American Dragon Season Three
Chapter/Episode 4: Dragon Blood
It was a dark night in New York. After a loud clash of thunder, it started to pour down rain. A moment into the storm, a very dark reddish dragon with shoulder long black hair came whirling around a corner into an alley. The dragon seemed to be in a hurry, and to that extent, could not see a lowered fire escape ladder in his way.
With a grunt, the dragon smacked into the metal escape and crashed to the ground. With a panicked gasp of air, the dragon tried to crawl back up, but the figure of what seemed to be making the dragon flee appeared.
Chuckling evilly, a maroon dragon slowly walked into the alley. The dragon was holding a reddish staff.
"Chang…" the dragon spoke.
The laughing became louder as the form of the dragon disappeared and the human form of Chang appeared. "Hello, young dragon…" Chang couldn't help but taunt her victim as she walked over to the dragon. Chang then pulled a rather small red piece of fabric from her robes and dropped it to the ground.
The dragon tried to take a look at what the item was, but before he could, he felt water drop onto his snout. His eyes rolling up, he could see the still laughing Chang raising her high-heeled boot up. Escape futile and his fate sealed, the dragon shut his eyes and waited for the end.
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A couple of miles away, Councilor Kulde and Councilor Andam were sitting comfortably in a dining room where a woman who was in her mid to late 40s was pouring them something to drink. Annie Chen was a single mother with long black hair. After pouring their drink, Chen sat down next to the Dragon Council members.
"Ms. Chen…" Kulde spoke. "In a few moments, your son will complete his task and finally become a member of the order."
Chen smiled and spoke: "Yes, I think it would be the best thing for us. Besides, my boy always wanted to become a powerful and brave dragon…just like the American Dragon."
"Yes, well…" Andam added. "In just a few moments, he shall complete his test."
There suddenly came a knock on the door. Apologizing for the interruption, Annie Chen got up and opened the door of her home only to see the soaking wet form of Fred Nerk.
"Dragon Nerk…" Councilor Andam shot up. "What are you doing here? You are supposed to be watching the test from a far away distance."
"Well, I was…" Nerk spoke softly. "But something happened."
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Despite the pouring rain, the four dragons soared into the air. Nerk soon broke off and flew into an alley. Following, the dragons landed in the alley and Nerk pointed to a dumpster.
"Stay here." Kulde advised as he walked over to the dumpster. Nerk stood aside and Kulde lifted the lid up only to look away with a grim look. Walking back to Chen, Kulde put a clawed hand to her shoulder. Realizing what this meant, the tan dragon form faded away and Annie Chen fell to her knees, choking on her sobs.
However, Chen soon noticed that she was sitting on something. Lifting her leg up, Chen felt the fabric in her hands. Turning it over, Chen could see the blood-red symbol of the Huntsclan.
"It can't be…" Chen could only say. "I thought the Huntsclan…"
In the blink of an eye, Kulde snatched the mask out of her hands. "That little…the Huntsgirl has reverted back to her old ways. She will not get away with this…"
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BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
Not far away from the scene of the slaying, after the end of the storm, Jake Long stood at the skate park beside his friend, Trixie. Both watched in awe as Rose, Jake's girlfriend, was currently on a skateboard and was doing all kinds of tricks on the ramp. As Rose suddenly did a flip and held herself upside down with only one hand, one would be shocked that only a couple of days ago, the girl had been seriously injured and nearly killed in battle.
"Yo, Trix!" Jake grinned. "Rose is amazing! This is only her first time on a skateboard!"
"Uh huh…" Trixie seemed disappointed at the lack of fun it was just watching someone skateboard. "Listen Jakie, is it possible that we'll get to have fun today?"
"Huh?' Jake turned, and suddenly noticed that Spud was not with them. "Yo, where's Spud?"
"Well, he's with Stacey on another ramp." Trixie said, and then she added: "You know, having fun…"
There was suddenly a girly scream as Cheerleader Stacey Wintergrin fell from atop a ramp and into a bush; the board she had been using fell beside her. Quickly sitting up, Stacey spat out a leaf and stood up as Spud rushed up to her.
"Are you okay, m'lady?" he asked, however, a disgusted Stacey picked up the board and shoved it into his chest.
"No! I am not okay!" Stacey exclaimed. "And don't call me that! I'm done!" And with that, the cheerleader stalked away.
Jake suddenly felt bad for his friend. Out of all the girls, he had fall for the biggest snob and drama queen of them all. However, Jake turned around as Rose dropped down. With a smile, Rose handed Jake the board.
