Hey everyone! I meant to get out a chapter by Spring Break, but then all this stuff with the Coronavirus started and all the school stuff switched to online. My family has self quarantined ourselves in our house, so I haven't really been able to get out much. In any case, I'm back now and ready to give you guys another chapter! Before we begin, however, time to answer some long awaited reviews.

Aztec 13: I just can't see why they had to take everything away from the others without asking. Not only is it rude but it's extremely immoral. Glad to see that someone feels the same way.

Guest: You won't have to wait any longer.

Guest-Questioner: I didn't know that part about the enforcers. Was that in the last episode or was it something answered in an interview?

With all that said, let's get on with the chapter. I don't own Jackie Chan Adventures, Ben 10 or any of the series and subsequent characters and ideas that show up in the show. Anything not from the series and movies such as OC's, ideas, objects and places do belong to me unless stated otherwise.


Uncle's Rare Finds, San Francisco

Jackie and Jade lead Uncle downstairs and through the shop. The elderly man was slightly annoyed to be pulled away from his studies, having been close to preparing a new test for the potential Xiaolin monks back at the temple. Seeing the excited looks on their faces, however, peaked his curiosity. Jade pushed the door to the study open, holding it in place for the guys to walk through. Tohru righted himself as he turned to the group, placing his large hand next to a new device on the desk.

"There it is!" proclaimed Jackie. "Your very own fax machine!" Uncle looked to the new machine in confusion, scratching the top of his head. Jade walked towards the desk as the elder Chan turned to Jackie.

"I do not need such a device Jackie!" argued Uncle in his confusion. "Uncle gets all his facts from books!" The archaeologist shook his head as he waved his hands.

"Not facts Uncle, fax. It can transfer letters and documents electronically." He guided the elderly man to the device. He then leaned on the desk as he held his hand to his ear like a flip phone. "It sends paper through the telephone."

Uncle scratched his head once more, still not quite understanding what the two younger Chans were talking about. Jade sighed as she shook her head with a smile, knowing that this was going to take a while. Jackie pulled up a chair as he presented it to Uncle. "How about an example. Could you find something to fax Jade?"

The girl nodded as she looked around. It probably wouldn't be a good idea to try and fax one of Uncle's scrolls seeing as that could accidentally fall into the wrong hands. She could fax a letter to Ben and Gwen, though she didn't have a guarantee that the Plumber Base would use fax machines. She looked down to the floor in her search, instantly coming upon a stack of newspapers. She smirked as she picked up the top issue.

"How about the news?" inquired the young halfa. She read over the headliner expecting the usual claims of vigilantism or enhanced rights, only for her eyes to widen at the most perplexing thing she's seen since... well any of Ben's weirder aliens. She turned the paper to face the adults. "Looks like someone decided they liked Stonehenge a little too much." Uncle sounded off his interest in the particular article.

"I had dispatched the monks to investigate this." stated the elder Chan. "No Wu suited for the task was able to locate the missing stones. It is as if some magic was concealing the trail." This only caused Jade to become even more excited as she grabbed a hold of Jackie's arm.

"This sounds like a job for Jackie Chan and the J Squad." The others looked to her in confusion as Jackie pulled his hand back and read the article for himself. "Still thinking on a name for the team me and the others put together." The martial artist sighed as he shook his head.

"While I am concerned about this theft as an archaeologist, I am just an archaeologist." denied Jackie. "Plus Seth and Kevin took Sarah to the park. The only people looking into this will be the monks and the proper authorities." Jade harrumphed as she crossed her arms. "Besides, we already have a special mission planned out."

"We do?!" The girl turned to Jackie in her excitement. The man knelt down to look her in the eye.

"I am taking you... overseas... on a real life... archaeological dig!" Jade tried to not let her smile drop in disappointment. Sure, she liked going on these digs with her uncle, but she was expecting something a little more daring. The man pulled out a leather fold-able holder and presented it to her, opening it to reveal different archaeological tools within. "Here is your very own set of excavation brushes."

"Thanks Jackie." She received the set from him before closing it up. The man stood up to show Uncle how to use the fax machine as she looked to the leather in her hand. Jackie seemed really excited to take her on this trip. She could always give it a shot, seeing as it wasn't often he actually took her anywhere out of country.


Excavation Site, England

Whatever Jade was expecting from this trip was blown out of the water. They were currently fifty miles from the scene of Stonehenge's disappearance, in the middle of a huge castle. It's not that she didn't enjoy this trip. She was actually excited to find some real life weapons or artifacts, maybe even something magical. There was this nagging feeling, however, that told her she wanted to look into the disappearance.

