Chapter 1: The Flaw in the Plan

To many visiting tourists, the Manhattan Beach was a beautiful and peaceful getaway from the bustling and crowed streets of the city. Everything about it, the crashing blue waves, the soft yellow sand, the various colors suspended in the sky, inspired citizens to remember the forgotten beauty of the primarily urban state.

To others, the beach served as a hideaway, designed to conceal dark secrets and unknown power from mortals who hadn't a clue that there was a hidden culture of people with extraordinary capabilities.

Such was true with the Dark Dragon and his loyal servant, Chang. Hidden in a small cave undiscovered by mortals, they were working together on a plan that could change the world forever.

They had agreed on this destination not because of its beauty, but because it was the last place anyone would think to look for an evil villain's lair.

They cave sat just beyond the shore, to the far east of the beach. Here, there were a series of rocks that traced the outline of the coast, and spread out across the shore. The hideaway was no bigger than a dorm, the perfect size for two people to plot out the fall of mankind.

And the perfect size to plot out the rise of the magical world.

Inside their quarters, the Dark Dragon and his assistant were busy scheming how they were going to summon enough power to carry forth their heinous plan.

"My master," Chang spoke, "I propose that we postpone our plans of world domination until after we have thought through all of the possibilities."

The Dark Dragon growled in disgust. "Why should we have to wait? We have all of the power in the world. I'm sick of hiding. The magical world has immense power, and we should be the ones controlling the world!" He ranted on. "Why should we wait when victory is within our reach?"

"Master," Chang replied in a desperate attempt to please him, "We have too many powerful enemies. Would about the council? Lao Shi? The American Dragon?"

The evil dragon paused to contemplate her proposal. He had not thought about the American Dragon. For him to rise to power, he would have to get past Jake Long first. In his head, the Dark Dragon knew he was more powerful than the American Dragon. He knew that his power could overwhelm Jake Long's greatly. But in his heart, he feared that the American Dragon was growing stronger, and it was only a matter of time before the tables turned.

"Perhaps," Chang broke the silence, "we form an army? There have to be others in the magical world that crave the same, desperate power that we do. There have to be others who would willingly join us."

"Yes," the Dark Dragon smiled, "a backup army could never hurt. It might actually be quite useful."

Chang smiled. She was always happy to please her master, even in the slightest of ways.

However, her smile quickly disappeared when she realized she had forgotten something.

"Master", Chang began nervously, "we do have one minor flaw in the plan." She winced at the Dark Dragon's merciless scowl. "How are we going to build an army of magical creatures without giving away our plan to the council?"

The Dark Dragon grinned evilly. "We don't," he smiled.

"We revolt."

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