A/N:This story takes place after the episode "The Hunted." which has currently not aired in the U.S. yet.But since I have a friend who lives in Columbia named Elizabeth and I saw a replay of the show,which I guess she said aired sometime at the beginning of the year,while I was down there.So just wanted to let you know that much before continueing and if anything seems different,then you'll know why.

Rose gazed out at the snow-capped mountains from where she sat alone in the Cargo hold on the Fraight train that was supposively heading North bound to whatever town or cityit was going into.She sighed deeply,as the rush of her breath misted out from the inside of the box car and out into the still snowy climate.She was running away,she mused tiredly as she rested her back on wall beside the door and forget she had ever been Huntsgirl.And maybe even more importantly,that she had ever met the humourous,cool and mysterious Jake.

After having found out about him at the Dragon Hunt only a few days earlier,Rose had spent nearly every waking minute of the last 3 days coming up with a plan.Although the rest of theClan would not hear of her giving up,she had decided not to all entirely run away.But she had a cousin that lived up in the very Mountains where Jake had first discovered her secret,so rather then face her her Clan,she had decided to temporarily go and live with her cousin,Leslie,for a bit.

"Jake..."she whispered softly into the brisk,wintery Morning.

Meanwhile...

"Young one,concentrate!"A sharp and insistent voice that rattled Jake out of his already absorbed thoughts of Rose,making it very clear he expected more out of Jake then what he was proving to be doing lately.

"Huh!Oh!Right...Right.I'm on it,G!"Jake shook his Crimson,reptilian head to relieve himself those things and concentrate on the task at hand,but just barely making it.

Jake had been improving a great amount since the Dragon Summit had tooken place,but all that went downhill when Rose had not only discovered who Jake was but had been away to.It was funny,Jake thought he felt worse when he had found out about her true identity first.However,he had been still trying to find out how to go about and cope with his discovery.To ignore her,aviod her,tell her...what to do.In the end,he had settled just to forget about her.But now something was holding him back,something strong and stubborn.

"Jake,"his Grandfather consoled him concernedly,after they had successfully prevented the Statue of Liberty's fire torch from falling about One-Hundred feet below,"You have seem very distracted with you're duties lately,more then ususal.And I was just curious to know if it might had anything to do with-"

"No!"Jake cut him off quickly,his claws flying up in front of him defensively and a phoney grin playing on his muzzle,"It's cool,Gramps.I...uh,just didn't get a lot of sleep last night is all.But don't be buggin',cause tommorw this Mackdaddy Dragon is gonna be back and with it,ya head!"

"Enough flaunting,let's go now."Grandpa groaned wearily,as he circled around and headed downwards before he streamed across the sky and started to head back towards the shop,"Jake?"he turned his head to inquire his Grandson,"Is there a reason why you're not coming back with me now?I need to prepare you for tommorw where were going."

"Uhh,"he repiled vaguely,craining his neck to look at something that was shining a sort of whiteish-blue in the distance,but then he focused on his Grandfather and nodded his head energetically,"Uhh...yeah!Coming!Just thought I saw somethin'.But no worries!It's...gone now."

As they flew back towards the shop,Grandpa in front,Jake kept tilting his head to the side to get a better look of what was up ahead.But he didn't catch it again and for reasons unknown to him,he could feel that something was about to happen.Something,that would be bigger then all of them.

Mean-Meanwhile...

A dark creature lurked around the Shop just outside,coming cup closer to the window,the creature could just peer past it's dirty and grimy surface,to make out a sort of Scroll that sat as if begging to be taken on the front Counter in the front.

"Now,"came a deep and ominous voice,"It will soon begin."

OK,I now it's rather,um,short and everything.But the next ones will be longer,of course.I hope you like it so far,because theres more to come very,very soon.Thanks for the R&R,byez!Oh and post feel free to include any questions and I'll awnser them in my next chapter.OK,like I said b4,byez!

LP