Ting White wince at the bright morning sunlight, she blinked few times and looked around her surroundings.
She somehow ended up in a flower field, butterflies flew and pink petals fall "How did I get here?" the Kyrin girl closed her eyes and place hear hand on her forehead.
The Kyrin girl ponders, then she open her eyes in shock at the relaxation, "This is all a dream and it's all happening again!"
"Ting…" A mysterious voice called to her.
The Dancer was about to run forward but stopped when she saw the Kingdom Stone emerged from the ground, in a pool of light.
Ting place her hands close to her chest and took few steps back in fright.
"No… when are theses illusions going to end?" Ting White said to herself.
"Don't be afraid…"
The Kyrin girl turned around to see a Kyrin women with green hair who wore a formal green and white robles befitting of a queen of a dynasty.
"W-who are you?" Ting ask hesitantly. The women in question simply smiled.
"Wait… you're the women in the painting aren't you?" The Kyrin women nodded. "It's been so long my dear Ting."
Suddenly the entire world around her and the women, starts to swirl. Memories flashed in the Imperial dancer mind. The time when she was with her real wealthy family and the time when she was lifted raised in Shuigang by the headmistress of the royal palace.
Ting White remembered the memories of her mother and father "I-It can't be, are you really my mother?"
The whole world around them was back to normal.
The Kyrin Queen was over joyed with open arms "It's been so long my child."
Ting wanted to cry but fought back the tears.
…
Ting woke up from her dream like state. The green haired Kyrin girl was stunned as she stood up, she ended up in the Spirit shrine.
The dancer looked in to her surroundings "I must of sleep walked here, so typical of me…" she looked up the golden statue of the great dragon of legend.
"Oh Ting!"
Ting White turned around and was met with an immediate huge from her friend Chufai.
"Ting, are you okay? General Gong is here to meet you and then The Inn manager said that you were missing. I'm so glad that this is the first place to find you here! I'm sorry that I lefted you all alone in that Inn, I don't know what came over me."
Chufai resumed to hugging her friend. Ting White noctes a Panda General with her as well.
"Chufai, there's something I need to tell you." Ting said. Chufai reluctant let go of her embrace.
"What is Ting? You know can tell me everything? Oh and by the way I took back our plane! Its at the town's airport and it in good shape," Ting bite lowered lip, how was she going to explain it to her in finer detail?
"You don't have to explain anything, my lady," General Gong spoke up and bowed before Ting White.
"First I must say that it's an honor to finally meet you at last Princess Ting."
Chufai blinked at the Panda General. "Princess Ting…" She looked at her friend her expression said it all "You're a Princess!?"
"She's the last Princess of Shang Tu." The General explained to the panda girl.
"S-Shang Tu!?"
"I can explained it in finder details later madam," The honorable General huff in reposed.
Ting recalled memories of her parents at young age, thanks part to her dream she had recently.
Princess Ting nodded "Yes I… what he said is true I am the princess."
"Please allow us to take you back to the palace, the Magister will explain everything to you once we have arrive."
"Will Chufai and her plane accompany me to Shang Tu?"
"Of course, your highness. I will inform my men of your century long returned to our Kingdom." With that General Gong hurry took his leave to set up an escorted for the two girls… and their plane.
When they were alone in the shrine Chufai spoke up to Ting. "Century long? What did he mean by that exactly?"
The Princess sighed, her brows frown "That another thing I we should talk about." Ting said.
…
Trap Hideout, Shang Tu
Hundreds of members of the Red Scarves cheered as they watch the fight between two opponents. Spade was watching the match at the entrance, waile he ponders about the clues or any lead to his father's killer but he found one of the only Palace maiden who fled from Shuigang about bearing witness to the King's demise and detailed it with such vivid tail.
Spade sighed, "Are you sure you're not making things up? Because-"
"Please sir that's all I know! What I said is the truth!" the deer women who wore casual orient robes. She bared a frighten look when specking about the murder to Spade.
"You can't tell anyone that I told you and please don't tell Prince Dail that I told you! Please I'm begging you, they'll kill me!"
"Alright, alright! I won't tell anyone about you…"
"Oh thank you sir! Thank you!"
"This is starting to get ridicules," Spade said to himself. His mind was back to reality.
