OOC: This Chapter will serve to set things up for the final chapter after this one and also set things up for the WAR that will be in the next story.

The plane ride to Hawaii from New York was a really long one and so Rose and Jake had a lot of time to talk to each other during the flight in the two seats next to Jesse who by the end of it just wanted them both to shut up. Sure he understood that they wanted to catch up on things they missed with each other but still with how long the flight was he thought the time could be better spent planning how they were going to rescue their grandpa from where Chang was holding him. "It has been almost a year since the Battle of Central Park when everyone in the world changed into dragons and this is one of the first times since then that we know where Chang has our grandfather and I'll be damned if we let her get away this time. I don't care if we have to separate her head from her body we will stop her and rescue gramps if it's the last thing we do."

"Jesse's right Jake." Rose said. "Right now we need to focus on rescuing your grandfather and stopping her from releasing this Demon on the world. The thing is we really don't know much about this demon."

"From what I read while you two were talking it seems that is thing used to be one of the "angels" of the Dragon God called Bahamut. Supposedly this Demon rebelled against him and tried to take over the world and rule over the humans but then Bahamut gave some of his power to some of the greatest human warriors and leaders of that time and they would become the Ancient Dragons which our father is now the last one of if you don't count me, Jake, and Haley."

Jake was curious about that. "Our father said that his father was corrupted and turned evil by this Demon and that is how he became the Dark Dragon. If that is all true than that would make this thing the baddest of the bad. It will be the most evil thing that we ever faced."

Jesse however was not worried about that. "We have faced large magical creatures before and survived. Heck you managed to kill the Krylock by yourself while I made sure the rest of the people at the Carnival were kept safe from those that did turn into those smaller Krylock things because of those damn cupcakes you made with the Krylock venom. We have faced evil creatures and came out on top before and this one will be no different. We are going to rescue our grandfather and destroy anything and anyone that tries to stop us."

Once they got to Hawaii Pandarus revealed to them that in order for the plan to work he had to go to the ceremony first by himself first as to not tip off Chang about him attending. Jesse didn't like it at all and confronted him about it on their hotel room balcony. "I thought you said she pretty much forcefully took the artifacts from you after you said no? If you go in there she is going to kill you!"

"Not after I already said sorry and let her know I was coming to witness the ceremony as originally planned. Once I am inside the area where she is doing the ceremony and can confirm where she is holding your grandfather then you will all come in guns blazing and rescue your grandfather while stopping Chang from summoning this Demon. The ceremony isn't until tomorrow so you will have the rest of the day today to make sure all of your weapons and your team are ready for the fight to come."

"There is still more to it than that. This whole time I could tell that there is something bothering you. When we last saw each other me, Jake, Trixie, and Spud were trying to stop you from activating Pandora's box. I can tell you have changed since then and what we are doing here has something to do with it. What happened that you are not telling us?"

Pandarus looked out over the city of Honolulu from where they were and began telling Jesse his story. "A long time ago I was just a normal boy that didn't know anything about magic or the magic creatures of the world. I lived a normal human life but then in one night everything changed. My family was attacked by many dragons while we were eating dinner together and while they killed the rest of my family I was knocked out against a wall. When I awoke I was in a hospital and the doctors told me my family was dead. I went back to my house and found out my parents were wizards and used what I had learned about them to gain access to the magical world and became a wizard myself. The reason I had been trying to build up my power using magical artifacts and other things like that was so that I could one day get my revenge on those that killed my family."

"So that is why you really hated us. Not only because we were trying to stop you from becoming more powerful but because you thought we were also working with those that killed your family."

"It was only recently that I finally recognized one of the ones who killed my family. Change was the one leading them when they murdered my family and once I learned more about those who were in the Dragon Council at the time as well I recognized some of the others that were there. I believe that Chang did some sort of mind control on the Dragon Council from that time and that they still secretly serve her today. You don't have to believe what I say but I wanted you to know the reasons for what I did in the past and why I am helping you now."

Meanwhile Chang still had Lao Shi in a cage made of unicorn horn that was so strong that even he couldn't break out of it. "I know what you are planning Chang and you wont get away with it. Jake and Jesse will stop you!"

Chang simply laughed. "Let them come, let them witness the ceremony that is to come where I awaken the one who will finally end the human threat once and for all."

"But you forget they are no longer human Chang."

"They may look like dragons now but they are still trapped in their human ways and will never admit that they were wrong about us long ago when the Huntsclan and many others tried to wipe us off the face of the world. Now it will be them who are wiped off the face of the planet and not even the American Dragons will be able to stop me!"

OOC: Another small promo for what is planned in the next final chapter for this story:

The Battle against Chang and her forces is on in full force as Jesse and the team race to stop her from unleashing a powerful Dragon Demon that plans to plunge both the human and magical worlds into an age of darkness.

Will they be able to stop Chang in time? And will they be able to rescue their grandfather before it is too late?

Find out on the final chapter of Legacy of the Ancients: Artifacts of the Past