A/N: Thank you all for your continued support. MAJOR UPDATE: the next chapter will be delayed because I have serious trouble with writing descriptive fight scenes. But please do not worry, for I will make sure chapter 12 is completed by Memorial Day at the latest. Until then, R&R!
It was midday in San Francisco, on Pier 39, and Jade was treating her new friends to as much ice cream as possible. Even though King caused quite a mess over at the library, trying to get the candy out of the vending machine, she couldn't stay mad at the little demon forever. And they got enough information about the Huntsclan and Phillip Wittebane, but of course they still didn't figure out how 88 and 89 managed to bring the Huntsman to life. It was OK though because they needed a break from the research anyway. "Two strawberry cones please." Jade requested with a polite smile. The ice cream vendor smiled and produced two strawberry ice cream cones, and Jade fished some money out of her pocket to pay for them. She then brought them to Amity and Rose who began to happily lick them. Jade grinned as she saw the new Mega J Team were getting along with everyone just fine; the perfect camadrie of witches, dragons, demons, and humans. She then chuckled over Spud and Gus laughing over their chocolate ice cream beards.
"Yo Jade! Thanks for the ice cream! You know you didn't have to waste your entire allowance just for us." Jake grinned as he brought over a matching vanilla ice cream cone for Jade.
"Hey, it's no big." Jade grinned, using Kim's phrase as the two walked over to a bench and sat down, cones in hand. "Anyway, I think it's so cool that you're half dragon and have these amazing powers!"
Jake chuckled and blushed over Jade gushing over his dragon powers. "Oh come on, it's nothing." he said, trying to be humble. He did like to boast every now and then about being the American Dragon, but of course it was not an easy job like everyone else thought.
"Ch! Don't humble yourself!" Jade exclaimed happily. "You have fire breath, a seriously strong tail, and you protect all sorts of magical creatures from medusas and creeps like Dalon Wong!"
Jake smiled a bit before turning toward Jade. "Well yeah, it is cool. But it's hard work." he said. "There's dragon training, trying to get to school on time, keeping up with your grades, trying to not break a curfew, dealing with a perfectionist little sister, making sure your friends, family, and girlfriend are safe, helping your grandfather with running his shop, and doing it all again the next morning."
Jade seemed a bit confused and concerned. "So, you're saying it's not fun beating bad guys with your dragon powers?" Jade asked.
"Oh, no. That part is fun." Jake grinned, making Jade grin back.
"And it's not fun using your dragon powers to prank bullies and mean teachers?" Jade asked.
"Oh, no. That part is awesome!" Jake grinned, making Jade giggle before Jake turned serious again. "But sometimes it all gets in the way of having a totally normal life. And it's a big responsibility. That's why I have to keep my dragon powers a secret. So far, my family, old and new friends, Rose and her family are the only ones I can trust. But if anyone else found out, the entire magical world could collapse and I'll lose my dragon powers." He then glared sternly at Jade. "And that's also why you can't tell anyone at your school I'm the American Dragon."
Jade nodded in understanding and smiled at Jake. "Hey. Fort Knox is my middle name. Secrets go in but never go out." she said, holding out her hand to show Jake he can trust her.
Jake smiled back as he began to shake Jade's hand. "Thanks Jade." he said.
"Anyway, I totally get that you just want to chillax. I mean, I'm always looking for adventures myself! But if there's no bad guys around and when you guys are with me, we'll just go with the flow." Jade grinned, already crossing her legs into a 'chill' pose, making Jake grin. Even though Jade was younger than he was, practically three years younger, he already liked hanging out with her.
"Hey Jake! I got us a banana split!" Rose called out, walking over to the bench and sliding next to her boyfriend, holding a perfect banana split with two spoons.
"Wow Rose! Have I mentioned lately how much you rule?" Jake asked with a warm smile, making Rose giggle. Jade grinned to herself before getting up.
"Well, I don't wanna be a third wheel. You two love birds have fun." Jade smiled as she left Jake and Rose to enjoy themselves and their banana split.
