Episode 23: Rai's Future (Part 1)

It was a fairly sunny day in Beach City. Kimiko, Clay and Omi were doing a bit of training with the Gems while Steven and Connie watches. However, Kimiko was really off today. Amethyst took notice and called off the training for a few seconds. "Something wrong, Kimiko." Amethyst asked. "It's just…the suggestion that Garnet made of trying to convince Raimundo to return." Kimiko said. "What if he declines the offer and joined Wuya" "Well, then again, Wuya did managed…to get human form." Amethyst said, realizing something was off. "Yea, that is oddly specific." Pearl said. "She would need the Serpent's Tail with the Reversing Mirror, one of which was under Raimundo's possession and we did have the Serpent's Tail before it went missing…How did Wuya even got that?" Pearl said. The monks just shrug. "Are you suggesting that Raimundo stole the Serpent's Tail under our noses before arriving to get the reversing mirror?" Kimiko said. Pearl blushes in reaction to this. "Uhhh…no?" Pearl said a bit nervous. Kimiko glares at Pearl with anger. "I know Raimundo more than you and he would not do that." Kimiko shouts. "Kimiko, stand down." Garnet said with a firm tone. Kimiko did back down because it is Garnet and she could easily get crushed from her.

Clay and Omi look at each other, surprised from Kimiko's rage that was shown. It's been a while since Kimiko was this angry. Kimiko just held back more anger against Pearl due to that suggestion. "You know what, how about we visit Raimundo and we try to convince him to return back to us to prove his loyalty." Kimiko said. "You saying we are going on a trip to Brazil?" Steven said with star in his eyes. "Well, maybe we should wait till tomorrow because I was making a machine that could…well, it's a surprise." Pearl said. "Want to see it tonight?" Amethyst said. "Yea, sure." Kimiko said. Pearl intercepts the conversation. "I don't think that's wise as it would be past bedtime when we would do the test." Pearl said. Kimiko growls in anger and walks off in a huff. "Man, Kimiko is more angrier than a Lion in a small cage." Clay said. Steven looks at Pearl but Pearl looks away in embarrassment. Steven sighs in sadness.

Back at Jack's HQ, Jack finishes making his 3000th Jackbot in total and now made 50 prototype Jacknoids in total. Jack received the message that Peridot is set to arrive on earth soon and asked Jack to launch an attack at Beach City and the Crystal Monks near the same time as Peridot and her ship arrives. Ever since Jack's loss against Raimundo, he still had that fire that was lit up from Wuya's back stab and the Crystal Monks playing him like a fiddle on the Spybots. Jack was really hungry for one person in particular. The one that led him to be sidelined for a few months and may have persuaded Wuya to back stabbed Jack in the first place…Garnet. "If it wasn't for that metal ball, Wuya would not have back stabbed me. She might be a bit more open about working with me. If she did it anyway, I might…MIGHT taken her back. And that's a big might." Jack said to himself. "But soon…soon revenge will be fulfilled and Garnet will pay the ultimate price." Jack then cackles with glee. He looks back at Project Morph and his two blueprints of both Project Morph and Project Rebirth. "When Project Morph and Project Rebirth are ready, those losers won't know what hit them. All I need is Peridot's approval and we can start production.

Jack walks back and look at Project Morph and his blueprint of it. He rolls up the both blueprint of Project Morph and Project Rebirth. He looks at Project Morph and walks away from. "Soon, Morph…Soon." Jack said to himself. He walks to a storage closet and picks up all 5 of his wu, the Monkey Staff, the Eye of Dashi, The Sphere of Yun, The Third-Arm Sash, and the Changing Chopsticks. "Once we successfully defeat them, all of their wus will be ours and world domination would be ours." Jack boastfully said. He walks up the stairs and began to do a test run of the invasion. He presses a button and several hundreds Jackbots and several Jacknoids activate and began to leave the base and starting flying to Beach City but was call back before getting too far ahead. "Perfect…the Jackbot Army is ready for attack." Jack said with a cackle. "And with the Jacknoids, they will have difficulty to beat them." The Jackbot and Jacknoids return to base.

