In Uncle's Shop
"Aiyaaaah!"
There is a lot of banging and then everyone is crowded around Uncle. He's pointing to the TV.
"Win cool prizes in this cool adventure game show!" the commercial says. "Prizes include a staff, a talisman, and a flute. We assure you these items have no magical powers."
"Those items have magical powers!" Uncle exclaims.
"But Uncle, it just said-" Uncle flicks Jackie's head.
"Uncle knows more than TV! We must go and get them before evil does."
"Cool, we're gonna be on TV!" Jade says excitedly.
"You are not going," Jackie tells her.
"You need five people on your team to enter the competition," the commercial says.
"Ha! You need me!" Jade says. Jackie makes a few distressed noises.
Tohru counts them. He counts them again. He counts them again and remembers to count himself this time. "There are only four of us. Who will be our fifth team member?" he says.
Jackie's phone rings. "Hello?"
"Jackie, did you see the commercial for that adventure game show?" Captain Black says over the phone. "I bet those prizes are *whispers* magic."
"I found our fifth team member," Jackie announces.
In Daolon Wong's Creepy Lair
"Grr!" Daolon growls to himself. "I can't find my staff!" He pauses in his search when he hears someone loudly come in through the door downstairs.
"Shh, Ratso!" Finn whispers.
"Sorry," Ratso says too loudly.
"Shh!"
"Put it back where we found it," Chow says.
"Where did we find it?" Finn asks.
"Over there, I think," Ratso says, pointing.
Finn carries the object over there. "Are you sure? There's no room for it here," he says, turning around. "Where-" he cuts off when he sees Daolon glaring in the doorway. "Uh, um, h-hey there Big D. Just, uh..."
"Visiting," Chow offers.
"Yeah, just visiting. How's it going?" Finn is hiding the object behind his back.
Daolon crossed the room in intimidating silence and snatches the thing from behind Finn. "My staff! What were you doing with this?" Daolon demands.
"We were borrowing it," Ratso answers. Finn and Chow elbow him.
"You are not allowed to borrow my stuff!" Daolon says, poking Finn in the chest with the staff. It breaks in half. The Enforcers' eyes widen.
Finn starts flexing his 'muscles'. "Yeah, I've been working out. Getting pretty buff."
Daolon studies the staff and notices it had been taped together. "You broke it!" Daolon growls. "Now you must help me find another."
"Nah, we're good," Chow says. They try to shuffle sideways around Daolon.
Daolon throws his hands up and shouts, "You will help me!" Thunder booms and lightning flashes. A random vase falls and breaks. Finn, Chow, and Ratso are bowing at Daolon's feet.
"Whatever you say, D-Man," Finn cowers.
"I know just the place," Chow says. "We just need to stop by Hak Foo's first."
In The Junkyard
"Yo, yo, dude stop!" StrikeMaster Ice exclaims as he wildly swings his game controller around.
"Aww, yehaah!" MC Cobra cheers. "I'm so kickin' yo butt!"
"I'm gonna come over there and kick your butt." Ice is now standing and shoving his controller toward the TV as if that will help. DJ Fist eats popcorn and enjoys the show from the back of the little fort made out of old cars and tires.
Drago makes a loud ungraceful entrance. "Why do you have to leave stuff all over the floor!" he yells, kicking the empty soda can he'd tripped over.
No one really notices that Drago even came in. Fist finishes another soda and throws it on the floor. Drago shakes in anger for a second but then remembers what he came in here for. "My father is visiting so just stay in here so you don't cause any trouble."
"Whatever dawg," Ice says distractedly. Drago leaves.
Ice throws his controller down when he loses.
"Yeaaah!" Cobra and Fist chest bump.
Ice starts flicking through channels. He stops when he sees the commercial for the adventure game show. "Yo, check it out."
Cobra and Fist turn to the TV which is showing things like skateboarding, swinging on vines in the jungle, rock climbing, and rafting down the rapids. "That looks totally awesome!" Cobra exclaims.