"Man, this is the 2nd ice cream I've ever tasted!" Jake said in between mouthfuls of ice cream, making Rose laugh. They came a long way from treating each other as enemies, to trying to be careful around the Huntsman, and finally becoming boyfriend and girlfriend for real. "Nothing beats NYC sweets, but this almost tops our hometown."
"Totally! Oh, and I've been wanting to try gelato! It's a delicacy here." Rose said with a smile, not knowing some of the ice cream spilled onto her lips. Luckily, Jake noticed and grinned at his girlfriend.
"Say Rose? You got a bit of chocolate on your lips." Jake pointed out, to which Rose blushed and giggled. "Don't fret. The Am Drag knows how to fix it." He then slowly leaned in, his lips puckering, and Rose, on pure love instinct, puckered her lips and leaned forward as well, but before their lips could even touch, their heads and clothes got splattered by a mix of vanilla and strawberry ice cream. After getting over the shock, they looked down and saw Luz and Amity on the floor, having clearly tripped.
"Whoops. Sorry." Luz giggled nervously, hoping Jake and Rose weren't mad at her and Amity for ruining their moment. But Jake and Rose began to laugh it off, knowing how silly they looked. After breathing a sigh of relief, Luz and Amity began to laugh along with them, then hopped onto the bench to join the human and half-dragon. "You got to admit, San Francisco clearly has the best ice cream."
Amity's eyes went wide as she realized something. "But Luz, you're lactose intolerant!" she worriedly exclaimed, but Luz kept her smile, hoping to assure her girlfriend there was nothing to worry about.
"Amity, chill." Luz said, pulling out a case of pills. "Lactose pills. That way I can enjoy the creamy goodness of ice cream and not have to worry about getting sick."
Amity smiled with relief. "That's good to know. I love eating ice cream with my boo thang!" she flirted, making even Jake and Rose laugh alongside Amity and Luz.
"Oh no! You did not just call her boo thang!" Jake smirked. "That reference is so outdated!"
"Where in the world did you even hear that phrase?" Rose asked with a grin.
"Oh, Gus. He's beyond interested in our realm." Luz explained. "He was even president of a Human Appreciation Club at Hexside High."
"Oh cool. Say Luz, how did you and Amity hook up?" Jake asked with a curious smile.
"Well, it wasn't easy." Luz blushed and chuckled. "You see, when I first met Amity, she wasn't the nicest person I ever encountered on the Isles, but she wasn't evil either. We kept running into each other, and over time, she became less mean and more smiley and happy."
Amity managed a smile and blush over how Luz recounted their time together, beyond happy she found someone like her. "Anyway, over time, I began to grow even closer to Luz. I basically had the silliest, most stupidest, and cutest crush on her. And little did I know, Luz felt the same." she explained.
"And after some convincing from Eda and Hooty of all beings, we finally became girlfriend and girlfriend." Luz smiled ever so cutely, making Rose and Jake blush alongside them. "I'm her girl, and she's my sweet potato."
Amity began to giggle and blushed even harder. "Oh Luz, you're the sweet potato." she flirted back.
Luz giggled. "No, you are." she smiled.
"No you are." Amity playfully shot back, silencing Luz's mouth with a kiss. And all the while, Jake and Rose watched on with smiles, then glanced at each other and kissed as well, savoring the moment between them. After both kisses broke, Rose glanced over at Luz and gulped. Ever since learning that the Huntsclan was created by Luz's enemy Phillip Wittebane aka Belos, she's been a bit uneasy, worried that Luz might see her as a possible way of reviving Belos and finishing what he started in the Boiling Isles. She left the Huntsclan, and there was no way she would ever go back to a world of violence against magical creatures and lies. But of course along with the batch of painful memories that's been hurting her head recently, this new information has gotten her worried.
Rose then faced Jake with a nervous smile. "Say Jake, can I have a moment with Luz?" she asked. Amity then glanced at her, a bit unsure of what to make of how Rose was feeling. Jake took a good look at Rose's face and realized whatever she needed to tell Luz that it was serious.
