Dragon's Legacy
Declaimer- I don't own the monkey team Ciro Nieli does. But I own the other characters.
Chapter two: The Course
"Alright Chiro I will give you a quick summary of the race track. That way it won't be of any surprise to you as exactly what you'll encounter.
"The racing track is a course of endurance over 7 of elements. Desert, rocky mountain, forest, plain, swamp, arctic, and air. I will in detail, explain each course.
"Desert. You must make it across a hot and humid desert. You must find the resources to survive on your own and you mustn't get lost. Knowing Icefire you won't have to worry.
"Rocky mountain. You must climb over a mountain that is very dangerous. The stones and rocks are loose and could easily out from underneath you. At a certain point there will be little or no footing.
"Forest. You must travel through a dense tropical forest. It is almost impossible to squeeze in between the trees. It constantly rains so the ground is slippery and mucky in some areas.
"Plain. You will cross a flat stretch of land with grass up to Icefire's chest. The grass will be extremely difficult to maneuver through. Beware there are more dangerous animals there then the other areas." involuntarily Icefire trembled.
"Swamp. You will travel through a marshy land. There is much more water then there is land. The water is infested with crocodiles, with razor sharp teeth that could tear the thin membrane on Icefire's wing or eat Chiro alive." Chiro shuddered.
"Arctic. You will travel across a frigid land. The snow is deep and the winds harsh. There are hidden patches of ice, but very few. Not to mention there will be vicious blizzards.
"Lastly air. Now is where you will test your flying skills. You will fly with other dragons and try to knock each other out of the air on the way to the finish line. Don't worry there is water bellow so no one will be harmed in the fall. At the end you must prove your aim with your fire breath.
"They will be in the order as follows: arctic, rocky mountain, desert, plains, forest, swamp, then air. The rules are simple. You are not allowed to fly until the air part of the course. You are not allowed to use your fire breath until the target part (that includes ice breath). You both must make it to the finish line in order to be victorious. So you must not allow Chiro to freeze, starve, die of thirst, or get heat stroke." Chiro gulped as each possibility of death was recited.
Icefire and Chiro nodded. Chiro had a very determined expression on his face. He seemed to be fearless.
Simon looked at his watch. "You'd better get going the starting line the race is going to start soon. "
Chiro nodded then turned to Icefire. Who still lay on the ground. "Hop on kid." Icefire said as she extended her wing so Chiro could climb into the saddle. Once he was strapped in with Simon's help Icefire instructed him on what to do next "tie the reins loosely onto one of the spines on my neck. Then grab a hold of one the other spines for balance." Chiro did as instructed. Simon came up beside Icefire and she stood and lowered he head so Simon could reach a horn and guide her to the starting line. As they walked they talked.
" Oh before I forget this race could take days even weeks." At seeing Chiro's dismay Simon added, "but your monkeys will be treated well. They wouldn't want the race prizes to die or something."
That didn't seem to cheer Chiro up any. "Don't worry, I just came from the wild a few months ago. I still have my wild nature, the other dragons have ether forgot their's, or they were born here with out it." Icefire reassured. Chiro seemed to cheer up a little as they reached the starting line, and Simon let go of Icefire's horn. On the side of the track in clear view was a platform with a cage. In the cage where 5 robotic monkeys. They were looking helplessly out at the racers.
Icefire pitied them knowing how it felt. She decided to give them hope. She acted out to get their attention by spreading her wings and beating the air with them while roaring.
This caught the monkeys' attention. When the looked at her Icefire turned so they could see Chiro. The monkeys began to call to him in monkey language. To Icefire's surprise Chiro called back in monkey.
This caused every dragon and human to stop and watch, the dragons with their unique tong knew what was being said, the humans were clueless. "Don't worry monkey team, if I can win the race with Icefire here." Chiro patted her neck, "you'll be free, it'll take a while though. Could be days or maybe even weeks."
Hope was visible in the monkeys' eyes along with happiness and sorrow. "We know you will come through for us Chiro." A silver monkey with ice blue pools for eyes, just like the boy, said. The other monkeys nodded in agreement.
"Please hurry, Chiro," A yellow monkey with bright pink eyes said.
"We're counting on you, kid." A red monkey with black abyss black eyes said.
"Have fun Chiro but don't forget to save us." A green monkey with the same black eyes as the red monkey said.
Lastly a blue monkey with the same black eyes as the two before him, spoke. "We know you will come trough for us."
Icefire spoke to them in the monkey language. "Don't worry I'm fresh from the wild and have sharper instincts than the other dragons." The monkeys seemed surprised but they nodded.
"Dragons take your positions!" the announcer called."
Icefire backed up behind the line where a deployed stall surrounded them. She stood still every muscle tense. Her eyes narrowed.
Tubes were lowered and conceded to the stalls. These tubes led out into the arctic and onto the racing course. Once the tubes were connected every one was silent. A loud bell sounded.