Future Dragon: Rose Long (Season Seven)
Chapter/Episode Nine: Pure Fight Part 1
Opening the door, Jake moaned as he stood in his human form, staring at Councilor Rin. "Councilor Long, we have a serious issue." Rin told him.
"What's it about?" Jake asked before he yawned.
"It's about your wife, Councilor Long." Rin told him.
"What about Rose?" Jake asked, his eyes wide, completely alert.
"It's looking like she's under arrest, Councilor."
LINE BREAK
Inside the Main Hall, Rose, in her human form, sat in a wooden chair, her arms pulled behind the back of the chair, bound with shackles. Even though she was cuffed, Rose simply cracked her knuckles from behind her back. Rose sat in the middle, Savannah at her right and Cherri at her left. All three of them were in their human forms, all three of them had their hands shackled behind them and all three of them had a length of a chain wrapped around their waists and the chair twice, keeping them in the chair.
Soon, the doors to the Main Hall opened, and Jake, Rin and Callum all walked inside, all in their dragon forms.
"Now we're in trouble..." Cherri muttered.
"Rose, what did you do?" Jake asked, a pained look on his face as he, Rin and Callum stopped in front of the chairs.
"I was helping my friends, Jake." Rose said. "You got a problem with that?"
At this moment, Jake's eyes widened, and the words that had been haunting him all day came back into his mind:
"Yes, they were a little violent. They knocked me unconscious, and when I woke up, I was in chains. I was your typical damsel-in-distress. But you know what? All Savannah wanted was to offer me a chance to find whoever killed my Mom and Dad. They released me."
Sighing, Jake lowered his head. "What is it?" Callum asked, turning his head to the side.
"These two really are your friends, huh?" Jake addressed his wife as he looked back up at her.
"Yes." Rose said. "While you may see their actions as kidnapping, I see them as something totally different."
Sighing, Jake turned to the side to face Rin, who, in surprise, turned to face Jake. "I know you, Callum and especially Holly are not going to like this, but-" Jake began.
"You want them to be set free?" Rin guessed, smiling slightly. "All three of them?"
"You read my mind." Jake smiled back.
Sometime later, a dragon guard unlocked the cuffs around Rose's wrists, pulling them away. While Savannah and Cherri sat in their chairs rubbing their wrists, Rose smiled as she shot up from her chair, wrapping her arms around the now human Jake, who hugged her back.
"Thank you, Jake." Rose said softly, resting her chin on Jake's shoulder. "Thank you for finally listening to me. I love you so much."
"I love you too, Rose." Jake said, smiling as he held his wife.
"Now..." Jake said as he and Rose broke apart. However, Jake and Rose were still smiling at one another and Jake held Rose by the shoulders. "...I want you to go and find Holly. Tell her that Rin, Callum and I have all, on second thought, decided to set Savannah and Cherri free. Seeing as, you know..." Jake winked at Rose. "...The majority vote wins."
"Got it." Rose winked back.
"So it'll be easier to find her..." As Rose heard the sound of Rin's voice, she turned to the side, seeing Rin and Callum both standing together, both of them in their dragon forms. "...I last saw her in the cafeteria."
"Thanks for that." Rose smiled.
"One thing, though." Rin said, holding up a clawed finger.
"What?"
"Don't tell her that I told you where to find her." Rin said as she lowered her hand.
LINE BREAK
In the cafeteria, Holly was still lying on her back, unable to move, struggling to stay conscious. Her breaths came out slow and ragged; it caused her much pain just to keep breathing.
"Holly!" Just then, Rose, still in her human form, stepped into the room. "Holly?" She repeated, slowly walking into the room. "We need to talk."
However, as Rose heard the sound of Holly's ragged breaths, she turned to the side to face the sounds, seeing Holly lying on the ground.
"Holly?" Rose asked, slowly starting to walk toward her friend. "Holly?" She repeated, only to stop as she continued to listen to Holly's raspy breaths. Finally seeing how bad Holly looked, Rose froze and her eyes widened.
"Oh my God..."
BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
"Holly!" Rose shouted, running over to her and finally kneeling at her side. "Holly, wh...what happened to you?" She asked as Holly slowly lifted up her head.
"R...Ro...Rose..." Holly said.
"It's okay." Rose said softly. "How did this happen?"
"At...Attacked..."
"Who did it to you, Holly?"
Holly opened her mouth to respond, but before she could respond, she groaned, squeezing her eyes shut as she set her head back on the ground, a wave of pain overcoming her.
"Okay, it's okay." Rose said softly as she put her hands on Holly's belly, making Holly moan in discomfort. "I'm just going to check you over."
