The continuing from part 1.
Ch. 6: Never Alone part 2
((Narrator's POV))
While Michelle and Leapdra was keeping watch for anything at cave entrance, Artha was resting against on Beau, who was laying next to his rider.
Artha stretches his arms a bit, sighing, "...I'm tired and alone..."
Beau moves his head near Artha to comfort him, {It feels just like when...}
"I know how are you feel, boy... I haven't felt since the day Moordryd and Word try to steal you... The night I lost my father..." Artha leans on Beau's head with grief. It's been mouths since the attack on Penn Stable, the night when Conner Penn went missing.
Ever since Fira Penn ((A/N: I just found out Artha's mom name and what happened to her. It also said that she has black hair with a bit of white like Artha does)), the mother of Artha and Lance had passed away from a disease when Lance was just a baby and their father raise them along way. But now, he's missing or presume dead to most people. However, the night after that, a dragon priest named Mortis appeared to Artha and Beau to teach them how to unlock the true power of the heroes of legends and get into the Academy. To Artha and Lance, Mortis is like a father-figure to them. Now, Artha holds the responsible for him, Lance and Beau. Only Artha, Lance, Parmon, Kitt and their dragons knows about. Michelle and Leapdra does kinda know him too, just haven't met him yet.
Parmon told Michelle about what happened at the Penn Stables, how Artha met Mortis and became the Dragon Booster. Michelle couldn't believe what happened to Artha and Lance and felt pretty bad about it too. She wished she didn't leaved when she was 14 to enter different races, but Parmon told her that the Penn brothers are okay and had Beau and Mortis looking after them.
((Michelle's POV))
As Leapdra and I walks to check on Artha and Beau, I notices Artha was moving in his sleep with discomfort.
/...He must be having a nightmare.../ I thought with concerns. I went over to Artha to wake him up. I put my right hand on his shoulder, "Artha? Artha, wake up." I shook him a bit, but he was still asleep.
I sigh with impatient, "Artha Tannis Penn, wake up!" as I put my other hand on his cheek, he slowly woke up.
"Huh? ...Michelle?" Artha muttered then notice one of my hands is on his cheek. "What are you...?" I quickly realize that my hand is on his face and quickly pulls it back.
"S-Sorry about that!" I hold my hand as I stutter, "Y-You were having a n-nightmare and I was trying to wake you up..." I blush a little.
"I-It's okay..." Artha stuttered. He then sits up, "I had some dream you guys... But it gave me an idea!"
{Really?} Beau grunted.
Artha continues, "If the Dragon Booster and the Black and Gold dragon like you can stop entire war long ago... We should be able get out this!"
Beau just smiles at Artha as he nods him.
Then Artha frown a bit, "I just wish the others were here... Parmon would know just what to do..."
"Kitt would know just what to say..." I spoke.
"And Lance..."
Artha and I chuckle a bit, "Lance would be Lance."
"I guess in a way... they are here." said Artha as he slowly smile. "Well, we still haven't each other." He look at me.
"Yeah, we do." I replied as I look into his eyes then we both look away from each other. /Why must he look so cute?/
Suddenly, both Beau and Leapdra quietly snarls at something near by. Artha and I look where our dragon snarl at and see a hand reaching for Artha's Blocking Staff.
Artha slowly smirk as he quietly walks over, "And as long we do... we are... ALONE!" he quickly grabbed the hand and pulls out a small person who's trying to get out of Artha's grip.
"Are you the one taking our stuff? Why?" Artha growled at the small person.
The person stutters, "I-I want learn. Yes! To be like you! Y-You are the Dragon Booster a-and his dragon, Beau, trying to stop the Dragon-Human war... Yes, the war!"
"How do you know about that?" Artha let's go of the person's hand. "Who are you!"
"My name is Stewardd a-and I am the leader of the Keepers Crew."
The Keepers Crew? I kinda heard about them, but I never knew what happened to them or where they were.
"The Keepers?" Artha pondered.
Stewardd explains, "A-A secret underground city crew. We make things! We collect things what falls and make new things! Yes, new things!" he smiled at Artha.
Artha thought for the moment, "Hmm... I don't seem recall our stuff and food 'accidentally' fall into your hands or pockets."
Stewardd nervously chuckles as he shrugs.
"Keepers... I never heard of your crew." Artha spoke with doubts.
"I heard of them..." I blurt out.
Artha, Stewarrd and the dragons look at me with surprise. "You had?" Artha raised one of his eye brows.
I blush a bit then clear my throat, "Ahem! ...Yes, I had. These secretive crew had been hiding ever since the original Dragon-Human war when they and their highly advanced technology were misused to gain advantage in the fighting. All they wanted was make thing better. They use their stealthy light green draconium Scavenger-Class dragons and rare adaptive gear to help the cause of the original Dragon Booster. But now, they hide from other crew members."
/...Okay! Where did that come from? Only know a little bit about them and I just spoke like I know them.../
"Yes! What dragon whisper one said! W-We collect things a-and make new things! New things." Stewarrd stuttered.
/Dragon whisper? Was he watching us this whole time?/
"But where's the rest of the crew?" Artha asked me.
I sigh, "My guess... they're separated. In other words, they stay alone..."
