Dragon Booster Fanfiction

Hello my name is Weasleykins, and I'm super new to this site. I have been writing a Dragon Booster Fanfiction for about half a year now, and would love some feedback. I am posting one rough draft of chapter one, and bits of scenes of other chapters. I do know I need to have more description/locations in the story, and edit it some. But what are you're thoughts? what would you like to read/see more of?




Chapter One: The Day.

Artha was sitting at the new desk at Penn stables. Since his father came back they all have been working hard at restoring the stable. The big day was here, he had worked hard to make it this far. He had been expected into the Elite Racing Academy. For some reason he wasn’t all that comfortable with the idea. He had liked the way his life was before, now it was going to change.

“Artha.”

Artha heard a small female voice from across the room. Soft clicks of her feet echoed the room. His head was down and he was fiddling with his gold Dragon Booster amulet.

“Is everything alright? You’ve been quite distent the last few days.” Kitt said walking over to sit down on the chair next to Artha. “I’m your friend, if you need someone to talk to I’m here.”

Artha looked up with a sigh, leaning back in his own chair he looked at Kitt and gave her a kind smile. “I just needed time to think, that’s all.”

Kitt smiled, knowing how nervous he must be, but instead of saying so she said this. “Race me.”

Artha turned looking shocked, an eyebrow raised. “Say that again?”

“Race me.” She stood up and held out her hand for him. “You and Beau against me and Wyldfyr.”

Artha smiled and took her hand. Maybe this would be just the thing he needed. Artha let Kitt lead him to the back where the new Dragon Stables were. While walking the pair met up with Lance and Parmon who were just hanging around, scratch that, most likely inventing new gear and playing online vid-games with his friends, or one friend in fact. Ever since Spratt had returned, Lance had been spending a lot of time with him and the crew started to consider him as part of Penn Racing. Artha liked seeing Lance hang with someone his own age for a change.

Dropping his hand he walked up to Parmon with his hands in his racing jacket pockets. Once he was accepted into the racing academy, he was given an honorary academy jacket. It had all the colours of draconium on it with one small difference, the Penn Racing logo was stitched into the back with small lettering under the logo that read: “Dragon Racing Academy.” On the front he had his name over the chest pocket.

“Hey, I see you managed to get him out, and doing something, you know that your only days away from leaving and you haven’t even started packing yet. You won’t really be bringing much...”

“Yeah your girlfriend won’t fit in your bag.” Lance said interrupting Parmon’s long speech.

Artha put his hands on his hips and glared at his little brother. “Lance she is not my girlfriend, and besides that what does it matter? I wasn’t needed for anything. Dragon City crime had been an all time low, which means the Dragon Booster wasn’t needed for anything. Can’t the Dragon Booster take a break from time to time, and besides that I wanted to get a few hours of racing in before leaving. So that’s what we’re going to do.”

“Drac!” Lance said excitedly.

Artha walked up to Lance and ruffled his red mop of hair. “Not you little brother. Maybe next time.”

“Oh thats nice, keep us away from your world.” Parmon said crossing his arms across his chest.”

Artha smiled and walked away.

Kitt smiled and followed behind. “You could have at least let them watch me beat you.”

Artha stopped dead in his tracks, “Beat you? You really think you’re going to beat me?”

“I sure do Stable Boy.”

“The old Artha use to let you win, the new Artha doesn’t.”

“Let me win? You never let me win. You were just better at cheating, and cheating doesn’t happen to be my thing.”

“Cheating. Since when have I ever cheated?”

“Every race that you won that wasn’t in teams.” Kitt said teasing Artha slightly.

“Oh, like the last Dragball game I was part of, the one where I was injured for. You think I was cheating?” Artha said as he walked up to Beau.

“No, you were teamed with another racer. Never mind. I’m still going to win.”

Artha climbed on Beau’s saddle and plopped his helmet on. “Will see about that.” He said before racing off.

“No fair-” Kitt said as she climbed on the back of her own red dragon. “-I didn’t say you could have a head start!” She finished before racing off after her friend.

Kitt raced after Artha. “Come on Wyldfyr, let's see what you can do.” Pressing the button on her saddle she activated her red thruster gear to try her best to catch up to Artha.

Artha slowed down some when he noticed Kitt was nowhere in eye sight. Did he really improve his speed by all the racing he had done? Once he got a glimpse of Wyldfyr he took a sharp turn at a fork in the road and started to weave in and out of the buildings.

Artha stopped when he heard some voices below. Jumping off Beau, he walked to the fence the overhung a street.

“Nothing is going to let him make it too the top.”

Another voice spoke.

“But... I thought since you two made it, I thought that you and the Stable Brat would be able to make some peace.”

“That’s what I told him.” The first voice said finishing off with a laugh.”

“Moordryd Payne?!” Artha said shocked as Kitt approached his side. “What are they doing?”

“Trying to stop you from going to the Academy. That’s what they’re doing.” Kitt said resting a pink gloved hand on the railing.

“But how?” Artha said turning to Kitt.

“I don’t know. All I know is you better be careful.” Kitt said a worried expression on her face.

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Artha was back at the stable trying to figure out what Moordryd was up to while he packed. There could be traps for him or his dragon. The dragon he would need to enter the Racing Academy.

“I see someone is finally packing.” Parmon said walking towards his friend. “You know we still have some time to get some fun in before leaving.”

Artha turned, one hand on his trunk. “When I was racing Kitt I overheard Moordryd and Cain talking about trying to stop me from entering the Academy. But I don’t know how they’re planning on doing it. It could be by anything. So from now till I leave I want to keep an eye out for anything that could happen. At that moment, something few past Artha’s head that made Parmon and him jump and fall onto their butt’s. “What was that?!” Artha said rubbing the arm that had hit the ground.

Lance poked his head into the room, holding a toy. “Sorry!”

“Lance! How many times have I told you to be careful where you’re playing with your toys?” Artha said now standing with his arms over his chest.

“Too many to count. I said I was sorry.” Lance said picking up the foam bullet.

“I know you did.” Artha said.

Parmon put a finger in the air... “I have an idea. What if you had a gear that worked like a second pair of eyes.”

“Come again.” Artha said with puzzled expression on his face.

“If Moordryd or Cain tried to do anything to you, you would be able to see it before anything really started to happen. You see if I put the module with this knob I think it might work.” Parmon rambled off.

“That’s a good idea. Why don’t you go and get started on that.”

“Good idea Artha.” Parmon said leaving the stable.

“Hey Kitt,” Artha said with a smile. “Did you find anything out yet.”

“Not yet.” Kitt said walking into the room. “You want some help packing?”

“Sure,”

Kitt picked up a shirt that was laying next to the trunk and started to fold. “Have you seen your room let?” Kitt said once Lance left.

“Not yet,” Artha said smiling at Kitt. “I’m sure the room is fine. I just wish that I knew what was going on.”

“We’ll figure it out, you really don’t need to be worrying about it. Whatever happens you’ll be fine, you always are.” Kitt smiled.

“I just wish I knew.” Artha said as he bit his lip.

“I know you do.” Kitt said as she took a seat.

