"Mikayla! My word I haven't seen you in forever!" Tag exclaimed as he gave his niece a hug. She hugged him back and stayed quiet, being shy of everyone around her.
"Gosh it has been a while!" Lydia added, "Last time I saw you I was still in my 20s. Good ol' days" she joked, which made Tag laugh.
"Oh Liddy! But wait" he said as he instantly got serious, "You want me to watch her for three months?! Tim why didn't you ask me this like way before?! I don't have the time, I'm kinda in the middle of a super important mission! I can't believe you still procrastinate!"
"Yeah uh well I...uh... am working on it, Tag" Timothy stuttered nervously, "But I really need this favor and, oh! Look at that, my plane taking me to Africa has arrived! Eh uh Micky, be a good girl for Uncle Tag and do your homework! Bye bro!" he rushed as he kissed his daughter and ran to his plane.
"Timothy!" Tag yelled. "Ugh, of all the random things to happen!" he complained. "Not that I'm not happy to see you, dear, but uh" he added once he saw Mikayla staring at him.
"Nice family reunion and all, but we need to fly back to San Francisco and gather things for Taiwan! It could be a long journey" Jackie reminded the group.
"You're right! Let's move!" Tag said as everyone started to board the plane.
"Time to save the world from the ultimate evil!" Charmaine exclaimed.
As Lydia and two of her nieces were about to board the plane, Tag stopped them.
"Listen, uh, I don't know how to say this, but uh, you guys can't come."
"What?!" the three said at once.
"Tag, you need us! We can back you up in case you need it!" Lydia said.
"I know Liddy, but if the Revengers beat us to the um then you three will be destroyed first when Shendu and his demon people are resurrected. You've already been kidnapped and harassed before, I couldn't live with myself if something happened to you guys. Besides, I need you to watch Micky until we come back. Please, Liddy."
Lydia sighed. "Alright, Tag", though she was not enthusiastic about not coming along.
Before they boarded, Strikemaster Ice, MC Cobra, and Valmont said goodbye to their girlfriends.
"Be safe, sweetheart." Lydia said to Valmont as they hugged and shared a kiss.
"I will, darling. I will make sure nothing happens to us. I love you" Valmont promised.
"Hey be careful, babe, I need you to come back in one piece" Cassie said with a lot of concern in her eyes.
Strikemaster Ice took both her hands into his and looked into her blue eyes. "Yo I will" he reassured her, "Ain't gonna be easy but I promise that nothin' will happen to me" he added as he kissed her lips gently.
"I wish I could come with you, Cobra" Charmaine said as she hugged her boyfriend close.
"I know, I do too yo but I'd rather be assured that you're staying safe" MC Cobra replied. He then pulled back a little bit so he could look at her beautiful face and took a deep breath. "Listen, uh, I'm confident that I'll come back ok but if something happens, I just wanna let you know that I love you."
Charmaine's heart started racing. This was the first time Cobra said those three special words to her, and she had been waiting for him to say it! But now he was leaving and she was terrified about the things that could happen to him.
"Oh babe" Charmaine choked as tears started falling from her eyes, "I love you too."
MC Cobra forced a smile and kissed her passionately. "That's great, yo. I hope I'll see you again soon." He then kissed her cheek and turned around towards the plane, biting his lip so he wouldn't cry, as a part of him feared greatly that he would never see the girl of his dreams again.
"Let's get ready to kick some evil butt!" Jade exclaimed as she was about to sit down on a seat in the plane. Jackie stopped her.
"Jade, you're staying here with Lydia and her nieces. And please do not argue or follow along! This is potentially the most dangerous thing I'll ever face and I don't want anything to happen to you."
"Awwww Jackie!" Jade whined. "This could be the ultimate battle between good and evil and you're making me miss it?!"
"This is nothing exciting, Jade" Jackie replied, "I'm very nervous about this, and I don't want anything to happen to you. Staying here in California is the best thing for you right now."
"Tch, fine" Jade frowned.
"Can you let Lydia and the girls stay in LA with you guys until we come back?" Tag asked Nathaniel and Kelly as the Section 13 crew was sitting on the plane, ready to go back to San Francisco. "It might be safer if they were here rather than San Fran."
"Of course" Nate replied, "Be careful, Tag. God be with you guys."
"Thanks, Nate" Tag said as he turned around, walked on the plane, and flew off.
"Gosh I'm so worried about them, Nate" Lydia said to her older brother, "I hope they find the evil part of the Um Yang globe first but what if-".
"That's why we should pray, Liddy" Nate interrupted, "Matter of fact let's do that now. Lord" he began as he, Kelly, Lydia, Charmaine, and Cassie bowed their heads together, "Please be with Tag and Lydia's Section 13 friends and her boyfriend and our daughters' boyfriends as they travel to Taiwan to prevent evil from plaguing the earth. But if they don't succeed, I pray that Your power will show forth and that Your glory and good will cleanse the earth and that you will protect them. Guide us, Lord, and if there's a way we can help defend the ultimate good then please show us that way. I pray this through King Jesus, amen."
