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 14: Foreboding

4 Months Later…

It had been four months since Truth's second mating flight, and she once again had a good clutch: Seventeen green eggs, thirteen blue, six brown, four bronze, and one gold. Veraeth had shown no signs of mating within the next month, so Yusei knew it would be another couple months before Veraeth rose.

At the moment, Truth was at the hatching grounds watching over the eggs with Yusei by her side as expected. "How much longer until you think they'll hatch?" Yusei asked his dragon.

"A couple more days at most," Truth answered. "Are you worried about Akiza?"

Yusei sighed. "Yeah. Conditions of the direction of the Red Star are saying there will be a Threadfall today," he explained. "I'm just worried about her being the only queen out there and with no others to help her."

"Deia will be there and you know those two get along well," Truth assured. "And Deia's also said to be one of the best Wingleaders and Weyrwoman in history. With her beside Akiza, it'll be okay, I'm sure."

Yusei grinned at her. "You're probably right. I'm just worried, that's all," he agreed.

"I understand, Yusei," she responded, nudging into Yusei. The watchdragon called out signalling a Threadfall.

Deia and Irath landed in front of them hurriedly. "Threadfall, Yusei," Deia told him. "I'm taking Akiza for you, like I promised."

"Thanks, Deia," Yusei responded. "I appreciate it."

"Hey, it's in my job description!" Deia responded jokingly. "I'll see you later, Yusei!" She and Irath took off with that, followed by her Wing and Akiza.

. . .

They neared the fall and Deia asked Akiza, "Are you ready?"

"Yeah," she answered.

"Good," Deia responded. "This will be a hard, long battle. So be ready."

"Right," Akiza agreed and they turned as they came out.

They saw the Thread falling from the sky and immediately fed their dragons the firestone to burn the falling organisms. Deia went to burn some Thread, but made sure to keep an eye on Akiza. She noticed a Thread get dangerously close to Akiza and immediately burned it away, the heating barely grazing the new queen rider.

"Thanks, Deia," Akiza responded to the move.

"No problem," she responded. "Remember, keep your eyes out and stay focused. I won't be there to protect you every time."

"Right," Akiza agreed and turned back to the fighting.

The burning of Thread went on for a couple more hours without many other issues. Some other riders got a couple burns in the arm. It wasn't until Deia heard Jack call out in pain, that she turned to him. He had gotten a good sized burn across his entire upper arm, that created a large burn mark.

Irath flew over to him and Deia asked the brown rider, "Are you alright, Jack?"

"Yeah," he answered holding his arm a bit.

Deia noticed the Thread were lightening up and soon disappeared. As such, she called, "Alright, riders, looks like we're done for now. Let's head back and get our injured healed."

"Right!" the rest agreed and flew back.

When they arrived, Deia helped Jack and other hurt riders to the healers so they could get some numbweed on their injuries. Once they were getting checked on and helped, Deia walked to the others and met Akiza, Crow, and the twins.

"You guys make it out okay?" she asked them.

"Yeah," they agreed.

"Thanks again for the help, Deia," Akiza added again.

"No problem. As Weyrwoman and Wingleader, I need to protect you and my Weyr's riders," she responded and Akiza smiled in agreement.

"Deia, why don't we go let Truth and Yusei know about what happened during the fall?" Irath suggested to his rider.

"Alright," Deia agreed. She turned to her otherworldly friends. "Irath and I are going to go check and Truth and Yusei and let them know about the aftermath status with the Threadfall. We'll see you later."

"See ya, Deia," Akiza called.

"Hey, Deia," called Lyra's voice stopping her. Lyra was about Jack's age and was a good friend of Jack's as well. She was Weyrborn and was highly expected to become a rider this hatching. Deia turned to her as she walked up. "I noticed Jack head into the healers room. Is he alright?"

"He should be fine. Just got a good sized Threadburn on his arm," she answered. "Don't worry. From what I could tell, he didn't get burned in any bad spots." Lyra sighed in relief. "Anyway, I gotta go talk to Yusei and Truth." She boarded Irath. She looked at them and said, "I'm sure once it's calmed down, Blaire and the other healers won't mind you coming to check in on Jack. Once again I'll say it: 'See ya'!" She took off with that.

Irath and Deia quickly landed in the hatching ground where Yusei and Truth were waiting. Yusei immediately asked after Deia gave him a greeting kiss, "How bad was it?"

"Not too bad. Didn't have anyone who needed to land and only a few got hurt," Deia explained. "One of those who got hurt was Jack. But he just got burned on his arm, so he should be fine."

"At least it isn't bad," Yusei responded. "I was worried that you and the other riders would be in worse trouble."

Deia smirked and teasingly asked, "Do you doubt my leadership skills?"

Yusei smirked back and asked, "Now, why would I ever do that?"

Deia leaned against Yusei's chest while he wrapped his arms around her. "Yusei, do you think we'll be like this forever? Me, you, Irath, Truth? We'll be like this, together, for as long as we live, right?" she slowly asked.

"I hope so," Yusei answered and lightly kissed the top of her head.

. . .

At Fort Weyr…

A man stood across from a young woman who had come from the Benden Weyr. "Here are the herbs," the man stated handing over a bag. "Remember, once you do this, there is no turning back. If this is discovered, there will be nowhere for you to hide."

"I know, sir," the woman responded. "Once I have the queen, the position of Weyrwoman at the Benden Weyr is mine."

"Yusei Fudo and his queen Truth are the most respected and said to be the strongest dragon and rider in history," the man told her. "Be careful. Tread cautiously, and strike swiftly."

The woman nodded before walking away from the area, getting ready to head back to the Benden Weyr.