Iron Dragon

[madimpossibledreamer]

Main Points:
Yugioh 5D's/Iron Man crossover
Summary: Jack knows the Iron Man's identity.
Word Count: 475
Rating: Gen
Notes: shipping optional (about as much as the show let's be honest)

         They try to suppress the news; Jack’ll give them that.  They all try their little hearts out too, even the psycho clown, which was a great effort on their part, and the least Atlas can do is appreciate it.
         They’re all worried.  Of course they are.  Made of junk like that rather than steel, there’s only one place this Iron Man could have come from.  That, and his actions made matters pretty clear.  Sector Security abusing their privileges were quickly targeted.  The people of the Satellite were protected, even from each other.  To many, that was merely more proof of the depravity of Satellite citizens.  To some, it spoke of something different entirely—he was a symbol of hope, a veneer of civilization.  He was their hero.
         But to Jack—
         To Jack, this was just fulfillment of an old promise.
         He had barely managed to contain his excitement, when he saw the pictures.  He couldn’t let the Iron Man’s identity slip, not even when it was so obvious.  After all, who else had the technical know-how and hacking skills?  Who else was stubborn as he was gentle, and still believed in the people of the Satellite, when Jack couldn’t find it in himself to believe in anyone?
         Well.  That was a lie.
         But as a rule, Jack Atlas lied.  He was paid to be a liar on national television.  The people loved the constructed identity that was Jack Atlas.  He had to pretend that Jack-from-the-Satellite was dead—even further, had never existed.
         Goodwin knew.  The clown knew.  A few from the Satellite knew.  It wasn’t in either Goodwin or the clown’s best interests to tell anyone, and the Satellite citizens couldn’t talk—who would believe them?  And anyway, the fans would likely tear apart anyone besmirching their beloved Atlas-sama.  It’s not like they knew anyone to tell, anyway, unlike Jack, who (restricted only by Goodwin and even then maybe not by much) was the darling of the media.
         The point is, he should trust Goodwin.  The man had done so much to raise him from rags to riches.
         Fortunately, Jack knows better, and suspects that Goodwin does, too.  The man, like so many others, was motivated by self-interest, but at least he was good enough to come out and say so.  Oh, he also gave good lip service to doing things ‘for the greater good of the world’, and maybe he even believed that, but a large part of it was selfish too.
         With Iron Man, Jack could only trust that Goodwin would do what was in his own interest, not Yusei’s.  So it was Jack’s own little secret.
         I told you you weren’t motivated enough.  Now you are.  You’re welcome, you selfless idiot.  You’re a dragon now, and it’s magnificent.  He smirks as he stares out his window into the lights of the city.