For the next hour, Jackie told Kaysha about all the magical adventures of the past, starting with the search for the talismans of Shendu and ending with the banishment of Shendu and Drago from the earth, speaking about each of the main villains he had dealt with along the way, some of which had been banished and others had reformed and were sitting in the same room with him.
"Whoa" Kaysha exclaimed at the end of his story, "So you guys all met at first as enemies and fought for and against different magical characters and used magic spells both for good and evil?"
"Uh...yes" Jackie replied, wondering if she actually believed them.
"Whoa.. that...is...awesome!" Kaysha said excitedly, "Why didn't you tell me all this before?!"
"We didn't think you'd believe us, babe" DJ Fist replied, amazed that his girlfriend didn't think they were crazy to mention the "m word".
"Well, it's kinda hard to picture it, but you don't always have to see to believe I guess" Kaysha responded. "Man that must have been so cool, I thought magic was all fake!"
"It was da bomb!" Jade said, "I wish I could play with chi spells again!"
"Jade!" Jackie scolded. "Believe me, Kaysha, dealing with magic is not as "cool" as you think" Jackie added, "It can be more dangerous than anything you could ever imagine."
"Oh. Uh whatever you say, Jackie. Nice intro to the forces of darkness but what has all this magic stuff have to do with what happened to me to today?" Kaysha asked, still mind blown by what she had been told.
"That we still need to research and find out. Kaysha we'll let you go now but if anything unusual or dangerous happens again down there then I want you to call us immediately" Captain Black instructed.
"Yes sir" Kaysha replied.
"Be careful, babe, I don't want you to get hurt" DJ Fist said with concern.
"I will, darlin' ain't no one gonna mess with me or the team" Kaysha responded.
Captain Black sighed as they hung up. "I was hoping that magic would be done and over with but it looks like another adventure is about to begin."
"Cool! That'll give me an excuse to not go to school!" Jade exclaimed, excited about solving the mystery at hand.
"No it will not, Jade!" Jackie scolded, "This could be more dangerous than anything we've ever dealt with before."
"We cannot know for sure until we do reseaaarch!" Uncle exclaimed, "Everyone to my shop! We must get to work immediately!"
As the crew was exiting the meeting room, Lydia walked up to them in her fitness attire.
"There you guys are! How come you missed class, it was a total blast tonight!"
Valmont took one hand into hers with a concerned look on his face. "There's something about my past, our past, that we need to tell you, darling "
Before she could respond, her phone went off. "Hold on a sec, babe" she said to her boyfriend. "Hello?" she answered.
"Is this Lydia McPeek?" a man's voice said.
"Yes it is, who is calling?"
"My name is Officer Jimmy Harris, we received a 911 call from your niece Charmaine McPeek about two masked men breaking into her apartment after she came home from work and trying to assault and kidnap her. She is physically fine but mentally distraught, so I wanted to call and see if you could come over. I am here right now trying to gather a detailed report."
Lydia's eyes widened with fear. "Oh my word, uh yes, I'll be right there." She hung up and was speechless.
"Darling, what's wrong?" Valmont asked.
It took Lydia a minute to talk. "I...I got a call from a policeman saying that two masked men broke into Charmaine's apartment and tried to a...assault and kidnap her...oh my" she stuttered.
"What? Now that's whack, yo!" MC Cobra said angrily. No one dared hurt his girlfriend!
"Two masked men?!" Tag said, "Oh no..."
"Oh no what, Tag?" Lydia asked fearfully.
"We need to come with you, Lydia" Jackie said.
A few minutes later, the group came over to Kaysha and Charmaine's condo. Officer Harris let them in and led them to a speechless Charmaine, who was sitting on her couch holding her knees tightly.
"Come here babe" MC Cobra comforted, hugging his girlfriend close while fire flamed through his eyes. Why had she become a victim to crime again?!
"Thank you for coming to the rescue, Officer" Lydia thanked.
"Sir, we're from Section 13 and have a specific suspicion about this incident. Do you have any detailed information about the criminals?" Tag asked.
"One of my fellow officers took a few pictures for identification purposes" Officer Harris replied, "Why don't you come over to the department and take a look?"
"That would be very helpful, sir" Lydia said.
The group headed over to the San Francisco Police Department while MC Cobra stayed behind to keep comforting his girlfriend.
"Here's a clear picture of what the criminals were wearing" Officer Harris said as he showed the group one of the photos that had been submitted to the computer system. "I don't know if that has any relevance to you."
"Jackie! Look!" Jade exclaimed as she pointed out red Korean symbols on the criminals' shirts.
