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Between my Brother and Me
By Green Phantom Queen
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Chapter 27-Two to Strangle, One to Enslave
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"Are you sure Mai will be okay?" asked Tristan. "I mean…those creatures were powerful. If it weren't for Max, Joey and I would've been pulverized."
"She'll be fine." said Téa in reply. "After all, she's a great duelist."
"She's also the least of our problems." said Yami, pointing to three figures in front of them. "Look!"
The four looked in front of them. Two of the figures were a young boy and girl—probably in their early teens—the other…
"Mokuba!" Kaiba exclaimed, rushing to the fallen body of his younger brother. "Mokuba…wake up."
Mokuba slowly opened his eyes: red, puffy and it looked like he was in mourning. The young Kaiba brother started to stand…before falling onto the ground in pain.
"Seto…" Mokuba moaned. "He….he's gone…"
"Who's gone?" asked Tristan.
"It's Khonsu! His soul was sealed by the Orichalcos!"
"But that can't be!" said Yami. "If that were to happen…then that means the Great Leviathan has the power of a god inside him."
"I know…." Mokuba whimpered, covering his face with his hands. "But…but that's not the worst of it."
"Wait a minute." said Kaiba, looking around. "Where's May?"
"…Raphael has her. He got on his motorcycle and chased after her. I don't know what happened after that. And..." Mokuba lowered his hands, noticing his brother's new outfit. "Seto, how did you get that armor?"
"Let's just say a magical fairy gave it to me after your friend got sealed away." Kaiba answered, motioning to Max's unconscious body.
"Max..." Mokuba gasped, tears forming in his eyes. "No...no it can't be!"
"I wish that it wasn't like this, Mokuba." said Yami. "But as Max said himself, there was no card in his hand that could save him. Mai sealed his soul away to the Orichalcos, and Jirachi made your brother the temporary Prince of Wisdom."
"This can't be..." Mokuba sobbed. "First May...then Khonsu and now Max...I can't take it anymore..."
Tears fell down his face as his tunic faded away. Without the tunic, Mokuba was dressed in his regular outfit, but his Duel Disk was still on his arm.
"Raphael...he caused all of this." said the Defender of the King. "I don't know why May's so obsessed in stopping him, but it has to stop...so many innocent people are getting hurt."
"But what happened here?" asked Téa, motioning to the two unconscious figures close by. "Who are these two?"
"They're people with grudges against May and her family." Mokuba began to explain.
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As Max was off dueling Mai, May and Mokuba continued to trek toward Paradius. May's face was full of determination to stop Raphael and end this madness once and for all. Mokuba, was full of concern...in less than 24 hours, the girl in front of him changed. No longer was she cheery, happy and dueling for fun...she was cold, quiet and serious. He wanted the May he befriended...not the May he had to team up with.
What do I do Khonsu?asked Mokuba to the Moon God. May's heart...it's starting to turn cold.
Just be there for her...all we can do now is just keep moving forward and stop this menace. If we ever get our hands on Raphael, I'll pin him down before I ever let you or the Goddess of Joy confront him. Khonsu replied. I never understood Hara; just what did she see in Rael?
Do you know what happened to Rael? Was there something strange that made you suspicious?
Now that you mention it...there was. I remember hearing from Isis that something happened to Hara and it somehow involved Rael. It was something about 'love'...but if what May mentioned Hara saying that she loved both Rael and the Pharaoh—and then the subsequent reaction of Rael getting angry for her confession—then...
"Mokuba." said May, interrupting the mental conversation, activating her Duel Disk. "We got company."
Mokuba looked around, seeing more of the soldiers that were seen at the Spirit Valley surrounding them. In total, there was around eight of them.
"We have to mow them down." May continued, drawing a card from her deck. "And I know just the monsters to do so...
"I summon, Dark Horus! Incinerate everyone with Dark Flare Blitz!"
The powerful dark dragon appeared, unfurling its black wings as it towered over the soldiers. With a roar, it opened its jaws, gouts of black fire incinerating at least three of the soldiers.
"Come on Mokuba." said May, turning to the Defender of the King. "Draw a card! I can't do this without you."
"Right." said Mokuba, drawing two cards. "Now, I'll summon Sky Emperor Polaris and Celestial Spirit-Ursa Major!"
The lord of Celestial Spirits and the Beast-Warrior appeared, blasting through the remaining five soldiers. With them gone, the two Chosen continued to run to their destination. Every now and then, Duel Monsters would appear—whether it was a cluster of Skull Servants or Cthonian Soldiers—and they would be taken down by May's army of Dark Monsters and Mokuba's brigade of Celestial Spirits. Closer and closer the two Guardians of the Pharaoh reached Paradius, and the more monsters that were destroyed, the more serious and cold May's expression became.
"We're almost there." said May. "We'll finally be able to stop this craziness once and for all."
"But what happens after that?" asked Mokuba. "Even if you did meet up with Raphael, even if you did apologize to him…he's not going to listen. He'll never listen; he's just going to go on and on about this whole ordeal about you being the Guardian of the Sea and it's just going to hurt you.
"Please May, I know you're upset….I know that you'd probably want nothing more than to vent out all of your anger and frustration against t hem, but it's not going to work. Until we can find a way to open his eyes, then it'll be like constantly crashing into a brick wall."
"I know." May said sadly, her voice turning into a soft whisper as she turned to her friend. "I just want to…I just want to be human again."
"Huh?"
"I don't want to be bearing these scars, I don't want to confront a stalker head on, I don't want to relive those memories of falling and nearly dying just so I can save people who were trapped in darkness….I just want to go to the Johto League and be with Drew and Harley and Solidad…" Tears fell down May's eyes. "I just want to be me….I just want to be a Pokémon Coordinator…I…I…"
May broke down, getting on her knees and starting to cry. Tears fell down her eyes as she continued her mantra—how she wanted to run away from all of this, but promised herself not to run…and how she just wanted Raphael to listen to her…it was heartbreaking.
"I just want to be with my brother in Domino City and not wrapped up in this whole Leviathan mess...I just want to go back and prevent Yugi's soul from being taken away...I just want to go back to that Spirit circle and escape Raphael's grasp...please...I'd do anything to stop all of this..."
"May…" said Mokuba, getting on his knees and taking her hands into his. "I may not know what it was like to be at that building and confronting the Swordsmen…but I know what it feels like to not wanting bad things to happen in our lives. Like I said, Seto and I lost our parents in an early age, and I always wanted the old Seto back…because back then, he was still kind and caring. However wishing and exclaiming how much we want what can never be gained isn't going to change. It hurts that you have to continue, but that's all we can do. So please…don't cry. You've already wasted so many tears on things that you were unable to change."
