That Awkward moment….

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Episode 30: The Infiltrating Dragon

Mr. Sandman,

She wiped the remaining wax off on the skull.

Bring me a dream,

Her eyes adjusted as her lamp flickered. She looked around her collection with pride.

Make him the cutest, that I've ever seen,

But there was something missing. A human. One that she set her eyes on when she returned from her Shen Gong Wu prison, the Necklace of Heba.

Give him two lips, like roses and clover

Heba was not a patient Sorceress; being able to read minds made her this way. She could get what information she wanted in the blink of an eye by looking into people's minds. She found minds so beautiful, and ignorant.

And tell him that his lonesome nights are over,

She was hiding form all the current chaos. Chase Young had taken over the world, but he wasn't so concerned about the rest of the universe, so Heba shot herself out into space with her things while she waited.

Mr. Sandman, Someone to hold, Would be so peachy before we're too old,

Her plans were being stalled. The only ones capable of stopping Chase's menacing reign that made even her cower was him.

So please turn on your magic beam

He was fit to be in her collection, especially if he could defeat Chase. Raimundo Pedrosa. He was perfect.

Mr. Sandman bring us, please please please, Mr. Sandman bring us a dream.

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Raimundo was walking tall. He strode proudly the woman, topless, revealing his wide pecs and broad shoulders.

"Raimundo mi amor!" She cried. "Ay mi dios! I had been lost so without you!" She twirled into his arm, suddenly her red monk robe into a dress, and Raimundo now in a tux, grabbed a rose to the side and the music began to play.

"My darling," His voice suddenly much deeper and more manly. "Let's take this to the dance floor." He pulled her along side him and they began to tango to the hip music.

"RAIMUNDO."

His attention turned to the girl in front of him.

Oh… it was all a fantasy.

Kimiko stood there with her arms folded, her Hispanic accent and thick dress gone. "What the hell man? You approached me then you stop and stare like a creeper!"

He blinked. "Huh?" A second ago, Raimundo was preparing. He had headed down the hall before he slept to where she was. He wanted to speak to Kimiko, whom had nearly killed him, because when he thought she was going to die earlier today he probably would have just killed himself. He promised himself before (when Arko had taken her soul) that he wouldn't let anything like that happen again. Arko had almost done it again. Kimiko had almost been lost once more and all he could do was sit there. The only person capable of saving her was…

Jaku. With his, according to Raimundo, prancy-gay green colored healing powers. (A/N: I don't use 'gay' as an insult ever, but Raimundo….he would want his opponent to be insulted to seem less manly)

"Kimiko." He finally spoke. "I'd, szure-blab-?"

Her contorted glare upon him made him even more anxious. No, this could not be… was he actually nervous? Had his confidence shortened due to his lack of heroism? Nay! Raimundo could never crack under pressure!

"Really?" She retorted. "What's up with you?"

He hugged her. "My bad."

The impact caught her off guard, but she laughed. "Raimundo..? What's wrong?"

"I, uh, grr-bu-Nothing." He let her go. "Let's get some rest for tomorrow, okay? So get to bed!"

"Um, I was going to bed but then you stopped me, remember?"

"…Yeah."

"...Okay. Well then… I'll just return to what I was doing… and go to bed now."

"Yeah. Y-you better."

"I am."

"Good."

"Fine."

"It's settled then."

She smiled to lower the tension. "Good night then." She hurried to her room and closed the door; more like slammed it, really.

…that was the most awkward thing…

Raimundo twirled around and cursed at himself in shame! There was so much he wanted to say to her! What an idiot!

He bashed his head into the wall several times on his way to his room. He had to get focused.

It had occurred to him that no matter what happened to him, whether it was her soul being taken or almost bleeding out to death, he wasn't going to be able to tell her true feelings, ever.

What an idiot.

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It had occurred to Dojo that something was wrong.

"Clay buddy, I'm getting the willies like no other! I can't stop shivering!"

"I know partner, you're shivering on my neck's making willies go down my spine!"

"Clay!" Rika ran up to him.

"R-Rika," he stammered, "what's up?"

"Something's wrong."

"Yeah, we figured that much out!" Dojo snapped.

"I can't find Master anywhere, and the Sands of Time is gone."

"WHAT?" The dragon and cowboy yelled in unison.

"Shh!" Rika retorted. "Don't panic, please. You'll give away our position."

"To who?" Clay whispered back.

"To a dangerous intruder, probably."

The monks spun to the voice that answered across the dojo.

"Chase Young." Clay clenched his fist. He straightened himself up when he noticed Chase's darker appearance.

"Howdy, strangers." He replied grimly.

"YIKES, C-CHASE YOUNG! H-HOW DID Y-Y-YOU GET IN HERE?" Dojo shrieked.

"I was always able to come in here. I allowed Bartholomew to think that he was safe in his floating abode, but I'm so much more powerful then him, it's not even funny."

