Summary: Raimundo never left the Heylin side, and the remaining Xiaolin apprentices must fight for their lives. It's up to them to save the world, but they cannot do it alone. It is during the destruction of life as we know it that the Xiaolin Resistance rises up to challenge Wuya and her Emerald army. Will they be able to stop her reign over the Earth or will they fail and have the world under her control for 10,000 years?

Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin Showdown, just the plot and any original characters I may come up with.


Run. Run away. That's all they could do for now.

Kimiko was close to losing her footing, but she knew that wasn't an option. It was run or die. If you tripped, don't expect to get back up.

They'll get you.

She was tempted to look back, just to see if Wuya's rock henchmen were still chasing them. But she knew better. If she looked back and saw those glowing green eyes, the fear would rise in her, making it harder to concentrate on running away. No, they had to keep running until they were safe. She kept her eyes on her remaining teammates, Clay and Omi. They were debating on which way to run. Kimiko had to admire their lung capacity if they were able to talk and flee at the same time. Not too far behind her was Jack Spicer, their temporary ally. His propeller backpack was ruined and with no time to repair it, he had to run also.

Thankfully, Dojo had caught up to them, and he scooped them up onto his back, up into safety, far away from the earthen terrors. Kimiko was so happy, she could have cried. But now was not the time for tears.

"Dojo, my friend, how did you catch up with us?" Omi asked with his wide grin. Relief was clearly seen through his posture. In fact, they were all relieved. Unsurprisingly, Jack was too tired to complain about the undulating this time.

"It wasn't easy, I'll tell you that," the dragon replied between pants, "I was afraid Wuya was never going to let me go."

"Well, she kept her end of the bargain, I'll give her that." Clay muttered bitterly, tugging the rim of his hat over his eyes.

"So where do we go now?" Kimiko asked. She wasn't sure there was any place safe enough for them.

"Somewhere far away, I was thinking a small town in Mexico would be a safe spot to hide for a bit." Dojo answered, flying faster.

"Mexico?" Jack exclaimed, "Why can't we go to America, you know, a place where they speak English!"

Clay didn't turn back to look at Jack, "I reckon there are people who speak English in Mexico. An' if it keeps us safe then why should we complain?"

Jack mumbled under his breath his rude reply. The group remained silent for the rest of the trip to rest, and in Kimiko's case, to sleep and relive her reality of a nightmare.


"Crush them!" Wuya cackled. The living rocks nodded and began to obey. Kimiko's "cell" was starting to shrink, as did the others. She pushed against the bars but nothing would help. It was only tiring her arms out.

"Wuya wait! You can't crush them like that!" Raimundo yelled. Was that panic she heard in his voice? Was he going to help them? She hoped so. Now would be a splendid time to turn away from the Heylin side and give his friends a helping hand.

Wuya eyed him critically and the walls slowed their collapsing. After what seemed like forever, she spoke.

"Alright then Raimundo, because you still care for your ex-friends," she smiled a bit when he winced, "I will allow them to live. In fact, I will let them go. Including Jack. I have no use for him."

Ignoring Jack's whimpers, Raimundo's face lit up with a smile. But Wuya was not done speaking.

"But if they ever try to come back or overthrow my reign, they will suffer for it. Simple consequences." Her eyes were cold, a sign that she was completely serious about her vow. Raimundo stopped smiling but he nodded, accepting the terms to his old teammates' safety.

Wuya smiled her malicious smile and the walls of the cells stopped caving in. She raised one hand and the room was filled with a green light. When the light disappeared, they were no longer in her throne room. They had been transported to the outside grounds of the castle. The witch pulled out an hourglass from nowhere and set it down. It grew to her size with a small amount of sand resting at the bottom. She motioned towards the hourglass. "If you all are within a 50 mile radius of this timepiece when the sand has completely ran through, I will send my minions after you. To make this a little interesting for me, I'll release this foolish dragon when half of the time has passed."

Kimiko grimaced but didn't protest. That would only make their situation worse. Wuya looked at her as if reading her thoughts and sneered in evil amusement.

The railings of their cages retracted into the clay beasts and the Xiaolin Apprentices (and Jack) ran for their lives. And thus the race to refuge began. Kimiko never looked back, but she could still hear that heinous cackle of the witch. The noise competed with the sound of her heart in her ears as she kept running towards the cover of darkness the forest provided.


