Po ran his hand through the clear water in the pond in one of the many secret halls of the jade palace. It was 3 o'clock in the morning and he had just had a nightmare- when he closed his eyes he could still see the tall black looming towers. He had this nightmare frequently but this time it had been different. Usually he woke up when he opened the door of the dark place, but this time he had gone in and walked up a dimly lit corridor with a door at the end, which when he opened there was a spiral staircase. About halfway up there was a dark stain on the floor, when he touched it was sticky. He licked it thoughtfully and almost threw up- It was blood! This was when he had woken up and come down here to ask Avalon about it. He had met Avalon about 6 months ago (just before the nightmares had started) and could still remember the event well;

Po had heard of the spirit of the jade palace before but nobody had really believed in her, the legend said that she was the founder of the jade palace and the best Kung fu master in the world, no one could beat her, but one day she had disappeared. Some say she died and others said she was tired of teaching kung fu and ran away, but Po believed the last theory- that she had hidden for a quiet peaceful life concentrated on meditating and finding true happiness .Po found out that this was true from the spirit herself- Avalon. He was particularly upset at the time as master Shifu was giving him a hard time because he hadn't woken up to the gong and was late for morning training. He had simply picked up a pebble and thrown it in the pond and she had risen out of the water.

"Who has summoned me?" she asked

Po looked awkward

"Was it you?" she asked loudly

"Um, no, I kind of just threw a pebble in" he said

"Well, I wish you wouldn't cos that really hurt" she replied crossly and showed him and cut on her arm surrounded by a bluish bruise.

"Um, sorry" apologized Po uncomfortably

"Goodbye then" said Avalon and started to sink back into the water

"Hey wait" called Po

"Well" asked Avalon expectantly

"Uh, goodbye"

"Is that it?"

"What do you mean?"

"You told me to wait just to say goodbye?"

"Um, no"

"Then what did you want to say"

"Who are you, what are you and why are you here?"

"one, my name is Avalon but you probably refer to me as the spirit of the jade palace, two, I am a selkie which means my mum was a human and my dad was a merman. Three, I am here because you summoned me"

"Ok…"

"Can I go now?"

"No way, I have so many questions. Where to start..."

"Well hurry up, my dinners going cold"

"You're really Avalon!"

"I've already answered that one. Please, at least sensible questions… "

"Are there really mermen"

"Yes, very vicious, if you see one run away as fast as you can. Next?"

"What's a selkie?"

"A creature that can breathe in water and in land, like a mermaid but with legs. Next?"

"Umm, I think that's it, for now…"

"Well, can I go now?"

"Yes, err, bye"

"Bye"

And with that she left. But since then Po often summoned her and had found that he could also summon her by trailing his paw in the water- which was what he was doing now. Before long she surfaced and greeted him

"Hi" said Avalon brightly

"Hi" Po sighed

"Another nightmare?"

"Yes"

"I thought so" Avalon said thoughtfully

"You really must write them down one day so I can study them"

"But they're just dreams aren't they?"

Avalon looked uncomfortable

"Aren't they?"

to be continued...