Rescue Me, My Love

What the Hell

     Bai Qian was running just to get away.  She was not old!  She was pregnant!  How could it be possible?  Her dragon sons so grown up!  She had never thought of them marrying and having families of their own.  She was at the pavilion at the lotus pond.  The smell was making her sick.  She was about to jump to Kunlun when he grabbed her.  "Who do you think you are?  Take your hand off me!"  "May I introduce myself then, High Goddess Bai Qian?  Heiande, demon prince at your service!  You will remember my name since Lui Lie and I were to be married.  I can see by the shock on your face that you do remember me.  How quaint.  I'm sure your dragon husband will be more than happy to kill me off if he gets a chance.  Don't you think?"  Bai Qian was running out of options.  She thought of Mo Yuan and what would he be doing right now.  She knew he would look for her.  She erupted her tails and sent her strongest pheromones out.  The demon prince was taken aback as desire swept over him like a wave.  He tried to grab her but she kept right out of his grasp.  She put her hand over where her scar was, right over the dragon tear.  It glowed and warmed her from within.  She knew he would come.  But how soon before she was caught?
     Mo Yuan was upset.  What had Qian Qian run out like that?  Was it her hormones playing with her emotions again?  He stepped out of the door and nearly fell over from the scent.  He called for JinDe and Xue Xue.  "JinDe, Xue Xue!  Follow me quickly!"  He transformed and flew so fast the ground shook.  They jumped behind him.  Bai Qian had just made her last attempt to get away.  The demon prince was fast though and her morning sickness was hampering her ability to jump.  She let out her scent one more time.  The roar spreading out to her shook the rafters of every nearby palace.  He was coming.  And fast too.  This fool prince couldn't keep going.  His powers were suppressed here.  A smile came across her lips.  A sick, eerie smile that sent a shiver of fear down the back of Heiande.  He was about to turn when the dragon grabbed him from behind.  He was snatched up into the air so fast it took his breath away.  He saw the golden eye of Mo Yuan, God of War, great golden dragon and knew his time was at an end.  The dragon smelled the fear and laughed.  He flew high and turned downward with his prey.  He threw him to the ground so hard it broke his back.  He ripped across him with his talons and tore him in half.  The sight was too much for Bai Qian and she fainted right then and there.  The dragon rage was in full bloom but when he saw her faint, he cried and transformed right as Bai Xue and Mo JinDe came to their mother.  He was standing there, covered in blood, eyes golden flexing his hands.  He couldn't believe what he had just done.  He was in a semi rage, semi shock.  What would happen now?  Would the Demon Lord demand justice?  He was gasping for breath.  "JinDe!  Take Mother to their room and call Shushu immediately!  I'll help Fuqin.  Hurry!"  Bai Xue brought out his dragon.  "Fuqin!  Fuqin!  It's Bai Xue!  Fuqin!"  He touched his father on the arm.  When he turned toward him it almost scared him.  He had never seen a dragon rage before.  Covered in demon blood, Mo Yuan was holding out his hand and staring at it.  He had just killed a man with his bare talons.  His dragon was uncontrollable.  He was unable to stop him.  His jealous rage had caused a death and his wife to faint in fear.  He looked at Bai Xue and told him,"cave.  Kunlun."  He jumped and was gone.
     Bai Xue jumped to Xiwu Palace.  He ran to his father's room to find his mother sick, his brother pacing and his Shushu ranting.  "Where is he?  Where is he?"  Bai Xue took control to calm everyone down.  "Fuqin left for Kunlun.  He's going into the den cave.  Shushu, Fuqin just bare talon killed the demon prince.  We all saw him.  That prince had Mother by the arm.  Fuqin grabbed him in his mouth, slammed him to the ground and tore him in half.  We could claim he attacked Mother.  We all saw him grab her and Mother could verify it.  We have to get her to Kunlun now.  You know he can't be separated from her for too long.  He'll die.  Shushu, you will need to make a statement to the realms.  He only did it to protect Mother."  "Xue Xue, What about Da ge?  Only once before have I seen him in such a state.  We had to force him out of seclusion then.  If he tries to suppress his dragon again, he could die!  We have to stop him!"  JinDe, for once in his life, understood his Fuqin.  "I'll go to the cave.  Bai Xue should stay here and be available to answer correspondence for Fuqin.  I'll take Baohu and Jinzi with me.  Stay here for three days.  If you haven't heard from me by then, come immediately.  Baohu!  Jinzi!  Come to me!  Ping, please stay with Mother."  He grabbed both boys around the waist and jumped out.  Ye Hua sat down by Bai Qian.  She was shaking like a leaf.  "JieJie, I'll be here with you until you can travel to Kunlun.  Calm down now.  It will be ok."  "Ye Hua!  He went insane!  I can't believe he did that."  A spell of dizziness passed over her.  "Please, JieJie, lay down and rest.  I'll get the medicine king to mix a sleeping potion for you.  Rest now!"
