Everything felt like it was tugging at him every which way as Jake tried with every ounce of his strength to regain dominance over his own body but it seemed the more it tried the weaker he got as he finally caught did get a glimpse out of one of his eyes to see everyone had left.Jake had to think fast if he was going to stop him.But Yang was like a large,solid and immovable wall;keeping Jake just below the surface.Suddenly,a risky idea came to mind but he had to try it,he felt he had no other option.

"Hey,Yang."He spoke out of himself in a reposed voice,though his felt malaised about how he would respond."You know,I've been thinking...there's no possible way I will ever be rid of you.It was hard to come to this but I've had a few days to think."

Their feet finally hit the asphalt parking lot and after a few moments,Yang's deep voice replied back without a hint of concern at what Jake was saying."Can you think and be safe at the same time?But yes,though I'm having to repeat myself,I am the stronger one."

"Right,"Jake continued,keeping a steady edge to his words as he could feel the two of them turning right and more then likely heading for the sidewalk."So,I was thinking,why don't the two of us team up and take down this city together?"he paused to let what he had suggested sink in and then continued with more confidence building inside to match his phonation."Yeah,I tried the good thing for a while but the truth is,while being the Am Drag is a cool way to go by;the whole 'saving the magical realm' gets boring.I mean,it's time for me to branch out on me own."

"Oh?"His evil facsimile countered perfidiously,as he ceased walking."I see where you're getting at but I don't really see us forming an alliance."

This dude looks exactly like me,he's gotta have something more then just that that makes him tick,Jake thought in self-motivation then tried a little more persuasively."Dude,think about it.Why would I fight against someone I just got lucky with fighting once before?Just like you,I'm using my common sense here.I know I got a little angry when you got into me like that back in the library but I wanted to be the one to talk to you first."

"Why exactly would you submit to me?"Yang inquired him with suspicion still edged in his words and suddenly Jake felt him resting their back to a pole of some type."I mean...you're a pretty stubborn dragon.How would I be sure you wouldn't just double cross me the moment I free you?"

Thinking for a moment,he delivered the pith to his idea."Just look at it this way,one dragon can raise the roof."his voice grew cirrosedly profound as he continued."But two dragons can bring down the house.You get me?"

A time passed then where Yang seemed to be considering all that he was saying and in that time,Jake did whatever he could not to draw attention to the fact that he was still very unsure about the whole ordeal of what he had offered.But for now it was his only weapon,for all he saw while he was immured within was an abridged darkness that kept him from moving an inch.Occasionally a feeling would return for a spell to his arm or feet but aside from Yang's and his own voice,everything seemed out of range.

"Though metaphors are what I'd expect from those more older,I can see you've given this some thought."Yang said as he leaned up off what metal beam he had been supporting his back on,stretching lackadaisically and finally responding in a thoroughly convinced voice."Alright,Jake.I'll allow you one shot at being on my side...just one and if not you're out of here."

It was slow at first but Jake felt more matter returning to him and pretty soon his sight was aggravating in normal colors and the everyday sounds of the city filtered through his ears,as he found himself standing out a few feet from a grinning Yang,who had arm pressed up against the side of the gate entrance and was staring expectantly at him as he found his bearings.

"So..."he began when Jake looked him in the eye,which sent a chill down his spine at the way he was glaring at him."Where do we go from here?"

"Well,I do have a plan about a certain event that's coming up."

Yang raised his brows in slight intricacy as he approached some more."I think I already know what you mean but alright then,tell me what it is."

"Okay."Jake shamed forth a pleasant look across his facial features as he came a bit closer and then his ebony eye narrowed instantly on Yang,as he morphed in a very brief flash of azure and sideswiped with his tail against the fence post,said contumeliously."Plan payback on the event of beatin' down one sorry-faced,non-brother is of now officially a go!"

Yang sighed roughly under his breath,before graps both hands around Jake's tail and shifting into his dragon form,performed a couple aerial flips with Jake in tow and and bashed him hard onto the ground."I knew you were going to betray me the moment I freed you,must be physic,huh?"

"Shut it."He lambasted him avidly,teleporting from Yang's grips and then reappearing behind him."All I want is to kick you're can to the curve."

