Starting to go back into the lair Raimundo turned me around, "I need to hit something right now, and since you are the villain, you're the closest thing!" He said as he threw his fist at me, but grabbing it I twisted him around and pushed his back with my foot kicking him in the butt, "Yeah, not happening with this girl." I said as Raimundo rubbed his butt, his face contorting to pain. Going back into the lair Wuya was at the entrance, "That was quite impressive my dear girl." She said delighted. Waving her beside I popped my knuckles, "I'm not useless unlike some people." I pointed out. Jack sniffled crossing his arms behind his head, "I think I'm getting better!" He smiled still sniffling.
All of a sudden a crow flew in and turned into a man, a warrior looking man with a leopard skin over his back and head. His feet were covered with leopard's claws and in his hands he carried a spear. Jack shrieked in panic and fell over, "Who are you?" He protested in a questioning manner. Staring up at him I swallowed, "What do you want?" I asked. Swinging a fist at me he knocked me clean into Jack's jet. Grunting I slammed to the floor standing on all fours. Popping my back I spit standing back up, "You didn't answer me, who are you, what do you want?" I asked. The man spoke in a deep voice, "I've been ordered to steal all of your Shen Gong Wu…" He said.
Motioning my hands towards the Shen Gong Wu on the shelf I said sarcastically, "Well, there it is, take it." I said. Putting his hand up he frowned continuing, "You no let me finish, you too." He said. Tossing his spear at me I bent back painfully on my back making me squeeze my eyes shut as he threw a fist at me I swiped my leg at his legs causing him to fall. "I'm not going easy then." I made clear making a coming motion with my hand as another crow flew in changing into a warrior, but with lion pelt on him. Running at me at both sides I called to Jack, "Monkey staff!" Throwing me the Monkey staff I caught it and with a leap I jumped up onto the piping just above me.
Shrieking with laughter Wuya pointed out, "These are Chase's servants…" Jack's lower lip quivered, "And he didn't want me?" The warrior with the lion pelt grabbed my tail and tossed me into the other's fist causing me to hit the wall dropping the Monkey staff. Rubbing my head the one with the leopard pelt grabbed me around my waist nearly crushing me while the other grabbed the Shen Gong Wu. Jack shook his fist, "You can't take that, that's our Wu!" He said trying to sound tough. The warrior with the lion pelt snarled in Jack's face, "And what are you to do about it pretty boy?" He asked intimidating. Jack's fist deflated as he patted the bag with the Shen Gong Wu in it, "Go ahead, it's all yours." He whined.
When we walked out of the lair we went through a portal of some sort and then we ended up in front of a massive cave that towered above us. It looked like a volcano, with blaring red eyes and mouth with rock fangs protruding from its mouth. A piece of stone moved over as they carried me into what looked like a vast oasis, the inside looked like Atlantis with soaring columns and gazebos, a tall waterfall crashing from the back. Tigers and crows flew around the area and the only thing that I could take upon my lips was, "Chase Young…"
A slow clap then a figure appeared, he had a tiger at his side, "That's right, glad you could piece together that much. The one with the lion pelt threw up the Shen Gong Wu bag to Chase who caught it and gave it to his tiger ordering, "Put it with the other Shen Gong Wu." As the tiger walked off Chase came up to me and motioned the warrior to put me down. As he did I held my hips, "Okay, ow first, second, why did you bring me here?" I said. He held out his hand, it had a yo-yo in it, but it had a symbol on it, "Is that the Yang symbol?" I asked tilting my head at it.
