The New Foe
Chapter 2: Another Wu, Wow 2 in 2 days + a date this chapter
Hello and welcome to…chapter 2… '' Thought "" speech
"Wakey, Wakey everyone, Wuya is detecting a new Wu. Yo! Cat freak and Masko!" Julian and Katnappe walked from their respective rooms.
"Why don't you yell a bit louder, maybe if you yell loud enough, you'll wake the dead."
"Shove it Julie."
"That's Julian tiny."
"Ah, me-yawn, it's too early, what, Spicer it's 6:00 in the morning!"
"Quiet down, Wuya said there's a new Wu, something called the destroyer gem. Apparently it explodes after being thrown, like some kind of magic grenade. It's weird because it manages just to release the blast, not destroying itself."
"Okay, lemme get my mask, just give me a sec."
"I'll get my costume."
(In the, slightly larger jet, thanks to a Jack-Bot brand modification…)
Katnappe and Julian were talking in the back.
"So do you work out or something, you seem to be in…great shape."
"Well, I don't have much to do in my free time, I just train."
"How'd you get your hair to go like that?"
"When you've caused as may explosions as I have, it sticks back on its own."
"Whoa, you are not serious."
"Of course I'm not serious, its styling gel, I have an image to keep."
"That would be?"
"Scary. Now I got a question for you, is there maybe a name that I would know you by casually?"
"It's Ashley." (That's right isn't it?)
"Okay lovebirds (If I may say both Katnappe and Julian shot Jack death glares at this point) we're here and the Wu's there." Jack pointed to a cliff top where a small ruby looking gem could be seen. They landed and got out of the jet. Katnappe extended her claws, and Julian put on his mask, for what they saw in front of them.
"Jack Spicer."
"Katnappe." The Xiaolin apprentices looked at Julian.
"It's Julian."
"Julian."
"Ya know what, you just ruined the moment Clay."
"Sorry Rai, but this dudes my arch-enemy, seeing as he launched me out of a 200 foot tree."
"Good point."
"So Raimundo, Clay and…"
"The other two are Omi and Kimiko."
"Right, anyway can we just get to the fighting already?"
"At's fine by me spooky."
"Okay, Kimiko, you take care of Katnappe, Raimundo take this Julian character…"
"What, why him?"
"You were defeated once, don't worry, you'll get your chance. For now, defeat Spicer, I will assist you by destroying his robots." With that everyone fought, keeping to Omi's plan…(even our friends the Heylin stuck to the ones he had said.)…and of course as can be expected all were fairly even, Julian's attack had caught the apprentices off guard, but now they were prepared.
"You know I hate to tell you this, but you seem to be running out of energy."
"Bite me mask boy, there's no way I'm losing to you. Sword of the Storm, WIND!"
"Whoa, WHOA!" Julian was blown off his feet, just managing to grab onto a ledge a few feet down.
"Help!"
"Julian!" Katnappe forgot about her fight with Kimiko and ran to the edge.
"Julian, grab my hand!" Julian did as he was told, and Catnappe managed to pull him up from over the cliff. Unfortunately the Xiaolin apprentices had already taken the gem and left.
"Thanks Ashley, you saved my life, how can I ever repay you?"
"A nice dinner would be good."
"Consider it done, I'll reserve a spot at the nicest place in town. You know what Ashley?"
"What?"
"I want that sword."
"Fools! You lost the destroyer gem!"
"What! Yell at Jack, we were incapacitated!"
"He was you weren't!"
"What? Wuya, um she just saved your quote "Ultimate Evil Weapon"."
"Shut up Jack!"
"Ah, either way hover-hag we lost it and we'll have to wait for the next one. Plus, I don't know about you, but I prefer life to Wu. Hey Jack you got a cell on you?"
"Yeah why?"
"Can I make a quick call?"
"Sure." Jack tossed Julian a cell-phone.
"Hello? I'd like to make a reservation for two for 8:00. Okay. Good. You too. Bye. click Okay Ashley, all set. Here's your cell munchkin."
"Munchkin?"
