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Now onto the next chapter.

Haoyu had no idea how he ended up on a ship. He entered the door and then he found himself there. Not just any ship though, but an airship. All he wanted was some inspiration from any flying monsters he heard about so he could incorporate it into his plane.

"So you're telling me that the armor he's wearing is made from a monster?"

"Yep. The weapons he uses are as well." Haoyu was talking to the village blacksmith about what he built. Haoyu was definitely surprised. He didn't know that hunters used the parts of monsters to fight against them.

"What is Zeric's armor made from?"

"Made from the elder dragon Valstrax. Otherwise known as the Sky Comet Dragon."

"COMET?!"

"Yep. It flies through the sky like a red comet. Very fast and very elusive."

"How would one find a Valstuck?"

"Valstrax, and you'd be a fool to look for one. No one in their right mind would think of looking for an elder dragon."

Haoyu didn't know how to process the situation, but he shook it off when he saw Zeric. He and several other hunters were busy looking into the sky, as if they were looking for something. Zeric turns around and is surprised at the sight he's seeing.

"Haoyu? How'd you get on board?"

"The door took me here. That's all I got to say."

"Well it looks like you're in the nick of time too. We are just in the middle of hunting an elder dragon known as Valstrax."

"Sweet! Who're you hunting with?"

"My girlfriend Amilia, the one in the Mizutsune armor. There's Luke, the one in the Almudron armor. Finally there's Susan, the one in the Tzitzi-Ya-Ku armor." Amilia sported dual blades Dark Aurora. Luke sported the gunlance Doom Bringer. Susan was armed with her insect glaive Diving Destroyer.

"So this is one of those people you saved in that theatre huh? Nice to meet you. What's your name?" Luke started off.

"I am Haoyu. Builder of my own flying machine from my bicycle." He wasn't sure they would know what a plane was, so he called it a flying machine.

"An airlover huh? Well we could use more people who like the sky. That Valstrax isn't going to go down itself." Susan says as she's carrying cannonballs to the nearest cannon.

"Airlover?" Haoyu was confused by the name.

"It's what we call people who work on the airships or who like being in the sky." Amilia answers.

"I see. How can I help?"

"Well we need someone who can keep an eye on the ropes holding the balloons together. If they all snap, it's a loooong fall to the ground." Zeric says as he carried several ballista arrows. The deck was held over the balloons. For a ship that doesn't seem futuristic, it was well built.

"Okay! I won't let you down!" Haoyu says with enthusiasm. Half an hour passed, and still the sky was quiet.

"So, what brought you here to our ship?" Luke asked Haoyu.

"I wanted to see if I could incorporate anything I see from any flying monsters in this world. Not actually put their parts in it mind you, but design wise. The door I went through dropped me here."

"Huh. Clever. If the blacksmith and engineers had their hands on your flying machine, they would definitely find a way to make it fly like a Rathalos, Namielle, or a Valstrax. Perhaps even just as durable as one."

"Now that would be a dream to make it damage proof."

"Yeah, but then there will that dimwit who gets careless and somehow manages to successfully destroy it on accident."

"What do you mean?"

"Mark and Phil. What was left of them got brought back in a jar." Haoyu decided it was time to change the subject. He wondered though what the two hunters' real fate was as he heard them be used in different situations.

"I was told it was like a comet. How do you find a red comet?" His question was answered when a loud sonic boom was heard. On the left side of the ship a red streak of light was zooming far away.

"That is how. ZERIC! The Valstrax is in sight!" Everyone started to scatter to the cannons and ballistae. The Valstrax does a few loops around the airship before it landed on the deck. Haoyu was amazed by it. The silver dragon was a sight to believe, but the real deal about was the wings. The wings weren't like a normal dragon, but almost like jet engines.

"Alright hunters! Let's get this guy!" Zeric shouts as he swings his greatsword at it. The Valstrax thrusts its wing at him, knocking Zeric into the bridge. Amilia charges in and slices at the back legs. It tries to kick her, but Luke blasts the Valstrax's face. It thrusts its other wing at him, but he blocks it with his shield.

Susan runs up from behind and does multiple jabs as she jumps. The Valstrax the twists its wings around to where the vents on the wings are facing forward. It fires multiple shots of dragon energy in multiple directions. Cannons start to hit the sides, causing the Valstrax to shoot a few and destroy them.

Haoyu was watching the whole thing go down. He was also trying to draw out the Valstraxs wings. Being some one who loved to fly he was greatly confused with the wings. It was like nature decided to mess with common dragon biology and throw jet engines on one.

The Valstrax then starts to suck in lots of air through a vent system on its chest. With a loud roar, it starts to flare with red energy all over its wings and the back of its head. It then immediately takes off into the sky.

"Hey. Where did it go?" Haouy asked one of the airship members.

"The ultimate Valstrax move."

"The what?" A loud boom was heard. High up in the sky a red light started to circle the ship. It does a small loop-de-loop, and crashes straight into the deck. The crash almost knocked the airship out of the sky. Zeric jumps on the back and starts slashing. The dragon jumps around trying to get him off. It gets a full bash from Lukes shield as he pulled a Blast Dash. The dragon grabs the tip of the gunlance and starts swinging Luke around. Zeric jumps onto the head to let him go. Luke was finally freed and blasts the dragons face. The wings turn around again to fire a beam of dragon energy. Luke was knocked of the ship, but he grabbed onto a rope Haoyu threw to him.

"Thanks bud! Now to get back up!" Luke charges the gunlance to blast him upwards. He Blast Dashes again into the face. It lunges its wings at him, sending him into the bridge. Susan jumps and lodges her insect glaive into the wing, causing it to stager. Amilia rushes in and mounts the dragon, slicing down from the head to the tail. The Valstrax, not wanting to deal with this anymore, takes off and flies away.

"Dang it! Just when we had it on the ropes!" Susan yelled in frustration.

"Don't worry Susan. We'll get it again sometime, but now we've got to get the ship repaired." Zeric states as the ship had several busted areas.

"So does that mean your hunt is over?" Haoyu asked as he saw their frustration.

"Unfortunately, yes. Can't always have a successful hunt." Amilia answers.

"Don't worry though. Besides, I managed to chip this off!" Luke celebrates as he's holding a Valstrax scale in his hand. He hands it over to Haoyu.

"For saving my life, I figure it would be best for you to have it."

"Wow. Thank you. I'll take good care of it." Haoyu thanks them as he uses his remote to open a way back. Later he works on his plane, putting the scale on the front of the propeller. He puts the drawing of Valstrax on his workbench, taking a good look at the wonder he saw.

"Someday, I'll figure out how to build something like you."

Seems like Haoyu has taken a liking to Valstrax.

Airlover is a term I came up with for the story.