The Queen's Gambit: The Story

The Queen's Gambit: The Story

The most powerful piece in chess is the queen.

When this piece joins the game of Duel Monsters anything will change.

With two dragon sisters, a magician and her descendant, the queen will take her rightful place.

As it should have been.

Hi my loves before we start, I changed the Millenium Fragment from an amulet to a ring. You know, the ones you put on your finger XD

I took this decision because we already have enough canon Millenium Items as necklaces and I never saw a fanon one as a ring, so I decided yeah let's do this.

Powers are still the same as its name.

If you wanna see it, visit my DeviantArt ^^

I will change the other chapter over time, but for now, let's continue with our journey in the Duelist Kingdom.

Hope you enjoy this chapter.

(*)

Chapter 16: The Finals

Evening fell over the Duelist Kingdom, which meant it was time for dinner in Pegasus Castle.

And what a grand dinner the finalist and non-duelist were served.

It was mostly Western cuisine, but no one seemed to mind, since it tasted all wonderful.

Jonouchi and Honda even shed some manly tears of happiness.

"Please relax tonight before tomorrow's finals.", said Croquet, Pegasu's right-hand man to the duelists. "Enjoy our modest offerings for dinner."

"That is modest?", whispered Sadiye in disbelief at the number of luxury dishes.

"For Pegasus, it must be.", whispered Maja back.

Croquet continued: "I have an announcement for you. In order to participate in the final tournament, you need these cards that we gave to all entrants."

The man in sunglasses holds up two Duel Monster cards. One had no image the other showed gold and other treasures.

"You need Glory of the King's Hand and Glory of the Kin's Opposite Hand. You cannot receive the prize money without the Glory of the King's Hand. You cannot challenge Pegasus without the Glory of the King's Opposite Hand."

This worried Joey since he didn't have one of them as it did Bandit Keith.

"One more thing. Please look at your soup.", asked Croquet.

All did as he said and suddenly Millenium Eyes were in the duelist soup bowls.

Shocked gasps from nearly anyone and Anzu wondered loudly what this was.

Honda declared how in his soup was nothing, as the other non-duelists noted the same thing.

Huh?

"Hey!", shouted Jonouchi. "You were trying to make us eat them?"

"Please open them.", ignored Croquet Joey shouts.

So the duelists did this and found each a piece of paper with a single letter printed on it.

All were confused.

What was the meaning of this?

Behind Croquet a screen came down from the ceiling and he explained it would now be reveleave who shall duel who in the finals.

A) Yugi Muto Vs. B) Mai Kujaku

C) Bandit Keith Vs. D) Katsuya Jonouchi

E) Dinosaur Ryuzaki Vs. F) Kihana Schariq

G) Sehrazat Faizan Vs. H) Javier Alphonso

Of course, I have to battle HIM!, cried Sehrazat inside herself, while Javier sent her a pervy look.

Meanwhile, Joey was pumped to duel Bandit Keith, Mai and Yugi promised each other to give their best and Dinosaur Ryuzaki grinned at Kihana saying: "The Ultimate Battle Dinosaurs VS. Dragons, I will destroy you Schariq!"

Kihana just sent him a cold look with her blue eyes, which made him shake.

Jeez, that girl was scary!

After Croquet summarised who would duel who, he told them to enjoy their dinner.

Which of course they did.

Well, the most.

Sehrazat didn't eat much and then excused herself to her room.

She wouldn't stay any longer in the same room as Javier!

In her room, she closed the door with the key, before she made herself fall on the bed.

Not a second later Afya was in her spirit form sitting beside her on the bed and stroking her hair.

"Child of mine, what is wrong? What did this vermin of a boy do to you?"

Crying Sehrazat slowly told Afya her history with Javier.

When she was finished she had to stop Afya from taking over her body and murdering Javier.

(*)

Kihana listened to how Sehrazat talked with herself, but she knew she was talking to Afya.

She had wanted to comfort her best friend, but it seemed Afya's anger made Sehrazat forget her fears for a moment.

