Black and White
Part IV
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
Black found himself responding to Jade's deep kisses with a few of his own. She was an excellent kisser and Black forgot himself and at that moment, didn't care. He stood there, embracing her and kissed her with a hunger he rarely fed. But when he felt her hands dive between his boxers and felt her fingers brush up against his pubic hair, he suddenly came back to his senses and stumbled back, releasing her but her hand remained stuck in that compromising position.
Black was trying to catch his breath and cursed himself for that moment of weakness.
Jade tried to drag him back to her by pulling on his waistline, "We're lovers, Augustus. There isn't anything wrong with that!"
Black took a few more deep breaths to clear his head, glanced down at the hand that promised exquisite pleasure, then up at Jade's pleading eyes. "I'm not YOUR Black. Please, Honey, wont you understand that?"
She tugged on his waistline again, and damnit! Now he had a hard on! The animalistic part of him wanted to go over to her and give in to her demands. He had needs of his own too! Black grunted but stood his ground, despite her efforts to bring him closer, and despite his own base urges.
"I can't." Black repeated and gently reached down and removed her hand from the confines of his pants.
Jade bit her lip, tears threatened. "I hate you!" She covered her face with her hands and sobbed.
"I don't hate you. I just want you to understand that it would be wrong." Black said sadly. "I need the young Jade back. Don't you want to go back to your Black? I bet he's worried for you. And Valmont too." He couldn't believe he said that last one.
She snuffled into her fists and did her best to blink her tears back, "I guess. But can't I wait until Jackie comes back? I miss him so much! I need to see him again. Please? I wont ask you to make love to me anymore, okay? Please?"
Black sighed heavily. It was getting harder and harder to look into those eyes. The half that wanted to give into them was trying to weaken the other half, and if he looked into those eyes, he could feel himself slipping. He couldn't afford to make that mistake, no matter how fantastic it would feel to make love to her.
"Honey, you know you can't." Black almost whispered. He caressed the top of her head.
She pressed her hand on top of his. "I don't hate you."
"I know."
"Let's do this." Jade tried to sound stronger then she felt. "Let's get your Jade back."
Black smiled. "Okay. Spoken like a true Chan."
Jade tried to smile back but failed. She slid off the gurney, but forgot about the hoses.
"Ow!"
"Sorry, about that. Let me help you here," Black worked at removing the hoses and such.
She loved the feel of his touch against her skin. She knew he wasn't her Augustus. But he was going to be. Jade supposed she'd just have to be satisfied with that. She stood and resisted the urge to give him another big hug, lest she forget herself and start to kiss and grope him all over again. But she did take his hand and she smiled when he squeezed hers with his own.
They began the walk back to the main lab where the transporters and assistants were waiting.
"Jade, if you could tell me how Jackie died, well, I may be able to stop it from happening. Then you'd have him in your time."
She hung her head and felt ashamed that she didn't want to say. The way the events had gone forward after Jackie died had to happen that way for her and Black to be together. She didn't think that if Jackie survived, Black would want to be with her.
"Jade?"
"Just--- thinking." She said simply. Then she decided that it would be better to have Jackie around, then to not have him and have Black. After all, if Jackie survived, she'd never know she was SUPPOSED to be with Black. But even so, that part hurt her and after all she had gone through, she wondered if she deserved to be a little selfish. And besides, if Black knew the truth, he'd get angry.
"About us?" Black guessed and saw her nod guiltily. He squeezed her hand again, "You might not know about us if Jackie survives, but I will." He smiled at her even though she was staring at the floor.
"But by the time I'm old enough to be with you, you'll be too old."
Black sighed again. "Just tell me how Jackie dies, please."
"Promise you wont get mad at Jackie?" Jade asked.
That was a weird request, Black thought, then shrugged and nodded, hoping to hurry the explanation along.
Jade heaved a sigh and then spilt the beans, "Shendu found out about-- - well, about Jackie and Valmont."
Black stopped walking and had Jade face him, "What do you mean?"
Jade nervously scuffed the ground with her shoe, trying to figure out the best way to tell Augustus. "Jackie and Valmont were together, um, like the same way you and I were together."
Black stared dumbly at Jade. "Wait, Jackie? Valmont? I--- I--- didn't know Jackie swung that way. Why didn't he tell me?"
"'Cause he thought you'd get mad."
Black had not been prepared for this. "Why would I be mad at Jackie if he, well, felt that way about guys?"
Jade shook her head, "He doesn't. Only about one in particular. That's why he thought you'd get mad, 'cause it's with Valmont."
Black had been suspicious of Valmont's nature all along, but he took Jackie's shyness as just part of Jackie's personality. The fact that Jackie liked men didn't bother Black one bit. Jackie was his friend. Probably his closest friend. It didn't matter to him which way Jackie swung. But---
"Why Valmont?" Black didn't realize he spoke that last.
