Parts of Masika (Part 2)

DIMENSION: MANGA (The One That Saves the Day)

When it reappeared, it was standing up as twins in golden dresses. There was a burst of light, even too strong for Atem to see through.

"Yuugi!"

Anzu. Anzu's voice! Yuugi ran over with Hikaru to her. "Anzu!"

"Yuugi." Anzu cried as he held onto her. "I never thought I'd be here again. Zorc said so much I could never come back. Oh, Hikaru." She held his little hand. "I'm so sorry."

"It's okay, you're here now, and we won," Yuugi told her. "Everything will be okay." She hugged him tighter, being mindful of their baby.

Satiah watched but didn't move. She glanced around. "A strange environment to be in."

"One finds themselves in strange environments when dealing with gods and demons," Atem said coming toward her. He examined her. Like he thought, she didn't look pregnant. "How do you feel?"

"As strange as ever," she answered back. "The Earth is saved." She looked at her hand. "Will we be laid back to rest, or go on in these mortal bodies? Hm."

"Your welcome too." Bakura came a little near. "I did fight for the Earth as well you know."

"Bakura." Satiah moved over toward him. "My friend?"

"Yes, yes," he uttered. "Can't keep yourself out of trouble without me, can you?" he teased her. "So where is your little demigod thing?"

"It is taken care of," Isis said. "Now, your winnings."

"Do we have to do it in a certain order?" Yuugi asked, "or a certain number of chances to get it right?"

"No. I am here," Isis said, "with Horakhty's permission. Take ten decades to declare yourself done if you want. You are on an ethereal plane where time is flexible."

"Then if there is no number, let's start with Jounouchi," Yuugi smiled. "I want him back alive and here and his soul safe."

Jounouchi appeared right next to Yuugi. "Yuugi! Hey, great! I hate long lines," he complained. "Don't know where I was, but boy was there a line." He looked at his clothes. "Back to old me again." He looked around. "Anzu?"

Jounouchi. She gave him a hug.

"Hey great, now where's-Kaiba?!" Jounouchi darted straight for him for Mana. "What are you doing with my daughter?"

"It was entrusted to him," Atem answered back, "by Shizuka."

"Um, and Mai brought back to life," Yuugi said to Isis. "Oh, and here to see Jounouchi."

"What?" Jounouchi watched as a glimmer appeared. Standing right next to him. "Mai!" He crushed her in the deepest hug he could, almost a little too much to let her breathe. "My Mai, you're safe and okay."

"Yeah. I'm okay," Mai insisted. "I missed you, Jounouchi, but didn't I have the baby?"

"Oh yeah. Kaiba, need Mana." Jounouchi picked up Mana. "Thanks, I guess. For watching her."

He just got a gruff sound in return.

"Here, Mai." He tried to help her hold her.

"Wonderful, the moron is back for you," Kaiba said without even caring. "Can we get Shizuka back already? She did land the finishing blow that saved the Earth."

"Yes," Yuugi agreed. "Shizuka alive and well."

"Don't forget her eyes," Jounouchi reminded him.

"Oh yeah," Yuugi said. "Please give her eyesight back."

"Shizuka is still busy," Isis said. "She will be back later, but that request cannot be granted."

"What?" Jounouchi complained. "Your letting Yuugi bring people back from the dead, like me, and you can't cure some eyesight problem?"

"It was the winning she gave Mai," Isis responded. "Anything involved in a gods game can never be undone."

"Oh. Sorry, Jounouchi," Yuugi told him.

"It's okay. She did it for Mai," Jounouchi responded. "She risked it for her. If there's no take backs, then there's just no take backs." He still sounded bitter, but understanding.

"Okay, then, Honda," Yuugi decided. "I want Honda's life given back, and for him to come see us too."

Honda appeared within glimmering sparkles. "Hey, I was beginning to think you'd all forget about me."

"Never could, Honda." Jounouchi held Mai in his grasp though. "Just, a little overwhelmed. Daughter here, Mai here, you there, it's a lot to take in after everything."

"It is." Mai held Mana closely. "I didn't think I'd ever hold her. Look at her."

"That's the power of winning a god game. Plus, friendship and stuff," Jounouchi said offhand on purpose as he kissed her forehead while she kissed Mana's forehead. "I'm never going to let anything else happen to you again. If you just, don't leave me? I love you more than anything, Mai, really."

"He does," Honda agreed, "and I'm sorry about stuff I said about you," he apologized to her. "New beginning for everybody. Oh!" He grinned at Yuugi oddly next to Anzu. "Hey! Yo! Everything is fine, really!"

"That's weird," Yuugi noted. "Your back from the dead, which is great, but . . .?"

"Huh? Nothing!" Honda stuck his hand behind his head, like he was hiding something. "Oh, Miho. Hey, can you guys save Miho and get her up here too?"

Miho appeared and Honda blushed when she hugged him in relief.

"Okay. Um. Everything is okay now. Yuugi's all using his wishes or whatever to restore everything," Honda insisted. "He's the real hero."

"You kept talking to Miho to keep her calm when our souls were being used as pawns," Miho insisted. "You really helped too, thank you. You were right, Yuugi did it!"

"Yeah, he did it. He's great, one of the best guys ever," Honda said, still not quite himself. "Never holds back, best friend forever kind of guy. Gotta love him, he's great."

"Why are you acting like you've been doing something wrong?" Atem asked him.

"Something wrong?" Honda asked blushing. "Nah, what you mean?"

"Oh. Um? Is it . . . Miho?" Yuugi asked. "Shizuka isn't here right now."