Last time Katara and Jabun had found a map then later encounter the Dragon Eye crew, who take the young ones to Word's Citadel...
Fury of the Sea part 2
Meanwhile back at the Dragon Fish compound, Marianis and Poseidos were giving their crew members, except Dorsull and Hy Dyv, a big lecture about teasing Katara and Jabun.
"How can you guys say that to Katara? She is the member of our crew and she deserves to be treated with respect!" Marianis shouted.
{Same goes with Jabun! You guys should be ashamed of yourselves!} Poseidos growled.
One of the crew members, Omi nervously chuckles, "Come on, Marianis! We were just playing around with her..."
{Yeah, it was just a joke!} One of the dragons, Jet, Omi's dragon, barked.
Before either Marianis or Poseidos could scold their crew, Chute, Spratt and their dragons, Turbulence and Bumpyr, have just walked in. "What's going here?" Chute asked with concern.
"Chute?" Marianis exclaimed with shock then turns to Chute, "What are you doing here? And who's this?" She spotted Spratt.
"This is Spratt and his dragon, Bumpyr. They're new members of my crew, the Dragon Wind." Chute introduced Spratt and Bumpyr.
"Spratt and Bumpyr? Ain't they the ones who used the bonemark of Zephyrox?" Dorsull blurted out. Hy Dyv lightly smacks Dorsull's shoulders with his tail. "Ow! What?"
"You just said the small fries used the bonemark of Zephyrox." Misty pointed out.
Then Dorsull realized what he said and apologizes to Spratt, "...Sorry, about that."
"It's okay." Spratt shrugged it off. At least Dorsull was nicer than the other crew members.
Aqua chatters at Poseidos, {Hey! You have scolded Hy Dyv for not doing anything about it!} Poseidos just glared at her, which caused Aqua to shut her snout before saying anything else.
Then one of the crew members of the Dragon Fish, Sokka scoffs, "Wait! This is the Spratt that had taken the bonemark of Zephyrox? That's what I call a Napoleon!"
"You mean, little Napoleon!" Omi snickered.
{Along with his mini, baby dragon!} One of the dragons of the Dragon Fish, Wave, Sokka's dragon, snickered.
{Good one, Wave!} Jet chuckled. Then the crew members and dragons, minus Dorsull and Hy Dyv, point and laugh at Spratt and Bumpyr while Spratt and Bumpyr glared at them.
Chute then shouts at them, "Hey! Shut up! He may be a kid, but he's one of my crew members so back off!"
{Yeah! I am the Great Grandson of Zephyrox and I demand you dragons to respect Bumpyr!} Turbulence snarled.
Both Spratt and Bumpyr slowly smiled at Chute and Turbulence with gratitude.
"Please, Chute! You may be a student of the Academy, but you're not our leader!" One the crew members, Misty scoffed at Chute as she, Sokka, and Omi continue pointing and laughing at Spratt.
{You may be the Prince of the White Draconium Dragons and the Great Grandson of Zephyrox...} the dragon of Misty, Aqua scoffed at Turbulence as she, Wave, and Jet continue laughing at Bumpyr. {...but we're Light Blue Draconium Dragons and that holds no influence over us Turbulence.}
This made Marianis yell at her crew, "I have never seen such an immature crew in my life!" Causing her crew, minus Dorsull and Hy Dyv, to shut up immediately. "And what's worse? It's my own crew who's talking like this!"
Poseidos screeches at the dragons, {How could you guys be so immature? We're supposed to respect every dragon from any crew!}
"First you guys picked on Katara, then made fun of Spratt, and now you disrespect Chute! You guys are a disgrace to my crew! You guys better get your act together or I'll do something much worse than any of the other Warrior Dragons!" Marianis scowled.
{You guys picked on Jabun, then made fun of Bumpyr, and now you disrespect Turbulence? You guys are a disgrace to the Dragon Fish crew! So act like grown dragons or you're all gonna get it!} Poseidos snarled.
The crew members and dragons look down like kids that did something very bad. ((A/N: In case you're wondering about the crew's gender... The male riders are Omi and Sokka, Misty, of course, is a girl. Their dragons are Jet; Omi's boy dragon, Wave; Sokka's girl dragon, and Aqua; Misty's girl dragon.))
Then Spratt asks, "Uh... Who's Katara?"
{And who's Jabun?} Bumpyr squeaked with curiosity.
Dorsull tells him, "Katara is my little sister and the crew here..." he glared at crew. "...always keep making fun of her 'cause she's the youngest."
Hy Dyv answers Bumpyr, {And Jabun is Katara's dragon. He too is picked on by them as well.} he growled at the dragons of his crew.
"So, where's Katara?" Chute asked. Even Turbulence was wondering about Jabun.
Then Dorsull and Hy Dyv suddenly realize how long it was since Katara and Jabun ran off. It's been about 20-25 minutes since they left. "Scales! She and her dragon ran off few minutes ago!" Dorsull shouted.
