Chapter Six
Shendu hissed in anger. "Valmont are your men blind. For it appears that a person with sight could have seen that the shield possessed no talisman."
"Why is the boss taking this from a statue?" Ratso whispered.
"Because we need it." Bai Tza said, walking past them.
"Now if my promises of untold riches were as empty as that shield…" Shendu started.
"Then, we wouldn't have any use for you, brother." Bai Tza said, smirking. "Other than for a decoration."
Shendu hissed. Valmont went over to her. "Honey, it would be best if you wouldn't tease him so." He whispered to her. "He is the only way you can regain you true form." She sighed and nodded. Valmont went back to Shendu. "Rest assured Shendu, you will have that talisman. As well as Jackie Chan will never again meddle with the Dark Hand."
(At a small resteraunt)
Drago and the others sat around the table at a Chinese restaurant. Drago liked the food very much. Jade on the other hand, didn't look like she liked it. "Chinese food. I just moved here from Hong Kong." She complained. She looked at Jackie, pleadingly. "Can't we get some Tex Mex?"
"Jackie." Uncle said, raising his chopsticks. "The rooster talisman possesses immense power."
"What does it do?" Jade said, reaching for it.
Jackie took it from her. "Manners Jade." He put it right next to him.
"Ancient legend speaks of twelve talismans." Uncle said, holding up the mat that showed the Zodiac animals. "One for each animal of the Chinese Zodiac. Each possessing a different magic."
"What kind of magic?" Jade said. Jackie pushed her back into her seat.
"Well, we've got one." Drago said, pointing a chopstick at the rooster talisman. "How hard will it be to find the rest?"
"Legend also speaks of the talismans being scattered across the four corners of the world." Uncle continued. "If any of them were to fall into evil hands…"
"Jackie will get them a smack with his lightening fists of steel" Jade said, pretending to fight. She smacked the table hard, causing a loud noise.
"Nice going." Drago said.
Jade pouted at him. She then looked at Jackie. "Hey, when are you going to teach me some of your moves?"
"Later Jade." Jackie said, causing Jade to groan. She looked over to Drago, with a puppy dog stare.
He sighed. "I'll teach you a few moves." She smiled at him. They walked away from the table. "Okay, how about we start with a simple kick." He kicked the air in front of him.
Jade mimicked him. She smiled. "Hey Jackie, check me out." They turned around to them. "I got the moves." She started kicking into the air.
"Jade." Jackie said. "Not indoors."
She continued anyway. Drago saw the waiter coming behind her. "Jade, watch out." He said, but it was too late. She kicked up, sending the dishes in his hands scattering around the room. The waiter fell back onto a table, sending a bowl of noodles crashing on Uncle's head. Drago couldn't help but start laughing.
Uncle got up and accidently knocked a candle down, causing a small flame. "Fire." Jackie cried. He looked over to a couple and pulled out the tablecloth from their table and swatted it over the fire. Uncle finally got the bowl off. Drago stopped his laughing, as Jackie tried to apologize to the waiter. "My niece is very sorry." He said. He picked up Jade and put him in front of the waiter. "Aren't you niece?"
"I am such a dork." Jade said. The waiter just walked away. They walked back to the table. Jade frowned. Drago frowned when he saw her like that. 'It's all my fault.' He thought. "I was just trying to learn some of your moves."
"The wise seek power within themselves." Jackie said. "The foolish seek it within others. Until you harness the power within yourself, I cannot teach you." He looked at Drago. "And neither can you."
Drago looked over at Jade. "I'm sorry."
Jade looked at him and gave a sad smile. "It's okay." She looked at the food. "The power within. Got it." She muttered. She looked down at her noodles, and started gobbling them up.
All three of them just stared at her. "Don't eat your food like that?" Jackie said. "You have to chew your food."
"Hello, chew soup." Jade said.
Jackie pointed to Drago. "Why don't you just follow his example?"
