"Downfall"
Disclaimer: I do not own 'Xiaolin Showdown' in any way.
Open on the castle. Night. We pick up exactly where we left off. Dojo and Doja/Silax face off while the Warriors and Jack watch.
"Name it," Doja/Silax growls.
"An all-out fight. Whoever is left standing wins," Dojo replies. Doja/Silax sighs.
"Did we not just do this? If I remember correctly, it was I who won. Your friends abruptly decided to jump in."
"It's only you and me this time," Dojo says. He turned to the Warriors and nods – telling them that he wants to do this alone. "My Lotus Twister against your …"
Doja/Silax glances at the ground and picks up a Wu.
"Lasso Boa-Boa," Doja/Silax says while grinning. Dojo narrows his eyes.
"Let's go … Xiaolin Showdown!" they yell at the same time. Dojo immediately discards the Lotus Twister and commences to charge at his opponent. Doja/Silax prepares two black balls and then immediately shoots them at Dojo.
"Look out!" Kimiko yells. Dojo reacts and spits a line of fire towards Doja/Silax which disintegrates the incoming black balls. A smoke screen is created from the fire. Doja/Silax gasps, unable to see. Dojo charges out of the smoke and then slams his fist into the body snatcher, knocking it to the ground. The dragon appears to be unconscious. Dojo hovers over his opponent while the Warriors and Jack stare at them surprised.
"Wow, that was quick –" Raimundo says before Doja/Silax interrupts by waking up. The body snatcher pounds its fists into the ground which gets him back on his feet. Doja/Silax tilts its head up while Dojo raises his eyebrows.
"That all you got?" it asks.
"Not even close," Dojo says while his eyes narrow. His enemy scoffs and then directly flies straight up past him. Dojo gives chase and soon, they vanish into the clouds. Back on the ground, Jack is seen filming all the action with a digital camera. He lowers the camera.
"Aw, man, just when it was getting good."
Back in the sky, the two dragons fly above the clouds and start to hover right across from each other. They begin to stare each other down. Doja/Silax snickers.
"I admire your determination, Dojo. However –"
"Shut up and fight!" Dojo blows out a huge ball of fire, but Doja/Silax moves out of the way and swings his tail around hitting Dojo. The body snatcher then tackles the dragon and begins punching him across the face. Seconds later, Dojo grabs his enemy's fists and then head butts him hard. Doja/Silax shakes it off and then proceeds to swing his right arm. Dojo ducks and immediately gives him a mean uppercut. Dojo then tackles him into the clouds.
Back on the ground, Omi, Kimiko, and Jack continue to look up at the sky for the two dragons. Omi sighs and tilts his head down. Something catches his eye. He sees an envelope attached to the bottom of Jack's right shoe.
"What is that?" the young monk asks while bending over to take a closer look. Jack turns his head to Omi.
"What's what?" Without warning, Omi grabs hold of the envelope and pulls which makes Jack flip backwards. Omi examines the envelope.
"Let me see," Kimiko says as Omi hands it to her. She scans the front as the other Warriors gather around her. She reads the return address and then looks inside.
"It's empty. Someone sent this … from Beijing." All of a sudden, Kimiko flash backs to a few days ago.
"Yes, but how can we find him? We don't even know the first place to look," Omi says.
"One of us, in fact, do know where," Master Fung says while walking into the doorway of the kitchen with Doja at his side.
"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."
The flashback ends and Kimiko smiles. She bends over to talk to Jack who is still on the ground.
"Jack, where'd you find this?"
"Uh, in the castle, I guess. I was in there a while looking for all the Wu."
"Take me to the room where you found them. The letter could be there."
Back in the sky, the dragons continue to duke it out. Both spurt fire at one another while flying different directions dodging the other's attacks. Doja/Silax ends his attacks and hovers right across from his adversary. A bead of sweat drips down Dojo's face. Doja/Silax raises an eyebrow.
"You look nervous," it states. Dojo pays no attention to the comment. "All of this could've been avoided if Doja never went looking for you. She's to blame for all your misery, not me."
"You're the one that took her!" Dojo growls. "Imprisoned and tortured for 1,500 years! She was experimented on for your own pleasure!" Doja/Silax scowls and Dojo shakes his head in anger. "But I'm back in her life now … and I'm going to make you pay. My fight with you is long from over." Doja/Silax nods slightly while grinning. He then makes two fists and black balls suddenly form over them.
