Street Racers Chapter 4: Two Races, One Loss, a Yu-Gi-Oh + Dragon Booster Crossover fanfic

Zypher: Hello again. Thought I would start up with the next chapter to Street Racers so please enjoy.

Street Racers

Chapter 4

The next day, Yami headed out with Aqua to the Motou dragon stables to pick up Yugi. 'I wonder where Seto and the others went off to. They didn't call last night and they normally would.' Yami thought as they reached Sun City.

Back in the Demon Eye crew compound, Anzu delivered the Furox to Raphael. "Well done, Anzu. Now all we need to do is find Aqua. The boss said he has two races going today, the Horn of Libris tournament and a race in Down City. You're partnering up with me and Cronos in the Horn of Libris tournament and you're on your own in the dragon race in Down City but we'll set traps in order for you to capture them if we fail during the Horn of Libris tournament." Raphael said and she nodded.

"Make sure that controlling gear stays on that dragon. If you lose him, you will be punished." He said as he threw the Furox to her and she clumsily caught it before they left out.

Aqua stopped at the entrance and Yugi walked out from the house. "Oh, hello Yami. What's brings you here?" Yugi asked as they walked over to the stables. "Well, I want to invite you to join me in two of the races I'm joining in today." Yugi blinked, complete surprised at the offer. 'An invitation to join him in a race. Oh, I want to join him but I don't want to embarrass myself.' Yugi thought. Aqua sensed him worry and crooned softly, walking over to him and nuzzling him softly.

"See, even Aqua wants you to come." Yami said with a smile. He laughed softly and patted his head. "Oh alright, I'll come. Should I bring Wolfe?" he asked. Yami nodded. "Yes, you'll need him in the second race." He replied as Yugi let out Wolfe and equipped his riding gear. Come on or else we'll be late for the Horn of Libris tournament." he said as he mounted on Aqua's back.

Yugi nodded and mounted on Wolfe's back and they both left out, never knowing of what's in store for them.

Raphael and Anzu made it to the track early. "So are we placing traps here?" Anzu asked. "Yes, we need to eliminate other riders so they won't get in the way and once we're up next to Aqua, you place the Furox before they can catch on to what's happening." Raphael explained and she nodded. 'Hopefully I don't screw this up.'

"Welcome all to the Dragon City Horn of Libris tournament. Riders pit against other riders as they scale up the track, using outstanding tricks and mag jumps to reach their goal; the Horn of Libris!" Budge announced. People cheered as the riders started to line up at the starting line.

Yugi looked around, quite afraid that he may mess this up. Yami turned to look back to him. "Don't worry, Yugi. I trust you. We will win this together." he said and Yugi nodded, knowing that he gave him more confidence to do this. He looked around again and gasped.

'Anzu is in the race too?! If she sees me with Yami, she'll be furious!' he thought frantically before shaking his head. 'No, can't worry now. Yami trusts me to help him win this race and I'm not going to mess this up for him.' he thought with determination.

"Are the racers ready?!" Budge yelled. They nodded. "Ok then! On my signal!" he continued. Aqua got ready as well as the other dragons or beasts. "GO!" he called, giving the signal and they shot off, each pair of racers taking a different set path from the three that were choices.

Raphael and Anzu followed behind a group of racers. "Get ready to mag jump while I take care of the racers in front." Raphael said and she nodded. He looked down to his dragon. "Ok Cronos, you know what to do." He said and the dragon nodded. He mag burst Anzu up so she can hit the target while Raphael hit the switch, casing the race track beneath the racers fall.

They yelled and screamed as they fell through the pit. He closed up the pit once more and Anzu hit the target with her flash stick. She landed back on Cronos' back as he headed up the next path. "Get ready, Anzu, we should be getting closer to Yami and Aqua soon." Raphael said and she nodded.

Aqua surpassed all the other racers and getting closer to the first target. "Ready, Yugi?" Yami asked and he nodded. "Alright then. Yugi, get ready to mag jump to the target." Yugi gave another nod as Aqua mag burst Yugi up and he hit the switch with ease. He landed onto Aqua's back softly as they headed up the next path.

Just as they made it up into the second path, Yugi saw Anzu and the rider she was with appear as well. "Yami, we better watch out. Anzu is here with another racer and I really don't want her to notice me with you or else something bad may happen."

