A.N: Ok, so, sorry about the not updating sooner and stuff, and thanks reviewers. I read that last chapter to myself and it really isn't all that explanatory. This one should be, and if it isn't, please let me know so I can make it explanatory. Forgive typos, kay? R&R!
Raimundo raced out of the vault. He had a feeling he knew what Kim was gonna do, and he couldn't let her do it. He couldn't let anything happen to her.
" MASTER FUNG!" he yelled as he ran. Omi and Clay gave concerned looks to Raimundo as Master Fung came out of the temple.
" Kimiko's gone." Rai said. The others gasped, and even Master Fung looked surprised.
" What do you mean young monk?"
" I think she went to go fight Wuya honestly..."
" Oh...she probably wants to kill her, but who can blame her?" Clay said.
" This is not good..." Master Fung replied walking toward the temple.
" Master Fung?" Omi asked.
" Come, it is time..."
Rai, Clay, and Omi exchanegd glances, and followed silently. The four of them sat down at the table. They waited for Master Fung to speak.
He sighed. " This is...very difficult to understand, and I'm sure that Kimiko has figured it out...Of course, she wasn't suposed to STOP thinking after she figured it out..."
" Umm..Master Fung? We're all still in the dark here..." Clay said.
" Well, you see, Kimiko has figured why Wuya is trying to get her revenge on Raimundo-"
" Why?" Rai asked.
" Because, it was her initial plan to kill you, because Kimiko loves you..."
Rai stared at Master Fung.
" You see, Wuya knew that you were going to leave Raimundo, and if you did, you would be alone, and she would kill you. If you died, Kimiko would not be able to bear it. She would end up leaving the Xiaolin Temple forever-"
" Making us vulnerable and easy to conquer!" Omi finished.
" Yes."
Raimundo looked down, taking it all in. " Ok, so...Why did she go after Wuya?"
" This, I do not know. Perhaps she wanted to kill Wuya first. If this is so, then Kimiko is in grave danger. Just because Wuya is mortal, does not mean that she will die completely. Wuya will finda way to return and become even more powerful. No one can truly kill her..."
" Wait...Wuya can't really die...Just because she is mortal..."
" Yes Raimundo. Just because Wuya is in solid form, doesn't mean that she could not get into your head just like when she was in her ghostly form. It just means that she can do that, and more."
" But why is Kimiko in such great danger?" Clay asked.
" Because, if she tries to kill Wuya and succeeds, Wuya will come back and stop at nothing to get Kimiko. If she odes not succeed, Wuya will most likely still kill her for trying. The four of you are strongest when you are together. Even one missing makes a large difference. If Wuya was to kill Raimundo, even with Kimiko still there, the odds would not be very good."
" But why Raimundo and Kimiko?" Omi asked.
" Because Raimundo and Kimiko share a special bond unlike any of the rest of yours. It is the same bond that made Kimiko still see the good in Raimundo when he turned to the Heylin side, and the same bond that changed Raimundo when he saw her and returned. It is the same one that made Kim try to protect Raimundo from Wuya, and the same one that made her feel what he felt when he was under the power of the Ring of the Past. It is also the same bond that made Raimundo stop going out with Kim. Wuya knows of this bond, and killing one of you would be the easiest way to break it..."
" Er...Friendship?" rai said.
" NO."
" Friends don't even come close to that" Clay said.
" It is love..."
" No, it is both. It is because of this bond that Kimiko was the only able to help you overcome your past Raimundo, and you two saw the future in the process.Now, it is this bond that will save us all..."
" I don't get that part.."
" Raimundo, you know what I speak of."
Raimundo put his head down. He did know. " But-"
" Raimundo, you must find the Pendant of Souls. We cannot kill Wuya, but we can trap her in it once and for all."
" Master Fung, what is The Pendant of Souls?" Omi asked. He was quite shocked, seeing as how HE was the expert and had never heard of this.
" It is a Shen Gong Wu that traps one's soul. Three years ago, it activated itself, but I told Dojo not to tell you, because Raimundo had to get it in order to trap Wuya."
" But Master Fung, last time I used it, it took ALOT of energy. I dunno if I could do it again."
" You can't."
" What? Then why do I gotta get it?"
" Because, you cannot do it by yourself. You and Kimiko must both do it together. However, if Kimiko dies, then it will be too late, and you will never be able to do it. She cannot do it without you, and you cannot do it without her. You must find the Pendant and Kimiko before it is too late..."
The three of them nodded.
