A,n: Well here is the next chapter. Hope you like it. Thanks for reading this story or following me. It makes me so happy. Please comment on what you think so far.

Zaira's p.o.v.

We were running down the river bank in the city. Yuma, Astral and I. It was late afternoon and the sun was about to go down. In the note we got from Trey, he had told us, most likely Yuma, to meet him at some specific coordinations at sundown.

"Yuma, Zaira are you sure this is a good idea?" Astral questioned. "Trey is convinced that you stand in his family's way Yuma. That believe can make him quite difficult to defeat".

Yuma and I stopped running for a second and looked at the river. I looked concerned at Astral and Yuma.

"I know that" Yuma sneered at the ghost "But I also know that he is better than he pretends to be. That's why I have to duel him. The only way I can really learn what's in Trey's heart, is to accept his challenge. That's a fact!".

He pointed the last out. I couldn't stop smiling. This was so typical Yuma.

"Yeah, that is the same reason you wanted to duel Shark and me that time when we were in the gang" I said slowly and Yuma looked at me "To see our hearts".

"Exactly" Yuma said. He was happy someone understood his point. Astral sighed.

"I can see your point too" he then replied "On the other hand, you have only collected four heart pieces so far. You will not advance in the tournament, unless you win this duel".

I nodded as well. Yuma was clenching his fist. He was about to say something when we suddenly heard voices, yelling Yuma's name.

"Yuma!" yelled Tori and I could see the usual gang of Flip, Tori, Cathy, Bronk and Caswell running towards us. They were all smiling or waving at us.

"Hey you guys, you came for the duel" Yuma questioned. Bronk grinned.

"We wouldn't miss it" he replied.

"That's right, there is a lot riding of this match up" Cathy said and was sending eyes at Yuma.

Of course Yuma didn't notice of course.

"Yeah, we will cheer you on to victory" Flip said and smiled "After all Zaira can't be the only finalist from our school... Ahr no offence Zaira".

I just rolled my eyes. Yuma, Tori and maybe Bronk had gotten used to me. The rest not so much. However despite that they all this came to cheer on Yuma.

"Or offer our friendly support when you lose" Caswell added, which made me smirk.

"Ahr!" yelled Yuma horrified "You guys really think I could lose this tonight don't yer".

His friends all grinned. I giggled as well.

"It was a joke" Flip then said "We have all confidence in you".

"We know you will win for sure" Caswell added. Yuma looked happy once again.

"Yeah, Trey may have a lot of cool cards and some tricky moves, but in our book you're number 1" Bronk said and had a thump up. All his other friends agreed.

"Thanks you guys" Yuma said "I will win this thing. Together with Zai, no one can beat us". Yuma placed a arm around my neck and smiled happily.

"Um Zai?" Caswell questioned "You are dueling together with her?". I sighed.

"Yeah of course, she is my support. Just like Astral" Yuma replied confused "Something wrong with that?". Caswell and Flip looked at me. I sent them a glare.

"No, no nothing's wrong with that" Caswell quickly said and smiled a fake smile.

"Yeah of course not" Tori said happily "Knowing you are there, I am so much less worried, because I know you will keep him safe". She grabbed my hand and smiled.

"Yeah, go get them Zai. With you as support. There is no way Yuma can lose" Bronk added.

I looked down at the floor. I felt embarrassed. It was not every day someone said such nice things to me. Yuma grinned and let go of me.

"Okay let's go!" Yuma said and began running.

His friends quickly followed. Astral and I was looking at each other in silence. Then seconds later we followed them.

Arclight's p.o.v.

At the currently new hideout for now, since the tournament was progressing, Vetrix and his 'family' had moved in at a hotel in heartland city. Although they could move quick back and forth from their mansion to wherever they liked going, Vetrix actually wanted quick access to the tournament, without using to much power. Right now him and Quinton was standing on a balcony and was looking out on the city.

"What's wrong Quinton?" Vetrix asked "You seem worried". Quinton sighed.

"That messenger boy from Astral world, may be more powerful than you realise Vetrix" He then said "The same goes for Zaira Wroom". Vetrix looked at him.

