"Shendu!" Tarakudo cried, "How is it that you and your family resurrected from the Netherworld?!"
Shendu grinned as his red eyes glared at the King of the Shadowkhan. "We were fortunate enough to be liberated with the assistance of one of your former allies."
"Former ally?" Tarakudo asked.
"That's right!" he heard a female's voice say as Sheila McStone revealed herself out of nowhere.
"Sheila!" Ikazuki cried, "But how- why-"
"Oh it's quite easy, Ikazuki" Sheila began, "You promised me that when you and the Oni took over the world that I would be promoted to become Queen of the Shadowkhan! Well I wasn't, I wasn't promoted to anything but your lowly servant, which is well beneath me!"
Tarakudo groaned. "You're seriously upset about that?! Jade Chan was a superior choice since she had previous experience!"
"Yes!" Sheila yelled, "I refuse to be treated in such a lowly way! And since I've come to learn more about dark magic, I found a spell to communicate with Lord Shendu and I found a spell to release him and his demon brethren. He agreed to give me power and prestige if I agreed to release him!"
"Wow, Tag, your cousin has some serious bipolar issues" Micky said as she and the rest of the Section 13 crew were watching the entire scene in hiding on the roof, hoping that they would be forgotten about.
"You can say that again" Tag replied, "How many times do I have to deal with her doing something evil?!"
"Forget that, how many times is Shendu gonna keep resurrecting?! Like dude, it must really be boring in Demon World cuz this is like what, his sixth time making a comeback?" Finn said.
"Too many times, that's for certain" Valmont added, "And here I thought I had seen the last of the blasted dragon!"
"How are we gonna defeat them?" Charmaine asked, "Will the amulets work on them too?"
"I don't know about that" Micky replied, "I don't remember the book saying anything about Shendu and company. We better look it up real quick!" she added as she got the book out of her backpack.
"Soooo, are we just gonna let them duke it out?" Chow asked, referring back to the demons and Oni.
"Until we come up with a good plan, I think we should" Tag replied, "Hopefully we will not be seen!"
"Now, King of the Shadowkhan, surrender yourself! This earth is not big enough for us to both rule" Shendu commanded Tarakudo.
"Indeed" Tso Lan said, "And our differences would make ruling together most imcompetent."
"I will not surrender my position!" Tarakudo refused "My Oni generals and Shadowkhan are far more powerful and competent leaders than you'll ever be! I shall defeat you and get revenge on my former ally!"
"If that's the way you want it" Tchang Zu said as he and his demon brethren prepared to fight.
"Shadowkhan!" the Oni generals commanded, "Attack!"
The Section 13 crew looked on in amazement, never seeing demons fight demons to this extent since the battle between Shendu and Drago a few years prior.
"Did you find anything, Mick?" Jade asked as Micky finished flipping through the pages of her trusty magic book. "And- Cassie! Charmaine! What are you guys doing?" she added when she noticed Cassie and Charmaine aiming their cell phones at the demons and Oni.
"Shh! For heaven's sakes we're recording!" Cassie said as she shushed them.
"You're...recording the fight?!" Jackie asked dumbfounded."
Cassie grinned as she and Charmaine put their phones on pause for a moment. "Duh! How else are we gonna sell it to the tabloids?"
"Cassandra!" Lydia exclaimed, "What have I told you about selling stories?!"
"Well I'm sure people are gonna wanna know why all this darkness stuff is going on! Maybe we can even show off our magic powers!" Charmaine said.
"Aiyah! You cannot reveal elemental powers!" My-Yung said, "Such knowledge can get you into seeeeerious trouble!"
"Okay okay, we'll skip that, but we gotta do the demon fight! Now quiet! The fight's really gettin' good now" Cassie replied as she and Charmaine resumed recording.
Kaysha rolled her eyes silently and laughed at her younger sisters' oddness.
"You sure you wanna marry her?" Tag asked MC Cobra jokingly as he pointed to Charmaine. "She's a little crazy sometimes!"
Cobra grinned. "Chyeah man! It's the crazy things she does that make me so crazy about her!"
"There's nothing in here!" Micky complained after the conversation, "The book specifically says that when all eight amulets are activated at once those from the Shadow Realm will be banished! Tarakudo and the Oni and the Shadowkhan are the only ones from the Shadow Realm, Shendu and his family are from the Demon Netherworld! How are we gonna know how to defeat them?! Oh by the way, I think recording the demon fight's a brilliant idea! Great reality TV!"
