Jake Long III (Season Two)
Chapter/Episode Seven: Commence Past Rescue
"Here." Bracewell said as he and Rose turned around a corner, followed by Rosie and her friends. Immediately, they could both see Orth and Bouknight sitting up against the hall wall, both injured. Orth looked dazed while Bouknight appeared to be unconscious, blood coming from a wound in her stomach.
"Some hiding place." Rose said sarcastically as she and Bracewell hurried over to the two other Agents.
"Well, at least they weren't found." Bracewell said.
"Good thing, too." Rose replied.
By this point, they reached Orth and Bouknight and as Bracewell crouched down in front of Orth, Rose knelt down to look at Bracewell. Now that she was in front of Bouknight, Rose could see the full extent of her wound. She had been stabbed in the belly and she had lost quite a bit of blood.
"She's not dead, is she?" Rose asked.
"No." Bracewell replied. "Before I came to try and find you, I checked her over. The wound isn't deep and I don't see how it could have punctured any major artery."
"She can still bleed out." Rose said in a slightly annoyed tone as she reached over and felt for a pulse. Immediately, Bouknight gasped and her eyes opened. "Agent Bouknight, are you alright?" Rose asked.
"Ag...Agent Long..." Bouknight moaned with a small smile. "...You're...You're back."
"And I'm not leaving you this time." Rose said softly.
"You...You should just leave us." Bouknight said. "We understand."
"I'm not leaving either of you behind." Rosie and her friends heard Rose say. "We're all going to get out of here."
"I don't know about you, Rosie..." Noelia whispered as Rosie scowled and crossed her scaly arms. "...But your grandmother doesn't seem that evil to me."
"She seems really nice." Patience added.
"She was in the Huntsclan?" Noelia continued.
"She's evil." Rosie stood by her belief. "She has the mark, just like me. Only unlike me, she actually served the clan. I don't care how nice she seems. No. There's no changing for the better after being in the Huntsclan."
Now, Rose was looking at Agent Orth. "Agent Orth?" Bracewell asked before he lifted up a hand and snapped her fingers three times in front of Orth's face. Orth didn't respond, and instead just blinked and moaned.
"He's not responding." Bracewell said as he turned his head to the side to look at Rose.
"You said that he hit his head?" Rose asked.
"Yes."
"Do you know how hard?"
"Hard enough."
"Wave your hand in his face." Rose decided. "See if you can get any response."
Bracewell nodded and then turned his head back to look at Orth, waving his clawed hand up and down. He got no response other than another groan. "Nothing." Bracewell said as he turned his head to the side to look at Rose.
"I think he has brain damage." Rose said sadly.
"So, what do we do?" Bracewell asked.
At that moment, Bouknight groaned and put her clawed hands over her wound, making Rose turn her attention back to her. "Okay..." Rose said. "...Just listen to me. You're going to be okay."
"What can you do to help me?" Bouknight asked in pain.
Rose took a deep breath before she turned her head to the side. "Agent Bracewell, give me your staff." She said.
"What?" Bracewell asked, turning his head to the side to look at her.
"I need your staff." Rose said, holding out her hand. "I need to stop the bleeding."
"How is my staff going to do that?"
"I need to cauterize the wound." Rose said. "Hopefully, it will do until we can get out of here and get her medical attention."
"Alright." Bracewell quickly said, turning his head in the other direction and picking up his staff. Rose smiled as he handed it over to him. Then, Rose got to her feet and turned, aiming Bracewell's staff against the ground.
"What are you doing?" Bracewell asked as he got to his feet. "I thought you said that you were going to cauterize her wound."
"I am." Rose said. Then, she fired some chains out of the staff. Rose held the blade of the staff up and then easily detached the chains from the staff. She then turned to face Bracewell. "Bind her mouth shut." Rose said as she handed over the chains. "It's going to hurt her, but we can't have her scream." Rose continued as Bracewell took the length of chains. "She'd alert our enemies. Do that while I adjust this to the right setting."
Moments later, Bracewell finished wrapping the chains around Bouknight's snout. "It's going to be alright." He told the terrified Agent in a comforting tone. "Agent Long is going to help you."
