DRAGON HEROES

Previously on the last story, our heroes have returned to the Big Island of Hawaii and entered the Mauna Loa Tournament. Blaze, the dragons, and even Ash participated as contestants and they've been arranged accordingly for the first round. Torden has won against Jakkin in the first match, followed by a Primarina named Prima who beaten Lily with ease, then Cynder who triumphed over the Great Stallion, and finally Draco, who won against Charonus. Now, the second half of the first round is at hand, and there can be only one who will become the Champion! Who will it be? Find out on this exciting story!


Grand Final Showdown

Chapter 1 – The Tournament Continues

The crowd cheered loudly and excitedly as the Hawaiian tournament reached the halfway mark. Following the latter half of the first round, which resulted in Ash, Percival, Blaze, and Bowser emerging victorious over their respected opponents, thus joining the first four winners that were Torden, Prima, Cynder, and Draco, the second round was soon to be underway. Meanwhile, Jakkin, Lily, and Charonus, who have competed and lost in the first round, sat next to Tails, Darky, and Jeremy, waiting for the updates from the announcer. At last, he stepped up to the centre of the arena to get everyone's attention.

"Ladies and gentlemen," he spoke through his microphone. "The second round will commence shortly, but for now, we'll be having a short break so you can grab a bite to eat. Thank you for your patience."

While some of the spectators went to the dining hall, others decided to stay and chat for the time being until the tournament resumes. Tails and the dragons deliberated on what they were going to do for the break period.

"Any ideas on what we could do to pass the time?" asked Jeremy. "We have about half an hour before the second half of the tournament commences."

"I'm not sure," said Tails. "I'm still taking notes on the battle between Draco and Charonus since I've got to witness an actual battle between two Charizards in their Mega form."

"You seem to find it very fascinating, Tails," said Charonus.

"Yes, indeed," replied Tails. "This is really going to help with my research on dino-dragon biology. After all, I am a scientist."

Charonus nodded understandingly. At first, he was about to continue asking questions about Tails' occupation, but he then remembered what the rest of his friends were discussing earlier on. "I know what Draco would suggest right at this moment," he said as he felt the quiet rumbling of his stomach. "He'd suggest that we'd have some lunch."

Jakkin thought about it, and already, he could feel his stomach rumbling as well. "Ya know, I'm famished myself too, now that I think about it," he said.

"So am I," said Jeremy. "So how about it, Tails? Shall we go to the dining hall and grab ourselves something to satisfy our hunger?"

"I suppose we might as well check what they have at the cafeteria," said Tails, feeling hungry himself. "Alright, let's get going."

"Yay!" exclaimed Darky. "We're gonna have food!"

"I can hardly wait to have something sweet, like muffins," said Lily, happily.

Tails and the dragons got up and made their way to the dining hall. Jeremy looked back to the stadium, thinking on the other dragons inside the waiting room. "Speaking of which, I wonder if the others are having at the lunch," he said.

"I believe so, Jeremy," said Tails.


Meanwhile, the other contestants were having lunch too. There was a mess hall next to the waiting room, complete with tables and seats. Several attendants made their way around serving plates full of food to the contestants. Cynder, Blaze, and Percival took their time eating their food while Draco, Bowser, and Torden were rapidly stuffing their faces with great gusto. Even though they have been used to their tables, it was still a shocking sight.

"You'd want to be careful not to eat too much than you really need, guys," warned Blaze. "Not only for your well-being, but also your ability to fight as overloading your stomach could result in a bad performance for you three."

"And there's no need to make such loud noises while you eat," added Percival. "People will be staring at you, and that's kinda embarrassing."

Cynder, who was slowly eating her fish, chose not to say anything. Even though she sided with Blaze and Percival on the matter, she knew there was no way they could be able to persuade them to ease up on their eating habits. Nevertheless, she could tell that they are at least all pumped up and good to go, especially Draco as she knew that she will be fighting him in the second round.

"Just one more basket," said Draco as he finished his fifth basket of dim sums and took the next one which had three steamed pork dumplings. He had never felt as satisfied in all his life as he rubbed his now bloated belly.

"Oh, look at the time!" exclaimed Torden. "The second round is about to start."

"That means you're going to up first," said Bowser. "And you're going to be fighting that Prima girl over there."

Torden looked across the table and saw the Primarina standing calmly and confidently. He still felt displeasure at the way she embarrassed Lily in the first round, and was determined to be the one who will win the match.

"Yes, I can definitely see that she is my next opponent," he said. "I'm going to show her that I'm much tougher than Lily."

"Whatever you do, Torden, don't try anything reckless," said Cynder. "Percival has told me that Prima comes from a group that can easily make quick work out of pure dragons."

"Not if I have anything to say about it," said Torden. "With my Lightning Brooch, I might be able to zap her into oblivion! Besides, I have witnessed the fight between her and Lily, so I'll be very careful not to make the same mistake that she did."

"Well, good," replied Cynder. "Just remember to give it your best shot, and you should be fine."

"Not to worry, Cynder," said Torden. "I've got it all covered."

Just then, one attendant entered the dining hall as activity was heard from the stadium again.

"Alright, everyone!" he announced. "The second round's about to start, so please return to the waiting room immediately!"

The eight contestants got up from their seats and made their way back to the waiting room, where the attendant was waiting impatiently for them to be present.

"Torden and Prima," he said. "You two are up, so proceed at once to the arena."

Prima grinned as she eyed Torden. He was yet another dragon, so she imagined that the match will be yet another easy victory for her. Torden was not intimidated at the slightest, and the two contestants made their way out to the arena side by side.

"Good luck, Torden!" called Percival as he Bowser, and Draco looked out to watch the imminent fight. Cynder joined in with her friends too, while Ash eyed the dragons with a sinister smile on her face. She knew that she will be eventually fighting one of them, and she was going to see to it that their defeats will be humiliating and painful before she kills them.