"AND THE WINNER GOES TO RIIIINGOOO," The victor took his pride in his victory. Almost everybody booed at the fighter and started frowning produce at him. Not happy that there least favorite fighter won.
Spade snickered and rolled his eyes, "Well, at least the big boss isn't here."
…
Jade Creek, inside the big tent…
"Yes, yes I understand... I'll will personally get on it after we find the Princess." And with that Mayor Zao hang up the phone.
"Find? We all know that Prince Dail has her." Ming Zu said while she was putting on makeup, looking at her reflation.
"Our intel inform me that Ting White escaped Dail's warships in a plane and landed some ware in Jade Creek." The Red Panda Mayor explained to his future wife.
"Well that interesting."
The Mayor was proud with his information gathering, "In no time my dear, we will make buttloud of cash. All our men have to do is find her in this-"
"You're Honor!" a Guard burst through the tent entrance.
"Ah, Fung. I supposed that you found something concerning Ting White or the Kingdom Stone?" The Mayor grinded, ready for some good news.
"Sir, it's been reported that Shang Tu's army has found their Kyrin Princess, at Song Town!"
"WHAT!?" Both Zao and Ming shouted. The Guard jumped at their sudden outburst but maintain his composter. That not good news.
"Our scouts have confirmed it sir and madam!"
"Why you good for nothing… This is monumental in our Kingdom history! Now the Magister will be making headlines, instead of us!" Ming Zu Scowled at the Guard.
The Panda Women shoot a glare at her future husband, "Zao you better have a backup plain."
"Of course dear all we have to do is take back the Kingdom Stone and-"The Mayor heard a loud thunder from outside and jumped.
After his shagginess with his hat, he laugh nervously. "Well um, Ming, we should just focus on stealing back the Kingdom Stone form Dail."
Ming Zu only rolled her eyes in response.
…
Jade Creek (outside)
Neera Li is in a block of crystal ice and the Bird officer made some real progress getting her out.
"Thank you," as she was free. "I can't believe that I lost to a witch, a performer no less…" She mutterd in disgust. She really wanted to get back at the polar bear brat, Pliny Yun.
Nerra and the bird officer spotted a couple of lights heading their way.
Shang Tu guards patrols while looking for the fugitives and had founded Neera and the Bird officer. Neera nodded to her fellow comrades, she then heard a screeching from the radio from the hover crafted, and she walked up to the main seat.
"This is Nerra Li, report."
"The missing Princess of Shang Tu from the myth had returned to us at last. The honorable General Gong and his men are escorting her and a civilian to Shang Tu as we speak." Said the other party on the line.
Neerra's eyes widen in shock by the news. The other party will never lie to her about anything. Plus there are truth to what Gong and Bird Officer has been doing recently.
"A-are you certain?"
"Yes, I am certain ma'am. As it was foretold in Song Town's Spirit Shrine regarding the lake. It was a question of when will it happen."
'And in an unfortunate time for it to happen, with the Kingdom Stone missing an all.' Neerra thought.
"I see… Thank you informing me. I'll will meet with her highness and the Magister at the palace right away… after I apprehend the fugitives." Neerra then hang up the line, she look at the bird officer.
Her face turned red, "What! It's not like I don't want to meet the Princess, come on let's just find them."
"Weh."
…
It is a stormy night at Jade Creek Lilac, Carol and Milla hid in a cave. Carol watch the rain pouring from outside.
Torque was captured by Brevons army and Pliny went missing after she was confronting Neera Li. Lilac and Carol had already guessed that she was already captured as well but Milla Basset didn't want to believe it. The hound girl had hope for beast fortune that the former magician actress would find them in this cave.
"Maybe we're not cut out for this… We should go home." Said Carol
"So that it? We just leave and let Torque and Pliny die?" Lilac scowled.
"What are we supposed to do? Torque and Pliny are cool and all but… This is so much bigger than us. We're just kids."
"That doesn't mean anything."
"Doesn't mean anything!? Look at what they did to me! To us! Sometime I feel like you're trying to get us killed!" Carol talk back.
"How can you say that? I put myself in the front lines so you don't have to!" Lilac fired back.
"Yeah, and I always have to bail you out!"
"What's the problem with that? We're helping each other do the right thing!"