Then, he got up and moved, allowing Rose to walk up. Bouknight whimpered in fear as Rose placed the blade of the staff against her wound. "It's going to be okay." Rose said softly. Then, she shot plasma out of the staff, hitting Bouknight's wound.
Clenching her clawed hands into fists, Bouknight squeezed her eyes shut and screamed into the gag she had been given.
BLACKOUT; PLAY THEME SONG
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
Rose undid the chains around Bouknight's snout, allowing her to breathe heavily through her snout. "Sorry." Rose told her.
"It's...It's okay." Bouknight said. "Th...Thank you."
"You're going to be okay." Rose told her.
"Because of you." Bouknight smiled. "Thank you, Agent Long."
"Don't thank me." Rose told her. "Thank Agent Bracewell. If it hadn't have been for him, I'd still be the prisoner of Mrs. Jennings."
"You were captured." Bouknight seemed surprised.
"Well, something good came out of it." Rose told her.
"What?" Bouknight asked.
"Agent Hennessey is alive." Rose said with a small smile. "She wasn't killed after she served as a distraction. We're going to rescue her."
"But what about Agent Orth?" Bracewell asked. He was standing behind Rose, leaning against the wall, his scaly arms crossed.
Rose said nothing until she had gotten to her feet. "Can you stand up?" She asked Bouknight, who was looking up at her. "Can you stand on your own?"
"I...I'll try, Agent Long." Bouknight said with a small smile.
As Bouknight grunted, slowly getting up, Rose turned to face Rosie and her friends. Then, she started to walk over to them, smiling. "I'm sorry, I didn't get your names. It's Rosie, right?" She asked as she reached her granddaughter.
"You smiling because your son was cruel enough to name me after you?" Rosie asked as she crossed her scaly arms.
"Um, no." Rose replied, her smile vanishing. "Look, do you think it would be too much to ask for you and your friends to help with Agent Orth?"
"Yes." Rosie narrowed her eyes, but Noelia put a hand on Rosie's shoulder.
"We'll help." Noelia said.
"Good." Rose smiled again. Then, she turned and started to walk over to Bracewell, who was helping Bouknight stand.
"Where are we going to take him?" Bracewell asked. "And what good will it do?"
"We're going to get him to some abandoned room." Rose said as she reached him. "There should be plenty of them. Then, we'll talk this over and come up with a plan. I'll lead, just in case we run into Mrs. Jennings or any of her minions."
"How many does she have?" Bouknight asked.
"At least five." Rose replied darkly. "We'll have to be extremely careful."
LINE BREAK
In 2085, Jake III was riding on Haley's back, looking in both directions, trying to see if he could spot Socorro, Cleo and Kay. "You know it's not worth it, don't you?" Haley asked.
"Huh?" Jake III asked, looking down at her. "What are you talking about?"
"What you're doing right now." Haley said. "You're just wasting your time."
"I'm trying to be helpful." Jake III narrowed his eyes.
"You'll be useful once we find my daughters." Haley told him.
"That's why I'm trying to find them."
"You won't" Haley told him. "Sillian and Regan will find them before you will."
"You don't know that for-" Jake started, but before he could finish, he was cut off by the sound of Sillian's voice:
"Dragon Harris, we found them!" Looking up, Jake III could see Sillian and Regan making a sharp turn, heading for a building.
"Hang on, Jake." Haley said, Jake doing so as Haley quickly turned, following after Sillian and Regan.
Sillian and Regan landed on the roof of the building first, soon followed by Haley. As Jake slid off of Haley's back, he could see Nayeli, still in her human form, lying on her side with her hands and ankles bound, Cleo and Kay standing by her, guarding her. Nayeli looked terrified.
"Let the girl go." Regan said as she drew her Katana.
"Don't worry." Kay said.
"She won't be hurt." Cleo said.
"Where is Socorro?" Haley asked with a growl.
"Right behind you..." Came Socorro's voice. Gasping, Haley spun around, just in time for Socorro's tail to hit her in the chest, throwing her back. Flying passed Jake and Regan, Socorro landed on top of her mother.
Regan and Sillian both started to move toward her, but before they could make more than two steps, Kay slammed into Sillian and Cleo slammed into Regan, all four of them flying off of the side of the building, Regan also dropping her Katana.
