First of all, I would like to thank you all for over 1,000 hits! Also, thank you for every who reviewed my story as well.

I'm on Chapter 8 now. Woo-hoo. I'm pretty far on this story… I've been updating more since chapter 5. I really wish I wasn't neglecting my other story though, because I haven't updated in a very long time and some people do like it.

Anyways, have fun with chapter 8, The Two Wu.

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"Clay! Where is Raimundo?" Omi asked, shouting in Clay's ears. Clay was still asleep, and Omi had trouble sleeping the night before so he walked for a while before noticing that Raimundo was gone.

"Wha?" Clay said sleepily. "Is there a problem?"

"RAIMUNDO IS MISSING!" Omi shouted loudly. Why could Clay not hear him?

"What? What coulda happened to him?" Clay sat up, more alert.

"I do not know, but we must find him! What if a new Shen Gong Wu has just--"

"Revealed itself! A Shen Gong Wu has just revealed itself, kid! Hey, where's the Brazilian?" Dojo looked around.

"I'm afraid we dun' kno, pardner," Clay said, his head hanging down.

"We're going on a Shen Gong Wu mission with only two Xiaolin Warriors?" Dojo asked. " I sure hope Raimundo and Kimiko turn up soon, or else Jack Spicer may have a chance of defeating us after all!"

The two Xiaolin Warriors got on Dojo, desperately missing their two friends who had now disappeared without any trace.

"Clay, do you think that maybe someone plotted this? Perhaps Kimiko was in danger and the one who got her also arranged for Raimundo to save her? We all know that Raimundo and Kimiko are very close."

"I dun' kno, but le's just hope they're okay," Clay said. "I'm just as confused as you are."

They rode in silence for a while, thinking and wondering and also worrying. Then Clay broke the silence to ask, "Hey Dojo, you fergot ta tell us what the Shen Gong Wu was."

"The Claw of Iaki. It allows the user to cut through all things- even thoughts or air and lets you access or even become what you have sliced apart. It distorts reality, and it's also very strong. There is virtually nothing it cannot destroy. It belonged to the third of the four great warriors, Iaki."

Suddenly, Dojo's entire body shook and zagged in a strange shape.

"What is it, Dojo?" Omi asked.

"Um, guys, another Shen Gong Wu in the same direction. It just revealed itself! The Globe of Eienko. It is a Wu that can only be used when the time is right. Kinda reminds you of Dashi's puzzlebox that time with Wuya, huh? Anyways, its power gives you strength even when you are close to death by feeding on your emotions. It can also tell you what you need to know, but only when you truly need it. It contains the spirit of Eienko, the wisest of the four warriors. The person who uses it must have good intentions, or else it will destroy you."

"Well then, I must be able to use it. I have great intentions and courage," Omi said.

"Not necessarily, kiddo," Dojo said. "Besides, we gotta find it first. Wait… it's here!"

They saw a canyon up ahead. Dojo flew lower and lower, until they finally reached the bottom of the canyon.

"Whoa, this is pretty…deep," Clay said, a little nervously. What if something dropped on them or the canyon collapsed? He worked his way around the building nervousness and concentrated on finding the Wu…

"Where could it be?" Omi asked, frustrated.

"I dunno," Dojo said. "I know it's around here somewhere…"

Suddenly they heard something flying around. It was a buzzing sound…

"Jack Spicer!" Omi shouted. He pointed his finger up at where Jack was. "We will defeat you and take the Shen Gong Wu!"

"With only two monks? Hahahaha!" Jack laughed his 'evil' laugh once more. "No way. You can't beat me. Don't you think Chase's plan was brilliant? Getting Kimiko fooled and then moving Raimundo in to help her while he's actually just running towards his destruction! Hahaha! You guys are pathetic! Now there are only two Xiaolin Losers."

"Wha? Jack Spicer, whaddya do with our friends?" Clay shouted.

"Do you think I'm going to tell two losers? You wouldn't understand anyways, the plan is too brilliant and you guys are too stupid. Only us evil geniuses get how it works." Jack smiled. "Get ready… JackBots, attack!"

"There are too many JackBots and Raimundo and Kimiko are gone!" Omi shouted as the JackBots came in.

"We still gotta try," Clay said without much enthusiasm.

The JackBots rammed in. The two warriors were much stronger, but also disadvantaged in numbers.

"Tornado Strike- Water!" Omi cried, using his element to hurtle it at the Jackbots. He kicked one JackBot into the others and they all toppled onto each other. "Clay, although we are only two warriors fighting a hundred JackBots, I believe we can use their numbers against them."

