I only own my OC, Alice Hanson and her family (Including the OC Shen Gong Wu) A special thanks to EmpressLoveSiren23 for the cool idea in this chapter:)
(The Shen Gong Wu appearing in this chapter is one of the Wu that appear only in the trading card game. Also the song in this chapter 'Downtown' is from Petula Clark)
Enjoy!
The Dragon of Ice
Chapter 38: The Mermaid in Distress
Alice stuffed her face with red bean buns as she checked the library of the Xiaolin Temple.
The Dragon of Ice picked up a dark velvet book that looked a bit dusty.
Alice wiped off the dust in the book and saw the name on the journal.
"Li-Ming's journal?"Alice said in surprise.
The pink haired girl open up the journal and starting reading the first pages in it.
Li-Ming, Age 16
"It's an exciting time to be back home with preparations for the Spring Festival underway. The whole household is buzzing with activity as we sweep away the past year's bad luck and prime for the new year's good fortune. I'm happy to see Father and my little brothers and sister again after being away for so long, but I must confess that I miss feeling like a part of something bigger than me. I miss the open skies, the excitement of the actions, waking at dawn with a sense of purpose."
"Lee must've been always craving for adventure."Alice suggested.
Alice checked the next page in the journal as she slowly ate her fourth red bean bun.
"I am so angry with Father! I was just studying some ancient forbidden scrolls that I have found in our family's attic, only to get caught by Father the next day! The scrolls contained information about how to learn a few dark arts such as gaining more power or immorality and now I won't know these things since my father took them away from me! I'll never forgive him!"
"Lee wanted to learn dark arts?"Alice asked with a hint of shock. "No, it can't be true."
Alice accidentally freezes a part of a table causing the ice to spread and eventually shattered a vase.
"No, no, no, no, no."Alice whispered and looked at her hands. "Calm yourself. Control yourself."
Alice took a deep breath before she focused back on reading the journal.
"It's a few months since my argument with Father and I have learned the error of my ways. But ever since being invited to train in the Xiaolin Temple, I have to admit I learned to become stronger in a good way and my loyalty has become better. However I have a problem. Chase admitted he likes me more than a friend and I don't know what to say to him. I like him, but not in that special way. To be honest, almost all the girls in China find him handsome and charismatic. I will tell him tomorrow that I only want us to be friends and that's all. I'm just not ready to have a relationship with anyone yet."
"Wow."Alice said sarcastically. "Now 1500 years later, lizard boy started bothering me after failing to get my ancestor."
"Alice?"
Alice paled and quickly places a cloth to cover the spreading ice on the table before picking up the journal.
"Oh, hey Dojo."Alice greeted with a innocent smile. "What's up?"
"Kimiko and the boys are waiting in the kitchen, they want to know if your planning to make your fancy breakfast again."Dojo admitted.
"Alright, I'll be there."Alice remarked simply and a question came into her mind. "Dojo, can I ask you a question?"
"Go ahead, pinkie."Dojo insisted.
Alice and Dojo came out of the library room.
"It's about Li-Ming Hazuki, the original Xiaolin warrior of Ice and my ancestor."Alice replied. "What was she like?"
Dojo let out a sad sigh before responding to Alice.
"Lee was the most graceful, strong and courageous person that I have ever met."Dojo admitted. "In other words, she was a feisty young go-getter who rose above the male-dominated world in which she lives."
"That is very cool."Alice complemented with a nod. "But was she also interested in learning dark powers?"
This caused Dojo to become shocked hearing that question and quickly covered his mouth.
"Nope!"Dojo answered with a weak grin. "Absolutely not!"
Dojo slithered out of sight in quick speed.
Alice blinked.
That was just weird.
In the Kitchen...
Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko and Clay stuffed their faces with omelettes, salads and toasts that Alice had prepared for them.
Alice calmly drank her cup of hot chocolate as she thought about the things she read in Li-Ming's journal.
"Allie, what is the source on your face?"Omi asked.
"It's the look on your face, dude."Raimundo corrected and ate a bit of his salad.
"Nothing, guys."Alice replied simply. "Don't worry."
"We know when something is bothering you, Allie."Kimiko reminded.
"You can tell us, sugar cube."Clay assured.
Alice let out a sigh.
"Well-"Alice started.
