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Episode 173: Fighting for a Friend, Part 5 (Bitter Victory)

Yami, Tristan, and Téa are still running downwardly the street, searching for Joey. (In the Japanese version, a siren tin be heard in the distance equally they run.) They call out to Joey, stopping to look downwards each side street. Tristan says he could swear that Orichalcos thing activated right there. Téa agrees—so why isn't it there now? Unless they're too belatedly. Yami tells Joey to hang in there, and they take off again.

Kaiba and Mokuba stand up before a whole army of Orichalcos Soldiers. Mokuba asks what do they practice at present, and Kaiba says they exterminate these oversized cockroaches. He summons his Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and the Soldiers footstep dorsum. Kaiba tells the Blue-Eyes to assault, and it wipes out a row of Soldiers, just more than Soldiers materialize in their identify. How are you lot supposed to go rid of these things? Mokuba asks. When you boom them, they come correct back. Kaiba says, if at first you don't succeed, nail 'em with your Blue-Eyes again! (Japanese Mokuba asks where these things are coming from. Kaiba says fools are fools, no matter how many of them there are. They're no match for him.) The Bluish-Eyes mows down some other row of Soldiers, but, again, they reappear equally rapidly as they're destroyed. So an Orichalcos Soldier sneaks up backside Mokuba and grabs him.

Mokuba calls for help, and Kaiba summons Critius (Kaiba's Duel Disk has been changed in the US version to bear witness the Blue-Optics White Dragon card on the tray in improver to Critius),

whose lightning blasts destroy whole groups of Soldiers at a time, and information technology kills the Soldier property Mokuba. Still, the Soldiers just keep coming. Merely Kaiba won't give up. He orders both of his dragons to assail.

Back at the duel, Joey is pretty shaky on his feet. Mai asks him if her Harpies are too much for him, and he says, why doesn't she try fighting 2 duels in a row? She tells him to quit making excuses and duel, or he'll end up like Valon. (At that place's no dialog here in the Japanese.) Joey draws, saying he really misses the old Mai, and plays Swordsman of Landstar (1200 DEF) in defence force. He tries to slot a face-downwards card into his Duel Disk, merely it takes several tries before the menu goes in. He sets ii cards face down and ends his turn. Joey's vision continues to blur, and he thinks, he'due south in worse shape than he thought. That last duel wiped him out. He remembers the accident he took from Valon that sent him flying and destroyed his Lord of Red armor. But, he thinks, it's non over yet.

Mai taunts him for bragging about his new monster, but non even using it. He says he's just waiting for the right fourth dimension. Mai says it'southward typical of him—he puts on this tough guy show, simply inside he'southward merely a scared little kid. Does he honestly think he can win this duel? Joey says that depends on what she means by the word "win." To him, winning's near more than cards and life points. (Japanese Mai says he's ever like this. Even if he's dueling a height duelist, fifty-fifty if he'south in a bad situation, he won't requite up. Isn't he afraid of losing? He says let him ask her this instead: What does winning hateful to her? Is it just to defeat others in duels?) Mai tells him to spare her, but he goes on. He says that when he offset met her, she told him she only cared near herself, and had no friends. As he recalls meeting her at Duelist Kingdom, he says he told her she should hang out with him and the others. After they dueled side by side, he thought she'd discovered something more important than winning—something chosen friendship. But he guesses he was wrong—or maybe she just forgot. (Japanese Jounouchi reminds her that she said earlier that she tin can't trust anyone. She merely trusts herself. But at Duelist Kingdom, didn't they find something more important than victory when they dueled each other? He asks her why she's returned to the erstwhile self who duels alone. Cut from the Usa version is this bit where she says she doesn't know when she changed, and he tells her that she's a friend, even now.)

Mai tells him to save it. She's come up also far to turn dorsum now. (Japanese Mai says says it's too late, she tin only go along to fight.) The Seal in her forehead glows, and she says it's time to destroy him. Joey tells her he'll always stand past her, no matter what, and he'll never forget their friendship.

Mai draws, and so orders her Cyber Harpie to destroy the Swordsman of Landstar. Joey activates his trap, Double Magical Arm Bind, which allows him to sacrifice ii of his Scapegoats to take command of 2 of her Cyber Harpies. But she says she all the same has two Harpies left, and orders them to attack. Then Joey activates his 2nd trap card, Vow of Tribe. (The carte'south epitome is changed in the US version.)

