Dragons of Oban Chapter 2, an oban star-racers fanfic

Yes, this has the Monstrous Like Muir eppy in it, and yes, I tweaked it a little. I'm gonna get this up and posted before school today! Woot!

Chapter two: Aikka on Eva on Jordan

He saw himself sitting there with someone that looked strangely like Molly, except she called herself "Eva". He saw the two people talking about something, but their words were incoherent. Then, all of a sudden, a large hand that looked like a Crog's flew through the air in slow motion. He tried to call out to himself, but no sound escaped his lips. There was no way to save them...

"Jordan! Jordan! Wake up! It's just a dream!"

"Huh…what? Oh hi, Molly. Where did Kross go again?" Jordan shook his head and tried to recount the events that had occurred a while ago. It was no use; his mind was too fuzzy to remember anything. "What happened?"

"I'll tell you that after you have this." Eva handed him a cup of water with some lime flavored fizzy E'mergen'C stuff that was supposed to give you 1,100 of the recommended daily value of Vitamin C and an energy boost-with no crash- in it.

"Thanks. Is this soda?" Jordan said, taking a cautious sip.

"Nope. It's just a Vitamin C drink. For energy." It was Eva's turn to grin. "Oh for crying out loud, sit up, ya big lug!" She pushed Jordan up, then shoved him over and plopped down next to him. Then, she hung her arm around his shoulders and used him as an armrest. "You had us worried sick about you, 'Macho Man'. For a reason, check out your right arm."… "Bloody hell, your other right!" Eva said, exasperated. 'I give up', she thought.

Jordan looked at his right arm and spluttered, "What the fuck-what happened?!", spraying his drink around the room. Eva ducked the flying fizz. His whole arm was caked over in blood.

"Yup. That's why I brought this," she said after he resumed drinking his energy drink. Eva held out a jug of water and a towel. "The trick is to get one end of it wet and wash, then dry with the other end. There's probably more blood all over. I'll leave so you can take a real sponge bath. Meet me on the step when you're done."

Jordan nodded gratefully and took the towel. He dampened one end of the towel and started washing.

Eva went to the step and looked around. There was a huge crater in the rock floor where Kross had smashed his fist. There were also many bloodstains on the stones where Jordan and Kross had fought, along with many smaller craters.

She saw Aikka looking straight at her. Eva blushed a little. Okay, maybe a lot. The Nourasian had a nasty scowl on his face, but when he saw Eva, his frown softened. She could see a guilty half-smile tugging at his lips, and went over to greet him.

Aikka signaled to be quiet and led her to a certain tree with thick foliage, which they both swiftly ascended.

"Now we can talk" he said in hushed tones. "Kross has infiltrated our pit and is trying to destroy all the teams so he can get the ultimate prize for himself."

"I know. He tried to do that to us, too. I thought Satis sent him back to his own temple and said he would make him stay out of the next race… Why did you shoot at us before?" Eva said, a tone of apprehension sneaking into her voice.

"I was forced to." Aikka said bitterly. "Kross threatened to harm my teacher and had me draw my bow against the earth team."

"I know what we can do to stop Kross. We canget the Crogs disqualified!"

"But how-" Aikka began.

"Easy! Crogs don't just get mad, they go, like, completely bonkers when their race is insulted. So, we provoke Kross enough to get sooo mad that he goes on a killing spree and gets disqualified."

"Good plan, although right now I'd rather see to more pressing issues at hand."

"Like what?" Eva wondered.

"I've said too much already. We must leave, before we're seen!" Aikka quickly led Eva down the tree. "One more thing: tell Jordan that his help during the first race on Oban was greatly appreciated."

Eva nodded.

"Good bye," Aikka smirked "… Earth princess!"

"Hey! Don't call me that, it makes me nervous and it sounds like we're married or something!"

Aikka just winked.

"Bye!" And with that, Eva left to check up on Jordan.

She returned to the temple to find a cleaned-up version of the Jordan she knew waiting for her.

"Where were you? I've been waiting for over two minutes for you!" Jordan kidded.