"Don't trouble yourself. Trey's triumf is assured" He said and grinned "The procedure was a success after all. I gave Trey power from the crest, which made him even more powerful than he was before". Quinton looked at him.

"But will it be enough to defeat Yuma?" He questioned. "And what about Zaira".

"Hehe you will see that soon enough Quinton" Vetrix replied "As for Zaira. I have plans for her. You'll see she will also be of no trouble to us soon".

Then he grinned evilly. Quinton looked out in the sky. He really hoped it was the case.

Trey's p.o.v.

Trey was waiting on abandoned highway, who was their destination for the duel, and a little away from heartland city. The sun was slowly going down. Trey sneered. He hoped Yuma showed soon, so he could crush him. He may had said sundown, but he had put time line on from when the duel should start.

"Hope I didn't keep you waiting too long!" yelled a voice suddenly and Yuma, Zaira and their cheer squad appeared. Trey sneered.

"You wish you never came here at all, once you see the new power I have required" He told Yuma. The boy looked puzzled at him.

"You worked out in the gym?" He questioned confused. Trey saw Zaira facepalm.

"He means he got new abilities Yuma" She explained and sighed.

Trey's heart was beating pretty fast, by seeing Zaira there. Was she here to watch me duel? If that is the case I will show her a duel, she never will forget! Yuma lit up when Zaira explained what he had meant. Sometimes Yuma really was an idiot. Trey knew that Yuma only had made it so far because of Astral. Astral and Zaira. Well this time he was in for a big surprise. He clenched his fists.

"Meeting your family and seeing you together, made me think about my own family" He explained and sneered "I want to see them all happy, like they used to be. However I can't help them, because you two are standing in my way".

He pointed at Yuma and Zaira. Yuma sighed deeply.

"Can't you see, that all I want to do is just help you? That's why I am dueling" Yuma told him "It will help us become real friends. With respect and trust each other. I know that can happen. If it weren't for dueling, I wouldn't have made friends with all of these guys. I even got an extra sister".

He placed a hand on Zaira's shoulder. She snort and shook it of her, but she did smile a tiny smile.

"And Trey I am sure the same thing will happen after we had our duel" Yuma continued "You ready?". Trey sneered but nodded.

"Yes but I promise you, we will never be friends" he yelled back.

They were both about to activate their duel disk, when suddenly Zaira was standing in front of them.

"Trey please stop this" she said "I am sure that is not what Grace wants".

"How do you know?" Trey sneered back "You don't know my family".

"But Grace told me about it. I know she just wanted you all to become a real family again" Zaira explained "Please, lets just forget this and become friends. Then we can together help your family".

Trey sneered a little. If it wasn't for the fact that his heart was beating so fast and that he loved her, he would have pushed her out of the way.

"I am doing this for my family!" he yelled back "Now get out of the way Zaira".

"If you really have to fight, then count me in this duel" She replied coldly "I am not moving until I am part of this duel".

Trey sneered. He really didn't want to hurt the love of his life. Then he got an idea.

"Okay fine, you are part of this duel, however only if you agree on this deal" He said slowly. Zaira frowned.

"What deal?" She questioned. Trey smirked a little.

"You duel, but you will share Yuma's deck and when you lose, you will be mine" He said and smirked coldly at her. The others looked in horror.

"Hey Zai don't do it, I can duel without you just fine" Yuma told her. Zaira sighed.

"If that is what it takes, then fine Trey. I duel together with Yuma and his deck, and if you happens to win, I am yours. However if you lose, you will have to accept the fact that I don't love you back. Stop trying to be a gentleman around me and just be my friend" she said and glared at him.

A glare that made Trey's heart race.

"Accepted, if you then want to move so we can start this duel thank you" He replied and looked at her.

Zaira sighed and moved over to Yuma's right side. The duel began.

Trey: 4000Lp.

Yuma: 4000Lp.

"I am drawing first" Trey told them and drew "And I won't show you any mercy".

