In Section 13, Jackie was packing his things when he suddenly felt a presence. He turned around to see Jade wearing a top hat and cape and a fake unibrow. "Is it Halloween already?" he asked.

Jade crossed her arms and frowned. "You forgot, didn't you? Tonight's the school play! I'm Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde! It's my debut!"

"Oh, I'm sorry, Jade," Jackie said sincerely. "But the university asked Uncle and me to explore the subterranean city underneath the streets."

"Uh-huh," Jade said sarcastically.

"No, it's true!" Jackie pulled out a map. "A recent tremor has opened up passageways that have been buried since the 1906 earthquake. Another tremor may collapse the passageway at any moment, so there isn't much time."

"But...my play..." Jade said sadly.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I would rather see your play, but I have to do this now and I cannot be in two places at the same time."

That gave Jade an idea and she made her best Mr. Hyde smile. "That's okay. I understand. Work is pretty important." She left the room, still smiling.

Jackie resumed packing, still feeling disappointed that he let his niece down. Jade returned and handed him something. It was the Tiger Talisman. "Why would I need this?" Suddenly, the Talisman glowed and split in two. In a flash of light, there were now two Jackie Chans: one had a mean frown while the other had a meek look on his face. In their hands was one half of the Tiger Talisman.

"Two Jackies can be in two places at once," said Jade.

The Yang Jackie let out a laugh. "Alright! The Tiger is free! Free to be me! Do you know how lame it is being trapped in the same body with him?" He pointed to his Yin counterpart.

"Oh, no!" Yin Jackie shouted. "This is a big mistake! We should not be two Jackies!"

"See what I mean? Out of my way, Pussycat!" Yang Jackie pushed Yin Jackie to the ground.

"I am very disappointed in you, Jade," Yin scolded her. "You know playing with magic is a no-no!"

Yang laughed and said sarcastically, "'A no-no'?! Oh, nooo! Say it ain't sooo!"

"We must turn ourselves back into one Jackie!"

"Not gonna happen!"

Suddenly, the door knocked and Uncle called out on the other side, "Jackie! The bag is heavy!"

"Uncle!" exclaimed Yin Jackie happily. "He will agree with me!"

Jade blocked his way. "No! He'll see you guys!"

"Open up!" the old man shouted. "Uncle has no time for games!"

Jade gasped. Oh man, she really didn't think this through. Again. With no time to plan, Jade snatched both halves of the Tiger Talisman, hid them in a vase, tossed Yin Jackie into a closet and hid Yang Jackie behind the door before it opened. "Where is Jackie?" he called out. "I thought I heard him."

Jade tossed her cape over Yang Jackie's face. "Er, he's packing! So, Uncle," she said, trying to change topic. "Did you get my cape from the clean up mats?"

"Cape? What cape?"

"Tch! The school play," she said, being a bit overdramatic. "If I don't have my cape, my big debut will be ruined!" She fell to her knees. "I'll be ruined! Everything will be ruined!"

"Okay, okay! You are making my brain hurt! Ugh. Tell Jackie to be ready for our journey when I return."

"Deal," Jade said, standing up. She slammed the door closed when he left. "Whew."

"Nice save, Jadester," Yang Jackie said dryly as he tossed the cape off.

Jade suddenly replayed what she was told. "'Our journey'? Uncle's going underground, too? Isn't anyone going to see me play Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde?"

Yin Jackie burst out of the closet and waved his hand excitedly. "I will, I will, I will! Oh, the theater! The theater!"

Jade shook her head. "Uh-uh. No way am I going to school with him."

"I know exactly how you feel," Yang Jackie said.

"Good, then come on." The two of them left, leaving Yin Jackie alone.

"But, what about me?" he asked sadly.

"Jackie!" Uncle called out. He came into the door and grabbed his bag. "You are still not ready! We need to go now!" He handed the bag to him. "And why did you not tell me you already picked up Jade's cape?"

"...I have no idea what you are talking about."

So far the play went along smoothly. Everyone in the audience focused on the play...except for Yin Jackie, who looked incredibly bored.

"And so," a dark-haired girl playing the narrator said. "Dr. Jekyll believed he could separate the good and the evil within man."

