Future Dragon: Rose Long (Season Nine)
Disclaimer: I don't own AD:JL. I only own the storyline and my original characters.
Chapter/Episode 1: How Very Unlike A Dragon
"The doppelganger..." Lista said in surprise.
"Where's the other one?" Gilda asked.
As Gilda asked this, Yang Rose flew up from behind and stopped, looking up as Yang Jake grinned and held up both of his scaly arms and started to absorb all of the dragons down below, who started to form into the chi.
"What?" Lista asked in a shocked tone as she, Arkadi and Gilda all looked down, the Dragon Council Agents doing the same.
"What's happening to us?" Arkadi asked in his Russian accent before all of them turned into chi, all going up to Yang Jake and being absorbed into his body.
As soon as all of the dragons had been absorbed into his body, he lowered his scaly arms. "Delicious." He said, just in time for Yang Rose to land on the building in front of him. "Good job." Yang Jake told her.
"Now how are we going to be able to contact my creator?" Yang Rose asked as she crossed her scaly arms.
"Leave that to me." Yang Jake smiled.
LINE BREAK
Meanwhile, Rose flew after Apep Kerberos, who was flying away. "Hey!" Rose shouted, blowing out a fireball, which whizzed past Kerberos, making him turn his head to the side and stop in his tracks.
"I thought this was what you wanted." Rose said as she came to a halt. "Dragon to dragon. Just you and me."
"Indeed, my friend." Kerberos as he turned around to face her.
"Well, now you've got it." Rose said as she reached down to her belt and pulled out her shrunken staff. Holding it in both of her clawed hands, Rose started to pull it out, but before she could completely stretch it out to its full length, she gasped as Kerberos swung his tail up, Rose's staff flying up out of her hands.
"Hey!" Rose growled, clenching her hands into fists angrily.
"Oh, I do apologize..." Apep mocked her. "...Please, let me buy you a new one." Then, he grinned and grunted as threw a punch at Rose. Grunting herself, Rose managed jerk her head to the side, avoiding his punch and giving herself the opportunity to give him her own attack, slicing into his arm with her claws.
Roaring with pain, Apep pulled his arm back. "How dare you do that to me, you b-!" He started to rage, but before he could finish, he grunted as Rose slammed her tail into his face, jerking him back.
As a result of being thrown back, both of Apep's scaly arms were left outstretched. "A-ha!" Rose exclaimed as she managed to clamp down one of her cuffs on Apep's left wrist. "You're under arrest, Apep Kerberos." Rose said with a victorious grin on her face as she held the chain that led to the other cuff, which was opened, ready to be clamped down and locked.
Kerberos' eyes were wide with shock, but then they narrowed, especially when Rose continued: "I think that, before you're locked away for the rest of your life, you will be buying me a new staff."
"Not likely." Apep growled.
Then, with a grunt, he managed to pull the chair right out of Rose's grip. Then, with another grunt, Apep swung the cuffs like a weapon, the second unlocked shackle hitting Rose in the side of the snout and clamping down around it, locking it and shutting Rose's mouth.
Amused, Apep chuckled. "Well..." He said as he watched Rose grunt and try to break the cuff by opening her mouth. It was useless. "...It looks like we're both in quite a bit of a jam, huh? Unlock the cuff."
Narrowing her eyes, Rose immediately complied and reached down to her belt, pulling off the keys to the shackles. "Unlock my hand." Kerberos ordered. Nodding her head once, Rose reached over and slipped the key into the slit and turning it, the cuff coming off.
"Thanks." Kerberos smiled as he pulled his hand back. "And for your help, I won't kill you now. How does that sound?"
Rose said nothing. She just narrowed her eyes and growled.
"Thought so!" Apep said, clapping his hands together. Then, he gave her a mocking military solute. "See you real soon..." Then, Apep Kerberos turned and flew away, leaving a very angry Rose behind.
LINE BREAK
Jake and Savannah were now in their human forms, but they were both where they had been left by Rose. "Look." Jake suddenly said, looking up and pointing, the two of them seeing Rose lower onto the grass.
"He got away again?" Savannah asked, both shocked and annoyed.
"What does it look like?" Rose answered as she attached her cuffs back to her belt.
"What happened?" Jake asked as he and Savannah started to walk towards her.
"I managed to get one shackle around his wrist." Rose explained as Jake and Savannah reached her. "But he forced me to take it off. Don't ask how."
"How?" Jake asked.
"I told you not to ask, Jake." Rose growled, narrowing her eyes.
LINE BREAK
Yang Rose, now in her human form, sat down in a comfy chair in a lobby and placed her feet up on the chair, crossing her arms as she watched Yang Jake, who still in his dragon form, at the other side of the room.
