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Jade opened her eyes, for the first time in at least eight decades. Something was holding her left hand, rubbing small circles into it, from what she could tell. Her back hurt from the stones digging into it. Her first presumption was that it was her burial. . . right before she dismissed it knowing no one would give a random dead body a decent burial.

Who ever it was kept muttering, and although Jade couldn't hear what they were saying they sounded heartbroken just the same. Jade slowly blinked relishing the feeling. Someone yelled outside the room, and Jade listened as a small scuffle happened just outside her range of sight.

"Hold on Jade," the stranger's voice cracked. He put his hand on her shoulder, and Jade tried to hit it off. Tried was the key word, she couldn't. So she tried to say something.

"Here," The stranger avoided looking at her, but he did sit her up.

Probably trying to steal the stones, that got her body moving. Jade reached over and grabbed a nerve point right by his neck. The door opened and people came in still yelling and arguing, but still Jade found she couldn't move again. She was completely mesmerized by her hand. Correction, her right hand. The hand she had lost more than sixty years ago when she was hit by a large cannonball of fire.

Slowly everyone quieted down. Jade sensed someone standing right behind her and above her. A nice kidney shot broke everyone's frozen stupor.

"Jade, you're awake!" he looked entirely too happy about this. Jade would be hard pressed to think of anyone that would possibly be this happy that she was awake. Maybe her old squire, if he was still alive.

Everyone came rushing forward, to the end of the bed.

"Who are you again?" Jade watched as he opened and closed his mouth for a few seconds.

"Young lady, we would like to check you over. Would you start with your name please?"

"You healers may stay by that door," Jade ordered gesturing with her right hand. "I am the Old Queen Jade. Knight of the Talisar Second Division, Wielder of the Trident and Captain of The Great Rebellion that freed-"

"Jade! that isn't who you are!" Viper exclaimed.

"You must forgive me, I do not recognize who you are. It must be my old age creeping up with me." Jade smiled sweetly.

"You aren't that old!"

"I know I don't look it, I refuse to explain myself. I am the old Queen and I demand to talk to your leader, the head of whatever this is."

"I'll go get Captain Black," one of the attendants went out.

"Jade, it's me, Uncle Jackie!"

Jade took this in for a moment. "It was 2010 when I disappeared, what year is it now?"

"It's March 23 2010."

"Right," Jade tried to sound civil. "How old am I?"

"Eight. How old did you think you were?"

"I am actually around 135 years old," Jade tried not to seem like she was dismissing her uncle as she moved aside to get the talismans. She fell off the bed, causing everyone to leap forward. Jackie happened to be under her luckily. They all helped her up, forming a large circle of hands. Many of them pulled her in for hugs and Jade hugged back, even when she wasn't sure exactly who it was she was hugging.

"I would like some real clothing, and something to eat. Don't make it too fancy, just be quick."

"I heard Jade wanted to see me," Captain Black asked coming in.

Jade wrapped her blanket around the stones, discreetly pulling them towards herself.

"I did. The matter has been sorted out though. Your staff is efficient," Jade wasn't sure what she said, but everyone froze.

"Jade?"

"I apologize, it is me. I have just changed, it has been far longer for me than it has for you."

"Really?" He sounded like he didn't believe her.

Jade ignored that, "Has anyone seen my sword, it was a magical sword that should have come with me?"

"Eh, no but we'll keep our eyes out."

"Thank you. Healer, kindly remind your staff that I require clothing and-"

"Something to eat, I'm sure they will be along any minute," the doctor cut her off.

Jade nearly gave him a verbal lashing before remembering her change in status now. She had no right to be reprimand adults here.

"And it's Doctor."

"Of what profession?" Jade asked ignoring the snickers around her.

"Medicine."

"I will keep that in mind, Doctor." Jade watched as the attendants brought in her food. "You may put it down on the table."

No one brought her clothes, but Jade was smart enough not to mention it. When she began eating they began asking her questions.

"How did you become a queen?" Viper asked.

"My adopted granddaughter died, after naming me her heir," That still hurt Jade, remembering the flag falling from across the field. Absently, she ripped the sheet to wipe her face.

"Were you close?" the big masked man asked.

"Are you a guard, or . . . "

"I am El Toro, a friend," He gave a small bow, but Jade could tell it hurt his feelings she didn't remember him. She was suddenly glad she hadn't tried to order him from the room or something similar.

"You used to fight bulls right?"

"I do it all the time! I'm still in my prime!" He was suddenly so happy that she remembered him.

"Do you remember me?" Tuto asked. Toto, Turo, Tedo. . . Toru, that was it.