"And she should have been back now..." Marianis spoke. Then gasps with worries, "What if the Dragon Eye crew captured her? Phistus just told us to make sure we stick together since Word might send the Dragon Eye crew around here to capture one of us!"
Poseidos and Hy Dyv whine with worry for Katara and Jabun.
Chute calms the crew, "Guys! Calm down! Me and Spratt will contact the other crews and ask them to help us find Katara and her dragon."
"I just hope we can find them before the worst happens..." Spratt spoke with worry in his voice. Chute and Spratt then contact the other crews; Penn Racing, Dragon Flares, Grip of the Dragon and Inner Order, to tell them what happened with the Dragon Fish crew.
About 19-20 minutes earlier at Penn Stables, Artha, Lance, Kitt, Parmon, and Michelle were on watch for anything suspicious while their dragons; Beau, Fracshun, Wyldfyr, Cyrano and Leapdra, were resting from all the fighting and running.
{Aw, man... That was some tough fighting!} Fracshun sighed with exhausted as he lies between Cyrano and Wyldfyr.
{Yeah, but at least we defeated Kratox and got our bulky friend back.} Wyldfyr smirked at Cyrano.
Cyrano smiles a little at his friends, {Thanks to you guys... I'm really sorry for what I almost did...}
Beau reassures his big friend, {Hey! It's not your fault! ...It's the bonemark's doing that made you act like that. Right, Leapdra?} Leapdra didn't answer. {Leapdra?} Beau looks at Leapdra, seeing she's thinking about something.
{Leapdra, what's wrong?} Cyrano grunted with concern.
Leapdra snaps out from her thoughts then looks at her friends, {Huh? Sorry, what were you guys saying?}
Wyldfyr stares at Leapdra with worry, {Is everything alright?}
Leapdra sighs as she look down, {It's Michelle... Something seems to be bothering her and she won't say anything about! ...It's like something is happening to her.}
Beau nuzzles her head with comfort, {Hey... It'll be okay. After all, Michelle is a tough girl like you are.}
Leapdra smile a bit at Beau, {Thanks, Beau...} then stares at Beau as he stares back at her.
Then Fracshun smirks mischievously and sings, {Beau and Leapdra sitting near a tree~! N-U-Z-Z-L-I-N-G~!} Beau and Leapdra glare at Fracshun with annoyance.
Then Wyldfyr smacks Fracshun's head with his tail, {Knock it off, Fracshun!}
{Ow! Okay, okay! I'm sorry!} Fracshun whined as Cyrano snickered at the young dragon a bit.
Outside of the dragons' stable, while the Penn Racing crew was on the lookout, Michelle was too busying thinking about what just happened to her at compound of the Grip of the Dragon crew. It was the third time she spoke about one of the crews like she knew them even though she didn't meet them before and for some reason the locations she never seen or been before, she had been having these familiar feelings and aura around the areas like she's been there. And she seems familiar with the names of the Warrior Dragons.
All this was making Michelle worried and confused about herself. She even wonders about her necklace charm that once belonged to her dad. It somehow helps Artha and Beau to get through tough times which is good.
Michelle sighs with distress, "...I'm so confused... Ever since I returned to Dragon City, I've been having such strange familiar feelings about crews, places and dragons I never heard before. First my ability to understand dragons now this!" She looks up at the dark sky then sighs as she closes her eyes, "...What's going on with me? Why is this happening to me?" She then hears a voice from behind her...
"Michelle?"
Michelle quickly opens her eyes and turns around to see who said. She saw none other than Artha Penn.
"A-Artha?" Michelle stuttered as she blushed then clears her throat, "...Is something wrong?"
Artha stares at Michelle with concerns, "...I could ask you the same thing."
Michelle's eyes went wide then she turns away from Artha, trying to act normal, "There's nothing wrong with me, Artha. I'm fine."
Artha, however, wasn't falling for it, "No, you're not. You've been acting like this since we left the Grip of the Dragon crew." He walks over to Michelle, "Tell me what's wrong..."
"Artha, I'm fine... It's no big deal..." Michelle muttered.
"No big deal?" Artha angrily exclaimed. "Michelle, I saw you winced when Mortis mention Hydrox! First you somehow knew about the crews that you never meet or heard before, now this! Michelle, what's going on?"
Michelle turns towards, glaring at him, "You want to know what's going on? Well, guess what... I don't even know what's going on! Ever since I came back to Dragon City, I been having these weird feelings of different places, crews, and warrior dragons that I never ever heard of before, but yet I do!"
Michelle takes a few breaths as Artha stares back with shock from the way Michelle is acting. She never acted like this with Artha before.
Michelle suddenly looked upset, "...I-I don't know what's going on with me, Artha... It's like I don't even know about myself or who I am! First, I somehow understand dragons at a young age, now for some strange reason... I kept getting these familiar feeling that I know about temples, the crews and I kept wincing at the names of the Warrior Dragons that I, me, Michelle Sean, have never even heard of before in my life!" Soon tears starts to form in her eyes, "...I'm scared, Artha... I don't know what to do anymore! I don't even know about myself at all!" Then Michelle covers her face with her eyes as she slowly cries.
