Another Dragon
Chapter 20
Sam was still holding onto Jake's neck as he flew them both away from the Magical Bazaar. Sam couldn't believe that she had gotten injured again by the HuntsClan, they sure did like to render an opponent as defenseless before destroying them.
He was again trying not to go back there and finish this once and for all, but they had to let it go until they could figure out what the HuntsClan were up to. They had to give it a bit of time and patience so they could see what would happen next. If she wasn't there then he might go on a suicide mission and end up getting himself killed.
It wasn't as if they could just sit there and do nothing but at the same time there wasn't much more they could do about the HuntsClan tonight. When morning came there would be more ideas and more chances to find out some more things about the HuntsClan's plans.
"Jake can you drop me off at home, I need to sort this wound and out get some rest and we can try again in the morning?" Sam asked him, he seemed to nod in agreement with her.
She was dropped back at her home where she said goodbye to Jake and he left her there, nursing her arm. She was worried for him now because she knew how much it took for him to walk away. To walk away from someone who had taken something that you cared greatly for away from you was one of the hardest things in the world.
Sam knew this fact very well after what happened with Keir, him telling her to never look for him because she would then be in more danger was one of the hardest things she had ever had to deal with.
She unlocked the door to her home and walked inside, turning the light on. Her dad was asleep more likely than not. She saw his keys on the side and left hers there too. Both of them were night owls at certain times and could either be out at any place or in the house together but that wasn't a very common thing.
She made her way up the stairs to the bathroom cabinet and took out the medical bandages and supplies she'd need to patch up her arm. So she took off her jacket and started to put antiseptic on the burn, wincing at the slight pain, luckily for her the staff's beam had only caught her on the edge of her shoulder.
She wrapped some bandages around her shoulder and secured it with the medical tape. She then put away the supplies and left the bathroom, making her way to her room and getting ready to go to sleep for the night. She felt drained off all her enrgy after that fight. Why did the bad guys always have to come out and fight at the most inopportune times?
Sam got dressed ready to rest and turned off her light and had a fitful night of sleep, still thinking about Jake and how he'd deal with the HuntsClan and wondering herself if she'd have to stop him or not; only the new dawn would tell if that would be true or not.
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The next morning, the alarm woke Sam up. So disorientated that she was, she knocked the alarm clock onto the floor, where it only got louder and louder. She rolled over to try and block out the source of the noise that she fell onto the floor. She winced as she hit her bad shoulder and begin to slowly pick herself off the floor. She scrubbed at her face. She hadn't slept that well because of all of the stuff in her head.
She decided that a shower would make her feel a little better and then having something to eat. Maybe clear her head a little and that what she needed.
She took off the bandage on her arm and then ducked into the shower. She felt herself wake up a lot more and got out a few minutes later. She put the dressing back on with some new tape and then got changed into some fresh clothes.
Then she went downstairs and got some food before deciding to leave for Jake's Home again, hoping that he was there so they could hopefully try this again. It was just one of those things that they had to keep trying otherwise things just wouldn't work out and they'd lose this battle.
Maybe Trixie and Spud would be there today, so there would be more people there to brainstorm ideas. It was worth a try because they needed all the help they could get in battling this enemy.
She managed to get to his house pretty quickly, well much quicker than before. She knocked on the door to see Hayley answer it once again. This time the little girl just let her into the house without shouting for her brother.
She just leant against the wall as she waited for Jake to come down. Seeing him walk down the stairs she smiled at him and he forced the same expression onto his face.
"You ready to go?" Sam asked him and he nodded. He shouted a goodbye to his parents and both of them walked out the door.
Jake was quiet as they walked to his Grandfather's shop. The silence wasn't any fun but Jake didn't seem to want to make conversation with her.
"Are Trixie and Spud joining us today or is just you and me again?" Sam asked Jake.
"Yeah, they're meeting us at the shop." Jake answered but then didn't say anything else. He wasn't in the mood to talk right now and Sam decided that she wouldn't push it but at the same time if he didn't vent then it would make things awkward between them once again.
It was a few more minutes before the silence ending up driving Sam crazy, but at least now they were at Jake's Grandfather's Shop. Trixie and Spud both came up and said hello to them. Trixie looked at Sam and then at Jake who wasn't his normal cheerful self.
They hadn't seen him since yesterday afternoon and he had been a little more upbeat than he was right now. They all settled down on the couch and on the floor.
Lao Shi came in with Foo Dog and they started coming up with ideas as well as Jake and Sam telling the four of them what happened last night, including the confrontation with several members of the HuntsClan.
All four were in silence whilst the two told the story. It was a rather interesting story and did tell them a few things: One, the HuntsClan were growing in number but were not as abundant in that as before. Two, they were a little more careful about when they would attack the dragons and other magical creatures. Three, they still had that hatred of Jake for destroying them before and the same could be said for Jake as well.
The six continued to talk about different ideas for the HuntsClan's return and how to stop it. Most of the ideas included infiltration of the HuntsClan but this time using Sam and Trixie but once again Jake would cut them down.
The other ideas were to follow any straggling members of the HuntsClan, being in their human forms would give them the advantage. Jake was not recognised by any member of this new wave of HuntsClan so that would also be of use to them.
It was one of the ideas that Jake didn't say no to. So it was at least a start. The other idea was to tag a few members of the HuntsClan so they could keep an eye on them through Spud's computer. Since he was a genius this would be a sinch for him.
They decided to break for lunch and headed toward a local cafe. The four decided to order take out and bring it back to the shop.
Sam and Jake had both agreed to go off in pairs with Trixie and Spud in case there was any trouble along the way. They had to cover all of their bases to be sure that nothing would go wrong and other people and magical creatures could get caught in the crossfire.
It was a start and it was all they could for the moment, until they knew more.