American Dragon: Haley Long (Season One)
Chapter/Episode 11: Trials of Distrust
On the Island of Draco, Councilor Fachtna sat in the main hall, all alone at the main desk, thinking things over. Suddenly, the doors opened, and Councilor Ulixes and Fred Nerk walked into the room. All three of the council members walked over to Fachtna, and the head of the Council looked up. "I have been thinking..." he said. "I have been thinking...about the position magical creatures are in. I have been trying and failing to get humans and magical creatures to get along..." Fachtna stood up. "...for far too long. But I think I may have a solution after all this time."
"What have you decided?" Nerk asked.
"I have decided that this weekend..." Fachtna reported. "...We shall select five teenaged dragon students and have them each find a peaceful solution to the problem we assign them. The one who fixes the problem the fastest and who has the best solution will be rewarded..."
"And do you have any idea who will compete?" Nerk asked.
"That is what Ulixes and I will discuss together..." Fachtna replied. "Councilor Nerk, you are dismissed..."
Ulixes smiled as Nerk left the room, and then she walked over to Fachtna. "All I know is that I want Haley Long to compete..." Fachtna told her. "This way, we will be able to test that golden retriever. Will she lead Dragon Long down the same path as her brother, or will she lead her down the path that we have been striving for?"
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Lu and Fu Dog both sat on the couch in the back room of Canal Street Electronics. While Fu Dog was fast asleep and snoring, Lu Dog was wide awake, and she looked depressed. Suddenly, Sun Park entered the room, and she was carrying a suitcase. "Lu Dog..." Sun said with a rather excited look on her face. "I have rather exciting news! The Dragon Council has hand selected Haley to take part in a competition. Isn't that groovy?"
"I guess..." Lu answered sadly. "Do I have to go? Because I don't feel like it..."
"Of course you have to go..." Sun crossed her arms and now had a stern look on her face. "This is not just a test of Haley's skills as a dragon, but your skills as an animal guardian..."
As if on cue, Fu Dog lifted his eyes, now wide awake. "Who needs an animal guardian?" he asked. "I'm an animal guardian!" But then, after blinking a few times and shaking his head, Fu Dog realized exactly where he was. "Oh..." Fu realized. "I didn't mean that...What's going on?"
"Apparently, Haley's going to be tested on the Island of Draco..." Lu answered the shar-pei. "Which means only one thing for me..."
"Can I go?" Fu asked.
"No..." Sun crossed her arms and scowled at the shar-pei. "If you don't remember, I'll tell you why you can't go. You were banned for life from the Island of Draco because of all the mischief you and Lu Dog caused the last time you went there."
"Well..." Fu tried to think of a way to justify what he did, but he could only come up one thing: "Well, the puppy wasn't banned for life..."
"Lu Dog is an animal guardian..." Sun replied as she turned and walked over to the bookshelf, taking out a book and walking back over to her suitcase and putting it in.
"Besides..." Lu Dog spoke. "I think that's my punishment. I would love to be banned from the Council for life."
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The next morning, Haley entered the shop holding one suitcase, just as Sun exited the back room. "Sun..." Haley asked. "Do you think this is too much to bring?"
"You're fine, Haley." Sun assured her, then she turned her head and called: "Lu, do you have your leash on yet?" Haley could hear jingling coming from the next room, and the next thing Haley knew, Lu dog trotted into the room, her leash trailing behind her. "Haley, do you mind taking Lu Dog?" Sun asked. "There is one thing I need to take care of..."
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Fu Dog sat on the couch in the back room, just staring at Sun's suitcase. As he heard Sun's footsteps, he quickly made up his mind.
Fu jumped off of the couch and rushed over to the suitcase, jumping inside just as Sun Park entered the room. Sun eyed the suitcase and walked over to it; not noticing the dog inside, Sun closed the suitcase and picked it up, walking out of the room.
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The enchanted elevator popped up from below the grass, and the doors slid open. Haley, Lu and Fu Dog slowly staggered out, while Sun stepped out unfazed and carrying the suitcases. "Come on, Haley." Sun told them as they continued on down the grass until they could see a group of five dragons. Haley was still a little dizzy, and before she knew it, she found herself bumping into another person. "Hey, watch it!" the person shouted in a male voice.
