Godwin's Dragon Leash

Chapter Nine

By Kellyq

Trudge walked into the factory to see them all working real hard. It had been four days since Kiryu introduced himself. The residents slowly started to warm up to Kiryu. He showed enthusiasm and strength. Yusei, Crow, and Jack couldn't help but feed off his energy.

Trudge scanned the room to see Yusei oiling the belts and tightening some of the loose screws. Rally was breaking down old batteries. Jack was taking down old parts of electronics. Alex was reading the pressure gauge, and Mina was cleaning. He stared at her for a moment. Trudge walked up and cleared his throat. Mina turned and smiled to him.

"You shouldn't be in here, miss," Trudge informed her. Everyone was watching them by now. Trudge held his arm for her to take.

Mina blushed under Trudge's gaze. "I'm fine. But if you have some place where I'm most usefull - I'd be happy to asist you."

The man nodded his head and led Mina out. Yusei went back to what he was doing until Kiryu spoke up.

"Yusei, I need your help."

He put his oil can down, grabbed the toolbox and walked behind the conveyor belt. Kiryu was staring at a piece of metle that was hanging and twiked wires.

"Jack, Alex," Yusei called out to them. "Can you shut down the conveyor belt?" He waited until the machine stopped. "That was a good eye," Yusei commented to Kiyru.

"We all have to work together," the blue-haired teen explained, watching Yusei fix the wires. "Whoever designed this factory, hasn't poured money into making sure that all the people are safe."

Rally got up and walked over to the two, feeling that he could trust Kiryu. "A man named Godwin doesn't make it easy for us."

Kiryu nodded his head. "Has anyone tried to talk to this Godwin person?" Yusei shook his head. "What about that security guard who always intended to pick on you guys? We wouldn't have one unless the city wanted to separate - that's the only logical explanation."

That makes sense, Yusei thought. I'll have to ask Jack about Trudge and Mina. Alex checked the conveyor belt and turned it on. That snapped Yusei out of his thought when he heard the equipment start up again. Kiryu grinned to Yusei and patted him on the shoulder and got up to walk out.

A satisfied smirk made its way to Kiryu's lips as he walked along the riverside. The look in Kiryu's eyes had changed. The outer rim of his pupils turned black. He pulled out a watch and pressed a few buttons. A fuzzy image of a man with copper-colored skin, blue eyes and white spiky hair pulled back in a low ponytail appeared on the screen.

"Report," Rudger insisted.

"Only two of the five signers are here. One of them - Yusei - may be the one who has the power to call forth the Crimson Dragon. There is another named Jack -" Right then a sound of footsteps and children laughing reached Kiryu's ears. "I got to go. I'll keep in touch."

"Kiryu!" came Crow's voice.

He turned and smiled when his friend came running with children and Blackbird tagging alongside him. Among the group of kids was Rally. The moment the dog saw Kiryu, he leaped at the teen's direction. Kiryu yelped in shock as he jumped back. Some of the kids couldn't help laugh. Crow wasn't amused by it at all. He took hold of Blackbird and pulled him back, spanking him hard.

"Bad dog! What have I told you about jumping on people?" He questioned sternly. Crow looked over at Kiryu. "Sorry about that. I don't know what came over him. Rally?" The boy stepped up. "Can you take him back to the village, and tie him up for me?"

Rally nodded his head. He took hold of the Doberman Pinscher and pulled him to the direction of Satellite. Rally stared down at Blackbird, he looked as though he had been kicked a few times. The boy patted the dog on the head, to reassure that he didn't do anything wrong.

"You shouldn't have done that," Rally started to say. They arrived at the hut. He took the leash and started to tie the rope around the metal post. Blackbird whimpered in response.

"Rally?" Came Yusei's voice. He turned to see the dark-haired teen walk up, with Jack by his side. "What are you doing?"

"Blackbird tried to jump on Kiryu," Rally explained. Jack and Yusei gave each other sideways glances. "So he's being punished." The Doberman Pinscher stared at Yusei with a pleading look as he wagged his tail. "Don't act like you've been abandoned. You need to stop jumping on Kiryu. He hasn't done anything wrong." Blackbird let a grunt in response and curled up. "Where are you guys heading?"

"I'm trying to find Mina," Jack explained. "She has the communication device I need to get ahold of Godwin."

Rally chuckled. "They went that way," the little boy informed, pointing toward the small garden. "I can take you guys there, if you want."

Both signers gave each other sideways glances again. Yusei smiled down at Rally.

"Thanks, but that's okay. Jack and I can handle it, ourselves."

Rally nodded his head and watched the two walk to the direction of the garden. I'm glad Jack is back. Now Yusei doesn't have to be so sad and lonely anymore. I just hope things stay the way they are. Little did he know, that things were going to change, and a spider was hanging from the door of the hut.

To Be Continued ....