Disclaimer: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown, nor its characters nor it's Shen Gong Wu. Pity that. I only own the characters and Shen Gong Wu I created, i.e. the really badly thought ones.
Chapter 6: Wind and Light fly together.
Another day at the Xiaolin temple as the sky was blue with large, random patches of clouds. The white buildings and blue roofs stood silently in the endless fields of grass in the valley. The open entrance of the temple courtyard with the road leading away looked undisturbed. The grass stood tall in the perfect day, then a breeze came up. The breeze however was only at one point of the field. A gaze was upon the spot as the breeze increased. A figure stood leaning against the wall of the courtyard, his red tunic, white trousers and blue belt moving in unison in the windless day as the boy stood thinking. The brown hair youth stood pondering, still as the wall he was learning on. A few minutes later, he pulled a hand up to his medallion and held it in his hands. Raimundo was bored, it had been a few days since the last Shen Gong Wu had been active, and they had nothing but training, which is fun until it is your fifth hour doing the same thing. Raimundo wanted to do something, a prank maybe. As Raimundo fumbled with his medallion as a small tornado formed on the small spot he was concentrating on. A prank, on who though? He thought, I don't think it would be wise to do one to Clay. And with that he shuddered as he remembered running for his life from Clay when he had accidentally set one of his hats on fire. Not one of his finest moments, but Clay's expression was priceless. I think I have done too many to Omi, and I'm not going to do one to Kimiko…… and then he smiled evilly as he looked up to see the tornado disappear as he knew who would be perfect. Raimundo turned to enter the temple and spoke, "Time to prank you…Merc." But on the other side of the courtyard, Mercurius his eyes and stood up from his meditative state. He knew something was going to happen, and he smiled as the he remembered the one picture that he had scene in that hour that he was meditating. He walked off to the main building of the temple smirking as he saw Omi and Diamond walking and talking together. Raimundo was also walking into the building but heading for the vault of the Shen Gong Wu. What can I do to him? He thought as he walked by, what would annoy him? Hmmm… And then as he entered it hit him like a hammer to the head. THE SHADOW OF FEARS! And he planned the plan to get his friend, and to pull of the prank of the century.
That night, in the dead darkness, a figure ran across the roof of the main building. His silent steps showed his cause and purpose. The figure leapt with circus grace and skill to the floor, still in the dead night. Raimundo stood up slowly, scanning the area around him for any signs of movement. He crept forward slowly across the paved ground and into the Vault. As he entered the large room he moved the familiar bells that hang there and tapped in the tune that opened the floor that turned to stairs and led into the darkness. He went down two steps at a time, and found the draw he wanted. He smiled and pushed it for it to open. There lay the Shen Gong Wu he wanted, the Shadow of Fears. He lifted it out carefully and left the vault as it closed behind him. He tip toed out of the building and head to the place that they slept. He entered and went to the place where he slept with the other people of his team. He exited again and walked to where Mercurius and the others slept. He entered and crept slowly to the third cubical from him. As he pasted the second one, he slowed and glanced in there seeing the one he almost always thinks of, Silver. He stood at the far side of the wall to Mercurius one and whispered to the wind, "Shadow of Fears." And started towards the sleeping figure.
Interlude: Sleeping conditions.
Silver walked out of the room where her and the other new dragons slept and walked down the hall. She found it difficult recently to sleep, she thought it was the floor. She walked out of the building and passed Omi and Diamond talking, they all ways seemed to be together now a days. Ever since they went and got the Mind Reader Conch. She was completely sure why, but she was sure they liked each other, A LOT. She scanned around for the person she was looking for and saw him training, one of his favorite things to do, and she smiled. Time to make my move. She thought walking toward him. As she closed in, Mercurius seemed to slow down in his routine, and even turn to her before she got close. "Yes, Silver?" he said as he looked at her approaching. "Erm..." she started, "First of all, I don't think I will ever know how you do that. But the real reason I was here is, can I ask you something?" she looked plea fully at him. Mercurius smiled lightly at her, "Can I borrow your mat tonight? Because I can't seem to sleep well." Again pleading to him. "Yes, sure you can." He said, "But you might want to try to sleeping in my cubical, might be better." Silver looked up a little and thought about this. Any thing is worth a try. "Ok, sure." Later that night, Mercurius smiled as he and the others got ready for bed. He and Silver had changed bed placement for the night. He laid down think that Raimundo is going to get a shock to night. As ever said "Good Night." He each fell to sleep one after another. But Mercurius didn't sleep that well or at all really. He felt someone enter and pass his cubical, and opened an eye to see Raimundo creep passed. Mercurius smiled and fell to sleep as he heard the tiny whisper of Raimundo, "Shadow of Fears."
