Hello faithful readers. Sorry, I haven't been able to upload in a while. Some things have come up. I am surprised by how few reviews this is getting. I was expecting something more. Oh, well.
Drago was flipping through the pages inside a book on ancients texts. He wanted to make sure they hadn't looked over anything. Just then, Jade came in, with her usual pouting face. She went over and sat in a chair, with her arms crossed, and her face pointed towards the floor. Drago tried to get back to reading, but he couldn't stand to see her sad. He sighed. 'If she's not distracting me one way, it's another.' He thought. He put the book down, while marking his place with a book mark and went over to Jade. "Hey Jade, what's got you down?" He said.
Jade looked up at him. "Uncle won't let me go to the new Melvin Moose Amusement Park." She said.
"Well, that is a bummer." Drago said. He personally, didn't like the rides. They always got him sick and, he wouldn't tell a soul, they kind of scared him. Still, he did like all those activities and such. "You could always call Dad." He said. "Maybe he can take you and me."
Jade brightened up. "That's a great idea." She got up and pulled him into a hug. Drago blushed. She then pulled away. "Let's go and call." They hurried over to the phone. As she picked it up, she smiled. "Bet you he's fighting about now."
"Oh, come on." Drago said, rolling his eyes. "Just because he's looking for an extremely important object, which is also sought by a villain with a large amount of money and shadow ninjas, doesn't mean he's fighting right now." Jade gave him an 'I don't believe you' stare. "It's not."
"Fine, you wanna bet on it." Jade said.
Drago tapped his chin. "If I win, you have to do whatever I say for a week." He said, smiling in his early victory.
Jade gave him an evil smirk. "If I win, you have to ride the rollercoasters you wanna bet on it." Jade said.
Drago tapped his chin. "If I win, you have to do whatever I say for a week." He said, smiling in his early victory.
Jade gave him an evil smirk. "If I win, you have to ride the rollercoasters with me." She said.
Drago was taken aback by this. It was as plain on his face, as the sunshine. He then glared at her. "You know, I can't stand those things." He said.
"Can't stand, or too scared." Jade said, wagging a finger in his face.
"I hate them." Drago said.
"Scared." Jade chimed.
"Hate." Drago said.
"Scared." Jade said.
"Hate." Drago said.
"Scared." Jade said again.
"Okay stop this." Drago said at last. "I can't stand these kind of fights. Just saying it over and over. It just gets on my nerves. It's almost like the fights between you and… I won't mention him."
"What?" Jade said. "Paco?"
Drago covered his ears. "Ahh, I don't want to hear it." He said.
Jade smiled. "Come on." She said. "What gets you so mad about him, anyways?"
Drago didn't know why. He just didn't like the twerp. 'What is there to like, anyway?' He thought. "Just call dad." He said, not meeting her gaze.
Jade smiled and dialed the phone. It rang for a moment, before Jackie answered it. "Hello." He said, then they heard him gasp and something smack into something.
Jade smirked, while Drago just glared and growled at her. "Jackie help." She said, frantically.
"Jade, what's wrong?" Jackie said.
"Never leave me alone with Uncle." Jade said. "He eats nothing, but mung bean and rice and he reeks of garlic and Uncle's no fun. I asked him if we could go to the new Melvin Moose Amusement Park and he was all 'Rollercoasters are bad for digestion'."
"Uhhh, no." Jackie yelled.
"I know." Jade said. "Can you believe it? Promise we can go as soon as you get home. Promise."
"Yes." Jackie said in a hurry. "Whatever. I'll do it. Goodbye." He hung up.
Jade turned to face him with a victorious smile. "I'll go on the rollercoaster with you." Drago grumbled. "But not one of those death defying ones. Something slow and steady."
Jade rolled her eyes. "Cha, like I'm going to do that." She said. Drago groaned, which caused her to giggle. Even though he hated this situation, he like to see her happy. 'But I am so going to get back at her if she makes me go on too many rides.' He thought.
(Sometime later)
Jade was waiting by the door. Drago just dreaded the reason why. He did want to see his father again, but he most certainly wasn't looking forward to those rides. Just then, a taxi pulled up and Jackie got out, carrying a few bags. Once he got inside, Drago could tell he was exhausted. 'Yeah, retrieving talismans will do that.' He thought. "Jackie." Jade screamed with delight as she rushed into his arms.
