Oscar: hello everyone! i am back again with another chappie!
First, i will answer reviews...
Kosmic - yeah... Kaisa was thinking real hard on how to put that. she was thinking about writing a prequel, telling about what happened, but would that just be dumb or something? She's still making up her mind. suggestions are welcome. As for Kimiko and Raimundo... well, in a few chapters, (maybe two or three) Kimiko's gonna realize that she's been being a...well...a bitch... but Kaisa's still working on that part...
SaphireStars - (takes book) HAHA! Now i will figure everything out! But i can't let Kaisa find it... (puts Harry Potter dust-cover over book) Now she'll never know...
Satoshi Silver Syoran- You know what? I think Kaisa's mom needs it...
dl-sPirit - Kaisa will remember that if a flamer comes
Dark Mirokuu - Okay ;) AndKaisa willthink about those SGW (got to admit, they sound pretty cool)
Elemental-Zero - I wonder if Kaisa will manage to 'amaze the hell out of you' again...
Mako-Magic - Yeah, Kaisa knew it'd be obvious.
azure x emerald- Kaisa says "Ow!" for the poke, and strangly enough, she likes to see her favorite characters in pain as well... okay... for example, there is this one XS FF that she is writing--- (ring! RING!) Oops, my built in cell phone. hold on. Hello?
Kaisa: Oscar, don't waist time by telling people about that. hurry up and get on with it! (click)
Oscar: ... moving on...
TamerTerra- About Clay... Kaisa thinks the secret for writing that character strangly eludes her and some other writers, and she doesnt want to portray him all wrong so...she's working on that.
And everyone? thanks for the reviews! That's what's keeping Kaisa on her feet. When she gets good reviews, she buys me a Coca-Oil! hahahahahahahaha...
Let's go... (begins to read The Ancient Guide to TEENAGERS)
The next day, Raimundo stayed in his room, not really caring if he missed breakfast or not. All night it was the same thing. The same memories all over again and again, playing around in his dreams. He thought he was about to go crazy after the first three hours, so he decided that he wasn't really tired anyway, so why sleep when you're not tired?
Raimundo was also pretty angry at Jack. The kid just had to use the Hisachu View Screen? Just had to see what it did? Just had to make Raimundo remember the stuff that he was trying to forget?
Ugh! I'm sick of staying in here! Raimundo thought, suddenly getting uncomfortable in his own room. So he opened up his window and jumped out, landing lightly on the grass just a few feet below.
He stretched his arms out before striding over to a huge tree, grabbing on to the lowest branch and pulling himself up.
When he had made it to the highest branch that could hold his weight, he looked around, taking in the view and finally feeling at peace. He must have been at least fifty feet high.
Raimundo did see the others on the new obstacle course, but they obviously didn't notice him. He briefly wondered when Master Fung would make him do his obstacle course. Every day, he would always have to do the same thing. The obstacle course, and then the rest of his training. And the worst part was that he had to train all alone. No Clay, Kimiko or Omi to keep him company now. Ever since they had gotten promoted, they had a whole new training time and level.
He sighed. It was no fun training alone. And he hated it that everyone else in the temple was ahead of him. It just made him feel stupid.
But it was so much more than just that. Something he couldn't explain.
But before he could ponder it more, he heard a cry from below, and that's when his eyes were drawn back to his three friends. Apparently they made some sort of mistake, and the gush of water that Omi had shot out of the Orb of Tornami was headed straight for…him.
Raimundo's eyes widened and he put up both his hands on reflex, closing his eyes and bracing himself to get soaked.
Suddenly he felt something… something coming from his hands. He opened his eyes cautiously and was surprised to see the water getting blown away from twin spirals of wind that was coming straight from the palms of his hands.
His eyes widened again once he realized that he had just gotten…control over his new power boost! Or did he?
Raimundo closed his hands into fists, willing the wind to stop. And just like that, it was gone.
He looked at his hands, feeling the now controlled power pumping through him. He looked down, and he instantly knew that if he jumped off the branch he was on right now, he would still be able to land safely, thanks to his element. Or should he say his 'new and improved element'?
He was amazed. I wonder how much I can do, he thought.
Back before he had even heard of a power boost, he had not been able to do a lot with his element. Sure, a push there, a tug here, but it was nothing.
Maybe I'm wrong, Raimundo thought. Maybe that wind was just a reflex of mine. What if my power boost didn't really break in? What if it never does? And I'm stuck like this forever?
He looked down again. It was a long fifty feet down, and he knew that with the little wind that he did control wouldn't help him land safely. But his power boost could.
If only he had it…
But I might, he reminded himself, seeing that his friends somehow didn't notice him yet. Well, there's only one way to find out if I have control or not. Testing time.
He quickly looked down again, making sure he wouldn't get killed before he could try and do what he was about to attempt.
Well, if I go far enough…
Raimundo carefully made his way to the end of his branch, knowing that the tip was about to break off and spill him off.
But of course he didn't want that. So he suddenly leapt off the tree and began to fall to the ground below. The ground was rushing up to greet him, and he squeezed his fists shut and tried to will his wind to work.
Oh, this better work or this decision will be really, really, stupid, Raimundo thought when he got a sick feeling in his stomach, thinking about the outcome if he…didn't make it. But a split second later, everything changed. He was calm again, and everything seemed to slow down. He maneuvered his body so that his feet would land on the ground. He felt the wind, was the wind, and he finally drifted down the last five feet, landing softly on the grass.
