time for breakfast, a SHADOWKHAN steps out of a mirror and
scares the heck out of her. But when the docile (and SILENT)
ninja offers her various FOOD ITEMS, Jade notices her GLOWING
TATTOO in the mirror and (after giving the Shadowkhan a few
“Simon Says” style orders: “Stand on your head,” “Hop on one
foot,” etc.) she realizes that THEY were the ones who saved
her from Hak Foo! Clearly, the tattoo has given her control
over these mysterious warriors.... If THIS is the “catas-
trophe” Uncle was talking about, this “RULES!” All the same,
she decides to keep her power a secret: “If Jackie won’t
let me have a tattoo, there’s no WAY he’d let me have my
own ninja!”
So... Jade gets ready in a flash with the help of several
SHADOWKHAN: one brushes her teeth, while another combs her
hair, and another picks out her clothes (all black, of
course); another packs her a nutritious lunch. But the whole
gang is startled when Jackie comes back (“Forgot my wallet”)
and finds... Jade, all by herself, ready in record time
(though Jackie double-takes, almost not recognizing her in
her black clothes). As Jade nonchalantly trots off to class,
bewildered Jackie doesn’t notice the Shadowkhan clinging to
the ceiling above him.
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