Cody Blane
And the Floating Portal
Chapter 6
The Training
"I have spoken with Sir Blizzar, and he says that it'd be fine to teach a fine student like you Cody. I have also talked with the team leader, and he said that he might recruit you.if you are good enough. Practice will begin tomorrow, which is a weekend. And only weekends you may practice. Violate this and I will cancel your training. Now, class is about to start. Run along now. Wouldn't want to be late." Cody nodded and ran at top speed to his Defense Against The Dark Arts class.
Cody, Lizzie, Michelle, and Gabe ran to the field and saw Sir Blizzar and a dragon on his side. "We'll be sitting in the benches and watch you." Said Gabe. Lizzie, Michelle, and Gabe ran to the benches and sat down. Cody looked at them for a second and then walked towards Sir Blizzar. He looked up at him and smiled a little. He then looked at the dragon that he chose.
"Dwarf Dragons won't let anyone ride on them if they don't know you. To get to know each other you must put your hand slightly near its nose slowly to let it sniff you. That's how it gets to know you. You then must look into its eyes. It will then sort of read your mind that you mean no harm. If it thinks you mean harm, it will bare its teeth and snarl at you. If it thinks you mean no harm, it will lower it's head, and allow you to pet it. Following me?" Cody nodded. "Well, let it get to know you! So we can start your training as soon as possible." Cody looked at Sir Blizzar nervously and walked towards to the dragon. He put up his hand slightly near its nose, as instructed and waited for it to snarl and bare it's teeth at Cody. To his surprise, the dragon lowered its head. Cody pet its head softly. "Good! Now, for the flying part." Said Sir Blizzar. "Oi mate!" Said a voice from behind. Then lots of roars. Cody turned around and saw 6 dragons flying up in the air and 6 riders on the dragons. Cody saw Isaac, but he didn't recognize the others. The landed a few feet away from Cody and got off their dragons, and sprinted towards to Cody.
"Hey." Said Cody. "See your dragons thinks you're no threat." Said Isaac. "Yep!" Said Cody, proudly, and then pet his dragon again. "By the way, this is Angelina Gravis. She's a Shooter, an excellent one too!" Angelina blushed a little. "And this is Vivian Lam, a Shooter also. Good at it, I say." She waved at Cody. Cody smiled. "This is Andrew Johnson. Also a Shooter." Andrew smiled. "This is Gordon Martello, a Knocker. That is Maxwell Martello, a Knocker also. They are twins, but not identical, as you can see. And I am the Defender." "Hello." Said Cody. "Alright now, enough chit-chat. We have to train for our first match in November 13, against The Red Dragons." Said Isaac. The rest of the team trailed off. Sir Blizzar turned to Cody again. "Controlling a dragon is as easy as riding a broom. To make it fly up, you say 'Go'. To make it go faster, you say 'Faster'. To make it slower, you say 'Slower'. To dive, just lean forward and the dragon will know that to do. It's in their blood. To make it stop, just pull the reins, like you would do to stop a horse. To turn, tug the reins to the direction you want it to turn. But gently. Also, don't kick the dragons, they don't like to be kicked. Now, mount on him and practice flying!" It only took a few minutes to learn how to ride on the dragon perfectly.
"Cody! Good, now you know how to fly, you can come practice with us. Now, you must know how to catch while flying, and dodge in this game. Now, I will be throwing these balls at you. I believe muggles call these baseballs. You must catch them single handed, since they are small." Cody nodded and Isaac flew a few feet away from Cody. "You ready?" Yelled Isaac. "Yeah!" Cody replied. Isaac threw 20 baseballs and Cody caught each of them easily. "Good! Now I will be throwing balls at you, and you must try to dodge them." Cody gave the baseballs at Isaac and Isaac began throwing the baseballs at Cody. Cody dodges all of them, and was happy. "You're getting good at this." Said the Valliant. "Thanks." Replied Cody. This is so great! Cody thought. Soon, practice was over and Cody was very tired. He went to get his friends and found them sleeping. He shook them, but they won't wake. By this time everyone was gone. Cody yelled at them, but that didn't work. Cody suddenly felt cold air rush threw him. He heard a cold, airy, chuckling; he looked around but saw only his friends and his dragon sitting on the field, resting. "Was that you Valliant?" Asked Cody. Valliant shook his head. Valliant suddenly sprang up, sniffing the air around him. "Whoa! Was that you who farted?" Said Valliant, trying to breath fresh air. "No!!! Maybe it's you who did it! Gosh, that is so strong!" Choked Cody. A man in a black cloak came swooping down at Cody and grabbed his right arm and flew up high. Cody tried to look at the face but the clocked man shook him violently. Valliant flew up from behind and fired a fireball at the clocked man. The fireball his him hard, but still didn't let go of Cody. Another fireball shot out of Valliant's mouth and hit the cloaked man on the head. The cloaked man suddenly disappeared, and Cody fell. Valliant dived and Cody landed on its back. "What was that?" Said Cody shakily. "Dunno. Let's get out of here though." Suggested Valliant. "But my friends are asleep! I can't carry them." Exclaimed Cody. "They don't asleep right now to me." Said Valliant coolly. "What are you doing up there? Practice already ended!" Said Gabe, looking at his wristwatch. "You were asleep! I'll tell you more what had happened." Cody yelled back. "Mind not yelling? You're hurting my precious ears." Grumbled Valliant. "Oh, sorry." Said Cody.
