The Civilians, young and old gathered in the main streets of Shang Tu's capital city. As they saw what it appeared to be the imperial carriage with white and silver trimmings with the golden Kyrin statue attach on the front, escorted by Shang Tu Guards on foot, along with blue armored trucks and police cars.
Shang Tu's military and law in forces have drove up in formation to protect the large Carriage. They made it all the why from Song Town to Shang Tu, to the Civilians it was more like brief Celebration than anything else. The music band that march along with the troops played the Kingdom's national theme.
Ting, accompanied with her friend Chufai looked out from the Carriage windshield, she and her friend marveled at the unique oriental structures and people from outside the streets. Never in her life that she been to Shang Tu before.
The former Kyrin Dancer now Princess already told Chufai that she is from the past and the lake brought her into this future and other details, Chufai believed her, of course. Chufai spoke up about the secret princess being a dancer and singer in but didn't know that she was an actual royalty, Ting was surprised by this and glanced at her friend.
"You know that actuality explained it… But why would my Mistress from Shuigang Palace never told me about my parents being royalty?" the Kyrin Princess inquired to her panda girl companion next to her.
Chufai shrugged "I don't know, I if I were to guess she probably wanted to protect you, form the bad guys."
"Yeah, you might be right Chu," Ting agreed. "Chufai I want to thank you for being with me all this time, and of course Spade too."
"Oh, um, it's nothing, what are friends for?" Chufai grinned.
…
As soon the Carriage arrived at the Palace entrance a servant open the door to let them out.
"The Magister will arrive shortly," Said the servant.
"Many thanks!" Chufai gush at the site of the Royal Palace of Shang Tu "Wow this is so amazing! I-I can't believe it! I'm the lucyis panda in the world!" she said wail flailing her arms. *cling* *cling* *cling*
"Um Chufai you still waring you're four bracelets. Try not to lose them alright?" Ting said smiling.
"Huh? Oh fish peast my green bracelet it flew right off!" Chufai huffed and chased after it on the ground.
Ting White couldn't help but place her hand and giggle at the scene.
"Presenting the Royal Magister!" Ting White turned her head to the Palace entrance and stood in formal position.
Chufai picked pick up her large bracelet and place it back on her left wrist. She zips too Ting's side.
The Royal Magister arrive to greet them. The girls bowed.
Chufai cleared her throat as she was first to speak "My name is Chu Fay I'm am a Student at Shang Mu's Li Dain Academy and daughter of the late top tier martial artist, Jun Fay".
"If I recalled correctly, Jun Fay was killed by the Red Scarves, you have my sympathy." The Magister said.
"Thank you for your kind words Magister." He nodded in reply and turned his attention towards Ting White.
Ting was surprise by the news of Chufai's father.
"It is a special privilege to finally see the return of our Princess," the leader of Shang Tu bowed.
"T-thank you your Magister," Ting bowed again.
"We had arrange living quarters for both you and miss Chu Fay, allow me to be you're guided in the Palace."
"It will be an honor, Magister," the Princess Ting said.
The Magister informed them that they had to arrange a living quarters for Ting and Chufai and guided the two girls to the palace.
…
Ting White, Chufai and the Magister; they discussed about Ting's possable duties as Princess, the Kingdom Stone and the current state for the three Kingdoms as they walked inside the halls of the palace.
"I haven't even know that things turned out so terrible after all these years and the fact that the Kingdom Stone is still missing is worrisome." Ting said with concern in her eyes.
"Yeah," The Panda girl agreed. "It's got to be something we can do…"
"Princess Ting is the beacon of light for our Kingdom. It is our hope that we can resolve this potenal war with the Kyrin Princess at our side. As of right now however she must be well rested before she is ready to take on her duties." The Magister turned his attention towards Chufai. "We are willing to compensate you for all your troubles but sadly it does not involve putting you in harm's way."
"Oh right… but thank you in regards your Excellency," Chufai said sleeplessly. The Magister nodded.
