Dartz asks Yuna if she knows why she was sent here.
''It was no fluke,'' Dartz says. ''Five-thousand-year-old spirits don't suddenly return for no reason. Fate brought you back so you could save the world, by offering your power to the Great Leviathan.''
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Meanwhile, in some other-worldly place, bubbles are floating through space, each with a person trapped inside.
Joey is in one of the bubbles. Slowly, his eyes open. He looks around, saying he's had some weird dreams, but this one takes the cake. In the distance, he sees a great eye, which the bubbles seem to be floating towards.
'Hold on', he thinks. He remembers being trapped in a duel, but how did he end up floating around in here?
Then he hears Yugi saying his name.
Nearby, Yugi floats in another bubble. He tells Joey he's glad he's all right.
Then Pegasus, in another bubble, asks, does he call this all right? If they don't escape soon, they never will.
Joey asks where they are. Then he notices other duelists trapped in bubbles—Valon and Amelda and Mai, then Rafael and Kaiba. That one shocked everyone.
''Everyone here had his soul captured,'' Joey says. ''This must be where the Orichalcos spits you out after you lose a duel.'' Joey starts to freak a little, then tries to calm himself down. ''Maybe it is just a dream.''
''It's no dream,'' Yugi tells him. ''And things are about to get worse.''
Up ahead, bubbles are being sucked into the eye. The sight is oddly gruesome.
Pegasus says that's the Great Leviathan, and it's using souls for power. Joey doesn't want to be turned into soul food! Yugi says they can still get out of this mess if the Pharaoh defeats Dartz. But Joey asks how's he going to to that. ''Rich Boy's with us now—that means the Pharaoh's facing Dartz alone now.''
''Kaiba may have been knocked out of the fight,'' Yugi says, ''but the Pharaoh's not alone. She's still got all of them. We may not be right beside her, but that's never stopped us before.''
Joey wonders if that will work this time. ''Dartz is playing by a whole new set of rules, and nothing can take down that Orichalcos card.''
Joey tries to call out to the other duelists to buck up, then starts to cough, wondering what's wrong—he can't exert any force.
Yugi tells Joey it's the eye—it's using up everyone's energy.
Pegasus says there is one thing that can help—the card he gave Yuna. ''It can beat Dartz.''
Pegasus explains that it was during a trip to Egypt that he was inspired to create Duel Monsters, after he made an astonishing discovery—ancient kings and sorcerers once performed dark rituals to conjure real monsters. These creatures were believed to have lived in a universe parallel to theirs, and guarding the gateway to this dominion of the beasts were three Legendary Dragons—Timaeus, Critius, and Hermos.
Pegasus and Yuna worked in their gallery on the three dragons and he was shocked when Yuna told him that these dragons aren't what they appear to be. They were buried with a dark secret, so he created a card that unlocks this mystery.
Yugi asks, what's the secret?
Pegasus says he spent many years scouring the globe trying to find out. First, he searched the microscopic world, then he scanned the vast reaches of the entire universe. But, other than one stone tablet buried in the sands of Egypt, there was no record of the existence of these dragons. Then it dawned on him—what if these dragons aren't dragons at all?
''What if they're humans? Yuna wouldn't tell me, but she undoubtedly knew!'' Pegasus says that humans are thought to be small and weak, but within them exists the microscopic world and the vast universe; the faraway past, and the distant future. Man can use his imagination to know the limitless world. ''Yuna had said, of course! Our imagination! Let our hearts become more cheerful and erase the darkness in the heart. But it could only be that easy in her own heart and soul, that are far too pure for a girl of her age. But that's why she's so powerful.''
''During the Battle of Atlantis,'' Pegasus says, ''Dartz transformed three brave knights into dragons in order to weaken them. Now, the Pharaoh must restore them to their original form—before the trapped souls disappear forever! The Pharaoh is a chosen duelist. I believe that she'll be able to activate the real power of the card.''
The others nod, surly hopping so.
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Back at the duel, Yuna faces Dartz's monster, Shunoros, now with 17,200 attack points. Dartz himself has 18,500 life points, while Yuna has 4300.
Yuna asks Dartz if he doesn't see what's happening here—the Orichalcos has corrupted his mind. It's been filling his head with lies for over ten thousand years. Yuna says she won't be deceived by Dartz's words. She made a promise to Dark Magician Girl and the other monsters, and her friends, and took on a mission for Ironheart and Chris.
But Dartz just laughs, saying the Pharaoh has been lying to the world for almost as long, trying to convince everyone that fate sent him here to protect the world from evil. In fact, Yuna's heart is filled with evil—the same evil she claims to be fighting. Yuna Yami represents the darkness inside all humans. For that, they must all be punished. Dartz says, a mission? There's no such thing. Yuna's friends, and Dartz's father and daughter, don't know that Yuna is the cause of the destruction of the world—that's why they've pinned their hopes on her.
''Today,'' Dartz says, ''history repeats itself, and the Battle of Atlantis shall begin again.''
Yuna says she won't let Dartz begin another war, but Dartz says it's already begun.
''If that's the case,'' Yuna says, I'll end it here and now. It's my move.''
Dartz says that the destruction of Egypt ten thousand years ago was just a continuation of the battle of Atlantis.
Yuna says, then, everything she's done, her entire existence...
Dartz says it's been meaningless right from the start.
Yuna says it's a lie, it's a lie. She won't believe it.
The Pharaoh's existance, just like her own, was far too important to be meaningless!
Yuna draws, then plays Pot of Greed, which allows her to draw two cards. Then she summons Obnoxious Celtic Guardian (1200 DEF) in defense. All she can do now, she thinks, is try to avoid Dartz's attacks, until she draws the right card.
She sets one card face down and ends her turn.
Dartz draws, gaining another 1500 life points due to the effect of Orichalcos Deuteros, bringing him up to 20,000. Then, Dartz attacks Obnoxious Celtic Guardian with Dexia, whose effect raises its attack to 1500, 300 points greater than the monster it's attacking.
But Yuna activates her trap card, Soul Shield, paying half her life points to block Dexia's attack. Her life points go down to 2150. But Shunoros' attack goes down to 15,700, losing the 1500 attack points it gave to Dexia.
''Not bad,'' Dartz says, ''but what's the point?''
He tells Yuna to look around—she's all alone. Her friends aren't able to support her, and the score's not exactly in her favor. So why drag out the torment, when all she has to do is forfeit, and she can join her friends on the other side.
Dartz smiled when he saw a distant look form in the crimson orbs. His words and the Orichalcos were taking effect.
Yuna thinks that maybe Dartz is right. Dartz has 20,000 life points and three indestructible monsters. Maybe Yuna can do more for her friends by surrendering, and allowing the Orichalcos to take her where they are.
Only the thought of her enraged rival was keeping her from admitting it.
Dartz continues to urge Yuna to give up, telling her her friends are lost without her, and asking if she doesn't want to be by their side? ''Declare defeat, and you will be free to see your friends one last time before the rise of the Beast. It's time for you to accept your true destiny—you've returned to Earth to pay for the wrongs your incarnate once committed.''
Dartz tells Yuna to accept the fact that her soul is cursed. Even if Yuna opens up the maze of her heart and recovers her memory, all that's waiting for her is tremendous tragedy.
Yuna's lovely crimson eyes begin to glow Orichalcos green.
Dartz tells her that in order to compensate for the past, Yuna must join him in ushering in the age of the future, and surrender her spirit. Dartz says that he shoulders the same burdens as Yuna. He's the only one who can understand Yuna's pain. At least, let her end her destiny with her own hands.
'It's working!'
Yuna stares at her Duel Disk. ''I must surrender our soul,'' she says. ''It's our fate.'' She lifts her hand to place it over her Deck, as Dartz continues to urge her to listen to the voice of reason inside her head.
With her eyes glowing green, Yuna reaches a trembling hand towards her Deck.
A faint blue glow spreads around the Pharaoh, but Dartz doesn't see it this time.
Yuna is assaulted with memories of both her past and the Pharaoh's.