"Sure, Rose. Take all the time you need." Jake said with an understanding smile as he and Amity got off the bench, but not before Amity gave her girlfriend a kiss, making Luz blush. As soon as Amity left, Rose faced Luz with an uneasy look. Luz became confused and concerned. Was Rose having a PTSD episode? She knew that it might not have been easy to go through what Rose has gone through; having been kidnapped as a baby from your birth parents, raised to believe that your parents died and that magical creatures are an evil to be extinguished, then going to regular school to fall in love with a cute boy only to realize he's a dragon, then finally discover everything you were raised to believe was a lie, only to have your parents threatened, prepared to sacrifice yourself, then finally have your memories of the person you cared about the most wiped away to start a new life. At least Rose hasn't died at the hands of anyone like Belos…
"Luz, listen. I know what we learned about Belos and the Huntsclan might be a bit awkward for you." Rose explained. "It might even be a bit scary. You might not want to trust me considering that I was once a Huntsgirl. And I don't blame you. I wouldn't hang out with myself if I was Phillip Wittebane's daughter." She then got a little teary eyed again, almost ready to break down. But then she collected herself and finished. "My point is, if you need to stay away from me even while we're all working together, then I understand."
Luz stared at Rose sympathetically. She and Rose were sort of in the same boat when it came to dealing with trauma in their lives. Of course, Luz was never abducted by the Huntsclan and raised to hate magical creatures, but she did have her own history of guilt. After all, it was basically her that lead Belos to meet the Collector, basically putting everyone she cared about in the Boiling Isles, especially Eda, in grave danger because of the Draining Spell. She then offered Rose a reassuring smile. "Hey, don't beat yourself up. It doesn't matter what you were in the past. All that does matter is what you are right now. And right now, I see you're a pretty cool girl." Rose managed a smile at that as happy tears came out of her eyes. "You're sweet, cute, and you kick major butt." Both Luz and Rose laughed a little over that. "I promise I'll stick with you no matter what. After all, we may have just only met about a week ago, but I'm your friend. And I'm not going anywhere." Rose smiled wider at that. "Don't worry. We're going to stop Dalon, Monkey Fist, and the Huntsman. And erase that last sucker from existence! That's a promise I know I can keep."
Rose beamed, happy that Luz wasn't bothered by the fact that she used to work for one of the villains they were now facing. It's times like these that she's glad she has friends like Trixie, Spud, and a boyfriend like Jake she knows she can count on. Rose then erupted into a giggle fit, confusing Luz a bit. "Something is tickling me! Hehehee! And I…don't know what!" Rose giggled loudly.
Luz then picked up her staff and grinned, knowing what was tickling Rose. "Stringbean! Stop tickling Rose and come back here." Luz playfully scolded. With that, Luz's snake-shifter palisman slithered onto Rose's shoulders, then gave Rose a kiss, making her giggle some more before she slithered all the way to Luz and herched herself back onto Luz's staff. "Sorry about her. It's all new to her. This realm and all."
Rose managed a friendly smile after getting over the giggle fit. "It's cool. I really like your stick creature. She's ultra cute." Rose gushed, allowing Luz to giggle this time.
Back at Uncle's Rare Finds, Uncle, Tohru, Lao Shi, and Fu Dog were finishing up stocking the shelves of Uncle's shop. It was finally quiet after Eda and Uncle finally stopped fighting with each other. Lao Shi, Tohru, and Fu Dog hoped that the elderly shop-keeper/wizard and the Owl Lady would at least try to get along as they needed to work together to make sure the new villain team wouldn't get their hands on any of the Nobel Animals. "So, let me get this straight Sumo Man, you used to work for a crime syndicate named the Dark Hand, yet after being blasted by Shendu, you decided to go turncoat like Rose did and help Uncle in his shop, thus becoming the Sorcerer's Apprentice?" Fu asked with a small grin.
"That is Chi Wizard's apprentice!" Uncle barked.
"I know, I know. I was making a joke!" Fu Dog pointed out. "Like that Disney movie where Mickey became an apprentice. And you're sort of like Merlin. The thing though: you don't have the hat!" he began to laugh at his own humor.
