It is finally time for Koron to face his biggest challenge as the driving buizel.

Pipsqueak/Danjim belongs to  Danjim
Linzie belongs to  MC4E84

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Initial Koron! Linzie, Queen of the road

Two weeks passed since the wedding of Vicky and Sharpedo. Everything went smooth for everybody until Linzie received a strange message from Koron, that he wants to meet her, at the starting point from his race with Vicky. It was the late evening when Linzie arrived and the sun sends out her last rays before vanishing on behind the horizon. The parking lot was empty except for one spot, where Korons car was parked. The buizel himself stood at the railing and watched over the city. Linzie went to his side and saw sadness in Korons face:“ Koron? Why are you sad? Did something happen?“
Koron made a breather and shook his head:“ No, nothing happened and that´s what is bothering me. I tried to activate this wing boost over and over, but nothing happened... I start to doubt that i´m meant to drive when i can´t even get my wings.“
Linzie laid her hand on Korons back:“ Of course you are meant for that. You are one of the greatest driver i ever met. You can´t quit driving Koron. You are the driving buizel.“
„I want to make one last attempt to earn my wings. I want to challenge the best driver that i know. Yes Linzie. I challenge you to a race here and now.“
Linzie was surprised at first, but then she smiled:“ And i thought you will never ask. Of course i will accept your challenge and since i know you, you probably already have something special planned for us.“
The black buizel crossed his arms:“ I have indeed. I divided our race into three sections to get the best out of both of us. The first section is, obviously, the downhill track right here. After that we will race through the city, towards...“ Koron lifts up his front paw and made a snap. The lights of the green leaf lights up and showed the last landmark for there race:“ The first one who completes five laps on the green leaf race track will be the winner.“
Koron added a rule in his mind:“ And when i lose. I will quit driving.“
Linzie looked around:“ And who will be the starter?“
Of course the black buizel had already a plan for that:“ We will place our cars on the starting line, then we will stand here at the railing and count down and make a run for our cars. You agree with all of that?“
Linzie smiles and nods:“ I´m ready and happy that i can finally race against you.“

