And part two...
ROAR!! A lion! Where it came from, it didn’t matter. All that mattered, it was on Jake’s side. This was evident when it tackled Esix to the ground.
“What the...”, Esix gasped as the lion bared its fangs at him. Using his wand, he threw the lion off of him and sat there for a moment, comprehending what had just happened.
The lion stood up slowly, lowered its head, and then did an amazing thing: it quickly began changing its form, until there stood...
“Natalie!’, exclaimed Jake.
The girl that was standing in place of the lion pushed her long brown hair out of her eyes and smiled, “‘Sup, guys? Heard you were in trouble.”
(A/N: In case you didn’t already know, Natalie is one of my characters from my earlier works, starting with ‘You Raise Me Up’. Go read ‘em if you haven’t!)
“But... how’d you...”, Jake looked to his side, and walking down the street was Fu, Spud, Trixie, and Jasmine the Nix.
“Guys! What’re... how’d you get here?”
“We teleported, didn’t you already know?”, Fu sighed.
“Fu! What took you so long?”, Grandpa asked.
“We ran out of batteries over Georgia.”
“Batteries?”
“Double-A’s, dude”, Spud said, holding up a pack, “Luckily, Jasmine’s cousins own a Battery Factory in Savannah.”
Jasmine smiled and waved. She was not in her Nix form. Actually, couldn’t she only change at night? And against her will?
“Excuse me, Lao, but I believe my IQ is dropping every second I am here with you people”, Esix muttered, “Are we going to have some ‘climactic battle’ or what?”
“Let’s”, Grandpa stepped forward.
He motioned to Jake, “You and everyone else take Levi. Esix... he’s mine.”
The Calloway Devil/Levi roared a battle cry roar, and teleported off into the distance.
“Everyone, listen to me!”, announced Jake. “Huntsgirl, Jasmine, Victoria, Natalie- you guys come with me! Spud and Trixie! Get Billy...”
“Bobby.”
“...Bobby to the newspaper company! Then come find us! With our numbers, we’ll take Levi out quickly, and come back to help Grandpa! Piece of cake! Okay everyone? Let’s go!”
(End)
Impossible
Levi was waiting for them in the middle of a field outside of town. It was a wonder that no one had spotted them yet. Overall... three dragons, a shapeshifter, and as always, the Calloway Devil.
The devil seemed very sure of itself as they all approached. With its newfound power... what could go wrong?
“Yo, Jasmine”, Jake said, “Can you change at will now? Haven’t seen you in a while.”
“Yeah, I can. Else, why would I be here?”
“True, true”, Jake noted as they neared Levi’s location.
“Got a question fo you dragon boy”, Huntsgirl piped up.
“Shoot.”
“Why are Trixie and Spud here? How do you know them? And how do they know you?”
Jake slapped a hand in his face. Of course, Huntsgirl didn’t know that Spud and Trixie was Jake’s friends. And she didn’t know that the American Dragon’s real identity was Jake Long. But wait a second...
“How do you know Trixie and Spud?’, he challenged.
“Uh...”
They both turned their backs on each other.
“Okay, when you two are done, I’d look up”, commented Natalie.
“Wha?”, they looked to see the Calloway Devil soaring toward them. Actually, right toward Huntsgirl.
“Watch out!”, Jake yelled, but it was too late. It slammed right into Huntsgirl, sending her sprawling backwards. She hit the ground, and was motionless.
“S---”, Jake yelled. “Jasmine! Get her to a safe place.” He turned to the Calloway Devil, “We have to end this now. Before he hurts anyone else.”
“But what?”, asked Victoria.
“We all attack. At the same time.”
“When?”
“NOW!”
Jake, Victoria, and Natalie all sprung into action, the former in dragon form, Natalie in the form of a lion again.
A steady stream of fire from Jake’s mouth shot towards Levi and engulfed him. But what next? Victoria and Natalie both attacked around his midsection, clawing and tearing at its skin.
A few large bloody gashes appeared once the flames surrounding Levi died down. He gasped when he saw his wounds, but soon decided to overcome the pain and teleported.
