Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Xiaolin Showdown.
Warning: NOTHING! Just some teasing here and there.
"Are you sure about this, Chase?" Jack asked the dragon who was trotting beside him on all fours.
"I'm always sure of myself, Spicer," Chase growled back, but his voice was not venomous.
Jack scoffed and rolled his eyes. "I'm just saying, maybe you don't want the monks to see you like this."
This time, Chase scoffed dismissively. "Think outside the box for once, Spicer. I am showing the monks that even though I am in this limited state, I can still properly function and easily beat them. Understand now?"
Jack hummed thoughtfully, mulling over the idea before simply grinning to himself.
After a few minutes, they made it to the area where the newest Shen Gong Wu was located. As if on cue, the monks appeared, hopping off of Dojo and shifting into their battle stances.
"Jack Spicer," Omi stated in his usual dramatic fashion.
"Sup, cueball?" Jack greeted him in a chipper tone.
"Ready to lose the rest of your Wu, Jack?" Kimiko sneered.
"Nope, how 'bout you?" Jack replied with a sly wink.
Kimiko growled at him angrily, a thin layer of fire appearing around her as Raimundo asked Chase, "So, you finally decided to show your face, Mr. Prince of Darkness?"
Chase narrowed his eyes menacingly at the monk, causing Raimundo to shrink back in fear. It was shocking how no matter what, Chase could still frighten the living daylights out of anyone.
Unbeknownst to the others, Dojo had slinked over behind a bush where he'd found the desired Wu.
"Hey, kids! It's over—" the green dragon began, but was instantly barreled over by the two Heylin men and the monks.
Clay and Kimiko were the first monks to touch the magical item as well as Chase and Jack.
"Clay, Kimiko; Chase and I challenge you to a Xiaolin Showdown. Our Tongue of Saiping and Denshi Bunny against your Longi Kite and Eye of Dashi. First one to reach the Wu on its pedestal wins. Simple enough?" Jack smirked once he was finished.
"We accept," Clay and Kimiko agreed simultaneously.
"XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN!"
The area around them immediately changed. The ground split into separate mounds, some of the dirt rising into platforms, while others lowered deeper into the earth. The four main players appeared on separate mounds of dirt, a reasonable distance away from the Shen Gong Wu, the Black Hole Bag.
"GONG YI TAMPAI!"
Each individual made a run for it. Chase activated the Denshi Bunny, turning himself into lighting before Clay could take a shot at him with the Eye of Dashi. Kimiko quickly activated the Longi Kite, shooting up into the air, trying to dodge the dirt mounds that continued popping up and lowering down, blocking her way.
Unlike the others, Jack climbed up the highest mound he could reach before letting out a whistle. "Hey, Kimi-cutie! Havin' a little trouble, sweet-cheeks?"
Feeling her face turn red hot with anger, Kimiko turned around and charged at him. If there was one thing Kimiko couldn't stand, it was being called cutesy names, especially by a creep like Jack.
The goth stood still, waiting patiently for the monk to reach him, a smug grin painted on his face. The Dragon of Fire let out a battle-cry as she made ready to strike the evil genius, but choked on her own breath in shock when Jack grabbed her wrists and gave her a quick smooch on the cheek before throwing her to the side with ease, since she was in too much shock to try and attack him again.
"Why that little—" Raimundo fumed, grinding his teeth together beneath his mask.
"Easy, my friend," Omi warned the Shoku leader. "You cannot interfere."
Meanwhile, Clay was within a few feet of the Black Hole Bag. He was about to use his element to bring the Wu closer when Chase changed back into his solid form, landing directly in front of him.
"Eye of Da—" Clay began to say, but was instantly bulldozed over by Chase.
The dragon pushed him down to the ground, knocking the wind out of the cowboy. He looked up in time to see Jack toss Kimiko to the side and activate the Tongue of Saiping.
"Chase, get the Wu already!" he yelled irritably at the dragonman.
The reptilian man huffed, obviously annoyed at the idea of being ordered around, but nonetheless complied. He reactivated the Denshi Bunny to reach the Black Hole Bag quicker and within a few seconds, made it to the Wu and the showdown promptly ended when he made contact.
Reality instantly returned and Jack now held all five Wu in his arms, Chase by his side.
"Kickass!" Jack shouted happily, pumping his fist in the air, almost dropping the stash.
Raimundo, who was still quite angry with the evil genius, stalked over to him, pointing an accusing finger at the goth. "Alright, veado, let's get a few things straight here. That was a real dirty trick you pulled back there. Man, you ought to be ashamed of yourself for pulling something like that."
"Right, because the bad guy always plays by the rules," Jack replied, his voice dripping with sarcasm as he and Chase exchanged a similar glance.
"The other thing you better remember, Jack," Raimundo continued, ignoring his words. "If you ever do something like that to Kimiko again, you and I are gonna have a discussion."
Jack blinked at him then peered down at Chase. "Y'know, I find it interesting that he not only calls me a fag, but then he tells me not to touch his girlfriend. It's, like, ironic or something."
Raimundo's face turned beet-red and as he was about to take action, Clay put a hand on his shoulder. "Pardner, I think it's best if we head back home now."
"But he—"
"Rai," Kimiko spoke up. "Don't give him the satisfaction. He just wants to get you riled up. Let's just go home."
Raimundo looked at his teammates for a moment or two before glaring back at Jack. "Fine," he spat bitterly as the group made their way back to Dojo who'd just transformed.
Jack and Chase turned around, about to head home themselves, but the redhead couldn't help yelling over his shoulder, "Hard to believe you're supposed to be the leader! Don't know what Fung was thinking when he chose you!"
The goth then let out a cackle of laughter when Raimundo was forced to be held back by his friends as he swore profusely in his native language. Chase let out a small purr of amusement at the sight as he walked alongside Jack.
"Wrench goes in, wrench goes out. Wrench goes in, wrench goes out."
Chase slightly creaked one eye open to glare at the teen. Jack had taken a shining to the Black Hole Bag and was currently amusing himself with its magical properties.
The Black Hole Bag could hold anything inside of it. If the user reached into the bag and called out what he or she wanted, it would immediately be given to them if it had already been placed inside.
Obviously, Jack had found a new favorite toy.
Chase growled darkly at the young man, luckily getting his attention.
"What's up, Chase?" Jack asked, his tone completely casual.
Still annoyed at the disturbance in front of him, Chase hopped off the couch he had been lounging on and padded over to Jack. With little effort, he snatched the Wu away from Jack in his jaws and began to head back to the couch.
"Hey, what're you doin'?" Jack yelled. "That's mine!"
Chase swiveled his head around to give Jack a very pointed look.
"...Okay, okay, technically it's ours, but I was using it!"
Chase gave him another look.
"...Alright, maybe I wasn't 'using' it. I was just...trying it out."
The dragon continued to stare at him.
"It...it just looked really neat and...and..." Jack floundered for an explanation before growling out, "Just shut up!" before stomping away.
Chase grinned despite himself and hopped back on the couch for some much needed sleep.
A/N: The chapter where Chase finally gets out of the house! Poor guy, he's been cooped up in Jack's lab like a little hermit all this time. I put a little shiptease of Jack and Kim in there because I do love the pairing. It was actually the first pairing I like from the show. Then, I got annoyed with the whole "opposite sides/forbidden lovers" thing and found new love in chack.
The Black Hole Bag is from the Trading Card Game. I found it out somewhere on DA, so it's not fan-made or anything. I thought it would be a Wu Jack would like to play with. :D Hope you all enjoyed!