Black Magic

A map of the Pacific Northwest appears along with three Hana Fuda Cards – the left showing the next Oni Mask, the middle card showing a forest at the foot of a mountain, and the right showing a picture of seaweed as the mask removal ingredient – covering the map as Uncle was speaking .

"We will find next Oni Mask in Pacific Northwest, near base of Cascade Mountains."

The cards move with the middle card shimmering out into the base of the Cascade Mountains as Jackie was in his archaeologist outfit which was a tan shirt and pants along with bound boots was looking up at a totem pole while Carol and Camille were wearing their usual outfits.

"How much further?" Carol asked.

"Jade just needs to climb to the top of the Totem Pole though it did take a while for Jackie to accept the plan." Camille explained.

"You know I don't like bringing in Jade on these missions." Jackie reminded her.

"You heard the doctors I'm barred from flying for at least another week till my wing heals." Camille reminded him.

"Of course that wouldn't be an issue if Jackie would let us use the Horse Talisman to heal her." Carol added.

Jade spoke from the near top of the totem Pole, "Jackie says that the Talismans are not to leave the vault. And either way I found the mask. And he looks just like his mug shot." The Xiaolin Dragons were present as well though they were busy looking for a Shen Gong Wu in the area.

On cue, some trees were kicked down by Hak Foo as he and Gangrene arrived, "He will fit snuggly upon my face," Hak pointed to his own mug, "Squirrel crack's acorn." Jade cried, as she let go of the totem pole and started falling.

"I got ya," Carol caught Jade, "Do you have the mask?"

"Here is it." Jade showed it.

"Then let's go." Jackie said, as they were set to run. Gangrene flew in on cue and spat acid to stop Jackie from running off with the mask. Jackie backed up.

Omi jumped in and spoke, "Evil Poison Dragon leave now or prepare to suffer a most humiliating defeat!"

"Do you ever shut up?" Gangrene asked rhetorically.

Omi frowned, "You will pay for that." And so they fought the dragon.

Meanwhile in a vehicle, Captain Black was driving Uncle Tohru and Mai who was in her Kirin form to the location of the Oni Mask, "So what's the deal with these Oni Masks anyway?" The captain asked.

"Whoever dawns the mask gains control of a shadowkhan army, but at the cost of their own humanity by the spirit that dwells within the mask." Mai explained.

"Is Mask removal spell ready, Tohru?" Uncle inquired.

"Yes, Sensei."

"Just be careful with that Potion. The ingredient for it was very rare." Mai warned him. They finally arrived on the scene.

Captain Black breaked hard, causing Tohru to spill the potion vials onto Uncle's seat, "It jostled." Tohru gasped.

"Aiyah!"

"Ingredient for mask removal spell was very rare," Mai whacked Captain Black with her tail, "Who told you to drive like hotshot? With no potion we must make sure nobody wears mask!"

"Right." Captain Black nodded, as he got out of the car to join the fight.

Right on cue Hak Foo kicked the Mask up into the air and expected it to land on his face only for Black to kick Hak Foo away.

"Captain Black, look out!" Jade called.

Black saw the Mask had landed on his face, "I believe Jade said to look out, good captain, not look up." Omi warned him.

The mask fused with Captain Black's face, as the others looked disturbed by the look.

"I wanted that." Hak complained.

"I wanted you to get that mask too, Hak." Gangrene added.

"I'm not afraid of this piece of Trash." Sakon charged in to attack Captain Black.

The Captain smirked, as he caught Sakon's fist and threw him over his shoulder. Hak Foo and the rest of the sound five tried to attack Captain Black only to get tossed into the Totem Pole and over a cliff.

"Care to surrender, Gangrene, or do I have to beat you down too?" The Captain inquired.

"You haven't seen the last of me." he flew after Hak and the sound 5.

"That wasn't so hard." Captain Black said.

"You okay, Captain Black?" Clay asked, "You sent them running faster than a dog with it's tail between its' legs."

"I'm doing great, Clay. In fact i've never felt better."

