A/N: I chose the title "It Never Ends" because if you're a fan of the series, which you probably are, then you'll notice that the phrase "There's always something..." applies well to it. First, there were Talismans, Shendu, and the Enforcers; Next, there were Talismans, Daolon Wong, and the Enforcers; then there was the Blue box thing, Shendu and his family of demons, and the Enforcers; THEN there was the mask guy, whom I liked, by the way, the Oni Masks, the Shadown Kahn, and the Enforcers; and let's not forget Drago, and his gangsta-wannabe backup crew, and the elusive demon chi. Did I mention season 5 is my favorite? Anyway, this is yet another adventure the Chan family has been subjected to, only this time, jade is the main character, and she's not so little anymore...

This is my third posting of this chapter. Again, nothing big changed; if you read the original enough you'll notice a difference, though.

An Introduction

It was a quiet Sunday morning in the shop of Uncle's Rare Finds.

"Tooohhhruuuu!" Uncle's voice could be heard from across the street, where Jackie was buying coffee.

"Yes, sensei?" Tohru's large feet shuffled in from the kitchen.

"I can't take it any more! Uncle needs coffee!" the old man stood from his desk and stood before his pupil.

"But sensei, Jackie is-" Tohru was interrupted by a smack on the forehead.

"Uncle does not like that coffee! It's too sweet. Take the coffee machine to be repaired!" he pointed to an old looking pile of tubes and plastic, which used to resemble a coffee pot.

"Yes, sensei." Tohru inclined his head before sweeping the machine into his hands and leaving the room

Before he could exit the shop however, Uncle's voice carried over from the back room.

"One more thing! I need some Essence of Lotus for my Disintegrating Potion. Be sure to buy some on your way home."

"Yes, sensei," Tohru turned for the door again.

"One moore thing. Take Jade with you. She is bored," The large man turned to face the eleven-year-old girl who had been sitting at the top of the staircase, tossing a bouncy ball in the air. She raised her head at the sound of her name.

"Very well, sensei. Let's go, Jade."

"Cool!" she hopped up from her place, catching the ball and racing down the stairs after Tohru.

"So, where we going, T? Huh? Huh?" she grabbed Tohru's large thumb and began swinging it as she walked. They spotted Jackie returning from the coffee shop.

"Tohru! Jade! Are you leaving?" he approached them from the other side of the road, carrying a tray of coffees and a bag of donuts.

"Yes," Tohru replied, eyeing the paper bag in his hand, "Sensei has asked us to go shopping for him."

"Aww…" Jade moaned, "Why can't we ever do anything exciting?"

Jackie smiled, "Well, you two have fun with that! I must-"

"Jackiiiiiee! Where is Uncle's coffee!?"

"Er- Coming, Uncle!" Jackie waved the hand carrying the donuts at the two before hurrying back to the shop.

*~*~*~*~*

"We would like this repaired," Tohru set the broken machine on the counter.

The saleslady gave him an intimidated look before nodding, "R-right away, sir."

Jade moaned and leaned against a nearby wall, "Can't we go somewhere?"

"We are somewhere, Jade. We are at the supermarket."

"Somewhere fun?"

"I'm afraid we can't right now. Ask Finn to play a video game with you when we return."

"What, so I can whoop his butt again? I've beaten everyone at every video game we have!"

"Well, why not try helping Uncle around the shop?"

"Tch. As if. Besides, Uncle doesn't need any more help! He's got you, Finn, Ratso, Chow, and Hak Foo! What could I possibly do?"

"Hmm…"

"Excuse me, sir," the lady reappeared, "I'm afraid this machine is beyond repair. If your warranty is still good then we can replace it for you, but we'll need proof of purchase."

"I see. Well, thank you anyway," Tohru scooped the machine up in his arms and walked away.

"Well, since this hunk of junk won't do us any good, it shouldn't matter is it gets lost or stolen or broke, or anything else. Can we go somewhere? Please?"

"Alright Jade, you win. We can go somewhere."

"Yes!" she jumped up and punched the air victoriously.

*~*~*~*~*

"I meant like Moose World," Jade muttered, arms crossed.

The two were standing inside Marty's Miscellaneous Merchandise, in search of the Essence of Lotus for Uncle.

"Ah-ha! Found it," the small shop owner descended the ladder in his storage room.

"Here you are, sir. I wasn't sure I had any," he handed a small bottle to Tohru.

"Thank you! Come again, soon!" he waved, after Tohru handed him the money.

"Come on, T; there has to be someplace we can go!"

"I'm sorry, Jade, but we must return to Uncle's shop."

"Aww…"

*~*~*~*~*

The next few days were quite similar. Jade would lounge around the shop, waiting for something to do. It seemed the only thing she took interest in anymore was causing mischeif. This usually resulted in Jade being grounded, (the total accumulated amount of groundation time was now at four and a half years, according to Jade's calculations) and the ex-enforcers being left to clean up the aftermath. Agreeing that their chores were monumental enough without Jade's shinanigans, they began to scheme.

"Ooh! Ooh! What about Melvin Moose World!? She'd love it there!" Ratso said gleefully.

"Hey, yeah! We could get our nephews down here and have a little play date!" Chow offered. Finn seemed to think this through.

"I don't know, guys. Jade's a pretty curious one. Remember the last time those four met? They ended up getting chased by those goons from that museum; not to mention, we ended up in the slammer."

"Awww… but it's Moose World! Nothin' bad ever happens there!" Ratso moaned.

"Trust me, fellas. Whenever Jade's involved, something's bound to go wrong. We can invite Rocko, Frank and Charlie, but let's just have a small video game party here. Let's not do anything too big and risk running into trouble," Finn suggested.

"Not a bad idea. We can have cake and ice cream!"

"Yeah, and we can use this as an excuse to buy some new video games!

"Yeah! And we can find some of Jade's friends and invite 'em over!"

"This is gonna be great!"

The three were very satisfied with their plan, and agreed to make it a surprise for Jade. Ratso got on the phone and arranged plans for their nephews to come over for a couple of days while Finn and Chow went shopping for party supplies and new games.

They were all very pleased with themselves.

*~*~*~*~*

"Aiii-yaa! Uncle needs 'Tomb of Chants' for Repair Spell! And where is Uncle's tea!?"

Hak Foo entered Uncle's back room, carrying a tray with a kettle and two tea cups on it.

"Yes, Master," he bowed his head before placing the tray next to Uncle.

"One more thing! Floor is filthy! Have someone mop! One more thing! Dishes must be done! One more thing! We have no food! Someone must go shopping! One more thing! The back door handle is broken! Someone must fix it! One more thing!-"

Hak Foo sighed in exhaustion as Uncle piled on his chores.

'Where is everyone?' he thought miserably.

Poor Hak Foo…

Don't ask me when the next chapter will be up, I don't know.

Well, okay; go ahead and ask, but I won't tell you. ^_^

I know, Jade is too young for things to be Valmont/Jade lovey gushy romance stuff, but this is just the start. Takes place immediately after season 5.

Sincerely,

Everyone's favorite lady,

Saiyasha Misamurai