Notes: WARNING! Slashy yaoi homosexual content stuffs here! If it offends you, go away. It's not my fault if you read it and get grossed out. That and strong language. This has words only for the people who are not offended by mere sounds.



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"They got Jackie!" Jade wailed. The two adults exchanged looks of concern. "Wait here." Viper offered, before running to follow the procession. "I'm coming with you!" Jade announced. Her shirt was grabbed from behind, stopping her from running off once again. "Uncle!" "Jaade! You know better! Let adults handle this one."

Jade groaned and turned to face her opposition. "Uncle! If I had of listened to you LAST time, you'd of drown!" "Nonsense! Uncle floats very well! Now we will go home. Go to bed, hmmm?"

Viper crept behind the villains, keeping her distance. They arrived at a large, white car. "Damn." She said to herself quietly. "How am I supposed to follow them in THAT?" Her eyes ran along the length of the vehicle, searching for some sort of answer. She paused at one end and a smile snuck its way across her face.

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Jade sat, listlessly, trying to listen to her teacher explain narrative writing. Anything to keep her mind off Jackie. Jackie. That name kept returning to her mind. Her uncle Jackie. She didn't even know if he was still alive! What unspeakable horrors could the Dark Hand do to her uncle? All while she sat in 'this stupid chair' listening to 'this stupid lesson.' She COULD be out helping rescue him, but NOOOO. She had to stay put, right where she was and learn narrative writing.

She let out a relieved sigh as the ten o'clock bell rang for recess. Good ol' recess; never let her down. But, recess turned out to not be much relief after all. Now she had nothing to think about BESIDES her uncle. She felt so helpless, unable to get her uncle back, or even assist in that action. It filled her with frustrated anger, which became so unbearable she was on the edge of crying.

She sought out the green bench under a tree that sat in the back of the school to wait out her recess. She'd been there for about fifteen minutes before who should come over but Drew. "Jade, what're you doing over here? C'mon we need another player for kickball." "I don't feel like it, Drew." She responded, harshly. She treated the speaking of his name like an acidly unpleasant chore, likening his name to some sort of truly disgusting disease.

"Wow. Hey, what'd I do?" Drew backed up a step. Jade was seriously upset over something, and apparently really pissed. But, unless he was mistaken, there were tears in her eyes. 'Ah, god. Teary girls. Stupid girls. Such cry babies.' He thought to himself. "Nothing. I'm just….. go away." Drew hesitated. "What's wrong with you today?"

Jade looked up at him, her eyes wet around the corners and her face a mess of unpleasant emotions, reeking havoc inside. "You wouldn't believe me." This confused Drew, as well as intrigued him. "Wouldn't believe what? Tell me. C'mon?" He plopped down next to her, ready for story time.

In a sudden rush of emotion, Jade spilled about everything that happened to her the night before, feeling increasingly compelled to continue. When she finished, it felt like a weight had been lifted, and with it, some of the unbearable frustration. Drew just stared. Then, he laughed: short, quick and painful. "Ninja's kidnapped your uncle?!" He said, not believing a word of it, just as she had said he wouldn't. Jade hid her face in her bangs, not wanting to hear any of the ridicule.

Drew felt instantly sorry. He didn't think she actually….. but she was crying and genuinely upset. Something was wrong, even if it wasn't uncle-stealing ninjas. "Uh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I'm sorry about your….. uncle and all. Every thing'll be all right. Er, ah, there there." He said, attempting at least. Jade looked up, considering him closely. He was acting nice? Trying to comfort her? Sure, it was a really bad attempt at comfort, but he was still trying. He wasn't acting like an eleven-year- old boy (annoying and rude) and for the moment, seemed almost eerily mature for his age.

"Thanks. I'll be okay." She said, in all seriousness. "I just….. Oh go play kickball." Drew, male-mindlessly obeying, stood up and left, checking over his shoulder. "What just happened?"

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Captain Black looked around the gym. He wasn't in here either. Maybe he was avoiding him? I'd been a while since he last appeased himself with a look at Jackie, and his thirst was unquenched. All he wanted was to be in the same room. It filled him with a sort of giddiness. He felt stupid for it, but always came back for more.

Black hadn't seen Jackie come back last night, though he didn't think anything sinister of it. Besides, Jackie was a grown man. He could take care of himself. Still, it was uncharacteristic.

