"The Jack of All Trades"
Disclaimer: I do not own 'Xiaolin Showdown' in any way.
Open on the sky. Day. All of a sudden, Doja is in sight flying in her full-size. She flies right through a cloud with a determined look on her face. She's after the latest Shen-Gong-Wu that was just revealed not too long ago. Following close on the ground, Omi and Dojo are hot on her trail. Omi continues to use the Rush Bracelet while running on the Sphere of Yun. He also has a determined look on his face, doing his best to follow Doja. Omi glances down at the Sphere.
"How are you doing down there, Dojo?"
"The blood in my head has gone down to my stomach, back to the head, down to my feet, and then into my tail! Other than that, never better!"
Omi looks up and spots the Shen-Gong-Wu they're looking for on top of a tree. Doja also sees it as she starts to descend.
"The Shen-Gong-Wu!" Omi yells. He abruptly stops running, which also brings the Sphere to a halt. Dojo slams into the ball with his body squished against it. Doja shrinks down and slithers right next to the tree, looking up.
"Doja, wait!" Omi yells as he jumps off the Sphere and runs to her. "Thank you for finding this Shen-Gong-Wu. I will take over now." He prepares to jump onto one of the tree's branches. All of a sudden, a portal opens nearby, and a dark figure jumps out of it. Omi doesn't notice this and leaps onto a branch. Doja turns and looks upon the figure. She gasps in terror. Dojo also sees the figure. The man is wearing a black cape that covers all but his eyes.
"Doja … you're coming with me," the figure says with a raspy voice.
Omi hears him. The figure reveals his hand from the cape as he aims it directly at Doja. He opens it and a black ball shoots out of his palm, hitting Doja.
"No!" Doja screams as the ball encases around her. Dojo gasps quietly. The man looks up at Omi, and then at the Shen-Gong-Wu. Omi sees this and his eyes narrow. The man and Omi look at each other for a second, and then they both jump into the air. In slow motion, Omi jumps straight up while the man jumps on an arch towards the Shen-Gong-Wu. His cape slowly flaps in the air.
Omi grabs the Wu but the man kicks it out of his hands. Omi latches onto the man's legs and does a back flip in the air, kicking him in his back. He releases the Wu and Omi dives for it.
"Golden Tiger Claws!" the man exclaims as he throws the Claws in front of him, which opens a portal. The Wu came closer to entering the portal. Everyone was still in mid-air.
"Tornado Strike! Water!" A stream of water shoots out from him which hits the Wu and makes it turn away from the portal. The Wu flies over to Omi while riding a small wave of water. The portal closes, and the man looks up at Omi. He turns around and aims the palm of his hand at Omi, shooting out another black ball. The ball hits the Wu and encases around it, but at the same time, Omi catches it. However, the ball electrocutes him, and Omi drops it. The ball lands in a tall patch of grass. The man lands a few feet away from it, and a second later, Omi lands right across from him.
"That Shen-Gong-Wu doesn't belong to you! Neither does Doja! Release her or suffer a merciless defeat!"
The man growls quietly. They stare at each other, each watching the other very closely. Then, they hear a loud rumbling nearby. They turn their heads to see what it is. It is revealed to be Raimundo, Clay, and Kimiko riding inside the Crouching Cougar.
"There they are!" Clay yells.
"And it looks like they have company," Kimiko says. The Crouching Cougar comes to a stop about fifteen feet away from Omi. The man turns his head back to the Wu. He leaps towards it, which grabs Omi's attention. Omi also leaps to it. They both grab hold of it at the same time. The Shen-Gong-Wu starts to glow.
"I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown! The game is –"
"I decline," the man says. Dojo, Clay, Kimiko, and Raimundo all gasp in surprise.
"You … you don't accept? That's never happened before!"
"Glad to be the first." The Shen-Gong-Wu disappears and Omi quietly gasps, backing away slowly. "I got what I came for." The man kicks Omi in the chest, and the force of it sends the young monk flying. The Rush Bracelet comes off of Omi's wrist and lands in a tall patch of grass in front of the man. He, however, doesn't notice it. "Golden Tiger Claws!" He opens a portal and places one foot inside. Dojo pounds his hands on the Sphere.
"Stop! You can't just take her away from me again!"
"She belongs to me, dragon. Get over it," the man says. Dojo frowns and thinks for a moment. He looks back up at the man.