(now let's go back to Kim)
Kimiko emerged through the portal not very far from the temple. She was in the forest by the temple. She started walking through it, thinking of how she was going to do actually do this. She wasn't really sure she could. Of course, she wasn't scared of Wuya, and it wasn't like she didn't hate her enough. She wan't sure if she could kill anyone at all. She was never the type...But then, Wuya deserved it so much. And, if she didn't kill Wuya, then Wuya would kill Rai. She sighed, and nodded to reassure herself. She was gonna do it. She had to. She didn't use the tiger claws or any other Shen Gong Wu to get there quicker. On some level it wasn't really something she looked forward to, but another, she couldn't wait to get there and beat Wuya. After all, this was all Wuya's fault. Still, she didn't feel very comfortable about killing someone, but she WOULD do it. She nodded again to re-reassure herself.
She walked trying to figure what exactly she was gonna do once she had to face Wuya. She expected that Wuya was gonna say all kinds of crap that was really gonna piss her off. She had no clue what she was going to do, since even she can't predict what she is gonna when she is angry. She decided to just go with her instincts. Of course, hers weren't really all that great, but at this point, it was the only thing she could thing to do. She started to climb up the mountain toward Wuya's cave, and began to get tired.
" Ok, well, I should save my energy for the fight so Golden Tiger Claws!" she went through the portal and emerged at the mouth of the cave. She stared into the darkness unknowingly. Her heart pounded in her chest. " This is is..." She thought. " There's no turning back now, you're already here..." She stepped forward and glanced behind her. She took a deep breath, and continued on, disappearing into the darkness.
There was an everpresent feeling of uneasiness there. It was thick like a strong fragrance in the air. Everything about that place just felt wrong, and Kimiko knew what it was. It was the feeling of pure evil all around her. It was as if Wuya could turn even a cave with no life whatsoever evil, just by filling it with her presence. It was disgusting to a good person like Kimiko. It practically made her sick. It was as if it were choking her, and she wanted to leave the cave and never return.
" Calm down Kim, after this, you won't ever come back here..."She thought. She squinted in the darkness as though it would help. She looked in every direction for even the smallest glimmer of light, clenching the Shen Gon Wu tight in her hands. Suddenly, she heard a sound. It startled her, causing her to drop some of the Wu.
" Oh brilliant..." she said, bending down and feeling around in the darkness for the Shen Gong Wu she had dropped. When she felt like she had most of it, she continued, searching for where the noise came from. Then, up ahead, she saw the lime greenish light that Wuya was known for. Her feeling of sickness got even worse. Not because of fear, but because of hate. She could feel her entire body burning with anger, and she hadn't even started fighting yet. It amazed her how Wuya had that affect on her. She heard Wuya cackling as she approached the light causciously.
" Raimundo should be running any time now..." Kimiko heard her say. It made her even madder. Kimiko stepped into the light revealing herself to Wuya.
" Kimiko...I did not expect you..." Wuya said. Jack was standing afar off behind her, dazed and practically lifeless.
" Yeah well, here I am." Kim replied glaring at her.
" What do you want?"
" Look, let me just say that right now, there are two of us in this cave, but only one is coming out."
Wuya laughed. " Oh, so you have me all figured out then do you?"
Kim was a little confused. " Yes. I know exactly why you're really doing this. Jus because you that I care about Rai. You are one twisted bitch you know that?"
" Oh you foolish little brat! What makes you think I didn't know you were going tobe the one who came instead? What makes you think that I didn't know you were here when you were standing at the mouth of the cave? AND, what makes you think you're gonna defeat me?"
Kimiko just scowled, not taking her eyes off of Wuya.
A wide grin spread across Wuya's face. " That's right Kimiko. I planned it all. I kenw you would come, and now, I can pick you off one by one. You see, Raimundo, Clay, and Omi will be here shortly to get you, and your brave Raimundo will come first. Then, I can just kill him quickly and move on to the others. I knew that you would mistake my real plan for the other one. Now, rather than me having to go and kill you all, I have just had YOU lead them her to me, along with the Shen Gong Wu. I fooled you and evem your great Master Fung."
Kimiko's eyes widened. That was not what she had expected. It only made her more determined to kill her. Now, it wasn't going to be a problem.
" Like I said before, two of us are in here and only one will come out."
" If you insist. This should be easy!" Wuya said, throwing a large ball of lime green electricity stuff toward Kimiko.
Kimiko dodged it. " JHUDALLET FLIP, FIRE!" she screamed, executing the flip.
" SHROUD OF SHADOWS!" Wuya yelled, disappearing just as Kimiko came down.
Kimiko landed in a fighting stance. She looked around and listened intently for the slightest sound that Wuya might wake. Suddenly, she was hit in the face and was sent sprawling backwards into the hard walls of the cave. Her lip began to bleed down her chin. She heard laughing at her, and it made her even more furious that before.
Wuya revealed herself and lunged for Kimiko. Kim moved swiftly, letting Wuya hit the wall. Wuya turned around to meet Kimiko's kick to her nose. Wuya held her nose, catching the blood that dripped from it.
" You WILL pay for that!" Wuya screeched, throwing a punch at Kimiko.
(and now, back to the others)
" Raimundo, do you even remember where you last had it?" Dojo aske,d flying over the forests and mountains.
