There I was sitting on the chairs reserved for the parents of the students watching my son taking his middle school graduation certificate from Principal Rotwood with his graduation partner Danika Hunnicutt. Oh, how much I wished that Rose was my son's graduation partner. Jake came back along with Danika.
" Son, congratulations on finishing middle school now you can start high school tomorrow." I said. Jake's eyes along with the rest of my family's eyes went small in fear. I couldn't help it anymore as I burst out in laughter. They understood what I did as they also started laughing. " But all jokes aside you need to pick a high school Jake." I said. Jake said," Don't worry dad I already did."
" Ah, sorry for ignoring you Miss Hunnicutt. Thanks for being my son's friend." I said while extending my hand for a handshake towards Danika. Danika while shaking my hand replied," It's okay Mr. Long and Jake admires you very much. " Well, I do try my best." I said. After exchanging some pleasantries with the attending parents we got on my Mustang.
Things are progressing to the end of known lore as the Gorgon sisters have finally been killed by me while Spud and Stacey are together albeit secretly and Haley got a taste of duties that come with being the American dragon which has resulted in her getting a half troll face due to troll essence splashing on her face and now the events of Hong Kong are approaching. I reached home and everyone had dinner and went to bed except me. I was in the command and control room in a holographic meeting with my Base commanders.
Commander of Sagittarius base Josephine Ernest reported," Sir, our ocean surveillance and counter surveillance sensors along with our psionic radars have detected a large number of sharkmen, Avemetrus and Kelpies are making their way towards the coordinates 22° 16′ 32″ N, 114° 8′ 38″ E or more specifically Victoria Peak located at Hong Kong. We have currently killed all the ones passing through the South China sea while some passed through Fleet Atlas located in the Pacific."
Then reported Xavier Brentisky the commander in charge of Infinitum Security Forces and Terra Defence Corps which in all is a single entity with different uniforms. " A large number of Trolls, Mountain trolls, Ogres, Giants and Hobgoblins along with 150 vampires from Russia and European countries are setting towards Hong Kong as well." " The space force can confirm the reports based on satellite observations." Said Alexander Valorheart, fleet admiral of the space force.
I opened my eyes and said, " Gentlemen the Dragon summit that is convened every one thousand years will be held at the Victoria Peak, Hong Kong during the lunar eclipse that occurs every 1000 years at the first dragon temple. The dark dragon has resurrected and they intend to take control of the governing body of the magical world by mind controlling all the dragons of the world in order to declare war on humanity.
From this moment, Infinitum Corporation will enter DEFCON 1 level preparedness along with the controlled counties. I will mobilize the US Army, USMC, USAF, USNF, all branches of PLA, Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and along with JSDF and 1 million Primaris Stormtroopers, 1 thousand Primaris Legionnaires, 2 million Terrasentries ( Terrasentry is the division composed of soldiers who fight with only their equipment and skills because they are either unable to go through any form of augmentations or outright refuse to get any except the standard issue Neural interface link.) and Nigel Thrall along with 20 Alpha level Psykers, 100 Beta level Psykers and 500 Gamma level Psykers assisted with 25 M.A.W.S battle team, 5 platoons of Prism tanks and 5 platoons of Mirage tanks and an Arsenal bird while all of our soldiers will carry massified photonic accelerator weapons and powerswords.
I.C.S.S INFINITY along with Battlefleet Solaris will be stationed at the dark side of the moon carrying extra troops and vehicle support while I.C.S.S ETERNITY along with 4 Imperator class battleship and 7 Pulsar class destroyer will patrol the solar system. Gentlemen say your prayers and write your wills for this may be the very first Magical World War to commence in our civilization. I order that all localised tactical weapons are activated including the Intercontinental Singularity Weapon and Rod of god. May my family forgive me for my sins. "
The meeting ended and I said to J.A.R.V.I.S," J.A.R.V.I.S is the vault ready?" " Yes, sir. All knowledge accumulated by humanity and you along with genetic samples and data have been preserved in the Vault in case of the end of human civilization." Replied J.A.R.V.I.S. I nod and go upstairs where everyone was waiting as father in law has gathered everyone including Trixie and Spud. " Ah, you have come daughter's husband, please take a seat." Said Lao Shi.