"What if you take me instead?" Dojo asks. The man's eyebrows rise.
"Dojo! No! You can't!" Kimiko yells.
"Interesting offer, but if I comply with this trade, then your Warrior friends will have to promise not to try and track me down." Dojo nods slowly. "And if they do, then there will be harsh consequences."
"That's fine. As long as she'll be free." The man grins.
"I accept your offer."
Doja comes out of the Tiger Claws' portal. The Sphere of Yun shatters, and Dojo begins to float in. The Warriors stare in shock at the decision Dojo made. As Dojo floats by Doja, he stares down at her with a smile on his face.
"Dojo …" she says with a tear in her eye.
"I told you … I'd do anything for you."
He enters the portal and the man follows. The portal closes. Suddenly, everything is silent.
Open on the Xiaolin Temple. Night. The Warriors are all sitting at the kitchen table.
"I can't believe Dojo's gone," Clay says. "We should've done something to stop that guy from taking him! Why didn't we?"
"You see how fast he took down Omi?" Raimundo asks. Omi gives him a look.
"He said if we tried to find him, there'd be consequences …" Kimiko says.
"Are you actually worried about that? Come on, we're Xiaolin Apprentices! We can beat anyone that crosses our path," Raimundo says.
"Yes, but how can we find him? We don't even know the first place to look," Omi says.
"One of us, in fact, does know where," Master Fung says while walking into the doorway of the kitchen with Doja at his side. The Warriors look down at Doja as she began to speak.
"I was first kidnapped by Silax in Beijing. After he took me, I later found out he goes there regularly … for what, I do not know. That could be a good first place to look."
"Awesome. We'll just ride the Silver Manta Ray over to Beijing and check out –" Raimundo says.
"No, Raimundo. We cannot aid Doja in locating Silax. We agreed not to track him down –" Omi says.
"Are you kidding me? You're going to sit here and not help Doja just because of a stupid agreement! Sorry, but I can't do that."
"Raimundo, we do not want any harm to come to Dojo. The agreement was that none of you go after him … however, he did not say anything about Doja," Master Fung says.
"And I know of someone else that could accompany me," Doja says. The Warriors look at each other and then back at Doja.
"Who?"
Cut to Jack's house. Inside, Jack is still stuck in the hole that Clay and Omi put him in. Two Jack-bots try and help him get out. They each hold onto one of Jack's arms while pulling.
"No, no, no! Lift with your legs! Your legs! You're going to pull something!" Jack yells.
"We have no legs," one Jack-bot points out.
"Legs would be nice, though," the other Jack-bot says.
"Yeah, but I wish Jack would build some girl-bots or something because I'm getting a little concerned."
"Hey, gettin' a little side-tracked there!" Jack says.
"And what's with the endless supply of pudding?"
"Tell me about it!"
"Note to self: get new hobby," Jack quietly says. The Warriors and Doja arrive at Jack's house on the Crouching Cougar. They get out and walk into Jack's lair.
"Spicer!" Clay yells. Jack screams.
"Oh … it's you guys. As you can see, I'm still in the hole."
"All right, shut your trap. We got a proposition for you," Clay says. Jack rests his head in his hands and sighs.
"Ok, let's hear it."
"Well, first of all, remember the "beast" that took the Tiger Claws from you?"
"Rings a bell."
"It was actually the person that's been chasing Doja."
"Riveting. Get to the point," Jack says.
"Anyway, the guy captured Doja and was just ready to get away when Dojo offered him a trade. So, now, the guy has Dojo and we can't go after him 'cause Dojo agreed for us not to follow him," Clay explains. Raimundo butts in, pulling Clay aside.
"Hold on, man."
"Uh, just a second, Jack. Don't you go anywhere."
"Good one," Jack sarcastically says while tapping his fingers on the ground.
"Are you sure about this, Clay? We're talking about Jack Spicer here. This guy's double-crossed us every time we've ever confided in him."
"Trust me, Rai. If things go sour, then leave him to me," Clay says while hitting his palm with his fist.
"Anyway … he never said anything about Doja tracking him down, and then that's when we thought of –" Kimiko says. Jack groans. "What's wrong?"
"You actually want me to help pinkie find her boyfriend? Why should I even care?" Jack asks. Doja gets right up in his face, frowning.
