Hi! Here is the second chapter of my Halloween story. We will be getting a new JATNLP ep this Friday, I'm so excited. Anyways, this chapter contains a... new and improved Jake, so sit back and enjoy! Oh yeah, I wanna thank lacywing and mr cartoon for reviewing.

Disclaimer: I do not own Jake and the Never Land Pirates. They belong to Disney Junior.

Chapter 2: Unusual changes

The next morning was a beautiful one, as the Never Land pirate crew woke up from a nice long sleep... well, except for one.

"Good morning, Cubby. 'Morning Skully." Izzy greeted as she got out of bed.

"'Morning, Iz." Cubby greeted back. "Morning, mateys." Skully also greeted.

Izzy was about to leave the room when she noticed that Jake was still asleep. Now that was odd. Jake never really overslept before. Usually, he was the first person to wake up in the mornings. Then again, they did get back to Pirate Island pretty late last night, so he was probably still tired. "Guys... have you noticed that Jake is still asleep?" she asked. Cubby nodded as he looked at the still asleep Jake. Carefully, he gently poked the boy, only to receive a growl. Almost wolf like.

Cubby yelped and backed away from the bed. "He just growled at me." he said timidly. Izzy then walked closer to the bed, and softly called his name. "Jake... are you awake...?"

Not only did she received the same response, but Jake had shot up from under the covers, hitting his head on Cubby's bunk in the process. Groaning, he rubbed his head and glared at his friends. "Gosh darn it! Can't a pirate get a nice slumber without anybody waking him up?!" he snapped. Izzy and Cubby took a few steps back. Jake had never woken up so grumpy before.

"Sorry, Jake." Izzy said shrugging. "You can go back to... sleep..." She trailed off when she looked up at Jake's hair. It looked like he hadn't combed it in weeks. It was all shaggy, and a lot more spikier than usual. There were split ends that looked razor sharp, when his hair was usually smooth. In short, his hair looked wild.

"What are you two looking at?!" Jake demanded when he noticed that Izzy and Cubby were staring at something.

"Oh uh... Jake..." Cubby started. "Your hair... it's, uh... different."

Jake raised an eyebrow, and then jumped out of his bed, and ran over to a mirror hanging on the wall. He looked at his reflection, and realized that Cubby was right. His hair was different. "Strange." He muttered. After a few seconds of looking at his hair, he grinned and patted it gently. "You know what?" he asked his friends, who just shrugged. "I think I'm gonna keep my hair this way for a while."

The other mateys were confused and surprised. Jake was actually gonna let his hair look like a birds nest? This was getting really strange. They watched as Jake walked out of the room. They quickly followed. "You mean... you're not gonna fix it?" Izzy asked. Jake shook his head. "No. I like it this way. It's something new from how I usually have it."

"But it's all ruffled up. Are you sure you're not gonna at least brush it a little bit?"

"Yes! I'm sure." Jake replied with annoyance in his voice. He continued down the hall, where Izzy, Cubby, and Skully had stopped and watched him. They have never seen Jake so annoyed before. Well, only towards Blake, but never towards them. "Looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed." Skully spoke up after a minute of silence.

At breakfast, it was pretty awkward as well. The menu of the day was bacon, and eggs. Cubby served the food. When he set the plate in front of Jake, the leader stared hard at the five pieces of bacon. Izzy took notice. He's looking at the food like he's in love with it. She thought as Jake continued to stare. Suddenly, without warning, Jake grabbed all of the meat and shoved it in his mouth, devouring it like he was a wild animal. The others looked on in confusion. Jake had never been that greedy before.

When Jake had swallowed all of the bacon, he let out a belch. "Excuse me." he said in a polite voice. The others were amazed, and slightly confused. Jake had practically managed to eat all of that bacon in just seconds all at once. Jake had even chucked down his orange juice very quickly. "Hey. I'm gonna go outside for a while. If you wanna join me, you can." He told his friends as he walked out of the dining room, leaving his friends still confused.

After a minute of silence, Cubby spoke up. "Aw, coconuts. I didn't know Jake liked bacon that much."

"Me neither." Izzy agreed. "And did you see that way he was looking at it? It was like he was in love with it or something. He didn't even touch the eggs."

Skully couldn't help but also agree. "Yeah. He's been acting really strange this morning."

The three exchanged looks of concern, and soon left the kitchen to meet Jake outside. Whatever what was up with him, they tried not to let that get in the way of their day.

"Oh yeah. I forgot to ask. How's your arm, Jake?" Izzy asked as soon as they walked out of the hideout. Jake grinned. "It seems okay. Still a little sore, though."

Izzy smiled. "Well, that's good to hear."

It was silent around the four friends for a moment, until Jake suggested that they go to Never Land to have a race to see who's the fastest. The others agreed, and off they went. Sailing on their ship Bucky. As soon as they got there, they debated on where to race. After a bit of arguing, they settled on Shipwreck Beach, decided whoever can reach the other side would win.

Jake, Izzy, and Cubby stood at a starting line made in the sand, while Skully held a flag.

