"Wait!" Called Yuuji, his black mask clasped in his gloved hand.

Raimundo and Clay turned around.

"What's up?" Asked Clay.

"I'm coming too," He said.

Raimundo and Clay looked at each with doubt.

"Listen, I'm one of the best down here and since he's done something to annoy Nihon," He nodded at Raimundo, "It's probably best that I go with you instead."

"We could use the extra help," Said Clay.

Raimundo rolled his eyes.

"Just keep him out of my way." Said Raimundo.

Raimundo walked off towards the carts and Yuuji looked to Clay for an explanation.

"Raimundo prefers just to work as the dragons." Said Clay, "I think he thinks that you can't handle our type of work."

"I've been doing your type of work for about five years now!" Said Yuuji, bitterly.

"I know," Said Clay, "and Raimundo knows that too, but you've got to remember, he's seriously over protective of our group since the trouble with Wuya and losing Omi only makes him worse."

"So he's trying to protect Nihon from me," Said Yuuji.

"Exactly," Explained Clay, "we're his only family here and he always thought of Omi as a sort of younger brother. Losing Omi makes him want to keep the group together more than ever."

"Then why is he leaving?" Yuuji asked.

"That's a very good question," Said Clay.

Up on the surface, Raimundo indicated for Yuuji and Clay to stay back. An indication that Yuuji ignored and he drew up behind him.

"You don't know the ground as well as I do," said Yuuji.

"I spent a good few years of my life training on this ground!" Said Raimundo, "I know it very well!"

"Will you two shut up?" Said Clay, as the approached the village quietly, "It looks like something's going on!"

Once they were in the village, they instantly headed for the roofs of the houses. They pulled their masks on shifted in the shadows watching what was happening below. Raimundo gasped when he saw who was leading the soldiers.

"Omi!" He whispered.

"Don't try anything!" Said Clay warningly; "He's not our friend anymore."

"He is!" Snapped Raimundo, "He just doesn't know it!"

"Still, don' try anything stupid!" Warned Clay.

Raimundo watched as Omi barked orders out into the silence and he saw a young boy walk out from the side of a house. He knew that boy!

"Yutaka!" Said Raimundo.

"Who?" Asked Yuuji.

"His father drove me to the temple right before Nihon got me!" Said Raimundo, "His whole family supports the Rebellion."

"This whole village supports the Rebellion," Said Yuuji, "They just didn't want to move underground like the rest of us did."

"If Omi lays a finger on that kid …" Began Raimundo.

"Don't bother, look!" Said Clay, pointing as Yutaka ran away into his house.

Omi began barking out more orders, but the people were remaining within their homes. Omi suddenly used a threat and slowly, people began filing out onto the streets and into line. One person from every house. Raimundo watched as Omi looked up and down the line and seemed to pick out the youngest members. He obviously thought they were most likely to talk.

The first one was a blond guy about his age who looked defiantly up at Omi. Raimundo heard he deny that he new anyone from the Rebellion. Good man! Then Omi approached a second guy, this one in his teens and again, he denied that there was anyone in contact with the Rebellion in the village. Finally Omi picked out a girl about the same age as the last one. This time he lost his temper and accused her of lying. She denied it and Omi grew more fierce. He looked away and then turned back before pulling the girl out of the line and aiming a gun at her head.

"No!" Shouted Raimundo, jumping up onto the roof and then aiming a kick down.

He knocked the gun out of Omi's hand and stood in front of the girl.

"For god's sake!" Shouted Yuuji, "What is he doing?"

"Just stay hidden, we'll think of something!" Said Clay.

Omi stared at the masked figure in front of him.

"You people are all liars and will be punished!" He announced.

"If you lay a finger of them I'll show you true power really is!" snarled Raimundo from behind his mask that disguised his voice.

"Attack!" Shouted Omi, but the soldiers never stood a chance.

Raimundo gathered up all his strength and shot out a blast of wind so strong that the soldiers collided with the walls and were knocked unconscious. Raimundo suddenly became aware that Clay and Yuuji had landed behind him and were prepared to fight along side him. He suddenly felt grateful towards them both.

"Who are you?" hissed Omi.

Raimundo pulled back his mask, despite clay's direct instructions not to.

"Don't you know?" Asked Raimundo, his green eyes taking in every detail of his former friend's face.

"No," Said Omi, "And I have no intention of getting to know you!"

"Omi, come on man!" Said Raimundo, "You're stronger than this! Fight back!"

Omi stared at him blankly; completely unaware that this was one of his oldest friends he was looking at. However, something was sparking in the back of his brain. He recognised that stare. Those green eyes, that brown hair, the complete arrogance. Why did he feel like he should know this guy?

"Who are you?" Asked Omi again.

"Omi, it's me!" Said Raimundo, "You know me! I'm Raimundo!"

"I do not know that name!" Snapped Omi; though within his mind he felt that spark twitch again.

"Raimundo! Mighty dragon of the wind!" Said Raimundo, "You do know it and what's more, you know that you're my friend! Any time you feel like waking up would be good right now!"

"You people have betrayed the trust of Chase Young!" Announced Omi, focusing on the villagers once again.

"What trust?" Shouted Ritsuko Toriyama, "He only left us alone because he had no idea we existed!"

"He's destroying our world!" Shouted Katsuya Fukuda.

"He would not have to destroy it if you had followed him from the beginning!" Snapped Omi, "You have brought this upon yourselves!"

