As soon as Raimundo and Kimiko got back to the temple courtesy of the Yang Yo-Yo, they couldn't wait to tell Master Fung that they were ready to destroy Chase Young, Jack Spicer and Hannibal Bean's plan. But once they took a chance to observe their surroundings, they realized something awful had happened in their absence. The temple appeared disheveled, the walls were crumbled, the once green grass was full of plaster. Raimundo didn't know what to say. He took one look at Kimiko and she shook her head, the both of them wondering who would do such a thing.
"Everything's broken." Kimiko softly said. Raimundo nodded his head and looked around, realizing that the elder monks were being tended to. But before Raimundo had a chance to answer, he and Kimiko noticed Master Fung walking towards them with fire in his eyes.
"Are you all right, Master Fung?" Raimundo wondered.
"What happened while we were gone?" Kimiko stared at Master Fung with worry as he glanced up at the red sky.
"Hannibal, Chase Young and Jack Spicer sent the jungle cats to tear apart the temple. And with the Heylin Comet coming, they are a stronger team and must be stopped. Did you two get the chi?" Master Fung asked. Raimundo and Kimiko appeared solemn at Master Fung's question.
"We have Hannibal and Chase Young's. But without Jack's we're powerless." Raimundo said.
"As long as you have Hannibal and Chase Young's." Master Fung told them. "Now you know what you must do, young monks."
"We have to go and stop them." Kimiko assured him.
"Which means we have to go and meet up with Omi, Clay and Dojo." Raimundo finished her thought.
"Before you go, I have something for each of you." Master Fung walked into the now dilapidated temple and came out with a small box. He opened it and Raimundo and Kimiko saw mini medallions with each of the four elements on it.
"Wow." Kimiko was in awe as she stared at the gold medallions.
"What do these do?" Raimundo asked.
"They will unleash your Xiaolin Showdown armor and give you each an element boost. I've held onto these for a while, but considering the circumstances, I think you monks are ready for them now." Master Fung told them. Kimiko and Raimundo took their respective medallions along with Omi and Clay's so they could give it to them as soon as they met up.
"We better go." Raimundo sighed.
"But how do we get there?' Kimiko wondered. "Omi and Clay took Dojo."
"Do we have the Silver Manta Ray?" Raimundo asked. Master Fung nodded and Raimundo ran to get it, leaving Kimiko to take in the horrible sight before her.
"Kimiko?" Master Fung's voice was soothing as the dragon of fire glanced at him with worried eyes. "Remember, even if the other monks have objections, the world cannot be saved without you. You are an important part of the team, and will play an integral role in stopping Chase Young, Hannibal Bean and Jack Spicer. You just need to believe in yourself young monk." The worry in Kimiko's eyes faded, and she immediately smiled softly at Master Fung. However, she wasn't expecting someone behind her that wasn't a friend. "Kimiko, look out!" Master Fung pushed Kimiko to the side as she fell on the floor, looking up and noticing Master Fung fighting a chi creature. Kimiko thought for a moment as she wondered where the chi creature came from, but while she tried to help Master Fung, he put a hand up in order to keep her away. "Go find Raimundo and stop Chase Young. I shall take care of the chi creature. Remember, the fate of the world is in your hands!" Kimiko immediately stood up and ran to the Shen Gong Wu vault in order to find Raimundo, but as she ran all she felt was anger. She couldn't wait until they found Chase Young...just so Kimiko could put an end to all the trouble he had caused.
At Chase Young's palace Omi, Clay and Dojo were currently observing their surroundings as they did what Master Fung had ordered. They hadn't gone into battle recklessly, but they didn't know how much longer they could stand there and pretend that the world wasn't going to be taken over by the Heylin. Dojo and Clay noticed Omi was getting antsy, especially since it was hard to keep the dragon of water out of battle.
"We must go in there! It is only a matter of time before Hannibal Bean, Jack Spicer and Chase Young place their plan into effect!" Omi shouted, but Clay and Dojo weren't sure if going into combat would have been the best idea.
"Didnt Master Fung say no fighting, Omi?" Dojo reminded him.
"He just wanted us to observe the battle field, little buddy." Clay added. "We're also supposed to wait for Rai and Kimiko before we go out there as a team."
"Well, they better get here fast. From what I'm hearing...Chase Young is close to beginning the next phase for world conquest." Dojo muttered as the three of them peered inside the cave, deciding to listen to what Chase Young, Hannibal and Jack were saying. But for three super villains, they didn't know very much about inside voices.