I couldn't look into his eyes; they terrified me too much for some reason. He put it in my hand, "Why don't you use this." He said politely. Laughing I put a hand on his shoulder, "You're joking right, the one Shen Gong Wu I don't read about and you expect me to use it?" I said. His face didn't make any sort of expression though, "You've wanted to be ahead now right? That is something we have in common, you have so much untapped potential that can be released with this Shen Gong Wu." He said. Staring at the Yang yo-yo I clutched it, he was right, every fiber of my being wanted to be ahead of the game…
Hesitating first I took a step back declaring, "Yang yo-yo!" Slinging the yo-yo forward a portal opened and I was immediately drawn in. Looking around I wasn't in Chase's lair anymore, I was in a different world. Shelves upon shelves of bottles with people's faces and the label Chi were everywhere, including mine. Scratching my head I shrugged looking at the Yang yo-yo, "How is this supposed to help me get ahead?" I said shivering, "Don't know, but this place creeps me out." Slinging the yo-yo back I jumped out of the portal, but I felt different, more evil.
"Since you were neither really evil or good this worked perfectly. Now you will be on my side…Omi didn't work so well, but I'm thinking you, might be a little more useful. And now that we have the monks and Jack's Shen Gong Wu they will be coming any minute." He said smiling ear to ear. Laughing manically I paced, "Yes, they will be coming any minute for their Shen Gong Wu, but they will fall into a trap!" I said my temper burning inside of me. Chase brought out another Shen Gong Wu, it was the Golden Tiger Claws. Putting them on my hand he said, "Use them wisely, I know you will…" As my hand started to glow I felt a tingling sensation in my hand, as if it belonged on my hand.
Wuya flew through the walls, Chase's expression changed to annoyed, "What do you want?" He asked. Wuya looked at me then at Chase saying rather pathetically, "Well, Jack being on his way and all I was wondering what your plan is?" She cleared her throat. Chase sneered, Wuya looking like if she was a turtle she would put her head in her shell, "If you must know, that you can't stop me anyway. Rachel here is something she didn't realize what she was before." He said Wuya interrupting, "Oh I knew you had a brilliant plan Chase, I was on your side all along!" Growling Chase's reptilian fangs started to show, his eyes blaring yellow, "Let me finish you witch!"
Wuya floated a few feet back, her eyes large and pitiful as Chase continued, "Rachel here is a Shen Gong Wu!" Wuya's mouth dropped open, her eyes flashing, "Then…I don't understand, how did you know and I didn't. I should be able to sense Shen Gong Wu shouldn't I?" Chase actually represented her question with sincerity, "Because she is also human, this trait cannot be taken away from her. It is said every five hundred years a person is chosen to have incredible power, the powers of the Shen Gong Wu. And now we can see that power at work, put it to the test. It's the only Wu worth looking into." He said as a tiger brought him a bowl of steaming hot soup on a tray with a green dragon's tail hanging from it.
Taking a sip of it Omi kicked down the stone wall whipping out an index finger, "Chase Young, give us back out Shen Gong Wu!" Kimiko, Raimundo, and Clay followed behind him in battle ready positions, Jack hovering above them with his Jackbots, "We have all agreed to a truce to get our Shen Gong Wu back, the ones we had before fair and square!" Omi declared as he leaped for Chase who just swatted him away. Kimiko pointed out, "What's wrong with her?" She asked continuing, "Her eyes are red and evil!" Jack pointed to the yo-yo, "That's how!" He declared as he saw Wuya, "Traitor much?" He asked crossing his arms giving an evil grimace to Wuya who managed a laugh.
Chase motioned towards me, "Go ahead, and show them what you can do." He said as Clay looked at my hand, "All be dang, she has the Golden Tiger Claws!" He said as Raimundo came running at me, "Doesn't matter, and still going to kick her butt!" Leaping for me I cried, "Golden Tiger Claws!" Swiping at the air I ended up under him. Grabbing at his leg I threw him into Kimiko who was coming in for a sneak attack. Omi scratched his chin as if in thought while Jack came up to me with little fear on his face, "It's okay, she likes me." He said smugly smiling at me, "You know me Rachel, right?" He asked winking.
Punching him in the gut he crumbled to the ground holding onto my foot, "Okay…I take that as a no…" He said painfully. Omi came up to me and grabbed onto my leg as I started to glow, "Jack, I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown!" Raimundo's eyes would have been X's, "Can he do that, we have no Wu to wager, and neither does Jack." He said. Omi stared up at my blaring red eyes then at Chase, "We don't wager Shen Gong Wu, we just win it. The Golden Tiger Claws, and Yang yo-yo is the prize. The game is to get to Rachel before the ground crumbles from under you!"
