Chapter 21: Journey To The Mansion
Jake, Haley, and Dave flew in their dragon forms to the mansion while Rose rode on Jake's back. She looked down and saw how high up they were and she smiled and said, "What would you do if I fell off?" Jake smiled and said, "I would try to catch you. Why?" "No reason," Rose said. She then grinned and fell off Jake's back. Dave heard a scream from Haley and turned around to see Rose falling and Jake chasing after her. Jake finally caught her right before she hit the ground. "What did you do that for!" Jake yelled at Rose who was in his arms. Rose put her arms around Jake and said, "Just wanted to make sure that you were telling the truth and that you would catch me if I did fall on accident." "You scared me Rose, I thought you would die. That was too close!' Jake said, a little calmer but angry. "Hey, I knew you would catch me," Rose said with a smile at Jake. "And what if I messed up and you hit the ground?" Jake asked. "Well, I wouldn't feel anything," Rose said. Jake rolled his eyes and they continued heading for the mansion.
Dave kept an eye out for the mansion and saw it ahead of them. He slowed down and looked at the others. "All right, we are about to face the Dark Dragon and Chang. We don't know what they will throw at us and we don't know if they know we are coming or not. Whatever happens, we got to get in there and get out as fast as we can," he said to them. "What about the layout of the mansion?" Rose asked. "I have been here for over fifteen years many times. I have a pretty good idea of everything inside and outside the mansion," Dave told her. "What about the baby? How are we going to get it out?" Haley asked. "I will carry it back to the shop. But listen, if anything happens to me, get out. I don't want anyone dying or being caught because of me," Dave told her. After that statement, everyone was quiet and they continued to head towards the mansion and landed about fifty yards from the door. "Why are we landing?" Haley asked. "We are going to head to the mansion in our human forms, that way we have less of a chance of being caught," Dave said.
They walked slowly up to the door so that they didn't make much noise when they heard something behind them. They turned and saw multiple Shades. "Run!" Jake yelled. They started to run as the Shades started to run after them. Haley stumbled but Dave picked her up and they fell slightly behind. The running continued to reach the mansion when Jake and Rose turned around to notice that Haley and Dave were gone. They didn't waste a second outside and went into the mansion where total hell awaited them.