American Dragon Season Three
A/N: Okay sorry, but I just need to say something. No matter how, um…bad or hard this first part is, please don't stop. I don't really want to give anything away, so I just want to say that I think you should continue reading.
Chapter/Episode 18: Dragon Kings
It was a nice and sunny day as Jake Long, the American Dragon and his friends, Trixie Carter and wizard-in-training Arthur P. "Spud" Spudinski sat on the front porch of Rose's old home. Jake sat on the first step, with a wide grin and a bouquet of roses. "Jakie…" Trixie finally said. "Not to get up in your grill, but what are we doing sitting on Rose's porch?"
"Yeah dude…" Spud added. "Rose moved away a month and a half ago. It isn't healthy to think about her all the time. You need to just let her go."
"Haven't you guys heard?" Jake suddenly asked, apparently ignoring his friend's comments.
"No…" Trixie replied.
"Rose's parents finally came around!" Jake nearly shouted with joy. "She's coming back to New York! Back to me!"
A car soon appeared as it turned around a corner; the car stopped at the curb and the doors opened as Rose and some male got out. "Rose!" Jake exclaimed with joy as he rushed up and wrapped his arms around her. "Rose, I missed you so much! I'm so glad you're back!"
"Hey, what do you think you're doing, freak?" the male got defensive quickly, pulling Jake off of him.
"Be nice to him, Devon…" Rose told him. "He's my ex-boyfriend; you know the one I told you about."
"Ex-boyfriend?" Jake asked.
"Devon, this is Jake and his friends, Trixie and Spud…" Rose gestured to Jake's friends that were sitting on the porch. "Jake, this is my new boyfriend: Devon."
"New boyfriend?!" Jake felt his heart breaking in two, the roses also wilting with his new heartbreak. As Devon walked around, exploring the neighborhood, Jake got closer to Rose. "I thought you loved me, Rose…" he struggled to not let tears come out.
"What?" Rose asked, but then she looked at him and sighed. "I did love you, Jake. But I had to get a new boyfriend. It was the only way that my parents would let me come back…"
"Rose!" Devon called out to her. "Let's go! I want some lunch!"
"Coming baby…!" Rose called out. Then she turned to Jake once more. "I'm sorry, Jake. We can still be friends, though…" Then, she turned and walked over to Devon and started to walk away.
"NOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Jake could no longer stop the tears from coming. It was too much…
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"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Jake's yell continued as the American Dragon shot up in his bed, sweat pouring down his face. Panting, Jake looked down to see that he was wearing his pajamas and was sitting in his bed. A beeping caught his attention, and turning his head, Jake could see that his alarm clock had woken him up. Jake let out a sigh. It was just a bad dream…
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Groaning, Jake felt more depressed about Rose's departure than he did even right after she had left as he came downstairs. Entering the kitchen, Jake could see his school uniform clad little sister Haley sitting at the kitchen table while their mother, Susan, cooked up breakfast. As Jake sat down, he couldn't help but look at the scratch that his sister had over her eye. Jake knew that Haley would have it for the rest of her life, and he felt bad for her.
"Jake…" Haley seemed like her usual self. She didn't let her injury get her down. "I could hear your screaming from all the way down here. Did you have another nightmare about me being a better dragon than you?"
"Shut up, Hales…" Jake replied, not being able to resist a small smile.
The door to the house soon opened and Jonathan entered, looking quite tired. "Jonathan…" Susan seemed worried. "You didn't come home last night…"
"I was looking for a new job." Jonathan replied. "And…I found one!"
"That's great, Jonathan!" Susan exclaimed. "Isn't it, kids?" Her question was met with simple mutters and nods from both Haley and Jake.
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Meanwhile, in a dark warehouse, Dylan Anderson groaned as he put an icepack over his head. From a couple of inches away, siren Vickie Fickling grinned at him. "What are you grinning at?" Anderson snapped, only to groan as his outburst only caused more pain in his head.
"Chang is not going to be happy about your failure to destroy that pesky Jake Long." Vickie replied; her smug smirk fading as she spoke Jake's name. "In fact, she just might slay you for your incompetence."
