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Mid Dragon's World Chapter 14

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Chapter 14: Jake Returns Home

That afternoon, Theian and I walked down a rocky path on the mountain as I explained my plan to him. My plan was that we would return home for like, three hours, hang out with Jericho and Cassie, and be back before anyone knew.

“Jake…” Theian sighed. “I don’t know about this. What if your father finds out?”

“It should be okay. I told him we were going into town.” I said.

“For three hours? Yeah, I don’t think he’s going to buy that.” Theian scoffed.

“We’ll be okay, I promise!” I assured.

I looked behind us to make sure no one was watching. Once we were sure that the coast was clear, Theian opened a portal. We stepped through, winding up in the dragon realm for a quick moment before Theian opened another portal that took us back home.

Stepping out of the portal, we found ourselves standing in front of my house. Even though it had only been a few days since we left I still couldn’t believe it…I was actually home! It felt great to be back. The grass, the houses, the trees, I never thought I would miss them this much. I was getting sick of that awful desert heat. I really wanted to go back home, even just for a minute but I remembered that Tomi probably had some of his henchmen watching my house.

Suddenly, we saw someone walking from the side of my house to the front. Theian grabbed me by my shirt collar and the two of us hid behind a car parked in the driveway by the house we were standing in front of. Slowly I peaked my head up to see who it was. I didn’t recognize him. He looked tall and skinny wearing a white shirt, with a pair of glasses and blue jeans. I watched, my eyes focused on him.

“Jake, get down before he sees you.” Theian whispered.

Doing what Theian said, I crouched down behind the car again, hoping that whoever this guy was, he wouldn’t find us. I was sweating in fear, my hands shaking. I tried to take some deep breaths and think of something else to calm myself down.

After waiting for five minutes, we poked our heads over the car again, noticing that the guy that was over by my house had disappeared. There was no sign of him anywhere. Perhaps he had opened a portal to the dragon realm. If that was the case, then he must have been Tomi’s henchmen and he was probably here to figure out what happened to Z’haer.

Theian and I checked one last time to make sure everything was alright before we stood up and walked from the front of the car. I wiped the sweat from my forehead and sighed, feeling glad we weren’t caught.

“Jake, listen, I know you don’t want to hear this but we really should go back. It’s too dangerous to be here right now.” Theian said, looking worried.

“Please Theian? Just for three hours! Please? Please, please please, PUH-LEEEAAAAAAAAASSSSSSE!!!?” I pleaded.

Theian groaned. “Fine. But if either of us get in trouble, it’s not my fault.”

“Awesome! Thanks Theian, you’re the best!”

“Yeah, sure I am. Now let’s do this and get back.” Theian said.

The two of us headed to Jericho and Cassie’s house. Once we were there, I rang the doorbell and waited for someone to answer the door only there was no answer. I rang the doorbell again, still no answer. I tried one more time, still no answer.

“Jake, I don’t think they’re home.” Theian stated.

“Aww!” I exclaimed disappointed.

“Alright, well we tried, now we’re going—“

“Wait!” I said, cutting off Theian. “Maybe they’re at the mall!”

“Jake, no! We’re going—“

“Come on Theian!” I pouted.

Theian let out a long, annoyed sigh followed by another groan.

“ I swear…” He said under his breath, changing into his dragon form.

Once in the sky, we flew to the mall, keeping an eye out for any of Tomi’s henchmen. I hoped my hunch was right and that Jericho and his family were at the mall. Time was starting to go. It must have been an hour already since we got back.

“Hey Jake.” Theian called my name.

“Yeah?” I replied.

“There’s something I’ve been wanting to ask you for awhile. I heard from Alex that there’s another half-dragon at your school? Is that right?” Theian asked me.

“Yeah. His name’s Drake.” I answered.

“I see. And he was the kid that pushed you?”

After Theian said that, I thought back to that moment. It made me feel upset. Ever since we traveled to the desert, I had been trying to forget about what happened between me and Drake. It wasn’t that he pushed me that made me feel sad. It was because Drake was just like me and Alex, a half-dragon, and I really wanted the two of us to hang out someday. But ever since I told him who my dad was, it made me wonder if maybe he hated me for it.

“…Yeah.” I finally answered. “That was him.”

“Hmm…” Thought Theian. “I wonder…”

“Wonder what?” I asked.

“Well it’s just a hunch right now, but if that hunch in question is right, then I may have just found the person I’ve been looking for.” Theian explained.

“You have?” I asked with surprise.

“We’ll talk more about it later. Right now, we’re almost at the mall.”