"Wake up Omi!" shouted Clay, now removing his own mask, "You don't even want to follow him! Not at heart! Remember who you are!"

Omi raised his hands and Raimundo and Clay knew what was coming next.

"You people are traitors and deserve to die!" He shouted.

"Everybody run for cover!" Said Yuuji, picking up on what Raimundo and Clay were sensing.

"Tsunami strike water!" Shouted Omi and a tidal wave washed through the village, drowning everything.

Luckily most of the people were back in their homes by now, except the three who had been brought forward for questioning. Raimundo had managed to lift them and himself with Yuuji and Clay out of the water's way.

Clay sent a blast of energy, which opened a large crack into the earth, draining the water off. As the touched down, Raimundo aimed a spinning kick at Omi, who caught his leg, swung him around and threw him straight in Clay. Yuuji, who had snuck behind Omi while he was concentrating on the two dragons, grabbed him from behind. He lifted him up under the arms, trapping his hands.

"They tell me you're a good guy and I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt," He said, "But it's up to you to prove that what these two and Nihon think is in you, is actually there."

"Let go of me weakling!" Snapped Omi.

"If I'm so weak, how come you can't break free?" Asked Yuuji.

This was the wrong thing to say to the mighty dragon of the wind. Omi snapped forward, flipping Yuuji over. Omi twisted his wrists around behind his back and threw Yuuji at Clay who was running at them. In the mean time, Raimundo aimed a punch at Omi's head. It struck him in the cheek. He staggered sideways, not realising what had happened.

He turned to face Raimundo. Raimundo attempted to punch him again, but Omi side-stepped, grabbed his arm, pulled him forward and slammed his knee into Raimundo's stomach before, falling backwards, putting his foot in Raimundo's stomach and flipping him backwards into a wall, which collapsed on top of him. He did this in a matter of seconds.

"Seismic kick earth!" Shouted Clay, attempting to kick Omi in the chest.

Omi had crossed his arms in front of the chest, blocking the kick, but he slid back a fair way.

Yuuji was busy lifting the rubble from on top of Raimundo. He pulled Raimundo out and was surprised by the fact that Raimundo quickly leapt back at Omi. He raised his hands and called out.

"Typhoon boom!" He shouted and a blast of air struck Omi from the side, sending slamming into another wall, but this wall remained standing.

It didn't seem to matter how much strength they put into it, they wouldn't be able to defeat Omi. He had always been the strongest of them.

"We can't keep this up!" Said Yuuji.

"We've only just begun!" Said Raimundo.

"But he's stronger than both of you put together!" Said Yuuji, "And there's no way I can compete with you two!"

"We don't need to beat him, just subdue him!" Said Clay, "Do you think you can distract him?"

"Distract him?" Asked Yuuji.

"Normally we ask Kimiko to pull the cute girl look," Said Raimundo, "but she's kind of lost her cuteness since she became Nihon."

"Cute girl look?" Asked Yuuji.

"Tsunami strike water!" Shouted Omi again.

"Typhoon boom!" shouted Raimundo, trying to slow the wave down.

"Seismic kick earth!" Shouted Clay, lifting a wall of rock from the earth.

They heard the water break on the wall. Yuuji jumped up onto the wall, wondering what sort of distraction would work on this guy.

"I don't know Omi well enough to do this!" He said.

"Try using slang!" Shouted Raimundo, as Clay aimed a kick at Omi and was swung into the wall he had created himself.

"I don't know any slang!" shouted Yuuji, "But I do know fighting!"

He slid down onto the ground until he was under Omi where he crouched and swung his leg around, taking out Omi's legs. Omi fell to the ground. Yuuji got up and back flipped out of the way as Omi flipped back onto his feet. It had worked; Omi was looking at Yuuji and focusing on him.

Raimundo ran towards a house he had a strange feeling about and swung open the door. Inside as an old lady and on the side was:

"The thorn of thunderbolt!" He said, smiling, "you mind?"

The old lady threw it in his direction and he caught it.

Clay did another Seismic kick, unsteadying the earth. Omi, who was holding Yuuji up by the beck, let him go and stumbled slightly, but didn't fall.

"Tsunami strike water!" He called.

Raimundo threw the Shen-Gong-Wu to Clay and summoned a strong wind to press the wave down. It levelled out, leaving a puddle around Omi's ankles. Raimundo lifted himself, clay and Yuuji back out of the water and Clay summoned a thunderbolt using the Shen-Gong-Wu.

The lightning slid through the water and hit Omi, electrifying him. He trembled as the volts passed through him. The water evaporated, leaving a cloud of steam. Raimundo slowly lowered them back to the ground. They watched, hearts in their mouths, as the steam slowly started to lift. Their hearts sank as they saw the figure in the steam was still standing.

Omi was still conscious at the moment the steam lifted, but a moment later, his eyes fluttered and he fell forward into the water, completely out of it. He might as well have been in a coma. Raimundo and Clay both smiled at each other.

"What are we going to do?" Asked Yuuji.

Raimundo and Clay both pulled their masks back on and Clay threw the Thorn of Thunderbolt back to the old lady as she came to her door.

"We're going to take him back to Nihon. We'll get through to him," Said Raimundo, "No matter what it takes."

(A/N) Wow, something it actually happening. I think this story had actually been moving a lot slower than most of my other stories have. It's strange because I've had the end of this story planned for months.

Hope you're enjoying. Please tell me what you think.

Lots of luv, Becky.