Speaking of the devil, a door opened as former Dragon Council member Chang entered the room. Chang tossed a bowl of some sort of food to the ground as she strode in. "You…" Chang growled as she walked over to Anderson. "You stupid fool! I give you a chance to prove yourself worthy, and you blew it!"
"I was struck from behind!" Anderson shot up from his seat. "How was I supposed to see that coming?"
"With your power, Dragon Long should have been slain!" Chang roared. "This is your last chance…If you fail me one last time; you will meet a slow and painful death!" Showing that her word was final, Chang turned around, her cape flapping. Growling with rage, Anderson started to walk up to Chang with his claws ready to strangle her, but he lowered his hands quickly as Chang turned to face him once more.
"Anyway, I have a new plan to destroy the American Dragon and his pathetic allies." Chang walked over to the wall and retrieved her staff. "This will be your final chance, Dylan. You will be the mastermind behind this plan."
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The next day, Jake slowly walked up to the school, where Trixie and Spud were waiting for him. Sighing, Jake tossed his backpack down to the ground before sitting down at their table with a sigh. "What's wrong, dude?" Spud asked.
"I just had a bad dream, that's all…" Jake replied.
"Rose?" Trixie and Spud asked.
"Aw man!" Jake covered his face in his arms that were relaxing on the table. Bringing his head up again, he asked: "Yo, is it that obvious?"
"Jakie, you need to move on…" Trixie replied. "Rose is gone, and she ain't coming back. You need to go find somebody else. What about that Danika girl?"
"She hates me, Trix…"
"Well, there really is only one way to find out…" Trixie pointed over to none other than Danika Hunnicut walked up to the doors to the school. "Go talk to her, boy!"
"But she almost tore Spud and me apart!"
"People make mistakes, Jakie…" Trixie replied. "Were you angry at us when we sold you to Rotwood?"
"Yeah, dude!" Spud spoke up. "She's your best shot at happiness!"
"Alright, alright…" Jake slowly got up and walked over to where Danika was after he thought about what his friends had said. "Hey Danika…"
"What do you want, Jake?"
"Well, I was thinking that I was too mean to you before." Jake replied. "I know I told you that seeing you would probably be too dangerous…"
"Yeah…" Danika's expression changed; now instead of looking hurt and angry, she looked hopeful. "Jake, are you trying to apologize?"
"Well…yeah." Jake replied after a moment.
"Oh, Jake…" Danika smiled.
"I mean, I guess I was just upset." Jake continued, trying to explain himself. "I mean, I had just lost my boo, and I didn't know if it was wise to open myself to you aga…"
Jake stopped as he saw that Danika's smile had vanished. Now, the only expression on her face was one of anger again. "Goodbye Jake." Danika said coldly, before turning with a stomp of her foot. "I hope I never see you again!"
Danika then left in a fury, leaving Jake standing alone, ready to face-palm himself.
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In the full moon light, two dragons soared in the air. As they got closer and closer to a mountain, they both landed, reverting back to their human forms. "What are we doing here?" Dylan Anderson demanded.
"Patience…" Chang smiled. She then turned and started to chant. As she spoke, the mountain crumbled, revealing a large palace that appeared to be made of crystal. "What the…?" Anderson started, but he stopped as he heard thudding coming towards them from the inside.
Anderson prepared himself for a fight, but he only gaped in surprise when he saw a large crab in armor walking out to them. "Who are you?"" the giant crab demanded. "What is your business here?"
"Easy, my friend…" Chang approached the general. "I seek the power and wisdom of the great Dragon Kings."
"Really?" the crab growled. "Because they know all about Councilor Chang…who betrayed the Council to overthrow the human race. I suggest you leave now."
"I am just an innocent victim!" Chang replied. "A victim of the real villain: The American Dragon! I was falsely blamed and imprisoned! We have proof, and in order to protect the Magical World…andthehumanrace…I ask for their assistance in that dragon's destruction!"
"Give me one good reason why I should believe you…" the crab replied.
"We have proof that we would like to show the mighty dragons…" Anderson finally spoke up. "I think they will be quite enraged."
