Lilac, Carol, Milla and Torque stood patiently on the deck of the ship as it exited the forest river. The natural flow of the river had carried them to their destination – Shang Tu. Sunlight shone upon the deck as the ship left the shadows of the forest, the crew covered their eyes against the sudden brightness.
Conveniently, a towboat passed right by them and Torque yelled out for it. Their ship was still damaged, and getting to the docks from here would require some help.
Carol noticed that Pliny was missing from the deck.
"Hey, where did the showgirl go? Someone check up on her and tell her we're here."
"She's probably still drying herself from the splash when we landed. I'll go." Lilac giggled.
"No need for that." Pliny came out of her private quarters, in a bright new dashing red dress. It is similar to the old dress that she was previously wearing, but without the gold braces, a dark red sleeveless high low turtleneck top. She still wore the red arm sleeves and her knee length red skirt with a black sash on the waistline. she also wore the same pink boots with the flame markings on them.
"Wow, is that a new dress? It's even sparkling in the sunlight!" Milla ran up to her, admiring it, followed by Lilac as well.
"Yeah, that looks really good on you."
"Oh, its nothing special really…" Pliny blushed awkwardly.
Carol and Torque shook their heads, and went back to observing the help from the towboat.
"You fancy-folks from Shang Mu? That's mighty nice ship you got, it looks more for air-travel, you know." The panda towboat driver asked as he latched a hook onto the giant ship.
"Uhh, yeah, we ran into abit of an accident… We were just carried by the river till now." Torque was not sure he was keen to start a conversation with this guy, but he needed his help to get to the docks.
"Well, you sure got lucky I was around…" The panda laughed and went back into the towboat.
Torque then turned to the rest of the crew, "As soon as we land, we need to get to the palace immediately. Lilac, Carol, you two know the way, right?"
"Sure!" "Yeah!" The two girls replied together.
Song Lake Town
*Huff* *Huff* *Huff*
The girls were panting more as they continued pushing the plane, they could see roofs of houses from where they were now, the village was not that far away.
"Just a little further and we'll be there!" Chufai encouraged, though still panting.
They soon arrived at the gate of the village.
A mouse was sitting next to it, engrossed in his newspaper until he heard the puffing of the two girls. He immediately jump up from his chair and offered some help.
"Greetings, I'm Moe, gatekeeper of Song Town. Do you two ladies need any help? That plane seems quite heavy."
"Nah, its okay, we got this, but could you tell us if there's a workshop in this town?" Chufai responded, while still pushing the plane along with Ting.
"Ah yes, there is!" Moe drew a mini-map from his pocket and pointed at location of the workshop. "Say, why don't you girls have this first, I have a few spare ones anyway."
Ting accepted the map and bowed, "Thank you for the kind gesture."
The words and Ting's gracefulness caused Moe to slightly blush, as the two girls continued pushing the plane through the gate.
However, once they were inside the town, they were met with two onlookers from the town-folks. two little girls pushing a plane through Song Town wasn't exactly an everyday sight. Chufai tried to look down as she felt awkward, but Ting was eagerly studying the layout of the town. It seemed so different than what she remembered… The small village had now became a bigger town, even one with a gate.
A tall hill was visible throughout their trip into the town, Ting had noticed it while returning smiles to curious towns-folks as they passed by them. A spirit shrine could be seen resting on top of it... 'At least that hasn't changed'.
Chufai's faced was still down. "Ughh, this is embarrassing… Ting, wanna chat it off?" She was still not looking up.
"Sure.. why don't you tell me about those Kung Fu techniques?"
"Oh, right! Well, where should I start?" Chufai finally held her head up, her eyes beaming with enthusiasm. "How about that move I did on the Red Scarves back then?" Ting nodded, letting her friend continue.
Though people were still staring, the Chufai was too engaged in their conversation to remember or notice anymore.
"…And I even trained in all sorts of places, temples, hills-"
"Speaking of hills, do you know anything about the Spirit Shrine up on that hill?" Ting interrupted, though she had been listening keenly to her friend, her mind still loitered around the Spirit Shrine.