"Don't worry, Yugi. She will not harm you in any way or else she will have to deal with me."

Yugi smiled as they continued on the track, getting closer to their goal.

"Ok, there they are. Are you ready?" Raphael asked as he readied up the next trap. Anzu growled when she saw Yugi and nodded. "Yes, I have a bone to pick with Yugi for starters." She sneered. Raphael nodded as he pushed the switch and the rest of the racers fell, leaving only Cronos and Aqua.

"Get moving, Cronos, before we lose them." he demanded and the red bone dragon started moving faster to catch up with Aqua.

"Yami, I have a feeling something is going to happen." Yugi murmured. "I know what you mean. Most of the racers are gone from the track and I believe Anzu and her racing partner have something to do with it." Aqua made it up to the next target and mag burst Yugi up so he can hit the next target.

They went up the path and Cronos was stuck with following the main path as the gate closed. "How are we going to catch up with them now?" Anzu questioned. "Don't worry about it. Let them take this win but you better not fail during the second race." he said as Cronos jumped off the track down to the streets before they ran off to prepare for the next race.

As they went further up the track, Yugi didn't see Anzu anymore and sighed in happiness. 'At least she's gone now.' Yugi thought as they came up to where the horn was positioned. Aqua gave him a boost up and he took hold of the trophy. When Yugi landed on his back, he stopped and people cheered.

'Still, what happened to Anzu and why did she even bother to join? Like Yugi said, something is going on and I have a bad feeling it involves Aqua.' Yami thought as Aqua headed back down and went on his way to Down City for their next race.

Jou and Kaiser met up with the rest of the gang in Down City as well. "Hey, did any of you see Yugi today?" Jou asked. "Did you even bother to stop at the stables first?" Malik retorted and Jou grinned as he shook his head. "Uh, no?" he muttered sheepishly and Malik sighed. Ryou and Diamond came up and stopped before them.

"We did. Sugoroku said he already went out with Yami to spend the day with him." Hearing that shocked everyone. "Yami, the best racer in Dragon City, invited Yugi out for a day with him? I knew it. He must like Yugi or else he wouldn't be doing all this for him." Malik claimed. Jou and Ryou nodded. "Well, if I remember correctly, he should have two races, the Horn of Libris which should be over by now and a race here in Down City. We should go look for them before the race starts." Topaz suggested and they nodded in agreement as they headed for the track.

Anzu made it up to the track with Doruke and made sure she had all the gear she needed. "Let's see, disruptor mines, thrusters, energy drain, drag box, ramming and bashing gear. All check." Anzu murmured as she checked over Doruke. "Let's get ready, Doruke. We can't fail this mission." She said as they walked over to the starting line.

Yugi climbed off Aqua's back when they reached the track and Wolfe came out from his place. He purred when Yugi pat his head. "I'm happy to see you too Wolfe. Ready to be in your first race?" Yugi asked and he nodded. "Come on Yugi, we better get Wolfe some stronger gear so he won't be getting hurt during the race." Yami said, taking him over to where he rented a pen with all his gears inside.

"Hey, Yugi!" Jou called as they ran up. He turned and smiled, waving to them. "Hi, guys. What brings you here?" he asked. "We wanted to see you. We're surprised that Yami invited you to join him in the race today." Jou replied. "Yeah, jii-chan thought it would be a good idea since Yami did save him from the Demon Eye crew yesterday when he was taken. There's something going on and I'm worried about what they're planning."

"Well, you better be careful then. Whatever the Demon Eye crew is planning may drag you in as well." Diamond murmured and he nodded before he ran off to join Yami to get Wolfe some gear.

Soon enough, they were ready for the race, Yugi's friends watching from the crowd. It was then Diamond spotted Anzu. "What in the world she's doing here? She normally wouldn't join a race with her sad excuse for a dragon…but she has another one and he looks pretty fast." She muttered and the others looked in her direction.

"You're right but where in the world did she get such a dragon? I never heard of a red and black bone before." Ryou whispered. "Something must be up and I'm worried about Yugi's safety. Come on, Ryou, let's get in there before the race starts. There's one empty slot left." Ryou nodded as he climbed onto her saddle and she jumped over the railing, joining in the race as well.

