~Ari~
We look up at the sky to see a bunch of Duel Monsters starting to appear. I then spot Dark Magician Girl alongside them, "Monsters unite! We must help the humans to defeat the Great Beast! Attack!" she says.
The Duel Monsters then begin attacking the Great Leviathan, which turns its attention to them, not us. "Hey dorks. I think their trying to buy us some time." Kaiba says.
"For what?"Joey says.
"What do you think genius?"
"Oh, monsters, right. I summon Gearfried, Rocket Warrior, and Gilford the Lightning!"
"I play XYZ Dragon Cannon, Blade Knight, and Kaiser Sea Horse!"
"I'll summon Luster Dragon, Fairy Witch, and Curse of Dragon!" I say.
"So I'll add Black Luster Soldier, Buster Blader, and Valkyrion!" Yami says.
Our monsters go and attack the Great Beast and they seem to be doing pretty well, until it launches another attack at our monsters, which destroy all of them once again. "Anyone have a Plan B?" I ask.
"But we've still got our Knights, right?" Joey says.
The Great Leviathan then charges up another attack, this time aiming for our Knights. The bright light hits and it blows our Knights away. "I guess not." Joey says.
"So much for your last-line of defense!" Dartz says.
The Great Leviathan then sends tentacle-like extensions toward us. "Ari, look out!" Yami yells.
I look over and see one of them forms around me. I try and rip it off, but my arms then get stuck into it. Yami rushes up to help me, but another soon attaches to him and then Joey and Kaiba. "What is this stuff?" I say.
"THIS IS GROSS!" Joey yells.
The tentacles then pull us into the air and make us stick to the Great Leviathan. "Your resistance is futile!" Dartz says, "Soon you all will become one with the Great Beast! But don't take it from me, take it from them!"
"Who's them?" Yami says.
The voices of Rafael, Lucas, Mai, Alister, and Valon then circle around us. We can see visions of them inside the Great Leviathan and they look unconscious. "Help us…" they say.
"No, Dartz has all of them. What are we gonna do?" Joey says.
"Well, I don't plan on leaving without a fight!" Kaiba says.
The more we try to resist, the more we get sucked in. The only things visible of us now are our heads and a few spots that haven't been covered yet. The tentacles from begin to head around our necks, pulling us in more, "We're not gonna give up!" Joey says.
"I think it's a little late for that, Joey!" I say.
Moments later, Joey and Kaiba are no longer visible and Yami and I are sinking quickly. "Hold on, Ari!" Yami says.
"I-I can't! I can't use my arms and I'm sinking too quickly! It's up to you now Yami." I say as my head gets submerged.
I open my eyes a bit to see that I'm surrounded by Joey, Kaiba and the others that have been captured. It's really dark, but I can still see them. I look around, but I don't see Yami here. He must still be fighting. I then hear his voice surrounding us, "Everyone, listen to me!" he says, "Dartz claims that the power of darkness will overcome us, but there's something inside us that will prevent this from happening. Whatever this force may be, we can't give up on it. If you just believe in this existence, then we can conquer this darkness with the light inside us."
I try to gather up as much strength as I have left and send it to Yami. I then feel myself begin released from the Great Leviathan. I look at Joey and Kaiba to see that they're also being released. My body then goes right through the Great Leviathan and Joey, Kaiba, and I are now floating in midair. We're then set down back on the ground, along with Yami, "Thank goodness your all alright." He says hugging me.
"But how did ya get us outa there?" Joey asks.
"By summoning the three Egyptian Gods."
I look up to see yellow, red, and blue lights coming from above the clouds and the three Egyptian Gods appear. In size, the Great Leviathan is still four times bigger, but in strength, I'm not sure. The Great Leviathan flees into the clouds and the Egyptian Gods follow him. "The Egyptian Gods may need my help." Yami says.
Yami then changes into Yugi and we watch as Yami's spirit flies off toward the fight. "Good luck." I say.
We can still here the roars of the Great Beast and the Egyptian Gods even when they're up in the clouds. Large bursts of energy then come through the clouds, "That Leviathan ain't gotta chance!" Joey says.
"It won't come easy." I say.
"You can do this Pharaoh!" Yugi says.
A moment later, a large burst of white light then comes through the clouds and I can sense that the beasts have collided. The Great Leviathan then falls from the clouds, "I guess the Gods were able to overpower it." Kaiba says.
"Told ya! Now everyone's souls are free!" Joey says.
We watch as the Great Leviathan hits the ocean and white orbs of light emerge from it. The sky brightens and the sun is once again visible. Yami then takes over Yugi's body once more and Atlantis begins to shake, "I think Atlantis is going down!" I say.
"Then why are we standing here; move it!" Kaiba says.
The four of us run through the city as the buildings begin to collapse. We reach the middle of the city where we came in, "Look! The portal is still there!" Yami says.
Joey and Kaiba run through it and I'm about to, but then I see Yami stop, "What are you doing? We have to go!" I say.
"Don't you sense that?" he says.
I then look over Yami's shoulder to see someone standing behind him, "No, but I see it."
Yami turns around, "Dartz!"
He looks injured, but he's not down, "I'm afraid I'm not ready to say goodbye." He says.
His body is then surrounded by a dark aura and a serpent comes out from behind him, but it's smaller than the Great Leviathan, "Timaeus, come forth!" Yami says.