“You’ve worked hard for this, and yes I’m bummed that I didn’t make it. But I’m glad you did.” Kitt was trying to keep up Artha’s spirit.

Artha put in his last item of clothing into the trunk. It was nice of her to say that, but he felt kinda bad for Kitt. She had trained more than him, and she wasn’t going. “There's always next year,” Artha said.

“For sure there is.” Kitt said leaning back in her chair.

Artha walked across the room to grab his old jacket. But when he picked it up sadness overcame him. “Do you want to keep this?” He asked jacket in hand.

“Me?” Kitt said walking over.

“Yeah. If you want it it's fine.” Artha turned around and wrapped the jacket around Kitt’s shoulders. “A little big, but it should work.” Artha smiled.

Kitt smiled back at her friend. “Thanks. It's sweet of you.”

Artha was going go to miss Kitt, her and the rest of Penn Racing. It wasn’t like he was going to be away forever, he would see them every week. “I need a break from packing want to go see what Parmon is up to?”

“Sure,” Kitt responded laying down Artha’s jacket down across an empty chair.

Kitt and Artha were walking to the stable workshop when Artha stopped dead in his tracks. “Where is Beau?” He asked looking around. Moordryd, this had to be his doing. Who else would do this? Now with Moordryd knowing that he was the Dragon Booster, he could much more then what would do other wise.

“Shoot, shoot.” Artha said in panic.

“Artha.” Kitt laying her gloved hand on his arm. “You need to think calmly.”

“Calm, how can I be calm. I leave in three days and Beau is gone. Parmon.” Artha said before racing off. “Parmon.” Artha said sticking his head into the workshop. “Could you perhaps get the where abouts on Moordryd?”

“Sure? Why?”

“Beau is gone.”

“Give me a minute. Here you go. Attach this to your map.” Parmon said as he handed over small rectangle plugin that kind of looked like a USB portable file storage.

“Thanks. Does it work?”

Parmon glared at his friend. “Does it work, does it work? Of course it works.”

“Thanks.” Artha stepped outside, he took the amulet out and pointed it up to the sky.“Release The Dragon!” before plopping it into the gauntlet, quickly transforming into the Dragon Booster.

“Kitt!” Dragon Booster said approaching Kitt.

“I need your help."

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An unfinished chapter two.

Chapter Two: The Dragon Eyes

Artha had changed into Dragon Booster forgetting he was out an Dragon, and Payne's Citadel was too far away on foot. Thinking fast he ran back to the stable. "Have you two seen Kitt?"

Parmon lifted up his welders mask. "What's the emergency Artha?" Parmon asked putting down his blow torch.

"Beau has been taken and I need to borrow Wyldfyr." Artha said panting from his short sprint across the grounds.

"She is in Wyldfyr's stable. Would you like me to come?" Parmon asked before getting interrupted by a nosy little ten year old.

"I want to come!" Lance said as Fraction poked his dragon head in next to Lance. "Fraction, watch where your putting your head." Lance said frowning slightly at his dragon.

"Fine come." Artha said before racing off. "Kitt, Kitt!" He found Kitt taking a nap with her dragon. Artha crouched down next to a sleeping Kitt Wonn and gently shook her to wake her up.

Kitt was quietly sleeping when she felt herself begin to shake. Opening her eyes he found Dragon Booster looking her the face; screaming she fell over on her side. "Don't sneak up on me like that." He said sitting back on her forearms.

"Sorry, they took Beau."

Kitt put a gloved hand to her mouth in shock. "Oh no! Let's go."

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The four members of The Penn Racing crew popped there head over the wall of Payne's Citadel. "Now what do you have planed, Hero Boy." Kitt was sitting on the back of Wyldfyr behind Artha, Lance and Parmon riding on the back of there own dragon.

"I'm thinking. Hold on."

"Wait," Parmon said, the gears in his head in motion. "How do you know that Beau is even here?"

Artha turned to Parmon, and said. "I had over heard Moordryd taking to Cain about trying to stop me from going to the academy. Where else would Beau be then at their compound." Artha said looking out. He could feel Kitt's arms loosen from around his middle. His body relaxing some.

"Why don't leave our dragon's here and scale the building." Kitt suggested jumping off the back of her own red dragon.

Artha followed suit and jumped off Wyldfyr, "then what Kitt?" Artha asked as he start to make his way around the wall.

Lance was starting to get board when an idea popped into his head; to walk along the top of the wall. Once up he held his arms out keep his balance.

Parmon looked up to see his best mates brother walking on the edge. "Lance! What do you think you're doing?" Parmon said with his hands on his hips.

"Having fun. You should try it once in awhile." Lance said walking like a model across the ledge. Lance wasn't looking down when he stepped on a peddle and slipped down onto the ledge below. "Owww!" Lance said after landing ten feet down on the ledge below. "Are you going to help me, or are you just going to look at me." Lance shouted from below.

Dragon Booster turned around when he heard a thud sound. "Kitt, did you hear something?"

"Yeah. It must Lance fooling around. Hey did you have any idea how we're going get in?" Kitt asked holding on to Dragon Booster's arm.

"Kitt hold on." Placing two fingers on the side of his helmet near his temples, he pressed lightly and started to speak. "Parm, what's going on back there?"

Parmon put his two fingers to the side of his own helmet, and said, "Lance fell off a ledge."

"Really? Well we need you, but I don't think Lance will be okay with being left alone. If he is, come over to us." Artha said.

"Fine. Lance would you be fine staying here alone? We'll come back for you." Parmon said leaning over the ledge to shout below.

"I guess I can wait. Just make sure you guys come back for me, alright." Lance said sitting against the wall, his arms tucked around his knees.

"Okay." Parmon said before turning back to Artha and his comnversation. "Artha it's all good."

"Great, see you in a bit; I think I might just have an idea."

Kitt dropped Artha's arm, and said. "What's your idea? "

"If Parmon acts as a distraction, as you and I sneak around inside and get Beau." Dragon Booster sighed, and then said, "The issue with this plan is getting Moordryd to be the main person were distracting." Artha knew that Moordryd knew that he was Dragon Booster, so he wouldn't question why Parmon would be here.

"Why Moordryd?" Kitt asked curiously.

Artha shrugged, and said. "because I think it would be easier." He wasn't about to reveal that Moordryd knew he was The Dragon Booster. If Moordryd was willing to keep his secret, he could keep Moordryd's.

Kitt smiled, and said. "Whatever you say, Dragon Booster." Kitt looked over the wall to see the security lights scanning the area for trespassers. "How are you planning on getting past the lights?" Kitt asked.

"We'll use a tool that would detect the invisible trip wire. All we would have to do is climb under and over the visible trip wire. Going under will be your job, since I'm wearing a heavy suit that sicks out in places, I'm too big for sliding under things." Artha said leaning over the half wall.

"Artha, how are we going to get down, we're much too high up." Kitt said.

"Will travel in through a high up window."

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The three Penn Racing crew members traveled up and through a window. "Parm, give us your security detecter and will light up our path, while you go below and act as a distraction." Artha said taking the detecter from his friend. "Great lets go."