"The Spirit Shrine?" Chufai took a quick glance at it and turned back to Ting. "Well, there was a story about Shang Tu's last Princess falling into a lake, but never found. So, she sort of… disappeared?" Ting was puzzled.
"And how does that relate to the Shrine?"
"Well, it's just a myth. An organization called the Sky Lotus runs this town, and they believe in that myth, I think they're whack jobs though. The Shrine is a mausoleum to the Shang Tu Royal Family, and more so the Great Dragon. I think you can see abit of the connection there..."
"Oh, we're here." Chufai stopped both her pushing and her sentenced. The duo stood in front of a dusty old mechanic shop, a warhog was seen inside, knocking some engine to pieces with a hammer while mumbling to himself.
"Let's hope he's friendly." Chufai gulped.
Back in the palace of Shang Tu, Lilac and the rest was running as fast as they can to meet General Gong. The guards had been expecting their return so they were let in without much trouble. There was a lot of explaining to do, and they might be running out of time while Brevon continued with his scheme.
"Ah! My friends, how did the negotiations fare?"General Gong greeted them with a smile, his bright attitude seemed as if he has already heard good news. Though soon that attitude would be shot down by the news which they would bear.
"Prince Dail took the stone." Lilac did not beat around the bush, and Gong's smile transform into a serious expression.
"We need to speak to the Magister immediately." Torque added.
Gong gave a short sigh, " I see… Very well, then. He deserves to know."
…
At the end of the main hall, the pillars were in a placed semi-circular fashion, decorated with bright blue banners with yellow outlines. The Magister stood in the center, looking at the Kingdom of Shang Tu, which was portrayed just beyond the pillars. The Kingdom Stone had been stolen, and their world was now faced with an energy crisis. One could not tell what was on his mind, but probably could guess he was deeply concerned with not only his own Kingdom, but Avalice itself.
"Magister, General Gong has received news of the Kingdom Stone from the neutral party! The Kingdom Stone has been stolen by Prince Dail, and the neutral party have requested to see you."
A guard announced.
"I see. Let them in." The Magister did not turn around.
"Yes sir!"
The panda Priestess Neera, came out from another entrance upon hearing the news. Having no need for words, at least not yet, she stood by the Magister's side.
Gong continued to led the rest of them through the large doors to the main hall of the palace and came to a kneel as the Magister turned around, while Lilac and her party came to a bow.
Torque was wasting no time.
"A thousand good greetings to you, Magister."
And neither the Magister as well.
"Its my understanding that Shuigang is now in possession of the Kingdom Stone."
"Not exactly, Your Greatness. Someone else has it." Torque's voice was low, probably with worry due to the uncertainty whether the Magister will believe him.
"…Explain."
'Well, here goes.' Torque thought and took a deep breathe.
"It's been taken by a warlord named Brevon. He has been manipulating the three kingdoms into waging war."
"And you have proof of this?" The question which Torque thought the Magister might ask. He had prepared evidence, though not the best that could he could get his hands on, but proof none the less.
He unstrapped a mechanical part which had been tied to his Shell-disguise, and placed it before him.
"This is a fragment of one of Brevon's machines. Have your scientists examine it. You'll find that its mineral composition doesn't match anything that's build on your world."
It wasn't something that could proof Brevon's existence directly, but it could proof that extra-terrestrial beings were now on their planet, which he could link to Brevon.
The Magister proceeded towards the evidence, but before he could bend down and pick it up, Neera interrupted.
"Wait! Don't touch it."
She proceeded towards Torque herself, while Torque himself took a gulp. Did she still doubted his explanation?
"This theory you have of a man from another world sounds highly suspicious, at best."
Yes, she did.
This was what Torque feared. The reason why he did not directly seek help from the officials and governing powers on Avalice. He was lucky enough to meet Lilac and her friends who believed him, though, but not everyone on Avalice was as trusting as they were.
"If you will allow me to explain, Magister, I have a different theory in mind." Neera began, turning towards to Magister.
"Proceed."
