Hello my faithful readers. This story is the last story in the Dragon of Lighting Trilogy. In this story there will be sixteen chapters. Here is what I will cover. Bird of Paradise, BlindSwordman, Elemental Shen Gong Wu, a personal quest for all six dragons plus Lu and Jack, Rite of Passage, and both parts of TAT. I hope you enjoy it. I would like to take this time to add that the new OC character Chakra belongs to my twin sister Kelseyalica. Give her your regards.
It was a beautiful day out and the Xiaolin Dragons were taking advantage of it. They were having a picnic and doing their homework outside enjoying the last few minutes of their freedom. The two-week rest period would end at noon today and once again the Xiaolin Warriors would be fighting their evil Heylin halves. However being Wudi Warriors they felt they could handle anything.
"I'm glad that the sun is shining. After seeing the world dominated by evil it's a welcoming sight," Auara said sighing in content.
"I'm just happy that my injuries have finally healed. Now that our rest period is almost over we've got to get down to training again," Crystal replied.
"You had to mention training didn't you? Still I'm surprised that Master Fung hasn't started training us or at least explained what were in for yet. You think there's a reason?" Dagwood wondered.
"Maybe, but I get the feeling that he's waiting for a sign of some sort. All though if he starts reading the entrails of fish or seeing the future by birds movements I'm out of here," Stacey said.
"You have to wonder how our Heylin halves are taken their defeat. I mean they nearly succeed in their quest to rule the world for 10,000 years and to have a monkey wrench thrown in the work has to upset them. I wouldn't want to be them right now. I mean disappointing Chase Young is bad, but letting down Valonia is asking for trouble," Kimiko informed them.
"The time for relaxing is over my fellow monks. I say we put away our homework and concentrate on discovering our new powers. I'm going to go talk to Master Fung. Are you slowpokes coming or what?" Omi asked. The others nodded gathering their things and entering the Temple.
They found Master Fung enjoying a calming cup of tea with Dojo. Both of them seemed totally unaware of their surroundings enjoying the peace and tranquility around them. "My young Wudi Warriors what seems to be the problem? I thought you be enjoying the beautiful day."
"Master Fung laying back is cool and all, but what we really want to do right now is learn more about being Wudai Warriors. We barely survived being Apprentices and if things are only going to get worst we need to know right now yo," Jermaine explained as patiently as he could.
"An elephant should never question its herd leader on where to go. Still I believe the time has come to learn about your new Wudai responsibilities. Not only will you continue to protect our Kung Site and gather Shen Gong Wu, but also you will be facing even greater challenges from the Heylin Forces. In order for you to handle these new challenges your training will intensify and soon you will unlock new powers to help you. An important part of being Wudai Warriors will be going on quests. Throughout the year you will be called do to many quest, some as a team others will be done individually. During any quest all of you may leave the Temple together."
"What about protecting the Temple and its contents then? If were all gone who will be left to defend it?"
"Now that you at Wudi Level you can put part of your power into these crystals. When you leave I will use the crystals' power to erect the chi bubble. At the end of the year two of you shall be chosen to rise to the rank of Shoku and become leaders of the group. Your first quest will begin soon. We just need to receive a sign."
A minute later a horrible screeching sound filled the air. The Dragons covered their ears and tried to ignore the ear splitting headache going through their heads. "Man that sounds worse then nails on a chalkboard!" Stacey whined.
"What is making that horrible sound? Master Fung please tell me our first quest isn't finding the poor creature making that sound and putting it out of its misery," Crystal asked.
"No it isn't. Observe my young warriors. That old woman outside singing horribly out of tune is the sign I've been waiting for. Dojo hand me the Book of Signs."
"Here you go Fung. This sign seems familiar to me, but I can't recall what it means."
"According to this book the woman's appearance marks the return of the Bird of Paradise. Legend states that bird returns to the Land of Nowhere every hundred years to bestow gifts of tremendous powers on those who pass the trial set out before them. This isn't going to be an easy quest seeing as how we have to trespass on Chase Young lands. I'm not really looking forward facing him," Jack commented reading over Master Fung's shoulder.
