American Dragon: Haley Long (Season Three)
Chapter/Episode 10: Dirty Baker's Thirteen
Inside the Main Hall on the Island of Draco, Holly Jennings, Jake Long, Councilor Callum, and Councilor Rin all sat at the big table in the back of the room. "Here, Jake..." Holly said kindly as she poured a cup of tea and then handed the cup to Jake.
"Thanks..." Jake said as he took the cup, taking a sip. Then, he said: "Hey, Holly?"
"Yeah?" She asked.
"How is it looking for the class?" Jake asked. "For Rose? Rose's training class that I'm supposed to teach? Are there any openings yet?"
"Not yet, Jake..." Holly answered, pouring another cup of tea, which she handed to Rin. "...When the class is available, I'll tell you. Okay?"
Just then, the doors to the Main Hall opened, and both Haley and Rose entered. Haley was in her dragon form, while Rose was in human form. Both women were walking in a Grullo-colored dragon; while Rose held her staff in one hand, she kept her other hand firmly around the Grullo-colored dragon's left ear. Haley, on the other hand, had held her clawed hand to her side.
"Yo, Haley..." Jake said. "...Who's this?"
"We don't know..." Haley told her older brother as she and Rose stopped the submissive dragon in front of the entire Council. "...We found him trying to cheat some leprechaun out of his gold. Not steal by force, but trick..."
"Haley, what's wrong with your side?" Jake asked, his tone filled with worry as he notices how Haley held her side.
"This creep slashed her when we tried to apprehend him..." Rose said.
"So, what's his name?" Callum asked.
"We don't know..." Haley replied. "...We don't know anything about him." Then, after a moment, she added: "Can Rose and I lock him up now?"
"Wait a moment, Haley." Holly told her, getting up from her seat. "...Councilor Rin..." She turned to Rin. "...I want you to go find the records of all former prisoners. See if you can find any that match him..."
"Yes, Councilor..." Rin said respectfully as she turned and walked passed Holly, walking away from the table.
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About ten minutes later, the doors to the Main Hall opened again, Councilor Rin walking back inside. Rin walked by Rose and reached Holly, handing her a folder. "Thank you..." Holly said as she took the folder. "...Did you find anything, Councilor?"
"I did..." Rin answered. "...He fit this prisoner perfectly. I'd say it's a perfect match." Holly nodded, and she opened the folder, a green holographic image of a Grullo-colored dragon shooting out of the folder. It was the dragon that Haley and Rose had brought in.
"I wouldn't say that he is a prisoner, Councilor Rin..." Holly said as Rin sat back down next to her. "...It says here..." Holly continued. "...That his name is Graham Blake. He was apprehended several times for minor crimes, but they were never big enough to hold him on anything..."
"We have this punk on attempted murder!" Jake growled, looking at Haley. "Rose, run his sorry tail in!"
"Jake!" Holly hissed, glaring at him as she closed the folder, making the hologram of Blake disappear. "Would you relax? Haley is going to be fine..." Then, she turned to face Haley and Rose. "...Did he manage to make off with the gold?"
"Of course not, Councilor..." Rose replied. "...We stopped him..."
"Then..." Holly crossed his arms. "...Let him go. There has been no real harm done. But once you get him back to his home, I want you to take note of where it is. When you come back, I want you to tell me where he lives. I'll send a Councilor to check on him..."
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"Alright, get..." Rose barked as she and Haley let go of Blake at the edge of the island. Blake turned around and scowled at them. "...Don't you be giving us that look!" Rose told him. "We're the ones that should be angry. Angry that you're getting away with this..."
"You don't..." Blake finally spoke after a second, his voice raspy. "...Find me threatening? You don't...find me...to be a big threat?"
"A big threat?" Haley struggled to hold back a laugh. "You're just a petty crook! Rose and I have both faced worse than you."
This remark only served to wipe the frown off of Blake's face, and in its place, a smile appeared. "So, if I managed to do that..." He pointed down at Haley's side, which she still pressed her claws to. "...Then what did those...worse threats...do to you?"