Good.

Then she could visit someone.

The white-haired beauty knocked on the door, till Asshole opened.

"Ah doll I know you couldn't-", he stopped as he was dragged back into his room and slammed against a wall.

An arm pressed down on his throat, making it difficult to breathe for him.

Fearful he stared into the blazing blue eyes of Schariq. He swerved he saw the image of the Blue Eyes White Dragon over her.

"Listen to me you piece of shit.", growled Schariq not sounding human at all. "If you do something in your duel with Sehrazat if so much as speak about what you did with her out loud, I will come for you...and end you!"

Nearly pissing his pants he nodded.

This was not a girl, but a dragon ready to eat him alive right now!

"Good.", hissed Schariq and let go of him.

As fast as she had come to his room, as fast she was gone.

(*)

Afya looked sadly at her poor Sehrazat.

She had brought her descendent inside her Soul Chamber, into the deepest bed chamber of her palast so she could sleep.

What Javier had done to her...!

The former queen of Egypt would make him suffer!

(*)

Sadiye opened her eyes as her sister crawled into bed with her.

"Did you scare him, Nee-San?"

"So much, he needs to change his pants."

Both sisters laughed and then fell asleep.

(*)

Maja was sleeping like a baby, not hearing how Honda and Ryou knocked on her door.

Well, seems like only Anzu remained for their little investigation.

(*)

The morning of the Semi-Finals came sooner than expected.

Our duelists, Yami, Afya, Joey and Kihana were walking with their group to the room where all the duelists had to wait for their matches.

All wished them four luck and promised to watch and cheer on them from the Terrance.

The four duelists thanked them and entered.

Mai was the only one who greeted them friendly.

Bandith Keith leaned arrogant on a wall, Dinosaur Ryuzaki was looking at his cards and Javier needed one look at Kihana and this different-looking Sehrazat, who with her orange eyes screamed murder, to look down in fear.

Since the first match was between Mai and Yami, the beautiful blond said: "Yugi, it's now time that we settle things."

Yami gave a simple nod.

"Jonouchi, thanks for coming so that I can defeat you.", mocked Bandit Keith.

"Keith, you may be a former U.S. champion, but I'll crush a cheater like you with my cards!", retorted Joey calmly back.

The Pegasus on the door, the mythical being, which leads to the Duel Ring, its eyes light up and Croquet's voice comes from the speakers. "To the duelists participating in the semi-finals, thank you for your patience. Please proceed to the duelling area."

The door opened and they were on the terrace on the same height as the Duel Ring.

On the other side of the Dueling Ring was also a terrace but with a throne.

Out of this door came Pegasus with Croquet and Hair-Guy by his side.

"Honored duelists, welcome to the sacred battlefield.", began Pegausu and sat down on his throne-like chair. "I hereby declare the start of the Duelist Kingdom Championship Tournament! The winner of the tournament will receive a large monetary prize. And the winner will also earn the right to challenge me."

That's when Honda calls from the higher-up terrace, asking what would happen if Pegasus was defeated.

Calm Pegasus said that whoever would defeat him the creator of Duel Monster would be recognised as the first Duelist King or Queen, meaning everyone had to acknowledge this person as the number 1 in the whole world.

"Every duelist here wants the title more than the prize money.", stated Pegasus. "Am I wrong?"

Bandit Keith laughed: "How interesting."

"I'm gonna win!", stated Jonouchi.

"Please, I will win you just had luck, Jonouchi!", said Dinosaur Ryuzaki.

"I wonder which one of you will win the final tournament and challenge me.", mussed Pegasus.

Afya and Yami thought the same thing, they would defeat Pegasus and free the imprisoned souls.

Now it was for the First Match: Yami VS. Mai.

As they both stepped into the Duel Ring, Joey, Kihana and Afya joined the non-duelist on the terrace to watch the duel better.

The Duel between Mai and Yugi was in the beginning in Mai's favour, since Yami only thought about getting to Pegasus and not concentrating on his opponent.

