Jake LongIII (Season Three)

Chapter/Episode Fifteen: All Dragon's Dance Part 3

In his room, Agent Dönges sat on his bed, taking a long puff on the cigarette in his mouth. Taking it out of his mouth, the Agent exhaled, blowing all of the smoke out of his mouth. Then, he looked down at his i-Life and quickly pressed a button on it.

As he lifted his head up, Dönges put his cigarette back in his mouth and lifted up his arm, just as a holographic image of Kefentse appeared.

"I managed to do what you requested." Dönges declared as he took his cigarette out of his mouth.

"Did you find the two dragons we're looking for?" Kefentse asked hopefully.

"You bet." Dönges smiled. "The Council is throwing a party tonight and we all have dance partners. Kefilwe Okafor is my dance partner for the night."

"When did you find this out?"

"Only about five minutes ago." Dönges replied. "The funny thing is that I met them before you even called me, but I didn't learn who they were until now."

"Hmm." Kefentse said. "Well, I appreciate you helping me. Unfortunately, it appears that we will have to come to the island."

"You say that like it's a bad thing."

"It is a bad thing, considering what we must do." Kefentse said. "It would be bad if we were spotted."

"I don't see how you can't not be spotted."

"We'll just have to be careful." Kefentse said. "And you'll have to help us out."

"What more can I possibly do to help you?" Dönges asked.

"In order to avoid being spotted..." Kefentse said. "...What I need you to do is to keep the Okafors together and I need you to keep them at the front of the island. That way, we can hopefully make our entrance without being spotted. Can you do that?"

Dönges put his cigarette back into his mouth and took a puff, blowing smoke out of his mouth as he took out the cigarette. "I can try." He said. "I'll do my best."

Kefentse nodded. "Have them there tomorrow." He said while Dönges took another puff of his cigarette. "If we leave in a few minutes, we should be able to reach the island by tomorrow morning."

"I'll try my best." Dönges repeated, taking his cigarette out of his mouth.

"Let's hope that your best is good enough." Was all Kefentse said before his holographic image vanished.

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Outside, Lin-Lin was banging her head against the wall of a building repeatedly, while Regan watched uneasily. "That...That can't feel good." She said.

"It certainly feels better than watching you." Lin-Lin said as she spun around to face her friend. "You got lucky. Your guy was smart enough to put two and two together. Apparently, my guy's an idiot who forces me to do all the work."

"Well, I don't know about that." Regan said as she took a step forward. "You just...you just weren't prepared."

"Prepared for what?" Lin-Lin asked defensively as she put her hands on her hips. "For asking a guy to a dance? I didn't know that you had to prepare."

"Sometimes...it helps, I guess." Regan said. "Um, if you'd like, I could help you."

"Help me?"

"Yeah, I could help you ask Jake to the dance." Regan replied. "If you want me to."

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Together, Lin-Lin and Regan watched from afar as McClellan released Gussie and Jake III from the shackles, the two of them having completed the trust exercise. "You ready?" Regan asked as Lin-Lin scowled and turned her head to the side to look at her.

"Really?" She asked.

Surprised, Regan turned her head to the side to look her friend in the eye. "What?" She asked. "I'm helping you. Am I doing something wrong?"

"How are you helping me?" Lin-Lin asked. "How is following me around helpful?"

"Um, emotional support?" Regan asked with a small smile.

"Emotional support for what?" The sound of Jake III's voice spoke up, making both Lin-Lin and Regan jerk their heads back to normal. Now, they could see Jake III standing right in front of them, his hands on his hips.

"Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..." Lin-Lin could only say.

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"Ummmmmmmmmm..." Lin-Lin continued until Regan slapped her in the side of the shoulder. "Thanks." Lin-Lin managed.

"Hey, Lin-Lin..." Jake asked. "...What was up with earlier today? That was pretty strange."

"Never mind that." Regan said eagerly as she ushered Lin-Lin up a step forward. "Lin-Lin has something she needs to tell you."

"What?" Jake asked. "I'm listening."

Jake could hear Lin-Lin taking a deep breath before she opened her mouth, preparing to tell him what she needed to tell him. However, once again, just like before, no words came out. "Yes, Lin-Lin?" Jake asked.

Anger and frustration flashing in her eyes, Lin-Lin closed her mouth and growled as she quickly turned around and stormed off, leaving a very shocked Regan behind. "Lin-Lin!" She called as she turned her head to the side.

"What is going on with her?" Jake asked.

"Um." Was all Regan could say as she turned her head back to normal. "I'm...I'm not quite sure." She then forced a smile. "If you'd like, I could find out." Without another word, Regan then turned and ran off after Lin-Lin.

