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sends the ninjas in to kick Enforcer butt. They criticize

Shendu/Valmont for losing control over his private army:

what will they do now that the Shadowkhan are their enemy?

Shendu/Valmont knowingly, mysteriously, and obtusely suggests

that they should simply “let things take course... .”

When Jackie finds out the truth, he indeed freaks; Jade tries

to convince him the ninjas are harmless—clearly, it all

depends on the nature of who’s controlling them. But before

long, Jade seems to get carried away with being “Queen of

the Shadowkhan” as she has them comically waiting on her

hand and foot, attending to her comfort. Ultimately, at

about the time Uncle devises an “antidote” that should wipe

the tattoo from her arm, it becomes clear that Jade is begin-

ning to undergo an odd transformation: she has taken to

wearing black, and hisses at Uncle and summons Shadowkhan

to prevent him from applying the antidote.

Before long, Jade begins to physically resemble the Shad-

owkhan—skin turning ninja blue! Jade and her “army of ninjas”

run all the agents out of Section 13 and take over the facil-

ity as her “palace” (Captain Black tries to prove to his

superiors in Washington that “dark forces” have taken control

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