"Come look Jade!" called Jackie from nearby. The girl was shocked out of her musings as she ran over to her uncle. She noticed him holding something shiny and golden, possibly an old coin! He turned to meet her as he presented the object, revealing it to be a button. "A button!"

"Not that I'm not thrilled for you, but isn't a button a little bit of a dull find?" asked the young Chan. The archaeologist shook his head in response.

"A king or high ranking official could have worn a coat with this very button on it. If it is here then there is a slight chance we shall find a room where all the high end materials are... or were." Jade tilted her head in thought. He did have an interesting point. "Why don't you hold on to it Jade?"

"Sure. Couldn't hurt." The button exchanged hands as Jackie got back to digging. The girl looked down at the object as she rubbed it across her thumb. Her face contorted in confusion as she rubbed it over some more. Something was definitely wrong.

Jackie continued to brush at the floor as he tried to find more artifacts. He too became distracted, however, as his mind returned to Stonehenge. It was a tragedy that the famous site had been stolen. No one really knew what it did in the first place, so for anyone to steal it meant that they had an idea of how to use it. He sighed as he shook his head.

'Maybe it wouldn't hurt to at least take a look once we are done here. I would still like to find the coat that belonged to the button though. It's not like we are going to happen upon the culprits right...' His thoughts were cut off as he heard a shifting noise. He looked to his free hand as it pushed down on a hidden panel. He just had to jinx himself.

The floor below him opened wide, causing him to fall into the void below. He slid down a stone slide as he screamed in terror. Jade ran over just as the floor closed, leaving her with little clue as to where her uncle went. She ran right past the area as she tried to locate the man. Jackie continued to scream as he slid down the spiraling stone.

He soon came to an exit as he fell once more, this time landing on a red tarp. He rolled across the material before coming to a stop. The cloth ripped wide open, the archaeologist falling to the ground. He heard whispers and murmurs as he rubbed his head as he stood up. He opened his eyes as he looked upon a group of men in grey and purple hooded robbing, each one sporting a medallion upon their necks.

He chuckled as he rubbed the back of his head. "Sorry to interrupt your... function. I'll just show myself..." One of the men pointed an accusing finger towards him as he growled.

"Thee knoweth too much!" roared the man. "Thee wilt beest smoten!" The group began to encircle him as they readied for a fight. Jackie raised his hands in defense as his face fell into terror.

"WAIT! I DON'T KNOWETH ANYTHING!" The men began to chant as they held their hands a few inches apart. Electricity began to generate between their hands, Jackie knowing full well that magic was at work. One of them sent the spell flying towards him, though he was quick enough to dodge out of the way and bolt for the exit.

"He seeketh to learneth the myst'ries of our f'rtress!" The group gave chase as Jackie ran down a hallway. The martial artist turned a corner as he tried to catch his breath, quickly noticing the large door nearby. He entered as quickly as he could, trying to give the villains the slip. He went to try and lock the door, but the group forced it open, sending him careening into what he believed to be a large bookshelf.

The group gasped as Jackie tried to right himself. A book fell into his open bag as the leader pointed at him once more. "He hast spi'd our secret library and stolen a manuscript!" Jackie looked around in his shock.

"What library?" He bolted once more as the electricity once again came his way. He opened an armor door, though the same routine repeated itself. This time he was able to catch himself before he rammed into anything. He screamed in surprise as he found himself in front of a set of armor, only to sigh in relief as it appeared to be a display.

"He hast discov'r'd the enshielf armeth'ry!" Jackie turned to find the same annoying group as they readied their magic once more.

"I'm just looking for the exit! Can't you people take a hint!" He jerked back in shock at his own words. "I am beginning to sound like the children." He suddenly ducked as he dodged two more bolts of electricity.

He ran once more as he tried to find a way out. He stumbled upon another door, quickly entering it before slamming the door shut. The lead villain gasped in distraught.

"He hast ent'r'd... the sacr'd wat'r closet!" One of the robed figures sniffled as he looked to the door.

"He's privy to our privy!" cried the man. Jackie looked at the door before spotting a wooden latch, quickly shifting it to lock the door. Wood was not a great conductor of electricity, so it should keep their electric blasts at bay for some time. He sighed as he looked to the room before him, taking note of the well kept bathroom. He even noticed the green glass lantern that shined like a gem.

Something about that comparison caused him to go into musing. He felt like he was forgetting something. His eyes widened as a bolt of electricity made a hole in the wood above his head, allowing more light into the room.

"JADE!"


The young Chan walked through the halls as she tried to locate Jackie. She had to warn him about her discovery, and fast. She looked around every corridor as she desperately searched for the man. She noticed a shadow move as she came across a door. She came to a stop as she readied a flame in her hand.