Haley immediately jumped back, and she could see a myrtle-colored colored dragon scowling at her. Upon getting a better look at him, Haley could see that the dragon was muscular and strong. He had a buzz-cut and had an owl perched on his shoulder. "Watch where you're going..." the dragon growled.
"I'm sorry..." Haley tried to apologize.
"You're not sorry...at least not yet..." the dragon narrowed his eyes at her. "But you will be...when I win this contest..." Then, the dragon turned and left her. Haley was shocked, but she managed to look down, where she found Lu Dog beside her.
"Well, he was rude..." the dog spoke.
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A few minutes later, Sun, Haley and Lu Dog all entered the main hall, where Haley immediately caught sight of the myrtle dragon with owl on his shoulder; he appeared to be talking to it. Haley then turned her attention to the rest of the dragons in the room, all spread apart: a female cool grey dragon with short black hair was sitting a tortoiseshell cat. Not too far away, a desert sand-colored dragon with no hair stood next to a small fox, and fast asleep was a female emerald dragon with dyed blue shoulder-length hair, with a raccoon sitting beside her. Three older dragons sat at the main desk in the room.
"So, this is the competition?" Lu asked.
"What, do you want to win?" Haley smiled down at the dog.
"Haley..." Sun told her pupil. "It isn't about winning, it's about trying your best. You should know that by now...Now, I'm going to join the other masters." Then, Sun turned and walked over to the table. Just as she sat down, the main doors opened and Fachtna, Ulixes, Nerk, Callum and Holly all walked into the room, all making their way to the front of the room.
As soon as the five councilors had made their way to the middle of the room, Fachtna held out his hands, signaling that the dragons give him their attention. "Welcome, dragons..." he spoke. "...and congratulations on being the five that were selected for this tournament. Each of you are going to be assigned an issue between our kind and humans, an issue which has been bothering the world for some time. You will be given one hour to come up with a solution, and then you will go and use that solution. The one who solves their problem in the least amount of time and with the best solution, shall be rewarded...Now, Councilor Nerk, do you mind continuing?"
"Certainly not, sir..." Nerk said respectfully as he walked behind the desk that the masters were sitting at; reaching over Sun's shoulder, Nerk pressed a button on a control panel, revealing a large screen. "Councilor Fachtna and your masters will all be watching you on this screen, while we watch after the one of you that we have been assigned. Your masters will be using what they see to decide on how to change your training..."
"Excellent, Councilor Nerk!" Fachtna cut him off. "Now...each of us will call you by your names and we will assign you your assignment. Councilor Jennings, why don't you start?"
Holly nodded slowly before she spoke: "Brent Agro, The New Zealand Dragon..." As Holly, spoke, the myrtle-colored dragon walked over to Holly, and Holly handed him a rolled up piece of paper.
"Alejandro Famosa, the Cuban Dragon..." Callum called, and the desert sand-colored dragon walked up to him. Once again, the councilor handed the dragon a scroll.
"Amanda Annelie, the German Dragon..." Nerk called, making the emerald dragon walk over to him. Yet again, the dragon was given a scroll of paper.
"Siti Chan, the Dragon of Singapore..." Fachtna said, and the nervous looking cool grey dragon approached him. Before Haley could see Fachtna handing Siti the scroll, she could hear Councilor Ulixes: "Haley Long, The American Dragon..."
Sighing, Haley walked over to Ulixes, who was already handing out the scroll for her. "You'll find your assignment on this scroll, Dragon Long..." Ulixes told her, but then she smiled at Haley; a smile that made Haley feel uncomfortable. "Good luck, Dragon Long..."
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The myrtle-colored dragon, Brent Agro smiled as he stepped out of the main hall and made his way to the cafeteria. Closing the doors behind him, he turned his head to the owl on his shoulder. "Zagger, get my bag..." he ordered.
"Yes, master..." the owl lifted off of his shoulder and flew off. Agro then walked over to the table and sat down, drumming his claws on the table, until his own came back, dropping the dragon's suitcase on the table. "That thing's heavy!" Zagger exclaimed. "What's in there anyway?"
Agro did not respond; instead, he just opened the suitcase, revealing a large barrel with a very small handle at the bottom that had an even smaller trigger. "This is the perfect opportunity for me...to finally become the only dragon in the world..."
"What?" Zagger asked. "Are you kidding me?"