Kitt was stepping over the now visible light when she lost her footing and tripped, setting off the alarms. Looking up Kitt noticed white hair.

"Well, well, well." Moordryd said, look who we have. Kitt Wonn and the Dragon Booster. What are you two doing here?" Moordryd said, his arms crossed, and his foot taping.

Artha frowned, and said. "You know why we're here. Just give back Artha's Dragon. Why must you play these games. We're not children."

Moordryd laughed, and said. "Why should I. This gets what I want. Artha out of the Racing Academy. I don't see a reason why I should give back his dragon, Dragon Booster."

Kitt looked up from where she was laying on the ground. Moordryd had pressed his boot to Kitt to stop her from getting up, or making a run for it.

Artha looked down, and said. "Payne, let her go. She not going to do anything to you."

"How do you know that?"

"I just do. Please, just let her go." Artha stepped forward, holding on to his blocking staff.

"Okay." Moordryd lifted up his foot and waiting till Kitt was off the ground when he took her by the arm.

"Get your filthy hands off of me." Kitt shouted, looking at Dragon Booster.

Artha stepped forward as he held up his blocking staff. "

Artha watched as Moordryd ruffly pulled Kitt off the ground, and steped back with his fit balled in Kitt's Jacket. When Artha was about to make his next move when Moordryd tried to make a run for it with Kitt.

Thinking fast Artha laid down on the ground; extending his arm he swiped in an vertical motion across the floor with his Blocking staff, hitting Moordryd in the ankles. Artha looked up as he watched Payne fall to the floor, loosing his grip on Kitt.

"Damn it, Dragon Booster!" Moordryd shouted as he watch Kitt crawl back to Dragon Booster.

Artha let go of his staff and moved over to Kitt, he lend into her and wrapped his strong arms around her. "It's alright. Your safe." He could feel Kitt tuck her head into his chest. Artha looked up at Moordryd, who was rubbing his ankle. "Show me where my Dragon is, Payne."

Moordryd looked up, and said. "Never, I had it with you, out shinning everyone, winning all the races. It's my time to shine. Never, good luck getting through all my traps."While Moordryd slammed the door, he said. "Now try and make it out." Artha quickly got up and tried to open the door. "Damn, it's locked." Dragon Booster slide down to rest his back to the door.

"Artha, don't beat yourself up about this. You can figure this out." Kitt said going to sit in front of Artha. "Think like the Dragon Booster. What would he do?"

Dragon Booster looked up and spied another door across the room, and said. "What are the chances that that other door is locked?" Artha asked.

Kitt stood up and tried the door, swinging open quite easily. "Not likely."

Artha walked over to the door, and said. "Nice one."

"I have my moments." Kitt said proudly.

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"Look, a stable brat."

Parmon glanced over to fine Cain standing in his path way. "Oh good, someone who can help me. "

Cain titled his eye brow, and said. "Help you, help you. Why do you need help when you're on my land?!"

"Hold on. Your land. This land belongs to Word Payne." Payne said matter of factly.

"Grrr! I'm part of the grew. Just like that's not your stable." Cain said, finding this conversation pointless.

While Parmon was distracting Cain, he watched out of the corner of his eye as Dragon Booster and Kitt ran by.

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Artha walked into a big room to fine Beau. "Beau, I'm so glad to see you. Let's get you out of here." Artha looked around to find Green deactivation gear just laying around. "Not so smart are they." Artha said as he walked over to the cage that his Dragon was inside.

The bars of the cage were brown, and Artha was deactivating the glowing lock in the middle of the siding door. In a few minutes the door made one side down. Artha climbed on the back of Beau, with Kitt tucking in behind Artha. He could feel Kitt wrap her arms around his waist. The feeling felt as normal as playing a vid-game. "Hold on." Artha blasted out of the room. Once outside the wall he dropped off Kitt with her dragon. "You'll be safe here." He watched Kitt nod before riding off.

Stopping, Artha retransformed into The Dragon Booster so Beau could turn back into The Dragon of Legend.

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Kitt leaned over the side of the wall, and shouted. "Lance are you down there?"

Lance looked up from where he was pacing, and said. "Kitt, I'm I glad to see you. Could you help me up?"

"Sure thing." She got on the back of Wyldfyr and sent down a white grappling hook. It landed on edge of the ledge of the platform Lance was standing on.

Lance grabbed on and let the grappling hook carry him to the top. Once on top Lance started to dust himself off. "Thanks."

"Anytime." Kitt replied.

"Now what do we do, what for Artha and Parmon, or just leave?" Lance asked.

Kitt half smiled, and said. "I would say just wait. They could need us again." She watched as Lance nodded.







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Artha was Maged off his Dragon, hitting the ground way too hard. A crack forming in his helmet. He tried to get up when his world started to go all fuzzy. He could see people rushing to him, or what he thought were people rushing to him. Then his whole world went black.
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Parmon was pacing the waiting room. "Could you stop, pacing the room isn't helping. It's not going to wake Artha up any sooner." Kitt said trying to stay come. That's when Lance walked in tears. "Lance, it's going to be okay. Why don't come sit with me."

Lance nodded, taking the seat next to Kitt. "I'm trying to get the doctor to let me see your brother. When they do you can be the first to see him." Kitt said turning towards Lance.

"Is he going to be okay?" Lance asked looking up with his sad eyes.

"Of course he is Lance, Artha is strong, he will get through this and be on the race track any day now." Kitt said placing a hand on Lance's back.

Hours passed and Lance had falling asleep on Kitt's lap.

"Kitt." Parmon said sitting on the coffee table in front of her. "When do you think we can see him?!"

"Hopefully soon Parmon, hopefully soon," Kitt said playing with Lance's hair as he slept. "But I promised Lance he could see him first. The doctor said they were going to move him up to his own room soon after he awoke. Parmon you know what lever happens were still friends. Lance is going need someone like you." Kitt looked down at Lance who was beginning to wake up.

"Can I see Artha yet?" Lance asked rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.

"I will go see for you." Kitt got up and walked away. She didn't know wether they could see him or not, and the doctors were probably tired of her asking. "Hello, is their any chance we could see Artha Penn yet?" She watched the doctor check her clip board. "Please, it's for his brother." She watched the doctor smile, and said. "I was just about to go over to you. Yes, you can go see him. Will move him up to the new room tomorrow, it's much too late now. I will get Lance for you. You may see him."

Kitt smiled, "thank you so much. Could I go and tell him? I just of promised Lance something." After getting a yes from the doctor, Kitt went off to tell Lance.

She walked into the waiting room and said excitedly. "You can see him now."

Kitt turned the knob on the door, and let Lance in a head of herself.

Parmon walked in behind the two. He looked up to see his best friend laying on the bed. His eyes closed. But he could see the blankets moving up and down to the rhythm of his breathing. He put two hands on the foot board. Artha was attached to a drip and a heart monitor. It was hard to see this friend this way.

Lance stood near the bed, watching his brother. "Artha?!" Lance said hoping something would happen.

Artha slowly opened his eyes. He didn't say anything, but he groaned and put a hand to his head. "My head hurts." Artha said too weak to do anything else.

