Wow. I can't believe it. 'Dragon in Paradise' is coming to a close. Back in April, I had an idea for an American Dragon: Jake Long fic where the characters went on Spring Break. And now, 13 chapters later, here we are, at it's end.
There's may people I want to thank for the success of DIP. But I'll wait 'til later.
It's an absolute honor to me that many of you read and reviewed this fic. Telling me what ws good, what was funny, etc. it's also an honor to currently have the longest ADJL fic on the site. How much longer will that last? Couldn't tell ya. But nevertheless, it's awesome to have that distinction at the current moment.
So now we've reached the last chapter. Many things will be tied up. Others? Who knows?
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Dragon in Paradise: A Real Bahamian Hero
YFWE
Prologue to a Battle for Calloway
"We'll need all the help we can get", Esix reported as he, Jake, Grandpa, and Victoria ran outside. "But who?"
"I know some people...", Jake started.
"Pray tell", said Esix.
"Well... the problem is, they all love pretty far away."
"Define 'far'", Victoria said.
"As in, back in New York."
They all sighed. This was going to be difficult.
"I'm going to call Fu. I will tell him to call for reinforcement", Grandpa announced, and reached into his pocket, until he realized, "Oh wait. I do not have a cell phone."
"Fortunately, I do", Victoria pulled out a phone and gave it to Grandpa.
"Thank you", he walked away, to a nearby bench, and dialed what Jake guessed was Fu's cell phone number.
"So, uh... Victoria", Jake looked at her shyly, with a hint of confusion, "How... did you know that it was Levi the whole time?"
Victoria smiled, "Well... do you remember last night, when they showed the picture on TV of Levi's bar burning down? There was another creature there, besides the Calloway Devil. Remember?"
"Kinda...", Jake had all but forgotten about the other thing that was at the bar. It had looked like a dragon, sort of. "Why?"
"Well...", Victoria stepped back, lowered her head to the ground, and began to glow a bright yellow.
A small gasp escaped her mouth, and her frame expanded upwards as the glow covered her whole body. Appendages appeared where there hadn't been any before.
And when the glow faded, there stood a beautiful yellow dragon, similar to Jake's dragon form. The dragon's underbelly was slightly lighter in shade than it's skin, and had blue fins running down its body. Victoria was a dragon.
"You look the part", Esix commented.
"Am", smiled Victoria, and bowed slightly, "The Bahamian Dragon, at your service."
"So there was a Bahamian Dragon, the whole time!", exclaimed Jake, "And it was you!"
"Yep", she chuckled, "It was me. Actually, last night was the first time that anyone on the island even saw me- in my dragon form, that is."
"I'm still a little confused, though", Esix scratched his head lightly, "Why would Levi burn down his own bar? Wasn't that the only source of income he was getting? It was one of the most popular bars on the island!"
"Well, first of all...", Victoria started, "it'd probably be smart to tell you guys that I don't live here. I live a couple of islands away, on Lehan Cay."
"That is where the Bahamian Magical Council's headquarters is. You would know that, wouldn't you, Esix?"
Esix nodded slowly, and stared at the ground, "But I haven't been there in about three months. And furthermore, I never saw you there."
"Well... that's because my first time there was about two months ago", she continued, "When they heard about this Calloway Devil business, they sent me here undercover on my first mission to try and figure out what I could."
"It just so happened that when I was looking for a job, it was Levi that employed me. And while I worked for him, I started to discover some suspicious stuff about him. Like when he'd leave for no apparent reason, and sometimes the Calloway Devil would appear soon after."
"So after a while, I began to follow him after work. I had this coat the council gave me to make me invisible, so he wouldn't see me."
I never actually saw him transform into the Devil, but nevertheless, I still had my reasons to believe that he could be the culprit. Then, there was the day that you visited the bar, Jake", she turned to him, "Remember when I left early?"
Jake nodded.
"I had a meeting with the council that day to report my findings up to that point. And it just so happened that Levi attacked while I was gone."
"But...", stuttered Jake, "Levi was in the bar when the fight began. I even saw him call the police after I knocked it into a dumpster!" (Good times, good times)
"Jake, I think you're forgetting one big thing about the Calloway Devil", said Victoria.
"What's that?"
