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 7: Introductions

"Akiza, any idea on that growl?" Leo asked. Their dragons were behind them, watching vigilantly.

"No, I've never heard anything like it," she answered. "I'm a bit worried by it, though."

They turned as they saw someone in a mask step out in front of them with a staff. "Uh…" Crow muttered.

They heard growls of other dragons around them. The person slammed their staff on the ground and they saw dragons open their mouths, lighting flame inside and creating more light.

"She controls the dragons," Luna muttered.

"I do not control the dragons. They respect me as they respect Yusei," the person respond, female voice telling them it was a woman.

"Who are you? How do you know Yusei?" Jack asked sternly.

"Wait a minute…" Akiza muttered. She then thought of something, "Are you… Is your name Jayla?"

The mysterious woman took off her helmet and stared at them skeptically. "How do you know my name?" she asked.

"Yusei told me what happened when you disappeared," Akiza responded. "Everyone but Yusei thought you were dead."

"Wha- That can't be Jayla! I saw her getting taken by that pitch black dragon," Jack responded. They heard a growl and looked as the same dragon landed on the ground next to her and wrapped its tail around her protectively. "What?"

"Moon never meant to hurt me," Jayla responded. "He was going to take Yusei, too. Both Yusei and I would've been happy here compared to the life I'm sure you gave him before your supposed change."

"You weren't there, how would you know anything?" Crow responded.

Yusei couldn't stand their hiding anymore and stepped out shocking them. "She's knows because I told her about it," he stated sternly.

Gem hurried up and nudged Yusei happily. Star came down and Gem ran to her. Star explained to Moon about Gem and Gem to Moon. The others were a bit shocked when Gem jumped onto Moon playfully. Yusei and Jayla gave a small laugh.

"Still a young little dragon," Jayla commented.

"Yep," Yusei agreed.

"Yusei! This is where you've been for the past day? Do you even know how worried we all were?" Jack asked.

"I keep telling you, you don't need to be worried too much," he responded.

"How did you even find Jayla?" Luna asked.

"Luna's right. If she's been missing for years…" Leo trailed off.

"It's more like Jayla and Moon found me," Yusei responded. "Took me here."

"Not must here other than dragons," Jack commented.

"Follow us," Jayla responded. "You'll see differently." She ran through the tunnels. The group looked at Yusei and he gestured to follow. He then quickly followed Jayla and they struggled to keep up.

When they reached the open space, they went wide eyed in amazement. "Wow…" Luna muttered. Some more baby dragons ran by and one jumped on top of Bluerose, running on top of its head and looking at her for a moment in curiousness. It then flew off in glee, following its friends.

They were shocked by the amount of dragons. The three dragons Jayla had shown Yusei walked up and they noticed the injuries, especially the blind out. "What happened to this one?" Akiza asked slowly walking towards it.

"Oh, this poor girl," Jayla responded and held its face while it partially turned a greenish-yellow in color. "One of Kalin's traps, I'm afraid. Blinded by a tree snare and then left to die." She explained the other two and they were shocked by the damage Kalin did. "I've been rescuing dragons since I first found the one injured. I wanted to go back and take Yusei back with me. Moon did too. But I didn't want to risk anything."

"What was that loud growl exactly?" Crow asked.

Yusei gestured to come to the edge. They walked up and noticed Orothin sitting there sleeping. "What is that?" Akiza asked.

"The Great Bewilderbeast, the king of all dragons, the alpha species," Jayla answered. "His name is Orothin."

"Wait, do you have the same ability as Yusei?" Luna asked.

"Discovered it a bit after I was taken here," Jayla replied. "And I've been fighting Kalin by taking the dragons he tries to nab. Helping the dragons back to health. And we all live under his," she pointed to Orothin, "care."

"Why bring Yusei here, though?" Jack asked. "Why not just let him leave immediately?"