Bakura, who was in the race as well, was shocked to see Ryou and Diamond joining in the race. 'But they have such low level gear. They couldn't possibly survive this race without getting hurt from a bad collision.' Bakura thought and looked down to Crimson. "Well, it seems we'll be seeing my little angel sooner that we thought. But the problem is your little angel happens to have low level gear and will get hurt pretty easy. Keep an eye on them." Bakura whispered and Crimson nodded.

"Of course. Why would I not keep an eye on my soon to be mate? I happen to like her at first sight and not to mention she is a rare breed. We deserve more beautiful white sphinxes like her in Dragon City." Crimson claimed and Bakura nodded. "Yes, you are right on that one but remember, you can't go up to her, claiming her as your mate or else we'll both lose that chance even thought I would rather have the boy as a lover than a mate."

Crimson nodded once more and waited for Budge to give them the signal.

"Perfect, she's in position. And what's this, a rare breed of sphinx? Maybe Master Dartz wouldn't mind taking her as well." Raphael murmured. "Aye, you might have a good eye there. Many say that she's supposed to be the last breed of white sphinxes. Do you think she may fall for one of the traps?" A red-brown haired male questioned. "She might, Varon, depending if that girl place the mines in the right place to at least veer her off course and fall for the ones we set up." A man with dark red hair spoke.

"Well, we'll find out soon enough. Master Dartz will be pleased if she can succeed in getting the Black Jewel dragon and the last white sphinx in Dragon City."

"On my signal!" Budge called. They got ready, Yugi feeling a bit nervous but Yami was beside him and gave him a small smile in which he returned. "GO!" he announced and the racers shot out from the track as the gates were let down.

Wolfe ran beside Aqua the whole time, making sure no one was planning to harm him in any way. Diamond was on the other side of the track, watching for Anzu. 'Where is she?' Diamond wondered and finally spotted her speeding past Yami and Yugi. 'What's she up to?' she thought as she moved to get closer, dodging other racers. She saw her throw a disruptor mine in front of them.

"Oh no!" Diamond cried and Ryou looked down to her. "What! What's going on?!" Ryou exclaimed. "Anzu threw out a disruptor mine in front of Yugi and Yami! Hold on!" she snarled as Ryou held on and she hurried before the mine can go off.

Bakura saw this and gasped. 'They're not protected for such a blast!' he thought and led Crimson quickly to where they were heading.

Yami saw the mine and Yugi was heading towards it. "Aqua, use the Lv 9 Tentacle gear! Yugi's heading for a Disruptor Mine!" Yami said and he nodded as he used the turquoise gear to capture Wolfe and led him away. Other racers unfortunately were hit with the blast.

"Diamond, use the Lv 3 Thrusters." Ryou said and she ignited the thrusters, jumping over the mass of other racers before landing and making her way on the path. Crimson was appalled at the move. "Nice dodge there." He murmured and Bakura nodded as they continued to follow.

"Crud! The trap didn't work! Doruke, fall back and get ready to launch the Drag Box." Anzu murmured and he nodded mindlessly as he started falling back from behind Yami and Yugi.

Diamond came up behind her and Ryou brought out his Lv 4 Energy Drain. "This should take care of her for a short while." Ryou said and he threw out the whip and it connected to the ramming gear Doruke had on his torso. He growled in pain and tried to shake off the energy whip.

"What the…!" Anzu exclaimed and looked behind her to see Ryou. "What are you doing here?!" she hissed. "We're stopping you from whatever you're planning! Yami and Yugi deserve this day together!" Ryou growled, surprisingly pissed at the girl but he had good reason to be this time. She growled and used the Flash Stick to blind them for the moment, causing them to fall back a bit before she sent out another disruptor mine on their path.

Bakura and Crimson made their way up there and saw the second disruptor mine right in their path. "Crimson, use the Lv 6 Thrusters!" Bakura called and he used the gear, speeding up next to Diamond and grabbed her before she could hit the mine and moved her to the other side. She shook her head and looked to them. "Thanks." She whispered.

"No problem. Now, let's take care of the girl." Crimson said as they sped up to her once again.

"That's the second disruptor mine she used. She's up to something. Come, combine your Lv 6 speed gear with your thrusters and follow me." Yami said as he started up his Lv 10 Thrusters. Yugi did as he said and followed behind him. She growled again as they sped out of sight. "Curse them! Come on, Doruke!" Anzu snarled and the dragon ran faster, almost succeeding to 200 miles.

