A/N: As always, read and review, people! Reviews are the mother's milk of a writer!
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"So," Judge Roy Bean said. "What you're saying is that your people decide all your criminal case by violence?"
Omi groaned. "No, you are getting it all incorrect. Xiaolin Showdowns are a competition for the Shen Gong Wu. We have no legal problems on our side because all evil-doers – such as Jack Spicer – belong to the Heylin!"
"Very interesting." The judge replied. "This ought to go on my case report." He turned around and yelled for the bailiff. "You there! Go get my case report. The good case report!"
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Outside the courthouse, Jack's robot was winning the race. It was being pulled along much faster than any human could swim. "Oh, come on, Clay! Stop being so slow!" Raimundo called. "There is a whole bunch of Shen Gong Wu at stake here!"
Clay gritted his teeth and started going faster. He had never been much of a swimmer, and right now he was feeling angry at Spicer for deliberately selecting an underwater race. And why did he have to choose the Reversing Mirror for this event? What could that do?
"Honestly, Clay! It's almost like you're working for Jack Spicer!" Raimundo called unhelpfully.
The dragon of the earth stopped in place. The robot was nothing more than a rapidly shrinking speck in the distance. In a matter of seconds, it would have crossed the finish line and won a point for the Heylin side. But Clay had a plan, and if it worked then the robot wouldn't be able to make it to the final ring.
"Seismic Kick – EARTH!" He rushed downwards in a flurry of bubbles, sending a brutal kick to the ocean's floor. The ground began to rumble and bubbles began rising all over him. A fissure split from the point of impact, racing forward almost as fast as—no, faster than the robot.
"What's that supposed to do?" Jack called from inside the courthouse. "Wuya, what is he doing?"
The robot had detached its wires from the last hoop and was about to propel itself through for a Heylin victory when the hoop swung aside to the left due to the force of the Seismic Kick. The result was that the robot went skidding past it, slipping and sliding through the water as it struggled to reorient itself.
"Go left! Left!" Jack cried, hammering on the buttons.
Clay became a living missile, rocketing forward towards the stunned Lawyer-bot. He smashed into its chest, crumbling the chassis and sending the metal head twisting off and drifting away in the ocean.
"I hope you got insurance for that." Kimiko said.
"My man Clay!" Raimundo yelled. "Never doubted you for a second!"
Clay grinned broadly and silently congratulated himself. Then he turned around, ready to gently drift through the last ring and win the round.
"Aw, no…" He groaned as a dark shape appeared in front of the ring.
Pandabubba smirked. "Thank you…for losing." He took a step backwards, passing through the gold ring.
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There was a great big flash of light and all three competitors – including the now thoroughly junked Lawyer-bot, rematerialized inside the submerged courthouse.
"Way to go, Clay." Raimundo muttered. "I knew you were going to mess this up."
"Loser!" Katnappe howled.
Pandabubba snapped his fingers and grinned as Clay's Reversing Mirror and 1.0's Helmet of Jong appeared in his arms. "Again, I thank you. Very much. It is good to see that there are still suckers being born every minute."
"Jack, your wretched machines have done it again!" Wuya raged. "If you lose the next round, I'll…I'll…scream even more than I promised to scream at you before!"
"What's the next round?" Omi asked Dojo.
"The next round is…not happening right now. We gotta set it up first. Xiaolin Infinity Showdown's haven't taken place in a while now, so we're really working hard to make up for where Dashi's magic wimps out." Dojo said. He motioned for newly-commissioned jury members to follow him out in their swimming suits to set up the next challenge. "You guys better find something else to do because this could take a while."
"Trial time!" Judge Roy Bean announced. "All of you! Get back to your sides. Due to new evidence being introduced against both parties, I am disregarding the previous verdict--,"
"What?" Jack demanded.
"—and reinstating some new rules." The judge pulled out a piece of paper and began to read. "I am the judge and the jury. This six-shooter gun's my bailiff and if necessary, my executioner. Any questions?"
"Nuh-huh." Everyone said in unison.
"Good. Let the trial begin again!"
And so it did.
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