Yu-Gi-Oh!: Love,War,and Magic

by

Edge

    Our story begins in the big urban area of Battle City. Seto
Kaiba, a teenage billionaire, arranged a special tournament to be
held. Everyone in the city,possibly everyone in the world,knew the
stuff Kaiba liked to do. He was the undisputed king of games,that
is,until a high school boy named Yugi Muto defeated him. Kaiba,filled
with rage,was ready to do anything to reclaim his title.Yugi,who is
normally a shy and weak person,has a dark side in him. Yami,the
ancient pharoh that is a gambler and hardcore game player,often
fights Yugi's battles for him. He is summoned by the Millenium
Puzzle,one of the seven Millenium items. Much conflict has been
happening over these items,and some owners would kill others to gain
the power of the items. Yugi and the help of his friends stopped one
of these killers,the future seeing Maximillion Pegusus. When the
events were over,everyone had time to rest.

   Joey Wheeler [Jonouchi Kazuya in japanese version] was laying on
the couch of his living room. His sister Serenity was having eye
surgery that could help save her from blindness,so he was home alone.
Memories flashed in his head about everything that happened. The
first time he learned how to play Duel Monsters,the duels he had on
the island, winning the Red Eyes Black Dragon card,the duel that
earned him the money for Serenity's surgery,  and the downfall of
Pegusus,thanks to the help of him and his friends. He also remembered
Mai,the beautiful blonde that he met during the events.
Suprisingly,even though she was a pro at Duel Monsters,she lost to
him due to dumb luck.
"Dang! Now that the freak Pegusus is gone and Serenity is in the
hospital,I'm bored out of my mind!" Joey shouted to himself.
Just then,he heard a doorbell. When he went to answer it,he saw 3 men
in business suits and sunglasses standing there.
"Ahhh!! Its those Matrix robots!!" Joey yelled. Obviously
these were just some of Kaiba's lackeys,but late night movies and
gallons of Mountain Dew can make someone a bit slow in the head.
"We are here from Kaiba Corporation to invite you to the Battle
City Tournament. All you need to do is find your opponents and
eliminate them. The Kaibas will be keeping an eye on you,so don't
worry about what happens" one of the businessmen said. The other
ones were whispering to themselves
"I can't believe the boss wants this idiot in the tourney"
one of the men whispered.
"Yeah,but orders are orders. It'll be an easy win" the
other guy said.
"No freakin' way! I just got home from another off-the-wall
tournament with Kaiba in it,and now I'm bein' drawn out to another?
No way I'm going!" Joey yelled at the first guy. The stress and
adrenaline was enough in that tournament to give anyone a seizure,and
there was no way in hell he would be going through that again.
"Of course you will be crowned 'King of Games' and be
financially compensated for winning this event" the first person
said. There had to be a cache to this,but Joey was a bit slowminded
and couldn't figure it out. The fame and money was just too much to
turn down.
"Alwight,you got yourself a player,but there better not be any
soul stealing this time!" Joey said. With that,the businessmen
left. As they walked away,one of them pressed the radio transmitter
in his ear.
"Sir,we have the final participant in the tournament" he
said like he was an Agent,or a Secret Service worker.
"Excellent. Arrange for them to meet each other and go into
battle. When the finalists are decided,meet me at the battle
blimp" Kaiba said,a hint of satisfaction in his voice. He turned
off the connection from him to the radio and sat back in the
presidental chair in his office at Kaiba Corporation.
"Soon,I will not only be King of Games again,but I will have the
millenium items and the 'God Cards'! This plan is fullproof!" he
shouted aloud. He had one of god cards,Oblesk the Tormenter,but he
wanted them all to have the most fearsome deck in the world.
	 Joey sat back on the couch and started watching another
episode of Sealab 2021 when the doorbell rang again.
"Oh jeez,what now!" he mumbled as he went to the door. It
was a pleasant suprise. His friends, Yugi, Tea [Anzu],Tristan
[Honda],and Bakura were there.
"Hiya Joey! Mind if we come in?" Tea asked cheerfully. Of
course he let them in. Bakura saw the TV and was dumbfounded that
sensless violence and stupidity was considered entertaining. Tristan
was raiding the kitchen as usual,and Yugi and Tea sat down on the
couch.
"Did you by any chance get an invintation from Kaiba
today?" Yugi asked.
"As a matter of fact I did,and seeing as your at the top of that
freak's hitlist,you were invited too." Joey said with a smirk. 
"Thats strange,because I got an invintation as well" Bakura
said,his eyes focused on the TV. Seems sensless humor can attract
just about anyone.
"Just what is Kaiba up to this time" Tristan asked them.
Kaiba wasn't some cheezy anime villain that hatches halfbaked schemes
that fail every time. He was a genious that devastated people with
his plans and ideas. A tournament like this usually means trouble.
"Maybe this is just Kaiba's chance at getting his glory
again" Tea said. 
"I highly doubt it. If he wanted to be King of Games again,he'd
have only challenged Yugi" Bakura said.