They arrive at the entrance to Ting White's new room the Magister revealed the master bedroom to the two girls.
It was rather beautiful. Most of the decor is lime colored. It even had an outdoor balcony. Ting and Chufai walked in the room, "Wow, you got such a beautiful room, Ting- I mean your highness!" Chufai bowed.
Ting White giggled wail covered her mouth with her right hand. "Why thank you Chufai."
"This room was used to be the guest room for high officials but since word got out about you're returned they had to make some reiterating."
"Your Excellency if it not much trouble to ask; is it possible that I can call my mother at Shang Mu?" ask the panda girl.
"Yes of course, the phone in this room should be working fine. We've also stored your plane into one of our closes hangers."
"Oh thank you, Magister," Chufai said and bowed.
A guard showed up "Your Excellency I have news to informed you that Neera Li and Sash Lilac had arrived outside the palace." The Magister nodded to the guard. "If you exceed me, your highness and Lady Chu Fay" he bowed to the girls and with that he walked with the guard.
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Lilac arrived outside the Shang Tu palace escorted by Neera, the bird guard lefed to carry out another assignment. Wail they were outside the palace Lilac notice a huge crowd at the royal palace square.
"What on Avalice is going on here? Did something happen?" Lilac ask worriedly.
Neera brushed off her question, "Nothing happen, keep moveing."
Lilac still worried about her friends. She was reminded that she was separated from them. They walked through the double doors of the palace.
…
"Once again, you have deceive us. Do you realize what this means?" the Magister said sternly.
"If it make any difference, your Excellency… I'm deeply sorry." Saild Lilac.
"It means that I have been foolish."
Lilac was stun by his answer. The Magister turned to face her.
"We have examined the fragment your commander gave us."
"Does that mean that you'll help?" Lilac ask hopeful.
"There is something you must do for us first. A mission, if you will. Accept and well restore your strength. Succeed and we will restore your honor."
"Th… thank you, your excellency," Lilac bowed.
…
Chufai called her mother and told her that she is alright and that she was done with her adventure (the phone is on a small dresser table next to the Master bed).
"So anyway mom, I might be able to see you back home, in a matter of two days I think… though I might be a little bit late for school. Huh? You don't have to wait for me at the airport… ehhh okay, fine mom I'll see you at the airport… I love you too mom, bye!"
After she was done calling her mom she lay down on the bed.
"Yesterday I almost dreamed that I can stay at the Palace, and now my dream has come true." Chufai said.
She glanced at her friend. Ting who is outside the room balcony looking on to the city, she closed her eyes, she can feel the softest wind. Things have been happening with current events; Shuigang's King death, the Kingdom Stone being missing and now it turned out that she is a princess of this Kingdom.
"Hey Chu, do you ever wondered why my mother and father lefted me to become this dancer for Shuigang?"
Chufai sate up from the bed "Oh! Um, I don't know but I think it's because of a revolution that was burring up in your Kingdom so you're parents had you moved you somewhere else like someone they know, at least that what I read at school."
"Hmmm... I see, well in that case I think I need to speak to the Magister, just to know for sure"
"Okay just try not to get us kicked out okay," Chufai joked which the Princess laughed.
"Don't worry, I may have to go one a little fetch quest as well since I am royalty." Ting smiled.
"Aww so you're going to leave me here all by my selfe?"
"You can tag along if you like? " Chufai yawned.
"Nah just kidding I think I'll take a nap while you get back." Chufai smiled sheepishly.
Ting giggled, "You always seem to bring a smile to my face."
…
Compared to Shang Mu and Shuigang, this Palace is going to take some time to getting used to, since it is her new home for the Kyrin princess, and Shang Tu Palace is her birth home but of course it's probably a common feeling for some people. The two guard who is guarding the entrance of her new Master bedroom pointed derations to wear to find the Magister.
"Thank you… could both of you watch over Chu Fay for me please." Ting White said to the guard.
"As you command your Highness." Both guards said and bowed.
Ting White made it 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 Magister turned to meet the Princess.
The Kyrin Princess took a deep breath.