As we flew closer to the mall, Theian began to lower closer to the ground. He looked around the parking lot, making sure there weren’t a lot of people around. He descended into a nearby dumpster fence and as soon as I hopped off his back, he changed into his human form.

We headed through the sports store that was right next to the dumpsters and out into the mall. The place I decided to try first was the place I first met Jericho: his cousin’s Gamestop. I ran for the Gamestop with Theian trailing behind me. Once there, I looked around, hoping to find Jericho. There was no sign of him. Just then, his cousin Billy came out from the back room. He saw me and Theian standing at the front of the store and came over to see us.

“What’s goin’ on guys?” Billy asked.

“Billy, have you seen Jericho around?” I asked in a hurry.

“Yeah, he and his sister were in here an hour ago.” Billy explained.

“Do you know where they went?” I asked again.

“They said they had to get some things at the mall then they were going to the Winco on 9th Street with their mom. Why, what’s up? Is your dad going to let you hang out with him again?” Asked Billy.

“Well…something like that.” I responded.

“We gotta go. See ya later Billy.” I said as we were about to head out. But before we could, Billy asked us to wait.

“I have something I want to ask you.” Billy said, pointing to Theian.

“What?” Theian asked.

“I just wanted to ask you if you know of a way for a human to extend his or her lifespan?”

“Why would I know something like that?” Theian replied with a question of his own, sounding annoyed.

“Eh. I just thought you might. Thought I might ask, you know.”

Theian gave Billy a weird look. It felt weird seeing Theian looking so uncomfortable. Even weirder than Billy and his talk of extending someone’s lifespan.

“You are really weird.” Theian said bluntly before leaving the store.

As soon as we were back in the sky, we set our course for 9th Street. The good thing was that I had been to that grocery store before so I knew exactly where it was. As we flew there, Theian shuddered.

“That guy is just really weird. I’m sorry Jake, I know he’s your friend’s cousin but he really is.” Theian said in a disturbed voice.

“Billy? I think he’s okay. I mean it is weird how he talks about making someone’s life longer but I don’t think he’s a bad guy or anything.”

“You’re too nice, kid.” Theian stated. “But your friends’ parents do have a point in being worried about their children being around him. Even if he isn’t bad, he doesn’t seem like he’s…how should I say it? All there?”

“What do you mean?” I asked, not getting what Theian meant.

“Jake, as you get older, you’re going to learn that just because somebody seems nice, that doesn’t make them a perfect person. Billy might seem nice but the guy’s got problems.” Theian explained.

I didn’t really understand what Theian meant. Maybe it was because I was too young, just like he said. But even then, I still didn’t think Billy was that bad. Weird maybe but not bad.

After flying around for a bit, we were at 9th Street. Theian flew over the street, looking for a place where he could change into his human form without anyone seeing. Theian descended behind a liquor store, making sure no one was down there before he did.  Once on the ground, Theian lowered, letting me off and then changing into his human form. The two of us walked from behind the liquor store and over to the grocery store across the street. We walked through the parking lot, looking for Jericho’s mom’s car. The parking lot was filled, not one spot left open. This wasn’t going to be easy. We walked down each row looking for a green minivan. After not finding the minivan, I was about to give up when suddenly, I saw the green minivan I was looking for pulling out of the parking lot. And I knew which family it belonged to: Jericho’s!

Theian and I ran behind the liquor store again and Theian changed into his dragon form. He flew high into the sky and followed the van.

“Jake, are you sure that’s his mom’s van?” Theian asked.

“Yeah. I know it is.” I said confidently.

“Well I hope you’re right. We’ve only got about an hour and thirty minutes left before we have to go back so if this isn’t it, then that’s it. Alright?” Theian asked.

I agreed. I wasn’t worried though because I knew this was the right car. I just hoped that Jericho’s mom didn’t have to make any more stops on their way home. Otherwise I probably wouldn’t be able to see them.

After following them for about twenty minutes, Jericho’s mom’s van pulled up to their driveway and stopped. As everyone was getting out, me and Theian landed on the ground as Jericho, Cassie, and the rest of their family were grabbing the groceries from the back.

“Hey! Jericho! Cassie!” I called.

Everyone swung around when they heard me. Looks of surprise appeared on Jericho’s and Cassie’s faces.

“Jake?” Jericho said, not believing it was me.

“Hey guys.” I smiled.

The twins handed their parents the bags they were holding and walked up to me. Slowly, they started to smile.

“Jake! It’s really you!” Cassie exclaimed.

“Well of course it’s me! Who else would I be?” I said.

“Aww dude, I’ve missed you so much! School’s just not the same without you!” Jericho said excitedly as we high fived.

