Episode Two – Full Disclosure

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It was a particularly bustling business day for the magical marketplace known as the Magus Bazaar when we first opened up this episode. There were Magical creatures of all shapes and of all sizes that were all about, buying and selling various goods and services, and there were no problems to speak of for any part of this fine place of magical commerce. Or, at least, that was the way that things appeared to be, up until a rather tall person wearing an inky-black cloak arrived onto the scene. Now, this was a truly ominous looking figure, to say the least, but, what was even more ominous was the fact that this stranger was actually in the possession of a rather strange looking item at this particular moment. One that he was actually trying his very hardest to keep hidden from the rest of the crowd; no less, as well. But, in any case, once an even closer look at this aforementioned strange object was finally given for the sake of the audience, it was soon revealed that this strange item was actually a dark purple version of the enchanted compass that Lao Shi was revealed to be in the possession of during the episode "Hero of the Hourglass". What's more, this very same purple compass was also emitting a rather bright purple-colored, fiery aura all around it during this particular moment in time, which was actually just the compass' way of informing its user that their intended targets were very close by. However, the mysterious cloaked individual was still, apparently, a great deal frustrated by the artifact, and that actually resulted in him angrily shaking it like a broken remote control and in him actually saying-

"Ugh, oh, come on now, you blasted piece of glorified magical navigational equipment, you! You're supposed to do more than just vaguely inform me that my target is close by, you're also supposed to take me directly to the aforementioned target. You are supposed to be the more powerful and accurate brand of enchanted compass are you not?"

-while he continuously tinkered with said enchanted compass, what's more; his voice sounded awfully familiar. But, in any event, it was at that very same moment when a secondary cloaked figure arrived onto the scene and that very same figure stood right next to the first one who was shown, thus revealing that he was considerably shorter than the cloaked figure that was holding the enchanted compass. However, he was also, clearly, more calm and composed than the latter, as the only thing that he did at this particular moment was stare ominously at his associate without making a sound, and while revealing that he had blood-red eyes in the process. Still though, that didn't stop the much larger cloaked figure from responding to this stare by saying-

"Oh, don't you even try to give me that ruby-eyed glare of yours, little mister, it was all your idea that we rely on this-this-this confounded magical device in the first place, remember? It's this blasted contraption that's not doing its job properly, I tell you, not me...!"

-while he began to tinker with the compass some more (it was actually a considerable wonder that no one was apparently taking notice of any of this, to be perfectly honest). But the much smaller cloaked figure merely responded to all of that by simply narrowing his blood-red eyes ever so slightly and then by extending his right hand in a manner that implied that he wanted his much larger associate to give him something. However, the much larger cloaked individual first decided to respond to all of that by saying-

"(Under a laugh) so… you actually think that you can handle this infernal device better than I can, do you, my stoic little friend? (Under more laughter) well… if that's the case, then; by all means, let's put that theory to the test, shall we, O silent partner of mine? (Chuckles a bit more) I'm actually quite interested to see what happens when you're the one in charge of the navigation for change, my dear little chum, quite interested to see that indeed…"

-right before he (somewhat mockingly) handed over the purple enchanted compass to the much smaller cloaked individual. No doubt with the high hopes that the latter would have even less progress than him in terms of using it effectively. However, regardless of all of that though, the much smaller mysterious individual paid his comrade's scoffing no mind and simply took hold of the enchanted purple compass, which then proceeded to emit yet another fiery purple-colored magical aura all around it, just like before. The only real difference being that, this time around, the aura actually created a short tentacle-like appendage-like construct out of itself, one that actually pointed towards a very specific direction within the marketplace, much to the much taller cloaked figure's apparent shock and much to his great annoyance, as well, of course. Now, this probably would have been the best time for the miniature cloaked figure to show off a smug grin or something towards his much taller partner. But, since the only things that were actually visible on his face at this time were his eyeballs, we only get to see him give a brief glance at his companion, right before he continued on down the specified path that the enchanted compass laid out for him already.

"Oh, don't look so smug…" is what the much taller cloaked figure said, with his arms crossed, as his much smaller partner walked right passed him, nonchalantly "…we-we both know the real reason why you were able to handle that blasted thing better than I…"

Once that was said, the much taller cloaked figure proceeded to follow his miniature partner very closely; all the way up until they both came to an abrupt stop, brought upon by the much smaller cloaked figure himself. This was because the two of them had finally come across the target that they both sought, and, based on the silhouettes that were shown in the place of far clearer images, that very same target was attempting to pick the pocket of an unsuspecting marketplace Troll patron. When the former succeeded in his endeavor, without the latter even knowing, I might add, he immediately ran away, no doubt still under the delusion that nobody saw him commit his truly immoral little deed. Anyway, once he was (supposedly) out of sight, the two cloaked figures both moved forward ever so slightly towards the path that the mysterious pickpocket took. And when they did, the much taller of the two finally came right out and said-

"Ah, here we go; just the little fellow that the two of us were hoping to meet, my dear little friend, just that very same little fellow indeed…"

-right before he casually lifted up the hood of his cloak ever so slightly and revealed himself to be none other than the conniving human professor himself, Professor Sigmund Brock. What's more, the "good professor" was also sporting a somewhat sinister-looking grin on his face at this specific time, and that was a clear sign of trouble if there ever was one to be certain. This was actually where the scene then almost immediately faded to black, so that we could then start off the episode by cutting right to the-

(New Opening Sequence)

We then open up the rest of the episode at a public swimming pool, where we see that many a New York City citizen is currently having a jolly good time with the nice cool water. Among these people were Jake Long and his friends, and just like practically everyone else who was there, they were all dressed for this specific venue. Jake was currently shirtless and barefoot at this particular time, and he was also wearing the exact same red and orange swim trunks that he wore in "Bite Father, Bite Son". Trixie, on the other hand, was currently wearing the exact same purple one piece swimsuit that she wore in "Hong Kong Longs", the one that she wore while she was sitting in the hot tub with Spud to be precise. Speaking of Spud, he was also currently shirtless and barefoot at this specific time and he was also wearing a pair of blue and yellow-colored swim trunks as his chosen swimwear. However, while Jake and Trixie were both fully immersing themselves within the pool's ice cold waters, Spud remained completely dry on one of the pool's rim side chairs underneath an umbrella, apparently reading something very closely. His friends soon take notice of this and then swim right over to where he currently was, which he almost didn't take notice of, due to being so focused on what he was reading at the time.

