on the ground, tears spilling from his wide amethyst eyes. The Celtic Guardian stood defenseless in front of the dragon. Seto ordered his monster to attack, wiping out the warrior and the rest of Yugi's LifePoints. Everyone stood in stunned silence.
Kisara pulled Seto off the ledge, both furious and relieved. Relieved because he was safe, because she didn't lose him. Furious because he because of why he was there in the first place. "What is wrong with you, Seto?" she asked, blinking away tears. "Don't you see? Pegasus did the same to Yugi's Grandpa that he did to Mokuba. We could have helped you. But now you've condemned an innocent old man to a hospital room for the second time. And this time there's no checking out for him. Not unless we beat Pegasus."
"Yugi did it this time," Seto turned away from her. "He could have attacked and won the duel, but he didn't."
Kisara pulled Seto around to face her. "Look me in the eyes and say that to me. I promised Mokuba everything would be all right, that we would stop Pegasus together. He became my reason to fight, and Yugi and Joey promised they'd help too. We all promised we'd help you and your brother."
"You're just as naïve as back then," Seto stared her down. "You think doing the right thing will make everything work out in the end, but it doesn't. You have to be willing to do what needs to be done. If Yugi had, he'd be the one entering the castle instead of me. But he was too weak to follow through on his play."
"He spared you!" Tea yelled. Everyone but Yugi had turned their attention to Seto and Kisara. "Kaiba, he showed you compassion! Which is more than you deserve!" She was close to tears at this point as well.
"He lost the game," Seto walked away from Kisara to where the star chips lay.
"The game? Yugi may have lost one lousy Duel Monsters game, but at least he hasn't lost his heart!" Tea let him have the full force of her fury. "Not like you, Seto Kaiba! You spend so much time with your machines, you've forgotten what being human is about! Yugi has heart; he has us, friends who will stand by him until the end, no matter if he wins or loses some lousy game. And what do you have, Seto Kaiba? What do you have at the end of the day? Huh? I honestly don't know how Kisara puts up with you. Or why she's willing to search for something human in you when it doesn't seem to be there."
Seto growled as he picked up the star chips they'd wagered. "You asked what I have. I have everything I need." He put the star chips in his pocket and descended the stairs from the roof, moving on to his match with Pegasus.
"Keep telling yourself that, Kaiba," Joey said as Seto walked off. "Yugi's twice the man you'll ever be."
Kisara turned away, clamping down on her desire to break down crying. Crying wasn't going to fix things. So she did what she always did when things in her life started to go wrong—she came up with a plan to deal with it. They still had enough star chips for two of them to compete. Mokuba was her reason to fight, and since Seto was taking care of that, Kisara was more than willing to let Yugi have her star chips. They could also go search for any other remaining contestants. There weren't many left by this point, but there had to be five more star chips out there for them to win.
She became more concerned when Yugi didn't answer any of them when they got back to the door. He just knelt on the ground, a terrified look in his eyes. No matter they said, he wouldn't say anything. Even Joey, Tristan, and Tea had never seen him like this.
Joey took the first step in trying to reach him. "It's okay, Yuge. You just lost a few star chips is all. Here, take mine." He held his glove out for Yugi to see. "I owe you big time for ever getting me this far."
"No, take mine," Kisara knelt on Yugi's other side. "You guys need them more than I do. Seto just walked off with my reason to win. I'm sorry, Yugi. If only I'd convinced him to stop, this wouldn't have happened."
Yugi didn't respond to either of their offers, no matter how much persuasion they used. He just stared off into some unseen void. Joey finally had enough and hauled Yugi to his feet, holding him up by the collar. "Come on! Snap out of it!" Joey yelled in Yugi's face. "You're really starting to scare me, man! We're trying to help you out here!"
Kisara and the others pulled Joey away from Yugi who acted like none of it happened. Joey continued yelling at him until a new voice entered the conversation. "Well if this is how you treat your friends, I can't wait to see how you treat your enemies." Everyone but Yugi turned to face Mai. "What's up? If you guys have enough star chips to enter the castle, what are you doing hanging out here?
