Sunset woke up and found herself on the Sanctuary in the Sky. "Well at least I wound up someplace peaceful.", Sunset said with a small smile.
"Yes. The view is quite relaxing isn't it?", a voice said. Sunset turned towards the source and found Guardian Eatos standing a few feet away from her. "So did you enjoy the nap?", Eatos said with a smile.
"Um, yes?"
"Good. Now we can proceed." Eatos then handed Sunset her sword.
"What am I supposed to do with this?", Sunset asked.
"Isn't it obvious? You're supposed to strike me down.", Eatos said calmly. Sunset was shocked.
"No..no! I'm not doing it!"
"It's the only way to move on."
"That can't be it! It can't be! There has to be some other way!", Sunset pleaded! Eatos sighed.
"Sunset, you wanted nothing more than power when I was first in your deck. So much so that you even used me in tribute tactics to win duels. But through it all, I stayed by your side. Not because I felt any sort of obligation, but because I wanted to make you happy and help you. Even then, you still showed compassion for me. You never called me worthless or discarded me. And you never gave me up no matter how many cards people offered to trade you. And if my spirit fading can help you, I'd gladly accept my fate." Eatos had a small smile on her face as she finished speaking, and Sunset broke down crying.
"No! You can't go like this! I've hurt you before...and I don't want to hurt you anymore! You helped me before because you were my guardian, and I need you now more than ever! I won't cause you pain just to gain an advantage!" Sunset then grasped Eatos's hand. "Please...you can't leave me now." Eatos smiled as she pulled Sunset close and wrapped her wings around her.
"I'll always be with you Sunset. And now, you'll have me by your side whenever you enter battle. You're more than just my chosen duelist. You just proved you're my friend. Take some of my power and my sword. And I'll be with you in spirit." A heavenly white light enveloped Sunset. When it died down, she stood in her ranger form. However, she had the Celestial Sword and white wings on her back. Eatos had also disappeared leaving stray white feathers in her wake.
"Thank you Eatos.", Sunset said with a smile under her helmet. A portal opened and Inferno, Ace, Ice, Shadow, and Gold stepped through. "Hey guys. I'm guessing you found a way out if you managed to get here?"
"It's kind of like a video game. We clear each stage and we go to the next level. Now to find the warp to the next level.", Gold said with a smile under his helmet. "Nice new wings by the way."
"You too." The next portal opened. "Now to see where we wind up next."