Chapter 9: Shendu Gets His Body Back
As Doloan Wong along with the demons and the Dark Hand arrived in Peru thanks to Doloan's teleportation spell, they were in the mountains of Peru.
"Are we any closer?" asked Shendu in Valmont's body, "I am getting impatient."
"Don't worry big S" replied Finn as he placed his hand on Valmont's shoulder, "you'll get your body back."
"And I think you need to be more patient" added Doloan as he was trying to start up his chi locating spell, "I am having a hard time to concentrate with all of you people surrounding me."
"Well excuse me" said the Water demon.
"Watch your language" said Doloan to the Water demon, "if it were not for me you would still be trapped in that dimensional prison."
"You know he's right" added the Earth demon.
"So what's going to happen when our brother Shendu gets his body back?" asked the Sky demon.
"There is a Temple of Resurrection" replied Doloan as he was still trying to do the chi spell, "I think that's the temple where we shall release Trigon from his prison with the help of you demons."
"Good" said the Moon demon, "I can't wait to meet this Trigon face to face."
As Doloan was continuing to make his chi spell, Jackie and company had arrived at a nearby airport. As Jackie along with Jade, Tohru, Uncle, Slade, Red X and the Titans got out of the plane; Uncle got out his dead lizard as usual and started up his locating chi spell. As Uncle was muttering the words of the chi spell, the dead lizard once again like all the times before started to have a yellow glow around it.
"We should hurry" said Jackie as he had a backpack on his back, "we should get to the temple before Shendu, his siblings, Doloan and the Dark Hand do."
"We know, we know" added Beast Boy as he was a bit demoralized from all the failures.
"I have a bad feeling this can end up the same way like all the other times" said Raven.
"Look, I know it may seem bad" said Jade to Raven as she was trying to cheer her up, "but you got to look on the bright side."
"What bright side?" asked Raven as a small dark cloud hovered over her head, "My father is going to be released thanks to these demons this Doloan Wong has allied himself with and you are telling me you want to look at the bright side!"
"Okay, okay" said Jade as she was trying to calm Raven done, "don't get so testy."
"Don't worry about this" said Robin to Jade, "Raven acted this way when she was used as a portal for Trigon."
"Don't remind me" said Raven as she was getting steamed up inside.
"Come on" said Cyborg as he turned to Raven, Jade and Robin, "stop your chit chatting, we have to get to that temple."
As Jackie and company made their way to a trial which led to a mountain, a man with his lama appeared.
"Greetings strange fellows" said the man, "would you like let me take you up to the mountain?"
"No thanks" replied Slade, "we're actually heading to an ancient temple."
"Please" said the man, "you don't want to go to that awful cursed place."
"Look, we need to get to that temple" said Uncle, "otherwise the forces of darkness will get there first. Now do you want that?"
"Okay" replied the man as he allowed them to pass, "suit yourselves, but you people have been warned."
As Jackie and company continued to hike up the trial, they eventually made it to the top of the mountain.
"The temple must be somewhere nearby" said Uncle as the dead lizard was glowing a yellow glow.
"I hope we're the first ones here" said Starfire.
Suddenly they heard rumbling and the Earth beneath their feet began to shake. As the Titans along with Red X, Slade, Tohru, Jade, Jackie and Uncle turned around, the Earth demon popped up from behind them. Then the Water demon emerged and the Sky demon flew in along with the Lightning and Moon demons. Doloan, the Dark Hand, the Wind and Mountain demons appeared from a purple smoke.
"Now let's have some fun" said the Wind demon.
The Wind demon gathered his breathe and started to blow at everybody. Robin along with Jade, Jackie and Uncle tried to stand their ground, but the wind from the Wind demon was too strong. Raven had to use her powers to prevent them from flying away.
"I want my body back!" shouted Shendu in Valmont's body, "What are you five waiting for? Get into the temple now!"
As the Wind demon bid the Dark Hand and Doloan Wong enough time, the Dark Hand and Doloan raced toward the temple. As Raven was struggling with her powers to keep people from flying away, Cyborg saw his chance as the Wind demon was still blowing at them, so he loaded up his laser cannon and fired right at the Wind demon, sending the Wind demon tumbling against the Water and Sky demons.
"What are you three waiting for?" asked the Moon demon, "Get them!"