Timaeus then appears in his Knight form and attacks the serpent, but misses. The serpent then hits Timaeus with its tail, and he looks like he's about to be cut in half, "Timaeus, return to me now!" Yami says.
Timaeus then goes back inside Yami's deck, "So do you wish to give up Pharaoh?" Dartz says.
"Never!"
"Don't you understand that my Great Serpent is immune to any attacks? The Great Serpent is the true form of the Great Leviathan and it feeds off the hatred of man. So long as man is on this earth, it will never be destroyed!"
"Ari, get out of here now! I'll face these two on my own!" Yami says.
"You can't face a creature like that alone! I'm not going to leave you!" I say.
"Just go through the portal and get out of here!"
"Even if she stayed, it wouldn't make this fight any different!" Dartz says.
"Well, if you want to get to her, then you'll have to go through me!" Yami says.
"If you insist…" the Great Serpent then opens its mouth and swallows Yami whole.
"YAMI, NO!" I shout.
The Great Serpent then turns into a tornado and surrounds Yami like a vortex. "Now Great Serpent, kill the Pharaoh once and for all!" Dartz says.
"Let him go Dartz!" I shout.
"No, stay back!" Yami says, "This is my fight, I have to finish this on my own!"
He then yells in pain from the vortex. The Great Serpent then watches Yami, but it looks weaker. Right now, it has a smoke-like body with glowing yellow eyes. I choose to follow Yami's wishes and let him face the Great Serpent alone. I only hope that he's able to do it, "Y-you'll never kill me Dartz!" Yami says, "Thanks to the memories I've built with my friends, I've created a container of light within my heart! And using this container, I banish this beast and the darkness away!"
The Great Serpent tries to resist, but it grows smaller and then gets absorbed in a bright light coming from Yami. The sky begins to brighten once again and the vortex disappears. Yami still stands, looking unharmed, but now he begins to fall over. I catch him and help him to stand up again, "Are you alright?" I ask.
He smirks, "I'm fine. The Great Leviathan… is gone." He says.
I look up and see that Dartz is lying on the ground, "But what about him?"
Dartz looks up and his eyes are the same color this time and I can sense a lighter presence coming from him. A bright orb of light appears next to us and then Ironheart, Chris, and Sky appear, wearing their royal Atlantis clothing. Dartz looks up, "Father! Chris!" he says.
"Daddy, your back!" Chris says.
Dartz is her father? "At long last, the Orichalcos is gone, and we have the Pharaoh to thank." Ironheart says.
Dartz then looks over at us and smiles. "I knew it Dartz. All along, you were a noble ruler." Yami says.
"Yes, and now you must leave." Ironheart says, "Go back through the portal and go back to your world."
"But what about you guys?" I ask.
"We'll finally be able to rest our souls after many long centuries. Now, go."
"Right." Yami says.
I help Yami walk over to the portal and we pass through it. We arrive again in the soul room, which again, the walls are blank. The portal then disappears behind us. There's a loud rumbling noise coming from the hallway, "What is that?" I ask.
"I'm not sure." Yami says.
Out of the hallway, then comes a huge wave of water, "The temple must be sinking!"
Yami grabs my arm and pulls me out of the way. We're now in the back of the room, watching it flood, "We're not going to die Ari, I promise you that." Yami says.
"I trust you, but how are we going to escape? There's too much water around here and even if we swim out, we won't be able to breathe!"
The water keeps rushing in and now it almost submerges us. Yami then pulls me close to him so I'm leaning against his chest, "Then we'll have to hope for the best. Just know that I love you, Ari."
"I know, I love you too."
I take a large breath as the water then reaches over our heads.
~.~.~
I open my eyes again and feel sand against my face. I look up to see someone kneeling over me, "Y-Yami?" I say.
He then looks at me as I get into a sitting position, "Ari! You're alright!" he says kissing me.
"Yeah, but where are we?"
"On some kind of shore. Someone must've taken us here because I doubt we were capable of getting out of the temple ourselves."
The same array of light then appears in the sky and then the four Legendary Knights and Dark Magician Girl appear by us. "The five of us are forever in your debt." Dark Magician Girl says, "Not only have you saved your world, but you've saved ours as well."
"Yes, thank you." Timaeus says.
"We shall never forget you." Ion says.
"For as long as time itself." Critias says.
"Farewell, heroes." Hermos says.
"Yes, but we must thank you four too." Yami says, "Even in times of struggle, you refused to give up."
"Thank you." They all say as they fly off.
Dark Magician Girl then looks back at us, "Our paths will cross again. If you ever need me, you know where I'll be; right in your deck!"
She then flies off with the rest of the Knights and the array of lights disappears. The two of us grab our Legendary Dragon cards from our decks and watch them disappear into golden particles. I look up and then see a Kaiba Corp helicopter flying off, "Wait, is that them?" I ask.
"It looks to be so." Yami says.
The helicopter then goes to land by us and the gang is reunited. Dartz may be gone, but there's one last step to take; Yami and I must find our memories.
I'm not going to start Season 5 until I actually get an outfit done for Sabrina (actually I need two, one for the KC thing and the other for Egypt) so there you go. And at the moment, I've got nothing. Plus, I also want to finish the rewrite to 'a servant, priestess, or more?' but I only have five more chapters to go, so that won't take long. So I look forward to seeing everyone once that's done in the final installment!