Chapter Six – Lost and Found

"Jet Bootsu!"

Raimundo took off into the air and sped along, a lightspeed blur to the ex-spectators below. They were all stuck in a state of wonder, almost frozen to Raimundo, who had dropped the Shard of Lightning in his quick escape. He created a fast burst of wind using the Sword of the Storm, propelling him faster than before. His attempt at making sure he wasn't being followed hadn't worked. He'd tricked Kimiko into a showdown, but he wasn't counting on the Golden Tiger Claws backfiring.

"Man, I could've used those…" he sighed, dropping to the ground. The shard's effects had worn off. He'd reached the desert, in a surprisingly quick time. The sun was at the highest point in the sky, so he took refuge next to a boulder, in the shade. He sat down and looked at the Giant's Gloves. It was lucky that he'd been able to get them and hide them, without Dojo or Wuya sensing them nearby, not that they were going to reveal themselves. Or were they?

Suddenly his stomach felt… odd. Something purple appeared and flew up into the air.

"Wuya!" he yelled. The ghostly hag had an evil grin on her face.

"Well, what do we have here?" she cackled.

Raimundo hid the gloves and the Tablet of Toa behind his back. Wuya was curious.

"Wuya… what are you doing here?" he gulped.

"I hid in the Shard of Lightning and used that gust of wind to follow you. You're still a stupid boy," she explained. "But you're hiding something. Don't make me go in there…"

Raimundo let out a short laugh.

"Jet Bootsu!" he yelled, grabbing the Shen Gong Wu and flying directly upwards. He began twirling the Sword of the Storm like a helicopter blade behind him, propelling him forward and blowing Wuya away when she tried to follow. He wasn't going to let her read his mind again. Not after the last time.

Wuya dodged the bursts of wind, and was catching up. For a ghost, she was moving very fast. Raimundo created another forward moving burst of wind, speeding along in the hope that Wuya would think it was dangerous. She didn't.


"So Raimundo and Kimiko have stolen my Shen Gong Wu? Man, this stinks" Jack complained. Omi and Clay had tried walking away, but Jack just kept following them, like a stray puppy. "…Where's Wuya gone? I'm all alone again!"

Jack was looking around, not paying attention to where he was going. He tripped over a stone, wailed loudly and complained they were trying to leave him behind.

"You think we'd really try to leave you behind?" Clay asked sarcastically.

Jack got up, not getting the point. He continued to look around for Wuya. Omi tapped Clay on the shoulder and pointed at the Golden Tiger Claws, then at Jack.

"Are we gonna use the claws to escape?" Clay whispered. Omi shook his head and grinned. When Jack was looking upwards…

"Golden Tiger Claws!"

Omi created a portal right in front of where Jack was walking.

"You know, maybe people don't like me that much…" he sighed, walking straight through. It closed behind him. Omi and Clay high-fived each other.

"Great plan Omi. Where'd you send him?" Clay asked.

Omi just grinned.

"No fair!" Jack wailed, beating the sandy ground with his fist. The still sounds of the waves crashing, and the seagulls squawking above him were interrupted with his complaining. Omi had sent him to an island in the middle of the ocean. He had tried to fly away using his helicopter jetpack, but he'd worked out that he wouldn't have enough power to fly across the ocean, and being stuck on an island is better than drowning or being eaten by sharks.

He turned and faced the forest in the middle of the island. High up above the trees, he could see a mountain. He walked up the beach into the forest, and became lost in about two minutes. Soon, he got fed up and just flew upwards, preferring to fly above the trees. There was a clearing below, so he decided to land there.

It was a circular grassy clearing, with a light green colour. The only thing, which stood out, was a small rock in the centre. Jack approached it, and noticed a hole in it.

A heart shaped hole.


Raimundo was inside a gap in a huge bolder. When Wuya wasn't looking, he'd turned and slid inside. It seemed his plan had worked. He peeked his head outside. There was no sign of her.

"Finally"

He walked along the sand, twirling the sword behind him to blow away the footprints. Suddenly, something flew in; hit the sword and sending it skidding across the sand. The thrown object rebounded and became stuck in the rock.

The Star Hanabi.