Chapter 24: Teaming Up
Jake and Rose heard a door shut from beyond the single door where the stairs were at. Jake hid against the wall and heard a lock click and then the door opened. He transformed his arm and put his claws in the person's face. "Jake!" Dave exclaimed. After Jake realized it was Dave he transformed his arm back to normal. "Sorry Dave," Jake said and Dave just smiled. "What do we do now?" Rose asked. "We got to search for the child. I know it is upstairs so we should go there first," Dave said. "What if something happens? What if one of us gets locked in a room or something?" Haley asked. "Then you yell for help, simple as that. I don't care if it attracts the Dark Dragon, I won't have anyone of my relatives die other than me," Dave told them. "You will not die here!" Jake said to Dave. Dave gave a small laugh. "I don't plan to die here but if I have to die to save the people that I love, then I will do it," Dave told him. "We all need to make it home safe and sound," Jake said. "And we will make it home safe and sound," Dave said.
They looked over at the stairs and thought about what they could face upstairs. "What are we going to do if something big attacks us?" Haley asked. Jake laughed and said, "You have a wild imagination." "What about you writing in your journal that you are scared of…," Haley was cut off by Jake putting his hand over her mouth. "That is enough from you, now let's get upstairs," Jake said. They went into the room and headed up the stairs to find the child.