Me: Hi Peoples! Sorry about not updating for long! I was grounded for One…Long…Boring…Month…But I'm back and ready to write!

Raimundo: (sneers) Typical. What'd ya do this time?

Me: …

Kimiko: Wow. It's been a month and she's still won't talk to you.

Raimundo: I know that Kimiko! But I don't understand why!

Kimiko: Try saying sorry.

Raimundo: Why should I? I'm not apologizing to that

Kimiko: And that's why she won't talk to you, Mr. Insensitive!

Raimundo: (Thinking to himself) Insensitive? What did I do?

Me: Kimiko, please start the chapter for me.

Kimiko: (sigh) ElementalGuardianProtector owns nothing but Crystal and this story

Chapter 7: Showdown in the Mountains – Raimundo vs. Crystal

"A Xiaolin Showdown, huh?" Crystal repeated the monk's last words. "I can't fight her! I just can't!" Raimundo thought

"I do not want to fight him, or anyone for that matter, but I must win the Shen Gong Wu." Crystal thought.

"Raimundo, I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown." Crystal challenged. "…Alright. Name your game." Raimundo responded.

"Mountain Climbing. Whoever is the first to reach the top and grab the Wu is the winner, I wager my Eye of Dashi against your Sword of the Storm." Crystal informed.

"Fine by me." Raimundo responded.

"Xiaolin Showdown!"

Suddenly, the ground began to shake and rattle. The mountain grew thousands of feet higher and wider.

"Whoa. That's one heck of a mountain!" Clay whistled. "Indeed my friend, it is." Omi agreed.

"I just hope Rai's not afraid of heights." Kimiko muttered.

"GONG YI TAN PAI!" Raimundo and Crystal chorused, quickly beginning to climb the humongous mountain.

"You seem to know what you're doing. But this is your first showdown, isn't it?" Raimundo asked.

"And your last! Eye of Dashi!" Crystal exclaimed. Raimundo dodged the lightning bolt. "Hey! That's playing dirty! I didn't attack you!" Raimundo complained.

"Technically, it's not." I'm just doing what I have to do in order to win this showdown. See ya at the finish line. Eye of Dashi!"

Crystal send another lightning bolt towards Raimundo, making it hit the rock in front of him and cause him to fall off of the large mountain.

"AHHH! Sword of the Storm, Wind!" Raimundo screeched, using the sword to help him fly.

Raimundo, with the help of Sword of the Storm, flew beside of Crystal. "As you were saying? Who's gonna see who at the finish line?" Raimundo taunted, rocketing off.

"There's no way I'm gonna lose to the likes of him!" Crystal thought determinedly. "Please forgive me Chase-sama."

"Hey Raimundo!" Crystal called to the Brazilian. "Check this out!" Crystal flew past the Xiaolin Warrior without any Wu assisting her.

"WHAT??? She can fly???" Clay exclaimed. "Isn't that cheating?!" Kimiko asked Dojo, who pulled out the official rules book.

Dojo scanned through the official rules book before shrugging. "I dunno. I doesn't say so in the official rules book."

"Wow. She's fast." Raimundo thought. "She hasn't lost her touch, I see." "So what if you can fly without a Shen Gong Wu? Big Deal. I'm still gonna beat you!" Raimundo retorted.

"Oh yeah? I'll make you eat those words! Fire Barrage!" Crystal shouted. Raimundo ditched the Sword of the Storm and jumped.

He did want to stay alive, after all. And besides, he landed on the mountain, which meant he hasn't lost the battle just yet.

Raimundo was at the top of the mountain.

And so was Crystal.

"Almost…Got it…" Raimundo raced towards the new Shen Gong Wu. "Eye of Dashi!" Crystal boomed, hitting the "ground" in front of Raimundo and causing him to fall backwards off the cliff.

Fortunately, Raimundo caught an edge of the mountain and stopped himself from falling.

Unfortunately, he didn't have a Shen Gong Wu to help him and he couldn't hold on forever.

"Hmmm…Should I help him?" Crystal taunted aloud, pretending to be thinking really hard about the matter.

"YES!" Raimundo cried. "I'm…slipping!"

