Narrator's POV

It had been a few hours after they had managed to get off the island of Samsara Motu and also found the Sundrop Flower as everyone was back on the road again and continued on their quest. Right now, Draco was sitting on the bed as he was reading a dragon story that he loved as a child.

The Fable of the Dragon Tyrant

He was in the middle of the book when both Ally and Vee came over with the Mo and Ender too. "Hey Draco, whatcha reading?" Vee asked curiously and this made Draco look up from the book and smiled before replying "I'm reading a story uncle Tang used to read to me when I was a kid" and Ally looks at the book cover before asking with an eyebrow raised "The Fable of the Dragon Tyrant?".

Draco nods as he said "Yep! This was my favorite bedtime story when I was little and I still read it to this day" and this got the two girls interested as they asked in unison "Can you read it to us?!" and this surprised Draco before nodding his head and gestures the girls to sit next to him, which they did along with Ender and Mo getting comfortable too as Kirby, who noticed something was happening and quickly came over and rested on Draco's shoulder. Mei and Ao Bing both noticed this before deciding to listen as well as Draco opened the book and began reading the story.

"Once upon a time, a dragon tyrannized the kingdom. Covered with thick black scales, its eyes glowed with hate, and from its terrible jaws flowed evil-smelling slime. Some tried to fight the dragon..."

A Few Moments Later

"Thousands of voices of joy rose from the masses, joined seconds later by a deafening drawn-out thud from the collapsing monster. After all this time, humanity was at last free from the dragon" Draco continued reading the book as Ally, Vee, Ender, Mo, Kirby, Ao Bing and Mei were all still listening in awe and amazement by the story.

"The joy cry resolved into a jubilating chant: "Long live the king! Long live us all!" The royal entourage, huddling in the downpour, accumulated around their monarch. So much had changed in the last hour. The right to an open future had been regained, a primordial fear abolished, and many long-held assumptions overturned. "What do we do now?" they asked. "We have come a long way. . ." said the king, "yet now we are like children again. The future lies open before us. We shall go and try to do better than we have done in the past, for we have time now... time to get things right, time to grow up, time to learn from our mistakes. Let all the bells in the kingdom ring until midnight, in remembrance of our dead. Then after, we will celebrate and begin the process of building a better world. . . for we have time now." The End" Draco finished the story as he closed the book.

Ally, Vee, Mei and Kirby had stars in their eyes as they all exclaimed "Wow/Pooteetah!!" and while Ao Bing was intrigued by the story. "That was the best story I've ever heard, big brother Draco!" Vee says in amazement while Mei went over and side-hugs her boyfriend before giving him a kiss on the cheek and said "That was an amazing story, babe" and this made Draco blush at his girlfriend's affection as both Ally and Vee 'awed' at this while Ao Bing silently gagged at his cousin and crush's brother lovey-dovey moment. This made Kirby giggle while both Ender and Mo shook their heads in amusement as Vee suddenly said to the dragon prince "But, aren't you gonna be like that to big sister Funneh when you and her get together, big brother prince Ao Bing?" and this made Ao Bing stiff as a blush appeared on his face before laughter was heard, causing him to look over and sees Funneh laughing along with her sisters, Aphmau and Mk as Macaque was telling them something with Monkey King looking a little irritated while Adira was watching on the sideline with amusement.

Seeing Funneh with a smile on her face, this made Ao Bing have a soft expression on his face before he felt some stares and turned around to see Mei, Draco, Ally and Vee all smirked, making the dragon prince blush even more before quickly covering his face and this caused the group to laugh at his expression while the spider goons were watching as they were wondering what the group were talking about and then suddenly a thought came into Spider Queen's mind as she called out to Draco.

"Hey, dragon boy! What's the last artifact for the staff?"

This made everyone stop what they were doing and looked at Spider Queen for a moment before all eyes went on Draco, who blinked for a second before quickly getting up, grabs the backpack from underneath the bed, pulls out the book and opens to a certain page before showing it to the others as he said "The last thing we need for the staff is... The Heart of the Mother Dragon".

Timeskip

Draco was going through the journal that was containing information about the Elemental Staff of Might when he finally found the page that talked about the final item for the staff and what he was looking for. "The Heart of the Mother Dragon's origin" Draco reads the title as this caught everyone's attention as they began listening when Draco started reading. "A long time ago when the earth was created, there was nothing but darkness. And it that darkness were fierce beasts of great power wanting only destruction and chaos until the gods decided to do something about it. And so they filled the darkness with light, giving new life to the world, however the ancient beasts of chaos were relentless in their cause to destroy this new world. Seeing the amounts of horrific amounts of destruction being caused, the gods created a powerful being from which the guardians of the earth would descend from 'The Mother Dragon'".