Raimundo wiped the sweat off his forehead, heaving a sigh in relief and seating himself on the ground. Talk about living life on the edge. He leaned his back on the tree, taking deep breaths. So…I guess that means my power boost really did break in? If that crazy jump didn't prove anything…I swear…
"Raimundo! Come, it is time for lunch!" Omi called as he passed where Raimundo was sitting, followed by the others. So he shrugged inwardly and followed them.
Once they sat down, Omi said, "Raimundo, I could had sworn that I spotted you high on the tree out there while us apprentices were training a very little while ago… I must have been mistaken, because you were already on the ground when we came up to you!"
"Mistaken, huh?" Raimundo asked, wondering why Omi didn't notice him falling fifty feet.
"Yes, it is quite impossible that you had gotten all the way down by lunch… Unless you jumped." Omi laughed at his last statement.
"You believe whatever you want, Omi. I don't care," Raimundo replied.
After a moment of eating, Omi stopped abruptly because he was overcome with curiosity. "Raimundo, my friend, I was wondering about yesterday. It took a long time for the Hisachu View Screen to do its work. Do you have a lot of bad memories? Or just a lot of long ones?"
"Actually, Omi, I don't really want to talk about it with you, okay? No offense or anything," Raimundo answered.
"But Master Fung said that you should talk about it with someone," Omi said. "And I just thought that you might as well do it with me, because I'm so understanding."
Raimundo stared at him for a minute. "Uh, just because Master Fung said I should, doesn't mean I will. I just don't want to talk about it."
"I understand, my friend. Because I am understanding!" Omi paused. "You aren't going to talk about it with Kimiko, are you?"
"Eh-HEM!" Kimiko cleared her throat loudly. "I'm here you know."
Raimundo ignored Kimiko. "I just told you, Omi, I don't feel like talking about it." He looked around the table. "With anyone. At all." He got up and began to walk away. "See you guys later…"
Clay looked to the other two apprentices. "Well. You two notice somethin' that probably shoulda been there?"
Omi and Kimiko looked at him, clueless.
"Lately, when somethin' like that happens, Rai's wind starts up," Clay stated.
Kimiko and Omi began to nod. "That's right, Clay. Do you think something happened? Do you think he learned control?" Kimiko asked.
Clay shrugged. "I reckon it's a possibility."
"But there is something still bothering him," Omi pointed out, a thoughtful expression spreading across his face. He tapped his fingers on the table. "Ah ha! I have got it! I will not quit until I know what is bothering Raimundo! He will tell me!"
Clay and Kimiko didn't say how much they thought it was a bad idea. They both knew that Raimundo wouldn't like it if Omi tried to pry. They were so close to telling Omi that, but they took one look at the little monk's determined face and knew it was no use.
Omi jumped up and began to run in the direction that Raimundo had gone off to, leaving Kimiko and Clay behind to finish up lunch.
Holy…crap…, Raimundo thought as he went down the halls. He had just wanted to try out his new power boost, thinking that maybe it would be able to make him run faster.
But when he tried it, he didn't run down the halls… He had just lifted off the ground and flew down the halls. His feet barely brushed the floor as he sped down the halls. And even though he was going pretty fast, he had complete and total control.
I guess I just have to practice and stuff, Raimundo thought as he floated in his room, shut the door and dropped himself on his bed, exhausted.
He had only been thinking for about three minutes when there was a knock on the door.
"Come on in," he called out to the person.
It was none other than Raimundo's favorite Xiaolin Apprentice — Omi.Omi smiled brightly.
"Raimundo. I am here to figure out what is bothering you!" he began determinedly. "You will tell me, now!" Omi's voice softened. "Please?"
Raimundo sighed. "What exactly is it that you want to know?"
"Well, first I want to know if you have control over your power boost yet… Because I haven't felt your wind lately, and it seems that you are always feeling an activating emotion."
"Uh…" Raimundo drew the word out, wondering if he should tell Omi. "I'm sorry, Omi, but I think Master Fung needs me now…to uh…to train… Ask me later, okay?"
"Oh, yes! Training is good! If you work hard enough, then maybe I will let you have the next Xiaolin Showdown," Omi said with another smile.
Raimundo frowned at that statement, but left before Omi could question him further.
Oscar:Could you sense the sarcasm when Omi came in? Favorite apprenice...peh. Well, update if you want more. ... oh, you know the drill.
(RING!)
Oscar: What now?
Kaisa: good job. I'm gonna go write now...
Oscar: (too others) she's working on six different fan fictions (including this one)... she's so weird...
Kaisa: I am not! I just...uh...
Oscar: ... she's like... writing this one, two Smallville ones, one Syberia one, a weird one, and another XS one? and she's thinking of starting two more! FINISH WHAT YOU START.
Kaisa: ... Sorry. I've been out of it. See you later, Oscar ;)
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Oscar: Well, i've got to go too. Kate Walker (also from Syberia one and two) needs me, so i won't be here next chapter. . . . . . . . (I'll bring The Ancient Guide with me and try to figure it out) but the muse taking over...well... I just hope he can do the job right...
Bye then. I'll be back in chapter 14, and Kaisa...I think she'll do chapter 13 with the substitute-muse soon...
so review!
(leaves)