Chapter 1
Notification
A/N: What happens when you combine the best two cartoons ever made? This! ;P I'm assuming you already know what Dragon Booster is about as I write this. If not, do your own research. Set after the final Dragon Booster episode, and sometime after the Mane Six have given up their elements. Parmen has officially claimed the title of Power Booster, and Kitt is the Fire Booster. Just a short little spoof I thought up. Well... short by my standards.
Don't think My Little Pony and Dragon Booster mix? Think again! Fun Fact: The voice of Soarin' in MLP is also Artha Penn from Dragon Booster!
All was quiet in the Dragon Cave. Connor Penn was used to the silence, of course. Back when he had to disguise himself as Mortis, he would spend many a night down in the dark tunnels by himself, watching his son through the multitude of monitors and cameras at his disposal. That was no longer necessary, as he was free to openly attend Artha's races. Now that his son had made it into the academy, he couldn't always be there for him. While Artha and his crew attended classes, Connor found himself alone once again.
Connor was perfectly content reading a book to pass the time. It seemed that since the Choosing, he hadn't been able to relax without being interrupted by some new enemy rising up for Artha to battle. Now that he finally had a chance to put his feet up, the mellow routine of the past few days was welcome.
A shrill *BEEP* penetrated the silence. Connor winced as the sharp noise met his ears. He put the book down with a sigh. Figures. He finally motivated himself to leave the comfort of his chair, and with a wave of his palm, summoned the frantic monitor. A red dot flashed on the screen near one of the few major landmarks displayed on the map. Connor's unibrow furrowed. This wasn't right. The dragon priests had told him that it wasn't time. Lance wasn't ready. What was going on? Was this some kind of test on his part?
Connor read and reread the data being streamed from his sensors. Nothing was adding up. He checked the clock- Artha and his friends should be getting out of class soon. Connor wasn't sure they could wait that long. He rapidly sent out a group message on their emergency line.
MEET ME IN THE DRAGON CAVE. IT'S URGENT.
"What's wrong, Dad?" Artha called. The Dragon Booster strode into the Dragon Cave, footsteps echoing against the cold, stone walls. The reverberations of the clicks and clacks soon doubled, as he was promptly followed by the rest of his crew: the Fire Booster, the Power Booster, and his little brother Lance.
"I don't know," Connor Penn admitted, looking over his many monitors. "I'm picking up very unusual readings. Spatial distortions? Time flux? This shouldn't be possible!"
"Let me see," Parmen Sean spoke up, pushing his way to the front alongside Artha's father. Connor had recently granted Parmen limited access to the monitors' controls, which the Power Booster now utilized. Turning dials and punching a very specific sequence of buttons on the keypad enlarged the image. Parmen, too, squinted at the data. "But that's not possible!" he finally exclaimed.
"Could one of the sensors be damaged?" Artha suggested.
"It's possible," Connor doubtfully rubbed his chin, "but I don't know how a damaged sensor could be picking up such detailed readings."
"What if it's a trap?" Kitt wondered. "Word Paynn or the Shadow Booster could be trying to lure us out."
"Moordryd's on our side now, remember?" Artha pointed out.
"So he says," Kitt grumbled.
"He's still Word's personal puppet," Parmen agreed.
"Come on, you guys. He's not that bad," Lance defended.
"In any case, I think it's worth checking out," Artha interrupting, ending all debate over the Shadow Booster's possible ulterior motives.
"I have to agree," Connor reluctantly consented. "But I want you all to maintain an open comm link at all times."
"Sure thing, Connor," Kitt saluted.
"So, where're we headed?" Parmen entered a new command into the computer. The landmark finally identified itself.
"The Blue Draconium outpost!" Parmen gasped.
"Drac! Maybe I'll finally get my Booster gauntlet!" Lance exclaimed. The others grinned at his enthusiasm.
"NO," Connor boomed. Everyone fell silent. He knelt down to Lance's level, and placed his hands on his son's shoulders. "You aren't ready yet, Lance. You are all going down to investigate, and report your findings back to me. Nothing more. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Mr. Penn," Parmen submissively sighed.
"Good. If Word Paynn or his son is behind this, find out what they're up to and stop them. Good luck."