The cars on there position, Koron and Linzie standing at the starting line, everything was ready for this epic race. Both of them lift up there hands and couted down:“ 3! 2! 1! GO!“
And they ran of towards there cars, while Linzie had the longer legs, Koron had the strength on his side.So they reached there cars on the same time. They slipped onto the seats, buckled up and turned on the engines. The monster machines roared and were hungry for victory. No more turning back it was now or never. Koron shifts in the gear and pounds down the gas pedal. The engine of his Peugeot roared up and the car rushes of, alongside Linzies VW GTI.
The downhill route unfolds in front of them. A nervous feeling lingered through the Buizels body, but he shoved it to the side. There was no need for such feelings What he needs is pure determination and the will to win. Koron shook his head and focused onto the first hairpin. He remembered back on his first race against Linzie. He just got his car, he wasn´t wearing his hat and was unexpierenced. What resulted in him, flying of the road. This all now lies behind him. And thus he took this hairpin with an expertly drift. Yeah, this Koron is not messing around, he is serious and only focused on winning this race. However, Linzie was also planning on winning this race and certainly wouldn´t make it easy for Koron as she showed up on the next hairpin. She speeds up and drifted around the outside route and took over the lead. A minor setback for Koron. He was standing on her skill level and was soon able to take the lead by himself. What a feeling to have Linzie behind him. He can do it! He can win against her. But the race was far from over and a wild exchange of leading positions broke out. Linzie leaded after one curve, Koron after another. High level of driving and drifting expierenced were showed but no special car powers had yet to be seen. Everything broke down to Korons and Linzies skills:“ Oh man there it is... the gap.“
Koron sighed as he saw the spot of his defeat against Vicky and currently Linzie was leading. Koron decided to stay behind her instead of trying something crazy like Vicky did. As Linzie passed the narrow street section, she looked into the back mirror:“ So Koron stayed behind. Hmm no reckless actions from him yet. He drives safe and carefull. That doesn´t look like him at all. There is something going on with him. When he continues to drive like this, he will never be able to overcome me.“
The racing duo approached the end of the downhill section and entered the city course. An open labyrinth, where they have to work there way through to reach the green leaf race track.
Shortly after entering the city, Linzie splits up from Koron and left the Buizel alone on his chosen path:“ So she is taking that route? Okay Linzie, we will see us at the race track!“
The black Buizel drifted into a road crossing and while he pasts the narrow city roads, other memories sprang up within him. All these turns and crossings remind him on all these failed drift attempts. How many times did he almost made a crash because of a failed drift? To many that´s for sure. Others master the drift after a few attempts. Koron needed weeks full of failings until he finally made it to drift. And with every memory creeping up his mind, Korons car moved slower. It was like if these failed drifts are now weighing him down:“ Huh? This place?“
The black Buizel passed the parking lot, where he performed his first sucessfull drift. He was just about to give everything up, but Linzie was still there for him. She believed in Koron and that he can do it. He pulled everything together and made that drift. Just like the one that he was doing now. His paws moved so fast over the pedals and yet something felt odd. A look down to the speedmeter revealed the truth:“ What? Why am I so slow? Crud, Linzie will reach the race track first, when i don´t step it up. The padded buizel footpaw pressed down the gas pedal and the car accelerated to a higher speed:“ There it is! The crossing towards the track. Huh? Is that?“
A pair of lights quickly approached this crossing from the opposite side. Yes it was Linzie. But why? She should be ahead of Koron due the buizels unintentianl slowdown. Was she taking a longer route on purpose? Was she also slowing down? The GTI and the 270 drifted into the crossing and drove now side by side towards the entrance of the lighted up green leaf race track, the place where everything will be decided.
The cars rushed onto the track, which was clearly Koron´s territory as he quickly took over the lead. One drifted curve after another. With Koron remaining in the lead for three of the five rounds, but then Linzie decided to give koron the ultimate challenge:“ Well then Koron, when you don´t want to show me your full potential, then you can´t win against me. Sorry, but i have to do it now.“
Linzie fully focused on her GTI, with her foot pressing the pedal down more and more, when it was down at the metal, the car began to shine and a pair of blue angelic wings, grew out from the roof. The VW got an extra boost of speed and overhauled Korons 207, who had no chance of keeping up with the boosted car:“ Oh no! Not again.“
Linzies car enlarged the gap pretty fast. And Koron can only helplessly watch:“ First Vicky, and now Linzie. Blast these wings! I can´t win against them. I better give up now, fighting them is of no use.“
Koron lifts up his footpaw from the gas pedal and was just about to stomp onto the break, but his foot refused:“ Huh? Why can´t i break? This is like the time...“
Koron remebered the time when he was about to give up the last time, that´s when his front paws refused to let go from the wheel. Linzie was by his side and motivated him to continue and Koron sucefully performed is first drift. Does that mean, that Linzie is not mocking? She wants him to give his all. For every failure, there was a friend that was always there for him. They cheered for him, even at the time of loss. NO, Koron is not a loser, he is not a losing buizel. He is:“ I am Koron Daioh! The god of destiny and driving buizel!!!“
Koron hammers his footpaw into the gas pedal and a golden light emits from it. The light got brighter and very intense until it covered Korons entire car into a sphere of pure energy. It was almost like a cocoon, that was about to hatch something mighty and powerfull. The sphere cracked opened and released an intense golden light, that zips around the track. No, it was not only light. It was Korons car. Purely covered in gold and rushing around the course at an incredible speed. Closing in at Linzies winged car. The speed meters of both cars are already over the limits and the finish line was closing in. The last seconds of the race. Koron sitting in his golden car. Pushed it even further over the limits:“ Come on! My friends believe in me! I´m the driving buizel! I CAN WIN THIS!“
The car made a boom sound and jumped forward, crossing the finish line, with a flash.
Both cars came to a halt. While the wings of Linzies car folded and vanished. The gold on Korons car, slowly degraded back into the normal blue. Linzie stepped out of her car:“ Wow Koron! That was awesome! I knew you can do it. Come out and let us celebrate!“
But nothing happened. Korons car just stood there. The engine still running, but with no reaction from the driving buizel. Linzie went to the driver door and opened it. Koron was just stitting there, his arms hanging down and his eyes closed. Yes he felt unconcious:“ Oh my god Koron!“
Linzie removed the seatbelt from Koron and dragged him out of the car, to give him the stable ground to lay on:“ Don´t worry Koron. I will take care of you...“