"It's Yuge," Joey explained. "He lost his chips to Kaiba, and now it's like he's lost the will to go on."
Mai's eyes widened at the news, but she didn't let it rattle her. "All right, listen up. Especially you, Yugi. You got beat, but that doesn't mean it's the end of the world. When I got beat, I thought it was all over for me too, but then Yugi stepped in and saved my star chips." She held her hand out in front of Yugi and opened it, revealing eight star chips. "And now I'm returning the favor."
Everyone stared in awe at her offering. "But without those, you can't win the prize money," Joey said.
"I'm being kind, not stupid," Mai showed her full glove. It was almost like she was a Harpie Angel answering their prayers. Kisara was immensely grateful to the blonde. "Now, go on, Yugi. You know I owe you, so take them." It was like Yugi didn't even see Mai in front of him. "Earth to Yugi? Star chips at twelve o'clock."
"Go ahead and take them, Yuge," Joey encouraged the shorter duelist. "That way we can all enter the castle together." Still nothing.
"What are my star chips not good enough for you?" Mai was being to lose her temper. The Harpie Angel was turning back into her stubborn self. "Fine! Then I'll keep them!" She pulled the star chips back, clenching them in her fist. "And your friends can blow your nose all the way back to the nursery! Grow up! Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose!"
"Mai, please, there's more going on than you know," Kisara tried to calm the offended woman.
"Oh, I know what's going on," Mai snapped. "Your friend lost one lousy duel and now he's too chicken to play again. Isn't that right?" She challenged Yugi to a duel for the extra star chips. Yugi remained silent, pushing Mai even further. Kisara took a breath, ready to step in as needed.
"I'll duel you."
Every turned to face Tea. "That's right," she insisted. "I'll take you on, right here, right now. Yugi needs those star chips, and I'm going to win them for him."
"Come on, be serious," Mai shot her down. "An amateur like you doesn't stand a chance against me."
There's no talking her out of this. Kisara could see the determination in Tea's blue eyes. Resolving to help her friend, Kisara spoke up, "You said the same thing about Joey when you challenged him. Tea is more than capable of taking you down."
"Thanks, Kisara," Tea smiled.
"Look, hon, it's sweet you standing up for Yugi and all, but sweet doesn't win duels," Mai answered.
"It works for her," Kisara countered. She honestly wasn't sure how Tea would do against Mai, but Tea deserved this fight. For Yugi. "Tea has been playing just as long as Joey has, and she regularly beat him before we came here. And since Joey beat you and Rex, I think Tea deserves the chance to prove herself."
"Are you sure about this?" Mai asked the brunette. Tea nodded, and the group headed to the nearest arena.
"What do you think?" Joey asked.
"Yugi's in good hands," Tristan answered.
"Tea can do this," Kisara made herself look for the best-case scenario. "We just have to believe in her."
Tea started the duel with her Petite Angel. The little pink creature squeaked as it materialized on the field. Mai played her signature card: Harpie Lady. The bird woman crushed Tea's angel with her clawed foot, knocking her LifePoints down to 1300. Mai ended her turn with a face-down card. Tea pulled herself together and summoned her Fairy's Gift. She set a card and sent her fairy into destroy the Harpie Lady. Its 1400 attack points should have been enough to destroy it, but activated her face-down Rose Whip. It boosted Harpie Lady's attack points by 300, allowing her to overpower the Fairy's Gift. Harpie Lady snapped the whip and flicked it at the fairy, destroying her. Tea's LifePoints fell to 1100.
"If you have any idea what you're up against, you'd call it quits now, Tea," Mai taunted the brunette. "This isn't going to get any easier you know. Just give up and go back to cheerleading."
"No," Tea refused. "I'm not going to let Yugi down, Mai." Every one of Mai's barbs got under Tea's skin, to the blonde's amusement.
"Calm down and focus on the duel, Tea!" Kisara called to her friend. "You can do this; just don't let her get to you!"