Lin-Lin, meanwhile, had turned around the corner of a building on the island and had made a good amount of space down it by the time Regan caught up with her, turning around the corner as well. "Where are you going?" Regan asked as she stopped jogging and started to walk after Lin-Lin.

"I can't do it." Lin-Lin declared. "I can't!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Regan said as she once again started to run after Lin-Lin, taking Lin-Lin's hand once she reached her and taking her, forcing her back against the wall of the building. "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Li-"

"What do you think you're doing?!" Lin-Lin angrily cut her off. "Get your claws off me!"

"Sorry." Regan quickly apologized as she took her hands off of her friend and took a step back. "But you can't quit now! I thought you were going to go to the dance!"

"Well, I'm not going to go if I can't ask this idiot out!"

"It's not his fault." Regan said. "What are you going to do? Let him go dateless?"

"He may not even want to go!"

"Come on, Lin-Lin." Regan put her hands on her hips. "You know him better than that. He'd go with you if you asked him."

"Well, what do you suggest?"

"I'll help you."

"How?!" Lin-Lin demanded. "By being by my side?! Thanks but no thanks!"

"No, I can actually help you." Regan told her.

Lin-Lin opened her mouth to voice her opinion, but before she could form any words, Regan held a finger up in front of her face. "You only have a few more hours to ask him to the dance, Lin-Lin." Regan said. "Do you have any other ideas for how to go about this?"

"No."

"Then let me help you." Regan said, before she smiled. "I already have an idea, and I know just the place to take you."

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Meanwhile, at St. Melusine's, Blossom and Enfys sat in the library, hunched over at the table that they were seated at. Groaning, Enfys started to drum her claws against the table. "Why are we even here?" She asked.

"Ask Amity, not me." Blossom replied. "I don't want to be here anymore than you do."

At that moment, Amity turned around the corner and started to walk up to their table, a stack of about six dusty books in her possession. "What do you plan to do with those?" Blossom asked, she and Enfys sitting up in their chairs just as Amity reached the table, setting down the stack on the table.

"We're going to search through them." Amity stated the obvious.

"What for?" Blossom asked as Enfys reached forward and took the top book. Bringing it closer to her body, Enfys looked down and turned the book around before she read the title out loud: "All About Dreams?"

As Enfys looked up, Blossom felt the need to ask: "Why are we reading about dreams?"

"Rosie seems to be having a problem." Amity said. "That's why. What she said really got to me."

"What got to you?" Blossom asked. "She said quite a bit."

"The part where she said that she was wondering if she'd ever be able to get some sleep again." Amity said as she reached down and picked up one of the books. "I hope she was just exaggerating, but I can't be sure. She hates her grandmother and she's being plagued by dreams where she and her grandmother get along. Maybe there is something psychological in there, some repressed memory."

"What, you think we can help her?" Blossom asked.

"Why not?" Amity voiced her optimism. "Maybe we can find something from these books that we could tell her that could offer her some relief."

"Like what?" Blossom asked.

"I don't know." Amity replied, getting annoyed. "I was just hoping. Just take a book!"

Annoyed, Amity pulled back a chair and sat down while Blossom reached forward and picked up a book, Enfys opening hers. "Were these all the books you could find?" Blossom asked.

"These were the ones that I thought would be the most helpful." Amity replied as she pushed the remaining three books to the center of the table.

"So, there are more of them?" Blossom asked.

"These were all the ones that had "dream" in the title." Amity opened her book. "Hence why I took these. I thought they'd be the most helpful. Can we just look through the books and talk later?"

"Sure, whatever." Blossom replied as she opened her book and looked down while Enfys quickly skimmed through the pages of her book, quickly turning the pages.

"Hey, slow down." Amity said as she looked up, making Enfys stop in the process of turning a page. As Enfys looked up at her, Amity continued: "You could miss something important."

"In all honesty, I have no idea what I'm even looking for." Enfys replied.

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Meanwhile, both in their dragon forms, Regan and Lin-Lin flew through the air. "Where are you taking me?" Lin-Lin asked.

"Are you familiar with this area?" Regan asked with a smile before she turned her head to the side to look at Lin-Lin.

"Isn't this an all-magical neighborhood?" Lin-Lin asked, turning her head to the side.

"Yeah." Regan smiled.

"What does this have to do with me asking Jake to the dance?" Lin-Lin asked. "We've just been flying. This hasn't helped me at all."

"Can you just be patient?"

"I've been patient!"

"And trust me." Regan smiled again. "Your patience is going to pay off."

"When?"