Jade looked at Drago. He had a white handkerchief on. His lucky one was tucked inside, because he didn't like to get it dirty. He took a small amount of noodles and plucked it into his mouth, chewing before swallowing. She rolled her eyes and started off again.
Jackie sighed. He looked at Uncle. "Help me out here."
"She's your niece." Uncle said.
Jackie looked at Drago. He shrugged. "I'm just her cousin. Last time I helped her, Uncle got a bowl on his head and the place nearly burned down." 'At least, I didn't have anything to do with the last part.' He thought.
Jackie sighed again. "I don't blame you son." He ruffled his Drago's hair.
They looked to see Jade pour the rest of the soup into her mouth. She smiled after finishing. "Mmm, taste like chicken."
Drago looked at his soup. "It doesn't taste like chicken to me." He said.
Jade looked at the fortune cookies. "Ooh, desert." She picked up one and cracked it open. "Danger looms in your future."
Drago gulped. 'Oh, more danger.' He thought. Uncle looked around. "We must be very cautious."
"Phh, you listen to a cookie." Jackie said.
"Good evening Chan." A voice said. They looked back to see the three goons from earlier standing behind them.
"Never mock the cookie." Uncle stated. Drago nodded in agreement.
"Where's the talisman?" The red haired man said. Jackie remained silent for a second, before the biggest one grabbed him and tried to swing. Jackie dodged it. The smaller one grabbed him from behind, but Jackie swung around.
The red haired man moved to get into the fight. Drago saw this, so he threw his bowl of noodles onto his head. He tried to get the bowl off, but Drago quickly went behind him struck him in the back of the legs, sending him falling backwards. The man got the bowl off his head and scowled at him. "You little twerp." Drago backed off from him. He got up and pulled out a gun. He fired at him. "Bad day. Bad day. Bad day." Drago said, as he missed the shots.
Jackie saw what was happening and tackled the man. He grabbed the gun and threw it into the lobster tank. He punched the man in the face. "No one shoots at my son." Jackie said. He looked up to see that the other two men started to approach him. He got off the man and backed away, preparing to fight. They pulled out retractable sticks. The smallest one lunged at him. Jackie jumped out of his way and kicked him in the back. The largest one took off his tie and tried his turn against him. Jackie grabbed two bowls of sauce and pushed one of them into his face. The guy wiped away the sauce, only to be hit in the face with another bowl.
The others were just standing by watching the scene unfold. Jade saw that the guy was charging behind Jackie's back, so she grabbed a broom. He stuck it in front of his legs, knocking him down. "Hah." She exclaimed victoriously.
Uncle grabbed the broom away. "Leave the fighting to Jackie." Drago saw the guy getting up, so he kicked him in one of his legs. The guy kneeled and Uncle hit him in the side of his head with the broom. The man fell to the ground. Soon afterward, the men started off.
"Run you scaredy cats." Drago called after them. "You're no match for the Chan family." He turned and gave Jade a high five.
Jackie went back to the table and gasped. "The talisman." He looked around the table. "It was right there. They took it."
"Come on, we can catch them." Jade said, starting off.
Jackie grabbed her by the shirt and pulled her back to him. He looked at them both. "Stay with Uncle." He started off.
Uncle smiled. "Come. Sit." He pulled out a chair.
Jade pouted for a moment, before looking around Uncle and gasping. "The restaurant manager. He looks very angry." Drago looked around and saw no one.
Uncle did also. "Where." He said.
Drago saw Jade running outside and groaned. 'Here we go again.' He thought. He started after her. He kept running after her. "We were supposed to stay with Uncle." Drago said, as they looked around the corner.
"Cha, he never said which Uncle." Jade said, giving a devious grin.
"You really like turning someone's words inside out, don't you." Drago said. She turned around and looked at him. She gave him a smile, before going off. They followed Jackie, trying not to arouse his attention. They saw him look around. Drago grabbed Jade and pulled her to the side. They saw Jackie shrug and go off.
