The void within

39

AN: Hi everyone! Sorry my stories are running a little late. I got sick and my mom wouldn't let me stay on the computer long enough from me to type any of my chapters.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Yugioh Zexal. By I do own Kagami. At least I think I do.

In the last chapter we learned that Amuy was really Kagami ken Thousand, Don Thousand's older brother, and that according to Amuy #39 holds some of the answers that everyone seeks. Now on with the story!

Everyone just sat around the table looking at the card that Amuy had given to Astral and the key that Kagami dropped on the ground before escaping threw the portal. With the way he kept saying to talk to #39 they all knew that he didn't drop it be accident. But as curios as everyone was about what answers that #39 held they were just as fearful about what they would find. Finally Akari jumped up. " I can't take this anymore! I have to know what's going on! "

" Akari this isn't the time to be getting upset. " Shark said calmly. " If we rush into these things who know what cold happen to us or Yuma. "

" That's just the point! " Akari screamed back. " Yuma is god knows where and possessed by a mass murder who has killed thousands! "

" Exactly. If we make the wrong move Kagami could end up killing a lot of people, including Yuma. " Akari realized that Shark was right and sat back down. " But we I agree that we should see what he meant by asking #39. Hey Astral what memory did you get from #39, maybe that will help us figure some things out? "

Astral put his hand to his chin in thought. Suddenly his eyes went wide. " I never collected my memory from #39. "

Vector looked at hi in disbelief. " You're kidding right? All this stuff about collecting numbers so you can get your memories back and you haven't even got the memory from the card you've had literally from the very beginning? What the hell Astral!? "

" I'm not sure. I know I've tried more than a few times to get the memory but when ever I'm about to I just kind of seem to forget. " Towards the end of the sentence Astral started to get a king of far away look in his eyes, like his mind was someplace else.

Akari snapped her fingers in front of his face. " Hey blue boy wake up! "

This seemed to bring Astral out of his daze. " Yes! I'm here! "

" Interesting. " Everyone turned to look at Kaito.

" What is? " Alit asked, voicing what everyone else is thinking.

Kaito turned to face everyone. " Well #39 is one of Astral's memories right? Then if it didn't want him to see the memory just yet couldn't it easily just have him forget? "

" I guess. " Said Gilag. " But why would #39 want to keep Astral's memory from him? Isn't he like Astral and Yuma's most loyal monster and everything? "

" That's true. " Said Kaito. " But remember who else is in Yuma's body right now. "

Durbe leaped up from the couch. " You don't mean that #39 has been working for Kagami this whole time do you? "

" Durbe is right! " Cries Mizael, also leaping from the couch. " #39 has been protecting Yuma and Astral through this whole number war. Why would it protect anyone, let alone Astral. Who was not only the enemy of all Barians but the umber one enemy of Don Thousand, Kagami's older brother! "

" Unless it wasn't us that #39 was protecting. " Everyone turned to look at Astral.

" What do you mean? " Shark asked.

" Well it's just like Kaito said ' remember who else is in Yuma's body right now. ' Since Kagami is in Yuma's body right now and if #39 really is working for him then wouldn't it make since that he would want to protect Yuma? And since I was always with Yuma wouldn't it be reasonable that I would receive the same protection? "

Shark sighed. " Yeah I guess that's true. "

" You guess!? " everyone was startled by Akari's outburst. " all I've heard so far is theories, guesses and ideas! Well I don't know about you but my brother is out there apparently possessed by some murderer and I want some concrete answers! "

After a few minutes of silence Vector spoke up. " She's right. We can't have someone running around manipulating Yuma. Only I can do that! And to think that he was actually the first one to do that! He makes me look like nothing more than a copy cat! We have to - "

Vector stops when Shark pimp slaps him across the right side of his face. " This isn't about you Vector! " Shark screamed at him. " This is about finding out what's going on and saving Yuma! " Vector bowed his head in shame.

" Well then. " Astral said. " I suppose we should start by going into the key and asking #39 "

" Well how do we do that anyway? " Akari asked.

Kaito stood up. " Astral can enter on his own and I can use my computers to open a portal for everyone else to enter. "

After a half hour everyone has entered the key threw the portal. Akari's eyes were so big from the amazing new sight that they seemed to almost pop out of her head. After some walking they finally came up to the pillars where the number card were held. One they arrived they arrived they were greeted by #39: Aspiring Emperor Hope.

" I hear that you have question. " It said in a low gentle voice. "

Astral floated forward. " #39 Who is your master? "

" I have two masters not one. " #39 replied. Probably trying to avoid the question.

Two masters? Astral thought. " Who are you're masters? "

After few minutes of silence #39 replied, " My masters are Kagami Ken Thousand and Tai Shirudo. "

AN: Well That's all for now everyone! Don't forget to comment!