Chapter 9: Getting Away With Murder

Chase Young sat meditating in his evil lair. He had not taking any part in recent events and had no idea what was coming his way.

"Chase!" Jack called out as he made his way to him and Wuya.

"What do you want?" Wuya asked angrily.

"This matter is with Chase not you," Jack stated not taking his eyes off Chase as he spoke to Wuya, not yet anyway.

"What do you want?" Chase growled at the red head, and suddenly it dawned on him, Jack should have never been allowed in the Jungle Cats would have got him, he called to them.

"Oh, Chase, they ain't cum'in," Kri sighed as made his way to Jack's side.

"Who are you?" Chase growled not having time for Jack and his little games.

"Kri Spicer," he stated, "and you are a lousy excuse for an evil super villain."

That comment Chase was not about to let slide he growled angrily, "How dare you say that to me Do you know who you're talking to?"

Kri nodded.

"Then you're going to feel my wrath!" Chase yelled and made to punch Kri only to be blocked by Jack who had stepped in front of the other gripping Chase's fist midair.

"You're fight's not with Kri. It's with me, he just wanted to see you," Jack commented, still gripping Chase's fist; he twisted to one side to look at the green haired demon.

"And now that I have, I've got other fish to fry," Kri snorted and bowed to Jack before heading on his way. Jack let go of the hold on Chase's fist.

"You? Don't make me laugh!" Chase said staring down the newly remade demon unknowingly, "a poodle could take you out."

"Oh, I beg to differ," Jack quietly said in that ominous voice. Without warning he knocked Chase to floor and when Chase got up he saw Jack in his demon form.

Just like Kri he had large black wings and a long spaded tail. The same sharp teeth and fangs were hidden behind those lips.

"What is this trickery!" Chase demanded, staring at him.

"Oh, this is no trickery," Jack laughed evilly, "I finally got back what I so desperately wanted. Now I'm here to take you out. You should feel honored."

"I don't think we have much of a choice," Omi sighed.

"Omi's right," Clay said, "if it's as bad as you said it is than we should get Chase to help us."

"But Chase could be dead by now!" Raimundo fought with them angrily.

"Or not!" Kimko fought back.

"Omi's right you should leave," Master Fung interrupting their war of words.

"See, Master Fung agrees," Kimko told him, with her hands on her hips.

"But, Master Fung!" Raimundo began to plead.

"Go now," he said, "You don't have much time."

Raimundo growled angrily but followed the other three monks out.

As the Dragons approached the cave to Chase's lair they could hear a battle going on inside.

"See I told you not to go!" Raimundo shouted annoyed as they went in. They were just barely at the lip of the cave and when they looked down to see the fight below.

They saw Jack in his demon form... and they saw what the aftermath of what he had been and still was doing to Chase. Chase was sweating and bleeding, clothes torn, and disheveled. He could barely able to stand. Jack on the other hand looked like he hadn't even broken a sweat.

"C'mon," Jack teased, slamming Chase to the ground once more and snarled, "this isn't even a challenge! You're not even making this worth my time. I'll crack your skull open right now!"

Chase didn't get up.

"Oh, c'mon, is that ALL you've got!" Jack asked annoyed, hovering over him, getting no response he said in a sinister tone, "I'm seriously disappointed in you."

With that a little electrical energy ball forms in his hands and he threw it at Chase.

"Well, so much for him," Jack sighed, and stared up at the dragons, "You're just in time."

"You will not get away with this, Jack Spicer!" Omi yelled at him and jumped down and landed in front of Jack.

"Oh, and you're going to stop me?" Jack asked highly amused and laughed.

"You think I'm being funny!" Omi demanded jumping down and getting into a battle stance.

"Hey, you didn't mess up that sentence!" Jack teased.

"I think we should help him!" Kimiko said very scared.

She was about to jump down when a voice stopped her.

"I think you'll be too busy dealing with your own troubles," It was Kri and he was covered in blood.

