The hands of Aquarius Sorceress glow blue as they transform into thin threads and attach to Delia's hands like strings to a puppet
"Stop! Delia, can't we talk about this?" Atem pleaded.
"Aquarius Sorceress, stop! She's not your puppet!" Judai demanded. Delia remains silent, her eyes glowing a steely, cold blue. The mark was two sharp waves. She gets out the three most important cards in her hand; glowing with the blue witch's energy.
"Our cards...they're being tainted?" Yusei observed. The lips of the pigtailed girl start to move, but her voice was way too mature to be a teenage girl's.
No, this was her ace monster's voice, using her wielder as a microphone. "She has been through so much lately. So much hardship, so much pain, and suffering. If this keeps up, she could crack and break beyond repair. So I decide to make this landscape, for her to unwind and distress."
"She's not a fragile doll!" Atem argued, "You can't just keep her away if things are too hard and difficult! If she feels upset that she could talk to us. We went through the same things we did, we almost died to Erebus's underlings!"
"Aquarius Sorceress, I understand you want to protect Delia," Judai sympathized. "Yubel would do the same thing. You care that much about her since she is a part of you."
"However, Delia is our friend," Yusei reasoned. "Please let us help her! We'll understand what is troubling her. Interaction is important to humans. We can't bottle up our emotions forever that's not healthy."
"If you care that much about her, then let's see if you can defeat me in a duel."
Atem, Judai, and Yusei get their duel disks ready for the inevitable duel. Their objective is not to defeat a powerful enemy but to save their friend from a lonely fate.