Meanwhile Hak Foo and the sound five were floating down the river on a totem pole with Gangrene flying above them.

Gangrene lectured the Sound five, "You call yourselves Orochimaru's best? That was pathetic. My partner General Midori would be hanging his head in shame."

"Oh, shut up." Tayuya called.

"We all blew it. Let us hope Master Tarakudo does not banish us." Hak said in worry.

"All I know is that this wasn't my fault." Kidomaru said.

Right on cue Tarakudo emerged from a fish, "What is not your fault?" They panicked at the surprising arrival, "I'm waiting for an answer."

"Long story short. Captain Black is wearing the mask that holds General Midori." Gangrene explained.

"The Captain Black?" Tarakudo gasped.

"That would be the one. What's so special about him?" Jirobo asked.

"Because we finally have a man on the inside." Tarakudo smirked.

Meanwhile back at Section 13, the Agents were stunned at seeing Captain Black's face and so were the Ponies.

"Captain Black, are you okay? Your face." Rarity asked.

"Relax, Rarity, it's just a mask." he assured her.

"Does it come off?" Fluttershy asked hopefully.

"Ooooh! Can I get one too?" Pinkie asked in excitement.

"Why would I want it off?" Captain Black started doing some acrobatic stunts and propelled himself up onto a catwalk before doing a hand stand on the railing with one hand.

The Chan Clan and the Xiaolin Monks were watching as well as the Agents, "He's peppy." Raimundo noticed.

"But he doesn't seem evil." Jackie added.

"Mai, Uncle, Camille. I don't suppose either of you know the reason why?" Jade asked hopefully.

"Captain Black's inherit goodness is keeping the darkness within the mask at bay. But only for the moment." Uncle explained.

"We need to remove the mask. I have the base potion ready but without the spell ingredient the removal potion is useless." Camille glared at Tohru who looked sheepish.

"Until we remake the potion, we must make sure Captain Black does not summon any Shadowkhan." Mai added.

"And to remake the potion we must acquire more spell ingredient." Uncle put in.

"Then you all go and find that ingredient. We'll keep Captain Black entertained." Twilight ordered.

"And I gotta take the Xiaolin Monks back to the temple to drop off the Locator Compass. The Shen Gong Wu we just found." Dojo noted.

"Locator compass?" Rainbow asked.

Dojo opened the scroll and explained, "The Locator Compass allows the user to locate anything they want when they need it the most."

"Then we will use it to locate more Rare Seaweed for Mask Removal spell." Uncle insisted.

"May we borrow the shen-gong-wu?" Tohru asked.

"Of course friends. It's for a good cause and we will join you to locate the removal ingredient." Omi offered.

"We must go at once!" Uncle ordered. Uncle Tohru Mai and the Xiaolin Dragons went to go get the mask removal ingredient.

Meanwhile the alarm flashed, as an Agent typed in the commands, "Code blue three. Three dozen tourists have been abducted and are on Alcatraz Island. Let's move."

The agents went to move only for Captain Black to stop them, "No need. I got this one."

"You sure about that, Captain?" Twilight asked in worry.

"At least take Carol and Camille as back up." Rarity insisted.

"Don't think I'll need them." He took off.

Over on Alcatraz Island, Captain Black had made his way into the prison and was following the voice to where the prisoners were being held.

Meanwhile Jackie had followed the captain to the Island and had entered the prison, "Hi, Jackie."

Jackie jumped in shock once again seeing Jade, "Jade, you are supposed to stay with Fluttershy."

"I got bored."

Meanwhile Captain Black had followed the voice to see a red floating head in a prison cell, "Oh, Captain Black, we haven't been properly introduced. I'm Tarakudo; King of all Shadowkhan. You may bow.

"The only king I bow to is Elvis. And I don't see you wearing blue suede shoes." Captain Black answered.

"And I don't see you wearing your mask at full throttle. But I can help you unleash its true potential." Tarakudo tempted.

"No deal, helium head."