"Still we have to go on this quest if we are ever to discover our new powers. So let's snag some Shen Gong Wu and get this party started already. I'm dieing for some action!" Lu exclaimed.
"Sorry kiddies, but no Wu. The only thing you're allowed to take on this quest is this magic leaf. By placing the leaf on a body of water it will point in the direction you need to go. So put transfer your powers into the crystals and let's get a move on," Dojo said slithering out of the room.
"Man I really hope that our Heylin halves don't know about the Bird of Paradise," Raimundo said as he put his power in the crystal.
In the Nilyeh City the Heylin Dragons were lounging around in Prince Raimundo's room playing with the video games and watching TV. New bright crimson red sashes had replaced their ruby red ones. Heylin Lu cranked up the volume on the TV to drown out the screams and shouts floating up from the throne room. "How much longer is Grandmother going to be throwing her temper tantrum? We lost to the stupid Xiaolin Dragons and are best chance to rule the world. Get over it already!"
"It's not that easy my love. It took us a year to get as close as we did. How in the world were we supposed to know that the challenge would end so poorly for us?"
"I don't care partner I'm tired of sitting here like a three legged pony put out to pasture. I want some action! Were Wudai Heylin Warriors! We should be training and going on quest. Quest that I might add could help discover a way to beat our Xiaolin halves."
"Clay's right about one thing. I'm sick of sitting around. You would think Master Young would be eager to train us to avenge his humiliating defeat. So far he hasn't contacted us at all. I don't know about the rest of you, but I think its time we went on our first quest now!" Heylin Callie snapped.
"So what quest are you going to pull out of your proverbially hat?" Heylin Stacey demanded.
"Guys I have a suggestion? What about beating our Xiaolin halves to the Bird of Paradise?" Heylin Crystal suggested. Everyone looked at wondering what she was talking about. Sighing she motioned to Valonia's All Seeing Eye they had snuck into the room. The globe showed the last few minutes at the Temple and the Dragons taking off on foot for the Land of Nowhere. "If we take the shortcut through Master Young's Citadel will arrive ahead of them. Using our skills we'll steal the leaf and find the bird first. What do you say?"
"I say let's go for it. Come on we can take the portal in here to the Citadel. Move out already people we only got five hours to complete this quest," Heylin Raimundo snapped as the twelve Heylin Dragons hurried through the portal.
When they arrived in their Master's home they were surprised by how quiet it was. The jungle cats were nowhere to be seen and there was no sign of Chase. "This is freaky, I mean were is Master Young?" Heylin Dagwood asked peering around the room.
"He's in the Meditation Room let's go tell him about our quest. I wouldn't want to make him mad if he discovered us trespassing," Heylin Kimiko told the group who followed her to the room. When they arrived there they saw Chase Young gazing into his All Seeing Eye muttering to himself.
"Why have you returned to this part of the world? Show yourself already, where are you?"
"I don't think we should disturb him right now. Let's go already were losing time and daylight," Heylin Auara whispered. The others agreed and followed her outside.
Twenty minutes later they had reached the edge of Chase's land and were ready to start on their quest when the old lady appeared in front of them. "Excuse me children if I could have a moment of your time. I need to ask a favor. I'm supposed to meet an old friend of mine at the far edge of The Land of Nowhere. My memory isn't what it was so I have no idea where I'm going. If you could just show me the way to the river I would be forever in your debt."
"Look we don't have time for this. Get rid of her already before we lose our lead!" Heylin Omi snapped.
"I don't know guys what if helping this lady is part of the quest? Master Young always told us we should trust our human emotions more. Right now mine are telling me to help this lady. I'll be happy to show you how to get to the river. If you'll follow us," Heylin Raimundo said offering her an arm. He tried not to squirm when her wrinkly arm touched his as he led the way towards the river. The remaining Heylin Dragons followed unaware they were being followed.
The Xiaolin Dragons had just reached the river and were debating what to do next. "How are we going to know we've found the Bird of Paradise if we don't have a clue what it looks like?" Jermaine asked as they took a break.