They were getting closer to one of the traps Raphael set up but they never notice that it was in their path. Anzu was close behind them but so were Ryou and Bakura. "Ready to use a little ramming gear?" Bakura asked and he nodded. They made it up next to Anzu and she looked to them both, sneering. "You better get ready to wipe that look off your face, girl." Bakura growled as Diamond and Crimson were covered with the green ramming gear and they rammed into her on both side, causing Doruke to lose some of his gear, including the Drag Box she had for Yami and Yugi.

"You will pay for that!" she yelled but they only ran past her. "Well, at least they heading for the trap Raphael set." she whispered, grinning a little. Raphael watched and once they got close to the point they couldn't react in time, he set of the trap. The ground fell from below them and Aqua made a quick jump, grabbing Wolfe before he could slide in. But Crimson didn't have the same reaction time as he jump over the pit.

He stopped and turned back, watching as Ryou and Diamond fell through the pit. "No!" Bakura cried and was about to head back but was hit with a strong mag blast. The trap doors closed and he growled, looking to Anzu who stopped them. "Sorry, but the boss wants Diamond since she is a rare breed. So that takes care of one. Now I must head off to capture Aqua~" Anzu preened as Doruke ran off again.

"No she couldn't have found out about Aqua's secret. Come on, Crimson, I realized something. The dragon she's on. He has black controlling gear, that's why she's using him and this must be a part of some plan. We need to get rid of it before Yugi or Yami are hurt." Bakura said and he nodded as they continued on, knowing that after they take care of Anzu, they will find a way to save Ryou and Diamond.

They continued on the track, getting closer to the finish line. "Ready to finish this race together, Yugi?" Yami asked and he nodded. "Come on, then." He said as he used his thruster gear once more, Yugi following behind. Unfortunately, Anzu came up beside them quickly and she rammed Yugi away, almost causing Wolfe to lose his balance off the track. He was quick to use his stabilizer gear to get him back on track and glared at her.

"Hello Yami, it's nice to see you here on such a wonderful day~" She whispered. "Why are you here?" he growled. "It's nothing, just have a present for Aqua." She claimed as she pulled out the Furox and he gasped. "Don't you dare…" he hissed as he moved away. She was about to place the bone mark on the jewel set on Aqua's head but Yugi rammed into her, causing her to lose the Furox.

"No!" she screamed as the bone mark slid off the course. She glared at Yugi and was about to ram him again but Aqua saw the controlling gear on Doruke and recognized him as well. Using a well-aimed mag burst, he hit the gear causing it to short-circuit and explode, causing Doruke to stop in his tracks. Aqua stopped as well. "Doruke! Are you alright?!" he asked in worry. It has been much too long since he seen his longtime friend. Doruke shook his head and nodded.

"I'm fine. What going on?" he asked. "This wench had a controlling gear on your and was using you to try and place a strong bone mark on me. I knew something fishy was going on since she had you and not her prissy dragon." He explained. He growled, causing her to gulp in fear. He mag burst her off his back and threw her a few meters before launching a disruptor mine in her direction. He ran off, giving a farewell to Aqua as he left, planning to help them out before something worse happens. Bakura and Crimson ran past her but not before giving her a quick mag blast on their way by.

They met up with the others and saw the control gear was on the ground in pieces. "At least that problem been taken care of but now we have a bigger problem." Bakura said.

"Why?"

"A boy and his white sphinx fell through a trap earlier. Crimson couldn't save them in time because the trap was triggered too soon for him to respond and get them out of the way." he explained. "No, Ryou got caught?" Yugi gasped in fear.

"I'm afraid so." Bakura said. 'At least I know his name now but right now, we need to figure out where he and his sphinx are.' He thought. "Well, let's finish this race first and we'll figure out what to do from there. I think I have a pretty good guess who has them." Yami said and they nodded as they sped off for the finish, Yami and Yugi making it past first before Bakura.

"Something odd is going on. At first there was a whole line of racers and now it's only Yami, Yugi and Bakura. Where could Ryou have gone?" Topaz wondered. Yugi walked over to them. "You guys, we may need your help, Ryou and Diamond fell for a trap on the course and is lost somewhere in Down City. Yami says he may have an idea where they could be and we will need more help just in case." Yugi explained and they nodded as they headed off, now having a mission to locate Ryou and Diamond.

Zypher: That's all for this chapter. Hope you will review.