A Xiaolin Showdown Story

Maxine Spicer's Xiaolin Adventure's

Chapter 7

The Evil Within

~Somewhere in a Swampy Area~

Another typical day of racing off to retrieve a new Shen Gong Wu. It was between Jack and Kimiko. Both were racing to a tree where the Mosaic Scales laid in wait. Who would retrieve it first? It was anyone's game. I sat in a tree and watched everything. Kimiko used the Lotus Twister to grab the Wu but she lost her balance and grip. Sending the Wu into my brother's hands. He taunted the monks then did a victory dance too which I rolled my eyes. Jackie can be a real jerk sometimes. Then again that's no surprise, and neither was his victory being cut short when Omi kicked and punched the tree causing Jack to fall. In the process he had gotten a mushroom stuck in his nose to which I laughed a loud.

That's something you don't see happen everyday so this was humorous. Now the only thing that can make this better is if the monks could take the Wu from my brother, and they did. Omi did most of the work but Raimundo and Clay put in a good effort. Its all about teamwork to which the monks have plenty. They are a well oiled machine when they work together. My brother got soaked to which two robots had to pull him up. He left dripping wet and concerned about his hair that got ruined. Till a robot blow dried it. With my brother heading out I might as well follow and head out. I said goodbye to the monks then took off into the sky. Perhaps when I get home I'll catch up on my reading.

Back at home I was in my room relaxing with a good book in my hands. I had been reading for a couple hours now. Having finished two books already I was currently in the middle of a third book. Reading through it, enjoying the story, a knock on my door interrupted my train of thoughts. I wanted to ignore it but I knew Jackie would continue knocking until I answered. Honestly, he's got the worse timing with things. Putting my book down I went up and answered the door.

"Yes Jackie, can I help you?" I asked him sounding a tad annoyed with him. He didn't notice and asked me to come with him to Chase Young's palace. "Why would I go with you to Chase Young's palace?"

"Come on Maxine, think of it as an adventure. You and me, together. Don't you want to have some fun with your big brother?" He said.

"Your just saying all that because you don't want to go alone do you?" I asked crossing my arms to my chest. Jackie opened his mouth to speak but closed it seconds after. It was pretty obvious he wanted company.

He got down on his knees and begged me to come. Said with me with him he might stand a better chance getting somewhere with Chase conversation wise. I told Jackie that I refused to go anywhere near there. I didn't like Chase Young. He's a wicked being who tried to eat Dojo and destroy Master Monk Guan, my friends and myself included. Besides, I doubt he'd want to see me let alone Jackie. But Jackie wouldn't let up. He was going to get me to come with him, like it or not. This is where I put my foot down. I activated my belt that set off an electrical defense. Jackie got shocked, releasing me from his grip. He tried grabbing me again but got the same results.

After five more tries he gave up and left without me. Seriously, if I wanted to go to Chase Young's palace I'd do it on my own time, but I do not want to go anywhere near the palace or Chase Young. I'll leave Jackie to his own stupidity. I doubt Jackie would last five minutes with Chase Young let alone those jungle cats. Though should he come back with all his body parts in tact then color me impressed. For now I'm returning to my book. Time to get book number three done today.

~Next Day~

I didn't see Jackie again until I came into the kitchen the next morning. Woke up on top of the covers, surrounded by books that were sprawled out on my bed. I must have fallen asleep while reading after dinner last night. Guess I got caught up in one-to-many stories I couldn't stop myself. Its a small price to pay for a grand story, but back to the topic at hand. I found Jackie sitting at the kitchen aisle eating a bowl of cereal with a notebook next to him. He had a pile of paper balls on the aisle next to him. There were a couple paper balls on the ground besides him. Obviously he'd been working for a while but wasn't making much progress.

"Hey Jackie, whatcha got going on over here?" I asked as I walked over to him gaining his attention. He lifted his head up for a brief moment to look at me.

"Morning Maxine, just trying to figure out what to bring Chase Young. He asked me to bring him something of value but I'm not sure what to get him." Jackie told me.

