Hi everyone, thanks again for your patience. This is a fun little 'filler' episode of sorts for J-WITCH before we get back to the main narrative of Season 1. I hope the rest of you are staying safe and healthy in this pandemic we're facing and I'm hoping my updates manage to lift your spirits a bit. So, without further delay, let us begin.

Tohru Who?

Tohru stood at the cash register of Uncle's Rare finds, minding the shop while his friends were all out. Seeing how there weren't any customers at the moment, Tohru helped himself to several boxes of cookies and cans of grape soda.

"Ah, grape and cookies." Tohru had a happy sigh as he bit down on cookie when he saw the shop door open. A mysterious man had walked into the shop, wearing a dark overcoat, a scarf covering the lower portion of his face and a hat covering the top area of said face.

"Good evening." The mysterious man greeted.

"Um, fudge nutty?" Tohru offered a cookie to the apparent customer.

"If you are on a break, perhaps someone else can assist me."

"I am the only one here." Tohru said. "What exactly are you looking for?"

"Something like this." The man reached into his coat to pull out a small object that resembled something of a totem-pole. "Note the unusual filioque." Tohru leaned in close to get a better look at it, but this allowed the man to spray an odd powder from the top of the device into Tohru's face, which quickly knocked the large sumo unconscious.

"Rise and shine, my boy!" Those words awoke Tohru as he laid on the bed of a run-down motel.

"Where am I? Who am I?" Tohru wondered as whatever he was sprayed with had caused him to lose his memories.

"You are Tohru, my most loyal henchman." The man from the shop removed his disguise to reveal the face of Valmont; and stepping out from the shadows behind him were Hak Foo and the Ice Crew, all five of them having evil smirks on their faces.

The group consisting of Jackie, Will, Jade, Irma, Uncle, Hay Lin, Cornelia, Taranee, Yan Lin, and Caleb were walking back to the Chan family's shop after having just finished a movie at the theater.

"Your Earth-movies are rather strange." Caleb pointed out.

"This coming from a rebel who fights the Forces of Darkness in another world most of his life." Cornelia cracked.

"Point taken." Caleb admitted.

"Yan Lin, Jackie, next time you take girls to movies by yourself!" Uncle complained.

"Oh boy, here we go." Irma rolled her eyes, totally expecting this from the elder chi-wizard.

"Ah Jin, you didn't complain so much when we used to watch plays when we were younger." Yan Lin said. "I seem to remember quite a few moments between us in the alleyway afterwards." She teased.

"Grandma!" Hay Lin exclaimed in surprise as some of the other girls cringed slightly.

"Plays had good quality." Uncle pointed out. "Modern-day movies leave much to be desired! Popcorn stale, sound too loud, and story unrealistic!"

Jackie had something of a laughing scoff. "You expected reality from 'Brain Draining Freaks of Planet Modula'?"

"Hey, I'm sleeping with nose-plugs tonight!" Jade stated. "No alien's getting it's mitts on my brain matter!"

"Pretty sure all that stinky garlic your uncle feeds you will keep the aliens away just fine." Will joked.

"Isn't that supposed to be vampires?" Taranee questioned.

"Lots of garlic is good for you!" Uncle pointed out. However, the group looked in surprise to see the door to the shop left partially open.

"Someone leave the door unlocked?" Will asked.

"I told Tohru never leave shop door open!" Uncle stated in annoyance. "Let mosquitoes in, air-conditioning out!"

"Hey Tohru, you missed out! It was a good one!" Hay Lin called to him, but they got no response and saw that nobody was in the shop.

"Tohru?" Jade wondered.

"Hello! Big T! are you here?" Irma called as Caleb and Cornelia went upstairs to check and see if he was present with Taranee looking in the back.

"How does a guy as big as him just up and vanish?" Will wondered.

"Well he's not in the back room." Taranee walked back into the shop.

"He's not upstairs either." Caleb said as he and Cornelia walked down.

"He probably just stepped out for a minute." Jackie assumed.

Hay Lin pulled out her cell phone. "Hang on, let me try and call him." She dialed his phone number, when the whole group heard a cell phone ring. They went over to the register to see that Tohru's cell phone had been left on the counter, which Cornelia picked up.

"Who goes out and just forgets their cell phone?" The blonde wondered.

"That is most strange." Yan Lin seemed to agree with concern.

Uncle also looked a tad worried. "Tohru would never leave without writing note."

Jade looked on the ground to see a half-eaten cookie. "And he would never leave a cookie uneaten." The entire group looked with worry as something bad might have happened to their friend.

"I am Valmont." The crime lord introduced to the amnesiac Tohru. "These are your associates; Hak Foo, StrikeMaster Ice, MC Cobra, and DJ Fist."

"Yeah dog, don't you remember us?" StrikeMaster Ice went with Valmont's act.

"I remember… nothing." Tohru said.

"Yo that potion thing's cool dawg." Cobra whispered to Fist, who nodded in agreement, only for them both to be shoved slightly by Hak Foo.

"Silence." The Black Tiger said in a hush whisper.

"It would seem that you are the victim of amnesia." Valmont said in a false sympathetic tone. "Allow me to fill in some blanks. I am the leader of the Dark Hand, a premiere crime syndicate, and you work for me, alongside your fellow comrades here." He gestured to Hak Foo and the Ice Crew who stood behind him.

"Uh… premiere crime syndicate?" Tohru asked, referring to the sorry state of the cheap motel they were currently staying in.

"A temporary set-back." Hak Foo stated.

"Yo we was living in the lap of luxury till Chan and his buddies wrecked us up." StrikeMaster Ice continued with the lie.

"Chan?" Tohru asked in confusion.

"Our nemesis." Valmont explained as he took out a scrap book filled with photos and old newspapers of Tohru's time in the Dark Hand a long time ago. "You see, it was only yesterday that we were at the top of our game. You even made the FBI's most wanted, three years running."

That seemed to convince Tohru. "Ah, so it is true." He took the scrapbook to get a look at it himself. "But who is this Chan you claim to be our nemesis?"

"A man who has repeatedly thwarted many of our operations." Hak Foo answered as he showed Tohru a picture of Jackie in the scrapbook. "In fact, he is the reason we are in this predicament."

"Yo, he must have messed you up good to make you forget us big guy." MC Cobra said.

"He did this to me?" Tohru asked in surprise.

"Eh, yes he did." StrikeMaster Ice quickly came up with a story. "We tried to help you out big boy, but you were six feet in the dumpster when he was done with you."

Tohru growled in anger. "Chan will pay."

"In good time, loyal one. In good time." Valmont assured his 'henchman'. "But first, we have a very important flight to catch."

Uncle's Rare Finds.

The group of heroes had gathered in the back of Uncle's shop as the elder chi wizard prepared a locator spell to find their missing friend. They had placed an unfinished can of grape soda inside Uncle's cauldron as it bubbled while he casted the spell.

"Yu Mo Gwai Gui Fai Di Zao. Yu Mo Gwai Gui Fai Di Zao." The can of grape soda had floated out of the cauldron, surrounded by a green aura as it shot to the world map on the wall, pointing out to Tohru's general location.