"Maybe he wants the Millenium Items like Pegusus did" Yugi
said. It did seem like a possibility.
"If thats the case,then why was I dragged into it?" Joey
asked.
"This isn't making any sense." Tristan said. For the rest
of the night they were hanging out,discussing Duel Monsters, talking
about high school, stuff like that. When day finally came,the
tournament began.

     It seemed like a simple Dual Monsters tournament,but there was
the strange appearance of a gang that was said to be running around
and terrorizing people. The leader of these people was unknown for
now,but there was a strange suspision going around. This gang was
known as the Ghouls,and their hobby was stealing rare cards. Yugi and
Joey had already defeated 3 of them,and were starting to think about
where these guys were coming from.
"Any idea whos the ringleader of these freaks? You think Kaiba
is behind this?" Joey asked. 
"No way. This isn't his style. Someone else is behind all
this" Yugi said. The two of them went back home to rest when
Yugi saw a strange note on his door. It read "Pharoh,the end is
near. Yours truely,Master Marik". Yugi didn't know who this
Marik guy is,but Yami sure did.
"Yugi,watch out. Marik is a monster of a person and a master of
dueling. He has never lost a match." Yami told him. Usually when
Yami gives advice,it is something of dire importance,so Yugi heeded
the warning. Joey met up with his sister Serenity,who now had perfect
vision.
"Hey sis,hows it goin'?" he asked,a big smile on his face.
"I'm doing great! I heard you made it to the finals. I knew
you'd do it." Serenity said. "I'm going to be there
cheering you on!" she said as she hugged him.
"Take it easy. I'm going up against the top of the league,so I
ain't gettin my hopes up about bringing home the gold. Thats usually
Yugi's job". He said. Serenity was a bit hurt by this. She had a
lot of faith in him,yet he lacked confidence,which is very unlike
him.
"Don't say that Joey. I havn't seen your ego get deflated like
this since when you were in junior high." she said. That was
back in the day when Joey was nothing more than a friendless thug
that never had plans in life.
"Never had a date,never will" he said with a bit of
laughter. Serenity couldn't help but giggle. He was always bad with
girls,except for her and Tea.
"Who knows bro. You might find someone special and fall in
love." she said with sparkles in her eyes. Joey laughed again
"$10 says that'll never happen." he remarked. She smiled
and gave a nod.
"Your on!".

	The next day,the finalists met at Kaiba Corporation's
rooftop,where the battle blimp awaited. Yugi,Joey,Bakura,Kaiba,a
mysterious new friend who calls himself Nabu,Mai Valentine,and an
unknown person.
"Whats your name?" Kaiba asked him. For a little bit,the
man didn't talk,but when he did,it was a response that sent chills
down everyone's spine.
"My name.........is Marik!" he said in a low tone. Everyone
except Kaiba and his workers gasped and stared at him.
"So this is the Marik I've heard so much about. Well,in any
case,welcome to my ship. The same goes for all of you. As a request
from my brother,you are all allowed to attend this event." he
said aloud. Normally,only the finalists were allowed onboard the
ship,but Mokuba,Kaiba's little brother,asked if their friends could
come along. Yugi saved Mokuba's life from Pegusus,so it was sort of
like repaying a debt.
"There are 7 finalists,but in the end there will be only one
king of...." before Kaiba could finish,Mai gave him a dirty
look,so he corrected himself "King,or queen of games and win the
grand prize of 10 million dollars.". Joey and Mai began to think
about the money,but all Yugi wanted was to defeat Marik. As for
Bakura,him becoming evil might be of problem,but it was nothing he
hasn't faced before,and Nabu didn't seem like much of a threat. After
the introduction,they stepped onto the blimp and settled in. The ship
took off and the fight was about to begin.
	 It was lottery drawing that decided the match order. Sure
enough,Joey ended up against Marik in the first round.
 "There goes my prize money!" Joey said to himself in
anger. Kaiba gave out  a laugh.
"A shame,and I wanted to crush this monkey myself"he said.
Monkey jokes are what gets to Joey more than anything,so this made
him furious. A loud yell of cursing later,he had to be dragged into
the guest room to prevent a fight from breaking out.
"I wish Kaiba would loosen up. Its like all he knows is fury and
hatred." Tea said.
"Yeah,that would be cool. Then he could feel fear" Tristan
remarked.
"Hey guys,we should direct our attention to the matter of Marik
instead of talking about Kaiba." Yugi said.
"I could duel this guy,and even if I do lose,we'd at least know
what kind of deck hes packing. Better than nothing. Hey,I might even
get lucky out there and beat this guy!" Joey said. Now wasn't
the time to be negative about this. If there was any hope of beating
Marik,it had to be done with pure thoughts and a positive attitude. 
"Thats the spirit!" Serenity said.
