Chapter 2

Location: Cave hidden in the mountains

A crowing noise could be heard from the cave as a bird began to stir. When it finally awoke it began to peck at a small bean.

When the Bean was awoken it sneered evilly, "Looks like someone's been using Shen Gong Wu." it said with an southern accent. The evil Hannibal Roy Bean was now awake. He stretched and looked at his bird, Ying-Ying. "Now y'all be a good bird and go get us what we need. I'll make sure our guest is...comfortable."

Ying-Ying nodded and let out a caw before stretching it's wings and flying from the cave. It's destination locked in it's mind.

"That's a good, Ying-Ying." Hannibal said before making his way to the back of the cave. He stopped at the boot of a body, now 9 years dead. "Don't worry boy, we'll have y'all back in fighting condition in no time." He said and patted the boot before he began to laugh evilly.

Location: Jack's Mansion

Thunder lit the sky and rain began to fall as Jack prepared everything. He had made The Chameleon Bot remain in it's Jack form and attend a formal Party, he also give all of the help the night off. Thankfully they don't sleep in the mansion.

Jack set the Reversing Mirror up on the wall in his study. With all of the decorations, the Mirror fit in perfectly. He grabbed the puzzle cube and ran his fingers along the sides and sighed. He then got to work, turning the cube's sides as fast as he could. It soon began to glow as the top split open.

* Wuya's P.O.V.*

The cool air filled my prison and bathed my mask in it. Who has awoken me now? I looked up and saw a pair of familiar ruby-red eyes looking down at me. The eyes were filled with a mixture of happiness and a distant loneliness. "J-Jack?" I asked as I began to float out of the box, my ghostly body taking form. I looked at the man for a moment, no this could not be my Jack! Jack was a scrawny weakling of a boy, this was a man! There similarities though, he looked as if he was Jack's older brother or something like that.

"Yes, Wuya, it's me." Jack said to me with a smile. "Now look behind you." He told me.

I shrugged and did as he said. I nearly lost myself when I saw The Reversing Mirror. "What? You already have the.." I was interrupted by Jack yelling, "Serpent's Tail! Reversing Mirror!" The next thing I know I feel power surging through me. I'm back in my human form and couldn't;think of what to say so I just smile evilly.

Jack just smiled at me and told me, "It's good to see you again Wuya." I decided to reward the boy with a hug, sure enough he blushed but I was blushing myself as I felt his arms wrap around me. What happened? Jack's arms were now muscular! I took a step back to study him. He was taller, that was expected, but he was taller then me! His hair now to his shoulders and his body now fit and powerful. "Jack, what happened?" I asked.

He smiled, "Watch this and I'll explain everything." He said before pulling out a remote and pressing a button. A flat screen slid down from the ceiling onto the wall and flickered to life. A commercial for a yellow phone flashed on and what looked like my ghost form came flying onto the screen. The only difference was that this ghost was smiling happily and it's voice was softer, like some kind of kid-friendly cartoon abominations. "What is that and what does this have to do with anything?" I asked. Jack looked at me, "Wuya, the Heylin lost the battle." He said to my disappointment, "And afterwards I went to live my life. I took over my father's company and now I own the world's most successful Technology corporation, and i practically rule the world!" He said with a victotius grin but then said sheepishly, "and I...kinda used your ghost form as my company's mascot."

I could feel myself swell with pride and awe, ignoring that last comment, "So, now your rule over all of humanity?" I asked him but frowned when he shook his head. "No, they still have free will, it's just my Company puts out the best tech there is, so the world has grown pretty dependent on me." I smiled, "Well it's a start." I said as circled him, admiring him, "And what happened to you?" I asked

He tried not to blush as he scratched the back of his head, "Well I had a growth spurt and decided to learn kung-fu." He told me. "What style?" I was not surprised when he answered me with "Monkey." "Of course." He scowled at me, "Hey, I managed to beat the que-ball and two of his new students, all by myself!"

I couldn't hide the surprise on my face, "You beat Omi? Impressive, buts what's this about "his" new students?" I asked. Jack shrugged and responded, "Master Fung died in the battle and Omi became the new master of the temple. So far I only know two of the new dragons, wood and metal. Neither of them stood a chance." Jack said with a smile that just made me grin in return. There was my Jack.

Location: Xiaolin Temple

Dojo was waiting for Omi in his giant dragon form, "Come on, we gotta go!" He called. "Keep your pant's off!" Omi called, only to corrected by Allen, "It's keep your shirt on, Master Omi." "That to!"

A pale and fragile looking girl with light blonde hair and odd yellow eyes looked at her master, "Are you going to be all right, Master Omi?" she asked worried, until a larger man with hair a darker shade of blonde and the same color eyes came up from behind her and put a hand on her shoulder gently, "Don't worry sis, I'm sure Master Omi knows what he's doing." He assured her. These two were Alice, the Dragon of lightening and her twin brother, Brandon, the Dragon of thunder. "You do know, right?"

Omi smiled at his students, pleased to know his students worried about him, "I will be fine, my pupils. I am going off to find the other Dragons and reunite them. I have a feeling something most foul is in the works."

"Ten thousand years of darkness bad?" Asked Ainsely, trying not to sound worried.