Jack walks over to the newly renamed "Peridot-Spicer Communication Signal" station. Jack picks up the radio and began to communicate with Peridot. "Peridot, I managed to build 50 Jacknoids and 3000 Jackbots, ready for the invasion." Jack said. "Excellent, Jack." Peridot said. "You seem to be really ready for the mission. I like that drive." "No problem. Ever since those Xiaolin Losers and Crystal Gems spilled the beans, I've been kicking myself into high gear." Jack said. "And I got one person left to attack on and get my revenge hunger filled…That Gem named Garnet." "Why her?" Peridot said a little perplexed by it. "If it wasn't for her mean fastball against me with several of my Jackbots, I would not have been sidelined" Jack said. Peridot was surprised from this. "Well, I will need to tell you something." Peridot said. We only see Jack's expression changes from shock to outrage and anger. "Okay, that tears it. Those Gems Cheaters have crossed me the last time!" Jack shouts. "Get here as soon as you can and we will rip up, bit by bit." "Don't worry, me, my informant and my escort are arriving in a few days." Peridot said. "Good, cause the hunger is really there and the revenge is going to be…oh so tasty." Jack said as he hangs up. Jack couldn't help but cackle. "Oh, those Monks and Gems are in for one bad day." Jack said to himself. He then walks over to his two rolled up blueprints and places them in a suitcase. He's suspiciously getting ready for something.

Back at Beach City, it was night time. The Monks and Gems, sans Steven, were outside as Pearl made a makeshift device and placed it in the sand. "You sure this will work?" Clay said. "I'm pretty sure it will, Clay." Pearl said "Besides, I placed it in a safe spot. Kimiko, do you got the Robonoid" "Yea, right here." Kimiko said, bringing the Robonoid. They talked to each other recently and apologized for their actions. It'll be a short while before the bridge is fully repaired. Kimiko places it down on the sand and held it down so it doesn't get away. "Alright, good." Pearl said with a bit of a smile. "We got everything we need and Steven is fast asleep." "Hey, guys." a familiar voice echos out. It was Steven and he's waving. "Gah, Steven! It's way past your bed time." Pearl said. "You should be back in the house and in bed." "Well, it's way past our bed time and we are out here." Kimiko counters. Pearl just sighs. "Okay, well if you like to know, it's a robot disruptor. It will produce a localized energy blast when Peridot shows up with Jack to…meet with us." Pearl said. "That's putting it most lightly." Omi said. "Yes, well, we would have something that would knock out both the Robonoids and Jackbots." Pearl said.

Pearl picks up the Robonoid from Kimiko and places it near the makeshift device. "Alright, stand back everyone." Pearl said. The Monks and Gems does so. Pearl presses the button and a powerful EMP knocks the Gems and Monks off their feet. Just then, Kimiko's laptop turns off and so did the entirety of Beach City, knocking the power out. The Gems and Monks slowly get up after getting hit with that powerful blast. "Did it work" Omi said. The Robonoid, seemingly outcold, gets up and walks away. "I take that as…no." Clay said. Amethyst groans and Garnet facepalms. "Well, the power is out in the town." Steven mentions. Pearl was embarrassed from the mention of that. "Steven, That's not what I…*sighs* It's fine, it was a start." Pearl said. "Well have to take some parts from the washing machine so everyone got to reuse their clothes." "Not a problem." Steven said, revealing he has a shirt under his shirt. "That is most illogical." Omi mention as everyone looks at Steven, speechless.

