Chapter 10: Welcome to the Resistance

"So… can it rain here?" Jess asked as she and the others made their way deeper into their new home; the newly found valley hidden underneath what was left of the temple. She didn't get an answer. Most of them were still trying to get over the fact that the temple had been burned down, especially Omi who'd ran ahead of everyone else with Mimi who was trying to calm him. As for Jet and Hamster; Jet obviously didn't have a clue and Hamster was keeping quiet for his own reasons.

"So whaddo we do now?" Clay asked. "We can't just stay in hidin' down here forever."

"First things first." Hamster broke in. "We must find food and water, as well as build shelter... I would say that fire was an issue as well, but Kimiko can easily start one for us."

"Not before a bath, I can't." Kim argued. "I'm absolutely filthy and a good soak will help me relax after fighting those three headed freaks."

"All right. See you later, Kim." Rai said.

Kim turned toward him and gave him a confused look. "What, you're not going to join me?" she asked, pressing her body up against him and smiling seductively. "It's not like you haven't seen me naked before." She whispered into his ear.

"I have?" Rai questioned.

Kim stepped back from him with a shocked expression. "Pride really must've done a number on you if don't remember that." she said. "I'll have to remind you." She grinned, grabbing Rai by the arm and pulling away from the others and towards the lake.

"I envy him so much right now." Jet joked.

"Well, I don't approve." Jess argued. "I didn't see any wedding rings, did you?"

"Oh, lighten up. You sound like an old nun." Jet laughed, playfully punching his sister in the arm.

"Well, I think Kim's got the right idea." Elena said.

"What? That sex will jog Rai's memory?" Julia laughed. "'Cause you're right. That probably will work."

"No." Elena said, rolling her eyes. "A bath sounds really good right now."

"Have you all forgotten about the matters of food and shelter?" Hamster broke in. "Even in a paradise like this we won't last long without either of those."

"No, you little rat, we haven't forgotten." Saya snapped. "We're just trying to relax right now. In case you've forgotten, eight of the eleven of us just finished fighting off four three-headed monsters that tried to fry and eat us at the same time. So, if you don't mind, shut up and let us rest." Hamster had no response. He simply nodded at her reluctantly and went back to his thoughts. "Good. Now, if you'll excuse us, Clay and I are going to follow Kim and Rai's example and do some catching up." With that the blond Chinese girl led her Texan boyfriend into the woods to find a nice, quiet, and isolated spot.

"I thought we were supposed to be fighting sins, not embracing them." Jess scoffed.

"You seriously need to chill." Jet said to his sister. "I don't see the problem with two people that're in love embracing their feelings like that… We're not all churchies like you, Jess."

"Churchy?" Jewel questioned.

"I'm a devout catholic." Jess explained. "Why?"

"I'll be leaving now." Hamster said, jumping down from Elena's shoulder and bolting off into the tall grass.

Jewel and Elena glanced at each other with unsure expressions. "We might as well tell them." Elena sighed. "It looks like they'll be staying with us for a while and they'll probably find out anyway."

Jewel nodded and turned back to the siblings. "Look, Elena and I are gay." She explained. "You two aren't going to have a problem with that, are you?"

"No, not at all." Jet said, even though he had only one thing on his mind. Oh, that is so hot. "I'm a little disappointed to find out that you two are suddenly off my market, but I have no problem with you or your sexuality…. And neither do you, right Sis?"

Jess just looked at the two girls nervously, obviously unsure of how she felt about the subject. It took a bit but she eventually shook her head, though she lowered her head to avoid eye contact. Jewel and Elena smiled at them before locking arms and going off to do whatever.

Jet just nodded back to them before glancing over to his sister who still had a nervous look. "You sure you're alright with them?" he asked.

Jess sighed and scratched the back of her head. "I have no idea."