Artha looked at Michelle with great sympathy. Michelle, who always stands up to anyone for her friends, blows temper, and is always there for her friends is now crying with confusion and distress about herself. Artha never thought he would see her crying like this. As Michelle cries out her pain, Artha slowly wraps his arms around her to comfort his friend.
Michelle gasps a bit when Artha hugs her then slowly looks at him, "A-Artha? What are you..?" as tears still leak out from her eyes.
"Michelle... Why didn't you say anything about this before?" Artha softly spoke to her with concern.
Michelle took a moment to speak again, "...I don't know. I thought it was nothing or one of those déjà vu things, but..." she lays her head on Artha's shoulder, "...It keeps happening every time... I wanted to tell you, but... I was scared that you would..." She couldn't finish as her body shook with distress.
"...Leave you like those kids did back then?" Artha finished for her. Michelle just nodded. Artha sighs then slowly moves Michelle back a bit, looking straight into her eyes, "Michelle... you know that me, Kitt, Lance, and Parmon would never leave you, right? You're one of our friends and friends don't abandon each other. Now stop crying... I hate seeing you like this." Then wipes away her tear on her left cheek with his thumb.
Michelle stares straight into his eyes as she blushes then slowly forms a smile, "...Thank you, Artha... You're a good friend."
Artha smiles back at her, "No problem." then blush a bit as well. "...Michelle?"
"Yes?" Michelle tilted her head with curiosity.
Artha stutters a bit, "I-I was wondering... M-Maybe you can be... I don't know."
"Spit it out, Artha!" Michelle exclaimed.
Artha takes a deep breath, "...I wondering if you can be my-!"
"ARTHA! WE'VE GOT TROUBLE!"
It was the voice of Parmon and he sounded kinda distressed. Artha and Michelle quickly back away each other as Parmon rushes to them. "What is it, Parm?" Artha responded with a hint of anger in his voice.
"Chute just called and so did Spratt! They just arrived at the Dragon Fish compound to check out how they're doing and one of their crew members has gone missing!" Parmon explained.
"Missing? How?" Artha exclaimed.
"I'm not sure, but Chute has a hunch that the missing crew member has been captured by the Dragon Eye crew!" Parmon told him. "We need to contact the other crews and find that member before you know what happens!"
"Right! Let's hurry and contact the other crews about this, now!" Artha ordered.
"We're already on it, Artha! I'll contact Phistus about this right away!" Parmon told Artha then quickly left to get his com-link to contact Phistus, leaving Artha and Michelle.
Michelle looks at Artha to speaks out first, "Um... What were you gonna say before?"
Artha suddenly felt nervous as he blush, "Uh... I was wondering... If you're alright now?" ((A/N: So close, yet so far away...))
Michele frowns a bit, but hides her smile, "Oh... I'm fine now. Thanks to you... Anyway, we've better get ready to search the member of the Dragon Fish crew before bad things happens again." then walks away from Artha.
Artha then groans at himself, "I blew it... Thanks to Parm! ...I'll have to try again next time and hope I won't chicken out again..." Then follows after Michelle...
Now at Word's Citadel the Dragon Eye crew had led Katara and Jabun to Word's Citadel. The dragons stood at the entrance of the citadel as their riders enter the building.
Jabun looks at Decepshun, {Will Katara be alright in there?} as he whined with worry.
Decepshun took a moment to answer that question. She knows what will happen in there, but decides not to tell him the truth, {I'm sure she'll be...fine.}
{Yeah! So stop worrying, you big baby!} Coershun snorted.
As Jabun whimpered, Decepshun glares at Coershun, {You're one to talk, scaredy dragon!}
Wile bursts out laughing at Coershun, {Ha! She got you there!}
{Ah, shut up...!} Coershun grumbled.
At the same time with the riders; Moordryd, Cain, Rancid and Katara, they were on their way to Word in the citadel. Along the way, Cain was whispering to Moordryd, "Moordryd, care to tell me why we we're bring this kid to Word instead of Dorsull?"
"Because, it will make it easier for us all since she has a grudge against her own crew!" Moordryd hissed quietly.
"But a kid? Word will probably kill us for bring a kid instead of Dorsull!" Cain whispered back.
"Will you just be quiet and stop worrying?" Moordryd quietly growled.
They all finally made to where Word is. Word's back was turned as Katara felt afraid then hid behind Moordryd, whimpering which makes Word turn around when he heard the noise.
"What was that noise? What are you all doing here?" Word scowled a little.
Cain and Rancid gulp a bit with fright as Moordryd spoke to his father, "Father, we found the map, but also a kid as well who found..." he glanced back at Katara, who's still hiding behind him.
Word sees Katara then stares at for moment, "...I see... She found the map."
"Yes, she told us she was outside 'cause her own crew members had teased her about being little." Moordryd explained.
