Hey everyone! Queen of Spar Oom here! This is my first American Dragon story, so bear with me if it's a rocky start. Please don't be to harsh on reviews, but tell me how to improve! I know my spelling and stuff may not be the best. : D So, here you go! Enjoy the story of the REAL Canadian Dragon, not Beyonce Timberlake (See "Heroes of the Hour Glass") and of course, our hero and favorite dragon, Jake Long! PS, Moni is short for Monika and is pronounced Maw-Nee
Chapter 1: Half pipes and Hobgoblins
"Shelby! Hurry up! Come on, girl! The skate park won't shred itself!" Moni pounded the sidewalk hard, urging her skateboard to go faster. "Moni! Wait up! I can't go as fast as you!" Moni's best friend Shelby Johnson lagged behind, pushing her scooter faster and faster. "How does she go so fast?" She wondered in amusement. "Its like she has super speed or something!"
Monika "Moni" Lefue, a tall, skinny red head, rocketed down the busy Toronto sidewalk, dodging civilians as she went. "Oops, sorry, excuse me, coming through!" She cried as people jumped out of her way. Since when was the street this busy? She looked behind. Shelby stumbled her way through, tripping and nearly falling off three times. Moni laughed.
Later, after many bumps, jumps, and almost getting a hot-dog in the face, the girls made it to the park. Moni sighed. If Heaven had a skate park, it would look like this. They skated for hours. Moni felt so at home on the ramps that time flew.
But just as she jumped up a half-pipe, she stopped. "HELP!" She heard. "SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!" Instantly, Moni skidded to a halt. Looking around, She realized only she had heard the desperate plea. "Shel, I just remembered, I gotta go.." She looked around at all the people. "Take care of some business" She said in a hushed tone. "Oh.. OH!" Shelby's eyes grew as her brain clicked. "Um, ok, catch ya later then." At that, Moni shot off.
"Can't this thing go any faster?" Moni went as fast as she could. "Come on, I need an alley, a dumpster, anything! Dang this city can be annoying!" Finally she got her wish and turned into a dirty old alley, complete with dumpster. Taking a second to catch her breath and hide her skateboard, Moni looked around. The coast was clear. She smiled.
"DRAGON UP!" She cried as a red flame spread from her arms down her body. No longer was a gangly teenager there, but a great red and white dragon emerged from the flame.
It was a good thing nobody came down that alleyway, for they would have been terrified if they'd never seen a magical creature before. Monika Lefue had transformed into the Canadian Dragon, the first for Canada. She had creamy white scales all over her body, except for the red on her back spikes, belly, hair, and wings.
"Eye of the Dragon." She whispered. Far off in the distance, she could see a pack of Hob Goblins harassing a chubby leprechaun out of an equally chubby sack of gold on top of a building. In a blink of an eye, she leapt up into the air.
"Ay, just be leavin me alone!" The green little Irishman cried. Three hobgoblins had trapped him into a corner. "We no leave without fat little man's shiny gold!" The leader growled.
"The only thing you're leaving with is a couple of black eyes!" Moni said, standing feet above him from behind. They swung around. Dragon no stop us!" The second boomed. Together, the three leapt towards the dragon. But with one swipe of her tail, the goblins were knocked against a brick wall. She wasn't done yet though. Moni soared up into the air and blew multiple fireballs at the brutes. "Lets get out here!" The third yelled as he jumped off the side of the building into a dumpster. His companions followed suit.
Moni landed as the leprechaun, whose name was Shamus,
ran up to her. "Oh thank ye, lassie!" The little man shook her claw vigorously. "I don't know what I would've done had ye not shown up!"
"No problem dude! Those goblins should know not to mess with the Can-drag's friends!" Shamus beamed. "Here lassie, for ye trouble!" He flipped a small gold coin up to her. As it caught the sun's light, a magnificent rainbow appeared, going north. "Shamus, you know I don't take money! Its no sweat! You keep it." He shook his head. "I insist. Take it. If you want any more, I could sure use a body guard."
"No thanks, Shamus. I heard about this one dragon that worked for you leprechauns, who got so obsessed with gold that he almost let one of those Aztec skull things into evil hands. Knowing how I can be, I'd better not risk it. Thanks though. If you ever need help again, just give me a call." At that she flew off.
Back in the alley, Moni turned back to her human form and grabbed her skateboard. As she did so, she glanced at her watch. "Oh my gosh!" She cried. "Its 6:30! I'm late for dragon training!" Moni hopped on her skateboard and flew off.
"Man, Judy is going to be so mad at me!" Moni growled as she sped through yet more people. As she skated by a sewer lid, Moni stopped for a second. Was that laughing she'd heard? "I could've sworn I heard some deep voice talk then laugh? Oh well, it must have been my imagination." And away she rolled. Little did Moni know, that it had been laughing she'd heard. For deep in the sewers of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a dark plan was forming.