"But I don't want to do the right thing! I just want to spend time with my best friend!" Carol said with tears in her eyes.
Lilac was taken back by Carol's words. As Carol continued.
"If the only way I can do that is by risking my life… maybe we shouldn't be friends no more."
"Carol…"
"DON't… Just don't. I'm done." She said with tears and ran away.
Sash Lilac thought about what Carol had said. She walked back to Milla.
"Its okay." Lilac said as she petted Milla on the head. The hound girl nodded and got up on her feet.
Lilac turned to the opposite direction. "I'm going after them. Alone."
"Let me come with you!"
"No. Carol right. Friends shouldn't let each other get hurt." Lilac said worriedly.
"You should stay behind with her." Lilac ran out but Milla follow her.
"Milla, stay here!"
"I won't leave you…"
"STAY!" with that she dragon boost to her destination, leaving both Milla and Carol behind.
…
Milla ran up all fours to Carol. "She's gone!"
"She actually went through it. Big surprised."
"Are you mad at her?"
"I'll get over it I guess. But we're gonna do things my why now." She said proudly.
…
Storm Drainage Tunnel, Shang Tu.
"What is this place?" Milla ask as they arrived.
"The Red Scarves are down here. They still got all of my ninja stuff."
"Your we're a ninja?"
"Eh, not really. I mean, it's a long story, so, I'll tell you someday if you're good."
"C'mon, let's show Ms. Heropants how it's done."
…
Carol riding her motorbike road through the long wooden corridor, avoiding the lasers form the cellings and varies opicals, making her way to the door entrance to the stadium.
The entrance to the stadium was about to close. The cat girl put the petal to the metal and room fast to the double doors.
Like an daredevil Carol made it through.
"Heh, that was too easy."
Suddenly doors burst open (or exploded for that matter) which startled Carol. The green smoke cleared, Milla is reveled. She rush to Carol's side.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah I'm fine. Hey Milla how you'd learn to do that?"
"Well I-"
"Nah doesn't matter, it was kind of cool though."
As if on que the Hooded Ninja bikers started pouring out from another stadium entrance, riding their motorbikes.
The biker lined up front and center, ready to charge at Carol.
"Heh long time no see guys! Don't mind me I'm just here for my Ninja Stuff."
"What? You Got a lot of neve coming back here and wrecking our guard bots, traitor!" said one of a large group of bikers.
"Yeah! Too bad that big sis of yours isn't here to back you up this time!"
Carol rise her eyebrow at the mention of her long lost older sister, "I'm not sure what you're on about. But you ask for it!"
…
Meanwhile somewhere at the outside entrance at Trap Hideout.
Spade rested on a bench shuffling his cards. He pick out one card it's an ace of spade card. Spade scoffed at the irony he consider himself an ace, for filling his duties for The Red Scarves and having seemly solved case of his father's killer and more.
Will he do something about it? He wasn't sure, Spade was certain that Lilac and her friends would take care of the mess on their own.
"Yo Spade!" A Red Scarves Member Douhing came up to him.
"What?"
"Carol just showed up in our stadium, she claimed that she looking for same help."
Well so much for 'taking care of the mess'.
"I'm on it."
…
The spectators on stadium watch in anticipation Carol and the last standing biker.
Carol and the biker charged at each other. The wild cat jumped out of her seat and kicked at the biker. The biker was seeing stars.
The crowd cheered. Carol and Milla waved at the crowd it was short lived when Milla sensed Spade's preccens from behind.
"You here to ask for help, aren't you? Couldn't handle that little quest on your own?" Spade Smirked.
Carol instely turned around annoyed at the fact that he was able to sneak up behind them and making fun of her as well, "Cram it Spade!"
Carol and Spade were about to fight until-
"Stop it!" Milla Basset cut between them.
"Your right… We need your help. Our friends are in trouble."
"And I'm supposed to care why?"
"The one who caught our friends is the one who killed your father." Carol explain.
Spade looked down on the ground and signed.
"Face it buster, were the only lead you got…"
…
Thermal base
The shan troopers are in formation as the clocked figure arrive, this time wielding a strange looking staff.
Brevon walked up to her. "Good evening."
"I was told that your project meet delay after you said to me that it would be finish in an hour. Care to enlighten me?" the clocked figure said with a hint of disapproval.