Suddenly Dojo showed up into the kitchen while holding the Ancient Scroll.
"Shen Gong Wu alert, kids!"Dojo announced and took out the Ancient Scroll. "The Rainbow Star. This Shen Gong Wu turns everyone and everything into a rainbow of colours."
The monks rode on Dojo to head to Hawaii to look for The Heart of Malani.
Kimiko wore a seafoam green shirt with a white skirt, aquamarine earrings and white sandals. Her hair was cut short and had a pair of rounded white sunglasses with black lenses on top of her head.
Alice wore a summer peach t-shirt with yellow trousers and brown sandals. Her pink hair was in a ponytail and had a orange star hair clip on it.
The group arrived above the beaches of Honolulu when they spotted a giant red fish monster causing trouble.
"No way!"Raimundo scowled. "Dyris is back!"
"It can't be her!"Omi denied. "She is frozen in ice with Klofange!"
"But if that's not Dyris than who is it?"Kimiko questioned.
"It could be another no good siren in her fish-face form."Clay suggested.
"Either way, let's take this monster down!"Alice insisted.
Dojo brought the five monks down in the beach to fight the giant red fish monster.
The citizens screamed as they ran away from the terrifying creature.
"Time to fry this fish face."Kimiko retorted.
Kimiko rushed toward the monster and took out the Star Hanabi.
"Star Hanabi, FIRE!"Kimiko shouted.
Kimiko leapt up and used the Star Hanani to release fire blasts to hit the giant fish monster which made it roar in pain.
"Fist of Tebigong, EARTH!"Clay yelled out.
Clay punched the fish monster on the face to knock it down to ground.
"Sword of the Storm, WIND!"Raimundo shouted.
Raimundo used the Sword of the Storm to sent strong winds to make the fish monster back away.
"Komori Sword, ICE!"Alice yelled out.
Alice used the Komori Sword to freeze the giant fish monster in a chunk of ice.
"Orb of Tornami, WATER!"Omi shouted.
Omi used the Orb of Tornami to blast water to sent the huge chunk of ice back into the ocean, where it sinked down.
The people cheered and clapped at Omi, Clay, Alice, Raimundo and Kimiko for defeating the giant fish monster.
A bunch of hula girls went up to the five monks and placed necklaces of flowers around their necks.
The group began to explore in a market place in Honolulu to look for the Rainbow Star.
"Okay since the monster didn't turn into a mermaid when getting touched by water, so I guess that means this wasn't Dyris."Alice commented. "Then again, she did say she was the last mermaid alive."
"Then how did that fish monster come here in the first place then?"Clay asked. "Hawaii is mostly known as paradise for everyone."
"This is most mysterious."Omi admitted.
"The last thing we need is being fooled by another evil mermaid."Kimiko commented.
"You said it, Kim."Raimundo agreed and shivered uncomfortably. "Seeing that fish monster reminded me of Dyris' ugly side."
"Both side of her were ugly, Pedrosa."Alice reminded.
"Not really."Omi denied lovingly. "She was pretty as a mermaid."
Dojo came out from Clay's hat as he began to shake and spin on the floor.
"You know what, kids?"Dojo asked and grabbed his head. "As much as I am enjoying being in Honolulu, we really should find the Rainbow Star soon. This Shen Gong Wu makes me shake!"
"So where is it?"Raimundo questioned.
"Excuse me."
A fifteen year old girl walked up to the five monks.
The girl had long hair that was dark purple and wavy which reached up to her back. Her eyes were frisco and wore a deeper shade of red lipstick. She wore a sleeveless blue dress under a deeper blue corset. There was a necklace with a golden Nautilus pendant hanging from it around her neck.
"Are you guys the Xiaolin Dragons that everyone in town is talking about?"the girl asked shyly.
Omi opened his mouth to say something, but Raimundo quickly spoke up.
"Yes. That's us."Raimundo replied and offering his hand. "Hi, I'm Raimundo. What's your name?"
"My name is Zariyah."Zariyah giggled.
"Cool name for a cutie."Raimundo thought and shook his head. "That's Kimiko, Dragon of Fire; Clay, Dragon of Earth; Omi, Dragon of Water; and Alice; Dragon of Ice."
Dojo frowned and cleared his throat.
