Siblings
"Another fluctuation in the flow of Mahou has been detected! I see a doll," announced their phoenix friend.
Omi scratched his chin.
"This Shengongwu sounds sinister," he said.
"We better get to Fung right away!" added Raimundo.
They ran through the corridors to accompany their master, Fung had probably already been alerted. He unrolled the scroll to see the new object that had been activated.
"The Wu-Do Doll is a very potent Shengongwu, when a piece of hair or skin is placed inside its hollow head, the person who the hair or skin belongs to can be controlled. The controlled person can experience pain if any harm is done to the doll," explained their master.
"So you can do Voodoo?" asked Raimundo.
"Who do?" said Omi in a puzzled voice.
"You do!" Raimundo said.
"Do what?" questioned Omi.
"Never mind! Let's get this doll before Jack finds it and shreds it with a lawnmower while your hair is inside it!" shouted Kimiko.
They ran outside, this time Clay activated the power of the Silver Manta Ray. The five adventurers hopped inside it, before it took off once more to search for the mystical items.
"The Wu-Do Doll is in this place?" asked Kimiko.
They landed just outside a graveyard, Kimiko, Raimundo and Clay didn't like the look of this. Omi hadn't seen a graveyard before.
"How curious, there are many little statues here. Why do they say rip? Is this where you rip paper?" Omi questioned.
"Best not to talk about it now, little fella," Clay whispered.
Kimiko tapped Clay on the shoulder, she pointed to a statue of an angel. The angel held the small rag doll with the wooden cube head in its cupped hands, Clay walked cautiously towards the statue.
"Hey, not so fast, losers!" shouted a voice from the sky.
"Oh no, not Jack!" exclaimed Kimiko.
The boy genius floated down from the sky with his Helibot, he had Sentaibots Green and Blue with him.
"Want a showdown, you red headed carrion beetle?" asked Clay.
"Yeah, I was looking forward to creaming you," sniggered Jack.
"Our leader shall leave you in the dust!" said the two robots in unison.
Meanwhile, a strange buzzing sensation filled Omi's ears. He turned his eyes from the quarreling warriors and to the forest; he heard a feminine voice calling his name. His friends didn't even notice him leave; he walked slowly and silently through the graveyard and into the forest.
The forest had a far more pleasant atmosphere than it was in the graveyard, he could hear the birds singing. There was no sense of danger in the air whatsoever, but he was ready to fight just incase the female voice turned out to be some sort of unfriendly being. He eventually came to a small clearing; the voice stopped calling his name. In front of him were Epsilon and Lamda, sitting on a rock.
"You two, are you the ones who called me?" questioned the little monk.
The two people smiled.
"Yes Omicron, it was I, Lamda, who called you with my mind," said Lamda.
"Your sister has the power of telepathy, brother," Epsilon smiled.
Omi stood back, getting out his staff.
"Sister? Brother? You are not my family! Who are you?" asked Omi.
Epsilon chuckled.
"Oh, we are your siblings, Omicron. We are Epsilon and Lamda. We are three of a kind, three very successful experiments. We are gods, Omicron," he said.
Omi sharpened the edge of the Shimo Staff into an icy sickle.
"Gods? Us three? What lies are you telling me?" he shouted.
"My my, Omicron. Have you ever questioned your past? Have you wondered why you are special? Have you wondered why you are stronger than your so called leader?" asked Epsilon.
Omi growled.
"I am an orphan; I was abandoned on the step of the Xiaolin Temple! My name is Omi!" shouted the enraged warrior.
Epsilon stood up and walked over to Omi, Lamda tugged his leg.
"Brother, there is no need to tackle this situation with violence!" she whispered.
Epsilon turned his head to face her; there was a deep scowl on his face. Lamda let go of his leg in fear. He continued to walk towards the Xiaolin warrior.
"Show me your power Omicron, show me that you and I are the same!" said Epsilon.
Omi leapt forwards, strapping the Kaijin Charm to his arm.