"Jackie?" asked the girl as she pushed the door open. She was suddenly met with a huge collection of tentacles as they reached out for her. She sent the flame into the center of the mass as she tried to slam the door. The sound of a gurgled scream sounded off ass the tentacles were caught in the door. She heard loud cries as if what was on the other side was trying to say something.

"JADE OPEN THE DOOR!" cried a familiar voice. "It's just Ben!" The girl jumped away as the door flung open, revealing Gwen and Upchuck. The alien pulled his tongue back in as he took in a deep breath. He let out another cry of pain as he grabbed at his stomach.

"That burned before it disappeared!" cried the alien. Gwen quickly slapped at the Omnitrix symbol on his shoulder, returning him to his normal form. Jade growled as she crossed her arms. The boy took a deep breath as the pain subsided, looking up to the angered girl.

"Sorry." apologized the boy. "If I knew you were freaking out I wouldn't have pranked you." The young Chan groaned as she rubbed her temples. She didn't really have time for this. Her eyes widened as she looked to the duo.

"Have either of you seen Jackie!?" asked the girl. Ben stood up from his spot on the ground as he shook his head.

"Nah. We just got here following the trail of Stonehenge. Grandpa has every human and human-like alien looking for it." He soon noticed the look of distraught on her face, his own shifting to one of concern. "What's going on?"

"See this?" She quickly displayed the button to them. The cousins looked a little confused as they looked between her and the button. "Jackie found this thinking it belonged on some dead dude's clothes, guessing it was a king or something. I was holding on to it when he disappeared, but as I got to feel it I noticed that it wasn't made from metal or shiny wood: it's made of plastic."

Gwen's eyes widened as she felt the button for herself, the familiar plastic texture rubbing across her fingers. "Unless one of the Plumbers or some lost kid came through here, I think someone else is here. I have to find Jackie before anything bad happens to him!" Gwen closed her eyes as she placed a hand on Jade's shoulder. A faint pink glow came from the extremity as her eyes opened, revealing her now glowing pink eyes.

"I think I've got something." stated Gwen as she pulled her hand back. "He's close! Come on!" The trio ran through the halls as they approached what looked to be a stone wall. "The spell says he's beyond this wall."

"There's gotta be a switch or something around here!" Jade began to rub her hands along the walls as she tried to find a secret switch. She growled as she prepared to enter her ghost form. Before she could, however, she found that one of the stones twisted when it was rubbed. She grabbed a hold of it before turning it, revealing a hidden door.

She pulled it open as she looked around. She soon came face to face with Jackie, the man screaming as he looked to her.

"Oh Jade!" cried the man as he wrapped her in a hug. "Thank goodness you are not hurt!" He pulled back as he kept his hands on her shoulders. "Please tell me you haven't run into..." He soon noticed the Tennyson kids as they were watching the duo. "Um... what are you two..."

Lightning blasts shot through the door as the cultists broke through. Jackie rose to his feet as he pushed his niece out the door. Ben growled as he looked down to the Omnitrix, the watch still recharging from the earlier prank. The trio prepared another lightning blast as they approached the group. They sent the attack forward, only for the floor itself to rise and block their path.

"That should hold them off for a little while!" grunted Gwen. The group looked to find the girl with one hand on the Ram Talisman and the other focused on the stone wall. She sighed as she released the stone, the wall still in place. "Let's get out of here!" The group nodded as they made way for the exit.

The robed group came through another door as they tried to catch up with the heroes. They ran outside the castle in their search, only to turn up empty handed.

"So... the foe possesses a geomanc'r on their side." mused the leader. "'T matt'rs not. We shalt smiteth them lief enow." The group spread out as they continued their search for the group.


London, England

The town was quiet as the nighttime fog rolled in. Not many people in London traveled at night, let alone on nights like this. A police siren sounded off as the vehicle sped off across the street. It passed by a manhole cover as it turned a corner. The cover began to shift as it was removed from beneath, Jackie popping his head out the hole.

Upon noticing that the coast was clear, he exited the sewers. He knelt down beside a car as the kids joined him, Gwen sounding off her disgust.

"I hope that smell doesn't stick to us." whispered the magical girl as she clamped her nose. "I hate the sewers." She was shushed by the others as they looked around. Jackie sighed as he looked to the group.

"Those men must have been part of a hidden society." mused the martial artist. "An ancient one, judging by the way they spoke." Ben waved his arms before he could say anything more.

"The first rule of dealing with secret societies and cults is to not talk about them in the open!" whisper/shouted the Omnitrix wielder. "Haven't you seen detective movies like this!?" Jackie held his hands to his mouth as he hummed an apology. "We have to lay low till we figure out what's going on." Jade clicked her teeth as she shook her head.

