Footsteps walking down the sidewalk blending with the crowd around a teen having her long black hair reaching her knees wearing her red top with on lace sleeve covering her left arm, choker around her neck, grey faded jeans with chains on one of her belt loops. She did her usual routine of exploring the city as it was new to her from traveling doing what she wants without anyone noticing her. The teen passed a group of men talking bumping into one wearing yellow shades having him look at her with a glare. "Hey watch where you going kid." said the guy. "Im sorry lady but we got places to go." said the teen having the ginger with a white suit laugh. "She called you a lady Chow." said the ginger pointing to him. "Shut up, Fin. Next time we meet. Youre dead." said Chow. "Come on. Shes just a kid." said a very large man. "The Big Man is ight but i can take ya down with my hands behind my back." said the teen. "She's into worth it. Come on lets get going." said the man witht he dark suit slightly hunched. "Later Ladies and Mr. Big." said the teen walking around the corner. She walked down seeing a girl with short hair wearing orange hoodie over a white long sleeve shirt and jeans getting out of a taxi. the girl had her stuff taken out by the driver when her back contents spilled out from a tear at the bottom. "Let me help ya there kid." said the teen walking over. She helped her pick up her school stuff following her into a shop with the driver seeing an elder man behind the register. "Jade Chan. Nice to see my great niece but who are you?" said the man. "Her stuff spilled out of her backpack when i turned around the block." said the teen. "Thanks." said Jade. "Nice place. Mind if looked around." said the teen. "Are you going to buy anything?" said the elder man. "You got something i like." said the teen. "Whatever but you break. You pay. JACKIE!" the elder man shouted upstairs. The teen didnt pay much attention looking at the books and the artifacts while the adults talk and Jade pouting about not looking like she didnt want to be here. She opened one of the books reading it until she saw the men from earlier walking in after the elder left with with a shield. Sensing something was off she listened i about them wanting the shield but Jackie lied saying the shield was gone until two of the men started knocking down vases.
Jackie quickly caught them one by one using his martial arts moves to keep them from breaking and sat down seeing them including Jade looking surprised. "You ladies better go before you wake up in a hospital." said the teen getting their attention. "No need. I have this taken care of." said Jackie. "Just undonate that shield for your families safety by this time tomorrow." said Fin rubbing Jades head. They soon left while Jackie quietly followed them getting the teens interest when the elder man named uncle came back. "Watch Jade and hide the shield." said Jackie leaving the store. "What is up with the shield?" said the teen. "Its nothing but an ancient artifact my nephew found. Now buy something or leave." said Uncle. "Can at least look at it?" said the teen looking at him. "Alright." said Uncle leading her inside to the back. "Whats your name?" he asked approaching the shield. "Izora." said the teen looking at the artifact in front of them. It was solid gold with Chinese writing in the middle next to a stone that's has a red rooster carved into it. "Looks familiar." said Izora. "Then help me." said Uncle. "Whats in it for me?" said Izora. "How about i don't kick you out?" said Uncle. "Shield not important." said Izora looking at it. "What you mean?" said Uncle. "I read some scrolls at a shop before it all disappeared in a fire. It actually says Shield not Important. So what does this stone do? It does have the zodiac symbol of the rooster." said Izora. "Aiiiyaaah! Why didnt i see this before? You go and watch Jade." said Uncle going to his desk to do more research. Izora was about to speak up but realized it was way to quiet in the shop having her look around to find Jade gone. She went outside to see where she went but sign of her then ran to the alley looking to make sure no one was watching before running up the brick just high enough to jump off doing a black flip engulfing her body into flames transforming into a crimson red and black scaled dragon. With a quick flap of her large wings Izora took off above the clouds to find Jade taking a better a look at the roads, buildings, and alleys for a good few minutes until she spotted her opening a back door going inside.
Getting on the edge of the roof Izora jumped off to do her front flip landing down on her feet to open the door to find two men wearing suits stopping her from going in. "Get a move on kid. This a restricted area." said the first man. "Do you need a special pass or something because i saw a kid go in easily just a minute ago." said Izora. "We didn't see a kid but you going in. Now go or we'll call the cops." said the second man. "They are only going to find a complete waste of time by the time they get here to find you both unconscious." said Izora. "Is that a threat?" said the first man. "No a promise. whats that noise?" said Izora turning her head to the right to find the telephone booth open like an elevator to show Jackie, Jade, and a man in trench coat. "Izora?! What are you doing here?" said Jade looking at her surprised. "Looking for you." Said Izora. "But you don't know me?" Said Jade. "I know you sly as a tox and you have idea what kind of danger kids can get into when they wonder off like that." Said Izora. "Good. You can take great home while I get the shield to save Uncle." Said Jackie leaving in a taxi. "Come on." Said Izora throwing Jade quickly over her shoulder. "But we have to help Jackie." Said Jade. "From those that I saw he can handle himself." Said Izora walking out ofthe alley while the man left in his car. "What he is Bing set up? Who's gonna watch m then if something happens to them?" Said Jade. "Dont you have a family?" She asked hearing a growl from Izora. "Fine! Just shut up." Said Izora throwing Jade up high in rhe air as she transforms into a dragon once the coast was clear and took off to catch Jade on her back flying into the clouds. "You're a dragon?!" Sais Jade holding onto her long black mane. "Didn't I say shut up." Said Izora. "Its not everyday I see something this cool. I wanna know." Said Jade. "Be quiet or I'll drop you in a dumpster." Said Izora hearing her pout. Sje looked around seeing Jackie being chased down by some ninjas thn flew down enough for Jade to jump off.
"Dont do anything stupid until it's safe." Said Izora before taking off to th roof tops. She inhaled and blew out fire at the ninjas causing to them vanish into smoke even fight some of them attacking her as well. "What is a dragon doing her?" Said Jackie. "Less talking. More fighting." Said Izora throwing one of the ninjas at the group behind him. She used her tail as a whip to knock the shield out of the ninjas hand causing it to fly like Frisbee towards Jade who caught it. Jackie then got on Izoras back to get th shield but the large man showd having Uncle in a choke hold naking them stop. "Let them have it. It's not worth taking an old man's life." Sais izora after Jackie got off her back. The man smirked walking inside with the shield leaving the trio without a second thought. "So much for saving the world from evil." Said Jackie. "Shield not important. Izora from the ship translated it and i done research. It's the talisman." Said Uncle. "Like this one." Said Jade taking it out from hr pocket. "Sneaky little Fox." Said Izora. "See. It's the zodiac symbol of the Rooster. There's eleven more of these each possess different powers." Said Uncle. "Well good you have it with you. Bye." Said Izora taking off with a flap of her wings taking off into the clouds. "Who was she?" Said Jaxkie lookin at Uncle. "Thats Izora." Said Jade. "Jade. Izora is probably somewhere in San Francisco looking for you. She can't be a dragon. Right Uncle?" Said Jackie. "Do I look like I know everything?! We go now." Said Uncle seeing the man from before arrive in his car. He and the others got into ht car to the restricted area known as Section 13 to keep th talisman safe. Izora soon enough got to her home which wasn't much but was better than nothing with was an abandoned apartment that was boarded up and covered in graffiti. She went through the broken window after turning back going to her room that was just a worn out mattress with a thin blanket and hiking backpack that she hid behind some drywall that were broken. This was only temporary as this is a hotspot for squatters and for other criminal activity by her meeting a few when she got here to weeks ago. She just looked, exchange some words without fighting, and go on their way. Something she picked up on her own from being on the streets for years and think that family won't be much of a bother to her as it was today.
