A/N: -sighs- FINALLY!The final ch. is in place and we'll finally get to see what happens to Jake...But before that,I bet you're wondering why I said "we"?What,you didn't just assume I was the writer or...oh,right,I am!Curse my annoyingly short attention spand,anywho,thx for all you're reviews you guys.I may write a oneshot about Haley and Alex...sometime next month...when I'm not busy as a Junior in college,a busy aunt taking care of my niece and two nephew's,aren't cramped with extra work and trying to treat my new Dog Taina's ear infection (a small highland terrier mix)who needs the attention and other stuff you don't care about.Replies!

Replies:

MegaLaManiacOfTheNorth:Don't worry,everything works out...hey wait a minute!I'm not suppose to tell you guys anything,thus I'd spoil everything.Phew,good thing I caught myself there.You have a twin?Lolz.

Worker72:Oh,you're very right.But remember,they were all 'forced' to leave what they were doing and go to Alex.More on the place they are at the current moment will be revealed soon enough and as for the Huntsmember's...well Worker...what do you think will happen?Acutally,their still passed out from Jake and Rose's pack of Phoenix's.

YFWE:Sry I mislead you on the last ch,I just didn't have the time or etc. to wrap it all up there,so I just left the top alone figuring it would be a 'surprise' when I just suddenly formed a cliffhanger as the Dragon Council got ready to deal with the situation at hand.But,it all ends here...promise!

I'd love to go on...(you know I would) but I think most of you want the finale once and for all.So here I,LP aka Lavenderpaw aka Miranda aka Mira (which I'm called for short),present you with the grand conclusion!

Continueing...

All eyes fell on the sight that was taking place,including those of Dragons that knew Jake and those who had only heard about him,as the Dragon Council glared intently at him.Jake sighed inevitabley,as he knew this would probably happen,he turned to start walking over to Haley and gave the befuddled young half asian boy back to her,but not before he put a hand on her shoulder and told her reputably,

"You've grown up alot over the last four years,"he tried not to sound too emotional,as he ruffled Skyler's hair and smiled at them both once,before backing away,"And believe it or not,I'm very proud of you."

With that,he gave Rose a quick hug and whispered something to her,before he and the Dragon Council went back inside the castle to discuss what to do next.A few were somewhat surprised that Jake was going so willingly,while others felt sick of what they might decide,outraged by Jake's past actions or just relieved to either see him or it was over with and now they only had to do something about Jake.

They all sat down at a long,gilded table,Jake at one end and the others on the other side.Laoshi sat nearest to him but didn't really try to make too much eye-contact just yet,he still was uncertain about the whole dilemna and didn't really know what to make of his runaway grandson.Although,he still held faith that the sentencing wasn't too severe.

"American Dragon,you had proven time and again to be very 'with it' when it came to you're Dragon duites,"An African American Council began in a levelheaded manner,but he soon grew a little more rigid as he continued,"But as that was four years ago and you were charged,it now appears you have come back to face up to what you have to."

"Even though that is noble,it still is unexcuseble what you have done in the first place and I think an additional charge should be added right away,"A white-bearded one added more austerely,"I,for one,am somewhat appaled though,"he lightened his temper a bit,"Where have you been all this time,child?If all this weren't enough to fill one's head with confusion."

"Well,it's not like we've been just hidding out or anything,"Jake repiled to them all scrupuously,keeping his eyes glued to the gold surfaced table that was even more irradiated by the sun starting to stream though the large opening of the palace entrance,"Me and Rose have been raising Phoenix's,"he glanced up and tried to offer a small smile,"I mean,they were nearly insticnt.Something had to be done to raise their population."

"Excuses such as that do not take away from the fact that you not only didn't serve the time you were suppose to spend behind bars and the only reason you'renot being arrested now on fleeing charges is because..."But the Council member who was a middle-aged man,only put his fingers up to his temples and started to rub them in relentless aggravation,"I don't know,"he sighed raspily,before turning to the others,"What do you think?"

"Although the former American Dragon has made some rather dilberate and non-dilberate critically circumstantial choices,"The Dragon Council member from the fire test at Jake's Dragon Summit contributed with a furrowed brow,looking Jake directly in the eye before he continued on,"If it wasn't for him,"he almost mock smiled sideways,"We might all not be here right now and considering he is the one who defeated the original Dark Dragon,the Huntsmaster and helped bring the Phoenix population up from which otherwise may have gone insticnt,I think he deserves some regonition for his efforts in defeating some of out greatest foes."

Over half of them murmured in agreement,while the others just either argued fierecly or just leaned back in their chair and glowered bitterly at Jake.But after they went on deliberating for what seemed like forever,over Jake,Rose,the Phoenix's,etc,they turned as one to look at Jake.He held his breath as they made their decision right then and there.His four years at large,where at an end and he was almost glad.

Meanwhile with Haley...

Watching from up on one of the golden,blocked rails that ran down the long fleeting rows of stairs,Haley nearly grinned in amusement as the Dragons from all over the world were taking in the Huntsmember's into custody,while still keeping a wary eye on the Phoenix's,big and small,drifting just a hundred feet up above them in mid-air.

"You don't think the Dragon Council will go to hard on Jake,do you?"Someone from down below inquired up at her nervously,upon looking downwards Haley saw the still on-edge Rose staring up at her,"I mean,it's not really his fault about what happened in the first place,"she started to twirl some of her blondish hair around her finger,as she glanced over at the sight before them,"I just don't want him to take the blame..."