Jade was worried. "Are you mad at Jackie?"
Black shook his head, "Of course not! I'm just upset that he didn't think he could confide such a thing to me."
"I told you, 'cause it was with Valmont."
"But why Valmont?" Black insisted. "Of ALL people!"
"I don't know. Ask Jackie. Just make sure that Shendu doesn't find out. Shendu killed Jackie to punish Valmont."
"And that's why Valmont joined us? That's why he and the Enforcers looked after you?" Black surmised.
She patted Black's hand that clasped hers with her other hand, "Yes. Valmont does a good job in pretending hostility towards Jackie, doesn't he?"
"Sure fooled me." Black muttered tiredly.
"It's okay, Augustus. Well, now you know. Remember, you asked."
He nodded. "Well, let's go." They started walking again towards the lab. Once in the lab, he had her stand on transporter two, next to the opened cage which shared the platform with her. He stood beside the platform and looked up at her. "Thanks, Jade."
She managed to smile finally. "You're welcome."
"Start it up." Black ordered his assistants.
The machine roared back to life and Black stepped back, recalling how just being next to the thing was enough to become affected by the field. They really had to work on localizing that.
"Green on one and two." An assistant called out from behind him.
"Remember, I want an exact reversal of what happened the first time!" Black barked.
Everything was set and tweaked and the light filled the room again as the transporter worked it's magic. Once the light died down, Black anxiously looked at the platform on transporter two. No one was there. When he looked at transporter one's platform, there was someone there. A smaller form then older Jade. He hurried to the platform's edge and broke into a big smile to see young Jade there. Jenga was there once again and confirmed that she was fine.
Relieved, Black leaned over and picked her up, cradling her in his arms and took her to the medlab himself with the medical assistants following him. They inserted the hoses and did a thorough checkup on her. Black was there beside her the entire time, making the assistants nervous, but they knew better then to tell him to leave.
After she was declared unharmed, Black ordered them to leave. He stayed, pulling up a chair and sat there next to her. He wanted to be there for her when she woke, to find out where she'd been and if she remembered anything--- and to just look in those eyes and hope that that feeling he had around the older Jade would not be quite as intense.
Finally, he noticed her slowly swim towards consciousness and eagerly waited for her to come fully awake. When she opened her eyes, she took a quick look at her surroundings and noticed the hoses up her nose and was confused and slightly scared.
"Jade." Black touched her arm.
She turned her head and he was humbled to see the fear leave her face as she saw him. He looked into those eyes--- they were the same, and yet not. Not quite as wise, not quite--- the same. It relieved him to no end. But it WAS Jade.
"What happened?" She asked him and fingered the hose at her nose.
"You had a little accident with the transporter. Do you remember anything?"
She shook her head. "I--- I remembered letting the monkey out of the cage--- I'm sorry, but I couldn't let it get hurt in an experiment!"
Black patted her arm, "It's okay. We'll deal with the monkey's jail break--- AND yours later. How do you feel?"
She shrugged, "Okay, I guess. Can I get rid of these hoses? They're uncomfortable and I look ridiculous."
Black laughed and helped her with their removal.
She sat up. "Am I going to be in trouble?"
Black smiled at her, "No. I'm just glad you're alright."
"You know me! I can bounce back from anything!" She smiled wide with her teeth showing.
"Well, it's due time I call Jackie for an update on his assignment."
Jade was nervous, "You aren't going to tell him, are you?"
Black raised an eyebrow, "Don't worry about it, okay, Honey?"
Jade cocked her head. Black sure was acting weird. She escaped from her room, tampered with the big experiment, and Black wasn't yelling at her? AND she was going to escape punishment? Not to mention he called her Honey. But hey, why look a gift horse in the mouth?
Black dialed up Jackie on the cell. "Hey, calling for an update." Pause as he listened to Jackie on the other end. "She's fine. She's right here." Pause. "Sure." Black handed her the phone.
"Hi, Jackie!" Pause, "Yeah, I know. Don't worry! I'm fine! Next time you have to promise to bring me along though, okay?" Pause. "Yeah, here's Captain Black."
She handed him the phone, and Black listened to Jackie for a moment. "Hey, Jackie, I'd like to talk to you when you get back, okay? You know, catch up on some things. No business, just friend to friend, okay?" Black smiled at Jackie's confirmation. "Okay. Talk to you later." He hung up and stood. "Hungry?" He asked Jade who hopped off the bed.
"Sure."
"Want to go out for some Mexican food?" Black offered.
"Sure!" Jade said more enthusiastically.
Black ushered her out, glad things turned out the way they did. He'd make sure he'd be a better friend to both Jackie and Jade. He didn't want to lose either of them. He silently made them both that promise. And if there was one thing Black was good at, it was keeping his promises.