Agro chuckled: "Of course I'm serious..."
"But it's not possible..." Zagger replied. "There are too many dragons in the world..."
"Well, I can deal with that later..." Agro reached into the suitcase and pulled out a glowing blue rock. "You see, one the four others are done for, the Council will bestow upon me the prize. That is when I will strike. Then, the rest of the dragons will gradually fall..."
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Meanwhile, Haley entered a guest room with a bed and other luxury items along with Lu Dog. Closing the door behind her, Haley walked over to the bed and sat down. "Well, are you going to open it?" Lu Dog asked.
"Just give me a second!" Haley replied as she stared at the scroll, not being able to do anything else. She couldn't help it. She was nervous. Finally, Haley managed to overcome her nerves; putting the scroll down on the bed and untying it, looking at the paper.
"Well, what are we doing?" Lu Dog asked. But Haley didn't answer. She could only stare at the paper.
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About an hour later, Haley and Lu Dog stepped out onto the grass, where Councilor Ulixes, Councilor Callum, Nerk and Holly were all standing in front of Brent, Siti, Amanda and Alejandro. "Councilor Fachtna is already watching you, as we will be watching you once you take off..." Ulixes said once she spotted Haley. "Now, take off!"
The next thing Haley knew, all of the dragons had taken off into the air. Quickly getting down on all fours, Haley motioned for Lu to get on her back. As soon as the golden had jumped on, Haley flapped her wings and took off. "Wait..." Lu Dog spoke as soon as they were high enough in the air. "You never did tell me what our assignment is..."
"Take a look for yourself..." Haley handed her the piece of paper. Lu Dog took the paper in her mouth and then set it down, putting her paw on it to keep it from blowing away. Then, the dog's eyes widened.
"They want us to do that?" Lu asked. "They actually want us to do that?"
"Yes..."
"They actually want us to rescue some human from an armed group of mountain goblins?" Lu asked again. "Do they think we have a death wish?"
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Zagger flew in the air side by side to Agro, who was looking at the paper he had been given. After a moment, Agro crumpled the paper and dropped it. "Forget the assignment!" he declared. "We're going to do things my way..."
"And what is your way?" Zagger asked.
"Well, let's just say that it will only take me about thirty seconds to solve my problem..." Agro smiled. "Then, I'll use these rocks..." he extended his claws to show his animal guardian that he was holding a handful of the blue rocks. "...to rally up the other dragons. Then, they'll die..."
"Well, what's your problem?"
"It seems that a bunch of leprechauns lost their gold and now have dollar bills instead..." Agro smiled evilly. "I'm supposed get their gold back..." Then, before Zagger could even blink, Agro swooped down and landed on the roof of a large house. Zagger soon found out why: the leprechauns were not far away. Before Zagger could land as well, he could see that Agro had reverted to his human form, and was now aiming right for the leprechauns.
"No..." Zagger could only say. The next thing the owl knew, he was swooping down, and he hit the weapon, just as it fired...
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Sun Park's suitcase had been placed in Haley's quarters, and since Haley was gone, no one could now hear the thumping going on from inside. After three thumps coming from the inside, the suitcase burst open, and Fu Dog, who was gasping for breath, jumped out. After catching his breath, Fu turned and walked over to the door. Pushing it open, Fu rushed out into the hall and ran down it, only to stop and back up, hiding behind a corner as two dragons walked by. Fu could not be seen.
As soon as the dragons had gone, Fu Dog removed himself from his hiding place, bursting through the doors and onto the grass. "Now where is she?" Fu asked himself as he searched around the area. Finally, he found her...Holly was walking across the ground, holding a device in her hands, allowing her to see the leprechauns, but no New Zealand Dragon.
"Where is he?" Holly wondered to no one in particular.
"Holly!" Fu suddenly called as he rushed up to her. Fu's voice made Holly turn her head to him in shock, drawing her from her device, just as the blast from the weapon struck to the side of the leprechauns, causing an explosion and making the leprechauns scatter in fear.
"Fu Dog?" Holly asked. "Wh...What are you doing here?"
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Agro stared in shock at the scattering leprechauns. Then, once he recovered from the shock, he looked down at the weapon that was in his hands, and then he turned to look at the owl at his side. "What...did...you...just...do?" Argo demanded dangerously.