"Hey yo, Spud-" said Trixie as she and Jake made it to the pool's rim "-what is up with the whole sun-bather act here, boy? Come on, aren't you gonna come and get your feet wet like the rest of us, Mr. Spudinski? I mean, after all, heading on out here to the pool was on your list; was it not, Potato Boy?"

"Precisely, Trix-" said Spud in response "-that is precisely why I need to make sure that we stay on track with it right now. I mean, don't forget, after yesterday's little "spider monster episode", we had to rush through things a little bit afterwards, which is precisely the reason why I've decided to become the schedule enforcer from now on. That means, precisely, that I'll be making sure that we never veer away from our scheduled fun ever again and that we'll be sticking to our scheduled time limits precisely. It also means that I get to use the word 'precisely' a whole lot of times, because it sounds very official and all, and that's good, because, like 'spelunking', 'precisely' sounds kind of funny to say. (Chuckles to himself a little bit, before sighing) 'Precisely'..."

As was the usual case for Jake and Trixie, they were both somewhat at a loss about what Spud was trying say. This was only made all the more obvious by the fact that the two of them shared a brief glance at one another right afterwards, and when Jake replied with-

"Well, good for you, Spud, good for you..."

Once that was said, Jake began to swim right towards the rim of the pool and then sat himself right on to it, while his feet remained within the pool water proper.

"Oh, come on now, Baby Jakey-" said Trixie while he was doing this "—don't tell me you're doing the whole 'no swimming at the pool' thing here now too…"

"No-" said Jake in response "—I'm just trying to get a better seat for the show…"

"Show, what show…?" said a confused Trixie, right before she heard a nearby splash coming from right behind her

She turned around fast and right after she did so, Trixie saw that it was actually Rose who was responsible for that splash. And what's even more so, Trixie also saw that Rose was actually swimming right towards her, Jake and Spud at that particular instant. At a very steady pace as well, I might also be inclined to add, but, before she could actually get too close, she dove underwater for some as of yet revealed reason, only to resurface again so that she could perform a synchronized swimming demonstration for all three of her water soaked friends. She was currently wearing a sky blue-colored, form-fitting, two piece swimsuit while all of this was going on, which, coupled with her truly graceful movements while within the pool; had Jake totally entranced with her to say the least. I mean, he was already fully aware of just how beautiful Rose was from the neck up, but, this; this just made her look like a goddess in Jake's human/dragon love-struck eyes. And, since the latter also never failed to remember what type of personality went along with all of that beauty, Jake was once again reminded of just how fortunate he really was to have someone like Rose as a part of his unusual life.

However, just as soon as Rose was finally done with her little demonstration, she finally stepped out of the pool and then decided to go and towel off, which actually aligned perfectly well with Spud's initial plans. For you see, not only was the quartet scheduled to leave the pool area very soon, Spud was also very eager to perform a little poolside experiment with only Jake and Trixie by his side. And that experiment was for them to attempt to try and towel off while standing really close to the edge of the pool, where they could easily get splashed on yet again. The only real reason why Rose wasn't allowed to be a part of this was because Spud believed that her ninja skills and reflexes would give her an unfair advantage in this. Though, even without that very specific bit of information in mind, Jake and Trixie were both still left to view this as yet another one of Spud's more unusual and off-the-wall ideas. One that they were still both going to go through with anyways, if only to humor their friend's strange desires. However, just before the trio could get this strange poolside-related experiment over and done with, Jake clearly heard what sounded like a person calling out to him and they were saying-

"Jake...? OMG; is that really you I see way over there...? OMG; talk about lucky..."

Now, Jake and his two friends were already somewhat familiar with the sound of this particular voice. But, even so, they still felt the need to turn around and see for themselves who it really was. And, just as they all initially suspected; it was Danika Honeycutt, Jake's old middle school sweetheart; in the flesh and still as beautiful as ever no less. She was currently wearing a one piece swimsuit at this particular moment and it was not only the same color as her usual dress, it was also rather form-fitting on her as well, something that Jake couldn't help but notice, no doubt about that.

"Danika..." is what Jake said, right after he saw her, and right before he began to approach her "Wow, hey, it feels like it's been, like...forever since the last time I actually got to see you. Ya' know what I'm talkin' bout here, D…?"

"Yes, well, that's the sort of thing that will tend to happen when you don't speak to someone for over three months in counting, Jake. But, hey, that could just be me, right? I mean, who can really say that sort of thing for certain, ya know what I'm sayin', 'J'…?"

