Homecoming (American Dragon: Jake Long)

"Homecoming" is the forty-first episode of American Dragon: Jake Long. It premiered on March 10, 2007, and is the twentieth episode in the second season.
==Synopsis==
Jake and Rose are nominated for Homecoming King and Queen for their school's upcoming Homecoming dance, and Jake believes it to be the perfect opportunity to pursue his relationship with Rose. Meanwhile, they must also work together to stop the Huntsman as he nears the end of his plan to use the crystal skulls to destroy all magical creatures.
==Plot==
Trixie and Spud mistakenly kiss inside the "kissy kissy closet" at school. Spud assumes she's Stacey, and Trixie assumes he is Kyle Wilkins. But when Rose's double-agent cover is blown, she is forced to betray Jake on the night of Homecoming when the Huntsman reveals her birth parents are alive, but in a location only known to the Huntsclan, and if Rose wants them to remain safe, she must help him gather all 13 Aztec Skulls to complete his master plan.
Rose finds out that the Huntsclan have captured the last Aztec Skull and the Huntsman finds out that Rose is cooperating with a dragon. The Huntsman gets the Skulls Jake has captured and attacks the Homecoming Dance, where the Skulls have to be used. The Huntsman learns Jake's true identity and Jake, Haley, Fu Dog, Gramps, Sun Park, Trixie and Spud battle the Huntsclan. Jake shatters the Huntsman's mask, revealing his true face, but he and his friends are defeated.
As the Huntsman prepares to use the Skulls to destroy all magical creatures, Rose knocks him out at the last moment. She steps in to make her own wish: calling for the destruction of the entire Huntsclan.
One by one, the members of the Huntsclan rise into the night sky and are destroyed, including the Huntsman. However, Huntsboys 88 & 89. seeing what was happening, renounce the Huntsclan and thereby escape the same fate by having quit at the last minute. Rose is also lifted into the air. When Jake tries to hold her down, she explains that she is okay, as it would be the only way for Jake and all magical creatures to be safe from the threat of the Huntsclan.
After she is pulled from Jake's grasp and continues to rise, he grabs the main Skull and hastily adds his own wish for her to have never been taken by the Huntsclan. Rose disappears and there is no sign of whether it worked or not. In fury at having lost the love of his life, he then destroys the Skulls in anger before flying off, snarling to his family and friends before leaving, "Consider them destroyed!"
The next day, Jake meets Rose again, who has no memory of him, yet he does look familiar to her. Jake hopes for them to have a chance to start anew, but it is quickly dashed after he learns she is moving to Hong Kong with her family. However, Jake decides that as long as she's happy, he is too.
==Etymology==
*The title is a reference to the 1981 young adult novel of the same name.
==Trivia==
*Sun Park was originally set to die in this episode, but the scene was cut for being too dark.
*During the credits, 88 and 89 were trying to get a new job, but failed. They then think that getting sucked into a vortex wouldn't have been so bad.
*Pooka Pooka makes a cameo in this episode.
*This episode is similar to the Ben 10: Omniverse episode "Showdown: Part 2" where Ben and his younger self are shaking hands, and Feedback is restored.
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