May sniffled a bit and blinked a few tears away from her eyes. She had to be strong; she promised to be strong so she could stop all of the darkness that was plaguing the world.
"Besides," Mokuba continued. "You're the Goddess of Joy, not the Goddess of Sorrow. You're supposed to make people happy through song and dance. Maybe, that's what you'll have to do with Raphael. It might break him out of his trance and then you'll be able to forgive him."
"Really?" asked May. "Do you think it'll work?"
"We have no other choice. Now all we need is to find him and give him the song."
"Oh, you'll get a song alright you two; a song of your soul being taken away!"
May and Mokuba turned to the alleyway, seeing two figures walking toward them, eyes glowing green from the Orichalcos.
"Marius? Maria?" May gasped out. "What are you two doing here?"
"What do you think?" asked Marius. "You and your brother sealed us away just like your father took ours away! We're here for revenge!"
"Your victories were just flukes!" Maria added. "Just contrived coincidences that your Blaziken learned Flare Blitz and Maxie's Shuppet just happened to evolve into Banette. Well, your luck has run out. It's time to challenge you!"
"If it'll get me closer to my goal, I'll take it." said May, bringing out two Poké balls. "Bring it on."
"Not so fast." said Marius. "Isn't this a bit…unfair? Two trainers against one; I say we even the odds a bit. Your partner has to battle with you."
"What?" Mokuba exclaimed. "I'm not a trainer though; I'm a duelist."
"You're the only other person who has the right to be May's partner." said Marius. "Either you join up, or you don't pass."
"Then it looks like that's the way to go." said May, tossing a Poké ball to Mokuba. "Let's go."
"Come out, Lapras!" said Marius, tossing the Ultra ball in front of him.
"You too, Mawile!" said Maria. "Let's finish them off!"
The Poké balls opened, revealing the Water/Ice-type Transport Pokémon and the Steel-type Deceiver Pokémon.
"All right." said May, twirling around before tossing her Poké ball. "Eevee, take the stage!"
"Uh, come out!" said Mokuba, tossing his Poké ball into the air.
The other Poké balls opened, revealing the Normal-type Evolution Pokémon and Big Eater Pokémon.
"Your Munchlax?" said Mokuba to May. "But why?"
"Munchlax has a bond with Max, and since you two are close friends, I thought it'd be good for you to use him." said May.
"Yeah, but I don't know any of his moves! Why not give me your Blaziken or Altaria? I'd have a better chance in using them than him!"
"Trust me." said May turning toward their opponents. "Blaziken and Altaria wouldn't last a minute with Marius's Lapras."
"All right." said Mokuba. "I trust you."
"Now it's time for our arena!" said Marius, raising a hand into the air. "Seal of Orichalcos, appear!"
With that cry, the green runic seal appeared beneath the four competitors' feet. May and Mokuba stared in disgust—it was this same Seal that was causing so much harm to the world. At the same time, small versions of the Seal appeared on the twins' foreheads and on the foreheads of their Pokémon.
"This is it for you two." said Maria. "Let's go!"
"Lapras, use Ice Beam on Eevee!" Marius cried.
Lapras opened its mouth, a light blue orb of energy appearing. Then beams of cyan light soon aimed toward the brown Normal-type Pokémon.
"Eevee, use Dig!" May retaliated.
"Eevee!" cried the Evolutionary Pokémon, digging into the soft mud. In no time, there was a hole that replaced the Normal-type Pokémon.
"Where'd it go?" asked Marius, looking around. Lapras did the same thing, not knowing that Eevee had emerged from below and tackled it directly.
"Come on, Mokuba." said May, to the Defender of the King. "Help me out."
"But I don't know any moves." Mokuba whispered. "What does he have?"
"Focus Punch, Metronome, SolarBeam and Tackle."
"Okay then." said Mokuba. "Munchlax, use SolarBeam!"
"No, don't!"
But it was too late; Munchlax opened his mouth as a beam of light appeared. From the looks of it, it was going to be pretty strong.
"Not good." said Marius. "SolarBeam will decimate Lapras!"
"I'll handle this!" said Maria. "Mawile, take down that tub of lard with Sucker Punch!"
"Wile!" Mawile replied as it stood in preparation for the attack. Munchlax immediately fired the orb…
Or was about to when it was punched back into the Orichalcos barrier.
"Sucker Punch?" May repeated. "That's the same attack Max's Banette used to defeat you."
"Pretty sweet, right?" asked Maria. "And now, let's continue with Thunder Fang!"
Mawile twirled in the air, its black mouth appendage opening up to reveal its fierce teeth. Electricity crackled from the pointed canines as it flew toward Munchlax.
"Get out of the way!" Mokuba cried. "Munchlax, run!"
Munchlax didn't move, but let out a moan as Mawile grew closer.
"SolarBeam makes a Pokémon unable to attack after it's been activated." said May. "But not for long! Eevee, Shadow Ball!"
"Ee..." Eevee cried opening its mouth. A crackling orb of black energy appeared as Eevee took it into its paw. It was hurled toward the Deceiver Pokémon just as Mawile was about to bite Munchlax, the Ghost-type Attack colliding with the Steel-type Pokémon.
"All right." said May. "That should keep it down."
"Your Eevee won't be standing for long." said Marius. "Lapras, Avalanche!"
Lapras let out a cry as snow began to fall from the sky. Eevee squealed in pain as the ice bombarded it, but Munchlax only looked confused.
"Huh?" asked Mokuba. "That's strange; Munchlax doesn't look like it's affected by the attack."
"Marius, you idiot!" Maria screeched. "Munchlax has the Thick Fat ability; it can resist Ice and Fire-type moves, remember?"
So that's why May wanted me to use Munchlax! Mokuba thought to himself. It had an advantage against Marius's Lapras because it could use Ice-type moves...but what about Eevee? Is it strong enough to go against Maria's Pokémon?
"Eevee, Shadow Ball again!" May cried.
Eevee jumped into the air, hurling another black orb at the opponents' side of the field.
"Dodge it!" Marius and Maria cried, their Pokémon avoiding the attack as it made contact with the Orichalcos.
"Again, Eevee!" May repeated. "Shadow Ball!"
"Tackle them, Munchlax!" said Mokuba.
