Rose's P.O.V.
'Who's this boy?' I wonder. 'And how does he know my name?'
"All right, who are you and how do you know my name?" I ask using my Huntsgirl tone.
"Uh, Rose, I know it may sound weird but, I am your..." He starts answering with some hesitation.
"Rose, allow me to introduce your brother, Lyle." Jake finishes the introduction for him, shocking me.
"My, brother?" I ask. Never in my life I ever heard anything about having a brother. "How come?"
"Yeah, Rose." Jake answers. "I probably wouldn't have believed it if not for the photograph he had shown me."
Lyle then shows me the photograph. "Hey, how can I be in that photograph?"
"This is our sister." Lyle explains. "She's identical to you except for a detail." He says and then points at her right hand. I see that, unlike me, she doesn't bear the Huntsclan birthmark. My surprise is even bigger when I see the couple with her and Lyle. "My parents! I remember them from my dream."
"Oh, yeah." He replies. "I remember Jake telling me that you had a dream about that day but I didn't think it would really show you how our parents look like. Talking about Jake, why did you say he is in trouble? Isn't the Huntsclan keeping an eye on his best friends as well? Why specifically him?"
Based on Lyle's question and the others' reactions, I think he doesn't know Jake is a dragon. What do I tell him?
"Oh, I see." Did he really figure it out? "This Jake guy is your boyfriend. Isn't he?"
"No, I'm not a dra..." Jake started answering, thinking Lyle had figured it out. "I mean, I-i-i am her boyfriend. But we keep a low profile because of the Huntsclan thing."
I hope Lyle misses this slip up. I'd better make him forget it. "So, Lyle, how are our sister and our parents?"
"They're fine." He answers. "At least as fine as a family that copes with the loss of a child can be. Wanna call them?"
"Yes. Yes." I can't hide my excitement.
"In that case, young ones, my family and friends will leave you alone for privacy." Lao Shi says and then he, Jake, Trixie, Spud and Fu leave for another room.
Nobody's P.O.V.
"G, what do we do about this?" Jake asks. "Lyle doesn't know I'm a dragon so I can't simply fly him and Rose back to their parents."
"We have a bigger problem to worry about, young dragon." Lao Shi replies. "Because Brock drew unwanted attention to you and your best friends I'm afraid it won't be possible for Rose to keep playing double agent. Not to mention they're too close to us."
"And what are you gonna do about it?" Spud asks. "Call a bunch of dragons for a mass assault on the Huntsbase?"
"I'm afraid we have no better choice, Spud." Lao Shi replies. "I'll report today's events to the Dragon Council and set a course of action."
"What about Rose, Gramps?" Jake asks. "I don't wanna her to get hurt."
"I have an idea." Trixie says. "Rose could vanish for a while and the Huntsclan would think she has been captured or killed in battle."
Meanwhile, Lyle phones home.
"Hello." Rose, Lily and Lyle's Mom answers.
"Mom, it's me, Lyle." Lyle replies.
"Oh, thank goodness you're alive!" She exclaims. "Do you know how much you worry us with those fruitless attempts to find your long-lost sister, young man?"
"Yes." Lyle happily replies. "And it's finally worth it."
"What do you mean?" She asks, still angry.
"I've finally found Rose." Lyle answers. "Isn't that great?"
"LYLE JONES!" She angrily yells. (A/N: I had to give them a surname) "YOU'D BETTER NOT TO BE LYING!"
"If you don't believe me I'll let you talk to her." Lyle replies and then hands the phone to Rose.
"Uh, hi." Rose timidly says.
"Who's there?" An intrigued mother asks.
"It's me, Mom." Rose answers. "Rose."
"Well, you do sound like Lily when we talk through the telephone." Mrs. Jones concedes. "Is that really you, Rose?"
"Yes, Mom." Rose answers, crying of happiness.
"Oh, Rose." Her Mom can't help but cry as well. "How did those monsters treat you?"
"They've been teaching me to hate and hunt magical creatures." Rose answers. "It's so awful."
