Chase Young glanced at the burning fire in the fireplace as he silently sat in his chair, drinking a cup of what appeared to be Lao Mang Lone Soup, and thinking back on his recent failures. His recent plan was full-proof; team up with Jack Spicer and Hannibal Roy Bean and destroy the world with the Heylin Comet. They even did research on their enemies to figure out ways to make them vulnerable so his plan would succeed. However, there was one thing that stopped his plan's for world domination…..
Those Xiaolin Monks!
Somehow, they had figured him out, and were able to defeat him one too many times in order to triumphantly save the world. He wasn't sure how since they were merely teenagers. He was a 1,500-year-old creature who was brought to the dark side because of Hannibal Bean. But here he was, sitting in front of the fireplace, thinking about how his plan had failed to a bunch of kids. He was bent on ruling the world, and once he did, he was going to make those Xiaolin Monks pay for their annoynace. Maybe he could make them into his jungle cats once he succeeded in his plans. He knew what he was going to do with his enemy once his plan succeeded, but what could he do? He decided to get up from his comfy chair and walk over to the scrolls that were in the bookcase, grabbing one of them and opening it up. In the scroll was the legend of the Heylin Seed from 1,500-years-ago and from that, his eyes widened with interest. He placed the scroll down on the table as he continued reading it, but he slowly closed his eyes and felt his lips curl into a grimace.
Chase Young had company.
"What are you doing here, Spicer?" Chase Young turned around and noticed Jack Spicer behind him with a few of Jack's robots. "And you brought your little trinkets? To what do I owe the surprise?"
"I just decided to come by and say that your idea for us to rule the world was absolutely lousy," Jack furrowed his eyebrows at Chase Young. "I've been having nightmares about those stupid Xiaolin Monks defeating us over and over. Chrome Dome's face is going to be stuck in my head for the next century."
"You couldn't have called to tell me that?" Chase Young grimaced in return.
"I could have, but I'd rather tell you what a lousy strategist you were to your face." Jack chortled, but Chae Young felt the anger boil in his body.
"Tell me why I shouldn't order my jungle cats to rip you into a million pieces, Spicer?" Chase Young turned around to face the young self proclaimed genius.
"Because, I heard you were planning another attack on those stupid monks," Jack crossed his arms while his face turned into a devilish smirk. "I want in."
"You want in on my latest scheme?" Chase Young scoffed. "Why would I let you join after you failed me the last time?"
"Because I'm the only evil villain that will do whatever you say without question," Jack casually shrugged his shoulders. "And I won't double cross you. I'm like a evil puppy."
"You're not going to leave until I say 'yes', are you?" Chase Young sounded defeated.
"Nope." Jack shook his head, Chase Young finally relenting.
"Fine," Chase Young motioned for Jack to come closer, the two of them glancing down at the scroll. "If you must know, I had been studying the scrolls in my library, and I found something rather interesting. Have you ever heard of the Heylin Seed?"
"Oh, you mean Gigi!" Jack exclaimed, although he noticed Chase Young wasn't exactly following him. "Right, Vlad and I stole him from the monks once, became a plant, stole some Shen Gong Wu for me and then he double-crossed me, not to mention turned me into a plant. Then the monks stopped him, yada, yada, yada and they learned a lesson in humility or something like that. " Jack recalled the memory before letting out a shudder. "Don't ever wish to become a plant. It's not fun."
"Well, if the monks hadn't stopped the Heylin Plant-,"
"Gigi." Jack immediately corrected which forced Chase Young to let out a tired sigh.
"Gigi," Chase Young glared at Jack before continuing. "Then he would have destroyed the entire world. Imagine, having the Heylin Plant on our side, that way we'd be able to rule the world with an iron fist."
"Not to mention get rid of those Xiaolin losers once and for all!" Jack declared.