A few hours later everyone regrouped in the area where they planned to make their camp, a small clearing in the woods. Rai and Kim were the last to show up and seemed completely exhausted, for obvious reasons, so no one questioned them when they sat down under a tree and fell asleep together. And Clay and Saya, despite what everyone else believed they'd been doing, seemed perfectly rested and ready to help out. As it turned out they'd just been taking a nap. Apparently Omi was still pissed off because he hadn't shown his face yet. Mimi, however, had gotten tired of his attitude and left him to sulk, so she was there. Jewel and Elena had been the ones that had found the spot in the first place, so they'd been there the whole time just talking and it wasn't long after they found the spot that Jet, Jess and Hamster joined their conversation. Now everyone was busy either gathering wood for a fire or making shelter, which for the most part would be made out of stone slabs that Clay raised out of the ground.

And just as everything was about finished Omi came bolting into the area, breathing heavily as if he'd been running all over the place. "Finally decided to help out, did we?" Mimi growled, still angry with him.

"You all can't honestly say you can't hear Mala Mala Jong roaring above us?" Omi demanded. "Come quickly before that monster of a guard of ours decides to maul whoever's up there!"

"That's why we left Jong up there in the first place, Omi." Clay said.

"Yes, as a guard, not a bomb waiting to go off on the first thing that moves." Omi argued.

ABOVE THE VAULT

Nina glared at the colossal beast made of Shen Gong Wu before her. Behind her Jack lay unconscious on a pile of rubble, the shoulder where he'd taken the bullet was bandaged with shreds of his own sleeve. Mala Mala Jong roared and was about to attack her again when…

"Emperor Scorpion!"

Jong stopped, stepping back and bowing to her before the monks ran out in front of it to confront her. Nina sighed and dropped to her knees. "Thank you." She gasped, out of breath from fighting Jong.

"Wait a minute… aren't you the Sin of Sloth?" Kimiko questioned.

"Yeah, and that's Jack Spicer." Saya pointed out.

"On second thought, let Jong maul them." Omi suggested.

"No! Please!" Nina pleaded. "I-I'm not the Sin of Sloth anymore… and Jack, he's hurt… Please, we need help."

Mimi, after hearing that Jack was hurt, ran over to him immediately and removed the bandages from his shoulder. After examining it quickly, she sighed and turned to Nina. "You should've gotten him help sooner, or at least gotten the bullet out." She scolded.

"I don't know how to do that!" Nina argued. "And where exactly could I go for help? We're wanted criminals!"

"Regardless, the wound has become infected!" Mimi snapped. "And it's pretty bad… unless there's a doctor here, which I doubt, he'll have to have his arm amputated just to save his life."

"And how do you know?" Nina argued.

"My Mom's a doctor and I plan to one myself one day." Mimi said. "So I suggest you listen to me."

"I had no idea you wanted to be a doctor, Mimi." Omi said, walking up to them.

"Not now, Omi. This is serious."

"Ahem…"

Everyone turned to where the cough had come from and was surprised to find who it was… and even more surprised to see who else was with that person. A small crowd of familiar faces had appeared near by, all of which were familiar faces to at least one of the monks. At their front was Panda Bubba and his two goons, and behind them were many others; Katnappe, Vlad, Raphael, Tubbimura, Jessie and at least four Black Vipers, the Cyclops, Jermiane, and even Master Monk Guan. "Katnappe, remove the bullet." Panda Bubba ordered. "Vlad, give him a stick or something for him to bite down on. Tubbimura, you can slice cleanly through flash, correct?" Tubbimura nodded. "Good. You just became a surgeon."

"What the hell are all of you doing here?" Kim demanded.

"It's a long story, man." Jermaine answered.

"Who are they again?" Rai questioned.

"Your new comrades." Panda Bubba explained. "Congratulations, kids. You've just become part of the resistance… and this just became a resistance outpost… Now take us to your shelter. I doubt we want to be out here while they amputate that poor boys arm."

And so, with no argument or opposition, everyone returned to the valley beneath the vault. They left Jack, Nina, and Tubbimura (along with Mala Mala Jong and Cyclops who couldn't fit inside) outside to do what needed to be done.

