Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 099
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| Series | Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL |
| Number | 99 |
| Season | 2 |
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| Previous | "Shadows End" |
| Next | "A Duel in Ruins: Part 2" |
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"A Duel in Ruins: Part I", known as "Restart the Airship! Aim for the Legendary Numbers!!" in the Japanese version, is the ninety-ninth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime. It first aired in Japan on April 14, 2013 and in the United States on March 1, 2014.
Vector revives Don Thousand and under his orders, he along with Dumon and Mizar go on to collect the 7 Mythyrian Number cards. On the other hand, Yuma and Astral are aware of the existence of one of those Numbers within a temple. However, upon finding such a card, they are challenged by Mach.
Summary
In the Barian World, Vector is bitter over his second defeat at the hands of Yuma Tsukumo and Astral. He walks towards the Great Barian Sea and angrily curses Yuma and Astral for injuring him so badly. He steps into the Sea and his ankles start to burn. Ignoring the pain, Vector travels through the Sea to the center of Barian World. He thinks to himself that he can't let Yuma and Astral get off like that. Vector suddenly stops at the middle of the Sea and hears a scream. He dives underwater and thinks to himself that if the legend is true, he can find a way to defeat Yuma and Astral. As Vector swims further down through a fissure, he notices a a strange symbol up ahead. He exclaims that this must be the place where Don Thousand was sealed. Vector raises his arm, his palm glowing with pink energy. He places it over the emblem on his chest and swears that he will offer his life to Thousand for his power. He holds up a blank card as the symbol explodes, releasing a pillar of fire over the Sea. A Baria Crystal falls down and shatters as Dumon and Mizar appear in their usual meeting spot. Mizar asks what's going on.
Meanwhile, in Heartland Academy, Yuma gets ready for his 20-stack challenge. Just before he can make a start, a surging feeling goes through him, causing him to trip into the boxes and be buried in them. Tori asks if he's alright, then calls him an idiot. Yuma wonders what that feeling was. While Rio is in class, her eyes suddenly glow green and she feels the same surging feeling that Yuma had earlier. She wonders what's going on as well. Outside of school, Shark sits by himself in front of a building. He gets up, with a grim expression on his face.
Back in the Barian World, Vector rises, still in pain. A tall, winged being with a large red eye on his abdomen stands in front of him. In awe, Vector says, "You are..." The being introduces himself as Don Thousand and asks what Vector, the being who swore his life to him, wishes. Vector replies that there is someone who he must defeat at all costs. Thousand responds that the "someone" must be Astral, while Vector adds that he must defeat Yuma Tsukumo as well. Vector asks Thousand to give his power to him. Thousand informs Vector that he must collect the seven "Mythyrian Number" cards on Earth. Vector repeats the statement in surprise. Thousand confirms it, and explains that he needs them to be revived. Vector agrees to Thousand's request; as long as he can defeat Yuma and Astral, he is willing to do anything, and asks for Thousand's power again. Thousand complies, as his claws glow gold and reach into Vector's body, grasping his crystalline heart. Vector cringes in pain, then screams. Thousand says that his power will live on in Vector's heart and with this, he and Vector will be one. His body dissolves into black particles, which enter Vector's body; in the process, Vector's broken wing is restored and his previous injuries fade away. Later, Vector is unconscious at the edge of the Great Barian Sea. He gets up and laughs evilly, as Don Thousand's Emblem appears in his left eye.
Lightning strikes, as Don Thousand and Astral face each other. The former is surrounded by a red aura, while the latter takes on a blue aura and both fly up to the sky, causing an explosion. Astral wakes up in the Different Dimension Airship. He asks what memory that was. A map appears in front of him, and Astral is curious about what it means.