"Now you're thinking like an evil doer, Spicer." Chase Young gave him an evil smirk, which caused Jack to let out a smile. "Now, in order to hatch our plan, we're going to need to steal the seed from the Xiaolin vault...and what a better way to do so when the monks aren't available."
"And I know a way they're all going to be out of the temple." Jack pressed a button which activated his helibot. "Time to go Shen Gong Wu hunting!" Jack flew out of Chase Young's palace and into the night while his Jack Bots followed him. But as Chase Young stared back at the scroll, he felt his devilish grin expand, and all he could think about was placing his newest plan into action.
Now...if only he could find a way to get those Xiaolin monks apart...especially the dragon of wind and dragon of fire…
The Xiaolin Temple was usually full of hustle and bustle, especially with all of the training that went on. But on that particular day, it was extremely quiet, and it may have had something to do with the fact there hadn't been a Shen Gong Wu sighting in weeks. The monks were used to no Shen Gong Wu sightings in days, but weeks was just pushing it a bit too far. While the Xiaolin Monks had spent most of their time training in order to stay sharp, that particular morning, they decided to take in a game of Xiaolin Chess. Omi and Kimiko were one team and Raimundo and Clay were on the other. Kimiko wasn't interested in being on Omi's team considering he loved to take over and take credit for other people's work, but Omi promised he was going to be a team player, and it caused Kimiko to relent. Currently, Omi and Kimiko were waiting for Raimundo and Clay to make a move, and while Kimiko and Omi didn't mind waiting for them to plan their strategy, their patience did have a limit.
"Come on guys," Kimiko let out a playful groan as Raimundo and Clay stared at her from across the enlarged chess board. "We don't have all day here! Make a move already!"
"Oh please, you're trying to rush us so you can psych us out when it's your turn!" Raimundo exclaimed in return although he gave Kimiko a wink in the process. Kimiko couldn't help but give Raimundo a giggle, but Omi and Clay had seen this affection before. At first, their affection towards one another was adorable, but at times it had Omi and Clay rolling their eyes in annoyance. Luckily, they were able to put their affection on hold from time to time, so it didn't feel like they were stuck in a love bubble 24/7.
"All right enough chit-chat partner, I have the perfect move," Clay smirked before whispering into Raimundo's ear. Raimundo grabbed the Sword of the Storm Shen Gong Wu while he meticulously planned their attack.
"Knight to E3, Sword of the Storm!" Raimundo announced while moving the knight piece with the Shen Gong Wu. The knight piece knocked into a few of Kimiko and Omi's pawns, which caused the both of them to widen their eyes.
"That is most unfair! You drowned my battlewagon!" Omi shouted, causing Kimiko, Raimundo and Clay to raise an eyebrow towards him.
"I reckon he means 'You sunk my battleship'," Clay said, Raimundo glancing at Omi with confusion.
"We're not playing Battleship," Raimundo reminded Omi. "We're playing chess."
"There is such a game called Battleship? Isn't it most dangerous?" Omi's eyes lit up at Raimundo's words although Raimundo started feeling the blood boil throughout his body.
"Alright, it's our turn," Kimiko sighed, grabbing the Star Hanabi. "If we can get back to the game, I'd appreciate it. And speaking of Battleship...I found the perfect move to sink these boys once and for all...Queen to D2, Star Hanabi!" Kimiko moved the Queen to the other side of the board, knocking Raimundo and Clay's chess pieces until the Queen, the Knight and the Rook were surrounding the King. "And that boys is checkmate!"
"What in tar nation?" Clay and Raimundo observed the chess scene in front of them as Kimiko cockily blew on her nails. "How on earth did you do that?!"
"Just saying, you really shouldn't move all of the pieces that are protecting the king at once," Kimiko smirked. "It just makes it easier to corner the opposition."
"Why did you not tell me about your elaborate plan, Kimiko?" Omi sounded as if he was disappointed. "I would have assisted!"
