Forgetting and Recovering
Chapter 6
Jenrya282: Yeah, I would like to thank animeang3l7 and Kosmic for replying! I'm so happy that I can finally watch the last two episodes of Xiaolin Showdown of season 3; I just wish KidsWB would show season 4 of it too. Anyway, hope you enjoy this chapter! -3-
A small whimper was heard from one of the dorms. The whimper sounded like a kid but it wasn't. It sounded like a kid and a teenager whimpering together. This whimper awoke a nearby monk. The nearby monk was a female; she slowly opened her eyes and tiptoed to the room. She looked down to see something that surprised her, in Raimundo's space, was little Rai. He was whimpering and sweat ran down his face. She slowly walked to the boy and shook him. Rai got up quickly and yelled, which woke all the other monks. There was an immediate rush to Raimundo's dorm and the monks got to the fighting position. Omi, who was close to the light switch, opened it and saw Kimiko.
"Kimiko, what are you doing?" Omi asked her.
"I heard Raimundo whimpering so I came to see what's wrong with him but it was Rai." Kimiko replied.
"Then where's Raimundo?" Clay asked and went beside Rai. "Hey little fella, do you mind telling us where Raimundo is?"
Their reply was a small and quiet whimper from Rai.
"Rai, what's wrong?" Kimiko asked him.
"The whimpering…it's not from me…it's from Raimundo." Rai replied.
"From Raimundo? But he's not here." Omi said.
"He's inside of me. He doesn't want them to catch him and pull him away from Kimiko." Rai replied, who calmed down a little.
"Who?" Kimiko asked. "Do you mean those Hybrid Beasts?"
Rai nodded and lied back down on his bed. "Why are they after him after all these years?"
"Years? How long has Raimundo been avoiding them?" Omi asked.
Rai was silent and turned to his head to the wall. "About a thousand years."
The monks were silent for a sec and laughed.
"A thousand years? Yeah right, he should be dead now." Clay said while laughing.
"You won't be laughing when he advances to Shoku Leader or even to Grand Master Xiaolin Dragon before you guys." Rai replied.
"No, that's impossible because I will be advancing to Shoku Warrior and even higher." Omi said while pointing a finger upward.
"Okay, let me take control now, I want to ring his neck so badly now. I lived this long just to help them and this is how they repay me? Okay, switch to me!" Raimundo yelled using the telepathic link. Soon Raimundo and Rai were face to face in a dark world similar to the Ying-Yang world. Raimundo called it his Ying world, lonely, quiet and dark.
"Easy there. They just won't believe it right now because you are only in Wudai level. Maybe later they will believe you." Rai replied.
"Listen, I am a Grand Master and I want to prove it to them, I have to!" Raimundo yelled again.
"Raimundo, chill. You need to learn how to calm down, even though you are still 14 years old. I can't believe I have to hear you nag again. I thought you forgot about nagging since you're the "great" Grand Master." Rai replied with a chuckle. "It's been years since I heard you nag and you start now?"
"Young Rai is right Raimundo, you need to calm down or you'll never escape from the Hybrid Beasts." A voice said.
"Oh great, now you start lecturing me?" Raimundo said and crossed his arms "I already have cueball and Master Fung and now I have you Dashi?"
Dashi's body came out of the shadows and he smiled.
"I'm not lecturing you, just telling you what's best." Grand Master Dashi said.
"Fine, you two win. I'll strangle cueball later." Raimundo said with a huff and disappeared in the shadows.
"Same O Raimundo." Rai said. "Looks like he stopped whimpering about them after what Omi said."
Dashi chuckled and turned around. "I should expect you to rest too, you'll need it." And disappeared in the shadows.
"Rai? Hey Rai, you hear me?"
Rai blinked and looked up to see Kimiko. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"
Kimiko sighed and looked at him. "Are you sure you're fine? You completely got cut off from us."
Rai nodded and pulled his blanket above his head. "Don't worry about me, worry about yourselves." And they heard snoring from under the blanket.
"Let's all leave Rai now; I'm sure Raimundo will be back in the morning. You should all rest." Master Fung said and turned around to exit the room. "You better prepare yourselves monks because you'll need it." And he left the room.
Kimiko looked at the others and they nodded. She nodded back and left the room with the others. She took a look at the sleeping boy and walked out. After they left, Rai peeked out from under the blanket and sighed and once re-enter the Ying world.
"Dashi, Raimundo, come." Rai cried. Raimundo appeared while yawning and Dashi came out
"Rai, it's three in the morning, why did you wake us up? I just went to sleep." Raimundo asked while rubbing his eyes.
"Two things, one: Master Fung seems to know what's going on. Did any of you talked to him?" Rai asked.
He got a nod from Dashi and he turned to him. "You told him?"
