The Time has Come
Smurf-Chan and Guest Author Dav Strife
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As Chris was going through the vortex, she heard Yuki scream and when she fell to the other side she gripped the ground and fresh tears came to her eyes. "YUKI!" She then ran to Dav and tried to grab him Platinum Claws so she could go back and help her but Dav held them away from her and kept it out of her reach. "I HAVE TO SAVE HER!" She begged him, and then fell back to the ground and started to sob. No one ever saw her cry, but who would? She hasn't cried since she was little. "Please…." She said softly. Dav looked down at her with sadness in his eyes and replied.
"I'm sorry… but you know it's too dangerous, even for you." Chris glared up at him and said.
"I don't CARE! I made a promise!" Chris looked down at the ground and replied. "Mama…." She shut her eyes tightly and replied. "I promised Mama Suku I would protect her…" Aletia blinked and replied.
"Mama Suku?" Chris looked up at Aletia as a tear fell from it. "Who's Mama Suku?" Chris shook her head, wiping the tears from her eyes and replied.
"No one." Chris then got up and looked around and then back at the group. "Where are we?" She said not knowing the surroundings. Everyone looked around it seemed Rai and Dav knew where they were.
"Hey! This is Brazil!" Rai said looking around, maybe to find a beach, but he was lost, this wasn't part of the Brazil he knew. At that moment he smelled sulfur, was there a volcano near them? Dav's eyes widen as he remembered this place all to well, he remembered his mission he had when he was to find The Flame Sword. They were close to his temple, to his family, and to Master Dutong.
"We're close!" Dav said starting to run, Aletia and the others were confused.
"Close to what?" Aletia yelled after him as he got further from the group, he turned around smiling.
"To my Temple! To.. Comeku Temple, to my Master!" Dav grinned. "He'll know what to do!" He then ran a ways more then turned and waved with his hand for them to hurry up. As they got closer, they saw smoke rise from the ground, but that was when Dav stopped, he was completely taken back. His temple and everyone he knew was slaughtered and burned to the ground. Dav fell to his knees, his eyes full of shock. "What… what happened?" The wind blew and Aletia held her hair back so she could listen, when she got the message she replied.
"Chase… happened…" Dav looked at her and asked.
"How?" He got up and looked at her straight in the eyes. "He was over at Chris' temple! How could he go there and then completely destroy everything here?" He then walked over to where his temple doors use to be and felt the burnt wood. He looked around and saw body parts askew everywhere and some burning, he turned away and closed his eyes tightly not wanting to look, he then slid down the burnt wood and sat down and hid his face on his knees. Chris was the first to walk over to him, she still was upset about Yuki, but seeing him upset pierced her heart. She knelt down to him and place a hand on his shoulder not really sure of what to do but do that. Suddenly Dav grabbed her and hugged her as he cried on her shoulder, Chris gulped from the closeness but accepted it and not knowing what else to do patted his back as he sobbed. Rai looked down at the ground as his friend sobbed, he really wished that all that happened between them didn't happen that it was just a dream, but it wasn't and he slowly wished that girls didn't come between them. They were best mates, how could they let that happen? Rai sighed and walked over to Dav and patted his back and then smiled at Chris, Chris looked at him but then looked back down at the ground. Rai sat down next to his friend and just sat there, quietly being with him. May followed suit and sat on the other side of Dav, quietly being next to him, even though she was mad at him she still cared for his feelings.
Aletia looked at the group that consoled Dav and turned away. She knew how he felt, she saw more than that of what Dav was going through, much more. Zen came from behind her and then looked at the rest of the group. "Come on… let's try to find some survivors." Clay nodded and with Jill close behind him they went searching for anything that they could find. As Zen and the others went to find some survivors Aletia walked off into a different direction. She hid and looked around to make sure no one saw where she went and then dug through her pocket and took a out a miniature Sands of Time. She looked at it closely making sure that this was really what she wanted to do. She closed her eyes and remembered what happened to make her find this, she found it in the future where everything had changed so much, but when she came back, no one realized she had left that plain, no one realized she was gone, not even Zen. She kept quiet about it and choose not to tell anyone, she even kept the Sands of Time a secret just incase something went wrong, like now. But was it the right idea to go back into the past, there was a possibility that there would be a time hole if they used it. She then remembered what Master Shung said.
/Flashback/
"Chris.. you didn't hear this before but I want to train you and Clay to enhance your element. I have a way to make a double team for your element that will be very powerful. I'm hoping that if this is successful that all your original teachers will want to do this with you and your element partners." Aletia then frowned as Master Shung said that, he possibly didn't know what happened to her past.
/End Flashback/
Aletia then took out the Changing Chopsticks and used them to put the Sands of Time to its right size. She sighed and then walked out with it in her hands and said loudly. "Look what I found!" Everyone turned from what they were doing to see what she found. Even Dav who had quieted his sobs looked up and slowly let go of Chris, who looked up herself but still had a hand on Dav's shoulder. Zen walked over to Aletia and asked.
"Did you find someone alive?" Aletia shook her head 'no' and replied.
"I found a Shen-Gong-Wu! I think it's the Sands of Time." Kimiko walked over to her and took a look at it.
"That can't be…" She said shaking her head and then looked at Aletia in disbelief. "Where did you find it?" Aletia pointed at a random location and replied.
"There…" Kimiko was still in disbelief.
"That can't be…. The future Omi took it with him into the future, it can't be here." Aletia didn't know what to say but then Dav came from behind them with Chris, Rai, and May at his tail.
