(A/N) Guess what, I've already forgotten someone! Duh! So, this and C-O-B are also dedicated to Elemental-zero.
"Well, looks genuine." Said Dojo, "I can't find a trace of Chase Young's magic anywhere on the kid, but it'll take an expert like Master Fung to be sure."
"So … he set me free?" Asked Omi, "Why?"
"I'm not sure he did." Said Kimiko, "I think that you just snapped out of it."
Omi looked down at his hands and smiled gently, turning them over in his lap, examining them.
"I see myself," Said Omi, "I'm me … and I don't feel any presence of Chase Young, but …" Tears fell down his face, "I'm so sorry for all the harm I have caused you!"
Kimiko, Clay and Raimundo all looked at each other and then Kimiko put and ram around him.
"Never even think of it Omi! You're our friend and for the first time in eight years we're finally all back together!" She said.
There was a knock at the door and Kimiko looked around.
"Enter!" She called.
Yuuji walked in.
"Hey, Tammy just got through," He said.
"What did Master Fung say?" asked Clay.
"He's coming straight here. He said something about wanting to check himself," Said Yuuji.
"Master Fung is coming here?" Asked Omi, "Last time I saw him was when I retrieved his Chi from the Ying-Yang world."
"That's not all," Said Yuuji, "He's bringing all of his section of the Rebellion. Says we might need the backup."
"You think Master Fung knows something we don't?" Asked Raimundo.
"When doesn't he?" Said Kimiko.
She put a finger to her lip in thought as she looked to the floor. Her eyes then snapped up.
"Yuuji, send more patrol groups to the surface to collect building materials. Get in contact with your father, see if he can't help," She said, " And start recruiting more members to the guard, I think we're going to need more surface protection."
"Right you are Kim," He said.
"Oh, and ask Tammy to send word to Master Fung to bring anything he can." Said Kimiko, "And that we'll be sending Dojo to help him out."
"Me?" Asked Dojo, "But why me?"
"Because you're the only one who can fly?" Said Kimiko.
Dojo frowned and muttered something about being 'too old to be a taxi-service'. Yuuji nodded and left the room.
"Why don't we go too?" Asked Clay, "Y'know, help out?"
"No," Said Kimiko, "If Master Fung is coming here to help us that means he knows that the danger is going to be coming here and since we already have two settlement's worth of people down here, we're a large target."
"Kim's right," said Raimundo, "We're going to need all the help we can get to protect these people."
"But my friends!" Said Omi happily, "We are the xiaolin dragons! We shall prevail!"
Raimundo put Omi in a loose headlock.
"I missed this little guy." He said.
"It seems like just yesterday that I last saw you!" Said Omi.
"Trust me, I know that feeling." Said Raimundo.
Omi looked up at him confused.
"I'll fill you in later." Raimundo said, "right now I've got to go see a girl about a date."
"Have fun," Said Kimiko, leaning back against the wall.
"I'm sure I will!" Said Raimundo sharply as he left the room.
Omi looked from the door to Kimiko and back again.
"I have mis-directed something, haven't I?" He said.
"That's 'missed something'," Said Clay, "And I'm pretty sure we all have."
"Alright," Said Tammy, "I'll pass that message on."
She smiled gently to herself as the person she had been speaking to hung up.
"I have a message for a Miss Tamara Grayson," Said Raimundo, walking up to her desk, "Is she available tonight for dinner?"
"Yes, I believe she is!" Said Tammy, leaning over the desk and kissing him, "but I'll pass the message on just in case."
"Thank you," Said Raimundo.
Tammy winked and sat back down.
"So, is Omi okay?" She asked.
"He's totally back to normal," said Raimundo, "No doubt he's using some bad slang as we speak."
"You'll have to fill me in on that private joke later," Said Tammy, "I'm swamped. I've been organising where another Rebellion settlement is going to stay!"
"I know," Said Raimundo, "But at least now we don't have to go there."
"We weren't going to go anyway," Said Tammy.
"We might've done." Said Raimundo.
Tammy glanced up at him.
"What changed your mind?" She asked.
"What do you mean?" Asked Raimundo.
"Why might've we gone?" Asked Tammy.
"Well, now Omi's back, they wouldn't really need me here. I mean, I'm no match for him." Said Raimundo.
"You seemed to take him down easily enough," Said Tammy.
"Easy? You think that was easy? He was kicking our butts!" Said Raimundo.
"You're telling me," said Yuuji, walking over with an armful of papers, "I've still got bruises."
"Isn't that the sort of thing you should be telling to your fiancé?" Said Raimundo, laughing.
"I don't want to hear!" Said Kimiko, walking over with Clay and Omi shortly behind her.
Omi looked from Kimiko to Yuuji and then Raimundo to Tammy.
"Am I missing yet even more?" He asked.
"Not a lot to explain," Said Clay, "Kimiko and Yuuji, that's that guy, are engaged. Raimundo and Tammy are going out."
"Hmm, I seem to remember Raimundo and Kimiko …" Began Omi.
"Been!" Said Raimundo.
"Gone!" Said Kimiko.
"Over!" Said Raimundo.
Tammy, Yuuji and Clay exchanged meaningful glances and then averted their gazes. They would have to say something sooner or later, but not right now.
"RETREAT!" shouted Chase Young, "FALL BACK!"
As his army fell back, retreating to a safer distance, he looked down and saw Wuya, standing in the middle of the battle. There was blood coating her hands and face. Her bare feet were ankle deep in a puddle of the scarlet liquid and she stood with the claw like nails of one hand still sunk deep into the throat of one of Chase's soldiers. The soldier was still just alive and was struggling to remove her hand from his neck. She suddenly ripped her hand out, bringing a spurt of blood and the soldier's windpipe.
