Winds' Best Friend💨

Racing

PERCY
I push Astra to go faster.

She hoots, and tries to obey.
The white dragon is closing in, but I know a secret trick for this type of dragon.

I grasp her tail, and push on the top of the base.
Her fins expand by  three feet each.
We zoom ahead, and the boy screams.

We do a quick dive under a bar, and spin in a circle to avoid a vertical post.

Astra hisses suddenly, and my dragon throws a mini fit.
I hang on tight, heart racing.
She continues down the court, throwing herself everywhere.

Her scales turn a bright white.
I turn to Allie for guidance.
Gone.

The entire crowd is in a mass of chaos.

I try to cling to Astra, but she starts to dive.

I scream, "Allie! Help! Astra is out of control!"
Allie is there, beside me now.

She tries to touch Astra, but Astra turns on her.

Then, a dragon fight ensues.

Apollo has much bigger fins, making him better in the air.

That is, until Astra cuts them up with her teeth in a cruel move.
We free fall, and Allie tries to awaken her dragon.

She can't.
I try to heal him, but my powers are being choked out.

I scream, and open my wings.
I kick off, but get stuck.
Allie realizes she's stuck too.

Our safety ropes are too bent too get off.
I try to fly, but my dragon rips the teather.
She grabs my wing with an expert claw, and I fall to the Earth.
I hit the ground with wolf fur growing over me.

Allie has both wings sliced, and hits the ground.
She doesn't move.

I scream, and rush over to her.
She isn't breathing.
I test for magic, and realize she's not breathing at all.

I shake her, and try to heal her.
She jerks, but stops soon.

I scream, "Medic!"
A green dragon apoears, but is chased away by Astra.

Then, I feel my body being ripped off the ground.
Everyone screams.
I try to look away.
Red pulses my vision in and out, sending chills up and down my spine,

I scream, and hear screaming below too.
Red falls from the sky in liquid form,  like a fluid I know and need.

I scream, and see the world rush forward again.
I holler, trying to fly again.

More red rain falls, and I nearly black out.

I flap harder, until my body hits the ground.
I yelp, and hit the ground like a dead body.

I hear a wolf whimper.
I try to rise, but find myself unable.

My body shakes, racked with pain.
I stand up a smidge, and feel my muscles fall to liquid.
I collapse.
I cry out, and the medics try to get us off.

Astra prevents them.

That is, until a dark red blast stops her.
A huge, black, Shadow Wanderer is towering over me.

It growls, "My rider."

Astra hisses, rearing.

Then, she retreats.

I sit on the ground, energy coming back.
My face must've been wild with relief.

I whisper, "Thank you."
The dragon snarls, "No. Thank you. You finally let me back out.  Now, what about this young la.... oh the goodness of a dragons' heart! Medics!"

The medical dragon wanders over, cautious.
It pushes green energy at Allie.

It looks at me.
It sniffs.
It leaves.

My wings flap, but no more red rain falls.
I realize I'd been healed.

Allie, maybe not so much.