Dragon Boosters and Dragoons

This follows the Dragon Booster series first.

The Dart in this fic is a girl and a direct descendent of Dart and Shana from the Legend of Dragoon

I do not own Dragon Booster or the Legend of Dragoon.

Chapter 1

Welcome, Dart

It was a beautiful day in Dragon City. Well, save for the dragon traffic. The city was filled with everyday activities: People racing their dragons, shops open for business, and the casual banter. But there would be one thing new that day.

In a room within the underground catacombs, a man was waiting for someone. Someone he had been waiting for eleven years. The room was circular and dark, circling the strange platform that glowed in the center.

She should be here any minute. The man thought.

Then, a figure materialized in the center of the platform.

On the platform was a young girl about sixteen. She had blond hair and ice-blue eyes, wore a red tunic-like shirt with black pants, brown boots, and wore a red bandana upon her brow. She was carrying a couple of bags that no doubt held her belongings and, on her waist, a leather satchel tied around her waist and a broadsword.

As soon as the girl stepped down, the man walked up to her and asked. "I take it that you are Dart Feld?"

"Yes, I'm her." The girl, known as Dart, answered.

"I am Conner Penn, your guardian for your year here on Draconus." The man spoke.

Dart nodded in acknowledgement.

Conner then walked to a similar platform outside the room. "This teleporter will only take us out of here and into the city. Since there only two, we will have to ride on one of my dragons, Gawain, in order to get to my home."

At hearing the word "dragons" Dart stopped in her tracks with wide eyes and spoke.

"Dragons? There are DRAGONS here!"

Conner looked at Dart and realized why she was surprised.

On the continent of Draconus, dragons were as plentiful as people.

But on Dart's home continent, Endiness, dragons were extinct for a few millennia, and with the cultural separation of the two continents, it was no wonder that Dart had never seen a living dragon. From what the stable master remembered, despite not having any living dragons, the people of Endiness did know of the ancient race, but that knowledge went back as far as the beginning of the world. Such knowledge was judged as superstitious nonsense.

The people of Endiness, known as Westerners, were a proud people that retaliated when being told they were lying.

Conner could sense that same pride in the young foreigner, having met the same people when he was a lad.

As soon as the two were teleported to the surface, Dart began to cough lightly. Concerned about his charge, Conner turned toward Dart and spoke. "Are you alright, Dart?"

Recovering from her light coughing fit, Dart answered his question. "I can barely breathe without inhaling this air. No offense, but how can you stand this?"

Another thing about Endiness was that there was little to no pollution on the continent due to the fact that they were old-fashioned, like three thousand years. So Dart always breathed fresh air, which was making it difficult for her lungs to adjust to this environment.

Conner chuckled lightly as he relived Dart of her luggage. "You will get used to it in time, Dart. Believe me, I was just about the same when I went to Serdio when I was a boy. The clean air practically pierced my lungs."

The pair slowed down to allow Dart to get use to the air. After the pair turned the corner, Dart froze in her tracks.

Before her was a large creature that reminded her of a bull with forest green scales. It had a saddle on it built for two and was at least three times bigger than a horse. Sure enough, this was a dragon. Conner, seeing this, smiled and spoke. "Dart, I am honored to be present at the sight of an Endiness person seeing a dragon for the first time."

Dart nodded in silence. It was about thirty seconds when she spoke. "Are all dragons like him?"

Continuing to smile at this girl's innocent naiveté, Conner began to explain. "Gawain here is actually one of the thirteen kinds of dragons, here on Draconus. He is a Green draconium bull-class dragon. Good for heavy work like construction, not for Draconus' favorite sport."

"And that is?" Dart asked.

"Dragon racing."

As Gawain walked in the direction of Penn Stables, Conner began teaching Dart about the different kinds of dragons, their draconium, magging, and the races. All of this information continued to fascinate Dart. Never on Endiness could she have learned such amazing knowledge. It was then that a question came to her mind as they approached Penn Stables.

"Mr. Penn, I was wondering."

"Yes"

"Would I be able to ride a dragon before the year is out? I mean, other than Gawain."

Conner gave a hearty laugh as they approached the gate. "Maybe, Dart. But I would have to teach you how to ride before you could actually ride a dragon. There is still much that you need to learn, but I can see that you will have a dragon of your own before you return home."

A smile came to Dart's face as she sat back down. Conner said that she would get her own dragon soon, but neither knew how soon.

As soon as Gawain entered the stables, he magged Dart off of him and placed her onto the ground.

"I'm going to put your luggage and your sword in your room. Then I will give you a tour of the stables and have you meet your temporary 'brothers.' I will be back shortly. And as for a quick test, identify any dragon that passes you." Conner spoke as he rode off, leaving Dart in the open.