"Oh, well, plan b." Tarakudo returned to regular size revealing the Sound 5 and the Dark Hand Thugs. Captain Black got into a stance.

"T.K, you sure you got a plan?" Finn asked.

"We can't beat him." Ratso added.

"Oh, don't worry," Tarakudo then used his mental powers to bind metal around Captain Black and levitate him into the air, "Now watch as the good captain gets in touch with his dark side."

The Captain struggled, until he started concentrating, and spoke into his walkie talkie, "This is Black I need back up now."

Suddenly as if hearing his command shadows started coming together and rising up were Shadowkhan. Giant brutish Shadowkhan that looked like sumo wrestlers.

"Shadowkhan." Jackie gasped.

"Big ones." Jade added in equal shock.

The Sumo Shadowkhan assisted their new master by unbinding him and fought the Enforcers who didn't stand a chance. Hak attempted to punch one. He got it in the gut, but the Shadowkhan didn't even flinch or move. Hak cried as he waved his hand around in pain. The Shadowkhan then flicked its finger and sent Hak flying clear through a wall.

Black spoke back into his walkie talkie, "Black, here. Cancel that back up."

Jackie and Jade were stunned as Camille and Carol showed up, "What's going on guys?" Carol asked.

Camille saw the Shadowkhan, "Jackie, didn't Mai and Uncle tell you not to let Captain Black Summon his Shadowkhan?!"

Before Jackie could answer, Captain Black approached with his new army, "Guys, I think I could get used to this."

Meanwhile Black's new army was taking the enforcers and the Sound 5 away, "You have the right to remain busted." Jade told them.

"This is very bad." Jackie said in worry.

"I knew we should've had Tohru stay behind. He's the only one who can grapple with these guys head to head." Camille said.

Meanwhile Hak Foo had managed to swim to the beach and get onto dry land. Tarakudo emerged from the sand, "These midday swims are getting to be quite the habit with you aren't they, Hak Foo?"

"Master, our partners have been captured. We have failed." he pleaded for forgiveness.

"Calm down. By summoning his Shadowkhan, Black has sealed his promotion from captain to demon general. And Gangrene is already in Section 13 even as we speak."

True to, for in Section 13 Gangrene had somehow managed to sneak his way inside after the Sumo Khan had let him in. He could see the place was full of Sumo Khan.

Meanwhile, Jackie, Jade, Carol, Camille, and the Mane Six were also surprised as well, "Where are the agents?" Rainbow asked.

"Yeah, this place is usually crawling with them." Pinkie added.

Black answered, "Mandatory leave of absence. Meet the next generation of law enforcement everyone."

"Well, they do have the muscle for the job." Rainbow admitted.

"But they're ninjas," Clay reminded her, "Captain Black, listen to reason."

"I have been listening. And it's telling me all I need to know." he answered, and walked away leaving them confused.

"Where is Uncle?" Jackie asked.

In the Skyship above the sea, Uncle, Carl, and Seth were putting on diving gear while Omi had the Gills of Himachi so they could get more rare seaweed.

"Here is where we will find more rare seaweed for Removal spell." Uncle explained.

"I hate fish." Tohru voiced his discomfort.

"That's why we're having you watch the ship." Omi answered.

"Come on, guys." Raimundo ordered.

"Gills of Hamachi." Omi announced. And the monks suddenly became fish like and dove into the sea. Seth Uncle and Carl joined them as they began gathering the seaweed.

Back at Section 13, Jackie and the others were discussing, "If General Midori's spirit keeps talking to Captain Black who knows what he'll tell him next." Camille said.

"Perhaps we should keep him here till Uncle gets back. What could possibly happen?" Fluttershy asked.

Suddenly they saw Shadowkhan bringing in innocent people, "Okay it seems that the mask is affecting Captain Black's chi." Applejack said.

"That's not what I'm worried about. It's only a matter of time before he remembers that the other Oni Masks are still in the vault." Twilight noted.

They heard the sound of a vault opening up, "Rainbow Dash get to the vault and grab the masks before Captain Black puts them on the faces of Oakley, Ratso and Chow." Camille ordered.