Jake was about to strike down a claw when Yang caught it and thrusted him forward but then before he could make a move,Jake butted his head into Yang's chest;once wind was temporarily knocked out of him he then turned an elbow in the direction of his head and was would have landed into him,had Yang not have planted a kick into his ribs which was at the moment Jake's blind spot.Clenching his fists,he recidivated some and then got a better look at Yang as they both tried to regain some composure.

He had definitely had a little upgrade,now instead of a green streak in his black hair,it was a deep red.Instead of red jacket,he was sporting a more darker,almost coal color one that still resembled Jake's in design.Hm,the only thing missin' is the horns and the tail,his mind wandered just a bit before Yang bursted out into a strong radiance of brightly flaming orange.

"You're not the only one who has tricks up their sleeves."Yang's smooth and ignominious voice spoke as the vibrant lights faded."Jake,"he chuckled a bit and then appeared hovering above a line of dark-looking Jake's that were assembled facing the real one."Meet my minions."

"Wha-?How'd-?You're not..."His prated for a few moments before just deciding it wasn't important and concentrating by putting his claws both together,produced six perfect Jake clones of his own."You're move."

Surprise fell over Yang's sienna features."You're not gonna ask me how?"

"Not interested."Jake replied back indifferently and flew down to where his clones awaited him."Okay,guys.I now this might seem weird but..."

Less then a minute later,all seven Jake and seven Yang were squaring off and as the sky was starting to become overcasted by thunderheads rolling in from one far corner,all of them charged forward but what caught everyone who didn't have green streaked on the tips of their hair,was that all the Jake's seemed to be going for the original Yang still in place above and as they engulfed him in a swarm, the Yang clones went after Jake.

Who kicked up a flag pole off to the side that had been apparently abandoned after practice and giving it a few good twirls;started to knock a few of the Yang clones into an open dumpster.Then,as two more tried to come up to take him down from either side of him he brought the pole back up as he stood erect and jabbing the end into the ground,wrapped his tail around the top and lifting himself up effortlessly,watched with a bit of amusement as both the Yang's collided into the pole in perfect unison.

"Nice moves."He heard his opposite compliment him with some earnest residing in his voice."Tell me,where'd you happen to learn to use that flag pole like that?Obviously,that's not what it's originally made for."

"None of you're business."Jake replied back vaguely,as he made a move towards Yang to take him down in mid-air."But you're about to get a-"

With his lower jaw dropping open,he paused just feet in front of Yang as the clone drew out from his backpack he still had on the photo of Rose and himself at the dance."This pretty blond here,"he spoke to Jake in a very even and distrustful manner."She means a lot to you,doesn't she?"

"She...I-um,I don't really know her that well."He replied back with much emotion at all towards her,trying in vain to keep the shock that was kept restringing in his gut."That was just a pity date.Now why don't we fight?"

"The girl's got an evil side to her."Yang continued on as if he hadn't even spoken,eyeing Rose with what Jake was crumpling with indignation to find was interest towards her."She may not be fully evil but maybe I could still steal her right from under you.And,as it is a more modern day thing to have in a girl,however dangerous they are adds to their hotness.Agreed?"

Feeling blood red rage towards not only him uncovering who Rose was possibly and him wanting to take her from him,coupled with that fact that Yang just thought of her as his piece of property and the hatred that was only intensifying every moment he was around him,Jake extended his long sable claws to their fullest extent and beginning to emit fire,thrusted at full speed towards his rival and put everything he had into one huge attack.

Panting quite heavily,Jake slowly drifted back down to where the ground seemed a lot more firm and the feeling of being more worthy to exist then his evil self was almost invigorating.Allowing his boiling anger to simmer down again,the actuality that he had beaten down Yang by himself and had successfully reabsorbed him,was very nearly too much triumph to Jake.So instead of gloating,he only picked back up the rest of his belongings and giving the couple in the framed photograph a fond smile,stowed it back in his knapsack and started off for the shop.

"Disagreed,Yang.Very much disagreed.Evil or not,Rose is still hot."

Laughing a little under his breath,he flew off with ideas on how to try and make amends for all that the disaster Yang had managed to cause the last several days.But as he left with a new air of calm to him,someone lurked from behind the front school building,watching him worriedly.This wasn't over,the person noted in mind as they pressed the books they had in their arms to their chest with a deep fear penetrating their soul.Indeed,it was going to take a lot more to correct this mistake of ever unleashing Yang.

To Be Continued...

A/N:More surprises and more thrills to come.Will update when I can.

LP