Kitt looked at him. "Artha, do you need me to get you a doctor?" Kitt asked.

Artha opened his eyes once again and looked at his brother. "No, I'm fine. Hey Lance, how are you?"

Lance smiled and pipped up some. "Great, I've being hanging with Spratt he is so cool. His dragon Bumpyr and Fraction are getting along well." Lance said very happy to see that Artha was awake.

"That's nice." Artha looked down and then tried to get up. "Why can't I feel my legs? What is going on? I can't move." He started to panic.

Kitt could see him start to struggle. She quickly pulled Lance back some so he wouldn't accidentally hit his brother. "Artha please stop. Your going to hurt yourself. I don't know, they haven't told me much. Please listen to me."

Artha stopped, his heart rate beating a mile per hour. "What is going on Kitt?" Artha asked. He was sacred, he couldn't remember much of what happened on the race track, all he knew was that he fell and never got to finish the race.

"I don't know Artha, please just relax, I'm sure you will eventually get answers." Kitt said "Parmon their should be a clip board at the bottom of the bed, could you tell me what it says?"

Parmon reached down and unhooked the clipboard. "Nothing really, just personal information about Artha, his blood type, his bone type, that sort of stuff. Hey, did you know that Artha's middle name is-" He said giggling slightly.

"Parm, it's not the time for that." Kitt said shaking her head.

"Hey let me see." Lance said going over to see what on the clipboard had Parmon giggling at. "That's his middle name alright." Lance said giggling alone side Parmon.

"Hey cut it out." Kitt said kind of wanting to know what the two were giggling at."

Without saying anything, Kitt left the room. "Hey, I want to know why my friend can't move?" She was getting sick and tired of not being told anything. "Don't you think that his family should have been told something by now?"

"Miss you are going to have to slow down. In the early stages I can only tell his family. His Dad has been here to see him and knows it all."

"Wait?! Your telling me Connor Penn has been here to see his son and you never thought to tell us? His brother was worried sick." Kitt was angry.

"Yes Miss, but his brother is just a kid. His father promised to tell him everything." The doctor said flipping through her clipboard.

"When? Next month. You do know that he is ten. He is old enough to understand some of what is going on." Kitt said balling her fists up in anger.

"Why don't I sit you all down together and I will explain." The Doctor suggested.

"Thanks." Kitt had said nodding her head.

Kitt took a seat at the edge of Artha's bed. "When He fell, he fell hard onto his tail bone. He damaged his spine. So from the waist down he is paralyzed, which means he can not move more feel his legs. Thankfully he was wearing a helmet or he could of had a concussions. You will moved up to your new room tomorrow, and not long after we will start working on getting his legs move again. Is there any other questions?" The doctor asked.

"Could you get something for his head?" Kitt asked gently taking Artha's hand in her own.

"Sure thing." The doctor left.

Artha was speechless, he would never be able to race-"crap, Dragon Booster." Artha said feeling so frustrated. His world was over. He looked at Kitt's hand and gave it a squeeze.

Parmon walked around the bed. "Good news, Beau is fine." Parmon said.

Artha smiled, "thanks. My Dad came today. It was nice to see him." Artha said.

"And he didn't have the time to come and tell us what was going on." Parmon said leaning on the wall.

Kitt turned quickly and gave Parmon a look, that kind of said 'please stop talking, your going to upset him.'

"That's nice of him to come. How are you feel besides you head?" Kitt asked.

"Nothing I'm aware of right now. Could someone tell me what happened after I fell?" Artha asked giving Kitt's hand a squeeze.

"Maybe that's story when your feeling better."

The doctor came back with two tablets, "here take these." She said handing them off to Artha. "You chew them, they will help." The doctor watched Artha pop the tablets in his mouth. "You guys can stay as long as you like. He is doing fine now. Tomorrow once he is up and had something to eat we can move him to his new room. I need to get going now, so, if you need anything you know where to ask." The doctor then left.

Hours passed and Kitt had falling a sleep beside Artha, their hands still together. Lance on a small couch, Parmon in an over sized dark green arm chair. Artha was having a hard time sleeping. After the tablets started working he managed to get a few hours sleep. Now he was wide awake. He lifed up his arm to check the time on his wrist. Three o'clock in the morning. "Kitt." Artha said nudging her slightly.

"What is it?" Kitt said lifting up her head, the side of her face that she was sleeping was warm, red and had marks in it from sleeping.

"I can't sleep. I thought maybe we could talk?"Artha asked.

"Sure thing. Oh, I forgot. I have your amulet and gauntlet. Just in case they started to questioning." Kitt said smiling.

Artha layed his head back down on the pillow, and took a deep breath. "Honestly I'm scared. I wish I knew what happened."

Kitt tugged her hands behind her head, and said, "in the morning I can tell you. Right now you need your rest." Kitt said yawning.

"Hey stop it-" Artha said with a yawn of his own. "Their contagious."

"Sorry."

Artha smiled. It was late, and he didn't think he was going to be able to get anymore sleep in at this point. As hard of he could rack his brain, he just could not remember what happened on the track.


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Artha sat in a wheelchair in his hospital room. His face was pale and he had dark rims around his eyes.The room was huge with wide windows across from the bed. Yellow curtains with white ribbons were tied off to the side. He was now in the early stages of recovery.

'Knock knock'

Kitt knocked on the door of Artha's room. Walking across wearing the jacket Artha gave her. "Artha." She said getting no responds from her friend. Sat down on the window seat in front of the wheelchair. "It sucks, I get it. Look, you will get better."

"Will I?" Artha said looking up with sad eyes. "I can't race. I can't even be the Dragon Booster. I don't know if I will ever walk again." Artha said looking down at his clasped hands in his lap.

Kitt leaned in close, taking off her gloves she took Artha by the chin and titled his head up so he was looking at her. "You can do anything if you try." Slowly she leaned in closer and pressed her lips to his.

Artha was taken aback by the kiss. Reaching up he ran his hand along the side of her face. He could feel her deepening the kiss. A warmth spreading throughout his body as the pair kissed. "What's this for." Artha said breaking for a moment. "

"You don't feel the same way?" She asked sitting back some. "Did I do something wrong?"

"No, it was fine. I like you of course. I just don't know if I'm ready for the world to know." Artha said now smiling some.

"Taking it slow is just how I like it. How about I see if you can walk some more. The doctors said you could walk without them as long as you were with some else and it wasn't for long." Kitt said holding out her hand as she stood up swinging Artha's chair around. "Come on Hero Boy, lets see what your made of."

"I-" Artha was cut off when Parmon walked into the room without knocking. "Hey, maybe next time you could knock?" Artha said folding his arms over his chest so he was no longer touching Kitt.

"Your not often doing something. Anyways Beau is doing fine." Parmon said looking at Kitt. "Why are you smiling?"

"Can't a girl be happy. I need to leave anyway." She ran a hand over Artha's shoulder. "I'll see you later stable boy."

"See you."

Parmon put his hands on his hips. "Something is going on in here and I'm going to figure it out."

"Figure what out?"Artha said repositioning his chair. "What would you like to know? That I can't train in the Racing Academy anymore because Moordryd provoked me." Artha said feeling tense.

