I feel so embarrased at the moment, Jason reminds me of Chase Young...alot. -smacks head on keyboard- I just had to watch so many episode with Chase before I wrote this! Anyway, enjoy dear readers!

A pool of tears drowned the letter that burned its words into Lily's mind. Her heart pounded in an unsteady rhythm as she choked out small whimpers. But her tears weren't made from sorrow…but of anger. She couldn't believe how low Jason would go…just so he could gain control over everything! She sighed and held her head up high.

"Golden Tiger Claws!" she yelled, opening the vortex and threw it inside.

"Just in case I'll need some help…" She turned her head and saw Jack's helibot hanging on a coat rack.

A smile slowly spread across her face as she strapped it on.

"Now…how to work this thing…" she checked the straps for any buttons, even the clasp for any switches. None. Her shoulders slumped. CLICK. That one slight movement triggered the propellers to pop out. She floated to the table, and grabbed the Ruby Dragon puzzle piece. She reached out her hand and got the Moonstone Dragon piece as well, hiding them under her robe before unsteadily, flying off.

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Kimiko rubbed her eyes and gave a yawn. She groggily sat up and covered an upcoming yawn. She stood up and walked to Lily's room. She thought she heard her outside.

"Lily…are you?" Kimiko stared at the empty bed.

"Oh no…" Without thinking, she ran to the Shen Gong Wu vault.

It was…open, she thought as she stepped down the stairs.

She walked to check on two drawers that were open.

"OW!" she cried rubbing her toe.

Her eyes widened. She stubbed her foot on the Golden Tiger Claws. She picked it up.

I heard Lily use this a while ago…maybe I can use her puzzle piece to find out where she is…, she thought.

Before holding Lily's piece, she noticed that the Sapphire Dragon was missing. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes as she held onto Lily's piece tightly. She felt like if Tubbimura was sitting on her head, the pressure was unbearable! So many different emotions buzzed in her mind. Anger, hatred, fright, worry, love…but what she really wanted…was revenge. Kimiko tried to take a breath, but her heart felt heavy as well. It felt cold and sorrowful. She shook her head and tried to run outside.

"What am I going to do?" she asked herself.

A small voice piped up in her mind; Go to the large cave in the mountains…, it said. And take the three remaining puzzle pieces…you'll need them…

Kimiko nodded, understanding what she must do. She picked up the Golden Tiger Claws along with the Sapphire and Jade Dragon piece, along with the connecter piece, as she ran up the stairs to wake the others.

"RAI! OMI! CLAY!" she yelled, nudging their shoulders roughly.

"Man, girl…what's your problem?" Raimundo asked sitting up.

Omi and Clay stepped out of their 'rooms' and stood at Raimundo's entry way.

"It's Lily…" she started breathlessly. "She's…she's…" Gotta think fast! "She's been kidnapped!" she lied, biting her lower lip.

"What? First you and now Lily? What's Jack Spicer gonna do next?" Rai asked, scratching the back of his head.

Kimiko shook her head. "No…it wasn't Jack. I think it was the Sapphire Dragon!"

She waited for the boys' reactions, hoping they bought it.

"That is even worse! We must go and save her!" Omi said triumphantly.

"But how are we gonna find her?" Clay asked, shrugging.

Kimiko smiled as if she just thought of the idea, "Well, I checked her puzzle piece and I have a good idea where she is." She pointed out.

"Then let's not dally-dilly!"

Raimundo sighed, "God Omi! I thought you already messed that one up!" He interrupted.

"Nonetheless, we must also try to defeat the Sapphire Dragon; we cannot let him become more powerful!"

"Then we better get a move on ya'll…where's Dojo?" Clay said.

Kimiko ran out frantically, "Dojo! C'mon, we need you right now!" she yelled.

Soon after, Dojo squirmed out of his litter box, and met up with the others, outside.

"What's with all the ruckus…hey, where's Lily?" he asked looking around.

"That's exactly the point Dojo! Lily isn't here because she has been kidnapped!" Omi said waving his hands in the air.