"Tohru, is there." Uncle pointed.

"Wait, isn't that India?" Will asked.

"Close, that's Sri Lanka." Taranee corrected. "It's in the Indian Ocean in Southern Asia."

"You know, I've always wanted to go to India." Hay Lin said. "Great food."

"Again, not India." Taranee reminded.

"But how the heck did Tohru end up on the other side of the world?" Cornelia questioned.

"I'm guessing it wasn't a vacation with his mom." Irma said sarcastically.

"Duh, big guy's been kidnapped! That's how!" Jade exclaimed as though it were obvious.

"But who would capture Tohru and why? Why take him and go to this Sri Lanka place?" Caleb wondered.

"We'll find out when we get there." Will said. "Let's bring our boy home."

"Will, I think you and the girls should best stay here." Jackie advised, much to their surprise.

"No way!" Irma exclaimed.

"Forget it!" Taranee also stated.

"We want to find Tohru to!" Hay Lin exclaimed as well.

"He's our friend just as much as he is yours." Cornelia said.

"Sorry Jackie, but we're going and you're not stopping us." Will said with crossed arms.

"I'm going to." Caleb also volunteered. "Tohru is a good person and I'd like to see him returned safely."

"Looks like it's unanimous." Jade said with a triumphant smirk.

Jackie looked as though he was about to protest when Yan Lin put a hand on his shoulder. "Jackie, go ahead and take them. They want to help their friend. More importantly, if the person who took him is dangerous, you may need some Guardian assistance."

"It's not just that. How do I tell their parents I'm taking them to the other side of the world?" Jackie voiced his concerns.

"Let me handle that." Yan Lin said with a smirk. "As a former Guardian myself, I'm quite the expert at making up believable excuses."

"Go grandma." Hay Lin smirked.

Though Jackie wasn't fond of lying, he understood Yan Lin's points and was glad to see all the girls willing to help their friend despite not knowing what predicament he was in. So, with a sigh, he conceded. "Very well."

"Yes!" Jade and Will exclaimed as all six girls shared a high-five.

"Do not just stand there, get cracking!" Uncle stated. "We must find Tohru! Hurry!"

"I'll call Captain Black and arrange a flight for us." Jackie was already on his phone.

Valmont led Hak Foo, the Ice Crew, and the amnesiac Tohru through the jungle-like area of Sri Lanka toward a temple, the leader of the Dark Hand dressed in a robe similar to that of a monk.

"Master, are there no closer banks for us to rob?" Tohru asked.

"Yo, robbing a bank is a whole lot harder than it looks." StrikeMaster Ice commented. "You get those dye-pacts in your eyes and it stings like hell."

"Agreed, and we have not traveled to Sri Lanka for any run-of-the-mill heist, Tohru." Valmont explained. "We are here for the score of a life-time! And the beauty of it, all we require is your muscle, the fighting prowess of our friends here…" Valmont referred to Hak Foo and the Ice Crew before continuing. "…Should our nemesis attempt to attack us, and the instructions to a secret location which we are soon to collect. Now, all of you, be on your best behavior."

"Yes, master." Tohru and Hak Foo said at the same time with DJ Fist nodding.

"Got it boss-man." MC Cobra also said.

It wasn't long before the disguised Valmont and his associates made their way to a small monastery where multiple monks and gurus were seen either working or meditating. The guru in charge addressed the disguised Valmont with a welcoming smile.

"Jandi! How my heart soars to see you again!" He greeted with a bow, a gesture the disguised Valmont returned.

"Master Balru. It pleases me to introduce my protegees who wish to seek enlightenment at your most humble monastery." Valmont introduced Tohru, Hak Foo, and the Ice-Crew.

"Ah, to Jandi is a brother to our monastery." Balru seemed to buy it as he welcomed them.

"Yo, this reminds me too much of the Zu Monastery in the Far East." StrikeMaster Ice whispered to his crew.

"I hear ya, I already don't like this place." MC Cobra agreed in a whisper but were silenced by Hak Foo lightly shoving them who gave them a hardened glare.

"Tohru, assume lotus position while Balru and I… catch up." Valmont told his largest associate.

"Yes, master." Tohru bowed as he walked away.

"The rest of you, assist him if he ever finds himself in any trouble." Valmont instructed the rest of his followers, who seemed to understand the subtle message he gave them.

"As you wish." Hak Foo bowed as they joined Tohru who could barely put himself in any sort of position, given his body shape.

"So Jandi, could it be could it be that you have finally returned to obtain true enrichment?" Balru asked as he and Valmont walked through the gardens.

"You have a way with words, Master Balru." Valmont 'confirmed'.

"Then, you shall be among the privileged few, the purest of spirit, who have communed at the legendary temple." Jandi said. "Your companions are also worthy?"

"Oh yes indeed, Tohru and the others each have great strength!" Valmont said, but quickly corrected himself. "Um… inner strength of a most spiritual nature."

"Then come." Balru gestured his 'friend' to follow him into the monastery. "Allow me to bestow upon you the directions to the Temple of the Golden Elephant." He failed to notice Valmont's evil smile.

After making it to Sri Lanka, Uncle held the grape-soda can that also served as the locator spell as he led the group consisting of Jackie, Will, Jade, Irma, Cornelia, Hay Lin, Taranee, and Caleb through the forest.

"Uncle, I'm parched! Can't we just drink it!?" Jade asked.

"We are out of water." Jackie also pointed out.

"We can't, remember?" Taranee reminded them. "It's the locator spell that'll help us find Tohru."

"See? Taranee knows what she's talking about." Uncle gave an approved smile and a pat on the bespectacled girl's head before turning to everyone else. "Do the rest of you want to find Tohru? Yes? Then we must not drink locator spell!"

"Okay we get it." Irma said with a groan.

"But we could still use some more water, we've been walking for more than a few hours." Will pointed out.

"We probably get some water from that place." Hay Lin pointed to the monastery that came into view at the top of the hill. Once that hill was in sight, the locator spell around the can of soda began to glow even brighter, indicating they were close to Tohru's location. The group quickened the pace as they made their way up the hill.

Caleb noticed Cornelia had a look of sadness on her face and put a comforting hand on her shoulder. "I wouldn't worry, this is Tohru we're talking about. You know, the guy who could even toss Cedric like a rag doll."

"It's not that… I know Tohru can take care of himself." Cornelia said. "It's just… grape soda was Elyon's favorite drink to…"

A look of realization and sympathy fell on the young rebel's face. "Hey, we'll get Elyon back. I promise."

This did seem to comfort the blonde a little bit. "I know, but first, let's get the big guy back."

"Right." Caleb nodded as he and Cornelia ran to catch up with everyone else.

It didn't take long for the heroes to reach the monastery, entering through the main gate as many of the girls got a good look at the place.

"Wow, this place is beautiful." Hay Lin said with a smile.

"We'll go sight-seeing after we find Tohru." Will told her.