"Can we use it?" Aletia was still in shock at trying to find an answer to Kimiko's question and had to shake her head to answer Dav's question.
"Yes… but.." Aletia said keeping the wu in her hands so Dav didn't get eager. "We can't change anything that happened." Dav's face just faultered as he then looked down at the ground. "We… unfortunately have to let the temple burn, we can't change anything." She looked down at her feet and then back at Dav. "I'm sorry…" She said in almost a whisper. Dav just looked around and just nodded.
"Fine… anything to just see them again…" Aletia nodded, wishing that she had this thing only a couple of years ago, but she possibly would have done more than try and save them. She nodded and waited for everyone to come around then she shouted.
"Sands of Time."
Back the Kihaku Temple, Chase looked around the burning temple, and zapping the last of the monks with the Amnesia Crouter, and finally finishing it with Master Shung. Shung's daughter was knocked out cold and laying on the floor next to Zalak, wondering to himself whether or not to taste her blood or to just kill her. He did notice how close this girl was to the Dragon of Earth, but maybe a little more for this girl towards the dragon. As he was thinking Chase came up to him and said.
"Zalak, where did they go?" Zalak looked at Chase and replied.
"I'm not sure…" He said looking away from Chase, which angered him.
"You were close enough to see where they went!" Chase yelled and then quieted down. "Were you to busy to get fresh blood on your hands?" Zalak glared up at him and he replied.
"The only blood I want on my hands is the blood of that filthy Dragon of Earth!" Chase looked at him oddly and replied.
"What did she ever do to you that made you hate her so much?" Zalak looked away and replied.
"It really has something to do with my past." Chase sighed and replied.
"I don't care much for revenge, but know this… you are under my orders, therefore you will do as I say, nothing more." Zalak glared up at him wondering what he meant by this and Chase answered that question before he had to ask. "Don't go chasing after her, unless I say other wise." Chase then looked at Yuki as Zalak gave a low growl. "I'm sure this girl knows where they went, she seemed close to them." Zalak then out of rage grabbed her hair and pulled her up, she gasped in pain as he did this.
"Where are they?" Yuki struggled and screamed in pain. "WHERE… ARE… THEY!" He said yelling slowly.
"Nanio tesuka.. menn.. nio ta?" Zalak blinked and realized she was speaking Japanese and started speaking it as well.
"(Do you understand me now?)" He said his teeth showing, the girl winced as she held her hair.
"(Yes..)" She said with pain in her voice, he then tried again.
"(Where did they go?)" Yuki winced.
"(I don't know…)" Zalak growled and shook her, which made her scream louder from the pain and he asked again with much anger in his voice.
"(Don't you DARE lie to me…. I am not afraid to slit your throat and drain you dry.)" Yuki looked at him with fear and replied with her eyes closed.
"(All I know is they went to another temple, that's all I know.)" Yuki's eyes full of tears and fear for her life, Zalak gave a huge grin and relayed the message to Chase. Chase looked at him confused then thought.
"I already destroyed the Wind Temple and before coming here, the Fire Temple…. which I saw them at as well. How could they be in two places at once?" As he thought Jack was looking around and freaked if something little moved. Rose glared at him; she and Omi were watching some of the monks that lost their memory and trying to keep them from wondering off. Alliyah looked over the burnt temple grounds, she was wondering whether or not they were going to just kill everyone like they did at the Fire temple, or were they just going to keep them in forgetful mode. As she thought this her brother came into view as well as Zalak and she gave a huge sigh. She opened her eyes and saw him torture the poor little girl that was at the temple, she couldn't help but feel a little bit sorry for her, but what could she do? Chase then had the look of complete shock. "They must have the Sands of Time! But how did they get it back from the future?" He then looked up and everyone listened. "Rose, Omi, and well…" He looked at Jack with evil eyes and replied. "Jack, go take the elders to the dungeon for now. Everyone else we are going to the Water Temple, hopefully they aren't there either." And with that Chase and his group went on as Omi and Rose left with the elders to Chase's layer. Yuki unfortunately was taken with Zalak so he could torture her in front of his most hated enemy, Chris Bailey, Sven's descendent.
It seemed like a flash as everyone opened their eyes they found themselves outside the gates of the Comeku temple, which wasn't destroyed or burning. Dav walked a little towards the gates in disbelieve, it was almost like he had never left. Soon someone came to the gate and Dav looked up not believing he was seeing this person alive with just a couple of moments ago his body was burning to ashes. "Rad?"
"Well, Dav! So good to see you my friend, what are you doing here so soon?" Dav didn't even speak as he ran and hugged him. Rad was held up with surprise and held him back and replied. "I missed you too my friend, but your acting like I've been dead for years." Dav froze when he said that but tried his best to ignore it and just gave a smile.
"Yea… sorry…" He then looked around and asked. "Where is Master Dutong?" Rad gave a grin and then noticed people behind him.
"He's in the garden, but who are your friends?" He said giving a smile and then waving. Dav looked behind him and blinked, he almost forgotten about them.
"Um…" He said trying to think. "They are the other Xiaolin Warriors." Rad gave a huge grin.
"So… these are the people that are going to save the world! So glad to finally meet you!" He said going first to Chris and going for a handshake. He then followed with everyone else and then stepped back. "I…" He then looked at Dav. "I never realized how many people were going to be in this group." He then looked back at the large group, then at Dav who just kept looking at him. Rad looked at him a moment and then asked. "Something on my face?" Dav gasped as he realized what he was doing and said.
"Sorry… it's just… been awhile." Rad gave a smile and patted Dav on the back.
