The Strength of Knowledge Part II
Artha as Dragon Booster, Michelle, Kitt, Pyrrah and their dragons races into the city to find the kids. However, when they didn't see or receive any messages from the kids, they decided to search for the kids through the city, but then they all heard many roars from within the city.
{Sounds like the green dragons are already starting to revolt!} Beau grunted as he looked ahead.
{What else is new?} Wyldfyr barked with sarcasm.
Michelle looks at Dragon Booster, "We need to find Lance and Sparkk before something else happens!"
"Don't worry, Michelle! We'll find them!" Kitt answered.
Suddenly, 8 bull class dragons jump in the way, blocking the path. Then 10 more appear behind them, growling at them.
"Scales! This is can't be good!" Pyrrah hissed.
{And it won't be easy to get past these dragons.} Phorrj snorted then snarled at the green dragons.
Leapdra growls with anxiety as the green dragons crept closer to them, {We better do something before they attack us!}
"What are we gonna do, Dragon Booster?" Kitt frantically asked.
"We need to figure out a way to get away from them!" Dragon Booster exclaimed.
Then they heard a familiar from above, "Up here!" They look up and see Chute and her dragon, Turbulence, on the top of a building. "Bull Class dragons are not graceful jumpers! Get up here!"
{Yeah! Get your tails up here, now!} Turbulence barked.
The dragons glance at each other then quickly jump away from the green dragons and jump onto the building where Chute and Turbulence are. "Thanks Chute!" Michelle thanked her.
Kitt and Pyrrah look down at the green dragons, noticing the green dragons can't jump up to where they are now since Bull Class dragons have short legs. "It's a good thing those dragons don't have long legs." Pyrrah spoke.
"Yes, and this way, we'll get over to Phistus and his crew easier without fighting dragons yet." Chute told them.
"Wait! What about Lance and Sparkk?" Kitt exclaimed.
"Don't worry, Kitt. Spratt is with them and I told them to head to where Phistus is to warn him." Chute explained.
"I guess that mean we'll just head straight to the Grip of the Dragon crew by leaping across on the buildings." said Dragon Booster. "Let's go!" the dragons leap across from building to building while Michelle yells with terror. Hey, heights are not her thing.
A few moments back to where the Grip of the Dragon crew is, when Parmon and Kratox just arrived, getting ready to take over the crew. Khatah, Zilias, Lance, Spratt, Sparkk and their dragons feel very wary and kinda scared of what will Parmon and Kratox do. However, the reaction of the Grip of the Dragon crew...
"...You must be joking..." Phistus snickered a bit. "Parmon Sean is the rider of Kratox, who possessed Cyrano, the dragon of this guy?" He then laughs out loud.
"A nerdy guy is gonna to defeat us? How stupid!"
"Ooo! Big bad nerd guy is gonna get us!"
"What is Word thinking? Really?"
"It's the Attack of the Nerds!"
Even the dragons of the crew laugh a bit.
{I don't know what you were thinking Kratox... But you just chose a wimpy bull class dragon!} Brutaris snorted as he laughed.
{Ha! You think you can defeat us?}
{Kratox, the Warrior of Nerds and Wimps!}
Phistus, Brutaris, and their crew point and laugh at Parmon and Kratox with mockery while Khatah, Zilias, the kids and their dragons just groan at the crew's overconfidence.
{"Idiots..."} They all muttered to themselves at the same time.
Parmon growls at the crew with fury, "You dare mock Parmon Sean and the King of the Green Draconium Bull Class Dragons? Then prepare to feel the wrath of the king!"
Phistus just scoffs at Parmon with no fear, "Oh yeah? What are you gonna do?"
"Oh no..." Khatah lightly smacks his face.
Parmon slowly forms a smile of evil; "This, Phistus!" then pushes a button and activates the Mag Cannon on Kratox. The Green Warrior Dragon points the cannon at Phistus as it slowly energized with green draconium. Phistus' face slowly changes from overconfident to terror.
"Parmon, no!" Lance yelled.
{Phistus!} Brutaris roared with horror then surprisingly, but quickly pushes Phistus away before the cannon shoot out a powerful blast of green draconium straight at them. The blast barely hits Brutaris by two inches and the blast hits the stables instead. The blast created a big hole as the stables were half destroyed.
Everyone gasped with terror from the blast, imagining what would happen if Phistus did get hit by it.
Parmon darkly chuckles at Phistus, "Now who's laughing?"
Phistus and Brutaris just pants and gasps with shock and fright. They never expected that would happen to them.