"Give me your best shot."
On the ground, Jack leads the Warriors inside the castle to the spot where he found all the Wu. They walk into a room that has four bookcases and two tables in it. Dozens of scrolls lay open across the tables.
"This is it," Jack says. The Warriors commence to scope the place out. "I accidentally found all the Wu in a secret passage behind that bookcase."
"Perhaps that is where the letter is hidden," Omi says.
"Exactly what I was thinking," Kimiko chimes. Raimundo starts to feel his away around the bookcase.
"Where do you think the switch is to open this thing?" he asks. Clay steps in front of Raimundo.
"I'll take care of it." Clay puts one hand on the middle of the bookcase and then closes his eyes. A moment later, he opens them and yells, "Seismic Kick!" He kicks dead center into the bookcase and the whole thing splits in half. Both halves fall to the side, and the dark passage is fully revealed. Clay lowers his leg and dusts himself off. He turns around to see his fellow Warriors and Jack look surprised.
"It's a time-saver," the cowboy explains while shrugging.
"Let's go," Kimiko says as she heads into the passage.
Open on the Xiaolin Temple. Night. Master Fung is inside the kitchen pouring himself a cup of tea. He raises the cup to his lips but stops when he hears a creaking noise behind him. He lowers the cup a bit.
"You are not welcome here," Master Fung sternly says without turning around. A shadowy figure is vaguely seen in the background.
"Forgive me, but …" The figure steps out of the shadows and is revealed to be wearing ripped black robes. He also has a few scars across his face. "… I need your help." Master Fung turns to see the exhausted-looking man leaning on the doorway.
Back in the sky above the castle, we hear an explosion. Dojo fights with fire over his fists while Doja/Silax fights with black balls over his fists. The two exchange wild punches. Dojo knocks knuckles with his opponent creating a small explosion between their fists. Doja/Silax quickly swings his tail and smacks Dojo across the face. Dojo retaliates by charging into him and grabbing his throat with both hands which are still on fire. Doja/Silax gags a little, but instantly does the same thing and grabs Dojo's throat with his black ball hands.
"Give up yet?" Doja/Silax chokingly asks. Dojo scoffs.
"You wish," he chokingly responds. They start to fly around fast in circles, trying to get the other off of him. They flip a few times and begin to fall back down on an angle.
Inside the castle, the Warriors and Jack rummage through a bunch of files searching for the letter. Jack stops and sighs.
"This could take forever! Look at all these! How do you know for sure that Silax didn't throw it away?"
"I don't," Kimiko replies while rapidly thumbing through old files. Jack hangs his head.
"I'm not exactly getting this, guys. What are we trying to accomplish? I mean, we got the envelope with the return address. Why don't we just –"
"Shut your hole, or I'll shut it for you," Raimundo snaps.
"You know what, Raimundo? Your constant put-downs are gettin' real old, real fast." Jack walks over and gets in Raimundo's face.
"What are you gonna do, Jack? Knock me out with your death breath? 'Cause you're going a pretty good job so far!" Kimiko gets up to separate them.
"All right, guys, quit it!"
In the sky, the dragons fall fast spinning while still choking each other. They are heading straight for the castle.
Meanwhile, back inside, Jack and Raimundo continue bickering while Kimiko is in the middle.
"We have a job to do! Save these petty arguments for later," Kimiko says.
"Ah, stay out of it, Kim. I'm sick of you butting in and taking his side," Raimundo says.
"Hey, don't talk to her like that! Show some respect," Jack jumps in.
"You're one to talk – you're the poster boy for disrespect!" Raimundo yells. Jack scoffs.
"I am this close from putting my fist down your throat."
"What are you waiting for!"
Dojo and Doja/Silax fall closer and closer to the castle.
"Ever since I started helping you guys, I've gotten nothing but bitterness from you. I haven't given you any reason not to trust me. I mean, I got you this far, didn't I?" Jack asks.
"You know, I didn't just start hating you. We've always been enemies. I don't understand why Kimiko has so much faith in you."
"'Cause she actually cares about me, enemies or not."
"Yeah, right! Whenever you're helping us, she has to tolerate you. She cares way more about me than you!" Raimundo yells.