While this card is on the field, if the same monsters are on both sides of the field, they can't attack. And so none of the Cyber Harpies tin can assault.

Mai tells Joey information technology was a dainty move. He says he wouldn't exist this practiced a duelist without her. She's always pushed him to be his all-time. (Japanese Jounouchi says he wants to grow through dueling.) Mai wonders how he can nonetheless feel that way about her, afterward everything she's put him through. Why doesn't he give in to his acrimony, similar everyone else? She thinks she could never be like that. Maybe Wheeler really is different. (Japanese Mai thinks that this strength of spirit is what Jounouchi is all-time at. No thing how hard he's beat out up, no affair how hopeless the state of affairs, he won't give up. What she doesn't have....) She remembers Valon telling her that now he understands why Joey meant so much to her—the guy'due south got eye. And she remembers Joey telling her that he's fighting her with all his heart and soul, because it'due south the only way to save her. (The flashback is changed in the United states of america version. In the Japanese flashback, Mai remembers Valon telling her he understands why she cares about Jounouchi—he has what they don't have, the pure zeal for dueling.)

But then she thinks, then what if Valon was right? That'southward all the more reason to crush Wheeler. If he really duels with all his soul, she'll just have to take his soul away. (Japanese Mai thinks, no, when she she beats Jounouchi, he'll come across that she has the real power—power that won't lose to everyone.) The Orichalcos stone around her neck glitters, as she tells Joey it's all over for him.

In his temple, Dartz tells the Great Leviathan it won't be long now. Soon, the chosen duelists will exist theirs. (Japanese Dartz is silent.)

Back at the duel, Mai tells Joey it'due south his move—his last. He thinks that deep downwards, Mai nevertheless values their friendship. He just has to remind her. (Japanese Jounouchi thinks that Mai's true duelist's soul has goose egg to practice with Doma. It'south merely a soul yearning for duels. He'll fight with her to the stop, equally a duelist.) He draws, and then sacrifices the two Cyber Harpies plus the Swordsman of Landstar to summon Gilford the Lightning (2800 ATK). Equally the mighty warrior appears, Joey explains that whenever Gilford the Lightning is summoned by sacrificing iii monsters, every monster on his opponent's side of the field is destroyed. Gilford the Lightning draws his groovy sword, and all 4 of Mai's Harpies are wiped out. Then he attacks Mai directly with Gilford, and she'south flung dorsum confronting the Seal's boundary by the accident, then falls to the basis, crackling with electricity.

Joey says he's got plenty of fight left in him (Japanese Jounouchi tells Mai to stand—their duel isn't finished yet), simply Mai gets to her feet, laughing. That may be, she says, but does he have enough? (Japanese Mai tells Jounouchi he's really grown stronger. Merely she'll win in the terminate.) Her life points go down to 800 from Gilford'southward attack. (Cut from the U.s.a. version are this shot of Mai, a long shot of the duel, and a split-screen shot of Mai and Jounouchi showing their respective scores.)

As well, it'due south her turn at present.

Mai draws, and plays Card of Sanctity, requiring both of them to describe until they take 6 cards in their hands. Joey looks at his new cards, and Mai asks him if he drew annihilation worth using. (Japanese Mai asks him if he drew "that bill of fare.") He says she'll have to wait and see. He thinks, he didn't draw Hermos, but these cards should help.

Next, Mai plays Monster Reborn to bring back i of her Cyber Harpies (1800 ATK, raised to 2300) from the graveyard. Then she plays Elegant Egotist to multiply Cyber Harpie by three. (Equally usual, the spikes on the Cyber Harpies' breastplates are removed in the US version.)

Joey wonders how many Harpies she has in that deck! Finally, she plays Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation. (And, as usual, Mai's cleavage is reduced in the US version.)

(And her Duel Deejay is changed to show the Cyber Harpie bill of fare on the tray.)

Since she has three Harpies on the field, she tin destroy upwards to three of his monsters, and the total of their attack points will exist deducted from his life points.

Gilford the Lightning and the remaining Scapegoat are destroyed. Joey staggers under the force of the destruction, and his life points become down to 800. Mai laughs, saying one more attack, and this duel'south over. (Cutting from the U.s. version is this bit where Mai says, how's that? Her Harpie Lady combo is invincible. Jounouchi straightens up and smiles at her, telling her she's really adept to reduce his life points by then much.)

