Future Dragon: Rose Long (Season Five)
Disclaimer: I don't own American Dragon. I only own my OCs and the storyline.
Chapter/Episode 1: Inspect Her
The sound of flapping wings could be heard high in the sky. Seconds later, a Thistle-colored dragon with long, flaming red hair landed on the roof of a tall building. "Enid, we're here." She said as she started to walk toward the edge of the building. As soon as the Thistle-colored reached the edge of the roof, a large worm came out of her head, turning its snake-like head and staring at her with its large eyes. "New York City. The home city of Rose Long."
FLASHBACK
-Two Days Earlier-
The Thistle-colored dragon was sitting in a factory in her human form, her flaming red hair tied in a loose pony-tail and wearing a white lab coat over a black T-shirt and a Thistle-colored skirt. Hunched over while she worked amongst several humans, she was completely unaware of a Duke Blue-colored wearing sunglasses and a red tie around his neck entering the room and starting to walk toward her.
As many of the other human workers looked up and stared, the Thistle dragon remained working until the Duke Blue dragon stopped at her side, reaching up with his claws and setting them down on her shoulder.
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"Did I do something wrong?" The human-formed dragon asked as she and the Duke Blue dragon walked into a waiting room, right beside a chair.
"Sit down." The Duke Blue dragon told her with an American accent as he walked around her and made his way toward a door. As soon as he reached it, the Duke Blue dragon brought his fist up and knocked on the door twice.
"Cai." He said. "I have her. Can we come in now?"
Just as the human-formed dragon was about to sit down, she stopped lowering herself down as she heard the sound of the Duke Blue dragon's voice: "Okay, go on in."
Stepping into the dark room, the human-formed dragon could not see much; pretty much all she could see was the outline of a desk and a human sitting down at the desk.
Turning her head to the side, the human-formed dragon watched as the Duke Blue dragon walked into the room as well, closing the door behind them. With her eyes wide, she then turned her head back to normal.
"You're American, right?" Asked the person who was sitting at the desk in English, although he had a Chinese accent.
"Yeah." The human-formed dragon said shyly. "My family and I moved here when I was nine. I've lived here ever since."
"I know." Said the person at the desk. "I was just making sure that you're the right one. You're also a dragon, correct?"
"Yes."
"You don't have to sound so ashamed." The person sitting at the desk said. "Times have changed in the last three to four years. Besides, my bodyguard, Dre, over there, is a dragon, as am I."
"You are?"
"That's beside the point." The person sitting at the desk said. "
Then, the next thing the human-formed dragon saw was movement coming from the desk, and then she heard a grunt as something flew toward her. She heard another grunt as the thing that was thrown hit the floor.
Looking down at the floor, the human-formed dragon gasped as she was able to see what was on the floor: a rather long worm that was the size of a very small snake. "Enid!" She said as the creature lifted its head up to look at her.
"That's your Animal Guardian, right?" The person sitting at the desk asked.
"Enid's helped me from the beginning." The human-formed dragon said as she looked back up. "How...How did you find him?"
"The personal information that you signed out on your first day here." The person sitting at the desk answered. "I had Dre use it to find your apartment."
"But...why?"
"How would you like to earn a raise in your pay?" The person sitting at the desk asked.
"How?"
"I've been waiting for several days to finally get a letter from my associate after I paid him for a service." The person said, "Well, I finally got the letter last night and I've grown concerned. I'm going to read it to you."
"Okay."
"Oh, and before I begin to read..." The person added. "...Just know that this deals with something that needed to be done. Don't voice your opinion, because you wouldn't understand."
"Very well, sir."
"You will be happy to know that the assassinations went off without a hitch." The person started to read, the sound of a moving piece of paper being made. "My assassin did a perfect job. As for why you received the confirmation letter at such a late date was because I was worried about interferences. The police are clueless, but I am more worried about the Magical World's forces. When you gave the identities of the two you wanted dead, you failed to mention that one of their daughters is the wife of Jake Long, the first American Dragon. While the human police are clueless, I am worried about the Dragon Council, and their daughter, Rose. That is why I waited to send this letter. I apologize for any worries I might have caused."