"Nice read, Simone," Jade said before the spotlight shone on her. "Oh!" She grabbed one of the vials. "With this potion, I will prove my scientific duties to the world! But, what if I'm wrong? Heavens! The results could be disastrous!"

"Come on, hack!" shouted someone in the crowd. Someone she regretted bringing. "Pick up the pace! Turn into Mr. Hyde and terrorize the town already!"

Jade could feel the tattoo on her back start to tingle. She was sorely tempted to use it...but not here and now. "You think you can do better," she instead whispered at him.

"Don't mind if I do!" Yang Jackie jumped onto the stage, snatched the potion from her and guzzled it down like an animal. "Blech! This tastes terrible."

"Maybe I shouldn't have brought the Tiger..."

And it soon got worse when Yang Jackie basically stole the spotlight from her, even stealing the cape. "This potion is wonderful! Evil Hyde is much cooler than goody-goody Jekyll!" The audience laughed and clapped, thinking it was all part of the show.

Simone pulled Jade off stage and asked, "Isn't that your Uncle?"

"Uh...maybe?" Suddenly her phone rang. "Hello?"

"Jade!" Yin Jackie shouted on the other end. "I've accidentally released an evil troll named Spring-Heeled Jack!"

"Cool!"

"And he attacked Uncle and me and trapped us in a phone booth!"

"Not cool."

"Spring-Heeled Jack is planning to destroy innocent people! We must stop him!"

"Don't worry. I'll get the Tiger." She turned to see Yang Jackie hogging the spotlight. "Psst! Tiger! Uncle and the Pussycat need our help!"

"Sorry. I'm busy with my big debut!"

But Jade knew what buttons to push. "Okay, but you're going to miss out on some butt kicking action on an evil troll," she teased.

"Hmm. Evil troll, big debut. Evil troll, big debut." Yang Jackie snatched the phone. "I'm on my way." Then he turned to Jade. "You stay here!" And like that, he left.

Jade whispered something in Simone's ear. Then the girl said to the audience, "Due to some technical difficulties, we'll be taking a short intermission!"

The curtains closed, and the audience started murmuring in confusion. Simone pulled Jade to the side. "What is going on?"

"Uh...can't talk! Bathroom!"

Jade, making sure she was alone, exhaled. Her skin turned blue and her eyes turned solid red. "Time to find this troll...if only I knew where to look."

"He's at the boardwalk," said a raspy voice. Jade yelped in shock. There was Seymour, leaning against one of the stalls with his arms crossed.

"Hsi-Wu," she hissed. "How did you get in here? No, better yet, what are you doing here?! This is the women's restroom!"

"My portal was located at a women's lavatory in that...what was it...baseball stadium. Why should you care? Besides, I thought this troll might be the perfect opportunity to resume your training?"

"Tch. Too risky. The Tiger and the Pussycat may already be there."

Seymour smirked. "I must say, I like that dark Jackie than the usual one."

"Trust me. He's worse. He's just as trustworthy as Shendu!"

Seymour's face faulted. "Oh. That bad, huh?"

"Which is why we need to find this troll before he decides to manipulate the Tiger. The only question is...how do we beat him?"

"Heck if I know."

That made Jade slightly irritated. "You what?! You're a demon! You should know these things!"

Seymour held up his hands defensively. "Hey! It's not like we know each other!"

Jade sighed in frustration. "Then we're doing this the hard way. Can you fly me to the docks?"

"I'm not a taxi service. You want to fly? Fly there yourself."

"Tch." She knew she wasn't quite ready. "Okay. Open the window."

"WAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!" CRASH! Jade smacked into a warehouse wall, sliding down and landing on her butt. "Ow."

"Still have much to learn," Seymour said with a smile. He landed next to her and hid his wings.

"Tch. I still arrived didn't I?"

"True. Now if only you can stick the landing."

Suddenly, they heard screams and a boinging sound. They turned the corner and saw a short, green-skinned man with wild red hair and wearing a green outfit with a cape hopping around. The source of the boinging sound was his shoes, which had springs on the soles. It didn't take a big thinker to realize this was Spring-Heeled Jack.

