Sorry it took so long to post this. After the last chapter I almost lost the will to finish it because I didn't think it was turning out well especially with the whole thing about Chang killing Pandarus's family when he was young but I wanted a reason as to why he was doing evil things during the original series. This will be the last chapter for this story but I do plan on at least one more story after this one to finish it off as a trilogy. Enjoy!
As Jesse, Jake, and the rest of the team approached the volcano where Chang was doing her ceremony more dragons in their distinctive light blue/green armor would show up along with Councilor Kulde. Pandarus lost his temper and pushed him up against the mountain but Jesse would go up next to him and explain. "He was not with Chang, Pandarus. He was not a part of the Council at the time she attacked your family."
Pandarus would put him down but he was still angry. "How can I believe you Jesse?!"
Jake would then answer. "Me and Jesse called our father and asked him to do some digging into the Dragon Council Private Archives for us for any info about the dragon council at the time of the attack. He found something very interesting that only the current council really knew."
"Indeed." Kulde would say. "The former councilors who were with Chang at the time were discovered to be working for the Dark Dragon the whole time and while there was proof about them working for the Dark Dragon there was no proof about Chang working for him at the time so we assumed she had no idea about what they were doing."
"Looks like you assumed wrong." Jesse would say.
"Yes and now it is time correct that mistake and end this once and for all."
Pandarus would use some of his magic to reveal the entrance to the caves where the ceremony was. As they entered a large chamber in the center of the caves there was the unicorn horn cage their father Lao Shi was in hanging over an open pit with lava at the bottom of it (similar to the cave where Jake first met the Dark Dragon in the "Dragon Summit" episode). As they entered he saw them and warned told them to leave. "Get out of here! It is a trap just like the last one!"
As he said that Chang and many other dark colored dragons would appear out of nowhere with Chang hovering up near his cage. Jesse simply gave a smug smile. "Yea kind of figured as much. I prefer a straight up fight anyways."
"Really American Dragon." Chang would say. "Because to me Kulde is the only Councilor that doesn't seem to be a coward. Is your father "The King of the Dragons!" really too weak to come face me in person!"
"Who said it was his decision not to come? I told him not to because I didn't want him to see all the horrible things I'm going to do to you if you don't let our grandfather go right now!"
"If you want him American Dragon…" Chang and the others would then get into their combat stances. "Than come get him!"
Jesse would then jump at Chang while Jake and the others charged at the other dragons that were with her. As they fought it was clear they were too evenly matched for one of them to gain the upper hand but. Eventually he would tackle her to the ground. "It's over Chang. Surrender and maybe we will just put you in a solitary unicorn horn cell for the rest of your life!"
"You have no idea who you are dealing with boy!" She would then try to breathe a fireball at him but after he dodged it he saw it was heading straight for Lao Shi's cage. It would strike through the rope holding the cage above the lava and for a second it looked like it would fall into the lava but Jake flew in to catch the cage at the last second. "I got you gramps." Jake would say as he brought the cage to safe ground.
Jesse would then turn back to Chang who he was pushing up against the wall. "Its over Chang." He would then punch her hard in the chest. Pandarus would approach while Jesse looked at the others around him. Chang's forces had been defeated and surrendered so she was the only one left. Jesse would then drop her to the ground and start walking away.
"What's wrong American Dragon?!" She shouted back at him. "Not strong enough to finish me yourself!"
"No. Because your not mine to finish off."
Pandarus would then approach her. "I've been waiting for this day my entire life." The crunch and cracking sounds were enough to let Jesse know what he did to her and he just continued walking over to Jake and the others without ever looking back. "Let's get out of here."
Once they were all back on Draco Island King Johnathan would find some engineers who were able to free Lao Shi from the unicorn horn cage without hurting him. "Glad to have you back Grandpa." Jesse would say to him as both he and Jake gave him a big hug once he was out of the cage.
"Glad to be back young dragons. Much has changed since I last saw all of you and I am sure you are eager to tell me all about it."
"Not all of it." Jesse would say as he turned away and looked at Pandarus who was at the edge of the courtyard looking out over the ocean.
"Ah. I understand young one. You feel responsible for letting the Dark Dragon capture me. Or is it something else?"
"What Pandarus did to Chang back on Hawaii."
"I understand. I used to be in love with her before I found out who she really was all along. You did what you had to do."
"I wanted to make her pay for all the pain she had brought upon us and so did he. I let Pandarus go to her even though I knew all too well what he was going to do to her and yet I never thought twice before letting him kill her.
"You made a hard decision Jesse. And the first step to becoming a great leader is learning how to make the hard decisions and dealing with the consequences of what those decisions bring. It may not feel like the right choice but you did what needed to be done and for that I am eternally grateful."
"Than I guess it is time for me to go talk to him."
Jesse would then approach Pandarus who was still watching the ocean. "I heard everything you and your grandfather said back there Jesse and he is right. You made a hard decision but it was the right one."
"So now that this thing against Chang and the Dark Dragon is all over what will you do now?"
"I was thinking about heading back to the Magus Bassar and help lead the magical world into a new era of peace and prosperity." Pandarus would say. "The magical creatures of the world are looking for leaders beyond just the human council and I believe I can become one of those leaders just as I know you will. Since I was 10 years old the only thing I could ever really think about was becoming powerful enough to get my revenge on Chang for killing my family and thanks to you I got it. Now I shall repay your trust by helping to bring peace to the whole magic community and the rest of the world."
Hope you all thought that was a good ending for this story. If you have any ideas and feedback for the next story be sure to put it in a review or PM me. I will always listen and try to respond to any questions, ideas, and feedback the best I can.