Kimiko's Dilemma: Part 3
Dudes, I'm so sorry this took so long. I'm writing a Naruto fanfic on my other account that I'm finishing up pretty soon but I took forever on the latest chapter so yeah, sorry again, enjoy.
Raimundo simply hated himself. How could he let this happen? How could he let the one girl he'd ever really cared about get taken away from him by his arch-nemesis? The worst part was that he could have prevented it. He could have protected Kimiko, but instead, he took a risk with her on the line and lost her. He let his big head get the better of him and now he had lost her.
What was he supposed to tell Master Fung what had happened? How was he supposed to tell Clay? Master Fung would probably yell at him, but Clay would actually harm his body. Omi would probably just cry and whimper a little.
What should he say? He couldn't find her? He'd look for her in the morning? She was eaten by a bear? He sighed and walked back into the gates of the temple. He scanned the courtyard for any sign of his friends or his sensei, but saw no one. Maybe he'd be able to avoid this until tomorrow.
"Raimundo!" someone called from the courtyard.
Damn it… Rai thought.
Omi, his little, yellow, bald-headed friend, ran up to him from behind the gazebo in the middle of the courtyard, waving at him. "Raimundo!"
"Yeah, I heard you the first time, Baldy," he said, sighing.
"Did you find our comrade, Kimiko?" he said, clasping his hands hopefully.
"Uh, yeah, we made up and everything," he said with false cheerfulness. It wasn't even a lie. He did find her, and he did make up with her, if only for about two seconds.
"Then where is she?" Omi said, looking around and behind Raimundo.
"Uh… she's-"
"Omi, buddy, why don't you mosey on to bed," Clay said, walking up behind Omi from behind the building and towards them. "I wanna talk to Rai."
"Why must I be the one who always leaves?" Omi huffed. "And what is this 'mosey?' How does one mosey? Is it a new technique? Or-"
"How about I kick you in the pants? That'll make it really easy," Raimundo said dangerously.
"Fine, I will leave and I will definitely not watch from that corner over there," he said, pointing to the corner of the main building.
"Whatever, just go," Clay said. Omi walked away, looking back at them.
"Raimundo, where is Kimiko?" Clay said, pushing his hat up from his angry eyes and crossing his arms.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" Raimundo said dodgingly.
"Rai, don't screw with me!" Clay yelled, not really to Raimundo's surprise. "Where is she?"
"I couldn't find her," he lied. "Mostly because you held me back earlier. I'll look for her in the morning." He started to walk away, but Clay caught him, yet again.
"Raimundo…" he growled.
"Um… we may have run into Jack Spicer and Wuya," Rai said hesitantly. "And… well…"
"Well, what?" Clay asked.
"There was a showdown," Raimundo said sheepishly. "And- wait, why am I explaining myself to you?"
"Because if you don't, your stomach is gonna be more tangled than a-"
"A sidewinder in a six-inch barrel?" Rai said, cocking a thick eyebrow. "You might as well give up, I know them all."
"Sure, why not?" Clay sighed. "Now where's our teammate?"
"Ok, there was a showdown and, um-" he stopped. He could barely believe what had just happened much less describe it. "Well, the wager was… well…" he twiddled his fingers nervously.
"You wagered Kimiko?" Clay said incredulously. "Just when I thought you couldn't get any more stupid. Raimundo, you do realize you just bet and lost a human being?"
"Clay, they were threatening her. What choice did I have?" he said.
"If she meant as much to you as you say she did, you would've figured something out! This entire war between the Xiaolin and the Heylin is just a big game to you, isn't it? None of this really matters to you, does it?"
"That's not true! Its means more to me than anything to beat those guys!" Rai said.
"Then why aren't you taking this seriously?" Clay said angrily. "Why would you bet your own teammate? In a showdown? Kimiko's not an object, Raimundo."
"I know that!" Rai said.
"Please explain to me how you thought this was okay? Like, at all?" Clay snapped.
"I didn't think it was okay!" he yelled.
"Then explain why you did that," he said.
"I can't!" Rai yelled at him. "I can't explain what I did. It was a risky situation and I didn't have time to think. There are tons of risks in this war. I made a mistake and I'm going to fix it. Now get off my back."
"How do you plan to fix it?" Clay asked. "Just running off blindly into battle and hope you don't lose? That's not going to save Kimiko!"
"You know, its kinda insulting that you still don't have faith in me," Raimundo sighed.
Kimiko thrashed against her restraints, her teeth clenching and her fists clenching. She couldn't believe what had happened. She knew Raimundo could be stupid but seriously? To wager one of his best friends for ancient crap? She was right. Raimundo had just been messing with her when he'd kissed her. She obviously didn't mean much to him if she let her go so easily.