Trey let his left eye glow a little. First I'll see if the powers I received from Vetrix, pay off! He looked over at Yuma and Zaira, and there beside Zaira was a glowing blue figure standing. Trey smiled. It's incredible, I can see Astral clearly. He must be helping Yuma and Zaira in this duel, but that won't be enough to keep Yuma from losing this time. Trey activated the field spell "Chronomaly city babylon". The whole scenery changed to look like one of the cities in greece. Right now they were at some kind of coliseum who was floating in midair. With this field spell, Trey could, by banishing a Chronomaly monster from the grave, he could summon another Chronomaly monster from the grave, who's lv. was equal to the monster that got banished. Trey was having the advantage here. Yuma and the others looked around.

"Amazing" Yuma commented. Trey smirked.

"Yes it is, and what's even more amazing, is that now I can summon this" Trey told him and special summon "Chronomaly tula guardian". (lv.5)

He could summon this monster with it's eff because his field spell was in play. Then he summoned "Chronomaly golden jet" to the field as well. He activated the monster's eff. Once per turn it could increase it's lv. so it became lv. 5 as well.

"Get ready you two" could Trey hear Astral say.

He smirked and overlaid his two monsters XYZ summon "Nb 33. Chronomaly Machu Mech".

"Wow it didn't take him long to bring out a number" commented Yuma.

Trey snort. He placed a facedown and ended his turn. Then he looked at Yuma.

"Your skills are no match for my new power Yuma. I will un duel you" He told them.

Zaira's p.o.v.

I looked shocked at Trey. He had totally changed. He was dueling a lot better than he did against Shark and now he also sounded power hungry and cold hearted. He was no longer like the kindhearted boy who always gave me roses. I of course didn't want them, but if that could bring the real Trey back, then I would take his roses over and over. Whatever power he got from Vetrix clearly clouded his mind. He was obsessed with beating Yuma in this duel that was for sure.

"If you think this duel is just about winning, then you don't understand anything!" yelled Yuma suddenly back at Trey "Dueling is more than that. It is about trying your best and high five the sky".

I looked at him and smiled. Yuma always wanted to show that to me. Deep down, I had a feeling that was getting to me. Trey just smirked.

"Sorry Yuma" He said with a cold smirk "But you have high fived the sky for the last time".

That sentence made me worry a lot. Yuma just sneered.

"I don't think so" he replied "I just started Trey".

He drew and looked at his hand. I looked over his shoulder as well.

"Hold back Yuma" Astral then said "Remember Trey has Machu mech on his field. You must focus on defense. Attacking him recklessly could cost you the duel".

I looked at Astral. He may be right, but I figured Yuma would never agree.

"Fine" He then said suddenly "I will play it safe".

He played a monster face down together with a facedown trap or spell. I was actually a little surprised here. It was Trey's turn. He started off by playing the spell "Palenque sarcophagus". When he had a C. monster on the field, he could draw 2 cards from his deck. Then because he activated a spell he could summon "C. aztec mask golem". I frowned. That was the card Trey showed us at the attic. This was his favorite card. Trey made the monster attack Yuma's facedown monster who happens to be "Gogogo golem". Since they were equal in att, golem didn't get a scratch. However Trey smirked. Apparently that was not part of his plan. After the battle phase he summoned yet another monster called "Cabrera catapult" to the field in att mode. I frowned again. It was a monster with 0 att. However it apparently had a special eff. By tributing a monster, like his mask golem, Trey could then reduce a monster, like Yuma's golem, att points to 0 for the end of the turn. However Trey was not done yet. Since att points changed, he could use his numbers eff now. By using one Ou once per turn he could deal damage equal to the changed att point. As in 1800 points of damage. Yuma and I looked in horror, when Machu mech fired with it's canon and we got blasted to the floor. Now we only had 2200 life points left. Trey's catapult eff made it switch to def mode.

"Zai are you okay?" asked Yuma beside me.

I smiled and got up on my feet.

"I am okay" I said and was holding a hand towards Yuma. He was up seconds later.

"I am gonna keep this up, until you are beaten Yuma" I could hear Trey say "Then as a bonus, Zaira will also be mine".

I sneered. Dream on Trey! Dream on! In the background I could hear Yuma's friend sound worried. I couldn't blame them.

"Trey really has changed. He is dueling differently than in our last duel. But how..." Yuma said and sighed. Astral looked at him.

"Remember there is ways of defeating any strategy, even Trey's" He told us.