After Mai's words reached him, Yami finally played right and defeated Mai's Harpie Pet Dragon with the legendary strongest knight Black Luster Soldier.

Since the woman didn't want to see her Harpies destroyed she put her hand on her deck, meaning she gave up.

Yami won and came into the next round.

Now it was Jonouchi VS. Bandit Keith.

In the beginning, Joey had nearly a heart attack not finding his card to qualify him for the duel, but Mai was so kind to give him her.

Now he could duel against Keith.

And what a Duel it was it showed how Jonouchi had become a strong duelist, defeating Keith and his stupid machine monsters.

Bandit Keith didn't like this one bit and jumped to Pegasus holding a gun against his head, demanding the price money.

However, Pegasus with his feet touched a button and Keith fell down into a long tunnel and into the Ocean.

Joey came into the next round.

Next up was Kihanan Vs. Dinosaur Ryuzaki and well Kihana had from start to beginning the upper hand with her dragons.

The Dinosaurs with their Duelist were story...again and Kihana came to the next round.

Now came the final round of the Semi-Finals Sehrazat/Afya Vs. Javier.

Javier pissed himself as he saw the hate and loathing in Afya's eyes.

The Sehrazat he knew was always so meek and afraid of him.

She changed.

It showed how she duelled.

In 11 turns she completely demolished him!

11 turns!

This had been the fastest duel of the day.

Then came the duels, all had feared, Yami VS Joey and then Afya Vs. Kihana.

Best friends against each other.

For Yugi/Yami and Jonouchi, it would be the first time they duelled with all their forces against each other.

But only one could win and under tears it was Yami.

Afya and Kihana began their duel, which was even more brutal than the one Sehrazat and Kihana had during the European Championship.

With only a difference of 50 Life Points Afya won.

So this meant...

"The final duel of the day is between Yugi Muto and Sehrazat Faizan.", announced Croquet.

Both stand proudly on their side of the Duel Ring, not saying a word just staring at each other.

This was it.

Whoever won would face Pegasus to get the trapped souls back.

Yet who would win?

The Pharaoh or the Queen?

No one had a clue, both were equally strong.

As Maja said perfectly: "This is not a round of skills, this is who will be lucky."

"Yami.", called Afya to him. "Whoever wins, we must promise that one will give their all to defeat Pegasus as I will give my all to defeat you."

Her husband nodded determined.

"I wouldn't want it any other way Afya."

"Duel!", they shouted together.

What happened in this duel could only be described as epic.

From turn to turn the upper hand changed, they counter each other perfectly and hit each other hard.

"That's not a duel.", gasped Anzu. "That's a massacre!"

"I didn't expect any less from them. Only who is the best can beat Pegasus.", said Kihana.

"If you watch them duel, you wouldn't think these two are married.", noted Joey.

"Yeah, they are so aggressive towards each other.", agreed Ryou.

"Someone wants popcorn?", asked Maja in the round.

Huh?

Where did she get the popcorn from?

Already Sadiye and Honda were eating their own little buckets of the popped corn.

Well,....they all could use a snack to calm their nerves, so Maja gave them all a little bucket.

Then it seemed Afya would win since she drew Sacred Warrior of Isis, but as he did with Mai Yami blocked her for three turns with Swords of Reveling Light and managed again to call Black Luster Soldier.

Kihana shudder.

It was strange seeing these two monsters with Afya and Yami...they looked a bit like them.

Afya didn't manage to make a comeback and lost, but they had battled till the last Lifepoints.

"Bravo.", applaude them Pegasus. "Such a passionate and intense duel. Never have I seen such skill. Sehrazat-Girl from now on you will be the Queen of the Duelists thanks to your second place in my tournament."

The queen frowned a bit but just nodded.

A title was not more important than freeing the souls.

She and Yami met up at the Room of the Duelists and hugged each other tight.

They just needed to feel how they still were okay with each other.

"You were incredible, my love.", praised Yami, stroking loving her hair. "If I hadn't got Swords of Reveling Light you would have won."