Dart leaned on a nearby wall and began to list the dragons that passed her by. "Hmm, Nautilus, Pack, Sky, Psi, Black..." That stopped her list.

Out of nowhere, a black dragon with gold markings began to approach her. A bit fearful without her sword, Dart pressed her back against the wall.

"N-nice dragon, good dragon."

The black and gold dragon walked until he was able to smell her, keeping Dart pinned against the wall with his muzzle. Dart didn't know what to do. Conner never told her about this kind of dragon and she knew nothing on how to defend herself.

Then, the black and gold dragon smiled. Dart watched as the dragon magged from around a corner a boy with black hair, upside down, and brought him to her.

"H-hey, Beau! Cut it out, let me down!" the boy cried. Grinning, the dragon, Beau, dropped him.

Seeing this, Dart covered her mouth and snickered. "Ha-ha, hey, that's not nice." Beau just grinned and snickered along with her.

The boy, annoyed, got back up on his feet and looked to the black and gold dragon. "Hey, what did you do that for?"

Beau gestured to Dart, causing the boy turn. He was startled by the sight of her and was a bit embarrassed at the situation.

"Oh, eh, sorry about that. Can I help you, Miss…"

"Dart Feld. I came here with Mr. Penn."

The boy gave a confused look before he spoke again. "You're Dart? But I thought you were a boy."

Being mistaken for a boy always irritated Dart, but she controlled her temper and spoke again. "My parents named me after an ancestor of mine. I figured they didn't care if I was a girl or not."

Beau shoved the boy in the back so he could introduce himself to Dart. "I'm getting there, Beau."

The boy then turned to Dart and shook her hand. "Anyway, my name's Artha Penn. And I believe you have met Beau."

The black and gold dragon nodded, still snickering.

Dart smiled at both the boy and the dragon. "Well Artha, Beau, it's a pleasure to meet you both."

As soon as the pair released their hands, another boy came from around the corner where Artha came from. "Artha! Where did you go?"

Artha waved to the boy, calling him. "Over here, Lance. I'm talking to Dart at the moment."

The boy, Lance, looked to Artha, then the girl. "You're Dart? But you're a…"

"I know; Artha made that same mistake." Dart interrupted, trying not to lose her temper over the whole gender deal.

The boy then held up his hand, disappointed that the girl wasn't a boy. "My name's Lance Penn. I see you already met my brother."

Artha gave the boy a warning glace before Conner came back.

"I see you two have already met your new "sister" boys."

The boys nodded as Dart stroked Beau's muzzle. The action surprised the Penn family.

Conner walked up and examined the scene. "It seems that Beau likes you."

"I guess. What kind of dragon is he?"

"He is a Black and Gold Star-class Dragon, the only one of his kind."

Artha then spoke up. "How exactly did you 'meet' Beau, Dart?"

Dart explained her encounter with the dragon while she was taking her test. A

t the end of the story, Conner chuckled. "Only one day and you've already befriended a dragon. Especially when it's Beau we're talking about."

"What do you mean?" Dart asked.

Conner just shook his head. "I'll tell you later, Dart. Right now, you should be unpacking."

He then looked at his boys. "And you two best get back to work."

The boys groaned as Lance grabbed a broom while Artha took Beau back to his stable.

An hour later, Dart finished her unpacking and looked out the window. The view looked over the stable grounds and also gave Dart a view of the city. Sitting back down on her bed, Dart pulled out a blank journal with a red cover with gold markings. She picked up the journal back on Endiness so she could record her time on Draconus. She then pulled out a pen and began to write.

If there was a scale of 1 to 10 on the Amazing Scale, then my first day here on Draconus would be a 20. First, I found out that dragons still exist on this continent. Second, on the way to the stables, I learned about the different kinds of dragons, their abilities, draconium, and dragon racing. But what took the cake was the fact that I made a couple of new friends today.

The first was a huge black and gold dragon named Beau. I was a bit startled at first, but he seemed to be quite friendly. The second was Artha Penn and his younger brother, Lance. To my annoyance, both boys thought that I was a boy until they met me. But despite that, my new "brothers" are quite an interesting sort. Mr. Penn said that this year was going to be an interesting for me; I might even go back to Endiness with a dragon of my own.

But, something tells me that something's going to happen. And it involves not only me, but my temporary family as well. Oh well, I'll let it slide for now. Got to check the place out and what not.

Dart then placed the journal in her end table drawer and left to go explore her new life on Draconus.

I can't believe no one but me has ever done a LOD/DB crossover! It's got to be the best idea of the new year. Anyway, this follows the series, but I introduced Dart a day before the choosing. I got an interesting idea for this story, but I'm not telling. Also, this takes place three thousand years after the Legend of Dragoon. You get my drift?

Review, hold the flames please.