bopdog111: It sounds like you guys like the Lightning, vs Lance duel along with Zarc being a Duel Spirit.

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bopdog111: And let's keep this going with Lightning now joining the group after he restores Earth.

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"Your brother is incredible Dawn." Ryoken smiled.

"Hm?" Dawn asked surprised.

"You saw what he just did didn't you?" Ryoken asked her. "We're gaining two very powerful allies and he's maturing quite a bit."

"Yeah he is always like that." Dawn smiled.

In the game Lightning concentrated his energy on the Earth card before data started to coat around it as it started to materialize into something. Everyone watched the card.

Then a bright light occurs.

When it dims they looked to see a brown, and dark gray Ignis that looks big with slowly opening blue eyes was in the card's place.

"Earth!" Aqua cried seeing him.

"W-What the?" The Ignis now identified as Earth looked around shocked. "But wasn't I...?"

"You were Earth." He turned to Lightning who said, "However I have restored you."

"It's been a while." Ai mentioned. "Good to see you."

Earth turned as his eyes widen, "Aqua?"

"We have a lot to tell you." Aqua said happily.

"Um... Mr. Lightning, how can you and Mr. Earth leave?" Ace asked.

"If I have to say by entering one of your Duel Disks." Lightning answered.

Earth then asked, "Hey wait... Aqua your partner is a girl but that's a boy?"

"If you all are done I like for the mainframe to run up, and running again." Kaiba told them.

"I understand." Lightning nodded. "I'll restore it for you."

"I got room for you Earth." Mason said to Earth.

Earth nodded at that.

"What about you Lightning?" Flame asked.

"I'll be taking Aqua's partner's since he seems convincing." Lightning answered. "And afterward I'll be in my partner's."

Ace nodded. "Ok."

With that the two Ignis entered the Duel Disks as Lightning did the work.

Meanwhile outside...

They heard humming, and looked around seeing the energy in the mainframe coming back up.

"About time." Kaiba stated calmly.

Ray smiled placing a hand on her chest, "I think Ace has grown into a fine young man..."

Zarc just nodded in agreement.

"We're coming back now." Lightning said as the screen shut off as the pods started to open.

When they did Yusaku, Takeru, Mason, and Ace all slowly woke up only for Ace to notice Sandy and immediately start blushing.

"Man... I feel like a potato." Mason groaned rubbing his head.

Bonnie smiled and walked over to help him out of the pod.

Sandy was still snoozing beside Ace's pod. Ace very quietly got out and ran to Ray before hiding his face. Ray hugged him, "Ace I'm so proud of you."

Ace looked up at her and smiled despite still blushing. Alex walked over, and shook Sandy, "Sandy wake up."

"Huh, what?" Sandy asked as her eyes slowly opened.

Sandy yawned stretching her arms.

"Ace, and the others woke up." Akex smiled to her.

"So... That means they did it?" Sandy asked rubbing her eyes.

"We did." Takeru nodded.

Sandy smiled as she started to look around, "Where's Ace?"

"Over there." Yusaku answered as Sandy noticed Ace hugging Ray.

Sandy smiled as she walked over. "You did it Little Ace."

Hearing her voice Ace's entire face turned bright red. Aqua, and Lightning emerged from his Duel Disk as Lightning looked around, "This is the Human World up close by you all."

"Yes." Aqua nodded.

"Hm?" Lightning noticed Sandy as he asked, "Who are you?"

"Sandy. A girl who can talk to the dead." Sandy answered.

"Talk to the dead?" Lightning asked impressed, "Interesting. I say Ace you might be a lucky dog with having a girlfriend like her."

Ace's eyes widened and he blushed even more before looking down nervously.

"Oh actually we aren't yet." Sandy told him blushing a little, "Because we haven't done the thing that makes that possible yet."

"The thing?" Aqua asked curiously.

"Yeah. You know where people go together to great places where they spend time together on evenings, and such?" Sandy asked with a smile. "I don't know what it's called but it starts with a d."

"You mean a date." Dawn smiled.

"Yeah that's it." Sandy nodded confirming it.

Aqua nodded as Lightning looked over at Ace and Ray.

"Do you humans always do that?" he asked.

"Well sometimes to couples." Ray answered as she smiled thinking about it, "Me, and Zarc's first date was really magical."

"I meant change color." Lightning clarified indicating Ace was turning more and more red.

Sandy giggled, "That happens sometimes. Mostly when embarrassed."

Ace suddenly looked down sadly. Sandy noticing asked, "Ace?"

