The Dragon Knight
Learning to be a hero
AN: Here is my first chapter, hope you like it. This is how my chapter are going to be, the first part of this series was just an introduction because I didn´t want to write a whole chapter about that. But from now on, the chapters are going to be larger.
Also, I want to mention that this is an AU of the series I use. I want to say some general changes that are in this AU
1.- This season takes place before "The Avengers: Earth´s Mightiest Heroes" and "American Dragon: Jake Long" and it takes place from 2019. The two other series start in 2023 so, yeah, Jake basically was born in 2010 in this AU.
2.- This is not just an AU that only have Marvel and American Dragon stuff, we will also have a little reference to Ben 10, Lilo & Stitch and the appearance of two characters from Xiaolin Showdown.
3.- My native language is the Spanish, so I might have error through all my chapters. I don´t mean that I don´t understand or communicate in English, I just need more practice to be better. I hope that writing this can help me.
4.- I´m so sorry for uploading this chapter two months late, I was occupied doing exams and preparing to get in the University.
Disclaimer: I don´t own Avengers: Earth´s Mightiest Heroes or American Dragon: Jake Long.
The Dragon Knight
Episode 1: Learning to be a hero
On a dark room, two figures were standing in front of each other. One was thin with dark hair, brown-like skin, medium high and with brown eyes. He was wearing a black shirt with Quetzalcóatl in it, blue jeans and gray tennis with red stripes. The other guy was chubby with dark hair and brown-like skin too, just that he was shorter than the thin guy and his eyes were blue. He was wearing a blue shirt, blue jeans and some black shoes.
"Alright Leo" said the chubby guy. "Suit up and show me what you can do".
"Ok Martín" answered the thin guy. "Let´s do it".
After saying that, Leo opened his backpack and took a set of green shiny armor. He suited up and finally took out a dragon-like helmet and put it on. "How do I look?".
"Not bad but let´s see how the armor increases your abilities".
Martín took ten wood planks and placed them over some concrete blocks. He gave one step back and saw how Leo destroyed the ten planks with just one hit. "Alright, yes, the armor makes you stronger, but does it make you more agile?"
"Of course, it does!" answered Leo. Leo started making flips and jumps all over the place. "You see? This is awesome!"
"Yeah, it really is" said Martín while he sat on a wood box. "What makes your abilities better? Is it the medallion or the armor?"
"Well, the medallion improves my abilities, the armor just makes me look cooler and have these amazing blades". After saying so, Leo pulled some blue and shiny blades from the wrist of his armor. "Do you remember Bruno, my best friend from High School?"
"Yes, the one that is studying chemistry now, what's up with him?"
"He studied these blades and said that they were made by an unknown material, it is similar to vibranium and adamantium, just that weaker".
"I thought I was the only one who knew your secret".
"No, he also knows, like my parents, and Stacy is the next one to know".
"The girl you felt in love with when we joined University?"
"I just think she´s nice and pretty" answered Leo blushing a little bit. "But that doesn´t matter".
"And what are you going to do with your powers? You may be like an Iron Man saving the world, or maybe join Hydra and conquer it".
"I thought about that, and I will help the people, in your own words an Iron Man". Leo sat on a chair and started typing on a computer. "Mexico is a really dangerous place, and they need a hero. I started hacking the police and military radio, so if someone needs my help I can go and save whoever needs me".
"Do you know that hacking the government is illegal, right?"
"I know, it´s just that the government doesn´t do anything, I need to make something".
Some voices started talking through the police radio. Leo couldn´t hear what they were saying so he started clearing the sound.
"Here officer González, we have a six-one on a jewelry on Historical Center, need reinforcements, sending the location". A paper with the direction of the place started printing and Leo took it.
"What does a six-one means?" asked Martín.
"A robbery". Leo didn´t lose time and quickly leaved the room, leaving his friend behind.
"Great, now he just left me alone".
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Leo in his suit jumped through a window. Inside the building were two masked guys with guns aiming to the cashier. They were on a jewelry and the cashier was giving the thieves a bag full of money, jewels and some gold clocks. When Leo jumped through the window, both the thieves and the cashier looked at him. Quickly the thieves grabbed the bag, the cashier hid in the back room and the thieves aimed to Leo.
"Well, well, well. See who we have here" said one of the thieves. "One of those called heroes".
"Yes, el tonto just want to think he is a hero". Both thieves started laughing. "Tell me niño, who do you think you are? Iron Man?". Both thieves laughed even harder.