Lizzie, Gabe, Michelle, and Cody climbed on Valliant's back and flew to the Castle doors. The four of them thanked Valliant and run to the Great Lair.
"It must be dinner time. No one is here." Said Michelle, panting. They passed the empty corridors and finally found the Great Lair. They ran to their table and sat down and began taking food from the food dish and gulped them down. Gabe almost choked for eating too fast.
"So what were you gonna tell us a little while ago Cody?" Said Michelle, turning around to face Cody, who was stuffing his mouth with roasted chicken. He gulped it down quickly and almost choked. Michelle patted him on the back. "Thanks." Said Cody hoarsely. "No problem." Replied Michelle. "So, are you gonna tell us or what?" Said Gabe impatiently. "I'll tell you guys later. There are too many people here." Said Cody, again filling his mouth with chicken. "I figured that out myself Cody." Said Michelle. Cody shot her a look, and Michelle shot back a look. Gabe and Lizzie stared at them and began to laugh. "What?" Said Cody and Michelle at the same time, both confused. "The looks on your faces when you two were shooting looks at each other!" Laughed Gabe. "Whatever." Said Michelle and continued eating.
Chapter 6
The Training
"I have spoken with Sir Blizzar, and he says that it'd be fine to teach a fine student like you Cody. I have also talked with the team leader, and he said that he might recruit you.if you are good enough. Practice will begin tomorrow, which is a weekend. And only weekends you may practice. Violate this and I will cancel your training. Now, class is about to start. Run along now. Wouldn't want to be late." Cody nodded and ran at top speed to his Defense Against The Dark Arts class.
Cody, Lizzie, Michelle, and Gabe ran to the field and saw Sir Blizzar and a dragon on his side. "We'll be sitting in the benches and watch you." Said Gabe. Lizzie, Michelle, and Gabe ran to the benches and sat down. Cody looked at them for a second and then walked towards Sir Blizzar. He looked up at him and smiled a little. He then looked at the dragon that he chose.
"Dwarf Dragons won't let anyone ride on them if they don't know you. To get to know each other you must put your hand slightly near its nose slowly to let it sniff you. That's how it gets to know you. You then must look into its eyes. It will then sort of read your mind that you mean no harm. If it thinks you mean harm, it will bare its teeth and snarl at you. If it thinks you mean no harm, it will lower it's head, and allow you to pet it. Following me?" Cody nodded. "Well, let it get to know you! So we can start your training as soon as possible." Cody looked at Sir Blizzar nervously and walked towards to the dragon. He put up his hand slightly near its nose, as instructed and waited for it to snarl and bare it's teeth at Cody. To his surprise, the dragon lowered its head. Cody pet its head softly. "Good! Now, for the flying part." Said Sir Blizzar. "Oi mate!" Said a voice from behind. Then lots of roars. Cody turned around and saw 6 dragons flying up in the air and 6 riders on the dragons. Cody saw Isaac, but he didn't recognize the others. The landed a few feet away from Cody and got off their dragons, and sprinted towards to Cody.