"Another kidnapping by Jack Spicer? That boy seriously needs to get out more…" Dojo said rubbing his chin.

"Not Jack Spicer, Dojo! But the Sapphire Dragon!" Raimundo exclaimed impatiently.

He was in the mood for a good butt-kicking, even if it wouldn't be Jack Spicer's.

"What?" Dojo super-sized himself, "Then we'd better high-tail it….wait…where exactly are we going?" he asked as they sat themselves down on his back.

Kimiko moved up and sat on Dojo's head. "I'll show you where, don't worry." She said pointing south, starting their journey.

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Lily slipped as she landed on her back on the muddy floor. She closed her eyes as she felt fat raindrops splash down on her face, some mimicking the trail of tears. She sat up and brushed some excess mud off of her pants as she stood up. Her hair gathered in front of her eyes, as she slipped the helibot off of her shoulders. She brushed her hair aside with her fingers as she stood as straight as can be. She couldn't see anything beyond the wide entrance of a devastatingly tall cave.

She looked around, glancing at mountains that surrounded the floor-bound cave, the only exit being through the forest. She sighed and marched into the darkness of the cave. She didn't dare let anything distract her from reaching her destination. Not the screeching bats that almost tore off Lily's hair or the contaminated water that dropped from the ceiling. She dodged a few more drops of the water. She looked closely at a nearby puddle. She could recognize that silver color anywhere; it wasn't water, but a poison. One touch of the thick silvery liquid and it takes away your soul…painfully. She ran, jumping over wide puddles, cursing that she didn't bring any shoes.

Jumping over one last puddle and almost losing her balance, she found herself standing in front of a narrow stone bridge. She gulped as she slowly made her way across the bridge. It wasn't a high bridge, but underneath it was a river of the deadly silver liquid. The cave was dimly lit by a blue-ish color coming from the stalagmites. Away from the bridge, Lily's eyes scanned the area. It was empty. And quiet…too quiet.

"Lily, how nice to see you again…" Jason said walking down a stone staircase.

No matter how much rage that bubbled up inside of her, she replied calmly, "I wish I could say the same for you."

He gave a bitter laugh. "I would speak with kinder words…if I were you." He said placing his hands behind his back.

Lily crossed her arms. "Oh…really? And why would I do that?"

Jason gave a smirk and motioned for her to look behind her. "Because…I have something that you want…"

Lily couldn't believe it. Jack was leaning against a stone wall with his eyes closed, as if nothing was wrong.

Lily took a few steps forward, "Jack?" she called out.

He didn't move a muscle.

"Jack?" she tried again, and with the same result.

She faced Jason, "What did you do to him?" she demanded.

"I thought you would never ask…look into his eyes." He said with a sneer.

She gave Jason an untrusting look and walked over to Jack.

"Jack?" she asked again, holding onto his arm.

Jack's eyes burst open, a smirk crawling across his face. The change was obvious once he had opened his eyes. Instead of the red eyes, (A/N: That we all know and love…SQUEE!) they were a dull sapphire color. This can't be the work of the Sapphire Dragon Shen Gong Wu…everything else about him is normal. Red hair, yellow goggles, black trench coat, pale skin and his makeup…well, as far as normal for Jack, she thought.

He gave a snicker and clutched onto Lily's arms, pinning her to the wall. "

Jack! Snap out of it! You're not yourself right now!" Lily said, not bothering to wriggle out of his grasp.

Jack shook his head. "I actually call this an improvement…don't you think so?" he asked, tightening his grasp on her arms.

Even his voice is different! It sounds like both his and Jason's voices combined!

"If you call being a jerk an 'improvement'." She said, looking at Jason. "What did you do to him?" she asked again.

"If you must know, it is simply mind control. It was actually quite easy for me when I went to retrieve your lover. He didn't put up much of a fight…surprisingly; he actually surrendered, pleading for mercy after I hadn't even done anything."

"What do you mean 'my lover'? This isn't him…" she lied, looking away.