"Why are you trying so hard to impress this guy?" I asked.

"Chase Young is my evil hero. I'd do anything to impress him and get him to see what I'm capable of. If I do that he may take me under his wing and I'll learn to be the greatest evil in the world." He explained.

Dare to dream Jackie, dare to dream.

"Well I don't know how much help I'll be. Best thing you can do is continue brainstorming till inspiration hits you." I told him, walking up to the fridge and removing the orange juice. "If your serious about impressing this guy then you've got to get in his head and ask yourself what you'd want if you were in Chase Young's boots."

It was something for Jackie to think about and who knows, maybe it'll help him. All I know is if this keeps him occupied so I can be left alone then I've got no problem with what Jackie's doing. Maybe I'll pay a visit to the temple later. I'm sure the monks know how to occupy themselves during their free time. I'll swing by later after I finish doing a few things around the house. After all, somebody's got to keep the house tidy while the folks are out and Jackie's locked up in his lab.

~Much Later~

Okay I may have gotten a little carried away with my work. Once I start something I have to see it through. Despite how much time it might take I plow through till everything is done. Whether its school work, chores, projects, I don't stop until I am done, or at least in a good place to stop but enough about that. I finally left the house around dinner time to visit the monks. Jackie was down in his lab so I left him a note on the basement door before going.

By the time I arrived at the temple the sun had set over the mountains and my stomach was growling. Guess I should have had dinner before leaving. Hopefully the monks haven't eaten yet and I can join them. Landing on the ground I called out the monks names hoping to get a reply. It took a few seconds before I heard Kimiko's voice calling from the kitchen. Walking towards the kitchen I stopped for a brief moment when I thought I heard a dark chuckling sound. Perhaps it was my imagination? I shrugged it off and walked to the kitchen.

"Hey gang how's it going?" I said upon entering the kitchen. Giving a small wave.

"Hey Max good to see you." Said Raimundo.

"Maxine good to see you." Said Kimiko.

"Ah Maxine, so nice to see you again." Said Omi.

"Good to see you guys as well." I said but I noticed someone missing to the party. "Hey where's Clay?"

"No idea, but the dudes been acting strange all day." Raimundo replied.

"Strange how?" I asked.

"Strange enough to purposely cut the branches off of trees while we were practicing." Said Kimiko.

That didn't sound like Clay. The Clay I know is friendly and kind and is there to lend a helping hand when his friends are in trouble. So why would he do something out of character? Perhaps we should confront Clay and see why he's behaving the way he is? I made the suggestion to which the others agreed.

We searched around inside finding no sign of Clay anywhere. If he wasn't inside then he had to be outside. Walking outside Omi suggested we check the vault. It was possible he was hanging around there. Perhaps to clear his mind? Can't say I know why he'd be hanging around there or if he was but we'd soon find out. Sure enough we did find Clay but he wasn't alone. Jackie was with him, carrying a bag of Shen Gong Wu over his shoulder.

"Clay, what are you doing with Jack Spicer?" Kimiko asked.

"Clay and I have formed a super evil genius alliance." Jack replied but I found that hard to believe.

"Clay, I order you to drop the Shen Gong Wu. I do not wish to hurt you." Said Omi getting pants then a wedge and thrown across hitting the ground with a loud thud.

"Clay, what's gotten into you?" Asked Kimiko who was thrown towards Omi.

Raimuno jumped in getting a firm grip on Clay from behind. "Come on Clay its us your pals." His reasoning came at a cost of being flipped, noggied and thrown into the others. Now I understand what they meant when they said Clay was acting strange.

"Clay what the hell? Those were your friends and you just threw them like old newspaper. What's wrong with you?" I questioned him but soon met with being grabbed and tossed straight into the others. "Ouch...great, the one day I didn't wear my belt I get tossed like a football." I said to myself.