Now Danika was not mad at Jake, per se, while she was saying all of this. But, her tone was definitely implying that she was still taking some; if not a lot of, pleasure in putting Jake on the spot like this. And all of the while, Jake was currently left to feel a certain sense of guilt suddenly washing all over him, and it showed in the nervous way that he replied with-

"Oh, uh, right, right, uh, right, (clears throat) um, uh, sorry about that, Danika. But you see; my family had this big overseas vacation all planned out for us during the beginning of the summer and, when we finally got there, things got a little bit chaotic for us for a little while. It sort of left a real mark on all of us afterwards and we've all still kind of been dealing with it and…"

But before Jake could actually finish this explanation of his, he felt Danika's finger tenderly covering his mouth, which was when the latter herself started to say-

"It's alright, Jake, you don't need to explain anything to me. In fact, to be perfectly honest; I've been having quite the, um…eventful summer myself during these past few months, heh. I would love to be able to tell you all about it. So, um, maybe we could, um, you know, meet up later and talk, just the two of us, hmm…?"

"Oh, oh, yeah, yeah, sure, sure, sure, D, I mean, why not? I mean, it's not like I've got any real problems with that type of scenari…" is what Jake started to say, right before he remembered a very huge problem with agreeing to this and right before he finished his statement with a "...oh..."

His facial expressions tipped Danika off that something was wrong, so she followed up by saying-

"Uh, Jake; is there, uh, is there something the matter or did…"

"What? Oh, no-no-no-no-no, of course not, D …" said Jake in a less than convincing manner "…It's just that, well, what with Spud's whole schedule thing taking up most of this week and everything-we're, uh, actually scheduled to leave here pretty soon too, just so you know-I, uh-uh, well, I-I probably won't be able to find any free time to myself until, at least, say, later today at sunset or, uh, something, so, uh, you know, I, uh..."

But once again, just before Jake could actually finish his whole sentence; Danika felt the need to interrupt him so that she could say-

"Perfect, I can stop by down at your place for just a little while during this evening, just as soon as I'm done with all of the errands that I have to do for the rest of the day and when on my own way back home. I've got quite a busy schedule to follow for this week myself, believe it or not. But, in any event, we can have our little private chat then..."

-And give Jake a kiss on the cheek, right before she continued with-

"Looking forward to it, big guy, but for right now, I should really be using this time to, you know, get in some quick swim team tryout practice laps before very long. Otherwise, I'll never make the swim team again in the coming school year, let alone be made the captain of it again for that matter. But, in any case, I'll see you tonight, Jake, and I promise I won't be late, bye…"

Danika began to walk away after all of that was said, which left Jake at a total loss for words, save only for the obligatory-

"Uh, y-yeah, uh-uh, b-bye…"

That was when Trixie and Spud both came walking right up to him, having heard every word the previous conversation. Their smug looking faces no doubt implied that at least one of them had something to say and that someone was Trixie-

"Whoo, boy, Baby Jakey…" is what she started out with "Now, why do I get the strong feeling that you just got yourself in a whole mess of trouble right there, home-boy?"

"Probably because I just did, Trixie, and lots of it…" is what Jake said in response, with his worried tone being accompanied by a quick face palm and a groan

Meanwhile, just outside of the Pool's immediate proximity, there was a black van of some kind that was parked nearby and it had a modest amount of satellite dishes that were attached to the top of its roof. It was a surveillance van of some kind; a quick change to the interior of said vehicle was able to confirm that easily enough. And the ones that were doing the observing were none other than a small group of the same mysterious people from the previous episode, the ones that were affiliated with Sigmund Brock and followed his orders willfully. In fact, one of these very same people could be easily recognized as the lieutenant of the Commander of Squadron C. And as the aforementioned lieutenant looked upon the surveillance monitors within the van, she, along with her fellow cohorts, were able to have a great view of Jake and his friends, who were the subjects for this little surveillance operation of theirs. Then, all of sudden, the lieutenant activated the communication device that was placed within her ear and said-

"Gopher Group 1, this is Falcon's Eye Group Leader, reporting in, do you copy?"

It was at that very moment that a voice over the communication device replied with-

"Loud and clear, Falcon's Eye Group leader; the Commander couldn't come to answer you right now, but I'll relay everything in your report right to him later on, you can rest assured on that one. But, for now, what is the status of our four targets at this current moment? Are they on the move as of yet, hmm…?"

It was halfway through that very same response that the scene then, suddenly, cut to yet another location. More specifically; what appeared to be the inside of some sort of tunnel of some kind, where we see that the other member of the mysterious group that was communicating with the lieutenant at this time was currently standing while talking, rather nonchalantly as well, I'm inclined to add.

"No, I'm afraid not, but, I can tell that that is at least something that is definitely on their minds, if nothing else…" said the Lieutenant over the communication device "They should at least be on the move within the next few minutes or so, given what we are observing about them right about now, I can tell that much, soldier…"

"Hey-hey-hey-hey, relax, Falcon's Eye Group Leader, there's no need for you to get too worried about all of this…" said the Gopher Group 1 member "The Commander told me to tell you that we're prepared to wait as long as it takes for those four children to arrive. Mainly because, thanks to those "special modifications" that we made; our "associates" are a great deal more… manageable than their predecessor. In fact, the Commander is actually testing them in this regard as a means to pass the extra time and they're all passing these tests with surprisingly flying colors, if you can believe that one or not, lieutenant…"

We are then given a brief glimpse of the man who was now recognized as the Commander of Squadron C, while his subordinate was communicating with his lieutenant over the communication device. He was currently giving a few hand signals to someone off-screen, but, because we were looking at the Commander from the P.O.V. of the Fourth wall, we are never actually shown who that someone was. We don't even get that much sound from them, save only for a raspy breathing-like sound that could be heard off-screen.

