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Chapter Seven – Untouched

Jack was confused. Although he was an evil genius, he didn't have that much common sense. He started to panic. Omi… he'd tricked him again. What if they went and tried to steal all his Shen Gong Wu? He kicked the rock in rage, but ended up doing more harm than good to his foot. Jack wailed in pain, and fell over. What was the rock for anyway? The heart shape seemed too well crafted to be unimportant. Yet, it seemed somewhat familiar…

He walked past the rock and towards the other side of the clearing. It was then that he felt something in his pocket. Praying that it was a helpful Shen Gong Wu, he dipped his hand into the pocket. There was a coin.

"Well, that's just great! Super! I'm stuck on this stupid island, and the only Shen Gong Wu I've got to help me is the Mantis Flip Coin!" he yelled, scaring several birds out of trees. Then an idea came into his head. It was a desert island. There were hundreds of Shen Gong Wu out there… what if one of them was on the island? He walked through a short passageway in-between the trees, and stopped. His jaw dropped.

Directly ahead of his was the biggest temple he'd ever seen. It looked old, possibly untouched for decades. That was the sort of place you'd find a Shen Gong Wu. Excited, he ran towards the temple and up the huge flight of steps. The entrance was sealed shut, and the grin on his place dropped. Propped up against the wall was a stick. A staff. Jack looked at it, and then away, then did a double take. It was the Monkey Staff. It should have been in his mansion. He picked it up, and looked up at the top area of the temple. There were a few windows…

"Monkey Staff!"

He transformed into a monkey. Pausing only to scratch his head, he reached into his pocket and took out the Mantis Flip Coin.

"Mantis Flip Coin!"

He did a huge jump, which ended up going quarter of the way up the temple. Jack landed on a ledge, and did it again. Soon, he grabbed onto the edge of a window and pulled himself in.

The inside of the temple was a big place, and looked as old as time itself. It seemed safe. No skeletons, no huge runways for boulders, no spikes. He dropped to the floor, fell a long way down, used his tail to swing on a loose branch and skilfully back flipped onto a ledge. There was an archway- he passed through and into a small room. There was some gold scattered on a table. He ran for it, stepping on a floor panel, oblivious to his mistake. A trapdoor opened directly below him, sending him, screaming, and sliding down a slope into the darkness below.


In the desert, Raimundo couldn't work out how Kimiko had caught up to him. She looked slightly angry.

"Nice shot…" he complimented.

"I missed"

There was an awkward moment. Raimundo tried edging away from Kimiko, but then he didn't want to provoke her again.

"I want answers Rai" she told him, walking towards him. "Something's up. Can I help?"

"Kim… I'd like to tell you, but I can't"

Kimiko sighed.

"Rai, there's no reason you can't. You just don't want to. I'm not letting you travel alone."

It looked like he was going to cry again. She picked up the sword and the star from their respective places.

"You want the sword? You're gonna have to explain yourself first"

Raimundo began to sweat. He couldn't tell her another lie, he'd already told too many.

"I'll make you a deal. I'll let you travel with me, as long as I don't have to tell you where I'm going"

"…I'm coming with you anyway. I'll agree though, as long as you tell me eventually"

He grinned.

"Deal"

Raimundo held his hand out, as if to initiate a handshake of agreement. Kimiko smiled, and hugged him instead. He felt himself blushing.

"Well, we'd better get a move on"

She smiled and passed him the sword.


About an hour later, Jack came to. The monkey staff was on the ground, about half a metre from his fingertips. The Mantis Flip Coin could be felt in his pocket. He reached for the staff, pulled it towards himself and used it to push himself to his feet.

He was in the central chamber of the temple. It was gigantic, with water flowing on either side. At the opposite end of the room, on a raised platform with lots of stairs was an alter. Jack looked at the stairs and groaned.

"Monkey Staff! Mantis Flip Coin!"

It didn't take him long to climb up the stairs. His final jump made him land in front of the alter. Something was sat there. As Jack approached, it glowed. It was a Shen Gong Wu revealing itself.

The Shen Gong Wu looked like a crown, with a clear glass jewel in the front. Jack couldn't believe it. Wuya had told him about this Shen Gong Wu. It was called the Justice Crown, and whoever wore it was allowed to alter the balance of good and evil in the world. Jack was excited. If he used it, then he could change the world to a world ruled… by him!

Suddenly there was a loud crash. Dojo, with Omi and Clay on the back, flew down to the bottom of the steps. Omi and Clay jumped off.

"Jack! Wait!" Clay yelled.

"Don't use the Justice Crown! It's cursed!" Omi told him. Jack wasn't going to believe him.

"Nice try baldy, but I see your game. You've been stealing my Shen Gong Wu- this one's mine!"

He picked up the Justice Crown and put it on his head. Omi, Clay and Dojo were frozen with fear.

"You wouldn't…" Clay gasped.

Jack grinned an evil grin.

"Clay! If Jack uses the Shen Gong Wu, he can…"

"Too late! Justice Crown!" Jack yelled.

The jewel became a black colour, and the entire room began to be shrouded by shadow. Jack was laughing an evil menacing laugh.

"We're doomed…" Omi sighed, as the shadow engulfed the three of them.