Slowly, Holly opened her eyes and watched as Rose slowly and carefully checked over the wounds.
"Okay, Holly..." Rose said as she turned her head so she was looking down at Holly, watching her as she wheezed. "...I think you're going to be okay. I just need to get some help. I'll be right back, okay?"
Then, without another word, Rose got up onto her feet. "I'll be right back, Holly." Rose smiled warmly as she stared down at her friend, who continued to struggle through painful breaths of air. "You won't be alone for long. I'll be right back."
Then, Rose turned around and started to run out of the room, out into the night.
LINE BREAK
Running around the corner of the cafeteria, Rose came to an abrupt halt as she saw both Savannah and Cherri standing in front of her, both in their human forms.
"Did you find her?" Cherri asked.
"Guys, you've got to help." Rose told them, her calmness now gone as she feared for Holly's well-being.
"With what?" Cherri asked.
"I found her." Rose said.
"Did you tell her that she's been over-ruled?" Savannah asked, seeming almost excited.
"I didn't get the chance." Rose said. "Guys, listen. Something happened to her. She's hurt. Badly."
"What happened?" Cherri asked, sounding concerned.
"She was beaten." Rose told her friends. "She's in bad shape. I need your help!"
"Alright." Cherri quickly agreed, while Savannah seemed conflicted.
"Savannah?" Rose asked as Cherri stepped forward. "Savannah, please." Rose continued.
Sighing, Savannah brought her hand up to her forehead for about four seconds before she lowered it. "Okay, fine." Savannah said.
LINE BREAK
"In here." Rose said as she quickly stepped into the room, Cherri following her and then Savannah.
"I told you I'd bring help, Holly..." Rose said as she crouched down at Holly's side, Savannah and Cherri reaching Rose's sides and then kneeling down as well as Holly continued to struggle to breathe as she slowly lifted her head up. "...Cherri and Savannah are going to help." Rose told her friend.
Holly just stared at Rose, Savannah and Cherri for about five seconds before she finally managed to open her mouth. "Rh...Rhys..." She whispered weakly.
"What?" Rose asked.
"Rhys...M...Ma...Maddox..." Holly managed.
"What about him?" Cherri asked.
"Who is he?" Rose asked. "Is he the one who did this to you?"
"Yessss..." Holly managed weakly, setting her head back down on the floor.
"But who is he?" Cherri asked.
"I...I..." Holly tried.
"Just take your time." Rose advised softly.
"I ma..." Holly forced herself to continue. "...I made a...a Pu...Pure Drag...Dragon potion f...for him..."
"What?" Rose's eyes widened in shock while both Savannah and Cherri just stared down with confused looks on their faces. "Holly, you did what?! Why?"
"I ha...had t...to..."
"Why?"
"I ke...kept that po...potion th...that Rith...Rithisak and Affendi st...stole just fo...for him." Holly struggled to explain.
"Holly, what happened on that day?" Rose asked.
"You...You really wa...want to know?" Holly asked.
"Yes." Rose said.
FLASHBACK
With wide eyes, Holly watched as the Pure Dragon potion came falling down, crashing onto Rithisak's belly.
"No!" Holly cursed her luck only to then watch as the potion started to absorb into Rithisak's body. "What the...?" She asked with wide eyes, just as Rithisak grinned, his entire body morphing, transforming into a body of rock.
"This can't be happening..." Holly said to herself as she lowered onto the ground.
"Well..." Rithisak said with a grin on his face, getting to his feet. "...This wasn't the way that I thought it would turn out, but I'm satisfied. I win."
"Not as long as I'm still standing, you haven't!" Holly growled.
Then, with a mighty flap of her wings, Holly flew into the air. The smile wiped from his face, Rithisak looked up , seeing Holly reached a good spot in the air. Up in the air, Holly quickly opened her mouth and blew out a torrent of fire.
As the fire shot down toward him, Rithisak once again grinned as he brought his rocky arms up, shielding his face as the torrent of fire hit him.
Up in the air, Holly blew out fire until she had run out of breath. Closing her mouth, Holly took a deep breath while the grinning Rithisak pulled his rocky arms away from his also rocky face.
"My turn..." He smiled.
With a flap of his rocky wings, Rithisak flew into the air, heading for Holly.
Just as Holly took a deep breath, finally catching her breath, she grunted and fell back, starting to fall to the ground as Rithisak's rocky fist slammed into Holly's jaw.
Chuckling, Rithisak looked down to see Holly falling down to the grass.
