Muhahahaha! I feel evil...but I have decided to be nice and post earlier than I was going to...and for those of you who are wondering when the actual Jack Bashing starts, it will soon...I had to get this out of the way first.
CHAPTER 3: THREE DOWN, ONE TO GO
Raimundo was the first person awake in the morning. Wanting to play a trick on Omi, he went to get Clay in on it with him. He pushed aside the curtain to an empty room. "Clay? Oh well, he probably's in the kitchen pigging out."
But when Raimundo got to the kitchen, Clay was nowhere to be found. He went through all the the rooms, arms outstretched and waving around in case Clay had the Shroud of Shadows for some reason. His search turned up nothing. As he stood in the courtyard, he did a 360, looking for any sign that Clay was hiding. "Clay, oh Clay! Dude, this joke's not funny anymore. You can come out now!"
By this time Omi had woken up. "Raimundo, will you please keep your shouting quieter. I am trying to meditate." he said crossly in a Master Fung tone of voice.
"Well, what else do you expect me to do, little dude? Clay's not here." With a sigh, he joined Omi in meditating. The first to go was Master Fung.
"Is there something amusing about the failures of others, young monk? He may come out smarter, if he chooses to learn from his mistakes. Winning is not the best way to gain experience." A glowing blue image of Master Fung entered his thoughts. It was the reprimand he had given Omi after he had returned from wherever he had been, and had learned how to cheat.
"Hmm..." Raimundo thought. A glowing blue image of Kimiko joined that of Master Fung.
"Rai's right. You can't go and ask. You know that Chase will take advantage of it. And without you, we won't be able to find this key thing." she had said the night before she had disappeared.
Clay's glowing blue head popped up too. "Whoa pardners! Win'n back the Prism ain't gonna help us. We still need that Key to set our friends free. If we lose, there's no way we could ever free them."
"Of course!" Raimundo said, smacking himself on the forehead. "We know Chase's got the Pyramid Prism. And he wants Omi. He must want Omi to challenge him and when Omi loses, he'll make him swear loyalty. So, Omi can't go to Chase's lair!"
"I would be most appreciative if you did not talk about me as if I am not here."
"Omi did you understand what I said?"
"Yes, wh-?"
"After this, I will probably disappear. So, give me your word as a Xiaolin monk that you will not try and rescue us from the Pyramid Prism, at least until you find this Crypt Key or whatever it is. Do not sacrifice yourself, got it?"
"Yes, but-"
"No. Just stay here and meditate or somat like that."
The rest of the day passed uneventfully, eight attacks by Jack, the tornado, the squirrel attack, and the "swimming in jelly fish infested water, after ignoring the obvious sign" incident. On second thought, maybe it was eventful. Oh well.
Ramundo settled into his bed uneasily, determined to face Chase, well, face to face. Sure enough, as soon as Omi was deeply asleep, Chase entered the room. "So, you've figured out my plan. Better for you if you hadn't. However, you did not make Omi swear that he wouldn't take lessons. So this is still salvageable. Give my regards to your friends." Raimundo stared at the pint of the Pyramid Prism.
THE NEXT MORNING
Omi peeked into Raimundo's room. Just as Raimundo had predicted, he was gone. Omi hunted down Dojo, the only other living thing inside the temple. "Dojo. You must remember where you hid that Key!"
"Calm down Omi. I believe we hid it on the opposite side of the earth. So it'd be somewhere around here in Antarctica." he said, pointing to a map. "And I did some research. It's called the Cryptic Key, not Crypt Key."
"I do not need to fight Jack Spicer over this one when my friends' lives hang in the balance. I need to make use of a telephone. Do you have one?"
"Use Kimiko's. I think it's still in her room."
Omi rummaged through Kimiko's stuff and produced her infamous cellphone. He carefully dialed Jack's number.
Jack was sitting, feet up on his map table, listening to music when his phone rang. He looked at who was calling and wiggled his eyebrows up and down. "Kimiko, baby, what's up?"
"I DO NOT WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU KNEW IT WAS KIMIKO'S NUMBER. I NEED TO ASK FOR YOUR HELP AND COOPERATION."
"Geez. Omi is that you? You don't have to shout into the phone. Whad ya need my help with?"
"I need your help to find a Shen Gong Wu. It is most important. And do not think you can spear me in the stomach. I will watch you most carefully."
"I think you mean "stab you in the back" and "I'm watching you". Anyway, Surely your buddies can help you."
There was silence for a moment. "They are imprisoned in a powerful Shen Gong Wu and this Shen Gong Wu is the only way to get them out. I need you to go with Dojo and retrieve the Cryptic Key, while I keep Chase Young busy. You will then sneak into his lair and free my friends."
"How are you going to make me?"
"What will you do if I tell the world that you are afraid of the dark and getting flushed in a toilet? I wonder what will happen when you try to take over the world?"
"How're you gonna manage that?"
"I am currently sitting in front of Kimiko's computer. Dojo had gotten it all set up for me. All I have to do is press this button and you go all around the world."
It was Jack's turn to be silent. "Fine. You got me. Just, as soon as this is over, we're enemies again, got it?"
"Of course Jack Spicer. Come to the temple. Good-bye." Omi pressed the red button on Kimiko's cell.
"Okay kid, I don't understand you plan. Help me out here." Dojo inquired.
"I will distract Chase by taking lessons from him. You will bring the Cryptic Key to his lair and free Master Fung and my fellow dragons."
"Sure. For some reason, I think this is going to end messily. But, your the monk, not me." Dojo shrugged.
Ten minutes later Jack arrived followed by Wuya. "Why do I have to come Jack? Chase Young is an evil associate of mine."
"Yeah, and he's taking over the world behind your back. I'm pretty sure that wasn't in your agreement." Dojo said.
Wuya was ready to explode. "Fine! I'll help. But don't make this a habit."
"Just get on. I never thought I'd be flying an evil Heylin witch and a sniveling self-proclaimed "evil genius" on my back." Dojo snorted as he grew to his giant size.
As soon as they were out of sight, Omi turned to the direction of Chase's lair. "Chase Young!" he called.
Chase appeared next to him, tiger under his hand. "Ah, Omi. I was hoping you would call. I have decided it's time for you to give me that favor you still owe."
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