     Mo Yuan crashed onto the porch outside the great hall.  He lay there a moment and then jumped to his den.  He threw up a barrier and refused to see anyone.  Die Feng could hear the dragon crying.  Not the man, the dragon.  He was terrified.  He was running to the portico when JinDe landed with Baohu and Jinzi.  "Is he in the den?"  "Yes, Lord JinDe, but please be aware his dragon is in a very bad state.  He's crying!"  JinDe took the boys and jumped to the dragon den entrance.  The barrier was up.  Try though he might, he could not break it.  "You boys combine power and break it!"  Baohu and Jinzi nodded, combined their powers and were about to break it when the barrier fell.  JinDe knelt down in front of the boys.  "Baohu, I want you to talk to Fuqin.  Tell him that what he did had to be done to save Mother.  That man would have kidnapped her and possibly killed her.  Mind talk Baohu.  You know what to do."  They walked into the cave.  The dragon's back was to the door and he was facing the wall.  He was shaking and they could hear a "huff, huff, huff" sound coming from him.  Jinzi walked forward and gently touched him.  Nothing happened so he laid his head against his back.  Baohu started talking.  "Fuqin, Baohu know you upset.  Bad man tried to hurt Mother.  She say so.  She say he tried to kidnap her.  Fuqin save her from bad man.  Fuqin, don't be upset.  Fuqin just always protect us.  Now Mother have new brothers for us.  We need you.  We love you!  Please Fuqin?"  He looked back at JinDe.  JinDe walked up to him.  He laid his head against his father's golden scales.  "Fuqin, where would I be today if you hadn't been there to save me?  Where would any of us be if not for you?  Would Shushu have survived to be Tianjun?  Would Mother have loved you because you refused to give her up?  Would Bai Xue or I be where we are today if not for you?  What about my Xiao Didis?  They need you to guide them.  What about the new babies?  What about the dragon tear Mother has?  Please Fuqin, just think on those things!  We will leave you now but we will be here for you when you need us!"  JinDe picked up both boys and walked out.  He returned the barrier and let his father rest. 
     Meili was very upset for Bai Xue.  He had come to visit her, but she could tell he was preoccupied.  The story had travelled quickly that the demon prince assaulted High Goddess Bai Qian and attempted to kidnap her.  Everyone felt justified that what Mo Yuan did was acceptable.  He had gone into seclusion to regenerate his dragon power.  Bai Xue was quiet.  He finally apologized and went to take his leave.  "Xue Xue, it will be ok.  Tomorrow, would you show me your palace?  Maybe we could pick some designs together?"  He smiled at her.  "I will come in the morning after breakfast.  We will go then.  I'm going to retire early.  I still have to talk to Shushu about that attacker, too."  She ran forward and held his hand.  "Until tomorrow then."  He smiled and touched her soft cheek.  "Until tomorrow."  Mei Ying was not doing so well.  Since JinDe left for Kunlun, she had no one to talk to.  She was about to send a message to her father to come get her when a knock came on her door.  She went to the door to see her Shushu Ping standing there.  "Shushu!"  She fell into his arms and cried her heart out.  "Don't worry, my child.  Lord JinDe will return shortly.  He would never leave you.  He is a man of honor.  His father needs him right now.  Lady Bai Qian needs you for support.  She is ill and is unable to travel to her husband.  Can I count on you to be there for her?"  "Yes, Shushu, you can count on me!  I was just being selfish!  I will go visit her right now!"
     For seven days Mo Yuan lay in his dragon den.  For seven days he neither ate nor drank.  He heard the words of his sons.  He reconciled himself with what he had done and spent the next few days recovering his strength.  He climbed out of his cave in his dragon form.  The sun hit his dragon face as he looked up.  He transformed into his human form.  He was gaunt and pale.  He stood still and listened to the sound of his mountain.  He was weak so he decided to call for aide.  "Baohu."  Baohu looked around to see who called him.  "Baohu, bring JinDe."  "Fuqin?"  "Yes, Baohu.  Bring JinDe!"  Baohu jumped up and ran to JinDe.  "Er ge!  Fuqin tell me to bring you!  He say bring JinDe!"  He and Jinzi were drinking tea.  He grabbed them up and ran to the portico.  Mo Yuan was standing there waiting.  JinDe grabbed him around the waist.  "Fuqin, where do you wish to go?"  "Your Mother.  How is she?"  "She has been ill and unable to travel.  Come, let me carry you to your room.  I'll have Chang Shan bring you some food and some elixer.  Should I call Zhe Yan?"  "No, I will be fine after I eat something.  I will rest tonight.  Jump me to my room, please."  JinDe had his father and two boys as he jumped them.  Chang Shan brought a tray of food and an elixer.  Mo Yuan took the elixer first and then ate.  Jinzi sat by him and touched his face.  "Fuqin, you all better in here now?"  He touched his father's chest above his heart.  Mo Yuan smiled.  "Yes, Jinzi, I'm better now.  Fuqin is sorry he scared you.  Are you ok?"  "Jinzi ok now that Fuqin ok.  Jinzi worry about Mother though.  Jinzi want maybe baby sister.  Need baby sister!"  "Yes, I would like a baby girl too!  Maybe she would be as beautiful as her mother!"  After eating, he had JinDe send the boys to bed.  "JinDe, any news from the nine heavens?"  "The only news comes from Shushu.  It has been accepted that the demon prince tried to kidnap Mother and assaulted her.  Your dragon killed him while he had her.  No other account has come forward.  Fuqin, I know you are worried, but there is no need.  The nine heavens saw it as the God of War protecting the realm from those who would bring harm to them, even if it was his own family."  "JinDe, my dragon is hurt.  Not in body, but in mind.  I'm afraid he's going into seclusion forever.  I will have to retire my position as God of War.  Either you or Bai Xue will have to take my place.  It's possible I may die.  I'm not sure.  I'm surprised Ye Hua hasn't been here yet.  I know he feels my pain.  I need your Mother, but I'm unable to travel now.  I need one of you to bring her to me.  She can talk some sense to him."