Jason smiled. "Oh really? So I was wrong? Well, he doesn't have any use to me…so I'll just dispose of him."

He smiled evilly, concentrating on Jack's mind. Jack cried out in pain and kneeled on the floor, letting go of Lily. He clutched his head, his eyes twitching. Jason smiled, sending his energy to his hand, making it into a fist. He was crushing Jack's skull.

"Stop!" Lily sputtered out.

Jason looked at Lily, shrugged and relaxed his hand. Jack's eyelids drooped but the same evil smirk took over his face in a second.

"See…? All better." Jason said with a smirk.

Lily rolled her eyes, "Is smirking all you know how to do?" Lily asked. "…Wait…how did you know where to find Jack?"

"So…I was right all along…he is your lover. Let's just say…I have my sources."

He looked over at an empty corner. A small girl stepped forward and stood by Jason's side.

"Olivia? …B-but…why?"

Olivia looked down at the floor shamefully.

Jason put his hand on her shoulder, "Little girls can be easily influenced. And as an added bonus, we have the other two dragons!"

"Other two dragons? Jason…you know where Alexandria and Matthew are?" she asked.

"Yes…as a matter of fact I do. They're right over there…" he said pointing to a cage that floated over the silver poison. It was so high up that Lily had to squint.

"Lily! Thank goodness you're alright!" A blonde girl with purple eyes said, overjoyed.

"Alexandria! Are you alright?"

"Yes…we're all fine up here…waiting to face our doom…but thanks for caring…" a brown haired boy with hazel eyes muttered.

"Three hostages...three lives…all in your hands." Jason said, walking over to Lily.

"What do you mean…I would never put my friends in any danger…" she replied, backing up to the wall.

He chuckled, "A bit late for that…don't you think? Surrender your power to me, and your friends will be set free."

"And then once I give you my power, I'll be disposed of?" she asked.

Jason smiled and placed a hand on her cheek. "And waste such a pretty face such as yours…no. You'll stay with me."

She slapped his hand off. "You know what…? I'd prefer to jump in a lake of the silver poison and drown, then be with you…" she said glaring at him.

"Is that your final answer?"(A/N: If only his name were Regis instead…XD) he asked, grabbing her wrist.

He didn't bother waiting for her answer as he dragged her to the edge, one of her feet hovering over the thick liquid. She gulped as she closed her eyes, waiting to feel the grip on her arm slide.

CRASH!

Lily's eyes burst open as she saw a wall that was demolished. She squinted as the rain storm made its way into the cave.

"Sapphire Dragon! Prepare to suffer a most humiliating defeat!"

Lily smiled. She knew that saying from anywhere.

"Omi? Guys!" she smiled even broader, despite the situation she was in.

"Lily! Are you alright?" called out Kimiko.

"Yeah…just…hanging out." She offered.

Jason tossed her to the side. "Meddling monks! This has nothing to do with you!" he hissed.

"I'm afraid you got it all wrong, partner." Clay said.

"Yeah! Lily is our friend! So if you mess with her…you mess with us!" said Raimundo.

They jumped off of Dojo and landed in their Wudai Orion Formation.

"Ha! You will not be able to beat us now that we are about to use our Wudai powers!" Omi said confidently with a laugh.

Jason smirked and snapped his fingers. Out from another corner of the cave, the Sapphire Dragon Shen Gong Wu slithered out.

"Ha yet again! We have defeated that dragon numerous times! It will be a clapping of the fingers to do it again!" Omi said.

"I think you mean 'It will be a snap'." Raimundo suggested.

Omi nodded, "That too."

"But I don't believe that I am finished." Jason started.

He snapped his fingers yet again and his shadowed figure absorbed into the Sapphire Dragon. Instead of the original sapphire color the dragon's eyes held, they were black. The dragon gave a snarl and bellowed out a loud roar, saliva dripping down from its teeth. The monks' eyes grew wide.

"Who knew he could do that?" Raimundo said with a gulp.