"Yes Fu, all of that is correct." Tohru said with a grateful smile as he gently stacked more antiques onto the shelves. "And even though I'm not a full chi wizard yet, working for Sensi has shown me that I don't need to turn back to crime."
"And Uncle could not have found a better apprentice." Uncle managed a small smile. "One more…" he was then cut off when he heard loud laughing. "OWL LADY! What is up with that racket?!" He then marched into the den where the Owl Lady was, thinking she was causing mischief, but she wasn't. The laughter came from Eda's sister Lillith and her romantic partner Raine as Eda was chatting with them via crystal ball. Eda wore a look of embarrassment on her face.
"Come on you guys! It isn't funny." Eda pouted, having told them about how Uncle tricked her with the fake peanuts can gag. Eda loved to play pranks but she was still bitter over falling for one of the oldest tricks in the book, and Lillith and Raine couldn't hold back a laugh over the Owl Lady falling for something so simple that she should have spotted it.
"My apologies, my dear sister." Lilith panted, trying to catch her breath. She was just happy that she and Eda are still close, after finally reconciling and forgiving each other for Lillith placing the Owl Beast curse on her when they were trying out for spots in the Emperor's Coven. It took Belos showing Lillith his true colors in order for Lillith to change sides and finally make up with Eda. "We just couldn't help it."
"Yeah! You tricked a lot of people with whoopie cushions, shock buzzers, and fake vomit! We didn't think YOU of all witches would fall for that!" Raine laughed loudly. Of course, Raine was just making making good-natured fun of Eda. They would never harshly make fun of their romantic interests. Raine met Edalyn Clawthorn during the Instructing Future Witches of Tomorrow program and helped her through the usual activities in order to avoid being expelled from Hexside and separated from her sister Lillith. After the event, Raine transferred to Hexside to be with Eda, but then broke up with Eda and made the announcement that they were joining the Bard Coven. After seeing fellow witches joining covens against their will, Raine formed Bards Against The Throne as a secret rebel society to combat Belos. During the Day of Unity, Raine removed Eda's arm in order to save her life as a promise to Luz. Then after the Collector stopped the Draining Spell, they was turned into a puppet, then possessed by Belos to manipulate the Collector so Belos can reach the Titan's heart in order to fully possess it. But luckily after being saved by Eda, King, and Luz, and after the trio finally defeated Belos, he and his fellow BATs helped rebuild the Boiling Isles to make it a more inclusive society that includes everyone.
Eda then managed a half-smile at the two, very happy to see them, even if it's just via crystal ball. "OK, go ahead. Get all the laughs out while you can." Eda said. Uncle then huffed, the sight of the Owl Lady enough to cause him to be grumpy.
"OK, I think we already did." Raine smiled and breathed as they managed to get the last laugh out of their system. "So, you loving the Human Realm? Is it as fascinating as it was during all those times you collected human treasures?"
Eda then managed a very warm smile at her love interest. "Pretty much, if not even more amazing because there's actual magic in this realm!" she smirked. "But of course, the only drawback is the billy goat." Uncle huffed again upon hearing Eda call him that. It was already annoying to have Tohru's mother call him that, but now the Owl Lady is already driving him up the wall by calling him that. "And the smell? YUCK! He smells like mung beans and garlic! One word: SHOWER!"
Uncle huffed again, about to march out of the room before Lillith spoke up. "You should try to be a little bit more grateful, Edalyn." she said, causing Uncle to stop in his tracks. "He does know a bit more about Human Realm magic than you do. And he's doing you a solid by hiring you at his shop, which I must say, has the most extravagant antiques." Uncle managed a grin over that. At least Eda's sister knew that antiques are worth a lot.
Eda huffed but then shrugged. "Yeah, you make a solid point." she relented. "I am making some good human cash working for him."
Lillith smiled at that before changing the subject. "How's the Owl Beast?" she asked, referring to the curse that she placed on Eda, causing her to change into the Owl Beast, a horrendous creature that can only be soothed by drinking an elixir. Uncle's nasty grin faded as he became quite curious.