Parmon humphs at Phistus with disgust, "Such a pathetic leader for a pathetic crew!"
{A descendant of mine saves a human? How weak!} Kratox growled.
"Phistus, are you alright?" Khatah shouted with concern.
Phistus took a moment to speak again then exhales with great relief, "...Y-Yeah... That just...took me by surprise."
{Are you feeling okay, Brutaris?} Shock-Ra chattered.
Brutaris gulps down his fright then answers, {J-Just...fine.} as both he and Phistus slowly stand up.
"Now that you've seen the magnificent power of the king... You will step down from your position of leadership and hand it over to me and Kratox or we'll take it from you by force!" Parmon exclaimed.
Phistus glares at Parmon, "Really? You and what army, Parmon Sean?"
"Oh no..." Zilias groaned. "Here it comes."
Parmon smirks with evil, snaps his fingers, prompting Kratox to roar out loud then suddenly the entire army of Green Bull Class Dragons charge in and stop behind Kratox and Parmon. "Me and this army!"
"Oh, snaps!" One of the crew members cried with fright.
{Oh, crap!} One of the dragons of the crew squeaked.
Every crew member of the Grip of the Dragon gasped with fright and worry.
{"Him and his big fat mouth..."} Both Sparkk and Ferno groaned at the same time.
"It is over, Phistus! You will lose against the king... Now, bow down to your king!" Parmon exclaimed.
Phistus, now realizing who he's up against, sneers at Parmon, "I refuse to bow down to you! Besides... the Dragon Booster and his dragon will defeat Kratox and break you from the bonemark's control. Just like he did with the others before..."
{The Black and Gold Dragon of Legend will stop you, Kratox! He has defeated your so called allies before and can he do it again!} Brutaris snarled.
Both Parmon and Kratox suddenly burst out laughing. "The Dragon Booster? I'm afraid he can't defeat me... for he is none other than Artha Penn!" Parmon shouted.
{And his dragon is the blue and red dragon, Beau!} Kratox barked.
"What?" Phistus, his crew, Khatah, Zilias, and Spratt gasped with shock while their dragons were also shock as well.
Spratt looks at Lance, "Is it true, Lance? Your older brother is the Dragon Booster?" Khatah and Zilias looked at Lance as well.
{No way... That blue and red dragon, Beau, is the Black and Gold Dragon of Legend?} Bumpyr looked at Fracshun while Shock-Ra and Swyft do the same.
Before Lance and Fracshun could answer, everyone heard a loud roar of bravery and looks up to see Dragon Booster and his dragon, the Dragon of Legends on the roof top of a tall building, along with Pyrrah, Michelle, Kitt, Chute and their dragons by their sides. They all jump off the roof and lands between Phistus and Kratox. Their dragons turn to face Kratox, snarling at him.
Michelle desperately looks at Parmon, "Parmon... what have you done? You know and witnessed what the power of the bonemarks can do!"
"Ah, yes, my little sister... But now I have felt the magnificent power of the bonemark!" Parmon exclaimed then looks at Kitt and Pyrrah, "Now I see why you two enjoy this!" then looks at Zilias and Pratt, "And why you two need it so much to get revenge on Khatah, Chute and Lance!" The girls and Spratt glare at Parmon with fury.
Kratox stares at Leapdra then smiles with evil, {Ah... One of the princesses of Black Draconium Dragons... Along with another prince of Red Draconium Dragons, the prince of Blue Draconium Dragons and lastly, the prince of White Draconium Dragons.}
Leapdra snorts at Kratox, {Oh, shut it! We heard it enough already from the other Warrior Dragons!}
Pyrrah then tries to talk to Parmon, "Parmon, please! Don't do this! You will only regret it later!"
"Pyrrah is right, Parm! Stop this now before it's too late!" Kitt shouted.
Dragon Booster looks at Parmon, "Parmon, please stop this! Mortis can help you."
"No!" Parmon shouted then points at Dragon Booster, "It is you who will need help, Dragon Booster! Or should I say...Artha Penn?"
Chute looked shocked at first then stares at Dragon Booster, "You're Artha Penn?"
Then Phistus spoke to Dragon Booster, "Dragon Booster... is true? Are you really Artha Penn?" Spratt, Zilias, Khatah and their dragons stare at Dragon Booster and Beau.
Dragon Booster looked down at first then takes a deep breath, "...Yes... I am Artha Penn! The new Dragon Booster!"
The dragons looked at Beau with shock. {Th-Then that means you're...Beau?} Turbulence stuttered.
