A Dragon's Crimson Cry
By: Tippi
A/N
Will- Like said Jake does have all that power but he's a long way from knowing how use it. It's like a door to a room the room holds all the power but Jake needs to figure out how to open it at will he's only done it by accident a few times. And chapter is leading up to the final chapters and sequel that will a large plot twist and the sequel will such a big plot it will blow your mind!
Ch 103 Hanging Out
"This is nice" Rose said as her and Jake were walking through the snow covered park. "Well except for the part where my hands turned into popsicles."
"Yeah great to finally hang out without the lies and the secrets" Jake said.
"The no disappearing without an explanation" Rose added.
"The no trying to slay me, stuff me, and put me on your mantle" Jake finished.
"It's all so weird the huntsclan always taught me that dragons disgusting, horrible…" Rose didn't finish and gave a sigh.
"What" Jake asked seeing Rose's change in attitude?
"It's the huntsmaster," Rose admitted. "Ever since I left the academy he's been keeping a close eye on me. It's like I have to prove myself all over again. And we still together now, it's too risky. Maybe I should just use my dream bracelet when I need to talk to you like before" Rose said holding up her wrist showing Jake the bracelet.
"What's the worst thing that could happen with us spending time together? It's not like the huntsclan's going to come running out of the forest and…" Jake said before he was interrupted by some familiar screaming.
88 and 89 came running through the park being chased by some giant snake creature, screaming like a bunch of little girls.
"Hey 88" 89 said as he and 88 came to catch their breath in front of Jake and Rose. "Looks like Rose went out and got herself a hunk of man."
"No I didn't…" Rose said.
"We're not…" Jake said at the same time.
"Rose and her boyfriend sitting in tree kissin…ahhh" 88 said before the snake came in for another attack the two resumed their running and screaming.
"What are those two idiots doing here" Jake asked watching the two run off.
"Their working as apprentices for Hmaster and…" Rose was interrupted by the snake creature roaring at them.
"Hold that for a minute, explain later" Jake said as he transformed and Rose got in battle stance."
Jake tackled the snake and gave a kick knocking the snake to the ground.
"That will teach ya to…" Jake said but was cut off.
"Jake look out" Rose called getting out her staff and pinning the serpent's mouth open before it could bite down on Jake. Jake gave a two footed kick to the head.
"Is she fighting with that dragon" 88 said from further away looking through binoculars. "O let's go tell the Hmaster."
Jake continued to fight the snake when Jake took it by the tail swinging it around until the end of the tail broke off and the snake went sailing across the park.
"Okay that was freaky" Jake said landing changing back and putting the tail end piece in his backpack. "So you up for dinner later" Jake asked helping Rose up.
"Jake I can't, what if 88 and 89 saw us fighting together, it's better if we keep our distance from now on" Rose said retrieving he weapon and walking off. "I'm sorry."
Jake was left there alone.
The next day at school the foursome were discussing last night's situation.
"Yikes, sounds like Rose gave you the old heave ho" Spud said. "I'd give you some advice but the Spudster never gotten the rejection from the ladies."
"Hey Stacy" Spud said to Stacy as she walked by.
"Ew" Stacy said before scramming and running away.
"Ya, you're chick magnet" Al joked. "Just that you're both the same pole that repel each other" Al said under his breath.
"That's the problem Rose wants to be with me but she thinks it's to dangerous for us to be seen together" Jake said slamming his locker close.
"You know Miss ninja huntress has a point" Trixie said.
"But it's just when I'm in dragon form as long as I'm Jake we're just two kids that hang at the same school" Jake explained. "We can totally make this work."
"I'd be the first to disagree with the hanging with your enemy but totally avoiding you could also raise some suspicion" Al added. "If you could keep it on a casual friend basis in public everything will flow smoothly."
"You think" Jake asked.
"Who knows better about flow then a water elf" Al answered.
"Yeah but how am I going to get Rose to see spending time together casually is oaky" Jake pondered.
Later in class Rotwood ran his nail down the chalkboard making a noise painful to all the student's ears.
"Attention you hoodlums" Rotwood yelled now that all the students were quiet from the pain. "Your science teacher is still out recovering from the Bunsen burner accident; I will be taking over and handing out this week's assignment."
The class broke into grumbling.
"Enough with your combined grumbling and mumbling" Rotwood demanded. "You will team up with a partner to invent something that will impress the trousers off of me."
"Partner" Jake said looking over at Rose.
"It is due Friday; I will grade you on functionality, originality, and revolutionarily" Rotwood said mixing up pieces of paper in a hat. "In my attempt to make this like the real world you will pick your partners at random and deal with it. Jake Long! You are the first of picking the partners."
"Gladly" Jake said getting out of his seat coming forward.
As Jake reached his hand into the hat he used the eye of the dragon and was able to find Rose's name among the others.
"But Mister… I'm mean principle Rotwood me and Jake can't be partners" Rose tried to argue with Rotwood after class.
"Well I did randomly pull your name out of a hat…" Jake said before he was cut off.
"But that doesn't matter, we can't stand each other. I mean who in their right mind uses that much hair gel" Rose said mentioning to Jake.
