I'm back! It took me a while to plan out which of the episodes left in season 2 I'd actually use since the Tennyson's and the others can't be there for everything. Rest assured there are a good deal of chapters remaining. There will also be a few surprises in store, but that's for later. Anywho, let's get on with the reviews.
BlueEyeCat: Glad you saw the symbolism. Danny would probably freak, but it might be a long time before he makes an appearance if at all in this story. I will not be placing the halfa with Vlad because he's a fruit loop.
Aztec 13: I thought having Nocturn appear confirmed that Danny Phantom is a part of the crossverse? He is a Danny Phantom ghost after all.
Guest-Questioner: Things are gonna get a little more hectic around the city and the bases that's for sure.
With all that out of the way, let's get on with the chapter. I don't own Jackie Chan Adventures, Ben 10, or any of the series in my cartoon/movie crossverse. I do own OC characters, objects, and concepts.
Bamboo Forest in Asia
Things have been pretty exciting since Dani joined the group. They've come across multiple adventures these past few months, though not everyone could be there. Like that time Tohru's mother showed up when Jackie had to guard some octopus artifact, or when the Chan clan found a frozen caveman in the arctic. Then there was the time Jackie was implanted with a relic that could dry up the Ganges River, and the time they found the lost city of the Muntabs. Their lives have been nonstop crazy almost every week.
Currently, we find a campsite in the middle of a bamboo forest. A monk sat in meditation upon a large stone. He had a peculiarly shaped head, bushy eyebrows, a long slender mustache and onyx eyes. He wore a burgundy kimono, grey orb earrings, and a pair of getas. He sat in silence, even as stories were being told in a nearby tent.
"So there I was, walking through the dark and ominous canyon, when I saw it." said Jade as she told her tale. Ben, Gwen, and Dani leaned in as they listened to the young Chan. "Under the full moon, a giant gorilla pounded its chest, its eyes red as blood. A lone warrior stood strong as he prepared to battle the beast of the moon." Dani suddenly pointed accusingly at the Chan.
"You're just recalling the fight between Great Ape Vegeta and Goku!" shouted Dani, Ben shaking his head as Gwen held a confused look on her face. Jade waved Dani off.
"It's called a campfire story. I can use whatever I want. Besides, if you waited you would know the warrior was using a sword." Dani growled as she stood up.
"No you weren't!" Jade stood up as she got in her friend's face.
"Yes I was."
"No you weren't!" This continued for a few minutes until Jackie opened the tent door.
"Jade." said Jackie. "I thought I told you to go get some fire wood." The quartet exited the tent as Jade gave Jackie a frightened look.
"Don't you watch the movies?" asked Jade. "The one that goes for fire wood is always the monster's first victim." Jackie shook his head as he grabbed a stick.
"Aren't you the one always trying to use your 'strength' to try and get in on a fight?" Jade harrumphed as she crossed her arms. Jackie was very clear that the children's powers were not to be shared with strangers, so he used terms like "strength" and "gift" to describe them. She honestly felt that she didn't need to worry, but the memory of Hak Foo's anti-ghost earth powers had made her comply.
"Who says the monster doesn't also have 'strength.'"
"Ancient wisdom." said the monk all of the sudden. "True strength is within the mind." Jade groaned as she and Jackie took a seat. Ben pointed back at the meditating monk.
"I thought this guy was supposed to be leading us to the Locust Temple." said Ben, earning a deadpanned look from Jackie.
"Lotus Temple, Ben." corrected Jackie as he put a sausage on the end of his stick. "The Scroll of Hong Chou lies within. It holds powerful inscriptions. Uncle wants us to retrieve it so that it can be placed under better protection." Gwen sat beside the martial artist as she pulled out a book.
"Why couldn't the monks do it?" asked Dani as she fiddled with a stick of bamboo. "Isn't it their job to deal with this stuff?" Jackie shook his head as he put the meat over the flame.
