American Dragon: Haley Long (Season One)
Chapter/Episode 3: Dark Retrieval
Birds were perched on top of a large building in the late afternoon. The birds started to look at the rain gutters for some kind of food, but a loud roar coming from inside the building, making all of the birds flap their wings and fly away.
Inside the building, the cloaked dragon paced around the room, occasionally stopping to let loose a torrent of fire from his mouth in a fit of rage; the cloaked dragon finally stopped in front of a wooden table, slamming his fists down with a final roar.
"Blast that dog!" the dragon seethed. "If I ever find her…No, now is not the time. I must find a way to get into that shop! I must find someone…Hmm…"
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The bell rang all throughout Millard Fillmore High School, which told the students that it was time for lunch. Haley Long made her way into the cafeteria and walked over to the lunch line, where robotic arms were serving all of the students. Haley turned around after grabbing her tray, only to mentally scream as she found that she was right behind Olivia Mears and Dena Mahen. "Wow…" Dena smiled cruelly, like all cheerleaders did to anyone lower than others on the social scale. "Nice outfit…"
Haley looked down at what she was wearing, which was the exact same thing that she wore the day before. "I wore this yesterday." Haley frowned. "And the day before that and the day before that. Kind of like you, Dena." She added, pointing to Dena's cheer uniform.
"At least it's a symbol of her popularity, Haley…" Olivia smiled cruelly. "It means that she will always be more popular than you. Even if you wanted to become a cheerleader, the squad would never let a freaky dragon like you on."
"Good." Haley nearly spat. "I would never want to be on the squad." She watched as Olivia and Dena walked away from the line and sat down at the closest "popular" table. Haley sighed as she turned to face the line once more, only to face Leah Belden. When Leah saw Haley standing beside her, her eyes widened in fear.
"How do you always find me?" Leah demanded; the girl nearly shaking.
Haley didn't answer. She simply sighed as she took her tray and walked away, sitting down at a lone table in the back of the cafeteria.
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Olivia and Dena watched Haley as the young dragon ate her lunch alone. As Dena picked up her cheeseburger, Olivia turned to her friend with a twisted smile on her face. "We need to do something about her."
"Like what?"
"Like get her expelled!" Olivia's grin widened. "Wouldn't you agree that this school is no place for a dragon? She should be sent to…dragon school!"
"I guess…" Dena agreed. "But…how are we going to do that?"
"Oh, don't worry about that…" Olivia smiled evilly. "Just leave it all to me…"
BLACKOUT; PLAY THEME SONG
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
At a local bank in New York, everything appeared to be going according to plan. People were in lines, taking money out of their accounts or putting money into them. As it appeared that nothing was out of the ordinary, the four guards started to relax, lowering their weapons.
Unfortunately, that turned out to be a rather poor choice, as at that very moment, what looked like two metal boomerangs slammed into the overhead ceilings, shattering them, making the small, sharp pieces of glass rain down on the people inside. The two boomerangs stopped in midair and joined together at the sides, causing a hole like opening to appear, making fog mist come out. The four security guards drew their guns in wonder as a figure appeared in the mist.
A second later, a figure shot out of the cloud of mist, landing on the ground and whirling around. The figure then extended her arms and caught the two boomerangs as they came toward her. The figure wore a dark blue cloak, hiding her face from view, but the guards could see her lower body. The figure wore army boots and cargo pants and a white tank-top. The figure's hands were nearly covered with what appeared to be two three-part steel gloves that started with a cuff around the wrists, followed by a cuff around the palm and finally, five pointed tips that rested over the fingers. Around the figure's waist was a belt containing several different weapons and devices. The figure extended its arms again, hurling the boomerangs at the unsuspecting people in the lines. As the boomerangs glided through the air, they started to grow until the two could snatch the people in the lines, pinning all ten people in the lines to the wall with the two boomerangs.
The figure was about to make its way to the safe, but the figure was drawn back to the guards as each of them pulled out their guns and pointed them. "Freeze!" the leader of the guards shouted. However, the guards soon reacted with fear as the figure reached down and pulled out what appeared to be a futuristic space-gun from the belt.
"Drop it or we'll shoot!" the guard shouted.