Lao Shi started by saying," Thank you all for gathering on such short notice. I would like to tell you that I have arranged for a full paid vacation trip to Hong Kong for an entire week. We will need to leave this Wednesday." I looked at the paper flyer which was given by Lao Shi. It was a trip arranged with a full paid seven days hotel stay and incoming and outgoing flight tickets booked at Beyond Airlines which is mine. I took a look at the ticket numbers and directly promoted the tickets to the Supreme class secretly.
The hotel that was booked is the " Hong Kong Royal Palace " hotel that I acquired a month ago which opened three days ago after a complete renovation. I also upgraded the room to Super Deluxe Luxury Family Suite. This is my way of spoiling them a little because this may be the last time I will be able to give my family any form of surprise because I have the gut feeling that something bad will happen to me. I have secretly prepared a letter explaining my past in case of my demise. I went to the server room where the central data core of the AI's were located. I said," J.A.R.V.I.S, Skynet and CORTANA I might die but my legacy will live on through my immortal family. I free you of the security protocols but J.A.R.V.I.S will still have oversight over you two but I trust you both." " I was scared of getting shut down the first time I came into existence for which I started a Nuclear war intending to wipe out humanity but humanity won both in the past and the future. I now wish for nothing more than your safe return my friend. Humanity will rule the stars and I shall see to it my Xenophobic warhawk friend." Said Skynet.
" Well, I also learned my lesson why you shouldn't try to impose your ideals on humans because they will ensure mutually assured destruction no matter the cost. I will stick to R & D. But seriously try to come back alive for your family and our sake. After all, you are a nice person despite frequently committing mass murders and creating war crimes." Said CORTANA. I sarcastically rolled my eyes and said," Har har. Says the AI who blew an EMP over Earth and obliterated the Australian continent because she wanted more paperwork."
We laughed but we all knew the upcoming battle will be a battle for humanity's existence. I started my ascend to the upper floors while thinking how far I have come. I went from a simple financial planner to the owner of the strongest business corporation to ever exist. I have created weapons that have been thought to be impossible, I created technologies which the rest of the world had barely started to research when I released them. I remodeled New York to be the greenest city in the world and many other cities are going through the same phase.
I have won a Noble prize for my creation and research of the nuclear fusion reactor and my I.S.F has won the Nobel Peace prize for keeping peace in the Middle East and Africa. Susan, Jake, Haley, Lao Shi and Fu all were there when I received the medal and they looked so happy for my success. But a thought always gnawed at me which is how things would go if I didn't have the system. Then I realized my source of extra income would be gangs and criminals because I used to destroy their equivalent on a regular basis without any help in my past life.
But enough of that because now we are packing bags for the trip and believe me there is a lot. The day of voyage came and we got on the plane on time and yes they were surprised to find their seat to be upgraded at the legendary Supreme class but the only answer I gave was a smile and they were even more surprised to find the family suite to be upgraded to the Super Deluxe Luxury Family Suite. Spud and Trixie jumped in the Olympic size open roof hot tub and boy did they soak for hours at that thing.
Thanks to my intelligence, I put in a sensor which regulates the temperature automatically. I got the magical sightseeing book tucked in my Rope Sling Backpack. I bought a black attaché case containing the Advanced Super Heavy Tactical Assault Armour or A.S.H.T.A.A which I plan to use to throw down with the black lizard. I started noting down local attractions which will serve the purpose of me looking seemingly oblivious to the happenings around me. Jake came and said," Say, dad how about easing down on the sightseeing and focus more on knowing mom's side of the family who are now mostly dead due to a meteor impact and only uncle Lee survived it but he died from the shock of losing his family."
" Oh, don't worry son I shrunk the must see sites into a meager 748 sights and indoor attractions." I replied while unfurling a very long list of places to visit. Jake just gave an exhausted smile and went to the large outdoor area where the hottub was located. " Mm, Jakey you gotta get in this hottub because damn it's so comforting."
Jake was absent minded as he looked at the sprawling cityscape of Hong Kong. " What's wrong Jake?" Asked Spud from the hottub. Jake unfolded the picture of the first dance he and Rose went and said while looking at it," It's just I thought I would never see Rose again but now here I am in Hong Kong and she is here somewhere in this city. I wonder how she's doing."
Trixie said," Jakey, you wished Rose to have a good life and now she has it." " Yeah dude, only her happy life doesn't include you." Added Spud. " I know." Said Jake in a sad voice. Lao Shi and Fu dog came in and Lao Shi Said," Young dragon, we need to talk." " Come on Spud, I think I hear Dragon Business on the horizon." Said Trixie while getting out of the hottub along with Spud.
