And I'm back! Yes, my love for Xiaolin Showdown hasn't died! Especially not with the new season going on! It's a little different…but I still love it, and the fact that they actually revived and continued the show is amazing to me.
So to celebrate, here's a new story with Chase once again as the main star! I'm hoping you'll enjoy it! Read on my fellow fans, read on!
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It was a quiet morning at Guan's temple. Chase was in his room meditating, as usual. Mornings were the best time for him since even the monks weren't awake yet, and he could get a few minutes of peace and quiet.
But apparently, quiet moments like this weren't meant to last.
Chase was deep in concentration, when suddenly,
"SURPRISE!"
Chase half yelped as he jumped, and hit the ceiling.
"Sorry, Chase." Kimiko called.
Chase returned to the floor with an annoyed expression.
"I told you not to do that." he grumbled.
"Sorry, we wanted to surprise you."
"Congratulations, you succeeded."
"Yeah, well, anyway; happy birthday!"
The Warriors held up presents, while Jack presented a cake.
Chase groaned. "I told you, I DON'T WANT A PARTY."
"Did you expect us to listen?" Jack asked.
"No, I guess not."
Chase walked outside, followed by the monks.
"Come on Chase, it's your birthday, you gotta have a party." Kimiko urged.
"No I don't."
"It would be fun. We could turn up some tunes, and get up tonight!" Omi piped in, causing Chase to roll his eyes at Omi's mangled slang.
"Omi, it's 'crank' up some tunes, and get 'down' tonight." Rai corrected.
"Why would we play music and sit down?"
"Never mind."
"I don't want a party." Chase growled firmly.
"Please Chase? You've been really nice to us, we wanna return it." Kimiko begged.
Chase let out an annoyed sigh.
"No. A birthday's just another day, there's no reason to celebrate, especially mine. Besides, you have training, so just prepare for that." Chase started towards the courtyard.
"What kind of ice cream do you want at your party?" Omi called after him. His answer was Chase letting out a scream of frustration.
"I'm not familiar with the flavor AAAAAGH," Omi turned to the others. "Maybe it is a combination of all flavors."
"Are we still gonna go through with the party?" Jack asked.
"Yes." Kimiko replied.
"Good, I already set up the party decor."
"Yeah, where'd you get all that stuff anyway?" Rai asked.
"My parents have tons of junk for their parties."
"And they let you use it?"
"Uhhh…sure, they're totally in the know about it," Jack replied, grinning nervously, "But try not to use the noise makers, we're running low on those…"
Dojo slithered up to them.
"Hate to hinder the party plans kiddos, but we got a Shen Gong Wu at seven o clock; literally." he announced while he yawned.
"Perfect; well, it'll give Guan time to make any last minute adjustments. Hey Chase! Shen Gong Wu!" Kimiko yelled.
Chase, who was meditating in the center of the courtyard, nodded and returned to the ground, and started towards them as Dojo grew. After climbing onto the dragon, they took off.
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They were flying over a desert as Rai pulled out the scroll.
"So which is it today?" he asked.
"It's called the Jewel of the Seven Sages. As the name suggests, seven sages created it with the power to force a person to relive certain memories that brought about 7 sensations; happiness, despair, fear, surprise, hatred, affection, and trust." Dojo explained.
"Perfect..." Chase muttered.
"What?" Kimiko asked.
"I found it."
"What's bad about that?"
"Hannibal Bean found it first." Chase pointed ahead.
Sure enough, they saw Hannibal resting on Ying Ying and holding the Wu. It was a blue tear drop shaped jewel on a gold chain.
As Dojo came to a halt and landed, Hannibal hopped off of the bird with a smirk.
"Little slow this mornin' aren't we?" he asked with a laugh while the group slid off the dragon.
"Hand over the Wu, bean breath." Rai demanded.
"Ya think just cuz you ask me to I will?"
"Either that or we can use force." Chase growled.
"And a fine hello to you too, birthday boy."
Chase blinked, before hissing out, "How do you know that!"
Hannibal glanced at Ying Ying, and the bird looked at the ground. A hologram shot out from its eyes, and it displayed the monks earlier this morning.
"A birthday's just another day, there's no reason to celebrate!"
"What flavor of ice cream would you like at your party?"
"AAAARGH!"
"Do you comprehend the term privacy?" Chase grumbled.