"I know how it feels… been awhile for me too, come on.. let's go tell the Master that your back." Dav nodded and he and the group followed Rad to see Master Dutong.
The Master was in the garden tending to some flowers that was growing, even though he was the master of fire, he still loved stuff that grew and knew how fragile they were to being burned. He turned when he heard someone coming and saw Rad with Dav and a group of people behind him. "Dav?" Dav looked up at his master and ran to him giving him a huge embrace, which surprised his master greatly.
"Sensei!" Dav said starting to sob, this man was like a father to him, and couldn't bare the thought of him dying so soon. His master just patted him on the shoulder and replied.
"I know how hard it has been, but everything will turn out for the best." Dav just sobbed more; he had broken down and couldn't control his emotions anymore. His master looked at the other warriors and replied. "I bet you all are hungry, come.." He said putting an arm around Dav and walking them into the dinning hall. Everyone remained quiet not really sure of what to do, any minute this place could be destroyed by Chase and his minions. They had to work fast, but they didn't want to rush Dav while he was spending as much time with his master and friends. Finally after a long time of being silent Dav's Master spoke. "So what brings you to my temple? Is Master Fung not treating you right?" He laughs, but everyone remained silent. He could sense something wrong. "What happened?" Dojo finally showing himself told the Master of what happened and how they escaped to here, but he forgot to mention the fact they went back in time. The master nodded and replied. "Do you need safety here?" Chris finally spoke.
"My master…" She stopped remembering what happened but continued. "Before… they attacked, he was teaching me and my elemental partner of duel attacks." She stopped as she could tell he was thinking. "My master thought you could help Dav and his elemental partner with a duel attack." The master looked at her and replied.
"I'm sorry… but there is none." Chris looked in disbelief.
"What?" She couldn't believe he just said that, was their journey back in time a waste? Master Dutong got up from sitting and replied while looking out the window.
"Centuries ago, the first warrior of flame died before he could make such an attack. If there is such a thing, it would not be in our records." He then looked at the group. "I'm so sorry." Everyone just looked at one another, was this really a wasted trip? Was there nothing that they could learn from Dav's master before he and the temple were gone?
"Is there nothing that you can teach us?" Chris asked starting to get worried. Master Dutong smiled at her and replied.
"I do sense something amiss with your group." Chris couldn't help but blush, as everyone else seemed to fidget as he looked around the group knowing what he was saying was right. "You are having a horrible time getting along, don't try to hide it from me." Aletia gulped as it remained quiet, but then she spoke up keeping her eyes on the ground afraid of the others staring at her.
"Well… lately…" A hint of a blush formed on her face. "There has been some ruffling of the feathers between a couple of us." She then looked up at Dav's master and replied. "There was a fight between Chris and May, over… um… over a boy." Chris then slammed her fist down and yelled.
"I DIDN'T START IT!" This scared Aletia making her jump a little and look at Chris with worried eyes.
"I'm sorry… but.." She looked away. "You know it's the truth." Chris glared even harder at Aletia.
"I DIDN'T START ANYTHING!" Chris then glared at Dav. "YOU STARTED IT, YOU STARTED IT ALL!" Dav looked down and said quietly.
"I… I didn't mean for any of this to happen." Chris' face softened a little and then asked.
"Why then…. Why did you kiss me?" Dav's master just looked from Dav to Chris as they argued with each other; Dav looked at her and replied.
"I did it to get back at Rai." Chris blinked.
"What for!" Dav faultered a moment and closed his eyes tightly.
"He kissed her…" Chris then looked at her feet and felt her heart ache a moment as May and Rai start to fidget.
"So… I guess I was just a tool, huh?" She slowly got up and then looked back at Dav. "Well… I hope you got everything you wanted…" Chris then got up and walked out the door not wanting to be around her so-called friends. Everyone remained quiet as she left and quietly shut the door. After awhile Dav got up as well and left through the door. Aletia blinked and wanted to follow to see if he was okay, but Zen stopped her and replied.
"Let them be…" Aletia nodded as Master Dutong started to speak.
"I see…" He couldn't help but worry for his student but asked something else. "Whom may I ask is Rai and this 'her'?" May raised her hand a little and Rai nodded saying 'yo.' Master Dutong nodded and replied. "I will need you to stay, everyone else please leave while I have a talk with them." Everyone nodded as they left out the door.
As Chris walked out of the door, she didn't feel like slamming it so she closed it softly. She walked onto the porch and placed her hands on the rail and eventually laid her head on it. Her head kinda hurt from all this emotional crap going on, when suddenly the door opened back up and slowly closed. She didn't wanna look to see who followed her but the person spoke while walking past her. "Come on… let's go fire some rounds." She looked up to see the back of Dav's head and him bringing out one of his guns and checking it. Chris couldn't help but blink, was he just acting this way so things wouldn't get any more emotional?
"What?" Chris asked as Dav turned around and smiled at her and replied.
"I just thought that firing some rounds would make both of us feel a little better." Chris stood quiet as Dav turned back around and started to walk off, she just watched and then he turned around and asked. "Coming?" Chris nodded and followed. As they walked to wherever they were going they remained silent, Dav was still messing with his gun and was seen cocking it. Chris was just looking down as she followed him and then he suddenly stopped making her crash into him. She looked up at him as he turned around and apologized for the sudden stop and then turned back to what he was looking at. It was a firing range; Chris looked up at him and replied.
"I don't know how to fire a gun." Dav giggled a little at her and replied.