"Magister… I need to know about my parents. Chufai told me about this revolution that happen long ago in Shang Tu… Do you know what happen to them?"
The Magister closed his eyes, "I suppose it's only a matter of time." He open his eyes. "Firstly your father the King, he was once a great ruler but went mad with power and tried to start a war. He almost brought our Kingdom to economic ruin."
"And the People of Shang Tu rise up to over throw him" Ting said sadly "I've learned the tale of the king form my Mistress that raise me. Of course I didn't know he was my father at the time."
"Juri Po, the friend of the queen and a shaolin master if I recall correctly."
Ting was surprised but nodded in replied.
"Oddly enough we still haven't found the case of the change of the king's behaver and wail we don't approve of his actions we do accept his legacy."
The Magister and Ting White notice Neera Li and Lilac came out of the other entrance.
The panda Priestess bowed to the Kyrin Princess.
Lilac bowed as well, though she was surprise to see a new face here at the Palace and with the Magister. Whoever this green hired Kyrin girl may be she must be important (though she comes off as some sort of old fashion dancer in that dress).
The princess raised her hand "Um, as you were," Ting White said somewhat awkwardly.
Neera Li turned back to Lilac.
"The Fragment your commander gave us is indeed crafted from a rare mineral. But we've discovered it before. In one other location." Nerra said
"Why haven't you dug it up by now?" ask Lilac
"We feared that it was radioactive. Now that we've studied it in person, we know that it is safe enough to investigate." Nerra answered.
"This could provide the answers we seek… Why the invaders know of our world, and more importantly, how to defeat them." Said the Magister.
Ting White chose not to get involve in the conversation at hand. The Magister and General Gong have told her everything she knows so far on current affairs. She unforntuly feel that she had nothing to add to the topic, at least not yet.
"Get in there, find what you can, and leave. Do It as quialy as possible."
Lilac bowed "I won't fail you."
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Pangu Lagoon
"All right here I go!" The Purple Dragon Girl said as her dash though the fields of the Purple Lagoon. She push herself at top seed as what her chi has allowed.
Lilac stopped and notice a floating object; it was a giant ring with beads. Lilac ran up to one and examined it. The dragon girl touch it, she ametliatitly felted a surge of energy. Lilac looked both of her hands, stunned at the moment but continued on to her destination, she ran really fast, lilac ran up the hill.
Lilac pass through a bee hive, which is the size of an extra-large van and fell. Bees came out of it and automaticly chase after the dragon.
Lilac while she was running saw ten bees trying to attack her, one bee to her left charged at her. Lilac avoided it by jumping. The bee was about to do it again but Lilac used dragon kick, knocking out the bee. To her surprised she manage to create a blue energy disk wail she performed a dragon kick, it must of happen to do with that beaded ring she touched earlier.
Lilac look form behind; the bees are still after her. Lilac jumped and performed cyclone mutable disks homed in on the bees, the large bugs are chopped in half one by one.
Lilac sighed in relief but then she stretch to a stretching halt; the bridge is out and it a long way for her dragon boost. But then she remembered that she still all powered up so she'll take the chance, she ran back then back and performed dragon boost.
She pass through the broken bridge like a rocket, Lilac knew but was still pleasantly surprised. Lilac made to the other side but her new powers are gone.
"I wonder if they are more of those bead rings somewhere."
Lilac pressed ahead to the destination.
…
"What on Avalice…" She never seen a Bow and Arrows this big before but then agine she never seen bee's that big before.
"Hmm I wonder if I can use this?" the Dragon girl hoped on the huge arrow, the bow as if it was on auto poilet lunched her and the arrow forwarded.
"Whoa!" she said as she was riding on the flying arrow until it desseded down and crashed landed in a nearby entrance. She dusted off her pants she take a good look at the entrance; it looked to be old but this must be the place, she knocked on the stone doors she wait for about an minint.
Lilac snorted "Well this is dumb none has been around for a long time. I guess I'll knock those doors down."