Eva did her best to keep a straight face. "I talked with the prince, silly!"

"Oh great. Not that traitor again."

"Shut up, Jordan. You know that Kross forced him to shoot us." Eva shot back. She kept actual harsh tones out of her voice, for she wasn't really mad at Jordan.

"Yeah, so? Aikka listened to him, a Crog. I'm telling you, Molly, that guy's nothing but trouble."

"… And he also said that he appreciated what you did for him in the first race. Remember that? Or maybe you're not really for honor?" This time, Eva didn't hold back. She didn't explode in Jordan's face, but she did make sure he got the point.

"Oh... well, I didn't expect that." Jordan confessed. "I guess I was wrong about him. I still have my doubts, but at least now I know Aikka's not all bad."

Eva nodded with approval. "Feeling better?" she asked, changing the subject.

"Yeah. Thanks for being there and making sure I was alright." Jordan said reluctantly.

Eva blushed. "Well, It was the only thing to do, I mean, how can we race without a gunner?"

"Well, actually, you could probably do fine without me." Jordan humbly acknowledged.

"C'mere, you!" Eva slowly advanced on Jordan, arms outstretched and fingers bent. "Gotcha!"

Jordan could barely get out of the way as Eva tried to pounce on him.

"Tickle fight!" Eva yelled. A frantic scrabbling ensued. Every time Eva lunged at him, Jordan would start tickling her and then get away. After a couple of times, Eva wizened up and would jump out of the way, fall on top of Jordan and start tickling him instead. Of course, this new line of attack embarrassed Jordan and he would quickly try to run away. The very last time, however, he just gave up and they both lay there, panting, until Eva realized where she had parked herself and immediately tried to get up.

"Sorry, Jordan I'm stuck. Hey, do you hear-Uh oh!"

Stan and Koji had also taken the day off and had just enjoyed the last of their breakfast when they noticed Jordan and Eva's tickling session. They had decided to watch and started giggling.

"You thinking what I'm thinking?" Koji inquired.

"Oh, yeah! On the count of three." Stan chuckled. "Three!"

Now they were running down the hill and right before they reached Jordan and Eva, they yelled "DOGPILE!"

"Uh oh-Not the face not the face not the-oof!" Jordan cried. Now that he was on the bottom of the pile, he had to get on top somehow.

'Uh oh ' Eva thought as she realized she was next in line to be at the bottom. "Oh great."

Jordan had actually managed to untangle himself from the pile and was now getting ready to jump. Stan and Koji (Koji especially) now shared Eva's grief.

"Noooooo!" all three cried in unison as Jordan jumped.

"Oof!"

"Hey, that was my leg!"

"Gerroff, you big hunk o' junk!"

"Did Molly just call Jordan a hunk?" Koji prodded.

"Oooooooooooh!!" everyone but Eva and Jordan said.

Eva growled dangerously.

Jordan just blushed.

"Don't let them bother you, Jordan. They are just trying to provoke you and you know it." Aikka said. Apparently he had observed them from a distance. "What are all of you doing anyway?"

"It's called a dogpile, Aikka. Come join us!"

"I don't quite understand the use or nature of this 'dogpile,'" Aikka said.

"-Oof-Just watch me." Eva struggled to get up. "Wahoooooo!" She jumped on top and motioned Aikka to do the same.

Aikka shrugged and jumped on top. He landed lightly on Eva.

"I wish you could land like that," Eva whispered to Jordan so that only he could hear, "hunk!"

They both sniggered.

"What is so funny?" Aikka asked.

"We'll tell you later." Eva chuckled. "Your turn, Stan!"

But before Stan could take his turn, Don Wei walked out.

"Ahh, what a beautiful--Excuse me, but could someone please tell me what you're doing?!"

Everyone quickly got up.

"Sir, we were just taking the day off-"

"I had no idea what this game was about in the first-"

"It was her idea-"

"Yeah, you just interrupted our dogpile!" finished Eva.

"Well, I guess it's alright, just as long as you don't do any thing stupid." Don Wei said grudgingly. 'After all', he thought, 'She is my daughter'.