Beau took a moment to answer, {...Yes, I am Beau! And I am here to stop a new dragon-human war!} he growled at Kratox.
Kratox snorts then snickers, {Oh, really? Now that everyone here knows about you and your rider's true identities... they will turn against you!} Kratox stares at Brutaris, {And Brutaris, as I said before... You are my descendant, the Prince of the Green Draconium Bull Class Dragons!} The bull dragons gasp with shock then bow down to Brutaris with respect. {Now that you know about the Dragon of Legend's identity, you can tell every dragon about him and his rider to get rid of those pests! It is time for us Bull Class Dragons to arise and take over Dragon City!}
Parmon chuckles with malice, "Well, Phistus? Do you still trust the Dragon Booster? He is nothing but a Stable brat! A weakling! Perhaps, maybe... you join us and start a new era by bringing the new dragon human war..."
Phistus didn't take time to think at all and glares at Parmon, "No, Parmon Sean! I am the leader of the Council and I'm here to bring peace! I will fight against you...alongside with the Dragon Booster!"
{So am I! Humans maybe slow and greedy sometimes, but they're important to us dragons! War will bring nothing but sadness, pain and terror... I will stand and fight alongside with Beau, the Dragon of Legend!} Brutaris growled
Parmon sighs, "Fine then... I guess we have no choice..." Parmon pushes the button to activate the Mag Cannon.
{...But to use this!} Kratox snarled as the cannon gets ready to fire the blast.
"GET OUT OF THE WAY!" Phistus yelled as Brutaris mags his rider onto him.
As the cannon fires out the blast, they all quickly jumps out of the way of the blast and lands a few feet away from Kratox. The green Warrior Dragon roars out to his armies to attack them while he fights against Dragon Booster and the Dragon of Legends. The crew members and the dragons of the Grip of the Dragon crew just stood back with confusions, not sure what to do.
"Here they come!" Kitt shouted as the green dragons charge at them.
Kratox grins at Swyft, Bumpyr, Phorrj and Wyldfyr, {You vessels will lose! You all had your chance to have power!}
Wyldfyr angrily screeches at Kratox, {Shut up! The power is nothing, but evil! We will save Cyrano from you, Kratox!}
"Let's turn the heat!" Pyrrah shouted as she activates the Red Thruster gears on Phorrj, making them blow out hot flames at the green dragons to stay back.
{Can't take the heat, huh?} Phorrj barked.
Sparkk and Kitt do the same thing on Wyldfyr and Ferno to make a bigger wall of flames.
Two green dragons charge from each side at Chute, Spratt, and their dragons, preparing to smash them. However, both Chute and Spratt smirk at each other then at their dragons suddenly jump away, making the green dragons bash into each other very hard, knocking them out. Phistus and Brutaris manage to knock away the green dragons with Ramming Gear.
Khatah, Zilias, Lance, Michelle and their dragons back away from the green dragons then back into each other, seeing they're surround by the bull class dragons. Khatah and Zilias take out their Blocking Staffs while Lance and Michelle takes their Flash Sticks uses them to get the green dragons to back off while their dragons, Shock-Ra, Swyft, Fracshun and Leapdra use their Mag Blasts to send the green dragons back.
Dragon Booster and Beau stare down at Parmon and Kratox while they did same at Dragon Booster and Beau. "Y'know you can't win, Parm... The others before you had lost because the bonemarks!" Dragon Booster exclaimed.
{He's right! You won't be able to win against us, Kratox!} Beau growled.
Parmon chuckles with no worry, "Oh, really, Artha? The main reason they lost is themselves!"
{It's not the bonemarks' fault... It's themselves who lost!} Kratox snarled.
Dragon Booster then shouts, "I already know that!"
{Yeah! No need to repeat it!} Beau snorted.
Both Parmon and Kratox scoff then say at the same time, {"Oh... But you don't know how Spratt and Zephyrox lost... They lost because Spratt couldn't take all risk or handle a dragon like, Zephyrox!"} Kratox then charges at Beau and Dragon Booster. Beau quickly leaps away and lands few feet away from Kratox, snarling at the Warrior Dragon.
Suddenly, Dragon Booster's com-link beeps. It was Mortis, "Dragon Booster! I think I know a way to defeat Kratox. Remember, Green Bull Class dragons responds best to the brute force or incredible will of riders, however they are stubborn creatures don't mesh well with other dragons or gear types but, they don't really need the help either." the com-link went off.