Gasping, Jake III quickly turned his head to the side and saw the Katana. Quickly, he turned and rushed over to it, crouching down and picking it.
As Jake III rushed over to Nayeli, he passed Socorro and Haley. Using her anger to her advantage, Socorro took her mother by the shoulders and was able to slam her head against the roof. Then, Socorro looked up as Jake III reached Nayeli, who rolled over onto her back and arms to stare up at Jake.
"On your stomach." Jake told her. "I'll cut you-"
"No you won't!" Socorro shouted before her tail wrapped around Jake's neck. Socorro then managed to lift Jake III up into the air and hurl him back over to the edge of the building, Jake III screaming all the way. Just as Jake went over the ledge, his screaming and falling stopped when he felt someone grab him, jerking him as he stopped.
Looking up, Jake III could see his smiling Aunt looking down at him, having caught him.
LINE BREAK
Back in 2033, Carmack and Creed stepped out of the Huntslair only to see that Vixen and Cimberleigh were busy fighting the returning Agents. "They haven't killed the Agents yet." Carmack said.
"How disappointing." Creed replied, right before they both grunted and were knocked over as Agent Schober slammed into them. With Creed and Carmack on their backs, Schober took a few steps back, then twirled his staff as he prepared for a fight.
"You should not have done that..." Carmack growled as both he and Creed got to their feet. Then, they charged.
Schober quickly aimed his staff at the two dragons, bit Carmack quickly swung his tail down, slicing the staff in half. Gasping, Agent Schober took a few steps back, until Carmack lashed out with his tail, hitting Schober and knocking him down onto his back.
Creed then flapped his wings and took off into the air. Once he was high enough in the air, Creed aimed down and blew out a torrent of black fire down at him. Before it could hit him, Schober quickly rolled out of the way, landing on his belly.
Quickly, he started to pick himself up, but before he could even get up onto his knees, he cried out in pain as Carmack brought down the severed blade of his staff, impaling him in his upper back.
With a satisfied smile on his face, Carmack took a few steps back as the mortally wounded Schober got to his feet. Carmack then watched as Schober weakly tried to reach behind his back, trying to grab the blade.
"That's not going to do anything!" Carmack mocked as the grinning Creed walked up beside him.
Slowly, Schober turned around to face his killer and his killer's accomplice. "You...You're right." The dying dragon managed. "Bu...But this will..." Then, he opened up his mouth and blew out a weak torrent of fire, one which Carmack and Creed easily evaded by jumping to their sides.
At that moment, Schober's body failed him, and even though his mouth remained open, the fire died away. Knowing that it was over, Schober simply fell, landing on his side with a thud, dead.
LINE BREAK
Back in 2085, Haley was pulling Jake III up to the building, but before she could finish, Socorro growled and grabbed her by her shoulders, throwing her across the roof, Jake as well; but while Haley landed sooner, Jake III landed right by Nayeli.
"Are you going to let me go now?" Nayeli asked.
Meanwhile, Haley, back on her feet, fought her daughter, although it was only Socorro who was throwing punches. Haley just lifted up her arms to block the blows.
"Socorro, just stop!"
"Never!" Socorro raged as she through another punch, her mother blocking it. "Not until you're dead!" Socorro raged as she pulled her fist away.
"But why?" Haley asked in a pained tone as she blocked another punch.
"Oh, like you don't know!" Socorro exclaimed before she opened her mouth and blew out a torrent of fire. Seconds later, Haley hit the ground, having been knocked off of her feet. However, she quickly recovered and sat up, watching as Socorro walked toward her.
"I know, I know!" Haley said. "You wanted to be the American Dragon. But Socorro, that's no reason to be so angry. Don't you get it? Your anger has destroyed you."
"No it hasn't." Socorro said. Haley then watched with wide eyes as Socorro blew a fireball out into each of her hands.
"Socorro, please." Haley begged. "The dark magic in you thrives off of your anger."
"Goodbye, mother." Socorro said, as if she was ignoring Haley.
"Okay, okay." Haley held up her hands. "I won't stop you. But please just let me tell you one last thing."
"I know." Socorro sounded annoyed. "You love me."
"No." Haley said softly. "I do, but it's not that."
