Okay so first I want to thank meme12345bunny for the review and second this story will start off slow this chapter will pretty much just be conversations and an incredibly long speech by Rai. But don't worry in a couple of chapter there will be plenty of guns, bullets, blood, mayhem, and death over all yes for those of you who are still wondering this is going to turn into a blood bath. Now I encourage all of you to read this as this will be important later and I don't want reviews asking me to explain just read this and if you have any questions then let me know and I will try and fit the answers into the next chapter which again will mostly be conversations. Oh and I forgot to mention this but there will be some Raikim but mostly it will be RaixOC with that out of the way here's the next chapter.

Chapter One: A new Evil

Raimundo was on top the roof of the meditation hall laying on his back thinking about how some stars were shining brighter than usual and that normally he would think it beautiful but when he stared up at the stars he felt fear. It wasn't his own fear but the fear of the things around him everything seemed to be afraid these days the rabbits, the birds even the bees seemed to be hiding. Won't be long before the end of the world Rai thought again. It seemed that every few months the world was coming to an end all Rai wanted to do was to live a normal life but his life had never been normal so why should he expect it now?

Rai watched as the sky behind him began to brighten slowly. Raimundo began to think about his life in Rio and how much he wanted to return but knew he would be unable to. His past was a secret to the others and not even the seemingly all knowing Master Fung could say he knew all of the skeletons in Rais closet. An image began to form in his mind of Rio in a sea of flames he shook his head to clear it. He heard the sounds of movement in the temple. Raimundo continued to stare up at the sky my days of secrecy are almost up along with my running.

He remained on the roof for several more minutes until he heard Omis voice "has anyone seen Raimundo?"

"I reckon he's still asleep" Clay said "who should wake him up today?"

The answer was almost immediate "I will" Kim said.

Rai remained on his back and called "there's no need" making the others look around.

Omi took a fighting stance and said "I will not be caught off guard by another of your practical jokeries" Omi was referring to a few weeks earlier when Raimundo had tried to use the shroud of shadows to convince Omi the temple was haunted. It would have worked to if not for Kimiko pulling the shroud off.

Rai smiled at the memory then said "first jokeries isn't a real word second just because you can't see me" he jumped off the roof and landed just behind them "doesn't mean I'm invisible."

"What were you doing up there Rai?" Kim asked.

"Thinking" he said.

Kim smiled and said playfully "don't you need a brain for that?"

"I got more brains than you know" Rai said smiling back though it seemed off to Kim. "Come on let's go get breakfast before Dojo eats all the food" Rai said taking off running.

When the monks arrived at the dining hall they were surprised to see that Dojo wasn't there but otherwise it was a normal morning they ate in silence (aside from the sound of Clay eating). When they were done they went headed out to the training field for morning training but met Dojo on the way there.

The green dragon was about a foot long at the moment but could grow to about 40 feet when necessary "hey guys Master Fung wants to see you, he's waiting in the meditation hall."

Rai sighed "let me guess end of the world time?" He asked.

Dojo just shrugged and said "I don't know he just said that he felt an imbalance."

"He sounds like a Jedi" Rai said with his usual 'cant you talk normally?' expression causing Kim to smile. "I bet you five bucks it he's going to tell us the world is going to end" he said looking at the others as they started towards the meditation hall.

The others thought about it and Clay said "I ain't taking that bet partner" Kim nodded in agreement with Clay.

Omi on the other hand just looked confused "why would you want to bet male deer?" He asked.

Rai smacked himself in the face while the others rolled their eyes "it's just an expression Omi."

The group arrived at the meditation hall to see Master Fung sitting in a meditative position on the opposite side of the room he motioned for them to take a seat and once they were seated began speaking. "Young monks for some time now there has been a steadily growing amount of evil in the world this has created an imbalance between good and evil and try as we might we have been so far unable to identify the person or people responsible. Early this morning the decision was reached to send you to investigate."

Rai scratched the back of his head "umm not to poke holes but if you don't know who or where the disturbance in the force is coming from then how can we investigate?" He asked.

