A/N: I DO NOT OWN ANY OF THE YU GI OH 5DS OR DRAGONRIDERS OF PERN SERIES! ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO KONAMI AND ANNE MCCAFFREY! THE ONLY THING I OWN ARE MY OCS!

Chapter 7: Fire Lizards

They arrived in a room where the eggs were wobbling. Deia and Yusei handed the others some raw meat.

"Remember, don't be aggressive or show any fear," Yusei instructed. They nodded and kneeled down as fire lizards poked their small heads out.

A gold fire lizard came out and went to Luna who fed it the meat. It looked at Luna again before curling up in Luna's arms. The next was a bronze fire lizard heading to Jack. He seemed a bit nervous but that didn't deter the baby fire lizard who ate the meat and climbed onto Jack's shoulder. Another fire lizard, a green, went to Akiza who fed the small being and climbed into her hand. A brown baby fire lizard went to Crow who was Impressed by it. And another one went to Leo. It was a blue, little fire lizard. The last two went up to Yusei and Deia and they didn't need to do anything before they were Impressed with the fire lizards. Yusei's was a bronze and Deia's was a green.

Roth gently grabbed Yusei's new fire lizard and helped it onto Yusei's shoulder before landing on Yusei's other shoulder. Vesoth did the same with the other for Deia's shoulders.

"Can you guys feel the connection between your fire lizard and you?" Deia asked as she and Yusei held their lizards.

"Yeah," Luna answered. "It feels weird but at the same time… nice."

"Next step is to name them," Yusei stated.

Luna looked at her as did the others. "I think I'll name her Sayth," Luna stated.

"Where did you come up with that name, Luna?" Crow asked.

"I don't know. Kind of just… felt right," she answered.

"I think mine will be Tiath," Akiza stated and she laughed as her fire lizard played with her hair.

"You'll be Noth," Jack told the bronze.

Leo pet his fire lizard and said, "He'll be Lyth."

And Crow named his, saying, "He'll be Thoth." He looked back at the two riders. "What about yours?"

"My little green is Anath," Deia stated.

"And this little guy will be Rakoth," Yusei stated and the little ones nudged them happily.

"What matters now is staying with them and cementing the bond," Deia stated.

"The stronger the bonds, the happier your fire lizards will be," Yusei stated. A greeting call was shouted out from the watchdragon. "They're back. You guys should head back to the room. As soon as things calm down, you'll be able to meet the rest of the Weyr. Deia bring them back while I go check things out."

"Right," Deia agreed. "Come on, guys."

They followed Deia out as Yusei boarded Truth as they took off. He quickly landed where the dragons and riders were landing. He immediately noticed Noket getting off his dragon but fell to the ground in pain.

"Noket!" Yusei exclaimed and ran to him. He immediately asked as soon as he reached him, "Are you alright? What happened?"

"I'm fine," he replied. "Just got burned in the side."

Yusei looked at it and said, "We need to get some numbweed on that." He looked at B'rok as he walked up. "How bad was it?"

"There were a lot more than we expected," B'rok stated. "Luckily most of us made it out okay. But some had to land and there are some like Noket who need immediate help."

"Can you help me get the injured to the healers?" Yusei asked.

B'rok nodded. Yusei got Noket to his feet, allowing the bronze rider to lean on his shoulder. B'rok got a couple other uninjured bronze riders to help the injured and another went to let the healers know what was coming. Yusei looked at the amount of injured. Fortunately, there weren't too many.

Once all the injured had begun getting the numbweed put on them and being healed, Yusei met B'rok in the hall.

"Who were those new friends of yours?" B'rok asked.

"They aren't 'new' friends," Yusei replied. "They're my friends from my home world. I'm not sure how they got here."

"I see," B'rok responded.

"Truth, Irath, Deia, and I agreed that we should let them try to Impress. They already Impressed Vesoth's latest clutch," Yusei explained.

"And Truth believes they can Impress her clutch?" B'rok responded.

"Yes," Yusei answered.

"How do you feel about it?" B'rok asked.

"Nervous," he answered. "If they do Impress, they'll have to stay here. But that also means, they won't be able to see their families again."

"Where are they right now?" B'rok asked. "I would like to meet them."

"In my room with Deia," Yusei answered. "Follow me."

"Even though you have only become an official Weyrleader today, you have already proven yourself as a strong leader," B'rok stated as they took off to get to the room.

"How?" Yusei responded.

"As soon as we arrived, you asked for the information on the mission and then helped any injured to the healers so they could be helped," B'rok explained. "You cared for your Weyr immediately."

"I was just doing what I felt was right," Yusei responded shocked.

"As all good leaders do," B'rok stated. "During my time as Weyrleader, I found that listening to what I felt was right helped the Weyr. But I also kept in mind that I needed to pay attention to the Weyr's needs at the same time."

"I see," Yusei responded.

"You'll find out how to lead a Weyr in time, Yusei," B'rok stated. They landed, not looking at the group in front of them. "Being the rider of the senior queen, you will probably never leave the position of Weyrleader."

