AC: Here's the episode 23. Hope you still like my story.
Also I have to wish all of you Merry Christmas or happy holiday...Depending on what you believe.
Season 2: Dinosaurs invasion
Episode 23: The hunted
2 January 2013
In the forest: 17h12
Jake slowly opens his eyes...feeling dizzy and sees that he's chain at a tree. Why am I chain against that tree? Oh right! I remember now! I was fighting one of the dino warriors when I've been K.O. by someone and...Shit! The huntsclan! Am I...Thank god...I'm still in my armor and my mask.
Jake looks at his side and sees the mythological being at his side and attack to a tree with metal chains. The dino warrior he was fighting, a mermaid, a familiar orc and...He never seen that one before so he needs to think further and:
"Horus!" Says Jake surprise.
"...Yes...But I am not the god of the Egyptian religion if you intend to ask...My family receive that name from many generations. I'm a therianthropy.A human body with an eagle head."
A therianthropy is a being who has the body of a human with the head of an animal. This type of mythological creatures is found lots in the Egyptian religion. Most of them also live in Egypt except some of them.
"Shut up you stupid beast!" Says the huntsmaster. "I don't want to hear you talking...An you...Dragon Knight...You will die horribly for taking size of this kind." He adds with disgust.
"Talk to my lawyer and we'll see about that." Says Kaijy. Yeah...The same orc that uses TNT to make explosive tomato juice. (Joke in episode 6)
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"Forget that!" Says Jake.
"Anyway..." The huntsmaster tries to continue from where he stops "You will all die in horrible way."
Jake looks more closely and sees lots of huntsclan member, Huntsmans and some huntsclans apprentice and...Rose was there.
"Listen every member of the huntsclan...Tomorrow at dawn, we shall proceed to the annual hunts in honor of our ancestors, sadly...we haven't caught a dragon this years but we have one of the traitor who choose to side with the mythological creatures." Says the Huntsmaster. "I give you one chance to turn them down and to show me where the dragons are hiding Dragonknight." He says the word Dragonknight with disgust.
Before answering, Jake modifies his voice so he won't be recognised.
"If I have to choose between crazy guy who don't hesitate to kill the mythological creatures without a good reason or the side of those who help to protect mankind...The decision is loud and clear." Answers Jake.
"...Then you shall die tomorrow Dragonknight." Says the Huntsmaster.
All the members of the Huntsclan are preparing their weapons for tomorrow. After this, the fall asleep to regain their strength and be ready for the hunt.
After a while, Rose, who didn't sleep, walks closer to Jake.
"We meet again Dragonknight." Says Rose in her huntsclothes.
"We are destined to meet lots of time." Says Jake with a small sarcasm to hide his sadness about the situation.
"I cannot understand why any humans will side with those beasts." Says Rose.
"The only beast I saw here are you!" Replies the dino warrior.
"Want to die sooner?" Asks Rose.
"...Let me think about it..." Replies the warrior truly uncertain.
Rose stays silent when she hears that answer and decides to ignore him. The dino warrior watches her and sees she has the key for his lock. He slowly move his tail to the key while the Dragonknight talk to her.
"Already give my answer. And you...Why do you side with the huntsclan?"Asks Jake.
"See this." Answers Rose by showing the dragon tattoo on her hands. "This is the mark that destined me to hunts the dragons and the other mythological creatures of this planet."
"Destiny...Nothing is set in stone." Replies Jake.
"I do not care. This is my choice in the end and I shall be the one to kill you Dragonknight." Replies Rose. "Urgh...Why are you voice bugging me? You're voice just...It's just so similar."
"I don't know." Says Jake.
"If only we succeeded taking this mask out of your face it wouldn't have been a problem right now." Complains Rose.
"..." Jake stays silent and the dino warrior gets the key. Rose then walks away and everything went silent.
Lao Shi electronic shop: 20h12
Abel walks walking left to right with worries. His 2 friends and his girlfriend has return home to meet their parents and Jake's mother has call Lao Shi to ask why Jake his late. Lao Shi explains to her that his son Jake disappears and she must come up with something when his father may ask. After a while Ryu looks at him and decides to meet up the DD to ask more info about the prediction of Abel's dead. It didn't take long before he finds him. He lands next to him and looks at the DD yellow eyes.