They went on after them. They heard something move behind them, so they turned. They looked at each other and shrugged, before going on. They continued on, until something grabbed them, causing them to squeal. "What's the big…?" Jade started before seeing Jackie.
They both smiled half heartily. "Uh, hi dad." Drago said.
"You followed me." Jackie said sternly. "What do you hear when I talk? Tell me. Does it sound like blah blah blah blah blah blah blah?" He said, moving his hands around.
Jade gasped and pulled on his shirt. "Um, Jackie." Drago saw what she was looking at and gasped. 'More ninjas.' He thought.
"This is not funny." Jackie said. "This is dangerous." Jade pulled on his face and pointed it to the ninjas. They backed off. Jackie kept himself in front of them. "See. Dangerous." He picked them both up and started running.
"Aren't you going to whomp them?" Jade said.
"Ancient Chinese proverb." Jackie said. "Why fight, if you can run?"
"I like that one." Drago said, but Jade just glared at him.
They continued running until Jackie set them down. "Go that way." He pointed in another direction.
"But Jackie..." Jade started.
"You'll be safer away from me." Jackie said. He looked at Drago. "Get her to Uncle."
Drago saluted. "Don't worry dad. You can count on me." He pulled on Jade's arm and they started running. They kept running. Drago looked behind him and gasped. The ninjas were following them, not his dad. "Why are they chasing us?" He said. They continued running. Drago saw a skate board and helmet in the garbage. He stopped Jade. He pulled her to the dumpster. He handed her the skateboard and helmet. "Put this on."
Jade looked at it then to him. "But there's only one." She said. "There's two of us."
"I'll hold them off." Drago said. "You just get out of here." He started to push her.
Jade held her ground. "No. I'm not leaving you." She said, with a very serious face.
Drago smiled. "Don't worry about me." He said, waving his hand. "I can take care of myself." He turned into his demon form. "I can't let you get hurt. I promised dad." He looked back to see them gaining. Jade looked at him for a moment, before sighing. She put on the skateboard and helmet and started off. Drago looked back at the Shadowkahn and put up a fighting stance. "Come on." They just jumped over him and continued to run after Jade. He let out a burst of flame, catching one of them. It disappeared. He ran after them. They were quick. They had jumped onto a truck. He jumped on the back and hung on using his claws. He looked back to see his father racing towards them, with a grocery cart. He jumped off and onto the van. Drago jumped on top the next moment.
Jackie looked at him. "Drago?" He said, before turning his attention back to the ninjas. One of them kicked at his head, but he ducked. Drago sent a burst of fire at that one, causing it to disappear. Jackie then did a head stand and kicked. He caught two of them, but they regained themselves quickly. They dodged and kicked for the next few moments, until they were on the bridge.
Drago looked around to see Jade lose control of her skateboard. His eyes bulged out. 'She's going to fall.' He thought. Then, Jade skated off the bridge. "NO." Drago yelled, but was surprised at what he saw. She was floating in air. His jaw fell downwards.
That moment, the truck started to careen sideways. He jumped off and fell beside Jade. He looked back to see his father and the ninjas fall off the side. "Dad." He called out. 'He can't be gone.' He thought. "Jackie." Jade yelled. They went over to the side. He smiled when he saw his father, but then he saw that the ninjas were hanging on to him.
One of them started to climb, until it was on his father. "Hey no cutting in line." He said. He kicked the one underneath him, sending them downwards. They filled out their suit and glided away.
They saw Jackie struggling with the last one and looked at each other. "What should we do?" Drago said, turning back to his human form. "There's a ninja on my dad."
Jade tapped a finger to her chin and then looked around him. Drago saw on the look of her face that she had an idea. She went over to a coiled up cable and grabbed the end piece. She went over to the side. "Jackie, grab on." She said, before throwing over the rope.