The human-formed dragon's eyes were wide as she heard the person addressing her again: "Now that you have heard my letter, you know that I hired someone to murder two people."
"But...w...why?"
"That's none of your business." The person sitting at the desk told her. "Now do you want the raise or not?"
"A raise would be nice..." The human-formed dragon said softly.
"Good." There was relief in the tone of the person's voice. "Then here is your job: you are to go to New York in the United States. That is where the assassination took place. Once there, you are to hunt down Rose Long and find out what she knows..."
BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
At Mermaid City, Savannah, in her dragon form, slowly stepped back as she kept her eyes on her teammates. "Okay, slowly now..." She said.
In front of her, Cherri, Lista, Gilda and Arkadi were all lifting up the bundled up body of Joel, Gilda and Arkadi on one side, while Cherri and Lista were on the other and Maverick held onto his feet. Grunting, Gilda scowled. "This would be so much easier if Lexy helped!"
"You know her." Cherri said. "She'd never touch a dead body."
"Even one that's all bundled up?!"
"No." Cherri told her.
"Well..." Gilda grunted again as she and Arkadi stepped to the side. "...What about Rose?" She nearly spat out Rose's name. "She should be here helping us. She is a member of this team, isn't she?"
"Stop being so aggressive towards her." Cherri said. "Yes, she's a member of this team."
"Then she should be helping." Gilda narrowed her eyes. "Or maybe we should just send her packing."
"Gilda, she's a member of this team..." Cherri narrowed her eyes as they continued moving to the side. "...But she also needs to preserve her strength. She's keeping her body in shape. That's why she isn't helping with this."
"Who isn't helping who with what?" Came the sound of Rose's voice, making Cherri widen her eyes. Turning her head to the side, Cherri could see Rose standing behind her, wearing her work-out clothes, her hands on her hips. "What are you doing?"
"We're taking Joel's body away." Cherri answered as she turned her head back to normal, all of them moving forward again.
"Why?" Rose asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Because we don't want his body buried here." Savannah told her, putting her clawed hands on her hips, making Rose turn her head to the side. "He betrayed us." Savannah offered as a justification as she took another step back.
"Where are you going to take it?" Rose asked as she turned to the side.
"We'll deal with that." Cherri said as she and, Lista, Maverick, Gilda and Arkadi all took another step forward.
"And while they deal with Joel's body..." Savannah smiled. "...I'll go back to the campus and see if there is anything I need to check out."
"I'll come with you." Rose offered eagerly.
"Actually..." Savannah said as she slowly removed her claws from her hips. "...I think I should do this on my own..."
LINE BREAK
The human-formed Thistle-colored dragon stood inside a building room, watching as a female receptionist scanned through names on an old laptop. "What's the name of the person you're looking for again?" The receptionist asked.
"Rose Long."
"And what's your relationship with her?"
"We're...old friends from our childhoods." The human-formed dragon quickly thought up, drumming her fingers against the desktop. "I moved to Hong Kong when I was nine and I haven't seen her in a long time."
"I just found a Rose Long." The receptionist said.
"And?"
"Well, it looks like she's the only Rose Long in Manhattan." The receptionist said.
"And where is she?" The human-formed dragon smiled in anticipation.
"According to this..." The receptionist said. "...She works at a college here as a janitor."
"Do you mind telling me the name of the college?" The human-formed dragon asked.
"Here." The receptionist said as she turned her head to the side, reaching out and grabbing both a pencil and a small piece of paper. "I'll write down the instructions."
"Much appreciated." The human-formed dragon's smile widened even more.
LINE BREAK
"This is it." The human-formed dragon said as she lowered the instructions she had been given, standing right in front of the college that Rose worked at. "This is where we should find her." She said, narrowing her eyes.
"But, Dakota..." Came a voice from inside her head, making the human-formed dragon's eyes widen as Enid slithered out of her ear. "...What are you going to do once you find her. And...how are you going to find her here?"
"She's a janitor, Enid." Dakota said. "She won't be hard to find. I just need to wait until classes are out for the day."