Master Fung raised an eye brow at Raimundo and said "we do not know who is causing the imbalance we do however know that the source is Rio de Janeiro."

Rais face paled at the name "that's great isn't it Rai? We can finally see your home town" Kim said.

"Y-yeah" Rai stuttered.

"Something wrong partner?" Clay asked.

"Yeah I just didn't think we would be going to be fighting some potentially great evil in my home town that's all" Rai said trying to cover up his reaction.

"Will we finally get to meet your parents?" Omi asked.

Rai scratched his head "I doubt it, don't forget they run a traveling circus so they could be anywhere." The truth is his family hadn't been back to Rio since the incident several years ago when their house along with a large portion of the city had been set on fire.

Master Fung rose and said "I suggest you prepare immediately you will depart as soon as you have packed."

"How long will we be there Master Fung?" Rai asked.

"Until you find the source of the imbalance" Master Fung answered. Rai nodded and went to his room to pack his stuff when he returned he was wearing his usual green jeans and grayish hoodie carrying his backpack and was moving his arms in a weird way though Kim thought she saw something concealed in his sleeves. Kim was wearing a knee length skirt and a t-shirt he hair was dyed brown and hung loose to the middle of her back. Clay wore his usual cowboy out fit and Omi his traditional xiaolin robes when Rai saw this he pointed at Omi and said.

"If you want to get the job done then we're gonna have to get you some new clothes" Omi looked confused.

"I have always been able to complete the job and I see why my clothes make a difference" Omi said.

Rai sighed "that's because until now all our jobs have been based on fighting in which case your right it doesn't make much of a difference. But this mission is to investigate in other words we have to blend in people wont talk to you if you stand out they" he pointed to Kim and Clay "look like tourists so they'll just blend in but you definitely stand out." Omi grudgingly agreed "also Omi stick with Clay or Kim don't go off on your own because -and this goes for all of you- if you get into a fight with the wrong people we will have zero chance of completing the mission."

"I do not understand Raimundo do you think that highly trained xiaolin warriors such as us could be beaten by mere street fighters?" Omi asked.

"If they are a certain gang then yes. Look I'll explain on the way so you guys just jump on" Rai said motioning to where Dojo was in his large form tapping his claws looking rather bored. The monks hopped on and Dojo took off to Rio as Rai began to speak again. "All right I'm only going to say this once so listen up take everything you think you know about Rio and Brazil in general and forget it. Rio was built by I guess you could call it a secret society who still control it to this day and they have begun to spread their influence to most of Brazil. Before I joined the temple I knew for a fact that at least have the people with any political or military power are either members of, being bribed by, or being black mailed by this secret society. In order to exercise control over the countries criminal population they formed a gang in Rio made up of kids who were taken in at an early age and trained to fight for the society."

"Umm Rai are you a conspiracy nut?" Kim asked jokingly.

"I can't believe I'm the one saying this but get serious Kim" Rai said. "You should be well aware of the gangs existence after what happened eight years ago. The gang calls themselves The Black Beasts and was divided into five sections each one controlled by a beast. This was until several years ago when one of the five led a coup against the others the entire city became a battle field and burned as a result."

"Hold on are you talking about the fire that damaged half the cities residential areas?" Kim asked and Rai nodded. "I thought that was an accident."

"In a way it was" Rai said "you see the Panther led a large force including the Eagle against the other four the fire was supposed to be a diversion but got out of hand when the control team was killed off by Wolf. It was a miscalculation on his part and it cost the lives of his friends the battle ended in defeat for the panther and he hasn't been seen since. However from the ashes rose a new more powerful gang."

Clay interrupted Rai "I thought you said there were five leaders?"

