A.N: My apologies for many typos in that last chapter, and for how sucky it was. But it does get better! This chapter should be longer. Thanks for the reviews!
Disclaim: As I said, I don't own it. Wish I did, but I don't, so I'll just write fanfics.
Chapter 2
" COME ON PEOPLE!" he yelled. " IT'S SHEN GONG WU TIME!"
Next thing they knew, the four Xiaolin Warriors were riding on Dojo's back, off to find the Shen Gong Wu.
" So, we're lookin for the Ring of the Past?" Clay asked.
" Yup, that's the one.." Dojo replied.
" What-?"
" It brings back one's worst memories." Omi cut Rai off.
Rai looked down, a bit worried. He started scooting away from them toward the end of Dojo.
" What harm could that do?" Kimiko asked.
" Memories are powerful things Kimiko, especially bad ones. They can lead a man to become insane..." Omi replied, holding up one finger and closing his eyes, trying to look all wise.
" Ya mean, they can drive a man crazy." Clay corrected.
" Don't be silly, memories cannot drive Clay..."
Kim looked back at Rai, who looked very uneasy. She thought of going to talk to him, but decided it would probably be VERY uncomfortable.
Dojo landed on top of a high mountain, and they all hopped off of him.
" Ok Dragons, get crackin!" he said, pleased with the fact that he had made a rhyme.
They all proceeded to look. Kimi climbed up a tree so she could see better. She scanned the area and saw something shiny glinting down below.
" There it is!" she said, climbing down as fast as she could. She ran toward the ring and placed her hand on it, only to have another hand also touch it.
" Kimiko", a familiar male voice said. She looked up to see none other than Jack Spicer, the Evil Boy...(ok, ok) 'Genius'.
" Spicer! I-"
" I Challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown!" Jack quickly. She looked at his eyes. He looked all spaced out.It was kind of weird. Kimiko shrugged. Jack was always weird.
" Ok then Jack, what's the showdown?"
" Simple, first one to get the ring from the top wins. My shroud of shadows against your third arm sash."
" All right, fine."
" Let's go, XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN!"
The scenery around them changed. They were at opposite sides of a huge, very steep mountain, the ring shining high at the top, darkness all around them. She looked on one side and saw her friends. On other side were a bunch of Jackbots.
" GONG YI TAN PAI!" they shouted in unison. They were off.
Kimiko started climbing with all her strength, and as fast as she could. She dug her fingers into the grass, which ripped making her almost fall backwards.
" THIRD ARM SASH!" Kimiko yelled. It shot out and wrapped itself around a branch. She smirked, and pulled herself up to the branch, at which point, the sash let go. She was half way when she felt something pulling her down by her ankle, making her lose her footing and slide down the mountain. "Oh yeah! Jack!" she thought.She had forgotten he had the shroud of shadows!
" Come on Kim!" yelled Clay.
" You can do it Kid!" Dojo screamed.
" THIRD ARM SASH!" Kimiko screamed again. The sash flew out and wrapped itself around a branch again. Kimiko climbed quickly. She was up more than half way, when she felt a heavy object fall on her and try to pull her down.
"Get off Spicer!" she said, pushing and elbowing until she couldn't feel him anymore. She was almost to the top!
" She's going to win!" Omi said excitedly.
" Go Kim!" She heard Rai yell.
She glanced at him, and gasped in horror. Her eyes widened with disbelief. Slowly, she raised her hand and pointed.
" WUYA!" she yelled, not taking her eyes off the witch who was standing behind him looking down atRai and the othersgreedily. She felt something push her off of the mountain and she plunged into darkness. She didn't care though. She couldn't take her eyes off Wuya. She saw Clay and Dojo running toward her, and Rai and Omi facing Wuya. The last thing she saw before she hit the ground was a bright light, and she heard Omi's and Rai's screams.
" NOOOOOOOOO!-oof!" she said as she hit the ground with a thump. Clay and Dojo ran to her. The scenery changed back to normal.
" Kim! Are you all right?" Clay asked helping her up.
" Yeah, fine. What happened?" She asked, dusting herself off and looking around.
" You lost.." Dojo said.
" NOT THAT! I mean, where's W-"
" Over here!" Wuya's raspy voice spoke from behind her. Kimiko wheeled around and there she was, grinning evilly.
" Ew..." Clay said.
" I know...she's hideous.." Dojo said in agreement.
" WHERE'S OMI AND RAI?" Kimiko demanded, scowling at her angrily.
Wuya pointed to little Omi, whos was badly bruised. He lay on his back, not moving at all.
" Omi, partner! You all right?" Clay asked running to him.
Kimiko's eyes filled with furious tears, as she looked at Omi. He seemed much smaller and helpless. Her eyes darted back to Wuya.
" WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH RAI YOU STUPID HAG?"
Wuya cackled demonically. " Calm down you little brat! Your precious Raimundo is over there!" she said pointing to Rai. Kimiko gasped and ran to him.
He was curled up, and his old scars were bleeding badly. His hands over his ears, and his eyes closed tightly with tears streaking his face. He looked so weak. Kimi had never him this way.She looked sorrowfully at him, seeing that there was nothing she could do.
