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// Epilogue: A new beginning 
// Story: Yu-Gi-Oh! EQG 9: Endgame 
// by Bahamut0 
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	"We did it...WE BEAT HER!", Inferno cheered. The other guys had exhausted smiles as well as their girlfriends. But they all noticed one figure was silent. Burst hadn't moved and was standing completely. still. "Burst?"

"damn it. ...Damn it.....DAMN IT!", Burst screamed as his fist slammed into the ground! The others rushed over to him!

"Burst! It's over we won!", Gold said as he tried to restrain Burst.

"Yeah. It's over. Earth is gone! What's the point of us standing here if everything we cared about...everything we loved is gone!" Tears were streaming down Burst's face. "And yet I still hope this is all just a horrible nightmare! This can't be how it all ends! It can't!" Burst fell to his knees as he cried, and Celestia and Nightmare held him tightly. Burst had calmed down enough to stop crying and shouting. "This can't be how it ends...it can't be..."

"No. This isn't how it's going to end.", a new voice said. The group turned their heads to see a portal open and a figure step through. "Burst. This isn't the end of your story."

"Wh-who are you?", Burst asked.

"My name is Thunder Force. And my friend and I have been watching you for some time." Soon, Slifer the Sky Dragon appeared next to Thunder Force.

"Slifer!", Blue Eyes said as he promptly bowed.

"There is no need to bow Blue Eyes.", Slifer said as the two other egyptian god cards appeared.

"In fact...", Obelisk said as he began to kneel. "It is we who should bow before you. For yours is a power that surpasses ours on every level."

"But...why are you here?", Burst asked.

"You said it yourself Burst. This can't be how things end. And in fact, it will not! We have come to give you a new beginning!", Ra declared.

"But how is such an act possible?!", Blue Eyes asked. 

"By combining our powers, we can create a universal reboot. Your lives will begin anew.", Slifer replied.

"That's awesome!", Inferno cheered.

"However, there will be one drawback.", Ra added. "None of you will have any memories of this and all your past adventures will be erased and your lives will begin from your birth onwards. Also, some events may change. Nothing will play out exactly as it has."

"The only question left is: Will you accept this new beginning?", Obelisk asked. The whole group was silent until Burst stepped forward.

"If it means this never happens, I gladly accept!", Burst said proudly.

"An  excellent choice Burst. Now brothers!", Slifer declared. The three gods combined their powers and created a portal. "Step through, and your universe shall be reborn." Burst nodded and smiled as he dashed toward the portal!

"Alright Blue Eyes! LET'S ROCK THE DRAGON!" Burst jumped into the portal and saw his life going backwards. 'So this isn't the end. Every duel I've ever had has made me and my friends grow. Not just as duelists, but as people. And through the game, I also met the women I love. I guess you could say in me and my friends' case....friendship is dueling.' Burst closed his eyes. Waiting to awake anew in the new beginning that awaited him and his friends.