The figure then turned and ran down the room, prompting the guards to start firing. As the bullets whizzed passed the figure, the figure jumped up and started to run up the walls, flipping backwards as it touched the ceiling; as the figure touched the ground and spun around, the figure reached up and pressed a button before pulling the trigger. A length of rope shot out of the barrel, wrapping around the chief guard's wrists, pinning them together and making him fly into the wall, knocking him unconscious after the figure pulled on the rope.
As the figure noticed that two more of the guards were coming toward, the figure pressed another button on the gun before pulling the trigger, making some gas come out. The two guards stopped in their tracks the second they inhaled the gas, and they then collapsed to the floor, unmoving. Seeing this, the eyes of the fourth and final guard rolled back into his head and he fell backwards to the floor in a dead-on faint.
Behind the figure's hood, the figure grinned with satisfaction as it turned and walked over to the safe, putting the pointed index finger glove on the surface of the safe seal as a red laser came from the tip. As the figure slowly started to cut a hole into the seal, the terrified clerk from behind the desk trembled as she found the button that would alert the police. Squeezing her eyes shut, she pushed the button, making an alarm go off inside the building. Just as the alarm went off, the figure came out of the safe with a large bag full of money.
When the figure heard the sound, the figure automatically reached down with its free hand and pulled out the gun, pointing it at the woman's head. The woman at the counter could feel sweat dripping down her face as she could hear the gun powering up. Just when the woman thought she was done for, the doors burst open and a squad of police officers burst in, each holding guns.
The figure lowered the gun and pushed a button on the belt, making two small things pop out of the side. At first, the officers were confused, but fire shot from the two things and the figure flew out of the building through the ceiling, the officers gasped.
Outside, the jetpack failed and the figure dropped to the roof, which was only a few inches down. The figure rushed over to the edge, only to see that there were several more cops outside with two squad cars, as well as the squad that had come into the bank were rushing outside. The figure extended its hand as the cuff around the palm opened up and shot out a rather small ball. The ball flew over to and landed on one of the cruisers, cracking the windshield of the car just as the ball exploded. The figure turned and jumped from the building, landing safely on the ground before taking off in a run down the street, using the exploding cruiser as a cover.
"Hey, there he goes!" a cop called out. It didn't work as the figure had hoped. Now, the figure was sprinting down the streets, occasionally whirling around to fire her futuristic gun, which shot out flames when she pressed a certain button. The cops following her managed to dodge the flames, but by that time, the figure had turned and had sprinted down an alley. All of the cops stopped.
"Okay!" one of the cops declared. "Let's split up! You…" he pointed at the one closest to him. "…will follow the culprit. The rest of you will follow me!"
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The figure ran down the alley in-between two buildings; the figure stopped for a second to catch its breath and to also see if there was someone to flee from. And to the figure's surprise, a lone cop was running up. The figured straightened up and pulled the futuristic gun from the belt, but before the figure could press a button on it, the cop had gotten up close and was able to knock the gun out of the figure's hands. As the figure simply stared at the daring cop, the cop took the opportunity to deliver a clenched fist to the figure's face. The figure stepped backwards, as the figure's head jerked backwards, the hood falling down.
As the figure brought its head back up, the police officer gasped. The figure was a woman; she looked about thirty years of age and had very short black hair and green eyes. The thief glanced down as she caught sight of blood on her lip. Rage flashed through her eyes as the cuff on her palm opened up and two daggers shot out. The cop's eyes widened as the thief grabbed onto the dagger and swung them at him.
The cop stepped backwards as he tried to avoid both daggers. Finally, but most likely on accident, the thief's boot made contact with his, and the thief started to lose her balance; the cop took this opportunity to slam his palm into her chest, throwing her backwards. As the thief fell on her back with a grunt, the cop reached onto his back and pulled off his pair of handcuffs.
"You're under arrest!" the cop exclaimed with pride. Today, he was the hero…Well, maybe not…
At that moment, there was the sound of several guns cocking, and both thief and cop looked up to see the guns of about ten police officers pointed down at the thief. The cop on the ground smiled as he faced the fallen thief. "Why don't you just give up?" he asked.
