We did it, Rainbow Dragon! Take 'em home,
Back to trees and ocean, far from here.
Guide them, lead them, mighty beast of Rome,
Fly them through the gate, for home is near.
Near as burns my heart to fire them through,
Near as I am far, near as I stand,
Stand alone, against all fear, with you;
As near as victory's gem is to my hand.
I fall with no regrets; I vanish grinning.
The last you see of me, proud blue-green eyes,
Friends, will follow you, for I am winning
As I watch you fly beyond the skies.
I win to see you safely home to stay,
And with you soar to duel another day.

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Background:

The first line of this sonnet is the final line of GX's Unleashing the Dragon II, the 130th episode, in which Yubel appears in corporeal form and Jesse sacrifices himself to send Duel Academy home. The main thing that was behind this poem was my heartfelt conviction that Jesse was no victim here; this is what he chose, and even in the face of danger, he still chose it. Even after he found out that all of this trouble is partially Jaden's fault, he still defended his friend to the last, and made himself a wall between Yubel and Jaden. The only thing I regret is that I should have known darn well by now that there was no way he was gone for good.