Lookie here, I'm back again. This story is seriously taking forever, I'm getting sick of writing it, so let's see if I can make this the last chapter. After this story, I'll probably write other Jackie Chan Adventure fanfictions that have nothing to do with this series, because I need a break.
As Frank and Monkane got to the village they saw for themselves that what the Jaguar had said was true. In normal days, all the children would be outside. Now though, they saw little to no kids, as the rest were most likely inside, too unwell to leave their homes. There were more adults around, but all of them looked nervous and anxious with worry for the young ones. Frank and Kane didn't know what they could do to fix things, but they were certainly going to try something.
Both of them agreed that whatever they were going to do, they would have to start with talking to Pride. So they made their way to the center of the village, where it seemed that most of the people in the village were. They all seemed to be there for the same reason that Frank and Monkane were, the sickness. They wanted to know what was going on. In the center of everything was Pride and the others. Lust was talking with her brother about something, but Pride didn't seem to want to listen. Sparrow and Seymour were there too, though they stayed out of the way. When Sparrow saw Frank she smiled and went over to him.
"Frank, you're okay!" She said happily. She hadn't seen him for days, and had been worried. Her happiness quickly turned to concern when she saw Fare, who Frank was still holding. "What happened?" She asked.
"She's sick, like most all the other children in the town." Kane said.
"Yeah, I noticed that." Sparrow said. "But why are they all sick?"
"There's a plague or something going around." Frank said. He explained to Sparrow about the flowers and the roots, then asked if she was sick too.
"I haven't even left the village." Sparrow said. "The only one of us that has would be Jade. I haven't seen her around very much."
"Do you know where she is now?" Frank asked, now concerned about Jade.
"I'm right here." Jade's voice said as she made her way through the crowd to join them. Frank was about to ask if she was okay, when he saw her blue flower pendant.
"Where did you get that?" He asked. Jade was about to answer, but Kane beat her to it.
"It was given to her by a new friend." Kane said, and he looked amused. Jade glared at him, not amused at all.
"Don't read my mind, you big freak." Jade said angrily. "What are you doing here anyway?"
"Me and Fare live here." Kane said. "And there's no reason to be angry at me for looking into your boyfriends thoughts four years ago."
"How did you…" But Jade trailed off, she knew exactly how he knew.
"How is Charlie doing, anyway?" Monkane asked casually.
"Uh, he's fine, I guess." Jade said hesitantly. She wasn't sure why Kane was asking, as if he cared.
"Has he gotten better with his little problem?" Monkane asked slyly.
"He's doing loads better." Jade snapped.
"No he's not." Monkane said. "If he were, you would trust him more."
"I do trust him." Jade argued, though she sounded unsure. Monkane smirked and leaned closer to Jade.
"If you trusted him, then you wouldn't have to take away his knife, now would you?" Monkane whispered menacingly so only she would hear. Jade was shaking in anger now and was so ready to kick Kane's butt, or, at least try to. Fortunately, Frank stepped between the two of them before she could do anything.
"Jade, calm down. He's only trying to get you riled up." Frank said to his friend.
"Tch, well, it's working." Jade said unhappily. Frank turned to the demon.
"Why don't you try taking your frustrations out on somebody you're actually angry with? Leave Jade alone." Frank said. Monkane merely shrugged.
"Or I can just take what I want." Monkane said. He went over to the big pile of blue flowers that were right to the side where Lust and Pride were speaking, and just took one, which Pride wasn't very happy about.
"What do you think you're doing?" Pride demanded. Kane ignored him for a minute while he took the flower over to Fare and laid it on her chest. Only then did he turn back to Pride, and he wasn't happy.
"I'm helping my younger cousin." Kane said. "She, like all the other children in the village, are ill because of you, and only the flowers that you stole can heal them."
"I am aware of that." Pride said. "But what does it matter to me if the little brats die?"
"You see what he says?" A random voice said. Jade looked out into the crowd. She could've sworn that the voice belonged to Ira. Pride and Lust seemed to recognize the voice too. The person continued. "It is because of this spirit that our young are sick. He has brought nothing but death with him. I say we send him from the village." Many people murmured in agreement.
"I think we should leave soon before things get out of hand." Deseray said. "Brother, please, come with us."
"Why should I?" Pride asked. Seymour stepped forward to answer.
"What reason have you to stay in this village?" Seymour asked. "They clearly do not appreciate your might and power. I beg you to join us on our journey. We could really use your help. We can't do it without you." Pride now seemed to seriously consider going with them. After a minute he came to a decision.
"Yes, I suppose you're right." Pride agreed. "I'll come with you."
"Thank you." Seymour bowed his head humbly. Jade grabbed Seymour's arm and pulled him aside.
"You know, I forget how much of a flatterer you were." Jade said. Seymour just smiled.
"Alright, so where are we going next?" Sparrow asked.
"We'll know when we get there." Frank said. He turned to Kane. "You coming?"
"No, I think we'll stay here and help with damage control." Monkane said. "I'm pretty sure that a cure for the sickness will be found quite easily now that we have the flowers. Keep my advice on mind, you may find it useful."
Frank nodded and began to prepare the teleportation spell. Jade saw this and wondered if it was such a good idea to teleport away here while they were standing in the middle of a village. Monkane noticed her concern spoke up.
"Don't worry about the people, I'll handle it." Monkane said. Jade blinked. She didn't think she'd ever get used to a demon that could read her every thought.
"Alright guys, let's go." Frank said. Sparrow, Jade, Lust, Seymour, and Pride gathered together as Frank finished the spell. And in a flash of light, they were gone to their next destination.
YES, I FINALLY FINISHED IT! Oh my goodness, what a pain, but I did it. Hopefully the next story won't be as bad, or else I'll never get this series done.