For the rest of the day, Omi trained, but his uneasiness didn't help him focus. What did Chase Young, Prince of Darkness, want to say to him? Other than 'join me on the dark side', Omi couldn't think what. But at least Dojo would be with him, however, to be honest, with Dojo's fire power, the young monk was even more terrified. After everyone went to bed, Omi woke Dojo and they retrieve the Golden Tiger Claws,
"You sure about this, Omi?" asked Dojo, but Omi just stared at the Golden Tiger Claws, thinking this over one last time.
"No, but when Chase asked me to meet him, didn't you notice he froze before he suddenly asked for me?" Dojo thought it over,
"I guess you're right, but if anything bad happens, then I'm telling Master Fung" Omi nodded,
"I understand, and I couldn't agree more. Golden Tiger Claws!" Omi called out before slicing the claws in the sky, creating a worm hole, and going through it. Omi made sure they were located to the place Chase said, the field where he taught him 'Repulse the Monkey'. Chase always said that even if they were on opposite sides, Chase still wanted to teach Omi new moves, saying that he would never give up trying to turn Omi dark. The thought made Omi shiver, but he knew Chase's motive was neither good or bad.
They made it to the field and saw no sign of Chase, the grass was longer and looked like it hadn't been touched in years,
"I've got a bad feeling about the Omi, let's leave" Dojo shivered, but Omi just petted him head,
"Dojo, for a dragon who's more than 1500 years old, you're a wimp. Let's wait a little longer, Chase has a habit of showing up when we're not looking" said the young monk.
"And you're absolutely right, Omi" said a voice behind them, they both jumped before turning round to find Chase Young, alone.
"What is it you wish to tell me?" asked Omi, Chase smiled,
"you've always been the type of person who wants to get to the point quickly, very well, I will tell you" Omi and Dojo listen carefully. "The next Shen Gong Wu will reveal itself soon, and I know Dojo has sensed that too. However, if must warn you Omi, this Shen Gong Wu isn't the type a person like you wishes to find. It has a dark truth behind it that will scar you forever" Omi glared at the immortal man.
"Don't you want me to be scarred, why should I listen to you? What is so special about this Shen Gong Wu anyway?" Omi asked, Chase frowned,
"so even Master Monk Guan, let alone Master Fung, didn't tell you. Dojo?" Chase turned to the trebling dragon on Omi's shoulder.
"Hey don't look at me" he said, defending himself, but Omi wanted answers,
"tell me what? What have they been hiding from me?" Chase sighed,
"sadly little one, it is not my place to tell you that truth, but you're bound to find out soon. Just know that people have been hiding this truth from you, to protect you" Omi glared,
"and what about you? You're hiding the truth from me, are you trying to protect me?" he asked suspiciously, Chase smirked.
"In a way, yes! But it is for my own reason, I don't want my apprentice breaking by what I tell him, do I?" Omi hissed.
"For the last time, I'm not your apprentice, and I'm sure the truth can't be that bad to break me", Chase sighed,
"I guess we will find out soon young one, but for now, it's farewell" and with that said, Chase Young was gone.
Omi turned to Dojo, "What have you been hiding from me Dojo?" he asked the small dragon, but Dojo turned away,
"it's not my place to say either, Omi. You must wait until the time is right to ask", Omi looked down,
"please Dojo, I am most confused and I feel like my head is down side up" he said, Dojo sighed,
"I understand Omi, but I mean it when I say that it is not my place to tell, as much as I wish it was. I want you to know the truth, but the truth will hurt more than you think" said the green dragon, "now let's go home, I'm tired, good thing you brought the golden Tigerclaws." Omi stood silent for a while, all kinds of thoughts going through his head, it hurt and was frustrating.
"Very well" he finally said, "Golden Tiger Claws!" he called before ripping the sky and jumping into the portal, not knowing that Chase Young was still there, with Wuya next to him.
"You're going after him again, aren't you?" she said, Chase smirked,
"I'm always after him, I believe he belongs on the dark side, him powers are far greater" Wuya sighed,
"why Chase, he's an annoying round headed kid?", Chase hissed and turned to Wuya, gripping her neck.
"I see you still don't understand, that monk is no child anymore. He has a hidden power inside of him that he can't see, it's been there since his beginning. An annoying witch like you will never understand, but this time, I mean to help Omi. Once he finds out the truth, he will go on a rampage, and I will be there to stop him" he said, letting go of Wuya, who dropped to the floor holding her neck.
"Well go on then, what is so special about him? What is the truth?" she asked, Chase smirked,
"all in good time" was all he said before disappearing into the night.