"It can teleport. Levi could easily have teleported while inside the dumpster, changed back to human, and that would've been it."
"Last night was the night I was finally going to confront him. We met at the bar, and he, trying to make it look like it was I that was doing all this, set the bar on fire and then went after all of you at the restaurant."
"Wow... that's really confusing", Jake sighed.
"I've called Fu. He's going to call who he can think of, and we're going to "borrow" a teleportation device from the Dragon Council to get them here", Grandpa reported.
"Awesome", Jake thanked him, and turned back to Victoria, "but I was wondering something. We found out that the Calloway Devil isn't a magical creature. Which means that Levi isn't. So what is he, then? How did he get his powers?"
"Simple. There is a rogue member in the World Organization of Powerful Wizards", answered Victoria.
They all turned to Esix. He was in this organization.
"Do you know anything about this, Esix?", asked Grandpa.
"Nothing whatsoever", Esix looked surprised, "But of course, we haven't met in a good while. So someone could've gone bad in that time."
"Do you have any idea who it might be?", Jake asked Victoria, who shook her head.
"I was so busy tracking Levi, that I never started an investigation. All I know is that someone in that group did it."
"A dragon!", someone yelled behind them.
"Shit", Victoria sighed, and they all turned around, and there stood a little boy with a camera. (That's right, cybertoy00, the little boy has returned!) "I knew you all existed, but no one ever listened to me! This is great!"
"Er...", Grandpa struggled to find the words to say, "What do you want?"
"I'm gonna take some pictures of the dragon", he remarked, "To show my mommy that I was telling the truth!"
"Then you might want to take off the lens cap first", commented Jake.
The little boy turned the camera around, smiled at them, embarrassed, and took off the cap.
"Hey, whoa, wait a sec!", Jake went over to him, "Where are your parents?"
"Well... daddy's passed out somewhere on the island, and mommy's on the beach. She said that I could go walk around for a while."
"Great", Jake put his arm around the kid, "Wanna come with us? We may need your help."
"What for?"
"Well... what's your name, first of all?"
"Bobby. But everyone calls me Billy for some reason! Can you tell me why?"
"Um... no. But could ya come with us, Bobby? I'll tell ya what we're doing on the way there." He turned back to Victoria, "Any idea where Levi went?"
"Probably over by the Rusty Door Saloon over behind the Holiday Inn. He goes there a lot."
"Then that's where we'll go. C'mon, everyone!"
(End)
You'd Better Avert Your Eyes! Or Billy Bob Thornton Will Come and Get You!
"Alright, that's the last one", Spud reported as he dragged Regan's lifeless figure out the door and into the bushes by the shop. "So now what?"
"Well... we're gonna have to move them sooner or later. Lemme think about where they need to go first", replied Trixie, "Hey, Spud. Just wonderin'- why did ya scream when I screamed upstairs?"
"Damn Kool Aid guy bit my hand!", Spud held up his beet-red hand.
"Oh yeah!", yelled the Kool Aid guy from inside the house, and they heard the sound of the front door locking.
"Nooooo!", Spud cried, "We're locked out, Trix!"
"Well, that sucks."
Sighing, they sat down on the steps in front of Grandpa's shop. Spud turned to her, "So... when will this spell wear off?", he asked, referring to the spell Trixie had used to knock out the Huntsclan's New Recruits and Professor Rotwood.
"When I say the counter spell. And don't even ask what it is, 'cause I can't tell ya. Don't want 'em to wake up, y'know."
"Okay. So what now? We can't get inside", noted Spud.
"Well... we could just go to the skatepark early..."
"Problem, Trix. Our boards are inside", Spud said.
"God, how can this day get any worse?", grumbled Trixie.
"Why, hello, Spud...", down the street came none other than...
"Mr. T!", Spud exclaimed.
"I stand corrected", sighed Trixie.
"You know what, Spud?", asked Mr. T.
"Uh... lemme guess. You pity da fool."
"Wow, Spud, you must be a mind reader or something. Yes, I PITY DA FOOL dat hides from Mr. T in an alley, for I am very scared of alleyways and... yeah, think that's it."
"Okay... so why are you here, then?", asked Trixie.
