Okay, I am now getting seriously peeved. I have only 43 reviews for my Black Dragon story when there are about 1650 hits on it! That's pretty nice for me; though I will now only post another chapter IF I get three more reviews for THE RECENTLY UPDATED chapter. Understood?

Other than that,

CelloSolo2007: No problem on the cake. Hope it'll last that long! Anyway, I live inthe Pacific Northwest area, in case anyone's wondering. Not much going on here; except for the occasional off-snowfall in fall/winter/spring:)

This is sad, though, that I've only had 1 review so far. Okay, I know the school year's just started and all, but come on! It's Saturday all ready!

Chap 2

As Kaleb and Stacy arrived at the shop, they noticed Jake was snoozing at the cashier inside. So, they quietly snuck in, shapeshifting into cat form unknowingly while doing so, hid behind him, and cried "BOO!"

"AHH!" shrieked Jake as he jumped from the land of dreams to the land of reality in less than a second due to extreme measures. There were also some bumps in the backroom that suggested that Gramps and Fu Dog were also surprised by Kaleb and Stacy's hi-jinks. Jake then looked back to find the two said-jokers laughing their heads off (in human form) at Jake's reaction to their scare.

"It wasn't that funny, guys," he muttered. But, they just continued laughing; right up until Gramps showed up. Then, the two changelings immediately looked contrite and "serious".

"Seriously, young changelings," Gramps began. Then both he and Fu Dog started to giggle and then outright laugh. Jake, Kaleb, and Stacy looked at the two for an explanation.

"Well, we're trying to get you two to be more serious, right?" Fu Dog answered, before succumbing to another onset of giggles. Gramps traded off.

"So, I said 'Seriously,' But, you weren't being serious," Fu Dog cracked up even more.

Kaleb and Stacy were not impressed. Then again, neither was Jake, who constantly listen to Gramps' bad jokes. However, Kaleb did want to get their training started soon, so he called up a diversion.

"Hey, is that the dogcatcher looking in the window?" he asked oh-so-innocently. Immediately, Fu Dog was silenced, up on all four legs and trotting into the back room like as if his "master" had told him to do so. Jake and Gramps looked at him in awe.

"How…?" they began. Jake had never been able to control Fu Dog's wacky personality and even with his…long...time accompanying the Sharpet, Gramps hadn't found a way to get Fu to heel either.

"Not now," Kaleb interrupted. He suddenly sprouted red dragon wings; wings much like Jake's. "Could we go on to training? Please?"

Unknown location, though close to/around/in NYC

"Could we go on to training? Please?" pleaded Kaleb inside a small crystal globe. Two figures shrouded in shadows watch events slowly pass with the shop through the globe.

"All right, all right," Gramps answered. "First things first, I must teach you meditation…" At that the globe's picture vanished.

"Finally!" hissed one of the figures. "I never thought they'd get around to it."

"I did," murmured the second figure.

"Who asked you're opinion, Wraith? Besides, aren't you supposed to be meditating yourself?" countered the first figure.

"Dark Dragon, the only reason, and I MEAN the only reason, I am working with you is to get these budding shapeshifters on my side," Wraith explained. "Of course, you have your reasons for needing my help; but I won't lower myself to ask them of you."
"Why you…" Dark Dragon began, but was cut short when he realized that Wraith was already going after their prey. When this is all over, he thought, I'm going to make sure that Wraith isn't a factor in my world-takeover-equation.

Two villains already! There they are, Dragonwolf166; IF he's still reading this...

(Said-Villains try to sneak up behind me)

Guys, the aliens tried; my brother keeps trying; there's no WAY you can sneak up on me!

Villains: aww. (slouch back into story)

Now then...what was I going to say? Oh yeah. R&R!