"KAIJIN CHARM, SHIMO STAFF WATER!"
The water dragon struck Epsilon hard with his water staff, Epsilon was sent skidding backwards on his feet.
"So it is true, Reinhardt did use the DNA of Dashi to construct you…" whispered Epsilon.
Omi leapt once again, his mind consumed by rage. Epsilon blocked his fist with his own.
"Don't be foolish Omicron, your brother is as strong as you!" he laughed.
Omi was tossed into the air; he landed on the ground in front of his opponent. Luckily he landed on his feet, but Epsilon closed in for an attack.
"BEYONDER LIGHTS!"
The attack was a painful one; a white blast with a yellow nucleus was fired at the water monk. Omi dropped to the ground, lying on his back.
"You didn't need to do that," whispered Lamda.
Epsilon walked towards his downed opponent, but Omi leapt up immediately.
"ORB OF TORNAMI!"
Epsilon was struck back by a jet of water, he had been winded badly. Omi got up; there wasn't a scratch on him. Epsilon got to his feet too, he wasn't injured too.
"Next time, you shall show me the true power of a Beyonder," Epsilon said.
He and Lamda regrouped.
"Come back!" growled Omi.
"If you wish to meet us again, and learn the true secrets of your past, come into this forest at night," said Epsilon.
The two strangers vanished into the forest, leaving Omi puzzled. He had noticed that the girl showed fear towards her brother.
Meanwhile, Jack and Clay had touched the doll together. The robots and the three Xiaolin crew members watched as the two competitors explained the rules.
"Hey guys, Omi's gone!" said Kimiko.
"Where could he have got to?" asked Raimundo.
Kimiko looked at the forest next to the cemetery.
"Dojo, Rai, you stay here while I look for him. Support Clay please," Kimiko said.
"Yes," said Dojo.
She ran into the dark forest.
"Omi? Where are you?" she called.
Kimiko noticed that a forest was a more sinister place when your friend is lost in it, even in the daylight. She came to the clearing where she spotted the silhouette of her companion.
"Omi!" she shouted.
Kimiko ran towards the water monk, he turned to face her. The fire dragon noticed her friend wasn't as cheerful looking as he usually was.
"Omi? Is everything alright?" she asked.
"There is something most strange about this place. I found two people here, a girl and a boy named Lamda and Epsilon, or something like that. They were most peculiar…" he replied.
"What did they do?" questioned Kimiko.
"They claimed that they were my siblings, I assumed they were lies. The man, Epsilon, fought me in a battle. I won, and they retreated. But the man showed great skill, and an attack that hurt a lot. These two may be a threat to us, but I do not believe that they are related to any of Hannibal's plans," Omi explained.
"Anything else?" asked Kimiko again.
Omi remembered what epsilon had said.
"The man said that if I wish to meet him again, and learn the true secrets of my past, I need to come into this forest at night," he said.
Omi looked down at his feet.
"I still do not believe that they are my siblings. I shall never believe," he said, in a slow quiet tone.
Kimiko felt sad.
"They're probably just creeps. Besides, you were an orphan anyway," she said, trying to cheer Omi up.
"Yes, but I don't know which makes me happier," he sighed.
Knowing that he still had a family was happy, but believing he was an orphan made him happy because he wouldn't be related to Epsilon.
"Come on Omi, let's cheer for Clay," said Kimiko.
They ran out of the forest and back into the light, they were in the graveyard once more. They saw that Jack had lost.
"Bah! I don't need a stinking doll to inflict pain on someone," grunted Jack.
He took to the skies once more; Clay had won the Wu-Do Doll and Jack's Mica Mace. Raimundo and Dojo gave him their praise.
"Oh sorry Clay, we couldn't cheer for you," said Kimiko.
Clay smiled.
"Don't worry guys, I would've won anyway. I was against Jack Spicer," he chuckled, holding the two new items and his Lasso Boa-Boa.
Omi looked back at the forest, he decided that there were better things to do.