DRAGON HEROES
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Daring Dragon Dynamos
Chapter 1 – Mountain Mystery
Aaaaaoooooooooo!
It was a cold dark night in the mountain regions of China. The full moon shone brightly as the wind howled mournfully, echoing through the mountains.
"Guys, did you hear that?!" exclaimed Draco. "I never heard such a noise like that before in my life!"
"Don't be silly, Draco," replied Jakkin. "That's just the wind blowin'. Surely it can't be anything else, am I right?"
"Well, whatever it is, it sure sounds strange," said Cynder. "Now, enough talk and finish setting up the tents!"
The dragons have travelled and hiked up the mountains after saying their goodbyes to Tails and Blaze back at the stadium following the China Martial Arts Tournament. They were hoping to find the next Elemental Brooch. They found a remote location that had even ground, which was perfect for setting up camp. The weather conditions were cold and harsh, making the process very difficult.
Aaaaaoooooooooo!
"There goes that wail again!" exclaimed Percival. "It sounds even louder!"
"It's absolutely terrifying," shivered Draco. "What if it's some kind of monster that eats anything alive it could find? Oh, man, I shudder to think of such a possibility!"
"Draco, you're being such a scaredy-zard!" snorted Torden. "There's no such as monsters and we are dragons, so there really is nothing to fear!"
"Torden, don't say such a thing," said Lily. "That noise is even giving me the heebie-jeebies!"
"Yeah, me too," said Percival nervously.
"Relax, you guys," grumbled Cynder. "If it really is something out there, we'll go and investigate first thing in the morning."
"Guess that sounds more like a better idea, Cynder," agreed Percival.
After the camp was completely pitched, the dragons went to rest in their tents. Torden and Jakkin shared a tent, Lily and Percival shared another, and the last tent was Cynder, Draco, and Darky's to share.
"You sure you can be able to sleep through the night, Draco?" asked Cynder before snuggling down in her sleeping bag with the already asleep Darky. "I mean, you were pretty scared about that howling noise and imagined it could have been something terrible."
"Um, well, you and I sharing the tent, so I guess I should be fine," said Draco with uncertainty.
Cynder looked at her Charizard friend. She could sense that he is feeling rather worried. "Alright," she said. "But in case you need anything, don't hesitate to wake me up."
"Thank you, Cynder," replied Draco. "We'll find out what is it making those howling noises."
"We sure will, Draco," assured Cynder, and she went to sleep. Draco was still in deep thought before falling asleep too.
Draco didn't sleep well. He tossed and turned, especially hearing the howling noises in his mind. At last, the Charizard woke up. Draco turned to Cynder and Darky who were still asleep. Gathering as much thought as he could, he decided to investigate the noise on his own. It was dawn, and the sun was yet to rise. Draco quietly crawled out of the tent, dressed himself up at a remote location not far from the camp, and was just about the make his way when he heard the faint sound of tip-toeing coming from behind, which made him turn around to see Darky in front of him.
"Darky?" he asked softly, trying to avoid waking everyone else up. "What are you doing up so early?"
"I was about to ask the same thing, Draco," whispered Darky. "How come you're up at this hour?"
"Don't tell anyone this, but I'm going to find out where that howling noise is coming from," said Draco. "Although I was a bit scared, something tells me whatever it is probably won't cause harm."
"I'm coming with you," said Darky. "It sounds like fun."
"No, Darky," warned Draco. "It could still be dangerous, and I don't want anything to happen to you."
"Come on, Draco, please?" asked Darky. "I promise I'll be very careful."
Draco looked at Darky, still feeling reluctant to let him join. The little dragon's eyes grew bigger and innocent-looking, and he looked as if he was about to cry. Try as he could to resist, Draco realised he couldn't. "Oh, alright," he conceded. "Just stick with me so you won't get lost."
"Thank you, Draco!" smiled Darky as he hugged his Charizard brother.
Without wasting any time, Draco and Darky made their way down the mountainside. They explored all around in search for clues, but to no avail. Suddenly, there was a faint yet close howling sound, which sounded just like what they heard last night. Draco and Darky headed for the direction where the noise was coming from, only to reach a dead end.
