Author's note: Ok the outdated author's note was starting to bug and since I haven't been able to come up with a chapter that would make sense being here, I have decided for the time being to post a few of my deleted scenes from the story. These scenes were either altered or removed for various reasons. If there's any you think that will look good in the actual story let me know.

Breakfast with the monks. Chapter 2.

Rai walked in to the kitchen to see Clay and Kimiko already sitting at the breakfast table.

"Morning," Rai said groggily.

Rai was greeted with an equally dull response. He poured himself a bowl of cereal. He winched as he sat down, his back was still sore from where Veata had hit him.

"Hurt your back?" Clay asked.

"Oh no," Rai lied, "it's just a bit sore from all the sweeping I did last night."

"Serves you right," Kimiko said angriliy, "after what you did to my bed."

"Kim, all I did was put bugs in your bed, you're the one who set it on fire," Rai replied coolly, "you don't hear Clay complaining about the ones I put in his bed."

Clay spluttered, a look of shock and realisation. He jumped up and ran in the direction of the sleeping quarters. Rai looked at Kimiko nervously for a moment before standing up.

"Will you look at the time," Rai said quickly, "better get going, those chores won't do them selves you know."

Rai grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl before running for his dear life.

Author's note: This had originally been part a lengthy section for chapter two which just involved a normal morning for Rai which had funny bits but that in the end didn't help progress the story at all. I also at the time hadn't been too sure of what a decent length for a chapter was so I had tried to keep the first few under 500 words. As you can see I gave up on that after chapter 2.

Alternate opening for Chapter 4.

"Rai, lie back down!"

"Calm down Kimiko, I'm fine."

"No your not, Rai, you've barely been awake for two minutes."

"Come on, you worry too much."

Rai tried to get up but as he did, Clay stepped forward and poked him lightly with one finger. This put him off balance; he fell back onto the bed.

"No pardner, I reckon she worries just enough."

Omi stared in amazement.

"What a remarkable technique, I must try it."

Omi started poking Kimiko, trying to get the same result.

"Firstly Omi, it's not a technique. Secondly, if you want to keep that finger, STOP POKING ME!!!"

Master Fung walked into the medical wing.

"I see Raimundo has awakened. You gave us quite a scare. "

Rai looked at him curiously.

"I'm fine; I just got the wind taken out of me." Literally

Author's note: I had like this version but I felt that Rai had come across as too stubborn too quickly.

What were you thinking? Chapter 4

"Yeah sure, a bit wind gave me this bruise." Replied Rai sarcastically, pointing to this chest. "And the little bit of wind just knocked my off of you a hundred feet in the air."

Clay, cottoning on to something, formed a T with his hands.

"Whoa, time-out Rai, you're telling us you knew that lady was a windy BEFORE you told us to leave?"

"Dude, I don't call you an "earthy" but yeah I did know." 3…2…1…

"What were you thinking?!"

Rai sighed inwardly. Kimiko, you're getting a tad predictable.

"Well, lets see, soccer, video games, girls in bikinis, you know the usual."

Seeing that the joke didn't go over to well, Rai went straight faced.

"If you guys had stayed, we would have lost the Wu to Jack."

Breakfast with the Order. Chapter 4

Veata and her team sat at a table, eating breakfast. While the rest were scoffing it down, Veata had decided to have a light breakfast.

"So Veata, are you nervous about the mission?"

Veata looked up at the girl.

"Of course not, Diane, this will be easy."

"I still think we should have struck sooner, while the wounds were still fresh."

Veata rolled her eyes; Scott never did seem to understand the use of timing.

"The monks at temple had been watching him closely after the fight; acting any sooner would have risked everything."

"Are you sure it's wise for you to go by you self?"

"Perfectly sure, for this to work I need to be able to go in, do the job and come out unhindered."

"But what about the rest of his team?"

Veata chuckled to herself. A cowboy, a cue-ball and a fashion junkie, that's about as scary as a box of kittens.

"They won't be a problem."

Veata walk back to her room, taking the dagger she had been given for this mission, she secured it within her robe. She looked into her mirror and smiled.

Ready or not, Rai, here I come.

Author's Note: I had tried to make this scene seem like a mirror image of the one at the temple but looking at it again, I felt that it was just giving away a bit too much too soon.

The mission. Chapter 6

"Why hadn't you told us any of this before?"

Master Fung looked at Kimiko in his usual expression.

"We wanted Raimundo to be given as much of a chance as the rest of you. You three knowing of this possible fate would have meant his ability to be trusted be put at risk."

"And why shouldn't we trust Rai now?"

"We have reason to believe that they may have made their offer to him."

"Do you have any proof?"

"Nothing substantial, however his abnormally quick recovery and sudden change in mood does not bode well."

"Well, even if this Order has made Rai an offer, it still don't mean he's gonna take'em up on it."

"That may be, Clay, but through the years the Order has proved to be very persuasive," Master Fung replied.

"Yeah, and Rai's ain't exactly got the cleanest record," Dojo added.

Everyone nodded, remembering all too well Rai's betrayal to Wuya.

Omi stood up.

"So what we must do is confront Raimundo and demand that he tell us why he has, yet again, join forces with our enemy."

At this Kimiko punched Omi in the arm. An honor she usually saved for when Rai acted stupid.

"Rai is our friend," Kimiko said angrily "And until you can give us proof, I'm not going to believe otherwise."

Omi rubbed his arm.

"Kimiko, our over trusting Raimundo lead to him obtaining the serpents tail."

"Correction, you're the one that over trusted him. And if you remember correctly, our not trusting him is what lead to our humiliating capture at the hands of Jack and Pandabubba."

Master Fung raised his hand.

"Peace, Kimiko, I am not asking you to question Raimundo's loyalty. I am asking you three to observe him."

"Pardon?"

"I need you three to observe him and see if you can find any proof as to whether or not he has been offered a place in the Order."

"Why can't we just ask him?"

Master Fung paused as if trying to find the best way to say it.

"The council feels it would be for the best if Raimundo did not know more than is necessary."

"And how much is necessary?"

"Right now, nothing I'm afraid."

Kimiko and Clay looked at each other nervously; they knew that Rai wasn't going to like this. Omi just stood there in his usual cocky expression.

"Do not worry Master Fung, we will watch Raimundo like eagles."

"Hawks," Clay corrected.

"That too."

Authors note: I had decided against this just because I felt it left more to the imagination by not making the details of the mission clear.