Rainbow took off and saw the Captain about to take the masks, only to tackle him away, "Captain Black, what the buck is wrong with you? You only have one face."

"Yes, but that's why I must recruit others to help me rid this city, if not this entire world of crime." Captain Black declared.

"The Captain Black I know would never do such a thing." Rainbow stated.

"The Captain Black you know is on permanent vacation." he replied.

Jade then rushed in to the vault and grabbed the Tiger Talisman, "Well, he's about to catch the next flight back." Jade then used the Tiger Talisman on Captain Black and separated his Light Half from his Dark Half.

Light Captain Black spoke, "Haven't been feeling myself lately."

"Your other self isn't yourself either." Rainbow added.

The two Captain Blacks looked at each other in surprise, before the dark one bolted out with the Oni masks, "Now what?" Light Captain Black inquired.

"Hello?" Rainbow asked rhetorically, as she grabbed the Pig, Ox and Rabbit Talismans.

"The others are occupied and Uncle's MIA so it's up to us." Jade explained.

Dark Captain Black showed up with the Oni Masks ready to present them to Oakley, Ratso and Chow as Gangrene was present.

"Well done, Black. Now put on a happy face." Gangrene ordered.

"Gladly." The Dark Captain Black answered. Before he could present them with the masks, Jade using the Rabbit talisman zipped in and snatched them.

"Shadowkhan, get Avarona, Raptor, and Shard in here now and catch that brat!" Gangrene ordered. The Shadowkhan went to do just that

Jade pulled to a halt, as the Shadowkhan were about to grab her only to be tackled by Rainbow Dash while using the Ox talisman for that extra bit of strength.

Meanwhile Jackie and Light Captain Black, along with Carol, Camille, and the rest of the Mane Six had their hands and hooves full with the swarms of Shadowkhan that Avarona, Shard, and Raptor had summoned.

"These things are like walls." Twilight said, as she tried blasting them.

"These brutes need to learn manners." Rarity added.

Jackie dodge and blocked attacks from the Sumo Khan but it was like defending attacks from steel, "Where is Uncle when you need him?"

Outside of Section 13 Uncle, Seth, Tohru, Carl, and the Xiaolin Dragons were walking, "Quickly. Did you bring the Changing Chopsticks to shrink Tohru?" Uncle inquired.

"You bet." Dojo answered, as he used them on Tohru and the Monks as the team got into the Elevator to get into Section 13.

Meanwhile Captain Black's Dark Half was duking it out with his light half and winning, "Come on, even you must know we shouldn't fight like this." Light Captain Black asked.

Dark Captain Black jumped up and drop kicked Light Captain Black, "I'm embarrassed that we're even related to you."

Light Captain Black groaned before Tohru handed him the Mask Removal Potion. Omi dropped in before the Dark Captain Black, "Dark Captain Black, surrender now or prepare to face a humiliating defeat."

"Let's be honest, has anyone you've ever said that too actually obeyed you?" he asked.

Light Captain Black jumped in, "No but it makes for a very good distraction." he punched his dark half. Light Captain Black then began pulling on the mask until he removed it. The Sumo khan vanished

"You may have defeated the Sumo Khan but I can still summon them at will." Gangrene reminded them.

"Guess again, Gangrene." Camille casted teleportation spell sending him, Avarona, Shard, and Raptor out of the Base.

"All right!" Rainbow cheered.

Light Captain Black spoke to the Dark Half, "I know we've been at each other's necks, but friends?"

The two shook on it as the Tiger Talisman fused them back together. Captain Black picked up General Midori's Mask, and handed it to Jade, "You might want to add this to your collection, Jade."

"And good thing we got the others safe, and the Enforcers and Sound 5 are still in custody... Aren't they?" she asked.

"I'm afraid not. They must've escaped during the battle." Carol explained.

"Well, at least we still got the masks." Jade reminded them. The group chuckled at that as they geared up for the next adventure.