Clay let out an evil laugh, Jack complimented him followed by his own evil laugh. The pair then took off before the rest of us could do anything about it. Something wasn't right. Clay wouldn't betray his friends let alone work with my brother. We had to get to the bottom of this but first, we had to see how much of the Wu they made off with. Omi quickly brought Dojo and Master Fung having filled them in on what happened.

"Another raid? Maybe we should look into getting insurance on these things." Joked Dojo as he followed Master Fung who led us down the steps of the vault.

"Wow so this is what your vault looks like, impressive." I complimented as we came to a stop on the stairway.

Master Fung approached an open drawer and began to tell us about the Mosaic Scale that was supposedly taken by Clay and Jack. A mysterious Shen Gong Wu that could cause mischief; however, we were surprised to lean that the boys didn't take that Wu, Kimiko had. She came down looking the stairs looking ashamed, revealing a broken Mosaic Scale in both hands.

If I had to guess what happened, Kimiko must have broken the Mosaic Scale by accident when she was about to put it away in the vault. Ashamed and scared, she hid the Wu somewhere no one who think to look for it. Thinking it would be in the vault. Now the only questions were what exactly the Mosaic Scale did and why Clay was acting strangely. Could the Mosaic Scale have something to do with his behavior?

Master Fung escorted us out of the vault. He wished to tell us what we were dealing with. Along the way back inside I asked Kimiko why she didn't come clean and tell the truth earlier? Her reply was as I suspected. She was ashamed of her mistake and afraid of being punished. I told her if it was an accident there was no need to feel the way she did. Master Fung was sure to have understood. She told me I was probably right.

Entering inside the temple we entered a room, Dojo pulled out a scroll and it was then that Mater Fung explained everything to us. For centuries a mischievous creature called Sibini was locked away in the Mosaic Scale, but when the scale broke Sibini was free to escape and enter Clay's body.

Kimiko blamed herself saying she hid the broken Wu in Clay's room not knowing about the spirit within. She felt awful, guilty even and I could see that. We could all see it. Master Fung told Kimiko that there was nothing wrong with making a mistake. Only not admitting to it was the true mistake. Raimundo asked what Sibini wanted to which Dojo replied and showed The Monarch Wings. The sister Wu to the Mosaic Scale with unimaginable strength. When combined Sibini will become an invincible force no longer needing a host. Master Fung warned us to be cautious. The longer Sibini is in Clay, the stronger he'll become.

Once again I offered my assistance to the monks. I liked Clay and wanted to help free him of Sibini's control. With a short time till the Monarch Wings revealed themselves Kimiko suggested we split up to cover more ground and find Clay. Raimundo would go North, Omi and I would go South, and her and Dojo would go East and West.

Omi and I used The Golden Tiger Claws to teleport us into an open field. It looked pretty empty but Omi walked in a circle calling out for Clay. Got to admit the little guy was determined. I looked around but couldn't see anybody else out here, or so I thought. I turn around and spotted Chase Young. Omi quickly took a fighting stance, I moved to the side. After last time its best I stay out of the way. Besides, Omi's capable of fighting against Chase, I hope.

"Chase Young, if you are looking for trouble you have found it."

"You and Maxine have nothing to fear. There's nothing at stake, at the moment." He said patting Omi on the head. Giving me a small bow. Not sure whether I should feel honored or questionable about that.

"What are you doing here?" Asked Omi.

"That's what I'd like to know too." I chimed in taking a step forward.

"There's only a short time before the Monarch Wings are to be revealed. It'll be your challenge to stop Sibini." Said Chase.

I gasped, he knew about Sibini?

"You know about Sibini?" Said a shocked Omi. Gaining a staff to which he and Chase Young fought, or rather Omi was fighting and Chase Young stood and blocked every one of Omi's strikes.

Deja Vu anyone?

"Fight him until he cannot fight anymore. That is the only way to release the spirit." Said Chase.

"Your skills are most impressive. It is unfortunate you are on the wrong side." Said Omi throwing a strike that was blocked by Chase yet again.

