Lao Shi's electronic shop was different without the grandfather. The shop itself still looked the same but without Lao Shi they didn't even want to be there but it was one of the only places they had where they could still talk about their dragon business without the public knowing. Jesse their father Johnathan Long who was in his light blue dragon form were already there waiting for Jake and Spud. "Glad you two could finally make it here. What took you guys so long?" Jesse asked as he watched them enter the back room where he and their father were already waiting.

Jake answered. "We took the long secure way to get here. It's not that easy coming here anymore without people noticing 2 teenage dragons entering an electronic shop…"

Before Jake could finish Jesse gave his argument about it. "Well considering everyone else in the world are dragons now as well they actually wouldn't notice you anymore than they normally would. It is something that me and Jill have been facing the consequences of every since we activated the machine beneath Central Park and turned everyone into dragons. It was the only way to defeat the Dark Dragon once and for all so we did it and honestly if given that choice now I would have done it again."

"But was it really your choice to make. When everone changed there was chaos and rioting in the streets because of what happened. People died that could have still been alive today had you not turn everyone else into dragons as well."

"You think I don't know that? You think that I go a minute without thinking of everything that happened and about all the people who died?! It was the Dark Dragon who brought us to that point and it was me and Jill who defeated him in that room and ended our war against him once and for all! Like when Rose defeated the Huntsclan, she made that wish knowing she would also be destroyed along with them. At least until you made that wish where she was never taken by the Huntsman and nearly threw everything out of whack even more than I did."

That is when their father stepped in to end their argument. "You guys could argue about this all day but that it not why we are here. The dragon council need us for some sort of mission and it is our job to see it through. Jesse, tell us what our mission is."

"Our target is a wizard dragon named Eli Pandarus."

Jake and Spud were confused. Spud had experience against Pandarus and was really the one who defeated him. "I thought we captured him after he tried to use me at his fake genius academy to open Pandora's box?!"

"We did but right after the change he managed to escape from the magical prison where he was being held. The change effected the wizards as well and their new dragon powers managed to enhance their wizard powers as well. Pandarus used his enhanced powers and dragon abilities to escape before they could contain the situation."

"Than why are we here Jesse?"

"Recently he has been seen back at his old base of operations at Pandarus Towers and it looks like he has been collecting artifacts. And some of those artifacts seem to be ones similar to those we found in the ruins beneath the palace on Draco Island."

Johnathan understood what he meant. "So what you are saying is that Pandarus has been collecting Ancient Dragon artifacts. Why?"

"Our mission is to find out and if it is some sort of evil plot we need to put a stop to it. I'm guessing it is but we can't really know for sure until we investigate further."

"So what do you want us to do?"

"I need you to provide a distraction while me and Jake infiltrate at the top of the building and find out what Pandarus is planning. While that is going on I need Spud to hack into their security system and private files to see what he can find there while also disabling the building security system long enough for us to get in and out without them noticing."

Johnathan didn't quite like the plan that much. "Why do I have to be the one doing the distraction?"

"Pandarus knows what me and Jake look like as dragons but not you. Besides you should be smart enough to come up with a good distraction while me and Jake infiltrate his Penthouse Suite. You were always the crazy and weird one compared to us so this should be fun for you."

Johnathan could also tell why Jesse wanted him to do this. "You are still mad that I didn't tell you guys I was an Ancient Dragon and instead pretended to be weird so you guys wouldn't suspect a thing."

"That could be part of it." Jesse answered.

But Johnathan continued. "You guys never told me you were dragons so there was no reason for me to tell you."

"Well maybe if you did things could have been different."

"The Dark Dragon could never have actually activated the machine himself. The medallion and machine would only work for those "in tune" with it's magical signature which was me and my brother until you, Jake, and Haley were born. You and my brother Zarthos were the only ones in that room who could have activated the machine so you are the one responsible for what happened, not me!"

Jake meanwhile just wanted all the arguing to stop. "ENOUGH! We can argue about whose fault it is later but right now the Council needs us to investigate into what Pandarus is planning with those Ancient Dragon artifacts."

"Jake is right. Lets focus on the mission."

A few hours later Johnathan was driving Lao Shi's van to Pandarus Tower with Spud in the back of it with all his computer equipment while Jesse and Jake waited on the rooftop of a nearby building. "So Jesse you think this will work? Spud really hasn't been himself self since Trixie moved to Washington DC when her father was elected President. It's almost as if he has lost the will to fight"

"It's our best chance Jake. Trixie needed to be with her family and Spud needs to understand that, as do we all. Right now she is better where she is helping to improve the relations between the Dragon Order and the US government."