"Masked men, Korean symbols...that's the same description Kaysha gave about the guys who hijacked her plane!" Viper exclaimed. "They must be the same guys!"
"Or part of the same group" Jackie replied, "We need to find out what those symbols mean!"
"Did Charmaine say anything specific about the criminals?" Tohru asked.
"Well she said that they yelled at her about names she didn't know and something about revenge. I think Lo Pei and Lord Shendu were the names they mentioned?" Officer Harris said.
The group's eyes went wide. The criminals were obviously related in some sort of cause!
"Sir, can we have a copy of these photos so that we can have them on file?" Tag asked.
"Of course!" Officer Harris replied as he printed them. "Please let us know if there's anything specific that we need to watch out for."
"How are we going to find out what these symbols mean?" Jade asked when the group went over to Uncle's shop.
"Uncle, we must look in your books and- ow!" Jackie started until Uncle whacked him.
"Aiyaaah! Does Uncle look like I know all languages of Asia? You find out what the symbols mean and then I can do reseaaarch!"
"Did you say Korean?" Lydia asked. After looking at the symbols for a minute, a lightbulb lit up in her head. "Hey, I know someone who can help us out!" She went outside the shop to make a phone call. "Hello Master Bill? It's Lydia McPeek. If you're not busy tonight, can I come pick you up at your hotel? I need your expertise about the Korean language and history."
Lydia returned about a half hour later with an older man with black hair, white skin, and circular glasses. It was her Taekwondo master, Bill Pasadena, who had been her teacher since she began martial arts at age ten. He was in town to help run a Taekwondo tournament between some of California's top dojangs.
"Everyone, I want to introduce my Taekwondo master, Bill Pasadena. He's been my teacher since I began training. I was gonna introduce him in class tomorrow but I brought him tonight because he knows a lot about the Korean culture and history!" Lydia said once she returned to Uncle's shop with her teacher.
The group introduced themselves quickly, not trying to be rude but anxious to solve the mystery that boggled their minds.
"Master Bill, do you know what these symbols mean?" Lydia asked her master, showing him the pictures from the police.
Master Bill studied them for a moment. "Yes, they look familiar" he replied, "I believe they translate to "revenge for the evil ones". Though I'm not sure what that refers to."
"Revenge for the evil ones? Revenge for the evil ones? What does that mean?" Jackie pondered.
"Master Bill sir, this may seem like a crazy question, but have you ever heard the names Lo Pei and Lord Shendu?" Tag asked.
"Lo Pei and Lord Shendu? Yes I have, actually! I remember them from a mythical tale that Lydia's mother once told me. Lydia, were you ever told the tale of your ancestor, Lo Pei?" Master Bill asked.
"Uhhh no, I don't think so. Who's Lo Pei?" Lydia asked.
"As the legend goes, there was a man in China named Lo Pei who defeated an evil demon sorcerer named Shendu. Shendu vowed his revenge, as well as a small group of Shendu's loyal subjects who- wait a second! Now I know what the Korean hangul mean!" Master Bill stopped mid story.
"What?" Lydia asked.
"It refers to a group called the Revengers." Master Bill replied.
"The Revengers?" everyone said at once.
"The Revengers were a group of loyal subjects to the Lord Shendu who came from what it is now modern-day Korea" Uncle began reading once he found a book on ancient Korean history, "It is said that they also pledged their loyalty to Lord Tarakudo of modern-day Japan and his nine Oni generals. When Shendu was defeated, it was said that Lo Pei helped defeat Tarakudo and his generals as well. When the Revengers were taken into captivity and about to be put to death, it was said that they vowed to help resurrect Shendu and his demon brethren and allies so that they could take revenge on all of Lo Pei's descendents."
"Whoa, so theose guys who tried to kidnap Kaysha and Charmaine are the descendents of these Revengers guys?" Jade asked.
"Apparently so!" Master Bill replied, "And since Lydia's nieces are descendents of Lo Pei, it is likely that the criminals you spoke of went after them to keep them captive until Shendu and his demon family and allies were restored so that they could directly eliminate them."
"This is crazy! It's a wonder how they haven't gone after me or my family members yet" Lydia said, "And all this talk about demons is starting to freak me out!"
"I hope Cassie ain't gonna be their next target" Strikemaster Ice said with concern.
"It might be best if you stay at Section 13 for a while to protect you from getting kidnapped, Liddy" Tag said.
"And while we're at it, we owe you a jolly big story about what things were like before you came into the picture, darling" Valmont added.
"So someone's trying to bring back Shendu and all the other forces of darkness? That means we'll have to fight them again! Coooool" Jade exclaimed.
"Bad day bad day" Jackie said in despair.