"...Dark Dragon." Says Ryu.
"Ryu...What do you want?" Asks the DD.
"I want answers...What was the prediction of Sara...and where are they?" Asks Ryu.
"The twin sisters are with me...The prediction gives him a horrible death. She didn't say the word horrible but I knew it was that. As you know they never give lots of precision in their prediction but I can say that it was horrible...She loses her usual smile for a while after the prediction...Something that never happens with her." Says the DD.
"...I see...There's something weird." Says Ryu.
"What?" Asks the DD.
"We are talking casually...Something you've never done for a very long time...Except for Abel." Says Ryu.
"That was long ago...Better going away before I grill you." Says the DD smoke coming out of his nostrils.
"Alright." Says Ryu has he flies away and return inside the shop.
Later in the forest: 23h10
"Ok...Does anyone know how to escape this place?" Asks Jake.
"No." Says Horus. "Chain like this...I don't see a way to escape."
"Maybe I can." Says the dino warrior. "If only my tail can reach the lock..."
"Yeah! And leave us behind." Replies Jake.
"To then? I'm not like them so I'll get you out too and then it's good luck for any of you." Replies the dino warrior.
"Alright...Move you tail higher...ok more to the left...A little to the right and you got it." Says the mermaid who was closer and can see the dino warrior trying to get the lock.
When the dino is free, he immediately frees the other prisoners and they meet a problem. They are all chain together.
"Everyone...Take the chain, we can't let that make noise." Says Jake.
Kaijy takes the mermaid with him has they walk with the chain in their hands and after an hour, they were far away for their liking to try breaking the chain. After a while, they all give up.
"It's useless...Those are made of 50% iron, 30% of steel and 20% of unicorn horns." Says the mermaid. The others appear to not understand her completely. "In other words...We're stuck together since unicorn horns are almost indestructible."
"Dammit." Says the dino warrior. "We are stuck together...I don't want to spend more time with you."
"Shut up. No one wants to be with someone else! We have to get out anyway we can." Says Kaijy.
They all begin to argue and Jake knows he has to do something. Then, a part of the training his grand-father gives came in his mind.
"Jake, you've done great when we fight the DD. But I've see that a part of the training must be done in case similar events happen again." Says Lao Shi.
"What training?" Asks Jake not very found about it.
"Training of leadership. It's the strength to command the others for greater good. I've seen that Abel has naturally some leadership, like many dragons, when the situation was critical...But you need strong leadership too. Maybe one day you'll need to have this quality and Abel or any other dragons might not be here to help you. You have to learn to impose decision upon the other and coordinate the groups to survive and accomplish any mission you may have to face. Do you understand Jake?" Asks Lao Shi.
"Yeah." Says an unfocused Jake.
"You haven't listened to me!" Shout Lao Shi before hitting his head.
At least Jake has received that training.
"Stop everyone...I SAY STOP!" Shout Jake and cover the others.
"What do you want Dragonknight?" Asks the dino warrior.
"This is not the time to fight among each other's. If we fight and lose time and strength to send insult, we will never escape alive. So I suggest we find something that can cut the chains so we can free ourselves and defeat the huntsclan." Says Jake. "But before than...Let's present ourselves...It's the least we can do."
"My name is Silver; I'm a mermaid who's afraid of the water." Says Silver.
"A mermaid afraid of water right...You're serious!" Asks Horus surprise.
"Yes..." She says.
"I'm Horus like Jake says earlier."
"I'm Kaijy. A..." He appears to be hesitant.
"Clumsy orc." Complete Jake.
"Yeah! That's right and- HEY!" Says Kaijy when he finishes analysing what Jake says.
"I'm Sacco. One of the elite soldiers of Scales." Says Sacco.
"I'm Jake."
"And now what?" Asks Sacco.
"If the chains are made of unicorn horn...How did they forge it that way?" Asks Jake.
"No one knows." Says Sacco annoy by the useless question.
