A human, and a child no less, had gotten the better of him.
Jenreid's mind whirled with anger as he sped
across the great western plains. If Drackoye ever found out he would never hear the end of it. Still, the incident
had given him cause to wonder. The dagger without one of its two major gemstones had given off enough energy
that he hadn't noticed he focused on it. So how much power might both pieces reunited bestow upon the dagger's
possessor? The blue-haired figure began to wonder if it was wise to allow mortals access to such energies. Jenreid
continued to let his thoughts wander, as he crossed the vast landscape. The wind rippled at his passing.
Tensions were running high in Section 13. Viper was restless at the inactivity, Uncle was upset because he
was having little luck with his research, Jackie and Capt. Black were worried because they had reports of some one
who matched Jenreid's description in England several hours ago, but nothing since then. And Jade was sulking in
her room because Capt. Black had, at Jackie's request, posted a guard outside her door.
Uncle had Tohru researching tracer spells, for use with the jewel, if Jenreid did not return, and he himself
was looking for references to the design on the knife hilt. It looked somewhat like the sun rising over water, with
jagged lines streaming outward. Uncle had tried to recruit agents to help, but most didn't read Chinese, and none
understood what they were reading. "Aiyaaaaa! This is hopeless!" cried Uncle. He gestured to a nearby agent
standing in the hallway. "You there! Go get Jackie! Tell him Uncle needs more information if he is to find the
blue-haired thief" The agent tried to argue with Uncle, "But sir, Capt. Black-"
"This is more important! Go now!" The agent scrambled off. Jade peeked out her door, as the agent that had just
left was the one that was supposed to be guarding her. Unfortunately, Uncle was standing just outside her door,
looking down the corridor the agent had just fled. Jade reached out and lightly pulled a piece of paper from the
bundle he held at his side. She then slipped back into her room. On the paper was the symbol from the knife. Jade
walked over to her computer, thinking to herself "Maybe if I find out about the thief, Jackie will let me come along
on his next mission." She sat down and placed the picture on her scanner, saying to herself "You can find anything
on the internet."
Several hours later Capt. Black called a conference in his office. After everyone had arrived, he made an
announcement. "I just got off the phone with the vice president and the pentagon. They have authorized us to use
lethal force if necessary."
"What?!" cried Jackie, "You mean you are going to kill him?! Capt. Black I don't feel I can be part of such-"
"Nonsense!" interrupted Uncle, "The right chi spell will stop him!"
"So you found out about Jenreid, then?" asked El Toro.
"First I must do more research!"
Everyone sighed, and there was a moment of awkward silence.
"No need, everybody! I know who our thief is." It was Jade, and with her a sheepish looking security guard. "I
know she wasn't supposed to leave the room, but she claimed to have valuable information."
"Yeah! I do!" yelled Jade. "I scanned the symbol into my computer and went online and found this site and there's
this cult and it's got the same symbol and they believe in this god of lightning and his name's Sirentiven and-"
"Whoa, slow down Jade" interjected Jackie. "You are speaking much to fast".
"Just great," said Capt. Black sarcastically, "Cult activity, I bet some wacko got it into his head that he's been told
to steel artifacts that give him magic powers."
"Do not mock the gods!" shrieked Uncle, "They are more powerful even than Shendu and his horde of demons!
"But what would a god be doing stealing for the Dark Hand?"
"This is precisely my point", replied Capt. Black, "I bet Jenreid is just another human and this cult is backing him
financially."
"I will still research a chi spell!" shouted Uncle as he stormed off.
"If we can find some one from this cult maybe we can get them to still the beans", said Capt. Black. He nodded to
the agent standing near the door. "See if we can trace that website, and get the names of anyone you can"
"Why do all that?" asked Jade, "The web site lists an address in Salem, Oregon".
Capt. Black and Jackie just stared.
Later, on a private plane to Oregon, Jackie was trying to help Uncle find the proper chi spells, but it wasn't
going very well. "Uncle", complained Jackie, "We've been at this for hours, and there has been nothing that tells
how to get rid of a god".
"Perhaps", ventured Tohru, "A modified demon banishing spell would work."
"Aiyaaaaa!" cried Uncle, "I told you, gods are more powerful than demons, it would take far too much chi!"