"Found him." Caleb pointed toward the side as the group turned to see Tohru still struggling to put himself in a lotus position.

"Tohru." Jackie said with relief, which was shared by everyone else, even Uncle.

"He is safe." The elder chi wizard smiled.

"Good, he really had us worried." Taranee smiled as well.

"What's he doing?" Jade asked.

"It would seem my apprentice seeks inner peace." Uncle assumed as he put the locator-spell/grape soda away. "So, I will give him piece… of Uncle for making us worry so sick!" He marched toward Tohru with Caleb and the girls following right behind him.

"And I will fetch us some water." Jackie said as he took his canteen toward the water source nearby.

"Hey! Tohru!" Hay Lin called as they were already at his spot.

"Where the heck have you been?! We were worried sick!" Irma voiced with concern.

"We came all the way to Sri Lanka to find you!" Jade said as she and Hay Lin tried to hug him.

"Remove yourselves, children!" Tohru told the two girls, surprising the group.

"Okay, what's with the attitude?" Cornelia said with crossed arms. "We crossed half the world to find you!"

"You are lousy shop-keeper!" Uncle scolded. "You leave without sweeping! Uncle could have slipped on crumbs and broken hip!"

"That's what you're concerned about?" Caleb questioned the elderly wizard.

"What are you jabbering about, old fool?" Tohru questioned, causing nearly everyone to gasp in shock and/or disbelief.

"Did he just…" Irma stuttered.

"Insult Uncle? I think he did." Will said in a shocked tone of voice.

Uncle's shocked expression became that of harsh anger. "You speak to your sensei that way?!" He marched over to Tohru and deliver a dope-slap to his head.

"Ow!" This angered Tohru enough to stand up and tower intimidatingly over Uncle.

"Tohru, what has gotten into you?" Taranee asked as she and the other girls, along with Caleb stood protectively in front of Uncle.

"You, know my name?" He asked in surprise, which only confused the group.

"Of course, we know your name, we're your friends!" Hay Lin stated as Jackie arrived, having filled his canteen.

"Uh, Jackie… I don't think Tohru recognizes us." Jade told her uncle.

"What? Oh, do not be silly Jade." Jackie didn't seem too convinced.

"Jackie Chan?" Tohru however did recognize Jackie, causing him to glare.

"See? Tohru knows exactly who I am." Jackie smiled.

"My nemesis!" Tohru exclaimed as he delivered a powerful punch toward Jackie, fortunately Will and Jade tackled him to the ground to avoid being hit while the rest of the group looked in absolute shock.

"What the hell?!" Irma exclaimed.

"AIYA!" Uncle practically screamed as Tohru continued to try and punch Jackie as he tried to dodge the punches.

"Tohru, it is me! Jackie!" He tried to remind his amnesiac friend.

"Yes! I know!" Tohru tried to charge Jackie, who rolled out of the way as Tohru accidentally plowed through the stone wall surrounding the whole monastery.

"Tohru! Come on! We're you friends! Don't you remember us?!" Hay Lin tried to plead to the recovering Tohru.

"Stand aside, girl!" Tohru shoved the shocked Hay Lin to the ground as he continued his pursuit of Jackie.

Will, Jade, and the others ran to help up Hay Lin as they saw Tohru continuing his attack on the shocked Jackie who continued to dodge. "Tohru, whatever I did to anger you, I am sorry!"

"What is happening? He's not acting like himself!" Caleb stated.

"Oh yes he is, his old self." Jade recognized Tohru's old behavior.

"You mean when he was part of the Dark Hand?" Taranee asked.

"Indeed." A new voice confirmed as the group turned around in surprise to see Hak Foo, StrikeMaster Ice, DJ Fist, and MC Cobra standing behind them with evil smirks.

"It's tiger-boy and pizza face!" Irma exclaimed in surprise.

"The Dark Hand." Caleb glared.

"But if these guys are here then…" Cornelia was the first to put the pieces together, followed by everyone else as they came to the same realization.

"Valmont." Will's eyes narrowed. "Of course."

"They must of did something to Tohru to make him fall back on his old habits." Taranee assumed.

"Jade, you and Uncle help Jackie to try and jog Tohru's memory." Will told her. "The rest of us will handle these guys."

"You got it." Jade nodded as she and Uncle ran to assist Jackie, leaving the five girls and Caleb to face the four enemies.

"Yo, long time no see ladies." StrikeMaster Ice smirked. "Up for another game of ass-kicking?"

"We were just about to tell you that." Irma said as Will took out the Heart of Kandrakar and said the magic words.

"Guardians Unite!" With a bright flash, Will, Irma, Cornelia, Taranee and Hay Lin had transformed into WITCH, before rushing at their enemy, who charged directly at them in response.

Meanwhile, Valmont, still in his guru-disguise, was inside the monastery, receiving the directions to the Temple of the Golden Elephant.

"…Lastly, you will both emerge from the bamboo forest to find yourselves at the Lake of Riddles." Balru instructed, however he was interrupted by the sounds of vases being smashed outside. "Hmm, what was that?"

Valmont looked outside and was surprised to witness the battles between Tohru and Chan, as well as the Guardians with their magic powers against the martial arts skills of Hak Foo and the Ice Crew.

"A freak pottery accident." Valmont lied. "Frightful how they just spontaneously combust. Shall we press on then?"

"I will crush you!"

"Black Tiger plucks fairy wings"

"How about you eat dirt instead!"

The sounds of battle and insults being exchanged prompted Balru to look out the window, but Valmont blocked his view. "Jandi, what are you hiding? This is not the behavior of one who is prepared to visit the temple!"

"Which reminds me, left or right at the lake?" Valmont asked as he continued to block Balru.

"Across!" Balru stated, which was all the disguised crime lord needed to hear.

"Thank you, master." Valmont sneered as he reached into his robe to pull out the same potion, he used on Tohru. "And now that I have been 'enlightened' let us forget we've ever had this chat." He sprayed the potion into Balru's face, causing him to fall unconscious onto the ground.

Back outside, Irma and Hay Lin both flew and dodged to avoid the relentless punches from DJ Fist. As they tried to fly away, DJ Fist jumped to grab Hay Lin by her foot and throw her down to the ground. This seemed to irritate Irma as she telekinetically pulled all the water out from a nearby river and shot it directly at the surprised DJ Fist, the water itself taking the form of a fist as it sent DJ Fist crashing into a wall, which a pair of gurus were able to avoid.

"Sorry, we'll fix everything up later!" Hay Lin apologized.

Taranee, at the same time, found herself on the defense from several punches and kicks from MC Cobra, which she could barely block with her own martial arts before MC Cobra swiped his feet to knock her down, before he leapt into the air to deliver a flying kick to where her head would be. However, Taranee used her wings to slide back across the ground before MC Cobra's foot hit the ground. She then shot her fist forward for a point-blank fire attack, scoring a direct hit and sending MC Cobra flying into a nearby river.

