A/N: hey guys! I'm really sorry it's taken so long to update. School's been real crazy lately, and I have to use my friend's computer for this. But thanks for all your patience and reviews! Oh, and by the way: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown. The only things I own are Emily, Blis, the story of Atlantis, and the Quiksilver... in this chapter :)

I had finally decided to go out on a showdown with the monks and Blis. We were after something called The Quiksilver. It was a sphere that levitated and flattened out into a board that could work kind of like a hover board. It sounded pretty interesting, so I decided to come watch. I was also secretly hoping for a chance to see the mystery guy from my dreams.

Yep, dreams. Ever since that bird had shown up again I'd been seeing the guy I met in the jungle, and at the temple, over and over again. It was getting annoying, actually. He kept asking me something I couldn't hear, then held out his hand to me, beckoning me closer. But I could never reach him. I would run and run and run...

But it doesn't matter, because I'd rather not say anything about my little crush. It wasn't like anything could come of me liking this guy. I almost wished something would, but then I remembered what had happened all those years ago, and any thought for any relationship with anyone disappeared... mostly.

Occasionally, I would think about what would have happened if I hadn't left Simon at the altar. I would maybe have adopted a kid by now, because I couldn't have any of my own. Maybe I'd have stopped writing, maybe I'd have had to give up traveling, maybe I wouldn't be who I am today. And yet despite my wondering, I knew that if I had the chance to go back and do it all over again, then I would do it all over again. Because I didn't regret it, not at all. And I had seen Simon a year later, he was happy, engaged again. He said that me leaving him was the best thing I could have done for him. See, turns out he had been been having second thoughts as well, but he was too much of a gentlemen to leave me at the last minute. This of course gave me another major guilt trip which added on to the one I already had. Blis was the only one that knew of what had happened, or even that I had ever been engaged. Not even my editor knew and she knows just abut everything in my life.

I sighed, and Blis looked over at me. I shook my head and an understanding expression crossed her face. We were flying on Dojo to, of all places, Atlantis. They told me that at one time the Forgotten City was infested with mutant spiders. They had to destroy them, and in the process they sunk Atlantis even farther under the ocean. Which means...

"One underwater transportation device coming right up!" said Jack proudly. He took a little capsule off his watch, pushed a button, and then threw it into the water. Withing seconds it had grown into a full sized submarine. I looked at him, "Much improved you are, young padawon," I said in a funny voice. Omi looked at me in confusion. I laughed and said, "Star Wars. You gotta see it to understand it." He nodded, still obviously confused.

Underwater, there were absolutely no fish, or life of any kind. It was dark, like we were fathoms under instead of just feet. There was nothing there, nothing moving but us. Even the water looked stagnant. And then the city suddenly loomed out of the darkness in front of us. I gasped in wonder. It was amazing. The City was obviously deserted, but it had a sense of life too it... I couldn't wait to add it to my story. (A/N: I really did want to) As I figured out all the ways that I could add it to my story, I didn't see that we were coming in for a landing. We landed with a soft bump, and I looked out the window. Surprisingly there was a bubble of air around the city that allowed us to stay dry, and to breathe.

As we walked out of the sub, I could see a figure standing on top of a building in the distance. I squinted, trying to see better, but I couldn't make anything out besides his outline... if it was even a him, that is. You can never be sure in a place like this.

We wandered around for hours looking for this thing. No one even knew what it looked like, because the image in the scroll kept changing. Dojo was leading us in circles, insisting that we were close. I sighed and something caught my eye. I turned to look at it. My mouth dropped open. I was staring at an archway. It was huge, and had strange runes carved into it. As I stared, a gust of air blew from it. I could have sworn I heard it say something, but the wind couldn't talk, could it? I looked around, meaning to ask Blis if she had heard it too, but she and the others had vanished. I looked back at the arch, then took a step towards it. I was so curious about what was down the tunnel that I didn't even think about the consequences. I looked around again as I brushed my hand over the runes. They were warm to the touch. I focused back on them and placed my other hand there as well. I was so entranced I didn't hear the person behind me until they spoke.

"Those are important markings there little one." I spun around. Who would be there but the man from my dreams, Mr. Tall- Dark- And- handsome himself. I looked at him suspiciously. "Hello again," I said. I leaned to the side to look over his shoulder. No stalker bird this time. My eyes flicked back to his face as I straightened. He was string at me curiously, but I couldn't read the look. We stood there and stared at each other for a while, the silence not quite awkward, but not comfortable either. I sighed. "Sooo... what's up?" I asked him. His eyes narrowed and a smile tweaked the corners of his mouth. "I could ask you the same thing," he replied, walking towards me. I turned to keep facing him. He too ran his hand along the markings. "Do you know what they say?" he asked. "The markings?" he nodded, and I shook my head. "Not a clue. Do they say something?" He nodded. "They tell a story. Would you like to hear it?" I nodded, and he began.

"A long time ago, Atlantis was a great city. All sorts of mythical creatures lived here, and they were ruled by great kings and queens. There were two very important people that were visiting Atlantis one day. They were called Yin and Yang, and were twins. The Faerie king, Oberon, hated the Twins because they stood in the way of his dream to rule the world, both mythical and not, so he banished them after a long battle. But they returned, and in a fit of rage Oberon destroyed Atlantis, cursing it below the sea forever. He called upon the Dark Forces and cursed the Twins, so that until the curse could be broken and Oberon himself defeated they would be reincarnated over and over again, until the end of time. It ends there, and after that all knowledge of Oberon and the Twins was lost. Some say that just before they vanished the Twins condemned Oberon to an eternity in the Yin-Yang world, to forever be surrounded by his enemy, and never to rule any world again. Others believe that Oberon's curse backfired, and all three were sentenced to the same fate, and still others think that it's some strange combination of the two." He turned to me. "Do you know why this is important?" I shook my head. "Nope," I said, popping the "p".

He fully turned to me, and looked me straight in my eyes. "Recently a prophecy has come to my attention that states that a change is coming, a great change. Yin and Yang will rise again, as will a great evil. It doesn't say what the evil is, only that both sides must unite in order to defeat it, because if we don't then EVERYTHING will be destroyed, good, bad or in between. I need your help in this." I looked at him. "Why should I trust you? I don't even know your name, or anything about you except you have a creepy bird that likes to stalk me, and that you might maybe have a tiger for a pet, and/ or you turn into one. Either way, there is absolutely no way I'm going to help you with this unless you do one of three things. Preferably all three. The first: you tell me your name and what you are. Second: show me proof this prophecy actually exists, and that you didn't just make all this up. And third," I sighed again. "Third... I don't know. Just... do something. I haven't decided what yet." I turned to walk away, and mystery man reached out to grab the back of my neck. I whirled around and smacked his hand away. "DON'T TOUCH ME! No one, and I mean no one, touches me unless I say otherwise first. And you know what? Even them I don't let them touch the back of my neck because it's creepy and I don't like it. So if you ever, EVER try to do I again, I'll break your hand." I ran off before he could say anything back. I had meant every word I had just said.

Chase POV

I watched as Emily ran off. I knew exactly what she was afraid off, though I don't think she knew she was afraid. I thought about what could possibly be on the back of her neck that bothered her so much. I decided to figure it out when I finally managed to get her to the palace. Wuya had finally gotten her room set up, and I had been very careful to keep our guest's identity a secret. But with this Wu (that I already knew the exact location of, she would find out son enough. I laughed to myself and went off to win a fight.

A/N: Whooo! Long chapter! So, yeah, I finally updated. Let me know what you think!