To HORSELUVER101: Thanks, and yeah, they'll do their best. Like horse stories? I love Black Beauty

To RadiantBeam: Yeah, they kinda will, oh, and Jack's going full dragon here.

To Thorn273: Okay, I will, here's the next chapter.

Chapter Eight

Jack woke up thinking it would be a fun Saturday today, he yawned and sat up. He took his watch from his bedside table. He looked at the time; it was nine o'clock in the morning. He got up from his bed and went to check if Violet was still asleep.

"Hello? Vi?" Jack opened the door to her room. It was empty. "She must already be awake," Jack said, closing the door.

He walked into the kitchen to find his mother and Farrell pacing around worriedly. "Mom, what's wrong?" Jack asked.

"You're father hasn't come back yet and Violet's gone too," Rose replied. Farrell only nodded in agreement.

"Violet's gone again?" Jack said, "But this time it's not my fault, I swear!"

"No one's accusing you, Jack," Rose took the phone and hastily dialed a number.

"Hello?"

"Haley! Thank goodness you're awake!" Rose said happily, "Listen, I need your help,"

"What's wrong, Rose?" Haley asked, concerned.

"Jake and Violet are missing," Rose said.

"Where do we meet?" Haley asked.

"Let's meet here, at home, discuss where we'll search then search,"

"I'll be right over!"

"Thanks, bye,"

"Bye, Rose," Haley said.

Rose put down the phone.

"Mom, can I please help?" Jack begged.

"No, you'll be staying with Uncle Spud."

"But mom, I already have my dragon powers!"

Rose sighed, "Okay, then," she said, "Show me,"

"Uh… okay," Jack tried to imagine himself as a dragon, "DRAGON UP!"

Green and gold flames surrounded him as he transformed into his dragon form. Rose gasped as the flames died down and revealed a green dragon with a yellow chest and belly, blue claws, and spikes that were a color between yellow and gold.

"Cool! Oh yeah! I did it! Full dragon!" he said happily.

"Having your powers is one thing but controlling them is another," Rose said.

"Please? Can't I help? I can use the battling skills I learned in the Huntsclan," Jack begged.

"Don't even say the word," Farrell said shuddering.

"Oh, all right," Rose sighed, "But you have to stay with your Aunt Haley and Farrell," she said sternly.

"Fine," Jack grumbled, crossing his arms.

"Don't you talk like that, young man," Rose scolded, "Just be happy I let you come,"

"Whoa!" Jack said nervously.

"Jack, just concentrate! Flap your wings," Haley instructed, "Up, down, up, down, up, down, just repeat that in your head, up, down, up, down,"

"Got it," Jack said, flapping his dragon wings, "Up, down, up, down,"

They were flying around in Magus Bazaar since they couldn't fly in the city during the day. "Hey, what's that?" Jack asked, pointing at a red figure in the distance. It lay on the riverbank just outside of Magus Bazaar.

"I dunno," said Farrell

'No, please don't let it be Jake,' Haley thought, she gulped and slowly flew down, "Let's find out,"

Haley landed perfectly on the ground while Jack crashed head first, Farrell screaming along with him. Jack stood up groaning, "I still have to practice la-" he stopped when he realized that the red creature on the ground was his father in his dragon form.

"DAD!" Jack yelled running over to his father.

"Jake, please be alive," Haley said, she pulled him away from the river. "Jake! Wake up!" she splashed water onto his face.

Jake groaned and slowly opened his eyes. "H-Haley? Jack? Farrell?" he said weakly, "H-how'd you find me?"

"Jake, are you all right?" Haley asked.

"What happened?" Farrell asked.

"I guess my fighting skills are a little rusty against Shades and a dragon gone bad," he said trying to smile.

"Jake we'll get you some help," Haley said.

"I'm okay, sis," Jake said.

"JAKE! You're covered in bumps, bruises and scratches, how can you possibly be okay?" Haley exclaimed.

"Girls, nothing can be hidden from them, right, Jack, Farrell?" Jake chuckled.

"I agree dad," Jack smiled.

"Me too," Farrell smiled.

"Come on Jack, help me get your father to the clinic," Haley said.

Jake's smile then vanished. "Wait, where's Violet?" he asked.

"Uh… yeah, that," Jack said, "Violet's missing too,"

"Aw man!" Jake groaned.

"Don't worry Jake, we'll find her," Haley said, helping her brother up, "Now turn back into your human form," Haley ordered.

"No, Haley, this isn't something that simple," Jake said, turning back into his human form, "The Dark Dragon, I think he's back and there's something else,"

Haley picked her brother up, "What?"

