Chapter 4: Rats!:
Jackie's POV:
Somehow, Jade talked me into starring in one of Tommy's movies. I mean, come on, Jackie Chan, a movie star? I can't really see that. Anyway, I have to help Dil deliver an ancient staff before the Warlord, played by Phil, destroys the world.
"There's the statue we have to return the staff to," I said.
"First, you must go through my fire wall," says Phil.
The so-called fire wall was paper. The whole thing was amusing, but then Uncle came.
"Captain Black called," says Uncle, "there is another talisman at The Temple of Arimanius!"
"But what about my movie," asks Tommy.
"Movie not important," says Uncle.
"I better get going," I said.
. . .
Arimanius is a name for an obscure deity found in a few Greek literary texts and five Latin inscriptions, and he is the counterpart of Oromazes, the God of Light. The most extended passage in classical literature on Areimanios is in two sections of Plutarch, who describes him as the dark or evil side in a dualistic opposition with Oromazes. In the context of Roman Mithraism, from the way it is used, it seems implausible that the name refers to an evil entity. As I was walking through the temple, I ran into some familiar faces.
"Howdy Chan," says Montana.
"The Enforcers."
"Sorry but we're getting that talisman," says Ox.
I then fought with the three. Fancy Dan got out some nunchucks, but I knocked them out of his hand. Ox then grabbed me and started squeezing me, but I kicked him in a vulnerable area. I then realized Montana had gotten away, so I went after him. If I'm right, he's going where the Talisman is.
. . .
I found Montana at the location of the Talisman, at the statue of Arimanius himself.
"Lookey what Ah done found, Chan."
"I can't let you get away with a dangerous talisman, Montana."
Montana and I then fought, but during the fight, Montana dropped the talisman right onto the statue. The talisman then sank into the statue, and the statue started moving. It came to life.
"Behold, it is I, Arimanius!"
"I hope what they say about him is untrue," I said.
"The time has come for me to destroy the light. I will start by destroying the sun!"
"Well, Ah'll be seein' ya around, Chan." Montana then left.
"Can't we talk about..."
Arimanius then left.
"Really Bad Day."
. . .
I returned to the antique shop and told them everything. Uncle hit me.
"Now a statue of the Evil God is on the loose!"
"I guess the Rat Talisman brings things to life," I said.
"I don't see what the problem is," says Dil, "I mean it's just a statue."
"Except this statue seems to have teleportation powers," I said.
"Rat Talisman also makes powers real," says Uncle, "we must find way to remove Rat from Arimanius."
"So, how do we do that," asks Jade.
Hammerhead's POV:
Shen Du wasn't too trilled with Montana far messing up.
"You ssssimple minded hillbilly! That talissssman could allow me to move again!"
"Well, hair's thuh thang..."
Shen Du den let awut 'is foie breath and we awl ducked.
"I had forgotten that he could do that," says Nichang. "He also burnt Coco LaBouche before kicking her out of his criminal empire."
"Wait, there issss another idea," says Shen Du, "Arimaniussss. Yessss, he wassss an old friend of mine. I haven't sssseen the real Arimaniussss for centuriessss. You will tell it that you are affiliated with me. Then when you lure it down, take the talissssman! And remember, he'ssss a sssstatue, not the real one, sssso it'ssss okay to tackle it."
"Question Baws," says Montana, "how do we git that talisman out awf 'im?"
Shen Du den zaps Montana's 'ands and dey stawted ta glow.
"Usssse your imagination."
"I had forgotten he could do that as well."
"You need to write yourself a note," says Fancy Dan.
"Yeah, I really need to do that. It's been centuries."
"What?"
"Go!"
Jackie's POV:
Arimanius was prepared to fly to the Sun, but we all managed to arrive.
"Arimanius, stop," I said.
"You fools cannot stop The Lord of Evil."
"What if we were to tell you that you were actually a statue," I asked.
"Then I would destroy you for trying to deceive me. I will not fall for such tricks..."
"Your shoe's untied," says Jade.
Arimanius then looked down, and I grabbed on to him.
"Uncle, how do we get the Talisman out," I asked.
"Uh... Uncle probably should've done research on that."
"Arimanius," says Montana, "we would like ta tawk ta ya."
Arimanius then threw me into a dumpster.
"Are you affiliated with these fools?"
"Trust me, we aren't friends with Jackie Chan."
"What's a Jackie?"
"We do know a partner awf yourn." Montana whispers in Arimanius' ear.
"Well, why didn't you say so? Let's go."