“Yeah really.” Cassie agreed. “Things just aren’t fun when you’re not there.”

I smiled, blushing, feeling a little embarrassed by their compliments. Still, I was really, really happy to see them. It made me glad to know they still thought about me and that they missed me as much as I missed them.

The twins’ parents and their brother and sister took the rest of the groceries in, telling Cassie and Jericho that they can stay and catch up with me.

“So how’s your new school, Jake?” Jericho asked.

I shrugged. “Eh. It’s okay I guess. I was only there one day.” I explained.

“Only one day?” Cassie asked. “What happened? You get sick or something?”

“No. See, what happened was…” I explained to the twins everything that happened until now. I told them about Drake and how he was a half-dragon just like me. I told them about how I told Drake who my dad was and how it freaked him out which made him push me and run away. I also explained to them about what happened with Z’haer and how that led to us going to the desert.

“That’s crazy. All that in just one day?” Cassie asked.

I nodded.

“Well that would explain why you weren’t at your house yesterday.” Jericho said.

Hearing Jericho say that shocked me. He was at my house?! I really hoped no one was there when he was. If Tomi or his henchmen knew Jericho or Cassie were my friends…No, I didn’t want to think about what they might do to them.

“Jericho, you were at my house?! Was anyone else there?!” I asked, grabbing Jericho’s shoulders and shaking him.

“No Jake, relax. No one was there.” He answered as I shook him.

“Really Jake. And stop shaking my brother.” Cassie added.

“Oops. Sorry Jericho.” I said, letting go.

“It’s okay.” Said Jericho. “But who is this Tomi guy and why are you so scared of him?”

“I don’t really know him. Just that he’s one of the Leaders of the dragon realm. I’ve never met him before but I get the feeling my dad might have. He seems to know a lot about this guy.” I said.

“Have you ever asked him about Tomi?” Asked Cassie as she leaned against the back of her mom’s car.

I shook my head. Since I had never seen Tomi before or even knew what he looked like, I never really thought about asking about him.

I asked Theian how much time we had left before we had to go back. He said there were only about fifty minutes left. That wasn’t much time for us to really hang out. I wondered what we could do for the next fifty minutes, then Jericho suggested we could play soccer just like we did when I went to their school. I thought that sounded like fun. I asked Theian if maybe he wanted to play but he declined. Just like always, it was me and Cassie against Jericho. Our goals were the house and the fence. For all the time we spent playing soccer, the two of us were only about to get one goal on Jericho.

Cassie and I sat against the fence as Jericho sat against the house. Panting heavily, we wiped the sweat from our heads and the three of us took deep breaths at the same time.

“Wow! You guys actually got a goal! Congrats!” Jericho smiled at the two of us.

“Yeah but you’re still just too good, Jericho! We’re never gonna beat you!” I said after taking another deep breath.

“You’re both still pretty good though. It’s just I’ve been playing soccer for a long time.” Said Jericho, holding his soccer ball in his arms.

“I guess.” I replied.

Theian walked up to me and told me it was time for us to get going. I sighed, wishing I could have had more time to spend with Jericho and Cassie. I said goodbye to them as Theian opened a portal to the dragon realm and the two of us stepped through it.

As we made our way to the dragon realm, I thought about how great it was to see the two of them again. It was my hope that after dad made the world his, me, Cassie, and Jericho could go back to hanging out together just like we used to.

Once we were in the dragon realm, Theian immediately opened another portal. Just as Theian was about to step through, he stopped and saw me just standing.

“Jake, come on, we gotta go back.” Said Theian, waving me into the portal.

“I know. I was wondering if dad might’ve found out where we were.” I said nervously.

“Well…all I can say is let’s hope he didn’t. Now come on.” Theian said, waving me in again.

Theian allowed me through first and then he followed, the portal closing behind us. When we arrived back in the desert, we found ourselves standing on the same rocky path we took as when we left.

“Just remember Jake: if your father asks, we were in Baker Valley this whole time.” Theian said, going over our excuse.

“I know.” I responded.

When we got to the castle, we saw dad sitting on the steps, his hands cupped as he looked down at the ground. He looked up and saw us and immediately stood up. He didn’t look too happy to see us. I was afraid that he might have figured out we weren’t really at Baker Valley.

“So Jakol…Theian…where were you two this whole time?”
Mid Dragon's World is nearing its end. Only a few chapters left.

In this chapter, with Theian's help, Jake returns home to see his friends Jericho and Cassie. But when he gets to the twins' house, he finds that they're not there. What pursues is a journey around the city to look for his friends. With only three hours to find them, will Jake be able to see his friends? And even if he is, what will happen if his dad finds out he went back home?
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