Michelle and Leapdra was out at night for a scroll until they spot the Dragon Eyes Crew and Dragon Booster...

Ch. 5: Never Alone part 1

((Michelle's POV))

Few days later after the Horn of Libris, me and Leapdra decided to a walk in the even to catch some fresh air. While Leapdra walks on the streets with me on her, I was wondering about what happened back at the Squire's End.

/Everyone else had their own main draconium color, but... Why did my draconium had two colors in it and not black? I'm so confuse.../

My thoughts was suddenly interrupt when Leapdra suddenly stop while at the same time, snarling very quietly at something ahead. "...What is it, girl?" I whispered.

Leapdra softly responds, {It's the Dragon Eyes Crew.}

As soon as she finish saying it, Moordryd, Cain and their dragons zip in front without noticing us at all.

"What the scales?" I mumbled. Then seconds later Artha, who's now as the Dragon Booster, and Beau were running after Moordryd and Cain. "...Looks like the new hero of legends is after the Dragon Eyes Crew again."

{You think?} Leapdra snorted.

I glare down at her, "Just shut it and follow quietly... They might need our help later."

Leapdra nodded at me and secretly follows after Beau and Artha through the streets and alleys. As we've finally stop near a dead end, we only saw Dragon Booster and Beau, but not Moordryd, Cain or the dragons.

"...That's strange. Those two trouble makers should've been here as well." I spoke quietly so Dragon Booster couldn't hear.

Leapdra glances up at me, {Maybe they got away?}

"Maybe..." I pondered then thought up something. "Unless..."

All of the sudden there was a big flash that startle me, Leapdra, Dragon Booster and Beau. Few seconds after the flash dies down, the screens on the walls went into frizz then show four Wraith Dragons.

"WAAAH! Wraith Dragon!" Dragon Booster exclaimed. Suddenly, something underneath Beau was moving then quickly opens under Beau, making the dragon of legends and Dragon Booster fall into the huge vents to who knows where it leads.

"DRAGON BOOSTER!" I cried with worries. "We have to go after to save them!"

Leapdra suddenly smirks, {Way ahead of ya, Michelle!} then leaps into vents to go after them as I yelled.

It took minutes to finally get out of the vent, but to me felt like hours.

As me and Leapdra shoots out from the vents...

"OOF!"

...we collided into something or someone.

I shook my head from the fall and impact as I lay on the ground, "Ouch! I hope we never do that again..."

"Likewise..." I heard a painful groan... from below me.

"Huh?" I look down and notices I was lying on Dragon Booster. "OH MY!" I quickly got off of him. "I am so sorry!"

Dragon Booster shook his head then slowly stands up, "I-It's fine..."

I heard some groans near by and saw Leapdra leaning on Beau, who's lying on the ground when Leapdra collides into.

"Michelle, what are you and Leapdra doing here?" Dragon Booster asked.

"Well, to make it short... Me and Leapdra saw you and Beau chasing after Moordryd and his crew, fall in a huge vent and went after you." I explained to him. Then I look around the new area. "...Um... Where are we anyway?" there were big rubble of old buildings, some old junk that people throw away and everything, even the sky looked kinda gray.

Dragon Booster just shrugged at me as he don't know either. He tries to contact Parmon and Lance, but can't get any contract at all.

"We're out of range!" Dragon Booster murmured.

Both Beau and Leapdra started to get worry about the surround area.

"Don't look so worry, you two." said Dragon Booster. "If you guys get worry, I get worry."

Beau tried to smiles with no worries, Leapdra rolled her eyes at him, knowing he's just as worry as she is.

"That's better." Dragon Booster petted Beau. "Come on guys... It's a long climb up back to the Mid City. And the best is part, you and Leapdra get to do the climbing."

Beau pushes his snort against Dragon Booster's back, {You first!}

"Hey!" Dragon Booster looks back at his dragon with his arms crossed. "Oh, you want me to go first?"

Beau nods as smirks at him, {Yes!}

Dragon Booster scoffs at Beau, "...Big baby..."

I roll my eyes at him, /Said the hero of legends.../

Dragon Booster's cries startle me at first. "What's wrong?" I asked.

"W-Wraith Dragon's foot prints..." He responded.

I look down at Dragon Booster's feet and see a big foot of a dragon. "Well... this just keeps getting better and better..." I groaned.

"I-I guess we're not alone down here..." Dragon Booster nervously chuckled. "Okay... Let's try to relax."

Then we suddenly see more foot prints of the Wraith Dragons, coming towards us!

