Ana: Well here's the Showdown. But I'm still sick, dammit! And I had to go to the the doctor to get shots! I hate doctors!

Chase: Calm down.

Ana: Fine. On with the story.

Disclaimer: I own no aspects of Xiaolin Showdown or American Dragon, but Ahn-Li and all aspects surrounding her story belong to me.

Chapter 6: First Showdown

The gym much to Ahn-Li and her New York clan's surprise began to morph. The ground rumbled the floor separated from it and everything was becoming larger. The walls had separated into columns with holes in them, the perfect size for shooting dodge balls. The bleachers had elevated and detached themselves from the floor, giving the monks, Dojo, Trixie, Jake and Spud a perfect view of the playing field. The gym lights brightened to reveal that Ahn-Li, like the other monks, was wearing blue armor with the symbol for Light in the middle. She look herself over, whistling. "Wow, neat outfit."

"Gong Yi Tampai!" Jack shouted, beginning the battle.

In thundering booms, dodge balls started shooting out of the walls towards the two opponents. "Lotus Twister!"

Ahn-Li stretched like a rubber band twisted around a few of the dodge balls. She then snapped back into the place and put her own acrobatic skills to use, flipping and ducking between the balls. "I didn't know girls could play dodge ball." Omi said.

Kimiko and Trixie's faces instantly contorted into fiery glares as they looked at Omi. Then they turned their attention back to the showdown.

Though despite the fact that she was winning, her body was paying the price. She flinched a little bit in her landing as she did a backflip. I can't keep this up forever. My body can't take this… She smirked beneath her mask. Time to step up my game.

Ahn-Li pushed herself into a handstand, opening her legs into a y-shape as a dodge ball flew overhead. "Super Nova Flare:Light!"

The floor beneath her palms glowed yellow and then a pulsating current traveled through the cracks between the floorboards. As soon as it made it to Jack's feet, the ground beneath him abruptly exploded. With a scream, the redheaded boy flew into the air. Having gotten the edge she needed, the Dragon of Light turned back onto her feet and went back to fending for herself.

Jack turned his heli-pack on just in time to evade his certain doom via a dodge ball to the face. He glared down at his opponent and whipped out his Shen Gong Wu. "Shroud of Shadows!" he shouted.

He wrapped himself in the cloak and, in an instant, turned invisible. "Uh-oh." Jake muttered.

Ahn-Li looked around as she dodged, trying to think of where he could have possibly gone. Jack pulled her foot and made her fall backwards towards the floor, giving her barely enough time to catch herself with the palms of her hands. A bright red ball flew towards her. She quickly curved her body into the bridge position and the ball flew beneath her. Jack laughed and pulled off the Shroud, making himself known and going back into , Ahn-Li got and idea, "Lotus Twister!"

She twisted her now rubbery limbs into a ball shape and bounced on the floor a couple of times. After she got the feeling for her new shape, she beamed herself at the wall and bounced towards Jack, who had his back turned at the time. She hit him square in the back and the Showdown ended. Ahn-Li stood, holding the Shen-Gong-Wu in her arms and nodding. "Nice."

Jack stood up, starting to throw a tantrum. "Hey, you totally cheated, you little Albino!" he complained, nearly whining.

Ahn-Li raised on of her thin eyebrows; like he was anyone to call anyone else an Albino. "Excuse me? All you said was 'first to get hit with a ball loses,' you never specified which one it had to be."

"Cool loophole, Li-Li." Jake praised his cousin, throwing her a thumbs-up.

Ahn-Li turned her head to him slowly, her eyes flaring as she crouched. "Enough. With!" Spud and Trixie grabbed her arms and held her back before she could pounce on Jake, "The Li-Li!"

"You think he would've learned by now." Spud said, sighing.

After calming down a bit with the help of Spud and Trixie, Ahn-Li handed the Wu to Kimiko, who put them in her backpack. The kids all made their way out the front doors. Ahn-Li and Raimundo were the last ones to get there. As she prepared to open the door, though, he grabbed her hand, tugging her back. She turned around to look at him, blinking in confusion. "Rai, what's up?"

"I wanna ask you something."

She shrugged her shoulders. "Okay…"

He raised a hand to the back of his neck, rubbing it anxiously. "I'm kind of uneasy about this but, I was wondering if you'd like to go out. Like dinner and a walk, or something like that…"

She raised an eyebrow. "You mean like a date?" He nodded. Her eyes widened, and she took a breath as she realized what he was asking. "You're… you're asking me out?"

"Yeah."

She just stared at him for a moment, not saying anything. "Actually…" she started to say.

Raimundo let out a sigh, letting go of her hand. "Yeah, it was a stupid question." He said, turning away from her as he began to ramble "If you don't want to, that's understandable. You're probably not the dating type."

Her eyebrow ticked again and she let out a frustrated sigh. "Will you shut up and let me finish?" she cut him off, "I was actually hoping you would ask me ou—" She stopped herself mid-sentence, "Um, I mean… That is…"

Her cheeks turned a brilliant shade of crimson and she turned away from him. Raimundo looked at her. Even in the dark, he could see the red standing out against her pale cheeks. He put his head on her shoulder, a playful smile on his face. "Is that a yes?" She nodded silently, Raimundo's smile widening. "Great. So, Friday at seven?"

"…Cool." She replied in a quiet voice.

"Cool."

Raimundo turned and clenched his fist proudly, opening the door with his other hand. They both came out of the building, walking down the street and back to Jake's house. Raimundo couldn't help but laugh at Ahn-Li's reddened cheeks. Embarrassed and not knowing what else to do, she punched him in the arm, surprising him greatly. "Ow!" He shouted as he looked down at her, seeing her fold her arms over her chest. "What was that for?" he asked, rubbing his arm.

"Sorry. My hand must've slipped." She said, wearing what looked to be a pout.

He simply smiled and pressed his hand to the top of her head. "Whatever you say." He said, flipping her earlier words back on her.

Ana: Finally! I have updated it at last. Please review. Hasta!