Chapter 7: Dashi Calling
Yay for chapter 7! I hope you all like this chapter. I've been having writers block lately which sucks but I have plans for later chapters that I love and hope you all will too. :) Virtual hugs to Spottedwind19, DarknessMoon96, zero lover, Joemon8, XSrules95, windlordx12! You guys are awesome for reviewing!
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Kimiko watched in terror as Raimundo's hand slipped from hers and his body fell to the ground with a thud.
"Rai!" She screamed kneeling down by his head and lifting it up. Clay and Omi heard her outburst and came running back from the temple entrance.
"What in tarnation jus' happened?" Clay asked kneeling next to Kimiko. Omi stood on the other side of her cause let's face it he really didn't need to kneel.
"I don't know! I was just about to follow you guys when Rai went all rigged and then he just passed out!" The Fire Dragon cried. It was so bizarre, had he worked too hard? He seemed fine after all their demonstrations.
"We must get him inside!" Omi said worriedly. Clay nodded and he picked Raimundo up and threw him over his shoulder gently.
The three made their way to the temple to find Master Fung and Master Monk Guan. Finally the teens found the two men having tea in the kitchen. Kimiko retold the story of the Wind Dragons collapse and Master Monk Guan thought for a moment.
"Do not worry yourselves young ones. I believe Raimundo is going through some stages of his new power. This must be how Dashi intends on teaching him how to use it. We must let him rest and take this course. I do not know how long he will be out but this is a good thing." He said to a worried cheese ball, a frowning cowboy and a misty eyed Japanese.
"There seems to be no other explanation to it so we should do as Master Monk Guan says." Master Fung commanded. Clay nodded and took his unconscious leader to the medical wing and laid him down on one of the beds. Kimiko looked down at her love with said eyes.
"He's gonna be alrigh' Kim, you know tha'." Clay comforted noticed her distraught look.
"Yeah I know but I can't help but worry. You know?" She asked looking at the Texan.
Clay nodded his head. "Yeah, I know."
"My friends, Raimundo will be just fine." Omi said with confidence. "He will be with us fighting before we see it!" He didn't like it when his friends were said, even if he was worried about Rai too.
"Omi do you mean before we know it?" Kimiko asked unbelievably. How did he mix THAT one up? They yellow monk just gave her a blank stare. Clay sighed and shook his head.
"Probably. Come on I'm still starvin' and there ain't much we can do here." He told the other two. Omi complied and began to walk out. Kimiko stayed rooted by Rai's bed.
"Kimiko are you not coming?" Omi asked.
"The raven haired girl hesitated. "No, I want to say here." She sat down on the edge of the bed. She just didn't want to leave Raimundo's side. She grabbed the tan hand of the Brazilian in her pale one.
Clay looked at her understandingly. "We'll bring you some grub, cause I know you're hungry too." She smiled at him gratefully. The large blonde and short baldly left. Kimiko looked back down to Rai. He was breathing steadily and his eyes were darting back and forth under his lids which could only mean that he was dreaming. But of what?
Raimundo's eyes snapped open and he sat up abruptly. He looked around him taking in scenery of a field of green grass. Standing up and brushing himself off he turned and saw in the distance a bridge and a small town. Where was he? And what the hell was going on?
Turning back the other way Rai stumbled backwards a couple of steps shocked at what he saw. Grand Master Dashi was standing before him in a ray of sunshine.
"Well hello again Dragon of the Wind." Dashi said pleasantly. Rai recalled when he had met the grand master briefly after opening the puzzle box to imprison Wuya again.
"Um, hi Grand Master Dashi…." He said clearly still a little confused on what was going on. Dashi looked at him patiently for a few more seconds then smiled at the dawning of realization of Raimundo's face. Was this the thing where Dashi was going to teach him how to use the power?
"Yes Raimundo, I am going to teach you how to control the power I've given you. " Dashi said nodding his head. Wow…..Creepy.
"It's very complex and most things you will have to discover on your own. When you've completed the goal of today's stage out of three you will wake up at the temple. The harder you work the faster you'll wake up." He continued on explaining.
"Alright. What am I going to do?" The brunette asked understanding now that he was going to have some kind of training today then pass out two more times for some more kind of training. He was all too ready to master his new power and defeat Chase Young. But there was something in the back of his mind nagging.
"Today you will show me your moves of your element. I will teach you one move when I believe you have impressed me enough. Next time we will work on your knowledge of the new power you have to better understand what is to be used for. That is when you will have to find things out for yourself. And the third, well when we get there I'll explain. Now do you think you can impress the greatest Xiaolin Warrior of all time?" Dashi said cockily smirking.
Raimundo folded his arms and grinned his own smirk. "Bring it on."
Raimundo was leaning over with his hands on his knees. He had never been more exhausted in his life. Dashi was a much tougher coach than Master Fung and Master Monk Guan combined. The big difference between the teachings was that Dashi made it not only challenging but fun. It was something Rai could get into. But it was wearing his body out. He pulled his head up to look at Dashi. That stupid smirk was on his face. Was this how the others felt when he would smirk? It was really irritating and Rai found himself getting angry and discouraged.
