The morning slowly came. Drum and Gao slept in the bed. The mini red dragon was snoring loudly, but Gao wasn't bored by it. Eventually, the alarm clock rang and the two woke up. Gao pushed Drum out of the bed by accident.

"Ouch! Watch what you're doing Gao?" Drum grunted.

"Sorry," Gao nervously chuckled.

Drum replied back, "Don't sorry me. You kick my face out of the bed!"

Gao grumbled and stood up, "It's not my fault, but I still apology."

"So your saying it's my fault?" Drum asked.

The two said nothing before chuckling.

"That was a stupid argument," Drum admitted, "It wasn't your fault."

"You're always grumpy when the clock ring. Anyway, we have to get ready for school," Gao said as he dressed himself.

Drum did the same as he grumbled, "I hate school."

"It's not that long for you."

"I'm lucky to be born as a dragon."

Gao picked his deck case and the two climbed down the stairs. Gao stopped when his head suddenly started pounding while the Disaster core lightly shined with his crimson red light, "Urgh!"

Drum stopped and turned around, "Gao?" He saw Gao putting his hand on his forehead, "Gao!" He climbed by his side.

"I'm fin-e," Gao painfully replied. He climbed down one stair when the pain suddenly increased. He lost his balance and tumble down the stairs.

Drum was caught by Gao and felt down first with Gao landing on him. The red dragon didn't complain with the boy crushing him and instead asked, "Gao. Are you alright?" he didn't get an answer. He turned toward the boy and noticed he had his eyes closed, "Gao!"

Suzumi came first and saw Gao's left arm pointing at the wrong direction, "Gao!" she yelled rushing by his side. She asked his name again and Gao didn't answer, "Call an ambulance!"

Her husband came and the moment he saw Gao, he called them. Hanako yelled, "Big bro!" while Halberd and Tenbu dashed by the side of the boy.

None of them thought of using a healing spellcard while they panicked and Drum didn't try to move when he heard Suzumi calling an ambulance and learning that his arm might be broken, Gao! Hang in there! He thought with fear beating strongly in his heart.

Chapter 79: The Upcoming Storm

Tasuku and Jackknife joined his friends at the rooftop. He saw Baku, Kuguru, Ironchain, Cat Sith, Kiri and Joker eating together. Kiri was a little farther away from his friends as they ate. Everyone appeared to be worried.

"Hello," Tasuku said waving his hands at them.

"Hi," they replied.

Maybe Noboru absence is noticeable now, Tasuku thought.

Jackknife asked, "Where's Gao and Drum?"

The blue haired boy noticed it and was a little worried.

"We don't know," Baku replied.

"We didn't see him in class," Kiri added.

"And we didn't see him coming at school and neither his sister," Kuguru replied.

"Didn't see Drum or Halberd in class," Ironchain added that information, which wasn't calming them.

Baku cellphone rang and answered it, "Moshi Moshi... Yes- What? What happen to Gao?"

Everyone turned toward him and were worried.

Baku face paled before he said, "We'll come to the hospital once class is over," he hung up, "Gao is unconscious at the hospital. He tumbles down the stairs after he got a headache."

Their face also paled.

"Gao," Kiri whispered as he clenched his hands in worrisome.

"We have to see him," Tasuku decided.

"He's stable in the hospital but we should see him now anyway," Baku said.

Jackknife sighed and knew he had to say the thing that would anger them, "We should wait after school. We shouldn't risk being in trouble if he's no awake. We still have school."

"But we can't just stay here and do nothing," Kiri replied.

Jackknife sighed again, but held his stand, "Gao wouldn't want any of you to be in trouble and his family is already by his side."

Tasuku gave in, "Yeah. He wouldn't, but we are going at the hospital after school."

"Yes," Jackknife replied.

The Mikado's family stood around the bed where Gao still remained unconscious after the incident with his arm held in a plaster cast. Drum sat on a chair near the bed and scratched his arms nervously. He was kinda glad Gao wasn't really hurt that bad. His arm wasn't broken, but it will take a while to heal. Halberd stood by the side of Hanako and whispered, "Gao's alright. You're mother said he'll get better soon."

Gao. If only I could have done something. I could have, but I just let him felt on me, Drum worryingly thought.