"I don't see why we have to run." argued the girl. "These guys are obviously responsible for the disappearance of Stonehenge! Let's go back and go all alien and ghost on them!" Jackie removed his hands as he lead the kids along the road.

"No one is taking on anybody." denied the archaeologist. "Whoever these guys are, they will be dealt with by the proper authorities." The kids gave him incredulous looks as he pulled out his phone, quickly dialing a number. Was he seriously still doing this? "Captain Black?"

"Jackie!" greeted the man over the connection. "How is England!?" The man shook his head in response.

"Terrifying! I fell into this secret passage and landed in the middle of a cult!" Ben held back a huge groan as Jackie jerked. "The tried to blast us with magic spells and..."

"Whoa Jackie! One, never talk about a cult out in the open! Second, don't use the 'M word!' My bosses still think I'm crazy and they're isseninglay to my onecallsphay." Jackie pulled his head back as he looked to the phone.

"But..." He didn't get a chance to finish as the man hung up. The kids continued to stare at him as he put the phone away. "Well... we'll probably never see those wizards again any..." The group is suddenly pulled into an alleyway by the aforementioned cultists as they were pinned to the walls. The lead cultist growled as he approached the group.

"Yon knave telleth oth'rs of the Magist'rs!" roared the man. Jackie sighed as he shook his head.

"I don't even know who you people are supposed to be!" Ben growled as he looked to the man.

"Yeah, and what kind of stupid name is that anyway!?" asked the boy. The leader began to chant as he formed lightning between his hands. Jade decided she had enough as she closed her eyes. She sunk into the shadows as she activated her ghostly powers, causing the cultist holding her down to bump his head against the wall. The lead man's shadow expanded as the girl rose from it.

"Let me show you my favorite magic trick." threatened Jade as she took on her ghost form. The man turned to face her, only to gasp in shock as he lost concentration for his spell. "ABRAKAPOW!" She entered a spinning mule kick as she sent the villain flying at the man holding Gwen down. The redhead activated her talisman as she enveloped the hands and feet of the mand pinning Ben.

"I wanna go home!" cried the cultist as he was sent flying away from the group. Jackie took the opportunity to fight his way out of his opponent's grasp. He spun around the man before hitting him in the back of the head. The cultist sounded off his pain as he slinked to the ground. He turned to the kids as he wiped his brow.

"Let's get out of here before they wake up." stated the martial artist. Ben sighed as he followed the group, grabbing one of their necklaces as he did so. They soon came upon a printing service building on their trek. Jade got an idea as she printed the insignia. She held up the paper as she displayed the image to the group.

"Now all we have to do is fax this to Uncle." stated the girl as she explained herself. She walked over to the other side of the printer as she prepared the page. Jackie voiced his concern over the plan as he approached his niece.

"Maybe research is a bad idea. If they're after us because of what we know, why would we want to know more?" Ben rested on a nearby wall as he looked to the martial artist.

"One, we're a little to deep into this to turn back now." began the boy. "Two, if they attacked us just for seeing them then they can't be up to anything good. Besides, if they are involved in the disappearance of Stonehenge, then the Plumbers have already been after them. Like it or not, we are the only ones in the area right now who can handle this." Jackie didn't want to admit it, but the boy had a point.

'Why can't I have a normal day anymore? Just one normal day.' The paper was pulled into the scanner by the printer as it began to fax the image.


Uncle's Rare Finds, San Francisco

The fax machine beeped to life as it began to receive a message. Uncle slowly approached the machine as he looked around the room. He still wasn't used to the machine, even after Jackie explained it to him three times. He hesitated as he reached out for the machine. He reached out for the phone, believing it to be a phone call.

"Hello?" asked the old man. A loud whirring sound filled the room, causing Uncle to jerk in response. He turned his attention to the fax machine as the image was printed onto paper. He gasped as he quickly began to attack the machine with a broom. "TOHRU! THE GIANT PHONE IS POSSESSED!"

"NO SENSEI!" cried the large man as he grabbed the broom. "It is also a printer! Someone faxed us an image!" The old man sounded off his understanding as he looked to the now nicked machine.

"Why didn't one of you say so in the first place!?Do you think Uncle has not used a printer before!?" The large man sighed as he shook his head.


London, England

The group was waiting for the message to get through to Uncle. Gwen was currently reading over the book Jackie accidentally picked up back at the castle. It didn't really provide any information on who these "Magisters" were, though it did hold some interesting spells. A beeping suddenly caught the group's attention. Jade walked over to the printer, only to frown as she read the words on the screen.

