Prologue

"Now that you have risen to Shoku Warrior, your job has only begun. The survival of the world depends on you."

As the Heylins lined up at the Xiaolin Temple doorstep, Raimundo tossed aside his bandages and led the charge into battle. In response, Hannibal Bean called out, "Heylin army, destroy them!"

Many of the villains charged in obedience, but not all. Wuya leaned forward, but Chase Young grabbed her arm and snarled to her, "We do not take orders from vegetables."

Raimundo sent a flying kick at Tubbimura, knocking him back like a bowling ball. As the ninja rolled, knocking over Le Mime and Chameleon Bot, Katnappe jumped around and lunged at Omi. Meanwhile, while Clay squared off against Cyclops, Jack Spicer yelled, "Jackbots, attack!"

The Jackbots rose upward, and Raimundo glanced at Kimiko. "You got this?" he called.

Kimiko smirked. "I got this." She ran past him and met the Jackbots head-on. "Wudai Mars Fire!"

Raimundo spotted Hannibal Bean's parrot circling overhead, and he grinned. Filled with newfound confidence, he had a plan to take down the Heylin mastermind for good.

"Wudai—or, no—Shoku Wind!" He pointed the air current upward. At the unexpected swirling gust, Ying Ying shrieked. She beat her wings, but the wind had her trapped.

"Dojo!" Raimundo said. "You got either of the yoyos?"

Still perched on Master Fung's shoulder, Dojo called back, "Uh, I think it's rattling around here somewhere…" He hit the side of his head, and a miniature Yang Yoyo fell out his ear. It expanded to full size when it landed in his scaled hand.

"Toss it!" Raimundo shouted. Dojo flung the Wu into the fray, but Katnappe intercepted with a leap, meowing with glee as she landed. Raimundo gritted his teeth, releasing the parrot to go after the cat girl.

"Clay, catch her!" he shouted.

The cowboy glanced at Katnappe as she passed, and he managed to fling out an arm to wrap her in a bear hug. Rai jumped over Vlad, running toward them. Clay pulled the yoyo from Katnappe's hands and tossed it to the new leader.

As Raimundo skidded to a stop in front of them, yoyo in hand, the cowboy said, "The parrot can get out of the Ying Yang world, remember?"

"Yeah, but let's see if it can get out of this," said Rai. Whirling around, he thrust another Shen Gong Wu forward and shouted, "Sphere of Yun!"

Ying Ying screeched again as the sphere enclosed around her. Upon her back, Hannibal Bean shouted, "Don't you dare, boy! You can't trap Hannibal Roy Bean!"

"Watch me, Musical Fruit," said Raimundo. "Yang Yoyo!"

He released the yoyo in front of him, creating a portal right below the falling Sphere of Yun. Hannibal Bean roared as he dropped, once again, into his old prison. The Shen Gong Wu hit the foggy ground, and the Ying Yang world's magic took effect, transforming the Wu from a simple sphere into a black cell. The bird shrieked and beat her wings against the prison walls. The battlefield above faded and disappeared.

Trapped in the darkness, Hannibal Bean hissed, "No need to fret, Ying Ying. They can't keep us here forever. You and I both have powers of which they never dreamed, and we will break free. Even if it takes years, we will make the Xiaolin Warriors pay…"

Author's Notes:

Credit for the cover image goes to kklemms on Tumblr.

So basically, this is my idea for a Xiaolin Showdown sequel. I like Xiaolin Chronicles well enough, but for plot-related reasons, this story will be an alternate universe from Chron.

With that said, Ping Pong will be in this fic, but he will be the only part of Chron that I'm incorporating. I considered bringing in Shadow as well, but I honestly don't have anything for her to do. That may change in the future.

Please feel free to critique and review! This is going to be a long fic, probably novel-length, and any suggestions for improvement are welcome!