Mei

The Darkhand

Near the top of a mountain that sat not far from a Bavarian Castle, Mei watched with her binoculars as three people came running out of the castle and an old friend of hers shot out of the castle's side screaming on a shield. He slid down the mountain before coming to a stop next to the three people. She looked over at the two mountains that were on either side and a bit farther away from the castle and saw two groups of people.

Mei moved the binoculars away from her face and said, "Looks like things are getting interesting. If only you knew what that shield is capable of, Jakie."

Mei left the Bavarian mountain and got a one-way ticket to San Francisco to visit her old friend.

Upon her arrival in San Francisco, Mei got a cab at the airport to take her to "Uncle's rare finds." When they arrived, Mei paid the cabman before going inside, the bell hanging next to the door ringed signaling that she was in the shop. Jackie and a little girl looked over at her when they heard the bell.

"Hey, Jackie," Mei greeted as she walked toward him.

"Mei, so good to see you again," Jackie returned, "What brings you here?"

"I was in San Francisco for work and decided to stop by," Mei answered before looking down at the little girl, "Is there a Mrs. Jackie Chan you didn't tell me about?"

"Oh, no, that's my niece Jade," Jackie replied, "She is staying with me for a year because she is having trouble at her school in Hong Kong."

"Nín hǎo, wǒ jiào méi. Wǒ shì nǐ shūshu de lǎo péngyǒu," Mei introduced herself to Jade in Chinese.

The bell at the door ringed again, Jackie, Jade, and Mei turned to see three men walking in. The man in the middle was dressed in a '70s white disco suit, over a pink long-sleeved, button-up shirt, and blue-black shoes. He has pale, greyish skin and red hair, which he wears with old-fashioned sideburns. He wears a gold pendant around his neck. The man on his left has greyish-green skin and short, spiky, black hair, and a bandage that he wears over his nose. His outfit consists of a long-sleeved, collared, white shirt under a black dress coat, with a light red tie. He also wears black slacks and black dress shoes. The other man, who was the shortest of the three, wears black pants and a leather jacket with a dark grey shirt. He has pale skin, black spiky hair, and a pair of orange sunglasses.

Jackie moves behind the counter, "Welcome to Uncle's rare finds."

"You're Jackie Chan, the Archeologist?" The man with the red hair asked.

"Heh. I dabble in the study of past civilizations," Jackie responded in a humble manner.

"Well, we're recently aware that you 'dabbled' a shield from a Bavarian Castle," He said. Mei instantly put herself on guard for anything that could happen, "Our extremely wealthy employer is interested in purchasing that shield."

Jackie squinted at the men as if confirming they were dangerous before saying in a feigned sympathetic tone, "I'm sorry I already donated that piece to the University."

"Really?" The red-haired man nodded at the man with the bandage on his nose. The man with a bandage knocked over two antique vases. Jackie quickly jumped into action and caught the vases by sliding on his back and catching them with his hands. The man with the orange sunglasses knocks one over and Jackie grabs a pillow from a chair with his feet before throwing it where the vase bounces off it. He throws the two in his hands before doing a flip to catch the third and throwing it. He placed the three vases on the table before sitting in the chair. The three men and Jade stared in awe, while Mei just smirked, of what Jackie had done.