"Uh... How about LET'S NOT!" I cried.

Beau and Leapdra mags us onto them as the two Wraith Dragons, a two legged and four legged, appears in front of us, snarling at us while wearing a Green Ramming Gear.

"They must've follow us!" Dragon Booster exclaimed.

"What was your first clue?!" I shouted as Leapdra back away a bit.

The two Wraith Dragons shots two mag-burst mace ball at us, but me and Dragon Booster manages to block an knock them away with our Blocking Staffs. The two legged Wraith Dragon roars at us.

"Come on! This way!" Dragon Booster drove Beau ahead with me and Leapdra behind them.

The Wraith Dragons were right behind us.

"Over there! Across that bridge!" Dragon Booster shouted.

We've drove our dragons across halfway through the bridge. However, the bridge starts to crumble behind then underneath us! Ours dragon manages to leap then lands on the other side of the bridge. The Wraith Dragons quickly stop from the other side, knowing that they can't get across.

Dragon Booster sighs with relief, "That was a one... At least those dragon are over there and we're over here." he look at me.

I was about to say something until I suddenly spot something huge from afar on a cliff edge. I spot a huge dragon! "Uh... Dragon Booster? We're also trap with that!" I pointed at the huge figure so Dragon Booster can see it. It was a huge dragon!

"Wh-Whatever that is, we've gonna run!" He shouted.

"Don't have to tell me twice!" I drove Leapdra to get far away from the huge dragon or whatever it was with Beau and Dragon Booster by our side.

About few minutes later, we've finally found a hiding spot to rest near a huge rubble of walls and pillars.

Dragon Booster peeks over to see if that huge dragon we just saw before, "I-I think we lost him... it... Uh..." he walks back to us.

I sigh at him, "Let's just hope that 'thing' won't find us next time... 'Cause I got a bad feeling about this." as I look around with unease. I started to have feeling we're not alone in this weird place...

Dragon Booster lays his hand on my shoulder for comfort, "Don't worry so much, Michelle..." I blush a bit. "Besides, that's Parmon's job to worry." he smirked.

I quietly snorts with annoyances as he walk over to our small food. /That's guy, I swear.../

"Hungry guys?" Dragon Booster asked our dragons.

Our two dragons nod their heads with glee for food. All of the sudden, we all heard a quiet, but close by sound.

"...That better be you're stomach." Dragon Booster said to Beau with discomfort from the strange sound.

Suddenly, a weird shadow quickly pass by on a wall. "Did you see that?" Dragon Booster spoke while I nodded at him.

Dragons looked confuse of what Dragon Booster and I just saw. Then the same shadow pass by quickly again, again and again!

{What's going on here?} Leapdra whined.

{I don't know, but I wish it would stop!} Beau roared, but low like.

Dragon Booster grab his Blocking Staff then looks at Beau, "Oh, sure... Let everybody else know we're down." Then stupidly he shouts, "Hey! Everybody, we're ov-!"

I quickly covers his mouth, "Quiet, you idiot!" I hissed at him.

Dragon Booster pulls my hands away from his mouth, "Oh, right... Like I'm the one who's making the noise!"

I was about to say something back until Leapdra shrieks, {Look! Our stuff!}

Me and Dragon Booster look at where stuff sound had been and found out it's gone! "What the? They're gone!" I cried.

"Our Flash Sticks! Our Food! ...This really bad!" Dragon Booster exclaimed. Suddenly, we heard something coming our way. Dragon Booster and I peek over to see what it was and see something invisible running towards where we are. It's the Wraith Dragons from before!

"And that's very bad!" I exclaimed.

Our Dragons mags us on them then we drove our dragons quickly before the Wraith Dragon got to us. We've moving fast ahead as the Wraith Dragons tries to catch up to us. WE then found a cave up ahead and quickly drove our dragons towards inside cave as the Wraith Dragons runs by with seeing us all going into the cave.

"It's kind dark in here... I can't see a thing." Dragon Booster spoke.

He's right through... It's kinda hard to tell where we're going in this cave. Beau's star mark on his head suddenly glows out brightly for seconds to make the cave a bit brighter to see.

I sigh with relief, "Thanks, Beau." Me and Dragon Booster jumps off of our dragons.

Dragon Booster looks around a bit, "This place isn't so bad, right Beau?"

Beau suddenly grabs at the back of Dragon Booster with his teeth, {Uh... Let's get outta here and find another less creepy cave.} then pulls his rider back as Leapdra rolled her eyes at him.