He didn't say anything but just walked out of the room. Sandy worried asked, "Did I do something bad?"

"You didn't do anything, why don't you go talk to him without so many people nearby." Zarc suggested.

Sandy nodded as she walked to follow Ace. She suddenly heard giggling. Raising an eyebrow she looked. Ace was smiling happily with a group of kittens that had somehow gotten into Kaibacorp. Sandy looked surprised seeing the cats.

"Stop it, it tickles." Ace laughed before petting one of them.

"You like your new friends?" Sandy smiled walking over.

Ace turned to see her and blushed again but nodded. "Yeah, cats are super nice and friendly. I was going to go home but I saw them and just wanted to play."

Sandy nodded with a smile as she said, "Let me show something. Something that cats love."

She gently started to scratch one of the kitten's bellies causing it to purr as it laid to enjoy the gentle scratch.

Ace smiled and copied her before frowning. "I'm sorry."

"For what?" Sandy asked him.

Ace blushed again. "For being mean to you and running away. You're really nice, and..."

He just looked down shyly.

Sandy patted his back, "Oh Ace, Ace, Ace you were never mean."

Ace looked at her in surprise. "But... I keep running away and hiding from you."

"You were shy, and I understand that." Sandy told him. "Shyness usually wears off the more you spend time with the people."

Ace shook his head. "It was still mean though, you're really nice and you helped me and my best friend."

He blushed again before looking down.

"Your eyes are really pretty too, but... I... I'm scared."

Sandy patted his back, "...Because of Amy?"

Ace looked nervous but nodded. "Yeah. Grandma and grandpa got hurt too, uncle Yuya, aunt Zuzu and big sis Stacy were hurt a lot, Bruno was almost hurt badly and so was uncle Leo. Everybody gets hurt or... I don't get to be happy."

(A/N (Ulrich362): Ace doesn't understand it isn't his fault the people he cares about end up hurt and so it really upsets him. Especially Amy who was one of his only friends suddenly dying not long after they met.)

Sandy looked troubled before she gave his cheek a soft kiss, "It will be alright. It isn't your fault this has been happening."

That broke Ace as he hugged her and started softly crying. Sandy hugged him back rubbing his back as the kittens walked forward, and rubbed themselves against them.

"I'm sorry." Ace whispered before trying to wipe his eyes. "What... what do people do on a date?"

Sandy smiled hearing that before saying, "Well they have to time in when it starts first... Like say an hour from now?"

Ace blushed but nodded. "Ok."

"And during that time they need to get ready, smell nice, look nice, and get them something but the third one is up to you. And you have to plan where your taking it in." Sandy continued. "You then spend time with each other doing activities, and such. But the ending of it is the magical part."

Ace nodded hearing that.

"But in order to officially go on one the one that wants to go on one has to say the following words: Would you go on a date with me?" Sandy told him.

"Ok." Ace nodded. "Yes. That's what I say now right?"

"Sure. But doing that is easier said then done." Sandy told him. "The one who says those usually gets nervous."

"You didn't." Ace answered. "So I'm supposed to find a present in an hour now?"

"I was teaching." Sandy told him. "And like I said that is completely up to you."

Ace nodded. "I want to though."

"Well what's left is where we're talking it, and for us to look, and smell nice." Sandy smiled.

Ace nodded before smiling. "Ok, can we start at the park in an hour?"

Sandy nodded with a smile placing a little kiss on his nose, "I'll see ya there Little Ace."

Giggling she skipped off. Ace smiled happily before running back to the room. Everyone turned to him.

"Mommy, we have to go home now." Ace smiled.

"Why?" Ray asked him confused.

Ace suddenly looked down. "I don't know."

"I mean the time of it." Ray told him.

"Oh, an hour at the park." Ace answered.

"Oh then we better head on, and get ya ready!" Ray smiled as she grabbed Ace's hand as they walked out.

"...What just happened?" Terri asked with raised eyebrows.

"No idea big sis." Alex answered. "No idea."

45 minutes later...

"Are you about done?" Ray asked Ace in the bathroom while he's trying on the clothes he thought would look nice.

"Yes." Ace nodded walking out of the room.

Ray looked seeing he is wearing a white suit with black pants with blue lines going in a vertical line at the sides, and wearing sandals. She smiled, "Ah you look handsome!"

Ace blushed at that. "I hope she likes the present."

"I know she will. Now you better get that. You have 15 minutes to get to the park." Ray smiled.

Ace nodded before going over and grabbing the necklace before smiling. "Bye mommy."

"Good luck!" Ray smiled. "I love you!"

