Chapter 4

"The Wu should be here" questioned Dojo jumping from Raimundo's arm to have a look around the pedestal. The monks followed him and stood by whilst Dojo left to take a closer look at the pedestal, at that instant they heard laughing as all four monks turned around in shock they realized who had took the Wu… Chase.

In Chase's hand he held the Grim Reaper which shone in the light of the cave. He chuckled before exiting throughout one of the many vast hole through the caves. Omi was ready to chase after him but at that moment Raimundo Grabbed his arm and shook his head.

"No point in going after him, if we do we'll just get lost" mentioned Raimundo looking down to Omi as he bowed his head in defeat.

"That is properly that rotten snakes plan" yelled Clay pulling his hat down

"Don't worry, I'll go after him… I have a plan" winked Kimiko as she ran in the direction Chase fled before disappearing into the thick darkness.

"KIMIKO!" called Raimundo trying to locate Kimiko although to his displeasure she was already out of hearing. "We better get outside and wait for her there" to that Clay and Omi nodded in response and the three left the cavern to make there way outside.

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After Kimiko left from the other guys she swiftly pulled the Falcons Eye from her pocket and attached it to her eye allowing her to look through the solid walls of the cave. She continued to run through the quietness of the cave with the only sound being the dripping of water from the stalactites and her foot steps splashing in the shallows of the cave water that echoed throughout the entire cave. As Kimiko kept running throughout the cave she looked around through the walls to try and locate Chase. Fortunately as she came up to the furthest wall she could see Chase, but one thing was strange to her he wasn't moving, not trying to get out of the cave just stood there. She slowed down and kept her distance from the wall just in case he was planning a trap. But to her surprise Chase did nothing he just turned around and smirked, it was like he was provoking her. Kimiko getting annoyed mainly due to that Wu and Chase's, well everything… did the only thing she could.

"Wudai Mars Fire" Screamed Kimiko as a fury of fire ball flew from her hands and blasted into the wall, causing the whole wall to collapse. With that Chase took off once again but this time Kimiko was in close pursuit. Kimiko was gaining closer and closer to the immortal reptile until she was blinded by a light, when her vision started returning to her she realized that she had arrived outside. She realized that she was no longer and the entrance where the four monks had first stepped foot within the tomb. She was somewhere else, this place had no trees where the entrance laid inside the rainforest. She was in a dessert as the heat started to bounce of her shorts she could see a visible bead of sweat dribble its way down her forehead. Kimiko started contemplating whether or not to go back inside the ruins and look for the boys until a shining of something blinded her eyes once again. Shielding her eyes with her hand she looked towards the shining and her mouth hung slightly open and she realized it was Chase standing on a nearby sand dune. His armour was glistening in the sunlight which was bathing him in a healthy glow as Kimiko just stood there awe struck in his shadow. His hair was blowing slightly in the breeze with a single drop of seat dangling from his brow. Kimiko swore she hadn't seen anyone look more spectacular then right now, as she bit her bottom lip and stood her ground once remembering that this was one of her enemies and she should despise him.

Kimiko cleared her throat before speaking in a firm tone "CHASE… WHERE ARE WE?" as soon as Kimiko spoke this sentence she stuck to glaring at Chase. Chase's reaction was just a small smirk at the corner of his lips.

"Shouldn't you know, you were the one to follow me after all" mentioned Chase, still holding the Grim Reaper which was in his possession.

"I was trying to get back what should've been ours" spat Kimiko who was getting mildly frustrated by his Calmness.

"Your name doesn't appear to be on it" responded Chase, who calmly threw the Shen Gong Wu up from his left hand and swiftly with out moving a muscle caught it in his right hand.

"We... erm… we got there first, so it is rightfully is ours" pointed Kimiko whose face was going a unique shade of red from the anger that was surfacing by just being alone with Chase. Not to mention the anger she already had for him due to that nightmare and the trying to turn Omi evil incident.