LINE BREAK
It was a little bit later in the day as a human Savannah neared the school, her hands in her pockets. As soon as she reached the steps, she turned and started to walk up to the doors.
Entering the school, Savannah started to walk down the fairly empty hall, which only had four people walking down it. Stopping in her tracks, Savannah smiled as she recognized one of the four people in the hall: Carter.
"Carter!" She called out, bringing her arm up and waving it from side-to-side ever-so-slightly, catching the attention of Carter, whose eyes widened.
Lowering her arm, the smiling Savannah started to hurry over to Carter. "Savannah, where have you been?" Carter asked the second Savannah reached her.
"I've been busy." Savannah shrugged.
"I haven't seen Rose." Carter told her. "Her sister and her brother even came looking for me because they wanted to know if I had seen her. Even they don't know where she is. Have you heard anything?"
As Carter asked this, the doors to the building opened again and Dakota stepped into the halls, starting to walk down them.
"Do you know anything about Rose's whereabouts?" Carter repeated. "Jake and Daisy would both like to know."
Just as he said this, Dakota reached an area where she could hear Savannah and Carter. Stopping dead in her tracks, Dakota's eyes widened, listening as Savannah spoke up:
"Of course I know where Rose is." Savannah said.
"Is she okay?"
"Of course she's okay."
"Can you tell me where she is?" Carter asked. "It would make Jake and Daisy feel better."
"They can't know where Rose is." Savannah told him.
"Why not?" Carter raised an eyebrow. "Savannah, you're starting to sound suspicious."
"Rose is my friend." Savannah said with a smile on her face as she put her hands on her hips. "And remember what I already told you: she's okay."
LINE BREAK
Back at Mermaid City, Rose, who had changed back into her normal clothes, made her way toward the elevator with a curious expression on her face as the doors slid open, Cherri, Gilda, Arkadi, Lista and Maverick all walking out in that order.
"Oh, hey Rose." Cherri said as she stopped, a frowning Gilda, Arkadi, Lista and Maverick at her side. "What's up?"
"You got rid of the body?"
"Yeah." Cherri answered.
"Where?"
"Well..." Cherri smiled. "...I guess you could say that we disposed of the body at a place where it won't be found anytime soon..."
LINE BREAK
Savannah walked down the steps of the college and as soon as she reached the bottom, she turned to the side and started to walk away, completely oblivious to the fact that the fact that Dakota exited the building right after her and quickly walked down the steps and then turning to the side so that she could watch Savannah walking away. Then, she started to follow Savannah.
However, unbeknownst to both Dakota and Savannah, Carter stood on the roof of the school in his dragon form. Watching Savannah, he flared his wings and leapt from the roof, starting to fly after her.
LINE BREAK
A short time later, Savannah reached the docks and started to walk down it, heading toward the water. From behind her, Dakota walked toward the dock and turned, starting to walk down it as well.
Finally, Savannah reached the edge of the dock, just as from up above her, Carter stopped. Watching as Savannah reached into her pocket, pulling out a communication device, Carter watched as Savannah pressed a button, omitting a hologram of Cherri.
"Oh, hey." Carter's ear twitched as it picked up the sound of Cherri's voice. "You're back."
"Yeah." Savannah replied. "Why don't you send up the submarine? I'll come back down."
"Did you hear of anything?" Cherri asked.
"No." Savannah said.
Narrowing his eyes, Carter turned around and quickly flew away.
A short time passed on the dock before the water started to bubble, and then the clear, round submarine emerged from the water. The hatch opened and the escalator started to emerge, Rose standing on the third step.
Taking a step back, Savannah allowed Rose to step onto the dock. Seeing Rose, Dakota's eyes widened and she gasped. "Enid!" She whispered. "Get out here!" Three seconds later, Enid poked his head out of Dakota's ear, turning himself at a curved angle so that he could see Rose turn around so that her back was to Dakota and Enid and so that she was at Savannah's side.
"What?" Enid asked softly.
"That's her." Dakota said. "The blonde one. That's this Rose Long. She matches the description of her."