She stopped struggling, panting heavily. Well, whatever screw Raimundo. She was going to bust out of here one way or another. The only issue? She had no PDA, cell phone, or computer. Without that she was kinda powerless.
As she sat alone in her metal prison, the gothic "evil boy genius" stepped into view, in what he planned to be dramatic, except he tripped over his own feet and fell, first smacking his face against Kimiko's cage, then fell back, the back of his head hitting the floor.
"……………………………………………………………………….."
"Jack, what the hell is wrong with you?!" Wuya said, floating briskly over to where Jack was only half-conscious.
"Is that you, Mama?" Jack said in a random, unfamiliar southern tone.
"No, you demented excuse for a slug!" Wuya yelled at him. "Get up!"
"Can I go home now?" Kimiko screamed over the ruckus that the two were making.
"No, because before Jack knocked himself senseless, he was going to talk to you," Wuya snapped. "And about that, what the hell, Jack?! Can you not walk in a straight line for two steps? Seriously you must be the stupidest human being on the face of the planet if you walked two steps and managed to knock yourself out! If your head weren't attached to your shoulders, you probably would've knocked it clean off! No, scratch that, you would've lost your stupid, annoying, fat head years ago before I even met you!" Wuya ended her rant, panting heavily, her eyes narrowed angrily.
"Always with the nagging!" Jack said, standing up and rubbing his now bruised scalp. "Can you shut up for a few minutes so I can talk to this girl?! It took us about three years to get a plan to work out perfectly this far into it, so stop your yapping so I can follow through with it!"
"Well, I wouldn't have to yell at you if you weren't such a buffoon!" Wuya complained. "Clumsy, stupid oaf."
"Uh, guys?" Kimiko tried to interject.
"Don't call me an oak!" Jack yelled at her.
"Oaf! Oh, my god, you can't even get that right? What?! Not even Omi would get that wrong! What's wrong with you? And you call yourself a boy genius," Wuya scoffed.
"Gu~uys!" Kimiko sing-songed, her intervention again ignored.
"Wuya, please! Like I'm supposed to understand your raspy, old lady voice! And you're always talking in riddles! No one understands you!"
"GUYS!" Kimiko finally screamed, at last getting their attention, along with annoyed glares from both of them. "God, you're like an old, married couple! Can I please go now? I have something to do, um…. NOT HERE!"
"No!" Jack said. He walked over to Kimiko's cage and tried to look Kimiko in the eyes (he had to stand on his toes to see into Kimiko's elevated face.) "Kimiko, I have a question for you."
"Well, I'm stuck here, so shoot," she groaned.
"Will you go out with me?" Jack said.
"Oh, of course I will!" Kimiko said happily.
"Really?" Jack and Wuya said simultaneously.
"Did we drop her on her head?" Wuya asked, turning to Jack.
"No, I don't think- d'hey!" Jack yelled.
Both Jack and Wuya's face contorted in surprise and utter shock as she beckoned Jack closer to her. She then swung her arm back and smacked Jack venomously across his cheek.
"NOT!" Kimiko scoffed. "Wow, gullible much? You'd think I'd accept something like that from the guy who practically just gave himself a concussion?" And besides I already have my heart set on someone else…. Or at least I used to, Kimiko thought sadly.
"She does have a point," Wuya shrugged.
"Regardless!" Jack said, pressing a button on his watch and Kimiko's cage opened suddenly. Kimiko wasted no time and leapt out of the cage and onto the ground.
Wuya watched as Kimiko made her way towards the exit, then glared sideways at Jack.
"Pressed the wrong button," they said together. Wuya sighed and said, "Figured as much."
"Jack-bots, get her!" The flying androids immediately revealed themselves from the shadows and rushed towards the black-haired girl. Kimiko skidded to a halt and watched as the sleek machines descended on her. She jumped up and started fighting off the machines.
But before long, Kimiko was fatigued again and slowed down a little. As she slowed down, the Heylin took their chance and the Jack-bots ensnared Kimiko's arms and legs, restraining all of her movement completely. In the that time, Jack walked over to her, his head high and his steps taken very carefully.
"Kimiko, darling," Wuya said evilly. "I'm afraid we have some bad news. We told a little fib."
"No, really?!" Kimiko said sarcastically. "Since when are you guys anything less than saints?"
Wuya rolled her eyes and looked over at Jack. "Anyway, I'm afraid your little boyfriend let you go for nothing."
"What?" Kimiko said suddenly alert and angry.
"Not only was this not a Shen Gong Wu," Jack said, holding up the silver object from before. "But it was relatively harmless to you."