Black checked the nearest bathroom. He had been all over the place twice. Slow day. The new matters Section 13 was presented with were never very interesting or time consuming. Black was bored. Where WAS Jackie anyway?

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"Uh, wow." Jackie said, staring up at the new form of Shendu. Smaller than the original, it was just as ferrous a form. "Chan, you have caused me many pains in the past. Not a thing I do does not go unnoticed, nor are any of my plans undefeated. You have been the cancerous polyp of my life, and it is about time I eliminate the problem. I should have done it when I had the chance, back in the chi wizard's shop. The time is right for rectifying mistakes though." Shendu ran a claw over Chan's skin, from the edge of his collarbone to the tip of his chin. "But not before I make you suffer." Chan pulled away his head, defiantly glaring. He said nothing. Shendu didn't deserve the pleasure of it.

The demon silently admired the strength of the one, small man. The defiance was so….. respectable. He was almost awed into reverence at the sight. He didn't cower in fear of torture like the woman. Pathetic being that she was, in that respect. Such a pity a fine fighter like her be reduced to so little in the presence of a demon. Her torture was fun, but confusing. Chan's should be pure ecstasy. For a moment, he thought about ravaging Chan in a similar fashion to what he had done to Viper. The thought intrigued him. Surely it would be a form of torture worse than mere physical pain, for the mind is tortured too in such an act.

Shendu was beginning to like the idea.

Jackie watched as Shendu paced around him. Deciding what to do to him, he'd bet. No matter. He'd get away. He already was freed of his wrist shackles. No one had noticed as he skillfully released their grip around him. It would take a little more ingenuity to get the leg shackles off though.

A couple minutes after that, he was free and running like hell.

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Viper rolled out of the dusty trunk and onto the floor. She coughed a couple times and stood up. She closed the 'boot' and thanked her quick lock picking skills. Ah, all the advantages of being a thief. The car and herself were in some sort of - she couldn't believe it - fish cannery. Random cans of old, processed fish meat sat about. Crates of who-knows-what covered the place, especially one whole wall. There was no one around that she could see.

Carefully picking her way around the room, she began to explore. There was little more than the previously seen crates and cans. Actually, they were crates OF cans, she found on further investigation. A doorway was located near the car, on the right-hand side, that looked somewhat promising. No other exits were visible, save three giant-sized garage doors.

Peeking around the corner of the door, she found a long hallway. It was devoid of guarding sentinels, so she proceeded to walk into it. The hallway gave way to more hallways, branching off like some sort of insane maze. She took her chances, making wild picks for turns. She wasn't stupid though; she marked each turn at the corner with a spot of bright red lipstick. It was a miracle she had it in her pocket still, with the unfortunate happenings of the day.

After about ten minutes of mindless wondering, she heard noises. It sounded like people talking loudly. People having a good time. She followed the sounds. Just when she was sure she couldn't be twenty yards from the room they were in, the good time seemed to stop. Someone yelled, though she couldn't make out what he said. She turned the corner and came suddenly face-to-face with Jackie. They bumped into eachother with a gasp.

"HEY! You're DEAD!

"No"

"Uncle?"

"No"

"That's great!"

"What are you doing??"

"LEAVING."

"I came to rescue you!"

"I rescued myself!"

"I can see!"

"I'm getting out of here now!"

"Okay!"

Jackie ran halfway down the hall before he realized he wasn't being accompanied. Looking back, he saw Viper standing where she had been. "Ah, coming anytime soon???" Viper shook her head.

Jackie stood, mouth open in shock and confusion, but only for a second, as enforcers and a mirad of shadowkhan were suddenly chasing him down. He didn't see when Viper was caught, but he was sure of it. Damn it. She should have stayed away.

The small army of pursuers chased Chan all the way into a large room, covered in glass windows. A glance through them showed that they were on the first floor. Jackie took a chance, braced himself, and broke through a window. Freed of all window oppression, he ran.

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Notes: Uhm, I don't really have any notes. Uh, I will eventually explain the disapearance of Shendu in the last story in this one. Urm. Enjoy this quote:

Finn: "Our Powers!"

Chow: "My Pants!"

Haha, Chow has such a cute voice :)!!!

Oh, check out my art gallery everyday now for updates. I'm going to change the URL, but the link from my main FF.net page will have it there. I've got some super-d-duper new pictures I'm meaning to upload! Tooo many, actually!