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Here's chapter 8, darn shame were almost done...PLEASE REVIEW! But then we get to start on the sequel...YAY
Chapter 8: Choose Wisely
"So, you mean to tell me there is an identical clone of Rose someone made?" "That's crazy." Jake freaked out
"I agree, there's no rhyme or reason for it either, I suggest we split up, we'll cover more ground, warehouse is enormous."
"I'm cool with that." Trixie agreed
"Good, Trixie, go with Spud, let's go Jacob." Niko said
"We'll take the bottom of the warehouse, you guys take the bottom, cool?" Jake asked
"Sounds good Jakey!" Spud called from down the hall
"So...you sure this wasn't Rose's twin sister's doing, I mean she is kinda sketchy, I know." Another story for another day.
"I don't think so, plus; unless sister has red glowing eyes, I am afraid we have wrong girl."
"Well, you're the expert." Jake said They came to the quartermaster's room, with only one exit.
"I'll see if shes in here, you go on ahead." Nick suggested "Oh yeah, before you go, remember; what I've learned with clones is this, to kill them, you need a direct short to the heart, or burn them to hell, either or should work for you, and one last thing, TT30 I gave you, yeah it's prone to jamming so watch your shots." Nick warned
"Sure thing." Once Jake left, the door slammed shut
"What the...dammit, locked figures, might as well look around." a note tacked to the wall caught Nick's eye. "Privet (hello) what's this?"
"Dear Nikolai,
I see you have seen clone of Huntsgirl, one of my greatest creations, you know as well as I do I have been good at DNA splicing, so hows America? Oh wait I don't care, I'll get my revenge soon enough, this was only the beginning, you wait and see
Sincerely yours,
-Nova6-
"...This is...Bridgette's handwriting...I wonder...no it can't be." "It simply can't be."
Meanwhile, Trixie and Spud were meandering around the shipping crates.
"I wonder if we could go get tacos afterwords?" Spud pondered
"Are you really thinking about Food at a time like this?" Trixie asked annoyed
"Yes, there's always room for food!" True dat
"Well will you cut it out and help me look, God."
"Cheese and crackers woman, all I said was can we get...tacos." Spud cut himself short to see inside a large shipping crate large plates of Mexican goodness.
"Spud...Spud...what's wrong with you boy?" "Ugh." she followed him inside "I swear one of these days-"
"The doors!" they noticed the doors close behind them, locking
"Hey, let us out, let us out; dammit!"
"Were locked in...but at least I got my tacos."
"SPUD!" Elsewhere, Jake heard rumbling around in a locker room.
"Hello?" "Whose in here?" he turned a corner to see the two Rose's fighting
"Ugh, I don't know what you want but I'll-[bang]" Jake fired a shot at the ceiling to grab their attention.
"Oh Jake, thank goodness you're here!"
"No Jake don't listen to her!" the other Rose said
"It's me Jake, can't you tell?" Jake was shakingly turning the gun at the both of em, evil Rose unfortunately had matching eyes right now.
"Jake stop stammering like that, you can't tell I'm the real Rose?"
"No you bucket of bolts, I'm the real Rose!"
"Alright enough!" Jake yelled "Why should I try to trust either one of you...the point is, you shouldn't trust me, I acted like a fool Rose, I should have trusted and helped you but instead I took matters into my own hands."
"Oh, of course I forgive you Jake, I could never stay mad at you."
"[sigh] Why would you forgive me Jake...I overreacted and I shouldn't have, we said some things we shouldn't have...and I almost did something stupid...I was so brainwashed by the Huntsclan I didn't know what to do or say...I guess what I'm trying to say is...would you forgive me Jake, and love me like we used to?"
"Yes...-[bang]" he shot the first Rose right between the eyes, and the real Rose ran for a hug.
"Jake!" "I'm so so sorry."
"No I'm sorry, I should have trusted y-[clap, clap, clap]"
"Touching, really touching." the doppelganger stood up red eyes. And the hole in her head repaired itself
"Eh, gross." Rose said in disgust.