He had used the Golden Tiger Claws and he was holding onto the lifeless corpse of Master Fung. All three dragons gasped as Kri tossed the older monk to one side.

"Old guys'… they're not much of challenge," Kri grinned.

"You! What did you do?" Clay growled angrily.

"Just paid a little visit to your beautiful temple; couldn't stand the place so I tore it up, along with everyone there," Kri snorted and then laughed as if it was one of the funniest things in the world.

" I'm gonna make you hurt!" Clay bellowed and charged at Kri.

"It's always you to attack me first," Kri sighed and moved to one side, as Clay skidded to the floor. Clay was not out he got back up again and Kimko and Raimundo joined him.

Now it was three to one. Clay and Kimiko on the outside and Raimundo on the inside.

"Oh, whatever shall I do? They're ganging up on me!" Kri teased faking worry.

That evil smile plastered Kri's face as he stepped back several steps. Now there was quite a wide gap in between them. He made small hand gesture and a line appeared in front of him.

"Tell you what..." Kri said snickering, "since I'm such a nice guy, if one of you can cross this line than I won't kill you all."

They stared at him angrily.

"You can try all at once if you want," the demon added.

"Why not," Raimundo said glancing at Clay than at Kimiko.

"All at once?" Kimiko asked highly suspicious.

"C'mon, there's three of you," Kri laughed, "There's only one of me. You have a chance."

"Right," Kimiko said, still highly suspicious but she weighed her options and it was the best plan.

"Right," Clay agreed.

"You know my answer," Raimundo growled glaring at Kri.

And all at once Kimiko and Clay sped forward while Raimundo made no move.

Kri stepped over the line and flicked out two swords he'd been hiding up sleeves and stabbed both Clay and Kimiko knocking them down.

"Good boy," Kri teased eyeing Raimundo.

"Raimundo!" Kimiko said shocked.

Raimundo looked just as surprised as she did.

"But..." Raimundo stuttered, when they charged he couldn't move.

Kri waved his hand and revealed his trump card, Raimundo's metallic collar around his neck.

Raimundo gasped in further shock and tried to pry it off.

"It never left," Kri snickered, barely keeping himself from laughing, "You just thought it had. You did everything according to plan! Good job!"

"You tricked me!" Raimundo sputtered, at this point insanely angered, "again!"

"You're fun to play with," Kri purred. Turning to Kimiko, chains appeared ensnaring Kimiko, binding her to where she stood. Kri turned to watch Jack and Omi's fight just in time to see Omi being shocked with a ball of electricity just like Chase.

"Too easy," Jack laughed staring at Omi's still form. He glanced up at them and jumped up to the platform.

"Well, you three have fun with Kri?" Jack laughed and eyed Kimiko before wandering over and standing right in front of her.

Kri stood right in front of Clay.

"Unfortunately only one of the two of you will advance," Jack teased eyeing Kimiko evilly.

He whipped out sword from nowhere and waved it in front of Kimiko preparing to strike.

Just then Kri pulled out an axe- also from what seemed like nowhere- and sliced Clay's head off.

Kimiko and Raimundo's eyes bulged in surprise.

"So much for the cowboy," Jack said quietly and the sword in his hand disappeared back into nowhere.

"Right," Kri commented, gingerly licking the blood off the axe before also letting it evaporate. Kri laughed, "Next, Wuya."

"Yeah, that witch is next," Jack said, and looked around for the floating hag, "where is she?'

"We don't have time for her little games," Kri said gritting his teeth.

"Oh, Wuya!" Jack called glancing around searching the cavernous lair for her. He gnashed his teeth, "I'm not in the mood."

He summoned a small floating circle spell and sent it after her. Within minutes it came back Wuya tangled in its inner webbings.

"So you thought you could just get away?" Jack asked half amused, half angered.

"No, of course not," Wuya said innocently, "can I be on your side."

"Oh, it's far too late for that," Jack snickered as Kri grabbed the Serpent's Tail and the Reversing Mirror.

