Yu - Gi - Oh ! ZEXAL - Episode 099 " 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 . Summary . In the Barian World , Vector is bitter over his second defeat at the hands of Yuma Tsukumo and Astral . He walks towards the Barian Sea and angrily curses Yuma and Astral for injuring him so badly ( in the dub , Vector thinks that he may have been defeated , but his battle is far from over ) . 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 ( in the dub , Vector thinks that he must crush Yuma and Astral once and for all ) . 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 ( in the dub , Dumon is the one who speaks at this point , saying it ' s as if the Barian World is breaking apart ) . 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 ( in the dub , Tori tells Yuma that he just made the world record for the worst high jump ever ) . 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 ( a shot of Rio in her thoughts is cut from the dub ) . 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 ( in the dub , Thousand says that with the " Mythrian Numbers " , he and Vector will be unstoppable ) . 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 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 ( in the dub , Astral wonders if the memory came from the past or the future ) . 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 ( in the dub , Dumon says that it would take an incredible amount of force to destroy 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 ( in the dub , Vector says that with every passing moment , Astral is using his increasing power to destroy the Barian World ) . Mizar is offended and says , " How dare you , after that disgrace ! " ( in the dub , Mizar puts the blame on Vector if what he said was true ) Vector denies it , and asks if the failure at " Sargasso " was his fault . Mizar 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 ( in the dub , Vector retorts that he was trying to defend their world and points out Mizar ' s " obsession " with Kite ; he continues that he ' d never do something foolish ) . 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 Barian Sea and that Astral ' s power is very strong . Right now , he is absorbing the power of the " Number s " , 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 " scattered around the Human World before the humans do so that they can defeat Astral . Mizar asks " Seven Numbers , you say ? " ( in the dub , Mizar asks Vector how he learned of all this ) Mizar hears a buzzing sound , and he asks what ' s with that filthy fly ( in the dub , he calls it a " repulsive little insect " ) . The fly insists that he is not filthy and lands on Vector ' s finger . He rubs his face , complaining of itchiness ( in the dub , he complains that he dislikes being a fly and that it stinks , especially when he lands on garbage ) . Vector reveals that he revived the fly from the 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 ( in the dub , neither Vector nor Heartland say the " Heart Burning ! " catchphrase ; instead , Heartland complains about why Vector brought him back as a fly ) . 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 ( in the dub , Vector replies that he brought Heartland back because he had valuable information ) . Before he can say the full phrase , Heartland scratches himself again ( this is cut from the dub ) . Vector says that Heartland knows a lot about the " Numbers " as a map appears in front of everyone present . Vector tells the other two Barians that Heartland saw information about Kazuma Tsukumo from Dr . Faker ' s laboratory . Before opening the door to a different world , Kazuma had explored 23 ruins , which could be the locations of the " Mythrian Numbers " ( in the dub , Kazuma and Faker are not mentioned ) . 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 ( in the dub , Mizar tells Vector that his plan better work ) , Vector sees Girag and Alito , who have still not recovered from their Duels against Yuma . Calling them " sleepy - heads " ( " sleeping uglies " in the dub ) , he teleports between them and says that he will revive them with the power of Don Thousand ( in the dub , Vector says that he will cut their power nap short , making them extremely cranky ; he needs them for his mission ) . 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 ( in the dub , Thousand did not say anything at this point ) . 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 ( in the dub , Yuma complains that they skipped lunch for nothing ) . Rio yells at Yuma not to call her " Shark ' s sister " ( in the dub , Rio warns Yuma that if he keeps complaining , they ' ll have to skip dinner as well ) ; Yuma quickly apologizes for 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 ( Tori pulling down her skirt is cut from the dub ) . Yuma looks up and the Different Dimension Airship descends from the sky ( in the dub , Shark remarks that they have a visitor ) . 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 ( in the dub , Yuma tells Astral to give him a heads - up the next time they saw the Airship ) . 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 , greeting Yuma and Astral . 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 ( in the dub , Kazuma says that if the Barians obtain the " Mythyrian Numbers " , they will destroy everything that Yuma and Astral are fighting for ) . 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 , ( in the dub , Yuma wishes that Kazuma was with him right now ) while Astral questions if Kazuma knew about him as well ( in the dub , Astral says that he and Kazuma have faith in Yuma ) . 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 " ( in the dub , Shark decides to go because the Barians rubbed him the wrong way ) . 