"I see..." Word muttered the smiles at Katara, acting all nice, "...Come here now, little girl. I won't hurt you."
Katara took moment to come out from behind Moordryd then looks at Moordryd to see if it's okay. He gave her reassurance by nodding then she steps out from behind him, feeling very afraid of Word Paynn.
"That's a bit better, I think." Word muttered then speaks to Katara, "Tell me your name little girl?"
"...I'm Katara; I'm the younger sister of Dorsull." Katara introduced herself.
"Ah! So you're his little sister... And your own crew has teased you, huh?" Word asked as he acted like he cared. Katara slowly nodded at Word. "You poor thing... It must be hard to so little and with such mean people around you. However, what you are holding might lead the way to the key to ending all that."
Katara looks at the map she's holding, "This? How?"
"What's you're holding there, is a map... With that, it will lead you to a place to make you feel stronger and better than anyone else." Word told her the half-truth.
"Uh... This won't lead me to a...bonemark, right?" Katara asked Word.
Word acted shocked, "A bonemark? Why of course not! ...Everyone knows the bonemark is very dangerous. That map will only lead to a much 'better' place instead. It will lead you to something just as powerful, powerful enough to teach those bullies a lesson and silence them once and for all... However, unless you're feeling scared...?"
"I'm not scared!" Katara shouted.
Word forms a slight, faint, evil smile, "Well then... Push that button on that box and a map will appear..."
Katara looks at the box then see the button on it. She is hesitant at first, but pushes the button. The box opens up, revealing a light blue map with a hand print on it, pulsing with energy. Katara felt afraid of it, but feel its aura pulling her in then she places her hand on the hand print. The map surges its energy through her as she cries out in pain. Word darkly chuckles with evil while Moordryd looks on at Katara with worry...
Outside of the citadel, the dragons were waiting anxiously for their riders to come out. {What's going on in there?} Jabun whined then looks at Decepshun for some answers, {What's happening in there?}
Decepshun looked trouble then sighs, {Listen... Once she comes out, she'll act different. Whatever you do, you must follow her directions, nothing else!}
{Uh... Okay...} Jabun squeaked.
Then right on cue, Katara walks out of the citadel, but she wasn't herself at all. There was the same map on her right hand, her eyes were glowing the color light blue as she walk slowly to the dragons.
Jabun gasps at sight of his rider, {K-Katara? What's wrong with her? What have they done to her?}
Decepshun answers him, {Nothing... Well, kinda. The map she's holding now will lead you two to a location to find something powerful to teach those bullies a big lesson.}
{Really?} Jabun titled his head.
{Of course, kid. Just watch out for that 'test' thing.} Coershun snorted.
{Test? What for?} Jabun asked.
{To prove if you two are brave enough to use that...powerful thing to teach those bullies a lesson.} Decepshun told Jabun.
Jabun felt uneasy a bit, but went up to Katara then mags her on. Katara, who's being control by the map, steers in the direction where they should go and Jabun runs off as Decepshun looks on at Jabun with worry.
{...I hope nothing bad happens to them.} Wile muttered.
Coershun looks back at Jabun as well and then spoke to Decepshun, {You think we're doing the right thing?} Wile looked at Decepshun as well.
{For us, Coershun... There's no such thing as 'the right thing'...} Decepshun slowly snorted.
At the doorway, Moordryd, Rancid and Cain were also watching the scene, wondering about Katara.
"...Hope the kid will be alright." Rancid spoke.
Cain spoke to Moordryd, "...Do you think we did the right thing?" Rancid looks at Moordryd as well.
Moordryd took a moment to answer, "...There is no right thing, Cain... Not in our crew."
About 7 minutes earlier, at the Dragon Flares compound, the two members of Dragon Flares, Kimiko and Zuko and their dragons; Flame and Ember, were checking through their compound to see anything strange. ((A/N: Kimiko is a girl rider and Zuko is boy rider. Ember is girl dragon; Kimiko's dragon and Flame is a boy dragon; Zuko's dragon. They appeared in the episode: Into the Fire)) Then Flame; Zuko's dragon, steps on a unique stone and in a split seconds, a secret door slides open on a cavern wall, revealing a secret room.
"What in the? Was that always there, Kimiko?" Zuko asked as he stared at the secret room.
"How should I know?" Kimiko responded with shock in her voice.
{I never noticed this before...} Flame groaned with curiosity.
{I don't think anyone has noticed it before.} Ember snorted.
They stare in the room for a while until Zuko slowly speaks, "Uh... Ladies first?"
"You're such a gentleman..." Kimiko groaned then she and her dragon walk inside the room. Zuko and Flame follow them afterward.
The crew members and their dragons look and scan the room. They saw strange ancient writing on the wall and drawings of red dragons on the ceiling. Then they spot something ahead, it was two metallic, cube-like boxes, floating on a rock. The riders look at each other with caution, wondering about the boxes. The dragons however sense something inside the boxes and walk over to them.