To Lin-Lin's surprise, the smile on Regan's face vanished and she turned her head back to normal. "Now." Was all she said before she dove down, leaving a wide-eyed and surprised Lin-Lin. Quickly, Lin-Lin recovered from her shock and dove down after her friend.

Regan landed right in front of a shop and reverted to her human in a bright light as Lin-Lin swooped down and landed right next to her. As Lin-Lin reverted to her human form in a bright light, Regan smiled and held out her arm. "Well, here we are." She said.

Upon her transformation being complete, Lin-Lin stared ahead, only to have her eyes widen and her lips part as she saw that the shop they were standing in front of was a magical chocolate shop: Dragon's Delicious Chocolates.

"You're joking, right?" Lin-Lin asked. "Please tell me you're joking. Chocolate?"

"Yeah, come on." Regan once again smiled as she took hold of Lin-Lin's arm and guided her toward the entrance to the shop.

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Back at St. Melusine's, the three girls were still at the table, Enfys now reading slower than she had been before. Reaching the last page, Blossom closed her book and tossed it onto the floor. "You didn't find anything?" Blossom asked as she looked up from her book, Enfys turning another page.

"Not yet." Amity said as she took the next book on the stack, leaving only two left.

"Can I ask you a question?" Blossom asked as Enfys turned yet another page.

"Sure, go ahead."

"What if we can't find anything from these books?"

"Well, then at least we tried." Amity replied as she opened her book, starting to look down at the book so she could read through it. However, before she could start, she heard the sound of Enfys' voice:

"I found something!"

Jerking her head up, Amity could see Blossom staring at the smiling Enfys. "You did?" Blossom asked.

"What did you find?" Amity asked.

"Well, this is just based on what you said about Rosie's dreams having a meaning, so I'm not quite sure if it will be helpful, but it sounds like a start." Enfys said.

"Just read it!" Blossom and Amity urged in unison.

"Okay, okay." Enfys said as she looked down at the book, starting to read out loud: "If having recurrent dreams is possible-"

"That's what it sounds like." Amity said. "She's been having trouble sleeping. She said that she keeps on having dreams with her grandmother in them. That's why I think it may be something psychological."

"Well..." Enfys looked up from the book. "...The text goes off into the phenomena of memories as dreams."

"That's perfect, Enfys!" Amity smiled. "Come on!" She added as she stood up. "Bring the book with you."

"Where are we going?" Blossom asked.

"We're going to see Rosie." Amity said, as if it were obvious. "We need to tell her this. We could have possibly just found out what's going on. We may be able to help her now."

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BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW

Back at the magical chocolate shop, Regan pressed down on a red button that was on the counter, causing a loud buzzing sound that startled both her and Lin-Lin, making them step back in surprise.

"That's some bell." Regan noted.

"Yeah, whatever." Lin-Lin recovered quickly and crossed her arms. "What are we even doing here? What does chocolate have to do with me asking out Jake?"

"Okay, hear me out." Regan said as she turned. "You said that I got lucky because the person I chose from the hat was smart enough to put two and two together, right?"

"Yes."

"Well, maybe if you have a box of chocolate in your possession when you speak to him again..." Regan smiled. "...He'll think that it's for him and he'll put two and two together, as well. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the look of annoyance left Lin-Lin's face, and for once, she looked impressed. "I think..." She started slowly. "...That...it's worth a shot."

"Good." Regan replied, just as the two of them sensed someone enter from the back of the shop, an old dragon with short grey hair. Quickly turning to the side, Regan smiled at the dragon. "Good afternoon." Regan said politely. "My friend here would like to put a box of chocolates together."

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Inside her room at St. Melusine's, Rosie was still sitting up in her bed while November sat on hers. Lowering her head, Rosie started to drift off, but she quickly forced herself awake, gasping as she jerked her head up.

"Maybe you should let yourself fall asleep." She could hear November say.

"No." Rosie said. "No more nightmares."

At that moment, there came to be two knocks against the closed door, making November stand up and turn to face the door. "Who's there?" She asked.

"It's us again." Came the sound of Amity's voice. "We need to talk to Rosie. Please let us in. This is important."

"How?" November asked.

"We may have found a way to help her with her nightmares." Amity answered.

"Um, Rosie?" November asked, unsure of what to do.

"Let them in." Rosie urged her. Rosie watched as November then walked over to the door and opened it, allowing Enfys (with the book) to walk in, followed by Amity and then Blossom. Amity smiled as she and her two friends reached the foot of her bed.

"What's that?" Rosie asked.