"We are so going," Ice says. The three of them fist bump and head out the door. They don't get very far before Drago is shoving them back in.
"What's the deal, yo?" Ice says.
"I told you to stay in-" Drago stops when he notices the commercial, which is now showing the prizes. He stands there staring into nothing.
"Dragon boy spaced on us again," Ice says.
Finally Drago comes out of his trance. "That's the flute with the demon chi of the sky demon!"
"Sweet," Ice says. "We're gonna get on that game show and win!"
"You win that?" Drago is interested now.
"That's what's up, homie!" Cobra says.
"Then I'm coming," Drago says.
"Good. Then we only need one more team player," Ice says.
They hear loud footsteps heading their way. "My father!" Drago says. "I don't want him to come. He will not share the prizes with me." Drago quickly kicks the TV off the table and it shatters.
"Dude, you coulda just turned the thing off..." Cobra says.
Shendu sticks his giant dragon head into the fort. "What is going on in here?"
"Nothing father, we just...uh..." Drago says.
"Gonna go for some pizza, that's what," Ice says.
Shendu throws his hands up. "Pizza! Everytime I try to visit, you have to go get pizza. I'm leaving." Shendu leaves.
"Good, that takes care of him. Now who will be our fifth team member?" Drago says.
"I know of someone," Ice says.
Two Days Later on an Island
The camera is on the two announcers, Cooper and Shawna. They are standing on a stage on the edge of a beach with jungle behind them.
"This season of The Adventure Game Show will be the most exciting season yet," Cooper says.
"Three teams instead of the usual two will be competing against each other," Shawna explains.
"They will take part in a number of competitions," Cooper says. "Whichever team wins the competition earns a gold token."
"The team with the most gold tokens at the end of the season wins the grand prize," Shawna says. She holds up the staff, the dragon talisman, and the flute.
"Now to bring in the contestants," Cooper says. "Team number one."
Daolon leads Finn, Chow, Ratso, and Hak Foo up onto the stage. Daolon walks right over to Shawna and tries to grab the staff.
Cooper takes the small dark chi wizard by the shoulders and directs him to one corner of the stage where the others are standing. "Please wait over here, sir." Daolon crosses his arms and grumbles.
"Team number two," Shawna says.
Ice, Cobra, and Fist leap up onto the stage and run around waving into the all the cameras. Drago and Valmont follow more calmly.
"If you would all stand in this corner here, please," Cooper says. After a few minutes Cooper manages to round them all up.
"And team number three," Shawna says.
Jade runs up onto the stage followed by Jackie, Uncle, Tohru, and Captain Black. Uncle shakes. "Uncle has the willies!" He sees Daolon at the corner of the stage. "Daolon Wong!"
"That staff is mine, old man!" Daolon says.
"Who you calling old, old man!" Uncle replies. The two of them are facing off in the center of the stage.
Cooper steps between them. "Please return to your teams."
The chi wizards continue to shoot glares at each other as they head back to their teams. Daolon notices the team of dragon people and goes there instead. "I demand that this team is mine. It is much better than them," he says, pointing to the Enforcers.
"Only if you give me the flute when we win," Drago says.
"I have no use for a flute. I want the staff," Daolon replies.
"Fine, deal." Drago shoves Valmont away. "Get lost."
"Hey Big V," Finn says.
"You four better not fail me," Valmont says as he joins their team. "We need to win that dragon talisman so we can rob banks and I- I mean we- can get rich."
"I think this is gonna be fun," Ratso says.
"It's not about fun, it's about winning!" Valmont says.
"Those are the teams. We shall now prepare for the first competition," Shawna says.
"Please exit the stage in an orderly fashion," Cooper says. The teams leave at the back of the stage.
"You're going down, Chan," Drago growls.
"I won't let you get that demon chi," Jackie replies. "And I won't let you get that talisman," he adds to Valmont.
"We shall see," Valmont responds.