As The Boat Was Floating Through The River, Sisu And Shira Was Swimming In The Water.

"Sisu? Shira?" Raya Asked, Frantically.

"Oh Come On, Raya. Let Them Have Their Fun. Besides, It's Been A Really Time Since They Saw Each Other." Aurora Stated.

"Roar, We Can't Risk Anyone Seeing Them As Dragons. Although, There Is Something I've Been Meaning To Ask You." Raya Said.

"Sure. What Is It?" Aurora Asked.

"How Did You Manage To Get Shira From Being Seen?" Raya Asked.

"Hmm. Well, It Wasn't As Hard As Thought It Would. But, I Will Say. At First, I Thought Hiding A Dragon Would Kind Of Hard, Because, Well, Considering The Fact That Their Hasn't For 5 Centuries. But, Then, I Learned A Few Things About Her." Aurora Said.

"And What's That?" Raya Asked.

"She's An Observer, She's Really Good At Adapting In Her Surroundings And Not Fan Of Attention. She Said Being Liked Is Really Weird." Aurora Said.

"Hmph. Good To Know." Raya Nodded.

Then, Sisu And Shira Came Out Of The Water.

"Please Get Out Of There!" Raya Begged.

"I'm A Water Dragon. This Is Water. It's Sort Of My Thing." Sisu Said.

"Shira, I Thought You Said You Were An Ice Dragon." Aurora Said.

"I Am. But, I Also Love Swimming." Shira Stated.

"It's True. When Shira Was Little, We Would Always Go Swimming Together. You Two Wanna Come In?" Sisu Asked.

"Someone Could See You Two." Raya Said.

"Do You Mean Captain Pop And Lock Over There?" Sisu Asked, Referring To Boun.

"You Scared He's Gonna Challenge Us To A Dance Battle?" Shira Asked, Sarcastically.

Sisu Grabbed Shira And Went Closer To The Boat And Aurora And Raya Quickly Blocked Them As She Saw Boun Making Music With His Kitchen Utensils.

Then Raya And Aurora BlockedThem Again As They Moved.

"Girls, We Saw People Lose Their Minds Over Two Dragon Gems. Could You Imagine What They'd Do Over Two Actual Dragons?" Raya Stated.

"Look, Girls, We Need You Two To Make This All Work. Until We Have All The Gems You And Shira Have To Stay Human. Please?" Aurora Asked.

"Wow, You Two Really Have Some Trust Issues." Sisu Said.

"I Don't Think Anyone Wouldn't Have Trust Issues After What Happened 6 Years." Shira Stated.

Aurora Looked Raya And Smirked, "See What I Mean When I Said Shira Isn't Going To Be A Problem?"

"Yeah. But, That's Probably Because She Has Longer Experiences Than Sisu." Raya Said.

"That Is True. I've Been With Aurora And Yuki For Almost A Month And I've Learned A Few Things." Shira Stated.

"Look, My Father And Aurora's Mother Blindly People And Now Their Stone." Raya Said.

Sisu And Shira Turned Into Their Human Forms Again And They Climbed Back On The Boat.

"Hey, We'll Your Parents Bacl. We Got You, Girls. Who's Your Dragons? I Mean, Human. Because We're Gonna Be Humans Until... Yeah, You... You Get It." Sisu Said.

"What My Mom Is Trying But Failing To Say Is 'Who's Your Girls'?" Shira Corrected.

"You're Sassy. I Like That." Raya Commented.

Aurora Chuckled.

The Four Girls Sat Down On A Chair As Boun Finished Cooking Congee.

"Okay, Who's Hungry?" Boun Asked.

Boun Poured The Congee On Three Bowls Before He Sprinkled The Vegetables And Pork On It.

"Oh, I Am!" Sisu And Aurora Said.

"Eh, I Could Eat." Shira Stated.

"4 House Specials. How Spicy Would You Like It? Hot, Hotter, Or Boun Goes The Dynamite?!" Boun Asked As He Showed The Pots Of Spice Before Placing Them On The Table.

"Bring On The Heat!" Sisu Said.

Sisu Was About To Eat, When Raya Quickly Grabbed Her Bowl.

"Yeah, No, No. I Don't Think So." Raya Said.

The Princess Of Heart Lightly Shook The Bowl To Analyze.

"Uh, What Are You Doing?" Sisu Asked In Confusion.

"We Don't Know Him. It Could Be Poison." Raya Whispered.

"Why Would He Poison Us?" Sisu Asked, Whispering.

"Yeah, Why Would I Poison You?" Boun Asked.

"First, To Get Our Jade Purses, Second, To Steal Our Swords, Third, To Kidnap Shira, And Fourth, I Don't Know, To Kidnap My Tuk Tuk And Aurora's Yuki." Raya Listed.

Tuk Tuk And Yuki Stopped Chewing Their Food.

"All Good Points, But If This Is Poison..." He Then Took A Sip Of His Food. "You're Gonna Die Happy."

"Yeah, Thanks, But We Got Our Own Eat." Raya Picked Some Of Her Jackfruit Jerky And Struggled To Eat It.

She Looked To See Aurora, Sisu And Shira Were Enjoying The Congee.

"This Is Delicious. By The Way, Not Poison." Shira Stated.

Sisu Added Some Of Boun's Hottest Spice On Her Congee Before Taking A Bite.

"But It's... It's Hot. Ooh, It's Hot!" Sisu Said.

Aurora Giggled As She Picked The Bowl Up With Her Hands.

"It's Hot! It's Really! Oh, My! Oh! Boun? Captain Boun? We Need Water On Deck!" Sisu Yelled.

Shira Laughed So Hard That She Cried.

"Oh. If Uncle Pengu Saw This, He Would've Laughed So Hard!" Shira Said As She Wipes A Tear.