"He's OK. He and I are quite a team." Eda smiled reassuringly. "And luckily, I still have enough elixir for a few months, and I can always go back to the Isles to get more in case I run out." She then heard Lillith sigh with guilt, concerning her. Of course the events after the Day of Unity had taken their toll out of almost everybody on the Isles, but Lillith still felt immense guilt over cursing her own sister then hunting her down to bring her to the Emperors' Coven, hoping to cure her, only to find out it was all a lie. "Hey, now don't get all mopey on me, sis. I already forgave you for cursing me."
Uncle's tone softened some more as he began to take in what Eda said. He did believe that was both good and bad in this universe, hence Yin and Yang. And even though Eda annoyed him greatly, there was some good in her. And now he felt a pang of sympathy for the Owl Lady, wondering what could have happened to her that could have caused her to get cursed by her own sister. "I know, but I still think back on that day…during the tryouts…" Lilith choked out.
Eda nodded with understanding. She understood her own sister still held those deep feelings of guilt over cursing her to win the tryouts. Eda herself didn't want to fight her own sister. She then took a deep breath before grinning at her sister. "Hey, sis, stop dwelling on the past. It's all over, we reconciled, thanks to Luz, and right now we're a family again." she said, making Lillith smile. "Anyway, I got to get back to work before the billy goat loses it…again. But this weekend, what do you say to a Grudgby match?"
Lilith managed to laugh again. "Oh, you are so on! And don't think you can cheat your way to victory this time." she smirked, making Eda chuckle.
"We won't need to cheat! After all, she's got me and Eda's a star player anyway!" Raine smirked with pride.
Eda smiled warmly. "Oh Raine, how you flatter me. OK, thanks guys. Make sure to continue taking care of Hooty, sis. And keep up the good work, Raine. I'll talk to you both later." she said, hanging up the crystal ball. She then got up and gasped upon seeing Uncle smiling warmly at her, confusing her greatly. "What do you want now? You need me to unclog your toilet?" Uncle then shocked her as he began to wrap his arms around Eda, not to hurt her, but to give her a warm, embracing hug. "This is new."
"If you truly have this much of a heart, then you will be a great help to me and Tohru." Uncle said, confusing her ever more. She then glanced over to Lao Shi, Fu Dog, and Thoru as they smiled warmly. Eda then managed an awkward smile and began to return the hug. After breaking the hug, Uncle then barked, "NOW GET BACK TO WORK!"
Eda sighed as she grabbed the broom and began to sweep the floors, but she caught Uncle giving her one last warm smile, making her smile back.
Back in Middleton, Rufus was in Kim's room, pouring some pretend tea from a fancy, pink teapot that hasn't been used since Kim was 7 or 8, into a equally fancy tea cup for Kim's Pandaroo while Kim looked on with a smile, laying on her stomach with her feet up in the air, letting go of the perfectionist, confident action girl persona for a moment to have fun with Ron's naked mole rat. "Tea?" Rufus asked Kim with a smile that made Kim beam.
"Oh why of course! Thank you, Rufus! Such a polite hairless animal." Kim said, all giggly and happy, acting like she was 5 years old again, the very same age when she met her very best friend and future boyfriend, Ron. When Ron first got Rufus from Smarty Mart, she was a bit wary because he was hairless. But overtime, Kim recognized Rufus can be very resourceful on missions, and found his antics very adorable. Rufus giggled as he poured the pretend tea into Kim's teacup, and Kim patted him on the head before facing her Pandaroo. "How's your tea, Roo?" the Cuddle Buddy didn't speak, but Kim smiled nonetheless, letting her imagination fill in the blanks. "Oh you're very welcome. You're so cute!"