The thief just scowled, and a second later, she brought her boot up, making contact with the cop's groin. As the cop collapsed to his knees with a look on his face that looked as if he had sucked all of the juice out a lemon, all of the cops fired their weapons as the thief jumped up and flipped, jumped and ran to her, gun, dodging all of the bullets. Finally, the thief grabbed her gun, pressed a button in the middle, pointed it up at the roof and fired.
With a loud bang, a long wire shot from the gun that was glowing with blue energy. The wire had hooks on the ends and it hooked onto the wall of the building; before the officers could react, the wires detonated. The thief picked herself up and fled down the alley as the debris from the building crashed down on the alley ground, creating a mist of dust.
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A large police cruiser cruised through the air as it slowly came to s halt. Wheels slowly emerged from the inside and the cruiser slowly touched the ground, coming in at a nice landing. The engine slowly died and the door opened before a police uniform clad Brad Morton stepped out of the car, closing the door behind him. Brad turned around to face a woman in a near identical police uniform approaching him. The only difference was that the woman wore a pair of sunglasses, which she took off as she got close enough to him.
"What happened?" Brad asked.
"At this moment, we are not entirely sure." The female officer replied. "All we know is that several officers were attacked by some masked thief. All of them have been taken to the hospital and will be just fine."
"Do you have any idea who is responsible?"
"No." The female officer replied. "Although personally, I hope it was a magical creature. We need to get those unnatural freaks off of the streets and out of our society."
"Well, what if it wasn't one of those?"
"I don't think I care, Officer." The female officer finished. "When I signed up for the force, I made a promise to myself. Perhaps the removal of the magical creatures will put an end to the rise of crimes committed…."
BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL BREAK
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
The door to the girl's bathroom at Millard Fillmore High School opened and Haley stepped inside. As the heavy door closed behind her, Haley walked into the largest stall and closed the door behind her and locked it.
As soon as Haley had disappeared inside the stall, the door once again opened and Leah Belden stepped inside, dropping her backpack and rinsing her hands underneath the sink faucet. As Leah finished washing her hands and as the water coming from the faucet died away, the door to the stall opened and Haley walked out, slinging her backpack over her shoulder. Leah turned from the sink only to have her eyes widen as she saw Haley.
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Outside the bathroom, Dena and Olivia smiled as they approached the door. "So, what are we going to do?" Dena asked.
"You'll see…" Olivia said as she walked over to the wall and leaned on it. "Just be patient."
Dena suddenly turned around when she heard sloshing sounds and footsteps. Standing behind her was the school's biggest nerd. He had black hair, which was combed back and he had gap teeth and a bow tie. "Hi Olivia…" he snorted and rasped. "Hi Dena…I got what you wanted me to get."
"Thanks, nerd…" Olivia smiled cruelly as she walked up to him and took the bucket. "So, you're sure that this will make Dragon Girl freak?"
"Oh, absolutely!" the nerd replied. "So, are you going to hold up your end of the bargain?"
"What?" Olivia asked, with fake innocence in her tone.
"Uh…" the nerd snorted again. "You said that if I got you this stuff, you would go out on a date with me. When can we go out?"
"Uh, yeah…" Olivia frowned. "I lied. I'm not going to go out with you. Goodbye!" And then, putting her hands on the nerd's shoulders, she turned him around. The nerd lowered his head and walked away as Olivia turned back to Dena. "Come on. We've got work to do."
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"Why do you always keep following me?" Leah demanded, reaching down in a blind attempt to grab her backpack. "Why can't you just leave me alone? All I want is that!"
"Would you just be quiet?" Haley demanded in an annoyed tone. "If you haven't noticed, I'm not running into you all the time on purpose."
"I just don't want you around me!" Leah shouted, grabbing her backpack, slinging it over her shoulder and turning around to leave. But then, she turned around and eyes Haley suspiciously. "Are you leaving too?"
"Yes…"
"Can you go first?" Leah suddenly asked with a look of paranoia in her eyes. "I don't want to pass through the door one moment and then have five claws sticking out of my chest the next…"
"Fine!" Haley nearly shouted, exasperated. Haley then stomped toward the door and threw it open with her massive strength. But as she stepped onto the tiles of the school hallway, she let out a yelp as her foot slid away from her. The next thing Haley knew, she slammed onto her back and was sliding down the hallway. Haley didn't know exactly long she slid down the hall, but she soon grunted as she slammed into a row of lockers, her feet hitting the lockers first before they slid up so that her rear was touching the locker. Haley had made her wings appear in order to slow down or even stop her slide, but her wings had failed.
