Jake woke up on a cot. "I just had the weirdest dream. Trixie and Spud were married."
A ring on a dark colored finger was pushed into his face. "Wasn't no dream Jakey baby."
Jake groaned, "Are you sure I'm not dreaming?"
"Sorry buddy. It wasn't a dream." Spud layed a hand on Jake's shoulder. "We need your help. You're the only one who can defeat the Dark Dragon."
Jake looked down at the cot. "We need a plan. If we don't have a plan we're as good as dead."
A voice sounded from the other side of the door. "Is he awake?"
Strangely enough it was Spud who answered the voice. "Yeah, we're just about to figure out a plan."
Rose walked through the door and went straight to Jake. "Are you okay?"
Jake dropped his gaze to the floor. "I'm getting there. I can't believe that I fell for his lies." Jake's face darkened to the point that he looked like he was ready to kill. "That worm will pay for this."
Trixie and Spud had never seen this side of their friend. They were quite disturbed by the intensity of his hate. Rose could sense everybody's mood and did the one thing she could think of. "Forget about revenge. Right now the only thing we have to worry about is a way to defeat the Dark Dragon."
So the planning began.
It was simple enough. Jake would drag the leaders of the rebellion to the Dark Dragon. While the sentries were busy with this spectacle Rose would be keeping close enough so that if anything went wrong they could abort the mission. Once they entered the throne room, Jake would present Spud and Trixie to his one time master. While the Dark Dragon was distracted Rose would take him out from behind.
Yes, the plan was simple enough, making it work would be the hard part.