She trailed off carelessly and turned to lean her back on the auric wall,sliding down onto the ground and bringing her legs in,only waited and watched the sceene unfolding in her mind.Her worse possible fear of being captured was intimate at this point,had she forgotten who she was or really,who she used to be?But she wouldn't run,she'd never leave Jake.

"I believe people make mistakes sometimes,"Haley spoke down erratically,her face free of any emotion that might stir anger or more tears within her,as she strained to look out at the Dragons tying the Huntsmember's hands behind their backs,"I believe we do things for a reason,even if were not sure at the time why,"she sighed deeply,as she swang her legs over the side and put her chin in her hand,while gazing out into the sky,which was starting to show the sun through the blackened clouds,but then said advertantly to Rose,"I don't think you're evil,you probably never were and in a way,I don't think Alex really was either."

Rose nodded slowly and got to her feet as the Dragon Council descended down the stairs with Jake,"Sometimes we just take the wrong paths,"she watched as Haley jumped down to the ground just a few feet away from her,"But that doesn't mean people can't change for the better."

The two smiled with a sort of understanding and then anxiously watched as they were nearing the two of them,but they couldn't tell by the look on Jake's face whether he was free to go or not.That's when Haley remembered she had let Skyler go off and play with one of the younger Phoenix's,whirling around she sighed in relief when she saw the two playing tag in mid-air,as the Dragon Council and Jake arrived.

"The American Dragon...and,erm,Thorn,"The eldest Dragon Council member started to announce hoarsely,as he let them know what they had finally agreed upon,"Despite past and recent events,good and negative,"his corrugated face tightened as she lifted the sides of his mouth in a wide but quick smile,"Are free to go,but only under the condition that they check back with us regularly and continue to care for the Phoenixs."

All of a sudden,a ripple of appaluse broke out and everyone turned to see that everyone who had bounded together the semi-conscious Huntsmembers,were cheering and hooting out in Haley,Jake Rose's and the Phoenix's honor.But just as it didn't seem that it could get any better,the sun started to show through the clouds completely at that point.

Haley winced slightly,as she felt a droplet drop onto the front lid of her eye,but as she turned to look up,was astonished to see that the Phoenix's had begun tearing excessively from where they were still up in the air.And everyone watched with even more growing puzzlement and wonder,as the dazzling and brightly coloured flowers that had died out when the Dark Dragon first unleashed his regin,started to blossom back like magic.

And all though they were getting showered on by them,just seeing what could happen when you tried a hand or claw at redemption,made everything from nearly everyone's standpoint alright.As a sense of halycon was returning to the place people once didn't think even exsisted.

Back home...

After having visited with their Grandfather and Fu Dog for a while,all three siblings walked down the familiar street that they had lived for nearly eleven years,each eager about one thing or another.For Jake,it was just going home to see what he hadn't seen for a while,for Haley it was that her brother was back and for Skyler,it was wanting to go watch cartoons.

"Wonder what Mom and Dad'll say when they see me,"Jake mock complained,as he glanced down questioningly at his tattered and torn clothing,"I mean,"he tried to manage a chuckle,"I'm not exactly,clean cut."

"I think they'll just be so surprised to see you,that they won't have time to think about anything else,"Haley repiled back briskly,as the evening air brushed againist her face and sent long wisps of her ebony hair flying out,"Speaking of which,their they are now waiting for us."

Jake gulped a bit,as his parents frowned at first about his appearance,but when they saw his face more closely and instant recognition set in,all was fine.He just about passed out,as his Mother came galloping over towards him and was holding him so tight he thought his lungs would collasp.

After some quick questions and brief comment were exchanged,the family went inside and had a long talk about what they had been doing and what would happen next.Although Jake's parents wanted him back in school,Jake finally got through to them by explaining just how great the significance of what he had been doing was to him and to Rose,who was currently getting ready to go visit an Aunt on herMother's side un Califonia,only she didn't quite know when she would be returning.

Finally everything was settled,Jake would be allowed to continue his care of the Phoenix's,provided he still get an education of some sort.He and Rose could go back to living where they were and Haley would go on with her duties as the American Dragon.Everything was settled and things from then on would go on somewhat more normally if not strangely.

Around Midnight...

For some reason Haley couldn't sleep,as she just sat on her window ceil and gazed out at the endless constellations out in the purpleish,black sky.She still couldn't believe all that had happened and how close she had come to losing so much but still gaining quite a bit as well in one day.

Sure,Haley mused contently,as she layed her head againist the large pillow and resting a little more,continued to think,It won't be exactly the same without Alex to obsess over and Jake not living here...

Her mind drifted steadily,as she felt the drowziness from her longest and most challenging adventure ever take it's toll on her,but as she concentrated on the white luminous moon that hung over head and just the sheer gurantee that a new and even better day would emerge,she dared herself to think once more before zoning out completely,

So,it didn't take much,she grinned deviously,"Just some Dragon steel."

The End.

And so...it ends.Was it good enough,I hope?Well,hopefully it was and I have to wrap this up because I have some major errands to attend to.Nothing to big,but just something that could change my live forever...Lolz,until next timemeh folkies,c yaz later! PEACE!

LP