The Real Truth

Kimiko's POV

"What do you want Raimundo . . . I'm not in the mood to talk . . ." I spoke.

"Don't talk just listen . . . Please . . ." He replied and I could hear a bit of sadness in his voice.

I truly feel am upset with him, but lately since we've reunited I felt a little bit reassured to see that he . . . everyone was doing fine. I slowly walked to the door and hand my hand on the handle. Part of me wanted to stay in my room and the other part of me want to see him. Sighing I opened the door to reveal a grinning Raimundo.

"So what is it you want to talk about?" I asked.

"First follow me; we're going somewhere I know you'll like." He grinned.

Before I could say anything he took my hand and pulled me outside to the court yard and out to the open fields. I realized where he was taking me now. He showed me this place once before and I used to love going there. Once we got there he dragged me to the ground and made me sit under the cherry blossom tree with him. I pulled my hand away and sat there hugging my knees. I turned and saw the look of concern in his eyes.

"Look I know you'll probably never forgive me for what I said, but I want you to know that it meant nothing and that it wasn't true." He spoke.

"I want to believe you . . . I want to trust you more than anything Raimundo, but we all were hit by the Truth Ray. The words we said to each other were true. What bothers me is that what I said to all of you, you all can forgive me so easily. I forgive most of what happened, but . . ." I spoke.

"You can't forgive me right?"

I looked at him with sad eyes and turned away from him. It's true . . . I can't forgive him for what he said because . . . his words were the one that hurt me more than anyone's.

"I understand . . . it's ok that you feel that way . . . I've learn to accept that . . . I just want you to at least understand that no matter what I'll always have your back even if don't trust me. I just hope that one day you can trust me again . . ." He said.

"Raimundo . . ."

"I'm sorry am I interrupting something?" A voice said.

As soon as I saw who it was I immediately got up. Raimundo quickly went in front of me blocking me from . . . Chase . . .

"Well it's been a while Chase. Haven't seen your stupid self here in a while." Raimundo said.

"I could say the same to you. You've all been gone for what . . . 3 years . . . Couldn't handle the truth could you." Chase grinned.

"What do you want?"

"Come now you must know why we're here? The new evil inside one of you . . . I want to found out and see who it is."

"We?"

Suddenly we heard a loud explosion coming from the Temple. Raimundo quickly told me to go back to the Temple while he takes care of Chase. I darted to the Temple and soon met Wuya at the front entrance to the court yard.

"Well if it isn't Kimiko. I see you changed into a woman." She grinned.

"And I see you're still an old hag!" I spat.

Suddenly she began to dart toward me and attacked me. I quickly dodged her moves and began to fight back.

"What not using your element to help you? This fight won't take long after all." She smirked.

Furious with her comment I dashed toward her and felt fire come out of my hands. I didn't care about keeping my powers in control. All I cared about was beating her to a pulp. Soon I began to attack her and she was beginning to give up. Soon I felt my whole body on fire and all I could think of was burning her into a crisp. Soon she was lying on the ground in defeat and I began to hear her pleading to stop. Right when I was about to strike, another explosion went off. Realizing what I was doing I stopped and felt myself calm down again.

The fire on my body began to fade. I headed inside to the Temple court yard leaving a frighten Wuya. Once I got inside almost everything was destroyed. The ground was broken and there were traces of water everywhere. I saw Clay and Omi lying on the ground and I quickly helped them up.

"Are you guys ok!?" I asked worried.

"We're fine little lady, just a little beaten up . . ." Clay said weary.

"I believe our elements got the best of us . . ." Omi said weary.

Soon they pasted out from exhaustion. I looked around and saw Dojo and Master Fung coming toward us. I explained what happened and then heard someone groaning from behind me. Suddenly I saw Jack push a giant rock off him and saw him slowly getting up and dusting his self off. I heard his back crack and saw him rubbing it. I marched to him and saw him crouch in fear from me.

"Don't hurt me!" He shouted and I grabbed him by the collar of his shirt angry.

"What happened here!?" I demanded and fire began to form in my hands again burning his shirt and he screamed.

"Ok ok! All Hannibal and I did was tease them about the day you all got into a fight and split up and they started to get angry and well . . . this happened!"

"How did you know we got into a fight and split up!?"

He didn't say anything at first, but when my hands became hotter he began to scream louder and gave in and told me everything.

"Alright alright! That day we used the Truth Ray on you that wasn't all we used on you guys!" He blurted.

"What else did you use!?" I demanded.

"We used the Reversing Mirror so that when you all thought you were telling the truth you were all telling a lie. Plus we used the Mood Swinger on all of you so that you would all get angry with each other, even though you weren't that upset."

"Are you telling me that this whole time everything we said that day was a lie and that you tricked us into splitting up!?"

"Yes . . . but it was Chase's idea . . . He saw the future and knows who will be the one to go evil!"

"Who is it!?"

Before Jack could tell me Chase pulled him away and Chase was now in front of me and I took a few steps back. I saw Wuya and Hannibal behind. I stood in my fighting position and he grinned at me. He came closer to me and I began to walk backwards until I hit a wall were he cornered me. He placed his hand under my chin and pulled me so that I was staring at me.

"Lucky I was here to stop Jack before he gave you anymore information." Chase grinned.

"You . . . You did this to us! For 3 years I believed everything they said about me was true and that I was hated!" I screamed.

"Indeed I did, but all for a price Kimiko . . . You cannot gain something without sacrifice. One of you is destine to fall from the evil inside you. Thanks to the Crystal Glasses I know who shall be the one to fall. I'd be careful Kimiko . . . there's so much more you still don't know and so much you're keeping from them. We shall meet again in due time, but for now be lucky you now know the truth . . ." Chase said letting go off me and disappearing with the rest.

I slid to the ground unable to move or even breathe properly. My eyes were widen and I was just in a state of shock. I heard footsteps coming toward me and felt two hands on my shoulder shaking me.

"Kimiko! Kimiko stay with me, come on! What happened!?" Raimundo asked worried and I cover my ears and stared at the ground while tears fell from my face.

"NOOOOO!" I screamed.