Eevee fired a third Shadow Ball, Munchlax jumped into the air to tackle his opponent.
"Mawile, Faint Attack!" said Maria.
"Lapras, Water Pulse!" Marius added.
Munchlax ran towards Mawile, the Steel-type jumping into the air just as Munchlax was about to hit it. The Big Eater Pokémon looked around, just as Mawile landed from behind and poked his shoulder. Munchlax turned just in time to get a punch in the face. Lapras released Water Pulse on Eevee, the young brown Normal type flying into the air from being hit with the attack.
"We have to do something!" said Mokuba. "Don't your Pokémon know any other moves?"
"They do!" May replied. "Eevee, use Wish!"
"Eevee..." Eevee squeaked, as stars circled its body. Its fur began to glow slightly.
"Ha!" Marius cried. "That's the best that the so-called 'Princess of Hoenn' can do? How you got into the final four of the Kanto Grand Festival is beyond me—especially since your Pokémon know some pathetic moves!"
"May's Pokémon aren't pathetic!" Mokuba snapped. "They're just as good as any other Pokémon! Right, May?"
"They are." May agreed, nodding her head. "They'll send you in a world of hurt if you don't watch out."
Although truthfully, I'm getting worried. The Coordinator thought to herself. Eevee only knows two moves, and Munchlax's Metronome can be pretty risky. There has to be other moves they can use...
"Enough stalling." said Maria. "Mawile, Thunder Fang on Eevee!"
"Wile!" Mawile chirped, jumping into the air. Moving forward, Mawile turned around, letting its black jaw let out a crackle of electricity.
"Eevee, dodge it!" May cried.
"Not so fast!" said Marius. "Lapras, Body Slam!"
Lapras jumped into the air, its body barely touching the top of the Orichalcos barrier. Then it began to descend, its body and all 485 lbs crashed onto the unsuspecting Normal-type Pokémon, paralyzing them both.
"Not good!" May cried. "Eevee, get out of there!"
"Run, Munchlax!" Mokuba added, unable to do anything except see Maria's Mawile bite down on Eevee, electricity dancing across Eevee's fur.
"Ha ha ha!" Maria laughed. "It seems like this is going to be such an easy win! Your monsters are paralyzed and you don't have any berries to help them out, am I right?"
"It's not over yet!" said May. "Eevee's still standing, and that means I have the chance to win this battle. Mokuba and I are going to win and knock you out of that stupid lie Dartz has been feeding you! Got it?"
Suddenly, Eevee's body became covered with a golden light. Opening its eyes, Eevee let out a cry as it tackled Mawile, throwing the Deceiver Pokémon into the Orichalcos barrier.
"W-what?" Maria gasped out. "What just happened?"
"Let's see..." said May, pulling out her Pokédex, pointing it at the golden light covered Eevee.
"Facade." Dexter announced. "This ability is activated when a Pokémon is paralyzed, poisoned or burned. It doubles its Attack Power and all moves are stronger than before."
"Awesome." said Mokuba. "Now we have a chance to fight!"
"But even with that, Eevee's Shadow Ball will be avoided." said May. "There has to be a move that Eevee can use."
"Lapras, use Psychic!" said Marius, pointing at Munchlax.
Lapras' eyes began to glow blue as Munchlax was lifted into the air. The Big Eater tried his hardest to struggle, but it was no use.
"Munchlax, try your Metronome!" said Mokuba.
Munchlax raised his pointer fingers into the air, waving them back and forth. Everyone looked with anticipation; what was Munchlax going to use.
"What's happening?" asked Mokuba.
"Munchlax's Metronome is a risky move." May explained. "It can be any move from the looks of it, so you don't know what to expect until the move is used."
Munchlax stopped waving his fingers, the tips of them glowing white. Munchlax opened his mouth...
And a stream of fire burst from his mouth, aimed at both Mawile and Lapras. The two Pokémon screamed in pain from the attack, Munchlax falling onto the ground due to Lapras not holding onto its Psychic attack.
"Flamethrower, that's awesome!" May exclaimed. "Mawile's a Steel-type and Lapras is part Ice-type; with Flamethrower, it weakened them!"
"And that's what I was looking for." said Marius. "Lapras, use Brine!"
"Mawile, ride the waves and use Bite!" Maria added.
Lapras opened its mouth as a jet of water was fired. Mawile then jumped into the air, opening its black mouthy appendage wide enough to chomp on either Eevee or Munchlax's head.
"Munchlax, use Focus Punch!" said Mokuba
"Munch...LAX!" Munchlax cried, jumping into the air. Retracting his fist, it began to glow white as Munchlax fired a mighty punch at Mawile. Mawile wasn't able to dodge it and was knocked off of the Water attack.
"Eevee, can you get up?" asked May. Eevee tried to reply, but it was unable to move—Mawile's Thunder Fang paralyzing it. It was still glowing, meaning that Facade was still up.
"This is the end for you." said Marius with a grin. "If Lapras is at half of its normal strength when I use Brine, Brine's attack power is doubled! So thanks to your luck, we're going to win!"
The Brine attack hit Eevee, the poor Evolutionary Pokémon only able to scream as it hit the Seal of Orichalcos.
"Ee..." Eevee cried weakly.
"Not good..." May whispered. "Eevee, get up!"
Eevee tried its hardest to get up, stars circling its body once more from Wish's effect. Still, even with the attack, Eevee was paralyzed.
"This is getting fun." said Maria. "If we give your Eevee one final blow, it's game over. You have choices at this point—surrender and let your soul be taken or..."
"Or I let you win and I still get my soul get taken away." May finished. "Sorry, but I'm saying 'No' to both of them."
"You have no choice." said Marius. "Shadow Ball and Dig again and again won't help you, and Facade will only work when you're damaged. How can you possibly have a chance to beat us if you don't get powerful moves?"
May hesitated. She didn't know how to answer that question—Eevee was just a newborn Pokémon when she was in the Kanto region, and she hadn't had the chance to train her to know lots of moves. All Eevee knew was Tackle, Shadow Ball, Dig and Facade—not as good as any of the moves that Blaziken and Altaria were able to produce. Munchlax couldn't fare better—Focus Punch, Metronome, SolarBeam and Tackle weren't the best moves to fight against Orichalcos powered Pokémon.
"May." said Mokuba. "We can do this—we have to think of this as if it was a duel...there has to be a trick up of our sleeves that can trick them."
"But what?" said May.