"Hey! Ember, girl! I didn't say walk!" Kimiko exclaimed.
"Flame! W-Wait a minute!" Zuko stuttered.
The dragons stop in front of the boxes, staring at them with wonder. Ember glances at Flame, {You sense it too, right?}
{Yeah... You don't think there's two bonemarks in those, right?} Flame groaned.
{We won't know until show them to Phorrj and Pyrrah.} Ember snorted then she and Flame mag the boxes to their riders.
"Huh? Why are you two giving us these boxes?" Kimiko exclaimed. Ember drops the box onto her rider's lap. "Hey!"
Zuko takes the box that Flame gave him, looking at it, "...I think our dragons want us to show these boxes to Pyrrah. Maybe she knows about them."
"I doubt it, but it can't hurt to try..." Kimiko sighed. "Let's go!" then walks out the room and head back to Pyrrah and Phorrj.
They found Pyrrah talking to Sparkk and went over to them. "Hey, Pyrrah!" Zuko shouted.
Pyrrah looks at the two crew members, "What is it?"
Kimiko starts to tell her leader, "Pyrrah, you're not gonna believe this, but-"
Pyrrah's com-link beeps. "Oh! Hang on a minute you guys... This is the leader of Dragon Flares, Pyrrah! Who's calling me?"
"Pyrrah, it's me, Artha Penn! We've got major problems here!"
"Hm? What's wrong?" Pyrrah asked.
"One of the crew members of the Dragon Fish, a little girl named Katara is missing! We think she has been captured by the Dragon Eye crew!" Artha explained.
"What?" Pyrrah exclaimed. "How can that be? It's only been about an hour since that Kratox guy is gone and now this happens?"
"I know... But we still might have some time! Send Sparkk to where the Dragon Fish compound is to meet Spratt and Lance there!" Artha told her.
"Huh? Why? ...Never mind! I'll send Sparkk right away! Pyrrah, out." Her com-link went off. Pyrrah looks at Sparkk, "Well, I'm sure you heard... Get Ferno and go to the Dragon Fish compound to meet Spratt there."
"Okay, Pyrrah!" Sparkk nodded.
"Whoa! Wait a minute there! I know he can some things and all, but don't you think this getting too dangerous, now?" said Zuko.
"Yeah, he might get hurt out there." said Kimiko. Kimiko and Zuko are only worried about Sparkk's safety. After all he is member of their crew and he is just a kid.
Pyrrah sighs then says, "I know, but we all had been there and besides... Lance, Sparkk, and Spratt can get Katara to understand how it is since they are kids as well." Then she glances at Sparkk, "Now, get going, little brother!"
"Right, Pyrrah!" Sparkk smiled then calls out to his dragon, "Ferno! Come on, boy!"
The other dragons were near the stables. Ferno then hears his rider's call and looks at Phorrj, {I better get going, Phorrj.}
Phorrj nods at Ferno, {Just be careful, Ferno... Things have just begun to ignite.}
Ferno nods back then runs over to Sparkk, mags his rider as he keeps running and they run out of their compound to head towards the Dragon Fish compound.
As Zuko and Kimiko jump off of their dragons, Flame and Ember went over to Phorrj to talk about Ferno. {Phorrj, are you sure about this?} Flame groaned with concern.
{Yeah, like you said before, Things have just begun to ignite.} Ember reminded Phorrj. {I mean, yeah sure, he's one of the Princes of Red Draconium Dragons but what if something happens to him?} Like Zuko and Kimiko, Flame and Ember were worried about Ferno.
Phorrj closes his eyes for a moment then opens them again, speaking, {...Things are already happening, Ember. Besides, haven't we all been there when we were dragon pups? I'm sure Ferno will be with Fracshun, Bumpyr, and their riders. And maybe they can stop that light blue dragon, Jabun from getting the temple of Hydrox.}
Zuko, Kimiko and their dragons; Flame and Ember were too worried about Sparkk and Ferno's safety, making them forget about the two metallic boxes they just found before in a secret room.
Few minutes later with Sparkk and Ferno, they finally arrive near the Dragon Fish compound. They found Spratt and Bumpyr waiting for them near the compound. Chute and Turbulence had already left to search for Katara and Jabun through the city. Seconds later, Lance and Fracshun have arrived as well to help Sparkk, Spratt and their dragons to search for Katara and Jabun. The kids and their dragons race through city to find any traces of Katara and Jabun, but so far none...
"We've looked everywhere and we still haven't found any traces of Katara!" Lance exclaimed.
"I just can't believe her own crew had picked on her for being the only kid there." Sparkk spoke with sympathy for Katara.
"Me neither!" Spratt humphed. "Those guys are nothing, but bullies!"
{And a pain!} Bumpyr snorted. {Those dragons also picked on Jabun, Katara's dragon.}
{What a bunch of immature dragons for their ages.} Ferno groaned. {They said dragon pups are worse...}
{Let's just worry about finding Jabun and his rider before something worse happens!} Fracshun grunted. Suddenly, the dragons stop moving at the corner, sensing something from around the corner.