"Hidden Viper Devours Butterfly!" Hak Foo launched an attack towards Cornelia, but she flew out of the way to avoid it. Caleb then tried to rush Hak Foo with a punch, but the Black Tiger was quick to catch Caleb's fist. "Gorilla Smashes Cage!" He dealt a powerful kick to Caleb's chest to send him skidding across the ground.

"Hey, I got one!" Cornelia stated in anger as she landed on the ground. "How about 'Black Tiger Falls of Mountain'!" She shot her hands to the ground, causing a small tremor before a large stone-fist shot out of the ground to punch Hak Foo and send him flying up before crashing on the ground hard, knocking him unconscious.

Meanwhile, Will seemed to be evenly matched with StrikeMaster Ice as she threw a punch at him, which he parried before swinging his foot at her, though she was able to fly above before dealing a powerful kick downwards, forcing Ice to back-flip and avoid the attack as he took a martial arts stance with a smirk.

"Ah hey Red, how ya been? You're looking as cool as ever." He teased.

"Nope, still not my type!" Will stated as she flew at Ice to deal a punch, which he limboed under to grab her by the foot, however, Will used this to her advantage as she flew up into the sky and spun her body around to send Ice flying and skidding across the ground once he let go.

At the same time, Jackie continued to run from Tohru as he back flipped his way toward a large bell as Jade and Uncle tried to catch up with them.

"It's time to jog Tohru's memory." Jade stated as she ran toward them as Jackie hid behind the bell with Tohru trying to find his way around it to get to Jackie. "Tohru, remember all those times we butt-whooped the Shadowkhan?"

"The who…?" Tohru questioned as he continued to pursue Jackie around the bell.

"Uh, okay, never mind them. Well, how about the time you helped me get over the crush I had on the kid in my class who was a demon?" Jade tried.

"There is no such thing as demons." Tohru stated as he continued to pursue Jackie.

"Well how about all the times we took on that royal dirtbag Phobos?" Jade still continued to try. "I mean, that's only been a few weeks ago!"

"I do not know a person named Phobos." Tohru replied, much to Jade's irritation.

Now it was Uncle's turn as he walked up with a can of grape soda in his hands. "Tohru, remember? Your favorite. Grape Soda."

"Grape what?" Tohru simply back handed the soda out of Uncle's hands, much to elder chi wizard's annoyance. Jackie rolled underneath the bell to try and get out of Tohru's reach as Jade quickly tried to run and bar his path.

"Tohru, stop this! Why are you acting like you work for the Dark Hand?!" Jade exclaimed.

"Because I work for the Dark Hand!" Tohru shouted back, causing Jade to gasp in shock.

"Then shame on you!" Jackie stated, causing Tohru to turn around as Jackie had pulled the bell back and let it go, causing it to slam into Tohru and send him literally rolling down the hill, bashing across multiple trees in the process.

Will and her fellow Guardians had flown onto the scene as Caleb had ran to join them as well. "Is he going to be okay?" Hay Lin asked with concern.

"I think he'll be fine." Taranee replied.

"Heh, just like old times." Jade commented, trying to find some form of humor in this otherwise shocking situation.

"Maybe that will knock some sense into him." Uncle stated.

"But how did it get knocked out of him in the first place?" Jackie asked.

"He's how!" Irma pointed toward Valmont as he attempted to sneak away.

"Valmont!" Jackie and Uncle both stated at the same time.

The crime lord attempted to make a run for it, only for Cornelia to use her powers to grow a vine out of the ground and trip him up, causing him to fall onto the ground as he looked up in surprise to see all five Guardians hovering above him, each with their respective elemental powers at the ready.

"You just can't resist causing us trouble, can you?" Will said with a glare as Jackie, Caleb, Jade, and Uncle caught up and the entire group completely surrounded him.

"What have you done to Tohru?!" Jackie demanded as he took a martial arts stance.

"Hmm, last I saw, he was rolling down a hill. You're doing, I believe." He replied with a sneer.

"Stop playing games with us!" Caleb stated.

"Whatever you did to him, you're going to undo it, now!" Cornelia demanded.

"Yeah, tell us the truth, Fryer Liar!" Jade also demanded.

"Perhaps Tohru had enough of sweeping floors and decided to take a better offer." Valmont continued to play around. "Mine."

"Sweeping floors may be dirty work, but it is honest!" Uncle stated as the group had the crime lord literally backed against the wall.

"And he does so much more than just that!" Hay Lin added. "He's our friend and you are going to fix what you did to him!"

"Don't make us call his mom on you for another beat-down." Irma warned. "Because we will!"

"Tohru is one of the most good people we've ever met in our entire lives!" Will stated. "There's no way he'd go back to working for you again!"

"Oh?" Valmont asked with a smirk. "If you don't believe me, why don't you just ask him?" He pointed behind the group, toward Tohru who stood above them all. The group didn't react in time as Tohru dealt several powerful back-hands to knock each of them down onto the ground, be they Guardian or normal human.

Valmont walked towards Will as she was down on the ground. "I'll be taking that." He plucked the Heart of Kandrakar from around her neck.

"No!" Will tried to reach for it, but once it left her person, she along with her friends had lost their Guardian forms and turned back to normal. She was about to get back up, but StrikeMaster Ice had appeared behind her to pull her into a bear-hug. "Let me go!" She struggled in his grip.

It wasn't just her; the rest of the Ice Crew and Hak Foo had recovered as the Black Tiger had grabbed onto Cornelia, MC Cobra subdued Taranee, DJ Fist pulled both Irma and Hay Lin into a grip and Tohru was able to pull in Jackie, Jade, Caleb, and Uncle into a squeezing bear-hug.

"Tohru! Please don't do this!" Hay Lin tried to plead with him, but he didn't seem to listen as the villains walked with their captives toward a cellar.

"Don't listen to him!" Taranee also pleaded.

"Valmont's just using you!" Jade also tried.

"You will pay for this!" Uncle said to Valmont specifically as the crime lord opened the cellar door, allowing his henchmen to throw the heroes down inside. But that wasn't the end of their predicament. Before they had a chance to recover, Tohru had already grabbed a massive boulder and wedged it into the only entrance/exit, effectively trapping the heroes inside the cellar.

"Dark Hand, three; Jackie Chan and friends, zero." Valmont smirked.

"Yo know that really rocked!" MC Cobra joked as he, Ice and Fist shared a three-way high five.

"Come, my friends. It is time to collect our prize." Valmont said to his henchmen as they began to leave the monastery.

"Yes, master." Hak Foo and Tohru said at the same time as they left.

Inside the cellar; Jackie, Will, and Caleb tried to push the boulder out of the way. "Come on… budge you stupid…!" Will struggled.

"Eh, it's no good!" Caleb stated as they couldn't even get it to budge.

"Aiya! We are trapped!" Uncle exclaimed.

"Cornelia, can't you move it out of the way?" Taranee asked as the blonde had already stretched her hands out.

"What do you think I'm trying to do?!" Cornelia tried to use whatever control of earth she had to move the boulder, though she did manage to shake it a little, it wasn't enough to move it as she fell to her hands and knees in exhaustion. "It's no use, without the Heart, we don't have our full powers."

