Line #3 Heartwarming/TheUltimateEvil


1	[[folder: ''The Ultimate Evil'']]
2	* After Valerie has a fight with Uncle and quits her job at his shop, it's made clear Jackie and Jade want her back even though they've only known her for one week. Valerie in turn also misses them but can't bring herself to come back before Uncle apologizes to her.
3	** After Jackie is cured of the petrifying venom, Uncle and Valerie finally reconcile their falling out.
4	* Valerie trying to comfort the LivingStatue of Lo Pei after he finally accepts that he's not a living creature.
5	** Pei's last words to Valerie in a sad way:
6	--->'''Lo Pei''': Though you are not my child by blood, you are mine through my heart. Go now, be safe, and remember your father, as you have showed me to remember my daughter.
7	* During the showdown in Shendu's palace, Captain Black's men shoot rockets at the demon, and Valerie gets caught in the crossfire. [[PetTheDog Seemingly by instinct, Shendu shields her with his body]].
8	* The Chan Clan being together again when Jade comes to America for another year.
9	* Shendu saves Valerie from being sucked in by Po Kong's portal even though she just stopped him from interfering with the banishing ritual.
10	* Valerie is revealed to have one of her father's friends as a senior guard in Hollowland's penitentiary. When she calls him to ask about Jackie, "Uncle Lee" is delighted to hear about "Sunshine" in a while and wants her to visit his family at some point.
11	* When Shendu has Valerie in a locked cell with him, he tells her that he won't take advantage of her and will woo her no matter how long it'll take. When she later breaks down from encountering her father's killer, Shendu soothes her as she cries against his chest.
12	* Valerie feels betrayed when she thinks Hak Foo attacked her on Shendu's orders, but after she discovers how painfully Shendu has punished Hak Foo and the demon confirms he didn't order Hak Foo to hurt her, she feels relieved and thanks him. She afterwards cannot bring herself to treat him solely as her enemy.
13	* Though Shendu is angered when Valerie doesn't return his kiss, he returns her to the Chans when he realizes he can't leave her unattended while traveling to the demon portals. She and the Chans are so happy to be reunited that they share a GroupHug together.
14	** Valerie and Shendu reunite when he rescues her from Dai Gui. She can't help but feel relieved and thanks him, while he reassures her that he'll inevitably win her heart.
15	* Shendu considers following Ratso's suggestion and [[YouNeedToGetLaid indulging in carnal desires with a random señorita to cope with the foul mood]] he's been since giving Valerie up. However, he realizes he can't bring himself to hold any of the exquisitively beautiful women he spots in the same regard he holds Valerie in.
16	-->''Valerie was not the most beautiful of women nor the most erotic, and yet there was something about her that was beautiful in its own way, a wild beauty that was untamed by the laws of society. She was beautiful in the way that she didn't flaunt it, didn't even seem to realise it, so that when she smiled or her eyes sparkled, it was like a piece of the stars had glittered through her. She was arousing in the way that she was so innocent and ''untouched'' and pure, that she was all the more inviting in order to be plundered.''\
17	''''His'' Valerie was more then what these silly creatures could ever hope to be because she was all of this, and she was ''his''. None of these women could hope to hold his attention, so long as Valerie belonged to him – which would be for the rest of eternity.''
18	** When Hsi Wu questions Shendu on why the latter doesn't simply rape Valerie like he has done to other women, Shendu can barely restrain his rage at such a thought.
19	* When Valerie notices Jade's crush on "Seymour", she offers the girl some advice on pursuing her feelings. When she later blames herself for encouraging Jade's crush that ends in Hsi Wu's machinations, Jade assures her she's not to blame and hugs her.
20	* When Jackie tells Valerie to imagine him as Shendu so that she'll punch him harder during their training, she finds herself unwilling to hit the demon who's saved her life many times and gives a much weaker punch.
21	* Though Nataline and Valerie don't start out on friendly terms, Nat explains that she didn't choose to forsake the life of hunting down demons because she knew the stakes and says that the knowledge of keeping people safe is good enough of a motivator. Valerie admires this conviction since it's similar to that of her father.