After the prayer, Jade bravely walked up to Tag's niece. She looked like they were the same age!
"Hey, I'm Jade Chan. What's your name?"
"Michaela McStone, but people call me Micky!" Micky said in reply.
Jade smiled. "I like your backpack. Robo Mercs are mondo coolio!"
Micky smiled right away. "Aren't they! I love this game so much! Do you have Robo Mercs 2?"
Jade grinned as she whipped out her GameBoy DS from her hoodie pocket. "Game on!" The two played as the McPeeks went back to LA.
Charmaine looked out the window quietly during the two hour drive home. She was worried sick about her boyfriend and hated that she couldn't be with him in case something did happen to him.
"Please keep Cobra safe, Lord" she silently prayed, "I love him and need him in my life."
Two hours later, Jackie, Viper, the Enforcers, Uncle, Tohru, Valmont, the Ice Crew, and Tag were flying out to Taiwan. Master Bill was thanked for his help and stayed in San Francisco to help run the taekwondo tournament that he had come up to help with. Everyone had fallen asleep except for the Ice Crew. Even though it was late, they had trouble sleeping for fear of the mission. They weren't gonna show the others that they were afraid but they couldn't help but feel it.
"Yo you think we gonna succeed?" Strikemaster Ice asked his two friends.
"I think so, bro, I mean, we're teaming up with Chan and he's always won in the past! I can't imagine why he wouldn't again." Cobra said. DJ Fist nodded in agreement.
"Yeah I guess you're right, though I gotta admit I'm still kinda scared about it. Yo does Kaysha know what's up?" Ice asked DJ Fist.
"Not yet" Fist replied, "I'll call her once we get to Taiwan, she's flying home in the morning. She's totally gonna freak out, especially since she's the last to know" he added with a sigh.
"Well good thing is that we're the most epic trio ever and we'll be there for each other right!" Cobra said.
Ice grinned. "Yeah man. We like the Three Musketeers. All for one and one for all, yo! Though I wish I had my lady with me right now."
The next day, Jackie Chan and company arrived in Taipei, Taiwan. The 13 hour flight was long but since they slept through most of it, it seemed to go by faster. They were a day ahead of home.
"Ahhh, here we are" Jackie said as he stepped off the plane and stretched.
"How long is it to Jade Mountain from here?" Finn asked.
"Three hour drive and a full day's work to climb to top" Uncle replied, "Which is why we must get crackingggg!"
Jackie sighed. "Let the adventure begin" he thought to himself.
Back in California, the McPeeks were relaxing at home. After DJ Fist called Kaysha and told her what was happening, she rearranged to fly into LA to be with her family while her team flew back to San Francisco. Kaysha was excused from practice for family emergency purposes. While Nate was at work and Kelly was going to pick up Kaysha, Lydia, Cassie and Charmaine were relaxing at home.
"Man, I'm really worried about Ice and the other guys" Cassie said while she and Charmaine were sitting on the couch, "I just hope they retrieve the um before the Revengers do. This magic stuff is freaaaaky."
"Chyeah tell me about it" Charmaine replied, "It's so weird how all this randomly started! Life was so normal until we went up to visit Liddy in San Fran and then got kidnapped. Few months later we almost get kidnapped again and now the world is about to face the ultimate battle between good and evil!"
"No kidding, it is weird!" Lydia added. "And here I thought magic was fake. You girls don't think Chang and Sheila are behind this, do you?" she asked.
Cassie and Charmaine thought deeply for a moment and then shrugged. "Ehhh I don't think so" Cassie said, "Those guys are in the slammer! What could they possibly do?"
"Geez you won again!" Jade exclaimed as she and Micky were playing another round of Robo Mercs 2 in the guest bedroom, "How did you get so good?"
Micky grinned. "Tons of practice, dude." she said as they turned off their GameBoys. "So Jade, you have any idea what was going on with Uncle Tag and the important mission he's going on?"
Jade sighed. She wasn't sure if she should tell her what was going on since most kids her age laughed at her about her magic stories. But Micky was so cool that she felt that she should tell her.
"Okay, this might sound really weird, but here's what going on: see, Liddy's mom got kidnapped by some guys from a group called the Revengers and there's this magic Um Yang globe where half of it has the power to release these powerful evil demons and Tag and my Uncle Jackie and some other guys are going to Taiwan where the evil um half is hiding to stop the Revengers from finding it and releasing the ultimate evil." She looked at Micky, anxious for what she would say.
Micky's eyes got wide. "Whoa, so they're on a magic adventure?! Coooool" she said admirably.
"Whoa, you believe me?!" Jade asked with surprise.
"Yeah dude! Sounds legit to me! And wait, did you say Revengers?" Micky said.
"Ummm yeah...you know who they are?" Jade asked again.
Micky nodded her head. "Follow me, I have something to tell you and Lydia and Cassie and Charmaine that could help you save the world."
They walked into the living room where Kelly had just come home with Kaysha.
"Hi Kaysha!" Jade exclaimed.