"Aw, dammit, Raimundo!" Kimiko said.
"Yep, but I didn't lie completely," Jack said, gesturing for his robots to lower Kimiko to the ground.
"Well, that's a relief," Kimiko said, rolling her eyes.
"This may not be harmful to you, but it will prove most painful to your comrades," Jack said.
"Jack, I swear if you do anything to hurt my friends," Kimiko said dangerously. "I'll knock you unconscious and stick rusty knives down your pants."
"Well, I'm afraid you won't be able to do anything of your own accord… ever again," Jack said as he placed the silver plungers on Kimiko's temples.
"What are you doing?!" she said, thrashing her head from side-to-side trying to dislodge the metal cord without success.
"Give up, Xiaolin dragon…" Jack said, tapping a small button on the left plunger and the machine started vibrating gently against her temples. "Or should I say, Heylin dragon of Fire."
Suddenly, Kimiko's body thrashed, screaming, as the machine forced a new mindset into her brain. Her eyes changed suddenly, along with the rest of her entire world. Her eyes went from their beautiful smoky blue hue to a terrible, blood red. Her eyes finally closed as the machine finished its job and fell uselessly to the floor. Then, her eyes opened in a glare, her mouth twisted into an evil smirk.
What am I gonna tell Master Fung? Raimundo thought to himself. He's gonna kick me out of here so fast I'll fly right past Brazil. Raimundo yelled in anger and plopped himself onto the ground, his head in his hands. Why am I thinking of that at a time like this? Kimiko probably hates me right now and I'm worried about myself.
I can't just be sitting around anymore. I'm the leader now, I have to take action, Raimundo thought as he stood up and scanned the courtyard. Then he called for the team's dragon and friend. "Dojo!"
"What?" Dojo asked sharply after a few minutes. "Do you have any idea what time it is?"
"Well, um, I need your help for something," Rai said quietly, as to not attract attention.
"What could it possibly be right now?" Dojo whined, rubbing his black, beady eyes sleepily.
"Well, Kimiko is, well, kinda not here," Rai stammered.
"Yeah, she's probably sleeping!" Dojo snapped.
"No, she's not at the temple, and well, its kinda my fault," Raimundo said awkwardly. Dojo's expression changed quickly to a look of concern. Then they both heard a voice behind them.
"Is that so?" Master Fung said, sounding concerned, yet calm. "Well, Raimundo, why don't you tell us the whole story?"
Shit, I was caught, Raimundo groaned to himself.
A little later, after both Dojo and Master Fung were informed pf today's events (although he left out the kissing his teammate, chasing her around the temple almost naked, and the like, for his safety's sake.) After he finished, Master Fung looked sternly at the young Brazilian monk.
"Raimundo… this is quite the predicament," Fung said, stroking his goatee gently, thinking for a moment. "Raimundo, I have something to ask you."
"Yes, Master Fung?" Raimundo said. When's the next flight to Rio?
"How could you be so stupid?" he said.
"W-What?" Rai said, sweat dropping, surprised at his Master's bluntness.
"Raimundo, a teammate isn't just a person that you depend on. They're an extension of yourself, a part of you. Back when you all first came to the temple, you were all so temperamental and violent with each other. But now, you've all grown up, and with that you've grown closer together," Master Fung said. Dojo nodded in agreement. They both looked to Raimundo for a reaction.
Meanwhile, Raimundo had stopped listening a while back, the same thought going through his head over and over again. An extension of yourself… I don't know if I like thinking of Kimiko that way… A blush creeped across his tan face. (Sorry, its just me and my perverted mind.)
Master Fung looked sideways towards Dojo and rolled his eyes. Then he walked up and whacked Rai upside his head, snapping Raimundo back to reality.
"Wha?" Rai grunted, rubbing his now throbbing head.
"Raimundo, stop being… how do you young folk say it…. An 'dumbass' and go find your teammate," Master Fung said.
Dojo advanced towards Raimundo, both of them a little taken aback by Fung's new vocabulary. He suddenly grew tremendously in size, preparing himself for takeoff.
"Don't worry, kid," Dojo said as Rai straddled the enormous dragon. "We'll get her back."
Then they took off.
About ten minutes later, after looking through all previous hideouts of their bone-headed nemesis, but found nothing, they were up in the air, thinking of where to look next.
"Raimundo, where to next?" Dojo said, sounding exhausted.
"The hell if I know," he groaned, lying back against Dojo's enormous scales. He gazed up at the stars, thinking of places she could be. But wait what was that? It looked like a speck coming down from the sky. A red speck. What was it? Raimundo sat up as the dot got closer to him. He could see it clearly now, it was a human being. Could it be….? No, it couldn't. But it was. It was!