"Transfer interrupted!?" cried the girl. "I thought we told Uncle how to work the fax machine!" The doors to the building suddenly burst open as a larger group of the cultists entered the building. The paper came out the other end of the machine, revealing the symbol of the villains.

"Thou has't faxed our insignia!" roared the lead cultist. Jackie shook his head as he gestured to the machine.

"It didn't even go..." began the man, only to pause as he rolled his eyes. "You know what? Never mind!" The man readied for battle as the villains prepared their lightning spell. Before they could go through with the attack, a blinding white light hit them in the eyes.

"THE LIGHT!" cried one of the cultists as he shielded his eyes. Ben ran from behind the printer the light originated from and ran out another door, the gang following close behind him. The printer finally ceased to glow, giving the cultists the chance to rest their eyes. They looked around the room in hopes of finding the crew, but they were long gone. "Whither didst they goeth?"

Jackie was quick to grab Jade up as he ran past the others. He soon spotted a policeman standing by his cruiser with his hands behind his back. The man turned to the group as they approached him.

"What seems to be the trouble here?" asked the man. "You lot look like you've run from a fire." Jackie finally caught his breath as he looked to the officer.

"Robed men have been chasing us all across town!" cried the archaeologist. "They call themselves the Magisters and I know this will sound..." The man raised his hand in response.

"Say no more. You're safe now." He ushered them into the car before shutting the door. Ben found himself sitting next to Jade as he looked around. Noticing her discomfort, he placed his right hand on her left one.

"You alright Jade?" asked the Omnitrix wielder. "You look a little shaken." The girl blushed as she looked down at the comforting hand.

"I...I'm fine Ben." reassured the girl. "I'm just frustrated." The officer entered the vehicle as Jackie looked to the others.

"See Jade?" asked the archaeologist. "All we needed to do was get help from the proper..." He was suddenly interrupted as he handcuffed the group: Ben to Jade and Gwen to Jackie. "Authorities?" They soon spotted the ring on the officer's finger, the jewelry bearing the insignia of the Magisters.

"Thou knoweth too much." stated the officer. Ben growled as he tried to reach for the Omnitrix, but it was hard to do with his hand strapped to Jade's. "Mayhaps we shouldst taketh this somewh're a dram m're private." The cultist put the vehicle in full throttle as he drove off. Jackie quickly reached for the shift stick, putting the car into a forced stop.

"Run kids!" Gwen tried to remind him of their situation, but it was too late as the martial artist pounced on the man. She ended up being flung into the passenger's seat as Jackie held the man to his seat. "Gwen I told you to..." She lifted her cuffed arm to remind him that they were handcuffed to each other.

"Give me a hand Jade!" cried Ben as he moved the Omnitrix towards her. The girl smirked as she spun the dial. The officer leapt at Jackie as he tried to strangle him, though Gwen repelled him with a surprise kick. The ghost girl continued to look through the options before sounding off her interest.

"This guy should do!" declared the girl. She pressed down on the watch, resulting in a huge flash of green light. To everyone's surprise a green humanoid grasshopper sat in the seat where ben once was.

"Crashhopper!" roared the new alien. He looked down at himself in surprise. "I didn't even know this guy was in there. Nice job Jade!" He then realized that the handcuffs still bound them together, even with his slightly smaller wrist.

"Aw man!" cried the duo as they looked to each other. The cultist screamed in terror as he rushed out of the car. He ran down the road as he screamed something about boys and monsters. Jackie and Gwen looked back to the duo with slanted eyes, seeing as the officer still had the keys on him. Jade raised her uncuffed hand in the air.

"Okay... so not our brightest idea. At least he's not attacking us anymore." The group exited the vehicle, only to be surrounded by a bunch of thugs. Each of them wore a ring much like the officer, signalling their allegiance. Jackie readied for battle as the recently dubbed Crashhopper stepped out of the vehicle.

"Those gents has't a monst'r with 'em!" cried one of the men as he pointed to the alien. One of them put his hands in the spellcasting position as he looked to the group.

"Then alloweth us finish this apace!" roared the man as he began to chant the words to the spell. Crashhopper, not liking their odds, picked up Jade as he looked to the others.

"Head for the nearby castle!" cried the alien as he tried to run. The villain sent the electricity towards him, but he suddenly leapt higher than any alien before him. Gwen caused a large chunk of road below her and Jackie to break off, using it as their mode of transportation. The trio ran after them as they tried to keep up, some robed figures soon joining them. The group soon reached the area described by Crashhopper as they entered the building.

Jade clinged to the alien as she tried not to look at the area. "Um... we're here Jade." The girl's eyes opened wide as she let go of the alien. The boy was thankful that bugs couldn't blush. Jackie was quick to use a nearby sword as he cut the chains of the handcuffs in half.