"My darling, you managed to summon Black Luster Soldier two times in a day, you are formidable."

They looked deep into each other eyes and leaned their forehead against each other.

Oh, they would like to kiss, but these were still the bodies of Yugi and Sehrazat, they couldn't just take advantage of them like this.

"Make Pegasus pay, my darling, my pharaoh."

He nodded and kissed her forehead.

Yami would defeat Pegasus and get all the souls back!

This was a promise!

(*)

Sorry to all who wanted me to write an epic duel, I suck at them. *sweatdrop*

The Queen's Gambit: The Story

The most powerful piece in chess is the queen.

When this piece joins the game of Duel Monsters anything will change.

With two dragon sisters, a magician and her descendant, the queen will take her rightful place.

As it should have been.

Chapter 17: Goodbye Duelist Kingdom

The moment has arrived: it's the final and most crucial duel of the day. Yugi is about to confront Pegasus, win, and free the captured souls. Losing is not an option.

The young boy examined his deck, thinking about his grandfather's wise words before he stepped out of the waiting room.

On the terrace, all his friends and the one he made on his journey were waiting for him.

"Yugi.", greeted him Sehrazat first.

She stepped towards him and took shyly his hands.

They both looked into each other beautiful eyes, holding hands tight.

"I'm glad I met you, I know you will get my mother's soul, your grandfather's and the souls of the Kaiba brothers back. I'm proud to call you my friend."

"I'm glad I met you too, without you or any of you guys I wouldn't have made it this far.", answered Yugi, squeezing her hands.

His friends all smiled at the cute couple-to-be.

Then Sadiye said in a deadpan tone: "Or you two gonna smooch now or not?"

"Sadiye!", hissed her older sister, while Yugi and Sehrazat stopped holding hands.

He was red like a pepperoni and she was sweating buckets, while most of their friends tried not to laugh.

This was embarrassing for them.

Both crushed on each other, but didn't know the other had the same feelings, so they felt now awkward.

"It's time.", called Croquet from Pegasus terrace over to them. "Challenger Yugi Muto, enter the Duel Ring."

Not wasting time Yugi switched places with Yami and made his way to his side of the Duel Ring, while Sehrazat and the other got up to the higher terrace to watch the duel better.

"Yugi we're counting on you!", shouted Honda.

"Do your best!", cheered Anzu.

"Show him your strength, Yugi!", yelled Jonouchi.

"Pops, Gran-Gran says you better kick ass!" laughed Sehrazat down to Yami.

He gave his descendant a small smile and a nod.

He felt his wife's anger and thirst for revenge, mirroring his own.

Pegasus, with two of his henchmen, arrived also on his side of the Duel Ring, saying: "Yugi boy, you're a wonderful duelist. By winning your battles in the kingdom, you earned the right to challenge me."

"Pegasus, you need to make a promise before this duel begins!", yelled Yami pointing at him. "If I win, you will release my grandpa's and Amira Faizan's souls!"

"Yes, I promise."

"That's not all! You'll also free Kaiba and Mokuba's souls from their cards!"

"How strange."; mussed Pegasus. " I understand you want to save the soul of Sehrazat girl's mother and little Mokuba boy, but isn't Kaiba boy your enemy?"

"Right now, you're my only enemy.", declared Yami.

Yami remembers how he had promised Mokuba to defeat Pegasus so Kaiba Corporation was saved and how he had vowed to himself to reunite the brothers.

"Ah, I see a promise.", said Pegasus with a little smile, which shocked Yami.

Pegasus was already using his Mind Scan?!

Anyway, the creator of Duel Monsters promised to release the Kaiba brothers too.

Good.

Now the duel could begin!

Meanwhile, our spectres tried to get fired up, but only Honda had the feeling he had to do something. So he left the group to at least save Kaiba and Mokuba, so Yugi had less to worry about in the duel.

Croquet asked Yugi to show his King's Opposite Hand card to show he could really challenge Pegasus and the man in question told him why they were blank.

