Name: Anna Rockbell
Age: 15 (I'm just gonna say every one is 15 except for Omi... he's 14)
Hair: Dark brown w/ bleaches tips mid back
Eyes: Sapphire blue
Clothes: You typically wear a pair of jeans with a black t-shirt and black converse
Jewelry: Martigras beads wrapped around your wrist (green + silver), gold bracelet, pink and white ring, black 'I have issues' wrist band, black gel bracelets
Make-up: Red/orange eye shadow w/ a thick line of black eye liner on the top lid, black nail polish w/ lime green pinkies
Personality: Random... when it comes to friends, you will do your best to help and protect them. You love your family so much... especially your favorite cousin Clay. When you get emotional, things can go haywire. Your emotions tend to get the better of you, but you're an all around cool kid.

You were in your room listening to Dirty Little Secret when you heard the faint sound of your step-mother calling you down. At first, you thought that it was nothing until she decided to start banging her fists on your door. Sighing heavily, you went to your door to see what she wanted. "Your stupid hillbilly cousin wrote to you again! Geez, can't he just use e-mail?" she exclaimed. You really hated it when your step-mom talked bad about your cousin, so you just slammed the door in her face. You couldn't see what your father liked about her. She was a snobby little brat that came from a rich part of town. You hated her so much, yet your father just saw her as his perfect woman. You tried to shake the disgusting thought out of your mind as you opened your letter, reveling the oh so familiar handwriting that was your cousin's.

Anna-
Hey, I know things are getting bad over there, but hang on. She probably just has a rattler in her boot! What I'm saying might not make a difference in how you feel, but don't worry. I have a surprise for you. Wait for me on the roof at midnight. I'm coming back. Don't tell anyone. If your father heard about this, he would have my hide above the mantle faster than you can say cowpoke. I hope you don't mind if I bring my friends with me. They're part of the surprise. By the way, I told my master about your 'powers', and he's pretty interested. Well, I can't say much more, or I might ruin your little present.
Keep in touch,
Clay

You smiled as you set Clay's letter down. He didn't know how wrong he was. The comforting words of family always soothed you; especially his. He was the one that helped you get over your mother's death when all your father did was get drunk and invite girls over. You re-read the line about this little 'present', and began to get nervous. What did he mean? And why was his master interested in your powers? Sure, just recently you've noticed that every time you've done the laundry, there was always tons of static cling. You even noticed little electrical currents you could create with your fingers, but you didn't really consider them special. As you sat in your room, you stopped worrying about your abnormalities, and began to wonder what your cousin Clay was doing now...

Meanwhile

Three teenagers were practicing martial arts and what not. A small bald boy with golden skin kept repeatedly doing a certain attack. After the hundredth time of doing so, he sighed a heavy sigh and went over to a Japanese girl playing on her PDA. "Kimiko, do you have any idea as to the nature of Clay's behavior?" he inquired. The girl named Kimiko just shook her head before saying, "Sorry Omi, I have no clue. He just said that it was a surprise." With that, a tear appeared next to the two and a tan Brazilian boy appeared. "Hey, I just say clay talking to Master Fung about a new kid. Something about Dragon of Lighting?" "Rai!! Maybe that's the surprise!" said Kimiko excitedly. Omi looked up at Rai and said, "Oh yes! This must be it! Clay is enacting a secret elaborate plan with Master Fung to obtain the Dragon of Lighting!" He received a smack on the head from Raimundo. "You probably had no idea there could even be a Dragon of Lighting Chrome-dome!" Before a fight broke out, everyone noticed Clay walking out with Master Fung and the trusted dragon Dojo. Clay walked up to his friends while Master Fung stopped a little ways behind. "So," said Clay. "Do you guys wanna take a little outing later?" The others all gave him quizzical looks before Omi asked, "Where to my friend? When will we be leaving?" A small smile played across Clay's southern face. "Oh, I just thought we could go to Georgia around midnight, maybe?"

FF at Anna's

You were in your room on the computer. The sounds of loud music and people were leaking into your room from downstairs. You look at the clock and saw that it was only 11:50. 'Only 10 minutes to go...' you thought. To pass the time, you turned on your music. 'Maybe this can keep my mind focused. I can smell the alcohol from up here!' Ohio is for Lovers started blaring from your speakers, and you began to feel more relaxed. You hadn't realized how much time had passed until you heard a loud thud from the roof. 'Was that the roof? Clay...? No, he couldn't have made it from China to here so quickly...' You decided to shake the thought from your mind when you heard whispering. You tiptoed to the window so you could a better understanding of what the intruders sounded like. "Hey... she's got cool music. I think I might like this chick!" said a boy. By the sound of his accent, it seemed to you that he may have come from Brazil or somewhere around there. More voices followed the first, "I wonder what she's like... said a girl. Was she Japanese? "It would be so great to have another girl on the team. Then I won't have to put up with you knuckle heads!" You couldn't help but laugh a bit. At least you could giggle at the people before kicking their but for climbing on your roof. They were probably just stupid party crashers. "We do not have knuckles on our heads Kimiko!" said a younger sounding boy. To you, he sounded like one of those old Chinese monks you saw in kung-fu movies. Before you could laugh again at how stupid these people sounded, a familiar voice rang in your ears. "You idiots! Do you want my cousin to come out here to kick your buts?" Without even thinking, you clambered out your window and onto the roof so you could face Clay and the others. For while, you just stood there, not saying anything... but then you ran up to Clay and gave a him a tight hug. "Clay! I've missed you so much! You wouldn't believe how terrible it is here. Evanna is always so mean to me, and my dad can't even see through her phony act!" Tears started to form in your eyes as you continued to hug Clay. It had been so long since you two had hung out on the old ranch in Texas that they seemed so distant. Clay finally pulled you out of the embrace and backed away a bit. He looked at his friends and nodded before all of them chorused a big "SURPRISE!!!!"