"Ask the author. I have no clue. Oh, hey, Spud! I heard you wanted to surf in New York Harbor!"
"Well... a few chapters ago I did. But I don't have a surfboard and the US Coast Guard picked me up and I kinda got in trouble..."
"Look at this", Mr. T held out his arms, and a surfboard appeared in his hands.
"Wow! How'dya do that?"
"Don't ask me! I'm just here for the free Faygo. Okay, that's all. 'Til we meet again, Spud...", he took out two smokebombs and threw them at the ground. They exploded upon impact.
Trixie and Spud coughed as the smoke overtook them. And when the smoke cleared, tey expected to see no more Mr. T.
Well, they were wrong.
"Did it work?", he asked.
"Um... no, you're still here, dude", replied Spud.
"Damn. That works for everyone else!"
While Mr. T groveled in self-pity, there was a bang and a flash of light. And there next to Spud stood Fu Dog.
"Wassup, kids?", greeted Fu.
"Fu? What're you doin' here; aren't ya supposed to be with Jake on vacation?"
"I am. Or... I was. Or... I still am. Aw, hell with it. I need your guys' help."
"What for?"
"Jake and them... they're in trouble. Something's going on at the island, and we need all the help we can get."
"But what can we do?", Spud asked.
"No idea. Just come with me. Touch this", he held out a small circular object, "And we'll be teleported away from here and back to the island."
"Okay, let's go then", Trixie and Spud touched the device.
"Yo, Mr. T! You wanna come and help save the Bahamas with us?", Spud called.
"Er... no, thanks. I have a tea time in Great Britain with the guy that played Malfoy in Harry Potter at 1:00. Which just so happens...", he looked at his watch, "Starts in ten minutes, their time."
"Um... I guess we could teleport you there", Fu reasoned, "But we gotta make it quick. I figure we have two more people to get."
"Thanks, little puppy dog!"
"Please don't call me that. Honestly."
(End)
Wait... That Person's Not Supposed to be Evil...
The Rusty Door Saloon had a rusty door, in case you're wondering.
Jake and his posse of Grandpa, Victoria, and Esix were just walking up to the saloon when they saw him. Levi. The Calloway Devil.
And he was fighting someone. It was Huntsgirl.
The question of 'Why was Huntsgirl here?' didn't matter right now. The real question was 'When she saw the dragons, would she help them? Or fight them?' She was fighting the Calloway Devil right now; they all had the same enemy. But what would happen?
"Dragons!", she yelled when she had a small break from Levi's barrage of attacks, "Normally, I wouldn't ask this of you, but I need your help." She sounded disgusted as she said those words.
Did that answer their question? Purdy much.
Victoria, Grandpa, and Jake all sprung into action, while Esix held back, to assist them if they needed any help.
Jake was the first to make contact with the Calloway Devil, landing a hard blow to its side.
Grandpa followed with a blow to the head.
And Victoria finished with a sliding kick to take out its legs, and the devil was down.
Wincing in pain, the Calloway Devil reverted back to his normal human form of Levi Adams. "I... must say... good job, dragons. But it... it will not be enough..."
"Oh yeah? You look a little down to me", Victoria said.
"Just what I was thinking. Hey, while you're down there... Billy!"
"It's Bobby!"
"Whatever. Do it now!"
Bobby ran in, camera in hand, until he was a few feet from Levi. A flash, as the picture was taken. "You wanna smile for me, dude?"
Levi growled, and he quickly became the Calloway Devil again and began to get up.
But a long staff blocked his path and forced him to the ground again. "You're not going anywhere", Huntsgirl said shortly.
"It appears as if we never needed reinforcements", Grandpa said, "The end's here already, Levi."
Huntsgirl quickly handed him the staff, "Use this", she said. "Press this, and you can terminate him right here, right now."
"Sounds intriguing...", Grandpa found the button, and placed one of his fingers over it, "I think we'll do it."
"Grandpa! You're just gonna kill him... right here?"
"Don't you think that's a little drastic?", Victoria asked.
"I don't", Grandpa replied, "After what he's done to this town, it's time he was put away." He lowered the weapon to meet the Calloway Devil's chest. It winced.
He pressed the button...
Bobby's camera flashed...
But nothing happened.