"This is where we found out what is possibly going on." Amity said as Enfys held up the book and opened it to the page, looking down. "Start reading." Amity told Enfys, turning her head to the side to look at her.

"Rosie, this is about memories manifesting themselves as dreams." Enfys exclaimed.

"I didn't have a good relationship with her." Rosie said. "I despised her. That's what's so troubling. I would never be civil with her."

"Well..." Enfys looked up from the book. "...If you'd let me continue, I'd get to the part where the book mentions the memories being old or lost."

"Like amnesia?" Rosie scoffed. "Bull!"

"How old are you in your dreams?" Amity asked.

"The same age as I am now."

"Well..." Amity seemed stumped. "...Well..." She turned her head to the side to look at Enfys. "...Well, try to look for something else."

"Why don't you just give me that joke of a book?" Rosie asked as she weakly held up her arm.

"Really?" Enfys asked.

"Yeah." Rosie replied. Obliging her request, Enfys tossed the book over to her. Rosie easily caught it and took it in both hands. As she turned to the next page, her eyes fell on the topic of the page: Sharing Dreams. Upon seeing the topic, her eyes widened.

"Rosie, what is it?" Amity asked with concern in her voice.

"The...The book says that it's possible for people to share dreams." Rosie said as she gently closed the book.

"Share dreams?" Amity asked. "You mean, like two people talking about the dreams they had? Of course that's possible. That's shocking news to you?"

"No." Rosie said with a smile on her face as she tossed the book away. "I mean, two or more people having the exact same dream. My friends were all in the dream that I had, along with my grandmother, and they weren't just in one of them. What if...what if they had the exact same dreams as I did?"

Before Amity, Enfys or Blossom could answer, Rosie got off of her bed and walked over to the communication device on the wall. "I've only ever received a call on this thing." Rosie muttered as she reached the communication device. "But I've never sent a call. How do I do it?"

"Who are you going to call?" Blossom asked.

"One of my friends."

"Here, I'll help you." Blossom offered as she started to walk forward.

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At her school, Noelia was in gym class, running on the track with the rest of her classmates when she heard a ringing coming from her i-Life. Stopping in her tracks, Noelia quickly stepped to the side so that those coming up behind her would not bump into her.

Lifting up her arms, Noelia pressed a button, causing a holographic image of Rosie to appear. Gasping in surprise, Noelia smiled. "Rosie, I'm so-wait, you look awful. Are you okay?" Her smile vanished, and now she was speaking out of concern for her friend.

"Nightmares." Rosie answered. "How about you?"

"What?" Noelia asked, confused.

"Have you been having weird dreams lately?" Rosie asked.

Nervously, Noelia rubbed the back of her neck. "Rosie, you're freaking me out." She said. "You're freaking me out more than Essence, Patience and Lucero freaked me out when they told me that they were all having the same dream that I'm having."

"So, something weird is going on!" Rosie said.

"Rosie, how did you know that I'm having weird dreams every night?" Noelia asked. "This is just freaky."

"What happens in your dreams?"

"Lucero, Essence, Patience and I begin as prisoners if this dragon." Noelia explained. "We end up getting away and we have to work our way around in this large lair. I think it's a Huntsclan lair." A second after she finished saying this, she added, with wide eyes: "And...And you're there! Your grandmother is, too!"

"I know." Rosie said grimly.

"How?"

"Because I'm having the same dream, too."

Back at St. Melusine's, Rosie turned her head to the side to look at Blossom, Enfys, Amity and November, who were all together. "They've been having the same dreams." She told them.

"There has to be a reason for this." Amity said. "I think it's psychological."

"Well, how can we find out?" Rosie asked as she turned around to face them.

While November, Enfys and Blossom all looked stumped, Amity exhaled and closed her eyes for a brief second before she opened them again. "Rosie, this could be big." She said. "This could be important. If you and all of your friends are having the same dreams, it could mean something. What, I don't know."

"I know, and I can accept that." Rosie said. "But what I want to know is if there is some way I can find out what's going on."

"There might be." Amity told her. "I can't make any promises, but I know someone who might be able to help you."

"Really?" Rosie asked, a smile creeping onto her face. "Who?"

"I grew up in this area." Amity explained, putting her clawed hands on her hips. "Before I came here, our neighbor was a wizard. From what I saw of his abilities, he was pretty powerful. He might be able to help you."

"Are you sure if he still lives there?" Rosie asked.

"I'd be shocked if he didn't."

Giving Amity a smile, Rosie turned her attention back to Noelia, who looked absolutely bewildered. "Rosie..." Was all she could say.

"Are you ready to find out why you're having these dreams?" Rosie asked with a smile. "Why we're having these dreams?"

