//------------------------------// // Epilogue // Story: Yu-Gi-Oh! Friendship is Dueling 8: Reunions // by Bahamut0 //------------------------------// Burst landed at Sugarcube Corner and smiled. "Well what're you all waiting for? It's party time! Pinkie. You know the drill." Pinkie smiled as she bolted inside and Akage went after her. The two set up the party in almost no time! "Now we're talking!" Everyone had a good time until Thunder Force showed up. "Thunder? What's up?" "Well...see for yourself.", Thunder said nervously. Peeking out from behind Thunder was a younger version of Abyss. Judging by the look of her, she was about the age of the CMC. "I'm guessing you want an explanation?" "Yes. I think we'd ALL like to know why she's alive again." Burst had a puzzled look on his face as he stared at the younger Abyss. "Well...the God Cards brought her back to life. She's got all the memories of what she's done but none of the evil intent." "It's nice to know she's not gonna try and waste us. But why would the God Cards leave her memories?", Inferno asked. "Her rebirth came with a price. She must find someone to love her despite her acts.", Thunder answered. "The God Cards are firm, but fair when it comes to second chances. She should count herself lucky." Abyss walked up to Burst and was shaking when she was about a foot away from him. "I...I'm sorry!" Abyss closed her eyes expecting Burst to scream his lungs out at her. But to her surprise, Burst just smiled. "You were insanely prideful. But you were also very lonely. Not many people get another shot at life. Just try not to make the same mistakes as last time. Now come on! It's weird if you're sad at a party!" Abyss managed a small smile. "That's better." Everyone had a good time as the party raged on. Far away.... "Curse him. Curse him!", Blitz scowled before he slammed his fist into the ground! "CURSE HIM!" Blitz then threw his deck to the ground! "You failed me! All of you are worthless! WHY?! Why can't I use you like Burst's Blue-Eyes?!" Blitz then had an idea. And a cruel smile creeped onto his face. "If I can't have a Blue-Eyes like Burst....I'll MAKE one of my own!" Blitz channeled his darkness and pictured his Blue-Eyes White Dragon. The card that materialized, and the dragon that was born of it soon stood before Blitz. It looked like a twisted version of Blue-Eyes. "Yes. YES!" Blitz then materialized an entirely new deck as the white of his eyes turned black. "Perfect. Now I have a deck that reflects me. But maybe there's something else I should consider. Burst has plenty of friends to stand by him." Blitz then sneered again. "Maybe I should get some 'friends' as well." Blitz sensed for any large evil auras, and smiled when he found them. "Yeeesssss. They'll do nicely. But first, I need to prepare." Blitz vanished in a dark portal. Planning his next strike against Burst and his friends. Back at the party... Gold was stroking his chin in thought. "Hey Moon?" "Yes?" "Could you bring Abyss over here? There's something I want to check." Moon shrugged, and brought Abyss over. "Thanks. I'm going to sense the energy of both of you." Gold focused, and sensed both Moon and Abyss's energies. His eyes snapped open when he was done. "Abyss. I think I know how you were able to tap into your dark powers and why you were able to find those evil monsters. You're this world's version of Nightmare Moon. Your energies are almost identical." Moon and Abyss's eyes widened. Moon then smiled at Abyss. "Welcome to the reformed villain club Abyss. Trust me. Things are only gonna look up from here. You never know. You might find that special someone." Moon then looked at Burst. "I know I did." Fang noticed Abyss and Moon talking and walked over. "Hey you two! Thought I'd introduced my little brother to Abyss!", Fang said with a smile. "You have a brother?", Moon asked. "He's adopted. But he's still family. Come on out Narico." A young teenage boy stepped out from behind Fang. with grayish skin and a purple scar on his eye wearing brown pants and a purple shirt. Narico blushed when he saw Abyss. "H-Hi.", Narico said nervously. "I'm Narico." Abyss blinked and smiled. "Nice to meet you. I'm Abyss." Abyss then noticed Narico's deck box. "You like Duel Monsters too?" Narico beamed. "You kidding? I love it!" The two seemed to hit things off pretty well. Moon went over to Burst. "Another happy ending.", Moon said with a smile. Burst was about to answer when his mom and dad entered Sugarcube Corner. "Mom? Dad? What're you two doing here?", Burst asked. "Me coming back made me realize something Burst.", Aether said with a smile. "Your mother is the best thing I've ever had in my life next to you. I was an idiot to leave both of you." Burst smiled. "Welcome back. ....Dad." Burst shared a hug with his reunited family. Now his life was truly complete.