"How is she not dead I, wait a second."
to kill a clone or doppelganger one must shoot directly at the heart or burn it up
"Right, heart shot." "No prob-[click] huh-[click, click], what the hell?" then Jake remembered again
TT30 is prone to jamming so make shots count
"Dammit." "Oh wait, burn it huh-dragon up!" "Eat my fire girlfriend stealer-[shwoosh]" in a piss poor effort to burn the clone Jake managed to burn through several of the supports which meant the second floor above would crash down unless they-
"RUN!" yeah that
"Hop on Rose!" Jake and Rose flew into the hallway just as Niko had busted through the door
"The hell did you do?"
"Long story just come on!"
"Fine, you explain later, dragonov up!" Nick flew behind them as the hall way crumbled beneath them. They flew into the loading bay, Trixie and Spud somehow broke out of the storage container
"Hey guys!" they called from above
"Trixie?" "Spud?" Jake asked
"Up here dude, what happened?" Spud asked
"Long story, but I found the real Rose, and-"
"Jake, shes getting away!" Rose yelled to see the clone hop in the drivers seat of a pickup
"No she ain't!" Nick hopped in the back as the truck sped off, except at the end of the street was road work. AK in hand Nick shot off the top and busted the wind shield "Who sent you, was it sister?"
"It might have been...okay it was, step one of her big revenge scheme." the clone said
"Yeah, well that ends today."
"Yeah, for you too." she pointed ahead to the end of the road, where tons of flammable material barrels were left unattended...must be lunch hour
"Wait...no, just for you, tell Bridgette you'll see her in hell."
"What do you-[crash, ka-boom, explosion]"
"NOOOOOO!" the rest of the team called yards back down the street. Jake fell to his knees witnessing the explosion
"He was so young...he taught me so much."
"He was only doing his job..." Rose hung her head
"He was the best bad ass with a Russian accent...I ever met." Trixie choked up
"WHY MUST THE GOOD DIE YOUNG!" Spud yelled
"Hey...hey guys..."
"Not now Jake."
"No really, I...I think I see something." he pointed to the wreckage and they all gasped to see a shirtless Nikolai walk away with his AK-47 slung over his shoulder
"He's...he's alive!"
"HE'S ALIVE!" they cheered to greet their new comrade
"You Americans...you crazy." he said
"Yeah we know buddy, just don't do anything like that again." Jake said
"Okay okay..."
"So, who made that clone anyway?" Rose asked
"Uh...I don't know...I guess it big mystery huh?" he couldn't tell them it was his evil sister's doing "So, lets get back to Manhattan-[explosion]-and not a moment too soon."
In agreement the team flew back to Canal Street to the shop, greeted by some sort of familiar faces
"Okay, alls that's left to do is-[gasp] Nick couldn't finish his sentence to see Councilors Andam and Kulde talking with Fu and Lao Shi "Councilors, please forgive my appearance."
"Is alright Nikolai, Jacob, we were just checking in to see how things were going." Kulde said Rose hid behind Jake
"Uh, all is fine, went off without a hitch." Nick got his serious face on
"I see, that's not what we heard." Andam interjected motioning to Lao Shi.
"Look, we have accurately discovered this morning's attack was orchestrated by an evil being creating a doppelganger if you will of the huntsgirl." Nick explained
"I swear by it." Jake added
"Well, if that is true-"
"It is...sir." Nick added interrupting Andam
"Well then, we'll just take huntsgirl for ourselves then." Kulde pointed to a frightened Rose, who reluctantly stepped aside from Jake, accepting her fate.
"Wait, wait, if you take Rose, you take me."
"Jake, you cannot be serious." Lao Shi said angrily
"I am, I would rather die in prison with Rose, then give her up, with all due respect." Jake added
"But we cannot, you have done nothing American Dragon." Andam insisted
"Councilors, if I may." Nick interrupted, by now, Trixie and Spud had retreated to the back room. "Yes, a day ago I would have felt the same way as you do, but today, I realize...this girl, has done no wrong."
"Are you crazy detective, you have seen the pictures-"
"Pictures of Rose as Huntsgirl, not Rose as Rose...you see, at birth she was kidnapped and brainwashed by those Fascist heathens, she did not know right from wrong on her own accord." "Plus, a good Rose even destroyed the Huntsclan, offering her own life as well, I do believe a certain Messiah did the same for all of us 2,000 years ago...just with different events." "That is the Rose you see before you today, so if you take her now, you are taking an innocent women, because that is whom I've grown to know."
