1This just in. The original crossover story has exceeded 1600 hits. That's good enough for me, even if it isn't one of those 1000+ review fics. I know this is liked, and that's enough for me.

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Coming of the Storm

Night had fallen in New York. True to name, it was the City that Never Sleeps. Cars were still traveling all over, businesses were still running...and Rose was awake, assisting the Huntsclan. True, she did hate it now more than ever, but she also didn't want the clan to become suspicious, so she had to. Tonight they had a new lair, back to their usual business, though they had placed their new base of operations within a hidden area under Stacy's Department store. They had some members of the clan high up in the company's ranks, so making it wasn't a challenge. It was also sort of ironic, since the Huntsclan traded in goods as well. However...they wouldn't for long...

"I hate patrolling out here...it's raining, and I'm getting a cold..."

The footman sneezed to prove his point. Vigil on top of the store was pretty bad. He got this job as punishment for making a rookie mistake on a hunt. He was lucky it wasn't worse, but, thankfully, the Huntsmaster knew of his reputation for poor luck. He got a break on punishment, because the only reason he failed was due to a short in his staff. Still, patrolling on a cool night, in the rain, unarmed, was a pretty lousy job.

"I hope I don't catch pneumonia..."

He didn't hear the figure behind him coming up to him, just a blast of thunder, before he found himself falling from the building...

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Rose looked up, towards the thunder outside.

"That came from the roof..."

The Huntsmaster held up his staff, and tried to communicate with the footman, who had unknown to them fallen.

"Report. Any damage to the store? ...Report!"

There was only some static as a response. Rose tensed up. Something was wrong. Very wrong.

"Huntsmaster, something's coming...I can feel it."

"Hmmm..."

Then another blast of thunder shook the building, as lightning ripped through the foundation. The store began to cave in on itself, as the Huntsclan panicked...

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It was all over the news in the morning. The news reported that a freak lightning bolt had apparently decimated the store in the night. While the normal community went with the story, in the circles aware of magic, they knew it was something sinister.

"Wait, so lemme sort this out, G. You saying that it was magic?" Jake asked his grandfather.

"I'm positive of it. The area was overwhelming with magical energies."

Jake sat down on the couch to think. Who or what would want to nuke the store, and why?

"So you have any idea who did it?" Jake asked.

"No, but I know where we can find out."

"Where?"

"Panderas Tower kid." Fu Dog interjected.

Jake knew that place...

"Yo, you think he's gonna tell us after we stole the gold back from him years ago?"

"Jake, using magic to attack the non-magic community is a very serious matter. Even Panderas would not resort to such a tactic. If he knows who did it, he will tell us."

"So when are we going?" Jake asked.

"The Dragon Council has decided to go ask him themselves."

"What? Why?"

"The same reason I am quite worried. There was a vast quantity of magic energy left where the store was. Whatever destroyed the store, had immense power..."

"The Dark Dragon?"

"It is possible, though why is still a mystery."

Jake sighed, then leaned back on the couch.

"And to top it off, I read in the paper earlier that Victor's come back to New York. He said he left 'due to issues in Latveria he had to settle immediately'. He was just sore I kicked his-"

"Jake. I know of what happened between you two, but this is more important. Besides, there is already someone keeping an eye on him."

Jake sat up, looking at Grandpa.

"Huh? Really?"

"Yes, now, can we focus on this matter?

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On the other side of the city, in the Latverian Embassy, Victor was currently working on something on a table, within a lavish and large living room. Above and behind him, someone or something was sneaking closer and closer...watching...waiting...

"Come off that ceiling, you don't need to hide from me, and you're making the cleaning staff's job unnecessarily difficult..."

She was wide eyed as she came down, and removed the spell of invisibility. Veronica sighed, having failed the task asked of her by the magic community, as she came down on her legs. All eight of them.

"How did you-"

"There are sensors on the ceiling as well...and I can assume you're here to watch me after my last incident in this god forsaken city."

"..."

"By all means feel free to keep watching, I have more important things to attend to then my vendetta at the moment."

Veronica skittered over on her spider legs, to see what Victor was working on. It was a bird, or a mechanical look-alike. She then looked to Victor's handsome, unmarred face.

"Looks like you're goofing off to me."

"I need something to do while I have to wait here. The United Nations is calling an assembly soon, and I need to remain here until they call. After all, I can't be in two places at once."

Unknown to both of them, however, on a building across from the embassy, a cloaked figure was watching...

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"Hey. More news on the store crash! Get your butt in here!" Trixie shouted.

Spud ran into Trixie's living room.

"Did I miss the trailers?"

"Spud, news doesn't have trailers!"

"They don't? Then how do you find out what's coming?" He asked.

Trixie sighed, resting her face on her hand.

"MOVIES have trailers, now sshh!"

"We now have a count of those who were in the store when it collapsed, and how many have survived, but there is still no word on why they were inside, or if they were involved with the now suspicious circumstances of the destruction. We take you now to the hospital, where anchorman Jack Trevor is waiting."

Trixie's eyes went wide when the scene on the TV switched.

"Hey look, it's Rose!"

On the TV, the anchorman was next to a hospital bed with Rose in it, unconscious.

"This is Trevor reporting live from the hospital. We're here with one of the few survivors, although she is currently in an unconscious state. She is the only survivor not currently in the ICU, although there are concerns of her condition."

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Well, how's this?