Black and White
Part II
Brenna "Snakelady" Dawkins
A Jackie Chan Adventures Fanfic
Rating: PG-13 Disclaimer: Jackie Chan and subsequent characters belong to Jackie Chan and associates. It'd be pretty useless to sue me since I have nothing! I've made no profit nor will see any from this fic.
Summary: An experiment gone wrong in Section 13 has greater consequences then Captain Black or Jade had ever imagined. Now Jade is twenty years older and wiser and in love, how can Captain Black convince Jade to give that up before Jackie and Uncle return home? J/CB
Captain Black swore angrily. He'd have the head of the assistant that left Jade's door unlocked--- but only after they got Jade back safely.
"Why did she not immediately reappear on transporter two's platform?" Black demanded hotly.
"We lost her pattern--- there was a problem with the fact that we just didn't compute her into our figuring. We programmed the transporter to transport a monkey--- not a human."
"There's only a two percent difference!" Black loomed over the assistant who was speaking.
The assistant nervously shook his head, "Maybe so, but that doesn't account for the difference in body weight and size."
Black ground his teeth. Now was not the time for accidents! Especially one as major as this one! "We programmed the thing to have a memory, so just have transporter two talk to transporter one and get the variables! Bring her back!"
"It isn't that simple, sir." The assistant hated to say such a thing to someone who could sign his pink slip.
"Like I care! Do what you have to do to get Jade back here unharmed!"
And with that, the lab saw a flurry of activity as the lab techs hurriedly made computations and crossed their fingers that during the rush, no fatal flaws were over looked. Meanwhile, Captain Black paced behind them. A threatening presence and a reminder that failure was never an option. No one wanted to disappoint Black. And no one wanted to find out what would happen to them if they couldn't get Jade back. It was hours later until the assistant who drew the shortest straw from the lot was sent to Black with their final figures. Black glared at the hastily scribbled notes and then glared at the assistant who flinched.
"You sure?"
The assistant wordlessly nodded. Black tossed the notes back to him.
"Then get it done!" He growled.
With Black's approval, the computer was reprogrammed with the new information. Why did he allow a child to live in Section 13 in the first place? This was no place for a kid, especially one as inquisitive and intelligent as Jade. It was his own fault. He'd felt responsible for getting the Chan's mixed up with the Dark Hand and it had snowballed from there. He sighed. And now Jade was paying the ultimate price.
The sound from the machine drowned out Black's reflection and he anxiously watched the platform of transporter two as the assistants confirmed that all systems were go. The light flashed blindingly once more and Black shielded his eyes with his hand. When he lowered his hand and anxiously peered down at the transporter platform, he was relieved to see a figure sprawled there. He hurried down to the platform base and was followed by an assistant who had some medical knowledge.
Once he got to the platform, he stopped short, unprepared for what he saw. There was definitely someone on the platform, but he couldn't confirm whether it was Jade or not.
"Jenga, check her out!" Black barked at the assistant that had followed him.
The young man nodded and went to the individuals side. Black knelt and visually inspected the female. She was unconscious. She was also Chinese and Black guessed her to be in her early to mid thirties. Who the hell was she? He wondered.
"Where is Jade?" Black demanded, his voice hard and the glare was back in his eyes. "And WHO is this?"
"I-I-I don't know, sir." Jenga replied nervously as he checked her vital signs. "But she's alive."
"And what about Jade? Is she still alive?"
Jenga opened his mouth to say something, then thought better of it and just shook his head. He had no idea.
"Can she be moved?" Black asked.
"I don't see why not." Jenga answered.
"Then move her out of the way, get her to the medlab and we're going to try the transporter again to get Jade back!" Black informed them.
Jenga gently picked up the unconscious woman and carried her with care to the medlab. There were two more techs there waiting to attend to her needs. Meanwhile, Black had the other assistants back to reconfiguring the equipment. He wasn't going to rest until they brought Jade back home safely. He silently made her that promise.
Hours later found no further success. Black's temper had seen better days and everyone's patience was wearing thin. Black was working on his sixth cup of coffee when Jenga returned from the medlab.
"She's awake."
That got Black's attention. "Good. Maybe we'll get some answers then!" He made his way back to the medlab with Jenga again in tow.
The young woman was on a hospital gurney. She had striking looks despite the hoses the techs had inserted up her nose and the drip in her arm. Black raised an eyebrow.
"Is all that stuff necessary?" He asked.
"Just to be on the safe side." Jenga said.