"This isn't the time for talking!" Socorro exploded as she raised the fireballs above her head. There was a crazed look in her eyes as she shouted: "This is the time for DYING!"
"Socorro, you were going to be the American Dragon!" Haley shouted, getting it out as quickly as she could.
"Huh?" Socorro asked as she lowered her arms, the fireballs dying away. There was a confused look on her face.
"We weren't keeping the job away from you, Socorro." Haley said, knowing that she had her daughter's attention. "I wouldn't even dream of my daughter not being the American Dragon."
"Then why wasn't I?!" The look of anger was back.
"We were waiting for the right time." Haley said. "The Dragon Council wanted to wait until they knew for sure that you would be up to it."
"I was!"
"According to San, you weren't." Haley said. "Not yet."
"When did she think that I was going to be ready?" Socorro asked bitterly.
"She said that you were close, so close." Haley said. "She said it was possible that you only had another year until the Council declared you ready."
"Only?!" Socorro retorted. Nonetheless, she lowered her scaly arms completely and stepped back.
"Socorro..." Haley tried, reaching out to her.
However, Socorro ignored her and spread her wings. Then, she flapped them and took off into the air, Jake III and Nayeli, who was on her stomach, waiting to be set free, watching the whole thing.
Once she was high enough into the air, Socorro stopped and turned around, looking down at her sisters, who were fighting Sillian and Regan.
"Cleo! Kay!" She shouted at the top of her voice, making both Cleo and Kay stop and turn around, looking up at her. "We're leaving!" Socorro said. Then, she flapped her wings and took off higher into the air.
Without a moment's hesitation, Cleo and Kay took off after their older sister, Sillian and Regan doing nothing to stop them.
Back on the roof, Jake III used Regan's Katana to free Nayeli's wrists while Haley continued to sit where she was, looking up at her daughters, who had stopped ascending into the air and now were flying away.
BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL BREAK
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
In 2033, both Oquendo and Czeberwinski twirled their staffs in order to block out the ark magical fire blasts of Cimberleigh and Vixen. Knowing that as long as the Agents were twirling their staffs, they'd be able to protect themselves from their fire, both Vixen and Cimberleigh closed their mouths.
"You're traitors!" Oquendo said as he and Czeberwindki lowered their staffs.
"How could you?" Czeberwinski asked.
"Yes, we led you into a trap." Both Cimberleigh and Vixen said in unison. "Deal with it." Then, they both went back to trying to attack the two remaining Agents.
Both Creed and Carmack were at the door, watching the fight with amused looks on their faces. But then...
"What do you two think you're doing?" The sound of Mrs. Jennings' voice could be heard. Both Carmack and Creed reacted to this, spinning around to see Mrs. Jennings with her scaly arms crossed, a look of annoyance on her face. "Well?" She asked, expecting an answer.
"We're waiting for Cimberleigh and Vixen to finish their fight." Creed said.
"They're not done?" Mrs. Jennings raised an eyebrow.
"No, ma'am." Creed said respectfully.
"How many are left out of the four?"
"Two." Carmack answered.
"So, answer me this one last question..." Mrs. Jennings smirked evilly. "...Why aren't you HELPING THEM?!"
"We already took care of one of them." Carmack said.
Mrs. Jennings scoffed with disgust, this scoff making both Creed and Carmack tremble. "Once I have my son..." Mrs. Jennings told them in a dangerous, yet matter-of-fact tone. "...Consider yourselves dead."
Carmack and Creed both gulped.
"Now get out of my way!" Mrs. Jennings demanded as she pushed herself by them. Taking a few more steps, stepping over Schober's body, Mrs. Jennings stopped and watched briefly as Vixen and Cimberleigh fought with Czeberwinski and Oquendo.
Having seen enough, Mrs. Jennings roared loudly, making the four dragons stop their fight and all turn to look at Mrs. Jennings as an army of shade demons appeared out of thin air.
"Shade demons!" Mrs. Jennings ordered. "Kill the two Dragon Council Agents!"
Immediately, the army of shade demons lunged forward, Vixen and Cimberleigh scrambling out of the way, allowing the shade demons to swarm around Czeberwinski and Oquendo. As the two Agents screamed in fear and pain, Mrs. Jennings turned, and joined by Cimberleigh and Vixen, started to walk back over to Creed and Carmack.
