Change of Heart
Author's Note: I do not own Wizards of Waverly Place or Xiaolin Showdown in any way, shape or form.
Two years later found Raimundo Pedrosa previously Alex Russo at a secluded Xiaolin temple. The temple had been founded by Grand Master Dashi, a power magic user. He created magical items called Shen Gong Wu. Raimundo had been chosen as the Dragon of the Wind. Raimundo and the other three elemental dragons collected the Shen Gong Wu to protect them from evil like the spirit of a Haylin witch called Wuya. The years had changed him. He worked harder and his pranks were fewer. They lessened even more when he realized his fellow dragons didn't appreciate them. They weren't getting along well. The youngest monk, Omi, the Dragon of Water, was arrogant and condescending. Kimiko, the Dragon of Fire, had a volatile temper, and Clay, the Dragon of Earth, wouldn't stop trying to mediate. The last one wasn't so bad. He became frustrated which had caused them problems six months ago when Raimundo made a very dangerous mistake. Master Fung, their monk teacher, passed every elemental up to the level of Xiaolin dragon except Raimundo who had acted rashly on a mission the week before. The chosen of the wind became angry and returned to his hometown where Wuya found him. He had intended to talk to his parents but Wuya offered a tempting deal. Raimundo had few friends in Rio and none at the temple. Wuya offered them to him and Raimundo agreed to help her. When it came time to fulfill his request she gave him mindless golems. In the end, Raimundo saved the dragons and betrayed Wuya.
Unfortunately, they didn't trust him now. Things didn't improve during the next year. Raimundo had tried apologizing and showing them he regretted what he had done but he remained hated and they did not trust him. Kimiko had hurt him with a snide comment about what he'd done. Thankfully, he was saved responding by a long green serpent dragon called Dojo. The poor dragon was scratching the little red bumps along his body which appeared when a Shen Gong Wu was activated.
"A Shen Gong Wu activated." the dragon confirmed.
"The Floating Flower can levitate the user 10 feet off the ground." Master Fung was a bald monk with a black mustache who wore black pants, a white shirt, and a blue vest. He stood behind Dojo. Raimundo lost most of his respect for the monk after seeing how much Master Fung favored Omi. Omi was bald and short. He had been raised at the temple and had distinctive orange thimble sized spots on his forehead. He wore black pants and a red shirt with a black sash. All of the dragons wore the same during training and on some missions.
Dojo grew almost 10 times his original 10 foot form after a quick demonstration on the Shen Gong Wu scroll. It was a scroll with a small box showing the activated Shen Gong Wu's ability through shadows on a purple backdrop.
Kimiko, a black haired girl with her hair up in pigtails wearing a red skirt and Clay, a blond haired Texas cowboy wearing blue jeans, a brown vest, a cowboy hat, and a red scarf clambered onto the dragon with Omi and Raimundo.
Raimundo preferred flying to walking. It reminded him of how extraordinarily amazing his life had once been. Raimundo's decision to come to the temple was because it allowed him a chance at something closer to magic than he had since Harper took his powers. Magic was all he truly missed of his old life now.
Dojo landed in a tall leafy forest to everyone's dismay. They separated to look for the Shen Gong Wu. Ten minutes later, Clay called out. Clay was pushing through the underbrush toward a bright green leaf stalk. It was paler than the leaves behind it and floated two feet off the ground. Clay placed his hand on the stalk just as another pale hand did the same.
"Jack Spicer." Kimiko growled following the hand with narrowed eyes.
The pale red-haired mechanical genius smirked. His long black coat fluttered in the slight wind. His giant goggles covered his face which had long black strips painted on it. There was a metal jet pack on his back and thick globs of mascara around his eyes. Clay called a Xiaolin Showdown, the formal way of handling a dispute between Xiaolin followers and their enemies when Shen Gong Wu were involved. The terms were simple. The victor was granted the Floating Flower, the Eye of Diashi, a Shen Gong Wu Kimiko possessed, and the Third Arm Sash which Jack held. The showdown started changing the trees to taller and leafier trees which carried the combatants higher up the now enclosed clearing. At the same time, Raimundo disappeared with a small pop. Kimiko's temper flared.
"What did you do with Raimundo?" she demanded of the villain.
"Yes, Spicer, return our friend." Omi insisted.
"I didn't do that. If I could I would have taken this oaf so I could win the showdown without having to move." Jack argued gesturing at Clay.
"He's right. I'm the better choice. Either someone took him or Raimundo set it up." Clay agreed.
"Raimundo wouldn't – " Omi started to argue.
"He might. Remember Wuya?" Kimiko asked.
There was silence until Jack grew impatient and headed toward the center of the clearing to win the showdown. Clay managed to win by lassoing the stalk floating above. Raimundo was still missing so the dragons stayed for four hours searching for him. There was no trace which didn't help Kimiko's temper.
"If he betrayed us again – " Kimiko said angrily.
"I doubt he did. Let's see if he returned to the temple." Dojo suggested cutting Kimiko off.
Kimiko agreed half-heartedly and they returned to the Xiaolin temple.