"I was willing to let him go whenever he wanted. But we both just wanted to learn about each other and what we've been doing all these years. Get back to being the close friends that we were," Jayla responded.

"Closer than that, really," Moon cut in.

"They can't hear you like we can, Moon. And we'd rather not just jump the gun and inform them that we kissed and became more than friends just after them meeting her," Yusei told him.

"Moon, it's one thing for Gem to meet you and learn that you're her father," Jayla responded. "But it's different when we hadn't seen each other in so long and after one day are closer than even friends."

"It would seem a bit rushed to the other humans," Star told them, sitting next to him and lightly smacking his arm in a joking manner.

"Alright, I get it," Moon responded. "Come on, Gem, Star. Why don't we fly around?" Gem and Star nodded and they all jumped off the edge and flew around the area.

"So what exactly is Moon?" Jack asked. "He's the first of that kind I've ever seen."

"He's what we call a Night Fury," Jayla explained. "Night Furies are basically the male version of Blinders. Though, they can create light with the buildup of their blasts. Unfortunately, Moon is the last of his kind."

"Just like Star and Gem are the last Blinders," Akiza commented.

"Exactly," Jayla responded. "And it's been my job to protect all dragons with Orothin. So no other dragon will end up in the same place as Star and Moon. The last parents of their kind."

"Wait, is Moon Gem's dragon father?" Crow asked.

"He is," Yusei answered. "That's why Gem seemed happy to see Moon like she did."

"So you've been rescuing dragons from Kalin and dragon trappers. But why never come back in all these years?" Jack asked.

"Did you know the life I left? The life both Yusei and I would've left together if he was able to be brought with me?" Jayla replied and they paused, knowing well that she left such a horrible life for a better one. "So many times, I debated returning. If for anything, to get Yusei off that island and where he belongs."

"This isn't where Yusei belongs. He belongs on New Domino now," Akiza responded. "He's Villager Lead-"

"I know he's the Village Leader. He's explained it all to me. He's also told me how New Domino has changed," Jayla interrupted. "I want to stay helping Orothin until we know Kalin is gone. I wish Yusei could stay for as long as that is needed. But I know he will be needed back at the village soon. I just wanted him to stay a bit longer. He was the only true friend I'd ever had on New Domino. And until Star, it was the same for him, right?" They looked down in a bit of shame. "Could you really blame either of us to want to spend some time together after years of worrying for the other?"

"I guess we can't," Crow responded.

"A dragon's soul wishes to be free. A human's heart wishes for family or a sense of one," Jayla responded. "For the longest time, my family was Yusei and then the dragons. After Yusei's parents died, what family did he have to hold his heart to? I was here, Yusei didn't have Star until three years ago." They looked down again. They knew she was pointing to how all of New Domino treated him for years upon years. "My soul was free with the dragons here. And Yusei's soul was only driven towards a dragon's freedom. But his duty as Village Leader sometimes restricts that freedom. In this life here, he has freedom to be a part of and a readiness to help dragons who need it. But he does not have to stay here if he doesn't want to. And he is always welcome to return. Says the Great Bewilderbeast in front of you!" Gem, Star, and Moon landed beside them again. "But Kalin can't be stopped with just us. We do-" The three dragons growled a bit as a howl soared through the air. "Moon?" The other dragons got tense and angry as well. Dragons were flying away from the area as rumbles hit the ground.

"Oh no…" Yusei muttered. Both he and Jayla ran towards the cave opening as fast as they could. They came up on the ledge peaking out of the nest and showing a vast view of the beach. Both Jayla and Yusei went wide eyed. A giant army and armada were there. The other four hurried up.

"Dragons!" came Kalin's voice.

Jayla grew angered and began her way towards her armor. "Jayla!" Yusei called and hurried toward her. He grabbed her arm. "Let me help."

"Let us help," Crow cut in.

"Thank you," she responded. "Let's save the dragons!"

"Right," Yusei agreed. They followed her.