All the while, Ron watched the pretend tea party with a warm smile on his face, thinking on how incredibly lucky he was to have a girlfriend like Kim. Ever since they first met, they have been best friends and did everything together. Then came Junior Prom, and Kim felt lonely, thinking there wasn't a guy out there for her and she would be stuck with going with Ron. At first, Kim felt content going with Ron and not worrying about the 'food chain' of high school, but Drakken shocked her by deploying his Sythrodrone aka Eric to pose as a cute, handsome boy to go to the prom with her and distract her from interfering with his ultimate plot to take over the world using the Lil Diablos. Luckily after getting captured and engaging in a pity fiesta, Ron snapped her out of the funk by admitting his feelings for her, making Kim realize that the most perfect boyfriend was right in front of her all along. And since prom night, they've been a couple with no intention of breaking up.
Jackie then walked up the stairs into Kim's room, wanting to fully apologize for his actions toward her during their mission together. Jackie cleared his throat. "Excuse me, Ronald, do you mind if I talk to Kim for a bit?" Jackie asked with an awkward smile, gaining Kim, Ron, and Rufus's attention. Kim blushed before hiding the tea set, then giggled nervously.
"Sure thing, J Man." Ron smiled with Rufus hopping onto his master's shoulders, then left the room, leaving Jackie and Kim to themselves.
"I must say, your partner is very interesting." Jackie said as he sat down facing Kim, still a bit unsure if she would listen to him. "So full of…"
"Childlike wonder?" Kim quipped with a small smile, her anger toward Jackie fading.
Jackie chuckled sheepishly. "I was going to say 'heart of a true lover' but that works too." he said, making Kim smile more brightly. There was no denying that Ron was truly faithful to her whenever they were going on missions or on date nights. And Kim was also very proud of Ron for stepping up in his own way ever since he joined the football team as the new running back. Jackie then sighed and finally said, "Kim, I am truly sorry for not listening to you about Monkey Fist, and for underestimating your abilities just because you're a teenager."
Kim's tone softened even more as Jackie finally admitted he was wrong. It was nice that he finally apologized, but she had her own moments of underestimating people and not listening to others too. Sometimes she lets her own pride get the best of her, and bad things tend to happen, but luckily Ron, Rufus, Wade, and her family are always there to help her. "Hey, it's not all your fault. I mean, I'm 17 anyway, so yes. I am a child." she said with a reassuring smile.
"Yes, but I should have listened to you. I will try to do better next time." Jackie promised with a smile, making Kim smile more. He then sighed with regret. "So it's true. Monty is truly gone. But I still don't want to…"
"Hey now! Lose that debbie downer attitude!" Kim said with a grin, making Jackie chuckle a bit. She had such spirit, just like Jade. "I know it might suck to be able to hurt your former friend, but it'll be for the greater good. Monkey Fist is a threat to this world, and we have no choice but to stop him! And I'll be there right by your side to help."
Jackie managed a smile at Kim's motivation, then dwelled on the word 'choice'. Jackie had a lot of choices, but lately he felt like he chose the wrong ones. "If I can be honest Kim, I didn't really want to work for Section 13." Jackie admitted. "After first meeting Finn, Ratso, and Chao, I was recruited by Agustus Black who was a good friend of mine to stop the Dark Hand, even though I still had my responsibilities at the university. And funny enough, it was on the same day that Jade came into my life." Kim managed a giggle over that. "After defeating Shendu, I was ready to leave Section 13 for good. But of course, the Dark Hand and Shendu had plenty of other plans, so I'm now stuck with the saving the world business."
Kim grew a bit concerned as Jackie made saving the world from threats like Dalon Wong sound like a curse, thinking it was going to interfere with his job and from having a normal life. She herself had loved doing it ever since her very first mission and found that helping people was very rewarding and it helped keep her humble. Kim then smiled. "Say, if it would help you feel a bit better, I didn't have a choice about it either, but I'm OK with it." she explained. "You see, I originally created my website for odd jobs like babysitting. But then Paisley, an avid collector of Cuddle Buddies, and installed a McHenry Laser Grid, but he got himself into a sitch. Paisley accidentally contacted my site, but it all worked out by using my cheer skills to maneuver through the grid and shut it off." Jackie managed a small smile as Kim wove the tale, secretly wishing that Jade was here. If she was, she would be in awe of Kim's adventures. "Anyway, when word got out, more people came to me for help, and I accepted the huge responsibility. And do you know why?" Jackie shrugged. "Because I care about people in danger, needing our help, and about saving the world from mega villains. It's just what I do." She then grinned at Jackie. "And I think you do too."
