A/N: I'm (FINALLY) back! I am sooooooo sorry! I was sick for like 5 days with a temp of like 102, then I had like a million drama performances, then I was at my dad's (no computer), but I'm like majorly sorry! But I'm back now, with chapter 30! Finally! HEEERREEE we go!

Choices

Chapter Thirty

I gulped. For once, "tall, dark, and ugly" was right. This was it. Time had stopped. There was no one to help me. I was on my own. At once, I tried to remember everything I had learned in training...All that I had learned had come to this. This was the real deal. But maybe...just maybe, I could even the odds a little...get rid of the Huntsclan. If I could just get the Dark Dragon to freeze them too...It seemed impossible, but I had a plan.

"Yo, Dark Dude!" I said. "You think you're all great and that crap! But you're really just a coward!" I flinched as the Dark Dragon roared in anger. I controlled myself, however, and continued, "Like, no 'disrespect' or anything, but you've got the Huntsclan to back you up. Apparently you're afraid of facing me, a thirteen year old boy, without your backup!"

I knew that I had just taken a huge risk in saying that, but to my surprise, it actually seemed to be working! He roared, his black, pitiless face contorted in anger, but then he said, "Very well then." The Huntsclan were automatically frozen. Apparently their time had run out as well. "You will be left in no doubt that I am much stronger than you, and that the fortune teller was wrong...I will defeat you!"

I reached into my pocket and pulled out the melting potion. I had only one thing in mind: I had to melt a scale. I bolted off toward his tail, where I thought that I could probably get a scale the easiest, but the Dark Dragon was too fast for me. There was a loud swooshing sound as his enormous claws descended straight for my head. I barely got out of the way in time. Another swipe. I dodged it again, but very narrowly.

A third time he clawed at me, but this time, I had a plan. He missed again, but right as he was pulling his arm up again, I latched onto a claw with both arms, and felt myself lift into the air. The Dark Dragon roared and shook his arm. I held fast and opened the bottle with my mouth. I poured the whole bottle onto his scales, and I watched in fascination as the scales seemed to melt instantly. I grabbed a handful of the melting scale; it was slimy and gross...it felt (this does sound weird, but it's true) evil.

The Dark Dragon roared in pain as the scales were melted off and the potion began to burn his skin. He threw me off, but luckily I landed in a bush, and although I got a few scratches, was okay. The Dark Dragon's horrible features were twisted horribly in anger. He flew up into the air, and then flew down toward me. I did the only thing I could think of. I stuffed the melted scale into my mouth, nearly throwing up because of the repulsive taste. I didn't swallow it, but grabbed the other potion from my pocket and poured it into my mouth as well. I swished it up, hoping beyond hope that it would work, and with a huge effort, swallowed it.

The Dark Dragon had almost reached me. If this didn't work, I was done for. Suddenly I felt stronger than I had in a long time, and I had a feeling...I knew this would work..."DRAGON UP!" I yelled, and just like I'd thought, I felt the sensation of flames covering my body. I grinned, despite of my situation. I was the American Dragon once again...and I was proud!

I flew into the air. The Dark Dragon stopped abruptly and looked at me with what looked like surprise, amazement, and maybe even...but it couldn't be...a little bit of...fear!

I ignored this, however, and said, "I'm ba-ack!"

The Dark Dragon recovered and lunged for me, now seeming unphased.

But I was ready.

"Yo, you can't win!" I said. The real battle was about to begin.

A/N: So...how was it? Please review, and I guess I'll find out! Yipee! Anyway, please Rand R, and I'll update ASAP, probably tomorrow, Thursday, or Friday. C-ya!

PS-If you haven't seen "Searching For David's Heart", you need to. It's an awesome movie! I cried like the whole time!

Okay, I'll update asap. plz r and r. more later

~Emachinescat ^..^