Chapter 10: So Much to Do

The title of the chapter is pretty basic, I know :)

Jake woke up this Wednesday morning right on time. However, he had no help from Bianca, which kept him up another night. No, his mom woke him up bright and early today. For Jake had a test, and could not miss this, or else he would for sure get held back a year.

Jake ate a good breakfast of pancakes and eggs. He needed all the… nutrition he could get. Everyone knew that Jake was, as usual, not prepared. Luckily, his mom was home to watch over Bianca once more. So at least that part of his life had been handled. Now he could spend the rest of today doing whatever.

He grabbed his things and headed out the door. For the first time in a long time, he had actually made it to school on time. He walked into the school, and sat on his desk. He was still a bit tired from the lack of sleep, but he had to get focused.

Principal Rotwood entered the classroom. This time however, he was not substituting, he had to distribute out the tests. He handed everyone a number 2 pencil, and an answer sheet. Once all the tests were set out, it was time to start.

"Ok, what is an adverb again?" Jake tapped his pencil on his desk. "Come on Jake… you know this…"

After that, one question, Jake flew through the rest of the test. I guess that, one study day actually paid off, or that's at least what he thought.

It was a half day, because of Midterms. So Jake and his friends were released once lunch hit. The three walked out of the school, weary from the long morning of testing.

"Did you guys get question 22? I think I failed that one," Trixie confessed to them as they headed down the street.

"You know what guys. I think I did pretty well on this test," Jake Long said as he put on his skateboarding helmet.

Trixie started to laugh, "You? Doing good on a test? That's a good one Jake."

"No I'm serious, I think yesterday really paid off…"

"So anyways, Jake you free today?" Spud wondered.

"Umm…I think I am. Let me just check my schedule first-"

"Yes! Well Trixie and I are heading down to the skate park, meet us there if you can…" Spud waved by to Jake.

Jake watched as his friends walked the opposite direction. Then he turned around, and headed down home. He was just going to drop off his stuff, make sure everything is cool with his mom and Bianca, and head back down with his friends.

Jake walked into the doorway of his house, to see the usual. Haley watching TV, Jake thought to him his mom must have picked her up since all schools get out early. And his mom… not in the kitchen? Hold up, Jake's mom is always in the kitchen…

Susan Long came running down the stairs putting on some jewelry, "Oh Jake you're finally here!"

Jake set is book bag down. "Hey mom, what's up?"

"Well, I just got called in again. I'm sorry Jake, you're gonna have to watch Bianca…"

"What! But mom, I have plans!" Jake was disappointed as his half day plans were now ruined.

"I'm sorry Jake. I have tons of weddings planned this week, and something keeps on going wrong…"

Jake pouted as his mom gave him and his sister a kiss. Then she made a fast dash right out the door. Jake walked into the living seeing Bianca in her baby pen while Haley was flipping threw the channels.

Well, since his plans just got cancelled, Jake had nothing to do. So, when he has nothing to do, which is probably not often, he studies. He grabbed his math book, decided that he would study for tomorrow's math test.

Haley decided she would help her big brother this time. With the baby on her lap, she grabbed Jake's book, and tested him.

"Ok… what is, the Pythagorean theorem?" Haley read aloud.

"Umm… I know there's an A in it…" Jake thought hard to this question.

"Come on Jake, even I know this. Well, there isn't a lot that I actually don't know…" Haley bragged to his brother.

"A squared plus B squared equals C squared!" Jake yelled aloud. He was proud he got the answer.

Suddenly, Haley looked over at Bianca which was on her lap. Her cheeks were red, which wasn't a good sign. Haley picked her up, only to make her feel worse. Then, Bianca bent over, and threw up all over the ground.

The two gave a disgusted look at the, mess, on the floor. "I am NOT cleanin' that up…"

Haley stared there, frozen with fear. Jake got up and went to get some paper towels. However as he entered the kitchen, he heard the American Dragon theme song play. It was his cell phone; Jake grabbed it out of his pants, and answered it.

"Jake! It's a disaster! There's an ambush of hobgoblins! We need you to come to the market pronto!" Fu dog yelled into the cell phone.

"I'm kind of busy… can't Gramps handle it?" Jake said as he grabbed some cleaning products for the carpet.

Fu dog stared over at Lao Shi, who was cornered by a herd of hobgobs. "Uhh, he kind of needs your help. And you better hurry!" Fu dog hung up the phone as he was being chased.

"Awww Man," Jake said as he dropped the cleaning products in front of Haley. 'Dragon up!' he spoke, then flew into the air. "Haley, I have some dragon business to do. You need to take care of the baby until I get back," then, Jake headed out of the living room.

"But Jake…!" Haley yelled to her big brother. However, he had already left the front door. Haley looked down to see what she got stuck with; baby Bianca, and a stain of puke on the floor.

Jake flew into the air as fast as he can. The Magical Market was only about a 2 minute fly away. He zoomed through the air as fast as he can, to help his grandpa before it was too late.

Soon, he made is way into the plaza of the market. He searched, and searched; but all he could find was abandoned carts and stands. He continued through the pavilion, until he spotted two hobgobs running past a corner. Jake flew ahead, to see what they were up to.

Soon, he looked over to find his Grandpa, fighting against what looked like twenty hobgobs. They all gained up on Gramps; at this rate he didn't have a chance. Fu dog looked up, to see Jake finally showed up. Jake zoomed down, for a surprise attack against the colony. With a wag of his tail, he knocked out five of the hobgoblins right in front of him.

"Heard you needed some help," Jake went over by his grandpa's side. Together, Jake and he started fighting off the hobgoblins that were coming toward them.

"Jake!" he looked over his shoulder to find Jake. "Why are you here!? You need to be watching Bianca!" He yelled.

"That's the thanks I get for saving your life…" Jake sassed as he beat down more and more hobgobs.

"I would have been fine. Your job is to protect over Bianca!"

"Relax, I made Haley watch her. She's fine," Jake assured his worried grandpa.

Together, they beat down the last of the hobgobs. After, the rest of the colony ran for their lives, and they stood their alone in the market.

"Did you see Jake but the beat down on those hobgobs! A googy foogy goo," Fu dog laughed, weirdly.

"I thank you Jake, for helping me." Grandpa finally gave in. "But your main priority should be the safety of Bianca…"

"Don't worry Gramps, she's fine."

"It is late young dragon. You must be getting home…" Lao Shi told his grandson.

As of that, the three split apart, as Jake headed home. Once he made it to his house, he got a feeling, of… worry. How did Haley manage to watch Bianca? He pushed open the door…

To find Haley sitting down playing with Bianca. The house was clean, well, at least the floor was. Everything was ok; Jake stopped panicking, and sat back over on the couch to watch some TV.