"And then," Omi said. "She said, 'I win…very fast!' and it injured my already bruised ego. That was a very dark day for me, and I am reluctant to speak of it any further, lest my shame become too much to bear!"
"That's not how it happened!" Katnappe complained. "He started it with his bragging routine."
"Did I hear an objection?" Judge Roy Bean asked. "Naw! So be quiet!"
Jack made a covert hand-signal to his robots. His Lawyer-bot 2.0 sighed. "I call Wuya, the almighty Heylin Goddess of Sunshine and Joy to the stand." It said. Wuya groaned and floated through its back towards the stand, making sure that she brushed over Omi's round dome as she did.
The Lawyer-bot made a few half-hearted attempts to examine her, using questions such as, "Would you consider yourself my client's mommy?" and "Have you ever watched the news?" The judge seemed impressed, and the Lawyer-bot 2.0 was content to return to its position next to Jack.
Raimundo stepped forward towards the witness box. "Wuya, is it true that a few years back you tried to bribe me into turning to the side of evil with video games and really really really nice sports cars?"
"Maybe." Wuya said.
"And is it true that you were imprisoned in the puzzle box because you were an evil Heylin witch?"
"It's certainly possible."
"And is it possible that you are currently working with Jack Spicer to try and take over the world again?"
"Sky's the limit, Raimundo." Wuya said, remaining as non-committal as possible without actually lying.
"Well, I did my best." Raimundo said, shrugging. "She's just too tough to crack."
"For our next witness--," Omi began.
"We're done!" Dojo called. "Round two is ready to begin!"
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Round two turned out to be a refreshingly dry, waterproof maze, complete with a ceiling to keep the cheating down and a 'Winner Stand Here' pedestal in the center.
Dojo was quick to explain how the maze was supposed to work. "The key here is to get to the center of the maze while avoiding the traps that we've assembled. If you fall in a trap, there's no penalty except for the wasted time and effort. The first person to make it to the center and stand on the 'Winner Stand Here' pedestal is the winner and receives this lovely point towards their team."
Almost immediately after he finished talking, Jack volunteered Lawyer-bot 2.0, handing the machine his Changing Chopsticks. Tubbimura agreed to go to represent his team using his Serpent's Tail. And Raimundo decided to go in for the Xiaolin monks using his Shroud of Shadows.
The magic transported them out of the courthouse and into the entrance of the maze.
"Ready…" Dojo began. "Set…guacamole!"
Tubbimura went flipping forward and ended up being slapped back in line by the giant magical white-gloved hand.
"Oh, I slay me." Dojo said.
"I'll slay you if you do not hurry up, o scaly one!" Tubbimura snapped, feeling embarrassed and annoyed.
"Okay, then." Dojo muttered. "Go!"
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Many thoughts were running through Raimundo's mind as he took his first step into the maze.
Tubbimura and that robot have a type advantage over me. He can walk through walls and it can see through in the dark. And what's with the darkness, anyway? How am I supposed to see! Does Dojo want me to lose? What happens if I do lose this one? I guess it doesn't matter too long. Unless Tubbimura wins. If they get two points, then the best we can do it tie with them. I better keep going.
He walked down a pitch-black hallway, clutching his Shroud. Times like these made him wish he had brought Ninja Fred along…
Raimundo shouted as Tubbimura came cruising through the wall to the left of him, cackling as he passed through the wall to the right and disappeared. The obese ninja's sudden appearance had cast an eerie spectral glow over the proceedings and he could see the hinges of a badly hidden trapdoor in front of him.
Raimundo smirked. "If that's the best he can do then I guess I don't have to worry about the traps any more!"
He held the Shroud over his head and summoned a soft gust that allowed him to gently coast over the trapdoor. Once he felt he was safe, he drifted down and wrapped the Shroud around his neck like a cape.
Suddenly, there was a loud, squealing creak.
"Huh." He said to himself as it dawned on him. "Two trapdoors, one right after the other. Well, ain't that a--,"
The trapdoor gave way, and Raimundo fell into the oblivion below.
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