" Rai!" she said hugging him, his blood staining her shirt. " I was supposed to protect him...both of them..." she thought. She let him go, and turned back to Wuya who was laughing scornfully.
" WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?" she asked.
" It's not me, it's his memories..." Wuya said, pulling the Ring of the Past out from behind her back.
"WHAT!" Dojo said.
" But JACK won it!" Clay exclaimed.
" Oh didn't I tell you? I partnered up with Jack again.." she said. Jack flew out from behind Wuya as well, his eyes looked dazed, He was definitely not the Jack Spicer they all knew and hated.
Kimiko's eyes narrowed. " What EXACTLY do you want Wuya?"
" My revenge on Raimundo! No one leaves Wuya, takes her Shen Gong Wu, or makes her spend 3 years trapped in a pendant without feeling her wrath! I will make Raimundo pay for what he did to me!" Wuya declared. " Let's go Jack!" They disappeared.
Dojo, Clay, and Kimiko stood stunned at what Wuya said...And horrified! Trapped in a pendant? Wuya? Rai? WHAT?It was all too much for them. Kimiko looked at Rai who was still bleeding and covering his ears.
" We should get Raimundo and Omi back to the temple..." Dojo said, changing his size. Clay nodded in agreement, and put Omi on Dojo.
Kimiko wiped her own tears, and helped Clay move Rai to Dojo as well. Rai didn't stir at all. He just layed on Dojo's back, still bleeding alot, and still crying. Kimiko tried to talk to him, but he didn't answer. After a while, he passed out completely. When they got back to the temple, Kimiko said she would explain it all to Master Fung. Omi was bandaged, along with Rai. The two were put in their rooms for rest.
Four days had passed. Omi had healed, but he still some scratches and stuff. Rai, however, hadn't woken up yet. Kimko stayed with him practically the whole time, except to trai for a little while, eat, shower, and those kinds of things. Him not waking up was scaring her to death.
" Whatif he never wakes? What if he dies? Shutup Kimiko, you retard..." she thought.
She couldn't think of what she would do if he did die. Aside from him sometimes being an arrogant, cocky, obnoxious, mean, annoying smart ass, he was a good friend. At times he could be nice, charming, sweet, and cute. Upon the fourth night, she was losing it completely. It seemed like he would never wake up. She layed down next to him, squeezing his arm and crying. She watched him breathe unsteadily. The bandages on his chest and arms only made more tears spill out of her eyes.
" Please wake up Rai...Please." she said, wishing he could hear her. She wondered what it must be like for him. Wha tif he was fighting just to stay alive?
" Please...I'm so sorry..." she said, thinking about how she blew the Showdown. Then, she thought of Wuya. She sniffled. " Bitch..." she thought. " I don't buy that crap for a minute. There has got to be more to her doing this than just plain old revenge.." She sighed, and fell asleep after a while, forgetting the most strange thing that Wuya had said: he trapped her in a Pendant.
Suddenly, she felt Raimundo stir. She opened her sleepy eyes, and sat up. She looked at his eyes, praying that they would open.
Raimundo groaned. His eyes opened slowly to see Kimiko's eyes staring back at him.
"Kim?"
" RAI!" she said, throwing her arms around him and squeezing him very tightly.
" OK OK, yeah, I'm alive andstuff, but I need oxygen..."
Kimiko smiled and let go. " Sorry...But it's beenfour days and you didn't wake up and we were all so worried and-"
" FOUR DAYS?" he said hysterically.
"Yeah, but don't worry, you didn't miss much."
" Any new Shen Gong Wu?"
" No."
" Oh...Wait a second. Have you stayed with me the whole time?"
Kimiko looked down at the blankets. " Umm..yeah.."
" In my bed?"
" Well...Not the WHOLE time.."
" Squeezing my arm and stuff?"
" Mmm hmm..." she said quietly.
Raimundo smirked. " You just can't can't stay away, can you? Although, let's face it, I am me.."
She rolled her eyes.
" I knew you loved me."
" Oh shutup! I seem to recall you liking my legs, remember?"
" SHUTUP!...Sorry about that..." he said, slightly blushing, making her blush too.
" Ummm...It's ok..." she replied.
Raimundo sighed. Then sighed again. Then again.
" WHAT!" she asked annoyed.
" Nothing..." he said.
" WHAT!"
" Nothing, forget it.."
" No, you're gonna tell me..." she said. She pinned him down on the bed. " I hate when you do stuff like that. Now what is it?"
" Any excuse to pin me to something..." he said grinning.
" Whatever..."
Then, Raimundo noticed how red her eyes were. Her eyelashes were wet. "Has she been crying over me?" he thought.
" Kim, were you crying?"
Kimiko sat up and looked away. " Oh great...Baka, you should've brought more tissues..." she thought.
A.N: Ok, so I made up a Shen Gong Wu, which I will be doing alot, but only because it all goes with the story and stuff. Also, if I missed any typos in this chapter, I am very sorry(curses typos). Please R&R, kay? Thanks very much! if you already did, thank you! Your reviews are very much appreciated by me and my muses(Rai, Kim, andthis little monkey namedBobby Jack(aka, BJ, long story about him.) Anyway, I hope this chapter wasn't as sucky as the last one.
