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Ch 4: Demon World (part 3)

"Jackie, where did you go" she asked as she searched the halls for her Uncle after she had changed into her uniform. When she came to some stairs she snuck up them only to see Shendu watching the Dark Hand dressed as jesters and fooling around.

"Dance my jesters" Shendu said "Dance" he enunciated with quick laser burst from his eyes to their feat to which the group responded to with a jig after Chow got his backside burnt.

"No way" Jade said causing Shendu to notice her

"You" he said and beckoned her forward which she did with a nervous smile, "Why do you not bow"

"Jade" she heard someone say and saw in her peripherals Hsi Wu in a cage near Shendu's throne.

Jackie quickly came forward with a bow and said "your scalyness please excuses me slow witted niece"

Shendu reached forward and grabbed Jackie by the braid "If she were not excused she would be in flames, now fetch me dinner" he complete while dropping Jackie.

"Yes master" Jackie said with another bow as he ran off to get Shendu's food.

"Jackie" Jade muttered worriedly.

"Tasty treats for his glorious excellence" Jackie said as he reached forward for a hand full of giant slugs.

"What a good slave you make Jackie Chan" Shendu said while finishing his plate.

"My joy is to serve you master" Jackie said, still bent over with the plate on his back.

"Keeping ones enemy's close is not just wise, it's gratifying" Shendu said with satisfaction.

"Shendu remembers the way things were too" Jade said to herself.

"Child" Shendu shouted.

"Uh yes master" Jade said quickly.

"It's Talons day and then you need to get dressed up for your friend" he said gesturing to the caged Hsi Wu.

After she had cut Shendu's nails (gagging the whole time to herself) she was take to get dressed by two black hooded robed maids. Jade quickly hid the watch and her necklace, the partner of the one she had given to Seymour. The Kimono the maids put her in was pink with cherry blossom and she quickly realized what Jackie meant by scars. The dress felt like it was made of cloth and pins which she could feel poking, prodding, and piercing her skin. When she was ready she was brought back to the throne room where Hsi Wu's cage had been moved to the center of the room.

Shendu ushered her forward and said "Well Jade say hello to your friend"

"Hello friend," Jade said now in front of the cage and remembering that she must pretend to be slow witted and obedient.

"Hello Jade" Hsi Wu said sad with knowing what the dress was doing to her.

"And tell him how you feel" Shendu persisted.

"Hurt" she said in a little girl's voice.

"Well then you heard her Hsi Wu, she hurts so why don't you give her a hug to make her feel better. Jade step in"

But before she could Hsi Wu said "no, I won't do it" but them Jade noticed a collar around Hsi Wu's neck that suddenly glowed. Shendu pushed Jade forward as Hsi Wu staggered like a puppet on a string and gave her what could only be called, the world's most painful hug.

"I'm sorry" Hsi Wu whispered in her ear so Shendu could not hear him.

"I remember" Jade whispered back "I will set you free" she promised.

After the hug Shendu had them dance for his enjoyment before finally telling Jade that she could leave. When visitation was done the two maids came again to help her change out of the Kimono. Just as she was about to change back into her normal clothes she notice one of the maids check outside the room to see if anyone was coming then she dismissed the other maid. Jade was starting to wonder what this maid was doing when she pulled down her hood.

"Viper" Jade said.

"Yes" she said "how did you know my name"

"You wouldn't believe me" Jade responded.

"Well then tell me later, but promise me that you won't let Shendu know that I'm helping you" Viper asked as she took out a small jar of cream from the folds of her robe.

"Here" she said "this cream will help your scars feel more bearable" but as Viper was about to apply the cream to Jade's new scars she noticed that all of Jade's old scars were gone, "Um maybe you should tell me now"

After Jade had told Viper what she had explained to Jackie, had the cream applied, was dressed and replace her watch and necklace back where they belong they then met up with Jackie who was still disposing of Shendu's leftovers from the meal

"Jackie there's no way I'm ever doing that again, and Shendu treats you like a dog on a leash" she said emphasizing what she meant by pulling on Jackie's braid.

"The girl has a point" Viper said.

"And what are you doing here with your hood off, no one is supposed to see your face" Jackie said.

"Relax, if I hear anyone coming I just pull it back up, and remember as this is the first day of the month and I'm the Senior Visitation Maid I'm supposed to follow Jade around so Hsi Wu doesn't misbehave"

"Uh what are you supposed to do if he does misbehave" Jade asked nervously.

"Cut your arm" she said nonchalantly but at the sight of Jade's flinch she continued "trust me it has only happened once and I had nightmares about your reaction for weeks," she knelt down to Jade's level "but if what you say is true then we can put a stop to all this, right Jackie" she said pointedly to him

"What can I do" Jackie said as he bent down to throw the bucket's content into the fire "I'm just a food servant, his slave"

"The Jackie Chan I knew was nobody's whipping boy, he was a hero" Jade said

"He was" Jackie questioned

"And you can be again Jackie" Jade stated "help me fix history, help me rewrite the book of ages

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After Shendu was asleep Jade, Jackie and Viper, with her hood up, snuck out.

"Which way" Jade asked.

"But servants aren't allowed in the library" Jackie protested.

"I told you we aren't servants" Jade reminded him "now come on"

"Yeah don't be such a stick in the mud hero boy" Viper said as she walked past him.

"Jade careful" Jackie said as he caught up to them to show where the library was.

"Whoa" Jade said as she was the mass amount of books.

As Jackie walked further in to see the whole library his observations were cut short by a finger whip it to the head.

"Get out" Uncle whispered.

"Uncle" Jade said, happy to see another good familiar face.

"Only master's library boy is allowed in here" Uncle explained.

"Uncle we need your help, we're looking for a book" Jade said.

"Forbidden" he said and then caught sight of Viper "And you brought the Senior Visitation Maid with you, what were you thinking"

"It's okay Uncle she's with us" Jade explained as Viper took of her hood to look around.

"Either way, these books are filled with magic even I'm not allowed to read them"

"The Book of Ages" Jade protested.

"Never heard of it" Uncle answered quickly while trying to push Jade out of the library.

"Are you sure" Jade asked as she escaped Uncle's grasp, "maybe it's over here" she said as she ran to one spot in the library as Uncle chased her.

"No it is not" Uncle said as she ran off again.

"How about here," Jade asked.

"Not there", Uncle responded.

"Well maybe over here" Jade questioned again.

"No I have been Library Boy for 60 years I am sure" Uncle in an effort to stop her.

"Really" Jade asked.

"Really" Uncle confirmed.

"In that case" Jade said as she went to find and push down a giant Atlas.

Uncle gasped, "Forbidden magic"

"Relax, it's just an Atlas, " Jade said as she opened it while Viper held up a candle for Jade to see with as she flipped thru the pages "if the book's not here in Shendu library there's only one other place it could be Australia"

"Aiie-Yahh, no-man's-land that continent is forbidden" Uncle said.

"There is nothing there Jade" Jackie told her.

"Except a fortress" Viper reminded them.

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