Final Thoughts
Jackie slowly sat up after the flash of the Talisman, rubbing his head. The headache was annoying, but his heart felt unburdened for the first time in as long as he could remember. There was no rage to hold back, no pain always lurking at the corners of his memories. He felt...cleansed. Was this the power of the Tiger Talisman? To bring him into balance with himself? If so, perhaps he should hold onto it-
No, he had to be responsible. He shook his head to clear it, and noticed his reflection. Hardened from experience he looked, but he didn't seem upset with himself. He really should talk with Uncle about this Talisman. If it could help him so much...
His thoughts drew his eyes to the Talisman...to the half Talisman in his hand. "Wah!" he cried out...his voice oddly echoing, but that could be focused on later. The more important issue was, "Where's the other half?" He quickly began to search for it, fearing what might happen. If even half the Talisman could do this, what would happen with the whole thing? And what would the other half do, if this half meant calming his heart? If it was Balance, would the other half cause the carrier's heart to be in turmoil?
His thoughts raced as he struggled to find answers and the half Talisman, but a squish under his foot drew his attention. When he saw what had happened, pain shot through his heart. He had killed! He had taken life! What had he become?
Tears in his eyes, he raced for Uncle as he had since he was a child, desperate for comfort. Tears poured down his cheeks as he cried out to his caretaker, his protector, his guardian, his friend, "Uncle!"
Uncle quickly got up from his research to see to Jackie, as he always had. "What is it?" he asked worriedly.
"I stepped on a bug!" Jackie wailed out, knowing Uncle would find a way to make it all better. He wasn't sure why Uncle was staring at him oddly.
Jackie slowly sat up after that irritating flash of light, rubbing his head. Other than the pain, his head felt the clearest it had in years. Each thought came clearly and precisely, without hesitation or worry. There were no doubts making him question, nor any need to question. Each thought had a sense of rightness with it, of certainty. Was this the power of the Talisman, to cleanse his mind and bring balance to his thoughts? If so, he should keep it. This was useful.
Turning, he saw his reflection, clear of all doubt. This was definitely the better way. Definitely keeping this Talisman, and if anyone tried to take it from him, he could just break them. There was no reason not to.
He glanced down at the Talisman in his hand...the half Talisman in his hand. "Wah!" he cried out, not caring about the choral tone of his voice. "Where's the other half?" He went to go look for the missing half. After all, if one half had done this for him, what could both halves do? Besides, why should he share?
As he looked, he noticed the basket of candy on the counter. Eh, he'd probably search better after a snack. Besides, he liked candy. Walking right up to the counter without hesitation, he began to raid the basket for the best bits, his favorites from his childhood. They were as delicious as ever, so it wouldn't hurt anything to binge. It wasn't long before the basket was almost entirely empty of all but wrapping paper.
"Tea is ready, Uncle!" Jade called as she and the fillies exited the kitchen, pushing a small trolley with the tea tray on top. When they caught sight of Jackie, however, they froze.
Jackie shrugged as he tossed the last bit of candy into his mouth, chewing and swallowing. "Good," he commented idly, rubbing his belly.
"Jackie!" Jade wailed unhappily.
"That was our candy!" Scootaloo added her voice to the complaint.
"Not anymore," Jackie replied bluntly. Walking up, he idly ruffled Jade's hair and Apple Bloom's mane. "Got milk?"
Apple Bloom looked to be on the verge of tears. Sweetie Belle actually was crying.
Jackie tsked irritably. "Grow up," he grumbled as he made his way to the kitchen. If that was all it took to make the girls cry, then the outside world would eat them alive without their pendants. They needed to toughen up and quick. He couldn't solve all their problems after all. He headed for the fridge to grab the milk.
Uncle backed out of his study in confusion. Noticing Jade and the girls over by the kitchen, he called out to them. "What happened to Jackie? He is such a crybaby!" He figured they might know what was up, especially if magic was involved.
"He's such a jerk!" Jade snapped out, more anger and hostility in her voice than had been there since she had arrived as she and Scootaloo tried to comfort Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle.
Uncle blinked, wondering what the heck had gotten into the girls. "He is in the library, weeping all over my research!" he insisted, defending his point.