{You guys felt that, right?} Ferno asked.
{I sure did.} Bumpyr groaned.
Fracshun stares at the corner with cautious, {Something is there...}
The kids look at each other with confusion when their dragons stop moving. "Fracshun, what is it?" Lance asked.
Fracshun looks at Lance then uses his head to point at the corner, telling him something is around there. The kids and their dragons slowly walk over the corner and take a peek to see what it is. What they saw was what they were hoping they would never see, Katara, who's being controlled by the map, and Jabun, heading towards their location, the temple.
"Oh no!" Spratt whispered.
"Scales... Now, Katara has the map!" Sparkk quietly exclaimed.
"We have to follow them and stop them from entering the temple." Lance spoke.
"Well, we better follow them now while we can." Spratt whispered as Katara and Jabun walk farther away from them.
The boys and their dragons quietly follow after Katara and Jabun, hoping this time they'll stop them from entering the temple. It took a while, but Katara and Jabun finally found the temple of the King of the Light Blue Draconium Nautilus Class Dragons. Katara and Jabun stop for the moment as the kids and their dragons peek out from behind a huge boulder.
"...Now what?" Spratt asked, quietly.
"Now we uh..." Lance took moment to think. "We try to stop her."
"How, Lance?" Spratt asked again.
"...I don't know." Lance finally admits it.
"Don't tell me you haven't thought up a plan along the way here?" Spratt groaned with irritation.
Lance sighs at him, "I don't see you come up with anything."
Lance and Spratt bicker at each while their dragons look back and forth at them and Sparkk and Ferno just sigh at them. Then Sparkk saw Katara and Jabun going inside the temple. "Uh... You guys? Guys!" Sparkk exclaimed, making Lance and Spratt stop bickering. "We've got to go after her before the door shuts!" then he and Ferno went after Katara and Jabun with the rest in pursuit.
However, as soon as they all enter the temple, the door slams shut. "Scales! We're trapped here!" Lance cried.
{What else is new?} Fracshun groaned.
Then the map falls off of Katara's hand, snapping her out of the control of it, "...Ugh! What happened?" then she see is in another place. "Wh-Where am I?"
Sparkk spoke out, "You're in the temple of Hydrox."
Katara and Jabun turn around to see Sparkk, Lance, Spratt and their dragons. "W-Who are you guys?"
"Calm down, Katara." Lance told her. "We're friends and we were sent here to find you and your dragon."
"Unfortunately, we're stuck here..." Spratt muttered.
Then Katara realizes what Sparkk said before, "Wait! Did you guys say something about the temple of Hydrox? It can't be!"
Lance tries to explains, "I know it sounds crazy, but it's tr-!" Suddenly, the floor underneath them starts to move into the wall, showing deep water, muddy land and only leaving floating platforms shaped like big lily pads which the kids' dragons were standing on.
"This is not good!" Sparkk shouted.
{You're telling me!} Ferno whined as he tries to keep his balance on the lily pad.
A few seconds later, darts shoot from the walls, hitting around the kids and their dragons, making the situation more difficult. "Wah! What are we gonna do?" Spratt shouted when he duck down from the darts.
{We've need to move before we get hit hit!} Bumpyr squealed.
Katara frantically looks around to find a safe area then spots a room ahead. However, the only way to get to the room is to get across on the platforms and run across on the muddy land. "Listen! We have to get across to that room!" She shouted.
Jabun glances back, {Follow us!} then jumps across each platforms to get over to the muddy land, dodging the darts.
"Katara wait! Lance cried to stop her, but she and her dragon were already ahead.
Fracshun groans then looks at Bumpyr and Ferno, {We have no choice! Let's go!} then goes after Jabun and his rider by jumping to each platform.
The kids and their dragons manage to get across on the platforms, though Ferno and Sparkk were having trouble by jumping to each platform, trying to keep their balance. They landed on the muddy shore, which it was slippery and run across to get the room. The dragons, except Jabun, were having trouble running across, almost sliding towards the deep water, but manage to stay on shore while nearly dodging the darts. They all get in the room, escaping the traps of the temple. The floor went back to normal in a few seconds.
"We've made it!" Lance exclaimed.
"Yeah... That wasn't so bad." Spratt exhaled with great relief.
{It was kinda fun.} Bumpyr grinned a bit.
Ferno snorts at him, {Speak for yourself!}
Katara looks at the boys with concern, "Is everyone okay?"
"We're a bit shaky, but we're fine..." Sparkk sighed.
Suddenly, something glows nearby and they look ahead to see what it is. It was a small light blue, wave symbol, floating on a rock which was the symbol of the Dragon Fish Crew. It was the bonemark of Hydrox. Lance, Spratt, and Sparkk look away as they cover their eyes from the sight of the bonemark. However Katara couldn't take her eyes away from the bonemark as it calls out to her, drawing her in closer.