Tag laughed out loud randomly at his niece's random sense of humor.
"Uncle must find way to do researchhhhh!" Uncle exclaimed.
"Here?" Jackie asked, "We have no books with us, and I do not want to delay having darkness continue to rule over the world."
"Jackie's right" Jade said, "But it would be nice to know how to kick their butts! Maybe we should start with banishing the Oni. What do you think, Micky? Micky?" she asked as she noticed Micky stare blankly into space.
"Micky? Micky?" Jade continued to ask. Micky did not respond.
"Whoa, what's going on with the Mickster?" Finn asked.
"It appears that she has gone into a trance" Jackie replied.
"Well that's really random!" Jade commented.
"Micky! Micky!" a man's voice called. Micky woke up in her mind and saw the image of a man with long brown hair, a full beard and mustache, white skin, a long blue robe, and brown sandals.
"Whoa...who...who are you?!" Micky asked in surprise.
"I am Peter" the man's voice said.
"Peter...as in like, the apostle of Jesus Peter?!" Micky exclaimed.
"Yes! It is I" Peter replied.
"Wow...um...hi...what's up?" Micky asked casually, amazed by what she was seeing.
"I had the Lord summon me into a trance with you in order to deliver you an important message!" Peter said. "I know how to defeat those from the Demon Netherworld."
"For reals?!" Micky asked, "How...how do you know?!"
"I have been observing everything that has gone on" Peter said, "And I have waited to reveal this message to the beloved descendent of myself and My-Yung!"
"Wow! I'm your descendant! That's so cool!" Micky exclaimed, "But wait, I can't be My-Yung's descendent, she's Lydia's grandma and I'm not related!"
"Not that My-Yung" Peter said, "My-Yung, one of the eight immortals who originally helped defeat the demon brethren roaming your earth at this moment."
"How exactly do you know about this magic stuff?" Micky asked, "You preached to the Jews and Gentiles!"
"A little while after the new Christians were scattered and I had dwelled in Jerusalem for a while, I was compelled to travel to the Far East to bring the gospel to them there. I took my wife and son, Philip, with me and when we were there, it was revealed to me that eight demon brethren would reign over and terrorize the earth, working under their ultimate master, Satan." Peter began to explain.
"Whoa! So all the demons in the world are under the devil?!" Micky asked surprisingly.
"Yes. They are free spirits who do their bidding, but they have specific commands to do whatever it takes to take the world in darkness. The Spirit also revealed to me the prophesies of eight humans who were selected to save the world from the evil ones and to help keep the balance between the good and bad of the eight elements."
"The same prophesies I read on that one scroll I found at Stonehenge?" Micky asked.
"Yes!" Peter replied, "I myself wrote that scroll made sure that it was magically transferred to a place that I know you would be at, and I am pleased that you were the one who found it!"
"So why are you telling me about all this?" Micky asked, "I mean how come they're not in the magic book about the Oni?"
"My-Yung, the wife of one of my descendants, wrote that book as a guide and warning. The prophesies revealed to me have been passed down to specific descendants for preservation. I was afraid that it would never be discovered but when you helped discover it, I gained hope that the evil ones would be defeated once and for all! The Oni battle is one that you must fight, but the demon battle is a completely different one, a more important one, since each elemental human must fight their evil counterpart in order to banish them, and I wanted to be the one to reveal it to you because of its importance. I am revealing this to you because you have been chosen as the Master Element."
"The Master Element?!" Micky asked.
"Indeed! It was promised to me that the one who would help lead the world in goodness by defeating the evil ones would be a descendent of mine. And because of My-Yung's faith and great talent in good magic, the same promise was revealed to her. Michaela, it is up to you to help banish the Oni and demons! All eight elements together are important but the fire element, the master element as it is the most powerful of all, is the key to restoring goodness and light into the world. You are fortunate to have as your closest companion Jade Chan, since she is the human thunder element and the Chosen One. Her power is quite potent as well."
"Wow. That is deep!" Micky exclaimed. "So how am I supposed to kick evil butt?"
