Jade sighed in boredom as she read the pages of the Demon Archive she had just translated. Jackie was off on another treasure hunt while Uncle had to watch over her. Again. Despite her learning new things, she still wanted adventure and excitement. She decided to give him a call. After a few rings, she heard Jackie's voice on the cell phone. "Hello?"

"I suppose you're having fun without me, Jackie," she said, bored.

"Fun? No, I'm not really, Jade! What is it?"

Jade swore she could hear him fighting someone. "I need to be where the action is! How come you didn't take me with?"

"I told you! School is too important and - WHOA! Ha! You missed!"

"Missed what?"

"Uh..."

"Fine. Just hurry back! Uncle won't let me do anything fun!"

"Believe me Jade, there is nothing more I would like to do than return to Uncle's shop!"

Suddenly, she heard static, then the phone got cut off. "Hello? Jackie?" Downstairs, she heard a chime sound. When it stopped, she put the book in its hiding place and ran downstairs to find Jackie, looking around confused. She grinned excitedly. "Jackie! How'd you get back so soon? You were in a 'taxi' when I called."

Jackie shrugged his shoulders. "Yes. A water taxi! In Italy!"

Jade tilted her head. "Come again?"

"Jackie!" Uncle exclaimed as he entered the room. "Did not expect you until tonight!"

"You and me both, Uncle," Jackie said, still amazed with what happened. Then he showed him a solid gold necklace. "I believe this necklace has magical powers."

"Cool! Can I check it out?" Jade asked.

Jackie held it from her reach. "No, Jade. This necklace could be very dangerous."

"Tch. Everything is very dangerous! Traveling to Venice, digging for artifacts, wearing jewelry." Wearing tattoos...

"Perhaps the inscriptions from the mural will explain," Jackie said to Uncle, holding up a paper with strange writing on it.

"Uncle will look into it," the old man said, taking it and the necklace. "Meanwhile, you fix your niece."

"What do you mean? OW!" Jackie yelped as Uncle whacked him on the head with the paper.

"Open eyes! Jade turning into a couch potato! Watches TV all day and all night, sometimes stays up in room doing Uncle knows what! Young girl needs a hobby!"

The two men looked at Jade. She looked from Uncle to Jackie. "What?"

Suddenly, the door opened and a girl entered. She was wearing a yellow undershirt shirt, an orange dress and sash with badges on it and an orange beret with a yellow flower. Behind her was a wagon full of boxes of cookies. "Greetings, campers," she said cheerfully. "I'm a Buttercup Scout and my troop is trying to raise money by selling these delicious boxes of -"

"Cookies!" Tohru said happily as he walked out of the study (and slammed the door in Jackie's face without knowing it) and walked to the girl's wagon.

"What kind would you like, Mister," the Buttercup Scout asked. "We have Vanilla Cream, Chocolate Mint, Oatmeal Raisin..."

"Oh, may I have them all?" he asked.

"You sure may! Will that be check or..." Tohru handed her every dollar he had. "Cool!" The girl left with the money and the empty wagon while Tohru returned to the study with the cookies and a happy and hungry smile.

Jackie looked from the spot the Buttercup Scout was to Jade who was starting to watch the TV on the front desk. He switched it off. "Hey," she said, annoyed. "It was getting good!"

"I think I found you a hobby, Jade. Buttercup Scouts!"

Jade blinked twice when she heard her uncle say that. "This...is a joke, right?"

"It's adventurous, but not dangerous."

The next thing Jade knew, she had been drafted into the Buttercup Scouts and was wearing the same uniform the girl who delivered the cookies wore. On the sash was her first Buttercup badge for tying knots. And right now, she was red in the face and very cross at Jackie. "Oh, you look so cute," Jackie cooed when she met him and Tohru in the kitchen. Tohru whispered something in his ear. "Uh...I mean, cool!"

"I look like an elf," Jade groaned.

"I heard that scouting builds character," Tohru said as he munched on his cookies. "I have also heard that scouts receive a discount on cookies."

