Facing the New Huntsclan
A few moments before 88 and 89 activated the ancient artifact, Brad Morton appears at Jake's house and is welcomed by Rose.
"Brad?" The former Huntsgirl asks out of surprise. "What brings you here?"
"Rose, when I've bought my piece of the ancient disk I've also bought this ancient document that seems to have been written by a so-called dragon slayer." Brad explains.
Writtings from the first dragonslayer. Rose thought.
"Since Jake is in charge of the case I thought this could help him rescue my son." Brad says. "By the way, where is he?"
"He's following a lead on the case." Rose answers. "But thanks anyway."
Brad leaves and, soon after that, Rose notices something odd with his son. His dragon birthmark starts glowing and, suddenly, he dragons up.
"Doug, why did you dragon up now?" Rose asks.
"I don't know, Mom." He answers. "My birthmark starts giving me some weird feeling and then I've dragonned up. And now it keeps me feeling like I should go somewhere."
"Doug, would you take me to that place?" Rose asks.
Meanwhile, at the Academy, Jake is still waiting for something to happen.
"You guys said a new bunch of slayers would come." Jake says. "Where are they?"
Soon after Jake asks that, he hears somebody coming. It's Kyle, Jr. and Laura.
"Well, here are the first ones." 89 says and hands each of them a Huntstaff. "Now slay that dragon." He says while pointing at Jake.
"Junior. Laura. Don't." Jake pleads. It seems to have worked as they run past him.
"89, where have they gone?" 88 asks, surprised. "The dragon is right here."
"I hate to break the news but, I'm not a dragon anymore." Jake says.
"But we commanded them to slay a dragon and they must do it." 89 says. "Whoever the dragon is."
A scream is heard from another room and 88, 89 and Jake go to investigate. They see Junior and Laura trying to slay Haley and Sun.
"Please stop." Jake pleads. "I know you guys have the Huntsclan birthmark but you don't need to slay dragons because of that."
"You're wasting your time." 88 says. "They have no choice but obey us."
Suddenly Doug appears with Rose riding him.
"Oh, no." Jake moans. "Please don't tell me you're here to slay dragons, too."
"Don't worry, Jake." Rose replies. "The disc doesn't affect slayers who were already trained."
"But what about Junior and Laura?" Jake asks.
"They weren't taught to either slay or hate dragons." She explains. "And it seems that dragons with the mark are turned into their dragon forms rather than brain-washed slayers."
88 intensifies the disc's power, hoping it would control both Rose and Doug but instead it enrages Junior and Laura to the point they attack anyone they see, even the Huntsboys, who drop the disc in despair. The artifact breaks into four pieces again, reverting Doug back to his human form and relasing Junior and Laura from its mind-controlling power.
"Mrs. Rotwood? Mrs. Nerk?" Junior asks. "Are you there?"
They nod in agreement.
"88 and 89, you're under arrest." Jake says.
"Dad, the police probably followed Junior and Laura all the way to this place." Doug says. "What are you gonna do about that?"
"Don't worry about that." Jake replies. "I have a plan."
Doug, Rose, Sun and Haley leave and Jake tells a cover story. Junior and Laura simply saw the place during another day and believed it to be suspicious so they went there. They seemed to have bought it. 88 and 89 tried to tell the whole dragon thing but nobody believed them.
They go to Jake's house where some things are clarified.
"So, Mr. Rotwood was right all the time about dragons being real?" Laura asks. "And Doug's Dad was one as well?"
"Yes." Jake says. "You must keep it a secret."
"Okay." Junior replies. "So, my Mom and Laura's Dad found out when they still were kids?"
Jake nods.
"And Mrs. Long used to be a dragonslayer but you changed things up with some magical skulls to change the past so she was never taken by them and now she and those two guys are the only survivors from that generation of slayers?" Laura asks and Jake nods again.
"And you married her resulting in you losing your powers as punishment?" Junior asks.
Jake nods.
"Will the Dragon Council do anything against us?" Laura asks.
"Don't worry." Haley answers. "We understand you're not responsible for your acts back then."
A messenger fairy arrives and hands Haley a message. "It's from the Dragon Council." She says. "They want to meet us." She stares at Junior and Laura. "All of us. It's an emergency."
What do they want? Well, you'll have to wait for the next chapter to find out. Please R&R.
