Author's Note: Here is the next chapter, everyone! Happy holidays and stay safe!
Xiaolin Showdown and it's characters rightfully belongs to Christy Hui
I only own my OC, Alice Hanson and her family (Including the OC Shen Gong Wu)
Enjoy!
The Dragon of Ice
Chapter 40: Dangerous Minds
Omi, Alice, Clay, Kimiko and Raimundo followed Dojo closely as they walked beneath the Earth's surface to look for the next Shen Gong Wu.
Alice wore a turquoise blouse with short sleeves and a yellow bow beneath a cyan blue skirt. She also wore tan boots with slightly longer white socks. There was a necklace with a silver omega pendant around her neck.
Kimiko wore a orange jersey shirt with a 'K' in the middle, green trousers, dark green high tops and her black hair was styled in a short ponytail.
"I feel hotter than a cooked pig at a Texas barbecue."Clay complemented.
"Why did you have to stash the wu so far underground?"Raimundo questioned.
"So no one would find it."Dojo admitted. "Even me."
"This area reminds me a lot of the fire consumed sky in Queensland."Alice thought bitterly and wiped her forehead. "I really hope the others are doing okay back in Wonderland."
Suddenly the five monks got encountered by Jack and his Worm-Bots.
"Oh, Jack Spicer!"Omi responded with a frown. "Why are you always on my face?!"
"That's in my face, gnome boy!"Jack replied triumphantly. "Now say hello to my new and improved Worm-Bots!"
The Worm-Bots surrounded Kimiko, Clay, Raimundo, Alice and Omi.
"Why in tarnation would anyone build robotic worms?"Clay scoffed.
"Probably to try and make us die from boredom."Alice answered.
"Hey! Rabbit hair styles are only for Easter!"Jack snapped and looked at his Worm-Bots. "Worm-Bots, attack!"
The Worm-Bots started to dig their 'fangs' down on the the ground causing the five monks to quickly dodge out of the way from being hit.
Luckily Kimiko, Clay, Raimundo, Alice and Omi made the Worm-Bots tie themselves up by scrambling their bodies around each other.
"Worm-Bots!"Jack shouted. "Get your worm butt's back in line!"
Suddenly the cavern started to collapse and it revealed the Hoduku Mouse.
"The Hadoku Mouse Shen Gong Wu!"Jack commented.
Jack quickly activated his Heli-Bot and flew towards the Hoduku Mouse.
But then a big brown spider crawled next to the Shen Gong Wu causing Jack to scream in terror and back away.
"Protect me!"Jack begged and jumped into Omi's arms. "Or at least hold me tight."
"That is the biggest spider I have ever seen!"Omi admitted.
Then a second big brown spider showed up.
"No, second."Omi said.
A third big spider appeared next to the other two spiders.
"Third biggest!"Omi commented.
"We gotta get the Wu!"Kimiko stated.
Kimiko took a step forward and the cavern began to shake again.
The ground underneath the Hodoku Mouse then fell downward and more big spiders crawled out of the hole.
"Maybe next time!"Dojo shouted and hid inside Clay's hat.
Kimiko, Clay, Raimundo, Alice and Omi started fighting against the big spiders, but more of the deadly creatures kept coming.
"Thorn of Thunderbolt!"Omi chanted.
Omi used the Thorn of Thunderbolt to shot bolts of electricity at the wall to make an exit for the group to escape.
The five monks and the evil boy genius quickly escaped in the exit as pieces of rock fell and covered the hole before the spiders could get through.
At the Xiaolin Temple...
Master Fung explained to the five warriors about the big spiders they found beneath the Earth's crust.
"I have heard of these mythical creatures."Master Fung admitted as he picked a book from one of the shelves. "But until now, no one has actually seen one. I had hoped they were only folklore."
"Well, their not!"Raimundo commented and showed the bruises behind his trousers. "And I got two kinds of proof! Black and blue!"
Kimiko covered her face in disgust while Alice gave Raimundo a dirty look.
"According to legend, the spiders are neither good or evil."Master Fung explained and opened the book. "They are simply consumers. They consume vegetation, animals, buildings even the Earth itself. They eat until there is nothing left to eat."
Omi, Alice, Clay, Kimiko and Raimundo stared at the images of the spiders in shock.
"I thought I had a big appetite."Clay commented.
"If the spiders aren't stop-"Master Fung started.
Master Fung got cut off when a sudden shake shook in the room.
