Pharaoh, there's still one more task that you and I must complete. I still have one life point left.
YYugi
Wait, he's right! We're not done!
What's going on?! No, this can't be happening!
YYugi
Marik's dark side is back on the field!
YYYami Yugi
Yes, but now the tables have turned. Marik's good side is in control and the evil has become the victim.
You can't do this, Marik! Listen, we can still crush the Pharaoh together! Remember how you wasted away your childhood serving this fool?! It's not too late to destroy him and take what you deserve! The infinite power of the Pharaoh could be yours! If we win this duel, you and I can claim the three Egyptian God cards and the Millennium Puzzle. We'll rule the world together! Don't be a fool, Marik! We've come so far. Don't throw away everything we've worked for. We can still win!
I'm sorry, Pharaoh. It was my duty to help you and instead I turned my back. I can't change the past, but I can start over by embracing my family legacy. I'm proud to be a tomb keeper and I'm proud of my sister and my brother.
My family has waited 5,000 years for your return. Now, you're here. So I must fulfill my destiny, by letting you fulfill yours.
I must. I hold the key to helping the Pharaoh unlock his true powers. The secret is imprinted on my back in an ancient Egyptian text. But before I reveal this mystery, the Pharaoh must be in possession of all three Egyptian God cards!
You're making a huge mistake!
No, for the first time in years, I'm making the right choice.
I'm honoring the Ishtar name…by surrendering the duel!
YYYami Yugi
Of course! By forfeiting the duel, his Life Points will drop down to zero, and his evil side will vanish into the Shadow Realm.
If you do this, you'll be sorry! YOU NEED ME!
Be gone! I surrender this duel to the Pharaoh!
[vanishes forever] NO!!!!!!
It's finally over, my Pharaoh.
YYYami Yugi
Yes, and the darkness has lifted from your heart.
YYugi
[as his body parts return to normal] We won the duel!
YYYami Yugi
You're safe now.
Marik has overpowered the evil that controlled him for so long. My Pharaoh…thank you. You've saved mankind.
YYYami Yugi
We did. I wouldn't have been victorious had it not been for all of you.
And the winner of the Battle City championship crown is… Yugi Muto!
We’ve only just begun. The great beast is still weak so he retreated for the moment. And for that my companions and I are truly my Pharaoh. But many of us remain prisoners on the other side.
The great beast will return again… and his power will grow! He must be stopped before he is fully restored! Time is running out!
YYugi
Seems like Timaeus is strong but not strong enough.
YYYami Yugi
We must release the other two dragons.
Don't we get a "hi"? What's with the silent treatment, Mai.
I'm not Mai. at least not the Mai you knew.
[Flashback to she and Pegasus' duel at Industrial Illusions.]
This duel's not over! I still have life points left!
Not for long! My move! You thought it was fun to steal people's souls in Duelist Kingdom, didn't you? Well now it's time for me to have a little fun! I activate Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation! Since I have six harpies It lets me destroy up to six of your monsters!
And thanks to my magic card The sum of your monsters' attack points Gets subtracted from your life points!
Nooooooooooooooooooo! This can't be happening!
[flashback ends.]
Alright, gang. [holds up the card is Maximillion Pegasus' soul is captured by the Seal of Orichalcos] Say hello to Pegasus.
YYYami Yugi
[shocked] What?
[shocked] Whoa... Is that really him?
[?] Ah... Question: Did you do that to him?
Look! You better start talking!
[offscreen] or else what!?
[Joey, Yami Yugi, Téa and Tristan looks up and spots at Valon and Rafael on top]
What's the matter, Wheeler, did your little reunion with Mai not go as well as you expected it to do? [to Mai] And you! Why are you keeping these guys all for yourself, Mai? Why don't you show some manners and share the fun with us?
Mind your own business, you lackey! These geeks are mine, so deal with it!
Geeks!? But we're your friends, Mai. [Flashback to Joey and Mai after the battle city finals] Please, Mai! Tell me this is all a joke! You're on our side, remember?!