"Why don't you just shut up and go away?" Rose growled.
"But of course..." Blake smiled at the two, before he finally turned and spread his wings. Starting to flap them, Blake took off of the ground and flew away.
Once the crook was gone, Rose turned back to Haley and walked over to her. Looking down at her side, Rose reached out and grabbed her hand, pulling it away to see three slash marks, and dried blood. More started to form at the area of the wound as Rose looked up at Haley. "Come on..." She told her. "...You need to get that cleaned and patched up. I'll take you to see the doctor..."
Looking down at her wound, Haley felt like she had no choice but to obey. So, nodding, Haley turned around with Rose and followed her down the grass and toward the buildings on the island.
Unbeknownst to the two dragons, Blake was hovering high up in the air, watching them as they walked to get Haley medical attention. "Not a threat, huh?" Blake talked to himself. "Well...I think I can change that. One way...or another..."
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In the hospital room, Haley sat on a bed as Councilor Callum finished bandaging her side. As soon as Callum stepped away, Haley lowered her shirt, hopping off of the bed and walking over to the side of the room, where Jake, Rose and Sun were all standing. "Is she going to be okay?" Sun asked.
"Oh yes, Master Park." Callum told her. "Just as long as she keeps the wound bandaged. I managed to clean up the blood and stop the source of the bleeding. There won't be any more blood. Just as long as she keeps the bandages on, it won't get infected."
"Thank you, Councilor..." Sun said thankfully as she, Haley, Jake and Rose left the room, closing the door behind him. The four dragons walked down the hall, until they reached the doors and walked out onto the grass. "Come, Haley..." Sun said as she walked away from the three other dragons. "...I think it's time for you to get home..."
"Alright, Sun..." Haley told her before she turned around and looked at Jake and Rose. "...I'll see you guys later..."
"You know it, Hales..." Jake smiled at her.
Returning the smile, Haley turned around and ran after Sun, who had already reached the edge of the island. Once Haley reached the edge, she stopped running, and after a second or two, she and Sun transformed into their dragon forms. Then, they both flew off.
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Blake still had a smile on his face as he landed in a dark and dirty alley. Leaning against the wall, Blake slid down into a sitting position. "Not a threat..." He said to himself. "...That's what they think. I can change that, though. The only thing is...that I don't know what to do..."
Blake sat against the wall in the dirty alley for a few more seconds, before his eyes suddenly widened and his smile also widened. "Of course..." He said to himself. "...Why didn't I think of that before? What better way to prove myself to be a formidable threat...than to bring in the help of the number on threat to the Magical World?"
Smiling evilly, Blake rose from his place on the ground, and he stepped away from the wall, walking to the other side of the alley. Kneeling down, Blake reached into a pile of trash and pulled out a thick, hardback book. Opening the book, Blake's eyes lit up as he reached a certain page.
"And with the drop of the Phoenix feather..." He read. "...The Dragon of Darkness shall rise from the ashes..."
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Walking into a magical shop, Blake smiled as he looked around the shop. "May I help you, sir?" asked the witch at the counter. Blake just smiled as he walked up the counter. Once he finally reached it, he finally spoke: "Yes, you can help me..." He said. Then, with a swift movement of his clawed fist, the witch grunted and fell back onto the floor.
"Take a nap for me..." Blake smiled cruelly down on her before he turned and started to walk into the very first aisle of the shop.
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In a dark, run down area with a ditch in the ground, surrounded by rocky cliffs, flapping could be heard as Blake handed on the ground, in her arms were several ingredients. As his feet touched the ground, Blake dropped the items on the ground, and he walked over to the ditch, looking down into it, where he could see some small ashes, and a dark claw or two.
"The final resting place of the Dark Dragon..." Blake said to himself, before he opened his mouth and blew out a torrent of fire into the pit. The pit now filled with blazing fire, Blake turned around and walked back over to the pile, among the items, a Phoenix feather.
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Meanwhile, both Haley and Sun were flying in the air. "You know..." Haley stated. "...I never really have complained about the length of the flight from the Island of Draco to New York..."