       In the other guest room,Mai sat alone on the bed. She remember
the day on the island when she lost to Joey over a simple effect. The
Time Wizard card saved him many times,which isn't much news to
Joey,but to her it was devastating. She couldn't stop thinking about
it. Other than a loss to Yugi and a forefit to Tea,she had never lost
a duel in her life. It was the defeat by Joey that meant the most to
her,and she would never let herself forget it. This was all starting
to really bother her.
"Damnit Wheeler! Why do you keep messing with me like
this?" she asked herself. Deep down,she had a feeling inside for
him that she just didn't know and couldn't explain. All of her life
she knew only how to be alone,and the thought of having feelings of
someone else was new to her,and for most of mankind,new means scary.
It was evident she was afraid of her emotions,so she decided to get
some early sleep.
"Maybe some rest will ease my mind." she said before laying
back and closing her eyes,falling into a deep sleep.
	  In a short amount of time,it was time to duel. Joey and
Marik went to the top level of the ship,were the Duel Monster arena
awaited. Yugi and friends were at ringside,watching.
"Alwight Marik! Lets see what your made of!" Joey shouted.
Marik had a cold look on his face,no hatred or anything. He was more
emotionless than even Kaiba.
"Trust me. This will be an event you will never forget."
Marik said slowly. The duel began and each of them were planning a
strategy. Joey had more of an offensive style while Marik had all
magic and trap cards (I don't remember much of the duels,so bare with
me). Every time Joey would try to make a move,Marik had an effect to
either stop him,or cause damage to his life points. This began to
anger Joey even worse than the monkey jokes. 
"Is there any way to beat this guy!?" Joey yelled out in
anger. Everyone was watching in excitement except for Kaiba. He was
studying Marik's strategy. Using almost no monsters and having mass
amounts of magic and trap cards was a tactic he has never seen
before,and it was working. When Mai finally woke up,she looked at her
watch,her eyes going wide.
"I'm late!" she shouted and ran down to the arena. The sky
was turning pitch black and there was a dark aura that everyone could
feel.
"Whats going on?" Yugi asked himself. He looked next to him
to see Bakura become possesed again. The darkness was just too much
for the poor guy. The now evil Bakura began to laugh
"I never thought it was possible,but we are in the Shadow Realm
itself." he told them. It was then that Mai finally reached the
battlefield. When Joey saw her,as if fate had decided this,had drawn
the trump card he needed to win,and he did just that.
"No way....I defeated Marik!" he yelled in happiness as he
dropped to his knees. Everyone was dumbfounded at this,even Kaiba.
"The monkey actually did it?" he asked himself,about ready
to puke from shock. Nabu stepped forward,an angry look on his face.
"How dare you fail me Odion! You know the penalty for
failure." Nabu said. The sky began to thunder.
"Master Marik,please,have mercy on me!" Odion said,a deep
look of fear in his eyes. It turns out that the Marik they thought
they defeated was only the right hand man. And to make matters
worse,Nabu was the real Marik all along. Who knows why he did
that,but everyone's best guess was that it was for infiltration
purposes. Joey and his friends felt sorry for poor Odion. He may have
been acting evil,but he was put up to it and is now about to die for
it. The real Marik made the thunder worse and out of instinct, Joey
ran over to him to get him out of danger.
"Look out!" he shouted as he ran to Odion. Right as he was
able to knock him out of the way,a massive lightning bolt came down
and hit both of them. Joey and Odion screamed in pain as the dark
electricity surged through their bodies. When the lightning finally
faded,they collapsed to the ground,out cold. Mai gasped and ran up
there to save them.
"Someone help!" she yelled to the crowd down below. Tristan
and Tea came up and helped Mai take the injured duelists to the
medical ward. Yugi,shocked and frustrated by this,morphed into Yami
and approached Marik.
"How could you do that to your own partner?" he asked,about
ready to explode from anger. Marik merely laughed.
"I was counting on revealing everything in the final round when
I defeated you,Pharoh,but the best suprises are the ones that get you
completely off guard."Marik said. 
"What do you plan to accomplish from all this?" Yami asked.
Marik gave another laugh.
"I plan to obtain the God Cards and take the title as pharoh
from you,and theres no one out there than can stop me." Marik
said. Yami could punch his lights out,but that wouldn't solve
anything,so he grit his teeth and walked to the medical ward.
"Are they ok?" Yami asked. Everyone was
concerned,well,everyone there at least,but the biggest shocker was
Mai. She was kneeling at his bedside and holding his hand,tears in
her eyes. Serenity was standing at the other side of the bed,equally
saddened.
"Damn that Marik! How could he be so heartless?" Tristan
asked,his eyes watering and his hands balled into a fist. They talked
for awhile,thinking of a plan to get through this alive. Mai was just
talking to Joey,knowing he couldn't respond.
"Please get better. I still owe you for the duels we went
through. You inspired me to improve on my skills,improvements that
got me to the finals. Don't leave me Joey! I....I....I..I love
you!" she said to him. Everyone turned their attention to the
now fully crying Mai. Serenity walked over to her,ready to cry as
well.