***

Namaari And Her Guard Army Were Still On Their Way To Fang.

Then, Namaari Signal The Army Stop Running As They Walked Through A Valley Of Stone Dragons, Who Are Covered In Vines.

The Army Walked Ahead As Namaari Stayed Behind.

Namaari Made The Sign Of Respect To The Dragons Before Walking Away From The Valley.

***

It Was Night. The Sky Is Dark And The Druun Was Near Enough For Everyone To See.

Raya Glared At The Druun As She Sharpened Her Sword When Tuk Tuk Whined.

"I Know, Buddy." Raya Said As She Pets Him.

Feeling Scared, Yuki Nuzzled On Aurora Arm As She Puts Head On Her Owners Legs.

"It's Okay, Yuki. They Won't Get Us." Aurora Assured.

"You Know, During The Day," Raya And Aurora Looked At Boun As He Rowed The Boat. "You Can Almost Forget They're Here, But At Night..." He Then Looked At The Druun Before He Continued. "This Is Why I Never Left The Boat."

"You're A Smart Kid." Raya Commented.

"What Are Druun, Anyways?" Boun Asked.

"A Plague. Born From Human Discord." Everyone Turned Sisu And Shira Who Hugged Their Knees. "They've Always Been Here. Waiting For A Moment Of Weakness To Attack." Sisu Said.

"They're The Exact Opposite Of Dragons. Instead Of Bringing Water And Life To The World, They're Nothing Else But A Relentless Fire That Consumes Everything In Its Wake Until There's Nothing Left Except Ash And Stone." Shira Finished Explaining As She Glared At The Druun While Tears Form In Her Eyes.

"They Took My Family. So, To Answer Your Question From Earlier, I Am Alone." Boun Said.

Aurora Looked At Him With Sympathy.

"They Took Ours, Too." Sisu Said.

Sisu Picked Up Four Flowers And Put Them In The Water.

Boun Walked Up Next To The Human Digused Humans And Released Flowers Into The Water.

Aurora And Raya Each Picked Up A Flower And Placing Them On The Water.

Shira Then Saw A Source Of Light.

"Looks We Made It To Talon." Shira Stated.

"So, Where Are You Girls Heading After Talon? I Might Be Heading There, Too." Boun Said.

Aurora, Raya, Sisu And Shira Smirked At Him.

"I Mean, For A Fee, Of Course." Boun Said.

Aurora And Raya Laughed At Him Playfully As Raya Replied, "Of Course."

"Man, Talon Sure Hasn't Changed A Bit Since The Last Me And Shira Were Here." Aurora Said.

"Tell Me About It. Remember That Roit We Saw? It Was Awesome Sight To See." Shira Said.

"To You. It Was The Most Craziest Thing I've Ever Seen. And I've Seen Some Crazy Things." Aurora Stated.

"Wow! What A Smart Way To Druun Proof Your House. Build Right On The Water. People Of Talon Of Geniuses." Sisu Said As She, Raya, Aurora And Shira Got Out Of The Boat.

"Yeah. Talon Make Look Nice, But It's A Hotspot For Pickpockets And Con Artists." Raya Explained.

"Lucky For Me And Shira. Empty Pockets!" Sisu Said As She Showed Raya Her Empty Pockets.

"Okay, Well, Aurora And I Got Good News And Bad News For You, Raya." Shira Said.

"What's The Good News?" Raya Asked.

"We Know Where The Gem Piece Is Being Held." Shira Stated.

"Great. And I Know What The Bad News." Raya Said.

"I'm Willing To Bet We're Thinking The Same Thing." Aurora Challenged.

"It's Being Held By The Notorious Chief Of Talon, Dang Hai. What Dang Hai Lacks In Style, He Makes Up In Mean." Aurora And Raya Said In Unsion.

"See, Roar/Ria? This Is Why You're My Bestie. You Know What I Think. I Know What You Think." Raya And Aurora Smirked.

"It's Weird. You Two Are Friends And Yet You Treat Each Other And Act Like You Girls Are Sisters." Shira Said.

"Well, Yeah. We're Best Friends. We Trust Each Other." Aurora Said.

"I Can See That." Shira Said, A Little Disappointing.

"Gotcha. Now, We're Just Gonna Have To Turn Up The Charm. Let's Go Get Him A Gift." Sisu Said As She Was About To Leave The Boat.

But, Raya Quickly Stopped Sisu From Walking Further.

"Sisu, I Think It's Safer For You And Shira To Stay Here On The Boat." Raya Said.

"What?" Sisu And Shira Asked.

"Without You And Shira, We Can't Put The Gem Back Together." Aurora Said.

"But We Wanna Help." Sisu Said.

"We Know, And You Two Will. Just Stay Safe For Now?" Raya Asked.

"They Do Have A Point, Mom. The People Of Talon Are Kind Of Untrustworthy, They Might Trick You Or Hurt You Badly. It's What They're Known For." Shira Stated.

"Raya, Why Don't I Stay Here? Just Keep To Make Sure Sisu And Shira Are Safe." Aurora Voluntered.

"Good Idea." Raya Said.

Raya Turned Sisu And Shira As She Placed Her Hand On Sisu's Back And The Other Hand On Shira's Head.

"I'll Be Back Before You Two Know It." Raya Said.

"If You See Any Hungry Faces, Send'em My Way." Boun Requested As He Finished Tying The Rope.

"You Got It, Captain." Raya Said As She Starts To Walk Into Town.

**

Raya And Tuk Tuk Were Walking Through The Market Place.

"Alright, There's Dang Hai's House. No Detours Til We Score That Dragon Gem." Raya Told Tuk Tuk.

Then, Raya Heard A Baby Cry In A Small Alleyway.

