The Last Stand.
Disclaimer: I do not own Xiaolin showdown.
Note to readers: This is the sequel to Reincarnated Lover, To truly understand the events in this fan fic, read that one first.
Chapter One.
Raimundo woke one lovely spring morning. He wasn't sure what to do that day, It had been two years since the defeat of Daeva and now that he was the leader and Hannibal Bean had been re-trapped in the Yin- Yang world along with Daeva, and Chase and Wuya were quite at the moment, the monks had time to relax. Raimundo always slept late, as usual, then got up and ate his breakfast. But today, he had awoken early. He sat up and yawned. He listened and heard that his friends were still asleep. Shame, he thought, he wanted them to make his breakfast. But, he was hungry, so he got up and dressed. He walked slowly to the kitchen.
After he had gone halfway there, he heard a soft padding. Raimundo stopped and turned. Walking towards him was one of the temples wolves. They had two, One male and the other, a female, though they had not yet had puppies. Raimundo loved the wolves, but they did tend to reminded him of Daeva. He sighed as the wolf, it was the she-wolf, came to a stop beside him. He looked down into the wolf's golden eyes. The wolf cocked its head.
"How is it with you little sister?" Raimundo asked politely.
"One is content." The she-wolf replied, looking up at him. Raimundo smiled at her.
"One wonders what you are doing." The wolf asked, speaking in the language of the wolves. Raimundo, even after two years, was still able to understand and talk the language of the wolves. He had attempted to teach his friends, but they didn't seem to grasp the basic concept.
"One is going for something to eat." Raimundo replied in the language of the wolves. The she-wolf looked at him calmly.
"One shall accompany you then." She said with a sniff. She could not seem to understand many concepts of human society. Raimundo had manoeuvred around that by telling her that many things were customs. Wolves respected customs, even if they do not understand them. The two of them went into the kitchen, and the wolf watched Raimundo as he made breakfast, Rice. As Raimundo sat down to start his meal, the others filed in, looking slightly tired. Omi stared at Raimundo.
"Raimundo, you're up early." The little monk said. Raimundo shrugged.
"I couldn't get any more sleep."
"Have you had any more nightmares?" Kimiko asked. Raimundo shook his head, spooning rice into his mouth. The others joined him, and they talked about random, unimportant stuff. The two wolves, for the other had come in with the three monks, sat by the door, watching them. Raimundo finished eating and stretched a bone popping stretch. Kimiko winced noticeably. When Raimundo saw her face, he laughed. She looked so funny when she didn't like something.
"Find something funny, Raimundo?" She asked dangerously.
"Er, no." Raimundo quickly replied, seeing the glint in her eyes. She sniffed.
"Good." Then she resumed her breakfast. Raimundo got up.
"I'm going out for some fresh air." He told them and went towards the door. He stopped at the door and looked at the two wolves.
"Coming?" He asked them.
"Yes." They replied. They got up and followed him outside into the garden. Raimundo climbed a nearby tree. He liked sitting there and thinking. But he also enjoyed talking to the wolves. He could tell them anything without fear of the others overhearing him. He liked that; total privacy. The two wolves were stretched out beneath him. One of them whined softly. Raimundo looked out over the garden. He often spent his free time out here; it was so relaxing. He leaned against the branch behind him. He yawned. He then saw a familiar figure standing outside the temple gate; Jack Spicer. The boy looked scared, though not as much as he usually did, and his clothes were torn in several places. Raimundo jumped down from the tree and cautiously walked towards the gate, the wolves flanking him. He reached the entrance and stopped, staring down at Jack. The boy saw him and screamed in fright. Then the boy ran towards him and collapsed at Raimundo's feet, crying.
"What do you want?" Raimundo asked without sympathy. Jack grabbed one of Raimundo's legs and the wolves growled. Jack let go immediately. Raimundo asked again.
"It was Wuya! She decided to beat me up! I need help. I have nowhere else to go, Please help me!" Jack sobbed. How pitiful, Raimundo thought. The others appeared behind him, looking down at Jack.
"Why did Wuya attack you?" Raimundo asked, not taking notice of the others.
"She said something about having a new partner with her and she said that she was going to get her power back with the help of her new friend." Jack said.
"What new friend?" Omi asked. Raimundo felt a sudden chill, he had some suspicions.
"I don't know!" Jack almost screamed. The others looked sympathetically at the snivelling boy. Raimundo looked at them, then threw up his arms.
"Fine! You can stay a while." The others beamed at him. Raimundo lowered his arms, then pointed a finger at Jack, "But if you try to steal out wu, I set the wolves on you, you got that?" Raimundo threatened. No wolf in the right mind would attack a human, but Jack was gullible enough to believe that. Jack nodded, shrinking back.
Raimundo, immediately after they had taking Jack to Master Fung, went to the temple vault. He looked and saw that the Ying- Yang yoyo was still there. He sighed a sigh of relief; Wuya's new partner was not Daeva. He went back out and went to the others. They were in the main hall, standing about and questioning Jack about Wuya's attack. Raimundo went up to them. Clay turned and looked at him.
"Where have you been partner?" He asked.
"To check the wu, nothing missing." Raimundo replied.
"Why?" Clay asked, perplexed.
"I thought that Wuya's new friend might be Daeva, so I checked the Ying-Yang yoyo."
"Oh."
They both turned their attention back to Jack Spicer.
