-CHAPTER 8-
(Central Park)
The full moon shined brightly as Rose awoke and found herself tied to a tree (still in her costume), surrounded by the Huntsclan, and the Huntsman was staring her in the face. "Welcome back Huntsgirl we've been waiting for you", he said. Rose scowled and answered back "don't call me that I've given it all up". "Given it up? Do you know how many years I've wasted on you, You started out as nothing but I took you in and raised you as my own, I was like a father to you and this is how you repay me" he said. "You were never a father to me, you never cared about me at all, all you wanted was an apprentice to carry on with your sick ways" Rose said. "Silence" the Huntsman shouted, "The time of judgment has come".
Meanwhile a few feet away Jake and Ron Watched from behind the bushes. "Okay here's what we're going to do" Jake Whispered, "All go out and create a distraction then when I call your name you jump out and untie her and what ever you do don't look or they might catch on and you'll be caught as well you got it". Ron answered, "I think so, Good Luck, I mean break a leg". "Oh, I will" Jake mumbled to himself and ran off.
Just then the Huntsman opened a heavy leather bound book and said, "The laws clearly state that if a member of the Huntsclan Denies his or her heritage and turns against are very way of life they are to be considered prey, therefore you must be slain". The Huntsman then raised his huntstaff and aimed it right above Roses heart when suddenly a fireball flew out of nowhere and knocked the staff right out of the Huntsman's hand. "Let her go Huntsman it's me you want" Jake the stepped into the clearing in full dragon form, "Jake"! Rose shouted.
The Huntsman then said, "American Dragon, to long have searched for you and now here you are delivered to me on a silver platter", "Say what", Jake said. Ron then stepped out from the bushes, and picked up the fallen Huntstaff. Ron the exclaimed "Didn't you wonder who replaced the dummy with the real Spud I needed to be sure that Rose had indeed joined forces with the American Dragon, and who do you think tipped the Huntsclan off to Rose's whereabouts and then I had my accomplices tie me up to through off suspicion and make me seem like another innocent victim, and now I shall go down in history as the Huntsclan member to have slain the first and last American Dragon". "You back stabber", said and lunged at Ron. Ron then kicked and repelled Jake and they then started to circle each other.
Ron then exclaimed, "You can't defeat me Jake I know all your weaknesses, I can make speed up, I can make you slow down, I can make you live and I can make you die". "Yah well there's one thing you failed to relies" Jake said, "you can't run in those shoes". And with that Jake took of low to the ground and with Ron running after him, and then suddenly Ron tripped and fellto the ground hard (it was true Ron was wearing his dress shoes from the play) and the Huntstaff landed several feet from where Ron fell. With that Jake landed Pick up the Claw like spear and broke it in half, Ron then got up and lunged at Jake planning to strangle him. Jake quickly grabbed Ron by the collar and flung him straight at the Huntsman knocking him off his feet. "Huntsclan attack", the Huntsman shouted, and just like that the entire Huntsclan start to run after Jake.
Jake then took off again this time he was looking around frantically, he was out of ideas and an army was after him. Then suddenly he looked up and realized "a full moon, that's it", He said and he then Landed in another clearing, praying that his timing was right. The Huntsclan arrived at the spot and were about to attack when suddenly a portal opened and a herd of unicorns came stampeding out. the huge herd galloped at full spead and started to drive the Huntsclan away. Through the stampede, across the clearing Jake could see Ron and the Huntman standing side by side unarmed dew to the broken huntstaff. "This isn't over Amarican Dragon", he said and just like that they disappeared.
Once the stampede cleared Jake flew back to the other clearing where Rose was still tied up. Jake landed, untied Rose and then returned to Human form(still in his full Phantom costume). "Jake you saved me even after that fight we had", she said. Jake than Replied "I couldn't let them do that to you, Why do you think I joined the play in the first place I wanted to be with you". Rose then went on to say "Oh Jake I know you want this relationship to work and so do I, but I need some reassurance, I need to now that you care and will care from now on". Jake Replied "I do care I promise I'll be there for you, I want to be", He tried to think of somthing else to say, and only one thing came to mind.
Jake: Say you'll share with
me one
love, one lifetime . . .
Iet me lead you
from your solitude . . .
Say you need me
with you
here, beside you . . .
Both: Anywhere you go
let me go too . . .
Love me -
that's all I ask
of you . .
Jake removed his mask and the two of them Kissed and held each other in a long embrace as the pale bright moonlight loomed over them.