Disclaimer: I do not own any characters used in this story. All characters are from the TV show American Dragon Jake Long.

Hey to whoever's reading this, this is my first fan fiction I have written. It's based on the Tv show American Dragon Jake Long. Thanks for taking your time and reading this story ^^. I hope you enjoy it and feel free to message me or leave a review about it.

The beginning of a Legend

Long ago there was a legend that stated if the dragon with the trident tail was awoken from its slumber then there would be a great war between dragons and the Hunts clan to obtain its power, power that is strong enough to rule over both the magical world and the human world. So far the legend has proven to be false since it was written over 1000 years ago. But even if the legend was written centuries ago, it doesn't mean that it won't come true.

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Our story takes place in the state of Vermont but more specifically on a boy names Dio. Dio is a 12 year old African American boy with short black hair, purple eyes and stands to be about 5 foot 6. He is an only child with a mom and a dad who have a secret that he doesn't know about. Luckily for him, it's almost time for him to find out what his parents have been hiding from him all these years.

Dio's 13th birthday was going to take place on a Friday so his parents decided that he could have the day off so that they could do a little family bonding. He was excited about hearing that because he hasn't got to spend time with his family for a while thanks to their "jobs".

It was the end of a Thursday school day and Dio was on the edge of his seat about to explode as he watched the time tick away slowly.

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1" BUZZZZZZZ! "Yahooo, school is out which means I am free at least!" He said as he ran out of the classroom.

"Whoa, clam down cowboy. What's got you so excited?" One of his friends asked as he tried to catch up to him.

Dio slowed down and turned to him. "What I'm excited about is that my birthday is tomorrow and I finally get to spend time with my family. They finally got some time off from their work and they said that they would spend the whole day with me. I can't wait!"

"Well I hope you enjoy yourself. Crap I got to go to football practice. Have fun with the family and happy early birthday!" he said as he started to run off.

"Thanks I will!" After that he turned and ran out the school doors breathing in the fresh air and letting the cool breeze wash over his face. "Ahhh, nothing like fresh air to relax your body." Dio always loved the wind. He always wanted to fly up in the sky and just let the relaxing breeze take his body. But sadly he knew that wouldn't happen. The only way he'd be able to fly is if he got a jet pack or he sprouted wings but he didn't see ether one of those things happening soon. Dio shook his head out of his thoughts and made his way home. His home wasn't too far away from his school. About a 15-20 minute walk but he didn't mind. It's a good way to exercise since he spent most of his time ether play video games with his friends or training in his karate classes. He was very skilled in learning what his opponent will do next but he wasn't a very good fight. Dio didn't like to hurt people but his parents sent him to karate so he would be able to protect himself from the school bullies.

It was about 3:45 when Dio got home. His parents didn't get home until 5 so he had time to do whatever he wants without his parents knowing. But he wasn't a bad kid so all he did was run up to his room to play games until his parents got home.

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Dio looked at the clock and saw it was almost six. "Where are they? They said that they would be home early today so they wouldn't be tired for tomorrow." He said sadly to himself. "They must just be in traffic I guess, or working late again. Well I might as well get dinner started; I know that mom will probably be tired when she gets home so I'll start it for her." With that he headed down to the kitchen and was about to start cooking when he saw a note of the freezer. "Why didn't I notice this before?" He took the note down and saw that it was from his mom and dad. As he read it, it damped his mood even more.

Dear Dio,

Your father and I may not be able to get home tonight and were sorry for that. We left 40 dollars for you on the counter so order yourself whatever you want. We love you and we will see you tomorrow.

Love mom and dad.

Dio just looked at the note for a minute and then crushed it in his hand with a blank but dark look on his face. He through it in the garbage and walked back upstairs to his room where he collapsed on his bed, he pulled the shades closed and looked at the family photo that was next to his bed. "What I want is for you guys to be here for me when I need you." With that a tear ran down his face as he dozed off into his sleep.