"What? Huh?" Raya Said As She Saw A Baby Girl, Noi.

Raya Was Hesitated At First, But Helped Her Anyway.

"Hello There. Are You Lost? Or You're Homeless?" Raya Asked Noi.

While Raya Talking To Noi, Tuk Tuk Noticed Three Ongis And Grunted At Them But He Changed His Mind When They Gave Him Fruit.

"Where Are Your Parents?" Raya Asked.

"Hey, Uh, Whose Baby..." Raya Turned Around And Saw The Three Ongis Had The Gem Pieces In Their Hands. "What? Ongis?! Drop'em!"

The Ongis Quickly Escaped Off Tuk Tuk, Noi Pulled Her Hat Down And Got Kicked To The Ground.

Raya Quickly Pulled Her Hat Back Up And Saw Noi Was Working With The Ongis As The Big One Carried Her On His Back.

"Really?! A Con Baby?! Uh!" Raya Groaned As She Starts To Run With Tuk Tuk Following Her And Chase Them To Get The Gem Pieces Back.

***

Back On The Boat, Sisu Was Getting Worried.

"This Is Giving Me Bad Feels." Sisu Said.

"If You're Worried Raya, Don't Worry. If I Know Raya, Which I Do, She'll Be Fine." Aurora Said As She Rubbed Yuki's Head.

"It's Not Her I'm Worried About. It's The Talon Chief. Chief Dang Hai Does Not Sound Like Someone You Could Smooth Talk." Sisu Said.

Aurora Scoffed, "Who Said Anything About Raya Smooth Talking To That Hotshot Of A Chief?"

"And Raya Didn't Even Bring A Gift." Sisu Said.

"Mom, She's Just Take Gem From Him And We're Leaving Talon And Then Go Spine To Other Gem Piece." Shira Stated But Her Mom Ignored It.

"That's It. Shira, You And I Are Going Shopping." Sisu Said As She Grabbed Shira's Arm.

"Sisu, Raya Specifically Told Us To Not The Leave The Boat." Shira Reminded Her Mom.

"Yeah, And There Is No Way I'm Letting You Two Go." Aurora Said.

"Well, At Least We Finally Have Some Scence." Shira Said.

"That's Why I'm Going With You Girls." Aurora Said As She Grabbed Her Purse Full Of Jade.

"Aurora!" Shira Scolded.

"Oh, Come On, Shira. It'll Be Last Time When We Had Our First Girls Night Together." Aurora Stated.

"Besides, It's Been A Long Time Since We Had Fun Together." Sisu Added.

"Fine. But You Don't Have Any Money, Mom." Shira Pointed Out.

"Oh. I Forgot About That." Sisu Said.

"You're An Adult. You Could Just Put It On Credit." Boun Said.

"Oh... Uh, What's Credit?" Sisu Asked.

"It's Kinda Like A Promise. You Take What You Want Now And You Promise To Pay It Back Later." Boun Explained.

"Well, We Don't Have To. We Can Just Use My Money." Aurora Said.

"Are You Sure?" Shira Asked.

"We Don't Want You Waste All Of Your Money." Sisu Said.

"Hey, I'm Willing For You Two To Have Fun. I'm Not A Stick In The Mud." Aurora Said.

"Okay, Let's Go." Sisu Said.

"Oh, Joy." Shira Said, Sarcastically.

In The Market Place, Sisu, Aurora, Yuki And Shira Were Just Walking Along Until They Surrounded By Male Merchants.

"How Much For That Kitty Cat?" A Merchant Asked.

"Hey, Yuki's Not For Sale!" Aurora Said.

"And For That Hair? I'll Give You Two Jades For It." Another Merchant Bribed.

"Two Jades?! It's Worth More Than That, Bucko. So, Do Us Ladies A Favor And Get Out Of Our Way Before We Make You!" Shira Threatened.

"Maybe We Could Talk About This? We Were Just Shopping So We Can Go To Dang Hai's House And Ask If We Could Have His Dragon Gem Piece. And We'd Like It If Ya'll Could Leave Us Alone." Sisu Explained.

Hearing About The Dragon Gem Piece, Caught An Old Lady's Attention.

But The Male Merchants Didn't Listen, Until The Old Lady Stepped In.

"Get Away From These Lovely Young Ladies! Can't You See Their New In Town? Come, Dears. Don't Be Afraid." The Lady Said As She Guides Them Through The Crowd.

***

Raya Chased After Noi Until She And The Ongis Went On The Bridge That Tuk Tuk Couldn't Follow Because Of His Size. "Find Another Way, Tuk Tuk!" Raya Told Him As He Grunted Before He Went The Other Way.

Raya Chased Them Until They Jumped Down On The Boats. "Hey, Watch Out!" Raya Grunted As She Went On The Riverside. The Ongi That Has Noi On His Back Hopped On The Basket Full Of Rambutan To Raya But She Easily Sliced Them Out Of The Way. She Kept Her Gaze On Them Before She Slid Down To The Boat To Catch Them When They Came Towards Her. But Then They Grabbed Each Other's Hand And Foot And Threw Themselves Over Her. Raya's Eyes Widened As Noi Waved Her Hand With A Smirk. "Bye!"

Raya Then Began To Pick Up The Pace As She Followed Them. Suddenly, A Diaper Flew Toward Her. "Ah! Diaper!" She Dodged It, And The Ongi Quickly Put The New Diaper On Before They Went To The Tiny Hole On The Wall. Before Noi And The Ongis Could Go Any Further, Tuk Tuk Closed The Fence In Front Of Them, Causing Them To Fall.