"Titans, go!" shouted Robin as he pointed at the demons and took out his fighting rod.
"Follow my lead if you can" said Red X to Robin as he was running right beside him, "let's see how many demons we can knock down."
"You're on" said Robin.
"Come on" said Slade as he was trying to get Jackie, Jade, Tohru and Uncle, "we don't want these forces of darkness to get Shendu and his body back, now do we?"
"Of course not!" replied Uncle as he was heading toward the temple along with Slade, "What do you think Uncle has been doing? Do you think Uncle is lazy?"
"Come on Uncle" said Jackie, "we don't have time for this."
"So what type of temple guardian does this temple have?" asked Tohru.
As Jackie, Jade, Uncle, Slade and Tohru were walking into the main room of the temple; they as usual noticed the statue of the temple guardian. The temple guardian this time was literally made of fire.
"Uncle, I think this might be the most difficult temple guardian we would face" said Jackie as he studied the statue.
"We don't have time to sight see" said Uncle, "the forces of darkness are going to get Shendu's body back."
As they headed down the hallway, meanwhile the Titans along with Red X were fighting against Shendu's siblings. Robin was fighting against the Sky demon, while Red X was dodging the Lightning demon's lightning rods which he was firing out of his hand. Red X then fired red goo at the Lightning demon, sending the Lightning demon crashing into the Moon demon who was moving in on Raven. As Raven was about to make her move on the Moon demon, the Earth demon popped up from behind her in an attempt to make a sneak attack against her. She then used her powers and threw the Earth demon against both the Lightning and the Moon demons. Starfire was trying to not get blown away from the Wind demon who was trying to blow her away. Starfire then fired several star bolts at the Wind demon, sending the Wind demon crashing against some rocks. Beast Boy was being cornered by the Water demon. As the Water demon was moving in on Beast Boy, Cyborg fired his laser cannon at the Water demon, turning her nothing but into water. She then regenerated herself into her regular form and sprayed some water at Cyborg, sending Cyborg crashing into Robin. Beast Boy then changed himself into an rhinoceros and tried to ram the Water demon, but the Water demon dodged the attack, but Beast Boy manages to hit the Sky demon, sending him flying into a rock. Back inside the temple, Jackie, Jade, Tohru, Slade and Uncle finally got themselves into the room where the scroll was located.
"So you people have finally made it" said Doloan as he was about to reach the scroll from its parchment, "it's time that you see the true powers of the dark side."
"Get them!" shouted Shendu in Valmont's body as he ordered the Dark Hand to attack them.
"Alright, alright" replied Chow.
"Yea" said Ratso, "we know the routine."
"I'll take care of this" said Slade as he got out his fighting rod, "you people stop Doloan."
As Slade went into battle against the members of the Dark Hand, Jackie noticed that Doloan was about to grab the scroll of its parchment. Jackie just in time leaped and kicked Doloan down to the ground.
"You'll pay for that" said Doloan as he was getting up from the ground, "Shendu, deal with him."
"Fine with me" said Shendu in Valmont's body.
As Jackie was approaching Doloan, Shendu in Valmont's body leaped and kicked Jackie across the room and Jackie hits a wall.
"You're losing it Chan" said Shendu in Valmont's body.
"That's what you think" said Jackie.
Jackie then recovers from the attack and leaps and kicks Shendu down. He then swings several punches at Shendu. Shendu manages to dodge the attack and then fires several fireballs at Jackie. Jackie then dodges the attack and then leaps and kicks Shendu down.
"No, I think you are losing it" said Jackie.
"Go get him Jackie" said Jade as she cheered him on.
As Jackie and Shendu continued to fight each other, Tohru noticed Doloan was getting closer to the scroll again. Tohru then walked right in front of Doloan. Although Tohru was bigger than Doloan, Doloan then lifted his staff up high in the air. While using his staff, Doloan then lifted Tohru up in the air. Tohru was shocked by this as he tried to struggle to free himself.
"Don't try to struggle" said Doloan.
Doloan then directed his staff at Slade who was having the time of his life beating up on the members of the Dark Hand. Even Hak Foo had trouble with Slade as he couldn't lay a hand on him. But Doloan helped the Dark Hand by sending Tohru crashing right into Slade, sending Tohru and Slade right at the wall.
"Get off me tubby!" shouted Slade.