"Do you want to be left in the hole and for us to have a little bonfire?" Doja says while softly breathing fire. Jack chuckles nervously.
"You, uh … yeah, you talked me into it." He clears his throat. "So … when do I punch in?"
Omi runs at Jack while yelling with his fist in the air. Jack screams, afraid Omi's going to hurt him. Jack covers his eyes, and then slowly looks out again a few seconds later. He sees Omi right in front of him, smiling.
"Uh … hi?" Omi puts his hand right next to the ice Jack's trapped in. He flicks his index finger at the ice and it instantly crumbles. Jack gets out of the hole and wipes himself off.
"Show off."
Cut to the Xiaolin Temple where the Warriors, Jack, and Doja are walking into the Temple Vault.
"So, Jack Spicer, take your pick of Shen-Gong-Wu," Omi says.
"Wow. I never thought I'd be ever down here … legally!" Jack races over to the Wu.
"Equip yourself with as many Wu as needed. I do not stress when I say that rescuing Dojo will be the most valuable thing you will ever do," Omi says.
"Hey, what about plotting for world domination?" Jack whines.
"I clearly said 'valuable'!"
Raimundo leans in on Clay and begins to whisper.
"I still say we shouldn't trust him," Kimiko hears this.
"You got a better plan, Rai?"
"If my only two choices were having Jack help us or leaving him in the hole, I'd choose the latter any day!" Raimundo says a little loud.
"What was that, Raimundo? Having second thoughts?" Jack asks.
"No. I didn't say anything." Raimundo looks up innocently. Jack squints and pulls out the Mind Reader Conch.
"Mind Reader Conch!" he whispers. He then hears Raimundo's thoughts.
"I hate Jack, I hate Jack. I really, r-really, really, r-really hate Jack. Give me an H! Give me an A! How about a --" He stops using the Conch and gives Raimundo a look.
"Uh, guys, if I'm going to help you do this, I'm going to need a little privacy." The Warriors look at each other confused.
"You want us to leave you here by yourself … with all the Shen-Gong-Wu?" Omi asks. Jack nods. "Ok."
"What! Now, that is going too far, Omi!" Raimundo yells.
"Calm yourself, Raimundo. We will give him all the privacy he needs. He is, after all, helping us retrieve Dojo. Have some faith," Omi says.
"Is that big, yellow head of yours hollow!"
"Ok, fine. If Raimundo won't let me do my thing, then I'll be on my way," Jack says. Kimiko steps in.
"Uh, don't listen to Rai, Jack. We'll leave you alone." Kimiko lightly shoves Raimundo up the Vault's steps as Omi and Clay follow. Jack turns to the Wu, and then quickly turns back around.
"Wait! Come back for a sec!" The Warriors walk back down, and Jack pulls out a camera. He stands next to the Warriors and aims the camera at the group with the vault in the background. He gives Raimundo bunny ears and clicks the picture.
"Ok, thanks. Just want to keep this memory with me forever." The Warriors walk back up. "Oh, hold on! I didn't have the flash on. Could you just –" The Warriors scream in frustration. "Ok, ok, never mind. That's cool. I'll just … pick out the Wu." He turns around and pushes one of the sliding stones open. He reaches in and pulls out the Lotus Twister.
Cut to the Temple's kitchen. The Warriors are all once again gathered around it. Omi is holding six playing cards in his hand.
"Got any 7's?"
"Omi, we're playing Yahtzee," Clay points out.
"Oh, my badness … got any 9's?"
Then, they heard footsteps near the doorway. They all look up and see Jack standing there. He's wearing the Jet Bootsu, Two Ton Tunic, Lasso Boa-Boa is hanging loose off his neck, Sword of the Storm in his right hand, the Fist of Tebigong in the other, Third Arm Sash around his waist, Ruby of Ramses hanging from his belt, Black Beetle tied to his back, the Shroud of Shadows hanging over the Black Beetle, and the Longi Kite also on his back. He has the Changing Chopsticks, Ring of the Nine Dragons, Tangle Web Comb, Falcon's Eye, Glove of Jisaku, and the Lotus Twister in his pockets. The Warriors gaze at Shen-Gong-Wu Jack.
"You know … there's such a thing as being over-prepared," Raimundo says. Jack flips his goggles down.
"Let's rock."
Cut to black.