Raya Then Looked Down To See Noi And The Three Ongis, And Held Out Her Hand, Meaning She Wants The Gem Pieces Back. Noi Sighed And Gave Her Back The Gem Pieces. Noi Punched Their Stomaches To Make The Ongis To Release The Gem Pieces.

"Thanks. So, It's None Of My Business, But Using Your Baby Charm To Rip People Off..." Raya Kneeled As She Booped Noi's Nose Who Grunted And Flicked Her Hand Away. "... Is Super Sketchy."

Raya Looked Around And Asked, "Alright, Where's Your Family?"

Noi Stuck Her Tongue Out Before Gesturing The Ongis To Follow Her. The Littlest Ongi Stayed Behind And Gestured The Noi's Family Got Turned To Stone Because Of The Druun.

"Oh... Right." Raya Mumbled As She Understood What Happened. Raya Watched Noi Gave The Fruits To The Ongis. Raya Then Looked At Dang Hai's House Before She Thought Of An Idea That Would She, Noi And The Ongis Can Get What They Both Want.

"Hey. How Would You Like To Earn Some Honest Loot?" Raya Asked.

Noi And The Ongis Turned Around With Confused Looks On Their Faces.

"Eh?" Noi Asked

***

Noi And Her Ongis Distracted The Guards As Raya Sneakily Walked On The Stairs Before She Found Her Target On The Balcony. Raya Pulled Out Her Sword And Then Pointed It At Him.

"All Right, Dang Hai, I'll Take That Dragon Gem Piece." Raya Said.

"Whoa! I'm Not Dang Hai." The Man Said. Raya Looked At Him With Confusion. "I'm Chai, The Flower Guy." Chai Replied As He Gestured To The Flower Basket In His Arms.

"Where's Dang Hai?" Raya Asked.

"He's Right Over There." Chai Gestured To The Left.

Raya Looked And Saw That Dang Hai Got Turned To Stone.

"What? Who Has His Piece?" Raya Asked.

"The Most Vicious Chief Talon Has Ever Seen." Chai Said.

***

Aurora, Yuki, Sisu And Shira Were Walking With The Dang Hu.

"Those Boys Were, Like, Crazy Obessed With Us. We Were Just Buying Gifts To The Talon Chief, Dang Hai." Sisu Stated.

"Is That Who Ya'll Were Looking For, Dears? I Know Exactly Where He Is." Dang Hu Said.

"You Do?" Sisu Asked.

"You Do?" Shira Asked, Unconvinced.

"Hmph. I'll Take You Girls There." Dang Hu Said.

"See? That's What I've Been Trying To Tell My Girl, Raya. But She's All Like "Can't Trust People, Can't Talk To Anyone, And I Only Eat Dry Food I Dried Myself"." Sisu Mocked.

The Old Lady Laughed At That Statement.

"Um, Can You Two Give Me And Aurora A Minute?" Shira Asked.

"Sure. We'll Wait." The Lady Said.

Shira Pulled Aurora To The Side And Said, Quietly, "Something's Not Right."

"What Do You Mean?" Aurora Asked.

"It's Obivious The Lady Wants Our Gem Pieces. I Mean, Think About It. She Helped Us Get Out Trouble. And She's Taking Us To The Wrong Direction. I Mean, Come On, What Kind Of Idiot Would Live Somewhere That's Far Away From The Water? It's Like Dang Hai's Literally Asking Himself To Be Turned To Stone." Shira Explained.

"That Does Sound Suspicious. Okay, I'll Go And Try To Find Raya While You Stay Here And Make Sure Nothing Happens To Sisu Or Yourself." Aurora Instructed.

"Got It." Shira Said.

Aurora And Shira Got Out Of Their Little Huddle And Walked Back Towards Sisu And Dang Hu.

"Hey, I'm A Little Hungry. Is Okay If I Could Grab Some Food While Three Go On Ahead Without Me?" Aurora Asked.

"Of Course, Dear. Take Your Time." Dang Hu Said.

"Okay. See Ya." Aurora Said As She Climbed On Yuki And Ran Off.

"Come, Dear. Chief Dang Hai Is Just Outside Of The City. Beyond The Gates." Dang Hu Stated.

"Away From The Water, Huh? Well, He Really Likes Living On The Edge." Sisu Said.

The Two Talon Guards Opened The Door.

"Hi There, Dang Hai. Uh, I'm Sisu And This Is Daughter, Shira. And We've Come Here To Offer You Some..." Sisu Trailed Down As She Saw A Bunch Of People Who Got Turned To Stone.

"Uh..." Sisu Was Unable To Speak.

Then, A Druun Came Out Of The Shadows, Scaring Sisu.

The Druun Was About To Turn The Two Human Disgused Dragons To Stone.

When, All Of The Sudden, A Glow From The Dragon Gem Piece Made The Druun Screeched In Pain.

Sisu Looked Up And Saw That She And Her Daughter Didn't Get Turned To Stone.

"Now, You Two Are Going To Tell Me Where I Can Find Those Other Dragon Gem Pieces. Or I'll Have To Leave You Two Outside With That Thing. Take Your Pick." Dang Hu Threatened.

"But, I... I Trusted You." Sisu Said.

"Big Mistake. You Better Talk Fast. It Looks Hungry." Dang Hu Said.

"If You Can't Trust An Old Lady, Who Can You Trust?" Shira Asked Herself.

The Talon Guard Were About To Close The Door. When Tuk Tuk Leaped Opening The Door As Raya Took The Gem Piece Out Of Her Hand Without Her Knowing It.

"Raya. Aurora!" Sisu And Shira Exclaimed.

Aurora Used Shira's Dragon Gem To Push The Druun Away From Shira And Sisu.

Sisu And Shira Climbed On Tuk Tuk.

"Sisu, I Told You And Shira To Stay On The Boat." Raya Said.