Jack grabbed a random man, held him over the water and sniffed him. "Stop your whining, no need to bawl. You're not a Magus after all." Then he let the man go.

Jade raised an eyebrow. "Is he speaking in rhyme? And Magus? Where have I heard that name before?"

Suddenly, Uncle, Tiger Jackie and Pussycat Jackie came running up to the demon. "Now's my cue," Jade said, running after them; her skin and eye color returning to normal.

"Wait, what about..." Too late. Seymour was alone. He kicked a can and growled a little. "Great."

Tiger Jackie leaped into the air and kicked Spring-Heeled Jack down. But the troll got back up and laughed. "Your head, it must be very thick, if you think I'll fall from just one kick!"

Tiger Jackie smirked and cracked his neck. "Catchy." He tried kicking the troll again, but he jumped out of the way. Tiger Jackie charged at his opponent, but the troll jumped over him and he fell into the water.

Pussycat Jackie tapped Spring-Heeled Jack's shoulder. "Excuse me, Mr. Spring-Heeled Jack? Why don't we sit down and talk about this like gentlemen?"

The troll blinked in confusion. "Back so soon? How can it be? Your clothes aren't even watery!"

He jumped over his head and prepared to headbutt the Yin Jackie, but PussyCat Jackie grabbed a woman's shopping bags and used them as shields. "Do you enjoy being a meanie?"

"I confess. Yes!" Spring-Heeled Jack launched himself into Pussycat Jackie's gut, sending him flying off the dock. In an instant, Tiger Jackie returned and said, "Miss me?" before punching him in the face and sending him spinning. At that moment, Pussycat Jackie came back onto the dock and joined his bad counterpart's side.

Spring-Heeled Jack finally landed on his butt and stared at the two Jackies in confusion. "There are two of you? This could be trouble..." Both Jackies lunged at him, but he jumped out of the way. "Perhaps I'm only seeing double!" Then he jumped over them and hopped away, laughing.

"Need a hand?" Jade asked the Jackies.

Tiger Jackie frowned at her. "I thought you were at the play!"

"Emergency intermission. I couldn't miss to see the Tiger in action."

"Okay."

"Not okay!" shouted Uncle. "Jade!"

She fell to her knees and put her hands together. "Oh, Uncle! It's all my fault! I snuck into Section 13! I took the Tiger Talisman! I hid the halves in a potted plant! I..."

"Save the acting for your play."

Jade instantly smiled. "Deal. So what's the plan?"

"Help me find a net."

Meanwhile, Spring-Heeled Jack hopped down the streets. "Spring-Heeled Jack will be the winner once I have the Maguses for dinner!" He sniffed the air. "Almost there. No, correction!" He sniffed again. "A pure blooded Magus in this direction!"

Up on the roof, Jade and Uncle readied the net. "Wait for it," he said. "What for it...NOW!" They tossed the net, but instead of catching the troll, they caught the two Jackies who were chasing after him.

"No nets or chains or heavy locks will put this Jack back in his box," the troll growled. "Imprisoned for a century, but now I am free! Free to be me!"

Tiger Jackie untangled himself and approached him. "Buddy, I know exactly how you feel."

Spring-Heeled Jack raised an eyebrow. "You do, do you? Can this be true?"

"Magus sounds like a real party pooper, just like some people I know," Tiger glanced at Pussycat who was still struggling to get out. "I was trapped too, but now that I am free, I want to stay free! To be me!"

"Hmm...you're just like me. It would seem that you and I should be a team!"

"What's in it for me?"

"Fame, fortune, fun?" the troll asked, extending his hand out.

Tiger Jackie shook his hand. "Done." Then he and his new partner in crime took off running...or hopping in Spring-Heeled Jack's case.

Pussycat Jackie gasped as Uncle helped free him. "This is terrible! My dark side has gone over to the dark side!"

"Enough is enough!" Uncle exclaimed. "We must reunite the Jackies! I will return with the Tiger Talisman." He went to find the closest taxi to take him to Section 13.

Meanwhile, Pussycat Jackie and Jade caught up with Tiger Jackie, who was completely winded from following Spring-Heeled Jack. "Brother," the Yin half of Jackie said. "This is not right! You should not be helping Spring-Heeled Jack!"