"Well, things could have been worse."
"How?"
"Those creatures could be real and actually hurt you. But don't worry, Rose. We'll call the police and everything will be fine."
"No. No. No. No." Rose replies. "You don't know what they can do, Mom."
"There's no need for panic, dear." Her Mom says. "Just tell me where you are."
"I can't. Bye." Rose hangs the phone.
Lao Shi and Company return. "Young ones, was it a pleasant talk?" Lao Shi asks.
"Unfortunately Mom threatened to call the cops and I didn't want to face the risk." Rose explains.
"Well, with the Huntsclan suspecting my grandson and one of his friends might be a dragon this is not a safe place to spend the night." Lao Shi explains. "Lyle, I know a place where we can be safe but you must be capable to keep a secret."
LINE BREAK – The Magus Bazaar
Lyle was still shocked at all that happened. Not only he found his sister and learned that magical creatures are real, but he also learned that she loves a dragon.
"Lyle, Trixie, Spud, Rose." Lao Shi says as he points to a small hotel. "You'll all stay here until Jake, Fu and I come back from the Island of Draco."
"Yo, G, why can't they go with us?" Jake asks.
"Yeah." Spud adds. "I'd like to see dragons other than you both, Haley and Sun Park."
"Wait a minute." Rose says. "Do you mean Sun Park as in our home economics teacher?"
"Didn't Jake tell you she's the Korean Dragon?" Trixie asks.
"Does Rotwood know that?" Rose asks.
"He has no clue." Jake answers.
"And he claims to be an expert on magical creatures." Rose comments.
"We don't have time for this." Lao Shi says. "We must hurry."
LINE BREAK – Island of Draco
"This is a serious trouble, Lao Shi." Councillor Andam says.
"If the Huntsclan is so close to us we have no choice but capture them." Councillor Kulde adds. "We'll help you. And so will your granddaughter and her dragon master."
"And hurry before they find out who the American Dragon is." Councillor Kulkulkhan adds.
"Keep cool." Jake says. "What's the odds they'll narow it down too soon?"
LINE BREAK – Huntslair
"Where's the Huntsgirl?" The Huntsmaster asks.
"She still hasn't reported back, master." A Huntsman answers.
"We may go after her if you want." 89 says. "Right, 88?"
"There's no need for that." The Huntsmaster replies. "I have already a clue to the American Dragon's identity."
"Really?" 88 and 89 ask.
"Yes." The Huntsmaster answers. "I believe the American Dragon is this boy." He shows a picture of Jake.
"Hey." 89 says. "This's Rose's BFF forever."
"I have already told you the second F stands for 'forever', 89." 88 replies. "You said 'best friend forever forever'."
"Did not."
"Did too."
"Did not."
"Did too."
"Did..."
"SILENCE!" The Huntsmaster yells.
"This is better. As I was saying, this boy is Jake Long, the son of Jonathan Long."
"And who's this Jonathan Long, master?" 89 asks.
"20 years ago, on my first mission as an apprentice, I was ordered to capture Jonathan Long because he was allegedly dating a dragon girl back then." The Huntsmaster explains. "While he was our prisoner, we tried to make him tell who that dragon is but he blatantly refused. He even dared to claim we were the monsters."
"What happened, master?" 88 asks.
"Some dragons appeared and rescued him." The Huntsmaster explains. "Until now, I thought they had erased his memory so he wouldn't remember anything about them but seeing how his son seems to be the human form of the American Dragon and was among Sigmund Brock's main suspects I've decided to check upon his life." He says and then shows a file with data on Jonathan Long's wife and in-laws. "As we all know, it's been a long time since I've learned what that old dragon's human form looks like but nobody has ever been able to identify him." He then points to Lao Shi's data. "Before this day."
"Look, 89." 88 says. "That's the American Dragon's dragon master."
"Exactly." The Huntsmaster replies. "Now what's that story of BFF forever?"
88 is the one to answer. "Master, the second F already..."
"R-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r." The Huntsmaster shows 88 there's no time for this.
"Okay."
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