Kosmic
I am very sorry for not getting the this chapter out for such a long time now. My muse for Xiaolin Showdown was not with me, I think it may be the seasons. The cold seasons is when I truly like to type stories.
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Moving on
It had been days since Jessie left and it was the day Mr. Bailey sent his shipment over to China. For Raimundo and Kimiko, the experience that took place at the farm was alright.
Kimiko never really did much work at home, as she was a bit pampered, so cleaning was a different pace and it showed she can take care of herself. Meeting Clay and his father was also good, even though she could not comprehend a couple of their sayings. She did keep up her study of the English language and writing. Most of all, Kimiko grew much closer to Raimundo.
Raimundo was happy to meet up with Clay and did not mind the chores too much. Sure it was a lot different than it was at home. For one, he did not have to move cattle to a river and back. It was the responsibility to keep the chores and watch over and protect Kimiko that Raimundo experienced. Studying and learning Japanese language and writing was slow for Raimundo, but he managed a little.
"Thank you both" Kimiko said then shook both Clay and Mr. Bailey's hands.
"No problem, little lady." Mr. Bailey said, shaking Kimiko's hand with smile.
"It meant a lot. Thanks Clay and Mr. Bailey." Raimundo said then shook their hands.
"Take care of yourself now, Rai, and take good care of Kimiko." Clay said then smirked at his friend as Kimiko and Raimundo entered a truck.
Kimiko and Raimundo are with the man who saved Kimiko the other day. Big Al smiles at the two, he was happy to be a hero. Al drove off, making his regular drive through New Mexico, Arizona, and lastly California.
It was clear all the way, nobody attacked. Rather strange for Raimundo and Kimiko's luck, but they had the same thought. They would be attacked while traveling over the Pacific Ocean. It was a good time for them to study up on the languages.
They were on a large boat waiting for the cargo to get loaded. It was to be set off across the Pacific Ocean and stop at Hawaii to gather other goods before heading for Zhejiang China. Mr. Bailey's goods were going to Henan, so they would have to travel through Anhui.
Raimundo and Kimiko were together helping each other understand each others language. It was only six hours after they left port when they were attacked. Pandabubba's men boarded the ship, but the crew of the ship was a bit prepared for it thanks to Mr. Bailey's warning.
Raimundo and Kimiko were warned by a crew member. The crew member told them it seemed about fifty men had boarded the ship. Raimundo and Kimiko looked at each other then nodded. Their plan if attacked at sea was to go quickly to where the shipping supplies were held. So, they ran and kept out of sight until they reached the shipping supplies.
They got there, but a couple of Pandabubba's men pursued them. Kimiko, of course, was the target, but she split from Raimundo in order to get the men after her.
Kimiko ran past some barrels as Raimundo, who was lying in wait, kicked the barrels. The barrels rolled in front of Pandabubba's men, making a few trip then split up to go after Raimundo, believing he would slow all of them down.
Raimundo, with his quickness and agility, got away by getting on top of large crates. He was still being followed by the men not as agile, but got on top. This of course got Raimundo a bit of a head start as well as an idea.
Kimiko ran with a mischievous smile to some chains and began to climb. Instead of the men following, they shook the chain, making Kimiko's smile turn on her. She did not think they would do that, she had hoped they would follow so she could make them drop when she reached the top.
Raimundo saw this off to his side. He had to do something, so his idea had to be put on hold. He took off towards Kimiko as the men who were chasing him were catching up. Raimundo kicked up some loose chains as he made his way towards Kimiko.
Raimundo threw the chain at Pandabubba's men, who were shaking Kimiko's chain, hitting one resulting in getting the others' attention. Raimundo jumped off a large crate he was on to the chain Kimiko was. Kimiko gave thanks to climb before the Chain began to shake again.
"Kimiko, keep climbing, trust me. I'll catch you if you fall. Trust me" Raimundo told Kimiko, who then tried to climb. It was difficult for her and she soon began to fall.
Raimundo, as promised, caught Kimiko before she went too far. He held her tightly to the chain and felt his hands slipping, but it is only a matter of time. Raimundo's hand slipped from the chain just as Kimiko made a small scream. Thankfully, thanks to Raimundo's training at his family circus, he managed to hang onto the chains with his legs.
"Oh, come on!" One of Pandabubba's men yelled as they stopped shaking the chains. Pandabubba's men were surrounded by the crew of the ship.
Kimiko and Raimundo went down and back to their room where they were studying. They ate with the crew in victory and it was a blast for both of them. Raimundo sat down, but Kimiko did not.
"Rai, we came so far in our studies of our languages. We don't need it any more." Kimiko stated to Raimundo in nearly great English, Raimundo smiled.
"We have, but you had more time then me. I tend to bring you home and I want to be able to know your language as well as you know mine." Raimundo tried to speak in Japanese, Kimiko stared at Raimundo for a moment and mentally corrected what he said in Japanese.