"Yeah Toru, I've been craving your muffins for more than a century." He didn't correct her that she actually enjoyed his cookies, not muffins. At least she remembered him.

"And I remember Uncle Jackie, and Uncle, and Viper. I named the Queen after her when we escaped over the mountains. We were together in hiding the first five years of her life. She used to be a good girl. She lost a lot and changed a lot before she died," Jade tried to explain why her almost daughter turned so bitter, before remembering they didn't know the old queen at all.

"Oh. You named a Queen after me?"

"Yeah. I told her all about you. We looked all across the kingdom, but no one could help me find a way back."

Hours later the doctors had checked and rechecked her over and over. She was completely healed and she demanded they bring her home.

"Alright Jade," Jackie helped her put her coat on. "Are you sure your right arm isn't hurting you?" Her grammar was cantagous.

"Of course I am sure. Now, I have little doubt that you managed to get my homework while I was away?"

The adults chuckled at that, "Oh Jackie, you're in trouble now!"

"I did. It's a lot and you don't need to start today."

"I just got back, today I will settle in, and tomorrow I plan on completing that work."

"Great! Then we can have a nice celebration tomorrow for dinner," Toru said.

"Jade, there is a lot of work, it's impossible to finish in one day! I don't expect you to." Jade nodded, not knowing exactly what to say to him.

The door opened to show everyone the great mess that had become of their apartment. Jade's games and clothes littered her room and a little around the house too. All the food had gone bad, all the plants needed water and dust coated everything.

"I'm calling Viper," Jade told him, pulling out his cellphone.

"Where did you? We can clean this ourselves," Jackie flipped the phone shut.

"Alright," Jade activated the Rabbit, and quickly cleaned everything up. "There. You can do the kitchen."

"You have the talismans?"

"Sure I've had them the entire time I was there. Well, not the dog, that would have been helpful. I only got that after I lost my arm and many friends." Jade had always wondered why her granddaughter had taken off the dog talisman during the battle. Jade had found it a week later buried deep in the mud.

"We have to get them back to section 13!"

"Eh, no. That's not happening. I have more experience protecting them, and no one has stolen them from me."

"You're a little girl, you don't need that kind of power. You need to be a little girl," Jackie told her, hand out for the talismans.

"Fine, but you use them to clean the rest of this and make dinner."

"Deal."

Jade had a hard time handing them over, but she managed every one but the horse. Jackie didn't say anything, or maybe he didn't notice. Ten minutes later the kitchen and house was completely clean and dinner was on the table.

"Jade do you remember before you left, us arguing?"

"Yes. I thought you were being unfair and you thought I was abnormal."

"I didn't think that. I just wanted to get through to you," Jackie said earnestly.

"I understand you know. Children are remarkable, they are so fluid that we can't hold grudges, I always heard you. I just also knew you could handle it."

"Handle what?"

"The breaking of rules, the sneaking out behind you. I knew you would get me out of trouble and although you would grumble a lot, you would also make everything better."

"So I wasn't too hard on you?"

Jade snorted, "Military school wouldn't have been too hard on me."

"I read some of your work."

"Yeah? was it horrible?"

"No, it stroked my ego a lot, but it was quite nice."

"Good. I never want to leave again. You may just end up with an old lady forever living in your spare room."

Two weeks later, Jade was back in school. Her parents had just left from their visit and her school celebrated her return. Her teacher had invited Jackie, Uncle, Viper and Torhu over for dinner. Viper more insisted on going, thus earning herself an invitation.

Jade and Jackie showed up precisely on time. Mrs Hartman opened the door and allowed them in walking them to the dining room, "Uncle and Torhu are already here. My son and I will be coming in a moment."

Jade and Jackie sat down at the table and talked quietly while waiting. Jade sometimes messed up when talking to others, her high status being with her for so long she had trouble breaking the habit. Jackie reminded her to say please and thank you. Mostly they blamed anything out of character on a stroke while she was sick. it worked well enough.

Out of the corner of her eye, Jade saw white hair. She whipped around to see, only to be surprised by the twelve year old, standing by her chair.

"Hello Jade."

"I'm afraid I did not catch your name," he did look familiar though, Jade thought to herself.

"Oh, I'm sure it'll come to you, Lady."

"I'm sure you know Isik from school, he's a few grades up," Mrs Hartman told her.

"Isik? Lord Isik?" Jade muttered to him.

"You're that kid that gave me that weird pink stone!"

"A family heirloom, I would like that back Mr. Chan. Isik was not supposed to give that away," Mrs Hartman glared at her son, setting up the last of the plates.

"I do apologize Mr. Chan," the younger Lord Isik gave a short bow. And then a wink at Jade.

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