Just as she said that the doors slowing starting to open, Lilac was amazed.
"In and out like Neera said though not exactly her words but ehh." Lilac said to herself and walked inside. The stone doors closed behind her.
…
Meanwhile back at Shang Tu, the people of the Kingdom were shocked at the annocument of the returned of the Kyrin Princess of legend at first many of the people at the Palace Square where skeptical but when Judith Han, Shang Tu's beloved Spirit Orical came out and said that Princess Ting was indeed real the People jumped up and down in joy.
As for Ting she was overwhelm but tried her best not to show it in front of the People and she was with the Magister's side. They traveled throughout the capital city with guards meeting new impotent faces'.
"That's a lot of people even for someone like me…" She muttered.
"Are you all right?" The Magister asked the Princess.
"Oh! I'm alright. It's just strange that I get this much attention I know that I'm a Princess but still." Ting White laughed nervously.
"I can see where you coming from, I was in that same position when I was a lad." The Magister chucked.
Ting White looked up at the Magister "R-Really?"
The Magister nodded "I am certain you get the hang of this soon."
A guard came up the royal figures in the rush "Sire we have trouble it's about Mayor Zao. He's planning to invade Shuigang by morning!"
Ting White gasped by this news would the Mayor wanted to start a war?
"This comes to no surprise send General Gong to block their path," the Magister held out a scroll form is rob. "And give him this; it's a treaty to Zao."
"Yes sir!" and with that he took off.
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Back at the Pangu cave.
Lilac explored inside of what it appeared to be a ruins; it's not like relic maze but more advance. Lilac looked up the ceiling to what it appeared to be rocket burners latched on to the ceiling, the scenery is the same as of outside with stone pillers.
Lilac ran and as usal she encountered more obstacles, the dragon girl avoided the lasers shooting at her and she ride on the moving blocks. Lilac jump to a leag but just she perseeded to move on there was a rumbling sound the leag fell along with her on it.
Lilac use dragon boost to rocket up she made it and moved on deeper in the ruins. The dragon girl encountered a massive swarm of giant green wasp wail she was running.
"Of course there be bees here," Lilac looked to her left and right; there is a huge wall of honeycombs with the bees crawling about. "I'm inside a bigger bee hive aren't I?"
Lilac saw the beaded rings in the distance then she looked behind her shoulder, there are lagre portion of bees chasing after her. The Dragon girl picked up the pace and reach to the beaded rings she felt its powers and use Cyclone to form mutable energy disk. The disk homed in on the bees and slice most of them apart.
Lilac stopped at the edge, there seem to be another bridge but it's now gone she was about to use dragon boost but Lilac spotted what it appeared to be a spinning Pad; she could use them for a cyclone move. The dragon girl heard buzzing, she jumped on the Pad and performed cyclone she and the pad started to float and move to the other side. The bees caught up with her they tried to charge but the hire whip whip every single one of them.
Lilac and the pad landed she dusted her pants and to continued on deeper in the ruins.
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The deep cave.
"It's sure is dark in here…" Lilac mutted.
The dragon girl heard deep growling she turned around to see big giant eyes staring at her with giant glowing sharp teeth and scales.
"This… can't be possible!"
The dragon roars was so loud that the cave trembled. The dragon flew around the cave, the dragon dive down and open its mouth to fire a laser blast at the intruder.
Lilac dogged and used dragon boost at the monster. She ended up hitting couple of its scaly orbs Lilac landed back down and looked up shocked the dragon disappeared.
A giant claw hovered above her. Lilac caught wind of it and doge again before the claw can squish her. Sash Lilac spotted the dragon again and use dragon boost on one of the dragon's scales. This time she took out most of them.
The Dragon disappeared again but this time balls of flame appeard in its place. The flame balls target Lilac avoid the barrage but the last flame ball's blast she shield herself. Lilac got knocked down but quickly got up.
The glowing ring beads appeared in thin air Lilac sized the oprintunaty to. She reached the object then she quirky use Dragon boost the moment she saw the monster guardian. Like a bullet she bounce all over the walls, floors and ceiling.
