Omi walked along the path hoping that no one had noticed him leaving the temple. He knew that he should've listened to Master Fung and Clay, but he wanted to talk to Kimiko, to stop her from going the same way as Raimundo. He breathed deeply and prayed that something would give him guidance.
"Didn't think you were leaving without us did you?" came a familiar voice from behind him.
Omi turned around to see Clay and Dojo walking up behind him.
"As I remember it Master Fung told us not to follow Kimiko and Raimundo, "said Dojo lazily, "But I suppose that you know better?"
"I'm sorry, but I must go. If you do not wish to lose your sash you may wish to turn around now!" said Omi, "I will completely understand!"
"I'm not going to let you go all that way on your own!" said Clay, "I'm in!"
Dojo looked from one to the other.
"I'd better go too, just to make sure that you don't get yourselves into trouble!" he said, dreading his decision even before he said it.
"Great, it's practically a road trip!" laughed Clay.
"Yes, that is very good, but how are we going to find Kimiko and Raimundo?" asked Omi.
Clay thought for a second.
"If I know Raimundo, he'll be on his way to Rio. You know how much he wished he hadn't left!" he said, "And if Kimiko thinks that we're against her then she'll be with him!"
"Rio it is!" called Dojo.
Dojo grew in size and Clay and Omi climbed onto his back. They started to fly away.
"You'd better be right about this!" he muttered to Clay.
Master Fung watched them disappearing into the distance. He sighed and a small smile spread over his lips. He had thought that Omi would follow his orders, but the young monk must be stronger than he thought. Their friendship was even stronger then their power now and it would take more than Wuya and Jack Spicer to break them apart now.
"Raimundo!" said Kimiko.
Raimundo stirred and woke up.
"What's up?" asked Raimundo.
"I think I heard something!" said Kimiko.
"Where?" asked Raimundo.
"Outside Dingbat!" she hissed.
They were staying in a small house near the beach. Raimundo had decided that he didn't want to go home just yet, but he had the key to a small hut that they could stay in. Kimiko hadn't realised just how small he meant.
"It's probably just the wind," he muttered and rolled over.
"Raimundo!" Kimiko said loudly, "I doubt that the wind groans and goes 'ow' when it falls over!"
"It might do," said Raimundo.
Kimiko stared at him and he rolled his eyes before getting up. He walked quietly over to the door and stood on one side. Kimiko stood beside him, ready to attack. Raimundo gripped the door handle looked up at her. She nodded and he pulled the door open. Outside was Jack Spicer, currently in the middle of an argument with Katnappe.
"Do you even know the meaning of 'quietly'?" asked Katnappe harshly.
"Hey, you pushed me!" said Jack loudly.
"That's because you were making too much noise!" said Katnappe, pushing him again.
"Don't push me!" said Jack, even louder than before.
Jack and Katnappe both suddenly stopped arguing and looked round at the two young dragons in training standing in the door way staring at them.
"Now look, you woke them up!" said Jack angrily.
"Who woke them up?" asked Katnappe starting on him again.
Raimundo and Kimiko looked at each other and then back at the two figures still arguing on the door step.
"Look, I'm very tired and you're keeping me awake," said Kimiko, stepping forward, "If you want to fight, we'll just beat you now and get it over with because I want to go back to bed!"
Jack and Katnappe stopped arguing and turned to face them.
"Who said we wanted to fight you?" asked Jack.
"You don't?" asked Raimundo.
"No, just hang over the tiger claws and I'll be on my way!" said Katnappe.
"Ha! Not likely," said Kimiko preparing to fight.
"Besides," said Raimundo, "We don't even have the claws anymore."
"What?" asked Katnappe, glaring at him suspiciously.
"Wuya stole them off me just before you guys last turned up," said Raimundo, "If you want the claws, go take it up with her!"
"In that case," said Jack, "We'll just take the other Shen-gong-wu you've got."
"Not likely," said Kimiko, "Tangle-web-comb!"
Katnappe and Jack Spicer were suddenly tied together and Kimiko grabbed Raimundo and pulled him past them.
"We'd better get away from them before they get loose!" she said, starting to run away.
By the time Dojo, Omi and Clay landed in Rio it was already midday. The dragon, which could be fast when needed, was moving annoyingly slow due to the fact that he was still half asleep. Clay and Omi jumped down from his back and looked up and down the beach. Clay stretched to loosen his joints.
"Guess we should look around for a bit," he said, "No point in waiting around."
"Should we spread out?" asked Omi.
"Not the best idea. Especially in a place we don't know very well," said Dojo.
"We should stick together then," said Clay, "Where should we look first?"
"Anywhere with surfing," said Dojo, "Or where trouble is, I'm not fussy,"
Omi sighed. Looking for Raimundo was a lot harder than looking for Kimiko, but Kimiko was sure to go wherever Raimundo was so…
"Let's start with the surfing," said Omi.