"Yes you do… but it was really bad aim." Chris glared at him as he made fun of her, him noticing that replied. "But I can help you." Chris walked ahead and looked around as he followed and replied. "So, what is your choice of gun?" Chris blinked.
"Choice of gun?" Dav raised an eyebrow at her and replied with a grin.
"Yea, there are different types of guns." Chris looked around and picked up a pair of shades and placed them on.
"So… what's that gun you use?" Dav grinned at his 'babies' and replied.
"My Sabre C24's, basically a better kind of handgun." Chris nodded and went over to Dav and picked up one of his 'babies' and placed it in her hand. Dav then pointed with his finger to explain. "Those three switches are for safety, the one on the back needs to be held down before you can fire. The lever close to your thumb needs to be down in order to fire and that one…" But before he could finish Chris spoke up.
"What's with all these safeties?" Dav sighed and replied.
"They are required because people do not know how to play safe with guns. When will they learn it's the person firing the gun that is dangerous not the gun itself?" Dav gave a shrug and then placed his shades on for safety and started firing a load he had in his gun. Chris just watched as he did so, watching as he hit the target dead on. He smiled and then grabbed a couple of clips from his bag and placed them in front of Chris so she could fire some. Chris blinked picking one up and asked.
"How do I load the gun?" Dav smiled as he unloaded his empty clip and replaced it with another and smiled.
"Unload that clip first and I'll show you how." He said and then started to fire, Chris nodded and started to unload the clip. Unfortunately for her she missed and a couple of times she couldn't get the gun to fire. She blushed feeling a bit humiliated that the gun wouldn't work for her. Dav smiled at her and replied. "It takes practice, here.." He held the gun and showed her the safeties again and then cocking it so the bullet would go into the chamber and then showed her how to aim. She blinked as she got the gun back and Dav showing her to bend her arm a little and to place both hands on the handle, she then asked.
"How did I fire that gun?" Dav looked at her confused. "You know… when we were facing Zalak." She said looking at him a moment and then back at her target.
"Well, I think you were doing it subconsciously." Chris blushed.
"How so?" Dav looked away and started to aim his gun as well.
"I think…. You were trying to save me." He fired the gun and Chris couldn't help but look at him, he could not help but blush at that. "Well… um… Chris…" He was about to say something when he was cut off by his Master coming up to them with Rai and May right behind him.
"If you do not mind both of you please follow me." Dav looked at his master.
"Yes Sensei." Dav replied as Chris and him followed Master Dutong. They walked in silence as the four of them followed Dav's master and then he stopped. He turned to them and replied.
"As you can see this is a fighting ground." He turned to it, half being grassy terrain and the other cement. "I know that you have some issues to deal with so Dav.." Dav looked at his master a bit confused.
"Yes Sensei?" His master smiled.
"The girl that has the huge issue with you will be able to duel with you until you had worked out all the tension." He then stared at Rai and May. "May, you will only come to the aid of Chris and Raimundo you will only be able to aid Dav. You will learn to fight together even if you do not like each other you will learn to accept each other and your issues." May and Raimundo nodded as Chris got out her sword and got into stance. "GO!"
Chris arced her sword directly toward Dav's head who ducked and rolled away to the side to avoid having his head lopped off. He kicked up into a fighting position and his hands became engulfed in flame. He then held his open palm in front of him and several intense fireballs careened towards her. She punched the floor in front of her and a large wall of earth rose quickly and blocked the fiery attack from the Dragon of Fire. From behind the wall Chris then jumped into the air and landed a powerful kick in the center of the wall and debris flew at Dav. He jumped onto the first large hunk of earth and then hopped onto another and repeated the process until he reached the highest one and with his palms pressed together he shot a red-hot constant stream of fire as sparring opponent. Before the attack could impact a wall of water rose in front of the young Texan and fizzled the fire attack into mere steam. May jumped to Chris' side and grinned confidently at her sparring partner who nodded a greeting back.
Raimundo was the next onto the scene as gave Dav a high five and then clapped his hands together forcefully. A torrent of wind whipped around Chris and May but thanks to a well placed earth shield it did minimal damage to the two female dragons. Rai and Dav nodded to each other then both jumped into the air together and yelled "Pyro Tornado!" A funnel of fierce wind rose up from the ground and whipped all loose objects in the vicinity into a spiraling frenzy. Dav then formed two small balls of flame into his hands and threw them into the tornado and it exploded into a lethal spinning inferno. The stupidly powerful attack spun its way to their enemy's position ready to burn them into a crisp. Chris stomped into the ground and hunk of earth rose from the ground and the two dragons jumped onto it. May then used all her powers to pick the earth up in a huge tidal wave that headed straight for the Pyro Tornado. The two combined elemental attacks collided; a huge dust cloud enveloped the entire area.
The dust slowly settled to reveal a slightly beaten quartet of Xiaolin Dragons who were still in fighting stances. Dav pulled out The Platinum Tiger Claws and spun around in a circle, swiping the claws in the air as he went. "PTC, FIRE!" A flurry of fire infused claws swipes flew towards May and Chris who both avoided the attack, one by jumping and one by rolling. Chris charged Dav with sword drawn and swiped to his stomach, but he back flipped away and as he landed on his feet he withdrew his handguns quickly and pointed directly towards Chris. A volley of twelve bullets cut through the air and each panged noisily off Chris' blade.
May meanwhile charged straight toward a defenseless Rai and swiped for his legs. He flipped over the attack and May and yelled to Dav "A little help buddy". Dav pressed his hands together and slowly brought them apart, revealing a long quarterstaff made entirely of flame. He then threw it at Rai who caught it, twirled it around skillfully and then stood in a new battle position, a stunned May looking at the Wind dragon freely wielding fire. He grinned as he ran toward May, again spinning the flame staff above his head and then he brought it down toward May's head. She spun her own staff to meet the attack and embers floated away in the breeze as weapons collided.