"That's for waking me up at 6 a.m. and calling me Masko. Plus you're kind of, short."
"Where we going?"
"The Romagna (it's a town in Italy), hope you like Italian."
"What, do you guys have a date or something?"
"In a nutshell whiner, yes. I saved his life, and he owes me a nice dinner."
'Hell, I'm not complaining about going out with her either.'
"I suppose this place is a formal dress restaurant huh?"
"Yeah, I guess you're right."
(Back at…Jack's lab…house…whatever.) (7:40 p.m.)
"What'd you think Julian?"
"You look…wow."
Katnappe had lost the costume and was in a very…attractive red dress, sliced open at the left side up to the knee. Her hair was down, and she was wearing diamond earrings, she looked beautiful to say the least. Julian was in a black suit, his hair in better condition than usual, but still spiked back.
"You clean up pretty good yourself."
"Katnappe why were you in the bathroom for…"(In a nutshell jaw hits floor.)
"Come on, let's go before he recovers, should we drive."
"Eh, it's not far we could walk."
"Alright."
(The Romagna…) (Candlelit window set on second floor, with view of a beach.)
"Hello Sir and Madame, may I take your orders?"
"Um, yes, I'll have the Tortellini Alfredo." (I love that stuff…)
"And I'll have the Zuppa De Pesce." (Fish Soup…one-track mind huh?)
"And To drink?"
"Is '74 white wine alright Ashley?"
"Yes that'd be good." (They are both 21! Okay I won't interrupt no more.)
"Excellent choice sir." The waiter walked away mumbling something about quitting his job, whilst Julian and Ashley began to converse.
"Beautiful view."
"Y-Yeah."
"Um, so how'd you get into "evil" anyway?"
"W-Well back when I was younger, you see, my parents died when I was young, a plane crash, I grew up on the streets, stealing, but only what I needed. The stray cats were the ones that raised me, and Katnappe was born."
"On the streets huh? Looks like you had my upbringing, my parents died in a car accident when I was young. Of course with me, there was no one but myself to raise me. I too stole what I needed, and I grew to hate humanity. Well most of it anyway. You're different somehow, I can be around you and not hate you, Spicer I cannot stand."
"That makes two of us." They both started laughing.
"You know Spicer isn't exactly much of a fighter, check this out, when I was 16 Wuya called me, a chameleon-bot, and a ninja called Tubbymaru when 4 Wu activated at once, we all ended up in Xiaolin Showdowns, and Jack was the only one that lost!"
"Hahaha, classic, I don't doubt that for a second."
"Your champagne."
"Thank you." After drinking a few glasses, they began conversing more.
"So why is it you gave up a Wu to save me?"
"We-Well I thought that if I let you, um, I uh, I…"
"You have feelings for me don't you? That's good…" Julian leaned forward and kissed her deeply and passionately.
"Because I have feelings for you too."
"W-Well if I told you that I didn't love you, I'd be lying."
"I love you more."
"No you don't."
"Yes I do." The rest of the dinner went quite well, both Ashley and Julian conversing through most of it. The most interesting event though, happened on the walk home.
"Give me all your money!" A thug had stopped Ashley and Julian on the side of the road, and was threatening them with a knife.
"Ashley, this guy's armed, step back."
"But I'd prefer if we'd both…"
"I don't care, I'm not letting you risk your life, and that's that."
'Wow, he really does care about me.'
"A-Alright."
"You're not getting our money buddy, so just slink back under the rock you crawled out from."
"Why, why you stupid dick head. I'll slit you up the middle! But first I'm gonna kill your girlfriend." The man charged at Ashley.
"No!" Julian stepped in front of her and when the man got close, he grabbed his wrists.
SNAP! The man ran away screaming bloody murder.
"W-What did you do?"
"I broke both his wrists. Come on…" He grabbed her hand. "Let's go home."
(Back at the house…)
"Here's your room."
"Um, J-Julian, I'm still a little freaked out from the attack and I was w-wondering if I could um, spend the n-night, with you?"
"Well it'd be rude if I said no to a damsel in distress." And with that they set off to Julian's bedroom.
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