You just stood there in awe. So many thoughts were running through your head all at once. At first, you didn't know what to do, but then you had managed to organize everything in your mind. "How did you get here?" you asked. The answer to your question came slithering on top of your shoulder. A small dragon sat himself on you and said, "Dojo at your service." You lightly patted his head before continuing on. "So, Clay, who are your friends?" "Hey, Clay. She's your cousin right?" said a tan Brazilian boy. Clay turned to him and said, "Yeah." "Then how come she doesn't have the southern accent like you?" A girl with black hair in pig-tails elbowed him in the ribs before turning to you. "Sorry about that. That's just Raimundo. I'm Kimiko by the way, and the little bald guy is Omi." Everyone waved to you, and Omi walked up to you and said, "You are the mystic Dragon of Lighting! We are here so we may retrieve you!" A large smile played across his face as he continued to stare at you. It was weird, but you suddenly felt the urge to hug him as if he were a teddy bear. Suddenly, his words hit you like a ton of bricks. "Take me away?" you said a little shocked. "You mean I have to leave Georgia?" Everyone nodded

with serious faces. The only one with a smile was Omi, who was still beaming at you. You took a look at your room behind you and remembered the party going on downstairs. A small pain erupted in your heart. You looked over at Clay and the others and said, "When do we leave?"

FF back on the roof

Your things were all packed and slung over your shoulder. You couldn't believe that you were actually leaving this dump. "All set!" you said as Clay, Omi, and Kimiko were getting on Dojo. He had grown to be ... let's just say he got very big. Raimundo grabbed your bag from you and helped you up onto the dragon. Soon, you felt the wind rushing through your brown hair, and the world started to flash by. A little scared of what was happening, you wrapped your arms around Rai's waist for safety. No one noticed it, but Rai had started to blush a bit. Everyone was talking to each other in front of you, and you decided to strike up conversation with the guy who said you had good taste in music. "So, Raimundo was it? Where are we going?" you asked as you put your head on his shoulder to see his now red face. "Oh, no where special. We're just going to the Xiaolin Temple." he said trying to sound cool. 'The Xiaolin Temple?' you thought to yourself. 'Doesn't Xiaolin mean good in Chinese?' silence fell between the two of you again, and you decided to ask the other girl, Kimiko, how long it would take. "Hey Kimiko!" you shouted over the sound of rushing air. "Yeah?" You could barely hear her response. "How long until we get there?" you continued to yell. Instead of hearing of Kimiko's voice in response, you heard Dojo saying, "We're there!" All of a sudden, Dojo started to dive forward, and you accidentally slid further into Raimundo. Rai was blushing even more, and even your cheeks were bright red. When Dojo finally touched down, you were just glad to be on dry land. You fell off Dojo and landed on all fours, and you practically started to kiss the ground. There was a large eruption of laughter behind you as the others doubled over in giggles. You were about to start shouting at them for laughing at you when you felt a hand on your shoulder. You looked up to see an old bald man with a beard and goatee. He was wearing a white shire with a blue vest and black pants. You had only seen someone like him once in a movie. "M-master?" you said cautiously. The man nodded and introduced himself as Master Fung. Within 20 minutes, he managed to explain everything that answered all of your questions. Well, he answered all of them except for one. "But why me?" you asked. "Why was I chosen out of so many others?" Master Fung just gave you a kind smile and said, "All in good time, but for now, it would be best if you rest."

You smiled and nodded your head and turned to your friends. "So where the hack am I supposed to sleep?" Kimiko grabbed your arm and started to pull you towards an archway leading inside. "This way!" she said as she dragged you to the sleeping quarters. The room was a little different than you expected. There was a large paper partition in the middle of it all, and on one side you could see three beds. Kimiko led you to the other side, which reveled two more beds. "I suppose Master Fung did this when we were gone." Clay said in his southern drawl. Instantly, you could feel the power of sleep pulling on your eyelids trying to shut them. You crawled onto the fresh mat and pulled a blanket up to you. The gentle breeze outside blew upon your face as if to lull you to sleep. Your surroundings started to vanish in a pool of darkness as sleep overcame you.