"No," Scootaloo corrected. "He's in the kitchen raiding...the fridge..." Her voice trailed off as she felt something odd in the wind of the shop.
Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle looked up as they wiped their eyes. Maybe things weren't how they seemed? "Jackie!" Apple Bloom called out at the top of her voice, hoping she'd find something to tell her that her beloved uncle hadn't taken her candy and then callously left her in tears without even an apology.
Jackie stepped out of the study, wiping tears from his eyes. Jackie also stepped out of the kitchen, chugging milk straight from the carton before lowering it.
"WHA!" Uncle, Jade, and all three fillies called out at the sight of two Jackies.
The Jackie drinking milk belched. The other Jackie turned, and both caught sight of each other. "Wah!" they cried out in stereo.
"Prepare for trouble," Audrey III sang out. "Make it double..."
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Looks like the Dark Hand is blasting off again.
AIYAH! TOO MANY JACKIES MEANS TOO MUCH TROUBLE!
One more thing! Now that Hak Foo's introduction has come and gone, Echo looks forward to seeing Dao Lon Wong appear, if only for the dark chi wizard to experience an inevitable whooping once he threatens Crusaders!
Actually a good crossover with Pokémon isn't bad just look at the 'new world new way'.
... Given that jade is less impulsive what are the odds that someone else will accidently destroy Shendo.
Ah, this will be interesting, especially since it seems cuteness doesn't work on Tiger.
7804513 My money is one of Captain Blacks men or Black himself hits it him the rocket launchers they bring. That or Valmont because of Shendu betraying him.
Also side note i believe not using the rocket launchers on Shendu is a good idea, less for "magic must defeat magic" and more because Shendu has a combination of immortality, healing, super speed, super strength and is huge and quite durable since he is both a demon and dragon, meaning firing on him would only draw his attention to them where upon he would squash them like ants. Plus the only one they would likely hurt with them is Jackie.
"Tiger's" impulse control problems notwithstanding, one must also remember that the Id is the portion of the mind most interested in protecting offspring. Usually by means of excessive violence. I think a certain statue demon might want to avoid setting off "Tiger's" berserker mode. Unlike Jackie, his doesn't come with any safeties to shut it back down.
The division of Jackie was always a bit confusing to me like how good Jackie is still willing to beat up bad guys, so at least a quick explanation of their thought process would be appreciated, though from what I can guess with bad Jackie is that Jackie as he is normally does enjoy fighting on some level and against bad guys hes likely to be rewarded instead of arrested even if he goes a bit overboard. And while Good Jackie is a pacifist he isn't stupid and knows sometimes you have to fight especially when those you care about are in danger.
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My interpretation is a bit more direct.
'Good' Jackie has a calm heart and a thoughtful mind. He hesitates more from fighting because he spends a great deal more time thinking about the consequences.
'Bad' Jackie has a calm mind and volcanic heart. He's impulsive, lacks self control, and is very much 'in the moment', seeking whatever seems to give him the best gain in the moment with little thought to the future.
7804477 Win
Now, Jackie don't forget to buy them back what you 'stole' from them. (although only 'half' of you were responsible)
Either Negative-Jackie gets nerfed by the girls or he's going to gut someone with his hands. There's no middle ground when it comes to your fics AND I LOVE IT!
7804612 I think Nega-Jackie getting nerfed by the girls is a middle ground. The other extreme would be the talisman not splitting them in the first place.
But my opinion? This right here is classic Tatsurou prep for coming to terms with yourself. Remember, Jackie still struggles with his anger from time to time. We have here a golden opportunity. I can't wait to see what Tatsurou does with it.
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Eeyup, physical personifications of Jackie's Id and Super Ego, rather than good or bad versions. Which reminds me, I still haven't seen this episode in its entirety. Anyone know a good online source I can check? ...in a few months, anyway. My computer just gave up the ghost, and there is a better than average chance that whatever site I'll get sent too will have issues running on a tablet.
7804643 Did you try to search in youtube?
7804477 I have that memorized; it's so iconic:
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite all people within our nation."
"To denounce the evils of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie!" "James!"
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth, that's right!"