" Not really. It was a long time ago, and right after I did it, I passed out. It's probably by Wuya's cave. But then again, I'm not sure.."
" Can't you sense it Dojo?" asked Omi.
" Not really. Where ever it is, it's hidden very well. For some reason that was always a difficult Shen Gong Wu..."
" We must find it before anything happens to Kimiko." Omi said.
" I know, but I can't remember where it is... And I tink Wuya may have used it on jack..."
" No, if she had used it on Jack, Jack's body would be lifeless, just laying somewhere. She must've used something else..."
" The Zim Zam Bone!" Omi said.
" No wonder Jack's been all dazed and outta wack." Clay said.
" Ok, well, then Jack must've let Wuya out of the Pendant somehow."
" Well, it is a possilbility that Wuya was able to communicate even though she was stuck in the Pendant. Maybe Jack came across it somewhere and she convinced him to let her out." Dojo stated.
" So now what? We trap her in there, but she could always get out again." Clay said.
" We gotta put it some place we know no one will ever cross paths with it."Omi spoke.
" Yeah, like the bottom of the ocean..."
" Exactly." Dojo agreed.
" What?"
" Without the Tongue of Sai Ping, Wuya can't communicate with animals."
" OOOOhhhh..." Omi, Clay, and Rai replied in unison.
" But I still gotta think of where it is. Wuya probably conviscated it or something."
" I doubt it. If she did have it, she probably would've trapped you inside of it instead of using the Ring and stuff against you Raimundo." Dojo pointed out.
They all nodded. That was true.
"You just gotta thinka the last place you had itRai." Clay said.
Raimundo nodded again, and tried toconcentrate.
(Back to Kim)
Kim was beginning to lose strength. As old as Wuya was, she could keep a fight going fora while. At this point Kimiko was just dodging hits and kicks so as not to getknocked out completely. She was beginning to get dizzy, and herknuckles were bleeding terribly. This was not going very well. She started to think that maybe Wuya was gonna win. " No Kim, you gotta do this...For Rai..." she thought.
Kimiko dida flip and came down hard, kicking Wuya in her cheekbone. Wuya staggered back, and held her face.She moved her jaw, and Kimiko heard it crack slightly. Wuya's face filled with outrage as she lunged for Kimiko, grabbing her by the hair. Kimiko punched Wuya in the stomache. Wuya let go immediately, and held her stomache gasping for air.
She stood upcompletely, and threw another electricityball at Kimiko, just narrowly missing her.
"You filthy little tramp. I'll kill you if it's the last thing I ever do!" Wuya hissed, kicking Kim hard in her ribs.
" Ah..." Kim said, wrapping an arm around her rib cage. Wuya punched her in the face again, getting her eye this time.
(To the others)
" I KNOW! I remember! I dunno if it's still there, but it's by the mouth of Wuya's cave...Under a rock I think..." Raimundo said.
Dojo sighed and turned around.
" Hurry Dojo, we aint got much time!" Clay said.
Dojo nodded and began to speed up. Raimundo prayed thatKim was all right. He knew that evena split second made a difference, and he didn't wanna waste any time whatsoever. this was life or death. The fateof the world lied in this now(as usual).
They landed in front of the cave, already feeling the nausea that Kim felt when she entered. Raimundo flipped over everyrock near there, along with Clay and Omi. He started to lose hope, seeing that it was no where to be found, whenClay held up a gold andred pendant.
" This is?" he asked.
"YEAH!"Raimundo replied.
(Inside the cave)
Kimiko fell to her knees struggling to breathe.Wuyawent to kick her again, but this time, she moved, letting Wuya's foot smash into the wall.
" AAARRRRGGGGHHHH!" Wuya exclaimed. Kimiko got up, still breathless, and punched Wuya with all the strength she had.
Wuya flew backwards toward a darkcorner.
Kimiko decided that this was it. " STAR HANABI, F-" but she was cut off. Instead, all that could be heard was Wuya's sneering. Wuya stood over her, gripping a blade in ehr hands. Kimiko fell to her knees once again, and held her bleeding stomache. Her brething became even more unsteady. A chill ran down her spine as her hand became coated in her own fresh blood. She looked up and saw Wuya grinning down at her.
Raimundo, Clay, and Omi ran through the cave upon hearing Wuya's laughter. Had thier worst fears been realized? Were the too late? Thye hoped not.They finally saw the light up ahead. Raimundo went in first. What he saw nearly made him drop dead.
" KIM!"
A.N: Once again, I hope you liked this chapter, and sorry if it was short. It seemed pretty short anyway. Well, anyone got any ideas of what I should make my next fanfic? I just ahd to do a RaiKim one, because I LOVE the pairing. It's so perfect and stuff. But yeah, since I'm nearly finished with this one, I need some more ideas! Another Raikim one? or a completely different cartoon? Anything, anything?