J: Wow, it has been forever since I posted ANYTHING on this website. For a while I've been in a deep writing funk until I got inspired to start a new Transformers fanfiction. And just today I was feeling more inclined to try writing more for this. The first half of this chapter was written during my JCA kick, the last half might seem different in style due to how I've been writing my TF fanfic. Either way there's still hope for this one, no promises on another update soon though, sorry!

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J:... I love you all SO much for reviewing, if I had known it would get this much attention I would have worked on it more, I'm sorry D: Will try and keep this thing alive but again no promises.

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P.S. I love all your advice about the character personalities and such, this chapter doesn't give me much to show Jade off more but there will be more defiance in the future :)

Chapter Five

Jade hadn't explored the entire castle, following behind Drago to wherever this family lunch meeting was happening she took note of the different hallways and any servant markers to keep track in case she needed to come back to this place.

They went through a set of doors that were a bit nicer than most by closely resembling the entrance doors into the castle. The room they entered was smaller than Shendu's throne room and in the centre was a human sized stone table decorated with carved swirls along the edges and legs. At the head of the table was a smaller version of Shendu's throne, on the other end was a less decorated throne meant for Drago.

Shendu was nowhere to be seen which was fine with Jade. Drago's eyes lingered on his father's throne, a scowl twitched on his lips as he forced himself to sit in his chair across from the seat his father would take. Uncertain of what to do Jade hung back against the wall behind Drago. Staring at the table Jade had to wonder how this would work. The table was fine for Drago but Shendu could flatten it with his butt.

Clicking claws on stone was heard before Shendu entered the room. Jade blinked once, twice and rubbed her eyes. Shendu was human sized, he was still an ugly dragon wearing just a loincloth but he was now only a foot taller than Drago. 'Oh right, demon sorcerer duh.'

Shendu said nothing to Drago and Drago said nothing in return. When Jade had been in the same room with both demons yesterday she'd been engrossed with keeping herself alive. Unthreatened she was feeling the tension made from the two tyrants. Once Shendu took his seat a gong rang throughout the castle, the doors had been left open allowing a stream of servants to enter carrying the gold plates and goblets the food would be placed on. Drago kept his eyes straight ahead in a dead lock stare with his father's red eyes. Jade nearly jumped when Shendu spoke, "I was informed that you went into the city earlier, what business did you have with my lowly subjects?"

"I had no particular reason, I was bored and restless nothing more." More servants entered to fill the goblets with a blood red substance that Jade hoped wasn't actually blood.

Shendu took a drink before speaking, "And yet you did not take your servant with you." Here Shendu's gaze moved to focus on Jade. Those red eyes without pupils put dread straight into her bone marrow. All he had to do was think about blasting her and those empty red eyes would light up from the pig talisman.

Drago snapped his fingers and Jade found herself next to Drago's seat. "As you can see there was no need to bring her with me. She can't do anything that I couldn't stop with a single snap of my fingers."

"I see no enchantment placed to stop her mouth from making noise, and the proof of any information she could give away remains on her wrist. I thought you were smarter than this Drago." Shendu made sure to point to Jade's wrist where her Melvin Moose wrist watch had gone unnoticed but apparently not forgotten.

The scowl that had twitched on Drago's lips morphed into a sneer. He held out his hand in front of Jade's face, knowing the consequences wouldn't be just a hanging Jade took off her beloved wrist watch and put it in Drago's hand. The watch burst into flames and melted into plastic and metal goo. "There that's been dealt with. And we have an understanding in concerns to her mouth. Is there anything else you want to complain about?"

Shendu's eyes narrowed, his son's temper was renown among the demons and at this time his temper was clouding his judgement on how he was supposed to talk. "Hold your tongue Drago or I will remove it. A collar is not complete control over your servant, especially a Chan, they have a nasty way of getting around things." Shendu did not miss Jade's attempts to not smirk by looking away and putting her hands behind her back. The child was arrogant and proud for her past accomplishments. His foolish son was ignoring and fueling this by treating her as a toy. 'All toys can be broken.' "But this meeting was called for a different matter. Over the remainder of this month each of my brothers and sisters will be paying a visit, during their stay you will attend to them when they are not with me. I do not trust them to be on their own within my territory, you will report anything they do or say. Am I understood?"

It was not unusual for the other demons to visit their fellow demons; it was also not unusual for them to be untrusting of each other especially when it came to Shendu. He had gone behind their backs more than once so they had taken to checking in on him more than once a year to make sure he wasn't planning to take over their own territories. Drago had been their guide before, as the second in command of the castle it was only natural. From Jade's standing point she glimpsed an almost secretive twist to Drago's slight frown before he stood from his seat, "Fine I'll play host, they seem to enjoy my company more than yours anyways." Drago marched out of the room making Jade run to keep up with him.

When the door closed behind his son and the servant a shadow khaun rose from the floor, "And you will watch over my son during his time spent with my brothers and sisters." The shadow khaun sank back into the floor to pass along the orders.