"What did you do to him?" Rika exclaimed.

"I don't think you're in any position to be making demands, traitor." He whisked his finger and Rika went flying into the wall behind her, cratering it with a voluminous impact.

"RIKA!" Clay's mind scattered when he saw the blood splatter from her hit with the wall. He growled, allowed a surge of his elemental energy to burst, and he leapt at Chase.

"Bold move." Chase commented. But before Clay could even make contact Chase whipped his tail around in the air at him and explosions elongated from the tip and blew Clay back as well. "But stupid."

"Clay!" Dojo freaked. "I-I gotta go tell the others!" Dojo sped to the other room, only for Chase to appear and hiss at him. "EEK!"

"I'm bound to my word not to harm you, puny dragon." The demonic master enlightened. "Otherwise you'd be as dead as your friends are by now." He picked the slippery creature up. "

"But I think he's allowed to mess with you." Chase tossed the green thing behind him, into another character.

"EEP! A-ARKO!"

"A snack for your troubles, Arko Delet. And when you're done, bring Rika with you back to the castle." Chase Young left the dog to his meal. Now, to get to the Xiaolin Dragon of Day and the Sands of Time…"

Jaku raced down the corridor. He was terrible at sensing evil things, but because all the good aura in the temple seemed to decrease greatly, he knew something was wrong.

"Oof!" He hit the ground on contact with something. "Alice? What are you doing with the Sands of Time?" He froze. He did not expect her to look so terrified.

"J-Jaku," she said through tears, "I-I'm sorry, b-but…"

"What? What's wrong?" He reached out to her.

"No! You have to go! We have to leave to go to Chase's Lair, right now!"

"Why? Where is everybody?"

"Jaku!" Raimundo approached them with Kimiko behind him. "What are you two doing with the sands of time? I knew you couldn't be trusted, Alice!"

Alice's eyes widened. "NO! Listen, there's no time to explain…"

Chase used the Commune of Cho ability to transport himself right to where the remaining monks were. They were already cornered in a room; Jaku, Kimiko, Raimundo, and someone other girl holding the Sands of Time.

He grinned. "Knock knock…"

"Chase! What have you done with our friends?" The Xiaolin Dragon of wind demanded.

"Don't worry, you'll all join them soon." He stalked slowly towards them. "Did you really, TRULY think you could get away with this? You thought you could just trick me and save the day? You're all much dumber than I thought you were…" His grin widened, "Although I must admit, the robots made nice copies, they were hard to recognize as fakes… where is Jack Spicer, anyways? I want him to be a part of this too…"

"A part of what exactly? Your imminent death?" Kimiko snapped.

"You fools don't get it, do you? I have every ability in the world in my possession! You don't stand a chance against me, yet you still tried to trick me! Well, allow me to inform you of the consequences of your actions…" He raised a black fiery ball into the air that had an image inside of it, sort of like the Heylin Memory Recall they had seen before. Inside the images was something disturbing.

"NO!" Jaku yelled.

"Oh yes… I told you, didn't I? What would happen if you tried to betray me?"

"P-papi…." Kimiko began to cry.

In the images were all their parents, crucified, bruised and bloody.

Dead.

Chase allowed the fire-ball to vanish. "Don't worry, you'll be with them very soon." Chase was in front of Alice in an instant, he whacked her backwards into the wall. He appeared behind the monks next, wiping them all deep in the back with his claws. As they fell, he kicked Raimundo in the face, stomped Kimiko in the back, and Punched Jaku square in the jaw.

He took a deep sigh as he approached Alice, knelt down, and picked up the Wu from her clutches.

"Thank you dear…" He tilted his head to look down at her face. "You look familiar, who are you?"

Weakly, Alice managed to look up and smirk. "Your doom."

POOF!

The Sands of Time… vanished from his hands.

POOF

POOF

POOF

Kimiko, Raimundo and Jaku vanished as well.

"What the…?"

Alice smiled. "Twas brilling to trick you… Mr. Chase Young. You're not as scary as my father made you seem."

Chase's fists tightened. "YOU! You have the Native American spirits around you! How did I not see it before?"

Alice coughed, blood trickling from her lips. "Because you were not expecting to see them."

Chase picked her up by her blond hair. "You are the daughter of Achak! How did I not see it before? Dammit!"

"We all make mistakes… My familes' mistake, was letting you live."

Chase was, how do you say… furious.

"I suppose we all do make mistakes. It would be a mistake to let you live too, I think… tell me where the remaining monks are however, and I'll let you go."

Alice smiled, despite her tears. "No, I don't think I will. But thanks for the offer." She closed her eyes.

Chase grimaced, a face filled with disgust, as he slit her throat. He dropped the body and stormed out of the room.