"What? You still have a spot. Once your better you can return. But you really need to control your temper." Parmon said going over to the bed.

"If you only came up here to yell at me you can leave." Artha said.

"I came up to tell you about Beau. Then I see you snogging with a girl." Parmon said wishing he had stayed downstairs.

"I wasn't snogging anyone. Could we stop. Your my best friend I don't want to be fighting." Artha said. "If you want you could tell me about anything that had been going on."

"Well Moordryd is doing nothing. But Word is up to something. He has been see around Dragon City. Doing the what I don't know, but I will figure it out. In the mean time. I made you this." Parmon said digging around in his pocket. "If you attach this to your chair you can move around by the sound of your voice."

Artha looked at the little box in his friends hand. "It's so cool. Thanks. We can put it on later." Artha watched his friend nod. He was glad that he had friends like Parm to help him through the rough patches.

"How's it going with you?" Parmon asked.

Artha looked at his friend, "well, I've started the early stages of recovery. I can walk for short periods of time without their help, I just need someone with me. They say I'm getting some feeling back in my legs. It's hard to tell. I can move my toes a little."

"That's fantastic mate. I'm glad to hear your doing well. I'm taking care of Beau for you. More like Kitt is bossing me around, telling me that Beau likes it this way, and beau likes it this way. It is quite annoying." Parmon said, "plus she doesn't stop taking about you, did you hear this about Artha, did you hear this. She is becoming a real anonymous around the stables."

"Artha blushed some looking away. "You'll have to tell her thanks from me, and don't worry, I will tell her to calm it down some." Artha said knowing their was no point in hiding his warm face. "When I get out, I will try out your gear." Artha said trying to change the subject.

"That's the ticket to get her to stop talking." Parmon said proud of himself.

"How is Lance?"

"Good, hanging with Spratt almost everyday, I have managed to get more work done then I have ever before." Parmon said. "Could I ask you something?"

"Sure anything."

"Are you and Kitt a thing." Parmon asked.

"Why do you say that?" Artha said feeling his ears go red.

"For one thing she is wearing your old racing jacket, and two she spends a lot of time here with you," Parmon said.

Artha didn't know what to say back as answer to his question. "There are feelings there, I just don't know. Kitt likes that jacket. I didn't think you would want it. I surely don't need it at the moment."

Parmon smiled, "I thought so, you two are not as big a mystery as you might seem. I better get going. Artha, take care of yourself. I will be back tomorrow."

"Alright." Artha said as Parmon and him gave their secret handshake to each other." Artha watched as his friend left the room.

Artha ran a hand through his hair as Kitt knocked and came back in. "Everything, good?" Artha asked.

Kitt walk around and pulled up a chair to Artha. "What are you doing?" Artha asked.

"Sitting at eye level with you so we can talk." Kitt said sitting down and taking his hands in her own. "How are you feeling?"

Artha sighed, and said, "tied, tied of this room, tied of this chair. I really want to go home." He closed his eyes, trying to control his breathing. "I really don't feel good." Artha said.


Artha rolled over to the nightstand and picked up the remote that was laying on the top of the stand. Artha clicked it toolset the bed to just below chair height. He was able to get in but Kitt had to move his legs for he was paralyzed from the waist down.

Kitt raised the bed some and once he was in she sat on the edge.

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After putting Beau into his stable Artha walked to the academy dormitories. He opened up his door to find another boy around his age unloading a few boxes.

"Hello." The boy said. He had bright purple/blue hair spiked all over; a pair of black glasses over his eyes."You must be Artha Penn. I've heard a lot about you. Your kind of famous, next to the Dragon Booster." He said moving across the room.

"Hello." Artha said walking into the room with his own trunk. "Well, of course I did not train this hard not to be the best." Artha said. "Your Stan right?" Artha asked claiming the other free bedroom.

"Yes. Leader of The Water Fang crew. " Stan said smiling to himself.

"Artha!" Parmon shouted after opening the door. At that moment there was a huge crash sound. "Lance!" Parmon shouted now sitting on the floor with the contents of the box scattered all over the room. "Will you watch where you're going."

"Sorry." Lance said, a mist of excitement in his voice.

"Who are you?" Stan said standing over Parmon.

"Parmon Sean. Who are you?" Parmon asked gathering up the stuff to put back in the box he was holding.

"Parm, you made it." Artha said picking up his spare helmet from the floor. "that's just Stan, he's cool." Artha said with a smile.

Kitt at that moment walked in wearing Artha's jacket, holding a box of her own. "Artha, where would you like this?" She asked stepping into the room.

"Well well well, who do we have here?" Stan asked watching Kitt.

Artha gave Stan a look, and went back in his room.

"What did I do?" Stan said a puzzled expressing on his face.

"I wouldn't bring it up again if I were you." Parmon said.

Kitt smiled, and said, pointing at Artha's room , "I believe in there. I'm Kitt by the way." Kitt wasn't the biggest fan of Stan's.

Kitt walked in the room and shut the door. "What happened out there?" Kitt asked placing the box down on the bed.

Artha turned and took the nearest chair. "Nothing, he was being rude." Artha didn't want to deal with something that would end up leading to a lot of questions.

"Why didn't you just tell him?" Kitt asked.

"I thought walking away would solve it." Artha said.

"Artha, you can't run from you problems."

"You think I don't know that; I am the Dragon Booster after all. I didn't want to deal with it."
Artha sighed.

"I'm trying to understand, Artha." Kitt said tucking up her legs up onto the bed.
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"One piece of advice is to not flirt with Kitt, it bothers Artha." Parmon said knocking on the closed bedroom door. Parmon was greeted by Kitt. "Here is another box."

"Thank you professor. Why don't you and Lance bring up the last remaining boxes and I'll help Artha unload them." Kitt said.

"Sure." Parmon said. "Come on Lance your needed for help."

"Yes!" Lance said excitedly.

"Could I be of some help?" Stan asked. "Sure."

Artha got up and walked out of the room, once everyone was out. The place was big. When walking through the main door you could see a couch on the other side the room under a small window. Across the couch was a kitchenette and counter with some stools. Artha walked over to the window and stood looking out.

"The rooms nice." Kitt said walking up beside Artha. "It's exciting. I know your going to do great." Kitt said.

"I hope so. I'm going to miss you." Artha said turning towards Kitt.

"Me too. But I'll visit." Kitt took Atha's hand in her own. "If you ever need someone to talk to, I'm here." Kitt said just as the door opened. The two broke apart and Kitt fell onto the couch.

"Wait," Stan said placing a box upon the coffee table. "Your Kitt Wonn, best racer in Dragon City."

"You figured it out."

"Why didn't you make it into the racing academy?" Stan asked, wanting to know.

"Artha made it instead of me." Kitt said.

"Doesn't that bother you? Having a member of your racing team make it, when You've been working for years trying to make it." Stan asked.

Kitt sat up now, and said, "I was disappointed, but I was happy for Artha. If it wasn't for me, he wouldn't be here at all." Kitt smiled, "I like to see my friends succeed. There's always next time."

"I don't understand you Kitt." Stan said placing a box on the counter.