She remembers Seto using his trap card to give Yuna his dragon's attack points before being taken by the Orichalcos. She remembers holding him as his soul leaves his body while his lips were still pressed so gently against hers. She remembers Joey telling her he'll be right by her side. She remembers Yugi pushing her out of her own fears in that little Duel in the Wally of Lost Souls. Yuna remembers Seto on top of the Duel Tower at the end of Battle City, and remembers dueling mind-controlled Joey on the dock, and remembers Yugi always being by her side.
She remembers Seto Kaiba, and Joey Wheeler, and Yugi Mouto falling to the Orichalcos.
Yuna sees herself floating naked under water, and the Millennium Puzzle turned transparent. She sees her friends floating towards the surface past her, thinking that she's nothing, she has nothing, nothing is left.
Her hand wavers over her Deck.
Dartz says the time has come, and tells the sacred Seal to encircle the Pharaoh. The Seal shrinks around the Pharaoh, who sees herself as if she's sinking deeper under water.
She sinks deeper and deeper, towards a black void in the depths. Suddenly, a blue light appears beside her and drags her deep into the void where she sees a figure standing, cradling a fragile glass Millennium Puzzle. She recognizes the blue clad figure still holding her hand as Seth and the person who held the little object was none other than the young Pharaoh.
Seth lets go of her and moves to his Pharaoh. He places his larger hands over the small ones and together, they extend the glass object to its owner. The Pharaoh's form starts to glow red and gold, as Seth's blue aura is also joined by the royal golden color. The object in their hands glows faintly, all the colors of the rainbow filling the darkness before the light turned white.
Yuna stared at the two, surrounded by all the monsters she had ever know to exist, the three Legendary Dragons, the four Blue-Eyes White Dragons, her Dark Magician duo and the three God Monsters all hovering protectively over the others. The all shined with their own light, lighting up the blackness that had been in the void.
The lost girl couldn't help it anymore. She reached out and took the fragile object from the two ancient men and it glowed gold, turning to the strong Millennium Puzzle. She looked at it in wonder, not believing that glass had turned to gold upon her touch. Shadows and Light danced around her, like partners, forming her clothes and her Duel Disk. The monsters glowed brighter before turning to orbs of energy, entering her heart and turning into her Deck.
The three God Monsters flashed and they surrounded her with their loving, loyal energy, forming a shield from the cold numbness the place had previously created in her. The Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl briefly turned into the ancient Mahad and Mana, bowed to her, before going back into her Deck. The four BEWDs circled her before her dragon entered her Deck.
The other three roared, as if signaling something or someone and flew around the three humans left. The High Priest and Pharaoh look on lovingly at the girl that was continuing their existence and the Priest smirks as a figure appears behind the girl. Yuna gasps as a strong, familiar arm snakes around her waist and she hears a growl from behind the body that held her captive. The three Blue-Eyes roar at the arrival of their master.
Seth and Seto glare each other down with the two crimson eyed teens in between them. Both draw their rival into their arms and hold them tight to their chests as Yuna was bombarded by the ancient pair's memories and she whimpered slightly at the pain and hurt she felt in some of them. The blue eyed CEO growled at the blue eyed High Priest, accusing him of his beloved's pain.
But both reincarnations soon stare in ultimate disbelief as High Priest Seth and the Nameless Pharaoh start glowing even brighter and walk towards them. The modern teens shut their eyes from the intensity but they soon snap them open as they feel the ancient souls merging with them.
Suddenly, the two rivals are separated and Yuna is thrust upwards...
Yuna was standing motionless as the seal drew closer to her and Dartz thought he finally won.
But her tears fall onto the Millennium Puzzle, and it glows, and a column of golden light forms around the Pharaoh. When the Seal reaches it, it's repelled. Dartz gasps in shock as the Seal expands around the duel once again. ''Impossible!'' he exclaims. ''No one can overcome the power of the Orichalcos!''
Yet the ancient soul once again preformed a miracle!
Yuna stands within the column of golden light. Around her, the images of her friends appear—first Yugi, then Seto and Joey. Others appear, surrounding Yuna—Téa, Valon, and Chris; Tristan and Mai; Amelda, Duke, and Ironheart; Mokuba, Noah and Rebeca; Sasha, Taro, and the Hawins; Grandpa, Samantha and John; the Ishtars, Bakuras and Sennens and many more. Dartz demands to know why the Seal didn't take Yuna's soul.
Sasha, Seto, Mahad and Bakura snarl viciously at the man.
The images all disappear into the golden column.
Inside, Yuna's tears were still falling onto her hand. Yuna says, Dartz forced her to gaze inside her heart, thinking she would find only darkness, but Dartz was wrong. Yuna's heart is filled with the light of friendship, and no magic can take that away. ''His memory, his body ... my memory and my body ... Do I really have them? Do I share them with him? It does not matter. Deep in his heart, there must be something that won't disappear, just like there is that something in my heart. I didn't realize it before, but deep inside my heart, me and my companions have built a new container of memory together. I'm not nothing. As long as my heart still preserves that container, I'll be able to come back.''
Yuna thanks Dartz for reminding her that her friends are always with her, and they're going to win this fight. ''I'll tell you why I am Chosen. My heart is pure, as the Pharaoh's was and thus I was able to contain his soul. But I am not him! We are different, and we will forever be different! But we share one common trait: We don't take it lightly when our loved ones are endangered!''
Yuna draws, and the golden column disappears. With her arm still outstretched, holding the card, Yuna gasps as she realizes that it's the card Pegasus gave her. She can sense it.
She asks if Dartz knows what she has in her hand
''The key to unlocking the secret of the Legendary Dragons!''
Dartz gapes at the girl in shocked fear.
She holds up the card, now bearing the image of the three dragons with three swords, calling it Legend of Heart, and activates it by paying 1000 life points and sacrificing Obnoxious Celtic Guardian. This lets her summon Critius, Hermos, and Timaeus in their true form.
The three dragons emerge, flying up into the clouds, then a voice is heard, saying that after ten millennia in captivity, they've finally been set free!
Yuna and Dartz both look up in amazement, as lightning flashes, and the three knights appear on the field—closely resembling Seto Kaiba, YunaYami Mouto(the Pharaoh), and Joey Wheeler.
The green Knight, Timaeus, has a scar across his right eye, where he was once stabbed by Dartz. He pulls out his sword and announces his name.
The blue Knight says he's Sir Critius, and the red Knight is Sir Hermos. They each have 2800 attack points.
They cross their swords above their heads, saying, ''In the name of Atlantis, we have been reborn!''
The three turn to their master and bow before the ancient Pharaoh.
The three Knights strike the ground with their swords, and the three layers of the Seal of Orichalcos are destroyed. Dartz's monsters each lose their power boost, Shunoros' attack going down to 15,200, while Dexia goes down to zero.
Hermos says that the Seal is powerless in their presence, and Critius asks if Dartz forgot their last encounter. Indicating his scarred eye, Timaeus says he certainly hasn't, and he has a score to settle with Dartz.
Yuna orders Timaeus to attack Orichalcos Aristeros. Its defense immediately rises to 3100, 300 more than Timaeus' attack. Shunoros loses 3100 attack points, going down to 12,100. Yuna loses 300 life points, going down to 850.
Next, she attacks Aristeros with Critius and Hermos. Shunoros' attack goes down to 5900—but Yuna's left with only 250 life points.
She ends her turn.
Dartz draws, then orders Shunoros to attack Critius.
But Yuna tells Dartz his attack won't work. Due to Critius' special ability, Yuna can bring back one trap card, and she chooses Mirror Force, which is sucked up into Critius' sword. Now, Critius can reflect Shunoros' attack back on Dartz's monsters.
Dartz watches in horror as his monsters are destroyed, and his life points go down to 14,100. But, as the smoke clears, Dartz smiles. He tells Yuna it was an excellent move—but Shunoros has a special ability as well. Shunoros cracks and falls into pieces, bursting into flames. Then, a vortex appears above the duel, a huge serpent within it. As soon as Shunoros was vanquished, Dartz says, his Divine Serpent was born. But there's a price to pay—he must discard his entire hand, and give up every one of his life points.
