The next morning when Clay came to check on Jack he found him just finishing getting dressed. He wore a neon orange pair of high-tops, a green tank top with a white skull on the front, a pair of blue jeans with holes in both knees, his normal makeup, and a black jean jacket. He turned and at the sight of Clay he jumped, "Wow Clay, you scared me." Jack chuckled
Clay chuckled back, "Sorry partner, didn't mean to." Clays face turned to one of curiosity at seeing Jack's hair was still flat on his head. Not only was it flat but it was long enough that Jack had put it up in a small pony tail.
"Why are you staring at me like that? It freaks me out" Jack said with a nervous smile
"Sorry, you just look so different when your not dressed for evil." Clay said with a smile
Jack gave a sad sigh, "Yeah, evil. I think I'm done with the whole Shen Gong Wu thing from now on." Jack was quiet for a moment before a single tear fell from his eye, "Maybe I should find a new hobby." he said with a sad chuckle
Clay gave Jack a light hug and said, "That don't mean you can't stay here Jack. As long as Chase is after you," Clay felt Jack flinch, "you are gonna stay here. And the next time he comes knocking I'll beat him harder then a dusty rug."
Jack pulled back and smiled up at Clay, "Thanks, you're the best friend I've ever had."
"No problem partner." Clay said, "Now how about we go get you some grub?"
"That sounds great, I haven't eaten in 2 days." Jack said as he followed Clay to the kitchen for breakfast
"Well damn Jack, if I'd have known that I would have fed you sooner." Clay said in a surprised and slightly guilty voice
"It's alright, by the way, what do you want for breakfast?" Jack asked as he went over to the oven and turned it on while tying his jacket abound his waist, "I make a great omelet."
"Jack, I cant let you cook for me." Clay said as he began to approach Jack hell-bent on stopping him
"I want to cook for you. it's the least I can do for you after all you've done for me Clay. Please just let me do this." Jack gave Clay puppy dog eyes
Clay found he was starting to find those very cute on Jack and stopped trying to make Jack sit down, "Fine, lets see how good an omelet you make Jack."
"Yes, you wont regret it." Jack said with a genuine smile that made Clay's heart soar with joy, "One omelet O' Jack coming up." Jack said as he began to crack eggs, cut ham, slice cheese, and several other things as if he belonged in one of those Japanese restaurants that do the cooking in front of you
Clay just stared on in shock at the boy before him. He could see in Jack's eyes that while he cooked he forgot about everything else in his life, even the rape. Now Clay understood why Jack had wanted to cook so badly, so he could forget, if even for awhile.
When Jack was in the middle of cooking the omelet the rest of the monks walked in sleepily. Raimundo smiled with his eyes closed at the smell, "Clay, what are you cooking man? It smells great."
"Sorry to disappoint you but its me doing the cooking." said Jack absentmindedly as he just started making more eggs for the new people.
"You can cook Jack?" asked Kimiko as she sat down next to Clay
"Yeah, my mom taught me a few years back." Jack said as he added the ingredients to his omelets
Once Jack was done cooking he handed out the food, "One Texas omelet for Clay."
"Thanks Jack, looks mighty tasty." said Clay before tucking into his mean with grunts of satisfaction at the taste that greeted him
"One vegetarian omelet for Omi."
"Thank you Jack, it looks most delicious indeed." said Omi as he began to eat happily
"One Spanish omelet for Raimundo."
"Alright, thanks Jack. I haven't had one of these since I left Brazil." Raimundo said as he began to inhale his food
"And one Tokyo special for Kimiko. I made this recipe myself. It has chunks of tofu, some green onion, a few soy beans, and cheese on top." Jack said as he laid the last plate down with pride
Kimiko stared at her plate in shock and then smiled appreciatively at Jack, "Wow Jack, this looks great." she took a bite, "And it tastes even better."
Jack blushed at all the praise he was getting and sat down to enjoy his ordinary ham and cheese omelet. He looked around the table and noticed a sad Dojo looking at the other monks. He smiled knowingly to himself and said, "Dojo, I made another ham and cheese for you. Its on the counter."
Dojo's face brightened and he quickly went over to devour his breakfast, "I knew I could count on you Jack."
Chase looked down on this touching mean through his eyeball thing. He did a close up on Jack's face and smiled evilly to himself, "Spicer, I'm going to wipe that smile off your face. As long as I break your spirit you won't find your power."
Jack was watching the monk's practice when Dojo slithered in holding the sacred scroll, "Heads up guys, we got a hot Shen Gong Wu. It's the Seeking Shuriken, when you hold it and say a person's name it heads for them and stops mid air in front of them. It works great for playing hide and seek."
"That would be most useful for finding your enemy in battle." said Omi excitedly
Jack cleared his throat, "Hey guys, could I come with you. I don't want to be left alone. Chase might come back." Jack said this last part while shaking slightly
"Course you can Jack." said Clay as he put his arm around Jack in a comforting way
Dojo landed in a clearing just inside the Amazon Rainforest. Jack got off and followed the others into a cave on the other side of the clearing, "Thanks for letting me come with guys." Jack said
"No problem man. Can I ask why your so afraid of Chase anyway" Raimundo asked before being elbowed in the gut by Clay
Jack stiffened before continuing to follow, "Maybe when we get back but right now you need to focus cause I'm sure Chase will come after this one."
"What makes you so sure of that?" asked Kimiko
"Because with it you guys could find him any time and defeat him once you figure out how." Jack said simply
"How correct you are Spicer." said a familiar voice from right in front of them
"Chase Young." said Omi as he struck a battle pose
Chase ignored him and jumped over to behind Jack, "I'll make you a deal." said Chase holding up the Seeking Shuriken, "I'll give you this Shen Gong Wu if you give me Jack."
Clay pushed Jack behind him and glared at Chase, "There aint no way we're gonna hand over Jack to a varmint like you."
"Oh really, I'm sad to hear that." Chase said. Before anyone could blink Chase had Clay by the neck and was holding him over a deep canyon in the cave, "Give me Jack or I let the Dragon of Earth get to know his element better."
"Don't do it guys. It's not worth it. Just get Jack out of here." Clay yelled as he struggled in Chase's grasp
As the rest of the monks tried to get Jack to leave they noticed he was shaking. But for once he was not shaking in fear, but in anger. He looked up and the monks jumped back in surprise. The makeup on his face had turned into a more twisted design and his eyes were now glowing red. Jack then spoke in a voice that chilled the dragons to the bone, "Let him go Young or face my wrath." spoke Jack as he was suddenly surrounded by moving shadows that lifted him slightly from the ground
"Jack, what is wrong with you?" asked a frightened Omi
Chase frowned as he spoke, "He has found his inner power. It appears I should have broken his will sooner then I thought. He has realized his true evil powers." Then Chase dropped Clay to distract the monks while he made his leave
Jack's face became one of fear as he flew on shadows after Clay. The monks held their breath until a large shadow ball flew up into the air and landed on the ledge. It opened to show a sleeping Jack with Clay laying next to him. Clay turned over and looked at Jack, the makeup on his face had not changed back and still swirled all over his face, "Jack, buddy, you alright?"
Jack opened his eyes and smiled, "I did it, I always knew I could control it." and with that he passed out
