It took me a year to come up with this idea. Originally, it was going to be a "Cinderella" story, but there is already one. So, with help from xhidden-shadowsx, here it is.
Once there were 4 noble kingdoms created by a single warrior called Grand Master Dashi, many centuries before. This land containing the kingdoms and their territories was often called the "Land of Xiaolin". Each country was ruled by a kind and generous family, whom were all descendants of Dashi's students who had become Xiaolin Dragons, one of the highest ranked warriors.
Dashi's prized student, often called "Master Monk Guan" and faithful dragon, Dojo were left to watch over the kingdoms after he passed. The people all had amazing powers and skills. Each noble and royal family, and even a few gifted commoners, could use one of the elements or were skilled fighters.
The Hono Kingdom could use fire, Vento Kingdom used wind, Shui Kingdom had water, and Tellus Kingdom had the element of earth. They lived in harmony and worked together to keep the budding Heylin Empire from growing. But while they could use their respective elements, even with years of training, one kingdom had only a few could actually control or even use them.
The Heylin Empire was led by Dashi's dishonored student, Chase Young. A cruel young man who enjoyed playing with his opponents mentally and physically. Tricking many warriors to join him. The only redeeming quality about this Emperor of Evil was his sense of honor. Accepting the losses his army endured, only to be planning something more sinister for the future. Shortly after Dashi's death, he had been joined by Dashi's hated enemy, the Heylin witch, Wuya, and the evil, and the even more cruel, Hannibal Bean.
The Vento Kingdom feared the Heylins the most. For although more populated than the other kingdoms, they were attacked the most often. For this kingdom was the one that barely had any who could use the element of wind.
It is said only ones who are the living embodiment of the elements themselves could stop the Heylin Empire for good, but while the few who could control elements, no noble, royal or even commoner in the Vento Kingdom ever turned out to be the element of wind. So many depended on mystic items called "Shen Gong Wu" to help them in battle. The few who could use the elements were sent to Master Monk Guan's temple for more training, but after they proved they couldn't be the element of wind or even improve their skills, they would just become part of the army when they returned. Leaving its villages even more vulnerable than they already were.
Which is where we come to a little boy who lived on the outskirts of the smallest village in this kingdom.
Raimundo Pedrosa didn't live the charmed life. Son of a performer and distant relative of the royal family. He had many older siblings and rarely had any time to himself. He never had any friends, not that he'd be able to see them since he was constantly stuck at home with his only younger sibling while his older ones and parents went to work.
Hardworking, kind and very cute, even at the age of 4, many boys and girls, even adults adored him, but refused to go near him. His life would not have been an awful one, if he didn't have to hide a secret he had been keeping. He knew those who used the winds were sent away to train and many never returned. So he hid the fact he could control the wind and very well, too.
Only his father knew about it and worried constantly. What worried him the most was Raimundo could start a wind storm when upset, but stop a tornado from touching down without even thinking.
Heylin Empire always tried to plunder the small village. Even though they were strong, the best warriors Vento could provide were not enough to beat the Heylin warriors. Raimundo would watch from a far and send them away with a blast of wind. He was careful not to get caught using his powers when the "Wind Fighters", as he called them, weren't there, but his luck ran out when Wuya, the witch and second in command of the Heylin Empire, saw him and followed him home.
That night Wuya, snuck into the Pedrosa's home and took him away. His family noticed her and tried to fight her off, but she won by sending her rock warriors to capture them and destroy their home. It was then, his parents revealed Raimundo's powers, but down played them to where he had just started showing his power and was going to be brought in once it was proven. The kingdom searched the entire land and informed the other kingdoms to be on the look out and to protect themselves.
Once Wuya had brought the sleeping Raimundo to a hidden and neutral area of the four kingdoms, where the Heylin Empire was slowly building, Wuya told their leader, Chase Young of the boy and his powers. Chase decided to have Raimundo live in Wuya's lair as her servant.
To ensure he wouldn't run away, Wuya hypnotized Raimundo into forgetting his life before and believing she had just found and saved him from death. Wuya already had stolen another kid on a whim and used him as mostly a plaything for the army to mess with, but Raimundo was going to be all Wuya's to play with.
"Are you done yet?" called out from behind the closed door of Wuya's lair.
"Yes, Hannibal Bean. Come in and meet my new slave." Wuya replied, awakening Raimundo from his sleep. Once he had opened his eyes, Raimundo stood up and opened to door.
In jumped a little bean, confusing the young boy.
"Don't let his size fool you, Raimundo. Hannibal Bean here is our best spy. Using a Shen Gong Wu, he can change his size and form." Wuya said, placing a hand on his shoulder.
Raimundo stared in disbelief at the tiny bean bouncing around. Without thinking, he caught it in mid jump by trapped it in a ball of air so he could get a better look.
"I can see this boy will be quite useful." Hannibal Bean said, quietly while rubbing, what would be his hands, together.
Hope it was okay. Tell me what you think.
Hono- Fire in Japanese, Vento- Portuguese for Wind, Tellus- a Latin word for Earth (there were at least 5 so I picked one at random), Shui- Chinese for Water
