Storm: Disclaimer: FireMightyena does not own Xiaolin Showdown. If she did, good Jack would appear more often.
Chapter 1: Defeated
A silhouette of a long shape flew through the air, moving up and down which reminded watching people of the waves crashing onto the beach. Those who didn't know better would have thought that it was a magical flying python.
But it wasn't.
"So, gecko," a chocolate brown haired fifteen-year-old boy said, peeking over Kimiko's shoulder to look at the back of Dojo's head. "How much further to the Shen Gang Wu?"
"I-I-I d-don't k-k-know… but I'm g-g-guessing it's p-pretty n-n-n-near…" replied the stuttering dragon, who chose to ignore the gecko comment which came from Raimundo, Shoku Warrior and leader of the team. Dojo rolled his eyes at the mere thought of it. Even though Raimundo had became Shoku Warrior and leader of the team, he was still as lazy and notorious as ever, playing pranks at every possible moment. Dojo's train of thought was interrupted when he let a loud sneeze, making everyone riding on his back nearly fall off.
"Urgh… my tongue is starting to blister so badly…"
"Way too personal." A raven-haired girl said bluntly.
"What kind'a Shen Gang Wu are we rounding up anyway?" Clay asked in his Texas accent, one hand holding onto Dojo and the other pulling the brim of his beloved cowboy hat closer to his face.
"If only a certain someone remembered to bring the scroll, we would have known." Raimundo replied, narrowing his eyes at the girl sitting in front of him.
Noticing that everyone was glaring at her, Kimiko defended herself. "It's not my problem that Kieko called me while I was preparing for the all-important Shen Gang Wu hunt."
"That is most irresponsible of you, Kimiko." Omi chided. "I wouldn't have forgotten to bring the scroll as I am the most responsible of all which is why…"
Everyone else rolled their eyes and tuned the monk out as he crowed about how responsible he was.
Suddenly, something shining in the distance on a mountain caught everyone's attention.
"Viola!" Raimundo cried out, standing up rather shakily on Dojo's body. "Shen Gang Wu at 12 o' clock!" He plunged downwards, only to fly up a second later, the air pushing him up and the wind propelling him forwards.
He zoomed past Dojo quickly, leaving his friends behind and landed gracefully on the mountain top and hurried over to it.
It was a small statue, about two times the size of his fist, of a coal black dragon coiled up. Its crimson eyes, probably made from rubies glinted dangerously and Raimundo could practically feel its power pulsing towards him. He laid his hand on the Shen Gang Wu.
At the same time Chase did.
The Shen Gang Wu glowed brightly, indicating the start of a Xiaolin Showdown.
"Chase, I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown!" Raimundo informed the Heylin Dragon Master, frowning slightly.
"The game will be Xiaolin Sparring." Chase declared calmly, with no trace of hesitation in his voice. "We would use no Shen Gang Wu."
"Let's go! Xiaolin Showdown!" Raimundo and Chase yelled as Dojo landed on the mountain top.
The sky turned gray as dark ominous clouds covered the once clear blue sky. Lightning flashed as a huge, flat piece of rock rose from the mountain. Two huge flat pieces of rock floated in the air a safe distance away from the sparring area. One of which the Xiaolin Warriors and Dojo stood on, now clad in blue armor. The Shen Gang Wu floated in mid-air, hallowed in yellow light.
"Gong Yi Tenpai!" Raimundo and Chase yelled as they charged at each other.
Chase unleashed a flurry of punches and kicks while advancing towards Raimundo, planning to knock him off the rock they were standing on. Raimundo simply moved backwards while cocking his head to avoid the attacks. Leaping into the air, Raimundo yelled, "Shoku Star, Wind!" A huge gust of wind swept Chase of off his feet and spinning uncontrollably in the raging winds.
Suddenly, it seemed as though the tornado was forced apart and there hovering in mid-air was Chase in his lizard form. Chase hissed at Raimundo furiously before he lunged at the boy, rapidly closing the distance between Chase and Raimundo.
Wrapping his jaws around Raimundo's left arm, he snapped them shut, earning him a bloodcurdling scream from Raimundo. Wuya, Jack and Hannibal Bean were now cheering as the Xiaolin Dragons in training stared in horror as Raimundo gritted his teeth.
Balling his right hand into a fist, Raimundo rammed his knuckles into the side of Chase's snout. Chase let go, slightly dazed as Raimundo examined his wound. There were several teeth marks on his arm from which blood flowed profusely. The blood dripped onto the ground, creating a small puddle of crimson blood by Raimundo's feet.