Or was he overcoming the pain? Was he teleporting to get away and try to recover? One thing was for sure- he didn’t have any healing powers, evident by the fact that if he did have them, he would’ve healed back then and there.
“Where’d he go?”, Jasmine piped up, as she reentered the scene after taking Huntsgirl to a safe spot.
And there... appearing right behind Jasmine. Before anyone had a chance to say a ‘Watch out’, or ‘Behind you’, Jasmine turned around and the Calloway Devil flung her to the side of him and she crashed into a fence.
“Oh my god”, Victoria exclaimed, and turned to Jake, “Jake. We gotta do something! He’s already taken out Huntsgirl and Jasmine! We could be next! What can we do?”
“I... I don’t know...”, Jake stuttered. Levi was so strong now. He was able to beat it so easily during their last encounter. But now... it almost seemed impossible.
(End)
Impossible Pt. 2
Meanwhile, Grandpa was squaring off with Esix. Grandpa in dragon form, Esix with his wand pointed in Grandpa’s direction.
“Come now, Lao!”, Esix cackled, “Do you honestly believe that you can defeat me? I am... all powerful! There’s nothing you can do to stop me! The WOPW... they give all members infinite power! Healing power, for one! There is no way you can defeat me!”
“Infinite power, eh?’, Grandpa asked, “I highly doubt that, Esix...”
“You doubt me? Guess I will have to show you real power. That you won’t forget anytime soon!” He raised his arms above his head. A black, swirling cloud formed above him. “This... this is your undoing, Lao.” Lightning began flashing from the cloud, and one bolt came deathly close to hitting Grandpa. “I’d suggest you run, Lao...”, Esix smirked.
Grandpa growled, dodging the lightning bolts. And when there was a break in the action, he lunged at Esix...
(End)
Slipknot Music Videos Scare Me
Natalie, Jake, and Victoria stood there, thinking of what they could do. Levi.... the Calloway Devil... he was just so strong now. And he was taking their group out... one by one. Two- Jasmine and Huntsgirl... down, three to go.
“POW!”, he teleported again. Oh, boy. Where would he end up this time?
Right in front of them.
As soon as he reappeared, Natalie shifted from her lion form to that of an elephant and charged at Levi. Good, a larger animal. Larger than the Calloway Devil. Could this be the way they would beat it? Using brute strength? That seemed to be the only thing they hadn’t tried yet.
She rushed at Levi, and he didn’t move. Not even flinch. What was he doing?
But it soon became clear. Right at the last second, he slid underneath the charging Natalie.
Natalie skidded to a halt. She hadn’t seen him go under her. She must’ve thought he teleported.
Before Jake or Victoria could yell at her, the Calloway Devil began slashing at her stomach with his razor-sharp claws. She let a loud trumpet-like roar, but there was nothing she could do. They watched her begin to wobble slowly, and before long, she slumped to the ground.
Evidently, Levi had teleported out of there before she had fallen, as he was standing nearby, watching intently.
Natalie’s elephant form quickly became her human form once more, and she laid there, unconscious.
Another one down...
The devil looked up.
...two more to go.
Jake’s eyes met with its eyes.
It lunged for him.
“No!”, Jake and Victoria both cried out. Victoria...
She dove in front of Jake...
And Levi threw her aside.
She went sprawling and crashed to the ground.
Jake was all that was left.
With brilliant precision, the devil grabbed his arms around Jake and pinned him to the ground.
This is it, Jake thought, I... failed everyone.
And that probably would’ve been the case, except for one little thing.
“HEY!”, came a scream from off in the distance. Jake knew that voice. He never would’ve expected to hear it now, but nevertheless, here it was.
“Hey!”, it repeated, “The cavalry has arrived!”
And there was Spud, Trixie in tow, and following them was an army of about five police cars and what appeared to be the whole town.
“Jake! We got some reinforcements!”, Trixie called, “Hope this helps!”
Levi got off of Jake, and looked around at the crowd. The police slowly climbed out of their cars, guns still in their holsters.