The woman moaned and shifted on the bed. Her eyes fluttered open and it was clear she was trying to figure out where she was.
"Hello." Black said, trying to sound pleasant despite all the current stress. It took effort.
The young woman turned her head to see who was speaking to her. Her eyes seemed to light up when she saw Black. "Augustus!" She said, still smiling.
That shocked Black into speechlessness. How'd she know his name? He didn't recognize her. He'd remember someone like her.
"But you look like you did before---"The woman's confusion was just as clear.
Black wouldn't be distracted, he had to find out who this woman was. "Who are you?"
"Are you angry at me? Trying to make me think you don't know me?" She asked upset.
"No, I'm not angry at you--- yet." Black replied stonily.
Black's cell phone rang. He fished it out of his pocket and glanced at the number displayed and swore again. It was Jackie. Not the best time for this!
"Black here." He answered it, turning away from the young woman. "The usual thing around here. Jade? Um, she's not in at the moment." Pause. "Don't worry about it, Jackie. I'm taking care of things." He didn't like lying to Jackie, but he didn't plan on letting his friend down because of one of his mistakes.
He exhaled as he hung up.
"Was that--- Uncle Jackie?" The woman asked.
Black spun around. "Okay, that's enough! Who are you?"
She looked up at Black with big, frightened eyes, "I'm Jade Chan."
That got everyone's attention. Black stared. Those features, the jaw, the eyes, Black was a believer. The young woman was Jade.
"Jade. Do you remember what happened?" Black asked.
"Remember what?"
Black sighed. "Do you remember anything?"
She shook her head.
"Well, that's just great." Black muttered unhappily. Then jumped as he felt her take his hand. "What are you doing?"
"I do remember about us." She said.
Black couldn't move, "What are you talking about?"
"After the accident that killed Uncle Jackie, you got sucked into a demon door. It was two decades before we were able to get you out again. I'm confused. I thought you were talking to Uncle Jackie on the phone, like old times."
"Dead?" Black asked deadpanned.
The woman who claimed she was Jade nodded silently, staring up at Black, still holding his hand with both of hers.
"Get me a DNA test here. I want to know for sure this is Jade." Black demanded.
"Augustus, what's happened?" She asked him.
"I'm not sure." Black said truthfully. "But we'll straighten it out somehow."
To be continued---
Part II
Brenna "Snakelady" Dawkins
A Jackie Chan Adventures Fanfic
Rating: PG-13 Disclaimer: Jackie Chan and subsequent characters belong to Jackie Chan and associates. It'd be pretty useless to sue me since I have nothing! I've made no profit nor will see any from this fic.
Summary: An experiment gone wrong in Section 13 has greater consequences then Captain Black or Jade had ever imagined. Now Jade is twenty years older and wiser and in love, how can Captain Black convince Jade to give that up before Jackie and Uncle return home? J/CB
Captain Black swore angrily. He'd have the head of the assistant that left Jade's door unlocked--- but only after they got Jade back safely.
"Why did she not immediately reappear on transporter two's platform?" Black demanded hotly.
"We lost her pattern--- there was a problem with the fact that we just didn't compute her into our figuring. We programmed the transporter to transport a monkey--- not a human."
"There's only a two percent difference!" Black loomed over the assistant who was speaking.
The assistant nervously shook his head, "Maybe so, but that doesn't account for the difference in body weight and size."
Black ground his teeth. Now was not the time for accidents! Especially one as major as this one! "We programmed the thing to have a memory, so just have transporter two talk to transporter one and get the variables! Bring her back!"
"It isn't that simple, sir." The assistant hated to say such a thing to someone who could sign his pink slip.
"Like I care! Do what you have to do to get Jade back here unharmed!"
And with that, the lab saw a flurry of activity as the lab techs hurriedly made computations and crossed their fingers that during the rush, no fatal flaws were over looked. Meanwhile, Captain Black paced behind them. A threatening presence and a reminder that failure was never an option. No one wanted to disappoint Black. And no one wanted to find out what would happen to them if they couldn't get Jade back. It was hours later until the assistant who drew the shortest straw from the lot was sent to Black with their final figures. Black glared at the hastily scribbled notes and then glared at the assistant who flinched.
"You sure?"
The assistant wordlessly nodded. Black tossed the notes back to him.
"Then get it done!" He growled.
With Black's approval, the computer was reprogrammed with the new information. Why did he allow a child to live in Section 13 in the first place? This was no place for a kid, especially one as inquisitive and intelligent as Jade. It was his own fault. He'd felt responsible for getting the Chan's mixed up with the Dark Hand and it had snowballed from there. He sighed. And now Jade was paying the ultimate price.