"Wow! ...What is it?" Katara gasped with amazement.
"Don't look at it, Katara! It's a bonemark!" Lance exclaimed.
"And it's nothing but trouble!" Sparkk exclaimed. "Let's just go back to you crew and-"
"My crew?" Katara softly spoke. "...They're the reason why I'm here..."
Spratt tries to reassure her, "Katara, we know how you feel, but this isn't the answer! That bonemark will take control of you and you won't be able to fight back! Your crew cares about you, they just don't how you feel right now and-!"
Katara shouts with anger, "And yet they pick on me! They tease me, thinking I'm weak!"
The dragons; Fracshun, Ferno and Bumpyr, try to talk to Jabun. {Jabun, don't let Katara do this!} Fracshun squealed.
{That bonemark is dangerous! Don't do this!} Ferno barked.
Bumpyr chatters at Jabun, {You won't be able to handle it! It happened to me and Spratt and it wasn't great at all! Please, just go back to your crew-!}
Jabun then growls, {No! Those bullies always pick on me and my rider... We will teach them a lesson that they'll never forget!}
"I won't forgive them... I won't! I'll make them pay!" Katara shouted with fury.
In split seconds, the bonemark flew off the rock and lands on Jabun's head, taking over him and Katara as they scream with pain. Light blue marks appear on them as Jabun grew into an adult dragon and fins grew on his tail, legs, and back, his claws grew a bit longer.
Jabun slowly snarls, {...Finally... I have...AWOKEN!} Jabun was now Hydrox, the King of the Light Blue Draconium Nautilus Class Dragons.
The boys and their dragons gasp with fright at the sight of Hydrox.
Katara looks down, slowly saying, "...I feels so...good and powerful... I feel so..." She looks up, showing her eerie glowing eyes, "...Strong! Now, they'll pay dearly for teasing me and my dragon!"
Jabun, now Hydrox stares at the dragons as he grin evilly, {You all better be prepared... Because the light blue dragons will take over the city! But I must get more light blue draconium gears to take control of my army!} then he looks at Bumpyr, forms an evil smile,{Ah... The vessel of Zephyrox...} then stares at Ferno, {...And one of my...best friend's great grandsons.}
Fracshun gasps with shock, {How's that even possible?}
Hydrox chuckles, darkly, {Sometimes us, Warrior Dragons, like Flarox and I, had control over each other's armies during the war and fought together...} then splits through the temple and runs out.
The boys and their dragons quickly try to go after Katara and Hydrox, but as they run out of the temple, Katara and Hydrox were already far ahead, but the boys and their dragons still keep running after them.
"Well... this is just great!" Sparkk groaned as Ferno runs in front.
"We've can't give up! We've got to go after her!" Lance exclaimed then drives Fracshun ahead the small group as they all follow after Katara and Hydrox into the city.
As the boys and their dragons continue chasing after Katara and Hydrox through the city far behind, they saw Hydrox taking the light blue gears away from riders and dragons and sucking the gears into his bones and continue on towards their final destination. Lance feels it's time call up Artha and the other crew leaders about what's happening now.
"Sparkk! Spratt! We need to call the others before they get to their final location!" Lance shouted.
"And the final location is none other than Word's Citadel!" Spratt exclaimed. "Since he gives maps, the Warrior Dragons will go there to get stronger gear!"
They all then stops near a tall building, Word's Citadel. Katara and Hydrox were already inside then Sparkk calls Pyrrah, Spratt calls Chute, while Lance calls his brother, Artha. The boys told the leaders what happened, about the temple, Katara taking the bonemark, is now on Hydrox, taking the light blue gear, and who's running into Word's Citadel. The leaders, Artha, Chute, and Pyrrah told the kids to head back to the Dragon Fish compound. Chute and Pyrrah will meet them there while the Penn Racing crew contacts the other crews; Inner Order and the Grip of the Dragon. The boys look back at the building with worry then races off back to the compound of the Dragon Fish crew.
At the same time in the citadel, Word was working on his computers then he suddenly heard running from behind him causing him to turn around and see Katara and Hydrox, standing there. "Well, well... I see you manage to pass the test and get the bonemark. Well done." he then pushes a button on his computers, revealing two high level gears, level 8 Light Blue Cooling Gear and level 8 Light Blue Tentacle Gear. "Oh! What's this? Light Blue Cooling Gear and Light Blue Tentacle Gear, both level 8. Why not mag them on?"
Hydrox mags the gears onto him suddenly the fins on his back and tail grew a bit longer, so did his claws then Hydrox lets out a loud powerful roar. "Welcome back, Hydrox... King of the Light Blue Draconium Nautilus Class Dragons!" Word smiled with evil then laughs. "Now then my king... Go to the Dragon Fish compound, find your descendant, and start a dragon human war!"
Hydrox screeches then runs out the citadel and races through the city, calling all light blue dragons to start building his army. The light blue dragons hears their king calling then mag off their riders and starts to turn on the humans revolting like the red, black, blue, white, and green dragons before.