"I don't know..." said Mokuba with a sigh. "But if we can put the same trust that we have for each other, and for the cards in our decks, then we should put the same trust into Eevee and Munchlax. What do you say?"
"All right...I trust you." May replied with a nod of her head.
"Mawile, Iron Head on Munchlax!" said Maria.
"Lapras, Ice Shard!" said Marius.
Mawile jumped into the air, head glowing with a silver light as it was going to tackle Munchlax head on. Lapras let out a cry and opened its mouth. Shards of ice began to fire toward Eevee.
"Munchlax, take on Mawile head on!" said Mokuba.
"Eevee, try to swat the ice away!" May added.
Munchlax's head began to glow blue, surrounded by some sort of shield. Then it began to run toward Mawile at breakneck speed. Their heads collided, then Mawile was thrown back, getting on one knee to support itself.
"What the heck?" said Marius. "What is that?"
"Zen Headbutt." said the Pokédex. "A Psychic-type move which has one in five chances to cause flinching onto an opponent."
Meanwhile, Eevee jumped into the air, its tail began to glow white. Then, Eevee jumped into the air, and soon hit the Ice Shards away.
"That's Iron Tail." May gasped. "No way..."
"That's so cool." said Mokuba. "Now we can even the playing field!"
"But Eevee's still paralyzed." May noted. "If only I had a Cheri Berry on me."
"You won't have time to use one when Lapras attacks with Hydro Pump!"
Lapras opened its mouth, a blue orb of light preparing to fire the powerful Water-type move.
Think May...May thought to herself. Eevee's Facade is in play but it won't help because its paralyzed and unable to move. But I don't have the Berries on me, Max does. Wait a sec...doesn't Munchlax keep berries in its fur?
"Mokuba!" said May. "Ask Munchlax if it has any Berries."
"Are you crazy?" Mokuba exclaimed. "This is no time for a berry picking contest; we're going to lose the battle."
"Just trust me." said May. "Munchlax might have something I need."
"Alright." said Mokuba. "Munchlax, do you have any Berries?"
"Munch?" said Munchlax, swiping through his fur with his claws. Then, it pulled out a Cheri Berry with delight.
"Alright!" May cheered. "Munchlax give it to Eevee!"
"Not so fast." said Maria. "Mawile, Bite!"
Mawile jumped into the air and twirled its black toothy appendage at Munchlax, biting onto its head. Munchlax struggled to get it off, but the grip was too strong. Then, Mawile released her grip, Munchlax landing on his bottom.
"Not good..." said Mokuba. "Eevee's about to be hit!"
Lapras fired the Hydro Pump at Eevee, the Evolutionary Pokémon letting out a scream as it collapsed onto the ground from being bombarded by jets of water.
"EEVEE!" May cried. "Eevee, are you alright?"
"Ee..vee..." Eevee gasped out, struggling to get up. "Ee..."
"The moment of truth." said Marius. "If it collapses, then game over. A fitting end; the Princess of Hoenn thrown off her own throne and soon will be joining the rest of her friends and family through the power of the Orichalcos."
"Marius, Maria." said May. "I don't know what happened to you or why you have such a grudge against Dad. I do know that Dartz is just going to use your anger and hatred to make you from thinking properly...so listen and understand that Max and I are just trying our hardest to help you out. If you'll let us in..."
"NEVER!" Maria screamed. "You shall pay for your crimes against our family by offering your soul to the Great Beast!"
"They're just as stubborn as Raphael." Mokuba commented to the Coordinator. "What do we do?"
"I don't know." said May. "I mean, if we had a last resort we could use it right now...but right now...Now, we're in trouble."
"Ee..." said Eevee, as a shower of yellow and blue sparks covered its body. "Ee...vee..."
"So." said Marius, noting Eevee's perseverance. "That thing's on its last legs. Very well, I'll put it on ice with Blizzard!"
Lapras opened its mouth, sparks of light surrounding it as it fired a blizzard of snow and sleet at the poor Evolutionary Pokémon. It was fired at Eevee, but it didn't look like it was affected by it.
"Wha-?" said Maria. "What's going on now?"
Eevee's whole body was dancing with yellow and blue sparks and its eyes were radiating with power and anger.
"Ee...VEE!" Eevee cried as a cluster of stars were fired at Lapras. The Transport Pokémon was unable to dodge the attack, squealing in pain when the attack hit.
"What did Eevee just do?" asked Mokuba, seeing May bringing out her Pokédex once more.
"Last Resort." chirped the Pokédex. "This move can only be used if the Pokémon in question has used all moves that it is currently able to use at least once in battle. Aside from these requirements, the move is said to be very powerful and accurate.
"Wow..." May gasped. "I had no idea Eevee had the power to do that."
"Pretty cute." said Maria. "But that's not going to stop us."
"Will you listen to yourselves?" asked Mokuba. "If you don't stop, you won't realize that Dartz is manipulating you. He's hurting you, and your Pokémon. Do your Lapras and Mawile want this? I don't think so..."
"We know what's best for them, because we're their trainers!" Marius snapped. "They wouldn't know about the world and its darkness; they're just wondering about food and sleep and all that!"
"How could you say that?" May screamed. "Pokémon are human; they feel sadness, anger, frustration...they understand hurt and despair and understand what it's like to lose someone they love. Your Pokémon reflect your sadness, but even they would know that they shouldn't be working with forces of evil. Lapras and Mawile, and all of your other Pokémon would work and try to find a way to resolve their problems without resorting into using darkness. So hear us out…we want to help you!"
"Do you know what it's like to feel that no one listens to you?" Maria hissed. "Do you know what it's like to tell the truth and have no one understand? Do you feel that, Princess of Hoenn?"
"I do!" May answered. "I know someone who won't listen to me, and his name is Raphael. He believes I was his savior long ago, and no matter what I tell him, he doesn't listen. I tried my hardest to make him listen again and again with Raphael constantly just not listening to me. We're alike, the three of us…and if we worked together, we'll set things straight! So please…let us in. With our combined strength, we can fight all of the wrongs against us. Let's stop fighting each other and start fighting the person responsible for all of your hardships, Dartz."
"Shut up!" Marius screamed. "Just shut up! Lapras, take down those two with Sheer Cold!"
"No…" May whispered. "If that move is successful, Munchlax and Eevee will be out!"
"Our souls will be taken…" said Mokuba. "There's nothing we can do!"
Lapras began to glow light blue, ready to prepare the one hit KO move. A wave of energy was building, ready to wash down upon the weakened Normal Pokémon.