"He already sent them after a different 'artifact.'" Jade groaned at yet another word used to hide the truth.
"Ancient wisdom." interrupted the monk again. "The crouching tiger only reveals itself under the dancing moonlight." Jackie suddenly shouted as he dropped his stick in the fire, having waited too long while talking. The man suddenly turned to Jade as he ushered her along.
"We need more wood or the fire will go out." Jade growled as she walked towards the bamboo. "Stay within sight of the camp!" Dani started to get up to follow Jade, but Ben beat her to it.
"Wait up!" called the brunette as he caught up with Jade. The duo collected multiple shoots of bamboo as they continued through the forest. Ben turned it into a fun competition, no powers and no aliens. They were neck in neck as they tied for the amount of logs.
"I'm totally gonna kick your butt!" claimed Jade as she grabbed another shoot. Ben quickly grabbed one as well, their stacks once again even.
"Nu uh!" Jade quickly grabbed another shoot.
"Uh huh!" They continued until they both had the same object in sight. They both reached for the bamboo, only to crash into one another. They both sat across from each other, their piles scattered across the ground. They both suddenly burst into laughter as they stood up.
"What are we doing!?" Jade stopped to catch her breath as she grabbed one of the shoots.
"Let's just grab these and get... back to... crap." Ben looked around as Jade dropped the bamboo. The campsite was nowhere to be found. They were lost in a bamboo forest, and they had no way to communicate with the others. Ben shrugged as he fiddled with the Omnitrix.
"No biggie. I'll just use Wildmut to find our way back." He pressed down on the watch, only to transform into Greymatter. Jade crossed her arms as she looked down.
"Greymatter!" shouted the alien. He looked down at himself with a groan. "Dang it! I thought the Omnitrix was done with this!" Jade walked onward as the little grey alien followed behind.
"Everything's alright." reassured Jade. "We just need to retrace our steps. We couldn't have raced that..." She was interrupted as she bumped into something. She looked up, only to be met with a lions head.
She fell back as she screamed, almost squishing her alien friend. Greymatter looked around Jade, relieved that it was only a stone statue. The girl stood up as she took notice of the area. A huge building stood before them. "The Lotus Temple."
Jade slowly climbed the steps, watching out for booby traps. She stopped as she heard a grunt. She turned to see the little grey alien trying to climb the first step. He tried to reach for the Omnitrix, but his arms couldn't reach it. Jade squatted down in front of him with a smirk.
"A little help please." Greymatter waited for Jade to press the Omnitrix, but she picked him up and placed him in her hood instead. The alien let out an indignant groan as Jade resumed her trek. She was close to the top when she heard sobbing. She soon laid eyes upon the origin of the sound.
A short Chinese girl whose age and height matched Jade's laid on the floor in the fetal position. Her long black hair was combed into two braids that reach her mid-torso and are held in place by pink ribbons. She wore a common green Chinese outfit that's seen with those living in Chinese countryside and green shoes. Jade was thoroughly confused. Why was this girl here and where did she come from?
"Are you okay?" The girl suddenly shot up and looked to Jade.
"No!" warned the girl. "You should not be here!" Jade stepped forward as she entered the temple.
"Why? What's the matter?" The girl before her suddenly began to jerk as she kept eye contact with Jade.
"Run from this place! PLEASE!" Huge growths began to appear on her head as the girl began to transform. Her shoulders widened as she began to grow white fur. A huge, Yeti-like creature close to Tohru's size with blue skin and red eyes towered above the duo.
"Talk about mood swings." said Greymatter as he sunk into Jade's hood. Back at the camp, Jackie repeatedly called for the duo as he walked around the edge. Dani was also feeling restless as she tapped her foot. She groaned as she heard Gwen writing in the book she brought. The clone turned to the redhead as she sat down.
"What're you working on Gwen?" asked the halfa. Gwen held up the book, revealing various symbols and writings.
