Author's Notes:
1. I do not own Xiaolin Showdown but I do love both of the series. I do own Gloria/Gizmo, who is Jack's daughter in fanfiction; she'll be a character throughout the story and I hope you will all like her
2. This fanfiction is an updated is an updated version of a story that I had started writing in 2014 and stopped working on in 2016 due to a lack of time and inspiration. Unfortunately I lost the original files and thus have no other choice but to post an entirely new version of the story that was copied and pasted from the original and then edited. Hopefully this version will be grammatically correct and have less errors overall.
3. Not that it really matters to some people but this chapter goes back to Jack's point of view and stays there throughout the chapter. Jack also spends pretty much the whole chapter in the monk's temple, and yes I made up a Shen Gong Wu… I don't have a name for it yet but if anyone can think of one that would be great.
4. There will be yaoi somewhere in this fanfiction, therefore if you don't like yaoi you might not want to read this fanfiction.
Anyway enough with my yapping, let's move on to the story Shall we; I hope you enjoy.
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Jack groaned as his eyes opened, he didn't remember falling asleep but for the first time in a very long time Jack felt well rested… or at least more so then usual. Unfortunately for Jack this feeling didn't last long as the memory of Shadow taking his daughter filled his head and tried to sit up.
"Oh god that hurts" Jack groaned out loud with a pained wince as he tried to sit up and was reminded of the fact that Shadow had also been so kind as to crack some of her ribs.
"Easy partner, don't put too much strange on those ribs of yours." Clay's voice said from very close by.
"Oh hi Clay, good to see you outside of the challenge… speaking of which where are we now?" Jack asked as he saw that Clay was sitting next to him.
"Yer in the temple, after what happened at the challenge we brought you here so Master Fung can look ya over and explain what the heck happened." Clay explained.
"And when exactly is your master coming exactly, I don't have time to sit around and wait… I have important things I have to take care of." Jack said not mentioning his daughter directly because he didn't know if Clay knew about her or not.
"Kimiko told us about yer daughter Jack, boy were we shocked to hear that… it's one of the reasons Raimundo agreed to let you be brought here and not just wait at the challenge spot.
"So he wasn't going to let you bring me here until after she explained? Well you can tell that bastard that he has no idea what I've been through and that I didn't ask…" Jack started to say in a frustrated way and sitting up more in frustration when he was interrupted.
"Easy Jack easy, I understand yer frustration but making yer injuries worse aint gonna help…besides once we got ya hear Rai felt bad for acting how he did." Clay said very gently pushing Jack back down on the cot he was laying on.
"Well good, anyway as much as I'm sure you'd like me to sit here and wait for Master Fung I really have to have to go; Shadow took my daughter and I have to go get her back." Jack said trying to get up but very quickly remembering that he had more than cracked ribs as pain shot up through his broken leg.
"Look Jack I understand that you want to get your daughter back but in your condition that just aint gonna happen, look Rai went to the vault to get one of our newer Wu…it can heal any injury and it'll have you fixed up in no time.
"Why would he do that, Raimundo didn't even want to bring me here…why would he want to help me?" Jack asked in a surprised and curious way.
"Well like I said, he feels bad for how he acted before, he wants you to be able to go get your daughter; but first you have to let Master Fung." Clay explained calmly.
"I appreciate the fact that you guys are going to help me but I can't wait, once I'm healed I have to…" Jack started to tried to protest before being interrupted.
"You have to wait is what you have to do, maybe I shouldn't heal you until Master Fung comes back… that way you have no choice but to stay." Raimundo said coming into the room and looking mildly annoyed as he held a Wu Jack had never seen before in his hand.
"Rai don't talk like that, dint worry jack he aint gonna leave you in pain…are you Rai." Clay said before Jack could say anything to the wind dragon in training.
"It might be the only way to get him to stay Clay, he has to stay here until Master Fung gets back." Raimundo said not leaving the entrance of the room jack was in.
"No what I have to do is find my daughter, or did you forget that Shadow kidnapped her?" Jack asked trying not to get too angry but unable to help but feel frustrated.
"I didn't forget Jack and I'm sorry about what happened, I can't imagine what else you've been through… still I when I contacted Master Fung and tried to explain what happened he told me to keep out here and that's what I'm going to do.
"Raimundo I want to do as Master Fung told us too but we can't just leave Jack like this, look I'll make sure he doesn't go anywhere but just heal him." Clay said with a sigh.
"Fine but you're in charge of him, I hope you can handle him." Raimundo said still standing in the doorway and not moving closer.
"Don't worry Raimundo I can handle him, now come on heal Jack already" Clay said starting to sound impatient.
"Well if you say so Clay, alright Jack let's get you back on your feet." Raimundo said finally coming fully into the room and coming over to Jack was laying.
