The Evil Within
Now that the monks knew that Chase Young was in possession of the Cobalt Star shard they were looking for, it was a matter of time before they would have to fight him for it. After seeing his display of power, they knew he was going to be a difficult foe to face. They weren't ready to fight him, so until they were ready, they had to keep training and gather more Shen-Gong-Wu.
The Shen-Gong-Wu they were in pursuit of this time was the Mosaic Scale. It was, as its name stated, a mosaic scale and even had the image of Libra's scale on the front side. Kimiko found it resting in a tree and used the Lotus Twister to extend her hand and fingers so she could reach it. But she couldn't keep a grip and accidently tossed it to Jack. As he was having his little victory dance, Max rolled her eyes and attacked the tree he was standing on. As the tree began shaking, Jack started to lose his balance and fall. He commanded his Jack-bots to attack, but the monks took them out with ease. One of them crashed into Jack and he lost his grip on the Mosaic Scale. Raimundo managed to catch it before it could hit the ground and shatter.
Raimundo approached Kimiko, who was still sitting in the pool she fell in. He laughed and joked, "Hey, no one said anything about you going for a swim."
"Water's fine," she sarcastically remarked. "Wanna join me?"
Raimundo shook his head. "Nah, water's not my element."
Emily helped her up. "Never mind the jokes. All that matters is we managed to secure another Shen-Gong-Wu."
Omi agreed. "Yes, we should forget the whole thing. Anyone can make a mistake."
"I don't make mistakes!" Kimiko yelled.
"Everyone makes mistakes," Emily corrected.
"Yeah, nobody's perfect," Max added.
From the shadows, Chase Young watched the heroes leave the marshlands. "Max and the young princess are both impressive warriors. Why Max sides with them, I do not understand, when her power can be used for much greater purposes. It's a pity she wastes her talents fighting against the forces of evil; especially when the Dark Lord has sent her on the path of evil."
Jack returned to the entrance to Chase's palace, hoping once again to form an alliance with his idol. It still disgusted Wuya that Jack idolized Chase. Jack tormented Wuya by saying, "Could it be that a certain disembodied head is jealous of Chase Young?"
"Jealous?" Wuya echoed. "Don't be ridiculous. What's so special about Chase Young, anyway?"
"Max said he's a servant to the Dark Lord," Jack reminded her. "And he's the most skilled master in Tai Chi. And you only get to be the best by hanging out with the best." Finally, he found the switch, opening the door.
Chase didn't kindly welcome Jack's presence, but he decided to be polite and ask, "What is your purpose here?"
Jack wanted to hang out with Chase, but the warrior wasn't one for social interaction with someone like Jack. The self-proclaimed evil boy genius brought up his previous proposal. "I thought maybe you'd take into consideration us working together as evil cohorts?" Jack asked, crossing his fingers behind his back.
"Before I consider your disturbing proposition, you must first bring me something of value," Chase demanded.
That was going to be a difficult task for Jack. He didn't know what to present Chase or what would be deemed valuable. But Jack wasn't going to let that stop him from trying to get Chase's approval.
Back at the Xiaolin Temple, Kimiko was securing the Mosaic Scale in the vault. Startled by the sound of Raimundo's voice calling her, she accidentally lost her grip on the Scale. It fell to the bottom and broke in half. Kimiko gasped in horror at the result of the accident, but she had no idea of what disaster would come from this. She left the vault and returned to her chambers with the broken Scale in her hands.
Clay saw her and asked her if she wanted to join him and the others in a game of Texas Hold 'em. She nervously answered that she would join them. While everyone else was in Raimundo's chamber getting ready, Kimiko snuck into Clay's room and placed the broken Scale in the chest next to his sleeping quarters.
At midnight, while everyone was asleep, an insect-like creature named Savinni emerged from one of the halves of the Mosaic Scale. He crawled out of the chest and inside Clay's ear. Clay moaned and tossed around, then was still again. He opened his eyes and got on his feet. "It's good to be free again," Savinni said, speaking through Clay. "And this time, nobody will be able to stop me."
