Previously

"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!!".

Narrator's POV

"AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!" Funneh, Draco, Ally and Vee all screamed as they continued falling down until both Vee and Ally managed to grab a rusty wooden beam while Draco and Funneh both didn't as they both landed on the ground hard with a grunt of pain. "Guys, are you alright?!" Ally exclaimed in worry and Funneh shouts back to her "We're okay! Just let go of the beam and we'll catch you!" and Vee appeared to have some trouble as she says to Ally "I'm having myself a little bit of trouble letting go" and then the two girls noticed the beam was starting to break as Ally says back "I don't think you'll have too!" and after she said that, the beam snapped in half as the two girls fall again while screaming once more but thankfully Draco and Funneh caught them in time.

Funneh gently placed Vee down as Draco puts Ally down and then the four hear Adira's worried voice echoing from above "Kids, are you okay?!" and this made Draco shout back "We're okay, Adira! We're okay!" and then the female warrior shouts "Can you climb out?" and Funneh shouts back "I don't think so, there's nothing to grab onto and we're too far down to jump out!" and then Ally shouts "We'll be okay! Find a way to get us out, we'll go ahead and look for the heart!" and it was quiet for a moment before Adira shouts back "Alright... Just be careful down there, we don't know what's in there!" and Draco shouts "We'll be fine! Funneh and I will protect Ally and Vee!" and with that, Draco raised his right hand as a green flame lit up.



"Let's go" Draco said as he leads the way with Funneh behind both Ally and Vee.

Meanwhile with the Two Grown Ups

Adira continues to look down before Huntsman says "What are we supposed to do now?" and Adira was silent for a moment before she sighs and says "We need to find something to get them out like young Draco said. Do we have anything that can be used as a rope?" and Huntsman says "I can make a spider web" and this made Adira nod in approval as she says "Good" and then her eyes landed on the boat before an idea popped in her head.

Back with the Four Young Members

Draco, Ally, Vee and Funneh continued walking through what seemed like an endless tunnel until Draco noticed something in the distance. "Guys, is it just me or am I seeing some light in the distance?" Draco says, making the three girls look at Draco's direction and also saw some light in the distance too. "Let's check it out!" Ally says as she starts running forward. "Ally, wait!" Funneh exclaimed as she runs after her with Vee and Draco right behind them. Ally ran until she stopped running when she saw what seems like an underground ruin as there were torches lit up, broken stone walls and water under the stone bridge.



"Woah..." Ally breathes out in awe before Funneh, Draco and Vee caught up as they also noticed the ruin, making them amazed. "What is this place?" Funneh asked and Draco says "I have no clue. Maybe this is an underground temple" and then the four members started walking again and after a few moments of walking, the four eventually found themselves in another hallway lit up with torches. "I'll, uh... I'll take a look around, see what I can find" Draco says as the four members spread out all over the hallway and look for anything that could lead them to the Heart of the Mother Dragon's whereabouts while also being extremely careful not to make any noises and eventually, Draco discovers a lit up room and looks inside.



Draco goes inside before noticing a chest in the corner of the room and goes over to it, he noticed the chest doesn't have a lock and opened it before a surprise look appeared on his face. Funneh, Ally and Vee continued looking around until they heard Draco calling out to them, "Psst! Sis... Girls, over here. I found something!" Draco called out and the three girls went over to the room as they saw Draco near an opened chest and they came over with Draco saying to them "These are my ancestor Della's belongings. Maybe she left something that can help us find the heart" and Funneh says to her little brother "Good work. Now we're getting somewhere" and the four began searching through the chest as Ally says "Oh, look! Della's treasures" and then Vee says "Wow! She must like collecting lost things" and as they're leafing through the chest, a lightly dim room is next to the room with a dragon with brown and copper scales with dark accents was sleeping nearby awakens.



When he opens his eyes, they are revealed to be golden eyes and he sits side-by-side and listens as he hears people talking, making him slightly narrow his eyes by this. "Do you think she left a clue or something?" Ally asked curiously and Draco replied "Maybe or it's a riddle or something. I'm not too sure" and Funneh says "Well, maybe she's been very clever to hide the clue" and Draco simply said "Well, she wasn't called the clever princess dragon for nothing" and unknown to them, the dragon pokes his head through the door and sees the four humans as he suddenly exclaimed in surprise "Humans!" and this made Draco, Funneh, Vee and Ally whip their heads around before their eyes widened in shock and fear as they exclaimed in unison "Dragon!" and quickly moved somewhere to hide while the dragon just stares in shock at being spotted.