"And?" Sun asked.
"And what?" Haley asked, looking at her Dragon Master with a confused look on her face. "I said I never complained. Did I say that I was going to start now?"
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"And with the drop of a Phoenix feather..." Blake stood in front of the blazing fire, holding the feather in his claws over the fire. "...The Dragon of Darkness shall rise from the ashes!"
Finishing his spell, Blake dropped the feather into the flames. The feather drifted into the flames, and as it disappeared in the flames, the fire started to crackle repeatedly, and then abruptly stopped, the fire vanishing, shooting into the ground. Once the fire was gone, the ground started to rumble, and within seconds, the ground split into a couple pieces, a large, beefy dragon burst out of the ground with a roar.
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The Dark Dragon roared as he burst through the ground, a beam of golden light shooting up into the air as the Dark Dragon stayed where he was. Watching the sight before him, Blake grinned cruelly as he walked closer to the large and roaring dragon, kneeling down in respect in front of him.
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Meanwhile, Haley and Sun were still flying through the air, when the golden beam of light shot into the air several feet away. Haley noticed the light, and she stopped flying, turning around and watching as the golden light faded away. "What is that?" She asked.
Sun didn't seem to notice that Haley had stopped, and she didn't realize that she had until Haley sped toward the source of the light. Seeing Haley fly away from the corner of her eye, Sun came to a screeching halt and turned around to the side in the air, watching as Haley flew off.
"Haley!" Sun called. "Where are you going?!"
However, Haley did not stop flying, instead keeping on her way to the sight. Making up her mind, Sun started to flap her wings, following her pupil.
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The Dark Dragon now laughed evilly as he looked around the area that he had been resurrected in. Finally, the Dark Dragon looked down, and his laughing stopped when he saw Blake kneeling on the ground. "Who..." The Dark Dragon demanded, his voice a low, threatening growl. "...Are you? What are you doing here?" As he spoke, he lowered his claws, pointing them at Blake. "Give me one good reason why I should not blast you to pieces..."
"You wouldn't..." Blake grinned, standing back up. "...Destroy the dragon who brought you back to this world, would you?"
"That depends..." growled the number one threat to the Magical World. "...Any dragon affiliated with the American Dragon deserves to perish..."
"I can assure you, I have no feelings...except for hatred...toward the American Dragon..." Blake smiled. "...In fact, that is why I brought you back. You see, no one respects me. No one sees me as a threat. But you...Everyone knows that you are not to be messed with. Dark Dragon, I beg for you to help me. I want you-NEED you-to help me become feared. I am a threat! They just don't know it yet..."
The Dark Dragon just stared at Blake for several seconds, blinking repeatedly in surprise. Then, he tilted his head up, roaring as he blew blue, electrical fire out of his mouth. Looking back down at Blake, he roared: "You are a fool if you think that I would help you! I would never waste my time on such meaningless problems!"
"Aw, but I haven't gotten to what you get out of it..." Blake smiled. "...I'm sure that...you are very angry...about what the American Dragon and his family and his friends did to you. This is your chance...to DESTROY THEM ALL!"
Unbeknownst to Blake and the Dark Dragon, Haley was watching from atop the rocky cliff, her eyes wide with horror. "My God..." She whispered to herself, turning around and flying away. Her eyes wide, Haley flew as quickly as she could just to get away from the frightening sight; perhaps she was too frantic, because she did not see Sun coming toward her until it was too late. "Haley, wa-!" Sun tried to warn her student, but it was too late. Both dragons grunted as they hit each other, making them fly back from the impact.
Sun recovered first, and she growled as Haley moaned, clutching her head with both claws. "Haley, what were you thinking?" Sun demanded. "I thought I taught you to look where you're-" However, before she could finish, she saw Haley lower her claws from her head, revealing her wide eyes. At that moment, Sun realized that something wrong. "Haley..." She asked. "...Are you okay?"