"Maybe it's at another location," said Darky. "Why don't we keep looking?"
"You're probably right," replied Draco. "Come on."
But just as they were about to start, a large shadow loomed over them. Draco and Darky turned around to see it belong to a vaguely recognisable shape silhouetted by the sunrise. The shadow made it look big and intimidating. Draco and Darky could do nothing but huddle each other in fear as the shape slowly made its way towards them.
"Draco! Darky! Where are you?" called Cynder as she looked around with worry.
"I don't see them anywhere, Cynder," called Jakkin as he scouted around the camp.
"I just can't believe he would run off someplace and take Darky with him!" pouted Cynder, feeling a slight annoyance. "That Draco, he may be kind yet naïve, but he can be irresponsible at times."
"Try not to get too worked up, Cynder," said Percival. "Wherever Draco and Darky might be, I'm sure they haven't gone very far."
"Maybe they decided to go discover what has been making those strange noises last night," said Torden.
"Even so," said Cynder. "They could have waited until all of us woke up."
"Relax," assured Jakkin. "Draco did manage to take on Dracula at a critical moment, so he must have the ability to fend for himself. Surely, nothing wrong can happen, right?"
"Help!" shrieked a couple of voices in the distance.
"Those voices!" exclaimed Cynder, fully alerted. "Sounds like Draco and Darky are in trouble!"
"Looks like I have spoken too soon," groaned Jakkin. "Let me come with you, Cynder."
"Not to worry, Jakkin!" said Cynder quickly. "I got it all covered! You go help Lily pack up the tents while Percival and Torden will go with me!"
"Very well, then," said Jakkin.
"Let's go, guys!" shouted Cynder as she, Torden and Percival hurried down the mountainside to save Draco and Darky.
Cynder, Torden, and Percival made their way across the mountains as they search desperately for their missing friends, but found that they have gone silent for almost a while now.
"I think we were too late," said Percival sadly. Torden started to feel some guilt for what he had said about Draco. "We're so sorry, Cynder," they both said slowly in unison.
The Twilight Storm dragoness could only sigh, believing the worst might have happened to her friend and adopted brother. But as soon as she turned to face Torden and Percival, laughter was suddenly heard, and as it grew louder, the three dragons could hear more that sounded very familiar. Bewildered, they dashed to where the laughter was coming, and to their surprise, they saw Draco on his back, laughing uncontrollably as we being by something they have never seen before. Darky was just standing next to Draco, laughing along with him.
"That's it, keep tickling him!" the little dragon choked out. "Do it on his armpits!"
"Nohohohohoho!" begged Draco as he laughed. "Not my armpits!"
Although Cynder felt the urge to help Draco, she couldn't help but find the sight amusing. A small blue dinosaur-like creature was on top of Draco's belly and it licked its tongue on his armpits, causing the Charizard to laugh even harder from the sensation.
"S-stop!" cried Draco. "I can't t-take it anymore!"
Darky continued laughing as Draco laughed more from the tickling, but when he looked up and saw Cynder, Torden, and Percival, he jumped. "Oh!" he exclaimed. "Cynder, I didn't expect you would come!"
The blue dinosaur stopped tickling Draco when he noticed that they got company. Draco exhaled with relief. "Cynder, guys," he panted. "So glad you have come."
Cynder walked towards Draco. "Can you explain what is going on?" she asked.
"This is going to be a shock to you," said Draco as he lifted himself up. "But we have found our howler, which is this little blue Yoshi that was tickling me!"
Cynder, Torden, and Percival turned to the dinosaur-like creature. Instantly, they recognised it as a Yoshi, a dino-dragon species that is said to have mysterious powers through certain means. It had big eyes and a cute face. On its back was a saddle, and it was wearing a pair of boots. It waved at the dragons very meekly as Draco and Darky stood by its side.
"His name is Zippy and he's a good Yoshi," said Darky. "Zippy, say hi to our friends."
"Hi…" greeted Zippy rather shyly and nervously. "Uh, it's nice to see you all…"
Author's Note: So here, we're introduced to a new character! We shall find out more about him on the next chapter!