Once Uncle had managed to sweep up the fragments of the rare Ming vase, he turned to face the three foals, ready to deliver a blistering remonstration against their reckless behavior...only to find all three sitting huddled together with their heads down, Scootaloo herself looking like she was about to burst into tears. Sighing, Uncle knelt down beside them. He knew there would be no point in giving them such a lecture. Instead, he pulled them into a hug. "It's alright," he said softly. "There are hundreds of rare Ming vases out there, and they are always being broken. Jackie will find me a new one and I'll get it insured." He rubbed his chin. "Then again, I should probably get everything here insured. Good lesson for today." Seeing that this had the desired effect of cheering them up, Uncle relaxed. Perhaps this wouldn't be so difficult-
All three of their stomachs rumbled, and they burst into loud wails.
"Aiyah!" Uncle screamed out, covering his ears again. "Alright! Alright! Uncle will make you food!" When the sound stopped, Uncle looked down nervously, worried he'd find them absent. Instead, he found them looking up at him expectantly, eyes wide, forehooves on their bellies, ears flat against their skulls. He quickly looked away. "One more thing! Try to be less cute. Uncle can not give you food if he has cute induced heart attack!" When this resulted in more tears, Uncle buried his face in his hands and went to his chi laboratory. "Uncle just had to open his big mouth..." he grumbled to himself.
Thankfully, one of his tomes just happened to be on the care of various magical creatures, subdivided between the type of chi they represented. While the pages on Qi-Lin did not contain any detail on raising an infant one, as an infant Qi-Lin had never been seen (and if the pictures of all the various forms Qi-Lin had taken over the millennia were any indication, Sweetie Belle was either a new variant, due to undergo major metamorphosis as she grew, or all historical Qi-Lin had been male and the species had major sexual dimorphism, all possible explanations), there was a recipe for a chi magic food that could be fed to any infant good chi magical creature to help stabilize them and strengthen their inherent magic, recommended as a first meal for hand raising. Luckily, it also proved to be safe for human consumption, in case he had to show them it was okay to eat by eating some himself.
Making a quick search of his chi laboratory, he found all the ingredients he needed for the recipe and began to prepare it. As he mixed, he chanted a purifying spell to drive away all evil or bad influences from the mixture. "Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao...Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao..."
Before long, the mixture glowed a faint lime green, before settling into a faint shimmer of magic. Uncle had to admit, it didn't look very appetizing. In point of fact, it looked like pale green porridge. And on top of that, it had an absolutely vile smell. If the tome hadn't told him to expect that, he would have been certain he'd messed something up with either the recipe or the spell. Picking up the large dish, he carried it out to the three foals...who immediately backed away.
"It's alright," Uncle offered reassuringly. "Smells bad, but good for you!" He set the dish down. Scootaloo approached the dish and poked its contents with her hoof, then backed away when it wiggled. "Trust Uncle!" Uncle coaxed reassuringly. "It's good magic!" Sticking his finger in it, he licked his finger clean...then fought valiantly to suppress his gag reflex. "Urk! ...see?"
Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle stared up at him disbelievingly, but Apple Bloom approached. Leaning forward, she gave the mixture a cautious lick...then promptly buried her face in it, munching away happily. A few exchanged squeaks between the three foals, and Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo quickly joined. Uncle sat back with a smile as he saw the magical auras shaping around the trio, growing in power and stabilizing around them.
At that moment, the phone rang. "I'll be right back," Uncle told the three as he made his way to the phone. "Nff...Uncle's joints are getting creaky," he grumbled. "Kneeling was bad idea." Reaching the phone, he picked it up. "Hello! Uncle's Antiques! Who is calling?"
"Uncle!" a familiar voice called from the other end.
"Jackie!" Uncle greeted happily. "So good to hear from you!"
"It's good to speak to you too, Uncle," Jackie agreed. "I just got back from a dig, and...I was wondering if I could bring a few artifacts over for you to analyze. Some old hieroglyphics-"
"Of course Jackie!" Uncle agreed. "Uncle will be happy to help. Can Jackie pick some things up for Uncle on the way to Uncle's shop?"
"Uh...sure Uncle," Jackie agreed. "What did you need?"
"Pet harnesses," Uncle stated firmly. "Three of them." He glanced towards the three foals. "Small to medium size. One more thing, three leashes."
"Wha?" Jackie asked, confused. "Uncle, did you get a pet?"
"One more thing!" Uncle continued, ignoring Jackie's question. "Goat's milk!" Seeing the signs of the three foals getting upset, Uncle knew he had to end the call soon. "Uncle will talk later!" He quickly hung up.
Jackie stared at the payphone as he hung up. "That was odd," he muttered, turning away and shouldering his satchel of tools, supplies, and artifacts. "But where am I supposed to find those things in this part of San Fransisco?"
Right across the street, Jackie's eyes fell on an exotic pets supply depot.
"Huh," Jackie smiled. "Convenient." Seeing traffic was rather busy at the moment, Jackie leapt onto a mailbox, launched himself against a nearby building wall, and kicked off to land on a nearby traffic light pole. Walking across the traffic light into the middle of the intersection, he leapt across to the next one, crossed the rest of the way, and hopped lightly down on the other side. He paused long enough to acknowledge the applause of several watching children before entering the shop.
The unspoken truth.
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Be interesting when the talismans show up. Can picture Scoots having a plush pegasus that looks remarkably like RD and sticking the animation talisman into it.
