Sorry to keep you all waiting so long, but… to quote one of my favorite authors "I guess real life is a good excuse." anyways here is chapter 6, in Marco's POV (btw I had to estimate the # of Jake's body sections.) oh and for those of you wondering, this takes place after Hong Kong Longs and Rose did come back to NYC.

As I began to morph into Jake L I wondered if flying as a dragon would feel as good as flying as a bird. The first thing to come was the tail. I felt it plop down my pant leg, stretching the material. I almost lost my balance because of the weight distribution. I help up my hands, watching my skin become crimson. My skin hardened and split into tough, reliable scales. My stomach split into 25 separate sections of golden scales. My mouth elongated and I gained new teeth as my current ones sharpened to become triangular. Kind of like giant vampire fangs all over my mouth. My ears became pointed near the top. My legs thickened from the knees up. My nails grew over mart of my fingers, becoming dangerous, invincible black claws. My eyes became circular, with cuts in the edge. Like two pac-mans chasing each other. My nose doubled in size and widened. My nose then turned black. My hair exploded up, becoming spiked and black. The tip of my hair tinted itself green. Next, little green spines popped out of my back. The last thing felt way more cool than weird. My wings burst from my back! Flaring themselves out, then returning to a folded position around the air between my body and wings. Then something I didn't expect happened. I grew taller. I shot up maybe 5 feet in all of 5 seconds. I now stood tall at 10 ½ feet. I looked at the others and couldn't tell who was who.

"Alright, lets go." One of the Jakes said.

(Hey guys?) I asked.

"Yea?" They all said simultaneously.

(Let's use thought speech so we can tell who's who.) I suggested

(Good idea.) Tobias said.

"Wait!" Jake L said. "What are we gonna do with that blue box?"

We all looked at the Blue Box in Tobias's claws.

(Do you have some sort of safe?) Cassie asked.

"Yea." Jake L said, leading us into a corner of the room.

He took off some blonde girl with beautiful eyes. Oh what I would give to meet HER. I thought. Under it was a small square safe. He twisted it right.*click* left. *click* right again. *click* it opened. It was empty.

(What did you keep in there?) I asked.

"Crystal Aztec Skulls." He said like it was a natural response.

(Sorry I asked.) I said.

We put the Blue Box inside the safe and closed it. The tumblers reset themselves.

"Ready to go?" Jake L asked.

We walked to the door and then out into the ally.

"Okay here's a crash course on dragon flight. We'll start by practicing the take off. Start by spreading your wings. Then, jump up and beat them as your legs are stretching up." After he said that he did what he just said. He jumped up and beat his wings with ease, then landed without stumbling as if he had not just jumped 20 feet into the air. "Now you try." He said.

I did as he instructed. Then, when I jumped and beat my wings I flew up like a rocket. 5 feet! 10! 15! Then, the height stopped. I stayed there, suspended in midair, then I began to fall back to down to the ground. I prepared to feel the impact on my feet. The sudden shock of hitting the ground from a 15 ft jump. I closed my eyes and clenched my fists, waiting for the impact. Then, all I felt was a light tap on my feet. I looked down. I was safely on the ground, just standing there.

(Man, these scales are as tough as you, Might Xena!) I said. Rachel shot me a look but know she loves it when I call her that.

The others and I took turns practicing the take off till it felt natural.

"Okay next. After you've gotten into the air, flap your wings slowly and keep the time between flaps as equal as you can. Start by just hovering for ten seconds, then come down." He jumped up then effortlessly at medium speed. "Just be careful not to flap to quickly or you'll stall." He said as he came down.

We all jumped then folded our wings in and out, in and out, flapping in moderation in order to avoid stalling. We hovered for 10 seconds; surprisingly, it felt like we could have done that forever. We all landed safely, then Jake L said,

"Good, only one last thing, and it's easier to learn in the air," He said, taking off then hovering. "Come on up." He prompted. We all jumped up and beat our wings to keep altitude. "Now flying like this is gonna be a lot easier then being those birds, trust me." He said. "All you have to do is think like you do when you turn and walk or run, but with flying. Try just flying around in the alleyway for a bit." He said.

I adjusted my body horizontally while propelling myself forward. I was a lot faster then I thought. Next thing I knew there was a brick wall right in front of my face! I veered up and flared my wings, killing my speed with inches to spare.

(That was a close one.) I commented.

"Just remain calm and you'll be able to fly slower." Jake L said from right beside me.

(Right.) I said. We practiced flying some more till Jake L said,

"Hey, how long have you guys been in morph?"

(1 hour, 3 minutes and twenty-two, no three seconds.) Ax said.

"Well that's… detailed. I'm not even gonna ask how he knows that," Jake L said, eyeballing Ax for a watch.

"Okay lets head to my house." Jake L said. He flew up and we followed. Then in a flash he was 50 feet away.

(Shall we race like maniacs?) I asked, bowing in the air to Rachel.

(We Shall.) She said and took off. I was right on her tail. Well, metaphorically speaking. Jake L jerked right at an almost perfect 90 degree angle. We followed. 100 feet later, right again. Then after 200 more feet, he stopped and landed in an ally. I landed and staggered then,

(Ha! I WIN! Bow to me oh "Mighty" Xena!) I gloated. She landed with one extra step.

(At least I can stand up!) She shot back. Everyone laughed. We demorphed and Jake L reverted t human form. We walked to the door and as Jake L put his hand on the knob he said,

"Welcome home."