The next day, the monks were having a race by jumping from the limbs of the trees. Kimiko stopped on one limb when Clay pulled it back and released it, launching her like a catapult. Raimundo climbed up, asking what the problem was, but the limb he was standing on snapped. Omi tried to approach his friends, but as he jumped on one limb, it came apart too. While Max and Emily were helping their friends stand up, they saw a tree falling towards them.
Under Savinni's control, Clay laughed in sinister as he approached them. "Gotta go, but let's do it again sometime."
Max tightened her eyes. "Anyone notice that Clay's been acting strange lately?"
Emily did. "I've never seen him act this way before."
That night, when Jack came to the temple to steal Shen-Gong-Wu, he couldn't believe what he saw. Clay was taking them too. Nonetheless, he figured he could use this to his advantage. When the rest of the monks came to see what was going on, even they were shocked. They tried reasoning with Clay, but he wouldn't listen. He just attacked the heroes.
When Clay and Jack left the temple, the monks inspected the vault. Almost all of the Shen-Gong-Wu was stolen. When Master Fung noticed that one of them was the Mosaic Scale, he felt a disturbing chill. But Kimiko confessed that she was the one who took the Mosaic Scale and she showed her teacher and comrades that it was broken in half.
Jack returned to Chase's palace and presented him with the Shen-Gong-Wu he stole, but Chase already made it clear in their first encounter that he had no interest in Shen-Gong-Wu. The treasures were of no value to him. However, when Chase looked at Clay, he noticed that he was not himself. He saw right away that Clay was possessed by Savinni, and demanded him to leave.
At the Xiaolin Temple, Master Fung explained who Savinni was to his students. He was a spirit of mischief who had been trapped inside the Mosaic Scale for many centuries. When Kimiko realized the damage that was caused, she blamed herself. Master Fung assured her that it wasn't her fault because she didn't know of the consequence of the situation. Anyone can make a mistake, but the biggest one is not being able to admit it.
Savinni was after a Shen-Gong-Wu known as the Monarch Wings, the sister Wu of the Mosaic Scale. Individually, they pose no threat. But together, they can bring about calamity. If Savinni were to obtain the Monarch Wings, he would no longer require a host and would become invincible.
After one Shen-Gong-Wu activates and it has a sibling, that sibling is fated to reveal itself shortly after. Now that the monks realized what they were dealing with, they knew they had to be cautious. As long as Savinni was possessing Clay's body, he would grow stronger. The team decided to split up in their search for Clay. Raimundo and Max decided to check the north side of the country while Emily and Omi would check the south side. Kimiko and Dojo decided to search the east and west sides of the country.
Using the Golden Tiger Claws, Omi and Emily came to the southern plains. It had only been less than a minute, but already, Emily stopped in alarm. "I sense a Cobalt Star shard," she gasped.
"I sensed your Millennium Star the moment you arrived," said Chase's voice.
"If you are looking for trouble, you have found it," said Omi.
Emily stopped him. "We don't have time for this."
Chase knew, but that wasn't the reason he came before them. "You have nothing to fear. We can't have our battle now anyway."
"Then why are you here?" Emily wondered, trying to ease herself.
Chase was aware of the events that had been going on in the past few hours. "It is only a short time before the Monarch Wings will be revealed," he warned Omi and Emily, "and it will be your challenge to stop Savinni." He passed Omi a pole and they began sparring. "Fight him until he cannot fight anymore. That is the only way to release the spirit."
"That makes sense," said Emily. "If the host is in no condition, the possessor can't control him anymore and he'll be forced out to fight on his own." She speaks up and says, "With your skill and wisdom, you are a great warrior. It's a shame that someone of your talents fights on the wrong side."
Chase was amused to hear her say that. "I was just thinking the same thing about you and your friend Max. However, just because we're on opposite sides, doesn't mean I cannot teach you, young princess."
"What could I possibly learn from you?" Emily wondered.
"You can learn this: it is not the strongest opponent who wins, but the strongest will." Omi was about to use his Monkey Strike, but Chase used a technique called Repulse the Monkey. "When fighting an opponent with superior strength, you must use his strength against him."
Omi got up and asked, "Why are you teaching us your tricks?"