"You must first combine your power with the other seven amulets and banish the Oni! Their interference is not wanted. You and the other seven must then take on the demons one on one and use spells to defeat them, taking on the roles of the original eight immortals!"
"Whoa, what?! But there's two fire demons present, Shendu and Drago! Why do I have to fight two?!" Micky asked.
"Fire is not called the master element for no reason, and your title is one of the utmost responsibilities. Besides, none of the other demons decided to magically create offspring to help them rule the world. Shendu was always the most desperate one. Anyways, I will magically make another scroll appear that has the spell ingredients for each banishing spell." Peter said. "Be sure to give it to the chi wizards so that they can create the spells for you to use."
"Well that's nice, huge time saver! Will I be able to read it, or will it be in like Chinese or something?" Micky asked.
"Oh don't worry, it will be in English like the magic book, I knew you would be a unilingual child. Now, I will let you go so that you can help defeat the ultimate evil. Go in peace, and oh! This is very important. Once you defeat the evil ones, it is absolutely critical that the world outside you, the other seven elemental humans, and your allies not know your magic identity. You must keep the amulets in your possession secretly. Should the amulets ever fall into evil hands, it will open the void for the demons to return. To keep them away, you MUST protect them at all times!" Peter instructed.
"Oh snap, I don't want that!" Micky exclaimed. "Hah Cassie and Charmaine will really need to be careful what they put on the Internet. But why won't the amulets banish them permanently?"
"Until the devil himself is defeated once and for all, the demons will not be either. You can keep them away however if the amulets stay in the right hands! No go and fight the evil ones, and defend the good that is in this world. God be with you, and good luck. I know you can do it!" Peter said.
"I won't let you down, Peter" Micky replied before Peter vanished and Micky woke up from her trance.
"Micky!" Jade exclaimed, "What happened?! You went into trance mode on us!"
Micky took a minute to realize that she was back in reality. She was still mind blown about what had happened. "Wow guys. You're not gonna believe this, but I found out how to defeat Shendu and company!"
"You did?" Uncle asked.
"How is that possible?" Jackie asked, "What did you see in your trance?"
"Well, uh, Peter told me" Micky replied
"Peter? The apostle of Jesus Peter?!" Charmaine asked as she and Cassie were taking a break from recording.
"Hah, that's what I said. Yeah him, can you believe it?!" Micky exclaimed.
"What? No way!" Cassie said.
"Yes way, I promise!" Micky replied, "Look, I'll tell you the epic story later but Peter told me that we must defeat the Oni first and eliminate their distraction. Then me, Jade, and the Ice Crew 6 have to face our demon counterparts one on one and banish them, just like the eight immortals did!"
"Whoa, I have to fight Tchang Zu?!" Jade asked.
"Yep! But you can handle it!" Micky assured her.
"Did the ancient saint give you any instructions for the spells?" Uncle asked.
"Yeah, he said they were on this scroll thing!" Micky exclaimed. She then looked down and realized that she was holding a scroll.
"Wow, Peter was for real!" Micky thought to herself as she noticed that he had fulfilled his promise.
"What does scroll say?" My-Yung asked.
Micky opened it and skimmed through. "Umm it has ingredients for each banishing spell for each demon! Here, Peter said he wants you guys to create the spells for us" she said as she tossed the scroll to My-Yung.
"Garlic, ginger, root of dandelion...I have all these ingredients!" My-Yung exclaimed, "I must get back to house to gather them at once!"
"Tohru and I will assist you!" Uncle added.
"So, what's the game plan, Mickster and Jadester?" Tag asked, yielding the responsibility to his agents in training.
"Well we need to let Uncle, My-Yung and Tohru escape and gather the ingredients we need!" Micky said. "Since the Shadowkhan are helping their generals fight, I don't think they're gonna think about interference."
"And we need to banish Tarakudo and friends so we have less to worry about! Me, Micky, Ice and his crew and their girls will keep the demons busy while Uncle helps put together the banishing spells!" Jade added.
"Sounds good to me, kiddos!" Lydia said, "And we can back you up with our butt-kicking martial arts if you run out of energy!"
"Indeed! I say let's go for it! What else do we have to lose?" Tag exclaimed. Everyone else nodded in agreement.
Micky and Jade grinned mischievously. "Alright then, let's get ready for the ultimate fight with the ultimate evil!"