"I'm sorry for that crack about you fighting your own deck was cool." said Mokuba to May. "I didn't mean it like that; I also want to let you know that you're the best sister that I could ever have."
"You're the best brother I've ever had." May replied with a smile, clasping his hand. "Even if it has been only two days, I'm glad I met you. If we ever make it out of here, I want to tell you something."
"Yeah? What is it?"
"…Thank you."
Lapras was about to release its Sheer Cold attack, both Goddess of Joy and Defender of the King standing tall. Suddenly, the attack stopped, Lapras letting out a squeal of pain as the Orichalcos Seal on its forehead began to flicker. The same thing was happening to Mawile.
"What's going on?" asked Marius. "Lapras, attack them!"
"Don't just stand there Mawile, charge your Giga Impact attack!" Maria added.
Lapras looked at Eevee and Munchlax with sadness, a tear falling down its eye. Mawile did the same thing.
"They want us to attack them." said Mokuba. "I think they want us to make Marius and Maria open their eyes."
"We have no other choice." said May. "Lapras and Mawile…we're sorry.
"Eevee, end this battle with Shadow Ball!"
"Munchlax, attack with SolarBeam!"
The Evolutionary and Big Eater Pokémon stared at each other, nodding their heads. They opened their mouths a black orb of energy and an orb of light appearing in front of them. Mawile and Lapras did not move, knowing what was going to happen.
"What are you two standing there for?" Marius screamed. "Destroy them! Make them pay for what they did! NOW!"
Lapras turned its gaze toward its trainer and shook its head.
"Lapras knows what's right." said May. "You should too; if your Pokémon can see the light, why can't you? Why not just open your eyes if you have all of that anger to be lashing out on me and my brother?"
"Because…" Maria began. "It's because we…we..."
"We what?" asked the Defender of the King.
"We just don't know what to do!"
At the answer, the Orichalcos began to flicker off of the twins' foreheads. The spell that was clouding their minds was broken.
"All our lives, we only knew vengeance and hatred." Maria continued. "I don't want that…I just want things to be back to normal."
"After something like that, things will never be the same." May retorted. "You two have a bond between you guys, just like there's a bond between my brother and me. Even when the world crashes down on you, you can continue fighting. You don't have to be going on with darkness and evil…there are other ways to get justice. I assure you that once this is done, we'll clear your father's name. Who knows? Maybe we'll become best friends once this is all done."
"You and your optimism." said Marius with some sarcasm. "When will it ever stop?"
In a few minutes most likely. May thought to herself.
"Finish us off." Maria and Marius stated.
"We will." Said Mokuba. "Munchlax, fire SolarBeam at Lapras!"
"Eevee, attack Mawile!"
The Normal-type Pokémon nodded their heads once more and fired their respective attacks. Lapras and Mawile stood there, taking the attacks head on. There was a cloud of smoke when the attacks collided, everyone waiting to see what had happened. Then, Lapras and Mawile collapsed onto the ground, defeated.
"It's over." said May. "We've won."
Marius and Maria recalled their respective Pokémon, just as May did the same to hers. The Orichalcos began to shrink and encircle the twins.
"Thanks." said Maria with a small smile on her face. "Thank you, Princess of Hoenn."
"It's my pleasure." May said with a curt nod. "Don't worry; we'll get you out of this situation, just wait a bit."
Marius and Maria nodded their heads, the Seal vanishing as they collapsed onto the ground. There was no evidence of their souls being taken; it would look like they were knocked unconscious or fast asleep.
"You guys are all the same." said Mokuba. "You know what's right, and yet people don't listen. You continue to battle and fight, even though you're hurt in the end. The question is, what are you going to do if Raphael still won't listen to you?"
"He'll have to listen to me." May answered. "He just has to; the more this goes on, the harder and harder it'll be to stop it. If we don't stop this madness, then that's it."
Suddenly, there was the roar of a motorcycle. May and Mokuba slowly turned their heads—there was a motorcyclist coming toward them.
"Raphael…" May whispered, seeing the motorcycle stopping a few inches in front of them. The rider got off and removed his helmet…it was just as May predicted.
"Stay back," said Mokuba, brandishing his crescent blade weapon. "If you don't, I'll…"
"You'll what?" asked Raphael, his voice laced with a demonic tone. He stared into the eyes of the two Chosen, eyes nothing more but green lenses of light. "You're going to give me a paper cut with that thing?"
"I'll cut your head off if it means waking you up." Mokuba snarled, eyes glowing a shining white color. "I want things to proceed smoothly; I want you to just stand there and listen to what May has to tell you. It's for your own good."
"'It's for your own good'," Raphael replied mockingly. "That little speech thing you did isn't going to work with me."
It did with Alister. Mokuba thought to himself.
"Raphael, listen." said May, taking a step forward. "I just want to help you out. I want to rid you of all of your sorrows…I want to rid of the darkness in the hearts of the people that were sealed by the Orichalcos. I'm going to do it by being who I am—May of Petalburgh City, the current Goddess of Joy."
"And the keeper of the Guardian of the Sea." said Raphael, pulling out the knife from his boot. Mokuba looked at it with horror—there was still blood on the blade, May's blood to be precise.
"You will be mine once more." Raphael continued. "My Guardian of the Sea shall sing for me again!"
"Mokuba, let me do this." said the Goddess of Joy to her friend. "It's the only way."
"I know." said the younger Kaiba. "But we have to make it quick; Leviathan is getting stronger by the second."
May nodded her head and stepped forward, raising her sistrum into the air. Raphael stood still for a minute, his eyes taking in the sight of the girl in front of him…then, a memory struck.
"Guardian of the Sea, are you alright?" asked Rael, seeing the young girl walking away from him. "Guardian of the Sea…"
The Guardian of the Sea stopped walking, her arms shaking, tears falling down her face.
"Rael….why?" The young girl asked him. "Why did you…do that?"
"Do what?" asked the older boy. "Guardian of the Sea, why are you sad? Did the Pharaoh do this to you?"
"Don't you remember what happened? The two of us…near the Nile River talking. You then asked me if I loved you, I told you my answer…and then…you…you…"
"I did what?" asked Rael, a hand on the girl's shoulder. "I would never do anything to make you upset; I love you. Love means that there is no hurt, love means there's no pain. All there is happiness; didn't you tell me that once?"
"Yes, I did. I don't feel happy anymore. After what you did...how could you not remember?"
"Remember what?" Rael exclaimed. "What have I done? What have I done that made you so sad?"