"I'm working on my own spell collection." answered the ram talisman wielder. "I've copied down several spells from the huge book I have, Uncle's books, and from my own experiments. I just finished writting down a spell that creates and dissipates quicksand." Dani whistled in response. That would be useful in the future.
"Jade!" called Jackie once again. "Ben!" Jackie groaned when the same result ensued. "I told her to stay close but she never listens. I thought Ben would be able to at least help her find her way back."
"Ancient wisdom." said the monk as he continued to meditate. "The foolish monkeys chase their tails and catch trouble." Jackie sighed as he looked at his hands.
"I should have brought a map." He continued to call out for the duo as he moved further into the forest, Dani and Gwen right behind him. Jade hopped back as the monster girl slashed at her. Greymatter tried to reach for the Omnitrix once more, prepared to help his friend. Jade hopped to the side as the beast shot an ice blast at her.
"Why aren't you fighting back!?" asked Greymatter as he gave up on reaching for the device. Jade set the top of a banner on fire, causing it to drop on the creature.
"I don't want to hurt the girl." answered Jade. "She tried to warn me." The grey alien jumped on top of her head as the monster's claws cut through the banner.
"If we don't do something we'll be yeti chow." The creature lept at them, an ice blast charged and ready. "Duck!" Jade became intangible as the beast went through her. It suddenly hit an invisible wall as it reached the temple entrance.
Jade got an idea as she ran for the beast. It shot an ice blast in her general direction, causing her to slip and slide. Thankfully, this allowed her to go in between the creature's legs and escape. Greymatter crashed into a post as he returned to normal.
Jade was back in plain sight as the monster phased away, the girl looking like she never changed at all. She suddenly entered a deep bow.
"I *GASP* humbly *GASP* beg forgiveness." apologized the girl as she remained in her bowing posture. Ben groaned as he slowly got up. Jade stood up as she looked to the girl.
"Huh?" asked the confused Chan. The temple girl sighed as she stood straight.
"It is the power of the temple that changes me. I am forced to guard it from intruders." Ben slowly walked over to Jade as he regained his bearings.
"They couldn't have a warning sign?" asked Ben as he shook his head. Not caring where the new boy came from, the temple girl began to tear up.
"If you heard my tale you would understand. Please?" Ben sighed as he sat down.
"I have a feeling this is gonna take a while. Go ahead." The girl dried her eyes as she began her tale.
"Five years ago on a night like this, I wandered into the forest in spite of my father's warnings. I was lost, cold, and scared." Jade rubbed her chin as she thought something over.
"Sounds kinda like what happened to us." interrupted Jade. Ben pulled on her sleeve to make her be quiet.
"Then, under the light of the full moon, the temple appeared. I thought it was a miracle, saving me from the cold. The next morning, however, the temple began to vanish. I was unfortunately taken along with it." Jade suddenly took a step back at this.
"Hold the phone. You're saying this place only appears at night?" The temple girl nodded in response.
"Yes, but only under a full moon. Anyone caught inside by dawn will be transformed into a temple guardian, and may never leave." Ben stood up as he looked to the girl.
"How come you didn't run into one when you showed up?" asked the Omnitrix wielder.
"The previous guardian found a means of escape. I searched five years for the answer, but have not found even a hint. I miss my family." Ben drowned as he looked down at the watch. He suddenly heard poofing as blue smoke appeared around the girl's feet.
"Darn it." mumbled Jade under her breath. The temple girl was confused for a moment, when Jade snapped her fingers.
"So you get all monstery when there's an intruder right?" The girl nodded in response. "We aren't intruding if you invite us inside." Ben smirked as he looked to the temple girl. She held a similar smile as she once again bowed.
"Would you please come inside?" asked the girl. She suddenly looked up at the duo. "But if I grow horns you must flee at once." The duo nodded as they entered the temple. They waited anxiously as the temple guardian looked herself over.
