Note: I don't own American Dragon: Jake Long, Jackie Chan Adventures or anything from either series.
The Talisman-Powered American Dragon
At Uncle's Rare Finds, Uncle, Jackie, Jade and Tohru were activating a locator spell to find the dragon chosen as a vessel for the power previously contained on the now-destroyed Dragon Talisman. "Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao! Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao!" The three of them chanted until a small red dragon statue started floating and glowing. In front of the statue, the Chans and Tohru saw an image of… Daolong Wong attempting to use his own locator spell. Being aware something like that might happen again, Uncle quickly pulled two scrolls and blocked Wong's interference, rendering the Dark Chi Wizard temporarily unable to locate the talisman-powered dragon. Uncle's locator spell then showed the image of a bedroom with a Chinese-American boy sleeping. "I don't get it, Uncle." Jackie commented. "I don't see any dragons in that room. Is there anything wrong with… ouch."
"Never doubt Uncle!" Uncle angrily shouted after hitting Jackie with a two-finger move. "Can't you see dragon sleeping at bed?"
"Uh, does the boy keep a dragon pet under the blanket?" Jackie asked, only to receive another two-finger hit.
"Don't ask stupid questions!" Uncle angrily demanded. "The boy is a dragon! He's just on his human form."
"Why is he disguised, Uncle?" Jade asked.
"Dragon not disguised." Uncle replied. "Most dragons are humans with ability to take on dragon forms and use dragon powers. They maintain balance between human world and magical one. If not for the fact dragons and Chi Wizards were so isolated from each other, Uncle would have informed them about the Talisman search from the very beginning."
Thanks to Uncle's locator spell, the J-Team learned the Talisman-Powered Dragon lives in New York and got his address. They then went to Section 13, where Capt. Black used the data to learn more about the dragon. "The boy's name is Jacob Long and he attends Millard Fillmore Middle School. He has a little sister named Haley, who attends elementary school. Their father, Jonathan Long, works as a financial planner at an accounting firm owned and ran by a Mr. Lockjelly and their mother, Susan Long nee Luong, owns a catering service. Oh, she catered to a celebrity wedding."
"No time for idle gossip." Uncle angrily demanded.
"Susan Long and her father Luong Lao Shi emigrated from China and arrived in America during the eighties. Mr. Luong opened an electronics store at Canal Street that struggles to stay on business. I don't know anything else."
"That's enough." Uncle scoffed. "Let's go there before Wong locates dragons."
"I have a plane and soldiers ready to…"
"Plane will be needed but soldiers won't." Uncle replied. As Capt. Black and the J-Team were entering the plane, Jackie tried to persuade Uncle into reconsidering the soldier offer. "Uncle, we're facing dragons this time. I'm sure some extra soldiers would be of help… ouch."
"Magic must defeat magic!" Uncle exclaimed. "And Uncle isn't even sure dragons will be a threat. Don't think of them as Shendu or those dragon minions."
"It's easy for you to say. You're not the one who almost became their midnight sna… ouch."
"Respect your elders!" Uncle shouted. Meanwhile, Jake Long woke up feeling his body glow. He also has the impression of seeing an octagon with a dragon drawn on it. "I hope I remember of it to talk to G when I wake up for real." He commented and then resumed his sleep. Next morning, he was at his cell phone talking to his Grandfather. "Was your body really glowing, young dragon?" Lao Shi asked out of skepticism. "Are you sure it wasn't all during a dream date to impress Rose?"
"G, I'm serious here." Jake replied. "There was also this sight of some sort of eight-sided figure…"
"An octagon?"
"I suppose. And it had a dragon drawn on it."
"Young dragon, come to my shop at once." Lao Shi demanded in reaction. As Jake was exiting his home, he saw Trixie and Spud waiting for him. "Sorry, guys. Emergency at Gramps."
"May we go with you?" Trixie volunteered. Minutes later, they were at Canal Street Electronics, where Fu Dog was showing a book with illustrations of the Talismans. "Kid, is this what you saw?" Fu asked Jake while pointing at the Dragon Talisman.
Jake nodded. "Young ones, this is quite worrying." Lao Shi said. "The magical world had no news of these Talismans for nine centuries. There are twelve Talismans, each one for a sign of the Chinese Zodiac. The Rooster grants levitation; the Ox gives super-strength; the Snake gives invisibility; the Rabbit gives super-speed; the Sheep gives astral projection; the Dragon gives blasting beams; the Horse heals; the Tiger gives spiritual balance; the Pig gives laser-beam eyes; the Dog gives immortality; the Rat gives mobility; and the Monkey transforms. All of them have one been owned by a Demon Sorcerer of Fire named Shendu." Lao Shi then showed a picture of Shendu.
"He looks more like a dragon than a demon." Spud commented.
"Demons might come from several life forms, young one." Lao Shi replied. "Shendu ruled Ancient China and treated humans as slaves until a warrior named Lo Pei cast a spell to turn him into a statue and remove his Talismans." Lao Shi then showed a picture of Shendu as a statue. "Cool!" Spud exclaimed. "Talisman-shaped holes!"
"Not cool, Spud." Trixie replied. "The guy's a slave-driver. Literally."
"And each hole is for one Talisman." Lao Shi added. "If Shendu ever regains the powers of all twelve, he'll be free from his imprisonment and he swore that, once it happened, he'd exact revenge on his former slaves…"
"Tough luck." Trixie scoffed. "All of them passed away a long time ago."
"… by killing their descendants." Lao Shi completed.
"And I thinking my Grandmother was exaggerating with her tales about Shendu." Fu commented.
"And where do I get into this, G?" Jake asked.
"You must have received the Dragon Talisman's power, young dragon." Lao Shi answered.
"How is that possible?" Jake was worried now.
"The Dragon Talisman must have been destroyed and its power must have chosen you as its new vessel, young dragon." Lao Shi explained. "Once a Talisman is destroyed, its power seeks a vessel among the specimens of the Chinese zodiac sign it represents."
"And it chose the AmDrag. Awesome!" Jake exclaimed in joy.
"Not awesome, Jake." Lao Shi replied. "The Talismans are considered too resistant for any of them to be accidentally destroyed."
"Your point?"
"Someone might be trying to obtain them and, that being the case, the Dragon Council must be warned."
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