"Hey Jade!" Kaysha replied. "Whoa, who's the other kid?" she asked to nobody in particular.
"This is Tag's niece, Micky. We're watching her until Tag and the others get back from Taiwan." Lydia answered.
"Hey kid!" Kaysha said. "Man, I can't believe what's going on. I almost passed out when DJ told me the story."
"I know!" Lydia sighed, "I still can hardly believe it myself."
"Speaking of which, Micky said she knows about the Revengers!" Jade added.
Everyone in the room turned their full attention to Micky.
"Well uh, Sheila told me about them a long time ago" Micky said.
"Sheila? Sheila McStone, Tag's idiot of a cousin?!" Lydia exclaimed.
Micky nodded. "See, a few years ago, I didn't behave all that good. I was always getting in trouble and didn't really care about what my parents said. When we lived in England for a while, Sheila would visit often since she lived nearby. My parents thought she was a good person but I knew she was on the bad side because she always said I would make a great villain someday. She told me the legend of the Revengers, a group of Koreans who were loyal to the demon Lord Shendu of China and Master Tarakudo of Japan. Once a guy named Lo Pei defeated them, the Revengers swore that one day they would help resurrect them, along with Shendu's demon family, and help them take over the world. Since then, the descendents of the original Revengers have been trying to find descendents of Lo Pei in order to get them to squeal on where the location of the evil part of the Um Yang globe is."
Everyone in the room stared at her dumbfounded. They would have never guessed that Tag's niece would know more about this magical legend than they would!
"Whoa...wish you showed up a lot sooner!" Jade exclaimed.
"Tell me about it! So that's why Mom was kidnapped, like Halmoni Hy said! But how did the Revengers know that she's a descendent of Lo Pei?" Lydia asked.
"Sheila must have found out" Micky replied, "She told me that she wanted to find the modern-day Revengers and lead them in order to help them fulfill their quest."
"What?!" everyone said at once.
"So Sheila is behind this!" Cassie yelled. "Geez that woman is whackoooo!"
Kaysha nodded in agreement.
"There's one thing that we don't know that's important" Charmaine said, who was listening attentively, "Where is the good part of this Um Yang globe thing?"
"Yeah, Halmoni Hy never said anything about it. She said the secret location of the um part was passed down in her family" Lydia said.
"That's because no descendent of Lo Pei knows" Micky said.
"What do you mean, kid?" Cassie asked.
"Another thing Sheila told me is that when the Um Yang globe was created, an ally of Lo Pei stole and hid the um part so that the Revengers couldn't use it to resurrect Shendu and Tarakudo. On the flip side, an ally of the Revengers did the same with the yang part so that the descendents of Lo Pei could never put the kibosh on magic for good. Weird stuff huh?" Micky told the girls.
"Tch, that's for sure!" Jade said. "It's so cool that you know all this! Any chance you know where the yang part is?"
"I do actually!" Micky replied, "Heh funny how random life is sometimes, huh? Crazy lady trusting me with all this top secret info and has no idea that I ditched the bad girl image! Anyhoo, Sheila said that the ally of the Revengers who stole the yang part of the globe traveled to what is now Israel and hid it on the top of Mount Sinai when he hiked up the peak, believing that nobody would expect to find it there."
"Mount Sinai? Well that's a convenient location for the good part of the globe!" Charmaine exclaimed.
"No kidding! We need to retrieve it and bring it to Jackie and the gang!" Lydia exclaimed.
"You guys want to fly to Egypt on such a short notice?!" Kelly asked, still mind boggled about the entire incident.
"Mom we gotta save the world from being taken over by evil things!" Cassie said, "Plus according to the legend only a Christian descendent of Lo Pei can activate the yang part and banish magic for good! Pleaseeee!"
Kelly sighed. "My lanta this is weird. Well let's ask your daddy when he gets home and maybe we can get you girls some military assistance."
An hour later, Nathaniel came home from work. "What's going on girls!" he said once he walked inside and kissed his wife.
"Dad! Micky told us how to save the world!" Charmaine exclaimed.
"Huh?" Nathaniel asked.
"You remember that whole legend we heard about?" Charmaine continued, "Well Micky here got some info from Tag's whacko cousin Sheila and said that the missing yang part is on Mount Sinai! We need to retrieve it and give it to Tag and the others so that if the um part gets activated, we can banish magic for good!"
"Oh! Um okay, I can get the Air Force to give you a ride and safe passage!"
"Nathaniel Philip! You're gonna let them go to Egypt just like that?! Kelly exclaimed.
Nathaniel grinned. "Well hey, they have to be crusaders somehow!"
"Awesome!" Micky and Jade said at the same time.
Lydia looked at them and frowned. "Umm, it might be better if you girls stay here." she said.
"Oh no! Tag asked you to watch Micky, Liddy" Nathaniel said with a mischievous smile, "Plus she might be able to help you even more! Plus they'll probably find a way to tag along anyways so you might as well let them come!"
Lydia rolled her eyes and smile slightly. "Okay okay. Girls, get ready for the adventure of a lifetime."