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He awoke from his slumber around 2 in the morning with a pain shooting though his head. He grabbed his head trying to try and make the pain go away when he felt something. He felt two objects on his head with a warm liquid flowing from the sides of them. With concern he got out of bed and ran to the bathroom. He flicked on the light and his eyes widened as to what he saw in the mirror. On top of his head were now two black horns that stretched from above his ears to the back of his head. Not only that but his face and clothing were covered in blood.

"What the hell happened to me!?" He couldn't believe what he was seeing. At first he thought at that someone had stabbed him but he noticed that they were defiantly coming out of his head. He tried to pull on them but that only lead to him hurting his head even more. "Ok Dio calm down, just calm down. You're going to be alright. You just lost a bit of blood, that's all. You can fix this." He tried convincing himself. He looked up to the mirror and noticed that he left bloody hand prints all over it and the counter. "I better clean up this blood before mom and dad sees it. I'll figure out what's wrong with me afterwards. " With that he stripped out of his clothing and took a nice hot shower to wash off all the blood that was on him. Once his shower was done he washed off the mirror and sink with some soapy water. After he was finished he took his blood stained clothing and his sheets down to the washing machine to get rid of it before they saw. He noticed that his parents still weren't home yet as he walked his way down to the laundry room so he figure that gave him time to figure out what the heck is wrong with him.

It was now 4 in the morning and Dio was super tired of looking online to find out if this is some disease or something but with no luck he gave up and went back to bed.

"Not even morning and something weird happens to me, I'll think of something to do when I wake up. I won't be able to have fun with my parents if I'm half asleep." He said as he dropped into his bed, soon after he was asleep again.

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He awoke again to the smell of pancakes, bacon, and a knocking at his door.

"Hey birthday boy you awake yet?" a man's voice said thought the door.

"Yea I'm awake but when did you get home? And come in, it's not like my doors locked or anything." He said scratching his head only to regret that he forgot about what now rested on top of his head.

"Alright then."

With that he slowly started to see the door open and tried to pull his blankets out from under him and pull it over his head. He was just able to do so as his father walked in.

"Uh son?"

"Yea dad?"

"You want to come out from under the covers so I can see you?"

"Well I would but uhhhh…" "Crap what's a good excuse!? Think brain THINK!" he said in his head

"What It's not like your naked under there or anything."

"…" "Perfect!"

"Oh. Well this is... awkward. I'm just going to go and head down stairs now ok? I'll uh… see yah down there." And with that his father left him and closed the door.

He let out a sigh as soon as the coast was clear.

"That was too close for comfort." He looked at the clock and it was just turning 8. He yawned and stretched out his tired body. "Now to figure out how to hide these things." He looked around his room for something that would do the trick. "AaHa. This should do it." He said as he saw a Black bandana with a claw mark on it sitting on his dresser. He quickly picked it up and snuck his way into the bathroom when he almost screamed at what he saw. His midnight black hair that shined in the light was now as white as snow. He messed around with his hair trying to see if it was real. He washed it, pulled on it, and even smelled it to see if someone dyed his hair. But his hair was still white. He didn't mind it he actually like the look of it but now how is he going to explain this to his parents?

"This day just keeps on getting better." He said sarcastically with a shrug and put the bandana on his head. Just because a couple of weird things are happening right now, doesn't mean he's going to let it stop him from enjoying a day with his family. He walked down stairs and headed to the kitchen. As soon as he walked through the door his mom and dad looked at him with wide eyes.

"Dio! What happened to your hair!?" his mother screamed out.

"Relax mom. I just was board yesterday since you two didn't come home. I went to the store and bought myself some purple hair dye because I wanted to change my look. But I guess it must have been a mix up with what was inside so instead of purple it was white." "Man I'm good" he thought to himself.

"Well ok do you want me to buy you some black hair dye later?" His dad asked

"Nah that's ok. I kind of like it."

"Ok, so what's with the bandana?"

"It looks good with my hair. Now can we stop with the question and eat? I want to have some energy for our fun day."

"Alright sweet heart. What would you like first?"

"Everything I'm starving." He wouldn't be if he ate dinner last night.