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The Calloway Devil seemed to breathe in deeply, and then let out a heck of a roar at the crowd.
Everyone backed up quickly.
Great, this was gonna work well.
But then, the unthinkable.
The Calloway Devil began changing. Back into Levi Adams. And judging by the confused look Levi had on his face when the de-transformation was complete, it was unintended.
He was a sitting duck out there. For some reason, he had lost his ability to change.
The policemen sprinted forward and handcuffed him, stating, “Levi Adams. You’re under arrest for... well, a lot of things that we’ll name once the intelligent people pick up this case. Until then, you’d best be coming with us.”
Levi still had the dazed look on his face as he was led away.
Why had he lost his powers? Jake hadn’t done anything. No one had.
But wait. Jake remembered. Levi... he’d gotten his power from Esix. And if something had happened to Esix...
“Grandpa”, he grinned.
(End)
It’s Over
He’d broke Esix’s wand. Grandpa chuckled. He’d left it so easy to get a hold of. Could it really be that easy? Seemed so. It seemed the battle was over.
The dark cloud that had been swirling above Esix’s head disappeared.
“It looks as if you’ve been defeated, Esix”, Grandpa smiled, “Anything to say for yourself?”
“Yes”, Esix replied, “My wand may be snapped....”
“But it isn’t the source of my power!” He laughed, “Granted there are some things that I can only do through my wand, but there are so many other abilities- those that I learned in the WOPW- that I can still use. And I WILL use to its fullest potential- destroying you!”
“I doubt that”, came a voice behind the two. The looked to see... Victoria. With Jake, Natalie, Huntsgirl, Jasmine, Trixie, Spud... and a whole crowd of tourists and natives alike.
“What are you talking about, dragon?”, Esix sneered.
“Would it make sense to you if I said I think you’re bluffing?”
“Bluffing? Hah! How can you say such a thing?”, said Esix, “I have been trained and received power that some can only dream of! The WOPW trained me... gave me all this power! Powers of fire! Ice! Healing! How can you say this is untrue, girl?”
“Simple. These powers, as you said, are exclusive only to WOPW members”, Victoria seemed to have this all mapped out, “And... when a member resigns or is banned, his/her powers are taken.”
“You’ve had these powers... until you were banned. A few months ago. You have no power at all, Mr. Francis.”
Esix’s eyes widened. She was right. He was bluffing. And now everyone knew.
“No... no...”, Esix stuttered, “It doesn’t matter. I will still destroy you all!” HE lunged at Grandpa.
But in the nick of time, Jake and Victoria grabbed each of his arms and held him back.
“What was it you said to me earlier today?”, Victoria wondered aloud, “Oh yeah, I remember. It’s over. It’s over, Esix.”
And with that, Esix’s body fell limp. He lowered his head, and gave himself up to the police.
The horror of the Calloway Devil was over.
(End)
“Today, the long, winding road that is the story of the Calloway Devil came to close, authorities say”, the local news reported later that day, as Jake, Victoria, Grandpa, and a few others watched in Esix’s now-dormant restaurant, “This man, Levi Adams, a bar owner here on the island, is the culprit for all the attacks.”
“But then, in a bizarre twist, it was learned that Esix Francis, owner of the popular ‘No Worries’ Restaurant and Lounge’, was also behind the attacks. Both have been apprehended and sent to Nassau for trial. It is expected that they both could receive a total of 50 years in prison, as they never killed anyone. But it’s their many other sentences that bring them up to that.”
“Until further notice, the Bahamas government has ordered an official shutdown of Calloway Cay. This will be to rebuild some of the buildings damaged lately, and to be sure that the island is safe for re-entry.”
“We will have more on this story in days to come, but until then... this is Karle Haggard, signing off, Channel 7 Eyewitness News.”
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Grandpa switched off the TV. “Well, Fu, you’d better be getting going. You need to take everyone home.”
“You evil person. Yeah, I guess I’ll do it. But we gotta wait on Spud first”, he motioned to the back of the lounge, “He just got a delivery.”