She knew just as well as Raimundo did that he could not hold on forever. That in a matter of seconds, he'd fall.

And lose the Showdown, making her the winner

"Why do I feel as though I need to help him? I mean, it's just a showdown. If he falls, he won't really be hurt. Not too much at least." Crystal began to think.

"But…Something's telling me to help him. My conscience maybe? I can't tell. Something inside of me feels compassion for him. It's almost as if he's a lost memory to me."

"But if that is so…Then there's something I don't want to remember…"

"Well quit whining about it and take my hand!" Crystal held her hand out to Raimundo, deciding to help him this once

"Next time, I will let him fall. I will not help him again." Crystal vowed. She had a mission and helping Raimundo was not it.

"Guys, look!" Kimiko pointed to the mountain. "She's…she's helping Rai!" "Now why in the world would she do that?" Clay wondered aloud.

"Why is she helping me? Doesn't she want to get the She Gong Wu?" Raimundo pondered. "Or is she worried about me falling?"

"Thanks." Raimundo smirked as he took Crystal's hand. Raimundo pulled on Crystal's hand and caused her to fall off of the cliff.

Crystal ended up in Raimundo's previous position while he climbed back onto the mountain.

"Ohhhh! Raimundo Pedrosa! Just you wait until I catch you!" Crystal reached out to Raimundo.

But instead of pulling Raimundo down…

She ended up snatching something from around his neck…

(No, it's not the medallion that he always wears! Come on! You guys know better than to think I'd ever make it that easy on you to figure things out

"Got it!" Raimundo picked up the medallion Shen Gong Wu because of it, everything turned back to normal.

"Go Rai!" You did it!" Kimiko cheered as Raimundo walked back to her and his other fellow monks with the Eye of Dashi, Sword of the Storm, and the Dragon of Elements in his hands.

"Oh come now. Did you really think I would lose to an amateur?" Raimundo responded. "Crystal." Chase growled.

"Y-Y-Yes Chase-sama?" Crystal stammered. "Come. We are leaving. I have matters to discuss with you when we return to my palace." Chase turned and left, sending a shiver down Crystal's spine.

"Hey, girl." Kimiko called to Crystal. "How come you can fly without a Shen Gong Wu? And what about that fire attack? Are you a Dragon of Fire too?"

"My name is not girl. My name is Crystal. Remember it. And I owe you no explanation." Crystal retorted, vanishing into thin air.

"…That, is one creepy girl." Kimiko thought.

Me: And there you go! Chapter 7, complete!

Raimundo: Still givin' me the silent treatment, huh?

Me: …

Raimundo: (sighs in irritation) Thought as much.

Kimiko: Rai, all you have to do is say sorry.

Raimundo: For what?

Kimiko: Well gee, maybe for insulting both her and her story EVERY pasting day. But other than that, there's no reason that you should apologize. (rolls eyes) No reason at all.

Raimundo: Exactly. I have no reason at all to apologize to her.

Kimiko: (sighs) You're down right hopeless Raimundo Pedrosa, you know that?

Raimundo: (mocks Kimiko) And you're down right annoying Kimiko Tohomiko, you know that?

Kimiko: …

Raimundo: Not you too Kimiko!

Kimiko: …

Raimundo: Say something!

Kimiko: …

Raimundo: Kimiko,

Kimiko: …

Raimundo: KIMIKO.

Kimiko: …

Raimundo: KIMIKO!

Kimiko: …

Raimundo: ARGH! Fine, you win! I'll apologize to EGP!

Kimiko: I knew you'd see it my way.

Raimundo: Okay look, EGP, I'm Sor-sor-sor-

Kimiko: (baby-talks Raimundo) Come on Raimundo, you can do it! It's not that hard. All you have to do is say 'sorry'!

Raimundo: Okay I'm sorry!

Me: …Thank you Rai-rai!

Raimundo: (gasp) She spoke! The authoress spoke! It's a miracle! I missed her annoying voice!

Me: Well if it's that annoying to you, then maybe I should just stop talking again.

Raimundo: No, no. no! That's unnecessary! Really! Come on EGP! Let's not do anything rash now!

Me: (rolls eyes) Whatever. Read and review please!