Okay, here's info on you.

Name: Raya Young

Age: Same as Kimiko (I have no clue how old she is so go with it)

Hair: Raven black, down to her mid-back, the tips of it died red; usually she keeps it down.

Eyes: Gold

Height: Just shorter than Raimundo

Clothing: (When she's not at the Temple, like when they are getting shen-gong-wu and that stuff) Dark denim jeans; white sneakers; tight, white sleeve-less shirt underneath a red sweatshirt.

Possessions: A clear crystal necklace (more about that later)

Background: Not a lot I can give away right now, but before going to the Temple, she lived alone with her father in the mountains. Her father taught her martial arts and she is very skilled at it.

Personality: A loner and outsider, she doesn't like to do anything in particular, except training and fighting. She will rarely speak to others, she will only speak if she is trash talking someone, voicing that she is annoyed by someone (to their face), and if she has no other choice.

She is the Dragon of Shadow.

Oh, right, I forgot, here you go:

Disclaimer!! I do not own Xiaolin Showdown, only Raya and the plot.

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"Now, I trust you know the plan."

"I do, Father. But I still don't know what you see in that kid."

"You will, eventually."

"Father, I know you'll be watching me, so I'm telling you now, if I ever say anything against you in front of them, know that I will always be loyal to you."

"I know, my daughter. Once you have found anything useful, you know how to contact me."

"I do, Father."

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I stood at the edge of a cliff, a small bag hanging from my shoulder that contained everything I would need while staying at the Xiaolin Temple. I kept searching the skies, every once in a while glancing at my wristwatch.

Finally, I saw a green speck in the sky, steadily getting larger.

"I guess that's my ride," I said to myself.

The green creature landed, four people got off, and the creature shrank from 40 to 4 feet. I took a glance at each of them. Let's see. A dragon, a bald boy, a snotty rich girl, a Brazilian boy, and a cowboy. This should be interesting, I thought. "I understand why the dragon is here, but what about you four? You know, I don't need escorts, I'm fully capable of going to the temple by myself."

"We are not escorts. We are monks from the Xiaolin Temple," the bald one said to me.

"My name's Kimiko," the girl said,

"Name's Raimundo," the Brazilian boy said.

"Howdy partner. The name's Clay," the cowboy said.

"My name is Omi," the bald kid said.

So that's the kid Father was talking about, I thought. "Name's Raya," I sighed dully. "Wow, you guys look like complete idiots."

"We are not idiots," Omi piped up. "We are Xiaolin Dragons-in-training."

"Buzz off, pipsqueak, no one asked you," I spat, glaring at him.

"Hey, only I can make fun of him," Raimundo defended his short friend.

"You have no say in this either. I can't see why you're at the temple. You may be street smart, but if skill were height, you'd be shorter than pipsqueak over here, and that's saying something," I told him, glancing back at Omi.

I think that will help them realize not to mess with me, I thought. "Well, are we going or not?" I asked, jumping on the once again 40-foot dragon.

"And I thought I had an attitude," I heard Kimiko mutter.

"You do," I called to her. I saw steam coming out of her ears as her face turned red. I laughed on the inside, but kept my face stone cold. Okay, first task, gain the trust of the pipsqueak. This should be amusing, I thought to myself.

"Hop on, kids, a shen-gong-wu has activated itself," the dragon told us. The four "monks" climbed on the dragon, and Kimiko pulled a scroll out of her bag.

"Which shen-gong-wu is it, Kimiko?" Raimundo asked her.

"It's the Dove's Branch. It brings out the good in anyone, no matter how evil they are," she summed up.

Didn't Father mention this shen-gong-wu before, I asked myself. I think he did. He also said it had a sister shen-gong-wu...

(F.F. to when they are landing)

"You know, dragon, I never caught your name," I mentioned, not wanting to call him "dragon" all of the time.

"Dojo Kanojo Cho," it said, "but you can just call me Dojo."

"Good to know," I answered emotionlessly.

"Where are we?" I heard Kimiko ask.

No one seemed to know, so I spoke up, "The Browahen Caves."

"How do you know that?" Clay asked.

"I did some hiking in there a couple of years ago," I answered plainly.

We landed and walked inside the caves. Torches lined the walls and lit themselves as we passed each of them. We kept walking down the tunnel until we came to a dead end.

