Chapter 72: Give It Your Best Shot... LOSER!
Kimiko
shut her eyes and waited for Chase Young to hit, shoot, blast, or
whatever he was going to do. Nothing happened. Then... She looked up.
There was Omi and Clay, in a fighting pose. How did they get here
without making any sound?... Omi craned his neck to look at Raimundo
and Kimiko. "My friends! I . The sight of blood always made
her queasy, and the fact that it was coming from her husband caused her
to faint. "Kimiko, you okay?" Raimundo asked, getting up from his
knees. He wobbled while he stood, but he still was able to stand.
"Raimundo... We have to beat Chase, this time he's not showing any
mercy, and we can't let our friends go on like this."
Raimundo had
finally noticed Clay and Omi were taking damage from Chase while Kimiko
was literally fainting. "You must not pause any longer Raimundo and
Kimiko! We must defeat Chase together!" Omi yelled, wiping blood from
his mouth. Clay wasmade
her queasy, and the fact that it was coming from her husband caused her
to faint. "Kimiko, you okay?" Raimundo asked, getting up from his
knees. He wobbled while he stood, but he still was able to stand.
"Raimundo... We have to beat Chase, this time he's not showing any
mercy, and we can't let our friends go on like this."
Raimundo had
finally noticed Clay and Omi were taking damage from Chase while Kimiko
was literally fainting. "You must not pause any longer Raimundo and
Kimiko! We must defeat Chase together!" Omi yelled, wiping blood from
his mouth. Clay was already starting to get tired, Omi was trying to
dodge all the attacks, Kimiko was fainting, and Raimundo was bleeding.
They weren't in good shape at all... "You might as well give up,
Xiaolin Warriors. You're as weak and as helpless as you came." Chase,
taunted, knocking the wind out of Omi.
One down, three to go... Clay charged at Chase. They collided, but Clay was the one on the ground. Two down, two to go.
"It's
useless, Xiaolin Dragons. Once, you almost defeated me Omi; all by
yourself. But the only way you did was togther. And now your split
apart. I'm giving the two Xiaolin Dragons a chance. Raimundo, Kimiko;
why don't you join the evil side?" Raimundo helped Kimiko up from the
ground and spat on the floor.
"No. I won't. I did it once, and I won't do it again. I swear on my life,"
Chase smirked.
"I thought you'd say that."
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Kimiko
flinched and glowered at Chase. "There's nothing you can do, and you
know that. Good always prevails. And that's just too bad. There's one
thing that you can't take away from us Xiaolin Warriors. We have
everything you don't. It's love. You can't take it away, and it's
stronger than your evil forces." Kimiko pointed out. Chase tossed back
his head and laughed. He sure was savoring the moment. "Who to kill
first? If I kill Raimundo, Kimiko will kill herself. If I kill Kimiko,
Raimundo will go insane. Which to pick? Hm. Maybe I should do both at
the same time? No... It'll get blood all over my throne room. Ah.
Raimundo," Chase thought out loud, "I think you'll find it most amusing
to watch Kimiko die!"
Raimundo jumped in front of Kimiko. "You
can't. Take me first." Kimiko opened her mouth to protest. She was
going to take it for him. Raimundo couldn't die! There was going to be
a happy ending, right? A happy ending seems so far away... "Don't think
that you can get out of this Kimiko. Raimundo, step aside. "
"No."
"Yes."
Kimiko
closed her eyes and put out her hands. The plan was to attack Chase
with Fire while he wasn't watching. But was he watching? "Enough talk,
Raimundo. Time for the kill." Chase threw his dagger at Kimiko. His
dagger stopped in mid-air. Air. Wind. "I won't let you do this Chase!"
Kimiko winked at Raimundo. If they properly timed all of this, Omi and Clay would eventually get up from the ground.
"FIRE!"
"WIND!"
Nice combination. Chase lost his footing, and fell. "Come on Omi..."
Kimiko faltered, throwing another fist full of fire at Chase. Raimundo
took Kimiko's hand in his. If they wanted Omi and Clay back, they woulf
need time, much more than what they had now. "SPIRAL, WIND, FIRE!" With
their fingers entwined, whirlwinds of Fire came.
Wind carried Omi
and Clay gently to Raimundo, while the Fire burned Chase. "Don't think
you're going to get away with this Xiaolin Warriors, I'll be back."