Jackie smiled. "Hello Jade." He said. "Did you…"
"I'm going to Melvin World." Jade said, throwing her arms up into the air.
"What?" Jackie said, without much energy. He was totally drained. "Oh, okay. But first I get home and get some sleep."
Jade automatically look down cast. "Awww." She said.
"Jackie." Uncle said, going to him, while looking like he was going to give him a hug.
"Uncle." Jackie said, with his arms wide open.
"What did you bring me?" Uncle said, going immediately to the bags.
"The sheep talisman." Jackie said, getting it out of his pocket.
"Good." Uncle said, taking it out of his hands. "Now we can do research."
Drago smiled. He loved doing research. He was kind of a bookworm. 'But if anyone ever called me a nerd, they would wish they had stayed home that day.' He thought, bitterly. It would also be an excuse to get out of Melvin World.
"But, I'm very tired." Jackie said.
Uncle immediately turned around, putting the talisman to his ear. "Oohh, I'm sorry, wait." He said.
"What is it?" Jackie said. "What do you hear?" Uncle flicked him in the face. "Oww." He said, reeling back from the hit.
"I hear the sheep not telling me the power it holds." Uncle said, before starting to drag Jackie away. "I hear the sound of footsteps walking back to the backroom to translate ancient inscriptions." All the while, Jade was whining trying to get his attention. 'Man, can't they give my dad a break?' He thought.
"Please Uncle." Jackie said. "I have been traveling for eighteen hours. I jumped out of a helicopter and ran along a falling train."
"That is why you must relax with some good books." Uncle said, while opening the back room door. Jackie groaned.
(At Valmont's lair)
The group stood before Shendu's statue. "Chan possesses yet another talisman, while I have none." Shendu hissed. "You are weak, Valmont, and your men are fools."
"That's not very nice, Uncle." Silvia said, holding her precious kitty, Jessie.
"Quiet you imbecilic girl." Shendu hissed. Bai Tza glared at him.
"That's it." Finn said, angered by his taunting of Silvia. "I'm through with dealing with this loud mouthed statue." He started to pull out his gun.
"I am no statue." Shendu hissed. "You stand in the presence of a demon sorcerer."
Bai Tza groaned. She already knew his back story. "Good luck with your story telling brother." She said. "It will be quite easy for these fools to understand, since it's being told by a bigger fool." She then walked beside Finn. "But keep the gun ready. We might make a few redecorations." Her husband looked at her inquisitively and she just smiled.
"Did she just insult us?" Ratso asked.
"Nah, she meant it in a loving way." Finn said. "She knows we're family." Ratso nodded.
"As I was saying." Shendu hissed, obviously annoyed. "I once held dominion over a vast empire, but my subjects betrayed me."
"Why?" Silvia said. "Were you bad? Daddy says bad things happen to bad people. So, what did you do?"
Shendu hissed with a deep angry tone. Valmont quickly went over to his little girl. "That's for another time, sweetie. Now, do you want to hear the rest, or do you want to go see your mother." He said. 'Please go see your mother.' He thought.
Silvia shook her head. "I like to finish my stories." She said.
"Now, my subjects cast a chi spell, which imprisoned me in this pitiful trap, where I have stayed for nine hundred years." Shendu said. "The twelve magic talismans from which I drew my power were scattered to the winds."
"Wow." Ratso and Silvia said at the same time.
"You got jacked." Finn said, with a smirk.
"What does jacked mean, Mr. Finn?" Silvia said, looking up at him.
"Well, it means when someone steals something valuable from someone else." Finn explained.
"Ohhh." Silvia said.
"Acquisition of all the talismans will allow me to be free of my confinement and let me walk the Earth once again." Shendu said.
"At which time we will be rewarded the lost treasure of Chin Chin Wan." Valmont said to his men. "So, that should be incentive enough for you too double your efforts in retrieving the talismans."