Eyes wide, Grandpa turned to Huntsgirl.
"Sorry, I must've shown you the wrong button!"
But then, the staff flew out of Grandpa's hands and onto the ground behind him. "What?" He looked up.
And there stood Esix, arm outstretched, wand in hand.
"Weren't you ever told not to play with things that are not yours, Lao?"
"Esix! Stop! I'm here to finish this!"
Esix chuckled, "Oh, come now, Lao. You know it would never be allowed. Your 'Dragon Council' wouldn't allow it. The WOPW wouldn't allow it", he smiled a sinister grin, "I won't allow it..."
"You...", Victoria exclaimed, "It was you! The rogue wizard! The one that gave Levi his powers!"
"Very good, Victoria. Yes, it was me. A few months ago, I was banned from the WOPW. I wanted to get their attention once more, so I hired Levi. Gave him his powers. And fed info to Levi. But it looks like our cover is blown now...", he turned to the Calloway Devil, "Levi! Here you are, then. Spritacus!"
The Calloway Devil was surrounded by a glowing white light. And he seemed to get... larger, more muscular, more powerful.
Esix snickered wildly to himself. It was all going according to plan. Now to get rid of the dragons...
But his plans hit a speedbump. For out of nowhere...
ROAR! A lion! Where it came from, it didn't matter. All that mattered, it was on Jake's side. This was evident when it tackled Esix to the ground.
"What the...", Esix gasped as the lion bared its fangs at him. Using his wand, he threw the lion off of him and sat there for a moment, comprehending what had just happened.
The lion stood up slowly, lowered its head, and then did an amazing thing: it quickly began changing its form, until there stood...
"Natalie!', exclaimed Jake.
The girl that was standing in place of the lion pushed her long brown hair out of her eyes and smiled, "'Sup, guys? Heard you were in trouble."
(A/N: In case you didn't already know, Natalie is one of my characters from my earlier works, starting with 'You Raise Me Up'. Go read 'em if you haven't!)
"But... how'd you...", Jake looked to his side, and walking down the street was Fu, Spud, Trixie, and Jasmine the Nix.
"Guys! What're... how'd you get here?"
"We teleported, didn't you already know?", Fu sighed.
"Fu! What took you so long?", Grandpa asked.
"We ran out of batteries over Georgia."
"Batteries?"
"Double-A's, dude", Spud said, holding up a pack, "Luckily, Jasmine's cousins own a Battery Factory in Savannah."
Jasmine smiled and waved. She was not in her Nix form. Actually, couldn't she only change at night? And against her will?
"Excuse me, Lao, but I believe my IQ is dropping every second I am here with you people", Esix muttered, "Are we going to have some 'climactic battle' or what?"
"Let's", Grandpa stepped forward.
He motioned to Jake, "You and everyone else take Levi. Esix... he's mine."
The Calloway Devil/Levi roared a battle cry roar, and teleported off into the distance.
"Everyone, listen to me!", announced Jake. "Huntsgirl, Jasmine, Victoria, Natalie- you guys come with me! Spud and Trixie! Get Billy..."
"Bobby."
"...Bobby to the newspaper company! Then come find us! With our numbers, we'll take Levi out quickly, and come back to help Grandpa! Piece of cake! Okay everyone? Let's go!"
(End)
Impossible
Levi was waiting for them in the middle of a field outside of town. It was a wonder that no one had spotted them yet. Overall... three dragons, a shapeshifter, and as always, the Calloway Devil.
The devil seemed very sure of itself as they all approached. With its newfound power... what could go wrong?
"Yo, Jasmine", Jake said, "Can you change at will now? Haven't seen you in a while."
"Yeah, I can. Else, why would I be here?"
"True, true", Jake noted as they neared Levi's location.
"Got a question fo you dragon boy", Huntsgirl piped up.
"Shoot."
"Why are Trixie and Spud here? How do you know them? And how do they know you?"
Jake slapped a hand in his face. Of course, Huntsgirl didn't know that Spud and Trixie was Jake's friends. And she didn't know that the American Dragon's real identity was Jake Long. But wait a second...
"How do you know Trixie and Spud?', he challenged.
"Uh..."
They both turned their backs on each other.
"Okay, when you two are done, I'd look up", commented Natalie.