"Your right. So remind me of the plan again."

"Our father will go in disguised as a Health inspector and hopefully keep Pandarus busy down there while Spud is in the back of the van hacking into the security systems of the tower long enough for us to infiltrate his penthouse and look for clues as to what Pandarus is planning."

"Pandarus has been known for hoarding artifacts for his own personal gains. What makes you think this is any different?"

"After everyone changed into dragons and we found out the truth about our father and the Dark Dragon I really don't know what to believe anymore. I'm not saying he isn't evil but there still is a small chance he isn't planning something bad. Whether it is an evil plan or not I want to know the full truth before we make any other drastic moves."

Meanwhile Spud had been trying to hack into the security system once they got close to the towers. "OK guys the security system and cameras for the towers should be down NOW! You guys have a few minutes to get into the penthouse suit and find what you are looking for before the cameras come back on."

As they flew onto the rooftop of Pandarus tower Johnathan was disguised as a health inspector (fake ID and all) and approached the entrance to begin his distraction. There were 2 trolls guarding the door but they would not be a problem for him "Hello. My name is Johnathan Smith and I have gotten reports of rats and other nasty creatures spotted in your restaurant and kitchen areas. Now if you want me to finish my job fast I suggest you tell your boss to come down and make sure everything goes smoothly."

One of the trolls then called Pandarus to let him know what was going on. "Uh boss? There is some sort of health inspector here to look for bugs in the kitchen. He wants you to be down here while he does it."

"Oh fine. Tell him I shall be down there soon."

The troll then looked back at Johnathan "The boss says he will be down soon. I will take you to kitchen."

While that was going on Jake and Jesse were able to get inside his penthouse easily through the window once he was gone. "Gotta tell you Jesse. He may claim to be powerful yet he still forgot to make his windows dragon proof. After what happened you would think he would be smart enough to do something like that."

"Many people don't even know how to use their new wings yet Jake. Eventually they will but right now that is the least of his worries."

The main room was filled with many small pillars with artifacts in glass cases on top of them. "Yo there are a lot of artifacts and other things here Jesse. How will we know what to look for?"

"Something that can give us insight as to what he is planning. If you brought your camera like I advised you to then start taking pictures of every single artifact you find so we can all look over them later on."

"Seriously though Jesse what makes you think he is planning something evil. I've seen many in that magical prison he got out of and their time there never really seems to change them."

"It is not impossible for bad guys to become good guys Jake. You of all people should remember that."

"Rose was different Jesse. Me and her always loved each other even when we were fighting and in the end she was willing to give her life to help us defeat the Huntsman."

"And yet you managed to save her when you wished she was never taken by the Huntsman. She of course didn't remember you and then her whole family moved to Hong Kong and we have not heard from her since."

"She is still out there Jesse and maybe seeing everyone turn into dragons might have given her back some of those lost memories."

"Or those memories are still lost and it ended up freaking her out like it did with everyone else at first. Either way lets focus on the mission and find out what he is planning."

"Yea I think I found something." Jake said as he picked up a big book that had to have over 1000 pages in it. "It's about the history of the Ancient Dragon. It is as if this book was written by one of them."

Meanwhile back down in the kitchen Johnathan was being very annoying on purpose while trying to keep Pandarus busy. "OK so far so good but I do think you need to do a better job because although the kitchens are relatively clean they are definitely not the cleanest."

"I can assure you that you will find no cleaner kitchens in all of Manhatten." Pandarus was almost at the breaking point by how annoyed he was.

"You can brag about it all you want but I only focus on facts and one of the facts is that there better not be anymore reports about unhealthy things in this building or else I may be forced to shut you down."

"And I can assure you that there wont be. Now Goodday Mr. Smith." Pandarus would then head toward the elevator which would take him back to the Penthouse.

Johnathan contacted Jesse and Jake on their comms. "Guys Pandarus is on his way back up. You only gave a minute or two to get out of there."

Once Jesse and Jake heard this they agreed to take the book and leave. As they were getting out Jake got stuck for a second and Jesse had to pull him out while hovering next to the window. "Dang Jake you got to lay down on those sweets or else I might just leave you next time."

"Haha very funny. Just keep pulling." He was eventually pulled out right as the elevator Pandarus was on made it to the Penthouse. He walked in and would eventually notice the book missing and the window open which wasn't open before. He just grinned and went back into his office.

Sorry it took so long to finally upload this but I have been busy with real life stuff. I am still planning another story after this one to make it a trilogy and hopefully I will eventually finish it. Will hopefully have another chapter uploaded within a week or two.

Please review and let me know what you think of the story so far and if you have any questions feel free to PM me.