LINE BREAK
Meanwhile, a door to a room was opened and Rose carefully stepped inside. As she turned on the lights, she was relieved to see that it was just a bedroom. Sighing with relief, Rose walked further into the room, Bracewell helping Bouknight into the room next, then Rosie and then Noelia, Patience, Lucero and Essence helping Orth in.
"Okay, put him on this bed, girls." Rose said as she stood at the foot of the bed in the room. As Noelia and the others brought Orth forward, Rosie rushed over to the door and closed it. "Thank you for that, Rosie." Rose said as Rosie's friends put Orth on the bed.
Rosie said nothing. She just kept her scaly back to her grandmother.
Bouknight watched as Bracewell crouched down and opened the bottom drawer to the nightstand, reaching in and starting to fish around. "What are you doing?" Bouknight asked as Rosie reached her side.
However, Bracewell said nothing. Instead, he just grinned as he pulled out an old flashlight. "I found a flashlight!" Bracewell said happily as he stood up straight.
"How is a flashlight going to help us?" Rosie asked as she crossed her scaly arms.
"It won't help us get out of here..." Bracewell said as he walked over to the side of the bed where Orth was lying on his back. "...But it will help us see how severe Agent Orth's brain damage is." He said before he clicked on the flashlight.
Bouknight, Rose, Noelia, Essence, Patience, Lucero and Rosie all watched as Bracewell stared into Orth's eyes. Finally, Bracewell sighed and turned off the flashlight. Then, he straightened up and turned to face the others.
"It isn't good?" Rose could tell by the look on Bracewell's face that Orth was not in good shape.
"It's bad." Bracewell said. "Agent Long, what are we going to do?"
"I guess there isn't anything that we can do for him." Rose said.
"So, should we just leave him?" Bracewell asked.
Turning her head to the side to see her grandmother's reaction, Rosie's eyes widened in shock when she saw that Rose took offense. "Absolutely not!" She declared. "No one gets left behind. Not as long as they're still breathing."
"Agent Long, I understand if you'll want my head for this..." Bracewell said. "...But what do you suggest we do? Carry him around."
"Y-" Rose started, but Bracewell cut her off.
"That would be putting all of our lives in danger." Bracewell said. "It would slow us down."
"I agree with Agent Bracewell." Bouknight said as she crossed her scaly arms. "Agent Orth is just going to slow us down."
"Then what do you two suggest?" Rose asked sarcastically as she turned her head to the side to look at Bouknight. "Hmm?"
"Simple." Bouknight said as she turned her head to the side. "We either have to leave him here..."
"...Or kill him." Bracewell said. "And personally, I think abandoning him would be just plain cruel."
"It's not cruel, Agent." Bouknight argued as she turned her head back to normal. "As Agents, we have to understand that it is not about us, but others. Our lives don't matter as much as the lives of others. That is why I told Agent Long to leave me and Agent Orth behind. I understand that my life might need to be ended so that others can survive. I accept that and I understand that. Agent Orth does, too. He'd want us to leave him behind. He'd want us to have a better chance at survival. Trust me. If I were in his position, I would want you to leave me behind."
As Bouknight finished speaking, Bracewell took a deep breath. "You're right, Agent Bouknight." He said. "Agent Long, I think it is for the best that we finish him. Save him from capture and a life as a vegetable. Give us less to carry with us."
"I'm not doing it." Rose said with narrowed eyes. "And I don't support it."
"What about your sister, Agent Long?" Bracewell tried to convince Rose that her reasoning wasn't logical. "If this was your sister-" However, he was forced to stop as Rose aimed his glowing green staff at him. He had gone too far.
"Not. Another. Word." Rose told him. She looked to be on the verge of tears. "Say one more word about Daisy, and it's YOU, Agent Bracewell, that we won't have to worry about."
Bracewell's eyes were wide and he swallowed hard. "I'm...I'm sorry, Agent Long." He said softly. "I shouldn't have brought that up. I should have realized that that's a sensitive subject for you. Please forgive me."
"I'll think about it." Rose said as she lowered the staff, which was no longer glowing green.
"We need to do this, Agent Long." Bracewell persisted, holding up his clawed hand. "My staff, please."