"I love you too." Ace smiled before running off to the park.

Ray stared off as she placed a hand on her heart with tears in her eyes with a smile, "My baby boy... He's growing up."

At the park...

Ace was looking around to try and find Sandy. "We forgot to say where in the park we wanted to meet."

That was when he saw her, and felt his breath taken away.

Sandy was now wearing a crimson dress while having white slippers on. Ace swallowed nervously before walking up. "Hi."

Sandy turned as she smiled, "Hi Ace! You like great!"

Ace blushed at that. "Thanks, you look really pretty."

Sandy blushed back as she said, "Ah thank you."

Ace smiled before blinking. "Oh yeah, this is for you."

As he said that Ace held out a ruby necklace.

Sandy gasped seeing it placing a hand to her mouth in shock.

"Do... do you like it?" Ace asked nervously.

Sandy smiled as she said, "It's beautiful."

Ace smiled hearing that. "It looks like your pretty eyes."

Sandy blushed hearing that.

"Oh, um... what should we do?" Ace asked.

"I know of a few things." Sandy smiled.

"Like what?" Ace asked.

"I seen that people in dates do things to have fun to get closer to each other. Like go to movies, and stuff." Sandy smiled.

Ace nodded. "Ok, that sounds really fun."

Sandy, and Ace walked together to spend time with each other.

Meanwhile...

Terri kept on staring at the Astral Rank-Up Card waiting for Yuma, and Astral to arrive.

"Terri?" Yuma asked walking up to her. "Is everything alright?"

Terri looked up as she said, "I need to talk to you, and Astral about something strange."

"Something strange?" Astral inquired.

Terri showed them the card.

Their eyes widened in shock.

"Terri, where did you get that spell?" Yuma asked her.

"During Alex's duel with One-Hundred Eyed-Dragon both the Doktor, and Dark Mist came telling us that One-Hundred Eyed-Dragon was the weakest out of all of them." Terri answered as she stared at the card, "Dark Mist heard me saying that I seen him in my dreams, and said he is giving me a gift. Then he gave me this."

"Dark Mist!" Yuma cried in shock.

"Terri, hold onto that card but be extremely cautious. I don't know what Dark Mist may be planning but that card could be extremely useful at some point in the future." Astral stated.

Terri nodded pocketing it.

"How are the others?" Yuma asked her.

"Ace left for something, Lightning, and Earth have joined us, and Kaibacorp is now up, and running again." Terri answered.

"What about Ray's parents, and Yuya's family?" Astral inquired.

"There still at the hospital but are recovering." Terri answered.

"That's good." Yuma smiled.

"I can't get over what One-Hundred Eyed-Dragon said before he was destroyed." Terri told them. "Someone named Gus."

"Well when the time comes we'll deal with him." Astral reassured her.

Terri nodded hearing that.

Astral and Yuma both nodded back.

Meanwhile...

Sandy, and Ace exited an arcade with Ace having a stuffed dragon.

"You were amazing." Ace smiled.

"Ah thank ya. You were too." Sandy smiled.

Ace blushed at that. Sandy looked seeing the sun is starting to set as she smiled, "Come on... I know the great way to end this date."

Ace blinked in surprise hearing that. "Ok, I trust you."

Sandy guided him to where he, and her sat down on a ledge below some water looking at the sunset.

"Wow, beautiful." Ace whispered.

"Yes it is amazing." Sandy smiled.

Ace smiled hearing that.

"But the sunset is one of the two things that ends this date." Sandy smiled.

"One of two things?" Ace asked.

"Yes. Close your eyes." Sandy smiled.

Ace nodded before closing his eyes. Sandy smiled before she leaned, and kissed him on the lips. Not knowing what else to do Ace kissed back. They stayed like this for a few more seconds before Sandy pulled back with a smile. "You can open your eyes now."

Ace opened his eyes. "Um... is that how dates work?"

"Yes they do. It shows the people who attend in one that they truly love each other, and be boyfriend, and girlfriend." Sandy smiled.

Ace smiled back before hugging her. "Thank you so much."

Sandy hugged him back with a smile of her own.

'My first ever date, big sis says they're really special and she was right.' Ace thought happily.

Sandy asked him, "You want another kiss Little Ace?"

Ace blushed. "Um... ok."

With that Sandy gave him another kiss on the lips. Ace blushed at that before the kiss ended. Sandy was also a little red as she said, "Then... This Date is now over, and we're now boyfriend, and girlfriend."

"Can we have another one sometime?" Ace asked.

