Jake Long III (Season Three)
Chapter/Episode Sixteen: All Dragon's Dance Part 4
At Regan's house that night, Lin-Lin stood in her bathroom, staring at herself in the mirror. She was dressed in Regan's dress that had been lent to her before. Putting her hands on her hips, Lin-Lin sighed before she turned, walking out of the bathroom and finding Regan, dressed in the same dress that she had worn to the Christmas party, standing in the hall. In her hands was a box of chocolates. "You ready?" She asked with a smile.
"You went back and bought more chocolates?" Lin-Lin asked. "For that Andy douche?"
"He's my date, Lin-Lin." Regan told her. "Come on. Let's go. I think Jake's outside." She added before she turned and started to walk away. Sighing, Lin-Lin started to follow her.
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Outside, Jake III stood waiting, dressed in his grandfather tuxedo. Slipping his hands into his pockets, he watched as the front door opened and Regan walked outside, followed by Lin-Lin. As he watched Lin-Lin turn and close the door, Jake smiled.
"Right on time." Regan said with a smile on her face as she walked up to Jake III, Lin-Lin right behind her.
"Good evening, m'lady." Jake smiled, bowing to her. "You look great." He said as he straightened up.
Lin-Lin smirked, but it wasn't genuine. "You've seen me in this dress plenty of times." She crossed her arms.
"Yeah, she practically owns it." Regan joked.
"Yeah, yeah." Lin-Lin said impatiently, making Regan turn her head to the side to look at her. "Can we just cut the chatter and leave?"
"Um, sure." Regan said before she smiled. "We need to go pick up Andy, anyway."
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At St. Melusine's, Amity, Enfys and Blossom were in the room Rosie and November shared. They watched as November sat on the edge of her bed and Rosie stood at the window, staring at it.
"How far is your house from here?" Rosie asked as she turned her head to the side.
"Um, not too far." Amity replied. "If we fly, it's maybe about fifteen minutes from here, maybe twenty."
Sighing, Rosie turned around to face her friends. "That far, huh?" She asked, before she glanced down at November. "Hey, November?" She asked, making November turn her head to the side. "Are you going to come with us?"
"Yeah." November replied softly.
"Okay." Rosie gave her a smile before she slowly turned back around and looked out the window again. "I hope your old neighbor can help me figure this out." She said.
"I hope so, too, Rosie." Amity said.
"I should see if they're here yet." Rosie said. Then, she reached for the window and carefully lifted it up, poking her head out and turning her head to the side.
"Are they going to be out there?" Blossom asked.
"Yeah." Rosie replied. "I told them I'd be waiting outside on the side of the school. This is as good as I can get."
"Do you see them?" Amity asked.
"No, not ye-" Rosie started, but she was cut off as she saw Noelia, Essence, Lucero and Patience all swoop down into the alley, landing together. "Wait!" Rosie grinned. "They're here! They're here!"
"That's great, Rosie." Amity said as she smiled, watching as Rosie pulled her head back into the room, Noelia, Lucero, Essence and Patience reached the window, all of them smiling at her. However, when they all saw how tired Rosie looked, Essence, Patience and Lucero all dropped their smiles.
"Rosie, you look awful." Lucero remarked.
"That's because I've been having the same dreams as you." Rosie said.
"But, they're just dreams." Patience said. "Sure, it's strange that we're all having the same dreams, but they're nothing more than dreams."
Rosie said nothing in response to this. Instead, she stepped to the side as Amity walked up to the window. "This is Amity, a friend of mine." Rosie explained. "She says she knows someone who can tell us what's going on. Why we're having these dreams. Amity thinks it might be something psychological, and personally, I want to stop having these dreams. How about you? Do you want to know why we're all having the same dreams?"
BLACKOUT; PLAY THEME SONG
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
That night, on the Island of Draco, while dragons started arriving, Kefilwe and Dikeledi walked through the halls of one of the buildings, both dressed in Council dress robes; while Kefilwe's robes fit just right, Dikeledi's dress robes were a little too big for her teenage frame, being more suitable for an adult dragon.
"I feel silly." Dikeledi muttered.