"Let me guess."Raimundo said. "It's ten thousand years of darkness."
Master Fung, Omi, Kimiko, Clay and Alice looked at Raimundo.
"Hey, I go with the odds."Raimundo admitted.
However a big earthquake started happing causing everyone to head out of the library and to the meditation room, where they saw everything starting to crumble down.
"What the-"Alice started in shock.
"IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!"Dojo panicked. "IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD! I'VE SEEN IT ALL TOO OFTEN! IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD!"
"Dojo!"Omi shouted. "You must push as out together!"
"Young monks, leave at once!"Master Fung ordered. "And do not return until you find the Hodoku Mouse!"
"What about you?"Kimiko asked.
"I'll be alright!"Master Fung assured. "Remember the fate of the world rests with you!"
"Is it me or does the fate of the world rest with us a lot?"Raimundo asked.
Omi, Alice, Clay, Kimiko, Raimundo and Dojo headed back underground to find the Hoduku Mouse, only to find themselves lost in the darkness.
"Where are we?"Kimiko asked.
"Somewhere dark."Raimundo answered.
"Well howdy, duh."Clay commented.
"Ugh, we should've brought the Culver Crystal with us."Alice retorted.
"Help!"Dojo shouted. "A spider has my tail!"
The dots on Omi's head shun on Dojo, revealing the green dragon was holding his tail with his own hands.
"It appears that Lady Luck is finally spitting on us!"Omi declared happily.
"I think you mean shining on us."Raimundo corrected.
Suddenly Jack's mole machine crashed in causing the five monks and Dojo to be sent flying up.
"I think the little guy had it right in the first place."Clay stated.
Dojo and the five monks screamed as they landed back on the ground they stood.
Raimundo spotted the Hodoku Mouse near him and his companions.
"Hey, guys! Look!"Raimundo remarked. "The Hodoku Mouse!"
The bright light on Jack's mole machine shun on Omi, Alice, Clay, Kimiko, Raimundo and Dojo to blind them.
"Too late! Xiaolin Hasbins!"Jack insulted smugly. "The Hodoku Mouse is mine!"
The five monks glared at Chase, Jack and Wuya.
"Jack Spicer!"Omi said and stood in a fighting position. "You have picked a most unwise time to wash your timepiece."
"It's clean your clock."Alice corrected with a frown.
"We face a common enemy."Chase declared firmly. "We must set aside good and evil for now."
"Chase is right as always."Wuya admitted and looked at the Heylin Lord with a flirty expression.
"No way!"Jack snapped. "I've come too far to go home Wu-less!"
Jack headed towards the Hodoku Mouse causing Omi to leapt forward.
Omi and Jack end up both grabbing the Hodoku Mouse at the same time, starting a Xiaolin Showdown.
"Jack Spicer! I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown!"Omi declared. "The game is mud wrestling! First to find the Wu wins!"
"But I just took a bath!"Jack admitted.
Omi looked at Jack with an unimpressed look.
"Okay, okay."Jack said in defeat. "'My Tongue of Saiping against your Orb of Tornami!"
"Let's go!"Jack and Omi shouted. "Xiaolin Showdown!"
When the showdown started, mud starts pouring from many different holes in the wall.
"Gong Yi Tan Pai!"Omi and Jack yelled out.
The Hodoku Mouse got submerged in mud and gets washed away.
Jack headed to where the Hodoku Mouse landed while Omi dived into the mud to find the Wu.
Jack searches for the Hodoku Mouse, but finds Omi instead.
"My turn!"Omi remarked and leapt up. "Orb of Tornami!"
"Not the hair!"Jack protested.
Omi shoots Jack back with the Orb of Tornami.
Raimundo, Kimiko, Alice, Clay and Dojo cheered at Omi until Jack splashed them with mud.
Omi uses the Orb to search through the mud and the Hodoku Mouse shoots into the air and falls back down.
Omi swims to where it landed, but Jack cannonballs and splashes the young monk away.
"Tornado Strike, WATER!"Omi yelled out.
Omi shoots water at Jack which sends the evil boy genius and the Wu flying.
The Hodoku Mouse lands on a rock causing Omi and Jack run for it.
"Tongue of Saiping!"Jack chanted. "Creatures of the underworld, attack!"
Jack uses the Tongue of Saiping to summon the creatures of the underworld to attack Omi.
Omi ended up accidentally swallowing a few bugs causing his friends to gag in disgust.
