Chapter 4
They were flying over vast land and there was no sign of any small island anywhere.
"You guys did remember to grab some Wu didn't you?" asked Dojo.
"Of course we did Dojo, don't panic! We quickly got the Wu before we went out to the courtyard, I have the Sword of the Storm and Kimiko has the Ruby Orb," replied Raimundo. As they continued to fly around in circles, everyone seemed to doubt Cari on the existence of her home.
"It's in the Mediterranean sea, barely noticeable, unless you know where it is." Cari was comforting a confused Omi. They flew for many hours when Cari let out a yell.
"Land over there Dojo," But Dojo saw nothing. Neither did Omi, Raimundo and Clay.
"Come on then, land!" laughed Kimiko.
"There is nowhere to land," argued Dojo.
"Oh yes sorry I forgot," she looked nervously around, "the only way to see my island is if you really want to be there." Cari drew breath. "That's what makes it secret." She drew another breath. "I want to see my brother, and Kimiko wishes to see my home so we can see it." When she'd finished talking Omi, Clay, Raimundo and Dojo concentrated hard. Then when they opened their eyes Dojo shot straight down. It was obvious he could see it. And the others could see it to. The cold air stung their skin, but within a matter of moments they hit the floor. They all got off Dojo's back, he shrunk to small size, and they felt sand under their feet.
"Welcome to my home," shouted Cari. She turned around and took a deep breath.
Clay, Kimiko, Omi and Raimundo stopped on the spot and began to shifting their heads around to get a good look at the island. It was completely covered in sand with tall palm trees scattered around creating small shaded areas. They looked across to see that there were many wooden huts lined-up on high and low points of the island. Little bridges had been built between some of the higher points so that the houses looked more like a little village. There were small market stalls set up next to the sea where children were gathered running around and enjoying the sun. The whole place was completely lit up by candles that had been placed around on decks around the edge of the island. Even though it was so lively on the island, it was also very peaceful and quiet.
"Your home is like a paradise," Clay sounded very impressed.
"Yes it is beautiful here," said Kimiko.
"Thank you both," Cari turned around beaming at them. All of a sudden they could all hear shouting, not too far off from where they were standing...
"Cari is that you?"
Cari squinted and covered the top of her eyes with one hand to try and not let the sun distract her from trying to identify who had shouted. A boy was running towards them, with a great amount of speed.
"Simao," shouted Cari who began to jump up and down on the spot with excitement. The boy reached them in no time; he came to a stop right in front of Cari. The boy was tall and he had a black shirt, blue jeans, and sandals and spiked up brown hair.
"How have you been big brother?" asked Cari.
"Oh no you don't I'm asking the questions first! Where did you go? Where have you been? After the fiend attack on the island you just vanished!" Simao was not angry; there was a sense of pleading in his voice.
Everyone fell silent and all eyes turned to Cari waiting for her answers.
"I ran back into the hut to stay out of the way, but I was captured by one of them. Did you know that some of them can fly, because I didn't? It flew me across the sea; I didn't know where it was heading. I just waited, gathering up my energy, and when I got chance I used a Water strike on him. He fell into the Water and I so did I. I was lucky, because we weren't that far off from land. So I swam for a little bit until I was safely on land. I didn't know what to do, so I just started walking around trying to find some form of town so that I could get help. I ended up walking for days, until I finally came across the Xiaolin Temple. I told Master Fung about my abilities and he said that he wanted me to stay there and train." Cari looked up to see everyone staring at her with their mouths wide open.
"You are one tough girl, I must admit," laughed Clay.
"Of course she's tough! She's my sister, I taught her how to stay safe." Simao walked towards Cari and flung his arms around her. Kimiko walked forward looking very shy.
"Oh, Simao, this is Kimiko. She's a Fire Dragon," said Cari kindly.
"I've heard so much about you," said Kimiko quietly. Simao stared at her for a moment and then finally stepped forward took Kimiko's hand and kissed it.
"It's a pleasure to meet you," said Simao politely. Raimundo leaned back to whisper to Clay.
"Dude, I think I may puke!" said Raimundo retching. Clay let out a loud laugh. Simao looked up looking confused.
"What's so funny," he asked.
