dl-sPirit: Hey everyone! Sorry I didn't update sooner. I was at my grandparents' house, and Ferret's sick - so she's not here today.:( (sniffles)

Raimundo: Yeah, I've never seen her so...so...

Roni: Calm?

Raimundo: Yeah, that's it. She didn't even TRY to bite me when I petted her!

Roni: Which is the only reason why I'm being nice today, got that?

dl-sPirit: Yup. Well, you know what I don't own, so here's the chapter...(cries)

Half an hour later found Kimiko, still keeping guard, now sitting down. So far, no trace of Wulong or Shixuede - yet, strangely, the temperature felt like it had dropped twenty degrees. Everyone was still asleep, and Raimundo had not yet waken up. No wonder she felt lonely.

A groan startled her. For a moment, Kimiko thought the black dragon had arrived. Then, her reasoning kicked in, and she decided it was probably Clay waking up. Turning around, she was about to ask why he woke up - when she noticed, Clay was still snoring. However, Raimundo was slowly sitting up, opening his eyes. "Ugh...what hit me?" he moaned.

"A dragon and a freak did, that's what," the Dragon of Fire replied, a touch of sarcasm in her voice. Still, she was glad he was alright. "So, I know what the dragon did, but what'd the freak do?"

For a moment, Raimundo looked confused. Then, what she meant dawned on him. He smacked his forehead in disbelief - and paused. There was no pain? He looked down at himself. The cloth was gone. So Kimiko saw...but where'd it go?

As if reading his mind, Kimiko said, "You know, you're the only boy I know who'll get his girlfriend a gift, and the gift saves his life." She picked up the Healing Emerald, holding it so he could see. The Dragon of the Wind nodded in understanding. So...why did it feel like he was forgetting something important?

"Seriously, how'd you get so hurt?" she asked. To her surprise, Raimundo chuckled, saying, "You probably won't believe it..."

--

He ducked, feeling the woosh of air as her leg narrowly missed his head. Sparring with blindfolds, what kind of insane training had she come up with? Dodging a punch, he lashed out with his element, as an orb of compressed air. A satisfying 'Oof' was heard, and Raimundo smiled for a moment. He was getting better at this-

A fist hit him in the chest, along with a strange sound, and Raimundo was knocked off his feet into the air. He landed a few feet away, skidding to a stop. His back and chest, to put it simply, hurt like hell. "Ugh, you win," he groaned, pulling off the blindfold. When it came to fighting, well, it never ended nicely with Roni.

Roni pulled off her blindfold, replying with, "Vut'ss da damage disss time?" Raimundo quickly looked himself over, also feeling his face for injuries.

"Well, I think you got me above my eye, my chest and back hurt, and I think my stomach's bleeding." He sat up - or, rather, he tried to. The pain in his chest intensified. "Owww..." Roni kneeled down next to him.

"...Yeh sure I didn' break anyding?" she asked, looking at his chest. Raimundo nodded, wincing. Roni gave a disbelieving look before pressing her paw against where she had hit him. The Dragon of the Wind hissed in pain.

"No break, mehbeh a frachure," she said firmly. "Just wait, I'll go git da bandages and asp'rin."

--

"Sparring? That's why you were so beat up? And how'd she get bandages and aspirin?" Kimiko asked skeptically.

"Yes, and, she stole them from the temple." Raimundo groaned, adding, "And you remember that time when Clay's rope went missing and we never found it?" Kimiko surpressed a laugh at this. It wasn't funny at the time but, looking back on it, it was hilarious. Knowing what happened to it made it even funnier.

"It's good you're awake. Maybe we-" she indicated to the other two Dragons "-can beat Wulong together." To her shock, this didn't seem to cheer up Raimundo at all. "What, you think we can't do it?" Her temper flared.

"Hey, I think we can do it, it's this nagging feeling that says we won't," the brazilian replied. Typical of Raimundo. He always trusted his impluses and hunches which, more than often, got them in trouble.

"Hey, we can. The four of us can beat this overgrown snake any day. Him and the weirdo," Kimiko said, sounding determined.

Weirdo...suddenly, he remembered.

"Wait, that's it!" he said, more to himself than Kimiko. "What she said. Only four things can beat him - aw, no..."

"What?"