"So, relax and just maintain your current position, and wait until you have an actual departure to alert us to, lieutenant…" the member of Gopher Group 1 continued "Because, if I may say so, ma'am, we can't really afford to jump the gun on things like this, especially not while the good professor is away on his own little errand run…"

It was at that very moment that the scene, suddenly, cut right back to the Magus Bazaar, where we see that the good professor himself, Professor Sigmund Brock, and his short and silent associate were both still wearing their respective cloaks and were both still walking around in the streets of the bustling magical marketplace. They were both still going, virtually, unnoticed by the crowds (at least for the most part); to the point where Sigmund Brock actually felt comfortable enough to actually boast aloud about an apparently accomplished job for the mysterious cloaked duo. Now, he was being specific enough about this aforementioned accomplishment to make it clear that they were looking for someone in particular and also found someone else as an added bonus. But, he was also being just vague enough about this topic that we are given virtually no clarification about what happened to the aforementioned two people or what the mysterious cloaked duo even wanted with them in the first place. But, regardless of that though, the two of them apparently had to find someone else at this point and the silent and short, faceless associate of Sigmund Brock (who, at this point, could easily be identified as the mysterious, hidden figure that Brock was shown speaking to at the end of the last episode) was ready to use their purple-colored enchanted compass to find them, just like before. The same process from earlier in this episode was soon repeated with the enchanted compass and it started pointing directly towards a certain Bazaar goer who was apparently shopping for rare and exotic jewelry. We are never shown their face, since they are only shown from the collarbone down to the upper thighs. But, from what we are shown, it is made clear that this particular Bazaar patron is a female with green skin, wearing somewhat casual looking clothes and accessories to go with them. Regardless though, the fact that the compass was actually pointing towards this woman, made both Brock and his associate considerably happy, seeing as they apparently knew who she was and had a very good reason for wanting to find her, a very important reason, no less, too, judging by Brock's wicked looking smile.

It was at that very moment that the scene, suddenly, transitioned all of the way right to the skateboard park that Jake and Friends all loved to go to so much. There we see that the young dragon and his three friends were all living it up while on their skateboards, doing a variety of fancy tricks and moves, complete with the screams of joy and excitement to go with them. Rose, especially, was showing off to a certain degree, much to the surprise of her two friends and boyfriend. They, of course, complimented her on her surprising skills, but, all the while; Jake was still trying to figure out what to do about his problem with Danika. He even consulted Trixie about it in secret. Now, naturally, the latter first suggested that Jake simply comes clean about the real issue to Danika; that he was currently in a relationship with Rose. However, Jake was not entirely certain that the situation would be that easy to deal with, and he did not want to hurt Danika yet again, almost as much as he did not want to lose Rose yet again. Suffice it to say; Jake was in quite the pickle this time and it was one that he was trying his very best to make sure that Rose did not find out about. However, what neither he nor any of the others in his group knew was that, at that very moment, they were all being watched from afar (yet again), and it was none other than the Field Commander of Squadron C and the squadron member who was answering his lieutenant's phone call earlier who were doing all of the watching. They were looking particularly pleased about what they were seeing at this time and then, just as soon as he believed that it was time to end the silence, the nameless squadron member looked directly at his Field Commander and said-

"So, shall we begin with our little show right now, Commander, or do we still have to wait for something else first…?"

"Not at all, my good friend…" the Field Commander replied, rather nonchalantly "By all means, let's let our new "allies" out and give them a chance to 'get some fresh air' and 'stretch their legs out for a little bit'"

The nameless Squadron member, after briefly giving a smile and a nod as a response to what he just heard, simply pulled out a small handheld device of some kind out of his pocket and then pressed a small red button that was found right on top of it. It was at that very moment that the scene suddenly cut right back to Jake and his friends, just in time for them all to be caught off-guard by a new attacker; another Kumo, and an extremely angry looking one at that, no less.

(Commercial Break)

Now, to say that Jake and his friends were somewhat surprised to see yet another Kumo would have been an understatement to say the least. But, as far as the other few civilians who were also able to catch a glimpse of the large spider monster; the previous statement wouldn't have even begun to cover their reaction to it. And while the latter group was simply responding to the situation with the standard "running and screaming" routine, Jake and his three friends were a bit more... bolder than that. Or at least Jake and Rose were in any case, in fact; while they were both putting themselves in battle ready stances, Trixie and Spud were both mostly just commentating on the situation and on the other people as they were all running away in sheer terror (and how they both wished that they themselves could do the exact same thing at this exact frightening moment). In any case, though, the Kumo continued to advance towards the young quartet with a growling and frothing mouth, and while it did so, Jake and Rose couldn't help but notice that there was something… different about this particular Kumo, at least when they compared it to the Kumo that they encountered in the previous episode. For one thing; this particular Kumo was a sickly shade of green and it had much more shaggier-looking hair than the previous one did. What's more, this particular spider beast was a lot more… beefier than the previous one was and it possessed more bulldog-esque looking fangs, as opposed to the usual spider-esque ones that were the normal standard for your every-day Kumo. Suffice it to say; the more that Jake and Rose both looked upon this particular Kumo, the more they both noticed that it possessed a somewhat Troll-esque appearance, which was rather unusual for a Kumo, to be perfectly honest.

