Hey guys! I apologize before hand for part the story being the way I do the notes and scene changes. I had to copy it from another writing program, and it wouldn't change to the regular way. This is part two of Halloween Madness. I hope you guys like it. With the results of the poll, I've been able to write this chapter in a way that will answer the question presented in the poll. I don't own Jackie Chan Adventures or Ben 10. With that, let's get on with the chapter!
San Francisco, California
It's been a month since he became free, and tonight was Halloween. Shendu searched everywhere, but he couldn't find Jackie Chan. He had double, no, triple checked everywhere in this darn city. There was no sign that his prey was anywhere. He feared what would happen if he didn't find Chan by midnight.
He decided to check a nearby circus. He flew towards it, but stopped to look at the sign. He was shocked by what was on the sign. The image depicted a smiling clown holding a golden flower statue, but the demon knew exactly what the figure was holding. He flew even faster to the dreaded gathering.
"AS MUCH AS DESPISE THESE JOY ENDUCING EVENTS, CHAN CANNOT POSSIBLY PASS UP A RELIC SUCH AS THIS." groaned Shendu to no one but himself. His statement rang true as Jackie Chan walked over to the tent. The man smiled as he watched children and adults alike enjoying the festivities. His face went somber as he remembered that Jade was not there to join him.
"Aiyaa!" shouted an old man in the distance. Jackie suddenly turned to face the man. He had grey hair that appeared to spike out in many directions. He wore a white polo, a yellow polyester vest, blue jeans, and brown dress shoes. Jackie could see the shock in the man's onyx eyes behind the small, round, armless glasses he wore.
"What's wrong now Uncle!?" asked Jackie in worry. He ran over to check on the man, now identified as Uncle.
"Uncle has the willies!" shouted Uncle. Jackie raised an eyebrow at the man.
"The... willies?" Uncle nodded his head.
"The willies! Dark magic is near!" Jackie's eyes suddenly widened.
"Seriously!?" Jackie yelped in pain as two fingers smacked into his forehead.
"Do not question Uncle!" shouted Uncle. Jackie rubbed his head as he looked down.
"Yes Uncle." Uncle adjusted his glasses as he looked to the side.
"One more thing! I am sensing a powerful relic nearby." The duo were suddenly approached by a large Japanese man. Said man had black hair in a chonmage hairstyle, which is the traditional hairstyle of samurais and sumo wrestlers. He wore a white T-shirt with brown overalls and brown sandals.
Uncle held his hand out towards the man. "Tohru! Blowfish." At Uncle's demand the bigger man, now known as Tohru, pulled a blowfish out of a bag. Uncle started chanting while moving around the circus.
Jackie walked into the tent as the show was about to start. Shendu flew overhead and noticed Uncle and Tohru.
"YES!" shouted the evil dragon. "WITH THOSE BUFFOONS BEING HERE, CHAN CANNOT BE FAR BEHIND!" Shendu followed close behind, unaware that a presence was watching him.
"Interesting." mused the man. "Seems like I've found something much better than that stupid relic." He silently followed the dragon as it he hunted his prey. Uncle and Tohru looked around a small tent. They searched high and low, trying to find the relic Uncle knew was there.
They hid as they heard a light whistling. One of the clowns came in and knocked on a wooden box. It opened to reveal a glass container holding the golden flower statue from the image Shendu found. He sighed, then closed the box and walked out of the tent. Tohru walked over and smacked the box.
He caught the side of it before it slammed on the ground.
"What is it sensei?" asked Tohru. Uncle readjusted his glasses as he laid eyes on the statue.
"The Golden Lotus." answered Uncle. "It allows one to keep someone under their control, but only those who are hypnotized." Uncle picked up the container, being careful not to open it. The clown came back to find the two looking at the relic.
"Hey!" shouted the man. He ran for Uncle, but Tohru grabbed him from behind. He squeezed the man into unconsciousness before dropping him to the ground. The duo quickly ran with the relic, Shendu and the stranger following patiently behind them.