"And this is Dojo, our dragon."Omi added. "He helps us find all the Shen Gong Wu."
"Wow, this is amazing."Zariyah complemented kindly. "I bet you came all the way here to Hawaii find a wu?"
"You got that right, milady."Clay chuckled.
Alice frowned a little.
Zariyah seemed nice enough, but there was something about her that felt suspicious.
"Hey, are you guys thirsty?"Zariyah asked. "I know a very close inn close by that sells the best cooling drinks."
"Well, actually we're kind of busy-"Kimiko started.
"We would love to get some refreshments before finding the wu."Omi remarked. "I mostly deserve one since I was the strongest to defeat that fish monster."
This caused Alice, Clay, Kimiko, Raimundo and Dojo to glare at Omi with angry expressions while Omi grinned innocently.
Zariyah lead the monks to the Stardrop Inn.
The purple haired girl opened the door to the pub, where a spectacle was going on.
There were teenagers drinking fizzy drinks, playing cards and a few were playing poker.
"Cool den."Raimundo commented.
Omi, Alice, Clay, Kimiko and Raimundo went to sit in a empty table.
A waiter with shoulder length reddish brown hair and apple green eyes walked up to the monks.
"Evening, you five. Welcome to Stardrop Inn."Freddy said. "I'm Freddy Doakes and I'll be taking care of you all tonight. What can I getcha?"
"We'll have your specials with a hint of mixture of brandy, crème de cacao and heavy cream."Alice answered with a flirty smile. "Faites-nous surpris, s'il vous plaît?"
"Sure thing, doll."Freddy replied with a smile and walked away.
"Allie, did you just speak in French?"Kimiko asked in surprise.
"I learned it from my nanny when I was a little kid."Alice admitted. "I politely told him to give us free drinks without paying for them."
"Nice job."Raimundo sneered.
A pianist with robotic hands started playing the piano as a spotlight focused on the stage.
The curtains opened and Zariyah appeared in the stage.
Zariyah took a deep breath and began to sing.
When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go
Downtown
When you've got worries all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help I know
Downtown
Zariyah began to dance, all of the boys started to sway their heads at the same time to the song.
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?
The lights so much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
So go downtown
Things will be great when you're
Downtown
No finer place for sure
Downtown
Everything's waiting for you
As Zariyah sang, Alice notice Freddy whispering over to the bartender (who was actually Vlad in disguise) to do something.
"What a show lady."Clay admitted dreamily.
Once the discussion was done, Vlad pulled out a small green bottle from his waistcoat and poured a pink liquid into the five cups of creme, making them fizzle.
Don't hang around and let your problems surround you
There are movie shows
Downtown
Maybe you know some little places to go to
Where they never close
Downtown
Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova
You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over
Happy again
The lights so much brighter there
You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares
All of the boys were smiling at Zariyah as she continued to sing and backed away behind the curtains and pulled them close.
Then the curtains opened as Zariyah removed her skirt revealing her dancing suit as two beautiful dancers wearing dark pinks dresses appeared on stage and started to dance.
The purple haired girl now wore a purple pink tight suit with an exposed back and cleavage, a purple pink skirt-like garment, a frilled garter-belt on her right thigh, midnight blue opera gloves and purple pink high heels.
So go, downtown
Where all the lights are bright
Downtown
Waiting for you tonight
Downtown
You're gonna be alright now
All the boys along with Raimundo and Clay stood up cheered, wolf-whistled and whooped at Zariyah.
Kimiko quickly covered Omi's eyes from seeing Zariyah as Alice wrinkled her nose uncomfortably.
"Man, she's nuts."Alice retorted.
Then Freddy placed down the cups of creme in the monks' table.
"Here you go, folks."Freddy said with a cunning smile and walked away. "Free cremes of the house."
"Oh, most generous."Omi remarked and picked up his cup.
Alice stared at her drink and grew concerned.
"This is weird."Kimiko stated and looked at her cup. "I don't remember creme drinks being fizzy."
"So do I, Kim."Alice replied as she checked her drink and paled. "These drinks have been drugged!"
Kimiko gasped in shock and looked at her drink before setting it down on the table and pushed it away.
Alice and Kimiko became shocked when they saw Omi had guzzled down his drink and licked his lips.