At any rate though, when the Kumo finally made its move against the four young teenagers, Jake and Rose both skillfully dodged the attack while Trixie and Spud both basically just ran away like scared little kittens. And it's a good thing that they did, because the Kumo's attack left a large crater embedded within the Skateboard Park's cement grounds, thus giving the four young teenagers a pretty good idea about the creature's general level in sheer brute strength. Afterwards, the beast then prepared to launch yet another attack, but, before it could, Jake (after making sure that there was no around to act as a witness) 'did his thing', as it were, and transformed himself into his big, red, slender dragon-self form, so that he could fly up into the air and ready himself for battle against the monstrous Spider-like creature. Rose, in response to this, also readied herself for battle against the Troll-like Spider monster. But, in her case, that was by simply taking a very basic defensive martial arts stance against the spider-like brute, as the Kumo itself let out a very loud screeching/roaring sound as a show of its violent anger. It was at that very moment that Jake fired out a barrage of Dragon fire blasts at the creature, but, much to his surprise, they had no effect at all on the monster. In fact, if anything, all they did was provoke the beast enough to get it to fire out its own mouth-related projectile, at Jake. Now, at first glance, it appeared to be some sort of sickly green-colored webbing of some type. But, once it officially came into physical contact with Jake, and caused him to fall to the ground as a result of that, he found out that it was actually more a slimy ooze of some type than it was a kind of a spider-esque creature's webbing, smell and all, much to the young dragon's great disgust. In fact, all Jake could say that particular moment was-

"Ewww, gross, get it all off of me; get it all off of me…!"

The Kumo then let out yet another angry roar/screech right after that attack, but, that was short-lived when Rose came right up to the beast and delivered a swift yet powerful kick to the creature's mid-section. However, just like it was with Jake's Dragon fire, the beast seemed completely unfazed by the attack used against it. In fact, the most that really happened as a result of that kick was Rose saying-

"Ow, ow, ow, ow…"

-repeatedly, as she limped away on the foot that she didn't use to deliver her blow. The Kumo decided to take advantage of this moment and then prepared to attack Rose right then and there. But, before the beast could get too close to the young blonde, the monster heard what sounded like two people screaming. It turned around fast to where it believed the loud screams were both coming from and it saw that it was Trixie and Spud that were doing the all of screaming, as they both came right at the Kumo, ready to use their own skateboards as weapons to pummel the monster.

Naturally, the Kumo dealt with this rather easily, in fact; all it really needed to do was to swing one of its many legs at Trixie and Spud and they were both knocked over quite instantaneously. Fortunately for those two humans, however, Jake was able to get himself free from the slimy ooze that got him earlier within this very same time frame, and then, was able to quickly assault the Troll-like Kumo before it could get any closer to Trixie and Spud while they were both down. But while Jake, in essence, was basically wrestling with the Kumo, while Trixie and Spud fled for cover, they were all being watched from afar (yet again). Just like before; it was the Squadron C Field Commander that was doing all of the watching and he even had the same nameless squadron member from before standing right next to him yet again. In fact, the only real difference between this time and the earlier scene with these two was that they were in a completely different spot this time around.

Regardless though, they were both still in the same happy mood that they were in when last we saw them, no doubt because they were both rather pleased about the way things were going at this particular moment. In fact, it was during this time that the Squadron C field commander and his associate began to elaborate on how they arranged for all of this to actually happen, with a few flashbacks serving as a collection of visuals aids for the exclusive convenience of the audience only. For you see, Squadron C was not only the group responsible for releasing the Kumo from the previous episode, but, they were also the ones who placed it at the video game arcade, hence all of the damages that were done there during the previous episode. What's more; back when they were shown gathering something while they were all lurking around in the sewer system, it is revealed that what they were gathering were eggs, Kumo eggs to be precise. And it was this very same collection of eggs that were the items that the members of Squadron C were pumping with their jet injectors in the last episode, the ones that were all filled up with the strange-looking liquid. As it would turn out, that very same liquid was actually a type of magic potion, one that can actually turn one type of magical creature into a hybrid of another, hence the troll-like features on the second Kumo. Also, the potion contained a few 'extras' that made the takers as obedient as trained dogs, which actually allowed the two mysterious men to use the same handheld device from before to get their Kumo to back down from its fight and retreat.

Unfortunately for their Kumo, however, Jake wasn't about to have a repeat of what happened last time he had this "spider problem". So he actually began to pursue the Kumo/troll creature, with Rose, Trixie and Spud right behind him, as one would expect. However, in addition to the Kumo being surprisingly fast for a creature of such large size and weight, our heroes also ran into a bit of a problem with following this beast when it managed to escape their sight for only a few minutes or so. For you see, when that happened and our young heroes finally caught up to the spot where they lost sight of the spider/troll beast, they saw that their Kumo was gone without even a single trace, completely. This was particularly perplexing for our young group of heroes, seeing as, in their own words; something that big and that ugly doesn't just vanish into thin air. Meanwhile, from their third different viewing spot in a row, the Squadron C field commander and his associate were still looking on at Jake and his three companions and they were still both looking particularly happy about what they were seeing at this particular moment.

Meanwhile, back at the Magus Bazaar, which we then cut right back to at this particular time; we are shown that Professor Sigmund Brock and his mysterious associate are once again on the move, still wearing their long, black cloaks to conceal their identities from the general public, no less. However, based on Professor Brock's statements while the two of them were on the move, it could be confirmed that whatever business that the two of them had with that mysterious, faceless woman from earlier, it was completed at this time. This left the two of them free to approach a very secretive location within the Magus Bazaar, where they were expecting a very important person with a very important prize. When that person finally arrived, they did a very 'cloak and dagger'-like delivery, which left Professor Sigmund Brock feeling quite happy about the results. For, you see, whatever it was that was inside this particular package, it was, apparently, the last piece required for this special little project that Professor Brock and his mysterious associate were working on at this time.