"Great, now what? Wait, you said you had been in these caves before, right Raya?" Raimundo pointed out.

"Gasp! He remembered. Maybe there is hope for you," I answered coldly.

"Well, anyway, do you know how to get out of here?" he asked. I walked forward towards the wall and inspected it closely. I found a small pattern of cracks in the wall that resembled a bird. I put my hand on it and pushed gently. Suddenly, the entire wall was split down the center and opened. I walked through first and saw a large room filled with stalagmites and stalactites. I looked around, starting to look for the shen-gong-wu, and the others followed suit.

Just then, I heard an evil laugh that couldn't be mistaken. Oh great, it's Jack, I thought. He's going to screw everything up. I jumped behind a large stalagmite, and hid.

"Hey Xiaolin losers," he taunted.

"Jack Spicer, prepare for a humiliating defeat," Omi called out.

"In your dreams, baldy. Jack bots, attack!" he shouted. From my hiding place, I could hear the sound out the robots breaking. I leaned against the stalagmite I was hiding behind and looked up. As I was staring up there, my eyes caught sight of something stuck in a stalactite. As I looked closer, I realized it was the Dove's Branch. I got out of my hiding place and started to climb the stalagmite directly below it. I reached the top, and as I placed my hand on the shen-gong-wu, another hand grabbed the other end. I looked up and saw Jack.

"Jack, I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown!" I challenged.

"Raya?! What are you doing here?" he asked, confused.

"You know him, Raya?" Raimundo asked, also puzzled.

"Unfortunately," I growled.

"What are you doing with the Xiaolin losers?" he asked.

Suddenly, an evil sparkle appeared in his eyes. I frowned, "What?"

"Wait until I tell your father that you joined—" I grabbed the scruff of his jacket with my free hand and pulled him close to my face.

"Wait until I tell my father that you're the one who screwed up his plans," I growled in a low enough voice so that only he could hear me. He started to whimper and I let go of him. "Now, back to the showdown."

"Oh, right, uh, I wager my Falcon's Eye against your..." he stopped. I was confused, until I realized I didn't have a shen-gong-wu to wager.

"Kimiko, can I borrow the Shroud of Shadows?" I asked, turning to her.

"Sure," she replied, throwing it over to me.

"Okay, I wager the Falcon's Eye against your Shroud of Shadows," Jack stated.

"The game is a race through the caves. First one to find their way out wins, but there's a twist. If you physically touch any of the stalagmites or stalactites, you're automatically sent back to the beginning," I challenged.

"Alright," he answered.

"Let's go. Xiaolin Showdown!" we shouted in unison.

Jack's P.O.V.

The Dove's Branch glowed, and the cave rearranged itself so it was a maze. After the glowing subsided, the shen-gong-wu floated away into the depths of the cave, and all of the torches went out, leaving the area pitch black.

"Okay, time to cheat," I muttered at I pulled out night vision goggles.

"Gong Yi Tan Pai!" we shouted. I looked over to where I had heard her voice, but no one was there. I looked down, and I saw my shadow. Wait a second, how can I have a shadow? It's completely dark in here, I thought.

I started to fly through the cave, still seeing no sign of Raya. "Falcon's Eye!" I said. I looked through all the rocks ahead, and I say the end of the caves. And still no sign of Raya. "Maybe she gave up," I said aloud.

I traveled through the cave, keeping an eye out Raya. I decided to land, seeing as there was no point in flying. I ran to the end of a tunnel and turned the corner. At the end of the new tunnel, I saw the opening of the cave. I ran as fast as I could to it, and suddenly I tripped and fell down. I looked down to see what had tripped me, it was only a rock. When I looked again, I noticed that my shadow was no longer there. I stood up, and started to run to the opening again, until I saw Raya step through the mouth of the cave, ending the showdown. There was a bright flash, and the cave returned to normal.

"You snooze, you lose, Jack," she sneered at me.

"You better watch yourself, Raya, or I might let a secret slip," I taunted. I saw her wince a bit.

"I don't care, but he'll be watching," she replied. I knew she was worried that I would tell the losers, but I had no intension of doing so, especially with the thought of what he would do if he found out it was me who had wrecked their plan. It still works as a bluff though. I wish I knew their plan. I bet Wuya knows. Why am I always left out of the loop? I whined to myself. I flew off without another word.

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