"Now do you see why we have to do this ourselves?" asked Jade as she looked to Jackie. "Anyone here could be one of these Magister guys. More and more are going to come after us at this point." The man sighed as he looked down in defeat.

"Okay." conceded the martial artist. The door was suddenly pushed open as the large group of cultists appeared before the group. The officer from before walked up to the front of the villains with a crossbow in hand.

"Methinks yon varlet wisheth to challenge us in armed combat." stated the man as he looked upon the group. Jackie looked puzzled at the assumption, then he looked to the sword in his hands. He dropped it in realization before raising his hands in defence.

"No! I don't wisheth at alleth!" The villains each grabbed a weapon as they prepared the combat. The muscular punk grabbed a halberd while a more pompous man grabbed a spiked flail. The officer pointed to Jackie as the armed men prepared for battle.

"Have at thee! I shalt dealeth with the monst'r!" The men rushed forward as the fake officer took aim at Crashhopper. The alien crouched as he readied to literally spring into action.

"Bring it!" roared the alien as he began to leap at the various villains. He ran head first into each one, causing massive amounts of damage to them and the walls. Jackie flipped the pompous man over his shoulder with the momentum of the flail, causing the weapon to become lodged into the stone wall and the man to dangle from its handle. Jade ran for one of the sets of armor as she reached for the shield. She turned to Jackie as she removed the metal disk from its grasp.

"Jackie!" cried the girl. "Think Captain America!" She flinged the shield at him, though he was very confused by her statement. In his confusion he nearly missed the armament. He used it to protect himself as he bashed it against the attackers, but the large thug came around a second time and sent him flying towards another set of armor.

Jade growled as she ignited her fists, but Gwen beat her too it as she stood in the way of the big man. He couldn't help but laugh as he stood before her.

"Doest the dram maiden bethink the lady can taketh me on?" asked the brute. "Thy geomancy doesn't gallow me." The redhead smirked as she put her hands in a very familiar position.

"Then let's see how you like your own medicine." stated the girl. "Ex metu, Vires!" With one chant she summoned a large purple spark, causing the once stoic cultist's face to turn cold as he took a step back. She chanted again, this time the spark igniting into a ball of electricity. She launched it forward as it struck the villain.

In a surprising twist, the electricity extended from him to two other cultists. It then hit one more villain before finally bottoming out. The four individuals lay unconscious on the ground, Gwen blinking as she looked down to her hands. "Note to self, casting spells you have no full knowledge on can bring about dramatic results." Crashhopper suddenly grabbed her up as he leapt across the room, an arrow hitting the spot where she once stood.

"T's not prop'r to hitteth a maiden, yet yond changes when the lady's a witch" growled the officer as he reloaded his weapon. Jade suddenly came at him from behind as she kicked his shin. He looked behind himself as he laid eyes upon the girl.

"This is for calling Gwen a witch!" roared the girl as she kicked the cultist between the legs. He howled in pain as he fell the rest of the way, rolling on the floor as he continued to let loose various screams. Gwen casted a spell on him out of pity, sending him into slumber. Jackie stood up as he readied for combat once more, only to find that the villains were already taken care of. The pompous man sounded off his pain as he let go of the flail, falling to the ground.

"Guess we showed them huh?" asked Crashhopper as he landed before the group. The Omnitrix let loose a familiar ring as it timed out, reverting Ben to his normal self. Jade nodded as she ran over to check on Jackie. In spite of this victory, their night has just begun.


Magisters' Fortress

Shadows within the fortress remained still as four robed figures walked through the halls. They kept their arms together as they kept their heads down. As one of them took another step, an unknown shadow slipped between the individual's own shadow and the ones of the hallway. It purple eyes appeared in the shadow a it rested above the door. The four individuals entered the library, finding it to be completely empty.

The tallest of the four revealed himself to be Jackie as he opened one of the books. He was surprised to learn that the Magisters were a dark ages society that diminished in power due to technology. He also found that they once worked with a group called... the Forever Knights? He stored the information in the back of his head for a later time. Gwen lowered her hood as she looked through the different books for more information. Jade sighed in boredom as she leaned against a nearby stand.

The bust on top began to fall over due to the imbalance, but Jade was quick to catch it before it fell over. In response to this, however, a nearby wall slid upward to reveal another room. Ben whistled in response, gathering the attention of the others. The group entered the room, only to be taken aback by the contents within. The entirety of Stonehenge was assembled in the huge open room, to the very detail at which they were found.

"Called it." stated Gwen quietly as she put her hand on one of the stones. Jackie pulled out his phone as he began to dial a number. Jade closed her eyes as she summoned more Hogosha to watch the area. Jackie sighed as he heard a familiar voice over the phone.

