Ch. 2: Story of Meilin
Drago finally finds his old room which has tapestries and a bed with purple covers and a canopy. On the bed is a smiling stuff dragon.
"Scales," he says as he picks up the stuff dragon, "I knew you'd survive the rewrite."
He holds the stuff dragon as he lies in his old bed.
Back at the shrine, Shendu was about to tell Colleen and Holly about Meilin and what Drago's childhood was like, flashing back to the Book of Ages rewrite.
"After I rewrote the Book of Ages to make it so that my brothers and sisters ruled the world, I began scouting for any rebellious humans in my human form," Shendu started telling, "I was looking along the Shenzhen River when I first met Meilin. She was different from any human I've seen. Her gentle nature and love for flowers drew me to her. I had to keep her a secret because Tchang Zu would harm her as punishment for mixing with human, never mind falling in love with one. Only Bai Tsa and Hsi Wu knew of it. Soon, Meilin and I were secretly married and spoke vows that would bind us forever. Then, Meilin finds she was expecting Drago. I knew I had to tell her about the real me and the truth to what I have done, because when our child is born, he will have some of my features. Instead of getting upset, she actually understood and was glad the Book of Ages brought us together. A few months later, Drago was born. Growing up wasn't easy for Drago. Other humans treated like a monster because of the way he looks. He would have told me, but he thought telling would make matters worse for him. Other demons would treat him like he has a disease. I decided not only to train him in magic but in martial arts as well so he would be able to defend himself."
"That explains how he's as good as Jackie," Colleen said.
"Yes. We were out on a family picnic when Meilin suddenly fell ill with a mysterious disease. We tried every medicinal remedy we could think of, but she began to slowly pass away. I wanted to use my healing talisman, but using magic would attract Tchang Zu's attention. Meilin made me promise to protect our son no matter what, so I respected my wife's wish and said my final good-bye to her. We all took it hard, but Drago and I took her good-bye the hardest."
"Oh I'm sorry, Shendu," Colleen said with a sorrowful look.
What they don't know is that the rest of the J-Teens and Jade overheard the whole story, and they were very saddened.
Colleen went outside to contact Rose from the Portal Masters Adventure on her cell.
"Hello?" Rose said.
"Hey Rose," Colleen said.
"Hi, Col, how's Hong Kong treating you?"
"Great, except I got to learn about the sadder moments of Drago's childhood."
Colleen told Rose about Drago's mom and how others have treated him as a kid.
"That's terrible, Colleen," she said, "You need to be with Drago. His home is obviously opening old wounds, and he needs a shoulder to lean on. Since you're the first to treat him like a friend…"
"Understood, Rose," Colleen said, "I needed some advise."