dl-sPirit: Hey everyone! Guess who Ferret found!
Ferret: (walks in, dragging a passed-out Raimundo and a barely-concious Roni) I found then in the b- er, the Danny Phantom section! (sweatdrops slightly)
dl-sPirit: I guess that makes sense...
Roni: (murmuring) Three tequilla, floor...
dl-sPirit: Huh?
Ferret: She hurt her head on the floor!
(Flashback)
Ferret: Guys! We have to go!
Roni: Party pooper.
Raimundo: C'mon! Just one more drink! We'll buy you one!
Ferret: Ok!
(End flashback)
Ferret: Ok, dl-sPirit doesn't own Xiaolin Showdown, just me, Roni, the Amethyst, and this overdue update!
dl-sPirit: Well put, I guess...
Ferret: Here's the chapter while these two go to Detox:)
8:55. It was dark out. And cold. Very cold.
It was only five minutes, Raimundo knew. He wasn't sure exactly what would happen when Roni came. But, he had a feeling it'd be chaotic. If he was lucky, she'd just snatch a few wu, maybe. If not…would the so-called 'alliance' be discovered? If it was, he doubted that they'd listen to him.
…hopefully, he'd be lucky.
He had covered up the secret room and wrote a letter just in case things didn't go right. He looked at the clock. 8:59.
One minute…
9 o' clock, sharp.
Something shattered as an alarm went off. Roni kept true to her word. Raimundo hesitated before running out. Bumping into Kimiko, both Dragons fell over.
"Sorry," Kimiko whispered, untangling herself. The brazilian was quite pleased to see that she was wearing the necklace.
He helped her to her feet before both continued on their way to the vault.
"Do you think it's Jack?" Kimiko called over the alarm.
"If we're lucky," Raimundo half-shouted back. Kimiko couldn't make any sense of that as they stopped in the vault's doorway.
Clay and Omi were already in there as a cloaked figure, the one from earlier that day, ascended the vault stairs, carrying a large bag. The hand was covered in that strange glove, and blood drops marked his trail. Not much could be seen of the thief's face.
"Dishonorable stranger! Give us back the shen-gong-wu!" Omi shouted. He and the other three Dragons assumed their fighting pose, ready to strike if the intruder didn't obey Omi's demand. Much to their shock, the person laughed.
"Ye fink I'm scared? Ye weesh," he hissed, "Beefore I fall, ano'er Dragun weell fall, too."
"You do you think you are? Wuya?" Kimiko said, scoffing. Much to her shock, the intruder paused, as if seriously considering this.
"Een fact? No, I'm not. But I'm damn closssse ta!" he shouted, shooting a black beam at the four. Frightened, the four jumped out of the way. The attack seemed familiar. Wait a minute...
"That attack! This is the one who attacked us!" Omi shouted, the truth dawning on him.
"Damn right!" came the loud reply.
"What the heck are you?" Kimiko shouted. The cloaked figure paused.
"Ye reely wanna know?"
Kimiko nodded.
"Disss."
The cloak fell to the floor, unveiling their challenger's true identity. And a horrific scream rose from everyone's throats. Raimundo even gagged.
It was Roni, as he suspected. Her ankle was bleeding, and her fur was dirty and matted. Dead plants, which had probably come from the pond, hung off the skeletal body. Add that to her gleaming fangs and bared claws, plus the fleshless ankle, and she truly was a fright. A manic glint was in her crimson eyes. In short, she had done everything possible to make herself even more terrifying.
"Ye asked?" she asked, smirking. Revulsion prevented the warriors from speaking. Raimundo did the first thing that came to mind:
He attacked.
Lunging at Roni, he braced himself for a counterattack. Before he knew it, he hit the wall, back aching. This attack distracted his 'ally' long enough for Omi to grab the sack of shen-gong-wu and throw two shen-gong-wu to the other two Apprentices: the Star Hanabi and the Fist of Tebigong.
Kimiko, in one fluid motion caught the shen-gong-wu, and shouted, "Star Hanabi – Fire!" A fireball shot at Roni. Roni grinned, bracing herself.
Just as Kimiko thought her attack was victorious, Roni dodged to the side and grabbed the fireball in one paw, spinning it around. While her opponent stared, stunned, the monstrous creature threw the attack back at Kimiko, sending her into a wall, her clothes singed.
Now, it was Clay's turn. The texan shouted, "Fist of Tebigong – Earth!" In a swift move, he hit the floor, sending a crack in Roni's direction. Roni had foreseen this and, using her large wings, flew up and out of reach. Then, a thin black beam came from her mouth. It was small, and her hand grabbed it. As she did this, the beam solidified into a whip, giving everyone the impression that she had just coughed up the whip.
Without hesitation, Roni threw an attack at Clay with it. Not hesitating, Clay raised the Fist of Tebigong to defend. A split second later, the whip was curled around the texan's legs and he too was thrown into a wall.
"N' dat's why ye don' mess wif da dark mistress." Roni sneered, landing on solid ground, "Huh. Dey shoul' call meh dat moor of'en." Omi was now very angry. That creature was taking out his friends one by one! Well, she wouldn't beat him!
With a yell, Omi pounced on Roni's back, immediately delivering several blows. With a cry of rage, Roni twisted and turned until she could pluck Omi off.
"Ye'll pay, dammit," she hissed. To say that she was very angry was an understatement. This young monk was humiliating her just by managing to land a blow. He'd pay, alright.
She threw Omi up about a foot, and, using a barrage of kicks, punches, and tail-whacks, kept the young monk up there. How his bones remained all in one piece was a mystery to everyone, even to Roni.
It was agonizing, still, to watch Omi's expression change from shock to pain as bruises, cuts, and blood appeared on his face. The brazilian couldn't take much more…the guilt was mounting…he was going to snap...
"Roni! Stop it!"
Roni: (out of Detox) Oh my head...ow...
Ferret: (whispering) Next time, drink less or order something without alcohol!
Roni: Seesh, ok...
dl-sPirit: How's Rai?
Ferret: He'll be back next chapter.
dl-sPirit: Good:D
Roni: (looking at the end) Sissy...
dl-sPirit: HEY :K
Ferret: Um, review while I try to prevent Roni from attacking dl-sPirit!