Draco's eyes widen slightly as he continued, "From her, a great army of dragons was born and a fierce war raged to combat chaos lasting hundreds of years. During the final battle of the war as the dragons were finally on the verge of eliminating the beast of chaos, the Mother Dragon was severely injured by a great chieftain beast, she was struck in the chest damaging her heart. As she fell to the ground, several beasts descended upon her when a great light erupted from her chest blasting the charging beasts back with great force and vaporizing them instantly. She rose to her feet as her children rushed to her side, she stood tall and firm with a great roar and said "Fear not my children for my love will forever strengthen and protect you!!" With her wound glowing bright as the new day sun, she released all of her energy in one enormous blast pushing back the darkness and defeating the remaining chieftain beasts. The battle was won, the war was over. The remaining dragons with tears in their eyes let out great roars, mourning their mother's sacrifice and vowing to protect the world in her honor".

After Draco finished reading the origin, everyone was in complete awe and amazement before Huntsman asked "Okay. But where do we find it?" and Draco looks at him as he starts to say "Well it says that it's—!" but he paused as his eyebrows furrowed for a moment before he starts looking through the pages, making everyone confused and anxious. Draco kept looking through the pages for about two minutes until he slowly looks up from the pages as it looked like he'd seen a ghost. "Young Draco... What is the purpose of your face?" Adira asked as she noticed his expression. "I don't know... It doesn't say..." Draco said as this made everyone completely silent. "... How are we going to find the last piece, then?" Vee asked as Funneh was holding her. Draco didn't know what to say as he remained silent before he whispered "I... I don't know...".

A Few Moments Later

Draco is now looking through his laptop as he was searching up any legends or leads that could tell him the location of the Heart of the Mother Dragon. "Find anything yet?" Rainbow asked her little brother, who only sighs in response as he looked a little tired. "Maybe you should take a little break... Like watch a video or something?" Ally suggested as she came over along with Mei, Funneh and Vee. "I don't know guys, I—!" Draco was cut off by Funneh snatching his laptop, typed something before clicking something and handed it back to Draco as she said "You're welcome" but just before Draco could say anything, music was suddenly heard, causing him to look at the laptop and noticed some type of LIVE theatre show was happening.

🎶Hush, listeners! Hush, listeners! 'T is the moment for ancient fairy lore🎶

"What is this?" Draco asked his third older sister in confusion as Funneh simply says "It's a simple play that I thought maybe you could enjoy for a moment" and then he continues watching along with Vee, Ally, Mei and Adira.

🎶Hush, listeners! Hush! For a fairytale of yore!🎶

Suddenly the curtains open with a dim light shining on a young woman, who has fair skin, green eyes and a long brunette braid as she's wearing a white dress with a purple tip and a single strap and the young woman smiles as she begins telling a story. "'Twas a distant fall, when a dragon hunting ship arrived in the Isle of Berk. The dreaded hunters swarmed ashore, seeking the greatest and most elusive prize of all. A dragon!" the young woman says, making the crowd in the LIVE video to gasp while Vee holds onto Draco's arm as she says "Hunters give me the willies!".

"Far and wide, the hunters searched until they found a dragon. They chased her, captured her and forced her to lead them to the most magical treasure, the Legendary Heart of the Mother Dragon!" the young woman says as she then shows a picture of the Heart of the Mother Dragon and this caught the group's attention. "Forged by dragon magic in ages past, the heart had the power of the dragons themselves. Including the power to control them all" the young woman says and Ally asks in complete awe "Miss Adira, is this true?" and then Adira simply said "Every word".

"The hunters took the heart, but before they could use its power, the temple collapsed in an island north of Isle of Berk. The Heart of the Mother Dragon, with its almighty glory, was lost forever" the young woman says, making Draco groan in frustration, looking a little defeated but then the young woman adds "Yet it is said that the clues to find it are hidden in this ancient chant. 'Journey due north past Isle of Berk' Till a faraway island is close at hand" and then she began singing.

