Disclaimer: Alright...So. Disclaimer is only going here in Chapter 1. I own nothing except my character, the plot, and anything you don't recognize. Anywho, enjoy!
"Appear not dead, Clay!" Omi cheered his ally on from a large floating rock. Raimundo and Kimiko looked away from the Xiaolin Showdown in front of them to exchange strained glances.
"Omi...It's 'look alive.'" Kimiko politely corrected. Omi looked up at her, a confused expression on his face.
"But, that does not make any sense..." Raimundo opened his mouth to say something, but stopped himself when Clay had won and the world around them melded back to normal. Jack Spicer could be heard not far from the group mumbling to himself. Wuya floated around Jack.
"How could you let him win? Jack Spicer, you insufferable fool!"
"Can it, woman!" Jack screamed back at her. He really hated hearing her voice, especially when she was yelling at him. The pair flew off still arguing with each other. Clay looked down into his large hands and viewed the small golden item.
"The Barrier Bangle is ours, y'all!"
"Try it out, Clay." Raimundo urged the cowboy excitedly. Clay didn't think the bangle would fit his wrist, but was surprised when it adapted to him. He held his arm out in front of him, gesturing for the others to stand back.
"Barrier Bangle!" Instantly, the bangle transformed into a large shield. The others let out sounds of awe, Clay spoke the Shen Gong Wu's name again, and the shield transformed back into the harmless bangle on Clay's wrist.
"I want to try!"
"Rai, ladies first!"
"I do believe it is my round to take the Shen Gong Wu for a turn."
"Omi, partner, I think you mean it's your 'turn' to take it for a 'spin.'" Clay corrected the smaller boy. Again, Omi looked up, confused.
"All this talking of revolving makes my head hurt."
"People, get a move on. Another Shen Gong Wu has revealed itself." Dojo slithered around front of the four teenagers, whilst expanding . Once all the warriors were on Dojo's back, he took off.
"It's called the Pendant of Eternity. If you can get your enemy to wear it, you can incase he or she in a stone tomb for all eternity. Or, until the pendant is removed. If you ask me, that's one hell of a way to spend the weekend." Dojo explained the Shen Gong Wu to his passengers as they watched the animation on the scroll Raimundo held.
"Okay, that's creepy and all, but where is this thing?" Kimiko asked.
"It's...that way!" Dojo suddenly swooped downward, forcing the others to clutch Dojo's scales.
"Oh, I fear breakfast is about to come back to haunt me..." Omi's little voice was lost among the screams of the others as Dojo spiraled down to the ground, seemingly out of control. When he landed smoothly, the warriors glared at the dragon, who laughed.
"Sorry, guys. Sometimes flying gets boring. Well, have fun searching; I'll wait here...The pendant is that way. Quite frankly, the caves where it's hidden give me a bad case of the shakes." Raimundo rolled his eyes at the now small dragon, and started off ahead of his friends.
"Whoa, look at this place..." Kimiko's voice echoed throughout the large cave. The natural crystals in the cavern's walls luminated the tunnel with an unearthly glow. "It's beautiful."
"Hey, guys? I think I found it..." Clay gestured to the middle of the room. There was a stone statue about five feet five inches tall. It was of a woman, seemingly in her late teens. She was holding the Pendant of Eternity in her right hand, the large gem parallel to her head.
The necklace itself was breathtaking. It was a large gem, set in a gold frame with a matching chain. The natural gem was shiny, with swirls of different shades of blues and greens. Omi ran up to the statue, jumping onto the statue's arm to grab the Shen Gong Wu. Just as he had, a half-gloved hand grabbed the other half of the gem. Omi glared at Jack as the goth floated in the air in front of the statue via his heli-pack. The pair lifted the gem out of the statue's hand, Omi hanging off the chain.
"Cue-ball, I challenge you to a Xiao-" Jack never finished his statement. The stone on the statue below the two began to crack and crumble. "What the..." The sounds of the bits of stone breaking echoed in the cavern. Smoke filled the area, and the warriors and goth coughed and sputtered.
"Ty...Typhoon...B-boom!" Raimundo managed. He clapped his hands, clearing the air with a sharp gust of wind. Once the air had been cleared, the statue had been destroyed. On the ground, in place of it, was a slender woman. Her limp body dusty and covered in small bits of stone. Jack screamed, letting go of the pendant and Omi, and zoomed out of the cave. Wuya remained in the cavern for a few more seconds, a look of annoyance on her mask.
"I can't believe him sometimes..." With that, she floated after the goth and out of sight. Omi landed swiftly on the ground, and cautiously looked at the woman on the floor.
"This is...most strange, my friends...It seems she was victim to the Pendant of Enternity's powers..."
"We can see that, Omi..." Kimiko commented. "What do we do...?"
"Master Fung would know what to do. I bet we can get her back to the temple faster than a barefoot jack-rabbit in the middle of August." Clay stepped forward, scooping the small girl into his arms.
"I'm not even going to comment on how much that doesn't make sense..." Raimundo mumbled. The four warriors made their way back to Dojo with both the girl, and the Pendant of Eternity in their possession.
"Who's she?" Dojo asked. He spotted the warriors and then the girl in Clay's arms.
"We don't know...She was trapped in stone..."
"She kind of looks...Nah, it must be the sun. Let's go home, gang!" With that, Dojo flew the warriors off to the temple.
Okay, so I know the first chapter wasn't that great. I was trying to get a lot done. -_- Let me know what you think, alright? And, yes, Clay's saying is from Spongebob...Apparently. My friend gave me it, since I couldn't think of one.
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~Miss Killjoy