Rescue Princesses #4: The Stolen Crystals Read Online Free PDF

a table.”
    “Then we have to make sure we’re there when Earl Scrant digs up the Heart Crystals,” said Lulu. “If he’s caught carrying them, everyone will know he was the thief.”
    “We can use our ninja moves to follow him,” said Emily.
    “He won’t go up the mountain in the dark, so we can start tomorrow morning, right after we take my rock crystal to the river,” added Jaminta.
    Lulu and Emily exchanged glances.
    “I think we should just concentrate on following Earl Scrant and forget about your crystal,” said Lulu.
    Emily nodded. “We don’t want to miss our chance to find out where the earl will be digging.”
    “But I have to take the crystal to the river at sunrise. The Master Gem Maker told me to!” cried Jaminta.
    Lulu tapped her foot impatiently on the floor. “But this mystery with the earl and the Heart Crystals is way more exciting! Anyway, we might get to see Lucky the panda cub again while we’re up the mountain!”
    “I hope we do!” cried Emily. “He’s so adorable! Maybe this time we could pick him some bamboo to eat.”
    “You shouldn’t get too close to Lucky,” said Jaminta. “He doesn’t know you very well, so he might get scared.”
    “Oh, don’t worry!” said Lulu. “We’re Rescue Princesses! I think we know how to take care of animals by now.”
    Jaminta frowned. She wasn’t sure she wanted the other girls getting too close to her cub. After all, she was the one who’dbeen watching him ever since he was a newborn panda. She was the one who knew him the best.
    “I know!” said Clarabel. “Maybe Jaminta and I could go to the river at sunrise, while you two keep an eye on Earl Scrant and find out what he’s up to.”
    “That’s a good idea!” said Emily. “That way you can still finish making your new crystal, Jaminta.”
    Jaminta smiled weakly. She couldn’t help wishing she could be at the river and up on the mountain with her panda cub at the same time. “All right,” she said. “After we finish making the jewel, we’ll come to find you as quickly as we can.”

    Jaminta watched her grandfather’s fireworks from her balcony that night. Huge bursts of red and gold blossomedup into the dark sky and twinkled as they fell. After they had ended, she climbed into bed and shut her eyes.
    Her mind was buzzing with thoughts. Would the river really change the rock crystal? And would Earl Scrant discover where he’d buried the Heart Crystals all those years ago? She turned over, rubbed her eyes, and fell asleep thinking about Lucky.

    She woke the other princesses early the next morning, while it was still dark outside. They sneaked downstairs together, only to find Earl Scrant standing in the hallway as if he was waiting for someone. He raised his eyebrows when he saw them and marched away, frowning.
    “Do you think he knows that we figured out he stole the Heart Crystals?” whispered Clarabel.
    “I don’t know,” said Emily. “But he won’t see us following him if we use our best ninja moves.”
    “We’d better go down to the river now, Clarabel. It’s nearly sunrise,” said Jaminta awkwardly, wishing they were all going together.
    “Good luck with your rock crystal,” said Emily.
    “Thanks.” Jaminta bit her lip. “And please be careful about getting close to Lucky. He gets scared really easily.”
    “Don’t worry!” said Lulu firmly. “We know what to do. Come on, Emily!”
    The princesses walked out of the palace door and hurried across the garden. Lulu and Emily stopped halfway along the path and waved good-bye to the others. Then they hid behind a large statue of a soldier.
    Jaminta and Clarabel raced on, out theback gate and down the hill, their hair flying out behind them. The sun hadn’t risen yet, but the sky was turning from gray to pale yellow. The river lay at the bottom of the valley like a long, glittering ribbon.

    “I can see why it’s called the Silver River,” said Clarabel. “It’s so beautiful.”
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