Hey I'm back. Not much to say notes wise. Thanks to me reviewers. This is a fairly long chapter. And it was all written whilst listening to the "Wicked" soundtrack over and over again. So, yep. Oh, almost forgot. Disclaimer: Me no ownee. The song is King of New York from Newsies, I don't own it either.
Chapter Three, already?
"Tsunami strike, water!" Omi cried and Rai was slammed against the wall by a jet of water. He got up groaning and walked sluggishly over to the sidelines.
"That was a good attempt, Raimundo," Master Fung said. "Does anyone else wish to challenge Omi?" Kimiko and Clay both shook their heads rapidly.
"What about her?" Rai asked pointing at Carly who was sitting in the afternoon sun strumming her mahogany acoustic guitar. "Why doesn't the new girl have to spar?"
"Rai, she's a guest," Kimiko said staring at her.
"Yes Raimundo, Charlemagne should only spar if she wishes," Master Fung added.
"Hey, I heard my name," Carly was suddenly before them.
"We were just wondering if you wanted to spar with Omi," Kimiko said turning to look at the small monk behind them. Carly leaned over slightly to look past the crowd of four.
"Dragon of Water, right?" she asked now looking at the neck of her guitar and trying many finger positions.
"Why does it matter?" Raimundo asked angrily.
"Because, a D chord will throw you about…fifty feet in the air, approximate, while it won't do anything to Omi over there. So, Dragon of Water?" she asked again.
"Yep," Kimiko said pushing Carly into the ring.
"Alright, Omi said, "Prepare to feast on my dirt!" he declared.
"Do what?" Carly asked.
"He says you're gonna eat his dust," Kimiko explained.
"Oh," Carly laughed, "I don't think so. Go ahead, try me." She clenched her pick in her hand. "Don't let me down, Silver," she whispered.
"Tsunami strike, water," Omi shouted. The wall of water rushed at her but Carly did nothing. When the water was only ten feet away, she struck a chord on her guitar. The air within five feet of her shimmered and waved. When the water hit the boundary of the shimmering air, it flew off to the sidelines. Three of the four bystanders stepped easily out of the way but Raimundo was left high and dry. Or, high and wet, rather.
"Clay," the Brazilian whined, "Tell you girlfriend to keep it under control,"
"Hey she ain't my girlfriend," Clay shouted turning bright red.
"Yeah, I'm not his girlfriend and unless you want a mouthful of D chord, keep your trap shut," Carly was equally red in the face. She held the guitar tightly and dug in her heels. Raising her arm high, she struck the strings with her black and silver pick. A wave of shimmer rolled in Omi's direction and Carly had slid back about eight feet. Omi was tossed like a feather in a hurricane onto the roof of the grand hall. "I think I win," she shouted, "You gonna give up?"
"I have not yet begun to fight," he shouted back, "Ice!" Shards of ice like arrows flew at Carly. She placed her fingers at the top of the neck. She struck a chord similar to her first but this time slid her fingers all the way down the neck to the body. The chord swept up in pitch. The air shimmered again and the ice froze in midair. (AN: Heh, heh, the ice froze…) She flicked the head of the guitar forward and the shards turned and zipped back to the attacker. Before they impaled Omi, she plucked the sixth string. The icicles fell in a circle around Omi creating a cage.
"Give up yet?" she shouted the distance between them.
"Yes," there came a weak reply.
"Alright," Carly plucked the sixth string again and the ice rolled off the roof fell to the ground and shattered. Omi climbed down and came quickly over to the group.
"You win Charlemagne, you are the intercourse." He bowed respectfully.
"Thank you…wait, I'm the what?" She looked at the others who shrugged. After a second she figured it out. "Oh! I'm the sechs?"
"Yes, very much," he bowed again.
"Thanks," Carly said bowing in return and laughing softly. "That was a good attempt at taking on a Xiaolin Dragon. You fought well."
"You're Xiaolin Dragon?" Rai looked at her in disbelief. "That's not possible."
"Yes it is," she pulled down the neck of her jacket to show the bronze dragon on her neck.
"Ah yes, Charlemagne is a fully realized Dragon," Master Fung added.
"That's why you weren't sparring," Kimiko said, "It wasn't fair,"
"No, I just didn't want to make anyone cry," Carly said jokingly.
XxX Later that afternoon XxX
Everyone's belongings were strapped into Dojo along with the Shen Gong Wu.
