Yugioh: The Hope of Six

Chapter 39: Kaiser Arc - Part 11

The platforms and Rainbow Dragon vanished as Reggie lost her remaining Life Points. "Johan did it!" Masumi said happily.

"Told ya he would be fine." Judai said, smiling.

"He is a strong Duelist alright." Serena said, pleased and impressed with Johan's dueling.

"That's one more win for us." Yuri said with a smirk.

"Yeah, but Reggie..." Fubuki said, fearful of what will happen next.

"Remember, Flame said he won't mess up this time." Yusuke whispered in his friend's ear. Fubuki did not reply, but kept his gaze solely on the girl in the arena.

"Looks like your "right hand officer" couldn't do any better than your foul mouthed lieutenant." Chosaku chastised Echo, who deeply frowned but said nothing.

'Reggie... you have fought well. I commend you for your skill and effort, but in the end... it just wasn't enough. I am deeply sorry for putting you through this... and for what is about to happen.' Echo thought with great regret.

Reggie herself lay on her back, completely defeated. "How? How could this have happened?" She asked herself, feeling like a total failure. "I was supposed to win. Instead, I suffered an embarrassing loss. What did I do wrong?"

"Nothing." Johan answered as he now stood before her. "You did nothing wrong at all. Actually, you nearly had me. You were one of the strongest Duelists I've ever fought." She looked up at him, appearing confused.

"Then why couldn't I defeat you?" She questioned as she got back up, misery in her voice. Johan looked to each of the spirits of his Gem Beasts manifesting around him in (including the brown feathered Cobalt Eagle with dark blue gems on his wings). He smiled affectionately at them all.

"Because it wasn't just me you were facing. My Gem Beasts... they helped me when I needed it. You might not get it, but we are family. You fight one of us, you fight against all of us."

"Exactly!" Said six of the Gem Beasts, while Ruby gave a loud "Mew!".

"Family?" Reggie muttered. Johan nodded.

"That's how strong my bond is with them. I imagine your bond with a "certain someone" is just as strong, if not stronger." He said as he turned behind him.

Reggie followed his gaze to meet Fubuki's eyes. "Fubuki..." She muttered softly, both his eyes and hers moistened from emotion.

Before another word could be spoken, both of Reggie's Legendary Planets reappeared. The Splendid Venus took hold of it's owner, while The Tripping Mercury proceeded to stab her in the gut. The scream she let out was a terrible one.

"REGGIE!" Fubuki yelled. He attempted to proceed into the arena, but was held back by Yusuke.

"Don't! What did I just say?" He reminded him.

"I know, but...!" Fubuki couldn't think of an effective argument. He hated to see Reggie suffer like that, especially since if he didn't know if Flame could save her. Regardless, he heeded Yusuke's words and stayed put.

Once again, the dark white glow took over both Monsters as the life draining process began. Not even 10 seconds passed before the unknown creature's tentacles returned to insure Reggie's demise. Unlike last time, a fiery red bubble appeared around Reggie and the two Monsters. When the tentacles tried to pierce through, it just forced them back, making them suffer a severe burning. The things actually looked partially cooked.

"Nice!" Manjome said.

Flame chuckled to himself in the console. "Ha! Try getting through that, mystery monster!"