Jack still looked like he was processing it though his head, Wuya turned towards Chase, "Aren't you worried you'll lose her?" She asked as he shook his head, "This was only for mere observation, and it's not like they will get all of their Shen Gong Wu back right now." He said as Omi declared, "Let's go, Xiaolin Showdown, Gong Yi Tan Pai!" Instantly rocks and boulders shot up around the area. I was in the middle, the ground shaking under me as I said to myself, "I guess it's before I fall…" Crossing my arms I shot out at Omi, "Don't fall bald wonder!" Throwing his hands up Omi started to leap on the rocks, some of them crumbling from under him. Jack just used his helibot to get around, not having to put one foot on the rocks.
As Omi leaped for another rock closer to me I shouted, "Golden Tiger Claws!" Swiping at the air I went to a stable rock ten feet from him waving sarcastically. As Jack tried to grab for me I used them again and went further from him to another rock which nearly crumbed from under me. Jack whined, "How are we supposed to get her when she has the Claws?" He questioned irritably. Omi remarked to Jack, "Indeed so…This is most troublesome. I mean she doesn't know who even you are anymore Jack." Jack's lower lip trembled, "I make friends, and then I lose them!" He said. Laughing I admired the Tiger Claws, "Come on boys, have to try harder than that!"
Omi leaped quickly towards me, but I used the claws again and appeared on the rock behind him as he leaped again I avoided him, but the ground came right out from under me. Screaming I started to fall, but I felt a grip on my arm. Squeezing my eyes shut I looked up expecting Omi, but it was Jack who smiled deviously, "Got you!" As the scenery changed back to Chase's lair Jack held the Yang yo-yo and the Golden Tiger Claws, but Kimiko pointed out, "She's still evil though, that didn't solve anything!" She said. Omi scratched his head, "I did not think about that." He said sadly continuing, "And no one has the Yin yo-yo."
Wuya whispered to Chase, "Couldn't they use the Reversing Mirror and then the Yang yo-yo?" Chase took a deep breath sneering, "That is not a bad thought, but that's like saying a Shen Gong Wu would work on a Shen Gong Wu that would work on a Shen Gong Wu." He said as Wuya's head nearly went spiraling with confusion. "So is there any way that she can return to normal?" Wuya asked as Chase shivered gritting his teeth, "There is one, but I cringe thinking about it. That and its cliché…" Wuya shrugged, "What, how bad can it be?" She asked. Frowning Jack came up to me as I punched him in the stomach again. Coughing he managed, "Oh come on, you know me right? Now that isn't fair."
Standing up straight again he put all of the Shen Gong Wu down and held his hands up, "No Shen Gong Wu okay?" He said. My gaze turned towards the Shen Gong Wu he had placed down on the floor, but he put his hand under my chin looking into my eyes he shivered frowning, "Where'd they go?" Taking his goggles off of his forehead he placed them on my head. "That's better." He pointed out. "What are you trying to do Spicer?" I glared at him, putting my hands on the goggles I nearly took them off, but he stopped me and took my hand, pulling me in to kiss him. Everyone cringed, Omi falling over, Kimiko and Raimundo gagging, Clay tipping his hat in front of his face, and Chase rubbing the bridge of his nose. "Oh, so that's what it was." Wuya said.
Closing my eyes I kissed him back, pulling away I blinked a few times feeling the goggles on top of my head looking at Jack's forehead realizing he had put them on me, "I was that far gone?" I asked. Jack hugged me tightly, nearly crushing my spine, "Doesn't matter, I'm glad you're back." He said. Sighing I pointed out, "I said I read on the Shen Gong Wu…I really didn't, I knew I was one the whole time…I just was afraid of being misused…" Chase just deviously smiled as he walked off with his tigers. The other monks started to leave as Dojo flew in, Omi still stumbling from what he saw a second time.