22	** Nat saves Valerie from being killed by Bai Tza and forces the water out of her system while all the while being clearly concerned for the woman she tried to kill a few hours earlier. After the showdown in Embarcadero Station is over, Nat cements her friendship with the Chans and Valerie.
23	* When Valmont mocks Valerie by saying that Shendu would try to forcefully claim her if he saw her in her black dress, she slaps him and declares that for all his evilness, Shendu is more honorable than Valmont.
24	* Unable to let Shendu drown after being saved by him many times, Valerie [[SaveTheVillain saves him]] from drowning by pulling an UnderwaterKiss on him. She nearly kisses him back in relief once he comes back to consciousness.
25	* After Shendu has told Valerie what transpired between him and Lo Mei, Valerie wants to know if Shendu's interested in her because of her resemblance to Mei. He tells her that he does love her for the person she is and his feelings for her are much stronger than whatever he had towards Mei.
26	** The tension between Valerie and Shendu that follows his revelations makes him experience any guilt for the first time in his life to the point that he seems to seriously consider accepting her condition that she'll give him the benefit of the doubt if he helps rescue Jade without releasing his siblings. He even tells her that she holds in her hands whatever hope he might have for redemption.
27	* Though the rest of the J-Team is unhappy with Valerie for making her DealWithTheDevil with Shendu, they still decide that it's Shendu they have to mistrust instead of Valerie.
28	* After Shendu's banished to the Netherworld and Jade calls Valerie out of keeping secrets from her, Nat tries to comfort Valerie and [[ButNowIMustGo decides to catch up with her family in Japan with a promise to help the Chans once they're facing a new demon threat]].
29	* Though the rewritten reality is a VillainWorld, several sweet moments can be found.
30	** Valerie's father is alive and living with her in Shendu's palace.
31	** Though Shendu is delighted to finally have Valerie returning his affections, he still encourages her to show the fiery spirit he likes in her normal version. He also gives her [[PetMonstrosity a dragon]] and teaches her chi magic so that she can protect herself against his siblings. The dragon quickly takes a liking to Valerie who names him Ryuu.
32	** Even though Jade's a slave and forbidden from speaking to Valerie, the woman retains her BigSisterInstinct towards the girl to the point that she doesn't turn her in for sneaking into her chambers and manages to convince Shendu not to immediately hand the girl over to Hsi Wu.
33	** Though Valerie's taken out of Shendu's palace against her will by the Chans, she still chooses to help them escape by letting herself fall back into the clutches of Shendu who's truly relieved to have found her safe.
34	** When the bonding ceremony between Shendu and Valerie is taking place, Shendu actually finds himself ready to stop it all if Valerie cannot bring herself to endure it.
35	* After the reality is restored, the Guardian of the Book of Ages doesn't blame Valerie for being used by Shendu to rewrite the Book and instead thanks her for saving them all and offers her comforting words.
36	* Jackie comforts Valerie in the final chapter when she confides in him and has a emotional breakdown. When she later says goodbye to the Chans, she promises to return one day.
37	** One of the reasons for Val's subsequent return to Toronto is that she wants to make amends with her mother, which ''The Stronger Evil'' shows succeeded.
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41	* Valerie's reunion with the Chans in the first chapter.
42	* After Shendu has killed Daolon Wong for shooting Valerie, he [[HealingHands uses the Horse Talisman's power to heal her]]. They share a brief moment of silent affection right before he's turned to stone.
43	* Valerie, feeling down because of all the implications Drago's arrival has brought up, is comforted by Tohru in Chapter 5.
44	* In Chapter 10, Valerie expresses genuine gratitude for Shendu after he tells her about Tarakudo and the Oni Masks.
45	** Drago rushes to Valerie's aid when Tarakudo is suffocating her.
46	* When Valerie falls asleep in her anguish over Jade's relapse into the Queen of the Shadowkhan, she's comforted by Shendu. The Fire Demon does that because she's upset, even if he doesn't understand or care for the reasons behind it.
47	* After Valerie's walked out by everyone but Nat when she insists on working with Shendu and Drago against Tarakudo, Shendu tells her that while he hates Jade and would rather see her suffer, he'll help Valerie rescue her because that's what would make her happy.
48	** Though Captain Black doesn't like Valerie's alliance with the demons, he agrees with her logic and promises to assist without him working directly with the enemy.