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Chang and Anderson were led down a dark, yet rather beautiful crystal chamber. After what felt like forever, they were finally led into what appeared to be a large throne room, with four thrones. "My lords…" the giant crab spoke, bowing down as he spoke, he then added to the others: "Unless you want these mighty gods to devour you whole, I suggest you bow down as well."
The two villains glanced at each other before falling down on their knees as well. There was suddenly crumbling as one of the walls splintered into pieces and four large Chinese dragons walked out.
"Behold…" the crab spoke. "The four Dragon Kings! Ao Guang, and his brothers: Ao Qin, Ao Run and Ao Shun! They are the lords of all dragons!"
"Who are these dragons, General Crabbarc?" one of them spoke.
"Former Council Woman Chang and a friend of hers, sir…" Crabarc spoke. "They say that they have proof that the American Dragon is trying to enslave the human race."
"Not only that…" Anderson spoke. "But he is attacking his own kind as well. I would know your most powerful dragon-ness…"
"Show me…" the dragon spoke.
"With pleasure…" Anderson clutched his medallion and it began to glow. Anderson then held out his hand and spit out a fireball. The ball of fire glowed as it rose into the air before spreading into a portal. In the portal, a screen formed. "Behold the cruelty of the American Dragon!"
In the portal, all could watch as a human Chang stood in front of the American Dragon in the sewers, the night that Chang was first captured. "Once I destroy you…" the red dragon spoke with much hatred in his voice. "I will turn on my family and enslave the whole human race!"
"Unless I stop you!" Chang raised her hands in the air as she transformed into her dragon form. Chang attempted to fight, only to be defeated as a sphinx hair net fell on her, forcing her back to her human form. A laughing Jake then approached her.
"You're going to prison, Chang." He laughed. "I'm going to survive and be the hero, as you take the fall as the villain…"
The scene then switched to Jake throwing Anderson from the roof of his house for no apparent reason, before switching to an image of a dragon Jake bringing his claws down on a dragon Haley, slashing her across the eye.
"ENOUGH!" the dragon roared, a clash of lightning appearing just below the ceiling with his rage. "It seems as though this dragon is a danger to everyone. He is an insult to the dragon kind. YOU…" he pointed at Anderson. "You will use my army…" he gestured to his side as a bunch of giant shrimp appeared from thin air. "…To bring that felon to me. I will take care of him…"
"Thank-you, my lord!" Chang bowed, hiding her evil grin. "The world will be a much safer place without him." Chang then turned and pulled Anderson beside her, whispering to him. "Nicely done…Once Dragon Long has been finished off, return to me."
"Yes, my master." Anderson replied.
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BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
The next morning, Jake entered the halls of Millard Fillmore High School with his two friends. Jake sighed sadly as he opened his locker. "Well, I guess that the only good thing about having no girlfriend is that there is nothing to get in the way of me being the Am Drag…"
"That's the spirit, buddy!" Spud nudged Jake in the shoulder. "But lucky for me, I have a girl!"
"Spud!" Trixie scorned.
"Oh look, there she is now!" Spud quickly turned and tried to rush down the hall, only to bump into the very person that he was talking about. "Oh, hey Stacey…"
"What are you doing, you freak?" she demanded.
"Stacey, it's me! Spud!" Spud stood up, shocked. "I thought we fixed all this up! I thought you weren't worried about your reputation anymore?"
"Well, I thought I wasn't…" Stacey whispered. "But the more I thought about it, my reputation was already ruined. I don't want it to be hurt even more! I'm sorry, Spuddy. Can we talk later?"
Spud was about to tell her that they couldn't but before he could, he heard something crash through one of the school's windows. The room was then a full on assault of shrill shrieks and screams of horror. Spud then felt himself being shoved to the side as every normal student in the school ran down the hall. Stacey took the shoving extra hard, and she fell forward, striking her head on the hard floor.
"Spud, get down!" Spud suddenly felt himself being thrown to the floor as a now dragon Jake slammed into him, covering him and Trixie up. Spud soon found out why: there was a large explosion that shook the whole building. Soon, the flames died and Jake got up, letting his friends up just as the doors to the school opened. Jake and his friends gasped as a whole army of shrimp entered, led by a giant crab. Jake could soon hear chuckling as a dragon Dylan Anderson followed them inside.