Closing his eyes, Yang Jake smiled evilly as he took a deep breath. About a second later, a bright light started to come from his chest as chi came out and hit the floor, transforming into the body of Lista's dragon form, who was sitting on the floor.
As Lista took a deep breath of air, she cried out as Yang Jake slammed his tail into her chest, making her grunt as she hit the wall.
"Have any form of communication on ya?" Yang Jake asked threateningly.
"Yeah." Lista answered nervously.
"Get it out." Yang Jake ordered.
Nodding nervously, Lista slowly reached into the pocket of pants and pulled out her communication device. "Here, take it." She said softly as she held it out to Yang Jake.
"I'm not calling here." Yang Jake grinned. "You are."
"Calling who?" Lista asked.
"Rose." Yang Jake's grin widened. "The original Rose."
"I...I don't have her number." Lista answered. "I only ha...have Savannah's."
"Then call her." Yang Jake growled, his eyes narrowed. "Just make sure Rose knows that her friends need her help."
LINE BREAK
Back on the Island of Draco, in the cafeteria, Rose, in her human form, and Jake were sitting on one side of a table, while Savannah sat on the other side.
"I just wish I knew where he was going." Rose said in a disappointed tone as she put her chin in her hand.
"He'll be back, Rose." Savannah told her.
"I know that." Rose said as she took her hand away from her chin, putting it back down on the surface of the table.
Just then, Savannah's eyes widened as she heard a ringing sound coming from her belt. Quickly, she reached down and pulled off her communication device. Holding it over the table, Savannah pressed a button, causing a holographic image of Lista to appear. She looked scared.
"Something wrong?" Savannah asked, while Jake and Rose both stared in curiosity.
"Sa...Savannah..." List began, frightened. "...We...We didn't find the doppelgangers."
"Then why are you even calling?" Rose asked softly so that only Jake could hear her.
"They found us." Lista said.
"What?" Savannah's eyes widened. "Are...Are you guys okay? Where are you?"
"I can answer that." Came the sound of Yang Jake's voice from the hologram. The image of Lista vanished and for a brief second, Savannah couldn't see anything. Then, she saw the smiling face of Yang Jake.
"That...That creep!" Rose shouted, slamming her fist on the table.
"Aw, I can see that the original Rose is with you." Yang Jake said, his smile widening.
"I'm glad you can hear me!" Rose shouted. "Let them go!"
"I'd be more than willing to." Yang Jake said as the nervous Savannah slowly turned the communication device around so Rose and Jake could stare at Jake's evil doppelganger.
"What are your demands?" Jake asked darkly.
"Jake!" Rose chided, turning her head to the side to glare at her husband.
"I have only one demand." Yang Jake said, causing Rose to slowly turn her head back to normal.
"Yeah, and what's that?" Rose asked.
"I want you, and you for that matter..." His holographic form, pointed at Jake. "...To come and get me." He lowered his arm as he said this. "There's also a second incentive for you, Rose."
"Yeah, and what's that?"
"Your doppelganger is here too." Yang Jake said. "So, come and get me. Will you?"
"You bet your scaly tail." Rose growled.
"Excellent!" Yang Jake exclaimed. "Now, here are the directions. This way, you'll know how to find us..."
BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
Lista watched with wide eyes as Yang Jake lowered the communication device. "Are you going to let us go?" Lista asked.
"I don't think you'll be needing this anymore." Yang Jake ignored her, while still answering her question as he dropped the communication device on the floor. Then, he stomped down on it, crushing it.
Then, Jake's evil doppelganger leaned forward and grabbed Lista by the collar of her shirt, picking her up off of the floor and holding her up to him.
Instead of looking at Jake's doppelganger, Lista glanced to the side and saw Yang Rose sitting in the chair. "Rose..." Her eyes filled with sadness.
"I'm not the real Rose." Yang Rose said with a scowl as she lowered her arms.
"Which means that you and your friends flew willingly into our trap." Yang Jake said as he released one hand from Lista's shirt while still holding her by the collar with his other hand. He easily lifted her higher into the air.
As Yang Jake smiled, Lista quickly squeezed her eyes shut as she started to turn into chi, going back into Yang Jake's body. Once Lista had completely vanished, Yang Jake grinned as he lowered his arm to his side.
LINE BREAK
Back on the Island of Draco, Jake, Rose and Savannah were all standing in the Main Hall in their dragon forms, all facing Councilor Callum and Councilor Rin.
"We plan to follow the doppelganger's instructions." Rose said.
"Do you have a plan?" Councilor Callum asked.
"Yes." Rose smiled. "Jake and I want you to take our chi."
"Well, there is a slight problem with your plan, Agent Long." Rin pointed out, lifting up a finger.
"What's that?" Rose asked.
