dl-sPirit: Ok, hi everyone! I'm the author!

Raimundo: (sighs) And I'm her muse.

Jack: And I'm her second muse! It's good to feel loved! (hugs dl-sPirit)

dl-sPirit: Down, boy.

Raimundo: I think you forgot something.

dl-sPirit: What?

Jack: Disclaimer.

dl-sPirit: Crud! Ok, here it is: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown. I'll keep at that for now. (sees Raimundo and Jack whispering to each other. They shake hands) What are you doing.

Raimundo: Nothing!

Jack: Here's the story!

"The temple was invaded last night? But how is that possible? The alarm didn't go off."

It was just after breakfast. Master Fung had come to the four warriors, informing them that somehing had come last night. Master Fung sighed, replying, "We are not sure yet. But I warn you all, be cautious and let us know if you see anything. The intruder may still be around and we cannot risk your lives."

"Come on! If it didn't have the guts to attack us last night, when everyone was asleep, why would it attack us now? 'Specially since we now know it's here!" Raimundo objected.

"Nonetheless, it may be dangerous. Until we know what the intruder is, we will double our security."

"But-" Master Fung gave the brazilian a look that immediately shut him up.

"By the way, Master Fung, what do you mean by 'what the intruder is'? I mean, it's got to be Jack!" Kimiko pointed out.

"I do not believe so. We found these," Master Fung answered, handing the monks a bluish scale and an almost-black feather.

"Guess that rules out Jack then," Clay remarked.

"And Chase Young, and Katnappe, and Tubbimura..." Raimundo added, looking over the feather.

"Until we are sure, it would be wise to be careful," Master Fung said, walking away. When he was out of sight, Kimiko turned to Omi and asked, "Omi, what do you think?"

"It may be..." Omi began. He turned to Raimundo and asked, Raimundo, may I borrow your pocketknife?" Raimundo shrugged and pulled a black pocketknife out of his pocket, handing it to Omi. "How long have you had that, partner?" Clay asked. "Long story," the dragon of the wind muttered. Omi flipped out the knife and cut off a bit of the end. "The feather is solid inside. That means..." He trailed off.

"Means what?" Kimko pressed.

"Our intruder may be a dragon," Omi finished. Everyone stared at him.

"The Sapphire Dragon's still in the vault, right?" Clay inquired.

"Don't be stupid. The Sapphire Dragon doesn't have feathers," Raimundo shot back.

"But there aren't any other dragons except Dojo," Kimiko retorted.

"And our intruder," Omi added.

(---)

It was a week since the first intrusion. Omi, on Master Fung's orders, was guarding the vault. Apparently, the intruder had put up a hell of of a fight against capture by the monks and they believed that it was after the shen-gong-wu. It was past midnight, but the full moon lit up the grounds sufficiently. Omi was on the far side of the room, away from the door, when he heard footsteps. They weren't human. Omi quickly ducked behind a pillar. A long, shadowy snake-like beast was in the doorway. Upon seeing no one, it entered. Omi covered his mouth to muffle his gasp of shock.

It was, in fact, a dragon, but not like any he'd ever seen. It was a bluish color with a tapering head, four thin legs, and jagged wings. It was at least seven feet long. Each leg ended in three taloned toes. The wings, a dark blue, preojected about midway on the body. The neck seemed stretched out, as did the tail. A line of small almost-black spines ran down the neck and back, ending at the tailtip, where similarly colored feathers were. It had a small sort of crown (A/N: Something like: ) at the end of the head. Gleaming orange eyes looked around.

It waked over to the three bells that opened the vault and raised its neck. It blew softly from its nostrils to ring the bells (and open the vault). Omi felt his face go red. That dragon wasn't going anywhere unless he said so! With a yell, he leaped out onto the dragon's back. It gave a cry of shock and tried to knock the Dragon of Water off. Omi had different ideas, though. He leaped into the air, cried, "Tsunami Strike - Water!" and dealt a crippling blow to the dragon. The dragon was sent into a wall, cracking it. It got up, shook its head and sulked out. Omi, not intent on letting it go, chased it, only to find that it had vanished. The sun was now beginning to rise.

"Master Fung will be most disappointed that I let our intruder escape," Omi sighed.

(---)

dl-sPirit: Not too bad...I need someone who can look at my reviews for me...

Omi: (talking to Raimundo) She seems sad. How should I cheer her up?

Raimundo: Tell her she got a flame.

Omi: (walks over to dl-sPirit) I bring good news! You received a flame-

dl-sPirit: GAAAAAAHHHHH! (jumps up 20 feet)

Raimundo: (to Jack) See? Twenty feet, not thirty feet. You owe me fifty bucks!

Jack: (grumbles, but hands over a fifty dollar bill) Ok. Review, please, and, please, no flames.