As the intense sparring continued Chase Young observed his adversaries from high up on a mountain that overlooked Dav's temple. He smirked at the skill of his opponents and then began to walk away, down a mountain trail as he spoke "Soon Xiaolin monks, soon."
As Master Dutong was talking with Rai and May, Aletia and the others stepped outside of the dinning hall and looked around. "Where did Dav and Chris go?" Zen looked around.
"You don't think she killed him and buried his body somewhere." Aletia groaned and jabbed him in the gut.
"So funny." He grinned and replied.
"I thought so." Clay looked around and said quietly so no one at the temple would hear him.
"It's hard to believe this will all be gone soon." Aletia nodded and replied.
"Yea, we'll have to leave soon. I just hope this training or whatever doesn't take to long." Aletia then looked at the group. "If we try to interfere it will ruin the time flow." Kimiko then put her hand to her mouth.
"How bad could it be?"
"Pretty bad." Aletia said then put her hand to her chest and replied. "Let's just say I know first hand." Kimiko blinked at her and asked.
"How do you know?" Aletia looked at them and then at her feet.
"Well…" Zen looked at her with worried eyes as she tried to explain. "It's just to long… maybe another time." She then turned away and looked at some monks train, Zen tried to think of a way for her to tell her story, but before he could even touch her on the shoulder the door opened and with that Master Dutong followed by Rai and May came out. The Master looked at the group and asked.
"Do you know where Dav and Chris is?" Clay looked up at them and said.
"I'm sorry… we don't know where they went." The master just smiled and replied.
"I actually might know where they are, if you please excuse me." As the master with Rai and May behind him walked off, Rad came from inside the dinning hall and asked.
"Would you guys like a tour?"
May gasped as Rai lunged another attack towards her, which made her mad, she spun her staff around her head and then lunged towards Rai. Their staffs meeting with a smack and then another smack at their staffs met again. May glared into Rai's eyes, how could she have to team up with Chris? It just didn't seem right, this girl that stole two boys from her, and also thought she was weak. May growled as she then flung water at the wind user and then dashed towards Chris who was in the middle of a kick to Dav's head and knocked her down. "Why the HELL am I teamed up with you?" Chris gasped as she fell to the ground losing her sword from her grasp and she was struggling to get May off of her. May was chocking her and finally put her hand up and started pounding water onto the earth user's head making her gasp for air. Dav and Rai came up to her grabbing her arms and holding her back as Chris got up and gasped for air. "I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU!" Trying to get out of the reach of the boys.
"Come now, May… Hate is such a strong word." Dav said trying to make her calm down, but she just glared at him and shook her arm free.
"Like you know how it feels!" May glared at Chris as she was trying to find the strength to get up. "She's ruined MY life!" Chris then brushed her soaked hair out of her face so both her eyes could be seen. "You think you're a goddess! Why? Why the hell do they all like you so much?" May then screamed. "YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A BITCH!" Chris then glared at her and replied.
"I don't know…. I… just don't know." She then got up dusting the dirt off her pants, which was now mud and replied. "I don't want that attention, I want nothing to do with it. I'm a warrior…. Nothing more."
"LIES!" May screamed. "ALL LIES!" Chris sighed as Master Dutong came up to them and stopped seeing the argument.
"It seems things are much worse than I thought." Chris sighed and replied.
"Why am I the one that always has the blame put on?" She then looked at May. "I didn't do anything, but I was still blamed for it." Chris sighed and then glared at the three of them. "You guys work this out and leave me the hell out of it!" Chris then walked away as the three just watched her leave. May wouldn't have it though and screamed after her.
"DON'T YOU DARE WALK AWAY FROM ME!" Suddenly a blast could be heard which made the warriors stop what they were doing. Dav then said silently.
"They're here?" Rai looked at him and replied.
"Apparently." Dav and him then let go of May as his master came close to them.
"What is going on?" Dav looked at his master with sad eyes.
"They are here… Sensei.. they've come for us.." Master Dutong bowed his head and said with sadness.
"You must leave then… Don't worry about us… we'll fend them off." Then was about to turn around but then looked back at Dav. "No matter what happens… know that we did everything for you, you are a great warrior… and I'm proud of you, and so would your father." Dav looked at him and then at his feet closing his eyes tightly. He turned around to face his mates and replied.
"Come on! We have to find the others and get the hell out of here!" Dav said and everyone agreed; even though they were still fighting they decided they would put aside their differences for now and think about getting out of there first.
As the others were getting their tour, Rad would tell them about certain parts to the temple, especially the parts about their first dragon of fire, Razta. Aletia blinked. "I can't believe there was an original dragon of fire." Rad nodded and replied.
"You know he was Dav's ancestor." He then smiled turning to them. "You know there were other warriors like yourselves that were the original elemental warriors." Everyone blinked. "There's a scroll here somewhere about their tale, but…" Rad then turned away hearing something weird. "What was that?" Aletia's eyes went wide as she knew what was going on.
"We have to leave! They found us!" She said playing it off, Rad looked at her and replied.
"You must leave then, go to the Water Temple in Greece, they will surely have a sanctuary for you there!" Aletia blinked and asked.
"How do you know they are safe?"
"Because… they are the most protected shrines in the world." Aletia looked at Rad confused.