"Not to mention when do these trials begin? How will we even know if we've passed the trials?" Clay asked.
"Well we should get started on our quest. Omi why don't you ask Leafy for directions?" Raimundo suggested. Omi nodded and asked Leafy to show them the way.
"He says we should go east!" Omi declared. They had just started to head their way when the old lady appeared in front of them. She had left the Heylin Warriors a little while ago. They had gone on ahead further down the river while she remained here waiting for the Xiaolin Dragons.
"I was hoping I would run into you. I was wondering if one of you young teenagers would help an old woman across the river? I have a friend waiting for me across the river."
"Sure no problem. Go on ahead guys this will take only a second. Make sure you hold on tightly this river is very swift. Here we go one step at a time. That's it where almost across ahh!" Rai screamed as the current forced him off his feet. The Xiaolin Warriors gasped as their friend and the old lady went under water.
"WHERE ARE THEY? Does anyone see them?" Lu cried out anxiously.
"I don't see them anywhere! I hope they didn't get stuck in an undertow," Jack replied.
"Look there they are! The current is taking them towards the waterfall!" Crystal exclaimed. "We've got to do something quickly!" A huge splash interrupted her train of thought. Crystal gasped as she saw Lu dive into the river and began to swim furiously after them. "What is she thinking? There's no way she can reach them in time!"
"Not unless we help her out. Come on Crystal time to lend her that helping hand of yours," Stacey said racing down towards the river with Crystal right on her heels.
Lu gasped for air as she swam furiously towards her boyfriend and the old woman. The cold water was zapping her strength and it was getting harder to stay afloat. Her eyes went wide seeing at how close they were to the waterfall. Out of the corner of her eye she spotted a dead tree on the bank. Knowing she was risking electrocution she raised her hand out of the water and screamed. "Wudai Jupiter Lighting!" Out of the clear blue sky a sizzling hot bolt of lighting struck down the tree. It crashed into the water blocking the way and preventing the three of them from going over the falls. "Hold on tightly! I'm sure the others will be here soon to get us out!"
"That is if the we don't drown first!" Raimundo snapped keeping the lady afloat.
"Need a helping hand? Wudai Pluto Ice!" Crystal shouted freezing the river except for the small area her friends were located. Once the river was frozen stiff she ventured down on the ice and assisted in getting her friends out.
Stacey was on the bank using her wrap as towel. "You poor old woman you must be soaked to the bones. Here take this it will keep you warm."
"Thank you for giving this to me. I know it must mean a lot to you," the old lady said.
"It's no big deal. I'm just a giving person. If you'll excuse me I have to restart this river otherwise the plants and animals here will die. Wudai Supernova Flare!" A bright orange flash of energy swept across the icy river returning it to its former state. "That should take care of that. Are you sure there's nothing more we can do for you?"
"No thank you all for you kindness. I really must be on my way if I'm to meet my friend on time. If you run into that group of kids in black tell them I said thank you," the old lady said before trotting off still singing horribly off key.
"Kids in black? She must mean the Heylin Dragons! They're probably on the same quest of us. If we don't hurry they'll get to the Bird of Paradise first. Omi check Leafy again to make sure were going in the right direction," Auara insisted.
"I would if I still had Leafy. If somebody hadn't knocked me to the ground as they dove into the river I would still have it!"
"Are you pinning this on me? In case you haven't noticed I discovered my Wudi power along with Crystal and Stacey thanks in part to my actions!"
"Would you two cool it already. I can see the canyon over there. If we start walking now we should get there within the hour. That is unless Dojo offers to fly us there," Dagwood inquired the little dragon.
"Sorry, but for the duration of the quest I'm not allowed to fly around with any of you. I'm just here to make sure you don't hurt yourselves. So stop complaining and start hiking already," Dojo informed them. There was some minor back talk and protest, but soon they were on their way.
The Heylin Dragons were already at the entrance to the canyon looking inside nervously. Heylin Lu was soaking wet, but held in her hands Leafy. They had spotted the leaf floating in the river as they neared the entrance to the canyon. Using a combined attack from Heylin Crystal, Heylin Stacey, and herself they had secured the leaf hoping it would help them in their quest. "This leaf better be worth nearly drowning. Otherwise I'm going to increate it!"