"Sh." Her mother told her as they stopped in front of the door to Holly's room. "The Council didn't have to let us borrow these." She whispered before she lifted her hand up and knocked on the door. As Kefilwe pulled her hand away, the door opened to reveal a smiling Holly, also dressed in dress robes.
"Aw, there you are." Holly said. "They fit you." She complimented Kefilwe.
"They don't fit me." Dikeledi replied.
"Sorry about that." Holly sounded sincere. "I wish we had something to fit you better." Then, she smiled. "But are your clothes really that important? This dance is in your honor, Dikeledi. Have fun. Now, go and meet your dates."
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Meanwhile, Lin-Lin, Jake III, Regan and Andy arrived at the Island of Draco. The three dragons were in their dragon forms, while Jake rode on Lin-Lin's back; in his green dragon form with a blue line on each side of his head, Andy held onto the box of chocolates that Regan had given him. Together, they landed on the edge of the island, and as Jake hopped off of Lin-Lin's back, the three dragons reverted to their human forms.
Dressed in a green suit with a blue tie, Andy smiled as he turned to face Regan. "This was very nice of you." He told her. "You shouldn't have."
"Well..." Regan shrugged as she blushed. "...I did."
"Hey." Lin-Lin said to Regan, making Regan quickly turn around as Lin-Lin turned her head to the side to look her in the eye. "Enjoy your night with this guy." Lin-Lin told her, Regan smiling. "Jake and I are going."
"We're not going to hang out together?" Regan asked. "You know, as a group?"
"Sorry, but no."
"Oh." Regan sounded disappointed. "Well..." She sounded optimistic. "...I guess we'll see each other during the dance."
"That's right." Lin-Lin told her. "We have plenty of time to see each other tonight." Then, she turned her head back to normal and walked over to Jake, grabbing him by the arm. "Come on." She told him as she started to walk away from the edge of the island.
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Both Kefilwe and Dikeledi stepped out of the building where Holly's room was. Immediately, they stopped, both of them seeing their dates standing a foot or so in front of them. Dikeledi's date was a boy with short blonde hair, of about the same age, dressed in a suit and tie. Agent Dönges was dressed in a tuxedo.
"Oh, you're here." Kefilwe said with a smile. "We were going to come looking for you."
"No need." Dönges smiled at her. "Councilor Dingane told us that you were being fitted by Councilor Jennings. We came to you."
Wordlessly, Dikeledi walked up to her date, who smiled at her. "Don't say anything." She begged of him.
"Are you ready to have a night of fun?" Dönges asked Kefilwe as he offered her his arm.
"Certainly." Kefilwe took his arm.
"I hope you're in the mood for dancing." Dönges said before the four of them started to walk away from the building, heading for the dance.
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Together, Lin-Lin and Jake III were walking along the grass. Jake III smiled as Lin-Lin held onto his arm, allowing her to lead him. "Are you eager?" Jake asked.
"Not really."
"Then why are you rushing things?" Jake asked. "Why did you want to part ways with Regan?"
"I...I don't know." Lin-Lin admitted. "I just...I just wanted to."
"You want me for yourself?" Jake teased, turning his head to the side.
"You're already my dance partner and Regan already has hers." Lin-Lin replied. "Why would she want you?"
"Well!" Jake reacted with mock hurt.
"You know what I mean!" Lin-Lin sounded annoyed.
"Yeah, I do." Jake smiled as he turned his head back to normal. "I was just kidding with you."
"Stop doing that." Lin-Lin told him. "I don't like that."
A short time later, the two reached the area where the dance was being held, which was near the Main Hall. Several tables from the cafeteria were lined up around the dancing area so people could sit and eat, or rest after a lot of dancing. Without a word, Jake and Lin-Lin continued walking, and after passing in-between two tables, they stopped once again, and Jake smiled as he saw Haley, dressed in a pink dress, talking with Sillian, who was wearing the same suit he had worn to the Christmas party.
"Mind if we talk to my Aunt Haley?" Jake asked.
"Sure, whatever." Lin-Lin agreed before she let go of his arm. Free from her grasp, Jake started to walk over to Haley, Lin-Lin following him.
