A/N I just got done dyeing my hair blueish green and it looks awesome! You probably just want me to get along with the story though. But anyways, here's the rest of Enter the Viper. I know there's a lot of dialogue, but it's kind of important in this chapter. It will feature a slightly sad Jackie and a very sarcastic Macey. It's not gonna be one of those fanfics where the main male canon characters saves the girl, I promise. There is gonna be more Jackie and Macey interaction, though, since it's been Jackie, Jade, Uncle, and Macey lately. What, are you guys allergic to reviewing or something? And to Omnitrix 12, who did kindly review: I have yet to read Sherlock Holmes. Thank you for the recommendation! It was great to hear from you again. While I'm at it, I'll check out any stories you've written!

"I'll make it on my own, I've gotta prove them wrong"- Simple Plan, "Me Against the World."

Chapter Eight - Enter the Viper (Episode 4, completed)

"No, for the last time, you cannot come along!"

We were back at the hotel, Jackie frantically searching for supplies to take back to the museum. We were leaving around 11:30 P.M., hoping to arrive as quickly as possible at midnight. I hoped I wouldn't fall asleep during the break-in, which was possible.

"But I always help!" Jade protested, gesturing wildly as Jackie pushed more supplies into a duffel bag.

"That is why I have Macey." Jackie was grunting as he struggled to shut the duffel bag.

"Uh...Jackie…" I exhaled. "I think I forgot to tell you guys something important."

Both heads snapped toward me.

"I, um…" I took another deep breath. "I kind of have this, er, condition."

"What sort of condition?" Jackie perched on the bed next to me, and Jade looked at me with some curiosity.

"It's not fatal or anything," I assured them quickly. "It's asthma."

"Why didn't you tell us this?"

I squirmed. "Well...I didn't think it'd be a big deal. Plus I really wanted to go with you guys." I lie down on the hotel bed, rubbing my fingers against my forehead. "That's kinda why I was scared of flying too."

"Well, if you have asthma, how are you breathing?" Jade countered, plopping down next to me on the bed.

"Jade…" Jackie chided.

"She's fine." I gave her a grim smile. "Asthma doesn't keep you from breathing all the time, Jade. It comes in quick, sudden spells. And I have an inhaler. I haven't needed it lately, but I still keep it with me just to be sure." I finally looked over at Jackie. "Sorry I didn't tell you sooner…"

He shook his head. "Don't apologize. All that matters is that you're alright."

I buried my face into the pillows, not wanting to leave my cotton fort.

"Now, it's time for us to leave."

*JCA*

Our footsteps resounded against the hardwood floor as we headed down the corridor I was now growing familiar with.

"You know, if we get arrested," I whispered, slinking against the wall, "this is going on my job application."

Jackie tapped my shoulder, and I looked over to see the same hooded figure standing by one of the glass safes. They were wearing an all-black uniform- definitely fit for a robbery. She moved with balance and determination: she obviously knew what she was doing. Thankfully, I'd quietly swiped the Pink Puma from one of the cases as soon as we entered the building.

"Wow!" Jade, who had somehow managed to sneak along with us, whispered in awe, "when I grow up, I wanna be just like her!"

"A criminal?!" Jackie whipped around to face Jade.

"No." Jade shook her head. "A female Jackie Chan!"

Jackie turned to me. "Are you humming...Led Zeppelin?"

I stopped humming Rock and Roll. "It calms me down." I tried to breathe normally but ended up hyperventilating. I was feeling more anxious than I thought, but couldn't pinpoint exactly what was causing it.

The hooded figure leaped foreward, pinning Jackie against the wall. He held up both fists, pushing the perpetrator away.

Suddenly, the hooded figure pulled off their disguise to reveal long, black hair and feminine features.

"You're a girl?!" Jackie gasped in surprise.

"What?" I laughed. "Surprised girls can rob museums, Jackie?"

Jackie fumbled over his words. "You are under arrest!"

