A Dragon's Crimson Cry
By: Tippi
Ch 83 Ring Around the Dragon
After another hard day of school Jake and the gang were sitting in at the shop going over the challenges of the day. Then there came a knocking at the back door.
"I'll get it" Al announced getting up from his seat.
Upon opening it Al saw two giants standing there.
"Uh Jake it's for you" Al called.
"Thank you for coming to our mountain village" the male giant said as LS, Jake, and the gang were in the giant's cave sitting at an over sized table.
"We're not use to outsiders" the female giant said pouring tea into equally large cups.
"Yes, but please tell us why you seek the help of the American dragon" LS said.
"It's our baby boy Hobbie" the female said handing Jake a large framed photo.
Jake unable to hold the large photo dropped it on the table.
"I guess he isn't a baby any more" the mother sniffled a little. "He's 8 years old and just ran off."
"So he ran away. I'd always try that I'd get to the end of my leash before well you know" Fu said.
"We have no idea where Hobbie would run off to" the father said.
"K.E.W.L" Spud yelled from Hobbie's room.
"What's so cool about a bunch of posters" Trixie asked as the others came into the room.
"Not cool, K.E.W.L, the King Extreme Wrestling League" Spud explained. "I've been following it since I was a wee little lad."
"Hobbie was always interested in this strange human activity" the father informed.
"He'd practice those wrestling moves all the time" the mother added.
"Me and ma didn't understand despite our size we giant's are peaceful creatures" the father admitted.
"So you think Hobbie ran off to become a wrestler" Jake asked.
"That's what we need to find out" LS answered.
"To the ring" Al said dramatically.
"Lady's and gentlemen it's time for the main event" a man in the middle of the ring announced at the K.E.W.L wrestling match.
LS, Fu, Jake and the gang were all in the stands watching.
"See that he's King Hammer he owns the whole league" Spud said pointing to the man announcing.
"To bad he doesn't own a fashion consultant" Trixie said crossing her arms.
"In this corner the K.E.W.L champion the slama from Montana, a savage beast that won't be tamed Kodiak Mack the human grizzle" King announced. "And in this corner the new sensation that is sweeping the nation, the king of pin, the biggest kid on the block, Hobbie the giant."
"That's ma and pa's baby boy" Jake said seeing Hobbie's size for the first time in person.
"I'd hate to be the one changing that diaper" Fu commented.
"Ring the bell" King said getting out of the ring.
"Okay now watch it's like a well detailed…" Spud was saying as Hobbie body slammed Mack to the ground.
The ref count to three and the match was over.
"We have a new champion, Hobbie the giant" King announced to the crowd cheering.
"That baby boy is about his business" Trixie said.
Now that they knew where Hobbie was Jake and LS decided that plan A was to talk to him and convince him to go home. Jake snuck his way into the locker room and waited for Hobbie.
Hobbie walked into the room pass the cameras of the paparazzi.
"Nice match champ, to bad your ma and pa couldn't be here to watch" Jake said sitting on a locker room bench.
"How'd you get in… wait you know my ma and pa" Hobbie asked.
"I know they want you back real bad" Jake answered.
"I'm not going back I want to wrestle and be the champion" Hobbie yelled.
"Hobbie this guy bothering you" King asked walking in with two goons.
Jake was quickly thrown outside into the ally.
"Let me explain something to you kid Hobbie does what I want, says what I want, I own Hobbie" King said to Jake.
"You can't own some one this is a free country" Jake shot back.
"It may be a free country but my wrestling league isn't as long as Hobbie's champion he's property of K.E.W.L and he isn't going anywhere" King said walking back inside.
~Back at the shop~
"If King Hammer never lets a champion go we must make sure Hobbie doesn't stay champion" LS said.
"There's only one way to do that some one has to get into that ring and take him down" Fu said. "Any volunteers" Fu asked as every one looked at Jake.
"Me O no, see this body it looks good in 3D and I'd like to keep it that way" Jake responded.
"But you won't be fighting as Jake Long you will be know as Dragonfire" LS explained.
"While in 'dragon costume' you'll take down Hobbie, Hammer releases him from his contract and we take him home to ma and pa giant" Fu said.
"Yo I'm all over that Dragonfire is in the house" Jake yelled going dragon.
"Okay the dragon gimmick could work but you're still going to need some sort of fashion, something flashy…" Spud said getting cut off.
"What you need is some fashion bling so just step back and let Trixie do her thing" Trixie said.
After a few failed fashions they finally settled on black mask, green wrist and ankle bands, and green shorts.
"Now you're not just a wrestler now you're a wrestler with style" Trixie said.
"Style isn't what King is going to care about" Al informed. "You got to find him and prove you can wrestle."