"I think its best. Boy was he surprised when he saw me." Dashi said and gave a chuckle.
"Anyways, the second thing is that I just sensed a key." Rai said.
Raimundo's eyes widened. "Why didn't you tell us!"
"I couldn't when Kimiko was talking to me. I didn't want to make you her freak that zones out every few sec." Rai said. "Anyways, it's located in the north, somewhere near Russia."
"I suggest we go before Chase Young finds it." Dashi said. Both Rai and Raimundo nodded and left the Ying world.
Raimundo opened his eyes and rubbed them. "Looks like I need some Wu." He thought and changed out of his robes to his usual clothing, a white sweater and green pants. He ran out silently and went to the vault but he never noticed three figures following him.
"Where is he going?" one of the figures said.
"Dunno but I think we should follow him, just in case." Another figure said.
"Why? I don't think the Master will be happy about this. We're leaving in the middle of the night." The last figure said.
"Hey, we're outside aren't we? So that means we already broke the rules." The first figure said.
"Hey, he's powerful, I'm sure he can help himself." The last figure said.
"Still, let's follow him." The second figure said and they all nodded.
In the vault
"Okay, we got the Sword of the Storm, Blade of the Nebula and the Crest of the Condor. What else do we need?" Raimundo thought. Actually, he was using his link with both Dashi and Rai.
"That's pretty much all we need." Dashi said. "But you don't need all this when you're a Grand Master."
"I know but to avoid suspicions, I have to bring them." Raimundo replied.
"You should also bring Storm Blade." Rai said.
"Storm Blade?" Raimundo asked.
"It's a Wu I got when you were still sleeping." Rai said. "You see, you also have an elemental weapon and a Wudai weapon for your wood element."
"I think I'll only bring my wind Wu's. I don't want to bring too much and loose them later." Raimundo said and Dashi agreed. Raimundo ran out of the vault and took out a silver Wu.
"Silver Manta Ray!" Raimundo cried and threw it up.
"Why didn't you justuse the Golden Tiger Claws?" Rai asked Raimundo.
"Well, tomorrow Dojo has to be locked up. So they need a transportation Wu and the fastest one is the Silver Manta Ray. If I don't use it, they can easily find me and I don't want anything to happen to them." Raimundo replied.
"You could have also used you're wind element to fly." Dashi said.
Raimundo ignored Dashi and hopped on the Silver Manta Ray. He drove the flying machine north towards Russia.
Russia
Up in the snowy mountain, the wind blew hard and the snow was fierce. Raimundo, who had no trouble going through this crazy weather, was looking around, sending his vines into the ground. What freaked both Dashi and Rai was that Raimundo was ignoring them.
"Raimundo, please listen to me." Rai cried using his link again.
Still, Raimundo ignored him.
"Raimundo, if you were to act like this, you will never reach the key." Dashi also cried out to him.
Raimundo finally snapped and yelled:
"Would both of you just shut up!"
This, of course, scared and shockedboth Dashi and Rai. They have never seen Raimundo this upset before.
"Just shut up, I just don't get why you two don't shut up! I'm trying to do something here and you're distracting me!" Raimundo yelled.
Dashi used his Grand Master skills and brought Raimundo to the Ying world. When Raimundo entered the world, he crossed his arms and looked away from them.
"Raimundo, look at us. We need to know what's bothering you."
"Listen, nothings wrong with me. I just need some quiet time." Raimundo replied. "Here Dashi, you take control of my body."
Dashi obeyed silently and went out of the Ying World. He opened his eyes and looked at the windy sky.
"It's been awhile since I saw the world." Dashi said. He looked down at himself and saw him wearing Raimundo's clothing, not his usual robe.
"I'm not like Rai who can turn Raimundo's body into his. I'm a ghost, a dead person who's using a body as a host." Dashi thought. He shook the thought off and thought for a moment and slapped his head, well, not his own head, Raimundo's head to be exact.
"Nice job you two, I can't control your wood element." Dashi said.
"Well, think of something, we can't let Chase Young get it." Raimundo replied dully.
He used his wind element and stopped the snowy weather. He once again called upon his wind element and blew the snow around him.
"This is taking too long." Dashi thought to himself. An hour passed since he started blowing the snow but wasn't getting much progress.
"Dashi, you need help?"
Dashi turned around and saw a boy around the age of 10 wearing a green robe with a golden sash. He had the official winter monk jacket around his robe. The boy had short, dark brown hair and looked Chinese.
"Ahh, just the person I was waiting for. I would appreciate your help Sin Hung." Dashi replied.
Sin Hung bowed and smiled at him. "Grand Master Dashi, I see you have found a vessel of a Dragon of Wind."
"Yes, this boy is Raimundo; I'm currently using his body." Dashi replied.
"Do you need some assistants?" Sin Hung asked. "I'm sure you are looking for the wood key."
