The monks were getting very cold as Dojo flew as fast as he could through the Tibetan mountain range. "Just hold on tight kiddos, we've just entered Tibet. Our destination isn't much further."
"Brr it's so cold here! Who would actually live in a place like this?" Dawn asked.
"Tibet is a country fighting for its independence actually. The Chinese government annexed this place years ago because they wanted more land and they couldn't stand the Tibetan's people religious leader the Dally Llama. He's a reincarnated religious leader that is a great inspiration to the people. The US government honored him a few months back. Hey I keep up with current events when it pertains to religion," Stacey said defensively.
"Yo Tibet is famous for a lot things include the mystical kingdom of Shangra La, monster art, and even shrines with secret mystical orders. This place is the bomb if you want to get away from it all!" Jermaine added.
"Dojo are we heading to a shrine? Is that where you hid the Shen Gong Wu?" Kimiko questioned.
"Yeah, the Order of the Magi. It's an ancient order Tibetan monks who've guarded the mystical treasures of man for centuries. Their home, the Sacred Shrine, houses the largest collection of man mad mystical objects on Earth. Think of it as human version of the Gods Grand Depository you stumbled on back in Egypt Auara."
"The Depository housed talismans of such magnitude that it would be disastrous if they fell into the wrong hands. I don't even want to think of the damage that could be caused if our enemy gets his hands on man made objects."
"Look up there I think I spotted our destination!" Ash shouted.
"Yeah and looks like we've got some unwelcome company as well," Brock muttered as they flew straight up towards the Shrine.
The Shrine was at least five stories and looked like a cross between the one seen in both "Chill Out Scooby Doo" and "Dr. Strange" movie. It would have been a wonderful place to visit if five Pokemon with supernatural powers weren't trying to demolish the place and kill the inhabitants. From what the monks and trio could see the Order was having their butts handed to them.
"We've got to get down there and help them! I say its time we kick their asses and then wring them up to dry unless they take us to their master. Once we find him I'm going to shove a lightning bolt so far up his," Lu started to say before Rai threw her a scathing look. "Okay find forget about the butt kicking until after we've dealt with the problem. Its time to divide and conquer. Kimiko, Stacey you girls are with me! Its time we clip that Murkro's wings! Crystal, you and Callie get the injured to safety and treat them as best you can."
"Meanwhile I want Jack and Jermaine to do what they can to prevent the Shrine from collapsing on top of us. Auara, Dagwood, you take Ash, Dawn, Brock, and Dojo and search for the Shen Gong Wu. Omi, Clay and I will make sure that our friends don't steal anything else while their here. Everyone have their weapons and Elemental Wu on them? Good cause it looks like we'll need them. Let's go kick some butt Xiaolin style!" Rai said as Dojo dive-bombed the Shrine.
Lu, Kimiko, and Stacey leapt off Dojo's back mid flight. They fell at a great velocity. A few feet from the ground they activated their powers. Lu skated down a bolt of lightning Kimiko flew on edge of flames, while Stacey rocketed towards the ground on the perimeter of flair blast. They landed safely on the ground just as Dojo rocket past depositing the rest of the group in a variety of places as he flew inside the shrine after the rest of the Pokemon.
Murkro let out a screech and tried to pursue when Thundershock missed by inches. Turning in midair he saw the three girls ready to fight. With a screech that nearly ruptured their eardrums Murkro activated the crystal around its neck. He nearly doubled in size and then used Double Team creating independent doubles that separated and started targeting the girls individually.
Lu thanked the heavens for her rock climbing and dirt-boarding experience that aided her as she leapt around dodging Shadow Balls and Sky Attacks. "Man those control crystals are a hassle! I wish Eve hadn't super charged them! Watch it Birdy or I'm going to barbecue you!" she growled as she raced up the side of a rock face flipped over Murkro and tried to right hook it only to have her fingers bitten. "Err that's it! No one bites me without getting bit back! Zeus Order, Thunderbird Sais Lightning!" A huge bird of lightning engulfed the Murkro clone and obliterated it. "That was a workout."