"I know what you mean Jake!" says Silver with a smile. "If they change the form of the horns...Other equipment must be made of the same material...I think their axes are partially made of their horns. If they weren't...they couldn't have killed many dragons. So...It can cut the chain!"
"There is no way we return there!" Protest Kaijy.
"I agree...We have to wait for them to come at us...We then ambush them in our territories." Says Jake.
"Good. I know a good spot we can use." Says Silver.
"How do you know that?" Asks Sacco.
"I've visit this forest before. I think it's over...there!" Says Silver.
"Let's go!" Says Jake.
They all walk at the direction and when they reach the spot, they immediately know why it's a good one. A small cliff was over them and it was easily climbable. At the top, bushes can hide them from the huntsclans and it gives a good view of the surrounding.
"This is the best place to ambush them." Says Sacco with a smile.
"We first need to steal one of their weapons before thinking of fighting them." Says Jake.
"I think I can obtain one." Says Horus. "We better get ready before they come here."
They all agree and climb the small cliff and wait for the huntsclan to ambush them.
An hour passes without anything.
"I have a question." Asks Silver. "Why are you a clumsy orc?"
"Well...*sigh* because I put TNT and try making explosive tomato juice...I didn't want it to be literally." Says Kaijy.
The groups mock him quietly except Jake who already laughs about it. Then:
"Shut...I spot them." Warns Sacco.
"Find them...They must be somewhere!" Says the Huntsmaster furious.
"How did they escape?" Asks Rose.
"I don't know, but they must have stolen your key since it's the one missing." Says the Huntsmaster. Since it's been a while, Jake assumes he recovers and his less furious.
"When do we strike?" Asks Kaijy.
"Wait a moment...We must be sure to catch the last one and also not be trap by them." Says Jake.
"Having an escape route...Clever..." Comment Sacco.
"They are walking away...Now!" Says Horus who has watched everything. They all jump and fall on the last huntsman and Kaijy immediately takes the axe and cuts his chain. He then cuts the others and they look at the huntsclan ready to strike.
"What do we do now?" Asks Silver.
"We are free, but we can't win so we must run!" Says Jake.
They did what he asks and they run and run until they reach a big lac.
"What do we do now?" Asks Silver.
"If you can go in the water you'll be at least safe." Says Jake.
"I...I can't." Says Silver.
"You can't help us fighting on the ground!" Says Kaijy.
"...Run...I'll hold them off." Says Jake.
"What?" They say.
"It's my duty." Says Jake.
"...Let's go." Says Sacco.
"Thank you." Says Horus.
They all run away while Jake prepares to fight them off. He then charges at the enemy and fight them for a while until they caught him.
"The other may have escaped...But we have the Dragonknight." Says the Huntsmaster. "Take him to the camp...We shall kill him soon."
"Yes." Answers the others.
Close to the battleground, the others have watched the fight and didn't have the strength to escape without him.
"We have to do something!" Says Silver.
"I know. We have to rescue him...We can't left him behind...Not after what he did for us." Says Horus.
"He may be a human...But on my honor of dino warrior...I can't let him like that." Says Sacco.
"Then we all agree...We have to save him." Says Kaijy.
"Let's go!" Says Sacco.
Later: 5h00
Morning was coming, but it was still dark outside. Jake was once again attaching to a tree and was waiting for his destiny to come. He knows he'll die soon, but...He doesn't regret his decision.
"Soon you'll die Dragonknight...I hope you regret your decision." Says the Huntsmaster with a smile.
"No way!...I won't let them down...And I'll never let my dragon friend down. You don't anything about the mythological creatures and you play god." Says Jake.
"And he's not alone." Says the voice of Kaijy. "We are here to kick your butt and rescue the Dragonknight!"
"Get them!" Order the Huntsmaster. He turns around and sees that already half of the huntsman has been defeated. Only 10 were still ready to fight and it was the weakest one. "How?"
"We're too good for you." Says Sacco.
"Especially with a surprise attack!" Adds Kaijy.
"Come and get us!" Says Horus.
All the huntsclan attack the 3 of them and they defend themselves. While they were busy Silver came out of the water and uses the key Sacco kept with him when they escape to free Jake.
