Yugioh Zexal Au Book One: World Duel Carnival Preliminaries

Sky's the Limit, Part 03

At the Hospital, Shark gasped sensing that Yuma was in trouble! Kite noticed the older Kastle sibling's worried face.

"Huh? What is it?"

Shark clutched his glowing Chaos Number, knowing it's a Symbol of his Friendship with Yuma. "It's Yuma, he's in trouble! Ohh..."

Kite holds his glowing Neo-Galaxy Eyes Dragon, knowing that whatever Trey's doing to Yuma, one thing is for certain; it can't be good! "Yuma, what mess have you and Astral gotten yourselves into now?" (SEES SHARK LEAVING THE ROOM.) "Huh? Wait, Shark! Don't you wanna stay and watch over your little sister?"

"I can't do that Kite, I have to help him!"

"But why? It's not like Quattro would do the same thing for you two..."

"You don't get it! I'm not just doing this for Yuma, I'm also doing this for me! I lied to myself, Kite. I wanted so much to get revenge for what Quattro did to me and Rio the other day, so much that I broke my promise to Yuma that I wouldn't destroy myself with hate... And ended up pushing him away! But I was just trying to protect Yuma, that's why I always kept him at a distance! Now... Yuma's in danger, all because beating Quattro mattered more to me than helping him! I may not know anything about Trey's new power... But all I know is that I can't do nothing when my best friend is in trouble! That's just not what I'm about, Kite!"

And with that, Shark runs off to find Yuma, while Kite thinks about what Yuma said earlier before going to confront Trey!

"Yuma, uh not that I care but, don't you think that this Duel might be a bad idea, especially if it's unwise to Duel Trey while he's angry?"

"I won't ditch my friends for my own benefits, I'm not leaving them behind when running away from my problems isn't going to solve anything! That's just not what I'm about, Kite!"

Kite groans, knowing that both his Rivals are right! "(GRUNTS) Well, I'm not about that either, Yuma! Slow down Shark, wait for me!"

At Vetrix's mansion, Quattro has joined him and Quinton. "Uh, Vetrix? You mind sharing what this new power that you gave to Trey can do, other than see Astral?"

"But of course! Having a Deck full of powerful Number Cards won't be enough to defeat this Tsukumo kid; Yuma's Father and Mother were the great adventurers Kazuma and Mira Tsukumo, and it would be unwise to underestimate their son!"

"And the new power you gave to our little brother will change all that?"

"Yes! With the power of the Crest that was given to Trey, will rob Yuma of everything he inherited from his Father! Yuma will slink into despair and never recover, then he'll no longer threaten our plans!"

Vetrix couldn't be more right as Yuma felt himself drowning in water, as he felt his memories of his Duels with Fortuno, Shark, Kite, and both of his Tag Duels with them started to fade away from his mind! "I'm Feeling the Flow! I'm Feeling the... I'm Feeling... I... Wait... What was I saying? I can't... Remember... It feels like I'm forgetting something really important-- But... What is it?"

As he landed on the ocean floor, Yuma's mind flashes back to the day he went rock climbing with his Father, but Trey's Crest changed the memory and things would be different! "What's wrong, Yuma? You didn't look down, did you?"

"I can't do it! I can't go any further!"

"Whaddya saying, We're almost there!"

"But I'm... I'm scared!"

"Come on, Yuma! Just Feel the Flow!"

However, the last thing he says to Yuma is muffled out, due to Trey's Crest changing his memories, making it impossible for Yuma to hear his Dad! "Huh? What did you say to me, Dad? Please, I couldn't understand you!"