"No, you would have taken credit for the idea," Kimiko crossed her arms. "Which you do all the time…"
"I most certainly do not!" Omi widened his eyes, but Raimundo and Clay decided to stop Omi from arguing any further.
"Yeah you do, partner," Clay admitted.
"And you never let us forget when we make a mistake," Raimundo added.
"How else will you learn from humility if I do not disclose your mistakes?" Omi gave a smile while he spoke, but before Raimundo, Kimiko and Clay can add onto their point, Dojo slithered towards them while holding a scroll.
"I hope you did make any plans, you know of the fun kind or of the romantic kind," Dojo's eyes immediately darted to Raimundo and Kimiko as their cheeks turned crimson red. Omi and Clay couldn't help but snicker at the both of them from behind, but all it did was cause Raimundo and Kimiko to glare at them with annoyance.
"Is there something funny that we should know about?" Raimundo sounded annoyed at Omi, Clay and Dojo.
"Oh no," Omi was unable to contain his laughter. "It is just ever so amusing that you are still face over wedge for Kimiko."
"Head over heels," Raimundo's face was serious while correcting Omi but it just made Omi laugh even more. He wasn't sure what was so funny, but he decided to change the subject. "Anyway, Dojo did you come here to give Omi and Clay something to laugh at or is there something important you wanted to tell us?"
"Oh yeah, you're right," Dojo snapped his fingers while holding the scroll. "There's a new Shen Gong Wu sighting."
"Finally, the first one in three weeks!" Kimiko exclaimed as Dojo opened the scroll.
"The Komori Sword recently revealed itself," Dojo said while the monks all gathered around him. "It allows the user to hang upside down like a bat and fight well in darkness."
"So it basically gives you the powers of a bat?" Raimundo raised an eyebrow while glancing at Kimiko. "That's only gonna come in handy when you're fighting in a cave or something."
"What are we standing here for?" Clay wondered as Dojo turned into a gigantic dragon. "Let's go get the Wu!"
"However, before we begin, we should go over some ground rules," Dojo took out a stack of papers and handed them to Kimiko, noticing that she was glancing down at the words.
"Dojo, what's this?" Kimiko raised an eyebrow as Raimundo read the rules over her shoulder.
"Well, this is the first time in 1,500 years two monks decided to date each other, so just to be prepared, I came up with some ground rules," Dojo smiled, but Raimundo wasn't amused.
"Dojo, us dating isn't going to change how we find Shen Gong Wu or beat bad guy butt," Raimundo thought Dojo was overreacting. "Has it actually interfered with our chores or our training?"
"No, but this is the first time we've found a Shen Gong Wu since then and I have to be sure," Dojo responded, which caused Kimiko to burn the paper with her fire abilities. "Hey, why did you do that?! It took days to get those laminated!"
"You act like this is a crisis," Kimiko growled, causing Raimundo to give Dojo the same upset look. "Look, Rai knows that he has to protect the whole team, so why not trust him instead of trying to enforce rules that probably aren't going to work anyway?" Dojo considered Kimiko's words before he released a sigh.
"Fine, I'll try it your way," Dojo grumbled.
"Dojo, isn't the reason this hasn't happened before is because Kimiko is the first girl dragon the temple has ever had?" Clay questioned, causing Dojo to nod his head.
"Yeah, pretty much," Dojo answered before increasing in size. "Come on, we don't have all day to get the Shen Gong Wu. We gotta beat Jack Spicer to it."
While Omi and Clay weren't aware, Kimiko had tugged on Raimundo's sleeve, causing the dragon of wind to glance back at her with interest.
"I wish everyone would stop treating us differently," Kimiko admitted, which caused Raimundo to give her a softened look. "We're still the same monks before we got together. And other than our relationship, nothing has changed."
"Ah, don't let it bother you. Dojo's just scared that the balance of the temple is going to be affected by our feelings for each other," Raimundo answered while Kimiko blushed slightly. "Don't worry, we'll show him that we can be a strong team even with us being together."