"This is nothing but an attempt from Mayor Zao to cover up the atrocity he committed against our Kindgom Stone." She turned her attention back on Lilac and her group, with a more hostile tone. "He must have offered you a generous reward to come here and make up this ridiculous story. After all, you can't resist money, Sash Lilac and Carol Tea. And that must be Pliny Yun."
"And you know our names because..?" Lilac gave a puzzled look.
"Reports of the 'famous' Pliny and her atrocities reach far and wide, even to here in Shang Tu. I'm sure the Mayor must have paid her off, even willing to hire such monstrosity, its something we can expect from Mayor Zao. As for you, you were quite the fortune teller, so I couldn't resist doing a little background check. Not only have the two of you being stealing crystal shards, you've been working for the same group that claimed responsibility for the stone's theft…" Carol and Lilac's heart both skipped a beat as the name came out from Neera's mouth.
"The Red Scarves."
Lilac responded with a gasp, but Carol attempted a façade. "Hey, look Lilac! Its our identical twin sisters!" Carol was barely holding her smile.
"They're criminals and spies, your Excellency." Neera finally announced.
"Is this true?" The Magister questioned the group. It had unexpectedly come to this, though being doubted was one issue, the group was now being accused of a conspiracy. Torque was unsure of what to do at this point.
"We were just-" "Wait." Carol began, and was Lilac stopped her. If it was an accusation based on their past, Lilac couldn't let Torque, Milla and Pliny get caught up in it. She had to resolve this by explaining clearly, if Carol had a slipped of tongue it would not do them good either.
"Magister, we're no longer members of the Red Scarves. It was a long time ago. We did what we had to do to survive." She tried to as assuring as possible. Unfortunately, with that, the Magister turned his back on them.
"Detain them until further notice. Make sure the Commander and his 'evidence' are properly quarantined." And with that announcement from the Magister, Neera raised her staff. A sudden glow beamed from its crystal and ice cages landed individually on everyone of Lilac's party.
And with that announcement the Magister, Neera raised her staff. A sudden glow beamed from its crystal and ice cages landed individually on everyone of Lilac's party.
"Heyheyhey! Easy!" Torque almost stumbled, surprised by the falling cages. Milla covered her head, startled as well. Both Carol and Pliny was so stunned that they didn't even move, but just stood there eyes wide.
"Magister, please! We don't have time for this!" Lilac begged.
"You're right, take them away immediately." The Magister turned back at them, although now it seems all chances of convincing him was now gone.
Had telling the truth been the wrong option? Or would it have been better if she lied and denied their involvement with the Red Scarves? Either way, there was not turning back now.
"Examine the fragment! Examine it!" Torque cried, as the Royal guards whisked their cages out of the main hall.
Carol and Milla sat helplessly in theirs, while Pliny's anger was quite obvious. A small flame appeared in her hands, but as she turned to look at Lilac, who just shook her head with disappointment, the flame extinguish. Lilac must've not want to cause anymore trouble for the time being, not only losing the trust of the Magister, but increasing the distrust at the same time would not be a good idea.
The warhog grunted and mumbled as continued to dig into the plane's opened hull. Piece of metal were flanged out, flying towards Chufai's direction. "Hey, old man! I wanted you to fix the plane! Not tear it into pieces!" Chufai shouted, all the same time ducking and avoiding the screws and parts flying. The warhog would've reacted by turning up and shouting back, but he bumped his head on the cover as he did.
"It ain't no use, girly, the main engine's dead. And the name's Plump! Don't call me old man!" He slowly pulled out this, rubbing his head.
"Did you had to pull out that many parts then? Look at all the pieces on the floor!" True enough, the workshop was now scattered with bits and pieces of parts. Chufai had expected a mechanic to be more careful and neat with his work.
"I'll put them back in… as soon as I find a replacement for the engine. What ja do? Overworked it? Don't you know you're not supposed to fly when you're that low on fuel?"
"It wasn't my fault!" Chufai argued. How could they know they'd have stolen a plane that was low on fuel?