"Dylan…" Jake growled. "How did you find me here?"
"Well…" Anderson grinned. "A friend of yours told me!" he then reached behind him and pulled Danika out so that she could see Jake's shocked face. "You know Jake, either she really hates you…or she's a real ditz. Or perhaps both…" he grinned.
"Let Danika go!" Jake shouted.
"Why?" the crab leader retorted. "So you can destroy her?"
"What?!"
"Listen to General Crabby, Jake…" Anderson tossed Danika to the side as he flew up into the air and charged at Jake. Danika slammed into the wall and fell backwards, dazed. Meanwhile, Dylan landed right in front of Jake and tried to swipe at him, but Jake hovered into the air and let lose a torrent of fire at his enemy. However, Anderson only grinned as his medallion glowed and he held out one of his clawed hands. The fire not only froze in place, but it also started to form into something…a dagger.
Jake was forced to dodge the dagger as a grinning Anderson repeatedly swiped at him. Anderson suddenly let out a howl of pain as the fire-dagger disappeared in a puff of smoke and his hand started to glow red, as if it were on fire. Anderson whirled his head around to see that Spud was pointing his wand at him.
Meanwhile, back on the ground, Stacey lifted her head only to gasp in shock as she saw Spud blast spells at a dragon with a wand. And was that red dragon…Jake Long?! It sure looked like him! "What? Spud's a wizard…?" Stacey couldn't understand this at all. All of it being too much to bare, Stacey lowered her head, fainting out of shock.
Meanwhile, Anderson growled as he dodged the attacks, the shrimp currently being roasted by Jake's fire. Anderson flicked his hand, sending five claws at Spud, knocking his wand from his hand. Trixie leaped into action, trying to kick him, but Anderson just grabbed her by the foot and hurled her to the ground.
Anderson's medallion glowed once more as the chain around his medallion grew in size. Quickly cutting some off, Anderson tried to use it as a whip against Spud, but Spud ducked and grabbed his wand, freezing the chains with a flash of blue. "Thanks a bunch…" Anderson suddenly grinned as he suddenly yanked the chain. The chain flung around and managed to wrap around Jake's neck. With a tug from Anderson, Jake fell to his knees, gasping for breath.
"You were right…" the crab walked up to Jake. "He is dangerous. He barbequed all but fifteen of my men...He needs to be taken to the Kings for punishment." The rest of the shrimp grabbed the end of the chain and started to drag Jake away.
"What about these humans?" Anderson replied, not letting the crab general see the evil grin on his face. "They helped this dragon. They are just as dangerous!"
"Leave them be." Crabbarc responded as he turned to leave. "We have the real offender…"
Anderson grinned as he turned to the fallen humans. "Very well then…I will end your lives another day…" Laughing, Dylan Anderson flew off into the air and out the door.
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BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
Meanwhile, at Canal Street Electronics, Lao-Shi sat at his desk sipping a cup of tea, while Fu Dog was on the floor, deep in the world of slumber. However, a ring as the door opened changed that. Fu opened his eyes as Spud and Trixie entered the shop, lugging Danika with them.
"What is all this?" Lao-Shi asked.
"Danika betrayed Jake!" Spud explained as he and Trixie set the unconscious girl down on the couch.
"Whoa! Hold on!" Fu called out. "I thought this girl liked Jake. Why would she sell him out? And to whom did she sell him out to?"
"That creepy dude who has that medallion…" Trixie replied. "The guy who is working for Chang…"
"We have to help him!" Spud finished.
"And we will…" Lao-Shi replied. "But we do not know where he is…"
"You know…" Spud mused as he held up his wand. "I've been working on teleporting with my wand. Maybe it could take us to wherever Jake is."
"Yeah, now that's what I'm talkin' about, Spudinski!" Trixie smiled.
As Trixie, Lao-Shi and Fu ganged up beside him, Spud started a small chant as his wand started to glow blue. In a flash, all four of them disappeared.