Yuna says that means Dartz loses.
Dartz agrees—under normal circumstances. But as long as his Divine Serpent is on the field, he remains in the game.
But if it's destroyed, Yuna wins.
The Divine Serpent, however, has an attack of Infinity! Which means there's not a monster in Yuna's deck that can stand up to it. And once it strikes Yuna's Knight, Yuna's soul is his.
Yuna stares at her Deck, then draws. Her card is Dark Magician Girl, and she remembers her telling her that both of their worlds are in great danger, and she's their only hope. Yuna says she made her a promise, and she won't go back on her word.
She sets a card face down and ends her turn.
Dartz draws, then discards ten cards from his deck so his Divine Serpent can attack. The Divine Serpent destroys Timaeus, and Yuna's life points go to zero.
The Seal reappears on the field, shrinking around Yuna, as Dartz says that the duel is over.
But the Seal breaks apart and disappears, and as the smoke of the Serpent's attack clears, Dark Magician Girl appears on Yuna's side of the field.
''How did you survive?!''
Yuna explains.
She activated her trap card, Relay Soul, which allows her to stay in the game when her life points go to zero by summoning her Dark Magician Girl and putting her fate in her hands.
Now they're in the same situation. They each have one monster—Dartz has his Divine Serpent, and Yuna has her Dark Magician Girl—and when that monster is destroyed, the card holder will lose.
Dark Magician Girl is in defense, with 1700 defense points.
Dartz says Yuna may have altered the rules of their battle, but her chances of victory are just as slim.
Yuna says she has the spirits of her friends to support her, but Dartz is all alone.
Dartz says he has more power than Yuna or her friends, and he'll prove it by playing this card—the magic card, Impact Revive, bringing back a monster that was destroyed this turn with an extra 500 attack points.
He uses it to bring back Timaeus.
But why would he bring back Yuna's card?
Dartz says he wanted to prove how powerless Yuna really is. Impact Revive also lets his monster attack one more time. Dartz discards another ten cards, and orders the Divine Serpent to attack.
As the attack approaches Dark Magician Girl, Dartz thinks that Yuna's soul is his.
Yuna thinks that if she's destroyed, all hope is lost!
But Yuna activates Hermos' special effect, Sword of Renewal, allowing Hermos to absorb the effect of a monster from her graveyard. Hermos takes on Obnoxious Celtic Guardian's effect, which keeps him from being destroyed by any monster with 1900 or more attack points, and intercepts the Divine Serpent's attack.
To Dartz's displeasure, the three Legendary Knights stand together, vowing to defend Yuna at any costs.
The Divine Serpent's attack fails.
Yuna draws, saying, so much for infinite strength. ''Attack points don't mean everything.''
Dartz laughs—Yuna dodged one blast, so she thinks she's king of the world?
Yuna closes her eyes, and the images of all her companions surround her. She thinks, it's her last chance to win this duel and free the souls of her friends.
She asks the Heart of the Cards to guide her.
Then, Yuna tells Critius and Hermos to attack the Divine Serpent. Critius attacks with his Sword of Wisdom, while Hermos uses Sword of Renewal.
Dartz says they're too weak, but Yuna asks if he's sure, and tells him to take a look.
The two Knights are still attacking, and Dartz doesn't understand why they weren't destroyed the moment they came in contact with the Serpent. Yuna reminds him that each of her Knights has a hidden power.
Yuna tells Critius to absorb the power of the trap card, Attack Guidance Barrier. This allows Critius to transfer his attack to any other monster on the field, so the new target of his Sword of Wisdom will be Hermos.
Then, she activates Hermos' special effect, sacrificing the three Magnet Warriors so that he can triple the attack and send it back to Critius.
Now, the two Legendary Knights are reflecting the attack back and forth, strengthening it each time until it reaches infinity. The flame of the attacks turn from red to blue as it becomes stronger.
Dartz says the attack is stuck in an endless loop.
But Yuna's not done yet. She still has one Knight left.
Now, Yuna uses Timaeus' special ability so that he can merge together with Hermos and Critius, and tells Dartz that now there's a force that's beyond infinity—the Knight of Destiny! As the gold knoight stares him down, Dartz says it's impossible, but Yuna tells him to see for himself, and orders her Knight of Destiny to attack with Sword of Justice. The Knight slashes the Divine Serpent, and an opening appears, leading to the space where the souls are floating in their bubbles.
Joey says, that could be a way out.
The Divine Serpent is consumed in flames, and Yuna says Dartz's ten-thousand-year quest is over.
But Dartz says he's come too close—all he needs is one more powerful soul, and the Great Leviathan will rise from the depths of the earth.
The Leviathan thrashes beneath the sea, while the Divine Serpent writhes in flames.
Yuna says it's too little, too late. Dartz's Serpent has been destroyed.
The Serpent disappears, but the rend in space made by the Knight of Destiny remains over the duel.
Yuna snorts at Dartz's insistence for the stupid second grade magic tricks as she can easily see the room and door beyond the illusion.
The Knight of Destiny disappears, as the duel ends, and the three Legendary Knights return.
Yuna demands that Dartz release the souls of her friends, and all the others he's captured.
Dartz growls in frustration, and then the temple begins to shake, and the Leviathan appears behind Dartz, snapping him up in its jaws, then disappearing again.
Yuna was now really tempted to strangle the man the next time she sees him!
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Outside, a green light beams from the temple's dome up into the clouds.
Roland, still waiting with the pilot, says he hopes Mr. Kaiba is all right in there. The pilot adds that he hopes he and Roland are all right out there!
Now, a green light emerges from a whirlpool in the sea next to Dartz's island.
Roland says it's a cyclone.
All over the world, dark clouds form. A voice on the radio is heard telling the aircraft carrier, the USS Courage, that a massive storm has been reported to be spreading across the globe.
The ship is ordered to go to yellow alert, and remain in position.
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Joey, Kaiba, and Yugi's bubbles suddenly shoot towards the opening in space, as a voice is heard telling them that the Chosen Duelists are released.
As he watches them go, Pegasus complains that there are other people in there, too!
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In the temple, the three Legendary Knights hold up their hands, and Timaeus tells the Chosen Duelists to cross into the human world.
Three balls of light enter through the opening. One lands into Yugi and Yuna runs to his sleeping form. One is absorbed into Kaiba's unconscious form, and the other flies outside into the helicopter, where it finds Joey's body lying on a bench, and melts into his chest. The three Legendary Knights nod to Yuna, then disappear.
Kaiba opens his eyes and sits up, and sees Mokuba lying unconscious beside him, Noah on the other side already rubbing his eyes with a groan. He shakes Mokuba by the shoulder, telling him to wake up. Mokuba stirs, then grabs his brother by the arms, tears in his eyes.
Then Tristan wakes up, notices Kaiba's back, and turns to wake up Téa. She sits up, rubbing her head and wondering where they are.
Yuna is standing with her back to the gang, watching a vortex of light that appeared where Dartz disappeared.
Téa gets up to go to her, asking if Yugi is alright.
Tristan sadly says that Yugi is probably still unconscious seeing as Yuna was so still.
But Téa doesn't think so. She thinks Yugi's back. She turns to her, and Yugi is indeed awake, clinging to his sister as she fists her hands to stop herself from crying. But Tea has no such problems. Crying, Téa runs to him, kneeling down to hug him, telling him how good it is to see him again. Looking a little flustered, he says it's good to see her, too.
It finally made the ancient soul barer look at the two with a fond smile, relief obvious in her eyes as the rubies danced with happiness.
Then Joey runs in, telling everyone to get out of his way—where's his little buddy?
He bends down to hug Yugi's head, saying he sure missed this spikey little head! Téa laughs and says the gang is back, and Tristan runs to get in on the hug, saying not to forget about him.
The hug fest was continued as Mokuba and Noah went to hug Yugi and Joey back, but Seto drew his rival into his arms instead. He saw the obvious tell tale signs of possible tears and he knew that he couldn't bare to see the strong, proud girl in that state. Yuna's small form still shook in the executive's arms as he held her and placed little kisses on the top of her unruly hair.