"Fine, fine, don't get so worked up. It's probably gonna take 7 hours before I can get this fixed. I'll work faster without you here disturbing me, why don't ja run off and find your friend?" Plump gestured her out the door while he put his head back into the opened hull.
'Hopefully the plane won't be just a pile of metal scraps when I get back.' Chufai reluctantly exited the workshop.
…
Ting was sitting on a bench, a mile away from the workshop. She had left explaining the problems to Chufai, who was obviously more knowledgeable about planes then her. It was unfortunate her first time flying had to end with a rough ending though, but at the same time she was glad that Chufai was there.
Her eyes were glued on the Spirit Shrine, thinking about the story Chufai has told her. It was intriguing how similar the situation story was to her own, with few differences between it being a princess and a dancer/singer. She had many questions for this future she was now in, many still unanswered, but still more questions came to her.
The Shrine was becoming more and more compelling to her as she came to these thoughts. Perhaps she should explore and seek out the answers herself…
"Whatcha doing? Admiring the scenery?" Chufai rested herself on the bench next to Ting, stretching out her limbs. "That old man said it was gonna take 7 hours to get the plane fixed… but isn't it just replacing the engine? Oh well, he chased me out saying he'll work faster alone, but I think he just doesn't want me around telling him off for being messy."
"Umm… since we're free, I was wondering if we could head up to the Spirit Shrine…" Ting suggested, twiddling her fingers.
"I was sort of thinking we should look for an Inn first.. I'm not sure how popular Song Town is to outsiders, but I don't want to end up sleeping on this bench when it gets dark." Chufai scratched her head.
"Okay then… I was just thinking of maybe practicing some moves over there that I learnt from the Mistress back in Shuigang, but I guess you're right."
Upon hearing those words, Chufai saw a great learning opportunity. "Aww, what the heck, we'll go to the Shrine first!"
The once majestic Shuigang palace now had a sinister look in the night. The overall image of the structure it hadn't changed, but since the past few days, the aura of it did.
The hall where the soldiers of Shuigang once assembled, Brevon's army of green-eyed mechanical soldiers now stood in their placed.
The throne where the mighty King had once rested on, now occupied by a mysterious cloaked figure.
In-between them, was Brevon himself, with the brainwashed Prince, Dail, and the Brevon's most powerful mercenary, Serpentine, at his sides. The robot, Syntax floated above them.
With so many fearsome individuals, just being in such an environment could make a baby cry.
"It has come to my attention that there are still Chasers among us." Brevon spoke, raising his hand while his voice echoed through entire hall.
"We must neutralize them." He formed a fist.
As if on cued, Syntax generated a holographic image above them. The image displayed a purple dragon girl in blue, a green cat on a red motorcycle, a dog running on all fours and green humanoid in armor. It was big enough to be seen throughout the whole hall, as if the hall was a cinema.
"TSSHAH! I'll get you, commander!" Serpentine snarled at the last figure.
With a blink, the image changed to a map. A topographic map.
"According to our intelligence reports, direct infiltration of the city will be impossible without exposing our operations."
Syntax's robotic voice explained, though it was a female voice, one could not feel any humanity coming from it, similar to the rest of Brevon's army of machines.
"As soon as they leave, I want them dragged to our remote base. Do whatever it takes to bring them under our control." Brevon's voice was so menacing, any soldiers would fear to disobey the order, even though his army of consisted of only machines. Machines who would follow his orders to a T.
With that, the army turned to leave, the sound of their synchronized foot-steps could be heard throughout the palace as they marched. Prince Dail and Serpentine followed behind.
"How goes the first task I've given you?" The cloaked figure on the throne suddenly spoke up.
"Ah yes, the sub tunnel. It is nearly completed. You will be able to access the submerged ruins in an hour." Brevon turned back to face the figure.
Despite being on the throne with we're steps higher, Brevon was able to look at the cloak figure equally in the eye due to his height. Brevon was not showing any weaknesses. He had not known anything about this individual, but the abilities she had shown was enough to prove she was powerful. Yet, they had made a deal that was beneficial to both parties.