🎶When you're alone, but not alone 'You will find help and an arch of stone'🎶

"Arch of stone..." Draco noted. "There's one way across the isle's north ridge 'But a price must be paid at the old troll bridge'" the young woman says and apparently Draco didn't catch what she said as he asked Mei "What did she say?" and Mei says "I think she said something about a toll bridge" and Draco looks at Mei as he asks in confusion "Toll bridge?" and Mei replied "Yeah. But I don't know how much it costs" and this made Draco simply say "Oh?".

"At journey's end, you shall discover 'Of the temple that collapsed, but never vanished'" the young woman continues as she then starts singing again.

🎶And in the hold amidst gems and gold 'A heart awaits, we're told'🎶

Draco now knew where the Heart of the Mother Dragon is as he placed his computer down and heads to tell the others along with the group while unknown to them, the LIVE video was still going as the young woman added something.

🎶But beware and be warned, there's a trick to this clue 'Wish only goodwill or no good will come you 'For the treasure you seek'... You may yet come to rue!🎶

After that, the video ended.

Timeskip

Everyone was back on the road as they were searching for the arch of stone. "Arrgh! How hard is it to find a stone arch?" Tang complained only to receive a shout from everyone.

"IT'S ONLY BEEN 5 MINUTES TANG/UNCLE TANG!!!"

Vee was suddenly confused for a moment before asking the black monkey "Uh... Mr. Macaque, what's a stone arch again?" and Macaque looks at Vee and says "It's a wedge-shaped stone forming the curved part of an arch, kid" and then Vee suddenly points out "So you mean like that arch stone over there the distance?" and this immediately caught everyone's attention as they looked forward and saw the arch stone.



"The stone arch! Guys, we did it!!" Mk cheered along with the others. "Full speed ahead Pigsy!" Aphmau shouts with a determined look, making the pig demon speed ahead. After passing the arch stone, everyone continued on their journey and before long, they were now in front of a swampy area as they noticed that the T.E.A van wouldn't be able to get through. "Okay, the van can't get through, so we're going to need a team to go ahead and look for the Heart of the Mother Dragon" Adira says and then Draco got up and says "I'll go alone. It'll be faster for me" and then he grabs the backpack and starts to leave when Monkey King grabs his shoulder and says "Whoa, whoa, buddy. I don't think it's a good idea for you to go alone, you need some people to go with you just in case" and then both Vee and Ally went up as the young basilisk says with determination "We'll go with you" and this made Funneh stand up as she says "Absolutely not, Vee!" but just before Vee could say anything, Funneh says "I'm going with you guys. Vulko told me to keep you safe and that's what I'm gonna do" and this made the young basilisk stunned for a moment before she smiled.

"I'll come with you as backup" Huntsman says as he stands up, surprising the group. "And I'll come along. Someone is to keep an eye on the young girls" Adira says in calm tone and after that, the group left with the others prayed that they'll come back safely. The group navigated their way through the swamp as they were now hopping on stones before jumping and walking a log bridge. "It's our last item, guys. We gotta find that ship soon" Draco says to the group as they all hopped off before Draco looks ahead and sees something, making him smile. They continued their path on a stone path towards the bridge but before the group could enter...

"Ahhh!!"

"None Shall Pass The Secret Troll Bridge!"

Two giant troll demons appeared out of nowhere, making the group jump back with Ally and Vee screaming on shock. "Troll bridge? I thought it was 'toll bridge'!" Draco said as he seemed a little upset that he got something wrong and then Huntsman says to the two troll demons "Look, fellas, we don't want any trouble".

"We are guardians of the secret..." the tall demon troll starts to say but was cut off by the short demon troll interrupting "Hey, hey, hey! Hey!" and the tall demon troll demanded "What?" and the short demon troll says "It's my turn to give the ominous warning, blockhead"

"Is not"

"Is too"

"Is not!"

The two demon trolls argued as the group in complete disbelief and confusion on what was happening right now. "You did it last time" the tall demon troll sneered and the short demon troll argued "That was over 300 years ago!" and it was silent for a moment before the tall demon troll growled in defeat before saying "Go ahead" and then the short demon troll cleared his throat before saying "We are guardians of the secret bridge. Beat it before we grind your bones to make our bed" and it was silent for a moment before the tall demon troll says while looking at the small demon troll "Bread" and the small demon troll said in confusion "What?" and the tall demon troll began to explain "The expression is, 'Grind your bones to make our bread,' not 'bed'" and the small demon troll says as he thought for a moment "Oh? Really? Who would want to make bread out of bones? Might break a tooth" and the tall demon troll argued back "Well, who would want to sleep in a bed made of bones? It's hard on the back. It'll put a crick in your neck, you knucklehead".