"Jealous," Clay coughs. Raimundo and Jack glare at him.
Outside, the dragons are in a tail spin near the castle now.
"What are you trying to say? That you have a better chance with her than I do?" Jack asks while laughing. "Not likely." Kimiko opens her mouth in shock.
"I'm saying there's a better chance that this castle will come crashing down right now than you ever having a chance with her."
Suddenly, the dragons ram into the castle knocking the walls down and then crashing through the other side. The castle begins to crumble as the Warriors fall in different directions. The dragons hit the ground hard and finally let go of each other.
"Jet Bootsu!" Clay yells while equipping the Wu. He catches Omi right away and starts to descend.
"Longi Kite!" Kimiko yells as she starts to fly. Raimundo and Jack go into a freefall because they're not carrying any Wu. Kimiko sees them, thinks for a second, and then flies over to Jack, catching him.
"Wow … thanks!" Jack exclaims. Kimiko smiles and then makes her landing. Raimundo scowls and then spreads his arms out.
"Wind!" He stops falling and begins to glide straight, eventually landing. Everyone lands safely as Raimundo approaches Kimiko.
"Thanks for the save," he sarcastically says.
"I knew you were gonna be ok. Jack, on the other hand –"
"Whatever," he says while walking past her.
Behind them, the castle crumbles completely as the ground shakes from the impact. Dust clouds cover the area from top to bottom. All the papers they were looking through slowly float down and scatter around the rubble. The sought after letter slips out into the open near the Warriors unnoticed.
Back at the Xiaolin Temple, Master Fung and the mysterious man stand across from each other. Barely any light shines into the room they're in.
"I had a feeling you were behind all this," Master Fung calmly says. The man shrugs.
"Who are you trying to kid?" He tilts his head up. "You knew all along … but you chose to keep it to yourself."
"I trusted you to make her disappear … not turn her evil. You let me down and in the process; you have endangered my students and put the whole world at risk," Master Fung says. The man lowers his head.
"I had just discovered a few months prior to that day in Beijing … that I was fighting a life-threatening disease. There was no cure. I started to wither away as time went on. I continued to fight it, though, never losing hope that a miracle could occur. A few weeks later, a sage came to my door. He promised me immortality … simply by drinking this so-called 'Lau Mang Lone soup'. I desperately thought that this could very well be the miracle I was waiting for. Without much hesitation, I drank the soup. Instantly, I felt stronger … like the life in me was returning. However, at the same time, there were some unexplained side effects." Master Fung lightly frowns. "The soup turned me into a hideous monster. In order to gain immortality … I had to give up my soul." Master Fung's eyes widen as the man looks back up.
"And so that is why you turned Doja evil …"
"No! Before the soup could take full effect, I immediately sent her to a friend of mine in Mongolia. He lived in a castle far away from the rest of civilization, so that it would be safe. Whenever I could keep my evil side under control, I checked up on her by writing letters. … I never received any response, and I couldn't just go to Mongolia because … well, you know. Years later, I found out that my friend also ingested the Lau Mang Lone soup. Doja was held as a prisoner." Master Fung turns his back on the man.
"I have heard enough." The man scowls. "You can show yourself out." The man approaches Master Fung slowly.
"Listen, I was dying, ok? You forced me to take her away from Dojo! I stuck with the plan; I just couldn't care for her anymore. I sent her to an old friend of mine knowing –"
"Your irrational actions led to the destruction of an innocent dragon. Coming to me when you were sick would have saved her," Master Fung states.
"I did what I thought was best! You never even told me why you wanted to separate them in the first place! The only explanation you gave me was that it was 'for good reason'!" the man exclaims. Master Fung takes a sip of his tea.
"That was all you needed to know."
The man growls and suddenly transforms into a colossal black dragon. Its head almost touches the ceiling, and its wings spread out across the room. Master Fung sets his cup down.
"All of this could've been avoided. You did this to me," the black dragon hisses. Master Fung stands motionless. "And since you won't help me … I'll just destroy you along with China," it growls. Fade out on the Temple.
Back by the collapsed castle, the dragons rub their throats while gradually getting back on their feet. Dojo starts to hover in front of his foe. Doja/Silax lays back on the ground real calm.
"Had enough?" Dojo asks. Doja/Silax grins.
"We're just getting started."
