Kimiko and Raimundo rounded a corner; Raimundo pulled Kimiko against the wall and peered around the wall to see if they were being followed. He sighed with relief and smiled at Kimiko.
"They're not following us," he said, "You did really good back there."
"Nothing you couldn't have done," said Kimiko.
"Not really," said Raimundo grinning, "I'm not awake enough to focus like that in the morning!"
"Well…we've got to look out for each other," said Kimiko, her face turning red, "We are friends on the run after all!"
"Got that right," said Raimundo, "How about some breakfast?"
"Great, I'm starving!" said Kimiko.
Omi sat down on the soft sad and pulled off his boots.
"My feet are murdering me!" he said groaning.
"You mean killing you," said Clay.
"That too, how long is this beach?" asked Omi.
"Don't' know, but it seems to go on for ever!" said Clay.
"That's just because it's first thing in the morning," said Dojo, "You're getting worse than Raimundo!"
"We must not give up!" said Omi, "We need to find Kimiko before it is too late!"
"Why don't we just ask them for directions?" asked Clay, nodding to one of the cabins.
Omi and Dojo looked round and saw Jack Spicer and Katnappe fighting the binds of the tangle-web-comb (or more precisely, attempting to fight the binds of the comb and failing miserably).
"Jack Spicer!" said Omi, jumping to his feet.
"Should we help them out?" asked Dojo.
"Only if they've got useful information!" said Clay, walking up to them.
He looked them each in the face and grinned.
"I'm gonna make this simple!" he said, "Nod once for yes, twice for no. If we think that you're lying, we'll leave you here. If you refuse to answer we'll leave you here. Understand?"
Neither of them moved.
"Do you understand?" asked Clay loudly.
Jack and Katnappe flinched and nodded once.
"Did you find Raimundo and Kimiko here?" he asked.
They nodded once.
"Did you take any Shen-Gong-Wu from them?"
Two nods.
"Do you have any Shen-Gong-Wu on you at the moment?"
They nodded twice.
"Do you know what way they went?"
One nod.
Clay began pointing in different directions, responding to the nods of the two people tied up in front of him. He eventually pulled himself up and turned to Omi and Dojo.
"Let's go find ourselves a couple of dragons!" said Clay.
There were two loud grunts behind him. Clay turned around to see Katnappe and Jack glaring at him.
"Oh yeah, about us letting you go," said Clay, "Well first we have to see if you're telling the truth and second…it was really only Kimiko who ever figured out to use the comb properly so we can't actually do anything…sorry!"
With that they walked away.
"You like the food?" asked Raimundo.
"It makes a nice change from temple food!" laughed Kimiko.
Raimundo laughed.
"I never really did take to that stuff," he said, before looking down at the table, "Come to think of it I never really took to the temple all that well…"
Kimiko hesitated for a second before reaching out and taking his hand.
"It's okay Raimundo," she said giving him a gentle smile, "I understand…"
Their eyes met and then…
Omi, Clay and Dojo rounded a corner to where a small café was standing.
"We've looked everywhere," said Dojo, "I can't see them."
"Dirty snakes!" said Clay, slamming his fist into his own hand, "Jack Spicer and Katnappe lied to us!"
"Think about what you just said, and you're surprised?" said Dojo.
"I also should have suspected that they had lied to us. It was far too simple just to follow their instructions." Omi said, a sinking feeling appearing in him stomach.
"Maybe we should turn around, retrace our steps?" asked Clay, "We might have missed them."
Dojo and Omi both sighed.
"We have been up since early morning," said Omi, "Perhaps we should stop for refreshment?"
"You mean food?" asked Clay, suddenly seeming more awake.
"We need to keep our strength up if we're going to keep looking for them!" said Dojo.
They all started towards the café a little way down the street. As they approached Omi pointed out two familiar people.
"It is Raimundo and Kimiko!" he shouted running up to them.
He stopped next to their table and took a step back in surprise. Kimiko and Raimundo were kissing…
Katnappe closed her eyes, trying to clear her mind. This wasn't easy with Jack still trying to break loose beside her, but the strings unraveled themselves and disappeared.
"Hey, we're free!" said Jack, grinning.
"No thanks to you!" said Katnappe, brushing herself off.
Jack glared at her and turned away.
"If you don't want my help I'll just go home now!" said Jack angrily.
"Sounds like a plan!" said a croaky voice from above them.
They both peered up and saw Wuya floating in the air above them.
"Now tell me, where are the Xiaolin dragons?" she asked.
Katnappe and Jack both stayed silent.
"I won't ask again!" Wuya shouted.
"If I tell you," said Katnappe, "What's in it for me?"
A cruel smile spread across Wuya's face and her eyes glinted.
"My dear, we still have much in common," she said, "And if you help me. I give you my word that I'll make it worth your while…"