"Wha?", they looked to see the Calloway Devil soaring toward them. Actually, right toward Huntsgirl.
"Watch out!", Jake yelled, but it was too late. It slammed right into Huntsgirl, sending her sprawling backwards. She hit the ground, and was motionless.
"Shit", Jake yelled. "Jasmine! Get her to a safe place." He turned to the Calloway Devil, "We have to end this now. Before he hurts anyone else."
"But what?", asked Victoria.
"We all attack. At the same time."
"When?"
"NOW!"
Jake, Victoria, and Natalie all sprung into action, the former in dragon form, Natalie in the form of a lion again.
A steady stream of fire from Jake's mouth shot towards Levi and engulfed him. But what next? Victoria and Natalie both attacked around his midsection, clawing and tearing at its skin.
A few large bloody gashes appeared once the flames surrounding Levi died down. He gasped when he saw his wounds, but soon decided to overcome the pain and teleported.
Or was he overcoming the pain? Was he teleporting to get away and try to recover? One thing was for sure- he didn't have any healing powers, evident by the fact that if he did have them, he would've healed back then and there.
"Where'd he go?", Jasmine piped up, as she reentered the scene after taking Huntsgirl to a safe spot.
And there... appearing right behind Jasmine. Before anyone had a chance to say a 'Watch out', or 'Behind you', Jasmine turned around and the Calloway Devil flung her to the side of him and she crashed into a fence.
"Oh my god", Victoria exclaimed, and turned to Jake, "Jake. We gotta do something! He's already taken out Huntsgirl and Jasmine! We could be next! What can we do?"
"I... I don't know...", Jake stuttered. Levi was so strong now. He was able to beat it so easily during their last encounter. But now... it almost seemed impossible.
(End)
Impossible Pt. 2
Meanwhile, Grandpa was squaring off with Esix. Grandpa in dragon form, Esix with his wand pointed in Grandpa's direction.
"Come now, Lao!", Esix cackled, "Do you honestly believe that you can defeat me? I am... all powerful! There's nothing you can do to stop me! The WOPW... they give all members infinite power! Healing power, for one! There is no way you can defeat me!"
"Infinite power, eh?', Grandpa asked, "I highly doubt that, Esix..."
"You doubt me? Guess I will have to show you real power. That you won't forget anytime soon!" He raised his arms above his head. A black, swirling cloud formed above him. "This... this is your undoing, Lao." Lightning began flashing from the cloud, and one bolt came deathly close to hitting Grandpa. "I'd suggest you run, Lao...", Esix smirked.
Grandpa growled, dodging the lightning bolts. And when there was a break in the action, he lunged at Esix...
(End)
Slipknot Music Videos Scare Me
Natalie, Jake, and Victoria stood there, thinking of what they could do. Levi... the Calloway Devil... he was just so strong now. And he was taking their group out... one by one. Two- Jasmine and Huntsgirl... down, three to go.
"POW!", he teleported again. Oh, boy. Where would he end up this time?
Right in front of them.
As soon as he reappeared, Natalie shifted from her lion form to that of an elephant and charged at Levi. Good, a larger animal. Larger than the Calloway Devil. Could this be the way they would beat it? Using brute strength? That seemed to be the only thing they hadn't tried yet.
She rushed at Levi, and he didn't move. Not even flinch. What was he doing?
But it soon became clear. Right at the last second, he slid underneath the charging Natalie.
Natalie skidded to a halt. She hadn't seen him go under her. She must've thought he teleported.
Before Jake or Victoria could yell at her, the Calloway Devil began slashing at her stomach with his razor-sharp claws. She let a loud trumpet-like roar, but there was nothing she could do. They watched her begin to wobble slowly, and before long, she slumped to the ground.
Evidently, Levi had teleported out of there before she had fallen, as he was standing nearby, watching intently.
Natalie's elephant form quickly became her human form once more, and she laid there, unconscious.
Another one down...
The devil looked up.
...two more to go.
Jake's eyes met with its eyes.
It lunged for him.
"No!", Jake and Victoria both cried out. Victoria...
She dove in front of Jake...
And Levi threw her aside.
She went sprawling and crashed to the ground.
Jake was all that was left.