"If you do that how are we ever going to find our way through the canyon? We need to move on if we're going to stay one step ahead of the Xiaolin Dragons. So use the stupid leaf so we can get going already," Heylin Kimiko snapped.
"What's pushing your ears? If I didn't know any better I think you were afraid of going into that canyon," Heylin Omi observed. He earned a hard slap on the face for that comment.
"I'm not afraid of anything you little Ouza! I just can't seem to get rid of the feeling that someone is watching us. At first I thought it was Master Young, but now I'm not so sure. All I know is I want to get this quest over with fast so I'm leaving now. See you losers later."
"Wait up we have to stick together! Forget asking that dumb leaf for directions lets just follow Miss Firestorm and hope that she's going the right way," Heylin Jack called over his shoulder as he cautiously followed his girlfriend into the treachores canyon.
Back at Chase Young's Citadel the Prince of Darkness was deep in meditation searching for the distinct aura of someone that he knew very well. A person who meant the world to him, but that he hadn't spoken to in nearly three hundred years. "I know that you've returned to this part of the world Chakra. The question is why? Why have you come back after all this time? What is your purpose this time?" Chase's concentration was broken when he heard someone slam open the doors to his meditation hall and scream his name loudly. He fell to the ground in a heap.
Picking himself up he turned ready to kill whoever had disturbed him, but halted when he saw whom it was. "Wuya! Why have you come here uninvited? If it's about starting the Heylin Dragons on their Wudi lessons I'll get started with that tomorrow. Right now I need to concentrate on a more serious matter."
"Is this more important then finding your students? The Heylin Dragons are missing! We've searched the entire city top to bottom and couldn't find a trace of them. Even with my impressive skill over magic I failed to find them. My mother and sister are getting really concerned. We were hoping that you had seen them."
"No I haven't seen them. Then again they could have stopped by earlier and I wouldn't have known. I've been preoccupied the last few hours. Anyways does it really matter where they are considering their five-hour time limit? I'm certain they would return home before time ran out to avoid extinction."
"You don't understand my sister had a vision an import one! Her newest prophecy could spell the end for both the Xiaolin Dragons and us. It concerns an old acquaintance of yours. A Mr. Hannibal Roy Bean."
"Hannibal Bean?! What is the prophecy? Tell me woman I need to know!"
"My mother and sister will be coming here in an hour to tell you. We have that time to find our missing Dragons or we're both going to feel her wraith. So can you help me?"
"My All Seeing Eye should be able to help us. Not only will it reveal the location of the Heylin Dragons, but also tell us what their up to. I've found them. They're in the Land Of Nowhere or to be more accurate they're halfway through the Canyon of Fear with the Xiaolin Dragons hot on their tales. It seems the two groups are on a quest for the Bird of Paradise."
"I don't care if they're on a quest for the Holy Grail I want them back here right this instant! You're in control of everything in your domain, use your powers to bring my son and his friends home right now!"
"I will not interfere with their quest. The very fact they're looking for the Bird of Paradise tells me they are already making strides to be strong Wudi Warriors. If I were to stop them then they would never receive the gifts they're destined for. I refuse to do that to them," Chase replied curtly.
"You have to do something before they get hurt or worse killed!" Wuya wailed losing control of her magic for a minute. The magical surge bounced off the walls before striking the eye. The two Heylin beings watched in terror as the spell caused the Canyon walls to come to life and attacking both sets of Dragons.
"AHHHH! What in the world is going on? It feels like a panic bull is stampeding all the Earth!" Clay shouted.
"We need to get out of this Canyon before were buried alive!" Kimiko shouted.
"What are we standing around here for then? Run!" Callie screamed as she took off towards the exit.
The twelve dragons flipped over falling boulders and dodged living tongues and raced in and out of gnashing teeth. Finally they ran smack into a dead end. Above them on a precipice a ton of rocks teetered ready to fall on top of them. "This is it! Were going to die! I'm to young to die!" Dojo wailed.