"A very yummy drink."Omi hiccuped and cheered at the girls on stage. "Yeah! Shake them like that!"
Kimiko grabbed Omi by the shirt.
"Omi, get a hold of yourself!"Kimiko demanded.
Omi ignored Kimiko and continued whooping at the dancers.
Alice became alarmed when she saw Jack walking across the room.
And you may find somebody kind to help and understand you
Someone who is just like you and needs a gentle hand
To guide them along
So maybe I'll see you there
Jack watched the dancing showgirls and grinned at their performance, only for him to accidentally trip and hit himself in the counter.
"Well, well, looks like the evil wanna be is here to."Alice sneered.
"Let's get the boys."Kimiko suggested.
Alice and Kimiko notice Omi was missing.
"Where did Omi go?"Alice questioned and looked at the stage causing her to become shocked. "Omi!"
Omi was on the stage dancing with the beautiful back up dancers.
The Dragon of Water was still in his drugged mind and the girls enjoyed having Omi with them.
Then Zariyah swung him around by holding his arm.
We can forget all our troubles, forget all our cares
So go downtown
Things will be great when you're
Downtown
Don't wait a minute more
Downtown
Everything is waiting for you!
Alice angrily face palmed while Kimiko groaned in annoyance.
Zariyah's backup dancers kissed Omi on the cheeks.
Omi giggled in delight as he spun around and fell off the stage landing on the piano.
"Yeah!"Zariyah said before hurrying off the stage and pulling on her skirt.
The audience cheered and whistled as Raimundo and Clay went back to sit next to Kimiko and Alice.
"Aw, shows over."Raimundo said in disappointment.
"Thank goodness for that."Kimiko muttered in jealousy and relief.
The robotic pianist grabbed a nearby club to smack Omi with, but the little monk ducked at the last second and the pianist ended up hitting a larger guy.
The unfortunate robot became nervous before he was bucked him into the piano, knocking him and it clear across the room.
This started a major bar fight amongst the customers.
They started hitting and bucking one another.
Alice, Clay, Kimiko and Raimundo were able to crawl through the mess without getting involved.
"Gosh!"Clay said. "These fellas are angrier than those bulls back in Texas!"
The Dragon of Ice grabbed Omi and started smacking him on the face.
"Omi!"Alice snapped. "Wake up!"
Omi woke up and became alarmed.
"What?"Omi said and looked around. "What is happening?!"
"Jack is here, Omi."Kimiko stated. "His right over-"
The five monks looked over to where the evil boy genius was, but he was no longer there and so was the bartender.
They made their way to where Jack was and saw a trapdoor behind the inn.
Omi, Alice, Clay, Kimiko and Raimundo snuck over the trapdoor.
Dojo peeked out from Clay's hat and quickly went back in when a blue bottle nearly hit him.
"Let's get out of this dumb."Dojo suggested.
"We already are, dragon fella."Clay admitted.
Clay opened the trapdoor and went inside the hidden passage way.
Alice followed after Kimiko, Raimundo, Omi and closed the door just as a knife hit where the door was.
Once they were out of Stardrop Inn, the five monks were now in a tunnel that led to a underground cave.
The underground cave was embedded in the ground were colourful gems that constantly twinkle from the light columns penetrating the ceiling.
Decorating the surfaces were various colorful coral clusters and crystals.
Other features include clean waterfalls and abandoned mining equipment, like pulleys, mine carts and mine shafts with lit torches.
"So shiny..."Omi whispered as his eyes widen.
"Whoa!"Kimiko said excitedly. "I've never seen so many diamonds in my entire life!"
"If we dug up some crystals we would be rich."Raimundo chuckled.
"Neither have I."Dojo admitted and started shaking widely. "The Rainbow Star is near, kids! We are now getting close!"
Suddenly two familiar voices were heard from below.
"Come on, Locke!"Jack's voice begged. "We had a deal!"
"The monks are stuck in a fight back up!"Vlad shouted. "Give us the Shen Gong Wu!"
The five monks peeked to check what was below and spotted Jack with Vlad talking to a man, who stood next to a tank filled with water.
The man had spiky grey hair and pink eyes. He wore lightning earrings with a loose attached black robe.
Inside the tank was Zariyah was in a tank, but her appearance was different.