About 4 minutes back, Sparkk, Spratt and Lance went back to the compound of the Dragon Fish. They also met up Pyrrah and Chute there with Marianis. Pyrrah and Chute already explained what happened to Katara and her dragon to Marianis and her crew. Dorsull, Marianis, and their dragons; Hy Dyv and Poseidos looked very worried about Katara and Jabun. However, the rest of the crew had a different reaction...
"I can't believe you guys sent these kids to find the shrimp and her baby dragon and stop them!" Misty exclaimed at Pyrrah and Chute.
{Yeah, these guys are just hatchlings!} Aqua snorted at Phorrj and Turbulence.
"How can these kids mess up like that? Katara is nothing, but a small girl! These kids are as weak as Katara!" Sokka exclaimed.
{Along with a little baby dragon like Jabun! These dragons are nothing but pups!} Wave snickered.
"I don't see why we should be worried about this... They're just shrimps!" Omi exclaimed with no worry.
{We'll be facing two babies! This is so crazy!} Jet barked. Then crew members and their dragons point and laugh loudly at the kids and their dragons. Lance, Sparkk, Spratt, and their dragons fully understand why Katara and her dragon are doing this.
Pyrrah glares at the crew then shouts at them, "That's enough! You guys have no right to say that to them!"
Phorrj snarls at the dragons of the Dragon Fish, {These guys tried their best! You guys have no idea how dangerous it will be!}
"You must never underestimate the power of a bonemark! I know 'cause it happened to me with the Furox!" Pyrrah exclaimed.
{The bonemark is truly dangerous! Even in the hands of a child, their power is unbelievable! These bonemarks are no joke!} Phorrj barked.
The crew members and their dragons just stare at Pyrrah and Phorrj before pointing and laughing at them. "Oh please! Pyrrah, you only did that to take over the Council and you lost to the Dragon Booster 'cause you're weak like a shrimp! That was scrawny at its best!" Misty scoffed as she, Sokka, and Omi continue to point and laugh at Pyrrah.
{Yeah! You and your rider were dumb enough to take the bonemark, but lost to the Dragon of Legend! You two are such weaklings. That was pathetic at its best Phorrj!} Aqua snorted as she, Wave, and Jet continue to laugh at Phorrj.
Pyrrah and Phorrj glare furiously at the crew members and the dragons. They couldn't understand how they ended up on the Dragon Fish. Suddenly, they all heard screeches and roars from outside then followed by a loud roar near the front door. The door was blasted open then something big runs inside then stops about few feet away from them. It was Katara and Hydrox.
"Uh oh...!" Lance whimpered as Fracshun whined.
"Oh, Katara... You really did take the bonemark!" Marianis cried. Poseidos whimpers at the sight of Katara and Hydrox.
"Katara? ...Please tell me this isn't happening!" Dorsull exclaimed.
Hy Dyv whines, {It's happening... Sadly it's happening.}
Suddenly, Omi exclaims loudly, "You can't be serious!"
{Oh man! This is too good to be true!} Jet chortles.
"We're supposed to be afraid of them? This is too much!" Sokka guffaws.
Wave giggles, {Hydrox has got to be kidding!}
"We're gonna be attacked by the powerful shrimp and her strong baby dragon!" Misty laughs.
{Hydrox just picked the weakest, smallest, light blue dragon to possess!} Aqua cackles.
Omi, Sokka, Misty, and their dragons continue to point and laugh at Katara and Hydrox as the duo give them a death glare before Katara and Hydrox slowly smile evilly. Katara activates the Tentacle Gear on Hydrox then fires six ribbons onto the crew members and dragons and shocks them at full blast as the volts surge through their bodies. The crew members and their dragons scream out in pain and agony at the electricity shock going through them.
"Who's crying now?" Katara shouted.
{How does it feel to face the stinging power of your king?} Hydrox growled then pulls the ribbons off of them as they collapse on the ground in pain.
Omi, Misty, Sokka, and their dragons slowly stare at Katara and Hydrox with shock as fear forms in their faces. They're now aware of the danger they're in.
Lance whispers to Spratt, "Kinda serves them right, huh?" Spratt smirks at Lance, agreeing with him.
Fracshun whispers to Bumpyr, {That's what they get.} Bumpyr nodded at him as he grinned.
"Maybe now you will show respect to me and your king!" Katara grinned with malice.
{Never tease your king, you weaklings!} Hydrox smiled sinisterly.
Then about a few seconds later, Khatah, Zilias and their dragons; Shock-Ra and Swyft had just arrived to warn the crew, but then noticed they're too late they spot Katara and Hydrox.
"We're too late!" Khatah cried.
"Things just got harder than before..." Zilias mumbled.
{This won't be easy.} Shock-Ra groaned.
{When do these things ever get easy?} Swyft snorted as they all get ready to face to Hydrox, hoping Dragon Booster and the Dragon of Legend will arrive in time before things will get worse like before...