Yep… Chapter 9 again…

You know the drill by now so let's get to it!

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A New Evil Arises

Chapter 9: Remastered

/The chill shot up through her as the cold voice whispered in her ear/

Slowly she opened her eyes, Jewel stared at the ceiling awhile, unable to move without hurting. 'Last night was the worst yet…' She thought. Another, deeper voice spoke in her mind, 'the 195th new moon…' her eyes widened in shock, but she couldn't feel any other presence except the four dragons in the room. The sun's rays peeked through the window and onto her face; slowly, despite her best efforts not to, she drifted off to sleep.

"You just don't know when to quit do you?" A silhouette spoke. Jewel smirked in response, unable to speak. "Why you little b—" the figure stopped, Jewel couldn't tell but she knew it was smirking. "This is my territory; you have no control anymore, give in completely and give up this vain resistance. It'll only make you weaker till you wither into nothing." Jewel shook her head and spoke back, but she couldn't hear herself, the silhouette tensed. "Some time in solitude should change your mind," the figured disappeared leaving an endless darkness to surround her…


…four days later…

That afternoon Kimiko sat on Rai's lap while she typed away on her laptop, Omi hovered over Raimundo's shoulder to watch her. "And that about does it," Kimiko spoke closing her laptop; "I just made a chart of who has what wu. Since there has only been three wus awakened in the last three months, this kept me busy awhile…"

That's when Clay walked into the room joining the other three, a worried look on his face. Rai spoke up, they already knew what happened, "Another town has been attacked hasn't it?" Clay nodded.

"This is the fifth time within the last two months and it's been the worst one yet partner," Clay muttered as he sat down with the rest of them.

Omi frowned, "We never know about till after it's happened… what is causing it?"

"Same reason why it's eighty-nine in November," the Shoku said.

There was a long silence in the room till a voice spoke, "You guys bored without me or what?" Jewel stood there leaning against the doorframe with a smirk on her face. They stared at her in shock.

Kimiko was the first to jump up and give her a hug, "You've been asleep for days! What happened?" The others jumped up and surrounded her; Omi hugged her while the other two guys patted her shoulder.

"Not sure, I was just really worn out I guess," She gave them an assuring smile. Raimundo looked at her questionly but she kept smiling. "I'm going to find Lieutenant; I'll catch up in a bit." She waved to them as she walked away.

When she was out of earshot Raimundo spoke up, "I don't believe her for one second."

Kimiko nodded in agreement, "When she was asleep she was acting like she was stuck in a nightmare, silently crying and fidgeting. Poor Lieutenant never left her side for anything, not even to eat." Her face saddened.

"Then it is our job to solve this," Omi spoke slamming his fist into his open palm.

"So much is going on its bothering me," Clay said.

"And I have a feeling Jewel might just know what's going on too," Raimundo spoke. The others stared at him and started to protest when Jewel ran in with Lieutenant beside her. Dojo was laying on the large Cat, several places were swollen everywhere.

"Hey gang, the Culver Crystal just woke up! It shines the most glittering and bright lights to help the user escape," Dojo told them all. Immediately they rushed out and headed to the Wu.


"I don't see it anywhere," Kimiko moaned. They were flying low in the air near an abandon warehouse looking down into it.

Jewel and Omi at the same time, jumped off Dojo, through a hole in the ceiling, and they landed on an old platform, almost breaking it completely and making the place creaked. Unfortunately several pillars fell above them and blocked the others from entering. Kimiko yelled down to them, "What are you two thinking, you're so reckless!"

Raimundo butted in, "We'll have to find another way in, hold on tight."

Omi and Jewel looked ahead and saw a shadow dash in front of their vision, they looked at each other at the same time, "You saw it too?" Omi nodded, they were both completely serious. Jewel was slightly trembling. "Whatever we do we can't get separated here Omi."

Omi nodded, his voice filled with worry, "Or we may never make it out of here." He looked around at the emptiness.

They started walking until the platforms and machines led to brick hallways, hanging on the wall was an unlit lantern, "Finally something useful… no oil, we need to find oil."

"Why not use your powers?" Omi questioned her as if she was stupid.

"Because that drains my strength, and when we find the wu I might need it." She answered annoyed, squinting ahead trying to see in front of herself. They continued in silence awhile longer till a short, dead end hallway was on their right, lit up by a torch revealing a metal locker. Omi motioned for her to stay there a second while he went and looked. He walked to it slowly and opened the door, a creaking sound admitted from it sending a chill down their spines. He saw a metal can that read 'Oil' and picked it up.

He turned around and smiled, "Look Jewel I have found some oil!" He said proud. The torch flickered out and a loud clang could be heard.

"Omi!" She screamed as she ran over and almost tripped on the oil can. She grabbed it hastily and opened to top to fill the lantern. When she was done filling it she turned the light on. Nothing. No locker, no torch, no dead-end… "Damn it…" she murmured and started walking down the previously no continual hallway.


Omi slowly opened his eyes and sat up, "Jewel?" He looked around and found himself in an empty room. He shot up when a blood curling scream could be heard, "I must hurry!" He ran towards the scream down the brick hallway.


"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Please don't kill me you ugly beast!" Jack Spicer pleaded the dark form in front of him with a high pitched voice. It growled and bared its teeth then pinned him to the wall with its claws. "AAAAAHHH! Sorry! Mr. Ugly Beast!" His voice was deeper, but then he whimpered, "Please not my beautiful face…"

"Shut up you fool." The beast took off its dark cloak then transformed. There stood Chase Young.

"Chase! I'm so glad to see you!" The boy's eyes sparkled with adoration, Chase sighed annoyed and dropped him to the ground and starting walking. "Hey why don't we team up?"

Chase didn't answer but said, "The wu is ahead, prepare yourself." Jack nodded and activated his Wu.


Jewel ran into the open room, there were three giant openings leading into it, with rock bridges leading to the center. Omi appeared out of one of the two others, "Omi I heard you screaming are you okay."

He looked at her confused, "I thought you were screaming." She shook her head no.

"Let's just hurry and get the wu," She pointed at the center, on a pillar was the wu. She ran to it, but she was unaware Omi was running to it as well but for a different reason.

Just as they grabbed it, two other hands did as well.

"I challenge you all to a Xiaolin Showdown!" Jack screeched, he looked like a monkey and his tail held the monkey staff. "It's a complete free for all, first to pin the others down for three seconds each wins―"

"Omi, you will use the reversing mirror, Jack, the Monkey Staff, I will use the Mind Reader Conch, and Jewel," the voice belonged to Chase, he spoke as he stared into her eyes with a devious smirk, "The Eye of Dashi."

"Can you just butt in like that!?" Jack asked in anger.

"In fact he can, one challenges and another chooses the Wu if the challenger doesn't, that's the rules," Dojo replied. Him and the others had just entered through the tunnel Omi had.

"I accept," Jewel spoke glaring at the Prince of Darkness.

"Me too," Omi said glaring at Jack.

"You're going down cheesehead!" Jack yelled glaring back.

"Good luck Julianne," The chill shot up through her as the cold voice whispered in her ear.

"Let's go! Xiaolin Showdown!"


Hehe you're all going to have to wait for the battle, it's so big it gets its own chapter. Thanks to my friend D, without him this story most likely would be dead. And yes I reposted this, hated the original so this has a good 1,000 more words and details. Yeah.