Haley groaned for a second before she heard another yell and could see Leah coming right for her. Leah slammed into the locker to Haley's side, sitting up so that her back was touching the door. The next thing either of them knew, Olivia and Dena were walking up to them, snickering.
Haley growled; she knew that the two were behind the prank. Haley could feel her temperature rising as she tried to get up, but she let out another small yelp as her foot slipped again and she fell back down, making the two other girls start to laugh.
"What is going on?" a voice suddenly demanded, and all four girls turned their heads to see the school's principal, Principal Alexus. Principal Alexus was a fairly short woman, who dressed casually, making her appear more like the students of the school. As she approached the scene before her, Principal Alexus looked down at the wet floor.
"Oh, Principal Alexus!" Olivia kissed up. "Haley and uh…this other girl slipped. We tried to help them, but it was too late!" As Olivia lied through her teeth, Dena simply nodded, confirming Olivia's words.
The principal just stared at the two girls before turning her head to Haley, who was still on the floor and Leah, who had managed to slowly get to her feet. "Miss Long, you know it is against school rules to assume your dragon form. That will be one hour of detention after school for both of you."
As she heard the news that she had gotten detention, Leah slipped on the slippery floor and fell back down. "What do you mean I have detention?" Leah asked. "What did I do wrong?"
Principal Alexus did not answer Leah, and instead turned to face Olivia and Dena. "And exactly how did the floor get wet in the first place?"
"Uh…" Olivia started, but stopped. She was stumped.
"Exactly…" Principal Alexus frowned. "I am afraid that will mean detention for the both of you as well." The principal then turned and started to leave, but Dena called her back.
"What did we do?" the cheerleader asked stupidly. "She's the one who went dragon!"
"Yes…" Principal Alexus turned around again. "But then again, if you hadn't pulled that prank, she wouldn't have done so in the first place. I wouldn't even be giving Miss Long detention, but I personally believe in treating all of my students in the same way."
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The thief continued to run until she could run no longer. The thief stopped for a brief second and put her hands on her knees, taking a few seconds to catch her breath. As soon as her breath had been caught, she straightened up and continued walking until she saw a lone building in the middle of the street.
"That will do…" the thief muttered as she walked closer to the building and pushed open the door. Stepping in, the thief turned and closed the door behind her before turning around, only to get an odd feeling. Narrowing her eyes, the thief reached to her belt and pulled out her gun and held it in both of her hands as she moved across the room. As she reached the other side, her eyes suddenly widened as she heard a flapping sound.
The thief whirled around and pointed her gun at the door where her stashed money was on the floor. However, nothing else was there. With a suspicious look on her face, the thief lowered her weapon, only to yell out as something slammed into her back. The thief yelled as she slammed onto the ground before she rolled across the ground, coming to a rest at her bag of money.
The thief recovered quickly and looked up to see a large cloaked figure standing on the other side of the room. The thief's eyes shifted to her gun, but she found that it was at an equal distance between them. She would be destroyed before she could even grab it. Mentally groaning, the thief went for the next best thing: her money. The thief grabbed hold of her back and hurled it at the figure.
As the thief scrambled for her weapon, her jaw nearly dropped as she saw a blast of fire coming from the hood, which traveled across the room and roasted the bag of money. By this time, the thief had grabbed her gun and gotten to her feet, now pointing her weapon at him. But instead of cowering in fear like she had hoped, the figure just chuckled, and the next thing she knew, the dragon was right in front of her and his tail, which she could not make out the color of, flashed by her and slapped the gun out of her hands.
"If you're so strong, why don't you fight me without your little weapon?" the figure growled.
The thief responded by slamming her boot into the figure's gut, and as she flipped backwards and grabbed her gun, she could see that the figure had not even grunted at her blow. The thief scowled as her gun powered up as she prepared to fire. "You owe me back that money!" the thief spat.
The thief then could hear another chuckle coming from the figure. "Typical…" he said. "All criminals care about is money. Shame…"
"I just want the money that is rightfully mine…" the thief spat as she fired her gun, making three steel spikes come out from the barrel. They sped at the cloaked figure, but he dodged all three of them, the spike impaling the wall of the building.
