"Chapter 27- Epilogue"

By: Agent Baron

Having been defeated in a duel he knew would lose, Dolimus willingly thrust his soul into the Shadow Realm to aid Baron Von Stupor and help him come back home to safety. Yami managed to bring the bodies of the two duelists back to the Kamé Game Store, the cloth still over Baron Von Stupor's face to respect his true appearance. Yugi's grandfather, being no stranger to the dark arts, is understanding of the situation regarding the two duelists and their descent into the Shadow Realm and agreed to house their bodies. Maximillion Pegasus, also involved in the dark arts to an extent, understood the gravity of the predicament and extended an offer of assistance.

"I can't believe Baron Von Stupor would do something so foolish for some boy," Pegasus spoke into the phone. "But as always, I trust his decision-making abilities… I can cover up his hiatus and even care for the bodies if you want."

"On second thought, I suppose it would be difficult to house the bodies here," Yugi replied. "Thank you for helping us, Pegasus."

"Don't worry about it. If anything, consider it as thanks for getting my soul back before it became food for Leviathan."

"Do you think it's possible to return from the Shadow Realm?"

"You know about as much about it as I do, Yugi-boy. But if that mask left this world with him and the Millennium Eye stayed behind, that would mean that wherever he is, that mask is probably still with him, and will likely be his ticket back to this world."

"I never thought about that… okay, thanks Pegasus!"

"Mm-hmm. Well, I'm rather busy right now, especially with this stunt Baron Von Stupor is pulling, so I really must be going now."

"Alright. Good-bye, Pegasus."

Yugi hung up the phone and walked back into the living room, where Téa, Joey, Tristan, Amy, and Solomon Mutou sat.

"Pegasus said he'd take the bodies and help cover up Baron Von Stupor's absence… all we need to do is hope that they come back safe and sound," Yugi said to the group.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Something like this really makes you realize exactly how little we know about this stuff," Joey commented.

"Yeah…" said Yugi, looking down. "The Pharaoh is our best reference for information on the Shadow Games, and even he doesn't know very much about them since he lost his memories. But for some reason… I just have this feeling that as long as Baron Von Stupor maintains his faith and never stops fighting, he'll turn out just fine."

Yugi's smile seemed to brighten everyone's mood a bit.

"Yeah, until then, let's just keep doing what we're doing and build some fun memories to tell him about when he comes back!" Joey suggested.

"Why would you all be so cheerful when Baron Von Stupor is gone?" Amy asked, still a bit worried.

"What else can we do? Even if Von isn't around, I'm sure he wouldn't want to be the reason our moods are dragged down."

"Yeah… being cheerful is all we can do," added Yugi. "That and hoping he makes it back all right."

"We're all gonna miss him, but we have to keep moving onward and upward," Tristan chimed in.

"I suppose you're right… what good is moping around, anyway? All it will do is bring everyone else down," Amy conceded with a light smile. "I understand."

"So what exactly is next, anyway?" asked Tristan.

"Well, wouldn't the Pharaoh regain his memories when he presents the god cards to the stone tablet?" Amy reminded them. "Last time, Yugi was interrupted, right?"

"Right…" said Yugi, snapping his fingers. "Okay guys, let's go restore the Pharaoh's memories."

Together, the group continued their own quest with all of their hopes placed in Dolimus and Baron Von Stupor's safe return from the Shadow Realm.

Merry Christmas, everyone! I posted the final two chapters of the fanfiction as both a Christmas present and due to the naturally short length of my prologues and epilogues. I'm sad to say that this is definitely the conclusion to 'TMD2: The Sequel to the Masked Duelist', but this is not the end of the ongoing saga of Baron Von Stupor! Stay tuned as Yu-Gi-Oh! intensifies to an exciting conclusion with a little influence from a small number of readers' and one writer's favorite duelist!

Powerful monster battles...
Loose ends tied, questions answered...
Sailor Mercury eats potato salad for the first time...

Everything comes around full circle in the upcoming sequel, 'TMD3: The Finale of the Masked Duelist'! Look out!