At that moment, Haley seemed to remember what was going on, what she was doing, and who she was with. "The Da...The Dar..." Haley stammered, hovering closer to Sun. Once Haley was right in front of her Dragon Master, she reached out and took Sun's claws in hers. "Sun..." She tried again. "...The...The Dark...The Dar...The Dark...The Dark Dragon! H...He's re...retur...return...returned!"
"What?" Sun asked, her own eyes widening, only this was because of shock and not fear. "Haley..." Sun shook her head. "...That's not possible. Remember? The Dark Dragon was destroyed years ago. That's impossible..."
"He's bac...He's back, Sun!" Haley told Sun fiercely. "I sa...saw him! That...That Graham Blake criminal must have done it!"
"But how, Haley?" Sun asked, trying to put logic into Haley's head. "How could he do it? There's only one way that he could have-wait..." Sun stopped herself, her eyes widening even more, only this time, with fear. "...There's no way he...Does he? Can it be possible that...he knows the spell to bring the Dark Dragon back to power?"
"I think...I think so, Sun..." Haley answered.
"Oh no..." Sun whispered. Then, in a louder tone, she said as she grabbed Haley's wrist: "...This is horrible, Haley. Come on. We have to warn the Dragon Council!"
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"So, what do you think?" Blake asked the Dark Dragon. The number one threat to the Magical World just stared back at the Grullo-colored dragon, before he finally stepped out of the ditch in the ground. "You will be able to get your revenge..."
The Dark Dragon growled as he looked down at Blake. Finally, he replied: "Very well..."
Hearing this, Blake's smile widened even more. "I'm very glad to hear it, sir." He said. "After all, we dragons have to stick together, right?"
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On the Island of Draco, Rose was sitting underneath a tree, her hand resting on her round belly. Smiling peacefully, Rose looked over the island, watching all of the young dragons that were on the grass. However, Rose's smile slowly started to fade as she heard flapping coming from her side. Turning her head toward the edge, she could see both Haley and Sun landing on the grass.
Her smile returning, Rose got to her feet and started to walk over to the two dragons. "Hey, guys..." She said. "...What are you doing back here?"
However, both dragons seemed to ignore her, and they just walked right by her. Her mouth gaping open, Rose whirled around, watching them hurry off toward the Main Hall. "Hey..." Rose said, even though it did not come out loud enough for them to hear. "...You guys..." Once again, it almost came out like a pathetic whine. Knotting her brow in determination, Rose quickly started to follow them.
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In the Main Hall, Jake, Holly, Rin and Callum were all sitting at the large table, all discussing something, just as the big doors opened, and Haley and Sun, both still in dragon form, entered quickly, reaching the front of the table in only about five seconds.
Interrupted, all four Councilors looked up from their conversation and stared at the two dragons. "No offense, Master Park and Dragon Long..." Holly finally broke the silence. "...But we are in the middle of a very important conversation. Do you mind coming back in an hour or so?"
"We have something more important..." Haley told Haley, who only hissed as Sun lightly hit her shoulder with the back of her clawed hand.
"Haley!" Sun hissed harshly, shocked at Haley's disrespect. "I am sorry, Councilors..." She finally looked up at the Councilors, addressing them properly. "...Truly I am, but this is an emergency. My pupil has reported seeing the resurrection of the Dark Dragon..."
"What?!" Jake asked, shocked and horrified. "Yo, that's-that's impossible! I took that punk out over a decade ago!"
"Then perhaps you forgot how the Dark Dragon returned after you killed him the first time..." Haley spoke up again. "...That criminal Rose and I captured this morning. Graham Blake. He is the one who is responsible..."
"I think that the only reasonable explanation..." Sun said. "...Is the spell..."
"Yes..." Holly agreed immediately, getting up from her chair. "...That would appear to be the only logical explanation. You are right, Master Park. Unfortunately, it doesn't matter..."
"What do you mean it doesn't matter?" Jake asked.
"Unfortunately..." Holly responded. "...You see, the Dark Dragon is the only dragon in existence that technically, can never die. According to legend, and this is one that my mother told TJ, Riley and I as children, that shortly after he was consumed by the powerful dark magic, he created the spell himself. He can never die...not as long as dragons know that his spell exists..."