Getting into an offensive stance, Raimundo narrowed his eyes at the lizard as he held out his right hand and made a 'bring it on' gesture with his fingers. Chase rushed at Raimundo at an alarming speed, his spiky tail trashing about wildly.
Closing his eyes for a brief moment, Raimundo let calmness wash over him. He blocked out the roar of the audience and ignored Chase who was dangerously close now. Suddenly, Raimundo's eyes snapped open. As Raimundo raised his hands, the wind seemed to pick up, making pebbles tumble around, leaves to dance in the air and clothes to flutter in the air.
"Shoku Dragon Outrage, Wind!" Raimundo yelled as the wind above his head swirled like a tornado. It soon parted to reveal a translucent Chinese dragon, its long whiskers flowing as its eyes glinted.
With hunger for power.
Everyone in the audience except for Dojo gasped as the dragon roared, revealing razor-sharp teeth before it swooped down towards Chase. It circled Chase, flying faster and faster with each passing second as it soon became a blur which the naked eye could not see. It snapped up Chase with its jaws and shook its head, like a mischievous puppy playing with its new chew toy. With a deft flick of its head, the dragon sent Chase flying in a horizontal line high up into the air. The dragon flew up swiftly and smacked Chase down to the ground with its tail, watching in satisfaction as Chase dropped 20 feet straight down into the ground. The dragon looked into Raimundo's emerald eyes and bowed its head, before it faded away into the wind.
There was a loud thud followed by a cloud of dust which settled over the crater that Chase created and pained groaning emanating from the crater.
Raimundo staggered over to the crater and squinted at the lizard as his vision swam in and out of focus. Chase smirked, hiding his agony as he stood up shakily and stumbled over to Raimundo who was on his knees and groaning in pain.
Chase stooped down to Raimundo's eye level and his smirk grew even wider, if that was possible. "Tired already, Shoku Warrior hmm?"
Raimundo panted heavily as he tried to get up from his position on the ground. Master Fung had warned Raimundo about the enormous mental exhaustion the user will face after using the attack, 'Shoku Dragon Outrage, Wind'. It was only to be used as a last resort.
Chase calmly raised a finger to Raimundo's forehead and gave him a little push. Raimundo toppled over like a sack, panting heavily.
There was a bright flash as the rock lowered itself down to the part where it was detached from. The clouds cleared and the sky became clear blue again.
The Xiaolin Warriors rushed over to their fallen leader as Chase, Wuya, Hannibal Bean smirked at them as they departed, Jack yelling, "So long, Xiaolin Losers!"
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Back at the Xiaolin Temple, Kimiko was helping Raimundo to bandage his arm in the medical room as they endured Omi's constant ranting about how he should be made Shoku Warrior. After awhile, Clay sauntered into the medical room, grabbed Omi by the scruff of his neck and walked out again.
"That's some bite you got there." Kimiko commented as she scrutinized the bandage. After the blood had seeped through the bandage yet again, she sighed in frustration and got the roll of bandages and snipped off a portion using her scissors.
"Oh, I've got bitten by a once powerful Xiaolin monk who turned into a Heylin Dragon with inch-long teeth. Of course I'm okay." Raimundo mumbled sarcastically, rolling his eyes. He hissed in pain as Kimiko wound the bandage around his wound too tightly.
"Whoops, sorry."
After a few moments of awkward silence, Kimiko admired her 'masterpiece' proudly. Due to huge amount of bandages used, the blood no longer seeped through the white bandage.
"Thanks, Kim." Raimundo said as he got up from his seat and walked to his cubicle.
"Welcome, Rai." Raimundo heard Kimiko call after him and he smiled.
Master Fung was away at Master Monk Guan's temple and had given the whole day off to the Xiaolin monks due to things he needed to discuss with Master Monk Guan and Raimundo intended to spend his time to the fullest. By sleeping.
He opened the door to his cubicle and lay down on the mat, planning to get some shut-eye when a loud beeping was heard.
Opening his eyes groggily, Raimundo fumbled in his bag for his handphone.
He flipped it open and the three digital words, '1 unread message(s)' blinked at him, prompting Raimundo to open his inbox and check his message.
He did and found out that the text was from his eldest sibling, Iris.
As Raimundo read the text message, his face grew pale and his hand started to shake.
Iris went to the point. Yep, she never beats around the bush. On the digital screen, five cruel words glared at Raimundo, mocking him shamelessly.
'Mom and Dad were murdered.'