"Look I don't want any advice" He sneered at Astral "This time I got to win this duel on my own".

I looked at him and snort, but I could understand him. He wanted to free Trey from vengeance and become his friend. Yuma drew and summoned "Gagaga magician". I coughed a little.

"Arm him with that equip spell Yuma" I told him. Yuma sneered.

"Zaira you too. I don't want any advice" he replied, but did equipped his magician with the spell "Bound wand".

"Yuma remember that once each turn you can modify gagaga magician's lv" Astral told him.

I chuckled a little. Yuma looked pissed at Astral.

"I know!" he yelled "It is not like I started dueling yesterday".

He changed his magician's lv. from 4 to 8. then he activated the equip spell and his magician gained 800 more att points. It was now at 2300 att. Yuma looked puzzled.

"Hold on, what if he used his number's special ability" He questioned.

"Not that you need my advice" Astral said slowly "But Trey would avoid using his monster's last Ou. This will make little damage".

Yuma got encouraged by that and made his monster attack the catapult. However Trey was ready for him. He activated the trap "Stone bola" which negated the attack and made it impossible for Yuma's monster to attack on its next turn. Yuma sneered a little. I looked at Yuma.

"Put down a card facedown" I told him. Yuma looked angry at me.

"Be quiet Zaira. I am doing this my way!" he yelled "And my way is to put a card facedown".

I smirked a little. Clearly Yuma didn't want our advice, but he still did as we told him. He ended his turn, which made his magician's lv. go back to being 4 and he only got 1900 att now. It was Trey's turn again. He used his field spell. He banished his golden jet, so he could bring back aztec mask from his grave. Then he used the combo all over again, switching his catapult in att mode, tributing his monster and was about to make one of our monster's go 0.

"Trey this is sick" Yuma yelled at him "I can't believe you are treating your monsters this way". Trey just snort coldly.

"Believe it. These monsters of mine are nothing but a needs to an end" He replied.

"But Trey you told me once that you loved chronomaly cards" Yuma asked confused "So what happened?". Trey sent him a cold glare.

"You happened Yuma. Because of you, my monsters has to suffer!" He yelled back at us.

He activated his catapult and sacrificed his monster. I sneered, if this succeeded then all Trey had to do was to attack with his number and we were done for. I looked at the field and remembered. Before anyone knew it I yelled.

"I activate the trap 'gagagarush'".

Since an magician was targeted by an eff, this card negated it, destroyed the monster using the eff and dealt Trey damage for the monster's def points. That's 1800 points of damage.

"Wait it comes back at damage" Trey managed to say before he got slammed by his own monster, who then got destroyed.

He flew backwards and hit the ground. Now we had equal life points. Yuma smiled happily.

"Yes!" he said, then looked at me "Wait, how did you know we should spin that trap?".

"Well Trey is so obsessed with winning over us, that it blinds his judgement" Astral replied for me "He is predictable unlike you. Therefore he can't fool us, right Zaira?".

"Yeah" I replied and smirked "That was the reason". Yuma looked at us.

"Wait unpredictable, is that suppose to be a compliment" he said a little offended.

"Together we can win this" Astral only said and smiled. I smiled as well.

"That was a cheap trick" Trey then yelled and got up on his feets "You are not suppose to meddle in that duel Zaira". I looked over at Trey.

"Of course I can meddle. You did agree to let me be part of this duel" I replied Trey.

He actually looked annoyed by that, but he didn't reply back on that.

"Hmm I underestimated you" He then said "You and Astral's strategies are too great to overcome, even for my new powers".

I frowned a little. However I actually had a feeling he could see Astral. I just hoped this new power he had, was not gonna be our downfall.

Yuma's p.o.v.

Yuma looked over at Trey with a hurt expression. It really hurt him to know that Trey was dueling this way. Sacrificing his monsters, being so angry and then he was obsessed with beating him in a duel. The last part didn't hurt as much, but he really had hoped, him and Trey could become good friends. He wanted to save him and his family. He just wanted Trey to duel like himself again.

"Listen Trey" he then slowly asked "Why do you keep sacrificing your monsters? It isn't your style of dueling, am I right? I don't know anything about the new power you got, but you should duel your own way".