"We will have to plan it. They happen occasionally." Sandy smiled.

Ace nodded. "Yay."

"Well I better get you home." Sandy told him.

"Ok, thank you." Ace smiled.

"No thank you Little Ace." Sandy smiled.

Ace smiled before they walked off. They arrived back to Zarc's house where Sandy knocked at the door.

"One second." Dawn called before opening the door. "Huh, Sandy? Wait why are you and Ace together?"

Sandy smiled as she said, "I'm here to drop this little cutie off after me, and Ace's date."

"Date!" Dawn repeated in shock before smiling. "That's amazing news."

"I'll see you soon again Little Ace." Sandy smiled giving a kiss to Ace before giggling skipping off.

Ace smiled before walking inside. Blue Frost seeing him smiled, "Your back Ace. How did you, and Sandy's talk go?"

"It wasn't a talk, they were on a date." Dawn smiled.

"A... Date?" Blue Frost asked shocked.

Ace blushed and nodded.

"Yow! You lucky dog!" Double Iris cried impressed.

Ace blushed at that.

"Where's your girlfriend?" White Wing smiled.

Ace blushed even more hearing that. "She's probably going home."

"Ah was hoping I could meet her." Purple Poison said before quickly saying, "Not that I was sad but more anxious to meet her ya know?"

"Oh, I'm sorry big brother." Ace frowned.

"It's alright. He's always such a softie." Black Fang grinned which made Purple Poison glare at him.

Ace giggled at that before yawning.

"Come Ace. Time for bed." White Wing smiled as she, and Blue Frost walked over to help him to bed.

Ace nodded happily. They all walked up stairs to put Ace to bed.

Later that night...

"Ace had his very first Date. That was magical." Ray smiled.

"Well, I hope so. He definitely seemed happy." Zarc added.

"He sure is when Sandy, and him came over earlier." Dawn smiled.

Zarc nodded before pausing and looking down.

"Zarc?" Ray asked seeing that.

"Ray, I'm worried. About what we learned before." Zarc admitted nervously.

"Huh? About what?" Dawn asked confused.

"Dawn, what are you doing up?" Zarc asked.

"It's 9:45 right now." Dawn answered. "I still have 15 minutes."

"Normally, but after everything that's happened today you should be asleep by now." Ray pointed out.

"Okay... Love you two." Dawn smiled to them both.

They smiled as Dawn went up to bed. Ray told Zarc, "I know your worried Zarc but I think we might have a thing for us to find out."

Zarc turned to her.

"We could ask the magicians about it, and have they find out." Ray smiled.

"Maybe, but... I'm just terrified that they might be hurt somehow." Zarc whispered. "They both mean so much to me."

"Yes I know. Dawn have gotten a big impact on us, and her sisters are the same when we were split." Ray agreed nodding. "And Ace is a budding duelist with big potential, and the inventor of Link Summoning. I would hurt myself before any of them."

Zarc just nodded. "I love our children."

"Me too." Ray smiled hugging him.

Zarc hugged her back.

Unaware to them who was there was Blue Frost who have eavesdropped, and gave some thought 'Do all parents feel like that? Hopefully I will...'

She placed a hand on her abdomen as she thinks that before walking off to bed.

The next day...

Sunlight shined on Ace's face from his window. Ace slowly opened his eyes.

"Morning Ace." Dawn smiled walking over from the door. "How are you feeling?"

"Morning big sis." Ace smiled before wiping the sleep from his eyes. "I'm ok, I want to see grandma and grandpa though."

"Well let's head over." Dawn smiled to him.

Ace nodded before pausing. "Are Mr. Jin and Mr. Lightning doing ok?"

"Yeah there doing okay. Lightning is helping Jin practice with dueling with a deck called Lightsworn." Dawn smiled to him. "Lightning preferred that he uses the Deck he used against Lance but Jin says that Lightsworn fits him better since he wants to duel peacefully."

"That makes sense." Ace said before smiling.

They walked down to where Blue Frost, and Ray are in a conversation.

"...And that's why I'm scared about it." Blue Frost told Ray nervously. "What if it doesn't seem safe, or it doesn't like me?"

"Blue Frost?" Dawn asked. "Is something wrong?"

Ace meanwhile walked over and hugged her. "It's ok."

Blue Frost looked surprised about them being in, "Oh! Me, and Ray were talking about something."

"We heard, well we heard you're scared about something." Dawn answered.

"It's ok big sis, mommy and daddy and everybody else will be there to make you feel better." Ace smiled.

