Demon Inferno
Chapter 3: Wu Heist
The Xiaolin Warriors and the Chan family made to the Xiaolin Showdown. Master Fung was greatly disappointed that the Xiaolin Warriors didn't return with the Mala Mala Cannon but was pleased that they brought back some experienced warriors to help them against the Heylin side. The Chans were given a tour of the grounds and they had a full explanation about the Shen Gong Wu. "Do not worry, Master Fung," said Jackie. "We'll make sure that Jack won't get any of the Shen Gong Wu." He paused for a second and asked, "Where's Jade?" They heard some whooping over them and looked. Jade was flying around in the sky with the Longi Kite. "Jade! Get down here! You could hurt!" "Relax, Jackie," said Jade. "I've got total control over this." To prove this, Jade did a couple of loop-the-loops. "We must prepare for anything Wuya could be plotting." "Don't worry Master Fung," said Kimiko. "Wuya's disembodied and the only person she has is Jack and he's practically harmless. Who else does she have to turn to?"
At Jack's evil lair, Wuya had her Hand-bots arrange different herbs, spices, and other ingredient for her spell. When they finished, Wuya started chanting mystic words in a mysterious language. The circle she made started glowing red around the edges. Then the red glow from the circle lifted itself from the floor and hovered in the air. Then the air inside the ring distorted as it filled up. When the ring had become a complete circle, Wuya chanted some more magic words and then something appeared in the circle. It resembled a brownish-green Chinese dragon with no legs and tendrils starting from its neck and braiding themselves down its body. The whole thing was translucent except for its eyes, which glowed bright red. "Who dares summon the powerful Shendu, demon sorcerer of fire?" "It is I, Wuya." Shendu examined the ghostly being on the other side of the portal and said, "Wuya? The powerful Heylin witch who tried to take over the world 1500 years ago? The years have not been kind to you." "Speak for yourself," said Wuya. "You're the one who was trapped in a stone statue and then destroyed." Shendu hissed and thrashed his tail. "It was because of Jackie Chan that I am in this accursed realm. I would leave but I cannot find a portal to go through." "I could let you through this one, but first I need to make a business deal." "What is it?" asked Shendu. "Have you ever heard of the Shen Gong Wu?" "Yes, I have. But I prefer my own Talismans." "Well I need a bit of assistance to get some Shen Gong Wu from the Xiaolin Temple and I need your help with that." "Well what do I get for helping you out?" "Freedom from you prison of course," said Wuya, "and I met be able to restore you to your physical body." Shendu's eyes widen and he said, "It's a deal." Wuya moved to one side and said, "Come on in." Shendu flew through the portal into Jack Spicer's lair. "This is your lair?" asked Shendu. "Actually its Jack Spicer's, the boy I'm forced to work with." "Why don't you use him to get the Shen Gong Wu?" At that moment, the door to the basement opened. Jack was standing there with a bucket stuck on his head. "Who keeps playing that prank on me?" asked Jack as tried to go down the stairs but ended up falling down them. "That's why," said Wuya. Jack got the bucket off his head and asked, "Wuya, who are you talking to?" "I'm talking to him," said Wuya pointing at Shendu. Jack looked in Shendu's direction and said, "Who?" "Him!" yelled Wuya. "The dragon spirit in front of you!" Jack looked Wuya and said, "I don't know whether to think it's adorable that you've made up an imaginary friend or disturbed that you're going senile." "Shendu is not imaginary!" yelled Wuya. "He is the spirit of an ancient demon sorcerer! And I am not going senile!" "Sure," said Jack, pointing to the empty air behind him, "and this is my friend, Mr. Fluffybutt." "He can't see me," explained Shendu. "I'm invisible to mortal eyes." "And now you're doing ventriloquism, that is so cute," said Jack. Wuya grumbled to herself and said, "Hand-bots! Bring me the Shroud of Shadows and the Reversing Mirror!" The Hand-bots quickly brought Wuya the Shen Gong Wu. She had them hold them next to Shendu. "Shroud of Shadows! Reversing Mirror!" Suddenly Shendu became visible to Jack's eyes. "Hello human," said Shendu. Then Jack did what everyone expected; started screaming like a little girl and running around the room. Shendu and Wuya watched Jack run for a while and then Shendu said, "He is, as the young people say, a wimp." "Yes, but he's my wimp," said Wuya.
