Chapter 4: Heavy Atmosphere
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Although the new Dragons were incredibly curious as to what the whole ordeal with the Lord of Darkness was back there they patiently waited until Clay could be present before speaking. They all sat outside the hospital room, well everyone except Raimundo. He paced back and forth vigorously thinking about the day's events. He knew he should have expected this. He knew The Ruthless Three had succeeded in their goal and somehow Chase Young would find out. He shouldn't have let himself relax as much as he did. Now Clay was incredibly hurt and their new comrades were in for one hell of a time.
The others were not as anxious as Rai but half of them didn't even know what was going on. Omi looked extremely worried at the door that contained their Texan friend but Kimiko was watching Raimundo. She was worried about Clay but he was a tough guy, he would be alright. The mental toll it was taking on their Shoku Warrior however would be much harder to heal.
Finally she couldn't take it anymore. Standing up so she placed a hand on Rai's shoulder to stop him. He gave her a puzzled look and she just shook her head before wrapping her arms around his neck and placing her head on his chest. He sighed and returned her embrace understanding that pacing around and worrying about things like this was helping no one. Kimiko separated herself from him slightly so she could give him a chaste kiss on the lips. He gave her a wry smile and the two embraced again.
Master Fung exited the medical room and gave them all a nod. They could now see Clay. Upon entering they saw their big Earth Dragon wrapped heavily in bandages with a cast around his left wrist.
"Well howdy partners." Clay said cheerily. The others couldn't help but smile at his attitude.
"Oh Clay my American friend! I am so glad to see that you are alright! Well I suppose you are not alright but you are awake and that is very good!" Omi was bad at always stating the obvious but the little guy always tried did his best to cover it which was all they could ask for.
"You big idiot. You have a broken arm and a big bite mark on your shoulder. Quit being so giddy." Dusk accused but only half heartily. Clay grinned at her.
"So do they know?" Clay addressed Rai this time. He shook his head.
"We were going to wait for you to wake up." He explained and Clay nodded.
"Well let's get it over with then."
At that the four original Dragons began to go into a huge story of their past months before the new arrival of the new monks. Unfortunately they all tried to speak at once and things got confusing.
"Alright this isn't working." He stated. They all stood in silence for a moment while they thought of a way to explain all that had happened. Rai suddenly had an idea.
"First, we are going to start from the very beginning." Rai then began to tell them about the creation of Wong and the Ruthless just like Master Monk Guan had at the beginning of this nightmare. He made sure to point out that Chase had once been on the side of good and told them that was a story for a later time and to just understand that in these memories Chase was a Xiaolin. As he started to retell the memories of Guan Rai could tell that his new teammates didn't fully comprehend the severity of the situation as he and the others did.
"I really don't want to do this to you guys, but I don't think there is any other way to let you know how bad this all really is." He then gave a pointed look at Guan and sighing heavily he nodded.
"I'm going to project memories of that war fifteen hundred years ago into your minds. It will help you better understand. Everyone else, please close your minds." He stated then closed his eyes. The new monks followed suit just like it had been when the originals visually saw the terror of Wong, The Ruthless, and his Undead army.
The faces of the new Dragons were a terrifying sight to behold. They changed drastically to fear and sickness before they all soon collapsed, including Guan. His face was contorted in concentration but the sweat building on his forehead told the others just how difficult this was for him. As soon as it was over the others woke up and Melody and Row were in tears just as Kimiko had been with Jay and Dusk just on the verge. Monk Guan apologized to them again but Rai thanked him for doing it.
"It's going to be a lot easier to tell you what's been happening here for the past months by doing that same thing." The new monks were breathing heavily and they looked at Rai in fear.
"Okay let's see if I can actually do this." He closed his eyes and reluctantly so did the new Dragons. Rai then began to push forward his own memories starting with the attack on Kimiko at the Great Lakes. He skipped over the confessions on the rooftop but it escalated from there. He could feel the shock of sadness when Chase attacked Omi; he could even feel it more as the memories of the attack on the temple came to view. Re-living the knife thrust into Master Fung's side was probably the hardest for Rai, as well as the new monks. Finally after Rai went through the destruction of the Ruthless and the talk between him and Dojo about the spell finishing before they could stop it he stopped.
Rai was not surprised to see that he was on the ground. The others looked at him in worry as well as their new friends. "That's a lot harder than I thought." He stated and looked at Guan. He gave the Wind Dragon a nod in approval though.
"That is not something that someone of your age can easily do Raimundo, well done."
Everyone looked back to the new Dragons who looked back at them unblinkingly.
"What have we just gotten ourselves into?" Melody breathed out.
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Jack stood proudly in his own little corner of Chase's lair. Smiling largely he gave out his best evil laugh.
"It's finished!" he announced loudly. This of course caught the attention of two certain Heylin magic bearers. Striding over to Jack they looked upon the creation with something akin to admiration. Lying before them were pieces of large parts of what looked like armor.
"Well done Spicer." Chase praised and Jack grinned like an idiot. "Now it's time for my own contribution." His yellow eyes leered over to where Hannibal Bean was still trapped within the electric multiplying machine. He whistled to a few of his cat warriors and they growled in response. A few moments later they had given Chase the Wu Jack had stolen Almost 6 months ago.