They all laughed as he sat down to eat his breakfast. Afterwards he and his parents went to the beach to have some family fun. Since it was a school day they basically had the beach to themselves. They were in the water splashing and having fun for the first time in a long while. After they finished up at the beach they went bowling, mini putting then went home to play games and watch movies as a family. It was absolutely the most fun filled day he has had with his parents in a long time.

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It was now 7 pm and he and his dad have just finished there dinner when his mother brought in a big cake with 13 candles on it.

"Happy birthday Dio!" they both said in union.

"Aw thanks mom and dad this was the best birthday I could have asked for." Hugging his parents in the process of saying it.

"You're welcome son. Now blow out the candles before they start to melt the cake."

He took a big breath and was about to blow out his candles but instead of wind, black flames shot out from his mouth and melted the candles. Both he and his parents were sitting there with shocked looks on their faces.

"Well.. that was unexpected." His father said breaking the silence.

"Unexpected?! What the heck was THAT?!" Dio shouted.

"Son there's something we haven't told you because we wanted to wait until you were older to hear this. Well now I think it's time we told you. Son your mother and I are both dragons which makes you to a dragon."

Dio just sat there shocked at what he heard. His parents had worried looks on their faces concerned on how he would take it. There was a minute of silence until Dio spoke up.

"So let me get this straight. You mom and I are all mythical, fire breathing dragons?"

They both nodded. Still with worried looks.

"Well… that is.. AWSOME!" Dio shouted with a big smile on his face.

Both of his parents let out a sigh of relief and gave him a happy look.

"I thought that something was seriously wrong with me but now it makes senesce. I kind of wanted to wait until tomorrow to tell you guys something to so I wouldn't have to waste today."

"What is it?" his mother asked.

"Well early this morning I woke up with a massive headache and covered in blood because these came out of my head." He said as he removed the bandana. "Also, I didn't dye my hair it just changed colour."

His parents both gasped as they say the horns on top of his head.

"Dio. Dragons aren't supposed to grow horns out of there head while in human form or change hair colour. You also said that there was blood right?" His mother asked him with a serious tone.

"Yah it hurt like hell. Wait, dragons aren't supposed to grow horns? Then is there something wrong with me?"

"I don't know but will find out soon come on were getting… you.. to." His father started but stopped for some reason.

"Dio? What's wrong with your eye?" his father asked slowly.

"What are you talking about?" Dio soon realised why his father and mother kept on looking at him with scared faces. He felt like he was crying out of his left eye but when he wiped them away he saw that it was blood.

All of a sudden he felt his body start hurting all over. His Head, his arms, his back, everything started to hurt. He collapsed on the floor in pain as his father and mother rushed over to help him.

"DIO! Dio what's wrong!?" his father said as he tried to grab him. He screamed in agony as his father touched him and he was push away from him.

Dio's body was starting to change. The skin on his right arm and hand was ripped away from the inside out leaving blood over his new claws and his deep blue scales. This also happened to his feet up to his ankles and other patches all over his body. His left wing ripped thought his shirt covered in blood and spreading it all around him as it flapped uncontrollably around. His short white hair started to grow until it was long and running down his back. He was in so much pain that he couldn't scream anymore. All he could do was gasp for air he desperately needed. The last part of his transformation was his tail. It slowly started to emerge out of his lower back but came out fast as the tip was out. With his tail out his transformation stopped part way as he was left in a pool of his own blood.

"Oh My God!" Was all his mother could say with tears running down her face.

"Dianna call an ambulance now! I'll see if he alright! GO!" he demanded he as he rushed over to Dio. She nodded and ran over to the phone.

"Dio!" he picked up his son from the pool of blood and cradled him in his arms. "Dio please speak to me Please!" he begged his son as tears ran down his cheek.

"Dad?" he said in a low and raspy voice before he started to cough up blood and starting to feel his eyes getting heavy.

"Dio, Please keep your eyes open! Stay with me! You are not going to die!"

All he could hear was muffles and grumbles now as the shadows started to creep over his eyes consuming them in darkness.

"You are the one." Was the last thing he hear before falling into total darkness.