Thanks for the reviews guys. I really need 'em to continue this fic. So, still keep in mind that the good Jade is still a mouse. (

The Dragon's Jewel

Disclaimers: I do not own Dragonball Z or Jackie Chan Adventures.

Chapter 4: Rat or Brat?

Jade scampered everywhere in the room, trying to get out of her mouse form. She squeaked very loudly, and unfortunately Marron heard it.

Marron popped the door open and immediately spotted the mouse...

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

A very high-pitched scream was heard throughout the whole town. Krillen and 18 rushed to the bathroom.

"Honey, what's wrong?" Krillen asked.

"A-a mouse! There!" She frightfully pointed at Jade.

"I'll get it out." 18 gruffly replied. She picked up the mouse by the tail and threw it forcefully out the door. She turned to Marron.

"There. Better? Wait a minute, where is Jade?"

Marron simply shrugged and returned to watching Powerpuff Girls.

"Maybe she went out to get some fresh air. Let's leave her alone for a while. I'm pretty sure everyone would want to be by their selves after being apart from their family and home." Krillen said.

Meanwhile, Jade wasn't having a very good time herself. She landed in a puddle of water, and to her, it was a small lake.

She paddled out soaking wet, and just as she did, Tiger grabbed her.

"Aaah how's my little mouse? Doing well? You're lucky enough I have a heart to bring you to my new home." She smirked evilly and flew up in the air.

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Goku just got back and decided to pick Jade up the afternoon instead of tomorrow. He knocked on Krillen's door and it opened.

"Hi Goku! Jade's not in the house right now, but I'm sure she just wandered off somewhere."

Goku didn't really believe that. "I can sense her ki somewhere far away. She couldn't have wandered that far."

Krillen also became a little suspicious. "You don't think something happened to her, do you?"

"Probably not because of her certain 'powers', but still, it's like there are two ki's, like it's being split in half."

"Yeah... I say we look for her. Maybe with a little help, because she could have been kidnapped by a strong enemy."

"We could handle it, but I'll get Yamcha and Piccolo JUST in case."

"Okay, see you bro." Krillen said.

Goku flew off to find Yamcha first.

In Yamcha's place...

"Don't worry; I'll call you, Teresa. There's nothing that can stop me from coming,"

He was cut off by Goku's yell, "Yamcha! Are ya there?"

The girl on the other line whined. 'Yamcha, are you meeting another girl I don't know!?'

"N-no!" Goku entered the room. "Yamcha! I know you're here!"

Teresa: 'Yaaaaaaaaaammmmmmmmchaaaaaaa! That's it! I'm dumping you!'

Yamcha: "Wait, wait. You don't understand! I- does that voice even sound like a girl?!"

'...No. Oh I'm so sorry I doubted you! I knew you would never betray me. I love-"

"Yamcha! There you are. Who ya talk'in to?"

*click* He slammed the phone on the receiver immediately.

"No one you know, Goku." Yamcha laughed nervously.

"Well, I need your help. There's this girl, Jade, who came from another place, and we think she's been kidnapped."

"Is she cute?"

"Yeah, but she's just a little-"

"I'm there!" Yamcha flew out the window.

"But Yamcha, you don't know where she is...?"

A few seconds later Yamcha came back. "Oh yeah, where is she?"

Goku slapped his forehead. "Gee, he can even be denser than me, sometimes!"

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"I'll take pity on you to change you back to human. Change her back." Tiger ordered.

The mouse turned back into the innocent Jade we knew (A/N: not so innocent before, really).

Tiger quickly tied a rope around Jade and put a gag on. "Since you have no good powers, you couldn't even get yourself out of a cage made of tissue without worrying that you made a mess!" She snickered.

"Mmmmmppphhhhmmmpphhpphh!" Jade talked through the gag.

"What was that? You want me to free you? Fat chance. Any moment now, your petty friends will start to come and save you, which is exactly what I want. There's nothing better than watching those overly-muscular fools suffer."

Jade's eyes widened. The z-fighters were strong, but even so, their power could never match up to ancient unknown magic.

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"So... Is she really that cute?" Yamcha said as Goku and he were flying to Kami's lookout.

"Yeah but I was trying to tell you that she's younger than you,"

"Hey, I've been dating younger women all my life, you think I'd date older ones?"

"That's not what I meant. She's really only,"

"Twenty years old? I'm about 25, what's wrong with that?" (A/N: I'm only guessing his age, so please don't flame me if I'm totally off)

"No, but Yamcha,"

"Goku, my man, I UNDERSTAND. Don't worry about it. I'll just ask her out and everything will be just fine!"

'Oh boy. I wonder what'll happen if Yamcha really keeps his word.' Goku thought.

They reached their destination and called out for Piccolo.

"You forget that my hearing senses are above average. Sooner or later your shouting will make me deaf." Piccolo said as he came from outta nowhere.

"Piccolo! We think Jade's been kidnapped by some high ki monster, because we sensed him, and we might need your help to fight it." Goku explained.

"That little brat? Who would want to save HER out of all people anyway?"

"Hey hey, you have to respect all women. Besides, she's going to be my girlfriend right after I save her." Yamcha stated.

Piccolo raised an eyebrow and tried hard not to burst out laughing at the thought of Yamcha going out with an eleven year old.

"Well Piccolo? We've got to get her back." Goku pleaded.

"Fine. As long as she doesn't come bothering me at the lookout again."

'Maybe not the lookout, but somewhere else...' Goku thought.

"Okay, let's go get Krillen and grab the girl!" Yamcha stated. They nodded.

They flew off to get Krillen, who joined them, and went off trying to find Jade.

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"Stop whining, you crybaby! Your friends are coming to get you. I can sense them..."

Jade let a few tears escape her amber eyes, fearful of what would happen to them.

Suddenly, the wall was shattered and who else but Goku, Krillen, Yamcha and surprisingly Piccolo came to save the day.

Yamcha's eyes widened at the sight of Jade.

Goku looked over at him. "So, uh... Are you going to ask her out?"

"Shut up." Yamcha muttered.

"So you've come to save your precious friend, huh? Well you're going to have to get past me, first!"

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Viper: Looks like there's going to be a fight going on. Will the dark side of Jade be defeated by the strengths of a Saiyan, Namek, and two humans? Or will the z-fighters be crushed by the awesome power of forbidden magic? Find out next time on The Dragon's Jewel!

So, so sorry this took so long to update and this chapter was so short. Hope this'll satisfy your tastes. I promise the next chapter will be up soon. Please review!