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The blue light returned as Spud brought himself and his allies to a dark and foreboding location. All of them gasped as they saw a locker form from thin air. "Oops, wrong place!" Spud smiled sheepishly.
"Get us out of her, Spudinski!" Fu yelled. "My time isn't up yet!"
"Okay, okay…" Spud brought his wand up. "Let's see if I get it right this time." Spud waved his wand, and in a flash of blue, they all left the place of death.
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The blue light appeared once more, as did the four people below the wand. Looking around, they could see that they were back in Canal Street Electronics. "Hmm, that wasn't what I was hoping for." Spud said.
"Who cares what you were hoping for?" Fu walked off. "Now, we're safe!"
"Fu Dog…" Lao-Shi spoke. "We need to save Jake! Are you coming or not?"
"Why don't you go find him while I stay here?" Fu offered. "I'll make a memory potion for this girl."
"Very well…" Lao-Shi nodded as Spud held up his wand. A moment later, they disappeared in a flash of blue and Fu was left alone.
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Meanwhile, at the crystal palace, Dylan Anderson flew up to the tip of the mountain. "I have returned, my king…" he bowed in mock respect.
The ground started to shake before it caved in, and the four dragon kings shot up. "Have you captured that dangerous dragon?" one of them asked.
"Yes, I have." Anderson rose, gesturing with his claws as General Crabbarc came up the hill and came into sight. Behind him was his army of fifteen shrimp, each one holding a giant and sturdy stick, which Jake was tied to; his arms were tied behind him with glowing chains as were his feet, as Jake was hanging down, he was in a very painful position; Jake gritted his teeth, as it felt like both of his arms were about to pop out of their sockets.
"Set him down…" one of the kings demanded.
Nodding, Crabbarc gestured to his army, which slammed one end of the stick into the rocky ground. Jake was now in a more comfortable position, the stick now like a wooden stake. Jake struggled briefly against his bonds, but he stopped when one of the giant dragons approached him, followed by Anderson.
"My name is Ao Guang." The King spoke. "And it has been brought to my attention that you are not only a threat to the Magical World, but to the human race as well."
"What?" Jake gaped. "No, you must have me mistaken for that punk!" As his hands were bound behind him, Jake motioned to Anderson with his head. "I'm the American Dragon! I protect magical creatures, not hurt them!"
"He's lying!" Anderson roared.
"My lord…" Crabarc spoke. "I truly believe that this dragon is a danger to every living thing. He destroyed almost all of my men. The men you see are the only survivors."
"I can explain!" Jake pleaded. "These punks attacked me at my school! I thought that his army was trying to slay me!"
"Silence!" one of Guang's brothers shouted. "We have proof that you are a threat to the world. The word that you destroyed a whole army is just more evidence."
"What evidence?" Jake demanded.
Grinning, Anderson spit a ball of fire into his claws and performed the same ritual, creating the same portal and playing the same images. Watching this, Jake's jaw dropped. "No! That's not real!" Jake shouted. "This punk is trying to frame me!"
"You mean like how you framed my master?" Anderson closed the portal. "And how you sent her to prison for crimes that you committed? My kings, what shall his penalty be?"
Roaring, Ao Guang reached out and grabbed onto Jake with his giant clawed hand, ripping his stick out from the rock it was caught in. As Jake got closer, Ao Guang opened his large mouth, preparing to swallow Jake whole.
However, before the execution could be carried out, a flash of blue appeared, followed by the forms of Trixie, Spud and a dragon Lao-Shi. "Spudinski…" Trixie sighed. "This is the tenth try! What makes you think that you'll get it right this tim…" she stopped mid sentence when she saw her friend in a giant dragon's claw.
Shocked, Ao Guang dropped Jake to the ground as he turned to face the new arrivals. "Who are all of you?" he demanded.
"Jakie!" Trixie called.
"I think a better question is: 'what are you doing with my friend?'!" Spud demanded as he pointed his wand. "Spud, no!" Lao-Shi called out, but it was too late. A blue jet of light came from Spud's wand and soared at the giant dragon. Growling, Ao Guang held out his large hand, and the jet hit it with no result.