"Okay, mateys. Last one at the other side of Shipwreck Beach is a rotten cracker. On your marks... get set... go!"

Izzy and Cubby only made it about four step when a gust of wind overcame them. Both of them nearly fell over as they watched Jake run at top speed, like a cheetah, maybe even faster.

"See you guys at the finish line!" he called over his shoulder.

The remaining pirates stared in awe and shock. Jake had never ran that fast before. This was getting weirder and weirder. First Jake's hair is all wild, then he starts to crave meat, and now he can run super fast. What's going on? Izzy, Cubby, and Skully continued to stare until they heard a voice behind them.

"Wow. I thought you guys were faster than that. Now you're as slow as snails."

The others turned around to see Jake standing behind them, smirking. Apparently, he had done a full lap around Never Land. "Uh... Jake..." Izzy started. "Where did you come from? Did you do a full lap around Never Land?" Jake nodded, and that shocked the others even more. "Aren't you the least bit tired?" Cubby asked. Jake shook his head. "Nope. I feel fine. You know, how about we go looking for some treasure now?"

Izzy and Cubby hesitation for a bit. They weren't sure what to think. With the way Jake was acting now, it was almost scaring them. They continued to hesitate until Jake was starting to look very impatient. That's when Izzy spoke. "Uh... sure, Jake. We would love to go on a treasure hunt."

Jake beamed. "Great! Now let's go!" He sounded somewhat very demanding.

As the little pirate crew ventured into the forest, Cubby was looking at his map for directions. "The nearest treasure from here is in Big Bug Valley." Just as he said that, a gust of wind blew the map right out of his hands. The map landed into a tree. "Aw, coconuts." Cubby complained. "My map is stuck in a tree."

"Don't worry, Cubby. I'll get it." Jake assured. Izzy and Cubby had expected Jake to climb the tree, but instead, he jumped up about seven feet, and landed on a branch. The others almost did a double take. How was Jake able to jump that high? What was going on with their leader today? First the wild hair, then the meat craving, then the fast running, and now the high jumping. What was going on? What?

Jake grabbed the map, jumped back down, and gave it back to Cubby. "Gee... uh... thanks, Jake." he said. Jake grinned. "No problem. Now let's continue our treasure hunt." With that, the crew continued into the forest, and soon they reached Big Bug Valley. They didn't find much treasure, but they were lucky to find a few gold doubloons.

Later that night, dinner was just the same as breakfast. They had sausage and spaghetti, and, just like the bacon, Jake devoured the sausage like a wild animal, and payed no attention to the spaghetti at all. This was starting to disturb and frighten the other crew mates. Jake had seemed to be more interested in the sausage than the bacon, because this time, he swallowed the meat whole, without having to chew. They were surprised that he didn't choke.

Jake sighed happily after he, once again, chucked down his drink. "That was some good sausage. Goodnight, crew." With that, he left the dining room. Izzy, Cubby, and Skully sat in silence as they watched Jake leave. They were started to worry about him. He was going through some unusual changes, and he was acting like it was normal.

"Guys. I'm worried about Jake." Izzy spoke up, breaking the silence. "He's got some new abilities, and it's starting to scare me."

Cubby and Skully couldn't help but agree. "Yeah, it's like he's becoming a whole new person." Cubby replied.

"Maybe he's just going to some sort of phase." Skully suggested.

Izzy frowned. "I highly doubt a phase includes letting your hair look wild, craving meat, running at top speed, and jumping at high heights." Skully just shrugged. "Just a theory." he simple said.

After another moment, the others got up from the table, and put away the dishes after cleaning them. They got ready for bed, and as Izzy was brushing her hair, she looked at the window to see the moon shining bright. "Hm. It's a full moon out tonight." she told Cubby when he walked in the room after coming from the bathroom. "Yeah. You know how some people say that strange things always happen on a full moon?" he asked. Izzy nodded. "Do you think something strange might happen tonight?"

The pirate girl shrugged. "I dunno. I mean what's the worst that could happen tonight." She continued to look out the window, and noticed that Jake was on the beach, looking out on the shore. "Hey Jake! Are you coming in soon?" she asked. Jake looked up and grinned. "Sure! I just need some more fresh air."

Izzy chuckled. Jake had always stayed outside for a while for the most part. Soon, the crew bid each other goodnight. As the time went by, and as the little pirates slept during the night, Izzy and Cubby were awoken by howling.

AWOOOOOOOOOHHHH!

"I-I-Izzy..." Cubby called quietly and nervously. "D-D-D-Did y-you hear t-that?"

"Yeah." was the pirate girls sleepy response. "It sounded like a wolf."

"But I thought there were no wolves in Never Land."

"I thought so too. Maybe it's just a dog or something. Let's just go back to sleep."

"O-O-Okay..."

With that, the two mateys went back to sleep. But neither of them noticed that one pirate boy wasn't in his bed.

Ooh! Jake sure is changing. What could be happened to him? (Even though I (and probably some of you guys) already know). Well, that's it for this chapter. Try to expect the next chapter either Friday, or on the weekend. See you guys later, and don't forget to review, please. Thank you.