"My pararites... failed..." The doctor mused watching the scene where both the brainwashed Lulu and Rin not only got defeated by the Lancers but also turned back to normal.
"You still have me Doctor!" Said Zuzu who still was under his control.
"You better not disappoint me like the others... Now go and intercept them, they are reaching my lab, take this card, it will help" He said with an angry look on his face as Zuzu took the card and got outside of the room.
"Those brats have no chance this time" He said with an evil smirk.
Mainwhile Yuya, Celina and the others where going through Duel Academy's corridors, but then decided to split up because everyone had its objectives.
"Me and Celina will keep searching for Zuzu, and then we'll reach for Declan to confront Leo" Yuya said with a focused look.
"I have a score to settle with Yuri, that scoundrel has to pay!" Yugo said with a similar one.
"I'll go with Yugo, I have similar business with that guy" Shay said with an enraged look.
"Yuya, Celina, can you take Rin and Lulu with you? We don't know what Yuri could pull off, better keep them at distance" Kite said matter of factly.
"Sure, you can count on me to protect them" Celina answered prontly.
"Let's go then" Yuya said as they split up in two groups.
Yuya's group then came across a big wooden door with "Laboratory" written on top.
"Let's start from here!" Celina said.
"Ok, here we go" Yuya said pushing the door open.
When they got in they noticed a large bowl of green liquid on the side, but the lack of light made difficult to see what exactly they had before them.
Then suddenly the lights turned on, and they gasped.
"But..." Yuya began.
"Those things..." Lulu continued.
"Horrible..." Rin also interjected
"And absolutely disgusting..." Celina commented.
A new voice then was heard coming nearer.
"Here in the laboratory Duel Academy creates these beautiful parasites, aren't they cute?" It was pretty familiar.
"This voice..." Celina and the others turned over the direction it came from.
"Zuzu, not you too!" Yuya said instantly knowing why she said something like that.
"She's controlled by the parasite too!" Celina went by his side, soon joined by Rin and Lulu too.
"It's a good feeling actually, and after our duel, you will all join me!" Zuzu said with the classic evil smirk while reading her duel disk.
"I don't think so, you will come back with us instead" Yuya readied himself but Celina put an arm on his shoulder and he looked at her.
"Please, leave this duel to me Yuya, I own a favor to Zuzu because she opened my eyes to the truth, and in return I'll get her back to us" She asked with a resolute look on her face.
"This will be a really dangerous duel, are you sure?" Yuya said concerned.
"I need you to trust me Yuya, not only my pride as a duelist is at stake, but I made a promess, and I want to keep it!" Celina had never been this serious about something.
"I understand it's really important for you but..." Yuya was still worried.
"Don't worry, I have everything under control!" She smiled for a second and she finally managed to convinced him
"Okay, do your best Celina! Let's get Zuzu back!" Yuya step aside while cheering on her.
Celina then watched over her opponent, ready to battle.
"Ready or not I'm going all out Zuzu" She tought solemnly.
And after a ferocious duel full of highly tactical moves and countermoves, they were both on their last stands, each with 100 LP.
"My move now, I draw!" Celina drew her card and she knew she got it then.
"My spell card, Lunalight Fusion, activate! With this I can fuse my Lunalight Panther on my field with both my Blue Cat and Emerald Bird from my hand, to create my most powerful creature, the mighty, the majestic, Lunalight Leo Dancer!"
She chanted while raising her hand.
The feline creature discended moving rapidly and getting in position to fight.
"I have all my parasites in defense position, you can't win" Zuzu mused smirking.
"You really think so? Let's put that to the test then! Leo Dancer attack Parasite Queen!" Celina ordered.
The horrible insect was destroyed but Zuzu still had more Fusion parasite in defense of her Life Points.
"As I said, next turn you will be done!" Zuzu continued to smirk.
And Celina smiled.
"There won't be any next turn, when Leo Dancer battles she destroyes every other special summoned monster from your field, and she can attack a second time every battle phase!" Celina explained as Leo Dancer prepared her final assault.
"It can't be!" Zuzu said still not believing.
"Go Leo Dancer, end this!" Celina ordered her attack, Leo Dancer quickly slashed every parasite before going directly for the brainwashed girl, the shockwave instantly annihilating the insect in her brain, she was finally free.
Celina quickly came to her aid, Yuya, Rin and Lulu joining her.
She shook her gently and Zuzu started to wake up.
"Celina, Yuya... I'm finally back..." Zuzu nearly cried of joy.
Tears quickly created in their eyes too.
"Same feeling here Zuzu, together again finally!" Yuya wiped his tears.
"Glad to have you back Zuzu" Celina smiled through tears.
They left themselves to the happiness of the moment, but in their heart they knew the battle was not over yet.