"Shrines?" She then looked at the others and then back at Rad. "Plural?" Rad nodded and then with a grin he ran off to where Chase's minions had started the battle. Soon Dav and the others came to them after running a great distance, breathing hard Dav looked at them and replied.
"Let's go!" But before Aletia brought out the Sands of Time Chase came into view and gave them a smile.
"So glad to see all of you again…" Everyone looked glared at Chase getting into fighting position. "You all can't take me." He said with a laugh, but then Rad jumped in and protectively stood in front of the monks.
"You want them… get through me!" Dav then tried to stop him, but Aletia and Chris held him back.
"Don't!" Aletia whispered as Dav struggled, Rad looked behind them and gave them a smile.
"Go… now!" Everyone nodded and ran for it, then when they were out of view Aletia brought out the Sands of Time and used it.
"Sands of Time!" As they went through the portal Dav could hear the fighting and then the slaughter and then a scream. Not of just anyone, but Rad. When they got through to their time Dav fell to the ground of his burning temple and started to sob. Everyone felt bad for him, but what could they do? Jill looked at Clay and wished with all her heart that she could just touch them and they would be brought back to life, but that wouldn't happen, all she could do was heal. Aletia looked at Zen as if asking for his help, he nodded and walked up to Dav and put a hand on his shoulder. Dav just shrugged his hand off and glared at him.
"Don't think just because you're here to be with Aletia means that I trust you completely!" Zen just smiled and replied.
"It's because I'm here with Aletia that I don't go off, if it were anyone else… I would abandon you in a second just to be by myself." Jill walked up to him and replied.
"You don't mean that do you?" Zen raised his eyebrows and replied.
"Remember… I'm still darkness.." He then scratched his temple and gave a grin. Aletia just blushed a little, so he was just staying because of her and really did care more than she thought. She couldn't help but put her hand in front of her mouth and hide her reaction. Dav just glared at him and then brought out his Platinum Claws.
"Let's just go…" Dav then swiped the Claws and made a vortex and then he and everyone went through it. As they landed Dav went up ahead and looked around, he was still mad at everything, at everyone, mostly at Zen, but who would blame him, he saw everything burning and couldn't do anything about it, almost the same with Chris. Chris understood what he was going through because she was going through it as well, but didn't know if anyone survived. She just hoped her Master and Yuki were okay, she remembered so long ago when Yuki was born that her mother, Mama Suku, asked her as her dying wish to take care of Yuki, but instead blamed Yuki for her death. She remembered those three words she said to the new born. 'I hate you…' Chris just looked down at her feet remembering that horrible moment, and ever since then hated the winter, and hated snow, yuki.
"I think I see my temple!" May said looking around, she was a couple of feet away from the group. She did know more about Greece than anyone there and chose to lead the way. As they walked which seemed like forever, they came across more lakes and rivers than they could count. "We're getting close." May said with a grin, finally she could lead the way instead of Chris and show her true power to the Earth user. Everyone looked around in awe at all the water around them.
"How many lakes are there?" Kimiko asked coming to the third one they had seen, May smiled at her friend and replied.
"More than a dozen." Everyone looked at her like she was joking, but she wasn't. As they walked more and more bodies of water could be seen, even a near by waterfall in all it's beauty. Clay looked up at it and replied.
"Whoa… I never thought so much water was in Greece." May looked at him and replied.
"There really isn't all that much." Clay looked at her confused.
"What do you mean?" She just kept looking straight ahead and replied.
"Well, it's thanks to the Flooding Orb." Chris blinked.
"Flooding Orb?" May glared at her but pretend it was someone else that asked.
"Yes, it's the sister wu to The Orb of Tsunami, it was imbedded in me was I was born and came out just before I left for the Temple in China." She gave a fake grin to Chris and said. "It was in my ancestor Stephanie and then it was past to me." As they walked they came towards the biggest of waterfalls with golden statues guarding both sides. Everyone couldn't help but stare at this marvel that stood before them, it was truly an awesome site. May turned to them as they got closer and said. "You cannot pass unless you wield the power of water." And with that she turned towards the waterfall and walked closer to it, with some brisk moves of her arms she parted the water so that a passage could be seen with more lakes and rivers than you can imagine and further back a huge temple, but that wasn't it, there were more temples all around just as huge and in all it's glory. May gave a grin as everyone looked at her temple, knowing that her temple was better than Chris', Chris just had an ordinary temple that shared it's room with monks. May walked past the waterfall and said happily. "Home sweet home. Welcome to Collotietu Temple." Everyone looked around as they walked slowly down the passage.
"Home.. sweet home indeed." Dav said walking along side with Chris who was just as shocked. As they headed down towards the temple a little girl with brown wavy hair and blue eyes about the age of eleven came running towards May.
"MAY!" May ran towards her and gave her a huge hug.
"Ellen! I'm so happy to see you!" Zen blinked and then whispered to Aletia.
"Kinda the opposite of Chris and Yuki.." Aletia nodded as Ellen started to talk again.
"We all missed you so much! Come on! We gotta tell daddy!" She said eagerly as she grabbed May's hand and pulled her to the temple doors where two more people came out, both young men that had caring eyes.
"May!" The eldest looking one with long brown hair and blue eyes said.
"Dorian! Wes!" May said running to them and giving them both huge hugs, them returning it with huge smiles on their faces.
"So… how are things at Master Fung's temple going?" Wes said with a smile on his face and with that May frowned and replied.
"Well.. things haven't gone as smoothly as we would like." Wes frowned and so did Dorian.
"How so?" May then turned to her friends and replied.