Jade jumped onto Jackie, gripped his shirt's collar and whined, "Jackie, I don't wanna be a Buttercup Scout! It's gonna be boring!"

"Please, Jade," Jackie insisted as he set her down. "Just give it a chance. You'll never know until you try."

"Tch. Wanna bet?"

"Jackie!" Uncle called out from the study. "Come see!" He had been searching for references the necklace Jackie found in Italy and he found a page about it in one of his books. "Necklace has name: the Eye of Aurora."

"Ah," Jackie said, remembering the story. "Aurora was an Egyptian princess, said to - "

"Getting into that!" Uncle interrupted. "Aurora was ancient Egyptian princess," he read his book. "Necklace given to her by sorcerer. Possesses magical powers of teleportation. Travel anywhere in the blink of eye!" Jade's face made a mischievous grin when she overheard that.

"But why would Princess Aurora - "

"Getting to that!" Uncle interrupted Jackie again. "Princess was greedy. Used necklace to travel world and steal treasure from rivals."

"Ah, no wonder Vanessa Barone is so eager to get her hands on it."

"Getting to... Who?"

"A 'nice lady' I met in Venice."

Jackie dropped Jade off at the Buttercup Scout camp some time later. She groaned in boredom as she approached the front gate. It was your typical camp with cabins, a mess hall, a latrine and a flagpole that had a PA system; on the flagpole was a USA flag and a green flag with a buttercup flower in the center.

"Are you Jade Chan?" an African American woman asked. She was wearing an orange shirt and khaki shorts. In her hand was a clipboard with a list of names.

"Yeah," Jade droned.

"Great! Why did it take so long to sign up?"

"Tch. Because Uncle Jackie lost his wallet in Italy."

"Oh," the woman, slightly surprised. "Well, if you would be so kind as to follow me, I'll show you to your cabin."

Jade followed the woman to the cabin where five other girls were already unpacking their things. "Hey, I recognize you," one of them said.

Jade remembered, "Wait, didn't you sell us cookies yesterday?"

"Yep! Oh, and tell that big guy I said thanks for the money. I bought a PS2 with it!"

"Really? Lucky. I still have a Dreamcast." Jade scratched the back of her head.

"Maybe we can play together later. I'm Sasha, by the way." She extended her hand.

"Jade." The two girls shook hands. "So...uh...what do Buttercup Scouts do for fun around here?"

"Oh, all sorts of things! Tying advanced knot work, quilting, arts and crafts..."

Jade groaned. "Oh, that sounds exciting," she said sarcastically and crossed her arms.

"Actually, as per camp tradition, the newcomers get to decide what we make in arts and crafts."

That cheered Jade up a little. "Oh, really?" She made a mischievous smirk. "Why don't we we try this?"

She whispered something in Sasha's ear, making her raise an eyebrow. "Really? Why that? Normally we make stuff like bird feeders."

"I thought the newcomers get to decide what we make?"

Sasha looked uncertain. "Uh...yes. Well," she said with a smile. "On the bright side, we will make something different this year. But if we do this, we have to do it before we go on our camping trip at Summit Hill. Now if only we had a mom."

"A mom?"

"It's our troop leader. Although," Sasha said, taking out her rule book. "Technically it's an umbrella term. A Buttercup troop leader can be a mom, dad, uncle... They can even be volunteers from outside camp. So long as they're eighteen years or older and have outdoors experience."

Jade formed a mischievous smile. "Oh, really?"

"Are you sure about this?" Sasha asked as she, Jade and the other scouts knocked on the door to Uncle's Rare Finds.

"Sure, I'm sure," Jade said as she put on her mask. "Uncle loves pranks." Sasha shrugged then she and the other girls put on their masks.

"Who is there?" the girls heard Uncle on the other side of the door. The girls said nothing and resumed knocking. "Warning you! Uncle may be thin but he is scrappy!" The door slowly opened...

"RAAAGGGHHH!" roared the girls.

"WAAAAHHHH! EVIL DEMONS!" Uncle slammed the door in their faces.

"I thought you said he liked pranks."

"Are you kidding? Did you see the way he jumped? Now come on, help me open this door," Jade said as she pushed it open.