Kimiko was battling against two clones at once. Jumping in the she did a split sending the Shadow Ball attacks right back at the clones. It didn't cause them any damage and they came at her with Aerial Ace. Kimiko had no room to dodge and was struck with enough force to make an impression in the ground when she hit it. The clones hovered above her to see if they had accidentally killed the girl. They got their answer when Ember blast singed their wings.
"This was my favorite outfit you mangy crows! My mother made this for me and now its ruined! You're going to pay for it and I that literally! Cats Eye Draco, Arrow Sparrow Fire!" The three bird shape arrows merged together to form a flaming phoenix swallowed up the clones roasting them extra crispy. Kimiko panted hard, but knew that battle wasn't over as more clones arrived to take the place of the ones she had defeated.
Stacey wasn't having a good time as she nearly collapsed from exhaustion. The clones were relentless and she had long since lost track of the original. She quickly went into a handstand followed by a back bridge to avoid being carried away. Quickly righting herself she unleashed a powerful Dragon Rage that destroyed all the clones in the area. "I can finally catch my breath. I really need to go for a morning jog more often. This mountain air is killing me. Oh come off it! Can't you murder of crows go bother someone else for a change? Bomber Plate, Mei Xing Knife Flair!" The resulting explosion nearly took out half the mountain, but still more clones bombarded the girls. "I really pray that Crystal and Callie are having more luck then us!"
Twenty feet away Callie and Crystal had managed to drag the wounded inside the Shrine main entrance and set up a triage area. They had barely begun to examine the wounded when they were dive bombed by some clones as well. "Buzz off you bird brains! Go peck someone else! Oh Ice Beam!"
"I'm trying to save lives here you stupid Pokemon! Shadow Claws! This isn't doing any good! Our attacks just aren't causing the damage we need! Maybe I should draw them away so you can treat them."
"Now is not the time to be fierce or independent Callie. These people need both of us if they're to survive. If these scavengers are so interested in finding shiny objects for their collection then lets give them something to collect. Mirror Deflector, Shayera Mace Ice!"
"Mystic Ward, Shiva Lance Darkness! Well that's bought us at least ten minutes of free time. Come on let the healing begin. You treat the minor cases and I'll do a Shoku Heal to treat the more serious wounds. I just hope Jack and Jermaine can keep the building from collapsing on top of us mate."
Jack and Jermaine found themselves near the center of the Shrine doing their best to prevent a structural collapse, but no matter what they did nothing seemed to stop the shaking or falling debris. "This is bad home boy. If we can't stop the collapse in the next few minutes this place is coming down faster the Trade Towers. I don't need a repeat performance of that mind you!"
"My Jackbots have done all they can to reinforce structural integrity and reinforcing the existing frame of the building. It will hold for another five to ten minutes top, but after that I wouldn't want to be here. Watch out! Iron Tail!"
"Thanks for the save point man. Yo scratch and move punk! Swift! All right I think we've rapped to this beat long enough. Lets see if we can use our weapons to fix this mess already. Grava Guard, Goliath Slingshot Gravity!"
"Magnetic Grip, Olaf Shield Metal! Okay our weapons will fix some of the damage to this room and the existing structure, but I don't know for how long. We better keep moving! Oh I really hope that the others have found those Pokemon."
The remainder of the group was chasing after Electabuzz, Torterra, Weevile, and Ursaring. The four seemed on a mission and kept firing attacks at the group to slow down their practice. Suddenly they came to chamber with four hallways leading out. The four of them seemed to argue for a few minutes. They came to some sort of agreement and Ursaring and Weevile went down the far left corridor and Electabuzz and Torterra went down the far right.
"They've split up partners, but what for?" Clay asked.
"We'll figure it out later. Dojo which path leads to the Shen Gong Wu?" Raimundo demanded. Dojo, who was wrapped around Auara's neck, pointed to the far right. "Okay we have our assignments people. Don't let them get that Wu and we'll see if we can capture a prisoner so we can learn whom exactly our enemy is. Good luck!"