"Chase Young happened." She then turned to them and replied. "They already destroyed the Fire Temple and the Earth Temple." She bowed her head and replied with a whisper. "He's to strong. Well at least stronger than we thought." Wes, Ellen, and Dorian looked at May with shocked eyes.
"The Fire Temple?" Wes asked.
"The Earth Temple?" Dorian asked.
"Both destroyed?" Ellen asked, and with that May nodded and looked down at her feet.
"We lost a lot of people that we cared for." Wes then looked at his older brother and said.
"Go get dad." Dorian nodded and walked off and Wes scratched his head and then said. "Come on in and sit down, you had a long day obviously." Aletia was the first of the group to speak.
"Thank you.." She said in a whisper as he nodded and everyone followed. When they all sat down Kimiko put her elbows on her knees and rested her head.
"We just don't know what to do? We hop from one temple to the next and where ever we go everything gets destroyed!" Wes and Ellen smiled at her and replied.
"Well, they won't come in here… This temple is the strongest of the temples and will keep them at bay." Chris looked up at him and replied.
"Are you so sure?" Wes looked at her with his soft brown eyes and he could sense a lot of tension from her as she looked down and glared back at him. "I lost most of everything I know…. Dav too has lost everything he knew. Everyone he loves is dead, and for me… I don't even know if they are alive." Wes looked from both her and Dav and replied.
"We will make sure that you will not be harmed, on the name of my mother… I swear to you." Chris looked up at him and was confused; they lost their mother just like Yuki. Just as Chris was about to ask another question Dorian came in with their father, Master Tong. May instantly stood up and gave him a hug.
"Master!" The Master just smiled as he hugged her and looked at her.
"You have grown…" May gave a bit of a blush and then turned to her friends.
"These are the Xiaolin Monks." Master Tong smiled and bowed to them and waited for May to sit down before he spoke.
"I heard from my eldest that you have seen many trouble throughout this time, and the trouble with Chase Young has gotten so tragic that he is destroying anything that may destroy him." He bowed his head and looked towards Dav and said. "I am so sorry for your master… I hope where he is he is in a better place." Dav gulped and nodded and then looked back down at his feet. Master Tong smiled at the rest of the group. "While you are recuperating, please do not be afraid to ask if you need anything." May then looked up at her master.
"Master please… before we left…" She looked over at Chris with a glare not wanting really anything to do with her and reframed from naming her. "Before we left the Earth Temple, Master Shung said that he was trying to get us to learn team elemental attacks. I know that my elemental partner isn't here, but…. Is there anything that I could learn?" Her master looked at her and gave a heavy sigh.
"Sorry, there are no such things as team attacks for the water element." May gasped.
"Same thing was told to us by Master Dutong." Master Tong sighed and replied.
"It is true, your ancestor died to early to make anything that useful. She actually had given birth to her first child a month before she got killed, and therefore the monks raised her baby as an orphan and therefore is how things ended up." May not knowing this was quiet in thought. "I'm sorry.." May looked back up and asked.
"The Wind Temple." Aletia's eyes widened at the mention of her temple. "Where is it? It's a possibility that they can train Aletia and Rai! Right?" She looked over at Aletia as she looked like she was going to have a heart attack. "Aletia?" Everyone looked at her and she looked up with wide eyes and said slowly.
"We…. We can't…. can't… go there…" May blinked.
"Why?" Aletia got up and yelled.
"WE JUST CAN'T!" May blinked as Aletia looked like she was about to cry, but then stormed out with Zen following right behind her. May looked up at her master and his children.
"What was that about?" Chris glared at her and said.
"Maybe something happened.." May just glared back and replied.
"Well, that's obvious!" Chris looked away from her and said.
"I was just stating the obvious…" May then growled under her breath and Dorian put a hand on her shoulder.
"Are you okay May?" May glared and said under her breath.
"I'm fine." Wes blinked and replied.
"You don't seem fine." May then looked up at him and stated louder.
"I'm fine." Chris just did a 'humph' and crossed her arms if as to say 'Yea, right.' May glared at her and replied.
"You wanna piece of me blondie? I can take you!" Chris glared at her and replied.
"Yea, whatever…" May then pounded the table and said louder.
"YOU WANNA BET!"
"MAY!" May stopped and looked at her Master. "I am sensing a huge problem between you two, is there something you wish to tell me." May looked away and replied.
"Nothing…." And got up herself and walked out.
"May!" Dorian said following her and went through the door. Chris just did a 'keh' noise and looked away crossing her legs in the process. Clay rubbed his head and felt so lost that he didn't know what to do, Rai just sat back; he didn't really know what to do about May. May and him were kinda embarrassed to be around each other, they would look at each other then look away, it was really hard to understand. Dav just sat with his hands covering his face, he really didn't wanna talk to anyone and would of just preferred to be left alone. Kimiko just looked from person to person not sure what to do and Jill just sat and watched Dojo, unfazed by all this ruckus eating all the food he could.
"Oh! This is good! Anyone what this?" Dojo asks holding it out and when no one took it he gobbled it all up. Suddenly he shakes and starts to have shivers. "Oh! Shen-Gong-Wu!" Everyone looked up from what they were doing and looked at the tiny dragon and nodded.
As Aletia went outside she put her hands onto her face and just stood there quietly, she somehow stopped her tears from coming, she had enough tears when she was little. "Aletia!" Zen said coming to her side. "Are you okay?" She looked up at him and went into his arms for a hug. He held her and put his hand through her hair. "I'm sorry for that…" She looked up at him and replied.
"You didn't do anything…" Zen smiled at her and replied.