"Go away, shoo!" Uncle shouted, whacking at her with a feather duster. The door slammed again. Finally, Jade had enough. She charged at the door and gave it a karate kick. It slammed open and Uncle mad a weird martial arts position with the feather duster...then calmed when he saw the group of girls wearing the painted cardboard masks.

"Chill Uncle," Jade assured him as she and the other girls took off their masks. "It's just us...Buttercup Scouts."

"We were gonna build bird feeders but Jade talked us into making masks. Don't they look scary?" Sasha asked with a grin.

"Scary?" the old man scoffed. "Uncle's heart always pulse like a jackhammer!"

"Ugh. Just trying to whip up a little excitement!" Jade groaned.

At that moment, Jackie entered the room. "Why are you all here?" he asked. "Don't you have a camping trip today?"

"Uh-huh," said his niece with a hint of mischief. "Oh, gee! Didn't I tell you, Jackie? You're today's Buttercup Mom!"

The adventurer archeologist stuttered, flabbergasted. "Me? I cannot be a Buttercup Mom! I'm not even a mom."

"Actually, the rule book's pretty gray on that subject mom. A Buttercup troop leader can be a mom, a dad, an uncle, whatever! They even have a uniform in your size!" Jade showed him a uniform consisting of an orange shirt and khaki shorts. "Come on, Jackie. Just give it a chance. You'll never know until you try." She walked up to him and pulled him down to her level. "How about it, Jackie?" she whispered. "You and me both turn in our Buttercup badges right now, leave this whole dopey idea behind, head for the nearest pyramid or..."

But Jackie right through her. This was payback for him signing her up for the Buttercup Scouts. Well, he was going to make the most of it. "No, Jade," he said. "This camping trip is a chance for you and I to have fun together! Without bad guys," he added. The smirk he made as he took his new uniform told Jade her plan failed.

"I try to get out and they keep pulling me back in."

"And without any TV," Jackie added.

Soon the bus arrived and Jackie, now wearing his new (and a bit snug) uniform, called out, "Okay Buttercup Scouts! All aboard!"

Jade stayed behind to grab her backpack, when she eyed the shoebox the Eye of Aurora was kept in. "Maybe there's a way to spice this trip after all..."

She placed the necklace in her backpack and ran to the bus. To pass the time, Jackie and the scouts sang Kumbaya. Jade sighed. She wished she could have brought her Demon Archive with her.

One of the first things Jackie taught the scouts when they arrived at the camp sight was how to pitch a tent. "And that is how you tie a bolo line knot," Jackie said. "Who wants to try?" All the girls raised their hands. "All right, Tara and Dana will go first." Two girls, one with blonde hair and with with dark pigtails and glasses walked over to the tent. "Isn't this fun?"

The other girls cheered. Jade just grumbled, "Gathering wood, chasing butterflies and tying knots. Oh yeah, a real party."

Jackie said, "Jade, the first rule of scouting is always be prepared. You'll never know when knot tying might come in handy."

"I'll remember that. When I join the Navy."

Jackie frowned a little before standing up. "Maybe I should give you a special assignment."

"Really?" Jade asked, a little more excited. "Cool! What is it?"

Jackie handed her some canteens. "The canteens need refilling."

And just like that, the excitement was gone. "You want me to fetch water?"

"Yes, please." Jade glared at Jackie. "There's a stream behind those trees," he said. "And please don't wander off!"

Jade walked behind the line of trees and dropped the canteens haphazardly. "Tch. We're a mile from the mall! What's he think? I'm gonna make a prison break," she muttered as she took the necklace from her pocket. "Hop in my getaway car and return to Siberia?"

Suddenly, she was seeing white. Actually, she was seeing white because she was in some place covered in snow. "Weird! Siberia!" She looked at the necklace and realized it was the reason she was now on the other side of the world. "This thing's awesome!" It was then she realized she wasn't alone. Nearby was a pack of sleeping wolves. Her eyes widened. She slowly backed away from them, but the snow beneath her feet crunched loudly. The wolves' ears perked up and their eyes opened.