Raimundo entered the head of the sleeping person, and stepping in to the dream that his target was having. When he had fully appeared he felt a slight breeze across him. He opened his eyes to see the dream world around him, and it was a large field filled with flowers the waved in the winds. It was about sunset, making the clouds look pink in the falling sun's blaze. Pretty wimpy dream, what a weird guy. Thought Raimundo as he walked towards a small shack that lay quite far away. When Raimundo left this pleasant part of the scene, in the distance Silver could be seen walking with a pleasant smile on her face as she walked through the beautiful flowers. What a lovely scene, she thought, If only I could share this with him. She closed her eyes and took a deep breathe. Raimundo found the shack, and it had a door on all four of its sides. Each was labeled about a fear, from worst to scared of slightly. He chose the least scariest door and took a deep breathe. He opened it quickly and entered like lighting. He stood observing the scene inside. The room was a dark purple plain and there stood a male figure, but he couldn't see the boy's face. Their was another figure, a girl, and he knew who it was straight away. It's her. He sighed inside.
Silver opened her eyes slowly and was shocked to find the scene different. A large, dark purple room she stood in and there was someone else. She walked forward slowly so she could get a good look at his face, but as soon as the light had shown his mouth, he bellowed at her, "Why it's Unattractive Girl!" Silver stumbled back slightly at the tone and voice. The boy moved forward to show his brown hair, but not his eyes. "And what is it that you want, Slimy Silver?" his voice in a mocking way, stunning her. "Nothing, nothing." She replied backing to the wall behind her. She hatred this dream, for she knew who the boy was. "You must want something," continued the boy as he moved slowly towards her, "cause you know I'm too cool for you." And he stoked his hair back. Raimundo stood speechless, a rare thing, at the sight. This boy was making fun of Silver, something he didn't like. He really, REALLY liked Silver, but a little nervous to say the least. He wanted to go over a whack that boy right over the head, but he knew not to interfere. He thought that it must be Mercurius, he was afraid of intimidating others, in this case Silver. Raimundo made his way slowly to the wall That Silver was against so he could see the face. The voice was familiar to Raimundo but he couldn't place it. He stood beside Silver and looked into the now light face and almost fainted, for the boy was him. What, thought Raimundo as he watched the scene unfold, mainly the dream him throwing insults at Silver, This can't be Merc? He and Silver must of whiched places, so I entered her dreams. But she scared of me, of me. She's afraid I won't like her! So, at this thought, Raimundo left the dream hoping it would turn back into the pleasant dream it once was.
Nice morning was a cloudy one. Raimundo was up early this morning and he wondered out to look out side. He stood at the door that faced the door of the Shen Gong Wu vault, and he looked at the floor. He thought about the dream that he had seen and then had. The dream of Silver's, where he had insulted, mocked and made her unhappy. Then his mind turned to the dream he had just gotten away from, where she had cried, she had shouted at him, and where she ran from the temple. The end was the worst. He was in a random ally of a random town, in dead as night. He was walking along, looking and following a trail of blood that was traveling along the floor. Soon he saw the puddle of crimson liquid and soon the fallen body. He knelt down next to the lifeless doll that lay still before him and screamed at the face of his fallen and killed love, Silver. Raimundo shivered as he snapped back to reality. He felt the cold breeze blow and cut through him. He heard the tapping of rain striking the ground. But he felt to gaze of a person upon him. He looked up and saw her standing in the door way of the vault's building. Silver looked at him in shock and horror, and he looked back the same. This moment hung in the air, to the moment where the rain stopped. This moment that would have lasted eternity if not for the shattering shouted the shocked ever one in the temple form their sleep and anything they were doing. "SHEN GONG WU ALERT! Oh and YOUCH!"