"Wow. Thank you, sir."

For the rest of the day, the "gang" played ancient, ANCIENT games like Red Light Green Light, Twister, Tag, Freeze Tag, wrestling, soccer, football (though that didn't turn out well, since only Jordan knew how to play it), and even Hopscotch and Hide and Tag (Hide and seek where the seekers tag the hiders. Aikka won that one a lot.).

At the end of the day, Aikka returned to his temple, Stan and Koji went inside, and Eva and Jordan stayed out for a while to watch the sunset.

All of a sudden, the temples started shaking.

"Jordan! The temples! Quick!" Eva jumped onto the step. She grabbed Jordan's hand, and, with great difficulty, pulled him up. Jordan flew through the air and landed on top of Eva.

"Ahem!" The looked at each other, blushed, and got up, in that order.

"Thanks again." Jordan smiled a real, genuine smile that made Eva's face grow a deeper shade of red. If that were possible.

After an awkward moment, Eva said, "Let's go inside, it's getting late."

The next morning…

(A/N any misspellings while Eva is talking are because she is brushing her teeth, and you would talk funny with a mouthful of toothpaste in your mouth too, right?)

Jordan was combing his hair. "Are you okay?"

Eva was brushing her teeth. With a mouthful of toothpaste, she said, "Whad do yer mean? I'm feelig soober doober doday!" She gargled some water and cleared her mouth. "We're leading in points right now! 'Course I'm fine!"

Jordan said nothing, but after she left, he allowed himself a naughty sneer in the mirror.

Meanwhile, Stan and Koji were checking the landscape.

"Those rocks you see are highly concentrated sulfur." Koji reported.

Stan was busy gaping at his computer screen. "But…that's not possible!"

"What is it, Stan?" Don Wei asked.

"The other bodies of water are… pure acid! If the Arrow is submerged, the hull will disintegrate in…three seconds." Stan said gravely.

Don Wei was shocked. Just then, Eva walked in. "Molly, I don't want you to race today. It's too dangerous. We are going to sit this one out."

"What!? Sir, we only have five more races left. You know I can't do that." Eva said calmly.

"Wow. Do you think there could possibly be a beating heart in that body?" Stan whispered.

"Well, one thing is for sure now-he can't possibly be a robot." Koji whispered back.

"Molly, we are sitting this one out and that's the end of it!"

"Excuse me sir but I have a race to win!" Eva shouted, running to the Arrow 3.

Jordan burst into the room.

"Jordan, don't go. We are sitting this one out."

"Come on, Jordan, we're gonna miss the race!"

"Sorry, sir. Duty calls!" Jordan-a bit guiltily- joined Eva in the Arrow.

"Well, what are you waiting for! Get ready!" Don Wei barked to the mechanics.

Below the Arrow, the temple opened up and they fell through the opening. Eva stepped on the gas and slowed down.

"Sir! They're falling too fast!" exclaimed Stan.

Eva pushed the gas as hard as she could and barely managed not to fall in the acid.

(A/N- I'm going to spare you the details everyone already knows.)

Meanwhile, Kross pushed Muir into the acid. It eventually surfaced and kept going. It missed a gate and flew up to the earth ship, where it proceeded to send a tentacle out to the turret and burn through the glass.

"cough cough –I-can't-cough-breathe!- cough " Jordan said. He busted out of the destroyed turret and breathed deeply.

Meanwhile, Muir sent a "mini bug" down onto Eva's windshield, which broke through that glass, too.

"Molly! Molly!" Jordan banged on the hatch that connected the turret to the cockpit. It was no use. He gave up and yelled to the mechanics. "Stan, Koji, override the hatch lock! Now!"

"Working on it." Stan called back.

Eva tried to back away, but the bug stung her with a tentacle and knocked her unconscious.

Jordan burst through the hatch just a few seconds too late.

The thing picked Eva up with a claw and flew back inside Muir's shell.

"MOLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYY!" Jordan shouted. More like screamed.

