So, Without further delay, LET"S START... This 9 and a half hour flight to China. THEN the Action Starts!
As you took in your surroundings, it struck you, for the first time, how much you were surrounded by metal at the moment. For the longest time, it was just the way things were, but now... something felt different. What was before a place of home, a way to remember fond childhood memories, and just general ambiance for your Mad Science, now seemed to almost... Resonatethrough your mind. You could tell where every piece of scrap metal was in the Lab with but a single sweep of your eyes, and feel the Yearning they all held, hoping so desperately to become more than they were...just like yourself.
As you were about to go and help the poor pieces achieve perfection, you were quickly snapped out of it by the sudden laughter of Wuya, who you had forgotten was still floating there.
"Kahahahaha! It is always amusing to see the first reactions of Young Ones once the Magic sets in." Wuya cackled in an amused and smug tone.
That brought you up short. You knew that the spirit before you was once a Witch, apparently the most powerful one at that, and that made believing magic a fairly easy pill to swallow in regards to your sudden awareness, but you still had a question.
"Wait a minute. Not even a minute ago, you called yourself weak, but you had enough power to do... whatever you did too me? What's up with that?" You questioned, before getting distracted again as your eyes caught Bob in their corner, and quickly became mesmerized as ideas flooded your mind.
Wuya rolled her spiraled eye, though you didn't notice the action, before quickly flying into and through the back of your turned head, coming out of your now shocked face. It felt like simultaneously being splashed with a bucket of ice water, while getting a full body static shock.
To say nothing this shocked you our of whatever fugue you had found yourself in, before Wuya continued her explanation.
"Yes, as I was saying before you started daydreaming about the White One over there, I can give you an explanation for that... let's call it an 'Enhancement'. To start with, you are aware of the concept of Names holding Power, correct?" She questioned.
You hesitantly nodded at the question, remembering all you could from fantasy books and mythology that had to do with Names.
"Yeeeeeaaaahhhhh... Isn't it something like how everyone has a 'True' name that perfectly describes whoever they are, and if you know it, you can control them or something?" You said back, doubting your knowledge on the arcane.
It seemed the answer was enough to satisfy Wuya for now however, as she made a small hum and began to move on.
"Hmmm. A bit Lacking in detail, but close enough to suffice. But, yes, There do indeed exist True Names, but not every person has them. No, only those Chosen by Fate or have Changed the World are given a 'True' Name. But, that is not what we are talking about. No, what happened to you, was the gifting of a Title." She finished, as if that would suddenly make sense.
"Ah. Okay... Thank you for that? But,ah, how does giving me a... 'Title' suddenly make me feel every shard of metal in a twenty foot radius?" You questioned.
The only response she gave was to sign deeply, before explaining again.
"Oi, WHAT has happened to the Education of the Heylin hopeful. Haaaah, very well, I shall lighten you Ignorance regarding Titles. To Start with, they are, perhaps, the closest an ordinary person can get to having a 'True' Name. When one person rises above the rabble, and becomes the Greatest of something, they obviously get awarded for such behavior, yes? They receive adulation, respect, or fear from the masses, and are thus set to a different 'standard' than them. And, if everyone believes something, then, OBVIOUSLY, it MUST be True, no? This is what lead to the existence of Titles. They make the greatest Greater, the Brilliant Brighter, the Voice behind the Crier. What I have given you, is the Title of Heylin Tiger of Metal, One who embodies Metal in all it's forms, and thus feels a connection that few ever Have or Shall. And that is only the beginning." She finally, really, finished with a snicker at the dumbfounded look on your face.
And in all honesty, you didn't blame her for that. You probably looked like an idiot, mouth agape and eyes bulging at what you had heard.
Apparently, People's Opinions DID matter, more than you could have possibly imagined. This was a Thing? Who else had Titles? How would you know if you had one? Just how tough do you have to be to EARN one? Could you get more? These thoughts and more raced through thought after thought, before you remembered just what made you agree to this deal in the first place.
"Wait a minute! You said something about a new Shen Gong Wu! What are we waiting for! Let's Go!" You quickly yelled and booked it up and out of your Lab, as Wuya just floated there mystified by the sudden attitude change. She stayed this way for a good few minutes, before snapping out of it when you finally, and sheepishly, went back to your Lab to ask a question you should have before.
"Ahaha... Where's the Wu?"
She looked at you with half lidded eyes, and opened her mouth to say something to you, before quickly closing it, stopping any words she might of said. Instead, she seemed to take a deep breath, and continued as if nothing had happened.
"HHHHMMMMMMMM-HAAAAAAAAAA. Hello again Jack, THANK you for asking that question. To answer your question, The Eye of Dashi has awakened in China." She spoke.
"Okay... WHERE in China?"
"I'll know when we're there."
"Oh, sure, okay, great. One question though. HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET TO CHINA FROM THE MIDDLE OF MISSOURI!" You yelled.
It seemed Wuya was unimpressed, as she simply looked at you.
"This era has achieved Flight, correct? WE will simply take one and make our way there."