"Yes, do as I told you." Dashi said. Sin Hung nodded and raised his hands.
"Plants from the world, heed my call. I command you to dig for the one I seek." Sin Hung cried and giant vines come from under the ground. The vines went under ground and made a circle. It went around in circles until a hole was made.
"Here Dashi, that's where you'll find the key." Sin Hung said.
"Alright, give me a sec; I'll be right with you." Dashi said and closed his eyes. He entered the Ying world once again and saw Raimundo and Rai.
"Alright Rai, you go and get it." Dashi said.
Raimundo uncrossed his arms and looked at Dashi with a shocked face.
"What! Why can't I go?"
Dashi sighed and Rai looked down.
"Hey, there's something you guys won't tell me right?"
"I'm sorry Raimundo, but I have to go and get it." Rai said.
"Why can't I go and get it!" Raimundo yelled.
"Because you just can't! If you want to die, then go!" Rai yelled.
Raimundo was took a step back completely shocked at Rai's response. Rai looked down and tears dropped to the ground.
"I'm sorry Raimundo, but I have to go get the key. We don't want to loose you, and neither does Kimiko. Please, while I go and get the key, Dashi will explain everything." Rai replied and disappeared.
Rai opened his eyes and looked at Sin Hung.
"Something wrong?" he asked Rai.
"A little problem, nothing too big." Rai replied. He went in the hole and slowly climbed down to the bottom. When he reached where the source of light was, He saw a small key with a rope on top of it. He picked up the key and placed it around his neck. Using his wind element, he quickly went back to the top. When he reached the top, he changed back to Dashi.
"How did it go Master?" Sin Hung asked him.
"It went well, even though I do not have a wood element." Dashi replied.
Just then, a jaguar looking machine came to the scene and Dashi sighed.
"Looks like your monk friends found you." Dashi said.
"Guess it was unavoidable." Raimundo replied.
"Raimundo, we found you missing and Master Fung told us to find you." Omi said.
"How did you find us?" Dashi asked.
"The green light pretty much gave it away." Kaz replied. "My guess is that the key was a wood element."
Dashi took the key out from under his/Raimundo's robe and showed it to them.
"It's a coincidence that it was a wood element." Omi said. "If not, then Chase would have gotten it."
"It was no coincidence." Dashi replied. He had his back towards them. "We assumed that it's a wood key and it was."
"That's not Raimundo…I'm sure that's not Raimundo." Kimiko thought to herself. Before she could ask him, a girl with short black hair came. She wore a silver color robe with a golden sash and riding on a white tiger like creature.
"Sin Hung, Master, we have trouble coming!" the girl yelled.
"Master?" Clay thought.
"Tean Ming, what's the matter?" Dashi asked.
"Raimundo's master?" Kimiko thought.
"Chase Young is coming!" Team Ming cried.
"We have to get out of here!" Sin Hung cried.
"Looks like it's all too late for you."
They all looked up and saw Chase smiling down at them.
"It has been too long me good friend." Dashi said.
"Good friend!" the monks cried and looked at Dashi.
"Raimundo, what did he mean by good friend?" Kaz asked.
Chase laughed and they looked at him. "What's so funny?" Kaz said.
"If you fools haven't already found out, that's not the Dragon of Wind, not the Raimundo you knew." Chase said. "Am I right…Dashi?"
Dashi growled and the others looked at him.
"Dashi is Raimundo?" Omi said. "But that can't be, we see Raimundo right now."
"You fools should have found that out already. Dashi is dead, he's a fifteen hundred year old ghost, and he doesn't have a physical body so when they change bodies, it will still be Raimundo. Also, you can see, 'Raimundo' is not weak at all when he went to take the key. If Raimundo were to get the key, he would be weak because the Hybrid Beast will drain his life. But if someone else were to get the key, he would be fine." Chase said.
The monks understood and looked at Dashi.
"Now, enough of this foolishness, hand over the key my good friend." Chase said.
"Not in another fifteen hundred years." Dashi replied.
"Then you give me no choice." Chase said and transformed to his dragon form. "I shall devour you and take the key."
Dashi got into a fighting stand and both Sin Hung and Tean Ming stood on each side of Dashi.
"You two back away, it's dangerous." Dashi said.
"No way are we backing down now, we've come this far so we won't stop now." Sin Hung said.
"Then prepare to die with your master." Chase said and charged towards Dashi.
"We will not die here. We have a mission to fulfill!"
Jenrya282: Yes, I have updated! I have updated!
Sin Hung: Hello, nice to meet all you readers. Please do excuse her craziness today. She had a bit too much sugar.
Jenrya282: Anyways, I'm sorry for the late update, I have tutor class to catch up. So I hope you enjoyed his chapter, I'll try to update quicker now. Please R&R!