~At the K.E.W.L Gym~
King and his two body guards were just walking out of the gym when they were stopped by a voice.
"Yo Hammer" Jake yelled.
"What are you suppose to be" King asked coming up to Jake.
"You can call me Dragonfire or you can just save the time and call me champ" Jake replied.
"What's with them" King asked pointing at Spud, Trixie and Al.
"I'm Dagonfire's manager, Bob…uh…Bondigas and this is his stylist…uh… the…uh Countess Diva Donna Prima" Spud said.
"Oh, I like that" Trixie said to Spud.
"Thought you might girl" Spud said back.
"And him" King pointed to Al.
"I'm his sponsor," Al said then waved a wad of money "and a high bidder."
"I like high bidders" King said before turning back to Jake. "Your costume looks pretty fake let's see if you can fight. Boys see what he's got" King said having both his body guards attack Jake.
Jake easily beat them both.
"Okay you got my attention" King said opening the door to his limo.
~in the limo~
"My client signs under one condition if he becomes the champion you cut lose that chump you call champ cool" Spud said.
"Sure but I wouldn't worry Hobbie flattens guys twice his size like a steam roller" King said taking out a contract. "Sign here" he said handing it to Spud.
"Hold up we've got one more condition," Trixie said before Spud signed. "I get a cut of Dragonfire merchandise paid in cold hard cash. A diva gotta eat too."
"Deal" King said as the limo came to a stop at the docks.
"So when's my first match" Jake asked.
"Now" King said pushing the four out of the limo. "Everyone starts in the minor leagues kid" King said driving off.
"The only minor is that limo, my parents' is way better" Al yelled getting up and dusting him self off.
Jake was carried forward and thrown into the ring.
"Get up and take you're beating boy" a large man with teeth like a walrus said.
"Back off old man I don't want to hurt you" Jake said.
"Well I may be old but…" the walrus man said jumping forward and body slamming Jake.
"Who's the geezer" Al asked.
"That's The Flying Walrus he was like the greatest ever but that was like 30 years ago" Spud answered.
"Dang looks like home boy still got it" Trixie exclaimed.
The walrus leaned against the ropes of the ring purpling him self forward to body slamming Jake a second time.
"I am the walrus" the walrus said taking out his dentures and chomping them down as he came towards Jake.
"He's going take a big bite out of Jake" Trixie yelled.
"Whoa, the denture clencher" Spud yelled. "Don't worry you guys I've got this suttle eastern motivationally tactic I've been practicing" Spud added opening a briefcase and taking out a blow horn. "Do better, much, much better" Spud yelled into the blow horn waking Jake.
Jake got up in time to see the walrus coming at him with his teeth. Jake dogged out of the way just in time. The two went up against the ropes passing each other once before going to the ropes again gaining momentum. The two were headed for each other but before the two hit Jake jumped into the air. The walrus unable to stop hit the corner pole and was knocked out. Jake lay on top of him as the ref counted to three and the match was over.
"Official Dragonfire t-shirts all Diva Donna Prima originals" Trixie yelled holding up a t-shirt.
The next day Jake, with Al, went to the K.E.W.L gym to see if he could try and talk Hobbie into going back home one last time before Jake followed through with plan B all the way.
Hobbie was in a training ring taking down a practice dummy.
"Yo Hobbie can we talk" Jake asked.
"Sure" Hobbie said leaning on the ring's ropes.
"I'm going to be straight with you I'm not a wrestler I'm the American dragon" Jake informed.
"No duh" Hobbie replied. "You're going to try and get me to go home."
"Look we can do this the easy way or the hard way" Jake was explaining. "When I fight you in the champion chip just go down, take a dive. I bring you home to your ma and pa everyone's happy."
"Yeah but I won't be, I want to wrestle, ma and pa just don't understand" Hobbie said getting out of the ring and about to walk off.
"Sure you're parents may not understand but a least they want to be with you and each other that's more than I can say with my parents, even my whole family" Al explained yelling to Hobbie.
Hobbie stopped for a split second but what ever he was thinking with that comment he brushed off so Jake was the next to tell his tragic story.
"You should be so lucky you have parents, when I was your age I lost mine and going through the worst days of my life" Jake said that got Hobbie to stop longer. "You should be with your family and spend as much time as you can you don't know what might happen."
"I will but after I've been champ for a while" Hobbie said finally walking out.
Jake had struck a cord but Hobbie was torn between what Jake said and a hobby he loved.
"Looks like we have to do it the hard way" Jake said.
"Think his parents and my parents could change personality, I mean if it were my parents he do whatever he want they wouldn't care" Al was thinking out loud.