"Where the hell are they? They couldn't have gone far, unless..!" He realized. No. That little Indian wench… she was a distraction! "No, NO! They can't be at my fortress already!" He vanished from the empty temple and transported himself back to his throne room. He was so flustered, he had ended up in the hallway rather than directly in the room.

Kortaba, his right hand lion, walked out of the throne room double doors.

"Kortaba," He strode proudly, trying not to look panicked. "Has anybody tried to infiltrate? Did you see anyone?"

Kortaba just stood there.

"Well? Say something you old-!"

PLOP.

Kortaba collapsed forward.

No. Chase ran into his bastion's center, seeing them, he was almost uncertain of what to do.

Jaku was in the center, preparing to fight him, Raimundo was holding Kimiko up to reach the top of the throne chair, where she had already grabbed the scroll and the piece that was inside of it.

He didn't think they would make it this far. If they ever reached his stronghold, he expected some sort of an epic war, then they would fall at his hands the last moment because of all his strength and cunning. But no. All this trickery, all this sneaking around they had done…

Raimundo put the last piece on the Sands of Time and raised the glowing Wu into the air.

…it reminded him of himself.

It was green outside, when the monks opened their eyes. The skies were clear, birds chirping, flowers blooming, and the hills around them covered in verdant nature.

Kimiko was on her knees, crying. Raimundo was the first to comfort her. Jaku stared around at the strange scenery around them. He was still shocked, and somewhat scared himself.

"Shhhhh, it's gonna be okay… we can stop him now."

"Dojo, Master Fung, Omi, Clay, Rika, Alice, our families! They're all-!"

"We can save them! Their deaths don't have to be in vein. We used the Sands of Time successfully, right? We can stop Chase now." Raimundo reminded her.

Jaku threw his fist to the ground. "Bloody hell, why?" He gritted his teeth. "It was a desperate plan we just made, and Alice had to… and I couldn't…!"

"Jaku, cool it man," Raimundo ordered, "I know it was a desperate move on our part, but we had to keep moving, for Alice…"

A few moments earlier…

"Oof!" He hit the ground on contact with something. "Alice? What are you doing with the Sands of Time?" He froze. He did not expect her to look so terrified…

"Jaku!" Raimundo approached them with Kimiko behind him. "What are you two doing with the sands of time? I knew you couldn't be trusted, Alice!"

Alice's eyes widened. "NO! Listen, there's no time to explain…"

"What's wrong, Alice?" Kimiko asked.

"Chase Young is here! He plans to kill of us! He already got Clay, Rika, Bartholomew and your Dragon friend too."

"What?" Raimundo roared. "I'll kill him!"

"LISTEN TO ME!" Alice screamed. "You have to take the Sands of Time! You three still need the final piece in Chase's lair to use its full power, but the Wu should still be able to take you back in time a few hours ago from now. When you go back in time, use the time that you have to travel into his castle and grab the piece while he's here, trying to kill us in the present!"

"What about you?" Jaku alleged.

Three figures appeared beside her. "I will distract him and make him think you are all still here, it should give you some more time to get the piece…"

"B-but, he'll kill you!" Kimiko realized.

Alice smiled. "Why do you think I'm crying so much, dearie?"

Raimundo tightened his fists. "No, there has to be another-!"

"He's already killed everybody else!" Alice explained. "Not just your friends, your parents too; and the only ones he's going to keep alive are Jaku, Rika and Arko."

"Then let me stay!" Jaku grabbed her shoulders. "You don't have to do this, Alice!"

"I can't let him capture you too, Jaku. He needs you right now to keep his powers. Besides, I think I'll be able to hold him long enough. But you all need to go, right now! If you succeed, you can save everybody you care about, so go!"

"Alice…" Jaku was pulled in by Raimundo, and the three vanished in time, allowing their plan to unfold.

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"Alice put faith in all of us, to find out how to defeat Chase! We can still save everybody if we can keep Chase from getting those powers." Raimundo enlightened.

"So why did we have to go all the way back to when the prophecy was created?" Kimiko wiped her tears away. "Why don't we just go back to when Chase got the powers and tricked all of us?"

"Because he would find some other way or try to do the prophecy later." Jaku noted. "We have to learn how to stop Chase, let him get his powers, and then be able to stop him right away, before he can hurt anybody."

"Okay, so the question is… where to start?"

They looked around at the empty paradise around them.

"Well, the solution's not gonna fall right out of the sky, is it?" Raimundo began to walk, and Kimiko and Jaku followed.

Chase was dumbfounded. How the hell did they get in his castle so quickly? He was so panicked he almost forgot… then he realized what he could do, and smirked.

"I'll just travel after them," he said to himself. There's nothing I can do here, but if I travel back to Shisui's time and stop them…"

"WATER!"

Chase's entire body went flying back into a pillar as he was doused with liquid. When the water cleared, he looked up to see none other than…

"YOU."