"Aunt Haley?" Jake asked as he and Lin-Lin reached her and Sillian, ending their conversation and making them both turn around to face Jake and Lin-Lin. "Jake!" Haley smiled, and within a second, the two were hugging each other.
"Having a good night yet, Agent Clark?" Sillian asked with a smirk as he put his hands into his pockets.
"The dance hasn't even started yet." Lin-Lin said as she crossed her arms.
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Meanwhile, Amity was leading the way as she, Rosie, Noelia, Essence, Lucero, Patience, November, Blossom and Enfys flew through the air. In the center of the flying dragons, Noelia turned her head to the side to look at Rosie.
"So, how's St. Melusine's?" She asked.
"Not a fan." Was Rosie's response.
"Hey..." Up in front, Amity turned her head to the side, looking at Rosie and making Noelia turn her head back to normal. "We're here." Amity said. "Follow me."
"We're right behind you." Rosie said.
Amity then turned her head back to normal and dove down, Rosie and the other dragons doing the same. A few seconds later, Amity landed in front of two houses that were part of a large condominium, Rosie and Noelia landing beside her while all of the others landed behind them.
"Is this where you lived?" Blossom asked.
"Yep." Amity smiled. "The wizard should still live here."
"What's his name?" Rosie asked.
"Last name's Woodswand." Amity said as she started to walk towards the wizard's part of the condo. As soon as Amity reached the front door, she stopped and turned her head to the side, watching as Rosie and the others all met up with her. Then, Amity turned her back to normal, lifted up her clawed hand and knocked on the door.
"Is this guy nice?" Rosie asked.
"Very." Amity replied with a smile, just as the front door opened and an elderly wizard, dressed in black pajamas slowly opened the door. As he stared at the nine dragons on his front porch, he blinked in surprise.
"Good evening, Mr. Woodswand." Amity smiled politely. "Do you remember me?"
"Amity?" The old wizard asked, surprised. Then, he smiled. "Amity, it is you! Look at you! You've grown since I last saw you. It's been a while. You've been away at school, right?"
"That's right." Amity answered, pointing to the school insignia on her chest.
"Wh...What are you doing here?" Woodswand asked.
"My friend needs the assistance of a wizard." Amity told him.
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Meanwhile, back at St. Melusine's, Mrs. Weaver was walking down the hall and stopped at the door to the room that Rosie and November shared. Quickly, she opened the door and stepped inside.
"Miss Long, are you f-?" She started, but when she saw the room completely empty and the window open.
The truth dawning on her, Weaver narrowed her eyes and growled. "Feeling alright? You...must be..."
BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
Back on the Island of Draco, Holly, Dingane, Asil, Agata and Yara, all dressed in dress robes, stepped out of the Main Hall, seeing all of the human-formed and dressed-up dragons in a crowd, Jake III, Lin-Lin, Sillian, Haley, Dikeledi, her date, Kefilwe and Dönges in front of the crowd.
"Welcome!" Councilor Dingane said as he and the rest of the Council smiled at all of the dragons. "As most of you have probably been wondering, yes, there is a purpose to this dance. It is a very special occasion."
"Tonight..." Holly took over. "...We celebrate the selection of the new South African Dragon. Our guest of honor...Dikeledi Okafor. Tonight is your night."
"And so, in honor of Dragon Okafor..." Councilor Asil took over. "...We'd like all of you to have fun tonight. There is food and there are drinks. Help yourself."
As the Council finished the short introduction, music started to play, the cue for the dragons to start doing whatever they pleased. Within seconds, the dragons started to spread apart, many joining up with their partners and starting to dance.
Amongst those dragons were Kefilwe and Dönges, who joined hands and started to move along to the music. Dönges smiled and glanced over Kefilwe's shoulder, watching as Dikeledi and her date started to walk over to the tables. "You must be very proud." He told her. "Of your daughter. You must be very proud to be the mother of the new South African Dragon."
"I'll always be proud of Dikeledi." Kefilwe replied. "She's my daughter and I love her more than anything."
"Indeed." Dönges said as she lifted up her arm, twirling her.