Her hair was tied in a spiky ponytail and she now wore a clam-shell bra with a purplish pink tail.
Zariyah wasn't a human, she was a mermaid!
"Well, I be a monkey's uncle."Clay commented in awe.
"Zariyah is a mermaid!"Omi gasped.
"But is Zariyah working for Jack?"Raimundo questioned.
"I'm not sure."Alice said with a frown.
Kimiko notice Locke holding the Rainbow Star in his right hand.
"And there's the Rainbow Star!"Kimiko whispered.
Jack dropped on his knees as he looked at Locke with a pleading look.
"Locke dude, come on!"Jack begged. "Please give us the Shen Gong Wu! It is the key for me to be a bigger evil doer and impress Chase Young!"
"Alright."Locke said simply. "I'll give you the wu, Jack. After all, you did help my mer-maiden distract the monks while Vlad used one of my potions to drug their drinks. So I give both of you your rewards."
Zariyah bowed her head in shame.
Jack and Vlad grew excited as Locke took out the golden Nautilus necklace that Zariyah wore around her neck.
Locke used the necklace to turn both Jack and Vlad into rats causing the five monks to become stunned.
Zariyah gasped in shock at the sight and covered her mouth.
Locke smirked as he looked at the two rodents as he threw the Rainbow Star away and it landed near a treasure chest.
"On second thought, I have decided to make you lunch for my siren maids."Locke admitted with a dark smile.
The two beautiful back dancers came forward as they grinned evilly and licked their lips hungrily causing Jack and Vlad to scatter away in fear.
This caused Omi, Alice, Clay, Kimiko and Raimundo to jump down and confront their new enemies.
"Not on our watch, you evil fins!"Omi snapped. "Surrender now or suffer a humiliating defeat!"
"Jack maybe a no good snake, but we won't let him or his evil partner be lunch to anyone!"Clay retorted.
"Even if they are dirty rats."Alice added with a frown.
Jack and Vlad squeaked happily seeing the five monks.
Locke glanced at his maidens and nodded at them with a evil smile.
The two beautiful dancers walked forward as they chuckled evilly before dark energy surrounded them which showed their true forms.
The first dancer was a young woman with orange red hair tied in a ponytail and blue eyes. She had dark red fish fins as ears and wore a blood red leotard with a strap that was tied around her neck. She also wore grey tights and arm warmers with X's on them.
The second dancer was a girl with short light blue hair, red eyes and dark blue ears that looked like fish fins. She wore a blue corset with black short-shorts and had a microphone for a tail. On her wrists were grey spiked bracelets on her arms and a black collar on her neck.
"So pretty."Omi said lovingly.
"Focus, Omi."Alice scowled with a glare.
"Radne and Piscis, entertain our guests."Locke ordered with a smirk.
Radne and Piscis started screeching loudly at the five monks causing all of them to cover their ears by the awful sounds.
"Typhoon Boom, WIND!"Raimundo shouted and leapt up.
Raimundo clapped his hands together, creating a burst of powerful wind to sent the two siren maidens back.
"Seismic Kick, EARTH!"Clay yelled out.
Clay slammed his foot down causing the ground where Radne and Piscis stood to lift them up.
Kimiko leapt up into the air to use her signature move to hit the siren maidens.
"Judolette Flip, FIR-"Kimiko started.
Suddenly Radne sent a tsunami wave to sent Clay and Kimiko crushing against a wall.
Piscis created a tornado to trap Raimundo, Omi and Alice before spinning them around in it.
"Freeze Powder, ICE!"Alice shouted.
Alice used her signature move to freeze the tornado causing her, Raimundo and Omi to slide out of it.
"Orb of Tornami, WATER!"Omi yelled out.
Omi used the Orb of Tornami to blast both Radne and Piscis away, making them both land into the ocean.
Alice notice the Rainbow Star close by causing her to run towards it.
Both Alice and Locke touched the Rainbow Star causing a Xiaolin Showdown to activate.
"Locke, I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown."Alice stated with a glare.
"Very well, Alice."Locke sneered. "Your Gills of Hamachi against my enchanting necklace. What is the challenge?"
"The game is swimming of the Dolphins!"Alice replied. "First one to capture all the dolphins without hurting them wins!"
"Let's go, Xiaolin Showdown!"Alice and Locke shouted in unison.