"Don't worry. I know my brother,and hes very strong. He'll be
ok" she said,hugging her. Kaiba then entered the room,looking at
them with an unsympathetic look on his face.
"When you all stop crying over Wheeler,I'd like to see you at
the arena. Mai will have the honor of facing Nab..I mean
Marik."he said.
"For the love of god Kaiba! Can't you just show a little bit of
respect in times like these?" Tea asked. Kaiba stepped forward
and got a closer look at Joey.
"The only thing I regret is not being the one to do this to him.
The pitiful monkey would have been fine if he stayed put,but as I
always said before,he is too weak and will always be the one under
me."he said. Mai stood up and was about ready to explode in
rage.
"Wait and see Kaiba. You'll pay for your attitude problem,even
if I have to do it myself!" she shouted at him. Kaiba broke out
laughing hysterically in a maniacal tone.
"Valentine,the only way you'll ever have enough power to make me
do anything is if we are in an alternate universe."he said as he
pushed her back with one arm,his laughter gone and a look of anger on
his face. He walked off and waited at the arena.
"Mai,I'm sorry that all this happened. Mark my words,Marik will
not get away with this." Yami said to cheer her up. She knelt
down and kisses Joey on the cheek before walking to the arena.
Everyone else followed. It was sad really,that a girl has to be the
first person to face the legendary evil. Marik stood there,holding in
his hands a golden staff. He began to glow gold,his hair spiking up
and his face looking demented.
"Well well,it seems this pretty little girl is my first
victim" Marik said,his voice evil and echoeing. Mai was
afraid,very afraid. This monster almost killed his own partner,as
well as her friend. 
"I wish I was stronger,that way I can save my friends from
him" she thought to herself. With that,the duel began.
	   Joey Wheeler layed there on the medical bed,resting away.
Odion took more of the attack than he did,but his life was saved by
Joey's selfless actions. During his sleep,Joey began to have a dream.
In the dream,he was standing in a room of endless white.
"Weird. I wonder if I can summon weapons like in that
movie." he said,amazed by this. For a while he walked around
before a strange shadow appeared,forming into the Red Eyes Black
Dragon. The dragon stepped over to Joey and looked down.
"Woah! My cards have been manifested in flesh form" he
said,not really grasping the seriousness of this situation.
"You have two options. Do you desire power,or do you desire the
person closest to you to have power?" the dragon asked. Joey
began to think for a bit before giving his answer.
"Having power and all that would be great and all,but if my
friends had it I wouldn't have much to worry about. They'd put it to
better use than I would." he said,a laid back yet sincere
expression on his face.
"So be it...."the dragon said before it was vaporized by a
blue light. The Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon now stood there alongside
Winged Dragon Ra. Joey backed away in fear,not knowing what to do.
These were the best monsters around,and a human was no match for its
power.
"You made a foolish choice Wheeler" the Blue dragon said.
"You gave up eternal power just for your pitiful friends. They
will forget you and leave you to die at our hands." Ra said. The
two dragons then power up a massive blast,enough to make an office
building collapse. Joey stopped backing away and lowered his head. He
could have ran off,but what good would it do? Its best to go out in
honor than in shame.
"It don't matter,as long as my friends are alright. If I have to
be the sacrifice to make sure their ok,then I got no regrets. Come on
and finish me off!" Joey said,ready to die. The dragons fired
their beams,but Odion appeared in front of him. The blast didn't do
any damage to him at all.
"My favor has been repayed. Thank you for what you have
done,Joey Wheeler." he said. Odion then disappeared and the
dragons were about to attack again when an even more powerful ray of
light hit the dragons,vaporizing them instantly. This almost made
Joey wet himself.
"Looks like someone else wants me dead" he said to himself.
Above him,he heard a thundering voice.
"YOU THINK I'D HURT YOU LIKE THAT? I'M REALLY
DISAPPOINTED." the voice said. It took awhile for Joey to
realize it,but that voice was Mai.
"Mai,is that you?" he asked.
"YES,YES IT IS. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR
ME,BUT ITS TIME FOR YOU TO WAKE UP. I'LL BE WAITING,MY DEAREST
JOEY...." Mai said.
"What do you mean by that?" Joey asked. The dream soon
started to fade and he woke up.
"Oh no! The tournament!" he shouted as he got out of bed
and ran to the arena.
	Even though he got there as fast as he could,it was too late.
Marik's Winged Dragon Ra had defeated all of Mai's monsters and was
about to launch its final attack. Joey jumped up into the battlefield
and ran to Mai. He got in front of her as Ra fired a golden beam of
light at them. He was immediatly knocked back,but he was still awake.
"Joey!!" everyone shouted. Marik laughed evily and
commanded Ra to fire again. The blast came toward Mai and hit her
head on,sending her to Joey's side. She was hurt far worse than he
was from the attacks. He knelt down beside her and held her in his
arms.
"Damnit! I'm too late! I'm sorry I failed you Mai. Please be
ok" he said to her. Marik sighed and listened to them. Yami was
shocked and furious about all this and was about ready to do
something about it when Marik's magic staff began glowing.