"No, you can call me Dragon Knight, or, being more precisely, the boy that is about to kick your butts!"
Leo ran to both thieves and tried to hit them, but they dodged his fist. Quickly they started firing their guns to him, but it was useless. All the bullets impacted the armor and fell to the ground, leaving no mark on the armor. Both thieves surprised, tried to aim better and fired to the weak spots of the armor, where they could hit the skin. It also was useless. The bullets fell to the ground living no damage at all. Dragon Knight grinned under his dragon mask.
The Dragon Knight made a backflip and landed behind one thief. Then he grabbed him by his shoulders and threw him to his friend. Both thieves fell over the store merchandise. They felt pain, but they stood quickly and grabbed again their guns. Dragon Knight approached them, pulled his wrist blades and cut their guns in half, leaving them defenseless. They tried to hit him, giving him punches in the stomach and head, but none of those made the hero move an inch.
"My grandma hits harder".
Without hesitation, Dragon Knight grabbed the heads of his opponents and smashed them together, leaving both unconscious. Then he grabbed the bag with the money and placed it near the cash register. After doing so, he jumped through the window he entered from and went back to the house of Martín.
Faculty of Philosophy
Next day morning
Leo was happy and excited of what he did yesterday. He defeated the thieves, avoided a robbery and made easier the life of the polices. He thought that he really could make a difference in his country. He walked through the colonial halls of his faculty. The school he assisted was in the middle of the city, in an old colonial convent that became the center of the Philosophy Faculty of the UAQ.
Leo walked until he reached his classroom. The classroom was just for twenty students, so it was little. There was a big white board at the front with the teacher´s desk. There were twenty-five seats, all of them in five rows. He seated next to Martín, who greeted him.
"Hola Leo. So, tell me, did you fight others bad guys yesterday?"
"No, after I told you of the jewelry I went home, I needed to finish my homework".
"Yeah, about that, can you pass it to me? Yesterday I just talked to Bruno of some modifications he wanted to do to your armor".
"Oh yes! I remember he wanted to improve it, I think something like Iron Man, I don´t know".
Soon Leo was distracted by a woman that entered the classroom. She was blonde, white skin, thin and a little smaller than Leo. He just started looking at her, admired by her beauty. She didn´t notice him so he just took a seat near at the opposite side.
"Tierra calling Leo" said Martín moving his hand in front of Leo´s face.
"Oh, sorry, I got distracted" answered Leo.
"Hombre, you have been dreaming about Stacy since you saw her the first day. You must know that she is out of your league!"
"Why would she be out of my league?"
"Bro, she is perfect in every single aspect and must have another British boyfriend at the time. You are completely out of her league man".
"Well, you forget that we Mexicans are the best lovers in the world and the most handsome" answered Leo brushing his hair with his hands.
"I´m telling you mi amigo, she won´t be yours, don´t tell me later that I didn't warned you"
Later the class started, they wouldn´t leave the school until nine hours later. Leo did well at school. He was the best student in his class and the best one in all the career. Both the students and the teachers thought that he would have a great future, that he could easily be one of the few historians to have a good live with an excellent job. If someone didn´t understood a topic, they could always ask Leo and he always helped them. Unfortunately, the attention he got from the ladies was just to help them at school, it wasn´t to date him.
After school, Leo visited his High School best friend, Bruno. He was also a smart guy and he knew also too many things about history. The problem is that he decided to study chemistry, but it was very helpful for Leo. The knowledge of Bruno was also great, and he was able to create new equipment for his friend. He was working on some hand blasters, a wrist gun and a flamethrower for the Dragon Knight armor. He was proud that his friend was a kind of superhero, so he wanted to help in all the gadgets his friend would need.
"Bruno, mi amigo, how are you?!" said Leo watching his friend getting outside of the Chemistry Faculty. He waved his hand so Bruno could spot him.
"Fine, thank you" he answered. "What brings you today here?".
"Well, I wanted to know how you were doing with the stuff for my suit and, if possible, if I may help you".
"Don´t worry, yesterday I was giving them the last details. Come to my home and I´ll show you". The two friends walked to the nearest bus stop, took the correct bus and went to Bruno´s house.
Bruno´s house was what you´d expect in Mexico. A house made by a family long ago and with a lot of religious images inside of it. They both walked to the halls until they reached the back room, where all the stuff Bruno worked with where. Bruno took up some gadgets that were over the wood desk and showed them to Leo.
"Did you bring your suit?" asked Bruno.
"Yes, I always have it". Leo grabbed his backpack and showed the dragon´s head.
