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NINJAS start kicking Hak’s butt! The Shadowkhan send a con-

fused Hak Foo running, then vanish back into the shadows.

A beat later, Jade—wondering why no one’s grabbed her yet—

peers out to see all her attackers have gone. As she takes

in bewilderment, we push in to see that her tattoo is GLOWING

OMINOUSLY.

END ACT ONE

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ACT TWO

Back at the DARK HAND LAIR, embarrassed Hak Foo tells Shendu

and the other Enforcers what happened, but nobody believes

HIM either until... Shendu attempts to summon the Shadowkhan

and CAN’T! Shendu figures that possession of the Archive has

ALREADY given the Chans an advantage and rages at the thugs

to redouble their efforts: if brute force won’t work, then

they must rely on cunning. As the Enforcers start schem-

ing, DISSOLVE TO...

The next MORNING at SECTION 13, Jackie wakes Jade up on his

way out—she’s going to be late for school! Unfortunately,

“slow and steady” Uncle has not yet found a “tattoo remover”

spell. As Jade’s rushing to get ready and wishing she had