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Chap 11
Grandpa told the whole story to Jake while Kaleb, back in his human form, strolled around the shop. It had been a late night for all of them, and Jake still wasn't able to "be okay with" Kaleb's attack on him and Grandpa.
"So," Jake asked after Grandpa finished the explanation, "You want us to help you control your emotions so that you can control your powers, right?"
"Yes." Kaleb answered silently. He understood Jake's attitude towards him. Most people in Jake's place wouldn't have even continued to try to understand Kaleb's position.
"Well, then why didn't you just ask that in the first place?" Jake demanded.
"I didn't know how you would have reacted." Kaleb explained. "See, there was another dragon where I lived…"
"What!" Grandpa cried out. "There are no other dragons in North America besides myself, Jake, and now you!"
"Well," Kaleb replied. "Actually there was. I forget his name, but I found him on one of my nightly flights after I started noticing changes in my dragon appearance. I asked him to help me find a way to stop the changes, but he thought I was something dangerous, something sent from the Huntsclan or worse. In the end, my anger got the best of me and I ended up killing him."
There was a still silence in the store. Kaleb could barely look back at Jake and Grandpa; of who could barely look at him.
"That's how I learned of the Huntsclan," Kaleb continued. "I didn't know they hunted magical creatures. But, I figured that they might know of my blight and would have a way to cure it. When I found a member of the Huntsclan on another flight, that Huntsgirl I talked about, she immediately attacked me, thinking me a worthy prize. I got so scared, my emotions took over. The next thing I remember, I saw the Huntsgirl running, jeering at me and saying 'The American Dragon fights better than you!'"
"So, that's when you started finding out about me," Jake said.
"Yep," Kaleb replied. "That's when I started looking for references on the American Dragon. Of course, I finally found out who 'my' Huntsgirl was. Using that information, I started following her to the Huntsclan HQ."
"Can you lead us to it?" Jake asked.
"Unfortunately, it changes every week, so my knowledge about it is old." Kaleb answered. "However, that's how I learned about where you lived, who the Huntsgirl that worked there was, and what actually happened there."
"So, when you say that the ski trip could have gone better," Jake surmised, "You weren't kidding?"
"Nope, though I had to piece two-and-two together to find out you were the American Dragon." Kaleb confessed. "It actually wasn't too hard after the ski trip incident. That's when I decided to ask my parents have us move here to NYC."
"That way, you could ask us for help?" Grandpa summarized.
"Exactly. Unfortunately, I guess I messed up the welcome wagon by attacking you both before bringing you the full story. Sorry about that." Kaleb apologized.
"Well," Jake thought about it. "As long as you didn't kill us, I suppose we could do it, right G?"
Grandpa looked a little uneasy.
"You have had about four years of self-taught training, correct?" he asked.
"Yeeeees," Kaleb answered.
"Well, before we begin the long, grueling process of teaching your mind to control its own urges, let's see what you can do." Grandpa decreed.
Now, we know some of his powers, does anyone else want to add any? Or any moves? Reviews!