"Silver! You can swim!" Says Jake surprise.
"Of course! I'm a mermaid after all." She then begins unlocking the lock. "After what you did for us...We were not going to let you down...And I couldn't forgive myself because my fear cost your life." She then frees him.
"Thanks!" Says Jake, smiling under his mask.
"You're welcome...kick some butt out there." She says before returning in the water and be out of the way.
"Will do!" Says Jake. He then raises his hand and calls his halberd.
Rose has seen the Dragonknight escaping and she rushes at him and push him away. They fall on the ground and Jake pushes her away. They both stand up and watch the other next assault.
Jake was hesitant, it was Rose after all, the girl he falls in love. He's sure he can fight her with all his strength.
Rose was also hesitant; the Dragonknight was too familiar for her taste. His voice makes her weaker and she didn't like it at all. She knows she can't fight him with all she got.
Rose raises her axe and does a vertical slash. Jake dodges it by the left and counter with an arc slash. Rose blocks it and kick Jake chest armor. Jake falls on his back and quickly stand up and dodge the next attack. Jake jumps back at Rose axe attack and counter with a kick followed with a punch when the kick hits her belly and the punch was block by Rose. She throws Jake on the ground and Jake rolls left, evading the axe and stand up, ready for what comes next. Jake swings his halberd and Rose dodges it by jumping backward on her hands and follows up by jumping with her hands and land on her foots.
"Nice moves Huntsgirl!" Says Jake.
"You've made lots of progress...But you seem to hold back." Says Rose.
"Same goes for you Huntsgirl...You were faster last time I fight you." Says Jake.
Rose suddenly throws a weapon that attaches Jake on a tree. Jake tries to free himself but he was completely stuck.
"You've drop your guard Dragonknight...I shall finish you right now!" Says the Huntsgirl. Jake detects small hesitation in her voice. The huntsgirl slowly raise her axe and prepare to finish Jake.
"Wait!" Shout Jake. "Before you kill me...I want you to know the real me." Says Jake stop changing his voice. "Take out the helmet...I want you to know who you're about to kill...Rose."
Rose is surprise the Dragonknight knows her name...The voice was even more familiar now. She slowly moves her hands at the helm section of the armor. She then pulls it off and she sees the face of the Dragonknight. Her felling makes all sense. Her hesitation...It was the one she falls in love.
"Jake...It's...you." Says Rose slowly.
"Yeah. Rose..." Says Jake slowly.
Rose lifts her axe. Jake closes his eyes and after a second, he was free. He looks at himself and sees he's free. Rose was running away and Jake put his helmet on.
Jake then immediately rejoins the others and he sees that the battle was over. Kaijy and Horus alright and were busy with something. Sacco was on the ground and his side were bleeding. Horus and Kaijy were threating the wound the best they can. Silver joins them with medical herb found in the lac.
"Are you alright?" Asks Jake.
"I'm...fine. Glad you're alive..." Then Sacco loses consciousness.
"What are we going to do with him?" Asks Horus.
"I'll bring him to my grand-father shop." Says Jake.
"Understood." They say.
"I'll return home." Says Silver.
"Thanks and good luck." Says Jake.
"Bye." She then dives under the water.
"Help me bringing him to the shop?" Asks Jake.
The orc and the therianthropy answer positively.
Lao Shi electronic shop: 8h42
Abel was still awake and still waits for Jake to return home, since he still hasn't given sigh of life. He really wants to get out right now. Lao Shi and Fu Dog were asleep and Ryu was waiting by Abel side. Then they see the door of the shop opening and Jake was entering with a injure dino warrior on his shoulder.
"Jake! You're alright!" Says Abel with a big smile.
"I know...But we have to help Sacco. He saves my life and need more than first aid." Says Jake.
"Alright, we'll take the necessary and be right back." Says Ryu.
Jake then puts Sacco in the back of the shop and put him on the ground and he relaxes a little.
"What a night." Comments Jake slowly. He then falls asleep by exhaustion.
AC: Here's the end of the second part. The prediction about Abel dead has been dodges...or not?