Duel Magic

Friends Till The End Part 2

Episode(s): 77 – 78

Yugi gave Joey his Millennium puzzle and began to walk back to his spot. The others watched with bated breath as Joey seemed to fight with himself.

"Destroy! Yugi!" said Joey/Marik with a crazed look. He then took off the Millennium puzzle and held it out. "Say goodbye to your puzzle, little Yugi!"

Joey took the center piece of the puzzle off, on got ready to throw it into the ocean.

"Please stop!" yelled Yugi, causing Joey to stop.

'Yugi must be getting through!' thought Lilly in happiness as Joey drops to his knees and then puts the puzzle back together before getting ready to duel again.

"Yugi! Get on with the duel!" yelled Joey/Marik. "The sooner you make your move, the sooner I can eliminate your life points! And you better act quickly because you only have 14 minutes before that anchor pulls you and your best friend into the ocean's depths! You'll be out of my way once and for all! Make your move little Yugi!"

"Fine! Since your turn is now over, Red-Eyes regains 500 of the attack points it lost last turn, Marik! Get ready!" said Yugi with confidence. "I place two cards facedown! And then I summon Beta the Magnet Warrior in attack mode! And that will end my turn."

"How foolish!" declared Joey/Marik. "It's time to end this! Alright little Yugi! Time to wipe out your Red-Eyes and your life points! I play Panther Warrior! Your done! But first, before I strike, I'll transform Rocket Warrior into its invincible mode! I'll attack with Rocket Warrior! And the target will be Yugi's Magnet Warrior!"

'Joey! Is he gaining control! No way Marik would let him do that!' thought Lilly in shock.

"Not so fast! I reveal my facedown trap!" said Yugi with determination. "Activate Magic-Arm shield! I'll intercept your Rocket Warrior and redirect the Rocket Attack towards your Panther Warrior! And thanks to your Attrition magic card, Panther Warrior loses 1,500 attack points bringing its strength all the way down to 500! Also, because Rocket Warrior was in its invincible mode, your monster loses 500 extra attack points, leaving it with zero!"

"Make your pathetic move little Yugi!" said a frustrated Joey/Marik.

"Fine Marik!"

"And since Rocket Warriors effect is over, my Panther Warrior regains the 500 attack points it lost!"

"Watch this move! I sacrifice Beta the Magnet Warrior so I can summon my Beast of Glifer! I'll save you yet, Joey! Now my mighty beast, attack his Rocket Warrior!"

"You there, Joey?" asked Yugi in a desperate voice.

"No! You see, unlike your dragon, I've got plenty of strength left! I'm afraid it's only a matter of time before you and your pathetic friend are out of my way for good!

"I hope you're comfortable, my Queen, in the front row seat your friends' last duel! As long as no one interferes, you'll be fine, and soon, you will be at my side. But I can't say the same for you, Yugi."

'No way am I going to be by his side!' thought Lilly as she moved around and tried to get out of her restraints.

"You won't get away with this Marik!"

"That's where you're wrong, little Yugi! In less than ten minutes the anchor hanging above you will drop into the ocean, taking you and your friend Joey with it! I can barely contain my excitement little Yugi! Say goodbye to the rest of your life points! Ready to lose everything?"

"Come on, Joey! You gotta break free! Snap out of it, Joey! Come on, Joey. Don't you remember Duelist Kingdom? Remember your sister, Serenity? How she was your inspiration? You wanted to pay for her operation!" said Yugi as he began to bring up more memories he shared with Yugi. Joey seemed to be breaking through, only for Marik to take control again.