Chapter 3: Prologue Part Three
Got lazy with the titles XD, couldn't think of anything else to label it. So the next chapter, and this one, will still be apart of the prologue.
Thursday, 12:02p.m…
Warmth fell downward on the busy New York streets as the sun penetrated throughout the city. The traffic seemed to be almost non-stop as cars raced down to get their business done. However, a certain store at the address 10048 Canal Street seemed to be the only spot where business was not being encountered.
Inside, only the faint noises of the conditioned air escaping through an open window at the back of the store could be heard. At this exact time of 12:02, a small figure crawled from upon the store and latched onto that window. The figure glanced back and forth inside the area, assuring his safety. Once he was convinced it was empty, he hopped onto a nearby cabinet. From the cabinet he scurried downward each shelf, until he perched himself on top of a desk. On this desk, there laid a paper labeled: Science Project. Quickly the figure uncoiled his tail, and released a small vial. At that moment, he jumped back onto the shelf, and leaped back onto the ledge. He proceeded upward onto the roof of the building, to prevent his presence from being discovered.
Three hours later…
As sudden as the darkness came, soon life appeared once again in the shop. A fourteen year old boy by the name of Jake Long entered through the front entrance, and continued forward. From the left you could see piles of broken and/or unsold inventory that took up most of the unused space. The opposite side there laid a worn out three cushioned couch that for the moment was vacant. The site of the lifeless room seemed to bring joy to Jake Long's mind.
He continued forward until he moved the blue sheet that unveiled the back of the store. Once again, there was no presence of any life whatsoever. The one chance of a lifetime of this ever happening was too unbelievable for him. Subsequently, he pulled out his cell phone that rested in his pocket, and pushed down on the second speed dial.
"Yo G, where are you? I thought I had dragon training today?" He questioned his grandfather.
"Fu and I are running some errors down at Magus Bazaar." A warm-hearted Lao Shi replied to his grandson. But even Jake Long could tell just by the tone, that he was busy.
The joy he felt earlier continued to grow. "Really? Does this mean that dragon training is cancelled?" As he asked this question, he leaned his body against a desk that stood at the front of the back room.
"Hmmph, in your dreams. We will be there in less than twenty minutes." The connection broke up between their cells as Lao Shi hung up the phone.
Anger filled up once again in the petulant Jake Long. He shifted his body into the chair, and continued to pout while pressing his elbows onto the desk. Just then, his eyes shifted to the milk white piece of paper that was placed on the desk. It was the instructions of a Science Project that was due on Monday for him. Man, I'm gonna need that he consciously thought. He then swiped his arm over the paper, and pulled it up. But just as he was about to slide the paper into his pocket, he noticed a small vial that sat on the paper. And as he pulled the paper upward, it tipped onto its side and rolled toward the edge of the desk. Before it would fall and break onto the floor, Jake reached out his right arm, and held the vial firmly in his grip.
His focus once again shifted, this time away from the paper, and now on the vial. "Must be Fu's", He mentioned as he turned the vial 360 degrees around, examining it. Finally he stopped when he noticed a small label on the front of the vial. "Sell-I-Dole-Less?" He failed at trying to pronounce the written words. Below the label in tiny print, another descriptive text was stamped on the vial. "Dragon enhancer potion," He continued to read it out loud, "a temporary adrenaline to increase strength, and power ten-fold." "Hmm…" The possibilities started to increase as Jake Long counted the benefits. With that, he gave one last examination around the room, making sure Gramps and Fu were not back, pried off the cork, and poured the purple powdered liquid into his mouth.
Five minutes pasted, nothing happened. Then, at the sixth pasting minute, Jake's pupils started to dilate. A sudden rush of heat made his forehead start to sweat. He cupped his hands and placed them into his head as he tried to calm himself down. Simultaneously, a shadowed purple smoke appeared over Jake Long. As the smoke slowly cleared, Jake Long was no longer there.
Stood in his place, was not a dragon. Through the red scales that used to lay, thick light coral red fur. His previous noodle thin arms buffed up into beefy broad arms. His fangs stuck out through his closed mouth. His claws were misshaped, and fierce. His tail had grown shark finned bones that continued to the tip. His massive body was curled in hunchback position. Stood in his place, was a monster.
Jake pushed is claws into his temples, trying to sooth the rush of adrenaline throughout his body. Everything was heightened; everything was too overpowering. His head continued to pound, adding to the stress he was feeling.
Just then, the bell from the front door of the store rang. Lao Shi and Fu headed forward toward the moans and noises they could hear in the background. Lao Shi pulled over the blue sheet, and unveiled the back store.
"Ai-Yah!" He screamed, and dropped down the items he was holding.
The familiar voice forced Jake to move his tightened neck, and turn around to the source. "Gramps?" He moaned. The moan was almost too groggy to understand.
Only by the familiarity of Jake's black eyes, and his dragon face, was Lao Shi able to recognize his grandson. "Jake?" He still questioned.
"Gramps?" He repeated. This time, it was a somewhat clearer.
"Jake? What did you do?" Lao Shi could not keep his eyes, away from the grotesque site Jake has become.
"Just as I suspected," Fu just now joined the conversation. He was now in front of Jake, next to the desk. He reached over and grabbed the vial, and handed it to Lao Shi. "Selidolis."
"SELIDOLIS!!" Lao Shi's concern now turned into rage. "Jake what were you thinking!?"
Jake was unable to speak, unaware of the situation he just got himself into.
"-Selidolis is prohibited!" He continued to rant.
At that exact moment, almost as if planned, messenger fairy appeared with a letter addressed to this spot. He handed the small note to Lao Shi, and proceeded outward.
"It's from the Dragon Council; they must know you've taken it. We must go quickly!" He yelled at Jake. Lao Shi then dragooned up, and grabbed Fu. Slowly Jake followed him as they flew toward the exit. Just as quickly life entered into the room; quickly it went back to darkness.
I was going to make this chapter and chapter 4 connected, but I tried to be a bit more descriptive in this chapter, and made it longer than I excepted (Since I have to write a descriptive essay about Avatar: The Last Airbender in Ap Lang/Comp XD). So chapter 4, will be the last of the prologues.
What does the Dragon Council want with Jake? What exactly happened to Jake anyways? And what is in store, for his future? Find out, NEXT TIME! :)