"The future.......its so bright..." Mai slowly said as the
once black sky began glowing gold.
"What the hell is going on?!" Kaiba asked as he talked into
the radio at his side.
"I don't know. These scanning are going off the charts!"
said his brother Mokuba. Things were getting more confusing.
"Marik,is this another one of your tricks?!" Yami asked
him. Marik was dumbfounded by this. His once evil look was now
replaced by shock and even fear.
"I...I..I don't know! This isn't one of my doings!" he
yelled. 
"We have to get out of here!" Tea shouted.
"Its no use. The shadow realm is deciding our destiny"
Odion said as he walked into the arena. His movements were slow,since
he was still injured. Everyone saw a flash of gold before everything
faded....
      The next thing everyone saw was a vast forest. Everyone seemed
to be there and in one piece,except for Mai,who was nowhere to be
found. Yami had went back to normal Yugi,but Marik and Bakura stayed
the same. They looked around and traveled for a bit,but they didn't
seem to find anything.
"How about we split up,and meet back later?" Serenity
suggested.
"Sounds like a good idea." Tristan said. They then went
into two teams. The first one was Yugi,Tristan,Tea,Serenity,and
Odion. The second was Joey, Kaiba, Marik,Bakura,and Mokuba. They
searched the lands for hours until nightfall came.
"This is like that dream I had. Maybe it wasn't a dream."
Joey said to himself. It was something he should have kept to
himself,because this made everyone else in the group
really,really,really mad.
"You mean to tell me....you had something to do with this
Wheeler?" Kaiba asked.
"Um..I don't really know. I guess so....I mean.." Joey
tried to talk,but this was too much for them to take. Marik and
Bakura held Joey's arms while Kaiba punched him around. Mokuba just
sat by and watched. 20 minutes later,Joey was on the ground,his face
bleeding badly.
"Seto stop! Hes had enough!" Mokuba yelled. Kaiba gave a
slow nod 
"Yeah,I think I shouldn't punch him around anymore." he
said as he reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a
switchblade.
"Any last words,monkey boy?" he asked. Suddenly,there was a
shadow over them. Mokuba,Bakura,and Marik were staring into the
sky,their eyes wide. Joey was down on his stomach and Kaiba was
looking at him,so they didn't notice.
"PUT THAT KNIFE DOWN,NOW!!!!" a voice thundered. Kaiba
didn't know what it was,so he didn't change his attitude.
"I take orders from no one,you hear....." he was about to
finish when he turned around and saw the one thing he'd never though
he'd. There Mai was,standing 300ft tall and looking down at them.
Kaiba immediatly dropped the blade. No one was talking for quite a
bit until Joey broke the silence.
"Huh? Whats going on?" he asked.
"You might want to stand and look up." Bakura said. Joey
got up right away and inclined his head. When he found out it was
Mai,he almost wet himself.
"Mai....is it really you?" he asked,his face in total
shock. She knelt down and took a closer look at them.
"YES JOEY,ITS ME. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?" she asked. He
thought for a moment before responding.
"I'm not sure if you got bigger or if we got smaller,but I'm
sure...." he was about to finish when he was cut off.
"NOT THAT, STUPID. I MEAN YOUR FACE. YOUR COVERED IN
BLOOD!" she said,very concerned. Kaiba began to turn
pale,fearing for his life for the first time ever. Bakura and Marik
merely stepped back and hoped she wouldn't notice.
"Everything was fine until Kaiba went nuts and punched me
around. Nothin' I ain't used to really." Joey said. Now Mai was
mad. She gave a threatening glare at Kaiba,which at her normal size
would only make him laugh,but now it scared the life out of him.
"YOU DARE HARM MY DEAREST JOEY?!" she asked him. Kaiba
nodded and backed against a tree.
"Please Mai...please don't kill me!" he yelled,tears
forming in his eyes. It wasn't the fear of death that got him,it was
the fact that all his taunting and harassment has come back to haunt
him. Mai wasn't satisfied though. She reached over and grabbed
him,holding him to eye level with her.
"I SAID I'D MAKE YOU PAY FOR EVERYTHING KAIBA,AND I MEANT IT.
YOU MADE ME MAD BEFORE,BUT THEN YOU HAD THE NERVE TO HIT MY BOYFRIEND
AROUND?!". she yelled at him,her voice hurting his head.
"Please Mai,have mercy on him! He can change,I know it. I
already lost my parents,and losing my brother would be too much.
Please Mai,forgive him." Mokuba pleaded. She saw the fear and
sadness in their eyes,so she sighed and placed Kaiba back down on the
ground.
"ALRIGHT,YOU MAY LIVE,BUT I'M GOING TO ESTABLISH SOME GROUND
RULES. FIRST OFF,I AM IN CHARGE OF WHAT GOES ON UNTIL WE GET BACK
HOME. SECONDLY,NO ONE HARMS JOEY IN ANY WAY. LASTLY,I WANT YOU TO
SIGN OVER ALL OF YOUR ASSETS OF KAIBA CORP. TO ME." she said. 