"Dude just wants to be free! Like me!" growled Tiger Jackie.

"But he's a really bad Jack and you're a..."

"Cool?" Tiger Jackie interrupted Jade.

"Not anymore."

"Me? Not cool?"

"Cool people don't help out creeps! At least that's what all the cool people think."

"Then that's what I think, too!" And with that, Tiger Jackie took off running after the troll. Not to help him this time, but to stop him.

Jade smirked. I knew he would fall for that. Pussycat Jackie gave him

Meanwhile, Spring-Heeled Jack managed to stop long enough for Tiger Jackie to catch up with him. "The Magus soon will be in sight, and we'll consume them bite by bite!"

"Forget the 'we', Jack! You're on your own!" He tried to swing a punch, but the troll quickly dodged him.

"Now, now, what's this you're telling me? You'd rather be my enemy?" He kicked Tiger Jackie in the gut then hopped away down the street.

Jade and Pussycat Jackie caught up to Tiger Jackie. "That was cool," complimented Jade. "Unsuccessful but cool."

Tiger Jackie then smirked at his Pussycat counterpart. "What do you say, bro? Let's show this troll what two Jackies can do." The two halves shook hands, then took off after the troll.

Jade was about to follow when she heard, "Psst!" Seymour was hanging by an alley, gesturing her to come over. "What is it, Hsi-Wu?" she asked him. "I'm about to kick troll butt!"

"I think I know why that name, Magus sounds familiar," the demon boy said. "He is a magician from you humans' New Testament."

"So? What about it?"

"His whole name was Simon Magus."

"Simon?" Then it clicked and she slapped herself in the forehead. "Simon, Simone! Big giant duh!"

"How do you intend to beat him?" Seymour asked.

"Uh...I'll think about it. Right now, I've got to get to the theater and warn Simone!"

Seymour made a disgusted snort. "I don't understand why you're helping her. She's just a human."

Jade looked back at him. "Well, for starters, I do need to practice my new moves on Spring-Heeled Jack. And second, if she is a descendant of Simon Magus, she might know magic as well." Concentrating, she focused on a mental image of the theater before sinking into the shadows.

Back at the theater, Simone was pacing back and forth when she felt someone tap her shoulder. She gasped and turned around. "Jade! Where were you? I don't know how long this intermission is going to last, people are already starting to leave."

"Forget the play. Right now, you're in danger!"

"Huh?"

Jade tapped her chin. "Uh...how do I explain this?" She inhaled, then said rapidly, "There's a troll named Spring-Heeled Jack that is going to eat you because your great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather sealed him away."

Simone blinked then she laughed. "I think you're getting too carried away with the horror show. Spring-Heeled Jack?" She laughed again. "My mom told me about him. He's like the Bogeyman! He doesn't exist! Like your stories."

Jade wanted to roar at her, but she didn't get the chance. Spring-Heeled Jack crashed through the window and landed in the auditorium. People screamed and ran out of the building. He sniffed the air and his eyed fixed on Simone, "At last, the Magus in sight! I shall quench my appetite!"

Simone was frozen in fear. Jade grabbed her by the hand and tried to run, but the troll blocked their path. "Spring-Heeled Jack?!" Simone shrieked. "My mom told me about you! But I thought it was just a story!"

"A story, yes, but it's all true," the troll said, his mouth growing unnaturally large. "I'm real and I've come for you!" He let out a roar and tried to take a bite out of her head, only to be blasted by a wave of dark energy. Simone gasped as Jade's her skin turned blue.

"You won't touch her," she hissed.

"J-Jade?"

The Chan girl turned around and Simone shrieked when she saw her red eyes. "How do you stop this guy," she demanded.

"I...I...I don't remem..."

Jade grabbed her by the collar and shook her. "Remember faster!"

Spring-Heeled Jack suddenly jumped out of the rubble and kicked Jade away. "This child must pay for what Magus did that faithful day!"

Jade groaned and rubbed her forehead. "Ow." She heard Simone scream and saw the troll holding her with his mouth wide open. Jade growled and shouted, "Stop him!" A Shadowkhan appeared out of nowhere and kicked the troll away.