"You have done well, very well in fact, to have it completed in such a short time. I shall visit the Thermal Base in an hour then." The figure got up from the Throne.
"I will be in my quarters till then. But first, let me warn you, let there not be any disappointments upon my arrival at the Thermal base."
With that, she exited the hall
The Shrine looked even more magnificent up close. Ting was mesmerized as she walked down the concrete pavement, the scenery had reminded her of her time in Shuigang. As she neared the Shrine with each step she took, her attraction to the Spirit Shrine grew, as if it were calling out to her.
Her attention was absorbed to the point where she had not noticed Chufai was still far behind her, who was still trying to catch her breath after the long climb from the bottom of the hill.
"Ting! Wait up!" Chufai's cry seemed unheard. Though she was trained in martial arts before, the climb was long enough to tired her out for abit. Though Chufai was now more amazed at how her friend who had climbed the same distance, seemed unfazed.
There seemed to be a crowd at the front of the Shrine, probably a group of tourist. Ting did not seemed to notice them, as she walk through them undisturbed. The group seemed to be praying, with their heads down and their hands together. The panda followed her friend through, trying her best to avoid walking into anyone.
"Ting, whats the hurry? You could've waited for me… Whao!"
The duo stood in the presence of a Great Dragon Statue in the Shrine. The statue was surrounded by treasures as well, some which looked antique and some which looked priceless. All this made them feel as if they were in a Palace of the 3 Kingdoms, making sense as this place was used by the Shang Tu Royal Family.
Ting was still fixated on the statue, and she was now joined by Chufai, who was also still taking in the sight. Chufai made a dramatic sigh, she looked downed as the spirit shrine had brought some bad memories… and them.
However, a sharp pain suddenly seeped through Ting, as if someone was poking a needle in her forehead. Her sight and hearing seemed to have become distorted, as if her sight of images were turning into a whirlpool. Ting couldn't tell if she was still standing or about to fall anymore, she wanted to turn to Chufai for help, but she couldn't turn her head and her body wouldn't move. She attempted to cry out, but her mouth did not open.
Ting felt as if she was frozen... again, with only distorted sight and hearing. Chufai will noticed it and shake her out of it, she hoped. As if on cue, she could hear Chufai's distorted voice. Her tone was in despair, though. She could not make out the sentence among the distortion, but it Chufai repeated the sentence again. This time, certain words were clear to her from some reason.
"They took him…. Away from me…. Took him…. From this world…. Red…. Scarves…."
While hearing this, her vision distorted again.
The whirlpool of images disappeared.
Replaced by a bright light. A blue bright light.
Ting could not make it out, but it looked like the Kingdom Stone.
A flash followed up, though it was only a brief moment, what seemed to be a portrait appeared.
Inside it stood a family. A Kylin family. A father, a mother… and a very young daughter.
They were donned in outfits befitting Shang Tu's Royal family.
"Ting?"
Though before Ting could make anything else out… the image began to shake. At first it was gentle, and slowly it began violent. The image started to shatter, with pieces falling off, following the frequency of this 'earthquake' she was experiencing.
The section with the father broke off.
"Ting..."
The section with the mother broke away as well.
"Ting..!"
The last piece remained, it was the piece which displayed the daughter. Another bright flashed followed up as it shattered.
"TING!"
…
The two girls stared into each other's eyes, one who looked like she just woke up, and the other with a worried expression. Chufai's hands were on Ting shoulders, though they were trembling with sweat.
"Huh..? What... happen?"
"I don't know! But your eyes were… they were glowing. When I called you, you didn't respond…"
"Oh… I'm really sorry you got this worried… It's nothing really, I'm okay." She placed her own hand onto Chufai's who was still trembling.
This was not the first time this happened to her.
…
From outside the Shrine, Yang Po had witnessed the whole event. She hid behind one of the pillars, continuing to eavesdrop on the two girls. She had originally came to reprimand them, whom she thought was just two ill-mannered girls that had the gall to waltz through an area where people were praying. Being a member of the Sky Lotus as well, it was her role to educate those who were ignorant of respect for the town's traditions.