"Yes,anything you want!" Kaiba said,hoping to make her
happy. 
"GOOD." she smiled and licked the tip of her
finger,cleaning the blood off of Joey's face. She then took notice to
Marik and Bakura,who tried to sneak away.
"OH NO YOU DON'T! I DIDN'T FORGET WHAT YOU TWO PSYCHOS DID TO
ME.......THANKS!"she said as she smiled greater. It was Marik's
magic and the power of the Shadow Realm that caused all this to begin
with,so she had to thank him.
"Now we need to find the others. I bet Yugi and the others will
be stoked when they find out what happened." Joey said. As he
began to walk off,Mai scooped him up and placed him in her shirt
pocket.
"Thanks,girlfriend." Joey said. As for the others,she
placed them in the pocket of her shorts. She walked around the
forest,being careful not to step on anything of importance,and making
doubly sure not to step on Yugi and the others.
       Yugi and his team were at a nearby lake,setting up camp. They
still had no idea where they were,and they felt very bad for letting
Joey tag along with Marik.
"I hope hes ok. What if something bad happened?" Serenity
asked. Tristan walked to her and gently placed a hand on her
shoulder.
"Your brother is a tough person,so I know he'll be fine. Don't
worry." He said,hoping to ease her thoughts. Tea was sitting at
the edge of the water next to Yugi,watching the sunset. When they
looked into the water,they saw the water ripple a bit,but then it got
worse,and eventually the ground started shaking.
"An earthquake can't happen in this area. Somethings not
normal,I can feel it" Yugi said. The next thing they saw was a
massive boot step into the ground,almost crushing any one of them.
"OOPS. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT! IS EVERYONE OK?" Mai asked.
Just like Kaiba and the others,they were staring at her in awe. Odion
was the only one not staring. It was because of him that she found
them. When they first set up camp,he made a big fire which caused the
smoke to be seen clearly from Mai's height. Serenity and Tea were
more afraid than ever until Joey stuck his head out of Mai's pocket.
"Hey everyone! Great view up here!" he shouted in
happiness. Mai set everyone on the ground and sat down at the edge of
the lake,which to her is like a small swimming pool.
"I SEE EVERYONE IS ALRIGHT." Mai said as she looked down at
all of them. Yugi walked over to her and asked what happened to her.
"IT WAS MARIK'S MAGIC THAT CROSSED WITH THE EFFECTS OF THE
SHADOW REALM AND DID THIS TO ME. I REALLY LIKE IT." she
explained. She also talked about what she did to Kaiba and how he
cried like a baby. This made everyone,even Bakura and Odion laugh.
Mai gathered fish from the lake and fruit from the forest which would
be enough to feel a village,but it was only enough for a small snack
for her and dinner for the rest of the people. Nightfall came and
everyone went to sleep except Joey. He walked out into the forest and
looked into the stars,as if something was on his mind. Mai soon
joined him.
"WHY AREN'T YOU ASLEEP JOEY? YOU NEED REST FOR TOMARROW."
she told him. 
"I'll come and sleep soon. I just got some stuff to think
about." he said.
"REALLY? WHATS ON YOUR MIND?" she asked. Joey felt kind of
awkward,but he said it anyway.
"When we were on that blimp,and I was unconscious,I had a dream
you were like this. I have so much feeling for you,and I didn't know
how to say it at first since I was never too good with the ladies.
When I saw what Marik did to you,I didn't know what to do." he
said.
"JOEY,I REMEMBER THE DAY YOU DEFEATED ME FOR THE FIRST TIME. I
WAS DEVASTATED,BUT I SOON LEARNED THATS WHAT I NEEDED. I LEARNED THE
VALUE OF FRIENDSHIP FROM YOU,AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT OF YOU AS A
FRIEND,BUT NOW I LOVE YOU DEEPER THAN THAT." she said to him.
His heart was racing now. The girl he fell in love with on Kaiba's
ship is even more loving now that shes a giantess.
"I love you too Mai,and I always will." he said. She smiled
and softly kissed him before picking him up and taking him back to
camp. Elsewhere,on the other side of the lake,Marik,Bakura,and Kaiba
were talking things over.
"Ok,she made a total mockery of us,so now what do we do?"
Marik asked.
"I'm not sure if we should get revenge guys. Maybe this is a
sign or something." Kaiba said,his voice a bit timid.
"I hate to say it Kaiba,but you've gone soft" Marik said in
a taunting tone.
"Yeah,I may be soft,but I'd rather be soft than be dead."
Kaiba said before returning to camp,getting some sleep.
"There is a way to destroy Mai,but I will need your cooperation
in order to do it." Bakura said.
"Tell me what you have in mind. My Millenium Rod stopped working
when I defeated Mai in the duel" Marik said.
"With the power of my Millenium Ring,I can bring any monster to
life and use it under my control. I can use all three of the God
monsters and send her to oblivion! All I need is your Ra,Kaiba's
Oblesk,and Yugi's Slypher. I trust you know pickpocket skills."