Meanwhile, Rodney, who was dressed in the suit he had shown his father, stood with Junie, who was dressed in a white glitter dress, both of them acting unsure of what to do. Nervously, Rodney turned his head to the left, seeing dragons dancing with their dates. As he turned his head back to normal, Junie spoke up:
"So, what do you want to do?" She asked. "Do you want to go sit down and have something to eat or do you want to dance or do you want to do something else?"
"Um..." Rodney acted like he was trying to decide while he turned his head to the side again. "...Um..."
"Are you looking for someone?" Junie asked.
"Yeah, my parents." Rodney told her as he turned his head back to normal. "When you met up with me, you saw them."
"Yeah." Junie said softly before she gave him a small smile. "They're nice."
"Are your parents here?" Rodney asked.
"No." Junie replied, sounding sad about it. "I would have loved for them to be here."
"Are they Agents?"
"My mother was." Junie smiled at the memory.
"Was?"
"She died." Junie told him. "Ten years ago. She was murdered during a mission in South Africa. The weapon I carry now was the one she carried." She smiled sadly. "It's something to remember her by."
"What about your dad?"
"I haven't seen my dad in six years."
"Why not?"
"My dad is a dragon addicted to drugs." Junie explained. "When my mother wasn't serving the Council, she was trying to help my father. After she died, my father's addiction worsened and he even got me into it."
"You're a junkie?"
"I was." Rodney wasn't sure if Junie sounded ashamed of her past or if she sounded proud of herself for beating her problem. "I was under the age of ten, and I did drugs."
"How'd you beat it?"
"I overdosed." She said. "The Council got me far away from the man who helped conceive me, and after I recovered, I got help and now I've been clean for years."
"Oh, well..." Rodney forced himself to smile. "...That's good."
"Yeah..." Junie said, trying to avoid going anymore into her life story. "...Do you think we could do something else other than talk about my past?"
"Like what?"
Junie smiled. "It's a dance, Rodney." She held out her hand. "Let's dance."
Meanwhile, Jake III and Lin-Lin were sitting alone at a table. Lin-Lin's chin was in her hand, while Jake held a glass of punch in his hands. Sighing with boredom, Jake turned his head to the side, seeing the table where Haley and Sillian were sitting at. He watched as the two of them rose from their seats. Haley extended her arm and Sillian took her hand as he walked around the table. The two of them walked off, most likely to dance.
"Hey, Lin-Lin?" Jake asked as he turned his head back to normal.
"Yeah?" Lin-Lin lifted her head up.
"Are we just going to sit here all night?" Jake asked. "Because...that's just boring."
"Hm." Was all Lin-Lin said, putting her chin back down onto her open palm.
Quickly making up his mind, Jake III pushed himself up into a standing position. This surprised Lin-Lin, who lifted her head up again, watching as Jake offered her his hand. "Come on." He smiled at her. "I want to dance."
"Well, I don't." Lin-Lin replied.
"Oh, come on." Jake tried to convince her. "Even Aunt Haley is dancing."
"So?" Lin-Lin asked. "Let me repeat myself: I don't want to dance."
"Well, that's too bad." Jake said. "We're dancing partners tonight, and I don't want to just sit here and do nothing. That's no fun. I want to dance."
"'That's too bad'?" Lin-Lin repeated. "Do you know who you're talking to? Remember who's the dragon and who's the human, Jake. Remember, when we first met, your face was my punching bag. I can hit you ag-"
"Oh, come on!" Jake cut her off, reaching down and grabbing her hand. "Live a little and have some fun!" He added as he pulled the shocked Agent up onto her feet.
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Back at Woodswand's condo, Amity, Rosie, Noelia, Essence, Patience, Lucero, Enfys and Blossom were all seated on the couch, while Woodswand sat in an old rocking chair across from them, rocking back and forth.
"So, these are your friends from St. Melusine's?" Woodswand asked.
"Actually, just Rosie and November." Amity replied. "The other girls are Rosie's friends."
"Aw." Woodswand crossed his arms. "So, what do they need my help with?"
"I think it's best if you two explain." Amity said as she turned her head to the side to look at Rosie and Noelia. In response, both Noelia and Rosie stood up from the couch, along with Lucero, Essence and Patience.