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 had not disappeared ( in the dub , Dumon asks himself where Nash disappeared to ) . Back at the Airship , Tori remarks that it has gotten stormy . Rio agrees with her . Astral thinks to himself about the dimension being some sort of influence from a different world . Yuma interrupts Astral ' s thoughts , asking him a question on what the Astral World is like . Astral asks why Yuma asked that question . Yuma replies that he ' s asking because if Kazuma knew a lot about those " Numbers " , he must be in the Astral World . Astral says that the Astral World is a place where only those with Ranked - Up souls can reach it . Yuma asks if this can be compared to the Ranking - Up of monsters . Astral replies that the souls of living things are always aimed at their ideals , which is why anyone has the potential to Rank - Up . Yuma asks what he has to do in order to Rank - Up . Astral replies that he doesn ' t know . Depressed , Yuma asks if Astral is more Ranked - Up than he is . Rio says that without a doubt , Astral is more Ranked - Up than Yuma . To Yuma ' s surprise , Tori agrees with Rio - - the only good thing Yuma is good at is eating quickly . Rio is offended , and Tori quickly realizes this . She angrily says that someone made her say that . Yuma says that Tori can tell Rio herself . A frustrated Shark says that there ' s no way for everyone to Rank - Up in their life ( the group ' s conversation about the Astral World is cut from the dub ) . Suddenly , he notices something coming at them up ahead . They quickly identify that something as Dumon , who was traveling at the same path as they were . Panicked , Dumon crashes into the Airship , throwing everyone in there into the floor , while Dumon is sent flying back . Dumon , in his human form , wakes up in a forest . He holds his arm in pain , realizing that Baria Crystal is malfunctioning , preventing him from using his Barian powers . He recalls crashing into Astral ' s airship . Dumon suspects that they must be nearby ( in the dub , Dumon notes that his mission isn ' t off to a good start ) . Suddenly , a bear attacks and Yuma comes to Dumon ' s rescue , jumping from a nearby tree and landing in front of Dumon , arms spread wide . Dumon recognizes him . Yuma tells the bear to stop attacking . Astral appears next to Yuma and Dumon recognizes him as well . The bear roars and Yuma continues to stand his ground ; the bear eventually leaves Yuma , Dumon and Astral alone . Yuma remarks that the bear was so afraid of him that it ran away from him . Dumon falls to the ground , still in pain . Yuma asks if he is alright . Shark appears , telling Yuma to keep away from the boy , while chiding Yuma for his carelessness . As Shark runs toward Yuma , Dumon recognizes him as well . Shark asks Yuma who the boy he saved was . Yuma says that he didn ' t know and that the boy he rescued was just injured . Shark says that there is something fishy going on and that they just crashed into an unknown energy in the different dimension ; he speculates that the boy could be a Barian . Dumon claims that his name is Nash and that he is just a tourist , but Shark expresses his doubt by asking why the boy is out there in the mountains ( in the dub , Shark asks if he ' d expect to believe Dumon after all that had happened ) . Astral warns Yuma that this seems unnatural , so he must be careful . Yuma tells everyone to hold on for a minute ( in the dub , Yuma says that Dumon doesn ' t look like a Barian ; he asks why a Barian would need glasses ) . Shark asks Yuma how many times he wanted to be cheated and tells Yuma to stop trusting people this quickly ( in the dub , Shark replies that the glasses were meant to be a disguise , while chiding Yuma for his cluelessness ) . Yuma replies that he knows that , but he hesitates . Astral says Yuma ' s name ( cut from the dub ) . A scream is heard some distance away . Shark deduces that this must be Tori . The group , following the sound , arrives at a temple - like building ; Yuma and Astral deduce that a " Mythyrian Number " might be inside . Dumon thinks to himself that Yuma and the others are searching for the " Numbers " , just like him and the other Barians . Another scream from Tori is heard and the group rushes into the temple , with Yuma yelling Tori ' s name several times . The group goes in to find Tori and Rio , surrounded by snakes . Tori is terrified , while Rio simply stands there , arms crossed in front of her chest . Yuma and Shark come to their aid . As they do so , Dumon notes that somewhere in the temple , the " Mythyrian Number " is there . But he can ' t Duel with his Baria Crystal broken . He asks himself on what he should do ( in the dub , Dumon thinks that he must find the " Number " before the humans do , but he can ' t do it by himself , so he has to keep up his identity as " Nash " and follow them for now ) . Yuma and Shark stamp their feet at the snakes , scaring them away . Yuma complains that the girls need to be looked after too often . Tori retorts that this is because snakes are the enemies of birds ( in the dub , Yuma tells Tori that this should teach them not to play with snakes ; Tori yells that the snakes were the ones who attacked them ) . Rio expresses surprise at Astral because she can see him even if they are out of the Airship . She asks if she has Ranked - Up because of this ( Rio ' s observation of Astral is cut from the dub ) . As the group further travels into the temple , Shark asks why Yuma had to be so careless and says that they may have come to a dead - end . Yuma asks if they really did ( in the dub , Shark observes that someone is trying to keep something safe and that the paths are blocked off ; Yuma says that they ' ll have to bust through them ) . Their feet trigger something , much to their surprise . Tori asks what ' s happening as the ground shakes . Suddenly a wall comes down , blocking their way out . Another wall is about to come down . Shark brushes Rio aside , warning her to get out of the way , as there is no way of knowing what will come next ( in the dub , Shark addresses everyone ) . Dumon tackles Shark to the ground , saving him from its descent and knocking them to the other side of the wall in the process , separated from the others . Rio yells Shark ' s name . Yuma pounds on the wall , yelling Shark ' s name as well . From the other side , Shark says that he is okay , to everyone ' s relief . Minutes later , two walls slide open , one on each side of the wall . Yuma exclaims that a path has opened for both halves . Shark notices the same thing and says that the group has to split up . Each half of the group follows the passage that they are on . Tori asks Yuma if the boy ' s name is Nash . Yuma confirms it and says that he is a tourist from around here , but Astral and Shark suspect that he may be a Barian . Tori repeats the word in surprise , and Yuma says that he doesn ' t believe that Nash is a Barian . Rio reminds Yuma that if Nash is a Barian , he must be searching for the " Mythyrian Numbers " as well ( in the dub , Rio adds that if " Nash " is a Barian , they just led him straight to the " Number " ) . On the other side , Shark reluctantly thanks Dumon for saving him earlier , but adds that this doesn ' t mean that he trusts him completely . Dumon says that it doesn ' t matter and that he did it for the benefit of a friend ( in the dub , Dumon elaborates that he did it in return for Yuma saving him from the bear ) . Shark replies with , " Don ' t you say " ( " Fair enough " in the dub ) . Eventually , the pair arrives at an empty room . Dumon asks if this could be a dead end . Suddenly , a door slams down behind them , trapping them in the room . Shark is upset that the both of them are trapped . Yuma ' s group arrives at a different room . Yuma is surprised and runs toward the pegasus statue up ahead of them . Astral tells Yuma to look in front of him - - a " Mythyrian Number " on top of the pegasus . The card glows with a bright light , causing everyone to cover their eyes . A figure appears in front of Yuma and Astral . Yuma asks who that figure is . The figure introduces himself as Mach , the guardian of one of the " Mythrian Numbers " . Astral asks if he is the guardian of that " Number " . Rio says that Mach is a spirit of the " Numbers " . Tori repeats " spirit ? " and Rio says that she can sense a strong spiritual energy from Mach . Mach says that he cannot just hand over his " Number " to Yuma and Astral - - he must test their worthiness by Dueling them ; the gauntlet on Mach ' s wrist disappears , only for it to be replaced by a Duel Disk . Yuma accepts the Duel as he arms his D - Pad and Duel Gazer . Both players yell , " Duel ! " Tori encourages Yuma to do his best . Mach calls the Duel the " Duel of your trial " and takes the first turn ( in the dub , Mach says that he will test Yuma ' s skill and character in this Duel ) . He Sets a monster and two Spell / Trap cards . Yuma starts his turn and Astral warns him that Mach isn ' t someone ordinary ; Yuma agrees . The guardian continues that this is the resting place of noble souls ; if Yuma loses , he ' ll take " their " souls . Yuma asks what he means , and an orb appears in front of everyone present . Shark and Dumon , who are trapped in the other room , appear on it . Yuma is shocked to see them in danger . In the other room , the walls start to close in on Shark and Dumon . Shark asks if they ' ll get crushed by the walls ( in the dub , Dumon exclaims that they did walk into a trap , while Shark says that unless they can think of a way to escape , they won ' t be leaving alive ) . Rio yells Shark ' s name . Yuma calls this mean and demands Mach to let them go . Mach simply replies that this is up to him and asks what Yuma will find during the Duel ( in the dub , Mach says , " Only by surrendering can you lead your companions to freedom and find victory " ) . Astral repeats the statement in his thoughts ( in the dub , Astral is puzzled by Mach ' s riddle and thinks that unless they figure it out , the hunt for the " Mythyrian Numbers " will be over before it has even started ) . He thinks that the way to save the two boys may be hidden in the Duel . Yuma decides to continue the Duel and defeat Mach to save Dumon and Shark . He Normal Summon s " Gagaga Magician " . He then Special Summon s " Gagaga Child " from his hand via its own effect , as he controls a " Gagaga " monster ( the Summoning animation of " Child " is cut from the dub and Yuma does not refer to it by name ) . Yuma activates the effect of " Child " , changing its Level to the Level of an monster he controls ; he targets " Magician " . A popsicle appears in the hand of " Child " , and " Child " eats it ; when it is done , it holds out the bare stick , indicating that its Level has been changed from 2 to 4 . Yuma is ready to Xyz Summon " " with his two Level 4 monsters , but Astral reminds him that if he Xyz Summons with " Child " , " Utopia " cannot attack this turn . Yuma says he knows and activates " Gagagatag " from his hand , allowing his " Gagaga " monsters to gain 500 ATK . Astral realizes Yuma ' s plan - - he will attack with both monsters , then Xyz Summon " Utopia " after that . He thinks that the strategy isn ' t bad , but Mach may be hiding something in this Duel ( in the dub , Astral fears that Mach will not yield this easily in this Duel ) . As the walls continue to close in on Shark and Dumon , Yuma declares that he will save them by winning this Duel . Featured Duel : Yuma Tsukumo vs . Mach . Turn 1 : Mach Mach draws " Labyrinth of Decisions " . He then Set s a monster and two cards . Turn 2 : Yuma Yuma draws " Gagaga Magician " and subsequently Normal Summon s it ( 1500 / 1000 ) . As he control s a " Gagaga " monster , Yuma Special Summon s " 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 the " Gagaga " monster target ed for its Summon , so its Level changes from 2 to 4 . He then activates " Gagagatag " to increase the ATK " Gagaga " monsters he 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 .