Rose said nothing as she tossed the staff over to him. Bracewell caught it with ease. "We're doing the right thing." He said before he turned around. Then, he raised the staff high above his head. "This will be quick and humane." Then, Bracewell grunted as he brought it down, impaling Agent Orth right in the heart. Orth's body tensed for a moment before he relaxed, his head slowly lulling to the side as he expired.
Bracewell then ripped his staff out of Orth's body and turned back around. "He can no longer be hurt anymore." Bracewell said softly.
"But we can." Rose said softly, slowly crossing her scaly arms.
"What now?" Bracewell asked.
"We have to find Agent Hennessey." Rose said, lowering her arms to her sides. "We're not leaving without her."
"Remember, Agent Long..." Bouknight said as she turned her head to the side.
"As of right now, Agent Bouknight..." Rose said sternly as she turned. "...Agent Hennessey is in the most need of help."
"And not the children?" Bouknight countered as she turned to face Rose. "Forgive me, Agent Long, but I would think that a parent would have more regard for children than-"
"Shut up." Rose snapped. "They should be fine. They only have an hour here, anyway. Then, they'll go back to 2085."
"What?" Bouknight asked, disturbed.
"They're from the future." Rose said. "One of them is my granddaughter."
"That's not possible, Agent Long." Bracewell said.
"I assure you it is." Rose said. "I used a creation by Bìhăi Fa. It brought them here, but only for an hour. They should be safe. I hope."
"A device?" Bouknight asked.
"Yes, a device." Rose sounded exasperated. "Before I was captured, I saw Mrs. Jennings kill Fa. She forced him to make something that would help her find her son, but he failed her and made what brought these girls here. I'm telling the truth and I'm perfectly sane!"
"I vouch for her." Noelia said, lifting up a clawed hand. "While my friends and I were down there with her, she told us her story. It makes just as much sense as us being sucked away from our time."
"You're really from 2085?" Bracewell asked.
"You better believe it." Noelia said with a smile as she turned her head to the side.
"Um, okay..." Bouknight shifted uneasily. "...So you think they'll be okay?"
"As long as we make sure they stay alive for the next hour or so." Rose said.
"Okay, then..." Bracewell seemed uncomfortable. "...Then you want to try and rescue Agent Hennessey. I mean, where are we going to look?"
"All around, Agent," Rose said softly. "All around. She could be anywhere. So, we have to look everywhere."
LINE BREAK
Back in 2085, on the Island of Draco, Jake III watched as Haley, Holly, Asil, Agata, Yara and Dingane all came out of the crypt, all in their dragon forms. They all spread apart and only Haley started to walk towards him.
"Hey." Jake said as his Aunt reached him.
"Hey." Haley returned before she reverted to her human form in a bright light. Then, Haley sighed.
"They buried her?" Jake asked.
"Yeah." Haley smiled sadly. "They buried Harriet right next to Carter."
"Horrible way to go..." Was all Jake said. Then, the two started to walk along the grass together. "Do you mind if I ask you a question?" He asked, turning his head to the side.
"What's it about?" Haley asked.
"Your daughters." Jake replied, turning his head back to normal. "Socorro, to be specific."
"Go ahead." Haley invited.
"Do you think today changed anything for her?" Jake asked.
"No." Haley replied. "She's still angry."
By this point, the two stopped walking and turned to face one another. "Aunt Haley?" Jake said.
"Yeah?" Haley smiled.
"I want to...thank you." Jake said, smiling as well. "For believing in me. It meant so much."
"Oh, Jake." Haley's smile widened. "It was never about that. I've always believed in you. I just feared for your safety."
"That's what loved ones do..." Jake acknowledged.
"That's right." Haley said.
"Well, I just wanted to thank you." Jake told her.
"Don't mention it." Haley said. "I've always believed in you, and I...I'd love to have you help me out again."
At that moment, Jake lost restraint and rushed forward, grabbing Haley in a hug. At first, Haley was shocked, but after a few seconds, she smiled and returned the hug. "Does this mean that you love me again?"
At this question, Jake III, hugging her tighter. "Yes, Aunt Haley." He said. "I love you. I love you so much."
BLACKOUT; END EPISODE
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