A/N: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF YU GI OH 5DS OR HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON! ALL RIGHTS OF BOTH FRANCHISES GO TO THE OWNERS! THE ONLY THING I OWN ARE THE OCS!

Chapter 2: Dragon Trappers

"Any idea, Star?" Yusei asked his dragon.

"Definitely smoke," she answered.

"What did she say?" Akiza asked.

"She told me it's definitely smoke," he answered as they got closer.

It wasn't long before they came over a giant ice made mountain. In the ice was pieces of boat that was both frozen inside the ice and protruding from the sides.

"What… happened here?" Akiza wondered.

"I don't know," Yusei replied.

They came around the side and someone yelled, "They're back!"

They looked down at a group of men who shot bolas at the two riders. It wrapped around Bluerose and she and Akiza fell to the ground.

"Akiza!" Yusei called. Gem darted down and stepped between Akiza and Bluerose and the approaching men. "Star, we need to get down there."

"Right," she agreed. "Do you have your sword ready?"

"Right here," he answered grabbing its hilt. Star nodded and dove down, next to Gem. The men stepped back a bit as they saw Yusei on Star. He subtly handed Akiza a knife, which she used to start cutting herself and Bluerose from the ropes.

A man stepped forward, and Yusei pulled out his sword in defense while both Star and Gem growled angrily. "Back again?" the man questioned. He leaned over Akiza and grinned before looking at Star and Gem. "Soil my britches, those are Blinders. Thought they were all gone for good." Star growled angrily while Yusei placed a protect arm in front of Star and Gem. "Looks like our luck has had a turn for the better, boys!" he called to his men. "Don't think Kalin's got one of those in his dragon army."

"Dragon army?" Akiza repeated still cutting at the ropes.

"Look, we don't want any trouble," Yusei told him.

The leader scoffed. "You should've thought of that before you stole all of our dragons," he gestured towards the ruined and ice encased fort, "and blasted our fort to bits!"

"What're you talking about?!" Akiza exclaimed.

"You think we did this?" Yusei asked. "We didn't."

"Ha! Dragon trapping is hard enough as it is with you do-gooder dragon riders messing everything up!" the leader retorted.

"Other dragonriders? There are more than us?" Yusei asked.

"You mean other than your thieving friend from last night? You tell me," he answered. "You may have an ice spitting dragons on your side. But we still have our boats to fill. How do you expect us to explain this mess to Kalin Kessler?"

"Kalin Kessler?" Akiza repeated.

"Wait, him?" Yusei explained. "He was banished off my island years ago. I didn't realize he was still around. What're you doing with him?"

"He's expecting a new shipment of dragons for his army, by tomorrow," one of the men answered.

"And Kalin don't take well to excuses," another added.

The leader lowered the rim of his shirt to show a brandishing scar, saying, "This is what he gave me the last time I showed up empty handed. He promised to be a lot less understanding in the future."

"Look, we don't know anything about another dragon thief or an ice spitting dragon," Yusei told him sternly, taking notice of the readying men around them. "I know Kalin was sent off the island for suggesting to use dragons for war. But that's it." The man rolled his eyes. "Just give us back Akiza and her dragon, and we'll go, whoever you are."

"Oh, where are my manners? I'm Erik," the leader told him. "Son of Erik, finest dragon trapper alive." He pulled out a large dagger from a sheath behind his back. "After all, it's not just anyone who can capture a Blinder."

Star roared in anger and defensiveness calling, "Try it, and I blind you." Gem growled angrily.

"And this is Star and Gem. They say we're going," Yusei retorted to the dragon trapper. "Now."

"Ha!" Erik scoffed. "They all say that." He then ordered his men, "Rush them, men!"

Star opened her mouth and released a bright light, making everyone stop and cover their eyes except for Yusei and Akiza who weren't looking in that direction. Yusei helped Akiza finishing cutting themselves free. Yusei lowered some glasses he developed to allow him to look at Star through the light. He ran onto Star's back and she stopped her light and they all took off.

As they flew, they heard Erik call, "You will never hold onto those dragons! You hear me?! Kalin's coming for them all!"