Bakura explained. The plan was in set,and all Marik needed to do was
be quick and stealthly. Mai was still at the lake with Joey,getting
her feet wet since the water wasn't that deep to her. The rest of
them were asleep,so getting the cards wouldn't be much trouble. Marik
sneaked over to the sleeping Kaiba and slipped his hands into the
jacket pocket,taking out his Duel Monster deck.
"Like taking candy from a wuss" Marik said to himself as he
walked to Yugi,taking his cards as well. When he returned to
Bakura,the cards were sorted out so that all three god cards were
ready for summoning.
"Excellent! Now we have everything we need." Bakura said.
He began to use the power of the Millenium Ring and brought the 3
monsters to life.
   Oblesk,Slypher,and Ra emerged from their cards and roared
loudly,waking everyone up. Yugi and the others looked on in horror as
Bakura and Marik started laughing.
"I guess you were right Yugi. Teamwork does accomplish
things!" Bakura said.
"This ends here,Pharoh!" Marik said. They could have killed
them then and there,but they had another idea on their minds.
"How about we destroy that overgrown Mai first? She is the one
who crushed Kaiba's spirit,so it will be a pleasure to send her into
oblivion." Bakura suggested. Marik nodded and smiled. Bakura
commanded the monsters to travel to the other end of the lake where
Mai and Joey were having their first date,even though it was just
talking under a full moon.
"Please,give Joey and Mai the strength to overcome evil."
Serenity said,praying for their safety.
	 Mai and Joey were talking about their plans in life. She
wanted to be a champion duelist and have lots of money. Well,one out
of two isn't bad. There was no way a girl at her size could even hold
a card anymore,let alone play. Joey suggested that she become the
worlds greatest tourist attraction,and the idea made her laugh a bit.
The two teenagers were so deeply in love,nothing can seperate
them,well,except for 3 monsters heading toward them.
"WHAT THE? RA,OBLESK,AND SLYPHER ARE ALIVE?!" she asked to
herself. Joey stepped back,afraid.
"My worst fears have manifested into living creatures!"
Joey yelled as he tried to run away,but Mai quickly snatched him.
"IF YOU RUN,YOU WON'T GET TOO FAR BEFORE YOUR HUNTED. STAY WITH
ME!" she told him. Bakura and Marik climbed off their dragons
and looked at them.
"I never did get to finish you off,miss Valentine. I will have
Wheeler torn limb from limb,and then I will have you vaporized."
Marik calmly said. This drove Mai into a fury as she balled her fist
and gave them a glare. No one threatens her Joey,especially when all
that power has made her overprotective. Joey was a bit afraid,but
this wasn't anything he hasn't dealt with before. He knew the best he
could do is cheer on from the sidelines. Mai stood up and got into a
battle stance.
"LETS END THIS LITTLE BATTLE,SHALL WE?" she asked. Bakura
and Marik nodded and the dragons took flight while Oblesk stayed on
the ground. Slypher fired a blast at her,but it only knocked her
back. Oblesk got behind her and fired his beam,and since she was off
guard,it packed a little sting.
"OWW" she winced in pain as Ra soared above her,powering
another blast. The formation was a triangle,so she couldn't block or
dodge all of the attacks. Joey was starting to have memories of the
dream as he was placed in her shirt pocket. Attack after attack hit
her,and she was running out of options,but when all hope was lost,
Kaiba was standing not too far away,wishing her luck. Soon Yugi was
there,as well as Tea,and Mokuba,and everyone else.
"You can do it Mai! We believe in you!" Serenity shouted.
"Yeah. We believe in you!" Kaiba said
"Use the power within and vanquish your enemy." Odion said.
The inspiration was calming her spirit and helping her focus. She
knew she needed strategy to get through this. Yugi used his mind to
get through all of his battles,even when he was outnumbered or
outpowered,and this situation with Mai was no different. Alone,she
could destroy any one of these monsters easily,but all three of them
was just too much to handle. Plan of action was set: Isolate and
destroy. After telling the others to stay put,Mai ran into the
forest. Obviously she was followed. She wanted to make sure she had
enough time to fight each one individual monster. As she ran,she
suddenly turned around and leapt into the air,swatting at Slypher.
The red dragon was knocked back from her attack and as she landed on
the ground,she landed a heel kick into Oblesk. While Slypher was
trying to get back and fight,Mai was slapping and punching Oblesk
around. Ra got behind her from a distance and powered up a blast wit!
h everything it has. 
"Mai,look out!" Joey shouted as he noticed the golden glow
behind them. The blast came right for her,but now that Mai knew of
the attack,she grabbed Oblesk and turned around,using it as a shield.
The monster was vaporized immediatly. One down,two to go.
"THANKS LOVE!" Mai said,knowing Joey's help saved her life
back there.
"No problem. Now,how do we deal with two airborne dragons?"
he asked himself. Marik and Bakura,who were riding their dragons,were
shocked that she was able to destroy one of the monsters.
