dl-sPirit: Eh, hey everybody. Sorry it took me so long to update. First-

Roni: She lost her USB drive.

Raimundo: (smacks self) How could she lose it!

dl-sPirit: (shrugs)

Raimundo: I give up on her!

Roni: When do I get paid?

dl-sPirit: Next chapter. Now shut up! Unless you do disclaimer, I don't want to hear another word from either of you!

Raimundo/Roni: But you already did it in Chapter 1!

Random Reviewer: They're right, you know!

dl-sPirit: -.- I give up. Just read, people. (leaves)

A loud noise.

That's what woke Raimundo up from his sleep. A loud annoying sound kept repeating. It wasn't until about five seconds later that Raimundo realized – it was the security system. Something had set it off. In simpler terms, someone was sneaking onto the grounds.

A yellow blur ran by his room. Then, it stopped and backed up. Predictably, it was Omi who was already dressed and ready to fight the intruder. "Raimundo! You must wake up!" Omi shouted.

Raimundo stared at Omi like he was a raving lunatic. Then, an awful thought struck the Dragon of the Wind. What if it had been Roni who set off the alarm? What if she was attacking the monks? It'd be all his fault, because he had given her shelter here. This thought fresh in his mind, he forced himself up.

When he got outside (it had taken him about one minute, actually), Omi, Kimiko, and Clay were already outside. The intruder was standing in front of them. The brazilian could've groaned. It was just Jack! This wasn't worth it.

"Jack Spicer! Unhand the shen-gong-wu!" Omi barked. Then, Raimundo noticed – Jack was holding the Monkey Staff and a bag. He was robbing them.

"No way, shorty!" Jack retorted, "Jack-bots, attack!" Out of nowhere, about 20 Jack-bots appeared, shooting their weapons.

It wasn't very hard. The Jack-bots weren't that good at aiming, so the three Apprentices and Raimundo easily took them out using their martial arts skills (Raimundo), the Third-Arm Sash (Clay), the Star Hanabi (Kimiko), and the Orb of Tornami (Omi). Then Omi, predictable as ever, yelled "Orb of Tornami – Water!" A jet of water shot out at the fleeing gothic boy, knocking him down and scattering the shen-gong-wu. Though the warriors were able to collect most of the wu, including the Tangle-Web Comb, Sapphire Dragon, and Shard of Lightning, Jack managed to snag a few, including the Serpent's Tail and Shroud of Shadows.

That left the Reversing Mirror between the two groups. For a few seconds, nobody did anything. Then, Jack dashed forward, holding only the Monkey Staff. Omi, dropping every one of the mystical objects except for the Orb of Tornami, darted forward. Both the evil boy genius and the Dragon of Water touched the Reversing Mirror. It glowed gold.

"Jack Spicer! I challenge you to a-" Omi started.

"Showdown Tree-oh," a voice interrupted. A cloaked figure had appeared within their midst, a gloved hand touching the Mirror.

(Kimiko POV)

Wait, who was this? He just appeared out of nowhere. Really, out of nowhere. Omi and Jack looked really shocked at this guy's arrival. Then again, I'd be shocked it that happened to me. Besides, we couldn't even see any of him. He was completely covered.

"Omi, Dragon o' Watur, and Jack Spicer, I challenge ye to a Showdown Tree-oh. Yer Orb o' Tornami, fer yer Monkey Staff, fer meh Amethyst o' da Third Aye," he spoke.

Omi's face was set in a frown, but Jack seemed scared. Either he was being his usual self, or he knew this guy… he was probably being himself. "The game will be…" Omi looked around. His eyes settled on a tree, and he continued, "Tree Climbing. Whoever reaches the top first wins!"

Jack's stupid grin got even bigger. Then, the three yelled, "Let's go! Xiaolin showdown!"

(Normal POV)

The strange world of the Xiaolin made itself known to everyone as the surroundings changed into that of a large mountain plain, with three threes that touched the sky. The three challengers appeared in front of the trees, while all the other warriors had to watch from quite a distance away.

The trio approached their trees and yelled "Gong Yi Tempai!" And the showdown started.

Each challenger wasted no time. Jack cried, "Monkey Staff!" In seconds, he had a monkeylike appearance and began scaling the tree with ease.

Omi went on top of his shen-gong-wu and yelled "Orb of Tornami!" The water pressure propelled him about a quarter-way up the tree.

The third challenger raised a gloved paw and began climbing up the tree like it was made of rock. Her shen-gong-wu remained unused as she quickly caught up to Jack and Omi.

"Dis da best ye got?" the mysterious person taunted, "I ken do bedder in meh sleep!" She passed both Monkey Jack and the young monk.

Omi and Jack were determined not to be left in the dust. They began climbing faster, beginning to catch up to the cloaked challenger. The challenger paused, looking at her strong-minded opponents. "Takes one te know one," she whispered. She opened her cloak, and a reign of bamboo darts shot out, aiming themselves at Omi and Jack. Strangely, though, nothing of her could be seen. But that didn't matter at the moment, did it?

"Orb of Tornami!" Omi cried, aiming the blast to hit his darts. Thankfully, he aimed well and remained unharmed. Meanwhile, Jack had to move up and down the tree to dodge. He too was unharmed, but more shaken than Omi. When the barrage was over, Omi realized something:

"Where did he go?"

Both of them looked up at the third tree – only to see the mystery person sitting on the top of the tree. Even with the hood covering his face, they could see a smirk. Then, there was a light whisper of,

"Surprise."

Raimundo: That was short, compared to her last two chapters.

Roni: Eh, I liked the ending.

Raimundo: Only cause-

Roni: (slaps hand over Raimundo's mouth) Shush! If you shut up, I'll take you to a bar!

Raimundo:) Ok! Oh, review everyone!

Roni/Raimundo: (leaves)