49	** When Uncle catches Val sneaking some books out the shop, he gives her what she needs, despite their disagreements on the best way to save Jade.
50	--->'''Uncle''': Ancient Chinese Proverb: Family is family.
51	** After Uncle arrives with Jackie and Tohru to help finally defeat Tarakudo, he reveals that when he seemingly left with Jackie, he secretly stayed behind to listen to Valerie and Shendu's plan of action and knew thanks to it to concoct a spell to give Tarakudo a physical form.
52	** When Drago escapes with the Ice Crew following the defeat of the Oni, he gives small gestures of appreciation towards Valerie and Nat, and they reciprocate in kind.
53	** After Jade is returned to normal, Jackie apologizes to Valerie for their argument and reassures Val that they're still friends.
54	* When Valerie confides to Shendu her fears of being corrupted by the power she has gained through their bond, he tells her that he prefers her with her current morality compass and that her father's memory will prevent her from straying. He also offers to teach her to control that power, even if only for a chance to speak with her more. Touched by this, she strokes his statue head with her bleeding hand, inadvertently setting him free.
55	* Nat convinces Drago to help the J-Team find his parents to make sure Valerie is alright. He agrees to this even though he still intends to let his parents conceive him, albeit only if Valerie consents to Shendu. What's more, the memories he has of the parents of his own timeline reveal that Valerie seemed happy to remember her union with Shendu, and the way Shendu spoke of her convinced Drago he would never force himself on her.
56	** When Valerie finds herself in an EroticDream with Shendu without knowing [[SharedDream it's really him]], she has also come to believe that he'd never hurt her.
57	* Valerie invites Shendu to sleep in the same mattress as her in the 18th chapter. After they wake up in the middle of the above-mentioned EroticDream, they end up in a heated argument about why she keeps denying she has feelings for him. When he asks if she truly finds him abhorrent when he kisses her, she honestly answers no and lets him kiss her to prove it.
58	* When Drago tells Nat how he ended up with his abusive father after losing his mother, she holds his hand and offers him her sympathies. When he encounters Valerie shortly afterwards, she's proud he's making effort to work with the good guys, raising her hopes for his redemption.
59	* While Shendu is paraded around at the gala by Hepburn and Stanton, all the guests admire "Mr. Stone" while Valerie is mostly treated like air. When they finally meet the mayor and his mistress Candy, the skeezer openly drools over "Mr. Stone" and even insults Valerie by implying she's unworthy of such a man. Shendu defends Valerie by complimenting her history graduation and telling the mayor that she has traits that make her more worthy than women like Candy.
60	** A small one, but the mayor is the only guest who actually gives Valerie a single compliment.
61	* When Shendu, dejected from hitting a dead end in his quest to find Tiamat, is ready to let himself be turned back to stone if Valerie confirms her love is beyond his reach. Heavily torn between her friends and the demon who's this time seeking answers from his MissingMom, she ends up encouraging him to continue his search and not to lose his hope Tiamat holds any care for him.
62	** Valerie giving Shendu a chance despite his expectations and past treatment of her further motivates him to find Tiamat and get answers about who he is so that Valerie would be safe from him.
63	* Valerie decides from the 20th chapter onwards to actively help Drago redeem himself. They have a little family bonding in the 23rd chapter.
64	* When Shendu converses with his siblings about their mother's return, his thoughts reveal he honestly hadn't considered trying to usurp her. His siblings' suggestion of taking over her powers do tempt him until the thought of Valerie's disappointment dispels that image.
65	* Shendu once again agrees for Valerie's sake to help rescue Jade when Hsi Wu's attempt to merge with her is nearly complete. When he gives Val back her wedding ring, she immediately puts it in her ring finger and promises to never take it off if Jade survives.
66	** Once Shendu has told Jade how to banish Hsi Wu from her body, he admits to himself that [[TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou bravery is the one thing he's able to admire in the child he otherwise detests]].
67	** Everyone is relieved once Jade banishes Hsi Wu and becomes healthy again.
68	* After Nat decides to give a shot to Val's decision to redeem Drago, she [[GoKartingWithBowser takes the half-demon to a bar for a drink]] and admits to him that he's not entirely bad.

Context Heartwarming / TheUltimateEvil