"Who are these people…and this dragon?" Ao Guang demanded.
"They are the American Dragon's friends and his grandfather." Anderson replied. "His friends are just as dangerous, as is his grandfather! They all must be destroyed!"
"But you said that this dragon was going to betray and kill his own grandfather!" Crabbarc declared, Anderson's eyes widening when he realized his mistake.
"This dragon has tricked us!" one of the kings roared.
Roaring with rage, Anderson blew some fire into his claw, and when his medallion glowed, the fire formed into a dagger. Grinning, Anderson hurled the dagger, which planted itself into Ao Guang's chest before the king could react.
Roaring with pain and rage, the mighty King fell forward and slammed into the ground, just as Anderson lifted off his feet and into the air. The force of the blow was enough to make the ground give way, and the King plummeted into the core of the mountain, the still bound Jake following.
"Jake!" Lao-Shi rushed over in an attempt to grab his grandson, but he was too late. Lao-Shi watched as Jake fell to his doom. "Jake…"
Lao-Shi was brought out of his sorrow when he heard Anderson's cackling. Lao-Shi roared as he lifted off of his feet, his claws ready to rip off the head of the one responsible for this.
"You…" Lao-Shi roared. "If you're so powerful, then fight me like a real dragon!"
"I'd love to, old man!" Anderson grinned. "But I'm afraid that I don't have time at the moment. I'll tell you what; I'll kill you some other time!" Anderson started to cackle once more as he grabbed hold of his medallion as it started to glow. The glowing spread throughout Anderson's entire body, and the evil dragon disappeared.
Lao-Shi lowered himself back to his human form, falling to his knees as he looked down in the pit. "Jake…" he sighed as Trixie and Spud joined him.
"We are sorry for the loss of your grandson, dragon…" one of the kings said, lowering his head.
"And I am sorry for the loss of your brother…" Lao-Shi managed to make out.
"We do not worry much about that…" the king replied. "He will never truly pass on. Even if he is not here in form, he will be in some other form."
"Yes…" Lao-Shi lifted his head. "You are the Dragon Kings. It is an honor to actually be in your presence…"
"Yo…" a voice suddenly came; a voice that sounded a lot like…Jake! "Yo, is anybody there? Gramps, are you there?"
"Jakie!" Trixie called.
"Jake!" Lao-Shi called. "Jake, how can it be? Where are you?"
"Like I know, G!" Jake called. "I'm stuck! Something broke my fall!"
"You stay here!" Lao-Shi told Jake's friends as he flew down the pit. Hovering in the air, Lao-Shi blew a fireball into his palm and used it to see in the dark pit. "Jake, say something else! Let me know where you are!"
"I already told you!" Jake's voice called out. "I don't know where I am!"
Rolling his eyes, Lao-Shi flew in the direction of Jake's voice. After only about another minute, Lao-Shi finally found his grandson. The stick that Jake was tied to had its tip jammed into the wall of the cave, saving his life.
"Hold still, Jake." Lao-Shi gripped onto the stick and pulled it out.
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Moments later, General Crabbarc unlocked the glowing chains, and the American Dragon stepped free. "We are sorry for the confusion, American Dragon." One of the kings spoke. "We will make sure that Chang and that other dragon are punished for what they did."
"Hey, don't sweat it!" Jake smiled. "I'll take care of her one of these days. And Crab-man, I'm sorry that I fried almost all of your men. I thought that you were trying to slay me. Please accept my apology."
"There is no need, American Dragon." The general replied. "I think that it is I who needs to apologize. If there is anyone to blame for the destruction of my men, it is me. I should have anticipated that that Anderson was going to be a deceiver. You are a very brave and skilled fighter. American Dragon, if you ever need my services, I would be honored."
"Thanks, yo…" Jake smiled.
"Now dragons, it is time for you to return to your home." One of the kings spoke up. "Once again, we apologize for the mistake."
"There is no need to apologize." Lao-Shi replied. "But you are right. It is time to go."
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A flash of blue light appeared as Spud, Trixie and two dragons appeared at Canal Street Electronics. Jake immediately saw Danika lying on the couch, just as Fu Dog poured something into her mouth. "Yo Fu…" Jake asked. "What did you just give her?"