"If I recall whoever win a Xiaolin Showdown, gets to take it" smugly replied Chase bending over offering Kimiko the Wu. "Care to try"

Kimiko's hand began to reach for the Wu as she thought beating him would really impress the boys and shut Omi up with his sexist comments and show him that girls are just as good as boys if not better. Until her hand froze midair as she contemplated "How do I know that if I lose you won't enslave me and turn me into one of your jungle cats"

Chase just grinned to this and replied "Do you have so little trust in your abilities." Smirked Chase as he bent down a little lower so he was eye level with Kimiko "Besides I think you would look cute as a cat"

Kimiko gasped and turned even redder not by anger but by embarrassment as a bright blush painted her cheeks. 'What the- is he coming on to me. Impossible he is what… 1500 years old and im… way younger, maybe my ears heard wrong. He could of wanted me as a cat for all sorts of reasons… because im a capable fighter, not because I would look cute' was all that was running through her mind and she couldn't focus on Chase at all. Although in front of her Chase was getting slightly annoyed and repeatedly clicked his fingers in front of her face to awaken her from her trance.

"Your wasting time monk" Chase looked down to the Wu then back up towards Kimiko smirking. "Very well if you don't want to I'll take it and leave" Chase turned his back and started to walk off towards the sand dunes. "Besides I doubt a female would be able to beat me" Chase knew her temper would get the better of her as he saw a pattern from keeping a surveillance on the monks at the temple and the one thing he found in common was that she hated the sexist comments Omi occasionally threw at her.

"WUDAI MARS FIRE"

Chase heard the petit girl scream from behind him shortly after hearing that he could sense the scorching heat of a few dozen fire balls heading his way which he dogged at ease and landed swiftly behind her.

"Temper temper" taunted Chase smirking as he lay his hand on Kimiko's shoulder shocking her.

Kimiko shocked suddenly lashed out a side ways kick that was suppose to hit Chase's side, unfortunately Chase caught her foot with his right hand after dispensing the Wu into his left.

"Let go dammit" cursed Kimiko struggling to get free of his grip to no avail, she contemplated whether or not to kick him with her other leg but if he caught that one she would end up flat on her butt. So she dismissed the idea. "Why do you want to fight me anyway? Wasn't Omi the one you were interested in" questioned Kimiko as Chase dropped her leg.

"Yes, at first" He started "But it is always best to know your enemies strengths and weaknesses" smirked Chase looking directly into Kimiko's eyes "Plus I have my eye on a more interesting prey" As he finished this sentence he licked his lips this motion sent a shiver down Kimiko's spine.

Stood astonished by his last few words Kimiko thought 'Hmmm… I should do the showdown, its better then letting him get away for good with the Wu. Plus if I challenge him then I get to pick the showdown. Narrowing her eyes she roughly grabbed the Wu that was in Chase's possession. Although before she was going to challenge him the wind picked up and made the sand under there feet stir so it was uneven, this caused Kimiko to topple on top of Chase. After the wind died down she sat up and brushed the few stray bits of sand of her before realizing were she was. Her sapphire eyes stared into his golden orbs and it was like that until Chase coughed.

"How long do you plan to stay on top of me" grunted Chase who narrowed his eyes upon Kimiko who was trying to hide her blush as is.

"Oh… um… sorry" apologised Kimiko sliding of Chase keeping her eyes to the floor as she was too embarrassed to make eye contact. 'Hey wait, since when do I say sorry to him isn't he on the hay lin side' as soon as these thoughts processed threw her mind and she could see that chase had stood up, she followed then glared at him.

"So what did you want before you dragged me down into the sand" asked Chase as he finished brushing himself down and looked towards Kimiko who was glaring at him.

"I didn't drag you down intentionally" gasped Kimiko trying to explain her self, but she knew nothing would work. "I just wanted to… have a showdown and if I ya know challenged you, I could have picked it." giggled Kimiko nervously looking away because she didn't want to look at his eyes since she knew they would be smirking in a mocking way.

"Hmmm I see, I still want to have a showdown with you. I will let you choose the showdown" smirked Chase holding out the Shen Gong Wu as a gesture for Kimiko to take it. She hesitated for a moment before grabbing a hold of the statue. As it began to glow.

"Chase I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown" Smirked Kimiko.

"I accept, I wager my Serpent's Tail for your Falcon's eye" replied Chase

"The Game will be sand surfing first to reach the finish wins" after Kimiko spoke this the black haired man nodded, before they both yelled…

"GONG YI TAMP PAI"