Me: (bows apologizing to readers) I'm sorry for taking too long to updated this chapter! I was kinda stuck in between the college and my stories. Sort of like between a rock and hard place. (shrug)

Yamato: (glaring at readers)

Me: Yama, be nice to them! Oh and it's your turn to do DISCLAIMER!

Yamato: (scowling) Lady Lizgon does not own Xiaolin Showdown, Sheng-Gong-Wu, and any characters in it. Only she owns us and our sheng-gong-wu, a brown cat named Rai, and a ton of artworks of Xiaolin Showdown.

Me: Thank you Yama! Now I wonder where's Khu?

In background Khu was running away for his life from love-stuck Evila.

Me: (sweatdrop) Please enjoy! (waves) And if you don't read Hybrid Child, please read it first so you will not be confused with this second story. (waves)

Chapter Six - Yamato's Heart

The soaking grassland with well hidden water and the thickly freezing mist around the area while the Tiger of Shadow carried his unconscious brother on his back, ignoring the small monk who was still blabbing about something he don't understand very well.

Lobo glared annoyingly at the back of the small monk's big head, slowly pulling the deadly knife out of the long sleeve and rising it in the air, approaching closer to the talkative monk who was paused at the moment.

The monk noticed the menacing shadow towed over him, finally halted talking and looked up at the shadowy Lobo with spooky look on his face and his deadly knife.

"Shut...Up... You cur-ball head brat!" The Tiger of Shadow snarled, his cold hard gray eyes widened insanely. "Die!"

He stabbed the monk's chest where the heart hid and then he sliced the monk's neck, causing his head fell off. He cut all the monk's body into the tiny pieces of the lifeless body, laughing insanely.

"Lobo? Ground to Lobo? You're laughing like you're driven to the great loss of sane."

Lobo blinked back in reality, staring dazedly at the Dragon of Water and he was nearly disappointed when he realized he hadn't really kill the annoying insect in reality. Stupid Khu.

"That's Earth to Lobo. And I think you mean I'm laughing like I'm insane, however... I'm really NOT!" He snapped, quickly sulking past the confused monk and he headed to the very thickest mist.

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Meanwhile the Tiger of Metal and the Dragon of Earth was continuing to run for their life while the hideous sea-monster was catching up behind them.

What the hell? Yamato thought to himself, halted his track and turned sharply to faced the huge sea-monster, he held his Coyote's Dark Claw on his hand and glaring venomously at her.

So did the Dragon of Earth stopped his track and realized he forgot about his favorite third arm sash around his waist and prepare to attack but being stopped by Yamato.

"Cowboy, I do know how to handle her." Yamato said narrowed his dark red eyes ignoring the cowboy's protest, leaping upward into the air and dived toward the ground.

"Coyote's Dark Claw...Steel Spikes METAL!"

He thrusts his fist with his coyote's dark claw onto the ground, sending the shining silver liquid flowing out of the ground and merged into the steel spikes moved ferociously toward the sea-monster like a menacing silver snake

The sea-monster, Dyriis, smirked coldly at the speeding metal spikes toward her. She knew that ill-tempered boy would attacked her, he doesn't know about her newborn power she was given by her master Lord Susku.

Suddenly the water spouted out of the ground in front of Dyriis as the steel liquid spikes lunged into it, revealing the empty spot where the sea-monster had been.

Yamato quickly dissolved his power, narrowing his dark red eyes and ignoring the cowboy shouted after him. He wasn't aware of the water wall spouted up behind him, startling him so sudden and he whirled around realizing he was trapped in the water wall where he can't get out.

The ground under his feet merged into the water and he fell downward into underwater, being seized by the seaweed vines around his body and his neck, cutting his precious air off.

Aw crap! The Tiger of Metal mentally cursed, wiggling out of the death-gripping vines but failing, closing his dark red eyes. Damn.

He didn't noticed the tiny dark needle-like dart flew toward his back until he felt a sharp pain jolt him in his back neck.

His vision blurred and he felt a sleepiness of unconscious claimed him and slips into the darkness, downing farther into cold and freezing underwater.

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The part of the island where the Tiger of Wood and Dragon of Fire glaring at each other, sulking forcefully through the rainforest, avoiding anything swamp or quicksand.

Ciara mumbled darkly reading into her ancient books, ignoring the black haired girl complained behind her back.

Once when I get back, I'm going to kill stupid idiot for paired us up. Why did I fall in love for him? She thought darkly to herself, turned her head back to the girl behind her and noticed something that the Dragon of Fire didn't noticed before.