Meanwhile, inside the main tent, Jackie was enjoying the show. There were tigers jumping through hoops, gymnasts performing extreme feats, and many other typical circus tricks. This circus, however, took things to a whole other level. The lights darkened as a clown car pulling a cannon rolled into the ring. Three clowns came out of the car, which was a little upsetting seeing as the usual trick called for either a multitude of clowns to exit the vehicle or a really big clown to do the same. One of the clowns poured something into the cannon, which caught Jackie's attention.
He seemed to be the only one to notice the malevolent look on the lead clown's face. The clown in question red hair and pale skin. The jumpsuit he wore was striped purple and grey, matching his bow tie. He wore big black shoes, fingerless gloves, and a top hat. He grabbed the firing string of the cannon as he looked to the bored expressions of the audience.
"You don't like our first trick?" asked the clown as he turned to the audience. "That's fine with me. In the end, we'll all have a good laugh." After he said that, the cannon shot a powder into the air. Everyone in the audience coughed as the clown laughed.
Suddenly, the whole crowd started laughing. Some got up and started holding their chest, as if gasping for air. Then they all fell silent. One man, Jackie, dropped his head, then raised it to reveal his face covered in clown makeup.
"Come one, come all." said Jackie in a zombie-esk manner. The audience followed suit as the phrase was repeated over and over again.
"Hurry boys." said the clown in impatience. "We don't know how long this new batch will last with the strength booster in it." One of the clowns ran off to another tent. He soon returned with a tear mark added to his makeup.
"It's gone!" shouted the sad clown. "Someone's made off with the Happy Flower! Johnnyboy's been knocked out as well boss!" The lead clown clenched his fists.
"Find the thief, or all of you will find out what happens when I'm really mad!" The other circus performers gulped at their leader.
"Yes Zombozo sir!" shouted the performers as they began to search. The zombie clowns followed chanting their phrase. Shendu flew overhead, having lost Uncle and Tohru, as he searched for Jackie. His stalker slowly weaved in between the zombies as he followed the dragon.
The mob of zombie clowns marched around the circus in search of Uncle and Tohru. Jackie was walking one way, until he was suddenly pulled to the side by Tohru. The large man put his hand over Jackie's mouth to keep him quiet. Uncle quietly chanted as he placed a seal on Jackie. Jackie fell into a deep sleep as a gas rushes out of his mouth. The paint on his face faded into mist.
"Ugh." grunted Jackie as he got up from his trance. He was about to remove the seal from his head when Uncle smacked him. "Ow!"
"Do not remove the seal!" ordered Uncle. "It keeps the bad gas from turning you into an evil clown." Jackie nodded as he slowly tiptoed past the two. He looked around to see all the zombie clowns still looking for them. He looked back at the duo.
"What do we do now?" Uncle looked around, till he spotted another large tent.
"Get the infected into a large group and make them stay still. I will cast a chi spell to remove the bad gas." Jackie nodded as he looked over at a paint set. He walked out in front of the horde with some badly applied makeup on.
"This way!" groaned Jackie as he tried to imitate the zombie clowns. Believe it or not, the horde actually followed him into the large tent. They all grabbed their heads as Uncle chanted. They all fell to the ground as gas escaped their mouths. Jackie walked out to find the regular clowns holding weapons.
"How'd he get over the clown gas so fast?" asked the clown with a teardrop.
"I don't know, but we're gonna make him smile." answered the happy face clown. "Permanently!" The clowns rushed Jackie as he ran from them.
"Bad day, bad day, bad day!" shouted Jackie as he avoided the weapons. Tohru grabbed the big one from behind and knocked him out with a head butt. Uncle pushed a broom into the spikes of a unicycle one of the clowns was riding, causing the clown to fall into a cage. Tohru threw the big one in and locked the cage since there was no more room.