"I'm sorry..." the owl pleaded. "I couldn't let you do it! I'm sorry! Please, just don't hurt me!"
"Get out of here!" Argo growled, transforming into his dragon form once again. "If I ever see you again..."
"Yes, I'm sorry..." the owl replied. "You'll never see me again..." The owl then flapped his wings and flew off, while Argo growled, starting to seethe.
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"Fu, what are you doing here?" Holly demanded. She had just recovered from her shock, and now Fu could tell that the council member did not look very happy. "You know better than this, Fu. You've been banned for life. What are you doing here?"
"I think a better question is 'Why did you defend the Council and say that Haley turning out like Jake is a bad thing'?" Fu growled. "How can you say that? Jake was your friend! Rose was your friend! You were there! You know that Rose didn't have any other choice!"
"Fu Dog!" Holly snapped, and Fu could tell by the look on her face that Holly looked both annoyed and ashamed. "Would you just shut up? Yes, Jake and Rose are my friends, and yes, I know! But, I don't have any other choice! Since Jake was my friend, the rest of the Council will blame me if Haley turns out like her brother! Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to look after Dragon Argo..."
Holly then started to lift up her device, but as she did, Fu's eyes widened in realization, and he spoke: "It wouldn't be your fault, and they'd be wrong to blame you. You're not happy here, are you?"
"I haven't been happy since the day TJ died..." Holly lowered both her head and the device.
"Then why don't you leave the Council?"
"I could never do that, Fu..." Holly replied softly. "All my brother wanted for me was to follow my dreams. And here I am..."
"It's not what you thought it would be like, is it?"
"No..." Holly answered. "But my brother would be so proud of me...I can't do it..."
"Holly..."
"Fu, you should go..." Holly said sadly. "If Fachtna or Ulixes catches us, we'll both be in trouble..."
Fu just found himself nodding as he turned and slowly walking away. "Well, I can't force you out of the order..." the shar-pei said quietly. "...but just don't let it cloud your judgment of wrong and right..."
As soon as Fu Dog was out of Holly's sight, Holly turned and looked at her device, only to find that the leprechauns were gone. "What the-?" Holly started to say, but before she could finish, there was a flapping noise as Agro's owl animal guardian landed in front of her.
"Councilor Jennings..." Zagger spoke. "We have a problem!"
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In an unknown part of Manhattan, a group of giants were roaming down the streets, flipping cars over and smashing windows. On the roof of an old building, the emerald dragon, Amanda, and her raccoon were hiding. "Alright, Asterix, are you ready?" she spoke in a thick German accent. "Do you remember the plan?"
"Yes..." the raccoon, Asterix, spoke in an al thick accent. "I distract them while you attack..." Then, Asterix jumped down from the roof, but before he could do anything else, something hit the ground, causing an explosion. The next thing the raccoon and the German Dragon knew, the giants were running away. Asterix looked up at his master as she joined his side. "What just happened?" he asked.
"I don't know..." Amanda answered, but she soon got her answer. She could soon hear a loud laughter, and the next thing she knew, Argo had landed right in front of her. Amanda frowned, and she crossed her arms. "What do you want, Dragon Argo?"
Argo did not answer; instead, he tossed something onto the ground, and looking at it, Amanda and Asterix could see that it was a rock. In the blink of an eye, a blue light shot out of the rock and consumed the dragon and her animal guardian. In another blink of an eye, they were gone, and Argo walked over to the rock and picked it up. Looking into the rock, Argo could see that the two were trapped inside; Amanda was pounding on the wall of her prison. Argo chuckled as he stared at them. "One down...three to go..."
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Meanwhile, the Dragon of Cuba, Alejandro Famosa flew in the air, his animal guardian fox on his back. The fox was looking at a map, and he looked at the dragon he was on. "Any sign of the street we're supposed to be on?" Alejandro asked him. "Are we close?"
"Well..." the fox answered. "The street is right down there, but are you sure we aren't cheating by doing this?"
"Please, Claret..." Alejandro replied. "I seriously doubt it, and even if it is cheating, I don't care. I want to win the prize. Now let's go..." Then, the Cuban Dragon swooped down and landed on the ground. "Wait..." Alejandro asked. "Where is it?"
"How am I supposed to know?" Claret asked.