"Right on, monk," Clay said. He gave Omi a thumbs-up after smashing a JackBot.

"Orb of Tornami- Water!" Omi shouted. The JackBots all fell onto the ground from the impact of the huge wave Omi had created.

"Fist of Tebigong- Earth!" Clay called out. He used the Fist to punch a huge hole in the ground, and the JackBots Omi had pushed down had fallen in.

"We did it!" Omi said happily.

Jack looked around nervously. "Uh…" Omi took out the bow and arrows of Celestia and aimed right for Jack. "Get ready for a humiliating defeat, Jack Spicer!"

"Arrow of Celestia-Ice!" Omi shouted. A strange glittering powder covered the entire arrow, and it shot forward. The light created from the arrow was dazzling and brilliant, and it caused everyone to close their eyes because of its brightness. It shot Jack and he immediately froze him into an ice cube. The arrow flew back to Omi's hand.

"Whoa, pardner, that is one cool effect," Clay said, wide-eyed.

"Yes, it is, my friend." Omi smiled. "But we must still find what we came here for."

They looked around again. Where could it be?

Suddenly, Clay's eyes lit up. "I have an idea! What if the Wu's righ' here under the earth?" He reached out for the bow and arrow in Omi's hand. "I reckun this'll work."

"Arrow of Celestia- Earth!" He shot it into the ground, and with great force it cracked the ground completely.

Inside was the two Wu, together beneath the sand. They looked dirty and small, but they were there. They had finally found what they had been looking for.

"We did it!" Omi said.

"Now le's fly back to the temple," Clay said.

"No. Jack knows where Kimiko and Raimundo are, and we can find that out using the Wu we collected today- the Claw of Iaki."

"Oh, yeah! Perfect idea, lil' guy," Clay said. "We'll see his thoughts, and the ice won't crack because we can specify wha' we want!"

"Claw of Iaki!" Omi yelled. He went inside Jack's mind, and saw that his two friends were in a portal that was protected by a spell that would only let Raimundo and Kimiko in and out. It was no problem; he could slice through that portal easily with his newly acquired Claw of Iaki.

"Now can we go?" Dojo asked impatiently.

"Yes. I now know where they are."

On the trip back, Omi told Clay where their friends were and they devised a plan together.

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"I guess I'll just let you sit here and try to get through to her- without any success, undoubtedly, for a while. Leave her sitting there and then cause your demise. Isn't that a good plan, Raimundo?" Chase smiled. He was enjoying this very, very much.

"Chase, I hate you!" Raimundo yelled angrily. He wanted to attack, but he needed to get Kim out of here and he wasn't leaving without her.

He went back to shaking Kimiko's shoulders and trying to find a way for her to remember him…

"Kim, please. It's me, Rai! Why can't you hear me?" Kimiko's expression was still unfazed. Raimundo was deeply frustrated but couldn't give up. He loved her, and that would come through. He just had to try harder.

Inside Kimiko's mind, the spirit of darkness fluttered, obeying Chase's orders. But also, deep inside, tiny and insignificant, was the true Kimiko who loved Raimundo. She was calling out to him and trying to escape the prison she had been put in. It was not working and she wasn't strong enough. She was crying, but the tears couldn't make their way to her face. She did not have enough power to help someone she loved so deeply and that was what made her sad. Because she knew that the spirit was ready to hurt Raimundo on Chase's command, and she could not let that happen. Both of their lives were at stake. She could hear each one of Raimundo's words, and they hit her heart like a boulder. She needed to help, but couldn't- she had no hope left. They were really finished.

Raimundo knew that inside, Kimiko was there. He would have to get through to her. He knew he could, and prayed that the real Kimiko was fighting. Fighting against the spirit and Chase. He knew she, too, was trying without much hope or strength. And if she kept fighting, so would he.

"Raimundo, I think it is time for the end. I hope you enjoyed life in this world. Because now, you are going. Tragic, isn't it? Killed by your greatest love. Now, Kimiko- destroy Raimundo," Chase said. It was finally going to be over, the Xiaolin nusiance.

Every part of Raimundo broke apart. No!

Kimiko was powerless to resist the spirit. She wanted to scream, to just get it over with and be gone. But she kept silence. Sometimes, silence is enough for someone feeling immense pain. It can create a bond more than any sound. Because she felt, somehow, Raimundo's presence lingering around her. He was feeling the way she did, and it gave her a comfort. Because now she felt as if she wasn't alone in the world.

She cried. But she knew that this powerful bond could overcome. She just needed to find out how.

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Okay, okay. Hate me for ending it here. I promise to update soon, though. Don't have any real spoilers for next time, you guys probably know what'll happen.