She smiled as there was no change. "My name is Xu Lin." Jade smirked as she pointed to herself.
"Name's Jade. Watch boy here's Ben." Ben shook his head at the nickname as the trio went further into the temple. Back in the forest, Jackie was still searching for the duo. He pulled apart some shoots of bamboo, only to come face to face with the monk. He gasped as he hopped back and patted his chest.
"Per haps the monkeys are closer than you think." said the monk as he pulled at some bamboo behind him. Jackie soon came in sight of the Lotus Temple. He started to move forward, but stopped as he turned to the monk.
"Aren't you coming?" The monk tapped his fingers together as he looked Jackie in the eyes.
"I will remain here. I would not wish to 'intrude.'" Jackie shrugged it off as he walked inside. Dani and Gwen peaked out from some bamboo shoots as they looked to the monk.
"He's up to something." said Gwen. Dani nodded as her eyes glowed green.
"Yep." agreed the clone. Gwen tilted her head as she watched Jackie move towards the temple.
"I get Jackie while you get Mr. Ancient Wisdom?" Dani nodded as she went intangible.
"Yep." Gwen silently followed behind Jackie as Dani kept watch of the monk. Inside, Xu Lin opened some large doors that lead too a room full of books. She widened her arms as Ben and Jade followed her in.
"This is the library." explained the temple guardian as the duo dispersed into the room. Ben dusted off one of the scrolls, entering a coughing fit as he placed it back on the table.
"Someone needs to complain to the maid about this place." joked Ben. "One word. Dusty!" Jade shook her head as she looked at another scroll.
"The answer has got to be in one of these scrolls." said Jade as she tried to read the words on the scroll. She suddenly looked to the others with her finger raised. "As Uncle says, 'We must do research!'" The three laughed, but Xu Lin suddenly jerked. "Xu Lin!"
"Jade!" gasps the guardian. "Ben! I... I'm changing! There must be... an intruder! Run!"
The girl transformed before leaving the two behind in the library. Jade looked at her nails with a smirk.
"Don't worry! We're guests. I'm just sorry for whoever..." The duo suddenly looked into each others eyes in realization.
"The others!" shouted both kids as they rushed out the door. Jackie walked into the temple as he looked for the duo. Gwen suddenly got a bad feeling as she carefully stepped in. She hopped back after seeing something move across the ceiling. Jackie turned around as Xu Lin landed behind him.
"Gwen!?" asked Jackie. The red head in question was gesturing for him to rush over to her, but he wasn't having it. "I thought you and Dani were going to stay at the campsite! I expected more... from..." He stopped as he felt a chilling breath run down his shoulders.
The martial artist suddenly deadpanned as he caught on to the signals. "There's something behind me isn't there?" Gwen nodded, causing Jackie to turn around. Xu Lin roared in his face, the man chuckling in fear before running for the exit. "BAD-DAY-BAD-DAY-BAD-DAY!"
Xu Lin jumped in his path, causing him to run down a different hall. The creature looked back at Gwen, her fangs bared. Gwen took a step back, stepping outside the temple. Xu Lin gave chase as she took off after Jackie. Gathering her courage, Gwen ran to Jackie's aid.
Jackie ran across multiple steps as Xu Lin chased him, going upside down a few times on the steps. Jade and Ben stood in front of one of the halls as they looked for Jackie. Ben suddenly looked down to see Gwen run down a flight of steps.
"Dweeb!" called Ben as he began waiving his hand. Gwen looked up as she stopped.
"Ben!" responded Gwen as she pulled her talisman into view. She went down to a walkway as she began to work her magic. A piece of the stone broke off, floating Gwen up to the duo. Gwen slapped Ben as she hopped off of the rock. "Where the heck have you two been!?"
"No time Gwen!" interrupted Jade. "We have to stop Xu Lin from hurting the others!" Gwen's jaw almost hit the floor as she looked down a hallway.
"That thing has a name!?" Ben growled as he ran on ahead.