The thief growled with annoyance as she reached into her belt and pulled out a small orb, which she pressed a button on. As soon as the thief pressed the button, the steel cover faded away and showed a light blue ball of energy that hovered away from her hand and over to the figure where it exploded. The explosion was followed with a grunt as the cloaked figure was thrown from his feet and thrown against the wall; the thief grinned as the figure fell to his knees.
"Not bad…" the cloaked figure spoke as he slowly stood up. "Not bad at all…You made these weapons?"
"You don't have to be a powerful man or a magical creature to pose a threat…" the thief growled.
"Then let me propose a deal…" the figure slowly approached her. "I am in need of your skill and weapons. If you help me, I am willing to get you the money that you desire. What do you say?"
"And why should I trust you?" the thief asked, pointing her gun at him again.
The figure didn't answer, instead he extended a claw and wrapped it around her hand as his claws started to glow green, the green energy taking hold of her hand and making it glow and making the thief gasp in pain. Finally, the glowing stopped and the figure stepped back.
"I keep my promises; all you have to do is keep yours…"
BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL BREAK
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
In detention, Haley dipped the cloth into her bucket of water before she brought it out of the bucket and onto the board to scrub it. While Haley and Leah scrubbed the boards, Olivia and Dena sat at the desks, chatting. Finally, Haley had enough. Turning around, she growled. "This is your faults! Why aren't either of you doing anything?"
Olivia scoffed. "Haley, we're popular. We don't do anything we don't have to do. 'Kay?"
Haley gritted her teeth and clenched her fists as she turned back to the board and started to scrub it again. Leah sighed as she put the cloth back into the bucket. "I can't believe this happened to me…" she moaned. "My brother warned me that something like this would happen with dragons going to my school."
"What?" Haley couldn't help but ask. Throwing her cloth back into the bucket filled with water, she turned her attention to Leah. "What is that supposed to mean?"
"My brother always said that being in the same building with a dragon would only cause trouble!" Leah repeated. "My family has been through so much because of your kind!"
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"I am so glad that you have decided to help me…" the cloaked figure said as he stood in front of the thief. "I assure you, you will get what you rightfully deserve. Now, this is what you will be stealing for me." He reached into a cloak and pulled out a piece of paper which he handed to her. "You'll be able to do that, seeing as you've had experience in heists."
"What is it?" the thief asked, looking at the picture.
"It doesn't matter what it is." The cloaked figure growled impatiently. "There will be something inside that shop that looks exactly like that! Just take it…and bring it to me."
"Fine…" the thief turned and walked over to the door and opening it. Before she stepped out, she turned back to the figure. "And you better have my money before I get back!" And then, she pulled her hood over her head and walked out, closing the door behind her.
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"What are you talking about?" Haley demanded as Leah leaned against the board. "I've never done anything to you! I think I have the right to know why you freak out around me. You're different than everyone else; you're actually afraid of me! Why? I've done nothing to you!"
"Your kind did something to my family!" Leah shouted again. "I wouldn't expect you to understand how I feel. You have no idea what it is like to almost lose your brother."
"Try me…" Haley growled.
Leah growled with frustration, and she reached into the bucket and pulled out the cloth again, which she used to resume her scrubbing of the board. "Fine, maybe it will teach you about how cruel your kind is! My brother was attacked by a dragon. He almost didn't make it…"
"What?" Haley asked; her anger fading. "But why? How long ago? I…Dragons aren't supposed to hurt people…"
"That's a lie…" Leah turned to face Haley. "It was five years ago. My brother used to think that dragons were cool. So did I. Then we were attacked, and while my injuries were only minor, my brother nearly died. You have no idea what that did to me, my family and my brother! Your kind shouldn't be allowed near regular humans. You'll only cause harm…"
For once, Haley was speechless; not knowing what else to do, she looked down at her feet with wide eyes.
Suddenly, the door opened and Principal Alexus stepped in, eying the boards and the rest of the room. "Well…" she said. "It looks like you two have been working hard."
"Oh, thank-you, Principal Alexus!" Olivia got up from her chair and walked over to the principal. "Dena and I did most of the work. Haley and what's-her-name just kept talking."