If Yugi/Yami lost his soul would be imprisoned in it!

This made all of the friends worry however Sehrazat or better Afya calmed them down.

Her husband and Yugi wouldn't lose. They were a strong team.

Also, she would kill Pegasus before he did this, she vowed quietly.

The Duell between Pegasus and Yami was just unfair.

Not only read Pegasus Yami's mind, knowing exactly what card it had, but Toon World was back and he took even Summoned Skull from Yami turning it into a toon, who winked at his former master.

"That looks like out of something from H.P. Lovecraft!", whisper shouted Maja.

"Only gay.", added Sadiye.

Then Yami draws Dark Magician and hides him under Magical Hats.

It was a desperate move.

Pegasus could still read from his mind where the Dark Magician was hiding.

If he didn't find a way soon to overcome Pegasus Mind Scan all was over!

That's when Yugi called for Yami and they talked in the Soul Corridor about what they could do.

What they came up with was genius!

They had two minds, so why not switch bodies at any turn so Pegasus, not their partner knew what card was played.

Their comeback was incredible, they managed to destroy Toon World and all the monsters on Pegasus's side, leaving him only with 600 Life Points!

Pegasus showed them how a sore loser he was and made out of the Duel a Shadow Game!

"Oh no!", shouted Afya and before anyone could do anything, she raced down to the Duel Ring.

Gran-Gran! I feel this dark power even in my Soul Room!

I know, my child, I worried for Yugi, he can't withstand such a potent Shadow Duel!

Sehrazat whimper.

What shall we do, Gran Gran? Can we do something?

Afya nodded and stepped into the shadows.

This place is creepy., said Sehrazat.

Stay in our mindscape Sehrazat, you can't far here either.

It seemed like an eternity that Afya raced throw the shadowy place, till she and Sehrazat felt sharp pains in their heart.

YUGI!, yelled Sehrazat, tears shooting in her eyes. YUGI! Something happened to him.

I felt it too, don't go crazy Sehrazat.

Don't go crazy?! I love him! And I felt like I lost him forever!

Before Afya could answer she saw poor Yugi fall on the Duel Ring.

The scream Sehrazat let out would haunt her forever.

"Yugi!"

Afya raced up to him and held his body in her arms.

"Pegasus you bastard!", she shouted.

The bastard in question just giggled.

"I had a feeling you would come queenie. Now what are you gonna do? Will you kill me, to revenge Yugi boy?"

Well, she would love to, but she felt a pull from her Fragment and Puzzle and was pulled into the mindscape.

What she saw broke her heart.

Sehrazat held Yugi, crying bitter tears over his lifeless form, while Yami held them both.

She stepped towards them and kneeled down.

"No this can't be true...", cried the Queen.

Not poor Yugi...not this sweet and kind boy.

"Gran-Gran, what are we going to do?", shrieked Sehrazat, hugging Yugi tighter to herself.

Yami and Afya looked at each other.

"Yami, you have to continue the duel, me and Sehrazat will keep Yugi safe. The shadows will not get him."

"I know, you both will."

The pharaoh kissed Sehrazat temple and then gave his queen a short but loving kiss on the lips.

"I will make Pegasus, pay!"

With that, the three were alone in the mindscape.

"Gran-Gran.", whispered Sehrazat, caressing loving Yugi's face. "You have to help Pops. I will protect Yugi alone."

This surprised Afya.

"Are you sure?"

Both pairs of orange eyes meet and Afya sees such a raw fire in Sehrazat's ones.

And she understood completely.

"Love is the strongest power in the world.", said Afya with a smile.

She gave each of the kids a forehead kiss before she joined Yami in the real world.

Pegasus saw how Yugi's body, now in control by Yami stood up and Sehrazat's body, in control by Afya now, stood beside him.

The royal couple looked at him like the vermin he was.

"Pegasus, we will never forgive you!", they shouted together.

The white-haired man was just calm, since now without Yugi he could read again Yami's mind.