The next day, the Monks slowly wake up. "Man, that was one rough night." Clay said with a yawn. Kimiko tries to get on her laptop but the power is still out. "Really, the power is still out?" Kimiko said. "Pearl's machine must have done a most powerful punch" Omi said. "Yea, and Steven did mentioned the town's power is knocked out." Kimiko said. She began to think just as a door knock and Clay answers it. It's Mayor Dewey. "I assume you are Mayor Dewey?" Clay said. "Hello, is Steven home or his sisters home?" Mayor Dewey said. "One second." Clay said. He closes the door and talk to Pearl. "Mayor Dewey is at the door." Clay told Pearl. "Alright, thanks." Pearl said as she walks to the door. "Yes, can I help you?" Mayor Dewey clears his throat "Beach City is experiencing a widespread power outage. Do you know how it happened?" Mayor Dewey said. "Oh, well, the power should be back on as early as tomorrow at the latest…well, never" Pearl said with an awkward chuckle. "Never?!" Dewey said with a shocked look at his face. "No no no no! It has to come back. The people of Beach City could not handle a situation like this." "Oh, come on, you human survived without power for millennia. What's wrong with hunting and gathering." Pearl said. Mayor Dewey began to take a deep breath. "Look, the people would be fine in the day, but when the night comes, the town will go down." Dewey said. Pearl remained quiet. "I assure you that the power will come back soon." Clay said. "Thank you. I'll need one of you to help me with damage control." Dewey said. "I'll do it." Steven said as he walks up. "Great." Dewey said as Steven and Dewey head out.

Pearl closes the door and began to ponder something. "If we need more firepower, we might need to convince Raimundo to return to us." Pearl said. "How? Raimundo said that he's neutral on the whole Wu matter." Kimiko said. "Well, we might need to convince him that more trouble is coming and that we were wrong about not promoting him to Xiaolin Apprentice." Garnet said. "Yea, I think that would be a good idea." Dojo said. "I do believe the Gems should hang back to keep a close eye on the city when the power comes back on." Kimiko suggested. "I agree, Kimiko." Pearl said. "I do want to see Raimundo, but I think it would be the best" Amethyst said. "Alright, do you want us to say something to Raimundo for you?" Kimiko asked. "Just tell him that I miss him." Amethyst said. Kimiko nods. The Monks walks outside and Dojo grows to his big size and they fly off.

Note: Political Power still happens off-screen

A bit later, they arrive in Rio and began to look for Raimundo. Omi, Kimiko and Clay looks around the beach because Raimundo really like to do stuff on the beach. A bit of searching later, they founded Raimundo. "Raimundo!" Kimiko said. Raimundo looks over. "Hey, guys." Raimundo said, in a neutral state. "What brings you here in Rio?" "Well, we kinda have a power outage in Beach City because of Pearl's makeshift EMP and we figured why not try to visit you." Kimiko said. Raimundo chuckles. "Well, that's kinda funny." Raimundo said. Omi couldn't shake off the suggestion of Raimundo giving Wuya the Reversing Mirror. "Raimundo, I want to ask. What happened to the reversing mirror?" Omi asked. Kimiko nudges Omi. "Omi, not now." Kimiko said. "Actually, he's got a good point." Raimundo said with a sad tone. Kimiko looks in a surprised look. "Late one night, I woke up with a weird taste in my mouth and a bowl next to me. I didn't know what it was but the next day, I found that the Reversing Mirror was gone." Raimundo said. "Wait, you lost the reversing mirror and you don't know what happened to it?" Clay said. "Yea, is there a problem?" Raimundo said. Kimiko looks at Clay and Omi and back to Raimundo. "There is. Our Serpent's Tail was snatched up mysteriously and…well." Kimiko said before trailing off. "What? What is it?" Raimundo said. "Basically, Wuya somehow got a hold of both of the wu and is now in human form." Clay said.

Raimundo was shocked. Wuya is now in human form and from what the history have shown, Wuya is very powerful. "And to make matters worse…Peridot is arriving at Beach City." Kimiko added. "And she's not alone." "Yes, We assume Jack and this backup will be arrive in a few days." Omi said. Raimundo lowers his head. "So…you guys came here to ask for my help then, I assume" Raimundo said. "Raimundo, we don't have much of a choice. Jack managed to best me and I understand the disappointment that flown threw you." Kimiko said. Raimundo was surprised to hear that but remain quiet. "Raimundo…can you come back to us?" Clay said, offering a hand. Raimundo turns to see it and quietly looks at it.

End of Episode 23