Time passes

„Hummm huh...?“
Koron woke up and all he saw was a white ceiling:“ Urgh my head, what happened?“
He looked around a little to find out where he is. He was laying in a bed in a small room. A small wooden nightstand next to him, with his hat on it:“ Where am i?“
This answer got quickly answered. The door to the room opened and Linzie entered the room, followed by a loud noise:“ SQUEEEE!“
And something small bumped against Korons cheek and attached to it, with loud purring noises. It was Korons dragonfly friend pipsqueak, which now got some stroking over his back from Korons finger, what made the happy dragonfly purr even more and even lick through Korons fur in affection:“ Well look at this. It´s good to see that you finally woke up. You slept for such a long time.“
Koron lifts his upper body up and looked at Linzie:“ And how long was this exactly?“
The lizard showed Koron three fingers:“ Three days. The race must have drawn out everything out of you, but i can tell you, that it was one of the best races i ever had.“
Koron remembered and he took on a rather sad face:“ Oh yeah the race... To bad that it was my last one.“
Linzie almost lost the ground under her feet when she heard this statement from Koron:“ Wait what!? Why do you want to quit racing? You are such an awesome driver and racer, you can´t quit it. It´s your life.“
The black buizel made a little smile:“ Not anymore. I decided, when i lose the race against you. I will quit racing and driving forever. And the last thing i remember is, that i was behind you. So i´m very sure that i lost.“
Linzie walked over to the nightstand and opened up a drawer:“ If you really think so, then let me help out with your memory. Here, that´s for you.“
She took out a picture and pressed it into Korons paws. It was a picture from the finish line camera, of the race track. Koron didn´t knew that it was active but now he had the result of the race right in front of him and he looked up to Linzie with a shocked face, and a purring dragonfly on his cheek:“ I won?“
He received a big smile from Linzie:“ With one car length,“ She picked up Korons hat and placed it on his head:“ Looks like you have to drive for a bit longer.“
Koron looked back at the picture, with an uneasy feeling in his stomach:“ Me winning against you, does that mean. You are not my mentor anymore?“
Linzie made a nod:“ Actually, I didn´t need to mentor your driving ever since you performed your first drift, but you needed a mentor for your mental state and that you keep going and not quit at everything, the moment you feel bad. So i´m not your mentor anymore. I´m your rival now and i will grow even stronger wings, so that i can keep up with your awesome golden form.“
A worried look was in Korons eyes when he looked back up to Linzie:“ But we are still friends, right?“
Linzie answered this question with a hug:“ Of course we are. That will never change. I will go and tell Cody that you are awake. You sure must be hungry.“
Linzie left the room and left Koron alone, with Pipsqueak
The black buizel plucked the little dragonfly from his cheek and held him in his paw. Pipsqueak laid in the palm of Korons paw and happily wiggled his body with a purr. Koron rubbed the dragonflies belly with a finger until Pipsqueak began to happily nimble on it:“ Pipsqueak? Promise me. The next time when i will get doubts about it if i should be the driving buizel. Bite me as hard as you can. This will remind me, that i should never doubt this. Because I am Koron Daioh. The god of destiny and driving buizel.“