The Premise 123evil; who knows what catastrophic effects this tattoo could
bring?
These “catastrophic effects” quickly become apparent when
Jade is endangered in a SET PIECE BATTLE with the DARK HAND,
and the SHADOWKHAN rush to her aid! Afterwards, she tries
to tell Jackie about her “rescue,” but he doesn’t believe
her.
As Jade gradually figures out, the tattoo has given her control
over the Shadowkhan (much to Shendu’s frustration when he
attempts to summon them and finds that they’re “busy”). Under
her command, they seem innocent enough: i.e., when Jade
accidentally summons ninjas at various times, they might
follow her to school like lost puppies, in the pure and
charming interest of protecting her. But she decides to
keep this to herself as well, knowing full well that Uncle
and Jackie would freak (Uncle, in the meantime, is still
trying to find a potion that will remove the tattoo from
Jade’s arm).
Besides, Jade’s using her control over the ninjas for the
cause of good; the Enforcers are annoyed/panicked when Jade