"I could of at least…" She put her fingers on his lips and shook her head 'no.'
"There's nothing you could do… They will find out eventually… even if.." She looked down and then up into his eyes. "I don't want them to." She looked back down and then blushed at their closeness and Zen took that moment to kiss her on her lips. Her blush reddening her entire face as he held her close, then suddenly the door opens which made them break apart in embarrassment.
"May!" Dorian shouted at her as she kept walking. "What did she do to make you hate her so much?" May glared back.
"Everything!" Dorian folded his arms and said.
"Like what?" May growled looking away.
"You would just think it was stupid." Dorian raised an eyebrow and replied.
"Try me." May crossed her arms and replied to him.
"She stole two guys from me…" Then she said before Dorian could reply. "AND… she doesn't think I'm strong enough." She looked away. "She thinks I'm weak." Dorian just thought a moment.
"Well, about the boy thing… honestly that's really nothing that you should concern yourself over…" May looked at him and replied.
"I know… but I can't just forget that." Soon Kimiko came through the door and said.
"Guys… Shen-Gong-Wu… come on!" Everyone looked at her and followed her inside where Dojo was explaining about the Shen-Gong-Wu. Dojo had the scroll set out and was explaining the moving cartoon.
"This is the Eagle Spreader.. It makes attacks double its power and spread out onto multiple enemies. It's important to get it… no speaking what Chase will be able to do with it." Everyone nodded as they left on Dojo to try and find the wu before Chase and his minions.
As Chase and his followers could be found just outside the 'walls' of the Collotietu Temple, Chase wondering how to get past the gates when Wuya started to scream. "What did I say about that wailing?" Wuya looked at him with a glare as Josh followed her.
"It's an important wu! We could use it!" Chase groaned.
"What wu is it then?" She smiled.
"The Eagle Spreader." He raised his eyebrow and asked.
"Do you know where it is?" She nodded, Chase smiled and replied. "Well, let's find it then, and while we're there we will have a little 'talk' with the warriors." Chase said holding out an unknown wu in his hands, while Zalak held Yuki over his shoulder. She started to murmur.
"…chris..u.."
While everyone was on Dojo Kimiko who was closest to his head asked. "So, where exactly is it?" Dojo sniffed.
"Honestly I'm not sure, but I'll find it." She then looked up and said sarcastically.
"Great.." He then came into a landing that was pretty close by from where they were and when everyone got off he turned small and wrapped around Kimiko's arm.
"It's close by.. I think it's in that cave!" Dojo said pointing as he and the others went over to the cave. When they went in it was completely dark, Kimiko and Dav both helped with that situation and when the light turned on Chase was seen with Wuya holding the wu and Zalak grinning ear to ear as he held Yuki by the back of her shirt.
"Hello…" Chase said with a grin.
"YUKI!" Chris screamed seeing Yuki, she looked up and said softly.
"… chris..u.." Chris instantly got her sword out.
"Let her GO, NOW!" Zalak grinned and licked his lips as he put his claw close to the little girl's neck and did a minimal scrap allowing blood to fall freely.
"Come and get her if you dare." Chris then was about to swing at his head when Chase suddenly said.
"Here! Catch!" Throwing something at her and she stopped to catch whatever he threw at her. It was a yo-yo.
"What's this?" Chris asked but before an answer came Chase yelled.
"Yang Yo-Yo!" Tossing it at her and twilling it around her waist making she disappeared with a scream and her body image on the wall just like Master Fung did. Kimiko then freaked.
"Oh no! She doesn't know anything about the Ying-Yang Yo-Yo!" Every new person in the group asked.
"What did it do?" Kimiko, Raimundo, and Clay looked at each other and were about to say something when a vortex came through and Chris came out in a heap. Dav came forward and asked.
"Chris…. Are you.. okay?" Suddenly a small giggle could be heard from the warrior and she slowly got up and placed a hand on her head. "Chris?" She rubbed her head a moment then moved her hair out of her face. She looked up and everyone saw her once blue eyes were now crimson red. She was smiling ear-to-ear it was actually quite scary looking. "Chris?" Dav asked again and she started to giggle and replied.
"I'm fine… I've never been more fine in my LIFE!" A massive evil grin formed on her lips. "I'm finally free! I feel so alive… my body…. Is… ON FIRE!" A more intense giggle could be heard from her as she looked around. Chase then came into view as he gave her a smile, Zalak was a bit confused and Yuki looked at her with fear.
"Chris-Chan?" Chase then came up to the warrior who flinched a little but kept a smile on her face.
"What do you want?" She asked with a hiss, he put his hand on her face and replied.
"I can make this more enjoyable for you." Chris was listening as everyone in her group started to try and get to her to come back by yelling at her.
"Chris! Don't!" Clay yelled trying to get her to reason, Chase looked up at them and replied to her.
"Kill them… and you will know more." Chris looked from him to the warriors and with a smile replied.
"Okay…." And charged straight for Zen.
Smurf-Chan: Um… Wow! Another chapter over and gone… but it was stupid I know. It sucked. Sigh But I still enjoyed writing it… my fav part is of course Chris turning evil. I think this would be fun. Of course I have to give thanks to Dav for helping me write it, Mas and Dark for giving me LOTS of ideas.. A.M.MC. for giving me the idea for using part of her story 'Enter the Future' as part of the story. Which is why it's so confusing. Lots of love and LOTS LOTS of hate… and also, just wanna know… do you guys hate these long chapters or love them? Cuse I can stop that. Grins evilly But anyway… Next Chapter: A New Leader