"Alright Jade, now might be a good time to whip out some Talismans." Irma said as Jade could only wince.

"Eh, I didn't bring any."

"What?!" Cornelia, Taranee, Will, Caleb, and Irma all exclaimed at the same time.

"What you didn't mean you didn't bring them?! You always swipe the Talismans!" Cornelia exclaimed.

"Hey, I was worried about Tohru, okay?!" Jade exclaimed before she sat down on the steps in grief. "We've lost him… for good…" She was already in tears, but Hay Lin and Will were among the first to sit down next to her and provide some comfort.

"No, we'll figure a way to get him back." Hay Lin told her friend.

"Tohru never gave up on any of us, we'll never give up on him." Will also said.

"We bring Tohru back Jade. I promise." Jackie told his niece.

"We'll find a way to return his memory even if we have to beat an antidote out of Valmont." Caleb stated as he punched his fist into his palm for emphasis.

"All the good that'll do if we can't get out of here." Cornelia pointed out.

"Hey, if a weasel like Valmont can crawl out from under a rock, we can to." Irma said.

Taranee tried to think. "Maybe, if we try to combine our powers… it might take a while, but maybe we can dig our way out of the boulder…?"

However, it would seem that Uncle already had a plan in mind as he sat down meditatively as he had a blow fish in front of him, chanting a chi-spell. "Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao. Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao. Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao." He cast a beam of green chi magic from his blowfish onto the boulder, causing everyone to smile as they believed they had found a way out.

"Uncle, are you using a levitation spell?" Taranee asked with a hopeful smile.

"Hmmp. Uncle cannot pack spell ingredients for every occasion!" The elder chi wizard stated, much to everyone's confusion, which turned into even further confusion as Will felt a drop of mud fall onto her coat, she and everyone else looked up in shock to see the boulder 'melting' into mud, which splattered all over them.

A pair of monks, who had gathered at the area outside, looked in surprise to not only see a boulder turn into mud before their very eyes, but even the group of heroes come out, completely covered in mud.

Jade gave an annoyed scoff. "Who says mud baths are relaxing?"

Cornelia looked more annoyed than anyone else as she appeared covered in the most amount of mud. "You owe me a free day at the salon after this!" The blonde pointed at Uncle, who responded with a dope-slap to her forehead. "Ow!"

"You wanted way out of cellar, Uncle provided!"

"Um, how about we fight after we save Tohru?" Will suggested as she promptly broke them up.

Jackie looked toward the pair of monks in front of them. "You wouldn't have happened to see where Tohru went?"

"A big guy, looks like a sumo, he's surrounded by a bunch of other crazy guys and a British scumbag?" Irma also described. "Pretty hard to miss."

A distressed cry caught everyone's attention as the group turned to see a monk helping Balru out of the monastery. "Master Balru has lost his memory!"

"Who is Balru?" The head guru asked in confusion.

"See?!" The monk stated.

"Whoa, this amnesia bug's really going around." Jade observed.

"Unless Valmont is responsible for both Tohru's memory vanishing as well as this person!" Caleb came to the realization first, followed by everyone else.

"Hotcha!" Uncle had just had an epiphany. "Valmont has used a potion on them! And with that potion, Uncle and Will can both bring back Tohru's memory."

"Wait… me?!" Will was more than a little surprised.

"Uncle can devise an antidote with the potion, but seeing as the potion is magic, you can use the Heart of Kandrakar." Uncle explained to Will.

"But I thought the Heart can only have us transform as Guardians and closing portals." Hay Lin recalled.

"The Heart of Kandrakar has many incredible powers." Uncle continued to explain. "Including the ability to absorb and utilize other forms of magic or magic items. If the Heart absorbs the portion into itself, it will have the power to repair the damage to Tohru's memory just as it can repair holes in the veil."

"So, we got a way to get Tohru's memory back!? Great!" Irma exclaimed with a smile that was shared by most of the group.

"There is still one issue, Valmont would have both the potion and the Heart with him." Jackie pointed out.

"So, we'll just have to find him." Caleb said.

"Oh, there is no hope of that!" The monk told the group as the amnesiac Balru looked around at the monastery. "The strangers have embarked for the Temple of the Golden Elephant, and only master Balru knows where it is!"

"Are you my mother?" The amnesiac Balru asked the monk, causing him to shake his head in distress.

"Ooooh, the temple's location is lost forever!"

"Oh?" Uncle had a smirk on his face as he pointed toward the can of grape soda on the ground that still had the locator spell active. "Can of grape soda tells Uncle otherwise."

Valmont continued to lead Tohru, Hak Foo, and the Ice Crew through the bamboo forest to their intended location. "Master, why didn't you tell me Jackie Chan had children under his command that could possess such strange powers?" Tohru asked, referring to the Guardians.

"I didn't feel it was necessary at the time." Valmont answered. "But don't you worry…" He took out the Heart of Kandrakar. "So long as we possess this, they will not be able to use their abilities again."

"So, what are we gonna do with that thing, boss-man?" StrikeMaster Ice asked.

"We should take the powers for ourselves." Hak Foo stated. "It turned defenseless children into powerful adversaries. That kind of power flowing through our veins… the veins of true warriors…!"

"Yo I don't wanna wear no skirt!" MC Cobra quickly said.

"No, we will not be utilizing this power." Valmont quickly said. "I've had more than enough experience with magic to last a lifetime. We'll sell this crystal with the Golden Elephant, nothing more." He said as the group made their way out of the forest. "And speaking of which, it appears we have arrived."

The group of villains had found themselves at the base of a boiling river with a large temple in the middle of it. "The Temple of the Golden Elephant." Hak Foo said almost dramatically.

"Yo, you had me at 'golden'." StrikeMaster Ice smirked.

Tohru was ready to cross the water, but once he set his foot in, he felt the hot temperatures of the water and immediately pulled his foot back in. "Ow!"

"Don't you recognize boiling water?" Valmont said as he rolled his eyes. "Now, how do we get across?"

Suddenly, a stone slab emerged from the water and presented itself to the group as magic writing appeared on the stone itself. "It is a riddle." Hak Foo read it aloud. "What do you call the life story of a car?"

"Hmm, now that's a tough one." MC Cobra tried to think with everyone else. "You know the answer Fist-boy?" He asked DJ Fist, who only shrugged.

"Uh… Cartoon?" Tohru guessed.

"Vehicular memoir?" Valmont guessed as well.

"Duh!" Jade suddenly stated as she, Jackie, Will, Caleb, Uncle, Irma, Hay Lin, Cornelia, and Taranee arrived onto the scene. "Auto-biography!"

That did appear to be the correct answer as multiple stone-slabs emerged from the boiling water, allowing the members of the Dark Hand entrance toward the temple. "I was about to say that." Valmont smirked. "Toodaloo!"

"Yo, thanks for the help, shrimp!" StrikeMaster Ice also smirked as the villains quickly made their way across.

