Kimiko shuddered as the remaining Jack-bots began blowing up the forest. She pulled herself closer to Joe, who was scanning the nearby area.

"Joe?" whispered Kimiko. He put his hand on her mouth and shut his eyes. Kimiko watched as his hand swung around. His eyes snapped open and he muttered something. In a flash of gold the Blade of Zeus appeared. The Jack-bots noticed the movement and turned to the bush, ready to fire.

"Stay here Kimiko," he muttered, and leapt out of the bush. The robots started firing at him. He ran, the bots following close behind. Kimiko stayed huddled beneath the bush.

Joe ran, over bushes, around trees. The Jack-bots were blowing up the forest behind him, and he didn't have much time. He leapt sideways, grabbed a tree branch and swung himself up. The Jack-bots hurtled past, oblivious. He waited for a moment before dropping to the ground and running back to where Kimiko was. As soon as he began to move, however, he heard a noise and spun around. One of the Jack-bots was still there and it fired a blast at him. He zapped it with his sword just before he was hit. The force of the beam and the explosion of the bot knocked him backwards into an old tree, which wobbled as he hit. He blinked a few times before going back to find Kimiko.

"Kimiko?" he whispered, and looked under a bush. The sun had gone down, and he still hadn't found her. He looked under the next bush. A figure was curled up there.

"Joe, you've come ba… you're bleeding!" She rolled out from under the bush and looked at him. "Turn around!" The boy did so, confused, and was met with a scream.

"Shhh!" he hissed, clamping his hand over her mouth. She pushed him away.

"There's a cut right down your back!"

"I must have done that when I hit the tree."

"Come on, we have to get you back to the temple!"

"Any Wu left?" asked Joe while Kimiko searched the vault.

"Haven't found any…"

"Heart of Light?"

"No…" Joe sighed and sat down.

"This isn't like Jack… wait. How did he get the Ring of Nine Dragons and Eye of Dashi? I thought Hannibal had those!"

"He must have got Hannibal too," the girl replied.

"Which means he probably has the Beanstar. We've got to go after him."

"So, my soup must have helped him," muttered a figure on the mountainside. "His speed and strength have improved, and his morale certainly hasn't suffered. Let's see how he handles this… Heylin Blast!" He raised his hand and a green flame shot out of it, flying towards the temple. It smashed into the side of a building, causing it to collapse. Joe looked up as it fell towards him.

"Kimiko!" he shouted, and pushed her out of the way. She fell to the ground and rolled over before the building crashed over Joe. She jumped to her feet and ran to the rubble.

"Joe! Where are you?" she cried, pulling stones out of the way.

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You know the drill, R&R.