Instantly, the dragon takes out the Lasso Boa-Boa and ropes it around Dojo. It then pulls at the Wu which sends Dojo straight into the ground. Doja/Silax sneers and approaches his opponent.
"Dojo!" Clay yells while starting to run over, however, Omi stops him by holding his arm out in front of the cowboy. Clay looks down at him.
"We may not interfere. Like Dojo said … this is his fight." Clay frowns and looks back at the dragons.
"Poor, naïve Dojo," Doja/Silax says. "Losing … That's been a trend of yours for the last 1,500 years, hasn't it?"
Dojo growls and struggles to breathe fire, but due to the Lasso Boa-Boa's constraint, he's unable to. Just the same, Dojo tries to break free of the Wu's grip even though he knows it's hopeless. Doja/Silax laughs.
"Pathetic. Though, watching you squirm for your life is pretty entertaining." The Lasso Boa-Boa tightens even more as some of Dojo's bones are heard cracking. The hybrid turns his head over to the Warriors and then back at Dojo.
"We'll finish this later …" Doja/Silax whispers while creating black balls in its hands and grabbing Dojo at his sides. A large black light surrounds the dragon. The Warriors gasp. Raimundo looks over at Kimiko and Jack, who are standing right next to each other. He narrows his eyes and then looks ahead, immediately taking action.
"I'm coming, little dude!" Raimundo runs towards Doja/Silax.
"Raimundo, no!" Omi exclaims.
"Come back!" Kimiko yells. Raimundo does a battle cry while jumping high into the air. The black light begins to pulsate as Raimundo gets closer. He does a flying kick towards the body snatcher. Doja/Silax grabs Raimundo's leg and swings him into the black light. Raimundo screams as the ball of light instantly vanishes. Doja/Silax is left alone. Omi, Kimiko, Clay, and Jack look stunned. The dragon grins as Clay makes a fist.
"Time to interfere!" Clay yells as he jumps high into the air. "Seismic Kick, Earth!" Omi and Kimiko nod to each other.
"Tornado Strike, Water!"
"Judallet Flip, Fire!"
The Warrior's elements close in on Doja/Silax. He focuses on each individual element and manages to block them all, one at a time. However, while he was distracted by that, the Warriors surround and attack him from different angles. Kimiko kicks him in the side while Omi sweep kicks him under the feet, and Clay smashes his fist right in between the dragon's eyes. Doja/Silax groans and falls on his back.
"Jack! We need you!" Kimiko yells. Jack runs over to them while wearing the Two Ton Tunic and pulls something out of his pocket.
"Way ahead of you. Ring of the Nine Dragons!" Jack separates into four Jacks and two grab onto Doja/Silax legs while the other two grab onto its legs, holding the dragon down. "Two Ton Tunic!" the Jacks yell which holds him down with even more force. The Jacks give a thumbs up to Kimiko. She smiles back.
"Come, Kimiko. We must collect the remaining Wu," Omi says.
"Got it," Kimiko replies. "You sure you're ok without us?" she asks Clay. The cowboy nods and Kimiko does the same. She begins to follow Omi. Clay grabs Doja/Silax's throat.
"Tell us where you sent Dojo and Raimundo!" Clay yells while squeezing the dragon's throat. It stares back at Clay with fire in its eyes.
"Why? What's the cowpoke going to do if I don't talk?" it responds. Clay shakes his head.
"If you harm so much as one hair on their heads, I swear –"
"You know, you would be an unbelievable force to be reckoned with on the side of evil. Why do you waste your time with these losers when you could channel all your rage and aggression into someplace where it would benefit? The darkness has anything you could ever want and more." Doja/Silax stares deep into Clay as he stares back confused.
The dragon's left arm lifts up a bit while clueless Jack continues to hold it down.
"Be realistic. Evil will never stop. Why continue to fight a losing battle? It clearly hasn't helped Dojo," the dragon says. Clay looks away.
"I could never betray the Xiaolin Order," Clay says while loosening his grip.
"I sense hesitation." Clay slightly shakes his head again. "I know for two years now that you've been tired of playing second fiddle … Like you've never been really included in the group." Clay scoffs.
"How could you know that?"