Simone let out a squeak. "Ninja! The-The-They're..."

"Real?" Jade finished her sentence. "Yes. Now, one last time, how do you beat him?"

Simone, still quite terrified from what she was witnessing, managed to recall what her mother told her. "Salt! You have to sprinkle him with salt!"

"Tch. Is that all?" Jade turned to the Shadowkhan. "Go get some salt and bring it to me. Make it snappy!" The Shadowkhan bowed before sinking into the shadows.

Simone stammered, "Y-You control them? I thought you said they were the bad guys!"

"Not anymore."

The troll suddenly came hopping back, lunging at Simone. Jade's hands glowed purple and she punched him in the mouth. A shockwave erupted on the moment of impact and the troll was sent flying into a wall. He slowly got back up and groaned. Then he spat out a tooth. "Well, now you have my attention, little girl blue. If I want the Magus, I'll first have to devour you!"

"I'm getting sick of your rhyming." She snapped her fingers. At least a dozen Shadowkhan dropped from the ceiling and pinned the troll down. Then the Shadowkhan she had sent before returned with a salt shaker. "What took you?" she demanded as she snatched the salt from it. Then she turned to Simone. "You should do the honors."

Simone was surprised. "M-Me?!"

"Your ancestor was the one who did it, so can you."

Simone looked from the troll who was struggling to get out, to the salt shaker. Then she made a confident look and took the salt shaker. The two girls carefully walked over to Spring-Heeled Jack who glared at Simone. "Hear me now and listen well, Magus girl! The next time I am released your family won't be safe in this world!"

She removed the cap off and poured all its contents on the monster. "Here's a rhyme of my own. Return to stone, accursed one. Your threats amount to none!"

As the troll's skin and clothes slowly turned gray, he gave out one last laugh, "That's exactly what he-" He didn't finish his rhyme. The Shadowkhan removed themselves from the petrified body and bowed before Jade, who bowed back. "Dismissed," she said and they disappeared into the shadows.

"Jade?" Simone said, unsteady. "That...was..." Then her eyes lit up. "SO COOL! Wait 'til Drew finally sees that you're right! And you have an army of ninjas! Oh, and I just fought off a monster!"

"Ah, ah, ah," Jade said with her finger up. "Let's keep this our little secret."

"But why?"

"I...er...want it to be a surprise! I just haven't thought of how to show them to him."

"Oh," Simone said, disappointed. "Hey, think you can go blue when you play Mr. Hyde? After this place is repaired first."

"Mmm...I'll think about it."

Suddenly, the two Jackies burst through the door and the Tiger shouted, "Alright, who's ready for a...huh?" He expressed his confusion when he saw the troll already turned to stone. "What the heck?! I was gonna beat him up! And how did you get here before us," he turned to Jade.

"How many times have you asked that question?"

Tiger was about to retort when Pussycat asked, "But how did you beat that mean troll, Jade?"

"I didn't, it was all Simone. Turns out all we needed was a pinch of salt."

"Ha cha," Uncle said, coming in with the Tiger Talisman halves. "I knew there was good reason to carry salt today!"

Simone looked from Pussycat to Tiger and asked, "You have twin uncles? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Oh," Jade said. "We have to fix that."

Uncle handed the two Jackies the Talisman halves. "Tiger, we must reunite," said Jackie's Yin half.

"For once, I think you may be right," replied Jackie's Yang half.

There was a flash of light and there was only one Jackie now. He inspected himself and cheered, "I am me again! I am back!" Then he groaned, "And oh, my aching back."

In the underground city below the streets of San Francisco, in the Bizzaritorium Museum, Jackie placed the statue of Spring-Heeled Jack back in the display case and made sure to surround it with large bags of salt and added an umbrella on top of the case to prevent any water from leaking on it. "Jack is back," said Jade. "Don't forget, Jackie, you promised to come see me in the final performance of Jekyll and Hyde tomorrow."

"Oh, Jade I'm so sorry, but I will be very busy writing up my research on the underground city and I cannot be in two places at -" He stopped when he saw Jade glare at him. "I will be there."

I should probably explain my absence. I have been working on a Black Butler story on Archive Of Our Own: Indigo Maid. Feel free to check it out.