Rescue Princesses #4: The Stolen Crystals

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Author: Paula Harrison
Tags: General, Action & Adventure, Juvenile Fiction, Royalty
down, they slipped off their shoes and walked right to the edge of the riverbank, where ducks dabbled in the clear water. Schools of tiny blue fish darted to and fro under the surface. The girls bent over to look at them, making two princess reflections in the water.
    “I wish we were all together.” Jaminta sighed. “Do you think Lulu still believes that my crystal is dangerous because of the rockslide yesterday?”
    “Maybe, but I’m sure she’ll change her mind when she sees its new shape,” saidClarabel. “It’s really exciting. I’ve never seen a jewel changed by magic before.”
    “I really hope it works!” Jaminta waded into the shallows, holding the lump of crystal in one hand. Carefully, she lowered the gem into the water until it lay still on the sandy riverbed. Then she climbed back out and sat on the bank.
    “How long will it take?” asked Clarabel.
    Jaminta stared into the swirling river. “I don’t know. The Master Gem Maker didn’t say.”
    But as they watched, the crystal seemed to grow. Its sides quivered and moved, almost as if it was alive. Then, finally, it settled into a new shape. It wasn’t just a lump of whitish rock anymore. Now it was the most beautiful thing they had ever seen, lying sparkling beneath the water.

The two princesses stared at the jewel.
    “It’s a star!” cried Jaminta.
    “Wow, that’s amazing!” said Clarabel.
    The gem glowed, filling the water with light. Then the brightness faded.
    Jaminta waded back in and lifted out the Star Crystal just as the sun rose over the tops of the mountains. She held it up to the sun’s first rays and caught her breath. The jewel was now as clear and sparkling as a diamond, and rightin the center there was a beautiful flickering fire.
    “Is there supposed to be a flame inside it?” said Clarabel, looking alarmed.
    “Yes! That’s exactly how the Heart Crystals look in all the old pictures.” Jaminta turned the Star Crystal over in her hand. Grandfather was going to be so happy with his present. “I wonder if it still makes a singing sound, like it did before,” she added thoughtfully.
    “You’re not taking it up the mountain, are you?” Clarabel gasped. “What if something bad happens?”
    “It won’t,” Jaminta said calmly. “I believe in this jewel. The power inside it is good.”
    Clarabel looked doubtfully at the Star Crystal, which shone in the growing sunshine.
    Just then, a huge black-and-white shapecame out of the bamboo forest on the other side of the river. The mother panda lumbered down the slope and stopped for a moment, pointing her nose toward the two princesses. Then she took a few more strides down to the water and bent her head to drink.
    “I’ve never seen her come right down to the river before,” said Jaminta.
    “Where’s Lucky?” wondered Clarabel, peering hopefully at the forest.
    The panda cub sprang out of the trees and ran across the grass toward his mother. He drank from the river for a second, then sat back on his bottom and scratched his furry white stomach with one paw. A bumblebee flew past his nose and he half stood up to swipe at it, but fell over backward instead. His little legs waved wildly in the air.
    Jaminta and Clarabel giggled.
    “I wish we could stay and watch him all day. He’s so cute.” Clarabel sighed.
    Jaminta put her new Star Crystal into her pocket. “We should probably find the others, though —” she began, but she broke off when her emerald ring lit up brightly. Clarabel’s sapphire ring started to glow as well, and a faint voice came through.
    “Jaminta? Clarabel? It’s Emily! Can you hear me?” Emily’s voice sounded worried.
    “We can hear you,” said Jaminta. “What is it?”
    “The earl and his servant are heading your way. Try to follow them,” said Emily. “We had to stay away from them because they spotted us and —” Emily’s voice crackled and broke off.
    Jaminta pressed the emerald on her ring, but the light had
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