Raimundo gave Kimiko a kiss as he flew up into the air, along with Omi and Clay. "Give it your best shot, LOSER!"
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"I
almost lost you, over there." Kimiko said. They had all left the Land
of No Where. As far as hospility went, the water fall was the best
place. And that was where they were camping out.
"Yeah... Do you think we should have finished him off?" Raimundo asked, blowing air onto his wounds.
"We couldn't have. He was too strong. We need to train... Where's everyone else? Jill, Xian, and Master Fung are supposed to be here, and I'm not going back to see if Chase has them." "He probably won't anyways, because we're here." Good. Xian walked over to the water fall; followed closely by her companions. Kimiko smiled faintly and sighed. They were all here, but Elinor wasn't.
"I think I'll go for a little swim
with Raimundo," Kimiko said, dragging him along. Jill nodded and began
a conversation about Chase. Not bothering to listen, Raimundo and
Kimiko moved into the bushes to talk, instead of swimming. "It's a
relief every one is back." she whispered. For a while, all was silent.
Nothing pleasant was to be said about them all surviving. Elinor was
something floating around in Kimiko's mind. If she didn't come back,
then she would be considered a terrible parent. Raimundo wouldn't be
though. He wasn't the one responsible for her... "You're not a bad
parent Kim." Raimundo said, trying to cheer her up. Shaking her head,
Kimko replied, "I'm such a klutz. I didn't do anything to save her, and
I almost killed you, by giving Chase as much time as he needed. I
screwed everything up." Kimiko brushed a strand of hair from her face.
Not taking a shower for quite a while didn't make her feel any better. "Do you think I messed everything up?" asked Kimiko.
"No, you didn't. You're perfect. I was the one who didn't do anything about it,"
Again, they both sighed.
"I think we both deserve the blame. I guess we should go swimming now."
Raimundo shrugged and went to the water's edge. "Are we bathing or swimming?"
"I
guess bathing. It's not like anyone is going to watch. And I've already
seen you before. Keep your boxers on though. I'll keep on my under
garments. I'm not in the mood today." Removing his shirt, Raimundo
slipped into the water.
Surprisingly enough, Raimundo wasn't in the mood either.
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A
particular good quote for both of them right now was 'I feel like shit,
and I look like shit.' And they did. Kimiko had felt the grime and
tears on her face mix. Washing the dirt away still brought back the
tears though. Raimundo had washed everything away, and since water had
splashed all over his face, you couldn't tell whether he was crying or
not.
"Our baby is due somewhere during May, and I'm not even taking
care of the one in my stomach." Kimiko choked on a sob during her
sentence. Her words were not entirely true though. Her other baby would
be brought into the world, under the sunlight, but- Well, I'm not going
to tell you what happens. "You're taking care of it. You can't do
anything to change what's happening around. Like you can't change..."
Raimundo wanted to say something romantic, but nothing was coming to
him.
"I'm alright, I'm fine. Don't try to comfort me."
Kimiko
dived under the water, as if trying to find the answers to her
questions down there. But there were so many questions unanswered.
Unless she had the Fountain of Hui, and the Eagle Scope. And all the
Shen Gong Wu most likely went down with the Temple. She rose to the
surface and gasped for air. Raimundo brought her into his arms and
glanced down at her Wedding ring.
"Kimiko, I know you aren't, so why
deny it? It's all going to turn out fine." Was that all he could say? A
happy ending? "I trust you, but a happy ending? With that ever looming
threat of Evil being there, I don't think..."
Raimundo was going to cut her off, but he resisted. They were going in circles. Kimiko said something about it's not going to be safe, and Raimundo would counter that. "All we can do is hope and wait." he said, hugging her. She looked up into his eyes. "Fine."
Kimiko gave him a hot kiss
on the lips. Pulling his arms around her tighter, Raimundo deepened the
kiss. Her tongue twirled with his, while he backed against the water
fall's bank. Kimiko wrapped her legs around his waist. Now, they'd
think about the present and not the future or past. And it couldn't
hurt to have a little bit of fun along the way, could it? While they
were doing this, Chase was figuring out his plan, but the Xiaolin monks
already had four solutions. Fight, think about it, have hope, and...
Love. It was a solution that was bound to be used.
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