Part 2

"Sir, we have a problem."

Captain Black sighed and lowered his Starbucks coffee onto his desk. Some days he felt as if though he should just hand in his badge and call for an early retirement. But on those days, like today, he'd tell himself that if he did that, many would die in the future. Maybe. He might not be able to save the world from evil magic demons like Jackie's uncle could, but he still felt as if though he could do something with Section 13's aid.

And even though it had been two years since the last magic-attack, Jackie had recently asked for a jet he could take to Mexico. When Captain Black had asked why, he just told him for 'magical purposes'. Black gave him that jet as if it was a flaming pizza and Jackie was the fire hydrant.

"Yeah, yeah, what is it?" asked Black as he pressed the speaking button on his intercom.

"It appears we have... leaking in the building, sir."

Captain Black rolled a hand over his head where his hair should be. Just because he was boss didn't mean they needed his opinion on every single tiny thing. (Though he was kind of glad that the subject of great importance was just a leak, and he didn't have to waste time on extra paperwork.) "Just get a pot or something and place it underneath while I contact the architects," he told whoever was speaking to him.

"I don't believe that's possible, sir," said the voice. "You've... better come in here quick."

Black sighed and, hitting Crtl-S on his laptop, got up and pushed his chair neatly under his chair. He walked out of his office; just to be bombarded with a large shower of water so strong it pushed him to his knees.

The captain blinked the salty water out of his eyes and stood up, now drenched to the skin, and ran into the common area. Large rivers of salty ocean water flooded the hallways, forcing everyone up to higher levels. Black could see no particularly large holes in the roof or floor where it could be coming in, but it was definitely coming and rising. Fast.

"Holy... ," he muttered, leaning off the railing on the third story a little as to get a better view of the flood two stories below. The captain cupped his hands around his mouth so that his stunned employees could hear him. "Evacuation! I repeat; evacuation!" His nearby employees started to file out of the emergency exits calmly and neatly—just like they practised twice a month.

But it only then occurred to Black that there were others still at their desks, oblivious to what was going on. He had been oblivious before someone had called him in. Sighing, Captain Black raced back toward the control room, where the evacuation siren was. Only problem was that the control room was on the first floor, which was almost entirely flooded with water. (It was always on the first story because in case of fire, which was much more probable than a flood, the smoke would rise and it would be easy to hit the siren.) Black hoped the tech-guys who worked there had gotten out safely.

Black gritted his teeth as he shook off his long black coat and dived into the cold water two floors below. He should really start reconsidering that resignation offer...

(LINE BREAK)

"This place still amazes me," said Jade as they walked on some rocks in Texcotzingo, the place on the radio. The garden was full of flowers, all in bloom, and the sun was shining so brightly it hurt, but there was a nice, fresh breeze to keep them cool, and Jade could go on and on and on forever of why she loved this place, but she wasn't, because they didn't have forever.

"The last time I came here, everything was barren," said Paco as the three teens travelled up the large rocks. They had ditched El Toro, Jackie, Uncle and Tohru—who were all very busy fanning and glossing over some map—and decided to try to find the gemstone that held the good Chi themselves. "I remember sitting on that rock over there, and wondering why this place was a garden even though there was hardly any vegetation."

"Well, it's gotta be the gemstone," said Jade. They climbed over a new set of rocks, searching for anything that could be a shrine or a temple or a cave or a secret place where you could hide something magical. "I mean, this is Dai Gui's good chi, right?"

"I just hope we don't run into anyone unexpected," said Jimmy. They were marching farther and farther away from the tourist area, and he was beginning to wonder if this was a good idea or not.

"Chill," said Jade. "We're going to be fi— AHH!"

Her sandal had caught on a loose rock, and that rock had gone skidding downward toward her friends. Fortunately, they caught her before she fell sideways off the rocks and down a few kilometers to her death. (Okay, that's an exaggeration, but the fall would have still injured her greatly.)

"Thanks, guys," said Jade. She breathed in a shaky breath. "That was a close one."

"Maybe we should be getting back," said Jimmy.

The rock Jade had slipped on landed on the ground below with a loud clang.

Paco looked down at it, a look of miscomprehension on his face.

Jimmy and Jade started to make their way back to the adults.

Paco stayed.

"Are you coming?" Jade asked Paco a few steps down.

"Un momento," he told her.

Paco picked up a rock.

And threw the rock.

And waited.

CLANG.

"Did you hear that?" asked Paco.

"Yeah," said Jade. "It's a rock. They fall."

"No," said Paco. "The rock fell and clanged as if hitting metal. They don't sound like that when they hit 'earth'."

The three teens peered over the side, going as far as they each would dare to go.

"I say we go for it," said Jade.

"I second that motion," agreed Paco.

"But we should be getting back now," said Jimmy.

Jade sighed and rolled her eyes. "I'll send Jackie a text," she lied to make Jimmy feel better. "Now let's go."

(LINE BREAK)

After climbing down the rocks to the ground, they found that Paco's theory was in fact correct. The ground was made completely of metal.

"Well wherever there's something unusual…" started Jade.

"…Somehow magic is involved," finished Jimmy.

Jade started pushing down on some rocks, looking for a button to activate the temple's entrance. "I wish I had thought of bringing the Detector Scroll," she said as she worked. "But I left it with Jackie when I told him we were getting snacks."

"Do you think he still thinks we're getting snacks?" asked Paco.

Jade shrugged.

Her hand went down on a final rock, and this time, it sank into the wall. Jade took a few steps back as the entire rock face rumbled into the earth, revealing an entrance large enough for two people to walk in side-by-side. Jade bounded inside, and although the boys were a little skeptical, they followed her.

They walked into a perfectly round room that sort of looked like a cylinder. Ancient Mayan drawings decorated the walls, seeing as the Mayans were the ones to live here a few thousand years ago. A few sketches showed scenes of sacrificial ceremonies, while others showed the construction of the pyramids. One even showed some poor guy being eaten alive by… Was that a pig?

But there was only thing in the room that mattered to the three teens that had entered. There, in the middle of everything, sat a podium. With a purple cushion on it.

But on the purple cushion was a red ruby with brown flower markings, glowing brilliantly. The three teens stopped around it, gazing at it in amazement.

"I think we should go get Jackie now," said Jade.

"But what if a tourist walks in by accident?" asked Jimmy.

Jade thought about it for a second. "I'll go get the others," she decided, "while you guys stand guard here."

"Fine," decided Jimmy.

"Okay," agreed Paco.

They had barely turned around to leave when a horribly recognizable voice called out.

"The Chans? Here!?"

Jade, Paco and Jimmy whirled around to find Drago... standing at the front... of the cave, blocking their only exit. His stupid Ice crew gang stood behind him, arms crossed like bodyguards, with some new kid standing off to the side, watching them in a curious sort of evil. The odd part was that he wasn't all dragon-y like the other three.

"Oh, sure, the girl I recognize," said Drago. "And Indian-boy over here too. But who's this guy?" He waved a scaly finger at Jimmy, who just stared, mouth agape.

"Drago, this is Jimmy," Jade introduced tensely, suddenly wishing she had been practising her martial arts training on the plane ride to Mexico. "Jimmy, this is Drago."

"You mean that stupid son of Shendu that you guys defeated two years ago?" asked Jimmy.

Drago did not like the sound of that. "Stupid son of Shendu!?" he demanded, fire curling at his fingertips.

Jade decided that then was a good time to call for help. "JAC-CKIE!"she yelled as loud as she could.