Kimiko felt two hands, one on each of her shoulders, shaking her. She opened one eye, afraid of whom it could be. She blinked and opened both eyes when she saw Omi with a concerned look on his face.

"You were whimpering in your slumber." Omi stated, answering her unspoken question. She nodded and stood up. They were no longer on the dragon's back. No, they were hidden in the trees. With a quick jump, she landed onto the ground where Jack rested.

"Couldn't climb a tree, huh?" she mocked him. He scowled at her and began to walk away. Kimiko ran to block his path. He glared at her.

"Where do you think you're going?" she questioned him with her arms crossed.

He scoffed at her, "I don't have to stay with you losers. We're still technically enemies."

"I don't think so," Kimiko snapped, "You're gonna help us."

Jack rolled his eyes at this. "Help you? And why would you think I'd do that?"

Clay walked up to them with Omi following close behind. "You said you couldn't rule the world if Wuya was already ruling it. If we work together to overthrow her, then you can go back to trying to conquer th' world."

"Didn't you freaks hear her? She'll destroy us if we try! We're better off going our separate ways now."

Kimiko frowned, "I forgot how much of a quitter you are." Jack twitched at this. The female Xiaolin Apprentice continued, "Face it, you need us as much as we need you."

"Ha, so you do need me." Jack smirked, "Why didn't you just say so in the first place?"

"Don't get such a big head. We don't have a plan yet."

The group plopped down to the ground in defeat. No plan meant no chance. No chance meant they were going to die. They all jumped to attention by the sound of Omi's sharp, sudden clap.

"We shall gather more people!" he declared. They all looked at him in confusion, motioning him to further explain.

"Surely if we have a large enough group, we can win again Wuya! We must gather more Xiaolin warriors!"

"Aren't we the only Xiaolin Apprentices out there? How are we gonna gather others if there aren't any?" Clay asked. Jack and Kimiko nodded in agreement. They didn't see the logic in this plan either.

Omi frowned, "We shall have to gather those worthy of our training!"

"Well, we don't have any other plans," Jack shrugged, "Let's go with it and see what happens."

Clay and Kimiko glanced at each other before agreeing. It was the best they could do for now. Together, the group gathered the little things they had and trekked through to find a town or city. It was time to put their plan in action.

Back in the throne room, Wuya turned to look at Raimundo, "I'm very disappointed in you, Raimundo. You were close to betraying me."

Suppressed anger and frustration shone in her emerald eyes. Raimundo tried to swallow his fear but couldn't succeed. He opened his mouth to apologize but she waved him off, "It isn't important, I understand you were lonely," she smiled and showed her sharp incisors, "I'll be sure to remedy that."

She placed a motherly hand on his shoulder and Raimundo felt a jolt of electricity. He suddenly felt anger against his old friends. The devious old witch continued to smile, "Be a dear and give me that silly little puzzle box. I'll deal with that later."

He obeyed and placed the box in her outstretched hand. With a nod, he dismissed himself to his quarters, for he had an urge to play Goo Zombies 9. When he left, Wuya stopped smiling. She glared at the puzzle box, wishing she could destroy the blasted thing. But, alas, it was too strong for her.

She almost lost it all. How could she have been so foolish? The boy was still so young and naïve. He was craving for companionship, and not from a pile of dense lackeys made of dirt. Wuya sent the box to the deepest, most secretive place in the castle. She had more important things to do. Her spell on Raimundo had a short time limit if he continued to stay away from human contact.

It was time to grow her army.


There are a few things I believe I should point out before I continue. Pairings that I'm certain that I'll end the fic on: RaimundoxKimiko and two OCxOC pairings

Other pairings may occur during the fic. And if you completely despise any pairings of any sort or style then you have been warned that there might be hints and maybe even a fic ending pairing as such. There will be no yaoi or yuri or shounen-ai or whatever because it's just not my cup of tea.

This is going to be more action/war centered than on romance so if you are searching for a major romance, this may not be the fic for you. I am a bit unsure of my fight scene writing skills so if some scenes sound a bit awkward then I apologize in advanced.

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