"We prefer alone..." Stewarrd corrected me as he looked sad with loneliness.
Then Artha spoke, "Listen Stewarrd, there's a man name Word Paynn and he wants to starts a Dragon-Human war again to rule the planet. Right now... the Dragon Booster can use all the new friends he can get and there's a lot that you and your crew can do."
"Yes, yes! Make new things!" Stewarrd then pulls out four candy bars to Artha and me.
"Hey, our candy bars!" Artha took two while I took the other two. "Sorta..."
I give Leapdra the second candy bar to her. She ate it and lick her jaws, {Yummy! That's the bestest treat I ever ate!}
Beau took one from Artha and ate it with glee, {That is good!}
Artha and I try the candy too and they tasted pretty good.
"Wow! That's great!" Artha went to look at Stewarrd, but the little guy was gone! "Huh? My Blocking Staff!" Artha groaned with disbelieves. "He took my Blocking Staff! Aw, scales! This is just prefect!" Beau was eying on Artha's candy.
Leapdra leans to me, whispering, {I think that little guy is up to something...}
I pat on her nose then spoke to Artha, "I'm sure he'll return it. He's probably has an idea."
"Yeah..." Artha scoffed. "Taking my stuffs!" I rolled my eyes at him.
Artha shouts out at Stewarrd, "Stewarrd, thanks for the help buddy! Really!"
Beau taps Artha's left shoulder then snatches the candy out his rider's hand and ate it, {Yum!} he then suddenly let out a loud, huge burp.
I hold my laughter in when he burped as Leapdra and Artha stared at him with disgust.
{Beau! That was disgusting!} Leapdra groaned with discomfort.
{But it was a good one!} Beau smirked as Leapdra groan at him again.
"A-Anyway... Heh-heh! Ahem! ...We should get going now." I spoke.
"You're right, Michelle." Artha nodded at me.
Suddenly, Artha's speaker activate. "Artha! _rtha! Can you he_r us?" It was Kitt!
"Kitt, is that you?" Artha poke to the speaker phone when the screen appears, showing Kitt.
"We're the _ase of _! Where _ you loca_?" Kitt responded. However, we couldn't understand what she said. She was breaking up a bit.
"Kitt, your breaking up! Where are you?" Artha try to get an answer, but the connect went off.
"We're still out of range!" I glanced at Artha. "At least we know they're here."
"But where's here?" Artha exclaimed.
"Look, let's just get out of here and find them." I sighed with annoyances.
Our dragons mags us on them then walks out the cave, slowly to see it's safe. Then they snarled when something is coming our way. It was the Wraith Dragons again!
"Okay, you guys... Whoever wants to battle right here then let's do it! Release the Dragon!"
A golden flash around him and Beau then the flash dies down. They were now Dragon Booster and the Black and Gold dragon again.
The Wraith charges straight at us.
"Here they come guys!" Dragon Booster shouted as we got ready to fight.
The two Wraith Dragons suddenly break apart from each other as keep running.
"They're attacking from both sides!" Dragon Booster exclaimed.
The Wraith Dragons gets closer really fast then...
"NOW!"
Beau and Leapdra leaps out of the way before the Wraith Dragons could hit us and impact against their head really hard.
"That using our heads! And theirs..." Dragon Booster joked.
"Now's not the time to joke!" I growled with irritate. The Wraith Dragon roars at us then went invisible. "We're too out the opening! Let's go!" I drove Leapdra away from the Wraith Dragon with Beau and Dragon Booster next to us.
We kept going to another directions with the Wraith Dragons behind us. We ran all the way to an ancient building. It gave me a bad vibes when I first saw it, but right now I was focusing on the Wraith Dragons. Me and Dragon Booster stopped our dragon in front of the building to face the Wraith Dragons. All of the sudden, something huge landed between us the Wraith Dragons. It was the same huge dragon that we saw before, but with a rider on him.
"Michelle Sean... it's honor to meet you. And Dragon Booster... we meet at last." It was Word Paynn!
"Word Paynn! We should've guess it was you!" I exclaimed.
"So, you're the one who's been throwing this party!" Dragon booster spoke. "Sorry we didn't bring anything."
"Oh, but you did... You brought your dragon!" Word glared at Dragon Booster.
Leapdra and Beau backs away from Word and his huge dragon up to the building. I suddenly felt great danger for us then a screen appears on Dragon Booster's.
"Artha! Get out of there!" It was Lance. "There's a vampire dragon right behind ya guys!"
A what dragon? I hope he didn't say what I think he said! We both quickly look back and see a big, red, four eyes dragon! It latches two long tentacles on Beau and Leapdra, dragging and sucking their draconium. Our dragons try to get out from the grips, but couldn't and starts get weaker.
"Leapdra, hang on!"
{E-Easy for you to say! I'm getting tired by the m-minute!} Leapdra grunted as she grip on the ground, trying to pull off the tentacle.
{It's harder to h-hold on!} Beau groan with pain.
The vampire dragon screeches with hunger, {MORE! MORE DRACONIUM!}
What are we going to do? Our dragons are almost out of energy. We need help...
Sparklie-the-Tiger/Me: And that's where I stop! It's getting late for me... Please read and review!