"You were amazing Rose!" Jake praised her. Rose blushed slightly.
"Well, it was really fun." Rose replied. However, she was cut off as her cell-phone rang. Grumbling, Rose pulled it out of her pants pocket, opened it and put it up to her ear. "Hello?"
"Rose?" Jake could hear the sound of Rose's mother's voice. "Where are you?"
"I'm at the library." Rose lied. In fact, she said it so quickly that Jake was surprised that her mother fell for it. "Who am I with? No, I'm not with Jake! I'm with…umm…my new friend…Tiffany."
"Okay, honey…" Rose's mother finished. "Just be home for dinner."
As Rose snapped the phone shut, Rose sighed and put the phone back in her pocket. "I really hate lying to her like that…" Rose frowned.
"So, who's Tiffany?" Trixie asked.
"I have no idea…" Rose replied as she gave Jake a quick good-bye hug and walked off.
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The next morning, everyone sat in Mrs. Jenkins' classroom as the teacher was currently writing math problems on the board. Since they weren't really supposed to be doing anything yet, everyone chatted. Shrugging, Jake sat up from his seat next to Trixie and a depressed looking Spud and walked over to where Rose was sitting. Rose looked up and smiled sweetly at him. Jake was about to sit by her, but the sound of sharp nails against the chalk board made everyone cringe.
"Mr. Long, please sit in your seat!" Mrs. Jenkins ordered. Mrs. Jenkins was generally a very nice lady, but all her kindness got in return was rowdiness and lack of work from her students. Although she didn't like it, this forced Mrs. Jenkins to become very strict.
"Yes, ma'am!" Jake immediately turned and walked over to his seat. Mrs. Jenkins smiled and was about to speak until Nigel Thrall suddenly walked into the room.
"Mrs. Jenkins…" Nigel said in his charming British accent.
"Aw, Nigel!" Mrs. Jenkins grinned as Nigel handed her a note. As the teacher read it, Nigel gave Jake, Trixie and Spud all a dirty look. Mrs. Jenkins nodded and looked up. "Very well, Nigel. You may go."
As Nigel exited the room, Mrs. Jenkins looked up and made eye contact with Rose. "Rose…" she said, "Principal Nosca wants to see you."
As she stood up, Rose silently thought about what the principal wanted from her. Despite these silent fears, Rose took the note and headed out the door.
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Soon, Rose opened the door to the principal's office and stepped in. As soon as she saw the principal, she stopped in her tracks.
"Rose…" Principal Nosca said slowly. "Get your BUTT in here!" Principal Nosca was a young man of only about 32. He had long, straight red hair and also had a very muscular build. Despite no physical injury, the principal always carried around a smooth wooden cane, which he used to slam against the desks of students that were falling asleep in his presence. He also wore black sun glasses that inspired fear and wonder from the students. Despite these traits, the principal was kind to the students and almost always kept them entertained with his jokes and awesome tone of voice.
But what really caught Rose's attention was the presence of a woman she had never met. The woman had long black hair and had several wrinkles.
"Sit down." Principal Nosca ordered. Frightened, Rose obliged as the woman started to figit. "You can sit down too, Ms. Chen."
Nodding grimly, Chen pulled up a chair and sat down.
"Principal Nosca…" Rose tried to be polite. "Did I do something wrong?"
"Heck if I know…" Principal Nosca brushed the question off as he stood up and put a jacket on. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going cane shopping."
As soon as Principal Nosca closed the door, Chen suddenly roared with rage as she transformed into a tan dragon. Not expecting this, Rose was caught even more off guard as she the dragon grabbed her in the shoulder with clawed fingers and slammed her over the desk.
"You…" Chen was so angered that she couldn't even find the words to express her rage.
"What do you want?" Rose asked firmly. She was not afraid of this dragon, and she was proud to show this off.
"What is the meaning of this?" Chen demanded as she reached away, yet still she kept Rose down on the desk. Rose's eyes widened as the dragon pulled up a Huntsclan mask.
"No, no…" Rose stuttered. "You don't understand! I'm not like that anymore! Listen, the American Dragon is my friend!" Despite her claims, her captor pushed down harder, pressing Rose even harder against the desk.
"LIAR!" Chen roared, and Rose's confidence suddenly vanished; the hunter was suddenly frightened. "You killed my son!" Rose could hear genuine pain in her captor's voice as she said this.