With one attack Lilac hit all of the Dragons orbs and after that was done Lilac landed on her feet. She saw the dragon charging at her its eyes blinking yellow. Lilac charged at the beast and jumped kick at the eyes. The dragon was stunned at its place, a dozen of explosions surround the dragon.
The dragon started to shrink into a flash light, the source of the light belong to a squid like robot and the robot in question fell down.
At first Lilac was puzzled but then she realized. "Your one of Brevon's Robots!"
"BREVON… SHERCHING MEMORY BANKS." Loading… "THAT NAME DOSE NOT EXIST IN OUR DATABASE."
"Then who are you?" Lilac ask puzzled.
"THIS IS THE PRIMARY SECURITY FOR OR OR OR orrrrrr… THAT NAME DOSE NOT EXIST IN OUR DATABASE."
"What are you? Where did you come from?" She inquired to the squid bot.
"APOLOGES. THAT INFORMATION IS PASSWORD PROTECTED PASSWORD PROTEDED PASSWORD PROTEDEDPaPa-"Lilac walk up and kicked the robot, it booted up.
"PASSWORD ACCEPTED. FOLLOW ME."
…
Under ground water fall sanctum.
The blue squid bot activated the holoprojecter. The hologram reveled a man of her spices, it appeared.
"This is a final message… A message that we leave for the future. Although we will respect the wishes of your people and allow our influence to pass into legend, there will come a time in your history when you must learn the truth."
The holo image change into a planet of Avalice. "When we were stranded here, we sought desperately to return to our world. We wasted countless years trying to find a way home, but we are no closer to an answer than when we started. We decieded that helping your civilization survive and prosper was a more efficient use of our technology."
The image change into the kingdom stone. "We have condensed our energy reserves into a physical relic of extraordinary power. With proper care, you may one day use it to travel to the star… to find the answers that we alone could never find."
The image turned back to the dragon professor "if you wish to know more, you'll have to access our internal database. I pray that it is still intact by the time you receive this message." Lilac's old looking dragon kin bowed. "May the wind of time carry you for eternity."
And with that the image is gone, Lilac quaked an eyebrow at all this news. She wonder if this is what the magister was looking for. "Guess it's time for us to head back now."
…
Lilac had retuerd to Shang Tu with the robot in tail but while she araved back she was greeted with a festival at the square intrigued by this she ask one of the city folks.
"Didn't you hear? Princess Ting had finally came back to our kingdom! Orical Judith said so!" said a random raccoon women.
"Oh um, okay… thanks for the information! I guess…" said Lilac, she didn't have time prosses this information she hast to get to the magister as quickly as possible. Even though she might miss all that diseshis Shushi at the festival.
…
Lilac and the blue squid bot showed the massaged to the Magister and A green haired Kyrin girl who turned out to be the imperial Kyrin Princess that this kingdom's folks where talking about. At first when the dragon girl introduce the robot to the Magister the kyrin royal was startled by its alien like presents.
Sash Lilac did not think much of the girl but if she where to guess the Princess has been living under a rock most of her live or maybe she's a time traveler from the distant past.
The Royal Magister and the Imperial Kyrin Princess took the time to take in the information that been provided by this robot.
"The implications of this are powerful…"
"Do you believe it, your excellency?" Lilac ask.
The Magister turned to Lilac "It's difficult to say… But if it's true, then the Kingdom Stone is more important to our future then we realise. It must be returned to its restiong place before the energy within is lost forever."
He turned away to look at the sencory then looked over his shoulder to face her again eye contacted "Something terrible has happened in your absence. Zao has sent his army to attack Shuigang."
Lilac was shocked by the news "What?! But they're innocent!" Ting White who is standing by the Magister's side closed her eyes, still sadden by the news.
He turned his whole body to face the dragon girl once more "not as far as Zao is concerned. I have sent soldiers of our own to hold them off, but I fear that it will not be for long."
"What are we gonna do?!"