Shendu looked through the tent filled with knocked out people trying to find Jackie Chan. He gazed outside and saw Jackie running straight towards him.
"FINALLY!" shouted Shendu as he flew towards Jackie. "YOU'RE MINE CHAN!" He was stopped in his tracks, however, when he was pulled into a puzzle box by his stalker. "NNNOOOO!" The man suddenly shut the box as the demon was fully imprisoned.
"All the pieces are sliding into place." said the stalker as he disappeared. Back at the main tent, Zombozo was getting impatient. He sent those clowns, pun unintended, to find the thief twelve minutes ago. It was getting on his very last nerve. He paced back and forth.
Suddenly, one of the actual clowns flew past him and rammed into the last box of gas balls, knocking it over and setting off the balls.
"Come one come all." said the clown as he got up.
"No!" shouted Zombozo. "That was the last box!" He turned to find Jackie, Uncle, and Tohru standing side by side. "Well if it isn't the famous Jackie Chump, a sumo wrestler, and the thief." said Zombozo. "Can we give them a round of applause folks!"
Only the zombified clown clapped. Zombozo looked around, but he couldn't see the clown horde anywhere. "Where are my minions?" Jackie clenched his fists as he took a step forward.
"We've already freed them from your mind control." answered Jackie. "Now, give up."
"Let me think. How about... NO!" Zombozo leaped at them trying to get the Golden Lotus from Uncle. Tohru knocked Zombozo into a stack of heavy crates. The crates toppled on top of Zombozo.
"Whoops." said Tohru. Before Uncle could give Tohru a smack on the back of the head, Zombozo got up from the pile with his left arm dislocated. He just grunted as the aforementioned arm relocated itself.
"Give me my Happy Flower!" shouted Zombozo.
"The relic is not called Happy Flower!" argued Uncle. "Relic is Golden Lotus!" As uncle said the relic's name, it glowed and the zombie clown's eyes widened. He leaped at Zombozo, pinning him to the ground.
"No fair!" shouted Zombozo in anger. "Your using my toy against me!" The mind controlled clown used Uncle's signature slap on his boss's forehead. "OW!"
"Not toy! Relic!" argued Uncle once again. Jackie walked over when the world went dark.
"Do you want to succeed?" asked the voice. "Do you want to take the world as your own? Then join me, and we will crush all our enemies!"
"Yes!" replied Zombozo. "I'll do it!" The light returned as they were surrounded by stone statues. One of the statues knocked the relic out of Uncle's hand. The Golden Lotus fell at the feet of Shendu's stalker, who retrieved it.
He had grey skin with black symbols on his shoulders. He wore a red and black dress and hood, black pants that are torn beyond his knees, long black socks that don't cover his heels or toes. His face is painted white and black to resemble a skull. Uncle pointed his blowfish at the man.
"Aiyaah!" shouted Uncle in disbelief. "A dark chi wizard!" The man lightly chuckled at Uncle.
"Chi wizard? No." calmly argued the man. "I'm more of a sorcerer. Call me Hex; it will be the last name you'll ever hear. Destroy them!"
At his order, the statues ran towards the group. They were about to be crushed, when everything stopped. They were definitely confused as the statues hung in the air. Jackie tapped one that was extremely close to him, but it didn't move a muscle. He looked behind it to see Hex and the clowns were also still as statues.
"What on Earth?" asked Jackie. Suddenly, a portal opened behind the group. A man with black, well kept hair stood before them. He wore a white lab coat, a pair of green goggles hanging from his neck, a brown tuxedo vest over a white long sleeve shirt, a black tie, black pants, and black loafers. He pulled placed a watch in his pocket as he looked to the men.
"Come on gentleman." said the mysterious man. "We can't just stand here all day, or can we? Oh time. Such a fickle thing." Jackie grabbed Uncle by the collar and the three men rushed into the portal.
Uncle's Shop
The small antique shop sat quietly in the night. Many interesting objects could be found within, such as ancient Chinese vases and wooden desks. A water droplet hung below a pipe as time was still at a standstill. A large blue portal opened in an open space among the items. The group walked out of it as they took in their surroundings.