"I was only stickin' around to say happy birthday, but I might as well test this thing out to see what it does." Hannibal chuckled.
Chase let out a growl, before lunging at Hannibal, along with Omi.
"Jewel of the Seven Sages!"
A red beam shot out of it and hit the twosome, and they were surrounded by a red aura. It vanished as they collapsed to the ground.
"Chase! Omi!" Kimiko yelled as she and the others ran over to them.
"What's wrong with them?" Rai asked worriedly.
"Well, another thing about the Jewel of the Seven Sages is it incapacitates whoever it's used on, and whoever used it can control what memories the person it's used on sees." Dojo explained.
"Really? Thanks for the tip." Hannibal chuckled. He hopped onto Ying Ying's back and flew off.
"Nice goin' Dojo." Rai muttered.
"I thought he already knew that." Dojo retorted.
"We can worry about that later, we should get them back to the temple." Kimiko cut in.
"Right."
They got the two unconscious Warriors onto Dojo, and flew back home.
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Chase and Omi were laying on cots in one of the buildings in the temple.
"So, how do we snap 'em out of it?" Kimiko asked.
"I'm not sure. The Jewel of the Seven Sages was one of those weird Wu whose effects were kind of confusing." Dojo replied.
"I hope they wake up soon."
"So, what kind of memories are they seeing?" Rai asked.
"Could be any of them. Unless whoever used the Wu selects what type of emotion they want, they're random."
"Hopefully they're good ones..."
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Omi looked around. Where ever he was, it was dark and misty.
"Hello?" he called. Only his voice answered him.
"Most mysterious." he muttered as he started walking.
The last thing he remembered was being hit by a red beam from the Jewel of Seven Sages, then nothing. A few seconds later, he saw a bright light ahead of him; with no other ideas, he walked up to it.
"I wonder what this light is..."
For one panic filled second, he thought, 'Did I die?'
He stepped into the light, and was blinded for a second, then saw a forest.
"Where am I?" he asked aloud.
Suddenly, two figures appeared in front of him, and he was shocked at who they were.
"Master Monk Guan? Chase?"
It was the two warriors, but much younger. He could only tell because A: Guan had hair, and B: Chase had his old blue outfit on. The two were fighting each other with wooden sticks.
"You're getting better, Chase." Guan remarked.
They swung their spears at each other, and the shafts hit, making a hollow thud.
"That sounded like your head." Chase grinned.
"You will pay for that!" Guan laughed as he swung the stick at him again. Chase blocked it, and they exchanged blows and remarks as Omi watched on.
"This must be before Hannibal Bean turned Chase to evil." he remarked.
"Hello little monk."
Omi turned to see Chase as he was in the present.
"Chase? Where are we?"
"My guess is my memories. But what are YOU doing here?" Chase asked.
"I do not know. I was walking through a strange place, then I saw a light, then I was here. Why would I be seeing your memories instead of mine?"
"I don't know. This Shen Gong Wu is new to me."
"So, what emotion did this memory make you feel?"
Chase was silent for a few minutes as they watched the past Guan and Chase fight while cracking jokes at each other.
"...Happiness I guess...We were close friends then."
"You are friends now, are you not?"
"I know he doesn't trust me whole heartedly."
"That is not true. Master Monk Guan trusts you very much, and he was overjoyed to hear you had returned to the side of good."
"Still, I think he's-"
Chase let out a pained grunt, and fell to one knee, gripping his head in pain.
"Chase Young, are you alright?" Omi asked worriedly, coming to the Warrior's side.
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Hannibal chuckled as he watched the jewel, which held an image of Chase in it. He was on one knee, gripping his head tightly, a pained expression on his face. Omi was beside him, a worried look on his.
"So, I can choose what memory he sees, eh? Hmm…fear's a fun emotion to play with. Let's see what this thing can do."
The blue jewel began to glow a dark purple in the center, and it gradually expanded and changed the color of the stone.
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What's Hannibal gonna do? Stay tuned to find out!
Also, one thing I noticed in the series; how is Guan still alive? Chase drank the soup to make him immortal, Dashi is obviously dead, and Dojo is immortal as well, apparently. So what did Guan do to keep himself like that for over a thousand years? Was it ever explained and I just missed it? I dunno, does anyone else know? Anyway, thanks for reading, and please leave a review!