Jackie tried to reach for the rope, but the ninja climbed over him. He looked up at them. Jade held a hand to her face. "Help." She said.
"Why do you want the girl?" Jackie said. The ninja ignored him and reached for the rope. Jackie grabbed his foot and used it to swing himself upwards. He landed on some metal works, in the middle of the bridge. He climbed up the ropes, with the ninja not far behind him. Once he was on top, Drago smiled. "Hey ninja. Catch this." He said, pushing the pile easily over board. It pulled the ninja down into the water. Drago wiped his hands together. "Well, we won't have to deal with that ninja anymore."
Jackie looked at them. "I still don't know why they were after you."
Jade smiled. "Jackie the coolest thing happened. I went right over the side of the bridge, but I didn't fall. I stopped in mid air and ran back just like in cartoons."
She had said that really fast, but Drago could pick up most of it. "She's right dad." He looked at Jade. "So, how'd you do it?" She shrugged.
"Enough fooling around you two." Jackie said.
"Fooling around." Jade said, pouting. "We just saved your butt."
"Language Jade." Jackie said. "The Dark Hand is after you and I want to know why." Just then, the large Japanese man went behind him and knocked him out with a single squeeze.
The man looked at them and extended a hand. "The talisman." He said.
Drago put himself right in front of Jade and crossed his arms. "She doesn't have it tubby. You guys have it." He raised an eyebrow. "Don't you?"
The man scowled and took hold of them. He picked up Jackie and put them on his shoulder, before walking off. He brought them to an abandoned fish factory. He chained Jade to the table and Drago and his father to a pole.
Drago was shaking his father, while Jade was yelling. "Let us go. I mean it. Wait till the Jackinator comes to." Drago looked at her with a raised eyebrow. Jade saw it. "What, it sounds cool."
Jackie got up. "Kids." He said looking at them.
"Jackinator." Jade said.
The man then walked over to the room. He was holding a strange dragon statue in his hand. It started glowing when he brought it to her stomach. "Ah, ha." He said.
"What's Ah, ha?" Jade said. She saw the man raising his sword. "What you going to do to me?" She asked.
"Hey, you can't go cutting people open." Drago said, shaking a fist at the large man. The man ignored him and walked over to a metal wheel. He started sharpening the sword.
"The rooster thing is in my stomach." Jade said. "But when did I…" All their eyes popped up. "The restaurant." They said in unison.
"How did you not notice eating a rock? I told you to chew your food." Jackie said.
"It was soup." Jade said.
"Never mind." Jackie said, glancing at the man as he finished. "We have to get you out of here, before he gets the talisman out of you."
"Wait. The magic Uncle talked about." Jade said. "I can fly out." She started struggling.
"Even if you could fly, and I'm not saying you can, you are tied down to a table that is bolted onto the floor." Jackie said, before looking behind him. He saw the boxes floating in the air.
"Maybe you should stop questioning things dad?" Drago said. Jackie looked at him and gave him a 'shut up' look. Drago looked down at the ground.
Jade opened her eyes and looked at what she had done. "Wow." She said.
The man then walked over to them and raised his sword. "Hold still." Jade started muttering and then growled.
"Why do you growl?" the man asked, raising an eyebrow. Then, the box right over him fell to the ground.
"Guess I have that power within you were talking about." Jade said, smiling.
"Not what I meant." Jackie said. "Now cut yourself free." She started growling again and the sword whooshed to her side, cutting the restraints. She rushed over to them, but the elevator door opened.
"Yo, Big T, what's all the racket...?" The red haired man said, as the trio walked out of the elevator. He stopped and looked at them. "Chan."
"Jade, run, fly, something." Jackie said, picking her up. Jade started floating in air. The largest one started over to her, while the others walked toward them.
Drago grew afraid. He broke the handcuffs he was in to pieces and backed away. Jackie looked at him. "You could've done that the whole time?" He said.
"I was scared." Drago said.
His father sighed. "I'm sorry for snapping at you, son. Now break me free."