Suddenly his expression changed. Uncle tossed aside one book and picked up another one. "Tohru, we must
research chi transfer spell."
Tohru just nodded.
Viper glanced at Jackie, then spoke "You know, you could have let Jade tag along. She did find these people for
us."
"Don't you start, too!" cried Jackie, "It is much too dangerous."
Later, at the address that had been on the website, he J Team, as well as several dozen armed agents,
approached the house of a man named Jake Welenson. Capt. Black kicked open the door and agents rushed into
the house. "Sir, we've got some one here" came a shout from the kitchen. Capt. Black and the J Team crowded
into the small kitchen. A man who looked to be in his late 20's, with short brown hair, was pinned against a wall
by three agents. "Let him up" ordered Capt. Black. The agents spun the man to face Capt. Black as he started to
question the man.
"Are you Jake Welenson?"
"Yes, and if I new you took those parking tickets so seriously I would have paid up a long time ago, I swear!"
"Were not here about that, are you the leader of an organization that worships Sirentiven?"
Jake squirmed. "Yeah.kinda, if this is from that girl at the meeting with the beer, I had no idea she was a minor."
Uncle pushed his way to the front, and squinted at the man. "This one is not the thief!" he declared; then he left.
Capt. Black sighed, and turned back to Jake, "So what exactly does this cult of yours do?"
"Nothing really, a couple of years ago one of my college buddies found this dude mentioned in a book while doing
research on ancient cultures, and we formed an internet group around him."
Capt. Black held up the Jenreid had left at the museum, "Have you ever seen this knife."
"Nope, but its kinda cool, maybe we should get something like that. Listen, I'm not sure what this is about, but I
can get the book and you can read out it yourselves." Jake started to move towards the door until an agent pointed
a gun at him. Capt. Black indicated that an agent should fetch the book. Moments later, the agent returned with a
large, black covered book. As he went to pass it to Capt. Black, it was snatched from his hand. Uncle had
returned. "Perfect!" he shouted, "With this I can prepare the proper chi spell!"
Capt. Black nodded, "Alright everyone, lets get out of here."
As they were leaving, Jake followed them saying, "Hey, it was nice to meet you, if you want to join our fan club
the entrance fee is only $10".
across the great western plains. If Drackoye ever found out he would never hear the end of it. Still, the incident
had given him cause to wonder. The dagger without one of its two major gemstones had given off enough energy
that he hadn't noticed he focused on it. So how much power might both pieces reunited bestow upon the dagger's
possessor? The blue-haired figure began to wonder if it was wise to allow mortals access to such energies. Jenreid
continued to let his thoughts wander, as he crossed the vast landscape. The wind rippled at his passing.
Tensions were running high in Section 13. Viper was restless at the inactivity, Uncle was upset because he
was having little luck with his research, Jackie and Capt. Black were worried because they had reports of some one
who matched Jenreid's description in England several hours ago, but nothing since then. And Jade was sulking in
her room because Capt. Black had, at Jackie's request, posted a guard outside her door.
Uncle had Tohru researching tracer spells, for use with the jewel, if Jenreid did not return, and he himself
was looking for references to the design on the knife hilt. It looked somewhat like the sun rising over water, with
jagged lines streaming outward. Uncle had tried to recruit agents to help, but most didn't read Chinese, and none
understood what they were reading. "Aiyaaaaa! This is hopeless!" cried Uncle. He gestured to a nearby agent
standing in the hallway. "You there! Go get Jackie! Tell him Uncle needs more information if he is to find the
blue-haired thief" The agent tried to argue with Uncle, "But sir, Capt. Black-"
"This is more important! Go now!" The agent scrambled off. Jade peeked out her door, as the agent that had just
left was the one that was supposed to be guarding her. Unfortunately, Uncle was standing just outside her door,
looking down the corridor the agent had just fled. Jade reached out and lightly pulled a piece of paper from the
bundle he held at his side. She then slipped back into her room. On the paper was the symbol from the knife. Jade
walked over to her computer, thinking to herself "Maybe if I find out about the thief, Jackie will let me come along
on his next mission." She sat down and placed the picture on her scanner, saying to herself "You can find anything
on the internet."
Several hours later Capt. Black called a conference in his office. After everyone had arrived, he made an
announcement. "I just got off the phone with the vice president and the pentagon. They have authorized us to use
lethal force if necessary."
