Chapter 13: Love means more than Death

I bet you guys are wondering what I was talking about with the paper plate. Here's the story behind it:

My mom was looking for bunnies, she then saw a paper plate and began pretending it was an animal. "Look at it spin! So graceful!!" Something along the lines of that. So now I have a joke about how it's like a bunny. You cuddle a bunny? Cuddle a paper plate while you're at it.

Disclaimer: Don't own Xiaolin Showdown!! And I'm not gonna anytime soon!!!

"Great." R-Matt mummbled. Not only did that dislocated shoulder hurt, now his legs did too.

"Aw...Wishing you could go back in time? Not only do you not have the Sands of Time, Jack has the wishing wu." M-Raimundo started his insanely creepy laugh.

"Okay, don't do that in my body." R-Matt struggled. All he needed was that stupid wu. Get the Soul Switcher and he'd be fine. But, not only was that almost completely impossible, M-Raimundo had him pinned down and Chase was gonna be there soon.

"Stop wishing some miracle would happen. There are no such things as miracles." M-Raimundo frowned at R-Matt's thoughts.

"Then you haven't been through much in life. Miracles come in small things. But then again, you may never know." R-Matt returned the frown.

"Then you've never lost anyone close to you if you can still believe in miracles!! Both my parents are dead! And I have no siblings!! I have no one to love!!!" M-Raimundo screamed.

Rebecca took a few steps back. I...I'm like my sister. Believing in something like love!! When did I become so stupid?! He doesn't love!!! He's some evil jerk without a heart! Rebecca bit her lower lip, trying to hold back the tears that slid down her cheeks.

"You must not know much then! Both my parents are dead as well, one commited suicide, the other in a wreck. I have siblings. But they are all in different places. At the moment, they don't care much. And as for love? That's the true miracle. But you're too stupid to see it, too stupid to know." R-Matt turned his head away.

M-Raimundo took a step back, shocked that this boy may know so much about him. The Soul Switcher fell out of his pocket.

"Don't let the SOUL SWITCHER break!!" R-Matt screeched.

M-Raimundo bent down and caught it in one swift move. He then realized the whole purpose in that one sentence.

The Soul Switcher began to glow. Raimundo felt his soul being tugged from the body again.

---------The Temple-Meditation Hall-------------

"Kimiko?" Clay said her name.

"Oh! I just know something bad happened to Raimundo!!" Kimiko cried.

"Kimiko." Omi repeated Clay's action.

"What if he's dead?!" Kimiko gasped.

"Kimiko?"

"Hold on, Rai."

"Kimiko!"

"What if he's cheating on me with Rebecca?!"

"KIMIKO!!" Clay finally yelled, stopping her from her pacing.

"What?!" Kimiko turned to face him.

"He's okay. He's always been able to take care of himself. Even if you could find him, he wouldn't let you help him. He'd be too worried about you're saftey. You're gonna be married soon. Rai's always gonna put you first." Clay looked at her with a sincere look.

Kimiko stared at him for a minute. He's right. He's always gonna worry about me. He's always gonna put me first. He'd never let me help him. She let her arms drop. "Why does he have to be so stubborn?" She mummbled.

--------Chase's lair---------

"Uhhnnn..." Raimundo moaned as his eyes fluttered open. Good. It wasn't a decoy. It was the real deal. I'm back to me... His thoughts trailed off as he realized that Rebecca was too smart and too fast for her own good.

Raimundo was pinned again and Matt was standing above Raimundo.

"I had a right mind to dislocate your shoulder after that stunt you pulled!!" Matt seemed really angery. "But then Grand-dad said he had something better for you."

Chase came into veiw. Wuya was holding onto his arm with one hand and the other was on his chest. (A/N: Sorta like in the episode 'Time after Time part 1'. In the begining, when Chase and Wuya came in and stole half the wu? Yeah.) Chase chuckled a little.

"You are still that stupid? After all these years?" Chase's voice had a certain tone in it that sent shivers of fear down Raimundo's back.

"No. I'm a bit smarter." Raimundo smirked. It would look better if I wasn't chained down like this.

"Oh really?" Wuya smiled a mischivious smile. Chase nodded. The stone of the cave began to crumble. Everyone turned to leave.

They had it all planned out!! Matt would use his power to track my every thought, then he would watch my progress until I caved in and came with him. Jack and Emily were never part of this. Matt even made up that sob story to preoccupy my mind. I would switch us back and Emily would pin me here. The only thing that somewhat even remotely could have saved me was...after I dislocated Matt's shoulder...I should have run. Raimundo stared smuggly at his surroundings. Please, Kimiko, please come help me.

--------Meditation hall-----------

"Kimiko? Where are you going?" Omi watched as Kimiko started climbing out the window.

"I'm gonna go find Raimundo. Then I'm gonna take everyone down." She looked at him, perfectly serious.

"Mind if we join you?" Clay smiled.

"Actually..." Kimiko grinned sheepishly. "I could use some help."

They began their way toward Chase's lair.

-----------Chase and Wuya----------

"You're willing to let your throne crumble, just to destroy that kid?" Wuya looked at him funny.

"Of course. Just a small price to pay. Wouldn't you say?" Chase looked at his wife mysteriously.

"Yes." She smiled at him.

Well, whatever plan Raimundo may have had, is gone now. So here's a question. Did anyone catch how Raimundo had noticed Rebecca crying and later figured out it was part of their plan to distract him? That was where it hit. Rebecca and Matt have been together awhile. Rebecca's just a really good actress. Please review while I cuddle a paper plate. Reviews keep me going and happy!! And cuddle a paper plate today!