"Lx-nay in front of the ictim-vay. Gravel for brains" the short demon troll says as he points to the group, who looked irritated before looking at each other while the two trolls continued arguing.

"Fuzz face"

"Thimble head"

"Stinky breath"

"Googly eyes"

"Waxy ears!"

"Unibrow!"

"Excuse me!" Ally says, having enough as this caught the two trolls' attention. "We need to get through" the young girl says and starts walking forward before screaming as she was pushed back with Huntsman and Adira both quickly catching the young girl while the two demon trolls exclaimed in unison "None shall pass!" and finally having enough of this nonsense, Funneh snapped with frustration in her voice "Do you have any idea what we've been through to get here?! We got attacked and chased out of our home by an ancient demon, who wants to destroy our home and we've been traveling all over the place by the wind, and almost lost hope and lives to find three powerful weapons that is our only chance to defeat her, which we wouldn't have even needed if Red son and his family haven't stolen that stupid skeleton key that the 'Not mayor' gave Mk in the first place! And then Monkey king suddenly leaves without explanation, leaving Mk all by himself with us having to clean up his messes all the time and it's irritating me and I swear that I'll...!".

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hang on, hang on, hang on. Who's Mk?" the tall demon troll asked and then the small demon troll asked "Is he a friend of yours?" and Funneh says "Well, yeah" and it was quiet once again before the tall demon troll says "How sweet! We know a thing or two about friends!" and then looks at the small demon troll and says "Friends?" and this made the small demon troll smile and said "Friends" and then the two demon trolls embraced each other as they began complimenting each other.

"Come here, buddy"

"Pal!"

"Amigo"

"Compadre"

"You're the best"

"No, you"

"No, you"

"Oh my god, this is never going to end" Huntsman groaned as he placed his hand over his face in irritation and then Adira noticed something before having a small grin before catching the group's attention as she points to an opening. The group noticed this and nodded as they slowly snuck past the two demon trolls, who began arguing again as the group began traveling through the bridge tunnel. Draco can suddenly hear something in the distance as he says "Guys, listen, it's the ocean" and soon the group made out of the tunnel as they continued their quest, passing by a small beach before climbing on a sand dune and finally saw the temple.



"The temple that collapsed but never vanished" Draco breathes out as the group stares at the ruined temple in awe. "Okay, guys, this is it. We gotta find that heart and build the staff. Let's go!" Vee says with determination. "Calm yourself, young one. What we need is a boat to get across the water" Adira says and then Funneh taps her shoulder and points out "There's a boat over there" and Adira looks ahead as she sees the boat on land before saying "Oh..." and with that, the girls got into the boat as both Draco and Huntsman pushed the boat out into the water before quickly getting on with the spider demon paddling the boat.



"So... What will the heart look like?" Ally asked with curiosity as Funneh looks at her and says "Maybe... Like an actual shape of a heart" and Vee shrugs as she says "I don't know. Vulko told me that sometimes artifacts that represent a heart can be in different various shapes" and Adira comes in and says "You are correct young one. Your master seems like a wise man" and this made the young basilisk smile and says "Yeah, he is".

"Guys, we're here" Huntsman says as the boat was gently stopped by the ruined temple's stairs and everyone got off, the group started walking up the stairs as they started looking around to find where the heart is. "So the heart should be here somewhere, right?" Vee asked and this made Funneh nod at her. "If this is the place, which way do we go?" Ally asked and Draco pulls out the book from the backpack as he starts studying the book and area "Okay. If that is that... And that is here... Right here, I think" and then all of a sudden, a low rumbling was heard, making the group stop as the young members grew stiff.

"Whoa. Excuse me" Draco says looking a little embarrassed and Funneh looks at him weirdly and says "I don't think that was you" and then a crack appeared as it splits between the two grown ups and the four younger members. "Um, what was that?" Huntsman asked and then Adira says looking serious "I don't know. Kids... Whatever you do, stay where you are and don't move" and the four nodded their heads at the female warrior and waited for a few minutes, but nothing happened.

"Nothing's happening... Maybe we can—!" Draco starts to say, but then the ground starts shaking again as it seems stronger when suddenly the ground from under Funneh, Draco, Ally and Vee broke, making the four young members scream in fear as they fell down alerting the two grown ups as they cried out "NO!!".