So, this next chapter won't be as long, it'll just be a fun short thing, and I think pretty adorable, but that's just me. Anyways, read and enjoy.

Jack grumbled and sulked around his evil lair. You know what? He wasn't even sure if he could call it his anymore. Wuya and Hannibal Bean had completely taken over. First they just want to hide out at his place to be away from Chase's watching eye, but Jack could handle that. What he refused to tolerate was for them to bring random weirdos here, or summon a demon and torture it.

On the upside, Wuya and the bean thought so low of him that they didn't want to be in the same room as him, and honestly, Jack was more than fine with that. Jack slipped his goggles over his eyes and started working on one of his Jack-bots again, this always helped him relax and calm down, and boy, did he need some calming down right now, he was so frustrated. Sure, Wuya wasn't bugging him anymore, but only because she went to talk with Hannibal Bean about whether to let the random weirdo that they brought with them earlier work with them. This wouldn't have made Jack angry, if it wasn't for the fact that while they spoke they wanted Jack to keep an eye on-

"Hey, boy, stop playing with those toys and tell me more about these magical items." young Valmont commands.

-that stupid British brat. Does he not know how to close his mouth? He won't shut up. Jack groans and looks at the pint-sized kid.

"First off, when you're that size, you don't get to call me boy as if you're the boss of me." Jack says, "Second, I've already told you, they're called Shen Gong Wu, and, like you've already been so observant to notice, they're magical."

"Well, what do they do?" Valmont asks, still using that same I'm-better-than-you voice that a lot of people seemed to talk to Jack with, he hated it, he was the evil boy genius here, they didn't have any right to look down on him. Especially not someone who was shorter than him, even if he was originally an adult.

"They all do different things," Jack says. "And no, I'm not going to explain what they all do to you, now shut up and let me work." Jack turns his back on the white haired kid, ready to completely ignore him until Wuya got back. Sure, she told him to keep an eye on him, but what trouble could he cause?

Valmont was slightly angry that this idiotic boy was treating him like a child. This was the worst part of being turned into a child, people began to treat you like one. Well, fine, if the boy won't show him more Shen Gong Wu, then Valmont could show himself. He had paid attention when Wuya had put away the Shen Gong Wu before, so he knew where they were. Valmont went over to the cabinet that held a decent amount of different Wu in it. There were a couple of completely different ones, but one Wu caught Valmonts eye.

It looked like a mask of a mystical looking fox. Valmont didn't know why this Fox mask caught his attention, it just did. Valmont picked it up and felt a strange power course through his body. Valmont could tell that it was magic he was feeling, yet unlike any magic he'd ever experienced before. Valmont didn't like the feel of magic in most cases, having a spell put on you, changing you. This mask however was different, Valmont could feel such power coming through it, and there was one thing he knew for sure, he wanted that power to be his.

"Hey, boy, how do you make the Shen Gong Wu work?" Valmont asks Jack.

"You just say it's name." Jack replies while keeping his attention on his Jack-bot

"Well, what's the name of this one?" Valmont asks, holding up the mask to Jack. Jack turns around and looks at the mask. He recognized it, Wuya had brought it with her when she took over, but she didn't tell him what it did.

"I think it's called Mask of the Fox Spirit, or something like that." Jack says, turning back to his robot. "But don't mess around with it, I don't know what it-"

"Mask of the Fox Spirit!" Valmont says as he holds the mask up and puts it on, interrupting and completely ignoring Jack's words. The second the mask connected to his skin he felt it merge with him, he was becoming one with the mask, and he was perfectly fine with that. This was completely different than those other times he had merged with some strange magic thing, all those other times there had been someone else fighting for control, but not this time. This time it was all Valmont with all the power.

"You ding-dong, I just told you to not mess around with it." Jack says. He takes his goggles off his eyes and back at the top of his head. Jack then takes a good look at how Valmont looked now and burst out into laughter on the spot.

Valmont wasn't just a little kid anymore. Yes, he was still a kid, but he now looked more like a human fox hybrid. He had white fox ears sticking out of his hair and a fluffy white fox tail. His hands had fur on them and looked more like claws, and so did his feet. Even his face looked more fox like.

"What are you laughing at?" Valmont asks.

"Oh, man, this is priceless." Jack laughs, "you look like a fluffy white fuzzball." Valmont needed to see what was so funny, so he bounded for the bathroom where a mirror was. Valmont jumped onto the counter and looked at his reflection. That idiot boy was right, he was a fuzzball, but Valmont didn't find the situation humorous, he found it invigorating.

His instincts and senses had never been better. Except maybe when he was turned into a cat...no, not even then. This was even better than that. Valmont took a good look at his hands and admired the sharp claws he now had. Then took another look in the mirror to see his teeth, which had become sharper. Valmont closed his mouth and grinned wickedly. Part fox, yes, he thinks he could live with that quite nicely. Just imagine what he could accomplish like this.

He was pulled out of his fantasies when Wuya called him back into the main room. Valmont obediently jumped off the counter and made his way back to where the others were. So they had decided what they were going to do with them, it took them long enough. Valmont honestly didn't care for what they decided, but if they had him stay and work with them, he'd be more than happy to. He could learn a thing or two from the witch and demon.

"Well, we decided what we're going to do with you." Wuya says, but she stops when she caught sight of Valmont's fox-like appearance. "What happened to you?" She asks.

"He used the Mask of the Fox Spirit." Jack speaks up immediately. "Even though I told him not to mess around with it."

"Hm, the look suits you." Wuya comments. Jack's jaw drops, he was sure that Valmont would get in trouble for messing with Wuya's Wu. "And I'm sure it has even more hidden powers." Wuya continues. Valmont smirks, more powers? Oh, this was just too brilliant.

"We can test out these powers of yours now." Wuya says, "Come on, boys, a new Shen Gong Wu has activated itself." She looks down at Valmont, "You get me this Wu, and we'll let you stay, and keep the Fox Mask."

"Oh, I'll get this Shen Gong Wu," Valmont says, "There's no way I'm giving up this mask."

*Squeee* little fox Valmont, just the thought of it makes me smile...yeah, moving on. So, this chapter actually wasn't as short as I thought it would be, even though literally all that happened was Valmont got turned into the foxy thing.