The soldier sank to the floor; dead, just like so many others around him. Chase spat as Wuya licked over finger clean, still watching him.
"Until another time, Chase," She called, "Until another time."
With that she turned and walked away, stepping over the corpses around her.
Chase Young watched her in disgust and then turned away. He would have to recover and pull his forces from all over the world to his aid. In the mean time, he would have to go into hiding.
He looked up to the sky … and blinked sharply. Against the deep red sky, there was a green slither. Chase Young's well-defined features creased into a frown.
"Dojo!" He hissed.
It looked like he wasn't the only one who sensed the danger of Wuya's army. It looked as though the Rebellion was preparing for battle. Wuya would not see this coming; she would think that they wouldn't risk it.
Chase breathed in the rancid scent of death. He could no longer sense Omi's whereabouts. They had broken through to him; he was back where he felt he belonged. Chase Young had a feeling that he could locate the Rebellion headquarters, but if he did so, he wouldn't attack for try to persuade Omi to return. He knew there was one way to win against Wuya with little difficulty, but it meant going to the monks for help. He wasn't that desperate yet.
He had one last hope for his army. He had one spy on the inside of the Rebellion. They hadn't been able to reveal the location of the headquarters so far. All calls in and out of the headquarters were recorded and monitored, but they were working around it. It was just a matter of time. They were, after all, very close to the Rebellion's leaders. Perhaps, during the confusion of the moving armies, there would be an opening.
He smiled gently to himself as a breeze swept past him. He of course, could probably work out the location for himself, given time, but why deny his spy their fun?
Kimiko looked trough a few papers just handed to her.
"Another twenty-three requests to join the guard!" She said, "This is good progress."
"Make that twenty-four." Said someone from the doorway.
Jermaine held out a filled in application form. Kimiko smiled and took the paper from him.
"Thank you Jermaine," She said.
"Trust me, I haven't lost any of the old skill," He said.
"I'm sure you haven't," Said Kimiko, "But I'd like to put you through training anyway, just to try you out. We're going to need leaders, no doubt you'll pass the test."
"Seriously?" Asked Jermaine.
"Seriously," Said Kimiko.
"Jermaine!" Called Omi running up, "You have returned!"
"Well, look who finally came to his senses," Said Jermaine.
"Yes! Yes! I have arrived at my senses!" Said Omi, "I trust that you are signing up to help us fight evil!"
"Sure thing Omi," Said Jermaine, "I think I might know someone else who could be of use!"
"Who?" Asked Kimiko.
"Ashley." Said Jermaine.
"Katnappe?" Said Kimiko, "No, I don't think so."
"Why?" Asked Jermaine.
"She was a spy, sending her up top could draw attention." Said Kimiko.
"But she's a good fighter!" Said Jermaine.
"And she's also someone who will be more likely to try to get revenge when faced with the enemy," Said Kimiko, "to beat Chase's army, we need our soldiers to stay calm in the face of those who have all but destroyed their homes and lives."
Jermaine frowned.
"I'm not sure she'd sign up anyway," Said Kimiko, "I'm pretty sure she'd rather stay with Jack and help him recover."
Jermaine opened his mouth to protest.
"In the mean time," Interrupted Kimiko, "I want you to go to Yuuji and tell him that you're to be put in the advanced guard training programme. We need you ready fast."
"Right," Said Jermaine.
"What about me?" Asked Omi.
"We already know you can fight," Said Kimiko, "You almost knocked out Omi, Clay and Yuuji without back up!"
"But I was not myself," Said Omi.
"But the skill came from you Omi," Said Kimiko, "and Dojo said that he was sure your memory would return in full soon. You know what to do in battle, you've just got to get back in the game."
"So I will also be in the guard?" Asked Omi excitedly.
"No," Said Kimiko, "You'll be with Raimundo, Clay and Yuuji in the special guard division."
"What do they do?" Asked Omi.
"Lots and lots of paper work," Said Yuuji, walking in and dumping another load on Kimiko's desk.
"You're giving me a desk job?" Asked Omi.
"You still go top side, but only in emergencies, like they did when they faced you." Said Kimiko.
"That sounds extremely dull." Said Omi.
"It's not too bad," Said Yuuji, "And a lot of the time you get out of the paperwork."
"How?" Asked Omi.
"Well Raimundo just dumps his on me." Said Kimiko bitterly, "Where is that slacker anyway?"
"Out with Tammy." Said Yuuji.
Kimiko rolled her eyes.
"You know, you could give Raimundo a desk and dump this on it and then we could get out of here." Said Yuuji.
"Someone's got to go through these applications," Said Kimiko.
"Clay's free," said Yuuji.
"I'm not dumping it on one of my best friends!" Said Kimiko.
"You do realise this new load is from him." Said Yuuji.
Kimiko picked the paper work up and handed it to Omi.
"Clay's been put in the third office on the left. I'm going home." Said Kimiko, picking up her jacket and following Yuuji out of the door.
Omi looked sideways at Jermaine through the piles of paper.
"Do you mind giving me an arm?" He asked.
"Give you a hand?" Asked Jermaine.
"If you insist!" Said Omi, dumping the pile into Jermaine's arm and smiling widely at him.
"For a guy with a head like a full moon," Said Jermaine, "You've sure got attitude."
"Just one of the things that makes me special!" Laughed Omi.
(A/N) I'm going to be updating as often as I can from now on because come the end of Easter, I'm officially in exam central. Revision none stop and I'll be back to updating once a week at most.
We finished the latest series of Xiaolin Showdown shown in England! Raimundo was made leader! OMG! I love Rai! And there were a number of obvious RaixKim hints in this series! I want the next one now!
Tell me what you think.
Lots of luv, Becky.