(Back at the shop)
Drago was sitting back, reading some more texts. This was more for his enjoyment. He loved to learn new things. While he was doing that, he was sipping on the orange juice that Jade had made him. It was very good. 'Wasn't that so nice of Jade to make this orange juice.' He thought as he drank some more. Then, he did a spit take. "Jade doesn't make anything." He said aloud. He then wondered what was wrong with her. She was acting so nice, then she wanted to go to Section 13… He hit his head with the heel of his hand. 'Of course, there had to be a reason for Jade being all sweet.' He thought. Then, he felt a bit disappointed. 'Why? Just because I wasn't the reason…' He shook his head to get rid of the thought. 'There's no time for thinking right now.' He went straight to Uncle and Jackie. When he found them, they were paying attention to the casket with the talisman. Just as he was about to speak, Uncle seemed to take the words right out of his mouth.
"Jade took the talisman and now she is trapped in astral form, while an evil spirit walks in her body." Uncle said. 'Wow, I was going to go with an alien clone sent to Earth to steal weapons from Section 13, so they could learn about the humans and take them over. Boy was I off.' Drago thought.
"Uhh, yes." Jacke said.
"The sheep talisman put a wolf in sheep's clothing." Uncle said. "You find Jade. I will find a chi spell to banish the wolf." He then walked off to his ever trusted books.
(At Melvin World)
Drago had decided to take a different way from Jackie. 'When I say decided, I mean he wouldn't let me come, so I snuck out anyways.' He thought. 'No way am I letting any demon have his way with Jade.' He then paused. 'Well, not a full demon and not in that way. Oh, my head hurts.' As he arrived, he found Captain Black and another agent on the ground, knocked out. 'Looks like the party started without me.' He then went over to the area he heard fighting. He went inside one of the rollercoasters and saw Jade, or possessed Jade working the machinery. "Stop, Jade, who is not Jade, but being controlled by a person who is not Jade." Drago said, who then looked in the air absentmindedly. "What a strange line?" She ignored him and got on the ride. Ignoring his fears he jumped on it, while it started to speed off. As they went, he saw his father jump off, trying to avoid the ride. He wanted to help him with the shadowkahn, but Jade was a priority. He crawled up the ride's cars to get to her.
Once they passed under another set of tracks, his father threw him the phone. "Get her to listen to it." He yelled.
Drago nodded and got to her car. He pressed the phone to her ear. "Someone's on the line for you." He said with a smirk. He could hear Uncle chanting his chi spell on the other end of the call.
Then, a demonic screech pierced the air, as the demon spoke. "No!" Was all it said, before it was banished from Jade's body.
(Back at Valmont's)
Valmont sat at his desk, with Bai Tza beside him. They were going over business deals as usual. "When do you think my idiotic brother will be back?" She asked.
Just then, Shendu's statue eyes started to glow red. Valmont smirked. "Does that answer your question?" He said.
"Cannot break free." Shendu hissed. "Blasted chi spell."
"Shendu, back so soon." Valmont said, with a displeased look on his face. "And what, no talismans."
Bai Tza giggled and kissed him on the cheek. "You always knew how to make me laugh." She said, grinning at both her husband's brilliance and her brother's misfortune.
(At the carnival)
Drago was holding Jade's body as they came to a stop. He didn't notice. All his attention was on her. He stroked her cheeks. "Jade, please talk to me." He said, nearly bursting into tears.
Just then, Jade came out and smiled. "I'm back." She said, victoriously.
Drago's grinned hit ear to ear. He hugged her tight. "Thank you." He said. "I thought I lost you."
"I was only gone a couple of hours." Jade said, smirking at him. "You couldn't miss me that much."
Drago thought about making a comeback, but he couldn't help but remember seeing her limp. "Oh, just shutup." He said, not taking his arms off her.
Jackie then came running up to them. "Jade, you're okay." He said, picking them both up into a hug. "Never take a talisman out again."
"I promise." Jade said. Drago could see from his viewpoint, that she was crossing her fingers. Drago laughed. 'Some people never learn.' He thought. 'While others are always there to make sure it works out.' "So, can we ride again?" Drago groaned.
Sorry people if this episode is shorter and more choppy than the others. If you aren't sure what has happened, then watch the episode. This was one of the reasons it took me a while to complete this. I just didn't know how to put Drago into it. I hope you guys are happy with the result. Hopefully, I'll be able to put up a few more chapters soon. Oh yeah, there is a small Monty Python reference here, when Drago mentions how strange his line was. Just can't resist putting those into my stories. Till next time.