"Can you lend me it? So, I can install the equipment".
"Sí, por supuesto". Leo took out all his suit and put it over the desk. Bruno took a seat and started putting the equipment. First, he started putting something inside the jaw of the suit. He proceeded to mention what it was while putting it.
"This is a flamethrower, so you can be like a real dragon. To trigger it, you just need to push the button that is in the suit´s cheek. It will make a flammable gas go through the snout of the suit. You´ll just need to blow some air, it will become fire and you´ll be able to make charred villains". Bruno finished installing the gadget and continued with the gloves installing some claws.
"Now, I created some steel claws, in case you can´t use your blades. You can pull them both inside and outside of the suit". Finally, Bruno took the back part of the suit and put a strange thing.
"Last but no least, this is a jet-pack. Though it doesn´t have some wing appearance, it will be helpful". Bruno finished adding all the new things to the suit and gave it to Leo. "Here it is, if you want, we can go out so you can prove it".
"Thanks, but I think I´ll go home. It´s getting dark and I already missed lunch". Answered Leo while keeping the suit inside his backpack. "I´ll see you later"
"Adios" answered Bruno waving his hand while he saw his friend walking outside his house.
Leo really wanted to prove his improved suit, but he couldn´t just suit up in the middle of the street, so he decided to use the bus to his house. He arrived at his house. It was a little apartment near the center of the city, so he could walk to his school. He put his backpack on his couch and headed to the kitchen to prepare him some meal. After doing so, he sat in the couch and turned on the TV. While he was eating his cellphone starting to ring.
"Bueno?" said Leo
"Hola Leo, I have some news for you". It was Martín at the other side.
"What´s up Martín? What´s going on?".
"There was an explosion on the outskirts of the city. The police say they were huachicoleros (if you don´t know, huachicoleros is a term we use in Mexico to describe people who steal and sell gasoline). The problem is that they weren´t using the normal weapons, they used weapons that seemed to be from Stark Industries".
"So, we have some stealers not just of gasoline, but of technology. OK, send me the coordinates, I´m on my way".
Quickly Leo hanged the phone and suited up. He opened the door and activated the jet-pack, leaving a blue burst beneath it. Soon Leo started flying, not too fast but at least faster than a car. He flew through the city, following the coordinates that Martín gave him. He soon watched the police pursuing a black van. The black van was the vehicle were obviously the huachicoleros were. He flew on the direction of the van and descended above it. When he descended, he dented the van, making the huachicoleros to notice his presence. They were both wearing a big hat and had a mustache, just that one was wearing a red shirt and the other one a blue one.
"Hey compadre, there is someone above the van, go give him our welcome" said the one with the red shirt that was driving.
The second one opened the window and put out half of his body of the car, with what it seemed to be a gun. He quickly aimed the gun to the Dragon Knight.
"Do you think you can harm me with that?" asked the Dragon Knight.
"Not just you, but all the ones that want to ruin our treats". He quickly shot a yellow ray to Leo, making him to fall from the van. He continued shooting at the police cars, destroying them one by one, before he returned to the van.
Leo laid on the ground. That shot really made him feel pain. He stood up just to watch in front of him the van getting away, and beside him the police cars destroyed.
"OK, that was unexpected" he said sobbing his head.
He flew off again, trying to follow the van, but this time with more precaution. The van stopped near an abandoned warehouse. Leo descended behind a bush so he could see what was going on. Soon, four HYDRA agents leaved the warehouse to help the huachicoleros with the barrels. They all went inside the warehouse with the barrels.
"HYDRA! What does HYDRA is doing here in Mexico? I knew that they had bonds with the drug dealers but, what do they want with some huachicoleros?" asked the Dragon Knight to himself. Leo walked to the nearest window and watched through it. He saw at least a dozen HYDRA agents, the two huachicoleros, a strange robot and one of the most wanted villains by SHIELD: The Grim Reaper.
"Here you have your gasoline. Now where is what you promised to us?" said the driver of the van.
The Grim Reaper just smiled. He was a tall old man with pale green skin. He was wearing a dark blue cybernetic suit with a scythe mounted on his right arm. He also was wearing a dark blue cape as a hood to cover the upper part of his face.
"Here you have your weapons, just remember that if you want the ammunition, you´ll need to continue bringing us what we want" said the Grim Reaper while a Hydra agent gave them a wooden box full of HYDRA weapons.
"You know, this won´t be enough, on our war here one of those called "heroes" followed us with the police. We shot him but…" before he could finish, Grim put his scythe near his neck.