"Kimiko?!" Raimundo yelled as she fell down towards him. The next second, her small yet powerful feet collided with his cheekbones, sending him flying off of Dojo's back and towards the ground, Kimiko's foot still wedged in his jaw.
Raimundo turned in the air to look up at the girl. It was definitely her. Her long, black was unmistakable, it was tied back into a long, low ponytail and colored a malicious red. Her skin was milky white and she was petite, but there was something about her that made Raimundo think she might not be his teammate. Her eyes… Her icy blue eyes were now an evil, blood red, her mouth twisted into a malicious grin.
Raimundo created a cushion of air underneath them, slowing their descent down considerably. Then he reached up and grabbed her forearms and looked up at her.
"Kimiko, what the hell are you doing?" Rai yelled up at her.
"Aw, come on, Raimundo," Kimiko said seductively. "Didn't you miss me?"
"What are you talking about?" he yelled. He looked down towards the ground, which was drawing ever closer.
"Raimundo, let's play a little," she said, placing her hands on his chest as they fell. "And besides, I think I owe you a little punishment for just giving me away."
"Kimiko, where did you even come from? You fell from the sky!" Rai said, still trying to clear his head. He had been searching for Kimiko, and then she'd pushed him off of Dojo… Hey, wait a minute…. "DOJO!"
"I'm coming!" Dojo cried, slithering down through the air, desperately trying to get underneath them. He finally caught up and caught the flying teens, about twenty feet from the ground.
"Kim, what are you doing?!" Dojo yelled back at her as they flew on. "You almost got him killed."
"Oh, why would I ever want to hurt Rai?" Kimiko said, turning to the Brazilian. She traced his jaw-line seductively with her black fingernail. "I wouldn't dream of it."
Now that they were stationary, Rai was able to actually see Kimiko now. Her usually gentle blue eyes were now red and traced with black eyeliner; her delicate lips were covered in black lipstick.
Her usual red tunic was replaced with a black dress that went down to her thighs, with a slit up the side up to her hip. It was a low-cut dress; it showed prominent cleavage. Leave it to Jack to give her a totally slutty, yet arousing outfit.
"Do you like it, Rai?" Kimiko cooed, noticing where he was looking and his growing blush.
"Kimiko, tell me what happened with Jack!" Rai said, putting his hands on her bare shoulders. "Did you escape? Did they do anything to you?"
"Raimundo, you've known me long enough to know that I can handle the likes of Jack," she said matter-of-factly.
"Hm," Raimundo grunted, unconvinced. "Well, let us down, Dojo, we're almost to the temple."
"Good, you kids must be exhausted," Dojo yawned.
"No, not really," Kimiko said. She looked over at Rai seductively and said, "I could stay up all night. And besides, I have a job to do."
"What are you talking about?" Rai said suspiciously.
Suddenly, a huge explosion emanated from the direction of the temple and smoke filled the air as they flew over the temple.
"Shit! So quickly! Kim-" he turned to look at the Japanese girl, her mouth twisted into an evil grin. Then, she jabbed Raimundo forcefully in the stomach then dove, swan-like, off the dragon.
"Hey! Get back here, girl!" Raimundo said, jumping after her.
"An attack?" Clay yelled, running out of the sleeping quarters. It was obvious that he'd just woken up, as his hat was askew and he wasn't wearing a shirt (yes, he wears his hat to bed but not a shirt…. Go figure.)
"It would appear so," Omi said, coming out calmly looking just as he did when he went to sleep. "But I thought that they had Kimiko right now, why would they attack so suddenly?"
"I reckon that he had some help," Clay growled.
"So you're not as dumb as a pile of rocks, are you, cowboy?" Jack said, descending slowly with his heli-bot strapped to his back.
"Jack, where's Kimiko?" Clay asked angrily, pointing at the levitating boy.
"I'm not quite sure," Jack said, looking at his watch. She was supposed to be here by now. She might've run into that Mexican idiot or whatever on the way."
"I'm Brazilian, estupido," Rai said, leaning against the gate of the temple, Kimiko hoisted over his shoulder. She was pounding angrily on his back and started screaming, "JACKY! HELP ME!"
"Jacky?" they all said together.
Jack flew quickly over to Rai and plucked Kimiko from his arms and held her in his own.
"Hey, put her down!" Rai yelled up at him.
"Sorry, Xiaolin dorks, but she's my partner, now," Jack smirked.
"Partner? What are you-" Omi started, but before he could finish, Kimiko grabbed Jack's pale cheeks and pulled him into a passionate kiss.
I know, I know, this is awful, please don't hate me. But it'll be awesome I promise.