AN: I'll be doing POVs in this chapter and probably later ones so *~name
POV~* indicates switch to "name's" point of view. Enjoy.
_..._ used for emphasis
'...' used for thoughts
Raining Hard
Chapter 2: "Gentle in manner, strong in performance." -Claudio Aquaviva
"So what am I presenting?"
Elemental kept her eyes on the steep hilly roads of San Francisco while answering Jade's question. "I'm sponsoring a new Anime from Japan. I get to make the pitch to FoxKids."
Jade nodded. It was still raining. The rain was coming down more in sheets now, not so much as drops. It was such a dreary day.
*~Elemental POV~*
I don't know why I rescued Jade from a boring day at Uncle's Rare Finds. Maybe it was because of all the boring days I had suffered. Maybe it was because all of the exciting ones I had encountered. Maybe... Okay, that was enough maybes. My thoughts were once again leading me down that path. That was one habit I never did curve; my thinking process. I curved my sarcasm, I curved my appetite for being the best, I curved my pride with my grades and abilities, so why did I still have my philosophical thinking?
Whatever I had it sure seemed to get me into enough trouble. I mean not many twenty-four year olds have an arch-nemesis that is out to murder you. Not many had a creed that defined their life. And here we go again.
Then it happened. I didn't even know what it was until I saw the smoke clear. I had stopped my car in front of the Chinese embassy and saw the henchmen come out of the smoke. Each one was dressed as a ninja and in black. However, their skin was a grayish color definitely signifying that they were not human.
I turned to check on the girl in the seat next to me. She was wide eyed and whispering something that sounded like, "Shadow Khan?"
"What did you say?" I asked.
She looked at me strangely. "Nothing," she replied.
The gray-skinned ninjas still continued to approach the car.
"I think we should leave," she said.
I nodded my head in agreement, and pointed out the Chinese embassy. "Make for that building."
Jade nodded and we raced out of the car.
*~ End POV/ switch scene ~*
Captain Black was sitting in his office when one of his people ran into the office. The man uttered some muddled words and sat down in one of the available chairs near the door. Black stood up.
"What was that?"
"The Chinese Embassy has been besieged by Shadow Kahn. Miss Williams and Jade are there too."
Black became deathly silent before shouting out orders. "Get teams 3 and 5 mobilized. NOW!!"
The man saluted and ran out of the room down the hall. Black sunk back into his chair and was going to get on the phone to Elemental when in popped a head.
"Captain Black, is anything the matter?" came the voice of Jackie Chan.
Black hung his head. "The Shadow Khan have besieged the Chinese Embassy." He then looked uneasily at Jackie. "Elemental and Jade are there."
Jackie was immediately worried for his niece. "Are they okay?"
"We haven't heard anything from inside-"
Black's cell phone rang. "Black," he answered. "Elemental? What is going on in there?.... They chased you inside?....They knew you were coming?"
Jackie had since stepped fully inside the office and was listening to the only part of the phone conversation he could hear.
"Elemental, what exactly do you know about the Shadow Khan... What do you mean that isn't important right now!"
"Is Jade all right?" Jackie looked at Black quizzically.
Captain Black repeated the question and waited for an answer.
*~ switch scene ~*
"Of course she's fine," Elemental hissed. "Do you think I'm an incompetent human being....No, okay then... I will take care of her and all the people in the embassy...how hard can it be there are only about twenty-five ninjas...I graduated _top_of_my_class!"
Jade stopped pacing the floor to stare at Elemental. 'Whoa, she sure loses her temper fast.' Jade thought to herself. 'Hope I never get _her_ mad.' All the employees in the embassy, Jade, and Elemental were in the innermost room waiting for the wrath of the Shadow Khan. Jade was pacing anxiously and the employees were whispering worriedly while Elemental contacted Captain Black.
"Whatever, Black. Whatever." Elemental pressed the end button on her cell phone and handed it to Jade. "Hold onto that for me, kay?" Jade nodded. Just then the sound of glass breaking reached the ears of all the people hiding. Jade was the only one who heard Elemental mumble, "Shadow Khan don't have to break windows."