Every one ran into the room, apart from Dojo and Master Fung, and almost fell over at the sight. There was Master Fung standing in the middle of the ring Dojo was forming in the floor as he was scratching his body on the floor in a circle. Master Fung as held his hands unrolled the Ancient Scroll of the Shen Gong Wu. The picture of the Wu faced the Dragons as Master Fung spoke about it. "This new Shen Gong Wu is very unique. It is the Half-breed Claws. It allows the user to transform into the Were form of any animals. Such as a Were-wolf." Master Fung watched the expressions of the children that watched the moving picture. He scanned the group for the ones to go and retrieve this one. He decided that Mercurius should almost always go, but whom else. "The ones who will go are Mercuruis, Raimundo, Sapphire, and Kimiko." With that Raimundo and Silver put out a heavy sigh, but Master Fung smiled inwardly and then spoke once again. "And so will Silver." No one but Master Fung noticed the look of horror on Raimundo's and Silver's faces. Later that day, a super sized Dojo flew off in to the sky. On his back were the five dragons, with Raimundo First and Silver Last.
The dragon flew over the snowy plains of Alaska. The trees dotted around the snow filled fields as they scanned around for any thing claw like or shinny gold. Dojo landed in the cold paradise, allowing the warriors of him. Shrinking to his normal he crawled on to Clay's hat as they set off in the direction that Dojo pointed. Silver looked around the snow background, the felling of being watched followed her. She could find the source, but just that someone was watching. They all soon found a cave, shape points going up and down. They split up to walk around but with their backs to the entrance, two figures entered the cave, moving straight past them. As the two teams went around the cave, the third moved towards a golden light. Raimundo was still down about the dream as he followed Mercurius and Kimiko in front of him. He wanted to say something to Silver, but was afraid that she would lash out at him, or worse, leave. As he glanced around he saw the claws hanging from a rocky out crop, he moved towards the grab them. Silver was silent, the dream fresh in her head. She didn't know what to do. Her friend Sapphire was leading her by the hand, as her head was low. She glanced to the side and saw the light as it were. There was the claws hanging lazily and she yanked her hand from Sapphire. She went and reached for the claws with her hand, straight into fates arms.
"Well, well." Said a cocky Jack Spicer. He had his hand on the Shen Gong Wu along with Raimundo and Silver. He knew what to do now. "Raimundo, and other Loser," he started, getting a glare from Silver, "I challenge you to a Xiaolin showdown." Raimundo and Silver, glanced at each other for a split second, but Jack saw, with a slight look of doubt. Both looked back in anger, "What the challenge?" they both answered. Jack smiled evilly, and glanced to a certain four spikes pointing up. "A tag team match. Each using one Shen gong Wu. You two verses me and my Jack Spicer's Evil transforming Robot. Your Third Arm Sash and Golden Tiger Claws against my Tangle Web comb and Eye of Daishi." With another snicker, Jack stopped awaiting the answer. With out a second thought both said, "Fine then. Let's go! Xiaolin Showdown!"
The Cave changed, the floor raised up to hover a few feet from the ground. Mercurius, Kimiko and Sapphire stood on a large stone platform so that they could watch the battle develop. Four Spikes rose up to Clay's sort of height. Three Golden ropes linked each of the pillars to the others. Raimundo and the Robot were in the ring first. And with a ring "GONG YE TAN PI!" and a bang of the bell the match was on. The large robot walked forward and swung his left arm at the Raimundo. The Wind Dragon leapt over the arm, landed but waited for an opening. The robot lashed out again but missed and Raimundo stuck. With a swift double legged kick to the head knocked the robot back to the floor. Raimundo landed and moved closer to his corner. Jack then slapped the shoulder of the robot and in a flash of light; he and the robot had changed places. Jack looked back, but Raimundo had other plans. He turned around and tagged in Silver. Soon it was Jack and Silver one-on-one. Jack lunged at Silver, but missed by about a mile. "Third Arm Sash." And with the new arm, it grabbed his underwear in an atomic wedgy. Jack did his girly little screamed and was released by a laughing Silver. Jack sorted out his clothes again and turned slowly to look at the laughing girl. With a movement of his hand and a shout of "Tangle Web Comb." The girl was tied up on the floor, a look of horror plastered to her face. Jack walked over to her and picked her up. He walked over to the corner where the robot was and placed her down. Silver looked to Raimundo, and used the Sash and tried to reach his outstretch. Jack turned and held out his other Shen Gong Wu out stretched, "Eye of Daishi." A lighting bolt shot out and hit the Third Arm Sash, stopping it and it dropped to the floor immobilized. Jack then continued to hit Silver, aiming to win the Showdown.
