Thanks for the reviews, YFWE and CelloSolo2007. I'm glad the M&M's weren't too badly damaged, YFWE. Anyway, my little surprise starts here, so enjoy...
Chap 8
"Dinner is ready!" Mrs. Long shouted.
"Awwwww man! Now what am I going to do?" Kaleb wondered, transforming back to human shape.
"Patience, young dragon," Grandpa explained. "Come, have dinner with us." Interestingly enough, the time was only 4:45 pm, in case anyone was wondering.
As the three of them came to the kitchen for dinner, Mrs. Long asked them to make sure to wash their hands. She still wanted to have a clean atmosphere for the dinner.
"Man, now I know why everything is so clean." Kaleb commented. He and Jake chuckled and then sat down at the table to wait for Grandpa and Mrs. Long. Apparently, Grandpa thought the soap was a magical ingredient, not something you "wash your hands with" (you can probably fill in the blanks). Finally, they sat down too, and the Long family, and Kaleb, started eating.
20 minutes later
"I'm full," Kaleb groaned, clutching his stomach as though it would burst.
"Well, that's that," said Grandpa. "Now, Jake, it's time to go…"
"Gramps," Jake interjected. "Could we bring Kal along?"
"Well…" He thought about it. "I suppose so."
"Thank you!" said Kaleb. "I promise I won't be any trouble L..."
"Just…follow us, all right?" Grandpainterrupted and then all three of them crossed through the front door and started towards Grandpa's shop.
Back at the Long's residence
Is it just me, Mr. Long wondered, or did I just miss something important?
Back with Kaleb, Jake, Grandpa
The three had just transformed into dragons and were now starting towards the shop.
"So, G," Jake asked, "What is a renegade?"
"As far as I know," Grandpa answered, "A renegade dragon only happens once every thousand dragons, or in a bloodline. The dragon becomes cut off from the magical world, turning more, well, hideous and dangerous."
"You're saying that's what I am?" Kaleb asked.
"I don't know for sure; I'll have to check my scrolls…" Grandpa explained.
Unfortunately, they weren't able to continue their conversation as a horrible darkness covered everything around them. Nothing could be seen more than a few feet from a light source.
"Kaleb, G, are you there?" Jake called out, groping around in the dark. Luckily for him, he only few feet above a rooftop when the veil of darkness showed up sothat, when he was spooked, at least he had a short fall.
"I am here, young dragon," replied Grandpa, who happened to be on that same rooftop. However, he wasn't as fortunate as Jake in that he fell from a higher altitude and so hadboth his wind and strength knocked out of him.
"What about Kaleb?" Jake asked.
"What about him?" asked a very sinister voice (You guys know this one!). Jake swerved in surprise at the sound of the voice.
"Who are you?" he called.
"Someone you might recognize," the voice replied. A suppressed light suddenly flickered on. Jake gasped. The black dragon stood before him. Behind the dragon lay old tired Grandpa; human formed and slumped on the rooftop.
"K-kk…Kaleb!" Jake stuttered helplessly. "What have you done?"
"I am not Kaleb, puny 'American Dragon,'" the dragon yelled out, "I am no longer that weakling! Now, I am theall-powerful Black Dragon!"
What do you think? Any guesses to the cause of all this? Reviews please! (PS: if anyone reviews to say that calling the black dragon "The Black Dragon" is a little redundant, I know; it's my story)