"Looks like I found my element!"Jack sneered.
The creature bring the Hodoku Mouse to Jack, winning the showdown for him.
Jack smiled triumphantly as Omi spat a few bugs out of his mouth.
"Okay Jack Spicer, you have won."Omi said simply. "Now use the Shen Gong Wu to stop the Spiders!"
"Not just yet."Jack remarked. "I want to savour the moment."
Omi, Raimundo, Kimiko, Alice, Clay and Dojo started shouting at Jack to warn him that the big spiders were behind him.
Jack glanced to look at the spiders causing him to drop the Hodoku Mouse and Orb of Tornami in fright.
"You fool!"Wuya growled.
Three giant spiders landed where the groups were.
"It's the end of the world!"Wuya panicked.
"This so unfair!"Jack complained in disapproval. "The one time I win, the world has to end!"
The weight of the three big spiders caused the ground to split and reveal a river of lava.
Alice and Omi got separated from their friends and ended up being with Chase.
The Hodoku Mouse ended up dropping into the lava.
"No!"Kimiko shouted.
The stalactites above the groups started to shake and fall down quickly.
"Alice!"Kimiko called out. "Catch!"
Kimiko throws Alice the Golden Tiger Claws and the Dragon of Ice caught it.
"Golden Tiger Claws!"Alice chanted.
Alice used the Golden Tiger Claws to escape with Omi and Chase while the others use Jack's mole machine to escape the spiders.
Back at the surface...
Omi, Alice and Chase arrived at a dump-site caused by the spiders.
"Fighting for good has become most complicated."Omi stated.
"Hopefully the others made it out."Alice complemented with a hint of worry.
"If the world is to be saved, we must be the ones to save it."Chase admitted and smiled. "There still maybe an answer."
"Without the Hodoku Mouse, what can we do?"Omi asked.
Alice frowned a little and glanced at Chase, knowing he had a plan in mind.
Chase brings Omi and Alice to his lair to use the Fountain ofHui and the Eagle Scope together.
"So by combining the Fountain of Hui and the Eagle Scope, I can learn everything?"Omi questioned. "Even how to stop the Spiders?"
"Yes."Chase replied. "But first you both must give your word as Xiaolin Warriors only to look for a way to destroy the Spiders and not evil."
"You have my Xiaolin word."Omi assured with a nod.
"Mine too."Alice admitted bitterly. "Since I don't have another choice."
Chase smirked at Alice and Omi before the three of them looked at the Fountain of Hui.
"Fountain of Hui!"Chase, Alice and Omi chanted.
The Fountain of Hui activated and floated above the trio's heads causing a dome of information to rise around them.
"Eagle Scope!"Chase, Alice and Omi chanted.
The Eagle Scope activated and it slowed down the passing images around Chase, Alice and Omi.
Alice and Omi looked at the images around them.
"So many knowledge to learn."Alice murmured.
"Alice, Omi, we must concentrate on the knowledge we seek."Chase reminded.
Chase, Alice and Omi focused on the Spiders and everything about them; they find that the lava was their only weakness.
"The lava."Omi said quietly.
The Fountain of Hui and the Eagle Scope deactivated.
"Let's go then!"Alice stated.
Alice walked away and was about to activate the Golden Tiger Claws until Chase spoke up.
"Do you even know where we need to go, Alice?"Chase asked smugly.
Alice gritted her teeth and blushed a little.
"Yes, lizard boy."Alice answered with a hint of anger. "Atlantis."
Chase, Omi and Alice arrived at the entrance of Atlantis using the Golden Tiger Claws.
"This place is so big!"Omi commented. "We could look for days without finding anyone!"
"I have a horse, his name is Boo!"A familiar voice rang out.
Chase, Omi and Alice notice Dojo freaking out while holding on to a pole of a statue.
"We all live in his shoe!"Dojo panicked.
Omi placed Dojo off from the pole.
"Dojo!"Omi said.
"Where am I? What year is this?"Dojo asked and hugged Omi. "How long have I been living like a rat in a hole?!"
Alice checked the time on her mobile phone causing her to frown.
"About 35 minutes."Alice admitted simply.
"Funny."Dojo said and touched his red beard. "Time moves slower down here."
"Where are the others?"Chase questioned.
"The spiders got them! They were everywhere!"Dojo panicked. "It was awful! Hey, your one of the bad guys!"
