FanKnight: Well thanks for the reviews! I updated my profile, with the idea from DeafLizgon! Read her story, it RULES! Any way no flames please no one likes to get them, this chapter might be a bit long….
I do NOT own Xiaolin Showdown,
I do own the Ocs and the new wu
Darkness, darkness was all Omi could see. He looked to the right and to the left only to see more darkness. He lay flat on his back, his entire body sore from the fight he'd finished.
He lay still for so long that he seemed to himself dead, until a light came to him. Kimiko kneeled next to the xiaolin dragon of water and felt his forehead. She smiled slightly and looked down at him.
"Omi…Omi….you awake?"
Her voice was quite like a whisper, she seemed tired. Her blue eyes sagging as she smiled still. With a sigh she just leaned against his wall, still sitting as she watched him. Tears sliding down her cheeks, moments before she buried her head into her hands and began to cry.
Omi frowned and tried to sit up, a pain rushing from his chest until it stopped as he was sitting. He was breathing deeply, ignoring the pain in his back. He looked to her and forced a weak smile.
"Kimiko….what….what has happened…why do you cry?"
His voice was dry and raspy, do doubt from a lack of water in several days. At his voice she looked up and smiled, her tears still flowing she hugged him tightly and just held him a moment before pulling away wiping her tears away.
"Omi….I thought…we thought…Rai…he…."
She began, stopping at the look upon Omi's face. She began to stand until he found his legs like bricks. To stiff to move, his arms like jelly.
"Don't…."
Kimiko whispered pushing him back, he wondered what in the world could do this to him. He was the mighty dragon of the water, nothing could stop him. Nothing that he knew of anyway.
"Omi…you've been sleeping for two weeks…., a lot has happened."
Kimiko whispered before looking at him with a frown. She knew the look upon his face and it meant questions.
"What! How can this be? I do not remember sleeping for so long? Where is Master Fong, Clay, Raimundo!"
Kimiko shook her head as she began to sob again, her sapphire eyes burning with a flood of tears. She hugged Omi again and whispered into his ear softly.
"If only you had been awake…."
Omi's world shattered as he fell back, waves of his elements pulling him in everyway until.
"Omi….Omi…come on Omi…wake up…."
The voice was familiar, it sounded rough, ragged from something. The owner of the voice sigh and Omi could feel smooth soft hands on his forehead. Omi sighed as his whole body seemed to awaken from the small touch. With a pair of drowsy eyes the dragon of water awoke.
"Omi!"
Several voices shouted, causing Omi's head to throb. The dragon of water groaned as the touch removed itself. He did not here the voice again, his vision still some what blurry he frowned.
"What…what has happened?"
His vision as he focused on Kimiko who was smiling brightly at him. She felt his forehead and smiled as his fever was gone. To Omi her touch was warm, like her element but nothing like the other touch.
"You seem better, how do you feel?"
She asked with a small frown of concern, Omi's shook his head sitting up now. Kimiko trying to push him back but he wouldn't allow it.
"What has happened!"
He asked again, this time more fiercely. Kimiko jumped a bit, then looked behind her to Clay and Dojo who sighed and shook their heads.
"We….we were ambushed on the way home Omi…and….and...Raimundo…he…..he fell Omi…"
Kimiko said slowly, trying her best not to begin crying again. Clay and Dojo just looked down as Omi looked at each before looking at the ground as well. Even with his body demanding rest he slowly stood.
"Who was it?"
Omi asked, his voice like ice as he stretched his tight muscles and limbs. The three dragons watched the dragon of water and gave a worried frown.
"It was…Jack…and…the other dragons…but Omi…"
Kimiko started, only to be cut off by the look Omi gave her. He sighed and glowed blue a moment before shutting and opening his eyes.
"Dojo…"
He said simply and the dragon grew, the three dragons climbed aboard the shen gong wu tucked safely on them. Dojo flew off into the cool nights air, the three dragons slightly chilled to the bone by the night's dew. They went on a whim, Raimundo's 'Sword of the Storm' it was their only chance of finding it.
Dojo had become better at tracking the shen gong wu as more became active. He circled a clearing, it was barren and had seen many a battle in the four dragon's eyes. They landed and the three warriors dismounted Dojo as they looked around.
"It's here….somewhere."
Dojo said looking around as the three split up. Omi to the north, Kimiko to the west, Clay to the easy, and Dojo took the south.
Dojo slunk a ways before looking round, he sensed nothing and sighed. He knew if the other didn't find Raimundo soon they might not have the strength or the will to fight. As Dojo turned to head back a black dragon with red eyes glowered down at him, her claws reached down as she seemed to hiss at the green dragon.
