"Ahoy, maties!" called a voice from on the boat. We looked up to find Grandpa, Duke, and Mokuba standing on the boat. Seto, who had been completely forgotten rushed past us and took Mokuba in his arms.
"If you disappear like that again I'm going to take over the company then fire you." warned Mokuba.
"Oh, really?" inquired Seto skeptically. Mokuba giggled and began to tickle Seto until he was running away from him and onto the boat. We started up onto the boat until we were stopped by Mokuba, jumping out of nowhere, tackling Emily to the ground.
"You've got to see the rooms!" he cried "They're so...low-tech." Emily shoved Mokuba off her and he scampered back onto the boat. We followed him up and went to find our rooms. I had noticed that Atem hadn't said a word since Ishizu had mentioned leaving, I hoped he was ok. The minute I entered my room I lay down on my bed and went to sleep.
When I woke up in the morning and got ready to go. Minutes later Ishizu came in, shaking her head in annoyance.
"Can you make them come out of their rooms, please!" she cried in desperation.
"Who?" I inquired already making a guess.
"Emily and Pharaoh." replied Ishizu.
"Ok," I sighed "oh, and by the way his name is Atem." Ishizu nodded and went to sit down.
"I need a vacation..." she sighed. I patted her shoulder before walking over to Emily's door and pounding on it.
"Emily, get out here!" I cried.
"No." came the defiant answer.
"He's going to have to leave weather you come out or not." I called. There was a grunt for a reply and I gave up and went over to Atem's room.
"Atem." I called "Get out here!"
"I won't!" he cried back "You can't make me!"
"You sound like a spoiled little kid!" I cried in exasperation.
"I don't care!" he screamed back. I was about reply when I felt a hand on my shoulder, I turned to find Emily standing next to me. I was slightly surprised by her being out of her room but I shook it off.
"Let me try." she whispered. I stepped off to the side and let her through.
"Atem?" she called.
"I'm not coming out!" he cried. Emily sighed and pushed open the door, which was apparently unlocked, and walked in.
"Come one, Atem." she called soothingly. A younger version of Atem came shooting out and hugged her legs (it's all he could reach!).
"Please don't make me go!" he cried "I don't want to leave you!" Emily smiled ever so slightly and took him in her arms.
"I know you don't." she said "I don't want you to go either. But you know you must." He nodded grimly and she put him down as he returned to his proper age. He led the way down to the dock and we began to make our way to the ritual sight. Ishizu led us down into another cave and showed us the millennium stone. Yugi and Atem walked up to it and placed all the items in the stone. Atem activated his duel disk and walked over to his side of the field. We expected Yugi to do the same but he just stepped down and gestured for Emily to take his place. It took a moment for me to comprehend but then I understood.
"What!" exclaimed Atem, looking startled.
"The true test is to duel the queen." said Emily quietly. Atem nodded slowly, still in shock. Emily pushed her deck into her duel disk and Atem mimicked the action. They faced each other with grim determination. They drew five cards for their hands and looked back up at each other.
"You go first, Atem." called Emily. Atem nodded and drew his first card…
Emily looked at her card, the last one on the field, she had destroyed all of Atem's monsters, spells, and traps; she could now wipe out Atem's life points. But it was quite obvious she didn't want to. I watched her sympathetically, but I couldn't do anything to help. Emily closed her eyes and ordered her last monster, her most powerful monster, her most famous card, The Goddess of Purity, to attack. The Goddess of Purity raised her staff and fired it at Atem's life points, wiping them out. The field vanished and Emily collapsed to the floor weeping, quietly. Atem walked over and took her in his arms.
"Shhh, its ok, don't cry." he soothed her quietly. She shook her head and kept on crying.
"D…don't g…go…p…ple…please." she choked out between sobs.
"He really doesn't have a choice," said Ishizu sadly "look." She was pointing at the door to the spirit world which was now open. Atem looked into Emily's tear-filled eyes and sighed sadly.
"She may be right." he whispered "I may not me allowed to stay" As it turned out, Ishizu was right, Atem wasn't going to be given a choice because out of nowhere a wind whipped out of, the now open, golden door and began to pull Atem in.
"Hold on Atem!" cried Emily as she grabbed a hold of his arm and held on tight. The wind was so strong Atem was literally off the ground, his feet pointed to the door and his hand wrapped around Emily's, trying not to let go, but slowly, inch by inch, his hand slipped from her's.
"I've got something I need to tell you!" cried Emily as she held onto him "I l…" but before she could finish he was pulled from her grasp and through the door, right before it slammed shut.
"love you…" she finished in a whisper. Then the temple began to shake, Emily jumped to her feet and rescued the Millennium puzzle and tiara that were falling through the floor. Then we all rushed out of the temple before it collapsed.
"Don't worry, Emily, you'll be over this within about ten years." reassured Ishizu.
"Yeah right!" cried Emily "I'll never get over this!" At that she took off back to the boat. I looked at Ishizu suspiciously, she was planning something, I could tell by the look in her eyes, but I wasn't going to bother asking what, she wouldn't tell me anyway.
And do you know what really stinks? The last day Emily saw Pharaoh was on her birthday. But why don't you come back tomorrow so you can get the rest of the story.