Pegasus woke up and smiled as he once again saw the soft side to the proud Dragon Tamer. His cooing drew the others' attention to the Duelists and they just gaped.
The others watched the rivals, wondering just how the two were even rivals when they were so close! After a while, Yuna and Seto let go of each other and both turned fiery eyes at Yugi, making the boy flinch slightly.
The Duel Queen stormed up to her little brother and took him into her arm lovingly, cursing his stupidity and recklessness all the while as she buried her face into his hair that was so much like her own.
''I swear you are so grounded when we get back to Domino!''
Seto was pissed with the boy as well, yelling at him for being so foolish. He had been worried for Yugi, but he was never going to say it out loud.
''Do you know through what shit we went through just to save you!?''
Yugi asks if that means Yuna beat Dartz, and Yuna says she did, but as soon as the duel ended, Dartz disappeared into a vortex, and Yuna has a bad feeling the worst is yet to come. But at least they'll face it together.
Mokuba says, if these guys were set free, he guesses so was everyone else Dartz captured. But Joey says guess again, pointing out Rafael still lying senseless on the floor. All the other poor schlubs are still trapped.
Roland runs in, telling Kaiba to come outside. Everyone goes out, where they see something huge rising out of the sea, a green beam of light shooting up out of it. Téa realizes—it's Atlantis!
The island city is returning from the depths, and it doesn't stop at the surface of the sea, but continues to rise into the air. What surprised everyone was the big metal contraption on the bottom side of the city.
The CEO's swearing told them all they needed to know about the identity of the mechanism that was lifting up the tons and tons of stone from the bottom of the sea into the air. It now hovered a few feet over the water and thats when Seto noticed that the design had a few changes made to it. He wondered if they had made the changes safely enough, but he knew that his invention could hold out for a very long time like that.
Tristan asks if she's sure that's Atlantis, and Joey says it's a big ancient city-looking thing rising up out of the ocean—that fits the bill. Yugi says that must mean Dartz is still out there. Joey wonders if he could have woken up the Leviathan.
''No. He took Seto's technology and made a few adjustments. Leviathan is a snake like dragon creature. You'll recognize it when you see it.'' Yuna said as she stared at the city she had dreamed about.
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Meanwhile, a radio operator aboard the aircraft carrier says that an underwater disturbance has triggered a hurricane over six thousand miles in diameter that's headed for the Atlantic coastline.
''It will reach land in approximately one hour.''
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Kaiba says he doesn't know what the deal is, but he's going up there to find out.
Tristan says to tell them all about it when he gets back.
But Yugi says he's going, too, and Joey says, not without him.
''All three of you stop.'' The mentioned did as they were commanded. There was no shitting around with Yuna's voice sounding so authoritative. ''I know that there is no way of me stopping any of you from going, but I must remind you that this madman wants me! Therefore, you are not going without me! And I do not wish to see any of you tagging along.'' She said as she turned to the none-duelists. ''I wouldn't allow even Yugi to come, but I know that there's no way of stopping him so I'm not going to waste what little time we have. Take Rafael and go with Roland. Something tells me that Dartz has made sure we have all that we need to get to him.''
With that she turned towards to entrance of the temple.
Tristan thinks they're nuts, and Téa protests that they just got back—now they're going to walk into Dartz's hands again? She tells them to walk away while they have the chance.
But Yugi says there are still people trapped on the other side who are counting on them. Téa reluctantly agrees that he's right, and he promises they'll be back soon.
Now Roland, with his headset on, reports from the helicopter that a massive hurricane is headed for the East Coast. Kaiba says he's going up to find Dartz, and turns to go back into the temple. Yugi tells him to wait up, but he says he's perfectly capable of handling this on his own.
Kaiba tells everyone to wait there, saying that as long as Dartz isn't dealt with, his anger won't be appeased.
Joey hands Rafael off to Tristan and runs after Kaiba, telling him not to think he's getting all the credit for this. Kaiba asks if he doesn't have anyone else to annoy, and Joey says, nope, not at the moment.
Yugi runs after them both, but Téa tells him to wait. He stops, thinking she wants to wish the Pharaoh luck even though Yuna was the first to enter the temple. But she says actually, she wants to wish Yugi luck. She tells him to remember his promise to come back soon, and to go and kick some Dartz butt. Yugi agrees, and takes off, while Tristan reminds him that they're there if Yugi and the others need them.
Mokuba starts to follow, but Téa stops him, telling him his brother is going to be fine. He looks longingly after Kaiba, but agrees to stay behind.
Inside the temple, Yugi is running through the hall after the others, when he sees his sister and the Millennium Puzzle begins to glow around her neck as she stands before an altar. He stops, wondering what the Puzzle is reacting to. He goes over to the altar of the three serpents, and finds the three God cards in the serpent's mouths. Happily, he retrieves them and offers them to his still unmoving wonders if she feels that she had failed them and asks her. But Yuna says they're powerless now.
''Dartz must have transferred their energy to the Great Leviathan.''
Yugi hopes that when this is all over, they'll be back to their old selves.
The twins make their way to where the other two duelists went, the crimson eyed girl placing a gentle kiss to her precious ka's cards.
Joey and Kaiba are standing in the great hall before the vortex. Joey notices that the soul carvings are now empty. ''The Leviathan must have beamed them all up.''
Yuna and Yugi join them, telling them they'll need these—their Legendary Dragon cards, Hermos and Critius. They take back their cards, and Kaiba says that all they need to do now is find that snake.
''He couldn't have gone far.''
Dartz's voice says Kaiba's right. An image of Dartz appears behind the ''vortex'', and he tells them to come in—the party's just begun. The three head for the ''vortex'', Joey and Kaiba still sniping at each other.
They suddenly are closed off in a small pod-like flying device as it takes off, taking them to their destination.
They emerge from the ''vortex'' before a huge carved door, leading to the city's innermost ring and highest level, the source of the green light. The buildings around them are in ruins, and Joey says this Atlantis place is a real dump. Yuna snorts, telling him to be a beauty queen after 10 000 years undersea. Yugi wonders where Dartz is, and Kaiba says he has an idea, looking towards the door. Joey agrees that giant green beam of light marks the spot.
Yuna thought that she saw a little research submarine in one of the side streets, but she ignored it for the moment. She knew the real reason why Dartz did all of this, but she also had a better solution than all the things Dartz had done to achieve his greatest wish.
She tries to convince Yugi to stay by the doors and actually managed to do so, so she ran up to the others as they made their way through the ruins. The three head for the door, emerging in a central courtyard, where stone pathways lead to a small, open domed structure over the center of a pool. The green light is coming from the top of the dome, and the three run towards it.
Joey says that he thinks he sees Dartz just sitting there waiting to get crushed. A still, white figure is seated beneath the dome.
But when the three approach, they see that the figure of Dartz is clear as glass. Yuna walks up to the figure and touches its hand, and it promptly disintegrates.
Joey asks if someone can fill him in now, and Yuna says Dartz must have left his body's glass copy behind to piss them off. Kaiba says it's just another one of his cheap tricks, and Dartz's voice is heard asking Kaiba if that's his answer to everything. Dartz says Kaiba really needs a new catchphrase.
Then Dartz's face appears, looking down at them through the domed ceiling overhead, envoking some very unpleasent memoties from the three Duelists and their time with one Gozaboro Kaiba in Noah's virtual world. He says he's with the Great Leviathan. Yuna protests that Dartz told them that the Great Leviathan couldn't awaken without the souls of the three Chosen Duelists.
Dartz says that's right, but he's substituted their souls with an equally powerful soul—his own.
The green beam of light splits into four beams, which circle down around the floating island of Atlantis to meet again and dive down into the sea, forming a huge whirlpool in the water. Mokuba, watching with the others from Dartz's island, asks, ''What's that?'' as a huge ancient robot-like thing slowly nears the surface of the water.
The Great Leviathan leaps from the water and flies into the sky towards Atlantis, coiling around the ancient city, as Dartz announces that the Great Beast has returned!
Joey, Kaiba, and Yuna now face the enormous Leviathan looming over them.