"Oopsie." Jade winced, but the heroes were quick to give pursuit as Jackie was the first to run across the stone slabs. Unfortunately for him, the villains had already made their way toward the temple, and once the last of them was across, the slabs began to sink back into the water one-by-one, prompting Jackie to turn around and run back toward the riverbank.

"Jackie! Water very hot!" Uncle told him.

"I am not soaked yet!" Jackie exclaimed as he tried to run back.

Taranee soon noticed the slabs on the riverbank began to sink back into the water as well. "Uh oh… that's a problem!"

"He'll be like a boiled lobster!" Hay Lin exclaimed.

Caleb however got an idea as he quickly ran to grab a bamboo stick just as it looked like Jackie was about to reach a literal dead end. "Jackie, catch!" The young rebel threw the bamboo stick at Jackie, which he caught and used to pole-vault over the river and back towards the bank. He looked like he was about to fall back in, but Will and Cornelia quickly grabbed his arms and pulled him to safety.

"That was way too close." Cornelia said.

"How do we get across now?" Jackie wondered.

Will grunted in annoyance. "If I still had the Heart, we could transform and just fly across. OW!" She felt a dope-slap on her forehead, curtsey of Uncle.

"Did you not pay attention?!" Uncle stated as another stone-slab rose from the water to present another riddle to the heroes. "We must answer riddle."

"Shouldn't be too hard." Irma shrugged as Jackie read the riddle aloud.

"What is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space, the beginning of every end, and the end of every place?" This riddle seemed to perplex group as neither of them had an answer for it right away.

"No fair! We got a brain-buster!" Jade complained with crossed arms.

Meanwhile, Valmont led Tohru, Hak Foo, and the Ice Crew into the temple, which was lined with multiple statues representing four-armed demon-like creatures, and at the center of the temple was their prize.

"At last…" Valmont smiled evilly. "My ticket to a life of luxury!"

The Golden Elephant was massive statue of an elephant that was almost as big as Tohru himself, and as the name suggested, it was made entirely out of gold.

StrikeMaster Ice whistled. "That's a lot of gold, dog!"

"We can buy so many cool sportscars with that!" MC Cobra smiled as DJ Fist had his own eager smile as well.

"And so few have seen it, it will never be missed." Valmont commented.

Back on the riverbank, the heroes had still yet to solve the riddle that laid before them. "The end of every place… the exit?" Jade guessed.

"But what about the beginning of eternity?" Will questioned. "Ugh, I hate riddles!" She slapped her hand against her forehead.

"So just because were like inter-dimensional guardians, we got a riddle that deals with the cosmos?!" Irma questioned.

"Well then let's just make a boat and sail across." Caleb suggested.

"That'll take way too long." Hay Lin said.

"Why can't riddles be so simple?" Cornelia complained. "Like, what color is the sky!?"

"Too easy. No challenge." Uncle stated.

"I wish this were the lake of crosswords, I am better at those." Jackie said.

"It's E!" Taranee stated as the group quickly looked toward the bespectacled girl as she sat on the ground, having written the words 'eternity', 'time', 'space', 'end', and 'place' on the sand with a stick. "We're overthinking it. At the beginning of the words 'eternity' and 'end', and at end of the words 'time', 'space' and 'place, is the letter E."

This did indeed prove to be the correct answer as a path of stone slabs arose from the river, allowing the heroes entrance towards the Temple of the Golden Elephant.

"Go Taranee." Jade smiled, along with everyone else, while Taranee had a triumphant smirk on her face, as they made their way across the boiling river.

Tohru, Hak Foo, and DJ Fist struggled to lift the massive Golden Elephant from its pedestal. "Come on big guys, lift with your legs. Your legs dog!" StrikeMaster Ice stated.

"Be silent, unless you wish to lift this yourself!" Hak Foo replied as even DJ Fist shot Ice a glare.

"Enough arguments, just pack up that pachyderm so that we may be gone from this place!" Valmont exclaimed.

"Yes, master." Tohru said as the trio continued to try and lift the golden statue.

Meanwhile, Jackie, Uncle, Caleb, and all the girls had just entered the temple, but even upon entering, one look at all the statues around them was enough to send a chill down anyone's spine.

"Yeah, that's not creepy at all." Irma muttered as the group split up to hide behind two large pillars as they saw the villains still attempting to lift the statue, but they haven't even made it budge yet.

"Funny how the guy who can't remember is trying to steal the animal that never forgets." Jade commented.

"Yeah, that's hilarious." Caleb said sarcastically. "So, are we gonna stop them or what?"

"Stop Tohru!" Uncle called to his amnesiac apprentice, getting the attention of the Dark Hand agents and leader as the heroes stepped into the light. "If you remove the elephant, something very bad will happen!"

"Which would be?" Valmont asked, not entirely convinced.

"Hmmm." Uncle tried to think. "Do not recall. I'm expert in Chinese mythology, not Indian."

"But seriously, you guys don't see it?!" Cornelia exclaimed as she spoke to the villains directly. "I mean, there's an invaluable artifact sitting on a pedestal with no defenses around it whatsoever. You honestly don't think it's not booby trapped?! Haven't you guys watched 'Raiders of the Lost Arc'?!"

"I have." MC Cobra said. "Harrison Ford is the bomb, yo!"

"Really? He's my favorite old school actor to!" Hay Lin agreed.

"Not the time, Hay Lin." Will lightly scolded.

"Don't listen!" Valmont told Tohru. "Our enemies are just trying to trick you again." With that order; Tohru, DJ Fist, and Hak Foo continued their attempt and had managed to successfully lift the Golden Elephant from its pedestal. The second they did however, a powerful whirlwind blew through the entire temple, surprising all the heroes and villains present.

"Uh oh." Jade gulped.

"I tried to tell them." Cornelia said.

The group heard a series of growls as all the statues in the temple began to move, their eyes turned red almost like rubies as they had come to life. They all marched toward the center of the chamber, surrounding the heroes and villains as there appeared to be more than a dozen of them.

"Now I remember." Uncle stated. "Stone Sentinels will destroy whomever attempts to steal elephant."

Tohru especially gave a gasp as he was one of the ones who did attempt to steal said golden artifact. Though the heroes were literally caught in the middle, it seemed the villains were the Stone Sentinels' primary target.

"Well… at least it's not a boulder…" Taranee said nervously.

"Right cause living giant four-armed statues are way better than just an ordinary boulder." Irma replied with obvious sarcasm.

"I never touched it!" Valmont exclaimed as he attempted to find some cover.

"Tohru!" Will, Hay Lin, and Jade all exclaimed at the same time as Jackie and Caleb both ran forward to provide Tohru with assistance as two Stone Sentinels grabbed him and held him in a firm grip. However, as one attempted to punch Tohru, Jackie came in and grabbed it by it's arm, diverting it's attention as the sentinel gave chase to Jackie. At the same time, Caleb had leapt from a pillar and onto the head of one of the Sentinels holding Tohru, which distracted all of them, allowing Tohru to slip out of their grip.