"You don't need to Stan. You weren't there, for any of it." Kitt stood with her hands on her hips. "We don't need to be friends, your just Artha's roommate." Bending down she pick up a near by box and left the room.

"Did I say something?" Stan asked.

"Stop talking, Stan, you're not helping." Artha said before leaving the room. "Kitt, don't listen to him."

"You think he's right?" Kitt looked up with sad eyes.

Artha sat beside Kitt, and said. "Only you need to feel right about your choices, it doesn't matter what others say. If you ever need help, you know where to go." Artha rested a hand on her shoulder. "Come help me unload some boxes in the sitting room."

"I would rather stay in here, if you don't mind. There is plenty to do in here." Kitt said.

Artha smiled, and said, "sure thing."

"What can I help with?" Lance whined.

"Here sort through this box." Parmon said handing over a random box.

"Yes!" Lance said before rummaging through the box. "Where do you want this box?"

Parmon looked over to examine the contents of the box. "Kitchen."

Parmon said shacking his has he watched Lance bounded over to the kitchen with the box.

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Artha was laying on the bed with Kitt. He was finally able to walk again with the help of arm crouches. The two were kissing on the bed. "What did you tell Parmon and Lance this time?"

Kitt broke from Artha, and said, "That I was going to visit you. That you had something you wanted to talk to me about that revoled around the Dragon Booster or something like that. How is the hero thing going?" Kit asked brushing a strand of hair out of Artha's face.

"I'm needed this week as the Dragon Booster to mentor the Academy Racers." Artha said smiling.

"Gosh, well, as long as you don't have to mentor Racer's one-on-one, you should be good." Kitt said tucking her hands under her head.

"True. As long as their aren't looking for Artha Penn it should fine." Artha leaned in and kiss her on the mouth. "How are things at the stabbed?"

Kitt kissed Artha back, "good. I'm still racing."

"They said that I could leave soon. It'll be nice not to have to stare at the this blue wall anymore." Artha said rolling onto his back.

"Is there something you not telling me?" Kitt asked leaning on her forearm.

He smiled, and sat on the edge of the bed. Slow he got up and stood on his own two feet. He had to use a cane. He watched Kitt walked around the bed.

"You can walk?! This is absolutely amazing." Kitt was about to hug Artha, when he stop her. "What is it?"

"I'll fall. I'm not totally stable yet. But I can walk short distances."

"Why haven't you told me?" Kitt said the excitement not leaving her face.

"I enjoy seeing you happy." Artha said, not thinking her smile was going to leave her face anytime soon. Artha with the help of his cane, walked a few steps away from the bed.

"Please let me hug you." Kitt said squealing with joy. She couldn't take it anymore. She moving up to him and gently wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

Artha stumbled back some, and said, "Kitt I said not yet. I'm not stable enough, you could end up hurting me."

"I'm so proud of you."

"Kitt you need to help me back to the bed, you can't do this. Please." Artha said, letting Kitt help him back to the bed. Once he was sitting, he said, "I'm having a hard time breathing." He laid down and closed his eyes.

Kitt had know idea what to do, till a light bulb popped into her head. "Artha if you can hear me, please listen. Concentrate on your breathing." She his breathing not slow down. "Keep trying." Nothing was working. She reached over and pressed a red button on the side of his bed. "Artha please, you need to stabilize your breathing. Slow it down. Breath, one...two...three..." She said taking hold of his hand. "I should have listened to him."

She lifted up her wrist to contract Parmon. "Parm, Parm."

Parmon's face popped up on screen. "Kitt what is it. I'm in the middle of something.

"Artha just blacked out, you need to come." Kitt said, fear in her voice. "I need you."

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When Parmon arrived with Lance, Kitt was sitting on the third floor wing waiting room. He walked in the room to find Kitt sitting on a love seat, her eyes wet from crying. Parmon turned to Lance, and said. "Your brother isn't doing well. Kitt not feeling too good. I don't need you butting in. I really need to talk to her. You can listen but I don't need a third voice. "

Lance nodded, and said. "I understand."

Parmon touched Lance's shoulder gently and walked away.

"Kitt."

Kitt stood up when she heard her name, "it's all my fault, I should have listened to him. He told me not to do it. Why don't I listen, Parm."

"Kitt." Parmon put each hand on a arm. "Sit down with me." He wasn't good at things like this, maybe Lance could help. "Lance, come over here."

Lance came over and did what he did best. "Kitt. You said it before Artha is going to be just fine. You said it to me once. He is going to be on the race track any day now."

Kitt smiled, and ruffled Lance's hair. "You're so right Lance."

"Did you have any dracalous? I want to get a candy bar from the café." Lance asked.

"I should." Kitt sat up some so she could get the money out of her pocket. "Here you go Lance." Kitt smiled as she watched Lance leave the room.

"Could you tell me what happened?" Parmon asked as her turned towards his friend.

Kitt sighed, this was going to be hard. Was it even her fault, or was it bound to happen with out her being there? She would never really know for sure. "Artha was showing me is progress, that he could stand with the help of his cane. He walked a few steps. I hugged him excitedly at the news; just after he had told me that he was not stable enough for me to do that. I did it anyways. Then he said he could breath. I helped him to the bed, and that's when it happened. I so sorry."

"Normally your smarter then this, I would have thought you would have listened. But I don't blame you. When you like someone you do crazy things. Everyone makes mistakes, but, I don't know if this is one; it merely could be a coincidence." Parmon lend back in the chair. "Just wait for the nurse to come out."

"I've been waiting. For thirty minutes. This is getting ridiculous."

"Kitt what do you think we can do?" Parmon said slumping down on the love seat, folding his hands together on his chest. "We need to wait, someone will come. Right now I'm going to take a quick nap.

Kitt sighed, at this moment Lance came back. "Let's go see if we can see Artha yet."

Lance took a bit of his dracium bar, and with a mouth full of food, he said. "Alright, but what about Parmon?"

"We can get him if we're aloud to see Artha." She watched as Lance nodded. The pair walked up to the Artha's door when a nurse had stopped them.

"What are you two doing?" She asked.

Kitt turned to the voice, and said. "Oh, I was just seeing if we could see Artha Penn. I'm tired of waiting."

The nurse smiled, and said. "He is resting right now. I don't think visitors is a good idea. Young lady your here a lot, aren't you?"

Kitt nodded, and said. "Yes, his whole crew visits."

"I've seen you with him, you two make a wonderful couple." The nurse said.

"We're not dating." Kitt said, her cheeks turning a light shade of pink. "My names Kitt."

"Alright Kitt. I don't see why not you two can't go in-"

"Three of us, Artha's best friend is in the waiting room."

"You need to be carful around him."

"Hey, do you think you could tell us what happened to him?"

The nurse held her clip board close to her chest, and replied. "He has been doing very well, recovering quicker then I thought he would. But even though he is starting to take a few steps. He is now feeling the impact of the hit, I don't think it was the fall, but when he got hit to the ground during the race it shook his body, it had an impact on his breathing. He will be fine, but he will need to learn to breath properly again. Right now he is hooked up to a machine that will help stable his breathing till he learns to do it himself. He has bruising all over his chest. Whatever hit him, did a number on him that is only really showing up now. This will in fact make his stay here a little longer, just to ensure he is good to leave. I hope this answers all your questions."