"A memory potion, kid…" Fu answered. "She caused quite a bit of trouble due to her knowing that you are a dragon. Well, I just fixed the problem. I don't know how much longer she'll be asleep for. You should probably be in your human form right about now…"
Jake nodded as he and his grandfather reverted to their human forms. Jake went over to where Danika was lying and sat down on his knees.
"Oh, we see that this is the whole romantic part…" Trixie spoke as she grabbed Spud and led him out the door.
"Yeah dude, we won't be there to mess up your shot at her." Spud added. "We'll se you tomorrow at school!"
As soon as his friends left, Danika let out a series of small coughs as her eyes fluttered open. "Jake?" she asked as she sat up. "What am I doing here?"
"Um…" Jake thought for a moment. "You tripped down a flight of stairs at the school and I brought you here so my grandfather could take a look at you. Um, how do you feel?"
"I feel fine, Jake." Danika answered, and then she smiled. "Thanks for saving me. Speaking of which, as we are now going out, I was wondering if you wanted to go see a movie with me."
"Danika…" Jake lowered his head. "We're not going out; you just think we are. Sure we were graduation partners, and it was great! But, we never were an official couple."
"Well, we can become one!" Danika pressed even more.
"That's the thing." Jake replied, bringing his head up so his eyes were staring right into hers. "There is someone else. She just moved away, and it hurts. I don't think I'm ready to open up to anyone just yet."
Jake watched as Danika's smile faded, tears replacing it. Suddenly, Danika jumped up from the couch and sprinted out the door, sobbing loudly.
"Women…" Jake sighed.
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The next day at school, Spud was at his locker. Grabbing one of his books, Spud shut the locker only to jump in surprise as he saw Stacey standing right beside him. "What are you doing?" Spud asked. "I thought you were too concerned with your popularity."
"Are you a wizard?" Stacey asked bluntly, ignoring Spud's question.
"What?" Spud asked. "No!"
"Then why did I see you fighting beside a dragon, who looked an awful like your friend, with a wand?" she spoke. "And…what is this then?" she held up his wand.
"Where did you get that?" Spud was sweating now.
"It fell out of your backpack." Stacey replied. "You're a wizard, aren't you?"
"I…uh…" before Spud could answer, the girl of his dreams got up close and kissed him right on the lips. Everyone in the hall suddenly gasped, as did Jake and Trixie, who were right in the front of the forming crowd.
"Oh…my…barf!" Lacey shouted. "She's kissing him!"
"That's right!" Stacey broke apart from the now smiling Spud. "That's because…" she held up his limp arm in the air. "…Spuddy is my boyfriend!"
"No wonder why she got kicked off the squad!" Tracey scoffed as the crowd spread apart, many of the kids whispering in disgust.
"I'll see you later, Spuddy!" Stacey smiled as she walked off. As Jake and Trixie approached their friend, Spud started to sway before he fell face forward to the floor.
"The things love will do to a man…" Trixie mused.
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Meanwhile, the door to Chang's warehouse lair opened and Dylan Anderson stepped in with a wide grin. Chang was hunched over a table; she turned as she heard him enter. "The American Dragon has been eliminated." Anderson announced proudly.
"Excellent!" Chang smiled evilly. "With him out of the way, my plan can finally come to life!"
"And what is your plan?" Anderson asked.
"What my dark master wanted: to enslave the humans..." Chang replied. "And to achieve that, we must first destroy the American Dragon's allies. That will be easy now…"
"And your plan of attack?"
"Tomorrow, we will go to the Island of Draco…" Chang replied. "A little birdie has let is slip that I actually have a daughter that is being held on the island. It is time to pay her a little visit…"
BLACKOUT; END OF EPISODE
A/N: I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Once again, PLEASE review if you have read this, it really means a lot. The story is getting darker and it means one thing…TWO PART FINALE coming up next.
It means that the risks are higher, at least to me.
Also, in case you're wondering, the Kings are fictionalized versions of the real Dragon Kings, who are Chinese Gods in Chinese mythology.