And so it was that Goth-type rock star Ember McLane announced that her next concert would take place in the Big Apple.
"Ember McLane?" Spud asked, confused by a poster, "who's she?"
"Beats me, but she looks like some kinda crazy heavy metal rocker" Trixie said, "and you all know how I feel about heavy metal."
"And you guys said these posters were all over the place?" Jake asked. "Yeah, there were like, dozens of them" Spud answered "it was like 'night of the living paper' or something."
"Lemme see that kid" Fu said, yanking the poster from Jake's hand "hmm, this girl seems familiar for some reason. Time to consult my magical database."
Quickly he ducked behind the counter and returned with a photo album. "Lesse, I know I have her in here someplace" Fu said, thumbing through the book "ogre, troll, brownies…ahh here we go."
He pushed the article in Jake's face "check this out" he said, "seems here that little miss rocker punk was involved in some controversy in a little city called Amity Park. Not much is known about the details, but she gained a sudden surge of popularity, really quickly."
"And you think she used magic?" Jake asked.
"Bingo, give this kid a bone" Fu replied.
"So if she's all, magical and junk, how we gonna stop her?" Trixie asked.
"Yeah, she could just hypnotize us into being her slaves" Spud said.
"Well she's not gonna get that chance" Jake said, "come on guys, we've got a concert to stop."
Several minutes later, Jake and his crew arrived at the large stage in the middle of the city.
"We're too late" Jake commented "it looks like she's getting ready to tune up."
"Then we'll just have ta stop that" Trixie replied "c'mon Spud, let's make sure little Miss pasty face over there don't cause any trouble."
"I got ya Trix" Spud replied, "um actually, I don't, what are you talking about?"
"Just c'mon, boy!" Trixie said, grabbing him by the arm and dragging him through the crowd. The two teens made sure they weren't noticed, then snuck backstage.
"Okay, we need ta find like a power cord, or something" Trixie explained.
"A power cord? That could take forever to find!" Spud exclaimed, "we don't have that kind of time!"
"Will you calm down!" Trixie said, "and keep yer voice down, ya want somebody ta hear us?"
"No ma'am" Spud said, solemnly, hanging his head.
"Then shut yer yap and help me find the cord" Trixie replied.
Back outside, Jake was getting restless. "We can't wait for Trixie & Spud" he told Fu, "I'm gonna have to take this sinister singer down before she enslaves the town."
"Yeah, and whadda you think the people will think when they see a red dragon flying overhead, eh?"
"If I'm lucky, that I'm just a prop in the show. Dragon up!"
Jake took to the skies over the stage, hoping to spy Ember, or anything that looked suspicious. "No sign of her" he said, "where is she?"
Ember was in fact backstage, confronting Jake's two lackeys. "And what exactly were you two doing backstage?" she asked, "and don't say you were given backstage passes, cause I don't give those out to anybody!"
"Um…we're with the road crew" Spud suggested.
"My only road crew is this doofus" Ember explained, gesturing to Motor Ed, "I think you were sent here to stop my concert. But nobody, and I mean nobody, is going to stop me from enslaving the Big Apple!"
"Guess again!" came Jake's voice.
Ember barely had time to react, as the massive dragon slammed into her. Ed tried to help, but was swatted away by Jake's tail.
"Nobody touches me!" Ember exclaimed, guitar in hand "let's see how you like my new 'hit' single!"
A fist of green energy came out of the instrument, knocking Jake for a loop. Ember jumped forward and tried to hit him with the weapon, but he avoided it.
"Whoops, too slow" he taunted, "ooh, missed me again. You're not too good at this, are you?"
Ember growled and blasted him with a pink beam of ectoplasm, then stood over him with the guitar. "Guess what dipstick? You're going out like disco."
"Yo, freaky crazy lady!" Trixie exclaimed, "ya better check out what we're doing."
"Yeah, we're severely putting a cramp in your plans" Spud replied.
Ember peered over and saw them messing around with the amplifiers.
"Keep away from those!" Ember shouted, blasting the teens. The distraction was enough for Jake to recover and knock Ember with his tail. Her guitar flew up in the air, and before she could make a grab for it, Jake used his fire breath to destroy it.