Jackie blushed and chuckled sheepishly. "Me?" he asked, trying to play humble himself.
"Well, yes. Think about it: the Dark Hand, Dalon, and all those other thugs you've probably encountered over the years could have caused some serious damage and ruined livelihoods. You just couldn't stand to see any of that happen. And that's why you never quit Section 13." Kim said with a smile.
Jackie paused for a moment before grinning after finally realizing something. "You're right. I do care about others, especially Jade." he said. "But I will deny that if you ever tell her."
Kim giggled. "Fair enough." she smiled. Jackie smiled back, happy that everything was now OK between him and Kim. Feeling a lot better, she then glanced toward her balcony window and saw it was still nice out. "Say, if your injuries are feeling better, how's a walk outside sound?"
"That would sound heavenly." Jackie smiled, getting off of the bed, then wincing as there was still pain from his beating by Monkey Fist yesterday. "Fair warning: I might be a bit slow."
Kim chuckled. "Don't fret. I'll give you a head start." she encouraged, making Jackie smile as he slowly walked downstairs.
Jackie then reached the front door and breathed happily, loving the smell of fresh air before he gasped with terror at seeing a familiar wave of blue smoke appear right before him, and lo and behold, much to his horror, Finn with his spinning blade and Ratso with his hammer, smirking evilly at him. "Say, nice day for a stroll, Chan?" Finn quipped. Jackie then got into a fighting stance but then Ratso grabbed him by the shoulders, making him squirm as he struggled to get free.
"Care if we join you?" Ratso asked with an evil smirk, almost crushing Jackie in his now buff grasp.
"Actually, I do care." Kim quipped, standing right in her doorway and already in a fighting stance, prepared to take down the Enforcers herself. "Now just remember I know how to deal with you three, so before we get started, do you guys want to leave?"
Finn and Ratso laughed harshly over that. "Fat chance, Lohan wannabe." Finn smirked, charging at Kim while Ratso continued to hold Jackie in his grasp. Kim then jumped into the air, avoiding Finn, then did a triple back flip before delivering a face kick right onto Finn's jaw, knocking him to the ground.
"Bet you Lohan never did a cheer final winning move like that, did she?" Kim quipped with a grin, not noticing Chao sneaking right up behind her with a bag.
"Maybe not, but how about this move?" Chao grinned, making Kim gasp, but she didn't even have a chance to react as Chao placed a bag right over her head and grabbed hold of her, causing the Kimmunicator to drop out of her pants pocket.
"Kim!" Jackie exclaimed worriedly as Ratso continued to squeeze him in his strong grasp.
"Sorry about ruining your nature walk, but the boss men is expecting you both." Finn smirked, making Jackie and Kim gasp as they both realized they were being kidnapped for Monkey Fist, the Huntsman, and Dalon Wong.
"RON! HELP!" Kim screamed as they all disappeared in a wave of dark chi magic.
Luckily, Ron was in the kitchen, preparing himself and Rufus a sandwich, and managed to hear Kim's screams. "KIM!" Ron gasped, rushing out of the kitchen, not caring that his shirt was extremely messy thanks to the mayo and mustard splattered all over it, and ran to the front door, but Kim wasn't there. "KIM?! KIM, ARE YOU OK?!"
Rufus looked down and saw the Kimmunicator on the grass of Kim's front lawn and gasped, pointing it out to Rufus. Ron gasped worriedly as he picked it up. "Oh no…" Rufus squeaked.
Ron then noticed a strand of hair on the Kimmunicator, took one sniff and his eyes went wide, then he glowered with protectiveness as he knew it came from one being: monkeys. "Monkey Fist…" he glared, ready to beat up his arch foe to protect his love.