"I understand," Yusei responded. They turned to the group as they got off.

"Hello, B'rok," Deia greeted.

"Hello, Weyrwoman Deia," B'rok greeted back.

"I don't know if I'll ever get used to being Weyrwoman," Deia stated.

B'rok turned to Yusei's friends. "So these are the friends I've heard about," he stated. "I must say, I'm surprised you did so much together. However, it could be the reason why Yusei's a natural leader."

"I wouldn't say I'm a natural leader, B'rok," Yusei responded.

"Oh, come on, Yusei!" Deia exclaimed. "Do you seriously still believe that? If there's one thing I've learned about you since meeting you, you're a leader and the type of leader you are isn't just made. You have to be born with it too."

"She's right, Yusei," Truth said.

"Listen to your dragon and Deia," Irath stated. Yusei gave a sigh, but kept a stoic face.

Luna gave a soft giggle as her gold fire lizard nudged her happily. "Your fire lizards always seemed to clutch a variety of the color of lizards, Yusei, Deia," B'rok stated.

"Yeah," Yusei agreed.

"It's pretty interesting," Deia stated and her fire lizards squished her face together with their heads and Yusei's did the same to him only it was more on his upper cheeks. They could feel the happiness from the mini dragons.

"I see Luna got a gold fire lizard," B'rok stated.

"How… do you know my name?" Luna asked.

"Yusei told B'rok, Noket, and I all about you guys and your adventures from before he came here. We know enough about you to know which one of you is who," Deia stated.

"What's so special about it being a gold?" Leo asked.

"A gold fire lizard is like a gold, or queen, dragon," Yusei stated. "However, any female fire lizard can clutch, though gold fire lizards can clutch the most eggs. Usually only the queen or gold dragons can clutch."

"Are all queen dragons supposed to be gold?" Luna asked.

"Yes," B'rok answered. "Truth was the first silver queen and the first queen to pick a male as her lifetime partner."

"Yusei's one lucky guy," Deia stated.

"Believe me, we know," Crow responded.

Yusei just rolled his eyes. Truth gave her mental laugh and Yusei looked at her. "It isn't luck that made you who you are, Yusei. You are right about that," she stated. "Though one could consider you lucky from their side of things."

"You're right," Yusei agreed with a grin.

B'rok grinned. "You and Truth just keep getting closer," he told Yusei making the new Weyrleader look at the former Weyrleader. "I wonder when you will ever be close enough."

"B'rok, I'm not sure a dragon and rider can ever be 'close enough'," Yusei responded and Deia nodded.

"He's right," she agreed. She walked over to Irath. "Irath and I can barely ever want to separate. Yusei and Truth, well, good luck separating them for long."

B'rok chuckled. "Very true. And when she clutches, I don't think Yusei will even be able to leave her," he agreed.

"He's not leaving my side when that happens," Truth stated sternly. Yusei and Deia laughed at the comment.

"Yeah, I think Truth just confirmed that statement," Deia stated.

"Don't worry, Truth. I won't leave you," Yusei reassured, patting her neck in reassurance. He looked at the sun. "It's getting late. It'll be lights out soon. B'rok, do we have any open barracks for my friends until they Impress, if they do Impress?"

"Yes," B'rok answered. He turned to them. "Come, I will show you the way. You'll be in the lower barracks but you'll be able to see him whenever you get the chance."

"Alright," Jack agreed and they followed B'rok out.

Once they were out, Deia surprised Yusei by wrapping him in a hug. "Whoa, what's this about, Deia?" he asked as he wrapped his arms around her back.

"We're Weyrwoman and Weyrleader now, Yusei! We are!" she stated.

Yusei grinned. "I know," he responded.

Then, for the first time, Deia brought her lips to his. Yusei was shocked for a moment but slowly returned the kiss. Eventually though, Yusei pulled back from the kiss so they could breathe again. They just looked into each other's eyes.

"Extra bonus to being Weyrwoman and Weyrleader and since we're two different genders, this is our room now," Deia stated after a couple minutes with a grin on her face.

Yusei chuckled a bit. "I know," he stated. He looked back at the sky before returning to the girl in his arms. "It's time to get some sleep."

Truth shook her head in amusement and went over to her corner with Irath. The little family of fire lizards went to the nest. The fire lizards and dragons curled up and fell asleep with ease. Truth was leaning against Irath who laid a wing over the queen. The mated fire lizards slept side by side with their young tucked into them. Deia and Yusei grinned at the sight before moving to get dressed.

Yusei changed into his nightly wear which was just night pants. He had discovered that some of the Lower Cavern staff had gotten Deia's clothes and personal items to his room while he was out flying, only letting Deia know after it was placed in his room. Deia got into her nightgown which was a white dress with spaghetti straps.

They climbed in bed and Deia immediately set her face against Yusei's warm chest. Yusei tensed at the gesture at first but soon relaxed. It wasn't long before they were asleep.