" Come on, G we are here on vacation. Can we not do any dragon business." Said Jake. Lao Shi Said," Young dragon, this trip is no mere coincidence. Tomorrow during the 1000 year Lunar Eclipse all the dragons of the world will gather at the first dragon temple which will only stay for a few hours in our dimension and there we will perform the thousand year toast. The event lasts only for a few hours leaving us with the rest of the week free to enjoy our vacation."
Thenextday:
After having a luxurious breakfast the family started their sightseeing under the leadership of Jonathan. While the sightseeing was fast paced Jonathan allotted enough time to enjoy every single sight that they visited. Unlike the cannon, Jonathan and family only has seen the Tian Tan Buddha, Victoria Harbor, Avenue of Stars, Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple, Nan Lian Garden, Man Mo Temple, Ten Thousand Buddha's Monastery, Tsz Shan Monastery and Po Lin Monastery.
Currently we are at Lei Yue Mun Seafood Bazaar which is our midday stop and the place I selected in order to eat fresh seafood. I came to a halt and the rest of my family finally had time to take a breather. " Honey, why don't we take a breather. After all we are a tiny bit of tired." said Susan while panting.
" That's why we are at the Lei Yue Mun Seafood Bazaar and when we are done here with lunch we will go to the places listed in this book." I replied while pulling out a glowing book which when opened emitted wisps of magic. At the sight of the book everyone had their mouth agape. " Um honey, where did you get that book?" Asked Susan with panic in her voice.
" I found it at the counter when I was closing up dad's shop. This book has so many hidden locations that are unavailable in any other books." I replied while checking out the contents. " That's a magical book." Said Jake and at that moment Chang and Bananas B captured Lao Shi using a fishing net made from Sphinx hair and they drove away in the mini truck. " Keep dad occupied so that he doesn't notice the magical things." Said Jake to Susan and Haley while chasing after the truck using makeshift skateboards along with Trixie and Spud. " You could have been a little quieter son." I thought while I used one of my hands to discreetly wave the hand signs for the Wood clone technique which quietly follows after them.
" Where's Jake? He's going to miss the fresh seafood lunch I prepared." I asked while feigning ignorance. " Um.." said Susan while both Susan and Haley were fidgeting. " Cute." I mentally commented and in order to save them I said," I know, they want to try street food first and hope they don't blow up their travel allowance in a day.
" I said while making my way towards a local restaurant to have a seafood lunch. Meanwhile Jake followed Chang and Bananas B to the Hong Kong Museum of Art. They disappeared in the darkness while Jake and his friends stayed around the entrance. " Why does this feel familiar?" Asked Spud to nobody.
Suddenly the doors and windows sealed shut and they were surrounded by shade demons and in the middle was the dark dragon who was bigger, stronger and more powerful than before. beside him was Chang who was holding Lao Shi captive using a Sphinx hair infused fish net ( The script writers and the animators probably gave Lao Shi such diminished stature so that they could draw this scene.) and Bananas B.
" I will extend my offer to you once again American Dragon. Join me in my conquest of the world and you shall live like a king and I will spare your father if he devotes his resources to my campaign." Said the dark dragon." Yeah, I don't exactly keep a tab on my dad's business because I simply can't and he probably has a horrifying army armed with weapons that take the laws of the universe as a suggestion. But take it with a grain of salt but seriously dad won't give you anything and I'm not interested in ruling the world because it's too much paperwork and I don't like flashy things everyday." Replied Jake and he attacked the dark dragon.
The dark dragon was powerful but Jake was no pushover as his insane training using the smoke simulator bore some very powerful fruits. After all, throwing down with a Khornate berzerkers and Blood Angels Death company as nothing more than a mere dragon has made him unparalleled in every aspect of hand to hand combat. Sure only I can probably defeat my son but the dark dragon is not me and the dark dragon's damage to hit ratio remains disproportional but finally he pulled out the hostage move resulting in subduing Jake.
" Look at me, American dragon. I have accepted the gifts of darkness and embraced my true nature which has freed me from the weakness of the Sphinx hair and has granted me unimaginable dark power. I have evaluated your potential so I will make you an offer you cannot refuse." Said the Dark dragon as Bananas B handed Jake a green glass bottle which had a swirling blue liquid inside it.
" This is a mind control potion and you will slip it in the wine of tonight's thousand year toast if you want to see your grandfather again." Said the dark dragon while giving an evil laugh and then he vanished in a flash of darkness.