A new update! Because PD will kill me if I don't hurry my ass up:D

Rescue Me: Ch. 3

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The Statue of Liberty trip was... interesting. Jake had seen it a thousand times. Midge had seen it twice, and everyone else had never saw it. Needless to say, with a group like this, there were bound to be some 'questionable' things happening.

First off- PD and Magenta decided to disappear as soon as they set foot on the island. After a good while of searching, they found them on the Statue's head, doing... well, what you'd pretty much expect from two teenage lovers.

It took nothing short of a crane and rescue team to bring them back down.

And then, Chris and Sitara found it necessary to use their fire powers to heat up the rear-ends of a few New York tourists.

Then Adrianna set a tree on fire.

After Jake tabbed Sonia to put the tree out (She was the only one with water powers, he discovered from her), he decided that it was time to leave the Statue of Liberty. Which was a good thing, because Magenta and PD had been planning their next escape and were going to set their plan in to motion at the next possible time.

When they left the Statue, it was night. For some, that would mean bedtime. Others- well, let's just say some don't go to bed for a very long time. (CoughPDCough)

Jake decided that he would be "smart", as Grandpa called it, and turn in for the night. He was not the only one- Sonia, Adrianna, and Rachel had decided to do so as well. Ryu, of course, was already there. And Midge was going to stay there for a bit, until a little later, as she already had a place of her own to stay.

Grandpa and Fu had already cleared some space in the living room for the teens to sleep in. And it was quite humorous when Sonia all but fainted into her pillow as soon as she laid eyes upon it.

Meanwhile, Jake and the three remaining girls (or... it was more like the three remaining girls; Jake was merely a bystander) sat on the floor and talked. About things such as their dragon powers, past villains, and, as is custom, boys.

"Hey Rach- when you blow ice, how do you get it so crystal-like", asked Midge, "Mine's always so... dull."

"I think it's 'cause you blow fire too", Rachel replied, "Both powers combined must mess with it a little. Hey, remember that one villain we fought a few weeks ago? Sandshark?"

"Hell yeah! Damn, he was hot!", Adrianna piped up, "I'd pay his whole bail just for one night with him..."

They all laughed.

Jake sighed. He felt a bit left out, what with their 'girl talk.' He got up to go to the kitchen for a moment.

When he entered, he found Ryu and Grandpa at the table, Grandpa's eyes wide.

"So THAT is where your dragon colony has been hiding all this time. I never would've thought it- very good hiding spot", he exclaimed.

"Isn't it?", Ryu grinned slightly in recognition, "I've always thought so, too..."

"Gramps... I've never seen you this interested in other dragons...", Jake noted as he pulled a box of Pop Tarts from the cupboard and a can of Sprite from the refrigerator. (It has been proven by myself, the writer, that it is these two things that make the very well-being of the Earth stay intact- or at least my sanity.)

"Quiet, Jake. Do not interrupt me while I am speaking to Ryu... he has much to tell me, and little time to do so! Is this not right, Ryu?"

"Er... sure."

"Hm, well, I'll be upstairs in the guest bedroom. See y'all", Jake said as he walked up the stairs to the said room.

He flopped down on the bed once inside. It was in no way the best bed in the world- you sunk in a bit while lying upon it- but it got the job done. And that job was sleep. Something Jake definitely knew he could use, after a particularly trying day.

And he DID fall asleep- for a few minutes, that is. But he was soon awoken by the sound of someone knocking on the door outside his room. "Who's there?", he asked groggily, thinking it was probably Grandpa.

But to his surprise, when the door opened, Midge was standing in the doorway instead of who he had expected.

"Hey...", she said quietly, walking over to his bedside and sitting down.

"Um... hey. What are you doin' here?", he asked.

"Erm, I'd like for you to walk me home... if that's okay with you."

"Sure, I guess", Jake slowly got out of bed and stood up, "But can we make it quick? I'd like to get some more sleep to complement the ten minutes I just got."

Midge smiled and laughed, "No prob. My apartment is only a few blocks away; it won't be too long... hey, maybe we'll run into the others, so I can tell them to get their asses in bed."

"Sounds good. Let's go",said Jake. The two of them went downstairs and Jake called, "Gramps! I'm taking Ayla home, alright?"

"What did I say about interrupting me, young dragon?"

"Damn, never mind. Later, you two", he said to Rachel and Adrianna, who just giggled in return.

"Um... awkward...", Jake commented to Midge as they walked out onto the sidewalk.

"Yeah, those two are kinda weird... they're definitely the biggest romantics in our group- they just don't have actual boyfriends."

"How come?"

"Well... when you have only two boys in your group, things like that happen. They didn't want any part of PD- they knew Magenta liked him from day one. They're actually the two that got them together. And Chris... Chris is a little hard to read. He flirts with about every girl in the group. But he seems to like Sitara the most."

"Ah, I see."

"Yeah, we're a pretty tight-knit bunch", Midge said proudly, "We've all been together for at least two months now- with the exception of Ryu, of course. He just joined. But... we all rarely get in fights. And man, you should see us when we all fight together. We're virtually unstoppable!"

"Really? Well, I guess I'll have to find out for myself tomorrow, won't I?"

"What do ya mean?", she asked.

"I have to evaluate you guys- learn your powers, y'know? We're gonna do that tomorrow. And THEN the real training will begin."

"Okay. Um... here we are", said Midge referring to the apartment complex they had stopped in front of.

"Cool. Well... see ya tomorrow, I guess", Jake turned to leave.

"Jake, wait!"

"Hm?"

"Um... would you like to come in for a bit?"

(End)

"Dammit, I lost them again!", Chris reported to Sitara at the night club they were in. This was a strange club- one that actually let minors inside. It had been PD's idea, but it was becoming more and more apparent that he only did it for some more 'alone' time with Magenta.

"Why do they do this to us?", Sitara sighed, "There is NO way in the world they can be together every moment of the day!"

"And night."

"Shut the hell up, Chris."

"If it's any consolation... PD said he and Magenta had to be together at ALL times."

"Uh... that's a little weird", Sitara sighed silently, "Well, let's try and find 'em... it's getting late, and apparently tomorrow morning is our first dragon training with Jake."

"Alright, I'll keep looking. Be right back", said Chris. He snuck back to around the bathroom, and began listening for any sounds, anything that sounded like PD or Magenta.

And soon enough, coming from the family bathroom, "Hey... don'tcha think we should go find Chris and Sitara and go back to Lao Shei's house?" Magenta's voice.

"Why? This is so much fun, isn't it?"

"Well..."

Chris sighed and banged on the door, "Damn, you two- you're in a family restroom? If you want to be alone, you COULD just go outside..."

"Oh... hi, Chris! What're you doing here?"

"Getting you two out of the bathroom so we can go home! Let's go."

"Aw... c'mon, Chris..."

"Now, dammit!"

"You're no fun...", PD growled as he opened the door of the bathroom.

"Mmhmm, sure... alright, Sitara's waiting outside. Big day tomorrow- now, do I have to drag you two out the door? Let's go.

END CHAPTER

Man, I really had some fun with this chapter. :D Well.. Two updates on two different fics in two days. This is awesome. Will there be yet another update tomorrow? We'll see. Read and review!

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