"We can't let those two get the Shen Gong Wu! Pikachu Volt Tackle!" Ash commanded.
"Pika pika pika Pikachu!" Pikachu cried out as he zoomed down the corridor at full power. With one last burst of speed he struck at the two fleeing Pokemon.
"Electabuzz!" The menacing electric type intercepted Pikachu and squeezed the little electric mouse tightly absorbing all the power Pikachu had. With a ferocious grin on his he dropkicked Pikachu ten feet back towards the gang.
"Pikachu! Oh man Pikachu speak to me buddy are you okay? Ere you're going to pay for that!" Ash shouted as he cradled his friend in his arms.
"Electabuzz!"
"Torterra!"
The trio dropped to the floor and hugged it as a super charged Thunder and powerful Hyperbeam shot down the corridor. Auara and Dagwood dodged it by running along the walls readying their weapons. Electabuzz and Torterra saw this and changed attacks going with a Shockwave and Leaf Storm.
"Smart idea trying to change tactics really, but it doesn't help in this small of a space sorry to tell you! Lantern Fold, Mulan Sunfans Light!" Auara shouted as jumped off the wall and spiral. The fans glowed brightly deflecting the first part of the Shockwave and slicing in half the rest of the attack.
"I'm pretty sure this will hurt me more then you Torterra! Woha Armor, Bunyan Battle Ax Wood!" Dagwood shouted as he bounced from the wall to the ceiling and onto the floor. Hundreds of tiny bonsai trees sprouted and stopped the Leaf Storm in its place. "You want to give up now or what? Oh duck! Many those two are not quitting!"
"We've got to hurry! The Shen Gong Wu is in the last room at the end of the corridor!" Dojo warned them. That got the group moving at double time and they slid into the room just as Electabuzz and Torterra tried to shut the door.
The room was fair sized and was lit by a dozen of candles. There was traditional Tibetan artwork and couple tapestries on the wall. On the far end of the room lying on velvet cushion on top of alter was the Call of The Warrior. It was a beautiful silver fluted with a dragon etched on it. Jewels encrusted frame and it seemed to glow with an unearthly light. The second everyone saw it total chaos broke out as they all scrambled for it.
"Now we can't let them get it! Mesprit Clasp, Apollo Bow Light!"
"Groundon Sheath, Gaia Club Earth!"
"Raigu Gauntlet, Raidon Shrunkies Lightning!"
The resulting explosion nearly brought the roof down on top of them. The Wu went flying through the air and everyone scrambled to grab it. Dawn leapt off the back of Ash and broke and managed to snag it at the same time Electabuzz and Torterra touched it. "I challenge you two to a Xiaolin Showdown!"
"Buzz, Electabuzz!"
"He said that they agree, but only if neither side use Wu and you battle them using your Pokemon. They're acting on their masters orders so they can forgo the trainer part of the Showdown," Dojo translated.
"Right then I challenge you to a double Contest Battle. Five minutes on the clock. Whoever has the most points at the end of five minutes or eliminates the other team wins the Wu. You ready for this because I am. Let's go Xiaolin Showdown!"
The room was magically transformed into the Hearthome City Contest stage. The armored spectators found themselves in the stands eagerly waiting for the contest to begin. Down on the floor Dawn readied her Pokeballs for the battle while Electabuzz and Torterra just smirked.
"I wonder whose going to be doing the judging and emceeing?" Ash wondered.
"I'm sure the magic of the Showdown will take care of all that. Dawn must be excited and nervous at the same time. This is her first double battle and in a Showdown no less," Brock mused.
"Don't worry Brock we have full confidence in Dawn's abilities," Dagwood assured him.
"Just as long as she does her best everything will work out," Auara added.
"Okay looks like the battle started. Go for it Dawn!" Dojo cheered.