Eva woke up on a squishy thing not unlike her hammock. She got up and tried to walk on the slippery "floor" -slipping twice while looking around- and found Muir's mini bug. Or maybe it was Muir itself… The thing roared at her and then, realizing it was it's captive, started chittering in an alien language.

"I… don't understand." Eva stammered.

The thing chittered a little more, then stopped. It reached out a tentacle and touched Eva's forehead, telepathically and temporarily entering her mind.

It was a scene on Muir's home planet. There were many bug things running around. A space shuttle was seen overhead, flying low as if it were going to land. Suddenly, a pained screech was heard from one of the bugs. It was apparently Muir's mate, for Muir was running over to it. Next to the dying bug were a small spacecraft and some alien traders.

"These telepathic tentacles will win us a fortune!" one trader

said to the other, holding up one of the tentacles.

Muir roared at the traders and attacked them. The terrified aliens quickly ran back inside their shuttle and took off.

Muir's mate sent out a tentacle to Muir. With one last effort, it grasped one of Muir's tentacles, then slipped away. Muir let out an anguished cry and scuttled away into the forest.

The tentacle withdrew, and Eva opened her eyes.

"Now I see. You were going to use the ultimate prize to bring her back…

just like me."

Muir chittered softly.

"So this was what you wanted to show me."

"Jordan," Don Wei said sadly, "We're bringing you back."

"Sir! Take a look at this!" yelled one of the mechanics.

"It's a miracle."

Muir easily caught up with the ship, with Eva in its tentacles.

"Whoa." Jordan said.

Muir sort of motioned his tentacles as if to say, "Here she is, take her back"

Jordan held out his arms. Muir gently deposited Eva in them. "Molly. Molly? Can you hear me?" he said gently.

Eva stirred and opened her eyes. "A penny for your thoughts, Jordan?" she asked weakly.

He gave her a bear hug and said, "I'm just glad you're okay."

They walked in silence to their room and got ready for bed. Finally, Jordan broke the silence.

"Is there something wrong, Molly? If there is, I'm always—"

"Don Wei's been acting really strange, ever since he found out…" Eva trailed off.

"Found out what?" Jordan asked.

With a sigh, Eva walked over to Jordan's cot and sat down next to him. "Right after the race before today's, I spoke with Don Wei, remember? Well, he had figured out who I really was, even though I tried to stop him."

"I still don't follow." Jordan said. "Why are you acting all depressed now?" He put a comforting arm around Eva's shoulders. To his surprise, she didn't move away.

"This is going to be a shock to you, Jordan. Promise you won't tell?"

"Promise."

Eva took a deep breath. "My name isn't Molly, it's Eva. Eva Wei. Don Wei is… my father."

Jordan gasped. "And you managed to keep this from us this whole time?"

She nodded.

"Why the hell didn't you tell us? The whole team-'cept for Don, everyone knows that- was here for you. Even Rick-"

"He found out anyways. I think he left because he wanted me to confess to my dad."

"Still," Jordan continued, "you could've at least told someone-"

Eva couldn't answer. She started snuffling, and Jordan realized how nerve-wracking it must've been to go through all that had happened knowing you had absolutely no one to really talk to or confess to or anything. Up till the races, of course.

"It's okay, Eva. Let it all out." Jordan held Eva close while she cried, and after a long time he heard a soft snoring. He thought about bringing her to her hammock, but then realized that she would wake up. Not wanting to disturb her, he shifted Eva onto his lap as gently as he could. Then, he leaned against the wall and fell asleep along with her.

Aww, isn't it cute! I gave y'all an extra long chappie to make up for the other one, although Jordan was a little sweeter that his usual self. It's not going to get too fluffy; I'm going to try to find the right balance. Remember to r&r!

P.s. heres a funny whateveryouwannacallit:

Gimme a J!

Gimme an O!

O! Gimme an R!

R! Gimme a D!

Gimme an A!

Gimme an N!

N!nh What's that spell!

Jordan!

Can't hear you!

GO JORDAN!!!

Woot!

- Virtual Dragon of Oban

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