Leapdra heard what Mortis then forms a plan, {Michelle, forgive me for this!}
"Forgive you for what?" Michelle spoke with confusions then Leapdra suddenly mags Michelle into the air then throws her straight at where Parmon is. "LEAPDRA!" Parmon hears Michelle's screams then suddenly knock off of Kratox and hits on the ground a few feet away from him.
The marks on Parmon suddenly disappear. He groans with pain, "Ow... What happened?" then he notices Michelle is on him. "Lil' Sis? What's going on?"
Michelle groans in pain then gives Parmon a stern look, "What happened you ask? You just took the bonemark of Kratox, went all crazy like for power and now poor Cyrano is Kratox!" She gets off of her brother.
"I what?" Parmon cried then stands up. "What was I thinking?"
"You weren't, Parmon..." Michelle muttered. Parmon then techno blabs about how that map and the bonemark somehow took control. Michelle sighs with annoyances, but with happiness as well, "Welcome back, Big Bro. But right now, we need to save Cyrano before worst happens!"
"And I know just the thing to save Cyrano!" Parmon exclaimed then ran over to Kratox before Michelle could stop him.
After Parmon was knock by Michelle, Kratox didn't pay no need for him and continues to fight Beau. {You're mine!} Kratox screeched and prepares to use Mag Blast.
Then Parmon does something... crazy, "Cyrano, no!" Kratox stops and looks back at Parmon with confusions. "If you don't behave, there'll be no more dragon bar yummy for you!" then he smacks on Kratox's back leg, "Bad dragon!" Parmon was trying to show his dragon who's the boss.
Every rider held their breath with shock and disbelief while their dragons just gasped with unbelievable looks on their faces.
Kratox was unfazed by Parmon then growls close to him, {You stupid human...!} Parmon then realize what he had just done then his face was full with fear as Kratox knocks Parmon to the ground. {I am no longer Cyrano! And you will be the first human to died!}
Parmon tries slide away from Kratox, "N-Nice dragon!" as he chuckled with fright.
Beau then roars at Kratox, {STOP!} Kratox slowly glares back at Beau, {You'll have to deal me, but I doubt you can defeat me without a rider...}
Kratox fully turn towards Beau, stubbornly snarling, {I don't need help from humans...!} then fires a Mag Blast at Beau.
Beau fires his and the Mag Blasts were pushing against each other. Kratox's energy was too powerful for Beau to handle and it was pushing back towards Beau. The Dragon of Legends tries to push back his mag energy, but Kratox's wasn't moving back at all as it slowly moves towards Beau and Dragon Booster.
Phistus and Brutaris notices Dragon Booster and Beau are in trouble and rushes over to help then Brutaris fires his mag energy to join with Beau's. "Phistus?" Dragon Booster exclaimed with shock.
Phistus looks at Dragon Booster, "I have finally learned that when you always make a fist you can never shake hands... Now, let's finish off Kratox!" Dragon Booster nods at Phistus.
The mag energies of Beau and Brutaris tries to push back Kratox's, but the warrior dragon's is still too powerful. {Give it up! You can't win against me!} Kratox growled as he grin with dark.
Suddenly, four more green mag energies joins in with Beau and Brutaris'. It was the green dragons of the Grip of the Dragon crew along with their riders. {No! It's not possible!} Kratox grunted with shock as the mag energies pushes back his as it gets closer and closer. {This can't be happening!}
Beua slowly smirks, {It is... Let's finish this!} The mag energies pushes closer to his head, where the bonemark is.
Knowing he's gonna be defeat, Kratox screeches out, {You may have defeated me and the others before, but you'll never win against every warrior dragons! The next one will come soon...} he then glances at Phorrj and Ferno, {...and he's the rival of Flarox, your great grandfather! The dragons will rule!} the mag energies hits on Kratox's, knocking the bonemark off. It lands in the stables. The green dragons saw Kratox has been defeat and runs back to where they came from.
Katox roars as the marks, horns, and spikes disappears and his hooves shrank back to size. Cyrano has return back himself again, groaning, {Huh? What? What happening?} Then see the gears on him, {What are these gears doing on me?} and mags them off.
Parmon cries with joy, "Cyrano!" and runs towards his dragon. "You're back!" hugging Cyrano's shoulder with relief.
{Parmon! Oh, I'm so glad it's over...} Cyrano whined with glee.
Parmon looks at his friends with guilt, "Everyone... I am so sorry for what I did."
