1500 years in the future

Omi finds the Xiaolin Temple occupied by Wuya, Hannibal and - gasp - an evil Master Monk Guan. He and Dojo are just about to be wiped out of existance by the trio when Chase Young, good Chase Young comes out of nowhere and rescues them both. They escape on the Crouching Cougar, but the Sands of Time has been destroyed.

"What is going on here?" Omi demanded.

Chase looked at him, concerned. "You must have had a hard knock on the head, my friend. Don't you remember?"

"Could you please refresh my memory please?" Omi asked brightly.

Chase frowned. It wasn't exactly an easy topic for him.

"1500 years ago, Hannibal tempted Guan to the Heylin. The Xiaolin temple was taken long ago, and Wuya was resurrected recently to join them."

"What about Master Fung?" Omi cried. " He would have done something!"

"He died defending the temple. He was killed by Guan."

"No - " The protest died in Omi's throat. Not Guan , the person he had always admired, who had been a shining hero to him who -

This was all his fault, he knew. If only he had not messed with time... It was a horrible nightmare. And it was only just beganning.

"And Eva?" Omi whispered. If he could have just saved one life...

"She - " Chase's voice shook, and Omi was suddenly all too aware of the unshed tears in Chase's too-bright eyes. What had happened?

"Please. Take me to my fellow monks," Omi whispered.

Chase nodded, and the Crouching Couger moved on.

"Omi! Where have you been?" Kimiko exclaimed, relieved.

Yes, it was a nightmare. The Xiaolin monks were supposed to be living in the magnificent temple. Instead, the Heylin had taken over his only home, and the Xiaolin hearquarters was a.. a..

Pigsty .

Technically, it was a farm but...

Raimudo looked disgusted as the pigs pushed him into the mud, snorting and grunting as they climbed over him. Kimiko was smiling birghtly, but you could tell she hated the patchy, thread-bare dress she was wearing. Jack Spicer (who for some reason was there) didn't look too pleased about the lack of electricity too. Clay was probably the only one who felt at home on the farm. He certainly looked happy enough.

"Hey there, little guy," he drawled in that familiar slow, easy-going accent. Then to Chase "Where did 'cha find him?"

"The temple," replied Chase grimly.

"What? " Jack, Kimiko and Raimudo all yelped at once.

"Are you sudical or something?" Jack screeched.

"Are you?" Omi shot back. "What do you think you are doing on Xiaolin territory?"

"What do you mean?" Kimiko asked puzzled. "Jack's not evil."

"He claimed to be, but all he ever was was a whiny sissy boy,"Omi muttered.

Jack punched him on the head. Hard. It was pretty obvious the sissy boy was no more. The albino had definitely gained some muscle.

"I think Omi took a pretty hard knock on the head," Chase said.

"I did not!" Omi burst out. "This wasn't supposed to happen! This timeline, you people, you shouldn't exist!"

"What are you talking about?" asked Clay.

"Yeah. Amnesia's the oldest card in the book," said Jack, still offended about the sissy boy comment. Kimiko squeezed his hand and he i almost /i smiled.

"Chase Young," Omi pleaded. "Remember what I told you 1500 years ago? The future I came from?"

"You're that Omi?" The small boy nodded.

"Someone. Explain," Raimudo called from the muddy ground.

Omi sighed and began to do so.

"So let me get this striaght," said Jack. "Cheeseball here is from some alternate reality in which Chase Young i had /i accepted the Lao Mang Lon soup, the Heylin are unexplainably always being by the Xiaolin, Guan is good, and I'm this weirdo who calls myself an evil Emperor of Darkness always humming my own theme song?" It was clear which fact disturbed him most.

"Yep," agreed Dojo. "Hey... What do you mean about the Heylin always losing to the Xiaolin part?"

Jack rolled his red eyes. "First let me ask you. How does a group of Dragon Apprentices defeat the Greatest Warrior of all time?" He gestured a pale hand at Chase. "None of us, or al of us combined, can defeat Wuya, Guan or Hannibal alone."

"Good point," Raimudo agreed. "But that's not important. Good should always beat evil, period. What we need to do is fix the mess." He glared at Omi.

The boy bowed his head. "Hannibal has destroyed the Sands of Time. I cannot go back and change the past."

"But that doesn't mean we can't give up," the Dragon of Wind said fiercely. "Think. If you're an Omi from another universe, where's our Omi?"

"Hey, what about me?" Dojo cut in. They ignored him.

"He froze himself! Of course!" shouted Jack.

"But where?" Kimiko frowned.

"I'm betting on the temple." Rai glanced at Omi.

"The Meditation Chamber," said Omi. "That's where I froze myself."

"So we break into the temple?" Clay was doubtful. "How?"

"We pray. And a lot of luck would come in handy," said Jack.

Author's comment: God, what kind of sick alternate reality is this? Jack Spicer is actually i cool? Omi's not getting his words wrong?? Actually, there's a very simple explanation for this. I've been reading other fanfics, and a cool Spicer is actually a pretty realistic idea. (Until you watch Xiaolin Showdown) And Omi? I just can't think of a way to mess up his words.

Anyone wondering what happnened to Eva?