Jack had to admit the look Clay gave him as Raimundo started by using the Wu on his leg was odd, it was as though he knew that Jack was planning something and was telling him that it was okay. Jack felt a bit guilty about it but once he was sure that his leg was fully healed he bolted up to his feet and shoved Raimundo out of the way.
"What are you waiting for Clay…let's get him!" Raimundo yelled angrily as Jack rushed off and Clay didn't get up right away.
"I really didn't think this through did I, even if I can find my way out how am I going to get to Chase's lair…my helipack is destroyed." Jack thought to himself suddenly as he ran for a bit and then had to stop both because he was lost and because his still cracked rib made it hard to run.
"Damn it, what do I do now, I have to get out of here but I also have to try to find some way to get to Chase's lair." Jack groaned out loud as he leaned against the wall and panted.
"Jack is that you, what are you doing out in the hallway?" a familiar voice asked suddenly causing Jack to jump because he hadn't heard anyone come up.
"Oh uh hi Kimiko, glad to see you're doing well but could you try not to sneak up on me please… my ribs still hurt." Jack said trying not to sound nervous as he saw it was Kimiko that was talking to him.
"Sorry about that Jack, but wait a second; if your ribs are still hurting you the how are you walking…I know that Bean broke your leg." Kimiko said apologetically at first before quickly becoming confused.
"Oh well um, Raimundo healed my leg but I…." Jack started to try to make up and excuse but was quickly interrupted.
"You ran off once you knew you could didn't you Jack?" Kimiko asked in a knowing way.
"Yes but I have a good reason I swear, I have to get my daughter and I don't want to have to wait until your master gets here and looks me over." Jack said in a desperate way hoping that Kimiko would understand.
"I understand that but Raimundo got his orders from Master Fung and that means the rest of us have to listen to the order too." Kimiko said calmly to Jack.
"Although now that I thin about it I was resting and recovering from my injuries when Rai called Master Fung so I don't know the specific orders he gave Rai, that being said technically I don't have to stop you unless Rai shows up and tells me too." Kimiko added in a mock innocent way.
"Thank you Kimiko I appreciate this, still I have to find a way to get out of the temple and find a way to get to Chases lair." Jack said in a grateful but still slightly puzzled way.
"Well I won't tell you how to get out of the temple directly but as for getting to Chase's lair if you force me I might show you how to get to the room where all the Shen Gong Wu you won is." Kimiko said looking away as innocently as she could with the mischievous smirk that formed on her face.
"In that case I guess I'll have to force you." Jack said trying not to smirk along with Kimiko as he gently grabbed her by the wrist.
"Alright then, show me where my Shen Gong Wu is Kimiko or I'll make you regret it." Jack said in a mock forceful way.
Kimiko tried not to smile as she did what Jack told her, he was glad that none of the other monks were around at the moment; if they had found him and Kimiko the acting would have to become more serious and that wasn't something he wanted. Thankfully for whatever reason it seemed as though the other monks where looking for him somewhere else because none of them showed up, finally he and Kimiko made it to the room where all the Wu he had won was.
"Thank you again Kimiko, I hope I don't get you in any trouble." Jack said as he picked out the Golden Tiger Claws.
"Don't worry about me Jack I'll be fine, Rai will be mad that I let you go but he's always mad nowadays." Kimiko said with an annoyed sigh.
"He's just trying to be a good leader I think, still I hope he and Master Fung aren't too hard on you… here maybe if I let you keep the rest of these Shen Gong Wu you won't get in as much trouble.
"Thank you Jack but I'm not worried about Master Fung, and Rai only has so much authority; you don't have to give…" Kimiko started to say calmly before Jack interrupted her.
"Please Kimiko just take them, also tell Master Fung that I'll try to come back… I have a feeling that might not happen right away though." Jack said remembering how hard it had been in the old days to get out of Chase's lair unless he'd had him throne out or had kicked him out personally.
"That's fine Jack I understand, there is one thing though before you leave." Kimiko said in an understanding way before suddenly thinking of something.
"Oh and what's that." Jack asked feeling a bit confused now.
"Keep in mind that there's a reason Shadow took your daughter, she saw what all of the rest of us did Jack and since she's still Chase's apprentice he probably knows about what happened too" Kimiko said wisely.
"That's a good point, what do you think he'll do when in arrive at his lair and if he does know?" Jack asked realizing that Kimiko had a very good point.
"I don't know Jack but I think this time it'll be harder for you leave, if Chase does know he'll want to want to watch over you or maybe even keep you close… whatever happens or whatever you may decide I want you to be careful and know that we can still all be friends." Kimiko said kindly.
"Thank you Kimiko that's sweet of you, anyway I better go… I can hear footsteps coming this way which probably means that the others have finally found out that I'm in this area." Jack said as sure enough he could hear footsteps coming closer.
"Okay Jack, remember… be careful" Kimiko said with a soft and slightly sad smile.
'Don't worry Kimi… I will be." Jack said using the Gold Tiger Claws right as the rest of the monks and Master Fung arrived in the door way.