Jack Spicer was walking along a corridor when he felt the buzz in his pocket and heard his ring-tone sound out and echo off the walls. He looked around and hurried along to his room. He closed the door and then pulled the mobile phone out of his pocket. He pressed the green answer button and put it to his ear.

"Hello?" He asked, always listening for any sound of anyone eavesdropping.

"Jack, this is Jermaine." Said a familiar voice on the other end.

"Jermaine, risky calling me this time of day isn't it?" Asked Jack.

"It's three in the morning." Said Jermaine.

Jack looked around at his clock and sure enough, the screen read 03:01. He could've sworn it was still the day before. He shook his head. He had been working until all hours trying to get information on Wuya's plans for the sands of time that he had lost all sense of time. No wonder no one had been in the corridors.

"Sorry," Said Jack, "I've been preoccupied. What is it? Make it quick, I've not been getting my twelve hours recently."

"What do you know about the sands of time?" Asked Jermaine, impatiently.

"As of yet, nothing." Said Jack, "Wuya brought them back and keeps them locked up in her special Shen-gong-wu vault. She hasn't told me anything about them."

"We need to get them back as soon as possible," Said Jermaine, "There's trouble with the time stream that we need to sort out."

"I'm tired right now, call me tomorrow." Sighed Jack, whining slightly.

He heard Jermaine repeat this to someone else and heard Kimiko's voice in the background; angry and yelling.

"Tomorrow? The world could be gone tomorrow! Tell that whiny little freak to put on some coffee and start talking!"

"I'm not whiny!" Whined Jack.

"Jack, Kimiko's a little stressed right now (I'm not stressed Jermaine!)," Said Jermaine, "We could sure use your help. Can you get the sands of time?"

"No," Said Jack, "There's a spell on the vault and then there's a voice recognition thingy and then there's a password."

"Can't you do anything?" Asked Jermaine.

Jack thought about it for a moment and then snapped his fingers happily.

"I think I can deal with the voice recognition and the password," He frowned slightly, "But the spell is going to be the problem. Dark magic shield that fries anyone unauthorised to enter the vault."

Jack listened as Jermaine spoke to some people in the room.

"If we can get you something to protect you from the dark magic, can you take care of the rest?" Asked Jermaine.

"No problem," Said Jack.

There was more yelling in the background that Jack couldn't make out.

"And Jack," said Jermaine, "Kimiko said no 'pissing about' when you get there. Just 'get the damn sands of time and leave the other crap where it is'."

"Fine," Sighed Jack, sulking slightly.

Jermaine hung up and turned around. Kimiko was so obviously stressed it wasn't even funny. She wasn't very good at hiding it and everyone knew what a hot-head she was. At this moment in time, the slightest thing could make her go crazy. Jack Spicer's obvious annoyance at being asked to help them out was enough to make her scream at Jermaine from across the temple to tell him exactly where he could shove his tiredness and Shen-Gong-Wu lust.

Jermaine turned around and almost jumped out of his skin as he spotted Omi and Dojo hiding under the table where he had previously been standing having a phone conversation.

"Psst! Jermaine!" Hissed Omi, gesturing for him to come closer.

Jermaine knelt down.

"Has Kimiko calmed down yet?" Asked Dojo.

"Nope," Said Jermaine, "Doesn't look like she's going to either."

"We're going to set up camp in the vault used for hiding the Heylin Seed if she doesn't calm down by tomorrow." Explained Omi, "Do you want to join us?"

"It's tempting." Said Jermaine.

Luckily, by morning Kimiko had clamed down at bit. At least, she wasn't yelling randomly at people but was rather mutter under her breath constantly and pacing up and down, waiting for Clay to return. Every time anyone made a noise she would jump to attention and look around widely. Omi, Dojo and Jermaine (having decided against setting up camp in the Heylin Seed vault) did their best to distract her and when that didn't work, to keep out of her way.

When Clay was eventually spotted walking up the path towards the temple, she was on her feet in seconds, ready to greet him and to see if he had the artefact they needed. As he walked through the gate, he held up a brown paper package.

"You got it!" She cried.

"Damn straight." Said Clay, "Had to fight my way through three camps of Wuya's army before I got my hands on it, but don't worry, they were small and it won't draw any attention."

Kimiko took the package and sighed.

"We need to get this to Jack as soon as possible," She said.

"Well, if we can sneak it into Wuya's central base, he can pick it up," Said Jermaine, "The problem is …"

"Getting it in," Said Kimiko, sighing.