     The next morning Mo Yuan was still sleeping.  Unseen by his brothers, Jinzi went into his father's room.  He stood by his bed with tears running down his face.  He placed his hand on his heart and started passing energy.  Not satisfied, he changed into his fox form.  He was still learning how to use all of his tails, but he knew he could pass more energy using them.  He climbed up to sit on his father.  He placed a tail over both arms, both sides of his face, on top of both legs and two over his heart.  He placed one over his own heart.  "Zufu Fuxi, if you can hear your sunzi, Jinzi, please help me to cure Fuqin.  Jinzi can't live without Fuqin.  If Fuqin die, then Jinzi die.  Please Zufu?"  Jinzi was drawing power to his tails when an old man with long white hair, a long white mustache and a long goatee beard placed a hand on his back.  He turned Jinzi back into his boy form, sat down on the bed and took the boy into his lap.  "Zufu?"  "Yes, child, it is I, your Zufu.  Fate has brought me here to save my son.  Fate decreed since a small child was willing to sacrifice himself for his father, a man who himself sacrificed to save the world and the people he loves the most, that he shall be allowed to live.  You see, your love has saved him today, my Xiao sunzi.  My oldest son who has a heart to dare to love.  Calm yourself now.  He will arise refreshed and alive.  Many still depend on him.  Now rest.  Zufu loves you, Xiao sunzi."  He put Jinzi to sleep and laid him flat on his stomach on top of his father.  Fuxi looked at his oldest son and smiled.  The years of sacrifice had been noted.  With a wave of his hand Mo Yuan was healed and his dragon spirit was healed.  His face took on a new tranquillity and years were wiped from his countenance.  An hour later Mo Yuan woke to find Jinzi laying on his chest.  He felt alive!!  He smiled and rubbed Jinzi on the back.  "Jinzi!  Jinzi!  Wake up!  Fuqin needs to rise sometime today!"  Jinzi pushed himself up and looked at his father with a hard stare.  "Fuqin, you all better now?"  "Yes, Jinzi, in fact I feel quite young again!  I wonder what was in that elixer Chang Shan gave me?"  "It not elixer.  Jinzi come to Fuqin's room to heal him.  Jinzi upset because it not work.  I turn into fox to use tails to pass energy to Fuqin.  Jinzi afraid Fuqin was going to die.  Jinzi not able to live without Fuqin.  Jinzi ask Zufu to come help Jinzi save Fuqin.  Zufu come.  He tell Jinzi Fate said you are to live because Jinzi was going to sacrifice for Fuqin. Fate said you already made many sacrifices for the world and those you love.  Zufu say he came to save his oldest son.  He save you Fuqin, Zufu save you!"  "Exactly what did Zufu look like, Jinzi?"  "He look almost like you.  His eyes.  He have white hair, long chin beard like you, mustache like you only long on sides.  He call me sunzi, too!"  Mo Yuan looked off out into space and whispered,"Fuxi.  "Jinzi, Fuqin will do his best from now on.  Now let's go find your brothers.  How about we get a good bath first.  You know how your Mother feels about stinky foxes and rank dragons!  Come. We will get the others."
     Bai Qian was very ill.  Her pregnancy was very early in, but she had never been so ill in her life.  Mei Ying had stayed by here side as if she were her daughter.  She had just come with food when JinDe walked in refreshed and clean.  She almost dropped her tray.  Mo Yuan and the little twins came in next.  Mo Yuan ran to her side and took her hand.  "My love!  I'm sorry I abandoned you in your time of need!  Do I need to call Zhe Yan to make elixers for you?  How about a kiss?  Or am I cut off?"  Bai Qian had never been so glad to see someone in her life.  She held up her hand to motion him close.  "I missed you.  This baby did too.  Feel!" He placed his hand on her stomach.  He felt the tiny form there and smiled.  "I'm much better now that you're here.  Mei Ying has been with me through it all.  Mo Yuan this child is much different.  I've never been so sick before.  This mate you did was different too.  What did you do?"  "Nothing.  I don't understand it either.  We will just have to let Zhe Yan examine you later on.  I'm sorry, my love!  I only wish for you to be loved and happy!"