"I must say, destroying the Xiaolin temple was a nice touch!" Jack smiled. "Those monks won't know what hit them when they see their precious temple and that insane chi creature running loose."
"Yes, the chi creature running loose was a nice touch." Chase Young smirked. "It should keep those monks busy for a while as we wait for the comet to align itself."
"How much longer anyway?" Jack couldn't help but ask. "Cause I was thinking maybe I'd like to take out the monks before night fall."
"In a matter of hours, Spicer. But by the time the monks realize the comet is coming, it will be too late." Chase Young smirked.
"GUESS AGAIN, CHASE YOUNG!" Chase Young peered towards the entrance of the cave, and to everyone's surprise, the voice belonged to Omi...who was standing there as if he planned to take on three evil villains at once.
"Omi! What in tar nation are you doing?!" Clay hissed from the side of the entrance while Omi glared at the 1500-year-old serpent.
"Can you blame the kid?" Dojo questioned while Clay raised an eyebrow at the small dragon. "He lives for danger."
"Did anyone factor in that the cheese ball was going to listen in on our conversation?" Jack pondered, but Chase Young snapped his fingers which led to the jungle cats walking towards the door.
"Jungle Cats, please entertain out friends." Chase Young ordered. The jungle cats lunged towards Omi as the monk swiped kicked them, the cats landing against the walls and onto the floor in one fell swoop.
"You are going to have to try harder if you want to defeat me, Chase Young." Omi furrowed his eyebrows.
"I was hoping you'd say that, young monk." Chase Young snickered before once again snapping his fingers. The ground started to rumble as Omi's confident demeanor diminished, especially when he saw a large jungle cat walking towards the dragon of water. The large jungle cat was three times larger than the original jungle cats, and while the small ones were easy to handle, this one was sure to be a challenge.
"I think I should have stayed in hiding." Omi frowned. The jungle cat lunged for Omi as the monk stood paralyzed, but in one fell swoop, Clay grabbed Omi and pulled him out of the cave. Dojo guided Clay and Omi to a small crevice, one where they knew the large jungle cat wasn't going to find them.
"You think?" Clay sardonically asked the dragon of water. "Omi, what were you thinking?"
"I was going to take on Chase Young, Jack Spicer and Hannibal Bean." Omi admitted.
"You know, it's just like you not to follow orders." Dojo groaned, forcing Omi to glance down at his feet and question what he had done. "Now we've taken away the element of surprise, which means Chase Young is now expecting us! Do you know what you've just done?!" Before Omi had a chance to answer Dojo's question, they noticed the Silver Manta Ray flying overhead, which meant the whole team was now here.
"There here!" Clay smiled. As soon as the Silver Manta Ray touched down, Kimiko and Raimundo exited the vehicle, but the both of them realized something was amiss. Especially since Omi and Clay appeared as if they were hiding from something.
"What happened?" Raimundo immediately asked, but he got his answer when Clay and Dojo glared at Omi, the dragon of water letting out an embarrassed laugh in the process. "Omi, what did you do?"
"Well, our plan to sneak into the palace is officially no good." Dojo simply explained.
"Omi decided to fight three villains by himself." Clay added. "Let's just say it didn't work the way he expected."
"Good job, Omi." Kimiko sardonically stated. "You botched the one thing you were told to do."
"Yeah, how do you mess up the order of doing absolutely nothing?" Raimundo wondered.
"There's time to scold Omi later." Clay waved his hand dismissively while glancing at Raimundo and Kimiko curiously. "Did you get Hannibal, Chase and Jack's good chi?"
"Hannibal and Chase? Yeah." Raimundo said.
"Jack Spicer? No." Kimiko sighed. "Not to mention the temple was destroyed and Master Fung was fighting some chi creature. I just felt terrible leaving him there."
"Well, we didn't have another choice, Kimiko." Clay tried to assure her. "Master Fung will be fine. He's stronger than all of us." Omi was about to open his mouth before Clay patted him on the head. "Yes, he's stronger than you too, little buddy." Just hearing that knocked the wind out of him, but Omi opted not to speak. His friends weren't too happy that he ruined their initial plan and he didn't want to make anyone even more cross.
"So what's the plan now?" Raimundo stared at his teammates with concern.
"Raimundo, you are the leader." Omi countered. "Shouldn't you think of a solution?"