Raimundo was split in himself. He watched in horror, his loved one was being beaten down. He couldn't move, he was in a fight with him self. I got to go over there and help her. SHE DOESN'T LIKE YOU! But she hurting, I have to help her. SHE WON'T WANT YOUR HELP! Damn your right, but I don't care. YOU SHOULD! And why is that? BECAUSE YOU LOVE HER! What? IF YOU LOVE HER, THEN YOU MUST LET HER GO! You're kidding? NO! That is the worst line in history. BUT IT IS TRUE! Screw you. YOU CAN'T HELP HER, BECAUSE SHE WON'T TAKE IT! Raimundo was in torment. His heart was battling his head. He didn't know what to do as he was trapped in his own mind and argument. He was snapped back to the reality around him as he heard the shout of a wise voice, "Raimundo, help her! She likes you like you do! Can't you see that?" As these words sank into his head, Silver's blood thinning scream as she was struck in the mid section. Raimundo's fury went straight through him as he silently yelled with all his might. Jack stared down at the crippled form of Silver on the floor; he lifted his boot to finally defeat her in this fight. Jack laughed loudly as his foot came down as Silver disappeared. He struck the floor, wondering where his target was. "GOD DAMN YOU!" was heard by all, as Jack turned around to see an angry Raimundo diving straight at him. A few seconds later, Jack was on the floor with Raimundo sitting on him as Raimundo whacked him again and again in the face. But as they were so close to Jack's corner, the giant Robot swung and sent Raimundo flying from there to his own corner. Jack walked over to the corner, an evil grin on his face, and he stared down Raimundo's downed form. He raised his hand and revealed the Eye of Daishi, as Raimundo's form stirred and looked up at the Shen Gong Wu. Jack opened his mouth, "Eye of…" "THIRD ARM SASH!" And Jack was knocked off his feet and pinned to the floor by the blue sash. Raimundo took this chance and dragged his form to pin Jack, and in three seconds the Xiaolin Showdown was over Raimundo and Silver were slumped on the floor and the claws lay on top. Raimundo had is eyes opened as he saw the figures of his friends enter his ever fading view and he fell to sleep.
Raimundo stirred from his rest, and he hurt like hell. He looked to his right to see Silver lying there on another bed, thinking that they were back at the temple. Raimundo turned his attention to his left as he heard a rustling, and as the noise came into view. There sat Mercurius, he was reading a book. The book looked ancient. He didn't know the title and really didn't care. Mercurius turned to him with a blank face as he placed the book down. "How do you feel?" asked Mercurius as he looked down at Raimundo and got the reply, "Ow…" Mercurius smiled, "Good answer." And he chuckled. "So, how do you feel about Silver?" A few moments went by as Raimundo replayed the events of the Showdown. "How is she?" he asked as Mercurius looked over to Silver, "She will be fine. She needs rest," Mercurius looked back at Raimundo, "but she reached a choice faster then you." Raimundo looked a little confused. "And I bet you wondering how I knew you would try to prank me? Crystal Glasses." Mercurius lied like hell. Raimundo accepted this, and looked over to Silver as she stirred a very little in her bed. Mercurius got up and walked out with his book, leaving the two only. Silver opened her eyes looking straight at Raimundo. "You alright?" asked Raimundo as Silver smiled weakly. "I'm ok, you?" she replied, and Raimundo shrugged. "So, do you like me?" he asked in stead of answering. Silver smiled and reached out and grabbed Raimundo's hand as he stretched out his hand as well. They grabbed and smiled in the silence, each saying "I love you" in their language. They fell in to sleep as they still held the hands together. Mercurius stood leaning against the door to the room, smiling as his eyes were closed. "Another two together." And with that he walked away in happiness.
A/N: Another long chap. Please read and review, because it does help. Oh and….
Blue Brittney: thanks for calling Merc cool.