"Now, see here, you four. If that Hydra finds out that humans are here, they'll try to find you and kill me afterwards" the dragon says in a calm but worried voice as the four looked out from their hiding place and stared at the dragon before Vee slowly but bravely came out of her hiding spot as she says "Oh, don't worry, Mr. Dragon. We won't be here long" and then Ally also came out as she goes next to Vee while saying "Listen we don't want any... dragon-related trouble, okay? We're just here looking for the Heart of the Mother Dragon" and this made the dragon look at Ally as if she's grown two heads. "And why are you looking for that?" the dragon asked confusingly and then Draco came up and said with a determined look "We need it because it's the last item we need to make the Elemental Staff of Might" and upon seeing the young man, the dragon's eyes widened as his vision changed from seeing Drago to a beautiful young woman with black hair, beautiful emerald green eyes and has dragon features.

"You! Boy, step out" the dragon says sternly, making Draco surprised and confused before looking at Funneh, who looked worried but shrugged her shoulders in confusion as Draco slowly steps out the room and stares at the dragon, who was staring back at him. "You... You look like her" the dragon says and this made Draco ask calmy "Look like who?" and the dragon replied "Della... You resemble her greatly... Who are you, boy?" and Draco was surprised and was quiet for a moment before answering "My name is Draco and I'm Della's reincarnation" and it was silent for a moment before the dragon muttered slowly but sadly "So, she really is gone..." and Draco didn't know what to say before the dragon had a serious look on his face as he said "I am Drago the dragon... Come with me" and then he starts walking forward with the three girls coming out of the room and looked at Draco, who stares for a moment before saying "We better follow him" and the girls looked at each other before looking back at Draco and nodded.

The dragon known as Drago was leading the group somewhere and it was silent before Drago asked Ally "Tell me young one, why are you looking for the Heart of the Mother Dragon?" and Ally looks at him before answering "We need the heart to finish the Elemental Staff of Might. An ancient demon known as the Lady Bone Demon is free and now she wants to destroy the world, so we're on a journey to find three weapons that can defeat her" and Drago hummed before asking "And what are these other weapons are you looking for?" and Vee answered "The three rings of the samadhi fire and Lady Irene's staff" and this made Drago halt his track and asked with an eyebrow raised "The samadhi fire?" and then Funneh comes in as she says "Apparently, what we've heard about it is that it's a flame so powerful that nothing could put it out" and this Drago for a moment before saying "I see..." and it was quiet once again before Draco suddenly asked "Mr. Drago, sir, I have a question" and Drago says "You may ask" and then Draco asks "How did you know about Della and how I look like her?" and without looking back, Drago began to tell a story.

"I met Della many years ago when I was greatly injured..."

Flashback

Drago was flying away from a group of dragon hunters as he was clutching his left injured side with the dragon hunters having weapons like bow and arrows, torches, pitchforks and spears.

"A group of bloodthirsty dragon hunters were hunting me down when they thought I killed a herd of sheep when it was actually the wolves"

Drago managed to escape as he found a hidden cave to rest and lands down before entering as he laid down on his right side to rest for a moment. It began raining as Drago slowly closes his eyes, but tries to stay awake when he noticed a figure coming towards him before everything went dark.

"I managed to find a cave nearby to rest as I tried to keep my eyes awake despite how tired I was but just before I could fully fall asleep I noticed a figure coming towards me"

Drago slowly began to wake up as he felt his left side not in pain anymore and noticed his side was patched up before he smelled something cooking and turns his head to see a young woman with black hair and emerald green eyes as she was cooking some fish by a fire pit.



"And that's when I met her... Della, the Dragon Princess of the Tianlong Mountains. Apparently she was passing by when she saw me injured, so she patched me up while I was asleep and was taking care of me"

Della felt someone staring at her, making her look over and saw a stunned Drago staring at her before the dragon princess smiled at him knowing that he was now awake. Della then gets up as she goes to Drago with a bowl of water in her hands while the dragon stared at the young woman with suspicion as he let out a small growl. "Easy there. Water, you need it" Della says in a soft tone as she places the bowl down in front of Drago before stepping back as the dragon stares at the bowl for a moment before he slowly leans down and starts drinking the water. "You must be hungry. Let me get you some food" Della spoke again before going over to the fire pit and places three cooked fish on a rock slab with a large leaf on it. "Why..." Della paused as she looked over her shoulder as Drago asked with slight hesitation "Why would you help me? You do realize what I am right...?".