''That thing could pick its teeth with an Egyptian God Monster!'' Joey exclaims.
Yuna adds that it's here to conquer mankind.
Joey asks, what's that little green pimple on its nose? It's Dartz, who's merged together with the Great Leviathan through a protective armor that kept him safe.
Kaiba says he's not going to just stand there and talk to some mutated hood ornament—he's going to blast him into next week.
Dartz says he'd love to see him try, and the Great Leviathan roars.
Joey activates his Duel Disk, telling him to bring it on!
Yuna and Seto join him, and Yuna summons her Dark Magician, Summoned Skull, and Kuriboh.
Next, Joey summons Flame Swordsman, Jinzo, and Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
Kaiba adds the Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Gadget Soldier, and Vorse Raider.
Finally, the three each summon their Legendary Dragons, Timaeus, Critius, and Hermos, and Yuna plays Legend of Heart to turn them into the Legendary Knights of Atlantis.
Joey is astonished to see that the Dragons are really Knights.
Seto was far to speechless to try to make fun of Joey.
Yuna calls on the monsters to attack, taking control of the 'army' as her Pharaoh self comes into view, and they all blast their weapons at the Great Beast. But they appear to have no effect, and Dartz laughs, asking when they're planning to launch their real attacks.
Yuna holds up Multiply, telling Timaeus to absorb Kuriboh's effect and attack with the force of ten thousand Knights. Timaeus attacks with Sword of Justice, and the Leviathan is swept up inside a huge explosion of light. The three duelists watch, thinking they've won and the souls are now free, but then the explosion clears and the Great Leviathan appears unharmed.
Kaiba can't believe that with all those attacks, the Beast doesn't have one scratch.
Joey says it's worse—now it's that thing's turn to attack them!
The Great Leviathan roars, and prepares to attack. If that attack hits them, Joey says, they'll be fried to a crisp!
Yuna tells Timaeus to absorb the power of Big Shield Gardna and activate Full Barrier Shield.
The Leviathan's attack hits the shield, which can barely hold it back. The other monsters are all destroyed, and only the Knights stand between the duelists and destruction.
They've survived one attack.
''But now,'' Joey says, ''the Great Leviathan is gearing up for another attack, and this time, we might not be so lucky.''
But suddenly, an aurora appears in the sky, and the Leviathan pauses, looking up at it.
Mokuba says he recognizes those lights, and Tristan and Téa do, too.
Yuna says it's just like that night when the gateway first opened.
The Great Leviathan hovers near Atlantis, while the lights of the aurora flash in the sky above. Within the aurora, glowing bubbles appear. Inside one of them, Dark Magician Girl calls out to the monsters to unite. Without them, all hope is lost.
She says they must join forces with the humans, and together they will defeat the Great Beast. Dozens of monsters attack the Great Beast, which roars as they crash into its hide.
Yuna exclaims that someone's helping them. Kaiba turns to Yuna and Joey, calling them dorks and asking if they're going to just stand there, or act like men for a change. He sent an apologetic look at Yuna, but didn't say anything about the unintended insult. Yuna nodded but Joey says he'll show Kaiba.
"Yuna, Bonkotsu, let's reorganize our team now."
"Don't call me 'bonkotsu'!" Joey yells and slides three more monster cards onto his Duel Disk—Gearfried, Rocket Warrior, and Gilford the Lightning. Kaiba brings out XYZ-Dragon Cannon, Blade Knight, and Kaiser Seahorse, while Yuna summons Black Luster Solder, Buster Blader, and Valkyrion the Magna Warrior.
These monsters join the others attacking the Great Beast, and Joey says there's no way the that thing can survive.
But Dartz laughs, telling them they'll have to do better than that. Blades shoot out from spines in the Great Beast's hide, destroying Gearfried and Gilford the Lightning. Joey says it looks like they're going to need a plan B. The Great Beast's blades rain down and destroy the rest of the gang's monsters. Joey says it's not over yet—that sideshow freak still has to get through their Knights.
Now, the Great Beast attacks the three Legendary Knights. Joey urges them to stay strong, and Yuna tells the Knights they're their last hope, but they, too, are destroyed.
Seto takes a step in front of Yuna, a perfect protective position as it took Yuna out of view of the enemy, and growled at the man on the ancient machine. Seto knew how the machine worked'it was similar to his own duel robots. It just had a way higher ATK and DEF than any of the others.
Joey calls Dartz a mutant, telling him to bring it on.
Yuna says this might not be the best time to be insulting him.
Then, the Great Leviathan shoots out tendrils that wind around Joey, Yuna, and Kaiba, and snatch them up. Dark Magician Girl calls out to the Pharaoh, as the three duelists are pulled up to the Great Leviathan.
Dartz tells them they're about to be reunited with their friends, who are all waiting for them inside the belly of the Beast!
Dartz says that resistance is futile. In a few moments, their energy will be absorbed by the Great Leviathan. Then he tells them to listen, and the gang hear the voices of the souls trapped inside.
Dartz addresses them as the Legendary Duelists, and tells them that the power of this god is limitless because the foundation of its power is the darkness in the trapped souls.
Can't they hear it?
Rafael says the Pharaoh's name, and Kaiba hears Amelda calling to him for help. Then Joey hears Mai, and says that what Dartz says is true—everyone Dartz caught is now inside the monster.
Kaiba says he's not about to let Dartz do that to him without a fight, and he struggles against the tendrils. But he's already sunk into the Beast up to his waist, and Dartz says that fighting back isn't an option.
Joey says if they don't think of something quickly, Dartz wins. They've come too far and they're not giving up. But he sinks in up to his neck. With the images of Mai and Valon in his mind, he tells Yuna they can't let the others down. Everyone in there is counting on them to stop this guy. There has to be something they can do!
As the tendrils suck Kaiba in deeper, he sarcastically says, oh, that helps.
Kaiba wonders if the darkness has gotten stronger inside.
Dartz says Kaiba's right—it's impossible that people will be able to overcome their inner fears. ''No matter how hard they refuse to acknowledge the darkness within them, as long as there's a little bit left, it will be revived somehow.''
Joey asks if everything they've done so far has been wasted. Then he says it's a lie, he won't believe it. As he sinks into the beast, he calls out to Mai and Valon, and repeats that it's a lie—they did have at least a little connection in the past, didn't they?
As Kaiba sinks, he asks Amelda if she's giving up just like that.
Calling to Yuna for help, Joey goes under.
Yuna says she'll save them, but she can't move.
Seto goes next.
Yuna manages to lift her Duel Disk free, as her head sinks beneath the surface of the Beast. Joey and Kaiba sink down, but Yuna keeps one arm with the Duel Disk from going under.
'There has to be a way to fight back!' Yuna thought. 'Wait! If we can hear the people trapped inside, maybe the people can hear me.'
Yuna closes her eyes and calls out to everyone with her voice as loud as it can be, telling them that each one of them is a glimmer of light in this sea of shadows.
''It's not easy to get rid of the darkness in their hearts, but it's possible! Within us, there's an everlasting sense of readiness to train our companions, a container that holds our memories. It doesn't matter how many times we ourselves are damaged."
Seto's and Yuna's forms glow and the blue, red and gold combine as the Millennium Puzzle affects the light, forming a shape!
The image of a golden cup appears, with a tiny light falling into it.
''Alone, we might seem insignificant,'' she says, ''but together, they radiate enough energy to conquer the darkness.''
She encourages everyone to focus on the light inside themselves, saying it's the only way for them to save themselves.
"As long as we believe in that container, we can live again and again, forever in it. We can stroll under the light in our heart at any time. Everyone, hurry and remember, think of those who've come for your duel, think of the friends who've shared your pain."
Yuna tells them to remember those they care about.
Tears fall from Mai's closed eyes, as she remembers Valon and Joey trying to help her. A glowing ball of light forms at Mai's chest.
Then Yuna's voice is heard urging them to remember those who've helped them, and Rafael thinks of Yuna trying to help him escape as the Paradias building crumbled after their duel, and the ball of light forms over his heart, too.