"Nooooo!"
"Looks like you ain't gonna be doing much singing without that thing" Jake replied.
Ember was seething mad; she was going to destroy the dragon…Hold on Ember, stick to the plan she thought to herself, you'll get your revenge soon enough.
"You win…for now" Ember said, turning invisible and ghosting through the floor.
"Man, that was easy" Jake said.
"Yeah, but ya let her escape" Fu replied, "and she did kinda swear revenge on ya and everything."
"No problem Fu" Jake said, "I whooped her butt once, I can do it again. Come on, we gotta get back to the shop and guard that amulet."
Fu, Trixie, & Spud got on Jake's back, and he flew off, unaware he was being watched.
"I have to hand it to bean boy, his plan actually worked" Ember commented, as she and Weather Vane watched from afar.
WV nodded her approval "that stupid dragon actually thought he beat you."
"Yeah, well he's for a big surprise next time" Ember said, "right now, we follow them, then call the boss."
Down in his secret lair, Hannibal Bean waited for the call from his minions that would secure his future. The phone rang, and he picked it up, "hello? You've found the amulet's location? Excellent, I'll be right there" and he hung up the receiver.
"Gentlemen, and I use the term loosely, the Amulet of Amon has been found. It is in a small electronics store on Canal Street. And we are going to retrieve it. All except for Control Freak and the Herring, that is. I want those two to take our 'honored guests' and give them a nice swim in the Hudson River."
"You can't do that!" Kara exclaimed.
"On the contrary, my dear" Hannibal replied, "since I'm your captor, I can do whatever I want. Now then, the rest of you prepare yerselves for battle. Because very soon, victory will be ours!"
The villains let out a cheer of excitement, knowing they would soon be achieving the victory they had been promised.
Back at the electronics store, Jake and his pals had no idea what was coming. "Hey Fu, can I hold the amulet?" Spud asked, "it's all neat and shiny."
"We're you not paying attention when I said it was full of dangerous magical power?" Fu asked.
"I was, but its' not like I'm gonna use it to enslave the world or anything" Spud replied, "or am I? Hmm, Spud, master of the world, I like the sound of that."
"Man Spud, will you get off yo' crazy dreams and leave that thing alone" Trixie replied.
"You never let me enslave the world!" Spud shouted.
"What?" a confused Jake asked.
"I mean, um…carry on" Spud replied.
Meanwhile, outside, the Bean Brigade members had gathered, and were ready for attack. "No sign of any type of magical shield" Hannibal mused, "that fool Lao Shi is getting forgetful in his old age. Okay gang, get in there, and get me that amulet. And feel free to destroy anybody that stands in yer way."
Slipstream blasted down the door with a powerful tornado, which did not go unnoticed by Jake.
"Yo, the store's under attack!" he exclaimed.
"Ah jeez, gramps, is gonna have a fit when he sees what happened to the door" Fu exclaimed.
"Howdy y'all" came the Southern voice. Jake and his pals saw a black suit of armor covered with red markings.
"I was just in the neighborhood, and I thought I'd stop by fer an amulet."
"Oh man, Hannibal Bean!" Fu exclaimed, "I thought you were gone forever."
"You thought wrong" Hannibal replied.
"Time out, Fu, you know this guy?" Jake asked.
"That's Hannibal Roy Bean" Fu exclaimed, "a long time ago, he was maybe the most evil threat to the world. I only met him once, when your gramps fought him. A titanic struggle it was too. Anyhoo, gramps defeated bean breath and he swore revenge upon him. He never achieved it though, as one of his associates turned on him and threw him into the Yin-Yang world. Last I heard, he was still in there."
"I was, until a group of foolish monks accidentally released me" Hannibal replied, "but enough with the history lesson. Hand over the amulet!"
"Yo, you want the amulet, you'll have to go through me" Jake replied.
"I was hoping you'd say that" Hannibal replied, "get him fellas!"
Will Jake be able to defeat Hannibal Bean and his gang of villains? And what fate awaits the Oracle Twins? Find out the answers to these questions in the exciting (and occasionally humorous) conclusion.