"Sorry." Sisu Apologized.

"Hold On To This For Me, Will Ya?" Raya Asked As She Gave Sisu And Shira The Gem Piece.

Then, Fog Came Out Of Shira And Sisu That Blocked The Talon Guards Sight.

"Fog?!" Raya Asked.

"That Was My Uncle Jagan's Magic." Shira Said As The Four Girls Went To Boun's Boat.

"Okay. Three Down, Two To Go." Aurora Said.

Tuk Tuk And Yuki Landed On The Boat.

"All Right, Captain Boun, Next Stop, Spine... Aah!" Raya Yelled Before Dodging A Pot Thrown By.

Noi And The Ongis Were Eating Boun's Congee.

"Thanks For The New Customers!" Boun Said.

"Mind Explaining Why There's A Baby And Three Ongis?" Aurora Asked.

"Yeah, I Sort Of Promised To Buy Them The Congee They Could Eat." Raya Stated As She Raised Her Jackfruit Jerky Up, Scaring Sisu Off.

"Well, I Hope We Have A Lot Of Jade, 'Cause We're Stuck With Them For A While." Aurora Said.

"She's Right. 'Cause Ongis Have Nine Stomachs." Boun Confirmed.

"Oh, Toi." Raya Grumbled.

Aurora Sat Beside Sisu, Who Mumbled About What Happened Earlier.

"I Can't Believe It. That Old Lady Was Really Gonna Hurt Me And My Daughter." Sisu Said.

Aurora Patted Sisu's Back As Raya Muttered To Her After She Finished Eating Jerky.

"Well, I'm Sorry, Sisu, But That's What The World Is Now. You Can't Trust Anyone." Raya Stated.

Then, Noi Came Crawling On The Table To Sisu's Way.

"Does That Include Babies?" Sisu Asked As She Gestured To Noi.

"Uh, Well..." Raya Said.

"She's So Cute. I Mean, Look At Those Cheeks." Noi Pulled Her Cheeks As She Pinched Them. "Hi, I'm Sisu." Sisu Greeted. Noi Squealed As She Climbed And Hugged Sisu's Face. "She Loves My Face." Sisu Said.

"Yeah, Watch Out She Doesn't Steal Your Teeth." Raya Teased.

"Here. Let Me Help You." Aurora Said.

Aurora Got Noi Off Of Sisu But She Gripped On Her Hair, Pulling It. Then, She Finally Pulled Her Away.

At The Edge Of The Boat, Shira Watched The Whole Thing And It Reminded Her Of When She Was A Baby.

***

There Was A Loud Thunderstorm In Kumandra.

A Roar Of Thunder Could Be Heard From A Cave.

"Mama, I'm Scared!" 2 Year Old Shira Cried.

Shira Hugged Sisu As She Cried Into Her Mommy's Fur.

"It's Okay, Shira. Mommy's Got You." Sisu Assured Her Baby Girl.

Despite That, Shira Was Still Crying.

"Don't Cry." Sisu Said.

Sisu Then Hugged Her Tightly.

"I'll Be Right Here With You, Forever. I Promise."  Sisu Stated.

"I Promise I'm Gonna Be With You Forever Too, Mommy." Shira Promised.

***

"I Hope Mom Knows... That I Still Need Her." Shira Muttered To Herself.

***

Meanwhile, The General Of Fang, Atitaya, Was Explaining A Solution To Protect The People Of Fang.

"Chief Virana, We're Running Out Of Room. We Need To Expand To The Main Land." General Atitaya Said To The Chief As She Looked At The Map.

"And How Do You Propose We Handle The Druun, General Atitaya? Without Proper Protection, It Would Be A Death Sentence For Our People." Virana Said.

"I Might Have A Solution For That, Mother." Virana Turned To See Her Daughter, Namaari.

"My Little Morning Mist... Oh, It's Good To See You Home." Virana Gestured For Her To Come Over.

She Then Reported About Her Journey. "I Located Raya. She's Out Stealing Gem Pieces Along With Aurora, The Princess Of Claw."

"What?" Her Mother Asked, Shocked.

"I'd Like To Take The Royal Army And Intercept Them In Spine." Namaari Requested.

"Well, If They're Going Into Spine..." Virana Pointed Out At The Map That The Spine Guards Surrounded The Land. "I Doubt There'll Be Much Left Of Them To Intercept." The Chief Of Fang Stated.

"She's More Cable Than You Realize. We Have To Stop Her." Namaari Said.

Virana Placed Her Hand On Her Shoulder As She Said, "Walk With Me."

She Then Led Her Out Of The Palace With General Atitaya Behind Them.

"Look Around. We Made All Of This By Making Smart Decisions, Not Emotional Ones. We Are Safe. Our Canal Protects Us From Those Monsters. I Don't Think It's Wise To Risk Yourself When You Don't Have To." Virana Stated.

"But You Heard The General." Namaari Protested. "We're Running Out Of Room. We Need To Expand. If We Had All The Gem Pieces, We Can Do That Safely. You're Right. This Isn't An Emotional Decision. It's The Only Decision We Can Make To Secure Fang's Culture."

Virana Smiled. "Namaari, You're Truly Growing Into The Leader I Raised You To Be." Shen Then Turned To The General And The Guard As She Gave Them The Command. "General Atitaya, Ready The Royal Army For My Daughter's Command."

"Thank You, Mother. I Won't Let You Down." Namaari Said As She Then Went Back Inside To Prepare For Going To Spine.

***

Shira, Aurora And Raya Were Looking On A map.

"Well, As You Two See Here On The Map, Spine Is Right Here So We're Going To Be There Soon." Raya Stated As She Show Her Friends The Map.

"Well, I Don't Know About You Two, But I Can't Wait To Get To Spine." Shira Said.