"Shut up Dojo I'm trying to concentrate! If I can summon enough power I might be able to bust a hole through the wall getting us out of here!" Clay snapped. Closing his eyes he took a deep breath and let it out. "Here goes nothing. Wudai Crater Earth!" His arms were instantly covered in solid rock. With a mighty thrust he shoved two tons of rock away from the wall. "Come on let's get a move on little doggies!"
Jack had just crawled into the hole and was helping Dagwood up when the earth began to shake again. He lost his grip and Dagwood tumbled to ground, the wind knocked out of him. He struggled to get up and didn't notice the ton of rock falling towards him. "Look out!" Jack screamed.
Faster then the eye could see Jermaine pushed him out of the way just as the tunnel was blocked up. The Dragons stared in disbelief at the wall knowing that their friends were trapped on the other side. "This is bad. How are we going to get them out of there?" Raimundo asked.
"Getting them out? We don't even know if they're alive! Clay can't you use your powers again and tear another hole in the wall?" Kimiko asked anxiously.
"Sorry Kimiko, but this cowboy is to pooped to try. I never realized before being the Earth Dragon was so tiring. If were going to help our friends out we need to come up with another way to do it."
"First we have to determine if they're even alive. Our Xiaolin Phones can't penetrate that rock and without any Shen Gong Wu there's no way to see if they're alive. Dojo can you I don't know smell them?" Lu inquired.
"Excuse me I may be a mystical dragon, but even I have my limits. Oh if only I could summon Grandmaster Dashi's essence then we would know for sure!"
"Wait that's it! I can use my shawoman abilities to sense if Jermaine and Dagwood are alive. If they are we can then coordinate with them a way to rescue them. It's our only chance and I'm not willing to give up hope just yet," Callie informed the others as she sat down on the ground and focused her energies. She let herself go allowing her spirit to float free from her body.
Her spirit passed through the wall of solid rock searching for the spark of life. Spying a pile of boulders stacked neatly on top of each other she floated down until she reached the bottom. There covered in dust and running out of oxygen was Jermaine and Dagwood. Jermaine seemed to have strained his ankle and Dagwood was making a bandage out of his flannel. His head snapped around as if he sensed her presence. "Callie if that's you we need to get out of here now. Jermaine and I can use our powers to dig ourselves out, but you and the others need to make a passage now otherwise were dead."
"Will do Dagwood just be ready to drag Jermaine out of here as fast as you can," she whispered to him before returning to her body. Once she awakened from her trance she filled the others in on what was going on. "The only question is how do we coordinate the rescue effort so it coincides with their efforts. I doubt their powers could hold those boulders up for long."
"Were just going to have to trust them. I think it would be best if Callie and I combined our powers together. Light and Darkness have a way of bringing out the best in all of us. You ready Callie?" Auara asked. Callie nodded and the two girls got into a battle stance.
"Wudai Sun Light!"
"Wudai Eclipse Darkness!"
In the sky the sun was eclipsed by darkness for a moment. The pitch-blackness surrounded them all before pounding hard on the wall leaving a deep impression. That's when the sun shone through glowing brighter and brighter. A strong powerful beam of sunlight struck the impression and melted away the rock face leaving a tunnel in the wall. As the sky returned to normal the Xiaolin Dragons peered through the tunnel waiting anxiously to see if it had worked.
The ground started to shake once more causing them to fall to the ground. The rock pile started to crack and split before bursting apart thanks to Jermaine using his Wudai Black hole Gravity attack. Jermaine started to sink to the ground because of the strain and was unable to keep the rocks in the air. That's when Dagwood used his Wudai Planet Wood to have massive tree's spring out of the ground catching the falling stones giving them enough time to escape. "Let's never do anything like that again man. Performing that trick was harder then sinking a three pointer from the opposite end of the court!"
"I don't know why you're complaining seeing as I'm the one carrying your sorry body around. Still thanks for saving my life."
"Well your welcome and thanks for the bandage. You're a compassionate person. So what are we all standing around here for? Let's go catch those no good wanabee's and get our leaf back!"