With a grunt, Holly landed on the grass on her back. Moaning, Holly forced herself to recover quickly, rolling over onto her belly. Then, grunting again, she pushed herself up, placing her feet on the grass and standing up.
As Holly stood, she could see Councilor Rin flying toward her. "Councilor Jennings, behind you!" She could hear Rin shout.
"Huh?" Holly asked, quickly turning around to see Rithisak land right in front of her.
"Alright..." Holly growled, narrowing her eyes. "...Let's finish this."
"Gladly." Rithisak smiled, grunting as he lashed out with a rocky fist.
This caught Holly off guard, and she grunted as she was thrown back, landing on her back. As she lied there, Holly's eyes widened as she watched Rin fly over her. Lifting her head up, Holly watched as Rin stopped in front of Rithisak and slammed her tail into his face, making him fly back with a grunt. Rithisak landed several feet away on his back, near the edge of the island.
Grunting, Holly got to her feet while Rin turned around to face her. "Councilor Jennings, are you alright?" She asked.
"I'm fine." Holly said.
"Let me help you with Dragon Sakngea."
"No, I've got it." Holly held up a clawed hand. "I want you to go help Jake and Callum take down Affendi."
"Yes, Councilor." Rin said, closing her eyes and nodding grimly. "Whatever you say."
Rin then flared her wings and flapped them, taking off into the air and flying away, passing by right above Holly's head.
Meanwhile, Rithisak groaned as he sat up, only to grunt as Holly's tail slammed into his chest. This threw Rithisak back so that when his back hit the grass again, it was right at the ledge, causing Rithsak to tumble of the ledge, falling to the sea below.
Landing on the grass, Holly slowly walked over to the ledge of the island. However, as soon as she reached it, she gasped as she saw Rithisak flapping his rocky wings and flying up into the air, passing Holly.
Before Holly could react, she gasped again as Rithisak's rocky tail wrapped around her neck. This allowed Rithisak to pull Holly up into the air along with him as he flew up into the air.
Stopping abruptly, Rithisak grunted as he started to spin around, making Holly yell as Rithisak took her along for a ride.
Once Rithisak had gotten enough speed, he abruptly stopped spinning, grinning as he let go off Holly, making Holly yelp as she was thrown back several feet. However, Holly managed to stop herself by spreading out her wings.
"Enough!" Holly shouted. Then, she grunted as she flapped her wings, launching herself at Rithisak. Seeing Holly flying toward her, Rithisak just grinned.
By the time Holly reached Rithisak, Rithisak was ready. Grunting, he lashed out with his rocky tail, pushing Holly back once again.
This time, Holly back-flipped as she flew back. But once again, she was able to catch herself by spreading her wings.
"I look forward to ending this, Councilor..." Rithisak said in a mocking tone as he smiled. Then, with a grunt, he flapped his rocky wings and lunged toward Holly.
BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL
BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW
Chuckling, Rithisak flew toward Holly, who was prepared for the attack. Narrowing her eyes, Holly opened her mouth and blew out a torrent of fire, which hit Rithisak, causing him to yelp as he was thrown back.
Closing her mouth, Holly quickly started to fly toward Rithisak, whose rocky body was now steaming. "Not bad for a woman, huh?" Holly bragged as she stopped right in front of Rithisak. With a grunt, Holly threw a punch, but the grinning Rithisak slapped her fist away.
"Men are better." Rithisak retorted.
Then, he grunted as he swiftly brought his arm up, trying to slash Holly up the chest and belly. However, Holly managed to move back so that his attack missed her. With a grunt of her own, Holly once again tried to throw a punch, but the grinning Rithisak blocked it by bringing up a rocky arm.
Scowling, Holly pulled back her clawed hand, but immediately threw another punch, only to grunt as the grinning Rithisak caught it in his own rocky, clawed hand, trapping her hand. "Stop this now, Councilor." Rithisak taunted her. "I think I've proven myself."
"What?" Holly asked sarcastically. "You've proven yourself as a total douche? You've already done that, Rithisak."
Then, Holly opened her mouth and blew out a fireball, which hit Rithsak in the face, making him yelp and release Holly's hand. Grunting, Holly immediately struck, her claws coming down, slicing into Rithisak's belly.
However, instead of drawing blood, Holly's claws dug in, causing very small pieces of his rocky body to fall away. The Pure Dragon Potion had turned Rithisak into a living rock.
Her eyes widening, Holly grinned as she came up with an idea. However, just then, Rithisak roared in pain and blinding tried to throw a punch. Grinning, Holly slapped his arm away and opened her mouth again, blowing another torrent of fire into his face, making Rithisak roar in pain before Holly flapped her wings and flew into the air.