The girl looked annoyed. "You do realize all three of us go to jail, right? I'm Viper, by the way."

"Thanks for the introduction." Sarcasm riddled my voice.

"We are not crooks!" Jackie defended. "She's a writer and I am an archeologist!" In his muddled protests, Jackie stumbled back, managing to knock over a vase. The alarm rang in my ears.

"Way to go," Viper and I said in unison as we were surrounded.

*JCA*

The police station was hectic yet calm all the same. Jackie and I had been handcuffed, along with Viper.

"Jackie!" Uncle's voice reverberated against the speaker. "Why did you steal the Pink Puma?! There is no puma in the Chinese zodiac. It has NO MAGIC!"

"I know, Uncle." Jackie sighed, his shoulders slumped, and looked over at me. "It's complicated."

"One more thing," Uncle started, and I put my palm to my forehead, "you are a criminal! You are a very bad influence on Jade!"

I recalled Jackie saying the same about Viper to Jade. Yeah, okay, so she was cool and a lot like James Bond. She was breaking the law, too.

"I know, but-" Jackie took a deep breath. "That is why we need you to take the next flight here and-"

"No no no!" I yanked the phone away from Jackie and put it to my own ear. "You don't know- we're only allowed one phone call!" Click.

"We're screwed," I groaned, plopping down next to Jackie. If my dad found out about this, I'd be dead before I turned twenty-four.

"I'm not exactly sure you know how much trouble you and your buddy are in." I looked up to see a police officer, who was an older guy with a shaggy haircut, standing by the door.

"Oh, we have the least bit of an idea." I decided to use sarcasm with this guy. It would only lighten the mood.

"Are you gonna tell us your real name?" The cop tapped his booted foot on the floor.

"I told you." I rubbed my face. "It's Jocelyn Chan."

"What?" Jackie gave me a confused look.

"Uh… I'm his…" I swung an awkward arm around Jackie's shoulder. "I'm his twin sister!"

"Sister?" The police man raised his eyebrows.

"Yeah," I retorted. "Can't you see the resemblance?"

Jackie let out a sigh. "Where do you come up with these things?"

"Are you sure you're not his girlfriend?" At this remark a blush formed on Jackie's cheeks, and I tossed my head back and laughed.

"He only wishes."

*JCA*

By some weird twist of fate, Jackie and I's cells were aligned next to each other.

I was leaning against the wall and humming "Prison Blues" and drumming my fingers on my knee, while Jackie paced around in circles aimlessly. Although this wouldn't look good for college, it was fun messing with the police.

"Jackie, would you sit down?" I complained. "You're making me dizzy."

"Hey, bro." Ratso was now standing outside of Jackie's cell.

Jackie leaned foreward toward the glass. "What do you want?" There was a hard edge to his voice that I'd never detected before.

"What rock…" Ratso raised his voice, a smirk forming on his lips, "is the legless reptile under?"

"What are you talking about?" Jackie blinked.

"Where does the sleeping lizard lie?" Ratso challenged.

"What?!" Jackie and I exclaimed in unison.

"WHERE'S THE SNAKE TALISMAN?!" Ratso demanded.

"Don't you read newspapers?" I wiggled my fingers in Ratso's direction. "We took the Pink Puma."

Ratso lifted his hand, and I saw he was gripping a small, beeping object.

"See?" Jackie gestured to the object. "No talisman. Like the gizmo says." He turned his back to Ratso. "Now, if you'll excuse me, my delicious prison food is getting cold." Jackie was capable of being sarcastic when he wanted to.

There were more footsteps, more strided and determined ones, at that.

"Viper?" Me and Jackie's gasps were in sync. The said woman was dressed in tight black clothing, with her hair cascading down her back.

"What do you want?" I refused to look at her, not forgiving her for getting us in prison. If she had gone to prison, I wouldn't have had a problem.

"It's not what you think it is," Viper told me, her voice hesitant. She held up a pink diamond. "I'll bust you out of prison, if you let me."

