dl-sPirit: Hey everyone! I'm back! Omi, Rai, and Jack are out of Detox, and they're better!

Raimundo: (reading last chapter) I don't remember any of this...

dl-sPirit: You don't?

Jack: I've already asked before. He doesn't.

Omi: Oh, I have another irritating headache!

dl-sPirit: (to readers) Oh well, Omi isn't exactly my favorite. (louder) Ok.

Raimundo: Hey, Omi, do the disclaimer and I'll give you another pudding cup!

Omi: PUDDING! dArkliTe-sPirit doesn't own Xiaolin Showdown. She does own the Flute of Long.

Raimundo: Here you go. (hands Omi pudding cup)

Jack: Where'd you get that?

Raimundo: Took it from dl-sPirit.

Jack: Ah.

dl-sPirit: Ok, reviews!

To Kosmic: Thanks for updating! Now, will you please let me go? And you can't steal me! I have to finish this!

To Bunny Raven Rulez: Sorry! I have no clue how they escaped Detox. (Jack:(holds up bolt cutters)) Oh, that's how...

To Rave Slave:...can you please explain? I am sincerely confused!

To Chaseforever/DeafLizgon: I am! And thank you!

To Gigawolf1/Satoshi Silver Syoran: Just read this chapter! And wait for the next one! (Almost) Everything will be explained here!

Raimundo: Read! And enjoy!

"How did Jack get his hands on that dragon? What kind of dragon is it?" Kimiko wondered aloud. They were walking the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Master Fung had given them permission to look for Raimundo, seeing as no more shen-gong-wu had activated.

"I think I saw a picture of it before. I think it was Mexican," Clay mentioned. Omi spied something and added, "Or we could go ask!"

"Who would we ask?" Kimiko retorted. Omi adopted an annoyed look on his face and pointed to a small building. There was a sign in front that read, 'Need to brush up on local tales beasts, and legends? Ask here!' "That'll work," Dojo muttered as they entered.

Inside were several chair, a large round table, a whistling kettle on a stove, and a neat stack of cups on the table. Sitting at the table was an elderly man. He saw the warriors enter and asked, "How may I assist you?" Before Kimiko or Clay could respond, Omi replied, "We are looking for information regarding a blue dragon!" Kimiko glared slightly at Omi, but Clay noted that the man didn't look surprised. "I believe that I may be able to help, but it's a long story. Sit down; I have tea," he said slowly. As the man got up and went over to the stove, the warriors, one by one, sat down in a chair and took an empty cup. The man returned with the kettle of tea. He poured them each some tea, and then he took a cup for himself and poured some tea.

"If you are ready, I will begin," the man said. The warriors (and Dojo, who was sipping out of Omi's cup) nodded to show that they were ready. The man started: "Once, I was part of a traveling circus, as an animal tamer. There was also a boy there, a natural acrobat. He also had an unusual talent - he could hear messages on the wind and understand them. Everyone called him 'Vento'." "That's the dragon's name!" Omi whispered to Clay.

The elderly man continued, "Well, on Vento's tenth birthday, the moon was out. He had gone from his family's trailer to go see a friend. I was watching. Then something big - I remember that it reminded me of a snake with arms - attacked him. He screamed, and everyone went out to help him. The beast fled. Vento was alone, on the ground, when anyone reached him. He had a huge bite on his side, and he was scratched up rather badly. Someone called an ambulance, and he was taken to the hospital in the closest town - this town. I remember that the doctors removed a tooth chip, two inches long. Even though he needed stitches for the bite, Vento was going to be ok. Released two days later, in fact. We moved on to the next town.

"Then, it began to get weird. On nights that the half - and full - moons were out, a serpentine beast appeared. It would scare people and steal livestock. Then, about a year later, tragedy struck. The beast had been feeding on a lamb when Vento's father tried to stop it. The beast killed him. After the funeral, we went on a hunt to slay the beast. Less than a week later, Vento was disowned by the remainder of his family. I realized what had happened to that boy: the beast that had attacked him was a full-fledged were-dragon and poor Vento was infected."

"Um, what's a were-dragon? And what do you mean by 'full-fledged' and 'infected'?" Kimiko interrupted. The man sighed before replying, "A were-dragon is a person who transforms into a dragon under certain conditions - it's supposed to vary from each one. A full-fledged one is one who's permanently stuck in his dragon form. And the were-dragons were created of a curse. Each were-dragon must bite a human in order to ensure survival.

"Now, back to my story. After Vento was kicked out, I took him in, and the ringmaster's wife taught him. On his thirteenth birthday, the ringmaster's wife died and, about six months later, he ran away. Apparently, Vento had caught the ringmaster creating plans to leave him in an orphanage. He's occasionally send letters until his fourteenth birthday when they just stopped. The trail began and ended in Rio de Janeiro. He had just vanished..."

Jack: Vento? Who the hell is Vento?

Omi: I have no clue.

Raimundo: (chuckles) There's actually a little joke in that name.

Jack and Omi: What is it!

Raimundo: dl-sPirit knows. And she told me. But she won't tell you.

Jack and Omi: (grumbles)

dl-sPirit: You know, I can imagine little headlines for you all. (To Jack and Omi) Yours would be something like, 'Evil Boy Genius's Attempt to Dominate World Thwarted by Young Monk!' (To Raimundo) Yours would be like, 'Rebel Leader Escapes Police Custody Once More!'...Oh my God, that's it!

Jack and Omi: What's it?

dl-sPirit: I know how to wrap it up! (runs off)

Raimundo: I'll explain later. Please review!