"Why's That?" Aurora Asked.

"Because Spine Is Covered In Snow. I Love Snow." Shira Answered.

"Is That So?" Raya Asked, Amused.

"Yeah. I'm A Ice Dragon. Plus, It's Been 500 Years Since I've Played In The Snow." Shira Stated.

"True." Raya And Aurora Said.

"And It Makes More Awesome, 'Cause That's Where Aurora Found Me." Shira Said.

"Really?" Raya Asked.

"Yeah. We Can Tell You More Once We Get The Gem Piece." Aurora Said.

Then, A Shrimp Fell On The Map.

The Girls Turned Around To See No iAnd The Ongis Were Eat Shrimps Before Boun Stopped Them.

"Hey! Stop Eating!" Boun Yelled, Making Them Run Away. Boun's Hottest Spice Got On The Sweets, Yuki And Tuk Tuk Accidentally Ate Them As They Groaned Before They Spit Them On The River.

"Yeesh, Those Kids Sure Have A Lot Of Energy." Aurora Said As She Scratched Yuki's Ear.

"And Aunt Amba And Aunt Pranee Said I Had A Lot Of Energy When I Was Their Age. They're Somewhat Right." Shira Stated As Aurora Patted Her Back.

"Sorry, Buddy, I Got This." Raya Assured.

Raya Looked At The Commotion.

"Did You Just Throw A Shrimp At Me? That's Not Even Edible! Don't Look At Me Like That!" Boun Scolded.

"Uh... Hey, Guys! Do You Guys Wanna Play Hide And Seek?" Raya Asked.

Noi And The Ongis Clapped Their Hands As They Wanted.

"All Right. Ready?" Raya Covered Her Eyes As They Quickly Went Somewhere To Hide. "One. Two."

Raya Peaked One Eye To Look At Boun, Who Smiled And Whispered, "Thanks."

Shira Walked Towards Sisu, Who Was Sitting On The Edge Of The Boat.

"Hey, Mom." Shira Said As She Slowly Sat Next To Her.

"Hey, Snowy." Sisu Greeted With Her Unusual Tone.

"Two And A Half." Raya Said As She Walked Over To The Human Digused Dragons. "Three."

Raya Sat Down Next To Sisu.

"Remind Me To Never Have Kids." Raya Said.

"Only If You Do The Same For Me." Shira Replied.

"Deal." Raya Said As She And Shira Fist Bumped Each Other.

"Being People Is Hard." Sisu Said, Feeling Sad.

"Yep." Raya Said.

"Well, No One Said It Was Easy." Aurora Added

"What Are You Talking About? Being Human Is Not So Bad As You Think." Shira Said.

"Six. Seven." Raya Continued To Count When She Heard The Ongis Making Noises.

"Let Me Handle This." Aurora Said As She Went To Play With Noi And The Ongis.

"You Have Small Heads, No Tails, You Lie To Get What You Want, Like The Talon Chief Back There." Sisu Stated.

"Yeah, Well, The World's Broken. You Can't Trust Anyone." Raya Said.

"Or Maybe The World's Broken Because You Don't Trust Anyone." Sisu Responded.

"You Sound Just Like My Ba." Raya Said.

"Yeah, And You Almost Sound Just Like Aurora's Mom. Aurora's Talked About Chief Kori A Few Times." Shira Said.

"Well, They Sound Like Smart People." Sisu Said.

Yeah, He Was. I Really Wanted To Believe Them. I Really Wanted To Believe That We Could Be Kumandra Again." Raya Said.

"And We Can." Sisu Said.

"No Offense, Mom, But, Literally Thousands Of People Turned To Stone Would Argue Otherwise." Shira Stated.

"Your Daughter Gets It." Raya Said.

"That Doesn't Mean Shouldn't Try." Sisu Said.

"And We Did. And You Know What Happened? We Got Kicked In The Back By Someone Who Gave Me A Gift. I Thought I Lost My Best Friend And The Only One I've Ever Trusted Is Back. I Don't Want To Lose Her Again. Look Around. We're A World Of Orphans Because People Couldn't Stop Fighting Over Two Gems. Wanna Know Why The Other Dragons Didn't Come Back? It's Because People Don't Deserve Them." Raya Explained.

"But You Can Change That." Sisu Protested.

"No, Sisu, I Am Done Trying. Kumandra Is A Fairy Tale. The Only Thing Important To Me Now Is Bringing My Ba And Kori Back And Protecting Aurora." Raya Said.

Um... I Think We're In Spine." Boun Informed.

Everyone Looked To Their Left And Saw A Bamboo Forest.

"Well, Judging By The Bamboo Forest, I'd Say We're In Spine, All Right." Shira Confirmed.

Suddenly, Sisu Grabbed The Congee Pot As She Hopped On The Stump To Cross.

"Sisu!" Raya Shouted.

"Mom!" Shira Exclaimed.

"Hey, My Congge!" Boun Yelled.

Raya And Aurora Quickly Took Thier Swords While Shira Grabbed A Dagger.

"Don't Go Anywhere. We'll Be Right Back." Raya Said As They Ran After Sisu.

"Sisu! Come Back! Please!" Raya Begged.

"Sisu, Please Just Stop What You're Trying To Do!" Aurora Said.

"Mom, What In The Name Of Kumandra Are You Doing?" Shira Asked.

"I'm Going To Show You That You're Wrong!" Sisu Yelled.

"How? By Getting Squashed By A Bunch Of Spine Rage Heads?" Raya Asked.

"Should We Tell Her?" Shira Asked, Quietly.

"Maybe Later." Aurora Said.

"No. By Proving To You That If You Wanna Get Someone's Trust, You Have To Give A Little Trust First." Sisu Said As She Pats The Pot Of Congee, Holding The Gate's Knocker.