"Hey." Said Cody. "See your dragons thinks you're no threat." Said Isaac. "Yep!" Said Cody, proudly, and then pet his dragon again. "By the way, this is Angelina Gravis. She's a Shooter, an excellent one too!" Angelina blushed a little. "And this is Vivian Lam, a Shooter also. Good at it, I say." She waved at Cody. Cody smiled. "This is Andrew Johnson. Also a Shooter." Andrew smiled. "This is Gordon Martello, a Knocker. That is Maxwell Martello, a Knocker also. They are twins, but not identical, as you can see. And I am the Defender." "Hello." Said Cody. "Alright now, enough chit-chat. We have to train for our first match in November 13, against The Red Dragons." Said Isaac. The rest of the team trailed off. Sir Blizzar turned to Cody again. "Controlling a dragon is as easy as riding a broom. To make it fly up, you say 'Go'. To make it go faster, you say 'Faster'. To make it slower, you say 'Slower'. To dive, just lean forward and the dragon will know that to do. It's in their blood. To make it stop, just pull the reins, like you would do to stop a horse. To turn, tug the reins to the direction you want it to turn. But gently. Also, don't kick the dragons, they don't like to be kicked. Now, mount on him and practice flying!" It only took a few minutes to learn how to ride on the dragon perfectly.
"Cody! Good, now you know how to fly, you can come practice with us. Now, you must know how to catch while flying, and dodge in this game. Now, I will be throwing these balls at you. I believe muggles call these baseballs. You must catch them single handed, since they are small." Cody nodded and Isaac flew a few feet away from Cody. "You ready?" Yelled Isaac. "Yeah!" Cody replied. Isaac threw 20 baseballs and Cody caught each of them easily. "Good! Now I will be throwing balls at you, and you must try to dodge them." Cody gave the baseballs at Isaac and Isaac began throwing the baseballs at Cody. Cody dodges all of them, and was happy. "You're getting good at this." Said the Valliant. "Thanks." Replied Cody. This is so great! Cody thought. Soon, practice was over and Cody was very tired. He went to get his friends and found them sleeping. He shook them, but they won't wake. By this time everyone was gone. Cody yelled at them, but that didn't work. Cody suddenly felt cold air rush threw him. He heard a cold, airy, chuckling; he looked around but saw only his friends and his dragon sitting on the field, resting. "Was that you Valliant?" Asked Cody. Valliant shook his head. Valliant suddenly sprang up, sniffing the air around him. "Whoa! Was that you who farted?" Said Valliant, trying to breath fresh air. "No!!! Maybe it's you who did it! Gosh, that is so strong!" Choked Cody. A man in a black cloak came swooping down at Cody and grabbed his right arm and flew up high. Cody tried to look at the face but the clocked man shook him violently. Valliant flew up from behind and fired a fireball at the clocked man. The fireball his him hard, but still didn't let go of Cody. Another fireball shot out of Valliant's mouth and hit the cloaked man on the head. The cloaked man suddenly disappeared, and Cody fell. Valliant dived and Cody landed on its back. "What was that?" Said Cody shakily. "Dunno. Let's get out of here though." Suggested Valliant. "But my friends are asleep! I can't carry them." Exclaimed Cody. "They don't asleep right now to me." Said Valliant coolly. "What are you doing up there? Practice already ended!" Said Gabe, looking at his wristwatch. "You were asleep! I'll tell you more what had happened." Cody yelled back. "Mind not yelling? You're hurting my precious ears." Grumbled Valliant. "Oh, sorry." Said Cody.
Lizzie, Gabe, Michelle, and Cody climbed on Valliant's back and flew to the Castle doors. The four of them thanked Valliant and run to the Great Lair.
"It must be dinner time. No one is here." Said Michelle, panting. They passed the empty corridors and finally found the Great Lair. They ran to their table and sat down and began taking food from the food dish and gulped them down. Gabe almost choked for eating too fast.
"So what were you gonna tell us a little while ago Cody?" Said Michelle, turning around to face Cody, who was stuffing his mouth with roasted chicken. He gulped it down quickly and almost choked. Michelle patted him on the back. "Thanks." Said Cody hoarsely. "No problem." Replied Michelle. "So, are you gonna tell us or what?" Said Gabe impatiently. "I'll tell you guys later. There are too many people here." Said Cody, again filling his mouth with chicken. "I figured that out myself Cody." Said Michelle. Cody shot her a look, and Michelle shot back a look. Gabe and Lizzie stared at them and began to laugh. "What?" Said Cody and Michelle at the same time, both confused. "The looks on your faces when you two were shooting looks at each other!" Laughed Gabe. "Whatever." Said Michelle and continued eating.