"Well not only do you suck at teaching your sister to stay safe, I mean she got kidnapped you idiot, but you're a cheesy Romeo type guy." Clay and Omi fell to the floor clutching their stomachs, laughing. Even Cari started giggling. However Simao was not impressed at all.
"Think your clever do you?" asked Simao.
"No, I don't think I'm clever. I know that I'm clever," boasted Raimundo.
"Rai stop being a dick!" Kimiko had gone back into a furious mode.
"Say, Rai, how about me and you have a quick duel," said Simao.
"Ok then chump, my Wind moves versus your Fire moves," Raimundo sounded very confident.
"I was talking about maybe more of a sword duel," Simao spoke very calmly.
"Oh ok then," Raimundo pulled the Sword of the Storm from his belt.
"Let's go," Simao quickly ran to a nearby fishing boat that was tied up to the docks. He lifted the cover off and picked up a huge thick blade with a thin green handle and bandages wrapped around the blade itself.
"Gong Yi Tanpai!" shouted Omi.
Both Simao and Raimundo jumped forward and began to swing at each other. They were jumping off of palm trees, and striking with a lot of force. But they kept blocking each other's moves. The others watched in amazement; however they had to stand back as Raimundo and Simao kept kicking sand everywhere. Raimundo started to feel very tired, and was slowing down. He knew how to win though. He lifted the Sword of the Strom above his head...but that left him open. Simao jumped up and planted his heel straight into Raimundo's stomach. Raimundo dropped the Sword of the Strom and fell to the floor. Simao held his blade so that the tip of his bandaged blade was just above Raimundo's neck. Simao began to laugh.
"I believe I won," said Simao still laughing. Raimundo stood up and without looking at anyone walked towards the edge of the island.
"Just leave him he's sulking," Kimiko informed the others. Everyone laughed, and began to talk amongst themselves. Simao was properly introduced to everyone.
"Would you all like to stay for some food? Even the bad loser Raimundo can stay if he wants," Simao seemed to be in an ecstatic mood, but that was only really due to the attention Kimiko was showing him.
"I am afraid we cannot stay, we are on a quest and we have wasted a lot of time already," Omi was taking a very serious tone. Kimiko looked like she may cry at the thought of leaving and Cari had that look as well. Raimundo must have heard something about leaving, because he had joined the group and he was looking rather happy.
"Can't Simao join us? After all he is kind of a Dragon." Kimiko sounded very desperate. Raimundo picked up Dojo and put him on his shoulders.
"C'mon Dojo we need to find a spot where you can take off," Raimundo walked off once again.
"He can come if he wants but he must be aware that it will be dangerous," said Omi.
"Don't worry little man, I can handle danger, I am the leader of the small fiend fighting group here on the island," said Simao.
"What exactly are those fiend things you keep talking 'bout?" asked Clay. All of a sudden there was a loud roar coming from above them. Everyone looked up...the sky was filled with little black pods falling at a rapid pace straight down towards the earth. The pods hit the floor with a deafening crack. Simao lifted his sword up, staring at the pods. The pods seemed quite still, but they then slowly rolled towards Simao. The pods lifted from the ground and shattered. The others turned away to avoid any of the creatures shell hitting them. When they turned back around they saw an army of what looked like small black rugby balls. Only at the edges they had sharp curves, and in the centre they had a large yellow eye.
"Clay...that's what a fiend is," Simao sounded shocked.
"What do we do?" Cari could barely speak.
"Cari, Kimiko you two go with Raimundo and Dojo and escape." replied Simao.
"What are you, Clay and Omi going to do?" this time it was Kimiko who had asked the question.
"It is my job to keep the island safe. They can stay here with me and help defend my island and the people on it." He turned to Omi and Clay. "Are you two ready to fight?"
"Oh yes" said Omi stretching out.
"I was born ready." said Clay. Kimiko and Cari ran to catch up with Raimundo and Dojo who were heading towards the edge of the island on the far right side to get out of the way.
"Ok then, three...two...one...charge!" bellowed Simao.
Quick Note: I realise that I made a mistake on some of the Wu's names. I called the Orb of Tornami, the Orb of Tsunami and The Golden Tiger Claws, the Golden Tiger Claw. I am sorry for any who was bothered by this. But I would have thought that most of you either didn't realise or just don't care.