Me: Hello! Welcome to the second instalment of The Strongest Numbers! Wow. That's, like, the fanciest language I've ever used I think!
Astral: It is because you are too informal with everything. You need to start being more mature with your behaviour.
Me: I am not immature ya know! Uh, okay a bit! But that's not the point here! We do not own Yugioh Zexal or Yugioh Zexal II, which is also awesome!
Astral: Here is a summary if you want to catch up briefly.
Last time on 'The Strongest Numbers':
Yuma lost his duel against III, leaving him hopeless and Astral gone. He discovered a strange Number card and began acting normal, but the Numbers didn't help him completely. Insanity happened. Then Yuma's friends met One, a very strange person who was helping Yuma. Yuma redueled III, and won. However, a mysterious person was watching them. And now it has been revealed that Yuma didn't win the first time because of another strange person called Force, or Barian is after something to be revealed. What will happen next?
Prologue
"Looks like there's no choice." A voice said. "There's no other way now. He's gone on too far with his plan. We'll need to do it."
"That is true," Another voice said, "but he if he accidentally messes up in the process, that could save us all."
"He's too good to mess up here. The only way to delay him now is by sending Number 39's Yuma and Astral after him. It seems like they're the only ones strong enough for it."
"39? Do you really think they're strong enough?"
"They seem as strong as any of the others, maybe stronger."
"But they'll be up against him. He's been calling himself the strongest Numbers lately."
"Well he certainly is strong, but we can match him."
"We're still not able to regain our full strength in these other worlds."
"So we borrow strength."
The other voice sighed. "It seems like you haven't changed."
"Of course! Kattobingu all the way!"
Chapter 1: Entering a New World
(Dunno why but the thing won't let me underline the title. Annoying)
Yuma: 1200
?: 2000
"This guy's tough!" Yuma said as he glared across at his opponent, a man dressed in a dark cloak with a hood making it impossible to see his face.
It had already been a week since the WDC ended, and Yuma was just enjoying a stroll home with the rest of his friends when he had been ambushed and forced into a duel.
"Calm down Yuma. There's still a way to win." Astral said while floating next to him.
"Yeah! It's my turn! Draw!" Yuma yelled.
"I summon Goblindbergh! Goblindbergh's effect! I can summon another monster from my hand! I choose Ganbara Knight!" The flight planes of goblins flew onto the battlefield carrying a large cargo box. When the lid of the box opened, a knight with a large shield jumped out.
"I overlay my level four Goblindbergh and my level four Ganbara Knight! I build the overlay network with these two level four monsters! Exceed Summon!"
The gold and white sealed form of a familiar Numbers rose from the ground. It unfolded part by part. "Appear! Numbers 39! Kibou Ou Hope!"
"So this is your Numbers…." The man Yuma was dueling said. "This is the original Numbers given to this world's…."
"What are you talking about?" Yuma asked. "That doesn't make any sense!"
"Focus Yuma!" Astral said. "Activate the spell."
"I activate the spell Blustering Winds! Now Hope gains a thousand attack points! Hope! Attack Reign-Beaux, Overlord of Dark World!"
Hope leapt towards the demon and drew his swords, slicing apart the monster.
Yuma: 1200
?: 1000
"Yes! Yuma's in the lead!" Kotori yelled.
"I set one card and end my turn!"
"Not bad." The man said as he got up from the ground. "But not good enough. Draw! I summon Snoww, Unlight of Dark World!"
"Two level four monsters!" Tetsuo yelled.
"Is it coming? Numbers?" Astral said.
"I overlay my level four Snoww and my level four Brron, Mad King of Dark World! I build the overlay network with these two level four monsters! Exceed summon!"
A pitch-black sword like mechanism rose from the ground and began transforming apart into a dark, demonic warrior. "Appear! Numbers Ninety—"
The man was cut off by the Number's inhumane roar. The area around the duel got darker and darker from the Numbers.
"3000 attack points?" Tetsuo yelled.
