Back on the plane, Uncle handed out to everyone a small stone looped
on a string. "Uhm, Uncle, what are these for?" inquired Jackie.
Uncle responded, "These pendants will absorb your extra chi, and I can use
it to cast the spell! Come Tohru, we must enchant more pendants!"
Back at section 13, Jackie was having another argument with Jade.
"But Jackie", she pleaded, "You just gotta let me come with you when you
go to find Jenreid. I found all that stuff about him."
Jackie shook his head, "No Jade, I've told you before, it is much too
dangerous."
"So was fighting demons, and I was there then."
"But you weren't supposed to be, and Uncle said this person may be even
more dangerous. Now be a good girl and stay here." Jackie walked away
and turned down another corridor. Suddenly, he stuck his head back around
the corner. Jade looked up hopefully.
"And if you try to follow us, I will ground you for a month."
Jade went off to her room and sulked.
The main hall was crowded and noisy, as Uncle directed a small army
of agents that were arranging ancient scrolls, texts, and artifacts. The freight
elevator arrived and Tohru and El Toro began to offload a miniature forest
of exotic plants. "Uncle", cried Jackie, attempting to be heard over the
hubbub, "What are these things doing here?"
Uncle replied, "Protection, if we must fight Sirentiven, he will undoubtedly
have mystic powers."
"But Uncle is all this necessary?"
Uncle smacked Jackie in the head before replying "How many time must I
tell you, gods are very very powerful!" A pile of manuscripts fell of a
computer with a loud crash, and Uncle shrieked, "Aiyaaa! Be careful, those
contain ancient magic power!"
Jackie sighed and walked away, thinking "I must go see Capt. Black."
Jackie threaded his way through piles of weapons in the hall to Capt.
Black's office. As he closed the door behind him, the noise and mayhem
slipped away. A much harried Capt. Black sat behind the desk, with several
dirty coffee cups in front of him. He looked up and gave a brief smile to
Jackie.
"I'm glad you came, I was going to come get you, but every time I step out
into the station your Uncle wants some thing else. "
"Uhm, yeah.I noticed" Jackie stammered.
Capt. Black cut in, "There's also another problem, your Uncle, he says-"
Just at that moment, however, the door banged open and a very frazzled
agent walked in, followed by a very irate Uncle.
The agent immediately started speaking "Capt. Black I know you said you
didn't want to be interrupted but this latest request is ridiculous, I can't keep
trying to supply all these things!"
Uncle shouted back "Ridiculous! I will laugh when Sirentiven blasts you
apart!"
Capt. Black put his hands over his face, "Just get him what he needs."
The agent tried to argue, "But, the cost-"
Capt. Black looked up, "I don't care! Just get it for him, and I'll work the
budget out later."
As the agent and Uncle turned to leave, Capt. Black ordered, "Uncle wait,
about what you said before."
Uncle turned back, "Ah, then you have found another place?"
Jackie worriedly interjected, "Another place? What's wrong with this
place?"
Capt. Black turned to Jackie, "Uncle doesn't want to cast his spells
underground, so he says we have to find someplace else."
Jackie looked at Uncle, "But what's wrong with this place?"
Uncle smacked Jackie in the head, "If chi spells causes something
disastrous, Uncle does not want the ceiling to fall on his head!"
Jackie tried to argue with Uncle, "But Uncle we do not even know if this is
really Sirentiven."
Uncle smacked him again, "Precisely my point! Chi spell for god won't
work well on anyone else!"
Jackie shrugged his shoulders, "If we move somewhere, Jade will be safer
here."
Capt. Black stared at the two for a moment, then looked down at his desk.
He picked up a file, "There's a mostly empty warehouse west of the city.
It's big and open, will that do?"
Uncle nodded, "Under these circumstances, it will have to. Now, I must
finish chi spell!"
The chaos continued all night, until a few hours before dawn. As the
sun began to rise, almost everyone drifted off to get a few hours sleep.
Uncle continued to work with Tohru. They were sorting pendants and
medallions into two piles, one for Uncle and one for Tohru. Uncle placed
the last of them and said, "Perfect, with these charms Sirentiven cannot harm
us."
Tohru looked at Uncle, "But sensei, what about everyone else?"
Uncle smacked Tohru in the head, "We will be casting the chi spell, it will
be us the god shall try to stop or seek vengeance on!" Tohru looked slightly
green.
Uncle shouted at him, "Now stop fooling and help me put these wards on!"
Tohru picked up the strings of medallions and placed them around Uncle's
neck.
Uncle staggered forward while gasping, "Toh.ru.help.too...heav.y".
Tohru lifted the wards and charms from Uncle's next.
Uncle looked up at Tohru, "You will wear the protection, I will draw on
your chi."