Having his queen by his side didn't change anything.

However, he was wrong.

Afya put a hand on Yami's back, where her Millenium Item was, and as he wanted to read Yami's mind a miracle happened.

Not only does Afya stand before his mind, but also Sehrazat with a still unconscious Yugi in her arms and all of Yugi's friends.

Joey, Anzu, Honda, Maja, Sadiye and Kihana.

Pegasus gasped in shock.

How could this be?!

What kind of magic was that?!

As if Afya now could read his mind she stated: "The strongest magic in the world...love!"

Now with his mind again safe Yami managed to defeat Pegasus with the legendary Magicain of Black Chaos.

The creator of Duel Monster screamed in pain and desperation.

How could he lose?!

Slowly the shadows vanished and on the Duel Ring stood now Yugi and Sehrazat.

"Pegasus, we win!", told Yugi.

In their shared mindscape all four hugged each other in a big group hug, all thankful they won together and with the help of their friends.

As the shadows completely vanished, Kihana and the others were relieved and happy seeing Yugi and Sehrazat unharmed.

"Yugi! Sehrazat!", shouted the whole gang, running up to them.

"Everyone, thank you-"

"Don't say anything.", said Jonouchi gripping Yugi by the shoulders. "Because I know. Yugi, when you were battling-"

Anzu came in between them, telling: "We all felt your struggles in battle and your joy when you won."

"Though it was only a little bit, I felt that I was battling alongside you.", admitted Honda.

Kihana smiled and put a hand on Maja's shoulder: "And if it wasn't for Maja and her magic we could have never helped you guys."

"Yeah, that you still have to explain.", chorused Anzu and Honda together.

"Maja is a real Magician, what more do you need to hear?", wondered Sadiye crossing her arms.

"HEY! I wanna say something too!", shouted Joey with a pout.

"We're sorry, Jonouchi-Kun.", said Kihana. "Please let us hear it."

"You guys already said anything I wanted to say!"

"And what is so bad about it?", retored Anzu.

After a moment Joey shrugged his shoulders and shook his head.

"Never mind, you are right because..."

All besides, Yugi and Sehrazat, cheered in triumph: "Yugi won! All right!"

Yugi thanked them again.

That's when Anzu noted how Pegasus wasn't there anymore.

Oh no, what about his promise to release the souls?

They had to find him and make him do it.

Thankful Bakura woke up and promised to keep one eye on the still soulless Mokuba.

So the whole gang raced out of the Duel Ring in search of Pegasus.

(*)

Our heroes were looking for quiet somewhere Pegasus could be as Honda and Anzu noted a high tower.

Both remember being there but thought it had been just a weird dream.

Could Pegasus be there?

They needed to check.

As they reached the tower, they met Croquet with another henchman of Pegasus, who was carrying him piggyback style.

What?

What had happened?

Croquet told them only how Pegasus was attacked and nothing more.

So they decide to investigate his room in the tower, to find some clues.

They found a diary written in English and a Duel Monsters Card of a pretty blond woman, the same woman who hung as potray in the room.

Since Kihana, as Sehrazat and Sadiye, were born in London and lived the first few years there and still had contact with their families overseas, were fluent in English and read aloud the dairy.

It was a tragic love story and full of desperate hope.

The blond woman was Cyndia, Pegasus's grand love and wife who died tragically at seventeen years.

In his grief, Pegasus travelled to Egypt, since he had heard how in ancient times they believed that souls that depart this world continue to live on in the next world.

He thought if he used the ancient arts, he could be reunited with Cyndia.

In a sense he was.

He met a mysterious Egyptian man, the protector of the Millenium Items, and gave Pegasus the Millenium eye.

For a moment he could see in the world beyond and hold his beloved Cyndia in his arms again.

But the eye only showed vision, not real flesh and blood.

However, this one moment gave Pegasus hope. He searched for a way to bring back Cyndia by using Kaiba Corporation Holograms and the Millenium Items Power.