"Yo, we ain't gonna let some stone dudes trip us up!" StrikeMaster Ice stated as he and his crew went on the attack. However, when DJ Fist attempted to punch the stone chest of the front-most Sentinel, he waved his hand in pain before he was slapped back. Ice and Cobra didn't fare any better as their attacks barley even damaged the Stone Sentinels, forcing them to run and find cover.

"Roaring Tiger Fist!" Hak Foo exclaimed as he tried to punch a Stone Sentinel's face, but like with his comrades, he barely scratched it as his hand felt great pain. "Crying Puppy Fist! Crying Puppy Fist!" Hak Foo waved his hand as he ran away from the Sentinel that attempted to stomp on him.

Tohru found himself cornered again by more Sentinels, however one of them felt a rock hit its head as it turned around to see Will with a rock in her hand, having been the one who thrown it. She wasn't alone as Irma, Cornelia, Hay Lin, and Taranee stood with her.

"Powers or not, we're not letting our friend get hurt." Will stated as the Sentinels turned their attention towards the girls.

"So, what's the plan fearless leader?" Cornelia asked.

"That's easy. Run!" Will replied as the five girls split off to divert the Sentinels away from the surprised Tohru.

"Hey Uncle, we could use that spell right now!" Taranee called to Uncle as he and Jade hid behind another pillar.

"Do you not listen!?" Uncle called back. "Uncle cannot make amnesia-antidote without amnesia-potion!"

Taranee tried to run around a pillar to lose the Stone Sentinel chasing her. "No! I mean the one where you turn rock into mud!"

"Ah, that Uncle can do." The chi-wizard nodded in understanding.

"And while you work your magic…" Jade muttered as she saw Valmont hiding around one pillar from the Sentinels. "…I'll motion for some potion and steal a certain heart while I'm at it."

Jade ran behind all the pillars as her friends and enemies each did what they could to try and avoid the crushing strikes from the Stone Sentinels as that appeared to be all they could do without any special powers. She appeared to sneak behind the pillar Valmont was next to without him noticing as she reached one hand towards the potion-device that he had in his coat pocket. However…

"Ha!" Valmont apparently saw it coming as he grabbed onto Jade's hand before she could get it. "The artful bungler." Jade still tried to pull it away, fighting Valmont for it.

"Hand it over!" Jade exclaimed as she tried to pull it away, while also reaching her other hand around Valmont's back for something else.

"Say pretty please!" Valmont stated as he didn't notice Jade reaching behind him, nor did they appear to notice Uncle walking toward Jade specifically.

"Did you see where Uncle put dried blowfish?" Uncle asked as he searched his bag. "Cannot complete spell without…" Unfortunately, Jade and Valmont's tussle for the potion led to an accidental spray to the elder chi wizard's face, causing him to fall flat on the ground.

"Uncle, are you okay?!" Jade asked urgently as she ran to his side. "Uncle?!"

"Uncle who?"

Jade gave a wince, realizing Uncle himself now had amnesia. "Oh boy."

"Serves you right, you old goat." Valmont mocked the old wizard.

"Ah, I am a goat." Uncle, now under the impression that he was on a goat, stood up on his hands and legs and made a 'Baah' noise.

"And it serves you right, for attempting to take something that doesn't belong to you." Valmont smirk at Jade.

However, Jade had a smirk of her own. "Oh yeah? What about something that wasn't yours in the first place." She held out her hand, revealing she had swiped back the Heart of Kandrakar, much to Valmont's shock. Jade saw a certain redhead cornered by a Stone Sentinel. "Will! Catch!"

"NO!" Valmont shouted as he saw the crystal fly through the air.

As Will saw the Heart flying towards her, she slid underneath the legs of the Stone Sentinel before sliding along the ground to grab the Heart before it hit the floor. Once it was in her hands again, she didn't waste a second. "Guardians Unite!"

Despite being scattered around the temple, Will, Irma, Taranee, Cornelia, and Hay Lin underwent their flashy transformation and appeared once more as WITCH as they hovered above the Stone Sentinels who had diverted their attention towards them.

"Ah yeah, we're back baby!" Irma smirked.

"Time for some redecorating." Cornelia rubbed her hands as the five girls shot down at the Sentinels. Irma, Taranee, and Hay Lin shot their respective elements of water, fire, and wind to knock back several Sentinels.

Two Stone Sentinels were about to get the drop on Jackie and Tohru as they came back-to-back, but Will had flown to the one in front of Tohru to deal a kick to the back of its head, causing it to tumble over the pair as they ducked underneath it, letting it crash into the other, resulting in them both shattering.

Will landed right next to Jackie and Tohru as they formed a three-way back-to-back circle in between three more Sentinels.

"The harder they are…" Jackie shared a smirk with Tohru.

"The bigger they break." The large sumo finished.

"Sounds like a plan." Will agreed as they scattered.

Jackie ran towards two Sentinels, jumping onto one that tried to grab him as the second attempted to punch him, only to result in the second Sentinel punching the head off the first as Jackie jumped onto the second one, resulting in another act of 'friendly fire' from the previous Sentinel as they both fell over.

One Sentinel attempted to punch Tohru, but he ducked underneath it's swing and picked it up with his sheer strength and threw into another Sentinel to shatter both.

"Hey over here!" Will waved her hands, hovering in-between two Sentinels to get their attention. She let herself fall as they both tried to punch her, only to result in them destroying each other.

The other Guardians followed a similar lead as Hay Lin and Irma stood together to face three charging Sentinels. Both the Water and Air Guardians nodded to each other as they combined their powers together into a large sphere of surging water-winds, almost like a storm formed in-between their hands, which they threw at the charging Stone Sentinels, though the attack itself didn't damage them, it blew all three back towards a pillar as the Sentinel in back was crushed by the one in front of it before that one ended up being crushed as well by the one previously up front, and even that one did not come out unscathed as it's back fell apart.

Taranee twirled her hands to produce two large flames which she telekinetically controlled to throw out and float in front of the faces of two Sentinels, who attempted to chase the flames that Taranee controlled, as they seemed drawn to it like a moth to a light. She brought her flames together in between the two Sentinels as they ran into each other, resulting in them shattering.

Caleb found himself cornered by the last four Stone Sentinels and he was more than ready to fight them. However, that proved to be unnecessary as Cornelia hovered in front of them and held her hand out to say one word. "Stop."

The Sentinels did just that as they stopped in their tracks, much to Caleb's surprise as Cornelia smiled. "Now, raise your hands above your heads." The four Sentinels did as they were told. "Whoa… didn't think that would work." Cornelia seemed surprised even of herself.

"Uh Cornelia, what did you do?" Caleb asked.

"Well, they're Stone Sentinels, and since I'm the Earth Guardian…" She explained.

"Oh, I get it. So, they're puppets." Caleb smiled.

"Got that right." Cornelia said as she looked in the direction of the exit to see Hak Foo, StrikeMaster Ice, DJ Fist, and MC Cobra attempting to sneak away. She smirked as she addressed her new 'puppets'. "Hey boys, be good little sentinels and go get those bad guys for me." She motioned her hands to charge at the four enemies, resulting in the Stone Sentinels running towards the shocked villains. They attempted to make a run for it but didn't get very far as the Sentinels surrounded them. Each Stone Sentinel picked up one of the villains in the form of a bear hug.

