Ch. 8: Key to Victory
Drago's illusion disappeared after he unleashed his fire breathe on Baldro and the Dragon Talisman. He suddenly finds himself back at Section 13 with his friends. Colleen ran up to him and hugged him.
"I'm so glad you're alright, Drago," she said.
"I might be a little shaken from facing my worst nightmare," Drago said as he blushed, "maybe if you hug me tighter."
Colleen stopped hugging him for a minute.
"There's one thing I like to know," Chrissie said, "Why did those goblins sent the Stone of Samhain to us?"
"Answer: Because they wanted to distract us from the Celtic Keys!" Colleen said.
At the vault, the Goblin Trio has teleported to the case where the keys were. Mump picked the lock to unlock the case and opened it.
"At long last, the Celtic Keys are within our grasp," Baldro said happily, "and the best part is that the J-Teens are too busy running away from their own shadows."
They have begun to collect the keys when the J-Teens opened the door and ran in to stop them.
"Guess again, Baldro!" Drago said, "Your stone is now just a plain old rock."
The Goblins grabbed the keys and disappeared in a puff of smoke like they always do. The J-Teens had scandalized looks on their faces.
"Oh no!" Cody screamed, "They got the keys!"
Then, Jade, Jackie, and Captain Black came in with smiles.
"Captain Black, the goblins used our fears to get to the keys," Colleen warned.
"Don't worry, Colleen," Captain Black said.
"Huh?" the teens say with confused looks.
"Uncle called earlier to warn us about the stone while you were conquering your fears," Jade explained, "So we decided to do what Colleen did and pulled a switcheroo before those goblins got here."
Jackie got out a small box and showed them the real keys.
"These are the real keys," he said, "What those three took were store trinkets from your grandfather's shop."
"You guys think of everything," Colleen said.
"Like you taught me at chess earlier, Colleen," Jade said, "Always stay a few steps ahead of the enemy."
"Soon, those goblin dudes are gonna face their worst fear: Prince Froggo Buggin'."
In the ruins of Old San Fran, Baldro, Illry, and Mump were showing Prince Froggo the keys.
"It seems you three have finally done something right," Prince Froggo said, "Let me see the keys."
They showed their master the keys. When Froggo got a good look at them, he saw that all four have the same message on back: "Made in France."
"You Fools!!" he screamed, "They have made idiots of you again! We have lost the Stone of Samhain for nothing!!"
Off camera, flashes of light were shown inside the saloon they were calling home as Baldro and the others were screaming for mercy.