Great. Mai totally sold us out!
No! Mai would never do that! [to Mai] Tell him. You're still our friend, right?
YYYami Yugi
Time to explain yourself.
I was never a part of your little playgroup. And now I'm gonna break you apart one-by-one. [activates her chaos duel disk] And Wheeler… I'm starting with you!
It's payback time, and it all starts, now! And to think, I was once pathetic enough to call you my friend. But now I know the truth! You were holding me back from achieving true power! So say hello to my real friend… THE SEAL OF ORICHALCOS! This card's done for me than you losers ever could! [activates the card, trapping Joey and herself in it]
YYYami Yugi
No! Not this!
[evilly chuckles sinisterly] If you're scared now, just wait till you lose.
WAKE UP, MAI! This thing's nothing but bad news! It's messing up your head, big time! Don't you remember everything we've been through together? Just ditch that freaky card, and things can be the way they use to be!
What are you waiting for, Wheeler?
I'm waiting for you to come to your senses!
She's lost it. How can she side with the enemy?!
It's all because of that Orichalcos thing!
YYYami-Yugi
Now, one of them will lose their soul.
No, you can't do this! Don't you see you're letting that magic card control you, Mai! You're putting your own life in danger!
YYugi
They can't go through with this! We've got to do something!
YYYami-Yugi
But the Puzzle is powerless against that seal.
Ey, Pharaoh! Quit mumblin' to yourself down there, will ya? In case you didn't realize this last time, nothing can break the Seal of Orichalcos! Once it appears, it doesn't disappear until a soul's been captured!
And don't think you're off the hook, Pharaoh. As soon as the girl takes your friend's soul, and I'm takin' yours.
Get back in your cage, gorilla boy! When I'm done with Wheeler… Yugi belongs to me!
I never liked her. No respect. Any more lip from Mai and she's next.
Aw, give the girl a break, will ya? She's still new at all this, mate. Plus, she's kinda cute when she gets mad, don't ya think?
When are you gonna make your move, hotshot? This year would be nice.
What did I say?! I'm not gonna duel against you, Mai!
Afraid you're not good enough? Afraid you're gonna lose like you did in Battle City? I shoulda known you'd back down!
Actually, I'm afraid I'm gonna win. 'Cause if I do… You're gonna pay for it by givin' up your soul!
[shocked by what she said] You hear that?!
[Valon whistles]
I told you, the Mai you knew is gone! I traded in her soul for power! The old Mai was too lonely and pathetic. The girl was just holding me back. So I did what I had to! I sent her packing! Now, my weak side's gone for good!
Well, I happen to have liked the old Mai and I'm gonna get her back!
[Joey activated his duel disk]
He's gonna go through with this?!
[Mai activates her Nightmare Tri-Mirror trap card to transform the reflection of Joey's Scapegoats into four more Harpie Ladies, thus giving her a total of six Harpies]
Wait just a second, she can't have six monsters in play!
YYYami-Yugi
Remember, Tristan, thanks to the Seal of Orichalcos, Mai is allowed to have up to ten monsters on the field at once.
D'oh! Stupid magic thing!
Now this is what I call, "girl power!" You're up against six Haripe Ladies all enhanced with the power of my magic card! I place one card facedown on the field. It was nice knowin' ya! I've got six Harpie Ladies and one big magic circle, and we all agree you're in over your head, Wheeler. Lucky for you, it's your move or I'd finish you off right now. So what's it gonna be?
There's nothing he can do! Mai backed Joey into a corner and now he's stuck there!
YYugi
Tristan's got a point. If Joey doesn't do something quick, Mai is gonna win the duel!
YYYami-Yugi
That's true. And as long as the Seal of Orichalcos is on the field, Mai has all sorts of advantages. It even seems as though there are certain magic and trap cards that only she is allowed to use.