"Mom/Sisu, No!" Shira And Aurora Said, Afraid It Might Be A Trap.

"Wait, Sisu, Don't.." Raya Warned, But It Was Too Late.

The Four Girls Got Trapped In A Bag.

"In Hindsight, Maybe I Was A Little Hasty, But, Uh, Who's Hungry? No? I'll Leave You Alone." Sisu Said.

"You Have A Death Wish, Mom. You Know That, Right?" Shira Asked.

***

Then, The Girls Were Tied Up In Someone's House.

"Interesting Choice Of Digs." Sisu Commented.

"Hmm. Kind Of Look Like The House Back Home In Claw." Aurora Said.

Suddenly, A Spine Warrior Opened The Door And Went Inside After He Slammed The Door.

"You Three Must Be Dung Of Brain To Think You Could Steal Spine's Dragon Gem." The Warrior Stated As He Threw His Axe On The Wall.

"Gem? Who Said Anything About Gems? We Have No Interest In Gems." Raya Lied.

The Spine Warrior Poured The Three Gem Pieces From Her Bag And The Ice Dragon Gem From Aurora's Bag.

"Okay, Yeah, I Can See How That Makes Me Look Like A Liar." Raya Said.

"Actually, I Think It Was The Lying That Made You Look Like A Liar." Sisu Said.

"Hang On." Shira Said.

Then, The Girls Got Out Of The Ropes.

The Warrior Was Speechless.

"Ho... How?" He Asked.

"I Keep Daggers Hidden In My Boots." Everyone Looked At Shira, Shocked. "What? I Liked To Be Prepared."

Then, The Spine Warrior Laughed, Villanously.

Sisu Started To Laugh, Too.

"I'm Not Sure What's Funny." Sisu Whispered.

"You're Fear Is Like Delectable Nectar Feeding The Tum Tum Of My Soul. It's Good. Taste Like... Mango." The Warrior Said.

"Oh, Shira And I Love Mango." Sisu Commented.

"Of Course You Two Love Mango! Only A Tongueless Cretonne Wouldn't." The Warrior Said As he Walked Away.

"Oh, Toi!" Shira And Sisu Said.

"It's been Such A Long Time Since I last Peered Into The Eyes Of A Trembling Enemy. Where Has The Time Gone? It's Been So Long." The Warrior Said.

"He Seems Lonely." Sisu Whispered.

"No! I Am Not Lonely." He Punched His Chest Saying, "I'm A Spine Warrior. I Was Born And Bred To Do One Thing."

"Oh Yeah. What's That?" Aurora Said, Raising Her Eyebrow.

"To Invoke Fear And To Crush The Skulls Of My Enimies!" The Warrior Said.

"That's Two Things." Sisu Corrected.

He Growled Aggressively At The Girls, Making Sisu Scream.

"Hey. What Are You Planning On Doing With Us?" Raya Asked.

"Oh, It's Gonna Be Bad. Horrifying! It'll Take Me Two Weeks To Clean Up!" He Said.

"You Have No Idea, Do You?" Aurora Asked, Raising Her Eyebrow.

"Yes, I Do. I'm Formulating This Gruesome Plan In My Head... Makes Me Sick Just Thinking About It.

"He's Got Nothin' Planned." Shira Said.

"You... You Just Wait. Until Then, Why Don't You Just Hang Around? Good One, Huh?" The Spine Warrior Laughed By Himself.

"For A Spine Warrior, They Have No Sense Of Humor." Shira Whispered To Sisu.

"You Can Say That Again." Sisu Said, Quietly.

Suddenly, Someone Burst Through The Door And Attacked The Spine Warrior. The Ongis Quickly Tied Him Up, Tuk Tuk And Noi Growled At Him.

"A Little One?" He Asked.

Boun Jumped Down In Front Of Shira.

"You Stay Away From Her!" Boun Warned.

"You Got Here Fast." Raya Said.

"Fang's Here!" Boun Stated.

Raya And Aurora Turned To Him Shocked As Shira Looked Through The Door.

"What?" Raya Asked.

"He's Not Kidding! Namaari's Here And She's Not Alone." Shira Said.

Raya And Aurora Saw Namaari With Guards Behind Her.

"People Of Spine, We Are Hunting Raya And Aurora, Fugitives From Heart And Claw! Send Them Out Or We're Coming In!" Namaari Shouted.

"I Wouldn't Worry About The People Of Spine Finding Us." Shira Said.

"And Why Is That?" Raya Asked.

"Look At The Village Square And You'll See." Aurora Adviced.

Then, Raya Noticed A Bunch Of People Turned To Stone.

"You're The Only One Here?" Raya Asked.

"My People Battled The Druun With Much Valor, But Lost." The Spine Warrior Answered.

"And You and Shira Knew About This?" Raya Asked Aurora.

"We Thought Everyone In Spine Got Turned To Stone When We First Got Here. Apparently, The Lone Warrior Managed To Survive. We Were Planning On Telling You But A Certain Someone Ran Off." Shira Said, Motioning To Sisu.

Raya And Aurora Noticed A Cradle With An Elephant DollOn It.

"Okay. But, The Fang's Gang Here For Me And Aurora, Not For You, So, Um, If We Can Distract Them, Then You Guys Can Get Out Of Here." Raya Said as She Gives Her Gem Bag To Sisu While Aurora Gave Her Gem Bag To Shira.

"You're Gonna Fight An Entire Army?" Sisu Asked.

"That Is The Most Craziest Thing I've Ever Heard. And Mom Said A Lot Of Crazy Things For The Two Days." Shira Said, Crossing Her Arms. Sisu Looked At Her With An Offensive Look On Her Face. "I Know What I Said."