"Hey! Put me down, Haley!"

"No, Jake I'm carrying you to the clinic with or without your permission,"

"The Dark Dragon has a son," Jake continued.

"WHAT?" Haley exclaimed.

"Yeah, he does," Farrell added.

"Wait, hold on, who's the Dark Dragon?" Jack interrupted.

"A crazy dragon trying to take over the world and destroy all human beings," Haley replied.

Violet groaned and slowly opened her eyes. Her arms and wings were chained to her side and back tightly. She found herself lying on a hard, cold floor in her dragon form.

She finally managed to stand up after falling several times. "Where am I?" Violet wondered. "Another dungeon, maybe. No, probably,"

Soon the door opened and in walked a large black dragon. Violet felt her blood run cold as the dragon walked towards her. "Good morning, Violet Long," the dragon said in a deep voice that sounded a lot like a growl.

Violet gulped and took a step back. "Has your father told you anything about me and my army?" the dragon asked.

Violet shook her head. 'Army?' she thought, 'that doesn't sound good,'

"I am the Dark Dragon and I have been raising an army to destroy humans and take over the world," he said, "Mythical creatures will be on top again, don't you want to join us? You won't have to hide you powers anymore, no more training secretly, no more bans about not using your powers here and there."

'Don't be afraid,' Violet thought, 'Don't be afraid, fear is the last thing you should be feeling right now,' She gulped, trying to push her fear away, "No," she said.

"No? Why not?" the dragon asked.

"One, we're already part human if you hadn't noticed, and two, after I've been attacked, knocked out and chained up, ya think I'd still join you?" Violet said, her fear draining slowly.

"You will join us, Violet Long, you will not follow you father's and your great grandfather's footsteps," The Dark Dragon growled, "I'll make sure of that,"

"What did you do to my dad?" Violet asked, her fear replaced by anger as she thought of her father. How she wished she could have apologized to him.

"Your father? Jake Long?" the Dark Dragon began laughing, "He's dead, my son attacked him tossed him into some river,"

"No," Violet whispered. Her legs seemed to turn to jelly as she heard his words. She fell to her knees, she wanted to cry, 'No, Violet, not now, not in front of him,' she thought.

"I can break you down, girl," the Dark Dragon circled around her, "I can turn you into an emotional wreck," then he smiled, "That's if you refuse, but if you join us, your life, your family-what's left of it- will be spared,"

Violet blinked back tears, "No, I don't believe you, you lie," she stood up, "As long as I live I will not join your army," she growled.

"I'll leave you to think about my offer, if you still behave that way when I return in an hour or two, prepare yourself for another big surprise." The dragon walked out of the dungeon, locking the door behind him.

"Hey, have you seen anything suspicious or strange happen last night?" Rose asked a goblin.

"If I did what should I get for tellin' ya?" he asked.

Rose pulled the collar of his shirt, "Just tell me!" she growled.

"All right, fine, fine! I saw a violet dragon fighting this black one, then the dragon called these shadow things and they attacked her, the purple dragon put up a good fight but was knocked out afterwards." The goblin said.

Rose released him, "What did the purple dragon look like?"

"Hey, lady, it was dark that night!"

"What you could see then!"

"Well… she looked a bit like Jake Long, that kind of tail and spikes. That type of snout, but I couldn't see anything else." The goblin shrugged.

"Were the spikes red?" Rose asked.

"I… I think so," the goblin said.

"Where'd the black dragon take her?" Rose asked, concern in her voice.

"I dunno, he carried her off, didn't see where," the goblin shrugged and hastily started walking off.

"Father, she doesn't wanna join, can't you just do it already?" asked Dark Dragon Jr. (since they'll be talking to each other, I'll add Jr. to the end of the son's name every time he talks)

"Patience my son, I want to toy with her and tear her heart apart first," The Dark Dragon replied.

"What's the point in that?"

"It's fun, seeing your victim in pain fills one with pleasure," The Dark Dragon replied.

"Yeah, but can't you just attack her? Ya know… physically?" Dark Dragon Jr. asked

"Physical wounds can be deep, but emotional wounds go deeper," The Dark Dragon replied.

"I still don't see why you don't wanna do it in an instant," Dark Dragon Jr. muttered.

"Teenagers today," the Dark Dragon grumbled, "You always want to do things at an instant, but we are doing this my way, and you will obey your father, young man,"

"Whatever, dad," his son replied.

Well that's all for this chap, and don't forget to review, I love getting 'em! The identity of Dark Dragon Jr. will be revealed in the next chapter. Feel free to give me your guesses.