"We'll have to outmanuver her and attack when she doesn't
expect." Marik suggested. There was not much they could do at
this point,so they flew their dragons around her,circling and
confusing her. She tried her best to attack,but they would only
dodge.
"THIS ISN'T WORKING. I'M GETTING DIZZY!"she complained as
they unleashed attack after attack. It was soon too much for her as a
blast in the stomach from Slypher sent her back and into the
ground,flattening any trees that were unfortunate enough to get
caught in her fall. She closed her eyes and layed there motionless.
"I finally did it! I have destroyed Mai!" Bakura shouted in
happiness as he landed his dragon. 
"No! Mai,please get up! You can't give up!" Joey pleaded.
Bakura landed his dragon and hopped off,laughing evily. It was then
that Mai suddenly oppened her eyes and stood up,stomping Slypher with
full force. The creature vaproized on impact.
"It can't be! Slypher! Slypher!" Bakura shouted in agony.
Mai let out a giggle,feeling very happy from all this.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THE POSSUM TRICK WORKED. ONE OF YOUR OLD
TRICKS,RIGHT JOEY? ANYWAY,ALL I HAVE TO DO IS CRUSH THAT PUNK MARIK
AND THIS'LL ALL BE OVER." she said,a wide smile on her face. She
turned around to face Ra,but because she was too busy fighting
Slypher,she forgot about the chance Marik was powering up an attack.
The blast from Ra came right at her and slammed her in the
chest,hitting her hard and injuring Joey as well. He was out cold
again,almost in a coma. Mai looked at him in horror and broke down
into tears. She had her own pain,but she ignored it as she looked at
Joey.
"NO! HOW COULD I LET THIS HAPPEN?!" she screamed to
herself. Marik let out a sigh. Even if he did fail,at least he got
rid of one of his enemies. He figured one more attack would finish
her off. She heard Joey's voice in her head.
"Don't give up my love. I know you have it in you,and all you
need is to find that special power deep inside. Your special and I
know you can do it. Do it for me,for Yugi,for Serenity,for all our
friends,and most importantly,do it for yourself and all the people
counting on you."the voice said. She was still in self doubt and
sorrow,but she was now turning this into determination and focus. She
looked toward Ra,which had another massive blast ready. The beam was
fired and it came toward her,but before impact,she stuck her hand out
and fired a beam of her own. It was flashing purple,just like in the
dream. She let out a scream as the beam immediatly overpowered Ra's.
"This is impossible!!! No one is stronger than the
Gods!!!!" Marik yelled in disbelief.
"YOUR RIGHT MARIK. NO ONE IS STRONGER,BUT THE POWER OF
LOVE,FRIENDSHIP,AND TRUST CAN DESTROY ANY EVIL. I'M ASHAMED IT TOOK
YOU THIS LONG TO FIGURE THAT OUT. SEE YOU IN OBLIVION!!!!" Mai
screamed as the blast vaporized both Ra and Marik in a single flash
of light. He didn't even have time to scream or make a vow of
revenge.
"ITS OVER....ITS FINALLY OVER." Mai said as she took Joey
out of her pocket and placed him on the ground.She let some tears
fall to the ground as she looked at him.
"FORGIVE ME JOEY. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SHIELD YOU OR
SOMETHING. I'M SORRY JOEY,I'M SO SORRY..." as Mai kept
talking,Joey sat up.
"Oww,my head." he said groggily. Mai smiled cheerfully and
hugged him as carefully as she could. Yugi and the others soon came
by,breathing heavily.
"Man you covered some distance Mai. You had to have ran 5 miles
in only a minute!" Tristan said,exhausted.
"I'M REALLY SORRY GUYS. I ENDED THE THREAT OF MARIK ONCE AND FOR
ALL." Mai said with a smile. The towering giantess had saved the
day. Bakura walked up to them,now back in his good self again.
"Hello everyone. How did I end up out in the middle of
nowhere?" he asked,very confused about all of this. Everyone
laughed playfully and enjoyed the rest of the night.
   When everyone returned to Battle City,Mai needed a new place to
stay. The effects of her being 300ft was pernament,so she had to live
with this somehow. As promised,Kaiba gave up all the assets of his
company and gave the money to Mai. With 150 Billion dollars,she
bought a house for herself on a nearby island and had enough for
plenty of food and clothes to last the lifetime.Kaiba was a changed
man now. Without corruption,he became happy and playful. This means
that Mokuba finally got the big brother he always wanted.Yugi was
very shocked to find that the Kaiba brothers were his new neighbors.
The love between Mai and Joey became greater over time,and they were
eventually married.Mai was not seen as a freak for her size,but was
rather respected since she was gentle and fun to be around. Battle
City loved her. The Duel Monsters game nearly went out for good,but
one person revived the game. His name,Maximillion Pegusus. There will
always be evil in this world,but Joey,Mai,Y!
ugi,and even Kaiba will rise to the challenge and fight to make this
world a better place.


           The End