Wuya watched as the pitiful Jack Spicer went to the monks, crying for help. She laughed; it had been so fun. Now, all she had to do was to get her hands on the Ying-Yang yoyo. She had been in communication with Daeva, and they had made an agreement; If Wuya freed Daeva, Daeva would help Wuya get her power back. And since their power was equal, they would rule the world together.
Wuya turned back to the temple, watching as the monks took Jack in. Wuya jumped so that she was a few feet from the wall. She easily jumped the wall and landed on a roof. She jumped from roof to roof until she got to the temple vault. She then spotted figure heading in her direction. She hide; It was Raimundo, he went into the vault and emerged a few minutes later, frowning. He walked off. Wuya jumped down in front of the vault, and walked in. She opened the vault and started her search. She finally found it; the Ying-Yang yoyo. She chuckled as she lifted it. She stood still, listening. No one was near. Good. She turned.
"Ying-Yang yoyo!" She shouted. The rift to the dimension opened. She watched. Nothing happened. Wuya swore.
Then, slowly, a figure emerged from the rift.
She was tall, slender and wore a white dress. She had long black curly hair and sapphire blue eyes. When the figure stepped out, she looked at Wuya, then smiled.
"It's good to be free!" She said in a rich voice, throwing up her arms.
The woman was the Heylin witch Daeva.
The Xiaolin monks were relaxing in the main hall, though keeping a close eye on Jack. Raimundo sat, leaning against one of the walls; the others were sitting in the centre of the room, talking quietly. The she-wolf had come over and sat with Raimundo, he felt comforted in the animals' presence, though he did not think them as animals, they were a lot like humans. Raimundo scratched his arm and shivered. He felt cold suddenly. He felt himself getting colder and to shake uncontrollably. Omi looked over at him, looking a little worried.
"Are you ok Raimundo? You are shivering." He asked.
"I'm cold." Raimundo grumbled. The wolf beside him stirred slightly. The others looked at each other. Raimundo really felt uncomfortable. It seemed as if he was getting a headache at the back of the head. He rubbed the spot. The wolf beside him whined.
"One does not comfortable." She whispered.
"One does not either." Raimundo replied.
Suddenly, the male wolf howled an extremely loud howl outside. Raimundo shifted. Then the she-wolf lifted her muzzle and sniffed. She growled.
"She is here!" She howled. "Daeva! She is back!" Raimundo shot up.
"WHAT!" He almost screamed. The others looked over at him, surprised. Jack hid behind Clay, thinking Raimundo was talking to him. Raimundo looked about, alert. The male wolf ran into the room, and started to move restlessly about. Even though the wolves had worked with Daeva, Raimundo had explained that Daeva was evil and was not a good 'packleader'. Since you cannot lie in the wolf language, they had believed him, and they now looked to him as the packleader. The two wolves moved around the room, sniffing everything. The male wolf stopped by the door and growled, then moving back, still facing the door. Raimundo moved so he was with the others. Kimiko grabbed his arm and shook it. He looked down at her agitated face.
"What's wrong Raimundo? You've gone all white. What is wrong with the wolves? Do they sense danger?" She asked, still holding onto his arm. Raimundo released his arm and looked towards the wolves, who were now both growling at the door. Raimundo took a deep breath.
"They say that Daeva is near." The others looked scared. Then Raimundo swore.
"I should have kept a closer eye on the Ying-Yang yoyo!" Raimundo growled.
"Yes, you should have." Drawled a voice from the door. Raimundo looked at the door, expecting Daeva, but it was not. It was Wuya, and she looked happy about something.
Jack screamed and almost jumped to the ceiling. Wuya chuckled. Then she threw something at Raimundo's feet. Raimundo looked down and saw the Ying-Yang yoyo. Raimundo hissed and looked up at the witch. Wuya laughed and then vanished in a ball of red flame. A flame that Raimundo recognised all too well. The wolves standing in front of them seemed to calm down. She must have gone.
Raimundo bent and picked up the yoyo. He stood up straight. He put the shen gon wu in his pocket; he'll put it in the vault later. He looked over at the others, they looked at him sympathetically. They knew that he tried not to think about Daeva; he still loves her, but she was evil and he was not. The she-wolf came up to him and stood next to him. She then licked his hand.
"Thanks." He said to her. The wolf waged her tail. The male wolf was at the door, sniffing where Wuya had stood.
"Are you sure Daeva is back?" Omi asked suddenly. Raimundo looked at him, frowning.
"Yes, I can feel whenever she is near." Raimundo said. It was the only logical explanation for feeling so uncomfortable earlier, the same with the wolves.
"Oh." Omi said, and then brightened. "At least we have that advantage over her."
Raimundo sighed.
"Omi, I bet she could sense whenever I am near too, we have the same power."
"I guess I never thought of that." Omi said, looking crestfallen.
"I didn't think you had."
"Don't we need help with defeating her and Wuya?" Kimiko asked. Raimundo put his chin to his chest, thinking. Then the name came to him. Chase! He had helped them defeat Daeva the last time. The only problem was finding him. Raimundo looked up at the others and smiled sadly.
"I have an idea, but I don't know where he is." Raimundo said.
"Who?" Clay asked, confused.
"Chase Young!" Raimundo said, waving his arms. "He helped us before, so why not again?" The others looked at him with hope in their faces. Then Omi said,
"But we have to find him first."
"Yes, I know."
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