"Buiezel, Buneray, spotlight!" Dawn shouted tossing the ball capsules in the air. They broke open and in a brilliant show of spotlights revealed Buiezel and Buneray ready for battle. "This is our chance guys to show how good we are so lets prove it!"
Torterra and Electabuzz made the first move. Torterra used Frenzy Plant and Electabuzz slid down them Tarzan style ready to use his Break Brick on Dawn's Pokemon.
"Quick dodge it and then Buneray use Bounce and Buiezel use Sonic Boom!" Dawn order. She smiled as her Pokemon dodged the attack. Buneray bounced high into the air gaining power as Buiezel used his Sonic Boom to give her a boost. Buneray let out a cry of triumph as the combination of both moves left a nice impression in Electabuzz skull. "Oh yeah!"
"That was a great move! I never knew that Dawn came up with that combination!"
"Oh yeah well Torterra and Electabuzz combination are top notch as well. Look their using Torterra's Mega Drain to push around Electabuzz all over the stage like a pinball while using Protect. That's costing Dawn serious points and harming Buiezel and Buneray at the same time."
"Stay strong you two we're still in this! Buiezel use Water Gun on Electabuzz!" Dawn commanded once the electric Pokemon was open.
"Bui Bui!" Buiezel shouted letting loose a powerful Water Gun attack. The water flew straight for Electabuzz who couldn't pull up Protect fast enough. Instead Torterra jumped in front to protect his partner from harm.
"I thought you might do that. Buneray use Dizzy Punch on the Water Gun!"
"Buneray!" Buneray shouted as she punched apart the water sending two streams of in different directions striking both opponents and causing them to lose some serious points. "Buneray!" cheered and winked up at Pikachu.
"Okay now they're even and they still have three and half minutes to go. If Dawn can keep this up she's going to win!"
"Your right Ash, but still I'm curious as to what Weevil and Ursaring were after."
"Lets hope the guys can stop them dead in their tracks."
While the Contest Battle/Xiaolin Showdown was in progress Weevil and Ursaring had been breaking down doors and ransacking rooms in a quest to find the item their master wanted. Finally they came to the end of the corridor and smiled at the large and beautifully carved door with a huge lock on it. This was their target. "Weevile?"
"Ursaring!"
Using a combination Fury Swipe and Hammer Arm they split the door in half and strolled inside. The room walls were decorated with beautiful mosaic and had strings of light around the ceiling. On the far side of the room lying under a protective glass was a beautifully carved box. Standing in front the case was an old man. He looked and dressed like Aang from Avatar if he really was a hundred and twelve years old. "It's been a long time since Soul Beast have appeared in this Shrine. I know what you are after and I am here to tell you to turn back. Your evil master will not steal the Heart. Leave while you can," the Eternal One told them calmly as he leaned against his staff.
The two Pokemon didn't agree with him and fired an Ice Beam and Focus Blast at the old man determined to get rid of him. They were shocked when he used mystical energies to deflect the attacks. "I will ask once more please leave."
The two had no intentions of leaving and charged the old man. They didn't hear the boys enter the room and call out their attacks. But they sure felt it as Whirlwind, Rock Slide, and Whirlpool struck them. They growled at the sight of the unwelcome company.
"I don't know what you two are trying to pull, but it ends here."
"You critters are going to be carted off to jail."
"So I suggest you give up right now!"
Ursaring fired a powerful Hyperbeam into the air as a challenge. The boys readied their Wu and weapons and started to brawl. The Eternal One also used his powers to aid them and hoped that they struggle would end soon before the Shrine was to badly damaged.
"You waste your efforts with your futile attempts. The item you seek can't be forcefully taken only willingly given. Surrender now and we shall attempt to help free you," the Eternal One pleaded.
Weevile and Ursaring growled and hissed at the group. They looked at one another and chatted quickly to determine what their next course of action was. They then smirked happily as they eyed the group.
