"JACK!"
The ghostly scream echoed throughout the Spicer mansion. It was a bright and sunny day; the birds outside were chirping away and it was the kind of day people in colder climates long for. Yet, Jack was downstairs, in the basement as usual, goofing around with his robots. Right now, he was trying to build a robot that could withstand the Eye of Dashi's lightning blast.
"JACK!"
Self-proclaiming evil boy genius Jack Spicer sighed. The old hag just wouldn't give him an hour's peace. He hadn't officially teamed up with her, yet she just hung around. The ghostly witch dropped in through the ceiling.
"Jack! What are you doing!" she screeched. Jack tutted.
"Wuya, Wuya, Wuya. I told you, I'm working on my latest evil creation. Behold!"
He unveiled the robot. Wuya didn't really want to show interest, but she peeked out of the corner of her eye.
"It looks like all the other robots you've made. Why is this pile of junk so special?" she asked.
"Simple. I worked out that a lot of my robots have been destroyed by the Eye of Dashi, which the Xiaolin losers currently have, right?"
Wuya groaned.
"I suppose. But if you weren't' such a snivelling wreck then maybe we'd have…"
"Anyway…" Jack continued, "I worked out how the voltage it gives out from a reading it gave out when it was powering my time machine. Long story, you were off ruling the world. So, I gave this robot a special blue rubber coating, which is designed to specifically protect itself from the blast! Simple, no?"
"It's more stupid than simple"
Suddenly there was a crash and a gaping hole appeared in the wall. Omi, Kimiko and Clay appeared when the smoke cleared.
"Hey, no fair! You dropped in uninvited! You didn't even let me put the kettle on!"
"Quiet Jack Spicer! We know exactly what you did last night, and we're here to make you pay!" Omi threatened. Jack screamed.
"I didn't do anything!" Jack whimpered.
"You were up all night eating popcorn and watching Spicerworld re-runs…" Wuya groaned. "Then you tried to teach the toaster how to feel love"
"What are you talking about?" Omi asked.
"Enough talk. It's time for action! Jackbots, attack!" Jack ordered. About eight robots flew up to challenge the three of them.
"Tsunami Strike!" Omi yelled, instantly destroying four in one go. Clay and Kimiko just sat back and let him have his fun for the day. Unfortunately, after he destroyed the last one, he went flying through the wall and got his foot stuck in the toilet. Screams were coming from the next room.
"Jack Spicer, are you unable to flush?" he screamed.
"That's just plain wrong" Clay yelled. Both him and Kimiko wanted to help, but then again…
"Eye of Dashi!"
Kimiko fired the bolt towards Jack, but the robot armour absorbed the shock.
"What are you losers gonna do now? You can't ever defeat my new creation! The Anti-Shock Bot!" Jack laughed.
"Eye of Dashi Fire!" Kimiko yelled, sending a blast of electrical flame at the robot, incinerating it instantly. Jack screamed.
"Oh Jack…" Wuya began, "You didn't make the robot fireproof, did you?"
"No mam" Jack mumbled.
"Enough of your garbage talks Jack Spicer!" Omi began, hopping into the room with toilet paper stuck to his shoe. "We know you stole our Shen Gong Wu!"
"Wha-?" Jack began, but Wuya interrupted.
"I wish! This idiot spent all night keeping me awake with his stupid inventing and movie watching! I couldn't sleep!"
"You're a ghost, you don't need to sleep" Clay pointed out.
"Quiet you stupid cowboy!"
"I haven't touched your Shen Gong Wu. I was going to, but then I found the Spicerworld tape and… enough said"
"What a waste of a trip" Kimiko complained, edging away from Omi slightly. The stench that had entered the room was un-nerving.
"Why are you asking me? Has someone stolen your Shen Gong Wu? Ha! Losers!" Jack laughed.
"Not many. Just the Heart of Jong and the Reversing Mirror" Clay muttered.
"Jack, they're lying. The girl, she has the Reversing Mirror!" Wuya told him. Kimiko gulped.
"Nice try you old hag, but Kimiko is a Xiaolin Apprentice! She'd never do anything like that!" Omi argued. There was a pause. He turned to face her. "Right?"
Kimiko sighed and showed him the Reversing Mirror. He was flabbergasted.
"But… how? Why?"
She just couldn't take it anymore. Kimiko turned and ran away, leaving four pairs of eyes staring after her. Omi made a start, but Clay stopped him.
"Let her go, Omi. Kimiko's got something she needs to do"
There was a grim tone in the air.
"So… you guys up for a game of poker?" Jack asked. Wuya groaned.
