Me; All right, because I'm so happy I decided to update

Cleya; why are you happy?

Me; because last night my mom had a baby girl!

Cleya: Little Annie is her name! All right Disclaimer: Tak would belong to us if Hilary was president

Me; I'm almost happy we don't own Tak :)

Tak, Cleya and Keeko decided not to tell the rest of the village what they knew. They avoided the imposter Jeera at all costs, because they didn't know who she really was. They had their mission in view now all they needed was a plan.

"Keeko, can you come up with a game plan?" asked Tak

"Sure man, no problem." He replied.

"Okay, and Cleya? I need you to try and figure out which juju realm Jeera's in."

"How many realms are there?" she asked

"Um..About 2 million." Tak said.

"Okay, I'll get to work. Gonna need a lot of coffee though." She said and with that, went off to work. Keeko went in the opposite direction to work on the plans. Tak was going to try to figure out why there was a Jeera imposter and what her plans were.

" Why would anyone want to be Jeera?" he asked himself.

"Hey!" exclaimed Jeera from her prison. "You're no prize yourself buddy!"

Suddenly, Tak fell back ward in shock. He looked around and asked: "Who's there?"

Then, Jeera realized that Tak had heard her somehow so she tried it again.

"Tak? Tak! You can hear me?" she asked. "Wow, I must have pressed the 'talk' button or something."

"Who's there? What do you want? Stay back, I've got a staff and I know how to use it!"

"No you don't," she replied.

"Jeera? Jeera is that you?" he asked, dazed.

"Yeah! Tak, I'm in the juju realm. Lucida trapped me here; she's the one pretending to be me. She's got Zaria on her side, although she hasn't been much help." Said Jeera.

"Lucida? That name sounds familiar, then you're in her realm?" he asked.

"Yeah. Go ask Jilbolba, he might know. But don't tell him what's really going on, we can't bring anyone else into this."

"Okay." Said Tak.

"Oh, and, um, Tak?" began Jeera.

"Yeah?"

"Nothing, just be careful." She said.

"I always am." He responded, then turned around and bumped into a tree.

"I'm doomed.," said Jeera.

A couple of hours later, Keeko and Cleya found Tak unconscious and on the ground.

"What do ya think happened?" asked Keeko.

"I'm guessing he ran into a tree," said Cleya. "I hope he didn't hurt the tree."

"Here, I'll wake him up gently. Come on man wake up. Tak, come on man wake up. TAK! WAKE UP!" screamed Keeko. Finally, Tak woke up.

"What? Keeko! Cleya! I know where Jeera is!"

"Then why did you make me go through 2 million juju maps?" asked Cleya.

"I just found out, come on we have to see Jilbolba, and Keeko why do you have a monkey?" said Tak.

"Oh, this is Walter, Jeera's monkey."

"I know that, but why do you have him?"

"Oh, he helped me think of my awesome plan."

"You let a monkey help you think of a way to penetrate a cursed juju realm that could decide the very fate of our lives?" asked Cleya.

"Yeah."
"I gotta say, the monkey's plan is probably better than anything you'd come up with."

"That's what Walter said!" said Keeko.

Moments later they arrived at Tak and Jilbolba's hut. They saw Jilbolba loading the giant beetle with the last of Tak's things.

"Hey there Tak," he said. "Ready to go?"

"Um, not exactly Uncle J," said Tak. " We were actually wondering if you could tell us anything about a juju named, uh, Lucida?"

"Oh, well. I was hoping to avoid discussing her but Tak; it's about time you knew the truth. Sit down." He said and they did, Jilbolba looked very worried.

"What's wrong uncle J?" asked Tak.

"Well, Tak first of all Lucida is no longer a juju."

" What do you mean' 'no longer'?" asked Tak.

" A little after you were born, she was banished from the jujus," began Jilbolba. " She was the most powerful of them all, but all that power got to her head. She sought to control the entire juju realm, and then the human world too."

"What happened?" asked Cleya.

"Well, she converted power to a staff.."

"You don't mean…Tak's staff?" asked Keeko.

"Yes, I do," said Jilbolba. "She put power in it, but not her own. She put power she had stolen into it, power that allowed her to control the jujus. Eventually, they managed to steal it from her, but not without a loss."

"What do you mean?" asked Tak.

"Well, Tak. The thing is: Lucida had a twin brother.."

"Darkness juju!"

"Yes, and to put things lightly: he was the good one. And as you know, he cursed us pupununus long ago for what your mother did, marrying one of us instead of him. Well, Lucida got Darkness on her side and tricked him into making sure your father got the staff. Because it contained so much power it..destroyed your father. This wore off the spell, and Lucida framed Darkness and the jujus imprisoned him, still in fear."

"So, was Darkness innocent?" asked Tak

"Huh? Oh, no. He was guilty, but Lucida made sure he was the only one who got caught. Your mother, Aoura, saw through Lucida's plan, and thought of a way to stop her from gaining all that power. She enchanted the staff so only one person could use it: you."

"But why me?"

"Because you had the power of a juju and a mortal, the first ever. The jujus came to me one day, after you had defeated Darkness and told me… they told me that Lucida wanted revenge and that she'd do anything to get it. That's why it's so important that you master your powers, so you'll be ready."

"Is that why you never told me?"

"Yes, I- wait! How do you even know about Lucida?"

"I, uh, heard it at the juju bizarre?" he answered.

"Okay, well now that you know, we really better be leaving."

"Okay Uncle J, just let me go get something." Said Tak

"Fine, just hurry." Said his uncle as Tak, Cleya and Keeko ran to the village.

Tak knew he had to save Jeera, he knew it was all a trap; he knew she was in trouble because of him. He knew what Lucida wanted, and he knew he'd better be ready to face her if she was anything like her brother. He knew he'd probably get hurt, but all he cared about was saving Jeera.

"So, what's the plan?" asked Cleya.

"We gotta get Jeera out, but it's a trap for me, I just know it is. I'm gonna need to be prepared for anything, so I'll need supplies."

"You mean we'll need supplies, we're going with you!" said Keeko.

"You guys are the best but I can't risk you guys getting hurt too. Believe me, I have to do this on my own."

"I believe you Tak, we'll stay here and make sure Lucida stays in hand," said Cleya. "But you are gonna need supplies."

So they made sure Lucida was gone and went into Jeera's room. They gathered the gifts from the jujus that Jeera got for her birthday the mind-reading glass, the hearts-desire potion and the amnesia causing boxing gloves. Tak didn't know if he'd need them, but it wouldn't hurt to play it safe.

Then Tak found a scroll on portals and set it to Lucida's realm, as he moved his staff around the portal hole appeared in the air. It was dark and looked dangerous, but Tak knew what he had to do.

"Make sure Jilbolba doesn't know I'm gone," he said, sticking one foot in. " and keep an eye on Lucida.

"Will do, magic boy, " said Cleya. " Bring my cousin back safely."
"Yeah, be careful man." Added Keeko.

"And, in case I don't come back or get lost, make sure Jilbolba gets Jeera back. I want you to tell him if I'm not back in three days." Said Tak.

"Don't talk like that, I know you'll save her," said Cleya. "Keeko, are you crying?"

"No, I just got some emotion in my eye," said Keeko.

"Thanks guys, well I'd better go." Said Tak and stepped into the portal, which immediately vanished, sending Tak to the juju realm.

And no sooner had he left than Cleya and Keeko heard a scream from the village, and what they found could have changed the whole plan they had made.

Me; Cliffhanger! Hope you liked it!

Cleya: Duh duh duh!

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Cleya: And keep flossing if you want healthy teeth!