Chapter Five Ransom

It was a dark cold night tonight. Eve was taking a walk to clear her head. She had a lot on her mind. And by a lot I mean Jake. She couldn't stop thinking about him. Every time she was around him she felt happy. Whenever they were apart she could only think of him. She also was having dreams about him. When she saw him coming down the street or hallway her heart would start to flutter. "Could this be love?" she thought. Deep down she knew the answer. The answer was yes. She loved Jake Long.

The trouble was the Huntsclan. Because of them she has lived in every state once and in Canada twice. They wouldn't leave her alone. What if she had to leave him? She didn't want that. That's why she was looking for the American Dragon. She thought he could help her. She had found him but what if the meeting she set up was too late. What if she had to run again before that? It would break her heart.

Suddenly the Huntsgirl appeared in front of her.

"What do you want another ass beating?" asked Eve.

"You're the one who's going to get their ass beat," said the Huntsgirl.

Just then the Huntsmaster grabbed Eve from behind. His grip was too tight. Eve tried to get away but couldn't. The Huntsgirl brought up her staff and swung. The staff connected with Eve's head and everything went red. She felt the Huntsmaster let go and Eve flew to the right. She knew the red color was blood. Then her head hit something hard and everything began to hurt even more. She tried to scream but nothing came out. Either that or the ringing in her ears was louder than her scream. Eve fell to the ground and her head connected with the cement. Everything went black and she knew nothing.

Eve had been missing for three days and Jake was getting worried. The first day she was gone he thought she was sick, but when he saw on the news she had gone missing he suspected the worst. The Huntsclan. He knew they were behind this. Right now Grandpa, Fu, and himself were scouring the city looking for her.

"Where do you think they took her?" Jake asked into him mic.

"I do not know young one but we must find her," his grandpa responded. Jake was really afraid the Huntsclan might have killed her already.

"Hey Dragon!" a voice yelled from behind him. Jake turned around to see the Huntsgirl coming up behind him on her flying board. She came up beside him and held out a videotape.

"If you want her back watch this," she said. Jake took the tape and the Huntsgirl flew off.

"Yo Gramps meet me back at the shop," Jake said as he headed that way.

Once at the shop Jake set up the VCR and waited for his grandpa and Fu Dog. Once they arrived Jake told them what happened.

"We have no choice but to watch it," his grandpa said and Jake played the video.

The first thing they saw was the Huntsmaster. The camera was a bit too close and out of focus.

"Fix the camera you idiot!" he yelled. So once the camera was fixed the Huntsmaster began to talk.

"Hello American Dragon. If you are watching this you want the shape shifter back. If so come to the top of the Sears Tower at sundown and we will make a trade. You for the girl's freedom! Oh and come alone. And if you don't come the girl will die." The Huntsmaster walked to the side and everyone in the room gasped. Eve was tied to a chair and was bruised. She had a gash on her cheek and several cuts in her cloths. Jake rage grew within him.

"I'm going! And I'm going to get her back!" Jake yelled as he stopped the tape and burned it to ashes with his dragon fire.

"But young one…" his grandpa started but Jake's piercing glare cut him off. HE was going and he was going to make the Huntsclan pay.

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