"Watch what you call me" said Tohru as he struggled to get out of his position.
"Now if you don't mind" said Doloan as he reached for the scroll, "I'll be getting my friend's body back!"
As Doloan picked up the scroll from its parchment, the temple guardian like before woke from its sleep and started to move down toward the room.
"I believe you are forbidden to retrieve that scroll" said the temple guardian to Doloan.
"I don't care what you say temple guardian" said Doloan as he began to read the scroll, "I have done this many times and you so-called guardians have failed."
"Well, that doesn't mean I can still try to stop you" said the temple guardian.
The temple guardian then threw a large fireball at Doloan. Doloan then used his staff and created a shield around himself.
"Is that the best you can do?" asked Doloan, "Shendu, I need some time. Deal with the temple guardian."
"Fine" said Shendu in Valmont's body as he jumped in front of the temple guardian.
"You are being quite foolish to fight me" said the temple guardian.
"That's what you think" said Shendu in Valmont's body.
As Shendu fought off the temple guardian, Doloan began to read the scroll. As he finished reading the scroll, like before, the scroll itself fell on the ground and a strange light appeared. Shendu's spirit which was in Valmont's body then leaped out of the body and the temple guardian halted his attack as Valmont fell to the ground. Shendu's spirit then went right into the light which was coming out of the scroll. As the light got larger and larger, Shendu's body started to appear. Shendu himself could feel the strength coming back to him as he emerged from the light.
"I am free at last!" shouted Shendu, "I finally have my body once more!"
"I believe it's time that you help your siblings" said Doloan, "they are in need of assistance."
"Yes" said Shendu, "even with these powers Trigon has given them, fighting against the Titans and this Red X still makes things difficult. I shall even the odds then."
As Shendu was walking out of the temple, he could see his siblings were having a difficult time with the Titans and Red X. He was surprised to see even some of his siblings unconscious, and only the Mountain demon seem to remain. Even she was having a hard time as she was pounding the ground against the Titans and Red X. Yet they were dodging her large fists which were coming at them.
"Do you need of an assistance?" asked Shendu to the Mountain demon.
"It's about time" replied the Mountain demon, "I am having some trouble."
"Then let me make things easier for you" said Shendu.
Shendu then charged up his fireball and fired it at the Titans and Red X. The Titans tried to dodge the fireballs, but the fireballs knocked the Titans down. Red X then leaped in front of Shendu and tried to kick Shendu down. Shendu then grabbed Red X's head and then threw him against Robin and Cyborg who was racing toward Shendu.
"Come dark wizard" said Shendu to Doloan as he was coming out of the temple, "we shall be loyal to the one who helped us get out of our prison."
"Then to the Temple of Resurrection it is" said Doloan, "come on you demons. Let's get out of here."
As all the demons were getting themselves up from the ground, they gathered along with Doloan Wong. As Doloan was muttering his chi spell, the Dark Hand were racing toward them trying to get their attention. But Doloan and the demons ignored them and then they disappeared instantly.
"Wait!" shouted Valmont, "Don't leave us here."
"Some friends they were" said Chow.
"Hey" said Cyborg as he walked toward the Dark Hand along with the other Titans and Red X, "they might have released all the demons, but at least we can kick your butts."
Cyborg then launched his attack by punching Hak Foo right in the face and knocking him unconscious, while Raven used her powers and threw Chow right at Starfire, who used a signal star bolt and destroyed his glasses. Chow tried to stand his ground, but he fainted. Beast Boy then changed himself into a lion and roared right in front of Finn and Ratso. Finn and Ratso then got scared and raced toward the temple, but Slade leaped and kicked Finn, sending him crashing into Ratso and having them fall to the ground. Valmont was surrounded by Red X and Robin. As Valmont saw an opening, he made it for the temple, but Jackie saw his chance and leaped and kicked Valmont, knocking him unconscious.
"Come on" said Uncle, "we don't have time to fight these people."
"Where's this Temple of Resurrection?" asked Robin.
"The temple guardian told me the Temple of Resurrection" replied Uncle, "it's going to be located very north of Moscow, Russia."
"Then that's where we need to head" said Jackie, "I'll get Captain Black to get here ASAP and tell him we have the Dark Hand. He'll get the fastest jet to Russia."
"Then we have to hurry" said Raven, "I don't want my father to be released again."