Cyrano looks at his dragon friends with regrets, {Uh... I'm sorry about what I did. I didn't know what came over me...}
"It's alright, Professor! It's not your fault..." Kitt spoke.
"After all, it's happen to us..." said Pyrrah.
Zilias looks at Parmon, "And we will try to help you through it." Spratt nod with agreement.
{Yeah... It's not easy when a bonemark controls you like that.} Wyldfyr spoke.
{I'll say...} Phorrj groaned.
{We'll do what we can help you, Cyrano.} Swyft grunted as Bumpyr agreed to that.
Unknown to anyone, Moordryd manages to grab the bonemark and runs behind a small building where Cain and their dragons are before anyone could see him.
Back to the others, after comforting Parmon and Cyrano, everyone was about to get the bonemark, but then notices it's gone.
"It's gone!" Spratt shouted.
{But how?} Turbulence snorted with confusion.
Michelle then starts to have a bad feeling, "I think the bonemark disappearing act is getting weird... Someone must have taken it!"
"We don't know that yet, Michelle. Right now, we need to return to Mortis..." Dragon Booster spoke then asks Michelle, "What did Kratox say before we defeated him?"
Michelle takes moment to think then speaks, "...Something about the next one coming soon and that he's the rival of Flarox..."
"Rival of Flarox?" Lance repeated. "What does that mean?" Kitt and Parmon just shrugged.
Then Spratt spoke with shocked at Michelle, "Wait! How do you know he said that?"
"I can understand dragons." Michelle shrugged. The other crews gaped with shock and astonishment at Michelle.
Then Dragon Booster looks at the leaders of the crew, except Pyrrah, with a bit of worry. Beau was also looking at the leaders' dragons as well with worry. The heroes were wondering if the crews will tell about their true identities or not.
"Are you guys gonna tell everyone about my true identity?" Dragon Booster asked. "And Beau's?"
Phistus stares at Dragon Booster then sighs, "...No, Artha Penn. We won't."
"You've done so much for us, Artha." said Khatah.
"And to return the favor, we will not tell about anyone about your and your dragon's true identities." Chute spoke.
{We won't tell.} Brutaris grunted.
{Your secrets are safe with us.} Shock-Ra squeaked.
{We won't tell if you won't.} Turbulence chattered.
"And... I'd like to apologize for my behavior from before. Even the Grip of the Dragon needs help now and then... And I shouldn't misjudge the appearances of others." Phistus looked guilty.
Brutaris whined with guilt, {Yes... Bull Class dragons are only strong enough if our allies help us.}
"Well said, Ox." Michelle smirked.
{Yeah, well said, Bulky.} Leapdra grinned.
Phistus and Brutaris glare a bit at Michelle and Leapdra with annoyance at their nicknames.
Then Dragon Booster spoke, "Listen, we need to tell Mortis about this and find out about more the next warrior dragon."
Phistus then stops Dragon Booster before he left, "There's something you know about... I have hunch about next warrior dragon that will appear later on... It might possess another dragon from another crew, the Dragon Fish."
As Phistus tells the Penn Racing crew about the Dragon Fish crew, Moordryd and Cain, along with their dragons, Decepshun and Coershun, were listening in hearing every word that was said, even about Artha Penn being the Dragon Booster.
Cain whispers to Moordryd, "This is great, yet unbelievable... Now, we know about the Dragon Booster's true identity. We have to tell Word about this."
However and surprisingly, Moordryd said, "...No."
"What? Why not? This is your chance to get rid of the Dragon Booster!" Cain exclaimed, quietly.
Moordryd doesn't look back Cain, "Because my father might not believe us and will want solid proof that the Stable Brat is the Dragon Booster..." as he continue to watch the scene between each crews. However, he was really looking at Michelle. As much as he wants to get of rid Dragon Booster and Artha Penn at same time, it might cause Michelle to feel depress and will try to protect Artha for her own life. For now, he'll keep it a secret.
At the same time, Decepshun and Coershun were also talking about Beau's identity. {Oh man! This is too good to be true!} Coershun chuckled. {Now we can tell every dragons about the Dragon of Legends.}
Decepshun, surprisingly, shakes her head no, {We can't...}
{Huh? Are you kidding? Why not?} Coershun snorted.
Decepshun stares at Coershun, {Do you think they'll believe us? We'll need solid proof to prove that Stable Dragon is the Dragon of Legend!} However, the real reason was if they do say anything about Beau as the Dragon of Legend, Leapdra will probably try to protect him, risking her own life. For her sister's safety, it's for the best they keep it a secret... For now...