"Then what do you suggest we do, Holly?" Sun asked, panic in her tone.
"There's not much we can do..." Holly said, sitting back down. "...The Dark Dragon can never be destroyed. The only thing that I can think of is that we just sit here...and wait."
"What?!" Haley asked. "Holly, you can't be serious!"
Haley was about to walk over to Holly, but before she could reach out and grab her friend, the large doors opened, Rose running into the room, panting. "Haley!" She shouted, jogging over to the dragons, and when she finally reached them, she put her hand on Haley's shoulder. "Haley, I tried to talk to you. What's wrong?"
"What's wrong, Rose..." Sun said, walking over to Rose and gently putting her clawed hand on her shoulder, leading her away from Haley. "...Is that the Dark Dragon has made another return..."
"What?" Rose asked, her eyes widening with fear. However, the fear soon faded, and she smiled determinedly, reaching down to her belt. "Really? Well, that's okay? We'll deal with him. We'll send him back to wherever he spent the last twelve years..."
"Rose, it's not going to be that simple..." Holly told her, Haley stepping to the side. "...The Dark Dragon can never truly die. He can always come back..."
"But, Holly..." Haley finally spoke up again. "...If there is a spell to revive him, couldn't there also be a spell that will destroy him forever?"
"Don't be silly, Dragon Long..." Callum barked. "...The Dark Dragon can't-"
"I suppose it is possible, Haley..." Holly said calmly, leaning back in the chair. "...My mother never said anything of it, though. Still, I suppose it could be possible. I'd say it's worth a look into..."
"I'll do it, Councilor..." Rin said eagerly. "...I'll check the file room. There might be something in there. The Dark Dragon could be headed for here at this very minute. If we could get the drop on him..."
Holly seemed to think about for a second, but finally, she nodded. "Okay..." She said. "...But I want Councilor Callum to go with you. The less time it takes you to look, the better..." Both Rin and Callum nodded with respect, and they got up from their chairs, turning and walking away from the table. With Callum and Rin walking away, Holly turned her attention back to Haley, and the nervous looking Sun and Rose behind her.
"Now that they're gone, there's only one thing to discuss..." Holly folded her hands together. "...What if there isn't a spell to destroy him, what do you suppose we do, Haley? Do you have an idea better than mine? Do you think there is anything we can do other than just wait for him to strike?"
"We fight..." Rose spoke for Haley, pulling her staff out of her belt and holding it up. "...And we'll keep on destroying him every time that someone is dumb enough to bring him back..."
"And if what Rin says is true?" Holly asked. "And he comes here?"
Haley waited a moment to answer, and in that moment, she turned around and made eye contact with Rose. Rose returned Haley's look, and she smiled back. Returning the determined smile that Rose gave her, and she turned back around and looked at Holly. "The same thing..." She answered. "...We fight..."
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Outside, on the grass, there were dragons, either training with their masters or with each other, or just relaxing. However, this stopped abruptly when a large explosion of blue, electrical light appeared in the middle of the grassy area, and as it faded, evil laughter could be heard.
When the smoke and the light completely faded, the Dark Dragon and Blake were standing on the grass. Seeing this sight, all of the dragons that were on the grass gasped and just stared at the two villains, their eyes wide with fear.
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Back in the Main Hall, the five dragons were talking things over. "I know we can fight him, Hales..." Jake was saying. "...But what we need to do, is destroy him..." However, at that moment, the sound of the explosion came from outside, loud enough for the five of them to hear. It was quickly followed by evil laughing.
"What the heck...?" Rose asked in surprise, and she turned around, looking at the doors. After a few seconds, her confused look transformed into a look of panic. "...Oh no..." Without thinking, Rose then ran for the door.
"Rose!" Jake shouted from behind her, followed shortly after by a call of "Rose!" from Haley. However, Rose ignored them, and she reached the doors, throwing them open and running out onto the grass, gasping as she saw the Dark Dragon standing on the grass, right next to Blake.
Soon, Rose felt the presence of the others behind her, and then she could hear Haley's voice: "He's here..."