"Are you quite finished detective?" Kulde asked
"...Da." (yes)
"Well then...that was a pressing argument and with that...we agree, Rose Whitman, we acquit you of your past crimes and-oh." Andam couldn't finish before a Jake and Rose group hug
"Oh thank you councilor, thank you, thank you, thank you."
"On one condition, you must remain a valued member of this...team, and do all you can to be the protectors of the magical world."
"done and done." a happy Jake said
"Nikolai, I insist you join this team as well." Kulde said
"I think I could do that."
"Good, and with that, were off, good luck to you all." the left the store, and flew away.
"Is it safe to come out now?" Spud asked
"Yeah kids, get out of there." Fu insisted
"So, all that aside, with me stocking done I'll need some helping hands around the shop."
"If it's a job, I'm in for it." Rose said
"You're hired
"And me, I could use some extra work." Niko added
"Good."
"Well, I guess you could say it all worked out in the end?" Jake asked
"Yeah, a regular sappy Disney ending." Nick chuckled
"Hey, he laughed." Trixie noticed
"Yes, now come on, we must celebrate." Lao Shi insisted. Nick waked to one of the windows
"Some day Bridgette, you'll get yours..." "Someday you'll be Seeing Red..."
THE END
Hey, how bout that huh? Now I can update No Way Out and Bloody Insanity again, but not before you see this, a little trailer for an up and coming epic Amdrag story...enjoy!
Jake: you wanted to see me gramps?
Lao Shi: yes, it's about the Aztec Skulls, Fu was doing some research, and the wishes made by them, may not become permanent.
Jake: oh no, that means-
Lao Shi: yes, The Huntsman may be roaming the streets of New york once more, crawling out of the woodwork.
Jake: not him, I can deal with that fool, I meant, what about what's gonna happen to Rose, w-won't my with cancel out and she'll die?
Fu: don't be silly kid, the wish ain't permanent remember?
Lao Shi: sources tell me, only the Huntsman wants his vengeance, so I suggest keeping a watchful eye, and extra on Rose, as for the Huntsman, I'm sure Nikolai can arrange a hit on him
Jake: yeah, Nick's good like that
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Jake: so, the end of the year dance cruise is coming up and...
Rose: of course I'll go with you Jake, just don't hit me with cupid's arrows again okay?
Jake: no problem, and this'll be great, no secrets no nothing...just us...
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Rose: Mom, Dad...L-Lily, I'm home-[gasp]
Huntsman: hello huntsgirl...I have a proposition for you, unless you want your family and yourself destroyed, you'll do as I say.
Rose: I know what you want, and I'll never do it!
Huntsman: no matter I wasn't giving you a choice anyway-[zap]...So, Huntsgirl, what do you want to do
Rose:...s...slay dragons, especially that accursed beast Jake Long!
Huntsman: excellent, let the hate flow through you my young apprentice
Rose: there's an end of year cruise for all graduating eighth graders this Friday, were going as a couple.
Huntsman: ah the perfect opportunity, don't let me down
Rose: I won't master, promise
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Jake: so...you ever believe we can just get away from it all?
Rose: maybe...wanna kiss?
Jake: do I?
Rose: just close your eyes...Hi-yeah!
Jake: what the-[whack]...Okay cupid if this is a joke it really isn't funny!
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Jake: Rose, why are you doing this, your better then this, you're good now
Rose: ha ha ha, the only thing I'm good at dragon, is being evil hi-yeah!
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Jake: I don't get it, why is she trying to fry me?
Niko: maybe cause shes not under her own mind
Jake: what are you saying?
Niko: what I'm saying is, I think the Huntsman already found her and brainwashed her...look, you keep Laura Croft busy, I'm going to go give the Huntsman an ass kicking
Jake: Nick wait...slit his throat
Niko: with pleasure
An American Dragon story unlike any other...yes better then Love Cruise
Starring: Jake, Rose, Trixie, Spud, Grandpa, the Huntsman, and Nikolai Borodin in-
A Dark Rose...
(Title subject to change, I own nothing, viewer discretion is advised, Rated T for Teen)