Author's Note: I Have had this chapter planned since the story first started, and I can't believe it's finally here! I love this chapter so much, and I hope you guys do too! Please review and make my day!

Dark Yugi: You were so close! It's actually when Dartz goes "well only if destroying an innocent soul concerns you." And Kaiba replies: "Nah. As the CEO of a major corporation, I do that everyday." I'm so glad you liked the other chapters! I hope you like this one too!

"Feels like these shards are cutting deep
This battle's breaking all of me
Feels like a battle against time
This war is festering inside
We can move past this struggle here
It's time to conquer our own fears
And break free of our mirrors." -"Mirrors" by Aviators

Cecelia had been watching everything that had happened from a distance. Everyone else was worrying over the other mirror Knights, but she only had eyes for her Maximillion. Every time a knight was targeted, she held her breath, praying to whatever God would listen to her that he would be safe. There came a point when she became so hysterical over her husband's safety that Tèa and Tristan decided to restrain her gently to make sure she didn't do something that might get her hurt. The duel continued on as she watched with baited breath. The terror swelling inside of her was matched by none. The only thing that remotely calmed her down was thinking about her baby. She watched as the pharaoh sacrificed his last defense to make sure Kaiba's dragon could withstand the attack of Dartz's Orichalcos Malevolence.

"Is your dueling partner really worth that much to you, Pharaoh? Because you just gave up your only defense to save him, leaving your life points wide open to a direct attack! As a matter of fact you left yourself open to four attacks, and I have the perfect foursome in mind for the job: my mirror Knights! Known affectionately to you as Mai, Pegasus, Yugi, and Joey. Now, strike down the Pharaoh my four Knights." Dartz ordered.

"Max..." Whispered Cecelia in horror. "Max!" She said, louder, struggling to break free from their grip. She had to get to him and she had to do it now. She watched as Yugi struck his other half as the Pharaoh said his name, heartbroken. Mai attacked next, and she knew she had to hurry. She wretched herself free just as Joey attacked and ran toward the battlefield where the seal of Orichalcos kept them imprisoned.

"Oh no!" Said Kaiba. Yami got up from the ground, face contorted with pain.

"How's it feel?" Asked Dartz. "They're on my side now. One more left. I saved the best for last!"

Just as Pegasus started running, Cecelia's scream resounded through the entire room.

"MAX! STOP!"

Pegasus himself was only vaguely aware of what was going on. He didn't understand why he was attacking, he just did. There was no rhyme or reason to it. He was a puppet in a madman's game. Puppets didn't have a mind of their own, they just had someone pulling their strings. There should have been nothing to stop him from doing what he was told. Until he heard that voice- her voice. The only voice that could have broken through to him in that endless instant. The only voice that could have cut his strings. He did as she asked and stopped halfway across the field.

"What's this?" Asked Dartz. Cecelia stood right in front of the shield, trying to get as close to her husband as possible.

"Max, you have to stop this attack." She said, trying to sound calm. "You asked Yugi to protect me, remember? Well how can he protect me if he loses the duel? How can he help bring you back home to me if his soul is sealed away like yours is? If he loses this duel we will never get to be together again. You'll be without a wife, I'll be without a husband, and our baby will be without a father. Please, you have to listen to me and stop this before it's too late!" She said with a sob.

He was staring at her by that point. His eyes were blank and soulless, but it was undoubtedly her he was looking at. She felt as if he were looking right through her, but it was quite the opposite. He could see the distress written all over her face as the tears streamed down her cheeks. That woke him up a little bit.

Angels shouldn't cry. He thought to himself.

"Please," she whispered, "please don't do it."

Pegasus was shaking in his armor, desperately fighting the urge to attack.

"I know you can hear me, Max! Put the sword down! Do it for me! Do it for the baby!" She cried.

"Cecelia..." He whispered, still shaking.

"Maximillion..."

He didn't drop the sword, but he did walk over to where she was standing. Switching his shield to the same hand as his sword, he put his free hand against the barrier that kept them apart. She did the same, and for a moment, all was quiet before Cecelia began talking to him again.

