A/n: Hello again :3 It didn't take me another 6 years to write this! XDDD YAY! LOL. Anyway, thanks for reading, and on to the story :)

Ratso, Finn and Chow raced through the hospital. They had just met up after completely shutting off the power, happy that they would finally be able to close in on Jade.

Finn spat as they ran down the empty hallway. He used a ball of flame to illuminate the dark corners, and sent another ball down faster than he could run. Chow ran with it, zooming back in moments. "She's not here," he said, frowning. "Jade's room is empty."

"Scales has definitely been feeling...sentimental to the girl as of late. You don't think he... 'rescued' her or something?" Ratso mused.

"From his own henchmen?" Chow was incredulous. "He's the one who gave us orders to...extract information... from her in the first place."

"But think about it," Finn mused. "He couldn't order us not to without making us really suspicious. And he's never really liked us. He needed us for the strength he gave us."

"What?" Ratso was dumbfounded. "If Drago gave us our powers, how could we be stronger than him?"

"I haven't quite figured it out yet," Finn replied. "But he's definitely getting weaker. I can feel it. The power has shifted. Drago is getting soft, too, with his newfound feelings for Jade. Who knows what he's planning?" He rubbed the rust-colored stubble on his chin. "Boys, I hate to say it, but we've always known that when they going gets tough, the tough gets going. It might be time to mutiny on Drago."

"Eh, I never liked him anyway," Ratso frowned. "He's mean!"

The three chuckled, and then, the mood darkened again.

"If we've been rejected, and double-crossed on top of that, then we are no friend of Drago's," Chow said, steel in his voice.

Finn nodded. "I know we've been enemies Chan clan for a long time. But it might be time to pay Jackie a visit."

Uncle was the most furious of the three, though Jackie and Tohru followed at a close second.

"Demon boy trying to seduce Jade?" Uncle yelled in his unmistakable voice.

"Bad day," Jackie sighed. Tohru shook his head in silent fury, ponytail wobbling. He had always looked after Jade as if she had been a younger sister, and they were as close as siblings. If anyone, Demon or Human, wanted to mess with her, then the had to go through him. But now Jade was missing, and injured on top of that. She wouldn't be able to fight back.

Though it was hard to see exactly what their intentions were, for they usually just had their own self-interest at heart, Ratso, Finn, and Chow had showed up on the Chans' doorstep, panting with their haste. They explained the story to the other three men, expressing not only concern for Jade, but for the world.

The three had been reluctant to let the other trio into Uncle's shop, but Tohru convinced them. If he could change, after all, why couldn't his old comrades-in-crime be reformed?

All of the men present knew what kind of breed the demons were, formidable with their crushingly ambitious malice. Perhaps the only trait that was more obvious than their bloodlust was their contempt for humanity, and seemingly utter lack of sentiment for the race.

The Enforcers really were worried. A truce between the demons and Section 13 could spell doom for all of the human criminals of the world. If that didn't happen, there was still the chance that the son of Shendu would truly convince Jade he loved her, and what happened then? The possibilities were endless, and too horrible to think of. Each situation they thought of was worse than the last. They also hated Drago, to boot.

Uncle was most worried about the fact that combined, Drago and Jade had the potential to master every magic. And since "magic must defeat magic!", they would be unstoppable. "Very bad pair if they were bad. But good? Even good magic is very strong..."

"And power corrupts," Chow finished. The rest nodded.

"But for now, we need a plan," Jackie commanded. Everyone put their heads together.

Jade woke to a scalp massage.

She felt weak, dizzy, hungry, and really needed to use the restroom. But mmmmm... it felt heavenly. The massage was now going lower into her hair, towards the nape of her neck. She sighed...

And sat straight up. Her eyes popped open. The hair on her whole body was erect. The fingers had been... scaly.

Eyebrows twitching in shock, she turned around and found herself face-to-face with Drago.

He was smirking.

"You're shocked, right?" His pointed canines were prominent. She realized from this distance that his eyes were very nice, a beautiful brown shot with chestnut. He looked away from her, into the distance. "I've often thought about this day... if it would ever come, and what I would say. And I still don't have anything brilliant worked out."

What was he trying to say? She realized that he was straddling her. Embarrassed, she scooted away from his crotch. In order to pivot herself up, she put her hand on his leg, and he encased her wrist with his fingers. Trapping her.

"Jade," he said with intensity. His eyes feverishly searched her own. "I love you."

Shendu was irritated.

He hadn't heard from Drago in almost three weeks. How long would it take to gather his old henchmen and steal the spell from one of the Chans? His impudent son! When he came back he would-

"Father," Drago greeted. He put his hands on either side of the cool statue, the most affection he'd been able to give his father for many years. "I have returned."

Good! Shendu snapped. I've been waiting for a while.

"What?" Drago was confused. "I told you about a month ago that I was going into a trance to meditate, for my training. I said it would be at least three weeks, maybe four."

Shendu didn't understand the miscommunication that was going on between him and his son, so he simply brushed it away and funneled his confusion into anger. He might have pieced together the situation if he really thought about it, but he chose not to. Well, just don't mess it up. Find The Enforcers and get the secret from Jade, any way you can.

Drago bowed his head, shamed and angered. "Of course, father," he replied.

Meanwhile, Drago was caressing Jade's wrist. She didn't know whether to yank it away or smack him or grab his arm back, so she settled for doing nothing.

Her large brown eyes looked like a doe's. He stared into them, entranced by this moment, soaking up the sweet suddenness.

"I thought over all these years that I had hated you, Drago..." Jade began.

"...but you realized that as we got to know each other, you fell madly in love with me?" He grinned.

Jade made a face. "Not quite, buster. But I have realized that though you were strong, arrogant, and annoying at times, you were also reliable, merciful, and adaptive. You changed your ways from how you used to be. When we first met when I was a kid, you really did try to kill me a few times. But now when we spar, you feel remorse for what you do! It's obvious something has changed."

"Yes, Jade," he sighed. "That's exactly my point. I've cheated time, and it's the reason we're all in this conundrum. I've gotten to know you, I've watched you grow up from a little girl into the woman you are today. A quite attractive woman, might I add," He smiled. "But anyway, I don't think this was supposed to happen. We've cheated somehow," He repeated.

"I can't help feeling that you're right," Jade frowned, a feeling of unease growing inside of her. A fire-breathing dragon demon, son of Shendu, powerful magic-user, falling for an equally powerful woman, well-versed in martial arts, magic, guns, and leader of Section 13? It wasn't quite right.

"Jade," he whispered, getting close to her again. "What do you think would've happened if I went back to the future with the future-Jade, after she helped you defeat me all those years ago?"

She bit her lip. "I don't know..."

"I'd be dead, or imprisoned still, with my soul crushed. We would never have met again."

The dark hair shifted as she turned her head again. "You mean... time is working against us to make sure we're never together?"

"Yes, Jade. But the stakes are much higher than that... If we don't end up together, then your world will fall to the Shadows. The Demons will rise again."

A/n: Cliffhanger!~! Bahahahah XD

Hmmmm, can you tell what's going on? :] Especially with the multiple Dragos... teeheehee, I'm so evil! LOL! Good luck is all I can say, I'm sure it'll all fall into place with this next chapter! :)

Also, I think I'm back to this site to stay. I fear I've stirred up the plot bunnies running around in my head again, and they're hungry. So to save my brain from being eaten, I'm at their mercy! XD Hahah okay, that was kinda lame, but really. Keep an eye out foe me :) And until next time, take care everyone!~!

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