I summon Panther Warrior in attack mode! Now, I sacrifice one scapegoat so my panther can attack!
I reveal my facedown card! Harpie Lady Sparrow Formation!
My Harpie Ladies have all joined forces to repel your attack!
Mai didn't have that card back in Battle City.
YYYami-Yugi
It seems as though she's gone through more than a few changes since the last time we saw her-- including a stronger deck!
Look, Mai... I don't know what kind of spell these guys put on ya but you gotta wake up! Otherwise we're both gonna be in pretty big trouble!
What spell!? No one's controlling me! [looks up on Valon and Rafael] Those two lackeys up there couldn't control my left pinky. I was sick of my life... So I chose to change it!
[Téa, Tristan and the Pharaoh gasps and horrifying]
You guys wouldn't understand. You've never been an outsider like me... All alone. Duel monsters is all I have. And after the Battle City tournament, I set out to become the best. I duel against chump after chump to improve my dueling skills. I needed to make a name for myself.
I stopped whining like a loser and started taking control! Now nothing can stop me!
I never knew you felt that way. Why didn't you tell us you were so unhappy? We could've helped you, Mai!
SAVE IT! I don't need your kind of help! All I need now is power! And I'm about to unleash all of it on you! [draws] I play Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation! Since I have six Harpies on the field, it lets me destroy up to six of your monsters!
Hold on! Joey's only got three left!
That means once Mai's Harpie Ladies attack, he'll be defenseless!
YYYami-Yugi
That's not all. Mai's magic card will also subtract the sum of Joey's monsters' attack points from his Life Points.
Now, Harpie Ladies… unite and destroy every one of his monsters! Say goodbye to your three monsters, Wheeler! Someone is one attack away from losing their soul and I don't think it's me, sweetheart. Any last requests?
Mai's got 4000 points! She hasn't even lost one! And Joey's down to his last 200! Not to mention the fact that he's out of monsters!
If he doesn't think of something right now, he's gonna lose the duel!
YYugi
There is a way for Joey to end this duel without someone getting hurt, isn't there?
YYYami-Yugi
Yes, but it won't be easy. The Seal of Orichalcos is powerful. However, it does have limitations. It can only capture a soul when a duelist loses, and there it lies the secret to escaping its wrath.
YYYami-Yugi
Let's hope Joey does.
[spots at Weevil and Rex outside] It's a regalia party, What are you two guys doing here?
Yeah! The same one we were trapped in!
I sacrifice my two Harpies! That allows me to summon Harpie's Pet Dragon! And thanks to the Seal of Orichalcos, it gets 500 more points! Plus, it gets another 300 points for every Harpie I have on the field!
YYYami-Yugi
Now it has 3,400 points!
It's been nice knowing ya, Wheeler!
[Joey picked his own trap card in the middle, canceling Mai's attack]
Yeah, next time I play Bingo, I'm bringin' him!
Well, there goes your theory.
Looks like your last attack didn't work. So I'm still in the game!
That's cool. At least Joey bought himself a little time.
YYYami-Yugi
Yes, but it did come with a price, Téa.
Impressive. But your little maneuver helped me out, too.
Yeah, I know. Now you get to put the two cards you picked at the top of your deck.
Oh, no! Now she can use those two cards again!
YYYami-Yugi
Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation and Harpie Sparrow Formation. Those are two of Mai's most powerful cards!
You may have stopped my attack but my turn's not over. Next, I'll move one of my Harpie Ladies to my rear defense. And then, I'll place two cards facedown and end my turn.
[thinking] I've got one more shot to do this, but I'm all out of ideas!
YYYami-Yugi
Joey, are you alright. Joey!
What were you thinking, Valon? You betrayed Master Dartz and risked your own soul! And you mean to tell me you did all that so you just saved some girl, Valon.
She's not just some girl, Rafael!
Would you listen to yourself, Valon!? [growls] I'll make up for this… By taken your soul, Pharaoh. The power around my neck puts your Puzzle to shame.
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