"Why don't we just leave them here?" Rai asked pushing one of Kimiko's suitcases onto Dojo's back.
"That's a security risk, genius," Carly said walking out with a cello case, "While we're gone, anyone could walk right up to the temple and take all the Shen Gong Wu. A few minutes later, all were seated on the huge dragon's back. "You know the way, right Dojo?" Carly asked from the back.
"Of course," he replied, "It's only been ten years," Carly sighed. She put her arms around Clay's neck and rested her chin on his shoulder. His heart raced.
"I just love flying, don't you?" she asked.
"Uh, yeah," He looked down at the farmland flying by. Honestly it made him dizzy but he didn't say anything.
XxX 20 minutes later XxX
"Are we there yet?" Raimundo whined.
"You've been asking that for ten minutes!" Carly shouted, "I'm gonna come over there if you ask it again,"
"And do what?"
"I haven't decided yet,"
"Whatever," he scoffed and was quickly asleep.
XxX An hour later XxX
Carly had switched positions and was leaning up against Clay's back. She was singing and drumming on her thighs.
"Look at me! I'm the king of New York. Suddenly, I'm respectable. Starin' right at cha, lousy with stature. Nobbin' with all the muckety-mucks. I'm blowin' my dough and goin' deluxe. And there I be. Ain't I pretty? It's my city! I'm the king of New York,"
"Oh will you shut up?" Rai yelled.
"I gotta be either dead or dreamin' 'cause look at that pape with my face beamin'. Tomorrow they may wrap fishes in it, but I was a star for one whole minute! Startin' now, I'm the king of New York!" She just sang louder.
"Oh, that is it!" Rai turned around, "I'm gonna come over there and-"
"And what?" she taunted, "It's a threat when I say it. When you say it, it's just a joke, Dragon in Training."
"Oh it's on!" he tried to scramble over the blockade that was Clay but was grabbed and held. Rai clawed at her as she searched through her instruments until she came out with a clarinet. She blew out a note and Raimundo went limp.
"Heck, what'd you do to 'im?" Clay asked holding Raimundo's unconscious body.
"Put him to sleep," she said. Clay laid him down carefully.
"Once a piker, now a striker. I'm the king of New York. Victory! Front page story, guts and glory, I'm the king of New York!" she recited before turning around again and leaning her head over Clay's shoulder.
XxX Maybe a couple hours later, give or take XxX
"Hey," Kimiko exclaimed. They all looked to see what looked like a city made of jade. Kind of like the Emerald City. It glowed in the sunset if an almost heavenly light.
"Welcome," Carly said, "To the Jade Temple," Dojo glided down into the open square. There was a jade dragon fountain in the center and about fifty teenagers were gathered in the square. Once Dojo set down, guards hustled up and relieved him of the baggage. He sighed happily. Once they were on their feet they looked around at the company before them. A second later, a pale blonde girl dressed in all white ran up to Carly and threw her arms around her.
"Ah, Carly!" she yelled, "It's so great to see you again." She spoke with a light Irish accent.
"Hey Scotty," Carly said hugging her back.
"So," she said looking at the motley crew beside her. "This is the temple you came with?"
"Yep," Carly said with a smile. "Guys, this is Scotty. She's from Ireland."
"Scotty Clove, Dragon of Light, happy to meet you," she said beaming as though she were the sun herself.
"Where's Aussie?" Carly asked after introductions were passed.
"He's somewhere, come on," Scotty pulled Carly through the crowd until they found a tall tan sandy haired boy with no shirt on and a pair of camouflage cargo pants on. Around his was a similar necklace to Carly's this one had a diamond of an eye.
"Aussie," she said throwing her arms around him. Clay glared at them, Rai saw and whispered, "Jealous, much?" "I ain't jealous," he growled through gritted teeth. "I just don't think he's very trustworthy." Truth was he was jealous but he'd never admit it. Kimiko meanwhile stared at him, dumbstruck.
"This is Steve, guys," Carly introduced them.
"G'day," he greeted them. Steven came to Clay and looked him over. "You the little roo, Clay, I've heard so much about?"
"I don't know what a 'roo' is, but I'm Clay," they shook hands. "Dragon of Earth,"
"Earth, that's nice. I'm thunder meself,"
"Speaking of which," Carly cut in, "Where's your ball and chain?"
