An Unlikely Team by Emachinescat

An American Dragon: Jake Long and Kim Possible Crossover Fan-Fiction

SUMMARY: Monkey Fist and Huntsman have teamed up in order to defeat their respective foes. With Monkey Ninjas, goblins, dragons, nacos, spy gear, magic potion, secrets, regrets, and tears, no one is going to escape from this situation without changing somehow.

Disclaimer: I don't own American Dragon or Kim Possible. This is just for fun, and no copyright infringement is intended.

An Unlikely Team

Chapter Seventeen: Talking With Rose

When Jake awoke the next morning, he had a terrible headache. He tried to ignore it, though. He had to convince his mom that he was well enough to go to school - he had to talk to Rose. He groaned as he got out of bed and put on his blue jeans and red shirt, and ran a comb through his thick black hair. His head was pounding, and his arms were sore from not being able to move for so long. He also felt weaker than he usually did, like he could drop at any moment. But he ignored all his symptoms and slowly went downstairs and took a seat in the kitchen. He was surprised to see not only his mom, dad, and sister at the table, but also Lao Shi, Kim, Ron, and Rufus.

"Yo, guys," he greeted them, then turned to his mom. "Hey, after we go see Kim and Ron off, I want to go to school. I... feel like it."

"You're wanting to talk to Rose, aren't you?" Mrs. Long inquired. Jake nodded.

"Who is this Rose girl, anyway?" asked Mr. Long. "Why did you two get in a fight yesterday?"

"She... did something that I didn't approve of," Jake said.

"Well... if you're sure you feel like it... I guess I can drop you off on the way back from the airport," Jake's mom conceded hesitantly.

Before they left the house, however, Lao Shi pulled Jake aside. "Listen, Jake. There is something you need to know. Rose could be in danger of the Dragon Council."

"What - what'dya mean?"

"She broke the law of the Dragon Council - she hunted dragons and other magical creatures. She is essentially an outlaw. If the Dragon Council finds out that she has revealed her identity, she could be put in jail, or worse."

"Yo, what do I do?"

"Do your best not to let the Dragon Council know of her. Normally I would tell them, but considering that she risked her life to save yours..." He cleared his throat. "They will find out eventually, but we will do our absolute best to protect her, and fight for her cause if we have to. For now though, make amends and savor your friendship."

"A'ight, G, whatever you say," Jake said, feeling really worried about Rose.

After Kim, Ron, and Rufus said their good-byes and left on the flight back to Middleton, Mrs. Long dropped Jake off at school. The first person he saw when he walked through the main doors was...

"Rose!" he said, walking toward her. She looked at him and asked him rather coldly, "Feeling better?"

"Uh... some," he said then said, "Rose, I - well, I'm sorry."

"I'm listening."

"See... it was just hard. I had just woken up and... then you telling me that... but I - I could see that you changed, and I'm sorry. Will you forgive me?"

Rose bit her lip and then threw her arms around him. "Yes! Oh, Jake, I was so worried about you! If you had died... I never would have forgiven myself."

"Yeah, but we have other problems. Meet me at Centaur Bush after school. There's something I gotta tell you." And he walked away, all his problems seeming distant, but they weren't. At least not for long.

~Emachinescat ^..^