"Yuma! Be careful!" Kotori warned.
"Something is not right here." Astral said, looking around carefully.
"Astral. Yuma." A deep voice said.
"What? Who's there?" Yuma called.
"This feeling…" Astral frowned.
"Astral. Yuma." The voice chuckled evilly. "Try as hard as you want. There's nothing you can do. You two are some of the few remaining."
"Remaining? What's he talking about?" Yuma asked. He had a bad feeling about what would happen next.
"Attack Hope now!" The man yelled.
"I activate Hope's effect! By removing one overlay unit, I stop your attack!" Yuma yelled as his Numbers threw out his sword to block the attack.
"Hmph! I activate my trap, Ring of Destruction!" The man yelled. "Now we both take damage equal to my Number's attack points!"
"What?!" Yuma shouted.
"A draw?" Astral wondered.
A fiery ring appeared around the dark warrior's neck. It exploded, sending everyone flying back.
Yuma: 0
?: 0
A sliver of darkness came from the Numbers before it disappeared and shot across the alley, slamming into Yuma's pendant and going into it. The Key began to shine with a dark aura.
"Wha? What's going on?!" Yuma yelled.
"Something has gone into the Emperor's Key. It is most likely looking for Numbers." Astral said. "Yuma, we need to stop them."
"Yeah!" The dark aura died down around the Key, and Yuma stood up. Kotori and Tetsuo ran over to him.
"Yuma! What was that?" Kotori asked.
"I don't know, but it's going after the Numbers. Me and Astral are gonna stop them now!" Yuma replied.
"Be careful. You don't know what could happen." She said.
Yuma nodded. Him and Astral both disappeared into the Key, which fell into Kotori's hands. She looked at it worriedly. "Please be safe."
-Inside The Key-
Yuma walked down the Key with Astral floating next to him. "Who do you think is after the Numbers this time?" He asked.
"I don't know, but I felt something very strange from whoever this is." Astral said as they arrived at the giant mechanism that held the Numbers.
"Everything seems normal." Yuma said as he squinted at the Number seals. "Huh? I think we had one more. Which one's missing?"
Astral quickly scanned the Numbers. "It is Numbers 96."
"What?! Black Mist again?!" Yuma yelled. "When is he gonna give up?!"
No. Astral thought. It's not just him this time. There's something bigger going on.
The Numbers began shining brightly.
"What?! What's going on?!" Yuma shouted as he and Astral shielded their eyes.
"This is…. Don't tell me!" Astral shouted, squinting at the light.
The light grew brighter and brighter as it blinded the room. In the back of Yuma's mind, he thought he heard a voice, his voice, laughing evilly at them.
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When Yuma opened his eyes again, he was standing in the middle of a small room, a bedroom, judging from the two beds. There were two dressers, a closet, posters of the three duel kings; Yugi, Jaden, and Yusei, and for some strange reason, a Sesame Street light hanging from the ceiling.
"Uh…" Yuma looked around. "Where is this?"
"I'm home!" A voice called from outside the room. Thumping was heard and a second later, the door pushed open. A girl around Yuma's age walked in. She had messy black hair and dirty casual clothes and a backpack, which was thrown on the ground.
"Um, hi!" Yuma said as the girl noticed him. She stared at him in shock, her mouth hanging open.
"I'm Yuma Tsukumo. Do you know where this is? Sorry if I'm intruding or anything, but I just found myself here!" Yuma said.
The girl continued staring.
"So, if you could help me figure out what's going on, I'll be on my way!"
The girl finally opened her mouth. "Oh….. what the heck is going on."
Me: Hello again! Hope you liked the first chapter! I wonder who were the two at the beginning! And who's this new enemy! He was hinted in the final chapter of the prequel before this. Um, is it called a prequel?
Astral: Technically, since this is the sequel to it, I believe it is appropriate.
Me: Great! So read it if you want to get caught up! Review the chapter and see you some other time! Yuma's world is about to get thrown into chaos in more ways than one!