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The Dark Dragon laughed evilly as he held his claws up in the air, lightning starting to spark from the tips as black, shadowy shades started to swarm around them, making all of the dragons watching turn and run away, screaming in terror. "I'M HERE FOR YOU JAKE LONG AND FRIENDS!" the Dark Dragon roared. "SHOW YOURSELF AND DIE LIKE A DRAGON!"
Growling angrily, Jake turned away from the determined looking Haley, Sun and Rose, and he turned to look at Holly, who looked nervous. "Holly, go look for Callum and Rin!" He told her. "Rose, Sun, Haley and I will cover you. We'll take this punk!"
"He'll be slain before you even get back..." Rose smiled confidently as she pulled her staff out all the way, the blades popping out. "...Then use whatever spell you found on his scaly tail!"
Although a little surprised, Holly stepped back and nodded in compliance. Then, she turned and ran away from the four other dragons. "She'll take care of it..." Jake said, turning his head back straight so he could look at the laughing evil dragon not that far away along with Rose, Haley and Sun. "...Come on guys..."
In four bright lights, four different dragons flew up off of the ground. "Let's get this punk!" Jake growled. The four dragons then flew over to the Dark Dragon, landing a couple of feet in front of him. "You want us, tall, dark and ugly?!" Jake called up to him, making the Dark Dragon looked down on them, the shades ceasing their random flying. "Well, you've got us! Guys, charge!" The three dragons then charged, lifting off of the ground and flying toward the Dark Dragon...
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Panting, Holly rushed into the file room, finding the door open, the back of the room, she could see both Callum and Rin on their knees, going through different files. Rin was going through folders with pieces of paper, while Callum was looking through a much larger stack of folders that shot out holographic images when opened. "Did you find anything?" Holly asked as she walked inside, making the two Councilors look up.
"No..." Callum told her, setting down the folder that he had just closed. "...In all honesty, I don't see-"
However, before Callum continue, Rin opened up a folder, her eyes scanning the document. Seconds later, her eyes widened, and she gasped, looking up at Holly. "Councilor!" She exclaimed. "I found it! I found it!"
"Let me see..." Holly said, quickly striding over to Rin and taking it out of her hands as she and Callum got to their feet. After looking at the paper, Holly nodded, smiling. "...This is it, alright..."
"Then let's go cook it..." Callum stated. "...We'll order whatever ingredients are needed..."
"We don't have that kind of time, Councilor!" Holly quickly told him fiercely. "He's already here. Jake, Haley, Rose and Sun are already facing him. We have to hurry up and help them. We have to cook it here..."
"What?" Rin seemed surprised. "Can we even do that?"
"You tell me..." Holly replied, looking around for something to make the spell in. Finally, Holly looked at the file cabinet, and she saw a flower pot with a flower in it on the top. Holly quickly grabbed the pot off of the cabinet, and she pulled the flower out before she turned back around and handed the pot to Callum. "...Okay, Rin..." She said. "...What's the first ingredient?"
"Dirt..." Rin read.
There was a brief pause, and in that time, Callum looked down at the interior of the flower pot. "I think we're good on that, Councilor..." Holly said. "...What's the next ingredient?"
"Paper..." Rin read, only to gasp as Holly grabbed the end of the piece of paper, and ripped off a part of the end of the paper she was reading off of. Rin watched as Holly dropped the end piece into the pot, and then turned around to look at her. "...Okay..." Rin said, looking back down the paper. "...There's only one ingredient left. And it's..." Rin quickly stopped, and her eyes widened.
"What is it?" Holly asked impatiently. "We don't have all day! Our friends and allies are in danger!"
"Okay..." Rin said softly, looking up from the paper. "...The final ingredient is...something from a blood relative of the Dark Dragon..."
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Haley, Jake, Rose and Sun were all hovering in the air dodging the furious punches that the Dark Dragon was trying to deliver. Growling with anger, the Dark Dragon jumped back, causing the ground to shake as he lifted up his clawed hand and fired out electrical light that flew over to Sun. Sun wasn't able to dodge the blast, and she grunted, falling back onto the grass with a grunt.