Next, Yuna tells them to remember what they've fought for, and Amelda thinks of her little brother, Mikey, and promising she won't let him be captured. Amelda remembers Kaiba and Mokuba. A light forms over her heart as well.
Finally, Yuna tells them to remember why they never gave up.
Valon remembers dueling with Joey, and being pushed to his limits.
Their hearts also light up.
Dartz thinks he's done it—he's going to conquer the Earth.
But then he notices flashes of golden light streaming into Yuna's Duel Disk.
Dark Magician Girl sees it too, and realizes that they're the lights of the spirits within.
She calls upon her fellow monsters to go and lend their spark to the Pharaoh as well.
Joey gives up his strength to Yuna, telling her to take it before he loses it for good. "Yuna... my last strength..."
Kaiba flings his power at Yuna, telling her not to screw this up. "Take it all."
Yami's Duel Disk glows and pulses, before finally sinking beneath the surface of the beast. Dartz wonders what's going on—his control is slipping.
The Millennium Puzzle glows, and Yuna thinks that it's working—she feels as if her spirit's been infused with the power of every soul Dartz captured.
The Puzzle gives off a blinding light, and for a moment, the Pharaoh appears in his Egyptian garb, then the eye glows in Yuna's forehead.
Yuna calls out, ''In the name of the Pharaoh, awaken!''
Beams of red, blue, and yellow light burst from the Beast, as Yuna calls forth the three Gods of Egypt. The beams of light split the Beast, and Yuna, Joey, and Seto are released. They land back on Atlantis, and Joey asks Yuna how he got them out of there.
Yuna replies, ''By summoning them—Obelisk, Slifer, and the Winged Dragon of Ra.''
The three God Monsters roar a tribute to their master.
Dartz says it's impossible—how did she revive the Egyptian Gods?
The Great Leviathan roars, then flies away, the three Gods in pursuit. The four monsters disappear into the clouds.
Yuna thinks that the Gods might need her help, and she closes her eyes, her body going limp as she allows her soul to follow her kas into battle. Seto barely had time to catch her before she hit the ground but the two males stare in wonder, along with Yugi, as a blinding light rises into the clouds.
Yugi wishes the Pharaoh good luck.
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Above the clouds, the three God monsters face off against the Great Leviathan.
Yuna appears in front of Slifer, and tells Dartz it's his move.
Angry with the Pharaoh for daring to challenge him, Dartz attacks.
The three God monsters counterattack. The Leviathan captures Obelisk, but Slifer and Ra blast it loose.
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Down below, Joey, Yugi, and Kaiba watch the clouds light up, and Joey says, that Leviathan's a goner—it's three against one. Kaiba says he sees that Joey can count, but numbers aren't everything.
''It's a battle of the Gods!'' Joey says in awe and Kaiba says, ''Is this happening beneath our sky?''
Yugi encourages the Pharaoh, telling her she can do this.
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Dartz tells Yuna that the Great Leviathan existed long before the Egyptian Gods were born, and it will rule the Earth long after they're gone!
The Leviathan attacks, sending out a beam of white energy.
Yuna orders her monsters to attack, with Obelisk's Fist of Fury, Slifer's Thunder Force, and Ra's Blaze Cannon. Their attacks blend together in streams of red, yellow, and blue light.
The attacks collide with a force that lights up the sky. Everyone watches, on Atlantis, on Dartz's island, and the aircraft carrier.
Dartz says his Beast is fueled by the darkness of his prisoners. Yuna says he's wrong—Yuna was able to transform the darkness in their hearts to light, which now fuels his beasts.
''I did what my name said for me to always do - I gave them HOPE!''
The Egyptian Gods' attacks begin to push back the Great Leviathan's. Dartz's monster is hit, and beams of light shoot from its body.
The Great Leviathan falls from the sky.
Kaiba says it looks like the Gods pulled through, and Joey says that means that everyone Dartz captured is free.
As the Leviathan crashes into the ocean, the lights of the souls fly out of it.
Mai's soul is awakened by Valon's, who tells her it's over. Dartz got his butt kicked, so now they're free, thanks to those four. They see Kaiba, Yuna, Yugi, and Joey standing on Atlantis, and Mai says, they did it?
Valon tells her those friends of hers are all right.
Then the two of them fly away home.
Amelda and Rafael are approached by the lights of other souls, who call their names and tell them to wake up.
Amelda opens her eyes to see her little brother Mikey, and Rafael sees his little brother and sister, Julien and Sonia, and his parents. They tell Rafael and Amelda that they've always been right by their sides, and they always will be.
Rafael thanks them, and says he'll see them soon.
Amelda tells Mikey goodbye. Mikey's soul turns into a ball of light, and sinks into Amelda's chest. Amelda holds her arms to her chest, saying her brother's name.
''I'll find you.''
Then Rafael's family also turn to balls of light, and the four of them join with Rafael's soul. He says he knows they'll always be with him.
''I will see you soon.''
The aurora fades and the day turns bright, the dark clouds breaking up.
Two of the soul-lights fly down from the sky, one of them going into the Kaiba Corp helicopter, and Mokuba and the others run to see what's happening. Rafael's soul has returned to his body, and he wakes up, saying that he's back. Mokuba asks if he's all right, and, with tears streaming down his face, he says, of course—he's free, thanks to the three chosen duelists.
Téa asks if they beat Dartz, then realizes that must explain all those lights in the sky.
But then, the dark and smoky form of the Great Leviathan flies out of the sea and returns to Atlantis.
On Atlantis, Kaiba, Yugi, and Joey watch the waters of the pool grow choppy as the island shakes, and Joey asks, now what?
Just then, Yuna wakes up only to blush when she realized that the brunet was holding her in his arms bridal style.
When he let her down she tells them that it's time for them to go. She didn't elaborate, but she knew that there's some unfinished business that she had with Dartz and three other people who had just arrived there.
The columns holding up the dome begin to crack and fall. The four turn and run back to the vortex that led them there, as buildings crumble around them. Joey leaps through the vortex, followed by Kaiba.
Yugi is about to go through when Yuna tells him to wait.
They can't leave yet.
Dartz stands behind them, tendrils of darkness curling around him like smoke, and the Great Leviathan appears behind him.
Yuna summons Timaeus and orders him to attack. The Knight slashes the Beast with his sword, but it in turn attacks and nearly destroys Timaeus. Yuna tells her Knight to return to her Deck.
Yugi asks what they will do now, and Yuna says they'll fight—somehow.
''But we've tried everything,'' Yugi says, ''and nothing seems to work.''
Dartz asks if they've given up. All the monsters in the world combined together can't destroy his Leviathan. This creature isn't one of their little Duel Monsters—it was born from the darkness of the human soul. As long as mankind exists, so does the Great Beast.
Dartz says this is the true form of the Orichalcos God. He's all the hatred of the world, left behind by the people on the planet. As long as they exist, the darkness within will not vanish.
Yuna tells Yugi to run, and leave these two to her. But Yugi says there's no way he's going. Yuna ignores him and pushes him through the vortex and he is sent back to the temple with the other two males.
Yuna was now alone with Drtz until the pod returned.
Yuna tells Dartz he's got it all wrong—that creature was created by the Orichalcos. Dartz was lied to, and brainwashed into believing that mankind must be destroyed. Human beings aren't the evil ones—it's the Orichalcos. Yuna tells Dartz to think: when he ruled Atlantis, his people were generous and peaceful. Everything changed when the Orichalcos stones arrived. Those fragments brought chaos and hatred to paradise.
Then she faces the Orichalcos God and asks if he's the one who summoned Yuna's soul here. There is no answer.
''This is the first time I've clearly understood my responsibility and mission as the Pharaoh's reincarnation. My duty is to destroy the darkness of the world. Just as he has done 5000 years ago!''
Yuna tells Dartz that if he wants to wipe out mankind, he'll have to go through her.
''All right, come on. The anger and hatred—I'll accept it all. Let all the heart's darkness in the world be shouldered by me!''
The Great Beast roars and attacks, darkness swirling around Yuna.
Yuna cries out, and she is caught up in the darkness. The Great Beast turns to a black whirlwind, and Dartz says he's going to enjoy this!
