Disclaimer: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown, any of the characters, or any of the Shen Gong Wu. They all belong to Kids'WB.
I know, it's like a week late. Sorry! …blame writers block.
Chapter 8
Raimundo woke up the next day and stretched out. He really didn't want to get up, but he new he had to. He went to the bathroom and took a shower then changed into his Shoku robes. He walked over to the window and saw that it was, still, snowing.
"Ay! When is this going to end?" Raimundo asked himself.
Dojo entered the room and looked very tired.
"Never! It's never going to end and we're all going to die!" Dojo said.
"Dude, I think you may be over reacting just a bit," Rai said. "How late were you up? You look really tired,"
"I fell asleep at four in the morning!" Dojo yelled.
"A little cranky are we?" Rai asked. He looked at his cell phone and it was eight-o-clock. "You only got four hours of sleep?"
"I stayed up trying to find the whole cause of this!" Dojo yelled, obviously not in a good mood.
"You didn't need to man," Rai said.
"Yes I did; and I found some news! Get the rest up and we'll talk during breakfast," Dojo said heading for the kitchen.
Rai nodded and Dojo left. Raimundo went over to Omi's cubicle and shook him. Omi was meditating on his head and he eventually fell over.
"W…what?" Omi asked waking up.
"Dojo has some news for us. We're meeting in the dinning room," Rai said leaving the cubicle.
He walked into Clay's room and immediately plugged his ears.
"Man, Clay's snoring is so loud; I bet my mom can hear it!" Rai said.
Rai walked over to Clay and shook him a little, then a lot.
"…lower than a snake's belly button…nuh…" Clay mumbled.
"Hey Clay! Breakfast!" Rai yelled.
"What?" Clay said jumping up. He ran to the bathroom to get dressed into his robes then went straight to the dining room. The whole process took about five seconds.
Rai walked out of Clay's cubicle and caught a glimpse of Omi's head who was so tired that he passed out as he was walked out.
"Ah man! How do I wake him up?" Rai asked himself. "Oh! Hey Omi! Master Fung says he has an important mission that only you'll be able to do!"
"What?" Omi asked popping up.
"Yeah! Go to the dining room! He'll be right there!" Rai said.
Omi (already dressed) ran as fast as he could to the dining room.
Rai walked into Kimiko's room to she that she was still sleeping. He walked close to her and shook her a little.
"Kim, wake up," Rai said.
Kimiko turned a bit and Rai continued to shake her.
"Kim?" he asked.
She moaned a little then turned over.
Rai sighed and brushed some of her hair to the side of her face. He moved his hand down and brushed her cheek.
"Man she looks pretty when she's sleeping," Rai said.
Kimiko stirred then began to open her eyes. Rai panicked and pulled back his hand. He continued to shake her so it looked liked that's what woke her up.
"Huh?" Kimiko asked as she sat up.
"Dojo has some news for us. Come to the dining room," Rai said.
He left and Kimiko closed her curtain. She changed into her robes and went to the dining room.
"Hey guys," she said sitting down next to Clay.
"You're finally awake!" Dojo yelled.
"Cranky?" Kimiko asked.
"Yes!" Dojo said.
"I am most upset Raimundo!" Omi said with his arms folded.
"About what?" Rai asked.
"You said Master Fung had a mission for me!" Omi said.
"Well how else was I supposed to get you up?" Rai asked.
"Okay kiddos!" Dojo said. "I have a few solutions about how to stop the snow!"
"Alright, shoot," Clay said.
"Well, we have a bunch of Shen Gong Wu options! Master Fung and the other monks have seen visions of Jack Spicer and a machine. So it's defiantly his doing," Dojo said.
"I'm gonna hurt that Spicer," Rai said.
"So anyway, was about using the Reversing Mirror?" Dojo suggested.
"Okay one, how can we get to the vault? Two, no, the Reversing Mirror would only turn the snow into rain, but it wouldn't stop it," Kimiko said.
"Well, we could go to the snow and get it I guess; but we'd have to be careful," Dojo said. "Okay, I see your point about the mirror, what about the Lunar Locket? We could change the position of the moon, so it would stop the snow! Right?"
"I don't think that would work buddy," Clay said. "Since the snow isn't natural, Spicer could just start up the snow again!"
"Okay, okay, what about the Star Hanabi? It could melt the snow," Dojo suggested.
"How would that stop the snow from falling?" Omi asked.
"Good point," Dojo said. "What about the…Fist of Tebigong?"
"Okay, now you're crazy," Kimiko said.
"Yeah dude," Rai said. "You're out of ideas aren't you?"
"Okay then, mister leader, you think of something!" Dojo said.
"Okay, I will!" Rai said. He paced for a while thinking until he snapped his fingers.
"Well?" Clay asked.
"I have two ways. One, what if we used the Emperor Scorpion to take control of the Orb of Tornami?" Rai suggested.
"That might work," Clay said.
"Yeah, but Jack could just activate it again, and again," Kimiko said.
"Point taken. Now here is a sure fire plan! If we can get the Golden Tiger Claws, we can teleport to Jack's house and steal back the Wu, and shut down the machine!" Rai said.
The others smiled at each other.
"So when should we get the Tiger Claws?" Rai asked.
Dojo went to the windowsill.
"Maybe after lunch or something," Dojo said. "Now if you excuse me, I'm going to go to bed,"
Dojo left the room and the monks finished breakfast.
Kimiko went back to the tree room and continued to fold the cranes.
"347, I wish I could tell Rai I love him. 348, I wish I could tell Rai I love him. 349, I wish I could tell Rai I love him," Kimiko whispered as she folded them. "Three hundred and forty-nine cranes and I have yet to build up the confidence,"
She lit a candle and folded another one.
"350, I wish I could tell Rai I love him," Kimiko whispered.
She walked over to the window and sighed.
"You okay partner?"
Kimiko turned around and saw Clay.
"Yeah, just thinking," Kimiko said.
"About what?" Clay asked.
"Nothing really,"
"Are you feeling okay Kim? Lately you've seemed, unsure about something,"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks for asking,"
"If there's anything I can do…"
"Actually," Kimiko started, hesitating if she should continue. "Do you know where Raimundo is?"
"I reckon he's in his room,"
Kimiko got up and started to leave the room.
When she left Clay said to himself, "Why can't he just tell her?"
Kimiko walked to the rooms. She looked in Omi's room and he wasn't there. She peeked into Rai's room and he was juggling his soccer ball.
She didn't feel like talking to him, she just needed to look at him. She kept a safe distance away so he couldn't see her.
He looks nice today, Kimiko thought.
It was true, she thought he looked better in his Shoku robes than the other ones (a/n: I think that's true too:D).
She sneaked over to her cubicle and picked up her cell phone.
"12:39pm," she said.
For the next hour, Kimiko folded 40 more cranes, Rai has broken his record at juggling, Omi had been doing…something and Clay had been pondering about some stuff.
When lunch came, they all ate it quickly so they could get the Tiger Claws. When they finished, they all changed into their winter clothes and went to the entrance.
"So," Dojo started. "How are we going to do this?"
"On the count of three, we'll all run to the vault as fast as we can," Raimundo explained. "Ready?"
"Ready!" Kimiko said.
"I'm readier than Jack Spicer in a stupidity contest!" Clay said.
"I am also ready!" Omi said.
"Okay," Rai said. They all got in running position. "One, two, three!"
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Once more, sorry for the late update! I was busy and had writers block. I'm watching the Xiaolin Showdown marathon on Cartoon Network, so I'll try to work on the next chapter during it (although only one episode is left). Review please!
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