Let's go, potato head. What's the hold up?
This should hold you up. I play my Swords of Revealing Light!
Hey, what's the deal, Marik?!
MaiThat's not good. Marik's Swords of Revealing Light traps Joey's monsters for three whole turns.
But Joey can still win, right?
Mai
I hope so, but not attacking for three turns won't help.
That's true, Mai, but Joey can still sacrifice his monsters to summon stronger ones, and although his Jinzo can't attack, its special ability does remain in effect. That means Marik still can't use his trap cards.
Gladly. Here goes. I may not be able to attack, but I can still do this! I sacrifice my Battle Warrior in order to summon The Legendary Fisherman! [thinking] I know how much this card meant to you, Mako, and I promised you I'd use it well. [speaking] And before I end my turn, I'll switch all of my monsters to defense mode.
Time to bring back a monster from my graveyard with Monster Reborn! Bring back my Alligator's Sword! And now, I sacrifice my Alligator's Sword and my Swordsman of Landstar so I can summon this-- my Insect Queen! I won this card from a feisty little germ named Weevil Underwood. [thinking] Every one of my Battle City victories is paying off right now. Those duels got my three incredible monsters!
[impressed with satisfaction] My tournament's done wonders for Wheeler's deck.
Mai
[amazed] Look at that! Joey was able to summon every rare monster he won in the tournament all at once.
Yes. Joey has come a long way as a duelist since the Battle City tournament began, Mai.
You don't scare me! I'll find a way to crush your oversized scorpion, Marik!
That would be quite an achievement, considering my Mystical Beast of Serket is more powerful than all three of your monsters, Mr. Wheeler. The only question is, which is the first one it should devour? And it's pointless for you to try and stop my ancient creature because there's not a card in your deck powerful enough to do it.
There must be someway he can fight back.
Mai
Don't ask me.
Hey, Yugi... My brother can still win this, right?
Yes. Even though Marik has the upper hand, Joey can still beat him. He just needs to find the weakness of Marik's mystical beast before it wipes out the rest of his Life Points.
Mai
What about the card locked inside the ark, the Winged Dragon of Ra?
Yes, that's Marik's Egyptian God card.
Attention! It's time to choose the next two duelists for the third match of the Battle City finals!
Mai
[thinking] Looks like Marik's missing in action. And still no sign of that eighth duelist.
Hey, before we start, I was thinking… since Marik entered this thing with a fake name, shouldn't he be disqualified?
Wishful thinking. But this contest is about skills and not names.
It means to get rid of the competition, you should be man enough to use your deck and not some trivial technicality. [thinking] Besides, to obtain the Winged Dragon of Ra, I must defeat Marik, not disqualify him. Only then will I be able to return to the glory I once knew.
Mai
All right, tough guy, check it out! I play this-- the magic card: Harpie's Feather Duster! It blows away all your trap and magic cards! Sorry, Marik, but I saw your dirty little plan, so I swept it right up!
YYugi
[thinking] Mai sure handled that fast, but she's in for much worse if he summons his Egyptian God card!
Mai
Now, my Dark Witch! The coast is clear, so attack that slime token with Spellbinding Flux!
All right! Mai's already got the lead! Keep it up, Mai!
[thinking] Yes, rejoice, you fools. Celebrate. I want you all to be full of hope, so it will be that much more devastating when I thrust each of you into the dark abyss!
Mai
And now, to complete my turn, I think I'll place one card facedown and that'll do it.
Very well. I summon Melchid the Four-Face Beast. Then I sacrifice Revival Jam and Melchid the Four-Face-Beast to summon the The Masked Beast Des Gardius!
YYugi
[thinking] That is one powerful monster!
Now, my Masked Beast! Destroy her Dark Witch!
Mai
WRONG! Now, I activate my trap card, Mirror Wall! It attacks your beast with its own reflection, cutting its power in half! Dark Witch, finish off his Masked Beast!
KA-BLAM! Marik's lost even more Life Points!
Hold on. It's not time to celebrate yet.
[The Mask of Remnants attaches itself to Mai's monster and is now on Marik's side due to the effect of Masked Beast Des Gardius]
Mai
Dark Witch!
When it's destroyed, my masked beast leaves behind the Mask of Remnants, which allows me to reshuffle my deck, but more importantly... I gain control of your Dark Witch. Next, I think I'll do away with your pathetic little trap. As I play the magic card-- Remove Trap! Good riddance!
Aw, man! Looks like Mai's in some serious trouble out there! She'd better come up with something before Marik unleashes that Egyptian God card!