Despite her general sympathy for the person, Rose knew that she had to find a way out of this. As Chen kept on babbling, Rose turned her head and saw a delicate glass globe. Reaching and grabbing it, Rose held onto it and smashed it over Chen's head. With her attacker dazed, Rose took this opportunity to place her foot on Chen's stomach and kick her off. With a grunt, Chen fell over the chair and onto her back.
"I'm sorry!" Rose apologized. "But I didn't slay your son!"
Rose turned and was about to open up the window to climb out, but the enraged dragon rose and tried to attack. However, Rose sensed this and ducked, letting Chen smash through the window. Shaking her head, Rose turned and was about to use the door, but through the glass, she could see the figure of Principal Nosca.
Making up her mind, Rose turned and jumped out the window as the door opened and Nosca stepped in. The principal dropped his bags, which contained groceries and cane cleaning products, letting them fall out of the bag. "Who ruined my office?" he asked.
Outside, Rose slowly stood up and prepared to fight, but to her surprise her attacker was gone.
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Although it was strange, the sky soon rumbled with thunder. Annie Chen soared through the air and soon reached her home. She slammed the door open and stumbled in before walking over to her couch, reverted to her human form and collapsed.
Chen turned her head and her gaze fell upon a picture frame of a better time. It was her son's Middle School Graduation. Her son was clad in the red cap and gown and she had her arm over his shoulder. Both had big smiles on her faces.
As Chen pulled the picture up and held it up to herself, she couldn't help but let the tears roll down her face.
How could this have happened? Who would want her son dead? A heartless and evil hunter, that's who. In school, he had been fairly popular; he had a lot of friends and Chen thought her son would use his dragon powers for the good of the world.
Then her son entered High School. That was when everything changed. Her son was suddenly the object of much torment and harassing. That was when her son started to worship the American Dragon…The American Dragon was such a brilliant and powerful fighter. He was one of the few dragons to face the Dark Dragon and not only live, but defeat him. He led the group in which he and 4 other magical creatures were the only captured beings to escape with their lives after being captured for the Grand Equinox Hunt.
Chen believed that her son and the American Dragon could work together and be a great team, however, this never happened.
"Mom…" Amidst her sobbing, Chen looked up to see what appeared to be the living form of her son in the picture.
"Honey?" Chen tried to blink it off. This couldn't be happening.
"Mom, you must do something for me…" the image in the mourning dragon's mind went on. "The Huntsgirl is responsible for this; for the pain that has haunted you…"
"I know, baby…" the tears were flowing down Annie Chen's face like a waterfall.
"But there is one more thing…" the voice in her head which appeared to be in the frame continued. "The American Dragon is to blame…"
"I know, baby…" Chen repeated.
"You have to make them both pay…" the picture finished.
"I will my angel." Chen promised herself. "You know I will…"
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Just moments later, the whole school was oblivious to what had happened. Spud soon rushed into the gym where Stacey, Lacey, Tracey and the other cheerleaders were practicing.
Spud stopped for a moment and tried to think of the best way he could approach this. After making up his mind, Spud started to walk up, but a hand blacked his way. Turning his head, Spud could see that the culprit was Nigel.
"Easy there, mate." Nigel warned. "You don't want to barge in when hot cheerleaders are practicing, do you?"
At their mention, the cheerleaders spread out and Stacey walked over to the two. "What's going on, Nigey?"
"Nigey?" Spud asked. "What ever happened to Spuddy?"
"I don't know what you're talking about…" Nigel walked away from Spud and put his arm around Stacey. "All I do know is that Stacey and I are an item."
It was then that it suddenly dawned on Spud. "You're using a spell, aren't you?!" Spud accused. "It's some kind of 'Like a Nigel, Not a Spud-us'!"
"What are you talking about, freak?" Stacey asked with a mean expression on her face.
"Quite right…" Nigel said with an innocent smile. "Stacey, why don't you grace this room once more with your cheering talents?"
"'Kay!" Stacey nodded and walked off to join the other cheerleaders.
As soon as Stacey was out of his range, Nigel grinned maliciously and walked over to Spud, eventually circling his rival as he spoke: "Why not? I mean, you promised me Stacey for my help. I didn't get it, now did I?"
"But Stacey wanted me!" Spud argued, almost like a little child.
"Not any more." Nigel grinned. "All I needed to do was do something that would make Stacey stop wanting to be with you. So, I jinxed the board she was using."
"You could have hurt her!"