Blue Frost hearing that looked down before saying, "...Well it's about me having a kid one day."

Dawn gasped as Ace's eyes widened in shock.

"I think you'll be a great mom." Dawn smiled.

"I'm not sure if I can..." Blue Frost admitted. "By what Rin have gone through I'm scared that can happen to me or it... Or maybe it may not like me."

"It would like you, you're super nice." Ace told her before looking over. "And as long as nothing bad happens like the scary fire person it'll be ok."

Blue Frost looked over him as he said this before turning to Ray to hear what she thinks.

"It's really your choice." Ray admitted.

Blue Frost gave thought before she took a deep breath, "I'll ask Purple Poison when I get a chance."

Ray nodded as Dawn and Ace both blinked in shock.

"Don't think of it like that." Blue Frost told them so they didn't get the wrong idea, "We actually founded out we aren't related at all, and Sarah decided to joke about it."

Ace shook his head. "I thought you fought a lot."

"Oh well that's just normal quarrelling between siblings or lovers. You'll sometimes get into those." Blue Frost told him.

"Oh." Ace frowned before turning to Ray. "Mommy, can we go see grandma and grandpa after breakfast?"

"Sure we can." Ray smiled to him.

Ace smiled hearing that.

"What's for breakfast today?" Dawn asked Blue Frost.

Blue Frost answered, "Your favorites. Bacon, and Cheese omelets."

They smiled hearing that.

After Breakfast...

They arrived at the hospital where they see that Yoko, Yusho, and Skip were in the lobby along with Sandy as they noticed them.

"Ah. Zarc, Ray, Dawn, Ace, magicians you came for Leo, and Henrietta?" Yusho smiled seeing them.

"That's right." Ray nodded.

"The Doctor said that they'll be released soon but you can see them." Sandy smiled.

"That's great news." Dawn smiled.

They walked to where they are at there room. Inside they heard voices.

"... be joking!" Henrietta said before coughing.

"I wish I was." Leo Akaba replied.

Concerned Ray knocked on the door.

"Come in." Leo Akaba called.

They entered the room. Leo Akaba was sitting up and Henrietta was lying down but looked much better.

"Is something wrong?" Zarc asked them.

"Nothing's wrong per say." Leo Akaba answered.

Ace walked over, and asked "How are you, and Grandma feeling?"

"Much better." Henrietta answered.

"Sandy told us you'll be released soon." Ray smiled.

"Hopefully later today." Leo Akaba smiled. "The same thing will happen for Yuya and Stacy."

"And Zuzu?" Dawn asked.

"She... hasn't woken up once yet." Henrietta answered sadly.

"Huh? But... We seen her woke up with Yuya before we left for Kaibacorp." Ray told them.

"Oh, then the doctor's must have meant since then. Actually Ray, her condition is getting worse." Henrietta stated.

"Getting worse?" Double Iris asked shocked.

"Yes, and I think I may know the reason." Leo Akaba frowned. "Your counterparts they came back slightly off Ray."

"Slightly off?" Ray asked shocked.

"Leo thinks it has to do with the difference between how your aspects were reunited and then separated again as opposed to Dawn or Zarc." Henrietta explained. "While they merged through dueling and separated in the same way, you were forcibly merged together and then forcibly separated using the bracelets while attempting to get your memories straight."

"They can't get anything like that!" Blue Frost cried. "Especially that Gale's pregnant! This could kill her child!"

"That's just my thoughts on the matter, the doctors would know more about it." Leo Akaba told her as Purple Poison turned to Blue Frost in confusion.

"We're talking about Zuzu, not Gale." he pointed out.

"I meant that this could spread to her other incarnations!" Blue Frost clarified.

"If that's what it is." Ray mentioned.

"We need to do something." Dawn said worried.

Ace meanwhile had run out of the room before seeing a doctor. The doctor noticing him turned to him, "Hm? Is there something wrong?"

"Is aunt Zuzu ok, please say she's ok." Ace said fearfully causing the doctor to frown.

"Zuzu Sakaki is... well she's recovering. Whatever it was seems to have passed but she'll be staying for a few more days while her husband and daughter go home." the doctor answered.

Ace nodded hearing that.

Meanwhile...

"Ignis... I'll destroy them all." stated a man in a cemetery.

He rose up as he walked off as he stared at his arm which is coated.

bopdog111: This sure is a surprising chapter.

Ulrich362: In more ways than one Bopdog.

bopdog111: Hopefully they'll managed to help Zuzu.

Ulrich362: Hopefully.

bopdog111: Well see you guys next time. Be sure to review!