Joey tells her that was an awesome move. She might be under an evil spell, but she hasn't lost her affect. She's still one of the greatest duelists he knows. He may be about to laissez passer out, merely this is fun. (Japanese Jounouchi says it would exist a waste to terminate the duel with her. She's a True Duelist. Nothing compares to the joy of dueling with her.) Mai tells him to knock information technology off—she's not falling for his friendship scheme. (Japanese Mai ends her turn.)

Joey shakes his trembling hand, then draws. Finally, he's drawn the Claw of Hermos! At present, he plays Warrior Returning Alive, which allows him to render a Warrior from his graveyard to his hand. He chooses the Blue Flame Swordsman (1800 ATK) and summons it to the field. Next, he plays the magic card, Dark Dragon Ritual (Black Dragon Ritual), sacrificing Gearfried the Atomic number 26 Knight to ritual summon Knight of Nighttime Dragon (Knight of Blackness Dragon). Then, he sacrifices Knight of Dark Dragon to summon his Cherry-Eyes Black Dragon (2400 ATK). Mai says he thinks he's so hot, but his Carmine-Optics can't attack this turn. Joey says, he's got something else to attack her with. He plays the Claw of Hermos, fusing it with the Blood-red-Optics Black Dragon to create the Red-Eyes Black Dragon Sword, equipping it to the Blue Flame Swordsman to increase its attack to 2800. He attacks and destroys one of the Cyber Harpies, reducing Mai's life points to 300. Finally, he sets two cards face up down and ends his plough.

Joey's pleased with his move, just staggers in burnout, vision blurring again. He tells himself he'due south got to pull through this. He's almost there.

Mai tells him, bully. But his Flame Swordsman is only as potent as his weapon. She plays Harpie's Feather Duster to destroy the Cherry-red-Optics Black Dragon Sword, and Bluish Flame Swordsman's set on returns to its original 1800, low plenty for her Cyber Harpies to destroy. Time to blast Joey out of her life forever. (Japanese Mai thinks that at present her Harpie Ladies can destroy Jounouchi's monster, and then assault him direct. But she must practise her all-time to beat him.)

Mai plays Spell Reproduction, discarding ii magic cards from her manus to bring back a magic card from her graveyard. Joey knows she'southward about to play Phoenix Formation again, and he'southward right. She plays Harpie Lady Phoenix Formation, expecting to finish Joey off by destroying the Blue Flame Swordsman, whose set on points will be subtracted from Joey'south life points. Merely, to her surprise, the Blue Flame Swordsman'south assail is all of a sudden nix, and Joey'due south still alive. Joey explains that Blue Flame Swordsman's consequence allows him to transfer its attack points to whatever other monster on the field, and he's transferred them to one of Mai's Harpies, raising its assail to 4100. Since the Blue Flame Swordsman'due south set on was zip when it was destroyed, Joey doesn't lose any life points. Plus, when the Bluish Flame Swordsman is destroyed, the original Flame Swordsman (1800 ATK) is summoned in his place.

(Cut from the US version is this bit where Mai asks Jounouchi what he'due south doing, giving his monster's attack points to her. He says, she'd say he's stupid, correct? He thinks and then, too. But this is all he tin can exercise for at present.)

But Mai nonetheless has two monsters more powerful. How she uses them, Joey says, is upwardly to her. Just she's one of the greatest duelists he knows, and he's certain she's going to make the right decision. Underneath all that anger and frustration is a good person. (Japanese Jounouchi says he wants to let her remember what's important through this duel. She should use her ain strength to duel, not Doma's. He knows she's a kind person.) He remembers her giving him her entry carte du jour at Duelist Kingdom, and then that he could play in the finals. (Japanese Jounouchi says he hasn't returned what he borrowed from her.)

That was a long fourth dimension ago, Mai says, and she's sick of taking a back seat to him. He says he's sorry she feels that way. Simply does she think she's ameliorate off at present? She's still taking a back seat, only now it's to some loony who promised her power. (Japanese Mai says it'southward useless trying to make her waver. He says it'southward not. She has to take the outset stride, or else she'll continue to live in misery.)

Mai thinks of the hourglass in which Marik trapped her, thinking that, without power, she'due south cipher. She tells Joey information technology'southward besides late. Her fate has already been sealed, and then has his.

