don't own dragon booster (but if i did they would still be airing it!!)
maybe more to come i just need to touch it up : )
"Who's that?"
The crew of Penn racing all stopped to look at whatever had caught Artha's attention. Walking towards the registration table was a dragon of the strangest markings. The build was similar to Beau, but this dragon was very strangely colored. His body was a storm grey with the legs fading into a deep black. More unusual then that was that he was covered in what looked like ancient tribal markings that swirled over his eyes, down his legs, and to the tip of his tail in the colors of rich blue and amethyst. "A quad colored dragon?" Kitt's voice broke the silence. She crossed her arms, obviously annoyed. "Is that even possible?"
"I guess so." Artha replied, still watching until the dragon and rider disappeared from view. Artha then turned his attention back to Beau. "Well maybe the race will be more interesting than usual." Beau sighed at his rider's comment.
"That was Shadow Hatake and her dragon KantaKetu. Apparently this is her first race." Parm's ever booming voice explained.
"Her first race? Isn't this a little too much? She's gonna get hurt running with the big boys." Artha teased.
"Ahem." Kitt cleared her voice, correcting Artha. "You know what I mean."
"Alright- now do you have all of your gear?"
"Yeah, I think so Parm. I was a little worried about the selection but I think this is best."
"Alright. Now do you remember the plan?"
"Um, finish before the other guy?" Artha smirked down at the professor, who only glared back. "I know, I know. Keep all inactivated gear in the lowest setting. And stay away from green, blue, and purple over there."
"Right." Just before Parm and Kitt left Artha and Beau however, the grey dragon came into the gate, two gates down from Artha. "Does- does she have no gear on that dragon?!" Parm's head was steaming. "But that's impossible. You cannot finish a Dragon City race on a dragon alone." Strangely, the grey dragon turned towards where Parm was standing, looked at him a minute then snorted and shook his head. His rider reached down and scratched his shoulder. "How much do you bet she can't control him?" Kitt spat out.
"We'll find out soon enough."
The light turned green. The riders broke and jockeyed for position. Artha managed to get Beau out of the initial chaos and continued his way down the track, a few riders still in front of him. One of them, he noticed, being a storm grey. Beau and Artha reached the flat desert area. "Alright boy, let's go!" Artha activated his red thruster gear and shot by the other four riders. The last rider they needed to pass was the grey and then they were in the lead. Artha couldn't help but cheer, "Wahoo!!" Beau was still strong. Artha was feeling proud until-
Artha yelled as Beau dropped off what seemed like the end of the Earth. It was quite possibly the deepest hole Artha had ever cared to see. He really did not wnat to find out how deep it actaully was. Beau managed to dig his claws in so they didn't fall in deeper. "Good boy," Artha thanked his dragon. Beau just snorted. They had little chance of getting out of here on their own. Beau started sliding down again. Artha threw the thrusting gear back on, hoping to help. It was in vain and only drained Beau's energy quicker. "Great." Artha muttered. Suddenly Artha was being pulled out of the saddle. "Whoa- hey Beau stop!" The dragon released the mag. "I'm not gonna leave you." Artha petted Beau's neck. "Thanks boy." His dragon was trying to protect him.
The sound of thundering feet drew closer and then there was a flash of white.
"Is that-" Before Artha could say another word, white cling gear attached itself to Beau and the saddle. "What the-?" The gear activated and began pulling Beau out of the hole. Beau struggled to claw his way out and with the help of the gear, they were finally able to stand on the surface once more. As they neared the top of the hole, a familiar grey dragon came into focus. "I don't believe it." Artha whispered. Beau stood and shook, glad to be able to relax now. The gear retreated into the other dragon's saddle. The girl gave Beau and Artha a once over but before Artha could thank her she turned and continued on with the race. "Do you think we just made a new friend?" Beau watched as the other dragon disappeared out of view. "I don't believe it! The new comer Shadow Hatake is STILL in the lead and under the wire! We have a winner folks and I'd keep my eye on this girl if I were you!"