In the Barian World, lightning strikes once again. Mizar asks what's happening. Dumon says that the sudden change could mean the destruction of the Barian World. Vector appears before them and confirms that the Barian World's destruction is happening. He says that Astral's power will be waking up soon. Mizar is offended and says, "How dare you, after that disgrace!" Vector denies it, while Dumon asks Vector if the failure at "Sargasso" was his (Dumon's) fault. Mizar agrees with Dumon and blames Vector for giving Yuma and Astral the power to defeat him. Vector replies that they can't even set up a plan on their own and asks if they are implying that they are better than him. Mizar angrily threatens Vector to make him the prey of his "Galaxy-Eyes", as his eyes glow pink. Dumon tells Mizar to stop; Mizar reluctantly backs down. Vector says that thousands of years ago, Don Thousand was defeated by Astral and sealed in the Great Barian Sea and that Astral's power is very strong. Right now, he is absorbing the power of the "Numbers", and if he regains his full power, the Barian World will be destroyed. Vector says that he has important information with him. Mizar asks what he means. He informs them of his new plan to collect the seven "Mythyrian Numbers" before the humans do. Mizar asks "Seven Numbers, you say?" Mizar hears a buzzing sound, and he asks what's with that filthy fly. The fly insists that he is not filthy and lands on Vector's finger. He rubs his face, complaining of itchiness. Vector reveals that he revived the fly from the Great Barian Sea, identifying him as Mr. Heartland, who fell to the Astral World before Dr. Faker's Duel against Yuma, Shark and Kite; Vector uses his catchphrase of "Heart Burning!" as he explains this. Heartland is offended and exclaims that Vector stole his catchphrase. Vector questions why Heartland would say his own catchphrase in his current form. Heartland asks Vector if he would like to hear it coming from him. Before he can say the full phrase, Heartland scratches himself again. Vector says that Heartland knows a lot about the "Numbers" as a map appears in front of everyone present. Heartland says that he saw information about Kazuma Tsukumo from Dr. Faker's laboratory. Before opening the door to a different world, Kazmua had explored 23 ruins, which could be the locations of the "Mythrian Numbers". Dumon says that if what Heartland said was true, the Barians must find those "Numbers" before Astral can absorb them.
Vector adds that when they go to the human world, they may find clues about Nash. Dumon repeats Nash's name in surprise. Vector reminds him that there used to be seven members in the Seven Barian Emperors. One day, Nash and Marin disappeared from this world. Vector speculates that they could be in the human world. Dumon, after hearing this, agrees with Vector's plan of searching for the "Mythrian Numbers" and orders Mizar and Vector to split up, as he disappears into a portal. After Mizar leaves as well, Vector sees Girag and Alito, who have still not recovered from their Duels against Yuma. Calling them "sleepy-heads", he teleports between them and says that he will revive them with the power of Don Thousand. Vector spreads his arms wide and Girag's and Alito's Baria Crystals glow with yellow energy. Thousand reminds Vector that the Barians still need time to heal and suggests he and Vector go ahead with their business. Vector complies and leaves for Earth. Back on Earth, Yuma, Tori, Shark and Rio sit on a rooftop. Shark asks Rio if she can sense anything; his sister replies no. She says that she sensed something powerful moments ago, but now it's gone. Yuma asks if Rio's antenna is useless. Rio yells at Yuma not to call her "Shark's sister"; Yuma quickly apologizes to this. Tori asks if it's weird that everyone sensed something at the same time. A wind stirs, blowing Tori's skirt; she quickly pulls it down. Yuma looks up and the Different Dimension Airship descends from the sky. He and his friends are teleported inside. He asks where they are, and immediately recognizes it as the airship that brought them to "Sargasso". Yuma sees Astral and asks him why they are in the Airship, while also adding that he got startled. Astral apologizes for scaring Yuma like that, and tells Yuma that he wanted to show Yuma something. He shows everyone else a map of the locations of seven ruins--these ruins are the locations of "Number" cards. Yuma is surprised, and Astral says that there is something else that came with the map. He extends his arm and red lights appear around everyone. A hologram of Kazuma Tsukumo appears in front of them. Yuma exclaims, "D-dad?!" Kazuma informs Yuma and Astral that by the time they receive this message, things have grown for the worse and that they must find the seven "Mythyrian Numbers" as soon as possible. Those "Numbers" are special, and if they fall into the hands of the Barians, their overwhelming power will be awakened. Kazuma warns Yuma and Astral not to let the Barians have those "Numbers". He finishes that he is counting on them, and disappears. After seeing the message, Yuma asks himself if his father knew about those "Numbers" all this time, while Astral questions if Kazuma knew about him as well. Yuma says that Kazuma must have foreseen everything from the start and that he has always guided him. Yuma declares that he will go look for the "Mythyrian Numbers". Shark agrees to go as well, saying that there is no reason to let the Barians have the "Mythyrian Numbers". Rio says that once Shark decides on something, he will not listen to other people and agrees to come with Yuma as well. Tori also decides to join Yuma and the others. They start up the Airship and leave for the first set of ruins.