She had heard the reports of the Kylin girl from General Gong and the bird officer before, of what transpired in Shang Mu. Having them in this territory now was something she did not expect. The Magister and General Gong needed to know.
…
"I sure hope that old man didn't break to pieces. A plane like that is kinda hard to come by."
"I'm sure he knows what he's doing, he's a mechanic, after all."
The two girls gossip under the orange sky, as they were on their way back to the shop. It had been almost 6 hours since they had left their plane under the care of that ragged warhog. Chufai was still worrying on how that mechanic does things, having watched him in action firsthand.
"And I think he might have done something even worse than what I can imagine."
She darted towards the shop, along with Ting, which was now surrounded by what seems to be a crowd. Squeezing pass people and coming to a halt at the crowd control barrier.
The shop was in a state worse than before, with even more parts laying scattered around. Plump was seen talking to a cop, with the other cops searching up the place. However their plane was nowhere in-sight.
"Who... who are these people? Royal guards?"
"Not exactly… though they are similar, royal guards do patrol and maintain peace, but they are part of the army too. But when the kingdom's at war, it means they might not be able to focus on keeping law and order. That's where these guys come in. They keep the law and order, but they're not under the direct orders of the Magister himself."
"I see…"
Ting hadn't heard of such a group since her time, but she was not that surprised, considering how she had learn of groups such as the Red Scarves and the Sky Lotus. The people of Avalice must have become more organized since her time, though not exactly as a whole kingdom.
Chufai leaped over the barrier, and was immediately shouted at by one of the cops. This caught Plump's attention as well, who came running over (and almost stumbled on the debris strewn across the floor).
"Uhh sir, you see, these two girls are the owners of that plane… I think they deserve the right to know."
"Know what? What happened to our plane? You didn't blew it up, did you?!" Chufai was hopping mad, with Ting trying to calm her down.
"Sorry miss, it seems your plane was stolen." The cop explained, "It seems that the infamous Red Scarves are behind this."
"They suddenly came into the shop, and before I knew it, I was out cold. I woke up to find the plane gone, as well as some of my other valuable equipment."
There was a cracked on one of Plump's tusks as well, which had not been there when they first met him.
"Red Scarves…?" Chufai was silent.
Ting remembered what had happened in the Spirit Shrine, though she could not remember clearly if Chufai had really said it back then, or was it something she had dreamt up.
"THAT DOES IT!" Chufai suddenly exploded. Startling everyone around here, even to extend where Plump landed on his butt.
"We're going after them too then!" She announced, putting her arm over Ting's shoulders.
"There's no way I'm going to let them continue taking things from me…" She mumbled that under her breath.
"Whao, calm down, miss. We understand your frustration, but we can't be letting civilians be getting involved in this, even with them being victims. The Red Scarves are a dangerous group, and it would be best for you to leave things to us."
"But-"
"Please understand, we are trying to prevent the situation from escalating into something even more dire. And it's getting late, I heard you ladies are from out of town, have you rented an inn or found a place yet?"
Chufai wanted to retort, but the cop was right. It had been a long day since they've got into town, and they had not found a place to spend the night yet.
"Let's go, Chufai." Ting held her friends hand and led her through the town.
…
*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*
*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*
"Chufai… I'm trying to sleep…" Ting pulled the blanket over her head.
"Oh, I'm really sorry, Ting! I didn't mean to wake you." Chufai had been pacing back and forth in the room. Her feet were tapping on the tatami mat as she did.
"Aren't you tired? It's still isn't daybreak yet…" Ting said from underneath the blanket.
"I got a few Zs in, but I can't sleep anymore…"
'Maybe because the Red Scarves took something from you again…?' Ting thought in her mind. She had no idea how she could calm her down now, the din caused by Chufai was making it hard for her to sleep too.
Maybe if she just closed her eyes again, her sleepiness would do its work, despite the sound.
Slowly,
She could slip into darkness,
With total silence,
In the comfy futon,
For a proper rest….