"I've been living in this world for countless years – there's very little I do not know." Suddenly, the dragon lifts up its left arm sending Jack flying off of it. Jack screams as he lands next to Kimiko and Omi. The dragon grabs Clay's collar and pulls him close. The two Warriors stop collecting Shen-Gong-Wu and quickly spin around to Doja/Silax and Clay.
"By joining me, you would never be held back!" the dragon yells. Clay frowns. Omi and Kimiko sprint over to them as Omi holds out a Shen-Gong-Wu.
"Tangle Web Comb!" The hair shoots out and flies to the dragon. Without looking, Doja/Silax directly opens his hand and shoots a black ball which creates a tall force field between him and the two Warriors. The hair hits the field and bounces straight back to Omi. The monk gasps.
"Head's down!" Omi shouts as he ducks which leaves Kimiko in the Wu's path.
"Not again," Kimiko whispers as the Wu traps her in the Comb's restricting hair. Clay worriedly looks over to Kimiko. Doja/Silax pulls Clay's collar once more to get his attention.
"Forget them! I am offering you a once-in-a-lifetime chance at complete and indescribable power!" Clay starts to sweat a bit. "Join me and lead the forces of darkness or continue to fight a losing battle alongside your superiors." Clay hears the field being attacked. He looks over to his right and sees Omi kicking at it.
Omi rapidly punches the field as the trapped Kimiko rolls back and forth on the ground. Omi huffs and puffs as he sees there's no way to break through. He begins banging his fists on the field.
"Clay! Whatever he is telling you, do not listen! Find out where Raimundo and Dojo are!" Omi yells while the field muffles everything he says. Clay averts his eyes.
"Our partnership is just one handshake away," the dragon says while holding out his freed hand. Clay looks at its scaly hand. The dragon grins as Omi's muffled yells resume.
"Ooh, you are making me steamy, Silax! Come out and fight!" Omi shouts while pounding his fists onto the field.
"No more playing second fiddle. The world will be yours for the taking," Silax says as Clay continues to stare at the dragon's open hand.
"I – have – had – enough!" Omi screams. Clay turns his head to Omi and the little monk goes quiet. The cowboy slowly tips his hat to him.
"… What?" Omi asks himself. Then, suddenly, Clay grabs onto Doja/Silax's hand and shakes it. A thunder clap is heard nearby while the dragon grins real big. A strong gust of wind picks up.
"Ooh, this cannot be good," Omi whispers. A black ball starts to emerge from their handshake. It expands around them and begins to flash. The force field Omi is leaning up against disappears and Omi falls forward. He raises his head to see the black ball expanding more and more. The gust of wind picks up some more, also. Kimiko shakes in fright as her long hair blows around in the wind.
The black ball slowly floats off the ground and into the air with the dragon and Clay inside. High up, Clay nervously looks down while Doja/Silax begins to cackle. The three Jacks still on the dragon are thrown off and out of the black ball. Omi slowly gets up and watches the black ball rise.
"Ring of the Nine Dragons!" one of the Jacks yells as they all merge together. He finds and picks up the Tangle Web Comb, using it to free Kimiko. She gets up in a hurry and brushes herself off.
"Thanks, Jack." She proceeds to give him a kiss on the cheek, and the evil boy genius blushes. They then run over next to Omi who is still watching the black ball.
"What are we gonna do?" Kimiko asks. Omi frowns.
"Stop them," Omi replies. Kimiko and Jack nod. Omi turns to face them. "Dojo melted Silax's incoming black balls with his fire, correct? Well, how about we use that same strategy … Kimiko?"
"I read you loud and clear." She jumps high into the air and yells "Judallet Flip, Fire!" Kimiko spins in the air about ten times before sending a stream of fire straight up to the ever-expanding black ball. Kimiko lands as the fire gets bigger and bigger while closing in on its target. A moment later, the fire directly hits the ball which sends a shroud of flames around it. The ball is seen falling back to the ground at a quick pace.
Jack screams as all three of them promptly take cover. The fireball strikes the ground hard creating a huge hole in where it lands. The flames and the black ball vanish as soon as it hit with only smoke remaining. Omi, Kimiko, and Jack cautiously come out and approach the thick smoke. A few seconds later, some of the smoke clears and a shadowy figure can slightly be seen. The remaining smoke ultimately clears, and the figure is revealed. The Warriors and Jack gasp in shock.
Cut to black.