Jack laughed watching,nowfeeling entertained.

----

Yuseisighedbut nodded."right....."

Edward drew. "Okay....I set two cards face-down...and summon this, Abare Ushioni in attack mode." He said. "I'll use it to attack your monster."

Crow flipped up his face-down card. "Negate attack. My Blackwing stays on the field and your battle phase ends." He said.

Edward scowled. "I end." He said.

***

Tira placed a comforting hand on Yusei's shoulder. "We'll get her back, I promise." She said. "But this leviathin thing...it's like me, I believe. It has enough time that it doesn't mind if it has to wait a day or a millennium to get what it wants."

Jacksmiled."ilove seeing beginers duel"

---

Yusei looked to her."what do you mean by Liviathin being like you?"

"I hope that's not because you like seeing them get clobbered." Kyle said as Crow began his turn.

***

"I'm...not exactly human." Tira replied. "I've been around since this country was a small one, surrounded and landlocked. Believe me when I say I have seen Amestris become what it is now.

"I'm something known as a vampire."

Jack looked away slyly."no...thats not why at all ...."

----

Yusei sighed."even here they exsist"

"Then why?" Kyle asked as the duel progressed.

"Thanks to his effect, I can special summon Blackwing-Bora the Spear from my hand." Crow said. "I'll tune him with Blackwing-Blizzard the Far North to summon Blackwing-Armor Master!"

"What?!" Edward asked. "You've got one of those too?!"

Crow nodded. "And now I'll have him attack your Abare Ushioni."

Edward grumbled as he placed the card inthe graveyard pile. "You done?" He asked.

"Yeah, I end." Crow replied.

***

Tira frowned. "What do you mean by that?" She asked.

Jack just laughed staying quite.

---

Yusie looked to her."its not a bad thing ,ididnt mean anything by it

"I see." Tira replied. "Either way, I'll be off duty 1600. One way or another, we'll beat them to Yukina."

Yusie nodded."right .. see you then",he said ,feeling alittle more relived.

Tira nodded. She wrote something down on a notepad and handed it to Yusei. "That's directions to Central City research library. Meet me outside it. With any luck, the train will have arrived by then and I'll have Ed and the others with me." She also handed him a wallet with a bank note in it. "And you might want to think about changing your wardrobe. You're far too easy to pick out in that outfit you've got on now." She said.

She paid and headed for the door. "Remember, 4:00 pm at the research library. I'll be there, I can guarentee you that." With that, she left.

Yusei nodded and looked at the time and sighed."mightas well shop while i wate",starts to walk andgrowls alittle. well find you Yukina ,and get your sole back ... weather Kalin willgive it back or not! he thought angrely.

Tira headed back to her office. She checked her watch. Not much longer before I go back on duty. She thought. Ed's train had better be on time.

***

As time wore on, Crow and Edward went up against each other in four additional duels, Edward getting clobbered every time. In each duel, Crow and Kyle gave him pointers, and Rua would start teasing.

Once they got bored dueling, Ed gave Kyle a few pointers on alchemy. "About what time are we supposed to get to Central?" Rua asked.

"Sometime around four in the afternoon, considering the time we left Dublith." Edward replied. He checked the time. "Agh. It's still another three hours....."

Jack sighed."with this alchamy,youed think you would do something tomake the trains faster"

"Tell me about it..." Edward replied. "But, apparently transportation isn't on the top of the list for most people when it comes to alchemy." With that he stretched out across the seat he was in. He yawned. "I'm going to take a nap. Let me know when we get there."

Within minutes he was snoring.

Jack sighed. "mee too",he sid closeing his eyes and takes a nap himself.

----

The pendent Kalin is wearing glows slightly as Yukinas voice comes through, Kalin ....Kalin are you there?

'I'm here.' Kalin replied. 'I thought...well, I've been thinking....about things.'

'really? .. well thas good,infact that sounds like the Kalin i use to know ... so what have you been thinking of?

'Just...never mind.' Kalin replied. 'That Leviathin thing...it's up to something.'

'I told you so didnt I? I know what hes up to.....'

'Then tell me what it's up to already!' Kalin replied. He was now torn; something in him was telling him that the choices he had made, what he had become, were wrong. Seeing Yukina again...it made something inside him yell out to start using his head like he used to.

' hes at sometemple,just outsieof town ....he foundout how you,and the others were brought to this world,so hes atempting to sacrifise my body,and sole to the transmutation circle to open the portal and get back to our world .... but hes failing becasue partof my sole is attached to the pendent,heh its the only reason it hasnt worked yet ....

'I see.' Kalin replied. 'Unfortunately, I don't know anything about the power they call alchemy in this world.'

i know .... but my friend edward does,hes the shot blond one....with the big mouth .....

'I've seen that runt.' Kalin replied. He turned sour. 'He's managed to make friends with Yusei. That traitor....

there wasasigh.Kalin .... Yusei didn't betray you ... please belive me wheni say that......