"We need someone who won't draw attention to themselves," Said Clay, "Or if they do, draw it to themselves and not what they're trying to do."

"Someone who could be doing something perfectly innocent." Said Omi.

Kimiko thought for a moment and then smiled.

"What are you smiling about?" Asked Dojo.

"I know who we need," said Kimiko.

They all watched her for a moment in silence.

"Well?" Asked Jermaine.

"Yuuji Kinnara!" She laughed.

"Exactly how is he who we need?" Asked Jermaine.

"I don't think she's thinking with her head," Said Clay, "that's for sure."

"Yes I am!" Said Kimiko, "All we have to do is say that Yuuji is going into Wuya's territory to help deliver building supplies to the people still stuck in ruins there! We call Jack and tell him to make sure he's the one who goes to meet him and check it out then Yuuji slips him the package."

Dojo, Clay, Jermaine and Omi all looked at each other doubtfully.

"What?" Asked Kimiko.

"Well, it's relying heavily on Yuuji," Said Omi, "and he is only a civilian."

"He can handle it!" Said Kimiko.

"He can handle it in our time, Kimiko," Said Clay, "He's not used to that sort of fighting in this time."

"Well has anyone else got a better idea?" Asked Kimiko.

They all thought for a moment.

"What if …" Began Dojo.

"Hmm?" Asked Kimiko, "what if what Dojo?"

"What if we trained some sort of wild animal to take it to Jack?" Said Dojo.

"Like a bird?" Asked Jermaine, "Because anything in the air gets shot down."

"Well what if we train a burrowing animal?" Asked Dojo excitedly, "Like a hamster …"

"A hamster?" Asked Kimiko.

"Yeah! We train a hamster to burrow under her territory to take the package to Jack!" Said Dojo, "they'll never see it coming!"

"You want … to train a hamster … to take a package … underground to Jack?" Said Clay.

"I'm talking a fairly big hamster!" Said Dojo.

… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

"So we go for Kimiko's idea?" Asked Clay.

"Probably for the best," Said Omi.

Yuuji blinked at Kimiko in disbelief. He opened his mouth and then shut it again. He did this a few times before actually managing to say anything.

" Let me see if I've got this. You want me to go into Wuya's territory, carrying something to give to one of your spies in her operation, that if I'm caught carrying I'll probably be killed for. That about it?" Asked Yuuji.

"More or less," Said Kimiko, smiling nervously.

"So I'll probably die?" asked Yuuji.

"No!" Said Kimiko, "We'll try to get some good fighters in disguise to help you."

"And if I do die?" asked Yuuji.

"Well … you've had a good life." Said Kimiko.

"I'm twenty-two!" Said Yuuji.

"I said good not long!" Said Kimiko, "Yuuji, the chances of you dying are slim to none."

"Hell no," Said Yuuji.

"Please!" Begged Kimiko.

"H-e-l-l n-o!" Said Yuuji.

Kimiko sighed and looked up at him, her blue eyes sparkling with disappointed. Yuuji went slightly pink and looked away.

"Listen Kimiko, I'm not the guy you think that I am," Said Yuuji, "I'm not strong, I can't fight and I can't lead. I'm not the sort of person you need for this mission. I'm just a regular guy."

"That's exactly the sort of person we need for this mission." Said Kimiko, "And besides, I'm no sure you could ever just be a regular guy."

Yuuji sighed and shook his head. Kimiko suddenly reached out and grabbed his hand desperately.

"Please Yuuji," She said as Yuuji went red again, "You're the world's only chance right now."

Yuuji looked into her eyes.

"You or a fairly big hamster." Said Kimiko.

Yuuji stared at her for a moment.

"You had to be there for that to make sense," Said Kimiko.

"Right, well …" Yuuji said, pulling his hand away, "I can't pretend that the idea of having the world not ruled by Wuya doesn't appeal, but I'm nothing special."

"If you say yes," Said Kimiko, "then you will be."

He looked into Kimiko's eyes and then shook his head.

"Fine, I'll try." Said Yuuji.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Said Kimiko smiling widely.

"What do I have to get?" Asked Yuuji.

"Just a truck and some building supplies," Said Kimiko, "We'll supply the rest."

(A/N) And Yuuji's back again. I enjoyed writing the bit with Dojo's suggestion. I just reminded me of Dojo in the TV show, like when he suggested stopping Wuya by dropping a bucket of glue on her. I love that bit. They've got the plan going finally and hopefully next chapter they'll be putting it into action.

Tell me what you think.

Lots of luv,

Becky.