The last thing Yugi remembered was ordering his magician's to attack Prince Vlad's life points directly. He had no idea how much time had passed since then or where he was.

"Yugi… Yugi…"

"Uh… Pharaoh? Is that you?"

Atem nodded.

"Wait… then that means… Holy lord I'm dead!"

"No, you're not dead, you're just dreaming."

Yugi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Phew… but… What about the duel?"

"You passed out after you attacked Prince Vlad. You probably wouldn't have made it, but luckily I had someone keeping an eye on you."

"The Dark Magician Girl?"

"Yes. She also helped keep you alive while your friends got you the attention you needed."

"But if I was unconscious then who stopped Prince Vlad."

"You have Joey to thank for that. Because of his bravery and your own Prince Vlad is dead."

"So… All the vampires are…"

"Completely cured."

"I just realized something… I defeated an evil shadow duelist by myself… with a little help from the Dark Magician Girl I mean."

"I told you that you were strong enough to make it on your own Yugi. You've come a long way from being just the boy who assembled the Millennium Puzzle. Just remember that you and your friends share a bond so great that no one can break it."

"One more thing… Is it true what Pegasus said about you and the royal dancer?"

Atem laughed.

"Teana was… very beautiful. But just because I did something doesn't mean you can go ahead and do it."

"I know."

"Good, now wake up… wake up."

"He's waking up!"

Yugi awoke in a hospital bed, outside the sun was shining for the first time in days.

"Hi guys…"

Almost immediately Tea kissed him on the lips.

"Oh thank God you're okay!"

"Give him some room to breathe Tea."

"You really had me worried Yug. I thought you were long gone." said Joey.

"What did I miss?"

"Well, right after you passed out Joey rushed in and chopped Prince Vlad's head off." said Duke.

"We've already burned the body and his cursed cards." said Pegasus "Rest assured we won't be seeing him again."

"But how do we explain the missing people and everything else that went on down there."

"Don't worry, that's been taken care of."

He pointed to the TV. Bandit Keith had been blamed for the kidnappings of the innocent people, and his statements weren't helping.

"It was Vampires I tell ya! Vampires!!!"

Yugi would have to spend a few days recovering from his duel with Prince Vlad. Joey was glad to see that Mai had been cured of her affliction.

"Did you really shoot Kaiba?" she asked.

"I wasn't about to duel him knowing that my sister was in danger."

"Joey, I've been meaning to talk to you about that. I think you should find yourself a safe house or something and lay low for awhile, because when Kaiba gets out of his wheelchair he's probably going to try and kill you." said Tristan.

"Well I'm just glad this whole thing is over."

"Me too." said Serenity "I was starting to worry I'd never see Michael again."

"Who's Michael?" asked Joey.

"Oh my gosh, I forgot to tell you. All this blood sucking panic drove it out of my mind."

"What?"

"I've met someone."

"WHAT!?!" exclaimed Duke and Tristan.

(The End)