"Minor details with the construction but otherwise completely stable, everything is in working order, madam."
The alien warlord and the clocked women walked to their destination.
"All though, I've also I have to deal with two intruders who are now our prisoners," Brevon continued.
"So I've heard." The cloaked figure replied.
They made it to the entrance to the forgotten place. They made it to the ancient throne room, it is just as she remembered it somewhat, and it's been eons as this place had age so much, but with her powers she can restore her palace to the way it was. She thought as she walked up to the throne room.
"So," Brevon cross his arms. "About my next final task? I prefer to be done with whatever it is quicker…"
She removed her hood revealing gray long hair, fixated on ruins and said "Yes, when you have the time, I want you to kill the three prisoners."
The alien warlord nodded.
Before Brevon take his leave "I've been meaning to ask; how you managed to create another Crystal Battery for my ship?"
The cloak figure is still looking at the ruins of an ancient throne not even bothering to look at him. "I created it for the sole purpose to feed on the negativity of the Kingdom Stone."
"Much likes a battery?"
"Whatever you call it, every light has its shadow and I exploited it that shadow. Now I'm afraid to cut this lovely conversation short. Carry out your final assignment."
Brevon rolled his eyes and acknowledge the command and returned to the sub monorail.
After the alien is gone the figure held up her staff and mudders the ancient letters, white circle with letters appeared surrounding her feet.
…
Storm Drainage Tunnel, Shang Tu.
"So you were hanging around two good looking girls huh? One form Shuigang and the other form Shang Mu." Carol grind at Spade wail he's leading the way to their destination.
"Look. Just because we're on the same page doesn't mean you can poke fun at me. I've only help them out of a jam, wail I was performing my task."
"Pfff… well sorry. I figured they might be your new friends, since you don't have any."
"Gosh I wonder where they are now. I hope they are okay?" Milla said worriedly. She may not know them nor do who they really are but they sound nice people, for what they heard from Spade.
"Their fine. For what I gathered they already found a place they can stay at Shang Tu." Spade stated.
"Oh thank goodness."
They reach the tunnel hatch. "Whelp this is the place."
…
Thermal Base
Pliny woke up from her nap, she look over her surroundings. She appears to be in a lab, with computers and junk.
A drone that appeared to be a squid in Pliny's eyes.
"Oh, you're awake."
Pliny Yun tried to get up but she on a stretcher, with her legs, arms and neck restrained.
"Where the heck am I? And where's Lilac?" the red polar bear girl said demanded.
"Rest assured you have not been valuated. But we did take a piece of your hair for DNA testing. The results are a bit disappointing, as expected. Oh, you mean the other prisoners? They are currently being interrogated as we speak and not to mention a plan execution."
Pliny struggled to break free then gave up, "You can't be serious…"
"Moving right along I've also given you the antidote for the virus as well."
Pliny's was shocked, "W-what?"
"As Lord Brevon have already told you earlier, (before the capture of you and your purple companion at our base). You were able to adapt to the tiara device with or without it, with no side effects. But unlike General Serpentine and Prince Dail, you seem to be out of our control. So there's really no reason to have you part of our experimentations any longer." Syntax explained.
"Oh good, now can you let me go? I really need to get back to my life now." Pliny ask.
"Of course, right after I take some of your brain samples."
"Huh!? What do you mean about my brain samples?!"
"This is not mandatory for my previous patients," Syntax tentacle claw switch to a spinning bone saw "However it serves as a requirement for a final request form our guest who wanted all three prisoners terminated-"
Syntax was shoot from behind by a laser blaster.
Torque, Carol and Milla came rushing in the lab. Torque press a button on the computer, thus freeing the shocked Pliny.
"Are you okay?" Torque ask Pliny.
Pliny Yun took the time to look at her red dress and her pink boots that she was wearing all this time, "Yeah I'm fine."
"Pliny, I'm so glad you're alright!" Cried the hound girl as she hugged the red polar bear girl. Pliny smiled and hugged her back.
"How did you get yourself-captured anyway?" ask Carol.
Pliny let go of Milla's embrace "Long story, but if you want the full scoop we got to find Lilac."
Torque, Carol, and Milla nodded in agreement.