"Here," Jack said and held them out to her.

Wuya floated back several feet.

"What is the great Wuya afraid to fight a couple of lowly demons?" Kri said eyeing her, an evil smile gracing his face.

"Oh, c'mon," Jack told her, "We're giving you a chance. Full power, fight us."

"Wuya, don't!" Kimiko yelled trying to get free, "don't be stupid!"

Wuya turned to her and growled, "Impotent girl!" She turned to demons, "Fine I accept your challenge."

And within moments Wuya found herself with all her power about to fight the two evil demons.

She summoned three rock monsters and Kri busied himself with them. Wuya and Jack were squared off.

"Give me what ya got," Wuya beckoned the red headed demon.

"Oh, and I will," Jack laughed, and charged at her, she almost wasn't fast enough, almost. Jack stopped dead in his tracks and flapped his wings a little bit to prevent him from landing face down in the dirt.

"Lucky," Jack laughed staring at her, "let's see how well you do when I'm going as fast as I can."

She stared at him ready. Suddenly she couldn't tell where he was. Jack was going warp speed around her. Smacking and kicking her making her fall to the floor. Frustrated she start throwing out random balls of dark magic hoping to catch him.

Kri picked her up and slung across the room.

"Your rock monsters are dust," Kri laughed. "Those old timer monks were more fun than these things. You gonna give me more or not?"

Wuya called five more rock monsters and sent them on Kri.

"They better be worth it this time!" Kri yelled as he punched one.

Jack appeared in back of her and sent a shockwave through her body and she snapped up as fast as she could. She glared at him.

"Can't face me directly, you have to take sneak attacks," She snarled.

"Fine, then your magic against mine," Jack laughed, sending a small electrical ball her way.

She barely had time to evade and send back her own. It hit the barrier around Jack and crackled out.

He came at her knocked her to the ground before backing back up.

"Cheater," Wuya growled at him from the ground.

"Oh, I was cheating that was a close rang spell," Jack snickered pointing at her.

Wuya realized she couldn't move a single muscle.

"And now for the big finally," Jack laughed, shaking his head, "Although it was hardly the big fight I was looking for. A disappointment; all of you."

Jack summoned a large electrical ball a little bit smaller than a basketball and tossed it at Wuya. The sparks shot through her and crackled as she screamed out in pain. Then she grew very still.

"Takes care of that," Jack sighed.

"Those rock monsters were barely worth fighting," Kri said displeased.

He turned to Raimundo.

"One more thing left," Jack told him and tossed him the Golden Tiger Claws, "fetch that stupid cat girl, Katnappe."

Raimundo growled but obeyed he didn't have any other choice.

"What should I say to get her here," Raimundo asked.

"I don't care either persuade her or force her," Jack sighed waving his hand ordering him. "Anyway you do it, just do it."

Raimundo nodded and called out 'Golden Tiger Claws' as ripped through the air. He jumped through the portal and found himself in a well furnished apartment.

'Oh it figures she lives here,' he thought.

Just then said girl walked in the room talking on the phone.

"Yeah, Beth, I so..." She saw him and stopped dead in her tracks, "Beth, I'll have to call you back."

"Well, long time no see," Raimundo said locking eyes with her.

"What do you want!" She growled.

"Chase Young requests an audience with you," he blatantly lied.

"Aren't you good?" she asked, clearly she wasn't buying it.

"Not anymore," Raimundo said slyly, "I'm on Chase's side now."

"Really," she asked, still not convinced.

"Why would I be here if it weren't true?" he asked still in that dark tone folding his hands behind his back.

She appeared to be thinking for a moment.

"I mean it's not like you've bothered the monks lately," Raimundo went on, she's still not buying it, a small electrical ball started to formed in his hands.

"Alright I believe you," she stated, and purred, "take me to Chase."

Instantaneously the small electrical ball went out.

"Alright, let's go," Raimundo said, and once again yelled out the name of the shen-gong-wu and went through the portal.

End Chapter 9