I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING FROM YU GI OH 5DS OR ERAGON/INHERITENCE CYCLE (whichever you prefer to call it)! ALL RIGHTS GO TO THEIR AUTHORS AND CREATORS!

Some ideas come from the story A Modern Day Rider by VyxenSkye. All those ideas go to her. I OWN NOTHING OF THEM!

Chapter 3

Meeting and Battle

It took a few hours to reach their hideout as it was significantly far from New Domino. Yusei looked ahead and saw an abandoned factory coming into view. Vines and leaves wound and covered it to conceal it well.

"Welcome to your new home, Yusei," Takai said. The dragons angled down and drifted into a gentle landing.

When they landed, a few people and dragons came out showing Yusei how few their numbers really were.

"You finally found him?" asked a girl with tan colored hair and hazelnut brown eyes.

Alan nodded. "This is Yusei and his dragon, Star," he introduced the duo. "Yusei, this is May. Her dragon is the bronze named Ziah." Yusei nodded in greeting.

"It's about time we got a new guy in the group. And a hot one at that," said another girl with dark brown hair and green eyes. Yusei looked at her unsure. "Hey, Yusei. The name's Makenzie. But call me Mak. My white dragon is named Snowdrop."

A guy came up. He looked exactly the same as Takai but just had a different bit of clothing on. "Hey, Yusei. My name is Okkoto. Yes, I'm the twin to Takai. But I'm nothing like him," he said.

"Ha! That is just barely scratching the truth," said another guy. He had blonde hair held back in a low ponytail with piercing blue eyes. "There are times Okkoto and Takai seem different but they always turn into twins again pretty quickly. I'm Josh and my blue dragon is Jay. Okkoto's dragon is the brown one named Burst. Burst may be the smallest other than yours, though that is only because she's younger, but boy is Burst fast and agile."

"Nice to meet you," Yusei greeted kindly.

"Alan and Monde are the oldest," Mia informed. "So they are also the most wise and well trained."

"I wouldn't consider myself that wise," Alan corrected.

"How old are you?" Yusei asked curious.

"So you don't know about the age limit of all riders? Must really be clueless," Takai said.

"Takai!" Okkoto exclaimed hitting said rider on his head.

"Hey!" Takai yelled back and the two began to argue.

"I'll get them out of here," Mia said pushing them away as they argued.

Yusei looked at Alan with a curious eyebrow raised prompting Alan to speak up. "A dragon rider can die from a sword or spell." Yusei looked at him confused. "Yes, spells. Dragon riders can perform magic spells that we will teach you. Back to the topic of age, riders cannot die from age. You will live for centuries and longer. Monde and I have lived for over a thousand years." Yusei looked at him shocked. "Don't worry. The years will soon become blurs and you'll find they pass by quickly. But as soon as you're chosen, this will be a fact of your life."

'I'll have to watch my friends die?' Yusei thought sad.

"Don't worry, Yusei. You'll never be alone in this," Star comforted.

"Thanks, Star," Yusei said.

"I'll always be there for you," she said. Yusei nodded with a small smile at her.

"We should start his training as soon as possible. The Hell Dragons could attack at any time," Mak said.

"Right," Alan agreed. "Now, Yusei, let's get to work."

Five months had passed and Star had grown large and powerful. Yusei was already strong in magic and battle though he wasn't allowed to fight as he still needed training.

"Speed up, Star! You will need to be at full speed in the entrance of battle and be quick when you are switching opponents," Monde ordered. Yusei had found that the dragons could communicate with any rider and dragons making him feel like he had more friends here.

"Hold on, Yusei," Star told her rider.

"Right," he agreed. She sped up to her fastest speed. Yusei had gotten used to the instantaneous sudden speed bursts and was able to grip on quickly and easily.

"Excellent, Star," Alan complemented mentally. "You may have just beaten Burst's speed. Yusei fire an attack spell once Star is done speeding."

"Okay," he agreed.

Star slowed down to a normal speed and Yusei exclaimed his spell, "Jierda!" A beam of light shot from his hand and hit a tree that toppled over from the force of the attack.