That's why he wanted to take over Kaiba Corp and have Yugi's and Sehrazat's Millenium Items.

As Kihana ended the story, Sadiye deadpanned and said: "I read fanfics, that made more sense, than whatever this was."

"Love makes you crazy, Sadie.", told Maja wise.

The youngest just made a face.

If love made you act like this she would not fall in love ever!

"We shouldn't leave Bakura and Mokuba alone any longer.", suggests Joey, while Yugi and Sehrazat saw four blank cards on the table.

The others got moving as the two short duelists looked at the cards.

Joey called for them and so they followed, yet suddenly a vortex formed on the stairs making the two stop.

What was this now?

An Egyptian man came out of it.

Sehrazat and Yugi looked surprised at him before Sehrazat spotted what he wore around his neck.

"The Millennium Key!" gasped Sehrazat. "You are the Guardian!"

The man now looked surprised.

"How do you know this, young girl?"

Wordless she holds up her hand with the Millenium Fragment on her ring finger.

"The queen's Millenium Item, so this means you are her descendant, a member of the Faizan Family!"

She nodded.

"I'm Sehrazat Faizan and I was chosen by the Millenium Fragment and this here is Yugi Muto who was chosen by the Millenium Puzzle. What does the Guardian of the Items want here?"

The man told them how indeed he was the Guardian of the Millenium Items and was here to investigate who stole Pegasus Millenium Eye.

"It was not us.", swore Yugi.

"I believe you, young boy because you are with the chosen Faizan. This means the prophecy is about to come true."

"What prophecy?", wondered Yugi and Sehrazat.

"You and your other selves must uncover the true power of the Millennium Puzzle and Fragment and also solve the mystery from 3000 years ago. This is the fate for those who solved the Millennium Puzzle and were chosen by the Fragment."

"Do you know something about our Items we don't know?", asked Yugi.

"Be careful. There is someone who has a Millennium Item who will come for both of yours."

"Bakura?", guessed Sehrazat.

"No, Honda threw the Item away remember?", said Yugi.

They didn't see how the man left them, they only heard him telling them his name was Shadi and that the three of them would meet again soon.

Both young ones were blinking in confusion while their Yamis had watched the exchange in interest.

Whatever Shadi had to tell them...it wasn't the time right now.

(*)

Sehrazat and Yugi reached their friends, right at the moment when Mokuba opened his eyes.

So this must mean all trapped souls were now free!

Croquet joined them, telling them how Pegasus was taken to a hospital and handing Yugi a Card with the name Ties of Friendship.

In Pegasu's name, he congratulated both Yugi and Sehrazat as now official King and Queen of Duelist.

He gave Yugi also the prize money, but of course, he handed it to Joey, who cried tears of joy and thankfulness.

Shizuka would be healed!

Now they only needed to find Kaiba and then they could finally return home to Domino!

As both Kaiba brothers found each other again and hugged, some had to wipe away some tears.

Seto Kaiba was a coldhearted person, but he loved his brother fiercely.

"Yugi, it seems you helped Mokuba.", turned Seto to him. "I owe you one."

"You don't owe me anything.", disagreed Yugi.

"But Yugi, our duel isn't over yet."

"I know."

"The day will come when we face each other to decide who is the true winner. I look forward to this day."

With this, the Kaiba brothers walked away.

"Hey! How are we supposed to get off this island?", wondered Joey.

Uh-Oh!

This was true.

As fast as anybody could they ran after the Kaiba brothers.

Maybe because he felt in debt with not only Yugi but also Sehrazat and Kihana, he let them all come aboard his helicopter.

How they all fit in was a miracle in itself, but who cared.

It was time to return home.

(*)

And we're finally done with Duelist Kingdom, yuhu! *Throws confetti*

I started this Fanfic in 2022 and now 2024 finally the First Arc is done.

I can't wait now to write some original chapters for my favourite Arcs and then of course Battle City, which will be quite different from the one we know.

Little Spoiler: Marik has it more out for Afya, the queen, but why we will find out later.

Till next time my loves!