Me: Right, I've got one of my characters here now. The wonders of the internet.
Theo: This idiot doesn't own Xiaolin Showdown, so I can now rip him to pieces.
Me: Hah, but I own you and Joe!
Theo: Not my image, just my personality. (smirks)
Me: Oh crap. Enjoy the story. (runs away)
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Omi looked on in horror as the world turned black.
"There's only one way to deal with her," he said. "Xiaolin style! Orb of Tornami, ice!" he yelled. Ice shot from the ball and encased Wuya.
"Eye of Dashi, Thunder!" shouted Joe. Lightning shot at Wuya, and wrapped around the ice.
There was a small sliver created in the ice that surrounded Wuya,
only seconds before it shattered, sprinkling sharp little shards onto
the ground. The lightning seemed to burst at that moment, too,
leaving an unscathed witch cackling in the Dragons' midst.
"Fools! Do any of you really believe you have the strength to defeat
me?" A twisted grin fell onto her lips as she raised her hand, an
unearthly green fire appearing. "There is no one in the world strong
enough!"
Raimundo grinned from his position by the witch, and waved the golden tiger claws. "That all you got, losers?"
The fire grew, and was shot towards the Xiaolin Dragons in a powerful
blast. Joe leapt into the air, Omi rolled to the left, Kimiko jumped right and Clay ducked.
"She's right!" said Joe to the others. "Dojo?"
"Let's go!" said Dojo as he grew. The four Dragons jumped on his back and they flew into the sky.
"She's not done yet," said Joe quietly. "I can feel it..."
"Yes Joe," said Omi solomly. "We must not number our pigs before they emerge from their shells!"
"That wasn't even close!" muttered Kimiko to Joe and Clay.
Jack, still sleuthing around Wuya's lair, hid behind a stone column.
"If they can't defeat her, then why am I still here?" Hoping he
wouldn't be found the evil boy genius tried to find the exit.
"Heh, we'll meet up with them again, soon..." Wuya lowered her hand,
watching the Xiaolin warriors retreat with utter glee. She had every
right be; it wasn't every day one gained back their physical form
after so many centuries.
Wuya glanced over at Raimundo. "You chose the correct side, Raimundo.
You'll learn much more than you ever could have as a Xiaolin Dragon."
Suddenly, that same green glow formed around the witch's hand, and
from out of the ground rose several gigantic stone golems. "Go guard
the perimeter," she snapped, "If you find anyone, or if they return,
bring them to me."
Raimundo watched the guards, with an odd feeling curling in his stomach. He didn't have fame, glory, or his own soccer team. Was Wuya betraying him?
With a sigh, he turned and headed into the depths of the stone fortress, feeling lost.
"Meep!" Jack muttered under his breath hearing the heavy footsteps of
the stone beasts in the castle; he look over his shoulder. Jack
returned his glance ahead of him and saw, standing before him, a pair
a giant steel doors. "Sanctuary!" Jack yelled with glee running
toward them hastily.
"So, how do we beat a super powerful Heylin witch!" cried Kimiko.
"INCOMING!" yelled Clay. The golems were throwing rocks. They smashed Dojo into the ground, and more golems closed around the group.
"This is not good," said Omi.
The stone golems, having been ordered to capture but not kill,
advanced on the Xiaolin warriors. A few lifted more rocks from the
ground with the intention of knocking the humans unconscious before
taking them back to Wuya.
Speaking of Wuya, the Heylin witch had noticed after a few minutes
that Raimundo had disappeared. She raised a brow and headed further
into her fortress, speaking as soon as he was visible. "You don't
want to watch the failure you--so wisely--decided to avoid?"
Raimundo nodded as Wuya approached him. "I can't watch them get hurt, they're still my friends. Even if they did boot me out of the temple." he muttered bitterly turning away from the witch. "Even Jack would be better company than this."
Meanwhile, more rock golems were headed towards a certain Evil Boy
Genius' location, and--unfortunately for Jack--quickened their pace
upon hearing the joyful yell. All the while a rather indistinct
looking crow sat confusedly on a small rocky ledge near the door,
having been attracted to the sudden surge of evil energy that
seemingly came out of nowhere.
"Xiaolin Warriors," said Omi to the other three. "Prepare for battle! Orb of Tornami, Ice!"
"Star Hanabi, Fire!"
"Third Arm Sash, Earth!"
"Eye of Dashi, Thunder!" The Dargons battled fiecely, but the golems kept coming.
"We can't beat them!" cried Kimiko.
"Don't count on it!" came a voice from no-where. Shadows seeped onto the golems, and they crumbled. Then the Dragons and Dojo were engulfed by shadow. 20 minutes later, they fell to the floor.
"Where are we?" asked Dojo.
"Safe at least. But not for long." Joe looked up and saw his brother, Theo, standing there.
"Theo. And you saved me, why?"
"Wuya rules the world. Sure, I don't, but I don't want her to."
"You do know that makes no sense at all," said Omi. Theo sighed.
"Look," he said, and pulled a sheet off a large object. It was circular, with a giant hole in the middle, and ancient runes around the edge. "It stole this from a scientist. Using these runes, it can be used as a time machine."
"Icha, hartef, klax, igoth... wow..." muttered Joe.
"We can really use this to travel back in time?" said Omi excitedly.
"Yeah," said Theo. "But I need the Eye of Dashi."
"Why's that?" asked Clay.
"To get it started."
"Fine, but get it back for me. I'm going."
"Why Joe?"
"You guys became Xiaolin Apprentices before me. You'll do better if the golems come."
"Okay then," said Theo. "Read the runes, then say where you want to go and how far back. On my signal... Eye of Dashi! Now!" Joe quickely read the runes, said "Xiaolin Temple, 1500 years." Then he stepped through and disappeared.
"Er, Theo?" asked Clay carefully. "How does he get back?"
"Oh."
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R&R please.