"I was just thinking the same about you and Maxine. Clearly you have potential Maxine but you don't use it." Chase Young said to me. Honestly, I'm not sure what he was talking about. Did he mean my fighting skills?

"However, just because we are on opposite sides doesn't mean I cannot teach you both."

Omi did a jump with the staff but was met with Chase's staff holding him by his pants. For a short while Omi hung in the air. Then he was thrown forward landing on his back while Chase spun his staff and took up a stance.

"It is not the strongest opponent who wins but the strongest willed." He said.

I watched Omi running straight towards Chase Young calling out 'Monkey Strike'. Chase Young used a move he called 'Repulse the Monkey' on Omi. Sending him crashing to the ground behind him.

"Omi!" I shouted running over to him. "Omi are you alright?"

"Oh I am fine, just a tad surprised.

"When fighting an opponent with superior strength you must use his strength against him." Said Chase Young walking over to us.

"Why are you teaching me your tricks?" Asked Omi as Chase helped him onto his feet.

"Yeah and what do you mean I don't use my full potential?" I asked.

"Teaching is the only true path to learning. As for you Maxine, you will have to find the answer yourself. The way to become a true warrior is to ask yourself what it is you really want." Chase Young told us.

Just then, we heard Kimiko and Raimundo's voices. Looking up at the sky we saw them riding on Dojo. When we turned back to Chase Young he had vanished. How he did that was a mystery but there was no time for it. The Monarch Wings just revealed themselves. We had to hurry before Sibini got a hold of them.

Dojo flew us to an area surrounded by mountains and waterfalls and pine trees. It was a beautiful sight to see but there wasn't anytime to admire the scenery. Walking around we found Jack and Clay/Sibini looking for the Monarch Wings.

"Sibini, prepare for a humiliating defeat!" Cried out Omi.

"You? I eat bigger things then you for breakfast. (evil chuckle)"

We ran up surrounding Clay/Sibini on different sides.

"Talk all you want but you are going up." Said Omi.

"I think he means down." Said Raimundo correcting Omi's sentence.

"Your not getting away this time Sibini." I said.

"Sorry Clay, but this is for your own good." Said Kimiko jumping into the air summoning her fire powers.

She threw some impressive moves but Sibini got the upper hand. Kicking her away. Raimundo tried his wind powers but Sibini kept his feet on the ground. Walking up to Rai he knocked him over and kicked him into his own tornado that sent him crashing into a mountain. That'll probably leave a mark. Omi went next summoning two water spouts from behind him. The water came rushing at Clay/Sibini pushing him back. cheered Omi on but then Sibini pulled out the Reversing Mirror. Omi was sent flying back into Rai and Kimiko. Then all three of them were washed away.

It all comes down to this. I'm the last one standing against Sibini. The last line of defense as I like to call it. How was I going to fend off Sibini? I was still trying to calculate that part through my head. Though after witnessing how he took down Omi, Kimiko and Rai my chances of stopping Sibini were low, really low. Still I had to try. I took off at full peed towards Sibini. Once I was in a five foot radius I jumped into the air throwing out a jump kick; unfortunately, Sibini caught me by my ankle, spun me around a few times before releasing me. I went flying into the air for a good ten seconds before falling into Rai's arms.

Taking a deep breathe I thanked Rai for the save then stood on my feet. I watched as Sibini/Clay tied up Jackie using the Tangled Web Comb and g to collect the Monarch Wings that laid on the ground. Kimiko took off kicking the Wu out of Clay/Sibini's hand. She tried to fight back as did Raimundo but Sibini is a strong opponent. How dose one stop the unstoppable?

And then it happened. Omi walked till h was ten feet away from Clay/Sibini. Sibini made the first move. He charged at Omi with a fist out front. I watched with Kimiko and Raimundo as Omi took his mark, these little circles on his head lite up (odd) and he used that move Chase Young taught him sending Clay/Sibini flying behind him. Sibini/Clay charged at Omi again while Omi stood in place. It wasn't until Clay/Sibini was on top of Omi that Omi threw him backwards. Down went Clay/Sibini.

