Me: Hey peeps. What goes on? Anyways, yup another new chapter, not sure how long it's gonna be, but i'll do my best!
Cari: Yeah, right.
Me: Shut it. So yeah, on with the show!
Raimundo and Kimiko waved merrily as they lifted off and away from Rio. Aliane and the children shouted their goodbyes and waved frantically. As they flew away, Kimiko took a deep breath and leaned back in her seat.
"I never really thanked you for this Rai, so thank you. I really needed that relaxation." she said.
"No problemo. Besides, I'm sure that when we get back, Lilia and Emeline will have everything all planned out, with the way they work."
"I hope so. My God, can you believe that in two weeks, you and I will be husband and wife?" Kimiko beamed.
"Unbelievable." Rai agreed, smiling at the love of his life. Suddenly Kimiko gasped and sat up straight.
"I forgot something!"
"What? Should we go back?" Rai asked, prepared to turn the Silver Manta Ray around.
"No, no. I mean, I forgot the second most important thing about the wedding." Kimiko looked horrified.
"What is it?"
"The honeymoon." Kimiko wailed. Rai looked stunned for a moment, then started to laugh.
"It's not funny!" Kimi yelled, punching his arm.
"Yeah, it is, considering you don't have to worry about that." Rai said, still chuckling.
"Why not?"
"Because me, Lil, and Em already have that part covered." Rai smirked. Kimiko threw her arms around him.
"You're the best." she sighed.
"Don't you forget it." he said, looping one arm around her waist.
As they landed on the very familiar hills of China, they both smiled to see Omi, Clay, Lilia and Emeline run up to them.
"Welcome home, my friends!" Omi grinned.
"How was your trip?" Clay asked.
"Awesome. You should've seen Kimiko with my little sister Luciana. They were inseparable." Rai shook his head.
"Well, that's all good and well, but there's something that we've been meaning to talk to you guys about." Lilia had her evil grin on her face, which put Rai and Kim on the defensive.
"What did you do?"
"Relax, we haven't done anything." Lilia rolled her eyes.
"But there is a matter of business that neither of you have talked about." Emeline pointed out.
"What is it?" Kimiko asked warily.
"Your bachelor and bachelorette parties!" Lilia and Emeline squealed. For a second there was complete silence. And then...
"You are not having a bachelor/bachelorette party!" Rai and Kim yelled at each other at the same time.
"Why not?!" they yelled, again at the same time.
"Because I said so!"
"I don't need your permission to do anything!"
"Fine! If you're having one, I'm having one!" they crossed their arms and gave each other a death glare.
"So it's settled! Kimiko, you're having yours in London. Raimundo, yours is in New York." Lilia said cheerfully.
"Isn't it great, being Xiaolin Warriors and having the advantage of being able to travel all over the world?" Emeline sighed. Rai and Kim, meanwhile, were gaping at the others.
"W-when was this decided?!" Rai spluttered.
"Well, it is our duty as your best friends to throw both of you massive parties." Clay said, tipping his hat.
"But don't we have a say in our own parties?" Kimiko asked desperatly.
"Nope." the four said. Kimiko groaned and threw her hands up in defeat.
"Fine. Rai can have his party. On a few conditions." She said, a steely look in her eye.
"Same for you." he warned.
"No strippers."
"No drinking."
"No dirty dancing."
"No-" Rai was about to continue when Lilia interrupted him.
"Enough! We get it! Christ, you guys are no fun." she muttered.
"Oh yeah? Wouldn't you feel the same way if it was you and Omi?" Kimiko gave her a sly grin. Lilia blushed.
"T-that's totally different!" she retorted.
"Right, right. Sure it is." Rai laughed. Lilia looked to Emeline, Clay and Omi for backup, but they were slowly stepping away from her.
"Oh, so that's how it is. Traitors!" she glowered at them.
"I am sorry, my love, but they have a point." Omi said, subtly using Emeline as a shield.
"Nyah!" Rai and Kim stuck their tongues out at her, which made them look so silly that her angry look faded and she burst out laughing.
"My friends, the idiots." she said fondly as she put an arm around both their shoulders.
"That goes for the rest of you, too!" she called to the other three.
As the six friends joked playfully with each other back to the temple grounds, they never noticed Ying-Ying fly away to report to its master.
"Enjoy the happiness while it lasts, because pretty soon, there won't be any for you." Hannibal chuckled, watching as Ying-Ying replayed the events that it recorded.
"Now, to do some business. Moby Morpher!" Hannibal changed his appearance to that of a young man, light blond hair and hazel eyes, dressed in a suit. He walked into a certain warehouse in the lower Tokyo district, Ying-Ying perched nearby. As he walked up to a certain person, Hannibal smiled charmingly.
"Pandabubba, I believe we have some business to do." he said to the man dressed in black and white. Pandabubba gave Hannibal a once-over and dismissed him in his mind.
"I don't know you. Leave now before you get hurt." he threatened.
"I don't think I will. You see, you have a product that I want, and in exchange, you will get something you want."
"Oh? What could you possibly have to interest me?" Pandabubba gave him a cold stare.
"How about the destruction of the Xiaolin Monks?" Hannibal internally smirked at the spark of interest in Pandabubba's eyes.
"Why don't you step into my office?" Pandabubba ushered him in, and as the door closed, the workers in the warehouse shivered as Hannibal gave an evil chuckle.
Me: So yeah, we see Hannibal again! Ok, to clear up a few things, number one, no Pandabubba will not be central to this story, he's just gonna appear in this chapter, i think. number two, we won't actually get to see the evil plan in action until after the wedding, which i plan to write in chapter six. next chapter will be the dreaded bachelor/bachelorette parties! ok then, please review because reviews make my world go round!!!