A Dragon's Crimson Cry
By: Tippi
A/N Sorry it's short my writer's block is over but my muse is still flowing slowly. But here's another chapter it's my Christmas present to you. Merry Christmas.
Ch 58 Summer of Transforming
A passage from The Dragon's Cry- The young is always trained by their elders because of their wisdom and experience. So is also true for dragons.
For the young learn and the old understand.
Time began to pass and summer came. Jake and his friends were looking forward to 8th grade; the highest grade always rules the school.
Jake came back home from another summer day with his friends and he was headed upstairs when he was stopped by his grandfather.
"Jake, can I talk to you" LS said looking at items at his desk/work station stopping his grandson.
"Sure G, what's up" Jake asked coming to stand next to his grandfather sitting on his stool.
"It's about time we began your dragon training" LS answered.
"And that means" Jake asked not sure he'd like where this was heading.
"It means from now on you will be learning everything there is to know about being a countries' dragon protector, you'll start to perform you duties as such, and now I'm not just your grandfather but also your dragon master" LS explained. "And you can start learning by reading this" LS said handing Jake the large book and papers from his desk.
"Aw man" Jake responded. "G it's summer; it's the time of the year kids take off from learning."
"There's not such thing as time off from learning," LS said. "You're always learning even if you don't know it."
'Worst summer ever' was the first thing that came to Jake's mind.
~The next day~
"Lesson one transforming into dragon completely" LS said as he and Jake were standing on the roof.
"Is this like with the wings and tail" Jake asked.
"Yes, just now instead of focusing on a direct point on your body you focus on your entire body" LS explained.
"Is this going to be like one of those things were you make it sound really easy but it's actually really hard" Jake asked.
"I won't lie, it's not easy" LS admitted.
"Why can't anything be easy" Jake whined.
"Life isn't easy" LS said. "But I suppose breaking it down into particular parts of the body before doing a complete transformation will make it easier."
"Tail" LS ordered.
Jake complied as he sprouted his tail.
"Wings" LS ordered next.
Then Jake brought his wings out.
"Now for something harder" LS said seeing Jake with his wings and tail. "How about we start with your hands first" LS suggested.
"Okay" Jake said unsure of the whole thing.
"It's just like what you do for your tail and wings but in your hand" LS explained.
Jake closed his eyes and focus on the flow. He clenched his fist as he forced the flow to go to his hand. Then a burning sensation went through his arm. He opened his eyes to see his entire right arm coved in red scales and his fingers tipped with black claws.
"A bit more then I was thinking but still good" LS said seeing Jake's entire arm go dragon. "Now stop the flow" LS said.
Jake reversed the flow and his arm went back to human.
The rest of the day tended to go the same way one body part after another and getting more accurate. But all the work was wearing on Jake.
"G can we pick this up again later I'm feel really wiped out" Jake asked his grandfather.
"What, it's only been 3 hours" LS said.
"Only 3 hours" Jake exclaimed.
"I was using what you kids call sarcasm" LS explained.
"You need work on that," Jake informed "you sound way too serious when you say it."
"Fine I'll work on that," LS admitted "we'll call it a day and pick up were we lest off tomorrow."
With that said Jake spent the rest of the day relaxing and getting back his strength. All the while Jake was still thing 'worst summer ever."
~Tomorrow~
The next day Jake was on the phone complaining to the only friend who knew about his dragon secret.
"Al this is the worst summer ever and I've had some bad summer moments before" Jake said into the receiver end.
"It could be worse" Al tried.
"How" Jake asked.
"He could expect you to read all the information he gave you in one night and then throw you out in the field immediately with no accidence" Al suggested.
"I guess" Jake answered scratching the back of his head.
"Jake" LS called for his grand son.
"Talk to ya later, gramp's calling me" Jake said hanging up the phone and heading up to the roof.
"What do we do this time" Jake asked meeting his grandfather on the roof.
"Well now that you got all the body parts down lets work on fully transforming" LS informed.
"I'll give it a try" Jake said.
Like he always did before doing any dragon based transforming he took a deep breath, closed his eyes and focused on the flow.
He made the chi circulate through out his entire body then tried to force it to turn him dragon.
A/N This may get confusing later on if it isn't already so any questions just ask. Review
Onej6- Since Haley is dead there will be no Haley gone wild.
Luiz4200- I'm not sure I can do Fool's Gold because Jake get's extra cash from betting on the fights with Al.