You bit your lip as you tried to understand what you just heard. An Airplane? Sure, it was a good idea, but there were a few flaws in it. The first, there were no flights from Missouri to China, which you knew from experience due to your families long standing Globetrotting. The second, the fact that they had NO IDEA WHERE in China there'd Find the Wu, which would mean multiple flights, and while that was no issue with the size of your pocket book, it would take time you assumed you didn't have.
That wasn't to say, however, that there were no solutions to your problem. The first one was the one you would prefer, with just building your own Plane, or even better yet, a Jet, but you again just didn't have the time. That just left one thing, and admitting it left a bitter taste in your mouth, but circumstances were forcing it.
"My... Family, has a Private Jet we could use, and we could fly over most of China pinpointing where the Wu is before parking as near as we can. Would that work?" You finally bit out, each word tasting like bile on your tongue.
"Yesssss, that would be... PERFECT. Very Nice work, Jack. Let us waste no time. Gather your things and show the way." She ordered before floating off.
You looked back at her tendrils as she faded from view, but quickly set about what you had to bring with you, and not on just what was happening to your Pride at the moment.
You shook your head, and quickly set about grabbing what you could USE.
The first thing you did was swipe the Third-Arm Sash from your work table and quickly swung it over you shoulder, where the extra material immediately wrapped around and gripped your weight. Normally, this would freak you out, but at the moment, you had bigger Circuits to Fry than instant fit magic Clothes.
Thus, you wasted no time in making your way over to Bob, who finally stopped sweeping dirt and debris to give you his full attention.
"Hello Master! What need may I fulfill today?" He said in a monotone, though still with a smile on his face.
"I have a change of orders for you. Go up stairs to my closet, pack me a suitcase, and grab some clothes that will fit you. Then, gather the Other Jackbots and meet us in the Car out Front. Is That Clear?" You wasted no time with pleasantries.
Bob snapped a picture perfect salute at your orders, and quickly dropped the broom in his hand to the floor as he went to complete them.
"Haaaaaah~ I know that this day is gonna be worse before it gets better." You spoke to yourself quietly as you went about shutting off the Bot-Bay.
TIMESKIP: 2 HOURS LATER
"I was right. I was TOTALLY right." You mumbled to yourself as you finished showing Bob how to strap himself in, and ordering him to watch some martial arts movies while on the flight.
It had started off alright, with one of the Four Jackbot's you brought chauffeuring you to the airport, and getting onto the plane with no issue. The PROBLEM, however, was from the Witch currently flying every which way over the flight.
"Yes! Yes! It's Over here! No, Over there! Now it's Back over there! WHY IS IT DOING THIS?!" Wuya wailed as if a banshee, and not a Witch's ghost.
You could already feel your headache growing, and had to do SOMETHING to try and stop it.
So, you did what seems to have worked in the past. You asked a question.
"Hey Wuya, before you met, I was in something called a Xiaolin Showdown, and it turned these ties i'm wearing and a packet of pudding I had into some kinda temporary Wu? Do you have any idea what's up with them now?"
As you finished stating your question, it seems to have snapped her from her wailing, and focused on you for the first time since the flight started.
"What? A Showdown Already? I'm surprised... I don't know how I missed such a thing... No Matter, show me these... 'Ties' so I may see proof." As she finished, she seemed to adopt a thinking pose, with one tendril resting under where her chin would be if she had one.
So, at the prompt, you raised your wrists which still had the Ties securely attached. As you dd so, Wuya broke form her pose and quickly drifted all around them, spirals seeming to move in different directions at random intervals, looking at the accessories as if through a microscope.
The plane was silent for a moment, only interrupted by the sound of the turbines spinning and the occasional war cry coming from Bob's direction, before Wuya's attention finally returned to you, looking disinterested.
"You are indeed Correct, these Items WERE temporarily turned into Shen Gong Wu, but as they are now, they are only barely F- Grade magical items that look pretty. If they had a more personal significance to their original owner, they would perhaps be stronger, or even able to become a new Wu with time, but as they are, this is the best they will ever be. I do not know what this 'Pudding' of yours is, however." She stated before resuming on trying to pinpoint the Wu.
That kinda took the wind out of your sails pretty quickly, as you had thought you sensed something special about the red Ties, but apparently you were dead wrong. Maybe it was because the first thing you had *technically* gotten from a girl? You weren't sure.
You were not given much time with your thoughts though, as Wuya quickly began screeching again, bothering the only Human who could hear her at the moment rather badly.
'This is gonna be a LONG 9 hours' You thought as you covered your ears as best you could and tried to relax the smallest bit while eating some pudding the plane had stocked at your preference, and set in to experience what was most likely going to be the new world record for consecutive screaming from a being with no lungs.
END OF CHAPTER
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Gained:
Health Regen From Pudding: HP is Now Full!
Lost:
-Injured- Status!
Alright people, there we are. One chapter, hot off the Presses that are my quick fingers. And, in case anyone is wondering about the lack of voting this chapter, that would be due to how specific the plan you all voted for was. The rest of it will actually be implemented in the next chapter. Hope you can wait for the next update. Also, can any of you guess where I'm having the Eye of Dashi Appear? Feel free to guess, and until then, entertain yourselves with more Wu speculations and my Lore updates! So, Ciao for now (I'm also learning Italian!)