The job hunt continues with no luck, oh well.

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This is quite a short chapter because I've kind of hit a wall for now, but I get ideas from everywhere so it last.

I do not own XIOALIN SHOWDOWN.

In his evil lair, Jack Spicer was sitting at his desk, sound asleep.

"No...that pudding is mine...give it back," he mumbled.

THUMP.

Jack jolted awake, screaming as he fell out of his chair. When he looked up he saw the blonde haired girl he had encoutered before. Her foot was resting on the chair. Clearly, she had shoved him off.

"What are you doing here? How did you find me?"

The girl turned and wandered around the room. "You should really consider redecorating. A little colour would seriously help."
"Don't change the subject."
She turned to face him and it was then that Jack noticed her eyes. The piercing red eyes from his dream. He was afraid.

"Who are you?" he asked.

The girl noticed the fear in his voice. "My name is Jen. And I have an offer you can't refuse."

"Why didn't you go after the Sheng Gong Wu?" a red haired woman demanded.

A man was standing next to a strange orb projecting two people. "It would appear that Spicer has a new ally."

The woman strolled over to the orb and stared at the image of a girl. Her golden blonde hair was tied back and she wore a red jacket and blue shorts. She also wore a pair of protective goggles which hung around her neck.

"Who is she? Is she a Xiaolin warrior?"

"No, she seems to stand on neutral ground. Her reason for joining forces with Spicer are unknown, but she is skilled in martial arts."

"She could prove to be a valuable asset. If we can persuade her to join us..."

"No need to worry, Wuya. She will come to us soon enough. We just have to be patient. And when she does we will destroy the Xiaolin monks and I will rule the world with the girl by my side."

"Okay, let me see if I've got this right. If I get you the Shen Gong Wu you want, I get to keep the rest and..."

"And I'll also give you the Pendant of Takara," Jen said as she took out the pedent from her pocket.

"Uh, yeah. This seems too good to be true."

Jen turned to walk away. "If you don't want the Wu we can forget about the deal."

"No wait," Jack called.

The blonde stopped and smiled. She knew things would play out this way. This boy was obviously so pathetic and sad that she could easily manipulate him into getting what she wanted. And, of course, she had no intention of letting the fool keep any of the Wu. She stuggled to keep herself from laughing. How he could be so naive was something she would never understand.

"I'll do it."

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