Suddenly tears fell down at Trey's cheeks, which surprised everyone around him.

"You will never understand" Trey said "When my family was torn apart I felt all completely alone. Without my father, sister or brothers together I felt lost, but when we finally all were together, everything had changed for the worse".

"What happened to them?" Yuma questioned. He wanted to be there for Trey.

"Why should you care?" Trey sneered and let out a cry "Anyway, my family is all that I got. I want let them down".

As he said that a glowing red/green light appeared around him. Yuma looked surprised at him.

"Trey what is wrong?" He questioned worried. He could hear the boy snort.

"Nothing is wrong Yuma, I am just trying my new power out for size, so I can destroy you" He replied.

When the light appeared, Trey was standing in a romersk looking outfit. He was having a golden helmet on his head, with matching golden armor and a red cape of some sort around his armor and neck. Then Yuma felt a big wind pressure and got blown to the ground. In the background he could hear Zaira and Astral yell his name. Yuma sat up, but then suddenly light around his key glowed.

"My golden key, what is happening?" He questioned.

Suddenly it disappeared on his chest. Then around him the ground began crumbling and he fell down in a black deep hole. Yuma let out a scream.

Vetrix's p.o.v.

Vetrix was smirking. Everything was going according to the plan.

"Having a deck full of powerful number cards, won't be enough to defeat this Tsukumo kid" Vetrix said out loud "Yuma's father was the great adventure Kazuma Tsukumo, and it would be unwise to underestimate his son, but the crest given to Trey will rub Yuma off everything he inherited from his father. Yuma will sink into despair and never recover, then he will no longer threaten our plans".

Vetrix smirked evilly. When I am done with Yuma, it is Zaira Wroom's turn.

Yuma's p.o.v.

Inside Yuma's mind.

Yuma was floating through the watery abyss. Around him was pictures showing of all these different duels he had been having through his life and especially the time he had spent with Astral. Astral and Zaira. The important things like that.

"I am feeling the flow" Yuma said slowly.

Pictures were running through his mind.

"I'm feeling the...?" he said this time a little confused.

The pictures began getting blurry. It was hard to tell what actually was on.

"I am feeling..." he this time said and wondered why he was saying that.

"I'm...!". The pictures stopped showing and Yuma fell deeper and deeper down into the abyss. Wait what was I saying? He hit the ground at the deeps of the ocean. He was just lying there. I can't remember! It feels like I am forgetting something really important, but what is it? He looked around.

Flashback.

Yuma was climbing with his dad. It was one of these expeditions, when Yuma was kid. Yuma had been bullied and his father had taken him with on this climbing expedition to make him feel better. This was the breakthrough from when he learned to "Feel the flow". However the little Yuma was scared. He had accidentally looked down.

"What's wrong Yuma?" His father asked "You didn't look down now did you?".

"I can't do it, I can't go any further" he yelled to his dad. Kazuma smiled."What are you saying? We are almost there" he replied.

"But I am scared" Yuma replied. His dad just smiled."Come on Yuma" He said "Just feel the flow!".

"Ha? What did you say to me dad?" Yuma yelled. He didn't catch the last part. "Please I couldn't understand you".

"Just feel the flow".

The picture of his father disappeared and little Yuma looked terrified.

"Dad! Please, I need you, help me please!" he yelled when the picture of his dad completely disappeared.

Scene changed.

Young Yuma was sitting at the wall in the gym inside his school. They were having P.E.T. They should jump over boxes. Bronk could easily jump over 4 boxes. Yuma on the other hand couldn't and was not even gonna try. He was scared.

"There is no way. I can't do it!" He proclaimed to himself.

Scene changed.

Yuma was as old has he was now. He was sitting on the ground near the wall at the swimming pool at school. People were having fun and was swimming around. Some was even trying a hive dive. Tori walked over to Yuma."Hey Yuma, don't you wanna try a high dive too?" she questioned. Yuma shook his head.

"I can't. I am too scared" he told her. "It's just that I have these things about heights".

"If you give it a try, maybe you will see that it is not as scary as you think" she encouraged.

"I won't dive" Yuma replied scared "I am not gonna do it, its impossible Tori, impossible!".