On the way to find Lilac Pliny explained to her friends that after her fight with Neera she sort of loss control and then she followed Lilac, she couldn't stop herself from trying to kill her but Lilac finally knocked some sense into her. After their fight they finally meet Brevon Pliny was the first to confront him Brevon told her that she was nothing more than an experiment that gone wrong from the start she despised on what he just said.
But she's cured now so she doesn't have to worry about anything.
"Lilac's scent is this way!" Milla said while she was running at all fours. Torque, Pliny and Carol followed they will find Lilac.
…
Pliny, Milla and Carol were shook when they saw Lilac all strap up vertically on a stretcher and in a glass tube with electric wires attach to it. And that's not all Lilac's skin and cloths looks all burnt and her tranquilly rip out of her.
Milla and Carol was horrified, wail Pliny Yun felt disgust at the site. Torque rush to the console, the glass tube open up, Carol couldn't wait to get to her friend in need.
With the restraints gone lilac fell on the floor, Carol and Torque rush to her side. Milla in tears at the site of Lilac recovering. Pliny sighed at relief.
"I'm sorry I ran off without you! I'll never do it again!" Carol cried
Wail Pliny Yun was relieved at the scene she then notice a presence from behind. She knows who it is and took a glance with anger in her velvet eyes.
"We gotta leave, now!" said Lilac. The whole gang saw Brevon and his troops show up.
"You know, it was so smart of your Coalition to attack my ship above an inhabited planet." Broven said to the commander and his cohorts. "What ever happened to that Prime Directive of yours, hm?"
"You think you're some blameless force of nature, don't you?! That the rules don't apply to you?!" Toque said.
"It's my world on the line. You know exactly how far I'll go to ensure its safety."
"Your world is in danger because of the suffering you've caused to the other worlds!"
Brevon acted all surprised "My actions have hurt people? I have no idea. I'm dreadfully sorry."
"Really?" Milla ask.
"He's lying!" Carol said.
"I have a lot of work to do, so I'll make this quick. Kill them." And with that the shan troopers started firing.
Pliny and Milla formed a white shield wail Torque fired back at the troops. Pliny was struggling with her magic however.
"What the- why am I," Pliny thought aloud.
"I should probably point out Mrs. Yun that since you're now cured form one of Syntax's devised, your powers is greatly diminish, in the process!" Brevon said out loud so that she can hear him. "The tiara device is what made you so powerful and supposed to be under our control, but no more! Your finish."
"Oh! Thanks a lot bug eyes!" Pliny gritted her teeth, she did not like this one bit.
"I can't hold it!" Milla cried. "I-I can't ether!" Pliny said.
Everyone stopped when they heard sirens. Brevon furiously looked to find the cause of it. Torque, Pliny and the rest took the time to excape to the transporter in the prison hall. Brevon caught on and tried to kill them all with one strike, but it was too late. They escaped.
Brevon was not happy.
"PRESSURE OVERLOAD DETECTED. THE FACILITY WILL IMPLODE IN SIX MINUTES." Syntax announce through the speakers.
"Don't let them escape! Find out the one who did this!" Brevon barked to his minions. And with that both alien warlord and the shan troopers fled on out of here.
…
Jade Creek (outside)
The destruction of the facility was seen outside of Jade Creek, as it sunk to below the deeps. Sash Lilac made it out of the water (still struggling to get up), the dragon girl intently notice the Shang Tu Police hover car that's heading her way.
Neera Li stepped out to the vehicle
"No! NO!" Lilac craw back.
"Stand down!"
"I have to find them!"
"There are two ways we can do this, dragon! And you're only conscious in one of them!"
Lilac closed her eyes; looks like she doesn't have much of a choices. She got up on her feet. "Do what you have to do."
The Panda Presstice handcuffed Lilac. She can only hope that her friends are okay.
…
The ancient palace of the Moth.
"A cave in? I should have expected this… All well."
What it appeared to be a cave in from the entrance and the Monorail is destroyed it appears that the cloaked figure is trap inside her own palace.
"I hold no Ill will towards it, my Palace is all I needed for my next stage for my revenge and dominance," she cast her evil smile. "So the mortal inhapantince can enjoy the last time of their miserable lives. No cave will hold me for long,"
She slowly started laughing that can be heard throughout the throne room.