HNNNG! (Collapses and dies from cuteness overload.)
I'm confused. Did the CMC get aged down, or is Uncle just mistaking them for infants?
Echo is pleased with new chapter! Couldn't help but read Uncle's dialogue in his best Uncle voice!
One more thing - will magic food somehow grant Scootaloo enough power to fly? Do not answer if answer is spoiler!
7138287 maybe/maybe not would be my guess, though if uncle can't find a Chi-spell that will let her fly I'd be surprised...
So adorable. And now we get a nostalgic demonstration of Jackie's badass skills
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If all else fails, there's a talisman for that. Chicken, funnily enough.
7138312 True enough, though weather or not she's allowed to keep it would be another story, so it would be a bonus if she's able to fly on her own power... (At least until the timeline gets to season 3 and the Rooster Talisman inevitably fuses with her...)
7138312 Actually, you're thinking of Rooster.
holy crape this bring back memories haven't seen Jackie Chan Adventures since I was 14
7138275 They were aged down when they went through the portal. It was mentioned by Zecora at the beginning of the previous chapter.
Hmmm, will Jackie be able to endure the cuteness that is the CMC??? I can actually see him enjoying sitting and reading a bed time story to them while Uncle sips some tea and listens in. And I can totally see Scootaloo begging Jackie to teach her martial arts as she gets older. Also: using martial arts to cross the street and avoid San Francisco traffic is GENIUS!!!
7138250 Yes indeed. It's a trope.
7138261 That... is adorable sounding, especially if the plushie can reach Rainboom speeds to protect Scootaloo. Even better: what if they find some My Little Pony toys???
7138287 There's always the Rooster talisman... add in Rabbit for Rainboom speed.
You forgot about the Garlic, Uncle!
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Well yes, but let's face it, she'll be fighting over them with Jade by that point. And I like my Scootaloo to be a self-sufficient Scootaloo.
7138389 I figure use of the Talisman will jump start Scootaloo's pegasus magic, so she'll need to use it a few times to get the hang of flight if she can't fly on her own yet.
IT BEGINS!!! Oh man, so good to see/hear Jackie again! Have I mentioned how much I miss this series? All my feels and nostalgia are coming up lately. Once again thanks for doing this fic, it really is proving to be quite interesting!
7138275 Goth Deaged... the My Lil' PWNY has every char Deaged... Trixy and Sailor were especially cute
7138259 If there were a drinking game for how many times Uncle says "ONE MORE THING!" you'd be dead before the first season was over.
Jackie is such a show-off.
7138275 Foal mode like every pony adoption story does. Full on My Little Dashie route.
Another enjoyable chapter. Great job.
That was fun, may I have another?
ONE MORE THING!
Looking forward to more.
ONE MORE THING!
Deus tecum.
ONE MORE THING!
I'll shut up now...
At least the CMC weren't that... brokenhearted after that.
Guess Uncle's cooking made him a little... green around the gills.
Guess that food is really... shaping up well for the CMC.
At least Jackie managed to... leap right to the task at hand.
Ahya there is to much cuteness Uncle may need to see Doctor soon.
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Better question is will Jade?
7138568 dude that was bad, you trying to give me and Uncle an ulcer
7138250 Ming must be one really busy guy, making all these vases!
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well the guy was working for a couple hundred years...
7138597 I think the four of them will click fairly well and team up early on.
I don't know who will be the bigger bad influence on who. Jade on the CMC or the CMC on Jade
This was a great chapter.
One more thing: why is that so much fun to say?
7138371 And the Mung beans. They are good for digestion!
7138745 They'll either get along like a house afire, or set the house on fire... Possibly both...
Why do I get the feeling the following exchange may occur soon...
"Uh, Uncle? I think Sweetie Belle is a unicorn."
"Unicorns are myth! She is obviously a Qi-Lin!"
"But-"
"Are for sitting on! One more thing, END OF DISCUSSION!"
7138259 Please keep this up, it amuses me so.
7138924 Well, if Sweetie Bell starts cooking that's a given. Add in the pig taslisman for eye blasts and Uncle will probably make a fortune on the insurance from his shop.
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Porridge with raisons and maple syrup in it?
Oh lordy, just how powerful are these three going to be after being re-raised by a wizard who feeds them magic food?
Jackie, that was a completely over the top method of crossing the street.
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Never been to San Fran myself, but if Half of what I've heard about the traffic is true then it's actually a perfectly reasonable method of crossing the street. There's a Reason Parkour is so popular after all...
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As far as the show goes, it was actually rather tame. He didn't once backflip.
And there's Jackie, being the Jackie from JCA! Has anyone ever noticed that Jackie from JCA is kind of a blurred line between Jackie Chan and Ranma Saotome?
Equestria is not going to know what hit it when the CMC make it back. I look forward to more chapters simply because I can picture just a few things that might happen. And they should be highly amusing.
I can't help but be reminded of the episode where Jackie ended up in the old west and that time's Uncle was selling snake oil tonic or something, "Good for digestion, bad for everything else!"
7138768 The answer is YES.
7138275 they have been aged to infant.
7138745 the end of the world will begin when they meet, that or uncle will finally lose his mind.
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PWNY Multiverse Rule #1: Dimension-Temporal-Shenanigans will shift Equestrian Subject to sufficiently adorable age so as to induce protective/parental instincts in otherwise unaccommodating subjects.