"I said there were five divisions" Rai said "each one led by a Black Beast they were Black Panther, Black Eagle, Black Shark, Black Bear, and Black Wolf each one with a unique martial art and weapon. These five tend to argue amongst themselves to the point where they get into fist fights over small matters. However their is a sixth who controls all the Black Beasts called the Black Dragon" Rai paused "from what I know this person could go toe-to-toe with and probably win against Chase Young in a one on one fight as long as it is only martial arts. Each of the Black Beasts that govern a territory has skills to match the average full fledged xiaolin dragon so they wont go down easy. If you start a fight with any member of the gang take the beating and walk away otherwise the remaining Beasts will come to fight you."

"What do you mean by remaining Beasts?" Kim asked.

Rai sighed "of the original six who were around during Panthers rebellion Panther disappeared Shark was killed by one of Panthers best friends. Wolf was killed in the fire but his sister took his spot and Eagle was killed her weapon reclaimed and probably given to a successor. Bear I don't know right now I'd say there is a 50/50 chance that he is also dead so there are only at most four who still remain with the gang."

"How do you know all this?" Kim asked.

"I was personally acquainted with Eagle until the rebellion" Rai said.

"What about Panther did you know him to?" Clay asked.

Rai looked away from them for a second then turned back and said "better than anyone because truth be told we were all around the same age. Right now the oldest of the Black Beasts is Dragon he is almost 60 years old because he hasn't yet trained a successor but the rest of them were all trained by the previous generation and took the position at the age of ten if not nine and are currently only around 18 Bear was the oldest and he would be 20."

"Umm Rai just what did you mean when you said I should know the gang?" Kim asked.

"The Black Panther or as he is called in Portuguese Preto Pantera prevented Tohomiko Industries from putting up a building in Rio because the society wanted to minimize potential outside influences not under their control." Kim remembered the name alright in fact her best friend Keiko's dad was one of the designers working on the building all the workers were put in the hospital after her papa refused to leave Rio. Kim personally couldn't forgive the Panther after what he did because Keiko's dad had lost the ability to use his left leg and his right had to be amputated because of an infection. In other words he couldn't walk anymore and it was the Panthers fault. "I know what you're thinking Kim" Rai said "but the truth is that the Panther went against orders when he did that."

"That's supposed to make me feel better?" She asked.

"It is when his orders were to kill all the workers" Rai said "that was the event that made him begin planning his rebellion. You see the Black Beasts use a kind of brain washing which varies from person to person when they find people with a lot of potential. Some people they basically break down until there is nothing left and then they build them back up making them stronger than before. This makes the person feel indebted to them others come from families where they felt they weren't loved or didn't fit in and then they get taken in and after a few months a person can loose a large amount of their own will power."

Clay looked at Rai "sounds kind like science fiction there Rai."

Rai smiled a bit "there is no high tech equipment it is just simple psychology when you give someone who has nothing everything they will in turn feel the need to repay you. The Black Beasts can do whatever they want because of the support they get from the government and have many highly skilled psychologists who analyze a persons behavior to find what method is best for that specific person. Just think of them as a politically motivated cult who acts as the governments unofficial private army. If you start a fight with them it would be the same as declaring war and if it's at all possible I would like to avoid that scenario."

"If what you're saying is true then I reckon this is the biggest cover up of all time" Clay said after a moment.

"It looks beautiful doesn't it?" Rai asked the others looked where he was looking and saw a beautiful city by the ocean they had taken so long that the sun was rising over the buildings casting a magnificent crimson red light against the back. The beaches were covered with a beautiful white sand tainted to a red by the sun and even the ocean was a deep red like molten lava just like the fire years ago.

"I can see why you like it so much" Kim said.

Rai didn't respond for a moment he just took in a deep breath and exhaled then slowly said "yeah Rio de Janeiro I'm home" though Kim picked up a lot of regret in his voice she didn't bother to ask what was wrong. She would soon find just how much of a mistake that was.

So how was it? And yes I know your all thinking WTF? What does a gang and a secret society have to do with Rai and what do they have to do with anything but that will be explained in the coming chapters. So read and review so that I can get some feed back and remember to be critical but also constructive if that makes any sense well I'm starting to ramble an have things to do so like I said read and review.