This made the dragon princess smile softly at him as she got up and goes over to him as she says "I know what you are and I'm not the person to judge someone based off who or what they are. The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention. Also someone told me that kindness is giving hope to those who think they are all alone in this world. I chose to help you because I wanted to and after all... Us dragons have to stick together no matter what" and then she placed the rock slab in front of a dumbfounded Drago, who was about to say something when Della steps back and closed her eyes as her dragon horns, ears and tail appeared before them. "I am Della, the dragon princess of the Tianlong Mountains" Della introduced herself with a smile to a completely stunned Drago, who was silent for a moment before he gave a small, yet soft smile of his own.

"After our first meeting, we promised we would meet again. And that's what we did for years, we would meet up in the same cave as I told her about my travels and she told me about hers including the companions and family she's made during her journey"

The flashback shows the memories of Drago and Della having fun together from eating fish together, gazing at the beautiful stars to Drago flying in the sky with Della on his back as she had her arms in the air as she was cheering happily.

"Although there were times where we weren't able to meet up, we always made sure to keep in touch and to never forget each other. But over time, I grew fond of her and realized that she was someone I was so fond of that I saw her as my own hatchling. I was even surprised to find out that she had a lover and I was very happy for her as I knew someday she would find someone, who she would want to spend the rest of her life with. But then one day, Della and I were at our usual spot as I didn't realize that this would be the last time we'd ever see each other again..."

Della and Drago were both by the river staring at the fishes in the water having fun together until a familiar great horned owl flew towards Della as this surprised Drago. "Della... It's time, dear" Big Mama says softly and this made Della nod in understanding before Drago asked in confusion as Big Mama flies away "Time for what?" and Della looks at him and says "I have to leave. My companion is an eye have to defeat an ancient demon, who claims that the mortal realm needs to be "fixed". So in order to stop her, we need to defeat her before she harms the mortal realm" and just before she could leave, Drago gently pulls her back with his tail as he asked in a soft but worried tone "Will you be able to stop her?" and Della looks at him before saying in with a determined look "I don't know what will happen, but the only thing I'll say is that we're going to defeat her no matter what. And once this is all over, I'll come back and we'll spend more time together like we always do... I promise" and with that, Della hugs Drago's head as this stunned him and didn't notice that Della had tears coming down.

"I hope you come out victorious and perhaps... Choose to stay as my hatchling" Drago says as he gently placed his claw on Della's arm shoulder as a dragon mark appeared before it disappeared.



"... Thank you Drago. For everything" Della says as she hugs him one last time before leaving with Drago watches with a heavy heart, praying that she'll return safely.

"That was the last time I ever saw her again... Even when I knew something had happened, I refused to believe she was really gone until you came and told me you were her descendant..."

Drago was in the same cave where he and Della met years ago as he hoped to see her again before looking away with his eyes closed as a single tear came down.

Flashback Ends

Drago had his head down with sorrowful look while the group was taken aback as they felt sorry and sympathy for the dragon. "Wow... That's deep buddy" Funneh says and then Vee says "I'm sorry for your loss" and this made Drago look at them and says "It's not your fault. Sometimes no one knows what will really happen in the future... Even if someone does, it will hurt the people they care about" and this made Funneh stop as a certain memory appeared in her mind.

Flashback

Oracle Bashiri shuffles his coins as he says "We have the power to look into the future, but we cannot change it. Our fate is already decided. What will be, will be..." and then adds "But from what I can say so far is that you and your friends will be encountering something sinister and evil that's gonna change your life as well as everything" and this made both Funneh and Aphmau confused as she asked "But..." and Oracle Bashiri holds up a coin and says "I see you two are always rushing into action, but your haste is going to cause great sorrow to those who are closest to you. These magic coins predict it" and then holds up another coin and flip it over, revealing a skull. Aphmau appeared spooked while Funneh looked shocked by this, then she started thinking about it before she started walking away.