7804578 OK thank you for the clarification.
This was a creative exposition on introducing both Good and Bad Jackie. You almost had me going with Good Jackie's part
7804468 WOBBUFFET!
Let's face it, we know one Jackie is gonna get bugged by whatever he does but the other Jackie would probably just unwrap all his problems. Both of them might as well be half the man they used to be.
Chapter Seventy Two
"Aiyah!"
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"One More Thing!"
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Except the video I linked is a full song from the "2.B.A. Master" album released very early in Pokemon's life. (Specifically, 1999.)
7804867 Mime Mime. Lol
7805013 So which Jackie will be dressing in drag and which will be Jesse?
7805089 Good question. Better question, who's Meowth?
7804567 seeing your comment all I can say is
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Hm...Fair point.
Though if Jackie does quell the discord in his soul, wonder what will happen when we get to Vegas...
Damn it Audrey! Seriously?!
No seriously, Sherlock.
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That snagged me the tag team fight scene. That is ALL I've seen of this episode.
0_0 & thuse my head jest went out of my head when andrey sang out the team rocket intro.
7805328 And google?
IMO, this episode was always based on the episode of the original Star Trek where Kirk was split into good & bad parts.
The Id isn't bad, exactly, it's just totally unwilling to consider consequences. Superego is all ideals, no practicality. Your Ego exists to bring balance to the force.
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Did I mention that my PC is currently broken and that all I have to work with is a tablet?
But yes, I did try Google a year ago. All the reupload sites I came across had either been taken down or had changed their focus to porn. I'll try again once my computer is either working again, or has been replaced.
7804643 Kisscartoon has the whole series if I recall. It's down for maintenance at the moment thought and has been for a week now. I think it's nearing the end though so a few more days.
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Thanks for the tip. I'll give then a shot, but again if my tablet can't handle the site, I might have to wait a few months.
7805601 Ok then.
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I use this site to rewatch the episodes for writing.
https://www.watchcartoononline.io/anime/jackie-chan-adventures
Dunno if it's tablet friendly, but I do know it works and has nearly all the episodes.
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https://m.watchcartoononline.io/anime/jackie-chan-adventures
This is the website I used it's a full playlist of the entire series you have to find the specific episode yourself sorry
Ah Jessie, James, and Meowth... How many times have they been sent blasting off????
As for our split in two Jackie... I can just see Uncle kicking Evil Jackie's butt if he seems to be considering hitting the Crusaders. And heaven help him if he suggests harming Apple Bloom in front of Tohru.
7805904 Hmm... given how Jackie nearly killed a guy for trying to eat them, I'd say Jackie's darker half would be less violent towards the girls and more along the lines of violently protective/possessive of them - "If you touch a hair on my nieces' heads I will rip out your spine and strangle you with it!" sort of thing. Or he might just skip the actual threat and just do it.
7804567 Yeah, I was thinking more or less the same. Shendu is screwed.
7805934 That is a very good point!!!!!
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Let me make one thing perfectly clear.
Both halves of Jackie absolutely adore his girls, both the Crusaders and Jade. How they approach it is different, though.
Gentle Jackie is the nurturing, caring, gentle caretaker. He's the one who would see them scrape their knee, bandage it up, and kiss it to make them better. He's the one who stays with them the whole night to keep the monsters in the dark and the nightmares away. He's the one whose first reaction to them feeling heartbroken is to comfort them.
Fierce Jackie, on the other hand, is the tough love type of caretaker. He checks to see how bad the injury is, and makes them work through it if it's reasonable. He knows the world is a fierce, ugly place, and he wants to be sure his girls can handle it. He weans them off their nightlight, pushing them to be tough enough to scare the monsters. And if a boy they liked broke their heart, he would break that boy's spine.
But the one thing both halves will agree on is their love for the girls, and their family.
7805993 That's a very good thing. I can't wait to see Fierce Jackie go Papa Wolf Knight Templar.
You just had to do the Team Rocket motto, lol nice one that got me laughing
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Nice Explanation!
7805630 tablet friendly, just switch the www. with m. (it helps when trying to do binge watching on computer, or, in the case of super sentai, downloading the series......)
7805601 kiss cartoon is a good site to watch in any device... the only issue I ever have is that I have to use the direct video link when watching it on the smart TV, since the m. version doesn't let me go full screen, the desktop beersion does thought