By the time morning came, Omi still hadn't gotten any sleep. His mind always wondered to what Chase had said to him, "this Shen Gong Wu isn't the type a person like you wishes to find. It has a dark truth behind it that will scar you forever". Omi clenched his teeth and shoved his pillow in his face,
"damn it" he whispered to himself. After a while Raimundo, Clay and Kimiko all poked their heads into Omi's sleeping quarters,
"you ok Omi? Usually you're the first up" said Kimiko, Omi threw his pillow at his comrades. They all stared shocked,
"wow, Omi, what's got you so beat?" asked Raimundo, Omi stood up, almost eye to eye with the Brazilian,
"nothing" was all he said before he pushed past them and began his day. The wind, fire and earth dragons all stared at each other,
"what do you think got the critter all tied up in a strop?" asked Clay, Rai sighs and rubs his head,
"man, I don't know, I've never seen him live this, at first I thought it was because he lost against Chase Young yesterday, but then against, he has never been like this the other times, what makes this one so special"
"we could go ask Master Fung, he may know something" Kimiko suggested, they all nod and head to the elder monk, who happened to be watching Omi train from afar.
"Master Fung!" Clay called, the monk turned,
"ah, Raimundo, Kimiko, Clay, how are you this fine morning?" he asked,
"are morning is great, but I don't think I can say the same for Omi" Rai said. Master Fung turned into the direction of Omi again, who seemed to have not noticed he was being watched,
"yes, I have noticed something off with the young monk, I have never seen him like this before. It seems to me that he isn't angry, but confused" said the monk, Kimiko frowned,
"how can you tell? And confused about what?" asked the Japanese girl.
"One can always tell the emotion of another by their body language or aura, but about what? I do not know" he explained. Dojo slithered by,
"hey guys, how are you" he asked joyfully, the element dragons sighed, and pointed to the water dragon, Dojo followed their line of sight. Although he wasn't as surprised as the others, he moved over to Master Fung, "Master Fung, are we still up for that game later?" asked the dragon, the elder monk nodded with a confident smirk,
"of course Dojo" and they moved inside.
"What do you think is up with Omi?" asked Rai, Kimiko sighed,
"here's an idea, instead of wondering in confusion, let's just ask him. He's not an enemy who won't tell us his evil plans, right?" she said, the boys nodded, and they walked over to the yellow headed monk.
"Yo, Omi" Rai greeted, but Omi ignored them and continued training,
"please Omi, talk to us, we don't know what we have done wrong" exclaimed Kimiko. Omi stopped and looked at his friends,
"I am sorry my friends, I have just confused about so much. I don't know what to do anymore" he said, looking down. Kimiko smiled and hugged the taller boy,
"things can always get confusing Omi, but you need to understand that you have friends that will always help you. No matter what." she consoled him. The monk just nodded, "now let's forget about all of your worried, ok" he nodded again. If only they knew.
Half an hour later, Dojo finally obtained the grip to talk about their meeting with Chase Young, Dojo found the elder monk in his room, meditating, with his eyes closed. Dojo's mind was unsettling, so he want to start things off slow by making master Fung think that someone else was entering the room, by smacking the ground like footsteps. Then immediately Master Fung spoke without taking a breath "if you lose our next game then you have to stop wagering before you give me your soul" Dojo shook and turned to his master, to see that he hadn't moved.
"About that, actually I have something more important to say" said the dragon. Master Fung opened his eyes and stared at Dojo, rising from his mediating form and walked to him,
"what is it you wish to say?" asked Master Fung, Dojo sighed and took a deep breath,
"last night, me and Omi went to meet Chase Young" the elder monk frowned, "but it's not what you think, he was alone and only wanted to talk, besides I was there" said the dragon. Master Fung nodded,
"proceed" he ordered,
"I understand that a new Shen Gong Wu will reveal itself soon, but it's the one that we have feared the most, and Chase wanted to warn Omi about it" Master Fung gasped,
"what did he say?" he asked, but by the tone of his voice, it sounded more like an order.
"um...well, he said something about the truth will scar him. Though he didn't actual say what it was, he said that it wasn't his place to say. I think he's waiting for you to tell Omi, you or Master Monk Guan" said the dragon. The elder monk sat down again,
"I can't tell Omi, but I do understand that he will find out soon, until that time comes though, don't tell Omi about the activation of this Shen Gong Wu" he ordered, the dragon nodded and left the room, leaving Master Fung to his thoughts.