Lily stood up wearily. "You freak! That shows how much free time you had on your hands! It would take years of practice for any of us to turn into a dragon!" she yelled.

The dragon turned its head to Lily, its snout feet away from hers. I'm going to have to make sure you don't run off anywhere…I'll make sure your lover keeps you busy, the dragon said telepathically as it turned its head back to the monks.

Lily raised an eyebrow, "Keep me busy?" she asked, before being pushed to the ground. "Jack? Oh…great. He's going to make me fight you…" she said to herself, standing up. "Well that's not going to happen."

Jack smiled. "I wouldn't be so sure…" he said with Jason's smirk.

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"Raimundo…maybe you should go first…" Omi said standing behind him, cowering in fear.

"Uh…I dunno…maybe…ladies first! Kimiko, go ahead!" he offered quickly.

"Hey! Here's a thought! Get us down from here and we can help you!" Alexandria yelled.

Raimundo took out his only Shen Gong Wu, "Sword of the Storm!" he yelled.

A tornado burst out of the tip of the sword, breaking the bottom of the cage. Alexandria and Matthew landed on their feet beside the young monks.

"Hey you guys look older than us! Dojo! You said they were our age, like Lily!" Raimundo blurted out.

"Hey…dragons aren't always right about everything." Dojo said with a shrug.

"Hello friends! My name is Omi and-"

"Yeah, I'm Alex and this is Matt, this is the wrong time for introductions!" she said pointing at the dragon.

"Oh…right. Orb of Tornami, Steam!" Omi yelled as a cloud of steam surrounded the dragon.

"Ha…piece of pie." Omi said triumphantly and turned to face his friends.

Impressive first try…too bad it didn't work.

Omi turned around, his entire body shaking. "But…but…you're supposed to go back to being plain Shen Gong Wu!" Omi stuttered.

The dragon shook its head. I'm not Shen Gong Wu anymore…the dragon said, blowing some blue flames next to Omi, just to give him a scare. Needless to say, it worked. Omi jumped and hugged Raimundo's head.

"Dude…you have gone too far now!" Raimundo said pointing to the dragon.

Rai put Omi down and gave the dragon his hardest kick. A split second later, Raimundo felt as if he lost the feeling in his legs, as he lay on the ground.

"Wow…either that thing is still part Shen Gong Wu…or he works out a lot."

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"Jack…I really don't want to fight you!" Lily said, dodging another of his blows.

"And I know that you really do want to fight me either…I'm trying to be the voice of reason!" she said.

"Then don't!" Jack said, grabbing her wrist.

Lily sighed. "I'm sorry Jack…but…" with her other hand she grabbed his wrist and flipped him.

"But Jason's turned you into a real jerk!" she said standing next to him.

She winced when she saw the dragon swish its tail and smashed her friends against the wall.

Jack was lying on his back. He smiled and pushed Lily's foot, making her fall as well. He picked her up and slammed her against the wall.

She turned and looked at Olivia, who was barely watching the scene. Their eyes met, Olivia's were filled with tears of regret. Lily sighed and looked down at the floor. It hurt her to know that her Stone Guardian betrayed her.

Wait…I still have my stone pieces! Kimiko must have the other ones!, Lily thought ecstatically.

Lily put on a look of sympathy as she turned her head back to Jack. "Again…I'm sorry Jack." She said and kicked him…in the shin. (A/N: Ha! You nasties who thought badly…I caught you!)

Tears streamed down Jack's cheeks in pain, smearing his eye makeup. Lily pushed him out of the way, and ran to the others.

"Kimiko! Do you still have the other puzzle pieces?" she called out.

Kimiko looked her way and nodded. She dodged a rough tail swish that caught Raimundo and Matt.

She tossed them over to Lily, "Here Lily, catch!" she said before running over to help Omi.

Lily smiled and took out the other two pieces and held them in one hand.

"Hey Jason! Look at what I've got!" she said tauntingly.

The dragon turned its head, it eyes widened in shock. He slithered his way over to her, showing his dagger-like teeth. The monks took a step to help Lily, but Alexandria stopped them.