It took them awhile but they finally reached what seemed to be a dead forest. All around them they're signs of death and decay. The air seemed colder and the sky was now covered with storm clouds. The only sign that the Heylin Dragons had been here were their shoeprints. The tracks suddenly came to a grinding halt in the middle of a grove of trees. "This isn't good. How are we suppose to find them now?" Jack asked.
"That shouldn't be a problem if you guys just look up," Lu said sarcastically pointing up to the tree branches. There crammed inside a rather large nest and extremely pissed off were the Heylin Dragons. "Enjoying the view or are you taking up perment resident?"
"Would you quit with the remarks and get us down please? Those awful creatures could return any minute for a snack!" Heylin Lu replied harshly.
"Are you telling me the mighty Heylin Dragons are afraid of a bunch of baby birdies? Ha Ha Ha!" Omi started laughing hysterically rolling around on the ground. He was still laughing when a group of giant fire breathing squirrel's leapt out of the trees surrounding the group. Omi was frozen in fear and would have been burnt if Kimiko hadn't jumped in the way of a fireball and redirected it.
"Watch it Omi or your going to end up as roasted monk!" Kimiko told him kicking one of the giant rodents in the chest. The others had joined in and were doing their best to counter the creature's fiery breath with little success. Despite his fear Omi knew he had to help his friends so he started using Monkey Strike to send the creatures backing.
While the battle was going on the Heylin Dragons were making their escape. They had already used the leaf and knew which direction the Bird of Paradise was. Heylin Rai had just finished shimming down the tree when Jack confronted him. "Give the leaf back now!"
"Or what you're going to stop me? Face it mama's boy you don't have the power to stop me."
"I wouldn't count on that! Wudai Asteroid Metal!" Out of the ground popped several unrefined metals. With a flick of his wrist the metal rearranged itself until it was a pair of restraints. They flew through the air and attached themselves to Heylin Rai's arm. He dropped the leaf in surprise, which Jack quickly snatched up. "Who's the mama's boy now?"
"Grr. You'll pay for that, but right now we have more pressing concerns. While you're battling vermin will be capturing the Bird of Paradise. See yah!" He laughed as he broke his restraints and teleporting his group away.
Jack growled angrily, but rushed back to help his friends. It took the combined efforts of Kimiko, Omi, and Rai to finally rid them of the pests. Knowing time was precious they asked Leafy were to go next. The magic leaf showed them the way. It was a lifeless piece of dirt and there was nothing there but a brightly colored parrot sitting on top of a log.
"Please are you the Bird Of Paradise that we seek?" Omi asked the bird hoping their quest was at an end.
"Bird of Paradise, Bird of Paradise!" the parrot replied.
"We've succeeded in our quest! Now all we need to do is take the bird back to the Temple and then we shall receive our most wondrous gifts!"
A bright flash of light causes them to take a step back. When their vision returned standing between them and the bird were the Heylin Dragons. After four and half hours of questing they were near exhaustion. Still they weren't going to go home empty handed. "The Bird of Paradise belongs to us! My team found him first and these lands belong to our Master. You should leave now before we hurt you," Heylin Raimundo informed them.
"You can forget that you double. We didn't come all this way to go home empty handed. Unless you got something to back up that threat were taking that bird now!" Raimundo replied.
"We were hoping you'd ask that. Prepare to be amazed. Heylin Solar Power Combined!" They all shouted. Their new Wudai powers that were of equal power combined together until they took the shape of giant skeletal snake. They grinned in triumph at their achievement.
The old woman chose that moment to appear in front of the two groups. "I've been searching everywhere for you two groups of children. I wanted to thank you both for your kindness to me. Oh my goodness," she let out a startled cry as the skeletal snake lifted her off the ground and began to his.
"We've got to do something before that creature gets in his head to eat her!" Dagwood exclaimed.
"Right we'll take care of the creature. Lu your team can handle the Heylin Dragons while Jack's group secures the bird. Wudai Orion Formation!" Omi's shouted with the rest of the group. They all glowed bright colors and started to attack the snake.