"You mean Tori? Eh, she's around. 'Speed befriending' It's her little mingling game." Scotty looked at her watch.
"We gotta to go," she said pulling Carly and Steve away.
"Pleasure meatin' ya," Steve called.
"I'll see you guys later, okay?" Carly disappeared. Once they were gone, Kimiko started talking a mile a minute.
"Did you see him? That body, those muscles, his eyes, oh his hair. He's not a dragon, he's a dream!" Rai stood by fuming.
"Jealous very?" Omi asked smirking.
"It's 'much' Omi," Rai corrected, "And no, I'm not jealous. I'm really ticked off that she would fall for such a lame guy. It's like falling for an Australian version of Clay. She's so stupid sometimes." The group walked around for a while looking at the show of diversity. They didn't talk to anyone but by personalities, they figured out Dragon elements. Among the seen were two dragons of love, a boy and a girl, a dragon of steel, a dragon a shadow or darkness, and dragon of flora, plants, a dragon of fauna, animals, and a dragon of ice. After about a half hour, the chatter subsided and at the foot of, what might be the grand hall, there was a large (jade) stage placed in front of the steps. On the stage was a podium of jade, duh. Standing at the podium was woman of about thirty five. She had long dark hair that hung down behind her except for two long strands going down to her waist in the front. She wore green and white robes. Behind her were the five Dragons of the Jade Temple. Each wore a green robe with a black sash making them look like mere Dragons in Training, but their necks boasted bronze chokers, they were all Xiaolin Dragons. Three of the five were familiar, Carly Scotty and Steve. Carly stood with a flute held tightly in her hand. One of the others was Tori; Omi presumed it was the olive skinned girl standing close by Steve. The fifth was a short Indian girl with a long braid trailing down her back. The long haired woman spoke.
"Xiaolin Dragons in training, apprentices, and Dragons I welcome to the grand Jade Temple, your home for the next few days. I am Master Hei-Li. I wish to introduce you to the Dragons of the Jade Temple. Charlemagne, Dragon of Song," Carly bowed respectfully and played a slow five second bit on her flute. "Scotty, Dragon of Light," Scotty raised her hands up and though it was dark, it became suddenly bright as day. She put her arms down and it darkened again. "Steven and Victoria, the dragons of thunder and lightning," Tori raised a single finger and a bolt of white heat darted up into the night sky. Steve put his foot down hard and the ground shook. Kimiko swooned and fell down. There was a little applause for their show of power. Rai looked at Tori in curiosity while Kimiko stared in admiration. "And last but not least, Nisha, Dragon of Soul," (AN: 'Nisha' means night in Indian) The short Indian girl bowed slowly and did nothing else. Omi felt a little let down. After the other's performances, I would expect more from a Dragon than just a bow. The woman continued talking about no one was really listening. They all looked at the Dragons who had lost all forms of professionalism. Carly was pressing down random valves on her flute. Scotty was braiding a strand of her hair. Steve and Tori were talking away and giggling. Nisha fiddled with a string on the cuff of her robe. They looked like a bunch of normal teens now. The woman finished her speech with, "Now the Dragons will show you to your rooms," The chatter started up again. Carly was by their side in minutes.
"Miss me?" She asked with a smile. "C'mon I have other groups to show around too," They picked up a couple other groups of three to five people and Carly herded them into one of the many jade buildings. Other the next few minutes, Carly put people in rooms up and down a hallway until only the original four were left. "That's my room," she pointed to a green door, they were all green. "Uh, here's an empty one," The interior was, obviously, green. The plus side was that there were real beds, not mats. "Omi, do you want this one?"
"Of course, it would be most fo shnizzling," he walked into the room and Carly closed the door.
"Where did you find that kid?" she asked laughing.
"He found us. It's not our fault," Kimiko said.
"I'm not saying he's bad. He's hilarious, I love him," Rai and Kimiko were given rooms and soon there was just Clay and Carly. "Well, this is the last room," Clay looked around at the room, his belongings were there. "You need anything, just give a holler; I'm just across the hall," She closed the door. Clay yawned and fell back onto the bed. This place is nice. A little too green though….
Yay, it's finally done. I worked for days on this. And it's forever long, probably my longest chapter ever written. Hope you enjoyed. REVIEW! Much love to the TWO people who reviewed me. TWO! That is kinda lame…is my story that bad that only two people review. Jeez, is a simple review so much to freaking ask for?
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