While Rose didn't notice this, and she dived down, flying in-between the Dark Dragon's legs and turning at his tail, flying up into the air behind the evil dragon, both Jake and Haley noticed. "Sun!" They shouted together, especially when they saw the Dark Dragon's tail go over to the unmoving Sun; the Dark Dragon wrapped his tail around Sun's neck and lifted her off of the ground. The Dark Dragon chuckled evilly as he threw his tail to the side and then started to swing it back over to Jake and Haley.
Both dragons reacted quickly, and they ducked down, lowering themselves in the air as the Dark Dragon's tail swung passed them. Growling because he missed, the Dark Dragon looked down and opened his mouth, blowing out a torrent of fire. Below him, both Jake and Haley gasped, flying to the side, only Haley flew back until her back and wings touched the Dark Dragon's hand. Before she could react, the Dark Dragon wrapped his fingers around her, trapping her.
Jake's eyes widened as he saw his trapped sister grunting and struggling against the Dark Dragon's hold. "HALEY!" He shouted, and he tried to fly toward her to help, but he himself only grunted as the Dark Dragon's claws wrapped around his body, trapping him. Chuckling evilly, the Dark Dragon brought his hands up, bringing the two struggling dragons up to his eye level. The Dark Dragon then opened his mouth, but before he could roast his enemies, he froze when he heard a shout:
"JAKE! HALEY!" The next thing the Dark Dragon knew, Rose flew passed his head and dived down. "LET THEM GO!" She ordered angrily, stopping when she reached the Dark Dragon's neck. Rose twirled her staff and prepared to strike, but before she could, the Dark Dragon brought his hand trapping Haley in it up and backhanded her entire body.
With a yell, Rose dropped her staff as she started to fall to the ground, somersaulting backwards. Finally, Rose hit the grass on the back, her form fading back to her human form as she grunted. Now powerless, Rose could only look up at the Dark Dragon glared down on her.
"Yes!" Blake exclaimed from next to the Dark Dragon, before he started to shout: "SLAY THEM! SLAY THEM ALL!"
The Dark Dragon just growled, but he apparently agreed with the Grullo-colored dragon, for he lifted his large foot up, hovering it over Rose's entire body. It took Rose about half a second to realize what the Dark Dragon was going to do to her, and her eyes widened, instinctively bringing her arms and hands to her belly, wrapping them around her big belly in a futile hope to protect that baby as she squeezed her eyes shut.
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"What?!" Callum asked, shocked, his eyes narrowing. "How is that possible? It's like they wanted to make this impossible for us!"
As Callum continued on, Holly only stared at the flower pot with wide eyes. "Councilor..." Holly finally managed to speak, making Callum stop talking. Both Callum and Rin then turned around to look at her. "...Give me the pot..." Holly said, holding out her hands. "...Hurry..."
Although confused, Callum quickly complied, and he handed the flower pot to Holly. As soon as the pot was in Holly's hands, Holly transformed into her purple dragon form in a bright light. Then, looking down at the inside of the pot, Holly spit into it.
Seconds later, as Callum and Rin stared in confusion, a hissing sound came from the pot as the paper, the dirt and the saliva all started to morph together, and in another second, the flower pot started to magically fill with red liquid.
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Back on the grass, Rose continued to lie on the grass, both Jake and Haley screaming: "Rose!" and "Get up, Rose!" Having waited a few moments without not feeling any pain, Rose slowly started to open her eyes, only to still see that the Dark Dragon was holding his foot over her. Then, in the blink of an eye, the Dark Dragon started to chuckle evilly, and he started to slowly lower his foot down onto Rose. Quickly, Rose squeezed her eyes shut and she turned her head to look away.
However, before the Dark Dragon could get to squishing Rose, his eyes widened and he looked to the side as he heard the sound of Holly's voice: "Hey! Dark Dragon!" Holly was quickly flying toward him, quickly followed by Callum and Rin.