They growled at her, slowly getting up and stalking toward her. In that instant, Jade's skin turned blue and her eyes turned red. "Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?" she hissed. "Not me!" She opened her palm and a ball of dark energy shot out and blasted near the wolves' feet. They yelped and took off running. Jade's eyes and skin returned to normal as she glared at the necklace. "Now, take me back home!" Nothing happened. "Take me to Honolulu!" Nothing. "Miami! Moose World! ANYTHING!" Nothing.

"RRRRAAAAGH! Stupid piece of junk!" She threw it at the ground and she sat on a nearby log. "Think, Jade! What did I say that made it take me to this frozen wasteland?" Then she remembered. "I see." She picked up the necklace. "Return to Uncle's Rare Finds." In an instant, she was sitting on the counter of the shop; Uncle and Tohru were there. "Hey! It worked!"

Uncle gasped. Then he asked, "Where is Jackie?"

"At the camp site," Jade answered nonchalantly before saying excitedly, "I figured out the necklace! You just say the words, 'Return to' and whatever say next is where you go! Like this! Return to Uncle's side!" In an instant, Jade found herself standing next to Uncle.

"BAH! Do not do that again! Wait! Do that again! Must go warn Jackie! Bad lady headed his way!"

"No problem. Return to Summit Hill!"

Jade found herself back in Summit Hill. In that instant, a whip snatched the necklace out of her hand and into the grasp of a woman with long blonde hair tied in a pony tail and wearing a red coat. This was probably that Vanessa woman Jackie talked about earlier. "Ah, express delivery," she said with a wicked smile. "How thoughtful."

Jade growled and charged at her.

"Well, Chan," Vanessa said to Jackie, who for some reason was wrapped up like a mummy. "I'd like to stay and chat, but by the looks of things you're all wrapped up. So, ta-ta!" Jade kicked the necklace out of her hands and it flew into Jackie's.

Vanessa cracked the whip at him, but he managed to hop out of the way. Then the whip snagged onto the bandage and with a tug, Vanessa unintentionally unwound Jackie. "Thanks for the lesson in bandage removal," he said, a little dizzy. "See girls?" he asked the scouts, who were hiding behind a tree. "Quick and painless!"

Vanessa grabbed the necklace and held it in her hand. Jackie charged at her when he paused and said, "Buttercup Scouts! Don't watch! Too violent!"

"Tch," said Sasha. "As if!" The other scouts nodded in agreement.

Jackie tried to sneak up on her, but Vanessa kicked him in in the stomach. "Oooh!" the scouts and Jade winced. "Sayonara," Vanessa said with a smirk. "It's been a kick. Return to Peru!" In the last minute, Jackie grabbed the necklace and they both disappeared.

"What just happened," Sasha exclaimed.

"Oh, it's just another day in the life of Uncle Jackie," Jade said with a smile. She sat on a log and crossed her arms. "Hunting treasure, fighting bad guys, fighting wizards, the works."

"Wizards?" Amy, an Asian American girl with bangs asked. "Yeah right."

"You just saw Jackie literally kick butt...and literally get his butt kicked. It coms with the territory."

"That's so cool," Sasha said. "Do you go on his adventures?"

"Duh! Where else do you think I learned this?" Jade did some martial arts moves before ending with a bow.

"Well, I know what new activity the Buttercup Scouts will be doing. Tae kwon do! Uh, assuming you'll be there?"

"Thanks, but I got Jackie to teach me that and more." Suddenly, Jackie fell out of a tree. "Jackie! You're back!"

He spat out a leaf and groaned. "Yes, but so is she!"

Vanessa dropped from the tree and held up the necklace. "And I have the necklace. Return to Venice!" Nothing happened.

"Correction," Jackie said, holding up the necklace. Wait. What? "You have half of the necklace!"

Vanessa cracked the whip, but Jackie grabbed it and tried to tug it out of her hand. "Come on Jackie," whispered Jade. "Now's our chance!"

"Please Jade," he whispered back. "I need you to stay with the others! I have a plan!" He gave her a wink. Then he stood up and let go of the whip. "Okay! I give up! No more fighting!"