"What?!" cried Jackie, "You mean you are going to kill him?! Capt. Black I don't feel I can be part of such-"
"Nonsense!" interrupted Uncle, "The right chi spell will stop him!"
"So you found out about Jenreid, then?" asked El Toro.
"First I must do more research!"
Everyone sighed, and there was a moment of awkward silence.
"No need, everybody! I know who our thief is." It was Jade, and with her a sheepish looking security guard. "I
know she wasn't supposed to leave the room, but she claimed to have valuable information."
"Yeah! I do!" yelled Jade. "I scanned the symbol into my computer and went online and found this site and there's
this cult and it's got the same symbol and they believe in this god of lightning and his name's Sirentiven and-"
"Whoa, slow down Jade" interjected Jackie. "You are speaking much to fast".
"Just great," said Capt. Black sarcastically, "Cult activity, I bet some wacko got it into his head that he's been told
to steel artifacts that give him magic powers."
"Do not mock the gods!" shrieked Uncle, "They are more powerful even than Shendu and his horde of demons!
"But what would a god be doing stealing for the Dark Hand?"
"This is precisely my point", replied Capt. Black, "I bet Jenreid is just another human and this cult is backing him
financially."
"I will still research a chi spell!" shouted Uncle as he stormed off.
"If we can find some one from this cult maybe we can get them to still the beans", said Capt. Black. He nodded to
the agent standing near the door. "See if we can trace that website, and get the names of anyone you can"
"Why do all that?" asked Jade, "The web site lists an address in Salem, Oregon".
Capt. Black and Jackie just stared.
Later, on a private plane to Oregon, Jackie was trying to help Uncle find the proper chi spells, but it wasn't
going very well. "Uncle", complained Jackie, "We've been at this for hours, and there has been nothing that tells
how to get rid of a god".
"Perhaps", ventured Tohru, "A modified demon banishing spell would work."
"Aiyaaaaa!" cried Uncle, "I told you, gods are more powerful than demons, it would take far too much chi!"
Suddenly his expression changed. Uncle tossed aside one book and picked up another one. "Tohru, we must
research chi transfer spell."
Tohru just nodded.
Viper glanced at Jackie, then spoke "You know, you could have let Jade tag along. She did find these people for
us."
"Don't you start, too!" cried Jackie, "It is much too dangerous."
Later, at the address that had been on the website, he J Team, as well as several dozen armed agents,
approached the house of a man named Jake Welenson. Capt. Black kicked open the door and agents rushed into
the house. "Sir, we've got some one here" came a shout from the kitchen. Capt. Black and the J Team crowded
into the small kitchen. A man who looked to be in his late 20's, with short brown hair, was pinned against a wall
by three agents. "Let him up" ordered Capt. Black. The agents spun the man to face Capt. Black as he started to
question the man.
"Are you Jake Welenson?"
"Yes, and if I new you took those parking tickets so seriously I would have paid up a long time ago, I swear!"
"Were not here about that, are you the leader of an organization that worships Sirentiven?"
Jake squirmed. "Yeah.kinda, if this is from that girl at the meeting with the beer, I had no idea she was a minor."
Uncle pushed his way to the front, and squinted at the man. "This one is not the thief!" he declared; then he left.
Capt. Black sighed, and turned back to Jake, "So what exactly does this cult of yours do?"
"Nothing really, a couple of years ago one of my college buddies found this dude mentioned in a book while doing
research on ancient cultures, and we formed an internet group around him."
Capt. Black held up the Jenreid had left at the museum, "Have you ever seen this knife."
"Nope, but its kinda cool, maybe we should get something like that. Listen, I'm not sure what this is about, but I
can get the book and you can read out it yourselves." Jake started to move towards the door until an agent pointed
a gun at him. Capt. Black indicated that an agent should fetch the book. Moments later, the agent returned with a
large, black covered book. As he went to pass it to Capt. Black, it was snatched from his hand. Uncle had
returned. "Perfect!" he shouted, "With this I can prepare the proper chi spell!"
Capt. Black nodded, "Alright everyone, lets get out of here."
As they were leaving, Jake followed them saying, "Hey, it was nice to meet you, if you want to join our fan club
the entrance fee is only $10".