"No, don't interfere…I sure hope she knows what she's doing." She said, the last part to herself.

Lily kneeled and put together the puzzle. She noticed the four empty circle spaces in the middle. She cursed herself silently. She untied her pendant from the leather straps, and placed it in the space near the Jade Dragon piece. Alexandria sent out violet flames toward Jason, knocking the dragon to the wall.

"Lily, here…take our pendants!" she said, snatching Matthew's pendant from his neck, and threw both pendants over to Lily.

She caught them and put them in their right place.

"How am I going to get Jason's piece?" Lily said to herself, standing up.

Jason picked himself up, his eyes blazing with fury. Lily gasped to find Olivia right beside her.

"Here…" she said in a small voice.

Lily gave a weak smile, as she took what was in Olivia's hand. Jason's pendant!, she thought. "But how…?"

Olivia just smiled back weakly.

Lily slammed the pendant into place, "Mystical Puzzle!" she yelled, a beam of light bursting out of the puzzle.

She gritted her teeth as her hand was still on the puzzle. Jason's eyes were turning back into a sapphire blue, his form separating from the dragon. The Dragon stayed solid for a few moments, but then it turned into a shadow and it disappeared into the puzzle.

"Foolish girl! You have just weakened yourself by putting together the pieces!" Jason said with a cackle.

"True…but it doesn't just weaken me, Jason, but it weakens us all! That mean your power over Jack isn't as strong as it was before! He can fight it!" Lily said holding on to her hand that was on the puzzle. It felt as if her hand was burning! The picture of the Sapphire Dragon piece was etched on her palm. She quickly tugged the sleeve to cover it.

"Why would the puzzle weaken you all…when it brings you together?" Raimundo asked Alexandria.

"Because it unites our powers together…we share a small bit of each other." She explained, standing at the side.

"Jack Spicer is here?" Omi asked looking around; he was so occupied fighting with the Sapphire Dragon that he hardly noticed.

"Jack, you've got to snap out of it! Jason's not as powerful right now! Fight it!" Lily said, shaking him like an old doll.

"I-I can't…He's already gotten a hold of my mind…soon he'll take my heart too…" Jack said to Lily, referring her as his heart.

By now the monks, except for Kimiko of course, were all pretty confused.

"Why is Jack talking like that? He's talking to Lily like he's…" Raimundo widened his eyes and looked at Omi and Clay.

"And all this time I thought Jack Spicer was as curvy as a straight line…" Omi said, still shocked.

"I think you mean as 'straight as a circle', partner." Clay corrected.

Kimiko stood behind them, whistling innocently. The three boys turned to face her. She put a face look of shock on her face.

"Jack…in love with Lily? Gasp!" she tried.

Raimundo raised an eyebrow. "Kimiko? You didn't happen to know this…did you?" Kimiko bit her lower lip.

"Ugh, okay you caught me. But she was scared that we would think of her as a traitor…and shun her or something."

"God, if anything it proves us wrong about Jack!" Rai said.

"Speaking of which, partner...you and Omi owe me…" (A/N: Get it? Omi…owe me? I'll shut up now…) Clay said with a smile on his face.

Alexandria finally decided to step in. "This isn't the time! Jason has already controlled Lily's little boyfriend again!" she said, pointing over to Jason.

"He's not my boyfriend!" Lily yelled, backing away from Jason. The term 'boyfriend' sounds so…primitive, she thought.

"You're right, he's your lover," Jason hissed.

Lily felt a pang at her heart. Whenever Jason would say it, it was like a curse.

"Hey, Jason! We aren't finished with you yet!" Matthew yelled, his hands turning into fists.

Jason turned his face to them, then back to Lily, a smile on his face.

"I'll be right back. But I'm sure Jack will keep you plenty company when I'm gone." He said before turning into smoke.

Jack stood there, and gave a deep sigh. Unwillingly, he walked over to Lily and grabbed her by the neck.

