Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Episode 025 " Frozen in Time " , known as " Visit of Time - Three Suns Appear " in the Japanese version , is the twenty - fifth episode of the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " anime . It first aired in Japan on October 3 , 2011 , and aired in the United States on August 18 , 2012 . This episode is a clip show . This is the only in " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL " . Summary . The episode starts with a recap of the events from the previous episode ( this is cut from the dub ) . Inside their home , Kite Tenjo watches over his little brother who ' s sleeping . Yuma Tsukumo runs down the stairs into the living room where his sister , Kari is working . She tells him to stop , and Yuma waits , moving in one place , asking why . She shows him a picture of Kite and Orbital 7 ' s burning building , explaining the mystery of the case , and Yuma , who was part of causing it . While running through the streets , the Emperor ' s Key shines and Astral comes out . Yuma and Astral talk about their success yesterday ; they got the Key and Shark ' s soul back . The flash back to a few of their experiences with Numbers Hunter Kite Tenjo , and the traffic light becomes green . While passing the city ' s canal , Astral brings up the effects and powers of the " Numbers " , and that Kite seems immune to it , flashing back to some of the Number Holders and Kite ' s Numbers and , as well as " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " . Astral remarks that Kite ' s powers don ' t seem to be of this world and the light within " Galaxy - Eyes " may be similiar to that of his own world . Yuma questions why Kite would hunt the " Numbers " in the first place - they are Astral ' s memories . Astral muses that they may also be the tools of his obliteration . If his memories return , something terrible may happen . Astral then tells Yuma about Hart , who Kite mentioned during their Duel . Yuma remembers the photo he saw of Hart in Kite ' s base and then realizes he ' s late and starts running again . Astral looks at a dark cloud passing in front of the sun . Close to school , Yuma meets Tori . However , they ' re both too late . Tori mentions a few things , remarking that she overslept because of Yuma and tries to talk to Astral , who seems uninterested . Bronk and Caswell comes towards Yuma and Tori , claiming they waited for Yuma to come . Cathy sneaks up from behind Yuma , and Flip also walks to them , remarking that he wasn ' t with them yesterday . However , Caswell trips , and when hitting Flip , a light flashes and Yuma sees the others frozen in place . Blue and red lights float all around , and Yuma looks around him what just happened . Yuma asks to Astral what happened , who replies saying he thinks time has stopped . Yuma asks if it means Kite will appear , but Astral replies that this time is different . At their tower , Mr . Heartland asks Dr . Faker what just happened . Faker replies that a wave has hit the Earth , originating from the Astral World and another world . Time has temporarily stopped because of it . He tells Heartland not to panic - time will be restored as if nothing happened once the wave passes . However , he also remarks that this means that there is no doubt that the other two worlds are getting closer . The final stage will soon be set . Yuma looks up at the sky , seeing a blue , red , and a yellow sun . Astral states that one of those suns is from his world . Kite , in Photon Transformation , flies with Orbital 7 in its glider form over a square and lands . Orbtial 7 has traced Yuma ' s memories to this spot and Kite is able to see the Summoning of and the highlights of Yuma and Shark ' s first Duel . Back with Yuma and Astral , Astral gets a shock and his head aches , saying that someone has accessed his memories . He suggests that he and Yuma also retrace their memories and flies off with Yuma following him . Kite races past the paralyzed traffic on Orbital 7 ' s motorcycle form , saying that this is the place the third " Numbers " appeared . He then sees the Summoning of . Astral lands himself on a square , and Yuma catches up , however , he is quick to fly off . Once Yuma ' s with him again , they arrive where Yuma fought Flip before . They flash back to the Duel , with Astral being locked in a sphere of a light after the " Numbers " and were taken by Flip ' s Trap Card s , then to Yuma using the " Baby Tiragon " he was tricked into playing , and the recovered " Utopia " wiping out Flip ' s Life Points . Kite and Orbital are at the docks , watching the studio in which the " D . D . ESPer Sparrow " show was shot before , and sees the Duel between Yuma and Nelson Andrews / Sparrow . He sees the beginning , ' s Summon , and " Utopia " destroying " Esper Star Sparrow " to wipe Nelson ' s Life Points out . Yuma and Astral run across a bridge , and Yuma remembers his Duel with Cathy , seeing " Twin Tail Cat Lady " and " Baby Tiragon " striking back ( the Duel with Cathy is cut from the dub ) . Yuma and Astral arrive at the museum ' s square , where he and Shark Dueled Scorch and Chills . He flashes back to the end of the Duel he had with Shark prior to it , when " Black Ray Lancer " destroyed " Utopia " . After that , he sees Scorch and Chills Summon their Numbers and . They walk across the road of their first Duel with Kite . They see moments of him playing his cards , and him attacking with " Galaxy - Eyes Photon Dragon " , when Yuma didn ' t know what to do and Astral was to shocked to think , as well as Kite calling the Duel off when he went back . They then see the end with Astral looking defeated and Yuma crying out loud . He then thinks about the Duel Sanctuary , Roku and Kaze . After it , he remembers his dangerous Duel with Fortuno and his two Numbers , " " and " " , and then their use of the Emperor ' s Key ' s powers to perform a Chaos Xyz Evolution on " " , as well as its finishing attack . The next flashback is to Lilly , and " Gagaga Girl " is shown , as well as Lilly tossing Yuma his Duel Meal ( the Duel with Lily is cut from the dub ) . At another square , Kite sees Astral being taken over by Number 96 , Yuma being grabbed by it , " Utopia " defeating it , Astral returning and absorbing 96 again . Yuma and Astral are running across another square , and atop a building , they see Kite and Orbital 7 standing . The three suns merge together again , causing traffic to start moving again , the birds to fly on , and Yuma ' s friends continue to fall . Kite grins at Yuma , and tells him they ' ll meet again in the World Duel Carnival , before flying away with Orbital . Featured cards . All cards featured in this episode are from flashbacks .