A Dragon's Crimson Cry

By: Tippi

Ch 34 Story of Survival

~outside to office~

"You sure we should leave the kid in there alone with the dog" an officer asked.

"What, you thinking the dog's going the talk to the kid and tell him blame a cat or something" another officer joked.

"So what's the story" the head of the precinct asked the other officers as he walked into the room.

"Well," a male blonde officer began. "From what I gather we have another attempt on Jake Long's life. There's an unknown caller to 911, the grandfather was taken to St. Mercy General hospital."

"How's the old man" the head asked.

"He has a second degree burn to his chest and a bad hit to the head but other than that just a few scraps and bruises" the blonde officer explained.

"Yet he's still unconscious" a Hispanic female officer added.

"And social services is still trying to get Long's social worker over here" blonde said.

"And Jake insists the man that attack his grandpa was the same man two years ago" the female officer put in.

"Anything else" the head asked scratching his balding head.

"Just that the kid asked for detective Lee Dawson" the Hispanic answered.

"If I've been keeping up with the other precincts Dawson left homicide for NYPD almost two years ago" the head said.

"It was a few months after the Long case went cold" the female informed.

Just as she said that a blue eyed, chestnut hair officer in uniform walked in. He looked around spotting who he assumed was the head of the department.

"I'm Lee Dawson," he said putting out his hand and having the head shakes it.

"Captain Jay Stapler" the boss now known a Jay said.

"Getting to the point why was I called down here" Lee asked.

"You remember Jake Long from a previous case" Jay asked.

"That's not a case you can just forget" Lee replied.

"Well, about half an hour ago he and his grandfather were attacked" Jay said.

"By the same guy from the case" Lee asked.

"That's what the kid said, and the boy asked for you by name" Jay explained.

"That's impossible last I heard he was still mute" Lee exclaimed.

"That can change in two years" Jay attempted to explain.

"Yeah, well last I heard was a month ago" Lee said.

"How do you know that" Jay asked a bit curious.

"Since the case went cold I kinda been checking on him, from a far" Lee admitted.

"Okay nothing creepy with that" Jay stated.

"So is he in your office?" Lee asked pointing toward the Jay's office. "I'll just go see him now" Lee said as he walked off to the office.

~In the office while the discussion was going on~

With Fu no longer able to give answers Jake was trying to figure things out him self. Jake picked the first thing he should try and figure out and that just happened to be the whole glowing thing. He was thinking 'what was it, who were the voices, what was the presence, and has this happened before.'

Jake probed his mind trying to bring up memories that may be buried. Jake wasn't coming up with anything but then a spark was found and that turned into a shock of memory.

~Flash back, Memory~

The man had his weapon raised ready to end Jake's life.

Jake was to terrified to move, it seemed all hope for Jake's survival was gone. But unseen by the two occupants of the room something was coming to life around the death.

Gold mist seemed to seep from the bodies of all the dead. The gold spilled like liquid as it left the bodies. Then as if some unseen force called for them the gold began to all head in the same direction moving like serpents. The gold from every body came all to converse on one thing, Jake.

Every gold, liquid mist moved so fast time around them stood still as they came to Jake. One right after the other seemed to be absorbed into his small body.

All Jake felt was fear but in a split second he suddenly felt warm. The feeling changed from warm to hot till it felt as if he was on fire. His whole body felt like it was burning painfully. He dropped his head and wrapped his arms around his body in hopes of stopping the burning. For what felt like hours, that was actually only 5 seconds, his body burned.

The murderer brought down his weapon but Jake's hand came up lighting fast to grip the blade stopping it.

Jake looked up at his attacker his eyes no longer a chocolate brown but now a pure glowing gold. Then his whole body was encased in a flame of gold.

Jake pushed the blade back sending his attacker and weapon crashing into the stairs. Jake walked toward them like he was in a trance. The man pulled out a braid of sphinx hair holding it out in hopes of stopping him.

Jake only felt a momentary tinge of weakness but it quickly left.

Jake continued to close in on him. The glow around Jake's fingers became claws as he swiped out at the man. His claws went across the man's chest making a deep but not fatal wound.

Jake moved to strike again but the man leaped out of Jake's way. He came to land behind Jake hoping to hit the kid from behind but it didn't go as planed.

As he thrust his weapon forward to plunge into the body, Jake spun around so fast the eye couldn't catch it and took hold of the man's wrist. The weapon halted inches from Jake.

Jake tightened his hold on the wrist and the gold fire seemed to burn the man's skin as he tried in vain to pull his wrist free.

Jake's glowing gold eyes locked with the man's as he said "leave and never return or else."

Those words seemed to be said by many voices all at once.

He let go of the wrist and the man stumble back a few steps.

For the first time in a long time the man was afraid and in his fear and surprise he left the home.

Once he was out of the house the gold fire around Jake dissipated and disappeared leaving a normal Jake.

Jake felt like all his energy was drained and he fell to the ground unconscious. When he awoke the memory of what happened while he was on fire was locked in his subconscious not to be remembered again for years.

A/N This may get confusing later on if it isn't already so any questions just ask. Review