He heard loud footstep and saw Gao's friends and their buddies.

"Gao!" they yelled.

Suzumi frowned, "Don't yell. You are in a hospital."

"Sorry," they replied.

The humans surrounded the bed while their buddies remained behind.

Jackknife looked around and asked, "Where's Tenbu?"

Halberd pointed outside the room, "Near nurses."

They saw Tenbu flying after one nurse, "Wait young beauty. I cannot unseen the wonderful radiance of your soul in your uniform," he saw another nurse passing by, "Hello my lady. Can I ask for your name please?"

"Hey! Gao is wounded!" Drum yelled at the old dragon.

Tenbu flew back in the room, "Sorry. But it would have been worst if I ceased being myself."

He kinda had a point, but his point was still really weak.

"What happened?" Tasuku asked for more detail.

Drum resumed what happened, "When we started climbing down the stairs, Gao had a headache, but when he tried to climb down one more stair, he tumble down. We don't know he got a headache, he was fine when he woke up, except from pushing me off the bed, but that's about me."

Kiri realised it was a little like him, Did I give what I have to Gao? He asked himself with some guilt, I don't know.

Drum turned toward Tenbu and asked, "Do you know why he had a headache?"

Tenbu lightly twitched when he was asked and coughed. Everyone thought he saw a very pretty nurse with his head looking at the door, "I don't know," I cannot tell you.

Drum grumbled and quietly looked at Gao.

"Do not think it's your fault Drum. You picked the best decision," Halberd told Drum.

"How can you be so sure?" he asked.

"Because it's not possible to know if where you would end," Halberd replied. He then focused on Hanako who was still crying a little.

He's right. If I was in my real form, but over him, I would have crushed him, Drum thought.

"I hope he'll get better soon," Kuguru commented.

It was then that Suzumi gasped, "Wait. Why didn't we think of it? You can use your healing spell cards on Gao right?"

Baku took out his spell card and used it. The body of Gao shined, but there wasn't any major change. Ironchain walked closer and sniffed the boy, "I think it works even if he's not conscious. I don't smell anything bad in his arms."

That let a huge wave of relief in them.

"That's good news. I was so worried," Takashi said as he picked and held the hand of his wife.

Hanako picked her buddy hand and smiled, "I'm so happy big brother is going to be okay."

Halberd nodded.

Tasuku lightly smiled, "I'm glad, but I'm worried about how he suddenly got his headache."

"I'm thinking the same thing," Jackknife agreed.

"Do you think it's like me?" Kiri asked.

"Maybe. But I'm 100% sure it's not your fault. If I'm wrong, I'm going to melt right now," Joker said. He stood there without moving. He eventually nervously looked at himself and sight in relief, "I'm not, so don't worry about it."

That brought a small smile on Kiri.

Tasuku whispered, "I hope you get better soon Gao," his cellphone then rang. He answered it, "Moshi Moshi. Ah- Commander I. Sorry if I'm not on duty right now... Gao was wounded and I came to see him-" Tasuku nodded, "I'm coming right now," he hung up, "I got to go. There is a situation and we have to join Takihara and his buddy."

"Good-luck. We'll stay by his side," Baku replied.

Tasuku and Jackknife leaved the hospital. Eventually, it was starting to get late and Gao's friends had to return home and only the family remained by Gao's side.

Halberd looked outside and noticed that the sun was slowly fading away as the darkness came, but he also saw dark clouds coming to cover the sky and hid the stars for the night.

Takashi checked outside, "There is a storm coming. Everyone, we should return home now."

They turned around and walked away when, "Go without me please. I want to stay a little longer."

Drum was still by Gao side.

"You're going to get wet if the storm strikes," Tenbu warned the red dragon.

"Don't worry. I'm a dragon," Drum replied.

"Let's go," Suzumi said, "Don't come home too late Drum."

"I won't," he replied to them.

Drum was then alone with Gao, he walked closer and said, "I'll stay a little longer buddy, maybe you're going to wake up soon."

In the top of a skyscraper, the two Thunder Knights Dragons watched the sky darkening as the storm came closer.

"The storm will strike soon," one said.

"Sensei, we should find a shelter, it's dangerous," the other one replied.