"Olivia, just go." Principal Alexus sighed as she rolled her temples. "All four of you can go."
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At Canal Street Electronics, Fu Dog was lying on the couch chewing on a bone while Sun sat on the other side, looking through a book full of magical items and other things. Lu Dog, on the other hand, was on the floor, her leash tied around the couch leg. She looked up at the bone with wide eyes. "Could I have a bite of that?"
Fu looked down at the other dog and was about to say something, but Sun cut him off. "Don't say anything, Fu Dog…" Sun closed the book and started to stand up. "I think it would be best if you didn't start any arguments."
"What? Hey!" Fu complained. "I wasn't going to say an…"
But before Fu could finish, Sun held out her hand, silencing the dog. "Shh…" the Korean Dragon hushed. "I hear something." The next thing Fu Dog knew, Sun transformed into her sky blue dragon form and went over to the wall just as the door opened and a cloaked figure walking inside with what looked like a gun in her hands.
The intruder walked around the front room for a while before the intruder started to make its way over to the room where Sun, Fu and Lu were. Just as the intruder passed through the door, Sun threw her arm out, slamming it into the intruder's chest and throwing her backwards on to the floor, making the intruder drop the gun and making her hood fall down, revealing her face.
"What are you doing here?" Sun demanded.
The intruder didn't respond; instead, she reached over and grabbed her gun, pressing a button before firing, causing a length of rope to shoot out, which wrapped around Sun's body, pinning her arms at her side. With a tug from the intruder, Sun fell to the ground, trapped. "Fu Dog!" Sun called. "Do something!"
The intruder then turned her head as she heard a growl and Fu Dog jumped from the couch. But before the shar-pei could do anything else, the intruder pressed another button on the gun and pointed it at him. Fu Dog yapped and turned around as he ran underneath the couch as a blue blast came from the gun and blasted a hole in the floor.
"Smart dog…" the thief grinned as she turned toward the wall. "Now if I were a valuable, odd item, I'd be hidden in a safe. But where would the safe be? We'll just have to find it, won't we?" the thief then pointed the gun at the wall and started firing, blasting holes in the wall.
"Fu!" Sun shouted as she struggled. "Fu!"
"I'm coming, Sun!" Fu called as his head appeared out from underneath; the shar-pei tried to get out, but as the rest of his body started to emerge, he grunted as the rest of his body refused to come out. "Just a second!"
Lu Dog looked from the trapped Fu to Sun to the intruder as her gun blasted a hole in the wall, revealing the safe. Lu Dog's eyes widened in surprise as she realized what the thief was trying to do; turning her head, the dog started to bite through the leash connected to her collar as the thief stepped back as a red laser started to come from the steel plate on her index finger and started to try to carve into the safe.
Finally, the collar fell away and Lu got up, running at the thief and leaping up, biting down right below her back. The thief jerked back, yelling in agony, as she tried to shake the dog off of her. Finally, Lu Dog lost her grip and she flew off, hitting the ground next to Sun.
"Wretched animal!" the thief spat as she turned her attention back to the safe and once again tried to carve a hole in it, but to her surprise, the laser wasn't working. Taking a step back, the thief gasped. "Why isn't it working?"
Suddenly, the thief grunted as Sun slammed into her, knocking her against the wall. As she hit the wall, the thief got a glimpse of the dog that bit her trying to get the dragon's ropes loose from her teeth. "What are you after?" Sun once again demanded, but the intruder responded by bringing her boot up and kicking Sun in the face, making her back up over to the safe as the intruder flipped over to the other side of the room and pointed the gun at Sun, firing.
Sun's eyes widened as she saw the blue energy coming right for her. Thinking quickly, Sun jumped out of the way and hit the ground as the blue energy hit the safe seal, but instead of destroying the seal, the blast rebounded from the door and came back at the intruder, hitting her in the chest and throwing her against the wall of the room. The wall gave way and the screaming thief disappeared into the night.
As soon as the thief had disappeared, there came a small pop as Fu Dog flew from the bottom of the couch and the shar-pei hit the ground on his belly. "To quote the kid: Aw man." Fu moaned.