"We'll explain on the way!" Gwen followed Jade as the trio raced to find the martial artist. Speaking of, Jackie hopped over a table as Xu Lin sent her ice breath his way. The guardian smacked him into a nearby cart full of stone dishes. He jumped as another ice breath was sent his way.
The monk watched as the attack pierced through the building. He smirked as he approached the temple, unaware of the ghost girl following him. He stopped at the entrance before tapping his left geta inside a few times. He snuck around the building a bit as the other kids walked behind him. The monk walked into another room as Ben turned around.
"I don't see Jackie anywhere." groaned Ben as he looked around. Dani rolled her eyes as she followed the monk. Jade's ghost senses went off, alerting her to the clone's presence. Her eyes turned violet as she saw Dani fly after the monk. She turned to tell the others, but saw that they were running down a different hall.
"Wait for me!" called Jade as she took off after them. The monk jumped down from the rafters as Dani flew to follow him. Jade suddenly found herself alone as she and the monk walked around each other back to back. 'Great. Now I've lost them.'
The monk suddenly fell into the floor below. Jade turned to find no one there. She was about to turn away when she saw Dani fly into the floor. Entering her ghost form herself, the Ectonurite Halfa followed the clone. The monk fell into a pile of scrolls in the library.
He freed himself from the pile as he looked around. He gained a devious grin as he looked around. Dani growled, but stopped as she felt her ghost senses. She instinctively covered Jade's mouth before she could even mutter a sound. Jade was about to retort when she saw the monk snooping around the library.
Back with Jackie, he pulled up a dish as he blocked another ice breath. He was suddenly knocked back into a bamboo water transport system (I don't know what that thing in the episode is called). He suddenly got an idea as Xu Lin pulled in her breath. He broke the contraption as she shot ice breath at him. The water pushed the attack back, freezing Xu Lin herself.
The floor suddenly caved in, sending both into the floor below. The monk opened a compartment, pulling out a scroll. He opened it as a smirk appeared on his face.
"The Scroll of Hong Chou." said the monk as he began to read the parchment. After a bit of reading, however, the library began to shake. Scrolls from all over the shelves fell onto the monk as the roof fell along with Jackie and Xu Lin. Jackie slowly woke up as he looked beside him. He leapt back as he saw the temple guardian laying on the floor.
Jade and Dani became tangible as Xu Lin returned to normal. Ben and Gwen ran into the room as Jade ran towards the unconscious girl.
"Xu Lin!" cried Ben and Jade as they ran to their new friend. Jackie tried to stop them, but they were already checking the girl over.
"Get away from her!" ordered Jackie. "She attacked me!" Ben looked to Jackie as Gwen and Dani approached the temple guardian.
"She didn't have a choice!" retorted Ben. "She's been forced to guard this dumb place from intruders for 5 stinking years!" Jackie was about to apologize, when he remembered the monk's words. He turned around as the aforementioned man rose from the pole of scrolls. He took the scroll of Hong Chou from the man, catching him off guard.
"You knew about the guardian and did nothing!" The monk suddenly gave off a devious smirk as he held his hand behind his back.
"Of course." admitted the monk as energy formed in his hand. "Ancient Wisdom. The mouse only knows he is bait when he is caught." He suddenly blast Jackie away with energy, causing the scroll to fly into the air. He reached to grab it, but Dani flew through the air as she nabbed it herself.
"Ancient Wisdom." mocked the clone. "Finders are keepers and losers are weepers." She went intangible as she flew through a wall, the monk chasing after her down a hall. Xu Lin jerked as she began to change once more.
"Jackie!" called Ben. The martial artist turned to the boy, groaning as Xu Lin's guardian form stood before him. He and Gwen ran after the monk as Xu Lin began to chase them. Ben quickly pressed the button to try and activate the Omnitrix.