"Well, Mr. Woodswand..." Rosie explained. "...I've been having bad dreams for the past couple of days. I just found out earlier today that my four friends have also been having bad dreams. The exact same dreams."
"Care to tell me what's going on in these dreams?" Woodswand asked. "And, exactly how long have you been having them?"
"A few days." Both Rosie and Noelia said in unison. "Like, maybe three days."
"And what's going on in the dreams?" Woodswand repeated.
"We're in what I think is a Huntslair." Rosie said. "My friends and my grandmother are in chains in a dungeon."
"You're not?" Woodswand asked.
"No, she isn't." Noelia answered. "She's the one who finds us."
"What happens at the end of the dreams?"
"Depends." Rosie said. "The dreams all end at different points. The dreams are different, but they take place in the same place. My grandmother and my friends are in all of them."
"Hm." Woodswand thought about this.
"Mr. Woodswand, tell me." Amity spoke up. "I think that this could be psychological. Do you think I'm crazy?"
"Absolutely not." Woodswand said before he stood up from his rocking chair, reaching into the pocket of the pants of his pajamas, pulling out a wand. "I actually think you're onto something. From the sounds of it, I think these could be lost memories."
"What?!" Noelia, Rosie, Essence, Lucero and Patience exclaimed together.
"Amity and friends, please get off the couch so that these four girls may sit down." Woodswand instructed, pointing at Rosie, Noelia, Lucero, Essence and Patience with his wand.
Amity, November, Enfys and Blossom did as they were told, while Rosie, Noelia, Essence, Patience and Lucero all stumbled back and fell down into sitting positions while Woodswand walked over to the couch and pointed the tip of the wand against one of the armrests. As the tip touched the couch, the entire couch magically started to glow blue, as if a magic spell was starting to spread onto the couch from the wand.
Rosie stared at the spot where the glowing started with wide eyes, and as the blue glowing spread all over to the couch, Rosie turned her head back to normal to see the smiling wizard. "What did you do to the couch?" Rosie asked.
"Don't worry." Woodswand told her. "It just connects you to your friends. The memories I hope to restore to you will also be restored to your friends."
"Oh." Rosie replied, just before Woodswand pointed the tip of the wand at her dragon head.
"Let's hope I'm right and I can restore your memories." Woodswand said. Then, he took a deep breath before he chanted his spell: "Old, dying witch bedridden, restore these memories hidden!"
As the spell went into effect, Rosie's eyes widened as all of the memories flooded back to her: being knocked out and put in a closet by her friends, finding her friends and grandmother chained up, and everything up to and including her departing words to her grandmother before she, Noelia, Patience, Lucero and Essence were sent back to their time; an hour of memories restored in ten seconds.
Unable to handle the flood of memories, Rosie, Noelia, Lucero, Essence and Patience all screamed as they fell forward off of the couch, which stopped glowing the second their bodies' left it, all five of them landing on their hands and knees, panting.
"I think it worked." Woodswand said as he put his wand back into his pocket.
"What did you do?" November asked with a frightened look on her face as she stood with Amity, Blossom and Enfys.
"Easy." Woodswand said as Noelia slowly caught her breath. "I restored their memories. Their dreams..." He continued as Noelia turned her head to the side to look at Rosie, who was still panting. "...Were real. They really lived those dreams. They just forgot about them for some reason."
"Rosie?" Noelia asked in a small, scared voice.
Still breathing heavily, Rosie turned her head to the side to look at her friends. The dreams weren't just dreams. They had really been sent back in time. She had really seen the good in her grandmother.
It was too much to handle. Her eyes rolling into the back of her head, Rosie moaned as she collapsed onto her belly, fainting.
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Back on the Island of Draco, the music was slow as Jake III and Lin-Lin danced along with the other dragons.
"See, is this really that bad?" Jake asked Lin-Lin with a smile.
"No." Lin-Lin admitted.
"Aren't you actually having a good time?"
Lin-Lin gave Jake a look that told him that she didn't want to say anything, but she still forced herself to admit it: "I wouldn't say this is fun."
"Oh?"
"Better." Lin-Lin told him.
"Oh?" Jake sounded happy.
"It's relaxing." Lin-Lin said. "I actually feel kind of calm."