"No, We're Just Gonna Stall Them. Look, We Know How To Push Namaari's Buttons. And Once You Guys Are Clear, We're Out Of Here." Raya Explained.

Sisu And Shira Nodded.

Raya And Aurora Kneeled Down To The Man's Height.

"What's Your Name?" Aurora Asked.

"The Moniker Given To Me Is Tong." The Warrior Introduced Himself.

"Okay, Tong, Look, You Don't Know Me, And I Don't Know You, But I'm Sure You Know A Back Door Or A Way Outta Here, And It's Really Important That Our Friends Stay Safe, Okay? So, I Am Sincerely Asking You, Will You Help Us? Please." Raya Begged.

Tong Nodded As Shira And Sisu Smiled.

The Fang's Guards Raised Their Crossbow With The Flaming Arrows Up As They Prepared To Shoot.

"So, Are You Really Gonna Take Down An Army By Yourself?" Aurora Asked.

"No, I'm Just Going To Fight Namaari While You... Do Whatever You Want." Raya Stated.

"Okay, I'll Hide Behind The Bamboo Trees And Come Out To Help When You Need It Then. Sound Like A Deal?" Aurora Asked.

"Only If You Do A Sneak Attack On Her." Raya Said.

"Deal." Aurora Said.

The Princesses Of Heart And Claw Arrived At The Gates.

"Okay. Note To Each Other, Don't Die." Raya Said.

"I'll Try Not To." Aurora Said As She Hid Behind The Wall.

"Burn Them Out." Namaari Commanded Before She Noticed The Door Began To Open.

Suddenly, The Gates Opened Wide, Revealing Raya To The Fang Soldiers. Raya Raised Her Head And Looked At Namaari With A Smirk, "Hey There, Princess Uppercut."

"Fancy Meeting You Here." Raya Added As She Walked Towards Namaari.

"You, Aurora And The Dragon Gem Pieces Are Coming With Me." Namaari Said.

"My Sword Here Says We're Not." Raya Said As She Took Her Sword.

Namaari Raised Her Hand, Gesturing The Guards To Shoot.

"Yeah, I Knew You Couldn't Handle Rolling. You're Nothing Without You Band." Raya Taunted.

"Stand Down." Namaari Commanded. The Guards Followed Her Orders By Lowering Their Crossbows Down.

"This Shouldn't Take Long." Namaari Stated.

Namaari And Raya Smirked As Namaari Swung Her Spear While Raya Took Of Her Cloak And Hat.

Raya Took A Glance To See Tuk Tuk Was Carrying Noi Away.

They Attacked With Their Weapons As Raya Took A Glance To See The Ongis And Boun Sneaking Out. Raya Then Blocked Namaari's Spear Before She Flicked The Spear Out With Her Sword.

"Did You Really Need That, Dep La?" Raya Asked, Sarcastically.

Namaari Then Kicked Raya And Took Her Sword.

"Nah." Namaari Said Before She Threw Raya's Sword Away.

"Looks Like Somebody's Been Taking Classes." Raya Said.

Raya Quickly Stood Up And Threw Punches As One Of Them Hit Her Face.

Namaari Grunted As She Used Thai Boxing To Hit Her, Raya Kicked Her In The Stomach Before She Could Kick Her Down But Unfortunately, Namaari Blocked Her Foot In Time. She Then Threw Her Down To The Ground.

 "Why Are You And Aurora Stealing Gem Pieces?!" Namaari Asked.

Raya Groaned As She Looked To See Tong, Yuki, Sisu And Shira Were Sneaking Out Of The Village.

"Oh, I'm Just Trying To Get A Matching Set." Raya Sarcastically Replied.

Raya Tried To Punch Her Again But Namaari Easily Stopped.

"Hey, Namaari!" A Voice Yelled.

Namaari And Raya Looked To See Aurora Standing By A Bamboo Tree.

"Leave My Best Friend Alone." Aurora Said.

Aurora Tried To Kicked Namaari In The Stomach, But She Threw Her To Ground.

"Why Is You Helping Raya Steal The Dragon Gem Pieces, When You Already Has One Yourself?! Tell Me!" Namaari Demanded.

"Well, I Wouldn't Have To Do Steal Them, If You Didn't Bring The Druun Back!" Aurora Shouted.

Namaari Grunted With Her Fist Clenched As She Then Kicked Raya And Aurora To The Ground.

"You Didn't Happen To Bring Fang's Gem, Did You?" Raya Asked, Painfully.

Aurora Tried To Throw A Punch But Namaari Kicked Her In The Face.

"Aurora!" Raya Exclaimed.

Shira And Sisu Stopped Running As They Watched The Three Princesses Of Claw, Heart And Fang. They Knew They Had To Do Something To Stop Hurting Each Other More Then They Already Had.

"No? Never Mind. Raya And I'll Just Swing By And Grab It Later." Aurora Grunted As She Turned To Face Namaari.

"Oh, I'm Gonna Enjoy This." Namaari Said As She Held Her Collar, Ready To Punch Her.

But Suddenly, A Fog Was Blown From Behind, She Let Go Of Aurora As She Was Confused About What Happened.

Her Eyes Widened As Saw Sisu And Shira.

Boun, Noi, The Ongis, And Tong Were Shocked As They Had Witnessed Sisu And Shira With Their Own Eyes.

Sisu and Shira Glared Angrily At Namaari Who Was Terrified Of The two Dragons.

Shira And Sisu Roared At Her Face Before They Saw The Look In Her Eyes.

"Yep, She's A Dragon. And Shira Is A Dragon Too. Let's Go. Come On!" Raya Said As She Aurora's Arm And Pushed Her Friends To Escape.

Sisu And Shira Quickly Went Back To Raya.