"That's why I magically put that bush there to break her fall, you muppet." Nigel lightly slapped himself in the forehead with his palm.
"But…that's just wrong." Spud tried to point out.
"Think of it as a little…payback." Nigel grinned.
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At Draco Island, Fred Nerk was sitting at a desk trying to get a moments relaxation. However, this soon came to an end as the door opened and Annie Chen appeared. Chen slammed the door before walking up to Nerk.
"Whoa!" Nerk gasped. "You don't look so good!"
"You think?!" Chen slammed her fists onto the table, which made Nerk jump. "I haven't slept well nor have I gotten a moments peace after the Huntsgirl killed my son!"
"We are terribly sorry about that." Nerk apologized. "But, there is some good news…"
"What?" Chen looked up hopefully. "Did they catch her?"
"No…" Nerk admitted slowly. "But they have gone out to capture her."
With a roar, Chen spun around and transformed into a dragon before picking up and throwing Nerk's desk against the wall, making the yellow dragon jump even more.
"That isn't good enough!" Chen roared. "She must pay for what she did to me…uh, I mean, my son. I will have my revenge!"
"Ms. Chen…" Nerk tried to say. "The Dragon Council does not believe in revenge…"
"I don't care!" Chen turned around, trying to hide the tears that were forming. "I must act if the incompetent order doesn't show me progress."
"I'll do whatever you need me to, ma'am." Nerk stood up and bowed his head in respect. "Anything in your time of need…However, we are doing all that we can."
"Just get me what I want!" Chen spat.
"Well, what do you need?" Nerk asked.
"I want a group of magical creatures…" Chen turned.
"Who?" Nerk began his questions. "How many?"
"I don't care how many!" Chen answered. "All that is required is that they are acquainted with the American Dragon…."
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As Jake entered his grandfather's shop after school, he was surprised to see Lao-Shi sitting with Rose, who was petting Fu Dog.
"Yo, Rose…" Jake asked as he walked over to his girlfriend. "What happened? You went to Principal Cosca's and then you didn't come back."
"I was attacked…" was all Rose said.
"What?"
"Jake, the Dragon Council has contacted me and told me that there is now a man hunt for Rose." Lao-Shi said.
"What did she do?"
"Nothing, kid." Fu got up and jumped off the couch. The dog proceeded to walk over to the floor where he picked up the mask. He then walked over to the couch, jumped up and dropped the mask. "You see, about two nights ago, a dragon was slain. The killer left this at the scene."
"That is why the Dragon Council thinks Rose is the one who did it…" Lao-Shi finished. "They wanted to come here, but I told them that Rose had fled the city."
"Boy did that work!" Fu grinned. "I don't think we'll be hearing from the Dragon Council for a while!"
"But what about the dragon that attacked me?" Rose asked.
"Don't worry, Rose." Lao-Shi hopped off the couch. "You can stay here until we are sure that the dragon that attacked you leaves the city as well."
"But my parents don't even want me to be with you." Rose explained.
"Yeah, that will be a problem." Fu sighed. "But don't worry; we'll contact the crazy dragon, get her out of the city and bingo-bango-bazingo, you'll be able to go home before your parents even know about this!"
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A crowd of magical creatures were gathered at the Island of Draco. A dragon Chen watched from above beside Fred Nerk, who seemed to be very nervous.
"Are you sure that you know what you're doing?" Nerk asked.
"Of course I know…" Chen growled. "The Huntsgirl killed my son…and I'm going to make sure that she pays with her life."
The Australian Dragon once again tried to question Chen's plan, but she swooped down and landed on the grass in front of the creatures. Among the magical creatures stood: Brocomus, Silver, Bertha, Clooney, Reggie, Sarah, Kara and many others.
"Magical Creatures of the world!" Chen boomed. "Hear me when I tell you about the threat of the Huntsclan!"
"Are you crazy?" Brocomus asked. "They are all dead!"
"All but one!" Chen corrected. "Thanks to the traitorous American Dragon, the Huntsgirl is alive and at large! Now, the evil monster that is the essence of the Huntsclan has slain my only son! I ask you to help me! You all know what the Huntsgirl is capable of! All of you have suffered at her hand! Join me as I do the Magical World the greatest favor as I place her in the depths of Hell with the rest of the Huntsclan! Divided, we will all fall by her blade, but together…she can and will be defeated! Will you join me?"