The Guardian of the Sea turned around to face Rael. There was nothing but sadness and fear in the young girl's eyes.
"You…hurt me."
The memory faded as Raphael stepped back. He recalled the first memory of the Guardian of the Sea—an image of her with her arms being scarred. Then there was the memory of the Guardian of the Sea hating Rael. Now there was this…the Guardian of the Sea was telling Rael that he hurt her. This couldn't be true right? It had to be…just a lie…
Mokuba and May stared with uneasiness, unsure of what to do next. May was about to sing, but Mokuba stopped her.
"Run, May." The Defender of the King whispered. "There's been a change of plans."
"What?" May gasped out. "No, Mokuba. I'm sticking to the plan; I'll sing to him."
"Not in this state; who knows what's going on in his mind right now? Besides, you still have Ra. No matter how many times I have to state it, it has to be said: you still have the Winged Dragon of Ra. If Raphael ever gets his hands on it, then all of this work will be worth nothing. We can't risk it."
"You can't risk it, but I can. I've done nothing but run, and now I'm going to stand my ground. I'm going to..."
Before May finished that sentence, Raphael grasped onto her wrist. May winced, but tried to mask her pain with a look of courage.
"Why?" Raphael hissed. "Why?"
"Why what?" asked May.
"Why is it that every time I see you, I get them?" Raphael screamed in May's face. "I see them...the Guardian and the Sea and someone named Rael. You manifest them, so you know what's wrong!"
"I...I have no idea what you're talking about!" said May. "I don't know anything about Rael or the Guardian of the Sea."
"Yes you do!"
"I don't!"
May raised her sistrum into the air as she took in a deep breath. Suddenly she stopped; what was she doing? She didn't know how to calm Raphael down with a song...because she didn't know any song! All this time she was planning on what she would do when she met up with Raphael...but she never thought past that.
"May, what's wrong?" asked Mokuba. "Why aren't you singing?"
"Because I don't know what to sing!" May answered, lowering her sistrum. "I...just don't know..."
"Then don't sing! Attack him!"
May looked up, seeing the knife about to lay another scar on her arm. She immediately dodged to her right, the tip of the blade barely missing the bandages on her arm. She was on her knees, one hand still on her wrist as Raphael leaned down and stared into her blue eyes.
"You're hiding something." He hissed. "I know it."
"Leave her alone!" said Mokuba throwing his crescent weapon at Raphael. In that split second, Raphael released his grip on May—the young girl rolling to the side to avoid the attack—then grabbed onto the blade with a single hand.
"This is all you got?" asked Raphael. "Pathetic."
To emphasize this point, his grip on the weapon tightened. The weapon shattered from the pressure and disappeared.
May was on her feet and ran to Mokuba, the two children looking at each other with eyes of fear...knowing that they had to make a difficult decision. May clasped onto Mokuba's hand for reassurance as Mokuba gave embraced her.
"Run." Mokuba whispered in May's ear. "Run and don't look back...whatever you do...don't look back."
There were tears falling down the young boy's eyes as he pushed May away from him. May shook her head in response.
"I'm not leaving you." said May. "You're my friend. No, you're my brother. We're family...and family sticks together."
"We're not family." Mokuba said in a low voice. "You are the Goddess of Joy; I am the Defender of the King. I'm also the Vessel for the Moon God, who was known to devour the organs of the Pharaoh in offering. If you don't leave now, then you'll be my next meal."
"But Mokuba..."
"LEAVE!" Mokuba roared, his body flaring with energy. May looked up, seeing the spirit of the Moon God hovering over Mokuba...but she didn't have to look twice to see the look of anger and sadness that was on both of their faces. May grit her teeth and clenched her fists.
"Fine!" May screamed. "I'll run away and let you take Raphael head on if that's what you want! Go and let your soul be taken away for all I care!"
"I will." said Mokuba, seeing May run off. "I will..."
We must stop him before he does any more harm. said Khonsu. Let us give it all we've got; this is where we take our last stand!
Mokuba nodded his head as he saw Raphael letting out an evil laugh. White eyes stared into green as Raphael licked his blade with insane glee.
"So," Raphael commented. "This is how it stands; one of the final obstacles I have to face before my Guardian of the Sea returns."
"I may be an obstacle to you, but to May, I'm her brother." said Mokuba, drawing five cards from his deck. "I'm not the same Mokuba who was weak and not able to do anything as his brother did all of the dueling; I'm Mokuba Kaiba, the Defender of the King. And you shall not pass!"
Mokuba raised his arm into the air, the cards in his hand glowing with a bright light. Five forms appeared in front of him: Celestial Spirit-Draco, Celestial Spirit-Leo, Celestial Spirit-Leo Minor, Celestial Spirit-Pavo and Celestial Spirit-Libra.
"This is your final stand?" asked Raphael. "They're pathetic."
"You might think that way, but I don't." said Mokuba. "They're my friends; they're just as important to me as your Guardian Monsters are to you! No...they were important...but they got pushed aside when you started following May.
"I may not know how deep your bond with the Guardians was, but I'm going to show you my bond with my monsters!"
"Bring it on." said Raphael, drawing a card from his deck. "Let's see if they can survive this!"
He showed the card to Mokuba. It was a Magic Card depicting a sword upon a floor of ice and the Orichalcos behind it. A sword soon replaced Raphael's dagger.
"Let's duel." Raphael replied as he charged toward Mokuba.
"Leo, attack with Regal Flame!" Mokuba cried. "Leo Minor, back that up with Praecipua Roar!"
Leo went first, opening its mouth to fire a stream of white fire at the Swordsman. Raphael jumped into the air, somersaulting as he brought his swords down upon Leo's forehead. The mighty king of the jungle let out a roar as it vanished.
"Leo!" Mokuba cried before turning to the Swordsman. "What did you do to him?"
"I sent him to a better place." Raphael answered. "I sent him to the Great Leviathan as an offering, and I see six more offerings."\
Leo Minor charged at Raphael, leaping into the air in an attempt to knock him down. Raphael noticed this and stabbed the tip of the sword into Leo Minor's heart. The lion cub let out a pitiful mew before disappearing.
"Leo Minor...no!"
Pavo rushed toward Raphael next, summoning a whirlwind wrapped in peacock feathers at her opponent. The feathers flew into the air and struck Raphael as if they were bullets.
What do we do now, Khonsu? Asked Mokuba. He's too strong!