Dartz, who was watching the scene before him, was at first baffled by the exchange, but was then filled with anger. This was a bitter reminder that his time with his own wife was tragically cut short. He thrust his arm out in a sweeping motion.

"Silence!" He yelled, the command echoing throughout the room. Cecelia was suddenly sent flying backwards toward the wall as she screamed. Her hands flew to her stomach, trying to protect the tiny life growing inside her.

Seeing that snapped Pegasus out of his daze.

"No!" He cried, dropping the sword and shield in his hand and slamming his fists against the force field, trying to get out.

"Max, help!" She said as her arms were pinned against the wall by an invisible force.

Pegasus suddenly stopped banging on the shield. He closed his eye, and his millennium eye began glowing.

"This can't be good!" Said Tristan, cowering away from him. Tèa and Mokuba followed suit, while Yami and Kaiba watched him curiously.

Pegasus used his eye to take his spirit from his current shell of a body so that he could save his wife. He used the power of his millennium eye to get through the barrier that kept him from his bride. Once he got out, he set himself in front of her, arms outstretched so that he could shield her from any more danger.

He took a harsh beating as wave after wave of invisible forces struck him, but held out as long as he possibly could. Eventually the beatings stopped, but Pegasus was too weak to stay apart from his body anymore. He reluctantly returned to his suit of armor. Once he was back in his body, he stood up and eyed Dartz with the fiercest glare in his Arsenal.

"Now my knight, attack the pharaoh!" He commanded.

Pegasus knew he wasn't strong enough to defy his orders by that point, but maybe there was something else he could do. He started running across the middle of the playing field when he abruptly turned and slashed Dartz with his saber. No one hurt his wife and got away with it. He was smirking on the inside before he started running at Yugi. But instead of attacking him, his sword clashed against Yami's duel disk.

Yugi-Boy, please tell me you have the card I gave you! That card unlocks the secret of the legendary dragons! He thought.

"What are you waiting for?! Attack him!" Dartz demanded.

Reluctantly, Pegasus slashed the Pharaoh before returning to his spot among the other mirror Knights.

Cecelia was finally let go, and rushed over to where the rest of the group stood.

"Are you okay?" Asked Tèa, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm fine." She said unconvincingly. Tèa gave her a look. "I'm just a little shaken up is all..." Her hand went to her stomach as she feared for the child inside of her. She went back to watching the duel, albeit uneasily, and watched as Kaiba summoned his mirror force dragon.

"Mirror force dragon, attack his Pegasus knight now!"

"What?! No!" Cried Cecelia. Tristan and Tèa were quick to restrain her while she looked on helplessly. Dartz watched his knight reflect the attack with a kind of bitter anger.

"Why the long face?" Asked Kaiba. "Could it be that you're aware of my dragon's special ability?! Go absorb reflection!"

"I guess Kaiba knew what he was doing." Said Tristan.

"What did I tell ya? My brother's always got a plan." Said Mokuba.

"Time to use the power I just absorbed by reflecting the blast back to your side and taking out all four of your mirror Knights!"

"Kaiba, don't do it!" Said Yami.

"Hold on- if they get hit, are their souls lost forever?!" Asked Tèa.

"We're about to find out." Murmured Dartz.

"Don't think I'm as gullible as the rest of these dorks! You can't scare me with a couple of reprogrammed holograms! Don't you know who I am?! I invented this technology, and I know how you manipulated the images to resemble those four losers! So you can drop the act, Dartz! Mirror force dragon, flatten those phonies now! Absorb reflection, activate!"

Yami leaned forward, but Kaiba used an arm to hold him back. "Relax." He said as Cecelia screamed.

"Max!" She shrieked, doubling over.

The blast hit them all and Yami leaned forward. "Yugi, are you alright?!"

Yugi smiled. We're fine.

"But how?"

Pegasus smiled. Kaiba-Boy, you did it.

With that, all of the mirror Knights disappeared.

"Max..." She sobbed, falling to her knees. Tèa and Tristan let go of her, only to have her collapse to the floor, unconscious, seconds later.

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