Book 3. Choices through time and space.

The first number ruin trial part 2.

A,N: Hi everyone! Here is the next chapter. I must admit I feel like I am on a roll. I have slowly started on Gx too, but still need some few details to sort out before continuing. So guess you zexal readers are lucky lol. However, hope you like this chapter, and thank you so much for your support with this story. I could never have gotten this far without you. So thank you! Have fun reading.

Yuma's p.o.v.

In the meantime with Yuma's team.

"So wait? You found Nash in the forest?" Tori questioned rather confused as the team of Yuma, Tori, Rio and Astral walked down this red corridor who had opened up as soon as the other trap had been activated.

Like Shark had stated earlier, they had to split up for the time being. Yuma however was not really worried. He knew Zaira and Shark could take care of themselves. They were tough after all.

"Yeah he told us he is just visiting here on vacation" Yuma replied quickly "Shark and Astral are convinced it isn't true. They think he is a barian".

"Hu? A Barian?" Tori questioned in a puzzled tone. She looked bewildered at him.

"Yeah but forget about it Tori. I think they are wrong" Yuma tried reassure her.

"But if they were right, it might mean that we lead him straight to the number" Rio added in with a concerned look on her face. Yuma just shrugged at that.

"Nah. Shark and Zaira would be able to handle it even if Nash is a barian, and I believe he isn't" Yuma said and smiled "Now let's keep going".

They continued on and soon reached a giant room, who was filled with pillars. It looked like one of those ancient temples, Yuma had seen on one of his dad's photos. The group was staring in awe as they looked around.

"This place is amazing" Yuma then stated. He was about to say more but Astral was quicker. The ghost prince was staring at a giant staircase who lead up to a statue of a flying horse. Yuma was sure it was called a Pegasus from fairytales.

"Up there. At the statue Yuma. Look!" Astral uttered and pointed at the top of the pegasus statue. Yuma's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Is that a card? Could that be the number we are looking for?" Yuma managed to get out before a blinding light was radiating from the card and forced everyone to close their eyes for some minutes.

When they opened them again a knight, dressed in an impressive gray armor, had long blond hair who were as long that it almost touched the ground behind his back, and purple eyes, were standing in front of them.

"Hu? Who in the world are you?" Yuma asked rather stunned.

"I am Mach. The guardian charged with protecting the number" The knight introduced himself as. Both Yuma and Astral were surprised by that.

"He is a Number guardian?" Astral then questioned. Clearly none of them had been expecting this when they went on the search of the numbers.

"Mach is an incredible powerful entity" Rio then stated in a worried tone "I can sense the number's force radiating from him". Mach send them a confident smile as he was holding up a card in his hand, who clearly was the number they were after.

"No doubt you have come here seeking to possess this number" the guardian then said and made the card disappear in his hand. As he did a duel disk unlike anything Yuma had ever seen, appeared on his arm. It kinda resembled a wing shape of some kind. Mach continued "It will never be yours unless you vanquish me in a duel and prove that you are truly worthy of possessing it".