All of the creatures turned to look at each other. For only the slightest moment, Chen became nervous. However, she regained her confidence as they all nodded and raised their fists in the air and shouted in unison.
"Good…" Chen smiled. "I know you may have mixed feelings about attacking the American Dragon…"
"Wait, what does this have to do with Jake?" Silver asked.
"He is a traitor!" Chen roared. "If he didn't disrupt the extinction of the Huntsclan, this monster would be dead! This evil being has corrupted his mind. Believe me when I say that the only way to save him is to destroy this girl."
"Perhaps she is right…" Clooney realized.
After her enlisted army had left, Chen flew back up to the roof where Nerk was. "Piece of cake…" Chen grinned.
"But what about the good this shiela has done?" Nerk asked. "Do you actually expect these creatures to betray Jake-a-roo?"
"It doesn't matter about them…" Chen turned. "All I need them for is my strength. Once this monster is gone, I could care less about how they feel about me duping them…"
"Yeah, whatever you say…" Nigel looked away. "I still don't like this idea."
The Australian Dragon was received with an angry dragon staring at him. As Nerk turned around in nervousness, Chen grabbed him by the throat with her claws.
"I don't care what you think…" Chen growled. "…Or what you don't like at that! It's time for this monster to pay for what she did to me. And no one is going to stop me…"
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Spud watched from the bushed as Nigel and a cheerleading gear clad Stacey stood in the skate park. Nigel rushed down the ramp before hopping off his board and handing it to Stacey. Spud watched as Stacey came down; she was surprisingly good. Fuming, Spud burst out of the bush as Stacey and Nigel hugged.
"You little blister biter!" Spud raged.
"Ew!" Stacey exclaimed as Spud tackled Nigel. Not knowing what to do, Stacey watched as Nigel and Spud rolled around on the ground. Nigel grabbed Spud by the sides and pulled him onto his stomach before trying to bash his head against the pavement. However, Spud retaliated with an elbow to the gut. Nigel grunted as he shot up and Spud ran up and tackled him.
"You guys!" Stacey begged. "You need to stop!"
"Yeah, you little git!" Nigel tried to throw a punch. "Why don't you stop? You seem to be scaring the girl…"
"Now I know you're controlling Stacey!" Spud pointed at the wizard. "Stacey would never be frightened by something like this! In fact, I think she'd be entertained!"
"Yeah, whatever freak…" Nigel scoffed, only to have Spud tackle him to the ground. The two began to roll on top of each other.
Amidst the struggle, Nigel's glowing wand fell from his pocket. Spud noticed this and grabbed it. With a laugh, Spud snapped it in half as he stood.
"No! What did you do?" Nigel panicked.
Both boys turned as Stacey's eyes started to glow. However, as soon as it started, it stopped. Nigel bit his lip as Stacey groaned and held her head. As she looked up, Stacey suddenly looked furious.
"Were you controlling me?" Stacey asked, despite the fact that she felt stupid asking such a ridiculous question. Still, she was angry and she stomped up to the nervous wizard.
"Well…" Nigel started to say, but was only cut off with the cheerleader's fist smashing into the side of his face. Grunting Nigel fell back and hit the ground with a thud. Spud looked down with shock as Nigel let out a groan before his head rolled to the side.
"Whoa!" was all Spud could say as he watched Stacey stalk way.
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That night, Rose lied on the couch. Rose groaned as she rolled over in an attempt to get more comfortable. However, this did not work and Rose got up. After walking around the shop in search of Jake, Rose walked out of the shop.
As she stood outside, Rose suddenly felt a chill. Rose prepared to go back inside the shop when she suddenly heard a chanting in a nearby alley. Interested, Rose walked around and walked into the alley only to see a group of magical creatures.
Rose turned around only to come face to face with Chen. "Hello, Huntsgirl." She sneered. "Stick around for a while."
Before Rose could do anything, Chen grabbed her and threw her back into the alley. Rose grunted as she rolled into the crowd. As she stood up, she saw a few familiar faces, such as Silver and other prisoners from the Grand Equinox Hunt. She could hear Chen laugh as the dragon powered down and walked over to her.
"Where's Jake?" Rose asked.
"Why?" Clooney asked. "So you can slay him?"
"What?"
"Listen to the leprechaun, Huntsgirl…" Rose could hear Chen taunting her. Rose turned just as the dragon form of Chen slammed into her. Rose hit the ground hard and the breath was knocked out of her.
"Where's Jake?" Rose repeated.
