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Yo Fue': Thanks, it's in a new Shen Gong Wu, and I'm using the Sanskrit names that correspond to the Digimon Devas, so Andira is the Rabbit.
The Twelve Soul Dragon
By Gigawolf1
Chapter 7: Rat's Paw
Raimundo and Master Fung looked outside to see Dojo landing with the others, all four seeming disappointed. They overheard Dojo saying, "I could've sworn that it was there! Even if he did teleport away, I still would have been able to sense where he teleported to. But then again, if he teleported across the room, it would have made sure I couldn't track him!" he said.
Kimiko sighed. "We know, Dojo. You've said that for about an hour now. But at least we know why he went there. But we don't know how he knew!"
"Knew what?" asked Master Fung, surprising Clay and Omi. Omi lowered his head and explained how their foe had led them on a merry chase. "And so our foe led us on an escaped duck hunt," were Omi's exact words, and no one was in a good enough mood to correct him. But, in honour of the small tradition I have started in this story, Master Fung turned so white that the Arctic Tundra looked dark and mysterious.
In his shock, he took out what appeared to be the Changing Chopsticks. All the Xiaolin Dragons gasped as he took them out, for Jack Spicer had them. Then Clay noticed that they weren't the real Changing Chopsticks, as they had 'Made in Taiwan' stickers at the end and had a solid part where there was supposed to be a small groove. Master Fung then shouted, "Take Cover!" and removed the 'Made in Taiwan' stickers. He then made the small groove exactly where it should have been before dropping them and running for the safety of the temple.
As he made the groove, the replica of the Changing Chopsticks began to glow. As they were glowing, Raimundo looked over the edge. What he saw was an old Chinese man eating his rice with the chopsticks. Then the glow became too bright, and he went back into his hiding place. If he had stayed up for a minute longer, then he would have been caught in the explosion, which was first thought to be an atomic bomb by the Chinese authorities. The rest of the world, which saw the golden light that had poured out, had thought it to be a comet. Either that or they didn't know what to think.
"You see, when an exact duplicate of a weak Shen Gong Wu is made, something like that happens. If you could possibly mistake a duplicate version of a powerful Shen Gong Wu, then the imitation will explode with twenty times the force of what you just saw. If the Diamond Jackrabbit had been imitated, his family would have not survived. What you saw had to be the REAL Diamond Jackrabbit. That either means that he is in mortal danger… Or that he is our enemy."
Meanwhile, in Jack's house
'Hm, someone must have made an imitation of a Shen Gong Wu…' thought Wuya briefly before hearing something…
Later that night, in the Xiaolin Temple
"Guys, I have an idea to beat this guy!" said Raimundo an hour before light's out.
"Please, let us hear it Raimundo! If we are lucky, then it will give me inspiration for my better idea!" said Omi in his usual way of being oblivious to other's feelings. He had no observational skills, or he would have seen that Raimundo was pointing the Sword of the Storm at him.
"Okay. Remember the Hidoku Mouse? It can undo mistakes, right? So, I undo my overconfidence during the Showdown for the Jade Swine! It's perfect!" said Raimundo. Omi and Kimiko looked at him sceptically while Clay's face lit up.
"How are we going to get it? It's under lava!" said Kimiko sceptically. She was startled when Clay responded, "With this." He was holding up the Silver Sheep's Wool.
"I get it! Clay will wear the Silver Sheep's Wool, and he will go into the lava! Then he will grab the Hidoku Mouse and come back up to the surface! It's brilliant! I am overjoyed that I came up with this plan!" said Omi, to which he received four glares. One was from Dojo, who had just come into the room.
To save time, I'll just skip to the cave…
In the Cave near Atlantis
'Hm, they should be here by now. I need the Silver Sheep's Wool to get the… Here they are! Right on time. Now to wait for them to try and…' thought the Ancient lord of Chaos (easier than referring to him as 'the enemy').
"Alright, Clay, go get it!" said Raimundo. As the cowboy climbed down the side of the cliff, Kimiko and Omi asked themselves several questions, such as 'Why does he not merely leap off? Is he afraid to fall into liquid so hot that flesh melts when near?' and 'What should I wear tomorrow?' Raimundo, however, had no questions, save for one.
"What's he doing here?" he asked to no one in particular. Looking over, Kimiko and Omi saw the Ancient lord of Chaos, who quickly shouted "Jade Swine!" Out of nowhere appeared the Hidoku Mouse. Shouting "Jade Swine!" again, Clay appeared. Clay was teleported into touching the Hidoku Mouse.
"Clay Bailey, I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown! My Rat's Paw against your Silver Sheep's Wool. First one to find the Hidoku Mouse wins!"
Dojo, who had been trying to stay behind, shouted, "Don't do it Clay! The Rat's Paw has the power to locate Shen Gong Wu!"
Clay looked at him and heard a sigh, which said "Khumbira… Pajra… Battle!" Looming upon him, he knew he had to accept the Challenge. And so he did.
"Gong Yi Tan Pi!"