"Are you telling me that you came here though someone was following you?!"
At that moment, Dragon Knight jumped through the window and kicked Grim in his face. Then he stood up watching all the villains. "I know guys, how were you capable of doing such thing?" asked Leo sarcastically.
Grim Reaper, who was on the floor after he was hit, stood up, cleaning his face. Then he just made an evil smile and made a little laughter. "It so funny to see new clowns all over the world trying to mess with HYDRA. What´s your name boy?"
"I´m the Dragon Knight, the one who is about to kick all your butts".
"Your name and your jokes are funny, you really are a clown. Though I like your suit, maybe Strucker will like it too". Grim pointed to Dragon Knight with his scythe. "Bring me his head!".
The HYDRA soldiers started to shoot Dragon Knight while the huachicoleros took the weapons and leave. Leo dodged the shots and pulled out his blades. He then ran to the HYDRA soldiers with his blades in front of him, protecting him from the shots. He used his blades to destroy the weapons and kicked three soldiers. He didn´t noticed that Grim ran to him and kicked him in his chest, making Dragon Knight to lose balance and fell.
He sook his head and watched the remaining HYDRA soldiers aiming to him, with Grim between them with a malicious smile. "Give up kid, no one can defeat HYDRA".
Leo just smiled behind his dragon mask. "That´s what you think" he said. Quickly he pushed his cheek button and started to spread fire to the HYDRA soldiers. The soldiers were in fire and ran outside the warehouse to the nearest pond. Grim just protected himself with his scythe so he wasn´t on fire. Dragon Knight took advantage of the moment to jump to Grim and hit his scythe. Grim didn´t lose balance but went backwards. He tried to slash the Dragon Knight with his scythe, but Dragon Knight used his wrist blades to stop him. They fought with their weapons until Leo pulled down one of his blades, pulled up his claws and used them to cut the Grim scythe. Grim looked at his scythe in the ground, surprised of what happened. He was so distracted that he couldn´t see Dragon Knight hitting him in his chest, making him fall. Dragon Knight put one of his blades near the neck of Grim.
"It´s over Grim" said Dragon Knight.
"No, it isn´t" answered Grim. He jumped, his feet hitting Leo´s chest and making him go backwards. Grim quickly ran, took his scythe and ran to the exit. Before he left the warehouse, he looked to Dragon Knight with an evil grin. "We´ll see another time". Then he just leaved the warehouse and leaved Dragon Knight alone.
"I agree with you" said Leo watching how Grim escaped. He couldn´t follow him, Grim jumped to a vehicle with his other HYDRA soldiers and escaped. Leo didn't notice that he defeated one of the greatest villains of the world until that moment, and then he started to get excited.
"Santo cielo. I defeated Grim Reaper. That´s awesome!" he said to himself and walked to a window. He saw a little bit his reflex. "Who is the best? You´re the best!" he said to himself, pointing to his reflex.
Soon the police came and captured the three HYDRA agents that were lying on the floor and take the gasoline that HYDRA forget there because of the battle. Leo was proud of himself. He was able to not just fight common crime, but supervillains. He was able to make a difference.
Unknown location
Some hours after the combat
In a dark building three figures with purple hoods where talking between them. One was short and the two others were tall. Suddenly a forth figure wearing a white hood joined them. The three firsts turned around to see the forth. One of the tall asked.
"Do you have any news about the Dragon Knight?" said one of the tall figures in a Norwegian accent.
"Yes Councilor, the rumors are true, the Dragon Knight is back". Answered the forth figure. Her voice was one of a British woman.
"Do you have any idea of who his identity is and were he might be?" asked the small figure with a Chinese accent.
"I have my suspects, but I´ll need to investigate more" answered the British girl.
"Then you have your mission Dragon Walker. Find the identity of this new Dragon Knight and bring him to us". Said the only one who haven´t speak yet. His voice was from a place in Africa.
"Like you wish Council" said the British. After saying so she left the room, letting what it seemed to be the Council to talk between themselves.
So that was all, again, my apologies if there is any grammatical error, if you found one please tell me, I want to give you the best quality I can.
Also, if you liked the episode please give your support. I´m always happy to see that someone likes what I´m doing.
Without saying something more, I wish you have a great day. Next episode we will meet a character that all of you may know. He will help Leonardo, while HYDRA and IMA join forces to destroy their new Mexican enemy. Also we will continue to see more about the mysterious figures that appeared at the end of the episode.