Scene changed.

Yuma was dueling Bronk outside school and he just lost.

"A perfect sweep, that was easy" Bronk yelled happily. Caswell and Flip congratulated him. Bronk turned towards Yuma who was sitting on the ground after he lost.

"I don't get it Yuma" Bronk complained "Why did you get so freaked out, by this harmless equip spell card?". He showed Yuma a spell.

"That was the most sorry excuse for a duel ever" Flip added.

"In the end Yuma, that was just embarrassing" Caswell added.

"Some duelist never know when to quit, but you never even started. Let's go find a real duelist who tries" Bronk said. He and his friends left a scared Yuma at the ground.

"I can't! I can't duel!" Yuma said to himself.

Scene changed.

Yuma walked to the hallway and by mistake a guy accidentally hit Yuma.

"It is my fault" Yuma yelled before the guy could do a thing "I apologize!". He ran away. He was scared like always. 

Scene changed.

Yuma stood alone in the world of purple shadows and figures from the school was standing around with their backs turned towards Yuma. Everyone who looks at me, thinks I am a loser! He could hear the students talk.

"Yuma is a reject" Caswell exclaimed.

"Don't go near him or you will turn into a chicken" another student said.

"He is so pathetic" another one added. "Loser! Loser! Loser!" students yelled.

Yuma covered his ears and tried shutting out the voices. Why am I so scared? I feel like I am missing something? He was having a clenched fist up in the air, like he was holding something. Yuma questioned why he was doing that. Whatever it was it is gone for good. I.. lost it forever.

Zaira's p.o.v.

I was not sure what was going on right now. Yuma got hit by some wind pressure, and got slowly up from the ground. However something had changed. He was just spacing out and was staring into the air. I felt really weird. Astral noticed this as well.

"Yuma what is wrong?" he questioned.

"I am scared" Yuma replied in a scared voice "What if I lose? Maybe I should just forfeit?".

My eyes widened by hearing that. That was not the Yuma I knew.

"What had happened to you?" I asked him. Yuma just looked defeated at us.

"I can't win this" he said "It is totally impossible".

"Mistress" I could hear Cy say inside my head now "The boy, Trey, he used the crest on Yuma. Look into his eyes".

I did as I was told, and inside Yuma's eyes was the red crest glowing. Just like Cy said it did. Astral also noticed this too.

"Trey used that crest to change Yuma" He said in a horrified tone.

"His unstoppable spirit, no longer exists, and what's more, Yuma cannot see you Astral!" Trey yelled at us.

I looked in horror. This was not good at all!

"Yuma!" yelled Astral at him "You must not give in to fear or doubt. Listen!".

He tried touching him, but he went through Yuma. Just like always. I sneered. Astral might not be able to touch him, but I could. However before I even laid a finger on him, I felt something tie around me from top to bottom and I fell to the ground. Red chains were suddenly around me. I felt like a worm right now.

"Oh no Zaira, you are not gonna meddle this time" Trey exclaimed "You are just gonna sit this one out, until I have won. I have manipulated the AR system with my powers, so you Zaira are not leaving or helping Yuma... which reminds me, I still have a link to break".

Suddenly without a warning a giant tower appeared out of nowhere. I figured it was due to Trey's powers. Astral and I looked horror.

"What now?" Astral questioned confused. Trey smirked evilly.

"I am removing you from the equation Astral" He told us and the crest glowed on his hand "This crest can immobilise you, so you are through".

I looked in horror, when he tossed the crest at Astral and before I knew it, Astral was tied with chains at the giant tower. Trey laughed a little.

"All that Yuma had learned from his father, is wiped out from his memories. He is no longer able to feel the flow or see Astral or the golden key. In other words, he is harmless to me Now!" Trey yelled and made Machu mech destroy Gagaga magician.

Yuma got blown in the air and hit the ground pretty hard. I looked in horror.

"Yuma!" both me and Astral yelled. I could hear Astral scream from the tower. Trey was doing something to him. I was not liking this at all.

"It is done, I have separated all three of you. Yuma, Astral and Zaira, who soon will be mine and that is forever!" Trey said and began laughing like hell.