"Ha ha I have successfully exhausted Clay Sibini, now you must come out!" Said Omi.

Out of Clay's ear a tiny furry creature came crawling out. Charging full speed towards Omi's ear only to be sent flying into a tree. Apparently Omi came prepared with earplugs. Looks like Omi got the better of Sibini thanks to Chase Young's advice. Just when I thought we were in the clear Sibini was on the move again. Going after the Monarch Wings which Jack got a hold of with the use of his mouth. Only to freak out when Sibini jumped on him. Making my sissy brother jump out of his binds and runaway.

The Monarch Wings were on the ground. Sibini went for them but so did Kimiko. She and Sibini touched the Wu at the same time activating a Xiaolin Showdown.

"Sibini I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown. I wager the Eye of Dashi against the Tangle Web Comb." Said Kimiko.

Sibini made some kind of noise to which we took as his acceptance to the Showdown.

"The contest is first to grab the Monarch Wings and get outside the ring of geysers wins. Let's go, Xiaolin Showdown!"

Water shot up from the lake. In fact several spouts of water shot up to the sky. Followed by water moving with grace around the air taking many forms and shapes. Reminded me of a video game or some kind of artwork the way the water flowed in different directions. The Monarch Wings flew into the air and then out of shock Sibini grew to the size of a gorilla.

"Gong Ye Tempi!"

Sibini got a head start. Climbing and jumping on the water steps he wasted no time going after the Monarch Wings. Kimiko followed in pursuit. Jumping as fast as she could to the top to beat Sibini.

"You can do it Kimiko!" Shouted Rai.

"Keep your focus Kimiko! Do no think of the dishonor you committed!" Shouted Omi.

"Omi I don't think that's the best choice of words." I told him.

Kimiko in the meantime was jumping all over. Trying to avoid the water spouts that were aimed at her .It wasn't easy but she managed. Somehow Kimiko managed to avoid them all. At the same time Sibini had reached the Monarch Wings. Luckily a water spout blocked them causing Sibini to fly back and send the wings flying to Kimiko. She was about to grab them when Sibini used the Tangled Web Comb to hold Kimiko in place.

And if that wasn't bad enough two water spouts came up on Kimiko. Had she not used the eye of Dashi she'd be crushed. Unfortunately, Sibini got hold of the Monarch Wings. The Mosaic Scale Kimiko had kept a hold of flew into the air. Joining the Monarch Wings. Sibini shrunk down, jumping into the Mosaic Scale. A bright blistering light glowed.

This did not look good. I thought for sure Sibini would end of victorious, but then, Kimiko used the Eye of Dashi and her fire power to seal Sibini inside the Wu. Ensuring he could never escape again. The Showdown came to an end and Kimiko was victorious. We congratulated Kimiko for a job well done. At that time Clay woke up.

"Clay how you feeling?" Asked Rai.

"More tired than a five legged bronco after a bucking contest." Said a tired Clay.

"Well the big fella's back." Said Rai giving Clay a good pat on the shoulder which sent Clay down to the ground fast asleep. Kimiko ran over to help Rai bring Clay to Dojo. I would have gone but the sound of Chase Young's voice gained my attention.

He was on top of a geyser standing with perfect balance. Congratulating Omi for his victory to which Omi bowed and thanked Chase in return.

"Thank you so much for your assistance. Have you given up evil for good?"

"Things aren't always that simple." Chase replied.

"Then why did you want to stop Sibini?" I asked.

"Let's just say I did one small favor for Omi. Maybe one day he'll return the favor, and I hope you'll think about what I said Maxine. I know you can be a great warrior." With that the geyser shot higher in the air and Chase Young with it.

Strange how Chase Young would show kindness to Omi and myself. Though I doubt its out of goodwill and intentions. Just then Dojo flew up telling us it was time to go. Omi and I go on him and flew off.

And that's a wrap.

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