Tohru looked even greener.
on a string. "Uhm, Uncle, what are these for?" inquired Jackie.
Uncle responded, "These pendants will absorb your extra chi, and I can use
it to cast the spell! Come Tohru, we must enchant more pendants!"
Back at section 13, Jackie was having another argument with Jade.
"But Jackie", she pleaded, "You just gotta let me come with you when you
go to find Jenreid. I found all that stuff about him."
Jackie shook his head, "No Jade, I've told you before, it is much too
dangerous."
"So was fighting demons, and I was there then."
"But you weren't supposed to be, and Uncle said this person may be even
more dangerous. Now be a good girl and stay here." Jackie walked away
and turned down another corridor. Suddenly, he stuck his head back around
the corner. Jade looked up hopefully.
"And if you try to follow us, I will ground you for a month."
Jade went off to her room and sulked.
The main hall was crowded and noisy, as Uncle directed a small army
of agents that were arranging ancient scrolls, texts, and artifacts. The freight
elevator arrived and Tohru and El Toro began to offload a miniature forest
of exotic plants. "Uncle", cried Jackie, attempting to be heard over the
hubbub, "What are these things doing here?"
Uncle replied, "Protection, if we must fight Sirentiven, he will undoubtedly
have mystic powers."
"But Uncle is all this necessary?"
Uncle smacked Jackie in the head before replying "How many time must I
tell you, gods are very very powerful!" A pile of manuscripts fell of a
computer with a loud crash, and Uncle shrieked, "Aiyaaa! Be careful, those
contain ancient magic power!"
Jackie sighed and walked away, thinking "I must go see Capt. Black."
Jackie threaded his way through piles of weapons in the hall to Capt.
Black's office. As he closed the door behind him, the noise and mayhem
slipped away. A much harried Capt. Black sat behind the desk, with several
dirty coffee cups in front of him. He looked up and gave a brief smile to
Jackie.
"I'm glad you came, I was going to come get you, but every time I step out
into the station your Uncle wants some thing else. "
"Uhm, yeah.I noticed" Jackie stammered.
Capt. Black cut in, "There's also another problem, your Uncle, he says-"
Just at that moment, however, the door banged open and a very frazzled
agent walked in, followed by a very irate Uncle.
The agent immediately started speaking "Capt. Black I know you said you
didn't want to be interrupted but this latest request is ridiculous, I can't keep
trying to supply all these things!"
Uncle shouted back "Ridiculous! I will laugh when Sirentiven blasts you
apart!"
Capt. Black put his hands over his face, "Just get him what he needs."
The agent tried to argue, "But, the cost-"
Capt. Black looked up, "I don't care! Just get it for him, and I'll work the
budget out later."
As the agent and Uncle turned to leave, Capt. Black ordered, "Uncle wait,
about what you said before."
Uncle turned back, "Ah, then you have found another place?"
Jackie worriedly interjected, "Another place? What's wrong with this
place?"
Capt. Black turned to Jackie, "Uncle doesn't want to cast his spells
underground, so he says we have to find someplace else."
Jackie looked at Uncle, "But what's wrong with this place?"
Uncle smacked Jackie in the head, "If chi spells causes something
disastrous, Uncle does not want the ceiling to fall on his head!"
Jackie tried to argue with Uncle, "But Uncle we do not even know if this is
really Sirentiven."
Uncle smacked him again, "Precisely my point! Chi spell for god won't
work well on anyone else!"
Jackie shrugged his shoulders, "If we move somewhere, Jade will be safer
here."
Capt. Black stared at the two for a moment, then looked down at his desk.
He picked up a file, "There's a mostly empty warehouse west of the city.
It's big and open, will that do?"
Uncle nodded, "Under these circumstances, it will have to. Now, I must
finish chi spell!"
The chaos continued all night, until a few hours before dawn. As the
sun began to rise, almost everyone drifted off to get a few hours sleep.
Uncle continued to work with Tohru. They were sorting pendants and
medallions into two piles, one for Uncle and one for Tohru. Uncle placed
the last of them and said, "Perfect, with these charms Sirentiven cannot harm
us."
Tohru looked at Uncle, "But sensei, what about everyone else?"
Uncle smacked Tohru in the head, "We will be casting the chi spell, it will
be us the god shall try to stop or seek vengeance on!" Tohru looked slightly
green.
Uncle shouted at him, "Now stop fooling and help me put these wards on!"
Tohru picked up the strings of medallions and placed them around Uncle's
neck.
Uncle staggered forward while gasping, "Toh.ru.help.too...heav.y".
Tohru lifted the wards and charms from Uncle's next.
Uncle looked up at Tohru, "You will wear the protection, I will draw on
your chi."
Tohru looked even greener.