THE END
Part IV
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
Black found himself responding to Jade's deep kisses with a few of his own. She was an excellent kisser and Black forgot himself and at that moment, didn't care. He stood there, embracing her and kissed her with a hunger he rarely fed. But when he felt her hands dive between his boxers and felt her fingers brush up against his pubic hair, he suddenly came back to his senses and stumbled back, releasing her but her hand remained stuck in that compromising position.
Black was trying to catch his breath and cursed himself for that moment of weakness.
Jade tried to drag him back to her by pulling on his waistline, "We're lovers, Augustus. There isn't anything wrong with that!"
Black took a few more deep breaths to clear his head, glanced down at the hand that promised exquisite pleasure, then up at Jade's pleading eyes. "I'm not YOUR Black. Please, Honey, wont you understand that?"
She tugged on his waistline again, and damnit! Now he had a hard on! The animalistic part of him wanted to go over to her and give in to her demands. He had needs of his own too! Black grunted but stood his ground, despite her efforts to bring him closer, and despite his own base urges.
"I can't." Black repeated and gently reached down and removed her hand from the confines of his pants.
Jade bit her lip, tears threatened. "I hate you!" She covered her face with her hands and sobbed.
"I don't hate you. I just want you to understand that it would be wrong." Black said sadly. "I need the young Jade back. Don't you want to go back to your Black? I bet he's worried for you. And Valmont too." He couldn't believe he said that last one.
She snuffled into her fists and did her best to blink her tears back, "I guess. But can't I wait until Jackie comes back? I miss him so much! I need to see him again. Please? I wont ask you to make love to me anymore, okay? Please?"
Black sighed heavily. It was getting harder and harder to look into those eyes. The half that wanted to give into them was trying to weaken the other half, and if he looked into those eyes, he could feel himself slipping. He couldn't afford to make that mistake, no matter how fantastic it would feel to make love to her.
"Honey, you know you can't." Black almost whispered. He caressed the top of her head.
She pressed her hand on top of his. "I don't hate you."
"I know."
"Let's do this." Jade tried to sound stronger then she felt. "Let's get your Jade back."
Black smiled. "Okay. Spoken like a true Chan."
Jade tried to smile back but failed. She slid off the gurney, but forgot about the hoses.
"Ow!"
"Sorry, about that. Let me help you here," Black worked at removing the hoses and such.
She loved the feel of his touch against her skin. She knew he wasn't her Augustus. But he was going to be. Jade supposed she'd just have to be satisfied with that. She stood and resisted the urge to give him another big hug, lest she forget herself and start to kiss and grope him all over again. But she did take his hand and she smiled when he squeezed hers with his own.
They began the walk back to the main lab where the transporters and assistants were waiting.
"Jade, if you could tell me how Jackie died, well, I may be able to stop it from happening. Then you'd have him in your time."
She hung her head and felt ashamed that she didn't want to say. The way the events had gone forward after Jackie died had to happen that way for her and Black to be together. She didn't think that if Jackie survived, Black would want to be with her.
"Jade?"
"Just--- thinking." She said simply. Then she decided that it would be better to have Jackie around, then to not have him and have Black. After all, if Jackie survived, she'd never know she was SUPPOSED to be with Black. But even so, that part hurt her and after all she had gone through, she wondered if she deserved to be a little selfish. And besides, if Black knew the truth, he'd get angry.
"About us?" Black guessed and saw her nod guiltily. He squeezed her hand again, "You might not know about us if Jackie survives, but I will." He smiled at her even though she was staring at the floor.
"But by the time I'm old enough to be with you, you'll be too old."
Black sighed again. "Just tell me how Jackie dies, please."
"Promise you wont get mad at Jackie?" Jade asked.
That was a weird request, Black thought, then shrugged and nodded, hoping to hurry the explanation along.
Jade heaved a sigh and then spilt the beans, "Shendu found out about-- - well, about Jackie and Valmont."
Black stopped walking and had Jade face him, "What do you mean?"
Jade nervously scuffed the ground with her shoe, trying to figure out the best way to tell Augustus. "Jackie and Valmont were together, um, like the same way you and I were together."
Black stared dumbly at Jade. "Wait, Jackie? Valmont? I--- I--- didn't know Jackie swung that way. Why didn't he tell me?"
"'Cause he thought you'd get mad."
Black had not been prepared for this. "Why would I be mad at Jackie if he, well, felt that way about guys?"
Jade shook her head, "He doesn't. Only about one in particular. That's why he thought you'd get mad, 'cause it's with Valmont."
Black had been suspicious of Valmont's nature all along, but he took Jackie's shyness as just part of Jackie's personality. The fact that Jackie liked men didn't bother Black one bit. Jackie was his friend. Probably his closest friend. It didn't matter to him which way Jackie swung. But---
"Why Valmont?" Black didn't realize he spoke that last.