When the showdown started, Alice and Locke found themselves in a silver path that appeared to have various directions to choose from.
The walls appeared to be filled with water that contained various of fishes in it including dolphins.
"Gong Yi Tan Pi!"Alice and Locke yelled out.
"Gills of Hamachi!"Alice chanted.
The Gills of Hamachi activated causing Alice to have a fish like appearance before jumping into the water.
Alice notice two dolphins swimming above her and quickly swam up to catch them before bringing them to her cage in the water.
However Locke used his necklace to grab five dolphins and bring them to his cage.
Alice went to grab three dolphins and bring them to her side and Locke blasted a flash attack towards her neck causing the Gills of Hamachi to drop in the ground below.
The pink haired girl returned to normal and covered her mouth from drowning.
"Can't breath without your little toy."Locke sneered.
Locke went to get more dolphins as Alice quickly swam to grab the Gills of Hamachi and placed it back into her neck to breath underwater.
Alice gasped and sighed in relief.
The Dragon of Water notice Locke had now twelve dolphins in his cage causing her to become angry.
Suddenly an idea popped into Alice's mind before she picked up two crabs with her fish like hands.
Locke placed another dolphin in his cage before noticing Alice luring a group of dolphins towards her cage causing him to sent blasts of his powers towards them.
Alice and the group of dolphins quickly dodged Locke's power blasts from getting hitting by them.
The dolphins began approaching Locke's cage causing the Dragon of Ice to hold up her baits.
"Come and get them dolphins!"Alice cooed as she held up the two crabs.
Alice threw the crabs in her cage which caused the group of dolphins to go into her cage before she closed it.
Locke had thirteen dolphins in his cage while Alice had now nineteen dolphins in her cage, making the Dragon of Ice win the showdown.
Omi, Clay, Kimiko, Raimundo and Dojo cheered at Alice's victory.
"Way da go, Allie!"Raimundo cheered.
"Nice one, sugar!"Clay chuckled.
"Alright!"Kimiko laughed.
"You truly shook with the sea."Omi remarked.
"Moved with the sea."Alice corrected and simply smirked. "But shaking is also good."
"Darn you, Li-Ming's offspring!"Locke growled.
Locke sent a power blast towards the five monks using the necklace causing Raimundo to take out the Reversing Mirror.
"Reversing Mirror!"Raimundo chanted.
Raimundo used the Reversing Mirror to sent the power blast back and it ended up destroying the necklace's golden Nautilus pendant.
This caused Jack and Vlad to return back to their human forms before they quickly flee behind the monks.
Locke scowled and backed away as Radne and Piscis went next to him.
"You've won this round."Locke said coldly. "But next time you'll regret it."
Locke, Radne and Piscis teleported out of sight.
Alice, Omi, Clay, Kimiko and Raimundo looked at Zariyah, who was still in the tank.
Omi kicked the tank to break it to sit Zariyah free and the mermaid went into the ocean.
"Thank you, Xiaolin warriors."Zariyah thanked and became sad. "I'm so sorry I tricked you all."
"Hey, it's okay."Clay assured. "We all make mistakes."
"Yeah."Raimundo agreed. "Luckily Omi was an example not to drink something deadly or we would've never found out where you were."
"Most true!"Omi agreed happily and became confused. "I, what?"
"Who was that guy anyway?"Alice questioned.
"That was Locke, an evil wizard who had me enslaved for years."Zariyah explained. "He gave me that necklace to become a human, but in exchange I had to be his personal slave."
"But now that necklace is destroyed, you back being a mermaid."Kimiko said.
"We're going to miss seeing you perform."Raimundo commented with a sheepish smile. "You know you can with us. We have enough room for a mermaid."
Kimiko frowned and nudged Raimundo on the stomach.
Zariyah let out a gentle giggle.
"I have a home under the sea, but it would be dangerous to reveal where it is."Zariyah commented. "At least now I am free from that awful wizard, thanks to all of you."
"You are most welcome, Zariyah mermaid."Omi responded with a bow.
"Have a nice journey home!"Dojo admitted.
"And don't make deals with dangerous beings!"Alice added.
"I won't!"Zariyah assured.
The five monks and Dojo waved good-bye at Zariyah as she swam away in the ocean until she was out of sight.