"Oh so now I'm the leader?" Raimundo scoffed. "After you botched our attempt to get into the palace, you want me to think of a way to fix your mistake?"
"Guys." Dojo innocently blinked while raising his hand.
"You have told me one too many times before that you are leader." Omi nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders. "Now it is your chance to prove it."
"Guys." Dojo grumbled, waving his hand in the air.
"I don't have to prove anything to you." Raimundo pointed a finger at the dragon of water. "I've done more than my fair share! And maybe I should remind you that YOU were the one that..."
"GUYS!" Dojo screamed, but he immediately was silenced when Clay put a hand over Dojo's mouth.
"Dojo, indoor voice, okay?" Clay told the little dragon as Dojo appeared frustrated. "Now, I'm gonna let go of your mouth, and then you can tell us what it was you wanted to say." Clay let go of Dojo's mouth as the dragon stared at Raimundo and Omi with certainty.
"I have an idea." Dojo smiled, although the monks were surprised.
"Dojo, are you sure?" Raimundo leaned down to stare at the small dragon. "We don't have time to play around. This is serious."
"I know, but just trust me." Dojo said. "They've already seen Omi...but they haven't seen you, now have they?"
"Hmm..." Raimundo tapped his chin thoughtfully. Maybe Dojo was onto something. "What else do you got, Dojo?"
"Something doesn't feel right." Jack said as he, Hannibal and Chase Young continued waiting for the Heylin Comet to align itself. "It's been almost an hour since we got rid of Chrome Dome and it's not like him to just give up."
"The monks usually don't give up. Besides, I don't think a gigantic jungle cat would scare them off." Chase Young furrowed his eyebrows. "Believe it or not, they're planning their next attack, although they're not going to be as strong since there's only two of them."
"Ha! Yeah, the dragon of water and earth. What the heck is that going to do?" Jack giggled. As Jack was in a laughing fit, he felt a gust of quick wind and turned around, wondering if there was someone else in the room. "Something's there!"
"Nothing is there, you nitwit." Hannibal rolled his eyes while trying to get rid of Jack's paranoia, but then the gust of wind traveled and hit Hannibal Bean right into Chase Young. Chase Young finally realized maybe someone was spying on them...and there was someone else other than Omi.
"JUNGLE CATS! FIND THE INTRUDER!" Chase Young yelled. The jungle cats ran around the corner, but just as quickly as they went around, they came back by flying into the air and hitting the wall. After watching his jungle cats land into the wall, Chase Young was now certain that there were intruders in his cave.
"See, someone is here!" Jack said in a know-it-all voice.
"I have this." Chase Young smiled a small smile before continuing. He stomped on the ground fiercely and just as he knew, the intruder jumped in front of him, battle armor and all. The intruder was none other than Raimundo, distracting the villains so the others could get the signal to attack.
"Hello serpent breath." Raimundo furrowed his eyebrows while Chase Young appeared unamused.
"What are you doing here?" Chase Young questioned.
"Um, I'm trying to stop you from taking over the world? Duh?" Raimundo countered. "You should know how this goes? We come in, kick your butt, save the world and then you go into hiding."
"That's usually how the formula goes, but I believe there's one thing you didn't factor in." Chase Young smirked.
"What's that?" Raimundo tried not to let down his guard against the 1500-year-old serpent.
"This!" Chase Young kicked Raimundo into the wall, causing the dragon of the wind to groan after immediate impact. As soon as Raimundo fell on the floor, the chi bottles belonging to Hannibal and Chase Young rolled away, which caused the dragon of wind to let out a gasp. Chase Young realized exactly what Raimundo was doing, and while Raimundo tried to get up, Chase went towards the chi bottles, immediately breaking them and letting the liquid fall to the floor. From the outside, Omi, Clay and Kimiko widened their eyes, realizing that their initial plan wasn't going to work. They were going to have to destroy Chase Young and the Heylin Comet a different way. "Nice try, Raimundo. But you're going to have to try better than that. It must be terrible being the weak link to your team, especially since you seem to let your feelings get in the way." Raimundo growled as he grabbed Chase Young's feet and threw him across the room, letting his anger get the best of him. "Oh, Raimundo. I see you've learned from the dragon of fire quite well. Just how close have you gotten to her?"
"What is it that you want with her?!" Raimundo bellowed, Chase Young getting up and walking towards Raimundo.