BRASILIA

Wrath laughed hysterically as the miserable residents of Brasilia bowed to him on the streets below as he flew over the streets standing on a cloud of magic. Oh, how the Sin of Wrath, now the ruler of South America, loved making his underlings miserable. "Yes! Bow to me you filthy swine!" he shouted to them. Then, just to show his power more, he pulled two revolvers out of his pockets and unloaded all twelve rounds into the crowds without aiming, though he didn't hit a single person. "Darn, I missed." He chuckled.

"You're also missing a brain, imbecile."

Wrath didn't have to look to recognize that voice. In fact, he closed his eyes. "Well if it isn't me favorite fifteen hundred year old bimbo." He laughed to the Sin of Lust who was now hovering next to him.

"Watch your tongue, Wrath." Wuya growled. "I'm here on business and business only."

"Fine, fine, what does the all mighty Sin of Pride desire?" Wrath chuckled.

"This has nothing to do with Pride. I'm here on my own accord." Wuya explained. "Now tell me, you and Sloth have made an alliance and are conspiring to move up the proverbial totem pole, quite possible ahead of myself… true or false."

Wrath laughed and turned to her. "Right down to the totem pole line. Now I know I'm in deep shit."

"And so is Sloth if you two don't agree with my terms and come along quietly." Wuya growled.

"Oh no! The ever frightening Sin of Lust is threatening to throw us in her harem; I'm shaking in my boots!" Wrath joked.

"Who said anything about that?" Lust questioned. "I'm simply here to join your little alliance."

"Crazy lady say wha…"

"I, too, wish to move up in the ranks."

"But you're second in command." Wrath pointed out. "You can't move any higher up… unless Pride dies which we all know is impossible."

"Oh, contraire." Wuya grinned. "The Sin of Pride may be indestructible, but its physical body is just as feeble as anyone else's… And let's say that, oh, I don't know, those annoying Monks manage to take out Pride. What do you suppose we do then?"

"Move in for the kill!" Wrath said, grinning evilly and pulling a shotgun out of nowhere.

"Exactly. And since I now have you and Sloth on my side, imagine if Greed, Gluttony, and Envy joined our cause as well…"

"Those little bastards wouldn't be able to stop us right after fighting Pride."

"Precisely." Wuya grinned. "Prides plan is good; ruling this pitiful world for a time and then rebuilding it in his image; but I prefer to watch my underlings suffer for as long as possible, just as you do."

"So the six of us will rule this world for an eternity! I like the way you think… One little problem with your plan though. Pride sees everything we do despite his constantly being blindfolded… Hey what is it with the blind characters always having some kind of future sight? It just doesn't make sense. The blind shouldn't be able to see… wait, is Pride blind or does he just wear that for looks? If he wants to look cool he should dress like a rock star or something. Hey! There's an idea! The seven of us should start a rock band! We could call ourselves the Seven Deadly Sins, play great music, and leave chaos and destruction in our wake. Speaking of chaos and destruction why does Gluttony wear that stone mask? Is he horribly scarred or something? Did he have terminal cancer and then seek out the Weapon X program to give him a healing factor in order to cure said cancer but be horribly scarred in the process and now wears that mask to hide his face in shame? Hey! I just described the origin of the comic book character 'Dead pool'! I love comi…"

"WOULD YOU GET TO THE POINT!!" Wuya shouted.

"Let me finish my rant, please." Wrath said calmly. "As I was saying, I love comic books. Particularly this one character called 'Blindfold.' She has no eyes but has this future sight ability which brings me back to my original point; how are we going to pull this off when Pride knows our ever move?"

Wuya simply grinned and turned away from him. "You leave that to me." she chuckled.

"I see. You're sleeping with him, aren't ya."

"How does everybody know that?" Wuya growled. "So, do we have an agreement or what?" she asked, annoyed.

Wrath grabbed her hand and shook it firmly. "It's a mutiny." He declared.

Wuya grinned again. "Good." And with that she vanished.

"Hmph." Wrath mumbled. "I suddenly feel like watching Pirates of the Caribbean."