Disclaimer: I don't own Ameircan Dragon: Jake Long or any character from the series. If I did, this story would be the beginning of a new season.

The Return of Vicki

The Longs are at the Hong Kong International Airport waiting for the plane that will take them back to New York when Jake sees something that makes him happy. Rose and her family are also there. "Rose, are you here to say goodbye?"

"Not exactly." She answers. "My family is also going back to New York."

"Really?" Jake happily asks.

"Yes, Jake." She says. "You see, my family was missing New York. And the only reason my parents agreed to move here was to keep me from the Huntsclan."

"They knew it?" A surprised Jake asks.

"You wished I've never been taken by the Huntsclan, not that they've never tried." She answers. "In fact, my parents feared you were one of those slayers trying to take me away from them. And knowing the only slayers left in existence besides me are those two clumsy Huntsboys made my family feel it safe to get back."

"Well, at least we can now date without a problem." Jake comments.

"Except for one." Spud adds. "Danica Honeycut."

"What's with her?" Rose asks.

While Jake explains that, let's see what our swimming team captain is doing back in New York. She hears the doorbell ringing and answers it. "Vicki?"

"Happy to see me?" Vicki asks.

"Yes." Danica answers. "And surprised too. You suddenly vanishes without saying anything and then you appear without calling first."

"Sorry about that." The siren replies. "My family had to move so quickly we didn't have time to warn anybody."

"Wow, that sucks." Danica says. "Well, I'm glad to see you're back."

"Danica, do you have any programmed activities for this night?" Vicki asks.

"No."

"In that case, I'm hanging out with two friends of mine." Vicki says. "Would you like to meet them?"

"Okay." Danica answers.

In the airplane, Rose is shocked about what she'd heard. "Trixie, why did you interfere with that?"

"Rose, I was so mad at Jake for choosing appearance over inner qualities I couldn't let things stay like that." Trixie explains.

"What about you, Trixie?" Rose replies. "Technically you chose appearance. Just using another pattern."

"Yeah, Trixie." Spud says. "You shouldn't interfere with that."

Later on, when Team Dragon arrives at Lao Shi's electronics shop, they find a ransom note.

Dear Jake,

Did you think you could get rid of me that easily? I swear by the swampy moons of Drenthax 4 that I'll get my necklace back. And if you don't give it to me next weekend at midnight at the basement of Millard Fillmore Middle School you'll never see Danica Honeycut again.

Signed,

Vicki Fickling

I didn't have the same references Vicki used in the series so I've used something from another series. 10 points for the first reviewer to correctly guess where I got it from. Please R&R.