Feeding Frenzy

The time comes for all creatures when their power reaches a peak of being unstable. The time for Dojo was drawing near and he was making preparations. He was building a small cage for himself for when he would become unstable. He would hunger for Shen-Gong-Wu and everything else in his path as he would seek them out.

Given the circumstances, Dojo had to be contained for the next twenty-four hours. He could sense Shen-Gong-Wu, but regarding his condition, he had to be contained in his cage. That was no problem to the Apprentices. Their mode of transportation for the time being would be the Silver Manta Ray. Everyone was about to board, but Master Fung declared that Omi would stay behind and watch Dojo carefully.

The Apprentices came to the mountain and found the Tunnel Armadillo, another machine-like Shen-Gong-Wu that could be used for underground travel. Jack came by and launched a barrage of missiles to attack. The Apprentices were about to use their Shen-Gong-Wu, but Jack used the Glove of Jisaku to seize them.

Omi was attending his post carefully, trying to avoid the temptation of letting Dojo out of his cage. But the dragon was hungry and had no food. He begged Omi to share his lunch, but the young monk woud not share. For all he could assume, it was a trick to let him out of containment. Dojo used his shape-shifting abilities to try and get through to Omi. He turned into Master Fung, saying Dojo had him trapped. But Omi did not believe him. Dojo tried again by taking on the shape of a little girl. The monk was still not convinced. This time, Dojo took on the shape of a woman, claiming to be Omi's mother. But Omi was too smart to fall for that. He was an orphan and had no family. Dojo tried turning into Omi, but even that didn't work.

Dojo was running out of ideas. He sobbed and begged for food. Finally, Omi gave in. He was about to slip some of his lunch through the bars of the window, but as he looked inside, he saw that the cage was empty. He opened the door, which was a serious mistake. Dojo revealed himself, snuck out, and locked Omi inside. He became forty feet long and grew an extra head. And now that he was no longer contained, his appetite was out of his control. He left in search of the new Shen-Gong-Wu he was sensing.

When Omi saw his comrades return, he asked them to help him out of the cage. For all they knew, it was Dojo impersonating their friend, but after hearing Omi speak slang incorrectly, they were convinced that it was their comrade. But it was still bad news that Dojo was loose.

"A misfortune like this can only mean one thing: a thousand years of darkness," Max said dramatically.

"Why a thousand?" Kimiko wondered.

Max smiled and explained, "It's actually 962 years, but a thousand sounds more ominous."

"That's not an answer," Emily said smartly. "But never mind that. We've got to do something."

Jack was about to covet another Shen-Gong-Wu. It was the Ju-ju Flytrap, the one Dojo was sensing earlier. Jack launced a barrage of missiles for Dojo, but was unable to harm the hungry dragon. He tried engulfing him in fire, but that didn't work either. With no firepower left, Jack converted his jet into a sub and sumbmerged himself underwater, but Dojo began drinking the water from the pond using bamboo sticks. Jack tried using the Changing Chopsticks to hide near the rocks, but Dojo picked up the machince and devoured it with Jack and Wuya inside.

Dojo returned to the temple ready to devour more Shen-Gong-Wu. Against this beast, surely two heads are better than one. Clay used the Fist of Tebigong and Emily used the Eye of Dashi, but their powers had no effect against Dojo. The dragon picked up Clay and Emily and swallowed them whole. Kimiko and Raimundo tried a combo attack using the Star Hanabi and Sword of the Storm to engulf Dojo in a flaming whirlwind, but that didn't work either. Kimiko and Raimundo were devoured by the two heads. Max tried to protect herself using the Shroud of Shadows, but Dojo could smell the Shen-Gong-Wu and detect it even when it was in use. He found Max and swallowed her as well. One of the two heads devoured Master Fung as well, leaving Omi alone. But he was about to join his friends in the belly of the beast.

Thankfully, the Xiaolin Apprentices were still in one piece, not yet digested or broken up. Much to their displeasure, Jack and Wuya were trapped with them as well.

"What do we do now that we're all captured?" Raimundo asked.

Omi had a plan, but he needed the right Shen-Gong-Wu. He asked his friends to help find the Changing Chopsticks, Shroud of Shadows, and Reversing Mirror. Kimiko found the Mirror. Max still had the Shroud of Shadows, but remembered that Jack stole the Changing Chopsticks when he used the Glove of Jisaku. Jack was feeling claustrophobic and was said he would lose it if he didn't get out soon, but he gladly returned the Changing Chopsticks. Wuya wasn't as trapped as he was. Being a transparent figure, she just phased right through Dojo's muscle and skin.

Omi was ready to put his plan into motion. He used the Changing Chopsticks to shrink. Then he asked Kimiko to raise Dojo's body heat from the inside. She did so using a technique called the Judolette Flip, releasing the heat of her element and making Dojo warm up. Omi managed to escape from inside by means of perspiration.

Dojo found another Shen-Gong-Wu called the Silk Spitter, a treasure that released threads like a spider's silk and created webs. Just as he touched it, Omi turned back into his regular size and challenged Dojo to a Xiaolin Showdown. Dojo had nothing to wager, but he managed to cough up the Fist of Tebigong he devoured so he could wager it. It would be a game to test who could capture whom first. The captured would lose the game.

The chase was on in a valley of death. Omi had to be careful. Two heads were trying to devour him. He picked up a small stone and used the Changing Chopticks and Reversing Mirror to grow it into a boulder. It came into contact with a wedge and it dropped, trapping Dojo's body with both heads on opposite sides. Omi ran though a tunnel. Dojo tried to follow, but he was too big to squeeze through. From both heads, he breathed fire, and Omi came out riding on a rock. Omi began using the rock like a water ski as he was gliding across a pool of lava. Dojo breathed fire again, but Omi used the Reversing Mirror to send it back at the dragon and scorch one of the heads.

Omi was cornered in front of a cliff. Dojo thought he was going to win. "With all this Shen-Gong-Wu, I may have to go on a diet," he figured.

"Nonesene, you've never looked better," said the second head. Both heads were about to chomp down on Omi, but he used the Shroud of Shadows to conceal himself and they instead bit down on the molten lava, severly burning their mouths.

"You have proven yourself a worthful adversary," Omi confessed. "Perhaps I may have the chance to defeat you again."

Dojo was confused. "Defeat us?" Both heads laughed in amusement. They charged at Omi again, only to feel trapped. Omi took the Shroud of Shadows, unveiing a large cage like the one Dojo was trapped in earlier. He also used the Changing Chopsticks to shrink it. To end the game, Omi secured the gate with a lock.

"Nice move, Omi," Dojo complimented. "Never saw it coming. Thanks for stopping me."

"I am most pleased you have learned your lesson," said Omi.

Dojo agreed. "Now that that's over, you can let me out." But even he knew that the same trick wouldn't work twice; not even in a different way.

The next day, Dojo was back to normal, but he had no recollection of what happened yesterday. Everyone was just glad to be outside of their dragon friend and have the Shen-Gong-Wu back where it belonged.