"Hey, yeah well you hair is… golden and nice" Jake replied unable to say anything bad about the girl that gave him love sickness.
"Tough toenails, you will be spending a lot of time together so whatever problems you have get over it.
"How about we make a mechanical nose picker and flicker" Spud and drawing the plan up at the idea as him and Trixie were at lunch.
"Boy don't make me smack you" Trixie said eating her fries.
"Some people just aren't ready for progress" Spud said folding up the paper and slipping it into his coat pocket before his watch went off. "O time for a lathering of lip ointment" Spud said dumping out a large amount of ointments on the table. "Behold my winter supple of lip treatment and skin lotion" Spud said as he picked up some lip balm spreading it on. "It's my fortress of protection against the harsh elements of mother nature."
"Spud you got like a hundred different things here" Trixie said picking up a few bottles and reading them. "Why can't you just have one thing?"
"Hey that's it a 100 in 1 uses cream, we can call it 100 in 1 uses cream" Spud said.
"The name could use some work but lets get mixing" Trixie said dumping her fries onto a napkin to use the container for a mixing bowl.
Across the cafeteria Jake was filling his tray with the usual school excuse for food.
"For the record you don't use too much hair gel" Rose said coming up to Jake. "Well you do but it works on you."
"I know you're worried about us hanging out but it's kinda out of our hands. I mean I gotta pass science you gotta pass science" Jake said.
"Your right it's just a harmless school project" Rose admitted. "How's tonight sound, 4th street library."
"It's a study date, not even a date a study adventure, a boring study adventure but not too boring" Jake tried.
"I'll be looking forward to it" Rose said walking away.
"Someone looks happy" Al said coming up to Jake and following him to the table with Trixie and Spud.
"Yep, operation me and Rose is a go. One study date will lead to two, then three and soon we'll be studying from the book of love" Jake explained.
"Ah the book of love I know it well" Spud said truing to Stacy as she was walking by. "Hey there cutie" Spud tried.
Stacy gasped and ran away.
"It's like I'm rock star" Spud said.
"So what should I wear my red jacket or should I mix it up and wear my other red jacket" Jake asked.
"How many red jackets do you own" Al asked.
"However many isn't weird" Jake decide to answer.
"I think first you should worry about what's on your face" Spud said.
"More pacifically at the end of your nose" Trixie informed.
"I think this thing is about to blow" Jake said looking at his zit in the mirror at the shop.
"Don't worry young one I'm sure it's just the beginning of your molting cycle, now tell me about this serpent you encountered" Gramps said looking the tail end Jake brought him.
"Okay lets see, it had freaky skull around it's neck and… I've got a molting cycle" Jake yelled.
"Sure every 10 years or so didn't anyone tell you" Fu asked.
"No I'm pretty sure I'd remember a talk like that were my skin's going to peel off my body" Jake said. "Yet I seem to be missing a lot of information I've been noticing over the years" Jake said looking at his grandfather.
"Easy kid you know how a caterpillar turning into a butterfly is a beautiful process" Fu said opening a magic projection book.
"Yeah" Jakes said.
"Too bad molting is nothing like that" Fu said opening another book. "First it starts out with a zit, then a hundred, then you skin turns gray and lumpy like old oatmeal."
"What" Jake exclaimed. "Thanks Fu, you know just how to make me feel worse. I got a date with Rose who just till a month ago thought dragons were gross, disgusting creatures."
"Look there's no reason you can't go on with your life like normal" Fu said. "Take the old man for example he didn't let his molting cycle get in the way of his signals curse to Boca last year."
Fu had flashback that if anyone could see they wouldn't want to.
"One, G should have two, this guy hasn't had a date in years and three, have you ever been a molting dragon going on a date with a hot girl?" Jake asked.
"No" Fu said.
"Then I don't think it's right for you to give me advise on this" Jake said.
"Quiet, we have much more important matters to I ya…" Gramps exclaimed as he was looking in the book. "Is this the snake you encountered" Gramps asked showing Jake the picture.
"Yeah, why what is it" Jake asked.
"A guardian serpent" Gramps answered.
Under the city in an undisclosed location the Hmaster was yelling at his apprentices.
"How could you let the serpent get away" Hmaster shouted.
"Yeah listen we were about to open a can of whoop butt on the dragon when huntsgirl tagged in and get this, was fighting it side by side with a dragon" 88 was explaining.
"What, I was not" Thorn defended herself. "I was fighting the dragon and the serpent alone while all you two did was run around screaming. If you had help me we would have had that serpent" Thorn explained.
"Silence I want results not excuses" Hmaster yelled.
"Yes master but if I may ask what is so important about this serpent" Thorn asked.
Back at the shop Gramps was explaining the same thing to Jake.
"The serpent is a guard to one of 13 mystic Aztec skulls that if ever brought together would spell the doom of all magical creatures" Gramps read out load form the book.
"That must be what the huntsclan is planning if he gets all 13 skulls…" Jake was saying.
"I will finally be able to wipe out all magical creatures forever" Hmaster said looking at the 10 skulls he had already managed to collect and gave an evil laugh.