It's Joey's movement, so he draws, then sets one carte face downward and ends his plough. He can barely stay on his feet.

Mai draws, then attacks Joey's Flame Swordsman with her powered-upwards Cyber Harpie. Joey activates his trap card, Skull Dice, and rolls the die. It lands on two, lowering the Cyber Harpie's assail by one-half, to 2050. But information technology's even so strong enough to destroy the Flame Swordsman and take Joey's life points down to 550. (In the Japanese, his life points go downward to 500 for some reason.) She'south about to set on him directly with her other Cyber Harpie, but she suddenly can't practise it. She tin't empathize why she'south hesitating—if she attacks him, she'll win the duel, and he'll exist gone forever. One attack and she tin can finally move on with her life....

She remembers Joey teasingly giving her dorsum the Star Chips she lost to Panik, and she remembers him catching her when she fell from a flagpole later Jean Claude Magnum tried to kidnap her. Then she remembers him standing in front end of her to protect her from Ra'southward attack in her duel with Marik, and telling her bye after Battle Urban center ended. (This shot of Mai, frozen in indecision, is superimposed all throughout her flashbacks in the Japanese version.)

Joey smiles at her, congratulating her and telling he she wins. He falls to his knees, unable to stand up upwardly any longer. She runs to him, dropping her cards, and communicable him every bit he falls. She tells him he'due south incorrect—she never attacked, so he didn't lose the duel. But he says he'due south likewise exhausted to finish. (Japanese Jounouchi says he tin can't see her face whatever more.) She says she won't let the Orichalcos take him, but he says information technology's too late, he already lost the duel. He'due south just glad that if one of them had to lose their soul, information technology didn't have to be her. (Japanese Jounouchi says he's lamentable. In the end, he couldn't do anything for her. Just he'due south glad her soul won't exist taken.) As the Seal contracts effectually them, he tells her that was one of the greatest duels he always fought, and cheers her.

Joey pushes her out of the Seal, pulling the Orichalcos stone from around her neck. As the Seal shrinks past the rock, it cracks, and Dartz looks upwards, thinking that she's been set up free. (Japanese Dartz, wonders, is it coming?) Simply and then Dartz sees Joey appear in the stone wall of souls. It seems Ms. Valentine has served her purpose. (Japanese Dartz says, the winner was Kujaku Mai. But....)

Yami, Tristan, and Téa are notwithstanding running down the longest cake in the globe. Yami stops, looking at his Timaeus card. He looks upwardly, and sees Timaeus appear on top of a building. The dragon roars, and then dissolves away.

Kaiba and Mokuba wait on in surprise as Critius also roars, and flies upwardly into the sky. Kaiba says there must be some kind of glitch in the holographic image. (Japanese Kaiba says, Critius is crying.)

The Seal of Orichalcos disappears, and Joey falls to the ground senseless, the Hermos bill of fare slipping from his fingers. Mai cradles him in her arms, crying. (Continuity error—Mai's glove is missing from her hand in this shot.)

This is all her mistake, she says. She was angry and confused and she blamed information technology on Joey, then she tried to get rid of him. How could she be so selfish! He was the just one left who always cared about her. (Japanese Mai says that she already knew that it wouldn't assist even if she won. She knew information technology from the start. But even though she knew....) She clutches him to her, weeping, saying that he's the only friend she e'er had, and how did she repay him? Past leaving him for a madman who promised her power. (Japanese Mai asks, what does she get by sacrificing Jounouchi?) She picks upwards the Hermos card, and gets on her motorcycle, swearing she'll make him regret he ever met Mai Valentine. (Japanese Mai says, let information technology end with Dartz.)

She drives away, leaving Joey propped upwardly confronting the fence beside Valon, thinking that the only way to set up this is to meet Dartz face up to confront. (Japanese Mai tells Jounouchi and Valon to wait for her. She'll get dorsum their souls.) She parks her bike before Paradias Headquarters and enters the building, going up the lift to the top floor, where she goes out into the hallway. She sees a shadowy form at the end of the hall and asks if that'south Dartz. Only he tells her to approximate once again. Angrily, she asks what he wants.

Meanwhile, Yami and the others accept finally arrived at the duel—to notice the activity all over, and Joey and Valon both lying senseless. Yami exclaims, he lost the duel! His soul belongs to Dartz now. (Japanese Yami says, "Jounouchi-kun!")

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