"Jack, fight it…fight it with your heart. Jason can control minds, but he can do nothing to the heart!" her voice grew raspy as Jack squeezed her neck tighter. It killed her to see the sadness in his eyes.

Idiot! Do I even listen to what I say? Jason has no control over the heart! Lily smiled and managed to take Jack's hands in hers.

She closed her eyes and mumbled a few words.

Jack's eyes widened. Did she say what he thought she said? She looked to the side, watching Jason give horrible blows to the others. Matthew was knocked out, and as she figured, Alexandria was caring for him. She looked back at the burned image on her hand and smiled, as if unwillingly, evilly.

She pushed Jack aside and walked over to the others. Omi had managed to push back Jason with a blast of his Wudai water. He gritted his teeth, his back against the wall, trying to push back the water with his bare hands.

It's me Jason wants, that's all…not the others, but me, her heart said.

Lily's mind was already cold and dark, just like Jason's. The mark on her hand was there just because her hand was on his piece when she activated it. But it also gives her more convincing proof for something else entirely. Omi stopped, and was silent along with the others, as he watched Lily walk over to Jason and offered to help him up.

"Lily! What are you doing? I thought you hated this guy's guts?" Raimundo asked.

"That's what I thought too…but I don't. I belong here, with him." She whispered, staring at the floor.

"What do you mean?" Kimiko asked, holding onto Raimundo's arm and Omi's shoulder.

Lily rose up her hand, showing them the mark. It took awhile for Alexandria to respond.

"Did you have that all along?" she asked.

"Yes, I did." Lily said, while her heart practically screamed out the opposite. Alexandria nodded.

Jason smiled. "I knew you would come to your senses sooner or later." He held Lily's hand that held the mark. "Now what do you want to do to your lover? Keep him as a pet?" he asked.

Lily looked up. "No, let him go with the others, I don't need him." She said with a smile.

Jason nodded and snapped his fingers, releasing his control over Jack.

"What? Lily, don't do it!" he yelled, running over to the others.

He stood behind the monks, panting. "You can't do it…" he said feeling so helpless.

Lily looked over at him, "Oh, but I already have!" she said, a slight perk in her voice. "You see…dear Jack," she mocked. As she walked over to him, her heart was pounding with guilt and pain, she felt as if her body was literally dragging. "I didn't know where I belonged before, but you see this?" she pointed to her hand.

"This shows me who I am and where I belong!" she hissed. "So all of you just go!" she yelled, her eyes flaring in a deep Jade color.

No one knew what to do, not the monks, or even Alexandria. But Jack did. He walked over to Lily, grabbed her arms, leaned in and kissed her. He didn't know if he was trying to help her, or saying goodbye. Even if Lily had made her mind dark to everything, even Jack, her heart surged with happiness when his lips touched hers. She wanted to leave and be with Jack…but she couldn't. She pulled away, trying to look outraged.

"Goodbye, Jack." She said without any expression in her voice.

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Jack didn't push her to come with him, he didn't say anything nor did he look back when he took his leave with the others.

He watched silently as Alexandria, and Matthew, who just awakened from being unconscious, left in another direction.

The monks didn't bother saying anything to Jack. They were too disappointed in themselves, but in Lily most of all. Jack watched as Dojo's shape grew smaller and smaller in the night sky.

He looked down, and saw his helipak lying on the mud. He took a deep sigh, put his helipak on his shoulders, and decided to fly back to his lair. But as he flew, a burning sensation filled his hands with pain.

He looked at both of his palms, his gloves, clean. He took off his gloves, and stared at the words that were burned on his skin; two words on each hand. They were the words that past Lily's lips when she held his hands:

Love you to death.

I'm actually particually proud of Omi's messing up slang. The 'curvy as a straight line' actually cracked me up. But technically, this is the last chapter, however I'm adding an epilogue to clear things up at the end. I am still undecided about a sequel, because it is do-able. So, if you want, tell me if you'd like to see a sequel. I'll probably write one anyway...meh. I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and see you all in the last!