"That time was better but you didn't use your diaphragm enough. If you don't you'll run out of air and you won't be able to complete the attack. You know what it's supposed to look like and that wasn't it." Dashi said giving him constructive criticism.
Raimundo ground loudly. This was pointless, there was no way he could master this move. He wasn't even sure he was the right guy to possess such a power. He would mess up somehow and destroy the whole freaking world! "You know what its break time." Rai growled. He turned without waiting for an answer and walked to a large rock in the field and sat on it.
Dashi didn't call him back. He knew something was troubling him and it wasn't the fact that he hadn't gotten the move yet.
"Dashi!" A voice called out. Turning the grand master saw a younger looking Dojo slither to him carrying a pink bundle.
"You didn't wash my white shirt with red socks again did you!" Dashi cried.
"I'm sorry! You know I have a short attention span and it was accident!" Dojo defended. He glanced around and noticed Rai on the rock. "Hey who's the kid?"
"The one who will carry on the Power of Dashi." Dashi simply replied. Dojo's eyes went wide. Sighing forgetting about his ruined shirt he walked to the teenage boy and sat next to him on the large rock.
"What's troubling you? And don't say nothing cause you know very well that it's not going to work." The Xiaolin Warrior warned. Raimundo sighed and looked out distantly.
"Why me?" The Wind Dragon put it simply.
Dashi had sort of figured he'd be asked this. After all anyone would wonder why out of everyone Dashi chose them himself to possess a power that only Dashi previously held. To fill the shoes of a grand master, greatest Xiaolin hero, the one to capture Wuya in the first puzzle box fifteen hundred years ago were big shoes to fill.
"There are several reasons. Why do you want to know?" He asked. Although the curiosity should be enough but Dashi didn't believe that was the reason Raimundo wanted to really know.
"Because I'm reckless, Im cocky, a showoff and I've made so many mistakes. I teamed up with Wuya for a time and for a dumb ridiculous reason! The way Master Monk Guan talked about this power scares me. If it really has the power to destroy the world if in the wrong hands then why would you choose me to hold it?" Rai asked in a rush and then looked at his new teacher. He had just brought out all his flaws that affected his life the most.
Dashi studied the young Dragons face. He didn't believe in himself. That was something that needed to be changed.
"Raimundo, do you know who you just explained in your little rant there?" He asked. The Shoku Warrior shook his head slightly. "Me. "Dashi finished. "I was exactly like that, especially at your age. I still am cocky and a show off. Now I never did anything as stupid as join the Heylin but I had my share of mistakes. You're being too hard on yourself. Think of all the good things you've done. Master Fund chose you to be the leader and the first Shoku Warrior. You've obviously done something right. Now the first reason I chose you was because I knew you could handle it because you are the most like me in a lot of ways." Dashi let this sink in for a moment.
"How did you know so much about me?" Rai asked. He had never really met Dashi in person. How could he see these things?
"When you opened that puzzle box to trap Wuya it would only open to the person who most needed to open it. That being you already tells me a lot about you. Even as a spirit I could tell something coming from you that reminded me of well…..me." Dashi said wisely. This fifteen year old man was a great motivational speaker.
"And one last thing is I know you will understand and control the strength of this power. Like I'm sure Guan told you, I've only used it once and it does have the power to destroy everything in its path if not in the right hands. But this is why I chose you. It can only be used in certain situations. Now there is always times when it seems evil has conquered the world but others are worse than most. To determine when those times to use the power are most needed is something that the holder must understand. But we'll talk more about this the next time you pass out and come to this vision world of mine. The point is I chose you for these reasons and you have to trust my decision and trust yourself. If you don't believe you can do this then we're going to be here for a really long time." Dashi finished telling Raimundo. He was satisfied with his talk and watched as Rai looked out into the distance.
Raimundo let everything Dashi said sink into his skull. Maybe he was too hard on himself. He would never admit it but what Dashi said made him feel a lot better. He didn't want this to get to his head but it felt good to know that he was chosen for the reason that he was most like Grand Master Dashi in so many ways. A smile spread across his face.
Taking that as sign of realization Dashi stood up. "Now come on let's try that move again." He walked away from the rock and faced the big field of grass. Dojo came up next to him. He wanted to watch what this kid could do. If he really was the one who was going to have the power then Dojo wanted to see what made him so special.
Rai followed and faced his teacher. "Thanks Master Dashi." He bowed to the Xiaolin Hero getting a bow in return. "Hey Dojo." He greeted the dragon. Dojo just looked confused and Rai shook his hand at him as a 'I'll explain later kind of way'.
Turning he faced the endless ocean of grass. Dashi was right; he needed to believe in himself. Just as Master Monk Guan had told him and just as Kimiko did. He spread his legs out and placed his arms to his side with his palms facing the ground. He took in a deep breath closing his eyes.
When he opened them they were not just green anymore. There were silver specks throughout them. He felt the power of trusting in himself.
Mwahaha! I don't really think you can count this as a cliffhanger cuz you wont know what Dashi teaches Rai until later. I think it will be cooler this way. I hope you liked this chapter so please review! Things will be more exciting in the next chapter with some Chase plotting to give it spice. You didn't think I told you EVERYTHING he has planned did you? REVIEW!