They all left, and I woke up. Don't ask how I knew all that when I was dazed.
Hammerhead's POV:
"I'm going to remind myself as well, Hammerhead. It's just a statue, not the real Arimanius." says Shen Du
Arimanius was in awur 'ideout. Montana was trying ta get da talisman from da mook.
"I wish to see Shen Du."
"Lord Shen Du is..." Nichang was trying to think, "unavailable..."
"I said I wanted to see him!"
"Follow me." Da broad knew she couldn't reason with a God... well, 'e was kind awv a God.
. . .
We took 'em ta see da Big May'n.
"Well, you certainly have changed."
"Indeed, Arimaniussss."
"I remember when you ruled China."
"Thosssse were the dayssss," says Shen Du, "remember when you refussssed SSSSisssster Bai'ssss advanccccessss?"
"Which time? There were many!"
"Shen Du has a sister," asks Fancy Dan.
"Yessss, we alwayssss tell her that you're not interessssted, but she'ssss the type who refussssessss to give up."
"I'm also glad that you left that Demonic Demigoddess. She was extremely dramatic."
"Yessss, I know that."
"I also remember how you... wait a minute, I'm not saying anymore because she is listening to this."
"Good idea."
"Huh?" says Nichang in confusion.
"I jusssst need you to do me a favor, old friend."
"What is that, Shen Du?"
"SSSStand sssstill."
Montana was trying ta take da talisman, but Arimanius grabs 'is awm.
"I don't know what you are trying to do, but I recognize treason!"
"Well, Shen Du will never betray Arimanius, but that's because you're not the real Arimanius, who is his best friend. You're just a statue with no real connection to him." says Ox.
"Ox, sssstop talking." says Shen Du.
"How dare you try to fool me with such nonsense! You will pay for this, Shen Du. Once I destroy the sun, I will make sure that even you suffer!"
Arimanius then left.
"Ox, you're an idiot." says Shen Du and I can't awgue with 'em awn dat.
"So, you have a sister," asks Fancy Dan.
Jackie's POV:
We were looking for Arimanius and the Enforcers.
"He looks like this," says Kimi, holding a picture to a guy.
"Only he's not a statue, right?"
"There he is," says Jade.
Arimanius was preparing to destroy the Sun.
"First, I will fly to it, then I will drain it of its light. Then there will be nothing!"
I then jumped on him again.
"Get off me!"
"Sorry, but you have something I need to remove, so you can't destroy the sun. Thank you!"
He stated, flying with me, riding him. He tried to shake me off, but we ended up crashing through things like the Java Lava, Mega Corp, and Kai Ching's antique shop. Both Uncle and Angelica were laughing at the two last ones. Eventually, we both crashed into a building. I got up and saw Arimanius on the ground, but the Rat Talisman appeared on his chest. I then grabbed the talisman, and he turned back to a statue.
"I'm glad that's over, but I feel like there's another..." The building was coming apart. "Oh, this is a demolition site, isn't it?"
I then ran out of the building that was being destroyed. I wasn't able to get the statue out so I could return it to the temple, but I was too busy trying to stay alive. I got out.
"I recorded everything," says Tommy, "except what happened in that building."
"You can just edit that part," I said.
. . .
We took the Rat Talisman to Section 13's vault. Jade placed it next to the Monkey Talisman.
"That's just ten to go," says Dil.
"I wonder what Montana whispered to Arimanius," says Tommy.
"I think that's something we can worry about another time," I said.
We then all left to take a rest.
Shen Du's POV:
I wassss sssstill in my room ssssincccce I wassss sssstill a sssstatue until the real Arimaniussss appeared.
"Shen Du, is that you? You've changed."
"You're here because you ssssensssse that the sssstatue of you hassss come to life and issss trying to desssstroy the ssssun."
"Yes, how did you know?"
"I'm trying to lure it here and have one of the enforccccerssss try to grab my Rat Talissssman from it."
"Ah, now I get it."
The enforccccerssss came and ssssaw Arimaniussss.
"It's the statue." shouted Fanccccy Dan and the three of them try to jump on him... but let'ssss jusssst ssssay they need some medical help.
"That'ssss the real Arimaniussss."
"Oh." ssssayssss the three of them who are in pain.
"Well, later see you later, Shen Du."
"Likewisssse."
Arimaniussss left. He alwayssss knowssss when to make a dramatic entrancccce. I hope to have a friendly converssssation with him when I have my body back one day.
In the next chapter, Jade will accidently turn a Section 13 scientist into a brain eating mutant.