This was actually where the scene then cuts back to Jake and his Friends, who were currently on the move on a public sidewalk. Although, on the run would probably be a much more appropriate way to describe it, since Spud was basically making good on his promise to enforce his schedule on the others by making them run (or speed-walk) most of the way. For you see, apparently, their next scheduled destination was the music store, where they were each scheduled to buy a CD of their very own, which they were then scheduled to play with the use of headphones, all while they all took a long walk as a group through the natural glory of Central Park. However, when it looked like their current pace was once again putting them ahead of schedule, Spud, once again, requested that they slow it down a bit. This was actually the perfect opportunity for Rose to approach Jake about a familiar topic that he might remember-

"Uh, Jake, can we talk about something, please? It's kind of important..." Is what she said

"Oh, yeah, sure, Rose, I'm all ears..." said Jake in response

"Well, the thing of it is; we never did really get the chance to talk about what you meant by that 'Once in a Blue moon' comment that you said just yesterday..."

The moment that Rose brought that topic back up, Jake almost instantly felt put out on the spot.

"Oh, um, hehehe, uh, that..." Jake said nervously "... we're, um, uh, hehe, still dwelling on that one, are we, Rose, hehe...?"

"Uh, yes; yes we are..." said Rose in response "I mean; I was willing to give you some breathing room after that whole Kumo incident yesterday, Jake. But, we really do need to talk this one over, before it's too, no questions asked about that one, I assure you..."

"And why, exactly, is it so important that we talk about this, might I ask, Rose?" Said Jake, somewhat confused by Rose's insistence on the matter

"Because, you sounded really upset when you said it at the time, Jake, and that really worries me a whole lot, you know?" said Rose as she placed her hands over Jake's "I want to be able to help you out if there's a problem in the works here. And also, ever since I started getting my 'old life' memories back, I've been starting to realize that there has been a great deal of dishonesty involved between us. So, suffice it to say; I want there to be less secrets in our relationship this time around, you know...?"

Jake suddenly felt a strong sense of guilt starting to wash all over him at this point, though he did do a good enough job of hiding it from Rose. For you see, he knew, deep down inside, that he was keeping a secret from Rose at this very moment and that secret was called Danika Hunnicutt. He felt the need to try and tell Rose about that, albeit alone, since Trixie and Spud chose to do everything they could to stay out of this conversation altogether. But, before he could even get more than two words spoken, Jake received a phone call from his father, Jonathan, who wanted to tell him about something that was going on somewhere elsewhere. Apparently, even more Kumo of different colors and shapes were on the loose in the streets of New York, and that caused Jonathan to be trapped within his car as a result of it.

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Oh, it was definitely pure pandemonium within the streets, as the various different-looking Kumo ran wild and rampant across them. In fact, it was getting so bad that the people who were caught up within it while driving in their cars chose to stay inside of them for simple protection. Except for the ones who had to bail out of theirs because of the Kumo's attack that is, of course, their situation was simple to understand. But, anyways, Jonathan continued to remain in the former group at this point and, because of that, all he could do was hope that his dragon son was currently on his way. Though, the way that things were going on the outside only made him worry about the situation all the more.

In truth, though, Jake was indeed on his way, via dragon flight that is, of course. And he was doing so with all three of his friends in tow; with Rose on his back and Trixie and Spud in his arms. Now, you would think that all of this weight would begin to slow Jake down, but, it actually did not deter him in the slightest. In fact, in almost no time at all, the group arrived onto the scene and Jake was ready get down to dragon business. But first, he told Trixie and Spud to go and find his dad, while Rose helped him to deal with all of the spider monsters.

Needless to say; there was quite the assortment of strange-looking Kumo on the streets today. One was basically shaped to look like a mix between a Kumo and a Yeti. Another one was apparently a mix between a Kumo and a Gargoyle, while the remaining three looked like Kumo hybrids with the traits of an Ogre, a goblin and a moss monster. Suffice it to say; it was quite the horror show to behold. But, that didn't stop Jake from rushing into fray, nor did it stop Rose from joining her boyfriend (she even decided to use 'weapons' this time around, to avoid another leg injury). What's even more so, during their fight with these hybrid monsters, Jake and Rose were eventually left to conclude that these creatures were somehow connected to the Kumo they dealt with before, and they could both only think of one way that that could be the case; that Kumo was (somehow) their mother.

However, while all of this was going on, we are shown that Danika Hunnicutt was actually on the inside of one of the nearby stores, and she was currently on her cell phone with somebody, to boot, as an added bonus. Now, it is not, exactly, known how she has remained completely oblivious to the pure mayhem that was going on, on the outside. But, to whomever she was speaking to at this specific time, she was talking about Jake and about how she had to remember to meet up with him later on, so that she could tell him something very, very important. Nevertheless, though, Jake and Rose continued to fight off the Kumo hybrids, while Trixie, Spud and Jonathan mostly just watched from a safe distance and did their best to keep the streets free from on-lookers. They even came up with a convincing story to explain all of this, which was both plausible and yet, at the same time; kind of silly. Fortunately though, the former aspect of their explanation convinced enough people to stay back for the most part; which was all that Jake's two friends and his father could really ask for at this point, to be perfectly frank.

But, anyways, Jake and Rose were both; apparently, gaining the upper hand in their fight against the five Kumo hybrids, they even managed to force them back towards the apparent tunnel that they used to attack this part of the city. And with that, Jake and his blonde Ninja Huntress were both prepared to force these 5 horrific beasts back to sewer from whence they escaped. But, before they could, they suddenly realized that they had been led into a trap. For, you see, the Kumo's ranks were soon joined by the Troll-esque Kumo from before, as well as two other Kumo hybrids consisting of one with the physical traits of a werewolf and another with the physical features of a blob monster. They all began to come right at the young dragon and his bombshell backup, but, they were both able to get out of the way just in time, and before too long the fight was on yet again. However, this time around; things were getting considerably more difficult for Jake and Rose, and in the midst of all of this fighting; Jake let a brief snarky comment slip out that once again brought up his "Once in a blue moon" statement as a topic for discussion between him and Rose.