"Spectral anomaly detected." sounded the watch. "Estimated time till occurrence: thirty-five minutes." Ben raised his brow, when it hit him. They've been in the temple the entire night, and dawn was approaching. He and Jade looked to the watch with widened eyes.
"We have to get everyone out of here now!" cried Jade as she rushed after the group. Ben tried to use the Omnitrix again, but it made a beeping noise in return. He groaned as he ran down the hall. With Dani, she was repeatedly dodging blasts sent by the monk, finding out painfully that she could not phase through them. She sent her own blast at him, but he easily dodged out of the way.
The door to the room suddenly burst open as Jackie ran from Xu Lin. Gwen tried to block the guardian's path with a stone wall, but the beast jumped over it as it rose. The monk used this distraction to hit Dani with a palm blast. The girl dropped the scroll as she fell to the ground. The monk opened the scroll as he set it on a table.
Xu Lin went to slash Dani, but Jackie jumped on her back and grabbed her by the horns. She tried to shake him off, but the archeologist wouldn't let go. The monk hummed as he came upon an intriguing sight. There, right in front of him, was the picture of a hand that held a strange marking on the palm. He quickly drew the symbol on his own palm with ink.
It glowed as Dani awakened and the alien ghost duo entered the room. He aimed his hand at Xu Lin, hitting the girl with a stronger blast. Dani growled as she shot her own ecto-blast at him, but he easily swiped it away with his marked hand. Ben tried the Omnitrix again, but the same result from earlier ensued. Jade fired a ricochet ecto-blast at the monk, catching him off guard.
The ghostly girl's got to work fighting the monk in spite of Jackie's protests. Ben and Gwen quickly ran to the downed guardian as she once again returned to normal. Ben held her up as she regained consciousness.
"Ben." began the forced guardian. "I...I'm changing again!" Ben looked around as he tried to think.
"Just remember, Jade and I are your guests." reassured Ben. "Jackie, Gwen, and Dani are our friends. That means..." Xu Lin groaned as she grabbed her head.
"They are invited." Ben nodded as he looked to Gwen.
"I've got her." answered Gwen before the question could be asked. "Go be a hero." Ben nodded as he got up and tried the Omnitrix again. Jackie grabbed a naginata as he prepared to help the girls.
"No more palm blasting!" cried Jackie as he swung the back of the blade at the monk. The target, however, used the aforementioned move to break the blade clean off the polearm.
"You believe that is the only power the scroll of Hong Chou contains?" asked the monk as he aimed his hand at a set of armor. The armor suddenly began assembling into their proper places, one of the gauntlets holding a sword. Both ghost girls sent deadpanned looks at Jackie.
"My bad." The martial artist dodged as the armor swung at him. He blocked the blade multiple times with what was left of the polearm, but after a few whacks the staff was cut apart. While the others were still fighting off the monk, Ben was working with the Omnitrix. The core finally popped up as Ben smirked.
"Finally." said the Omnitrix wielder as he twisted the watch a few times. He settled upon a familiar silhouette and pressed down on the core. A green flash filled the area, blinding all who looked his direction.
"Feedback!" cried a familiar alien. "Oh yeah! You're in trouble now Mr. Ancient Wisdom!" The monk sent a palm blast the Feedback's way, but he absorbed the blast into one of his plug-ins. He sent the blast right back, hitting the armor and knocking one of the gloves into the monk's head.
Xu Lin suddenly woke up as the temple began to affect her. Gwen leapt back as the girl transformed. Xu Lin rushed at the monk as Feedback hopped away. The sun suddenly began to rise over the mountain. Jade floated over to Jackie as she returned to normal.
"Jackie!" screamed Jade. "The sun's coming up!" Jackie looked to Jade with a relieved smile.
"Good!" responded the martial artist. Jade shook her head.
"No! Anyone caught inside when the temple vanishes will be stuck here!" Jackie picked up Jade as Dani did the same for Gwen. Feedback groaned as he ran towards Xu Lin. "We need to help Xu Lin!"