"Yes. It does." Kitt said turning towards the door. "Wait, what does this mean for me, how should I act around Artha?"

"Carefully, listen to him, ask him before doing. Till I or the doctor tells you otherwise. I'll get your friend for you so you can go inside." Kitt watched as the doctor left.

Kitt walked inside to find Artha playing vid-games in bed. "Hey Lance, grab a controller, we can play two person."

Kitt smiled, happy to see him doing so well, better then she thought he would be doing. "Glad to see you doing better. You idiot, you could have contacted me, you were in here for minutes playing dum vid-games and I was out there worried." Kitt stood back some, watching him, not listening. She moved over to a near by chair, and sat down. "Fine, I'll wait till your done."

Parmon came in and gave Artha their secret handshake. "How are you bud?"

"Better."

"That's good. Hey my making head way on. New type of gear it's going to help with balance and control--"

While Parmon was talking Artha looked up at Kitt, smiling at her. He padded the spot next to him. She came over and tucked herself beside Artha.

"Parmon I can't believe your voice box worked!" Artha said excitedly.

"What did you expect from me, lazy craft-shift work?" Parmon said from Artha's wheelchair, as he lazily wheeled around the room.

"No but--" Artha said laughing. "Last time--"

Everyone in the room but Parmon, started laughing. "Hey!" Parmon said from the chair.

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Today we are going to do a few workshops, all the racers are going to break off into crews and work one-on-one with Dragon throughout the two weeks. Right now Dragon Booster has a few messages for the racers.

Dragon Booster was backstage on his arm crutches. "I really can't do this. How am I going to show a group of hope racers how to race, when I can't even race? I can't even walk." Artha took a deep breath. He knew his own racing crew would be out there. Dragon Booster walked out; where there was once cheering and laughter, now it was silent.

Dragon Booster took a seat in a nearby chair. "As you might see, I can't walk. This doesn't make me any less then a hero. Just because something is hard, it doesn't mean something isn't worth fighting for." Artha cleared his throat, and said. "I am delighted to mentor each and everyone one of you. You all have raced your hardest to make it here. I would love to give a brief demonstrating, but I won't be able to ride my dragon till next week. But I would like to see Kitt Wonn about doing what I can't do."

Kitt followed Dragon Booster to his dragon. "Kitt would you like to be my volunteer?"

"I would love to." Kitt climbed on the back of Beau. "Becoming one with your dragon. Understand you Dragon's movements. You need to be one step ahead of what your dragon is about to do. Kitt here is going to show us how is can understand what Beau is about to do."

Artha and Kitt smiled at each other. "Your good to go whenever."

Kitt nodded, and shouted. "Alrighty!" She bent over in Beau's saddle. Tapping her heal slightly beau started to move a few steps, "Beau, you can do this." Beau made a grunting sound. Beau was a about to stop when he gave a motion with his body to tell his rider that he was about to stop. Kitt noticed this and slowed down Beau to a stop.

"See the way the rider and the dragon have worked together to make sure with little communication that they both understand what each other wants from one another. It takes patiences and lots of practice. These are the type of techniques that I will be teaching each and everyone of you. Now, does anyone have any questions?" Dragon Booster waited till Beau was laying down so he could lean against him. "Yes, you in the back."

"How did you hurt yourself?"

Artha smiled when Kitt went to stand next to him. "Not everyone is smart. I was recklessly fighting with another fellow rider. He got me to hard and I fell to the ground, hurting both my legs. But I'm doing better now." Artha said. "Okay, anyone else have a question." Artha looked around, and said. "Well it was nice to talk to you, see you all in two weeks."

Once the other racers started to chat and move back to their rooms, Kitt turned to Dragon Booster. "You were wonderful. How are you feeling?"

Artha sighted, and said. "Tired. I have a session this morning that I could not get out of."

"I'm glad." Kitt leaned in and gave Artha a kiss on the lips."

Artha kissed back "I don't want people to think your cheating on Artha now."

"I'm so sorry, you better not tell Artha about this." Kitt said resting a hand on his arm.

"I won't be."

"I should walk around and meet a few of the other riders."

Parmon walked up behind Kitt, scaring her. "Aaa!" She screamed. "Parmon, don't do that."

Through his laughing Lance said. "Did you see the look on her face, very funny."

"It was great." Parmon agreed.

"Haha, very funny guys." Kitt said. "Don't you two have something important to get to?" Kitt asked.

"No, the demonstration is finished, were to wait and meet with the Dragon Booster, but I can see you did a fine job of that already." Parmon said.

Kitt through her hands up into the air, and said. "I can't deal with you two right now." She walked away, to go and ask Dragon Booster a question.

"OMG! Your Kitt Wonn." One of the racers from a green team that Dragon Booster was currently talking to said.

"Yes I am."

"Your friends with Dragon Booster aren't you?"

Kitt smiled, and said. "You could say that. I have a very bad habit of getting myself into trouble. So it might appear I'm closer with him then you think."

Artha smiled, and asked. "Kitt, you have a question?"

"Yeah I was wondering what type of gear you typically use on your dragon?"

"My dragon can mag all types of gear, so I use whatever I see fit for the job or race. But never a gear that I hadn't practice with first. You should never use a piece of gear that you or your dragon isn't comfortable with."

"That is very true. I wouldn't want to hurt Wyldfyr. Just like you, I believe that training is just as important as the race." Kitt said folding her arms.

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Artha threw himself down onto the couch of his dorm room. "That went well. Kitt why did you ask questions you knew the answers to?"

Kitt sat down next to Artha, and said. "I have my reasons."

"You making it very oves by choosing me as your volunteer." Kitt said.

"You are the only one Beau would respond the way I wanted him to." Artha said taking off his arm crouches and leaning back.

"I wonder why."

"What's that suppose to mean?" Kitt said leaning into Artha. They were about to kiss when Stan walked in.

"Oh, sorry. Was I interrupting anything?" Stan asked as he shut the door behind him.

Kitt looked up and sat back. "No Stan, you're not. This is just as much your space as it is mine. Your crew is welcome here to." Kitt sighed.

"Kitt, I never knew you were friends with Dragon Booster?!" Stan asked shocked.

"There happens to be a lot of things you don't know about me."

"I saw your little snog you had with him."

Kitt looked at Artha, then Stan, before saying. "Stan how dare you. How could you stay something so hurtful."

Artha looked at Kitt, and said. "You cheated on me with Dragon Booster."

"I am so sorry. I have to go." Stan wasn't sorry at all, he was only sorry, he didn't say it sooner.

"Wait?! You told Stan about us. I thought we were together on this. I thought I could trust you, apparently not." Kitt stood there glaring at Artha.

Artha patted the spot next to him, he didn't necessarily tell Stan, he asked ands his no answer made it kind of obvious. "Come sit. I never told him. He asked, I tried to change the topic. He just assumed by my reaction. I would never do that to you." Artha felt the couch sink in as she sat. "

Kitt leaned her head on Artha's shoulder. "There is always this thought at the back of my head. " Kitt sighed chewing on her bottom lip.