It was then Jade knew that Elemental was going to have one heck of a fight on her hands.
Raining Hard
Chapter 2: "Gentle in manner, strong in performance." -Claudio Aquaviva
"So what am I presenting?"
Elemental kept her eyes on the steep hilly roads of San Francisco while answering Jade's question. "I'm sponsoring a new Anime from Japan. I get to make the pitch to FoxKids."
Jade nodded. It was still raining. The rain was coming down more in sheets now, not so much as drops. It was such a dreary day.
*~Elemental POV~*
I don't know why I rescued Jade from a boring day at Uncle's Rare Finds. Maybe it was because of all the boring days I had suffered. Maybe it was because all of the exciting ones I had encountered. Maybe... Okay, that was enough maybes. My thoughts were once again leading me down that path. That was one habit I never did curve; my thinking process. I curved my sarcasm, I curved my appetite for being the best, I curved my pride with my grades and abilities, so why did I still have my philosophical thinking?
Whatever I had it sure seemed to get me into enough trouble. I mean not many twenty-four year olds have an arch-nemesis that is out to murder you. Not many had a creed that defined their life. And here we go again.
Then it happened. I didn't even know what it was until I saw the smoke clear. I had stopped my car in front of the Chinese embassy and saw the henchmen come out of the smoke. Each one was dressed as a ninja and in black. However, their skin was a grayish color definitely signifying that they were not human.
I turned to check on the girl in the seat next to me. She was wide eyed and whispering something that sounded like, "Shadow Khan?"
"What did you say?" I asked.
She looked at me strangely. "Nothing," she replied.
The gray-skinned ninjas still continued to approach the car.
"I think we should leave," she said.
I nodded my head in agreement, and pointed out the Chinese embassy. "Make for that building."
Jade nodded and we raced out of the car.
*~ End POV/ switch scene ~*
Captain Black was sitting in his office when one of his people ran into the office. The man uttered some muddled words and sat down in one of the available chairs near the door. Black stood up.
"What was that?"
"The Chinese Embassy has been besieged by Shadow Kahn. Miss Williams and Jade are there too."
Black became deathly silent before shouting out orders. "Get teams 3 and 5 mobilized. NOW!!"
The man saluted and ran out of the room down the hall. Black sunk back into his chair and was going to get on the phone to Elemental when in popped a head.
"Captain Black, is anything the matter?" came the voice of Jackie Chan.
Black hung his head. "The Shadow Khan have besieged the Chinese Embassy." He then looked uneasily at Jackie. "Elemental and Jade are there."
Jackie was immediately worried for his niece. "Are they okay?"
"We haven't heard anything from inside-"
Black's cell phone rang. "Black," he answered. "Elemental? What is going on in there?.... They chased you inside?....They knew you were coming?"
Jackie had since stepped fully inside the office and was listening to the only part of the phone conversation he could hear.
"Elemental, what exactly do you know about the Shadow Khan... What do you mean that isn't important right now!"
"Is Jade all right?" Jackie looked at Black quizzically.
Captain Black repeated the question and waited for an answer.
*~ switch scene ~*
"Of course she's fine," Elemental hissed. "Do you think I'm an incompetent human being....No, okay then... I will take care of her and all the people in the embassy...how hard can it be there are only about twenty-five ninjas...I graduated _top_of_my_class!"
Jade stopped pacing the floor to stare at Elemental. 'Whoa, she sure loses her temper fast.' Jade thought to herself. 'Hope I never get _her_ mad.' All the employees in the embassy, Jade, and Elemental were in the innermost room waiting for the wrath of the Shadow Khan. Jade was pacing anxiously and the employees were whispering worriedly while Elemental contacted Captain Black.
"Whatever, Black. Whatever." Elemental pressed the end button on her cell phone and handed it to Jade. "Hold onto that for me, kay?" Jade nodded. Just then the sound of glass breaking reached the ears of all the people hiding. Jade was the only one who heard Elemental mumble, "Shadow Khan don't have to break windows."
It was then Jade knew that Elemental was going to have one heck of a fight on her hands.