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The thief continued to scream, that is until she came to a stop after slamming against the ground. Groaning, the thief rolled over onto her stomach and started to stand up. "Blasted dragon and dog…" she muttered, but then realized something. Was her hand…glowing and blinking a green light?
Before she could ponder what was going on a moment longer, she let out a yell of surprise as her glowing and blinking hand jerked up and forced her off of her feet and forward in speeding manner.
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Sun sat on the couch with both Lu and Fu Dog. Sun held out a communication device which showed the face of Councilor Ulixes on it. Ulixes tried to suppress a grin as Sun spoke. "So…" Ulixes finally spoke as Sun finished talking. "You mean to tell me that Fu Dog neglected his animal guardian duties?"
"Well, I wouldn't put it that harshly…" Fu tried to defend himself, but Ulixes cut him off. "I was kind of stu…"
"Fu Dog, there is no other way to put it." Ulixes berated with a small smile on her face as she cut him off. "You are failing to show the same loyalty to Haley Long as you showed her brother nine years ago. Perhaps she needs a new guardian. One with unquestionable loyalty…"
"Councilor, isn't that unjust?" Sun asked. "Fu tried to help. And who could you possibly get to replace him? Fu Dog has been loyal to Haley."
"How about the dog right beside you, Dragon Park?" Ulixes said, totally ignoring Sun's question. "I think that will do. Fu Dog, you are hereby fired from being an animal guardian. Other dog…you are to take his post…"
"But…" Lu Dog tried to say, but Ulixes' form faded from the communication device. Lu Dog then heard a growling, and she turned her head to see Fu next to her, barring his teeth at her. "I didn't want this to…" she tried, but Fu cut her off.
"Forget it!" Fu jumped from the couch and started to walk away.
"Fu, please come back!" Sun called. "We can fix this! I promise!"
But her plea fell on deaf ears; Fu left the room and headed toward the door just as it opened and Haley stepped inside. "Sorry I'm late." Haley tried to apologize, but she looked down to see Fu Dog leaving. "Uh, Fu?" she asked.
"Stupid golden…" Fu muttered. "Taking my job…stupid council…" Fu ignored Haley and walked out the door and turned, walking down the sidewalk.
"Uh…" Haley turned her head to see that Sun was at the doorway. "Did I miss something?"
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The thief groaned as she hit the cold floor after she smashed through the wall of the building. Groaning, the thief sat up to see that her hand had stopped blinking that green color. "What the heck was that all about?" she asked, only to hear a flapping noise and feel a presence behind her.
Scrambling to her feet, the thief snatched her gun and whirled around, pointing the gun at the cloaked figure. The cloaked figure was unfazed. "Well?" he asked. "Did you manage to get it?"
"I found it." The thief informed. "It was in a safe as the shop." But her answer only got a loud roar for a response.
"That was not what I was asking!" the figure shouted. "I asked if you managed to get the item! Now, did you or did you not?"
"No!" the thief growled. "That safe was not affected by my weapons! Not to mention the dragon and the dogs!"
"Well, that is a shame…" the figure turned around. "If I get you the weapons you need, do you think you will be able to try again?"
"Why don't you get it yourself?" the thief retorted. "I'm not going back there! I'll get my money the way I used to. I'm out of here!"
The thief then lowered her gun and turned around. "Oh, you still owe me the money for my efforts!" she shouted as she started to walk towards the door, but just as she reached the door, her hand started to blink green again and she felt herself being dragged over to the figure, who wrapped his claw around her wrist.
"You see, my friend…" the figure growled threateningly. "I tell you when you leave, when you come and where you go. If I need you, your hand will blink and you will come to me. Pretty cool, isn't it?"
In response, the thief, yanked her hand free from the claws and whirled around, pointing her gun at his head.
"You see…" the cloaked figure continued. "Until you get me what I want, you are not going anywhere..."
"Unless I destroy you…" the thief retorted, her gun starting to power up.
"You'll find it won't be that easy…" the cloaked figure reached down and yanked her gun away from her grip as he threw it across the room. "It will be much easier to succeed at the mission I have given you. Until you bring me that item, I will not release you from my control…"
BLACKOUT; END EPISODE
A/N: So, what did you think? I hope you liked it. Please review.
As for Brad and the other cop, that is actually a scene that will have importance in a future chapter/episode.