Now, at first, Jake was pretty much just dancing around the subject with Rose. But, when she actually began to point out the fact that secrets between couples almost always come out eventually, Rose then used a very convincing example to further illustrate her point; the fact that she knew about Jake and Danika's past. Yes, apparently, Rose caught a glimpse of Jake and Danika talking while they were all at the pool earlier, and, after having a brief discussion with Spud at the Skateboard park (while Jake was secretly talking with Trixie at the time), she learned about how her boyfriend was seeing Danika while she was away in Hong Kong. Now, of course, Rose showed no anger towards Jake about any of this info. In fact, if anything; she mostly just used this as an example of why she just wanted Jake to talk to her more about these things, which is a message that Jake got loud and clear, no doubt about it.

However, while all of this was going on, the eight Kumo hybrids were all still raging on with their attacks against the young couple. But, thanks to a few clever tricks and maneuvers on the latter two's part, they were still able to keep the fight going generally in their favor. And, what's even more so; Jake decided to use this time as an opportunity to explain to Rose what he truly meant by his 'Once in a blue moon' comment from before. Apparently, Jake was, actually, referring to the fact that whenever he gets the chance to just relax, hang out with his friends and generally just have fun, something always manages to come up and pretty much ruin everything for him and the fact that he really cannot take that same type of routine happening to him anymore. Rose then proceeded to try and comfort him by saying that she could understand those kinds of feelings of his. But, she also pointed out that, unless he actually tells her about such things, she can't really help him out that much, and that that's all that she really wants to do in the long run; be there for Jake when he really needs someone to be there for him and listen to him when he really needs someone to talk to.

Anyways, Jake and Rose continued to fight off the Kumo hybrids and were actually starting to get them to back, in a sense, as a result it. This actually prompted the spider monsters to make a tactical withdrawal of sorts, as they all fled towards a nearby alley, with Jake and Rose still hot on their trail. Then, once the two of them actually managed to reach the nearby alley that was in question, the young dragon and his ninja huntress were both shocked to see that, much like it was at the skateboard park, their quarry had vanished without a single trance left behind. This, of course, vexed the young couple, especially since the Kumo hybrids were so close to the apparent tunnel that used to get up on topside. Still though, Jake still knew what he had to do in regards to the aforementioned tunnel from before. So he flew right back over to where he saw it last and then, he began to seal it all up as best as he could.

And the reason for him doing this was because, according to what Jake had learned from both Lao-Shi and Fu-Dog; if you seal up all three of the holes and tunnels that were made by either a Kumo or its parents, they then go even deeper underground and find themselves alternative means to stay alive. Of course, no one is really quite sure what those alternative means of survival really are, but, if nothing else; the Kumo in question are never known to cause any more trouble ever again (presumably). Anyways, that was pretty much what Rose proceeded to tell both Jake's father and his two other friends while the young dragon dealt with the aforementioned hole, and when he was finally done with that particular tunnel, he decided to go deal with one more other errand and it was one that was in regards to the final Kumo tunnel. For you see, with the tunnel at the sight of the recent battle now sealed up for the most part, and the one that was found beneath the Video Game arcade currently being dealt with by the general public, the young dragon could only think of one other place that the third Kumo tunnel could possibly be, and that was at the skateboard park, since he first encountered the Kumo hybrids there, if nothing else.

However, once he did finally arrive back at the skateboard park and started to look around in the general area, he found what appeared to be a tunnel that was nearby, only it was already filled in for some strange reason. This, of course, made Jake feel very curious about things, to say the very least. But, considering that it meant that his Kumo problem was, apparently, taken care of for now, he decided to just go along with it and then, he made his way back to the others via flying through the skies, just as he initially came in the first place. However, what the young dragon didn't know was that, at that very moment, there was gathering of sorts, deep underground in the sewer systems themselves. It was the people of Squadron C that were forming the majority of this little meeting, and that was referring to both the Field Commander and his little group from before and his lieutenant and her small group from the surveillance van shown earlier. The rest were entirely consistent of the Kumo hybrids, who were all just standing at attention as the Squadron C Field Commander was, apparently, just pacing back and forth right in front of all of them. This was, apparently, because he was using his ear communication device to talk to someone and he was saying to that very same person that things were going rather well on their 'end', with the possible exception of the fact that their 'main adversary' is a lot stronger than they initially believed.

It turns out that it was once again the good Professor Sigmund Brock that the field commander was communicating with and the former assured the latter that, so long as the Kumo and the Kumo hybrids were the main magical focus for the day, everything was going according to plan. Now, this bit of good news was just enough to be able to pacify the field commander of Squadron C, as was the initial news about how the good professor and his silent associate were able to complete all of their initial tasks and acquire the last piece that they needed for the next phase of their little 'operation'. When we cut all of the way right to Professor Brock's end of this long distance communication, right after he terminates his call with the Squadron C field commander, we are shown that the 'final piece' needed for this little operation was not only none other than the same package that Brock and his associate received at the Magus Bazaar, but it was also none other than the same trophy used at Camp Mugwomp, as seen in the episode; "A Ghost Story".

But, in any event; as the day grew on late and the sun began to set, we then cut back to Jake's family residence, where we see that he and his three young friends were all on their way back there to drop Jake off first, only to be stopped by the sight of Danika Hunnicutt. Now, it was, of course, no secret as to why Danika was there in the first place, she was obviously making good on her earlier promise to meet up with Jake there. But, even so, Jake was still not entirely sure if he could really drop the bomb, as it were, and tell Danika about his relationship with Rose. Still, though, his three young friends all still wished him the best on this and gave him their confidence in him and his ability to handle this 'moment of truth' of his, right before they all began to head to respective homes themselves. Rose even gave her sweetheart a parting kiss before she left, doing so in a manner so as to avoid Danika's sight and the consequential need to explain anything else. Thus leaving Jake alone, and subsequently to face Danika all by himself.