"It's not what I want with her." Chase Young chortled. "It's how she can help the Heylin destroy the whole world. She's more powerful than all of you, but she doesn't realize it yet. And when she does realize her power, she will join us, and you will be destroyed."
"Hey, maybe with Raimundo out of the picture, maybe I'll get a chance to date her." Jack chimed in, but that ignited a spark in Raimundo, causing him to lunge at Chase Young and knock the serpent against the book case in the library. As Chase Young tried to gather himself, Raimundo turned around to head out of the cave, but he was shocked that Hannibal Bean and Jack were guarding him, and Hannibal was bigger with help from the Moby Morpher. "Nice try loser. Jack Bots! ATTACK!" A whole bunch of Jack Bots had landed in front of Raimundo, and Raimundo was well-aware he had to fight them in order to get out of this mess. As Raimundo fought them by himself, Omi, Kimiko and Clay watched their fellow comrade and Kimiko felt her heart drop as she realized he needed help.
"I don't know how much longer I can take this." Kimiko worried. "He's going to get himself hurt!"
"But we were given distinct orders to say here." Omi said, prompting Kimiko to growl.
"Since when do you listen to Raimundo?!" Kimiko yelled. "I don't care what you guys say, I'm going to go help him."
"Kimiko, no, this isn't part of the plan." Dojo reminded her, which caused Kimiko to shake her head. She glanced back at the scene where Raimundo was struggling with the Jack Bots, before turning towards her friends.
"I'm sorry, but I'm not going to stand by and watch Raimundo get hurt!" Kimiko pressed a button on her medallion to activate her battle armor, springing into action as Omi and Clay tried to bring her back.
"Guys, shouldn't we go after her?" Dojo asked, Omi shrugging his shoulders in return. As he and Clay were about to jump into battle, they found themselves caught in a net, the two of them realizing that they had been caught by Chase Young's jungle cats.
"Well, I'm guessing we're going to be here for a while partner." Clay muttered, Dojo hiding in Clay's hat as the jungle cat got closer to them.
"That would be my guess as well." Omi agreed, the two of them staring back at the battle scene between Raimundo and the jack Bots.
As Kimiko swooped onto the scene, she destroyed a few Jack Bots along the way, but Raimundo was surprised that Kimiko was helping, and not outside with the others. He furrowed his eyebrows as he kicked a Jack Bot to the wall, eventually joining her and sending her a stern glare.
"What are you doing here?" Raimundo scowled. "You're supposed to be with Omi and Clay outside the palace."
"Yeah, and watch you get bombarded by Jack's Jack Bots?" Kimiko scoffed while using her fire powers to incinerate one of the Jack Bots coming towards them. "I don't think so."
"You didn't listen again!" Raimundo became upset while Kimiko glared again. "Why is it that every time I tell you to stay hidden, you go running off and putting yourself in danger?"
"Why are you treating me like I'm not part of the team?!" Kimiko screeched in return, although Jack was now amused by the dragon of fire and wind arguing.
"Hold on, the lovebirds are fighting each other." Jack said while Raimundo and Kimiko glared at the self proclaimed genius.
"Shut up, Jack!" Raimundo and Kimiko ceased their arguing for a moment before staring at each other.
"Do you think I want to see you getting hurt?" Raimundo crossed his arms while Kimiko took a step forward towards him.
"And you think I want to see you get hurt?!" Kimiko retorted. "Rai, we're not only teammates but we're best friends...and if something ever happened to you and I couldn't stop it, I don't know how I would live with myself."
"You think I don't feel the same way?" Raimundo's anger evaporated as he softly glanced at Kimiko, but Chase Young took that as the perfect opportunity to strike.
"As romantic as this is, I believe we've had enough of this." Chase Young smirked. As the two monks turned towards Chase Young, two Jungle Cats grabbed them from behind, which forced Raimundo and Kimiko to try to get the cats off them. But to their disappointment, the cats had an extremely tight grip. "The comet is close and I don't need any of you getting in my way. Take them to the dungeon Jungle Cats. I'm sure Omi, the earth dragon and the gecko will be happy to see them."
"You'll never get away with this!" Raimundo yelled at Chase Young as the cats took the two dragons away.
"I already have, Raimundo. I already have." Chase Young cackled while Kimiko lowered her head in defeat. If it weren't for her, they wouldn't have been captured by the jungle cat, and maybe there would have been a chance they could have saved the world. Instead, it seemed like Chase Young had won, and there was nothing she could have done about it.