Jackie placed Jade outside the temple entrance as he ran back inside. Both he and Ben watched as Xu Lin wrapped her braids around the monk. The martial artist quickly grabbed a naginata and cut the hairs. Xu Lin suddenly turned as she leapt at Jackie, but she crashed into the invisible wall. Feedback ran over to the girl as she returned to normal.
"Let's get out of here!" shouted Feedback as he grabbed Xu Lin's arm, but the girl shook him off.
"It's too late Ben." sighed the girl. "Just go on without me. I can hold him off." Jackie growled as he kicked a gauntlet lying on the ground... outside of the temple. The alien suddenly got an idea as he started fitting the temple guardian in the armor.
"Hurry!" cried Jackie as he ran for the exit. Feedback picked the girl up as he rushed for the exit himself. The trio successfully escaped as they ran down the flight of stairs. At the last second, Feedback and Jackie leapt forward. Feedback landed on his feet, but Jackie flopped on the ground.
The monk was finally able to free himself from the hairs, but that's when the sun rose over the mountain. He looked around, his eyes widening as the temple began to disappear. He looked down at his own fading hand in fear.
"NNNOOOO!" cried the monk as he and the temple vanished. Both Jade and Dani's ghost senses went off as the temple fully disappeared. Jackie sighed as he looked over the kids. Xu Lin's bangs were now much shorter, but that didn't wipe the smile off the celebrating girl's face. Jade's eyes suddenly widened as she looked back at where the temple was.
"We forgot the scroll!" cried Jade. Jackie grabbed her shoulder with a smile.
"It is probably best that it remained in the temple." reassured Jackie. "I don't want to think of what that would have done in the wrong hands." Jade shook her head in response.
"Try telling Uncle that." Jackie sighed as he looked away.
"Believe me, I'll have to." Feedback returned to normal as Dani looked up. The latter chuckled, causing the group to turn their attention to her. "What?"
"How about you tell him you got the scroll?" asked Dani, but the voice came form behind Jackie. He turned to see Dani standing behind him with the Scroll of Hong Chou in hand. he screamed as he jumped back and patted his chest. He sputtered questions as Dani stood beside herself, the two merging together. "Got that one form my cousin."
Jackie quickly took the scroll and stuffed it in his bag, Gwen slightly sighing in disappointment. Xu Lin smiled as she shook her head.
"I just hope I can return to my family and have nothing to do with magic ever again." said Xu Lin, earning a raised brow from the Jade.
"Are you sure?" asked the ghost girl. "I haven't told you about all the cool stuff we've done with magic." Jackie rubbed Jade's head with a slight frown on his face.
"Ancient wisdom." said Jackie, gaining deadpanned looks from the others. "The wise monkey knows when to stop playing with magic and do their homework." Jackie ushered Xu Lin along as Jade processed his words.
"You just made that up." Jackie waved his finger in denial.
"Oh no. It's old." The other kids followed along as they returned to the campsite. They returned Xu Lin to her family soon after.
Unknown Location
The monk growled as he tried multiple attempts to escape the temple. He tried windows, holes, anything he could fit in. It was all for not, however, as an invisble wall met him at every turn. It was only during a pause in his fight for freedom that he took note of the world outside. He gasped as he found the temple was floating on a large stone in the middle of an extensive green void.
"Unbelievable." muttered the monk as spirits of all shapes and sizes floated around the temple.
That's the chapter. I know it's kinda short, but there wasn't as much to work with in this episode. As you can tell, however, this might not be the last we see of the nameless monk. Also, Gwen is already starting on her own archive of spells and potions. More on that in the future.
Anywho, I wanted to do this episode alongside the El Chupacabra one, but there are a few things I came up with that make putting the two together feel wrong. Since I've written a good portion of that chapter, however, the update shouldn't take as long as this time. Please remember to read and review, and I'll try to respond as soon as possible. This is Caliban, signing out.