Now, the first thing that Jake did was slowly approach Danika and say-

"Uh, y-yo-yo, hey, Danika, so glad that you could…uh…make it…"

"Well, um, it does really feel like we have much to talk about, Jake…" said Danika "…um, I'd to go first, if you don't mind, okay (chuckles nervously)…?"

"Um, s-sure, yeah, uh, b-be my guest, uh, i-it's all cool, hehe" said Jake in a nervous response

"Well, um, I should probably start it all off with this method, actually, though it might be a little bit too… blunt…" said Danika

Then, almost as if on cue, from right out from behind Danika's side of the steps on Jake's front porch rose a handsome young man roughly around the same age as Jake and Danika.

"H-hey there, Mr. Jake Long now, is it? Please to meet ya, my good man, what's happening, eh, buddy boy?" is what the young man said as he came out from his 'oh so subtle' hiding place and approached Danika so that he could place his arm around her.

"Uh, Jake, this is Neil, Neil Florupps, he's my old childhood sweetheart (giggles)…" Danika began to explain "…We lost touch with each other, like, a really long time ago. But, after we met up again, ya know, during the summer break, that old spark of ours just couldn't stay unlit for long and, well, we kind of got back together. But, when I remembered that we were a thing too, Jake, I-I knew that couldn't just start dating someone behind your back, which I did for a while before I actually took the time to remember our relationship. I-I-I really am sorry, Jake, t-the last thing that I want to do is to hurt your feelings, but, Neil and I (seethes) I really hope that we can still be friends after all of this. We can, right, please…?"

Now, for the majority of Danika's little 'confession', Jake mostly just looked dumbfounded by all of this information. However, once she was done, the young spiky-haired boy decided to reply with-

"Um, uh, w-would you excuse me for just, um-uh, one brief tiny little moment right now, please, Danika?"

-right before he turned around to hide his next facial expression. Now, this would probably be the moment where one would expect Jake to start crying about what had just happened. But instead, the facial expression that Jake wanted hide was actually one of both relief and joy. For you see, in a sense; this little development, basically, just let him off the hook in terms of his initial problem. But, even so, he still wanted to 'play it cool-like', as it were and, as a result of that; he turned back around with a far more composed expression on his face this time around.

"Hey, hey, I can understand how things like this can just pop right up outta nowhere like that; D, really." is what he said, after clearing his throat "It's-it's actually no big deal, to be perfectly honest, in fact, I just…(clears his throat again)…I just want you to be happy, Danika. And yes, yes, we can still be friends after all this, definitely. In fact, I'd be pretty sad if we didn't, at least, keep that part of our relationship alive, if ya know what I'm sayin', D.?"

"Oh, I know exactly what you're saying, Jake…" said Danika with a smile on her face at this point, right before she bent down to give Jake a kiss on his cheek and then took his hand while she said "…and thanks for being so understanding about all of this…"

"Hey, it's like I just said already, D, I just want you to be happy, really, I really do want that for you, D…" said Jake in response, as Neil began to approach him

"So, no hard feelings about any of this, Jake?" is what he said, right before he raised his fist in an attempt to fist-bump with Jake as a show of goodwill

"Not at all, I'm happy for you both on this one, Neil, and may I just say; you are one very lucky man, my man..." said Jake, returning the fist-bump, only to receive a minor stroke of pain from it, due to Neil's superior upper body strength and him not watching said strength

Neil remained oblivious to the pain that he, unintentionally, inflicted upon Jake, however, as was made apparent by his happy smile afterwards. In fact, Danika was also somewhat oblivious to this, as the next thing to come out of her mouth was-

"Well, it's getting awfully late; I guess I should be heading home right about now"

"Yeah; me too..." said Neil in response "...see ya around, 'Jake-man', it was nice to finally get to meet with you..."

Now Jake was still healing from the pain he felt from that fist-bump with Neil. But, he was doing his very best to hide it via putting that hand behind his back and waving goodbye with the other hand, with a large smile on his face no less, as well.

"Goodbye, Jake, and thanks for taking this all so well, J..." said Danika, as she and Neil proceeded to walk away from Jake and his house

"H-Hey, no problem, peace...!" Said Jake, as he made the peace sign, and right before he started to shake his hand repeatedly to ease the pain he was still feeling just as soon as he was certain that Danika and Neil were both far enough away from him at that point.

We then cut right to the inside of Jake's Family residence, where we see that his two parents; Jonathan and Susan Long, were both in the exact same type of position on the couch that they were in when they both appeared in the episode "Young at Heart". Then, when Jake finally came through the front door and then closed it right behind him, the two adults both looked to see who it was and saw that their young son was currently sporting a very large smile all across his face. He was even walking right passed them both in a very cheerful manner and was actually whistling a rather cheerful song as he made his way towards the stairs, only to be stopped when a Susan decided to ask him-

"Whoa, what's put you in such a good mood tonight, huh, kiddo...?"

"Absolutely nothing, mother, nothing in the slightest..." said Jake, with a very ironic tone behind his, as he continued to head upstairs.

It is here that we get a scene closer in the form of Jake walking right upstairs and into the camera, with the last scene being a close-up of the lower half of his shirt.

(Episode Ends)

Author's Notes: You may have noticed that certain parts of this episode were considerably vague, well, that was done on purpose. I'm sort of experimenting with that to see if I can convey the same type of image that I want without putting in too much detail. If there is a problem with this notion, please tell me and find some way to work this out.