Try and hang in there, Mai! You can do it! [Mai turns to see her invisible silhouette] We're all here for you!
Mai
[puzzled and confused; thinking] That's weird. Whose voice is that? And where's it coming from?
What's wrong? She's not answering me, and what's with that blank stare?
[thinking] It's true! Téa's been erased from Mai's mind!
[laughs sinisterly; thinking] Cherish your memories while you can, my dear, for soon, you'll forget everyone and everything you've ever known! [speaking] All right, then... I place one card facedown... And then, I'll summon Makyura the Destructor in attack mode! Next, I'll add this all-powerful magic card-- the mystical Black Pendant! Black Pendant's dark magic raises my monster's attack strength by 500 points!
Mai
[thinking] Now Marik's monster is stronger than my Unfriendly Amazon! He's going to attack!
Marik's almost down to 1,000 Life Points!
[laughs evilly] A small price to pay… to have you caught deep within my trap!
Mai
[shocked] Huh? A trap?!
That's right. Reveal Card of Last Will!
Mai
Card of Last Will?
Yes! It allows me to draw five new cards into my hand when one of my monster's attack points is decreased.
[thinking] Now Marik gets a brand-new hand! This could change everything!
[draws five new cards from his deck] I offer you my gratitude. Gaining five new cards isn't all you've allowed me to do. By destroying Makyura, you've activated its special ability. Now I'll play a card that will surely annihilate you! This shadow game's quite amusing. Now, prepare to live out your worst nightmare! By the way of the trap card: Nightmare Wheel! [activates Nightmare Wheel, trapping Mai's Amazon Fighter] Not only does it trap your Amazon Fighter… [laughs] but the Nightmare Wheel will also take 500 Life Points from you every turn.
Mai
I wasn't expecting something I couldn't handle.
Mai
I thought you'd try something like this Marik. So I play this card, [reveals her trap card] Rescue Operation! This trap card allows me to rescue my Amazon Fighter from your trap. It also let's me summon a new monster to the field now.
Do you know what this means?!
So, are you going to summon the Egyptian God Card you took from me?
Mai
Of course not, I paid attention the last time it was played. And I know if I summoned it now without sacrificing any monsters first, it would have zero attack points. But not to worry, I'll play that Winged Dragon by the end of my next turn.
She crazy? How's she ever gonna pull that off, Yugi?
Mai
But first things first… Amazon Fighter, return to my hand, now! And now to summon a new monster. Ah, this ought to do. I summon Cyber Harpie!
Mai
Now, I just need one card. Let's hope this is it. [thinking] If I draw the right card, I'll be able to summon the Winged Dragon of Ra! [draws] Come on… This'll help. [speaking] I play Graceful Charity! Now! A magic card that lets me draw three new cards from my deck, and then I discard two from my hand. [thinking] First I'll get rid of these… And now let's see if I drew the card I need! [speaking] Oh, I am so good.
I can’t believe the very monsters I made famous and now terrorising people around the world. Oh. Talk about bad publicity.
Mai Valentine
[offscreen] Do you always talk to yourself like that?
[turns looks at the window shelf a strange figure is Mai Valentine] Huh?
Mai Valentine
You got to get yourself some friends, honey.
But how did you get past my security?
Mai Valentine
I guess your office isn’t as secure as you think it is, money bags.
I know you, you’re Mai Valentine. Tell me, why did you come here?
Mai Valentine
Good question. I came here to duel you. And to take your soul.
Don't we get a "hi"? What's with the silent treatment, Mai.
Mai
I'm not Mai. at least not the Mai you knew.
Mai
You heard me.
[Flashback to she and Pegasus' duel at Industrial Illusions.]
This duel's not over! I still have life points left!
Mai
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!
Mai
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.]
Mai
Alright, gang. [holds up the card is Maximillion Pegasus' soul is captured by the Seal of Orichalcos] Say hello to Pegasus.
[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?
Mai
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?
Time to explain yourself.
Mai
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!
Mai
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]
Mai
[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!
Mai
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!
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!
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.
Mai
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?
Mai
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!
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!
Mai
I have no soul!
[shocked by what she said] You hear that?!
[Valon whistles]
Mai
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!
Mai
I'd like to see you try!
[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!
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!
Mai
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!
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!
Mai
I reveal my facedown card! Harpie Lady Sparrow Formation!
Mai
My Harpie Ladies have all joined forces to repel your attack!
Mai didn't have that card back in Battle City.
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!
Mai
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]
Mai
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.
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