That hope left the elf's heart just as quickly as it came. Her eyes widened and mouth gaped stupidly. She could be wrong, but she did not think that was Jake's grandfather. A man in a dark looking cloak came into the room with a cigarette between his teeth. He managed a smirk and tilted his head upward to peer at the teenage boy resting in the elf's lap. On his head was a shabby dark brown top hat.

The stench of blood reeked in the room, and that made the mysterious man's smirk turn wicked and eyes dart around the room with excitement. He inhaled the scent deeply through his nostrils then sighed in satisfaction. "Dragon blood.." He muttered and dropped his cigarette. He didn't pay any mind to stomp on it to put it out, so instead a light red flicker remind on the end and burned against the floor. He blew smoke from his lips as he grinned openly while he crouched down.

The elf sat dead still, as if she were facing a T-rex, and all that she had to do was be still and he wouldn't see her..

The man stroked his finger against the bloodied floor and brought it up to his lips. His tongue slithered out and ran up his middle digit. His eyes looked like they were about to roll to the back of his head as he chuckled drunkenly. "Delicious." He muttered to himself with glee. When his piercing eyes laid on the elf, she screamed and clutched her arms around Jake's head in protection.

The mysterious stranger didn't seem to be pleased by that and scowled. His sensitive ears rung painfully and made him wince. He didn't waste any time in the next few seconds and grabbed Jake's legs. His sharp nails dug into the boy's ankles and punctured them. Blood ran down his fingers which seemed to drive the man crazy with greed. His hand lifted up higher, with him still holding onto Jake's ankles, so he could lick and suck up the small trickles of blood. He seemed drunken by the red liquid, yet still thirsted terribly for it.

He jerked at Jake's legs hard enough to pull his bruised body from the female then threw the teenager over his shoulder. Before the elf could even stand and recover from shock he was gone.

The fragile magical creature's hands shook. She had just held him in her hands, seconds ago, and now he was gone. Was it her to blame? After all, she was frozen in shock, fear, and bewilderment. There was a slim chance that the man that took Jake was his grandfather, but she highly doubted it, and discarded that notion. However..there was a hope, deep down, that it was.

Like moments before that hope was taken away when an elderly, concerned blue dragon rushed into the room and curled to fit into the office. "Where's Jake?" He asked hastily. Behind him, Fu dog and Nigel were trying to rush to the scene. They had only made it to the entrance of the cafe by this time.

The elf licked her lips nervously, but before she had a chance to speak- Lao shi's tail was suddenly jerked on. The drunken owner of the cafe tugged on the end of the chinese dragon's tail. Instead of looking happy he looked grumpy and miffed from the hangover he was now experiencing. The way his eyes squinted and dilated shown the pain from the throbbing headache he was experiencing.

"Stop,.." He hunched over and cough violently, spitting a red liquid on Lao shi's tail in the process, in which the grandfather would normally grimace at, but instead he was filled with worry. His eyes looked wide with anxiety. He swiftly curved his saggy, scaled neck around to pear at the drunken and half beaten excuse for a business man.

Any other person would have immediately questioned the man, but Lao shi was wise, so he waited for the man to speak and didn't rush him. Jake's life was on the line after all, and if he pressured the man he might clam up and not say a word.

"Stop t-talking so loud."

After hearing that, the normally collective dragon scowled, and fire bursted from his nostrils. "Where is he, the american dragon?" The grandfather questioned, losing patience. Time was precious, but moreso in this case.

"Hey Gr-" Fu dog started but stopped in his tracks at the scene he witnessed. His eyes first glanced at the wounded elf shrouded in blood on the floor then to the drunken cafe owner who wasn't looking too pleased. "Where's Jake?!" Fu spun around, and only then did he notice that Nigel too was missing. Just wonderful, although the wizard wasn't much of a concern on the K-nine's mind.

Nigel stopped before entering the cafe and looked around in a suspicious manner. If there was a fight undergoing, he would be hearing the chinese dragon rustling about inside and feel the heat of fire. However he sensed nor felt none of these things. The wizard glanced to his right, then ran around the cafe and only stopped until he noticed the broken window. Inside he could see the scales of Lao shi and feared the worst. Either Jake was dead, or gone someplace else. If he was alive and inside, Lao shi wouldn't be wasting his time just standing where he was.

In haste the red head scanned the area then found his target. A drip of blood.

"They've carried him off!" Nigel spat as he rushed passed the broken window and continued on his dragon hunt. He gripped his fingers into the criss-cross pattern of a metal fence and climbed to the top. He wobbled as he balanced on the fence's edge, and waved his arms out at his side. Once his balance settled he jumped onto the building asiding the cafe and ran forward.

Nigel's hair suddenly whisked around as the chinese dragon flew just above him. Thankfully they were in an area in which normal humans were unaware of, so there was no worry of being spotted or pointed out. Lao shi sniffed the hair and raised his muzzle up in the sky. His nostrils inhaled Jake's scent, which was comforting in its own way.

Way behind the two, Fu dog was assisting the wounded elf back at the cafe. "You sure you saw nothing else?" The talking dog questioned as he sat with her at one of the tables.

"Yes..I'm afraid that's all." She dipped her head shamefully, but Fu dog wouldn't have any of that. "No worries, sweet cakes." He grinned then hopped off from the seat. "I need to help the old man find Jake, you stay here or go home- I'd suggest the later." After that, he ran out on all fours from the magical cafe. His paws carried him far fast although he found himself stuck at the moment. He stood up on his hind legs, but his body slumped in defeat. No way could he climb over the fence to get to the other side. The large fence was what was blocking the outside world from the magical cafe. It was a shame there wasn't some sort of door for shorter magical creatures who can't climb so easily just as he..Earlier Lao shi had assisted him over, but he wasn't present now.

"This can't be too hard.." He muttered to himself then reared his arms back. His short knees bent and whoosh! He jumped the incredible height of two inches then hit back to the ground. His body slumped again. Dragons make jumping look so easy too..