Flashback Ends

Funneh seemed to froze for a moment by that memory before someone called out to her, snapping her out of her trace. "Funneh, you should come look at this!" Ally's voice was heard as Funneh quickly shook her head before running to catch up with the others. Drago continued walking before stopping, causing the group to look confused as Drago sniffed the air before saying "It's brimstone. We must be getting close" and this made Draco look at him confused and unconvinced as he said "Yeah, right, brimstone. Don't be talking about the brimstone. I don't know what you smell, but it isn't no brimstone. At least I don't think so" and eventually, the group stops walking as they saw an underground temple that looks like a ruined city with lava everywhere, fire particles everywhere as it was dark and looks very foreboding.



Everyone was silent before Funneh says jokingly "Sure, it's big enough, but look at the location" and then she starts laughing as she starts going forward until Drago stops her by wrapping his tail around Funneh's waist and pulls her back. "It'll be easier for me to fly us to the temple instead of venturing off as if it's some type of game" Drago says with an unamused look at Funneh's comedian joke as the blue-haired young woman gave a sheepishly grin. Drago starts flying towards the temple with Funneh, Ally, Vee and Draco riding on his back as they looked around in slight awe or creeped out by the fiery place. "Cool. So where is this fire-breathing pain-in-the-neck anyway?" Ally asked curiously and Drago says jokingly "Inside, waiting for you to take it away" and then he chuckles, making Funneh and Draco snicker before Vee says "I think she was talking about the hydra, Mr. Drago".

Timeskip

After Drago lands down, the group began looking around the heart as the dragon was staying by their side until they find the heart. "Alright, you just need to find the heart and get out of here if you don't want the hydra to find you" Drago says to the group, who nodded at him. "Maybe we should split up, so we can cover more ground" Funneh says as Drago looked unsure about the idea, but Draco comes in and says "Funneh's right. If we split up, one of us will find the room to where the Heart of the Mother Dragon is" and Drago thought for a moment even though he was still concerned about the children's safety before he compelled.

The four members split up as Vee was with Drago as they were looking for the room. Vee went into another room as she looked around while saying to herself "You can do this, Vee. Master Vulko has taught you self defense and to never show fear in front of your enemies. Just put on a brave face and everything was be okay" and then she stops for a moment as she continues looking around and while unknown to her, an eye opens from behind.

Meanwhile, Draco continued looking around until he spotted something a few feet away from him as it was an entrance to what looked like a tomb.



"Well, at least we know where the heart is, but where's the-" Draco starts to say when. . .

"HYDRA!" Vee screams in absolute fear and terror as she takes off running as the hydra roars again while breathing out fire and the young basilisk continues running for her life as a huge creature appears out revealing to be the hydra.



Everyone heard Vee screaming as they ran over to see what's happening before their eyes widened in shock and horror to see the hydra heading towards them. Funneh quickly runs over and grabs Vee while exclaiming to the others "Hydra! Guys, watch out! The middle one spews fire!" and the group quickly took cover as one of the hydra's head in the middle breathes out fire. "RUN!!" Ally cried out as Funneh and Vee both quickly ran to get to the other two but the hydra spots them and shoots a fireball at the two girls, making Draco and Ally both shout "Funneh/Vee!" and Funneh quickly turns around to use her water powers, but unfortunately since it was hot down there the water vaporizes into the air, making Funneh gasps in shock before crying out in pain when the fireball hits her along with burning her hands in the process as she falls to the ground.

"FUNNEH!!" Draco, Vee and Ally screamed in horror as Funneh was on her side clutching her hands while hissing in pain with Vee rushing over to her before freezing when the Hydra was in front of them and opened its mouth ready to eat them when the hydra felt something grabbed its tail and looked behind to see it was Drago, who was grabbing the tail with his mouth before exclaiming to the group "Got ya! Kids, run! Get the heart! GO!!" and Draco quickly rushed over to his sister's side as he quickly picked her up bridal style with him and Vee ran off as they moved out of the way in time when the hydra slammed its claw right where they were standing and rushed towards the tomb's entrance with Ally following right behind them.

Drago and the hydra had a stare down as they were both glaring at each other ferociously with Drago saying with anger "You will not lay your claws on those kids, do you hear me?!" but the hydra says nothing but only snarled in response, making Drago growled as his eyes pupils slit while saying "Then so be it!" and then they launched at one another with ferocious roars of their own as the fight begins.