Yu-Gi-Oh! - Episode 207

=Summary=

Yugi & friends to the Rescue!

 * The arrival of Priest Seto & Karim has interrupted the battle between Thief King Bakura and the Pharaoh and redistributed the odds. Bakura decides it's time for a strategic retreat.
 * With a large part of the city in flames, Seto gives orders to his men to evacuate all civilians to the Royal palace's courtyard.
 * Seto Summons "Duos", Karim Summons "Hellemi" (spelling?): the two Ka both join "Slifer the Sky Dragon" in search/pursuit of Bakura and his "Diabound".
 * However "Diabound" can conceal itself into darkness. It exploits this advantage by making a surprise attack on "Hellemi", destroying it. Karim loses part of his life energy.
 * Eventually, the Pharaoh reaches Bakura and the two resume fighting.
 * "Diabound" emerges from the shadows and attacks "Slifer the Sky Dragon". Slifer however spots it on time and is about to counter-attack, but...
 * Back at the Royal palace inside the Pharaoh's Tablet Shrine, an evil-possessed Aknadin throws a scimitar into Slifer's Tablet. The Egyptian God is paralyzed, and cannot avoid destruction by Diabound's Helical Shockwave attack.
 * A large part of the Pharaoh's life energy is lost. Meanwhile Aknadin's actions have angered the Gods, and he is struck by a bolt of energy. He collapses to the floor unconscious.
 * Priest Seto arrives and orders "Duos" to join the fight: its Aura Sword attack scores a direct hit on Bakura's monster. However it was not "Diabound" but a different monster. "Diabound" still lurks in the shadows.
 * At this point, the Pharaoh falls from his horse and faints: losing Slifer sapped him of a large part of his life energy, and he is too weak to continue the fight. However, he soon opens his eyes and sees... Yugi!
 * Yugi & his friends have arrived to help the Pharaoh, and what's more he can see them!
 * Because of the special bonds that connects them, by holding hands with him Yugi is able to restore the Pharaoh's life energy.

"The Winged Dragon of Ra" makes its appearance

 * The Pharaoh jumps back on his horse and Summons "The Winged Dragon of Ra".
 * Ra's energy radiates a light so bright that it illuminates the entire kingdom, as it were daylight. Without the darkness to conceal himself, Bakura's "Diabound" is revealed.
 * However, by defeating Slifer "Diabound" was able to absorb part of its power: it thus uses Slifer's Thunderforce Attack for a direct attack on Ra.
 * Seto orders his "Duos" to protect Ra: its attack is intercepted by Duos's Aura Sword and Ra can then counter-attack.
 * The Pharaoh turns Ra into "Egyptian God Phoenix", which then attacks "Diabound" with one mighty "ramming" attack, litterally slicing Bakura's monster in half. "Diabound" falls from the skies, and his master is thrown to the ground powerless.
 * "Had it not been for Yugi's bravery, Bakura would surely have reigned victorious. But once again, it seems that friendship conquers all" thinks the Pharaoh, as he joins hands for a collective "all for one & one for all" rally with Yugi, Joey, Tristan, and Téa.
 * Téa: "You see Pharaoh, even two continents and over 5000 years couldn't keep us apart".

Bakura's Come-Back: Controlling the "Sands of Time"

 * However, Bakura has one more trick up his sleeve: he reverses the "Sands of Time" so that he may alter the past.
 * The recent events rewind, all the way back to the point where Bakura's "Diabound" destroyed the Pharaoh's "Slifer the Sky Dragon".
 * This time however for some reason, Yugi & his friends are transported back further away and their arrival to assist the Pharaoh is delayed. Bakura can thus order his "Diabound" to attack once again, causing the Pharaoh to fall down a precipice (but not before Bakura can seize his Millennium Puzzle.
 * Yugi & his friends have no choice but to fall back into retreat, helped by Bobasa.
 * It seems that with the Pharaoh gone, Bakura's victory is only a formality now. However is he really gone?
 * Yugi points out they currently find themselves in the world of the Pharaoh's memories, however everything around them is still in place. This means that if his memories aren't gone, then the Pharaoh isn't really gone either. All they must do now is find him.

Aknadin's Evil Quest for Ambition

 * Meanwhile back at the Royal Palace, Shada is standing by Aknadin's bed. He is about to use his Millennium Key to guide Aknadin's spirit back to consciousness (which then would no doubt reveal Aknadin is possessed by an evil spirit), but just then Aknadin wakes up! (NOTE: in the original Japanese, Shada already suspects something's amiss as he can't understand what Aknadin was doing in the Pharaoh's Tablet Shrine; he is about to probe Aknadin's heart using his Millennium Key when Aknadid wakes up).
 * Aknadin immediately asks Shada if any powerful souls were found in the city. Shada tells Aknadin about the white-haired girl they found at the marketplace. Aknadin gets up at once.
 * Meanwhile in the throne room, Priest Seto is ordering his men to redouble their efforts at finding the Pharaoh. Shimon Muran asks Isis if she can sense anything with her Millennium Necklace.
 * Isis: "One tiny ripple moves across a sea of shadows. As it spreads, one among us will vanish. More ripples will follow and before long they will merge to form a devastating force. Time is running out."
 * Meanwhile, Priest Seto and Shada find out Aknadin has taken the white-haired girl to the subterranean battleground.
 * One of Aknadin's servants (called Gebeluk in the manga) appears and takes Seto to her. As he enters the subterranean battleground however, he is astonished to find a whole army of Shadow Monsters in captivity.
 * It seems as if Aknadin has taken Seto's plan to raise an army of Shadow Monsters to the next level: he has the prisoners fighting each other for survival, so that by increasing their rage their Ka can grow to immeasurable strength.
 * It is then Aknadin reveals his true plan: since the Pharaoh is gone, the time has come to call a new Pharaoh to the throne. Someone who can save Egypt. Someone like... Seto.
 * It is then that Aknadin orders the white-haired girl (her hair is light-blue in this epsiode) to fight, stating that "the innocent must be punished in order to benefit the greater world of our people".