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From Dartz's island, Mokuba, Tristan, and Téa see that now a beam of darkness is rising from Atlantis.
Téa wonders, now what?
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Trapped within the whirlwind of darkness, Yuna cries out, and Dartz tells her farewell.
As Yuna stands trapped within the black whirlwind, Dartz calls for the Great Leviathan to crush the Pharaoh with her own darkness.
Yuna screams in pain as the pressure on her body was getting too much for her to handle. She saw a flash of blue and gold and immediately knew who it was. She opened her eyes and determinately glared at the ghostly figure of Seth.
''Stay back! This is my fight now! I must prove myself worthy of my soul! It's a fight of justice and belief.''
The High Priest nodded and dissolved into a blue orb that flew straight back to Seto as the reincarnated King of Atlantis kept attacking the reincarnated Pharaoh of Egypt.
Yuna looks her adversary in the eye as she thinks to herself.
'Ever since Yugi played that card, I almost lost my way and I've been fighting the darkness that is fear ever since. And now it's trying to destroy me. The power of the darkness knows no bounds.'
The glare turned heated as she looks at the lost man in front of her, blinded by the darkness and its lies, as well as is own rage at the world.
'Dartz ... You don't know that you could have gotten the same wish even without all of this. I'm going to show you! I will show you that you don't have to hurt others so you can get what you deserve!'
The shadowy form of the Great Leviathan roars as Yuna struggles inside the whirlwind. Yuna realizes that as long as she's filled with the light of friendship, Dartz can't win. She remembers her duel with Dartz, when Dartz tried to convince her to surrender by telling her she was all alone. She'd nearly succumbed, when the light of friendship in her heart protected her from the Orichalcos.
Now, Yuna stands within the whirlwind and says that, thanks to her friends, she has enough power to banish the darkness. With the power of everyone in her heart, she'll seal the Great Leviathan away.
Lightning flashes, and the sky grows dark.
Dartz calls for the Great Leviathan to vanquish the Pharaoh's spirit for all eternity.
''YUNA!'' A voice she knew all her life yells as her little brother runs closer to her.
The Leviathan roars—then shrinks into the whirlwind, disappearing into a tiny spark of light.
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Aboard the aircraft carrier, one of the men says that the hurricane is gone.
And, in the desert, Duke, Rebecca, and Professor Hawkins watch the shafts of sunlight break through the clouds.
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The clouds break up and the sun shines on Atlantis, and Yugi tells Yuna she did it.
Yuna grows weak and falls, but Yugi runs to catch her, although a bit shakily, asking if she's all right. Smiling, Yuna says she's fine.
''The Great Leviathan is gone. Everyone's safe. The Pharaoh's soul once again took in the darkness.''
And Yugi says it's over now.
Then they see Dartz lying on the ground.
A bright light forms before him, and Ironheart, Chris, and Sky appear.
Yugi joins in Yuna's snort at the fact that lame magic tricks run in the family almost as much as their own crazy hair does!
Dartz looks up at his family in astonishment, and they help him to sit up. Chris says her father is back, and Ironheart adds that he has the Pharaoh to thank—Yuna drove out the evil force that controlled Dartz.
Yuna says that she knew that deep down, Dartz was a noble ruler.
''As well as a good husband and father.''
The three descendants of Atlantis all look at her weirdly, joined in by Yugi's own incredulous look as Yuna smiles and points to the side street where she saw that strange, little research submarine.
Just then, as they all turn to look in the mentioned direction, a tired looking woman walks out of the ally and groans as her stomach grumbles, demanding to be fed. She wore a red diving suit and her waist-long, light brown hair was tied in a high ponytail. Her gentle brown eyes finally fell upon the three Atlatans and she gasped, happy tears falling from her eyes.
''Dartz?''
''Iona?'' The aqua-haired male spoke uncertainly, wistfully.
''Mom?'' Chris adds as she and her grandpa stare at the woman who had been reported missing since Chris was two.
''Dartz! Chris! Dad!'' The woman burst into tears as she ran into the open arms of her family and the four cried together.
Yuna and Yugi, who were watching from the sidelines, smile at the heartwarming sight, remembering their own parents.
Iona kisses Dartz all over his face, saying she thought she would never see any of them ever again and Dartz, whose right eye has returned to its original golden color, smiles, and Chris adds that Dartz was a great father in Iona's absence.
Completely forgetting that the Light of Hope was standing right there, the three flush red from embarrassment as Iona asks why the famous Archaeological Wonder was there.
Ironheart turns and tells Yuna her work here is complete, and she may now go in peace.
But Yuna shakes her head. ''I will not leave without you. It is time that Atlantis is laid to rest, and you four will have no other means of escape if you don't come with us now. Do not worry about this city. Seto's technology will be undoubtedly able to keep it on the surface until nature does it's job and makes the island stable again. You will be able to come back here again, and no one else, but for now ... It's time to leave.''
Yuna and Yugi look behind themselves, and see the portal through which they can return to their own world.
''Let's go home. All of us.''
With their arms around each other, Yami and Yugi walk through the portal.
Chris tells Dartz that they should go, too. They have a lot of catching up to do.
He nods, smiling.
Hugging each other close, the four Atlantans follow the Queen of Games and her younger twin to safety.
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Atlantis starts to descend back into the sea, raising a huge wave as it hits the surface.
Kaiba runs out of Dartz's temple, calling to Mokuba to start the engines of the helicopter. They have to get out of there. Joey is right behind Kaiba, panting for breath, but Anzu says they can't leave without Yugi. Kaiba and Joey look back at the temple—Yugi didn't come out with them.
''And where is Nee-chii?''
Seto's stomach flips as he realizes that they didn't wait up for the twins and he starts to head back in when they see the approaching tidal wave. Knowing that he must save his brothers and the others, he doesn't go back, even as his heart rips itself to pieces.
Mokuba says time's running out, and Kaiba agrees they can't wait. Joey tries to run back into the temple, but Tristan grabs him around the waist and stops him. Joey says he's not leaving without Yugi, but Tristan says they have to trust that he found a way out on his own. Frustrated, Joey shouts Yugi's name, but the helicopter leaves without him, as Dartz's island sinks into the sea.
Aboard the helicopter, Kaiba says good riddance to the island, but Mokuba says he hopes Yugi and Yuna weren't in there. Joey sits with his head down, while Téa stares sadly into space. She says she does, too.
They turn to see that Atlantis did not sink, but was steadily floating on the surface, thanks to Kaiba's technology. Said brunet grits his teeth, thinking that he still lost one of the most precious people in his life even with all his advanced machines.
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Meanwhile, in a hospital room in the city Weevil wakes up, asking for his mommy.
In the next bed, Rex wakes up, too, wondering where he is.
Horrified, Rex asks Weevil what he's doing in Rex's bedroom, but Weevil points out that it's a hospital. Weevil says he knows whose fault this is.
Rex thinks it's Joey's, while Weevil thinks, Yugi's.
Together, they say, "You'll pay for this!"
They both jump out of bed and run away down the hall.
As they go, they pass another room, in which Amelda is just waking up.
She sits up, wondering where she is, then sees the Dyna Dude figure lying on the bed beside her pillow. She picks it up, remembering her little brother telling her that soon the real Dyna Dude will show up and beat up all the bad guys.
But then their refugee camp was attacked by the tanks, and Mikey was gone.
Amelda remembers telling Kaiba about the toy, and saying that Kaiba's company killed his brother, then Kaiba saying that no matter what, he wouldn't let his brother die.
Amelda's tears fall on the Dyna Dude figure, then she stands up, vowing she won't stop looking until she finds her brother.
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Meanwhile, the sun is setting on a house by the sea.
Valon is waking in his bed.
He looks around, says he's home, and wonders if it was all a dream. He remembers being defeated by Joey, and saying goodbye to Mai, telling her he now understands why Joey means so much to her.
Then he remembers telling Joey to save Mai as the Orichalcos takes his soul.
As he sits up in bed, a Duel Monsters card falls to the floor. It's Cyber Harpie, one of Mai's cards. The bed next to his is empty.