They looked over at Spud, who was talking with a messenger fairy. It handed him a DVD. “Oh yeah!!!! Sludge Mummies II: Attack of the Bones is finally here!”
“Just for the record, I’M NOT WATCHING IT WITH YOU!”,Trixie yelled.
Jake looked around, “Hey! Where’s Huntsgirl?”
“Said something about not wanting to be affiliated with dragons anymore”, Victoria replied.
“Probably for the best”, Jake sighed. After all, she didn’t know his identity yet.
“Okay, done”, Spud reported, “Ready to go.”
“See ya, Jake”, Trixie waved, “I really wish Spud and I could stay, but SOMEONE”, she glared at Grandpa, “Made us look after his shop. Plus, there’s, like, five unconscious people in the bushes in front of the shop.” Grandpa glared back at her. “Don’t ask. Well, bye.” They went out the door.
“Good to see you again, Jake”, Jasmine smiled, “Sorry I wasn’t much of a help. Maybe I’ll see you at the Magical Village sometime...”
“Jake, I’m glad you guys brought me out to help”, Natalie laughed, “I hadn’t had any fighting action since the thing with Mamas Lyoli. Well, see you at school. Don’t worry, I still won’t tell anyone you’re a dragon... as long as you don’t tell anyone I’m a shapeshifter! See ya!”
Fu followed them out, and all attention turned to Bobby. “I probably should leave, shouldn’t I?”
“Yeah, probably. Thanks, Bil- Bobby!”, Jake grinned, “See I got your name right!”
“Barely. See you, dragon kid”, Bobby walked out, eyeing his pictures that Jake had let him take of himself in dragon form to prove to his parents that he was telling the truth.
“Well... we’d best be leaving to, shouldn’t we, Jake”, Grandpa said. It was only those two and Victoria left in the building.
“Yeah...”, Jake turned to Victoria, who was about to leave, “Uh... what can I say?”
“A thanks and saved your a-- would be nice”, she said.
“Well... yeah, what you said.”
She smiled, “It was no problem, Jake. Whenever you guys need me up in New York... well, you’ll need that teleporting thing from the Dragon Council. Until then... maybe I’ll see you at Dragon Summit?”
“Definitely”, Jake said, and watched her as she walked away, awestruck.
“Jake”, Grandpa waved his hand in front of his face, “Time to go.”
They walked outside, and began toward the hotel.
“Jake, when was the last time you spoke to your parents?”
“I’ve barely even seen them the whole vacation!”
“Well... I know, they’ve kind of been avoiding us. We’re going to need to go get them. And pack up. The island’s closed.”
“Yeah... why is that?”
Grandpa paused, before saying, “Well, what the reporter said, plus I’ll bet the WOPW will be paying a visit as well.”
The two continued down the street, and Jake remembered all the things he’d done there on the island.
The ‘Blond Jokes fight with Huntsgirl’.
The first night at the restaurant.
The first time he saw Victoria...
All the times he fought the Calloway Devil.
The final battle.
It was all coming to a close. No more paradise for this dragon. Maybe.
“Jake!”, a figure stood in front of them, up the sidewalk a bit. It was Rose.
She ran toward him. “Jake, I am SO sorry. We never really got a chance to hang out and stuff! And now... we all have to leave!”
“Eh... we were both busy, I guess”, Jake said, “School starts again soon. I’ll see you there. Maybe we can catch up then.”
“Sounds good. Well, my parents are waiting for me. Bye, Jake.” She took off up the street.
“You get your parents. I’ll pack up our things”, Grandpa ordered, “And then we’ll be out of here. Back to New York. So we can begin our dragon training once more! I must say, you seemed a bit rusty out there, young dragon!”
Jake looked around at the island, “No, Gramps... I don’t think we’re going home just yet.”
“Really? Where would this ‘mystery place’ be?”
“Calloway Cay might be closed...”, Jake smiled.
“...but Majestic Cay”, he looked at the brightly lit-up island by Calloway Cay, “Is still open for business.”
Ah, yes, life in paradise is good.
END