"Wait you idiot." Ciara barked at her, quickly gripped on Kimiko's wrist and jerked her away from the black stone stuck into the damp ground. "Don't you ever near that cursed stone, you spoiled brat."

"It's Kimiko and I'm not a spoiled brat!" The Dragon of Fire snapped angrily, jerking her wrist out of the grip and shot a dirty look at the Tiger of Wood. "What is it?" She asked looking back to the black stone.

"It's a cursed stone. A powerful rue that can easily kill a human, slowly and very painful ones. I heard about this one called Guoshi Tou." Ciara explained avoiding the black stones. "I believe they are belong to the sea demon, no doubt."

Kimiko quirked her eyebrow in confusing at the heylin tiger of wood and then she quickly followed her, carefully avoiding the cursed stones.

They do not expecting they run into Lobo and Omi, bumping onto them and sending them sprawling awkwardly on the ground, groaning in pain and a stream of cursing loudly that probably from Lobo.

Sometimes Ciara believed someone in heaven probably laughing at them for placing the cursed fate upon them.

Life is never fairer to anyone. She thought dryly to herself.

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The lost temple in underwater, Khu swam along the halls searching for the forbidden scrolls or the hidden script. He almost winced at the sight of himself in the fish-like merman, remembering his cousin had shown him a sheng gong wu item he had never seen before.

A strange green necklace with a fish scales on it, he was wearing it because he refused to let his cousin because he knew the wind won't work in the underwater and lightning probably harmed him while under the water.

Gills of Hamachi... He thought tracing it with his green fin-like claws, swimming through the creepy hall of the temple room.

Suddenly the bright blue beam quickly past his ear, surprising him. He looked up where it came from and saw the sea demon, Lord Susku, grinning evilly at him.

Khu quickly pulled his Shadow Blade from his back and swinging his attack toward the powerful enemy, not knowing his attack won't work in the under water too.

The black wind-like blade was slowing down in the underwater and easily dissolved before touched the sea demon. The Heylin Tiger of Darkness widened his amethyst eyes in shock, cursing silently for forgetting his attack can't work well in water, only on ground or in air.

Well, he had no choice but to using his true power to defend himself against the powerful sea demon in the underwater.

Wondering how they are doing without me? He thought, avoiding the light blue beams quickly and graceful.

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Opening his dark red eyes slowly to see the daylight, nearly blinding him. He yelped, clutching his eyes shut and rubbing them quickly.

He reopened them to see the front seats of the car, seeing the man and woman in front of them. His dark red eyes widened in surprise to see them alive and in flesh.

He wondered if this is a dream...

"Honey? Are you alright?"

He jerked out of his trance quickly, staring at his mom smiling at him. "Mom?" He could barely heard himself feebly calling out like a newborn kitty cried for it's mother. "Aren't you..."

Suddenly he felt a warm hand lay on his forehead, blinking dazedly at his mom. He can feel her hand was very warm and alive.

"You aren't ill, are you? You seem pained when you're sleeping, honey." His mom asked worriedly, looking down at him. "Is that nightmare of yours?"

He shook his head looking back to the window next to him, trying to remember what's happening to him. His memories seem blurred and easily fading away, unable to remember what was his purpose and his life as a true warrior.

A flash of the shadow people with a blank faces he had a feeling that he did knows them yet hecan't remember them.

Strangely, he looked back to his parents in front of him and closing his dark red eyes. Wondering whether it is a dream or reality. Even he did feel his mom's touch seem real solid to him.

Unconsciously he lifts his hand and rubbing back his neck where the tiny prickle on his back neck. Every second when he enjoyed with his parents, not realizing his true fear would strike at any moment. A true fear will turns him against his friends very soon or later.

End of Chapter Six

Me: (yawns) Whoo! I stayed up so late, thank you for reviewing my last chapter. (hugs all reviewers)

Yamato: Feh.

Me: (sigh and shaking her head) You're so impossible, unlike Khu here had his first fangirl. (looked at Khu running away from Evila)

Lobo: (grin) She won't give up until she had him.

Yamato: (snort) I can't see why Khu scared of her. She's still weak to me.

Lobo: (stepped away from Yamato) I wouldn't insult her if I were you.

Yamato: (frown) Why?

Me: You will found out why. (turns to readers) Please don't forget to reviews this and have a good night...er... morning. Heh. (waves)