Dragon Booster manages get out from Beau's grip, "Beau, stop it! We have to hide! We're cut off from Lance and Parmon, it's 10 miles up from Mid City, and someone or something is after us and taking all our stuff! So, if you got a better idea just say so!"

{How can I say so, it you can't understand me?} Beau groaned.

Dragon Booster frowns at Beau, "Uh... Sorry. Unlike Michelle, I don't speak dragon."

I was about to smacks his head, but Beau beat to it.

{Then speak this!} Beau grunted as he smacks his riders with his tail.

"GAH! And stop speaking with you tail! ...It's giving a headache." Dragon Booster puts his hand on his head.

Beau, me and Leapdra just laugh at him.

"Very funny... Ha-ha." Dragon Booster laugh with sarcasms then takes the amulet off to switch back to Artha to rest. "Trust me, Beau. I think we'll be safe in here..."

/Don't count on it, Artha... Don't count it./

We all decided to rest for a while until our energy get back to continue our way to find a way back to Mid City. Me and Leapdra as tired as Artha and Beau are, so we decided to keep watch for anything suspicion near the cave entrance.

Leapdra then spoke to me, {When are you gonna tell Artha about feeling for him?}

I nearly trip then stutters at my dragon, "Wh-What brought this up?"

Leapdra act all innocent like, {Oh, nothing! Just wondering about when you and Artha are gonna date each other.}

My eyes got big as blush, "W-We're just friends! Nothing more! Besides, since when you let any guy date me?" I crossed my arms.

{Well, Artha does seem different any guy I seen and he kinda cute for a human... Besides, you need mate later in the future.}

"Leapdra! I-I don't need a guy or anything! ...Besides, what makes you think that Artha and I like each other?"

{When you were 9 or 10 years old back then, you always talk about Artha a lot, wanting to marry him in future.}

"I was a crazy kid then! I mean, sure I still have a crush on him and all, but I don't..." I stopped myself.

Leapdra lowers her neck down to my level, {You don't what? Like him? Love him? Michelle, I can tell by your body language and you always blush when he touch you or holds you.}

I sigh at Leapdra knowing she's right about the blush part, but I'm not 100% sure if I love him like that. "Leapdra... I know you're trying help me to make me feel happy and all, but I can't risk that! What if Artha only likes me as friend?"

{What if he likes you more than a friend? Come on, Michelle! I caught him staring at you sometimes and he seem like was smiling with a daze.}

/A daze? ...At me?/ I blush full blast.

{However, though I've been getting a feeling he's not the only one looking at like that...} I glance up at Leapdra. {...One time I caught Moordryd staring at you as well, but looked confuse and daze at the same time. I think he likes you as well.}

"Wait! Moordryd Payn? Dazing at me?" I couldn't believe I what I just heard. Moordryd Payn, the leader of Dragon Eyes Crew, the so friendly guy, likes me? That's impossible! "Leapdra, Moordryd can't like me! He doesn't seem like a type of guy with that kinda feeling..."

Leapdra shrugs at me, {Maybe you're right... I just hope there won't a fight between them to win over you.}

I put my hand on my head as I shook it.

{Anyway, you better come up with those of yours and tell him before something bad to happen in future.}

I was getting irritate by Leapdra then thought up a way to get her back, "...What about you and Beau?"

This caught Leapdra off guard, {Huh? What about me and Beau?}

"Do you like him or something? 'Cause you seem act around him sometimes as well."

{W-Well, he is nice, funny, kinda immature and strong. Not bad looker too...} Leapdra spots herself then growls at me, {DANG IT! Michelle!}

I snickers at her, "See? I'm not the only one who has crush on somebody."

Leapdra blush under her scales, whimpering, {...Okay, so I have a crush on Beau. But doesn't mean he likes me!}

"I don't know... He did seem kinda daze when he first saw you..." I smirked.

{W-Well, of course he was in daze! He never seen a Psi-Class Dragon with two legs before...}

"Sure..."

Leapdra snorts at me with annoyances, {...Let's just wait and see if Artha and Beau have feelings for us or not.}

I nod at her, "Right. Let's go back and check on them." and walks back towards Artha and Beau are with Leapdra by my side.

Unknown us, something was watching us from the ceiling of the cave...

Sparklie-the-Tiger/Me: That's all for now. I might need some help about how and when Michelle tell Artha about her feeling for him and how Moordryd would act around her as well... I need some ideas!

Michelle: Um... Please, Review?

Leapdra: *growls* {Or I'll eat ya all!}

Spraklie-the-Tiger/Me & Michelle: Leapdra!

Leapdra: {What? I was only joking...}