Going out onto the balcony with the card, he looks away into the sunset, telling Mai he'll never forget her, and thanking her.
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On a small deserted island, Yugi lies unconscious on the shore, waves lapping at his feet. A voice calls his name, telling him to wake up. His eyes open, and he gets up, asking Yuna if she has any idea where they are.
Yuna says it seems they washed up on shore—but she wonders how. Someone must have guided them there.
They see their four companions still asleep and marvel at how at peace Dartz now looks.
An aurora glows in the sky above them, and Dark Magician Girl, with the three Legendary Knights, appear before them.
Dark Magician Girl says that they are forever in Yugi and Yuna's debt. They've saved the human world and hers, as well. The Dominion of the Beasts can once again flourish, and the Legendary Knights can continue to protect their land.
Yugi says he's just glad they could help.
Timaeus thanks them both, saying they fought bravely. Hermos says Yugi and Yuna will never be forgotten, and Critius adds, for as long as the Knights reign.
Yuna says they couldn't have done it without the Legendary Knights. ''In the face of ultimate darkness, your courage sparked a light so strong, it will burn for all eternity.''
''My Pharaoh, it is you who allowed us to shine with any light, but only because we were inspired by your own Light of Hope.''
The Knights nod to one another, then fly away into the lights. Dark Magician Girl says that the time may come when they need each other again. ''If so,'' she winks, ''You know where I'll be. Right there in your deck.'' Then she turns and flies after the Knights.
She stops again, looking at Yuna. "Master..." then she pauses, and winks, saying, "No, it's nothing. Goodbye."
Yugi waves them bye just as their four companions slowly wake up. Chris jumps as the pod that got them there explodes.
Yuna looks on towards the horizon, smiling as the others come to stand in line with her. The smile turns into a smirk when she notices the two cards falling from the sky, where a KC branded helicopter was slowly making its way to the small island. She reaches out and the cards of Claw of Hermos and Fang of Critius land in her hand. She puts them back into her deck just as the three Knights and Dark Magician girl leave their field of vision.
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The Kaiba Corp helicopter flies overhead. Standing at the window, Téa says that those weird lights are back.
Joey sees the Legendary Knights and Dark Magician Girl flying away, and says that explains why.
Téa says they must be going home, now that their world is safe again. Joey holds up his Hermos card, and it flies out of his hand. Kaiba pulls out his Critius card, and it, too, leaves through the widow.
He smiles, saying no big deal—his deck's still unstoppable.
'But was it all a dream?'
Then Téa points out Yugi standing on the shore of the island below. Tristan exclaims, it's Yugi!
And on the island, Yugi tells Yuna that the gang made it out.
The helicopter lands on the island, and Joey joyfully greets his little pal with noogies, saying he's never letting this spikey head out of his sight. Téa asks if it's really all over, and Yugi, surrounded by his friends, says they're safe now.
From the door of the helicopter, Mokuba, standing with Seto, Noah and Rafael, calls out to Yuna.
The billionaire walks up to his rival and scoops her up in his arms, all the while saying that he's gonna put her on a leash so she wouldn't get into anymore trouble, even as his brothers complain at not being able to greet Yuna as well. The Game Queen decides not to mention how her heart stopped when she thought that she lost him forever. The memory of his eyes losing all of their life was still too raw for her.
Joey runs back to the helicopter, saying he's sure there's someone else trying to take over the world back home. As they follow, Tristan tells Téa, the scary thing is, Joey's probably right.
Just then, they hear a pretty meaningful ''Ahem!'' from behind them and Yuna finally frees herself from Seto. The group looks on questionably at the four Atlantans, before looking to the Queen of Games as she asks them what they are waiting for and points to the helicopter. Yugi happily goes inside and was followed by the youngest two of the group.
Chris is the first to follow with Sky at her heels. Iona does so next with an awkward Ironheart and a reluctant Dartz. The reincarnated Atlantis King was surprised when Rafael greeted him with respect and when he saw the other two CEOs nod to him. He supposed that the Duel Queen meant more to them than he was worth, but was surprised when Pegasus drew him into a conversation about his own lovely wife that Yuna helped save from a deadly decease.
Dartz looked back to the crimson eyed child, wondering just how many people were in her dept.
Chris is quick to greet Tea first then to introduce herself to the rest of the group. As Iona does the same, Mokuba and Seto realize why Pegasus drew Dartz into a conversation and just shake their heads. Noah was glaring at the girl who said she respected Yuna as a nee-sama and it made Yugi wonder how the green-haired boy would take the news of a certain Russian being his sister's first ''adopted otouto-kun''. He also wondered how Sasha would take all of this.
Rafael had appointed himself as the young girl's bodyguard, making the others joke around at his expense for being 'bodyguard material' annoying Fugata and Roland in the process.
Iona loved the way the group interacted with each other, but she really couldn't wait for the young CEO to once again talk with his rival. The sight of them in such a tight embrace made her think of her days before she got stuck on the bottom of the sea.
Chris had been so young, maybe two years old, when she and Dartz went to discover Atlantis. They were in two different research submarines and hers got stuck between two buildings. Dartz's fuel was running out, so he had to resurface. However, after that, there was a earthquake that caused the city to fall of the little underwater cliff that it had been resting on and Atlantis fell into deeper depths. It took Dartz a long time to realize that there was no way of getting to that depth in one of the ordinary submarines and the military ones were off limits, even to someone as influential as him. About two years ago, Dartz told her through the radio transmitter that he found a machine that would be able to lift the entire City of Atlantis from the bottom of the sea and put it back on the surface.
She hadn't believed him then, especially since he was talking about his family's old heritage and the legendary Nameless Pharaoh's soul, but now that she met the CEO protégé who had made the design for the machine and the girl who had the same blood red eyes as the Pharaoh once had, she couldn't deny the facts.
Seto started to follow the others into the helicopter, only to see that Yuna still wasn't moving from her spot. She was looking out at the now once again floating Atlantis with a look of peace on her features. He for the first time realized that this was her way of thanking the people who had built up the history that they now have. By giving the world Atlantis back, she proved that there is so much more to legends and myths than just made-up stories. Yuna proved that her own existence indeed goes beyond the human understanding, but she still exists none the less.
As he watched the slim figure bathed in the setting sun, he wondered what she was thinking of. Just then, Yuna turned towards him and smiled in his direction. He was struck dumb by how beautiful that smile seemed in the setting sun, but what surprised him even more was that when she made her way towards him, he swore that a man that looked like her stepped through her, coming in his direction, making it look like Yuna was dressed in his clothes. It was the same man he saw in that vision he shared with Yuna in their Duel during Battle City, as well as the boy who he had once been, that he saw in that strange dream Yuna accidentally shared with him. The Nameless Pharaoh. His long, purple cape blew out behind him and his reincarnation as he made his way to the figure who materialized itself in front of the stunned Seto, Yuna walking in step with him towards the CEO himself. The Pharaoh and Seth disappeared as soon as the younger male reached for him, leaving the brunet to wonder if he was hallucinating, but he was brought back to the true real world when he felt his rival hug him lightly, nuzzling his neck.
Seto smiled widely as he returned the hug, knowing that no matter what stood before them now, he and Yuna would stick together when fighting it.
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The passengers of the Kaiba Corp helicopter stared out of their windows, taking in the sight of the ancient City of Atlantis as it floated on the surface once again. The sight caused Dartz to smile. It was not his life's work he was smiling at, though. He smiled as he watched the Duel Queen who made it all possible. It was scary how easily she could turn any situation into her favor when she needed to, but he couldn't help but admire her view on the world.
'You really are both a miracle as well as a Light of Hope, Yuna Yami Mouto. And now I even know from where your middle name comes from. By absorbing all of the darkness, you became the Light of Hope. Your soul truly is as pure as the legends say. But you are just as scary! I guess there is one thing I learned today...'
''You know, there is a lesson I learned today ...''
''And what's that?'' Joey asked Dartz.
The man smirked. ''It's: Don't mess with the Pharaoh!''
The group hutted with laughter, all agreeing with the once crazy man.