"Okay..."
"Go after her and hide." Dakota ordered.
Nodding once, Enid slithered all the way out of Dakota's ear and dropped onto the wooden dock, starting to slither over to Rose, who waited for Savannah to get on the escalator before she got on herself, hopping down onto a lower step.
By this time, Enid reached the steps and slid down until he reached Rose. At that point, he started to slither up Rose's leg, quickly going up and slithering into the pocket of her pants. Then, Rose and Savannah disappeared from Dakota's sight.
Slowly, Dakota then turned around and then quickly started to walk away.
LINE BREAK
On the Island of Draco, Jake was in his dragon form, smiling as he sat against a tree, holding his smiling son in his hands.
"It's great to finally get to spend some time with you, Jake." Jake said with a smile on his face, while Jake Jr. laughed. However, then Jake's smile slowly started to fade. "I just wish your mother was here."
However, at that moment, his eyes widened and he jolted in surprise as he heard a ringing coming from within himself. However, his shock quickly faded and he sighed with relief as he realized that it was his communication device.
Grunting as he lifted his son off of his lap and moved his son to his side, the beeping still coming. Then, he reverted to his human form.
Reaching into his robes, Jake pulled out his communication device, and, holding it in both hands, pressed a button that cause a holographic image of a dragon Carter to appear. "Councilor Long." Carter quickly said.
"Uh, Carter..." Jake said with a small smile on his face. "...I think you have the wrong number. I think you want to talk to Haley."
"No, I want to talk to you." Carter told him. "Listen to me, Councilor Long. Please. It's about your wife."
LINE BREAK
The enchanted elevator popped out of the ground; seconds later, the two doors slid open and Holly stepped out in her human form. However, after only five steps, she stopped in her tracks and she gasped as she heard the sound of Jake's voice:
"Holly!"
She could see Jake, also in his human form, running toward her. As soon as Jake reached her, she sighed. "What is it, Jake?" She asked.
"I just got a call from Dragon Carter Cromwell." Jake told her. "He says he might know what happened to Rose."
"What?" Holly asked, her eyes widening even more, her tone displaying actual interest and concern now. "What did he say?"
"He said he talked to this girl." Jake said. "According to Carter, the girl said that she knows where Rose is."
"What's the girl's name?"
"He didn't mention it." Jake said, but then he held up both of his hands, as if to stop Holly from commenting just yet. "He said that the girl refused to tell him. Carter said that she acted really odd. So, he followed her."
"And?"
"It looks like this girl is staying at Mermaid City." Jake narrowed his eyes as he said this.
BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
In Mermaid City, the watery elevator doors slid open and both Savannah and Rose stepped out, walking along the grass. "So, you saw Carter?" Rose asked as she turned her head to the side.
"Yeah." Savannah smiled slightly.
"And?" Rose asked, turning her head back to normal.
"He asked about you." Savannah's smile widened ever-so-slightly. "I told him that you were okay."
"Anything else?" Rose asked.
"You're missed." Savannah said as she turned her head to the side to look at Rose, Rose's face filling with sadness.
"They're missed." Rose said as she stopped in her tracks, lowering her head.
Savannah took two more steps before she turned around to face Rose, who slowly lifted up her head. "I know you miss them, but remember...it's not the right time."
"I know." Rose gave a stiff nod, although her eyes still looked sad. "I need to wait until after I find the killer."
Nodding in agreement, Savannah then smiled at Rose. "If you'll excuse me." Savannah said. "I need to go talk with Cherri."
Then, Savannah turned around and started to walk away, leaving Rose alone.
LINE BREAK
Cherri was in her human form, lying on her stomach on her bed, her face hidden in her pillow. However, when she heard her door creaking as it opened, Cherri slowly lifted her head up and turned it to the side, seeing Savannah walking into her room. However, Savannah stopped and slowly turned around, closing the door behind her. Then, she turned back around, smiling as she saw Cherri sitting on the side of her bed.
"I think I know why you're here." Cherri said.
"Joel's body." Savannah nodded once as she crossed her arms. "Where did you and the others dispose of it?"