"Having trouble there, old man?" said a familiar voice, but Master Fung wasn't surprised,
"I knew you were there the whole time Chase Young, now what is it you want?" said the monk. Chase Young came out of his hiding place and sat in front of the elder monk,
"just wanted to come and see my apprentice, he has grown so much in the past few years, and I believe he will grow even stronger after he finds out the truth". Master Fung glared at the immortal man,
"why do want Omi so much? Because of what he is? Or are you just planning to kill him once you obtain him?" he questioned, Chase smirked,
"my idea 'was' to kill him if I didn't obtain him, but now I see that he will have no choice but to join me, but this time, out of his own free will" the monk frowned.
"What do you mean?" he asked, Chase stood up and circled the monk
"once he finds out of his past, he will go on a rampage, he will blame you and Master Monk Guan for never telling him the truth, he will no longer trust you. And when that time comes, I will be there to 'help' him". Master Fung stood up and stood eye to eye with the prince of darkness,
"he may no longer trust me, but what makes you so sure he will fall into your trap" he said, Chase smirked,
"because I have made him my ally; he may not know it, but he already trusts me" he countered.
"You will never take Omi, I won't let you take his dots again" the elder monk said, but Chase shook his head,
"you still don't understand, old man. Omi will come willingly, even if I want to take his dots, he won't let me, because he will have all the free will he has now. He will come after me, not the other way round" Chase concluded, "now, I must go, we never had this conversation, do you understand" Master Fung slowly nodded, clenching his fists, "good" was the last thing he said before he disappeared, leaving a defeated Master Fung.
The rest of the day went quiet, Master Fung didn't speak a word of his and Chase Young's conversation. Omi started cheering up, but everyone could see it was a fake smile. Master Fung snapped out of his state of defeat when he saw Dojo sprinting towards him.
"Master Fung, it's time" he whispered into his master's ear, Master Fung knew exactly what he meant and turned to his students.
"Kimiko, Raimundo, Clay. I would like a word with you three" he said, the three dragons nodded, but Omi frowned,
"why not me?" he questioned, Master Fung needed to come up with a lie, he knew he was never meant to lie, but it was for his own good.
"Because you are in no state to be talked to seriously, young one. Once you snap out of your confusion, then we'll talk" he lied, Omi frowned and glared at his master,
"Lies" was all he said before he ran off. Master Fung sighed before turning to the other three,
"now young dragons, the next Shen Gong Wu has revealed itself" he said, they all frowned,
"but shouldn't Omi be part of this?" questioned Clay, the elder monk sighed,
"sadly, this Shen Gong Wu is not for Omi, you will retrieve it yourselves, but don't let it fall into the wrong hands, including Chase Young" he explained. They all nodded and turned to Dojo, who had the scroll, he opened it:
"The Soul Tea - It is a Shen Gong Wu, that is shaped as a tea pot, that can create life, but only one at a time, meaning if it has already created life and that life is still around, then it can't be used again until that life is dead, or the Shen Gong Wu took it back"
The three dragons turned to their master, frowning,
"please tell me this has nothing to do with Omi" pleaded Raimundo, Master Fung drooped his head,
"I'm afraid so" he said,
"why? Why hide it from the fella? You're hurting him more, weren't you the one who sent him off on an adventure to find his family?" asked Clay.
"Now is not the time for questions, retrieve the Shen Gong Wu, I will watch Omi" he ordered, the dragons nodded and got aboard Dojo, and flew away. Master Fung was left on his own, he knew Omi hadn't been listening, so he needed to find him. He went to Omi's room and found him mediating, but Omi could sense his presence and opened his eyes,
"lies" he said again, Master Fung frowned,
"your head is not clear young one, until you obtain that-"
"Dojo sensed a Shen Gong Wu, didn't he?" Omi interrupted, "You and Master Monk Guan have been hiding something from me, haven't you?"
Master Fung gasped and stepped back, apparently Dojo forgot to mention that Chase mentioned his and Guan's names.
"Omi, we haven't hidden anything from you, it's all in your head, let it go" he lied, but Omi shook his head,
"I will not let it go, because I know it's true. Dojo told you didn't he: about me meeting with Chase Young. I think I am old enough to fine out the truth, don't you?" Master Fung gulped, "how about you start telling me about this Shen Gong Wu". The elder monk shock his head,
"no!" was all he said before leaving the room.
Greetings, here's the second chapter as I promised, I've had one review so far. Can I get some more please because it helps me continue a story more frequently. Anyway I hope you like this chapter. The rest of the story is much more exciting, trust me.
Well until next time!