We have to keep fighting, Mokuba! Khonsu answered. We must give the Pharaoh and the Goddess of Joy some time; we are the Defenders of our Kings—I to the Pharaoh, and you to your sister. We cannot fail if we have that determination to save the ones we must protect!
As Celestial Spirit-Pavo was about to deliver a kick to the Swordsman, Raphael grasped onto her leg with one hand. Pavo looked on in fear as Raphael drew the sword back.
"Good night." He stated simply before stabbing the sword into the Celestial Spirit's stomach. Pavo let out a horrified screech as she was destroyed.
Mokuba drew some more cards in his deck.
"Celestial Spirit-Triangulum, Celestial Spirit-Scutum, Celestial Spirit-Hydrus, Celestial Spirit-Hydra..."
One by one, each of these monsters appeared. But one by one they were taken away by Raphael's sword. Each one fell, each monster strengthening the Great Leviathan more and more. Eventually, Mokuba was all out of monsters to summon—the only survivors were Celestial Spirit-Draco and Celestial Spirit-Libra.
Mokuba looked on in horror; his defense wasn't strong enough. Raphael was just as powerful as he was when he stabbed both Leo and Leo Minor...and he wasn't going to stop.
"No one will separate me from my Guardian of the Sea!" Raphael roared as he charged toward Mokuba.
"Draco!" Mokuba cried. "Stop him with Gamma Draconis Beam!"
Draco roared and let a beam of light be fired at Raphael. It hid the Swordsman dead on.
"Don't stop!" said Mokuba. "Give it all you got!"
Draco let out a cry, strengthening the attack. Mokuba looked on in worry; this had to slow Raphael down, or at least make him come to his senses.
Eventually, the beam began to weaken. Draco's eyes was closing; it was losing energy.
"No...Draco, you have to stay up!" said Mokuba with fear. "Please Draco...don't close your eyes...just a little more..."
There was no reply as the attack stopped. Draco's eyes closed and it fell onto the ground, weakened.
"Draco!" Mokuba cried, rushing toward the fallen Celestial Spirit. "Draco, please wake up..."
Celestial Spirit-Draco slowly opened one of its eyes, seeing the tears falling down Mokuba's face. Using any of its leftover strength, it grasped onto Mokuba's hand with its claw...
Before Raphael came and sliced Draco's head clean off. The Celestial Spirit let out a whimpering cry as it disappeared, its destination being the same place as the other spirits. Now, all that was left was the Defender of the King and one monster.
"This is the end for you." said Raphael. "One monster stands between me and my Guardian, and thanks to you, the Great Leviathan is almost ready."
Mokuba slowly stood up, hand grasping one of his arms as he looked on in fear. In trying to give May time, he also gave Dartz more souls...how could he be so stupid? Why didn't he just follow May and run off with her, and save his monsters from this suffering?
Celestial Spirit-Libra looked on in horror as they knew that they were the only ones left. Raphael walked toward them, his steps signaling one less step before the end. He raised his sword into the air, his green eyes glowing with some shade of sadistic happiness from what he was about to do.
"Libra, redirect the attack onto me!"
Celestial-Spirit Libra stared at Mokuba with eyes of fear and worry. Mokuba just nodded his head in return.
"I'll be fine." He said to them. "Save yourselves!"
The young girls stared at Mokuba with sorrow before nodding their heads in reply. Then, Raphael brought his sword down upon the Celestial Spirit. The girls raised their hands and locked their pinkies together, stopping the blade in mid-air.
"What kind of a trick is this?" Raphael growled.
"It's not a trick." said Mokuba. "It's a sacrifice! Celestial Spirit-Libra, redirect the attack on me now!"
The Celestial Spirit slowly replied with a nod as the sword pointed toward Mokuba. Mokuba just stood there, ready to take the final blow.
NO! Khonsu roared in Mokuba's mind. I'm not going to let my Vessel be killed in front of my eyes for a second time!
Khonsu...wait, what are you...
Mokuba never got a chance to finish when he felt his whole body being taken over. He saw nothing but light as something pushed him out of his own body, tearing his soul apart.
When the light dimmed, he found himself as a spirit...and with Khonsu taking his place.
Khonsu, what's going on? Mokuba screamed to the Moon God. What are you doing?
Taking your place. Khonsu answered. You and the Celestial Spirits have sacrificed yourselves in order to stop the calamity. Now, it's my turn to sacrifice myself and protect you.
Celestial Spirit-Libra vanished as Raphael began to approach the Defender of the King. Sword in hand, the tip was aimed for the boy's heart.
You can't do this! Mokuba screamed. With your power, Dartz would only need just one more powerful soul to summon Leviathan. You can't do it! Please, Khonsu...
I'm sorry...but there's no other way...besides, I'm just here to help you strengthen your powers. You always had magic, Mokuba...just like how Moka always had magic in him.
KHONSU! Mokuba screamed as the sword stabbed Khonsu right in the chest. There was no sympathy or remorse or guilt on Raphael's face when the sword vanished into thin air. Mokuba saw his body collapse onto the ground, the look of determination on his face being a reminder of the sacrifice that was made. Raphael scooped up the body and dumped it toward the side of a building before going back to his motorcycle.
"My Guardian of the Sea can't hide from me any longer..." said Raphael. "Soon, we shall be reunited!"
With the roar of his motorcycle, Raphael rode off. Mokuba felt himself being drawn back to his body as he closed his eyes. When he opened them once more, there was nothing. He tried to contact Khonsu...but there was no response. He was gone.
"Khonsu...you can't be gone..." Mokuba whispered. "You just can't!"
The young boy was only met with silence. Mokuba shook his head as he tried to deny the fact that Khonsu sacrificed himself for him.
"Khonsu...can you hear me? You're there right...you're just hiding. You can't possibly be gone..."
There was more silence
Mokuba began to sob, as tears fell down his face. There was nothing he could do now; there was absolutely nothing, that he could do.
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"That's it." said Mokuba, finishing his tale. "All of my monsters are sealed by the Orichalcos and so is Khonsu. I'm...powerless..."
"No you aren't." said Kaiba, a hand on his brother's shoulder. "You stood up to that man even when you knew it was going to cause trouble; you helped your friend out and that was very courageous of you. You have power, Mokie...you always did."
"What good are these words of encouragement now, Seto? May's in trouble; we have to go after her!"
"We know, Mokuba." said Yami. "This time, Raphael and Dartz have gone too far. The world is in danger, and if we don't stop it, then all is lost."
"But what do we do?" asked Téa.