My eyes widened. "You're kidding."

"I'm not." She shook her head. "I'll trade this for the talisman."

"Give you the talisman?" I crossed my arms over my chest in refusal. "I don't think so, chicka. Nope."

"Are you sure?" The diamond twinkled in Viper's smooth hand.

Jackie wavered, and I was becoming less hesitant. "Alright, but only if you promise not to-"

She vanished- literally.

But on the bright side, we were let out of jail.

*JCA*

"Macey!" Jade's little arms wrapped around my waist so tight I couldn't breathe. "Are you okay? What happened? Where's Jackie? Did you get the talisman?"

"Not so many questions at once, Jade," I laughed, patting her head. "I'm fine. Jackie's on his way." Just as I completed this sentence, Jackie exited the prison doors.

"Jackie, I think I-" before I could finish, Jackie wrapped his arms around me.

"Uh, Jackie?" I was suddenly taken aback by this anewed physical contact. "What...are you doing?"

"I'm just so glad we are out of prison."

"Me, too," I confessed with a grin as we pulled out of each other's embrace. "I thought I'd rot in there."

Jackie held up the new talisman in his hand.

"Wait…" I examined the pink-tinted talisman "this isn't worth anything. It's a fake."

"Viper pulled a viper on...Macey!" Jade blinked.

"Old proverb: there is no honor among thieves," Jackie commented, and I squeezed the fraud pendant in my hands.

"Jackie, I think I got it!" I looked up at him. "The snake talisman is magic!"

Jackie and Jade stared at me with equally puzzled expressions.

"He-llo?" I waved the fake talisman in Jackie's direction. "Invisibility." I smirked knowingly. "That's how Viper got away so quickly in the prison." I looked around. "She's not anywhere near."

"We have a mystery on our hands," Jackie speculated.

"Rooby-Dooby-Doo," I agreed.

*JCA*

The Thanksgiving Day Parade was already at a booming start by the time Jackie, Uncle, Jade, and I arrived.

"Something doesn't feel right," I muttered.

"What do you mean?" Jackie looked at me with concern.

"Uh…" I pointed my index finger toward the parade. A group of black hooded figures were crawling atop one of the balloons. Their fists were in the air, dodging at….nothing?

"Does that feel right?"

"Jade! No," I heard Jackie say, and looked up to see Jade crawling on top of the balloon.

I facepalmed as Jackie and I ran toward the balloon.

"Wait...Jackie...it's Viper!" I stopped.

"What's Viper?" He stared at me from over his shoulder.

"She's invisible, and she's using the talisman to fight those guys!" I gestured to the Shadowkhan.

"And she's taking advantage of…" his eyes widened with realization. "Good thinking!"

A bucket of paint suddenly landed on one of the shadow fighters. Jackie grabbed for the talisman, which landed on the balloon. I scrambled for the object, gripping it in my hands. "I'll bring it back later, thank you!"

Something began to vibrate under my feet.

Great. Because now's perfect timing for an earthquake.

There was a loud bang, oddly similar to that of a bomb, and the machine carrying the balloon stopped abruptly, ripping only slightly. I uncovered my eyes to see that we'd somehow run into the Statue of Liberty.

"Well…" I shrugged. "At least we have a nice view?" I tittered.

The Statue of Liberty vanished. Literally. Somehow, our balloon still managed to stay up.

"Whatever you do, don't look down," Jackie whispered.

I automatically looked down and let out a squeak of renewed terror.

*JCA*

"Freeze!" Instantly we were surrounded by blaring lights and loud police officers.

"It's okay!" Jackie used his free hand to show the police officers the REAL talisman. I glanced down and realized he was holding my right hand in his as we stood on the sidewalk. "I have it! It's yours!"

"Real good," the same police officer who'd asked if I was Jackie's girlfriend earlier pressed. "Now, tell us what you did with the Statue of Liberty."

The island where the Lady Liberty once was was empty.