"You did read the map correctly, didn't you?"
"Of course I did..." Claret responded, but before a fight could break out, they heard a grunting, and the next thing either of them knew, a cool grey dragon and cat were thrown into sight and onto the ground. Both quickly got up.
"We just want to help!" Siti Chan declared, but both Siti and her animal guardian turned around when they saw the two others. Alejandro scowled as he looked down at his paper with his assignment on it.
"What do you think you're doing?" Alejandro demanded.
"We're solving our problem!" Her cat answered. "A dragon is afraid to come outside because humans taunt her..."
"That's our assignment..." Claret growled.
"No it's not!" Both the cat and the Singapore Dragon declared. "And I can prove it!" Siti furthered as she handed the Cuban Dragon her paper. Alejandro looked at it, and his eyes widened. "This can't be!" He stuttered. "This was my assignment!"
"Maybe it was a mistake..." Claret suggested.
Both Alejandro and Siti were about to respond, but before they could, they could all hear an evil laugh, and the next thing anyone knew, all four of them were gone in a flash of blue light as a blue stone was dropped onto the ground...
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Flapping wings could be heard as a medium sized pink dragon landed in the middle of the street. Lu Dog jumped down from Haley's back and she stared up to Haley. "So, how do you intend to find the person who was taken?" she asked.
"Just give me a second to think!" Haley demanded, and after thinking about it for a couple of seconds, she smiled. "I've got it! Ear of the dragon!"
Lu Dog watched with wonder as Haley closed her eyes and relaxed, and the next thing the dog saw Haley's ear twitching, and she knew that Haley was picking up on some sounds. Haley then smiled as she opened her eyes and lowered herself onto all fours. "Come on, Lu Dog!"
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Lu Dog squinted her eyes in order to protect them from the wind, due to how fast Haley was going. They had been flying for a couple of minutes, and before Lu knew it, Haley had landed in a dark alley right in front of an old building. Lu's ears perked up, and she could hear laughing. "This is it, Lu..." Haley told her animal guardian. "Hold on tight..."
Lu Dog nodded, doing as Haley commanded as Haley rushed for the door, slamming her tail into it, making it splinter into millions of pieces. Haley landed on the ground and Lu Dog hopped off, ready for a fight, but all they got was a group of trolls staring at them.
"Aaahhh! Dragon!" one of them shouted, and the next thing the American Dragon and her animal guardian knew, the trolls were all fleeing; both Haley and Lu moved to the side as the trolls ran out of the door.
"Well..." Lu spoke as soon as they were all gone. "That was certainly strange..." But Haley wasn't paying attention; instead, she rushed over to the human, lying weakly on the floor. "You're okay..." Haley spoke to him as she slowly sat him up. The human just stared at her with a blank expression on his face as Haley spoke again: "You're going to be okay..."
"Oh, I hardly see how that's going to be possible..." Haley jerked her head towards the door where she saw Agro standing. Lu Dog slowly backed up over to Haley as Agro threw something to the ground, and right before Haley's eyes, a blue portal opened up from the item on the ground, and the next thing Haley knew, Alejandro, Siti and Amanda were all being "spat" out, followed by their animal guardians. All six of them slammed against the floor, sitting up, just as Agro pointed his weapon at them.
"Now I've got you right where I want you..."
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Holly quickly made her way to the main hall, Zagger flying right behind her. But as the view to the main hall came more into focus for Holly, she screeched to a halt, as she found that the rest of the Council and all of the masters were all outside. Holly could feel her heart pounding against her chest as she saw Councilor Ulixes transform into her dragon form and then shoot over to her; Ulixes landed right in front of Holly before the young councilor could even blink. Ulixes then brought her tail up and wrapped it around Zagger's neck.
Holly then gasped as Ulixes flew up into the air, grabbing her by her robes as Ulixes lifted off the ground, tossing both Holly and the owl over to the rest of the Council. The owl managed to stop his roll across the grass, but Holly rolled until she stopped at Fachtna's feet. Ulixes landed right behind Holly, and she roared: "What have you done? The dragons have been attacked! Now, they've probably been destroyed!"
"I know..." Holly said as she pulled herself up to her feet. "That's why I was heading down here..."
"Why didn't you do anything?" Ulixes demanded.