"Glad to hear." Jake smiled.
"Yoo-hoo!" As the two continued to dance, they heard the familiar sound of Regan's voice, making them stop dancing and turn their heads to the side to see Regan and a smiling Andy dance into view. With a smile on her face, Regan turned her head to the side. "There you are."
Lin-Lin smirked. "I told you we would meet up again."
"That you did." Regan said. "Enjoying yourselves?"
"You could say that." Lin-Lin said.
"Good, because I know we are." Regan said as she and Andy kept on dancing, moving out of sight.
As soon as they were out of sight, Lin-Lin and Jake turned their attention back to one another. "Shall we continue?" Jake asked with a smile.
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After regaining consciousness, Rosie bid farewell to Noelia, Patience, Lucero and Essence. Now, they were all returning to St. Melusine's, swooping down into the alley. Amity flew in first into the window first, followed by Blossom, then Enfys, then November, and finally, Rosie.
Tired, Rosie landed behind all of the others, who were all standing side-by-side together and were facing the front door. Yawning, Rose moved over to her bed and then turned to face them.
"Maybe now I'll finally be able to get some sleep." She said. "If you don't mind le-"
"Rosie..." The sound of Amity's voice cut her off. "...I think you're going to want to come over here."
"Why?" Rosie asked.
"Just do it." Was Amity's reply. Rosie didn't know why, but it sounded to her as though Amity sounded scared. Due to this, Rosie found herself walking over to her side, and once she reached it, Rosie found out why.
Gasping, Rosie saw that Weaver and Searle were standing in the room, both of them looking angry.
"Oops..." Was all Rosie could say in her wide-eyed state of shock. "...That's right. She said she was going to check on me."
"Oops indeed." Weaver crossed her scaly arms. "Miss Long, remember when I told you the ground rules for this school on your very first day?"
"Um..."
"Leaving school grounds is against the rules, Miss Long." Weaver said sternly, but then she smirked cruelly. "But it was so nice of you to get your friends and roommate in trouble with you. The more the merrier, I believe."
"What kind of trouble are we talking about?" Enfys asked nervously.
"Detention." Searle said. "Until further notice, you will be spending all your free time cleaning the classrooms on this campus. You start tomorrow." Then, he turned and walked out of the room, followed by the smirking Mrs. Weaver.
"Aw man!" All five girls exclaimed in unison.
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Back on the Island of Draco, the dance had ended and now all of the dragons were walking away in a crowd. Jake III and Lin-Lin were somewhere in the middle of that crowd.
"So, did you have fun?" Jake asked her with a smile.
"It was better than I thought it was going to be." Lin-Lin told him.
Eventually, the two of them managed to break away from the crowd and they started to walk towards the edge of the island. "I told you while we were dancing..." Lin-Lin continued as they continued to walk. "...It was relaxing. I enjoyed it."
By this point, the two of them reached the edge of the island. They both stopped walking and turned to face each other. Sighing, Jake put his hands into his pockets. "It's a shame that it's over." He said. Then, he smiled mischievously. "Would you dance with me again?"
Lin-Lin returned the mischievous smile. "Well, I don't know." She told him. "I'd have to think about it."
"You want to think about it over a flight to my house?" Jake asked. When Lin-Lin chuckled at his remark, Jake's smile widened. "I'll take that as a yes." He said.
Lin-Lin said nothing as she took a step back, transforming into her dragon form in a bright light. As soon as she had finished turning into her dragon form, she turned and got down onto all fours, waiting patiently as Jake walked over to her.
As Jake brought up one leg to get up onto her back, Lin-Lin spoke, a look of absolute seriousness on her face. "You'd be wrong." She said.
"What?" Jake asked as he got up onto her back, taking hold of her so he wouldn't fall off when she took off.
"You said you'd take my response as a yes." Lin-Lin said.
"You won't think about it on the way to my house?"
"I don't need to." Lin-Lin replied. "I already know my answer. The dance we had was kind of nice. So, yes. Yes, I would dance with you again."
Before Jake could respond, Lin-Lin took a might flap of her wings and took off into the air, flying off of the island, taking her date home.
BLACKOUT; END EPISODE
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