Artha wrapped his arms around her. "You don't need to worry."

Kitt smiled as she let Artha hug her. She couldn't of asked for a better hero in her life.

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Parmon walked up to Artha, and said. "Just the man I wanted to see."

Artha wheeled up to Parmon from his wheel chair. He had to take brakes from standing from time-to-time. "Okay." Artha said a little nervously.

"About trying out my new gear." Parmon said.

"That would be great Parm, but I can't ride Beau at the moment. It puts too much stress on my legs, right now I'm tired. Maybe another day. How about Kitt goes. I'm going to take a nap."

"Okay. Take care of yourself." Kitt followed Parmon out of the room.

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Parmon and Lance walked outside the racing academy stables, it was warm spring day.
"So what are you planning on showing me?"
Kitt asked her hands in jacket pockets.

"This." Parmon said turning around with a smile. In his hands he held a red dracium gear. "This is two types of gear in one balancing and speed. See I placed a piece here that splits the gear, inside there will be a little door that closes and opens the gear, from speed and balancing, you can also have it so both moods are working injunction at the same time."

"This is really cool." Kitt said. It always astowuned her that Parmon kept coming up with idea's, most didn't work, but hey, at lest he tried.

"I want to try." Lance chimed in.

"Lance this is too advanced for you. Why don't you busy yourself. We won't be long." Kitt said.

"Find. I'll go wait with your boyfriend." Lance smiled and skipped away.

Kitt stood there, waiting for someone else to speak first.

Parmon walked around so he was facing Kitt, and said. "What did he say?"

Kitt turned her eyes towards her friend. "I maybe dating your best friend. I don't know." Kitty took a seat on the side of the pavement.

"How do you not know? Kitt. There's something bothering you. " Parmon said taking a seat.

"How do you like someone with two personalities. Who am I with, Dragon Booster, or Artha Penn. what are other people going to think when they see me either?"

Parmon sighed, and said. "Kitt, honesty, I just want to see my friends happy. It really doesn't matter what others think."

Kitt embraced Parmon into a hug that knocked to two backwards into the ground. "Thank you."

"Yeah, sure." Parmon said padding Kitt's back gently, like it was about to break.

"Sorry." Kitt said getting up off her friend; to see Artha sanding with his arm crutches.

"Oh, hello." Artha said smiling. "What's going on here?"

"Artha." Kitt said dusting herself off. "We were talking. We're about to test out the gear now." Kitt said.

Artha gave a teasing smile, and said. "Oh were you."

Kitt looked over and smiled, she watched as Artha motioned with with his eyes to come over. She sighed and walked over planting a kiss on Artha's lips. "How are you feeling?"

"Better after my nap." Artha said smiling.

"Gross!" Lance said walking up beside Parmon. "Not in public."

"Lance butt out." Artha said.

Lance stuck his tongue out at his brother.

"Come on Kitt." Parmon said. Walking away.

Kitt gave Artha one last smile, before following Parmon toward the Dragon Stabbles.

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Kitt was in shock, the gear worked very well. Going through the practice racing corse was a breeze. "Well done Professor. This is fantastic."

Parmon smiled proudly and said. "Well thank you. I still need to tweak a few things, but it was nice to have feed back."

"Anytime professor." Kitt smiled returning the gear to the stand.

"Next week for sure I'll try the gear." Artha said moving up to examine the gear. "It's pretty cool." Artha said unhooking his arm from his right crutches to get a better feel. He was about to touch the gear when he started to slip to the side.

Kitt had looked over just in time to catch him as he fell. "Watch it there hero boy." She said linking her arm through his. "I know you hate them."

Artha could feel Kitt helping him back to his feet. "Thanks. I hate it all." Artha pulled his arm away from Kitt's and walked away.

"Artha! You know I hate when you do this." Kitt turned to yell towards Artha. "Artha!" Kitt yelled one last time, sadness in her voice.

Artha kept walking, he didn't know where he was going, he just had to get away. He walked around to the garden where he sat under a cherry blossom tree.

Kitt stood there. Unsure what to do. He had never walked away before. Across the room yes, but never disappeared. "I'm sorry you two had to see this." Kitt walked away a bit. Flipping open her wrist band to contact Artha. "Artha, where are you?" She said, worry in her voice.

Artha watched Kitt's face pop up on screen. He said nothing just looking at her. Finally he sighed, and said. "Garden." He knew Kitt was worried.

Kitt finally found Artha minutes later. "Here you are." She said taking a seat next to Artha. "I know you don't want to talk, so we are not going to. When you're ready, I know you will."

Artha looked out at the beautiful blooming trees. "It pretty out here, isn't?" He said.

Her cheeks deepened in colour, and said, "it is."

Artha felt lost, like he was stuck in his mind, in this big white empty room. He was lost for words in this room, lonely almost.

Kitt moved in, resting her hands on Artha's leg. "There.. is something you're not telling me. What's wrong?"


Artha sighed, and said, "Nothing. I don't to talk about it." He smiled to show Kitt that he was fine.

"Artha, you do this, you won't tell anything. I care about you, how can help the person I love if they won't even talk to me?" Kitt moved back.

Artha's eyes went big, and he said. "What did you just say?"

Kitt frowned, and said, "What?! that I want to help you?!"

"No, after that." Artha watched as Kitt got up and left. What was so wrong with what she said that she would just get up and walk away.
"Kitt, don't go!" Artha shouted.

Kitt stopped, and turned around. "Yes."

"Why is loving someone such a bad idea?" Artha said getting up himself carefully, as to not fall.

"Everyone I have ever loved has left me. Family, friends." Kitt cleared her throat, she could feel her eyes start to well up. "They never understood why I wanted to race. Then one day I ran into Pyarrah, she took me in and trained me. I didn't know what else to do, it was either live on the streets or with Pyarrah and her crew. I lived with them for awhile; till I heard about Connor Penn looking for a new Dragon Booster; that's when I met up with you." Kitt crossed her arms. "I had to do a lot on my own. I vowed never to let anyone that close to me again. Sometimes you can't help it, even if you know it's not going to end well." Took a deep breath, she let her chest slowly rise and fall with each breath.

Artha grinned. He never knew. He knew Kitt lived a hard life, but he never imagined this kind of hard. "Whatever happened, you know you always have a home with my grew." He smiled, going up to Kitt he kissed her on the lips, "I care about you way too much to hurt you. If I ever do, you can tell me."

Kitt kissed Back, nodding as she broke. "Tell me what's bothering you?" It was all she wanted.

Artha sighed, knowing he would have to tell her eventually. "I feel like a different person. Who can't do anything I loves to do. Trapped, and never moving forward. I feel like I have worked very hard to make it to a point, then hit a brick wall, only to find out that wall wasn't moving anytime soon. I would like to wakeup and walk, ride Beau again, be the hero Dragon City needs. I have fallen so far behind at the Racing Academy that it would take months to get caught up to everyone else. I miss being able to hold you, spend time with you, without these dum arm crutches."