"Now Councilor..." Fachtna held out one hand to silence Ulixes. "It was not Councilor Jennings' fault. There was nothing that she could have done. All we can do is hope that the dragons are fine..."
"Well, then what should we do with the owl?" Ulixes growled, and Fachtna stared at the owl.
"Nothing..." Fachtna replied. "He did nothing wrong..."
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Haley and the other dragons could only stare at the dragon who was pointing the weapon at them. "Well..." Agro said. "Any last words?"
"You're not going to get away with this..." Amanda growled.
"You'd be surprised..." Agro smiled. "Besides, it doesn't matter. Soon, I'll be the only dragon in existence..."
Haley could only stare in shock, so she was completely shocked to hear growls coming from all three of the other dragons, and the next thing she knew, they all flew at the New Zealand Dragon, all three of them slammed their tails into him; Siti and Amanda flew after him, while Alejandro landed and turned to Haley. "What are you waiting for, Long?" he asked. "Are you a dragon are not?"
Hearing this, Haley quickly got over her shock, and she looked down at Lu Dog. "Lu, you stay here..." Lu Dog nodded as Haley lifted off of the ground and flew out of the door, where Sitti and Amanda were holding onto Argo's arms. Argo struggled against the grips of the two dragons, but as he struggled, his weapon started to slip from his grip.
"A little help would be nice!" Siti turned her head and called out for the other two to help her. Both Alejandro and Haley attacked the New Zealand Dragon; Alejandro wrapping his tail around Argo's neck while Haley slammed her tail into his hand, making him drop the weapon. As the weapon fell, Agro roared with rage, and he tensed, forcing his arm that Amanda was holding onto sideways, making Amanda smash into Alejandro, who then slammed into Siti.
With the three dragons distracted, Agro jumped back and slammed his tail into them, sending them over to Haley. Haley grunted as the three crashed into her, and a second later, all four dragons fell to the ground in a heap. Agro chuckled as he bent over and picked up his weapon. "It was a nice try..." he commented as he aimed his weapon. "But it wasn't good enough. Now, you perish..."
Haley could hear the weapon firing up, but she knew there was nothing she could do. Even if she and the other dragons could get up, it would still be too late. Haley could hear Agro laughing evilly, and she could start to see the start of a fireball coming out of it, but suddenly, Lu Dog leapt over the dragons on the ground and landed, biting down on Agro's ankle. Roaring in pain, Agro's arm extended, making the fireball fire at the wall of the building, causing an explosion. Haley and the other dragons jumped up and shielded themselves with their wings, until the dust cleared, when Haley rushed over to Lu, while the other animal guardians met up with their masters.
"Lu..." Haley smiled as she patted the golden's head. "You can't possibly imagine how happy I am that you decided to disobey me..." Then, Haley looked up into the air, and she could see that Agro was fleeing. Haley grabbed Lu Dog in her claws and placed her on her back as she turned to the others. "We have to go after him!"
"You think we don't know that?" Amanda asked. "Let's go!" As soon as the animal guardians were on their backs, all four of the dragons took off into the air, going after the dragon that had tried to kill them.
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Back on the Island Of Draco, Councilor Fachtna, Councilor Ulixes, Councilor Callum, Fred Nerk, Holly, Sun, Zagger and the other masters were all standing on the grass waiting. Ulixes scowled as she looked at Holly, but then smiled cruelly as she looked at Fachtna. "If they're all dead, can we blame Councilor Jennings?" she asked him.
"I'm sure they're all fine..." was all Fachtna said.
"Look!" Councilor Callum suddenly pointed up at an object in the air; the object was moving, and as it landed, everyone could see that it was Agro.
"I'm here to collect my prize..." Agro stated proudly, but then he caught sight of his animal guardian standing right at Fachtna's feet. Agro's eyes widened and he clenched his teeth as Fachtna took a step forward.
"We are perfectly aware of what you were planning..." he stated. "Thanks to your guardian. Now, we will be more than happy to take you to the dungeon where we will give you your prize..."
Agro took a step back, anger flashing through his eyes. "TRAITOR!" He roared, and then he jumped from his feet, flying over to Zagger with his claws ready to tear into him. But before he could even move an inch, a blast of fire hit the grass in front of him. As Haley, Amanda, Siti and Alejandro landed right on the grass, Agro reared back, his eyes wide.