"Uncle?" asked the martial artist.

"Jackie!" replied the elderly man. "Why did you tell Uncle fax machine was both a phone and a printer!? I thought it was possessed!" Jackie sighed as he shook his head.

"Tell me another time Uncle! A group of wizards known as the Magisters have stolen Stonehenge and..." He gasped as an electrical spell destroyed his phone. The cultists began to enter the area with their spells charged in hand. Ben moved to use the Omnitrix, but two strong hands quickly grasped his arms to keep him from transforming.

The same soon happened with Gwen as they ripped her talisman from her neck. The quartet were soon restrained as one of the villains stood before them. From the differences in his robing, they could tell that he was the true leader. He pointed to them with a visible scowl on his face.

"Deny t nay furth'r!" demanded the villain. "Thou knoweth too much!" Jade rolled her eyes as she looked to him.

"We wouldn't know so much if you didn't chase us all over London!" argued the girl. The man growled as he stood taller.

"SILENCE CUR!" Ben growled as he fought harder to get out of his hold. "Thou shall payeth f'r such knowledge with thine lives! Howev'r, since thou four knoweth too much already, I shall bewray to thou what nay sir knoweth: the true usage of Stonehenge." Jackie sounded off his worry as he looked to the man.

"Um, if you don't tell us, will we still have to be smoten?" This time everyone looked at him with slanted eyes. What kind of stupid question was that. He sounded off his frustration as he felt the eyes on him. "Nevermind." The leader cleared his throat as he looked to the group.

"We Magist'rs hath learn'd yond stonehenge to be a magical weapon of mass destruction." The quartet were chained together in the center of the wonder, Gwen scoffing at the claim.

"Yeah right!" dissed the redhead. "Grandpa told us that it's actually an old distress beacon by the Spatium Lacerti race." Jade hummed at the new information, so that was what Stonehenge was for. The cult leader, however, laughed her claim off.

"Aliens? Thou art ign'rant and doom'd." He formed blue energy in his hands as he created a beam between them. "Alloweth the magicks beginneth! With the pow'r of stonehenge, we shall destroyeth thine maj'r cities one by one."

The room began to rise as the cultists turned a large peg. They were soon outside the fortress as the cultists made a large circle around the structure. "Thine loathsome mod'rn w'rld shalt plunge into a new dark age, which we Magist'rs shalt ruleth once m're!" The villains began a new chant as they began their ritual. The energy in their hands connected between them to form a huge magical ring around Stonehenge.

The villain raised his hand above his head with a serious frown. "The fi'ry fie we conjure shalt broil yon London Town!" Jade growled as she looked around, the eyes of her hogosha began to appear in the shadows surrounding them. She smirked as she looked to the others.

"I'll have us out of here in no time!" cheered the girl. She closed her eyes as she concentrated, despite the presence of the magic's light, the shadows intensified as the portals widened. Her eyes opened once more to reveal the lavender irises of her ghost form. "NOW!" An arrow came from one of the shadows, scraping the face of the lead cultist.

"What s'rc'ry is this!?" The hogosha began to pour out of the shadows as they rushed towards the villains. "The dram lady hast summoned an army of white demons! Those who doth remaineth, destroyeth them and giveth thine lives f'r the new age!" A group of cultists jumped over the ring off spellcasters with weapons in hand as they went on the attack.

Another arrow came out of the shadows, hitting the lock on the group's chains. The group wiggled themselves free as Hood glided towards them from the Shadow Realm. He quickly bowed to Jade as she rubbed her arms.

"I apologize for the delay my queen." began the Tenshi General. "I wished to let loose the arrow that started the battle." The halfa nodded in response.

"It's alright Hood." forgave the girl. "Let's just focus on taking these guys out and stopping the ritual." The shadow being nodded as he stood up, quickly unsheathing his bow. Blades, magic and arrows clashed as the battle truly began. Each side had an advantage over the other as they equaled out on the field.

The others ran for the edge as they tried to escape, but two wizards blocked their path. Gwen slid between them as she grabbed something from one of them. They turned to face her, only to be hit by large stones. The redhead returned the Ram talisman to its rightful place upon her neck. Ben looked through the list of aliens as he tried to find one suitable for the job.

"How come Jade always finds the alien she wants yet I can't find anything useful!?" cried the boy as he ducked under the arms of a cultist. He groaned as the core popped up. "I need something that can take the energy head on Omnitrix, so please work with me!" He pushed it down as he closed his eyes, a bright emerald light filling the area once more." He opened his now emerald eyes as he looked down to his form.