"Your chi can't be removed." Rin said before she stood up, putting her arms behind her back.
"What do you mean it can't?" Rose demanded. "How is that even possible?"
"When you first became ill..." Rin explained. "...Councilor Jennings tried to remove your chi, or should we say, Councilor Nerk's chi."
"She couldn't remove it?" Rose's eyes started to widen.
"I'm afraid not." Rin said as she sat back down.
"Do you still want us to remove Councilor Long's chi?" Callum asked.
"Yes." Rose answered, frowning.
LINE BREAK
Rose was standing alone in her human form at the edge of the island, holding two brand new staffs. Hearing a sigh coming from her right side, Rose turned her head to the side to see her human-formed husband walking up to her side.
"Here." Rose said as she held out one of the staffs. Quickly, Jake reached out and took it before he sighed again. "What?" Rose asked as she turned her head back to normal.
"Are you sure about this?" Jake asked.
"Remember what the Dragon Council said?" Rose asked. "The only way to destroy our doppelgangers is to make sure that they aren't taken back into our bodies. Without your dragon chi, Evil Jake might not be able to go back into you."
"How do you know for sure?" Jake asked.
"I don't." Rose replied. "It's worth a shot, though."
"But without my dragon powers-"
"That's what the staff is for." Rose answered.
"Okay, but how are you going to destroy your doppelganger?"
Rose started to open her mouth, but before she could form any words, the sound of panting could be heard. Seconds later, Savannah, also in her human form, reached Rose's side. "Here you go." Savannah said as reached over, a glass jar in her hand.
"Um..." Rose said as she reached up with her free hand and took it. "...What's this for?" She asked as Savannah dropped her arm to her side.
"For the chi." Savannah answered.
"It's for my doppelganger?"
"That's what I just said." Savannah stated. "That way..." She turned her head to the side. "...It won't go back into you."
"Got it." Rose said, prompting Savannah to turn her head back to normal as Rose turned her head to the side so she could look at her husband. "You can get on my back." She told him.
LINE BREAK
Back at the building where Yang Jake and Yang Rose were staying at, Yang Jake walked over to the chair that Yang Rose was sitting in.
"What?" Yang Rose narrowed her eyes.
"Go outside." Yang Jake said.
"Why?" Yang Rose growled.
"Your original should be on her way."
"What do you want me to do outside?"
"Greet them..." Yang Jake grinned.
BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
A short time later, Savannah and Rose, with Jake on her back, arrived at the building, stopping in front of it.
"This is it?" Savannah asked.
"That's what Evil Jake said." Jake replied as all three of them looked up, just as the dragon form of Yang Rose walked up to the edge of the roof and looked down on them.
"There she is!" Jake pointed up.
"Let's go." Rose said, right before both she and Savannah started to fly up.
Just as both Rose and Savannah reached the roof, they stopped and both opened their mouths, blowing out a torrent of fire each. Smiling, Yang Rose leapt into the air before the fire could hit her.
The fire then vanished as Rose and Savannah closed their mouths, looking up to see Yang Rose hovering above them.
"Let's not do this out here." She said.
"No." Rose said as she pulled her staff from her belt. "Let's."
"Let's take it inside." Yang Rose grinned.
A few seconds later, a crash came through the ceiling, Savannah falling inside. Just as Savannah hit the floor, Jake came crashing through the roof, followed by Rose. Jake managed to land on his feet, but as he looked up and saw Rose falling towards him, he quickly rolled out of the way, getting up on his feet as Rose hit the ground.
"Well, well, well..." Yang Jake said in an amused tone as he stepped into the room. "...Here you all are."
After he said this, Rose and Savannah, who had gotten to their feet, both reached Jake's side.
"This ends now." Jake said.
"Indeed." Yang Jake grinned, just as Yang Rose flew down into the room and landed behind the heroes. "So, who wants to die first?" Yang Jake took a fighting stance.
"You do." Jake said, narrowing his eyes as he reached down into his Council robes, pulling out the staff that Rose had given him.
"That's not your usual fighting style." Yang Jake noted, raising an eyebrow.
"You think he doesn't know that?" Savannah said with a smile as she finished pulling out her staff.
Then, in a blink of an eye, both Savannah and Jake charged at Yang Jake, making the evil doppelganger widen his eyes and drop his guard, allowing Jake to leap into the air once he got close enough to his evil doppelganger, allowing him to fly towards him and kick him in the belly and chest. Yang Jake grunted and both he and his creator flew out of the room, and as Yang Jake flew out, some chi came flying out, staying in the room as it morphed into Lista, still in her human form.
Before Lista could fall to the floor, Savannah flew up and caught her. Quickly, Savannah set the panting Lista down on the floor.
"You okay?" Savannah asked as she crouched down in front of Lista, who managed to catch her breath.