"It's over!" Haley growled. "You're outnumbered!"
Agro just stared at the four other dragons, and Haley grinned when she realized that he was sweating. But still, he was defiant. "If you think I'm going to surrender, then you're dead wrong!" he roared, just as he leapt from his feet and flew toward the four dragons. Haley reacted quickly and hovered in the air, slamming her tail into him. Agro grunted as he flew backwards, hitting the grass and rolling until he reached the ledge of the island, leading to a hundred foot drop.
Agro groaned as he slowly started to lift himself up, only to realize that the four dragons were heading toward him. Agro started to panic and look for something he could use to defend himself with. He could not be captured. Finally, his eyes found the perfect tool: lying right by him, most likely falling from his person, was one of his blue rocks. Quickly picking it up, Agro threw it at the dragons; the rock landed on the ground, but the dragons simply flew over it.
"NO!" Agro cursed himself as the four dragons landed a couple of feet from him; as Agro panicked, the four dragons looked at each other and grinned before they released four balls of fire. In mid-air, the fireballs conjoined as they travelled over to Agro, hitting him. Haley and the others watched as Agro howled in pain as he was thrown from the ledge, his body set aflame. Haley, Amanda, Alejandro and Siti all looked down just in time to see a splash.
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After hitting the water, Agro managed to surface. His whole body was steaming and had burn marks aplenty. Agro opened his mouth and howled a howl almost loud enough for everyone on the planet to hear.
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About an hour later, Haley, Alejandro, Siti and Amanda all stood inside the main hall behind Zagger and the Council, who were all sitting down. "Thank you for your information..." Fachtna told Zagger. "Without you, Dragon Agro would have slain all of our other contestants..."
"We would be more than happy to help you find a new dragon to work with..." Nerk offered.
"No, thank you..." Zagger replied. "If you don't mind, I would like to retire as an animal guardian. I think I have seen my fair share of dragon business for my life time..."
The Council seemed to think this over before Ulixes answered: "Very well. You are dismissed..."
Haley and the others watched as Zagger turned and flew out of the room, then they turned their attention back to the Council as Fachtna spoke: "Well, now that that has been taken care of, there is still one more thing to decide. Who won the tournament?"
"Dragon Famosa..." Callum asked. "What was the outcome of your assignment?"
"I didn't finish it..." Alejandro admitted.
"Neither did I..." Siti added. "Dragon Agro captured us before we could complete it."
"It was the same for me as well..." Amanda lowered her head.
Fachtna nodded, then he stared at Haley. "Dragon Long, how about you?"
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Sun sighed as she opened the door to Canal Street Electronics, Haley following her inside; Haley was holding a small medal in her hands. As soon as they got inside, Sun set her suitcase down. "I don't know why..." Sun said, not necessarily to Haley, but more to herself. "...but my bag was a lot lighter on the back..."
"Maybe you got used to the weight..." Haley supplied as she followed Lu Dog into the back room. "Hey, Fu!" Haley called. "Guess what? I won the tournament! Fu Dog?"
"It doesn't look like he's here..." Lu said after sniffing the floor. "It doesn't smell like it, either..."
"Hmm..." Haley thought. "That's odd. He's always here..."
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Fu Dog panted as he rushed back into the room, closing the door behind him. "Why do these rooms have to be so hard to find?" Fu demanded to himself. "Oh well, I need to get back into the suitcase before Sun or Haley find me..."
Fu then started to walk around the room, looking for the suitcase. "Huh, that's odd..." the shar-pei said. "Where is it? It should be here..."
After looking around the room for a little while longer, Fu's eyes widened in shock as he realized that the suitcase was not in the room. "What the-?" Fu started, but then the truth hit him. "Uh-oh..."
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"Oh well..." Haley shrugged as she set the medal down on the table before she turned back to face Lu Dog. "I guess he took himself for a walk or something...Anyway, thanks a lot, Lu Dog. You really helped me out."
"It was no problem, Haley..." Lu answered modestly, but Haley could sense that the golden retriever was deeply touched. "Well, goodnight..." Lu then jumped up on the couch and started to get comfortable.
"Goodnight, Lu..." Haley returned as she turned and walked out of the room.
BLACKOUT; END EPISODE
A/N: Well, there's Chapter/Episode 11. What did you think? Please review.