"Feedback!" cheered the alien. "Alright! I wondered where this guy was!" He looked to one of the cultists as they prepared a magic blast. They fired it at him, only for one of his plugged head tendrils to absorb the energy.

The man looked on in shock as he took a step back. "What goes around comes around!" The electric pointed to the man with a finger gun as energy charged on the tip. He let out a powerful laser, sending the villain flying. More enemies began to surround him as he found himself back to back with Hood.

Jade ran for cover as she decided pull out her phone. She quickly dialed a familiar number before putting the device up to her head.

"Uncle!" cried the girl. "Evil cult... Stonehenge!"

"Jackie already told me!" shouted Uncle over the phone. "I am devising a counter spell to their magic. It should only take a minute!" Jackie ran across the top of the monument as he dodged more magic blasts. The lead cultist growled as he brought the attacks to a stop.

"Thou doth m're harmeth than good!" roared the man. He turned to one of the men with ire in his eyes. "Thee! Destroyeth yon knave by thy handeth." The figure smirked as he removed his hood, revealing himself to be the punk from earlier.

He leapt at Jackie as he entered a flying kick. Jackie screamed as he tried to duck out of the way. He was successful in doing this, only to be knocked off the monument by a magic blast. He found himself on the ground as more cultists began to gather around him. The hogosha found their numbers beginning to dwindle as the villains gained the upper hand.

A familiar chant filled the air as Feedback decked one of the cultists in the chin. They looked around for the source, but there was nothing in sight. Jackie sat up as he too looked for the source of the sound.

"Uncle?" asked the martial artist. Green bolts of energy canceled out the spell within each cultist's hands. Jackie looked towards Jade as she held up her cellphone, the device glowing green as Uncle transmitted the spell through the fax machine. "He can send a spell through a fax machine, but not a piece of paper?" His comment went unnoticed as the spell overall began to die down.

"Yon spell must be finished!" roared the lead cultist. "EX METU VIRES!" He threw the energy towards the spell, hoping to finish it. Feedback jumped in the way as he absorbed the blast, quickly sending it back in the direction of the villain. "NO!"

The man jumped out of the way as the blast hit, sending him careening into a stone wall. The spell dissipated as the cultists watched in horror. The leader sat up as he looked to the sight. "SMITE THEM ALL! We can still maketh anoth'r attempteth at the spell!"

The villains began to charge up their attacks when a gunshot fired in the air. All eyes turned to a blonde haired man wearing a red beret and a black mission suit. A large task force accompanied by transports and helicopters came into view behind him.

"Hands in the air!" demanded the man. The cultist caved at the sight of the large military power surrounding them. The hogosha returned to the shadows and Feedback ran behind a stone before deactivating the Omnitrix. He returned to the others as Jade whistled.

"Talk about your proper authorities." joked the girl. Ben had to stifle a laugh as the leader was taken custody. The group quickly learned that Max called interpol after Uncle told him about the situation, though it was clear he heard nothing about aliens or magic. The last of the villains were loaded into a truck as the lead agent shook hands with Jackie.

"With your testimony Mr. Chan, I hope to put these 'Magisters' away for a very long time." explained the man. Jackie nodded with a smile.

"I'll be happy to tell you everything I know." agreed the archaeologist. The group was ushered to a nearby vehicle as they prepared to take their leave. Jackie looked to Jade as she strapped in between him and Gwen. "Looks like your wish came true Jade. You solved the mystery of Stonehenge's disappearance and learned what it was used for."

"Yeah." stated the girl. She looked back at the monument with a slight frown. "I would've liked to see it in action though." Gwen shook her head in response.

"I'm not sure the Spatium Lacerti wouldn't have been pleased to be called on false pretenses." denied the redhead. "They tend to be a prickly bunch from what Grandpa said. Besides, there's already a lot going on here on Earth. I don't think you wanna see what a war between planets looks like." Jade gulped at the thought of being in the middle of such an event, a chill running down her spine.

"Fair enough." The convoy drove away with prisoners and witnesses in hand. Stonehenge stood tall as it awaited its return to its rightful resting place.


So there you have it! It was honestly harder than I thought to write down all the stuff the cultists were saying, even with the subtitles turned on. To make things more interesting I decided to change their dialogue a bit using an English to Shakespearean Translator. I mixed around some dialects of course, but I'm actually very proud of my work. I also felt like introducing Crashhopper as an example of how many aliens Ben might not know are active at the time. Overall this was really fun to write and I hope you guys enjoy reading it!

In any case, what did you think? Did you like the changes made to the chapter? Leave your thoughts down below and I'll get back with you ASAP. Also, next time you see me, I may or may not be under a new name. We'll see how that goes but, until then, this is Caliban signing out.