Taranna stood outside the youth center watching Tommy and Jason spar, Then her Eyes fallowed tommy as he found his seat. Watching him she had realized he had forgotten her; It didn't surprise her it had been three years and thirteen year old boys have small minds when it comes to girls. As she watched him there beyond the glass with his new group she let her mind drift back over the years to when she had first met the boy who had changed her life.

Eight years prior:

Taranna stood balanced on the wooden bridge rail that stretched across the kori pond at the back of the dojo early morning was time for reflection & quiet. Tara knew this better that anyone;while Master Young was not as strict as most Sensei,he expected you to know what was required of you. On this particular morning Tara had encountered a young boy like herself an American, he was roughly her age, with long dark hair he had pulled back and partial shaved;his eyes were a soft shade of brown and he was almost as good as she was at his craft. He was playing with a few other boys in the cherry grove to the west of the dojo's gardens, He had waved and was promptly razzed by the other boys for daring to even try to get the attention of the master's top student. After that he avoided her all morning.

Morning reflection turn into Midday and still Tara was focused intently on the kori in the pond below her; that was her downfall, the boys from the Cherry grove slipped up behind her and "Sploosh" Into the pond she went, he kori scattered and water went everywhere; her training gi was drenched and her staff cracked & broken on the bridge. She glared after the four running boys, which included the young American and cursed herself under her breath. Things were shifted around that afternoon when she was paired with him for sparing practice where he was turned on his rear into a mud puddle. A friendship developed that day that lasted for a good five years before he left the village without a word to her.

Present:

Taranna came back to her senses and her emotions started to rise emotions she had long since held inside boiled and coursed through her,anger jealousy, hatred at them all and sorrow she wanted to go go home more than ever now the though of being in the same town with him caused feeling she's long since gotten over or repressed to emerge. Emotions boiling she struck the glass and it shattered. Ernie rushed to the front to see what the commotion was he saw his in pieces on the sidewalk and the floor inside. Tommy & the others started forward and Taranna dropped some cash into Ernie's hand before vanishing into the crowd.

"Well that was just a bit strange." Ernie said as he turned the three hundred dollar bills over in his hand.

"Everything alright up here Ernie?" Tommy's voice was the first t of the groups to pipe up after looking at the mess.

"I guess So.." Ernie started looking for what was used to break the window. "Don't know how she broke it but this'll cover the cost." He held up the cash ans shook his head. He continued" Can you guys help me out and patch up this window until I get some one up here to fix it?"

"Sure thing Ernie, Shouldn't take long." Billy nodded as Ernie walked back to the juice bar."

"Some one was very unhappy with something. This window is like totaled." Kimberly commented.

Tommy just nodded he was more focused on the shard of glass that still remained in the window frame,whose razor like edge glinted with blood. It's didn't take the six of them long to patch the window up, it back down and get back to chattering about tomorrow's tournament. The Window was in the back of his mind,it could have been just some kid acting out and trying to prove something but the force for that was all wrong, as several shards had made it clear to the practice mats.

Taranna never stopped after the window incident she just made her way to the edge of town before finally feeling a nagging pain in her right hand & arm, she lifted it to look at the damage, as she did a tickle of blood moved slowly down towards her elbow like a bright crimson serpent searching for it's next meal. she winched and dipped it in angel grove lake to stop the flow. Pulling it out and wrapping it in a fold of cloth she headed for home.

The Small trickle of blood was not washed away by the waters,rather it was sucked down towards the bottom twisting and writhing like an earthworm through soil it made it's way to a rock which lay on the bottom like a muck covered sentinel waiting for an activation code. As the blood touch the surface of the stone it shifted and where before had been only mud and rock a bright crimson eye formed, and the whole bottom of the lake shifted sending those above the lake screaming in fear as a great oriental dragon emerged from the lake. Black and shadowy in appearance it crossed all of angel grove before disappearing into one of the many caves around angel Grove