With brilliant precision, the devil grabbed his arms around Jake and pinned him to the ground.
This is it, Jake thought, I... failed everyone.
And that probably would've been the case, except for one little thing.
"HEY!", came a scream from off in the distance. Jake knew that voice. He never would've expected to hear it now, but nevertheless, here it was.
"Hey!", it repeated, "The cavalry has arrived!"
And there was Spud, Trixie in tow, and following them was an army of about five police cars and what appeared to be the whole town.
"Jake! We got some reinforcements!", Trixie called, "Hope this helps!"
Levi got off of Jake, and looked around at the crowd. The police slowly climbed out of their cars, guns still in their holsters.
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The Calloway Devil seemed to breathe in deeply, and then let out a hell of a roar at the crowd.
Everyone backed up quickly.
Great, this was gonna work well.
But then, the unthinkable.
The Calloway Devil began changing. Back into Levi Adams. And judging by the confused look Levi had on his face when the de-transformation was complete, it was unintended.
He was a sitting duck out there. For some reason, he had lost his ability to change.
The policemen sprinted forward and handcuffed him, stating, "Levi Adams. You're under arrest for... well, a lot of things that we'll name once the intelligent people pick up this case. Until then, you'd best be coming with us."
Levi still had the dazed look on his face as he was led away.
Why had he lost his powers? Jake hadn't done anything. No one had.
But wait. Jake remembered. Levi... he'd gotten his power from Esix. And if something had happened to Esix...
"Grandpa", he grinned.
(End)
It's Over
He'd broke Esix's wand. Grandpa chuckled. He'd left it so easy to get a hold of. Could it really be that easy? Seemed so. It seemed the battle was over.
The dark cloud that had been swirling above Esix's head disappeared.
"It looks as if you've been defeated, Esix", Grandpa smiled, "Anything to say for yourself?"
"Yes", Esix replied, "My wand may be snapped..."
"But it isn't the source of my power!" He laughed, "Granted there are some things that I can only do through my wand, but there are so many other abilities- those that I learned in the WOPW- that I can still use. And I WILL use to its fullest potential- destroying you!"
"I doubt that", came a voice behind the two. The looked to see... Victoria. With Jake, Natalie, Huntsgirl, Jasmine, Trixie, Spud... and a whole crowd of tourists and natives alike.
"What are you talking about, dragon?", Esix sneered.
"Would it make sense to you if I said I think you're bluffing?"
"Bluffing? Hah! How can you say such a thing?", said Esix, "I have been trained and received power that some can only dream of! The WOPW trained me... gave me all this power! Powers of fire! Ice! Healing! How can you say this is untrue, girl?"
"Simple. These powers, as you said, are exclusive only to WOPW members", Victoria seemed to have this all mapped out, "And... when a member resigns or is banned, his/her powers are taken."
"You've had these powers... until you were banned. A few months ago. You have no power at all, Mr. Francis."
Esix's eyes widened. She was right. He was bluffing. And now everyone knew.
"No... no...", Esix stuttered, "It doesn't matter. I will still destroy you all!" HE lunged at Grandpa.
But in the nick of time, Jake and Victoria grabbed each of his arms and held him back.
"What was it you said to me earlier today?", Victoria wondered aloud, "Oh yeah, I remember. It's over. It's over, Esix."
And with that, Esix's body fell limp. He lowered his head, and gave himself up to the police.
The horror of the Calloway Devil was over.
(End)
"Today, the long, winding road that is the story of the Calloway Devil came to close, authorities say", the local news reported later that day, as Jake, Victoria, Grandpa, and a few others watched in Esix's now-dormant restaurant, "This man, Levi Adams, a bar owner here on the island, is the culprit for all the attacks."
"But then, in a bizarre twist, it was learned that Esix Francis, owner of the popular 'No Worries' Restaurant and Lounge', was also behind the attacks. Both have been apprehended and sent to Nassau for trial. It is expected that they both could receive a total of 50 years in prison, as they never killed anyone. But it's their many other sentences that bring them up to that."
"Until further notice, the Bahamas government has ordered an official shutdown of Calloway Cay. This will be to rebuild some of the buildings damaged lately, and to be sure that the island is safe for re-entry."