"The Heart of Jong." He said breathily. Walking towards Jacks giant creation of metal objects he placed the Wu in the middle of the pieces. It began to glow and Chase muttered a few words before green and black magic emitted from himself into the heart. This made it glow brighter and before everything began to move. The pieces picked themselves up and began to connect with green and black flame like magic. The three Heylin watched with evil smiles as the creation resembled a darker, larger and more terrifying looking Mala Mala Jong. It gave out a shuddering roar of new life.
The roar carried over the mountains all the way to the Xiaolin temple where things were still heavy. The two Masters had excused themselves to let the monks discuss everything that had come into light amongst themselves. But suddenly Rai and Dojo jerked their heads to the West. The others gave them quizzical looks.
"You alright partners?" Clay asked from his position on the bed.
"Um…yeah." Rai replied distractedly finally tearing his eyes away from the window. He looked at Dojo who shrugged his shoulders. "There was just this weird feeling coming from that way." He jerked his head to where he had been looking.
"That way is where Chase's lair is at." Omi stated importantly.
"I know and that's what worries me." Rai said standing up and opening the window. The night was warm but a sudden cold wind blew over the Shoku Warrior and his eyes became determined.
"There's something up. I need to go find out what it is." Raimundo decided. "Dojo."
The green Dragon slithered up to Rai's shoulder and gave him a nod.
"Wait a minute mate; you're not going by yourself." Jay put a hand on Rai's shoulder to stop him.
"That's right Rai." Melody put in folding her arms.
"Guys we can't all go. It would be too obvious and easier for Chase to spot us."
"Point taken but I'm still coming." Jay smirked at his new leader. Rai rolled his eyes.
"Fine but only four of us. It's dangerous to even think about going anywhere near Chase so we have to make sure we are not found."
"I claim a spot." Melody announced and Jay smiled at her.
"Oh I must come as well, for I am excellent at stealth." Omi said proudly.
"Alright that's four, let's go." Rai said and made to go out into the grounds again.
"Rai please be careful." Kimiko called to him, a little bummed. She knew she wouldn't change Rai's mind about the number though. He was so stubborn sometimes. Rai walked back to her with a cocky girn.
"What are you talking about, I'm always careful." He pecked her lips before they all exited the temple leaving Clay and the others girls behind.
Dojo enlarged and they climbed aboard before taking off swiftly. The flight was a short one before Chase's mountainous lair came into view. Jay and Melody gasped at the ugly stone face it gave as it was the first time for them to see it. Once the roof was within dropping distance Dojo became small again and the four monks landed as quietly as a cat upon the surface. Creeping their way around to where they could peek into the lair the sight before them made their eyes grow wide.
There standing within the main area of the lair were Chase, Wuya and Jack and before them was a monstrous creature. At first Omi and Rai feared it was Mala Mala Jong but upon further observation they realized it was something much worse. They exchanged a worried glance before listening intently to something Chase was saying.
"Now it is time for the final part of its creation." He said as he walked over to the multiplying machine. It had been modified by Jack to hold something as large as the new demon he had help create. Rai and Omi gave a quick explanation of what it was and what had happened when Hannibal had used it. At least Jay and Melody knew who Hannibal was.
"Come." Chase waved his hand so that the Jong-like monster would follow over to the large machine. Obediently he lay inside it and the glass door closed over him. Melody suddenly smacked Rai on the arm.
"Isn't that Hannibal Bean?" She whispered pointing to a glass casing just opposite of where the monster was put. Rai and Omi were shocked seeing Hannibal in such a state. He wasn't big naturally but he was extremely clever and resourceful. He had been alive longer than Chase and Wuya and here he was trapped within something he had created.
"Time to create my own army!" Chase cried out and he pushed a large red button which could only mean 'start'. There was a piercing scream coming from Hannibal as lightning flew across the entirety of Chase's lair. Jack cowered and threw himself behind a chair to protect himself from the lightning. Wuya grinned evilly and Chase gave out another horrid laugh. (Imagine the laugh at the end of the episode where Omi is good again but turns into a cat.)
The monks watched in fear as one by one another large Jong-like demon was created. It seemed to be going faster and faster until there were far more monsters than they could count. They began to pile onto each other and Wuya had to fly into the air to avoid being crushed. Jack had climbed a pillar in complete fear of the multiplication. Hannibal's screams became louder as more and more monsters were cloned and suddenly there was a bright flash of lightning within the casing and Hannibal gave out his last breath before the machine suddenly stopped. The light was gone and so was Hannibal.
"Looks like this was all Hannibal could handle." Chase gazed upon his multiple creations and smirked. "Which is by far enough."
The room was now piled with creatures of metal proportions and the walls around Chase's lair began to crack. His smile faded and he directed the army to exit his lair into the larger dungeon area. One of the walls however, the one that was connected to where our monks resided cracked further and further and began to crumble. Dojo enlarged and the monks took off away from Chase's lair. The ride back to the temple was silent for a while before Raimundo finally spoke up.
"Chase has killed one of the most fearsome and dangerous Heylin we've known and created an army. And I have a feeling that it's not for himself."
That's right! I have murdered Hannibal Bean! Hannibal was always my most hated villain in the series so I'm kinda okay with it. Sooooo leave me a review! I should get virtual hugs from all of you for getting this next chapter out so quickly! :D