Dojo would have wet his pants if he had been wearing any, with a turn he was her size. His eyes glaring into hers as they breathed fire, a battle ragging. Dojo's eyes widened as he realized what she was doing.
"The kids!"
He almost shouted before flying after them in panic.
Kimiko ran as fast as she could, the dragon of energy chasing after her fast, the 'scorpion tail' on her heals as she ran faster, jumping into the air she did a back flip.
"Judo flip! Fire!"
She shouted, her fire causing the dragon of energy to recoil from the heat. Landing Kimiko ran back towards where they had landed hopping to see Dojo and the others.
Clay wasn't having much luck either as he avoided another punch from the dragon of metal, he too turned and ran as fast as he could.
"Mantis Flip Coin!"
He shouted, jumping into the air, several feet away. He kept jumping back towards where they had landed, knowing full well in his tired state he couldn't take the dragon.
Omi stood looking around, no sign of Raimundo any where. With a sigh he turned to find the others only to hear a soft groan. It was faint, and somewhat distant but the wind seemed to carry it.
"O…mi…"
The voice was from before, it was in pain. Omi rushed as fast as he could. Images of his fellow dragons in battle flowing into his mind like a river. He ran and ran and ran until he came upon it. His eyes widening with shock, then falling to his knees he did something he'd not done since child hood. He cried.
There before him, tied to a pole with vines of thorns hung Raimundo. He looked worse than from before. His Sword of the storm lay in front of him, his own blood dripping upon it. The dragon of wind had seen many better days, the dragon of spirit grinning at her handy work as she sat watching him suffer.
Looking behind her, her eyes remained the same. Cold and uncaring as the dragon would slowly die if kept that way. Raimundo had a strong spirit one she was determined to split apart. With a growl from within, Omi shot up into the air, a flick of the wrist and the sword of the storm came to him. Landing he glared the dragon of spirits down, her lips in a sneer as she readied her own wu, the 'rose of crimitar'.
"Release him….now…."
Omi's voice like his second element, the ice in which he controlled now filled his vanes as he growled, his aura growing bigger and brighter the sword of the storm glowing as well as the orb of tornami.
"Oh I'm so scarred, the big bad dragon of the water is going to give me a bath."
She was cocky, and Omi noticed this. Then it hit him, this plan they had in their minds. Omi growled and shot into the air.
"Tornami Storm!"
He shouted holding the two shen gong wu into the air a hurricane pouring down, engulfing the dragon of spirits and Raimundo. Omi was quick and cut the vines, Raimundo groaning as he fell over Omi's shoulder. He didn't move but he seemed alive, but unconscious.
The dragon of spirits growled and as she had no control, this hurricane had taken her and now spun her around and around. She would have to wait it out before she could strike, as the hurricane died down the dragons of Twilight, Metal and Energy frowned at her
"They got away again…didn't they…."
Shugo almost growled as the other three dragons bowed their heads awaiting orders and or punishment. But they never came the three dragons looked to the strongest who was grinning.
"Let them be….sooner or later…the dragon of water will come looking for us…."
Shugo smiled and the four burst into light. The lingering stares of confusion upon the other threes faces.
Dark clouds poured around the Xiaolin Temple, the dragons of Earth, Fire and Water looking down upon the fallen dragon of Wind, their faces crest fallen. Omi's however seemed completely void as if he'd retreated back into himself.
As the three awaited the fourths awakening, they had wandered into a light sleep. Kimiko using Clay as her pillar to lean on, he didn't seem to mind as he'd offered his shoulder in the first place. Both slept peacefully, Clay's large arm around her slim body, protecting her from all.
Omi however remained awake, and as the hours passed by he slowly emerged from his shell. He looked down upon the resting Raimundo and held his breath before tracing the several cuts along the wind dragons face. He winced at each one as he traced the cut upon his cheek he watched the older boy sleep and couldn't help but feel his lip quiver. He'd blamed himself for this, they had wanted him. Or So he thought, they wanted them both but he could only take the blame himself for this.
A bloodied and cut hand gently grasped Omi's, the dragon of water smiled slowly as emerald eyes opened. Omi filled with joy turned to his friends and opened his mouth, but no words came, his throat burned as he could feel something wet fall along his cheeks. Not knowing or caring he starred at his now smiling friend.
Raimundo just lay there, smiling before slowly closing his eyes again. His hand still lightly grasping Omi's, the grasp didn't loosen telling Omi he was just resting.
Omi looked back to his friends who remained asleep before lowering himself next to Raimundo, his black eyes watching him. Moments passed and soon Omi fell into the same state his fellow Xiaolin dragons has succumb to……
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