They found that they were back at home the moment they stepped through. The portal closed behind them, but something still felt off. Jackie looked outside the window of the shop to see people frozen in time. He smiled as he turned around.
"We're okay." sighed Jackie. The stranger looked around as Jackie walked towards the group.
"Watch your head." warned the scientist.
"What? Ow!" Jackie took a step back as Uncle smacked him in the forehead.
"Do not celebrate!" shouted Uncle in anger. "The dark chi wizard escaped with Golden Lotus! We must find him and retrieve the relic before he can use it for evil!" The well dressed stranger closed a book he was looking through, causing the group to look towards him.
"Yes. That is a tragedy. It is of small concern, however, compared to what's coming." Jackie clenched his fist, prepared for battle.
"Who are you?" asked Jackie. The man sounded his understanding.
"Oh! Many apologies. My name is Professor Paradox, and you can call me a time walker. That is besides the point, however, as you must prepare for the worst event that this time will ever know. Well, at least for now. Anywho, I'm afraid that I'm needed elsewhere."
Another portal appeared behind the man, shocking the group. "To do lo!" With that, Paradox walked through the portal and disappeared. Time returned to normal as the portal closed.
"I need some sleep." yawned Jackie as looked towards the stairs. He was once again smacked by Uncle, causing him to yelp in pain.
"Sleep later!" scolded him Uncle. Jackie groaned as he turned to Uncle.
"Why?" Uncle ran his hands through his hair.
"Bad things are coming! We must do research to combat this threat!" Jackie groaned as he followed Uncle and Tohru.
Unknown location
Zombozo watched as Hex drew a circle around a puzzle box. Hex then opened the puzzle box. Shendu sprung out of the box and tried to fly away.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS YOU MORTAL PEST!?" shouted Shendu in anger. He was ignored, however, as Hex chanted a dark spell. The circle Shendu was in spiraled into a Dragon symbol. The symbol flew off the ground and began to fuse to Hex's chest.
"NO!" shouted Shendu as he was pulled into the symbol. The room fell silent. Inside Hex's mindscape, he stood face to face with the demon dragon.
"Shendu, Demon of Fire." greeted Hex. He suddenly jumped as he dodged the fire demon. Chains suddenly shot from all directions as he restrained the dragon. Shendu tried to break free, but he was soon dragged to the ground.
His eyes widened in shock as the chains tugged tighter and tighter. Never had Shendu been subdued so easily. He growled as he looked to Hex.
"WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME MORTAL!? I'VE GOT WHAT YOU'D CALL A TIGHT SCHEDULE AND I'D HATE TO FIND OUT WHAT MY SIBLINGS WOULD DO TO BOTH OF US IF YOU MESSED WITH IT." Hex sat in the same cross-legged position as his physical body as he looked to the dragon.
"Why not calm down? We both know you cannot leave. I have a proposition for you." Shendu wriggled around, but that only caused the chains ensnaring him to once again tighten.
"I HAVE NO TIME FOR THIS NONSENSE! I MUST..."
"It involves getting rid of the many thorns in your side, mighty Shendu. Including the man you were recently targeting." Shendu stopped his rant at those words. Silence rang out between the two. Shendu's snout gained the closest thing to a smile at the prospect of revenge.
"I'M LISTENING."
Wow! Just, wow! Shendu has unwillingly possessed Hex, Zombozo has joined them, and Paradox basically gave Jackie Chan a short doomsday prophesy without any information on what said prophecy has in store. They also have to retrieve the Golden Lotus from Hex, which will be even harder now that Shendu's involved. Things have skyrocketed out of control!
Anywho, what do you think of the chapter? Do you find Hex and Shendu working together interesting? Will the Chan clan and Team 10 be able to stop them? let me know in a review down bellow, and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. This is Caliban, signing out.