Jack grumbled to himself as he picked his way carefully after Kimiko. They had left first thing in the morning (after Dojo had nearly cleared out the Spicer's fridge) and were deep in some forest, and Jack couldn't even use his helipack to avoid obstacles. They were stuck trekking up the side of a mountain covered in vegetation, looking for caves that may or may not hold a 1500 year old man.

"This is stupid." He said to himself, dodging some trees as he followed Dojo and Kimiko a few paces ahead.

"It was your plan!" Kimiko called over her shoulder. She herself was getting upset that they were having no luck at all. On top of that, she had borrowed clothes from Jack that morning, and was wearing an old pair of two-toned skinny jeans and a baggy Goo-Zombies shirt. Not that she didn't look cute, but it was getting warm and she wished she had her old monk robe on. Too bad it was torn in several places and covered in blood.

Dojo was beside himself with worry. "You know," he started. "I don't really remember Dashi's death all that much. I mean I always assumed I just blocked it out, like the Great Depression or that stint in the eighties. But maybe he MADE me forget, you know? Like, erased my memory!" He said the last sentence in a ghostly voice, trying to add drama to his predicament.

"Or you just forgot." Kimiko said offhandedly. Hey all knew Dojo's ability to recollect events from Dashi's time, including the locations of the Shen Gong Wu. "You know what? That's it!" She exclaimed, staring at the small dragon. Both Jack and Dojo looked at her with a confused expression.

"That's what?" Jack finally asked.

"If we could get Dojo to remember where Dashi went, we could save ourselves a lot of time!" She said.

"Exactly my thoughts." Said a cold voice from behind Kimiko. Whipping around, she saw Chase Young descending from the mountains. "It seems," He said, this time directing his words to Dojo, "That you will once again prove useful to my ventures."

"Well, uhh, I appreciate the offer and everything, Chase, but I, uhh… erp!" Dojo stammered, hiding behind Jack for protection.

"Come now, Dojo, it would be best if you came with me peacefully." He said, calmly weaving his way down to their level. The path he chose was extremely steep, but was absolutely no problem for the Heylin monk to pick his way down the rocks.

"Over my dead body." Kimiko said, cutting in. She felt her element bubbling up inside of her and screaming to escape her and burn her poor victim. Crying "Wudai mars, fire!" She sent a wave of flames at Chase. The heat was nearly unbearable, even for her. The element had been festering inside of her for a full day, and she felt like she needed to let it out, badly. Chase felt the full brunt of that force, and he must have been scorched for nearly 20 seconds straight.

He emerged from the fire, unharmed and laughing. Kimiko looked flustered. She had put everything she had into that attack. Chase didn't look like he had broken a sweat.

"Now, now. You really think that that would be sufficient enough to subdue an ex-dragon of fire?" Chase asked with a sneer, stepping closer to the trio.

"Dragon of Fire?" Kimiko sputtered, "But, you were… you were always after Omi. I thought you were the dragon of water."

"Oh, come on. It really isn't that difficult. Everyone needs their opposite. Why do you think Wuya was so keen on Dashi or Raimundo? I mean, she was obviously the dragon of-"

"Earth." He was interrupted by Wuya herself as she strutted into view. "Yes, yes, this is all VERY riveting. Now, Chase; when were you going to tell me that we had guests?" She asked, eying up her opponents. She and Chase had disagreed on how to treat the Xiaolin dragons, and if she had her way, Kimiko would be no more than a puddle on the ground. Still, he insisted that they were still needed, so she restrained herself.

"I was going to inform you in time." He began to explain.

"Of course you were, Chase. Just like you were going to restore me to full power." She cooed at him. He rolled his eyes at her, as she desperately attempted to, once again, try to earn her old powers back. Not only did Chase have no intention of restoring her back to her true power any time soon, but he also couldn't. He had explained that they needed everyone in order for it to work.

"I've told you umpteenth times, you old hag, be patient." They continued to bicker until Kimiko cleared her throat.

"So, unmm, since you need us all, why don't you just bring the other dragons here?" She asked with a smile, going for the long shot. She was disappointed however, as the evil duo turned back to her.

"Now, why would we do that? If you really want to see them again, we can always take you to go visit. I mean, at least this time they're all in cells. Raimundo doesn't even get any special treatment this time, the poor soul."

"Shut up." Kimiko said, feeling anger bubbling up inside of her.

"Well, I mean, if he offered himself up to the dark side, we wouldn't even take him. His lost his… usefulness. He doesn't even seem as fun as he used to." She continued, knowing that Raimundo's old betrayal was still a pressure point among the monks.

"Shut up." Kimiko said again, trying and failing to restrain her emotions.

"Ooh, look like someone doesn't like me taunting their boyfriend. You two really do make the perfect couple, the superstar wannabe and the girl who can't control her temper." Wuya taunted, knowing that she was hitting all the right buttons.

"Shut up!" Kimiko yelled, throwing all her might into attacking Wuya. They grappled for a while until they disengaged, each sporting a few bruises and cuts. They noticed nothing, but the three bystanders had felt the ground shake.

"You. Insolent. Little. Brat!" Wuya yelled. "I'll show you whose-" suddenly she stopped, noticing what was happening. She giggled with glee as she realized that her element was back. She attempted to summon her rock minions, but was only rewarded with some stirring. Trying harder, she received the same result until….

"Look out!" Jack cried. The rest were screaming as several tons of rock rolled down the mountain side. The last of the rocks tumbled into place and no trace of the monks from either side could be found.


A/N: Well, that didn't go well at all, now did it? As always, thanks for reading, reviews are awesome, and see you next time, ~Dysphoniq.