Omi and Alice followed after Chase.
"When we find our friends, I am certain we will find the Queen and the Egg chamber."Omi stated.
"Great."Alice said sarcastically.
"Queen?"Dojo asked nervously. "Egg chamber?"
Omi, Alice and Dojo followed Chase closely as they walked in the abandoned building of Atlantis.
"I heard this place really used to rock on Saturday night."Dojo admitted.
Chase, Omi, Alice and Dojo notice a bunch of spiders above the roof.
"Stay near."Chase instructed. "We are getting closer to the nest."
Chase, Omi and Alice prepared to fight the spiders.
"I am not afraid of any spider!"Omi declared. "I eat spiders for for breakfast!"
"I regret the day I ate French toast with cooked snails."Alice groaned uncomfortably.
"Personally, I'd prefer a nice bowl of cereal."Dojo commented and slithered away.
The spiders started surrounding Chase, Omi and Alice causing the three warriors to fight them.
Chase stopped Omi and Alice from fighting the spiders.
"We need not work so hard."Chase responded. "Close your eyes and allow yourself to see, allow your Tiger Instincts to take hold."
The spiders began approaching closer as Chase, Omi and Alice stood close to each other.
"Remember all that I taught you."Chase instructed.
Alice and Omi both closed their eyes before they started fighting the spiders with Chase.
"Viper Striking Rat!"
"Cheetah Leaping Tree!"
"Bear Fighting Moose!"
"Wolf Attacking Ox!"
Dojo opened his eyes and saw the spiders were crawling away from Chase, Omi and Alice.
"That was most amazing."Omi commented.
"Yeah."Alice giggled lightly. "That felt good."
"You both are most amazing, young monks."Chase admitted with a smirk.
Chase walked away as Dojo raised an eyebrow at Alice and Omi.
"Getting awfully chummy with the bad guy, huh?"Dojo questioned.
"No."Alice lied and fiddled with her hair.
"Dojo, we have a world to save."Omi reminded.
Chase caught one of the spiders as Omi, Alice and Dojo came forward.
"Looks like we've captured our first prisoner."Chase stated.
"Tongue of Saiping!"Omi chanted and talked to the spider. "Spider, tell us at once, where is your egg chamber!"
"You can kiss my eight feet goodbye!"the spider cackled. "When the egg-sac hatches, there will be too many of us for you to stop!"
Alice, Omi and Chase looked at each other before they continued their journey to the Egg Chamber with Dojo.
"We're definitely inside the queen's chamber."Chase declared.
"I still do not see any sign of an egg sac."Omi commented.
Dojo looked up causing him to whimper in fear.
"We're gonna need help!"Dojo panicked.
Omi, Alice and Chase followed Dojo's gaze and saw a huge pile of green spider eggs on the roof.
"Gross-gusting."Alice retorted in disgust.
"HELP!"Jack screamed.
"Help!"Kimiko cried out.
Omi, Alice and Chase rushed forward causing Dojo to quickly follow after them.
The group spotted Kimiko, Raimundo, Clay and Jack tied onto webs while dangling upside down.
"Kimiko! Raimundo! Clay!"Omi called out.
"Are you guys alright?"Alice asked.
"Oh, not bad."Raimundo answered. "Except for the itch I can't reach."
Omi opened up a small portal with the Golden Tiger Claws to scratch Raimundo's back.
Clay noticed Chase next to his companions.
"What's Chase Young doing here?"Clay questioned.
"We have formed a good and evil alliance to save the world."Omi responded.
"That's right rub it in!"Jack insisted. "Now how about...GETTING US DOWN FROM HERE?!"
Alice took out her Komori Sword, but Chase quickly rushed up and cut the captives down.
Omi and Alice removed the webs that were tied on Raimundo, Clay, Jack and Kimiko.
"We must drill to the Earth's core and flood the chamber with molten lava."Omi explained. "Once it hardens, the spiders will be encased forever!"
"Peachy plan."Jack stated. "Except whoever you send will wind up as toast!"
Omi smiled and pointed at Jack's mole machine.
"No! No!"Jack rejected. "I maybe evil, but I have rights and I burn easily!"
Dojo, Raimundo, Alice, Clay and Kimiko smiled at Omi.
"As tempting as that sounds, I'll put the Molar 2000 on auto pilot."Omi declared.
Dojo, Raimundo, Alice, Clay and Kimiko frowned at Omi's idea.