Mai continued the game by playing a card face-down. Tea pondered her next move, staring intently at the card she drew. After deliberating, she summoned the monster: Shining Friendship. Is that how she sees us? The card fit with Tea, who always cared for her friends and put them first. Even if it meant stopping Yugi from winning, Tea knew Yugi would never forgive himself if he let Seto be injured in their duel. Now Yugi just had to face the world again instead of whatever void he was staring into. Kisara hoped Tea could snap him out of it. Tea might the only one who could.
Harpie Lady attacked the golden cherub, but Tea had her own surprise waiting: Waboku. Monks in blue robes appeared on Tea's field, neutralizing the Harpie's attack.
"You're right, Mai," Tea admitted. "Maybe I am scared dueling up here with you for such incredibly high stakes. But this card reminded me of something that helps me face that fear—my friends. And I know with all of them backing me up, I will win! It's like the card says: Shining Friendship. Because no matter how dark things may get, the special bond I share with my friends will always find a way to shine through. I may be scared, but that won't keep me from dueling or from helping Yugi. Or from winning this duel!"
"Is any of this stuff getting through to you, Yugi?" Joey asked his despondent friend.
"Come on, Yugi," Kisara nudged him. "Just watch her go. She's doing this for you.
Tea set a monster and equipped Shining Friendship with the magic card Silver Bow & Arrow, raising its attack points by 300. Mai followed suit and played Cyber Shield, boosting Harpie Lady by another 500. Golden armor appeared on the Harpie, making her even more intimidating. Mai also played her De-Spell, destroying the Silver Bow & Arrow. Mai sent Harpie Lady to attack, and the powered-up bird flicked her whip at Tea's face-down monster. Magician of Faith was destroyed, and Tea got a magic card back from her graveyard.
Mai tried again to make Tea give up—she and Harpie Lady were too powerful, and Yugi had already given up. Tea couldn't keep fighting for Yugi; he had to deal with whatever was bothering him on his own.
Kisara some light return to Yugi's eyes listening to the duel. That's right, Yugi. You have to keep fighting, for your Grandpa. You can't give up. She turned her attention back to the duel, hoping Yugi would finally snap out of it.
Tears sprung from Tea's eyes as she strengthened her resolve to win. "Don't let these tears fool you, Mai. I may be crying, but I have never felt stronger. So get your star chips ready, because I'm about to beat you! And there's not a thing you can say or do that will stop me!"
Tea strengthened her Shining Friendship with her Silver Bow & Arrow again and Elf's Light, boosting him to 2000 attack points. The golden cherub grew into a full-sized angel. Tea continued with her own copy of De-Spell, destroying Mai's Cyber Shield and weakening the Harpie Lady. Shining Friendship fired an arrow at Harpie Lady, destroying it in a shower of light. "Bulls-eye for Friendship!" the brunette cheered.
Mai chose to surrender the duel after that, exiting the arena and handing Tea her extra star chips. She walked away, heading up the stairs to the castle.
"Wait, Mai," Yugi called to her. The blonde turned to face him. "I have to ask you something. Wasn't your last card you—"
"A throwaway," Mai cut him off. Kisara had forgotten Mai had another face-down on her field. What was it? "It was nothing that Tea wouldn't have been able to beat anyway, really." She gave Yugi a thumbs-up before turning away. "Some cards just aren't worth playing."
"Thank you," Yugi said.
Kisara pulled Joey, Tristan, and Bakura away as Tea gave Yugi the star chips. Knowing Yugi and Tea, they'd be a little awkward about it, and they deserved to have the moment of privacy. Combined with the crushes Kisara was sure they had on each other, she also hoped one might share their feelings with the other. They deserved it.
When they were done, Mai called to the others from one of the staircase landings. "Hey, you losers! Last one to the castle door's a rotten egg!"
Kisara and her friends grinned and gave chase, each one being set on being the first one to make it to the door. Things are looking up. Now that Yugi was okay and they all had enough star chips, nothing was going to stop from defeating Pegasus.