Eventually, Jack calmed down. "Are you through now?" asked Wuya. "Yeah, I'm good." "Good, now to business. In order for my evil plan to work, we'll need these Shen Gong Wu." She pointed at the computer screen as the Hand-bots typed down the list:
Two Ton Tunic
Third Arm Sash
Fist of Tebigong
Star Hanabi
Visuvius Skullcap
Heart of Jong
Serpent's Tail
Sapphire Dragon
Emperor Scorpion
"Once we have these Wu, we'll be able to accomplish world domination!" "Oh yeah," said Jack, "I like that plan. How do we do that?" "Simple, you'll distract the Xiaolin Warriors with your Jack-bots while Shendu grabs the Wu." "There's a problem with your plan," said Shendu. "What's that?" "I can't grab anything. I'm a ghost remember?" "But I can grab you." "That is because we're both on the astral plane. I can only grab something if I'm possessing someone." "Then possess one of the monks there." "Too risky, besides once we get back here what are we going to do with him?" "Good point. We'll need to get you into a physical body before we go in." "Where are we going to find one of those?" asked Jack. Wuya looked between Shendu and Jack. "Perhaps we should have different diversion," she said. "What's wrong with me and my Jack-bots?" said Jack. "There is nothing wrong with your robots. You just won't be distracting the monks." "Then where will I be? I mean the only other position is with… Oh no, no way, absolutely not!" "I have to agree with Jack on this one," said Shendu. "He could bungle it all up." "Do you want to conquer the world or not?" "Alright, but I won't like it," said Jack. "The feeling is mutual, believe me," said Shendu and he dived into Jack's chest. Jack squirmed around for a while, but when he stopped his red eyes were glowing a brighter red. "Not a very strong body," said Jack with Shendu's voice, "but it will have to do." Jack wrested control from Shendu for a moment and said, "I can hear you, you know." "Forget about if for now," said Wuya, "once we have the Wu, you can separate. Now on to the Temple."
It was getting close to sunset and the Xiaolin Warriors and the Chans were having dinner. An eating contest had started between Clay and Tohru with no clear winner. "If they keep this up," said Dojo, "they'll eat us out of house and home." Suddenly Clay reached his maximum and slumped over onto his plate. "Tohru is the new Temple eating champ," said Jade. "Do have anything to say?" "May I have some more?" Suddenly the Temple bell started ringing. "What's that?" asked Jackie. "We are under attack," said Omi and they ran outside. Flying above the courtyard was at least forty Jack-bots. "Nothing helps digest a meal better than smashing Jack-bots," said Clay. The Jack-bots swooped down upon our heroes and were swiftly destroyed. "You think Jack would be able to plan a better attack then that," said Kimiko. "Unless that wasn't an attack," said Raimundo, "It was a distraction." "The Shen Gong Wu!" cried the Xiaolin Warriors. They ran to the meditation chamber. They found the Shen Gong Wu vault open and Jack coming out with a sack full of Shen Gong Wu. "Whoa, you beat my Jack-bots faster than I thought." "We had some help," said Omi as the Chans came in. "Now we will defeat you too." Jack cringed for a second a moment then his eye turned bright red and said with a demonic voice, "Is that so?" The Chans gasped and said, "Shendu?" "Jackie Chan, an unpleasant coincidence that you're here too. No matter, Jack's minions may have failed, but mine are still strong." Suddenly the shadows in the room grew in size and several ninja-like beings emerged from them. "Shadowkhan, attack!" commanded Shendu. The Shadowkhan leaped at our heroes and engaged in battle. The Xiaolin Warriors have fought several enemies before, but the Shadowkhan were among the most difficult, in the league with Chase Young's tigers. As the Warriors were fighting, Shendu activated Jack's Heli-bot and flew towards the ceiling. He wobbled in the air and said, "How do you work this contraption?" Jack regained control of his body and said, "Hey! This is my Heli-bot, I'll use it." Jack flew off through the roof and back to his lair. When their master left, the Shadowkhan disappeared as well. Kimiko went down into the vaults to check how much Wu they lost. Master Fung entered the chamber as Kimiko reappeared and said, "They took a bunch of Shen Gong Wu, but not every Wu." "Did they take the Heart of Jong?" asked Master Fung. "Yeah, how did you know that?" Master Fung rubbed his forehead with disappointment and said, "This is not good at all. The Heart of Jong should never be used with the Mala Mala Cannon." "Why is that?" asked Raimundo. Dojo hopped onto Raimundo's shoulder and said, "Hello! Mala Mala Cannon, Heart of Jong, paint any pictures?" Omi thought and asked, "They're going to rebuild Mala Mala Jong?" "No," said Master Fung, "something more powerful.