A/N:What's up?Y'll ready for the next togrand finale?Or are you just ready for me to stop talking?Either way.Now,if you're wondering if I'm going to stop writing here,my awnser is,not a chance.But it sort of depends on whether I get around to it or not.And if and when I do,it'll be based on Skyler (Jake and Haley's younger) brother as the third American Dragon and Jake as his Dragon Master!I also may write a oneshot before this.But as I will be focusing on my TT story,Of Stars,Fires And Flares...it could be a while.But enough of my consistant rambling,here's the next to the final piece!
Repiles:
YFWE:Hmm...weird.Everyone else guessed.Oh,c'mon!You at least had to of been just a 'bit' suspicious.No one stands out that much 247,curiousty is a human nature and I'm rambling again,aren't I?Hope you update DIP and you're Rescue Me fanfic.Well,c yaz later...Spoiler guy.lol
MegaLaManiacOfTheNorth:Well,it's not all of what you might expect.I mean,the possiblity of Alex being the Dark Dragon was pretty good,but what do you think will happen next?Hah!You don't knowknowknowknowknow...do you?Anywho,update soon on you're Legacy story,I'm inching to find out what happens.Um,not literally 'itching'.lolz.From blurting out stories,to puns,to...need I go on?lolz.
KrazieShadowNinja:You're really obessed on this topic,aren't you?For some reason I thought you guys did know each other in 'real life',oh well.How can you not understand on he skates?Well,technically it's just a 2D-drawn,semi-pixaled image that's made to seem like a real charator,but then again I'm no Tony Hawk myself.I can surf and snowboard well.lolz!
Shepyt:We all need to find out,Shepyt,we all need to find out.lolz!
Worker72:Good question,guess you'll just have to read on to find out!
EvilAngelOfDarkness:You know what,I really like the way you use chatspeak.Normally,I can't stand it if it's not instant mail or txt message,but for some reason you make it seem okay.Well,byez 4 now!
Continueing...
The whole sceene at that moment,seemed to make everything change for Haley,as she stood only five or more feet away from the boy she had a crush on.Astonishment,as well as a bit of confusion and anger,draped every last nerve of her body in such an intense,burning sensation,that she didn't know whether to inquire him on what he was doing here or attack him for lack of better reason.But even in this state,she tried to manage,
"Alex,are...are you alright?"she asked him warbly,ignoring the warnings she was being given from in her head to some of the others telling her to get away,as she took a few akward steps forward,"Can you still talk?"
"Haley,"Jake finally started to call to her more loudly and urgently,as the eletric cuffs around his wrists and ankles were starting to lessen their hold on him,"Don't get too close,"he told her firmly,"He could be bluffing."
But despite it all,she was still tenacious to find out more about what was going on,even though she tried to block the fact that he could really be evil out.With a heavy heart,Haley shifted back to normal and with the Anti-Dragonite clasped in her right hand,she moved just a little bit further towards him.However,before she could reach him,he started to stir,
"H-H..."He stuttered lispingly,his amber eyes widening in equal amazement at the sight of the person he never thought he'd see,"Haley,"he breathed under his breath unsurely,"You're...the American Dragon?"
Just at that moment,a loud booming sounded from above and caused everyone to temporarily turn their attention to the Phoenix and then down at some mystifed-looking Dragons,who seemed quiescent at the moment from the spell that had been strongly brought upon them.But in just a matter of seconds,Laoshi began to put his hand to his head and then staring out and taking in the picture that didn't seem to take long to figure out,narrowed his eyes on Alex and then turned to a still stunned Haley,
"I knew this moment would come,"He told her with an understanding nod,as the Phoenix at that very moment dropped the Dragonite near Haley's feet and she reached down without even really knowing why and picked it up,"You need to fuse both the gems together and aim it at the Dark Dragon,with their combined powers,nothing dark or evil may conquer,"he wrinkled his brow as he saw her doubt,"Just hold them together and the two will coalesce with one another without differculty."
"No,I need to find out something."Haley retorted resolutely,biting her lip a bit at the fact that she was disobeying her Grandfather who had taught her everything she knew,"Why did you do it?"she snapped her head around at Alex and demanded earnestly,"You're not evil,I know you're not Alex."
He turned his head to aviod looking her directly in the eye,as he started reluctantly and heavily,"I didn't want it to be this was,Haley...I never did.But one thing led to another and I couldn't help it,"he tried to lock his eyes back with hers,but when he found he couldn't,he just grumbled miserably,"Of all the paths,this one was the one I was destined for."
"What are you saying?"Haley rose her voice slightly,suspicsion starting to cloud her already buzzing mind,"That you can't help it?"she shook her head and then pressed him for more,"I won't accept that,tell me more."
"There's not much to tell,"Alex repiled blankly,an emotionless void starting to form and an unfamiliar dark expression starting to reflect what he felt coming to pass as well,"I went to go live with my Grandfather whilemy parents divorced,we went into hidding and I trained with him when I wasn't in school,he was killed by the first American Dragon and I wanted to take his place for the greatest attemptat dominating both worlds..."