"Chase Young, I will defeat you!"

He shook some of the water off. "Heh, you're still injured… do you think you can defeat me, you liitle wretch?"

"I can certainly try." Rika took a fighting stance.

"Hmph, you're a fool. Don't you get it? You and your friends have lost! Why, why won't you just give up? If anything I expected you of all people to have given up by now. You have absolutely no hope except to be used for your powers."

"You're an idiot, you know that?" She decided to say. "You thought you could push all these people around, and try to scare them and manipulate them, and there would be no consequences? You thought we were just going to take this brutality from the likes of you?"

"From the likes of me, eh?" He chuckled. "If I recall, you came crawling to me to help you become more powerful, right?"

"Which was part of your manipulation. Now, you're gonna pay for all of it!" A Kongian Element: WIND!"

A gust flew at Chase, causing harsh sycles that cut through the marble room. Chase clapped his hands together, causing his own, much more powerful wind to counter back. It knocked Rika directly in the chest and she went sliding back into the marble. When she tried to stand back up, she realized she couldn't breathe.

Chase walked slowly to her as she coughed and gagged for air. "I took the air away from inside you." He explained holding his hand out towards her. "I control everything, you see? Whether you live or die is a choice that's in my possession." His smirk widened as he realized she was turning blue. "You could always submit to my will forever, though, and I'll let you live. What do you say?"

"WATER!"

Once again he was thrown into the nearest wall. Chase was irritated that he had managed to dry off and now he was soaked again.

The one who conjured the element helped Rika up. "Are you alright?"

She coughed and gasped as the air went back into her lungs. "O-Omi?"

"Get out of here, Rika. I will fight Chase Young."

"But Omi, he's too strong, he'll kill you!"

"I will be alright. Rely on me, yes?" He smiled at her. "I need you to do something for me though."

"What is it?"

Omi began to whisper. "Use this scroll. I found it in Master Sir Bartholomew's library. When you can complete the spell on it, it will create a barrier that traps all the magic inside of it and make it useless. Place it around this castle, so Chase cannot use his magic to go back in time to stop the others. I will distract him will you conjure the shield."

Chase rolled his eyes. "You know I just let you attack me, right? Don't get your confidence up, and don't think planning anything will bring you victory either! I see you two rodents scheming over there…"

"Begin, Rika." Omi ordered as he approached the Heylin Lord.

"Ah, little Omi. You're still alive, are you?"

Omi grinned. "Indeed! Perhaps your magic does not 'luggage as much hit' as you thought!"

"That's 'pack as much punch' as he thought." Rika corrected him from behind.

"That too!"

"I stabbed a hole through you. How do you live still?"

"Actually, once you left me to die, I decided that if I was going to meditate."

"Meditate?"

"Yes! I managed to crawl into a criss-crossed position and I meditated. I had a little chat with none other than Grand Master Dashi and when I awoke all my wounds were healed!"

Chase just stared. The little prophecy about the Chosen One defeating him came to mind, and it almost made his heart beat faster… almost.

"I see… Well, I took care of you once, I can do it again."

Chase and Omi began to fight without any hesitation.

Hurry with that barrier, Rika!

Raimundo, Kimiko and Jaku raced into the nearest village, where people in huts and wearing kimimons and robes strutted down the dirt road.

"Excuse us," Kimiko asked a local woman, "we're looking for Shisui. Have you heard or seen him?"

The woman dropped the bag of rice she was holding and gasped. "You! Yes, I take you there!"

The monks, slightly confused, followed the hurried woman. She was yelling something in Chinese, which none of them could translate, and people who heard her began to follow them. She lead them to some sort of wooden stage, where people began to gather. Next to the stage was the stone statue of a monk. It became crowded, and now the woman was holding Kimiko's arm as she lead her up the stage. Jaku was behind her as well, practically being pushed up the stairs by people, but when Raimundo tried to follow, he got pushed back.

"Hey! What's the big idea?"

"What's going on? Rai!" Kimiko reached for him but her and Jaku were thrown onto the stage already.

The crowd was yelling and screaming, but they died down when an old man stepped on the stage in front of them with his arms up.

"Ladies and Gentlemen," he spoke, "I give you today, at long last, our king and queen gods of the sun!"

The crowed cheered.

Jaku and Kimiko's jaws dropped.

Raimundo's eyes widened. "HUH?"

TO BE CONTINUED

BAH! Gosh Chase is so annoying, being all powerful and shttuff :P And Heba? What does she have planned for Raimundo? Anyway, I hope you liked the episode! I'm sooo excited for summer, and for the stories yet to come ahead for you guys! And sorry for any grammatical errors, I didnt edit this chapter. Thanks for reading and of course Reviewing; it's so fun to read your detailed reports on the story! Okayyyy, see you guys next tiiiime…

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