Kimiko got it after a minute, then decided to help Raimundo with the Japanese. He had been with her from the beginning and it's her turn to help him. So, she sat down and began to help Raimundo learn Japanese.
They had reached Hawaii and Kimiko and Raimundo went out for a stretch on the docks. It had been hard for both of them to adjust to the time zones, but it was night and they were both tired, yet awake. They had taken naps on the large ship, as it was kind of relaxing.
As some of the shipment was taken off the ship, Raimundo took the opportunity to check a nearby beach. He loved the beaches at Rio and wondered what the beaches of Hawaii were like. Kimiko had followed, wondering about the beauty of Hawaii.
"Wow! It is almost like home, a great sight to see." Raimundo said to himself, then looked over to Kimiko with a smile.
"Yeah it is, I have only seen videos of Hawaii and it is nice." Kimiko spoke in English as she looked over the beach.
"We are halfway there Kimiko, we just need to get to China." Raimundo said as Kimiko looked at him and nodded.
"Yeah, and thank you again, Raimundo." Kimiko said with a smile before she heard an irritating, but familiar laugh.
"Look who I found!" Jack said, laughing in a silent jet hovering above Raimundo and Kimiko.
"Can you at least give us a break, or do I need to break you." Raimundo said, angered at Jack, as he had planned to make a move on Kimiko.
"No! Jack bots attack these losers!" Jack ordered as his bots popped out of the sand, surprising Raimundo and Kimiko.
Raimundo and Kimiko got into their fighting stance as the Jack bots rushed them, firing rubber bullets. Raimundo and Kimiko ducked quickly just as all the bots fell over with some sand coming out.
"Oh come on! I waited here here for a couple hours knowing you two would show up with my bots buried! Note to self sand proof my bots!" Jack began yelling before he took out an odd gun that Kimiko remembered from the last time he attacked Raimundo.
"Whine all you want..." Raimundo began then saw Kimiko with a scary look on her face.
Jack then remembered this feeling of fear, but soon smiled. "Kimiko, you may want to surrender or your boy friend gets hurt." Jack said, knowing Kimiko could not reach him from up there.
"We are not like that!" Raimundo argued, even though he wished they were.
"You want me angry, Jack, try me!" Kimiko screamed with anger.
"You can not reach me Kimiko, and who knows how bad I can mess Raimundo up." Jack said with a smirk as Kimiko's anger turned to surprise.
"No." Kimiko said silently as she lowered her head.
Raimundo could not understand what was going on. He felt like he was missing out on something. He saw Kimiko take a step forward then grabbed her before she took another step.
"Kimiko, I don't know what's going on, but calm down. Clear your head and..." Raimundo said then smiled as Kimiko looked at him.
"Run!" Raimundo said grabbing Kimiko's hand then ran, dodging a shot from Jack.
"We have the ground we can always dodge him, Kimiko. I am at your side and will always help you." Raimundo said, making Kimiko smile as they dodged Jack's shots.
"Dammit, stand still you piece of trash!" Jack yelled aiming at Raimundo, trying to hit him with his blaster.
Raimundo and Kimiko got back to the ship with Jack on their tail. Thankfully for them, the crew there used a large crane used to move shipment to hit Jack. Jack saw it coming, then flew off, not wanting to fight a large group. Jack was aware his odds would be against him there.
"Thanks for the help." Raimundo said to the crew as they accepting his thankfulness.
Kimiko, catching her breath, was smiling as a happy tear came from her eye. She was happy to have met Raimundo, he had turned her hopes so many times. She was even glad she was kidnapped, because she met Raimundo. She looked at him as he only smiled at her, which made her heart beat skip a beat. She did not know why her heart was like this, but it made her really happy.
"Come, Kimiko, they are almost done, next stop China." Raimundo said in Japanese almost perfectly.
"Right, then once there we look for this Mr. Fung before we try to get my dad back." Kimiko said to Raimundo in Japanese as they headed back in the ship.
The ship took off a couple minutes later. It took them a day until they reached the port in China and in that day Raimundo, with the help of Kimiko, managed to speak Japanese without difficulty.
Once there Raimundo and Kimiko took the route through Anhui to Henan. They were fine until they got to Henan, where Pandabubba's men chased them. They were not ready to fight them, since they had weapons where as Kimiko and Raimundo didn't.
Thankfully for Raimundo and Kimiko, they were saved by a young bald boy and two bald men. The bald boy was in front of them one moment, then jumped, pretty much flying fast, past them and hit one of Pandabubba's men in the chest, forcing the man's back onto the ground. The other two bald man also attacked, hitting two each.
It was quick, no more happened as the bald boy turned to Raimundo and Kimiko then spoke in Chinese. Raimundo could not follow, but Kimiko could and spoke back.
"It is okay Raimundo, they are here to greet and take us to Mr. Fung." Kimiko said then smiled as Raimundo began to regret coming without knowing Chinese.
End of Chapter
Kosmic
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