*RINNNNNNNG*
Ting's eyes were wide open now. She stared at Chufai, was seem to be talking excitedly over the phone.
"Who was that?"
"The cops, and guess what, they found the Plane's location! And sleeping on the futon is more comfortable than the mat you know?"
"I'll… keep that in mind… Wait, where're you going?"
"To get our plane, of course!"
"You mean the cops got it back from the Scarves?"
"Well, not exactly... not yet at least. But I'll be sure to get it back!"
"I don't think it's such a good idea…"
"Don't worry, I'll be working with the cops, and under their protection, of course!"
The door slammed shut before Ting could say anything else.
The dancer sighed, "Oh Chu…" She got off the bed "I guess I'll talk to Mr Yeow, the INN Manager and see if I he needed anything." Ting White had a brainstorming idea, "Wait! I know what will cheer her up!" She checked the clock next to the TV.
"Good. It's not even lunch time yet!" Ting White said happily, and walk out the room
…
On the entrance of town, Moe rocked back and forth on his chair. It had been a quiet night, like many other usual nights, he'd wished something more exciting would happen sometimes. Like meeting those two cute girls today, or having the Red Scarves coming through here instead of how they'd always sneak into town from some other parts. His job as a gatekeeper wasn't very interesting, being between opening and closing the main gate.
And he was just about to have his wish granted. A large dark figure was approaching to gate. He could only see its shadow on the light of the night sky. It took heavy steps. Moe's blood froze.
"What should I do...? What should I do…?"
He was panicking.
He jumped from his chair, and did the only thing which he could.
Opening the gate. If he could make it in time, he could rush into town and hide before whatever that shadow was reaches him.
"Well, thanks Moe!"
A familiar voice came from behind him.
He turned around to see the shadow towering over him.
Slowly, he looked up a saw the face of a smiling panda.
"General Gong?!"
Shang Tu underground dungeon.
Lilac, Carol and Pliny are inside their jail. Pliny sat next to the wall watching Carol still plotting about their escape with Lilac. Milla have already dig her way out of this cell and it been hours was starting to get angest.
"When will we ever get out of here?" ask Pliny.
"Until Milla gets back," Said Lilac.
"How do you know that she haven't forgot about us? It's been hours."
"I know but you just got to be patient." Lilac smiled. "Yeah! Don't worry we're professionals!" Grinned Carol.
The Red Polar Bear Girl rolled her eyes, "Sure, whatever you say guys." She got up and stretch out her limbs.
Three girls heard the dungeon door open. They glance at two figures. Neera Li walks in with Milla. Milla walked back to her sail with the other girls, Milla blush in embarrassment. Carol pouted, Pliny Yun face palmed and Lilac shook her head in disagreement.
"Nice try." said Neera Li.
"Well there goes that plan..." Sighed Carol
"I'm sorry..." Milla apologized.
Neera Li was about to walk away until.
"Wait!" Lilac ran up to the bars. Neera paused.
"Tell the Magister I want to confess!"
"What!?"
"Very well." sneered Neera and walked away.
"It's okay. I have an idea."
...
Shang Tu Palace Main Hall
Lilac with Neera apology and confessing to the Magister.
"So Torque has nothing to do with this. We forced him to help us against his will."
"I See"
"Since you have displayed integrity in revealing this farce, I will release your friend... but this does not change your own fate." The Magister crossed his arm and narrowed his eyes. "You and your companions have lied to us, and in doing so have wasted our time and resources. You will remain imprisoned until I deem otherwise."
"If I may make one last request... I want to say goodby to him and apologize for the trouble that I've cause."
"Very well. Make it quick."
...
"I don't know what to say... we needed Shang Tu's support."
"I know... but we can't do anything while we're all sitting behind bars we need more evidence." Lilac said worrying.
"But what about you guys?" ask torque.
"We'll catch up with you. Busting out of here will be a piece of crab cake." Lilac said cheerfully.
Credits:
Original fanfic arthurs: Spine09(aka LionsFang51), Co-written by Crow from the Freedom Planet Forum.
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