"Don't worry." Silver replied. "We would never hurt him. He's safe."
"Just don't hurt him…" Rose turned her head, most likely not hearing Silver's words. "You can do what you want with me, just don't hurt him."
"Such a noble hunter…" Chen raised her claws. However, before Chen could do anything, she was blasted away by a blast of fire. Looking up, Rose could see the dragon forms of Lao-Shi and Jake, along with Susan and her mother.
"We told you we would never let any harm come to him…" Silver smiled as Chen pushed herself up.
"You traitor!" Chen roared.
"And I think you showed your true colors…" Silver turned to the enraged dragon. "You told us that the Huntsgirl was dangerous. I see no proof of that."
"Let's face it." Brocomus frowned. "You lied to us."
"She killed my son!" saliva was now dripping from Chen's mouth. "I will make her pay!"
"Not on our watch…" Rose's mother picked up a rock and threw it. The rock hit Chen in the face, and the dragon toppled over. Chen growled as she rose.
"Yes, I tricked you…" she spat. "I tricked you all. I will have my revenge."
"Revenge will only cause more harm than good!" Lao-Shi shouted. "At what cost will you have it, at the lives of countless innocents?!"
"Yes…" Chen looked down before looking up with hatred-filled eyes that were staring right into Lao-Shi's skull. "No one will be safe from me…Not until my son is avenged!"
"Then you are the monster!" Lao-Shi raged.
However, Chen ignored this claim. Eyes filled with hatred, Chen held out a claw and blew out a fireball.
"Now you know that messing with dragons will only get you burned, Huntsgirl!" Chen screamed with rage as she chucked it at the helpless girl.
However, Rose thought quickly and was able to duck. The fireball bounced off the ground and came to a rest before the flames died.
"NO!" Chen screamed with disbelief. In her shock, she did not see the enraged magical creatures approaching her.
"It looks like you've failed in your quest." Rose stood up as the creatures gathered in a circle around the now deranged dragon and began to pull her down so that none of the heroes could see her.
"This isn't the end!" Chen vowed. "I will get you and your traitor pet dragon even if I have to use those closest to you! You have not seen the last of me!"
With the vow completed, Chen disappeared completely into the mob. Soon, all that could be heard was grunts of pain. As Rose turned to face the others, she could hear Chen shout: "No! My arm doesn't bend that way!"
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Back at the shop, Rose quickly embraced her mother. However, they soon separated and her mother had a stern look on her face.
"I thought that crazy dragon was going to destroy you!" Rose's mother said firmly.
"But she didn't…" Rose tried to defend herself.
"And you lied to me…" she added sternly.
"Oh…" Rose tried to avoid what was probably coming next, but she knew it would come sooner or later. "I'm in trouble, aren't I?"
"You bet you are!" Rose's mother replied. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but Rose…you're grounded."
"You're grounded too, Jacob." Susan scorned.
"Yo, moms!" Jake protested. "What did I do?"
"You knew that Rose wasn't allowed to see you, but you did it anyway…" Susan replied. "Two weeks…"
Both Rose and Jake turned to each other and hunched over in defeat, both letting out in unison: "Aw, man!"
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After a while of trying to find Stacey, Spud finally found her sitting on the bleachers in the school gym. Spud climbed up and sat by her. Her head was in her hands and she looked uncharacteristically sad.
"Hey…" he said.
"Hey…" she replied.
"Listen, I just wanted to say that what you did was pretty awesome…" Spud said.
"Thanks…"
"Listen…" Spud tried to blurt it out. "I'm free after school. Would you like to go get some ice cream?"
"Are you really asking me to go get ice cream with you?" Stacey looked up with an also uncharacteristically sincere grin.
"Well, yeah…"
"Okay…" Stacey nodded and grabbed hold of Spud's hand with hers.
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A/N- I really hope you liked this chapter, because it was actually hard to write and near the end I had a real lack of ideas. At first I tried some weird crap that literally made no sense and I just put it in there for the length, because it only came out like 11 or 12 pages, while my others were around 15 pages. So, after that little disaster, I just decided to call it a night and end it despite how short it was. Then, I decided to add that one scene where the villain imagines that a picture of her son is talking to her at the last minute. I decided that it would be a good idea to show how she went from just a devastated mother who was angry at the person she thought killed him to a maddened and almost homicidal maniac who would hurt or kill innocents to get her revenge. I also added the scene with Chen and Nerk before the little mob-rally and I also added some things in the Nigel/Spud brawl.