"Teaching is the true path to learning," Chase answered, and took his leave.
Dojo landed in front of Omi and Emily with the others on his back. He alerted them that the Monarch Wings had just been revealed and they needed to find them fast. He brought them to the summit of a mountain blanketed in snow and freezing water. Jack and Savinni were there too looking for the Monarch Wings.
Everyone surrounded Savinni in many different directions, using their own elemental techniques. Kimiko used her Judolette Flip, Raimundo used his Typhoon Boom, Max used her Shadow Blitz, Omi used his Tornado Strike, and Emily used her Luminous Wave. Savinni evaded all of their attacks and brought them down with their own power. While Jack was gloating about his partnership with Savinni, the mischievous spirit used the Tangle Web Come to bind him.
Savinni found the Monarch Wings and was about to take them, but Max stopped him. "We have to keep fighting."
"I agree, but how can we-?" Then Emily stopped, remembering what Chase Young said. "That's it. Omi, it's up to you!" Omi nodded. As Savinni was charging in to attack, the monk used Repulse the Monkey to knock him off balance. Savinni was about to charge again, but this time, it was Emily who tripped him up. "Clay is no longer in any condition to continue fighting," Emily told Savinni. "You must fight your battles on your own now."
The spirit of mischief finally emerged by coming out from Clay's ear. He was about to take her as his next victim, but she defended herself and smacked Savinni against a tree. She kept her ears sealed with earplugs so Savinni couldn't try to get inside her and control her.
The battle wasn't over yet. Savinni was rushing to seize the Monarch Wings. Jack managed to catch the Wings in his teeth, but Savinni jumped to his face, making him shriek in fright. Kimiko and Savinni both touched the Monarch Wings, commencing a Xiaolin Showdown. The match would be over when the first player would catch the Monarch Wings while escaping the geysers. Kimiko wagered her Eye of Dashi against Savinni's Tangle Web Comb.
The arena was set and Savinni was ten times his size now. Water formed like staircases and flowed in many different directions around the arena and emerged like geysers. Savinni was about to grab the Monarch Wings, but a water twister forced him away and tossed the Monarch Wings over to where Kimiko was. She was about to grab the Wings until Savinni used the Tangle Web Com to stop her. She used the Eye of Dashi to free herself and evade the water that was approaching her.
Savinni managed to cross the arena and catch the Monarch Wings. The Mosaic Scale came out of Kimiko's pocket and began joining forces with the Monarch Wings. Savinni shrank back to his regular size and went back inside the Scale. Kimiko still had time to set things right. "Just because I made a mistake, doesn't mean I can't fix it." She used the Eye of Dashi and called upon her element of fire. The intensifying heat began to weaken Savinni and seal the crack in the Scale, preventing him from escaping again. And now that the spirit was trapped again, he couldn't use the Monarch Wings to become invincible.
While everyone was cheering for Kimiko's victory, Clay finally regained consciousness. He was still feeling a little out of it because his body was still weak from fighting. Raimundo and Kimiko helped carry him away. Emily and Max were about to join them until they sensed Chase's Cobalt Star shard.
He came to congratulate them. "You and your friends did well, young princess."
"Because you helped us in ways we could have never thought," said Emily. "I guess I really can learn from you."
"Have you given up evil for good?" Omi wondered.
"I'm afraid things aren't that simple," Max told him. "He chose this path and as long as he has that Cobalt Star shard, he'll remain a servant to the Dark Lord."
"But we may need his help more than we may realize or even care to admit," said Emily. "But if the Dark Lord is not commanding you to help us or even educate us, then why are you doing it?"
"Let's just say while I can do one small thing for you, maybe you can do one small thing for me," Chase responded, and he left again.
"And what small thing would that be?" Max wondered.
"He's a mysterious person," said Emily. "But I'm sure we'll figure out what he wants from us."
Omi and the girls rejoined their friends on their journey back to the temple where they could fill Clay in with all the details. The last thing he remembered was playing cards with his friends and going to bed. He had no idea of the events that occurred from the time he was possessed. Kimiko managed to tell him everything from the beginning, though she didn't want to.