Omi sets the Molar 2000 and drills it to the Earth's Core as Jack sadly waved his machine good-bye.
"We must leave before the Queen returns."Chase stated.
Omi walked forward and ended up bumping into something which revealed to be the giant Spider Queen.
"I believe the Queen is in the building!"Kimiko said nervously.
The group screamed as they ran away from the Spider Queen and the other spiders.
Then the spiders soon surround them.
"Hurry, everyone!"Omi protested and took out the Golden Tiger Claws. "Take my hand!"
"I have a better idea!"Jack sneered and takes the Golden Tiger Claws. "I'll take the Tiger Claws!"
"Jack!"Kimiko scowled angrily. "You jerk!"
Jack used the Golden Tiger Claws to escape the area.
"What do we do now?"Kimiko asked.
Alice frowned. "Isn't obvious?"
"One thing we can do."Clay replied. "We run!"
The group started running away from the vicious Spider Queen and her spiders.
"Get a move on, their gaining on us!"Clay protested.
The eggs on the roof started hatching as the group continued running.
"Looks like we can kiss our backsides good-bye!"Omi declared.
"You mean kiss our butts!"Raimundo pointed out.
"That is most disgusting!"Omi complemented.
Omi, Alice, Clay, Kimiko, Raimundo and Chase make their escape as the old Atlantis building got covered by lava.
"This is it! Well, I had a good 1500 years."Dojo stated and started to cry. "I WANT TO LIVE!"
"We are all gonna live."Alice assured and takes out the Black Beetle. "Black Beetle!"
The Black Beetle activated and landed next to the group.
"You sure come prepared, Allie."Clay said.
"It runs in the family."Alice responded with a smile.
The group uses the Black Beetle to make a float and aid their escape, while Jack escapes a monster himself.
They appeared out of Old Faithful and were suspended into the air.
Kimiko, Omi, Clay and Raimundo cheered at Alice.
"Killer ride, Allie and Omi!"Raimundo remarked.
"Omi! Allie!"Kimiko said happily. "You guys did it!"
"Hey!"Clay commented and saw a fish in his hat. "I caught myself a fish!"
"Yes, we make an even better team than just me."Omi responded.
"You got that right."Alice chuckled.
Alice and Omi looked at Chase.
"But now that we have fought as one, how will we ever battle again?"Omi questioned.
"I'm sure we will find a way."Chase replied. "This moment won't last forever except in this moment of time."
Chase jumped off the Black Beetle and disappeared from the sight.
Omi, Alice, Clay, Kimiko, Raimundo and Dojo were brought back onto the ground when the spring stopped.
The monks were greeted by spectators, who cheered and took pictures of them.
"Hey Omi, Allie, it's good that you two worked with Chase."Raimundo admitted.
"You both did what you had to do to save the world and Texas."Clay agreed.
"When me and Allie used the Fountain of Hui and the Eagle Scope, we gave our Xiaolin word to Chase that we would not look to see how to destroy evil."Omi explained.
"That's okay, you guys had to."Kimiko responded with a smile.
"Well, I may have peaked."Omi stated sheepishly.
Alice glanced at Omi with a stunned expression.
Back at the Xiaolin Temple...
Omi, Clay, Alice, Raimundo and Kimiko were helping the older monks clear around the temple.
"You should've seen me in action."Dojo bragged confidently. "Those spiders will think twice before missing with this dragon again."
A big spider appeared in front of Dojo causing the green dragon to freak out.
Dojo jumped out of his skin and goes to hide behind Kimiko as Raimundo laughed at him while holding the big spider.
"Dojo, you should've seen yourself!"Raimundo laughed as he picked up Dojo's skin with his free hand.
"Rai!"Kimiko scoffed as she caught Dojo's skin. "That wasn't very nice."
"How can anyone be scared of spiders?"Raimundo asked with a smirk.
Just then, a small spider ends up on Raimundo's hand.
This caused the Dragon of Wind to jump out of his own clothes and hide in the nearby baskets which made Clay, Alice, Kimiko and Dojo laugh at him.
"Probably you, Pedrosa."Alice sneered in amusement.
The little spider stood near Omi, who had used the Tongue of Saiping to talk to him.
"Tongue of Saiping!"Omi chanted and looked at the little spider. "Thank you for your assistance, my small friend."
Alice gives a wink and thumbs up at the Dragon of Water, who giggled before high fiving with the little spider.