"I am afraid so. That is why I must leave. But I trust you all to keep busy with your chores and daily training." He said, trying not to smile at the groans. He went to Dojo who asked, "You got all the Wu?" The older Dragons had decided to leave their elemental Wu with Omi in the temple. In fact, their was only one Shen Gong Wu that was owned by one of the Dragons and that was the Star Hanabi, which Clay had decided to keep since it had been in his family for generations.

"I must be off now." Omi said as he hopped on Dojo's back, "Ainsely you are in charge!" He called as Dojo began to fly off. "What?" Allen yelled angrily. "Don't ya start that up!" Ainsely yelled at him before slapping him on the back of the head. This had caused Allen to hit her in the arm which then evolved into an all out brawl with Alice looking on in concern and Brandon laughing.

Not one of them noticed the black and white bird flying in and out of the Wu Vault.

Location: Jack's Mansion

Wuya never ate much, but when she did she liked to spoil herself. And she was doing just that, eating from a tray of expensive treats that didn't Jack to much, while laying on a chair in his study with her legs draped over the arm rest Most of them were covered in chocolate as the witch had found she had a weakness for the sweet treat.

Jack had been sitting at his desk going over design plans and creating new programs. He continually mumbled to himself about how he had told them to fix this or change that. His hands switching from typing on a keyboard to configuring with holograms floating over his desk.

Wuya sat up and nibbled at a chocolate covered strawberry, "Jack, what happened to the Heylin?" She asked him.

Jack looked up at her and fixed his goggle, setting them back on his forehead. "That right, you were imprisoned before everything started going down hill." He said. He typed a few last things on the keyboard and the holograms disappeared. The desk began to transform into a giant control console, with many different switches, buttons and another keyboard. The desk then spun around with Jack still behind it. The wall that once stood behind him began to open, revealing many large screens, each showing different things.

Wuya looked at the screens and began to feel a sense of nostalgia, this reminded her of Jack's computer at his first lair. "What is all this for?" She asked.

Jack didn't look over as he began to open files, all stored with information on the members of the Heylin, "In order to keep my time as a youth when I tried to take over the world a secret, I stored all my files from my old hard drive into a ghost network I created. This is like my own personal version of the internet. No permanent web addresses and no possible way to track anything I do on here." He said proudly. "I decided to show all the remaining members of the Heylin that I am a good sport and deleted all the evidence of any crimes they have committed."

Wuya had only understood half of what he had said, only getting that whatever he did on this computer would forever remain a secret. "So who is left? What happened to everyone?"

Jack sighed and spun around in his chair, "Here, let me tell you the story, starting from right after you were imprisoned."

Location: Bailey Ranch, Texas

Life had changed for the Xiaolin Dragon of Earth, Clay Bailey. He had returned to his Family Ranch and after his father had passed, became the boss. His momma had long since passed on, so now they were together again. That was one of the happy thoughts that Clay like to think of when his mind drifted to his daddy's death. Clay had not changed much in appearance, except his height and facial hair. He still had his freckles but they were hard to spot on his darker skin, tanned from a hard day's work in the blistering Texas sun. His appearance now sported a blonde moustache, similiar to his father's but with a small patch of hair on his chin and the boy had grown to the height of 6 Ft 8, keeping his place as the biggest of the monks. He missed fighting the forces of evil and was slowly growing bored with the cowboy life he had grown to love as a kid. What was the point of getting up in the morning if you couldn't look foreword to smashing a few robots up?

Clay had been out on the porch, chewing his tobacco and watching the night sky, a solem look on his face. "Daddy, Thomas is being mean again!" Clay's little girl, Annabell, came out crying. She was only 6 and a part of Clay's entire world revolved around her. Clay shook his head, putting on a smile and scooped the little girl up in his arms. She was a spitting image of her mother, save for her freckles and blue eyes. She had long brown hair that was usually pulled into a pony tail, but the little girl had been preparing for bed.

"Now come here lil sugar dumplin'" Clay said as he lifted his daughter into his arms and kissed her cheek. "Now, y'all just remember that Thomas is only mean cause he loves you, and besides next time he get on yer nerves just give him a good ol' swat to the arm." He said with a smile. "But for now, y'all best get going to bed, Bessie will wanna see you bright and early!"

"Okay daddy!" She said before wrapping her arms around his neck, hugging him as best as she could. She kissed his cheek and hopped down and headed back inside.

"Ya hurry and I might read y'all a story!" Clay called to her with a smile.

Annabell looked back and smiled, "Will you finish the story about the warriors?" She asked with eyes filled with hope.

Clay gave her a smile an a nodded and chuckled when she squealed and ran as fast as she could. That's what had become of his memories of the old days, nothing but fantasy stories told to a little girl who loved every second of it. He took one last look at the sky before he headed inside, "Thomas, you best be getting ready to turn in! We got alota work to do tamorrow!"


Well there's the new chapter for you guys. Next chapter will have a look on how Raimundo and Kimiko's life's are doing.

Looks like Clay has got a pretty good life so far, but if so, why is he seem so miserable? Find out later!

Oh and because I'm sure someone's going to ask me this sooner or later, here are the ages of everyone

Jack: 25

Omi: 22

Raimundo: 25

Kimiko: 23

Clay: 26

There now that we got that out of the way,

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