"We're going to head to Paradius and settle this once and for all." said Yami, a hand on his Duel disk. "I'll go on ahead; Kaiba, call a helicopter to pick up these two..."
He motioned to Marius and Maria, the twin Pokémon trainers unconscious.
"I'll do it." said Mokuba, pulling his cellphone out of his pocket. "Better me than Seto at this point; it's the least I can do for them."
Kaiba turned around, his eyes glowing white as he saw five of the hulking Orichalcos Soldiers emerging from the shadows.
"We've got company." He simply stated.
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The tip of Raphael's knife penetrated through the tunic. It was only a matter of time before a deep slash was going to go through May's back. May squeezed her eyes shut as she thought about any solutions that could be used at this moment; she only had one choice.
"Okay, I'll tell you everything you need to know about the Guardian of the Sea!" May exclaimed. "Just...pull that knife out and let me stand up."
Raphael just grunted as he followed May's directions. May stood up,and took in a deep breath.
"I've...been hiding something from you." said May, staring into the eyes of the Swordsman. "I'm...the Guardian of the Sea. I know, I kept lying to you about it because I didn't want you to know. I can't hold it back any longer; what you see in front of you is the true Guardian of the Sea; the same one that met up with you ten years ago."
"How do I know this isn't a trick?" asked Raphael. "You could be lying to me for all I know!"
I am... May thought to herself. But I can't let him know that...
"Then...what can I do to prove my statement?" asked May. "What can the Guardian of the Sea do, to make you believe in my words?"
"...Sing for me. You sang for me back on the island, didn't you? Sing that song...the song of the water."
"Wha, I mean, of course." said May, nodding her head. "It has been a while since I sang that song. Just let me get ready."
May looked at her deck, and drew a card. It had to be something good; she was just making it up as she went along. If she didn't sing, Raphael would know something was up. If she did sing but didn't sing the song that Raphael was looking for, then she was going to end up in a world of hurt. Whatever happened then, she had to go with it.
Opening her eyes, May stared at the card. It was the one Mokuba gave her, the Rising of the Nile. She had to make something out of this...
That's when it happened. May got on her knees and grasped onto her head, a headache forming as something flashed into her mind. It was...it was Hara. She was singing at the base of the Nile River, sistrum in hand and a smile on her face. Words escaped the girl's lips, echoing and resonating in May's mind.
Just as the pain appeared, it soon ebbed away. May opened her eyes, seeing Raphael waiting for May's cue for the song. The Coordinator swallowed a lump in her throat as she raised the sistrum into the air.
Here goes... May thought to herself. She took in a deep breath and began to sing.
Nile River
Your water flowing
And spread amongst the kingdoms
Bring your life into this world
Splash down and bring life to us
Let rain fall down upon you
Let your waters heal us all
May continued to sing, letting instinct guide her throughout the whole song. Her body moved along with the words, fluid and like flowing water itself. She took one step, she twirled, she raised her hands and moved them back. May was the Nile river, the water rising down and crashing onto the moist earth of the Egyptian kingdom. Closing her eyes, May let her voice resonate as she finish the last stanza.
May you always guide us
May you always be with us
May you always free us...
May let out one final breath as she slowly opened her eyes. When she did, she thought she saw it...the Orichalcos was no longer on Raphael's forehead and the green glow in his eyes was gone. He was...back to normal.
"Raphael?" asked May. "Are you alright?"
"Guardian of the Sea...you're back..."
"Huh?" May asked as she felt herself wrapped in a gentle embrace. She stiffened, expecting the worst; she expected Raphael to whisper harshly in her ear, run a hand through her hair or worse...hurting her with that knife. But she was too frightened, too afraid of what would happen if she reacted.
"My beloved Guardian of the Sea, I knew you'd return." Raphael whispered into May's ear. "You're back; I told Alister that you were real and here you are...you came back for me."
"Yeah...I did." said May, wrapping an arm around Raphael. "C-can you let me go? I feel like I'm being squished."
"I can't let you go, especially not after waiting for you on that island for so long. You're mine, all mine...I won't let the Pharaoh separate us. He was the one who caused all of this madness...he shall suffer for his actions."
"What has he done that has made you upset?"
"He's brainwashed you into falling in love for him and forgetting all about me. But you've broken the spell; my beautiful Guardian of the Sea, you are no longer bound by the words of that evil king. Once Master Dartz creates Paradise, we shall spread joy all across the world. There will be no more anger, hatred, sorrow, chaos, greed...there will only be happiness."
"I'd...like that." said May, her hands trembling. "Yeah...I..."
Before May could finish that sentence, she looked up, sensing that something was completely and horribly wrong. She was right though: her worst fear had happened. She saw Raphael's eyes were glowing green once more.
"Yes," Raphael hissed. "The Pharaoh must pay for his crimes; he took my beloved away. He'll pay for this crime with his life!"
"R-Raphael..." May gasped. "W-what's happened to you?"
"The Pharaoh happened to me..." Raphael growled. "Thinking that taking away the most important things in a person's life as if it was some sick game...it's disgusting. Well, once his soul is taken to the Orichalcos, then he'll understand."
Raphael grasped onto May's wrist and carried her into his arms. May trembled in fear as a hand began to run down her hair...she knew it, she just knew it! Her plan to save Raphael had failed; she was doomed!
Someone...help me... May thought to herself. Please...don't let this person hurt me...
May continued to pray for someone to answer to her prayer as Raphael went back to his motorcycle. Placing May on his lap, Raphael placed a gentle kiss behind May's ear, causing shivers to fall down her spine.
"Don't worry, Guardian of the Sea." Raphael whispered, his voice breathing down the Coordinator's neck. "Once the Pharaoh is free, you'll be able to sing to your heart's content without anyone able to hurt you again."
But...you are hurting me... May said to herself, crying inside. As the motorcycle began to speed off toward its destination, May couldn't help but let a single tear fall from her eye..
She just knew it; she was completely and utterly doomed from the start.
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May: I did all I could; but Raphael is even crazier than before
Mokuba: There has to be something we can do, what is it?
Yami: There's only one thing that can make Raphael wake up from this madness, and that's to duel him.
May: Yami, please be careful...if you don't wake him out of his trance...who knows what could happen.
Mokuba: Next time, "Between my Brother and Me" chapter 28-The Grave Battle of Uncertainty
May: It's all my fault; it's all my fault...
Mokuba: May, don't ever believe that it's your fault. Dartz is to blame for all of this madness...and he'll get his comeuppance in the end. I swear on it...