A Dragon's Crimson Cry

By: Tippi

A/N Sorry it took so long my hard drive was totally fried enough said.

Ch 60 Flying's Fun, Falling Stinks

Jake turned around in surprise and fear only to have a wave of relief when he saw it was Al.

"You scared me there," Jake said. "How'd you get up here, the fire escape?"

"No I water bended some ice stairs" Al informed.

Jake laughed till he noticed Al wasn't.

"You weren't joking" Jake said as he went to the side of the building, followed by Al, to see an ice staircase. "Nice, get rid of it before some one sees it, it's a bit obvious" Jake insisted.

"Says the big fire breathing lizard" Al added.

"Two shay" Jake answered.

With that said Al turned the ice stairs back into water leaving a significantly sized puddle on in the ally below.

"So this is what your full dragon form looks like" Al said now that the ice was gone.

Jake was so excited that he finally fully transformed that he hadn't taken a good look at him self as dragon. Jake had a nice coat of crimson red scales with a yellow under belly. He had a green ridge, the same color of his hair, running down his back. 'Well, that explains the hair color all these years. The claws that tipped his fingers and toes were raven black. And curiously when he looked at him self in the mirror his eyes were as green as his ridge instead of the brown as in his human form.

"I guess so" Jake answered Al. "What do you think?"

"Red is so your color" Al said.

Now that Jake could fully transform it was time to train and the first part was learning to fly.

"So I finally get to learn to fly" Jake asked his grandfather rather excited.

LS nodded in reply.

"Cool, how do I start" Jake asked.

"First we go to a perfect location for a first time flyer" LS answered.

No more then half an hour later Jake found him self looking over the edge of a very tall building.

"Okay how is something this tall a perfect spot for a beginner" Jake asked a little freaked out.

"Up here we getting the right up draft of wind to help give you lift you don't have the ability to achieve on your own yet" LS explained.

Jake gave his grandfather a questionable look.

"It's safe if you feel your self going down fully open your wings and the wind up here will keep you air born. On top of which I'll right next to you the whole time, you trust me to not let you fall right" LS asked Jake.

"I trust you it's gravity I don't trust; in the past it hasn't been so forgiving" Jake answered remember previous falls off skate ramps that weren't almost 30 or taller, making a guess at this building's height.

"Clam your self and transform" LS commanded.

Jake and his grandfather changed into their dragon forms.

For the second time Jake saw his grandfather as a dragon. The first time Jake was 10 and worried about him and his grandfather getting killed.

At the time Jake was so worried he didn't exactly get a good look at LS dragon form, so now he was taking it in.

LS's dragon body was snake like with no wings, like Asian artifacts depicted them, and was in the coloration of blue with a cream underbelly. Jake remembered that from three years ago but now he was getting a better longer look at the old man's dragon form taking in more details.

The dragon form also had a white ridge running down his back with a matching white mustache like he had in human form only longer and his claws were also white.

His eyes were the same dark brown as in LS's human form which Jake found odd that in his own dragon form his brown eyes turned the same color green as his hair and ridge.

'But it was ironic to think why one's eye color changes when one who looks completely human suddenly turns into a dragon' Jake thought.

"Well waiting for" LS asked pulling Jake from his thoughts.

Jake was so lost in his thoughts he hadn't realized his grandfather had left the rooftop and was hovering just a few feet away.

"Um" Jake said looking over the edge not so sure about leaving the roof.

LS seeing Jake reluctance to take the leap him self so LS did what birds did, pushing the baby birds from the nest.

While Jake was preoccupied looking at the long way down LS snaked his tail behind Jake and knocked him on the back with enough force to send him over the edge.

Jake screamed as him self falling. He didn't know how long or how fast he was falling before he came to a sudden halt as he felt to clawed hands grip his shoulders.

Jake turned to see his grandfather holding him. He looked at the building to realize he'd only fallen four stories before his grandfather caught him.

"Open your wings and you won't fall" LS said looking down at Jake.

Jake opened his wings to their full span.

LS let go of Jake and the wind from the height kept Jake aloft and lifted him up a few stories.

"Wow" Jake said once he realized what was happening.

LS was going to instruct Jake on the finer points of flying now that Jake was air born but Jake beat him to it.

"Wahoo" Jake shouted as he maneuvered around the sky.

Seeing as Jake didn't need his instructions for the moment LS stayed on the roof watching Jake thinking 'he's a natural.'

~An hour later~

"Now it's time for you to learn of to take off and fly with out the winds help" LS said to Jake while they were in a secluded part of central park.

Jake found out flying was easy taking off was a bit of a challenge especially from the ground. Jake found it was easier to get lift if he jumped up or started at a run. Either way his wings were getting a work out.

Jake eventually got the hang of the taking off from the ground and flying without any help.

"So now that I got the transforming and flying thing down what's next" Jake asked later that evening at dinner.

"Going into the field" LS answered.

"Isn't there other things I should learn before I actually go out into the field" Jake asked.

"You already know the two basics of training and there's no better training then experience" LS replied.

~An office in the huntsclan academy~

"Huntsgirl #73 you have completed your hunts academy training and will now start your apprenticeship" the hunts academy principle said before continuing. "Your huntsmaster will be huntsmember #66.

Then huntsmember 66 walked in to stand next to huntsgirl.

Huntsmember 66 was in standard huntsclan attire but his dragon skull he wore was a little different. The dragon skull was like others but instead of straight horns it had curled horns in almost a complete circle a lot like a rams.

"66 you and your new apprentice shall be assigned to the New York area New York City to be exact" the principle informed. "Your living accommodations have been taken care of, huntsgirl's been enrolled in a local school, and we have supplied you with all the equipment you will need on your hunts, dismissed.

The two placed their right fists over their hearts and bowed their heads as customary then left.

A few moments later another hunts member entered the office.

"Sir, I heard you sent the new graduate and her master to New York" the member said.

"Yes, so?" the principle answered.

"Well it's just elite #27 is in that area on the top mission to find the elder dragon and the child. Aren't you worried they'll get in his way" the member asked.

"He hasn't completed his mission yet and it's been four years maybe they could help" the principle said. "Besides huntsgirl 73 needs to slay her first dragon and Intel says us there's at least three in New York" the principle finished.

'If elite 34 hadn't gone rouge and taken all the information with him it won't have taken elite 27 this long and there be one or two less dragons' the huntsmember thought leaving the office.

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