Before Drago could, the smallest one rushed over to him. He jumped over him and landed on his back. This forced the man to fall to the ground. The other man was trying to punch his father, but was having no luck. Jackie picked the keys out of his pocket and unlocked himself, all while dodging the guy.
Drago smiled, when he saw this. 'He couldn't hit a chained man.' He thought. Of course, he had forgotten about the man underneath him. The man quickly pushed himself up, knocking Drago to the ground. The man tried to grab him, but Drago grabbed his arm and sent him over his shoulder. He looked over to see the largest one trying to reach Jade. Drago ran at him, while the other henchman ran after him. Drago jumped over the large man, right before the two thugs collided. His father kicked the other one, sending him into the pile as well.
They got up and raced after them. Drago went over and picked up a barrel. He rolled it toward the men, knocking them over. "Strike. You're out." He exclaimed victoriously. Drago took a step forward, but tripped. The henchmen had gotten up and were only a few feet away. He gulped.
Jackie looked around the room, desperate for something to save his son. He picked up the only things he could use, which was a pair of fish, and jumped in front of Drago. The men gave out a laugh, before charging at him. Jackie easily, side swiped the first two. The last threw down his weapon and turned, only to knock himself out on a pole.
Drago smiled, but was interrupted when the large Japanese man got out of the pile. He growled at them. "I hate fish." Drago jumped back and gasped, when the man got out. He patted his heart and breathed in out.
"Why fight when you could run?" Jade said, while floating over them.
"I like that idea." Drago said, before they took off. The man continued after them. They went up the stairs and into a room. Jackie hushed them, just then the elevator door opened up, revealing the large man. Drago looked at him and then to the way in and then back to him several times. "How did he do that?" He exclaimed, holding his head.
The man just growled and swung at them. He missed and hit a box. He picked up the box and swung it at Jackie. They all glanced at the exit. The man saw this and threw the box into the door, blocking it. "Oh, great." Drago said.
Jackie turned to them. "Don't watch." He said, before walking over to the large man.
"Cha, like I'm not going to watch." Jade said, floating next to Drago.
Drago looked at her. "So, how does flying feel like?" He asked, as the fight started.
Jade looked at him and smiled. "Like one of the coolest things ever." She said. Then, they looked to see Jackie being thrown by the man. "No." They both hollered. Jade went over to him and started kicking. He just stayed there for a moment before blowing her away. Drago picked up a barrel. "Hey tubby, try blowing this away." He said, before throwing it. The man caught and threw it back. Drago jumped out of the way. He fell to the ground.
The man started to charge at him, but Jackie pushed down a barrel of fish. The man slipped. He slided right into Jackie, crushing him against the wall. He fell to the ground, unconscious
Jade looked over to a marlin fish on the wall. She flung it at the man, using her powers. The man caught it between his hands. He saw that Jackie was moving away, so he threw the fish at him. He jumped over it, catching a metal chain and hook. He looked at it and then to the man. He pushed it towards him, but he knocked it aside. He then grabbed hold of Jackie and started to squeeze. Jade smiled and started to use her powers on the man. He started to lift into the air and then she sent him falling to the ground nearly, missing Jackie.
Jackie climbed out of the hole as both Jade and Drago went over to him. "Sorry." Jade said.
(Sometime later)
Back at Section Thirteen, Drago sat in his new room. 'Looks exactly like my old room.' He thought glumly. He looked to see his father and Captain Black walk into the room. They were having a conversation, so he didn't want to bother them. Then, Jade came into the room. She was holding her stomach. 'She doesn't look that good.' He thought.
Then Jade exclaimed. "Does this mean I'm a secret agent?" She was smiling from ear to ear.
"No." Captain Black and Jackie said in unison. Jade groaned.
Drago ran down the stairs and over to them. "What about me?" He said. "I have powers. I can be useful."
"No." was their reply. Drago groaned as well.