Chapter 6: Dispute

Gramps and Fu came over, Tem and Gramps exchanged bows, "Lao Shi…I should've guess this was your student."

"It's good to see you again Tem." Gramps said back.

"So how long has it been Tem…25-30 years?" Fu asked.

"33 old friend, and well since I've met your student, perhaps you should meet mine." Tem said, with that Christian and Michael stepped forward.

"These are Katrina's children…I was certain she had another?" Gramps questioned.

"She did…" said Jack, appearing from the corner.

"But wait…if these are Katrina's children then—does the council know what you're doing?" Gramps asked.

"The Council has more important matters than caring about what I do." Tem told him.

"Tem…you know what the rules of dragon training state…" Gramps told him.

"They ran into me…I had no choice!" Tem told them.

"That's not what happened at all, what you told them was a lie." Gramps told him.

"What is he talking about Tem?" Michael asked.

"You mean you never told them?" Fu asked.

"She instructed me not to!" Tem blurted out.

"I see…so they've lived with you all this time not knowing the truth…you disappoint me Tem." Gramps told him.

"What's he talking about sensei?"
"What he's saying…is that I'm actually a distant relative of your Mother Michael…" Tem finally said, looking like he was trying to swallow all his pride, "You see…I'm actually your Mothers' third cousin, once removed…she knew L'Épée Foncée would be after her eventually, and she asked me to find you and train you to be the dragons she'd wanted you to be, I know the Council would never allow me to train you due to its rules and procedures. But when you told me what happened to Katrina I realized it was her final request and death wish…I had little other choice otherwise but to do as she asked."

Tem looked at them and said, "So you see…I'm sorry, I never meant lie to you, its just…I was only fulfilling your Mothers' dying wish."

The Knight kids looked at the man who now revealing himself to be a distant family member, "It's okay Tem…" Christian told him.

"Yeah, to hell with what the Council says or thinks of you…you were only respecting out Moms' final desire, we would never let her break of Team T. A. D." Michael stated.

"T. A. D. ?" Fu asked.

"Twin American Dragon…" Michael told them.

"Say Wha—!" Jake argued, "Where do you get off ripping off my title yo?"

"I'm afraid I don't follow?" Michael asked.

"I'm the American Dragon yo!" Jake told him.

"Oh really?" Michael asked sarcastically.

"I've faced the Huntsclan, I've tangled with Orges, Trolls, Goblins!" Jake stated.

"Oh yeah, well I've tangled with L'Épée Foncée!" Michael told him.

"So?" Jake asked.

"L'Épée Foncée is everything the Huntsclan would dream of being…they are a group of magic-using witch-hunters with a really long mean streak, that day at the Air Field was just your first sample taste of their power."

"You fought L'Épée Foncée?" Gramps asked Jake.

"Yeah so, they're just Huntsclan posers…right?" Jake asked.

"In the case of L'Épée Foncée…the Huntsclan would be the posers, young dragon." Gramps told him.

"What do you mean?" Jake asked.

"Okay kid…here's the scoop…" Fu started, "In the case of the Huntsclan vs. L'Épée Foncée…Translation 'The Dark Sword', L'Épée Foncée is older by far…700 years old so to speak, about some 533 years ago they had a very powerful leader who called himself 'Jack de Lames'…took all the Council to bring him down."

Fu shivered at the mention of this, Gramps looked at Michael, "Yes, I will admit that your match-up with L'Épée Foncée is impressive…but I'm training my grandson here to be the American Dragon…the true American Dragon."

"I never said I was…" Michael said, "I said that my family is Team Twin American Dragon…there's a difference."

As Jake left with Grandfather and Fu in tow, Tem stopped them and said, "I'm sorry for any disputes that may've broken out…and I hope you will learn to trust us in the near future, as we shall try to learn to trust you, good day."

Meanwhile in the Huntsclan's lair the Huntsmaster was awaiting word of something, suddenly one of the soldiers appeared from out of the shadows, "What news have you?"

"It is as we feared L'Épée Foncée is in the area…"

"I see…so it has come down to this…" The Huntsmaster said going to a nearby cabinet and taking out a sword that was nearly as long as he was tall.