After reaching about ten feet higher than Rithisak, she stopped and immediately dove down, just as Rithisak recovered and looked up.
Seeing Holly flying down toward him with a smile on her face, Rithisak's eyes widened and then his mouth opened and he shouted in fear, his shout only coming to an end when Holly slammed into him, pushing him down.
The two stopped descending when they were only a couple feet from the water. Pulling herself away from the panting Rithisak, who straightened himself up while his rocky belly started to crack from the powerful force of Holly's attack.
Hovering about a foot away from Rithisak, Holly could see the wall of hard land that was the Island of Draco from behind Rithisak, who moaned in pain as he put his clawed hands to his cracking belly as the cracking moved up to his chest.
Smiling, Holly got an idea. "Hey, Rithisak!" She said, causing Rithisak to lower his hands and pay attention to her. "Now you see how wrong you were. Women are the superior gender." Then, with a grunt, she lunged forward, slamming her tail into Rithisak's chest, pushing him back.
With a grunt, Rithisak hit the wall of the island, the force causing his entire body, including his head to start cracking.
As Holly smiled smugly, Rithisak stopped panting and instead cried out in fright, the last thing he ever did before his body completely crumbled into dozens of pieces of rock, some small and some big, all of them falling down into the water where they all disappeared with a splash each.
END FLASHBACK
Holly suddenly finished speaking as she set her head back down on the floor. "Holly?" Rose asked, just as Holly started to violently cough.
Slowly turning her head to the side as she coughed, after the fourth cough, blood came out of Holly's mouth.
"You okay?" Rose asked carefully before Holly moaned, slowly turning her head back to normal.
"Y...Yeah..." Holly managed.
"What happened next?" Rose asked.
FLASHBACK
Walking back to where they had first been attacked, Holly could see both Callum and Rin pulling Affendi up to his feet. Affendi's clawed hands were shackled behind his back and Rin and Callum were each holding one of his arms.
Quickly, Holly flapped her wings and flew into the air.
Rin and Callum both started to walk Affendi forward, but they both stopped him once Holly landed a few inches away.
"Councilor." Callum said while Affendi scowled.
"Where is Dragon Sakngea?" Rin asked.
"Oh, I took care of him." Holly said with a smile on her face, crossing her scaly arms.
"He's dead?" Rin asked.
"Looks that way." Holly said as she lowered her arms to her sides. Then, she started to walk over to the other, stopping in front of Affendi. "Why, Dragon Zakhlis?" She asked. "You had a promising future."
"Now the only promising future you have is a long one behind bars." Rin said.
"It was worth it..." Affendi said simply.
"Councilor Jennings..." Rin said.
"Yes?"
"...If you don't mind..." Rin continued. "...Do you mind if I take Dragon Zakhlis down to the jail?"
"Certainly." Holly answered.
With that, Callum released Affendi's arm while Councilor Rin walked Affendi away, passing by Holly, who sighed, disappointed that the Pure Dragon potion had been lost.
LINE BREAK
Back in her human form, Holly closed the door and then turned around, walking over to the bed, where she had her communication device placed.
Reaching down and picking up the device, Holly pressed a button, which omitted the dragon form of Rhys, who was in his dragon form.
"Councilor." Rhys seemed happy to be talking to Holly. With a smile, he continued: "I promise you that I will come to the Island of Draco soon. Then, we'll use the potion."
"Actually..." Holly said nervously. "...You can hold up on that."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean you can take your time." Holly said.
"Why?" Rhys asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I, uh..." Holly tried to explain, finally just coming out and saying it. "...I lost the potion. It was stolen by two dragons by the names of Rithisak Sakngea and Affendi Zakhlis. The potion was used on Rithisak."
"All of it?"
"All of it."
Clenching his clawed fists, Rhys gritted his teeth, trying to control his anger.
After about ten seconds, he smiled and lowered his hands. "Don't worry, Councilor." He said calmly. "All hope is not lost."
"It isn't?" Holly asked.
"No." Rhys continued still smiling. "The Pure Dragon potion was made by Pure Dragons, right?"
"Yes, but-"
"You can make another one." Rhys concluded.
"But I-"
"Don't worry, Councilor." Rhys said as he held up a clawed hand to stop her. "You don't have to if you don't want to."
"No, I want to." Holly said.
"Are you sure?" Rhys pressured. "I'll tell you what, Councilor: You're busy, I'm busy. How about this, I'll give you some time to think this over."
"How long?"
"I'll tell you what..." Rhys said. "...I really want you on board for this. So, I'll be patient and give you a year to really think this through..."
BLACKOUT; END EPISODE
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