The sound from the machine drowned out Black's reflection and he anxiously watched the platform of transporter two as the assistants confirmed that all systems were go. The light flashed blindingly once more and Black shielded his eyes with his hand. When he lowered his hand and anxiously peered down at the transporter platform, he was relieved to see a figure sprawled there. He hurried down to the platform base and was followed by an assistant who had some medical knowledge.
Once he got to the platform, he stopped short, unprepared for what he saw. There was definitely someone on the platform, but he couldn't confirm whether it was Jade or not.
"Jenga, check her out!" Black barked at the assistant that had followed him.
The young man nodded and went to the individuals side. Black knelt and visually inspected the female. She was unconscious. She was also Chinese and Black guessed her to be in her early to mid thirties. Who the hell was she? He wondered.
"Where is Jade?" Black demanded, his voice hard and the glare was back in his eyes. "And WHO is this?"
"I-I-I don't know, sir." Jenga replied nervously as he checked her vital signs. "But she's alive."
"And what about Jade? Is she still alive?"
Jenga opened his mouth to say something, then thought better of it and just shook his head. He had no idea.
"Can she be moved?" Black asked.
"I don't see why not." Jenga answered.
"Then move her out of the way, get her to the medlab and we're going to try the transporter again to get Jade back!" Black informed them.
Jenga gently picked up the unconscious woman and carried her with care to the medlab. There were two more techs there waiting to attend to her needs. Meanwhile, Black had the other assistants back to reconfiguring the equipment. He wasn't going to rest until they brought Jade back home safely. He silently made her that promise.
Hours later found no further success. Black's temper had seen better days and everyone's patience was wearing thin. Black was working on his sixth cup of coffee when Jenga returned from the medlab.
"She's awake."
That got Black's attention. "Good. Maybe we'll get some answers then!" He made his way back to the medlab with Jenga again in tow.
The young woman was on a hospital gurney. She had striking looks despite the hoses the techs had inserted up her nose and the drip in her arm. Black raised an eyebrow.
"Is all that stuff necessary?" He asked.
"Just to be on the safe side." Jenga said.
The woman moaned and shifted on the bed. Her eyes fluttered open and it was clear she was trying to figure out where she was.
"Hello." Black said, trying to sound pleasant despite all the current stress. It took effort.
The young woman turned her head to see who was speaking to her. Her eyes seemed to light up when she saw Black. "Augustus!" She said, still smiling.
That shocked Black into speechlessness. How'd she know his name? He didn't recognize her. He'd remember someone like her.
"But you look like you did before---"The woman's confusion was just as clear.
Black wouldn't be distracted, he had to find out who this woman was. "Who are you?"
"Are you angry at me? Trying to make me think you don't know me?" She asked upset.
"No, I'm not angry at you--- yet." Black replied stonily.
Black's cell phone rang. He fished it out of his pocket and glanced at the number displayed and swore again. It was Jackie. Not the best time for this!
"Black here." He answered it, turning away from the young woman. "The usual thing around here. Jade? Um, she's not in at the moment." Pause. "Don't worry about it, Jackie. I'm taking care of things." He didn't like lying to Jackie, but he didn't plan on letting his friend down because of one of his mistakes.
He exhaled as he hung up.
"Was that--- Uncle Jackie?" The woman asked.
Black spun around. "Okay, that's enough! Who are you?"
She looked up at Black with big, frightened eyes, "I'm Jade Chan."
That got everyone's attention. Black stared. Those features, the jaw, the eyes, Black was a believer. The young woman was Jade.
"Jade. Do you remember what happened?" Black asked.
"Remember what?"
Black sighed. "Do you remember anything?"
She shook her head.
"Well, that's just great." Black muttered unhappily. Then jumped as he felt her take his hand. "What are you doing?"
"I do remember about us." She said.
Black couldn't move, "What are you talking about?"
"After the accident that killed Uncle Jackie, you got sucked into a demon door. It was two decades before we were able to get you out again. I'm confused. I thought you were talking to Uncle Jackie on the phone, like old times."
"Dead?" Black asked deadpanned.
The woman who claimed she was Jade nodded silently, staring up at Black, still holding his hand with both of hers.
"Get me a DNA test here. I want to know for sure this is Jade." Black demanded.
"Augustus, what's happened?" She asked him.
"I'm not sure." Black said truthfully. "But we'll straighten it out somehow."
To be continued---