Jack slept. Jack slept for nearly two days. Nothing woke him up, not even pudding cups… The dragons were at a loss. What had happened on Halloween? Almost everyone they passed gawked at Jack. What were they seeing? It was something more than good makeup. That one old lady had called him Carl and punched him in the face. What had Jack done that was so terrible?
"It was definitely something about the makeup," Kimiko reasoned.
"Yeah, but what?" Rai murmured.
"Jack said that it had just kinda showed up on his face…" Kimiko recalled.
"Yeah, and he said that his jacket came from his imagination…" Rai added.
"Perhaps we should bring this up with Master Fung," Omi suggested.
As they walked to the meditation room, they saw Jack staring blankly at a wall.
"Jack?" Kimiko said softly as she approached him.
His eyes were empty and devoid of all life.
"Jack?" Kimiko shook him gently.
Jack turned to her and began spewing random words that weren't even English. He babbled and spewed in a million different languages before falling flat on his face.
"You think he's possessed?" Rai suggested.
Kimiko stood frozen with fear.
"I think we should really consult Master Fung on this one," Clay's voice shook.
"Hello, my young dragons," Master Fung said as they entered the hall, "And what brings you here on such a sunny Autumn day?"
"It's Jack," Kimiko shuddered.
Master Fung lowered his head, "Yes, he's been unconscious for quite a while…"
"Well," Clay murmured, "He's awake now…"
"Well, please invite him in! I have some good news for him!"
"Well, you see," Rai fumbled with his fingers, "He's only kinda awake."
"How so?" Master Fung turned to them.
"You have to see him for yourself," Clay mumbled.
The dragons lead Master Fung out to where Jack had been, but he was gone.
"He was right here!" Rai shouted, "Lying flat on his face!"
"It was weird, Master Fung. He was just standing here, staring at the wall. I walked up to him and he began yelling at me in all kinds of languages."
"I think he's possessed," Rai said matter-of-factly.
Master Fung was silent.
"Well," he said suddenly, "Let's see if he's back in his quarters now, shall we?"
Sure enough, there Jack was, lying face first on his bed mat.
"How-?" Rai began.
"Let me try to wake him," Master Fung said gently as he leaned in on Jack, "Young dragon," he cooed, "I have some news for you… You are an apprentice now…"
Jack's eyes shot open and he sat up instantly.
"Well it's about time!"
Everyone's eyes bulged. The voice that came from Jack wasn't his own…
Jack rubbed his eyes.
"Mr. Bean?" Omi asked slowly.
"What?" Jack moaned, "I had a nightmare, again."
Master Fung stood up and turned to the Wudai warriors.
"Hey, what are you doing here?" Jack said as he pointed at Master Fung.
"Nothing, young one, just put on your uniform and meet me in the meditation chamber."
"Ugh," Jack grogged, "Yeah, okay."
With that, he pulled the curtain shut to get changed.
The dragons were silent.
"I don't even want to know…" Kimiko murmured as she wandered off.
"Yeah, what was that? Ventriloquism?" Rai laughed slowly before following Kimiko.
Clay just shook his head remorsefully and left.
Omi stood outside of Jack's quarters a moment longer. That was Mr. Bean's voice, there was no doubt about it. But… How did it get into Jack's mouth? Omi scratched his head and walked off to meditate on this.