"Only darkness, light, demons, and wind can beat Wulong, that's what Guang said - and don't ask. You won't believe me." Kimiko, who had opened her mouth to ask who Guang was, quickly closed it. "And since Nahkti's a spirit, we don't have a Dragon of Demon or Darkness - I'm the only one left." He groaned again.

"Wait, you have to beat it? Great...deja vu all over again." Raimundo gave a nerous grin at Kimiko's remark, clearly remembering how he had to be the one to lock Wuya away.

"But, this time, we can't let it come back ever. Unless..." he paused, thinking, "Well, that'd be extreme, cause if I lost-" he shuddered "-but it might just work...I'm pretty sure it will...it's been long enough, they coudn't do it last time, so it's not like it'll just be the same thing all over again..."

"Rai, you're talking to yourself," Kimiko said flatly. Raimundo turned red, retorting, "I knew that...so, any clue about Wulong? Where he is?" The Dragon of Fire shrugged, unsure of how to reply. Raimundo groaned. Then, it came - a burning pain inside his mind. Before, he had no clue, but now, he knew what it was.He rose to his feet.

"Rai? What is it?" He didn't reply, looking outside. Then, a grey blur knocked Raimundo back with a growl. Shixuede was at the mouth of the cave, snarling fiercely. The sudden sounds awoke Omi and Dojo, who immediately saw Shixuede. Though Dojo backed away, Omi took another approach.

"Clay! Jack! Wake up! Shixuede is here!" he shouted, shaking the two firmly. Jack screamed in his usual girly manner the second he heard Shixuede's name. Clay leaped to his feet, ready to fight.

"Shixuede, move. I wish to go in," said an unfamiliar, hoarse voice. The grey demon seemed unsure, then stepped to the side. A silhouette of a medium-sized person could be seen. He stepped forward, into the flickering light of the fire.

They all gasped. It was Raimundo's doppleganger, except in a shadow form with golden, owlish eyes. He even had that air of cockiness about him.

"I assume you know who I am, correct?" he said, smirking at their shock. Raimundo had recomposed himself, hissing, "Go to Hell, Wulong."

"Why should I? This will be my world, after all. I can bring Hell to here," Wulong retorted, still wearing that smug smirk. No one else was quite sure what to do. Raimundo knew, though.

"Not as long as I'm here. I challenge you to a Spirit Showdown!"

Wulong's expression became a mix between shock and rage. Shixuede seemed very worried, shifting her weight. Dojo was sputtering, unsure if he had heard Raimundo right. The Dragon of the Wind now wore the smug smirk. Everyone else, though, was confused beyond belief. A Spirit Showdown...? Then Omi's expression became disbelieving.

"Raimundo, that is not possible. It's only a legend!" he shouted. Dojo shook his head, saying, "If it was, we wouldn't have lost a Guardian because of that-" He bit his tongue, not willing to curse in front of the young monk.

"Dojo, what is a Spirit Showdown?" Clay asked.

"Pretty much - it's a Xiaolin Showdown with a major twist - the loser is banished to the Spirit Realm forever. It's how we lost a Guardian - she challenged Wulong to a Spirit Showdown, and lost..." Dojo had a faraway look in his eyes. Omi, Clay, Jack, and Kimiko gasped. Banished to the Spirit Realm? Forever?

"I accept - and challenge you to a shen-yi-bu dare! Each wagering one shen-gong-wu - and two spirits." Wulong smirked, as did Shixuede. Her brother and herself were powerful alone - together, invincible. "I will wager myself, Shixuede, and the Sword of the Storm. What's your wager?"

"Rai, me, and the Star Hanabi!" Raimundo and Wulong stared in astonishment at Kimiko.

"Kim, please, I don't want to lose you," the brazilian pleaded.

"What makes you think you will?" Raimundo sighed. There was no point in arguing with her once she set her mind on something.He turned back to Wulong. "We accept."

Then, in unison, the two called:

"Let's go! Spirit Showdown!"

Roni: Where'd dl go?

Raimundo: She's taking care of Ferret. Anyone think she won't be here next chapter?

Roni: Yup.

Raimundo: Well, the two of us can't do it alone...

Roni: One word... (whispers something to Raimundo)

Raimundo: WHAT! NO! I-

Roni: (kicks Raimundo in the stomach) Review!