"Well, I hope you're right," Kimiko gave a light smile before the monks jumped on Dojo's back. When she noticed Omi and Clay were staring at her, Kimiko decided to change the subject. "So where are we going for the Shen Gong Wu, Dojo?"
"Yellowstone Park!" Dojo declared, all of the monks glancing at each other with curiosity. "Oh and Kimiko, you might want to dress for the occasion this time." Kimiko blushed as Dojo started flying off, with Kimiko aware of what Dojo was referencing. What set off the entire ordeal last time was Kimiko borrowing Raimundo's jacket after she had under-dressed for Russia to get the Bubble Brains Shen Gong Wu.
"Don't worry, if you forget your coat you can always borrow mine," Raimundo teased, causing Kimiko to playfully tap him in the arm. Raimundo knew Kimiko was strong, but she was saving her energy for when she had to fight Jack and his robots. It still didn't stop her from occasionally teasing him, the way they had been teasing each other since they first met. Dojo and the monks flew off to Yellowstone Park to retrieve the Shen Gong Wu, but little did they know, Hannibal Bean and his bird Ying-Ying were perched on one of the walls, their eyes locked on the temple vault. Hannibal stared at Ying-Ying with anticipation, an evil glare shimmering from their eyes.
"Taking the Heylin Seed is gonna be too easy, Ying-Ying," Hannibal chortled. "Especially after I stole Chase Young's plan in order to use it against him. I'll be the most powerful villain in the world, and Chase Young will finally bow down to me."
"I find the last statement very amusing," Hannibal turned around and saw Chase Young standing on the ledge. "Especially since you're scheming to use my plan against me."
"I was wondering when you'd get to the party," Hannibal snickered. "Thanks for the plan, Chase. But it's time for me to put it in action."
"Gee, it's a shame that you'd rather destroy all mankind so you can rule the world by yourself," Chase Young slyly mentioned, which uncharacteristically caused Hannibal to second guess himself. "Wouldn't ruling the world by yourself force you to go mad from loneliness, considering you're a chatterbox?"
"So you're saying I should do this with your help?" Hannibal wondered. "Why should I listen to you? The last time we worked together, those monks stopped us."
"Yes, unfortunately the monks caused a rift in our plans," Chase Young agreed while nonchalantly letting out a sigh. "But this one is fool-proof. The monks can't stop us if we also take the Shen Gong Wu they need in order to stop the Heylin Seed."
"The Moonstone Locust," Hannibal added, Chase Young nodding his head slowly. "All right, so if I join you instead of destroy you, then what's in it for me?"
"What's in it for you?" Chase Young repeated Hannibal's question, thinking of what he could offer the bean. "World domination. The Heylin will finally win and the monks could be our slaves...or an addition to my jungle cat collection."
"Hmm, I would like to see this happen," Hannibal thought for a moment, Ying-Ying widening his eyes at his master. "Alright, you have my attention. So what do we do first?"
"Simple," Chase Young snapped his fingers and showed the jungle cats surrounding the temple. "The jungle cats will distract the other monks that reside here while we break into the vault where they keep the Heylin seed. I'll grab the seed, you go to the vault and get the Moonstone Locust." Chase Young jumped down and joined his jungle cats, but Ying-Ying squawked at Hannibal, as if to question what he was doing.
"Oh Ying-Ying, of course I thought this through," Hannibal whispered to his bird. "I'll help Chase Young with his plan, and then when the time is right, I'll double-cross him. That way I still win and Chase Young still bows down to me." Ying-Ying gave a slight snicker at Hannibal's plan before Hannibal jumped on Ying-Ying's back. "Now, let's go get that Moonstone Locust. I'm going to need it if I'm going to destroy those monks once and for all." Ying-Ying cawed and flew towards the open window of the temple vault, the two of them entering and stealing the Moonstone Locust while Chase Young distracted the others.