"How can we find out?"

"Just relax for now." Rosie told her. "All you need to do is remember the directions I'm going to give you."

"Directions?!"

"To St. Melusine's." Rosie told her. "You're going to need to come here."

"Wh...When?"

"Tonight."

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On the Island of Draco, Jake III was sitting in a meditative position in front of the human-formed McClellan. McClellan took a deep breath and then exhaled. Then, he smiled and opened his eyes. "Are you relaxed, Jake?" He asked, prompting Jake III to open his eyes.

"Sure." Jake III replied, sounding disappointed.

Unbeknownst to Jake, Gussie, Sadie and Rodney were all walking up towards them from behind Jake. Gussie was dressed in a dark blue-colored sundress with Carolina Blue-colored stripes, Sadie was dressed in a Sea Green-colored Maxi dress, and Rodney wore a white suit with a Pale Brown-colored dress shirt and a red and blue-striped tie.

"Hey, Dad!" Gussie said cheerfully as they came to a stop.

"How do we look?" Sadie asked.

"You all look wonderful." McClellan smiled, watching as Jake stood up. "Well, Jake..." McClellan continued. "...I think that's enough for today. I think you should spend the rest of the day relaxing and preparing for the dance tonight. We will see you there tonight, am I right?"

"I don't know." Jake put his hands into his pockets. "I...I haven't been asked by anyone yet."

"Really?" Sadie asked.

"Yeah." Jake said as he turned around to face them, his eyes falling on Rodney. "I'm kind of feeling like you, Rodney." He said. "Before you got asked, you were worrying if you ever would. Now, I guess I'm sort of feeling like that."

"Aw." Sadie said sadly before she stepped forward, taking Jake by the shoulders. "Don't worry." She smiled at him. "You've still got some time. I'm sure someone will ask you."

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Meanwhile, both Regan and Lin-Lin returned to the island, Lin-Lin carrying a heart-shaped box of chocolates. As soon as they landed, they slowly turned to face each other. "Are you ready?" Regan asked with a smile.

"I hope this gives him a clue." Was all Lin-Lin said, but then added: "What if it doesn't work?"

"That's why I'm going to be with you." Regan told her.

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With his hands still in his pockets, Jake III walked along the Island of Draco. Sighing, he looked down at his feet as he continued to walk.

"Hey, there he is!" When he heard the sound of Regan's voice, Jake jerked his head up, seeing Lin-Lin and Regan, both in their human forms, walking over to him.

"What now?" Jake muttered to himself, just a few seconds before the two girls reached him. As he stared at them, Jake glanced at the chocolate box that Lin-Lin held.

Girls. Jake thought ruefully to himself, rolling his eyes. "Um..." Jake finally spoke up. "...Not to sound rude, but I'm not in the best of moods right now. Can you please tell me what you need to tell me?"

Regan smiled. "It's up to Lin-Lin." She said. "Go on. Tell him."

Knowing that it was now or never, Lin-Lin took a deep breath before she opened her mouth, silently praying that the box of chocolates would help Jake realize what she was trying to get across. Unfortunately, Jake didn't seem to understand, so once again, Lin-Lin briefly stalled for a few seconds.

Once Regan slapped herself in the forehead, Lin-Lin finally lost her patience and forced the box of chocolates against Jake's chest, making Jake grunt as he looked down at them.

Um, Lin-Lin?" Jake asked as he looked back up at the two girls, but when he saw the completely frustrated look on Lin-Lin's face, the truth hit him like an anvil being dropped from above.

"Are...Are you trying to ask me to the dance?" Jake asked hopefully.

"Ding, ding, ding!" Regan grinned while Lin-Lin looked up at the sky, dramatically sighing with relief.

Smiling with relief, Jake slowly took the box of chocolates, his mood sky-rocketing. "What a relief!" He said.

"Tell me about it." Lin-Lin agreed.

"I was beginning to think that I would be left dance partner-less." Jake told the two girls.

"So, does that mean you'll go to the dance with me?" Lin-Lin asked.

"You bet." Jake told her with a smile.

While Lin-Lin once again sighed with relief and turned, walking away, Regan stayed and smiled at him. "This was really nice of her." Jake said as he looked down at the box of chocolates. Then, he looked up at Regan again. "Your idea?"

"She was having trouble asking you." Regan shrugged. "I thought it would help her get her point across."

"Well, I guess you were right."

Regan chuckled before she turned serious. "Okay, here's the plan." She told him. "Meet us at my house tonight. We'll come back here from there. Got it?"

"Got it." Jake told her with a smile.

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