Alan headed over with an approving smile. "Let's head back to the ground. Our training is finished," he said. Yusei nodded while the dragons glided down and landed.

When they landed, May came running out from where she was watching. "Okay, you and Star have more skill than anyone here, well other than Alan and Monde!" she cheered.

"Thanks, I think," Yusei said feeling a bit of awkwardness. "We just work at our hardest."

"Your skills have improved significantly faster than anyone thought possible. You were definitely born a dragon rider," Okkoto said walking up. "Besides, it's only a matter of time before Star will likely flame."

"Really?" Yusei responded.

"Yeah, the youngest to flame was Ziah at six months. Usually dragons first flame around eight months to a year old. And Star's already five and a half months, right?" May replied. Yusei nodded calmly. "Then she may actually flame for the first time around her six months. She could flame younger or older though. Hard to tell as it is different with every dragon."

"I see," Yusei responded curious as to when Star will flame.

Ziah's head snapped to the north as he sniffed the air. "Hell Dragons!" he exclaimed.

They all turned to the sky to carefully look for the destructive dragons. In the far distance, five separate, multicolored dragons were flying in with the sun behind them.

"Yusei, it is time for you to battle with us," Alan told the semi-new rider. "We will not force you to fight. But you are ready and we need your help. Even if Star cannot flame yet, we are down one at the loss of Josh. So we need the help."

"Okay, if you really need me up there," Yusei agreed.

"Let's go," Alan simply said.

Everyone hopped on their dragons and took off to battle. May and Okkoto stayed at Yusei and Star's sides to help them along. For some reason, when Alan suggested it, May immediately popped up confusing Yusei. Yusei, however, was slowly becoming more worried about killing someone.

"Do not worry if you kill a Hell rider or dragon. It is the right thing to do for the world and for them," Star reassured.

"For the Hell riders too?" Yusei asked mentally.

"Yes, the riders of Hell were chosen due to their amount of sadness, hatred, fear, and loneliness in their hearts. If they were full of light, they would've been chosen by a Heaven like you. And if they were mutual they would've probably been left to be a normal human," Star explained.

Yusei immediately calmed down at her words and nodded. "Let's go," Yusei said.

"Let's head to battle," Star agreed.

They entered the battle ground and one blood red dragon dashed after Okkoto and Burst, another which was a dark purple almost black went after Yusei and Star. And a dark, leather brown dragon went after May and Ziah, separating the group.

The dark purple and Star locked talons and snapped at each other. Yusei and the dragon's rider glared at each other before Yusei had to duck from a magic attack. Yusei instinctually shot another back and the rider fell off his dragon.

The dragon ripped away from Star and raced after its rider. But by the time the dragon reached its rider, it was too late. The rider had landed on the ground hard and the dragons stared before falling limp after screaming in sadness and pain.

"What just happened?!" Yusei exclaimed mentally.

"A rider will live on if a dragon is killed, Yusei. But if the rider dies," Star began and paused for a second before continuing, "so does the dragon."

Yusei looked at her shocked but said nothing. They bother returned to the battle. Another dragon went after them and began to snap at Yusei as it latched to Star.

No matter what Star did, she couldn't knock away the dragon from Yusei. Before Yusei knew anything, Star released a barrage of crystal white flame with stardust inside of the flame. It caught of the rider and the rider could do nothing to put the fire out. Nothing he did, worked and he soon died in the flames.

"Star, you just flamed!" Yusei exclaimed.

"Yep and it was a good thing too," Star said. "I would never let them get you."

"Everyone! The battle is done! Head back to the hideout!" Alan ordered mentally.

They all nodded and flew back.

They landed at the hideout in a calm manner. Alan immediately said, "Well done, Yusei. You and Star performed admirably. And Star flaming was unexpected, as her flame itself."

"I noticed that it was different," Yusei commented. "Any idea why?"

"No, none. But this does mean you two are special and are truly destined for greatness," Mia said.

"Oh," Yusei responded unsure.

"Come, it is time for dinner and rest," Alan ordered. Everyone nodded and followed him in.