"I refuse to take that from you,Alex Robinson!"Haley argued with him definitely,even though she felt somewhat betrayed,she still could hear his words lingering within her and she wouldn't stand to hear him give up on himself,"You have done some things that I can't forgive you for,but you have to have some kind of regret,otherwise you wouldn't be have said-"
"Haley!"Laoshi interjected suddenly,his voice thickened with worry for her and distrust towards Alex,"He is a descendent from the consumed form of darkness itself,he has just as much potential and power to do what his Grandfather did and that is why you must destroy him now,why he's weakened and submissive.To put an end to this once and for all."
"Grandpa,I can't!"She shot back angrily,buttry as she might,she couldn't conceil the tears that were starting to blurr her vision and making her look desperate,"I know what he's capable of,but he's still my friend,"she turned to stare at him with hopeful eyes,as she continued to go on persistently,"Don't you remember what you said to me,it doesn't have to be this way Alex.I just don't understand why you did this...Why?Because my brother defeated you're Grandfather?He had too,he was pure evil!But you're not,I don't believe you ever were and aren't now...Alex,I lo-"
"You don't think I tried resisting him!"Alex lashed out all of a sudden,his eyes burning with years of unshed tears of anger and trama,"I tried running away countless times,tried to get help and even tried fighting him."he shallowed hard,as he got to his feet and started to limp over towards her,his hand starting to produce eletrical black surges of lightening directly at her,"I'm sorry Haley,I have don't have a choice.Even with him gone,his hold over me will never cease and no matter how much I don't want to,I must.It's my fate and my fate,American Dragon,is to take control of it all."
"I'm sorry too."Haley whispered quietly to herself,her head bowed and a few stray tears starting to trickle down her cheeks,but she turned on him as well as she shouted out boldly with all of her strength"But I can't let you hurt anyone else,even if it means having to eliminate you completely!"
With a drastic change of heart,Haley took both the red and blue gemstones and as they slowly pulled together with a sort of magnetic force,she enclosed them in her palms and then lettingthe bright flashes of carmine and cerlean illuminating from the confines of her cupped hands,Haley braced herself and let the brillant power pour out and the entire room was engulfed in the shimmering panels of overflowing light and the two powers to decide the Universe's fate,clashed massively together.
But as the it all started to fade and there seemed to be nothing or no one left,all the emotions Haley still felt for Alex came rushing back in that instant and she raced out onto the balcony where just a small smoldering,blackened spot on the ground remained.She tried hard to hold back tears,but as the smoke seemed to almost take on the form of a Dragon and drift off into the air,her eyes glistened softly and moistly.
"You did the right thing Haley,"Jake told her solacingly,as he two gazed up into what appeared to be floating yellow embers descending off into the world,"He was trapped and you...how should I put this,set him free?"
"It's okay,Jake."Haley sighed leniently,as she came to the realization that in a way,she had done the right thing,"It's...better for everyone I guess."
"What happened?"Rose inquired Jake curiously,as she came up from behindthem and looked up as well,"Is he...gone?Did Haley defeat him?"
But before anyone could respond,the sound of small feet running towards them made everyone pause and it wasn't until someone chorused the words,"Sissy,sissy," did they turn as one and a small boy with light-brownish hair and giant chocolate brown eyes run forward,Haley smiled with relief and opened her arms as the toddler ran over and jumped to her from three feet away with the help of his tiny but sturdy Dragon wings.
"Skyler,"Haley addressed the boy euphorically,just for that one moment was she feeling better then she had in a while,"Are you alright?"she pryed him off her waist and asked him seriously,"You're not hurt,are you?"
He shook his head vigorously,but then he turnedto glance at Jake and then tilt his head inquistively,as if to tryand figure out who he was.Finally,he grinned from ear-to-ear and asked Haley in imperfect English,considering he was only three-and-a-half at the time,
"Haywe,is dat dah Dwagon from da stories?"
"You mean the ones I told you about,"Haley guessed randomly,but she only smiled at his correct match and nodded,"Yeah,he's the first American Dragon.And he's not only that,"her eyes wandered up to Jake and then back to Skyler,"He's also our brother and probably the best one ever."
"Brawder?"Skyler asked her in slight confusion,"I gotts a brawder?"
But instead of waiting for an awnser,he only squirmed out ofher arms and jumped straight up into Jake's,who was so surprised by the fact that he even had a younger brother,that he just let him without really thinking about it and still didn't even know what to think once he had him.
"Wow,"Jake laughed a little tooken back,"I...I have a baby brother named Skyler,"he chuckled nervously and added,"What're the odds?"
"7-Million to one."Haley awnsered teasingly,putting a little bit of her old sauciness into her awnser,"But of course,that's just a random guess."
"Jake,"Lahoshi spoke out in a bit of an unsure but still determined voice,makingit obvious he was tied up with too many conflicting emotions to really say anything more,as he and the Dragon Council stepped forward.Almost completely unphased and cool from the incident that could have taken place and transformed their lifes forever into darkness.
Rose backed away with fright-filled eyes,but Jake took her arm and pulled her close,as he stood his ground even though on the inside he was trembling with just as much fear and shame as she probably was or more.But whatever was to become of this whole ordeal,nothing would ever be solved by running away and Jake knew that now more then ever.
.A bit of a sense of De Ju vu in this,huh?Well,there won't be in this next ch.I PROMISE!I sort of confused some pll who didn't read this last part when I first posted it.So I just...nevermind!Stay tuned for ch. 11 the finale!
LP