"Don't worry, Savannah." Cherri said. "Joel will never be found. You're worrying too much. I thought you trusted me. I did use to have a career in-"
"But you never killed anyone and disposed of their body..." Savannah pointed out, cutting of Cherri as she put her hands on her hips.
"Don't worry." Cherri repeated. "It's taken care of. Besides, we didn't kill him..."
LINE BREAK
Meanwhile, the door to a nice hotel suite was opened and a female uniformed bellhop entered, closely followed by Dakota, the two of them stopping side-by-side to look at the room. "Will this do it for you?" The bellhop asked, glancing to the side.
"Yes." Dakota said. "I don't plan to stay here in Manhattan for very long. This will do for this short time."
"No luggage?" The bellhop asked, turning her head to the side.
"No." Dakota told the bellhop as she walked further into the room. "No, I have no luggage." She elaborated as she slowly turned around to face the bellhop, who started to back out of the room. "If you don't mind..." Dakota said. "...I'd like to be left alone now."
"Of course." The bellhop said as she reached the door. Taking one more step out, the bellhop reached out and closed the door behind her.
Now alone, Dakota sighed with relief before she turned around. Walking over to the window, she stopped and stared out of the window for forty-five seconds before she heard the sound of Enid's voice in her ear: "Dakota."
"Enid, talk to me." Dakota said as she stepped back from the window. "Where are you?"
CUT
At Mermaid City, Enid was on the bed inside Rose's room, all alone in the empty room. "And where is Rose Long?" Came Dakota's voice from Enid.
"I'm inside her room." Enid answered.
CUT
"What are you doing there?" Dakota asked. "Were you caught?"
"No." Came Enid's response.
CUT
"She entered her room." Enid answered. "She didn't stay long and as she left, I got out of her pocket. I'm not going to follow her around all day. If I stay in her pocket, I could risk getting caught."
CUT
"Good call." Dakota replied as she crossed her arms.
CUT
"What do you want me to do once she gets back?" Enid asked.
"Wait until night, when she's sleeping..." Came Dakota's response. "...Then go into her head. She'll need to be asleep or she'll be able to feel you inside her. Remember our job."
"I know."
CUT
"Go into her head and see if you can find anything in her brain." Dakota told him, lowering her arms to her sides.
CUT
"Understood." Enid finished.
LINE BREAK
On the Island of Draco, both Councilor Callum and Councilor Rin sat down at the table, Holly facing them. "What is this about, Councilor Jennings?" Callum asked.
"Will this take long?" Rin asked. "I should get back to trying to identify whose blood we found on that bandage that was in the alley."
"This is more important than that." Holly told Rin as she took two steps closer to the table. "According to Jake, he heard from Dragon Cromwell, who might know someone who knows something about Rose's disappearance. Maybe even...where she is."
"Who is this person and where do they live?" Rin asked, her eyes narrowing.
"Dragon Cromwell did not give the name of the person." Holly said as she crossed her arms. "But she did tell us where this person lives."
"Where?" Callum asked.
"Mermaid City."
LINE BREAK
Night had fallen at Mermaid City, and inside Rose's dark room, Enid was hiding under the bed, watching as the door opened and Rose walked inside, stopping just long enough to use her foot to close the door. Then, Enid watched as Rose walked over to her bed.
As soon as she reached the bed, Rose turned around and sat down on the bed, putting her hand to her mouth as she opened and yawned.
From beneath the bed, Enid watched as Rose's feet left the floor. Looking up, he could hear the bed creaking as Rose lied down.
"Here it goes..." Enid said in a hushed tone as he looked down.
Then, Enid quickly slithered out from beneath the bed, turned and started to slither up the leg of the bed. As soon as he reached the bed, he slithered up Rose's foot and then quickly slithered up her leg as Rose breathed in and out, her eyes closed.
Finally, Enid reached her cheek. Without even stopping, the creature dived down and vanished into her ear.
BLACKOUT; END EPISODE
A/N: I know it's short, but quality doesn't always equal quantity, right? My goal is for these episodes to get a little bit longer again. Well, please review.