Earlier in the week
Running as fast as he can, Jack jumps managing to get one of his hands on the Wu simultaneously as Kimiko grabs it. "I challenge you to a showdown, my monkey staff for, uh... What do you guys have?"
"Um." Turning Kimiko looks to the other monks. "Did you guys bring a Wu? I forgot."
Shaking their head there's a wave of mumbled negatives.
"Seriously, no one?"
Biting his tongue Omi looks thoughtful for a moment before suddenly smiling, pulling out the Reversing Mirror from his robes. "I'd almost forgotten." Throwing it like a frisbee Kimiko easily catches it.
Raising an eyebrow at the mirror Jack sighs. "The Reversing Mirror? Boring."
Smirking Kimiko tugs on the Wu making Jack stagger forward. "Afraid of losing?"
Gritting his teeth Jack narrows his eyes. "In your dreams. First to reach the top of the tree wins the Wu."
"Deal."
"XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN!"
Ground shaking the forest floor drops away in chunks and the three grows several times it's original size.
Activating the Monkey Staff, Jack swiftly swings up the nearest branch, quickly climbing higher.
Having lost her balance as the ground shock, Kimiko fell and is now clinging onto the roots as the others urges her to move fast.
Stopping for a moment to gloat Jack crouches on one of the branches near the treetop, laughing. "How's it going down there, Xiaolin loser?"
Still down at the base of the three Kimiko desperately looks from Jack to her friends yelling at her to do something, anything.
Looking down at the Reversing Mirror she desperately raises it, pointing it at Jack. "Reversing Mirror!"
Still laughing Jack staggers slightly as the effect of the mirror hits him. Shaking his head he briefly looks down, checking himself over. Noticing nothing out of the ordinary Jack grins, sticking his tongue out at stunned looking Kimiko. Easily jumping the last few branches to the top Jack doesn't notice the monks staring at him.
Grabbing the Wu he smirks down at the monks. "I win, losers."
Frowning he finally notices the weird ways monks are staring at him. Feeling uneasy Jack steps back, eyes flickering between the monks. "What?"
Grinning Kimiko holds a hand over her mouth. "Nothing."
Trying not to laugh Raimundo nods. "Right, everything's purr-fect." Bending over he burst out laughing as all of the others also break into laughter.
Confused Jack clings to his Wu. "Huh?"
Smiling Clay tips his hat down hiding under the rim. "You might wanna check yourself, partner."
Not sure what to expect Jack does as he's told. Holding up the mirror he freezes at what he sees.
Snapping out of it he shrikes, dropping the Wu as if it burned him. "What did you do?!" Hands shooting up he tugs at the tiger ears.
Still laughing Raimundo managers to wheeze out, "We didn't do anything."
Letting go of the ears Jack steps forward, hunching down he snarls at the monks showing off sharp fangs. Squeaking the monks flip back onto Dojo. As they take off Kimiko turns calling out, "Nice tail!"
"What?" Spinning around he catches sight of a striped tiger's tail.
Theory: When the Reversing Mirror is used on someone in combination with the monkey staff it semi permanently gives them the traits of that years animal. Or something like that. I was bored.
Side note: I know it isn't the year of the tiger as I'm posting this in 2019. But I didn't want to wait till 2022 or change animal. 'Sides I've already had the draft for this gathering dust for 8 years.
So what do you think?
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Anyone may use the overarching plot/whatever as a prompt for their own thing.
I made this 'cause I like it, therfore I like to see more like it. - logic (?)