As Dumon travels through dimensions, he muses that the events that occurred previously would not have happened if Nash not disappeared. Yuma's group travels through a dimension where Astral answers Yuma's question about the Astral World where they use what's called "Ranking-Up a soul", in other words, a place where 'morphing' with anyone can exist. While the group chats about it, Dumon, who was traveling through the exact same dimension, collides with the "Airship" and ends up transported into a forest.
Dumon, in his human form, gets injured, causing his Baria Lapis to malfunction, preventing him from using his Barian powers. Suddenly, a bear attacks and Yuma comes to his rescue. As Yuma saves Dumon, who currently appears to be a human boy, Shark appears, asking Yuma who the boy is. Yuma says that he's just an injured boy, but Shark and Astral both tell him to be careful, as he might be a Barian. Dumon claims that his name is Nash and that he is just a traveler, but Shark expresses his doubt. Once again, Shark tries to convince Yuma not to trust him, but his words are cut short by a scream from Tori, heard some distance away.
The group, following the sound, arrives at a
temple-like building and deduces that a "Mythyrian Number" might be inside. Another scream from Tori is heard and they rush into the temple. The group goes in to find Tori and Rio, surrounded by snakes. Yuma and Shark come to their aid. As the group further travels into the temple, they meet an apparent dead-end. Suddenly a wall comes down. Dumon narrowly saves Shark from it's descent, knocking them to the other side of the wall in the process, separated from the others.
Minutes later, two walls slide open and the rest of the group go into passage. Yuma tells Tori and Rio about the boy calling himself Nash, and asks whether they should trust him or not. On the other side, Shark reluctantly says that he trusts Dumon slightly now, and Dumon says that he did it for the benefit of a friend. As the groups continue walking, Yuma's group arrives at a room where one of the "Mythyrian Numbers" is located. Shark and Dumon, on the other hand, arrive at an empty room. There, the guardian of one of the "Mythyrian Numbers" appears before Yuma and Astral, saying that he will not give them the "Number" unless they defeat him in a Duel. The guardian continues that if Yuma loses,
he'll take their souls, meaning Shark and the boy. Yuma is shocked to see Shark and Dumon in danger. He commences the Duel with the guardian with their lives on the line, as well as the "Number".
Featured Duel: Yuma Tsukumo vs. Mach
Turn 1: Mach
Mach draws "Labyrinth of Decision". He then Sets a monster and two cards.
Turn 2: Yuma
Yuma draws "Gagaga Magician" and subsequently Normal Summons it (1500/1000). As he controls a "Gagaga" monster, Yuma Special Summons "Gagaga Child" (800/1200) from his hand via its own effect. Since "Gagaga Child" was Summoned via its own effect, its effect allows it to change its Level to the same Level as "Gagaga Magician", from 2, to 4. He then activates "Gagagatag" to increase the ATK of the "Gagaga" monsters he currently controls by 500 ("Gagaga Magician" 1500 → 2000, "Gagaga Child" 800 → 1300).
Duel continues in the next episode.
Featured cards
The following cards appeared in this episode. Cards in italics debuted here.
