"It's like I told you, I was resting on a roof when I saw her. I didn't know who she was and followed. Her wings gave out and I caught her. I flew us over to a roof and I woke her up. She started to freak out. As soon as I mentioned dragons she went off the deep end. She freaked out, I told her she could trust me and then she said she couldn't trust anyone. That was when she jumped over the edge of the building and I lost track of her."
"She seemed shocked to be a dragon, correct?"
"Yeah, now that you mention it, she seemed pretty freaked over that."
"A lost dragon."
"Yo, a what?"
"Come Jake, I must tell you a part of the dragon's history." Jake's grandfather walked to the back room of the small shop. "Sit Jake, this might take a while."
Jake followed his grandfather's directions. "What's up with this lost dragon stuff yo?"
Lao Shi, dropped his head. "Many centuries ago, there was a fight between the dragons. Many dragons started to reject our sacred duty. They began to hate what they were. Soon, they broke off all contact from the World Dragon Council, even from their friends and family. They worked for many years in secret to develop a spell. It sealed off their power forever."
"Why would they do that?"
"They hated what they were, they just wanted to live normal lives. So they made sure there was no choice but for them to do so. We lost track of them, the magic was so strong that it was passed down from generation to generation. Now these lost dragons exist all over the world, most have no idea what they are."
"But if this spell keep their powers sealed, then how can she be one of these lost dragons?"
"Every once in a while, the spell weakens or the dragon magic rebels against it's bonds. It doesn't happen often, but their powers are then revealed to them. We must fine this dragon quickly, as long as she remains without a Dragon Master, she is vulnerable."
"Vulnerable to what?" Jake started to get a bad feeling about this.
"The Huntsclan for one, they could easily slay her. The Dark Dragon is another danger to her. He could seek to corrupt her for his own evil purpose."
"That's whack, we can't let her get hurt."
"No we cannot young dragon, but the question is how to find her."
Jake sat quietly on the couch for a minute, He thought about how much danger she might be in. He couldn't get the image of her in trouble out of his mind. His temper grew in strength. He slammed his fist into the wall.
"Calm yourself, this is not the time to be angry."
"I'm sorry, I don't get it."
"Get what Jake?"
"It's hard to explain, I haven't felt right since I met her. It's strange."
Lao Shi's eyes twinkled. "Tell me Jake, when you were around her, did you feel something?"
"Yeah, I felt, I felt like I was on fire, but at the same time, I was freezing, It was weird."
"Correction Jake, it was perfectly normal, she must be your counter."
"My what?"
"Your counter. Each dragon born has another dragon that they are connected to. Their lives will connect to each other in devious ways, even if they only meet once, their lives are connected. It can only be sensed when both are in their dragon forms."
"That's messed up yo, we have to find her."
"In time, I will make a spell to locate her. The only other chance is to meet her again. We must hope that we find her before another does. Go Jake. I must get to work on the spell."
As Jake left, Fu came from where he had been laying down. "Hey Gramps, why didn't you tell him the truth?"
"He does not need to know now."
"Hello, we're talking about his counter, he has the right to know."
"Fu! You are not to tell him. Knowing would make his life more complicated that it already is."
"But Gramps, we're talking about the woman he's supposed to marry!"