The scouts and Jade went, "WHAT?!" "That's his plan?!" Sasha exclaimed, outraged.

Jade made a psst! sound. "Hey, girls, huddle up. I got a plan."

"What's the catch?" Vanessa asked, suspicious.

"No catch," Jackie said, cautiously walking to her. "As you said, I am responsible for the safety of these girls. If you promise to leave, I will give you the other half of the necklace and tell you where to find an amazing treasure."

Vanessa raised her eyebrow. "I'm listening."

"A small island off the coast of Chile. Very remote," Jackie said. "Demolition Island." No, that wasn't it. "Devotion Island?"

The whip-carrying thief smirked, "Desolation Island. Nice try, Chan. Thought you could trick me into traveling to one of the most remote spots on Earth?"

"No, really, I..."

"I'd wager that you were planning on alerting the authorities to fly in and pick me up the moment I got there?"

Jackie sighed. "Actually, I was going to touch the two necklace halves together then pull my half back, so you will be teleported and stranded. But you are two clever to say back to Desolation Island."

Vanessa scoffed. "It's return to Desolation Island," she corrected. Then she realized her mistake when Jackie touched the two halves at that exact moment. What happened next, no one anticipated.

"GRAB HER!" Jade shouted. She and the other scouts tackled her to the ground and...

"Hey, where are we?" Sasha asked. Jade and the Buttercup Scouts looked around. They were on a beach of some sort, but definitely not Honolulu or Malibu. In fact, there were no traces of any people.

"Uh," Jade said. "If I had to guess, we're on Desolation Island."

"Nice going Jade," Dana said sarcastically.

"Some plan," Tara said with the same sarcastic tone. "Now we're stuck on an unknown island and..."

"YOU!" The girls turned. Vanessa was there, holding her half of the Eye of Aurora in one hand and her whip in the other. "Look what you did, you little brats!"

"Us? You're the one who dragged us here in the middle of nowhere," Jade shouted.

"You little brat!" Vanessa was about to whip her when suddenly, someone pushed her. She turned around. The other scouts stood behind her, with brave looks on their faces. But she could see their legs trembling. "Aw, how cute. You think you can stop me?"

"No, but I can!" Jade karate kicked her in the head and knocked her out cold. "Hurry," she shouted, grabbing the whip. "Tie her up!" The other scouts helped her and made sure to tie her hands together good and tight. "Heh. Jackie was right. Knot tying did come in handy."

"Well, we stopped the bad guy," Riley, a girl with brown curly hair said. "But we're still in the middle of nowhere!"

"How are we gonna get out of here?" Tara asked, tears starting to leak. "I wanna go home!"

"My parents are going to flip!" Dana exclaimed, on the verge of crying as well.

Finally, all the scouts started crying until finally Jade shouted, "ENOUGH!" Everyone turned to face her. "I thought you guys were outdoorsmen! Er...women."

"Yeah, in the forest of the United States!" Amy said. "Not tropical islands! There's a difference!"

Jade made a face. "Really? Did you learn stuff like oh, I don't know, making a shelter, or a hammock or looking for food?"

The scouts looked at each other. "Well, we did, but..."

"No buts! We're going to have to wait until Jackie finds us."

"How long will that be?" Riley asked.

Jade did some math in her head. "Three days at least."

"We can't wait that long!" Sasha exclaimed.

"Do you have another plan?" Sasha didn't respond. "I didn't think so. So, I guess the first thing we should do is make a shelter." She looked around. "Those palm tree fronds will do."

"How do you know that?"

"I watched an episode of Robinson Crusoe."

Later in the afternoon, Jade finished tying the roof together. She hopped off and knocked on it. "Sturdy as a beaver's dam."

"I still can't believe you did that," Sasha said, pointing to Jade's new skirt of leaves. "Sacrificing your uniform to keep our shelter together."

"Practicality versus fashion," Jade said with a shrug. "We got the shelter, one large to accommodate all of us. Now all we need is..." She heard her stomach growl. "Uh, anyone know how to fish?"