"Y...Yeah." Lista answered.
"Okay, just stay here." Savannah said. "I'm going to go help Jake." Then, Savannah quickly got up, turned around and ran out of the room. As she entered the hallway, Savannah could see Yang Jake standing dangerously close to the door that led to the next hallway, knocking Jake down onto his back.
Growling. Savannah flapped her wings and started to fly towards him. As soon as she reached him, Savannah slammed her tail into him. Grunting, Yang Jake was thrown back, crashing through the wooden door, causing chi to come out of him. Grunting again, Yang Jake hit the floor, causing even more chi to come out of him. The force of his back hitting the floor was so great that Yang Jake bounced off of the ground and hit the wall belly-first, causing even more chi come out of him.
Meanwhile, Savannah helped Jake to his feet, while show also stared at one of the Dragon Council Agents, who was lying on its belly, panting heavily.
Then, Savannah opened the door and stepped out into the hall along with Jake where they saw two more of the Dragon Council Agents being held by their left ear by a standing and very angry-looking Yang Jake.
"Let's finish this." Jake said as his staff, as well as Savannah's, started to glow with lethal green plasma.
Meanwhile, Rose stared at Lista, who was still sitting on the floor. "Lista..." Rose breathed as she took a step forward, only to freeze when she heard the sound of her doppelganger's voice:
"Where are you going, Rose? I know you're not going to attack."
As Yang Rose got closer to her creator, Rose quickly shouted as she spun around, lashing out with her tail. Rose's tail hit Yang Rose in the chest, making her grunt and throwing her backwards, making her hit the wall with another grunt.
Moaning as she sank onto her knees, Yang Rose smiled as she looked up at her creator, who was walking towards her with a blazing staff.
"I should have known that you would do that, Rose." Rose's doppelganger said as she stood up.
"Yeah, that's pretty stupid of you." Rose said as her staff stopped glowing. Then, she grunted as she lunged forward with her staff. Grinning, Yang Rose reached out and grabbed the blade of Rose's staff by each side with each of her clawed hands.
"Ha!" Yang Rose shouted as she managed to yank the handle out of Rose's grip. Then, she grinned as she thrust it forward, poking Rose in the eye.
Screaming in pain, Rose stumbled back and brought a hand up and placed it over her eye before she fell over onto her back.
"Now who's the stupid one?" Yang Rose asked as she pointed the once again glowing staff down at Rose.
As Yang Rose did this, Lista watched the scene with wide eyes. "Rose..." She whispered. "...Need to help." She said to herself as she got to her feet. But after only taking one step, she froze as she noticed an item on the floor which was where Rose had just been standing before she attacked her doppelganger: a glass jar.
"What's the jar for?" Lista called out as Rose gritted her teeth, growling as she reached up and grabbed the end of the handle of the still glowing staff.
"Now isn't a good time!" Rose shouted.
After she said this, Lista ran over to the jar and picked it up. "Just tell me!"
"It's...It's for Evil Rose!" Rose shouted.
"I don't think I'm going to fit in there." Yang Rose grinned.
"It's for after I destroy her!" Rose shouted. "Happy now, Lista?"
"You're not going to destroy me..." Yang Rose growled. "...I'm going to destroy you!"
"I don't think so..." Rose grinned. Then, Rose opened her mouth and blew out a torrent of fire, which hit Yang Rose in the face. Then, Rose yanked the blade of the staff to the side so that, as the green plasma came out, it hit the floor.
"No!" Yang Rose, whose face was now steaming from Rose's attack.
"Yes." Rose smiled right before she managed to pull the staff handle out of her doppelganger's grip. Rose then managed to flip onto her feet. Turning the blade of the staff around, Rose lunged forward.
Yang Rose's face contorted with rage; her eyes bulged and her mouth opened, but no sound came out. For Rose had impaled her in the belly. The blade of the staff was sticking out her back. With a grunt, Rose threw her doppelganger back, Yang Rose hitting the wall, the blade of the staff that was sticking out of her back going through the wall.
Taking a step back, Rose watched as her doppelganger squirmed in pain, no sound coming out of her mouth as she opened it, no matter how hard she tried to scream.
"Lista!" Rose called. "Jar!"
Without a word, Lista tossed the jar across the room. Rose easily reached up and caught the jar. "N...Noooo..." Yang Rose struggled against the pain as Rose unscrewed the top of the jar.
"Yes." Rose smiled. "This jar will hold you. Forever."
"NOOOOOOOOOO!" Yang Rose howled in agony as she looked up at the ceiling, her entire body tensing before her body vanished, morphing back into chi.
As Rose's staff fell to the floor, the chi flew towards Rose.
BLACKOUT; END EPISODE
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