"Whoa Nelly I don't like the look of those two varmints one bit," Clay sated as the crystals around the two Pokemons' necks started to glow intensely. The air in the room became electrified as the crystals built up their charge. Suddenly without warning the crystals shot out of beam of intense focused energy right at the small group. "Oh man. Long Horn Taurus, Big Bang Meterang Earth!"
"Kajim Charm, Shimo Staff Water! Our superior powers should be able to defeat these Pokemon. Oh yes we are winning ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Omi screamed as the force of the blast pushed the group right into the back of the wall and shattering the case sending its contents flying.
"Weevile!" Weevile shouted with glee. The clawed Pokemon leapt off Ursaring's shoulder and made a grab for the box.
"I don't think so! Crest of the Condor, Blade of the Nebula Wind!" Raimundo shouted. His miniature tornado blew the box right out of Weevile's reach and carried him to it so he could claim. "I don't know what's in this box, but I do know from experience that giving a mysterious box to evil leads to trouble. Come on guys we should split and what!"
Ursaring had both Omi and Clay in his arms and was threatening to decapitate the two using Hammer Arm. Weevile had the Eternal One by the throat and with one quick Fury Swipe would slit it. "Weevile vile, wee vile!" Weevile said gesturing to his hostage and then the box. He was saying he and his companion were willing to let the hostages go in exchange for the box.
"You mustn't give them the box leader. Its contents are too powerful to fall in the wrong hands. Please don't give them the box," the Eternal One begged as Weevil squeezed his neck more. All eyes were on Rai wondering what he'd do next.
Back at the Showdown there was thirty seconds left on the clock and Dawn losing. If she didn't do something fast they would lose a lot more then a Contest. "No way am I losing this battle. This is most important fight of my life and the prize is worth more then all the ribbons in the world. I'm going to prove I'm the best," Dawn muttered to herself. "Alright Buiezel use Aqua Jet full power!"
"Buie buie!" Buiezel let out an affirmative noise as he launched himself towards the two Pokemon. He ignored the build up electricity and the readying of a Hyperbeam and focused solely on gaining momentum.
"Now Buneray use Ice Beam!" Dawn shouted praying this time her combination worked.
"Buneray!" Buneray fired off her most powerful Ice Beam freezing Buiezel Aqua Jet. This time the combination worked because both power and timing were in sync. Buiezel's ice armor deflected the attacks and struck the two opponents. Using a Sonic Boom Buiezel burst the armor apart k.o. Electabuzz and Torterra just as time ran out.
"We did it we did it! We won! No need to worry because the Call of the Warrior is all mine!" Dawn cheered along with her Pokemon. The others raced over to congratulate her not noticing that Electabuzz and Torterra were smirking.
"Hey why aren't they upset they loss?" Ash asked as the two Pokemon started laughing.
"They should be mad or upset that they didn't get the Shen Gong Wu," Brock mused.
"Unless the Shen Gong Wu…" Auara started to say, but Dagwood finished for her as the two Pokemon disappeared in a flash of light. "The Wu wasn't their target! We've been duped!"
"Hey guys what in the name of Shiva is going on? We had just finished taking care of the Murkro clones and suddenly they vanished!" Stacey exclaimed as the rest of the monks came in confused.
"Callie and I have put the injured in the infirmary and our doing fine. Jack and Jermaine have reported the Shrine is in no immediate danger of collapsing. So that begs the one million dollar question as to what those Pokemon were really after."
"Well if you partners follow us we can tell you. Be sure to snap tons of photos Dagwood. We've got a mosaic mural to decipher," Clay told the group as they entered the room where Omi and Rai were attending the Eternal One.
"I'm such an idiot! I shouldn't have given them that box! I've doomed the world."
"You did the honorable thing Raimundo. You shouldn't be so hard on yourself."
"So anyone going to f explain what just happened? Don't even start on my language. We were supposed to be on vacation and deciding if we wanted to go to collage. Instead we're being dragged back into saving the world from certain destruction. Man when isn't are stupid destiny going to mess with our lives?" Lu raved.
