Disclaimer: I do not own ADJL, or any of its characters. The only things I own are this story, my idea for the story, and my OC.

Author's Note: This will explain some things to you readers that may not be mentioned in the story. The story takes place three years after the final episode. I haven't as yet decided to include Rose. When Jake and Lao Shin become dragons, they look the same as they do in season 1. Edited on 08/05/12. Enjoy.

Chapter I

Jake turned himself into a dragon and grinned at his friends. They were familiar with this transformation, knowing about his family secret for three years now. Today, the three friends were addressing an alarming problem; Trixie and Spud needed to learn to fight. As of late, anyone who was even suspected of having a connection to any magical creatures was at danger from the Huntsclan, who had been growing bold in their attacks.

"You guys ready?" Jake asked.

The nodded and brought their fists up in a defensive stance. There were only two rules in this: No killing, maiming, or drawing blood, and no using fire. Knocking people off the roof fell under the first rule of 'no killing, maiming or drawing blood.' When Lao Shi told the three of them this, Trixie complained.

"Jake can fly!" she reasoned. "If he falls off, then he can just fly back up here."

"Yes," the elderly man concurred. "But he can still fall and be hurt. And what should happen if one of you two fell? Jake may catch you, but what do you think would happen if he wasn't fast enough?" Trixie winced at his words, while Spud looked confused.

"What would happen?" Spud asked.

Lao Shi raised an eyebrow; every day, this boy managed to surprise him. "You would likely be dead. If you somehow lived, you would be broken and in a lot of pain."

"Just like one of my mom's china plates that I broke last night! It broke into a lot of little pieces, and looked like it was in a lot of pain." Spud smiled as he figured out just how badly it would hurt to fall off the roof.

Lao Shi looked at Jake questioningly, but his grandson shrugged.

Jake rushed at Trixie, faked a left and struck out with his right, using the heel of his hand so as not to leave bruises. The hit caught her shoulder and she stumbled back a step, but caught her balance. Jake turned to Spud and flicked his tail out at Trixie, catching her ankle and making her fall over. Spud lifted his leg up in a roundhouse kick, but Jack caught his leg.

If this was a real fight, Jake would have twisted his leg and knocked Spud down. Since it wasn't, he instead pulled on Spud's leg, making him lose balance. Fu Dog, who had stayed up as a referee, started laughing at the two humans.

"Oh, I haven't seen something like that in a few hundred years! It was so good," he choked out as Jake returned to his human form.

"And if that was so funny, why don't you fight?" Trixie snapped.

"I know that I'm not cut out for fighting. I mean, look at me." He emphasized by lifting a curl of dog skin and muscle. "And no, before you say it, I'm not fat. It's mostly skin. I am a Shar Pei after all." Fu Dog chuckled before continuing. "You two have known Jake for years, yet neither of you have tried to work on your fighting skills. So now fighting him is a bad idea, because he has years of experience under his belt, while you have zip."

Trixie blushed. "I'll show you zip," she muttered.

"I heard that. Someone's coming," Fu Dog got down on his paws when the door opened. "Woof," he greeted.

Lao Shi stepped onto the roof with someone Jake had never seen before. Her hair was brown, but the sun turned the outline gold. Her eyes were gray like clouds before a storm. He figure was rather lithe, like she ran track, although she was not very tall. Her jeans were normal enough, but the jacket had a dragon that ran up the torso, and two more that ran sown the sleeves, breathing black fire onto her hands. She lifted he mouth in a slight smirk before bowing.

The girl straightened up and her eyes flicked over to Fu Dog, who was still on his paws. She grinned and tackled him to the ground. Fu Dog had an arm wrapped around his neck while she scratched him behind an ear. His eyes glazed over and he started kicking a foot.

Spud asked "What are you doing?"

"Oh. Sorry. I couldn't help myself." She stood up and smirked again. "I love dogs, and I couldn't help but pet him." The girl paused, and Fu Dog managed to get himself off his back. "My name is Fora. And you three would happen to be…?"

"I'm Jake."

"Trixie."

"Huh? Oh, I'm Spud. It's nice to meet you," Spud said, walking forward with a hand outstretched.

For a shook his hand and told them "Your grandfather asked me to aid you with-"

"We are going to be leaving," Lao Shi interrupted. "We are going to the Dragon Summit and we need Trixie and Spud to take over your duties while we are gone. Haley is at camp, so she isn't available at the moment. And since the dragon costume was destroyed last Halloween, the two of you cannot use that."

Jake bit his lip when his grandfather mentioned last Halloween. A couple of rowdy trolls somehow broke into the shop and destroyed the costume. Lao Shi didn't blame Jake, but that didn't keep him from feeling guilty.

"So your grandfather called me in to help," Fora finished. "He wants me to make a potion for your friends so they can temporarily become dragons."

"Wait, Trixie interrupted. "There's a potion that can do that?" Fora nodded. "Then why didn't Fu Dog use that before?"

"Fu Dog?"

Fu Dog pulled on Fora's sleeve until she looked down. "Here, I'm Fu Dog."

Fora smiled and patted him in the head. "The potion isn't very well known anywhere. After you take the potion, I will instruct you on how to fight as dragons. I do have to ask; do either of you have a magical lineage?" Confusion spread like wildfire between the three friends. "I mean, do the two of you have anyone in your family who is magical or knows magic?"

"My grandfather was a magician," Spud said.

"Did he know any real magic?"

"I don't think so. Actually, I don't know."

Fora frowned and rubbed her jaw. "Then we'll have to take a chance. What about you, Trixie?" Trixie shook her head. Fora clapped her hands together. "Then I'll get started on that potion. I brought almost everything I need, but there is one more thing…"

Jake asked "What do you need?" He regretted talking almost immediately. Fora walked up to him and pulled some of his hair out. "Ouch! What was that for?" He rubbed the top of his head. "What'd I do?"

"You didn't do anything. That was the last thing I needed. Thank you very much." Fora walked over to the door, and then called back to them "I'll be back when the potion is finished."

Jake rubbed the top of his head. "She is some crazy chick," he complained.

Fu Dog walked over to the door. "Hey Gramps, do you mind being the referee? I'm pretty interested in that potion," he explained.

He ran down the stairs without waiting for an answer. Lao Shi sighed. Jake turned himself into a dragon again, and brought himself into position. Trixie and Spud brought their fists up into defensive stances, and the training resumed.