Jade was worried. "Are you mad at Jackie?"
Black shook his head, "Of course not! I'm just upset that he didn't think he could confide such a thing to me."
"I told you, 'cause it was with Valmont."
"But why Valmont?" Black insisted. "Of ALL people!"
"I don't know. Ask Jackie. Just make sure that Shendu doesn't find out. Shendu killed Jackie to punish Valmont."
"And that's why Valmont joined us? That's why he and the Enforcers looked after you?" Black surmised.
She patted Black's hand that clasped hers with her other hand, "Yes. Valmont does a good job in pretending hostility towards Jackie, doesn't he?"
"Sure fooled me." Black muttered tiredly.
"It's okay, Augustus. Well, now you know. Remember, you asked."
He nodded. "Well, let's go." They started walking again towards the lab. Once in the lab, he had her stand on transporter two, next to the opened cage which shared the platform with her. He stood beside the platform and looked up at her. "Thanks, Jade."
She managed to smile finally. "You're welcome."
"Start it up." Black ordered his assistants.
The machine roared back to life and Black stepped back, recalling how just being next to the thing was enough to become affected by the field. They really had to work on localizing that.
"Green on one and two." An assistant called out from behind him.
"Remember, I want an exact reversal of what happened the first time!" Black barked.
Everything was set and tweaked and the light filled the room again as the transporter worked it's magic. Once the light died down, Black anxiously looked at the platform on transporter two. No one was there. When he looked at transporter one's platform, there was someone there. A smaller form then older Jade. He hurried to the platform's edge and broke into a big smile to see young Jade there. Jenga was there once again and confirmed that she was fine.
Relieved, Black leaned over and picked her up, cradling her in his arms and took her to the medlab himself with the medical assistants following him. They inserted the hoses and did a thorough checkup on her. Black was there beside her the entire time, making the assistants nervous, but they knew better then to tell him to leave.
After she was declared unharmed, Black ordered them to leave. He stayed, pulling up a chair and sat there next to her. He wanted to be there for her when she woke, to find out where she'd been and if she remembered anything--- and to just look in those eyes and hope that that feeling he had around the older Jade would not be quite as intense.
Finally, he noticed her slowly swim towards consciousness and eagerly waited for her to come fully awake. When she opened her eyes, she took a quick look at her surroundings and noticed the hoses up her nose and was confused and slightly scared.
"Jade." Black touched her arm.
She turned her head and he was humbled to see the fear leave her face as she saw him. He looked into those eyes--- they were the same, and yet not. Not quite as wise, not quite--- the same. It relieved him to no end. But it WAS Jade.
"What happened?" She asked him and fingered the hose at her nose.
"You had a little accident with the transporter. Do you remember anything?"
She shook her head. "I--- I remembered letting the monkey out of the cage--- I'm sorry, but I couldn't let it get hurt in an experiment!"
Black patted her arm, "It's okay. We'll deal with the monkey's jail break--- AND yours later. How do you feel?"
She shrugged, "Okay, I guess. Can I get rid of these hoses? They're uncomfortable and I look ridiculous."
Black laughed and helped her with their removal.
She sat up. "Am I going to be in trouble?"
Black smiled at her, "No. I'm just glad you're alright."
"You know me! I can bounce back from anything!" She smiled wide with her teeth showing.
"Well, it's due time I call Jackie for an update on his assignment."
Jade was nervous, "You aren't going to tell him, are you?"
Black raised an eyebrow, "Don't worry about it, okay, Honey?"
Jade cocked her head. Black sure was acting weird. She escaped from her room, tampered with the big experiment, and Black wasn't yelling at her? AND she was going to escape punishment? Not to mention he called her Honey. But hey, why look a gift horse in the mouth?
Black dialed up Jackie on the cell. "Hey, calling for an update." Pause as he listened to Jackie on the other end. "She's fine. She's right here." Pause. "Sure." Black handed her the phone.
"Hi, Jackie!" Pause, "Yeah, I know. Don't worry! I'm fine! Next time you have to promise to bring me along though, okay?" Pause. "Yeah, here's Captain Black."
She handed him the phone, and Black listened to Jackie for a moment. "Hey, Jackie, I'd like to talk to you when you get back, okay? You know, catch up on some things. No business, just friend to friend, okay?" Black smiled at Jackie's confirmation. "Okay. Talk to you later." He hung up and stood. "Hungry?" He asked Jade who hopped off the bed.
"Sure."
"Want to go out for some Mexican food?" Black offered.
"Sure!" Jade said more enthusiastically.
Black ushered her out, glad things turned out the way they did. He'd make sure he'd be a better friend to both Jackie and Jade. He didn't want to lose either of them. He silently made them both that promise. And if there was one thing Black was good at, it was keeping his promises.
THE END