Chapter 2

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Spud ran to the bungalow his parents were. Something terrible had to be happen. But when he entered it, ready for everything, he saw his parents sitting on the bed and laugh. When they look at him they start to laugh again and wink he should sit down.

"Wow, a good joke Mr. and thank you for the handle." Mr. Spudinski said and couldn't stop laugh after the big creature leave the room. "Oh... Arthur... I have to tell you that joke, I heard..."

"Not yet, dad!" Spud interrupted him "Something is very strange here, we have to go!"

"GO? Why.... ha ha ha it's so beautiful here..." his mother said laughly.

"Beautiful? And what is that?" Spud said and shows the russian newspaper.

"That's a newspaper, Arthur!"

"I mean the fact that it is around 20 years old, and it's in russian." he said and give it his father.

"No-bos-ty. Novosty... that means 'news' in russian, I think." his father said and start to laugh again. Than his parents said again: "What for a wonderful place!!!"

Spud know now that's something wrong with his parents.

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Behind his grandfather's shop, Jake threw a bag of waste into the trashbin. He needed more than two hours, but now he finished the special training (cleaning the shop with his dragon-powers). He walk back into the shop and met his grandfather.

"Did you seperate the normal waste and the magical waste?" he asked.

"Yes!" Jake said and shows a such bigger bag of waste.

"Okay the magical-refuse collection comes in 15 minutes and bring it to the worldwide only one magical-dump, in Rîbniţa, Moldova." he explain and shows a map of south-east Europe.

"And why do you tell me that?" Jake asked.

"Because you should know, where I be for the next 6 days." LaoShi tells and shows a briefcase. "The dragons-concil want to build other dumps and send me there so I can look how full it is, I mean it's more than 20% slower since the war from 1992... Oh they arrive..." two fairys appear in the room and got the bag ,alone, away. "... okay here is the number of my hotel, the dump, and Fu Dog ... WE HAVE TO HURRY!!!" he started to shout.

"What? But I've said..."

"I know what you have said?" Lao Shi said angrilly in cantonese. "But you have to help me there. I know you wanted to drive to your 'sick sister' in Las Vegas. We drive to Europe to work..."

"Aww... great. I spend the next days on a stinky dump, several feet under a earth, under the city centre of Rîbniţa... why?" Fu Dog said sadly and follow the old man.

"And Jake..." Lao Shi said again "Don't think that you can 'chill'. You will train with you sister and Sun. Bye."

LaoShi close the door behind him and Jake stood alone in the shop. He knows that he haven't any other chance, he have to train further.

When he leave to shop and lock it, he walk threw the streets on the way home. It was around 7 o'clock in the evening. Haleys training normally ended on 5. So he could go home, he was tired, hungry, and want to take a shower. His clouthes where dirty, he felt like he was hitting and he hope that nothing other will steal his time tonight.

When he arrive at home, his father, who wear his best clouthes, wait for him at the door.

"O Jake good you are in time and... awww... what happend with you, you stink like a dump?!" his father said. "That's not important now Jakerooney,... take a shower, change your clouthes and take this, you have 30 minutes."

"What's that? ... A polish-dictionary?" Jake asked confused.

"You forgot it, right?" his father asked.

"What?"

"Mr. Lockjelly gave me the big mandate from Poland. And the company-chef comes with some of his employees to diner. Today evening. I told you that last week!!!" Jonathan explained and send Jake to the bathroom. "30 minutes, and learn some compliments!"

"AWWW.... MAAAAAANNN!!!"

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Spud still sat in the room and look at his parents. They laugh since hours. Spud wanted to go but he was afraid what the creature will do when they alone. What should he do? He took his cell-phone but there was still no signal. And they weren't any other phones or other stuff to call for help.

He couldn't wait. He walk threw the room and think about what his parents happend. Both sat on the bed, laugh and said things like: "Wonderful hotel!" or "I love this place."

Spud thaught about what he should do, he was alone. No dragon who could help him. No talking dog with some potions. Nobody.

Than something in his pocket vibrate. His cell phone. He took it again and realize that he now has a signal. Very less, but enough. He phoned for Jake's number...

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Jake sat with his family and the european guests at the table. Sad that he couldn't be alone, but happy to have something to eat. His father talk with the guests in a ununderstandable mix of English and Polish. Jake only learned: hello, yes and no. His father and the guests talk about buisiness, boring think Jake...

Than his cell phone start to rang. Jake took it and realize that everybody stare at him. So he decided not to be impolite and swich the phone off.

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When Spud realize that Jake's mobile don't work, he try the normal phone.

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Jonathan told the guests something about New York when the rest of the family stood up annoyed and tired.

"Jake, Haley please help me with the dish." Susan said and all three stood in the kitchen during Jonathan talk and talk and talk.

"When they will gone?" Jake asked.

"I hope as soon as possible!" Susan said.

Then they could hear the phone on the wall rang. Who is that? Jake, now a little confused, walk to the phone start to speak:

"Long!"

".... h... ell...oooo...." a unhearable voice crys. There where lot of cracks in the link. Only terrible noise. "....ja...jek...j...ww....need...elp...."

"Hello?! Spud is that you?" he asked after he identified the voice.

"....h...us....ja..e...m..." -beep-beep-beep- The link was dead.

Jake looked shocked on his mother and his sister, who asked him who was it. Jake know that it was Spud. What happend? Did he say 'help'?

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Spud looked on his cell phone: No Signal! What should he do? His parents still laugh and outside was a big, strong magical creature, which wait for him. What could he do? How can he calm down his parents? Than he had a idea, strange, but it often worked!

He took a vase with plastic-flowers, run into the bathroom and fill it full of water. Than he walk back to his parents, said: "Sorry, but I have to do it!" and sloped the water above them.

They stop to laugh imidiatelly and look very confused. They where wet and why they still sitting on the couch after 'two hours'.

"ARTHUR! Why did you do that?" his father asked angrilly.

"What, you don't remember? The last hours you laugh and laugh and laugh... but we have to go!" Spud explain fast and take the baggage.

"Go? Why?" his mother asked.

But than a big bang shakes the room. The door splittet into thousands of pieces and the air was full of dust. Spud, who falled down on the ground and layed next to his parents who start to scream, look at the big hole in the wall. When the dust was gone, Spud was shocked when he saw the person at the other side of the wall.

"You?" first Spud, than his parents said.

"Yes, it's me! Surpised? I'm not!" the person said.

After a few seconds Spud felt very weak and tired. Than he and his parents got unconcinous during a other person laugh...

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Jake walk threw the kitchen and think about the call. 30 minutes after Spud's call the guests leaved the house and Jonathan also sat in the kitchen, try to calm down Jake.

"Why do you think that something terrible happend?" his father asked.

"I know it! Spud sound very worried. I didn't understand all but he said that they need help." Jake explain. Than it knocks at the door. Trixie Carter entered the kitchen threw the back-door and greet everybody before she asked what happend.

"I hope it's important. In one hour I have my 3rd date with Kyle Wilkinnnnssss...." she said happily.

"Calm down Trix... it is Spud..." Jake start to talk.

"Ohhh.... did he tell how wonderful it is. I really don't want know it and when he call back..."

"He can't call back!!!" Jake said a little angrily "He is in trouble!"

"What? O no, what happend?" she asked.

"We don't know." Haley anserwed. "Jake couldn't hear it very well."

"But what do you think is going on there?" Trixie asked.

"I wish I know it!" Jake said and look at the phone.

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End of chapter 2

Who is the person? Why the Spudinskis know him or her? And when will Jake find out what happend? Please rewiew.

I hope you enjoy the story. I will update as soon as possible.