"As ironic as it may seem, you are the only dragonblood worthy of our trust. You can stop this war before it begins."
Ting open her eyes, surprised and hopefull. She glance up sidelong at the Magister and then at Miss Lilac.
"Tell me what to do." Said Lilac.
…
"Our ships will take you as far as they can. When you land, ride the norther winds to the snowfields."
"Understood." Said Lilac
"We are counting on you, dragonblood. Safe wnds."
…
Back at Jade creek woods.
After thermal base was destroyed Torque, Pliny and the others got separated from Lilac Milla Basset has been on the trail to find her wail the other friends follow the hound girl.
They ended up on a road way and they saw something coming for them.
"Something's coming! Something very very big is coming!" Milla shouted.
Torque, Carol and Pliny stood in defense.
"Stay behind me." The alien turned shell duck said to the group.
"You don't have to tell me twice." Pliny said she really like the fact that her powers are mostly gone but at least she knows how to use karate.
Dozens a pond dozens of Blue Military Jeeps arrived.
"HALT! I SAID HALT!" It was General Gong at the driver's seat. All the military cars stopped.
Carol was wondered 'Gong of all people', Torque stand down at the site of the panda general, Milla still surprise and started.
"Great, just when I thought I was out to the woods…" Pliny muttered with her arms crossed. She had no desire to be arrested by these idiot again.
"Well look what we have here." Gong said tiredly.
The red polar bear girl felt she wanted to retort but Milla spoke up first.
"Have you seen Lilac?" the hound girl ask.
"The dragon girl? Afraid not."
"Well, what's with the army?" Carol ask.
"Zao and his goons are about to attack Shuigang. I'm not about to let that happen." Gong said.
"Heh, for a momtet there I thought you guys are going to arrest me— wait what!?" Pliny said stunned.
Touqre was shocked as well "Zao is going to war?!"
"Not if we reach him. All he needs is a little bit of persuasion, if you know what I'm talkin' about."
"We're friends with him. Maybe we can ask him to stop!" said Milla.
Gong rolled his eyes "Yeah, like that's gonna w… Hey, wait a minute… I think you Might be on to something! Hop in!"
The bird guard poped up from the driver's seat and said "wheh."
…
After Lilac lifted to Battle Glacier Ting White talked to the Magister about the visions she is having and she ended up being at the spirit shrine at Song Town.
"Hmmm... I believe you should meditate on this"
"Meditate?"
"For what I understand your parents have the power to feel the Kingdom Stone, given to by the river Spirit. They meditate to communicate with the Kingdom Stone. "
"So now the stone is trying to contact me?"
"Yes, though we have read archives of the Kyrin King and Queen's connections but more details are shrouded in mystery."
"I see. Well, here it goes."
Ting White sat on the floor legs cross and closes her eyes. Neera Li watch closely ready to spring into action if anything happens to the Princess, perhaps for potential assassins.
Ting White in her dream she was at the flower fields again. She saw Dragon man that she saw in the "hologram Message" from Mrs. Lilac, Ting wanted answers she wanted to know why she is having these visions recently.
"I cannot say but the Kingdom stone is calling you to go to the spirit shrine that's where the real Kingdom Stone lay."
"Wh-what…? But wasn't the Kingdom Stone was stolen by Shuigang? By Prince Dail?"
The dragon professor shook his head "The stone was never stolen by them. The one they possessed was a false and dark replica created by a demon. The real kingdom stone retreated to a place within the confines of the spirit shrine of Song Town to undergo its transformation to an all-powerful energy for this planet."
Ting wanted to ask more but she wince at the bright light, she use her right arm to cover her vision.
The Princess then woke up, she got up from the blue marble floor.
"My lady are you all right?" ask Neera.
Ting rubbed her eyes to clear her vision. "Yes I'm all right."
She got up and announced to them on what was told in her dream. Neera was stunned and the Magiter listen with interest, after she is finished with her story, The Leader of Shang Tu ordered Neera to bring and escort Princess Ting to Song Town. Neera nodded