"We will have more on this story in days to come, but until then... this is Karle Haggard, signing off, Channel 7 Eyewitness News."
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Grandpa switched off the TV. "Well, Fu, you'd better be getting going. You need to take everyone home."
"You evil person. Yeah, I guess I'll do it. But we gotta wait on Spud first", he motioned to the back of the lounge, "He just got a delivery."
They looked over at Spud, who was talking with a messenger fairy. It handed him a DVD. "Oh yeah! Sludge Mummies II: Attack of the Bones is finally here!"
"Just for the record, I'M NOT WATCHING IT WITH YOU!",Trixie yelled.
Jake looked around, "Hey! Where's Huntsgirl?"
"Said something about not wanting to be affiliated with dragons anymore", Victoria replied.
"Probably for the best", Jake sighed. After all, she didn't know his identity yet.
"Okay, done", Spud reported, "Ready to go."
"See ya, Jake", Trixie waved, "I really wish Spud and I could stay, but SOMEONE", she glared at Grandpa, "Made us look after his shop. Plus, there's, like, five unconscious people in the bushes in front of the shop." Grandpa glared back at her. "Don't ask. Well, bye." They went out the door.
"Good to see you again, Jake", Jasmine smiled, "Sorry I wasn't much of a help. Maybe I'll see you at the Magical Village sometime..."
"Jake, I'm glad you guys brought me out to help", Natalie laughed, "I hadn't had any fighting action since the thing with Mamas Lyoli. Well, see you at school. Don't worry, I still won't tell anyone you're a dragon... as long as you don't tell anyone I'm a shapeshifter! See ya!"
Fu followed them out, and all attention turned to Bobby. "I probably should leave, shouldn't I?"
"Yeah, probably. Thanks, Bil- Bobby!", Jake grinned, "See I got your name right!"
"Barely. See you, dragon kid", Bobby walked out, eyeing his pictures that Jake had let him take of himself in dragon form to prove to his parents that he was telling the truth.
"Well... we'd best be leaving to, shouldn't we, Jake", Grandpa said. It was only those two and Victoria left in the building.
"Yeah...", Jake turned to Victoria, who was about to leave, "Uh... what can I say?"
"A thanks and saved your ass would be nice", she said.
"Well... yeah, what you said."
She smiled, "It was no problem, Jake. Whenever you guys need me up in New York... well, you'll need that teleporting thing from the Dragon Council. Until then... maybe I'll see you at Dragon Summit?"
"Definitely", Jake said, and watched her as she walked away, awestruck.
"Jake", Grandpa waved his hand in front of his face, "Time to go."
They walked outside, and began toward the hotel.
"Jake, when was the last time you spoke to your parents?"
"I've barely even seen them the whole vacation!"
"Well... I know, they've kind of been avoiding us. We're going to need to go get them. And pack up. The island's closed."
"Yeah... why is that?"
Grandpa paused, before saying, "Well, what the reporter said, plus I'll bet the WOPW will be paying a visit as well."
The two continued down the street, and Jake remembered all the things he'd done there on the island.
The 'Blond Jokes fight with Huntsgirl'.
The first night at the restaurant.
The first time he saw Victoria...
All the times he fought the Calloway Devil.
The final battle.
It was all coming to a close. No more paradise for this dragon. Maybe.
"Jake!", a figure stood in front of them, up the sidewalk a bit. It was Rose.
She ran toward him. "Jake, I am SO sorry. We never really got a chance to hang out and stuff! And now... we all have to leave!"
"Eh... we were both busy, I guess", Jake said, "School starts again soon. I'll see you there. Maybe we can catch up then."
"Sounds good. Well, my parents are waiting for me. Bye, Jake." She took off up the street.
"You get your parents. I'll pack up our things", Grandpa ordered, "And then we'll be out of here. Back to New York. So we can begin our dragon training once more! I must say, you seemed a bit rusty out there, young dragon!"
Jake looked around at the island, "No, Gramps... I don't think we're going home just yet."
"Really? Where would this 'mystery place' be?"
"Calloway Cay might be closed...", Jake smiled.
"...but Majestic Cay", he looked at the brightly lit-up island by Calloway Cay, "Is still open for business."
Ah, yes, life in paradise is good.
END
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