"Yo this ain't fair, hommie!" MC Cobra complained.

"We didn't sign up for this, dog!" StrikeMaster Ice also complained as the four Dark Hand agents were effectively trapped.

"You guys should have thought of that before you decided to join Valmont." Caleb said with crossed arms as Cornelia flew down to his side and put an arm around his shoulder.

"Now, keep those guys pinned but don't crush them. You got it? Good Sentinels." Cornelia told the Sentinels as they stood in place to keep a firm hold of their captives.

Jade gave a half-smirk with a raised eyebrow as Irma flew down next to her to witness the event. "Should have known she'd try that." Jade cracked.

"Yeah, that girl never misses a chance to act like a queen." Irma joked as well.

"Is that all of them?" Jackie asked as he, Will, Hay Lin, and Taranee regrouped.

"Aside from Cornelia's new 'entourage', Yeah, I think so." Hay Lin seemed to agree.

Valmont tried to sneak behind Tohru as he whispered to his so-called henchman. "Pssst, Tohru. Let's collect our prize now that they are distracted."

However, Tohru turned around to face Valmont with a glare. "No."

"Huh?!" Will, Jackie, Jade, Cornelia, and Caleb all voiced in surprise, while Hay Lin, Irma, and Taranee shared hopeful smiles.

But none appeared more surprised than Valmont. "What do you mean, 'no'?!"

"You were not so loyal to your 'loyal henchman'." Tohru stated.

"Em… well… I uh… I was simply hopping to duck away and find a large mallet with which to assist…"

"Yes, well while you were 'looking for your mallet', Jackie Chan and these children didn't hesitate to assist me, even though many of them were robbed of their mysterious yet incredible power." Tohru said as the Guardians flew in to stand with Tohru, along with Jackie and Caleb who joined them. "Something inside tells me that these people are my friends." Tohru said as he put a hand on Jackie's shoulder.

"That's your heart telling you that." Hay Lin said with a smile. "Because we are your friends."

"And of course, we'd help save your life, you saved ours plenty of times." Will also said with her own smile.

"Even if you can't remember us Tohru, we'll never forget you." Taranee smiled.

"You're not just a friend to us, big guy. You're practically family." Irma nodded with a smile of her own.

"And there isn't anything we wouldn't do for you." Cornelia smiled as well.

Valmont however glared. "Well then I'll just be sure to erase all your memories!" He pulled out the potion-device and was about to spray all of them. Fortunately, Jade came in with a flying kick to kick the device into Valmont's face as he sprayed, resulting in the potion spraying onto his face.

"Bullseye." Jade smirked.

"Nice kick." Caleb complemented.

Just like all his victims, Valmont had lost all his memories as well. "Where am I?" He asked as he tried to pick himself up.

"The ballet." Jade told him. "You're doing a fabulous Swan Lake."

Valmont then stood up on his feet and began to perform said dance with such grace and beauty, which caused nearly everyone to laugh.

"Oh, please tell me you're recording this!" Will said to Irma with a laugh.

"Already on it." Irma smirked as she took out her phone to record Valmont's 'performance'.

"Hey, he's actually pretty good." Hay Lin complemented.

"Well Valmont can dance all the way to prison, alongside his compatriots." Jackie said, also referring to Hak Foo and the Ice Crew that were still in the grip of the surviving Stone Sentinels.

"Prison?!" Tohru voiced his worry, hopping Jackie wasn't referring to him as well.

"Don't worry Tohru, you're good." Taranee assured.

"Yes, elephants may remember with their heads, but you remembered us with your heart." Jackie smiled.

"Speaking of hearts…" Will held out the Heart of Kandrakar as she picked up the potion-device that Valmont had dropped and held the two close together. The Heart of Kandrakar began to glow brighter as the potion-device vanished and merged into the Heart of Kandrakar itself. She then walked towards her amnesiac friend.

"Alright Tohru, this will help bring your memories back." Will told him. "But, with your permission. I don't want to make you do anything you don't want to."

Tohru looked at the people that he knew in his heart he could trust as they each gave him supporting smiles and nods. "If what you say is true, and we are indeed close friends, then I want to remember. I want to remember those bonds that we share."

Everyone smiled widely as Will held the Heart of Kandrakar up towards his forehead as a pink light shined from the crystal and into Tohru's eyes. Once he saw that light, all the memories he lost when Valmont sprayed him with the potion all came back to him. Once the process was done, Tohru felt dizzy for a moment, causing his friends to rush to his side to prevent him from falling over.

When he regained his senses, Tohru looked around at his friends. "Jackie… Jade… Will…" Everyone smiled, especially the girls who seemed more emotional than everyone else. "I… I remember! I remember everything!" It was true, his memories had returned, and the Tohru they all knew and loved was back.

"Tohru!" Jade was the first to run up and hug his massive frame.

"We missed you so much!" Hay Lin flew up and wrapped her arms around his upper-neck area, followed by Irma, Taranee, even Will and Cornelia as they all embraced him, which he was more than happy to return.

"Welcome back, my friend." Caleb patted his back with a smile, as did Jackie with a nod of his own.

The embrace ended as Tohru felt a bite on his pants as the group looked down to see Uncle, still under the impression that he was a goat attempting to eat Tohru's pants. "Baaah!"

"Alright, better fix him up to." Will was ready to restore Uncle's memories, but Cornelia put a hand on her shoulder.

"Um, maybe not right away." Cornelia suggested. "He's a lot less annoying like this." Before anyone could protest Cornelia, she felt a tug on her hair. "Ow! Hey!" She looked down to see Uncle biting and pulling on her long blonde hair.

"Baaah!"

"AAAH! That's not hay, that's my hair!" Cornelia pulled her hair out of Uncle's mouth. "Bad goat! Bad goat!" She tried to fly away as Uncle still tried to jump up and get a bite onto her hair. "No! Bad goat! My hair's not food!" She scolded as she tried to get away from him, but he still kept going for her.

Jade laughed alongside Taranee, Irma, Hay Lin, and even Will. "You're right Cornelia." Jade chuckled. "I do like him this way."

Jackie smiled as he shook his head while Caleb tried to pull Uncle back from Cornelia. Tohru himself gave a small sigh with a smile. "It's good to be back."

Done.

Now that was a fun chapter to write, and I hope you all enjoy it. Oh, and don't worry about Valmont, Hak Foo, and the Ice Crew being arrested, you're still gonna see quite a bit of them as I've got very special plans for these particular individuals.

And with that all done, we finally get started on a certain arc from the JCA series that I've been wanting to integrate into this story for quite a while. We're finally introduced to the new antagonist that I've been planning to bring in. For those of you who haven't figured it out by now, it is a certain demon that has an 'allergy' to a certain vegetable. I will get back to you soon on that, until then, stay safe and healthy out there.