So I started a story over on Fanfiction, and this is a scene from Chapter 1: Shadows of the past. Below is an excerpt from the story, so its a bit of a spoiler. It is a pretty early one so it should be fine to share here.
Feel free to read it if you want. Just know it’s only got a few chapters right now. If you want to read it, it’s called JCA: A New Adventure.
Cheers!
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Realizing that they needed more information on the vision, Jackie anxiously turned to where the demon had been standing moments before. "Drago, can you tell us exactly what you saw?" But as he looked around, he realized Drago was no longer in the room. "Drago?!" both Jackie and Captain Black called out simultaneously. Having a magical demon boy running loose in Section 13 was not something they were prepared for.
Meanwhile, Drago walked confidently through the unfamiliar halls of Section 13. "This building has to be Dad's...surely he must be here somewhere," he muttered to himself.
Jade, having taken off before Jackie or Captain Black, soon found Drago aimlessly walking through the halls. She knew that he was still a dangerous threat and needed to be closely monitored. "And where do you think you're going, dragon boy?" she shouted as she rounded in front of him, stopping him in his tracks. "I go where I want! You can't tell me what to do!" Drago declared defiantly with a stomp.
Overhearing the arguing, Jackie and Captain Black quickly located Drago and joined Jade in blocking off his path. "Get out of my way!" Drago barked at them. Captain Black loomed over the demon, "Stay where you are, Drago. You don't have clearance or permission to leave our sight."
"You're not the boss of me! I answer to no human!" the young demon roared over Captain Black's order.
"Oh...this is a very bad day," Jackie declared solemnly as he rubbed the back of his head.
"You're not going anywhere. You are going to stay here until we can figure out what to do with you!" Jade stated as she placed her hands on her hips. "You can't boss me around! I'm a prince!" Drago shouted; his voice filled with indignation. A low growl rumbled from his throat, feeling threatened as they surrounded him.
Jackie quickly stepped between the two children, trying to de-escalate the situation. "Now, now children, let's use our inside voices." He pleaded.
"But Uncle Jackie, he can't just have the run of the place. He's our—"
"Jaade...as of right now, he's our guest," Jackie lightly hinted to her. He didn't want to upset the young demon more than he already was. Not to mention that even though he was a child, Drago still possessed a fire demon-dragon's strength and power. Noticing the boy's features slightly relax when Jackie referred to him as a guest, Jade backed off. "Okay, okay...fine."
Jackie knelt down to be at eye level with Drago; if there was anything he'd learned about taking care of Jade, it was that kids respond better when you see them eye to eye.
"You must be full of questions after your...er...long nap," Jackie asked, smiling as he tried to connect with him. Drago looked down at his feet, his tough façade cracking. "I... I just want to know where my dad is..."
"Shen Du was sealed away in the demon netherworld along with the rest of the demons," Captain Black stated as if he were giving a common report. As Jackie tried to motion for Captain Black to ease off about the banishment of Shen Du and Drago's future self, the little demon was already glaring up menacingly at the most powerful man at Section 13.
"You're a liar!" came Drago's ear-piercing scream at Black's words. "My daddy would never let himself get banished! Never! Now tell me where he is!" he demanded, his voice trembling with both frustration and contempt. "Right now!"
Jade thought back to that time, when the future Drago went toe-to-toe with Shen Du and pulled him into the demon netherworld, just before being yanked down himself. Unafraid, she backed up Captain Black. "Drago, it is true. And we can prove it!" She looked to Captain Black, knowing exactly what would convince Drago. "Let's show him the video—he needs to see it."
"See...what? What do I need to see?" Drago yelled, not as loud this time but still clearly agitated.
"Your father was in a fight with...a..." Jackie stopped himself, thinking of a way to explain this without revealing Drago's future self. "...in a fight with another demon. That demon pulled your father down into the netherworld, banishing them both," he explained. It wasn't technically a lie, and it helped omit their part in Shen Du's banishment.
Drago's glare was unwavering as he spoke with authority, smoke slipping through his fangs. "Prove it," he challenged.