"Its alright young Dragon I'm not offended. You've had a rough few days and you need to vent. Neither am I mad at you young leader. Valuing human life isn't a weakness. If you had automatically dismissed our lives then I would be concerned. Still we have a serious problem now that those beast have the Heart," the Eternal One said standing up and looking at the mural.
"Heart? Maybe you should start at the beginning," Auara suggested. They all sat down as the Eternal One told them a story. They were still thinking about it as they flew back home. What they learned shook them to the core.
Flashback"Each world has Heart the source of both mystical and natural energy. These Hearts can either be objects or people. In our world our Heart was the First and most powerful Kung Site ever. When Hannibal Bean started absorbing Kung Sites for their power the Ancients and their Dragon Master used their powers to contain the Kung Site in an amulet that became known as the Amulet of First Kung. The Heart has been protected and only used in times of great danger to save our world from destruction. The powers of the Heart make anyone almost unstoppable and since they can't be forcefully taken those beasts needed someone to willing give it to them so they could take it to their master. You must retrieve the Heart. These murals tell the history of all realities and may provide you with the clues to discover the thief's true identity. Be careful and do whatever it takes to recover the stolen item before it's to late.
End Flashback.
"This is very bad. We still don't have any idea who our enemy is and now he's more powerful then ever. If only we hadn't been so foolish to believe they were after the Wu," Jack said.
"Well man all we can only hope that the Master Fung and company have found something that can help us. Once we get back I think its time for some intense training yo," Jermaine mentioned as they headed for home.
Back at the Temple the adults were ready to give up. After half and hour complaining about the scrolls nearly being illegible the group had buckled down. Valonia and her daughters had gone through their Cities archives, while Master Fung and the other Xiaolin warriors read through the scrolls, Delia had Callie's legend books and Samuel had gone over every Pokemon legend he could come across.
"This isn't helping! We know that the answer must be in the legends because there's a grain of truth to each of them right," Chakra asked.
"Yes and us finding a dozen references to the same thing in all these different sources means we're on the right track," Chase assured her.
"I agree still it would be more helpful if there was more precise information on our quarry. It's strange how the legends surrounding on our quarry have been lost or forgotten. You think that was done on purpose?" Guan asked
"No, this doesn't seem like it was the result of someone tampering or natural causes. Its almost like it was a side effect of the much bigger conflict we've come across," Fung said.
"But why would there be a missing chapter in something so important? I mean we all know the story about the Entities who defend the multiverse from the Nameless and the Killgonas who wish to return it to nothingness. So what is the big secret they're trying to hide from us?" Valonia pondered.
"Don't look now, but the kids are back and something's bugging them. You got a read on it sis?"
"Oh no the Amulet of First Kung was stolen! Those bastards took it and now our enemy is more powerful!"
"I take it that's a bad thing? Okay stupid question."
"Oh I hope the kids are alright. I'm going to check on them," Delia said as she raced out to talk to them. Everyone was in a foul mood and for the rest of the day the kids and Pokemon trained while the adults tried to figure out what was missing from the records. Finally everyone had to go in and get some sleep, but not before the Chi Bubble went up to protect them.
A few miles away the boy sat in his throne stroking the head of some jungle cats smiling as Ursaring present him with the Amulet of First Kung. It was a beautiful amulet; it had a gold chain and diamond shape gem that flashed different colors. "Ah I'm very pleased. The Heart is now mine. With its powers increasing my own our plans should be near completion. J! Report! I want a full report on how things are proceeding."
"Of course master. The growth of the subjects is near completion. We need only a few more days and then we can start implementing the insides. The forging of the metal is also near completion and we've sped up construction. Your plans should be ready to set in motion in nearly three days time my lord," J said bowing.
"Excellent, now all that remains is to obtain the final puzzle pieces. In order to that I shall need to use your Pokemon. You don't have any objections to that? Good because at first light I will go to the Temple personally and retrieve the missing pieces. Then nothing can stop me from taking my revenge ha ha!"