"No needs for shelter. We are Thunder Knights and the storm isn't something that can scare us," the sensei replied.

"But I don't know how to control lightning like you. I'm just beginning controlling in my battle art," the other one replied.

"Don't worry, I'll show you how to control it soon," his sensei replied.

His apprentice wasn't reassure and was about to protest again when his sensei said, "Wait," his sensei sniffed loudly, "I smell Halberd stench and it's not weak," he once again sniffed and looked down, "Found it. Follow me," he then jumped from the roof to a small building toward the ground.

"W-wait sensei!" his apprentice followed him and jumped down behind him.

Takashi drove the car while the others were watching outside quietly with the window opened.

Halberd still held Hanako hand, "Are you alright Hanako? You know Gao's going to get better soon."

"I know," Hanako replied with a smile.

Halberd wasn't sure if her smile was honest or not, but knew enough about her, Is she thinking about her older brother who passed away? He then smelt something he didn't like. He checked outside the window and saw two things converging toward the car they were in. Halberd tried to see what it was and when he saw their armor, he knew it was the Thunder Knights, "Takashi. Can you stop here please?"

"Hum- Why is that?" Takashi asked.

"I just need to go outside now," Halberd replied.

"You can hold it until we are home," Takashi replied.

"It's not about peeing!" the red dragon shamefully yelled.

Tenbu checked outside and saw the two dragons coming closer towards them, "Takashi. We should do as he said."

"Alright," Takashi answered as he pulled over.

Halberd climbed out of the car, "Sorry, but I might be late," before closing the door and walking away.

Takashi continued driving while Habako watched Halberd.

"Takashi. Something is going on," Suzumi said as she noticed Halberd was waiting for something.

"You feel it too?" he replied.

"Yes," Suzumi answered.

Halberd looked around as he slowly walked. He searched for an isolate place where he could confront the two Thunder Knights he saw. Sadly, he never got the chance when the two dragons landed in front of him in their real form, weapons out and pointing at them.

They were at the middle of the road and cars stopped and some collided. One of the Thunder Knights looked around concerned while the other one had his gaze fixed on Halberd.

The red dragon didn't like the way they were looking at them and the crowd that slowly assembled around them. Halberd recognised both of them.

The first one was Thunder Knights, Double Flail Dragon. He was a gold dragon with silver eyes, pale yellow wings and underbelly while the red of his scales were pale golden. He wore a silver armor and helmet while his two weapons were red and silver Flail.

The other one was Thunder Knight Silver Chain Dragon. Halberd was surprised to see that blue dragon with the Thunder Knight armor thought. He had pale blue eyes looking uncertain of their presence there. He wore a silver armor with white fur around his neck and a long red cape on his back. His weapon was a long silver chain with a lightning decoration at the extremity of the chains.

"What are you doing here in your true form? It's ille-" Halberd was cut when the Flail smash near his face.

"That isn't something you should worry about Halberd!" Flail grunted at him before showing his fang, "It tooks a while to find you, but you will receive the punishment you deserve for hurting the pride and honor of the Thunder Knights."

"Sensei," Silverchain tried to speak, but Flail glanced at him and nodded negatively.

"I know I hurt the honor of the Thunder Knights, but it was the right thing to do," Halberd replied.

Flail took one step forward him, "But the punishment was too easy on you. You're exile on Human world wasn't enough of a payment to reclaim what you made us lost. We will bring your head back to Dragon World."

Halberd knew he couldn't talk this up. He checked around and knew it was too dangerous to fight in the middle of the city, "I might have accepted this punishment before, but I will do everything to survive Frail. I have many people I hold dear in my heart and I will not hurt them by dying," Frail was ready to fight when Halberd raised his hand, "But I ask of you, that we fight elsewhere. There is way too many innocents here-"

"He's right," Silverchain replied.

Frail aimed at Halberd, but the red dragon dodged while the spot where he was had a hole, "Not a chance!"

He doesn't care about innocent getting involved, Halberd looked at the crowd, "Run! You might get hurt!" he yelled before turning in his real form and raised his shield.

Frail grinned, "It's time for you to die."

AC: This is the end of chapter 79.

Next chapter: The Lightning strike.

Chapter 81: The Thunder Strikes Tokyo.