"Wudai Constellation Hold!" The Complementary Elements shouted. The four of them each turned a different color. Jermaine was silver, Dagwood a deep chocolate brown, Lu a golden yellow, and lastly Crystal a deep indigo. Jermaine was the first to attack. "Wudai Black hole Gravity!"
The ground beneath the Heylin Dragons started to shake and there was a loud sucking noise as they were forced to the ground by the increase in gravity. Dagwood struck next "Wudai Planet Wood!" Out of the ground rose several Redwood trees lifting the evil Dragons high in the air. Lu and Crystal struck at the same time with their powers knocking all, but Heylin Lu and Raimundo out.
"You may have powers equal to ours, but you're not getting that bird!" Heylin Lu snarled.
"Wudai Galaxy Stance!" Jack turned a deep purple, Stacey a bright orange, Auara a light pink, and Callie an ebony black. Using their powers they cleared the way and where about to reach the bird when it took off flying as fast as it good away from them.
"No! We lost the Bird of Paradise. If we didn't need to return home now we'd destroy you. Come on guys let's go home," Heylin Raimundo, ordered his group. They were just about to teleport away when the old woman tugged at his arm. "Yes? Is there something you wanted to say?"
"I just wanted to thank you and your friends for your kindness to me. I sense that it was something you don't normally do so I'm honored you would help. Please accept my eternal gratitude as payment. Believe me my gratitude will go a long way for you and your friends," she told him.
"Thank you for saying that. We must be going now bye," He told her as his group disappeared. The old woman turned to face the Xiaolin Monks who were sulking. "Why are you looking so sad? You saved my life. Surely you can't be upset about that."
"It's not that Madame were upset that we lost the Bird Of Paradise. I'm afraid Master Fung will never understand that it flew away from us," Clay explained.
"But you haven't lost the Bird of Paradise," she replied transforming into a beautiful pink bird right before their eyes. "You see I am the Bird of Paradise. I often travel in human form to test people in order to help them discover their greatest qualities. My gift to you for helping is the revealing of these qualities. Your gifts include loyalty, courage, strength, kindness, determination (Jack), selflessness (Jermaine), compassion (Dagwood), bravery (Lu) helpfulness (Crystal), generosity (Stacey), wisdom (Auara), and lastly hopefulness (Callie). The purpose of this quest was to discover these gifts and unlock your Wudai powers. By achieving this objective you have made the first step on your journey to becoming full fledge Dragons. Trust in yourself and your friends and you will always achieve your goals. I must be going now la la la!" she said soaring away leaving the Dragons to ponder her words.
As the Dragons flew home a shadow stepped out of the forest and watched them go. This was the person who had been following the Dragons throughout the quest. She had long black hair with a green sheen, a red shirt with a dragon eye on it leaving her midriff exposed, and tight fitting black pants and boots. Attached to her waist was a hip flash and she carried a tainto or assassin knife known as the Star of Fate. Around her neck was a blue teardrop chocker. It was Shen Gong Wu called the Tear of the Gods, which provided long life and eternal youth to the wearer. What was most startling was she resembled Chase Young. "So the newest Dragons have completed their quest. I hope that their gifts are better then the one I received."
"Is there a reason your unhappy with your gift Chakra Young? I recall the gifts I gave you and your group. Dashi was given the gift of forgiveness, Guan confidence, your brother purity, and you faithfulness. Have you lost your faith or is there another reason you've returned here?" Paradise asked settling in the branches above.
"Eavesdropping on me? If you must know I'm here on business. The Order of Concordia sent me here to make sure that Chase doesn't do anything stupid or more importantly prevent the release of Hannibal Bean. He will pay for what he did to my brother and I. If you have nothing else to say I must be on my way," Chakra replied coldly before heading on her way.
In Chase's Citadel the Heylin Dragons were being chastised for their irresponsibility. Still Chase congratulated them on receiving a gift from the Bird of Paradise. Now they all had to focus on the danger to not only the Xiaolin side, but theirs as well. With the release of Hannibal Bean upon them who knew what the future held?
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