Lying on the ground, Rose's eyes snapped open at the sound of Holly's voice, and she quickly rolled over onto her stomach, scrambling out from under the Dark Dragon's foot as Holly arrived in front of the number one threat to the Magical World, swinging the pot and splashing the spell onto the Dark Dragon's face.
The Dark Dragon grunted in surprise, letting go of Jake and Haley, who quickly reverted to their human forms and dropped to the grass. The Dark Dragon continued to growl as he shook his head back and forth, trying to get the liquid off of his face. "You will pay for that!" the Dark Dragon roared in Holly's direction, starting to raise his claws to swipe at her.
However, at that second, the Dark Dragon stopped, he and everyone around him hearing a sizzling sound. Then, in the blink of an eye, the Dark Dragon's scales, starting with his hands and his head, started to melt away, leaving nothing but thin air behind. As the melting started to reach the Dark Dragon's eyes, there was a split second where they widened in horror, the Dark Dragon realizing what had happened.
"No!" He shouted, the "melting" continuing. "That's not possible! It's IMPOSSIBLE! NO! AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!" As the Dark Dragon released what was to be his final scream, the "melting" quickened, making his entire head vanish, before moving on down to his chest. In only two seconds, the Dark Dragon's entire body, except for his tail, which still was wrapped around Sun's neck, keeping her off of the grass, was gone. In another second, his tail was also gone, dropping Sun to her feet.
Smiling, Holly landed on the grass, looking down at the grass where the Dark Dragon had been standing as Callum and Rin landed right behind her. All that was left were nineteen claws that had been attached to the Dark Dragon's fingers and claws. Finally, the number one threat to the Magical World had been destroyed once and for all.
Watching the scene before him, Blake's eyes widened. "No..." He muttered to himself. "...It...It can't be..." Blake then looked at the surviving dragons, and after a moment, Jake and Haley turned around and looked at him. Realizing that he was in trouble, Blake chuckled nervously before he turned around and tried to make a run for it.
Haley, however, grinned as she started to chase after him. As soon as she had gotten enough speed, Haley jumped off of the grass and flew toward him. With a "Hiyah!" Haley spun herself in the air, swinging her foot out as she made contact with Blake's back. Blake grunted as he was thrown off of his feet, somersaulting face first once before he slammed hard on his back onto the grass.
Groaning, Blake started to lift his head up, only to hear flapping wings, and in a few seconds, Rose landed in front of him in full dragon form. "Congratulation, Blake..." Rose told him as she shot her tail around her arms, just below his elbows, trapping them together as she pulled him onto his feet. "...You asked me if I thought you were a threat..." Rose continued as she reached into her belt and pulled out her shackles. "...Well, I and the rest of the Magical World sure as heck do now..." With a click, Rose applied the shackles to his scaly wrists, binding them. Rose then released Blake's upper arms as her tail reached up and wrapped around his left ear, making Blake grunt as Rose started to walk toward the prison, forcing Blake to walk with her. "...And I'm sure that the other threats are going to welcome you with welcome arms..."
Meanwhile, Holly remained in front of the Dark Dragon's remains, even as everyone else started to walk away. Callum and Rin were the last, but as they started to follow Jake, Haley and Sun, they froze when they heard Holly: "Councilor Callum! Councilor Rin!"
Confused, the two Councilors turned around, watching as Holly turned around to face them, putting her hands behind her back. "Please..." She told them. "...Don't tell them, and by them, I mean the other dragons on this island, about my relation to the Dark Dragon. It would only taint my reputation even more..."
After an awkward few seconds, both Councilors managed to nod. "You have our word that we won't tell..." Callum promised.
"Good..." Holly nodded, smiling sincerely. "...You have my trust. You may go now..."
Then, as Callum and Rin followed the others away from the sight, Holly turned around again and looked back down at the claws on the ground.
BLACKOUT; END EPISODE
A/N: What did you think? Please review. Oh! Just so you know, the next five episodes will consist of the five-part Season Finale. It's also kind of the Series Finale. I'll explain what I mean by "kind of" in the Author's Note for the final part of the Season Finale.